He then told him, "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son, indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore" (Genesis 22:16-17).
[16] yi ku: "Ndzi hlambanyile ha mina, ku vula Yehovha, ndzi ri: 'Leswi u endliseke sweswo, u nga ndzi alelanga n'wana wa wena, loyi a nga swakwe,[17] ndzi ta ku katekisa kunene, ndzi andzisa vatukulu va wena ngopfungopfu, va ta kotisa tinyeleti ta le tilweni, ni sava ra le ribuwini ra lwandle, kambe rixaka ra wena ri ta fuma nyangwa ya valala va rona.