STORY 8
Abraham An Sarah Wen Lissen To God
Not too far from Babylon, had one town called Ur. Ova dea da peopo worship plenny gods, but dey no worship Jehovah. But had one guy in Ur town dat wen worship ony Jehovah. His name wuz Abraham.
Jehovah tell Abraham: ‘Go way from yoa country an yoa ohana. I goin show you anodda country.’ Den God promise: ‘Da peopo dat goin come from you, bumbye I goin make dem come one big, importan nation, an I goin do good tings fo dem cuz of you.’
Abraham neva know wea Jehovah wuz telling him fo go, but he wen trus Jehovah. So Abraham, his wife Sarah, his faddah Terah, an his nephew Lot wen pack up all dea stuff an wen lissen to Jehovah an start da long trip.
Abraham wuz 75 year old wen him an da ohana wen get to da place Jehovah wanted dem fo go. Da place wuz called Canaan. Dass wea God wen talk to Abraham an wen promise him: ‘Dis land ova hea, I goin give um to da peopo dat goin come from you bumbye.’ But Abraham an Sarah dey wuz ol, dey neva have any kids. So how Jehovah goin keep his promise?
“Abraham, he wen trus God. One time God tell him fo go one place dat goin come his land bumbye. So Abraham lissen God, an he go dea, no matta he neva know wea da place stay.”—Fo Da Hebrew Peopo 11:8