10 Ngako-ke wase utsi ku-Abrahama: “Sicoshe lesigcilikati nalendvodzana yaso, ngobe indvodzana yalesigcilikati akufanele ibe yindlalifa kanye nendvodzana yami Isaka.”
Kepha Nkulunkulu watsi: “Cha, Sara, umkakho, utakutalela indvodzana, uyetse libito utsi ngu-Isaka. Ngitawumisa sivumelwane sami naye nentalo yakhe kube sivumelwane saphakadze.
Kepha ngiyawumisa sivumelwane sami na-Isaka, latakutalela yena Sara ngaso lesikhatsi ngemnyaka lotako.”
Abrahama wamphendvula watsi: “Ngikwente ngobe ngicabange ngatsi: ‘Akukho kwesaba Nkulunkulu kulendzawo, ngako batangibulala ngenca yalomfati wami.’
Abrahama welula sandla sakhe, watsatsa umukhwa asatawuhlaba umsa wakhe.
Nati-ke titukulwane taka-Isaka, umsa wa-Abrahama: Abrahama watala Isaka.
Kodvwa emadvodzana alabanye bafati bakhe wabapha tipho, watsi asaphila nje wawasusa kulendvodzana yakhe Isaka, wawabhekisa ngasemphumalanga nelive.
Cosha sedzeleli kutawuphela kuphikisana, nekulwa kanye nenhlamba.
Inkhosi yatjela tisebenti tayo yatsi: ‘Mbopheni tandla netinyawo, nimlahle ngephandle ebumnyameni. Lapho kuyawuba khona kukhala nekugedletelisa ematinyo.’
Angitsi kambe sigcili asihlali endlini siphelane, kepha indvodzana ihlala siphelane ngobe yakhona.
Ngobe nangabe lifa litfolakala ngekwenta lokufunwa ngumtsetfo, alisesilo-ke lesetsembiso; kodvwa Nkulunkulu walinika Abrahama ngesetsembiso.
Ngako-ke awusesiso sigcili, kodvwa sewuyindvodzana; nawuyindvodzana uyindlalifa yaNkulunkulu ngaKhristu.
Ngalo lelitsemba sinelifa lelingapheli, lelingenasici, nalelingaphuphi, lenilondvolotelwe lona ezulwini.
Baphuma emkhatsini wetfu, kodvwa babevele bangesibo bakitsi, ngobe kube bebabakitsi, ngabe bachubeka kanye natsi. Noko kwakufanele kutsi kubonakale kutsi kute namunye wabo labewakitsi.
Gileyadi abenalamanye emadvodzana, labewatalelwe ngumkakhe. Atsi kube akhule lamadvodzana, ase ayamcosha Jeftha lapha ekhaya, atsi: “Ungeke usitfole sabelo lesilifa kulomndeni wakitsi, ngobe wena uyindvodzana yakalomunye umfati.”