< Farawa 23 >

1 Saratu ta yi shekara ɗari da ashirin da bakwai a duniya.
Pea naʻe teau ma uofulu ma fitu ʻae taʻu ʻa Sela; ko e ngaahi taʻu eni ʻoe moʻui ʻa Sela;
2 Ta rasu a Kiriyat Arba (wato, Hebron) a ƙasar Kan’ana, Ibrahim kuwa ya tafi ya yi makokin Saratu, yana kuka saboda ita.
Pea naʻe pekia ʻa Sela ʻi Kesa ʻAlipa; ʻaia ko Hepeloni ʻi he fonua ko Kēnani pea naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻEpalahame ke tēngihia ʻa Sela, mo tangi koeʻuhi ko ia.
3 Sai Ibrahim ya tashi daga gefen matarsa da ta mutu, ya yi magana da Hittiyawa. Ya ce,
Pea naʻe tuʻu ki ʻolunga ʻa ʻEpalahame ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono pekia, ʻo ne lea ki he fānau ʻa Heti, ʻo pehē,
4 “Ni baƙo ne, kuma baƙo a cikinku. Ku sayar mini da wani wuri yă zama wurin binnewa a nan, domin in binne mataccena.”
“Ko e muli au mo e ʻāunofo ʻiate kimoutolu, tuku mai ha potu faʻitoka meiate kimoutolu, koeʻuhi ke u tanu ai hoku pekia mei hoku ʻao.”
5 Hittiyawa suka ce wa Ibrahim,
Pea leaange ʻae fānau ʻa Heti kia ʻEpalahame, ʻo pehē kiate ia:
6 “Ranka yă daɗe, ka saurare mu. Kai babban yerima ne a cikinmu. Ka binne mataccenka a kabari mafi kyau na kaburburanmu. Babu waninmu da zai hana ka kabarinsa don binne mataccenka.”
“E ʻEiki, ke ke fanongo mai kiate kimautolu, ko e ʻEiki lahi koe ʻiate kimautolu; ke ke faʻiteliha ki homau ngaahi fonualoto, ke fai ai ho pekia; ʻe ʻikai ha mau tokotaha ʻe taʻofi meiate koe hono fonualoto, ka ke fai ʻi ai ho pekia.”
7 Sai Ibrahim ya tashi ya rusuna a gaban mutanen ƙasar, wato, Hittiyawan.
Pea tuʻu hake ʻa ʻEpalahame, ʻo tulolo ia ki he kakai ʻoe fonua, ʻio ki he fānau ʻa Heti.
8 Ya ce musu, “In kuna so in binne mataccena, sai ku ji ni, ku roƙi Efron ɗan Zohar a madadina
Pea lea ia kiate kinautolu, ʻo pehē, “Kapau ko homou loto ke u tanu hoku pekia mei hoku ʻao, pea mou fanongo mai; pea mou kole kia ʻEfilone ko e foha ʻo Sohaʻa, koeʻuhi ko au.
9 domin yă sayar mini da kogon Makfela, wanda yake nasa, wannan da yake a ƙarshen filinsa. Ku ce masa yă sayar mini a cikakken farashi, yă zama mallakata domin makabarta tsakaninku.”
Koeʻuhi ke ne tuku mai ʻae ʻana ʻi Makipila ʻoku ʻaʻana, pea ʻoku ʻi he potu ʻo ʻene ngoue; ke ne fakatau ia kiate au, ki he paʻanga ʻoku tatau mo ia, ke u maʻu ia ko hoku faʻitoka ʻiate kimoutolu.”
10 Efron mutumin Hitti yana zaune a cikin mutanensa, sai ya amsa wa Ibrahim a kunnuwan dukan Hittiyawa waɗanda suka zo ƙofar birni.
Pea naʻe nofo ʻa ʻEfilone fakataha mo e fānau ʻa Heti; pea leaange ʻa ʻEfilone ko e tangata Heti kia ʻEpalahame ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi fānau ʻa Heti, ʻio, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai kotoa pē naʻe hū ʻi he matapā ʻoe kolo, ʻo pehē,
11 Ya ce, “A’a, ranka yă daɗe, ka ji ni, na ba ka filin, na kuma ba ka kogon da yake cikinsa. Na ba ka shi a gaban mutanena. Ka binne mataccenka.”
“Ko ʻeku ʻeiki, ʻe ʻikai; ka ke fanongo mai: ʻoku ʻoʻou ʻae ngoue, pea mo e ʻana ʻoku ʻi ai, te u foaki ia kiate koe; ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa hoku kakai ni, ʻoku ou foaki ia kiate koe, ke ke tanu ai ho pekia.”
12 Ibrahim ya sāke rusuna a gaban mutanen ƙasar
Pea toe tulolo ʻa ʻEpalahame ki he kakai ʻoe fonua.
13 ya ce wa Efron a kunnuwansu, “Ka ji, in ka yarda. Zan biya farashin filin. Ka karɓa daga gare ni don in iya binne mataccena a can.”
Pea lea ia kia ʻEfilone ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai ʻoe fonua, ʻo pehē, “Kapau ko ho loto ia, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe fanongo mai kiate au: te u ʻatu kiate koe ʻae paʻanga ki he ngoue; ke ke maʻu ia, pea teu tanu hoku pekia ʻi ai.”
14 Efron ya ce wa Ibrahim,
Pea lea ʻa ʻEfilone kia ʻEpalahame, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia,
15 “Ka saurare ni, ranka yă daɗe; darajan filin ya kai shekel ɗari huɗu na azurfa, amma mene ne wannan a tsakanina da kai? Ka binne mataccenka.”
“Ko ʻeku ʻeiki, ke ke fanongo mai; ʻoku tatau ʻae konga fonua mo e sikeli siliva ʻe fāngeau; ka koeʻumaʻā ia kiate au mo koe? Ko ia, ke ke tanu pe ho pekia.”
16 Ibrahim ya yarda da sharuɗan Efron, sai ya auna masa farashin da ya faɗa a kunnuwan Hittiyawa, shekel ɗari huɗu na azurfa, bisa ga ma’aunin da’yan kasuwa suke amfani da shi a lokacin.
Pea tokanga ʻa ʻEpalahame kia ʻEfilone; pea naʻe fua ʻe ʻEpalahame ʻae siliva kia ʻEfilone, ʻaia naʻa ne tala ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa Heti, ko e sikeli siliva ʻe fāngeau, ʻo hangē ko e lau ʻe he kau fakatau.
17 Ta haka filin Efron a Makfela kusa da Mamre, wato, filin da kogon a cikinsa, da kuma dukan itatuwan da suke cikin iyakoki filin, aka
Pea ko e ngoue ʻa ʻEfilone, ʻaia naʻe ʻi Makipila, pea ofi ki Mamali, ko e ngoue, pea mo e ʻana ʻi ai, pea mo e ngaahi ʻakau ʻoku ʻi ai, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he veʻe ngoue kotoa pē, naʻe fakapapau ia,
18 ba wa Ibrahim a matsayin mallakarsa a gaban dukan Hittiyawa waɗanda suka zo ƙofar birnin.
Kia ʻEpalahame ko e tofiʻa, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa Heti, ʻi he ʻao ʻo kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe hū ʻi he matapā ʻo hono kolo.
19 Bayan wannan Ibrahim ya binne matarsa Saratu a kogon a filin Makfela kusa da Mamre (wanda yake a Hebron) a ƙasar Kan’ana.
Pea hili ia, naʻe tanu ʻe ʻEpalahame hono uaifi ko Sela ʻi he ʻana ʻi he ngoue ʻo Makipila ʻoku hangatonu ki Mamili, ʻaia ko Hepeloni, ʻi he fonua ko Kēnani.
20 Da filin da kuma kogon da yake cikinsa, Hittiyawa suka tabbatar wa Ibrahim a matsayin makabarta.
Pea ko e ngoue, mo e ʻana naʻe ʻi ai naʻe fakapapau ia kia ʻEpalahame, ʻe he ngaahi foha ʻo Heti, ke ne maʻu ko hono faʻitoka.

< Farawa 23 >