Kwaba khona indlala ezweni, kuphela indlala yokuqala eyayikhona emihleni ka-Abrahama. U-Isaka waya ku-Abimeleki, inkosi yamaFilisti, eGerari.
UJehova wabonakala kuye, wathi: “Ungehleli eGibithe; hlala ezweni engizokutshela ngalo:
hlala njengowezizwe kuleli zwe, ngiyakuba nawe, ngikubusise; ngokuba ngiyakukunika wena nenzalo yakho onke lawa mazwe, futhi ngigcwalise isifungo engasifunga kuyihlo u-Abrahama;
Ngiyakwenza inzalo yakho yande ibe ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, nginike inzalo yakho onke lawa mazwe; nangenzalo yakho ziyakubusiswa izizwe zonke zomhlaba;
Ngokuba u-Abrahama walilalela izwi lami, wagcina umyalo wami, nemiyalo yami, nezimiso zami, nemithetho yami.
U-Isaka wahlala eGerari.
Amadoda aleyondawo ambuza ngomkakhe; wathi: “Ungudadewethu, ngokuba wayesaba ukuthi: ‘Ungumkami;’ wathi, ukuze bangangibulali abantu baleyondawo ngenxa kaRebeka; ngoba wayemuhle ukubukwa.
Kwathi, eselapho isikhathi eside, u-Abimeleki, inkosi yamaFilisti, walunguza ngefasitela, wabona, bheka, u-Isaka edlala noRebeka umkakhe.
U-Abimeleki wambiza u-Isaka, wathi: “Bheka, ngempela ungumkakho; futhi utheni, Ungudadewethu? UIsaka wasesithi kuye: Ngoba ngithe: Kangiyikufela yena.
Wayesethi u-Abimeleki: “Wenzeni kithi na? omunye wabantu ubengalala nomkakho kalula, nawe ubungasilethela icala.
U-Abimeleki wayeseyala bonke abantu bakhe, wathi: “Yilowo nalowo othinta le ndoda noma umkakhe uyakubulawa nokubulawa.
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