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UHagari loIshmayeli

16USarayi umkaAbrama wayengamzaleli-ke abantwanaa; wayelencekukazi umGibhithekazib, lebizo layo linguHagaric. 2 USarayid wasesithi kuAbrama: Khangela-ke, iNkosi ingivalile ukuze ngingazalie; ake ungene encekukazini yami, mhlawumbe ngingakhiwa ngayo. UAbrama waselalela ilizwi likaSarayi. 3 Ngakho uSarayi umkaAbrama wamthatha uHagari umGibhithe, incekukazi yakhe, ekupheleni kweminyaka elitshumi uAbrama esehlale elizweni leKhananif, wasemnika uAbrama indoda yakhe ukuthi abe ngumkakhe. 4 Wasengena kuHagari, wasethatha isisu. Esebonile ukuthi uzithwele, inkosikazi yakhe yasideleleka emehlweni akheg. 5 USarayi wasesithi kuAbrama: Ububi bami buphezu kwakho. Mina nginike incekukazi yami esifubeni sakho, ithe isibonile ukuthi izithwele, ngiyadeleleka emehlweni ayo. INkosi kayahlulele phakathi kwami laweh. 6 UAbrama wasesithi kuSarayi: Khangela, incekukazi yakho isesandleni sakhoi. Yenza kuyo lokho okuhle emehlweni akho. USarayi waseyiphatha kubi, yasibaleka ebusweni bakhej.

7 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasiyifica emthonjeni wamanzi enkangalak, emthonjeni endleleni eya eShuril. 8 Yasisithi: Hagari, ncekukazi kaSarayi, uvela ngaphi, uya ngaphi? Yasisithi: Ngibalekela ubuso bukaSarayi inkosikazi yami. 9 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisithi kuyo: Buyela enkosikazini yakho, ubusuzehlisela ngaphansi kwezandla zayo. 10 Ingilosi yeNkosi yathi kuyo futhi: Ngizakwandisa kakhulu inzalo yakhom ukuze ingabalwa ngenxa yobunengi. 11 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisithi kuyo: Khangela, uzithwele, futhi uzazala indodana, njalo uzayitha ibizo layon uthi nguIshmayeli1, ngoba iNkosi izwile ukuhlupheka kwakho. 12 Yona-ke izakuba ngumuntu ongubabhemi ongathambangao, isandla sayo simelane labo bonke, lesandla sabo bonke simelane layo; izahlala phambi kobuso babafowabo bonkep. 13 Waseyitha iNkosi eyakhuluma laye ibizo lokuthi: Wena Nkulunkulu wokubona. Ngoba wathi: Lapha lami ngimkhangele yini ongibonayo? 14 Ngakho umthombo wabizwa ngokuthi iBeri-Lahayi-Royiq2; khangela, uphakathi kweKadeshir leBeredi. 15 UHagari wasemzalela uAbrama indodana; uAbrama wasesitha ibizo lendodana yakhe, uHagari ayizalayo, wathi nguIshmayelis. 16 Njalo uAbrama wayeleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesithupha mhla uHagari emzalela uAbrama uIshmayeli.

a 15.2,3.

b 12.16; 21.9.

c Gal. 4.24.

d 20.3,9.

e 20.18; 30.2. 1 Sam. 1.5,6.

f 12.5.

g Zaga 30.21,23.

h 31.53. 1 Sam. 24.12.

i Jobe 2.6. Jer. 38.5.

j Eks. 2.15.

k 20.1. Eks. 15.22. 1 Sam. 15.7.

l 25.18; Eks. 15.22.

m 17.20; 21.18; 25.12-18.

n 17.19. Mat. 1.21. Luka 1.13,31.

1 uIshmayeli: okuyikuthi, uNkulunkulu uzakuzwa.

o 21.20.

p 25.18.

q 24.62; 25.11.

2 iBeri-Lahayi-Royi: okuyikuthi, umthombo walowo ophilayo engibona.

r Nani 13.26. 14.7; 20.1.

s 16.11.