IGenesis
24:1 Ke kaloku uAbraham eseleluphele, eselekhulile ebudaleni;
uAbraham ezintweni zonke.
24:2 Wathi uAbraham kumkhonzi wakhe omkhulu wendlu yakhe, obengumlawuli
Zonke izinto abenazo, Khawubeke isandla sakho phantsi kwethanga lam;
24:3 Ndiya kukufungisa uYehova, uThixo wamazulu, noThixo
emhlabeni, ukuba ungamzekeli unyana wam umfazi
zintombi zamaKanan, endihleli phakathi kwazo;
24:4 Woya ezweni lakowethu, nakwelokuzalwa kwam, uzeke umfazi
kunyana wam uIsake.
24:5 Wathi umkhonzi kuye, Hi ke, angabikho inkazana leyo?
Uthanda ukundilandela ukuza kweli lizwe, ndombuyisa unyana wakho
ezweni owaphuma kulo?
24:6 Wathi uAbraham kuye, Zilumkele ungamzisi unyana wam
apho kwakhona.
24:7 UYehova, uThixo wamazulu, owandithabathayo endlwini kabawo, nasendlwini kabawo
Ilizwe lemizalwane yakowethu, owathethayo kum, owandifungelayo;
esithi, Ndiya kulinika imbewu yakho eli lizwe; Wosithuma isithunywa sakhe
phambi kwakho, umzekele unyana wam umfazi khona.
24:8 Ukuba ke inkazana leyo ithe ayavuma ukukulandela, woba njalo
kodwa uze ungambuyiseli unyana wam khona.
24:9 Wasibeka umkhonzi isandla sakhe phantsi kwethanga lika-Abraham inkosi yakhe
wamfungela loo nto.
24:10 Umkhonzi wathabatha iinkamela ezilishumi kwiinkamela zenkosi yakhe, wathabatha
wemka; ngokuba zonke izinto ezilungileyo zenkosi yakhe zisesandleni sakhe;
wesuka waya eMesopotami, emzini kaNahore.
24:11 Waziguqisa iinkamela ngaphandle komzi, ngasequleni lamanzi;
ngexa langokuhlwa, ngexesha lokuphuma kwabakhi balo
amanzi.
24:12 Wathi, Yehova, Thixo wenkosi yam uAbraham, khawundiphe okulungileyo
Khawuleza namhla, uyenzele inkosi yam uAbraham inceba.
24:13 Yabona, ndimi ngasemthonjeni wamanzi; neentombi zamadoda
phumani emzini, beza kukha amanzi;
24:14 Ke intombi endothi kuyo, Yithobe
khawukhe ndisele umphanda wakho; athi, Sela;
neenkamela zakho ndoziseza nazo; mayibe yiyo eyakho
ummisele umkhonzi wakho uIsake; ndiya kwazi ngaloo nto ukuba wena
Uyenzele inceba inkosi yam.
24:15 Kwathi, engekagqibi ukuthetha, nanko uRebheka
kwaphuma owazalelwa uBhetuweli, unyana kaMilka, umkaNahore;
umninawa ka-Abraham enomphanda wakhe egxalabeni lakhe.
24:16 Intombi leyo ibe intle kunene imbonakalo, intombi eyintombi, ingenandoda.
yamazi; yehla, yeza emthonjeni, yawuzalisa umphanda wayo;
uze ne.
24:17 Wagidima umkhonzi waya kuyikhawulela, wathi, Ndiphe ndisele amanzi.
amanzi amancinci emphandeni wakho.
24:18 Yathi, Sela, nkosi yam. Yakhawuleza, yawuhlisa umphanda wayo.
esandleni sakhe, wamseza.
24:19 Yakugqiba ukumseza, yathi, Ndiya kukha amanzi
neenkamela zakho, zide zigqibe ukusela.
24:20 Yakhawuleza, yawugalela umphanda wayo emkhombeni wokuseza, yagidima kwakhona.
waya kukha amanzi equleni, wazikhelela zonke iinkamela zakhe.
24:21 Indoda leyo yamangaliswa nguye, ithe cwaka, ukuze yazi ukuba uYehova unayo
wenze uhambo lwakhe lwaba nempumelelo okanye hayi.
24:22 Kwathi, iinkamela zigqibile ukusela, yathabatha indoda leyo
nejikazi legolide, elisisiqingatha seshekele ubunzima balo, nezacholo ezibini zalo
izandla zegolide eziziishekele ezilishumi ubunzima;
24:23 Wathi, Uyintombi kabani na? khawundixelele, kukho indawo na?
endlwini kayihlo, ukuze silale?
24:24 Yathi kuye, Ndiyintombi kaBhetuweli, unyana kaMilka;
awamzalela uNahore.
24:25 Yathi kuye, Sinawo umququ kwaneendiza ezaneleyo;
igumbi lokuhlala.
24:26 Yathoba indoda leyo, yaqubuda kuYehova.
24:27 Yathi, Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo wenkosi yam uAbraham, ongenanto
Uyishiyile inkosi yam inceba yayo nenyaniso yayo;
uYehova wandikhokelela endlwini yabazalwana benkosi yam.
24:28 Yabaleka intombazana leyo, yaxelela indlu kanina ngokwala mazwi.
24:29 URebheka waye enomnakwabo, ogama belinguLabhan;
endodeni, equleni.
24:30 Kwathi, akulibona ijikazi lempumlo, nezacholo phezu kwakhe
izandla zodade wabo, wathi, akuweva amazwi kaRebheka udade wabo.
esithi, Yenjenje indoda le ukuthetha kum; weza endodeni leyo; kwaye,
nantso imi ngasezinkameleni ngasequleni.
24:31 Wathi, Yiza, wena usikelelweyo nguYehova; ume ngani na?
ngaphandle? ngokuba ndiyilungisile indlu nendawo yeenkamela.
24:32 Yangena indoda leyo endlwini, wazikhulula iinkamela zayo, yanika
umququ neendiza zeenkamela, namanzi okuhlamba iinyawo zayo, nempahla emfutshane
iinyawo zamadoda abenaye.
24:33 Kwabekwa ukudla phambi kwayo. Wathi yena, Andiyi kudla;
ndide ndithethe uthumo lwam. Wathi, Thetha.
24:34 Yathi, Ndingumkhonzi ka-Abraham.
24:35 UYehova uyisikelele kunene inkosi yam; kwaye uye waba mkhulu: kwaye
wamnika impahla emfutshane, neenkomo, nesilivere, negolide, ne
izicaka, nabakhonzazana, neenkamela, namaesile.
24:36 Ke uSara, umfazi wenkosi yam, wayizalela inkosi yam unyana, emveni kokuba iseyaluphele
umnike konke anako.
24:37 Yandifungisa ke inkosi yam, yathi, Uze ungandizekeli mfazi
unyana weentombi zamaKanan, endihleli ezweni lawo;
24:38 Suka uye endlwini kabawo emizalwaneni yakowethu, uthabathe
umfazi kunyana wam.
24:39 Ndathi enkosini yam, Hi ke ayandilandela inkazana leyo?
24:40 Sathi kum, UYehova, endihamba phambi kwakhe, wosithuma isithunywa sakhe
Uyenze ibe nempumelelo indlela yakho; umzekele unyana wam umfazi
imizalwane yam, nendlu kabawo;
24:41 wandule ukuba msulwa esifungweni sam xa ufikileyo kum;
izalamane nokuba abathanga bakunike, woba ukhululekile kum
isifungo.
24:42 Ndifike equleni namhlanje, ndathi, Yehova, Thixo wenkosi yam
Abraham, ukuba ngoku uyenze yanempumelelo indlela yam endihamba ngayo;
24:43 Yabona, ndimi ngasemthonjeni wamanzi; kwaye kuya kwenzeka ukuba
yakuphuma intombi le isiya kukha amanzi, ndathi kuyo, Ndiphe
kha usele intwana yamanzi emphandeni wakho;
24:44 yathi kum, Sela wena, neenkamela zakho ndozikhelela nazo.
mayibe ngumfazi lowo uYehova andimiseleyo mna
unyana wenkosi.
24:45 Ndingekagqibi mna ukuthetha entliziyweni yam, gqi uRebheka esiza
enomphanda egxalabeni lakhe; wehla waya emthonjeni, waya
Ndakha amanzi, ndathi kuye, Khawundiphe ndisele.
24:46 Wakhawuleza, wawuhlisa umphanda wakhe kuye
Wathi, Sela, neenkamela zakho ndoziseza nazo. Ndasela ke, nayo
waziseza neenkamela.
24:47 Ndambuza ndathi, Uyintombi kabani na? Wathi yena, Nguwe
intombi kaBhetuweli, unyana kaNahore, awamzalelwa nguMilka;
ijikazi ebusweni bakhe, nezacholo ezisezandleni zakhe.
24:48 Ndathoba, ndamnqula uYehova, ndambonga uYehova
UThixo wenkosi yam uAbraham, ondikhokeleyo endleleni elungileyo, ukuba andithabathe
intombi yomzalwana wenkosi kunyana wayo.
24:49 Ngoku ke, ukuba niyayenzela inceba nenyaniso inkosi yam, ndixeleleni;
hayi, undixelele; ukuze ndibheke ekunene okanye ekhohlo.
24:50 Waphendula uLabhan noBhetuweli, bathi, Le nto iphuma emlonyeni;
Yehova, asinakuthetha nto kuwe, nokuba yembi nokuba yelungileyo.
24:51 Nanko uRebheka phambi kwakho, mthabathe, uhambe, abe ngumkakhe.
umfazi wonyana wenkosi, njengoko wathethayo uYehova.
24:52 Kwathi, akuweva umkhonzi ka-Abraham amazwi abo, weva
waqubuda kuYehova, waqubuda emhlabeni.
24:53 Umkhonzi wavelisa iimpahla zesilivere, neempahla zegolide, kunye
iingubo, wanika uRebheka; wanika nomnakwabo, kanjalo
unina zizinto ezinqabileyo.
24:54 Badla basela, yena namadoda abenaye
wahlala ubusuku bonke; bavuka kusasa, wathi, Ndithume mna
hamba uye enkosini yam.
24:55 Wathi umnakwabo nonina, Makhe ihlale nathi intombi kancinane
iintsuku, ubuncinane ezilishumi; emveni koko yohamba.
24:56 Wathi kubo, Musani ukundibambezela;
indlela; ndindululeni ndiye enkosini yam.
24:57 Bathi ke, Masiyibize intombi, buze emlonyeni wayo.
24:58 Bambiza uRebheka, bathi kuye, Uya kuhamba na nale ndoda?
Wathi, Ndiya kuhamba.
24:59 Bamndulula ke uRebheka udade wabo, nomanyisikazi wakhe, nowakwa-Abraham
umkhonzi, namadoda akhe.
24:60 Bamsikelela uRebheka, bathi kuye, Ungudade wethu, yiba
wena unina wezigidi, imbewu yakho mayidle ilifa
isango labo bamthiyayo.
24:61 Wesuka uRebheka nomthinjana wakhe, bakhwela ezinkameleni.
wayilandela indoda leyo; umkhonzi wamthabatha uRebheka, wemka.
24:62 Wafika uIsake ngendlela yequla laseLahayi-yiroyi; ngokuba ebehlala ezweni
ilizwe elisezantsi.
24:63 Waphuma uIsake, waya kucamngca entsimini, xa kuhlwayo;
wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, nanzo iinkamela zisiza.
24:64 URebheka wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wambona uIsake, wehla
inkamela.
24:65 Wayesithi kumkhonzi, Ngubani na lo uhamba ngasemva?
intsimi ukuba isihlangabeze? Wathi umkhonzi, Yinkosi yam;
wathabatha isigqubuthelo, wazigqubuthela.
24:66 Umkhonzi wamxelela uIsake izinto zonke abezenzile.
24:67 UIsake wamngenisa ententeni kaSara unina, wamthabatha uRebheka;
waba ngumkakhe; wamthanda. Wathuthuzeleka uIsake emveni koko
ukufa kukanina.