5. Sati njani kutsi Abrahama bekalindzele “lidolobha” lebelakhiwe nguNkulunkulu?

⁵ Abrahama wakhombisa njani kutsi bekalindzele “lidolobha” nobe uMbuso lobewakhiwe nguNkulunkulu? Kwekucala, Abrahama akazange abe sakhamuti sanobe ngumuphi umbuso wasemhlabeni. Tinyenti tindzawo lahlala kuto, bekete likhaya futsi akazange asekele nobe nguyiphi inkhosi lengumuntfu. Ngetulu kwaloko, Abrahama akazange etame kutakhela wakhe umbuso. Kunaloko, bekahlale alalela Jehova futsi alindzele kutsi agcwalise tetsembiso takhe. Ngekwenta kanjalo, Abrahama wakhombisa kutsi bekanekukholwa lokucinile kuJehova. Asesicoce ngaletinye tinkinga laba nato futsi sibone kutsi yini lesingayifundza kuye.

7. Kungani Abrahama bekudzingeka etsembe kutsi Jehova bekatamvikela yena nemndeni wakhe?

⁷ Abrahama bekufanele etsembe kutsi Jehova bekatamvikela yena nemndeni wakhe. Leni? Khumbula kutsi Abrahama washiya lidolobha lase-Uri lebelivikelekile futsi lebekumnandzi kuhlala kulo wayohlala emathendeni aseveni laseKhenani. Abrahama nemndeni wakhe besebasengotini yekuhlaselwa titsa njengobe besekute umfula nelubondza lebelungabavikela.

8. Yini leyenteka ku-Abrahama futsi ufundzani kuko?

⁸ Abrahama bekamlalela Nkulunkulu, kodvwa ngalesinye sikhatsi bekete kudla lokwanele kuze ondle umndeni wakhe. Lelive Jehova lebekamtjele kutsi aye kulo, belihlaselwe somiso lesimatima. Lesomiso besimatima kangangekutsi Abrahama wancuma kutsi yena nemndeni wakhe baye eGibhithe bayohlala khona kwesikhashana. Nobe kunjalo, ngesikhatsi aseGibhithe, Faro lobekayinkhosi wamtsatsela umfati wakhe. Cabanga ngendlela lokungenteka Abrahama wakhatsateka ngayo kwaze kwaba ngulapho Jehova atjela Faro kutsi abuyisele Sara emuva.—Gen. 12:10-19.

9. Ngutiphi tinkinga Abrahama laba nato emndenini wakhe?

⁹ Umndeni wa-Abrahama bewunetinkinga letinyenti. Umfati wakhe lebekamtsandza lobekutsiwa nguSara, bekangabatfoli bantfwana. Kwaphela iminyaka leminyenti bakulesimo lesibuhlungu. Sara wagcine anike Abrahama sisebenti sakhe lokutsiwa nguHagari kutsi sibatalele bantfwana. Kodvwa ngesikhatsi Hagari akhulelwe Ishumayeli wacala kuzonda Sara. Lesimo saba sibi kakhulu kangangekutsi Sara wagcine amcoshile Hagari ekhaya lakhe.—Gen. 16:1-6.

10. Yini leyenteka ku-Ishumayeli na-Isaka lokwenta kwaba matima nga-Abrahama kutsi etsembe Jehova?

¹⁰ Sara wagcine akhulelwe watalela Abrahama indvodzana futsi wayibita ngekutsi ngu-Isaka. Abrahama bekawatsandza omabili emadvodzana akhe, Ishumayeli na-Isaka. Ngenca yekutsi Ishumayeli bekamphatsa kabi Isaka, Jehova watjela Abrahama kutsi acoshe Ishumayeli naHagari. (Gen. 21:9-13) Ngemuva kweminyaka leminyenti, Jehova wacela Abrahama kutsi ente umhlatjelo nga-Isaka. (Gen. 22:1, 2; Heb. 11:17-19) Kuto totimbili letikhatsi, Abrahama bekufanele etsembe kutsi Jehova bekatawusebentisa emadvodzana akhe kuze agcwalise tetsembiso takhe.

11. Kungani Abrahama bekudzingeka kutsi alindzele Jehova ngekubeketela?

¹¹ Kuso sonkhe lesikhatsi, Abrahama kwadzingeka kutsi alindzele Jehova ngekubeketela. Besekaneminyaka lengetulu kwalengu-70 ngesikhatsi yena nemndeni wakhe bashiya i-Uri. (Gen. 11:31–12:4) Kwaphela iminyaka lengu-100 ahlala emathendeni futsi ahamba kulo lonkhe live laseKhenani. Abrahama wafa aneminyaka lengu-175. (Gen. 25:7) Kodvwa akazange abone Jehova afeza setsembiso sekunika situkulwane sakhe lelive lebekahlala kulo. Akazange abone lokwakhiwa kwalelidolobha lokunguMbuso waNkulunkulu. Nobe kunjalo, kutsiwa Abrahama wafa “asamdzala kakhulu asenelisekile.” (Gen. 25:8) Ngisho nobe kwadzingeka kutsi Abrahama abeketelele bumatima lobunyenti, kukholwa kwakhe kwahlala kucinile futsi bekajabulile alindzele Jehova. Yini leyamsita wakhona kubeketela? Kungobe Jehova bekamvikela kuko konkhe kuphila kwakhe futsi bekamtsatsa njengemngani wakhe.—Gen. 15:1; Isa. 41:8; Jak. 2:22, 23.