Nkulunkulu utjela Abrahama kutsi amentele umhlatjelo nga-Isaka
1Emvakwaloko Nkulunkulu wavivinya Abrahama, watsi kuye: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngilapha, Nkhosi!”
2Nkulunkulu watsi: “Tsatsa Isaka, indvodzana yakho, leyodvwana naloyitsandzako, uye eveni laseMoriya, wente umhlatjelo ngayo entsabeni lengitakulayela yona.”
3Ngakusasa ekuseni ngeluvivi, Abrahama wavuka, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, watsatsa tisebenti takhe taba timbili kanye nendvodzana yakhe Isaka. Wakabha tinkhuni temhlatjelo labetawufike awushise, besuka bahamba baya kuleyo ndzawo Nkulunkulu labemlayele yona. 4Ngelilanga lesitsatfu Abrahama watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wayibona indzawo isesekhashane. 5Abrahama wase ukhuluma kuletisebenti takhe watsi: “Hlalani la nalembongolo, mine nalomfana sisaya lapha kuyawukhonta, sitawubuya sibuye la kini.”
6Abrahama watsatsa tinkhuni temhlatjelo wekushiswa, watetfwesa Isaka, umsa wakhe, yena waphatsa umlilo nemukhwa esandleni sakhe. Bahamba bobabili ndzawonye. 7Isaka watsi kuyise Abrahama: “Babe!”
Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha, ndvodzana yami.”
Isaka wabuta watsi: “Ngiyatibona tinkhuni nemlilo, kepha liphi lizinyane lemvu yemhlatjelo?”
8Abrahama waphendvula watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, Nkulunkulu utatibonela yena lizinyane lemhlatjelo wekushiswa.” Ngako-ke bachubeka solomane bahamba bobabili.
9Batsi kube befike kulendzawo Nkulunkulu labemlayele yona, Abrahama wakha lilati walungisa tinkhuni, wabopha Isaka, umsa wakhe, wambeka etinkhunini etikwelilati. 10Abrahama welula sandla sakhe, watsatsa umukhwa asatawuhlaba umsa wakhe. 11Kepha ingilosi yaSimakadze yambita isezulwini yatsi: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!”
Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha.”
12Yatsi: “Ungacali ubeke sandla kulomfana, futsi ungenti lutfo kuye; ngobe manje sengiyati kutsi uyamesaba Nkulunkulu, ngekutsi awukangigodleli indvodzana yakho lekukuphela kwayo.”
13Abrahama watsi uphakamisa emehlo uyacalata, wabona emvakwakhe kunesihhanca, sibanjwe ngetimphondvo esihlahleni. Abrahama wahamba wayawutsatsa lesihhanca, wase unikela ngaso, saba ngumhlatjelo esikhundleni sendvodzana yakhe. 14Ngako-ke Abrahama wetsa leyo ndzawo libito, watsi: “Simakadze uyatibonela.” Nalamuhla lendzawo bantfu basayibita ngekutsi: “Simakadze uyatibonela entsabeni.”
15Ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphindze yamemeta Abrahama kwesibili isezulwini, 16yatsi, “Nali livi laSimakadze litsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine kutsi njengobe wente loku, wangete wayigodla indvodzana yakho yekuphela, 17ngiyakukubusisa impela, ngandzise titukulwane takho tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka nangangesihlabatsi selugu lwelwandle. Titukulwane takho tiyakwehlula emadolobha etitsa tato. 18Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngetitukulwane takho, ngobe ulalele livi lami.’ ” 19Abrahama wancandzeka wabuyela etincekwini takhe, bahambisana sebabuyela eBherisheba, lapho Abrahama afike wakha khona.
Titukulwane takaNahori
20Emvakwaloko Abrahama wabikelwa kwatsiwa: “Phela Milkha sewutalele umnakenu Nahori bantfwana: 21Litubulo lakhe ngu-Uzi, elanywe nguBuzi, umnakabo, bese kuta Khemuweli, uyise wa-Aramu, 22elanywe nguKhesede, naHazo, naPhildashi, naJidilafe, naBethuweli.” 23Bethuweli watala Rebheka. Laba-ke labasiphohlongo Milkha wabatala kuNahori, umnakabo-Abrahama. 24Ngetulu kwaloko umfati lomunye waNahori lekwakutsiwa nguRewuma watala boTheba, naGahamu, naThahashi, naMakha.
