Genesisi
12 UJehova wathi ku-Abramu: “Phuma enarheni yekhenu, eenhlobeni zakho nendlini kayihlo uye enarheni engizakutjengisa yona.+ 2 Ngizokwenza ube sitjhaba esikhulu, ngizokubusisa, ngizokwenza igama lakho libe likhulu begodu wena uzokuba sibusiso.+ 3 Ngizobabusisa labo abakubusisako, ngizobaqalekisa labo abakuthukako+ begodu yoke imindeni yephasini izokubusiswa ngawe.”+
4 Nje-ke u-Abramu wakhamba njengombana uJehova bekamtjelile, uLothi wakhamba naye. U-Abramu bekaneminyaka ema-75 nakasuka eHarana.+ 5 Wathatha umkakhe uSarayi+ noLothi indodana yomfowabo+ nayo yoke ipahla ebebayibuthelele,+ wathatha nabantu ababafumane eHarana, batjhinga enarheni yeKanana.+ Kuthe nabafika enarheni yeKanana, 6 u-Abramu wakhambakhamba enarheni leyo wabe wayokufika eTjhekemu+ eduze nomuthi omkhulu weMore.+ Ngesikhatheso bekunamaKanana enarheni leyo. 7 Ngemva kwalokho, uJehova wabonakala ku-Abramu wathi: “Ngizokunikela isizukulwana+ sakho inarha le.”+ Yeke u-Abramu wakha i-aldara endaweni leyo uJehova abonakale kuye khona. 8 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, wasuka lapho waya esifundeni seentaba esingepumalanga yeBhetheli,+ wahloma itende lakhe, iBhetheli yaba ngetjingalanga, i-Ayi+ yaba ngepumalanga. Wakhela uJehova+ i-aldara begodu wabiza igama lakaJehova.+ 9 Ngemva kwalokho u-Abramu watlhatlhamula ikampa, waraga nekhambo lakhe watjhinga nca ngeNegebhi,+ asusa ikampakhe kwenye indawo ayise kwenye.
10 Nje-ke kwaba nendlala enarheni, u-Abramu wehlela eGibhide bona ayokuhlala khona isikhatjhana+ ngombana indlala beyibhokile enarheni.+ 11 Kuthe nasele bazokungena eGibhide, u-Abramu wathi kumkakhe uSarayi: “Ngibawa ungilalele! Ngiyazi bona umfazi omuhle kwamambala.+ 12 Abantu beGibhide bazokuthi nabakubonako, bathi, ‘Lo mkakhe.’ Bazongibulala kodwana wena bazokulisa uphile. 13 Ngibawa uthi ungudadwethu, ukwenzela bona bangiphathe kuhle ngebanga lakho begodu ngisinde.”+
14 Kuthe nabangena eGibhide, abantu bakhona babona ukuthi umfazi lo muhle tle. 15 Amakhosana kaFaro ambona nawo, athoma ukumbuka kuFaro, nje-ke wathathwa wasiwa ngendlini kaFaro. 16 UFaro wamphatha kuhle u-Abramu ngebanga lakaSarayi, wamupha izimvu, iinkomo, abodumbana, iinsebenzi namakamela.+ 17 Ngemva kwalokho, uJehova wabetha uFaro nomndenakhe ngeembetho ezisabekako ngebanga lakaSarayi umka-Abramu.+ 18 Nje-ke uFaro wabiza u-Abramu wathi kuye: “Yintobani ongenze yona le? Kubayini ungakangitjeli ukuthi umfazi lo ngewakho? 19 Kubayini uthe, ‘Ngudadwethu,’+ ngize ngifune ukumthatha abe mkami? Nangu umkakho. Mthathe nikhambe!” 20 UFaro wanikela abantu bakhe umyalo wokobana bakhuphe u-Abramu nomkakhe nakho koke u-Abramu anakho.+