U-Isaka wayesemmukisa uJakobe , waya ePhadani Aramu kuye uLabani indodana kaBe tuweli umAramu , umfowabo kaRebeka unina kaJakobe no- Esawu.

Kwathi uLabani esezwe indaba kaJakobe indodana kadadewabo , wagijima ukuyomhlangabeza, wamgona, wamanga, wamngenisa endlini yakhe ; wayesetshela uLabani zonke lezi zinto.

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

Intukuthelo kaJakobe yayisivuthela uRaheli , wathi: Ngisesikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu okwenqabele isithelo sesizalo na?

Ngalokho abantwana bakwa -Israyeli abawudli umsipha wenqulu osesikhoxeni senyonga kuze kube namuhla , ngokuba wathinta isikhoxo senyonga kaJakobe emsipheni wenqulu.

Inhliziyo yakhe yabambelela kuDina indodakazi kaJakobe , wayithanda intombi, wakhuluma kuyo inhliziyo yentombi.

Amadodana kaJakobe abuya endle esezwile lokho ; abantu badabuka , bathukuthela kakhulu , ngokuba ubenze ubuwula kwa-Israyeli ngokulala nendodakazi kaJakobe, okungenakwenziwa.

Amadodana kaJakobe abaphendula oShekemi noHamori uyise ngobuqili , akhuluma, njengokuba ebemngcolisile uDina udadewabo,

Le nsizwa ayilibalanga ukwenza lokho , ngokuba yayethabela indodakazi kaJakobe; yayinodumo kunabo bonke abendlu kayise.

Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu bese nobuhlungu , amadodana amabili kaJakobe, oSimeyoni noLevi, abanewabo bakaDina, bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe, bahlasela umuzi ngesibindi, babulala bonke abesilisa.

Amadodana kaJakobe ayesefica ababuleweyo , aphanga umuzi , ngokuba babengcolisile udadewabo.

Base bemuka ; ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kwakuphezu kwemizi eyayikhona nxazonke; abawaxoshanga amadodana kaJakobe.

Kwathi u -Israyeli esehlala kulelo zwe , uRubeni waya walala noBiliha isancinza sikayise; u-Israyeli wakuzwa lokho. Amadodana kaJakobe nokufa kuka-Isaka Amadodana kaJakobe ayeyishumi nambili.

Amadodana kaZilipa incekukazi kaLeya ayengoGadi no -Asheri; lawo angamadodana kaJakobe awazalelwa ePhadani Aramu.

Lokhu kuyindaba kaJakobe . UJosefa eseneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa wawalusa umhlambi kayise enabafowabo; engumfana nje wayekuwo amadodana kaBiliha nakuwo amadodana kaZilipa omkayise; uJosefa waletha kuyise imibiko emibi ngabo.

Bamlandisa onke amazwi kaJosefa abewashilo kubo; lapho esebona izinqola abezithumile uJosefa zokumthwala, umoya kaJakobe uyise wavuselelwa.

Amadodana akhe , namadodana amadodana akhe , namadodakazi akhe , namadodakazi amadodana akhe , nayo yonke inzalo yakhe wayiletha kanye naye eGibithe. Inzalo kaJakobe

Bonke abantu abeza noJakobe eGibithe abaphuma okhalweni lwakhe , ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana kaJakobe , bonke abantu babe ngamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.

Amadodana kaJosefa azalelwa wona eGibithe ayengabantu ababili ; bonke abantu bendlu kaJakobe abeza eGibithe babe ngamashumi ayisikhombisa. UJakobe uhlangana noJosefa

Qoqanani, nizwe, nina madodana kaJakobe, nimlalele u-Israyeli uyihlo.

kepha umnsalo wakhe uhlala uqinile ; amandla ezandla zakhe aqinisw a ngezandla zoMninimandla kaJakobe , okuvela kuye uMalusi netshe lika - Israyeli,

Wathi: NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo , uNkulunkulu ka -Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka -Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe ; uMose wasitha ubuso bakhe, ngokuba wesaba ukumbheka uNkulunkulu.

UNkulunkulu wathi futhi kuMose: Uzakusho njalo kubo abantwana bakwa - Israyeli, uthi: UJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka -Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe , ungithumile kini . Yileli eliyigama lami kuze kube phakade , lesi siyisikhumbuzo sami ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

ukuba bakholwe ukuthi uJehova , uNkulunkulu wawoyise, uNkulunkulu ka- Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka -Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe , ubonakele kuwe.

UMose wakhuphukela kuNkulunkulu; uJehova esentabeni wamemeza kuye , wathi: Yisho kuyo indlu kaJakobe, ubatshele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi:

Abantu abaningi bayakuhamba , bathi: Wozani sikhuphukele entabeni kaJehova endlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe ; uyakusifundisa izindlela zakhe , sihambe emikhondweni yakhe, ngokuba umthetho uyakuvela eSiyoni , nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema.

Wena ndlu kaJakobe, woza sihambe ekukhanyeni kukaJehova. Usuku lukaJehova

Ngokuba ushiyile abantu bakho , indlu kaJakobe , lokhu begcwele ezasempumalanga, behlola imihlola njengamaFilisti , bexhawulana nabantwana babezizwe.

UMose wasiyaleza umthetho, ifa lenhlangano kaJakobe.

U-Israyeli usehlezi e londekile; umthombo kaJakobe wahlukene wodw a ezweni lamabele nelewayini; yebo, amazulu akhe aconsisa amazolo.

Lawa angamazwi okugcina kaDavide . UDavide indodana kaJese uthi , umuntu owaphakanyiselwa phezulu uthi , ogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe nomhlabeleli omnandi wakwa-Israyeli usho ukuthi:

U-Eliya wathath a amatshe ayishumi nambili njengomumo wezizwe zamadodana kaJakobe okweza kuye izwi likaJehova , lathi: Igama lakho lizakuba ngu-Israyeli.

UJehova makakuphendule ngosuku lokuhlupheka ; igama likaNkulunkulu kaJakobe malikuvikele.

Nina enesaba uJehova, mbongeni; nina nonke nzalo kaJakobe , mdumiseni, nimesabe nina nonke nzalo ka-Israyeli.

UJehova Sebawoti unathi; uNkulunkulu kaJakobe uyinqaba yethu. Sela

UJehova Sebawoti unathi; uNkulunkulu kaJakobe uyinqaba yethu. Sela

Kepha mina ngiyakumemezela ngakho kuze kube phakade , ngidumise uNkulunkulu kaJakobe.

Ngokusola kwakho, Nkulunkulu kaJakobe, kwehlelwa ngubuthongo inqola kanye nehhashi.

Ngengalo yamandla wasindisa abantu bakho , amadodana kaJakobe noJosefa. Sela

Halalisani uNkulunkul u amandla ethu , nimemeze ngokujabula kuNkulunkulu kaJakobe.

Ngokuba kuyisimiso kwa-Israyeli nomthetho kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe.

Jehova Nkulunkulu Sebawoti , yizwa umkhuleko wami , ubeke indlebe , Nkulunkulu kaJakobe. Sela

Bathi: UJehova akaboni, uNkulunkulu kaJakobe akanaki.

Kwathi ukuba u-Israyeli aphume eGibithe, indlu kaJakobe kubantu bolunye ulimi,

Thuthumela, mhlaba, ebusweni beNkosi , ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu kaJakobe,

ukuthi wafunga kuJehova , wenza isithembiso kuye onguMninimandla kaJakobe, ethi:

ngingakatholeli uJehova indawo, indlu yonguMninimandla kaJakobe.

Ubusisiwe yena omsizi wakhe unguNkulunkulu kaJakobe , othemba lakhe likuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe

Ngiyakumlindela uJehov a ositheza ubuso bakhe kuyo indlu kaJakobe , ngethembe kuye.

Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku insali yakwa -Israyeli nabasindileyo bendlu kaJakobe bangasenciki kobashayileyo , kepha bencike ngeqiniso kuJehova oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

Insali iyakubuya, insali kaJakobe, ibuyele kuNkulunkulu onamandla.

Ngokuba uJehov a uyakumhawukela uJakobe , abuye amkhethe u -Israyeli, ababeke ezweni lakubo ; nabafokazi bayakuzihlanganisa nabo , banamathele endlini kaJakobe.

Ngalokho ngendlu kaJakobe usho kanje uJehova owamhlenga u-Abrahama, uthi: UJakobe akasayikuba namahloni, nobuso bakhe abusayikuphaphatheka.

Ngokuba lapho ebona abantwana bakhe , umsebenzi wezandla zami phakathi kwakhe , bayakungcwelisa igama lami , yebo, bayakungcwelisa oNgcwele kaJakobe, bamesabe uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

Lethani indaba yenu , usho uJehova, nisondeze izizathu zenu , isho iNkosi kaJakobe.

Angikhulumanga ekusithekeni, endaweni emnyama emhlabeni; angishongo enzalweni kaJakobe ukuthi : Ngifuneni ngeze . Mina Jehova ngikhuluma ukulunga, ngimemezela okuqotho.

KuJehova yonke inzalo kaJakobe yakwa -Israyeli iyakulungisiswa, ibe nodumo.

Ngilalele wena ndlu kaJakobe , yonke insali yendlu yakwa -Israyeli engiyithwesiweyo kwasesiswini, yabekwa phezu kwami kwasesizalweni.

Ngiyakudlisa abacindezeli bakho inyama yabo , badakwe yigazi labo njengangewayini elimnandi ; inyama yonke iyakwaz i ukuthi mina Jehov a nginguMsindisi wakho, noMhlengi wakho, uMninimandla kaJakobe.

Memeza ngezwi elikhulu , ungazibambi, uliphakamise izwi njen gecilongo, utshele abantu bami iziphambeko zabo, indlu kaJakobe izono zayo.

Uyakuncela ubisi lwezizwe , uncele namabele amakhosi ; uyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova nginguMsindisi wakho , noMhlengi wakho , uMninimandla kaJakobe.

Zwanini izwi likaJehova nina ndlu kaJakobe, nani mindeni yonke yendlu ka- Israyeli.

Memezani lokhu endlini kaJakobe, nikuzwakalise kwaJuda ngokuthi:

Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, ngiyakukubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwamatende kaJakobe, ngiwahawukele amakhaya akhe; umuzi uyakwakhiwa edumeni lawo, indlu yamakhosi ihlale njengokufaneleyo.

ngiyakulahla inzalo kaJakobe nekaDavide inceku yami, ukuze ngingathathi enzalweni yakhe ababusi benzalo ka -Abrahama, neka-Isaka, nekaJakobe, ngokuba ngiyakukubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabo, ngibahawukele.

INkosi igwinyile onke amakhaya kaJakobe ingahawukelanga. Ngentukuthelo yayo, ibhidlizile izinqaba zendodakazi yakwaJuda, yazidilizela emhlabathini, yangcolisa umbuso nezikhulu zawo.

Kuyakushiwo, nina ndlu kaJakobe , ukuthi uMoya kaJehova unyinyekile ; yizenzo zakhe lezi na? Awamahle yini amazwi ami kohamba ngobuqotho?

Yizwani, nifakaze ngendlu kaJakobe , isho iNkosi uJehova , uNkulunkulu Sebawoti.

Bhekani, amehlo eNkosi uJehova akuwo umbuso owonayo ; ngiyakuwuchitha ebusweni bomhlaba , ngingachithi nokho ngokupheleleyo indlu kaJakobe, usho uJehova.

Ake nizwe lokhu nina zinhloko zendlu kaJakobe nani zikhulu zendlu yakwa- Israyeli eninengwa ngukwahlulelwa, nihlanekezela konke ukulunga,

Izizwe eziningi ziyakuhamba , zithi: Wozani sikhuphukele entabeni kaJehova nasendlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe; uyakusifundisa izindlela zakhe, sihambe emikhondweni yakhe, ngokuba umthetho uyakuvela eSiyoni , nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema.

Nginithandile, usho uJehova. Nokho nithi: Usithande kanjani na? U-Esawu akasiye umfowabo kaJakobe na? usho uJehova. Ngamthanda uJakobe,

Ngokuba mina Jehova angiguquki ; ngalokho nina madodana kaJakobe aniqedwa.

Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka -Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka -Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe , na? Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo.

phakathi kwabo kwakukhona oMariya Magdalena , unina kaJakobe nokaJose, nonina wamadodana kaZebedewu. Ukumbelwa kukaJesu (Mark. 15:42; Luk. 23:50; Joh. 19:38)

noJakobe kaZebedewu , noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe ; laba wabaqamba igama lokuthi oBowanergesi okungukuthi amadodana okuduma;

Akavumelanga muntu amlandele , kuphela oPetru , noJakobe, noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe.

Lo akusiye umbazi , indodana kaMariya , nomfowabo kaJakobe , noJose, noJuda, noSimoni, na? Nawodadewabo abakho yini lapha kithi na ? Base bekhubeka ngaye.

Kepha maqondana nabafileyo ukuthi bayavuswa anifundanga yini encwadini kaMose ngesihlahla ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuye , wathi: NginguNkulunkulu ka -Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka -Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, na?

Kwakukhona nabesifazane bebukela, bekude; phakathi kwabo kwakukhona noMariya Magdalena , noMariya unina kaJakobe omncane nokaJose , kanye noSalome

Selidlulile isabatha , oMariya Magd alena, noMariya unina kaJakobe , noSalome bathenga amakha ukuba beze bamgcobe.

uyakuba yinkosi yendlu kaJakobe kuze kube ph akade, nombuso wakhe awuyikuba nakuphela.

kaJakobe ka-Isaka ka-Abrabama kaThara kaNahori

noJuda kaJakobe, noJuda Iskariyothe owaba ngumkhapheli.

Kepha ukuthi bayavuswa abafile yo, noMose wakubonakalisa esihlahleni , lapho eyibiza iNkosi ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ka -Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka- Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe.

KwakungoMariya Magdalena , noJowana, noMariya unina kaJakobe ; nabanye ababe kanye nabo babatshela abaphostoli lokho.

Wawukhona lapho umthombo kaJakobe. Ngakho uJesu ekhathele ukuhamba wayesehlala ngasemthonjeni. Kwakungaba yihora lesithupha.

Kwathi sebengenile, benyukela ekamelweni eliphezulu , lapho bebehlala khona: oPetru, noJohane, noJakobe, no-Andreya, noFiliphu, noTomase, noBartolomewu, noMathewu, noJakobe ka -Alfewu, noSimoni umZelothe , noJuda kaJakobe.

owathola umusa ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu , wacela ukufunela uNkulunkulu kaJakobe idokodo.

UJuda inceku kaJesu K ristu, umfowabo kaJakobe , kubo ababiziweyo abathandwa kuNkulunkulu uYise nabagcinelwe uJesu Kristu: