¹ Tuyakwaamba buti kuti Abraham, taata wesu mbuli kunyama, wakayana he? ² Kuti kakuli Abraham wakalulamikwa akaambo kamilimo yakwe, nkokuti ulikwete kaambo kakulisumpula, pele kutali kuli Leza. ³ Ino alo malembo aamba buti? ''Abraham wakahyoma Leza, alimwi cakaambwa kuli nguwe kuti mbululami. ⁴ Ono kuli yooyo uubeleka, bulumbu bwakwe tabwaambwi kuti chipengo, pele nceceeco nchayelele kupewa. ⁵ Pele kuli yooyo uutabeleki pele uhyoma yooyo uusalahya babyaabi luhyomo lwakwe lubalwa kubalulami. ⁶ Davida awalo uulaamba zhyileleko kumuntu ooyo Leza gwabala luhyomo kakunyina milimo. ⁷ Ulati, ''Balelekwa aabo balaamilimo mibyaabi iilekelelwa alimwi ahyinyonyoono zhyabo zhyavwumbwa. ⁸ Walelekwa ooyo muntu Mwami ngwatakabalilwi zhyibi.'' ⁹ Ono hena eeci cileleko caamba buyo baabo bapalulwe naa cilaambwa akuli batapalulwe? Nkaambo tulaamba kuti, ''Luhyomo lwakabalwa kuli Abraham kuti mbululami.'' ¹⁰ Mbuti mbolwakabalwa kuli hguwe? Hena lwakabalwa kuli nguwe kapalulwe naa katana? Lwakaambwa katana, palwa. ¹¹ Abraham wakatambula citondezhyo cakupalwa mbuli cilamatihyo cabululami mbwakakwete kuluhyomo katana palwa. Muzeezo waali wakuti abe uhyi waboonse bahyoma pele bataninga palwa, kutewa bululami bube ambabo. ¹² Ngo uhyi waba kapalwe ibatali bapalwe buyo pele balo ibeenda muzhila yaluhyomo njaakeenda taata wesu Abraham katana palwa. ¹³ Nkaambo cihyomyo ca Araham alimwi alunyungu lwakwe cakukona nyika ticakaboola kwiinda mumulawo pele kwiinda mubululami bwaluhyomo. ¹⁴ Ino kuti abo ibapona kwiinda mumulawo baba mbabakoni, nkokuti luhyomo ndwabuyo, alimwi cihyomyo inga cabula nchocaamba. ¹⁵ Nkaambo mulawo uleta bukali, pele aanyina mulawo, kunyina kusotoka mulawo. ¹⁶ Akaambo kaako nkoku hyoma, mukucita kuti cihyomyo cibe aluzhyalo alimwi cipewe kulunyungu lwa Abraham lyoonse - kutali buyo baabo bali mumulawo, pele akuli baabo boonse bakwete luhyomo lwa Abraham. Ngo taata wesu toonse, ¹⁷ mbuli mbokulembelwe, ''Ndakusala kuti ube uhyi wamikowa mingi.'' Abraham wakali munhi aayooyo ngwahyoma kuti ngo, Leza, uupa buumi kubahwu alimwi akwiita zhyintu hyitaboneki kuti hyila

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¹⁸ Mubulangihyi wakahyoma kubulangihyi, kuti uya kuba wihyi wamihyobo minji, kweendelanya ambwaakambilwa, ''Kuti mboluya kuba lunyungu lwako.'' ¹⁹ Kakunyina kukompama muluhyomo, wakayeeya kuhwa kwa mubili wakwe (nkaambo wakakwenye mwaanda wa myaka), alimwi akuhwu kwa mwihwu lya Sara. ²⁰ Pele nkaambo kacihyomyo ca Leza, Abraham kunyina natakahyoma. Nokuba boobo, wakayuminhiwa kuluhyomo alimwi akulumba Leza. ²¹ Waka hyoma cimaninine kuti eeco Leza ncaaka hyomya, ulakozhya kucizuzukizhya. ²² Akaambo kaako eeci ''acalo cakaambwa kuli nguwe kuti mbululami.'' ²³ Pele mabala ''akabalwa kuli nguwe'' taakalembilwa walo alike. ²⁴ Akalembelwa ndiswe toonse, alimwi tulabalwa aswebo muluhyomo aswebo notuhyoma ooyo iwakabuhya Jesu Mwami wesu kuhwa kubahwu. ²⁵ Ooyu ngonguwe waka hwutulwa kuvwa kumilandu yesu akubuhyiwa kuhvwa kukutusalazhya.