UGenesisi 35
1 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuJakhobe, “Yana eBhetheli wakhe khona, njalo khonapho wakhele uNkulunkulu i-alithari, yena owabonakala kuwe lapho ubalekela umnewenu u-Esawu.”
Basa naa ma, Lamatualain olaꞌ no Yakob nae, “Au ia, Lamatualain fo mana utudꞌu ao ngga neu nggo, leleꞌ mela hela aꞌa ma Esau. Ia naa, ho lali Betel muu leo. Losa naa, muririi mei tutunu-hohotuꞌ fee Au. Ma leo muu naa leo.”
2 Ngakho uJakhobe wasesithi kwabomuzi wakhe lakubo bonke ababelaye, “Lahlani onkulunkulu bezizweni elilabo, lizihlambulule, lintshintshe lezigqoko zenu.
Basa ma, Yakob olaꞌ no basa ume isi nara nae, “Ia naa, basa hita tae lao Betel teu. Maꞌahulu na, au mia sususaꞌ rala, Lamatualain tulu-fali au mia naa. Au ae uririi mei tutunu-hohotuꞌ sia naa. Dadꞌi ia naa, nggari hendi basa paton sosonggoꞌ ra leo. Tao mimemeu ao mara, ma nggati bua-baꞌu mara, te ata tae beꞌutee neu Lamatualain.”
3 Beselisiza sihambe siye eBhetheli lapho engizakwakha khona i-alithari likaNkulunkulu yena owangisizayo ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami njalo olokhu elami loba ngingaze ngiye ngaphi.”
4 Basebemupha uJakhobe bonke onkulunkulu bezizweni ababelabo lamacici ayesendlebeni zabo, uJakhobe wakumbela ngaphansi kwesihlahla somʼOkhi eShekhemu.
Boe ma ara fee basa paton sosonggoꞌ ma basa aꞌandikiꞌ ra. De Yakob naꞌoi se sia hau huu ineꞌ esa raeꞌ, deka kambo Sikem.
5 Emva kwalokho basebesuka, ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kwehlela imizi yonke ababakhelane layo, akwaze kwaba loyedwa owaxotshana labo.
Yakob atahori nara lao mia Sikem ma, Lamatualain fee nemetaus neu atahori ndule nusaꞌ naa ra, de ara nda rambarani tao deꞌulaka Yakob se sa.
6 UJakhobe wafika eLuzi (leyo yiBhetheli) kanye labo bonke ayelabo elizweni laseKhenani.
Naa de, Yakob no atahori nara, losa Betel sia rae Kanaꞌan no masodꞌaꞌ. (Feꞌesaꞌan, Betel, naran Lus).
7 Wakha khona i-alithari, indawo waseyibiza ngokuthi yi-Eli Bhetheli, ngoba kwakulapho uNkulunkulu aziveza khona ngesikhathi ebalekela umfowabo.
Losa naa ma, Yakob lutu mbatu mei tutunu-hohotuꞌ. Ana babꞌae mamanaꞌ naa, El Betel, (sosoa na ‘Betel Lamatualain na’), huu maꞌahulu na Lamatualain natudꞌu Ao na neu e sia naa, leleꞌ ana nela mia aꞌa na.
8 UDibhora, umlizane kaRabheka wafa, wembelwa ngaphansi komʼOkhi ngezansi kweBhetheli. Yikho yathiwa yi-Aloni Bhakhuthi.
Deka no kambo Betel, hambu hau huu ineꞌ esa atahori rae Alon Bakut. Sosoa na ‘hau ngganggaet’. Ara babꞌae raꞌo naa, huu leleꞌ Ribka ina mana oꞌo na, naran Debora, mate, ara raꞌoi e sia hau huuꞌ naa raeꞌ.
9 UJakhobe esebuyile ePhadani Aramu uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye njalo, wambusisa.
Yakob baliꞌ mia Padan Aram ma, Lamatualain natudꞌu Ao na fai, ma fee ne papala-babꞌanggiꞌ.
10 UNkulunkulu wathi kuye, “Ibizo lakho linguJakhobe, kodwa kawusayi kuthiwa unguJakhobe; ibizo lakho selizathiwa ungu-Israyeli.” Ngakho wamutha wathi ngu-Israyeli.
Lamatualain olaꞌ nae, “Eniꞌ a mia ia nema, nara ma, nda Yakob sa ena. Te, Au fee nara feu ma, naeni, Israꞌel.
11 UNkulunkulu wathi kuye, “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla; zalanani lande ngobunengi. Kuzaphuma kuwe isizwe lezinhlanga zezizwe, lamakhosi azavela emzimbeni wakho.
Au ia, Lamatualain mana Koasa. De bꞌonggi mumuhefu leo! Mete te, nusa-nusaꞌ ra rema mia tititi-nonosi mara. Ma ho bꞌonggi mane-maneꞌ ra.
12 Ilizwe engalinika u-Abhrahama lo-Isaka ngilinika wena lawe, njalo ilizwe leli ngizalinika izizukulwane zakho eziza emva kwakho.”
Nusaꞌ fo Au fee neu baꞌi Abraham ma amam Isak, ia naa Au fee neu nggo mo tititi-nonosi mara.”
13 UNkulunkulu wasephakama emtshiya endaweni lapho ayeke wakhuluma laye khona.
Lamatualain olaꞌ basa ma, Yakob naririi rii fatuꞌ esa sia naa, dadꞌi nesenenedꞌaꞌ neu Lamatualain hehelu-fufuli na. Boe ma, ana mboꞌa oe anggor, no mina neu fatu a ata, de beꞌutee neu Lamatualain.
14 UJakhobe wamisa insika yelitshe endaweni leyo uNkulunkulu ayekhulume laye khona, wasethululela phezu kwayo umnikelo onathwayo; wathela njalo amafutha phezu kwayo.
15 UJakhobe wasebiza indawo leyo lapho uNkulunkulu akhuluma laye khona ngokuthi yiBhetheli.
Ana babꞌae mamanaꞌ naa, Betel.
16 Basebehamba besuka eBhetheli. Kwathi belokhu besesebucwala kwe-Efrathi, uRasheli wahelelwa kwaba nzima ukubeletha.
Basa naa ma, Yakob se lao hela Betel. Ara feꞌe raꞌadꞌooꞌ ro Efrata (nara feaꞌ na, Betlehem), te Rahel naeꞌ a bꞌonggi ena. Te ana bꞌonggi susa.
17 Kwathi ekulobobunzima bokubeletha umbelethisi wathi kuye, “Ungesabi. Ngoba uzazuza enye indodana.”
Ana feꞌe naꞌananasaꞌ ma, mana naꞌabꞌobꞌonggiꞌ a nafadꞌe e nae, “Ina Rahel! Tao manggatetee rala ma, huu inaꞌ hambu ana touꞌ esa fai!”
18 Kwathi esephela ngoba wayesesifa wetha indodana yakhe wathi nguBheni-Oni. Kodwa uyise wayo wayithi nguBhenjamini.
Rahel hahae na nae etu ma, ana babꞌae anaꞌ naa, Ben-Oni, (sosoa na ‘ana doidꞌosoꞌ’). Basa naa ma, ana mate boe. Te Yakob babꞌae anaꞌ naa, Benyamin, (sosoa na ‘ana lima onaꞌ’).
19 Wafa kanjalo uRasheli wembelwa endleleni kuyiwa e-Efrathi (kutshiwo iBhethilehema.)
Basa ma, ara raꞌoi Rahel sia dalaꞌ mana nae nisiꞌ Efrata suu na (ia naa, Efrata naran Betlehem).
20 UJakhobe wakha insika phezu kwethuna, kuze kube lamhla insika leyo itshengisa ithuna likaRasheli.
Boe ma Yakob naririi fatu rates esa sia naa. Rahel fatu rates na naa, feꞌe sia ia, losa faiꞌ ia.
21 U-Israyeli wabuye wathutha wayamisa ithente lakhe ngale kweMigidali-Eda.
Basa naa ma, Yakob lali-laliꞌ nakandooꞌ a. Lao esa, ana naririi lalaat deka ume kanaru ineꞌ sa, naran Eder.
22 U-Israyeli esakhile kulowomango, uRubheni wasuka wayalala lomfazi weceleni kayise uBhiliha, njalo u-Israyeli wakuzwa. UJakhobe wayelamadodana alitshumi lambili:
Ara feꞌe leo sia naa ma, Ruben sungguꞌ no ama na sao tias na, Bilha. Ma Yakob o bubꞌuluꞌ dalaꞌ naa boe. Yakob ana mone nara sanahulu rua. Naeni,
23 Amadodana kaLeya ayeyila: uRubheni izibulo likaJakhobe, uSimiyoni, uLevi, uJuda, u-Isakhari loZebhuluni.
Lea ana nara, Ruben (fo Yakob ana ulu na), Simeon, Lewi, Yahuda, Isaskar, ma Sebulon.
24 Amadodana kaRasheli ayeyila: uJosefa loBhenjamini.
Rahel ana nara, Yusuf ma Benyamin.
25 Amadodana encekukazi kaRasheli, uBhiliha ayeyila: uDani loNafithali.
Rahel ate na Bilha ana nara, Dan ma Naftali.
26 Amadodana encekukazi kaLeya uZilipha ayeyila: uGadi lo-Asheri. La ayengamadodana kaJakhobe awazalela ePhadani Aramu.
Ma Lea ate na Silpa ana nara, Gad, ma Aser. Ara bꞌonggi basa anaꞌ naa ra sia Padan Aram.
27 UJakhobe weza ekhaya kuyise u-Isaka eMamure, eduze leKhiriyathi Aribha (kutsho iHebhroni) lapho u-Abhrahama lo-Isaka ababehlala khona.
Basa naa ma, Yakob neu seꞌu ama na Isak sia Mamre deka kambo Kiriat Arba (aleꞌ ia, naran Hebron). Maꞌahulu na, baꞌi Abraham o leo sia naa boe.
28 U-Isaka waphila okweminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili.
Isak nasodꞌa losa too natun esa falu nulu ma, ana mate. De ana na Yakob no Esau raꞌoi e.
29 Wafika ekucineni wafa, wembelwa labantu bakibo eseluphele leminyaka yakhe isiminengi. Amadodana akhe u-Esawu loJakhobe bamngcwaba.
