Genesesi 22:1-24
22 Pambuyo pa bzimwebzi, Mulungu wacadidi adayeza Abulahamu ndipo adati: “Abulahamu!” Iye adatawira kuti: “Inde Mbuya wangu!”
2 Tenepo Mulungu adati: “Ndaphata minyendo, tenga mwana wako m’bodzi yekhayo omwe umbamufuna kwene-kwene, Izaki ndipo ndoko naye ku dziko la Moriya, ucikam’pereka kumweko ninga ntsembe yakucita kutentha pa phiri lomwe nditi ndikakulatize.”
3 Tenepo Abulahamu adamuka ku macibese-bese, aciikha cakukhalira pa bulu wace ndipo iye adatenga anyabasa wace awiri na mwana wace Izaki, ndipo adatengambo nkhuni zakukatenthera ntsembeyo. Patsogolo pace, iye adayamba kucita ulendo bwakuyenda ku mbuto yomwe Mulungu wacadidi akhadamuuza.
4 Pa ntsiku yacitatu ya ulendo bwacebo, Abulahamu adakwanisa kuwona na patali kumbuto komwe akhayendako.
5 Patsogolo pace, Abulahamu adauza anyabasa wacewo kuti: “Imwepo salani pano na buluyu, ine na mwana wanguyu tikuyenda uko kukanamata. Tikamala tin’dzakugumanani pam’pano.”
6 Tenepo Abulahamu adasenzesa mwana wace Izaki nkhuni zakukatenthera ntsembeyo, ndipo iye adanyamula moto na cisu, ndipo awiriwo adayenda.
7 Patsogolo pace, Izaki adabvunza pai wace Abulahamu kuti: “Pai!” Abulahamu adatawira kuti: “Inde mwanangu!” Iye adapitiriza kulewa kuti: “Moto na nkhuni tinabzo, tsono kodi bira omwe tin’kapereka ntsembeyo ali kuponi?”
8 Tenepo Abulahamu adamutawira kuti: “Mwanangu, Mulungu an’katipasa bira kuti tikapereke ntsembe yakucita kutentha.” Tenepo awiriwo adapitiriza ulendobo.
9 Pakumalizira pace iwo adafika pa mbuto yomwe Mulungu wacadidi akhadamuuza, ndipo Abulahamu adamanga guwa la ntsembe aciikha nkhuni padzulu pace. Iye adamanga mwana wace Izaki manja na minyendo ndipo adamuikha pa guwa la ntsembepo, padzulu pa nkhunizo.
10 Patsogolo pace Abulahamu adatenga cisu cire kuti aphe mwana wace.
11 Tsono anjo wa Yahova adamucemera kucokera kudzulu kuti: “Abulahamu, Abulahamu!” Iye adatawira kuti: “Inde mbuya wangu!”
12 Anjoyo adati: “Leka kupha mwanayo ndipo leka kumucita cinthu ciri-centse, pakuti tsapano ndadziwa kuti iwepo umbagopa Mulungu, thangwe ulibe kulamba kupereka mwana wako kwa inepano, mwana wako m’bodzi yekha omwe unaye.”
13 Na tenepo, pomwe Abulahamu adaceuka, iye adawona pafupipo bira wacimuna omwe akhadapanidwa manyanga pa citsongodza. Tenepo Abulahamu adayenda acikatenga birayo ndipo adamupereka ninga ntsembe yakucita kutentha m’mbuto mwa mwana wace.
14 Ndipo Abulahamu adacemera mbuto imweyire kuti Yahova-jire.* Ndipopa mpaka lero bzimbalewedwa kuti: “M’phiri lace Yahova an’dzapereka bzinthu bzakufunikira.”
15 Ndipo anjo wa Yahova adacemera pomwe Abulahamu kaciwiri kucokera kudzulu,
16 acimuuza kuti: “Yahova walewa kuti: ‘Ndikulumbirira dzina langu kuti thangwe ra bzomwe wacitabzi, pakubvuma kupereka mwana wako m’bodzi yekhayo,
17 kulewa cadidi nin’dzakusimba ndipo nin’dzacitisa kuti wana wako* awande ninga nyenyezi zakudzulu ndipo an’dzawandambo ninga mcenga wa m’mphepete mwa nyanza, ndipo wana wakowo* an’dzapamba mizinda* ya anyamadulanthaka wawo.
18 Mitundu yentse ya wanthu pa dziko la pantsi in’dzasimbidwa kucokera mwa wana wako* thangwe iwepo wabvera mafala yangu.’”
19 Patsogolo pace, Abulahamu adabwerera pomwe pakhana anyabasa wace wale ndipo wentse pabodzi adabwerera ku Beeri-seba, ndipo Abulahamu adapitiriza kukhala ku Beeri-sebako.
20 Patsogolo pace, Abulahamu adabva kuti Milka waberekera Nawori m’bale wace wa Abulahamuyo wana wacimuna awa:
21 Wakuyamba akhali Uzi, waciwiri Buz, wacitatu Kemuweli pai wace wa Aramu,
22 Kesedi, Hazo, Pilidasi Jidilafi na Betuweli.
23 Betuweli adadzabereka Rabeka. Wana aserewa ni omwe Milka adaberekera Nawori m’bale wace wa Abulahamu.
24 Ndipo Reuma mkazi mng’ono wa Nawori adaberekambo wana wacimuna awa: Teba, Gahamu, Tahasi na Maaka.
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Kuthandauza “Yahova An’dzapereka,” ayai “Yahova An’dziwa Bzakucita.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu yako.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu yakoyo.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “msuwo wa mzinda.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu yako.”