Ekugcineni Batfola Indvodzana

Bo-Abrahama naSara besebaneminyaka leminyenti bashadile. Bashiya likhaya labo lelintofontofo e-Uri bahamba bayohlala emathendeni. Kodvwa Sara akazange akhonone ngobe abemetsemba Jehova.

Sara abefuna mbamba kuba nemntfwana ngobe waze watsi ku-Abrahama: ‘Ngicela kutsi ulale nencekukati yami Hagari, mhlawumbe nje ingangitalela bantfwana.’ Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Hagari watfola indvodzana futsi ligama layo bekungu-Ishmayeli.

Eminyakeni leminyenti leyalandzela ngesikhatsi Abrahama aneminyaka lengu-99 budzala Sara analengu-89, kwefika tivakashi letintsatfu. Abrahama wacela letivakashi kutsi tiphumule emtfuntini wesihlahla futsi watipha nekudla. Uyati kutsi bekubobani letivakashi? Bekutingilosi! Tatsi ku-Abrahama: ‘Ngalesikhatsi lesi emnyakeni lotako, wena nemfati wakho nitawuba nemntfwana.’ Sara abesekhatsi ethendeni alalele futsi watihlekela wase utsi: ‘Njengobe mine sengimdzala kangaka ngisengamtfola yini umntfwana?’

Ngemnyaka lolandzelako, Sara wabeleka indvodzana, njengobe ingilosi yaJehova beyetsembisile. Abrahama wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Isaka, lokusho kutsi “Kuhleka.”

Ngesikhatsi Isaka anemimyaka lesihlanu budzala, Sara wabona Ishmayeli amhlupha. Abefuna kuvikela indvodzana yakhe, ngako wacela Abrahama kutsi acoshe Hagari na-Ishmayeli. Abrahama wacale wala kubacosha. Kodvwa Jehova watsi ku-Abrahama: ‘Lalela Sara ngobe situkulwane sakho sitawuvela ku-Isaka, naku-Ishmayeli ngitawuveta sive ngobe ungumntfwana wakho.’