Genesis
21:1 Futhi uJehova wamhambela uSara njengoba nje eshilo, futhi uJehova wenza kuSara
njengokutsho kwakhe.
21:2 USara wakhulelwa, wamzalela u-Abrahama indodana ebudaleni bakhe, ekupheleni
isikhathi uNkulunkulu ayekhulume ngaso kuye.
21:3 U-Abrahama waqamba igama lendodana yakhe azalelwe kuye
USara wamzalela, u-Isaka.
21:4 U-Abrahama wayisoka indodana yakhe u-Isaka, njengoba enezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili ubudala, njengoba uNkulunkulu ayenayo
wamyala.
21:5 U-Abrahama wayeneminyaka eyikhulu mhla ezalelwa u-Isaka indodana yakhe
yena.
21:6 USara wathi, "UNkulunkulu ungenze ukuba ngihleke, ukuze bonke abazwayo bajabule."
hleka nami.
21:7 Wathi, "Ubani obengasho ku-Abrahama, ukuthi uSara kufanele abe?"
ukuncela izingane? ngoba ngimzalele indodana ebudaleni bakhe.
21:8 Wakhula umntwana, walunyulwa; u-Abrahama wenza idili elikhulu
ngalolo suku u-Isaka alunyulwa ngalo.
21:9 USara wabona indodana kaHagari waseGibhithe, ayeyizalele
U-Abrahama, ehleka usulu.
21:10 Ngakho wathi ku-Abrahama: "Sixoshe lesi sigqilakazi nendodana yaso.
ngokuba indodana yalesi sigqilakazi ayiyikudla ifa kanye nendodana yami
Isaka.
11 Leli zwi laba libi kakhulu emehlweni ka-Abrahama ngenxa yendodana yakhe.
21:12 UNkulunkulu wathi ku-Abrahama: "Makungabi kubi emehlweni akho, ngokuba
ngomfana, nangenxa yesigqilakazi sakho; kukho konke uSara akushilo
kuwe, lalela izwi lakhe; ngoba kuIsaka inzalo yakho izakuba khona
ebizwa.
21:13 Futhi indodana yesigqilakazi ngiyokwenza isizwe, ngoba yena
inzalo yakho.
21:14 U-Abrahama wavuka ekuseni, wathatha isinkwa nemvaba
lamanzi, wawanika uHagari, ewabeka ehlombe lakhe, lamanzi
umntwana, wammukisa; wamuka, wazulazula phakathi
ihlane laseBeri Sheba.
21:15 Futhi amanzi aphela egabheni, futhi waphonsa umntwana ngaphansi kwelinye
kwezihlahla.
21:16 Wasuka, wahlala phansi phambi kwakhe, kude, njengoba nje
umnsalo, ngokuba wathi: "Mangingaboni ukufa komntwana."
Wahlala maqondana naye, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhala.
21:17 UNkulunkulu wezwa izwi lomfana; ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yambiza uHagari
ezulwini, lathi kuye: Ulani, Hagari? ningesabi; okwe
UNkulunkulu uzwile izwi lomfana lapho ekhona.
21:18 Vuka, uphakamise umfana, umbambe ngesandla sakho; ngoba mina ngizamenza
isizwe esikhulu.
21:19 UNkulunkulu wavula amehlo akhe, futhi wabona umthombo wamanzi; wahamba, futhi
wagcwalisa imvaba ngamanzi, waphuzisa umfana.
21:20 UNkulunkulu wayenaye umfana; wakhula, wahlala ehlane, futhi
waba umcibisheli.
21:21 Futhi wahlala ehlane lasePharanu, futhi unina wamthathela umfazi
ezweni laseGibhithe.
21:22 Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi, u-Abimeleki noFikoli inhloko
Induna yebutho lakhe yakhuluma ku-Abrahama, yathi: “UNkulunkulu unawe kukho konke
lokho okwenzayo:
21:23 Ngakho manje funga kimi ngoNkulunkulu ukuthi ngeke wenze amanga
nami, noma nendodana yami, nendodana yendodana yami, kodwa njengokusho kukaJehova
umusa engikwenze kuwe, uyakwenza kimi nakubo
izwe osugogobele kulo.
21:24 U-Abrahama wathi: "Ngizofunga.
21:25 U-Abrahama wamsola u-Abimeleki ngenxa yomthombo wamanzi, okuyinto
Izinceku zika-Abimeleki zazithathe ngobudlova.
21:26 U-Abimeleki wathi: "Angazi ukuthi ngubani owenze le nto
ungitshele, angikezwa ngakho, kodwa namuhla.
27 U-Abrahama wathatha izimvu nezinkomo, wazinika u-Abimeleki; futhi kokubili
benza isivumelwano nabo.
21:28 U-Abrahama wabeka amawundlu ayisikhombisa izimvukazi zomhlambi wodwa.
21:29 U-Abimeleki wathi ku-Abrahama: "Ayini la mawundlu amawundlu ayisikhombisa?"
uzibekele wona?
21:30 Wathi: "Ngenxa yalezi izimvukazi eziyisikhombisa uzothatha esandleni sami
bangaba ngufakazi kimi ukuthi ngimbe lomthombo.
21:31 Ngalokho waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi iBeri Sheba; ngoba lapho bafunga bobabili
yazo.
21:32 Benza kanjalo isivumelwano eBeri Sheba, futhi Abimeleki wasukuma, futhi
uPikoli induna yebutho lakhe, babuyela ezweni
lamaFilisti.
21:33 U-Abrahama watshala umtamariske eBeri Sheba, wakhuleka khona egameni
kaJehova, uNkulunkulu waphakade.
21:34 U-Abrahama wagogobala ezweni lamaFilisti izinsuku eziningi.