Genesis
17:1 Futhi lapho u-Abrama eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye, uJehova wabonakala kuye
U-Abrama wathi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla; hamba phambi kwami, futhi ube
wena uphelele.
17:2 Futhi ngiyokwenza isivumelwano sami phakathi kwami nawe, futhi ngiyokwandisa wena
ngokwedlulele.
17:3 U-Abrama wawa ngobuso bakhe, futhi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma naye, wathi:
17:4 Mina-ke, bheka, isivumelwano sami nawe, futhi wena uyakuba ubaba
wezizwe eziningi.
17:5 Futhi igama lakho ngeke kusathiwa Abrama, kodwa igama lakho kuyoba
u-Abrahama; ngoba ngikwenze uyise wezizwe ezinengi.
17:6 Futhi ngiyokwenza ukhule kakhulu, futhi ngiyokwenza izizwe
kuwe, namakhosi ayakuphuma kuwe.
17:7 Futhi ngiyakumisa isivumelwano sami phakathi kwami nawe kanye nenzalo yakho emva kwalokho
wena ezizukulwaneni zabo ube yisivumelwano esiphakade, ube nguNkulunkulu kubo
wena, nenzalo yakho emva kwakho.
17:8 Futhi ngiyokunika wena nenzalo yakho emva kwakho, izwe lapho
wena ungumfokazi ezweni lonke laseKhanani kuze kube phakade
impahla; njalo ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo.
17:9 UNkulunkulu wathi ku-Abrahama: “Ngakho-ke wogcina isivumelwano sami,
nenzalo yakho emva kwakho ezizukulwaneni zayo.
17:10 Lesi yisivumelwano sami, eniyakusigcina, phakathi kwami nawe kanye nawe
inzalo emva kwakho; Wonke amadodana kini makasokwe.
17:11 Niyakusoka ijwabu lenu; futhi kuyoba a
uphawu lwesivumelwano phakathi kwami lani.
17:12 Futhi lowo onezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili ubudala uyosokwa phakathi kwenu, wonke amadoda
umntwana ezizukulwaneni zenu, ozelwe endlini, noma othengwe ngaye
imali yanoma yimuphi umfokazi, ongeyena wenzalo yakho.
17:13 Lowo ozelwe endlini yakho, futhi lowo othengwe ngemali yakho, kumelwe
nisokwe; isivumelwano sami siyakuba senyameni yenu, sibe ngumthetho
isivumelwano esiphakade.
17:14 Futhi umfana ongasokile, inyama yejwabu lakhe akuyona
esokiwe, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo; uphulile
isivumelwano sami.
17:15 UNkulunkulu wathi ku-Abrahama: "Ngokuqondene uSarayi umkakho, ungambizi
igama lakhe nguSarayi, kepha igama lakhe liyakuba nguSara.
17:16 Futhi ngizombusisa, futhi ngikunike indodana ngaye, yebo, ngiyombusisa.
yena, futhi uyakuba ngunina wezizwe; amakhosi abantu ayakuba ngawabo
wakhe.
17:17 U-Abrahama wawa ngobuso bakhe, wahleka, wathi enhliziyweni yakhe:
Oneminyaka eyikhulu uyakuzalelwa na? futhi uzo
USara, oneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ubudala, bere?
17:18 U-Abrahama wathi kuNkulunkulu: "Sengathi u-Ishmayeli angaphila phambi kwakho!
17:19 UNkulunkulu wathi, Impela uSara umkakho uyakukuzalela indodana; nawe
ngiyakuqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi u-Isaka, ngimise isivumelwano sami naye
isivumelwano esiphakade, nenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe.
17:20 Ngokuqondene no-Ishmayeli, ngikuzwile: Bheka, Ngimbusisile, futhi.
iyomenza azale, amandise kakhulukazi; ishumi nambili
uyakuzala izikhulu, ngimenze isizwe esikhulu.
17:21 Kodwa isivumelwano sami ngiyosimisa no-Isaka, uSara azomzalela
ngawe ngalesi sikhathi esimisiwe ngomnyaka ozayo.
17:22 Waqeda ukukhuluma naye, futhi uNkulunkulu wenyuka esuka ku-Abrahama.
17:23 U-Abrahama wathatha u-Ishmayeli indodana yakhe nabo bonke ababezalelwe endlini yakhe.
nabo bonke abathengwa ngemali yakhe, bonke abesilisa phakathi kwamadoda
Indlu ka-Abrahama; futhi yasoka inyama yejwabu labo phakathi
ngalona lolo suku, njengalokho uNkulunkulu eshilo kuye.
17:24 U-Abrahama wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye mhla esokwa
inyama yejwabu lakhe.
17:25 U-Ishmayeli indodana yakhe wayeneminyaka eyishumi nantathu mhla esokwa ethempelini.
inyama yejwabu lakhe.
17:26 Ngalolo suku u-Abrahama kanye no-Ishmayeli indodana yakhe basokwa.
17:27 Futhi wonke amadoda endlu yakhe, abazalelwa endlini, futhi uthenge ngemali
kowezizwe zasokwa kanye naye.