< UGenesisi 22 >

1 Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto uNkulunkulu wamlinga uAbrahama, wathi kuye: Abrahama! Wathi: Khangela ngilapha.
Nda dooꞌ sa ma, Lamatualain sobꞌa Abraham, nae mete ana rena Eni, do hokoꞌ. De Lamatualain noꞌe e nae, “Abraham!” Abraham nataa nae, “Ia, Lamatualain.”
2 Wasesithi: Thatha-ke indodana yakho, eyodwa eyakho, oyithandayo, uIsaka, uye elizweni leMoriya; uyinikele khona ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa phezu kwenye yezintaba engizakutshela yona.
Lamatualain denu e nae, “Rena malolole! Haꞌi mala ana mone ise ma, fo ho sueꞌ a. Mendi e nisiꞌ rae Moria, fo tao e dadꞌi tutunu-hohotuꞌ fee Au. Losa naa, dei fo Au feꞌe utudꞌu ho mamanaꞌ sia leteꞌ sa.”
3 UAbrahama wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wabophela isihlalo kubabhemi wakhe, wathatha kanye laye ababili kumajaha akhe, loIsaka indodana yakhe. Wabanda inkuni zomnikelo wokutshiswa, wasukuma waya endaweni ayemtshele yona uNkulunkulu.
Mbila fefetu anan ma, Abraham tati hau ai. Ana futu hau naa ra, de fua neu banda keledei. Boe ma, ana no Isak ma ate nara rua, lao risiꞌ mamanaꞌ fo Lamatualain nafadꞌe basa neu e.
4 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu uAbrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe wayibona indawo isekhatshana.
Ara lao-laoꞌ, boe ma finiesa na ma, Abraham nita mamanaꞌ naa mia dodꞌooꞌ.
5 UAbrahama wasesithi emajaheni akhe: Salani lina lapha lobabhemi, mina lomfana sisaya laphayana njalo sizakhonza, sibuye kini futhi.
Ana nafadꞌe ate karuaꞌ ra nae, “Hei ruꞌa nggi mihati ia dei, mo banda keledei ia. Au o ana ngga mii sia ataꞌ naa dei, mae beꞌutee neu Lamatualain. Basa fo, hai baliꞌ iaꞌ ima fai.”
6 UAbrahama wasethatha inkuni zomnikelo wokutshiswa, wazethesa uIsaka indodana yakhe; wathatha esandleni sakhe umlilo lengqamu; basebehamba bobabili ndawonye.
Boe ma Abraham haꞌi hau ai tutunu-hohotuꞌ, de fua neu Isak aru na. Ana o nendi memaꞌ dombe no hau ma ai. Ruꞌa se laoꞌ data-data ma,
7 UIsaka wasekhuluma kuAbrahama uyise wathi: Baba! Wasesithi: Khangela ngilapha, mntanami. Wasesithi: Khangela, umlilo lenkuni; kodwa lingaphi iwundlu lomnikelo wokutshiswa?
Isak noꞌe ama na nae, “Amaꞌ!” Abraham nataa nae, “Taꞌo bee, Isak?” Ana natane nae, “Amaꞌ. Hita tae tunu tutunu-hohotuꞌ. Hau sia ena, ma ai o sia boe. Te bibꞌi lombo anaꞌ fo dadꞌi tutunu-hohotuꞌ a sia bee?”
8 UAbrahama wasesithi: UNkulunkulu uzazibonela yena iwundlu lomnikelo wokutshiswa, ndodana yami. Bahamba-ke bobabili ndawonye.
Abraham nataa nae, “Ana ngge! Dei fo Lamatualain mana fee nggita bibꞌi lombo anaꞌ dadꞌi tutunu-hohotuꞌ.” De ruꞌa se lao rakandoo.
9 Basebefika endaweni uNkulunkulu ayemtshele yona; uAbrahama wasesakha khona ilathi; wabeka kuhle inkuni; esembophile uIsaka indodana yakhe, wambeka elathini phezu kwenkuni.
Ara losa mamanaꞌ fo Lamatualain nafadꞌe basaꞌ a ma, Abraham lutu mbatu mei tutunu-hohotuꞌ a. Basa ma, ana naꞌalalangga hau ai neu ataꞌ. De ana paꞌa ana na, ma naꞌalelenggaꞌ e neu hau ai ra ata.
10 UAbrahama waseselula isandla sakhe, wathatha ingqamu ukuze ayihlabe indodana yakhe.
Boe ma haꞌi nala dombe nae mbau nisa ana na.
11 Kwasekumemeza kuye ingilosi yeNkosi isemazulwini yathi: Abrahama, Abrahama! Wathi: Khangela ngilapha.
Te aiboiꞌ ma, LAMATUALAIN ate na mia sorga nameli mia lalai nae, “We! Bram! Helafiꞌ dei!” Ana nataa nae, “Taꞌo bee?”
12 Yasisithi: Ungeluleli isandla sakho emfaneni, ungenzi lutho kuye, ngoba khathesi ngiyazi ukuthi wena uyamesaba uNkulunkulu, lokhu ungayigodlanga indodana yakho eyodwa kimi.
Boe ma haraꞌ naa nae, “Afiꞌ tao misa anaꞌ naa! Afiꞌ tao saa-saa neu e boe! Ia naa, Au bubꞌuluꞌ tebꞌe-tebꞌeꞌ ho tungga Au hihii Ngga, huu ho nau fee ana mone ise ma, fo dadꞌi tutunu-hohotu neu Lamatualain.”
13 UAbrahama wasephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, khangela-ke, inqama emuva ibanjiwe esixukwini ngezimpondo zayo. UAbrahama wasehamba wayithatha inqama, wayinikela ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa esikhundleni sendodana yakhe.
Basa ma, Abraham nita bibꞌi lombo moneꞌ esa sura na kadꞌoꞌ sia hau anaꞌ ra nggangge nara. Ana neu haꞌi bibꞌi lombo naa, de tunu dadꞌi tutunu-hohotuꞌ soaꞌ neu Lamatualain, nggati ana na.
14 UAbrahama wasesitha ibizo laleyondawo wathi uJehova-jire, njengoba kutshiwo lalamuhla ukuthi: Entabeni yeNkosi kuzanakekelwa.
Naa de, Abraham babꞌae mamanaꞌ naa Yahova Yire, sosoa na ‘Dei fo, Lamatualain fee saa fo parluꞌ a.’ Losa ia, atahori o olaꞌ rae, “Sia LAMATUALAIN lete na ata, dei fo Ana fee saa fo parluꞌ a.”
15 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasimemeza uAbrahama ngokwesibili isemazulwini,
Basa ma Lamatualain ate Na nameli mia lalai nae,
16 yathi: Ngizifungile, itsho iNkosi, ukuthi njengoba wenzile le into ungayigodlanga indodana yakho, eyakho eyodwa,
“LAMATUALAIN nafadꞌe ao Na nae, ‘Au sumba endiꞌ nara ngga, taꞌo ia: Ho nau fee ana mone ise ma neu Au, fo dadꞌi tutunu-hohotuꞌ. Naa de,
17 qotho ngizakubusisa lokukubusisa, ngiyandise lokuyandisa inzalo yakho njengenkanyezi zamazulu, lanjengetshebetshebe elisekhunjini lolwandle; lenzalo yakho izakuba ngumnikazi wesango lezitha zayo,
Au fee papala-babꞌanggiꞌ nae na seli neu nggo ma tititi-nonosi mara. Dei fo ara boe ramahefu-ramabela losa atahori nda reken rala se sa, onaꞌ nduuꞌ sia lalai, ma saraꞌaeꞌ sia tasi suu na. Dei fo umbu-ana mara o rakalaꞌ musu nara boe.
18 lenzalweni yakho zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizabusiswa, ngoba ulalele ilizwi lami.
Mia tititi-nonosi mara, basa leo mana sia raefafoꞌ ia hambu papala-babꞌanggiꞌ, huu ho tungga parenda Ngga ena.’”
19 UAbrahama wasebuyela emajaheni akhe; basebesukuma, bahamba ndawonye eBherishebha; uAbrahama wasehlala eBherishebha.
Basa ma, Abraham no Isak onda baliꞌ risiꞌ ate ka ruaꞌ ra, de baliꞌ Beer Syeba reu. Boe ma, Abraham se leo sia naa.
20 Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto kwabikwa kuAbrahama ukuthi: Khangela, uMilka laye umzalele uNahori umfowenu abantwana,
Lao esa, Abraham rena oi odꞌi na Nahor sao na Milka bꞌonggi ana nara ena.
21 uUzi izibulo lakhe, loBuzi umfowabo, loKemuweli uyise kaAramu,
Ana uluꞌ a, naran Us. Odꞌi na, naran Bus. Boe ma, Kemuel (ana dadꞌi Aram aman),
22 loKesedi, loHazo, loPilidashi, loJidilafi, loBethuweli.
ma Kesed, Haso, Pildas, Yidlaf, no Betuel.
23 UBethuweli wasezala uRebeka; laba abayisificaminwembili uMilka wabazalela uNahori, umfowabo kaAbrahama.
Betuel ia, Ribka aman.
24 Lomfazi wakhe omncane obizo lakhe linguRewuma, laye wazala uTeba loGahama loTahashi loMahaka.
Nahor o hambu seluꞌ anaꞌ mia sao tias na, naran Reuma. Ana bꞌonggi Teba, Gaham, Tahas, no Maaka.

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