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24 U-Abrahama besele aluphele begodu uJehova bekambusise ngakho koke.+ 2 U-Abrahama wathi esisebenzini sakhe, esingesikhulu ngendlinakhe, ebesitlhogomela koke anakho:+ “Ngibawa ubeke isandla sakho ngaphasi kwenyongami, 3 ngizokufungisa ngoJehova uZimu wezulu nephasi ukuthi angeze uthathele indodanami umfazi emadodakazini wamaKanana, engihlala phakathi kwawo.+ 4 Kunalokho uzokuya enarheni yekhethu, eenhlobeni zami,+ uyokuthathela khona u-Isaka indodanami umfazi.”

5 Isisebenzi sathi kuye: “Alo, nangabe umfazi loyo akafuni ukuza nami enarheni le, kghani kufuze ngithathe indodanakho ngiyise enarheni ovela kiyo?”+ 6 U-Abrahama wathi kiso: “Qiniseka bona awusi indodanami lapho.+ 7 UJehova uZimu wezulwini owangikhupha ngendlini kababa nenarheni yeenhlobo zami+ nowakhuluma nami wafunga wathi:+ ‘Inarha le ngizoyinikela iinzukulwana zakho,’+ uzokuthumela ingilozakhe bona ikunqophise,+ yeke uzoyithathela lapho-ke indodanami umfazi.+ 8 Nangabe umfazi loyo akafuni ukukhamba nawe, uzabe utjhaphulukile esifungwenesi kodwana ungayisi indodanami lapho.” 9 Isisebenzi sabeka isandla saso ngaphasi kwenyonga ka-Abrahama ikosaso, safunga malungana nendaba le.+

10 Nje-ke isisebenzi sathatha amakamela alitjhumi wekosaso begodu sakhamba siphethe yoke imihlobo yezipho ezivela ekosinaso. Ngemva kwalokho, sakhamba saya eMesopotamiya, edorobheni lakaNarhori. 11 Isisebenzesi nasifika emthonjeni ebewungaphandle kwedorobho, sajama saphumuza amakamela. Besele kuntambama, kusikhathi abafazi abeza ngaso bazokukha amanzi. 12 Sathandaza sathi: “Jehova Zimu wekosami u-Abrahama, ngibawa wenze ilangeli liphumelele begodu urhawukele ikosami u-Abrahama. 13 Ngijame emthonjenapha begodu abantazana bedorobheneli bayeza bazokukha amanzi. 14 Akwenzeke ukuthi intombi engizokuthi kiyo, ‘Ngibawa wehlise umjekakho, ungiseze amanzi,’ yona iphendule ithi, ‘Ungasela begodu ngizokuseza namakamelakho,’ akube ngiyo oyikhethele u-Isaka isisebenzi sakho. Lokho kuzakutjengisa bona uyirhawukele ikosami.”

15 Kuthe isisebenzesi singakaqedi ukukhuluma kwavela uRabega indodakazi kaBhetuweli+ indodana kaMilika+ umkaNarhori,+ omfowabo ka-Abrahama athwele umjeka wamanzi emahlombe. 16 Bekamuhle kwamambala, ayintombi; kunganandoda ekhe yaya emabhayini naye. Wehlela ngemthonjeni, wafese wazalisa umjekakhe wabuya. 17 Isisebenzi sithe nasimbonako, sagijimela kuye sathi: “Ngibawa ungiseze amanzi.” 18 URabega wathi: “Ungasela kosami.” Wehlisa umjekakhe, wanikela isisebenzi sasela. 19 Nakaqeda ukusiseza wathi: “Ngizokuseza namakamelakho bekaneliseke.” 20 Nje-ke warhaba wathela amanzi lapha kuselela khona iinlwana, wasolo agijima abuyelela kanengi emthonjeni, akha amanzi bona aseze woke amakamela. 21 Ngesikhatheso indoda le ithulile, imqalile irarekile, izibuza ukuthi kghani uJehova uliphumelelisile ikhambo layo namkha awa.

22 Kuthe nasele amakamela aqede ukusela, indoda le yamkhuphela icici lepumulweni, ubudisi balo busiquntu setjhekeli* namabhengela amabili wegolide, ubudisi bawo bumatjhekeli* alitjhumi, 23 yathi: “Akhese ungitjele, uyindodakazi kabani? Ikhona na ikumba endlini kayihlo bona ngingalala khona ubusuku banamhlanjesi?” 24 URabega wathi kiyo: “Ngiyindodakazi kaBhetuweli+ indodana kaMilika ayibelethela uNarhori.”+ 25 Waraga wathi: “Sinakho kokubili, iinhlanga nefuru enengi nendawo yokulala.” 26 Ngemva kwalokho, indoda le yaguqa yahloma ihloko phasi, yathokoza uJehova 27 yathi: “Akadunyiswe uJehova uZimu wekosami u-Abrahama ngombana akhenge alise ukuyithanda nokuthembeka kiyo. UJehova unginqophise endlini yeenhlobo zekosami.”

28 Umntazana wagijima wayokutjela unina nabanye ngalokhu. 29 URabega bekanomfowabo, igama lakhe kunguLabani.+ Nje-ke uLabani wagijimela endodeni ebeyingaphandle emthonjeni. 30 Nakabona icici lepumulweni namabhengela asezandleni zakadadwabo, ezwa namezwi kadadwabo uRabega athi, “Ngilokhu indoda leya ekukhulume kimi,” uLabani waya endodeni leya ebeyisajame emthonjeni namakamela. 31 Khonokho wathi: “Ubusiswe nguJehova. Nje-ke asikhambe siye ekhaya. Akusikuhle bona ujame ngaphandlapho. Ngikulungiselele indawo yokulala nendawo lapho amakamelakho angahlala khona.” 32 Yeke indoda le yakhamba naye, uLabani wafese watjhaphulula amakamela wawapha iinhlanga nefuru, wanikela indoda le amanzi wokuhlamba iinyawo zayo nezamadoda akhamba nayo. 33 Kuthe nakubekwa ukudla phambi kwayo, yathi: “Angeze ngidle ngingakatjho engize ngakho.” Nje-ke uLabani wathi: “Ungakhuluma-ke.”

34 Yathi: “Ngisisebenzi saka-Abrahama.”+ 35 UJehova uyibusise khulu ikosami, uyenze yanjinga khulu ngokuyipha izimvu neenkomo, isiliva negolide, iinsebenzi eziduna nezisikazi, amakamela nabodumbana.+ 36 USara umkakosami, wayibelethela indodana sele aluphele+ begodu ikosami izoyinikela koke enakho.+ 37 Yeke ikosami yangifungisa yathi: ‘Ungathatheli indodanami umfazi emadodakazini wamaKanana, enarheni engihlala kiyo le.+ 38 Kufuze uye endlini kababa emndeninami,+ uthathele indodanami umfazi lapho.’+ 39 Ngathi ekosinami: ‘Alo, kuthiwani-ke nangabe umfazi loyo akafuni ukukhamba nami?’+ 40 Yathi kimi: ‘UJehova engimlotjhako+ uzokuthumela ingilozakhe+ bona ikunqophise begodu izokuphumelelisa ikhambo lakho ufumanele indodanami umfazi emndeninami endlini kababa.+ 41 Nangabe umndenami awufuni ukukunikela yena, uzabe utjhaphulukile esifungweni sakho.’+

42 “Nangifika emthonjeni namhlanjesi, ngithandazile ngathi: ‘Jehova Zimu wekosami u-Abrahama, nangabe uzokwenza ikhambo lameli liphumelele nakhu okufuze kwenzeke: 43 Njengombana ngijame la, nakuza intombi+ izokukha amanzi, ‘Ngizokuthi: “Ngibawa ungiseze.” 44 Nayithi, “Ungasela begodu ngizokuseza namakamelakho.” Akube ngiyo uJehova ayikhethele indodana yekosami.’+

45 “Ngithe ngisakhuluma ngehliziyo njalo, kwavela uRabega athwele umjeka emahlombe, watjhinga ngemthonjeni wakha amanzi. Nje-ke ngathi kuye: “Ngibawa ungiseze amanzi.’+ 46 Msinyana wethula umjekakhe wathi: ‘Ungasela+ begodu ngizokuseza namakamelakho.’ Yeke ngasela, waseza namakamela. 47 Ngemva kwalokho, ngambuza ngathi: ‘Uyindodakazi kabani?’ Waphendula wathi: ‘Ngiyindodakazi kaBhetuweli indodana kaNarhori leyo ayibelethelwa nguMilika.’ Yeke ngamfaka icici lepumulweni namabhengela ezandleni zakhe.+ 48 Ngaguqa, ngahloma ihloko phasi phambi kwakaJehova, ngadumisa uJehova uZimu wekosami u-Abrahama+ owanginqophisa bona ngithathe indodakazi yomfowabo lekosami ibe mfazi wendodanayo. 49 Nje-ke ngitjelani nangabe niyafuna ukuba nomusa begodu nithembeke ekosinami; nangabe akusinjalo ngitjelani ngikghone ukudlulela phambili.”+

50 ULabani noBhetuweli baphendula bathi: “Lokhu kuvela kuJehova. Asikwazi ukuthi iye namkha awa. 51 Nangu uRabega phambi kwakho. Mthathe nikhambe, akabe mfazi wendodana yekosakho njengombana uJehova akhulumile.” 52 Isisebenzi saka-Abrahama nasizwa ipendulwabo, khonokho saguqa phambi kwakaJehova. 53 Sakhupha izinto zokuzikghabisa zegolide nezesiliva nezambatho sazinikela uRabega, sapha umfowabo nonina izinto eziligugu. 54 Ngemva kwalokho, isisebenzi saka-Abrahama namadoda ebekakhamba naso badla, basela balala lapho.

Ekuseni nasivukako sathi: “Ngivumela ngikhambe ngiye ekosinami.” 55 Umfowabo nonina kaRabega bathi: “Sibawa bona umntazana ahlale nathi ngitjho nanyana kungaba malanga angaba litjhumi. Ngemva kwalokho uzakukhamba.” 56 Sathi kibo: “Ningangibambezeli, nibona kuhle ukuthi uJehova wenze ikhambo lami laphumelela. Ngivumelani ngikhambe, ngiye ekosinami.” 57 Bathi: “Asimbizeni, sizwe bona yena uthini.” 58 Babiza uRabega bathi kuye: “Uzokukhamba nendoda le na?” Wathi: “Iye, ngizokukhamba nayo.”

59 Nje-ke bavumela udadwabo uRabega+ naloyo egade ayimbelesakhe*+ bona bakhambe nesisebenzi saka-Abrahama namadoda ebekakhamba naso. 60 Babusisa uRabega bathi kuye: “Dadwethu kwanga iinzukulwana zakho zingaba ziinkulungwana ezinengi, zithumbe amadorobho walabo abazizondako.”+ 61 URabega neensebenzi zakhe ezisikazi basikima, bakhwela emakameleni balandela indoda leyo. Yathatha uRabega yakhamba naye.

62 U-Isaka bekavela nca ngeBheyeri-Larhayi-Royi+ ngombana bekahlala eNegebhi.+ 63 Bekakhambakhamba emmangweni ntambama bona ayokucabangisisa.+ Uthe nakaphakamisa amehlo wabona kuza amakamela! 64 URabega naye nakaphakamisa amehlo wabona u-Isaka, wehla msinyana ekameleni. 65 Wabuza isisebenzi wathi: “Ngubani indoda leya ekhambakhamba emmangweni ezosihlangabeza?” Isisebenzi sathi: “Yikosami.” Yeke wathatha idugu wazigubuzesa ngayo. 66 Isisebenzi satjela u-Isaka koke okwenzekileko. 67 Ngemva kwalokho u-Isaka wangenisa uRabega ngetendeni lakaSara unina.+ Wamthatha waba mkakhe begodu wamthanda.+ U-Isaka watjhiriyeka ngemva kokuhlongakalelwa ngunina.+