UGenesisi 26:1-35
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.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “lenzalo yakho.”
^ Kumbe, “izizukulwane zakho.”
^ Kumbe, “Ngizanika izizukulwane zakho.”
^ Kumbe, “ngomntanakho.”
^ Kumbe, “egone umkakhe uRabheka.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ukuxabana.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ukumangalela.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Indawo ezibanzi.”
^ Kumbe, “izizukulwane zakho.”
