12 UJehova wathi ku-Abrama: “Phuma ezweni lakini nasezihlotsheni zakho nasendlini kayihlo uye ezweni engizokutshengisa lona. + 2 Ngizokwenza ube isizwe esikhulu, ngikubusise, ngenze igama lakho libe likhulu, futhi uzoba isibusiso. +

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.” +

2 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wakhuluma no-Israyeli embonweni ebusuku wathi: “Jakobe, Jakobe!” yena wathi: “Ngilapha!” 3 Wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu weqiniso, uNkulunkulu kayihlo. + Ungesabi ukwehlela eGibhithe, ngoba lapho ngizokwenza ube isizwe esikhulu. +

7 Ama-Israyeli* anda, aqala ukuba maningi kakhulu futhi ayelokhu anda, eba namandla ngendlela engavamile, kangangokuthi izwe lagcwala wona. +

32 Lawa kwakungama-Israyeli ayebhaliswe ngokwezindlu zoyise; sebebonke ababebhaliselwe impi emakamu babengu-603 550. +