Genesesi 17:1-27
17 Pomwe Abulamu akhana magole 99 yakubadwa, Yahova adawonekera kwa iye acimuuza kuti: “Ine ndine Mulungu Wamphanvu-zentse. Mbandibvera nthawe zentse ndipo latiza kuti ndiwe wakusaya cakuphonya.
2 Nin’dzakhazikisa mpangano wangu omwe ndidacita nawe, ndipo nin’dzacitisa kuti mbadwa zako ziwande kwene-kwene.”
3 Pomwe Abulamu adabva bzimwebzi, adagodama acitsulimisa nkhope yace mpaka pantsi, ndipo Mulungu adapitiriza kulewalewa naye aciti:
4 “Inepano ndidacita nawe mpangano, ndipo iwepo un’dzakhaladi pai wa mitundu mizinji ya wanthu.
5 Dzina lako lin’khala lini pomwe Abulamu,* koma lin’khala Abulahamu* pakuti nin’dzakucitisa kukhala pai wa mitundu mizinji ya wanthu.
6 Nin’dzakucitisa kukhala na wana azinji, ndipo mitundu mizinji ya wanthu kuphatanidzambo amambo an’dzacokera kwa iwepo.
7 “Nin’dzakumbukira mpangano omwe ndidacita nawe pabodzi na wana wako* kwa mibadwo yawo yentse. Un’dzakhala mpangano wakusaya kumala wakulatiza kuti ndine Mulungu wako na wa wana wako.*
8 Ndipo inepano nin’dzapasa iwepo na wana wako* dziko lomwe udakhala ninga mulendo, dziko lentse la Kanani ninga utaka mpaka kale-kale, ndipo ine nin’dzakhala Mulungu wawo.”
9 Mulungu adauza pomwe Abulahamu kuti: “Iwepo upitirize kukumbukira mpangano wangu, iwepo pabodzi na wana wako* m’mibadwo yawo yentse.
10 Mpangano omwe ndikucita na iwepo pabodzi na wana wako,* omwe mun’funika kupitiriza kumbaukumbukira nguyu: Mwamuna ali-wentse pakati panu an’funika kucitidwa mgwatidwe.*
11 Mumbacite mgwatidwe* kuti ukhale cizindikiro ca mpangano omwe inepano ndidaucita na imwepo.
12 Mwana ali-wentse wacimuna omwe wapfitsa ntsiku 8 zakubadwa, an’funika kucitidwa mgwatidwe ku mibadwo yanu yentse. Ali-wentse wakubadwira pamui pako, ali-wentse omwe ni mbadwa lini yako na ali-wentse omwe wacita kumugula kwa wanthu wa dziko linango.
13 Munthu ali-wentse omwe an’badwira m’banja mwako na munthu ali-wentse omwe udamugula, an’funika kucitidwa mgwatidwe, ndipo mpangano wangu omwe cizindikiro cace ciri pa thupi lanu un’dzakhala mpangano wakusaya kumala.
14 Mwamuna ali-wentse akasaya kucita mgwatidwe, an’funika kuphedwa kuti aleke kukhala pakati pa wanthu wace. Iye alibe kuteweza mpangano wangu.”
15 Patsogolo pace Mulungu adauza Abulahamu kuti: “Mkazi wako Sarai* leka kumucemera pomwe Sarai, pakuti tsapano dzina lace an’khala Sara.*
16 Nin’dzamusimba ndipo iye an’dzakuberekera mwana wacimuna; nin’dzamusimba ndipo iye an’dzakhala mai wa mitundu izinji ya wanthu, ndipo amambo azinji wa mitundu ya wanthu an’dzacokera kwa iye.”
17 Tenepo Abulahamu adagodama, acitsulimisa nkhope yace mpaka pantsi, ndipo adayamba kuseka acimbalewa mu mtima mwace kuti: “Kodi n’cadidi kuti mwamuna wa magole 100 angabale mwana? Ndipo kodi Sara, mkazi wa magole 90 angabereke?”
18 Patsogolo pace, Abulahamu adauza Mulungu wacadidi kuti: “Ndaphata minyendo, simbanimbo Jumayeri.”
19 Tenepo Mulungu adalewa kuti: “Mkazi wako Sara an’dzakuberekera mwana wacimuna ndipo udzamupase dzina lakuti Izaki.* Nin’dzakhazikisa mpangano wangu na iye kuti ukhale mpangano wakusaya kumala kwa mbadwa* zace.
20 Tsono pakulewa bza Jumayeri, inepano ndabva. Nin’dzamusimba ndipo nin’dzacitisa kuti wana wace awande kwene-kwene. Iye an’dzabereka wana 12 omwe an’dzakhala atsogoleri wa madzinza ndipo nin’dzamucitisa kukhala mtundu ukulu.
21 Tsono nin’dzakhazikisa mpangano wangu na Izaki, mwana omwe Sara an’dzakuberekera gole la mangwana pa nthawe ninga ino.”
22 Pomwe Mulungu adamala kulewalewa na Abulahamu, adayenda.
23 Tenepo, pa ntsiku imweyoletu, Abulahamu adatenga mwana wace Jumayeri, amuna wentse wakubadwira m’banja lace, ali-wentse omwe iye akhadagula na kobiri na mwamuna ali-wentse wa m’banja lace ndipo adawacita mgwatidwe ninga momwe Mulungu akhadamuuzira.
24 Abulahamu akhana magole 99 yakubadwa pomwe adacitidwa mgwatidwe.
25 Ndipo mwana wace Jumayeri akhana magole 13 yakubadwa pomwe adacitidwa mgwatidwe.
26 Pa ntsiku imweyo, Abulahamu pabodzi na mwana wace Jumayeri adacitidwa mgwatidwe.
27 Amuna wentse wa pamui pace, ali-wentse wakubadwira m’banja mwace na ali-wentse wakugulidwa na kobiri kucokera ku dziko linango adacitidwa mgwatidwe pabodzi na iye.
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
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^ Kuthandauza “Baba wa Wanthu Azinji.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu yako.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu yako.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu yako.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu yako.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu yako.”
^ Ayai, “sirkumsizau.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mumbagwate kakhanda ka kuntsonga ka kumaso.”
^ Pinango-pentse dzinali likhathandauza “Wakudeka.”
^ Kuthandauaza “Mwana Wacikazi wa Mambo.”
^ Kuthandauza “Kuseka.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu.”
