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₁Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova ku-Abrama ngombono, lithi: “Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho; umvuzo wakho uyakuba mkhulu kakhulu.”

₂Kepha u-Abrama wathi: “Nkosi Jehova, uyakungiphani na? Ngihamba ngingenamntwana; indlalifa yendlu yami ingu-Eliyezeri waseDamaseku.” ₃U-Abrama wathi futhi: “Bheka, awunginikanga nzalo; bheka, inceku yendlu yami iyakuba yindlalifa yami.”

₄Bheka, izwi likaJehova leza kuye, lathi: “Lona akayikudla ifa lakho, kepha oyakuphuma ezibilinini zakho uyakudla ifa lakho.” ₅Wamphumisela ngaphandle, wathi: “Bheka ngasezulwini, ubale izinkanyezi, uma ungazibala.” Wathi kuye: “Kuyakuba njalo inzalo yakho.”

₆Wakholwa nguJehova; wambalela lokho kwaba ngukulunga.

₇Wayesethi kuye: “NginguJehova owakuphumisa e-Uri lamaKaledi ukuba ngikunike leli zwe libe yifa lakho.”

₈Wathi: “Nkosi Jehova, ngiyokwazi ngani ukuthi ngiyakulidla na?”

₉Wathi kuye: “Ngithabathele isithokazi esineminyaka emithathu, nembuzi eyinsikazi eneminyaka emithathu, nenqama eneminyaka emithathu, nehobhe, nephuphu lejuba.”

₁₀Wamthathela zonke lezo, wazinquma phakathi, wabeka kwaba yileyo naleyo nxenye ukuba ibhekane nenye; kepha izinyoni akazinqumanga. ₁₁Amanqe ehlela phezu kwezidumbu; u-Abrama wawaxosha.

₁₂Kwathi ngokushona kwelanga ubuthongo obunzima bamehlela u-Abrama; bheka, washaywa luvalo lobumnyama obukhulu. ₁₃Wathi ku-Abrama: “Yazisisa ukuthi inzalo yakho izakuba ngumfokazi ezweni elingesilo elayo, ibe yizigqila, icindezelwe iminyaka engamakhulu amane. ₁₄Kepha leso sizwe eyakuba yizigqila zaso ngiyakusahlulela mina; ngasemuva iyakuphuma inempahla eningi. ₁₅Kepha wena uyakuya koyihlo ngokuthula, umbelwe usumdala. ₁₆Esizukulwaneni sesine iyakubuyela lapha, ngokuba ububi bama-Amori abukapheleli.”

₁₇Kwathi ngokushona kwelanga kwaba mnyama, bheka, nanto iziko elithunqayo, nelangabi lomlilo ladabula phakathi kwalezo zinxenye. ₁₈Ngalolo suku uJehova wasenza isivumelwano no-Abrama, wathi: “Ngiyakunika inzalo yakho leli zwe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe: ₁₉amaKheni, namaKhenizi, namaKadimoni, ₂₀namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaRefa, ₂₁nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaGirigashi, namaJebusi.”