IGenesis
26:1 Kwabakho indlala elizweni, ngaphandle kweyokuqala indlala eyabakho
ngemihla ka-Abraham. Waya uIsake kuAbhimeleki ukumkani welizwe
AmaFilistiya eGerare.
26:2 UYehova wabonakala kuye, wathi, Musa ukuhla uye eYiputa; hlala
ezweni endiya kukuxelela lona.
26:3 Hlala kweli lizwe; ndoba nawe, ndikusikelele; ngenxa
Ndiya kuwanika wena nembewu yakho onke la mazwe;
uya kusimisa isifungo endasifungayo kuAbraham uyihlo;
26:4 ndiya kuyandisa imbewu yakho njengeenkwenkwezi zezulu;
Yinike imbewu yakho onke la mazwe; kwaye embewini yakho zonke ziya kuphuma
zisikelelwe iintlanga zehlabathi;
26:5 ngenxa enokuba uAbraham waliphulaphulayo izwi lam, wasigcina isigxina sam, wam
imithetho, imimiselo yam, nemiyalelo yam.
26:6 UIsake wahlala eGerare.
26:7 Ambuza amadoda aloo ndawo ngomkakhe; Wathi, Ngowam
udade wabo; kuba ebesoyika ukuthi, Ngumkam; hleze, wathi, amadoda
Ifanele ukundibulala loo ndawo ngenxa kaRebheka; ngokuba ebemhle imbonakalo.
26:8 Kwathi, akuba khona imihla emininzi, uAbhimeleki
Walunguza ngefestile ukumkani wamaFilisti, wabona, nanko!
UIsake wayedlala noRebheka umkakhe;
26:9 UAbhimeleki wambiza uIsake, wathi, Yabona, inene ngowakho
utheni na ke wena ukuthi, Ngudade wethu? Wathi uIsake kuye,
Ngokuba bendisithi, Hleze ndife ngenxa yakhe.
26:10 Wathi uAbhimeleki, Yintoni na le nto uyenzileyo kuthi? enye ye
abantu bangase balale nomfazi wakho, kwaye wena
wasizisela ityala.
26:11 UAbhimeleki wabawisela umthetho abantu bakhe bonke, wathi, Oyichukumisayo le ndoda
makabulawe afe umkayo.
26:12 UIsake wahlwayela kwelo zwe, wazuza kwangaloo mnyaka
uYehova wamsikelela.
26:13 Yakhula indoda leyo, yahamba yakhula, yada yaba nkulu
kakhulu:
26:14 Kuba waba nemfuyo yempahla emfutshane, nemfuyo yeenkomo, ezinkulu
AmaFilisti ammonela.
26:15 Onke amaqula, ababewambile abakhonzi bakayise ngemihla kayise
UAbraham uyise, amaFilisti abavingcele, abazalisa
nomhlaba.
26:16 Wathi uAbhimeleki kuIsake, Hamba umke kuthi; ngokuba unamandla kakhulu
kunathi.
26:17 Wemka apho uIsake, wamisa iintente emfuleni waseGerare.
wahlala khona.
26:18 Wabuya uIsake wawemba amaqula amanzi, ababewambile kuwo
ngemihla ka-Abraham uyise; ngokuba amaFilisti abebavingcile emva kwabo
ukufa kuka-Abraham, wawabiza ngamagama azo
uyise ebebabizile.
26:19 Bemba abakhonzi bakaIsake esihlanjeni eso, bafumana khona iqula
amanzi aphumayo.
26:20 Abalusi baseGerare babambana nabalusi bakaIsake, besithi, Inene.
Amanzi ngawethu. Wathi igama lequla elo yiEseke; ngokuba bona
wazamana naye.
26:21 Bemba elinye iqula, babambana nalo, wabiza
igama laso yiSitena.
26:22 Wemka khona, wemba elinye iqula; kwaye ngenxa yoko
wathi igama laloo ndawo yiRehobhoti; Wathi, Okwangoku
UYehova usenzele indawo ebanzi, ukuze siqhame ezweni.
26:23 Wenyuka khona, waya eBher-shebha.
26:24 UYehova wabonakala kuye ngobo busuku, wathi, NdinguThixo wabo
UAbraham, uyihlo, musa ukoyika, ngokuba ndinawe;
uyandise imbewu yakho ngenxa ka-Abraham umkhonzi wam.
26:25 Wakha khona isibingelelo, wanqula igama likaYehova, wathi
wayimisa khona intente yakhe; abakhonzi bakaIsake bemba khona iqula.
26:26 Waya kuye uAbhimeleki, evela eGerare, enoAhuzati umhlobo wakhe.
noPikoli, umthetheli womkhosi wakhe.
26:27 Wathi uIsake kubo, Yini na ukuba nize kum, nindithiyile nje?
Wandigxotha ke kuni?
26:28 Bathi ke, Sibonile okunene ukuba uYehova ube nawe
wathi, Makubekho isifungo phakathi kwethu, phakathi kwethu nawe, nawe
masenze umnqophiso nawe;
26:29 ukuze ungasenzeli nto, njengoko singakuchukumiyo thina, nanjengathi
bakwenzele okulungileyo, bakundulule unoxolo;
ngoku usikelelwe nguYehova.
26:30 Wabenzela isidlo, badla, basela.
26:31 Bavuka kusasa, bafungelana;
UIsake wabandulula, bemka kuye benoxolo.
26:32 Kwathi ngaloo mini, bafika abakhonzi bakaIsake, babika
bathi kuye, Thina ke
ndifumene amanzi.
26:33 Wathi ukuyibiza yiShebha; ngenxa yoko igama laloo mzi yiBher-shebha
kude kube namhla.
26:34 UEsawu, eminyaka imashumi mane ezelwe, wazeka umfazi uYuditi, intombi ka-Esau
nguBheri umHeti, noBhasemati intombi kaElon umHeti;
26:35 Bona ke yaba buhlungu intliziyo kaIsake noRebheka.