IGenesisi 17:1-6

Kwathi u-Abhrama eseneminyaka engama-99, uSimakade wabonakala kuye wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla. Hamba phambi kwami ungenasici. Ngizosigcina isivumelwano esiphakathi kwami nawe, ngikwandise kakhulu.” U-Abhrama wakhothama wathi mbo ngobuso, uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Mina ngiyazibophezela kulesi sivumelwano engisenza nawe: uyakuba nguyise wezizwe eziningi. Igama lakho alisayukuba ngu-Abhrama, kepha selizokuba ngu-Abhrahama, ngokuba ngikwenze uyise wezizwe eziningi. Ngizokwandisa kakhulu, kuvele kuwe izizwe eziningi ngisho namakhosi imbala.