UGenesisi 20

1 U-Abhrahama wathutha kuleyondawo waya emangweni waseNegebi wayahlala phakathi kweKhadeshi leShuri. Okwesikhatshana wake wahlala eGerari,

and to set out from there Abraham land: country/planet [to] [the] Negeb and to dwell between Kadesh and between Shur and to sojourn in/on/with Gerar

2 lapho u-Abhrahama athi khona ngomkakhe uSara, “Ngudadewethu.” Ngakho u-Abhimelekhi inkosi yaseGerari yathi uSara kalethwe, yazithathela.

and to say Abraham to(wards) Sarah woman: wife his sister my he/she/it and to send: depart Abimelech king Gerar and to take: take [obj] Sarah

3 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wafika ku-Abhimelekhi ephutsheni ebusuku wathi kuye, “Usufile wena ngenxa yomfazi omthetheyo; ngumfazi womnikazi.”

and to come (in): come God to(wards) Abimelech in/on/with dream [the] night and to say to/for him behold you to die upon [the] woman which to take: take and he/she/it rule: to marry master: men

4 Kodwa u-Abhimelekhi wayelokhu engakamthinti, ngakho wathi, “Thixo, uzasibhubhisa isizwe esimsulwa na?

and Abimelech not to present: come to(wards) her and to say Lord nation also righteous to kill

5 Katshongo kimi yini wathi, ‘Ngudadewethu,’ laye katshongo na wathi, ‘Ungumnewethu?’ Lokhu ngikwenze ngenhliziyo emsulwa langezandla ezimhlophe.”

not he/she/it to say to/for me sister my he/she/it and he/she/it also he/she/it to say brother: male-sibling my he/she/it in/on/with integrity heart my and in/on/with innocence palm my to make: do this

6 Ngalokho uNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye ephutsheni, “Yebo, ngiyakwazi ukuthi lokhu ukwenze ngenhliziyo emsulwa, yikho ngikuthintile ukuthi ungenzi isono kimi. Yikho ngingakuyekelanga wamthinta.

and to say to(wards) him [the] God in/on/with dream also I to know for in/on/with integrity heart your to make: do this and to withhold also I [obj] you from to sin to/for me upon so not to give: allow you to/for to touch to(wards) her

7 Manje mbuyisele umfazi womuntu, ngoba umuntu lowo ungumphrofethi, uzakukhulekela ukuthi uphile. Kodwa nxa ungambuyiseli, yazi ukuthi wena lakho konke okungokwakho kuzakufa.”

and now to return: return woman: wife [the] man for prophet he/she/it and to pray about/through/for you and to live and if nothing you to return: return to know for to die to die you(m. s.) and all which to/for you

8 Kusisa ngelanga elilandelayo ekuseni kakhulu, u-Abhimelekhi wabiza zonke izikhulu zakhe, kwathi esezitshelile konke okwenzakeleyo, zesaba kakhulu.

and to rise Abimelech in/on/with morning and to call: call to to/for all servant/slave his and to speak: speak [obj] all [the] word: thing [the] these in/on/with ear: to ears their and to fear [the] human much

9 U-Abhimelekhi wasebiza u-Abhrahama wathi, “Ukwenzeleni lokhu kithi na? Ngikone ngani uze ulethe ukona okunje phezu kwami lombuso wami na? Wenze kimi izinto okungafanelanga zenziwe.”

and to call: call to Abimelech to/for Abraham and to say to/for him what? to make: do to/for us and what? to sin to/for you for to come (in): bring upon me and upon kingdom my sin great: large deed which not to make: do to make: do with me me

10 U-Abhimelekhi wabuza u-Abhrahama wathi, “Besiyini isizatho sakho sokwenza lokhu na?”

and to say Abimelech to(wards) Abraham what? to see: see for to make: do [obj] [the] word: thing [the] this

11 U-Abhrahama waphendula wathi, “Ngazitshela ngathi, ‘Ngempela kakukho ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kule indawo njalo bazangibulala ngenxa yomkami.’

and to say Abraham for to say except nothing fear God in/on/with place [the] this and to kill me upon word: because woman: wife my

12 Ngaphandle kwalokho, uvele ungudadewethu, indodakazi kababa kodwa engasuye kamama; waba ngumkami.

and also truly sister my daughter father my he/she/it surely not daughter mother my and to be to/for me to/for woman: wife

13 Kwathi uNkulunkulu esengisusile emzini kababa ngathi kuSara, ‘Nansi indlela ongatshengisa ngayo uthando lwakho kimi: Noma ngaphi lapho esiya khona, ubokuthi ngami, “Ungumnewethu.”’”

and to be like/as as which to go astray [obj] me God from house: home father my and to say to/for her this kindness your which to make: do with me me to(wards) all [the] place which to come (in): come there [to] to say to/for me brother: male-sibling my he/she/it

14 U-Abhimelekhi waseletha izimvu lenkomo, lezisebenzi zesilisa lezesifazane wazipha u-Abhrahama, wabuyisela uSara umkakhe kuye.

and to take: take Abimelech flock and cattle and servant/slave and maidservant and to give: give to/for Abraham and to return: return to/for him [obj] Sarah woman: wife his

15 Njalo u-Abhimelekhi wathi, “Nanti ilizwe lami uyalibona; ungahlala lapho othanda khona.”

and to say Abimelech behold land: country/planet my to/for face: before your in/on/with pleasant in/on/with eye: appearance your to dwell

16 Wathi kuSara, “Umnewenu ngimupha amashekeli esiliva ayinkulungwane. Le iyinhlawulo yehlazo elenziwe kuwe phambi kwabantu bonke bakini; usugeziwe.”

and to/for Sarah to say behold to give: give thousand silver: money to/for brother: male-sibling your behold he/she/it to/for you covering eye to/for all which with you and with all and to rebuke

17 U-Abhrahama wasekhuleka kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wamsilisa u-Abhimelekhi, lomkakhe lezigqili zakhe zesifazane ukuthi babelabantwana njalo,

and to pray Abraham to(wards) [the] God and to heal God [obj] Abimelech and [obj] woman: wife his and maidservant his and to beget

18 ngoba uThixo wayevale bonke abesifazane bendlu ka-Abhimelekhi inzalo ngenxa yomka-Abhrahama, uSara.

for to restrain to restrain LORD about/through/for all womb to/for house: household Abimelech upon word: because Sarah woman: wife Abraham