UAbrahama ulaywa ukwenza umhlatshelo ngoIsaka

22Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto uNkulunkulu wamlingaa uAbrahama, wathi kuye: Abrahama! Wathi: Khangela ngilapha. 2 Wasesithi: Thatha-ke indodana yakho, eyodwa eyakho, oyithandayo, uIsaka, uye elizweni leMoriyab; uyinikele khona ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa phezu kwenye yezintaba engizakutshela yona.

3 UAbrahama wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wabophela isihlalo kubabhemi wakhe, wathatha kanye laye ababili kumajaha akhe, loIsaka indodana yakhe. Wabanda inkuni zomnikelo wokutshiswa, wasukuma waya endaweni ayemtshele yona uNkulunkulu. 4 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu uAbrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe wayibona indawo isekhatshana. 5 UAbrahama wasesithi emajaheni akhe: Salani lina lapha lobabhemi, mina lomfana sisaya laphayana njalo sizakhonza, sibuye kini futhi. 6 UAbrahama wasethatha inkuni zomnikelo wokutshiswa, wazethesa uIsakac indodana yakhe; wathatha esandleni sakhe umlilo lengqamu; basebehamba bobabili ndawonye. 7 UIsaka wasekhuluma kuAbrahama uyise wathi: Baba! Wasesithi: Khangela ngilapha, mntanami. Wasesithi: Khangela, umlilo lenkuni; kodwa lingaphi iwundlu lomnikelo wokutshiswa? 8 UAbrahama wasesithi: UNkulunkulu uzazibonela yena iwundlu lomnikelo wokutshiswa, ndodana yami. Bahamba-ke bobabili ndawonye. 9 Basebefika endaweni uNkulunkulu ayemtshele yona; uAbrahama wasesakha khona ilathi; wabeka kuhle inkuni; esembophile uIsaka indodana yakhe, wambeka elathini phezu kwenkunid. 10 UAbrahama waseselula isandla sakhe, wathatha ingqamu ukuze ayihlabe indodana yakhe. 11 Kwasekumemeza kuye ingilosi yeNkosi isemazulwini yathi: Abrahama, Abrahama! Wathi: Khangela ngilapha. 12 Yasisithi: Ungeluleli isandla sakho emfanenie, ungenzi lutho kuye, ngoba khathesi ngiyazi ukuthi wena uyamesaba uNkulunkuluf, lokhu ungayigodlanga indodana yakho eyodwa kimi. 13 UAbrahama wasephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, khangela-ke, inqama emuva ibanjiwe esixukwini ngezimpondo zayo. UAbrahama wasehamba wayithatha inqama, wayinikela ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa esikhundleni sendodana yakhe. 14 UAbrahama wasesitha ibizo laleyondawo wathi uJehova-jire1, njengoba kutshiwo lalamuhla ukuthi: Entabeni yeNkosi kuzanakekelwa.

15 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasimemeza uAbrahama ngokwesibili isemazulwini, 16 yathi: Ngizifungileg, itsho iNkosi, ukuthi njengoba wenzile le into ungayigodlanga indodana yakho, eyakho eyodwa, 17 qotho ngizakubusisa lokukubusisa, ngiyandise lokuyandisa inzalo yakho njengenkanyezi zamazuluh, lanjengetshebetshebei elisekhunjini lolwandle; lenzalo yakho izakuba ngumnikazi wesango lezitha zayoj, 18 lenzalweni yakho zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizabusiswak, ngoba ulalele ilizwi lamil. 19 UAbrahama wasebuyela emajaheni akhe; basebesukuma, bahamba ndawonye eBherishebham; uAbrahama wasehlala eBherishebha.

Inzalo kaNahori

20 Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto kwabikwa kuAbrahama ukuthi: Khangela, uMilkan laye umzalele uNahori umfowenu abantwana, 21 uUzio izibulo lakhe, loBuzip umfowabo, loKemuweli uyise kaAramu, 22 loKesedi, loHazo, loPilidashi, loJidilafi, loBethuweli. 23 UBethuweliq wasezala uRebekar; laba abayisificaminwembili uMilka wabazalela uNahori, umfowabo kaAbrahama. 24 Lomfazi wakhe omncane obizo lakhe linguRewuma, laye wazala uTeba loGahama loTahashi loMahaka.