Amavesi eBhayibheli adumile avela kokuthi IGenesisi 17

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Kwathi u-Abhrama eseneminyaka engama-99, uSimakade wabonakala kuye wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla. Hamba phambi kwami ungenasici.

Igama lakho alisayukuba ngu-Abhrama, kepha selizokuba ngu-Abhrahama, ngokuba ngikwenze uyise wezizwe eziningi.

Ngiyakumisa isivumelwano esiphakade phakathi kwami nawe, nezizukulwane zakho, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wakho nowazo.

“Mina ngiyazibophezela kulesi sivumelwano engisenza nawe: uyakuba nguyise wezizwe eziningi.

UNkulunkulu wathi: “Akunjalo; ngumkakho uSara ozokuzalela indodana; uyiqambe igama uthi ngu-Isaka. Ngiyosigcina isivumelwano sami nakuye, sibe yisivumelwano saphakade ngisho nasesizukulwaneni sakhe.

Ngikunika lonke iKhanani ongumfokazi kulo njengamanje, libe yifa lakho laphakade nelezizukulwane zakho, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wazo.”

U-Abhrahama wakhothama wathi mbo ngobuso wahleka, wakhuluma yedwa wathi: “Indoda ingayizala kanjani ingane isinekhulu leminyaka na? USara angabe esakwazi ukuzala ingane esehlanganise iminyaka engama-90, na?”

UNkulunkulu wabuye wathi ku-Abhrahama: “USarayi umkakho awusezukumbiza ngoSarayi, igama lakhe sekuzokuba nguSara.

ukuze lokhu kube wuphawu lwesivumelwano phakathi kwami nani.

Kepha isivumelwano sami ngiyosimisa no-Isaka, ozomzalelwa nguSara ngalesi sikhathi, ngonyaka ozayo.”

Ezizukulwaneni zonke umntwana ongumfana phakathi kwenu, osenezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili ezelwe, kufanele asokwe, ngisho nalabo abazalelwe kwakho abangazalwa nguwe, noma ngabe bathengwe ngemali kowezizwe, noma ngabe bazalelwe kwakho, noma bathengwe ngemali; mabasokwe. Lolu phawu alushaywe emizimbeni yenu lube yisivumelwano sami saphakade.