Genesisi 15
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Sivumelwane saNkulunkulu na-Abrama
1Emvakwaloko livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Abrama ngembono, latsi: “Abrama, ungesabi. Ngisihlangu sakho, umvuzo wakho utawuba mkhulu.”
2Kodvwa Abrama watsi: “Awu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, utangiphani, ngobe seloku anginamntfwana? Indlalifa yami kutawuba ngu-Eliyezeri waseDamaseko.” 3Abrama wachubeka watsi: “Ase ubuke nje, awungiphanga ntalo, lesisebenti lesesitalelwe la endlini yami ngiso lesitawuba yindlalifa yami.”
4 Livi laSimakadze latsi kuye: “Lowo muntfu angeke abe yindlalifa yakho, kodvwa yindvodzana yakho, lephuma elukhalweni lwakho, letawuba yindlalifa yakho.” 5 Simakadze wamkhiphela ngaphandle watsi: “Buka etulu esibhakabhakeni ubale tinkhanyeti, nawungatibala.” Wachubeka watsi kuye: “Nentalo yakho-ke iyawuba ngako.”
6 Abrama wakholwa nguSimakadze; ngenca yaloko Simakadze wamemukela ngekutsi ulungile.
7Watsi kuye: “NginguSimakadze lowakukhipa e-Uri yemaKhaledi, kutsi ngitekupha lelive libe lakho.”
8Kepha Abrama watsi: “Nkhosi, Simakadze, ngitakwati ngani kutsi lelive litawuba ngelami?”
9Wamphendvula watsi: “Ngiletsele sitfokati lesineminyaka lemitsatfu budzala, nembutikati leneminyaka lemitsatfu budzala, nesihhanca lesineminyaka lemitsatfu budzala, nelituba kanye nelizini lelivukutfu.” 10 Konkhe loku wakuletsa, wakujuba ekhatsi. Lolo nalolo lucetu walubeka macondzana nalolunye, kodvwa tinyoni akatijubanga. 11Emangce ehlela etidvunjini, kepha Abrama wawacosha.
12Latsi nalishonako lilanga, Abrama wehlelwa butfongo lobukhulu, walala; asalele wefikelwa luvalo nekwesaba lokukhulu. 13Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama: “Yati ngempela kutsi situkulwane sakho siyawuba sihambi eveni lekungesilo laso; siyawuba sigcili sakulelo live, sigcilateke iminyaka lengema-400. 14Kodvwa ngiyawusehlulela leso sive lesiyawube sigcilata lesitukulwane sakho; emvakwaloko lesitukulwane sakho siyawuphuma sesinetimphahla letinyenti. 15 Wena-ke utawukhula, ufe ngekuthula sewumdzala kakhulu, ungcwatjwe. 16Lesitukulwane siyawuphindze sibuye lapha sesingesesine, ngobe bubi ba-Amori abukapheli.”
17 Kwatsi ngekushona kwelilanga sekumnyama, kwabonakala litiko lemlilo, nelilangabi lemlilo lendlula emkhatsini waletincetu. 18 Ngalo lelo langa Simakadze wenta sivumelwane na-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngilinika situkulwane sakho, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe, 19lekulive lemaKheni, nemaKhenizi, nemaKhadimoni, 20 nemaHethi, nemaPheresi, nemaRefa, 21nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaGirigashi, nemaJebhusi.”
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