Genesisi 23:1-20
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Ukuhlongakala kwakaSara nendawo abulungelwa kiyo (1-20)
23 USara bekaneminyaka eli-127 nakahlongakalako.+
2 Wahlongakalela eKhiriyathi-Ariba,+ okuyiRhebroni+ enarheni yeKanana.+ U-Abrahama wamlilela begodu wamhloboka.
3 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Abrahama watjhiya isidumbu somkakhe wayokukhuluma namadodana kaRhiti,+ wathi:
4 “Ngimumuntu ovela kwenye inarha, ohlala hlangana nani.+ Nginikelani indawo phakathi kwenu engizokubulungela kiyo. Ngizokubulunga umkami kiyo.”
5 Amadodana kaRhiti athi kuye:
6 “Sibawa usilalele kosethu. Uyikosi ekhethwe nguZimu* hlangana nathi.+ Ungabulunga umkakho emathunenethu akhethekileko. Akekho namunye wethu ozokwala ngendawakhe yokubulunga bona ubulunge umkakho.”
7 Ngemva kwalokho u-Abrahama wasikima, wakhothama phambi kwamadodana kaRhiti,+
8 wathi kiwo: “Nangabe niyangivumela bona ngibulunge umkami, ngibawa ningincengele ku-Efroni indodana kaTsorhari
9 bona angithengisele irholo lakhe leMakaphela; lisekugcineni kwesimakhe. Mbaweni angithengisele lona phambi kwenu ngenani lesiliva eliyifaneleko+ ukwenzela bona ngibe nendawo yokubulunga.”+
10 U-Efroni bekahlezi hlangana namadodana kaRhiti. Nje-ke waphendula u-Abrahama alalelwe madodana kaRhiti nabantu ebebangena esangweni ledorobho,+ wathi:
11 “Awa kosami! Ngibawa ungilalele. Ngikunikela isimu nerholo elikiyo. Ngikunikela zona phambi kwabantu bekhethu, bulunga umkakho lapho.”
12 Nakezwa lokho u-Abrahama wakhothama phambi kwabantu benarheni leyo
13 wathi ku-Efroni abantu bamlalele: “Ngibawa ungilalele, ngizokuthenga isimu le ngenani lesiliva elaneleko. Ngibawa ulithathe ukwenzela bona ngibulunge umkami kiyo.”
14 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Efroni waphendula u-Abrahama wathi:
15 “Kosami, ngilalela. Inarha le ibiza amatjhekeli* wesiliva ama-400 kodwana lokho akukaqakatheki. Bulunga umkakho.”
16 U-Abrahama wakulalela lokho okutjhiwo ngu-Efroni, wamlinganisela inani lesiliva u-Efroni akhulume ngalo phambi kwamadodana kaRhiti, amatjhekeli* wesiliva ama-400 ngokwesilinganiso ebesamukelwa barhwebi.+
17 Nje-ke isimu ka-Efroni eseMakaphela ebeyiphambi kweMamre, okuyisimu nerholo ebelikiyo nayo yoke imithi ebeyilapho kwanikelwa
18 u-Abrahama phambi kwamadodana kaRhiti naphambi kwabo boke ebebangena esangweni ledorobho.
19 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Abrahama wabulunga umkakhe uSara erholweni lesimu yeMakaphela phambi kweMamre okuyiRhebroni enarheni yeKanana.
20 Nje-ke amadodana kaRhiti adlulisela isimu nerholo ebezilapho ku-Abrahama bona kube yindawakhe yokubulungela.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha kungenzeka “ikosi ekulu.”
^ Itjhekeli beyilingana namagremu ayi-11.4. Qala Isith. B14.
^ Itjhekeli beyilingana namagremu ayi-11.4. Qala Isith. B14.
