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Kubaliwa kwa Isaki
1 Mbuya adam'komera m'tima Sara, acimucitira bzomwe akhadamulonjeza. 2 Na terepoyo Sara adatenga pathupi, acim'balira mwana wacimuna Abrahamu. Nthawe imweyo, Abrahamuyo akhali nkhalamba. Mwana umweyo adabadwa panthawe caiyo-iyo yomwe Mulungu akhadalewa. 3 Ndipo mwana wa Abrahamu, omwe Sara adam'balirayo, Abrahamu adam'pasa dzina lakuti Isaki. 4 Pomwe mwanayo adakwanisa ntsiku zisere, Abrahamu adamugwata, ninga momwe Mulungu adamulamulira. 5 Abrahamu akhana magole dzana, pomwe Isakiyo adabadwa.
6 Tsono Sara adati: “Mulungu wandikondweresa na kundisekesa. Ali-yentse omwe angadzabve bzimwebzi, an'dzakondwera nande”. 7 Ndipo adati: “Angadadziwa mbani kuti Sara angayamwise mwana? Tsono ndamubalira mwana wacimuna Abrahamu, pomwe ali nkhalamba”. 8 Mwanayo adakula ndipo patsiku yakuti amuletse kuyamwa, Abrahamu adacita uzokoto bukulu.
Kucosedwa kwa Hagari na Jumaere
9 Ntsiku inango, Jumaere, omwe Hagari muIjipito ule adabalira Abrahamu, akhambanyoza Isaki, mwana wa Sara. 10 Sara, pomwe adabziwona, adauza Abrahamu kuti: “Mucoseni nyankhodayu pabodzi na mwana wace. Mwana wa nyankhodayu mbaaleke kudzatambira nthaka yanu yomwe iti idzatambiriwe na mwana wanguyu Isaki”.
11 Bzimwebzi bzidamunesa kwene-kwene Abrahamu, thangwe rakuti Jumaerembo akhali mwana wace. 12 Tsono Mulungu adauza Abrahamu kuti: “M'tima wako mbauleke kuneseka thangwe ra mwanayo na mkazi wako Hagari. Bzentse bzomwe ali kukuuza Sara ucite, thangwe Isakiyu ndiye an'dzakhala kholo la bzizukulu bzako ninga momwe ndidakulonjezera. 13 Mwanambo wa nyankhoda ndin'dzam'pasa wana wazinji, ndipo an'dzasandulika dzindza likulu, nakuti iyembo ni mwana wako”.
14 Mangwana yandzace macibese-bese, Abrahamu adapasa Hagari cakudya na budu la khanda lomwe likhana madzi. Patsogolo pace, adatenga mwanayo acim'pereka kuna Hagari. Pomwe adacita tenepo, adamuuza kuti ayende. Hagari adacoka cadidi, acifamba-famba mucidambo ca Beereseba. 15 Tsono pomwe yadamala madzi yale, adatenga mwanayo acimusiya patuugogo. 16 Iye adakakhala pantsi ninga apo pomwe pakhakwanira mathanya dzana, thangwe akhambati, “Ine ndingakwanise lini kuwona mwana wangu ali kufa terepayu”. Pomwe akhadakhala pam'pale, mwanayo adayamba kulira.
17 Mulungu adamubva mwanayo ali kulira, ndipo anju wa Mulungu adalewa na Hagari kucokera kudzulu idati, “Kodi iwe Hagari, ciri kukunesa n'ciyani? Leka kucita mantha. Mulungu wabva kulira kwa mwanayo. 18 Nyamuka, uyende, ukamulamuse ukam'phate paboko lako. Bzizukulu bzace bzin'dzakhala dzindza likulu”. 19 Pamwepo Mulungu adafungula maso ya Hagari, ndipo adawona mcera. Iye adayenda pamcera pale, acikadzaza budu la khanda lire na madzi, acimwesambo mwanayo. 20 Mulungu adakhala naye mwanayo mpaka kukula. Adakulira mucidambo ca Perani, acisanduka misiri wa uta. 21 Mai waceyo adamunyang'anira mkazi wa kuIjipito.
Abrahamu na Abimeleki adacita mpangano
22 Panthawe imweyo, Abimeleki pabodzi na Fikolo, mkulu wa acikunda wace, adayenda kwa Abrahamu acikamuuza kuti: “Imwe, Mulungu anamwe pabzentse bzomwe mumbacita. 23 Ni thangwe race tsapano, picirani pano pamaso pa Mulungu kuti mun'dzanamiza lini ine ayai wana wangu napo bzizukulu bzangu. Ine ndakhala wakukhulupirika kwa imwe, napombo imwe mupicire kuti mun'dzakhala wakukhulupirika kwa ine, mudziko lomwe mun'khalamo”. 24 Abrahamu adati: “Ndiri kupicira”.
25 Patsogolo pace, Abrahamu adadandaulira Abimeleki bza mcera omwe akapolo wace adapsokonyola. 26 Abimeleki adati: “Ndin'dziwa lini omwe adacita bzimwebzi. Napo imwe caiye mulibe kundiuza, ndipo ine kubva nkhum'kuno-letu”. 27 Abrahamu adapasa Abimeleki mabira na ng'ombe, ndipo wentse awiriwo adacita mpangano. 28 Abrahamu adapambula wana wa mabira anomwe pakati pa bzifuwo bzace. 29 Abimeleki adam'bvundza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi mun'cita bzimwebzi?” 30 Abrahamu adatawira kuti: “Imwe tambirani mabira manomweya thangwe mukacita terepo muli kutawira kuti mcerayu ndidaucera ndine”.
31 Na tenepo, mbuto imweyo idacemeredwa Beereseba, thangwe kumweko ndiko komwe wanthu awiriwo adacita m'pangano. 32 Watondocita mpanganoyo kuBeereseba, Abimeleki na Fikolo, mkulu wa acikunda ule, adabwerera kwawo kudziko la aFilisti. 33 Tsono Abrahamu adabzala kanjedza kuBeereseba, acicemera mwakupemba Mbuya Mulungu Wakuyenda-na-kuyenda. 34 Ndipo adakhala dziko la aFilisti nthawe itali.