< UGenesisi 20 >

1 UAbrahama wasesuka lapho waya elizweni leningizimu, wahlala phakathi kweKadeshi leShuri wahlala njengowezizwe eGerari.
Abrahamu'a maka feno zama'a enerino kumara atreno, Negev kaziga vuno Gerar umani'ne. Ana kumara Kadesine, Surine amu'nompi me'ne.
2 UAbrahama wasesithi ngoSara umkakhe: Ungudadewethu. UAbhimeleki inkosi yeGerari wathuma-ke, wathatha uSara.
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.
3 Kodwa uNkulunkulu weza kuAbhimeleki ephutsheni ebusuku, wathi kuye: Khangela, ufile ngenxa yowesifazana omthetheyo, ngoba uganile endodeni.
Hianagi ana kenagera Anumzamo'a ava'nafi Abimelekina amanage huno eme asmi'ne, Antahio vereti a' avre'za eme kami'nazankinka frigahane.
4 Kodwa uAbhimeleki wayengasondelanga kuye. Ngakho wathi: Nkosi, uzabhubhisa lesizwe esilungileyo yini?
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?
5 Kayisuye yini othe kimi: Ungudadewethu? Laye uqobo wasesithi: Ungumnewethu. Ngobuqotho benhliziyo yami langobuhlophe bezandla zami ngikwenzile lokhu.
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.
6 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye ephutsheni: Lami sengazile ukuthi ngobuqotho benhliziyo yakho ukwenzile lokhu; lami futhi ngikuvimbele ukuze ungoni kimi; ngenxa yalokhu kangikuvumelanga ukuthi umthinte.
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.
7 Ngakho-ke buyisela umfazi wendoda, ngoba ingumprofethi; njalo izakukhulekela ukuze uphile; kodwa uba ungambuyiseli, yazi ukuthi isibili uzakufa wena labo bonke abangabakho.
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.
8 UAbhimeleki wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wabiza zonke inceku zakhe, wakhuluma wonke la amazwi endlebeni zazo; njalo amadoda esaba kakhulu.
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.
9 UAbhimeleki wasembiza uAbrahama, wathi kuye: Wenzeni kithi? Ngoneni kuwe ukuthi ungilethele mina lombuso wami isono esikhulu? Wenze kimi izenzo ezingafanelanga ukwenziwa.
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.
10 UAbhimeleki wasesithi kuAbrahama: Uboneni, uze wenze into le?
Nehuno Abimeleki'a amanage huno Abrahamuna asami'ne. Kagra nankna antahintahi hunka amanahu'zana hu'nane?
11 UAbrahama wasesithi: Ngoba ngacabanga ukuthi: Isibili ukwesaba uNkulunkulu kakukho kulindawo; njalo bazangibulala ngenxa yomkami.
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.
12 Kanti-ke isibili ungudadewethu, uyindodakazi kababa, kodwa kasiyo indodakazi kamama; wasesiba ngumkami.
Hanki ami ara nenfa mofa nensaro mani'ne. Ana hu'neanagi nenrera mofa omani'negu huno a'ni'a mani'ne.
13 Kwasekusithi mhla uNkulunkulu engizulisa ngisuka endlini kababa ngasengisithi kuye: Lo ngumusa ozawenza kimi, kuzo zonke indawo esizafika kuzo, uthi ngami: Ungumnewethu.
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.
14 UAbhimeleki wasethatha izimvu lezinkomo lezinceku lezincekukazi, wapha uAbrahama, wambuyisela uSara umkakhe.
Anante Abimeleki'a sipisipine, bulimakaone, kazokazo eri'za vahera vene a'ene Abrahamuna avrenemino, nenaro Seranena avreno eme ami'ne.
15 UAbhimeleki wasesithi: Khangela, ilizwe lami liphambi kwakho; hlala lapho okuhle khona emehlweni akho.
Abimeleki'a amanage hu'ne, Ko! Ama maka nagri mopa me'neanki, kavesinirera amne umanio.
16 LakuSara wathi: Khangela, ngimnikile umnewenu inhlamvu zesiliva eziyinkulungwane; khangela, uyisisibekelo samehlo kuwe, kuye wonke olawe, labo bonke, njalo ukhuziwe.
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.
17 UAbrahama wasekhuleka kuNkulunkulu; uNkulunkulu wasemsilisa uAbhimeleki lomkakhe lencekukazi zakhe, ukuze bazale.
Anage hutegeno Abrahamu'a Anumzamofontega nunamu higeno Anumzamo'a Abimelekine, nenarone, kazokzo eri'za mofanene, a'nenea zamazeri soe hige'za mofavre kasente'naze.
18 Ngoba iNkosi yayizivalile ngokupheleleyo izizalo zonke zabendlu kaAbhimeleki ngenxa kaSara umkaAbrahama.
Na'ankure Abrahamu nenaro Seranteku huno Ra Anumzamo'a Abimeleki naga'mofo a'nea zamarimpa erigi'neane.

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