17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, as good as offered up Isaac"the man who had gladly received the promises attempted to offer up his only-begotten son" 18 although it had been said to him: "What will be called your offspring will be through Isaac." 19 But he reasoned that God was able to raise him up even from the dead, and he did receive him from there in an illustrative way.
17 Ngekukholwa, Abrahama watsi nakavivinywa kwafana nekutsi sewuvele unikele nga-Isaka; lomuntfu lowatemukela ngekujabula tetsembiso abetimisele kunikela ngendvodzana yakhe lekuphela kwayo, 18 ngisho nobe bekutsiwe kuye: "Loko lokutawubitwa ngekutsi 'yintalelwane yakho' kutawuvela ku-Isaka." 19 Kepha wacondza kutsi Nkulunkulu abengakhona kumvusa Isaka ngisho nobe asafile; futsi ngendlela lengumfanekiso, wamemukela avela ekufeni.