UNkulunkulu wazenza izinkanyiso ezimbili ezinkulu , inkanyiso enkulu ukuba ibuse imini , nenkanyiso encane ukuba ibuse ubusuku , kanye nezinkanyezi.

UNowa waphaphama ekudakweni , wezwa lokho ebikwenzile kuye indodana yakhe encane.

Ayesemphuzisa uyise iwayini nangalobo busuku ; encane yasuka yalala naye, engazi ukulala kwayo nokuvuka kwayo.

Encane yazala indodana nayo , yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uBenami ; lowo unguyise wabantwana bakwa-Amoni kuze kube namuhla.

URebeka wayesethatha izingubo ezinhle zika-Esawu indodana yakhe enkulu ezazikuye endlini, wamembathisa zona uJakobe indodana yakhe encane.

URebeka watshelwa amazwi ka -Esawu indodana yakhe enkulu ; wathuma wambiza uJakobe indodana yakhe encane , wathi kuye: Bheka, umnewenu u- Esawu uyaziduduza ngawe ngokuthi uyakukubulala.

UJakobe wamthanda uRaheli ; wathi: Ngizakukusebenzela iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngoRaheli indodakazi yakho encane.

Base bethi kuye : Thina zinceku zakho ziy izelamani eziyishumi nambili , amadodana andodanye ezweni laseKhanani ; bheka, encane ikubaba manje , enye ayisekho.

siyizelamani eziyishumi nambili, amadodana kababa ; enye ayisekho , encane ikubaba ezweni laseKhanani manje.

UMose wakhuluma -ke kanjalo kubo abantwana bakwa -Israyeli; kepha abamlalelanga uMose ngenxa yenhliziyo encane nemisebenzi esindayo.

kuyinto encane yini kini ukuthi uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli unahlukanisile nenhlangano ka-Israyeli, wanisondeza kuye ukwenza inkonzo yetabernakele likaJehova nokuma phambi kwenhlangano ukuyikhonza,

kuyinto encane yini ukuthi wasikhuphula ezweni elivame ubisi nezinyosi ukuba usibulale ehlane; usuyazenza nesikhulu phezu kwethu na?

Lokho kwakuyinto encane nje nokho emehlweni akho, Nkosi Jehova, kepha ukhulumile futhi ngendlu yenceku yakho isekude , ukukhulume futhi ngendlela yabantu, Nkosi Jehova.

UMefibosheti wayenendodana encane egama layo linguMika . Bonke ababehlala endlini kaSiba babe yizinceku zikaMefibosheti.

Kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuhlala impela emhlabeni na? Bheka, izulu nezulu lamazulu alinakukwanela ; pho, kakhulu kangakanani le ndlu encane engiyakhileyo na?

Ama-Aramu ayephumile ngamaviyo , abuya ezweni lakwa -Israyeli enentombazana encane; yayiyincekukazi yomkaNahamani.

Lokho kwakuyinto encane emehlweni akho , Nkulunkulu; usukhulumile ngendlu yenceku yakho isekude , wangibuka kungathi ngi ngumuntu ophakemeyo, Jehova Nkulunkulu.

Kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuhlala impela nabantu emhlabeni na ? Bheka, izulu nezulu lamazulu alinakukwanela ; pho, kakhulu kangakanani le ndlu encane engiyakhileyo na?

Abakhileyo eJerusalema babeka u -Ahaziya indodana yakhe encane inkosi esikhundleni sakhe , ngokuba iviyo lababefike ekamu nabase -Arabiya lalibulele bonke abokuqala. Wayesebusa-ke u-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda.

Ulimi lolungileyo luyisiliva elikhethekileyo; ingqondo yababi iyinto encane.

Awuhambanga ngezindlela zabo , awenzanga ngezinengiso zabo , kepha njengokuba lokho kwakuyinto encane nje , wonakala kuzo zonke izindlela zakho kunabo.

Ngokuba bhekani , uJehova uyayaleza : uyakushaya indlu enkulu ibe yizihlephu, nendlu encane ibe yizingcezu.

Kwathi masinyane owesifazane ondodakazi yakhe encane i nomoya ongcolileyo esezwile ngaye, weza waziphonsa phansi ngasezinyaweni zakhe.

Encane yawo yayisithi kuyise : Baba, nginike isabelo sefa esiqondene nami ; wawahlukanisela impahla.

Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezingeziningi indodana encane yayisibutha konke, yamuka, yaya ezweni elikude , yachitha khona imfuyo yayo ihamba ngokonakala.

Kepha kimina kuyinto encane impela ukuba ngahlulelwe yi nina noma ngokwahlulela kwabantu; yebo, nami angizahluleli.

Akukuhle ukuzibonga kwenu . Anazi yini ukuthi imv ubelo encane ibilisa inhlama yonke na?

iphethe esandleni sayo incwadi encane evulekileyo . Yayisimisa unyawo lwayo lokunene phezu kolwandle nolokhohlo phezu komhlabathi,

Ngaya kuyo ingelosi ; ngase ngithi kuyo mayinginike incwadi encane . Yayisithi kimi: Yithabathe, uyidle uyiqede; izakubaba esiswini sakho , kepha emlonyeni wakho iyakuba mnandi njengezinyosi.

Ngase ngiyithatha incwadi encane esandleni sengelosi , ngayidla ngayiqeda; yayisiba mnandi njengezinyosi emlonyeni wami; nalapho sengiyidlile, yababa esiswini sami.