Tsonga - The Book of Genesis

Genesa

NDZIMAYA1

1EkusunguleniXikwembuxitumbuluxetilonimisava.

2Misavaayingarinaxivumbeko,naswonaayingarina nchumu;kutanimunyamaawuriehenhlakavuenti.Moya waXikwembuwufambaehenhlakamati

3KutaniXikwembuxiku:“Kuvonakalaakuvekona; 4Xikwembuxivonakuvonakalaleswakuikunene,kutani Xikwembuxihambanisakuvonakalanimunyama.

5KutaniXikwembuxithyakuvonakalahisiku,ni munyamaxithyaVusikuKutaninimadyambuninimixoa kurisikurosungula

6KutaniXikwembuxiku:“Akuvenixivandlaexikarhi kamati,xihambanisamatinimati.”

7KutaniXikwembuxiendlaxibakabaka,xiavanyisamati lamangaehansikaxibakabakanimatilamangaehenhla kaxibakabaka.

8KutaniXikwembuxithyaxibakabakaTiloKutani madyambuninimixoakurisikuravumbirhi

9Xikwembuxiku:“Matilamangaehansikamatiloama hlengeletanileendhawiniyin’we,tikoleriomekeari humelele

10KutaniXikwembuxithyamisavaleyiomekeMisava; kuhlengeletanakamatiakuthyaLwandle,kutani Xikwembuxivonaleswakuaswiriswinene

11KutaniXikwembuxiku:“Misavaayihumesebyanyi, murhilowuhumesakambewu,nimurhiwamihandzulowu humesakamihandzuhikuyahimuxakawawona,lowu mbewuyawonayingahiyoxe,emisaveni;

12Kutanimisavayihumesabyanyi,niswimilanaleswi humesakambewuhikuyahitinxakataswona,nimurhi lowuhumesakamihandzu,lowumbewuyawonayingahi woxe,hikuyahitinxakatawona

13Madyambuninimixoakurisikuravunharhu

14KutaniXikwembuxiku:“Akuvenimavoni exibakabakenixamatiloleswakumahambanisasikuni vusiku;aswiveswikombiso,nitinguva,nimasiku,ni malembe;

15Aswiveswivoniexibakabakenixamatiloleswakuswi voningaemisaveni;

16KutaniXikwembuxiendlamavonimambirhilamakulu; kuvonakalalokukulukufumanhlikanhi,nikuvonakala lokutsongokufumavusiku:uendletinyeletinatona

17KutaniXikwembuximavekaexibakabakenixamatilo leswakumavoningaemisaveni;

18Kufumanhlikanhinivusiku,nikuhambanisaku vonakalanimunyama;

19Madyambunimixoakurisikuravumune

20KutaniXikwembuxiku:“Matiamahumesengopfu swivumbiwaleswifamba-fambakaleswinganivutomi,ni swinyenyanaleswihahakaehenhlakamisava exibakabakenilexipfulekekexatilo.”

21KutaniXikwembuxitumbuluxatinhlampfiletikulu,ni swivumbiwahinkwaswoleswihanyaka,leswimatimaswi humesekehixitalo,hitinxakataswona,niswinyenyana hinkwaswoleswinganitimpapahikuyahitinxakata swona

22KutaniXikwembuxivakatekisa,xiku:“Tswalanani, miandza,mitatamatiyamalwandle,nitinyenyanaati andzaemisaveni.”

23Madyambunimixoakurisikuravuntlhanu

24KutaniXikwembuxiku:“Misavaayihumese swivumbiwaleswihanyakahikuyahitinxakataswona, swifuwoniswihadyanaleswihahaka,niswiharhiswa misavahikuyahitinxakataswona

25KutaniXikwembuxiendlaswivandzanaswamisavahi kuyahitinxakataswona,niswifuwohikuyahitinxakata swona,niswilohinkwaswoleswihahakaemisavenihiku yahitinxakataswona.

26KutaniXikwembuxiku:“Ahiendlenimunhuhi xifanisoxahina,hikufananahina;

27KutaniXikwembuxitumbuluxemunhuhixifanisoxa xona,xin’witumbuluxehixifanisoxaXikwembu;wa xinunaniwaxisatiuvatumbuluxe

28KutaniXikwembuxivakatekisa,kutaniXikwembuxi kuekavona:“Twalani,miandza,mitatamisava,miyi hlula;

29KutaniXikwembuxiku:“Waswivo,ndziminyikile murhiwun’wananiwun’wanalowutswalakambewu, lowungaehenhlakamisavahinkwayo,nimurhiwun’wana niwun’wanalowunganimihandzuyamurhilowu tswalakambewuekawona;ekan'winaswitavaswa nyama

30Swiharhihinkwaswoswamisava,niswinyenyana hinkwaswoswaletilweni,niswihadyanahinkwaswoleswi hahakaemisaveni,leswinganivutomi,ndzinyikilemirhi yin’wananiyin’wanayarihlazaleswakuyivaswakudya 31KutaniXikwembuxivonahinkwaswoleswixiswi endleke,kutaniwaswivo,aswiriswinenengopfu.Kutani nimadyambuninimixoakurisikuravutsevu

NDZIMAYA2

1Xisweswomatilonimisavanimavuthuyaswona hinkwawoswiherile.

2HisikuravunkomboXikwembuxihetisantirhowaxona lowuxiwuendleke;hisikuravunkomboawisa entirhweniwayenahinkwawolowuawuendleke.

3KutaniXikwembuxikatekisasikuravunkombo,xiri hlawulekisa,hikuvaharonaxiwisaentirhweniwaxona hinkwawolowuXikwembuxiwutumbuluxekenikuwu endla

4Lawaiswitukulwanaswamatiloniswamisavalokoswi tumbuluxiwa,esikwinileriYehovhaXikwembuaendleke misavanimatiloharona;

5Swimilanahinkwaswoswanhovaleswingasisungulaka swiriemisaveni,niswimilanahinkwaswoswanhovaswi ngasimila,hikuvaYehovhaXikwembuangasinisa mpfulaemisaveni,naswonaakungarinamunhuworima misava.

6Kambenkunguwutlhandlukawuhumaemisaveni,wu cheletavuandlalohinkwabyobyamisava 7YehovhaXikwembuavumbamunhuhintshuriwa misava,ahefemulaetinhompfinitayenakuhefemulaka vutomi;kutanimunhuavamoya-xivirilowuhanyaka 8YehovhaXikwembuabyalantangaevuxenieEdeni; kutaniavekamunhuloyian’wivumbekekwalaho +9YehovhaXikwembuamirisamirhiyin’wanani yin’wanaleyitsakisakakuvonanileyinenekudya

emisaveni;murhiwavutominawonaexikarhikantanga, nimurhiwakutivaleswinenenileswobiha.

10KutaninambuwuhumaeEdeniwuyacheletantanga; kusukakwalaho,rihambanisiwa,rihundzukatinhlokota mune.

11VitorawosungulaiPisoni,hironalerirhendzeleke tikohinkwaroraHavila,lahakunganinsuku; 12Nsukuwatikoreroiwunene,kunibdelliumniribyera onikisi

13VitoranambuwavumbirhiiGihoni,hiwonalowu rhendzeleketikohinkwaroraEtiyopiya

14VitoranambuwavunharhuiHiddekele,hiwonalowu yakaevuxenibyaAsiriya.Naswonanambuwavumunei Yufrata

15YehovhaXikwembuatekawanunaloyi,an’wi nghenisaentangeniwaEdenileswakuawulunghisaniku wuhlayisa

16YehovhaXikwembualerisamunhuloyi,aku:“Unga dyamirhiyin’wananiyin’wanayantanga.

17Kambemurhilowutivakaleswinenenileswobiha,u ngatshukiudyaekawona,hikuvasikuleriungatawu dya,utafahakunene.

18YehovhaXikwembuaku:“Ahiswineneleswaku munhuavaariyexe;Ndzitan’wiendlampfunowa nhlengeletanoekayena.

19YehovhaXikwembuavumbaswivandzanahinkwaswo swanhovaniswinyenyanahinkwaswoswatilohimisava; kutaniavatisaekaAdamukuvonaleswiangatavavitana swona:naswonaxin'wananixin'wanalexiAdamuaxi vitanekexivumbiwaxin'wananixin'wanalexihanyaka,hi ronavitoraxona.

20KutaniAdamuathyamavitoyaswifuwohinkwaswo,ni swinyenyanaswaletilweni,niswiharhihinkwaswoswa nhova;kambeekaAdamuakukumiwangampfunolowu n’wifanelaka

21YehovhaXikwembuaetlelaAdamuvurhongo lebyikulu,aetlela,atekarin'wanaratimbangatayena,a pfalanyamaematshan'winiyayona;

22RimbambuleriYehovhaXikwembuaritekekeeka munhu,ariendlawansati,an’witisaekawanuna.

23Adamuaku:“Sweswiimarhambuyamarhambuya mina,ninyamayanyamayamina

24Hikokwalahowanunautasiyatatawakwenimana wakwe,anamarhelansatiwakwe,vatavanyamayin’we

25Havumbirhibyavonaavangaambalanganchumu, wanunaninsatiwakwe,avangakhomiwihitingana.

NDZIMAYA3

1Nyokaayirinivukanganyisikutlulaswiharhi hinkwaswoswanhovaleswiYehovhaXikwembuaswi endleke.Kutaniakuekawansati:“Ina,xanaXikwembuxi te:‘Mingatshukimidyamirhiyin’wananiyin’wanaya ntanga?

2Wansatiakuekanyoka:“Hingadyamihandzuyamirhi yantanga

3Kambeekamihandzuyamurhilowungaexikarhika ntanga,Xikwembuxite:“Mingatshukimidya,minga tshukimiyikhumba,leswakumingafi” 4Nyokayikuekawansati:“Amingefihakunene.

5HikuvaXikwembuxaswitivaleswakusikulerimi dyakaharona,mahloyan’winamatapfuleka,mitafana niswikwembu,mitivaleswinenenileswobiha

6Kutelokowansatiavonaleswakumurhilowuiwunene kudya,nileswakuwatsakisaematihlweni,nimurhilowu navetisiwakakutlhariha,atekamihandzuyawona,adya, atlhelaanyikanunawayenanayena;kutaniadya hakunene.

7Mahloyavonahavambirhimapfuleka,vaswitiva leswakuavangaambalanganchumu;varhungamatluka yankuwa,vatiendlelaswiambalo

8KutanivatwaritoraYehovhaXikwembuarikarhia fambaentangenihikutitimelakanhlikanhi,kutaniAdamu ninsatiwakwevatumbelaemahlwenikaYehovha Xikwembuexikarhikamirhiyantanga

9YehovhaXikwembuavitanaAdamu,akuekayena:“U kwihixana?”

10Aku:“Ndzitweritorawenaentangeni,kutanindzi chava,hikuvaandzingaambalanganchumu;kutanindzi tifihla

11Aku:“Imanilakubyelekeleswakuawunga ambalanganchumu?”Xanaudyilemihandzuyamurhi lowundzikulerisekeleswakuungadyi?

12Wanunaaku:“Wansatiloyiun’winyikekeleswakua vanamina,undzinyikemirhiyamurhi,kutanindzidya.”

13YehovhaXikwembuakuekawansati:“Iyinileswiu swiendleke?Wansatiaku:“Nyokayindzikanganyisa, kutanindzidya.”

14YehovhaXikwembuakuekanyoka:“Hikuvauendle leswi,urhukaniwilekutlulaswifuwohinkwaswoni swifuwohinkwaswoswanhova;utafambaekhwirinira wena,utadyantshurimasikuhinkwawoyavutomibya wena;

15Ndzitavekavulalaexikarhikawenaniwansati,nile xikarhikambewuyawenanimbewuyayena;wutaku pfotlosanhloko,nawenautan'wipfotlosaxirhendze

16Abyelawansatiaku:“Ndzitakuandzisaswinene gomerawenanikutikakawena;utavelekavanahigome; kunavelakawenakutavaekanunawawena,utaku fuma.

17KutaniakuekaAdamu:“Hikuvauyingiseritoransati wawena,udyilemihandzuyamurhilowundzikuleriseke wona,ndziku:‘Ungatshukiudyahawona.utadyahi gomeemasikwinihinkwawoyavutomibyawena;

18Yitakuhumeselanimitwanimitwa;utadyamirhiya nhova;

19Utadyaxinkwahinyukuwaxikandzaxawena, kukondzautlhelelaemisaveni;hikuvauhumesiwileeka wona,hikuvauntshuri,utatlhelelaentshurini

20KutaniAdamuathyansatiwakwevitoraEvha;hikuva aarimanawahinkwavolavahanyaka

21YehovhaXikwembuuendlenaAdamuninsatiwayena tinguvutamadzovo,avaambexa

+22YehovhaXikwembuaku:“Waswivo,munhuloyiu endlekufananiun’wanawahina,kutivaleswineneni leswobiha;

23HikokwalahoYehovhaXikwembuan’wirhuma entangeniwaEdenileswakuayarimamisavaleyia tekiwekeekayona

24Hilokoahlongolawanunaloyi;avekaevuxenibya ntangawaEdenitikerubu,nibangaleripfurhaka

malangavileriarihundzulukamatlhelohinkwawo,ku hlayisandlelayamurhiwavutomi.

NDZIMAYA4

1AdamuativaEvhansatiwayena;kutaniatika,aveleka Kayini,aku:“NdzikumilewanunaekaYehovha”

2KutaniatlhelaavelekaAvelemakwavo.Aveleaari murindziwatinyimpfu,kambeKayiniaarimurimiwa misava

3Hikufambakankarhi,Kayiniatisagandzeloeka Yehovhaekamihandzuyamisava

4Avele,atlhelaatisamativulayantlhambiwayenani mafurhayawonaKutaniHOSIXikwembuaxixixima Avelenigandzelorayena

5KambeKayininigandzelorakweangavaxiximi.Kayini ahlundzukangopfu,xikandzaxayenaxiwa

6YehovhaakuekaKayini:“Hayiniuhlundzukile? naswonahikwalahokayinixikandzaxawenaxiwilexana?

7Lokouendlaleswinene,xanaawungeamukeriwi?loko ungaendlikahle,xidyohoxietleleenyangweniKunavela kayenakutavaekawena,utan'wifuma.

8KayiniavulavulanaAvelemakwavo,kutanilokovari enhoveni,KayiniapfukelaAvelemakwavo,an’widlaya 9YehovhaakuekaKayini:“UkwihiAvelemakwenu?”A ku:“Andziswitivi:Xanandzimuhlayisiwamakwerhu xana?

10Aku:“Uendleyini?”ritorangatiyamakwenuri huwelelaekaminaririehansi

11Sweswiurhukaniwilehimisava,leyipfulekenomuwa yonakuamukelangatiyamakwenuevokwenirawena; 12Lokourimamisava,ayingekunyikimatimbayayona; utavamubalekinimufambiemisaveni

13KayiniakuekaYehovha:“Nxupulowaminawutlula lowundzingawutiyiselaka”

14Waswivo,undzihlongolenamuntlhaemisaveni;kutani ndzitatumbelaemahlwenikawena;kutanindzitava mubalekinimufambiemisaveni;kutaniun'wanani un'wanalandzikumakautandzidlaya

15Yehovhaakuekayena:“Hikokwalaho,un’wanani un’wanaladlayakaKayini,utarihiselakankombo” HOSIXikwembuxivekamfunghoehenhlakaKayini, leswakumunhuloyian'wikumakaangan'widlayi.

16KayiniahumaemahlwenikaYehovha,ayatshama etikweniraNodi,evuxenibyaEdeni

17Kayiniativansatiwayena;kutaniatika,aveleka Enoko,kutaniaakamuti,athyamutihivitoran'wanawa yena,Enoko.

18HilokoEnokoavelekiwaIradi,Iradiaveleka Mehuyaele,MehuyayeleatswalaMethusaele,Metusaelea tswalaLameke

19Lamekeatekavasativambirhi:vitoraun’wanaakuri Ada,kasiun’wanaakuriZila

20AdaavelekaYabali,aaritatawalavatshamaka emitsongeninilavanganiswifuwo

21VitoramakwavoakuriYubali,aaritatawahinkwavo lavakhomakaharipanixichayachayana.

22ZilanayenaavelekaTubalikayini,mudyondzisiwa muendliun’wananiun’wanawakoporoninsimbi; 23Lamekeakuekavasativayena:“AdanaZila: “Yingisaniritoramina;n'winavasativaLameke,yingisani

maritoyamina,hikuvandzidlayewanunaleswakundzi vaviseka,nijahalerindzidlayeke.

24LokoKayiniarihiselakankombo,hakuneneLamekea rihiselaka77.

25Adamuatlhelaativansatiwayena;kutaniaveleka n'wanawajaha,an'withyavitoraSeta:Hikuva Xikwembuxindzivekelembewuyin'wanaematshan'wini yaAvele,loyiKayinian'widlayeke.

26Setinayenaavelekeriwen’wanawajaha;an'withya vitoraEnosi,kutanivanhuvasungulakuvitanavitora HOSIXikwembu

NDZIMAYA5

1LeyiibukuyaswitukulwanaswaAdamuHisikuleri Xikwembuxitumbuluxekemunhuharona,xin'wiendlile hikufananaXikwembu;

2Uvatumbuluxewanunaniwaxisati;avakatekisa,ava thyavitoraAdamu,esikwinilerivatumbuluxiwekeha rona

3Adamuahanyamalembeya130,avelekan’wanawa mufanaloyiafanakanayena,hixifanisoxayena;an'wi thyavitoraSeta;

4MasikuyaAdamuendzhakukalokoavelekileSetaaku rimalembeya800,kutaniatswalavanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana

5MasikuhinkwawolawaAdamuahanyekehawonaama rimalembeya930;

6Setaahanyamalembeya15,atswalaEnosi

7EndzhakukalokoSetaavelekaEnosiahanyamalembe ya877,atswalavanavamajahanivavanhwanyana.

8MasikuhinkwawoyaSetaamarimalembeya912, kutaniafa

9Enosiahanyamalembeya90,avelekaKayina.

10Enosiahanyamalembeyamadzana-nhungunakhumentlhanuendzhakukalokoavelekaKayana,atswalavana vamajahanivavanhwanyana.

11MasikuhinkwawoyaEnosiamarimalembeya95, kutaniafa

12Kayiniahanyamalembeya70,atswalaMahalaliele.

13EndzhakukalokoavelekaMahalaliele,Kayinaahanya malembeya840,atswalavanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana.

14MasikuhinkwawoyaKayinaamarimalembeya911, kutaniafa

15Mahalalieleahanyamalembeya65,avelekaYarede. 16Mahalalieleahanyamalembeya830endzhakukaloko avelekaYarede,atswalavanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana

17MasikuhinkwawoyaMahalalieleamarimalembeya 895,kutaniafa

18Yaredahanyamalembeyadzananamakume-nhungumbirhi,kutaniavelekaEnoko

19Yaredeahanyamalembeyamadzanayatsevu endzhakukalokoavelekaEnoko,atswalavanavamajaha nivavanhwanyana

20MasikuhinkwawoyaYaredeamarimalembeya madzana-nhungunamakume-nhungu-mbirhi,kutaniafa 21Enokoahanyamalembeya65,atswalaMetusela 22EnokoafambanaXikwembuendzhakukalokoa velekaMetuselamalembeyamadzanamanharhu,atswala vanavamajahanivavanhwanyana

23MasikuhinkwawoyaEnokoamarimadzanamanharhu namakume-nhungu-ntlhanuwamalembe.

24EnokoafambanaXikwembu,kambeangarikona; hikuvaXikwembuxin’witekile.

25Metuselaahanyamalembeya187,atswalaLameke.

26EndzhakukalokoMetuselaavelekaLamekeahanya malembeya702,atswalavanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana.

27MasikuhinkwawoyaMetuselaamarimalembeya969; 28Lamekeahanyamalembeya182,avelekan’wanawa jaha

29An’withyavitoraNowa,aku:“Loyiutahichavelela hintirhowahinanikutikarhatakamavokoyahina, hikwalahokamisavaleyiYehovhaayirhukaneke”

30EndzhakukalokoLamekeavelekaNowaahanya malembeya500,avelekavanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana

31MasikuhinkwawoyaLamekeamarimalembeya707; 32Nowaaarinimalembeya500hivukhale,Nowaa velekaXeme,HamunaYafeta

NDZIMAYA6

1Kutelokovanhuvasungulakuandzaemisaveni,va velekeriwevanavavanhwanyana.

2LeswovanavaXikwembuvavonevanavavanhwanyana vavanhuleswakuvasasekile;kutanivavatekavasativa hinkwaswoleswivaswihlawuleke.

3Yehovhaaku:“Moyawaminaawungetshamelikulwa nimunhu,hikuvanayenainyama; 4Emasikwiniwolawoakuriniswihontlovilaemisaveni; naswonanakambeendzhakukasweswo,lokovanava Xikwembuvanghenaekavanavavanhwanyanavavanhu, kutanivavavelekelavana,vonavahundzuketinhenhata khale,vavanunavandhuma

5KutaniXikwembuxivonaleswakuvuhombolokibya munhuabyiribyikuluemisaveni,nileswakumiehleketo yin’wananiyin’wanayatimbilutayenaakurivubihi ntsenankarhihinkwawo

6Yehovhaahundzukileleswiaendlekemunhuemisaveni, swin’wihlundzukisaembilwiniyakwe

7Yehovhaaku:“Ndzitalovisamunhuloyindzin’wi tumbuluxekeemisaveni;vanhu,nixivandzana,ni xihadyanalexihahaka,niswinyenyanaswatilo;hikuva swandzihundzukaleswindzivaendleke

8KambeNowaakumatintswaloematihlweniyaYehovha.

9LawaitinxakataNowa:Nowaaarimunhuwolulama naswonaaahetisekileekaswitukulwanaswayena, naswonaNowaaafambanaXikwembu

10Nowaatswalavanavanharhuvamajaha,Xeme,Hamu naYafeta

11MisavanayonaayionhakileemahlwenikaXikwembu, naswonamisavaayitelehimadzolonga

12KutaniXikwembuxilangutamisava,kutaniwaswivo, yionhakile;hikuvanyamahinkwayoayionhilendlelaya yonaemisaveni

13KutaniXikwembuxikuekaNowa:“Makumuya nyamahinkwayomafikileemahlwenikamina;hikuva misavayitelehimadzolongahikwalahokavona;kutani waswivo,ndzitavalovisanimisava.

14Kuendlelangalavayamurhiwagofer;utaendla makamaraendzenikangalava,uyihoxaendzeninile handle

15Muendlilowuungatawuendlahilowu:Kulehaka ngalavakutavaswisungunuswamadzanamanharhu,ku anamakayonakuvaswisungunuswa50,kutlakukaka yonakuvaswisungunuswa30

16UtaendlafasitereraAreka,urihetahixisungunu;uta vekanyangwayangalavaetlhelokayona;utayiendlahi switheziswalehansi,swavumbirhiniswavunharhu

17Kutani,waswivo,mina,kurimina,ndzitisandhambi yamatiemisaveni,kulovisanyamahinkwayo,leyikunga nimoyawavutomi,kusukaehansikatilo;kutani hinkwaswoleswingaemisaveniswitafa

18Kambendzitatiyisantwananowaminanawena;uta nghenaengalaveni,wena,nivanavawena,ninsatiwa wena,nivasativavanavawena

19Ekaswivumbiwahinkwaswoleswihanyakaswanyama hinkwayo,utanghenisaswimbirhiswamuxakawun’wana niwun’wanaengalavenileswakuswitshamaswihanyana wena;vatavavaxinunanivaxisati

20Ekatinyanyanahitinxakatatona,nitihomuhitinxaka tatona,ekaswihadyanahinkwaswoswamisavahitinxaka taswona,timbirhitamixakahinkwayotitataekawenaku tihlayisatihanya.

21Utatekaswakudyahinkwaswoleswidyiwaka,utaswi hlengeletaekawena;yitavaswakudyaswawenaniswa vona.”

22Nowauendletano;hikuyahihinkwaswoleswi Xikwembuxin'wilerisekeswona,nayenauendletano

NDZIMAYA7

1YehovhaakuekaNowa:“Tanawenaniyindluyawena hinkwayoengalaveni;hikuvandzikuvonileululamile emahlwenikaminaekarixakaleri

2Ekaxivandzanaxin’wananixin’wanalexitengekeuta tekahinkombo,xaxinunanixaxisati,nilekaswiharhi leswingatengangikihiswimbirhi,xaxinunanixaxisati

3Nalekatinyenyanatatilohinkombo,waxinunaniwa xisati;kuhlayisambewuyihanyaehenhlakavuandlalo byamisavahinkwayo

4Hikuvamasikuya7,ndzitanisampfulaemisaveni masikuya40nivusikubya40;kutanixivumbiwa xin’wananixin’wanalexihanyakalexindzixiendleke ndzitaxilovisaemisaveni.

5NowaaendlahinkwaswoleswiYehovhaan’wileriseke swona.

6Nowaaarinimalembeya600hivukhalelokondhambi yamatiyifikaemisaveni

7Nowaanghenaengalaveni,nivanavakweninsati wakwenivasativavanavakwevamajaha,hikwalahoka matiyandhambi

8Hiswiharhileswitengekeniswiharhileswinga tengangiki,niswinyenyananiswilohinkwaswoleswi hahakaemisaveni;

9KunghenakavambirhinavambirhiekaNowa engalaveni,waxinunaniwaxisati,hilahaXikwembuxi lerisekeNowahakona

10Endzhakukamasikuyankombo,matiyandhambima vaehenhlakamisava

11Hilemberavu-60rakuhanyakaNowa,hin’hwetiya vumbirhi,hisikuravukhume-nkomboran’hweti,hisiku reroswihlovohinkwaswoswaxidzivalexikuluswi tshovekile,kutanimafasitereyatilomapfulekile.

12Mpfulayinimasikuya40nivusikubya40.

13Hironasikurero,Nowa,naXeme,naHamu,naYafeta, vanavaNowa,ninsatiwaNowa,nivasativanharhuva vanavayenavamajaha,vangheneengalaveni;

14Vona,nixiharhixin’wananixin’wanahikuyahi muxakawaxona,niswifuwohinkwaswohikuyahi tinxakataswona,niswihadyanahinkwaswoleswihahaka emisavenihikuyahimuxakawaswona,niswinyenyana hinkwaswohikuyahimuxakawaswona,niswinyenyana hinkwaswoswamuxakawaswona

15KutanivanghenaekaNowaengalaveni,vambirhini vambirhivanyamahinkwayo,lahakunganikuhefemula kavutomi

16Kutanilavanghenaka,vanghenavarivaxinunaniva xisativanyamahinkwayo,hilahaXikwembuxin’wi lerisekehakona

17Ndhambiyitshamamasikuya40emisaveni;kutani matimaandza,marhwalangalava,yitlakusiwaehenhlaka misava

18Matimahlula,maandzaswineneemisaveni;kutani ngalavayiyaehenhlakamati.

19Matimatlulangopfuemisaveni;switsungahinkwaswo leswitlakukeke,leswiaswiriehansikatilohinkwaro,swi funengetiwe.

20Matimahluleswisungunhuswa15kuyaehenhla; kutanitintshavatifunengetiwe

21Kutaninyamahinkwayoleyifamba-fambakaemisaveni, yifahiswinyenyana,niswifuwo,niswifuwo,ni swihadyanahinkwaswoleswihahakaemisaveninimunhu un’wananiun’wana.

22Hinkwavolavaakurinikuhefemulakavutomi etinhompfinitavona,hinkwavolavaavarietikwenileri omeke,vafile.

23Swilohinkwaswoleswihanyakaleswiaswiriehenhla kamisavaswilovisiwa,vanhuniswifuwo,niswihadyana leswihahakaniswinyenyanaswamatilo;valovisiwa emisaveni,kutaniNowaasalaahanyantsena,nilavaava rinayenaengalaveni

24Matimahangalakileemisavenimasikuyadzanana makumentlhanu

NDZIMAYA8

1KutaniXikwembuxitsundzukaNowa,niswivumbiwa hinkwaswoleswihanyaka,niswifuwohinkwaswoleswia swirinayenaengalaveni;

2Swihlovoswaxidzivanimafasitereyamatiloswi pfariwile,mpfulaleyihumakaetilweniyisiveriwa;

3Matimavuyaemisaveninkarhihinkwawo,endzhakuka kuhelakamasikuyadzananamakumentlhanumatima hungutekile

4Arekayiwisahin’hwetiyavunkombo,hisikura vukhume-nkomboran’hweti,ehenhlakatintshavata Ararati

5Matimayamahungutekakufikelahin’hwetiya vukhume,hin’hwetiyavukhume,hisikurosungulara n’hweti,tinhlohlorhitatintshavativoniwa

6Endzhakukamasikuya40,Nowaapfulafasiterera ngalavaleyiayiendleke.

7Kutaniarhumelaximanga,lexiaxifamba-famba, kukondzamatimaomaemisaveni.

8Nakambearhumelatuvaekayena,kuvonalokomatima hungutekileehenhlakamisava;

9Kambetuvaarikumangakuwisaekanengewarona, kutaniritlhelelaekaronaengalaveni,hikuvamatiamari ehenhlakamisavahinkwayo

10Atshamamasikuman’wanayankombo;kutaniatlhela arhumelatuvaehandlekangalava;

11Tuvaringhenaekayenanimadyambu;enon'winiwa yenaakurinitlukaramutlhwarileritshoveriweke,kutani Nowaaswitivaleswakumatimahungutekileemisaveni

12Atshamamasikuman’wanayankombo;kutania rhumelatuva;leswiaswingahatlheliswitlhelelaeka yena

13Hilemberavu-60narosungula,hin’hwetiyosungula, hisikurosungularan’hweti,matimaomileemisaveni, Nowaasusaxifunengetoxangalava,alanguta,kutani waswivo,vuandlalobyamisavabyiomile

14Hin’hwetiyavumbirhi,hisikuravu-27ran’hweti, misavayiomile

15KutaniXikwembuxivulavulanaNowaxiku:

16Humaengalaveni,wenaninsatiwawenanivanava wenavamajahanivasativavanavawenavamajaha

17Humesaswivumbiwahinkwaswoleswihanyakaleswi nganawena,swanyamahinkwayo,swinyenyanani swifuwo,niswihadyanahinkwaswoleswihahaka emisaveni;leswakuvatswalangopfuemisaveni,vatswala, vaandzaemisaveni.

18Nowaahumanavanavayenavamajaha,ninsatiwa yena,nivasativavanavayena

19Swiharhihinkwaswo,niswihadyanahinkwaswo,ni swinyenyanahinkwaswo,nixin’wananixin’wanalexi koxakaemisaveni,hikuyahitinxakataswona,swihumile engalaveni.

20NowaaakelaYehovhaalitari;vatekaswivandzana hinkwaswoleswitengeke,niswinyenyanahinkwaswo leswitengeke,vahumesamagandzeloyohisiwaealitarini. 21Yehovhaanun’hwetelanun’hwelowonandziha; Yehovhaakuembilwiniyayena:“Andzingeherhuketeli misavahikwalahokavanhu;hikuvakuanakanyakambilu yamunhukubihilekusukelaevuntshwenibyayena; naswonaandzingehetlhelindzibaxiloxin’wanani xin’wanalexihanyaka,hilahandziendlekehakona.

22Lokomisavayiharikona,nkarhiwambewuni ntshovelo,nixirhaminikuhisa,niximumunixixika,ni nhlikanhinivusikuaswingeheli

NDZIMAYA9

1KutaniXikwembuxikatekisaNowanivanavayena,xi kuekavona:“Twalani,miandza,mitatamisava” 2Kuchavakan’winanikuchavakan’winaswitava ehenhlakaswiharhihinkwaswoswamisavani swinyenyanahinkwaswoswatilo,hinkwaswoleswi famba-fambakaemisaveninitinhlampfihinkwatota lwandle;vanyiketiwaevokwenirawena 3Xiloxin’wananixin’wanalexifamba-fambakalexi hanyakaxitavaswakudyaekan’wina;kufananimurhi warihlazandziminyikehinkwaswo

4Kambenyamanivutomibyayona,kungangatiyayona, mingatshukimidya.

5Kunenendzitalavangatiyan’winayavutomibya n’wina;ndzitaswilavaevokweniraxivandzanaxin'wana nixin'wana,nilemavokweniyamunhu;evokwenira makwavowamunhuun'wananiun'wanandzitalava vutomibyamunhu

6Loyiahalatakangatiyamunhu,ngatiyayenayita halatiwahimunhu,hikuvaXikwembuxiendlemunhuhi xifanisoxayena

7Nan'wina,mitswalana,miandza;tisangopfuemisaveni, miandzaekayona

8KutaniXikwembuxivulavulanaNowanivanavayena vaxinuna,xiku:

9Mina,waswivo,ndzitiyisantwananowaminanan’wina, nimbewuyan’winaendzhakukan’wina; 10Niswivumbiwahinkwaswoleswihanyakaleswingana n’wina,niswinyenyana,niswifuwoniswiharhi hinkwaswoswamisavaleswinganan’wina;kusukaeka hinkwaswoleswihumakaengalaveni,kuyaeka swivandzanahinkwaswoswamisava

11Ndzitatiyisantwananowaminanan’wina;ninyama hinkwayoayingehelovisiwihimatiyandhambi; naswonaakungehevinandhambileyingatalovisa misava.

12KutaniXikwembuxiku:“Lexiixikombisoxa ntwananolowundziwuendlakaexikarhikaminana n’winanixivumbiwaxin’wananixin’wanalexihanyaka lexinganan’wina,kusukelaekaswitukulwanaleswinga heriki

13Ndzivekavurhabyaminaepapeni,kutanibyitava xikombisoxantwananoexikarhikaminanimisava 14Lokondzitisapapaehenhlakamisava,vurhabyita voniwaepapeni.

15Ndzitatsundzukantwananowaminalowungaexikarhi kaminanan’winanixivumbiwaxin’wananixin’wana lexihanyakaxanyamahinkwayo;kutanimatiamangehe hundzukindhambiyolovisanyamahinkwayo

16Vurhabyitavaepapeni;kutanindzitarilanguta, leswakundzitatsundzukantwananolowungaheriki exikarhikaXikwembunixivumbiwaxin’wanani xin’wanalexihanyakaxanyamahinkwayoleyinga emisaveni.”

17KutaniXikwembuxikuekaNowa:“Lexiixikombiso xantwananolowundziwusimekekeexikarhikaminani nyamahinkwayoleyingaemisaveni.”

18VanavaNowalavahumekehingalavaakuriXeme,na HamunaYafeta;

19LavaivanavanharhuvaNowa;

20Nowaasungulakuvamurimi,abyalansimuyavhinya 21Anwavhinyo,adakwa;kutaniaafunengetiwaendzeni kantsongawayena.

22Hamu,tatawaKanana,avonavuhavabyatatawakwe, kutaniabyelavamakwavovambirhiehandle

23KutaniXemenaYafetavatekanguvu,vayiveka emakatleniyavonahamambirhi,vatlhelelaendzhaku,va funengetavuhavabyatatawavona;swikandzaswavonaa switlheriserileendzhaku,naswonaavangavonivuhava byatatawavona

24Nowaapfukavhinyoyakwe,ativaleswin’wana wakwelontsongoan’wiendlekeswona

25Aku:“AkurhukaniweKanana;utavanandzawa malandzaekavamakwavo.

26Aku:“AkudzunisiweYehovhaXikwembuxaXeme; kutaniKananautavanandzawayena.

27XikwembuxitakurisaYafeta,xitatshamaemitsongeni yaXeme;kutaniKananautavanandzawayena

28EndzhakukandhambiNowaahanyamalembeya madzanamanharhunamakumentlhanu.

29MasikuhinkwawoyaNowaamarimalembeya950, kutaniafa

NDZIMAYA10

1LavaiswitukulwanaswavanavaNowa,Xeme,Hamuna Yafeti;

2VanavaYafeti;Gomere,naMagogo,naMadayi,na Yawani,naTubali,naMexeke,naTirasi

3VanavaGomere;Axikenazi,naRifati,naTogarma 4VanavaYawani;Elixa,naTaraxixi,naKitimi,na Dodanimi

5HiswonaswihlalaswaVamatikoswiavanyisiwe ematikweniyavona;un'wananiun'wanahikuyahiririmi rayena,himindyanguyayena,ematikweniyayena 6VanavaHamu;Kuxi,naMizrayimi,naFuti,naKanana 7VanavaKuxi;Seba,naHavila,naSabta,naRaama,na Sabteka:nivanavaRaama;Xeba,naDedani 8KuxiavelekaNimrodi,asungulakuvanhenha emisaveni.

9AarimuhlotiwamatimbaemahlwenikaYehovha, hikwalahokuvuriwa:“KufananiNimrodimuhlotiwa matimbaemahlwenikaYehovha.”

10MasunguloyamfumowayenaakuriBabele,naErek, naAkadi,naKaline,etikweniraXinara

11KuhumaetikwenireroAxura,aakaNinivha,nimuti waRehoboti,naKala

12NaReseniexikarhikaNinivhanaKala,hiwonamuti lowukulu.

13MizrayimiatswalaLudimi,Anamimi,Lehabu,na Neftuhimi

14NaPatrusimi,naKasluhimi,(lavakuhumakaVafilista) naKaftorimi

15KananaatswalaSidonimativulayakwenaHeti 16VayebusiniVaamoriniGirgasi; 17VahivhiniVaarkiniVasini;

18VaarvadaniVazemariniVahamati,endzhakuka sweswomindyanguyaVakananayihangalakile.

19NdzilakanawaVakananaawusukaeSidoni,lokoufika eGerara,kuyafikaeGaza;lokoufamba,uyaeSodoma,na Gomora,naAdma,naZeboyimi,kuyafikaeLaxa

20LavaivanavaHamu,himindyanguyavona,ni tindzimitavona,ematikweniyavonanilematikweniya vona.

21NayenaXeme,tatawavanahinkwavovaEbere, makwavowaYafetalonkulu,yenauvelekiwevana 22VanavaXeme;Elamu,naAxiru,naArifaxada,naLudi, naAramu

23VanavaSiriya;Uzi,naHulu,naGetere,naMaxi. 24ArifaxadaavelekaSala;kutaniSalaavelekaEbere 25Ebereavelekiwavanavambirhivamajaha;hikuva emasikwiniyayenamisavayiavanyisiwe;vitora makwavoakuriYokitani

26YoktaniavelekaAlmodadi,Xelefi,Hazarmaveti,Yera

27Hadorama,naUzali,naDikla, 28NaObali,naAbimaele,naXeba; 29Ofiri,Havila,naYobabu,hinkwavoavarivanava Yokitani.

30VutshamobyavonaabyisukaeMexa,lokouya eSefarantshavayalevuxeni

31LavaivanavaXeme,himindyanguyavona,ni tindzimitavona,ematikweniyavona,nimatikoyavona.

32LawaimindyanguyavanavaNowa,hikuyahi switukulwanaswavona,ematikweniyavona;

NDZIMAYA11

1Misavahinkwayoayivulavularirimirin’we,niku vulavularin’we

2Lokovarikarhivasukaevuxeni,vakumarivala etikweniraXinara;vatshamakona

3Vabyelanavaku:“Fambani,ahiendleniswitina,hiswi hisahikuhelela.”Naswonaavariniswitinahiribye,ni slimeavarinixibya

4Vaku:“Fambani,ahiakelenimutinixihondzo,lexi nhlohlorhiyaxonayingatafikaetilweni;naswonaahihi endlenivito,leswakuhingahangalakiemisavenihinkwayo 5Yehovhaarhelelaayavonamutinixihondzolexivana vavanhuvaxiakeke.

6Yehovhaaku:“Vonani,vanhuivan’we,hinkwavovani ririmirin’we;kutanileswivasungulakuswiendla:kutani sweswiakunanchumulowungatavasiveriwa,leswiva anakanyekekuswiendla

7Fambani,ahirheleleni,hiyapfilunganyaririmiravona kwalaho,leswakuvangatwisisimavulavuleloyaun’wana naun’wana

8HilokoYehovhaavahangalasakusukakwalahovaya ehenhlakamisavahinkwayo,vatshikakuakamuti.

9Hikokwalaho,vitoraronarivuriwaBabele;hikuva HOSIXikwembuxipfilunganyeririmiramisava hinkwayo,kutaniHOSIXikwembuxivahangalasaku sukakwalahoehenhlakavuandlalobyamisavahinkwayo

10HilawatinxakataXeme:Xemeaarinimalembeya dzana,avelekaArifaxadaendzhakukamalembemambirhi yandhambi

11EndzhakukalokoavelekaArifaxadi,Xemeahanya malembeya500,atswalavanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana

12Arifaxadiahanyamalembeya30,avelekaSala

13EndzhakukalokoArifaxadaavelekaSalaahanya malembeya400,atswalavanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana.

14Salaahanyamalembeya30,atswalaEbere

15EndzhakukalokoSalahavelekaEbereahanya malembeya403,atswalavanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana.

16Ebereahanyamalembeya30,atswalaPelegi

17EndzhakukalokoEbereavelekaPelegiahanya malembeya400,atswalavanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana

18Pelegiahanyamalembeya30,atswalaRhu.

19Pelegiahanyamalembeyamadzanamambirhina nhunguendzhakukalokoavelekaRhu,atswalavanava majahanivavanhwanyana.

20Rhuahanyamalembeya30,atswalaSerugi

21Rhewuahanyamalembeya207endzhakukalokoa velekaSerug,atswalavanavamajahanivavanhwanyana. 22Serugahanyamalembeya30,atswalaNahoro

23Serugiahanyamalembeyamadzanamambirhi endzhakukalokoavelekileNahoro,atswalavanava majahanivavanhwanyana

24Nahoroahanyamalembeya20,avelekaTera

25EndzhakukalokoNahoroavelekaTeraahanya malembeya190,atswalavanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana

26Teraahanyamalembeya70,atswalaAbrama,Nahoro naHarani

27VatukuluvaTerahilava:TerauvelekeAbrama, NahoronaHarani;kutaniHaraniavelekaLota 28KutaniHaraniafaemahlwenikatatawakweTera etikwenileriavelekiwekeekarona,eUra+waVakalidiya. 29AbramanaNahorovavatekavasati,vitoransatiwa AbramaakuriSarayi;vitoransatiwaNahoroakuri Milka,n'wanaHarani,tatawaMilka,natatawaIska. 30KambeSarayiaangarintswamba;aangarinan’wana 31KutaniTeraatekaAbraman’wanawakwe,naLota n’wanawaHaranin’wanawakwe,naSarayin’wana wakwewanhwanyana,nsatiwan’wanawakweAbrama; vahumanavonakusukaeUrawaVakalidiya,vaya etikweniraKanana;vafikaeHarani,vayatshamakona.

32MasikuyaTeraamarimadzanamambirhinantlhanu, kutaniTeraafaeHarani

NDZIMAYA12

1YehovhaaabyeleAbramaaku:“Sukaetikweniraka n’wina,nilemaxakayawena,niendlwiniyatatawawena, uyaetikwenilerindzingatakukombarona

2Ndzitakuendlatikolerikulu,ndzikukatekisa,ndzi kurisavitorawena;kutaniutavankateko;

3Ndzitakatekisalavakukatekisaka,ndzirhukanaloyia kurhukana;

4HilokoAbramaafambahilahaYehovhaan’wibyeleke hakona;Lotaafambanayena,Abramaaarinimalembe ya75hivukhalelokoasukaeHarani.

5AbramaatekaSarayinsatiwakwenaLotan’wanawa makwavo,nirifuworavonahinkwarolerivari hlengeletekenimimoya-xivirileyivayikumekeeHarani; kutanivahumavayaetikweniraKanana;kutanivafika etikweniraKanana

6Abramaatsemakanyatikoayafikaendhawiniya Sikeme,kuyafikaerivaleniraMoreKutaniMukananaaa rietikwenihinkarhiwolowo.

7YehovhaahumelelaekaAbrama,aku:“Tikolerindzita rinyikambewuyawena;

8Kutaniasukakwalahoayaentshavenileyingaevuxeni byaBethele,adzimantsongawakwe,ariniBethele evupela-dyambuniHayievuxeni,kutaniaakelaYehovha alitarikwalaho,avitanavitoraYehovha

9Abramaafamba,ahambetaakongomaedzongeni 10Kutanikuvanindlalaetikweni,kutaniAbramaa rhelelaaEgiptaayatshamakona;hikuvandlalaayiri yikuluetikweni

11KutelokoatshinelekunghenaeEgipta,akuekaSarayi nsatiwayena:“Waswivo,ndzaswitivaleswakuuwansati wosasekaloyindzingan’wilangutaka

12Hikokwalaho,lokoVaegiptavakuvona,vataku:‘Loyi insatiwayena,’vatandzidlaya,kambevatakuponisau hanya”

13Ndzikombelauku,umakwerhuwaxisati;moya-xiviri waminawutahanyahikwalahokawena.

14KutelokoAbramaafikaaEgipta,Vaegiptavavona wansatiloyiasasekileswinene

15TihosanataFaronatonatin'wivona,tin'wi bumabumelaemahlwenikaFaro,kutaniwansatiayisiwa endlwiniyaFaro

16AkhongotelaAbramakahlehikwalahokayena,arini tinyimpfu,tihomu,timbhongolo,nimalandzayaxinuna,ni malandzayaxisati,timbhongolotaxisati,nitikamela.

17YehovhaahlaselaFaroniyindluyakwehimakhombo lamakuluhikwalahokaSarayinsatiwaAbrama

18KutaniFaroavitanaAbrama,aku:“Iyinileswiundzi endlekeswona?”hikokwalahokayiniungandzibyelanga leswakuinsatiwawena?

19Hikwalahokayiniute:“Imakwerhuwaxisati?”kutani andzitavandzin'witekendzivansatiwamina:sweswi vonansatiwawena,un'witeka,ufamba

20KutaniFaroalerisavavanunavayenamalunghanana yena,van'wihlongolaninsatiwayenanihinkwaswo leswiaarinaswona

NDZIMAYA13

1AbramaatlhandlukelaeEgipta,yenaninsatiwayena,ni hinkwaswoleswiaarinaswona,naLotanayena,vaya edzongeni

2Abramaaafuwileswinenehiswifuwo,silivhereni nsuku

3HilokoafambaasukaedzongenikuyafikaeBethele,ku yafikalahantsongawayenaawurikonaekusunguleni, exikarhikaBethelenaHayi;

4Kuyafikaendhawiniyaalitarileyiayiendlekekonaeku sunguleni,kutaniAbramaavitanavitoraYehovha kwalaho

5Lota,loyiafambekenaAbrama,aarinimintlhambini tihomunimintsonga.

6Tikoaringaswikotikuvatiyiselaleswakuvatshama swin'we,hikuvarifuworavonaaritele,lerovaavanga swikotikutshamaswin'we.

7Kutanikuvanikuholovaexikarhikavarisivaswifuwo swaAbramanivarisivaswifuwoswaLota,kutani VakanananiVapereziavatshamaetikwenihinkarhi wolowo

8KutaniAbramaakuekaLota:“Ndzikombelaleswaku kungavinakuholovaexikarhikaminanawena,nile xikarhikavarisivaminanivarisivawena;hikuvahi vamakwerhu

9Xanatikohinkwaroarilemahlwenikawena? tihambanisenamina,lokoukhomavokoraximatsi,ndzi tayaexineneni;kutanilokousukaevokweniraxinene, ndzitayaevokweniraximatsi”

10Lotaatlakusamahlo,avonarivalahinkwaroraYordani, ririnimatilamanenehinkwako-nkwako,Yehovhaangasi lovisaSodomanaGomora,kufananintangawaYehovha, kufananitikoraEgipta,lokoufikaeSowara

11KutaniLotaan’wihlawularivalahinkwaroraYordani; Lotaafambaayaevuxeni,kutanivatihambanisani un'wana

12AbramaaatshamaetikweniraKanana,Lotaaatshama emitiniyalerivaleni,adzimantsongawakweetlheloka Sodoma

13KambevavanunavaSodomaavahombolokileni vadyohiemahlwenikaYehovha.

14YehovhaakuekaAbrama,endzhakukalokoLotaa hambanisiwilenayena:“Tlakuselamahloyawena,u langutauriendhawinileyiungaekayona,ulanguta en’walungwini,niledzongeni,nilevuxeni,nilevupeladyambu

15Hikuvatikohinkwaroleriurivonaka,ndzitarinyika wenanimbewuyawenahilahakungaheriki

16Ndzitaendlaleswakumbewuyawenayifanani ntshuriwamisava,leswakulokomunhuakotakuhlaya ntshuriwamisava,mbewuyawenanayonayitahlayiwa 17Pfuka,ufambaetikwenihikulehakaronanihiku anamakarona;hikuvandzitakunyikayona

18KutaniAbramaasusantsongawakwe,ataayatshama erivaleniraMamreleringaeHebroni,aakelaYehovha alitarikwalaho

NDZIMAYA14

1EmasikwiniyaAmirafelehosiyaXinara,Ariokohosiya Elasara,KedorlawomerehosiyaElamunaTidalihosiya matiko;

2HileswakulavavalwanaBerahosiyaSodoma,naBirxa hosiyaGomora,naXinabuhosiyaAdma,naXemebere hosiyaZeboyimi,nahosiyaBela,kungaSowara

3HinkwaswoleswiswihlanganisiweenkoveniwaSidimi, kungaLwandleramunyu.

4VatirhelaKedorlawomeremalembeya12,vaxandzuka hilemberavukhume-nharhu

5Hilemberavukhume-munekufikaKedorlawomereni tihosiletiatirinayena,vahlaselaVarefayimieAxiterotiKarnayimi,niVazuzimieHamu,niVaemieXaveKriyatayimi.

6VahorivarientshaveniyavonayaSeyira,kuyafika eEliparani,leyingaekusuhinimananga

7Kutanivatlhelela,vafikaeEnimixipati,kungaKadexi, vahlaselatikohinkwaroraVaamaleke,niVaamorilavaa vatshamaeHazezontamara

8HosiyaSodomanihosiyaGomoranihosiyaAdamani hosiyaZeboyiminihosiyaBela(yonaiSowara)vahuma valwanavonaenkoveniwaSidimi;

9AkurinaKedorlawomerehosiyaElamu,naTidalihosi yamatiko,naAmirafelehosiyaXinara,naAriokohosiya Elasar;tihositamuneletinganintlhanu.

10NkovawaSidimiawutelehimigodi;tihositaSodoma naGomoratibaleka,tiwelakona;kutanilavasalekeva balekelaentshaveni

11VatekarifuwohinkwaroraSodomanaGomorani swakudyaswavonahinkwaswo,vafamba

12KutanivatekaLota,n’wanawamakwavowaAbrama, loyiaatshamaeSodoma,ninhundzuyakwe,vafamba

13Kufikaun’wanaloyiabalekeke,abyelaAbrama Muheveru;hikuvaaatshamaerivaleniraMamrewa Muamori,makwavowaExikolo,makwavowaAnere; 14LokoAbramaatwaleswakumakwavoukhomiwile,a hlomisamalandzayayenalamaleteriweke,lama velekiwekeendlwiniyayena,madzanamanharhuna khume-nhungu,kutaniamahlongorisakuyafikaeDani

15Hilokoatihambanisanavona,yenanimalandzaya yena,nivusiku,avaba,avahlongorisakuyafikaeHoba, leyingaevokweniraximatsiraDamaska

16Kutaniavuyisanhundzuhinkwayo,atlhelaavuyisa Lotamakwavo,ninhundzuyayena,nivavasatinivanhu.

17HosiyaSodomayihumayiyan’wihlanganisa endzhakukalokoavuyileekudlayenikaKedorlawomere nitihosiletiatirinayona,enkoveniwaXave,kunga nkovawahosi

18MelkisedekehosiyaSalemaahumesaxinkwani vhinyo;

19Kutanian'wikatekisa,aku:“Abramaaadzunisiwehi Xikwembulexitlakukekengopfu,loyiangan'winiwatilo nimisava

20AkudzunisiweXikwembulexitlakukekengopfu,lexi nyiketekevalalavawenaevokwenirawena.Kutanian'wi nyikavukhumebyahinkwavo

21HosiyaSodomayikuekaAbrama:“Ndzinyikevanhu lava,utitekelanhundzu.”

22HilokoAbramaakuekahosiyaSodoma:“Ndzi tlakuselevokoraminaekaYehovha,Xikwembulexi tlakukekengopfu,langan’winiwatilonimisava.

23Ndzingakandzingatekiekantambhukuyafikaeka ntambhuyaxihlangi,nileswakuandzingetekinchumu wawena,leswakuungaku:‘NdzifuwileAbrama.

24Handlekaleswimajahamaswidyekentsena,ni xiphemuxavavanunalavafambekenamina,kungaAner, ExikolonaMamre;avatekexiphemuxavona.

NDZIMAYA15

1Endzhakukaswiloleswi,ritoraYehovharifikaeka Abramaexivonweni,riku:“Ungachavi,Abrama,himina xitlhanguxawena,nihakeloyawenaleyikuluswinene.”

2Abramaaku:“HosiHOSIXikwembu,xanautandzi nyikayini,lokondzingarinan’wana,naswona mulanguteriwayindluyaminaiEliyezereloyiwale Damaska?”

3Abramaaku:“Waswivo,awundzinyikangambewu;

4RitoraYehovharifikaekayena,riku:“Loyiangevi mudyandzhakawawena;kambeloyiangatahuma emarhumbyiniyawena,utavamudyandzhakawawena

5Kutanian’wihumesaehandle,aku:“Langutaetilweni,u byelatinyeletilokouswikotakutihlaya

6ApfumelaekaYehovha;kutanian'wihlayelakululama

7Hilokoakuekayena:“HiminaYehovhaloyiaku humesekeeUra+waVakalidiya,leswakundzikunyika tikolerileswakurivandzhakayarona.”

8Aku:“HosiXikwembu,xanandzitaswitivanjhani leswakundzitayidyandzhaka?

9Hilokoakuekayena:“Ndzitekelehomuyaxisatiya malembemanharhu,nimbutiyaxisatiyamalembe manharhu,nikhunaramalembemanharhu,nituvanituva leritsongo”

10Hilokoatekahinkwaswoleswi,aswiavanyisaexikarhi, avekaxiphemuxin’wananixin’wanaxaxin’wanani xin’wana,kambetinyenyanaatiswiavanyisanga. 11Lokotinyenyanatirhelelaehenhlakamintsumbu, Abramaayihlongola

12Lokodyamburirikarhiripela,Abramaaetlela vurhongolebyikulu;kutani,waswivo,kuchavisaka munyamalowukulukun’wiwela

13AkuekaAbrama:“Tivahikutiyisekaleswakumbewu yawenayitavamuluverietikwenileringarikiravona,yi vatirhela;vatavaxanisamalembeyamunewamadzana; 14Ndzitaavanyisatikorerolerivangataritirhela,kutani endzhakukasweswovatahumavarinirifuwolerikulu.

15Utayaekavatatawawenahikurhula;utalahliwau dyuharileswinene

16Kambeekaxitukulwanaxavumunevatatlhelavavuya laha,hikuvavudyohobyaVaamoriabyisitala

17Kutelokodyamburipela,rivamunyama,kuvona ndzilolowupfurhakamusinirivonileripfurhakaleri hundzakaexikarhikaswiphemusweswo

18HisikureroYehovhauendlentwananonaAbrama,a ku:“Ndzinyikembewuyawenatikoleri,kusukela enambyeniwaEgiptakuyafikaenambyenilowukulu, enambyeniwaYufrata.

19VakeneniVakeniziniVakadimoni; 20Vahiti,niVaperezi,niVarefayimi; 21VaamoriniVakanananiVagirigaxiniVayebusi.

NDZIMAYA16

1SarayinsatiwaAbramaangan'wivelekangavana,aari ninandzawaxisatiwaMuegiptaloyivitorayenaakuri Agara.

2KutaniSarayiakuekaAbrama:“Waswivo,Yehovhau ndzisivelekuvelekaswingahaendlekaleswakundzita kumavanahiyena.KutaniAbramaayingisaritoraSarayi. 3KutaniSarayinsatiwaAbramaatekaAgaranandzawa yenawaxisatiwaMuegipta,endzhakukalokoAbramaa tshamemalembeyakhumeetikweniraKanana,an’wi nyikaAbramanunawakweleswakuavansatiwakwe

4HilokoanghenaekaAgara,atika,kutanilokoavona leswakuutikile,n’winiwayenaasandziwaematihlweni yakwe

5KutaniSarayiakuekaAbrama:“Xihoxoxaminaaxive ehenhlakawena:Ndzinyiketilenandzawaminawaxisati exifuvenixawena;lokoavonaleswakuutikile,ndzi sandziwaematihlweniyayena:HOSIXikwembuxi avanyisaexikarhikaminanawena.

6KambeAbramaakuekaSarayi:“Waswivo,nandzawa wenawaxisatiulemavokweniyawena;n'wiendlehilaha swikurhandzakahakona.KutelokoSarayiangan'wi khomikahle,abalekaemahlwenikayena

7NtsumiyaYehovhayin’wikumaekusuhinixihlovoxa matiemananga,ekusuhinixihlovolexingaendleleniyoya eXure

8Aku:“Agara,nandzawaxisatiwaSarayi,xanauhuma kwihi?”utayakwihixana?Aku:“Ndzibalekaemahlweni kan’winiwaminaSarayi”

9NtsumiyaYehovhayikuekayena:“Tlhelelaekan’wini wawena,utitsongahataehansikamavokoyayena.”

10NtsumiyaYehovhayikuekayena:“Ndzitaandzisa mbewuyawenakutlulampimo,leswakuyingahlayiwi hikwalahokavunyingi”

11NtsumiyaYehovhayikuekayena:“Waswivo,utikile, utavelekan’wanawajaha,utan’withyavitora Iximayele;hikuvaYehovhautwilekuxanisekakawena 12Utavamunhuwanhova;vokorayenaritalwani un'wananiun'wana,nivokoraun'wananiun'wanarita lwanayena;utatshamaemahlwenikavamakwavo hinkwavo

13KutaniathyavitoraYehovhaloyiavulavulekenayena: “WenaXikwembuxandzivona,hikuvaute:“Xanana minandzilangutileloyiandzivonaka?”

14HikokwalahoxihlovolexiaxivuriwaBeerlahairoyi; waswivo,rilexikarhikaKadexenaBerede.

15AgaraavelekaAbraman’wanawajaha,Abramaathya n’wanawakwevitoraIximayele

16Abramaaarinimalembeya46hivukhale,lokoAgara avelekelaAbramaIximayele

NDZIMAYA17

1KutelokoAbramaarinimalembeya90nanhungu, YehovhaahumelelaekaAbrama,akuekayena:“Himina XikwembuxaMatimbaHinkwawo;fambaemahlwenika mina,uvalahetisekeke.

2Ndzitaendlantwananowaminaexikarhikaminana wena,ndzikuandzisaswinene

3Abramaakhinsamahixikandza,Xikwembuxivulavula nayenaxiku:

4Lokokurimina,waswivo,ntwananowaminawuna wena,utavatatawamatikoyotala.

5VitorawenaaringeheviAbrama,kambevitorawena ritavaAbrahama;hikuvandzikuvetatawamatikoyo tala.

6Ndzitakutswalangopfu,ndzikuendlamatiko,tihositi tahumaekawena

7Ndzitasimekantwananowaminaexikarhikaminana wenanimbewuyawenaendzhakukawenaeka switukulwanaswavona,kuvantwananolowungaheriki, kuvaXikwembuekawenanimbewuyawenaendzhaku kawena

8Ndzitakunyikawenanimbewuyawenaendzhakuka wena,tikoleriungamuendziekarona,tikohinkwarora Kanana,rivandzhakaleyingaheriki;kutanindzitava Xikwembuxavona

9KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAbrahama:“Hikokwalahou tahlayisantwananowamina,wenanimbewuyawena endzhakukawenaekaswitukulwanaswavona”

10Lowuintwananowamina,lowumingatawuhlayisa, exikarhikaminanan’winanimbewuyan’winaendzhaku kan’wina;N'wanaun'wananaun'wanaexikarhikan'wina útayimbisiwa.

11Mitayimbanyamayanhlongeyan’wina;xitava xikombisoxantwananoexikarhikaminanan'wina

12Loyianganimasikuyanhunguhivukhaleuta yimbisiwaexikarhikan’wina,un’wananiun’wanan’wana ekaswitukulwanaswan’wina,loyiavelekiwekeendlwini kumbeloyiaxaviwekehimaliekamunhuun’wanani un’wanaloyiangarikiwambewuyawena

13Loyiavelekiwekeendlwiniyawena,niloyiaxaviweke himaliyawena,ufanelekuyimbisiwa; 14Kutanin’wanalangayimbangiki,loyinyamayakweya nhlongeyayenayingayimbangiki,moya-xiviriwolowo wutatsemiwaexikarhikavanhuvakavona;utlule ntwananowamina

15KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAbrahama:“Lokokuri Sarayinsatiwawena,ungatshukiun’withyavitora Sarayi,kambevitorayenaritavaSara”

16Ndzitan'wikatekisa,ndzikunyikanan'wanawajaha ekayena,ndzitan'wikatekisa,kutaniutavamanawa matiko;tihositavanhutitavaekayena

17KutaniAbrahamaakhinsamahixikandza,ahleka,aku embilwiniyakwe:“Xanaloyianganimalembeyadzanau tavelekiwan’wana?”XanaSaralanganimalembeya90 hivukhale,xanautaveleka?

18AbrahamaakuekaXikwembu:“OholokoIximayelea hanyaemahlwenikawena!

19Xikwembuxiku:“Saransatiwawenautakuvelekela n’wanawajahahakunene;utan'withyavitoraIsaka, kutanindzitatiyisantwananowaminanayena,wuva ntwananolowungaheriki,nimbewuyayenaendzhakuka yena

20LokokuriIximayele,ndzikutwile:Waswivo,ndzi n’wikatekisile,ndzitan’witswala,ndzin’wiandzisa swinene;utavelekatihosanatakhumenatimbirhi,kutani ndzitan'wiendlatikolerikulu

21KambentwananowaminandzitawusimekanaIsaka, lowuSaraangatakutswalelawonahinkarhilowu vekiwekehilembeleritaka

22Kutaniatshikakuvulavulanayena,kutaniXikwembu xisukaekaAbrahama

23KutaniAbrahamaatekaIximayelen’wanawakweni hinkwavolavavelekiwekeendlwiniyakwenihinkwavo lavaxaviwekehimaliyakwe,un’wananiun’wanawa xinunaexikarhikavavanunavayindluyaAbrahama;va yimbanyamayanhlongeyavonahisikurero,hilaha Xikwembuxin'wibyelekehakona

24Abrahamaaarinimalembeya99hivukhale,lokoa yimbisiwahinyamayanhlongeyayena.

25Iximayelen’wanawakweaarinimalembeya13hi vukhale,lokoayimbisiwahinyamayanhlongeyakwe

26HironasikureroAbrahamaayimbisiwa,naIximayele n’wanawakwe

27Vavanunahinkwavovamutiwayena,lavavelekiweke endlwini,vaxavahimaliekamuluveri,vayimbisiwana yena

NDZIMAYA18

1YehovhaahumelelaekayenaetimbalenitaMamre,a tshamaenyangweniyantsongahikuhisakanhlikanhi; 2Hilokoatlakusamahloalanguta,kutanivavanuna vanharhuvayimeekusuhinayena,lokoavavona,a tsutsumaayahlangananavonaahumaenyangweniya tende,ankhinsamaehansi

3Kutaniaku:“Hosiyanga,lokosweswindzikume tintswaloemahlwenikawena,ndzikombelaungahundzi ekanandzawawena

4Ndzikombelaleswakukutekiwamatimatsongo,mi hlambamilenge,miwisaehansikamurhi

5Ndzitatekaxinkwaxin’wana,ndzimichavelelatimbilu tan’wina;endzhakukasweswomitahundza,hikuva hikwalahomifikileekanandzawan'wina.Vaku:“Endlani hilahauvulekehakona”

6AbrahamaahatlisaanghenaentsongeniekaSara,aku: “Hatlisaulunghiselelamimpimoyinharhuyamavele lamanene,umasweka,uendlaswinkwaehenhlaka xigwitsirisi.”

7Abrahamaatsutsumelaekatihomu,atekarholeroolova nilerinene,arinyikajaharin’wana;kutaniahatliselakuyi ambala.

8Kutaniatekabotere,nimasi,nirholeleriarirhungeleke, aswivekaemahlwenikavona;kutaniayimanavona ehansikamurhi,vadya

9Vakuekayena:“UkwihiSaransatiwawena?”Aku: “Vonani,entsongeni.”

10Aku:“Kunenendzitatlhelelaekawenahikuyahi nkarhiwavutomi;kutaniwaswivo,Saransatiwawenauta vanin'wanawajaha.KutaniSaraaswitwaenyangweni wantsongalowuawuriendzhakukayena

11AbrahamanaSaraavadyuharilenaswonavadyuharile swinene;kutaniswingahavinaSarahimukhuvawa vavasati

12HikwalahoSaraahlekaendzenikayena,aku:“Loko ndzidyuharile,xanandzitatsaka,hosiyanganayonayi dyuharile?”

13YehovhaakuekaAbrahama:“XanaSarauhlekileyini, aku:‘Xanandzitavelekan’wanaladyuhalekehakunene?

14Xanakuninchumulowunonon'hwakaswineneeka Yehovha?Hinkarhilowuvekiweke,ndzitatlhelelaeka wena,hikuyahinkarhiwavutomi,kutaniSarautavani n'wanawajaha

15KutaniSaraalandzula,aku:“Andzihlekanga;hikuva aachavaAku:“E-e;kambewenauhlekile

16Vavanunavasukakwalaho,valangutaeSodoma, Abrahamaafambanavonaleswakuavatisaendleleni.

17Yehovhaaku:“XanandzitatumbetaAbrahamaleswi ndziswiendlaka;

18HikuvonaleswakuhakuneneAbrahamautavatiko lerikuluniramatimba,nimatikohinkwawoyamisavama takatekisiwahayena?

19Hikuvandzan’witivaleswakuutalerisavanavakweni ndyanguwakweendzhakukayena,vatahlayisandlelaya Yehovha,vaendlavululaminikuavanyisa;leswaku YehovhaatisaAbrahamaleswiaswivulekehayena.

20Yehovhaaku:“HikuvaxiriloxaSodomanaGomorai xikulu,naswonaxidyohoxavonaxibihengopfu; 21Ndzitarhelelasweswi,ndziyavonalokovaendlilehi kuhelelahikuyahixiriloxaxonalexifikekeekamina; naswonalokoswingaritano,ndzitaswitiva

22Vavanunavahundzulukavasukakwalaho,vakongoma eSodoma,kambeAbrahamaahayimaemahlwenika Yehovha

23Abrahamaatshinela,aku:“Xananawenautalovisa lavolulamaswin’wenilavohombolokaxana?”

24Kumbexanakuvanivanhuvolulamava50endzenika muti,xananawenautalovisandhawuleyihikwalahoka lavalulamekevamakumentlhanulavangaekayona?

25Sweswouvaekulenawenakuendlahindlelaleyi,ku dlayalavolulamanilavohomboloka,nileswakulavo lulamaafananilavohomboloka,langaekulenawena: XanaMuavanyisiwamisavahinkwayoangeendlileswi lulameke?

+26Yehovhaaku:“Lokondzikumavanhuva50lava lulamekeeSodomaendzenikamuti,ndzitatsetselela ndhawuhinkwayohikwalahokavona”

27Abrahamaahlamulaaku:“Waswivo,ndzitinyiketerile kuvulavulanaYehovha,loyindzingantshurininkuma ntsena

28Kumbexanakutapfumalantlhanuekava50lava lulameke,xanautalovisamutihinkwawohikwalahokaku pfumalekakantlhanu?Aku:“Lokondzikuma45,andzi ngerilovisi”

29Atlhelaavulavulanayena,aku:“Kumbexanakuta kumiwa40kwalaho.”Aku:“Andzingeswiendli hikwalahoka40”

30Kutaniakuekayena:“OhoYehovhaangahlundzuki, kutanindzitavulavula:Kumbexanakutakumiwa30 kwalaho”Aku:“Andzingeswiendli,lokondzikuma makumenharhukwalaho”

31Kutaniaku:“Waswivo,sweswi,ndzitiyimiseleku vulavulanaYehovha:Kumbexanakutakumiwa20 kwalaho”Aku:“Andzingerilovisihikwalahoka makumembirhi”

32Aku:“OhoYehovhaangahlundzuki,kutanindzita vulavulakan’wentsena:Kumbexanakutakumiwakhume rakona”Aku:“Andzingewulovisihikwalahoka khume”

33Yehovhaafamba,hikuhatlisalokoatshikeku vulavulanaAbrahama,Abrahamaatlhelelaendhawiniya yena

NDZIMAYA19

1KutanitintsumitimbirhititaeSodomanimadyambu; LotaatshamaenyangweniyaSodoma,lokoLotaavavona apfukaayahlangananavona;kutaniankhinsamaa languteehansi;

2Kutaniaku:“Vonanisweswi,tihositamina,ndzi kombelaminghenaendlwiniyanandzawan’wina,mi tshamavusikuhinkwabyo,mihlambamilengeyan’wina, mitapfukanimpundzu,mifambahitindlelatan’wina” Vaku:“E-e;kambehitatshamaexitaratenivusiku hinkwabyo.

3Avatshikilelaswinene;vahundzukelaekayena,va nghenaendlwiniyayena;avaendlelankhuvo,abaka xinkwalexingarikinacomela,vadya.

4Kambevangasietlela,vavanunavamuti,vavanunava Sodoma,varhendzeleyindlu,lavakulunilavatsongo, vanhuhinkwavovahumaematlhelohinkwawo.

5VavitanaLotavakuekayena:“Vakwihivavanunalava nganghenaekawenavusikulebyi?”vahumeseekahina, leswakuhivativa.

6Lotaahumaenyangweniayaekavona,apfalanyangwa endzhakukayena

7Aku:“Ndzamikombela,vamakwerhu,mingaendli vubihiswonghasi”

8Vonanisweswi,ndzinavanavambirhivavanhwanyana lavangativangikimunhu;ndzikombelaleswakundziva humesaekan'wina,mivaendlelaleswineneematihlweni yan'wina;hikuvahikwalahovangheneehansikandzhuti walwanguramina

9Vaku:“Yimaniendzhaku”Vatlhelavaku:“Munhu loyiunghenilekutavamuendzi,utalavakuva muavanyisi;Kutanivatshikilelawanunaloyi,Lota,kutani vatshinelakutshovanyangwa

10Kambevavanunavolavovatshambulutavoko,vakoka Lotaendlwini,vapfalanyangwa

11Kutanivabavavanunalavaavarienyangweniya yindluhimahlo,lavatsongonilavakulu,lerovavakarhala kukumanyangwa

12KutanivavanunalavavakuekaLota:“Xanauna swin’wanalahahandlekasweswo?”n'wanawamufana,ni vanavawenavamajaha,nivavanhwanyana,ni

hinkwaswoleswiunganaswonaemutini,vahumese endhawinileyi;

13Hitalovisandhawuleyi,hikuvaxiriloxavonaxikurile emahlwenikaYehovha;kutaniHOSIXikwembuxihi rhumileleswakuhitaxilovisa.

14Lotaahumaayavulavulanivanavayenavaxinuna lavatekekevanavayenavavanhwanyana,aku:“Pfuka, mihumaendhawinileyi;hikuvaYehovhautalovisamuti lowuKambeaavonakaafananiloyiahlekulaka vakokwanavayena

15Lokorixa,tintsumitihatlisisaLota,tiku:“Pfukauteka nsatiwawenanivanavawenavambirhivavanhwanyana lavangalaha;leswakuungaloviwihikuhombolokaka muti”

16Lokoarikarhiahlwela,vavanunavakhomavokora yena,nivokoransatiwayena,nivokoravanavayena vambirhivavanhwanyana;HOSIXikwembuxin'witwela vusiwana,van'wihumesa,van'wivekaehandlekamuti 17Kutelokovavahumeseehandle,aku:“Balekelavutomi byawena;ungalangutiendzhakukawena,ungatshukiu tshamaerivalenihinkwaro;balekelaentshaveni,leswakuu ngaloviwi.

18Lotaakukavona:“Oho,Hosiyanga,aswitano 19Waswivo,nandzawawenaukumiletintswalo emahlwenikawena,ukurisiletintswalotawena,letiu ndzikombeketonaekuponisenikavutomibyamina; kutaniandzingeswikotikubalekelaentshaveni,leswaku makhomboman'wanamangandzikhoma,kutanindzifa.

20Vonanisweswi,mutilowuwulekusuhinikubalekela ekawona,naswonaiwutsongo:Oho,ndzipfumeleleni ndzibalekelakona,(xanaahilontsongo?)kutanimoyaxiviriwaminawutahanya

21Kutaniakuekayena:“Vona,ndzikuamukerileni emhakenileyi,leswakuandzingewuwisimutilowu, lowuuvulavulekehawona”

22Hatlisisa,balekelakona;hikuvaandzingeendli nchumukukondzaufikakona.”Hikokwalahomutilowu wuthyiwevitoraSowara

23DyamburihumeemisavenilokoLotaanghena eSowara.

24KutaniYehovhaanisaxivavulanindzilolowuhumaka ekaYehovhawuhumaetilweniehenhlakaSodomanile Gomora;

25Ambundzumuxamitiyoleyo,nirivalahinkwaro,ni vaakihinkwavovamitinileswimilakaemisaveni

26Kambensatiwakwealangutaendzhakuariendzhaku kayena,kutaniahundzukaphuphuyamunyu

27Abrahamaapfukanimixoswinene,ayalahaaayime konaemahlwenikaYehovha

28HilokoalangutaeSodomanaGomora,niletikweni hinkwarorarivala,avona,musiwatikowutlhandluka kukotamusiwandzilo.

29LokoXikwembuxilovisamitiyalerivaleni, XikwembuxitsundzukaAbrahama,kutanixihlongola Lotaexikarhikakumbundzumuxiwa,lokoxi mbundzumuxamitileyiLotaaatshamaekayona

30LotaatlhandlukaahumaeSowara,ayatshama entshaveni,nivanavayenavambirhivavanhwanyanana yena;hikuvaaachavakutshamaeSowara,atshama ebakweni,yenanivanavayenavambirhivavanhwanyana.

31Hilokomativulaakuekalontsongo:“Tatawahinau dyuharilenaswonaakunamunhulangatanghenaeka hinaemisavenihinkwayo

32Tanani,ahinwisetatawahinavhinyo,hitaetlelana yena,leswakuhihlayisambewuyatatawahina.

33Kutanivanwisatatawavonavhinyovusikubyebyo, mativulaanghena,ayaetlelanatatawayena;angaswi xiyangalokoaetlele,nilokoapfuka.

34Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,mativulaakuekalontsongo: “Waswivo,ndzietlelenatatanatolounghena,uetlelana yena,leswakuhihlayisambewuyatatawahina”

35Vanwisatatawavonavhinyonivusikubyebyo,kutani lontsongoapfukaaetlelanayena;angaswixiyangaloko aetlele,nilokoapfuka

36HindlelayoleyovanavavanhwanyanavaLota havambirhivatikilehitatawavona.

37Hilokomativulaavelekan’wanawajaha,an’withya vitoraMowabu,hiyenatatawaVamowabukufikela namuntlha.

38Lontsongo,nayenaavelekan’wanawajaha,an’wi thyavitoraBenami

NDZIMAYA20

1Abrahamaasukakwalahoakongomaetikwenirale dzongeni,atshamaexikarhikaKadexenaXure,atshama eGerara

2AbrahamaakuhiSaransatiwayena:“Imakwerhuwa xisati,kutaniAbimelekehosiyaGeraraarhumelarito leswakuayatekaSara”

3KambeXikwembuxitaekaAbimelekeenorhweni nivusiku,xikuekayena:“Waswivo,umufintsena, hikwalahokawansatiloyiun’witekeke;hikuvainsatiwa wanuna.

4KambeAbimelekeaangasitshinelaekayena,kutania ku:“Hosi,xanautadlayanitikolerilulameke?”

5Xanaangandzibyelangaaku:“Imakwerhuwaxisati?” kutaniyena,yenahiyexeaku:“Imakwerhu,ndziendlile leswihikutshembekakambiluyaminanikupfumala nandzukamavokoyamina.”

6KutaniXikwembuxikuekayenaenorhweni:“Ina,ndza switivaleswakuuendleleswihikutshembekakambilu yawena;hikuvanaminandzikusivelekundzidyohela, kutanindzingapfumelelangakun'wikhumba

7Sweswi,tlheriselawanunaloyinsatiwayena;hikuvai muprofeta,utakukhongelela,utahanya,kutanilokou ngan'wivuyiseli,tivaleswakuutafahakunene,wenani hinkwavolavangavawena.”

8HikokwalahoAbimelekeapfukanimixoswinene,a vitanamalandzayayenahinkwawo,amabyelatimhaka letihinkwato,kutanivavanunavolavovachavaswinene 9KutaniAbimelekeavitanaAbrahama,akuekayena: “Xanauhiendleyini?”Xanandzikudyohileyini,leswiu tisekexidyoholexikuluekaminanilekamfumowamina? undziendlelemintirholeyingafanelangikikuendliwa 10AbimelekeakuekaAbrahama:“Xanauvoneyini leswakuuendlemhakaleyi?”

11Abrahamaaku:“Hikuvandzianakanyeleswakuku chavaXikwembuakukonaendhawinileyi;vatandzi dlayahikwalahokansatiwamina.

12Hambiswiritanohakuneneimakwerhuwaxisati;i n'wanawatatana,kambeahin'wanawamanana;kutania vansatiwamina

13LokoXikwembuxindzihambukisaendlwiniyatatana, ndzikuekayena:“Leswiimusawawenalowuungata ndzikombawona;endhawiniyin’wananiyin’wanaleyihi ngatafikaekayona,mibyelanihimina:“Imakwerhu” 14KutaniAbimelekeatekatinyimpfunitihomuni malandzayaxinunaniyaxisati,aswinyikaAbrahama,a n’witlheriselaSaransatiwakwe

15Abimelekeaku:“Waswivo,tikoraminarilemahlweni kawena;

16KutaniakuekaSara:“Waswivo,ndzinyikilemakwenu swiphemuswasilivhereswagidi

17HilokoAbrahamaakhongelaekaXikwembu,kutani XikwembuxihanyisaAbimeleke,ninsatiwayena,ni malandzayayenayaxisati;kutanivavelekavana

18HikuvaYehovhaaapfarileswivelekelohinkwaswo swayindluyaAbimeleke,hikwalahokaSaransatiwa Abrahama

NDZIMAYA21

1YehovhaaendzelaSarahilahaavulekehakona,kutani YehovhaaendlaSarahilahaavulekehakona.

2HikuvaSaraatikile,kutaniavelekaAbrahaman’wana wamufanalokoadyuharile,hinkarhilowuvekiwekelowu Xikwembuxivulavulekenayenahawona.

3Abrahamaathyan'wanawayenalavelekiwekehiyena vitoraIsaka

4Abrahamaayimbisan’wanawakweIsakaarinimasiku yanhunguhivukhale,hilahaXikwembuxin’wileriseke hakona

5Abrahamaaarinimalembeyadzanahivukhale,loko n’wanawakweIsakaavelekiwa

6KutaniSaraaku:“Xikwembuxindzihlekisile,leswaku hinkwavolavatwakavatahlekanamina.”

7Kutaniaku:“ImaniloyiaatavutisaAbrahamaleswaku Saraaataan’wisavana?”hikuvandzin'wivelekele n'wanawajahalokoadyuharile.

8Kutanin’wanaakula,alumuriwa,Abrahamaaendla nkhuvolowukuluhisikuleriIsakaalumuriwekeharona 9KutaniSaraavonan’wanawaAgaraMuegipta,loyia n’wivelelekeAbrahama,arikarhiahlekula

10HikokwalahoakuekaAbrahama:“Hlongolanandza loyiwaxisatinin’wanawakwe,hikuvan’wanawanandza loyiangevimudyandzhakanin’wanawamina,kunga Isaka.”

11MhakaleyiayivavaswineneemahlwenikaAbrahama hikwalahokan’wanawakwe

12KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAbrahama:“Ungatshuki kuvavaemahlwenikawenahikwalahokajahalerini hikwalahokahlongarawenaraxisati;ekahinkwaswo leswiSaraakubyelekeswona,yingisaritorayena;hikuva mbewuyawenayitavitaniwahiIsaka”

13Ndzitaendlatikoekan’wanawahlongaraxisati, hikuvaimbewuyawena.

14HilokoAbrahamaapfukanimixoswinene,ateka xinkwanibodlhelaramati,aswinyikaHagara,aswiveka emakatleniyakwenin’wana,an’wihlongola,kutania fambaafamba-fambaemanangayaBerexeba

15Kutanimatimahelaebodlheleni,kutanialahlela n’wanaehansikaxin’wanaxaswihlahla.

16Hilokoafamba,an’witshamisaetlhelokayenaekule swinene,ongehivurha,hikuvaaaku:“Ndzingatshuki ndzivonarifuran’wana.”Kutaniatshamaetlhelokayena, atlakusaritorayena,arila

17KutaniXikwembuxitwaritorajahaleri;kutanintsumi yaXikwembuyivitanaAgarayihumaetilweni,yikueka yena:“Uvavisayini,Agara?”ungachavi;hikuva Xikwembuxitwileritorajahaleriringakona”

18Pfukautlakuselajahaleri,urikhomahivokorawena; hikuvandzitan’wiendlatikolerikulu

19KutaniXikwembuxin’wipfulamahlo,avonaxihlovo xamati;kutaniafamba,ayatatabodlhelahimati,anwa jahaleri

20KutaniXikwembuaxirinimufanaloyi;kutaniakula, atshamaemananga,avamuhlaseriwamiseve

21AtshamaemanangayaParani,manawakwean’wi tekelansatietikweniraEgipta.

22Enkarhiniwolowo,AbimelekenaFikolondhunaya mavuthuyayenavavulavulanaAbrahamavaku: “Xikwembuxinawenaekahinkwaswoleswiuswi endlaka

23SweswindzihlambanyelelahahiXikwembuleswakua wungendzihembeli,hambikurin’wanawaminakumbe n’wanawan’wanawamina;

24Abrahamaaku:“Ndzitahlambanya”

25AbrahamaatshinyaAbimelekehikwalahokaxihlovo xamati,leximalandzayaAbimelekemaxitekekehi tihanyi

26Abimelekeaku:“Andzitivileswakuimanilaendleke mhakaleyi,awundzibyelanga,hambikurikutwahi swona,kambenamuntlha”

27Abrahamaatekatinyimpfunitihomu,aswinyika Abimeleke;kutanihavumbirhibyavonavaendla ntwanano

28Abrahamaavekaswinyimpfanaswankomboswa tinyimpfuswantlhambiswiriswoxe

29AbimelekeakuekaAbrahama:“Xanaswinyimpfana leswiswankomboleswiuswivekekeswivulayini?”

30Aku:“Hikuvaswinyimpfanaleswiswankomboswa xisatiutaswitekaevokweniramina,leswakuswiva mbhoniekamina,leswakundzicelexihlovolexi.”

31HikokwalahoathyandhawuyoleyoBeerxeba;hikuva kwalahovahlambanyilehavumbirhibyavona

32HindlelayoleyovaendlantwananoeBerexeba,kutani AbimelekeapfukanaFikolondhunayavuthurayena,va tlhelelaetikweniraVafilista.

33AbrahamaabyalamurhieBerexeba,avitanakonavito raYehovha,Xikwembulexingaheriki

34AbrahamaatshamamasikuyotalaetikweniraVafilista

NDZIMAYA22

1Endzhakukaswiloleswi,XikwembuxiringaAbrahama, xikuekayena:“Abrahama”

2Aku:“Tekan’wanawawena,n’wanawawenalanga swakweIsaka,loyiun’wirhandzaka,uyanghenaetikweni raMoriya;min'wihumeselakwalaho,avagandzeloro hisiwaehenhlakayin'wanayatintshavaletindzingataku byelahatona

3Abrahamaapfukanimixoswinene,abohambhongolo yakwe,atekamajahayakwemambirhinaIsakan’wana wakwe,apfukatihunyitagandzelorohisiwa,apfukaaya endhawinileyiXikwembuxin’wibyelekehayona.

4HisikuravunharhuAbrahamaatlakusamahlo,avona ndhawuleyiekule

5Abrahamaakuekamajahayayena:“Tshamanilahani mbhongolo;kutaniminanijahahitayakwalahayahiya gandzela,hivuyaekan'wina

6Abrahamaatekatihunyitagandzelorohisiwa,ativeka ehenhlakaIsakan’wanawakwe;kutaniatekandzilo evokwenirayena,nibanga;kutanivafambahavumbirhi byavonaswin’we.

7HilokoIsakaavulavulanaAbrahamatatawakwe,aku: “Tatana,aku:“Himinaloyi,n’wananga”Aku:“Vonani ndzilonitihunyi,kambexinyimpfanaxagandzeloro hisiwaxikwihixana?”

8Abrahamaaku:“N’wananga,Xikwembuxita tihlawulelaxinyimpfanaxagandzelorohisiwa.

9KutanivafikaendhawinileyiXikwembuxin’wibyeleke hayona;Abrahamaaakaalitarikwalaho,ahlelatihunyi,a bohaIsakan'wanawayena,an'wivekaehenhlakaalitari ehenhlakatihunyi

10KutaniAbrahamaatshambulutavoko,atekabanga leswakuadlayan’wanawakwe.

11NtsumiyaYehovhayin’wivitanayihumaetilweni,yi ku:“Abrahama,Abrahama”

12Aku:“Ungatshukiutlhandlekavokorawenaekajaha leri,ungan’wiendlinchumu,hikuvasweswindzaswitiva leswakuwachavaXikwembu,hikuvaawundzisivelanga n’wanawawena,n’wanawawenalangaswakwe.”

13KutaniAbrahamaatlakusamahlo,alangutaendzhaku kayenakhunalerikhomiwekeekhwatinihitimhondzota rona;

14AbrahamaathyandhawuyoleyovitoraYehovhaJire, hilahakuvuriwakahakonaninamuntlha:“Kutavoniwa entshaveniyaYehovha.”

15NtsumiyaYehovhayivitanaAbrahamayihuma etilweniravumbirhi

16Kutaniaku:“Ndzihlambanyilehimina,”kuvula Yehovha,hikuvauendlilemhakaleyi,ungan’wi sivelangan’wanawawena,n’wanawawenalanga swakwe.

17Hikukatekisandzitakukatekisa,nikuandzisambewu yawenakufananitinyeletitamatilonisavaleringa eribuweniralwandle;mbewuyawenayitadyanyangwa yavalalavayona;

18Matikohinkwawoyamisavamatakatekisiwahi mbewuyawena;hikuvauyingiseritoramina

19HilokoAbrahamaatlhelelaekamajahayakwe,kutani vapfukavafambaswin’weeBerexeba;Abrahamaa tshamaeBerexeba.

20Endzhakukatimhakaleti,Abrahamaabyeriwa,aku: “Waswivo,Milka,uvelekeleNahoromakwenuvana;

21Huzimativulayayena,naBuzimakwavowayena,na KemuweletatawaSiriya;

22KuvenaKesedi,naHazo,naPidaxi,naYidlafi,na Betuwele

23BetuweleavelekaRaveka,MilkaatswalelaNahoro makwavowaAbrahama.

24Nsatiwayenalontsongo,loyivitorayenaakuri Rhuma,uvelekeTeba,naGahama,naTahaxi,naMaaka

NDZIMAYA23

1Saraaarinimalembeya127hivukhale

2KutaniSaraafaeKiriyatarba;hiyonaHebronietikweni raKanana,AbrahamaataatarilaSara,an'wirilela.

3Abrahamaayimaemahlwenikavafivayena,avulavula nivanavaHeti,aku:

4Ndzimuluverinimuendzinan'wina,ndzinyikendzhaka yandhawuyolahlanan'wina,leswakundzitalahlavafiva minavangariemahlwenikamina

5VanavaHetivahlamulaAbrahama,vakuekayena: 6Hiyingise,hosiyanga,uhosanayamatimbaexikarhika hina;kuhavaniun'wewahinaloyiangatakusivelasirha rayena,kambeleswakuulahlavafivawena

7Abrahamaayima,ankhinsamaemahlwenikavanhuva tiko,kungavanavaHeti.

8Hilokoavulavulanavona,aku:“Lokokuriku anakanyakan’winaleswakundzitalahlamufiwamina leswakundzingavoni;ndziyingise,undzikombelaeka Efronin'wanaSohara;

9AtandzinyikabakoraMakipelalerianganarona,leri ngaemakumukansimuyayena;hikuvautandzinyika yonamaliyoringananiyankoka,yivandzhakayaxilahlo exikarhikan'wina

10EfroniatshamaexikarhikavanavaHeti,Efronilowa MuhitiahlamulaAbrahamaemahlwenikavanavaHeti, hinkwavolavanghenakaenyangweniyamutiwayena,a ku:

11E-e,hosiyanga,ndziyingise,ndzikunyikansimu,ni bakoleringaekarona,ndzikunyikarona;ndzikunyika swonaemahlwenikavanavatikoramina:lahlamufiwa wena

12Abrahamaakhinsamaemahlwenikavanhuvatiko 13HilokoavulavulanaEfroniemahlwenikavanhuva tiko,aku:“Kambelokouswinyika,ndzikombelaundzi yingisa:Ndzitakunyikamaliyansimu;ritekeekamina, ndzitalahlavafivaminakwalaho.

14EfroniahlamulaAbrahama,akuekayena: 15Hosiyanga,ndziyingise,tikoleriridurhatixikeleta silivhereta400;iyinisweswoexikarhikaminanawena? lahlavafivawena

16AbrahamaayingisaEfroni;kutaniAbrahamaapima EfronisilivhereleyiayithyekevitoravanavaHeti,yiri tixikeletasilivhereta400,maliyasilivhere

17KutaninsimuyaEfroni,leyiayirieMakipela,leyiayi riemahlwenikaMamre,nsimunibakoleriaririekarona, nimirhihinkwayoleyiayirienhoveni,leyiayiri emandzilakanenihinkwawolamarhendzeleke,swi tiyisiwile

18EkaAbrahamaleswakuavandzhakaemahlwenika vanavaHeti,emahlwenikahinkwavolavanghenaka enyangweniyamutiwayena.

19Endzhakukasweswo,AbrahamaalahlaSaransati wakweebakweniransimuyaMakipelaemahlwenika Mamre

20Kutaninsimunibakoleringaekarona,switiyisisiwa Abrahamaleswakuswivandzhakayaxilahlohivanava Heti

1Abrahamaaadyuharile,adyuharile,Yehovhaaa katekisileAbrahamaekaswilohinkwaswo.

2Abrahamaakuekanandzawayenalonkuluwayindluya yena,loyiaafumahinkwaswoleswiaarinaswona: “Ndzikombelauvekavokorawenaehansikakhwirira mina.

3NdzitakuhlambanyahiYehovha,Xikwembuxamatilo niXikwembuxamisava,leswakuungatshukiutekansati ekan’wanawaminaekavanavavanhwanyanava Vakananalavandzitshamakaexikarhikavona

4Kambeutayaetikwenirakahinanilemaxakayamina, uyatekansatiekan’wanawaminaIsaka

5Nandzaakuekayena:“Kumbexanawansatiangaswi lavikundzilandzelaetikwenileri,xanandzifanelendzi vuyisan’wanawawenaetikwenileriuhumakaekarona?”

6Abrahamaakuekayena:“Tivoneleleswakuunga tlheriselin’wanawaminakwalaho.”

7YehovhaXikwembuxamatilo,loyiandzitekeke endlwiniyatatananiletikweniramaxakayamina,loyia vulavulekenamina,andzihlambanya,aku:“Tikoleri ndzitarinyikambewuyawena;utarhumelantsumiya yenaemahlwenikawena,utatekansatiekan'wanawa minakusukakwalaho.

8Lokowansatiangaswilavikukulandzela,uta ntshunxekaekaxihlambanyolexixamina

9Nandzaavekavokorakweehansikaxitomboxa Abrahaman’winiwakwe,an’wihlambanyahimhaka yoleyo

10Nandzaatekatikamelatakhumeekatikamelatan’wini wakwe,afamba;hikuvanhundzuhinkwayoyan'winiwa yenaayirievokwenirayena,kutaniapfuka,aya eMesopotamiya,emutiniwaNahoro.

11Hilokoaendlaleswakutikamelatakwetikhinsama ehandlekamutiekusuhinixihlovoxamatihinkarhiwa madyambu,hinkarhilowuvavasativahumakavayakoka matihawona

12Aku:“OhoYehovhaXikwembuxan’winiwamina Abrahama,ndzikombelaundzirhumahirivilolerinene namuntlha,ukombetelan’winiwaminaAbrahamamusa” 13Waswivo,ndziyimelahakusuhinixihlovoxamati; kutanivanavavanhwanyanavavavanunavamutivahuma vayakokamati

14Aswiendlekeleswakunhwanyanaloyindzingatan’wi byela,‘Ndzikombelauhungutaxibyaxawenaleswaku ndzinwakutaniaku:‘Nwa,kutanindzitanwani tikamelatawena.kutanindzitativaleswakuukombetele musaekan'winiwamina

15Lokoangasihetakuvulavula,kuhumeRaveka,loyia velekiwekehiBetuwele,n’wanawaMilka,nsatiwa Nahoro,makwavowaAbrahama,akhomexibyaxakwe emakatleniyakwe

16Nhwanyanaloyiaasasekileswinene,arinhwana,a ngarinawanunaloyian’witivaka,kutaniarhelela exihlobyeni,atataxibyaxakwe,atlhandluka

17Nandzaatsutsumaayahlangananayena,aku:“Ndzi pfumelelendzinwamatimatsongoekaxibyaxawena”

18Kutaniaku:“Nwa,hosiyanga,kutaniahatlisela,awisa xibyaxakweevokwenirakwe,an’winwa.”

19Lokoahetakun’winwa,aku:“Ndzitachelamatini tikamelatawena,kukondzatinwa”

20Hikuhatlisa,achululaxibyaxakweexigwitsirisini,a tsutsumelaexihlobyenileswakuayakokamati,akokela tikamelatayenahinkwato

21Wanunaloyian’wihlamarisekeamiyela,kuvonaloko Yehovhauendleleswakuriendzorakwerihumelela kumbee-e

22Lokotikamelatirikarhitinwa,wanunaloyiateka xingwavilaxansukuxantikowahafuyaxikele,ni swingwavilaswimbirhiswamavokoswansukuleswi tikakatixikeletakhume;

23Aku:“Un’wanawamanixana?”ndzibyele,ndzi kombela:xanakunindhawuendlwiniyatatawawena leswakuhitaetlelaekayonaxana?

24Hilokoakuekayena:“Ndzin’wanawaBetuwele n’wanawaMilka,loyian’witswalelekeNahoro”

25Akuekayena:“Hinibyanyiniswakudyaleswi eneleke,nindhawuyotshamaekayona”

26Wanunaloyiakorhamisanhlokoyakwe,agandzela Yehovha.

27Aku:“AkudzunisiweYehovhaXikwembuxan’wini waminaAbrahama,loyiangasiyangikin’winiwamina tintswalonintiyisowakwe.

28Nhwanyanaloyiatsutsumaayavabyelahiyindluya manawakweswiloleswi

29Ravekaaarinimakwavowaxinuna,vitorayenaaari Labani,kutaniLabaniatsutsumelaekawanunaloyi, exihlobyeni

30Lokoavonaxingwavilaxatindleveniswingwavila emavokweniyamakwavowaxisati,nilokoatwamarito yaRavekamakwavowayena,aku:“Munhuloyiundzi byerile;leswakuutileekawanunaloyi;kutaniwaswivo,a yimeekusuhinitikamelaexihlobyeni

31Aku:“Nghena,wenalakatekisiwekehiYehovha;u yimeyiniehandle?hikuvandzilunghiseleyindlu,ni ndhawuyatikamela

32Wanunaloyianghenaendlwini,apfulatikamelata yena,anyikatikamelabyanyiniswakudya,nimatiyo hlambamilengeyayenanimilengeyavavanunalavaava rinayena

33Kutaniavekiwaswakudyaemahlwenikayenaleswaku adya,kambeyenaaku:“Andzingedyi,kukondzandzi byelaxiaveloxamina”Aku:“Vulavula”

34Aku:“NdzinandzawaAbrahama.”

35Yehovhaukatekisilen’winiwaminaswinene;u hundzukilelonkulu,un'winyikiletinyimpfu,nitihomu,ni silivhere,ninsuku,nimalandzayaxinuna,nimalandzaya xisati,nitikamelanitimbhongolo

36Saransatiwan’winiwaminauveleken’wanawajaha ekan’winiwaminalokoadyuharile

37Kutanin’winiwaminaandzihlambanya,aku:“Unga tshukiutekansatiekan’wanawaminaekavanava vanhwanyanavaVakananalavandzitshamakaetikwenira vona

38Kambeutayaendlwiniyatatananilekamaxakaya mina,uyatekansatiekan’wanawamina

39Kutanindzikuekan’winiwamina:“Kumbexana wansatiangendzilandzeli.”

40Kutaniakuekamina:“Yehovha,loyindzifambaka emahlwenikayena,utarhumelantsumiyakwenawena,u tahumelelandlelayawena;utatekansatiwan'wanawa minaekamaxakayaminaniyayindluyatatana

41Kutaniutantshunxekaekaxihlambanyolexixamina, lokoufikaekamaxakayamina;kutanilokovangaku nyikiyin'we,utantshunxekaekaxihlambanyoxamina

42Namuntlhandzifikaexihlobyeni,ndziku:“WeHOSI Xikwembuxan’winiwaminaAbrahama,lokosweswiu humelelandlelayaminaleyindzifambakahayona

43Waswivo,ndziyimeekusuhinixihlovoxamati;kutani lokonhwanaahumaatakokamati,kutanindzikueka yena:Ndzinyikematimatsongoyaxibyaxawenaleswaku ndzinwa;

44Kutaniakuekamina:“Nwawena,naminandzita kokelatikamelatawena;

45Lokondzingasihetakuvulavulaembilwiniyamina, waswivo,Ravekaahumaakhomexibyaxakweemakatleni yakwe;kutaniarhelelaexihlobyeni,ayakokamati,kutani ndzikuekayena:“Ndzakombela,ndzipfumelelendzi nwa”

46Hilokoahatlisela,awisaxibyaxakweemakatleni yakwe,aku:“Nwa,ndzitanwanitikamelatawena.”

47Kutanindzin’wivutisa,ndziku:“Un’wanawamani?” Aku:“N'wanawaBetuwele,n'wanaNahoro,loyiMilkaa n'witswaleleke;

48Kutanindzikorhamisanhlokoyamina,ndzigandzela Yehovha,ndzidzunisaYehovhaXikwembuxan’winiwa minaAbrahama,loyiandzikongomisekeendleleni leyinenekutekan’wanawanhwanyanawamakwavowa n’winiwaminaekan’wanawakwe

49Sweswilokomilavakukhoman’winiwaminahimusa nihintiyiso,ndzibyele;leswakundzitahundzukela evokweniraxinene,kumberaximatsi

50KutaniLabaninaBetuwelevahlamulavaku:“Mhaka leyiyihumaekaYehovha;

51Waswivo,Ravekaulemahlwenikawena,un’witekau famba,un’witshikeavansatiwan’wanawan’winiwa wena,hilahaYehovhaavulekehakona

52KutelokonandzawaAbrahamaatwamaritoyavona,a gandzelaYehovha,ankhinsamaemisaveni.

53Nandzaahumesaswibyeswasilivhereniswibyeswa nsukuniswiambalo,aswinyikaRaveka

54Vadyavanwa,yenanivavanunalavaavarinayena, vatshamavusikuhinkwabyo;kutanivapfukanimixo,aku: “Ndzirhumeleekan’winiwamina”

55Hilokomakwavowayenanimanawakwevaku: “Nhwanyanaloyiaatshamenahinamasikumangari mangani,kungarikakhume;endzhakukasweswouta famba.

56Akuekavona:“Mingandzisiveli,hikuvaYehovhau humelerisilendlelayamina;ndzirhumeleekuleleswaku ndziyaekan’winiwamina

57Vaku:“Hitavitananhwanyanaloyihivutisaenon’wini wayena”

58KutanivavitanaRaveka,vakuekayena:“Xanauta fambanawanunaloyi?”Aku:“Ndzitafamba”

59KutanivahlongolaRavekamakwavowaxisati,ni muhlayisiwayena,nandzawaAbrahamanivavanunava yena

60HilokovakatekisaRaveka,vakuekayena:“U makwerhuwaxisati,vamanawamagidiyatimiliyoni, naswonambewuyawenaayidyanyangwayalavava vengaka.”

61KutaniRavekanivanhwanyanavayenavapfuka,va khandziyatikamela,valandzelawanunaloyi,nandzaa tekaRavekaafamba

62IsakaahumaendleleniyaxihlovoxaLahairoyi;hikuva aatshamaetikweniraledzongeni.

63HilokoIsakaahumaayaanakanyisisaenhoveni nimadyambu,atlakusamahloavona,avonatikamelatita 64KutaniRavekaatlakusamahlo,lokoavonaIsaka,a pfurhetelakamela

65Hikuvaakukanandza:“Imunhuloyiafambaka enhovenikutahihlangananayena?”Nandzaaaku:“I n'winiwamina;

66NandzaabyelaIsakahinkwaswoleswiaswiendleke.

67Isakaan’winghenisaentsongeniwaSaramanawakwe, atekaRavekaavansatiwakwe;an'wirhandza,kutani Isakaachaveleriwaendzhakukarifuramanawayena.

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1KutaniAbrahamaatlhelaatekansati,vitorayenaakuri Ketura

2An’wivelekelaZimrani,naYokxani,naMedani,na Midiyani,naIxibakinaXuwa

3YokxaniatswalaXebanaDedaniVanavaDedaniaku riAxurimi,naLetuxima,naLeumimi.

4VanavaMidiyani;Efa,naEfere,naHanoko,naAbida, naEldayaHinkwavolavaavarivanavaKetura

5AbrahamaanyikaIsakahinkwaswoleswiaarinaswona. 6KambeekavanavavasatilavatsongolavaAbrahamaaa rinavona,Abrahamaavanyikatinyiko,avahlongolaeka Isakan’wanawakwe,lokoahahanya,evuxeni,etikwenira levuxeni

7LawaimasikuyamalembeyakuhanyakaAbrahama, malembeyadzananamakume-nhungu-ntlhanu.

8KutaniAbrahamaatshikamoya,afaadyuharile swinene,adyuharile,atelemalembe;kutaniahlengeletiwa ekavanhuvayena.

9VanavayenaIsakanaIximayelevan’wilahlaebakweni raMakipela,ensin’winiyaEfronin’wanawaSoharawa Muhiti,leyingaemahlwenikaMamre;

10NsimuleyiAbrahamaayixavekeekavanavaHeti: Abrahamaalahliwakona,naSaransatiwayena

11EndzhakukarifuraAbrahama,Xikwembuxikatekisa n’wanawakweIsaka;kutaniIsakaatshamaekusuhini xihlovoxaLahairoyi

12HilawaswitukulwanaswaIximayele,n’wanawa Abrahama,loyiAgarawaMuegipta,nandzawaxisatiwa Sara,an’wivelekelekeAbrahama.

13HilawamavitoyavanavaIximayele,himavitoyavona, hikuyahiswitukulwanaswavona:mativulayaIximayele iNebayoti;naKedari,naAdbeele,naMibsama, 14Mixima,naDuma,naMasa,. 15Hadara,naTema,naYetu,naNefixi,naKedema; 16LavaivanavaIximayele,hilawamavitoyavona,hi mitiyavonaniswigodlhoswavona;tihosanata12hiku yahimatikoyatona

17MalembeyavutomibyaIximayelehilawa,malembeya 137;kutaniahlengeletiwaekavanhuvayena 18VatshamakusukaeHavilakuyafikaeXure,+le mahlwenikaEgipta,lokouyaeAsiriya,kutaniafa emahlwenikavamakwavohinkwavo

19TinxakataIsaka,n’wanawaAbrahamahileti: AbrahamauvelekeIsaka.

20Isakaaarinimalembeya40hivukhalelokoateka Raveka,n’wanawaBetuweleMusiriyawalePadanarama, makwavowaLabaniMusiriya,avansatiwayena.

21HilokoIsakaakombelaYehovhahikwalahokansati wakwe,hikuvaaangarin’wana,kutaniYehovhaan’wi kombela,kutaniRavekansatiwakweatika.

22Kutanivanavalwaswin’weendzenikayena;aku: “Lokoswiritano,hayinindziritano?”Kutaniayavutisa Yehovha

23Yehovhaakuekayena:“Matikomambirhimale khwirinirawena,nitinxakatimbirhitavanhuvata hambanisiwanimarhumbuyawena;kutanitikorin'werita vanimatimbakutlulavanhuvan'wana;lonkuluutatirhela lontsongo.

24Lokomasikuyayenayakuvelekamaherile,waswivo, akurinimaweleekhwirinirayena

25Yosungulayihumayitshwuka,hinkwayoyifanani nguvuyavoya;van'withyavitoraEsawu

26Endzhakukasweswomakwavoahuma,vokorayenari khomaxirhendzexaEsawu;vitorayenaaavitaniwa Yakobe,Isakaaarinimalembeya60hivukhalelokoava veleka

27Vafanavakula,Esawuaarimuhlotiwamano,wanuna wanhova;kutaniYakoboaarimunhulangarikina nchumu,aatshamaemitsongeni

28IsakaarhandzaEsawu,hikuvaaadyanyamayayena yanyama,kambeRavekaaarhandzaYakobe

29Yakobearikarhianwabyala,Esawuahumaenhoveni, akarhele.

30EsawuakuekaYakobe:“Ndzikombelaundziphamela hixibyaxexoxotshwuka;hikuvandzikarhele,hikwalaho kasweswovitorayenaarivuriwaEdomu.

31Yakobeaku:“Ndzixavisilenamuntlhamfaneloya wenayamativula”

32Esawuaku:“Waswivo,ndzilekusuhinikufa; 33Yakobeaku:“Ndzihlambanyilenamuntlha;an'wi hlambanya,kutaniaxaviselaYakobemfaneloyayenaya kuvamativula.

34KutaniYakobeanyikaEsawuxinkwanimbitaya tinsiva;adya,anwa,apfuka,afamba,hindlelayoleyo Esawuasandzamfaneloyayenayakuvamativula.

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1Kuvenindlalaetikweni,handlekandlalayosungula leyivekekonaemasikwiniyaAbrahama.KutaniIsakaaya ekaAbimelekehosiyaVafilistaeGerara 2Yehovhaahumelelaekayena,aku:“Ungarheleri aEgipta;tshamaetikwenilerindzingatakubyelaharona; 3Tshamaetikwenileri,kutanindzitavanawena,ndziku katekisa;hikuvawenanimbewuyawena,ndzitanyika matikolawahinkwawo,kutanindzitahetisisa xihlambanyolexindzixihlambanyelekeAbrahamatatawa wena;

4Ndzitaendlaleswakumbewuyawenayiandzakukota tinyeletitamatilo,ndzinyikambewuyawenamatikolawa hinkwawo;kutanimatikohinkwawoyamisavamata katekisiwahimbewuyawena;

5HikuvaAbrahamauyingiseritoramina,ahlayisa xilerisoxamina,swilerisoswamina,milawuyaminani milawuyamina

6IsakaatshamaeGerara.

7Kutanivavanunavandhawuyoleyovan’wivutisahi nsatiwakwe;aku:“Imakwerhuwaxisati;aku,leswaku vavanunavandhawuyoleyovangandzidlayihikwalaho kaRaveka;hikuvaaalulamilelokoan’wilanguta.

8Kutelokoarikonankarhiwoleha,Abimelekehosiya Vafilistaalangutahifasitere,avonaIsakaarikarhia tlanganaRavekansatiwakwe

9AbimelekeavitanaIsaka,aku:“Waswivo,hakunenei nsatiwawena;Isakaakuekayena:“Hikuvandzite:‘Ndzi ngan’wifela”

10Abimelekeaku:“Xanauhiendleyini?un'wanawa vanhuangahavaapfalensatiwawenahikuolova, naswonaawufaneleuhitiselanandzu

11Abimelekealerisavanhuvayenahinkwavo,aku: “Loyiakhumbakawanunaloyikumbensatiwayenauta dlayiwahakunene”

12KutaniIsakaabyalaetikwenirero,akumadzanahi lembeleri,kutaniYehovhaan’wikatekisa.

13Wanunaloyiakula,ayaemahlweni,akulakukondzaa valonkuluswinene

14Hikuvaaarinitinyimpfu,nitihomutatihomu,ni ntshungulowukuluwamalandza

15Hikuvaswihlovohinkwaswoleswimalandzayatata wakwemaswicelekeemasikwiniyaAbrahamatata wakwe,Vafilistaavaswisivele,vaswitatahimisava 16AbimelekeakuekaIsaka:“Sukaekahina;hikuvauni matimbaswinenekutlulahina.

17HilokoIsakaasukakwalaho,ayadzimantsonga wakweenkoveniwaGerara,atshamakona

18Isakaatlhelaacelaswihlovoswamatileswivaswi celekeemasikwiniyaAbrahamatatawakwe;hikuva VafilistaavavasiveleendzhakukarifuraAbrahama, kutaniavathyamavitohimavitolawatatawayenaava vitanekehawona

19MalandzayaIsakamacelaenkoveni,makumakona xihlovoxamatilamakhulukaka.

20KutanivarisivaGeraravaholovanivarisivaIsaka,va ku:“Matiiyahina;hikuvavalwilenayena

21Kutanivacelaxihlovoxin’wana,valwelasweswo, kutaniaxithyavitoraSitina

22Kutaniasukakwalaho,acelaxihlovoxin’wana;ava ngalwisanihikwalahokasweswo,kutaniarithyavitora Rehoboti;aku:“SweswiYehovhauhinyikilendhawu, kutanihitatswalaetikweni.”

23HilokoatlhandlukakusukakwalahoayaeBerexeba 24Yehovhaahumelelaekayenahivusikubyebyo,aku: “HiminaXikwembuxaAbrahamatatawawena,unga chavi,hikuvandzinawena,ndzitakukatekisaniku andzisambewuyawenahikwalahokanandzawamina Abrahama”

25Kutaniaakaalitarikwalaho,avitanavitoraYehovha,a dzimantsongawakwekwalaho,kutanimalandzayaIsaka macelaxihlovokwalaho.

26KutaniAbimelekeayaekayenaasukaeGerara,na Ahuzatiun’wanawavanghanavayena,naFikolondhuna yavuthurayena.

27HilokoIsakaakuekavona:“Hayinimiteekamina, lokomindzivenga,mindzihlongolaekan’wina?”

28Vaku:“HakunenehiswivonileleswakuYehovhauna wena,kutanihiku:“Ahihlambanyileexikarhikahinana wena,kutaniahiendlentwananonawena; 29Leswakuungahivavisi,kufananileswihingaku khumbaka,nileswihingakuendlangikinchumuhandleka leswinene,nikukuhlongolahikurhula; 30Avaendlelankhuvo,vadyanikunwa

31Kutanivapfukanimixo,vahlambanyana,kutaniIsakaa vahlongola,vasukaekayenahikurhula

32Hisikurero,malandzayaIsakamafikaman’wibyela hixihlovoleximaxiceleke,makuekayena:“Hikume mati”

33ArithyavitoraXeba,kutanivitoramutilowui Berexebakufikelanamuntlha

34Esawuaarinimalembeya40hivukhalelokoateka Yuditin’wanawaBeeriwaMuhitinaBaxematan’wana waEloniwaMuhiti

35SwiloleswiaswivavisaIsakanaRaveka

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1KutelokoIsakaadyuharile,mahloyakwemangahavoni kahle,avitanaEsawun’wanawakwewamativula,aku ekayena:“N’wananga”

2Aku:“Waswivo,ndzidyuharile,andziritivisikuraku fakamina

3Sweswi,ndzakukhongela,tekamatlhariyawena,ni xibamuxawenanivurhabyawena,uhumauyaenhoveni, uyandzitekelanyamayanhova;

4Mindziendlelaswakudyaswonandziha,leswindziswi rhandzaka,mindzitiselaswonaleswakundzitadya; leswakumoya-xiviriwaminawutakukatekisandzingasi fa

5RavekaatwalokoIsakaavulavulanaEsawun’wana wakweEsawuayaenhovenikuyahlotanyamayanyama, nikuyitisa

6RavekaavulavulanaYakoben’wanawakwe,aku: “Waswivo,ndzitwiletatawawenaavulavulanaEsawu makwenu,aku:

7Ndzitiselenyamayanyama,undziendlelanyamayo nandziha,leswakundzitadya,ndzikukatekisaemahlweni kaYehovhandzingasifa

8Sweswi,n’wananga,yingisaritoraminahikulandza leswindzikulerisakaswona

9Sweswifambaentlhambini,uyandzilaselaswimbutana swimbirhileswineneswatimbuti;kutanindzitavaendlela tatawawenaswakudyaswonandziha,leswiaswi rhandzaka.

10Utayitisaekatatawawena,leswakuatadya,aku katekisaangasifa

11YakobeakuekaRavekamanawakwe:“Waswivo, Esawumakwerhuunivoya,minandziwanunaworhetela. 12Kumbexanatatanautandzitwa,kutaniekayenandzita vonakandzirimuxisi;kutanindzitatiselandzhukano ehenhlakamina,kungarinkateko

13Manawayenaakuekayena:“N’wananga,ndzhukano wawenaawuveehenhlakamina,yingisaritoramina ntsena,uyandzilalela”

14Hilokoafamba,ayateka,amatisaekamanawakwe, kutanimanawakweaendlaswakudyaswonandziha,leswi tatawakweaaswirhandza

15KutaniRavekaatekaswiambaloleswineneswan’wana wakwewamativulaEsawu,loyiaarinayenaendlwini,a swiambexaYakoben’wanawakwelontsongo

16Kutanian’wivekamadzovoyaswimbutanaswa timbutiemavokweniyakwenilenhan’winiyorhetela.

17Kutanianyiketanyamayonandzihanixinkwa,leswia swilunghiseleleke,evokweniran’wanawakweYakobe 18Kutaniataekatatawakwe,aku:“Tatana,aku:“Hi minaloyi;wenamanin'wananga?

19Yakobeakuekatatawakwe:“HiminaEsawumativula yawena;Ndziendlilehilahaundzilerisekehakona,ndzi kombelaupfuka,utshamaudyanyamayaminayanyama, leswakumoyawawenawundzikatekisa.

20HilokoIsakaakuekan’wanawakwe:“N’wananga,u wukumehikuhatlisaswonghasi?”Aku:“Hikuva YehovhaXikwembuxawenaundzitiseleswona.”

21HilokoIsakaakuekaYakobe:“Ndzakukombela, tshinelaleswakundzikutwa,n’wananga,hambiun’wana waminaEsawukumbee-e.”

22YakobeatshinelaekaIsakatatawakwe;kutanian'wi twa,aku:“RitoiritoraYakobe,kambemavokoimavoko yaEsawu.”

23Angan’wivonanga,hikuvamavokoyakweamarini voya,kufananimavokoyamakwavoEsawu

24Aku:“XanahiwenaEsawun’wananga?”Aku:“Hi mina”

25Aku:“Yitshineleekusuhinamina,ndzitadyanyama yan’wanawamina,leswakumoya-xiviriwaminawuta kukatekisa”Kutaniayitshinetaekusuhinayena,adya,a n'witiselavhinyo,anwa

26TatawakweIsakaakuekayena:“Tshinelasweswi,uta ndzitswontswa,n’wananga”

27Kutaniatshinela,an’witswontswa,kutaniatwa nun’hwelowaswiambaloswayena,an’wikatekisa,aku: “Waswivo,nun’hwelowan’wanawaminawufanani nun’hwelowansimuleyiYehovhaayikatekiseke

28HikokwalahoXikwembuxikunyikamberhayamatilo, nimafurhayamisava,nimaveleyotalanivhinyo

29Vanhuavakutirhele,nimatikomakunkhinsamela,va vahosiyavamakwenu,nivanavamanawawenaavaku nkhinsame

30HikuhatlisalokoIsakaahetilekukatekisaYakobe, kutaniYakobeangasihumaemahlwenikaIsakatata wakwe,Esawumakwavoanghenahilekuhlotenikayena

31Nayenaaaendlenyamayonandziha,ayitisaekatata wakwe,akuekatatawakwe:“Tatanaapfukaadyanyama yan’wanawakwe,leswakumoya-xiviriwawenawuta ndzikatekisa.”

32HilokoIsakatatawakweakuekayena:“Hiwena mani?”Aku:“Ndzin'wanawawena,mativulayawena Esawu”

33Isakaarhurhumelaswinene,aku:“Imani?”ukwihi loyiatekekenyamayanyama,andzitiselayona,kutani ndzidyileekahinkwaswoungasita,ndzin'wikatekisa? ina,kutaniutakatekisiwa

34LokoEsawuatwamaritoyatatawakwe,ahuwelelahi xirilolexikulunilexivavakaswinene,akuekatatawakwe: “Ndzikatekisenamina,Wenatatana”

35Aku:“Makwenuutilehivukanganyisi,utekenkateko wawena.”

36Kutaniaku:“Xanaaswifanelangikuthyavitora Yakobo?hikuvaundzisivileminkarhiyimbirhi:undzi

tekelemfaneloyakuvamativula;kutani,waswivo,sweswi ususilenkatekowamina.Aku:“Xanaawundzi vekelelangankatekoxana?”

37HilokoIsakaahlamulaEsawuaku:“Waswivo,ndzi n’wiendlehosiyawena,nivamakwavohinkwavondzi n’winyikileleswakuvavamalandza;ndzin'witiyiserilehi mavelenivhinyo,xanandzitakuendlayinisweswi, n'wananga?

38Esawuakuekatatawakwe:“Xanauninkateko wun’wentsena,tatana?”ndzikatekise,namina,wena tatanaEsawuatlakusarito,arila

39HilokoIsakatatawakwean’wihlamulaaku:“Vona, vutshamobyawenabyitavakunonakamisavanimberha yatiloleyihumakaehenhla;

40Utahanyahibangarawena,utirhelamakwenu;kutani lokoutafuma,utatshovajokorayenaenhan'winiya wena

41EsawuavengaYakobehikwalahokankatekolowutata wakwean’wikatekisekehawona;kutanindzitadlaya makwerhuYakobe

42KutanimaritolawayaEsawun’wanawakwelonkulu mabyeriweRaveka,kutaniarhumelaritoleswakuavitana Yakoben’wanawakwelontsongo,akuekayena: “Waswivo,Esawumakwenu,makwerhuwawena,wa tichavelela,akunguhatakukudlaya.”

43Sweswi,n’wananga,yingisaritoramina;upfuka,u balekelaekaLabanimakwerhueHarani;

44Utshamanayenamasikumangarimangani,kukondza vukarhibyamakwenubyitlhekeka;

45Kukondzakuhlundzukakamakwenukukufularhela,a rivalaleswiun’wiendlekeswona,kutanindzitarhumela kuyakutekalaha,hayininaminandzitatsoniwa havumbirhibyan’winahisikurin’we?

46KutaniRavekaakuekaIsaka:“Ndzikarhelehivutomi byaminahikwalahokavanavaHeti,lokoYakobeateka nsatiekavanavaHeti,kufananilavangaexikarhika vanhwanyanavatiko,xanavutomibyaminabyitandzi pfunayini?

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1HilokoIsakaavitanaYakobe,an’wikatekisa,an’wi lerisa,akuekayena:“Ungatshukiutekansatiekavana vavanhwanyanavaKanana”

2PfukauyaePadanaramaendlwiniyaBetuweletatawa manawawena;utekansatiekavanavavanhwanyanava Labanimakwavowamanawawena

3XikwembuxaMatimbaHinkwawoaxikukatekise,xi kutswala,xikuandzisa,leswakuuvantshunguwavanhu; 4UkunyikankatekowaAbrahama,wenanimbewuya wenaleyinganawena;leswakuutadyandzhakayatiko leriungamuendziekarona,leriXikwembuxirinyikeke Abrahama

5HilokoIsakaahlongolaYakobe,ayaePadanaramaeka Labani,n’wanawaBetuwelewaMusiriya,makwavowa Raveka,manawaYakobenaEsawu

6LokoEsawuavonaleswakuIsakaukatekisileYakobe,a n’wirhumelaePadanaramaleswakuayan’witekaaya n’witeka;kutanilokoan'wikatekisa,an'wilerisa,aku: “UngatshukiutekansatiekavanhwanyanavaKanana; 7Yakobeuyingisetatawakwenimanawakwe,aya ePadanarama;

8EsawuavonaleswakuvanavavanhwanyanavaKanana avan’witsakisangaIsakatatawakwe; 9KutaniEsawuayaekaIximayele,atekaMahalati n’wanawaIximayelen’wanawaAbrahama,makwavowa xisatiwaNebayoti,avansatiwayena.

10YakobeahumaeBerexeba,ayaeHarani 11Kutaniavoningaendhawiniyin’wana,atshamakona vusikuhinkwabyo,hikuvadyambuaripela;kutaniateka maribyeyandhawuyoleyo,amavekelamibedoyayena,a etlelaendhawiniyoleyoleswakuaetlela

12Kutanialorha,avonaxitepisilexiyimekeemisaveni, nhlohlorhiyaxonayiyafikaetilweni,kutaniwaswivo tintsumitaXikwembutitlhandlukanikuxikaekaxona.

13Kutaniwaswivo,Yehovhaayimaehenhlakawona,a ku:“HiminaYehovhaXikwembuxaAbrahamatatawa wenaniXikwembuxaIsaka.

14Mbewuyawenayitafananintshuriwamisava,uta hangalakaevupela-dyambu,nilevuxeni,nile n’walungwini,niledzongeni;

15Waswivo,ndzinawena,ndzitakuhlayisaetindhawini hinkwatoletiuyakaekatona,ndzikuvuyisaetikwenileri; hikuvaandzingekutshiki,kukondzandziendlaleswi ndzikubyelekeswona”

16Yakobeapfukaevurhongwenibyayena,aku: “HakuneneYehovhaukonaendhawinileyi;naswonaa ndzingaswitivi

17Hilokoachava,aku:“Ndhawuleyiyichavisa swonghasi!leyiahiyin'wanahandlekayindluya Xikwembu,naswonaleyiinyangwayamatilo

18HilokoYakobeapfukanimixoswinene,atekaribye leriarivekekemibedoyakwe,ariyimisarivaphuphu,a chelamafurhaehenhlakarona

19KutanindhawuyoleyoathyavitoraBethele,kambe mutiwolowoawuvitaniwaLuziekusunguleni.

20Yakobeahlambanyaxihlambanyo,aku:“Loko Xikwembuxitavanamina,xindzihlayisaendlelenileyi ndzifambakahayona,xindzinyikaxinkwaxodyani swiambaloswoambala

21Hilokondzivuyaendlwiniyatatanahikurhula;kutani YehovhautavaXikwembuxamina; 22Ribyelerindzirivekekerivaphuphu,ritavayindluya Xikwembu,naswonaekahinkwaswoleswiungatandzi nyikaswona,ndzitakunyikavukhume.

NDZIMAYA29

1KutaniYakobeafamba,afikaetikweniravanhuvale vuxeni.

2Kutanialanguta,avonaxihlovoenhoveni,akurini mintlhambiyinharhuyatinyimpfuleyietlelekeekusuhina xona;hikuvaavacheletamintlhambiexihlobyenixexo, ribyelerikuluaririenon'winiwaxihlovo.

3Mintlhambihinkwayoayihlengeletanilekwalaho,kutani varhurhumerisaribyeenon’winiwaxihlovo,vacheleta tinyimpfu,vatlhelavavekaribyeenon’winiwaxihlovo ematshan’weniyarona

4Yakobeakuekavona:“Vamakwerhu,mihumakwihi? Vaku:“HileHarani”

5Akuekavona:“Xanaman'witivaLabanin'wana Nahoro?Vaku:“Han'witiva.”

6Akuekavona:“Xanauhanyekahle?”Vaku:“Uhanye kahle;

7Kutaniaku:“Vonani,sikuraharilerikulu,naswonaahi nkarhiwaleswakuswifuwoswihlengeletiwa.

8Vaku:“Ahingeswikoti,kukondzamintlhambi hinkwayoyihlengeletiwa,yikondzayirhurhumerisaribye enon’winiwaxihlovo;kutanihicheletatinyimpfu.

9Lokoahavulavulanavona,Raheleatanitinyimpfuta tatawakwe,hikuvaaatihlayisa

10KutelokoYakobeavonaRahelen’wanawaLabani makwavowamanawakwe,nitinyimpfutaLabani makwavowamanawakwe,Yakobeatshinela,a rhurhumerisaribyeenon’winiwaxihlovo,acheleta ntlhambiwaLabanimakwavowamanawakwe

11YakobeatswontswaRahele,atlakusaritorayena,arila.

12YakobeabyelaRaheleleswakuimakwavowatata wakwenileswakuin’wanawaRaveka

13KutelokoLabaniatwamahunguyaYakoben’wanawa makwavowayena,atsutsumaayan’wihlanganisa,an’wi angarha,an’witswontswa,an’wiyisaendlwiniyakwe KutaniabyelaLabanitimhakaletihinkwato.

14Labaniakuekayena:“Hakuneneumarhambuyamina ninyamayamina”Atshamanayenankarhiwan'hweti

15LabaniakuekaYakobe:“Hikuvaumakwerhu,xanau faneleundzitirhelamahala?ndzibyele,xanahakeloya wenayitavayiriyini?

16Labaniaarinivanavambirhivavanhwanyana:vitora lonkuluakuriLeya,kasilontsongoakuriRahele 17Leyaaarinimahloyoolova;kambeRaheleaa sasekilenaswonaaatsakeriwaswinene.

18YakobearhandzaRahele;kutaniaku:“Ndzitaku tirhelamalembeyankombohikwalahokaRahelen’wana wawenalontsongo.”

19Labaniaku:“Swaantswandzin’winyikawena,kuri nikun’winyikawanunaun’wana

20YakobeatirhelaRahelemalembeyankombo;naswona aswivonakaekayenamasikumangarimanganintsena, hikwalahokarirhandzuleriaarinaronaekayena

21YakobeakuekaLabani:“Ndzinyikensatiwamina, hikuvamasikuyaminamahetisekile,leswakundzita nghenaekayena”

22Labaniahlengeletavavanunahinkwavovandhawu yoleyo,aendlankhuvo

23NimadyambuatekaLeyan’wanawakwean’witisaeka yena;kutanianghenaekayena.

24LabanianyikaLiyan’wanawakwewanhwanyana Zilpanandzawakwewaxisatileswakuavanandzawa xisati.

25Nimixo,waswivo,akuriLeya,kutaniakuekaLabani: “Xanaundziendleyini?xanaandzitirhelanawena hikwalahokaRahele?hikwalahokayiniundzikanganyisa xana?

26Labaniaku:“Aswifanelangakuendliwahindlela yoleyoetikwenirakahina,kunyikelalontsongo emahlwenikamativula”

27Hetisisavhikirayena,kutanihitakunyikanaswona hikwalahokantirholowuungatawutirhelanamina malembeman’wanayankombo

28Yakobeaendlatano,ahetisisavhikirayena,an'wi nyikaRahelen'wanawayenawanhwanyanaleswakuava nsatiwayena

29LabanianyikaRahelen’wanawakwewanhwanyana Bilhanandzawakwewaxisatileswakuavanandzawakwe waxisati

30KutanianghenanaRahele,arhandzaRahelekutlula Leya,atirhelanayenamalembeman’wanayankombo.

31KutelokoYehovhaavonaleswakuLeyaaavengiwa,a pfulakhwirirayena,kambeRaheleaangavengi.

32Leyaatika,avelekan’wanawajaha,an’withyavitora Rhuveni,hikuvaute:“HakuneneYehovhaulangutileku xanisekakamina;sweswinunawaminautandzirhandza

33Atlhelaatika,avelekan’wanawajaha;kutaniaku: “HikuvaYehovhautwileleswakundzivengiwa,undzi nyikilenan'wanaloyi;

34Atlhelaatika,avelekan’wanawajaha;kutaniaku: “Sweswinunawaminautatihlanganisanamina,hikuva ndzin'wivelekelevanavanharhuvamajaha;

35Kutaniatika,avelekan’wanawajaha,aku:“Sweswi ndzitadzunisaYehovha;naleftbearing

NDZIMAYA30

1KutelokoRaheleavonaleswakuangavelekanga Yakobevana,Raheleavondzokamakwavowayenawa xisati;kutaniakuekaYakobe:“Ndzinyikevana,lokoswi ngaritanondzitafa.”

2HilokoYakoboahlundzukelaRahele,aku:“Xanandzi riematshan’weniyaXikwembu,lexikuavelekemihandzu yakhwiri?

3Aku:“Waswivo,nandzawaminawaxisatiBiliha, nghenaekayena;utavelekahimatsoloyamina,leswaku naminandzitavanivanahiyena.”

4Kutanian’winyikaBilihanandzawakwewaxisati leswakuavansatiwakwe,kutaniYakoboanghenaeka yena.

5Bilihaatika,kutaniavelekaYakoben’wanawajaha

6Raheleaku:“Xikwembuxindziavanyisile,xindzitwile naxona,xindzinyikilen’wanawajaha;

7BilihanandzawaRaheleatlhelaatika,kutaniaveleka Yakoben’wanawavumbirhiwajaha

8Raheleaku:“Ndzilwanimakwerhuwaxisatihikulwa lokukulu,kutanindzihlule,kutanian’withyavitora Neftali”

9LokoLeyaavonaleswakuutshikekuveleka,ateka Zilpanandzawakwewaxisati,an’winyikaYakobo leswakuavansatiwakwe

10HilokoZilpanandzawaLeyaavelekaYakoben’wana wajaha

11Leyaaku:“Vuthuranyimpirita,kutanian’withya vitoraGadi.”

12HilokoZilpanandzawaxisatiwaLeyaavelekaYakobe n’wanawavumbirhiwajaha.

13Leyaaku:“Ndzatsaka,hikuvavanavavanhwanyana vatandzivitanalakatekisiweke;

14Ruveniafambahimasikuyantshovelowakoroni,a kumatimandrakeensin’wini,atitisaekamanawakwe LeyaKavalokoRaheleakuekaLeya:“Ndzindzinyike timandraketan’wanawawena”

15Kutaniakuekayena:“Xanaimhakayitsongoleswiu tekekenunawamina?”xanaungasusanitimandraketa n'wanawaminaxana?Raheleaku:“Hikokwalahouta etlelanawenavusikubyanamuntlhahikwalahoka timandraketan'wanawawena”

16Yakobeahumaenhoveninimadyambu,Leyaahumaa yan’wihlanganisa,aku:“Ufanelekunghenaekamina;

hikuvahakunenendzikuthorilehitimandraketan'wana wamina.Kutaniaetlelanayenavusikubyebyo.

17KutaniXikwembuxiyingisaLeya,atika,kutania velekaYakoben’wanawavuntlhanu.

18Leyaaku:“Xikwembuxindzinyikilemuholowamina, hikuvandzinyikenunawaminanhwanyanawamina; 19Leyaatlhelaatika,kutaniavelekaYakoben’wanawa vutsevu.

20Leyaaku:“Xikwembuxindzinyikevukatilebyinene; sweswinunawaminautatshamanamina,hikuvandzi n'wivelekelevanavamajahavatsevu,kutanian'withya vitoraZebuloni

21Endzhakukasweswoavelekan’wanawanhwanyana,a n’withyavitoraDina

22KutaniXikwembuxitsundzukaRahele,kutani Xikwembuxin’wiyingisa,xipfulakhwirirakwe.

23Kutaniatika,avelekan’wanawajaha;kutaniaku: “Xikwembuxisusilexisandzuxamina;

24An’withyavitoraYosefa;kutaniaku:“Yehovhauta ndziengetelan'wanaun'wanawajaha”

25KutelokoRaheleavelekileYosefa,Yakobeakueka Labani:“Ndzitshikendziyaendhawiniyakahinanile tikwenirakahina”

26Ndzinyikevasativaminanivanavaminalavandziku tirheleke,undzitshikendzifamba,hikuvautivantirhowa minalowundzikuendlelekewona

27Labaniakuekayena:“Ndzakukombela,lokondzi kumetintswaloematihlweniyawena,tshama,hikuvandzi switivilehikuyahintokotoleswakuYehovhaundzi katekisilehikwalahokawena”

28Aku:“Ndzihlawulemuholowawena,ndzitawu nyika”

29Kutaniakuekayena:“Waswitivaleswakundziku tirhelenjhaninindlelaleyiswifuwoswawenaaswirina minahayona”

30Hikuvaawuriwutsongolowuawurinawonandzi ngasita,sweswiwuandzilewuvantshungu;Yehovhau kukatekisilekusukelalokondzivuya,kutanisweswindzi tawundlariniyindluyamina?

31Aku:“Ndzitakunyikayini?”Yakoboaku:“Ungaka ungandzinyikinchumu,lokoundziendlelaleswi,ndzita tlhelandzirisanikuhlayisantlhambiwawena

32Ndzitahundzaentlhambiniwawenahinkwawo namuntlha,ndzisusaswifuwohinkwaswoleswingani mavalavalaniswivati,niswifuwohinkwaswoswa buraweniexikarhikatinyimpfu,niswivatiniswivati exikarhikatimbuti;

33Kululamakaminakutandzihlamulaenkarhinilowu taka,lokokutahihakeloyaminaemahlwenikawena: un’wananiun’wanalangarikinaswivatiniswivati exikarhikatimbuti,niwaburaweniexikarhikatinyimpfu, utahlayiwaayiviwanamina.

34Labaniaku:“Waswivo,ndzirhandzaleswakuswivahi kulandzaritorawena”

35Hisikureroasusatimbutiletinganiswivatiniswivati, nitimbutihinkwatotaxisatiletinganiswivatiniswivati, niyin’wananiyin’wanaleyiayiriniswobasaekayona, niyaburawenihinkwayoexikarhikatinyimpfu,aswi nyiketaevokweniravanavayenavamajaha

36Atekariendzoramasikumanharhuexikarhikayenana Yakobe,Yakobearisamintlhambileyin’wanayaLabani

37Yakobean’witekelatinhongatamurhiwarihlaza,ni wamurhiwahazelniwachesnut;atiphinahiswitlhavi swobasaekatona,aendlaleswakukuvonakalakobasa lokuakuriekatinhonga.

38Hilokoavekatinhongaletiatipfotlosekeemahlwenika tinyimpfuemigerhweniemigerhweniyamatiloko tinyimpfutitakunwa,leswakutitikalokotitanwa

39Mintlhambiyitikaemahlwenikatinhonga,yitswala swifuwoleswinganiswirhendzevutana,swamavalavalani swivati

40Yakobeahambanisaswinyimpfana,avekaswikandza swatinyimpfuekalavanganiswirhendzevutana,ni hinkwavovaburawenientlhambiniwaLabani;aveka tinyimpfutayenatiritoxe,angativekiekaswifuwoswa Labani

41Kutaninkarhiwun’wananiwun’wanalokoswifuwo leswinganimatimbaswitika,Yakobeaavekatinhonga emahlwenikaswifuwoemigerhweni,leswakuswitika exikarhikatinhonga.

42Kambelokoswifuwoswitsanile,angaswinghenisi, kutanileswitsanekeaswiriswaLabaniniswaYakobela nganimatimba.

43Wanunaloyiaandzaswinene,avaniswifuwoswotala, nimalandzayaxisati,nimalandzayaxinuna,nitikamela nitimbhongolo.

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1KutaniatwamaritoyavanavaLabani,vaku:“Yakobou tekehinkwaswoleswiaswiriswatatawahina;naswonau kumekuvangamalokuhinkwakoekaleswiaswiriswa tatawahina

2YakobealangutaxikandzaxaLabani,axinga langutangaekayenakufananilekusunguleni.

3YehovhaakuekaYakobe:“Tlhelelaetikweniravatata wawenanilekamaxakayawena;kutanindzitavana wena.

4HilokoYakobearhumavanhuleswakuvayavitana RahelenaLeyaenhoveni,vayaensin’winiyayena; 5Kutaniakukavona:“Ndzivonaxikandzaxatatawa n’wina,axilangutaninaminakufananilekusunguleni; kambeXikwembuxatatanaxivenamina

6Kutanimaswitivaleswakundzitirheletatawan’winahi matimbayaminahinkwawo

7Tatawan'winaundzikanganyisa,acincamuholowa minakakhume;kambeXikwembuxin’wipfumelele leswakuangandzivavisi

8Lokoavuleleswi:“Mavalavalamatavamuholowa wena;kutaniswifuwohinkwaswoaswirinimavalavala, kutanilokoavulaleswi:“Ringhwalaritavahakeloya wena;kutaniapaluxatihomuhinkwatotiringstraked 9XisweswoXikwembuxitekeswifuwoswatatawa n’wina,xindzinyikaswona

10Hinkarhilowutihomutitikekehawona,ndzitlakusele mahloyamina,ndzivonaenorhweni,kutaniwaswivo, makhunalawaamatlula-tlulaswifuwoamarini swirhendzevutana,mavalavalanimavalavala.

11NtsumiyaXikwembuyivulavulanaminaenorhweni, yiku:“Yakobo:Kutanindziku:“Himinaloyi”

12Hilokoaku:“Tlakuselamahloyawena,uvona, makhunahinkwawolamatlulakaswifuwomani

swirhendzevutana,mavalavalanimadzovo,hikuvandzi swivonilehinkwaswoleswiLabaniakuendlelakaswona.”

13HiminaXikwembuxaBethele,lahautotekephuphu,ni lahaundzihlambanyekekona:sweswipfuka,uhuma etikwenileri,utlhelelaetikweniramaxakayawena.

14RahelenaLeyavan’wihlamulavaku:“Xanakahari nixiphemukumbendzhakaleyihinganayonaendlwiniya tatawahina?”

15Xanaahihlayiwitanihivaluveriekayena?hikuvauhi xavisile,ahidyilenimaliyahina”

16HikuvarifuwohinkwaroleriXikwembuxiritekekeeka tatawahina,irahinaniravanavahina

17HilokoYakobeapfuka,avekavanavayenavamajaha nivasativayenaehenhlakatikamela;

18Kutaniatekaswifuwoswakwehinkwaswoninhundzu yakwehinkwayoleyiayikumeke,niswifuwoleswiaswi kumekeePadanaramaleswakuayaekaIsakatatawakwe etikweniraKanana

19Labaniayatsemetatinyimpfutayena,Raheleaayiva swifanisoleswiaswiriswatatawakwe

20HilokoYakobeayivelaLabaniMusiriyaangaswi xiyanga,hikuvaangan’wibyelangaleswakuubalekile.

21Hilokoabalekanihinkwaswoleswiaarinaswona; kutaniapfuka,atsemakanyanambu,alangutaentshaveni yaGiliyadi.

22HisikuravunharhukubyeriwaLabanileswakuYakobe ubalekile

23Kutaniatekavamakwavo,an’wihlongorisahiriendzo ramasikuyankombo;kutanivan'wikumaentshaveniya Giliyadi

24KutaniXikwembuxitaekaLabaniMusiriyaenorhweni nivusiku,xikuekayena:“Tivoneleleswakuungavulavuli naYakobeleswinenekumbeswobiha”

25KutaniLabaniakhomaYakobe.KutaniYakobeaa dzimentsongawayenaentshaveni,Labaninivamakwavo vadzimamixaxaentshaveniyaGiliyadi

26LabaniakuekaYakobe:“Uendleyini,lerovauyivileu ngaswixiyanga,urhwalavanavaminavavanhwanyana, vafananimahlongalamakhomiwekehibanga?”

27Hikwalahokayiniubalekileexihundleni,undziyiva; naswonaawundzibyelanga,leswakundzitakuhlongola hintsako,nitinsimu,hitabret,niharipa?

28Xanaawundzipfumelelangakutswontswavanava minavamajahanivavanhwanyana?sweswiuendle vuphukuphukuhikuendlasweswo

29Swilekamatimbayavokoraminakumivavisa, kambeXikwembuxatatawan’winaxivulavulenamina tolonivusiku,xiku:“Tivoneleleswakuungavulavulina Yakobeleswinenekumbeswobiha”

30Kutanisweswi,hambileswiawulavakufamba,hikuva unavelaswineneyindluyatatawawena,kambe hikwalahokayiniuyivileswikwembuswamina?

31YakobeahlamulaLabaniaku:“Hikuvaandzichava, hikuvandzite:‘Kumbexanaungandzitekelavanava wenavavanhwanyanahinkani”

32Un’wananiun’wanaloyiun’wikumakaswikwembu swawena,ungatshukiahanya;HikuvaYakobeaanga switivileswakuRaheleuvayivile

33LabanianghenaentsongeniwaYakobe,nile entsongeniwaLeya,nilemintsongeniyamalandza mambirhiyaxisati;kambeangavakumangaKutania humaentsongeniwaLeya,anghenaentsongeniwaRahele

34Raheleaatekeswifanisoleswi,aswivekaenkwameni wakamela,atshamaehenhlakaswona.Labaniakambela ntsongahinkwawo,kambeangavakumanga

35Hilokoakuekatatawakwe:“Hosiyangayingatshuki yihlundzukisaleswakundzingapfukeliemahlwenika wena;hikuvamukhuvawavavasatiwulehenhlakamina Kutanialavisisa,kambeangakumangaswifaniso

36YakobeahlundzukelaLabani,kutaniYakoboahlamula Labaniaku:“Xananandzuwaminaiyini?”iyinixidyoho xamina,lexiundzihlongorisekehikuhisa?

37Lokoukambisiseswiloswaminahinkwaswo,xanau kumeyiniekaswilohinkwaswoswalekayarawena?yi vekelahaemahlwenikavamakwerhunivamakwenu, leswakuvataavanyisaexikarhikahinahavumbirhibya hina”

38Malembelawaya20ndzivenawena;tinyimpfuta wenataxisatinitimbutitawenataxisatiatilahlelanga vanavatona,nimakhunayantlhambiwawenaandzima dyanga.

39Leswihandzuriwekehiswiharhiandziswitisangaeka wena;Ndzipaluxekulahlekeriwakayona;evokwenira minaawuswilava,hambiswiyiviwileninhlikanhi, kumbeswiyiviwenivusiku

40Hindlelaleyiandzirihayona;ninhlikanhidyandzari ndzidyile,nixirhaminivusiku;kutanivurhongobyamina byisukileematihlweniyamina

41Ndzihetemalembeya20endlwiniyawena;Ndziku tirhelemalembeyakhume-munehikwalahokavanava wenavambirhivavanhwanyana,nimalembeyatsevuhi swifuwoswawena,kutaniucincilemuholowaminaka khume.

42LokoXikwembuxatatana,XikwembuxaAbrahama,ni kuchavaIsaka,aswingarinamina,hakuneneawuta ndzihlongolandzingarinanchumu.Xikwembuxivonile kuxanisekakaminanikutikarhatakamavokoyamina,xi kutshinyatolonivusiku

43LabanahlamulaYakobeaku:“Vanalavava vanhwanyanaivanavaminavavanhwanyana,vanalavai vanavamina,niswifuwoleswiiswifuwoswamina,ni hinkwaswoleswiuswivonakaiswamina;

44Sweswitana,ahiendlentwanano,minanawena; naswonaaswivevumbhoniexikarhikaminanawena 45Yakobeatekaribyeariyimisarivaphuphu.

46Yakobeakuekavamakwavo:“Hlengeletanimaribye; vatekamaribye,vaendlanhulu,vadyakwalahoehenhla kanhulu.

47LabaniarithyavitoraYegarsahaduta,kambeYakobea rithyavitoraGaled.

48Labaniaku:“Nhululeyiimbhoniexikarhikaminana wenanamuntlha”Hikokwalaho,vitoraronarithyiwe Galede;

49NaMizpa;hikuvaute:“Yehovhaarindzileexikarhika minanawena,lokohihambanile”

50Lokouxanisavanavaminavavanhwanyana,kumbeu tekavavasativan’wanahandlekavanavaminava vanhwanyana,akunamunhuloyianganahina;vona, Xikwembuimbhoniexikarhikaminanawena.

51LabaniakuekaYakobe:“Vonanhululeyi,niphuphu leyindziyilahlelekeexikarhikaminanawena; 52Nhululeyiyivambhoni,niphuphuleyiyivambhoni yaleswakuandzingehundzinhululeyiekawena,ni

leswakuungahundzinhululeyiniphuphuleyiekamina, leswakuundzivavisa.

53XikwembuxaAbrahamaniXikwembuxaNahoro, Xikwembuxatatawavona,xiavanyisaexikarhikahina. KutaniYakobeahlambanyahikuchavaIsakatatawayena.

54HilokoYakoboahumesamagandzeloentshaveni,a vitanavamakwavoleswakuvadyaxinkwa,vadyaxinkwa, vatshamaentshavenivusikuhinkwabyo.

55HimixoswineneLabaniapfuka,atswontswavanava yenavamajahanivavanhwanyana,avakatekisa

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1Yakobeafamba,tintsumitaXikwembutihlanganana yena

2KutelokoYakobeavavona,aku:“Leriivuthura Xikwembu,kutaniathyandhawuyoleyovitora Mahanayimi”

3Yakobearhumelavarhumiwaemahlwenikayenaeka EsawumakwavoetikweniraSeyira,etikweniraEdomu

4Hilokoavalerisaaku:“MitabyelaEsawuhosiyanga; NandzawawenaYakobeuri:“NdzitshamilenaLabani, ndzitshamakonakufikelasweswi

5Ndzinitihomu,nitimbhongolo,mintlhambi,ni malandzayaxinuna,nimalandzayaxisati;

6KutanivarhumiwavatlhelelaekaYakobe,vaku:“Hi fikeekaEsawumakwenu,nayenautakutakuhlanganisa nivavanunava400.”

7HilokoYakobeachavaswinene,akarhateka,kutania avanyisavanhulavaavarinayena,nitinyimpfu,ni tihomu,nitikamela,himintlawayimbirhi;

8Kutaniaku:“LokoEsawuataekantlawawun’wana,a wuhlasela,ntlawawun’wanalowusalekewutabaleka”

9Yakoboaku:“OhoXikwembuxatatawamina Abrahama,XikwembuxatatawaminaIsaka,Yehovha loyiandzibyelekeaku:‘Tlhelelaetikwenirakan’winani lemaxakayawena,kutanindzitakutirhisakahle.

10Andzifaneriwihitintswalohinkwatonintiyiso hinkwawolowuuwukombisekenandzawawena;hikuva ndzitsemakanyeYordanihinhongayamina;naswona sweswindzihundzukemintlawayimbirhi

11Ndzikombelaundzikutsulaevokweniramakwerhu, evokweniraEsawu,hikuvandzan’wichava,leswakua ngatandziba,nimanananivana

12Hilokouku:“Kunenendzitakuendlelaleswinene, ndziendlambewuyawenayifananisavaralwandle,leri ngahlayekikihikwalahokavunyingi”

13Kutaniaetlelakonavusikubyebyo;atekanyikoya Esawumakwavoekaleswiaswitaevokwenirayena; 14Timbutitaxisatitamadzanamambirhi,timbutitaxisati ta20,tinyimpfutaxisatita20,nimakhunaya20; 15Tikamelata30letimamisakaniswimbhongoloswa tona,tihomuta40nitinkunzitakhume,timbhongolota xisatita20niswimbutanaswakhume

16Avanyiketaemavokweniyamalandzayakwe, mintlhambiyin’wananiyin’wanayiriyoxe;kutaniaku ekamalandzayayena:“Tlulaemahlwenikamina,miveka xivandlaexikarhikamintlhambinimintlhambi”

17Hilokoalerisalonkulu,aku:“LokoEsawumakwerhua hlangananawena,akuvutisa,aku:“Uwamani?”uya kwihixana?naswonaivamanilavaemahlwenikawena xana?

18Kutaniutaku:‘InandzawawenaYakobe;inyikoleyi rhumeriwekeekahosiyangaEsawu,kutaniwaswivo,na yenaulendzhakukahina

19Hilokoalerisawavumbirhiniwavunharhuni hinkwavolavalandzelekemintlhambi,aku:“Mita vulavulanaEsawuhindlelaleyi,lokomin’wikuma”

20Kutlulakwalaho,miku:“Waswivo,nandzawan’wina Yakobeulendzhakukahina.”Hikuvaaku:“Ndzitan'wi tsakisahinyikoleyindzirhangelaka,kutaniendzhakuka sweswondzitavonaxikandzaxayena;kumbexanauta amukelaekamina

21Hilokonyikoyiyaemahlwenikayena;

22Kutaniapfukavusikubyebyo,atekavasativayena vambirhi,nimalandzayayenamambirhiyaxisati,nivana vayenavakhume-n’wevamajaha,atsemakanyanambu waYaboko.

23Kutaniavateka,avarhumelakutsemakanyanambu,a tsemakanyaleswiaarinaswona

24Yakobeasalaariyexe;kutaniwanunaun’wanaalwa nayenakufikelalokorixa

25Kutelokoavonaleswakuangan’wihlulanga,a khumbambhovowamarhakuyakwe;kutanikhwirira xirhendzexaYakobearihumaekamahlangano,lokoari karhialwanayena

26Hilokoaku:“Ndzitshikendzifamba,hikuvasikura pfula”Aku:“Andzingekutshiki,lokoungandzi katekisi”

27Akuekayena:“Vitorawenaimani?”Aku:“Yakobo.”

28Kutaniaku:“VitorawenaaringehevitaniwaYakobe, kambearivuriwaIsrayele;

29Yakobean’wivutisa,aku:“Ndzikombelaundzibyela vitorawena”Aku:“Hikokwalahokayiniuvutisavitora minaxana?”Kutanian’wikatekisakwalaho

30YakobeathyandhawuleyivitoraPeniele,hikuvandzi voneXikwembuhimahlohimahlo,kutanivutomibya minabyihlayisekile

31LokoarikarhiatsemakanyaPenuweledyamburin’wi tlhava,ayimaexifuvenixakwe

+32HikokwalahovanavaIsrayeleavadyimisihaleyi hungutekeke,leyingaekhelenirakhwiri,kufikela namuntlha,hikuvaukhumbekhwiriraYakobeleringaeka misihaleyihungutekeke

NDZIMAYA33

1Yakobeatlakusamahlo,alanguta,avonaEsawuata,a rinavavanunava400KutaniaavanyisavanavaLeya,na Rahele,nimahlongalawamambirhiyaxisati.

2Avekamahlongayaxisatinivanavavonaemahlweni,a vekaLeyanivanavayenaendzhaku,RahelenaYosefava vekaendzhaku

3Hilokoatsemakanyaemahlwenikavona,ankhinsama ehansikankombo,kukondzaatshinelaekamakwavo 4Esawuatsutsumaayan’wihlanganisa,an’wiangarha,a welaenhan’winiyakwe,an’witswontswa,kutanivarila 5Atlakusamahlo,avonavavasatinivana;kutaniaku:“I vamanilavanganawena?”Aku:“VanalavaXikwembu xivanyikekenandzawawenahitintswalo”

6Kutanimahlongayaxisatimatshinela,vonanivanava vona,vankhinsama.

7Leyanavanavayenavatshinela,vankhinsama, endzhakukasweswoYosefanaRahelevatshinela,va nkhinsama

8Aku:“Uvulayinihintlhambilowuhinkwawolowu ndzihlanganekenawona?”Aku:“Lavavatakuma tintswaloemahlwenikahosiyanga”

9Esawuaku:“Ndzienerile,makwerhu;hlayisaleswiu nganaswonaekawenan’wini.

10Yakobeaku:“E-e,lokosweswindzikumetintswalo emahlwenikawena,amukelanyikoyaminaevokwenira mina,hikuvandzivonexikandzaxawenaongehiloko ndzivonexikandzaxaXikwembu,kutaniutsakisiwahi mina.”

11Ndzakukombela,tekankatekowaminalowutisiwaka ekawena;hikuvaXikwembuxindzikhomilehitintswalo, nihikuvandzinaleswiringaneke.Kutanian'wikhutaza, kutaniaswiteka

12Hilokoaku:“Ahitekeriendzorahina,hifamba,ndzi takurhangela.”

13Hilokoakuekayena:“Hosiyangayaswitivaleswaku vanavaolovile,nitinyimpfunitihomuletingani swinyenyanaswinamina.

14Ndzakukhongela,hosiyangaayihundzileemahlweni kanandzawayona,kutanindzitafambahikuolova, kukotisaswifuwoleswindzirhangelakanivanavaswi kotakutiyisela,kukondzandzifikaekahosiyamina eSeyira

15Esawuaku:“Sweswindzipfumelelenindzisiya van’wanavavanhulavanganamina”Aku:“Xanaswi lavayinixana?”ndzipfumelelenindzikumatintswalo emahlwenikahosiyanga.

16HilokoEsawuatlhelelaeSeyirasikurero

17YakobeayaeSukoti,an'wiakelayindlu,aakela swifuwoswayenamitsonga,hikwalahokasweswo ndhawuleyiyithyiwavitoraSukoti

18YakobeafikaeXalema,mutiwaXikeme,lowunga etikweniraKanana,lokoahumaePadanarama;kutania dzimantsongawayenaemahlwenikamuti

19Hilokoaxavaxiphemuxansimu,lahaaandlaleketende rayena,evokweniravanavaHamoro,tatawaXikeme,hi maliya100

20Kutaniayimisaalitarikwalaho,ayithyaElohe-Israyele

NDZIMAYA34

1HilokoDinan’wanawaLeya,loyian’wiveleleke Yakobe,ahumaayavonavanavavanhwanyanavatiko

2LokoXikemen’wanawaHamorowaMuhivhi,hosana yatiko,an’wivona,an’witeka,aetlelanayena,an’wi thyakisa

3Kutanimoya-xiviriwayenawunamarhelaDinan’wana waYakobe,arhandzanhwanyanaloyi,avulavulani nhwanyanaloyihimusa

4HilokoXikemeavulavulanaHamorotatawakwe,aku: “Ndzin’witekelensatiwanhwanyanaloyi”

5YakobeatwaleswakuunyamisileDinan’wanawakwe, vanavayenavamajahaavariniswifuwoswakwe enhoveni,kutaniYakobeamiyelakukondzavafika

6HamorotatawaXikemeahumaayaekaYakobekuya vulavurisananayena.

7VanavaYakobevahumaenhovenilokovaswitwa, vavanunavolavovahlundzuka,vahlundzukaswinene,

hikuvauendlevuphukuphukueIsrayelehikuetlelani n’wanawaYakobe;leswiswingafanelangikikuendliwa.

8Hamoroavulavulanavona,aku:“Moya-xiviriwa n’wanangaXikemewunavelan’wanawan’winawa nhwanyana.

9Miendlavukatinahina,mihinyikavanavan’winava vanhwanyana,mitekavanavahinavavanhwanyanaeka n’wina.

10Mitatshamanahina,tikoritavaemahlwenikan'wina; tshamanimixaviselanaekayona,mikumarifuwoeka yona

11HilokoXikemeakuekatatawakwenivamakwavo: “Ndzipfumelelenindzikumatintswaloematihlweniya n’wina,kutanileswimingatandzibyelaswonandzitaswi nyika”

12Ungatshukiundzikombelamaliyavukatininyikoyo talaswonghasi,kutanindzitanyikahilahamingatandzi byelahakona

13VanavaYakobevahlamulaXikemenaHamorotata wakwehivukanganyisi,vaku,hikuvaunyamiseDina makwavowavona

14Vakuekavona:“Ahingeswikotikuendlaleswi,ku nyiketamakwerhuwaxisatiekaloyiangayimbangiki; hikuvasweswoaswirixisandzuekahina;

15Kambehitapfumelelananan'wina:Lokomilavaku fananahina,wanunaun'wananaun'wanawan'winaa yimbisiwa;

16Kutanihitaminyikavanavahinavavanhwanyana,hi tekavanavan’winavavanhwanyanaekahina,hita tshamanan’wina,hivatikorin’we

17Kambelokomingahiyingisi,leswakumiyimbisiwa; kutanihitatekan'wanawahinawanhwanyana,hitavahi ngaharikona

18MaritoyavonamatsakiseHamorinaXikemen’wana waHamori

19Jahaleriarihlwelakuendlamhakaleyi,hikuvaari tsakisiwahin’wanawaYakobe,naswonaarixiximekaku tlulandyanguhinkwawowatatawarona

20HilokoHamornaXikemen’wanawakwevafika enyangweniyamutiwavona,vavulavulanivavanunava mutiwavona,vaku:

21Vavanunalavavanikurhulanahina;hikwalahoava tshameetikweni,vaxaviselanaekarona;hikuvatiko, waswivo,rikurilekuvaringanela;ahitekevanavavona vavanhwanyanavavavasativahina,hivanyikavanava hinavavanhwanyana.

22Ntsenavavanunalavavangatapfumelaleswakuhi tshamanahina,hivatikorin’we,lokowanunaun’wanani un’wanaexikarhikahinaayimbisiwakukotalokoa yimbisiwa

23Xanaswifuwoswavonanirifuworavonani xivandzanaxin’wananixin’wanaxavonaaswingeviswa hina?ntsenaahipfumeleniekavona,kutanivatatshama nahina

24Hinkwavolavahumekeenyangweniyamutiwaka vonavayingisaHamorinilekaXikemen’wanawakwe; un'wananiun'wanawaxinunaaayimbisiwa,hinkwavo lavahumakaenyangweniyamutiwakavona

25Hisikuravunharhu,lokovavavisekile,vanavambirhi vaYakobe,SimiyoninaLevhi,vamakwavovaDina, un’wananiun’wanaatekabangarakwe,vahlaselamutihi xivindzi,vadlayavaxinunahinkwavo

26HilokovadlayaHamorinaXikemen’wanawakwehi banga,vahumesaDinaendlwiniyaXikeme,vahuma.

27VanavaYakobevataekalavadlayiweke,vaphanga muti,hikuvavanyamisemakwavowavonawaxisati.

28Vatekatinyimpfutavonanitihomutavonani timbhongolotavonanileswingaemutininileswinga enhoveni

29Rifuworavonahinkwaro,niswihlangiswavona hinkwaswonivasativavonavatekaevuhlongeni,va phanganihinkwaswoleswiaswiriendlwini

30YakoboabyelaSimiyoninaLevhiaku:“Mindzi karhatilekundziendlandzinun’hwelaexikarhikavaakiva tiko,exikarhikaVakanananiVaperezi;kutanindzita lovisiwa,minaniyindluyamina

31Vaku:“Xanaufaneleakhomamakwerhuwaxisatiku fananinghwavava?”

NDZIMAYA35

1KutaniXikwembuxikuekaYakobe:“Pfuka,u tlhandlukelaeBethele,uyatshamakona,uendlela Xikwembualitari,lexikuhumelelekelokoubalekela Esawumakwenu”

2HilokoYakoboabyelavandyanguwayenanihinkwavo lavaavarinayenaaku:“Susaniswikwembuswamatiko mambeleswingaexikarhikan’wina,mibasisa,micinca tinguvutan’wina

3AhipfukenihitlhandlukelaeBethele;kutanindzita endlelaXikwembualitarikwalaho,lexindzihlamulekehi sikurakuxanisekakamina,xivanaminaendlelenileyi ndzifambekehayona.

4VanyikaYakobeswikwembuhinkwaswoswamatiko mambeleswiaswirievokweniravonaniswingwavila swavonahinkwaswoleswiaswirietindlevenitavona; kutaniYakobeavatumbetaehansikamurhiwamurhi lowuawuriekusuhinaXikeme

5Kutanivafamba,kutanikuchavakaXikwembukuva emitinileyiayivarhendzerile,avavahlongorisivanava Yakobe

6HilokoYakobeafikaeLuzi,etikweniraKanana,kunga Bethele,yenanivanhuhinkwavolavaavarinayena

7Kutaniaakaalitarikwalaho,athyandhawuyoleyo Elbetele,hikuvaXikwembuxihumelelekonaekayena lokoabalekelamakwavo

8KambeDeboramuhlayisiwaRavekaafa,kutania lahliwaehansikaBetheleehansikamurhiwamurhiwa murhiwamurhiwamurhi,vitorawonarithyiwe Alonibakuti.

9XikwembuxitlhelaxihumelelaekaYakobe,lokoa humaePadanarama,xin’wikatekisa

10KutaniXikwembuxikuekayena:“Vitorawenau Yakobe,vitorawenaaringehevitaniwaYakobe,kambe vitorawenaritavaIsrayele

11KutaniXikwembuxikuekayena:“HiminaXikwembu xaMatimbaHinkwawo;tikonintlawawamatikoswita humaekawena,tihosititahumaemasengeniyawena; 12TikolerindzirinyikekeAbrahamanaIsaka,ndzitari nyikawena,ndzirinyikambewuyawenaendzhakuka wena

13KutaniXikwembuxisukaekayenaxiyaendhawini leyiaavulavulanayenaekayona

14Yakobeayimisaphuphuendhawinileyiaavulavulana yenaekayona,kungaphuphuyaribye,kutaniachela gandzeloraswakunwaekayona,achelamafurhaekayona 15HilokoYakobeathyandhawuleyiXikwembuxi vulavulekenayenaekayonavitoraBethele.

16KutanivasukaeBethele;akuselempfhukanyanaku fikaeEfrata,kutaniRaheleaveleka,atikarhata

17Lokoarikarhiatika,mubeburiakuekayena:“Unga chavi;utavanan'wanaloyi

18Lokomoya-xiviriwayenawurikarhiwufamba, (hikuvaafile)an'withyavitoraBenoni,kambetatawa yenaan'withyavitoraBenjamini

19Raheleafa,alahliwaendleleniyoyaeEfrata,kunga Betlehema

20Yakobeavekaphuphuehenhlakasirharayena,hiyona phuphuyasirharaRahelekufikelanamuntlha.

21HilokoIsrayeleafamba,aandlalantsongawakwe etlhelokaxihondzoxaEdara

22LokoIsrayeleatshamaetikwenirero,Rhuveniaya etlelanaBilhansatilontsongowatatawakwe,kutani IsrayeleaswitwaVanavaYakoboavari12; 23VanavaLeya;Rhuveni,mativulayaYakobe,na Simiyoni,naLevhi,naYuda,naIsakara,naZebuloni; 24VanavaRahele;Yosefa,naBenjamini:

25VanavaBiliha,nandzawaxisatiwaRahele;Dani,na Neftali:

26VanavaZilpa,nandzawaxisatiwaLeya;Gadina Axere:lavaivanavaYakobo,lavaavavelekiweke ePadanarama

27HilokoYakobeayaekaIsakatatawakweeMamre, emutiniwaAriba,kungaHebroni,lahaAbrahamanaIsaka avatshamakona

28MasikuyaIsakaamarimalembeya140

29HilokoIsakaatshikamoya,afa,ahlengeletiwaeka vanhuvayena,adyuharilenaswonaatelemasiku,kutani vanavayenaEsawunaYakobovan’wilahla

NDZIMAYA36

1KutanilavaitinxakataEsawu,loyiangaEdomu.

2EsawuatekavasativayenaekavanhwanyanavaKanana; Adan'wanawaEloniwaMuhiti,naAholibaman'wanawa Anan'wanawaZibiyoniwaMuhivhi;

3NaBaxematin’wanawaIximayele,makwavowa Nebayoti

4AdaatswalelaEsawuElifazi;kutaniBaxematiaveleka Rhuwele;

5OholibamaavelekaYewuxi,naYalamunaKora:lavai vanavaEsawulavaavavelekiwekeetikweniraKanana

6Esawuatekavasativayena,nivanavayenavamajaha, nivanavayenavavanhwanyana,nivanhuhinkwavova yindluyayena,niswifuwoswayena,niswifuwoswayena hinkwaswo,nirifuworayenahinkwaroleriarikumeke etikweniraKanana;ayaetikweniasukaemahlwenika Yakobemakwavo

7Hikuvarifuworavonaaritelekutlulakutshama swin’we;kutanitikoleriavarivaluveriekaronaaringa swikotikuvatiyiselahikwalahokaswifuwoswavona

8EsawuaatshamaentshaveniyaSeyira:EsawuiEdomu

9HilawatinxakataEsawutatawaVaedomueNtshaveni yaSeyira

10LawaimavitoyavanavaEsawu;Elifazin'wanaAda nsatiwaEsawu,naRhuwelen'wanaBaxematinsatiwa Esawu

11VanavaElifaziakuriTemani,Omar,Sefo,Gatama,na Kenasi.

12TimnaaarinsatilontsongoekaElifazin’wanaEsawu; avelekelaElifaziAmaleke:lavaakurivanavaAdansati waEsawu.

13LavaivanavaRhuwele;Nahati,naZera,naXama,na Miza:lavaavarivanavaBaxematansatiwaEsawu

14LavaakurivanavaAholibama,n’wanawaAna n’wanawaZibiyoni,nsatiwaEsawu,kutaniavelekela EsawuYewuxi,YalamunaKora.

15LavaakuritindhunatavanavaEsawu:vanavaElifazi mativulayaEsawu;ndhunaTeman,ndhunaOmar,ndhuna Zefo,ndhunaKenaz,.

16HosiKora,ndhunaGatamanandhunaAmaleke:hileti tihosanaletitekehiElifazietikweniraEdomu;lavaakuri vanavaAda.

17LavaivanavaRhuwelen’wanaEsawu;ndhunaNahata, ndhunaZera,ndhunaXama,ndhunaMiza:hiletitihosana letitekehiRhuweleetikweniraEdomu;lavaivanava BaxematansatiwaEsawu

18LavaivanavaAholibamansatiwaEsawu;ndhuna Yewuxi,ndhunaYalamu,ndhunaKora:lavaakuri tindhunaletitekeekaAholibaman'wanawaAnansatiwa Esawu

19LavaivanavaEsawu,loyiangaEdomu,naswonalava itindhunatavona

20LavaivanavaSeyirilowaHori,loyiaatshama etikweni;Lotani,naXoba,naSibiyoni,naAna; 21NaDixoni,naEzere,naDixani:lavaitihosanata Vahori,vanavaSeyiraetikweniraEdomu

22VanavaLotaniakuriHorinaHemama;kutani makwavowaxisatiwaLotaniakuriTimna

23VanavaXobaavarilava;Alvani,naManahati,na Ebali,naXefo,naOnamu.

24LavaivanavaSibiyoni;AyanaAna:hiyenaAnaloyi akumeketimbhongoloemananga,lokoarikarhia phamelatimbhongolotaZibiyonitatawayena.

25VanavaAnaavarilava;Dixoni,naOholibaman'wana waAna

26LavaivanavaDixoni;Hemdani,naExibani,naItrani, naKerani

27VanavaEzerehilava;Bilhan,naZaavan,naAkan

28VanavaDixanihilava;Uz,naAran.

29LavaitindhunaletitekehiVahori;ndhunaLotani, ndhunaXoba,ndhunaZibiyoni,ndhunaAna,. 30HosiDixoni,ndhunaEzere,ndhunaDixani:hileti tihosanaletitekeeHori,exikarhikatindhunatatona etikweniraSeyira

31LetiitihosiletifumekeetikweniraEdomu,kungasiva nihosileyifumakaVaisrayele

32Belan’wanawaBeyoriafumaeEdomu,vitoramutiwa yenaakuriDinihaba

33Belaafa,kutaniYobabun’wanawaZerawaleBozraa fumaematshan’weniyayena.

34Yobabuafa,HuxamuwatikoraTemaniafuma ematshan’weniyayena

35HilokoHuxamuafa,kutaniHadadan’wanawaBedadi, loyiahlulekeMidiyaniensin’winiyaMowabu,afuma ematshan’weniyayena,vitoramutiwayenaakuriAviti

36Hadadaafa,kutaniSamlawaleMasrekaafuma ematshan’weniyayena.

37KutaniSamlaafa,kutaniSawulowaleRehoboti etlhelokaNambuafumaematshan’weniyayena.

38Sawuloafa,kutaniBaalhananin’wanawaAkaboria fumaematshan’weniyayena

39KutaniBaalhananin’wanawaAkaboriafa,kutani Hadaraafumaematshan’weniyayena,vitoramutiwa yenaakuriPawu;vitoransatiwayenaakuriMehetabele, n'wanawaMaterede,n'wanawaMezahabu

40LawaimavitoyatihosanaletitekeekaEsawu,hikuya himindyanguyatona,hikuyahitindhawutatona,hi mavitoyatona;ndhunaTimna,ndhunaAlva,ndhuna Yete,

41HosiAholibama,ndhunaEla,ndhunaPinoni, 42HosiKenazi,ndhunaTemani,ndhunaMibzar,. 43HosiMagidiyele,ndhunaIramu:lavaitihosanata Edomu,hikuyahivutshamobyatonaetikwenirandzhaka yatona:hiyenaEsawutatawaVaedomu.

NDZIMAYA37

1Yakobeaatshamaetikwenileritatawakweaari muendzi,etikweniraKanana

2LawaitinxakataYakobe.Yosefa,lokoarinimalembe yakhume-nkombo,arikarhiarisantlhambiswin'weni vamakwavo;mufanaloyiaarinivanavaBilha,nivanava Zilpa,vasativatatawayena,kutaniYosefaatisamhaka yavonayobihaekatatawayena

3IsrayeleaarhandzaYosefakutlulavanavayena hinkwavo,hikuvaaarin'wanawavudyuharibyayena, kutanian'wiendlelanguvuyamihlovoyohambanahambana

4Lokovamakwavovavonaleswakutatawavonaun’wi rhandzakutlulavamakwavohinkwavo,van’wivenga, naswonaavangaswikotikuvulavulanayenahikurhula 5Yosefaalorhanorho,awubyelavamakwavo.

6Kutaniakukavona:“Yingisaninorholowundziwu lorheke

7Hikuva,waswivo,ahirikarhihibohaswirhabyani enhoveni,kutaniwaswivo,nguvuyaminayipfukile,yi yimayiololoka;kutaniwaswivo,swirhabyaniswan'wina swiyimileswirhendzelekile,swinkhinsamaekaxirhundzu xamina

8Vamakwavovakuekayena:“Xanahakuneneutafuma ehenhlakahina?”kumbehakuneneutafumaehenhlaka hinaxana?Van'wivengangopfuhikwalahokamilorhoya yena,nimaritoyayena.

9Kutanialorhanorhowun’wana,awubyelavamakwavo, aku:“Vonani,ndzilorhanorhowun’wana;kutani waswivo,dyambunin'wetinitinyeletitakhume-n'weswi ndzinkhinsamile.

10Kutaniabyelatatawakwenivamakwavo,kutanitata wakwean’witshinya,akuekayena:“Iyininorholowuu wulorheke?”Xanaminanimanawawenanivamakwenu, xanahitatahitakunkhinsamelaemisavenike?

11Vamakwavovan'wivondzoka;kambetatawakweu xiyexivurisolexi

12Vamakwavovayarisamintlhambiyatatawavona eXikeme.

13HilokoIsrayeleakuekaYosefa:“Xanavamakwenua varisamintlhambieXikeme?tana,ndzitakurhumelaeka vona”Akukayena:“Himinaloyi”

14Hilokoakuekayena:“Famba,uyavonalokoswiri kahleekavamakwenunilekamintlhambi;kutanimindzi tiselaritonakambeHilokoan'wihumesaenkoveniwa Hebroni,afikaeXikeme

15Wanunaun’wanaan’wikuma,kutaniwaswivo,ari karhiafamba-fambaenhoveni;

16Aku:“Ndzilavavamakwerhu;

17Wanunaaku:“Vasukilelaha;hikuvandzivatwileva ku:“AhiyenieDotani”Yosefaalandzavamakwavo,ava kumaeDotani.

18Lokovan’wivonaariekule,angasitshinelaekavona, van’wiendlaxikunguxon’widlaya 19Vabyelanavaku:“Waswivo,muloriloyiwata.”

20Kutanitanani,hitan’widlaya,hin’wihoxaekheleni rin’wana,kutanihitaku:‘Xivandzanaxobihaxin’wi dyile.

21Ruveniaswitwa,kutanian’wikutsulaemavokweniya vona;kutaniaku:“Ahingan'widlayi”

22Rhuveniakuekavona:“Mingahalatingati,kambemi n’wilahlelaekhelenileringaemananga,mingan’wi tlhandlekivoko;leswakuan'wisusaemavokweniyavona, leswakuan'winyiketaekatatawayena.

23KutelokoYosefaafikaekavamakwavo,vahluvula Yosefanguvuyayenayamihlovoyotalaleyiayiambale; 24Kutanivan’witekavan’wihoxaekheleni,kutani mugodiawungarinanchumu,akungarinamati

25Hilokovatshamaehansivadyaxinkwa,vatlakusa mahlovalanguta,vavonantlawawaVaismeelwuhuma eGiliyadinitikamelatavonaletirhwalekeswinun’hweriso nibalsamanimira,vayaswirhwalaaEgipta

26KutaniYudaakuekavamakwavo:“Swipfunayini lokohidlayamakwerhu,hitumbetangatiyakwe?”

27Tananihitan’wixaviselaVaismeele,+vokorahinari ngatshukirin’wikhoma;hikuvaimakwerhuninyamaya hinaVamakwavoavaenerisekile

28KutanikuhundzavaxavisivaVamidiyani;kutaniva kokaYosefavahumesaekheleni,vaxaviselaVaismeel Yosefahiswiphemuswasilivhereswa20,vayisaYosefa eEgipta

29Ruveniatlhelelaemugodini;kutani,waswivo,Yosefaa angariekheleni;kutaniahandzulaswiambaloswayena

30Kutaniatlhelelaekavamakwavo,aku:“N’wanaanga kona;namina,ndzitayakwihi?

31KutanivatekanguvuyaYosefa,vadlayaximbutanaxa mbuti,vapetanguvuyoleyoengatini;

32Kutanivarhumelanguvuyamihlovoyohambanahambana,vayitisaekatatawavona;kutaniaku:“Hi kumileleswi:tivasweswilokoinguvuyan'wanawawena kumbee-e.”

33Aswitiva,aku:“Inguvuyan’wananga;xivandzanaxo bihaxin'widyile;HandlekokanakanaYosefau rhendzeriwilehiswiphemu-phemu

34Yakobeahandzulatinguvutayena,aambalanguvuyo khwaxaemasengeniyakwe,arilan’wanawakwemasiku yotala

35Kutanivanavayenahinkwavovamajahaniva vanhwanyanavapfukavan’wichavelela;kambeaalaku chaveleriwa;aku:“Hikuvandzitarhelelaesirhenindziya

ekan’wanawaminandzirila”Xisweswotatawakwea n’wirilela.

36KutaniVamidiyanivan’wixaviselaaEgiptaeka Potifara,ndhunayaFaronindhunayavarindzi.

NDZIMAYA38

1Enkarhiniwolowo,Yudaarhelelaekavamakwavo,aya ekaMuadulamaun’wana,loyivitorakweakuriHira

2KutaniYudaavonan’wanawanhwanyanawa Mukanana,loyivitorakweakuriXuwa;kutanian'witeka, anghenaekayena

3Kutaniatika,avelekan’wanawajaha;kutanian’wi thyavitoraEre

4Atlhelaatika,avelekan’wanawajaha;kutanian'wi thyavitoraOnani.

5Atlhelaatika,avelekan’wanawajaha;an'withyavito raXela,arieKezibi,lokoan'wiveleka

6KutaniYudaatekelaEremativulayayenansati,loyi vitorayenaakuriTamari

7EremativulayaYudaaahombolokileemahlwenika Yehovha;kutaniHOSIXikwembuxin'widlaya.

8KutaniYudaakuekaOnani:“Yanaekansatiwa makwenu,un’witeka,ukuselamakwenumbewu” 9Onaniaaswitivaleswakumbewuayifanelangayiva yayena;kutelokoanghenaekansatiwamakwavo,an'wi chululelaehansi,leswakuanganyikimakwavombewu 10MhakaleyiayiendlekeayingatsakisiYehovha, hikwalahoan’widlayanayena

11KutaniYudaabyelaTamarin’wanawakwewa nhwanyanaaku:“Tshamaurinoniendlwiniyatatawa wena,kukondzaXelan’wanangaakula,hikuvaute: “Kumbexananayenaangafakufananivamakwavo” KutaniTamariayatshamaendlwiniyatatawayena.

12Hikufambakankarhi,n’wanawanhwanyanawa XuwansatiwaYudaafa;kutaniYudaachaveleriwa,a tlhandlukelaekavatsemetivatinyimpfuvayenaeTiminati, yenanimunghanawayenaHirawaMuadulama

13KutanikubyeriwaTamari,aku:“Waswivo,tatawa wenawaxisatiutlhandlukelaeTiminatakuyatsemeta tinyimpfutayena”

14Kutaniahluvulatinguvutayenatanoni,an’wi funengetahixifunengeto,atifunengeta,atshama endhawinileyipfulekeke,leyingaendleleniyoya eTiminati;hikuvauvonileleswakuXelaukurile,kambea nganyikiwangayenakuvansati.

15LokoYudaan’wivona,aehleketaleswakui nghwavava;hikuvaaafunengetexikandzaxayena.

16Kutaniahundzulukaekayenaendleleni,aku:“Ndzaku kombela,ndzipfumelelendzinghenaekawena;(hikuvaa angaswitivileswakuin'wanawayenawanhwanyana)A ku:“Utandzinyikayini,leswakuutanghenaekamina?”

17Aku:“Ndzitakurhumelaximbutanalexihumaka entlhambini”Aku:“Xanautandzinyikaxihlambanyo, kukondzauxirhumelaxana?”

18Aku:“Xanandzitakunyikaxihlambanyoxihixana?” N'wanaaku:“Mfunghowawena,niswingwavilaswa wena,ninhongayawenaleyingaevokwenirawena” Kutanian'winyika,anghenaekayena,kutaniatikahi yena.

19Hilokoapfuka,afamba,an’witlhandlekaxifunengeto xayena,aambalatinguvutavunonibyayena

20KutaniYudaarhumelaximbutanalexihivokora munghanawaxonawaMuadulamaleswakuxiyaamukela xihlambanyoxaxonaevokwenirawansati,kambeangaxi kumanga.

21Kutaniavutisavavanunavandhawuyoleyo,aku:“U kwihinghwavavaleyiayirierivalenietlhelokandlela?” Vaku:“Akungarinanghwavavaendhawinileyi”

22HilokoatlhelelaeYudaaku:“Andzingen’wikumi; kutanivavanunavandhawuyoleyovavulaleswakuaku ngarinanghwavavaendhawinileyi

23KutaniYudaaku:“Aan’witekele,leswakuhinga khomiwihitingana

24Endzhakukatin’hwetitinharhu,Yudavabyeriwavaku: “Tamarin’wanawawenawanhwanyanauendlile vunghwavava;nakambe,waswivo,utikilehivunghwavava Yudaaku:“N'wihumese,utshikeahisiwa.”

25Lokoahumesiwile,arhumelaritoekatatawayena,a ku:“Ndzitikilehiwanunaloyiangawayena”

26KutaniYudaavaamukela,aku:“Ululamilekutlula mina;hikuvasweswoandzin'winyikangaXelan'wananga Naswonaangahan’witivinakambe

27Enkarhiniwakuvelekakayena,waswivo,maweleama riekhwirinirayena

28Lokoarikarhiaveleka,un’wanaahumesavokorakwe, kutanimubeburian’wibohantambhuyotshwuka evokwenirakwe,aku:“Loyiuhumilekusungula”

29Lokoarikarhiatlheriselavokorayenaendzhaku, makwavoahuma,kutaniaku:“Uhumesekuyini?”ku tlulanawulokuakuveehenhlakawena,hikwalahoka sweswovitorayenaaavitaniwaFaresi

30Endzhakukasweswokuhumamakwavo,loyia khomekentambhuyotshwukaevokwenirayena,vitora yenaaavitaniwaZara

NDZIMAYA39

1YosefaayisiwaaEgipta;kutaniPotifara,ndhunayaFaro, ndhunayavarindzi,Muegipta,an'wixavaemavokweniya Vaismeellavan'wiwisekekona

2YehovhaaarinaYosefa,aariwanunalahumelelaka;a ariendlwiniyan'winiwayenaMuegipta

3N’winiwayenaavonaleswakuYehovhaunayena,ni leswakuYehovhauendleleswakuhinkwaswoleswiaswi endlekeswihumelelaevokwenirayena

4Yosefaakumatintswaloematihlweniyayena,an'wi tirhela,an'wivekamulanguteriwayindluyayena,ni hinkwaswoleswiaarinaswonaaswivekaevokwenira yena.

5Kusukelaenkarhinilowuan’wivekemulanguteri endlwiniyakwenihinkwaswoleswiaarinaswona, YehovhaakatekisayindluyaMuegiptahikwalahoka Yosefa;kutanikukatekisiwakaYehovhakuvaehenhlaka hinkwaswoleswiaarinaswonaendlwininilemasin'wini

6Asiyahinkwaswoleswiaarinaswonaevokwenira Yosefa;kutaniangaswitivileswakuangafanelangaava naswona,handlekaxinkwalexiaxidyekeNaswona Yosefaaarimunhulonene,atsakeriwaswinene.

7Endzhakukaswiloleswi,nsatiwan’winiwakwea langutaYosefa;kutaniaku:“Elanamina”

8Kambeaala,kutaniakuekansatiwan’winiwakwe: “Waswivo,n’winiwaminaangaswitivileswingana

minaendlwini,naswonaunyiketilehinkwaswoleswianga naswonaevokweniramina;

9Akunamunhulonkuluendlwinileyikutlulamina; naswonaangandzisivelanganchumuhandlekawena, hikuvaunsatiwayena;

10LokoarikarhiavulavulanaYosefasikunasiku,anga n'wiyingisanga,aetlelaekusuhinayenakumbekuvana yena.

11Hinkarhiwolowo,Yosefaanghenaendlwinikuya endlantirhowayena;naswonaakungarinaun'weeka vavanunavayindlukwalahoendzeni

12Kutanian’wikhomahinguvuyakwe,aku:“Tlelana mina,”kutaniasiyanguvuyakweevokwenirakwe,a baleka,an’wihumesa”

13Kutelokoavonaleswakuusiyenguvuyayena evokwenirayena,abaleka.

14Hilokoavitanavavanunavayindluyakavona,aku: “Waswivo,utiseMuheveruekahinaleswakuatahi hlekula;anghenaekaminakutaetlelanamina,kutani ndzihuwelelahiritolerikulu

15Lokoatwaleswakundzitlakusaritoraminandzi huwelela,asiyanguvuyakweekamina,abalekaan’wi humesa

16Kutaniavekanguvuyakweekusuhinayena,kukondza hosiyakweyivuyaekaya.

17Hilokoavulavulanayenahikulandzamaritolawa,a ku:“NandzawaMuheveruloyiuhitiselekeyena,u ngheneekaminakutandzihlekula.

18Lokondzitlakusaritoraminanikuhuwelela,asiya nguvuyakweekamina,abaleka

19Kutelokon'winiwayenaatwamaritoyansatiwayena, lawaangan'wibyelawona,aku:“Nandzawawenaundzi endlehindlelaleyi;leswakuvukarhibyayenabyipfurhile 20N’winiwaYosefaan’wikhoma,an’winghenisa ekhotsweni,kungandhawuleyivabohiwavahosiava bohiwileekayona

21KambeYehovhaaarinaYosefa,an’witwela vusiwana,an’winyikatintswaloemahlwenika mulanguteriwakhotso

22Mulanguteriwakhotsoanyiketavabohiwahinkwavo lavaavariekhotswenievokweniraYosefa;naswona xin’wananixin’wanalexivaxiendlekekwalaho,aari muendliwaxona.

23Mulanguteriwakhotsoangalangutanganchumu wun’wananiwun’wanalowuawuriehansikavokorakwe; hikuvaYehovhaaarinayena,naswonaleswiaswi endleke,Yehovhauswiendleswihumelela

NDZIMAYA40

1Endzhakukaswiloleswi,muphameriwahosiyaEgipta nimubakiwakwevadyohisehosiyavonahosiyaEgipta.

2HilokoFaroahlundzukelatindhunatayenatimbirhi, ndhunayavampfampfarhutivaswinkwanindhunaya vabaki

3Avapfalelaendlwiniyandhunayavarindzi,ekhotsweni, lahaYosefaabohiwekekona.

4NdhunayavarindziyilerisaYosefanavona,avatirhela; 5Hilokovalorhanorhohavambirhi,un’wananiun’wanaa lorhanorhowakwehivusikubyin’we,un’wananiun’wana hikuyahinhlamuseloyanorhowakwe,muphameriwa

swakunwanimubakiwahosiyaEgipta,lavaavabohiwile ekhotsweni.

6Yosefaanghenaekavonanimixo,avalanguta,avona varinigome.

7HilokoavutisatindhunataFaroletiatirinayena evuhlayiselwenibyayindluyahosiyayena,aku:“Hayini namuntlhamilangutahikuvilelaswonghasi?

8Vakuekayena:“Hilorhenorho,kambeakuna muhlamuseriwawona”Yosefaakuekavona:“Xana tinhlamuseloahitaXikwembuxana?”ndzibyelevona, ndzakukhongela

9NdhunayandhunayaswakunwayibyelaYosefanorho wayona,yikuekayena:“Lorhweniwamina,waswivo, murhiwavhinyaawuriemahlwenikamina;

10Ensin’winiyavhinyaakurinimarhavimanharhu,ama fananilokomahluka,niswiluvaswawona.swirhabyana swaswonaswihumesamadirivalamavupfeke

11KutanixinweloxaFaroaxirievokweniramina,kutani ndzitekamadiriva,ndzimakandziyelaekaxinweloxa Faro,ndzinyiketaxinweloevokweniraFaro

12Yosefaakuekayena:“Nhlamuseloyaronahileyi: Marhavimanharhuimasikumanharhu.

13KambekungasihelamasikumanharhuFarouta tlakusanhlokoyawena,akutlheriselaendhawiniyawena, kutaniutanyiketaxinweloxaFaroevokwenirayena,hi mukhuvawosungulalokowaharimupfuniwayena

14Kambeanakanyahiminalokoswitakufambelakahle, undzikombetelamusa,undziboxaekaFaro,undzi humesaendlwinileyi

15HikuvahakunenendziyiviwileetikweniraVaheveru, nakonaandziendlanganchumulerovavandzinghenisa ekhotsweni

16Lokomubakilonkuluavonaleswakunhlamuseloya konaiyinene,akuekaYosefa:“Naminaandzilorhe, kutaniwaswivo,andzirinimabasikitimanharhuyobasa enhlokweniyamina

17EkaxirhundzuxalehenhlaakuriniswinkwaswaFaro swamixakahinkwayo;kutaniswinyenyanaswivadyava humaexirhundzwinienhlokweniyamina

18Yosefaahlamulaaku:“Nhlamuseloyakonahileyi: Mabasikitimanharhuimasikumanharhu

19KambekungasihelamasikumanharhuFarouta tlakusanhlokoyawena,akuhayekaemurhini;tinyenyana titadyanyamayawenaekawena

20Hisikuravunharhu,kungasikurakuvelekiwakaFaro, aendlelamalandzayayenahinkwawonkhuvo,atlakusa nhlokoyamuphasilonkuluwaswakudyaniyamubaki lonkuluexikarhikamalandzayayena.

21Kutaniatlheriselamufambisilonkuluwaswakunwa entirhweniwayenawaswakunwa;kutanianyiketa xinweloevokweniraFaro

22Kambeahayekamubakilonkulu,hilahaYosefaava hlamuselekehakona

23Nilokoswiritano,ndhunayavapfuniayin’wi tsundzukangaYosefa,kambeyin’wirivarile

NDZIMAYA41

1Lokokuhelamalembemambirhilamateleke,Faroa lorha,kutaniwaswivo,ayimeetlhelokanambu.

2Kutaniwaswivo,kuhumaenambyenitihomutankombo letitsakeriwakakahleniletinoneke;kutanivadya ekhwatini

3Kutaniwaswivo,tihomutin’wanatankomboti tlhandlukaendzhakukatonatihumaenambyeni,tinga tsakeriwikahlenikunona;kutaniayimaekusuhini tihomutin'wanaeribuweniranambu

4Kutanitihomuletingatsakeriwikiniletinganinyama yonona,tidyatihomutankomboletitsakeriwakangopfu niletinonekeHilokoFaroapfuka

5Hilokoaetlelaalorharavumbirhi,kutaniwaswivo, maveleyankombomatlhandlukaehenhlakaxirhabyani xin’we,yaxiyimoxalehenhlaniyakahle.

6Kutaniwaswivo,tindlevetankombotoolovanileti pfurhakahimoyawalevuxenitimilaendzhakukatona

7Tindlevetankombotoolovatidyatindlevetankomboni tindleveletitelekeKutaniFaroapfuka,kutaniwaswivo,a kurinorho

8Nimixo,moyawayenawukarhateka;kutaniarhuma vanhuleswakuvavitanavangomahinkwavovaEgipta,ni tintlharihinkwatotakona,kutaniFaroavabyelanorhowa yena;kambeakungarinaun'weloyiangaswi hlamuselakaekaFaro

9KutanimufambisilonkuluabyelaFaroaku:“Ndzi tsundzukaswihoxoswaminanamuntlha.

10Faroahlundzukelamalandzayayena,kutaniandzi vekaexiyin’wenixandhunayavarindzi,minanimubaki lonkulu.

11Hilorhanorhohivusikubyin’we,minanayena;hi lorhileun'wananaun'wanahikuyahinhlamuseloya norhowayena.

12AkurinajaharaMuheveru,nandzawandhunaya varindzikutanihin'wibyela,kutaniahihlamusela milorhoyahina;un'wananiun'wanauhlamuserilehikuya hinorhowayena

13Hilahaahihlamuselekehakona,swivetano;minau tlheriserileexikhundlhenixamina,nayenaan'wihayeka.

14HilokoFaroarhumavanhuleswakuvavitanaYosefa, van’wihumesaekhotswenihikuhatlisa,kutaniabyevula, acincaswiambaloswakwe,anghenaekaFaro.

15KutaniFaroakuekaYosefa:“Ndzilorhenorho,kambe akunaloyiangawuhlamuselaka

16YosefaahlamulaFaroaku:“Aswilekamina, XikwembuxitanyikaFaronhlamuloyakurhula”

17KutaniFaroakuekaYosefa:“Lorhweniwamina,ndzi yimeeribuweniranambu.

18Kutaniwaswivo,kuhumaenambyenitihomuta nkombo,tinonilenikutsakeriwa;kutanivadyaenhoveni; 19Kutaniwaswivo,tihomutin’wanatankomboti tlhandlukaendzhakukavona,tiriswisiwana,tinga tsakeriwingopfunikunona,letindzingasitshamakandzi tivonaetikwenihinkwaroraEgiptahikwalahokavubihi.

20Kutanitihomutononaniletingatsakisikitidyatihomu tosungulatankomboletinoneke

21Kutelokovaswidyile,aswingativekileswakuvaswi dyile;kambeavahatsakeriwahivuvabyi,kufananileku sunguleni.Hilokondzipfuka.

22Kutanindzivonaenorhweniwamina,kutaniwaswivo, tindlevetankombotitlhandlukaekaxirhabyanixin’we,ti telenaswonatiriletinene.

23Kutaniwaswivo,tindlevetankombo,letiomeke,ti omile,titlhelatipfurhahimoyawalevuxeni,timila endzhakukatona

24Kutanitindlevetotontswatidyatindlevetankombo letinene;kambeakungarinaun’weloyiangaswi twarisakaekamina

25YosefaakuekaFaro:“NorhowaFaroiwun’we

26Tihomutankomboletineneimalembeyankombo; tindlevetankomboletineneimalembeyankombo:norhoi wun'we

27Tihomutankombotoolovaniletingatsakisikileti humekeendzhakukatonaimalembeyankombo;tindleve tankomboletingarikinanchumuletipfurhakahimoya walevuxenititavamalembeyankomboyandlala

28MhakaleyindziyibyelekeFarohileyi:Leswi XikwembuxingataswiendlaxiswikombaFaro.

29Waswivo,kufikemalembeyankomboyakufuwa lokukuluetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta

30Endzhakukavonakutavanimalembeyankomboya ndlala;kutanikutalahinkwakokutarivariwaetikwenira Egipta;ndlalayitadyatiko;

31Kutalaakungetiviwietikwenihikwalahokandlala yoleyoleyilandzelaka;hikuvaswitavanigomeswinene

32HikwalahonorholowuwuandzisiwekambirhiekaFaro; swivangiwahileswinchumuwolowowusimekiwilehi Xikwembu,naswonaXikwembuxitawuhetisisakungari khale

33SweswiFaroaalangutilemunhuwotlharihaniwo tlhariha,an’wivekaehenhlakatikoraEgipta

34Faroaaendleleswi,avekatindhunatatiko,ateka xiphemuxavuntlhanuxatikoraEgiptaemalembeniya nkombolamataleke

35Avahlengeleteswakudyahinkwaswoswamalembe wolawolamanenelamataka,vahlengeletamaveleehansi kavokoraFaro,vahlayisaswakudyaemitini

+36Swakudyasweswoswitavaswavuhlayiseloetikweni kulwisananimalembeyankomboyandlala,lamangata vakonaetikweniraEgipta;leswakutikoringalovisiwihi ndlala

37MhakaleyiayiriyineneematihlweniyaFaroni malandzayakwehinkwawo

38KutaniFaroakuekamalandzayayena:“Xanahinga n'wikumamunhuwofananaloyi,loyiMoyawa Xikwembuwungaekayena?

39KutaniFaroakuekaYosefa:“LeswiXikwembuxiku kombisekehinkwaswoleswi,angakonalatlharihekeniku tlharihakufananawena

40Utavamulanguteriwayindluyamina,kutanivanhuva minahinkwavovatafumiwahikulandzaritorawena

41KutaniFaroakuekaYosefa:“Waswivo,ndzikuvekile ehenhlakatikohinkwaroraEgipta”

42KutaniFaroahluvulaxingwavilaxakweevokweni rakwe,axivekaevokweniraYosefa,an’wiambexa swiambaloswantsembyanawosaseka,an’wiboha nketaniyansukuenhan’wini;

43An’wiendlaakhandziyakalichiyavumbirhileyiaari nayona;vahuwelelaemahlwenikayena:“Nkhinsama,” kutanian’wivekamufumiwatikohinkwaroraEgipta”

44KutaniFaroakuekaYosefa:“HiminaFaro,naswona handlekawenaakunamunhuloyiangatatlakusavoko kumbenengeetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta”

45FaroathyaYosefavitoraSafnatipaniya;an'winyika nsatiAsenatan'wanawaPotiferamupristawaleOni. YosefaahumaatsemakanyatikohinkwaroraEgipta 46Yosefaaarinimalembeya30hivukhalelokoayima emahlwenikaFarohosiyaEgipta.Yosefaahuma emahlwenikaFaro,afambaetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta 47Emalembeniyankombolamatelekemisavayihumese hivoko.

48Kutaniahlengeletaswakudyahinkwaswoswamalembe yankombo,lamahetekeetikweniraEgipta,ahlengeleta swakudyaemitini:swakudyaswanhova,leswirhendzeleke mutiwun’wananiwun’wana,aswihlayiselaekawona 49Yosefaahlengeletamaveleyofananisavaralwandle, kukondzaatshikakuhlaya;hikuvaawungahlayiwi

50Yosefaavelekiwavanavambirhivamajahakungasi fikamalembeyandlala,lawaAsenatan’wanawaPotifera mupristawaleOnian’witswalelekewona

51YosefaathyamativulavitoraManase:Hikuva Xikwembuxindzirivarilekutikarhatakaminahinkwako niyindluhinkwayoyatatana

52KutaniwavumbirhiathyavitoraEfrayimi:Hikuva Xikwembuxindzivekileetikwenirakuxanisekakamina. +53Malembeyankomboyakufuwa,lamavekekona etikweniraEgipta,maherile

54Malembeyankomboyakukayivelamasungulakufika, hilahaYosefaavulekehakonakambeetikwenihinkwaro raEgiptaakurinixinkwa

55KutelokotikohinkwaroraEgiptaridlayiwahindlala, vanhuvahuwelelaekaFarovakombelaswakudya,kutani FaroakuekaVaegiptahinkwavo:“YananiekaYosefa; leswiamibyelakaswona,swiendleni.

56Kutanindlalayivaehenhlakavuandlalohinkwabyo byamisava,Yosefaapfulatindluhinkwatotavuhlayiselo, axaviselaVaegipta;kutanindlalayivayikuluetikwenira Egipta

57KutanimatikohinkwawomataeEgiptaekaYosefaku yaxavamavele;hikuvandlalaayibihengopfuematikweni hinkwawo

NDZIMAYA42

1LokoYakobeavonaleswakukunimaveleeEgipta, Yakobeakuekavanavayena:“Hayinimilangutana?

2Aku:“Waswivo,ndziswitwileleswakukunimavele eEgiptaleswakuhihanya,hingafi

3VamakwavovakhumevaYosefavarhelelavayaxava maveleeEgipta

4KambeBenjamini,makwavowaYosefa,Yakobeanga rhumanganivamakwavo;hikuvaute:“Kungaendlekaku ngan'wiwelahikhombo”

5VanavaIsrayelevatavataxavamaveleexikarhikalava teke,hikuvandlalaayirietikweniraKanana.

6Yosefaaarindhuna-nkuluyatiko,hiyenaloyia xaviselekevanhuhinkwavovatiko,kutanivamakwavova Yosefavata,vankhinsamaemahlwenikayenavalangute ehansi

7Yosefaavonavamakwavo,avativa,kambeatiendla muendziekavona,avulavulanavonahitihanyi;akueka vona:“Mihumakwihixana?”Vaku:“Kusukaetikwenira Kananakuyaxavaswakudya.”

8Yosefaaativavamakwavo,kambevonaavangan’wi tivi

9Yosefaatsundzukamilorholeyiavalorheke,akueka vona:“Mitinhlori;kutavonavuhavabyatikomitile.

10Vakuekayena:“E-e,hosiyanga,kambemalandzaya wenamatakuxavaswakudya.”

11Hinkwerhuhivanavamunhuun’we;hivanhuva ntiyiso,malandzayawenaahitinhlori

12Akuekavona:“E-e,kambemitilekutavonavuhava byatiko.”

13Vaku:“Malandzayawenaivamakwerhuva12,vana vamunhuun’weetikweniraKanana;kutaniwaswivo, lontsongonamuntlhaulekatatawahina,kambeun'wea ngakona

14Yosefaakuekavona:“Hiswonaleswindzingami byelaswona,ndziku:‘Mitinhlori

15Hileswimitaringiwa:HivutomibyaFaroaminge humilaha,handlekalokomakwenulontsongoangafika laha

16Rhumelaniun’wanawan’wina,ayatekamakwenu, kutanimitapfaleriwaekhotsweni,leswakumaritoya n’winamatatiyisiwalokokurinintiyisoekan’wina

17Hilokoavavekahinkwavoevuhlayiselwenimasiku manharhu.

18HisikuravunharhuYosefaakuekavona:“Endlani leswi,mihanya;hikuvandzichavaXikwembu; 19Lokomirivavanunavantiyiso,un'wanawa vamakwenuaabohiweendlwiniyakhotsoyan'wina; 20Kambetisamakwenulontsongoekamina;hindlela yoleyomaritoyan'winamatatiyisiwa,kutaniamingefi. Naswonavaendletano

21Vabyelanavaku:“Hakunenehininandzumalunghana nimakwerhu,hikuvahivonekuvavisekakamoya-xiviri wakwelokoahikombela,kambeahingayingisi; hikokwalahokasweswokukarhatekalokukuhiwela

22Rhuveniavahlamulaaku:“Andzivulanganan’wina, ndziku:‘Mingadyohelin’wana;naswonaamingaswi lavikuyingisaxana?hikokwalaho,maswivo,nangatiya yenayalaveka.

23AvangaswitivileswakuYosefawavatwisisa;hikuva uvulavulenavonahimuhlamuseri

24Hilokoafularhelaekavona,arila;atlhelelaekavona,a vulavulanavona,atekaSimiyoniekavona,an'wiboha emahlwenikavona

25KutaniYosefaalerisakutatamasakayavonahimavele, nikutlheriselamaliyaun’wananiun’wanaenkwameni wakwe,nikuvanyikaswakudyaswandlela

26Kutanivarhwalatimbhongolotavonamavele,vasuka kona

27Lokoun’wanawavonaapfulasakarakweleswakua nyikambhongoloyakweswakudyaevuhlayiselweni,a vonamaliyakwe;hikuva,waswivo,aswirienon'winiwa sakarayena

28Kutaniakuekavamakwavo:“Maliyaminayi vuyiseriwile;kutani,waswivo,rilesakaramina,kutani timbilutavonativatsanile,vachava,vavutisanavaku:“I yinileswiXikwembuxihiendlekeswonaxana?”

29KutanivataekaYakobetatawavonaetikwenira Kanana,van’wibyelahinkwaswoleswivahumeleleke;a ku,

30Wanunaloyi,loyiangahosiyatiko,uvulavulenahina hitihanyi,ahitekahiritinhloritatiko.

31Hikuekayena:“Hivanhuvantiyiso;ahitinhlori:

32Hivamakwerhuva12,vanavatatawahina;un'wea ngakona,naswonalontsongonamuntlhaulekatatawa hinaetikweniraKanana

33Wanunaloyi,hosiyatiko,akuekahina:“Ndzitaswi tivaleswakumivanhuvantiyiso;siyaniun'wanawa vamakwenulahanamina,mitekaswakudyaswandlalaya mindyanguyan'wina,mifamba;

34Mitisamakwenulontsongoekamina,kutanindzitaswi tivaleswakuamitinhlori,kambemivanhuvantiyiso

35Lokovarikarhivachululelamasakayavona,vavona xirhundzuxamaliyaun’wananiun’wanaaxiri exikhwamenixakwe,kutanilokovonanitatawavonava vonaswirhundzuswamali,vachava.

36Yakobetatawavonaakukavona:“Mitekelevanava mina,Yosefaangakona,Simiyoniangakona,mitateka Benjamini,hinkwaswoleswiswilwisananamina.”

37Rhuveniabyelatatawakweaku:“Dlayavanavamina vambirhivamajaha,lokondzingan’witisiekawena,n’wi nyiketaevokweniramina,ndzitan’wivuyisaekawena.”

38Aku:“N’wanangaangerhelerinawena;hikuva makwavoufile,usaleariyexe,lokokun'wiwelavubihi endlelenileyimifambakahayona,mitawiselamisisiya minayampungahikuvilelaesirheni

NDZIMAYA43

1Kutanindlalayivayikuluetikweni

2KutelokovadyemavelelawavamahumesekeaEgipta, tatawavonaakuekavona:“Fambanimiyahixavela swakudyanyana”

3KutaniYudaavulavulanayena,aku:“Munhuloyiuhi kanetilehikutiyimisela,aku:“Amingevonixikandzaxa mina,lokomakwenuangarinan’wina”

4Lokoworhumelamakwerhunahina,hitarhelelahiya kuxavelaswakudya

5Kambelokoungan’wirhumi,ahingerheleri,hikuva wanunaloyiuteekahina:“Amingevonixikandzaxa mina,lokomakwenuangarinan’wina”

6HilokoIsrayeleaku:“Hikokwalahokayinimindzi xanisengopfulerovamibyelawanunaloyilokomiharina makwerhu?”

7Vaku:“Munhuloyiahivutisahikukongomahixiyimo xahinanimaxakayahina,aku:“Xanatatawan’winawa hahanya?”xanaminamakwerhuun'wanaxana?kutanihi n'wibyelahikuyahintikelowamaritolawa:xanahinga switivaleswakuutaku:‘Tisamakwenuehansi?

8YudaakuekaIsrayeletatawakwe:“Rhumelajahaleri namina,hitapfukahifamba;leswakuhihanya,hingafi, hina,nawena,navanavahinalavatsongo

9Ndzitavaxitiyisekisoxayena;utan'wilavelaevokweni ramina,lokondzingan'witisiekawena,ndzin'wiveka emahlwenikawena,ndzipfumelelendzirhwalanandzu hilahakungaheriki

10Hikuvalokoahingahlweli,kunenesweswiahivuyile ravumbirhi

11KutanitatawavonaIsrayeleakuekavona:“Lokoswi fanelekuvatanosweswi,endlanileswi;tekanimihandzu yakahleswineneetikwenieswibyeniswan'wina,min'wi rhwalanyiko,nimurhilowutsongo,nivulombebyintsongo, niswinun'hweriso,nimira,nitinyawa,nitialmondi.

12Utekamalileyiphindhiwekekambirhievokwenira wena;nimalileyivuyiseriwekeenon'winiwamasakaya

n'wina,yirhwalaevokweniran'wina;kumbexanaakuri kuhonisa:

13Nakambetekamakwenu,upfuka,utlhelelaekawanuna loyi.

14XikwembuxaMatimbaHinkwawoximitwele vusiwanaemahlwenikamunhuyoloye,leswakuxita hlongolamakwenuun’wananaBenjaminiLokondzi feriwahivanavamina,naminandziferiwile.

15Vavanunavatekanyikoyoleyo,vatekamalileyi phindhiwekekambirhinaBenjamini;kutaniapfuka,a rhelelaaEgipta,ayimaemahlwenikaYosefa

16LokoYosefaavonaBenjaminiarinavona,abyela ndhunayayindluyayenaaku:“Tisavavanunalavaekaya, udlaya,ulunghiselela;hikuvavavanunalavavatadyana minaninhlikanhi

17WanunaloyiaendlahilahaYosefaalerisekehakona; kutaniwanunaloyiatisavavanunalavaendlwiniya Yosefa

18Kutanivavanunavolavovachava,hikuvavayisiwe endlwiniyaYosefa;vaku:“Hitisiwahikwalahokamali leyitlheriseriwekeemasakaniyahinarosungula;leswaku alavakuhihlasela,ahiwela,ahitekahivamahlonga,ni timbhongolotahina

19KutanivatshinelaekamulanguteriwayindluyaYosefa, vavulavulanayenaenyangweniyayindlu.

20Kutaniaku:“Ohonkulukumba,hakunenehirhelerilero sungulakutaxavaswakudya

21Lokohifikaendlwiniyavayeni,hipfulamasakaya hina,kutaniwaswivo,maliyaun’wananiun’wanaayiri enon’winiwasakarakwe,maliyahinayirinintikolowu heleleke.

22Hitisemaliyin’wanaemavokweniyahinaleswakuhi xavaswakudya,ahiswitivileswakuimaniloyiaveke maliyahinaemasakaniyahina.

23Hilokoaku:“Kurhulaakuvenan’wina,mingachavi, Xikwembuxan’winaniXikwembuxatatawan’winaxi minyikilexumaemasakaniyan’wina.Kutaniahumesa Simiyoniekavona

24WanunaloyiatisavavanunalavaendlwiniyaYosefa,a vanyikamati,vahlambamilenge;kutanianyika timbhongolotatonaswakudya

25KutanivalunghiselelanyikoyaYosefaleyiayitahi nkarhiwanhlikanhi,hikuvavaswitwileleswakuvatadya xinkwakwalaho

26LokoYosefaafikaekaya,van’witiselanyikoleyiayi rievokweniravonaendlwini,vankhinsamaemahlwenika yenaemisaveni

27Hilokoavavutisahivuhlayisekibyavona,aku:“Xana tatawan’winauhanyekahle,mukhalabyeloyimi vulavulekehayena?”Xanawahahanya?

28Vahlamulavaku:“Nandzawawenatatawahinau hanyekahle,wahahanya.”Kutanivankhinsama,va nkhinsama

29Hilokoatlakusamahlo,avonaBenjaminimakwavo, n’wanawamanawakwe,aku:“Xanaloyimakwenu lontsongoloyimindzibyelekehayena?”Aku: “Xikwembuaxikutwelevusiwana,n'wananga.”

30Yosefaahatlisa;hikuvamarhumbuyayenaamanavela makwavo,alavalahaangatarilakona;kutanianghena ekamarenirayena,arilakona.

31Hilokoahlambaxikandza,ahuma,atikhoma,aku: “Tshikanixinkwa”

32Van’wirhurhelaariyexe,niVaegiptalavaavadyana yenavarivoxe,hikuvaVaegiptaavangatadyaxinkwa swin’weniVaheveruhikuvasweswoimanyalaeka Vaegipta.

33Vatshameemahlwenikayena,mativulahikuyahi mfaneloyayenayakuvamativula,nilontsongohikuya hivuntshwabyayena

34Hilokoatekaavarhumelathyakaemahlwenikayena; Kutanivanwa,vatsakanayena

NDZIMAYA44

1Hilokoalerisamulanguteriwayindluyayena,aku: “Tatamasakayavavanunahiswakudyaleswivangaswi kotaka,unghenisamaliyaun’wananiun’wanaenon’wini wamasakayakwe.”

2Unghenisaxinweloxamina,xinweloxasilivhere, enon’winiwasakawalontsongo,nimaliyayenaya mavele.KutaniaendlahikulandzaritoleriYosefaari vuleke

3Hikuhatlisalokorixa,vavanunalavavasusiwa,vonani timbhongolotavona.

4Lokovahumaemutini,vangasiyaekule,Yosefaaku ekamulanguteriwayena:“Pfuka,ulandzavavanunalava; kutanilokouvakhoma,uvabyelauku:“Xanami hakerileyinileswobihahileswinene?”

5Xanaahiswonaleswihosiyangayinwakahaswona,ni leswihakuneneyihlahluvakahaswona?miendlileleswo bihahikuendlasweswo

6Kutaniavakhoma,avabyelamaritolawa

7Vakuekayena:“Hayinihosiyangayivulamaritolawa?” Xikwembuaxingapfumelileswakumalandzayawenama ngaendlihikulandzamhakaleyi

+8Waswivo,malileyihiyikumekeemilon’winiya masakayahina,hiyitlheriseleekawenaetikwenira Kanana

9Un’wananiun’wanaloyiangatakumekaekamalandza yawena,aafe,nahinahitavamahlongayahosiyamina 10Aku:“Sweswiaswiendlehikuyahimaritoyan’wina kutanimitavamingarinaxisandzu.

11Kutaniun’wananiun’wanaahatlisaahoxasakarakwe ehansi,un’wananiun’wanaapfulasakarakwe

12Hilokoalavisisa,asungulaekalonkulu,asiyaeka lontsongo,kutanixinweloxikumiwaenkwameniwa Benjamini

13Kutanivahandzulaswiambaloswavona,un’wanani un’wanaarhwalambhongoloyakwe,vatlhelelaemutini

14KutaniYudanivamakwavovafikaendlwiniyaYosefa; hikuvaaaharikona,kutanivawelaehansiemahlwenika yena

15Yosefaakuekavona:“Hixihixiendloleximixi endleke?”amiswitivileswakumunhuwofananamina loyindzingan'witivakahakunenexana?

16KutaniYudaaku:“Hitakuyiniekahosiyanga?”hita vulavulayini?kumbehitatibasisanjhani?Xikwembuxi kumilekuhombolokakamalandzayawena,waswivo,hi malandzayahosiyanga,hinaniloyixinweloxikumiweke nayena

17Kutaniaku:“Xikwembuaxindzipfumelelikuendla tano;lokokurin'wina,pfukanimiyaekatatawan'winahi kurhula

18KutaniYudaatshinelaekayena,aku:“Ohohosiyanga, ndzikombelanandzawawena,angavularitorin’we etindlevenitahosiyamina,naswonakuhlundzukaka wenakungatshukikupfurhelanandzawawena,hikuvau fananaFaro.”

19Hosiyangayivutisamalandzayayona,yiku:“Xanami natatanakumbemakwenu?”

20Hikuekahosiyanga:“Hinitatana,mukhalabye,ni n’wanawavudyuharibyayena,lontsongo;kutani makwavowayenaufile,kutanihiyenantsenaangasala ekamanawayena,kutanitatawayenawan'wirhandza

21Kutaniubyelamalandzayawenauku:“N’wirhelerile ekamina,leswakundzitan’wilanguta.”

22Hikuekahosiyanga:“Mufanaangetshikitatawayena, hikuvalokoatshikatatawayena,tatawayenaaatafa”

23Ubyelamalandzayawenauku:“Lokomakwenu lontsongoangarhelerinan’wina,amingehevoni xikandzaxamina”

24Lokohitlhandlukelaekanandzawawenatatana,hi n’wibyelamaritoyahosiyanga

25Tatawahinaaku:“Fambauyahixavela swakudyanyana.”

26Hiku:“Ahingerheleri,lokomakwerhulontsongoari nahina,hitarhelela,hikuvahingahavonaxikandzaxa wanunaloyi,handlekalokomakwerhulontsongoangari nahina”

27Nandzawawenatatanaakuekahina:“Maswitiva leswakunsatiwaminaundzitswalelevanavambirhiva majaha

28Kutaniun’wanaahumaekamina,kutanindziku: “Hakuneneuhandzuriwile;naswonaandzin’wivonanga kusukelakwalaho:

29Lokomitekelaleswinaswonaekamina,kutanikun’wi welavubihi,mitaehlisamisisiyaminayampungahiku vilelaesirheni

30Sweswilokondzitaekanandzawawenatatana,kutani jahaleriringavinahina;kuvonaleswakuvutomibya yenabyiboheleriwileevuton'winibyajaha;

31Lokoavonaleswakujahaleriarinahina,utafa, naswonamalandzayawenamatawiselamisisiyampunga yanandzawawenatatawahinahigomeesirheni

32Hikuvanandzawawenauvexitiyisekisoxamufana loyiekatatana,aku:“Lokondzingan’witisiekawena, ndzitarhwexanandzuekatatanahilahakungaheriki”

33Sweswi,ndzakukombela,nandzawawenaaatshama arihlongarahosiyaminaematshan’weniyajahaleri; kutanimufanaloyiaatlhandlukelenivamakwavo

34Hikuvandzitatlhandlukelanjhaniekatatana,lokojaha ringarinamina?leswakukumbexanandzingavona vubihilebyingatawelatatana”

NDZIMAYA45

1KutaniYosefaangaswikotikutikhomaemahlwenika hinkwavolavaavayimenayena;kutaniahuwelelaaku: “Endlaleswakuun’wananiun’wanaahumaekamina”A kungarinamunhuloyiangayimanayena,lokoYosefaa rikarhiativisavamakwavo

2Arilahiritoleritlakukeke,VaegiptaniyindluyaFarova switwa.

3Yosefaakuekavamakwavo:“HiminaYosefa;xana tatanawahahanyaxana?Vamakwavoavangaswikotiku n'wihlamula;hikuvaavakarhatekilehivukonabyayena 4Yosefaakuekavamakwavo:“Ndzamikombela, tshinelaniekamina.”Kutanivatshinela.Aku:“Himina Yosefamakwenu,loyimin'wixavisekeeEgipta” 5Sweswimingatshukimivaviseka,mingatshukimi hlundzukelan’winahikwalahokaleswimindzixaviseke laha;

6Hikuvamalembelawamambirhindlalayivekona etikweni,kambekunimalembeyantlhanu,lawaekawona kungatakakungavinantshovelokumbentshovelo

7KutaniXikwembuxindzirhumileemahlwenikan’wina leswakundzimihlayisavatukuluemisaveni,nikuponisa vutomibyan’winahikukutsuriwalokukulu

8Kutanisweswiahin’winamindzirhumekelaha,kambe iXikwembu,kutanixindzivekiletatawaFaro,nihosiya yindluyayenahinkwayo,nimufumietikwenihinkwarora Egipta.

9Hatlisamitlhandlukelaekatatana,min'wibyela: “N'wanawawenaYosefauri:‘Xikwembuxindzivekile hosiyatikohinkwaroraEgipta.

10UtatshamaetikweniraGoxeni,utavaekusuhina mina,wenanivanavawena,nivanavavanavawena,ni tinyimpfutawena,nitihomutawenanihinkwaswoleswi unganaswona

11Ndzitakuwundlakwalaho;hikuvahambiswiritano kunimalembeyantlhanuyandlala;leswakuwena,ni ndyanguwawena,nihinkwaswoleswiunganaswona,mi ngatshukimivaevuswetini”

12Waswivo,mahloyan’winayavona,nimahloya makwerhuBenjamini,leswakuinomuwaminalowu vulavulakanan’wina

13Mitabyelatatanahikuvangamakaminahinkwako eEgiptanihinkwaswoleswimiswivoneke;mitahatlisisa miyisatatanalaha”

14Hilokoawelaenhan’winiyaBenjaminimakwavo,arila; Benjaminiarilaenhan'winiyayena

15Kutlulakwalaho,atswontswavamakwavohinkwavo,a varila,endzhakukasweswovamakwavovavulavulana yena

16KutanindhumayayonayitwiwaendlwiniyaFaro,yi ku:“VamakwavovaYosefavafikile;

17KutaniFaroakuekaYosefa:“Byelavamakwenu:‘Mi endlaleswi;rhwalaswifuwoswan'wina,mifamba,miya etikweniraKanana;

18Mitekatatawan’winanimindyanguyan’wina,mita ekamina,kutanindzitaminyikaleswineneswatikora Egipta,midyamafurhayatiko

19Sweswiulerisiwe,endlaleswi;mitekelavanava n'winanivasativan'winamakalichietikweniraEgipta,mi tisatatawan'wina,mita.

20Nakambemingaxitekelienhlokweniswiloswan’wina; hikuvaleswineneswatikohinkwaroraEgiptaiswawena 21VanavaIsrayelevaendlatano,Yosefaavanyika makalichihikulandzaxilerisoxaFaro,avanyika swakudyaswandlela.

22Hinkwavoavanyikaun’wananiun’wanaswiambalo swocinca;kambeBenjaminianyikamadzanamanharhu yasilivhere,nitinguvutocincanatantlhanu.

23Kutaniarhumelaritoekatatawakwehindlelaleyi; timbhongolotakhumetirhwaleswiloleswineneswa

Egipta,nitimbhongolotakhumeletirhwalekemaveleni xinkwaninyamaendleleni.

24Hilokoahlongolavamakwavo,vafamba,akuekavona: “Tivonileswakumingawiendleleni.”

25VahumaaEgipta,vafikaetikweniraKananaeka Yakobetatawavona;

26Kutanian’wibyela,aku:“Yosefawahahanya, naswonaindhuna-nkuluyatikohinkwaroraEgipta.”

MbiluyaYakobeyikarhala,hikuvaangavakholwanga

27Kutanivan’wibyelamaritohinkwawoyaYosefalawa avabyelekewona,kutanilokoavonatigolonyiletiYosefa atirhumelekekun’wirhwala,moyawaYakobetatawa vonawupfuka.

28KutaniIsrayeleaku:“Swiringene;Yosefan'wananga wahahanya:Ndzitafambandziyan'wivonandzingasi fa.

NDZIMAYA46

1HilokoIsrayeleatekariendzorayenanihinkwaswo leswiaarinaswona,ayaeBerexeba,ahumesela XikwembuxaIsakatatawakwemagandzelo.

2KutaniXikwembuxivulavulanaIsrayeleeswivonweni swavusiku,xiku:“Yakobo,Yakobo!”Aku:“Himina loyi.”

3Aku:“HiminaXikwembu,Xikwembuxatatawawena, ungachavikurhelelaaEgipta;hikuvakwalahondzitaku endlatikolerikulu.

4NdzitarhelelanawenaeEgipta;kunenendzitaku vuyisa,kutaniYosefautavekavokorayenaematihlweni yawena.

5HilokoYakobeapfukaeBerexeba,vanavaIsrayeleva rhwalaYakobetatawavonanivanavavonanivasativa vonahimakalichilawaFaroan’wirhumelekekun’wi rhwala

6Kutanivatekaswifuwoswavonaninhundzuyavona leyivayikumekeetikweniraKanana,vataeEgipta,na Yakobonimbewuyayenahinkwayo

7Vanavayenavamajaha,nivanavayenavamajahana yena,vanavayenavavanhwanyana,nivanavayenava vanhwanyana,nimbewuyayenahinkwayovatisanayena eEgipta

8MavitoyavanavaIsrayelelavatekeaEgiptahilawa Yakobenivanavayena:RhuvenimativulayaYakobe

9VanavaRhuveni;Hanoko,naFalu,naHezroni,na Karmi.

10VanavaSimiyoni;Yemuwele,naYamini,naOhadi,na Yakini,naSohara,naXawulon'wanawawansatiwa Mukanana

11VanavaLevhi;Gershoni,KohatanaMerari

12VanavaYuda;Ere,naOnani,naXela,naFaresi,na Zera,kambeErenaOnanivafeleetikweniraKanana. VanavaFaresiakuriHezroninaHamuli

13VanavaIsakara;Tola,naFuvha,naYobo,naXimroni

14VanavaZebuloni;Sered,naEloni,naYahleele

15LavaivanavaLeyalavaavavelekelekeYakobo ePadanarama,swin’weniDinan’wanawakwewa nhwanyana:mimoya-xivirihinkwayoyavanavakweva majahanivavanhwanyanaavari33

16VanavaGadi;Sifiyoni,naHagi,naXune,naEziboni, naEri,naArodi,naAreli

17VanavaAsere;Jimna,naIxuwa,naIsuyi,naBeriya,na Seramakwavowavona:nivanavaBeriya;Hebere,na Malkiyele

18LavaivanavaZilpalavaLabaniavanyikekeLeya n’wanawakwe,kutaniavavelekelaYakobe,kunga mimoya-xiviriya16

19VanavaRahelensatiwaYakobe;Yosefa,naBenjamini 20YosefaetikweniraEgiptavavelekeriweManasena Efrayimi,lavaAsenatan’wanawaPotiferamupristawale Onian’witswalelekevona

21VanavaBenjaminiakuriBela,Bekere,Axibele,Gera, Namani,Ehi,Roxi,Mupimi,Hupimi,naAridi

22LavaivanavaRahele,lavavelekiwekehiYakobe: mimoya-xivirihinkwayoayiri14

23VanavaDani;Hushim

24VanavaNeftali;Yahizeele,naGuni,naYezere,na Xileme

25LavaivanavaBilihalavaLabaniavanyikekeRahele n’wanawakwe,kutaniavelekelaYakobelava.

26Mimoya-xivirihinkwayoleyitekenaYakoboaEgipta, leyihumekeemasengeniyakwe,handlekavasativavana vaYakobe,ayiri66;

27VanavaYosefalavan’wivelekiwekeeEgipta,avari mimoya-xiviriyimbirhi,+mimoya-xivirihinkwayoya yindluyaYakobe,leyitekeeEgipta,ayiri61.

28KutaniarhumelaYudaemahlwenikayenaekaYosefa, leswakuakongomaeGoxeni;kutanivafikaetikwenira Goxeni.

29Yosefaalunghisakalichiyakwe,atlhandlukelakuya hlangananaIsrayeletatawakweeGoxeni,atinyiketelaeka yena;kutaniawaenhan'winiyayena,arilaenhan'winiya yenankarhiwoleha

30HilokoIsrayeleakuekaYosefa:“Sweswindzi pfumelelendzifa,hikuvandzivonexikandzaxawena, hikuvawahahanya”

31Yosefaakuekavamakwavonilekayindluyatata wakwe:“NdzitatlhandlukelandziyakombaFaro,ndziku ekayena:‘Vamakwerhuniyindluyatatana,lavaavari etikweniraKanana,vatileekamina;

32Vavanunalavaivarisi,hikuvantirhowavonaakuriku risaswifuwo;vatisilemintlhambiyavona,nitihomuta vona,nihinkwaswoleswivanganaswona

33KutaniFaroatakuvitanaaku:“Hiwihintirhowa wena?”

34Mitaku:‘Ntirhowamalandzayawenaawuriwa swifuwokusukelaevuntshwenibyahinakufikelasweswi, hinanivatatawahina,leswakumitatshamaetikwenira Goxeni;hikuvamurisiun'wananiun'wanaimanyalaeka Vaegipta

NDZIMAYA47

1KutaniYosefaayabyelaFaro,aku:“Tatanani vamakwerhu,nitinyimpfutavonanitihomutavonani hinkwaswoleswivanganaswona,vahumileetikwenira Kanana;kutani,waswivo,valetikweniraGoxeni

2Kutaniatekavamakwavovan’wana,vavanunava ntlhanu,avanyikelaekaFaro

3KutaniFaroakuekavamakwavo:“Hiwihintirhowa n’wina?”VakuekaFaro:“Malandzayawenaivarisi,hina nivatatawahina”

4VatlhelavakuekaFaro:“Hikuvahitilekuyatshama etikweni;hikuvamalandzayawenaamanamadyeloya tinyimpfutawona;hikuvandlalayibihileetikwenira Kanana,sweswihikombelaleswakumalandzayawenama tshamaetikweniraGoxeni.”

5FaroavulavulanaYosefaaku:“Tatawawenani vamakwenuvatileekawena

6TikoraEgiptarilemahlwenikawena;etikwenilerinene, endlaleswakutatawawenanivamakwenuvatshama;ava tshameetikweniraGoxeni,kutanilokoutivavavanuna lavanganimatimbaexikarhikavona,uvavekevafumiva swifuwoswamina

7YosefaatisaYakobetatawakwe,an’wivekaemahlweni kaFaro,kutaniYakoboakatekisaFaro

8FaroakuekaYakobe:“Unimalembemangani?”

9YakoboakuekaFaro:“Masikuyamalembeya vupfhumbabyaminaimalembeyadzananamakume nharhu:masikuyamalembeyavutomibyaminaamanga rimanganiniyobiha,kambeamasifikaemasikwiniya malembeyavutomibyavatatawaminaemasikwiniya riendzoravona

10YakobeakatekisaFaro,ahumaemahlwenikaFaro.

11Yosefaavekatatawakwenivamakwavo,avanyika ndzhakaetikweniraEgipta,etikwenilerinenengopfu etikweniraRameses,hilahaFaroalerisekehakona.

12Yosefaawundlatatawakwenivamakwavonindyangu hinkwawowatatawakwehixinkwahikuyahimindyangu yavona.

13Akungarinaxinkwaetikwenihinkwaro;hikuvandlala ayiriyikuluswinene,lerovatikoraEgiptanitiko hinkwaroraKananaswihelamatimbahikwalahokandlala.

14KutaniYosefaahlengeletamalihinkwayoleyi kumiwekeetikweniraEgiptaniletikweniraKanana, leswakuyixavamavele,kutaniYosefaatisamalileyi endlwiniyaFaro

15LokomaliyiherileetikweniraEgiptaniletikwenira Kanana,VaegiptahinkwavovataekaYosefa,vaku:“Hi nyikexinkwa;hikuvamaliyatsandzeka

16Yosefaaku:“Nyikaniswifuwoswan’wina;kutanindzi takunyikaswifuwoswawena,lokomaliyitsandzeka.

17KutanivatisaswifuwoswavonaekaYosefa,kutani Yosefaavanyikaxinkwahitihanci,niswifuwoswa tihomu,niswifuwoswatihomunitimbhongolo;

18Lokolembererorihela,vataekayenahilembera vumbirhi,vakuekayena:“Ahingeswitumbetihosi yangaleswakumaliyahinayitirhisiwekufikelakwihi; hosiyaminayinitihomutahina;akunanchumulowu ngasalaemahlwenikahosiyanga,kambemimiriyahina nimatikoyahina;

19Hayinihitafaemahlwenikawena,hinanitikorahina? hixavenitikorahinahivuswa,hinanitikorahinahitava malandzayaFaro,uhinyikembewu,leswakuhihanya,hi ngafi,leswakutikoringavirhumbi

20YosefaaxavelaFarotikohinkwaroraEgipta;hikuva Vaegiptauxaviseun'wananiun'wanansimuyayena, hikuvandlalayivahlurile,kutanitikorivaraFaro

21Lokokurivanhu,avarhurhelaemitinikusuka emakumuman’wanayamindzilakanoyaEgiptakuyafika emakumuman’wanayarona

22Ntsenatikoravapristaaririxavanga;hikuvavapristaa varinixiphemulexivaaveriwekeekaFaro,vadya xiphemuxavonalexiFaroavanyikekexona

23KutaniYosefaakuekavanhu:“Waswivo,ndzimi xaverileFaronamuntlhanimisavayan’wina.

24Lokokurikarhikukula,mitanyikaFaroxiphemuxa vuntlhanu,kutaniswiphemuswamuneswitavaswa n’wina,kuvambewuyanhovaniswakudyaswan’wina, nivamindyanguyan’winaniswakudyaswavanava n’wina

25Vaku:“Hiwenauponisevutomibyahina; 26YosefaavekanawuetikweniraEgiptakufikela namuntlha,leswakuFaroufanelekuvanixiphemuxa vuntlhanu;handlekatikoravapristantsena,leringa hundzukangikiraFaro

27KutaniIsrayeleatshamaetikweniraEgipta,etikwenira Goxeni;kutaniavarinirifuwoekarona,vakula,vaandza swinene

28YakobeatshamaetikweniraEgiptamalembeya17, kutanimalembehinkwawoyaYakobeamari147wa malembe

29KutaninkarhiwakufakaIsrayelewutshinela,kutania vitanan’wanawakweYosefa,akuekayena:“Loko sweswindzikumetintswaloemahlwenikawena,ndzi khongela,vekavokorawenaehansikakhwiriramina,u ndzikhomahimusanihintiyiso;ungandzilahlieEgipta; 30Kambendzitaetlelanivatatawamina,utandzi humesaaEgipta,undzilahlaendhawiniyavonayolahla. Aku:“Ndzitaendlahilahauvulekehakona”

31Aku:“Ndzihlambanyile”Kutanian’wihlambanya KutaniIsraeleankhinsamaenhlokweniyamubedo.

NDZIMAYA48

1Endzhakukaswiloleswi,un’wanaabyelaYosefaaku: “Waswivo,tatawawenawavabya”

2Un’wanaabyelaYakobe,aku:“Waswivo,Yosefa n’wanawawenautaekawena;

3YakoboakuekaYosefa:“XikwembuxaMatimba HinkwawoxihumeleleekaminaeLuzietikweniraKanana, xindzikatekisa

4Kutaniakuekamina:“Waswivo,ndzitakutswala,ndzi kuandzisa,ndzikuendlantshunguwavanhu;kutanitiko leriutarinyikambewuyawenaendzhakukawena,riva ndzhakaleyingaheriki

5Sweswivanavawenavambirhivamajaha,Efrayimina Manase,lavauvelekiwekeetikweniraEgiptandzingasi taekawenaaEgipta,ivamina;tanihiRhuveninaSimiyoni, vatavavamina.

6Ntswambawawena,lowuuwuvelekeendzhakukavona, wutavawawena,wutavitaniwahivitoravamakwavo endzhakayavona

7Lokokurimina,lokondzivuyaePadani,Raheleufilehi minaetikweniraKananaendleleni,lokokuhari mpfhukanyanakuyaeEfrata.hiyonaBetlehema.

8KutaniIsrayeleavonavanavaYosefa,aku:“Ivamani lava?”

9Yosefaakuekatatawakwe:“Ivanavaminalava Xikwembuxindzinyikekevonaendhawinileyi”Aku: “Ndzakutiselaekamina,ndzitavakatekisa.”

10MahloyaIsrayeleamangavonakihikwalahokaku dyuhala,lerovaangahavoniKutaniavatshinetaekusuhi nayena;kutaniavatswontswa,avaangarha.

11KutaniIsrayeleakuekaYosefa:“Andzingaehleketi kuvonaxikandzaxawena

12Yosefaavahumesaexikarhikamatsoloyakwe,a nkhinsamahixikandzaxakweehansi.

13Yosefaavakhomahavumbirhibyavona,Efrayimihi vokorayenaraxinenealangutaevokweniraximatsira Israyele,naManasehivokoraximatsialangutaevokweni raxineneraIsrayele,avatshinetaekusuhinayena 14HilokoIsrayeleatshambulutavokorayenaraxinene,a ritlhandlekaenhlokweniyaEfrayimi,loyiaarilontsongo, nivokorayenaraximatsienhlokweniyaManase,a kongomisamavokoyayenahikutwisisa;hikuvaManasea arimativula

15KutaniakatekisaYosefa,aku:“Xikwembulexivatata waminaAbrahamanaIsakavafambekeemahlwenika xona,Xikwembulexindziphamelekevutomibyamina hinkwabyokufikelanamuntlha

16Ntsumileyindzikutsulekeekavubihihinkwabyo, katekisamajaha;vitoraminaarithyiwileekavona,nivito ravatatawaminaAbrahamanaIsaka;kutaniavakuleva vantshunguexikarhikamisava.

17LokoYosefaavonaleswakutatawakweatlhandle vokorayenaraxineneenhlokweniyaEfrayimi,aswin’wi hlundzukisa,kutaniatlakusavokoratatawakweleswakua risusaenhlokweniyaEfrayimikuyafikaenhlokweniya Manase

18Yosefaakuekatatawakwe:“Aswitano,tatana,hikuva loyiimativula;vekavokorawenaraxineneenhlokweni yayena

19Tatawayenaaala,aku:“Ndzaswitiva,n'wananga, ndzaswitiva;

20Hisikureroavakatekisa,aku:“Israyeleutakatekisa ekawena,aku:‘XikwembuxikuendlaufananaEfrayimi naManase

21HilokoIsrayeleakuekaYosefa:“Waswivo,ndzafa, kambeXikwembuxitavanan’wina,ximitlherisela etikweniravatatawan’wina”

22Kutlulakwalaho,ndzikunyikilexiphemuxin’weku tlulavamakwenu,lexindzixitekekeevokweniraMuamori hibangaraminanivurhabyamina

NDZIMAYA49

1Yakobeavitanavanavayenaaku:“Hlengeletani, leswakundzitamibyelaleswingatamiwelaemasikwini yamakumu”

2Hlengeletani,miyingisa,n'winavanavaYakobe;mi yingisaIsraeltatawan'wina.

3Rhuveni,umativulayamina,matimbayamina,ni masunguloyamatimbayamina,kutlakukakaxindzhutini matimbalamatlakukeke

4Ungatshamisekangakufananimati,ungatshukiutlula; hikuvautlhandlukeleemubedweniwatatawawena; kutaniuwunyamisa,atlhandlukelaevuhlayiselwenibya mina

5SimiyoninaLevhiivamakwavo;switirhisiwaswa tihanyiswiletindhawinitavonatotshamaekatona

6Wenamoya-xiviriwamina,ungangheniexihundlenixa vona;ekanhlengeletanoyavona,kuxiximekakamina,u ngavinavun'we,hikuvahikuhlundzukakavonavadlaye munhu,naswonahikutitsakelakavonavacelerirhangu

7Akurhukaniwevukarhibyavona,hikuvaabyiribya tihanyi;nivukaribyavona,hikuvaabyiribyatihanyi:

NdzitavaavanyisaekaYakobo,ndzivahangalasa eIsrayele.

8Yuda,hiwenaloyivamakwenuvangatan’widzunisa, vokorawenaritavaenhan’winiyavalalavawena;vana vatatawawenavatankhinsamaemahlwenikawena.

+9Yudaiximangaxanghala:+n’wananga,usukileeka leswihlaseriweke,ukorhamile,aetlelakufananinghala, +nikufananinghalaleyidyuhaleke;imanilangatan'wi pfuxaxana?

10NhongayavuhosiayingesukieYuda,hambikuri munyikiwanawuexikarhikamilengeyayena,kukondza kufikaXilo;kuhlengeletiwakavanhukutavaekayena”

11Abohaximbutanaxayenaekamurhiwavhinya,ni ximbutanaxayenaxambhongoloekamurhiwavhinya lowuhlawulekeke;ahlantswatinguvutayenahivhinyo,ni tinguvutayenahingatiyamadiriva.

12Mahloyakwematatshwukahivhinyo,nimenoyakwe matabasahintswamba

13Zebuloniutatshamaevuhlayiselwenibyalwandle;uta vavutumbelobyaswikepe;ndzilakanawayenawutafika eSidoni

14Isakaraimbhongoloyotiyaleyietlelekeexikarhika mindzhwaloyimbirhi

15Kutaniavonaleswakukuwisaakurikahle,nitikoleri aritsakisa;ankhinsamamakatlayayenaleswakuarhwala, avanandzawaxibalo

16Daniutaavanyisavanhuvayena,kukotisayin’wanaya tinyimbataIsrayele.

17Daniutavanyokaleyingaendleleni,yitavanyoka endleleni,leyilumakaswirhendzeswatihanci,lerova mukhandziyiwayonaatlhelelaendzhaku.

18WeHOSI,ndzirindzelekuponisiwakawena 19Gadi,vuthuritan'wihlula,kambeyenautahlulaeku heteleleni.

20EkaAxerexinkwaxayenaxitanona,xitahumesa swakudyaswonandzihaswavuhosi

21Neftaliiximbutanalexintshunxiweke,xivulamarito lamanene

22Yosefairhavileritswalakamihandzu,hambikurirhavi lerivekakamihandzuekusuhinixihlovo;lavamarhaviya vonamatsutsumakaehenhlakarirhangu;

23Vahlaserivamisevevan’wihlundzukengopfu,van’wi duvula,van’wivenga.

24Kambevurhabyayenabyitshamabyirinimatimba, mavokoyamavokoyayenamatiyisiwilehimavokoya XikwembuxamatimbaxaYakobe;(kusukakonamurisi, ribyeraIsraele:)

25HiXikwembuxatatawawena,lexingatakupfuna;ni hiLowaMatimbaHinkwawo,loyiangatakukatekisahi mikatekoyamatiloyalehenhla,mikatekoyakuentaloku etlelekeehansi,mikatekoyamaveleniyakhwiri

26Mikatekoyatatawawenayihlulemikatekoya vakokwawaminakuyafikaemakumukaswintshabyana leswingaheriki,yitavaenhlokweniyaYosefanile henhlakaharhiyanhlokoyaloyiahambanisiwekeni vamakwavo

27Benjaminiutakhunyetelakukotampfundla,nimixouta dyaleswiphangiweke,nivusikuutaavanyisaleswi phangiweke

28Hinkwaswolavaitinyimbata12taIsrayele,hileswi tatawavonaavabyelekeswona,avakatekisa;un’wanani un’wanahikuyahinkatekowakweaavakatekisa

29Hilokoavalerisa,akuekavona:“Ndzitahlengeletiwa ekavanhuvamina;

30Ebakwenileringaensin’winiyaMakipela,leringa emahlwenikaMamre,etikweniraKanana,leriAbrahama arixavekehinsimuyaEfronilowaMuhitileswakuriva ndzhakayaxilahlo

31ValahlaAbrahamanaSaransatiwakwekwalaho; kwalahovalahlaIsakanaRavekansatiwayena;kutani ndzilahlaLeyakwalaho

32Kuxaviwakansimunibakoleringaekaronaswihuma ekavanavaHeti

33KutelokoYakobeahetilekulerisavanavayena,a hlengeletamilengeyayenaemubedweni,atinyiketamoya, ahlengeletiwaekavanhuvayena

NDZIMAYA50

1Yosefaakhinsamahixikandzaxatatawakwe,an’wi rilela,an’witswontswa.

2Yosefaalerisamalandzayakwemadokodelaleswakuma totatatawakwe;

3Kutanimasikuya40ahetisekilehikwalahokayena; hikuvakuhetisekamasikuyalavarhungeriweke,kutani Vaegiptavan'wirilelamasikuyamakume-nhungu-nhungu

4Lokomasikuyakurilakayenamahundzile,Yosefaa vulavulaniyindluyaFaro,aku:“Lokosweswindzikume tintswaloematihlweniyan’wina,ndzikombelami vulavulaetindlevenitaFaromiku:

5Tatawaminaundzihlambanyile,aku:“Waswivo,ndza fa;Sweswindzipfumelelendzitlhandluka,ndziyalahla tatana,ndzitavuya.”

6Faroaku:“Tlhandlukauyalahlatatawawena,hilahaa kuhlambanyekehakona”

7Yosefaatlhandlukelakuyalahlatatawakwe,malandza hinkwawoyaFaronivakulukumbavayindluyakweni vakulukumbahinkwavovatikoraEgiptavafambanayena

8VasiyayindluhinkwayoyaYosefa,nivamakwavo,ni yindluyatatawakwe:vanavavonantsena,nitinyimpfuta vonanitihomutavona,vasiyeetikweniraGoxeni

9Hilokokutlhandlukanayenamakalichinivagadiva tihanci,akurintlawalowukuluswinene

10KutanivafikaexivuyenixaAtadi,lexingaentsungeni waYordani,kutanivarilakwalahohixirilolexikulunilexi vavakaswinene,kutaniarilatatawakwemasikuya nkombo

11Lokovaakivatikoleri,Vakanana,vavonaxirilolexia xiriexifundzhenixaAtadi,vaku:“Leswiixiriloxovava ekaVaegipta;

12Vanavayenavamajahavan'wiendlahilahaava lerisekehakona

13Hikuvavanavayenavan’wirhwalavan’wiyisa etikweniraKanana,van’wilahlaebakweniransimuya Makipela,leriAbrahamaarixavekeninsimuleswakuri vandzhakayaxilahloxaEfronilowaMuhiti,emahlweni kaMamre

14YosefaatlhelelaaEgipta,yenanivamakwavoni hinkwavolavaavatlhandlukelanayenakuyalahlatata wakwe,endzhakukalokoalahletatawakwe

15KutelokovamakwavovaYosefavavonaleswakutata wavonaufile,vaku:“KumbexanaYosefautahivenga,a hitlheriselaswobihahinkwaswoleswihin’wiendleke swona”

16KutanivarhumelamurhumiwaekaYosefa,aku:“Tata wawenaulerisileangasifa,aku:

17KutanimitabyelaYosefamiku:“Ndzikombelau rivalelakudyohakavamakwenunixidyohoxavona; hikuvavakuendlileleswobiha,kutanisweswi,hikombela urivalelakudyohakamalandzayaXikwembuxatatawa wenaYosefaarilalokovavulavulanayena

18Vamakwavonavonavafamba,vakhinsamaemahlweni kaxikandzaxayena;vaku:“Waswivo,himalandzaya wena”

19Yosefaakuekavona:“Mingachavi,hikuvaxanandzi lendzhawiniyaXikwembuxana?

20Kambelokokurin'wina,mindziehleketeswobiha; kambeXikwembuaxiswilavakuvaleswinene,kutisa, tanihileswiswingaxiswonanamuntlha,kuponisavanhu votalavahanya.

21Sweswimingachavi,ndzitamiwundlanivanava n’winaAvachavelela,avulavulanavonahimusa

22YosefaatshamaaEgipta,yenaniyindluyatatawakwe, Yosefaahanyamalembeyadzananakhume

23YosefaavonavanavaEfrayimivaxitukulwanaxa vunharhu;

24Yosefaakuekavamakwavo:“Ndzafa;

25YosefaahlambanyavanavaIsrayele,aku:“Kunene Xikwembuxitamiendzela,kutanimitarhwalamarhambu yaminalaha”

26HilokoYosefaafa,arinimalembeya100hivukhale, van’witota,kutaniahoxiwaebokisiniravafieEgipta.