Genesis 24

UIsaka uganwa nguRebeka

1UAbrahama wayesemdala eselezinsuku ezinengi ▼

▼ elensuku ezinengi: Heb  eqhubekile ngezinsuku.

; leNkosi yayimbusisile kukho konke ^b. 2UAbrahama wasesithi encekwini yakhe, endala yendlu yakhe ^c, ebusa phezu kwakho konke alakho ^d: Ake ubeke isandla sakho ngaphansi kwethangazi lami ^e, 3ukuze ngikufungise ^f ngeNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamazulu loNkulunkulu womhlaba, ukuthi kawuyikuyithathela indodana yami umfazi emadodakazini amaKhanani ^g, engihlala phakathi kwawo; 4kodwa uzakuya ^h elizweni lakithi lezihlotsheni zami ⁱ, uyithathele umfazi indodana yami uIsaka. 5Inceku yasisithi kuye: Mhlawumbe owesifazana angafuni ukungilandela kulelilizwe, ngingayibuyisela lokuyibuyisela yini indodana yakho elizweni owaphuma kulo? 6UAbrahama wasesithi kuye: Qaphela ukuthi ungayibuyiseli khona indodana yami. 7INkosi, uNkulunkulu wamazulu, eyangithatha endlini kababa ^j lelizweni lokuzalwa kwami, eyakhuluma kimi, eyafunga kimi isithi: Ngizalinika inzalo yakho lelilizwe ^k; yona izathuma ingilosi yayo phambi kwakho ^l, ukuze uyithathele khona umfazi indodana yami. 8Kodwa uba owesifazana engafuni ukukulandela, uzakuba ukhululekile kulesisifungo sami ^m; kuphela ungayibuyiseli indodana yami khona. 9Inceku yasibeka isandla sayo ngaphansi kwethangazi likaAbrahama ⁿ inkosi yayo, yafunga kuye ngaloludaba.

10Njalo inceku yasithatha amakamela ^o alitshumi kuwo amakamela enkosi yayo, yahamba, lakho konke okuhle kwenkosi yayo kwakusesandleni sayo, yasisukuma yaya eMesopotamiya emzini kaNahori ^p. 11Yasiguqisa amakamela ngaphandle komuzi emthonjeni wamanzi ngesikhathi santambama, ngesikhathi sokuphuma kwabakhi ^q bamanzi besifazana. 12Yasisithi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahama ^r, ake ungiphumelelise lamuhla, uyenzele umusa inkosi yami uAbrahama ^s. 13Khangela, ngimi emthonjeni wamanzi ^t, kuphuma amadodakazi amadoda omuzi ukukha amanzi ^u. 14Njalo kuzakuthi intombazana engizakuthi kuyo: Ake ukhothamise imbiza yakho ukuze nginathe, ibisisithi: Natha, lamakamela akho ngizawanathisa; yiyo oyimisele inceku yakho uIsaka; ngalokho-ke ngizakwazi ^v ukuthi uyenzele umusa inkosi yami. 15Kwasekusithi ingakaqedi ukukhuluma, khangela-ke, uRebeka waphuma, owazalelwa uBethuweli indodana kaMilka ^w, umkaNahori umfowabo kaAbrahama, njalo elembiza ehlombe lakhe. 16Njalo inkazana yayikhangeleka kuhle kakhulu ^x, intombi emsulwa, okungelandoda eyaziyo; yasisehlela emthonjeni, yagcwalisa imbiza yayo, yenyuka. 17Inceku yasigijima ukuyihlangabeza yathi: Ake unginathise amanzi amalutshwana embizeni yakho. 18Yasisithi: Natha, nkosi yami. Yaphangisa yehlisela imbiza yayo esandleni sayo, yayinathisa. 19Isiqedile ukuyinathisa yathi: Ngizakhelela lamakamela akho aze aqede ukunatha. 20Yasiphangisa yathululela isigxingi sayo emkolweni wokunathela, yabuya yagijimela emthonjeni ukuyakukha, yakhelelela amakamela ayo wonke. 21Indoda yasiyikhangelisisa ithule ukuze yazi ukuthi iNkosi iyiphumelelisile indlela yayo kumbe hatshi ^y.

22Kwasekusithi amakamela eseqedile ukunatha, indoda yasithatha icici legolide, osisindo salo sasiyingxenye yeshekeli*, lamasongo amabili ezandleni zayo, isisindo sawo saba ngamashekeli alitshumi egolide. 23Yasisithi: Uyindodakazi kabani? Ake utsho. Kukhona indawo yethu yini endlini kayihlo ukuthi silale? 24Yasisithi kuyo: Ngiyindodakazi kaBethuweli indodana kaMilka owayizalela uNahori ^z. 25Yathi kuyo futhi: Silakho konke amahlanga lokudla kwezinyamazana okunengi, lendawo yokulala. 26Indoda yasikhothama ^aa, yakhonza iNkosi, 27yasisithi: Ibusisiwe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahama, engayekelanga umusa wayo lobuqotho bayo ^ab enkosini yami; mina-ke, ngisendleleni, iNkosi ingikhokhelele endlini yabafowabo benkosi yami ^ac.

28Intombi yasigijima, yazisa abendlu kanina ngalezizinto. 29Njalo uRebeka wayelomnewabo obizo lakhe lalinguLabani ^ad; uLabani wasegijimela phandle endodeni emthonjeni. 30Kwasekusithi esebonile icici lamasongo ezandleni zikadadewabo, esezwile amazwi kaRebeka udadewabo okuthi: Itsho njalo indoda kimi; wasesiya endodeni, khangela-ke, yayimi ngasemakameleni emthonjeni. 31Wasesithi: Ngena wena obusisiweyo weNkosi ^ae; umeleni ngaphandle? Ngoba mina sengilungisile indlu lendawo yamakamela.

32Indoda yasisiza endlini, yakhulula amakamela; wasenika amakamela amahlanga lokudla kwenyamazana ^af, lamanzi okugeza inyawo zayo lenyawo zamadoda ayelayo ^ag. 33Kwasekubekwa ukudla phambi kwayo; kodwa yathi: Kangiyikudla ngize ngikhulume indaba zami. Wasesithi: Khuluma. 34Yasisithi: Ngiyinceku kaAbrahama. 35Futhi iNkosi iyibusisile kakhulu inkosi yami ^ah, yaze yaba nkulu. Yayinika izimvu lezinkomo, lesiliva legolide, lezinceku lezincekukazi, lamakamela labobabhemi. 36Njalo uSara inkosikazi yenkosi yami uyizalele inkosi yami indodana emva kokuba esemdala ^ai; yasiyinika konke elakho ^aj. 37Inkosi yami yasingifungisa ^ak isithi: Ungayithatheli indodana yami umfazi kumadodakazi amaKhanani, engihlala elizweni lawo; 38kodwa uzakuya endlini kababa lezihlotsheni zami ^al, ubusuyithathela indodana yami umfazi. 39Ngasengisithi enkosini yami: Mhlawumbe owesifazana kayikungilandela ^am. 40Yasisithi kimi: INkosi ^an, engihamba phambi kwayo ^ao, izathuma ingilosi yayo lawe, izaphumelelisa indlela yakho ^ap, njalo uzayithathela indodana yami umfazi ezihlotsheni zami lendlini kababa. 41Emva kwalokho uzakhululeka esifungweni sami ^aq uba uye ezihlotsheni zami njalo uba bengakuniki yena, uzakhululeka-ke esifungweni sami. 42Kuthe ngifika emthonjeni lamuhla, ngathi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahama ^ar, uba-ke uphumelelisa indlela yami, engihamba ngayo ^as; 43khangela, ngimi emthonjeni wamanzi ^at; njalo kakuthi intombi ezaphuma ukukha lengizakuthi kuyo: Ake unginathise amanzi amalutshwana esigxingini sakho; 44ibisisithi kimi: Natha lawe, futhi ngizakhelelela lamakamela akho ^au; kayibe nguye owesifazana iNkosi emmisele indodana yenkosi yami ^av. 45Ngingakaqedi ukukhuluma enhliziyweni yami ^aw, khangela-ke, uRebeka waphuma lesigxingi sisehlombe lakhe; wehlela emthonjeni, wakha. Ngasengisithi kuye: Akunginathise. 46Wasephangisa, wethula isigxingi kuye ^ax wathi: Natha, futhi ngizanathisa lamakamela akho. Ngasenginatha, wasenathisa lamakamela. 47Ngasengimbuza ngathi: Uyindodakazi kabani? Wasesithi: Indodakazi kaBethuweli, indodana kaNahori uMilka amzalela yona; ngasengifaka icici emakhaleni akhe lamasongo ezandleni zakhe. 48Ngasengikhothama ^ay, ngakhonza iNkosi, ngabusisa iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahama, engikhokhele endleleni elungileyo ukuthi indodakazi yomfowabo wenkosi yami ngiyithathele indodana yayo ^az. 49Khathesi-ke uba lizayenzela inkosi yami umusa lobuqotho ^ba, ngitshelani; uba-ke kungenjalo, ngitshelani, ukuze ngiphendukele ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo.

50Khona oLabani loBethuweli baphendula, bathi: Le into ivela eNkosini; kasilakutsho lutho kuwe, olubi kumbe oluhle ^bb. 51Khangela, uRebeka uphambi kwakho; mthathe uhambe, ukuze abe ngumkandodana yenkosi yakho, njengoba iNkosi ikhulumile ^bc. 52Kwasekusithi inceku kaAbrahama isizwile amazwi abo yakhothamela emhlabathini phambi kweNkosi ^bd. 53Inceku yasikhupha imiceciso ▼

▼ imiceciso: Heb  izitsha.

yesiliva, lemiceciso yegolide, lezembatho, yakunika uRebeka, yabanika lomnewabo lonina impahla eziligugu ^bf. 54Basebesidla banatha, yona lamadoda ayelayo, balala; bavuka ekuseni, yasisithi: Ngiyekelani ngiye enkosini yami ^bg. 55Kodwa umnewabo lonina bathi: Kayihlale lathi intombazana izinsuku loba ezilitshumi, emva kwalokho ihambe. 56Yasisithi kubo: Lingangibambeleli, lokhu iNkosi iphumelelisile indlela yami; ngiyekelani ngihambe ukuze ngiye enkosini yami. 57Basebesithi: Asiyibize intombi, sizwe emlonyeni wayo. 58Basebembiza uRebeka, bathi kuye: Uzahamba lalindoda yini? Wasesithi: Ngizahamba. 59Basebemyekela ehamba uRebeka udadewabo lomlizane wakhe ^bh, lenceku kaAbrahama lamadoda ayo. 60Basebembusisa uRebeka, bathi kuye: Wena dadewethu, woba zinkulungwane zezigidi ^bi, lenzalo yakho ibe ngumnikazi wesango labayizondayo ^bj!

61URebeka wasesukuma lamantombazana akhe, bagada amakamela, balandela indoda; inceku yasimthatha uRebeka, yahamba.

62UIsaka wasefika lapho abavelela khona emthonjeni iLahayi-Royi ^bk, njalo wayehlala elizweni leningizimu. 63UIsaka wasephuma ukuyazindla ^{bl ,} ▼

▼ ukuzindla: kumbe,  ukukhuleka.

ensimini sekuntambama; waphakamisa amehlo akhe wabona, khangela-ke, amakamela ayesiza. 64LoRebeka waphakamisa amehlo akhe; esembonile uIsaka waziwisa ekamelweni ^bn. 65Wasesithi encekwini: Ngubani lindoda ehamba emasimini ukusihlangabeza? Inceku yasisithi: Yinkosi yami. Wasethatha isimbombozo, wazigubuzela. 66Inceku yasilandisa kuIsaka zonke indaba ezenzileyo. 67UIsaka wasemngenisa ethenteni likaSara unina, wamthatha uRebeka, waba ngumkakhe, wamthanda. UIsaka waseduduzwa ^bo emva kokufa kukanina ^bp.