Ngenesi 23:1-20
23 Sara wuzinga 127 di mimvu.
2 Nandi wufuila ku Kiriati-arba, mawu mansundula Hebrom, ntoto wu basi Kanani. Abalahami wunyonga ayi wudila mu kibila ki lufua lu Sara.
3 Bosi Abalahami wunanguka vaba mvumbi ayi wuye kamba bana ba Hete mambu amama:
4 “Minu yidi nzenza vayi yima zinga yinu akuku mimvu miwombo. Diawu, lemvukanu phananu kibuangu muingi yizikila nkazi’ami.”
5 Bana ba Hete bavutidila Abalahami:
6 “Yuwa a fumu’itu, ngie widi nkulutu wusolu kuidi Nzambi va khat’itu. Ngie wulenda zikila nkazi’aku va kibuangu kilutidi mu biziami bitu. Ayi vasi ko mutu mu befu kalenda kukuimina kibuangu muingi wuzikila nkazi’aku.”
7 Bosi Abalahami wufukama vantuala dikabu baba kalanga ku ntoto beni ayi vantuala bana ba Hete,
8 ayi wuba kamba: “Boti benu lunkikinina yizikila nkazi’ama akuku, buna lemvukanu dindanu kuidi Efrom muana wu Zoar,
9 katsumbisa nsuku’andi wu dimanya wu Makpela, wo widi va ndeku nsitu’andi. Kafueti kutsumbisa wawu vantual’inu mu thalu yi palata yifuana, muingi yizikila vana nkazi’ama.”
10 Efrom wuba wukala va kimueka na bana ba Hete. Diawu Efrom musi Hitita, kakambila Abalahami vantuala bana ba Hete, ayi vantuala batu boso baba va muelu wu divula, mu kutuba:
11 “Ndamba a fumu’ama, lemvuka yuwa. Minu yekuvana kubika to nsuku dimanya, vayi kibuangu kioso kidi vana. Minu yekuvanina kiawu vantuala dikabu diama. Zikila kuaku vana nkazi’aku.”
12 Bosi Abalahami wufukama vantuala batu baba zingilanga ku divula beni,
13 ayi Abalahami wukamba Efrom vantuala batu boso: “Tala lemvuka, minu yinkuiza kuvana thalu yi palata yifuana, muingi yisumba kibuangu beni. Lemvuka kikinina mawu muingi yizikila vana nkazi’ama.”
14 Efrom wukamba Abalahami:
15 “Fumu’ami, lemvuka yuwa. Thalu yi kibuangu beni yidi 400 di zisikulu* zi palata. Vayi thalu ayoyo yisi ko beni mfunu kuidi minu ayi kuidi ngie. Diawu zikila kuaku nkazi’aku vana.”
16 Abalahami wuzonga thalu yi palata yo Efrom katubila vantuala bana ba Hete, yawu yiba 400 di zisikulu zi palata mu kutadila kizongolo baba sadilanga mu lungoso.
17 Mu phila ayoyo, nsitu wu Efrom wuba ku Makpela, nsuku dimanya wuba vana ayi minti mioso miba ku nsitu beni va ndeku Manre,
18 biyiza ba bi Abalahami. Kibila nandi wusumba biawu vantuala bana ba Hete ayi vantuala batu boso baba va muelu wu divula.
19 Bosi, Abalahami wuzika Sara mu nsuku dimanya ku Makpela, va ndeku Manre wunsundula Hebrom, ntoto wu Kanani.
20 Bosi bana ba Hete bavana Abalahami nsitu ayi nsuku dimanya wuba mu nsitu beni muingi kazikila nkazi’andi.
