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.