IGenesis 17:1 Kwathi, uAbram akuba minyaka imashumi asithoba anesithoba ezelwe, uYehova wabonakala kuye UAbram wathi kuye, NdinguThixo uSomandla; hamba phambi kwam, ube wena ugqibelele. 17:2 Ndiya kuwubeka umnqophiso wam phakathi kwam nawe, ndikwandise ngokugqithisileyo. 17:3 Wawa uAbram ngobuso bakhe; uThixo wathetha naye, esithi, 17:4 Mna, yabona, umnqophiso wam unawe; uya kuba nguyihlo yezizwe ezininzi. 17:5 Kananjalo akusayi kuba sathiwa igama lakho nguAbram; uAbraham; ngokuba ndikwenze uyise weentlanga ezininzi. 17:6 Ndiya kukuqhamisa kakhulu kunene, ndikwenze iintlanga ookumkani baya kuphuma kuwe. 17:7 ndiwumise umnqophiso wam phakathi kwam nawe, nembewu yakho emva koko ube ngumnqophiso ongunaphakade kwizizukulwana zabo, ube nguThixo kubo wena, nakwimbewu yakho emva kwakho. 17:8 ndilinike wena, nembewu yakho emva kwakho ilizwe elo; uya kuba ngumphambukeli kulo lonke ilizwe lakwaKanan, kude kuse ephakadeni ukuba nezinto; ndibe nguThixo wabo. 17:9 Wathi uThixo kuAbraham, Wena ke, umnqophiso wam wowugcina. nembewu yakho emva kwakho kwizizukulwana zayo. 17:10 Nguwo lo umnqophiso wam, eniya kuwugcina phakathi kwam nani kunye nani imbewu emva kwakho; Yonke into eyindoda kuni yaluswe. 17:11 Nize nalùse inyama yokwaluswa; kwaye iya kuba a umqondiso womnqophiso ophakathi kwam nawe. 17:12 Uneentsuku ezisibhozo makaluswe kuni nonke umntwana kwizizukulwana zenu, lowo uzalelwe endlwini, nothengwe ngaye imali yakhe owasemzini, ongembewu yakho yena. 17:13 Ozalelwe endlwini yakho, nozuzwe ngemali yakho, makabe Ukwaluka kwenu, umnqophiso wam woba senyameni yenu umnqophiso ongunaphakade. 17:14 Into eyindoda engalukileyo, enyama yokwaluswa iyodwa walukile, loo mphefumlo wonqanyulwa, ungabikho ebantwini bakowawo; waphule umnqophiso wam. 17:15 Wathi uThixo kuAbraham, USarayi umkakho uze ungambizi igama lakhe nguSarayi; igama lakhe libe nguSara. 17:16 Ndiya kumsikelela, ndikunike unyana ngaye, ndimsikelele. yena uya kuba ngunina weentlanga; ookumkani babantu baya kuvela yena. 17:17 UAbraham wawa ngobuso bakhe, wahleka, wathi entliziyweni yakhe, Kuya kuzalwa umntwana na ominyaka ilikhulu? kwaye siya USara, oneminyaka engamashumi alithoba ubudala, uyazala? 17:18 Wathi uAbraham kuThixo, Wanga uIshmayeli angadla ubomi phambi kwakho! 17:19 Wathi uThixo, Ewe, uSara umkakho uya kukuzalela unyana; nawe umbize ngegama elinguIsake, ndiwumise umnqophiso wam naye ngumnqophiso ongunaphakade, kunye nembewu yakhe emva kwakhe. 17:20 Ngokusingisele kuIshmayeli ndikuvile; uyabona, ndimsikelele, ndamsikelela. uya kumqhamisa, amandisile kakhulu kunene; Shumi elinambini uya kuzala abathetheli, ndimenze uhlanga olukhulu. 17:21 Umnqophiso wam wona ndowumisa noIsake, oya kumzala uSara kuwe ngeli xesha elimisiweyo kunyaka ozayo. 17:22 Wagqiba ukuthetha naye. Wenyuka uThixo esuka kuAbraham. 17:23 UAbraham wamthabatha uIshmayeli unyana wakhe, nabo bonke ababezalelwe endlwini yakhe; nabo bonke abazuzwa ngemali yakhe, yonke into eyindoda phakathi kwabafo Indlu ka-Abraham; Wayalusa ke inyama yokwaluswa kwangaloo mini, njengoko wathethayo uThixo kuye. 17:24 UAbraham ubeminyaka imashumi asithoba anesithoba ezelwe, ukwaluswa kwakhe inyama yokwaluswa. 17:25 UIshmayeli, unyana wakhe, ebeminyaka ilishumi elinamithathu ezelwe, ukwaluswa kwakhe eYerusalem. inyama yokwaluswa. 17:26 Waluswa kwangaloo mini uAbraham, noIshmayeli unyana wakhe. 17:27 nawo onke amadoda endlu yakhe, azalelwe endlwini yakhe, nathengwa ngemali Kwaluswa kunye naye kubasemzini.