IGenesis
15:1 Emveni kwezo zinto, lafika ilizwe likaYehova kuAbram ngombono, lisithi,
esithi, Musa ukoyika, Abram; ndiyingweletshetshe yakho, ndíyingweletshetshe yakho
ibuyiselo.
15:2 Wathi uAbram, Nkosi Yehova, wondinika ntoni na, ndingenamntwana nje?
Umphathi wendlu yam nguEliyezere waseDamasko na?
15:3 Wathi uAbram, Yabona, akundinikanga mbewu;
yindlalifa yam endlwini yam.
15:4 Nalo ilizwi likaYehova lifika kuye, lisithi, Ayiyi!
ube yindlalifa yakho; kodwa lowo uya kuphuma ezibilinini zakho
uya kuba yindlalifa yakho.
15:5 Wamsa phandle, wathi, Khawubheke phezulu ezulwini, ubone
zibala iinkwenkwezi, ukuba unokuzibala; wathi kuye, Yitsho
iya kuba yimbewu yakho.
15:6 Wakholwa kuYehova; oko wakubalela ebulungiseni kuye.
15:7 Wathi kuye, NdinguYehova owakukhuphayo eUre yaseUre
amaKaledi, ukuba ndikunike eli lizwe, ulidle ilifa.
15:8 Wathi yena, Nkosi Yehova, ndiya kwazi ngantoni na, ukuba ndiya kulidla ilifa?
15:9 Wathi kuye, Ndithabathele ithokazi eliminyaka mithathu, kunye nemazi;
Inkunzi yebhokhwe exhonti eminyaka mithathu, nenkunzi yemvu eminyaka mithathu, nehobe;
nevukuthu.
15:10 Wamthabathela ke zonke ezo zinto, wazicanda kubini, wazibeka phantsi
isiqwenga esinye nesinye, kodwa zona iintaka akazicanda.
15:11 Ehla iintaka phezu kwezidumbu, wawagxotha uAbram.
15:12 Kwathi, xa litshonayo ilanga, wehlelwa bubuthongo obukhulu uAbram; kwaye, khangela,
wafikelwa lunkwantyo lobumnyama obukhulu.
15:13 Wathi kuAbram, Yazi ke, ukuba imbewu yakho iya kuba yimbewu
owasemzini ezweni elingelabo, aze abakhonze; kwaye bona
uya kubacinezela iminyaka emakhulu mane;
15:14 Kananjalo uhlanga eya kulukhonza ndiya kulugweba;
baya kuphuma benempahla eninzi.
15:15 Ke wena uya kuya kooyihlo unoxolo; uya kungcwatyelwa eA
ukuguga okuhle.
15:16 Kwesesine isizukulwana iya kubuyela apha;
ubugwenxa bama-Amori abukazaliseki.
15:17 Kwathi, lakuba litshonile ilanga, kwakuba mnyama,
nalo iziko eliqhumayo, elinelangatye elidangazelayo, elacanda phakathi kwezo
amaqhekeza.
15:18 Kwangaloo mini uYehova wanqophisana noAbram, wathi, Kwindoda yakho
ndilinike imbewu eli lizwe, kuthabathela emlanjeni waseYiputa kuse kwenkulu
umlambo, umlambo umEfrati;
15:19 namaKeni, namaKenazi, namaKadmon;
15:20 namaHeti, namaPerizi, namaRafa;
15:21 nama-Amori, namaKanan, namaGirgashi, nama
amaYebhusi.