Watshengisa Ukuthi Ulokholo

U-Abrahama wafundisa u-Isaka ukuthi athande uJehova njalo akholwe izithembiso zakhe. Kwathi u-Isaka eseleminyaka engaba ngu-25, uJehova wacela u-Abrahama ukuthi enze into enzima kakhulu. Wathi enzeni?

UNkulunkulu wathi ku-Abrahama: ‘Thatha indodana yakho uyenze umnikelo wokutshiswa entabeni eseMoriya.’ U-Abrahama walalela lanxa wayengakwazi ukuthi yindaba uJehova wathi akwenze lokho.

Ekuseni ngelanga elalandelayo, u-Abrahama wahamba lo-Isaka lezisebenzi ezimbili eMoriya. Bathi sebehambe okwamalanga amathathu baqalisa ukuzibona izintaba zeMoriya. U-Abrahama watshela izisebenzi zakhe ukuthi zisale zibamelele ngenxa yokuthi yena lo-Isaka babesayakwenza umnikelo entabeni. U-Abrahama wathwala ingqamu, u-Isaka yena wathwala inkuni. U-Isaka wathi kuyise: ‘Ingaphi inyamazana ezakuba ngumnikelo?’ U-Abrahama waphendula wathi: ‘UNkulunkulu uzasipha.’

Bafika bakha i-alithare entabeni. U-Abrahama wabopha u-Isaka izandla lenyawo wamlalisa phezu kwe-alithare.

U-Abrahama wathi esethatha ingqamu, ingilosi kaJehova yamemeza isezulwini yathi: ‘Abrahama! Ungamlimazi umfana. Khathesi sengikwazi ukuthi uyamesaba uNkulunkulu, ngoba kawalanga ukunikela ngendodana yakho eyiyo yodwa.’ Khonokho nje, u-Abrahama wabona inqama ibanjelwe ngempondo esixukwini. Wathukulula u-Isaka wasenikela ngenqama leyo.

Kusukela ngelanga lelo, uJehova waqalisa ukubiza u-Abrahama ngokuthi ngumngane wakhe. Uyakwazi ukuthi yindaba? U-Abrahama wenza konke uJehova ayemtshela khona lanxa wayengazwisisi ukuthi yindaba uJehova wayefuna akwenze.

UJehova wasiphinda isithembiso ayeke wasitshela u-Abrahama wathi: ‘Ngizakubusisa ngenze izizukulwane zakho zibe zinengi.’ UJehova waphinda wathembisa ukuthi uzabusisa abantu bonke abalungileyo esebenzisa imuli ka-Abrahama.