UBaba uSomandla Ubonakala ku-Abramu
Ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi nantathu yokuthula uBaba wethu uza njengo-El Shaddai, aqambe kabusha u-Abrama noSarayi, enze ukusoka kube wuphawu lwesivumelwano emzimbeni. U-Abrahama uhleka ngokuba nendodana eneminyaka eyikhulu, acele u-Ishmayeli esikhundleni sayo, asokise yonke indlu yakhe ngalolo suku.
17 1Lapho u-Abramu eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ubudala, uBaba wethu wabonakala kuye wathi: “Mina ngingu-El Shaddai—uBaba wakho uSomandla. Hamba phambi kwami ube ongenasici. a a v1 El Shaddai kusho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu uSomandla.” Emnyango wesithembiso sesivumelwano, uBaba wethu uzembula ngaleli gama — uSomandla okunguye yedwa ongapha u-Abrahama noSara indodana ebudaleni babo. 2Ngizakwenza isivumelwano sami phakathi kwami nawe, futhi ngikwandise ngokwedlulele.”
3U-Abramu wawa ngobuso bakhe, uBaba wethu wakhuluma naye, wathi:
4“Mina-ke, isivumelwano sami sinawe, futhi uyakuba nguyise wezizwe eziningi. 5Igama lakho ngeke lisaba ngu-Abramu, kodwa uyakuba ngu-Abrahama, ngokuba ngikwenze waba nguyise wezizwe eziningi. 6Ngizakukuchumisa kakhulu impela; ngizakukuguqula ube yizizwe eziningi, futhi amakhosi ayakuvela kuwe. 7Ngizakumisa isivumelwano sami phakathi kwami nawe nenzalo yakho emva kwakho, ezizukulwaneni zonke—isivumelwano esiphakade—ukuba nginguBaba kuwe nasenzalweni yakho emva kwakho. b b v7 Isakhiwo sesivumelwano — “ukuba nginguNkulunkulu kuwe nasebantwaneni bakho” — sihunyushwa ngokuthi “ukuba nginguBaba wakho noBaba wabantwana bakho” ngokuba yilowo isivumelwano uBaba wethu asenzayo: hhayi inkontileka, kodwa umndeni. Uzibopha ku-Abrahama nakuso sonke isizukulwane esilandelayo. 8Ngizakupha wena nenzalo yakho emva kwakho izwe ohlala kulo njengowezizwe—lonke izwe laseKhanani—libe yifa laphakade; futhi ngizakuba nguBaba wabo.”
9UBaba wethu wathi ku-Abrahama: “Wena-ke: gcina isivumelwano sami, wena nabantwana bakho emva kwakho, ezizukulwaneni zabo zonke. 10Yilesi isivumelwano sami okumele usigcine, phakathi kwami nawe nenzalo yakho emva kwakho: wonke owesilisa phakathi kwenu umele asokwe. 11Sokani inyama yejwabu lenu; kuyakuba yisibonakaliso sesivumelwano phakathi kwami nani. 12Wonke owesilisa phakathi kwenu, isizukulwane ngesizukulwane, umele asokwe eneminsuku eyisishiyagalombili ubudala—noma ezelwe endlini yakho noma ethengwe ngesiliva kowezizwe ongesiyo inzalo yakho. 13Wonke ozelwe endlini yakho noma othengwe ngemali yakho umele asokwe. Isivumelwano sami siyakuba senyameni yenu, isivumelwano esiphakade. 14Noma yimuphi owesilisa ongasokile ongasokwanga enyameni yejwabu lakhe uyakunqunywa asuswe ebantwini bakibo—wephule isivumelwano sami.”
Igama Elisha likaSara
15UBaba wethu wathi ku-Abrahama: “Ungabe usambiza umkakho ngokuthi uSarayi—igama lakhe nguSara. 16Ngizakumbusisa, futhi impela ngikuphe indodana ngaye. Ngizakumbusisa—uyakuba yizizwe; amakhosi ezizwe ayakuvela kuye.”
17U-Abrahama wawa ngobuso bakhe, ehleka, wathi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Kungazalelwa yini indodana umuntu oneminyaka eyikhulu ubudala? Angabeletha yini uSara oneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye?” 18U-Abrahama wathi kuBaba wethu: “Sengathi u-Ishmayeli angaphila phambi kwakho!”
19Kodwa uBaba wethu wathi: “Cha, umkakho uSara uyakukuzalela indodana, futhi uyakuyiqamba ngokuthi u-Isaka. Ngizakuqinisa isivumelwano sami naye, isivumelwano esiphakade senzalo yakhe emva kwakhe. c c v19 Igama elithi u-Isaka lisho ukuthi “uyahleka” — isikhumbuzo esimnene sokuhleka kukaSara emangele lapho isithembiso sinikezwa. 20Mayelana no-Ishmayeli, ngikuzwile. Ngizakumbusisa, ngimchumise, ngimandise ngokwedlulele. Uyakuzala abaholi abayishumi nambili, futhi ngizakumenza isizwe esikhulu. 21Kodwa ngizakuqinisa isivumelwano sami no-Isaka, uSara ayakukuzalela yena ngalesi sikhathi ngonyaka ozayo.”
22Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma no-Abrahama, uBaba wethu wenyuka wasuka kuye. 23U-Abrahama wathatha u-Ishmayeli indodana yakhe, nabo bonke abazalelwa endlini yakhe, nabo bonke abathengwa ngemali yakhe—wonke owesilisa endlini yakwa-Abrahama—wasoka inyama yamajwabu abo ngalona lolo suku, njengokutsho kukaBaba wethu kuye. 24U-Abrahama wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ubudala lapho esokwa enyameni yejwabu lakhe. d d v24 Ukusoka kwakuyisibonakaliso somzimba sokuba ngowabantu besivumelwano sikaBaba wethu. 25U-Ishmayeli indodana yakhe wayeneminyaka eyishumi nantathu lapho esokwa enyameni yejwabu lakhe. 26Ngalona lolo suku u-Abrahama no-Ishmayeli indodana yakhe basokwa. 27Wonke amadoda endlu yakhe—azalelwa endlini nathengwa ngesiliva kowezizwe—asokwa kanye naye.
