14 UJehova wakhuluma no-Abramu ngemva kokobana ahlukane noLothi, wathi kuye: “Ngibawa uphakamise amehlwakho usendaweni okiyo leyo, uqale ngetlhagwini nesewula, ngepumalanga netjingalanga,

16 Ngizokwenza iinzukulwana zakho zibe ngangethuli lehlabathi, ukwenzela ukuthi nangabe kunomuntu ongabala ithuli lehlabathi, neenzukulwana zakho angakghona ukuzibala.+

15 Ngemva kwalokhu ilizwi lakaJehova lafika ku-Abramu embonweni, lathi: “Ungasabi+ Abramu. Ngisivikelo sakho.+ Umvuzwakho uzokuba mkhulu.”+

5 Nje-ke wamkhuphela ngaphandle wathi kuye: “Ngibawa uqale phezulu ezulwini, ubale iinkwekwezi nangabe uzokukghona ukuzibala.” Ngemva kwalokho wathi kuye: “Zizokuba njalo-ke iinzukulwana zakho.”+

5 Igama lakho angeze lisaba ngu-Abramu;* lizokuba ngu-Abrahama* ngombana ngizokwenza ube nguyise weentjhaba ezinengi.

17 ngizokubusisa, ngizokwenza isizukulwana sakho sibe sinengi njengeenkwekwezi zezulwini, njengehlabathi emagega nelwandle+ begodu isizukulwana sakho sizokuthatha amadorobho wezitha zaso.+ 18 Zoke iintjhaba zephasini zizokubusiswa ngesizukulwana sakho+ ngebanga lokuthi ungilalele.’”+

5 Kufuze nithi kuJehova uZimenu, ‘Ubaba bekamAramiya okhambakhambako,*+ waya eGibhide+ wahlala lapho njengomuntu ovela kwenye inarha, emndeninakhe bekunabambalwa.+ Kodwana iinzukulwana zakhe zaba sitjhaba esikhulu, esinamandla nesinabantu abanengi.+