5. Tisadziwa tani kuti Abhrahamu akhadikhira nzinda udakhazikiswa na Mulungu?

⁵ Kodi Abhrahamu apangiza tani kuti iye akhadikhira nzinda, peno Umambo ukhafuna kukhazikiswa na Mulungu? Cakutoma, Abhrahamu nee acita khundu ya umambo wa dziko. Iye nee akakhala pa mbuto ibodzi ene, pontho nee akhaphedzera amambo a mu ndzidzi wace. Kusiyapo pyenepi, Abhrahamu nee ayesera kukhazikisa umambo wace ene. Mbwenye Abhrahamu apitiriza kubvera Yahova mbadikhira Iye toera akwanirise pikiro Yace. Mukucita pyenepi, Abhrahamu apangiza kuti akhali na cikhulupiro cakuwanga kakamwe kuna Yahova. Natenepa tendeni tione pinentso pingasi pidathimbana na iye, pontho tinapfundzanji kubulukira mu citsandzo cace?

7. Thangwi yanji Abhrahamu akhanyindira kuti Yahova mbadatsidzikiza iye pabodzi na banja yace?

⁷ Abhrahamu akhanyindira kuti Yahova mbadatsidzikiza iye pabodzi na banja yace. Thangwi yanji? Kumbukani kuti Abhrahamu na Sara asiya nyumba yawo yadidi na yakutsidzikizika mu nzinda wa Uri toera kuenda kakhala m’matenti mu dziko ya Kanani. Mu dziko ineyi iye na banja yace nee mbadakhalabve na mipanda peno mikulu yakuzika toera kuatsidzikiza. Pyenepi pisapangiza kuti iwo nee akhalibve akutsidzikizika kuna anyamalwa awo.

8. Ninji pidacitika kuna Abhrahamu?

⁸ Abhrahamu akhacita cifuno ca Mulungu, mbwenye ulendo unango iye nee akhali na phoso toera kudyesa banja yace. Mu dziko idapangwa iye na Yahova toera aende kakhale mukhali na njala ikulu kakamwe. Abhrahamu nee akhakwanisa kudyesa banja yace thangwi ya njala ineyi, natenepa iye afuluka mbaenda kakhala mu Ejitu mu ndzidzi wakucepa. Pikhali iye mu Ejitu, Farau ntongi wa dziko ineyi ankwatira nkazace. Mwandimomwene Abhrahamu adzudzumika kakamwe mpaka mu ndzidzi udapanga Yahova Farau toera apereke Sara kuna Abhrahamu.—Gen. 12:10-19.

9. Ndi pinentso pipi pinango pidathimbana na Abhrahamu na Sara?

⁹ Abhrahamu na Sara athimbanambo na cinentso cinango. Nkazace nee akhabala. Iwo athimbana na cinentso ceneci mu pyaka pizinji. Natenepa Sara apereka bitcu wace Agari kuna Abhrahamu kuti akhale nkazace toera ana anafuna kubala iye akhale a Abhrahamu na Sara. Mbwenye Agari pidakhala iye na mimba atoma kupwaza Sara. Pyenepi pyacitisa Sara kuipirwa kakamwe mbathamangisa Agari panyumba pace.—Gen. 16:1-6.

10. Ndi pinthu pipi pidacitika kuna Izaki na Ismaeli pyakuti pyayesera cinyindiro ca Abhrahamu kuna Yahova?

¹⁰ Mukupita kwa ndzidzi Sara adzakhala na mimba, mbabala mwana mbanthula Izaki. Abhrahamu akhafuna anace awiri ene Ismaeli na Izaki. Nakuti Ismaeli akhatsalakana Izaki mwakuipa, natenepa Abhrahamu athamangisa Ismaeli na Agari panyumba pace. (Gen. 21:9-14) Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Yahova aphemba Abhrahamu kuti apereke Izaki ninga ntsembe. (Gen. 22:1, 2; Aheb. 11:17-19) M’midzidzi ineyi Abhrahamu akhanyindira kuti Yahova mbadakwanirisa mapikiro ace thangwi ya ana a Abhrahamu.

11. Thangwi yanji Abhrahamu akhafunika kudikhira Yahova mwakupirira?

¹¹ Ndzidzi onsene, Abhrahamu akhafunika kudikhira Yahova mwakupirira. Iye akhali na pyaka pyakupiringana 70 pidabuluka iye mu nzinda wa Uri pabodzi na banja yace. (Gen. 11:31–12:14) Abhrahamu akhala m’matenti mu pyaka pizinji mu ndzidzi ukhaenda iye ku dziko ya Kanani. Abhrahamu afa na pyaka 175. (Gen. 25:7) Mbwenye iye afa Yahova mbadzati kwanirisa pikiro yace yakuti dzindza yace mbidapaswa dziko. Pontho iye nee akhala maso toera kuona kukhazikiswa kwa nzinda, wakuti ndi Umambo wa Mulungu. Ngakhale tenepo, Bhibhlya isalonga kuti Abhrahamu afa ‘mu unkhalamba wace pontho wakutsandzaya.’ (Gen. 25:8) Mwakukhonda tsalakana pinentso pyonsene pidathimbana na iye, Abhrahamu apitiriza kukhala na cikhulupiro cakuwanga, pontho akhala wakutsandzaya mu ndzidzi ukhadikhira iye Yahova. Ninji cidamphedza toera kukhala wakupirira? Thangwi mu umaso wace onsene Yahova akhantsidzikiza, pontho akhantsalakana ninga xamwali wace.—Gen. 15:1; Iza. 41:8; Tiya. 2:22, 23.