Genesis 35

UNkulunkulu ubusisa uJakobe eBhetheli

1UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuJakobe: Sukuma, yenyukela eBhetheli a, uhlale khona; umenzele lapho ilathi uNkulunkulu owabonakala kuwe mhla ubaleka ebusweni bukaEsawu umnewenu b. 2UJakobe wasesithi kundlu yakhe c lakubo bonke ababelaye: Susani onkulunkulu bezizwe abaphakathi kwenu d, lizihlambulule, lintshintshe izembatho zenu e. 3Asisukume senyukele eBhetheli, ngimenzele khona uNkulunkulu ilathi owangiphendula ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami f, njalo waba lami endleleni engahamba kuyo g. 4Basebenika uJakobe bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe ababesesandleni sabo, lamacici h ayesezindlebeni zabo; uJakobe wasekufihla ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi* i eliseShekema. 5Basebehamba; lokwesabeka kukaNkulunkulu j kwakuphezu kwemizi eyayibazingelezele, njalo kabawaxotshanga amadodana kaJakobe.

6UJakobe wasefika eLuzi k, eselizweni leKhanani, eyiBhetheli, yena labantu bonke ababelaye. 7Wasesakha khona ilathi, wayibiza indawo ngokuthi iEli-Bhetheli
 iEli-Bhetheli: okuyikuthi,  uNkulunkulu weBhetheli.
, ngoba lapho uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye ekubalekeleni ubuso bomnewabo.
8Njalo uDebora umlizane kaRebeka wafa m, wangcwatshwa ezansi kweBhetheli ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi n, ngakho wasitha ibizo laso iAloni-Bakuthi
 iAloni-Bakuthi: okuyikuthi,  ie-oki yokulila.
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9UNkulunkulu wasebuya wabonakala kuJakobe evela ePadani-Arama, wambusisa. 10UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye: Ibizo lakho nguJakobe; ibizo lakho kalisayikuthiwa nguJakobe p, kodwa uIsrayeli kuzakuba libizo lakho. Wabiza ibizo lakhe ngokuthi uIsrayeli q. 11UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye: NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla r; zala wande s; isizwe, yebo ibandla lezizwe kuzavela kuwe t; lamakhosi azaphuma ekhalweni lwakho. 12Lelizwe engalinika uAbrahama loIsaka ngizalinika wena, lenzalweni yakho emva kwakho ngizayinika ilizwe u. 13UNkulunkulu wasesenyuka esuka kuye endaweni lapho ayekhuluma laye khona v. 14UJakobe wasemisa insika endaweni lapho ayekhuluma laye khona, insika yelitshe w. Wathululela phezu kwayo umnikelo wokunathwayo x, wathela phezu kwayo amagcobo. 15UJakobe waseyitha ibizo lendawo, lapho uNkulunkulu ayekhulume laye khona, iBhetheli y.

Ukufa kukaRasheli

16Basebehamba besuka eBhetheli; kwathi kusesengummango
 ummango: Heb  isiqetshana somhlabathi.
ukuya eEfrathi, uRasheli wabeletha, wayelobunzima ekubeletheni.
17Kwasekusithi ekubeletheni kwakhe nzima, umbelethisi wathi kuye: Ungesabi, ngoba lalo uzakuba yindodana yakho aa. 18Kwasekusithi umphefumulo wakhe usuphuma, ngoba esesifa, wayitha ibizo layo uBenoni
 uBenoni: okuyikuthi,  indodana yosizi lwami.
; kodwa uyise wayibiza ngokuthi nguBhenjamini
 uBhenjamini: okuyikuthi,  indodana yesandla sokunene.
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19URasheli wasesifa ad, wangcwatshwa endleleni eya eEfrathi, eyiBhethelehema ae. 20UJakobe wasemisa insika phezu kwengcwaba lakhe; le yinsika yengcwaba likaRasheli kuze kube lamuhla af.

21UIsrayeli wasehamba, wamisa ithente lakhe ngaphambili komphotshongo weEderi ag. 22Kwasekusithi uIsrayeli ehlala kulelolizwe, uRubeni waya walala loBiliha ah umfazi omncinyane kayise; uIsrayeli wasekuzwa.

Amadodana kaJakobe lokufa kukaIsaka

Amadodana kaJakobe-ke ayelitshumi lambili ai;
23amadodana kaLeya: Izibulo likaJakobe, uRubeni, loSimeyoni loLevi loJuda loIsakari loZebuluni; 24amadodana kaRasheli: OJosefa loBhenjamini; 25lamadodana kaBiliha, incekukazi kaRasheli: ODani loNafithali; 26lamadodana kaZilipa, incekukazi kaLeya: OGadi loAsheri; la ngamadodana kaJakobe azalelwa yena ePadani-Arama.

27UJakobe wasefika kuIsaka uyise eMamre aj, eKiriyathi-Arba ak, eyiHebroni, lapho uAbrahama ahlala khona njengowezizwe, loIsaka al. 28Lensuku zikaIsaka zaziyiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili. 29UIsaka wasehodoza, wafa, wabuthelwa ezizweni zakibo am, emdala, enele ngensuku. Amadodana akhe uEsawu loJakobe asemngcwaba an.

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