Ugenesise 18:5-13 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

5. Ngizakulanda ucezu lwesikwa, nithokozise izinhliziyo zenu, andukuba nidlule, njengokuba senifikile encekwini yenu.”Athi: “Yenza njengokusho kwakho.”

6. U-Abrahama waphuthuma etendeni kuSara, wathi: “Sheshisa, uthathe amaseya* amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo, uyixove, wenze amaqebelengwane.”

7. U-Abrahama wagijima, waya ezinkomeni, walanda ithole elihle nelinonileyo, walinika encekwini; yashesha ukulilungisa.

8. Wathatha amangqanga, nobisi, nethole abelilungisile, wakubeka phambi kwawo; wema ngakuwo phansi komuthi; adla.

9. Athi kuye: “Uphi uSara umkakho na?”Wathi: “Nangu etendeni.”

10. Wayesethi: “Impela ngiyakubuyela kuwe emva komnyaka ngalesi sikhathi; bheka, khona umkakho uSara uyakuba nendodana.” USara wakuzwa lokhu esemnyango wetende ongasemva kwakhe.

11. Kepha o-Abrahama noSara base begugile, beneminyaka eminingi; kwase kuphelile kuSara okwabesifazane.

12. USara wahleka phakathi kwakhe, wathi: “Lapho sengimdala, nenkosi yami igugile, ngiyakuba nalenjabulo na?”

13. UJehova wathi ku-Abrahama: “Uhlekeleni uSara, ethi: ‘Imbala ngizakuzala ngimdala na?’

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