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Eyeziqalo 24:29-43 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

29. URabheka wayenomnakwabo ekuthiwa nguLabhan. Yena wasukela ukuya emthonjeni apho kwakukho isicaka sika-Abraham.

30. ULabhan wayelibonile ijikazi nezacholo zodade wabo, eyivile nento eyathethwa nguloo mfo kuye. Ufike wathi kweso sicaka sika-Abraham sasimi ngasemthonjeni neenkamela zaso:

31. “Mhlekazi, wena uNdikhoyo ukuthamsanqelisile; yiza siye ekhaya; mus' ukum' apha. Kukho indawo ekhaya, nditsho neyokugcina iinkamela zakho.”

32. Yahamba naye ke loo ndoda, yaya kowabo, uLabhan wazithula imithwalo iinkamela, wazipha nokutya. Weza namanzi, aza loo madoda ahlamba iinyawo.

33. Kweziswa nokutya, sathi isicaka sika-Abraham: “Andikazi kutya ndide ndiluthethe udaba endihambele lona.”Uthe uLabhan: “Thetha sive.”

34. “Mna ndisisicaka sika-Abraham,” utshilo lo mfo.

35. “UNdikhoyo wamthamsanqelisa uAbraham, wamenza isityebi. Uneenkomo, neegusha, neebhokhwe, kunye nemali yesiliva negolide. Unazo nezicaka ezingamadoda nezibhinqileyo, ukwanazo neenkamela needonki.

36. USara inkosikazi yenkosi yam wazala unyana sele aluphele. Nguloo nyana indlalifa ka-Abraham.

37. Inkosi yam uAbraham yathi mandifunge ukuba andiyi kumthathela umfazi unyana wakhe phakathi kweentombi zaseKanana apho akhoyo.

38. Wathi kufuneka ndiye kowabo, ndimthathele umfazi unyana wakhe phakathi kwezizalwane zakhe.

39. Ndathi ke mna kuye: ‘Ukuba loo ntombi ayifuni kumka kowayo, ze ndithini?’

40. Wathi yena uNdikhoyo amkhonzayo wothumela isithunywa sakhe phambi kwam, khon' ukuze uphumelele umcimbi endiwuhambelayo. Mna kufuneka ndithathe umfazi kowabo, phakathi kwezizalwana zakhe.

41. Wathi ukuba ndiyenzile loo nto, zaza izizalwana zakhe azavuma ukundinika intombi yazo, ndoba ke mna ndikhululekile esifungweni sam.

42. “Ndithe ke ndakufika kulaa mthombo namhlanje, ndamcela uNdikhoyo uThixo wenkosi yam uAbraham ukuba ze lo mcimbi ndiwuhambeleyo uphumelele.

43. Ndathi: ‘Ndim lo, ndimi apha ngakulo mthombo. Ze kuthi ke xa kukho ntombi ifikayo apha, ndithi ndakucela amanzi

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