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15Emva kwalezizinto ilizwi leNkosi leza kuAbrama ngombono, lisithi: Ungesabi Abramaa, ngiyisihlangu sakhob, umvuzo wakho omkhulu kakhuluc. 2 UAbrama wasesithi: Nkosi Jehova, uzangiphani, njengoba lokhe ngingelamntwana, lendlalifa yendlu yami ingoweDamasekod uEliyezeri? 3 UAbrama wasesithi: Khangela, kimi kawuphanga nzalo; njalo khangela, ozelwe endlinie yami uzakuba yindlalifa yami. 4 Khangela-ke ilizwi leNkosi laba kuye lisithi: Lo kayikudla ilifa lakho, kodwa ozaphuma emibilini yakhof, yena uzakudla ilifa lakho. 5 Wasemkhuphela phandle wathi: Khangela-ke emazulwini, ubaleg izinkanyezih uba ungazibala. Wasesithi kuye: Izakuba njalo inzalo yakhoi. 6 Wasekholwa eNkosinij. Yasimbalela lokhu kube yikulungak. 7 Yasisithi kuye: NgiyiNkosi, eyakukhupha eUri yamaKhaladiyal ukukunika ilizwe leli libe yilifa lakhom. 8 Wasesithi: Nkosi Jehova, ngizakwazi nganin ukuthi lizakuba yilifa lami? 9 Yasisithi kuye: Ngithathela ithokazi elileminyaka emithathu, lesibhuzikazi esileminyaka emithathu, lenqama eleminyaka emithathu, lejuba, lephuphu lenkwilimba. 10 Wasesisa kuyo zonke lezizinto, wazidabula phakathio, wabeka leyo laleyongxenye yazo ikhangelene lenye; kodwa inyoni kazidabulangap. 11 Inyoni ezidla inyama zasezisehlela phezu kwezidumbu, uAbrama wasezixotshela khatshana. 12 Kwasekusithi ilanga selitshona, ubuthongo obukhuluq bajuma uAbrama; khangela-ke, uvalo lomnyama omkhulu lwehlela phezu kwakhe. 13 Yasisithi kuAbrama: Yazi lokwazi ukuthi inzalo yakho izakuba yisihambi elizweni elingeyisilo layor, njalo bazabasebenzela, besebebahluphas iminyaka engamakhulu amanet. 14 Kodwa lesizwe abazasisebenzela ngizasigwebau; lemva kwalokho bazaphuma lempahla enengiv. 15 Kodwa wena uzakuyaw kuboyihlox ngokuthulay, uzangcwatshwa ekuluphaleni okuhlez. 16 Isizukulwana sesinea sizabuya-ke lapha; ngoba isono samaAmorib kasikaphelelic. 17 Kwasekusithi ilanga selitshonile sekumnyamad, khangela-ke, imbawula ethunqayo lesihlanti somlilo esadabula phakathi kwalezozingxenye. 18 Ngalolosuku iNkosi yenza isivumelwano loAbrama isithi: Enzalweni yakho nginikele lelilizwee, kusukela emfuleni weGibhithef kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula iYufrathi, 19 amaKenig lamaKenizi lamaKadimoni 20 lamaHethih lamaPerizii lamaRefaj 21 lamaAmori lamaKhananik lamaGirigashil lamaJebusi.

a 26.24. Dan. 10.12. Luka 1.13,30.

b 2 Sam. 22.3. Hlab. 3.3; 18.2; 84.11; 119.114.

c Zaga 11.18. Hlab. 15.5.

d 14.15.

e 14.14.

f 2 Sam. 7.12; 16.11.

g Hlab. 147.4.

h 13.16; 22.17; 26.4. Eks. 32.13. Dute. 1.10; 10.22. 1 Lan. 27.23. Jer. 33.22. Heb. 11.12.

i Roma 4.18.

j Roma 4.3,9,22. Gal. 3.6. Jak. 2.23.

k Hlab. 106.31.

l 11.28,31; 12.1.

m Hlab. 105.42,44. Roma 4.13.

n 24.13,14. Hlu. 6.17,37. 1 Sam. 14.9,10. 2 Kho. 20.8. Hlab. 86.17. Isa. 7.11-13. Luka 1.18.

o Jer. 34.18,19.

p Levi 1.17.

q 2.21. Jobe 4.13; 33.15.

r Seb. 7.6,7.

s Eks. 1.11.

t 15.16. Eks. 12.40,41.

u Eks. 6.6.

v Eks. 12.36. Hlab. 105.37.

w Jobe 5.26.

x Seb. 13.36.

y 25.8.

z 25.8.

a 15.13.

b 15.21. Josh. 5.1; 13.4. 1 Kho. 21.26. Amos 2.9.

c Dan. 8.23. Mat. 23.32. 1 Thes. 2.16.

d Hez. 12.6,7,12.

e 12.7; 13.15; 24.7; 26.4. Nani 34.2. Dute. 34.4. Neh. 9.8. Hlab. 105.11.

f Eks. 23.31. Dute. 1.7; 11.24. Josh. 1.4. 1 Kho. 4.21. 2 Lan. 9.26. Isa. 27.12.

g Hlu. 1.16; 4.11,17. Eks. 2.15,16.

h 23.2,3.

i Hlu. 1.4.

j 14.5.

k Nani 13.29. Josh. 17.2.

l Josh. 24.11.