Ukubelethwa kwaka-Itjhimayeli
1USarayi, umka-Abramu, azange akhe abelethe umntwana. Begade anekhobokakazi lomGibhide, libizwa bona nguHagari. 2Nje-ke uSarayi wathi ku-Abramu: “Uthi uyabona nje bona uZimu ungivale isibeletho na? Yeke yewungene ikhobokakazi lameli. Mhlamunye lona lingangivusela umndeni.”
U-Abramu walalela umkakhe, 3yeke uSarayi umka-Abramu wathatha uHagari olikhobokakazi lakhe lomGibhide walinikela ku-Abramu umyenakhe bona abe yisimakhe. Lokhu kwenzeka ngemva kokobana u-Abramu ahlezi eKanana iminyaka elitjhumi. 4U-Abramu walala noHagari. UHagari wazithwala. Kuthe lokha nakabona bonyana uzithwele wanyaza uSarayi ikosikazi.
5Yeke uSarayi wathi ku-Abramu: “Nguwe ongingeniselele amanzi ngomsele! Mina ngakunikela yena bona umeyame, kodwana soloko azibone bonyana uzithwele, uyanginyaza. Sengathi uSomnini angagweba phakathi kwami nawe.”
6U-Abramu wamphendula wathi: “Usesenamandla kuye godu. Yeke yenza nanyana yini oyithandako ngaye.”
Ngalokho uSarayi waphatha uHagari kumbi khulu, wabe wabaleka.
7Ingilozi kaSomnini yafunyana uHagari hlanu komthombo oserhalawumbeni; lowo bekumthombo ongeqadi kwendlela eya eTjhuri. 8Yathi kuye: “Hagari, khobokakazi lakaSarayi, ubuyaphi, nawulibangisephi?”
Waphendula wathi: “Ngibalekela ikosikazi enguSarayi.”
9Ingilozi kaSomnini yathi kuye: “Khamba ubuyele ekosikazini ekuphetheko, ufese uzithobe kiyo.” 10Ingilozi kaSomnini yangezelela yathi: “Ngizokupha iinzukulwana ezinengi kangangobana angekhe kukghonakale bona zibalwe.” 11Godu ingilozi kaSomnini yathi:
“Njengombana usidisi nje,
uzakubeletha indodana uyithiye ibizo bona ngu-Itjhimayeli,
ngombana uSomnini usizwile isililo sokurhubutjhwa kwakho.
12Indodana leyo izakuba njengodumbana wommango:
Isandla sayo sizakujamelana naye woke umuntu,
nesandla sabantu boke sijamelane nayo;
izakuhlala iphehla inturhu kibo boke abafowayo.”
13UHagari wathi: “Ingabe kuliqiniso bona ngibone umTjhejami lapha na?” Yeke wathiya uSomnini akhuluma naye ibizo wathi: “UnguZimu ongibonako.” 14Ngikho umthombo wabizwa bona yiBheyeri-Larhayi-Royi. Umthombo lowo usese phakathi kweKhadetjhi neBeredi.
15UHagari wabelethela u-Abramu indodana. Nje-ke u-Abramu wathiya indodanakhe leyo ayibelethelwa nguHagari ibizo bona ngu-Itjhimayeli. 16U-Abramu gade aneminyaka ematjhumi abunane nantandathu lokha uHagari nakabeletha u-Itjhimayeli.
