IGenesis
12:1 Wathi uYehova kuAbram, Hamba umke ezweni lakowenu, umke kulo
emizalwaneni yakho, nakwindlu kayihlo, ukuya ezweni endolibonisayo
wena:
12:2 ndikwenze uhlanga olukhulu, ndikusikelele, ndikwenze;
likhulu igama lakho; ube yintsikelelo;
12:3 Ndiya kubasikelela abakusikelelayo, ndibaqalekise abakuqalekisayo;
zisikelelwe ngawe zonke izizwe zehlabathi.
12:4 Wahamba uAbram njengoko wathethayo uYehova kuye; wahamba naye uLote
UAbram ubeminyaka imashumi asixhenxe anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuphuma kwakhe
kwaHaran.
12:5 UAbram wathabatha uSarayi umkakhe, noLote unyana womninawa wakhe, nabo bonke usapho lwabo
impahla ababeyiqwebile, nemiphefumlo ababeyifumene
kwaHaran; baphuma besiya ezweni lakwaKanan; kwaye kwi
beza ezweni lakwaKanan.
12:6 UAbram wacanda ilizwe, wada waya kwindawo enoShekem
ithafa laseMore. AmaKanan abekho ngelo xesha ezweni.
12:7 UYehova wabonakala kuAbram, wathi, Ndiya kuyinika imbewu yakho
Wamakhela khona isibingelelo uYehova, owabonakalayo
kuye.
12:8 Wesuka khona, waya entabeni ngasempumalanga eBheteli
wayimisa intente yakhe, iBheteli ingasentshonalanga, iAyi ingasempumalanga;
wamakhela khona isibingelelo uYehova, wanqula igama likaYehova
NKOSI.
12:9 Wanduluka uAbram, ehamba encothula, esinga kwelasezantsi.
12:10 Kwabakho indlala elizweni, wehla uAbram waya eYiputa
hlalani khona; ngokuba ibinzima indlala ezweni.
12:11 Kwathi, akusondela ukuba angene eYiputa, wesuka yena
Wathi kuSarayi umkakhe, Uyabona ke, ndiyazi ukuba ungumfazi oyinzwakazi
ukujonga:
12:12 Kothi ke, akukubona amaYiputa, akubone
bathi, Ngumkakhe lo; bandibulale ke bona
zigcine uphila.
12:13 Khawuthi, ungudade wethu, ukuze kulunge kum
ngenxa yakho; kwaye umphefumlo wam uya kuphila ngenxa yakho.
12:14 Kwathi, akufika uAbram eYiputa, amaYiputa
wayibona inkazana leyo, ukuba yinzwakazi kunene.
12:15 Bambona abathetheli bakaFaro, bamdumisa kuFaro.
umfazi wasiwa endlwini kaFaro.
12:16 Wamphatha ngokulungileyo uAbram ngenxa yakhe; waba nempahla emfutshane, neenkomo.
namaesile, nabakhonzi, nabakhonzazana, neemazi zamaesile, kunye
iinkamela.
12:17 UYehova wambetha uFaro nendlu yakhe ngezibetho ezikhulu ngenxa yoko
uSarayi umka-Abram.
12:18 UFaro wambiza uAbram, wathi, Yintoni na le nto uyenzileyo?
kum? Yini na ukuba ungandixelelanga ukuba ngumkakho?
12:19 Yini na ukuba uthi, Ngudade wethu? ukuze ndimse kum
nanko ke umkakho, mthabathe uhambe.
12:20 UFaro wawawisela umthetho amadoda ngaye, amndulula.
nomkakhe, nako konke abenako.