18. Wathi uAbraham kuThixo: “Kutheni ungaseluyeka nje ibe nguIshmayeli indlalifa yam?”
19. Uthe uThixo: “Hayi, uSara umkakho uza kuzala inkwenkwe. Uzuthi nguIsake igama layo. Umnqophiso wam ndowugcina kuye nakwinzala yakhe ngalo lonke ixesha, ingumnqophiso ongayi kujika nanini na.
20. Ndikuvile ucelela uIshmayeli, naye ndiza kumthamsanqelisa abe nabantwana abaninzi nesizukulwana esikhulu. Uya kuba nguyise weenkosi ezilishumi elinambini. Inzala yakhe iya kuba sisizwe esikhulu.
21. Kodwa wona umnqophiso wam ndiya kuwugcinela unyana wakho uIsake, oya kuzalwa nguSara malunga neli xesha kunyaka ozayo.”
22. Akuba etshilo kuAbraham uThixo wemka.
23. Kwangaloo mini uAbraham wamthobela uThixo, wamalusa uIshmayeli nawo onke amanye amaduna emzini wakhe. Walusa izicaka ezazalelwa kwakhe, kwanezo zazithengiwe.
24. Ukwaluka kwakhe uAbraham wayemashumi alithoba anethoba ubudala.
25. Ukwaluka kwakhe uIshmayeli unyana ka-Abraham wayeneshumi elinesithathu leminyaka ubudala.
26. Bobabini baluka ngamini-nye,
27. kwakunye nezicaka zika-Abraham zonke.