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Kuwonekera kwa anju zitatu kwa Abrahamu
1 Mulungu adawonekera kwa Abrahamu mumiti ikulu ya Mamure. Pomwe akhadakhala pamsuwo pa cikumbi cace, nthawe ya masikati kukhatentha, 2 mwadzidzidzi adandowona wanthu atatu akhadaima na patali. Pomwe adandowawona, adanyamuka mwakamkulumize kukawatambira. Adagodama acitsulima, 3 aciti: “Mbuya wangu, penu ndawona nkhombo pamaso pa imwe, ndiri kukukumbirani kuti muleke kupitirira pamui pa kapolo wanu. 4 Nditenge madzi mutsuke ndzayo. Mungadabakapuma patsinde la muti pano. 5 Ine tsapano ndikatenge cakudya, kuti mungadya muwone mphambvu zakupitirira na ulendo bwanu. Mwabwera panyumba pangu pano, na terepo ndin'funika kukutumikirani”. Wanthu wale adatawira kuti: “Mpsabwino, ucite ninga momwe waleweramo”.
6 Abrahamu adapita mwakamkulumize mucikumbi, aciuza Sara kuti: “Utenge mwakamkulumize ntsengwa zitatu za ufa bwabwino, ubumunye ukonze pau”. 7 Pamwepo Abrahamu adathamanga, acikatenga mphulu yakunenepa, acipereka kwa kapolo wace kuti akondze mwakamkulumize. 8 Ndipo adatenga mkaka wakukhota na wakusaya kukhota na nyama yakukondza kale ire aciwapasa bzentsenebzo. Pomwe wanthuwo akhadya, patsinde la muti pale, iye adakhala pambali.
9 Tsono wanthu wale adabvundza Abrahamu kuti: “Kodi mkazi wako Sara, ali kuponi?” Abrahamu adatawira kuti: “Ali mucikumbimu”. 10 M'bodzi wa iwo adati: “Ndiri kukupicira kuti pakapita minyezi mipfemba ndin'dzabwera pomwe, ndipo mkazi wako an'dzakhala ana mwana wa mwamuna”. Sara akhandobzibva ali kuseri kwa msuwo wa cikumbi. 11 Abrahamu pabodzi na Sara wakhadakalamba, ndipo nthawe imweyo Sara akhadaleka kale kusamba. 12 Na terepo Sara adandoseka, acimbati, “Ha, ninga momwe ndakalambire ine muno, pomwembo mwamuna wangu ngwakukalambiratu, kodi bzingakwanisike kuti ningafatse na mwamuna wangu?”
13 Mbuya adabvundza Abrahamu kuti: “Thangwe ranyi Sara akhaseka acimbalewa kuti: ‘Ine ninga momwe ndakalambiramu, bzingacitike tani kuti ndikhale na mwana?’ 14 Kodi ciripo cinango cakuti cingatazike na Mbuya? Tsono panthawe yace, ndin'dzacita cadidi bzomwe ndapicirabzi, ndipo Sara an'dzakhala na mwana wacimuna”. 15 Pamwepo Sara adalamba, thangwe ra mantha, adati: “Ndiribe kuseka”. Tsono iye adati: “Cadidi, udaseka”.
Abrahamu akumbirira Sodoma
16 Ndipo wanthu wale adacoka, acikafika pambuto pomwe pakhawonekera Sodoma. Abrahamu adayenda nawo pabodzi, aciwalatiza njira. 17 Ndipo Mbuya adalewa mwa iye yekha kuti: “Abrahamuyu ndin'm'bisira lini comwe ndiri kufuna kucita. 18 Bzizukulu bzace bzin'dzakhala dzindza likulu la mphambvu. Ndipo madzindza yentse ya pantsi yan'dzadalisidwa thangwe ra iye. 19 Ndam'sankhula umweyu kuti alamulire wana wace na mabanja yace ya kutsogolo kuno kuti ambadzandibvere, pakuteweza Mtemo na kulunguma. Na tenepo ndin'dzacita bzentse bzomwe ndidam'picira”.
20 Tsono Mbuya adauza Abrahamu kuti: “Pana bzakuphonyeka bzakugosva na kufuna kwa Sodoma na Gomora. Bzakuipa bzawo n'bziri kuwanda kwene-kwene. 21 Na tenepo, ndiri kuyenda kumweko ndikawone penu kuphonya komwe ndabvako n'cadidi. Penu ni terepoyo lini, ndin'dzadziwa”.
22 Wanthu wale adacoka, aciyenda kuSodoma, tsono Abrahamu adasala akhali patsogolo pa Mbuya. 23 Pamwepo Abrahamu adafendera kuna Mulungu, acim'bvundza kuti: “Nandi imwe mun'dzadzonga wanthu wakuteweza Mtemo wanu pabodzi na wakuphonya? 24 Kodi pacikhala na wanthu wakulungama makumi maxanu mumzindamo, mungadzonge basi mzinda wentse? Kodi mungadzauleke lini kuti mukoye wanthu makumi maxanu wakulungama wale? 25 Cadidi, mun'dzadzonga lini wanthu wakulungama pabodzi na wakuphonya. Bzimwebzi mungabzicite lini. Mungadabzicita bzimwebzi, mpsino wanthu wakulungama acimbapasiwa cirango pabodzi na wakuphonya. Kutali-tali caiko, imwe mungacite lini bzimwebzi! Kodi Mtongi wa dziko lentse, angasaye cirungamo?”
26 Mbuya adatawira kuti: “Ndiciwona wanthu makumi maxanu wakulungama muSodoma, ndin'dzaudzonga lini mzinda wentsenewo, thangwe ra wanthu wamwewo”. 27 Abrahamu adalewa pomwe aciti: “Ndaphata minyendo, ndalimba m'tima pakulewa-lewa na imwe terepayu, Mbuya. Ine-pano ndine lini cinthu kuna imwe. 28 Kodi pa wanthu makumi maxanuwa wacipereweza waxanu, mungacite tani? Mungaudzonge mzindawo na thangwe rakuti apereweza axanu?” Mulungu adatawira aciti: “Ndikagumana wanthu wakulungama makumi manai na axanu, ndingadzaudzonge lini mzindawo”.
29 Abrahamu adabvundza pomwe kuti: “Kodi paciwoneka wakulungama makumi manai yokha?” Mulungu adatawira kuti: “Ndingagumana wanthu makumi manai, ndingaudzonge lini”. 30 Pamwepo Abrahamu adati: “Ndaphata minyendo yanu, lekani kuwawidwa m'tima, Mbuya, tsapano lino ndin'bvundza pomwe. Kodi mungagumana wanthu wakulungama makumi matatu (30)?” Mbuya adati: “Ndingagumana wanthu makumi matatu, ndingaudzonge lini”.
31 Pamwepo Abrahamu adati: “Ndalimba m'tima kuna imwe, mundilekerere kulimba m'tima terepayu pakulewa-lewa na imwe, Mbuya. Kodi mucigumana wakulungama makumi mawiri?” Mbuya adati: “Ndingagumana wanthu makumi mawiri wakulungama, ndingaudzonge lini mzindawo”. 32 Abrahamu adati: “Ndaphata minyendo, lekani kukalipa nande Mbuya, tsono ndirewe kabodzi kokha. Kodi mucigumana khumi wokha?” Pamwepombo Mbuya adati: “Ndicigumana wakulungama khumi, ndingadzaudzonge lini mzindawo”.
33 Pomwe Mbuya adamala kulewa na Abrahamu, adacoka pam'pale, Abrahamuyo adabwerera kumbuto kwace.