17 Ngesikhatsi Abrama asaneminyaka lengu-99, Jehova wabonakala kuye watsi: “NginguNkulunkulu Somandla. Hlala wetsembekile kimi futsi ube msulwa.* 2 Ngitasicinisekisa sivumelwane lengasenta nawe,+ futsi ngitawenta bantfwana bakho babe banyenti kakhulu.”+

15 Lengilosi yaJehova yakhuluma na-Abrahama kwesibili isezulwini 16 yatsi: “Jehova utsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine,+ kutsi njengobe wente loku wangayigodli indvodzana yakho lekuphela kwayo,+ 17 nakanjani ngitakubusisa futsi intalelwane* yakho ngitayandzisa ibe ngangetinkhanyeti tasemazulwini, nangangesihlabatsi lesiselugwini lwelwandle,+ futsi intalelwane* yakho itawutsatsa emadolobha* etitsa tayo.+ 18 Tonkhe tive temhlaba titawubusiswa* ngentalelwane*+ yakho, ngobe wena ulilalele livi lami.’”+