Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo hagar
UGenesise 16 : 1 – 16
1 USarayi umka-Abrama wayengamzaleli mntwana, wayenencekukazi yaseGibithe, igama layo lalinguHagari.
2 USarayi wathi ku-Abrama: “Bheka, uJehova ungivalile ukuba ngizale; Ngena encekukazini yami; mhlawumbe ngingathola abantwana naye. U-Abrama walilalela izwi likaSarayi.
3 USarayi umka-Abrama wathatha uHagari incekukazi yakhe umGibhithe, emva kokuba u-Abrama esehlale iminyaka eyishumi ezweni laseKhanani, wamnika u-Abrama indoda yakhe ukuba abe ngumkakhe.
4 Wangena kuHagari, wakhulelwa; lapho ebona ukuthi ukhulelwe, inkosikazi yakhe yadeleleka emehlweni akhe.
5 USarayi wasesithi kuAbrama: Ububi bami buphezu kwakho; nginikele incekukazi yami esifubeni sakho; lapho ebona ukuthi ukhulelwe, ngadeleleka emehlweni akhe; uJehova makahlulele phakathi kwami nawe.
6 Kepha u-Abrama wathi kuSarayi: “Bheka, incekukazi yakho isesandleni sakho; yenza kuye ngokuthanda kwakho. Kwathi lapho uSarayi emphatha kabi, wabaleka ebusweni bakhe.
7 Ingelosi kaJehova yamfumana ngasemthonjeni wamanzi ehlane ngasemthonjeni osendleleni eya eSuri.
8 Wathi: “Hagari, incekukazi kaSarayi, uvelaphi na?” futhi uzoyaphi? Wathi: “Ngibalekela ubuso benkosikazi yami uSarayi.”
9 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuye: “Buyela enkosikazini yakho, uzithobe esandleni sayo.
10 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngizakwandisa kakhulu inzalo yakho, ukuze ingabalwa ngobunengi.
11 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuye: “Bheka, ukhulelwe, futhi uzozala indodana, uyiqambe ngokuthi u-Ishmayeli; ngokuba uJehova uzwile ukuhlupheka kwakho.
12 Uyakuba ngumuntu wasendle; isandla sakhe siyakuba phezu kwawo wonke umuntu, nesandla sawo wonke sibe phezu kwakhe; futhi uyakuhlala phambi kwabo bonke abafowabo.
13 Wasebiza ibizo leN kosi eyayikhuluma laye wathi: UNkulunkulu wakho uyangibona, ngoba wathi: Kambe ngimbonile yini lapha ongibonayo?
14 Ngalokho umthombo wabizwa ngokuthi iBeri Lahayiroyi; bheka, liphakathi kweKadeshi neBerede.
15 UHagari wamzalela u-Abrama indodana;
16 U-Abrama wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesithupha mhla uHagari emzalela u-Abrama u-Ishmayeli.
KwabaseGalathiya 4 : 25
25 Ngokuba u-Agari lo uyintaba yaseSinayi e-Arabiya, imelela iJerusalema elikhona manje, lisebugqileni kanye nabantwana bayo.