Genesis
35:1 UNkulunkulu wathi kuJakobe: "Suka, wenyukele eBethele, futhi uhlale khona
wenze khona lapho i-altare likaNkulunkulu owabonakala kuwe ekubalekeni kwakho
ebusweni buka-Esawu umfowenu.
2 UJakobe wayesethi endlini yakhe nakubo bonke ababe naye: "Phumani."
susani onkulunkulu bezizweni abaphakathi kwenu, nihlambuluke, niguqule
izingubo:
35:3 Masisuke, sikhuphukele eBethele; ngizakwenza khona ilathi
kuNkulunkulu owangiphendula osukwini lokuhlupheka kwami, waba lami phakathi
indlela engihambe ngayo.
35:4 Bamnika uJakobe bonke onkulunkulu bezizweni ababesesandleni sabo.
namacici abo ayesezindlebeni zabo; uJakobe wazifihla
ngaphansi kwe-okhi engaseShekemi.
35:5 Base behamba, futhi ukwesaba uNkulunkulu kwaba phezu kwemizi eyayikhona
ebazungezile, futhi awawasukelanga amadodana kaJakobe.
35:6 UJakobe wafika eLuze, esezweni laseKhanani, okungukuthi, iBethele.
yena nabo bonke abantu ababe naye.
35:7 Wakha khona i-altare, waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi i-Eli-Bhethele
lapho uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye, lapho ebalekela ubuso bomfowabo.
35:8 Kodwa uDebora umzanyana kaRebeka wafa, futhi wembelwa ngaphansi kweBethele
ngaphansi kwe-oki, igama lalo lathiwa i-Aloni Bakuti.
35:9 UNkulunkulu waphinda wabonakala kuJakobe, lapho ephuma ePhadani Aramu, futhi
wambusisa.
35:10 UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: "Igama lakho unguJakobe;
uyakuba nguJakobe, kepha igama lakho liyakuba ngu-Israyeli; waqamba igama lakhe
Israyeli.
35:11 UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: "NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla; a
isizwe nebandla lezizwe liyakuvela kuwe, namakhosi ayakuvela
ezinkalweni zakho;
35:12 Futhi izwe engalinika o-Abrahama no-Isaka, ngiyokunika lona, futhi
ngiyakunika inzalo yakho emva kwakho izwe.
35:13 Futhi uNkulunkulu wenyuka esuka kuye endaweni lapho ayekhulume naye.
35:14 UJakobe wamisa insika endaweni lapho ayekhulume naye, ngisho a
insika yetshe; wathela phezu kwayo umnikelo wokuphuzwa, wathela
amafutha kuwo.
35:15 UJakobe wayiqamba igama lendawo lapho uNkulunkulu akhuluma naye, iBethele.
35:16 Basuka eBethele; kwasekusele indlela encane nje
e-Efrata; uRaheli wabeletha, waba nemihelo enzima.
35:17 Kwathi, lapho esibelethweni obunzima, umbelethisi wathi
kuye: Ungesabi; uzakuba lalendodana.
35:18 Kwathi umphefumulo wakhe usaphuma, ngokuba wafa
waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uBhenoni, kepha uyise waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uBenjamini.
35:19 Futhi wafa uRaheli, futhi wembelwa endleleni yase-Efrathi, okuyinto
Betlehema.
35:20 UJakobe wamisa insika phezu kwethuna lakhe, insika yethempeli likaRaheli.
ethuneni kuze kube namuhla.
35:21 U-Israyeli wasuka, wamisa itende lakhe ngaphesheya kombhoshongo wase-Edari.
35:22 Kwathi lapho u-Israyeli ehlala kulelo zwe, uRubeni wahamba
walala noBhiliha isancinza sikayise; u-Israyeli wezwa. Manje i
amadodana kaJakobe ayeyishumi nambili;
35:23 Amadodana kaLeya; uRubeni izibulo likaJakobe, noSimeyoni, noLevi, kanye
uJuda, no-Isakare, noZebuloni;
35:24 Amadodana kaRaheli; uJosefa noBenjamini:
35:25 Amadodana kaBiliha, incekukazi kaRaheli; uDani, noNafetali:
35:26 Amadodana kaZilipa, incekukazi kaLeya; uGadi no-Asheri yibo laba
amadodana kaJakobe, awazalelwa ePhadani Aramu.
35:27 UJakobe wafika ku-Isaka uyise eMamre, emzini ka-Arba.
eyiHebroni, lapho o-Abrahama no-Isaka babengabezizwe.
28 Izinsuku zika-Isaka zaziyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.
35:29 U-Isaka waphuma umphefumlo, wafa, wabuthelwa kubantu bakubo.
esemdala esanelisiwe yizinsuku; amadodana akhe o-Esawu noJakobe bammbela.