Genesisi
16 Nje-ke uSarayi umka-Abramu bekanganabantwana,+ kodwana bekanesisebenzi esimGibhide igama laso bekunguHagari.+ 2 USarayi wathi ku-Abramu: “Ngibawa ungilalele. UJehova ungikhandele bona ngibe nabantwana. Yeke ngibawa uye emabhayini nesisebenzi sami. Mhlamunye ngingafumana abantwana ngaso.”+ U-Abramu walalela lokho uSarayi akutjhoko. 3 U-Abramu besele ahlezi iminyaka elitjhumi enarheni yeKanana, uSarayi umkakhe wathatha uHagari isisebenzi sakhe esimGibhide, wasiletha endodenakhe u-Abramu bona sibe mkakhe. 4 Nje-ke u-Abramu waya emabhayini noHagari, waba sidisi. UHagari nakabona ukuthi usidisi, wathoma ukudelela umphathakhe uSarayi.
5 Ngemva kwalokho, uSarayi wathi ku-Abramu: “Ubuhlungu engibuzwakobu ngibuzwa ngebanga lakho. Ngimi okunikele isisebenzi sami, kodwana nasilemuka ukuthi sisidisi, sathoma ukungidelela. Kwanga uJehova angahlulela hlangana nami nawe.” 6 Nje-ke u-Abramu wathi kuSarayi: “Qala! Isisebenzi sakho silawulwa nguwe. Ungenza nanyana yini oyifunako kiso.” Ngemva kwalokho, uSarayi wasiphatha kumbi begodu sambalekela.
7 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, ingilozi kaJehova yasifumana emthonjeni wamanzi emmangweni, umthombo osendleleni eya eTjhuri.+ 8 Yathi kiso: “Hagari, sisebenzi sakaSarayi, ubuyaphi begodu uyakuphi?” Yena wathi: “Ngibalekela umphathami uSarayi.” 9 Nje-ke ingilozi kaJehova yathi kuye: “Buyela kumphathakho uzithobe kuye.” 10 Ngemva kwalokho, ingilozi kaJehova yathi: “Ngizokwandisa iinzukulwana zakho ngokubuyelelweko, kangangobana zizokuba zinengi khulu bona ungazibala.”+ 11 Ingilozi kaJehova yangezelela yathi: “Qala! Usidisi begodu uzokubeletha indodana, kufuze uyithiye ngokuthi ngu-Itjhimayeli,* ngombana uJehova usizwile isililo sakho. 12 Indodana leyo izokuba njengodumbana wommango. Izokulwa nabo boke abantu, nabantu bazokulwa nayo begodu izokuhlala eduze nabo boke abafowabo.”*
13 Ngemva kwalokho, wabiza igama lakaJehova obekakhuluma naye, wathi: “UnguZimu obonako,”+ ngombana uHagari wathi: “Inga-kghani kwamambala endaweni le ngibone ongibonako na?” 14 Kungebangelo umthombo loyo wabizwa ngokuthi yiBheyeri-Larhayi-Royi.* (Uhlangana kweKhadetjhi neBeredi.) 15 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, uHagari wabelethela u-Abramu indodana begodu u-Abramu wayithiya ngokuthi ngu-Itjhimayeli.+ 16 U-Abramu bekaneminyaka ema-86 lokha uHagari nakambelethela u-Itjhimayeli.