UGenesise 22:1-18

Emva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wamlinga u-Abrahama, wathi kuye: “Abrahama! wathi: “Bheka, ngilapha.” Wathi: “Manje thatha indodana yakho, indodana yakho eyodwa, u-Isaka, oyithandayo, uye ezweni laseMoriya; umnikele khona abe ngumnikelo wokushiswa kwenye yezintaba engizakukutshela khona. U-Abrahama wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, wathatha ezimbili zezinsizwa zakhe no-Isaka indodana yakhe kanye naye, wacanda izinkuni zomnikelo wokushiswa, wasuka waya endaweni uNkulunkulu ayemtshele ngayo. Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu u-Abrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wayibona leyo ndawo isekude. U-Abrahama wathi ezinsizweni: “Hlalani lapha nembongolo; mina nomfana sizoya khona siyokhonza bese sibuyela kini. U-Abrahama wathatha izinkuni zomnikelo wokushiswa, wazibeka phezu kuka-Isaka indodana yakhe; wathatha umlilo ngesandla sakhe nommese; bahamba bobabili kanyekanye. U-Isaka wakhuluma ku-Abrahama uyise, wathi: “Baba.” Nansi-ke ndodana yami. Wathi: “Nango umlilo nezinkuni, kepha liphi iwundlu lomnikelo wokushiswa na?” Wayesethi u-Abrahama: “Ndodana yami, uNkulunkulu uyakuzilungisela iwundlu libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa; bahamba bobabili kanyekanye. Bafika endaweni uNkulunkulu abemtshele yona; u-Abrahama wakha khona i-altare, walungisa izinkuni, wabopha u-Isaka indodana yakhe, wambeka e-altare phezu kwezinkuni. U-Abrahama welula isandla sakhe, wathatha ummese ukuba abulale indodana yakhe. Ingelosi kaJehova yamemeza kuye isezulwini, yathi: “Abrahama, Abrahama! wathi: “Ngilapha.” Wathi: “Ungabeki isandla sakho kumfana, ungenzi lutho kuye, ngokuba ngiyazi manje ukuthi uyamesaba uNkulunkulu, lokhu ungagodlelanga kimi indodana yakho eyodwa.” U-Abrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabheka, nanko inqama ibanjwe emva kwakhe esihlahleni ngezimpondo zayo; u-Abrahama waya wayithatha inqama, wanikela ngayo ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa esikhundleni sendodana yakhe. U-Abrahama waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi: INkosi Jire; njengoba kuthiwa kuze kube lamuhla: Entabeni yeNkosi kuzalungiselelwa. Ingelosi kaJehova yamemeza ku-Abrahama ngokwesibili isezulwini, Wathi: “Ngizifungile mina, usho uJehova, ngokuba wenze lokho, ungagodlanga nendodana yakho eyodwa yakho; Ngiyakukubusisa, ngandise inzalo yakho njengezinkanyezi zezulu nanjengetshebetshebe esisogwini lolwandle; nenzalo yakho iyodla ifa lesango lezitha zayo; Ngenzalo yakho zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyobusiswa; ngoba ulilalele ilizwi lami.