USomnini uthembisa u-Abramu isizukulwana esikhulu
1Emva kwesikhathi esithileko ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika ku-Abramu ngesambulo lathi:
“Ungesabi Abramu.
Ngisihlangu sakho,
nomvuzwakho uzaba mkhulu.”
2Kodwana u-Abramu wathi: “Somnini, Somandla, kusizani bona uSomnini angiphe umvuzo njengombana ngizakukhamba ngingakatjhiyi intonga ebandla nje begodu nendlalifa yendlwami angithi ngu-Eliyezeri weDamaseku?” 3Godu wathi: “Iye, uSomnini akhange angiphe imbeleko; nje-ke inceku ebelethelwa emzinami izakuba yindlalifami.”
4Yeke ilizwi lakaSomnini leza kuye lathi: “Indoda leyo angekhe ibe yindlalifakho, kodwana indodanakho yeengazi ngiyo ezakuba yindlalifakho.”
5Ngalokho uSomnini wamthatha wamusa ngaphandle kwetende wathi kuye: “Qala phezulu emkayini, ubale iinkwekwezi nakube mbala ungakghona ukuzibala. Sizakuba njalo-ke isizukulwana sakho.”
6U-Abramu wakholwa uSomnini. Yena wambalela bona uqotho.
UZimu wenza isivumelwano no-Abramu
7UZimu wathi ku-Abramu: “NginguSomnini owakukhupha e-Uri lamaKasidi bona ngikuphe inarha le ibe ngeyakho.”
8Kodwana u-Abramu wabuza wathi: “Somnini, Somandla, ngizakwazi ngani bona izakuba ngeyami?”
9USomnini wamphendula wathi: “Ngilethela ithole, imbuzi neqama, zoke njalo kufuze zibe neminyaka emithathu ubudala begodu uzilethe nezuba nesagwayi.”
10U-Abramu wakuletha koke lokho kuZimu. Wahlahlela iinlwana phakathi, walunganisa amahlangothazo. Kodwana iinyoni zona akhange azihlahlele phakathi. 11Amadlanga ehla bona adle inyama leyo, u-Abramu wawaqotjha.
12Yeke kuthe ilanga nalitjhingako wabanjwa buthongo obukhulu; khonapho wafikelwa kukwesaba ngombana gade kunzima tshu. 13USomnini wathi kuye: “Yazi mbala bona iinzukulwana zakho zizakuba ziinkhonzi enarheni engasiyo yazo. Zizakulotjha abantu benarha leyo abazazigandelela iminyaka emakhulu amane. 14Kodwana ngizakugweba isizwe esibagandelelekweso bekuthi nabaphumako enarheni leyo, baphume nefuyo enengi. 15Wena ngokwakho uzakuhlongakala ngokuthula, ubulungwe sewuluphele khulu. 16Kuzakuthi esizukulwaneni sesine, abantwabakho babuye godu lapha ngombana ngesikhatheso izono zama-Amori zizabe sele zifike esilinganisweni esipheleleko.”
17Kuthe bona ilanga litjhinge sele kurhwalele, qala kwakhamba umtjhitjhi wentuthu nesihlothi esivuthako hlangana namahlangothi weenyama. 18Khona mhlokho uSomnini wenza isivumelwano no-Abramu wathi: “Ngithembisa ukunikela iinzukulwana zakho inarha le kusukela emlanjeni weGibhide ukuyofika emlanjeni omkhulu, iYufrathe, 19okutjho inarha yamaKheni, yamaKhenizi, yamaKhadimoni, 20yamaRhithi, yamaPerizi, yamaRefayi, 21yama-Amori, yamaKanana, yamaGirigatjhi neyamaJebusi.”
