IGenesis
20:1 UAbraham wemka apho, waya ezweni lasezantsi, wahlala
phakathi kweKadeshe neShure, waphambukela eGerare.
20:2 Wathi uAbraham ngoSara umkakhe, Ngudade wethu. UAbhimeleki ukumkani
waseGerare wathumela, wamthabatha uSara.
20:3 Weza uThixo kuAbhimeleki ngephupha ebusuku, wathi kuye, Yabona!
ungofileyo ngenxa yomfazi omthabathileyo; ngokuba inguye
umfazi womntu.
20:4 Ke uAbhimeleki ebengekasondeli kuye; wathi, Yehova, uya kubulala na
Nohlanga olunobulungisa?
20:5 Akatshongo na kum ukuthi, Ngudade wethu? naye ngokwakhe wathi.
Ngumzalwana wam yena, ekugqibeleleni kwentliziyo yam, nasekugqibeleleni kwezandla zam
ndiyenzile na le nto.
20:6 Wathi uThixo kuye ephupheni, Ewe, ndiyazi ukuba uyenze le nto
ekugqibeleleni kwentliziyo yakho; Ndakunqanda nam, ukuba ungoni
ngenxa yoko andikuvumelanga ukuba umchukumise.
20:7 Ngoko mbuyise umfazi wale ndoda; ngokuba ungumprofeti, naye
akuthandazele, uphile; ukuba uthe akwambuyisela;
yazi ukuba inene, uya kufa, wena nabo bonke onabo.
20:8 Wavuka kusasa uAbhimeleki, wababiza bonke abakhe
Abakhonzi, bazixela zonke ezi zinto ezindlebeni zabo
yoyika.
20:9 UAbhimeleki wambiza uAbraham, wathi kuye, Yintoni na le uyenzileyo?
kuthi? Ndikone ngantoni na, le nto undizisele yona?
ebukumkanini bam sisono esikhulu na? undenze into engeyako;
kufuneka kwenziwe.
20:10 Wathi uAbhimeleki kuAbraham, Ubone ntoni na, le nto uyenzileyo?
le nto?
20:11 Wathi uAbraham, Ndithe, akukho kanye ukoyika uThixo;
le ndawo; bandibulale ngenxa yomkam.
20:12 Okwenene ngudade wethu; yintombi kabawo, kodwa
hayi intombi kama; waba ngumfazi wam.
20:13 Kwathi, uThixo akundindulula endlwini kabawo
ndathi kuye, Nantsi inceba owoyenza
kum; Kuzo zonke iindawo esisukuba sifika kuzo, yithi ngam, Ngowam
ubhuti.
20:14 UAbhimeleki wathabatha impahla emfutshane, neenkomo, nabakhonzi, nabakhonzazana;
wazinika uAbraham, wambuyisela uSara umkakhe kuye.
20:15 Wathi uAbhimeleki, Nali ilizwe lam, liphambi kwakho;
ndiyakukholisa.
20:16 Wathi kuSara, Yabona, umnakwenu ndimnike iwaka
yabona, sisigqubuthelo samehlo kuwe kubantu bonke
abakunye nawe, kwanabo bonke abanye; wenjenjalo wohlwaywa.
20:17 Wathandaza uAbraham kuThixo; uThixo wamphilisa uAbhimeleki, nomkakhe, nomkakhe
abakhonzazana bakhe; bazala abantwana.
20:18 Ngokuba uYehova ubezivingcile kanye, zonke izizalo zendlu ka-Abhimeleki;
ngenxa kaSara umka-Abraham.