Genesis 20
1 U-Abhrahama wayesesuka lapho ayekade egobe khona amadlangala, waya esifundeni esiseningizimu, wahlala phakathi kweKadeshi neShuri. Wahlala ngasemzini waseGerari engumfokazi.
2 U-Abhrahama wathi ngomkakhe uSara: “Ungudadewethu.” U-Abhimeleki, inkosi yaseGerari, wathumela ukuba alandwe uSara, ukuze azithathele yena.
3 UNkulunkulu wafika ebusuku ngephupho ku-Abhimeleki, wathi: “Uyabona, uzokufa ngenxa yalo wesifazane omthathile; ungumkamuntu.”
4 U-Abhimeleki wayengakalali noSara. Wayesethi: “Nkosi, impela uzobulala abantu abangenacala na?
5 Akashongo yini kimi wathi: ‘Ungudadewethu’ na? Naye luqobo uthe: ‘Ungumfowethu.’ Mina-ke ngikwenze lokhu ngenhliziyo emsulwa nangezandla ezingenacala.”
6 UNkulunkulu waqhubeka ephusheni, wathi kuye: “Nami impela ngiyakwazi ukuthi lokho okwenzile ukwenze ngenhliziyo emsulwa. Yingakho ngingakuvumelanga ukuba umthinte, ngakuthiya ukuze ungoni kimi.
7 Manje-ke lo mkamuntu mbuyisele endodeni yakhe, ngoba ingumphrofethi. Yona izokushwelezela uphile. Uma kodwa ungamphindiseli, yazi kahle ukuthi uzokufa nokufa, wena, nabo bonke abendlu yakho.”
8 U-Abhimeleki wavuka kusempondozankomo wabiza zonke izikhulu zakhe, wazilandisa ngalolo daba, zangenwa ngamanzi emadolweni.
9 U-Abhimeleki wabiza u-Abhrahama wathi: “Ukwenzeleni lokhu kithi, mina nombuso wami sikone ngani uze usethwese icala elingaka na? Wenze kithi okungafanele ukwenze.”
10 U-Abhimeleki wambuza u-Abhrahama wathi: “Iyini inhloso yakho ngokwenza le nto na?”
11 U-Abhrahama waziphendulela wathi: “Kufike kimi umcabango wokuthi uNkulunkulu akesatshwa kule ndawo, ngizobulawa ngifele umkami.
12 Kanti-ke nangaphezu kwalokho ungudadewethu okwangempela, sizalwa ndodanye, sehlukene ngomama, nokho-ke ngamenza umkami.
13 Kwathi lapho uNkulunkulu engikhipha kwabakithi ngathi kumkami: ‘Uyobe ukhombise ukuthembeka uma noma kuphi lapho sifika khona ubatshela ukuthi ngingumfowenu.’ ”
14 U-Abhimeleki wamnika u-Abhrahama izimvu, izinkomo nezigqila zesilisa nezesifazane, wambuyisela nomkakhe uSara.
15 U-Abhimeleki wayesethi: “Nanti izwe phambi kwakho, ungakha nomaphi lapho uthanda khona.”
16 Esebhekise kuSara wathi: “Bheka, umfowenu ngimnike izinhlamvu zesiliva eziyinkulungwane, eziyinhlawulo engishweleza ngazo ngesiphosiso asenze phambi kwabo bonke ohamba nabo, wena awunacala.”
17 U-Abhrahama wakhuleka kuNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu wamelapha u-Abhimeleki, umkakhe nezigqila, wabuye wabavula izibeletho,
18 ngoba uSimakade wayekade ebavale izibeletho bonke abendlu ka-Abhimeleki ngenxa kaSara umka-Abhrahama.