17 U-Abrama wathi eseleminyaka engu-99 uJehova wabonakala kuye wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla. Hamba ezindleleni zami, utshengise ukuthi umsulwa.*

8 Kanti njalo ilizwe ohlezi kulo ungowezizweni+ ngizalinika wena lenzalo yakho ezalandela* ngemva kwakho, lonke nje ilizwe leKhenani. Lizakuba ngelabo kokuphela njalo ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo.”+

9 Ngokholo wahlala elizweni lesithembiso engumuntu wezizweni kulelolizwe elingayisilo lakibo,+ ehlala ematendeni+ lo-Isaka loJakhobe, labo ababezindlalifa zesithembiso sinye,+

13 Bonke laba bafa belokhu belokholo lanxa bengakutholanga ukugcwaliseka kwezinto ezazithenjisiwe.+ Kodwa bazibona zisesekhatshana+ bazamukela njalo benza kwaziwa ukuthi bona bangabezizweni lokuthi bayizakhamizi zesikhatshana elizweni ababekulo.