Genesis 12
1 And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land that I will shew thee.
Tsiku lina Yehova anamuwuza Abramu kuti, “Tuluka mʼdziko lako. Siya abale ako ndi banja la abambo ako ndipo pita ku dziko limene ndidzakusonyeza.
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.
“Ndidzakusandutsa kholo la mtundu waukulu wa anthu ndipo ndidzakudalitsa; ndi kukusandutsa wotchuka kotero kuti udzakhala dalitso kwa anthu ambiri.
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Ndidzadalitsa amene adzadalitsa iwe, ndi kutemberera amene adzatemberera iwe; ndipo mafuko onse a pa dziko lapansi adzadalitsika kudzera mwa iwe.”
4 And Abram departed as Jehovah had said to him. And Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Choncho Abramu ananyamuka monga momwe Yehova anamuwuzira, napita pamodzi ndi Loti. Pamene Abramu amachoka ku Harani nʼkuti ali ndi zaka 75.
5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had acquired, and the souls that they had obtained in Haran, and they went out to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
Abramu anatenga mkazi wake Sarai, Loti, mwana wamngʼono wake, pamodzi ndi chuma chawo chimene anapeza ndi antchito amene anali nawo ku Harani. Iwo ananyamuka ulendo mpaka kukafika ku dziko la Kanaani.
6 And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Abramu anadutsa mʼdzikomo mpaka kukafika ku Sekemu pa mtengo wa thundu wa ku More. Nthawi imeneyo Akanaani analipobe mʼdzikomo.
7 And Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And there he built an altar to Jehovah who had appeared to him.
Yehova anadza kwa Abramu nati, “Kwa zidzukulu zako ndidzapereka dziko limeneli.” Choncho Abramu anamangira Yehova amene anadza kwa iye, guwa lansembe.
8 And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, [having] Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; and there he built an altar to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah.
Atachoka pamenepo analowera cha ku mapiri a kummawa kwa Beteli namangako tenti yake pakati pa Beteli chakumadzulo ndi Ai chakummawa. Kumeneko anamangira Yehova guwa lansembe napemphera mʼdzina la Yehovayo.
9 And Abram moved onward, going on still toward the south.
Kenaka Abramu ananyamuka kumalowera cha ku Negevi.
10 And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.
Kunagwa njala yayikulu mʼdzikomo, ndipo Abramu anapita ku Igupto kukakhala ngati mlendo kwa kanthawi kochepa popeza njalayo inakula kwambiri.
11 And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a woman fair to look upon.
Atatsala pangʼono kulowa mu Igupto, Abramu anamuwuza mkazi wake Sarai kuti, “Ndimadziwa kuti ndiwe mkazi wokongola kwambiri.
12 And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, She is his wife; and they will slay me, and save thee alive.
Tsono Aigupto akakuona adzanena kuti ‘Ameneyu ndi mkazi wake.’ Tsono adzandipha ine nakusiya iwe ndi moyo.
13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may live because of thee.
Tsono udzikawawuza kuti iwe ndiwe mlongo wanga. Ukatero zidzandiyendera bwino ndipo ndidzapulumuka chifukwa cha iwe.”
14 And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
Pamene Abramu anafika ku Igupto, Aigupto aja anaona kuti Sarai anali mkazi wokongoladi.
15 And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Pamene akuluakulu a ku nyumba ya Farao anamuona, anakamuyamikira pamaso pa Farao ndipo ananka naye ku nyumba ya Farao.
16 And he treated Abram well on her account; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and bondmen, and bondwomen, and she-asses, and camels.
Abramu naye zinthu zinkamuyendera bwino chifukwa cha Sarai. Farao anamupatsa nkhosa, ngʼombe, abulu aamuna ndi abulu aakazi, antchito aakazi pamodzi ndi ngamira.
17 And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
Koma Yehova anabweretsa matenda owopsa pa Farao pamodzi ndi banja lake lonse chifukwa cha Sarai mkazi wa Abramu.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
Choncho Farao anayitanitsa Abramu namufunsa kuti, “Nʼchiyani wandichitirachi? Nʼchifukwa chiyani sunandiwuze kuti ameneyu ndi mkazi wako?
19 Why didst thou say, She is my sister, so that I took her as my wife. And now, behold, there is thy wife: take [her], and go away.
Nʼchifukwa chiyani unati ndi mlongo wako, mpaka ine ndinamutenga kukhala mkazi wanga? Eko mkazi wako. Mutenge uzipita!”
20 And Pharaoh commanded [his] men concerning him, and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Farao analamula asilikali ake ndipo iwo anamutulutsa Abramu pamodzi ndi mkazi wake ndi zonse anali nazo.
