Icebo likaSarayi, Umthwalo kaHagari
Ukulinda kuyehluleka, ngakho uSarayi unikeza u-Abrama uHagari; ukukhulelwa kuphenduka indelelo, bese kuba ukuphathwa kabuhlungu, uHagari abaleke. Isithunywa simthola emthonjeni ehlane, simbuyisele nesithembiso ngendodana yakhe, abize uBaba wethu ngokuthi Lowo ombonayo.
16 1USarayi, umka-Abrama, wayengazange amzalele bantwana. Wayenencekukazi yaseGibhithe, igama layo linguHagari. 2USarayi wathi ku-Abrama: “Bheka, uBaba wethu ungivimbele ukuba ngizale. Ngena encekukazini yami; mhlawumbe ngingakha umndeni ngayo.” U-Abrama wenza njengoba uSarayi eshilo. a a v2 Kuleso siko, incekukazi yayingazalela umuzi umntwana, bese umntwana wamukelwa njengowalowo mndeni. 3Emva kokuba u-Abrama esehlale eKhanani iminyaka eyishumi, uSarayi umkakhe wathatha incekukazi yakhe yaseGibhithe, uHagari, wayinika umyeni wakhe u-Abrama ukuba ibe ngumkakhe. 4Wangena kuHagari; wakhulelwa, kwathi lapho esebona ukuthi ukhulelwe, wayidelela inkosikazi yakhe. 5USarayi wathi ku-Abrama: “Ububi obungehlele buphezu kwakho. Nganika incekukazi yami ezingalweni zakho; manje njengoba isibona ukuthi ikhulelwe, iyangidelela. UBaba wethu makahlulele phakathi kwami nawe.”
6U-Abrama wathi kuSarayi: “Incekukazi yakho isezandleni zakho; yenza kuyo lokho okukuhle kuwe.” USarayi wayiphatha kabi, yabaleka ebusweni bakhe.
7Isithunywa sikaBaba wethu samfica uHagari ngasemthonjeni wasehlane, umthombo osendleleni eya eShure. b b v7 Isithunywa sikaBaba wethu sikhuluma njengoBaba wethu uqobo — sibonakala kuHagari ngesimo angahlangana naso, asizwe, asiphendule.
8“Hagari, ncekukazi kaSarayi,” kusho sona, “uvelaphi, uyaphi na?” “Ngibalekela inkosikazi yami uSarayi,” waphendula.
9“Buyela enkosikazini yakho,” sathi kuye isithunywa sikaBaba wethu, “uzithobe ngaphansi kwegunya layo.” 10Isithunywa sikaBaba wethu sathi kuye: “Ngizoyandisa kakhulu inzalo yakho, ize ingabaleki ngobuningi.” 11Isithunywa sikaBaba wethu saphinda sathi kuye: “Usukhulelwe manje, uzozala indodana. Uyomqamba igama lokuthi u-Ishmayeli, ngokuba ngizwile ngosizi lwakho. 12Uyoba umuntu onjengembongolo yasendle, isandla sakhe simelene nabo bonke, nesandla sabo bonke simelene naye, uyohlala enobutha nabo bonke abafowabo.”
13Wambiza uBaba wethu owayekhuluma kuye ngegama elithi: “Wena ungu-El Royi — uNkulunkulu wami ongibonayo,” ngokuba wathi: “Manje sengimbonile Lowo ongibonayo.” 14Kungakho umthombo wabizwa ngokuthi iBheri-lahayi-royi; ukhona phakathi kweKhadeshi neBheredi.
15Ngakho uHagari wamzalela u-Abrama indodana, u-Abrama waqamba indodana ayizalelwe nguHagari igama lokuthi u-Ishmayeli. 16U-Abrama wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesithupha lapho uHagari emzalela u-Ishmayeli.
