IGenesis
25:1 Wabuya ke uAbraham wazeka umfazi, ogama belinguKetura.
25:2 Wamzalela uZimran, noYokeshan, noMedan, noMidiyan, noIshbhaki;
kunye noShuwa.
25:3 UYokeshan wazala uShebha noDedan. Oonyana bakaDedan ngama-Ashuri;
namaLetushim, namaLeumim.
25:4 Oonyana bakaMidiyan nguAsheri; noEfa, noEfere, noHanoki, noAbhida, no
Eldaah. Bonke aba yayingoonyana bakaKetura.
25:5 UAbraham wazinika uIsake zonke izinto abenazo.
25:6 Ke oonyana bamashweshwe, abenawo uAbraham, wabanika uAbraham
wathabatha izipho, wabasusa kuIsake unyana wakhe, oko ebesadla ubomi;
ngasempumalanga, kuse ezweni lasempumalanga.
25:7 Yiyo le imihla yeminyaka yokudla ubomi kuka-Abraham awalidlayo
iminyaka elikhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesihlanu.
25:8 UAbraham waphuma umphefumlo, wafa, eyingwevu enkulu, aluphele.
kwaye ezele yiminyaka; wahlanganiselwa kwabakowabo.
25:9 Oonyana bakhe uIsake noIshmayeli bamngcwaba emqolombeni waseMakapela, emqolombeni
intsimi kaEfron unyana kaTsohare umHeti, ephambi kowakwaMamre;
25:10 Umhlaba awawuthengayo uAbraham koonyana bakaHeti, yaba nguwo ke uAbraham
wangcwatywa, noSara umkakhe.
25:11 Kwathi, emveni kokufa kuka-Abraham, uThixo wamsikelela unyana wakhe
uIsake; wahlala uIsake ngasequleni iLahayi-yiroyi.
25:12 Yiyo le ke inzala kaIshmayeli, unyana ka-Abraham, owazalwa nguHagare
UmYiputa, umkhonzazana kaSara, wamzalela uAbraham;
25:13 Ngawo la amagama oonyana bakaIshmayeli, ngokwamagama abo;
ngokweenzala zabo: owamazibulo kaIshmayeli nguNebhayoti; kwaye
namaKedare, neAdebheli, neMibhesam;
25:14 noMishma, noDuma, noMasa;
25:15 noHadare, noTema, noYeture, noNafishe, noKedema;
25:16 Ngabo abo oonyana bakaIshmayeli, ngawo la amagama abo, ngokwamagama abo
iidolophu, kunye neenqaba zazo; izikhulu ezilishumi elinazibini ngokwezizwe zazo.
25:17 Yiyo le iminyaka yokudla ubomi kukaIshmayeli, ikhulu elinamanci mathathu
iminyaka esixhenxe, waphuma umphefumlo, wafa; kwahlanganiswa
kubantu bakhe.
25:18 Bema bethabathela eHavila besa eShure, ephambi kweYiputa, njengawe
Waya eAsiriya, wafa phambi kwabazalwana bakhe bonke.
25:19 Yiyo le ke inzala kaIsake, unyana ka-Abraham: wazala uAbraham
UIsake:
25:20 Ke kaloku uIsake ubeminyaka imashumi mane ezelwe, ukumzeka kwakhe uRebheka intombi yakhe;
kaBhetuweli umAram wasePadan-aram, udade boLabhan umAram.
25:21 UIsake wambongoza uYehova ngenxa yomkakhe, ngokuba ebengazali;
Wathandaza uYehova kuye, wamitha uRebheka umkakhe.
25:22 Batyhala abantwana embilinini wakhe; Wathi, Ukuba kunjalo
ngoko, kutheni ndinje? Waya kubuza kuYehova.
25:23 Wathi uYehova kuye, Zimbini iintlanga esizalweni sakho, zimbini iindidi;
Izizwe ziya kwahluka ezibilinini zakho; abantu abe mnye ke
womelele ngaphezu kwabanye abantu; yaye indoda enkulu iya kukhonza
mncinci.
25:24 Ke kaloku, yakuzaliseka imihla yakhe yokuzala, khangela!
amawele esiswini sakhe.
25:25 Laphuma elokuqala libomvu, liphela njengengubo exhonti; kwaye bona
wamthiya igama elinguEsawu.
25:26 Kwathi emveni koko, kwaphuma umninawa wakhe, isandla sakhe sibambe isandla sikaEsawu
isithende; wathiywa igama elinguYakobi. UIsake ubeminyaka imashumi mathandathu ezelwe
xa wabazalayo.
25:27 Akhula ke amakhwenkwe, uEsawu waba lizingela, indoda yasendle;
ke yena uYakobi ubeyindoda ethe tye, ehleli ezintenteni.
25:28 UIsake wathanda uEsawu, ngokuba ebesidla inyamakazi yakhe;
wayethanda uYakobi.
25:29 UYakobi wapheka ukudla okuphekiweyo, wafika uEsawu evela ezindle, etyhafile.
25:30 Wathi uEsawu kuYakobi, Khawundiphe ndidlise loo nto ibomvu
ukupheka; ngenxa yoko wamthiya igama elinguEdom.
25:31 Wathi uYakobi, Ndithengisele namhla ngobuzibulo bakho.
25:32 Wathi uEsawu, Yabona, ndiza kufa;
bundenzani obu buzibulo?
25:33 Wathi uYakobi, Ndifungele namhla. wamfungela, wathengisa ke
ubuzibulo bakhe kuYakobi.
25:34 UYakobi wamnika uEsawu isonka neentlumayo eziphekiweyo; wadla ke
wasela, wesuka wemka; wabudela ke uEsawu ubuzibulo bakhe.