1 Kwabakho indlala ezweni, ngaphandle kweyokuqala indlala, eyayikho ngemihla ka-Abraham; waya uIsake uAbhimeleki, ukumkani wamaFilisti, eGerare.
2 UYehova wabonakala kuye, wathi, Musa ukuhla uye eYiputa; yima ezweni endiya kukuxelela lona.
3 Phambukela kweli zwe. Ndoba nawe, ndikusikelele; kuba ndiya kuwanika wena nembewu yakho onke la mazwe, ndisimise isifungo endasifungayo kuAbraham uyihlo;
4 ndiyàndise imbewu yakho njengeenkwenkwezi zezulu, ndiyinike imbewu yakho onke la mazwe, zisikelelwe ngembewu yakho zonke iintlanga zehlabathi;
5 ngenxa enokuba uAbraham waliphulaphulayo izwi lam, wasigcina isigxina sam, nemithetho yam, nemimiselo yam, nemiyalelo yam.
6 Wahlala uIsake eGerare.
7 Abuza amadoda aloo ndawo ngomkakhe. Wathi, Ngudade wethu; kuba ebesoyika ukuthi, Ngumkam; hleze ambulale amadoda ale ndawo ngenxa kaRebheka, ngokuba ebemhle imbonakalo.
8 Kwathi, akubon' ukuba ulibele umzuzu khona, wondela uAbhimeleki, ukumkani wamaFilisti, ngefestile; wakhangela, nanko, uIsake edlala noRebheka umkakhe.
9 UAbhimeleki wambiza uIsake, wathi, Yabona, inene ngumkakho lo; ungáthini na ukuthi, Ngudade wethu? Wathi uIsake kuye, Bendisithi, hleze ndife ngenxa yakhe.
10 Wathi uAbhimeleki, Yini na ukuba wenze le nto kuthi? Othile ebantwini ebengáthi alale nomkakho, ube usizisele ityala.
11 UAbhimeleki wawisela bonke abantu umthetho wokuthi, Lowo uyichukumisayo le ndoda nomkayo wobulawa afe.
12 UIsake wahlwayela kwelo zwe, wazuza ngaloo mnyaka imilinganiso elikhulu; uYehova wamsikelela.
13 Yaba nkulu indoda leyo, yaya ikhula ngokukhula, yada yaba nkulu kunene.
14 Yaba nemfuyo yempahla emfutshane, nemfuyo yeenkomo, nabakhonzi abaninzi; ayimonela amaFilisti.
15 Onke amaqula, ababewambile abakhonzi bakayise ngemihla ka-Abraham uyise, awavingca amaFilisti, awadibelela ngomhlaba.
16 Wathi uAbhimeleki kuIsake, Mka kuthi, ngokuba usuke waba namandla amakhulu kunathi.
17 UIsake wemka ke apho, wamisa iintente esihlanjeni saseGerare, wahlala khona.
18 Wabuya uIsake wawamba amaqula amanzi, ababewambile ngemihla ka-Abraham uyise, abevingciwe ngamaFilisti emveni kokufa kuka-Abraham; wawabiza ngamagama abewabize ngawo uyise.
19 Bemba abakhonzi bakaIsake esihlanjeni eso, bafumana khona iqula lamanzi aphilileyo.
20 Abalusi baseGerare babambana nabalusi bakaIsake, besithi, Ngawethu la manzi; wathi igama lequla elo yiEseke,* kuba babezamana naye.
21 Bemba elinye iqula, babambana nangalo, wathi igama lalo yiSitena.*
22 Wesuka khona wemba elinye iqula; àbabambananga ngalo, wathi igama lalo yiRehobhoti.* Wathi, Inene, ngoku uYehova usenzele indawo ebanzi, ukuze siqhame ezweni apha.
23 Wenyuka wemka khona, waya eBhershebha.
24 UYehova wabonakala kuye ngobo busuku, wathi, NdinguThixo ka-Abraham uyihlo. Musa ukoyika, kuba ndinawe; ndiya kukusikelela, ndiyandise imbewu yakho, ngenxa ka-Abraham, umkhonzi wam.
25 Wákha khona isibingelelo, wanqula igama likaYehova, wayimisa khona intente yakhe; abakhonzi bakaIsake bemba khona iqula.
26 Ke kaloku uAbhimeleki weza kuye ephuma eGerare, noAhuzati, isihlobo sakhe, noFikolo, umthetheli womkhosi wakhe.
27 Wathi uIsake kubo, Nizeleni na kum, nandithiyayo nje, nandindulula kuni?
28 Bathi, Siboné kakuhle ukuba uYehova unawe; sathi, makubekho isifungo phakathi kwethu nawe, senze umnqophiso nawe,
29 wokuba ungasenzeli bubi, njengokuba singakusunduzanga, njengokuba sikwenzele okulungileyo kodwa, sakundulula unoxolo; ngoku ùsikelelwe nguYehova.
30 Wabenzela isidlo, badla, basela.
31 Bavuka kusasa, bafungelana; uIsake wabandulula, bemka kuye benoxolo.
32 Kwathi ngaloo mini, bafika abakhonzi bakaIsake, bamxelela indawo yequla ababelimbile, bathi kuye, Siwafumene amanzi.
33 Wathi liyiShibha;* ngenxa yoko igama laloo mzi liyiBher-shebha unanamhla.
34 Ke kaloku uEsawu, akuba minyaka imashumi mané ezelwe, wazeka umfazi, uYuditi intombi kaBheri, umHeti, noBhasemati intombi kaElon, umHeti;
35 babacaphukisa ooIsake noRebheka.