UGenesise 17:1-5

U-Abrama eseneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye uJehova wabonakala ku-Abrama, wathi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla; hamba phambi kwami futhi uphelele. Ngiyakwenza isivumelwano sami phakathi kwami nawe, nginandise kakhulu. U-Abrama wawa ngobuso bakhe, uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuye, wathi: Mina-ke, bheka, isivumelwano sami sikuwe, futhi uyakuba nguyise wezizwe eziningi. Igama lakho alisayikuthiwa u-Abrama, kepha igama lakho liyakuba ngu-Abrahama; ngoba ngikwenze uyise wezizwe ezinengi.