Abhurahama na Abimeleki
1 Kudwa ikoko Abhurahama kayendila ku ntuthu we Negebu kanogala pakati kwe Kadeshi ne Shuri, kayenda ku Gera kanogalako kwe tjibakana. 2 Abhurahama kati ngekwe nkadzi uwe Sara, “I hazwadzi yangu.” Ndizo Abimeleki mambo we Gera katuma bathu bakanontolela Sara. 3 Koga Ndzimu ukazha kuna Abimeleki mu kuwolota busiku ukati, “Bona, u nkwinya we nthu wakafa ngekwe nkadzi wawatola, ngoti nkadzi una mweni.”
4 Koga Abimeleki wakabe asathu kasedzela panli, ndizo kati, “She, apa mungabulaya itjaba tjisina nlandu kene? 5 Apa ate ali iye wakandidwa kati, ‘Iwoyu i hazwadzi yangu kene?’ We tjikadzi naiyebo kati, ‘I hazwadzi yangu.’ Ndakathama ikoku nge hana mbuyanana kusina tjibiibi tjandakabe ndakumbula.”
6 Ipapo Ndzimu ukati kunli mu kuwolota, “Ndoziba kuti wakakuthama ikoku mu kusaziba kusina tjakabipa tjawakumbula, ndizo wali ndimi ndakudziba kuti usinditjinyile. Ndizo ndisakuletja ukankutha. 7 Ngono ngwenu wali bgwiliza nkadzi una mweni, nlume uwe nlebesambeli unowokutembezelela ukatjila. Koga ha usingambgwilize, unowofa ne bathu babo bose.”
8 Kukati tjimuka mangwanana Abimeleki kadana makulukota awe, ngono kababudza zwithu zose izwezwi, ngono bakazhigwa ngotja kukulu. 9 Ipapo Abimeleki kadana Abhurahama ngono kati kunli, “Watithamilani kene? Ini tjandakutjinyila tjathama kuti imi ne bushe gwangu utithamise nlandu nngapa kene? Wandithamila zwithu zwisakafanila kube zwingathamwa.” 10 Abimeleki kabhuzwa Abhurahama kati, “Wakabe wakumbulani tjakayita kuti uthame ikoku kuthu kene?”
11 Abhurahama kashandula eti, “Ndakathama ikoku ngoti ndakumbula kuti, Ndzimu autotjiwa tjoselele mu magalo iyawa, ndizo bathu banowondibulaya be ndibulayila nkadzi wangu. 12 Pezhugwi kwa ikoku iye nge malebeswa i hazwadzi yangu, ali nkololokadzi wa tate, tisi bana be nkadzi, ngono anlobola. 13 Ngono kwakati Ndzimu undidusa mu nsha wa tate bangu kuyenda yenda, andwa ati, ‘Buthu gwaunowondithamila hwogu, bugalo gumwe ne gumwe gwatingaswika uti nge kwangu, “I hazwadzi yangu.” ’ ”
14 Ipapo Abimeleki katola pkhwizi ne ng'ombe ne balandakadzi ne balandalume kapa Abhurahama, kabe ebgwiliza Sara ku nlume uwe. 15 Abimeleki kabe eti, “Bona shango yangu ndiyo iyeyi, wakailinga, ungabaka pawada.” 16 Kabe edwa Sara eti, “Bona, ndapa hazwadzi iyo tjiwulu tje mari e siliva (1 000) kukusuka mu mesho e bathu bose baunabo kuti auna nlandu.”
17 Ipapo Abhurahama katembezela Ndzimu, ngono Ndzimu ukapodza Abimeleki ne nkadzi uwe ne balandakadzi babe kuti babe ne mbeleko kakale, 18 ngoti Yahwe bakabe bamisa mbeleko dzose mu nsha wa Abimeleki kuti dzisitongo wana bana ngekwa Sara nkadzi wa Abhurahama.
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