Genesis
22:1 Kwathi emva kwalezi zinto, uNkulunkulu wamlinga u-Abrahama, futhi
Wathi kuye: “Abrahama,” wathi: “Bheka, ngilapha.”
22:2 Wathi: "Thatha manje indodana yakho, indodana yakho eyodwa, u-Isaka, oyithandayo.
futhi uye ezweni laseMoriya; umnikele khona ukuba ashiswe
umnikelo kwenye yezintaba engizokutshela yona.
3 U-Abrahama wavuka ekuseni, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, wayithatha
izinsizwa ezimbili kanye naye, no-Isaka indodana yakhe, bacanda izinkuni
nomnikelo wokushiswa, wasukuma, waya endaweni uNkulunkulu ayekuyo
wayemtshelile.
22:4 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu u-Abrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wayibona le ndawo isekude
icishiwe.
5 U-Abrahama wathi ezincekwini zakhe: "Hlalani nina lapha nembongolo; nami
umfana uyakuya lapho, akhuleke, abuye eze kuwe.
6 U-Abrahama wathatha izinkuni zomnikelo wokushiswa, wazibeka phezu kuka-Isaka
indodana yakhe; waphatha ngesandla umlilo nommese; bahamba
bobabili ndawonye.
22:7 U-Isaka wakhuluma ku-Abrahama uyise, wathi: "Baba!"
wathi: Ngilapha, ndodana yami. Wathi: "Bheka umlilo nezinkuni;
liphi imvu yomnikelo wokushiswa na?
22:8 U-Abrahama wathi: "Ndodana yami, uNkulunkulu uyakuzilungisela iwundlu lokushiswa
umnikelo: bahamba bobabili kanyekanye.
9 Bafika endaweni uNkulunkulu abemtshele yona; uAbrahama wakha
wabeka khona i-altare, walungisa izinkuni, wabopha u-Isaka indodana yakhe
wambeka e-altare phezu kwezinkuni.
22:10 U-Abrahama welula isandla sakhe, wathatha ummese ukuba ahlabe
indodana.
22:11 Ingelosi kaJehova yamemeza kuye isezulwini, yathi:
Abrahama, Abrahama: wase utsi: Ngilapha.
22:12 Wathi, "Ungabeki isandla sakho phezu komfana, futhi ungenzi lutho."
kuye: ngokuba manje ngiyazi ukuthi uyamesaba uNkulunkulu, lokhu ungekho
ugodlile indodana yakho, ezelwe yodwa yakho kimi.
22:13 U-Abrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabheka, nanso inqama emva kwakhe
wabanjwa ehlahleni ngezimpondo zakhe; u-Abrahama waya wayithatha inqama, ne
wamnikela waba ngumnikelo wokushiswa esikhundleni sendodana yakhe.
22:14 U-Abrahama waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iJehova-Jire, njengoba kwathiwa
namuhla: Entabeni kaJehova kuyakubonakala.
22:15 Ingelosi kaJehova yambiza u-Abrahama okwesibili isezulwini
isikhathi,
22:16 Wathi: “Ngizifungile mina, usho uJehova, ngokuba
wenze lokhu, awuyigodlanga indodana yakho, ezelwe yodwa yakho;
22:17 Ukuze ekubusiseni ngizokubusisa, futhi ngokwandisa ngiyokwandisa
inzalo yakho ingangezinkanyezi zezulu, nanjengesihlabathi esiphezu kwaso
ogwini lolwandle; nenzalo yakho iyakudla ifa lesango lezitha zayo;
22:18 Futhi ngenzalo yakho ziyakubusiswa izizwe zonke zomhlaba; ngoba
ulilalele izwi lami.
22:19 Ngakho u-Abrahama wabuyela ezincekwini zakhe, futhi basukuma bahamba
kanyekanye kwaze kwaba seBeri Sheba; u-Abrahama wahlala eBeri Sheba.
22:20 Kwathi emva kwalezo zinto kwabikwa ku-Abrahama.
esithi: Khangela, uMilka laye uzalele umfowenu abantwana
uNahori;
22:21 U-Huzi izibulo lakhe, noBhuzi umfowabo, noKemuweli uyise ka-Aramu,
22:22 Futhi uKesedi, futhi Hazo, futhi Pildashi, futhi Jidlaph, noBetuweli.
22:23 UBetuweli wazala uRebeka; laba abayisishiyagalombili uMilka wabazalela uNahori;
Umfowabo ka-Abrahama.
22:24 Isancinza sakhe, esigama laso lalinguReuma, sazala uTheba,
noGahamu, noThahashi, noMahaka.