Genesis 15

Isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu loAbrama

1Emva kwalezizinto ilizwi leNkosi leza kuAbrama ngombono, lisithi: Ungesabi Abrama a, ngiyisihlangu sakho b, umvuzo wakho omkhulu kakhulu c. 2UAbrama wasesithi: Nkosi Jehova, uzangiphani, njengoba lokhe ngingelamntwana, lendlalifa yendlu yami ingoweDamaseko d uEliyezeri? 3UAbrama wasesithi: Khangela, kimi kawuphanga nzalo; njalo khangela, ozelwe endlini e yami uzakuba yindlalifa yami. 4Khangela-ke ilizwi leNkosi laba kuye lisithi: Lo kayikudla ilifa lakho, kodwa ozaphuma emibilini yakho f, yena uzakudla ilifa lakho. 5Wasemkhuphela phandle wathi: Khangela-ke emazulwini, ubale g izinkanyezi h uba ungazibala. Wasesithi kuye: Izakuba njalo inzalo yakho i. 6Wasekholwa eNkosini j. Yasimbalela lokhu kube yikulunga k. 7Yasisithi kuye: NgiyiNkosi, eyakukhupha eUri yamaKhaladiya l ukukunika ilizwe leli libe yilifa lakho m. 8Wasesithi: Nkosi Jehova, ngizakwazi ngani n ukuthi lizakuba yilifa lami? 9Yasisithi kuye: Ngithathela ithokazi elileminyaka emithathu, lesibhuzikazi esileminyaka emithathu, lenqama eleminyaka emithathu, lejuba, lephuphu lenkwilimba. 10Wasesisa kuyo zonke lezizinto, wazidabula phakathi o, wabeka leyo laleyongxenye yazo ikhangelene lenye; kodwa inyoni kazidabulanga p. 11Inyoni ezidla inyama zasezisehlela phezu kwezidumbu, uAbrama wasezixotshela khatshana. 12Kwasekusithi ilanga selitshona, ubuthongo obukhulu q bajuma uAbrama; khangela-ke, uvalo lomnyama omkhulu lwehlela phezu kwakhe. 13Yasisithi kuAbrama: Yazi lokwazi ukuthi inzalo yakho izakuba yisihambi elizweni elingeyisilo layo r, njalo bazabasebenzela, besebebahlupha s iminyaka engamakhulu amane t. 14Kodwa lesizwe abazasisebenzela ngizasigweba u; lemva kwalokho bazaphuma lempahla enengi v. 15Kodwa wena uzakuya w kuboyihlo x ngokuthula y, uzangcwatshwa ekuluphaleni okuhle z. 16Isizukulwana sesine aa sizabuya-ke lapha; ngoba isono samaAmori ab kasikapheleli ac. 17Kwasekusithi ilanga selitshonile sekumnyama ad, khangela-ke, imbawula ethunqayo lesihlanti somlilo esadabula phakathi kwalezozingxenye. 18Ngalolosuku iNkosi yenza isivumelwano loAbrama isithi: Enzalweni yakho nginikele lelilizwe ae, kusukela emfuleni weGibhithe af kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula iYufrathi, 19amaKeni ag lamaKenizi lamaKadimoni 20lamaHethi ah lamaPerizi ai lamaRefa aj 21lamaAmori lamaKhanani ak lamaGirigashi al lamaJebusi.

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