Genesisi
25 Nje-ke u-Abrahama wathatha umfazi godu, igama lakhe bekunguKhethura. 2 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi wambelethela uZimrani, uJokhitjhani, uMedani, uMidiyani,+ uYitjhibhakhi noTjhurhi.+
3 UJokhitjhani waba nguyise kaTjheba noDedani.
Amadodana kaDedani bekungu-Atjhuri, uLethutjhi noLewumi.
4 Amadodana kaMidiyani bekungu-Efa, u-Eferi, uRhanoki, u-Abida no-Elidaya.
Woke la bekumadodana kaKhethura.
5 Kamva u-Abrahama wanikela u-Isaka+ koke egade anakho, 6 kwathi amadodanakhe awafumene ngamakhohlwakhe wawanikela izipho. Ngaphambi kokuthi ahlongakale, wawathumela eendaweni ezingePumalanga, kude nendodanakhe u-Isaka.+ 7 U-Abrahama waphila iminyaka eli-175. 8 Nje-ke wahlongakala sele aluphele begodu anelisekile ngepilo. Ngemva kwalokho wabulungwa ngendlela okwabulungwa ngayo abokhokho bakhe. 9 Amadodanakhe u-Isaka no-Itjhimayeli bambulunga erholweni leMakaphela esimini ka-Efroni indodana kaTsorhari umRhiti, ebeyiphambi kweMamre,+ 10 okuyisimu u-Abrahama ayithenga emadodaneni kaRhiti. Wabulungwa lapho kwabulungwa khona uSara umkakhe.+ 11 Ngemva kokuthi u-Abrahama ahlongakele, uZimu bekasolo abusisa u-Isaka indodanakhe+ njengombana bekahlala eduze neBheyeri-Larhayi-Royi.+
12 Lo mlando ka-Itjhimayeli+ indodana ka-Abrahama, ayibelethelwa nguHagari+ umGibhide isisebenzi sakaSara.
13 La magama wamadodana ka-Itjhimayeli namagama weenkoro avela kizo: izibulo laka-Itjhimayeli nguNebayothi,+ kulandele uKedari,+ kube ngu-Adibiyeli, uMibisamu,+ 14 uMitjhima, uDuma, uMasa, 15 uRhadadi, uTema, uJethuri, uNafitjhi noKhedema. 16 La madodana ka-Itjhimayeli ngokuya ngokweendawo ahlala kizo nangamakampa ahlala kiwo, amakhosana ali-12 ngokuya ngokweenkoro zawo.+ 17 U-Itjhimayeli waphila iminyaka eli-137. Wahlongakala, wabulungwa ngendlela okwabulungwa ngayo abokhokho bakhe. 18 Nje-ke iinzukulwana zakhe zahlala ukuthoma eRhavila+ hlanu kweTjhuri,+ eduze neGibhide bekwayokufika e-Asiriya. Zahlala eduze nabafowabo.*+
19 Lo mlando ka-Isaka indodana ka-Abrahama.+
U-Abrahama waba nguyise ka-Isaka. 20 U-Isaka bekaneminyaka ema-40 nakathatha uRabega oyindodakazi kaBhetuweli+ umAramu wePadana-Aramu, udadwabo lakaLabani umAramu. 21 U-Isaka bekasolo ancenga uJehova abawela umkakhe ngombana bekayinyumba. Yeke uJehova wasiphendula isibawo sakhe begodu uRabega waba sidisi. 22 Amadodana ebekazithwele wona alwa ngesibelethweni sakhe,+ nje-ke wathi: “Nangabe kufuze ngizwe ubuhlungu obungaka, kubayini kufuze ngiphile?” Wabuza uJehova ngendaba le. 23 UJehova wathi kuye: “Esibelethweni sakho kuneentjhaba ezimbili,+ yeke uzokubeletha iintjhaba ezimbili,+ esinye sizokuba namandla kunesinye+ begodu indodana ekulu izokuba sisebenzi sendodana encani.”+
24 Safika isikhathi sokuthi abelethe, wabeletha amawele. 25 Wokuthoma owabelethwako waphuma abomvu, umzimbakhe woke unjengesambatho soboya,+ bamthiya bathi ngu-Esewu.*+ 26 Ngemva kwalokho, kwalandela umfowabo wavela abambe isithende saka-Esewu,+ wamthiya wathi nguJakopo.*+ U-Isaka bekaneminyaka ema-60 uRabega nakabelethako.
27 Njengombana abesanaba bakhula, u-Esewu waba mzumi onekghono,+ esikhathini esinengi bekahlala asekuzumeni kodwana uJakopo waba yindoda elungileko, ehlala ematendeni.+ 28 U-Isaka bekathanda u-Esewu, amthandiswa kukuthi uza nenyama, uRabega bekathanda uJakopo.+ 29 Ngelinye ilanga uJakopo apheke isobho yeenhlumaya, u-Esewu wafika abuya emmangweni begodu adinwe afile. 30 Nje-ke u-Esewu wathi kuJakopo: “Ngibawa urhabe ungiphe isobho ebomvu leyo, ngidinwe khulu!”* Kungebangelo igama lakhe kwaba ngu-Edomu.*+ 31 UJakopo wathi: “Kokuthoma ngithengisela ubuzibulo bakho!”+ 32 U-Esewu waphendula wathi: “Qala ngiyafa, buzangisiza ngani ubuzibulo?” 33 UJakopo wathi: “Funga kimi qangi!” Nje-ke wafunga kuye begodu wamthengisela ubuzibulo bakhe.+ 34 UJakopo wanikela u-Esewu uburotho nesobho yeenhlumaya, wadla, wasela ngemva kwalokho wasikima wakhamba. U-Esewu akhenge abuhloniphe ubuzibulo bakhe.