Genesis
25:1 U-Abrahama wabuye wathatha umfazi, ogama lakhe lalinguKetura.
25:2 Wamzalela uZimran, noJokishani, noMedan, noMidiyani, no-Ishbaki.
kanye noShuah.
25:3 UJokishani wazala uSheba, noDedan. Amadodana kaDedani ayengama-Ashuri,
namaLetushi, namaLewumim.
25:4 Futhi amadodana kaMidiyani: no-Efa, no-Eferi, noHanoki, no-Abida, no
Eldaah. Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaKetura.
25:5 U-Abrahama wamnika u-Isaka konke anakho.
25:6 Kodwa amadodana ezancinza, u-Abrahama ayenazo, u-Abrahama wawanika
izipho, wazimukisa ku-Isaka indodana yakhe, esekhona;
ngasempumalanga, ezweni lasempumalanga.
25:7 Lezi ziyizinsuku zeminyaka yokuphila kuka-Abrahama ayiphilayo
iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.
25:8 U-Abrahama waphuma umphefumlo, wafa esemdala, eyixhegu.
futhi egcwele iminyaka; wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe.
25:9 Amadodana akhe o-Isaka no-Ishmayeli bammbela emhumeni waseMakaphela
insimu ka-Efroni indodana kaZohari umHeti ephambi kweMamre;
25:10 Insimu u-Abrahama ayithenga kumadodana kaHeti: kwakukhona u-Abrahama
wembelwa, noSara umkakhe.
25:11 Kwathi emva kokufa kuka-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu wayibusisa indodana yakhe
u-Isaka; u-Isaka wahlala ngasemthonjeni waseLahayi-iroyi.
25:12 Manje lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Ishmayeli, indodana ka-Abrahama, uHagari
UmGibhithe, incekukazi kaSara, wamzalela u-Abrahama;
25:13 Lawa angamagama amadodana ka-Ishmayeli ngamagama awo.
ngezizukulwane zabo: izibulo lika-Ishmayeli nguNebayoti; futhi
iKedari, ne-Adibeyeli, neMibisamu,
25:14 noMishima, noDuma, noMasa,
25:15 uHadari, noThema, noJethuri, noNafishi, noKedema.
25:16 Lawa ngamadodana ka-Ishmayeli, futhi lawa angamagama awo, ngokwawo
imizi, nangezinqaba zayo; izikhulu eziyishumi nambili ngokwezizwe zazo.
25:17 Futhi lena iminyaka yokuphila kuka-Ishmayeli, ikhulu namashumi amathathu
futhi iminyaka eyisikhombisa: wayesephuma umoya, wafa; kwasekubuthwa
kubantu bakhe.
25:18 Bahlala kusukela eHavila kuze kufike eShuri, ephambi kweGibhithe, njengawe
waya e-Asiriya; wafa phambi kwabafowabo bonke.
25:19 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Isaka, indodana ka-Abrahama: U-Abrahama wazala
Isaka:
20 U-Isaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane lapho ethatha uRebheka, indodakazi, ibe ngumkakhe
kaBetuweli umAramu wasePhadani Aramu, udadewabo kaLabani umAram.
25:21 U-Isaka wamkhulekela umkakhe eNkosini, ngoba wayeyinyumba
uJehova wamncenga, uRebeka umkakhe wakhulelwa.
22 Abantwana baqhubukushana phakathi kwakhe; wathi: Uma kunjalo
ngakho, kungani nginje? Waya ukubuza kuJehova.
" 25:23 Futhi uJehova wathi kuye: "Esiswini sakho izizwe ezimbili, futhi izinhlobo ezimbili
abantu bayakwahlukaniswa ezibilinini zakho; lesizwe esisodwa sizakuba
abe namandla kunabanye abantu; futhi omdala uyakukhonza
omncane.
25:24 Kwathi seziphelele izinsuku zakhe zokubeletha, bheka, kwase kukhona
amawele esiswini sakhe.
25 Waphuma owokuqala ebomvu, wonke njengengubo yoboya; futhi bona
waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Esawu.
26 Emva kwalokho kwaphuma umfowabo, isandla sakhe sibambe esika-Esawu
isithende; igama lakhe lathiwa uJakobe; u-Isaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha
lapho ezithwele.
27 Abafana bakhula, u-Esawu waba yiphisi, indoda yasendle;
uJakobe wayeyindoda eqotho, ehlala ematendeni.
28 U-Isaka wathanda u-Esawu, ngokuba wayedla inyamazane yakhe, kepha uRebheka
wayethanda uJakobe.
25:29 UJakobe wapheka ukudla, wafika u-Esawu evela endle, ediniwe.
" 25:30 U-Esawu wathi kuJakobe, "Ake ungiphe ukuba ngidle kubo okubomvu."
ukupheka; ngokuba ngikhathele; ngalokho igama lakhe lathiwa u-Edomi.
25:31 Wathi uJakobe: Thengisa kimi namuhla ngobuzibulo bakho.
25:32 Wathi u-Esawu: "Bheka, mina sengizakufa, futhi iyiphi inzuzo
lobuzibulo ngenzeni kimi?
25:33 Wathi uJakobe: "Funga kimi namuhla; wafunga kuye, wathengisa
ubuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe.
34 UJakobe wamnika u-Esawu isinkwa nokudla kwembumba; wadla futhi
waphuza, wasuka, wahamba; wadelela kanjalo u-Esawu ubuzibulo bakhe.