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1. | UAbrahama wasebuya wathatha umfazi, lebizo lakhe linguKetura. |
2. | Wasemzalela uZimrani loJokishani loMedani loMidiyani loIshibaki loShuwa. |
3. | UJokishani wasezala uShebha loDedani. Lamadodana kaDedani ayengamaAshuri lamaLetushi lamaLewumi. |
4. | Njalo amadodana kaMidiyani ayengoEfa loEferi loHanoki loAbida loElidaha. Wonke la ngamadodana kaKetura. |
5. | UAbrahama wasemupha uIsaka konke ayelakho. |
6. | Kodwa kumadodana abafazi abancane uAbrahama ayelabo uAbrahama wawanika izipho; wawasusa kuIsaka indodana yakhe, esaphila, wawathuma empumalanga elizweni lempumalanga. |
7. | Lalezi zinsuku zeminyaka yempilo kaAbrahama ayiphilayo, iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanu. |
8. | UAbrahama wasephela, wafa eseluphele kuhle emdala enele, wabuthelwa ezizweni zakibo. |
9. | UIsaka loIshmayeli amadodana akhe basebemngcwaba obhalwini lweMakaphela, esiqintini sikaEfroni indodana kaZohari umHethi, esiqondene leMamre, |
10. | isiqinti uAbrahama asithenga ebantwaneni bakaHethi; lapho uAbrahama wangcwatshwa loSara umkakhe. |
11. | Kwasekusithi emva kokufa kukaAbrahama, uNkulunkulu wambusisa uIsaka indodana yakhe; uIsaka wasehlala emthonjeni iLahayi-Royi. |
12. | Lalezi yizizukulwana zikaIshmayeli indodana kaAbrahama, uHagari umGibhithekazi, incekukazi kaSara, amzalela uAbrahama. |
13. | Lala ngamabizo amadodana kaIshmayeli ngamabizo awo njengokuzalwa kwawo; izibulo likaIshmayeli nguNebayothi, loKedari loAdibeli loMibisama |
14. | loMishima loDuma loMasa, |
15. | uHadadi loTema, uJeturi, uNafishi loKedema; |
16. | la ngamadodana kaIshmayeli, njalo la ngamabizo awo ngemizana yawo langemizi yawo, iziphathamandla ezilitshumi lambili ngezizwe zawo. |
17. | Njalo le yiminyaka yempilo kaIshmayeli, iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa; wasephela, wafa, wabuthelwa ebantwini bakibo. |
18. | Basebehlala kusukela eHavila kusiya eShuri ephambi kweGibhithe, ekuhambeni usiya eAsiriya; wahlala phambi kobuso babafowabo bonke. |
19. | Lalezi yizizukulwana zikaIsaka indodana kaAbrahama; uAbrahama wazala uIsaka. |
20. | UIsaka wayeseleminyaka engamatshumi amane mhla ethatha uRebeka, indodakazi kaBethuweli umSiriya wePadani-Arama, udadewabo kaLabani umSiriya, ukuba ngumkakhe. |
21. | UIsaka wasemncengela umkakhe e Nkosi ni, ngoba wayeyinyumba; i Nkosi yasincengeka ngaye, kwaze kwathi uRebeka umkakhe wathatha isisu. |
22. | Abantwana babedubana-ke ngaphakathi kwakhe; wasesithi: Uba kunjalo, kungani nginje? Wasesiyabuza i Nkosi. |
23. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuye: Izizwe ezimbili zisesizalweni sakho, izizwe ezimbili zizakwehlukana emibilini yakho. Njalo esinye isizwe sizakuba lamandla kulesinye isizwe, futhi omkhulu uzakhonza omncinyane. |
24. | Kwathi sezigcwalisekile insuku zakhe zokubeletha, khangela-ke, amaphahla esiswini sakhe. |
25. | Kwasekuphuma owokuqala ebomvana, yena wonke enjengesembatho soboya; ngakho bamutha ibizo lakhe bathi ng uEsawu. |
26. | Njalo emva kwalokho kwaphuma umfowabo, lesandla sakhe sibambelele esithendeni sikaEsawu; basebebiza ibizo lakhe uJakobe. LoIsaka wayeleminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha ekuzalweni kwabo. |
27. | Abafana basebekhula; uEsawu wasesiba ngumzingeli ohlakaniphileyo, umuntu weganga; loJakobe umuntu obekekileyo ehlala emathenteni. |
28. | Njalo uIsaka wayemthanda uEsawu ngoba wadla inyama yenyamazana yakhe; kodwa uRebeka wathanda uJakobe. |
29. | Kwathi uJakobe esephekile ukudla okuphekiweyo, kwasekufika uEsawu evela egangeni, ekhathele. |
30. | UEsawu wasesithi kuJakobe: Ake ungivumele ngiginye kokubomvu lokho okubomvu, ngoba ngikhathele. Ngalokhu babiza ibizo lakhe ngokuthi uEdoma. |
31. | UJakobe wasesithi: Ngithengisela lamuhla ilungelo lobuzibulo bakho. |
32. | UEsawu wasesithi: Khangela, sengizakufa; njalo liyini kimi ilungelo lobuzibulo? |
33. | UJakobe wasesithi: Funga kimi lamuhla. Wasefunga kuye, wathengisa ilungelo lobuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe. |
34. | UJakobe wasenika uEsawu isinkwa lokudla okuphekiweyo kwamalentili*; wasesidla wanatha, wasukuma wahamba; ngalokho uEsawu wadelela ilungelo lobuzibulo bakhe. |
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