Kuyamba 20 - Bhukhu la Kuyamba

Abhurahamu na Abhimeleki

¹ Abhurahamu adachoka ku Mamure nkuyenda kudziko la Negebhu, kwaadakakhala pakati pa Kadheshi na Shuri, adakhalambo mu Gerari.

² Kumweko Abhurahamu adalewa kuti Sara nkazi wake, “Ninana wangu.” Abhimeleki mambo waku Gerari adatuma wanthu katakula Sara.

³ Koma Mulungu usiku umwewo adafikila Abhimeleki kutulo nkuti kwayiye, “Uchafa nathangwe lankazi wamwen'chilo wawatakula.”

⁴ Koma Abhimeleki akhanati wagona naye, tsapano iye adati, “Mfumu, mungaphe wanthu alibe mulandu?

⁵ Ko sindiye yekha adalewa kwayine kuti, ‘Ninana wangu?’ Nayiyembo nkazi wake adalewa yekha kuti, ‘Nimano wangu.’ Ine ndabzichita mwakusaya kudziwa, palibe chakuyipa chandikhakumbuka muntima mwangu.”

⁶ Pamwepo Mulungu adalewa-lewa naye kutulo, iye nkuti, “Yinde, nindziwa kuti iwe udabzichita mwakusaya kudziwa, palibe chakuyipa chawukhakumbuka muntima mwako. Ndine ndidabzichita kuti iwe uleke kunditazila, nakutenepo ine ndidachita kuti iwe uleke kugona naye.

⁷ Tsapano iwe bweza nkazi umweyo kwamwamuna wake, pakuti iye nimprofita, akupemphelele kuti uleke kufa. Koma ukaleka kum'bweza iwe nawanthu wako chadidi mwentse munifa.”

⁸ Nakutenepo mangwana yache machibese-bese Abhimeleki adachemela manduna yake achiwawuza bzentse bzikhadachitika, manduna yake yadabva mantha.

⁹ Pamwepo Abhimeleki adachemela Abhurahamu nkuti kwayiye, “N'chinyi ichi chawachita kwayise? Ko ndidakutazilanyi kubwelesa chakuyipa chikulu kwayine nawumambo wangu? Wachita kwayine bzinthu bzinfunika lini kuchitiwa.”

¹⁰ Abhimeleki adati kwa Abhurahamu, “Ko ukhakumbukanyi pawukhachita chinthu chakutenepachi?”

¹¹ Abhurahamu adati, “Ine ndidakumbuka kuti wanthu wamudziko lino an'gopa lini Mulungu, nakutenepo ndidagopa kuti angandiphe thangwe lankazi wangu.

¹² Chadidi, n'chakuti uyu ninana wangu. Mwana waapayi wangu, koma alibe kubadwa naamayi wangu, nakutenepo ndidazamuloola.

¹³ Mulungu paadandichosa mubanja laapayi wangu, ndichiyenda kumadziko yachilendo, ndidamuwuza kuti, ‘Iwe uwonese kukhulupilila kwako kwayine, kwentse kwatiniyenda iwe uniwuza wanthu kuti uyu nimano wangu.’ ”

¹⁴ Pamwepo Abhimeleki adatola mabila nang'ombe naalanda wachikazi nawachimuna achibzipeleka kwa Abhurahamu, adabweza nkazi wake Sara kwayiye.

¹⁵ Abhimeleki adati kwa Abhurahamu, “Wona, dziko lentse lawukuwonali nilangu, nakutenepo yenda ukakhale pawunfuna.”

¹⁶ Adati kwa Sara, “Ndapasa mano wako bzigodo bzasiliva sawuzande, (1,000) kuwonesa kuti ulibe mulandu, ndakuchenesa wanthu wentse wawunawo achiwona.”

¹⁷ Pamwepo Abhurahamu adapemphela kwa Mulungu, Mulungu nkupolesa Abhimeleki nankazi wake, naalandakazi wake kuti akwanise pomwe kubala wana.

¹⁸ Nathangwe labzikhadachitika kwa Sara nkazi wa Abhurahamu, Chawuta akhadachita kuti akazi wentse wamunyumba ya Abhimeleki aleke kubala.