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15 Ngemva kwalezi zinto izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Abrama embonweni,+ lathi: “Ungesabi,+ Abrama. Ngiyisihlangu sakho.+ Umvuzo wakho uyoba mkhulu kakhulu.”+ 2 Khona-ke u-Abrama wathi: “Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova, uyonginikani, njengoba ngingenamntwana futhi umuntu oyodla ifa lomuzi wami kungumuntu waseDamaseku, u-Eliyezeri?”+ 3 Futhi u-Abrama wanezela: “Bheka! Awunginikanga nzalo,+ futhi, bheka! indodana+ yendlu yami yiyo engilandelayo njengendlalifa.” 4 Kodwa, bheka! izwi likaJehova lathi kuye: “Lo muntu ngeke akulandele njengendlalifa, kodwa ozophuma ezibilinini zakho nguye oyokulandela njengendlalifa.”+
5 Wabe esemkhiphela ngaphandle wathi: “Ngicela ubheke phezulu emazulwini ubale izinkanyezi, uma ungase ukwazi ukuzibala.”+ Waqhubeka wathi kuye: “Iyoba ngako inzalo yakho.”+ 6 Waba nokholo kuJehova;+ wayesekubalela kuye njengokulunga.+ 7 Wabe esenezela: “NginguJehova, owakukhipha e-Uri lamaKhaledi ukuba ngikunike leli zwe ulithathe libe ngelakho.”+ 8 Kulokhu wathi: “Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova, ngizokwazi ngani ukuthi ngiyolithatha libe ngelami?”+ 9 Yena-ke wathi kuye: “Ngithathele isithole esineminyaka emithathu ubudala nembuzikazi eneminyaka emithathu ubudala nenqama eneminyaka emithathu ubudala nehobhe nephuphu lejuba.”+ 10 Wazithatha-ke zonke lezi zinto wazihlukanisa izingxenye ezimbili wabeka ingxenye ngayinye yazo ukuba ifanelane nenye, kodwa izinyoni akazihlahlelanga.+ 11 Izinyoni ezidla inyama zaqala ukwehlela phezu kwezidumbu,+ kodwa u-Abrama wayelokhu ezixosha.
12 Ngemva kwesikhathi, ilanga selizoshona, u-Abrama wehlelwa ubuthongo obukhulu,+ futhi, bheka! wayehlelwa ubumnyama obukhulu ngokwethusayo. 13 Wathi ku-Abrama: “Yazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi inzalo yakho iyoba umfokazi ezweni elingelona elayo,+ futhi kuyomelwe ibakhonze, futhi ngokuqinisekile bayoyihlupha iminyaka engamakhulu amane.+ 14 Kodwa leso sizwe eyosikhonza ngiyasahlulela,+ futhi ngemva kwalokho iyophuma inempahla eningi.+ 15 Kepha wena, uyokuya kokhokho bakho ngokuthula; uyongcwatshwa usugugile impela.+ 16 Kodwa esizukulwaneni sesine iyobuyela lapha,+ ngoba isiphambeko sama-Amori asikafinyeleli ekupheleni.”+
17 Manje ilanga lase lishona futhi kwafika isigayegaye, futhi bheka! isithando somlilo esithunqa umusi kanye nobhaqa oluvuthayo olwaludlula phakathi kwalezi zingxenye.+ 18 Ngalolo suku uJehova wenza isivumelwano no-Abrama,+ wathi: “Leli zwe ngiyolinika inzalo yakho,+ kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula i-Ewufrathe:+ 19 amaKheni+ namaKhenizi namaKhadimoni 20 namaHeti+ namaPherizi+ namaRefa+ 21 nama-Amori namaKhanani namaGirigashi namaJebusi.”+