Genesisi 26:1-35
26 Kwaba nendlala eveni, lefana naleyo leyaba khona ngesikhatsi sa-Abrahama.+ Ngako Isaka waya eGerari ku-Abimeleki inkhosi yemaFilisti.
2 Jehova wabonakala kuye watsi: “Ungayi eGibhithe, kodvwa hlala eveni lengitakukhombisa lona.
3 Hlala kulelive, ube sihambi kulo.+ Mine ngitawuchubeka nginawe ngiphindze ngikubusise, ngobe yonkhe lendzawo ngitayinika wena nentalelwane* yakho,+ futsi ngitasifeza lesifungo lengasenta kubabe wakho Abrahama, nangitsi:+
4 ‘Intalelwane* yakho ngitayandzisa ibe ngangetinkhanyeti tasemazulwini,+ ngiyinike yonkhe lendzawo.+ Ngentalelwane* yakho tonkhe tive temhlaba titawubusiswa,’*+
5 ngobe Abrahama walilalela livi lami futsi wachubeka enta loko lengikufunako, wayigcina imiyalo yami kanye nemitsetfo yami.”+
6 Ngako Isaka wachubeka ahlala eGerari.+
7 Ngesikhatsi bantfu bakulendzawo bachubeka bambuta ngemfati wakhe, bekatsi: “Lona ngudzadzewetfu,”+ ngobe bekesaba kubatjela kutsi ngumfati wakhe. Naku bekatitjela kona: “Bantfu bakulendzawo batangibulala ngenca yaRebheka,” ngobe Rebheka abemuhle kakhulu.+
8 Ngalelinye lilanga, sekwendlule sikhatsi lesitsite, Abimeleki inkhosi yemaFilisti abebuke efasitelweni futsi wabona Isaka abambabamba* Rebheka umfati wakhe.+
9 Ngaso leso sikhatsi Abimeleki wabita Isaka watsi kuye: “Lona ngumkakho mosi! Pho kungani utsite ngudzadzewenu?” Isaka wamphendvula watsi: “Kungobe bengesaba kutsi ngitawubulawa ngenca yakhe.”+
10 Abimeleki wachubeka watsi: “Yini lena losente yona?+ Lomunye umuntfu abetawuvele alale nalomfati wakho, bese usibangela licala!”+
11 Ngako Abimeleki watjela bonkhe bantfu watsi: “Nobe ngubani lotawutsintsa lendvodza nobe umfati wayo utawubulawa!”
12 Isaka wacala kulima kuleyo ndzawo, futsi ngalowo mnyaka watfola sivuno lesiphindvwe tikhatsi letingu-100, ngobe Jehova abembusisa.+
13 Wanjinga futsi wachubeka andlondlobala waze waba netintfo letinyenti kakhulu.
14 Waba nemihlambi yetimvu netinkhomo kanye netisebenti letinyenti.+ EmaFilisti abese amdlela umona.
15 Ngako lamaFilisti atsatsa umhlabatsi, avala yonkhe imitfombo leyayimbiwe tisebenti tababe wakhe Abrahama ngesikhatsi asaphila.+
16 Ngemuva kwaloko, Abimeleki watsi ku-Isaka: “Suka lapha endzaweni yetfu ngobe sewunemandla kakhulu kunatsi.”
17 Isaka wesuka futsi wamisa emathende ngasesihosheni saseGerari,+ wahlala khona.
18 Waphindze wemba lemitfombo leyayimbiwe ngesikhatsi sababe wakhe Abrahama futsi leyayigcitjwe ngemaFilisti ngemuva kwekufa kwa-Abrahama.+ Wayibita ngemagama babe wakhe labeyinikete wona.+
19 Ngesikhatsi tinceku ta-Isaka tigubha kulesihosha, tatfola umtfombo lonemanti lahlobile.
20 Belusi baseGerari balwa nebelusi ba-Isaka batsi: “Lamanti lawa etfu.” Ngako Isaka wabita lomtfombo ngekutsi yi-Eseki,* ngobe bebalwe naye.
21 Baphindze bemba lomunye umtfombo, nawo babalwisa ngawo. Ngako Isaka wawubita ngekutsi yiSitna.*
22 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, wesuka kuleyo ndzawo futsi wemba lomunye umtfombo, kodvwa abazange babalwise ngawo. Ngako wawubita ngekutsi yiRehobothi* ngobe bekatsi: “Jehova sewusinike indzawo lenkhulu, wasenta saba nebantfwana labanyenti kulelive.”+
23 Ngemuva kwaloko wesuka waya eBherisheba.+
24 Ngalobo busuku, Jehova wabonakala kuye watsi: “Mine nginguNkulunkulu wababe wakho Abrahama.+ Ungesabi+ ngobe nginawe futsi ngitakubusisa ngiphindze ngibandzise bantfwana* bakho ngenca ya-Abrahama inceku yami.”+
25 Ngako Isaka wakha li-al’thare kuleyo ndzawo, wadvumisa nelibito laJehova.+ Wemisa lithende lakhe+ futsi tisebenti takhe temba umtfombo lapho.
26 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Abimeleki wesuka eGerari weta ku-Isaka ahamba na-Ahuzathi umeluleki wakhe kanye naPhikoli indvuna yelibutfo lakhe.+
27 Isaka watsi kubo: “Nitokwentani lapha? Angitsi beningitondza, naze nangicosha endzaweni yenu?”
28 Bamphendvula batsi: “Sesibonile kutsi Jehova unawe.+ Ngako naku lesitsite sitakusho kuwe: ‘Siyacela, asimane sente sifungo nawe, futsi sente nesivumelwane+
29 sekutsi ngeke wente lutfo lolubi kitsi njengobe natsi singentanga lutfo lolubi kuwe, ngobe sakuphatsa kahle, futsi sakuhambisa ngekuthula. Nyalo Jehova sewukubusisile.’”
30 Ngako Isaka wabentela lidzili, futsi badla baphindze banatsa.
31 Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, benta sifungo naye.+ Isaka wabese uyabavalelisa, ngemuva kwaloko bahamba ngekuthula.
32 Ngalelolanga, tisebenti ta-Isaka teta kuye tambikela ngemtfombo lebetiwugubhile,+ tatsi: “Siwatfolile emanti!”
33 Ngako wawubita ngekutsi yiSheba. Kungako nalamuhla lelidolobha lisabitwa ngekutsi yiBherisheba.+
34 Ngesikhatsi Esawu sekaneminyaka lengu-40, watsatsa Judithi indvodzakati yaBeri umHethi, watsatsa naBhasemathi indvodzakati ya-Eloni umHethi.+
35 Labomalukatane bebabangela bo-Isaka naRebheka lusizi lolukhulu.*+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlanyelo.”
^ Nobe “titatitfolela sibusiso.”
^ Nobe “agaca.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Kucabana.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Kumangalela.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Tindzawo Letinkhulu.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bebawenta ube buhlungu umoya wabo.”
