Genese 25:1-34

  • Abrahamu ambata lalo (1-6)

  • Kutsa kwa Abrahamu (7-11)

  • Bana ba Ishimaele (12-18)

  • Kusemuka kwa Jakobu na Isau (19-26)

  • Isau alandesa lisesa lyendi (27-34)

25  Co Abrahamu wambatele lalo munakazi, lizina lyendi Ketula.  Mu kwita kwa simbu, wamukitilile Zimulani, Jokishani, Medani, Midiani, Ishibaki na Shuwaha.  Jokishani wakitile Sheba na Dedani. Bana ba Dedani ba banalume bapwile Ashulimu, Letushimu na Leumimu.  Bana ba Midiani ba banalume bapwile Efahi, Efa, Hanoki, Abida na Euda. Boshe aba bapwile bana na batekulya Ketula ba banalume.  Mu kwita kwa simbu, Abrahamu wanene byuma byoshe byakele nabyo kuli Isaki.  Oloni Abrahamu wanene bwana kuli bana bendi ba banalume baje bakitile na banakazi bakwabo.* Wabalekele ngwendi baye ku lifuti lya ku butuhukilo bwa litangwa mangana batunde kuli munendi Isaki.  Abrahamu wayoyele myaka 175.  Co Abrahamu watsile munima ya kuyoya myaka yaingi. Wakolele na kujauka, co bamutsindile ngwe bakukulwila bendi.  Bana bendi, Isaki na Ishimaele bamutsindile mu bwina bwa mu limanya lya ku Makipela mu lihya lya Efroni muna Zoha wa kaHiti lije lili halutwe lwa Mamule, 10  lije lyalandele Abrahamu ku bana ba Hethi. Muje mu lihya mukemwo mubatsindile Abrahamu na munakazi wendi Sala. 11  Munima ya kutsa kwa Abrahamu, Njambi watwaleleleleho kubezikisa munendi Isaki. Co Isaki wakele kuyehi na Bele-lahai-loi. 12  Ebi bikebyo biñanda bya Ishimaele muna Abrahamu uje ibamukitilile kuli Hagale wa ku Ijipiti, ngamba ya Sala. 13  Co awa akewo mazina a bana ba Ishimaele ba banalume kwesekesa na bikota bya binaanga byabo: Ntwatwa ya Ishimaele wapwile Nebayothi, co mwatele Keda, co Adibele, co Mibusamu, 14  co Mishima, co Duma, co Masa, 15  co Hadadi, co Tema, co Jetu, co Nafishi, co Kedema. 16  Awa akewo mazina a bana ba Ishimaele ba banalume. Co awa akewo lalo mazina a membo abo na bilombo* byabo. Bapwile bimyata 12, kwesekesa na binaanga byabo. 17  Ishimaele wayoyele myaka 137. Ishimaele watsile, co bamutsindile ngwe bakukulwila bendi. 18  Co bana bendi bakukele kushangumukila ku Havila kuyehi na Shuri kuyehi na Ijipiti, kuketa bene na ku Asiria. Batungile kuyehi na bandolome babo boshe.* 19  Biñanda bya Isaki muna Abrahamu ebi: Abrahamu wakitile Isaki. 20  Isaki wakele na myaka 40 mwambatele Rabeka. Rabeka wapwile muna Betwele wa ku Alamania ku Padani-alamu. Co lalo wapwile ndokazi ya Labani wa ku Alamania. 21  Co Isaki watwaleleleleho kulambelela Yehova mwafwa ya munakazi wendi, mwafwa wapwile mumba. Ngeci Yehova wakumbulwile kulomba kwendi, co munakazi wendi Rabeka wakele na cikute. 22  Co bana ba banalume baje bakele mwimo lya Rabeka bashangumukile kulilwisa. Co wendekele ngwendi: “Nga omu mukemwo mubinafu byuma, co na seho ya kutwalelelaho bene kuyoya yahi.” Ngeci wehwile Yehova ha cuma eci. 23  Co Yehova wamulekele ngwendi: “Mwimo lyobe muli miyati ibali. Co ei miyati ibali ikatunda kuli yobe ikalyangununa. Muyati umo ukapwa wa kukanyama kutubakana muyati ukwabo. Co mwana wa mukulunu akapangela shongo yendi.” 24  Simbu ya Rabeka ya kupapa muyetele, wapapele bampasa. 25  Co wakulibanga watuhukile. Walingile mubila woshe ngengu, co wapwile ngwe cizalo ca bwaka-bwaka. Ngeci bamulukile ngwabo Isau.* 26  Kutundaho, ndolome yendi wasemukile oku nakwatelela ku lindi* lya Isau, co bamulukile ngwabo Jakobu.* Rabeka mwakitile aba bana, Isaki wakele na myaka 60. 27  Baje bana mubakele na kukola, Isau wapwile ciyambi wa mu shwata, oloni Jakobu wapwile munalume wa kujeneka kapenga uje wakele na kukala mu bitenti. 28  Co Isaki wazemene Isau mwafwa wakele na kulikuwa situ ya mu shwata yakele na kunena. Oloni Rabeka wazemene Jakobu. 29  Litangwa limo Isau mwatundile mu shwata oku najuka, wakuwanene Jakobu ali na kutupwisa makunde. 30  Co Isau walekele Jakobu ngwendi: “Zambula njaneko owo makunde a kubenga auli nawo, mwafwa hano njinajuka.”* Mukemwo bakele na kumusana lalo ngwabo Edomu.* 31  Jakobu mwazibile ngoco, wendekele ngwendi: “Njilandese tahi buntwatwa bwobe.” 32  Co Isau wendekele ngwendi: “Yange hano njishaka kutsa! Na seho ili mu buntwatwa bene yahi.” 33  Jakobu wendekele lalo ngwendi: “Acilisinge tahi!” Co Isau walisingile na kulandesa buntwatwa bwendi kuli Jakobu. 34  Co Jakobu wanene Isau likende na makunde, co Isau walile na kunwa, co wakatukile na kuya. Isau wombwanesele buntwatwa bwendi.

Majwi a kwinikila

Taleni Majwi Abanalumbununa, “Munakazi mukwabo.”
Nambe “bilombo bya bibumbe.”
Nambe hamo “Walizindile na bandolome bendi boshe.”
Kulumbununa “bwaka-bwaka.”
Lijwi na lijwi “linsinsinye.”
kulumbununa “Muka-kukwata ku lindi; Muka-kwinga.”
Nambe “njinatsi njala.”
Kulumbununa “Kubenga.”