Genese 15:1-21
15 Munima yebi, lijwi lya Yehova lyendekele kuli Abramu mu cimona ngwalyo: “Keti uzibe lyoba Abramu. Yange ntelo yobe. Cikandelela cobe cikapwa cakama manene.”
2 Abramu wakumbulwile ngwendi: “Yehova Mwata Wahakamwa ya Byoshe, bika biunjana ha kuwana ngwe anga kunjesi na mwana, co owo akaswana njibo yange kuma keti Elieza munalume wa ku Damasika ndi?”
3 Abramu watwaleleleleho kwendeka ngwendi: “Kuwanjanene mwana,* co munu wakunjibo yange ikeye apwa swana yange.”
4 Oloni lijwi lya Yehova lyamukumbulwile ngwalyo: “Ou munalume kakapu swana yobe, oloni munobe wa kulisemena ikeye akapwa swana yobe.”
5 Co Njambi watuhwile Abramu hanja na kumuleka ngwendi: “Andula mesho obe, co utande bingongonosi nga wasa kulinga ngoco.” Njambi wendekele lalo ngwendi: “Omu mukemwo mubakafwa bana* bobe.”
6 Co Abramu wakulahelele Yehova, co wamumwene ngwendi wa kusungama.
7 Co wendekele lalo ngwendi: “Yange Yehova uje wakutundisile mu Ule, mu lifuti lya baKaudiya mangana njikwane eli lifuti kupwa buswana bwobe.”
8 Abramu mwazibile ngoco, wehwile ngwendi: “Yehova, Mwata Whakamwa ya Byoshe, njizibuka batijo ngwange njikaswana eli lifuti?”
9 Njambi wakumbulwile Abramu ngwendi: “Njinenele ngombe wa lwabo wa myaka itatu uje kanda aseme, na membe wa lwabo wa myaka itatu, na manga wa nkomba wa myaka itatu, na katela na muna kankwilimba.”
10 Co boshe wabambatele na kubateta mu bipuka bibali, co wakele cipuka cimo na cimo mangana cilitale na cikwabo, oloni tuzila kabatetele.
11 Co tuzila baje bakali situ bashangumukile kwija mangana bakutule ha situ, oloni Abramu watwaleleleleho kubasheka.
12 Litangwa mulyakele hayehi na kulahuka, Abramu wawililile mu tulo twakama. Co ku tulo, wamwene lisusulungu lyakama lya kutewesa.
13 Co Njambi walekele Abramu ngwendi: “Zibuka ngwobe bana* bobe bakapwa baka-kwija mu lifuti lyambala, co banu ba muje mu lifuti bakabapwisa bindungo na kubayandesa ha myaka 400.
14 Oloni njikasompa muyati ubakapangela, co munima yobyo, bakatunda muje mu lifuti na byuma byabingi.
15 Oloni yobe ukaya kuli bakukulwila bobe mu kwoloka, co bakakutsinda munima ya kuyoya myaka yaingi.
16 Oloni bana bobe bakeluka muno mu lifuti mu cisemwa camuciwana mwafwa simbu ya kwana baAmoli kashitiko kanda yete.
17 Litangwa mulyalahukile, kwakele lisusulungu lyakama manene, co kwasholokele lutengo luje lwakele na kukakumuka bwisi. Kwasholokele na mulangi wa tuhya uje wakele na kwita mukati ka bipuka.
18 Ha litangwa lije, Yehova walikumiiye na Abramu ngwendi: “Njikana bana* bobe eli lifuti kutunda ku ndonga ya Ijipiti kuya na ku ndonga yakama, ndonga ya Yufreti,
19 kulumbununa lifuti lya baKenite na lya baKenizite na lya baKadimonite,
20 na lya baHiti na lya baPerizite na lya baLefaimu,
21 na lya baAmoli na lya baKanana na lya baGigashite na lya baJebusi.
Majwi a kwinikila
^ Lijwi na lijwi, “mbuto.”
^ Lijwi na lijwi, “mbuto.”
^ Lijwi na lijwi, “mbuto.”
^ Lijwi na lijwi, “mbuto.”
