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UAbhulahamu akubhelengelighwa
ukubha ghwanalooli ku sila iya kwitika
1 Po ukukongana ni nongwa isho isha Chaala ukumubhelengela umundu ukubha ghwanalooli, kali, tuyughe bhuleele ku sha sekulu ghwitu uAbhulahamu?* 2 Linga uAbhulahamu akabhelengelighwanga ukubha ghwanalooli ku nongwa iya mbombo shaake inyiisa, po ngali ali nako aka kwifunila mundaashi mu bhandu, loole pooma pandaashi pa Chaala. 3 Paapo shisimbiighwe mu Masimbo aMeelu ukuti, “Ku nongwa iya kwitika kwake uAbhulahamu, uChaala akamubhelengela ukubha ghwanalooli.”✡
4 Umundu yuuyo akubhomba imbombo, umufwalo ghwake ghutakubhelengelighwa ukubha lusekeelesho, loole akuhombighwa ukukongana ni mbombo yaake. 5 Loole umundu yuuyo atakusubhaalila imbombo shaake mwene, loole akumwitika uChaala yuuyo akubhahobhokela abhabhomba mbiibhi, uChaala akumubhelengela ukubha ghwanalooli ku nongwa iya lwitiko lwake. 6 Inongwa ishi shili isa muumwo ghwepe umalafyale uNdaabhiti akayugha isha lusekelo ulwa mundu yuuyo uChaala akumubhelengela ukubha ghwanalooli chishita kusaaghila imbombo shaake akati,
7 “Bhasayighwa abhandu bhaabho uChaala abhahobhokiile imbiibhi shaabho shooshi
nu kushitiisha lwoshi.
8 Musayighwa umundu yuuyo uMalafyale uChaala atakumubhelengela soona
ukuti ali ni mbiibhi.”✡
9 Ukukongana na shiisho uNdaabhiti ayughite, kali, tubhaghiile ukuyugha ukuti uChaala akubhasaya aBhayuuta bheene, pamu akubhasaya na bhaabho bhataa Bhayuuta? Ingubhakumbusha ukuti shisimbiighwe mu Masimbo aMeelu ukuti, “Ku nongwa iya kwitika kwake uAbhulahamu, uChaala akamubhelengela ukubha ghwanalooli.”✡ 10 Kali, uChaala akamubhelengela uAbhulahamu ukubha ghwanalooli bhwo akwesuliighwe pamu bhwo akaali ukukwesulighwa? Ubhwanalooli bhwa kuti uChaala akamubhelengela uAbhulahamu ukubha ghwanalooli bhwo akaali ukukwesulighwa. 11 Ukukwesulighwa ukwo kukabha chilangisho chiicho chikashimikishanga ukuti uChaala akamubhelengela uAbhulahamu ukubha ghwanalooli ku nongwa iya kwitika kwake bhwo akaali ukukwesulighwa. Ku sila iyo, uAbhulahamu akabhiikighwa ukubha ghwi taata ughwa bhandu bhooshi bhaabho bhakumwitika uChaala nu kubhelengelighwa ukubha bhanalooli pamupeene nu kuti bhatakwesuliighwe. 12 Bhubhuubhwo, uAbhulahamu ataa ghwi taata ughwa bhaabho bhakwesuliighweshe, loole bhaabho bhakwesuliighwe nu kumwitika uChaala isa muumwo ghwepe akamwitikagha uChaala bhwo akaali ukukwesulighwa.
UChaala akubhiika ulufingo nu Abhulahamu
13 UChaala akafinga kwa Abhulahamu pamupeene ni chikolo chaake ukubhapa ichiisu chooshi chibhe chaabho. Atakabhomba ulwo ku nongwa iya kuti uAbhulahamu akashikongagha indaghilo, loole ku nongwa iya kwitika kwake, uChaala akamubhelengela ukubha ghwanalooli. 14 Linga uChaala akafingagha kwa Abhulahamu ni chikolo chaake ku nongwa iya kukonga indaghilo, po ukumwitika uChaala ngali kutali ni mbombo naayimo. Soona, ulufingo ulwa Chaala ngali lwa bhumyashi. 15 Paapo umundu yuuyo atakushikonga indaghilo, akufundighwa nu Chaala. Loole linga indaghilo shitaliipo, po ataliipo umundu naayumo ughwa kufundighwa nu Chaala ku nongwa iya kushita kukonga indaghilo. 16 Ku nongwa iyo, ulufingo ulwa Chaala ulwo lukwisa ku sila iya kumwitika nu kusubhaalila ichisa chaake. Ulufingo ulwo lutali ku bhala bheene bhaabho bhakapeelighwa indaghilo, loole na ku bhala bhaabho bhakumwitika uChaala isa uAbhulahamu. UAbhulahamu ghwe yuuyo ghwi taata ghwitu tweshi. 17 Isho shili isa muumwo shisimbiighwe mu Masimbo aMeelu ukuti, “Naakubhiika ukubha ghwe taata ughwa fyisu ifyingi.”✡ UChaala akabhiika ulufingo ulu kwa Abhulahamu ku nongwa iya kuti akamwitikagha uChaala yuuyo akubhashuusha abhafwe nu kushibhiika shiisho shitakabhaapo ukuti shibheepo ulu.
18 Pamupeene nu kuti shitakabha mbepe kwa Abhulahamu, poope akeendelela ukwitika nu kusubhaalila, akabha ghwi ghwise ughwa fyisu ifyingi isa muumwo uChaala akamubhuula akati, “Abhandu abha chikolo chaako indibhakabhe bhingi isa indoondwa.”✡ 19 Akabhalilo ako uAbhulahamu akabha aapalamila ukufikisha ifyinja imya yimo (100). Pamupeene nu kuti akamanya ukuti umubhili ghwake ghukabha ungati ghufwile, soona nu Saala umukashi akabha mughumba, poope akeendelela ukwitika ukuti uChaala indiabhombe isa muumwo akafinga. 20 Po uAbhulahamu atakiilaamwanga naakamu ku shiisho uChaala akafinga, loole akeendelelagha ukumwitika ku maka nu kumupaala, 21 paapo akamanya ukuti uChaala ali na maka agha kushibhomba shiisho akafinga. 22 Iyi yo yiiyo nongwa shisimbiighwe mu Masimbo aMeelu ukuti, “UChaala akamubhelengela ukubha ghwanalooli.”✡ 23 Amashu agha ghaagho ghasimbiighwe ukuti, “UChaala akamubhelengela ukubha ghwanalooli,” ghatakasimbighwa ku nongwa iya Abhulahamu mwene, 24 loole ghakasimbighwa na ku nongwa yiitu twe uChaala akutubhelengela ukubha bhanalooli ku sila iya kumwitika umwene yuuyo akamushuusha uMalafyale ghwitu uYeesu. 25 UChaala akamufumya uYeesu ukuti aghoghighwe ku nongwa iya mbiibhi shiitu, soona akamushuusha ukuti uChaala atubhelengele ukubha bhanalooli.
* 4:1 Bhelenga ingamu iya UAbhulahamu ku Mashu aMaheesha. ✡ 4:3 Bhwandilo 15:6 ✡ 4:8 Sabhuli 32:1-2 ✡ 4:9 Bhwandilo 15:6 ✡ 4:17 Bhwandilo 17:5 ✡ 4:18 Bhwandilo 15:5 ✡ 4:22 Bhwandilo 15:6