Jenesis 20

1 Abrahamu'a maka feno zama'a enerino kumara atreno, Negev kaziga vuno Gerar umani'ne. Ana kumara Kadesine, Surine amu'nompi me'ne.

UAbrahama wasesuka lapho waya elizweni leningizimu, wahlala phakathi kweKadeshi leShuri wahlala njengowezizwe eGerari.

2 Hagi Abrahamu'a nenaro Serankura amanage huno zamasmine, Ama nensaro mani'ne. Higeno Gerari kumate kini ne' Abimeleki'ma ana nanekema nentahino'a, eri'za vahe'a huzmantege'za Serana ome avre'za eme ami'naze.

UAbrahama wasesithi ngoSara umkakhe: Ungudadewethu. UAbhimeleki inkosi yeGerari wathuma-ke, wathatha uSara.

3 Hianagi ana kenagera Anumzamo'a ava'nafi Abimelekina amanage huno eme asmi'ne, Antahio vereti a' avre'za eme kami'nazankinka frigahane.

Kodwa uNkulunkulu weza kuAbhimeleki ephutsheni ebusuku, wathi kuye: Khangela, ufile ngenxa yowesifazana omthetheyo, ngoba uganile endodeni.

4 Higeno Abimeleki'a Sera'enema omase'negu huno amanage hu'ne. Ra Anumzamoka mago ke'a omane'nesia vahera knare amane kuma'ane naga'anena zamahe fanane hugahano?

Kodwa uAbhimeleki wayengasondelanga kuye. Ngakho wathi: Nkosi, uzabhubhisa lesizwe esilungileyo yini?

5 Abrahamu'a agra nasmino, ama ara nensaro'e nehigeno, Sera'a Abrahamunkura nagra nesarone huno hu'ne. E'ina hu'negu Serama avre'za eme nenamizage'na nagra nagu'areti'ene antahi antahini'areti'ene fatgo avu'ava hu'noe hu'na nagesa antahi'noe.

Kayisuye yini othe kimi: Ungudadewethu? Laye uqobo wasesithi: Ungumnewethu. Ngobuqotho benhliziyo yami langobuhlophe bezandla zami ngikwenzile lokhu.

6 Higeno Anumzamo'a ava'nafina amanage huno Abimelekina asami'ne, Tamage hane, Nagra antahi'noe, kagra fatgo antahintahi antahinenka, anazana hu'nane. E'ina hu'nanke'na Nagra kase hugantogenka Serana avako osu'nane. E'igu kefozana osu'nane.

UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye ephutsheni: Lami sengazile ukuthi ngobuqotho benhliziyo yakho ukwenzile lokhu; lami futhi ngikuvimbele ukuze ungoni kimi; ngenxa yalokhu kangikuvumelanga ukuthi umthinte.

7 Hianagi ama a'mofo neve'a kasnampa ne' mani'neanki, huntegeno neve hirega vino. Nevanigeno negeno kagrama fri'zankura nunamu huno kza hino. Hanki hunte'nankeno ovaniana, kagrane maka'a naga kanena frigahaze.

Ngakho-ke buyisela umfazi wendoda, ngoba ingumprofethi; njalo izakukhulekela ukuze uphile; kodwa uba ungambuyiseli, yazi ukuthi isibili uzakufa wena labo bonke abangabakho.

8 Nanterame Abimeleki'a maka kva vahera ke hige'za eme atru hazageno, Anumzamo'ma ava'nafima asami'nea nanekea huama huno zamasmi'ne. Nezamasmige'za nentahi'za, tusi'za hu'za zamagogogu hu'naze.

UAbhimeleki wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wabiza zonke inceku zakhe, wakhuluma wonke la amazwi endlebeni zazo; njalo amadoda esaba kakhulu.

9 Abimeleki'a ke higeno Abrahamu'a egeno amanage huno antahige'ne. Kagra naza hurante'nane? Nagra kagrira mago'a kumira hugante'nogenka amanahu havizana kumani'ane vahe'nianena hurantano? Amanahu avu'avazama hanana, fatgo osu avu'ava hane.

UAbhimeleki wasembiza uAbrahama, wathi kuye: Wenzeni kithi? Ngoneni kuwe ukuthi ungilethele mina lombuso wami isono esikhulu? Wenze kimi izenzo ezingafanelanga ukwenziwa.

10 Nehuno Abimeleki'a amanage huno Abrahamuna asami'ne. Kagra nankna antahintahi hunka amanahu'zana hu'nane?

UAbhimeleki wasesithi kuAbrahama: Uboneni, uze wenze into le?

11 Higeno Abrahamu'a kenona amanage hu'ne, Na'ankure nagra amanage hu'na nagesa antahi'noe, ama kumapina Anumzamofonkura koro nosazanki'za, zamagra a'ni'areku hu'za nahe nefri'za a'nia erigahaze nehu'na anara hu'noe.

UAbrahama wasesithi: Ngoba ngacabanga ukuthi: Isibili ukwesaba uNkulunkulu kakukho kulindawo; njalo bazangibulala ngenxa yomkami.

12 Hanki ami ara nenfa mofa nensaro mani'ne. Ana hu'neanagi nenrera mofa omani'negu huno a'ni'a mani'ne.

Kanti-ke isibili ungudadewethu, uyindodakazi kababa, kodwa kasiyo indodakazi kamama; wasesiba ngumkami.

13 Hanki Anumzamo'ma hunantege'na nenfa noma netre'na amanage hu'na Serana asami'noe, hakare'a kaziga vanu'ana so'e kavukva hunantenka nensaro'e hunka huo hu'na asami'noe.

Kwasekusithi mhla uNkulunkulu engizulisa ngisuka endlini kababa ngasengisithi kuye: Lo ngumusa ozawenza kimi, kuzo zonke indawo esizafika kuzo, uthi ngami: Ungumnewethu.

14 Anante Abimeleki'a sipisipine, bulimakaone, kazokazo eri'za vahera vene a'ene Abrahamuna avrenemino, nenaro Seranena avreno eme ami'ne.

UAbhimeleki wasethatha izimvu lezinkomo lezinceku lezincekukazi, wapha uAbrahama, wambuyisela uSara umkakhe.

15 Abimeleki'a amanage hu'ne, Ko! Ama maka nagri mopa me'neanki, kavesinirera amne umanio.

UAbhimeleki wasesithi: Khangela, ilizwe lami liphambi kwakho; hlala lapho okuhle khona emehlweni akho.

16 Nehuno Serana amanage huno asami'ne. Kagri'ma kagazema eri kami'nogu hu'na negasro Abrahamuna ama mizana 1tauseni'a silva zagoa mika negazage'na amue. E'ina nehanuge'za mika vahe'mo'za nege'za, nagrikura havi zana osu'ne hu'za hugahaze.

LakuSara wathi: Khangela, ngimnikile umnewenu inhlamvu zesiliva eziyinkulungwane; khangela, uyisisibekelo samehlo kuwe, kuye wonke olawe, labo bonke, njalo ukhuziwe.

17 Anage hutegeno Abrahamu'a Anumzamofontega nunamu higeno Anumzamo'a Abimelekine, nenarone, kazokzo eri'za mofanene, a'nenea zamazeri soe hige'za mofavre kasente'naze.

UAbrahama wasekhuleka kuNkulunkulu; uNkulunkulu wasemsilisa uAbhimeleki lomkakhe lencekukazi zakhe, ukuze bazale.

18 Na'ankure Abrahamu nenaro Seranteku huno Ra Anumzamo'a Abimeleki naga'mofo a'nea zamarimpa erigi'neane.

Ngoba iNkosi yayizivalile ngokupheleleyo izizalo zonke zabendlu kaAbhimeleki ngenxa kaSara umkaAbrahama.