Genesis
15:1 Emva kwalezi zinto izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Abrama ngombono,
wathi: Ungesabi, Abrama;
umvuzo.
15:2 U-Abrama wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu, uyakunginikani, lokhu ngihamba ngingenamntwana;
Ophethe indlu yami ngu-Eliyezeri waseDamaseku na?
15:3 Wathi u-Abrama: "Bheka, kimi awunginikanga nzalo;
endlini yami yindlalifa yami.
" 15:4 Futhi, bheka, izwi likaJehova lafika kuye, lathi: "Lokhu ngeke
ube yindlalifa yakho; kodwa lowo ozaphuma ezibilinini zakho
izakuba yindlalifa yakho.
15:5 Futhi wamkhiphela ngaphandle, futhi wathi: "Bheka manje ezulwini, futhi
zisho izinkanyezi, uma ungazibala;
izakuba yinzalo yakho.
15:6 Wakholwa nguJehova; wambalela lokho njengokulunga.
15:7 Wathi kuye: "NginguJehova owakukhipha e-Uri yase-Uri
amaKaledi, ukuze ngikunike leli zwe ukuba libe yifa lalo.
15:8 Wathi, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ngizokwazi ngani ukuthi ngiyakulidla?
15:9 Wathi kuye: "Ngithathele ithokazi elineminyaka emithathu ubudala, kanye nensikazi
impongo eneminyaka emithathu, nenqama eneminyaka emithathu, nehobhe;
nejuba elincane.
15:10 Futhi wamthathela zonke lezi, futhi wahlukanisa phakathi, futhi wabeka
isiqhezu esinye nesinye, kepha izinyoni akazihlukanisanga.
15:11 Izinyoni zehlela phezu kwezidumbu, u-Abrama wawaxosha.
12 Kwathi selishona ilanga, ubuthongo obunzima bamehlela u-Abrama; futhi, bheka,
ukwesaba kobumnyama obukhulu kwehlela phezu kwakhe.
15:13 Wathi ku-Abrama: "Yazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi inzalo yakho iyoba a
umfokazi ezweni elingesilo elabo, abakhonze; futhi bona
izabahlupha iminyaka engamakhulu amane;
15:14 Futhi futhi leso sizwe, abayokhonza, mina ngizokwahlulela, futhi kamuva
bayophuma nempahla enkulu.
15:15 Wena-ke uyakuya koyihlo ngokuthula; uyakungcwatshwa endaweni
ukuguga okuhle.
15:16 Kodwa esizukulwaneni sesine bayobuyela lapha
ububi bama-Amori abukapheleli.
15:17 Kwathi, lapho ilanga selishonile, futhi kwaba mnyama.
bheka, isithando somlilo esishunqayo nesibani esivuthayo sadabula phakathi kwalokho
izingcezu.
15:18 Ngalolo suku uJehova wenza isivumelwano no-Abrama, wathi: "Emfebeni wakho."
nginikile leli zwe kusukela emfuleni waseGibithe kuze kube komkhulu
umfula, umfula u-Ewufrathe;
15:19 amaKheni, namaKhenizi, namaKadimoni,
15:20 namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaRefa,
15:21 nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaGirigashi, namaGirigashi.
AmaJebusi.