Genesisi 22:1-24
22 Ngemuva kwaloko, Nkulunkulu weliciniso wavivinya kukholwa kwa-Abrahama,+ watsi: “Abrahama!” Yena watsi: “Yebo Nkhosi!”
2 Nkulunkulu wabese utsi: “Ngicela utsatse Isaka, indvodzana yakho loyitsandza kakhulu nalekuphela kwayo,+ uhambe uye eveni laseMoriya+ futsi unikele ngaye abe ngumnikelo wekushiswa kulenye yetintsaba lengitakukhombisa yona.”
3 Ngako Abrahama wavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi wabophela imbongolo wabese utsatsa tinceku takhe letimbili kanye na-Isaka indvodzana yakhe. Wakabha tinkhuni labetawutisebentisa nakenta lomnikelo wekushiswa, ngemuva kwaloko wahamba waya kulendzawo Nkulunkulu weliciniso labemtjele ngayo.
4 Ngelilanga lesitsatfu, Abrahama waphakamisa emehlo futsi wayibona lendzawo isesekhashanyana.
5 Wabese utsi kuletinceku takhe: “Salani lana nalembongolo, mine nendvodzana yami sisaya lapha siyewukhonta Nkulunkulu, futsi sitawubese siyabuya.”
6 Ngako Abrahama watsatsa letinkhuni labetawutisebentisa nakenta lomnikelo wekushiswa watetfwesa Isaka indvodzana yakhe. Ngemuva kwaloko watsatsa umlilo nemukhwa,* bobabili base bayahamba.
7 Isaka wabese utsi kubabe wakhe Abrahama: “Babe!” Yena watsi: “Yebo ndvodzana!” Isaka wachubeka watsi: “Ngiyawubona umlilo kanye netinkhuni, kodvwa iphi imvu letawuba ngumnikelo wekushiswa?”
8 Abrahama wamphendvula watsi: “Ndvodzana, Nkulunkulu nguye lotasinika lemvu letawuba ngumnikelo wekushiswa.”+ Ngako-ke bobabili bachubeka bahamba.
9 Ekugcineni befika kulendzawo Nkulunkulu weliciniso labemtjele ngayo. Abrahama wakha li-al’thare lapho, wabeka netinkhuni etikwalo. Watsatsa Isaka indvodzana yakhe wambopha tandla netinyawo futsi wambeka etikwaletinkhuni lebetikuleli-al’thare.+
10 Abrahama wabese utsatsa lomukhwa* kuze atewubulala lendvodzana yakhe.+
11 Kodvwa ingilosi yaJehova yammemeta isezulwini yatsi: “Abrahama, Abrahama!” Yena waphendvula watsi: “Yebo Nkhosi!”
12 Lengilosi yabese itsi: “Ungambulali lomfana futsi ungamlimati. Nyalo sengiyati kutsi uyamesaba Nkulunkulu ngobe awukangigodleli indvodzana yakho lekuphela kwayo.”+
13 Nakeva loko, Abrahama waphakamisa emehlo, futsi lapha phambidlana kwakhe wabona imvu lendvuna ibambeke ngetimphondvo etihlahleni. Ngako waya kuyo wayitsatsa, wanikela ngayo yaba ngumnikelo wekushiswa esikhundleni sendvodzana yakhe.
14 Abrahama wabese ubita leyondzawo ngekutsi yiJehova-jayra.* Kungako nalamuhla kusatsiwa: “Entsabeni yakhe Jehova utasiniketa tintfo lesitidzingako.”+
15 Lengilosi yaJehova yakhuluma na-Abrahama kwesibili isezulwini
16 yatsi: “Jehova utsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine,+ kutsi njengobe wente loku wangayigodli indvodzana yakho lekuphela kwayo,+
17 nakanjani ngitakubusisa futsi intalelwane* yakho ngitayandzisa ibe ngangetinkhanyeti tasemazulwini, nangangesihlabatsi lesiselugwini lwelwandle,+ futsi intalelwane* yakho itawutsatsa emadolobha* etitsa tayo.+
18 Tonkhe tive temhlaba titawubusiswa* ngentalelwane*+ yakho, ngobe wena ulilalele livi lami.’”+
19 Abrahama wabese ubuyela kuletinceku takhe, futsi bonkhe besuka babuyela emuva eBherisheba.+ Abrahama wachubeka ahlala khona.
20 Ngemuva kwaloko Abrahama watfola umbiko lotsi: “Milkha utalele umnakenu Nahori emadvodzana:+
21 Litibulo lakhe ngu-Uzi, kulandzele Buzi, bese kuta Khemuweli longubabe wa-Aramu,
22 kulandzele Khesede, Hazo, Phildashi, Jidilafe naBethuweli.”+
23 Bethuweli watala Rebheka.+ Milkha watalela Nahori umnakabo-Abrahama lamadvodzana langu-8.
24 Nemfati wakhe lomncane labebitwa ngekutsi nguRewuma, naye watala nankha emadvodzana: Theba, Gahamu, Thahashi naMakha.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “umukhwa wekuhlaba tilwane.”
^ Nobe “umukhwa wekuhlaba tilwane.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Jehova Utawusiniketa; Jehova Utawubona.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emagede.”
^ Nobe “titatitfolela sibusiso.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlanyelo.”
