18 Abrahama waphumisela watsi kuNkulunkulu: “Kube mane Ishmayeli abengemukeleka kuwe.”
Abrahama wakhotsamisa buso bakhe, batsintsa phansi, wahleka, akhuluma yedvwana enhlitiyweni atsi: “Konje kungenteka yini kutsi indvodza itale umntfwana seyineminyaka lelikhulu budzala? Kona kungenteka yini kutsi Sara atale umntfwana asaneminyaka lengema-90?”
Kepha Nkulunkulu watsi: “Cha, Sara, umkakho, utakutalela indvodzana, uyetse libito utsi ngu-Isaka. Ngitawumisa sivumelwane sami naye nentalo yakhe kube sivumelwane saphakadze.
Loku kwamkhatsata kakhulu Abrahama, ngobe bekuphatselene nalendvodzana yakhe.
Nawulima umhlabatsi, ngeke usakunika sivuno sawo lesihle; wena sewuyawuba ngumhambuma neluzulane emhlabeni.”
Asubuke, sewuyangicosha lamuhla la emhlabatsini, ngisuke nasebukhoneni bakho, ngibe ngumhambuma neluzulane emhlabeni; kantsi futsi wonkhe lohlangana nami uyawungibulala.”
Labanyenti batsi: “Ngubani longasentela tintfo letinhle?” Simakadze, sikhanyisele ngebukhona bakho.
Yebo, ungisimisa ngebucotfo bami ungimise ebukhoneni bakho, phakadze naphakadze.
Kodvwa tiphambuko tenu tinehlukanisile naNkulunkulu wenu; tono tenu tibusitsile buso bakhe kini, kuze angetikuniva.
Ngiyawubanika inhlitiyo yebunye nekwenta intfo yinye, khona batewuhlala bangesaba mine, loko kube lusito kubo nakubantfwababo emvakwabo.
Ngobe setsembiso saNkulunkulu senu nesebantfwabenu kanye nabo bonkhe labakhashane, lowo nalowo loyawubitwa nguNkulunkulu, iNkhosi yetfu, kutsi ete kuye.”