Kĩambĩrĩria 23
1 Sara aatũũrire muoyo agĩkinyia mĩaka igana rĩmwe na mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na mũgwanja.
USara waphila waze waba leminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa obudala.
2 Nake aakuĩrĩire Kiriathu-Ariba (na nokuo Hebironi), bũrũri-inĩ wa Kaanani; nake Iburahĩmu agĩthiĩ, agĩcakaĩra Sara na akĩmũrĩrĩra.
Wafela eKhiriyathi Aribha (kutsho eHebhroni) elizweni laseKhenani, u-Abhrahama wahamba ukuyamzilela lokumlilela khona.
3 Ningĩ Iburahĩmu agĩũkĩra akiuma hau mwĩrĩ wa mũtumia wake warĩ, agĩthiĩ akĩarĩria Ahiti akĩmeera atĩrĩ,
U-Abhrahama wasukuma eseceleni komkakhe ofileyo wakhuluma lamaHithi. Wathi,
4 “Niĩ ndĩ mũgeni na mũgendi gũkũ kwanyu. Nyenderiai handũ gũkũ ha gũthikana nĩgeetha hote gũthika mũtumia wakwa ũrĩa ũkuĩte.”
“Ngingowezizweni lesihambi phakathi kwenu. Ngithengiselani isiqinti sokuba yindawo yokungcwabela khona abakithi abafileyo.”
5 Nao Ahiti magĩcookeria Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ:
AmaHithi amphendula u-Abhrahama athi,
6 “Mũthuuri ũyũ, ta tũthikĩrĩrie. Wee ũrĩ mũthamaki ũrĩ hinya gatagatĩ-inĩ gaitũ. Thika mũtumia waku mbĩrĩra-inĩ ĩmwe ya iria njega ciitũ. Gũtirĩ mũndũ witũ ũngĩkũgiria mbĩrĩra ya gũthika mũtumia waku.”
“Silalele, nkosi yami. Uyinkosana elamandla phakathi kwethu. Ngcwaba abafileyo bakini loba kukuwaphi amangcwaba ethu athandeka kakhulu. Kakho owakithi ozakwalela ingcwaba lakhe ukuthi ungcwabe kulo ofileyo wakini.”
7 Iburahĩmu agĩũkĩra akĩinamĩrĩra mbere ya Ahiti, andũ acio ene bũrũri.
Ngakho u-Abhrahama wasukuma wakhothamela phansi phambi kwamaHithi, abanikazi balelolizwe.
8 Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo nĩmwĩtĩkĩrĩte thike mũtumia wakwa-rĩ, gĩĩthikĩrĩriei, na mũthaithanĩrĩre kũrĩ Efironi mũrũ wa Zoharu,
Wathi kubo, “Nxa lithanda ukuthi ngimbele abafileyo bami, lalelani kimi, lingincengele ku-Efroni indodana kaZohari
9 nĩguo anyenderie ngurunga ya Makipela, ĩrĩa yake ĩrĩ mũthia-inĩ wa gĩthaka gĩake. Mũũriei anyenderie na thogora ũrĩa ũmĩigana, ĩtuĩke handũ hakwa ha gũthikana gũkũ kwanyu.”
ukuthi angithengisele ubhalu Lwakhe lwaseMakhaphela olusekucineni kwesiqinti. Mceleni ukuthi angithengisele sona ngentengo egcweleyo sibe yindawo yamangcwaba phakathi kwenu.”
10 Nake Efironi ũcio Mũhiti aikarĩte thĩ o hau gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ arĩa angĩ; tondũ ũcio agĩcookeria Iburahĩmu akĩiguagwo nĩ Ahiti othe arĩa mookĩte kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra rĩu rĩake.
U-Efroni umHithi owayehlezi khonapho phakathi kwabantu bakibo wamphendula u-Abhrahama wonke amaHithi ayefikile esangweni ledolobho lakhe ezizwela.
11 Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Aca, mwathi wakwa, thikĩrĩria; nĩndakũhe gĩthaka kĩu, na nĩndakũhe ngurunga ĩyo ĩrĩ thĩinĩ wakĩo. Ndakũhe andũ akwa makĩonaga. Thika mũtumia waku.”
Wathi, “Hatshi, nkosi yami. Lalela kimi; ngiyakupha isiqinti, njalo ngiyakupha lobhalu oluphakathi kwaso. Ngikupha sona phambi kwabantu bakithi. Mbela abafileyo bakho.”
12 O rĩngĩ Iburahĩmu akĩinamĩrĩra mbere ya andũ acio ene bũrũri,
U-Abhrahama waphinda wakhothamela phansi phambi kwabantu balelolizwe
13 na akĩarĩria Efironi andũ acio makĩiguaga, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ĩtĩkĩra gũũthikĩrĩria. Nĩngũrĩha thogora wa gĩthaka kĩu. Amũkĩra mbeeca kuuma kũrĩ niĩ, nĩgeetha hote gũthika mũtumia wakwa kuo.”
wathi ku-Efroni bona besizwa, “Ake ulalelisise engikutshoyo. Mina ngizayikhupha intengo yesiqinti. Ngicela uyamukele kimi ukuze ngimbele khona abafileyo bami.”
14 Efironi agĩcookeria Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ,
U-Efroni waphendula u-Abhrahama wathi,
15 “Ta thikĩrĩria, mwathi wakwa; gĩthaka kĩu kĩngiuma cekeri magana mana ma betha, no rĩrĩ, kĩu nĩ kĩĩ gatagatĩ gaku na niĩ? Thiĩ ũthike mũtumia waku.”
“Lalela kimi, nkosi yami; isiqinti lesi sibiza amashekeli esiliva angamakhulu amane, kodwa kungena njani lokho phakathi kwami lawe? Wena mbela abafileyo bakho.”
16 Iburahĩmu agĩĩtĩkĩra thogora wa Efironi na akĩmũthimĩra betha iria aagwetete andũ a Ahiti othe makĩiguaga; cekeri magana mana cia betha cia mũigana wa gĩthimo kĩa onjorithia.
U-Abhrahama wayivuma intengo ka-Efroni wasemlinganisela ubunzima bentengo ayeyibizile amaHithi esizwa: amashekeli esiliva angamakhulu amane, mayelana lesisindo esasisetshenziswa ngabathengisi.
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, gĩthaka kĩa Efironi kĩu kĩarĩ Makipela hakuhĩ na Mamure-gĩthaka na ngurunga ĩyo, na mĩtĩ yothe ĩrĩa yarĩ mĩhaka-inĩ ya gĩthaka kĩu ikĩgarũrĩrwo
Ngakho isiqinti sika-Efroni eMakhaphela, eduze leMamure, isiqinti kanye lobhalu olwaluphakathi kwaso, lazozonke izihlahla ezaziphakathi kwaso, kwabhaliswa
18 Iburahĩmu mbere ya Ahiti othe arĩa mookĩte kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra rĩu inene.
ngo-Abhrahama ukuthi sekuyimpahla yakhe, kusenziwa phambi kwamaHithi wonke ayefikile esangweni ledolobho.
19 Thuutha wa ũguo, Iburahĩmu agĩthika Sara mũtumia wake ngurunga-inĩ ĩyo yarĩ gĩthaka-inĩ kĩa Makipela hakuhĩ na Mamure (ĩrĩa ĩrĩ Hebironi), bũrũri-inĩ wa Kaanani.
Ngemva kwalokho u-Abhrahama wangcwaba umkakhe uSara ebhalwini olwalusesiqintini saseMakhaphela eduze leMamure (eseHebhroni) elizweni laseKhenani.
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio gĩthaka kĩu na ngurunga ĩyo yarĩ kuo ikĩgarũrĩrwo Iburahĩmu nĩ Ahiti irĩ handũ ha gũthikanaga.
Kanjalo isiqinti lobhalu olwaluphakathi kwaso kwabhaliswa ngo-Abhrahama ngama-Hithi ukuba yindawo yamangcwaba.
