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| 1. | UAbrahama wayesemdala eselensuku ezinengi; le Nkosi yayimbusisile kukho konke. |
| 2. | UAbrahama wasesithi encekwini yakhe, endala yendlu yakhe, ebusa phezu kwakho konke alakho: Ake ubeke isandla sakho ngaphansi kwethangazi lami, |
| 3. | ukuze ngikufungise nge Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wamazulu loNkulunkulu womhlaba, ukuthi kawuyikuyithathela indodana yami umfazi emadodakazini amaKhanani, engihlala phakathi kwawo; |
| 4. | kodwa uzakuya elizweni lakithi lezihlotsheni zami, uyithathele umfazi indodana yami uIsaka. |
| 5. | Inceku yasisithi kuye: Mhlawumbe owesifazana angafuni ukungilandela kulelilizwe, ngingayibuyisela lokuyibuyisela yini indodana yakho elizweni owaphuma kulo? |
| 6. | UAbrahama wasesithi kuye: Qaphela ukuthi ungayibuyiseli khona indodana yami. |
| 7. | I Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wamazulu, eyangithatha endlini kababa lelizweni lokuzalwa kwami, eyakhuluma kimi, eyafunga kimi isithi: Ngizalinika inzalo yakho lelilizwe; yona izathuma ingilosi yayo phambi kwakho, ukuze uyithathele khona umfazi indodana yami. |
| 8. | Kodwa uba owesifazana engafuni ukukulandela, uzakuba ukhululekile kulesisifungo sami; kuphela ungayibuyiseli indodana yami khona. |
| 9. | Inceku yasibeka isandla sayo ngaphansi kwethangazi likaAbrahama inkosi yayo, yafunga kuye ngaloludaba. |
| 10. | Njalo inceku yasithatha amakamela alitshumi kuwo amakamela enkosi yayo, yahamba, lakho konke okuhle kwenkosi yayo kwakusesandleni sayo, yasisukuma yaya eMesopotamiya emzini kaNahori. |
| 11. | Yasiguqisa amakamela ngaphandle komuzi emthonjeni wamanzi ngesikhathi santambama, ngesikhathi sokuphuma kwabakhi bamanzi besifazana. |
| 12. | Yasisithi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahama, ake ungiphumelelise lamuhla, uyenzele umusa inkosi yami uAbrahama. |
| 13. | Khangela, ngimi emthonjeni wamanzi, kuphuma amadodakazi amadoda omuzi ukukha amanzi. |
| 14. | Njalo kuzakuthi intombazana engizakuthi kuyo: Ake ukhothamise imbiza yakho ukuze nginathe, ibisisithi: Natha, lamakamela akho ngizawanathisa; yiyo oyimisele inceku yakho uIsaka; ngalokho-ke ngizakwazi ukuthi uyenzele umusa inkosi yami. |
| 15. | Kwasekusithi ingakaqedi ukukhuluma, khangela-ke, uRebeka waphuma, owazalelwa uBethuweli indodana kaMilka, umkaNahori umfowabo kaAbrahama, njalo elembiza ehlombe lakhe. |
| 16. | Njalo inkazana yayikhangeleka kuhle kakhulu, intombi emsulwa, okungelandoda eyaziyo; yasisehlela emthonjeni, yagcwalisa imbiza yayo, yenyuka. |
| 17. | Inceku yasigijima ukuyihlangabeza yathi: Ake unginathise amanzi amalutshwana embizeni yakho. |
| 18. | Yasisithi: Natha, nkosi yami. Yaphangisa yehlisela imbiza yayo esandleni sayo, yayinathisa. |
| 19. | Isiqedile ukuyinathisa yathi: Ngizakhelela lamakamela akho aze aqede ukunatha. |
| 20. | Yasiphangisa yathululela isigxingi sayo emkolweni wokunathela, yabuya yagijimela emthonjeni ukuyakukha, yakhelelela amakamela ayo wonke. |
| 21. | Indoda yasiyikhangelisisa ithule ukuze yazi ukuthi i Nkosi iyiphumelelisile indlela yayo kumbe hatshi. |
| 22. | Kwasekusithi amakamela eseqedile ukunatha, indoda yasithatha icici legolide, isisindo salo sasiyingxenye yeshekeli*, lamasongo amabili ezandleni zayo, isisindo sawo saba ngama shekeli alitshumi egolide. |
| 23. | Yasisithi: Uyindodakazi kabani? Ake ungazise. Kukhona indawo yethu yini endlini kayihlo ukuthi silale? |
| 24. | Yasisithi kuyo: Ngiyindodakazi kaBethuweli indodana kaMilka owayizalela uNahori. |
| 25. | Yathi kuyo futhi: Silakho konke amahlanga lokudla kwezinyamazana okunengi, lendawo yokulala. |
| 26. | Indoda yasikhothama, yakhonza i Nkosi, |
| 27. | yasisithi: Ibusisiwe i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahama, engayekelanga umusa wayo lobuqotho bayo enkosini yami; mina-ke, ngisendleleni, i Nkosi ingikhokhelele endlini yabafowabo benkosi yami. |
| 28. | Intombi yasigijima, yazisa indlu kanina indaba ezinje. |
| 29. | Njalo uRebeka wayelomnewabo obizo lakhe lalinguLabani; uLabani wasegijimela phandle endodeni emthonjeni. |
| 30. | Kwasekusithi esebonile icici lamasongo ezandleni zikadadewabo, esezwile amazwi kaRebeka udadewabo okuthi: Itsho njalo indoda kimi; wasesiya endodeni, khangela-ke, yayimi emakameleni emthonjeni. |
| 31. | Wasesithi: Ngena wena obusisiweyo we Nkosi; umeleni ngaphandle? Ngoba mina sengilungisile indlu lendawo yamakamela. |
| 32. | Indoda yasisiza endlini, yakhulula amakamela, wasenika amakamela amahlanga lokudla kwenyamazana, lamanzi okugeza inyawo zayo lenyawo zamadoda ayelayo. |
| 33. | Kwasekubekwa ukudla phambi kwayo; kodwa yathi: Kangiyikudla ngize ngikhulume indaba zami. Wasesithi: Khuluma. |
| 34. | Yasisithi: Ngiyinceku kaAbrahama. |
| 35. | Futhi i Nkosi iyibusisile kakhulu inkosi yami, yaze yaba nkulu. Yayinika izimvu lezinkomo, lesiliva legolide, lezinceku lezincekukazi, lamakamela labobabhemi. |
| 36. | Njalo uSara inkosikazi yenkosi yami uyizalele inkosi yami indodana emva kokuba esemdala; yasiyinika konke elakho. |
| 37. | Inkosi yami yasingifungisa isithi: Ungayithatheli indodana yami umfazi kumadodakazi amaKhanani, engihlala elizweni lawo; |
| 38. | kodwa uzakuya endlini kababa lezihlotsheni zami, ubusuyithathela indodana yami umfazi. |
| 39. | Ngasengisithi enkosini yami: Mhlawumbe owesifazana kayikungilandela. |
| 40. | Yasisithi kimi: i Nkosi, engihamba phambi kwayo, izathuma ingilosi yayo lawe, izaphumelelisa indlela yakho, njalo uzayithathela indodana yami umfazi ezihlotsheni zami lendlini kababa. |
| 41. | Emva kwalokho uzakhululeka esifungweni sami uba uye ezihlotsheni zami njalo uba bengakuniki yena, uzakhululeka-ke esifungweni sami. |
| 42. | Kuthe ngifika emthonjeni lamuhla, ngathi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahama, uba-ke uphumelelisa indlela yami, engihamba ngayo; |
| 43. | khangela, ngimi emthonjeni wamanzi; njalo kakuthi intombi ezaphuma ukukha lengizakuthi kuyo: Ake unginathise amanzi amalutshwana esigxingini sakho; |
| 44. | ibisisithi kimi: Natha lawe, futhi ngizakhelelela lamakamela akho; kayibe nguye owesifazana i Nkosi emmisele indodana yenkosi yami. |
| 45. | Ngingakaqedi ukukhuluma enhliziyweni yami, khangela-ke, uRebeka waphuma lesigxingi sisehlombe lakhe; wehlela emthonjeni, wakha. Ngasengisithi kuye: Akunginathise. |
| 46. | Wasephangisa, wethula isigxingi kuye wathi: Natha, futhi ngizanathisa lamakamela akho. Ngasenginatha, wasenathisa lamakamela. |
| 47. | Ngasengimbuza ngathi: Uyindodakazi kabani? Wasesithi: Indodakazi kaBethuweli, indodana kaNahori uMilka amzalela yona; ngasengifaka icici emakhaleni akhe lamasongo ezandleni zakhe. |
| 48. | Ngasengikhothama, ngakhonza i Nkosi, ngabusisa i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahama, engikhokhele endleleni elungileyo ukuthi indodakazi yomfowabo wenkosi yami ngiyithathele indodana yayo. |
| 49. | Khathesi-ke uba lizayenzela inkosi yami umusa lobuqotho, ngitshelani; uba-ke kungenjalo, ngitshelani, ukuze ngiphendukele ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo. |
| 50. | Khona oLabani loBethuweli baphendula, bathi: Le into ivela e Nkosi ni; kasilakutsho lutho kuwe, olubi kumbe oluhle. |
| 51. | Khangela, uRebeka uphambi kwakho; m thathe uhambe, ukuze abe ngumkandodana yenkosi yakho, njengoba i Nkosi ikhulumile. |
| 52. | Kwasekusithi inceku kaAbrahama isizwile amazwi abo yakhothamela emhlabathini phambi kwe Nkosi. |
| 53. | Inceku yasikhupha imiceciso yesiliva, lemiceciso yegolide, lezembatho, yakunika uRebeka, yabanika lomnewabo lonina impahla eziligugu. |
| 54. | Basebesidla banatha, yona lamadoda ayelayo, balala; bavuka ekuseni, yasisithi: Ngiyekelani ngiye enkosini yami. |
| 55. | Kodwa umnewabo lonina bathi: Kayihlale lathi intombazana izinsuku loba ezilitshumi, emva kwalokho uhambe. |
| 56. | Yasisithi kubo: Lingangibambeleli, lokhu i Nkosi iphumelelisile indlela yami; ngiyekelani ngihambe ukuze ngiye enkosini yami. |
| 57. | Basebesithi: Asiyibize intombi, sizwe emlonyeni wayo. |
| 58. | Basebembiza uRebeka, bathi kuye: Uzahamba lalindoda yini? Wasesithi: Ngizahamba. |
| 59. | Basebemyekela ehamba uRebeka udadewabo lomlizane wakhe, lenceku kaAbrahama lamadoda ayo. |
| 60. | Basebembusisa uRebeka, bathi kuye: Wena dadewethu, woba zinkulungwane zezigidi, lenzalo yakho izakuba ngumnikazi wesango labayizondayo ! |
| 61. | URebeka wasesukuma lamantombazana akhe, bagada amakamela, balandela indoda; inceku yasimthatha uRebeka, yahamba. |
| 62. | UIsaka wasefika lapho abavelela khona emthonjeni iLahayi-Royi, njalo wayehlala elizweni leningizimu. |
| 63. | UIsaka wasephuma ukuyazindla ensimini sekuntambama; waphakamisa amehlo akhe wabona, khangela-ke, amakamela ayesiza. |
| 64. | LoRebeka waphakamisa amehlo akhe; esembonile uIsaka waziwisa ekameleni. |
| 65. | Wasesithi encekwini: Ngubani lindoda ehamba emasimini ukusihlangabeza? Inceku yasisithi: Yinkosi yami. Wasethatha isimbombozo, wazigubuzela. |
| 66. | Inceku yasilandisa kuIsaka zonke indaba ezenzileyo. |
| 67. | UIsaka wasemngenisa ethenteni likaSara unina, wamthatha uRebeka, waba ngumkakhe, wamthanda. UIsaka waseduduzwa emva kokufa kukanina. |
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