Ubutukilo 15 - Mukanda Wa Zambi 1970Zambi yakolesa Usendo ni Abrama 1 Mwabwa muze Mwene Zambi yalweza Abrama mu Usolwelo ngwenyi: “Abrama, kanda wivwa woma, yami nguli lukebwe we. Mungukwaha chawana chinene kuhiana.” 2 Alioze Abrama yakumbulula nyi: “Mwene Zambi, Chawana chika muchingukwasa? Chishi mwana, ni Eliezere wa ku Damasku makaswana ubite wami. 3 Kuwanguhele mwana niumwe, nyi nafwa kwami, umwe ndungo manguhinga.” 4 Abrama yevwa nawa maliji a Mwene Zambi ngwenyi: “Ndungo yono kechi kakuhinga, alioze mwana yoze muukasema yena mwene, mwe makakuhinga.” 5 Mba Mwene Zambi yamutwala haze, ngwenyi: “Tala kwilu. Alula matangonoshi, nyi muuhasa. Vungu lie mulikabwa ni atu anji ngwe matongonoshi wano.” 6 Abrama yafuliela Mwene Zambi, kashika yamwalwila cho ha ululi. 7 Mba Mwene Zambi yambila Abrama ngwenyi: “Nguli Mwene Zambi, nakuchijile ku limbo lia Ure mu chifuchi cha Babilonia ha kukwaha chifuchi chino cha chihinga.” 8 Alioze Abrama ngwenyi: “Ngwe kuchi mungunyingika ngwami, munguchihinga?” 9 Mwene Zambi ngwenyi: “Ngunehene ngombe wa chihwo, ni pembe wa chihwo, ni kuji a panga, eswe a miaka yitatu. Neha nawa katele ni mwana liembe.” 10 Abrama yamunehena yimuna yize yeswe, Mba chimuna ni chimuna yachibula yihanda yaali, yaayisa mikala yaali. Alioze tujila kaabwilile ko. 11 Yihungu yeeza ha kulia yifwo yize, alioze Abrama yaahanga. 12 Muze tangwa himulinjila Abrama te himaya tulo anji. Yabutuka kuchikima, yevwa woma unji. 13 Mba Mwene Zambi yamwamba ngwenyi: “Nyingika ngwe, vungu lie maakabwa njize mu chifuchi cha mbala, maakabwa ndungo. E atu jako maakaamwesa lamba miaka 400. 14 Alioze yami mungukamwesa lamba atu waze maakaabita. Vungu lie muze maakatuhuka mu chifuchi chize, maakaya ni ubite unji. 15 Alioze yena muukafwa ni ushinakaji wa tachi, mba maakakufunda. 16 Chisemuko che cha muchiwana maakahiluka nawa ku chifuchi cho, mumu chichi kahuma akwa Amore ndoo muze uvulumwino wo muukoka, mba mungukaamwesa lamba.” 17 Muze tangwa hilianjila, hikwabwa ufuku, susumuku chishichishi cha kahia chinakakumuka mu lutengo ni soka lia kulekwoka yilibalika hakachi ka yifwo. 18 Ha shimbu lizeliene Zambi yakolesa Usendo ni Abrama ngwenyi: “Ngunalakenya kuhana chifuchi chino cheswe ku vungu lie, chize ku lwiji ku njiza ya chifuchi cha Egiptu ndoo ku lwiji Ufrateze, 19 yifuchi ya atu wano eswe: Akene, ni Akenize, ni Akademone, 20 ni Ahite, ni Aperize, ni Arafaime, 21 ni Aamore, ni Akanana, ni Agirgashe, ni Ajebuse.” |
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