4 Ngaphindze ngenta sivumelwane sami kanye nabo, ngabetsembisa kutsi ngiyawubanika live laseKhenani, lapho babehlala khona njengetihambi.
Simakadze wabonakala ku-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngiyawulinika titukulwane takho.” Abrama wakhela Simakadze lilati, ngobe abebonakele lapho kuye.
Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama: “Yati ngempela kutsi situkulwane sakho siyawuba sihambi eveni lekungesilo laso; siyawuba sigcili sakulelo live, sigcilateke iminyaka lengema-400.
Ngalo lelo langa Simakadze wenta sivumelwane na-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngilinika situkulwane sakho, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe,
Lowo lotalelwe endlini yakho nalotsengiwe, bonkhe kufanele basokwe. Ngako-ke lesivumelwane siyawubasemtimbeni wenu, kube sivumelwane saphakadze.
“Nasi-ke sivumelwane sami nawe: Uyawuba nguyise wetive letinyenti.
“Ngisihambi nemchamuki la emkhatsini wenu. Ngicela ningitsengisele indzawo yekungcwaba, khona ngitewungcwaba lesidvumbu semkami.”
Hlalahlala kulelive, ngitawuba nawe ngikubusise, ngobe onkhe lamave ngitawuwanika wena netitukulwane takho. Ngitasifeza setsembiso sami lengasenta kuyihlo Abrahama.
Titukulwane takho ngiyawutandzisa tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka. Onkhe lamave ngiyakuwanika titukulwane takho. Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngetitukulwane takho,
Simakadze abeme etikwalo; wakhuluma naye watsi: “NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlo Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka. Lelive lolele kulo ngiyawulinika wena kanye netitukulwane takho.
Shangatsi angakunika sibusiso sa-Abrahama, wena kanye netitukulwane takho, uze ulitsatse libe lakho lelive losihambi kulo kwamanje, Nkulunkulu lalinika Abrahama!”
Kodvwa ngitakwenta sivumelwane sami nawe: Utawungena emkhunjini wena, nemadvodzana akho, nemkakho, nabomalukatana bakho.
“Indlu yami ayikalungi yini kuNkulunkulu? Akenti nami yini sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze, lesihlelwe kahle savikeleka macala onkhana? Akayikuphumelelisa yini kusindziswa kwami, anginike konkhe lengikufisako?
Watsi: “Wena ngiyakupha live laseKhenani leliyawuba sabelo lesilifa lakho.”
Babesembalwa ngesibalo, yebo, babeyingcosana, batihambi kulelo live.
Lamuhla kulenyanga ya-Abibi niyaphuma lapha eGibhithe.
Lomkhosi niyakuwugubha ngayo lenyanga, yonkhe iminyaka, Simakadze nase aningenisile eveni lemaKhenani, nelemaHethi, nelema-Amori, nelemaHivi, nelemaJebhusi. Live, leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, Simakadze wafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu kutsi uyakunipha lona.
Ngitaningenisa eveni njengobe ngafunga ngekuphakamisa tandla kutsi ngitalinika bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe. Ngitanipha lona libe live lenu. NginguSimakadze.’ ”
Bekani indlebe, nite kimi; vanini, kuze imiphefumulo yenu itewuphila. Ngitakwenta sivumelwane saphakadze nani, nginiphe tibusiso lengatetsembisa Davide.
Mosi wakhuluma kuHobabi, umsa waRehuweli, umMidiyani, uyisetala waMosi, watsi: “Tsine sesiyatfutsa lapha, sesiya eveni latsi Simakadze utasinika lona. Hamba kanye natsi, sitakuphatsa kahle, ngobe Simakadze ema-Israyeli uwetsembise tintfo letinhle.”
Nkulunkulu akamnikanga Abrahama lendzawo kutsi ibe yakhe, ngisho neligajana nje lemhlaba imbala; kepha Nkulunkulu wetsembisa kutsi uyawumnika lelive libe lakhe netitukulwane takhe emvakwakhe. Ngalesikhatsi Nkulunkulu enta lesetsembiso Abrahama abengenamntfwana.