Genesisi
21 UJehova wakhumbula uSara njengombana atjho, uJehova wenza kuSara njengombana bekathembisile.+ 2 U-Abrahama nasele aluphele, uSara wazithwala+ wambelethela indodana ngesikhathi uZimu athi uzokubeletha ngaso.+ 3 Wathiya indodana ayibelethelwe nguSara bona ngu-Isaka.+ 4 U-Abrahama wasoka indodanakhe u-Isaka lokha nayinamalanga abunane njengombana uZimu amyalile.+ 5 U-Abrahama bekaneminyaka eli-100 nakabelethelwa indodanakhe u-Isaka. 6 USara wathi: “UZimu ungenze ngathaba, nje-ke woke umuntu ozwa ngalokhu uzokuthaba nami.”* 7 Wangezelela wathi: “Ngubani obekacabanga bona ngingaba nomntwana? Nanyana kunjalo, ngibelethele u-Abrahama umntwana sele aluphele.”
8 Nje-ke umntwana wakhula walisiswa ukumunya. U-Abrahama wenza isidlo esikhulu ngelanga okwalisiswa ngalo u-Isaka ukumunya. 9 USara wabona indodana kaHagari+ umGibhide, leyo uHagari ayibelethela u-Abrahama, idelela u-Isaka.+ 10 Yeke uSara wathi ku-Abrahama: “Qotha isigqilakazesi nendodanaso ngombana indodanaso le angeze ibe yindlalifa nendodanami u-Isaka!”+ 11 Lokhu akhenge kumphathe kuhle u-Abrahama.+ 12 UZimu wathi ku-Abrahama: “Kungakuphathi kabuhlungu okukhulunywe nguSara kuwe malungana nendodanakho nesigqilakazi sakho. Lalela akutjhoko ngombana iinzukulwana zakho zizokuza ngo-Isaka.+ 13 Malungana nendodana yesigqilakazi,+ nayo ngizoyenza isitjhaba ngombana iyindodanakho.”+
14 U-Abrahama wavuka ekuseni, wathatha uburotho nesikhwama samanzi* wanikela uHagari. Wasibeka ehlombe lakaHagari wathi akakhambe nomsana.+ Wakhamba-ke wazulazula eBheritjheba.+ 15 Amanzi angesikhwameni aphela, uHagari watjhiya umntwana ngaphasi komuthi. 16 Wakhamba wayokuhlala kudanyana ayedwa ngombana wathi: “Angifuni ukubona umsanyanami afa.” Wahlala lapho wakhihla isililo.
17 UZimu walizwa ilizwi lomsana,+ yeke ingilozakhe yabiza uHagari isezulwini yathi kuye:+ “Kwenzenjani ngawe Hagari? Ungasabi ngombana uZimu ulizwile ilizwi lomsana lapha akhona. 18 Sikima, thatha umsana umbambe ngesandla ngombana ngizomenza isitjhaba esikhulu.”+ 19 Nje-ke uZimu wavula amehlo kaHagari wabona umthombo wamanzi, wakhamba wazalisa isikhwama samanzi wanikela umsana wasela. 20 UZimu wamtlhogomela umntwana+ njengombana akhula. Wahlala emmangweni, waba mdumuzi wemisubela. 21 Wahlala emmangweni weParana,+ unina wamthathela umfazi enarheni yeGibhide.
22 Ngesikhatheso u-Abimeleki noPhikoli induna yebutho lakhe bathi ku-Abrahama: “UZimu unawe kikho koke okwenzako.+ 23 Nje-ke funga kimi ngoZimu ukuthi uzokuthembeka kimi, emadodanenami neenzukulwaneni zami nokuthi uzokusebenzelana nami nenarha ohlala kiyo ngendlela yethando, engisebenzelane ngayo nawe.”+ 24 U-Abrahama wathi: “Ngiyafunga.”
25 U-Abrahama walila ku-Abimeleki ngomthombo wamanzi owathathwa ziinsebenzi zaka-Abimeleki ngekani.+ 26 U-Abimeleki waphendula wathi: “Angazi bona ngubani owenze lokhu, nawe akhenge ungitjele ngakho, ngithoma ukuzwa ngawe namhlanjesi.” 27 U-Abrahama nakezwa lokho wathatha izimvu neenkomo wazinikela u-Abimeleki, benza isivumelwano. 28 U-Abrahama nakabekela ngeqadi iimvana ezilikhomba ezisikazi, 29 u-Abimeleki wathi kuye: “Kubayini ubekela iimvana ezilikhomba ezisikazezi ngeqadi?” 30 U-Abrahama wathi kuye: “Kufuze wamukele iimvana ezilikhomba ezisikazezi, kube bufakazi bokuthi ngimi owagubha umthombo lo.” 31 Kungebangeli abiza indawo le ngokuthi yiBheritjheba*+ ngombana bobabili benza isifungo lapho. 32 Ngemva kobana benze isivumelwanesi+ eBheritjheba, u-Abimeleki noPhikoli induna yebutho lakhe babuyela enarheni yamaFilista.+ 33 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Abrahama watjala umuthi womtamariski eBheritjheba, wabiza igama lakaJehova+ uZimu ohlala bekube nini nanini.+ 34 U-Abrahama wahlala enarheni yamaFilista isikhathi eside.+