Genesi 15:1-21
15 Buluka penepo, Yahova aonekera kuna Abhramu mʼmasomphenya, mbalonga: “Abhramu, leka kugopa.+ Ine ndine xango* kuna iwe.+ Muoni wako unadzakhala ukulu kakamwe.”+
2 Abhramu atawira: “Yahova Mbuya Wankulu Kakamwe, munandipasanji? Thangwi ine ndidzati kubala mwana, pontho Eliezeri+ mamuna wa ku Dhamasku ndiye anafuna kusala na pinthu pya panyumba panga ninga unthaka wace.”
3 Abhramu athimiza: “Imwe nee mwandipasa mwana,*+ pontho ntumiki* wa panyumba panga ndiye anafuna kusala na unthaka wanga.”
4 Mbwenye Yahova antawira: “Mamuna unoyu siye tayu anafuna kusala na unthaka wako. Mbwenye mwana wako anafuna iwe kubala ndiye anafuna kudzasala na unthaka wako.”+
5 Penepo Iye apanga Abhramu toera abuluke* panja, mbalonga: “Ndaphata miyendo, yangʼana kudzulu, lengesa nyenyezi khala unakwanisa.” Buluka penepo ampanga: “Dzindza* yako inadzanjipa ninga nyenyezi.”+
6 Natenepa Abhramu akhulupira Yahova,+ pyenepi pyancitisa kuoniwa ninga munthu wakulungama.+
7 Buluka penepo Iye athimiza: “Ine ndine Yahova adakubulusa ku Uri mu nzinda wa Kaldheya toera kukupasa dziko ino kuti ikhale yako.”+
8 Penepo Abhramu atawira: “Yahova Mbuya Wankulu Kakamwe, ndinadziwa tani kuti dziko ino inadzakhaladi yanga?”
9 Iye ampanga: “Ndibweresere ngʼombe ya pyaka pitatu, mbuzi ikazi ya pyaka pitatu, bira ya pyaka pitatu, djiwa na mwana nkhangaiwa.”
10 Abhramu akwata pinyama pyenepi mbapigwanda pakati-nakati mbaikha phindi ibodzi na ibodzi kutsogolo kwa indzace,* mbwenye iye nee agwanda mbalame.
11 Penepo mbalame zinadya nyama zatcita pana pinyama pidaphiwa, mbwenye Abhramu akhazithamangisa.
12 Pikhafuna kudoka dzuwa, Abhramu aphatwa na citulo cikulu kakamwe, pontho aona cidima cikulu na cakugopesa.
13 Penepo Iye apanga Abhramu: “Khala na cinyindiro cakuti dzindza* yako inadzakhala alendo mu dziko inango, kweneko anthu anadzaacita mabitcu, mbaathabusa mu pyaka 400.+
14 Mbwenye ine ndinadzatcunyusa mbumba inafuna iwo kutumikira,+ buluka penepo iwo anadzabuluka na pinthu pizinji.+
15 Mbwenye iwe unadzafa muntendere mu unkhalamba wako;+ mbuikhwa munthumbi pakumala kutsandzaya na umaso wadidi mu pyaka pizinji.
16 Mbwenye iwo anadzabwerera kuno+ pa ubalwi wacinai, thangwi ndzidzi wakutcunyuswa kwa Aamori thangwi ya madawo awo udzati kufika.”+
17 Pidadoka dzuwa kunja mbakupswipa kakamwe, kwaoneka moto wakugaka na phindi ya muti yakuti ikhagaka moto, mbipita na pakati pa mapindi a nyama.
18 Pa ntsiku ineyi Yahova acita cibverano+ na Abhramu, mbalonga: “Dziko+ iyi ndinadzaipereka kuna dzindza* yako, kutomera ku nkulo wa Ejitu mpaka ku nkulo ukulu, wakuti ndi nkulo wa Eufrate:+
19 dziko ya Akeneu,+ Akenizeu, Akadhimoni,
20 Aeti,+ Aperesi,+ Arefaimu,+
21 Aamori, Akanani, Ajirgasi na Ayebusi.”+
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Peno: “citsidzikizo.”
^ Peno: “dzindza.” Fala na Fala: “mbeu.”
^ Fala na Fala: “mwana.”
^ Fala na Fala: “Natenepa Iye abuluka naye.”
^ Fala na Fala: “mbeu.”
^ Peno: “agumanya phindi ibodzi na ibodzi toera iphatane na indzace.”
^ Fala na Fala: “mbeu.”
^ Fala na Fala: “mbeu.”
