Genesisi 25:1-34
25 Abrahama watsatsa lomunye umfati, futsi libito lakhe kwakunguKethura.
2 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Kethura watala Zimrani, Jokshane, Medani, Midiyani,+ Ishbaki kanye naShuwa.+
3 Jokshane watala Sheba naDedani.
Emadvodzana aDedani bekubo-Ashurimu, Lethushi kanye naLewumi.
4 Emadvodzana aMidiyani bekubo-Efa, Eferi, Hanoki, Abida kanye na-Elda.
Bonkhe laba bekubatukulu baKethura.
5 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Abrahama wanika Isaka konkhe lebekanako,+
6 kodvwa emadvodzana alalabanye bafati bakhe wawaniketa tipho. Ngesikhatsi Abrahama asaphila, lamadvodzana wawahambisa wawayisa ngasemphumalanga, wawasusa edvute na-Isaka indvodzana+ yakhe, aya endzaweni lebitwa ngekutsi live laseMphumalanga.
7 Abrahama waphila iminyaka lengu-175.
8 Ngemuva kwaloko wafa, sekamdzala kakhulu futsi enetisekile ngekuphila. Wangcwatjwa njengabo bonkhe bantfu bakubo.
9 Emadvodzana akhe, bo-Isaka na-Ishmayeli bamngcwaba emhumeni loseMakhaphela, ensimini ya-Efroni indvodzana yaZohari umHethi, lebeyibukene neMamre,+
10 futsi lena bekungulensimi Abrahama lebekayitsenge kumaHethi. Wangcwatjwa lapho, endzaweni lokwangcwatjwa kuyo Sara, umfati wakhe.+
11 Ngesikhatsi Abrahama sekafile, Nkulunkulu wachubeka abusisa Isaka indvodzana+ ya-Abrahama, futsi Isaka abehlala edvute naseBheri-lahayi-rohi.+
12 Nangu umlandvo wa-Ishmayeli+ indvodzana ya-Abrahama, layitalelwa nguHagari+ umGibhithe, lobekayincekukati yaSara.
13 Nankha emadvodzana a-Ishmayeli, futsi abekwe ngekwemabito awo nangemindeni yawo: Litibulo lakhe bekunguNebayothi,+ kulandzele Khedari,+ Adbeli, Mibsamu,+
14 Mishma, Duma, Masa,
15 Hadadi, Thema, Jeturi, Nafishi kanye naKhedema.
16 Lawa bekungemadvodzana a-Ishmayeli, futsi lawa ngemabito awo ngekwemiti yawo nangekwetindzawo labekamise kuto emathende.* Bekabaholi labangu-12 balemindeni yawo.+
17 Ishmayeli waphila iminyaka lengu-137. Ngemuva kwaloko wafa futsi wangcwatjwa njengabo bonkhe bokhokho* bakhe.
18 Labantfu bebahlala eHavila+ edvute neShuri,+ lesondzelene neGibhithe, baze bayewufika e-Asiriya. Bakha edvute nato tonkhe tihlobo tabo.*+
19 Nangu umlandvo wa-Isaka indvodzana ya-Abrahama.+
Abrahama watala Isaka.
20 Isaka abeneminyaka lengu-40 ngesikhatsi atsatsa Rebheka, indvodzakati yaBhethuweli+ um-Aramu wasePhadani-aramu, lobekaphindze abe ngudzadzewaboLabani um-Aramu.
21 Isaka abesolo ancenga Jehova mayelana nemfati wakhe ngobe abengabatfoli bantfwana. Ngako Jehova wakuva kuncenga kwakhe futsi Rebheka wakhulelwa.
22 Labantfwana lebebasesiswini sakhe bebalwa,+ kangangekutsi Rebheka watsi: “Nangabe kutawuba njena, ngisaphilelani?” Ngako wabuta Jehova ngaloku.
23 Jehova watsi kuye: “Esiswini sakho kunetive letimbili+ futsi kunebantfu lababili labehlukene.+ Lesinye sive sitawuba nemandla kunalesi lesinye,+ futsi lomdzala utawuba ngephansi kwalomncane.”+
24 Sefika sikhatsi sekutsi abeleke, futsi bekunemaphahla esiswini sakhe.
25 Luswane lwekucala lwaphuma lubovu wonkhe umtimba futsi lugcwele boya,+ ngako balubita ngekutsi ngu-Esawu.*+
26 Ngemuva kwaloko nemnakabo naye waphuma futsi abebambe sitsendze sa-Esawu,+ ngako bambita ngekutsi nguJakobe.*+ Isaka abeneminyaka lengu-60 ngesikhatsi Rebheka atala labantfwana.
27 Njengobe labafana bakhula, Esawu waba nelikhono lekutingela,+ futsi abehlala asehlatsini, kodvwa Jakobe yena abeyindvodza lelungile ahlala emathendeni.+
28 Isaka abetsandza Esawu ngobe bekamnika letilwane labetitingela, kantsi Rebheka abetsandza Jakobe.+
29 Ngalelinye lilanga, ngesikhatsi Jakobe apheka sitjulo, Esawu wabuya ehlatsini adziniwe.
30 Ngako watsi kuJakobe: “Ngicela usheshise ungiphe leso sitjulo* lesibovu, ngobe ngifile yindlala.” Kungako lelinye libito lakhe kwatsiwa ngu-Edomu.*+
31 Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Cale ungitsengisele butibulo bakho!”+
32 Esawu watsi: “Buka nje sengitakufa, manje bubaluleke ngani butibulo kimi?”
33 Jakobe wachubeka watsi: “Funga kucala!” Ngako Esawu wafunga, futsi wamtsengisela kanjalo Jakobe butibulo bakhe.+
34 Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe waniketa Esawu sinkhwa kanye nesitjulo semalentili,* ngako wadla futsi wanatsa wase uyahamba. Ngaleyondlela Esawu wakhombisa kutsi akanendzaba nebutibulo bakhe.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “ngekwemathende labiyelwe labekahlala kuwo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “wabutselwa kubantfu bakubo.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “Bebalwa nabo bonkhe bomnakabo.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Kuba Neboya.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Lobambe Sitsendze; Lotsatsa Indzawo Yalomunye.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “loko lokubovu.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Lobovu.”
^ Lolu luhlobo lwemabhontjisi lolunetinhlavu letincane.
