Genesisi 24:1-67
24 Abrahama abesamdzala kakhulu ngeminyaka futsi Jehova abembusisile kuto tonkhe tintfo.+
2 Abrahama wakhuluma nenceku yakhe lendzala kunato tonkhe tinceku lebetisendlini yakhe, futsi lebeyibuke konkhe lanako,+ watsi: “Ngicela ufake sandla sakho ngephansi kwelitsanga lami,
3 ngitakufungisa kuJehova, longuNkulunkulu wemazulu nemhlaba, kutsi indvodzana yami angeke uyitsatsele umfati emadvodzakatini aseKhenani lahlala kulendzawo.+
4 Kodvwa kufanele uye eveni lakitsi nasetihlotjeni tami,+ ufike utsatsele indvodzana yami Isaka umfati.”
5 Lenceku yatsi: “Ngente njani nangabe lentfombi ingavumi kuta nami kulendzawo? Ngiyitsatse yini indvodzana yakho ngiyiyise kulelive lowasuka kulo?”+
6 Abrahama watsi: “Ngicela ungayiyisi indvodzana yami lapho.+
7 Jehova Nkulunkulu wemazulu, lowangikhipha endlini yababe naseveni letihlobo tami+ futsi lowakhuluma nami, nalowafunga kimi watsi:+ ‘Intalelwane*+ yakho ngitayinika lelive,’+ yena utawutfumela ingilosi yakhe kutsi ihambe embikwakho,+ futsi nakanjani wena utawutsatsela indvodzana yami umfati kulelo live.+
8 Nangabe-ke lentfombi ingafuni kuhamba nawe, utawukhululeka kulesifungo, kodvwa ungayiyisi indvodzana yami lapho.”
9 Ngemuva kwaloko lenceku yafaka sandla sayo ngephansi kwelitsanga la-Abrahama inkhosi yayo, yafunga kuye mayelana naloku.+
10 Ngako lenceku yatsatsa emakamela langu-10 a-Abrahama inkhosi yayo futsi yahamba. Yatsatsa netinhlobonhlobo tetipho, yaya eMesophothamiya, edolobheni lebekuhlala kulo Nahori.
11 Yafike yalalisa lamakamela eceleni kwemtfombo wemanti lebewungaphandle kwalelidolobha kuze aphumule. Kwase kunguntsambama, sikhatsi labasikati lebebakha ngaso emanti.
12 Ngako yathantaza yatsi: “Jehova, Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami Abrahama, ngicela uphumelelise lelilanga lalamuhla futsi ube nemusa* ku-Abrahama inkhosi yami.
13 Nyalo ngime lapha kulomtfombo, futsi emadvodzakati ebantfu bakulelidolobha eta lana kutewukha emanti.
14 Ngako intfombi lengitawutsi kuyo: ‘Ngicela unginatsise emanti kulembita yakho,’ yona iphendvule itsi: ‘Unganatsa, futsi ngitawunatsisa nemakamela akho,’ akube ngiyo loyikhetsela inceku yakho Isaka; futsi lena akube yindlela lengitawubona ngayo kutsi uyentele umusa inkhosi yami.”
15 Yatsi ingakacedzi kuthantaza, kwachamuka Rebheka indvodzakati yaBethuweli,+ lobekayindvodzana yaMilkha+ umfati waNahori,+ umnakabo-Abrahama, etjetse imbita yemanti.
16 Rebheka abemuhle kakhulu, ayintfombi ntfo, futsi abengakaze aye ecansini nemuntfu lomdvuna. Wehlela emtfonjeni, wafike wagcwalisa imbita yakhe yemanti, wase ubuyela emuva.
17 Ngaso leso sikhatsi lenceku yagijima yaya kuye, yafike yatsi: “Ngicela unginatsise emanti kulembita yakho.”
18 Wayiphendvula watsi: “Kulungile nkhosi.” Ngekushesha wetfula lembita, wanatsisa lenceku.
19 Nakacedza kuyinatsisa, watsi: “Ngitawukhela nalamakamela akho emanti aze acedze kunatsa.”
20 Ngekushesha watfulula lamanti labekulembita yakhe, wawatfululela lakunatsela khona tilwane futsi abesolo agijima aya kulomtfombo, akhela onkhe lamakamela emanti.
21 Sonkhe leso sikhatsi, lenceku beyisolo ithulile imbuka futsi imangele, itibuta kutsi Jehova abelubusisile yini loluhambo lwayo.
22 Ngesikhatsi lamakamela asacedzile kunatsa, lenceku yamnika indandatho yeligolide lefakwa ekhaleni lenesisindvo lesingemagremu langaba sitfupha* kanye nemabhengela lamabili eligolide lanesisindvo lesingemagremu langu-114,*
23 yase itsi: “Asewusho, uyindvodzakati yabani? Ikhona yini indzawo endlini yababe wakho lesingalala kuyo kulobusuku?”
24 Watsi kuyo: “Ngiyindvodzakati yaBethuweli,+ loyindvodzana yaMilkha naNahori.”+
25 Wachubeka watsi: “Sinetinhlanga kanye nekudla lokunyenti lokungadliwa ngulamakamela futsi sinayo nendzawo leningalala kuyo.”
26 Ngako lendvodza yaguca futsi yakhotsama embikwaJehova
27 yatsi: “Akadvunyiswe Jehova, Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami Abrahama ngobe abesolo ayentela umusa inkhosi yami futsi etsembekile kuyo. Jehova ungicondzise endlini yetihlobo tenkhosi yami.”
28 Ngako Rebheka wagijima wayawutjela make wakhe kanye nalabanye ngaloku.
29 Bekunemnakabo, libito lakhe kunguLabani,+ futsi Labani wagijima waya kulendvodza lebeyisemtfonjeni.
30 Watsi nakabona lendandatho yasekhaleni kanye nalamabhengela lasetandleni tadzadzewabo futsi amuva achaza loko lokushiwo ngulendvodza, waya kuyo njengobe beyisolo ime nemakamela ayo emtfonjeni.
31 Wafike watsi: “Wota wena lobusiswe nguJehova. Kungani solo ume lapha? Sengikulungisele indzawo, wena kanye nemakamela akho.”
32 Ngako lendvodza yangena endlini futsi Labani wakhumula lamakamela wawanika tinhlanga kanye nalokunye kudla. Wanika lendvodza emanti ekugeza tinyawo tayo kanye netalalamanye emadvodza lebeyihamba nawo.
33 Kodvwa ngesikhatsi sekubekwa kudla embikwayo, lendvodza yatsi: “Angeke ngize ngidle ngingakanitjeli loko lengite ngako.” Labani watsi: “Kulungile ungakhuluma.”
34 Ngako yatsi: “Ngiyinceku ya-Abrahama.+
35 Jehova uyibusise kakhulu inkhosi yami, wayenta yanjinga kakhulu, yaba netimvu, tinkhomo, lisiliva neligolide, tinceku netincekukati, emakamela kanye netimbongolo.+
36 Ngetulu kwaloko, Sara umfati wenkhosi yami wayitalela indvodzana ngisho nobe besekamdzala kakhulu,+ futsi inkhosi yami itayinika konkhe lenako.+
37 Ngako inkhosi yami ingifungisile yatsi: ‘Ungayitsatseli indvodzana yami umfati emadvodzakatini aseKhenani, indzawo lengihlala kuyo.+
38 Kodvwa kufanele uye endlini yababe nasetihlotjeni tami,+ ufike utsatsele indvodzana yami umfati.’+
39 Kepha ngitsite enkhosini yami: ‘Ngente njani nangabe lentfombi ingavumi kuta nami kulendzawo?’+
40 Yona yatsi kimi: ‘Mine bengisolo ngimlalela Jehova,+ ngako utawutfumela ingilosi+ yakhe ihambe nawe futsi aluphumelelise luhambo lwakho. Wena kufanele utsatsele indvodzana yami umfati emndenini wakitsi nasendlini yababe.+
41 Nangabe uya emndenini wakitsi kodvwa bangakuniki lomfati, utawukhululeka kulesifungo losente kimi.’+
42 “Ngitsite nangifika emtfonjeni lamuhla, ngathantaza ngatsi: ‘Jehova, Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami Abrahama, ngicela uphumelelise luhambo lwami.
43 Nyalo ngime lapha kulomtfombo. Ngako nakufika intfombi+ itewukha emanti ngitawutsi: “Ngicela kunatsa kulembita yakho yemanti,”
44 yona itsi: “Unganatsa, futsi ngitawukhela nemakamela akho emanti ekunatsa.” Lena akube ngiyo intfombi Jehova layikhetsile kutsi ibe ngumfati wendvodzana yenkhosi yami.’+
45 “Ngitsite nje ngisengakacedzi kuthantaza, kwachamuka Rebheka etjetse imbita yemanti, wehlela emtfonjeni wafike wakha emanti. Ngibese ngitsi kuye: ‘Ngicela unginatsise.’+
46 Ngekushesha uvele wetfula lembita, watsi: ‘Unganatsa,+ futsi ngitawunatsisa nalamakamela akho.’ Ngako unginatsisile waphindze wanatsisa nalamakamela.
47 Ngemuva kwaloko ngimbutile ngatsi: ‘Uyindvodzakati yabani?’ Yena watsi: ‘Ngiyindvodzakati yaBethuweli, loyindvodzana yaMilkha naNahori.’ Ngako ngimfake lendandatho ekhaleni kanye nalamabhengela lasetandleni takhe.+
48 Ngibese ngiyaguca ngakhotsama embikwaJehova futsi ngamdvumisa Jehova Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami Abrahama,+ longicondzise endleleni lefanele kuze ngitsatse indvodzakati yemnakabonkhosi yami kutsi ibe ngumfati wendvodzana yayo.
49 Ngako ngicela nisho kutsi niyafisa yini kuba nemusa enkhosini yami nekwetsembeka kuyo; kodvwa nangabe ningafisi, ngicela ningitjele kuze ngitewuhamba ngiyofuna kulenye indzawo.”*+
50 Ngako Labani naBethuweli baphendvula batsi: “Lendzaba ivela kuJehova. Tsine angeke sikhone kuvuma nome kwala.*
51 Nangu Rebheka embikwakho. Mtsatse uhambe naye, kuze abe ngumfati wendvodzana yenkhosi yakho, njengobe nje Jehova akhulumile.”
52 Lenceku ya-Abrahama yatsi nayiva lamavi, yavele yaguca embikwaJehova.
53 Ngemuva kwaloko, yakhipha tintfo letentiwe ngelisiliva nangeligolide kanye netimphahla yatinika Rebheka, yase inika umnakabo kanye namake wakhe tintfo letiligugu.
54 Ngemuva kwaloko lenceku kanye nalamadvodza labehamba nayo, badla futsi banatsa base bayalala.
Nayivuka ekuseni, lenceku yatsi: “Ngikhululeni ngibuyele enkhosini yami.”
55 Ngako umnakabo Rebheka kanye namake wakhe bayiphendvula batsi: “Sicela ahlale emalanga langaba ngu-10, ngemuva kwaloko utawubese uyahamba.”
56 Kodvwa yatsi kubo: “Ngicela ningangivimbi ngobe Jehova sewuluphumelelisile luhambo lwami. Ngikhululeni ngihambe kuze ngibuyele enkhosini yami.”
57 Ngako batsi: “Asibite Rebheka sive kuye.”
58 Bambita Rebheka batsi kuye: “Utawuhamba yini nalendvodza?” Yena watsi: “Yebo ngitawuhamba.”
59 Ngako bamkhulula Rebheka+ kanye nemnakekeli*+ wakhe, nalenceku ya-Abrahama nemadvodza lebeyihamba nawo.
60 Babese bayambusisa batsi kuye: “Dzadzewetfu, shengatsi ungaba netinkhulungwane tetinkhulungwane* tebantfwana, futsi shengatsi intalelwane* yakho ingatsatsa emadolobha etitsa tayo.”+
61 Rebheka kanye nebasiti bakhe bagibela emakamela balandzela lenceku. Ngako lenceku yamtsatsa Rebheka yahamba naye.
62 Isaka wachamuka ngaseBheri-lahayi-rohi,+ ngobe abehlala eNegebhu.+
63 Beseliyawushona futsi Isaka abephumile ahambahamba esigangeni kuze ayewudla ematsambo engcondvo.+ Watsi nakaphakamisa emehlo wabona kuchamuka emakamela.
64 NaRebheka watsi nakaphakamisa emehlo wabona Isaka, futsi ngekushesha wehla ekameleni.
65 Wase ubuta lenceku watsi: “Ngubani loya lohamba lapha futsi lota langakitsi?” Lenceku yatsi: “Yinkhosi yami.” Ngako Rebheka watsatsa liduku lakhe watimbonya ngalo.
66 Lenceku yatjela Isaka konkhe lebeyikwentile.
67 Ngemuva kwaloko, Isaka wangenisa Rebheka ethendeni lamake wakhe Sara.+ Wamtsatsa waba ngumfati wakhe, futsi wamtsandza kakhulu.+ Isaka wadvudvuteka ngemuva kwekufelwa ngumake wakhe.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlanyelo.”
^ Nobe “nelutsandvo lolucotfo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lesinguhhafu welishekeli.” Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lesingemashekeli langu-10.” Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “kuze ngiye ngesekudla nome ngesencele.”
^ Nobe “Kute lokubi nome lokuhle lesingakusho kuwe.”
^ Lokusho, umnakekeli lobesekangumsiti wakhe.
^ Nobe “ngumake wetinkhulungwane letinyenti.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlanyelo.”
