Nkulunkulu ubita Abrama
1Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama:
“Phuma eveni lakini, nasetihlotjeni takho,
nasemndenini weyihlo,
uye eveni lengitakukhombisa lona.
2Ngitakwenta ube sive lesikhulu,
ngikubusise,
ngente libito lakho libe likhulu,
wena ube sibusiso.
3Ngitababusisa labakubusisako,
ngibacalekise labakucalekisako.
Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngawe.”
4Ngako-ke Abrama wahamba, njengobe Simakadze abesamtjelile, Loti wahamba naye. Abrama abesaneminyaka lengema-75 budzala, nakasuka eHarani. 5Abrama watsatsa Sarayi, umkakhe, naLoti, indvodzana yemnakabo, netimphahla tabo labesebatigcogcile, netisebenti labesebatitfole eHarani; bahamba nato baya eveni laseKhenani.
Abrama ufika eKhenani
Batsi kube befike eveni laseKhenani, 6Abrama wahamba wadzabula live, waze wefika eShekhemu, ngasema-okhini aseMore. EmaKhenani abehlala kulelo live ngaleso sikhatsi. 7Simakadze wabonakala ku-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngiyawulinika titukulwane takho.” Abrama wakhela Simakadze lilati, ngobe abebonakele lapho kuye. 8Wesuka waya etintsabeni tangasemphumalanga neBetheli, wafike wemisa lithende lakhe khona; iBetheli beyingasenshonalanga, i-Ayi beyingasemphumalanga. Nakhona lapho wafike wakhela Simakadze lilati; wakhuleka kuSimakadze. 9Emvakwaloko Abrama wahamba wacondza ngaseningizimu neKhenani.
Abrama eGibhithe
10Kwase kuba nendlala lenkhulu eKhenani. Ngako-ke Abrama wehlela eGibhithe; wahlala khona sikhashana, ngobe indlala yayiyinkhulu kakhulu eKhenani. 11Watsi nasatawufika eGibhithe, wakhuluma kumkakhe Sarayi watsi: “Ase ulalele la: Ngiyakwati kutsi ungumfati lomuhle, nalobukekako. 12EmaGibhithe atawutsi angakubona atsi: ‘Ngumkakhe lo,’ bese ayangibulala, wena angakubulali. 13Ngako-ke ubotsi ungudzadzewetfu, khona kutangihambela kahle ngisindze ngenca yakho.” 14Watsi Abrama nakewela umnyele angena eGibhithe, emaGibhithe akhangwa buhle balomfati. 15Tindvuna taFaro tatsi kube timbone, tambabata kuFaro; wase uyatsatfwa-ke uyiswa esigodlweni saFaro. 16Ngenca yalomfati, Abrama waphatseka kahle: Wanikwa timvu netimbuti, netinkhomo, netimbongolo letindvuna naletinsikati, nemakamela, netisebenti letidvuna naletisikati.
17Kepha Simakadze washaya Faro nemndeni wakhe ngetinhlupho letinkhulu ngenca yaSarayi, umka-Abrama. 18Ngako-ke Faro wabita Abrama, watsi kuye: “Yini lena loyente kimi? Awukangitjeli ngani kutsi lona ngumkakho? 19Ushitoleni kutsi ngudzadzewenu, ngaze ngamtsatsa waba ngumkami? Nangu-ke umkakho, mtsatse, uhambe naye.” 20Faro watfumela emancusa ku-Abrama, amhambisa kanye nemkakhe, nako konkhe labesanako.
