Genesisi
26 Enarheni kwaba nendlala efana naleya eyaba khona ngesikhathi saka-Abrahama,+ nje-ke u-Isaka waya ku-Abimeleki ikosi yamaFilista eGerari. 2 UJehova wabonakala kuye wathi: “Ungehleli eGibhide. Hlala enarheni engizokutjengisa yona. 3 Hlala enarheni ekungasi ngeyakho le.+ Ngizokuba nawe, ngikubusise, ngiphe wena neenzukulwana zakho iinarhezi+ begodu ngizosiphetha isivumelwano engasenza noyihlo u-Abrahama:+ 4 ‘Ngizokwenza iinzukulwana zakho zibe zinengi njengeenkwekwezi zezulwini,+ ngizozinikela zoke iinarhezi.+ Ngeenzukulwana zakhwezi, zoke iintjhaba zephasini zizokubusiswa,’+ 5 ngombana u-Abrahama walalela ilizwi lami, wenza koke engimyale ngakho, walalela imiyalo nemithethwami.”+ 6 Nje-ke u-Isaka waraga nokuhlala eGerari.+
7 Amadoda wendawo leyo nawambuza ngomkakhe bekathi: “Ngudadwethu.”+ Bekasaba ukuthi, “Mkami,” ngombana wathi, “Amadoda wendawo le angangibulala ngebanga lakaRabega, ngombana bekasiphalaphala.+ 8 Ngelinye ilanga u-Abimeleki ikosi yamaFilista yathi nayihlola ngefesidere, yabona u-Isaka azithabisa nomkakhe uRabega.+ 9 Yeke wabiza u-Isaka wathi kuye: “Umuntu lo mkakho! Kubayini uthi, ‘Ngudadwethu’?” U-Isaka wathi kuye: “Kungombana bengisaba ukufa ngebanga lakhe.”+ 10 U-Abimeleki wathi: “Yintobani osenze yona le?+ Omunye umuntu bekangalala naye lula begodu usenze sibe mlandu!”+ 11 Yeke u-Abimeleki wayala boke abantu wathi: “Nanyana ngubani othinta indoda le nomkayo kwamambala uzokubulawa!”
12 U-Isaka wathoma ukutjala enarheni leyo begodu ngomnyaka loyo wavuna ngokubuyelelwe kali-100, ngombana uJehova wambusisa.+ 13 Waba yinjinga, wasolo aphumelela wabe wanjinga khulu. 14 Waba nemihlambi yezimvu, yeenkomo neensebenzi ezinengi,+ amaFilista athoma ukumfela umona.
15 AmaFilista avala ngehlabathi yoke imithombo eyenjiwa ziinsebenzi zaka-Abrahama+ ngesikhathi sakhe. 16 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Abimeleki wathi ku-Isaka: “Suka enarhenethu le ngombana sewunamandla ukusidlula.” 17 U-Isaka wasuka lapho waya emrhobeni weGerari,+ wahlala khona. 18 U-Isaka wemba godu imithombo eyenjiwa ngesikhathi sakayise u-Abrahama ngombana amaFilista ayivala ngemva kokuhlongakala kwaka-Abrahama.+ Wathiya imithombo leyo ngamagama uyise ayithiya ngawo.+
19 Kuthe iinsebenzi zaka-Isaka nazigubha emrhobeni zafumana umthombo wamanzi ahlwengileko. 20 Abelusi beGerari bathoma ukulwa nabelusi baka-Isaka bathi: “Amanzi la ngewethu!” Yeke wathiya umthombo loyo ngokuthi yi-Esekhe* ngombana balwe naye. 21 Bemba omunye umthombo, nalapho kwaba nokulwa. Nje-ke wathiya umthombo loyo ngokuthi yiSitina.* 22 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, wasuka lapho wayokugubha omunye umthombo kodwana akhenge ubangwe. Nje-ke wawuthiya ngokuthi yiRerhobhothi* wathi: “Ngombana uJehova nje usiphe indawo eyaneleko begodu usenze saba banengi enarheni.”+
23 Ngemva kwalokho wasuka lapho wakhuphukela eBheritjheba.+ 24 Ngobusuku bamhlokho uJehova wabonakala kuye wathi: “NginguZimu kayihlo u-Abrahama.+ Ungasabi ngombana nginawe,+ ngizokubusisa begodu ngizokwandisa iinzukulwana zakho ngebanga lesisebenzi sami u-Abrahama.”+ 25 Wakha i-aldara, wathandaza kuJehova.+ Wahloma itende lakhe lapho,+ iinsebenzi zakhe zagubha omunye umthombo lapho.
26 Nje-ke kwafika u-Abimeleki avela eGerari akhamba no-Arhuzathi umelulekakhe noPhikoli induna yebutho lakhe.+ 27 U-Isaka wathi kibo: “Nizokufunani kimapha, njengombana kungini enangihloya nangiqotha nenarhenenu?” 28 Bathi: “Sibonile ukuthi uJehova unawe.+ Nje-ke sathi, ‘Akube nesifungo phakathi kwethu, senze isivumelwano nawe+ 29 sokuthi angeze wenza litho elimbi kithi, njengombana nathi singakhenge sikulimaze kodwana senza okuhle kwaphela kuwe, sakukhambisa ngokuthula. Nje ungobusisiweko kaJehova.’” 30 Ngemva kwalokho, wabenzela isidlo, badla bebasela. 31 Bavuka ekuseni khulu, bafunga komunye nomunye.+ Ngemva kwalokho, u-Isaka wabatjhaphulula, bakhamba ngokuthula.
32 Ngelangelo kwafika iinsebenzi zaka-Isaka zizombikela ngomthombo eziwembileko,+ zathi kuye: “Sifumene amanzi!” 33 Wathiya umthombo loyo ngokuthi yiTjhiba. Kungebangelo-ke igama ledorobhelo kuyiBheritjheba+ bekube kunamhlanjesi.
34 U-Esewu nakaneminyaka ema-40 watjhada noJehudithi indodakazi kaBheri umRhiti noBhasemathi indodakazi ka-Eloni umRhiti.+ 35 Bebazwisa u-Isaka noRabega+ ubuhlungu obukhulu.