UGenesisi 35:1-29
35 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi kuJakhobe: “Suka uye eBhetheli+ uyehlala khona, wakhele uNkulunkulu weqiniso i-alithare kuleyondawo, lowo owabonakala kuwe ngesikhathi ubalekela umnewenu u-Esawu.”+
2 UJakhobe wasekhuluma labendlu yakhe kanye labo bonke ayelabo wathi: “Lahlani bonke onkulunkulu bezizweni elilabo,+ lizihlambulule litshintshe lezigqoko zenu,
3 besesisuka lapha siqanse siye eBhetheli. Ngizakwakhela uNkulunkulu weqiniso i-alithare kuleyondawo, yena owangiphendulayo ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami njalo obelokhu elami loba ngaphi ebengisiya khona.”+
4 Yikho banika uJakhobe bonke onkulunkulu bezizweni ababelabo kanye lamacici ababewagqokile, uJakhobe wasegqibela* izinto lezo ngaphansi kwesihlahla esikhulu esasiseduze leShekhemu.
5 Bathi sebeqhubeka ngohambo lwabo, uNkulunkulu wenza ukuthi abantu bamadolobho ayeseduze kwabo bafikelwe yikwesaba. Ngakho abazange bawaxotshanise amadodana kaJakhobe.
6 Ekucineni uJakhobe labo bonke ayelabo bafika eLuzi+ okutsho iBhetheli, elizweni laseKhenani.
7 Wasesakha i-alithare kuleyondawo wayibiza ngokuthi yi-Eli-bhetheli* ngoba uNkulunkulu weqiniso wayeziveze kuye kuleyondawo ngesikhathi ebalekela umnewabo.+
8 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uDibhora+ umlizane kaRabheka wafa wangcwatshwa eduze leBhetheli ngaphansi kwesihlahla som-okhi. Yikho uJakhobe wabiza leyondawo ngokuthi yi-Aloni-bhakhuthi.*
9 UNkulunkulu waphinda wabonakala kuJakhobe ngesikhathi esiza evela ePhadani-aramu njalo wambusisa.
10 UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Ibizo lakho unguJakhobe.+ Awusayikubizwa ngokuthi unguJakhobe kodwa usuzabizwa ngokuthi ungu-Israyeli.” Waseqalisa ukumbiza ngokuthi ngu-Israyeli.+
11 UNkulunkulu waphinda wathi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla.+ Zala ube labantwana abanengi. Izizwe kanye leqembu lezizwe kuzaphuma kuwe+ futhi amakhosi azavela kuwe.+
12 Ilizwe engalipha u-Abrahama lo-Isaka ngizakunika lona njalo ngizalinika lezizukulwane zakho ezizalandela ngemva kwakho.”+
13 UNkulunkulu wasesenyuka wasuka endaweni ayekhuluma laye ekuyo.
14 Ngakho uJakhobe wamisa insika yelitshe khonapho ayekhulume laye khona, wasethela umnikelo wokunathwayo phezu kwayo wathela lamafutha.+
15 Kanti njalo uJakhobe wayelokhu eyibiza ngokuthi yiBhetheli+ leyondawo uNkulunkulu ayekhulume laye kuyo.
16 Basebesuka-ke eBhetheli njalo kwathi sekusele umango othile ukuthi bafike e-Efratha uRasheli waqala ukuhelelwa kodwa kwaba nzima ukuthi abelethe ngoba wayesizwa ubuhlungu kakhulu.
17 Wathi elokhu elwisa ukubeletha, umbelethisi wakhe wathi kuye: “Ungesabi ngoba uzazala omunye umntwana ongumfana.”+
18 Wathi esezaphela (ngoba wayesesifa), wanika umntwana ibizo wathi nguBheni-oni* kodwa uyise wamnika elithi Bhenjamini.*+
19 Ngakho uRasheli wafa wasengcwatshwa endleleni eya e-Efratha, okutsho eBhethilehema.+
20 UJakhobe wasemisa insika phezu kwethuna lakhe njalo ilokhu iyinsika yethuna likaRasheli kuze kube lamuhla.
21 Ngemva kwalokho u-Israyeli wasuka kuleyondawo wamisa itende lakhe esephambidlana komphotshongo wase-Ederi.
22 Ngelinye ilanga u-Israyeli esahlala kuleyondawo uRubheni wahamba wayalala loBhiliha omunye umfazi kayise njalo u-Israyeli wayizwa indaba le.+
UJakhobe wayelamadodana angu-12.
23 Amadodana kaLeya kwakunguRubheni+ izibulo likaJakhobe, loSimiyoni, loLevi, loJuda, lo-Isakhari kanye loZebhuloni.
24 Amadodana kaRasheli kwakunguJosefa loBhenjamini.
25 Amadodana kaBhiliha incekukazi kaRasheli kwakunguDani loNafithali.
26 Amadodana kaZilipha incekukazi kaLeya kwakunguGadi lo-Asheri. La yiwo okwakungamadodana kaJakhobe awazalelwa esePhadani-aramu.
27 Ekucineni uJakhobe wafika lapho okwakuloyise u-Isaka eMamre+ emangweni waseKhiriyathi-abha okutsho iHebroni, lapho u-Abrahama lo-Isaka ababehlala khona njengabezizweni.+
28 U-Isaka waphila iminyaka engu-180,+
29 wasephefumula okokucina wafa njalo wangcwatshwa njengabanye abantu bakibo. Wayesephile isikhathi eside futhi esuthisekile ngempilo. Amadodana akhe u-Esawu loJakhobe amngcwaba.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “wasefihla.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “UNkulunkulu weBhetheli.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Um-okhi wokulila.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Indodana yokulila kwami.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Indodana yesandla sokudla.”
