Genese 20:1-18
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Sala bamutundisa kuli Abimeleki (1-18)
20 Co Abrahamu wajalwisile cilombo cendi, kutunda kuje na kuya ku lifuti lya Negebu, co washangumukile kukala mukati ka Kadeshi na Shuri. Mwakele na kukala ku Gela,
2 Abrahamu welukilile lalo kwendeka hali munakazi wendi Sala ngwendi wapwa ndokazi yendi. Co Abimeleki mwene wa Gela, watumine banu bakashake Sala, co bakamwambatele.
3 Munima, Njambi wezile kuli Abimeleki butsiki mu cilota, co wamulekele ngwendi: “Utsa mwafwa you munakazi iunambata mwafwa washomboka, co wapwa munakazi wa munu.”
4 Oloni Abimeleki kalilalele nendi, co wehwile Njambi ngwendi: “Yehova, kuma utsiya bene muyati wa kujeneka mulonga ndi?
5 Kuma Abrahamu kanjilekele ngwendi Sala wapwa ndokazi yendi ndi? Co lalo Sala nendi kuma kanjilekele ngwendi Abrahamu wapwa ndolome yendi ndi? Njinalingile eci cuma na mbunge ya kujela, co kunjazibukile ngwange njilinga mulonga.”
6 Co Njambi wa busunga wamukumbulwile mu cilota ngwendi: “Njizibuka ngwange unalingi eci cuma na mbunge ya kujela mukemwo njinakukingi ku kulinga bubi ku mesho ange. Mukemwo kunjakutabesele ngwange umukwate.
7 Ngeci ilwisa munakazi wambala mwafwa munalume wendi wapwa kapolofweto, akakulombelela, co ukatwalelelaho kuyoya. Oloni nga kuumwilwisa, zibuka ngwobe cili bene utsa, yobe na bakunjibo yobe boshe.”
8 Abimeleki wendukile mutondo-tondo, co wasanene bangamba bendi boshe na kubaleka ebi byuma byoshe, co bazibile manene lyoba.
9 Co Abimeleki wasanene Abrahamu na kumwihula ngwendi: “Bika biunatulingila ngacije? Bubi muka bunjinalingi kuli yobe mangana unenele yange na bumwene bwange bubi bwakama ngacije? Biunalingi kuli yange kubyabwahele.”
10 Co Abimeleki watwaleleleleho kwihula Abrahamu ngwendi: “Butumbe muka buunakala nabwo muunalingi eci cuma?”
11 Abrahamu wakumbulwile ngwendi: “Mwafwa njalyendekesele ngwange, ‘Cili bene omu mu mwela kubesi kuzibila Njambi lyoba, co bakanjitsiya mwafwa ya munakazi wange.’
12 Co lalo cili bene wapwa ndokazi yange. Tate yetu umo, twalisezela lika kuli bananetu, co njamwambatele kupwa munakazi wange.
13 Ngeci Njambi mwanjitundisile ku njibo ya tate na kunjilingisa njiye na kwendangana, njalekele munakazi wange ngwange: ‘Omu mukemwo muukanjimwesela cizemo cije kucesi kutenguluka: Kwoshe kutuya unapande kwendeka ngwobe njapwa nji ndolome yobe.’”
14 Co Abimeleki wambatele bimanga na bingombe na bangamba ba banalume na ba banakazi na kwana Abrahamu, co wamwilwisilile munakazi wendi Sala.
15 Abimeleki wamulekele lalo ngwendi: “Lifuti lyange eli. Kala kwoshe kuushaka kukala.”
16 Co walekele Sala ngwendi: “Njili na kwana ndolome yobe mabundungulu a siuva a kupwa 1,000. Awa anapu cimweso ku banu bobe boshe na ku banu beka ngwabo kuwesi na mulonga, co kuwashaukile.”
17 Co Abrahamu washangumukile kulombela kuli Njambi wa busunga, co Njambi wakangwisile Abimeleki na munakazi wendi na bangamba bendi ba bambanda, co bashangumukile kukita
18 mwafwa Yehova walingisile banakazi boshe bakunjibo* ya Abimeleki keti bakite bana mwafwa ya Sala munakazi wa Abrahamu.
Majwi a kwinikila
^ Nambe “washokele bishibu byoshe bya banakazi bakunjibo ya Abimeleki.”
