UJehova wabonakala ku-Abrama, wathi: “Leli zwe ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho; wamakhela khona i-altare uJehova owabonakala kuye.
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UJehova wabonakala ku-Abrama, wathi: “Leli zwe ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho; wamakhela khona i-altare uJehova owabonakala kuye.
Ngoba lonke ilizwe olibonayo ngizalinika wena lenzalo yakho kuze kube nininini.
Ngalolo suku uJehova wenza isivumelwano no-Abrama, wathi: “Inzalo yakho ngiyinike leli zwe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe.
UNkulunkulu wathi: Impela umkakho uSara uzakukuzalela indodana; uyakuqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Isaka, ngimise isivumelwano sami naye, sibe yisivumelwano esiphakade nenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe.
Ngiyakunika wena nenzalo yakho emva kwakho izwe ogogobele kulo, izwe lonke laseKhanani, libe yifa laphakade; njalo ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo.
U-Abrahama wasuka lapho waya ezweni laseningizimu, wakha phakathi kweKadeshi neSuri, wagogobala eGerari.
Kwathi emva kokufa kuka-Abrahama uNkulunkulu wambusisa u-Isaka indodana yakhe; u-Isaka wahlala ngasemthonjeni waseLahayiroyi.
U-Isaka wahlwanyela kulelo zwe, wazuza ngokuphindwe kayikhulu ngawo lowo mnyaka, uJehova wambusisa.
Ngokuba wayenezimvu nezinkomo, nezinceku eziningi, amaFilisti aba nomona ngaye.
UJehova wabonakala kuye ngalobo busuku, wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo u-Abrahama; ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe, ngikubusise, ngandise inzalo yakho ngenxa ka-Abrahama inceku yami.
Bheka, uJehova wema lapho, wathi: “NginguJehova uNkulunkulu kayihlo u-Abrahama noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka; izwe olele kulo ngiyakulinika wena nenzalo yakho;
Bheka, nginawe, ngiyakukugcina ezindaweni zonke oya kuzo, ngikubuyisele kuleli zwe; ngoba kangiyikukutshiya ngize ngenze lokho engikukhulume kuwe.
UJehova wayesethi kuJakobe: “Buyela ezweni lawoyihlo nasezihlotsheni zakho; futhi ngizoba nawe.
Izwe engalinika u-Abrahama no-Isaka ngiyakulinika wena, nenzalo yakho emva kwakho ngiyakulinika izwe.
UJehova wayenaye uJosefa, waba yindoda enenhlanhla; wayesendlini yenkosi yakhe umGibhithe.
Kepha uJehova wayenaye uJosefa, wamhawukela, wamnika umusa emehlweni omlindi wetilongo.
U-Israyeli wayesethi kuJosefa: “Bheka, ngiyafa, kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuba nani, anibuyisele ezweni lawoyihlo.
UJosefa wayesethi kubafowabo: “Sengiyafa, uNkulunkulu uyakuninakekela nokuninakekela, anikhiphe kuleli zwe, aniyise ezweni alifungela o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe.
Wasikhumbula isivumelwano sakhe kuze kube phakade, izwi ayala ngalo ezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane.
Ngizakufundisa ngikufundise indlela okumele uhambe ngayo: ngizakuqondisa ngeso lami.
Yizwa, Jehova, umkhuleko wami, ulalele ukukhala kwami; ungathuli ngezinyembezi zami, ngokuba ngingumfokazi kuwe nomfokazi njengabo bonke obaba.
UNkulunkulu wezwa ukububula kwabo, uNkulunkulu wakhumbula isivumelwano sakhe no-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe.
Wathi: “Impela ngiyakuba nawe; lokhu kuyoba yisibonakaliso kuwe sokuthi ngikuthumile: Uma uhole abantu eGibhithe, kumelwe nikhonze uNkulunkulu kule ntaba.
Futhi ngamisa isivumelwano sami nabo ukubanika izwe laseKhanani, izwe lokugogobala kwabo, ababengabafokazi kulo.
Ngiyakunithatha nibe yisizwe sami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu; niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu onikhipha phansi kwemithwalo yabaseGibithe.
Ngiyakuningenisa ezweni engaphakamisa isandla sami ngalo ukulinika u-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe; ngiyakuninika lona libe yifa; nginguJehova.
Uma udabula emanzini, mina nginawe; nasemifuleni, ayiyikukukhukhula; uma udabula emlilweni, awuyikusha; nelangabi aliyikukuvutha.
Ungesabi, ngokuba mina nginawe; ngiyakuletha inzalo yakho empumalanga, ngikubuthe ngasentshonalanga;
Uzafakazela iqiniso kuJakobe lakuAbrahama umusa owathembisa okhokho bethu ngesifungo kusukela ezinsukwini.
UNkulunkulu akasiye umuntu ukuba aqambe amanga; nendodana yomuntu ukuba iphenduke; wathi futhi ngeke? noma ukhulumile angalungisi na?
Bhekani, ngiyakwethula izwe kini; ngenani nilidle izwe uJehova alifungela oyihlo o-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakobe ukulinika bona nenzalo yabo emva kwabo.
UJehova wathi kuye: “Nanti izwe engalifungela o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ngathi: ‘Ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho;’ Ngikwenze wakubona ngamehlo akho, kodwa akumelwe uhambe. Lapho.
Enikufundile, nakwamukela, nakuzwa, nakubona kimi, kwenzeni; khona uNkulunkulu wokuthula uyakuba nani.
Ngokholo wagogobala elizweni lesithembiso njengowezizwe, ehlala emathenteni kanye loIsaka loJakobe, ababeyizindlalifa kanye laye zalesosithembiso;
Ngakho uNkulunkulu, ethanda kakhulu kakhulu ukubonisa izindlalifa zesithembiso ukungaguquleki kwecebo lakhe, wakuqinisa ngesifungo;