iGenesis 22:1-19

Emva koko uThixo wamvavanya uAbraham, wathi kuye: “Abraham! Wathi yena, Ndilapha. Wathi, Thabatha kaloku unyana wakho, emnye kuwe, omthandayo, uIsake, uye ezweni laseMoriya; umenzele khona idini elinyukayo, kwenye yeentaba endokuxelela yona. Wavuka kusasa uAbraham, walibopha iesile lakhe, wathabatha abafana bakhe bobabini, noIsake unyana wakhe, wahamba naye, wacanda iinkuni zedini elinyukayo, wemka esiya kuloo ndawo wayemxelele yona uThixo. Ngomhla wesithathu uAbraham wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wayibona loo ndawo ikude. Wathi uAbraham kumadodana, Hlalani nina apha ne-esile; siye kunqula khona mna nomfana, sibuyele kuwe. Wazithabatha uAbraham iinkuni zedini elinyukayo, wazisa kuIsake unyana wakhe; waphatha umlilo nemela esandleni sakhe; bahamba bobabini kunye. Wathi uIsake kuAbraham uyise, Bawo! Ndim lo nyana wam. Wathi, Ukho umlilo neenkuni, kodwa liphi na idini elinyukayo? Wathi uAbraham, uThixo wozinyulela ixhwane elitshiswayo, nyana wam; bahamba bobabini kunye. Bafika endaweni abemxelele yona uThixo; yaye uAbraham wakha isibingelelo apho waza walungisa iinkuni waza wabophelela uIsake unyana wakhe waza wambeka esibingelelweni phezu kweenkuni. Wasolula isandla uAbraham, wathabatha isitshetshe, ukuba ahlabe unyana wakhe. Sambiza ke isithunywa sikaYehova ezulwini, sathi, Abraham, Abraham! Wathi yena, Ndilapha. Wathi, Musa ukusisa isandla sakho kumfana, musa ukumenza nto, ngokuba ndiyazi ngoku ukuba uyamoyika uThixo, ekubeni ungandikhanyelanga unyana wakho emnye. uAbraham waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wakhangela, nantso inkunzi yegusha ngasemva etyholweni, ineempondo zayo; emva koko uAbraham waya wathabatha inkunzi yegusha waza wenza umbingelelo otshiswayo esikhundleni sonyana wakhe. uAbraham wayibiza loo ndawo ngokuthi, NguYehova Jire; njengoko kuthiweyo, Makube njalo entabeni kaYehova. Sambiza ke isithunywa sikaYehova okwesibini, sisemazulwini. Wathi, Ndizifungile, utsho uYehova, ngenxa enokuba uyenzile le nto, akwakhanyela unyana wakho okuphela kwakhe; Ndiya kukusikelela ndiyandise imbewu yakho njengeenkwenkwezi zezulu nanjengentlabathi eselunxwemeni lolwandle; imbewu yakho iyidle ilifa indlu yeentshaba zayo; Zonke iintlanga zehlabathi ziya kuzisikelela ngembewu yakho; ngenxa yokuba uliphulaphule ilizwi lam. Wabuyela uAbraham kumadodana akhe, bemka baya kunye eBher-shebha; yaye uAbraham wahlala eBher-shebha.