a28:3, 35:11, 43:14, 48:3, 49:25; Eks 6:3
b24:40, 48:15; 1 Kho 2:4, 8:25; 2 Kho 20:3; Gen 5:22,24, 6:9
c6:9; Dute 18:13; Jobe 1:1; Mat 5:48
e12:2, 13:16, 22:17
f17:17
gRoma 4:11,12,16; Gal 3:29
hNeh 9:7
jRoma 4:17
k28:3, 48:4
l35:11
m17:16, 35:11
nGal 3:17
o26:24, 28:13; Heb 11:16
p12:7
rEks 6:7; Levi 26:12; Dute 14:2, 26:18, 29:13
sSeb 7:8; Roma 4:11
tLevi 12:3; Luka 2:21; Fil 3:5; Joha 7:22
v18:10
wGal 4:31; 1 Pet 3:6
x21:6; Joha 8:56; Roma 4:19
y15:16
z18:10, 21:2; Gal 4:23,28
aa16:10
ab25:12-16
ac21:18
ad35:13

Genesis 17

Ukusoka kuyisibonakaliso sesivumelwano

1Kwathi uAbrama eseleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lesificamunwemunye iNkosi yasibonakala kuAbrama, yathi kuye: NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla a; hamba phambi kwami b, uphelele c , ▼
▼ uphelele: kumbe,  bana qotho.
. 2Njalo ngizakwenza isivumelwano sami phakathi kwami lawe, ngizakwandisa kakhulukazi e. 3UAbrama wasesiwa ngobuso bakhe f, uNkulunkulu wasekhuluma laye, esithi: 4Mina ngokwami, khangela, isivumelwano sami silawe; futhi uzakuba nguyise wezizwe ezinengi g. 5Lebizo lakho kalisayikubizwa ngokuthi Abrama, kodwa ibizo lakho lizakuba nguAbrahama h , ▼
▼ uAbrahama: okuyikuthi,  uyise wexuku elikhulu.
, ngoba ngikwenze uyise wexuku lezizwe j. 6Ngizakwenza uzale kakhulukazi k, ngizakwenza izizwe l, lamakhosi azaphuma kuwe m. 7Njalo ngizamisa isivumelwano n sami phakathi kwami lawe lenzalo yakho emva kwakho ezizukulwaneni zayo, kube yisivumelwano esilaphakade, sokuthi ngibe nguNkulunkulu kuwe o lakuyo inzalo yakho emva kwakho. 8Ngizanika-ke wena lenzalo yakho emva kwakho ilizwe p ohlala kilo njengowezizwe ▼
▼ njengowezizwe: Heb  ilizwe lokuhlala kwakho njengowezizwe.
, ilizwe lonke leKhanani, libe yimfuyo elaphakade; njalo ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu kibo r.

9UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuAbrahama: Wena-ke uzagcina isivumelwano sami, wena lenzalo yakho emva kwakho ezizukulwaneni zayo. 10Lesi yisivumelwano sami elizasigcina phakathi kwami lani lenzalo yakho emva kwakho; sonke isilisa sisokwe kini. 11Lizasoka inyama yejwabu lenu laphambili; kuzakuba yisibonakaliso s sesivumelwano phakathi kwami lani. 12Lendodana yensuku eziyisificaminwembili izasokwa phakathi kwenu t, sonke isilisa ezizukulwaneni zenu, ozelwe endlini, lothengwe ngemali kuye wonke oyisizwe, ongayisuye wenzalo yakho. 13Ozelwe endlini yakho lothengwe ngemali yakho kumele asokwe. Lesivumelwano sami sizakuba senyameni yenu, sibe yisivumelwano esilaphakade. 14Lesilisa esingasokwanga, esinyama yejwabu laphambili lingasokwanga, lowomphefumulo uzaqunywa usuke esizweni sawo, weqile isivumelwano sami.

15UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuAbrahama: NgoSarayi umkakho, ungabizi ibizo lakhe uthi nguSarayi, ngoba uSara ▼
▼ uSara: Heb  inkosazana.
 libizo lakhe. 16Njalo ngizambusisa, ngikunike indodana evela lakuye v; yebo ngizambusisa abesesiba yizizwe w, amakhosi ezizwe azavela kuye. 17UAbrahama wasesiwa ngobuso bakhe, wahleka x, wathi enhliziyweni yakhe: Oleminyaka elikhulu uzazalelwa yini? Kambe loSara oleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye uzazala? 18UAbrahama wasesithi kuNkulunkulu: Kungathi uIshmayeli angaphila phambi kwakho y! 19UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Hatshi, uSara umkakho uzakuzalela indodana z; uzayitha ibizo uthi nguIsaka; njalo ngizamisa isivumelwano sami laye, sibe yisivumelwano esilaphakade kunzalo yakhe emva kwakhe. 20Mayelana loIshmayeli ngikuzwile-ke; khangela, ngimbusisile, njalo ngizamenza abe lenzalo aa, ngimandise kakhulukazi; uzazala iziphathamandla ezilitshumi lambili ab, njalo ngizamenza isizwe esikhulu ac. 21Kodwa isivumelwano sami ngizasimisa loIsaka, uSara azakuzalela yena ngalesisikhathi esimisiweyo ngomnyaka ozayo. 22Wasecina ukukhuluma laye, uNkulunkulu wenyuka ad esuka kuAbrahama.

23UAbrahama wasethatha uIshmayeli indodana yakhe labo bonke ababezelwe endlini yakhe labo bonke ababethengwe ngemali yakhe, sonke isilisa phakathi kwabendlu kaAbrahama, wasoka inyama yejwabu labo laphambili, ngalona lolosuku, njengalokho uNkulunkulu akutshoyo kuye. 24LoAbrahama wayeleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lesificamunwemunye ekusokweni kwakhe inyama yejwabu lakhe laphambili. 25UIshmayeli-ke indodana yakhe wayeleminyaka elitshumi lantathu ekusokweni kwakhe inyama yejwabu lakhe laphambili. 26Ngalona lolosuku uAbrahama wasokwa, loIshmayeli indodana yakhe. 27Lamadoda wonke omuzi wakhe, ayezelwe endlini layethengwe ngemali kowezizwe, asokwa kanye laye.

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