Genesisi

22 Nje-ke ngemva kwalokho uZimu walinga u-Abrahama,+ wathi kuye: “Abrahama!” Waphendula wathi: “Ngilalele Kosami!” 2 Wathi: “Ngibawa uthathe indodanakho, okukuphela kwayo noyithanda kwamambala,+ u-Isaka,+ ukhambe nayo eMoriya+ begodu ufike wenze ngayo umnikelo otjhiswako entabeni engizokutjengisa yona.”

3 Nje-ke u-Abrahama wavuka ekuseni khulu, wabophela udumbanakhe begodu wathatha iinsebenzi zakhe ezimbili nendodanakhe u-Isaka. Wakapa iinkuni zokwenza umnikelo otjhiswako, ngemva kwalokho watjhinga endaweni uZimu weqiniso amtjengise yona. 4 Ngelanga lesithathu, u-Abrahama waphakamisa amehlo begodu wabona indawo aya kiyo ikudanyana. 5 U-Abrahama watjela iinsebenzi zakhe wathi: “Salani lapha nodumbana, mina nomsana sisayokulotjha uZimu lapha, kuzakuthi ngemva kwalokho sibuye.”

6 Nje-ke u-Abrahama wathatha iinkuni zokwenza umnikelo otjhiswako wazithwesa u-Isaka. Ngemva kwalokho wathatha umlilo nomukhwa, bakhamba bobabili. 7 U-Isaka wathi kuyise u-Abrahama: “Baba!” Wamphendula wathi: “Iye msanami!” Wathi: “Nanzi iinkuni nomlilo kodwana iphi imvu yokwenza umnikelo otjhiswako?” 8 U-Abrahama wamphendula wathi: “Msanami, uZimu uzasipha imvu yokwenza umnikelo otjhiswako.”+ Bakhamba bobabili.

9 Bafika endaweni uZimu weqiniso ayitjengise u-Abrahama, wafese wakha i-aldara lapho begodu wabeka iinkuni phezu kwalo. Ngemva kwalokho, wabopha u-Isaka izandla neenyawo, wambeka phezu kweenkuni eziphezu kwe-aldara.+ 10 Nje-ke u-Abrahama wathatha umukhwa bona azokubulala indodanakhe.+ 11 Nokho ingilozi kaJehova yabiza u-Abrahama isezulwini, yathi: “Abrahama, Abrahama!” Waphendula wathi: “Ngilalele Kosami!” 12 Yathi: “Ungamlimazi umsana begodu ungamenzi litho. Nje sengiyazi bona uyamsaba uZimu ngombana akhenge ungalele ngendodanakho okukuphela kwayo.”+ 13 U-Abrahama nakezwa lokho waphakamisa amehlo begodu wabona iramu kudanyana libambeke ngeempondo emthini. Yeke wakhamba wayolithatha begodu wenza ngalo umnikelo otjhiswako esikhundleni sendodanakhe. 14 U-Abrahama wabiza indawo leyo ngokuthi yiJehova-jire.* Kungebangelo nanamhlanjesi kuthiwa: “Entabenakhe, uJehova uzokuletha okutlhogekako.”+

15 Ingilozi kaJehova yabiza u-Abrahama kwesibili isezulwini, 16 yathi, “UJehova uthi: ‘Ngifunga ngami,+ ngebanga lokuthi wenze lokhu begodu akhenge wale ngendodanakho, okukuphela kwayo,+ 17 ngizokubusisa, ngizokwenza isizukulwana sakho sibe sinengi njengeenkwekwezi zezulwini, njengehlabathi emagega nelwandle+ begodu isizukulwana sakho sizokuthatha amadorobho wezitha zaso.+ 18 Zoke iintjhaba zephasini zizokubusiswa ngesizukulwana sakho+ ngebanga lokuthi ungilalele.’”+

19 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Abrahama wabuyela eensebenzini zakhe begodu bakhamba boke babuyela eBheritjheba.+ U-Abrahama wahlala khona lapho eBheritjheba.

20 Kamva u-Abrahama wafumana umbiko othi: “UMilika ubelethele umfowenu uNarhori amadodana:+ 21 Izibulo lakhe ngu-Utsi, kulandele uBhuzi, kuthi abanye kube nguKhemuyeli onguyise ka-Aramu, 22 kube nguKesedi, uRhazo, uPilidatjhi, uYidilafu noBhetuweli.”+ 23 UBhetuweli waba nguyise kaRabega.+ UMilika wabelethela uNarhori umfowabo ka-Abrahama amadodana abunane la. 24 Ikhohlo lakhe uRewuma nalo lambelethela amadodana: okunguThebarha, uGarhamu, uTarhatjhi noMaka.