“UJakobe nomNdeni Wakhe,” Izindaba zeTestamente eliDala (2022)
“UJakobe nomNdeni Wakhe,” Izindaba zeTestamente eliDala
UGenesise 27–33
UJakobe nomNdeni Wakhe
Indlela iNkosi egcina Ngayo izithembiso Zayo
UJakobe washiya ikhaya lakubo ebalekela umfowabo othukuthele u-Esawu. Uyise kaJakobe wambusisa ukuba athole futhi ashade owesifazane owayethanda iNkosi futhi egcina imiyalelo Yayo.
Ngesikhathi uJakobe ehamba, iNkosi yamvakashela ngombono. Yathembisa ukuthi Iyohlezi inoJakobe. UJakobe wathembisa ukupha iNkosi ishumi lakho konke ayekuthola.
INkosi yathembisa uJakobe ukuthi uyoba nabantwana abaningi. Ngenxa yabantwana baJakobe, imindeni yasemhlabeni iyokubusiswa ukwazi uMsindisi. Umndeni kaJakobe ezinsukwini zokugcina ubizwa ngokuthi u-Israyeli
uGenesise 28:3–4, 14; 1 Nefi 10:14
UJakobe wahamba ukuya ezweni elibizwa ngokuthi iseHarana. Lapho wazizwa ethanda owesifazane olungile obizwa ngoRaheli.
UJakobe wavuma ukusebenzela uyise kaRaheli, uLabani iminyaka eyisikhombisa, uma uLabani wayengamvumela ukuthi ashade indodakazi yakhe uRaheli. ULabani wavuma. UJakobe wasebenza iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
Kodwa uLabani wayefuna uLeya, indodakazi yakhe endala, ukuba ishade kuqala. Ngesikhathi somshado, uLabani wakhohlisa uJakobe wamenza ukuba ashade uLeya esikhundleni sikaRaheli. Kodwa uJakobe wayemthanda uRaheli. Wathembisa ukusebenza eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa uma wayengamushada naye. ULabani wavuma, futhi umndeni kaJakobe waqala ukukhula.
uGenesise 29:28–35; 30:3–13, 17–24; uJakobe 2:27–30
ULabani akamkhokhelanga uJakobe ngokweqiniso. Kodwa iNkosi yambusisa ngezilwane eziningi uJakobe futhi yatshela uJakobe ukuba abuyele ekhaya.
uGenesise 30:31, 43; 31:1–7, 17–18
Endleleni eya ekhaya, uJakobe wafunda ukuthi umfowabo u-Esawu namadoda angamakhulu amane ayeza ukuzohlangana naye.
UJakobe wayecabanga ukuthi u-Esawu kwakungenzeka ukuba wayesamuthukuthelele. UJakobe wayesabela ukuphepha komndeni wakhe, ngakho-ke wawuyisa endaweni ephephile futhi wakhuleka.
UJakobe wakhuleka ubusuku bonke kwaze kwaba yisekuseni. INkosi yamuvakashela uJakobe futhi yamubusisa. INkosi yatshela uJakobe ukuthi uyokuba umholi oqotho kwabaningi. INkosi yalishintsha igama likaJakobe laba ngu-Israyeli.
Maduzane u-Esawu namadoda akhe amuthola uJakobe nomndeni wakhe. U-Esawu wayengasamuthukuthelele uJakobe. Wagijima ukuyohlangana noJakobe futhi wamanga. Wayejabule kakhulu ukumbona kanye nokuhlangana nomndeni wakhe. UJakobe naye wayejabule ukubona u-Esawu.
INkosi yasigcina isethembiso Sayo kuJakobe impilo yakhe yonke. Ujakobe wafika ekhaya nomndeni wakhe futhi wazinza lapho. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, uJakobe wayebizwa ngo-Israyeli, futhi umndeni wakhe wawubizwa ngama-Israyeli. Waqhubeka ukugcina imiyalelo nokukhonza iNkosi.