14 Ngemva kokuba uLoti esehlukene no-Abrama, uJehova wathi ku-Abrama: “Ngicela uphakamise amehlo akho ukuleyo ndawo okuyo, ubheke enyakatho naseningizimu, empumalanga nasentshonalanga,

16 Ngiyokwenza inzalo* yakho ibe ningi njengesihlabathi somhlaba: uma noma ubani engabala isihlabathi somhlaba, nenzalo* yakho iyokwazi ukubalwa. +

15 Ngemva kwalokhu izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Abrama embonweni, lathi: “Ungesabi, + Abrama. Ngiyihawu lakho. + Umvuzo wakho uyoba mkhulu kakhulu.” +

5 Wabe esemkhiphela ngaphandle wathi: “Ngicela ubheke phezulu emazulwini ubale izinkanyezi, uma ukwazi ukuzibala.” Ngemva kwalokho wathi kuye: “Iyoba ngako inzalo* yakho.” +

5 Igama lakho ngeke kusathiwa u-Abrama,* kodwa kuzothiwa u-Abrahama,* ngoba ngiyokwenza ubaba wezizwe eziningi.

17 nakanjani ngiyokubusisa, nakanjani ngiyoyandisa inzalo* yakho ibe ngangezinkanyezi zamazulu nangangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle, + inzalo* yakho iyodla ifa ledolobha* lezitha zayo. + 18 Ngenzalo* + yakho zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyozitholela isibusiso ngenxa yokuthi ulalele izwi lami.’” +

5 Kumele ukhulume phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uthi, ‘Ubaba wayengumAramu ozulazulayo *+ futhi wehlela eGibhithe + wahlala khona njengesifiki, enomndeni onabantu abambalwa. + Kodwa wafika lapho waba isizwe esikhulu, esinamandla nesinabantu abaningi. +