UGenesisi 22:1-24
22 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu weqiniso walinga u-Abrahama+ njalo wathi kuye: “Abrahama!” Yena wasabela wathi: “Ngilapha!”
2 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: “Ngicela uthathe indodana yakho u-Isaka,+ yona kanye indodana yakho eyiyo yodwa futhi oyithanda kakhulu+ uye elizweni laseMoriya,+ ufike unikele ngayo ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa kwenye yezintaba engizakutshengisa yona.”
3 Ngakho u-Abrahama wavuka kusesele wabophela isihlalo kubabhemi wakhe, wathatha izinceku zakhe ezimbili kanye lendodana yakhe u-Isaka, wabanda lenkuni zomnikelo wokutshiswa. Wasesuka wangena indlela waya endaweni leyo uNkulunkulu weqiniso ayemtshele ukuthi aye kuyo.
4 Ngelanga lesithathu u-Abrahama wathi ephakamisa amehlo wayibona leyondawo khatshana le.
5 U-Abrahama wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: “Lina salani lapha lobabhemi. Mina lomfana sisake siye le siyekhonza, sizaphenduka.”
6 U-Abrahama wasethatha inkuni zomnikelo wokutshiswa wazifaka ehlombe lika-Isaka indodana yakhe, yena wathatha umlilo lengqamu. Baqhubeka-ke ngohambo sebebabili.
7 U-Isaka wasesithi kuyise u-Abrahama: “Baba?” Yena waphendula wathi: “Yebo mntanami!” U-Isaka wathi: “Umlilo lenkuni nanku lapha. Kanti imvu yomnikelo wokutshiswa yona ingaphi?”
8 U-Abrahama wasesithi: “UNkulunkulu nguye ozasipha imvu yomnikelo wokutshiswa+ mntanami.” Bobabili baqhubeka ngohambo.
9 Ekucineni bafika kuleyondawo uNkulunkulu weqiniso ayemtshele ngayo. U-Abrahama wasesakha i-alithare khonapho, wafaka lenkuni phezu kwalo. Wabopha izandla lenyawo zendodana yakhe u-Isaka, wayifaka phezu kwenkuni e-alithareni.+
10 U-Abrahama waseselula isandla sakhe wathatha ingqamu ukuze abulale indodana yakhe. +
11 Kodwa ingilosi kaJehova yammemeza isemazulwini yathi: “Abrahama, Abrahama!” Yena wasabela wathi: “Ngilapha!”
12 Yasisithi: “Ungambulali umfana njalo ungenzi lutho kuye. Khathesi sengikwazi ukuthi uyamesaba uNkulunkulu ngoba awalanga ukunginika indodana yakho eyiyo yodwa.”+
13 Khonokho nje u-Abrahama wathi evusa amehlo wabona phambidlana kwakhe kulenqama, ibanjelwe esixukwini ngempondo zayo. Ngakho wahamba wayathatha inqama leyo wanikela ngayo, yaba ngumnikelo wokutshiswa esikhundleni sendodana yakhe.
14 U-Abrahama wabiza indawo leyo ngokuthi Jehova-jayire.* Yikho lalamuhla kulokhu kuthiwa: “Entabeni yakhe uJehova uzanika lokho okufunekayo.”+
15 Ingilosi kaJehova yaphinda yabiza u-Abrahama okwesibili isemazulwini,
16 yathi: “‘Ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho uJehova,+ ‘ngithi ngenxa yokuthi ukwenzile lokhu, wavuma ukungipha indodana yakho eyiyo yodwa,+
17 ngizakubusisa sibili njalo ngizakwandisa inzalo yakho* loba sekutheni, ibe njengezinkanyezi zamazulu lanjengetshebetshebe ekhunjini lolwandle+ njalo inzalo yakho izathatha* amadolobho* ezitha zayo.+
18 Ngenzalo yakho*+ zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizazitholela isibusiso ngenxa yokuthi ulalele ilizwi lami.’”+
19 Ngemva kwalokho u-Abrahama wabuyela ezincekwini zakhe basebesuka babuyela bonke eBheri-shebha+ njalo u-Abrahama waqhubeka ehlala eBheri-shebha.
20 Kwasekufika umbiko ku-Abrahama othi: “UMilikha laye usezalele umfowenu uNahori+ amadodana.
21 Izibulo lakhe ngu-Uzi, kube loBhuzi umfowabo, loKhemuweli uyise ka-Aramu,
22 loKhesedi, loHazo, loPhilidashi, loJidilafi kanye loBhethuweli.”+
23 UBhethuweli waba nguyise kaRabheka.+ Amadodana la angu-8 yiwo uMilikha awazalela uNahori umfowabo ka-Abrahama.
24 Omunye umfazi wakhe okwakuthiwa nguRehuma laye wamzalela amadodana, uThebha, loGahami, loThahashi kanye loMahakha.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “UJehova uzakupha; UJehova uzabona.”
^ Kumbe, “isizukulwane sakho.”
^ Kumbe, “isizukulwane sakho sizathatha.”
^ Kumbe, “amagedi.”
^ Kumbe, “Ngesizukulwane sakho.”
