u-Isakare, indodana yesihlanu kaJakobenoLeya.Inganeengenasono yokuqashwa ngamamandragora. Unxusaukubakubelula.
1Ikhophiyamazwika-Isakare.
2 Wabiza amadodana akhe, wathi kuwo: “Yizwani, bantwana bami, uIsakare uyihlo; beka indlebe emazwini othandiweyoweNkosi.
3 Ngizalelwe uJakobe indodana yesihlanu ngenkokhelo yamamandragora.
4 URubeni umfowethu waletha amamandragora evela endle, uRaheli wamhlangabeza,wawathatha.
5 URubeni wakhala izinyembezi, ngezwilakheuLeyaumamawaphuma.
6Lawomamandragoraayengama-apula anephungaelimnandiakhiqizwaezweni laseHarana ngaphansi komfula wamanzi.
7 Wathi uRaheli: "Angiyikukunika bona, kepha bayakuba ngabami esikhundlenisabantwana."
8 Ngoba iNkosi ingidelile, njalo kangizalelangauJakobeabantwana.
9 Kwakukhona-ke ama-apula amabili; uLeya wathi kuRaheli: “Makube-senele ukuthiuthathileumyeniwami;
10URaheliwasesithikuye:Uzamthatha uJakobe ngalobubusuku ngamamandragoraendodanayakho.
11 ULeya wathi kuye: "Ngowami uJakobe, ngokuba ngingumkami wobushabakhe."
12KephauRaheliwathi:"Ungazigabisi, ungazigabisi; ngokuba ubengimisele
phambi kwakho, wakhonza ubaba iminyakaeyishuminanengenxayami.
13Futhiukubeubungandileemhlabeni nobubi babantu buqhubeka, ngabe anizangenibuboneubusobukaJakobe.
14Ngokubaawusiyeumkakhe,kodwa ngobuqiliwathathwaesikhundlenisami.
15 Ubaba wangikhohlisa, wangisusa ngalobo busuku, akamvumelanga uJakobeukubaangibone; ngobangabe ngangikhona, lokhu kwakungeke kwenzekekuye.
16 Nokho, ngenxa yamamandragora ngiqasha uJakobe kuwe ubusuku obubodwa.
17 UJakobe wamazi uLeya; wakhulelwa, wangizala; ngenxa yenkokhelo ngabizwa ngokuthi uIsakare.
18 Khona-ke yabonakala kuJakobe ingelosi yeNkosi, yathi: "URaheli uyozala abantwana ababili, njengoba enqabile ukuzihlanganisa nomyeni wakhe,futhiukhetheukubayizwekazi."
19FuthiukubauLeyaumamaakazange awakhokheleama-apulaamabilingenxa yeqembulakhe,wayeyozalaamadodana ayisishiyagalombili; ngalokho wazala abayisithupha, uRaheli wabazala bobabili, ngokuba uJehova wamhambelangenxayamamandragora. 20 Ngoba wayekwazi ukuthi ngenxa yabantwana wayefisa ukuzihlanganisa loJakobe,hatshingenxayenkanuko. 21 Ngoba ngangomuso wabuye wamnikelauJakobe.
22 Ngakho, ngenxa yamamandragora, uJehovawamlalelauRaheli.
23Ngokubanomaezifisa,akazidlanga, kepha wazinikela endlini kaJehova, wazibeka kumpristi woPhezukonke owayekhonangalesosikhathi.
24 Ngakho-ke, lapho ngikhula, bantwanabami,ngahambangobuqotho benhliziyo, futhi ngaba umlimi kababa
nabafowethu, futhi ngiletha izithelo ensiminingesikhathisazo.
25 Futhi ubaba wangibusisa, ngokuba wabona ukuthi ngahamba ngobuqotho phambikwakhe.
26 Futhi ngangingeyena umuntu ongenela ezenzweni zami, noma ngingeyena umhawu noma onenzondo ngomakhelwanewami.
27Angizangenginyundelemuntu,futhi angizange ngisole ukuphila komuntu, njengobangahambangesoelilodwa.
28 Ngakho-ke, lapho ngineminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ubudala,ngazithathelaumfazi,ngokuba umshikashika wami waqeda amandla ami, futhi angizange ngicabange ukuzijabulisa nabesifazane; kodwa ngenxa yokukhandleka kwami ubuthongobangehlula.
29 Futhi ubaba wajabula njalo ngobuqotho bami, ngokuba nganikela ngompristi eNkosini zonke izithelo zokuqala;besekubabafuthi.
30 INkosi yandisa izinzuzo zayo ngokuphindwe kazinkulungwane eziyishumi ezandleni zami; kanye noJakobe, ubaba, wayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wasiza ukungashadi kwami.
31 Ngokuba phezu kwabo bonke abampofu nabacindezelweyo ngeneka okuhle komhlaba ngobuqotho benhliziyoyami.
32 Manje, bantwana bami, ngizweni, nihambe ngobuqotho benhliziyo yenu, ngokuba ngibonile kukho konke okuthandekakuJehova.'
33Umuntuonhliziyonyeakafisiigolide, akamcindezeliumakhelwanewakhe;
34 Akafisi ukuphila isikhathi eside, kodwa ulindele intando kaNkulunkulu kuphela.
35 Futhi imimoya yenkohliso ayinawo amandla ngokumelene naye, ngokuba akabuki ubuhle babesifazane, funa angcoliseingqondoyakhengokonakala.
36 Akukho mhawu emicabangweni yakhe;
37 Ngokuba uhamba ngobuqotho bomphefumulo, futhi ubona zonke izinto ngobuqotho benhliziyo, egwema amehlo enziwe amabi ngokuduka kwezwe, funa abone ukuhlanekezelwa kwanoma yimuphi wemithetho yeNkosi.
38Ngakho-ke,gcinani,bantwanabami, umthetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi nizuze ukungashadi,futhinihambengokungabi nacala, ningagaxeki ngezindaba zomakhelwane wenu, kodwa thandani iNkosi nomakhelwane wenu, nihawukele abampofu nababuthakathaka.
39 Gobisani umhlanewenu ekulimeni, nisebenze kanzima ekulimeni yonke inhlobo, ninikela ngezipho eNkosini ngokubonga.
40 Ngokuba uJehova uyakukubusisa ngezithelo zokuqala zomhlaba, njengalokho yababusisa bonke abangcwele kusukela ku-Abela kuze kubemanje.
41 Ngokuba kawuphiwanga esinye isabelo ngaphandle kokuvunda komhlaba, izithelo zawo zivuswa ngokukhandleka.
42 Ngoba ubaba wethu uJakhobe wangibusisa ngezibusiso zomhlaba lezolibo.
43FuthiuLevinoJudabakhazinyuliswa yiNkosi ngisho naphakathi kwamadodana kaJakobe; ngokuba uJehova wabanika ifa, noLevi wanika ubupristi,noJudaumbuso.
44 Ngakho-ke lalelani, futhi nihambe ngobuqothobukayihlo;ngokubauGadi unikiwe ukuba abhubhise amabutho abehlelau-Israyeli.
11 Uma umuntu ecindezelekile ngangihlanganisa ukububula kwami kanyenokwakhe,
12 Futhi ngahlanganyela isinkwa sami nabampofu.
ISAHLUKO 2
1 Yazini-ke, bantwana bami, ukuthi ngesikhathi sokugcina amadodana enu ayakushiya ukungashadi, anamathele esifisweniesinganeliseki.
2 futhi beshiya ukungabi nankohliso, bayosondela ebubini; futhi beshiya imiyalelo yeNkosi, bayonamathela kuBeliyari.
3 Futhi beshiya ukulima, bayolandela amaqhinga abo amabi, futhi bayohlakazwa phakathi kwabeZizwe, futhibayokhonzaizithazabo.
4 Ngakho-ke nikelani le miyalo kubantwana benu, ukuze, uma bona, babuyele ngokushesha eNkosini; Ngokubaunomusa,futhiuyobakhulula, ngishoukubabuyiselaezwenilabo.
5 Ngakho-ke, bhekani, njengoba nibona, ngineminyaka eyikhulu namashumiamabilinesithuphaubudala futhi anginasazela ngokwenza noma yisiphiisono.
6 Ngaphandle komkami kangimazi owesifazane. Angizange ngenze ubufebengokuphakamisaamehloami.
7 Angiphuzanga iwayini ukuba ngidukiswengalo;
8 Angizange ngifise noma iyiphi into efiselekayoeyayikamakhelwanewami.
9 Akuvelanga inkohliso enhliziyweni yami;
10 Amanga awadlulanga emlonyeni wami.
13 Ngenza ukuhlonipha uNkulunkulu, zonke izinsuku zami ngangigcina iqiniso.
14 Ngayithanda iNkosi; ngokunjalo futhi wonke umuntu ngenhliziyo yami yonke.
15 Yenzani kanjalo nani lezi zinto, bantwana bami, futhi yonke imimoya kaBeliar iyonibalekela, futhi asikho isenzosomubiesiyobusaphezukwenu;
16 Futhi niyozinqoba zonke izilwane zasendle, njengoba nina noNkulunkulu wezulu nomhlaba kanye nani futhi nihamba nabantu ngobuqotho benhliziyo.
17 Eseshilo lokho wayala amadodana akhe ukuba amkhuphulele eHebroni, amngcwabe khona emhumeni nawoyise.
18 Welula izinyawo zakhe, wafa esemdala; ngayo yonke imisindo yezitho,futhingamandlaanganqamuki, walalaubuthongobaphakade.