Genesisi 17:1-27
17 Ngesikhatsi Abrama asaneminyaka lengu-99, Jehova wabonakala kuye watsi: “NginguNkulunkulu Somandla. Hlala wetsembekile kimi futsi ube msulwa.*
2 Ngitasicinisekisa sivumelwane lengasenta nawe,+ futsi ngitawenta bantfwana bakho babe banyenti kakhulu.”+
3 Ngako Abrama waguca watsintsa ngebuso phansi, Nkulunkulu wachubeka wakhuluma naye watsi:
4 “Ngente sivumelwane nawe,+ futsi utawuba ngubabe wetive letinyenti.+
5 Ngeke usabitwa ngekutsi ungu-Abrama,* kodvwa libito lakho sekutawuba ngu-Abrahama,* ngobe ngitawenta kutsi ube ngubabe wetive letinyenti.
6 Ngitawenta bantfwana bakho babe banyenti kakhulu, futsi kuwe kutawuvela tive letinyenti kanye nemakhosi lamanyenti.+
7 “Ngitawusigcina sivumelwane lengisente nawe+ nebantfwana* bakho kanye nato tonkhe titukulwane letiseta, futsi lesivumelwane sitawuhlala phakadze. Ngitawuba nguNkulunkulu wakho newentalelwane* yakho letakuta emvakwakho.
8 Lonkhe lelive laseKhenani lebewuhlala kulo njengesihambi+ ngitalinika wena nentalelwane* yakho letakuta emvakwakho, futsi litawuhlala lingelenu. Mine ngitawuba nguNkulunkulu walentalelwane yakho.”+
9 Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi ku-Abrahama: “Wena nentalelwane* yakho letawuta emvakwakho, kufanele nisigcine lesivumelwane kuto tonkhe titukulwane.
10 Nasi sivumelwane sami nawe, lokufanele wena nentalelwane* yakho letawuta emvakwakho nisigcine: Bonkhe labadvuna emkhatsini wenu kufanele basoke.+
11 Kufanele nisoke, futsi loku kutawuba luphawu lwesivumelwane lesikhona emkhatsini wami nawe.+
12 Kuto tonkhe titukulwane takho, bonkhe bantfwana labadvuna labanemalanga langu-8 budzala kufanele basokwe.+ Bonkhe labatalelwe endlini yakho nabo bonkhe labangasiyo intalelwane yakho futsi lobatsenge kubantfu bekuhamba, nabo kufanele basokwe.
13 Bonkhe labadvuna labatalelwe endlini yakho nabo bonkhe lobatsengile kufanele basokwe,+ futsi lesivumelwane lesisemtimbeni wenu kufanele sihlale phakadze.
14 Nobe ngumuphi lomdvuna longeke asoke kufanele abulawe, ngobe usephulile sivumelwane sami.”
15 Ngemuva kwaloko Nkulunkulu watsi ku-Abrahama: “Umfati wakho ungasambiti ngekutsi nguSarayi*+ ngobe libito lakhe sekutawuba nguSara.*
16 Ngitambusisa futsi utakutalela indvodzana.+ Ngitambusisa mbamba, futsi kuye kutawuvela tive letinyenti kanye nemakhosi lamanyenti.”
17 Ngako Abrahama waguca watsintsa phansi, wahleka futsi wakhuluma ngenhlitiyo+ watsi: “Kodvwa vele indvodza leneminyaka lengu-100 ingamtfola yini umntfwana, futsi Sara usengatala yini njengobe asaneminyaka lengu-90?”+
18 Abrahama watsi kuNkulunkulu weliciniso: “Shengatsi ungambusisa Ishmayeli!”+
19 Ngako Nkulunkulu watsi: “Sara umfati wakho utakutalela indvodzana futsi kufanele uyibite ngekutsi ngu-Isaka.*+ Ngitasicinisekisa sivumelwane sami naye, sibe sivumelwane lesitawuhlala phakadze nakubantfwana*+ bakhe labatawuta emvakwakhe.
20 Kodvwa ngisivile sicelo sakho lesimayelana na-Ishmayeli. Ngako ngitambusisa futsi ngente bantfwana bakhe babe banyenti kakhulu. Kuye kutawuvela baholi labangu-12, futsi utawuba sive lesikhulu.+
21 Kodvwa sivumelwane sami ngitawusicinisekisa na-Isaka,+ loyo Sara latakutalela yena ngalesikhatsi lesi emnyakeni lotako.”+
22 Nkulunkulu watsi nakacedza kukhuluma na-Abrahama wabese uyamshiya.
23 Ngemuva kwaloko Abrahama watsatsa Ishmayeli indvodzana yakhe nabo bonkhe labadvuna lebebatalelwe endlini yakhe, kanye nabo bonkhe lebekabatsengile, wabasoka ngalo lelolanga, njengobe Nkulunkulu abemtjelile.+
24 Abrahama abeneminyaka lengu-99 ngesikhatsi asokwa.+
25 Ishmayeli, indvodzana yakhe abeneminyaka lengu-13 ngesikhatsi asokwa.+
26 Abrahama kanye na-Ishmayeli, indvodzana yakhe, basokwa ngalona lelolanga.
27 Bonkhe labadvuna lebebasendlini yakhe, lokungulabo lebebatalelwe khona kanye nalabo lebebatsengwe kubantfu bekuhamba, basokwa naye.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “ungasoleki.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Babe Uphakanyisiwe.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Babe Webantfu Labanyenti.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “newenhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nenhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nenhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nenhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nenhlanyelo.”
^ Kungenteka kusho “Kuphikisana.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Inkhosatana.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nenhlanyelo.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Kuhleka.”
