Genesisi

16 Sarayi umfati wa-Abrama bekangabatfoli bantfwana,+ kodvwa bekanencekukati lengumGibhithe lebitwa ngekutsi nguHagari.+ 2 Ngaleso sizatfu, Sarayi watsi ku-Abrama: “Ngite bantfwana, ngobe Jehova ungivalile kutsi ngitale. Ngicela kutsi ulale nencekukati yami, mhlawumbe nje ingangitalela bantfwana.”+ Ngako Abrama wakulalela loko lobekushiwo nguSarayi. 3 Ngesikhatsi Abrama asahleti iminyaka lengu-10 eveni laseKhenani, Sarayi wamniketa Hagari, incekukati yakhe lengumGibhithe kutsi abe ngumfati wakhe. 4 Ngako Abrama waya ecansini naHagari futsi wakhulelwa. Ngesikhatsi Hagari abona kutsi sewukhulelwe, wabese ucala kwedzelela Sarayi.

5 Sarayi watsi ku-Abrama: “Lobuhlungu lengibuvako bubangelwe nguwe. Ngimi lokunike incekukati yami,* kodvwa itsite nayibona kutsi seyikhulelwe, yacala kungedzelela. Shengatsi Jehova angehlulela kutsi ngubani loneliphutsa emkhatsini wami nawe.” 6 Ngako Abrama watsi kuSarayi: “Lencekukati yakho ingaphansi kwakho. Yenta kuyo nobe yini locabanga kutsi ikahle.” Sarayi wabese uhlupha Hagari, ngaleso sizatfu, wagcina abalekile.

7 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, ingilosi yaJehova yatfola Hagari ehlane, emtfonjeni losendleleni leya eShuri.+ 8 Yatsi kuye: “Hagari, ncekukati yaSarayi, uchamukaphi futsi ulibangisephi?” Hagari wayiphendvula watsi: “Ngibalekela Sarayi.” 9 Lengilosi yaJehova yatsi kuye: “Hamba ubuyele kuSarayi futsi utitfobe kuye.” 10 Lengilosi yaJehova yabese itsi: “Nkulunkulu utayandzisa kakhulu intalelwane yakho, kuze kube lukhuni ngisho nekuyibala.”+ 11 Lengilosi yaJehova yachubeka yatsi: “Njengobe ukhulelwe, utawutala indvodzana. Kufanele uyibite ngekutsi ngu-Ishmayeli,* ngobe Jehova uvile ngekuhlupheka kwakho. 12 Njengembongolo yesiganga,* kute umuntfu lotawukhona kuyicondzisa. Itawumelana nabo bonkhe bantfu futsi nabo bamelane nayo. Itawuhlala edvute nabo bonkhe bomnakabo.”*

13 Ngako Hagari wadvumisa libito laJehova labekhuluma naye, watsi: “UnguNkulunkulu lobona tonkhe tintfo.”*+ Wambita kanjalo ngobe abetitjela atsi: “Kusho kutsi vele ngimbonile loyo longibonako.” 14 Kungako lomtfombo wabitwa ngekutsi yiBheri-lahayi-rohi.* (Usemkhatsini weKhadeshi neBheredi.) 15 Ngako Hagari watalela Abrama indvodzana, futsi Abrama wabita lendvodzana yakhe lebeyitelwe nguHagari ngekutsi ngu-Ishmayeli.+ 16 Abrama abeneminyaka lengu-86 ngesikhatsi Hagari atala Ishmayeli.