UGENESISE 15

₁Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova kuAbrama ngombono, lithi: Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho; umvuzo wakho uyakuba-mkhulu kakhulu.

₂Kepha uAbrama wathi: Nkosi Jehova, uyakungiphani na? Ngihamba ngingenamntwana; indlalifa yendlu yami inguEliyezeri waseDamaseku.

₃UAbrama wathi futhi: Bheka, awunginikanga-nzalo; bheka, inceku yendlu yami iyakuba-yindlalifa yami.

₄Bheka, izwi likaJehova leza kuye, lathi: Lona akayikudla ifa lakho, kepha oyakuphuma ezibilinini zakho uyakudla ifa lakho.

₅Wamphumisela ngaphandle, wathi: Bheka ngasezulwini, ubale izinkanyezi, uma ungazibala. Wathi kuye: Kuyakubanjalo inzalo yakho.

₆Wakholwa nguJehova; wambalela lokho kwaba-ngukulunga.

₇Wayesethi kuye: NginguJehova owakuphumisa eUri lamaKaledi ukuba ngikunike lelizwe libe-yifa lakho.

₈Wathi: Nkosi Jehova, ngiyokwazi ngani ukuthi ngiyakulidla na?

₉Wathi kuye: Ngithabathele isithokazi esineminyaka emithathu, nembuzi eyinsikazi eneminyaka emithathu, nenqama eneminyaka emithathu, nehobhe nephuphu lejuba.

₁₀Wamthathela zonke lezo, wazinquma phakathi, wabeka kwaba-yileyo naleyonxenye ukuba ibhekane nenye; kepha izinyoni akazinqumanga.

₁₁Amanqe ehlela phezu kwezidumbu; uAbrama wawaxosha.

₁₂Kwathi ngokushona kwelanga ubuthongo obunzima bamehlela uAbrama; bheka, washaywa luvalo lobumnyama obukhulu.

₁₃Wathi kuAbrama: Yazisisa ukuthi inzalo yakho izakuba-ngumfokazi ezweni elingesilo elayo, ibe-yisigqila, icindezelwe iminyaka engamakhulu amane.

₁₄Kepha lesosizwe eyakuba-yizigqila zaso ngiyakusahlulela mina; ngasemuva iyakuphuma inempahla eningi.

₁₅Kepha wena uyakuya koyihlo ngokuthula, umbelwe usumdala.

₁₆Esizukulwaneni sesine iyakubuyela lapha, ngokuba ububi bama-Amori abukapheleli.

₁₇Kwathi ngokushona kwelanga kwaba-mnyama, bheka, nanto iziko elithunqayo, nelangabi lomlilo ladabula phakathi kwalezozinxenye.

₁₈Ngalolosuku uJehova wasenza isivumelwano noAbrama, wathi: Ngiyakunika inzalo yakho lelizwe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibithe kuze kube-semfuleni omkhulu, umfula uEwufrathe:

₁₉amaKheni, namaKhenizi, namaKadimoni,

₂₀namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaRefa,

₂₁nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaGirigashi, namaJebusi.