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

UJakobe wayesesebenzela uRaheli iminyaka eyisikhombisa ; yayisemehlweni akhe njengezinsuku eziyingcosana nje ngenxa yokumthanda kwakhe.

Qeda isonto lalona, sikuphe nomunye ngomsebenzi osezakuwusebenza kimi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Wangena nakuye uRaheli , wathanda uRaheli kakhulu kunoLeya ; wayesesebenza kuye eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa. Amadodana okuqala kaJakobe

Ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala umhlaba wathela kakhulu.

Kwakukhona nomprofethikazi , u-Ana, indodakazi kaFanuweli , owesizwe sika-Aseri; wayesekhulile kakhulu , ebehlalile nendoda iminyaka eyisikhombisa emva kobuntombi bakhe,

Izithole eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa ; izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; iphupho linye.

Izithole ezondileyo ezimbi ezakhuphuka emva kwazo ziy iminyaka eyisikhombisa kanye nezikhwebu ezincane , ezihamukile ngumoya wasempumalanga; ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala.

Bheka, kuyeza iminyaka eyisikhombisa yena la enkulu ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

Emva kwayo iyakuvela iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala ; iyakukhohlakala inala yonke ezweni laseGibithe; indlala iyakuliqeda izwe.

Makenze njalo uFaro , abeke ababonisi phezu kwezwe , bahlukanise okwesihlanu kwezwe laseGibithe ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala.

Lokhu kudla kuyakubekelelwa izw e ngenxa yeminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala eyakuba khona ezweni laseGibithe ukuba izwe lingabhubhi ngendlala. Ukuphakanyiswa kukaJosefa

Waqoqa konke ukudla kwale minyaka eyisikhombisa eyayisezweni laseGibithe, wabekelela ukudla emizini; ukudla kwamasimu azungeza yilowo nalowo muzi wakubekelela kuwo.

Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala eyayisezweni laseGibithe yaphela.

Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yayisiqala ukufika , njengalokho eshilo uJosefa; kwakuyindlala emazweni onke ; kepha ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukudla kwakukhona.

Uyakuzibalela amasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka , iminyaka eyisikhombisa iphindwe kasikhombisa , kube kuwe izin suku zamasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka , kube yiminyaka engamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye.

Benyukela ngaseningizimu , bafika eHebroni ; o-Ahimani, noSheshayi, noTalimayi, abantwana bakwa-Anaki, babelapho. IHebroni lakhiwa iminyaka eyisikhombisa lingakakhiwa iSowani laseGibithe.

Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa njalo uyakwenza uyekelo.

UMose wabayala wathi : Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa njalo , ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo somnyaka woyekelo ngomkhosi wamadokodo,

Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; uJehova wabanikela esandleni sakwaMidiyani iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Kwathi ngalobo busuku uJehova wathi kuye: Thatha iduna likayihlo nenye inkunzi eneminyaka eyisikhombisa , ubhidlize i -altare likaBali uyihlo analo , ugawule u-Ashera ongakulo,

Wayenamadodana angamashumi amathathu ; amadodakazi angamashumi amathathu wawendisa , wathathela amadodana akhe izintombi ezingamashumi amathathu. Wamahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Isikhathi uDavide eyinkosi ngaso eHebroni phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda sasiyiminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha. Ukulwa kuka-Ishi Bosheti noDavide. Impi yaseGibeyoni

EHebroni wabusa kwaJuda iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha; eJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamashum i amathathu nantathu kwa-Israyeli wonke nakwaJuda.

UGadi wayesefika kuDavide , wamtshela, wathi kuye : Kufike kuwe yini iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala ezweni lakini, noma ubalekele izitha zakho izinyanga ezintathu zisakuxosha, noma kube khona izinsuku ezintathu zesifo ezweni lakini na ? Manje cabanga , ubone ukuthi yiliphi izwi engiyakulibuyisela kongithumileyo.

Izinsuku uDavide abusa ngazo phezu kuka -Israyeli zaziyiminyaka engamashumi amane ; iminyaka eyisikhombisa wabusa eHebroni , iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu wabusa eJerusalema. Izijeziso zika-Adoniya, no-Abiyathara, noJowabe, noShimeyi

Ngomnyaka weshumi nanye ngenyanga kaBuli eyinyanga yesishiyagalombili indlu yaqedwa kukho konke okwayo ngayo yonke imithetho yayo. Wayelokhu akha iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

U-Elisha wayekhulumile nowesifazane ondodana yakhe ayivusile ngokuthi : Suka uhambe wena nabendlu yakho, uhlale lapho ungahlala khona, ngokuba uJehova umemezele indlala, futhi iyakufika ezweni iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Wasuka lowo wesifazane , wenza njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu ; wahamba nabendlu yakhe , wagogobala ezweni lamaFilisti iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa lowo wesifazane wabuya ezweni lamaFilisti; waphuma, wazikhalela enkosini ngendlu yakhe nangezwe lakhe.

UJehowashi wayeneminyaka eyisikhombisa ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa.

Wazalelwa ayisithupha e Hebroni; wabusa khona iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha ; eJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu.

Isikhathi abusa ngaso phezu kuka -Israyeli sasiyiminyaka engamashumi amane; iminyaka eyisikhombisa wabusa eHebroni, nengamashumi amathathu nantathu wabusa eJerusalema.

UJowashi wayeneminyaka eyisikhombisa ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa ; wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane eJerusalema ; igama likanina lalinguSibiya waseBeri Sheba.

UJehova uyakuqalekisa itheku lolwandle lwaseG ibithe, anikine isandla sakhe phezu koMfula ngokuhwamula komoya wakhe , awushaye ube yiminonjana eyisikhombisa, ukuze kuhanjwe ngezicathulo.

Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa niyakuvumela , kube yilowo nalowo umfowabo ongumHeberu othengisiwe kuw e, wakukhonza iminyaka eyisithupha, ukuba ahambe , nimdedele, akhululeke kini . Kepha oyihlo abangilalelanga, ababekanga izindlebe.

Abahlala emizini yakwa -Israyeli bayakuphuma , baphembe umlilo ngezikhali, bazishise, izihlangu namahawu , iminsalo nemicibisholo , nezinduku, nemikhonto, benze umlilo ngakho iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Yathi kimi: Ubonani na? Ngathi: Ngibona, bheka, uthi lwezibani luyigolide lonke, lunembizana yalo phezu kwal o, nezibani zalo eziyisikhombisa zikulo ; kukhona imibhobho eyisikhombisa kuleso naleso sibani esiphezu kwalo,

yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu njengokubhonga kwengonyama , nalapho isimemezile, imidumo eyisikhombisa yezwakalisa amazwi ayo.

Nalapho imidumo eyisikhombisa isikhulumile , ngase ngizakuloba ; kepha ngezwa izwi livela ezulwini , lithi: Namathisela ngophawu okukhulunywe yimidumo eyisikhombisa, kodwa ungakulobi.

Kwabonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini; bheka, nango udrako omkhulu obomvu, enamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi , nasemakhanda akhe enemiqhele eyisikhombisa;