IGenesisi 22:1-13

Sezedlule lezo zinto uNkulunkulu wamvivinya u-Abhrahama, wathi kuye: “Abhrahama!” Yena wathi: “Ngilapha.” UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Thatha u-Isaka indodana yakho oyithandayo okungukuphela kwayo, uhambe nayo uye eMoriya, uthi ungafika khona unikele ngayo ibe ngumhlatshelo wokushiswa kwenye yezintaba engizokukhombisa yona.” U-Abhrahama wavuka ekuseni ngovivi, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, wathatha izinceku zakhe ezimbili, no-Isaka indodana yakhe. Wacanda izinkuni zomhlatshelo wokushiswa, maqede wangena indlela, waya lapho uNkulunkulu emyalele khona. Ngosuku lwesithathu u-Abhrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wayelamela leyo ndawo ibuqamama. Wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Salani lapha nembongolo. Sisaya laphaya. Sizofike sikhuleke bese siyabuya size kini.” U-Abhrahama wathatha izinkuni zomhlatshelo wokushiswa, wazethwesa u-Isaka, yena waphatha umlilo nommese ngesandla. Base besuka njalo bobabili bahamba. U-Isaka wathi ku-Abhrahama: “Baba.” Yena wathi: “Ndodana.” Wayesethi: “Nanku umlilo nezinkuni, kodwa liphi iwundlu lomhlatshelo na?” U-Abhrahama waphendula wathi: “Ndodana, uNkulunkulu uqobo uyakuzibonela iwundlu lomhlatshelo.” Baqhubeka nendlela yabo bobabili. Sebefike kuleyo ndawo uNkulunkulu ayemtshele ngayo, u-Abhrahama wakha i-althare, wabeka izinkuni phezu kwalo. Wayibopha indodana yakhe u-Isaka, wayibeka phezu kwezinkuni e-althare. U-Abhrahama welula isandla sakhe, wathatha ummese ukuba abulale indodana yakhe. Kusenjalo, ingelosi kaSimakade yamemeza isezulwini, yathi: “Abhrahama, Abhrahama!” Wathi: “Ngilapha.” Yathi: “Ungamthinti umfana, ungamenzi lutho, ngoba manje sengiyazi ukuthi ungumuntu omesabayo uNkulunkulu, ngokuba awungigodlelanga indodana yakho eyodwa.” U-Abhrahama waphakamisa amehlo wabona; bheka, nansi inqama emva kwakhe ibhajwe ngezimpondo ehlozini. Wayithatha inqama wenza ngayo umhlatshelo wokushiswa esikhundleni sendodana yakhe.