< Jenesis 15 >
1 Henka'a Ra Anumzamo'a ava'na gnazampi amanage huno Abramuna asami'ne, Abramuga korera osu. Nagra hankoka'agna hu'na mani'noe. Ana nehu'na rama'a knare'nare zantamina kamigahue.
Zitatha izi, Yehova anayankhula ndi Abramu mʼmasomphenya nati: “Usaope Abramu. Ine ndili ngati chishango chokutchinjiriza. Mphotho yako idzakhala yayikulu.”
2 Hianagi Abramu'a anage hu'ne, Ra Anumzamoka hakare'za nami'nanke'na, mofavre onte'noanki, iza anazana erigahie? Frisugeno'a Damaskasi kumati eri'za ne'nimo Eliesa erigahie.
Koma Abramu anati, “Haa! Ambuye Yehova, mukhoza kundipatsa chiyani popeza ndikanali wopanda mwana ndipo amene adzatenge chuma changa ndi Eliezara wa ku Damasiko?
3 Hanki mofavre onami'nanankino, noni'afima kasente'nea eri'za vahe'nimo ana afufenoni'a erigahie.
Inu simunandipatse ana kotero kuti wantchito wa ku nyumba kwanga ndiye amene adzalowe mʼmalo mwanga.”
4 Hu'neanagi Ra Anumzamo'a kenona'a huno, A'o! Rumo'a afufenonka'a e'origosie. Kagrama kasentesana mofavremo afufenonka'a erigahie.
Yehova anayankhula naye nati: “Munthu uyu sadzalowa mʼmalo mwako, koma mwana wako weniweni wamwamuna, wobereka wekha ndiye adzalowe mʼmalo mwako.”
5 Huno nehuno Abramuna avre atiramino megi'a vuno anage huno asmi'ne, monafi hanafitamina hampriga hunampi kesga hunka ko? Higeno kesga huno kegeno, Anumzamo'a huno, ana avamente kagripintira kagehe'za fore huhakare hu'za manigahaze.
Yehova anapita naye Abramu panja nati, “Tayangʼana kumwambaku, ndipo chifukwa cha chimenechi uwerenge nyenyezi ngati ungathe kuziwerenga.” Ndipo anamuwuza kuti, “Ndi mmene adzakhalire ana ako ndi zidzukulu zako.”
6 Ra Anumzamo'a anage huno asmigeno, Abramu'a ana kea nentahino, amentinti nehigeno Anumzamo'a fatgo nere huno Abramunkura hu'ne.
Abramu anakhulupirira Yehova, ndipo ichi chinamuchititsa kukhala wolungama.
7 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Abramuna asami'ne, Ur kumateti, Kaldia vahepinti Nagra Ra Anumzamo'na kavre'na e'nomo'na, ama mopa negamue.
Ndipo anamuwuza kuti, “Ine ndine Yehova amene ndinakuchotsa iwe ku mzinda wa Uri wa ku Akaldeya kuti ndikupatse dziko ili kuti likhale lako.”
8 Higeno Abramu'a huno, Marerisa Anumzamoka ama mopa kamigahue nehanana, inankna kazigati ama mopa erigahue hu'na ke'na antahi'na hunaku hugenka nehane?
Koma Abramu anati, “Haa! Ambuye Yehova, kodi ndingadziwe bwanji kuti lidzakhaladi langa?”
9 Higeno Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno asami'ne, Tagufa kafu hu'nesia bulimakao a' anenta afu'ene, tagufa kafu hu'nesia a' anenta memene, tagufa kafu hu'nesia ve lama afu'ene, tare maho namararene, zamavarenka Nagrite eno.
Kotero Yehova anati kwa iye, “Kanditengere kamsoti kangʼombe ka zaka zitatu, kamsoti ka mbuzi ka zaka zitatu, ndi nkhosa yayimuna ya zaka zitatu pamodzi ndi nkhunda ndi kamwana ka njiwa.”
10 Higeno Abramu'a kema hia kante anteno ana zagaramina aheno rutne tare hugagufeno kanti kama nenteno, namararena taga osu aga' ante'ne.
Abramu anabweretsadi zonsezi nadula chilichonse pakati nʼkuzindandalika, chidutswa chilichonse kuyangʼanana ndi chinzake; koma njiwa ndi nkhunda sanazidule pakati.
11 Ana zana tumpa namamo'za kete'za nenaku neageno Abramu'a keteno harige'za vu'naze.
Pamene miphamba inabwera kuti itole nyama ija, Abramu anayipirikitsa.
12 Hagi zage ufregeno avukoko higeno Abramu'a mase himare'neno, avanama keana, tusi'a hanimo agrira refitente'negeno negeno koro hu'ne.
Pamene dzuwa limalowa Abramu anagona tulo tofa nato ndipo mdima wandiweyani ndi wochititsa mantha unamuphimba.
13 Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Abramuna asami'ne, Nagra amama negasamua kea antahise huo. Kagehe'za ru vahe mopafi umani'nesage'za zamazeri haviza nehanage'za, kazokzo eri'zana 400'a zagegafufi erigahaze.
Tsono Yehova anati kwa iye, “Uyenera kudziwa mosakayika kuti zidzukulu zako zidzakhala alendo mʼdziko lachilendo ndipo zidzakhala akapolo ndi kuzunzidwa zaka 400.
14 Hianagi Nagra ana eri'za eri'zmantesaza kumate vahera keaga huzamantegahue. Ana amefiga'a zamagrama atirami'za esu'za, rama'a feno eri'za egahaze.
Koma ndidzalanga dziko limene zidzukulu zako zidzagwireko ukapolo ndipo pambuyo pake iwo adzatulukamo ndi chuma chambiri.
15 Hanki kagra Abramuga zaza kna so'e hunka manitenka, ozafa renka krimpa frune frisanke'za asegantesagenka kafahezane umanigahane.
Komabe iweyo udzamwalira mu mtendere ndi kuyikidwa mʼmanda utakalamba bwino.
16 Hanki kagehe'za 4'a zupa vahera forehu anante anante hute'za, ete ama moparera egahaze. Ana knazupa Amori vahe'mo'zama hu'naza kumikura zamazeri haviza hugahue. Hianagi Amori vahe'ma zamazeri haviza hanua kna zahufa ome'ne.
Patapita mibado inayi, adzukulu ako adzabwereranso kuno popeza tchimo la Aamori silinafike pachimake kuti alangidwe.”
17 Hagi zage ufreno hani higeno Abramu'ma keana, nezama kre kavofina tevegumo'a tusiza nehifinti, tevemo'a akrukru huno nerea tevemo afu'ma rutanenteno refko hunte'nea amunompi nevigeno ke'ne.
Dzuwa litalowa ndipo mdima utagwa, panaoneka mʼphika wofuka nthunzi ya moto ndi sakali yoyaka ndipo zinadutsa pakati pa zidutswa za nyama zija.
18 Ana zupage'za Ra Anumzamo'a Abramu'ene hagerfine manisa'a kea huvempa huno amanage hu'ne, ama mopa kagehe'i zamigahue. Isipi tima me'nereti agafa huteno vuvava huno, Jufretisi rantima me'nere vanige'na, ana maka mopa zamigahue.
Pa tsiku limenelo, Yehova anachita pangano ndi Abramu nati, “Ndikulonjeza kuti ndidzapereka dziko ili kwa zidzukulu zako, kuchokera ku mtsinje wa ku Igupto mpaka ku mtsinje waukulu wa Yufurate.
19 Ana mopare mani'naza vahe'mokizmi zamagi'a, Kenasi vahe'ene, Kin vahe'ene, Kadmo vahe'ene,
Ndidzakupatsani dziko la Akeni, Akenizi, Akadimoni,
20 Hiti vahe'ene, Peresi vahe'ene, Refaemi vahe'ene,
Ahiti, Aperezi, Arefaimu,
21 Amori vahe'ene, Kenani vahe'ene, Gilgasi vahe'ene, Jebusi vahe'mokizmi mopa erisanti haregahaze.
Aamori, Akanaani, Agirigasi ndi Ayebusi.”