Genesise

16 Manje umka-Abrama uSarayi, wayengamzalelanga bantwana, + kodwa wayenencekukazi engumGibhithe egama layo linguHagari. + 2 Ngakho uSarayi wathi ku-Abrama: “Ngicela ungilalele! UJehova ungivimbile ukuba ngingabatholi abantwana. Ngiyacela, lala nencekukazi yami. Mhlawumbe ngingathola abantwana ngayo.” + Ngakho u-Abrama wakulalela okwakushiwo uSarayi. 3 Ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi u-Abrama ehlala ezweni laseKhanani, umka-Abrama uSarayi, wathatha incekukazi yakhe engumGibhithe uHagari, wayinika umyeni wakhe u-Abrama njengomkakhe. 4 Ngakho walala noHagari, wakhulelwa. Lapho eqaphela ukuthi ukhulelwe, waqala ukudelela umka-Abrama.

5 Ngenxa yalokho uSarayi wathi ku-Abrama: “Into ebuhlungu engenziwe yona iyiphutha lakho. Yimina engabeka incekukazi yami ezingalweni zakho,* kodwa lapho iqaphela ukuthi ikhulelwe, yaqala ukungidelela. Kwangathi uJehova angahlulela phakathi kwami nawe.” 6 U-Abrama wathi kuSarayi: “Incekukazi yakho ingaphansi kwegunya lakho. Yenza kuyo noma ikuphi okubona kukuhle.” Ngemva kwalokho uSarayi wayihlazisa, yase imbalekela.

7 Kamuva ingelosi kaJehova yayithola emthonjeni wamanzi osehlane, umthombo osendleleni eya eShuri. + 8 Yathi: “Hagari, ncekukazi kaSarayi, uvelaphi futhi uyaphi?” UHagari wathi: “Ngibalekela indlovukazi yami uSarayi.” 9 Ingelosi kaJehova yabe isithi kuye: “Buyela endlovukazini yakho uzithobe ngaphansi kwesandla sayo.” 10 Ngemva kwalokho ingelosi kaJehova yathi: “Ngizoyandisa kakhulu inzalo* yakho, ibe ningi kakhulu ukuba ingabalwa.” + 11 Ingelosi kaJehova yanezela: “Manje ukhulelwe futhi uzozala indodana. Kumele uyiqambe ngokuthi u-Ishmayeli,* ngoba uJehova ukuzwile ukuhlupheka kwakho. 12 Yona, iyoba njengembongolo yasendle.* Isandla sayo siyomelana nawo wonke umuntu, nesandla sawo wonke umuntu siyomelana nayo, iyohlala eduze kwabo bonke abafowabo.”*

13 UHagari wabe esedumisa* igama likaJehova, owayekhuluma naye, wathi: “UnguNkulunkulu obonayo,” + ngoba wathi: “Ingabe ngempela ngimbonile ongibonayo?” 14 Yingakho lowo mthombo kwathiwa iBheri-lahayi-royi.* (Uphakathi kweKadeshi neBeredi.) 15 UHagari wazalela u-Abrama indodana, u-Abrama waqamba indodana yakhe ayizalelwa uHagari ngokuthi u-Ishmayeli. + 16 U-Abrama wayeneminyaka engu-86 lapho uHagari emzalela u-Ishmayeli.