Genesisi
21 Jehova wamkhumbula Sara njengobe abeshito, futsi Jehova wakwenta loko labemetsembise kona.+ 2 Ngako-ke Sara wakhulelwa,+ watala indvodzana ngalesikhatsi Nkulunkulu labesishito futsi Abrahama abesamdzala kakhulu.+ 3 Abrahama wetsa lendvodzana yakhe labeyitalelwe nguSara ngekutsi ngu-Isaka.+ 4 Wayisoka lendvodzana yakhe ngesikhatsi inemalanga langu-8 budzala, njengobe nje Nkulunkulu abemyalile.+ 5 Abrahama abeneminyaka lengu-100 ngesikhatsi kutalwa Isaka indvodzana yakhe. 6 Ngako Sara watsi: “Nkulunkulu ungente ngajabula; bonkhe bantfu nabeva lendzaba batawujabula kanye nami.”* 7 Wachubeka watsi: “Ngubani nje lobekangasho ku-Abrahama kutsi Sara utamtalela bantfwana? Buka-ke, sengimtalele indvodzana ngisho nobe sekamdzala.”
8 Lomntfwana wakhula futsi walunyulwa. Abrahama wenta lidzili lelikhulu ngalelilanga Isaka lalunyulwa ngalo. 9 Kodvwa Sara abesolo abona kutsi indvodzana yaHagari+ umGibhithe, labeyitalele Abrahama, beyihlupha Isaka.+ 10 Ngaleso sizatfu Sara watsi ku-Abrahama: “Cosha lencekukati nendvodzana yayo, ngobe angeke ibe yindlalifa kanye na-Isaka indvodzana yami!”+ 11 Kodvwa loko Sara lakusho ngalendvodzana kwamphatsa kabi Abrahama.+ 12 Ngako Nkulunkulu watsi ku-Abrahama: “Kungakuphatsi kabi loku Sara lakushoko ngalomfana nangalencekukati yakho. Mlalele* ngobe intalelwane* yakho itawuvela ku-Isaka.+ 13 Nakulendvodzana yalencekukati+ ngitawuveta sive,+ ngobe nayo ingumntfwana* wakho.”
14 Abrahama wavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi, watsatsa sinkhwa kanye nesikhwama sesikhumba lesinemanti wakunika Hagari. Wametjatsisa kona wase utsi akahambe nalomfana.+ Ngako Hagari wahamba wazulazula ehlane laseBherisheba.+ 15 Kwatsi nasekuphele lamanti lakulesikhwama sesikhumba, washiya lomfana ngephansi kwetihlahla. 16 Wase uhamba libanga lelilingana nekudubula kwebutjoki wafike wahlala yedvwa, watsi: “Angifuni kubona lomfana nakafa.” Ngako wahlalela khashane wase udzindza sililo.
17 Nkulunkulu wakuva kukhala kwalomfana,+ ngako ingilosi yaNkulunkulu yakhuluma naHagari isezulwini yatsi:+ “Ukhalelani Hagari? Ungesabi, ngobe Nkulunkulu ukuvile kukhala kwalomfana lapho alele khona. 18 Sukuma umphakamise, futsi umbambe ngesandla, ngobe ngitawumenta abe sive lesikhulu.”+ 19 Nkulunkulu wavula emehlo aHagari futsi wabona umtfombo wemanti. Ngemuva kwaloko waya kuwo wagcwalisa lesikhwama sesikhumba ngemanti, wase unatsisa lomfana. 20 Nkulunkulu waba nalomfana+ njengobe akhula. Abehlala ehlane futsi waba yingcweti ekusebentiseni butjoki. 21 Wahlala ehlane lasePharani,+ futsi make wakhe wamtsatsela umfati eveni laseGibhithe.
22 Ngaleso sikhatsi, Abimeleki akanye naPhikoli indvuna yelibutfo lakhe watsi ku-Abrahama: “Nkulunkulu uyakusekela kuko konkhe lokwentako.+ 23 Ngako funga kimi embikwaNkulunkulu kutsi utawetsembeka kimi, kubantfwana bami kanye nakubatukulu bami, nekutsi utawuba nemusa* kimi nakulabantfu bakulelive lobewusolo uhlala kulo, ngendlela nami lengaba nemusa ngayo kuwe.”+ 24 Abrahama watsi: “Yebo ngiyafunga.”
25 Kodvwa Abrahama wakhala ku-Abimeleki watsi tinceku ta-Abimeleki titsetse umtfombo wakhe wemanti ngeludlame.+ 26 Abimeleki wamphendvula watsi: “Angati kutsi ngubani lowente loko, futsi nawe awuzange ungitjele ngako, ngiyacala nje kukuva lamuhla.” 27 Abrahama wabese utsatsa timvu netinkhomo watinika Abimeleki, futsi bobabili benta sivumelwane. 28 Ngesikhatsi Abrahama akhetsa timvu letingu-7 letinsikati emhlambini futsi atimisa todvwa, 29 Abimeleki watsi kuye: “Utimiselani todvwa letimvu letingu-7 letinsikati?” 30 Abrahama watsi: “Tsatsa letimvu letingu-7 letinsikati lengikunika tona, futsi titawuba bufakazi bekutsi ngimi logubhe lomtfombo.” 31 Kungako leyo ndzawo ayibita ngekutsi yiBherisheba,*+ ngobe kulapho bobabili bafunga khona. 32 Ngako benta sivumelwane+ eBherisheba, ngemuva kwaloko Abimeleki wahamba naPhikoli indvuna yelibutfo lakhe, babuyela eveni lemaFilisti.+ 33 Abrahama wabese uhlanyela sihlahla lokutsiwa yithamariske eBherisheba, futsi kuleyo ndzawo wadvumisa libito laJehova+ longuNkulunkulu lohlala phakadze.+ 34 Abrahama wahlala* sikhatsi lesidze* eveni lemaFilisti.+