Isivumelwano sokusoka
1Kuthe u-Abramu naneminyaka ematjhumi alithoba nethoba, uSomnini wabonakala kuye wathi: “NginguZimu oSabekako, nawukhamba nami uzakuba msulwa. 2Isivumelwano engisijamisa phakathi kwami nawe kukuthi: Ngizakupha iinzukulwana ezinenginengi.” 3Yeke u-Abramu wahloma ihloko phasi. UZimu godu wathi kuye: 4“Isithembiso sami kuwe siqinile: Uzakuba nguyise wezizwe ezinengi. 5Ibizo lakho angekhe lisaba ngu-Abramu, kodwana lizakuba ngu-Abrahamu ngombana ngizakwenza ube nguyise wezizwe ezinengi. 6Ngizakupha imbeleko kangangobana kuwe kuzakuvela izizwe ngezizwe; iye, namakhosi azakuvela kuwe.
7“Ngizakujamisa isivumelwano phakathi kwami nawe kanye neenzukulwana zakho ngokungapheliko. Kuzakuba sivumelwano sanini nanini: Ngibe nguZimakho noZimu weenzukulwana zakho emva kwakho. 8Yoke inarha yeKanana okhonze kiyo le, ngizayipha wena neenzukulwana zakho eziza emva kwakho ibe lilifa lakho neenzukulwana zakho unomphela bengibe nguZimazo.”
9UZimu wathi ku-Abrahamu: “Nawe-ke kufuze ulonde isivumelwano sami, iye, wena neenzukulwana zakho ezizako. 10Nasi-ke isivumelwano sami okuzakufanela bona nisilonde wena neenzukulwana zakho eziza emva kwakho: Kufuze kusokwe woke omduna phakathi kwenu. 11Nizakusoka ijwabu lakhe, lokhu kube litshwayo lesivumelwano phakathi kwami nani. 12Eenzukulwaneni zakho ezizako, kuzakufanela bona nisoke woke omduna onamalanga abunane. Labo abangasizo iinzukulwana zakho, okutjho amakhoboka abelethelwe emzinakho namkha athengwe kebakosozizwe, nabo kufuze basokwe. 13Iye, ababelethwe endlinakho namkha obathenge ngemalakho kufuze nakanjani basokwe. Nje-ke isivumelwanesi sizakuba litshwayo elisemzimbenenu nini nanini. 14Woke omduna ongasokiko, okungakasuswa kuye ijwabu emzimbenakhe, akasuswe ebantwini bekhabo ngombana wephule isivumelwano sami.”
U-Abrahamu noSara bathenjiswa indodana
15UZimu wathi ku-Abrahamu: “Ungasabizi umkakho bona nguSarayi; ukusukela namhlanjesi umbize bona nguSara. 16Ngizambusisa, ngikuphe indodana ngaye. Iye, ngizambusisa bona abe ngunina wezizwe; amakhosi wezizwe azakuvela kuye.”
17Yeke u-Abrahamu wahloma ihloko phasi kodwana wahleka ngombana wadlumbana wathi: “Ha! Indoda ibe nomntwana sele ineminyaka elikhulu? NoSara abe nomntwana asele aneminyaka ematjhumi alithoba?” 18Nje-ke u-Abrahamu wathi kuZimu: “Kwanga u-Itjhimayeli angafunyana isisa eKosinami!”
19Kodwana uZimu wathi: “Awa! Umkakho uSara uzakukubelethela indodana. Ithiye ibizo bona ngu-Isaka. Ngizakujamisa isivumelwano sami naye sibe ngesanini nanini, kanye neenzukulwaneni zakhe emva kwakhe. 20Ngisizwile isibawo sakho ngo-Itjhimayeli, nje-ke ngizambusisa ngimuphe abantwana abanengi bengimandise. Uzakubeletha amakhosana alitjhumi nambili, ngimenze isizwe esikhulu. 21Kodwana ngizakuqinisa isivumelwano sami nendodanakho u-Isaka ozakubelethwa nguSara ngesikhathesi umnyaka ozako.”
22Kuthe bona uZimu aqede ukukhuluma no-Abrahamu, wakhuphuka wamtjhiya.
Ukusokwa kwabantu baka-Abrahamu
23Khona mhlokho u-Abrahamu wenza njengombana uZimu atjhwile. Wasoka amajwabu wabo boke abaduna emzinakhe: indodanakhe u-Itjhimayeli namakhoboka woke abelethelwe emzinakhe nathengwe ngemalakhe. 24U-Abrahamu wasokwa aneminyaka ematjhumi alithoba nethoba, 25indodanakhe u-Itjhimayeli beyineminyaka elitjhumi namithathu ubudala nayisokako. 26Basokwa bobabili langa linye 27kanye nabo boke abaduna abagade basemzinakhe, ababelethelwe emzinakhe nabathengwe ngemali kebakosozizwe.
