Ukubelethwa kwaka-Isaka
1USomnini watjheja uSara, wenza kuye njengombana athembisa. 2U-Abrahamu gade sele aluphele, uSara waba sidisi, wambelethela indodana ngesikhathi uZimu athi izakubelethwa ngaso. 3U-Abrahamu wathiya umsanakhe ambelethelwa nguSara loyo bona ngu-Isaka. 4Wasoka u-Isaka, umsanakhe, lokha nakanamalanga abunane njengombana uZimu gade amyalile. 5U-Abrahamu besele aneminyaka elikhulu lokha nakabelethelwa u-Isaka, umsanakhe.
6USara wathi: “UZimu ungilethele isihleko; woke okuzwako lokhu uzokuhleka nami.” 7Godu wathi: “Ngubani obekangatjho ku-Abrahamu bona uSara angabe asamunyisa na? Nokho ngimbelethele indodana asele aluphele.”
8Umntwana wakhula. Kwathi mhlana alunyulwako, u-Abrahamu wenza umnyanya omkhulu. 9USara wabona u-Itjhimayeli owabelethelwa u-Abrahamu nguHagari umGibhide, ahleka ngokukokomeja. 10Wathi ku-Abrahamu: “Qotjha ikhobokakazeli kanye nendodanalo ngombana indodana yekhobokakazeli akukafuzi bona idle ilifa nendodanami, u-Isaka.”
11Lokhu kwamtshwenya u-Abrahamu ngombana u-Itjhimayeli naye bekuyindodanakhe. 12Kodwana uZimu wathi ku-Abrahamu: “Ungatshwenyeki ngomsana nekhobokakazi lakho. Yenza koke uSara akutjela khona ngombana iinzukulwana zakho zizokuthiyelelwa ngo-Isaka. 13Begodu ngizakwenza nendodana yekhobokakazi bona ibe sisizwe esikhulu ngombana nayo iziingazi zakho.”
14Kwathi ekuseni ngelanga elilandelako, u-Abrahamu wathatha isikwa nesikhumba samanzi wakubeka emahlombe kaHagari. Yeke wathi akakhambe nomntwana. Wakhamba-ke uHagari kodwana walahleka erhalawumbeni leBheritjheba.
15Kwathi bona amanzi aphele ngesikhumbeni, uHagari watjhiya umntwana ngaphasi komutjhana. 16Wakhamba wayozihlalela kudanyana naye ibanga elingaba mujikijelo womsebe ngombana wadlumbana wathi: “Angifuni ukubona umntwana nakahlongakalako.” Kwathi asahlezi lapho, wakhihla isililo.
17UZimu wezwa umsana abubula, yeke ingilozi yakaZimu yarhuwelela uHagari isezulwini yathi kuye: “Kwenzenjani ngawe wena Hagari? Ungasabi ngombana uZimu uzwile ukububula komsana lapha alele khona. 18Sikima! Khamba usikimise umsana, umbambe ngesandla umqinise ngombana mina ngizomenza abe sisizwe esikhulu.”
19Yeke uZimu wavula amehlwakhe, wabona umthombo wamanzi. Waya wazalisa isikhumba bewaseza nomsana.
20UZimu gade anomsana loyo, yeke wakhula kuhle erhalawumbeni. Waba ngusomsebe 21ahlala erhalawumbeni leParana. Unina wamthathela umfazi eGibhide.
Isivumelwano saka-Abrahamu no-Abimeleki eBheritjheba
22Kwathi ngesikhatheso u-Abimeleki nendunakhe emphathi webutho uPhikoli, waya ku-Abrahamu wafese wathi: “Mbala uZimu unawe kikho koke okwenzako ndoda. 23Nje-ke funga kimapha ngoZimu bona angekhe ube mkhohlisi kimi, ebantwaneni neenzukulwaneni zami. Njengombana bengithembekile kuwe, nawe thembeka kimi nenarheni okhonze kiyo.”
24U-Abrahamu wathi uzakufunga, 25kodwana wakhalala ku-Abimeleki ngomthombo wamanzi obugade uthunjwe ziinsebenzi zaka-Abimeleki. 26U-Abimeleki wathi: “Angazi bona ngubani owenze lokhu. Nawe akhange ungitjele ngendaba le, yeke nami ngiyitjhwama namhlanjesi nje.”
27U-Abrahamu wathatha izimvu, iimbuzi neenkomo wazinikela u-Abimeleki. Yeke amadoda amabili lawo enza isivumelwano. 28Kodwana u-Abrahamu wagodla iimvana ezisikazi ezilikhomba kilezo azinikele u-Abimeleki. 29Khonapho u-Abimeleki wambuza wathi: “Sitjho ukuthini isenzo sakhwesi, sokobana ugodle iimvana ezisikazi ezilikhomba na?”
30U-Abrahamu waphendula wathi: “Nawamukela iimvana ezilikhombezi, khona-ke uzakuba ngufakazami bonyana ngimi owemba umthombo lo.” 31Yeke, indawo leyo yathiywa ibizo bona yiBheritjheba ngombana kwaba kulapha amadoda amabili la enza khona isifungo.
32Kwathi emva kokobana sebasenzile isivumelwaneso eBheritjheba, u-Abimeleki noPhikoli induna yebutho babuyela enarheni yamaFilista. 33Yeke u-Abrahamu watjala umuthi womtamariski eBheritjheba, bewalotjha uSomnini uZimu onguSiphelani khonapho. 34U-Abrahamu wahlala enarheni yamaFilista isikhathi eside.
