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| 1. | Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto uNkulunkulu wamlinga uAbrahama, wathi kuye: Abrahama! Wathi: Khangela ngi lapha. |
| 2. | Wasesithi: Thatha-ke indodana yakho, eyodwa eyakho, oyithandayo, uIsaka, uye elizweni leMoriya; 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 uIsaka indodana yakhe; wathatha esandleni sakhe umlilo lengqamu; basebehamba bobabili ndawonye. |
| 7. | UIsaka wasekhuluma kuAbrahama uyise wathi: Baba! Wasesithi: Khangela ngi lapha, mntanami. Wasesithi: Khangela, umlilo lenkuni; kodwa lingaphi iwundlu lomnikelo wokutshiswa? |
| 8. | UAbrahama wasesithi: UNkulunkulu uzazibonela yena iwundlu lomnikelo wokutshiswa, mntanami. Bahamba-ke bobabili ndawonye. |
| 9. | Basebefika endaweni uNkulunkulu ayemtshele yona; uAbrahama wasesakha khona ilathi; wabeka kuhle inkuni; esembophile uIsaka indodana yakhe, wambeka elathini phezu kwenkuni. |
| 10. | UAbrahama waseselula isandla sakhe, wathatha ingqamu ukuze ayihlabe indodana yakhe. |
| 11. | Kwasekumemeza kuye ingilosi ye Nkosi isemazulwini yathi: Abrahama, Abrahama! Wathi: Khangela ngi lapha. |
| 12. | Yasisithi: Ungeluleli isandla sakho emfaneni, ungenzi lutho kuye, ngoba khathesi ngiyazi ukuthi wena uyamesaba uNkulunkulu, 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-jire, njengoba kutshiwo la lamuhla ukuthi: Entabeni ye Nkosi kuzanakekelwa. |
| 15. | Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasimemeza uAbrahama ngokwesibili isemazulwini, |
| 16. | yathi: Ngizifungile, itsho i Nkosi, ukuthi njengoba wenzile le into ungayigodlanga indodana yakho, eyakho eyodwa, |
| 17. | qotho ngizakubusisa lokukubusisa, ngiyandise lokuyandisa inzalo yakho njengenkanyezi zamazulu, lanjengetshebetshebe elisekhunjini lolwandle; lenzalo yakho izakuba ngumnikazi wesango lezitha zayo, |
| 18. | lenzalweni yakho zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizabusiswa, ngoba ulalele ilizwi lami. |
| 19. | UAbrahama wasebuyela emajaheni akhe; basebesukuma, bahamba ndawonye eBherishebha; uAbrahama wasehlala eBherishebha. |
| 20. | Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto kwabikwa kuAbrahama ukuthi: Khangela, uMilka laye umzalele uNahori umfowenu abantwana, |
| 21. | uUzi izibulo lakhe, loBuzi umfowabo, loKemuweli uyise kaAramu, |
| 22. | loKesedi, loHazo, loPilidashi, loJidilafi, loBethuweli, |
| 23. | uBethuweli wasezala uRebeka; laba abayisificaminwembili uMilka wabazalela uNahori, umfowabo kaAbrahama. |
| 24. | Lomfazi wakhe omncane obizo lakhe linguRewuma, laye wazala uTeba loGahama loTahashi loMahaka. |
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