Ukuzizinywa kwaka-Abrahamu
1Emva kwesikhathi esithize uZimu wazizinya u-Abrahamu. Wambiza wathi: “Abrahamu!”
U-Abrahamu wasabela wathi: “Somnini, ngilapha.”
2Nje-ke uZimu wathi: “Thatha indodanakho ekukuphela kwayo leyo noyithandako u-Isaka, ukhambe nayo uye endaweni yeMoriya. Ufike lapho uyenze isihlabelo phezu kwenye yeentaba engizakutjengisa yona.”
3Kwathi ekuseni ngakusasa, wavuka wabophela udumbanakhe. Kuthe sele abande iinkuni zomhlabelo, wathatha iinceku ezimbili nendodanakhe u-Isaka, wakhamba waya endaweni uZimu amlayele yona. 4Elangeni lesithathu u-Abrahamu waphakamisa amehlo, wayibonela kude indawo leyo. 5Nje-ke wathi eencekwini zakhe: “Salani lapha nodumbana, mina nomsana lo sisaya phetjheyapha. Sisayokulotjha khona, sizakubuya godu kinapha.”
6U-Abrahamu wathwesa u-Isaka iinkuni zomhlabelo, yena-ke waphatha umukhwa namalahle avuthako. Bakhamba bobabili njalo. 7U-Isaka wabiza uyise wathi: “Baba!”
U-Abrahamu wasabela wathi: “Iye ndodanami!”
U-Isaka wathi: “Amalahle avuthako neenkuni nanzi sinazo; alo, imvana yomhlabelo yona iphi?”
8U-Abrahamu waphendula wathi: “Ndodanami, uZimu uzazibonela yena imvana yomhlabelo.” Bakhamba bobabili njalo.
9Kwathi bona bafike endaweni lapho uZimu abalayele khona, u-Abrahamu wakha i-aldari, wabeka neenkuni phezu kwalo. Wabopha indodanakhe u-Isaka izandla neenyawo, wayilalisa e-aldarini phezu kweenkuni. 10Welula isandla wathatha umukhwa bona aqunte indodanakhe intamo. 11Kodwana ingilozi kaSomnini yamrhuwelela isezulwini yathi: “Abrahamu! Abrahamu!”
Waphendula wathi: “Somnini, ngilapha!”
12USomnini wathi: “Ungabeki isandla sakho phezu komsana! Ungasamenzi litho! Nje-ke sengiyazi bona uyamesaba uZimu ngombana ungakhange ungigodlele indodanakho okukuphela kwayo.”
13U-Abrahamu wathi nakaphakamisa amehlo wabona iqama ngemva kwakhe libanjwe ngeempondo emthini ositjhutha. Waya walithatha wenza umhlabelo wokutjhiswa esikhundleni sendodanakhe. 14U-Abrahamu wathiya indawo leyo ibizo elithi: “Mbala uSomnini wabonelela.” Njengombana kusatjhiwo nanamhlanjesi kuthiwa: “Entabeni kaSomnini, kuzakubonelelwa.”
15Ingilozi kaSomnini yarhuwelela u-Abrahamu kwesibili isezulwini 16yathi: “Ngizifunga ngokwami, kutjho mina uSomnini, njengombana ukwenzile lokhu, wangagodla indodanakho, iye ekukuphela kwayo, 17ngiqinisile ngizokubusisa ngenze iinzukulwana zakho zibe njengeenkwekwezi emkayini nanjengetjhwabatjhwaba magegana nelwandle. Iinzukulwana zakho zizakuthumba amadorobho wezitha zazo. 18Zoke iinkoro zephasi zikhanukele ukubusiswa njengeenzukulwana zakho ngombana ulalele ilizwi lami.”
19Nje-ke u-Abrahamu wabuyela eencekwini zakhe, bakhamba babuyela eBheritjheba, lapha u-Abrahamu anzinza khona.
Amadodana kaNarhori
20Isikhatjhana ngemva kwalokho kwabikwa ku-Abrahamu bona uMilika umkaNarhori umfowabo naye ubelethe amadodana. 21-23Wona ngu-Utsi izibulo, uBhuzi umntanabo, uKhemuyeli, uKesedi, uRhazo, uPilidatjhi, uYidilafu noBhetuweli. UMilika wabelethela uNarhori umfowabo ka-Abrahamu abantwana ababunanabo. UKhemuyeli waba nguyise laka-Aramu. UBhetuweli waba nguyise lakaRabega. 24URewuma umngena wakaNarhori naye waba namadodana, wona bekunguThebarha, uGarhamu, uTarhatjhi noMaka.
