Genesisi
15 Ngemva kwalokhu ilizwi lakaJehova lafika ku-Abramu embonweni, lathi: “Ungasabi+ Abramu. Ngisivikelo sakho.+ Umvuzwakho uzokuba mkhulu.”+ 2 U-Abramu wathi: “Jehova Kosi ePhakemeko, uzongiphani? Anginamntwana begodu u-Eliyezeri+ ovela edorobheni leDamaseku nguye ozokuthatha zoke izinto zami zibe lilifa lakhe.” 3 U-Abramu wangezelela wathi: “Awukangiphi abantwana+ begodu incekwami iyangilandela bona ibe yindlalifa.” 4 Yeke ilizwi lakaJehova lathi kuye, “Umuntu lo angekhe abe yindlalifakho kodwana indodanakho ngiyo ezokuba yindlalifa.”+
5 Nje-ke wamkhuphela ngaphandle wathi kuye: “Ngibawa uqale phezulu ezulwini, ubale iinkwekwezi nangabe uzokukghona ukuzibala.” Ngemva kwalokho wathi kuye: “Zizokuba njalo-ke iinzukulwana zakho.”+ 6 U-Abramu wakholwa kuJehova+ begodu uZimu wamqala njengolungileko.+ 7 Wangezelela wathi ku-Abramu: “NginguJehova owakukhupha e-Uri yamaKhaledi* bona ngikunikele inarha le ibe ngeyakho.”+ 8 U-Abramu wathi kuye: “Jehova Kosi ePhakemeko, ngizokwazi njani bona ngizoyithatha ibe ngeyami?” 9 UZimu wathi kuye: “Ngilethela ithole elineminyaka emithathu, imbuzi esikazi eneminyaka emithathu, iramu elineminyaka emithathu, ijuba lommango nejuba elincani elifuywako.” 10 Nje-ke wathatha zoke iinlwanezi wazisika phakathi zaba ziinquntu ezimbili, wabeka isiquntu sesilwana ngasinye ngehlangothini elinye, kwathi ngehlangothini elinye, nakhona wabeka isiquntu sesilwana ngasinye kodwana akhenge azisike iinyoni. 11 Amadlanga ehla adla inyama yeenlwana ezibulewekwezi kodwana u-Abramu wasolo awaqotha.
12 Kuthe nakutjhinga ilanga, u-Abramu wabanjwa buthongo obukhulu begodu wafikelwa bumnyama obukhulu obuthusako. 13 Nje-ke uZimu wathi ku-Abramu: “Yazi ukuthi iinzukulwana zakho zizokuhlala enarheni ekungasiyo yazo begodu abantu balapho bazozigqilaza, bazitlhagise iminyaka ema-400.+ 14 Kodwana ngizosahlulela isitjhaba esizokugqilaza+ iinzukulwana zakho begodu zizokukhamba enarheni leyo zinepahla enengi.+ 15 Wena uzokuhlongakala* ngokuthula, uzokubulungwa sewuluphele.+ 16 Iinzukulwana zakho zona zizokubuya+ ngesizukulwana sesine, ngombana isikhathi sokobana ama-Amori ajeziswe asikafiki.”+
17 Kuthe ilanga nalitjhingako begodu sekumnyama, kwabonakala umlilo othunya intuthu nesibani esivuthako sadlula hlangana neenlwana ezibulewekweza. 18 Ngelangelo uJehova wenza isivumelwano+ no-Abramu, wathi: “Inarha+ le ngizoyinikela iinzukulwana zakho, kusukela emlanjeni weGibhide ukuya emlanjeni omkhulu, umlambo iYufrathe.+ 19 Iinarha engizozinikela iinzukulwana zakho, yinarha yamaKheni, yamaKhenizi,+ yamaKhadimoni, 20 yamaRhiti,+ yamaPerizi,+ yamaRafa,+ 21 yama-Amori, yamaKanana, yamaGirigatjhi neyamaJebusi.”+