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Mulungu adayeza Abrahamu
1 Patapita magole, Mulungu adayeza Abrahamu. Adamucemera, adati: “Abrahamu!” Ndipo Abrahamu adatawira kuti: “Ndiri pano, Mbuya”.
2 Mulungu adati: “Tenga Isaki, mwana wako m'bodzi yekhayo, omwe umbafuna, uyende kudziko la Moriya. Kumweko ukam'pereke ninga ntsembe yakutentherera paphiri lomwe ndin'dzakuuza”.
3 Mangwana yandzace madandakweca, Abrahamu adakondza cakumbingira pabulu wace, acigwata nkhuni zakukatenthera ntsembe, ndipo adatenga Isaki pabodzi na akapolo wace awiri wacinyamuka ulendo wakuyenda kumbuto yomwe Mulungu akhadawauza.
4 Pantsiku yacitatu yace, Abrahamu adawona mbuto ire na patali.
5 Ndipo adauza akapolo wace kuti: “Imwe bakakhalani pano na buluyu. Ine na mulumbwanayu tiniyenda uko kukatumbiza, tingakamala tin'dzakuwonani”.
6 Abrahamu adasendzesa Isaki nkhuni zakukatenthera ntsembe ire. Ndipo iye adatenga moto mmanja mwace pabodzi na cisu, wentse waciyamba kufamba pabodzi.
7 Tsono Isaki adacemera baba wace kuti: “Baba”. Abrahamu adatawira kuti: “Ndiri pano, mwanangu”. Isaki adabvundza kuti: “Moto na nkhuni ndiri kubziwona, bziripo. Tsono mwana wa bira wakukatentha ntsembe ali kuponi?”
8 Abrahamu adamutawira kuti: “Mwanangu, Mulungu an'katipasa mwana wa birayo”. Na tenepo wentse awiri adapitiriza na ulendo bwawo pabodzi.
9 Pomwe adafika kumbuto yomwe Mulungu adamuuza ire, Abrahamu adamanga guwa la ntsembe, aciikha nkhuni padzaulu pa guwalo. Patsogolo pace adamanga mwana waceyo, acimugonesa padzaulu pa nkhunizo.
10 Ndipo adasolola cisu kuti amuphe mwana wace ule.
11 Tsono anju wa Mbuya adam'cemera kucokera kudzulu, idati: “Abrahamu, Abrahamu!” Iye adatawira kuti: “Ndiri pano, Mbuya!” Anjuyo idati,
12 “Leka kumupha mulumbwanayo, napo kumucita cinthu cinango ciri-centse. Ndiri kudziwa kuti ndiwe wakubvera cadidi, thangwe ulibe kundimana mwana wako m'bodzi yekhayo”.
13 Pomwe Abrahamu adanyang'ana pambali, adawona kuti pana bvululume wakupanikika nyanga zace mumphangala. Mmbuto yakupereka mwana wace ninga ntsembe, adakatenga bvululume ule acimupha ninga ntsembe yakutenthera.
14 Abrahamu adacemera mbutoyo kuti: “Mbuya adapasa”. Ndipo mpaka lero lino, wanthu ambati: “Paphiri la Mbuya an'dzapasa”.
15 Anju ya Mbuya ire idam'cemera Abrahamu kaciwiri kucokera kudzulu, idati,
16 “Mbuya ali kulewa kuti: ‘Ndiri kupicira kuti ndin'dzakudalisa kwene-kwene iwe, thangwe wacita bzimwebzi, ulibe kundimana mwana wako m'bodziyo.
17 N'cadidi nin'dzakudalisa ndipo nin'dzakupasa bzizukulu bzizinji ninga nyenyezi za kudzulu, ayai ninga mcenga wa mumphepete mwa thawale. Bzizukulu bzakobzo bzin'dzatenga mizinda ya awengi wawo.
18 Madzindza yentse ya padziko la pantsi yan'dzatambira madaliso kucokera kuna bzizukulu bzako, thangwe iwe wandibvera.’ ”
19 Abrahamu adabwerera komwe akhadasiya akapolo wace, ndipo wentsenewo adayenda kuBeereseba. Ndipo Abrahamu adakakhala kumweko.
Dzindza la Nahori
20 Patsogolo pace, Abrahamu adabva kuti Milika adabalira Nahori, m'bale wace, wana asere.
21 Mwana wace wakutoma akhali Uzi, mng'ono wa Uziyo akhali Buzi. Akhalipombo Kemuwele, baba wa Aramu,
22 Kesedi, Ahazo, Pilidasi, Idilafe na Betuyele.
23 Betuyele adabereka Rebeka. Milika adabalira Nahori, m'bale wa Abrahamu, wana asere amwewa.
24 Ndipo Reuma, mkazi mng'ono wa Nahori, adabala Teba, Gahamu, Tahasi na Maaka.