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Kubagama kwa Sala
1 Sala nakekala miyaka miya imwe na makumi meli na saba. 2 Nakabagama ako Kiliati-aliba, ako Hebuloni kuli isi ya Kanaani. Abulahamu nakalombocheza na kumditila matanga mchewake Sala. 3 Abulahamu nakauleka mtufi wa mchewake, nakalawa kuluta kulongasa na Wahiti, nakawalonjela, 4 “Heni ndangikala kota mjenzi hali hemwe. Mnguzile honhu ha kubawa chilaga leka nditile mtufi wa mchewangu na wanhu wa heni wabagame hamba.” 5 Wahiti nawamwidichila Abulahamu, 6 “Ena mkulu wa hetwe, tuhulichize, hegwe kwa chilongozi uhaguligwe na Nguluwi hali hetwe. Umtile mchewako kuli chilaga choneche wihagulile, kuduhu yoneche yokulemeza chilaga kwa hetwe, na kukulemeza kutila mtufi wa mchewako na wanhu wa hegwe wabagame.” 7 Aho Abulahamu nakema na kinamiza hamwando ha wanhu wa isi yila ya Wahiti, 8 na kuwalonjela, “Wone mlingung'hundiza ndiutile mtufi wa mchewangu na wanhu wa heni wabagame, dedede mlandeni Efuloni mwana Sohali, kwa mbuli ya heni, 9 yanguzile alila ipalika lyake lya Makipela liwele mmbaka mwa mgunda wa heye. Mumdedeze yanguzile ndilidite vilaga vya heni, yanguzile kwa sendi zakuhega namwe mlibaha.”
10 Efuloni heye nayali bahala howawele Wahiti awo nawawele wating'hane hali lwizi lwa muji. Efuloni Mhiti, nakamwidichila Abulahamu, kumwando kwa Wahiti weng'ha. 11 “Hebu mkulu, dedede unyhulichize. Ndangukupa mgunda weng'ha na ipalika liwele mumo, kahi ndangukupa hamwando ha Wahiti wayangu. Utile amo mtufi wa mchewako na wanhu wa hegwe wabagame.”
12 Abulahamu nakenamiza kahi hamwando ha wanhu wa isi yila ya Wahiti, 13 na kumlonjela Efuloni, leka wanhu weng'ha wahuliche, “Ndangukulanda, dedede unyhulichize. Ndolavya sendi za kuhega mgunda wa hegwe, na ndangukulanda ubochela sendi azo leka ndiutile amo mtufi wa mchewangu na wanhu wa hegwe wabagame.” 14 Efuloni nakamwidichila Abulahamu, 15 “Mkulu, unyhulichize, mgunda wanguguzigwa kwa migwala miya zine ndo chinhu chachi hali heni na hegwe? Utile mtufi wa mchewako na wanhu wa hegwe wabagame.” 16 Abulahamu nakekundiza na Efuloni, nakampimila chasi cha sendi zoyalonjile hawele na Wahiti weng'ha, migwala miya zine, kota naviwele vipimilo vya wawele nguguza vinhu mhela awo.
17 Lelo mgunda wa Efuloni nauwele ako Makipela, kolilawilaga isanya mwa Mamle, ipalika na migodi jeng'ha hamwe na honhu heng'ha, liwa lya heye, 18 Abulahamu hamwando ha Wahiti weng'ha naweting'hane mlwizi lwa muji. 19 Kulawila aho, Abulahamu nakamtila Sala mchewake kuli ipalika alyo naloliwele kuli mgunda wa Makipela, kolilawilaga isanya mwa Mamle, Hebuloni kuli isi ya Kanaani. 20 Mgunda na ipalika liwele amo nalitawizwa na Wahiti liwe lyake Abulahamu yawatile amo wanhu wa heye wabagame.