Wayesethi ku-Abhrama: “NginguSimakade owakukhipha e-Uri lamaKhaledi ukuba ngikunike leli lizwe libe yifa lakho.”
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Wayesethi ku-Abhrama: “NginguSimakade owakukhipha e-Uri lamaKhaledi ukuba ngikunike leli lizwe libe yifa lakho.”
Kwathi lapho uNkulunkulu engikhipha kwabakithi ngathi kumkami: ‘Uyobe ukhombise ukuthembeka uma noma kuphi lapho sifika khona ubatshela ukuthi ngingumfowenu.’ ”
kodwa yana kwelakithi ezihlotsheni zami, uyithathele khona umfazi, indodana yami.’
Kepha uyokuya kwelakithi ezihlotsheni zami, ufike uyithathele khona umfazi indodana yami u-Isaka.”
USimakade uNkulunkulu wezulu owangikhipha endlini kababa nakwelakithi lengabade, wakhuluma kimi, wangethembisa ngesifungo, wathi: ‘Leli lizwe ngiyolinika isizukulwane sakho.’ Uyothumela ingelosi yakhe ikuhole, okwakho ukuyotholela indodana yami umfazi lapho.
USimakade wabonakala ku-Isaka, wathi: “Ungehleli eGibhithe. Hlala kuleli lizwe engizokukhombisa lona.
“Wena unguSimakade, uNkulunkulu owakhetha u-Abhrama, wamsusa e-Uri lamaKhaledi, waguqula igama lakhe, waba ngu-Abhrahama.
Onkulunkulu balezo zizwe bazophula yini izizwe ezabhujiswa ngokhokho bami, iGozani, iHarana, iRezefi, abantu base-Edene ababeseThelasari na?
wena engikuthathe emikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngakubiza emajukujukwini awo, ngathi kuwe: ‘Wena uyinceku yami, ngikukhethile, angikulahlanga.’
Bhekani ku-Abhrahama, ukhokho wenu, nakuSara owanizalayo, ngokuba ngambiza eyedwa vo, kodwa ngambusisa, ngamandisa.
“Ndodana yomuntu, izakhamuzi ezindaweni ezichithakele kwa-Israyeli, zithi: ‘U-Abhrahama wayeyedwa, wadla ifa lezwe, kodwa thina sibaningi, siliphiwe lona libe yifa lethu.’
Wathi kuye: “Angiyukuhamba, kunalokho ngizosuka ngiye kwelakithi nasezihlotsheni zami.”
Ngakho-ke: “Phumani phakathi kwabo, nehlukane nabo,” kusho iNkosi. “Ningathinti okungcolileyo; khona ngiyakunamukela,
Ngokukholwa, u-Abhrahama walalela ebizwa ukuba aphume aye endaweni abezakuyamukeliswa, ibe yifa lakhe; waphuma engazi lapho eya khona.
Ngase ngizwa elinye izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Bantu bami, phumani kulo, ukuze ningahlanganyeli ezonweni zalo, futhi ningehlelwa yizinhlupheko zalo.