Genese 12:1-20
12 Co Yehova walekele Abramu ngwendi: “Tunda mu lifuti lyobe na ku babushoko bwobe na ku njibo ya isho, uye ku lifuti linjikumwesa.
2 Njikakupwisa muyati wakama, na kukubezikisa na kutsimanesa lizina lyobe, co banu bakabezika kwitila muli yobe.
3 Njikabezikisa baje bakakubezikisa na kusinga baje bakakusimikiya byuma byabibi, co binaanga byoshe bya hasi bakabibezikisa kwitila muli yobe.”
4 Ngeci Abramu waile ngwe mwamulekele Yehova, co Lote waile hamolika nendi. Abramu wakele na myaka 75 mwatundile mu Halani.
5 Abramu wambatele munakazi wendi Salai, na Lote muna ndolome yendi na byuma byoshe bibakele nabyo na bindungo babakele nabo mu Halani, co bashangumukile bungenzi bwa kuya ku lifuti lya Kanana. Mubaketele ku lifuti lya Kanana,
6 Abramu waile na kwendangana omu mu lifuti, co waketele na ku mwela wa Shekemu, kuyehi na miti yakama ya Mole. Ha simbu ije, Bakanana bakele omu mu lifuti.
7 Co Yehova washolokele kuli Abramu na kumuleka ngwendi: “Njikana bana* bobe eli lifuti.” Ngeci, Abramu watungile mutula kuje ku mwela. Wautungilile Yehova uje washolokele kuli ikeye.
8 Mu kwita kwa simbu, watundile kuje na kuya ku mutambela wa minkinda, ku butuhukilo bwa litangwa kutubakana Betheu. Co washimbikile tenti yendi mukati ka Betheu na Ai. Betheu yakele ku bulaukilo bwa litangwa, Ai ku butuhukilo bwa litangwa. Co watungilileko Yehova mutula na kushangumuka kusana ha lizina lya Yehova.
9 Mu kwita kwa simbu, Abramu wajalwisile cilombo cendi na kutalesela ku Negebu. Wakele na kujalozoka kutunda ha mwela umo kuya ha mwela ukwabo.
10 Co njala yakobelele muje mu lifuti, mukemwo Abramu waile ku Ijipiti mangana acikakaleko tahi* mwafwa ije njala yapwile yakama manene.
11 Mwakele hayehi na kukobela mu lifuti lya Ijipiti, walekele munakazi wendi Salai ngwendi: “Tolilila! Njizibuka ngwange u munakazi wamubwa manene.
12 Co baka-Ijipiti mubakakumona bakendeka ngwabo: ‘Ou ikeye munakazi wendi.’ Co bakanjitsiya, oloni yobe bakakuseza na mwonyo.
13 Ukendeke ngwobe u ndokazi yange, co byuma bikanjendela mwamubwa mwafwa yobe, co kubakanjitsii.”
14 Abramu mwakobelele lika mu Ijipiti, baka-Ijipiti banangukile ngwabo uje munakazi wapwile wamubwa manene.
15 Co bimyata ba Falo nabo bamumwene, co baile na kumushangazala kuli Falo. Ngeci uje munakazi bamutwalele ku njibo ya Falo.
16 Falo walingile mwamubwa Abramu mwafwa ya Salai, co Abramu bamwanene bimanga, bingombe, bidonki ba nkomba na ba lwabo, bangamba ba banalume na ba banakazi na tumele.
17 Co Yehova wanene Falo na bakunjibo yendi kashitiko kakama mwafwa ya Salai, munakazi wa Abramu.
18 Co Falo wasanene Abramu na kumuleka ngwendi: “Bika wanjilingilamo? Bika kuwanjilekele ngwobe munakazi wobe?
19 Bika biunendekelele ngwobe ndokazi yobe? Wamono! Njinashaka kumwambata ngwange apwe munakazi wange. Munakazi wobe ou, mwambate uye.”
20 Co Falo wanene mashiko ku banu bendi kutalesa kuli Abramu, co basindikiiye Abramu na munakazi wendi na byoshe byakele nabyo.
