IGenesis
35:1 Wathi uThixo kuYakobi, Suka unyuke uye eBheteli, uhlale khona
wenze khona apho isibingelelo kuThixo, owabonakala kuwe ekubalekeni kwakho
ebusweni bukaEsawu umkhuluwa wakho.
35:2 Wathi uYakobi kwindlu yakhe, nakubo bonke ababenaye, Bekani
basuseni izithixo zasemzini eziphakathi kwenu, nizihlambulule, nibe ke nina
iimpahla:
35:3 sisuke, sinyuke siye eBheteli; ndenze khona isibingelelo
kuThixo, owandiphendula ngemini yokubandezelwa kwam, waba nam phakathi
indlela endiyihambileyo.
35:4 Bazinika uYakobi zonke izithixo zasemzini ebezisesandleni sabo.
namajikazi abo onke abesezindlebeni zabo; uYakobi wazifihla
phantsi komoki obungakwaShekem.
35:5 Banduluka;
babarhawula, ababasukela oonyana bakaYakobi.
35:6 Wafika uYakobi eLuzi, esezweni lakwaKanan, yiBheteli ke leyo;
yena nabo bonke abantu ababenaye.
35:7 Wakha khona isibingelelo, wathi loo ndawo ukuyibiza nguThixo waseBheteli;
Kulapho uThixo wabonakala khona kuye ekubalekeni kwakhe ebusweni bomkhuluwa wakhe.
35:8 Wafa uDebhora, umanyisikazi kaRebheka, wangcwatyelwa phantsi kweBheteli
Yathiywa igama layo yiAlonbhakuti.
35:9 UThixo wabuya wabonakala kuYakobi ekuphumeni kwakhe ePadan-aram
wamsikelela.
35:10 Wathi uThixo kuye, Igama lakho nguYakobi;
uya kuba nguYakobi, igama lakho libe nguSirayeli; wamthiya ke igama lakhe
Sirayeli.
35:11 Wathi uThixo kuye, NdinguThixo uSomandla. a
uhlanga neqela lezizwe liya kuvela kuwe, nookumkani bafike
esinqeni sakho;
35:12 Ilizwe endalinika uAbraham noIsake ndilinike wena;
ndiya kulinika imbewu yakho emva kwakho ilizwe elo.
35:13 Wenyuka uThixo, wemka kuye kuloo ndawo abethethe naye kuyo.
35:14 UYakobi wamisa isimiso kuloo ndawo abethethe naye kuyo, isigubungelo
intsika yamatye; wagalela phezu kwaso umnikelo othululwayo, wagalela
ioli phezu kwayo.
35:15 UYakobi wathi igama laloo ndawo, uThixo abethethe naye kuyo, yiBheteli.
35:16 Banduluka eBheteli; kwaye yayimncinane indlela yokuza
e-Efrata. Wazala uRakeli, wazala nzima.
35:17 Kwathi, kwakuba nzima ukuzala kwakhe, wathi umzalisikazi
Sathi kuye, Musa ukoyika; uya kuba naye lo nyana.
35:18 Kwathi, ekuphumeni komphefumlo wakhe, kuba wafa
Wathi nguBhenoni igama lakhe; ke yena uyise wathi nguBhenjamin.
35:19 Wafa ke uRakeli, wangcwatyelwa endleleni yase-Efrata, eyileloyi
eBhetelehem.
35:20 UYakobi wamisa isimiso phezu kwengcwaba lakhe; sisimiso sengcwaba likaRakeli ke elo.
engcwabeni unanamhla.
35:21 Wanduluka ke uSirayeli, waya wayitwabulula intente yakhe ngaphaya kweMigdoli-edere.
35:22 Kwathi, ekuhlaleni kukaSirayeli kwelo zwe, wahamba uRubhen
Walala noBhiliha, ishweshwe likayise, weva uSirayeli. Ngoku ke
oonyana bakaYakobi baba lishumi elinababini;
35:23 Oonyana bakaLeya nguAsheri; uRubhen amazibulo kaYakobi, noSimon, noLevi, no
uYuda, noIsakare, noZebhulon;
35:24 Oonyana bakaRakeli nguAsheri; uYosefu noBhenjamin;
35:25 Oonyana bakaBhiliha, umkhonzazana kaRakeli; uDan noNafetali;
35:26 Oonyana bakaZilipa, umkhonzazana kaLeya; uGadi noAshere: ngabo aba
oonyana bakaYakobi, awabazalelwa ePadan-aram.
35:27 UYakobi waya kuIsake uyise kwaMamre, eKiriyati ka-Arbha;
eHebron, apho babengabaphambukeli uAbraham noIsake.
35:28 Imihla kaIsake yaba yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci asibhozo.
35:29 UIsake waphuma umphefumlo, wafa, wahlanganiselwa kwabakowabo.
eselekhulile, ehambisekile ebudaleni; bamngcwaba ke oonyana bakhe uEsawu noYakobi.