UGENESISE 21

₁UJehova wamhambela uSara njengokusho kwakhe; uJehova wenza kuSara njengalokho ekhulumile.

₂USara wakhulelwa, wamzalela uAbrahama indodana esemdala kuleyonkathi uNkulunkulu abeyishilo kuye.

₃UAbrahama waqamba igama lendodana yakhe azalelwe yona, ayizalelwe nguSara, ngokuthi uIsaka.

₄UAbrahama wayisoka indodana yakhe uIsaka isinezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili, njengalokho uNkulunkulu emyalile.

₅UAbrahama wayeneminyaka eyikhulu, lapho ezalelwa uIsaka indodana yakhe.

₆USara wathi: UNkulunkulu ungenzile ukuba ngihlekeke; bonke abakuzwayo bayakungihleka.

₇Wathi futhi: Ngubani obengasho kuAbrahama ukuthi uSara ubeyakuncelisa abantwana na? Ngokuba sengimzalele indodana esemdala.

₈Umntwana wakhula, walunyulwa; uAbrahama wenza idili elikhulu mhla uIsaka elunyulwa.

₉USara wabona indodana kaHagari owaseGibithe ayizalele uAbrahama idlalisa.

₁₀Wathi kuAbrahama: Sixoshe lesisigqilakazi nendodana yaso, ngokuba indodana yalesisigqilakazi ayiyikudla ifa kanye nendodana yami uIsaka.

₁₁Lelizwi lalilibi kakhulu emehlweni ka-Abrahama ngenxa yendodana yakhe.

₁₂UNkulunkulu wathi kuAbrahama: Akungabi-lukhuni emehlweni akho ngenxa yomfana nangenxa yesigqilakazi sakho; kukho konke uSara akusho kuwe, lalela izwi lakhe, ngokuba inzalo yakho iyakubizwa ngoIsaka.

₁₃Nayo indodana yesigqilakazi ngiyakuyenza isizwe, ngokuba iyinzalo yakho.

₁₄UAbrahama wavuka ekuseni, wathatha isinkwa nemvaba yamanzi, wakunika uHagari ekubeka ehlombe lakhe kanye nomntwana, wammukisa; wahamba, wazulazula ehlane laseBeri-Sheba.

₁₅Amanzi esephelile emvabeni, waphonsa umntwana phansi kwesihlahla.

₁₆Waya wahlala phansi kukhashana phambi kwakhe, kungathi ibanga lokuphonsa umcibisholo, ngokuba wathi: Ngingebone ukufa komntwana. Wahlala phambi kwakhe, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhala.

₁₇UNkulunkulu wezwa izwi lomfana. Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yamemeza kuHagari isezulwini, yathi kuye: Kuyini, Hagari? Ungesabi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu ulizwile izwi lomntwana, lapho ekhona.

₁₈Vuka uphakamise umfana, umbambe ngesandla sakho, ngokuba ngiyakumenza isizwe esikhulu.

₁₉UNkulunkulu wavula amehlo akhe, wabona umthombo wamanzi; waya, wagcwalisa imvaba ngamanzi, wamphuzisa umfana.

₂₀UNkulunkulu wayenaye umfana; wakhula, wahlala ehlane, waba-ngophethe umnsalo.

₂₁Wahlala ehlane lasePharanu; unina wamthathela umfazi ezweni laseGibithe.

₂₂Kwathi ngalesosikhathi uAbimeleki noPikoli, induna yempi yakhe, bakhuluma kuAbrahama, bathi: UNkulunkulu unawe kukho konke okwenzayo.

₂₃Ngalokho ngithembise lapha ngokufunga uNkulunkulu ukuthi awuyikungikhohlisa mina nendodana yami nomzukulwana wami; kepha ngokomusa engiwenzile kuwe, mawuwenze nakimi nakulo izwe osugogobele kulo.

₂₄UAbrahama wathi: Ngizakufunga.

₂₅Kepha uAbrahama wamsola uAbimeleki ngomthombo wamanzi ebeziwuqhwagile izinceku zika-Abimeleki.

₂₆Kepha uAbimeleki wathi: Angazi ukuthi kwenziwe ngubani lokhu; nawe awungitshelanga, nami angikuzwanga kuze kube-namuhla.

₂₇UAbrahama wayesethatha izimvu nezinkabi, wazipha uAbimeleki; labo bobabili benza isivumelwano.

₂₈UAbrahama wabeka izivukazana eziyisikhombisa zomhlambi ngokwazo.

₂₉UAbimeleki wathi kuAbrahama: Lezizivukazana eziyisikhombisa ozibeké zodwa ziyini na?

₃₀Wathi: Lezizivukazana eziyisikhombisa uyakuzithatha esandleni sami, zibe-ngubufakazi bokuthi ngiwumbile lomthombo.

₃₁Ngalokho waqamba leyondawo ngokuthi iBeri-Sheba*, ngokuba bafunga khona bobabili.

₃₂Base benza isivumelwano eBeri-Sheba; uAbimeleki wasukuma noPikoli induna yempi yakhe, babuyela ezweni lamaFilisti.

₃₃UAbrahama watshala umtamariske* ngaseBeri-Sheba, wakhuleka khona egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu ongunaphakade.

₃₄UAbrahama wagogobala ezweni lamaFilisti izinsuku eziningi.