Genesis
26:1 Kwaba khona indlala ezweni, ngaphandle kwendlala yokuqala eyayikhona
izinsuku zika-Abrahama. U-Isaka waya ku-Abimeleki inkosi yezizwe
amaFilisti afika eGerari.
2 UJehova wabonakala kuye, wathi: "Ungehleli eGibithe; hlala
ezweni engizakutshela lona.
26:3 Hlala njengowezizwe kuleli zwe, futhi ngizoba nawe, futhi ngizokubusisa; okwe
ngiyakunika wena nenzalo yakho onke lawa mazwe, futhi mina
uyakugcwalisa isifungo engasifunga kuAbrahama uyihlo;
26:4 Futhi ngiyokwenza inzalo yakho ukuba andise ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, futhi ngeke
nika inzalo yakho wonke lawa mazwe; nasenzalweni yakho konke kuyakuba khona
izizwe zomhlaba zibusiswe;
26:5 Ngokuba u-Abrahama walalela izwi lami, futhi wagcina umyalo wami, mina
imiyalo yami, nezimiso zami, nemithetho yami.
26:6 U-Isaka wahlala eGerari.
7 Amadoda aleyo ndawo ambuza ngomkakhe; wathi: Ngowami
udadewabo, ngokuba wayesaba ukuthi: ‘Ungumkami; funa, wathi, amadoda
indawo kufanele ingibulalele uRebeka; ngoba wayebukeka emuhle.
26:8 Kwathi esehlale khona isikhathi eside, u-Abimeleki
inkosi yamaFilisti yalunguza efasiteleni, yabona, bheka!
U-Isaka wayedlala noRebheka umkakhe.
26:9 U-Abimeleki wambiza u-Isaka, wathi: "Bheka, isibili ungowakho."
usho kanjani ukuthi: 'Ungudadewethu,' na? U-Isaka wathi kuye:
Ngoba ngithe: Hleze ngimfele.
26:10 U-Abimeleki wathi: "Kuyini lokhu okwenze kithi? okukodwa kwe
abantu bebengase balale nomkakho, nawe kufanele ulale
wasilethela icala.
26:11 U-Abimeleki wayala bonke abantu bakhe, wathi: "Othinta lo muntu."
noma umkakhe abulawe nokubulawa.
26:12 Khona-ke u-Isaka wahlwanyela kulelo zwe, futhi wathola ngawo lowo nyaka an
ngekhulu; uJehova wambusisa.
26:13 Futhi lowo muntu waba mkhulu, futhi waqhubeka, futhi wakhula waze waba kakhulu
kuhle:
26:14 Ngoba wayenemfuyo yezimvu, nemfuyo yezinkomo, futhi enkulu
amaFilisti aba nomona ngaye.
26:15 Ngoba yonke imithombo izinceku zikayise ezaziyimbile ezinsukwini zika
U-Abrahama uyise, amaFilisti ayebavimbile, abagcwalisa
nomhlaba.
26:16 U-Abimeleki wathi ku-Isaka: "Suka kithi; ngoba ulamandla kakhulu
kunathi.
26:17 U-Isaka wasuka lapho, wamisa itende lakhe esigodini saseGerari.
wahlala khona.
26:18 U-Isaka wabuye wemba imithombo yamanzi ababeyimbile kuyo
ezinsukwini zika-Abrahama uyise; + ngoba amaFilisti ayebavimbile ngemva kwalokho
ukufa kuka-Abrahama: waqamba amagama awo ngamagama azo
uyise wayebabizile.
26:19 Izinceku zika-Isaka zemba esigodini, zathola khona umthombo
amanzi aphumayo.
26:20 Abelusi baseGerari baphikisana nabelusi baka-Isaka, bathi:
Amanzi angawethu; waqamba igama lomthombo ngokuthi i-Eseke; ngoba bona
wabambana naye.
26:21 Futhi bemba omunye umthombo, futhi balwela futhi, futhi wabiza
igama layo iSitina.
26:22 Wasuka lapho, wemba omunye umthombo. futhi ngenxa yalokho
waqamba igama layo ngokuthi iRehoboti; wathi: Okwamanje
uJehova usenzele indawo, futhi siyakuzala ezweni.
26:23 Futhi wakhuphuka esuka lapho, waya eBherisheba.
" 26:24 Futhi uJehova wabonakala kuye ngalobo busuku, futhi wathi: "NginguNkulunkulu we
Abrahama uyihlo: ungesabi, ngokuba mina nginawe, futhi ngizokubusisa.
wandise inzalo yakho ngenxa ka-Abhrahama inceku yami.
26:25 Wakha khona i-altare, wabiza igama likaJehova, futhi
wamisa khona itende lakhe; izinceku zika-Isaka zemba khona umthombo.
26:26 U-Abimeleki wayeseya kuye evela eGerari, eno-Ahuzati umngane wakhe.
noPikoli induna yebutho lakhe.
26:27 U-Isaka wathi kubo: "Nizeleni kimi, lokhu niyangizonda.
futhi ungixoshile kini?
" 26:28 Bathi, "Sibonile nokubona ukuthi uJehova unawe
wathi: Kakube khona manje isifungo phakathi kwethu, phakathi kwethu lawe, lawe
asenze isivumelwano nawe;
26:29 Ukuze ungasenzeli lutho olubi, njengoba singazange sikuthinte, futhi njengoba thina
abenzanga lutho oluhle kuwe kuphela, bakumukisa ngokuthula;
manje usubusisiwe nguJehova.
26:30 Futhi wabenzela idili, badla, baphuza.
26:31 Bavuka ekuseni, futhi bafunga omunye komunye
u-Isaka wabamukisa, basuka kuye ngokuthula.
32 Kwathi ngalolo suku, izinceku zika-Isaka zafika, zabika
kuye ngomthombo ababewumbile, bathi kuye: "Thina."
bathole amanzi.
26:33 Wayibiza ngokuthi iSheba, ngakho igama lomuzi yiBheri Sheba
kuze kube lamuhla.
26:34 U-Esawu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ubudala, wathatha indodakazi kaJudith, waba ngumkakhe
noBeri umHeti, noBasemati indodakazi ka-Eloni umHeti;
26:35 Ababe lusizi enhliziyweni ka-Isaka noRebeka.