UGenesisi 21:1-34
21 UJehova wamkhumbula uSara njengoba wayetshilo, njalo uJehova wenzela uSara lokhu ayekuthembisile.+
2 USara wazithwala+ wasezalela u-Abrahama umntwana ongumfana njalo lokhu kwenzakala u-Abrahama esegugile, ngaso kanye isikhathi esibekiweyo uNkulunkulu ayemthembise sona.+
3 U-Abrahama wayinika ibizo indodana yakhe ayeyizalelwe nguSara, wayithi ngu-Isaka.+
4 Kwathi indodana yakhe u-Isaka isilamalanga angu-8, u-Abrahama wayisoka njengoba nje uNkulunkulu wayemtshele ukuthi enze njalo.+
5 U-Abrahama wayeseleminyaka engu-100 ngesikhathi kuzalwa indodana yakhe u-Isaka.
6 USara wasesithi: “UNkulunkulu usengenze ngahleka; wonke umuntu ozakuzwa lokhu uzahleka lami.”*
7 Waphinda wathi: “Kambe ngubani obengathi ku-Abrahama, ‘USara uzabamunyisa sibili abantwana’? Kodwa khathesi sengimzalele indodana esegugile.”
8 Umntwana wakhula wasekhitshwa ebeleni, u-Abrahama wenza idili elikhulu ngelanga u-Isaka akhitshwa ngalo ebeleni.
9 Kodwa uSara wayelokhu enanzelela ukuthi indodana kaHagari+ umGibhithe, ayeyizalele u-Abrahama yayilokhu isenza u-Isaka inhlekisa.+
10 Wasesithi ku-Abrahama: “Xotsha isigqilikazi lesi lendodana yaso ngoba indodana yesigqilikazi lesi ayisoze ibe yindlalifa kanye lendodana yami u-Isaka!”+
11 Kodwa lokhu okwatshiwo nguSara ngendodana* yakhe akuzange kumphathe kuhle u-Abrahama.+
12 UNkulunkulu wasesithi ku-Abrahama: “Akungakuphathi kubi lokho okutshiwo nguSara mayelana lomfana kanye lesigqilikazi sakho. Mlalele* ngoba okuzathiwa yinzalo yakho* kuzavela ku-Isaka.+
13 Ngizakwenza ukuthi lasendodaneni yesigqilikazi+ kuvele isizwe+ ngenxa yokuthi iyindodana yakho.”*
14 Ngakho u-Abrahama wavuka kusesele wathatha isinkwa lesigubhu samanzi esenziwe ngesikhumba wanika uHagari. Wafaka izinto lezi ehlombe likaHagari wathi yena lomfana kabahambe.+ UHagari wasesuka wahamba njalo wayelokhu ezulazula enkangala yaseBheri-shebha.+
15 Kwathi amanzi ayesesigubhini sesikhumba esephelile, wafuqela umfana ngaphansi kwesixuku.
16 Wasehamba okomango ongalingana lebanga elihanjwa ngumtshoko nxa utshokiwe, wafika wahlala yedwa ngoba esithi: “Angifuni ukubona indodana yami isifa.” Ngakho wahlala phansi buqamama waqalisa ukuhlaba umkhosi ekhala.
17 UNkulunkulu walizwa ilizwi lomfana,+ ingilosi kaNkulunkulu yasimemeza uHagari isemazulwini yathi kuye:+ “Kutheni Hagari? Ungesabi ngoba uNkulunkulu ulizwile ilizwi lomfana khonapho lapho akhona.
18 Sukuma, uyesukumisa lomfana, umbambe ngesandla ngoba ngizamenza abe yisizwe esikhulu.”+
19 UNkulunkulu wasemvula amehlo wabona umthombo wamanzi, ngakho waya kuwo wagcwalisa isigubhu sesikhumba ngamanzi wasenika umfana ukuthi anathe.
20 UNkulunkulu waqhubeka elaye umfana+ ngesikhathi ekhula. Wayehlala enkangala njalo waba ngumphosi wemitshoko.
21 Wahlala enkangala yasePharani+ njalo unina wayamthathela umfazi elizweni laseGibhithe.
22 Ngalesosikhathi u-Abhimeleki walanda u-Abrahama eloFikholi induna yebutho lakhe wathi kuye: “UNkulunkulu ulawe kukho konke okwenzayo.+
23 Khathesi funga kimi ngoNkulunkulu ukuthi awusoze ungiqile mina labantwabami lezizukulwane zami, lokuthi uthando oluqotho engikutshengise lona, lawe uzangitshengisa lona kanye labantu belizwe leli ohlala kulo.”+
24 U-Abrahama wasesithi: “Ngiyafunga ukuthi ngizakwenza njalo.”
25 Kodwa u-Abrahama wasekhalaza ku-Abhimeleki ngomthombo wamanzi owawuthethwe zinceku zika-Abhimeleki ngenkani.+
26 U-Abhimeleki waphendula wathi: “Angikwazi ukuthi ngubani okwenzileyo lokhu; awuzange ungitshele ngakho njalo ngikuzwa lamuhla nje.”
27 U-Abrahama wasethatha izimvu lenkomo wazinika u-Abhimeleki njalo bobabili benza isivumelwano.
28 U-Abrahama wakhetha imvana ezinsikazi eziyisikhombisa emhlambini, wazimisa zodwa.
29 U-Abhimeleki wathi ku-Abrahama: “Kanti imvana lezi eziyisikhombisa ozimise zodwa ngezani?”
30 Wasesithi kuye: “Kumele wamukele imvana lezi eziyisikhombisa ezinsikazi esandleni sami ukuze zibe yibufakazi bokuthi yimi engawugebhayo umthombo lo.”
31 Yikho wabiza leyondawo ngokuthi yiBheri-shebha*+ ngoba bobabili benza isifungo khonapho.
32 Ngakho benza isivumelwano+ eBheri-shebha, u-Abhimeleki loFikholi induna yebutho lakhe basebesuka babuyela elizweni lamaFilisti.+
33 Ngemva kwalokho wahlanyela isihlahla somthamariski eBheri-shebha, njalo wabiza ibizo likaJehova+ uNkulunkulu waphakade+ ekuleyondawo.
34 U-Abrahama wahlala* elizweni lamaFilisti okwesikhathi eside.*+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “uzangihleka.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo u-Ishmayeli.
^ NgesiHebheru, “Lalela ilizwi lakhe.”
^ Kumbe, “yisizukulwane sakho.”
^ Kumbe, “iyinzalo yakho.”
^ Ibizo leli lingabe lisitsho ukuthi, “Umthombo wesifungo; Umthombo weziyisikhombisa.”
^ Kumbe, “wahlala njengowezizweni.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “okwensuku ezinengi.”
