IGenesisi 21

Ukuzalwa Kuka-Isaka

1 USimakade wamhambela uSara njengoba ayekade eshilo, wamenzela lokho ayemethembise khona. 2 USara wakhulelwa, wamzalela u-Abhrahama indodana esemdala, ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ayekhulume naye ngaso. 3 U-Abhrahama wayiqamba indodana ayizalelwe nguSara ngokuthi ngu-Isaka. 4 U-Abhrahama wamsoka u-Isaka esenezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili ezelwe njengoba uNkulunkulu ayemyalile. 5 U-Abhrahama wayeseneminyaka eyikhulu ngesikhathi kuzalwa u-Isaka indodana yakhe.

6 USara wathi: “UNkulunkulu ungijabulisile ngahleka, bonke abakuzwayo lokhu bazojabula kanye nami.”

7 Waqhubeka wathi: “Ngubani owayengase athi ku-Abhrahama: ‘USara usengancelisa abantwana na?’ Kodwa nokho ngimzalele umntwana esemdala.”

Ukuxoshwa KukaHagari No-Ishmayeli

8Umntwana wakhula, walunyulwa ebeleni; u-Abhrahama wenza idili elikhulu mhla u-Isaka elunyulwa. 9 USara ebona ukuthi indodana ezalwa nguHagari umGibhithe, ayizalela u-Abhrahama, ihlekisa ngo-Isaka, 10 wathi ku-Abhrahama: “Xosha lesi sigqila nendodana yaso, ngokuba indodana yesigqila ngeke idle ifa nendodana yami u-Isaka.”

11 Lokhu kwamkhathaza u-Abhrahama ngenxa yendodana yakhe u-Ishmayeli. 12 UNkulunkulu wathi ku-Abhrahama: “Ungakhathazeki kangaka ngomfana nesigqila sakho. Lalela konke akushoyo uSara, ngokuba uzalo luka-Isaka oluyobizwa ngawe. 13 Kepha nozalo lwendodana yesigqila ngiyolwenza lube yisizwe esikhulu, ngoba nalo luyinzalo yakho.”

14U-Abhrahama wavuka ngovivi, wathatha isinkwa nemvaba yamanzi wakunika uHagari, wayesemethwesa khona ehlombe, wamkhomba indlela benomfana. Owesifazane wazulazula ehlane eBheri Sheba.

15Kwathi sekuphele amanzi emvabeni, owesifazane wambeka phansi kwesihlahla umfana. 16 Wasuka wathi qekelele, wahlala phansi ibanga elingangokuciba umcibisholo, ngokuba wathi: “Mangingakuboni ukufa komfana.”

Wahlala phansi phambi kwakhe wadazuluka, wakhala.

17 UNkulunkulu wakuzwa ukukhala komfana. Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yammemeza uHagari isezulwini, yathi kuye: “Kwenzenjani Hagari? Ungesabi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu ukuzwile ukukhala komfana, lapho ekhona. 18 Phakama umthathe umfana, umbambe ngesandla umqinise, ngokuba ngizomenza abe yisizwe esikhulu.”

19 UNkulunkulu wawavula amehlo akhe, wabona umthombo wamanzi. Waya kuwo wafike wakha amanzi, wagcwalisa imvaba, wamphuzisa umfana. 20 UNkulunkulu waba naye umfana, wakhula, wahlala ehlane ePharanu, waba yingcweti ngomcibisholo. 21 Esahlezi ehlane ePharanu, unina wamtholela umfazi eGibhithe.

Isivumelwano Sika-Abhrahama No-Abhimeleki

22 Ngaleso sikhathi kwasuka u-Abhimeleki noPhikholi umkhuzi wamabutho akhe, wathi ku-Abhrahama: “UNkulunkulu unawe kukho konke okwenzayo. 23Ngakho-ke funga phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuthi ngeke usiphathe ngobuqili, mina nabantwana bami, nezizukulwane zami, kepha njengoba ngethembekile kuwe, nawe yethembeka kimi, nakuleli lizwe ogogobele kulo.”

24U-Abhrahama wathi: “Ngiyafunga.”

25 U-Abhrahama wayesekhononda ku-Abhimeleki ngomthombo wamanzi ayewephucwe yizinceku zakhe.

26U-Abhimeleki wathi: “Angazi ukuthi ngubani owenze leyo nto. Ngiyayeshwama nje namuhla, futhi nawe awukaze ungilume indlebe ngayo.”

27 U-Abhrahama wathatha izimvu nezinkomo wazinika u-Abhimeleki, bobabili base benza isivumelwano. 28U-Abhrahama waqembula emhlanjini amawundlu ezinsikazi ayisikhombisa.

29U-Abhimeleki wathi ku-Abhrahama: “Uqondeni ngalawa mawundlu ayisikhombisa osuwaqembule emhlanjini na?”

30Waphendula wathi: “Yamukela lawa mawundlu ayisikhombisa abe ngubufakazi bokuthi lo mthombo wamanzi wambiwa yimi.”

31 Leyo ndawo yabizwa ngokuthi yiBheri Sheba, ngokuba bobabili bafunga lapho.

32Base benza isivumelwano eBheri Sheba; u-Abhimeleki wasukuma noPhikholi umkhuzi wamabutho akhe baphindela ezweni lamaFilisti. 33U-Abhrahama watshala umthamariske eBheri Sheba, wayesekhuleka egameni likaSimakade uNkulunkulu Ophakade. 34U-Abhrahama wagogobala izinsuku eziningi ezweni lamaFilisti.

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