Emaswapheleni Wayithola Indodana!

Besele kudlule iminyaka eminengi u-Abrahama noSara batjhadile. Batjhiya ikhaya labo elinethezekileko e-Uri bayokuhlala ematendeni. USara azange anghonghoyile ngombana bekamthemba uJehova.

USara kade afuna umntwana kangangobana wathi ku-Abrahama: “Ngibawa uye emabhayini nesisebenzi sami. Mhlamunye ngingafumana abantwana ngaso.” Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, uHagari wabeletha indodana. Ibizo layo kwaba ngu-Itjhimayeli.

Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, u-Abrahama nakaneminyaka ema-99 ubudala, umkakhe aneminyaka ema-89 bafikelwa ziimvakatjhi ezintathu. U-Abrahama wayokuhlala nazo ngaphasi komuthi, wadla nazo. Uyazi bezibobani iimvakatjhezo? Bekuziingilozi! Zathi ku-Abrahama: ‘Ngiqinisile, unyaka ozako ngesikhathesi, uSara umkakho uzabe sele anendodana.’ USara bekalalele indaba leyo angetendeni ngemva komnyango. Wahleka yedwa wazibuza wathi: ‘Ngingamthola njani umntwana sengiluphele kangaka?’

Emnyakeni olandelako, uSara wabeletha indodana, njengombana uJehova bekathembisile. U-Abrahama wamthiya bona ngu-Isaka, okutjho “Ukuhleka.”

Ngelinye ilanga uSara wabona u-Itjhimayeli adelela u-Isaka, bekaneminyaka emihlanu ngesikhatheso u-Isaka. Nje-ke uSara wathi u-Abrahama akaqothe isigqilakazesi uHagari kunye no-Itjhimayeli. Ekuthomeni, u-Abrahama bekangafuni ukubaqotha. Kodwana uJehova wathi ku-Abrahama: ‘Yenza koke uSara akutjela khona. Ngizomtlhogomela u-Itjhimayeli. Kodwana iinzukulwana zakho, zizokuthiyelelwa ngo-Isaka.’