Umnqophiso kaThixo noAbram
1Emva koku uAbram waba nombono apho weva *uNdikhoyo esithi:
“Uze ungoyiki, Abram,
ndim oya kukukhusela;
ikwandim oya kukubonelela kanobom.”
2Uphendule wathi uAbram: “Mhlekazi Ndikhoyo, iya kundinceda ntoni loo nto? Yintoni ongandibonelela kuyo ndingenabantwana nje? Nàlo uza kuba yindlalifa yam nguElizere waseDamasko.” 3Kwakhona uAbram uthe: “Akukho nzala undinike yona; ke sisicaka sam esiza kuba yindlalifa yam.”
4Uthe ke uNdikhoyo ebhekisa kuAbram: “UElizere akayi kuba yindlalifa yakho. Ngunyana wakho nqo oya kuba yindlalifa yakho.” 5UNdikhoyo wamkhuphela ngaphandle kwendlu uAbram, wathi: “Khangela esibhakabhakeni, uzibale iinkwenkwezi ezilapho, ukuba ungaba nako. Boba baninzi kangako abazukulwana bakho.”
6UAbram walibeka kuNdikhoyo ithemba lakhe, waza ngenxa yoko wenziwa ilungisa.
7Waqokela wathi kuye uNdikhoyo: “NdinguNdikhoyo owakukhupha kwilizwe lakowenu eUre yelamaKaledi, ukuze uze kuma kulo mhlaba, ube ngowakho.”
8Ke yena uAbram wabuza wathi: “Mhlekazi Ndikhoyo, ndingaqonda njani ukuba lo mhlaba woba ngowam?”
9Uthe uNdikhoyo: “Ndizisele ithokazi lenkomo, nemazi yebhokhwe, nenkunzi yegusha, zonke zibe minyaka mithathu, kunye nehobe nevukuthu.” 10Weza nazo uAbram ezo zinto, wazahlula kubini, waza wazidwelisa, icala ngalinye lamelana nelinye. Iintaka zona akazange azahlule kubini. 11Kwandanda amaxhalanga phezu kwaloo nyama yezo zinto, kodwa uAbram wawagxotha.
12Ukutshona kwelanga wehliwa bobunzulu ubuthongo uAbram. Wangenwa luvalo naluloyiko. 13UNdikhoyo wathi kuye: “Inzala yakho iya kuba ngabangeneleli kumhlaba wasemzini, uze uyazi loo nto. Apho baya kuba ngamakhoboka, baphathwe gadalala amakhulu amane eminyaka. 14Kodwa ndosohlwaya eso sizwe sibaphethe kakubi; baya kuthi xa bemkayo apho bahambe namaxhoba. 15Wena ke kambe uza kuhlala udle ubomi ude ukhokhobe, amathambo akho afihlwe ngakookhokho bakho. 16Inzala yakho yobuyela apha emva kwezizukulwana ezine. Kaloku andiyi kuwakhupha kwangoku ama-Amori, bude buzaliseke ubugwenxa bawo.”
17Kuthe kwakurhatyela, kwathi gqi imbiza iqhuma, nesikhuni esivuthayo, zadlula phakathi kwaloo mkrozo wenyama. 18Waza ke uNdikhoyo wathi kuAbram esenza umnqophiso: “Ndiyathembisa ukuba wonke lo mhlaba, ukususela kwimida yeJiputa kuye kuthi xhaxhe ngomlambo iEfrati, ndiza kuwunika inzala yakho, 19ndawonye nomhlaba wamaKeni, amaKinazi, amaKadimon, 20amaHeti, amaPerezi, namaRafa; 21ama-Amori, amaKanana, amaGirgashi, kunye namaJebhusi.”
