UGENESISE 22

₁Kwathi emva kwalezozinto uNkulunkulu wamvivinya uAbrahama, wathi kuye: Abrahama! Yena wathi: Ngilapha.

₂Wayesethi: Thatha manje indodana yakho eyodwa oyithandayo, uIsaka, uye ezweni laseMoriya, unikele khona ngaye abe-ngumnikelo wokushiswa entabeni ethile engizakukutshela yona.

₃UAbrahama wavuka ekuseni, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, wathatha ezimbili ezincekwini zakhe, noIsaka indodana yakhe; wacanda izinkuni zomnikelo obuzakushiswa, wasuka waya endaweni uNkulunkulu abemtshelé yona.

₄Ngosuku lwesithathu uAbrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wayibona indawo isekude.

₅UAbrahama wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Hlalani lapha nembongolo; mina nomfana sisaya laphaya, sikhuleke, sibuye size kini.

₆UAbrahama wathatha izinkuni zomnikelo obuzakushiswa, wazibeka phezu kukaIsaka indodana yakhe, waphatha esandleni sakhe umlilo nomese; bahamba bobabili kanyekanye.

₇UIsaka wathi kuAbrahama uyise: Baba. Wathi yena: Ngilapha, ndodana yami. Wayesethi: Bheka, nanku umlilo nezinkuni, kepha iphi imvu yomnikelo ezakushiswa na?

₈UAbrahama wathi: UNkulunkulu uzakuzibonela imvu yomnikelo ezakushiswa, ndodana yami; bahamba bobabili kanyekanye.

₉Bafika endaweni uNkulunkulu abemtshelé yona; uAbrahama wakha khona ialtare, walungisa izinkuni, wambopha uIsaka indodana yakhe, wambeka ealtare phezu kwezinkuni.

₁₀UAbrahama waselula isandla sakhe, wathatha umese ukuba ahlabe indodana yakhe.

₁₁Kwase kumemeza kuye ingelosi kaJehova isezulwini, ithi: Abrahama, Abrahama! Yena wathi: Ngilapha.

₁₂Yayisithi: Ungabeki isandla sakho kumfana, ungenzi-lutho kuye, ngokuba ngiyazi manje ukuthi uyamesaba uNkulunkulu, lokhu ungagodlanga kimi nandodana eyodwa yakho.

₁₃UAbrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona; bheka, ngemuva yinqama, ibhajiwe esihlahleni ngezimpondo zayo; uAbrahama waya wayithatha inqama, wanikela ngayo umnikelo wokushiswa esikhundleni sendodana yakhe.

₁₄UAbrahama waqamba igama laleyondawo ngokuthi uJehova uyabonelela, njengalokhu kuthiwa nanamuhla: Entabeni kaJehova kuyakubonelelwa.

₁₅Ingelosi kaJehova yayisimemeza kuAbrahama ngokwesibili isezulwini,

₁₆ithi: Ngizifungile, usho uJehova, ukuthi njengokuba ukwenzile lokhu, ungagodlanga indodana yakho eyodwa,

₁₇ngiyakukubusisa nokukubusisa, ngandise nokwandisa inzalo yakho, ibe-ngangezinkanyezi zezulu nangangesihlabathi sasogwini lolwandle, inzalo yakho inqobe isango lezitha zayo,

₁₈nangenzalo yakho ziyakubusiswa izizwe zonke zomhlaba, ngokuba ulalele izwi lami.

₁₉UAbrahama wayesebuyela ezincekwini zakhe; basuka, baya eBeri-Sheba; uAbrahama wakha eBeri-Sheba.

₂₀Kwathi emva kwalokho kwabikwa kuAbrahama ukuthi: Bheka, naye uMilka umzalele uNahori umfowenu abantwana:

₂₁ngu-Use izibulo lakhe, noBuzi umfowabo, noKemuweli uyise ka-Aramu,

₂₂noKesede, noHazo, noPilidashe, noJidilafe, noBetuweli;

₂₃uBetuweli wazala uRebeka; laba abayisishiyagalombili uMilka wabazalela uNahori umfowabo ka-Abrahama.

₂₄Nesancinza sakhe esigama laso lalinguRewuma sazala oTheba, noGahamu, noTahashi, noMahakha.