Genesisi
15 Ngemuva kwaloko, Abrama wabona umbono, weva nelivi laJehova litsi: “Ungesabi+ Abrama. Mine ngisihlangu sakho,+ futsi umvuzo wakho utawuba mkhulu kakhulu.”+ 2 Abrama waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova, utanginikani ngobe solo ngite umntfwana futsi loyo lotawuba yindlalifa yami ngu-Eliyezeri, indvodza yaseDamaseko?”+ 3 Abrama wachubeka watsi: “Awukanginiki bantfwana,*+ futsi inceku* yami ngiyo letawuba yindlalifa.” 4 Kodvwa Jehova wamphendvula watsi: “Leyo ndvodza angeke ibe yindlalifa yakho, kodvwa yindvodzana* yakho letawuba yindlalifa.”+
5 Wabese utsi akaphumele ngephandle, futsi watsi kuye: “Ngicela ubuke etulu emazulwini, futsi ubale tinkhanyeti nawungakhona kutibala.” Ngemuva kwaloko watsi: “Batawuba ngako-ke nebantfwana* bakho.”+ 6 Abrama wakholwa kuJehova,+ futsi Nkulunkulu watsi ulungile.*+ 7 Wachubeka watsi: “NginguJehova, lowakukhipha e-Uri, lokuyindzawo yemaKhaledi, kuze ngikunike lelive kutsi libe lakho.”+ 8 Abrama waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova, ngitawati ngani kutsi lendzawo itawuba ngeyami?” 9 Nkulunkulu wamphendvula watsi: “Tsatsa litfokati lelineminyaka lemitsatfu, imbutikati leneminyaka lemitsatfu, imvu lendvuna leneminyaka lemitsatfu, lituba, nelizini lelituba.” 10 Watsatsa konkhe loku wakuhlahlela ekhatsi, ngakunye kwaba tincenye letimbili, nguleyo naleyo ncenye wayibeka macondzana nalenye. Letinyoni tona akazange atihlahlele. 11 Ngemuva kwaloko, emangce ehlela kulenyama yaletilwane, kodvwa Abrama abesolo awacosha.
12 Naseliyawushona, Abrama wehlelwa butfongo lobukhulu futsi ephusheni wabona bumnyama lobukhulu nalobesabekako. 13 Ngemuva kwaloko, Nkulunkulu watsi ku-Abrama: “Yati kutsi bantfwana* bakho batawuba bantfu bekuhamba eveni lelingasilo labo, futsi bantfu bakulelo live batabagcilata baphindze babahluphe iminyaka lengu-400.+ 14 Kodvwa leso sive ngitawusehlulela,+ bese bantfwana bakho bayakhululeka futsi bahambe netintfo letinyenti.+ 15 Wena utawuphila sikhatsi lesidze bese uyafa; futsi utawungcwatjwa nabokhokho bakho.+ 16 Kodvwa labantfwana bakho batawubuya kulendzawo+ sebasitukulwane sesine, ngobe sisengakefiki sikhatsi sekujeziswa kwema-Amori.”+
17 Naselishonile lilanga futsi sekumnyama, kwavela intfutfu futsi kwendlula lutsi loluvutsako emkhatsini waletilwane lebekatihlahlele. 18 Ngalelolanga, Jehova wenta sivumelwane+ na-Abrama watsi: “Bantfwana* bakho ngitabanika lelive,+ kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kuyofika emfuleni lomkhulu, iYufrathe:+ 19 lokulive lemaKheni,+ nemaKhenizi, nemaKhadimoni, 20 nemaHethi,+ nemaPheresi,+ nemaRefa,+ 21 nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaGirigashi kanye nemaJebhusi.”+