Genese 21:1-34
21 Yehova wanukile Sala ngwe muje mwendekele, co Yehova walingilile Sala byuma byakulahesele.
2 Co Sala wakele na cikute, co wakitilile Abrahamu mwana wa munalume mu bukulukazi bwendi ha simbu ije bene yakulahesele Njambi Abrahamu.
3 Abrahamu walukile munendi wa munalume yamukitilile Sala ngwendi Isaki.
4 Co Abrahamu watwalele munendi Isaki ku mukanda mwakele na matangwa 8 ngwe muje mwamushikile Njambi.
5 Abrahamu wakele na myaka 100 mwasemukile munendi Isaki.
6 Co Sala wendekele ngwendi: “Njambi nanjinenela tujolo, co woshe akaziba eci cuma akajola nange.”*
7 Sala wendekele lalo ngwendi: “Iya wasinganyekele ngwendi yange Sala munakazi wa Abrahamu tangwa njikalela bana’? Oloni yange uno, njinamukitila mwana wa munalume mu bukulukazi bwendi.”
8 Uje mwana wakolele, co bamushumwine. Co Abrahamu wabwahesele cilika cakama ha litangwa lyashumukile Isaki.
9 Oloni Sala wakele na kunanguka ngwendi muna Hagale wa Kaijipiti uje yakitilile Abrahamu wakele na kushendumuna Isaki.
10 Co Sala walekele Abrahamu ngwendi: “Sheka ou ndungo wa mumbanda na munendi mwafwa muna ou ndungo kakapu swana hamolika na munange Isaki!”
11 Oloni Abrahamu wabihililile mwazibile byuma byendekele Sala hali munendi.
12 Co Njambi walekele Abrahamu ngwendi: “Keti ubihilile mwafwa ya byuma byanendeka Sala hali munobe na hali ndungo yobe wa mumbanda. Mutolilile mwafwa baje babakasana ngwabo bana* bobe bakapwa baje bakatunda kuli Isaki.
13 Oloni muna ndungo wa mumbanda nendi njikamupwisa muyati mwafwa napu munobe.”*
14 Ngeci Abrahamu wendukile mutondo-tondo, co wambatele likende na ngonga ya cilambu ya mema, wabyanene Hagale na kumutwikabyo ha citsili, co wamusunwine hamolika na mukwenje. Ngeci Hagale waile na kuyebangela mu mambo ya Bele-sheba.
15 Kukapwa muje, aje mema akele mu ngonga ya cilambu bawapangesele, co Hagale wanakwilile uje mukwenje mu ciputa.
16 Co Hagale waile, wakatumamene likalyendi. Wakatumamene halako haje hawasa kweta mukili nga bawasha na buta, mwafwa wendekele ngwendi: “Kunjishaka kumona kwatsila mukwenje.” Co watumamenene halako na kushangumuka kulila mu kutambeka.
17 Ngeci Njambi wazibile lijwi lya mukwenje, co kangelo ka Njambi wasanene Hagale kutundilila mwilu na kumuleka ngwendi: “Hagale, bika biuli na kulila? Keti uzibe lyoba mwafwa Njambi nazibi lijwi lya mukwenje kuje kwali.
18 Katuka, ya ukakatule mukwenje na kumukwatelela mwafwa njikamupwisa muyati wakama.”
19 Co Njambi watonesele mesho a Hagale, co wamwene lisima lya mema. Ngeci waileko, co wakashulisile ngonga ya cilambu na mema na kwanako mukwenje mema ngwendi anwe.
20 Njambi wakele hamo na uje mukwenje mwakele na kukola. Uje mukwenje wayoyele mu mambo, co wapwile ciyambi.
21 Uje mukwenje wakele mu mambo ya Palani, co ina wamwambatelele munakazi ku lifuti lya Ijipiti.
22 Ha simbu ije bene, Abimeleki na ntwama ya maswalale bendi Faiko, balekele Abrahamu ngwabo: “Njambi ali nobe mu byuma byoshe biuli na kulinga.
23 Co hano lisinge kuli Njambi ku mesho ange ngwobe kuukanjilingi mwamubi na kulinga mwamubi bana bange na batekulwila bange, co lalo ngwobe ukamwesa yange na banu ba muno mu lifuti muunayoyo cizemo cije kucesi kutenguluka cije cinjinakumwesa.”
24 Co Abrahamu wendekele ngwendi: “Njilisinga kulinga ngoco.”
25 Oloni Abrahamu wayayabalele kuli Abimeleki bya lisima lya mema lije libamunyekele bangamba ba Abimeleki.
26 Abimeleki wakumbulwile ngwendi: “Kunjizibuka nalingi ngoco, kuwanjilekele. Lelo bene njibiziba.”
27 Ngeci Abrahamu wambatele bimanga na bingombe, wabanene kuli Abimeleki, co mububali bwabo balingile cikumiiyo.
28 Abrahamu mwatundisile bana ba bimanga ba lwabo 7 ha butanga,
29 Abimeleki wehwile Abrahamu ngwendi: “Bika biunakela aba bana ba bimanga ba lwabo 7 kwa likalyabo?”
30 Co Abrahamu wakumbulwile ngwendi: “Unapande kutambula aba bana ba bimanga ba lwabo 7 ba kutunda mu liboko lyange mangana bapwe bukaleho bumwesa ngwabwo yange njendile eli lisima.”
31 Mukemwo walukile uje mwela ngwendi Bele-sheba* mwafwa kuje ku mwela kukekwo kubalingilile cikumiiyo mububali bwabo.
32 Ngeci balingile cikumiiyo ku Bele-sheba. Kutundaho, Abimeleki na ntwama ya maswalale bendi Faiko, bakatukile na kwiluka ku lifuti lya baFilistiya.
33 Munima yebi, wakunine muti wa tamariski ku Bele-sheba, co wasanene ha lizina lya Yehova, Njambi wa myaka yoshe.
34 Co Abrahamu wakele mu lifuti lya baFilistiya ha simbu yailaha.
Majwi a kwinikila
^ Nambe hamo “akanjijola.”
^ Nambe “mbuto.”
^ Lijwi na lijwi “mbuto yobe.”
^ Hamo kulumbununa “Lisima lya Cikumiiyo; Lisima lya bana ba bimanga 7.”
