Genesis
24:1 U-Abrahama wayesemdala, eseneminyaka eminingi;
u-Abrahama kukho konke.
2 U-Abrahama wathi encekwini yakhe enkulu yendlu yakhe, eyayibusa
konke abenakho, ake ubeke isandla sakho phansi kwethanga lami;
24:3 Futhi ngizokufungisa uJehova, uNkulunkulu wezulu, futhi uNkulunkulu
emhlabeni, ukuthi ungayithatheli indodana yami umfazi
amadodakazi amaKhanani engihlala phakathi kwawo;
24:4 Kodwa uzoya ezweni lakithi nasezihlotsheni zami, futhi uthathe umfazi
kuyo indodana yami u-Isaka.
24:5 Inceku yathi kuye: "Mhlawumbe owesifazane ngeke abe khona."
uzimisele ukungilandela ukuya kuleli zwe: ngidinga ukuyibuyisa indodana yakho
ezweni owaphuma kulo na?
24:6 U-Abrahama wathi kuye: "Qaphela ukuba ungayilethi indodana yami."
lapho futhi.
24:7 UJehova uNkulunkulu wezulu, owangikhipha endlini kababa, futhi kusukela
izwe lezihlobo zami, owakhuluma kimi, wafunga kimi,
esithi: Ngizayinika inzalo yakho lelilizwe; uyakuthuma ingelosi yakhe
phambi kwakho, futhi uyakuthathela indodana yami umfazi khona.
24:8 Futhi uma owesifazane ngeke athande ukukulandela, khona-ke uyakuba
khulula kulesi sifungo sami; kuphela ungayibuyiseli khona indodana yami.
24:9 Inceku yasibeka isandla sayo ngaphansi kwethanga lika-Abrahama inkosi yayo
wafunga kuye ngaleyo ndaba.
24:10 Inceku yathatha amakamela ayishumi emakameleni enkosi yayo, futhi
wahamba; ngoba yonke impahla yenkosi yakhe yayisesandleni sakhe;
wasuka, waya eMesopotamiya, emzini kaNahori.
24:11 Futhi waguqisa amakamela ngaphandle komuzi ngasemthonjeni wamanzi
ngesikhathi sokuhlwa, yebo, isikhathi abesifazane abaphuma ngaso ukuyokha
amanzi.
" 24:12 Wathi: "O Jehova, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, ngicela ungithumelele okuhle
phuthuma namuhla, wenzele inkosi yami u-Abrahama umusa.
24:13 Bheka, ngimi eduze komthombo wamanzi; namadodakazi abantu
bomuzi phumani ukuzokukha amanzi.
24:14 Futhi makwenzeke ukuthi intombi engizothi kuyo, Yehlisa
imbiza yakho ngiyakuncenga; athi: Phuza;
ngiyakuphuzisa namakamela akho;
uyimisele inceku yakho u-Isaka; ngalokho ngizakwazi ukuthi wena
wenzele inkosi yami umusa.
24:15 Kwathi, engakaqedi ukukhuluma, bheka, uRebeka
waphuma, owazalelwa uBetuweli indodana kaMilka, umkaNahori,
umfowabo ka-Abrahama, enembiza yakhe ehlombe lakhe.
24:16 Intombazana yayibukeka kahle kakhulu, intombi, ingenandoda.
wamazi; wehlela emthonjeni, wagcwalisa imbiza yakhe, futhi
Woza phezulu.
24:17 Inceku yagijima ukuyihlangabeza, yathi: "Ake ngiphuze amanzi.
amanzi amancane esitsheni sakho.
24:18 Wathi: “Phuza, nkosi yami.” Washesha wehlisa imbiza yakhe.
esandleni sakhe, wamphuzisa.
24:19 Eseqedile ukumphuzisa, wathi: "Ngizakukhelela amanzi."
namakamela akho, aze aqede ukuphuza.
24:20 Yashesha yathululela imbiza yayo emkhombeni, yagijima futhi.
emthonjeni wokukha amanzi, wakhelela amakamela akhe onke.
24:21 Indoda yambheka yathula, ukuze yazi ukuthi uJehova unaye yini
wenza uhambo lwakhe lwaba impumelelo noma cha.
24:22 Kwathi amakamela eseqedile ukuphuza, indoda yathatha
necici legolide, isisindo salo siyingxenye yeshekeli, namasongo amabili akhe
izandla zamashekeli ayishumi egolide;
24:23 Wathi: "Wena uyindodakazi kabani?" ake ungitshele: kukhona indawo
endlini kayihlo ukuba silale na?
24:24 Wathi kuye: "Ngiyindodakazi kaBetuweli indodana kaMilka;
ayizalela uNahori.
24:25 Wathi futhi kuye, Sinotshani nefolishi okwanele
igumbi lokuhlala.
24:26 Futhi indoda wagebisa ikhanda lakhe, futhi wakhuleka eNkosini.
" 24:27 Wathi: "Makabongwe uJehova, uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, ongazange
washiya inkosi yami umusa neqiniso layo; ngisendleleni,
uJehova wangihola wangiyisa endlini yabafowabo benkosi yami.
24:28 Intombazana yagijima, yatshela abendlu kanina lezi zinto.
24:29 URebheka wayenomnewabo, ogama lakhe lalinguLabani;
endodeni, emthonjeni.
24:30 Kwathi, lapho ebona icici namasongo phezu kwakhe
izandla zikadadewabo, esezwile amazwi kaRebeka udadewabo,
wathi: “Washo kanje lowo muntu kimi; ukuthi weza kumuntu; futhi,
bheka, wayemi ngasemakameleni ngasemthonjeni.
24:31 Wathi: "Ngena, wena obusisiwe nguJehova; ume ngani
ngaphandle? ngoba mina sengilungisile indlu lendawo yamakamela.
24:32 Futhi indoda wangena endlini, futhi wakhulula amakamela akhe, futhi wanika
utshani nokudla kwamakamela, namanzi okugeza izinyawo zakhe,
izinyawo zamadoda ayenaye.
24:33 Kwabekwa phambi kwakhe ukudla, kepha wathi: "Angiyikudla;
ngaze ngakhuluma indaba yami. Wathi: Khuluma.
24:34 Wathi: "Ngiyinceku ka-Abrahama.
24:35 UJehova ubusisile kakhulu inkosi yami; futhi uye waba mkhulu: futhi
uyinikile izimvu, nezinkomo, nesiliva, negolide, kanye
izinceku, nezincekukazi, namakamela, nezimbongolo.
36 USara umkankosi yami wayizalela inkosi yami indodana esemdala;
umnikile konke anakho.
37 Inkosi yami yangifungisa, yathi: 'Ungathatheli umfazi wami.'
indodana yamadodakazi amaKhanani engihlala ezweni lawo;
24:38 Kodwa uzoya endlini kababa nasezihlotsheni zami, futhi uyothatha
umfazi endodaneni yami.
24:39 Ngase ngithi enkosini yami: Mhlawumbe owesifazane akayikungilandela.
24:40 Wathi kimi: "UJehova, engihamba phambi kwakhe, uzothumela ingelosi yakhe
nawe, uphumelele indlela yakho; uyakuthathela indodana yami umfazi
Izihlobo zami lendlu kababa.
24:41 Khona-ke uyakuba ukhululekile kulesi sifungo sami, lapho ufika kimi
izihlobo; uma bengakuniki, uyakuba msulwa kweyami
isifungo.
24:42 Futhi mina ngifikile namuhla emthonjeni, futhi ngathi: O Jehova, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami
Abrahama, uma manje uyiphumelelisa indlela yami engiyihambayo;
24:43 Bheka, ngimi ngasemthonjeni wamanzi; futhi kuyakwenzeka ukuthi
lapho intombi iphuma ukukha amanzi, ngithi kuyo: Nginike
ake uphuze ingcosana yamanzi embizeni yakho;
24:44 Wathi kimi, Phuza wena, ngikhelele namakamela akho;
kube nguyena wesifazane uJehova engimisele yena
indodana yenkosi.
24:45 Futhi ngaphambi kokuba ngiqede ukukhuluma enhliziyweni yami, bheka, uRebeka waphuma
enembiza yakhe ehlombe; wehlela emthonjeni, futhi
ngakha amanzi, ngathi kuye: Ake ngiphuze.
24:46 Futhi washesha, futhi wehlisa imbiza yakhe ehlombe lakhe, futhi
wathi: Phuza, ngizaphuzisa namakamela akho;
waphuzisa namakamela.
24:47 Ngambuza, futhi ngathi: 'Uyindodakazi kabani? Wathi, The
indodakazi kaBetuweli indodana kaNahori, amzalela yona uMilka;
icici ebusweni bakhe, namasongo ezandleni zakhe.
24:48 Futhi ngagebisa ikhanda lami, futhi ngakhuleka eNkosini, futhi ngambonga uJehova
Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, ongihole endleleni eqondileyo ukuba ngithathe umphefumulo wami
indodakazi yomfowabo wenkosi endodaneni yakhe.
24:49 Manje uma nizokwenzela inkosi yami umusa neqiniso, ngitsheleni;
hhayi, ngitshele; ukuze ngiphendukele ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo.
24:50 Base bephendula oLabani noBetuweli, wathi: "Le nto iphuma kuwe."
Jehova; asinakukhuluma okubi noma okuhle kuwe.
24:51 Bheka, uRebeka uphambi kwakho, mthathe, uhambe, abe ngumfazi wakho.
umfazi wendodana yenkosi, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile.
24:52 Kwathi, lapho inceku ka-Abrahama isizwile amazwi abo, yena
wakhuleka kuJehova, wakhothamela emhlabathini.
24:53 Futhi inceku wakhipha izinto zesiliva, nezinto zegolide, futhi
izingubo, wazinika uRebeka; wanika nomnewabo, futhi
unina izinto eziyigugu.
24:54 Badla, baphuza, yena namadoda ayekanye naye, futhi
wahlala ubusuku bonke; bavuka ekuseni, wathi: "Thuma mina."
ngiye enkosini yami.
24:55 Futhi umnewabo nonina bathi: "Ake ihlale nathi intombi
izinsuku, okungenani eziyishumi; emva kwalokho izahamba.
24:56 Wathi kubo: "Ningangibambezeli, njengoba uJehova uye waphumelela kimi
indlela; ngimukise ukuze ngiye enkosini yami.
24:57 Bathi: "Sizoyibiza intombi, futhi sibuze emlonyeni wayo."
24:58 Bambiza uRebeka, bathi kuye, "Uzohamba nalo muntu?"
Wathi: Ngizohamba.
59 Base bemukisa uRebeka udadewabo, nomzanyana wakhe, noka-Abrahama
inceku, namadoda ayo.
24:60 Bambusisa uRebeka, bathi kuye: "Wena ungudadewethu, yiba."
wena unina wezinkulungwane zezigidi, inzalo yakho mayidle ifa
isango lalabo ababazondayo.
24:61 URebeka wasuka, nezintombi zakhe, bagibela amakamela, bahamba.
Yamlandela indoda; inceku yamthatha uRebeka, yahamba.
24:62 U-Isaka wafika evela emthonjeni waseLahayiroyi; ngoba wayehlala edolobheni
izwe eliseningizimu.
24:63 U-Isaka waphuma ukuyozindla ensimini kusihlwa
waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, bheka, amakamela ayesiza.
24:64 URebheka waphakamisa amehlo akhe, futhi lapho ebona u-Isaka, wehla
ikamela.
24:65 Ngoba wayethe encekwini: "Ngubani lo ohamba phakathi?"
ensimini ukuzosihlangabeza? Yasisithi inceku: Yinkosi yami;
wathatha iveli, wazimboza.
24:66 Inceku yayisimtshela u-Isaka konke ebikwenzile.
24:67 U-Isaka wamngenisa etendeni likanina uSara, wamthatha uRebeka;
waba ngumkakhe; wamthanda; u-Isaka waduduzeka emva kwalokho
ukufa kukanina.