ISOMO LYA 8
Abrahamu na Sara Barhumikire Mungu
Hofi n’e Babeli, hali evile yakag’ihamagalwa Uru yalimwo abantu bakag’iharamya orhundi rhumungu ahali h’okuharamya Yehova. Cikone, hali omulume w’e Uru wakag’iharamya Yehova yene. Izino lyage ye Abrahamu.
Yehova abwira Abrahamu ntya: ‘Orhenge omu cihugo cinyu omu mulala gwawe n’omu nyumpa ya sho, oje omu cihugo nakuyereka.’ Enyuma z’aho, Mungu alaganya Abrahamu ntya: ‘Nakujira ishanja linene, najirira bantu banji b’okw’igulu ebintu binja erhi we orhuma.’
Abrahamu arhal’imanyire aha Yehova amurhuma, cikone amulangalira. Ntyo Abrahamu, mukage Sara, ishe Tera, na Loti mugala w’omulumuna bashana ebintu byabo banarhumikira Mungu omu kurhondera omubalamo gwabo muli.
Abrahamu agwerhe myaka 75 erhi ye n’omulala gwage bahika omu cihugo Yehova al’ilonzize abahe. Eco cali cihugo c’e Kanani. Erhi Abrahamu ali eyo munda, Mungu amuganiza anamulaganya ntya: ‘Iburha lyawe lyo naha eci cihugo coshi oli wabona.’ Cikone Abrahamu na Sara bal’ikola bashosi barhanalisag’iburha omwana. Gurhigi Yehova akahikirizizemwo eco ciragane?
“Buyemere bwarhumaga Abrahamu ayumva izu lya Nnâmahanga . . . aja omu cihugo ali ayishiyimamwo, agenda arhanamanyiri aha aja.”—Abahabraniya 11:8