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26 Kwaphinda kwaba lendlala elizweni, u-Isaka wasesuka waya eGerari ku-Abhimeleki inkosi yamaFilisti. Indlala yokuqala yayibe khona ngensuku zika-Abrahama.+ 2 UJehova wasebonakala ku-Isaka wathi kuye: “Ungayi eGibhithe, hlala elizweni engizakutshengisa lona. 3 Hlala njengowezizweni elizweni leli.+ Ngizaqhubeka ngilawe futhi ngikubusisa ngoba wonke amazwe la ngizawanika wena lezizukulwane zakho*+ njalo ngizasigcwalisa isifungo engasenza kuyihlo u-Abrahama+ ngathi: 4 ‘Ngizakwandisa inzalo yakho* ibe njengezinkanyezi zamazulu.+ Ngizanika inzalo yakho* wonke amazwe la+ njalo ngenzalo yakho* zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizazitholela isibusiso,’+ 5 ngenxa yokuthi u-Abrahama walilalela ilizwi lami, waqhubeka esenza engikufunayo, egcina imilayo yami, lezimemezelo zami kanye lemithetho yami.”+ 6 Ngakho u-Isaka waqhubeka ehlala eGerari.+

7 Amadoda ayehlala endaweni le ayelokhu embuza ngomkakhe kodwa yena wayewatshela athi: “Ngudadewethu.”+ Wayesesaba ukuthi athi, “Ngumkami,” ngoba esithi, “Amadoda endawo le angangibulala ngenxa kaRabheka,” ngoba uRabheka wayemuhle.+ 8 U-Isaka wathi esehlale isikhathi kuleyondawo, u-Abhimeleki inkosi yamaFilisti wakhangela ngewindi wabona u-Isaka etshengisa umkakhe uRabheka uthando.*+ 9 U-Abhimeleki wahle wambiza u-Isaka wathi: “Ngumkakho phela lo! Pho kungani uthe ngudadewenu?” U-Isaka wasesithi kuye: “Bengisesaba ukuthi ngizabulawa ngenxa yakhe yikho ngitsho njalo.”+ 10 U-Abhimeleki waqhubeka wathi: “Kuyini lokhu osenze khona?+ Omunye wabantu balapha ubezacina elala lomkakho futhi ubuzakwenza ukuthi sonke sibe lecala.”+ 11 U-Abhimeleki wasetshela abantu bonke wathi: “Loba ngubani ozathinta indoda le lomkayo uzabulawa loba sekutheni.”

12 U-Isaka waqalisa ukulima kulelolizwe njalo ngalowo mnyaka wavuna okuphindwe ka-100 kulokho ayekuhlanyelile ngoba uJehova wayembusisa.+ 13 Waphumelela futhi waqhubeka enotha waze waba lenotho enengi kakhulu. 14 Waba lemihlambi yezimvu leyenkomo kanye lezisebenzi ezinengi kakhulu,+ amaFilisti aseqalisa ukuba lomona ngaye.

15 Ngakho amaFilisti agqibela yonke imithombo eyayigejwe yizisebenzi zikayise u-Abrahama ngensuku zakhe.+ 16 U-Abhimeleki wasetshela u-Isaka wathi: “Suka endaweni yethu ngoba usulamandla kakhulu kulathi.” 17 U-Isaka wasesuka kuleyondawo, wayakhempa esigodini seGerari+ wahlala khona. 18 U-Isaka waphinda wayigebha imithombo eyayigejwe ngensuku zikayise u-Abrahama. Imithombo le yayigqitshelwe ngamaFilisti ngemva kokufa kuka-Abrahama+ njalo wayinika amabizo ayeqanjwe nguyise kuqala.+

19 Izisebenzi zika-Isaka zathi zigebha imithombo esigodini zathola umthombo olamanzi amahle. 20 Abelusi baseGerari baqalisa ukuxabana labelusi baka-Isaka besithi: “Amanzi la ngawethu!” Ngakho wabiza umthombo lo ngokuthi yi-Esekhi* ngoba babexabane laye. 21 Basebeqalisa ukugebha omunye umthombo njalo baphinda baxabana labo ngawo. Ngakho wawubiza ngokuthi yiSithina.* 22 Ngemva kwesikhathi wasuka kuleyondawo wayagebha omunye umthombo kodwa abazange baxabane laye ngawo. Ngakho wawubiza ngokuthi yiRehobhothi,* wathi: “Kungenxa yokuthi uJehova usesinike indawo eneleyo wasenza saba banengi elizweni.”+

23 Wasesuka kuleyondawo waya eBheri-shebha.+ 24 Ngalobobusuku uJehova wabonakala kuye wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo u-Abrahama.+ Ungesabi+ ngoba ngilawe, ngizakubusisa ngandise inzalo yakho* ngenxa yenceku yami u-Abrahama.”+ 25 Ngakho u-Isaka wakha i-alithare kuleyondawo, wasebiza ibizo likaJehova.+ Wamisa letende lakhe khonapho+ njalo izinceku zakhe zagebha umthombo wamanzi kuleyondawo.

26 Ngemva kwesikhathi u-Abhimeleki wasuka eGerari waya ku-Isaka elo-Ahuzathi umcebisi wakhe loFikholi induna yebutho lakhe.+ 27 U-Isaka wasesithi kubo: “Lilandeni kimi njengoba langizonda laze langixotsha endaweni yenu?” 28 Bona bathi: “Sekusicacele sibili ukuthi uJehova ulawe.+ Ngakho sithe, ‘Sicela kube lesifungo esingasoze sephulwe phakathi kwethu lawe njalo sicela ukwenza isivumelwano lawe+ 29 esokuthi awusoze wenze okubi kithi njengoba lathi singazange senze okubi kuwe, ngoba sakwenzela okuhle kuphela sakuyekela wahamba ngokuthula. Khathesi uJehova usekubusisile.’” 30 Ngemva kwalokho u-Isaka wabenzela idili badla banatha. 31 Ngelanga elilandelayo bavuka ekuseni kakhulu benza izifungo komunye lomunye.+ Ngemva kwalokho wabavalelisa basebezihambela ngokuthula.

32 Ngalelolanga izisebenzi zika-Isaka zabuya zamtshela ngomthombo ezaziwugebhile,+ zathi kuye: “Sesiwatholile amanzi!” 33 Ngakho wawubiza ngokuthi yiShibha. Yikho idolobho lakhona libizwa ngokuthi yiBheri-shebha+ kuze kube lamuhla.

34 U-Esawu wathi eseleminyaka engu-40 wathatha uJudithi indodakazi kaBheyeri umHithi loBhasemathi indodakazi ka-Eloni umHithi.+ 35 Abesifazana laba babangela usizi olukhulu ku-Isaka loRabheka.+