UGenesise 12 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 12 U-Abrama uthunywe nguJehova

¹ UJehova wathi ku-Abrama: “Suka ezweni lakini, nasezihlotsheni zakho, nasendlini kayihlo, uye ezweni engiyakukukhombisa lona.

² Ngiyakukwenza isizwe esikhulu, ngikubusise, ngenze igama lakho libe likhulu; futhi uzakuba yisibusiso.

³ Ngiyakubusisa okubusisayo, ngiqalekise okuqalekisayo; futhi ziyobusiswa ngawe zonke izizukulwane zomhlaba.

⁴ U-Abrama wayesesuka, njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuye; uLoti wahamba naye, u-Abrama wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu ekuphumeni kwakhe eHarana.

⁵ U-Abrama wathatha uSarayi umkakhe, noLoti, indodana yomfowabo, nempahla yabo yonke ababeyiqoqile, nemiphefumulo ababeyifumene eHarana; basebesuka ukuya elizweni leKhanani; bafika ezweni laseKhanani.

⁶ U-Abrama wadabula izwe waze wafika endaweni yaseShekemi nase-okini laseMore. AmaKhanani ayekhona ezweni.

⁷ UJehova wabonakala ku-Abrama, wathi: “Leli zwe ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho; wamakhela khona i-altare uJehova owabonakala kuye.

⁸ Wasuka lapho wenyukela entabeni esempumalanga kwaseBethele, wamisa itende lakhe, iBethele lingasentshonalanga ne-Ayi ngasempumalanga; wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, wabiza igama likaJehova.

⁹ U-Abrama wasuka wahamba waya eningizimu.

¹⁰ Kwaba khona indlala ezweni; u-Abrama wehlela eGibithe ukuba agogobale khona; ngoba indlala yayinzima elizweni.

¹¹ Esesondele ukungena eGibithe, wathi kuSarayi umkakhe: “Bheka, ngiyazi ukuthi ungowesifazane omuhle obukekayo.

¹² Kuyakuthi lapho abaseGibithe bekubona, bathi: ‘Lo ngumkakhe; bazangibulala mina, kodwa wena bakugcine uphila.

¹³ Wothi, ungudadewethu, ukuze kube kuhle kimi ngenxa yakho; futhi umphefumulo wami uyakuphila ngawe.

¹⁴ Kwathi u-Abrama efika eGibithe, abaseGibithe babona owesifazane ukuthi muhle kakhulu;

¹⁵ Izikhulu zikaFaro nazo zambona zamdumisa phambi kukaFaro, owesifazane wangeniswa endlini kaFaro.

¹⁶ Wamncenga u-Abrama ngenxa yakhe, waba nezimvu, nezinkomo, nezimbongolo, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, nezimbongolo zakhe, namakamela.

¹⁷ UJehova wamshaya uFaro nendlu yakhe ngezinhlupho ezinkulu ngenxa kaSarayi umka-Abrama.

¹⁸ UFaro wambiza u-Abrama, wathi: “Kuyini lokhu okwenze kimi na? awungitshelanga ngani ukuthi ungumkakho?

¹⁹ Usholoni ukuthi: ‘Ungudadewethu? ukuze ngimthathe abe ngumkami; manje bheka umkakho, umthathe uhambe.

²⁰ UFaro wayala amadoda ngaye, ammukisa nomkakhe nakho konke anakho.