Ndiyikhaka Lakho
U-Abram uphendula isithembiso ngesikhalazo sakhe sokwenene: akanamntwana. UBawo wethu umkhuphela phandle kwiinkwenkwezi, aze u-Abram akholwe nguye. Emva koko kwehla uloyiko olumnyama, sibe nzima isithembiso—iminyaka engamakhulu amane yobukhoboka ngaphambi kokuba ilizwe libe lelabo.
15 1Emva kwezi zinto, ilizwi likaBawo wethu lafika ku-Abram ngombono, lisithi: “Musa ukoyika, Abram. Ndiyikhaka lakho, umvuzo wakho omkhulu kakhulu.”
2Kodwa u-Abram wathi: “Nkosi yam, Bawo, uya kundipha ntoni na, ekubeni ndingenamntwana, logama indlalifa yam ingu-Eliyezere waseDamasko?” 3U-Abram wathi: “Akundinikanga nzala; isicaka esizalelwe endlwini yam siya kudla ilifa lam.”
4Lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuye, lisithi: “Lo mntu akayi kuba yindlalifa yakho; unyana ophuma esiqwini sakho uya kuba yindlalifa yakho.” 5Wamkhuphela phandle, wathi: “Khangela esibhakabhakeni, uzibale iinkwenkwezi, ukuba unako.” Waza wathi: “Iya kuba njalo inzala yakho.”
6U-Abram wakholwa nguBawo wethu, waza uBawo wethu wakubalela kuye njengobulungisa.
7Wathi kuye: “NdinguBawo wakho, owakukhuphayo e-Uri yamaKaledi ukuba ndikunike eli lizwe libe lelakho.”
8Kodwa u-Abram wathi: “Nkosi yam, Bawo, ndingazi njani na ukuba ndiya kulihlutha?”
9Wathi kuye: “Ndithabathele ithokazi elineminyaka emithathu, nebhokhwe, nenkunzi yegusha, nehobe, nethole levukuthu.”
10U-Abram wazithabatha zonke ezi zinto, wazicanda phakathi, wamisa isiqingatha ngasinye malunga nesinye; kodwa iintaka akazange azicande. a a v10 Ngendlela yamandulo yokumisela umnqophiso, amahlakani ayesika izilwanyana kubini adlule phakathi kweziqingatha, ezibophelela ngobomi bawo ukuba agcine ilizwi lawo. 11Kwathi iintaka ezidla inyama zakuhlela phezu kwezidumbu, u-Abram wazigxotha. 12Xa litshonayo ilanga, u-Abram wawelwa bubuthongo obunzulu, waza wawelwa luloyiko olukhulu nobumnyama.
13Waza uBawo wethu wathi ku-Abram: “Yazi ngokuqinisekileyo: inzala yakho iya kuhlala njengabasemzini kwilizwe elingelilo elayo, ikhotyelwe icinezelwe iminyaka engamakhulu amane. 14Kananjalo ndiya kulugweba uhlanga abalukhonzayo, emva koko baya kuphuma benobutyebi obukhulu. 15Wena uya kuya kooyihlo ngoxolo, ungcwatywe sewaluphele kakuhle. 16Kwisizukulwana sesine baya kubuyela apha, kuba ityala lama-Amori alikagqibeleli.”
17Emva kokutshona kwelanga, ebumnyameni, kwabonakala imbiza yomlilo eqhumayo nesikhuni esivuthayo, kwadlula phakathi kweziqwenga. b b v17 Kwimisitho yeminqophiso yamandulo, omabini amaqela ayehamba phakathi kweziqwenga zezilwanyana ezicandiweyo — isifungo esasithetha ukuthi: “Mandicandwe njengezi ukuba ndiyasaphula isithembiso sam.” Apha uBawo wethu yedwa udlula njengokukhanya okuvuthayo, ethwala ubunzima bomnqophiso bonke phezu kwakhe.
18Ngaloo mini uBawo wethu wenza umnqophiso no-Abram, esithi: “Ndinika inzala yakho eli lizwe, ukususela emlanjeni waseYiputa ukuya kumlambo omkhulu, iYufrathi, 19ilizwe lamaKeni, amaKenizi, amaKadimoni, 20amaHiti, amaPerizi, amaRefa, 21ama-Amori, amaKanan, amaGirgashi, namaYebhusi.”
