Ngenesi 17:1-27
17 Bo Abalami kadukisa 99 di mimvu, Yave wummonikina ayi wunkamba: “Minu yidi Nzambi Nkua Ngolo Zioso. Monisa kiminu va mesu mami ayi tatamana kumonisa lukuikumunu.
2 Yinkuiza vanga yaku luwawanu, ayi nkun’aku wunkuiza ba wuwombo.”
3 Mu kibila akiokio, Abalami wuyinika kizizi kiandi va tsi, ayi Nzambi wutatamana kutuba:
4 “Yidi mu kuvanga yaku luwawanu, ayi ngie wunkuiza ba tata yi mimvila miwombo.
5 Basinkuiza bue kutedilanga ko Abalami,* vayi bankuiza kutedilanga Abalahami,* kibila ngie wunkuiza ba tata yi mimvila miwombo.
6 Yinkuiza vanga muingi bana baku baba bawombo, ayi yinkuiza vanga muingi ngie wuba tata yi mimvila miwombo, mvandi mintinu miala kuizila mu ngiewu.
7 “Yala kieba luwawanu yimvanga yaku ayi yimvanga na nkun’aku mu zimbandu zioso. Luwawanu beni luala kadidila mvu ka mvu, muingi minu yiba Nzambi’aku ayi Nzambi yi nkun’aku.
8 Yinkuiza vana kuidi ngie ayi kuidi nkun’aku, ntoto woso wu basi Kanani, wo ngie wuzingila banga nzenza. Wawu wala ba kiuka kiawu ayi minu yala ba Nzambi’awu.”
9 Nzambi wubue kamba Abalahami: “Ngie ayi nkun’aku, mufueti tatamana kulunda luwawanu yimvanga yinu mu zimbandu zioso.
10 Alulu, luawu luwawanu yamvanga yaku ayi yimvanga na nkun’aku, lo mufueti tatamana kutumukina: Bana baku boso ba babakala, bafueti zengusu pheni.
11 Mufueti zengusu zipheni zinu, ayi akiokio kiala ba kidimbu ki luwawanu yimvanga yinu.
12 Mu zimbandu zioso, bana binu boso ba babakala bambutuka, bo bandukisa 8 di bilumbu, bafueti zengusu zipheni. Kuba kuandi bo bambutukila mu nkun’aku, voti bo wunsumba bakhambu kuizila mu nkun’aku.
13 Dibakala dioso dimbutukila ku nzo’aku ayi dio wunsumba, kafueti zengusu pheni. Ayi luwawanu luama luntula kidimbu mu zinyitu zinu, luala kadidila.
14 Va kumonika dibakala wummanga kuzengusu pheni, buna bafueti kumvonda. Kibila nandi kasa tumukina ko luwawanu luama.”
15 Bosi Nzambi wukamba Abalahami: “Mu matedi nkazi’aku Sarai,* bika kubue ntedilanga Sarai, kibila dizina diandi dieka Sara.*
16 Minu yala kunsakumuna ayi nandi wunkuiza buta muana. Nandi wunkuiza ba ngudi yi mimvila miwombo, ayi mintinu miala kuizila mu nzil’andi.”
17 Mu kibila akiokio, Abalahami wuseva, wuyinika kizizi kiandi va tsi ayi wutuba ku tsi ntima: “Bukiedika ti dibakala weka 100 di mimvu, kalenda buta muana; ayi nkietu weka 90 di mimvu, kalenda buta muana?”
18 Bosi Abalahami wukamba Nzambi yikiedika: “A Nzambi’ama, lemvuka sakumuna muan’ama Ismaeli.”
19 Diawu, Nzambi wutuba: “Nkazi’aku Sara, wunkuiza buta muana, ayi fueti kumvana dizina Isaki.* Minu yinkuiza vanga luwawanu na Isaki ayi luwawanu beni, luala kadidila kuidi nkun’andi.
20 Minu yima kuwa mambu matuba matedi Ismaeli. Minu yinkuiza nsakumuna, nandi wunkuiza buta bana ayi mvil’andi wunkuiza ba wuwombo. Nandi wala buta 12 di zifumu zi makanda, ayi minu yala kunsakumuna muingi kaba dikanda dinneni.
21 Vayi, yinkuiza vanga luwawanu na Isaki, muana wo Sara kankuiza buta mu thangu ayiyi, mu mvu wunkuiza.”
22 Bo Nzambi ayi Abalahami bamana kukoluka, Nzambi wumbika.
23 Bosi Abalahami wubonga muan’andi Ismaeli, babakala boso babutukila ku nzo’andi ayi baboso kasumba, ayi wuba zengusu zipheni mu kiokiawu kilumbu, dedi bo Nzambi kankambila.
24 Bo Abalahami kazengusu pheni, nandi wuba 99 di mimvu.
25 Ayi Ismaeli banzengisa pheni, bo nandi kaba 13 di mimvu.
26 Abalahami ayi muan’andi Ismaeli bazengusu zipheni mu kiokiawu kilumbu.
27 Babakala boso baba ku nzo Abalahami, kuba kuandi babakala babutukila ku nzo’andi, ayi bo kasumba, bazengusu zipheni va kimueka na Abalahami.
Footnotes
^ Dizina dinsundula ‘tata bazitisa.’
^ Dizina dinsundula ‘tata yi mimvila miwombo; tata yi batu bawombo.’
^ Ḿba dinsundula ‘nkua bisombulu.’
^ Dizina dinsundula ‘muana ntinu.’
^ Dizina dinsundula ‘kuseva.’
