Icipandwa 20
1
Abrahamu aendele ukulola mu calo ca Negebu, no kwikala [akati ka Kadeshi na Shuri. Ali umulebeshi nokwikala mu Gerari.
2
Abrahamu asosele ukulola kuli Sara umukashi wakwe, atile, "ninkashi yandi." Eico imfumu ya Gerari yatumine kuli Saa no kumusenda.
3
Lelo Lesa aishile kuli Abimeeki mu ciloto ubushiku, nokutila kuli ena. "mona, uli muntu uwafwa pantu umwanakashi usendele, pantu wena mukashi wamwine."
4
Nomba Abimeleki talapalamina mupepi kuli ena elyo asosele ati, "shikulu, bushe kuti mwaipaya no luko ululungami?
5
Bushe tanjebele umwine kuli ine, 'ninkashi yandi?' No mwine atile ati, ' 'nindume yandi.' nacitile ici muli bumpomfu wamutima wandi nabuka ele bwaminwe yandi."
6
Elyo Lesa atile kuli ena muciloto, "Nasumina, kabili ninhishiba ukuti muli bumpomfu bwa mutima obe ucitile ici eco nine nkuleseshe ukuti mwimbembukila. Eico nshacisuminisha iwe ukuti umwikatemo.
7
Eico, Bwesesha umwaume umukashi, pantu ena ni kasesema . Alekupepela iwe, eyo uleba no mweo. Lelo ngatawa mubwekeshemo, wishibe iwe na bali abobe mucine mukafwa."
8
Abimeleko acelele ulucelo elyo nokwita ababomfibakwe jbonse ku mwine alibebele ifintu ifi fyonse, na baume baumfwile umwenso apakalamba.
9
Elyo Abimeleki aitile Abrahamu no kusosa kuli ena, "Finshi wacita kuli ifwe? Nabebwike shani kuli iwe, ukuti pakuti ulete pali ine no kutela pabufumu bwandi ulubembu ulukalamba? wacita kuli ine icintu icishali ukucitwa."
10
Abimeleki atile kuli Abrahamu, "cinshi cakupamfishe ukucita ico cintu?"
11
Abrahamu atile pantu natontokanya tamuli akatina kakwa lesa muli ino ncende, bali nokunjipaya pamulandu wa mukashi wandi.'
12
Ukucilapo cacine ni nkashi yandi umwana mwanakashi wakwa tata, lelo temwana mwanakashi wakwa mayo eco aishileba umukashi wandi.
13
Ilyo Lesa alengele ukusha inganda yakwa tata no kwenda ukufuma pancende ne nencende, natile ku mwanakashi, 'ufwile ukunanga uba bucishinka nhgo mukashi wandi; ku ncende yonse iyo tukayako, ukatile kuli ine, "ni ndume yandi.""
14
Elyo abimeleki abulile impanga ne ngombe, na baume nabakashi abasa abapele kuli Abrahamu. Elyo abweseshe Sara, umukashi wakwa Abrahamu kuli ena.
15
Abimeleki atile, "mona, icalo lcandi cili pa menso yobe, wikale konse ukulekusekesha iwe."
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Kuli Sara atile, "mona, napela ndume yobe isha Silfere ikana limo. Cakufimba pamulandu onse kuli iwe na mumenso yabone abo uli nabo, na pali ulu onse, naumpwililika wapangwa uwalungika."
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Elyo Abrahamu apepele kuli Lesa, na Lesa aposeshe Abimelkeki, umukashi wakwe, na basha bakwe abanakashi ukuti bengaba abakukwata abana.
18
Pantu Ywe acilike ifumo lyonse lya mwanakashi uwamu nga yakwa Abimeleki, pamulandu wakwa Sara, umukashi wakwa Abrahamu