Farawa 35

1 Sa’an nan Allah ya ce wa Yaƙub, “Haura zuwa Betel ka yi zama a can, ka kuma gina bagade a can wa Allah wanda ya bayyana gare ka sa’ad da kake gudu daga ɗan’uwanka Isuwa.”

UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuJakhobe, “Yana eBhetheli wakhe khona, njalo khonapho wakhele uNkulunkulu i-alithari, yena owabonakala kuwe lapho ubalekela umnewenu u-Esawu.”

2 Saboda haka Yaƙub ya ce wa gidansa da kuma dukan waɗanda suke tare da shi, “Ku zubar da baƙin allolin da kuke da su, ku tsarkake kanku, ku kuma canja tufafinku.

Ngakho uJakhobe wasesithi kwabomuzi wakhe lakubo bonke ababelaye, “Lahlani onkulunkulu bezizweni elilabo, lizihlambulule, lintshintshe lezigqoko zenu.

3 Sa’an nan ku zo, mu haura zuwa Betel, inda zan gina bagade wa Allah wanda ya amsa mini a ranar wahalata, wanda kuma ya kasance tare da ni a dukan inda na tafi.”

Beselisiza sihambe siye eBhetheli lapho engizakwakha khona i-alithari likaNkulunkulu yena owangisizayo ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami njalo olokhu elami loba ngingaze ngiye ngaphi.”

4 Saboda haka suka ba Yaƙub dukan baƙin allolin da suke da su, da zoban da suke kunnuwansu, sai Yaƙub ya binne su a ƙarƙashin itacen oak a Shekem.

Basebemupha uJakhobe bonke onkulunkulu bezizweni ababelabo lamacici ayesendlebeni zabo, uJakhobe wakumbela ngaphansi kwesihlahla somʼOkhi eShekhemu.

5 Sa’an nan suka kama hanya, tsoron Allah kuwa ya kama dukan garuruwan da suke kewayensu har babu wanda ya iya bin su.

Emva kwalokho basebesuka, ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kwehlela imizi yonke ababakhelane layo, akwaze kwaba loyedwa owaxotshana labo.

6 Yaƙub da dukan mutanen da suke tare da shi suka zo Luz (wato, Betel) a ƙasar Kan’ana.

UJakhobe wafika eLuzi (leyo yiBhetheli) kanye labo bonke ayelabo elizweni laseKhenani.

7 A can ya gina bagade, ya kuma kira wurin El Betel, gama a can ne Allah ya bayyana kansa gare shi sa’ad da yake gudu daga ɗan’uwansa.

Wakha khona i-alithari, indawo waseyibiza ngokuthi yi-Eli Bhetheli, ngoba kwakulapho uNkulunkulu aziveza khona ngesikhathi ebalekela umfowabo.

8 To, Debora, ungozomar Rebeka ta rasu aka kuma binne ta a ƙarƙashin itacen oak, ƙasa da Betel. Saboda haka aka kira wurin Allon Bakut.

UDibhora, umlizane kaRabheka wafa, wembelwa ngaphansi komʼOkhi ngezansi kweBhetheli. Yikho yathiwa yi-Aloni Bhakhuthi.

9 Bayan Yaƙub ya komo daga Faddan Aram, sai Allah ya bayyana gare shi, ya kuma albarkace shi.

UJakhobe esebuyile ePhadani Aramu uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye njalo, wambusisa.

10 Allah ya ce masa, “Sunanka Yaƙub ne, amma ba za a ƙara kira ka Yaƙub ba; sunanka zai zama Isra’ila.” Saboda haka ya ba shi suna Isra’ila.

UNkulunkulu wathi kuye, “Ibizo lakho linguJakhobe, kodwa kawusayi kuthiwa unguJakhobe; ibizo lakho selizathiwa ungu-Israyeli.” Ngakho wamutha wathi ngu-Israyeli.

11 Sai Allah ya ce masa, “Ni ne Allah Maɗaukaki, ka yi ta haihuwa, ka kuma riɓaɓɓanya. Al’umma da tarin al’ummai za su fito daga gare ka, sarakuna kuma za su fito daga jikinka.

UNkulunkulu wathi kuye, “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla; zalanani lande ngobunengi. Kuzaphuma kuwe isizwe lezinhlanga zezizwe, lamakhosi azavela emzimbeni wakho.

12 Ƙasar da na ba wa Ibrahim da Ishaku, zan kuma ba ka, zan kuma ba da wannan ƙasa ga zuriyarka a bayanka.”

Ilizwe engalinika u-Abhrahama lo-Isaka ngilinika wena lawe, njalo ilizwe leli ngizalinika izizukulwane zakho eziza emva kwakho.”

13 Sa’an nan Allah ya tashi sama daga gare shi a wurin da ya yi magana da shi.

UNkulunkulu wasephakama emtshiya endaweni lapho ayeke wakhuluma laye khona.

14 Yaƙub kuwa ya kafa al’amudin dutse a inda Allah ya yi magana da shi, ya zuba hadaya ta sha a kansa; ya kuma zuba mai a kansa.

UJakhobe wamisa insika yelitshe endaweni leyo uNkulunkulu ayekhulume laye khona, wasethululela phezu kwayo umnikelo onathwayo; wathela njalo amafutha phezu kwayo.

15 Yaƙub ya kira inda Allah ya yi magana da shi, Betel.

UJakhobe wasebiza indawo leyo lapho uNkulunkulu akhuluma laye khona ngokuthi yiBhetheli.

16 Sa’an nan suka tashi daga Betel. Yayinda suna da ɗan nisa da Efrat, sai Rahila ta fara naƙuda ta kuwa sha wahala sosai.

Basebehamba besuka eBhetheli. Kwathi belokhu besesebucwala kwe-Efrathi, uRasheli wahelelwa kwaba nzima ukubeletha.

17 Sa’ad da take cikin zafin haihuwa, sai macen da ta karɓi haihuwar ta ce mata, “Kada ki ji tsoro, gama yanzu kin sami wani ɗa.”

Kwathi ekulobobunzima bokubeletha umbelethisi wathi kuye, “Ungesabi. Ngoba uzazuza enye indodana.”

18 Yayinda take jan numfashinta na ƙarshe, sai ta ba wa ɗanta suna Ben-Oni. Amma mahaifinsa ya kira shi Benyamin.

Kwathi esephela ngoba wayesesifa wetha indodana yakhe wathi nguBheni-Oni. Kodwa uyise wayo wayithi nguBhenjamini.

19 Ta haka Rahila ta rasu, aka kuma binne ta a hanya zuwa Efrata (wato, Betlehem).

Wafa kanjalo uRasheli wembelwa endleleni kuyiwa e-Efrathi (kutshiwo iBhethilehema.)

20 Yaƙub ya kafa al’amudi bisa kabarinta, al’amudin kabarin Rahila ke nan, wanda yake can har wa yau.

UJakhobe wakha insika phezu kwethuna, kuze kube lamhla insika leyo itshengisa ithuna likaRasheli.

21 Isra’ila ya yi gaba, ya kafa tentinsa gaba da Migdal Eder.

U-Israyeli wabuye wathutha wayamisa ithente lakhe ngale kweMigidali-Eda.

22 Yayinda Isra’ila yana zama a wancan yanki, Ruben ya shiga ya kwana da Bilha ƙwarƙwarar mahaifinsa, Isra’ila kuwa ya ji labari. Yaƙub ya haifi’ya’ya maza goma sha biyu.

U-Israyeli esakhile kulowomango, uRubheni wasuka wayalala lomfazi weceleni kayise uBhiliha, njalo u-Israyeli wakuzwa. UJakhobe wayelamadodana alitshumi lambili:

23 ’Ya’yan Liyatu maza, Ruben shi ne ɗan fari na Yaƙub. Sauran su ne, Simeyon, Lawi, Yahuda, Issakar da Zebulun.

Amadodana kaLeya ayeyila: uRubheni izibulo likaJakhobe, uSimiyoni, uLevi, uJuda, u-Isakhari loZebhuluni.

24 ’Ya’yan Rahila maza su ne, Yusuf da Benyamin.

Amadodana kaRasheli ayeyila: uJosefa loBhenjamini.

25 ’Ya’yan Bilha maza, mai hidimar Rahila su ne, Dan da Naftali.

Amadodana encekukazi kaRasheli, uBhiliha ayeyila: uDani loNafithali.

26 ’Ya’yan Zilfa maza, mai hidimar Liyatu su ne, Gad da Asher. Waɗannan su ne’ya’yan Yaƙub maza, waɗanda aka haifa masa a Faddan Aram.

Amadodana encekukazi kaLeya uZilipha ayeyila: uGadi lo-Asheri. La ayengamadodana kaJakhobe awazalela ePhadani Aramu.

27 Yaƙub ya dawo gida wurin mahaifinsa Ishaku a Mamre, kusa da Kiriyat Arba (wato, Hebron), inda Ibrahim da Ishaku suka zauna.

UJakhobe weza ekhaya kuyise u-Isaka eMamure, eduze leKhiriyathi Aribha (kutsho iHebhroni) lapho u-Abhrahama lo-Isaka ababehlala khona.

28 Ishaku ya rayu shekaru ɗari da tamanin,

U-Isaka waphila okweminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili.

29 sa’an nan ya ja numfashinsa na ƙarshe, ya kuwa mutu, aka kuma tara shi ga mutanensa da kyakkyawan tsufa da kuma cikakken shekaru.’Ya’yansa maza, Isuwa da Yaƙub suka binne shi.

Wafika ekucineni wafa, wembelwa labantu bakibo eseluphele leminyaka yakhe isiminengi. Amadodana akhe u-Esawu loJakhobe bamngcwaba.