Genesis 25
1 U-Abhrahama wabuye wathatha enye inkosikazi okuthiwa nguKethura.
2 Yamzalela uZimrani, uJokishani, uMedani, uMidiyani, u-Ishibhaki, noShuwa.
3 UJokishani wayenguyise kaShebha noDedani. Amadodana kaDedani kwakungama-Ashuri, amaLethushi, namaLewumi.
4 Amadodana kaMidiyani: kwakungu-Efa, u-Eferi, uHanokhi, u-Abhida, no-Elda. Bonke laba babeyizizukulwane zikaKethura.
5 U-Abhrahama walabela u-Isaka lonke ifa lakhe,
6 kodwa amadodana ezancinza zakhe, u-Abhrahama wawanika izipho esaphila, wayeseyawaqhelisa endodaneni yakhe u-Isaka, aya ngasempumalanga, empumalanga.
7 Isiyonke iminyaka eyaphilwa ngu-Abhrahama yayiyi-175.
8 U-Abhrahama wafa esemdala kakhulu, egculisekile yiminyaka ayiphilile, wangcwatshwa koyisemkhulu.
9 Amadodana akhe u-Isaka no-Ishmayeli bamngcwaba emgedeni eMakhaphela osensimini ka-Efroni indodana kaZowari umHithi, empumalanga neMamre,
10 insimu u-Abhrahama ayeyithenge kumaHithi. U-Abhrahama wangcwatshwa lapho kwathunwa khona umkakhe uSara.
11 Esefile u-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu wayibusisa indodana yakhe u-Isaka. U-Isaka wakha e-Ebheri Lahayi Royi.
12 Nazi izizukulwane zika-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abhrahama, ayizalelwa yisigqila sikaSara, uHagari umGibhithe.
13 Lawa ngamagama amadodana ka-Ishmayeli ngokwelamana kwawo: izibulo kwakunguNebhayothi, kulandele uKheda, u-Adibhiyeli, uMibhisamu,
14 uMishima, uDuma, uMasa,
15 uHadadi, uThema, uJethuri, uNaphishi, noKedema.
16 Yilawo-ke amagama amadodana ka-Ishmayeli ngokwakha kwawo emizaneni yawo, nangokuma kwawo enkanjini, ayizinhloko zezizwana ezilishumi nambili.
17 Isiyonke iminyaka yokuphila kuka-Ishmayeli yayiyi-137. Wafa, wangcwatshwa koyisemkhulu.
18 Izizukulwane zakhe zakha kusukela eHavila kuyoshaya eShuri, eduze nomngcele eGibhithe uma ulibhekise e-Ashuri. U-Ishmayeli wayengumdlwembe phakathi kwabafowabo, ehlala ebachukuluza.
19 Nanku umlando ka-Isaka indodana ka-Abhrahama: u-Abhrahama wazala u-Isaka.
20 U-Isaka wayeseneminyaka engama-40 ngesikhathi eganwa nguRibheka indodakazi kaBhethuweli umAramu wasePhadani Aramu; wayengudadewabo kaLabani umAramu.
21 U-Isaka wamkhulekela kuSimakade uRibheka umkakhe, ngokuba wayengabatholi abantwana, iNkosi yawuzwa umkhuleko wakhe, uRibheka wakhulelwa.
22 Abantwana babeqhubukushana ngaphakathi kuye, waze wathi: “Uma kuzoba nje, pho ngisaphilelani na?” Wayeseyobuza kuSimakade.
23 USimakade wathi kuye: “Esibelethweni sakho kukhona izizwe ezimbili; izinhlobo ezimbili zabantu ozozizala. Ziyakwehlukana ezibilini zakho; esinye isizwe siyakwehlula esinye, omkhulu akhonze omncane.”
24 Kwathi sesifikile isikhathi sokubeletha, wazibula ngamawele.
25 Owabona ilanga kuqala wayenomzimba ompofu ngebala, ephuphuzela uboya bunjengobesiphuku, lona wamqamba igama wathi ngu-Esawu.
26 Emva kwakhe kwazalwa umfowabo owaphuma ebambelele esithendeni sika-Esawu, wamqamba igama wathi nguJakobe. U-Isaka wayeneminyaka engama-60 ngesikhathi kuzalwa laba bafana.
27 Bakhula abafana, u-Esawu waba yiphisi, ekhonze ukuhlala endle; uJakobe wayengumuntu othule engumnqolo, ehlala emathendeni.
28 U-Isaka wayemthanda kakhulu u-Esawu, ngokuba wayeyithanda inyama yenyamazane, kanti uJakobe wayethandwa kakhulu ngunina uRibheka.
29 Langa limbe uJakobe epheke isilovela samalentili, kwafika u-Esawu evela endle, eyetha yindlala.
30 U-Esawu wathi kuJakobe: “Ake ungiphe kuleso silovela sakho esibomvu, ngafa yindlala.” Kungakho kuthiwa ungu-Edomi.
31 UJakobe wathi: “Ngithengisele kuqala ilungelo lobuzibulo bakho.”
32 U-Esawu wathi: “Ngiyafa yiphango. Linamsebenzi muni ilungelo lobuzibulo bami kimi na?”
33 UJakobe wathi: “Funga kuqala.” Wayesefunga-ke. U-Esawu wadayisa kanjalo-ke ngelungelo lobuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe.
34 UJakobe wayesemupha isinkwa nesilovela samalentili. U-Esawu wadla, waphuza, wahamba. U-Esawu walidela kanjalo ilungelo lobuzibulo bakhe.