Genesisi 12

Nkulunkulu ubita Abrama

1 Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama:

“Phuma eveni lakini, nasetihlotjeni takho,

nasemndenini weyihlo,

uye eveni lengitakukhombisa lona.

2Ngitakwenta ube sive lesikhulu,

ngikubusise,

ngente libito lakho libe likhulu,

wena ube sibusiso.

3 Ngitababusisa labakubusisako,

ngibacalekise labakucalekisako.

Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngawe.”

4Ngako-ke Abrama wahamba, njengobe Simakadze abesamtjelile, Loti wahamba naye. Abrama abesaneminyaka lengema-75 budzala, nakasuka eHarani. 5Abrama watsatsa Sarayi, umkakhe, naLoti, indvodzana yemnakabo, netimphahla tabo labesebatigcogcile, netisebenti labesebatitfole eHarani; bahamba nato baya eveni laseKhenani.

Abrama ufika eKhenani

Batsi kube befike eveni laseKhenani, 6Abrama wahamba wadzabula live, waze wefika eShekhemu, ngasema-okhini aseMore. EmaKhenani abehlala kulelo live ngaleso sikhatsi. 7 Simakadze wabonakala ku-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngiyawulinika titukulwane takho.” Abrama wakhela Simakadze lilati, ngobe abebonakele lapho kuye. 8 Wesuka waya etintsabeni tangasemphumalanga neBetheli, wafike wemisa lithende lakhe khona; iBetheli beyingasenshonalanga, i-Ayi beyingasemphumalanga. Nakhona lapho wafike wakhela Simakadze lilati; wakhuleka kuSimakadze. 9Emvakwaloko Abrama wahamba wacondza ngaseningizimu neKhenani.

Abrama eGibhithe

10Kwase kuba nendlala lenkhulu eKhenani. Ngako-ke Abrama wehlela eGibhithe; wahlala khona sikhashana, ngobe indlala yayiyinkhulu kakhulu eKhenani. 11Watsi nasatawufika eGibhithe, wakhuluma kumkakhe Sarayi watsi: “Ase ulalele la: Ngiyakwati kutsi ungumfati lomuhle, nalobukekako. 12EmaGibhithe atawutsi angakubona atsi: ‘Ngumkakhe lo,’ bese ayangibulala, wena angakubulali. 13 Ngako-ke ubotsi ungudzadzewetfu, khona kutangihambela kahle ngisindze ngenca yakho.” 14Watsi Abrama nakewela umnyele angena eGibhithe, emaGibhithe akhangwa buhle balomfati. 15Tindvuna taFaro tatsi kube timbone, tambabata kuFaro; wase uyatsatfwa-ke uyiswa esigodlweni saFaro. 16Ngenca yalomfati, Abrama waphatseka kahle: Wanikwa timvu netimbuti, netinkhomo, netimbongolo letindvuna naletinsikati, nemakamela, netisebenti letidvuna naletisikati.

17 Kepha Simakadze washaya Faro nemndeni wakhe ngetinhlupho letinkhulu ngenca yaSarayi, umka-Abrama. 18Ngako-ke Faro wabita Abrama, watsi kuye: “Yini lena loyente kimi? Awukangitjeli ngani kutsi lona ngumkakho? 19Ushitoleni kutsi ngudzadzewenu, ngaze ngamtsatsa waba ngumkami? Nangu-ke umkakho, mtsatse, uhambe naye.” 20Faro watfumela emancusa ku-Abrama, amhambisa kanye nemkakhe, nako konkhe labesanako.

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