UThera wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, wazala o-Abrama, noNahori, noHarana.

Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaThera . UThera wazala o -Abrama, noNahori, noHarana; uHarana wazala uLoti.

O-Abrama noNahori bazithathela abafazi ; igama lomka -Abrama lalinguSarayi; igama lomkaNahori lalinguMilka , indodakazi kaHarana, uyise kaMilka noyise kaJiska.

UThera wathatha u -Abrama indodana yakhe , noLoti indodana kaHarana , indodana yendodana yakhe , noSarayi umalokazana wakhe , umka-Abrama indodana yakhe, waphuma nabo e-Uri lamaKaledi ukuya ezweni laseKhanani; bafika eHarana, bakha khona.

UJehova wathi ku -Abrama: Phuma ezweni lakini , nasezihlotsheni zakho , nasendlini kayihlo, uye ezweni engiyakukukhombisa lona.

Wayesesuka u -Abrama, njengalokho uJehova emtshelile ; uLoti wahamba naye; u-Abrama wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu mhla ephuma eHarana.

U-Abrama wathatha uSarayi umkakhe , noLoti indodana yomfowabo , nempahla yonke ababeyibuthile , nezinceku ababezitholile eHarana ; basuka ukuya ezweni laseKhanani; bafika-ke ezweni laseKhanani. Ukufika kuka-Abrama eKhanani

U-Abrama wadabula izwe , waze wafika endaweni yaseShekemi nase -okini laseMore; amaKhanani ayesekhona ezweni.

UJehova wabonakala ku -Abrama, wathi: Leli zwe ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho. Wamakhela khona i-altare uJehova owayebonakele kuye.

Ngasemuva u-Abrama wahamba waqonda njalo ngaseningizimu. Ukuhamba kuka-Abrama ukuya eGibithe

Kwakukhona indlala ezweni ; u-Abrama wehlela eGibithe ukuba agogobale khona, ngokuba indlala yayinzima ezweni.

Kwathi u-Abrama efika eGibithe , abaseGibithe babona owesifazane ukuthi muhle kakhulu.

U-Abrama waphathwa kahle ngenxa yakhe ; waba nezimvu, nezinkabi, nezimbongolo, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, nezimbongolokazi, namakamela.

Kepha uJehova wamshaya uFaro nendlu yakhe ngezinhlupho ezinkulu ngenxa kaSarayi umka-Abrama.

UFaro wayesembiza u -Abrama, wathi: Kuyini lokho okwenze kimi na ? Awungitshelanga ngani ukuthi ungumkakho na?

U-Abrama wakhuphuka eGibithe kanye nomkakhe nakho konke anakho , uLoti enaye, waya ngaseningizimu.

U-Abrama wayefuyile kakhulu izinkomo, nesiliva, negolide.

indawo ye -altare abelenzile khona kuqala ; u-Abrama wakhuleka lapho egameni likaJehova.

Naye uLoti owahamba no-Abrama wayenezimvu, nezinkomo, namatende.

Kwavela ukuxabana phakathi kwabelusi bezinkomo zika -Abrama nabelusi bezinkomo zikaLoti; amaKhanani namaPherizi ayehlala khona ezweni.

U-Abrama wathi kuLoti: Akungabikho ukuxabana phakathi kwami nawe naphakathi kwabelusi bami nabelusi bakho, ngokuba singabazalwane.

U-Abrama wahlala ezweni laseKhanani ; uLoti wahlala emizini yasethafeni , wamisa itende lakhe ngaseSodoma.

UJehova wathi ku -Abrama, uLoti esehlukene naye : Phakamisa manje amehlo akho ubuke , usendaweni lapho umi khona , ngasenyakatho, naseningizimu, nasempumalanga, nasentshonalanga,

Wayesesuka u-Abrama, weza wakha ngasema-okini aseMamre laseHebroni, wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare.

Bamthatha uLoti indodana yomfowabo ka -Abrama owayehlala eSodoma kanye nempahla yakhe, bamuka. Ukusiza kuka-Abrama nokukhululwa kukaLoti

Kepha kweza ophunyukileyo , wamtshela u-Abrama umHeberu , ngokuba wayehlala ngasema -okini kaMamre umAmori , umfowabo ka -Eshikoli nomfowabo ka-Anere; labo babehlangene no-Abrama.

Nxa u -Abrama esezwile ukuthi umzalwane wakhe uLoti uthunjiwe , wabutha izinceku z akhe ezifundisiweyo ebezizelwe endlini yakhe , ezingamakhulu amathathu neshumi nesishiyagalombili , wabaxosha kwaze kwaba kwaDani.

Wabuyisa yonke impahla, wambuyisa noLoti umzalwane wakhe , nempahla yakhe, nabesifazane, nabantu. O-Abrama noMelkisedeki

Wambusisa wathi : U-Abrama makabusiswe nguNkulunkulu oPhezuknke , umdali wezulu nomhlaba.

Makabongwe uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke onike izith a zakho esandleni sakho. U-Abrama wamnika okweshumi kwakho konke.

Inkosi yaseSodoma yathi ku-Abrama: Ngiphe abantu, uzithathele impahla.

Kepha u -Abrama wathi enkosini yaseSodoma : Ngiyaphakamisela isandla sami kuJehova, uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, umdali wezulu nomhlaba,

ngithi angiyikuthatha umucwana nomchilo wezicathulo nokunye okwakho ukuba ungasho ukuthi: Ngimcebisile u-Abrama.

Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova ku -Abrama ngombono , lithi: Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho ; umvuzo wakho uyakuba mkhulu kakhulu.

Kepha u-Abrama wathi : Nkosi Jehova , uyakungiphani na ? Ngihamba ngingenamntwana; indlalifa yendlu yami ingu-Eliyezeri waseDamaseku.

U-Abrama wathi futhi : Bheka, awunginikanga nzalo; bheka, inceku yendlu yami iyakuba yindlalifa yami.

Amanqe ehlela phezu kwezidumbu; u-Abrama wawaxosha.

Kwathi ngokushona kwelanga ubuthon go obunzima bamehlela u -Abrama; bheka, washaywa luvalo lobumnyama obukhulu.

Wathi ku-Abrama: Yazisisa ukuthi inzalo yakho izakuba ngumfokazi ezweni elingesilo elayo, ibe yizigqila, icindezelwe iminyaka engamakhulu amane.

Ngalolo suku uJehova wasenza isivumelwano no -Abrama, wathi: Ngiyakunika inzalo yakho leli zwe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe:

USarayi umka -Abrama wayengamzaleli mntwana ; kepha wayenencekukazi yaseGibithe, igama layo linguHagari.

USarayi wathi ku -Abrama: Bheka-ke, uJehova ungivalile ekuzaleni; mawungene kuyo incekukazi yami ; mhlawumbe ngizakwakhelwa ngayo . U- Abrama walalela izwi likaSarayi.

USarayi, umka-Abrama, wathatha uHagari waseGibithe , incekukazi yakhe , wamnika u -Abrama indoda yakhe abe ngumkakhe , u-Abrama esehlalile iminyaka eyishumi ezweni laseKhanani.

USarayi wathi ku -Abrama: Okubi okwenziwe kimi akube phezu kwakho . Mina nganikela incekukazi yami esifubeni sakho; kepha nxa isibonile ukuthi ikhulelwe, ngase ngideleleka emehlweni ayo ; uJehova makahlulele icala phakathi kwami nawe.

U-Abrama wathi kuSarayi: Bheka, incekukazi yakho isesandleni sakho; yenza kuyo okufanele emehlweni akho . USarayi wayilaya, yabaleka ebusweni bakhe.

UHagari wamzalela u -Abrama indodana ; u-Abrama waqamba igama lendodana yakhe ayizalayo uHagari ngokuthi u-Ishmayeli.

U-Abrama wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesithupha mhla uHagari emzalela u-Abrama u-Ishmayeli.

U-Abrama eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye uJehova wabonakala ku -Abrama, wathi kuye : NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla; hamba phambi kwami ungenacala.

U-Abrama wayesewa ngobuso bakhe; uNkulunkulu wakhuluma naye, wathi:

Igama lakho alisayikuthiwa u -Abrama, kepha igama lakho lizakuba ngu- Abrahama, ngokuba ngikwenzile uyise wezizwe eziningi.

no-Abrama ongu-Abrahama.

Wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu owakhetha u -Abrama, wamkhipha e -Uri lamaKaledi, wametha igama lokuthi u-Abrahama;