IGenesis
22:1 Kwathi emveni kwezo zinto, uThixo wamvavanya uAbraham, wamvavanya
Wathi yena kuye, Abraham; wathi, Ndilapha.
22:2 Wathi, Khawuthabathe unyana wakho, emnye kuwe, omthandayo, uIsake;
uhambe uye ezweni laseMoriya; umnikele khona ukuba atshiswe
idini elisekwenye yeentaba endokuxelela lona.
22:3 Wavuka uAbraham kusasa, walibopha iesile lakhe, wathabatha
amadodana akhe amabini kunye naye, noIsake unyana wakhe, bacanda iinkuni
wenyuka, waya endaweni abekuyo uThixo
wayemxelele.
22:4 Ngomhla wesithathu uAbraham wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wayibona loo ndawo ikude
icimile.
22:5 Wathi uAbraham kumadodana akhe, Hlalani nina apha ne-esile; kwaye nam
yoya phaya inkwenkwe, inqule, ibuye ize kuwe.
22:6 Wazithabatha uAbraham iinkuni zedini elinyukayo, wazibeka phezu koIsake
unyana wakhe; waphatha umlilo ngesandla, nesitshetshe; bahamba ke
bobabini kunye.
22:7 Wathetha uIsake kuAbraham uyise, wathi, Bawo
Wathi, Ndikho, nyana wam. Wathi, Nanku umlilo neenkuni;
Iphi na imvana yedini elinyukayo?
22:8 Wathi uAbraham, UThixo wozibonela ixhwane ledini, nyana wam
bahamba bobabini kunye.
22:9 Bafika endaweni abemxelele yona uThixo; wakha ke uAbraham
wamisa khona isibingelelo, wazilungisa iinkuni, wambopha uIsake unyanaunyana wakhe
wambeka esibingelelweni phezu kweenkuni.
22:10 Wasolula uAbraham isandla sakhe, wathabatha isitshetshe ukuba axhele
unyana.
22:11 Samemeza kuye isithunywa sikaYehova sisemazulwini, sathi,
Abraham, Abraham; wathi yena, Ndilapha.
22:12 Wathi, Musa ukusisa isandla sakho kumfana, ungenzi nto
kuba ngoku ndiyazi ukuba uyamoyika uThixo, ungenaye nje
unqande unyana wakho, emnye kuwe kum;
22:13 UAbraham wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wakhangela, nantso inkunzi yegusha ngasemva
wabanjwa ngeempondo etyholweni; waya uAbraham, wayithabatha inkunzi yegusha, wayiqhuba
wamnyusa ukuba abe lidini elinyukayo esikhundleni sonyana wakhe.
22:14 UAbraham wathi igama laloo ndawo linguYehova, njengoko bekutshiwoyo;
namhla, entabeni kaYehova;
22:15 Samemeza isithunywa sikaYehova kuAbraham sivela ezulwini, esesibini isithunywa
ixesha,
22:16 Wathi, Ndizifungile mna, utsho uYehova, ngenxa enokuba unithembile.
wenze le nto, akwanqaba nonyana wakho, emnye kuwe;
22:17 ukuze ndikusikelele, ndikusikelele, ndande, ndande
imbewu yakho injengeenkwenkwezi zezulu, nanjengentlabathi ephezu kwakho;
unxweme lolwandle; imbewu yakho ilidle ilifa isango leentshaba zayo;
22:18 zisikelelwe ngembewu yakho zonke iintlanga zehlabathi; ngokuba
Uliphulaphule ilizwi lam.
22:19 Wabuyela uAbraham kumadodana akhe, besuka bahamba
kunye eBher-shebha; wahlala uAbraham eBher-shebha.
22:20 Kwathi emveni kwezi zinto, kwaxelwa kuAbraham.
besithi, Yabona, uMilka naye uzalele umninawa wakho abantwana
uNahore;
22:21 uHuzi amazibulo akhe, noBhuzi umninawa wakhe, noKemuweli uyise ka-Aram;
22:22 noKesede, noHazo, noPildashe, noJidlafu, noBhetuweli.
22:23 uBhetuweli wazala uRebheka; abo basibhozo uMilka wabazalela uNahore;
Umntakwabo Abraham.
22:24 Neshweshwe lakhe, eligama linguReuma, lazala noTebha,
uGaham, noTahashe, noMahaka.