Ruvambi 17
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Opo Abrahamu anakara namwaka 99, Hompa amonekere Abrahamu nakumutanterashi, '' Ame Karunga wamunene. Yenda kumeho yande, ghukare wakupongokerera.
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Makura ngani turepo likukwatakano pakatji kande nove, ame nka nganikuvukita kupitakanena.''
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Abrahamu atongamene nakunyongeka shipara shendi palivhu ano Karunga aghamba naye ashi,
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''Kwandeko me, taterera, likukwatakano lyande nove lya kara. Ngaukara she wavirongo vyavingi.
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Lidina lyoye kapi ngalikara nka Abrahamu, mara lidina lyoye ngalikara Abrahamu- ngoli nakutoghorora ukare she wavirongo vyavingi.
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Ame ngani vhukita unene ruvaro roye, ame nka ngani renka virongo vikare vyoye, ntani vaHompa ngavatunda moye.
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Ngani turapo likukwatakano pakatji kande nove naruvaro roye ngarukukwamo navana vavo navantje likukwatakano lyavo ngali karererapo, nikare Karunga ghoye nakuruvaro roye oro ngarukukwamo.
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Nganikupa, naruvaro roye ngarukukwamo, livango linya watungire, livhu nalintje lyaKanana, naviweka vyakukarererapo, ntani ame nganikara Karunga wavyo.''
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Karunga aghamba kwaAbrahamu ashi, ''koyeko ve, una hepa kukwatakana nawa likukwatakano lyande, pakatji kande nove naruvaro roye ngarukukwamo navana vavo navantje.
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Olino ndyo likukwatakano lyande, olyo ghukunga, lya karo pakatji kande nove naruvaro roye oro ngarukukwamo: Kehe mukafumu mukatji kenu vana kona kumurughana vyavamba.
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Vakona kumurughana vyavamba panyama, eshi ngashikara shiyivito shalikukwatakano pakatji kande nove.
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kehe mukafumu mukatji kenu ogho ana karo namwaka ntantatu vana vakona kumurughana vyavamba, ngavitwikire navana vavo. Ovino vina kundama novo vana kushampurukira mumundi ghoye noghu wakughura namalivawakukutunda kuva ntunda virongo ogho akaro ashi kapishi umwe wavana voye.
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Oghu vana kushampurukira mumundi woye nowo vana kughura namaliva vakona kumurughana vyavamba. Olino likukwatakano lyande ngalikara pa nyama ngalikare likukwatakano lyakukarererapo.
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Kehe uno mukafumu vapira kughana vyavamba pashipapa shendi sha nyama yendi ngava mughupako kuvantu vendi. Ghuye ana ghupupo likukwatakano lyetu.''
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Karunga ghatantere Abrahamu, ''Kwamukamaliko ghoye Sarayi, kapishi ngaumuyitange Sarayi nka. Ngoli, lidina lyendi ngalikara Sara.
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Ngani mutungika, ano nganikupa mona pendi. Ngani mutungika ghuye ngakara nyokwa wadimuoko. VaHompa vavantu ngava tunda mwendi.''
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Makura Abrahamu atongamene nakunyongeka shipara shendi palivhu, ashepe, nakughamba mumutjima wendi ashi, ''Mwanuke kuvura kumuyita mukafumu ana karo namwaka lifere? weni ngoli Sara, ana karo namwaka rontane, ghayite mona wamukafumu?
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Abrahamu atantere Karunga, ''Ndi Isimayeli ghakare namonyo kushipara shoye!''
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Karunga ghalimburura, ''Hawe, mara Saramukamali ghoye ngawana mona wakafumu, makura ngamumuruke lidina Issaka. Ngani gwanekelita likukwatakano lyande naye navanandi ovo ngavamukwamo.
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Kwendiko Ismayeli, nakumutungika nakumupa ruvaro ntani nganimuvukita kupitakanenena. Ghuye ngakara she waHompa ronambiri, ghuye ngani mutura ngakare namuhoko waunene.
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Mara likukwatakano lyande ngali karapo naIssaka, oghu ngakupa Sara muruvede ndoru mumwaka una kukwamoko.''
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Opo ghamanine kughamba naye, Karungaghayendi muwiru ghatunde kwaAbrahamu.
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Makura Abrahamu aghupu monendi Ismayeli, nanavantje ovo vashampukira mumundi wendi novo ghaghulire namaliva ghendi, kehe mukafumu mukatji kavakafumu mumundi waAbrahamu ava rughana vyavamba panyama davo muliyuva limwe,momu amutantilire Karunga.
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Abrahamu kwakalire namwaka rontane nantaneopo vamurughanine vyavamba pashipapa sha nyama yendi.
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Ismayeli monendi wamukafumu akalire namwaka ro natatu opo vamurughanine vyavambapashipapa sha nyama yendi.
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Ndyolyo liyuva limwe Abrahamu na monendi Ismayeli mpo vavarughanine vyavamba.
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Vakafumu navantje vamumundi wendi kwavarughanine kumwe naye vyavamba, kuturako novo vashampurukira mumundi wendi novo vaghulire namaliva kuva ntunda virongo.