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16 USarayi umka-Abrama wayengamzalelanga abantwana+ kodwa wayelencekukazi yakhe engumGibhithe okwakuthiwa nguHagari.+ 2 Ngakho uSarayi wathi ku-Abrama: “UJehova ungenze ngaba yinyumba. Ngicela ulale lencekukazi yami, mhlawumbe ingangizalela abantwana.”+ Yikho u-Abrama wakulalela lokho okwakutshiwo nguSarayi. 3 U-Abrama wathi eseleminyaka elitshumi ehlala elizweni leKhenani, umkakhe uSarayi wathatha incekukazi yakhe uHagari engumGibhithe waseyinika u-Abrama ukuthi ibe ngumkakhe. 4 Yikho u-Abrama walala loHagari wazithwala. UHagari uthe esebona ukuthi usezithwele waseqalisa ukweyisa inkosikazi yalapha ekhaya.
5 USarayi wasesithi ku-Abrama: “Udubo lolu esengilalo lubangelwe nguwe. Yimi engabeka incekukazi yami ezandleni zakho,* kodwa ithe isibona ukuthi isizithwele yaqalisa ukungeyisa. UJehova kahlulele phakathi kwami lawe.” 6 Ngakho u-Abrama wathi kuSarayi: “Incekukazi yakho isezandleni zakho. Yenza kuyo loba yini oyibona ifanele.” USarayi wasemphatha kubi uHagari waze wambalekela.
7 Ngemva kwesikhathi ingilosi kaJehova yamthola emthonjeni wamanzi enkangala futhi umthombo lo wawusendleleni eya eShuri.+ 8 Yathi kuye: “Hagari ncekukazi kaSarayi uvela ngaphi njalo uya ngaphi?” Waseyiphendula wathi: “Ngibalekela uSarayi.” 9 Ingilosi kaJehova yasisithi kuye: “Buyela kuSarayi, uzithobe kuye.”* 10 Ngemva kwalokho ingilosi kaJehova yathi: “Ngizakwenza inzalo yakho* yande, ibe nengi kakhulu okokuthi ngeke ibalwe.”+ 11 Ingilosi kaJehova yaphinda yathi: “Njengoba uzithwele, uzabeletha umntwana ongumfana njalo kumele umnike ibizo uthi, ngu-Ishmayeli* ngoba uJehova usekuzwile ukuhlupheka kwakho. 12 Uzakuba yindoda engubabhemi weganga.* Isandla sakhe sizamelana labantu bonke njalo lesandla somuntu wonke sizamelana laye futhi uzahlala ehlukene labo* bonke abafowabo.”
13 UHagari wasebiza ibizo likaJehova owayekhuluma laye wathi: “UnguNkulunkulu obonayo,”+ ngoba wathi, “Kambe yimi lo osebone lowo ongibonayo kulindawo?” 14 Yikho umthombo lowo wabizwa ngokuthi yiBheri-lahayi-royi.* (Uphakathi kweKhadeshi leBheredi.) 15 UHagari wazalela u-Abrama umntwana ongumfana, u-Abrama wasenika umntwana lo ayemzalelwe nguHagari ibizo wathi ngu-Ishmayeli.+ 16 U-Abrama wayeleminyaka engu-86 ngesikhathi uHagari emzalela u-Ishmayeli.