Genesis 18 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

18 ¹Ndipo Atate wathu anaonekera kwa Abrahamu pa mitengo ya thundu ya ku Mamre, pamene iye anali atakhala pa khomo la tenti yake nthawi ya kutentha kwa masana. ^a a v1 M'Chipangano Chakale chonse Atate wathu amaonekera m'maonekedwe amene ana ake angathe kukumana nawo—ngati amuna, mu moto ndi mtambo, ngati nthumwi. Uyu amene akudza kwa Abrahamu pano ndiye Atate wathu, amene nthawi zonse watsatira ana ake ndi chikondi. ²Anakweza maso ake, naona amuna atatu ataima pafupi naye. Ataona iwo, anathamanga kuchoka pa khomo la tenti yake kukakumana nawo, nawerama pansi. ³Nati, “Ambuye Atate wanga, ngati ndapeza chisomo pamaso panu, musadutse wantchito wanu. ⁴Mulole kuti abwere ndi madzi pang'ono kuti musambe mapazi anu, ndipo mupume pansi pa mtengo. ⁵Ndibweretse chidutswa cha mkate kuti mutsitsimutse mitima yanu musanapitirire, popeza mwadza kwa wantchito wanu.” Iwo anati, “Chita monga wanenera.”

⁶Abrahamu anafulumira kulowa mu tenti kwa Sara, nati, “Fulumira, tenga ufa wosalala wa mapaundi pafupifupi makumi awiri ndi asanu, uukande, upange mkate.” ⁷Abrahamu anathamangira ku gulu la ng'ombe, natenga mwana wa ng'ombe wofewa ndi wabwino, naupereka kwa wantchito, amene anafulumira kuukonza. ⁸Anatenga chambiko, mkaka, ndi mwana wa ng'ombe amene anakonzedwa, naziyika pamaso pa amuna aja, ndipo anaimirira pafupi nawo pansi pa mtengo pamene iwo anadya.

⁹Iwo anamfunsa iye, “Sara mkazi wako ali kuti?” Iye anati, “Ali uko, mu tenti.”

¹⁰Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Ndithudi ndidzabwerera kwa iwe nthawi ino chaka chamawa, ndipo Sara mkazi wako adzakhala ndi mwana wamwamuna.” Sara anamvetsera pa khomo la tenti kumbuyo kwake.

¹¹Abrahamu ndi Sara anali okalamba, apita m'masiku ambiri; ndipo Sara anali atasiya kusamba monga mwa amayi. ¹²Sara anaseka mu mtima mwake, nati, “Nditatha mphamvu motere, kodi ndidzakhala ndi chisangalalo, pomwe mbuye wanga nayenso ndi wokalamba?”

¹³Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Abrahamu, “Nchifukwa chiyani Sara waseka, nati, ‘Kodi ndithudi ndidzabereka mwana, pomwe ndakalamba chotere?’ ¹⁴Kodi chilipo chinthu chovuta kwa Atate wako? Ndidzabwerera kwa iwe pa nthawi yoikika chaka chamawa, ndipo Sara adzakhala ndi mwana wamwamuna.”

¹⁵Sara anakana, nati, “Sindinaseke,” pakuti anachita mantha. Iye anati, “Ayi, waseka ndithu.”

Kuyang'ana cha ku Sodomu

¹⁶Amuna aja ananyamuka kuchoka pamenepo, nayang'ana cha ku Sodomu, ndipo Abrahamu anayenda nawo kuwaperekeza.

¹⁷Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Kodi ndidzabisira Abrahamu chimene ndatsala pang'ono kuchita, ¹⁸popeza Abrahamu ndithudi adzakhala mtundu waukulu ndi wamphamvu, ndipo mitundu yonse ya dziko lapansi idzadalitsidwa kudzera mwa iye? ¹⁹Pakuti ndamsankha iye, kuti adzalangize ana ake ndi a m'nyumba mwake pambuyo pake kuti asunge njira yanga pochita chimene chili cholungama ndi choyenera, kuti ndikwaniritse chimene ndamlonjeza Abrahamu.” ²⁰Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Kulira kotsutsa Sodomu ndi Gomora nkwakukulu, ndipo tchimo lawo ndi lalikulu kwambiri, ²¹choncho ndidzatsika kukaona ngati achita kwenikweni monga momwe kulira kumene kwandifikira kukunenera; ngati sichoncho, ndidzadziwa.”

²²Choncho amuna aja anatembenuka kuchoka pamenepo, napita cha ku Sodomu, pamene Abrahamu anatsalira ataimirira pamaso pa Atate wathu. ²³Ndipo Abrahamu anasendera pafupi, nati, “Kodi mudzawononga ndithu olungama pamodzi ndi oyipa? ²⁴Tanenani kuti olungama makumi asanu alipo mu mzindamo—kodi mudzawuwononga ndithu, osausunga malowo chifukwa cha olungama makumi asanu amene ali mmenemo? ²⁵Zisakhale kwa Inu kupha olungama pamodzi ndi oyipa, kuwachita mofanana! Zisakhale kwa Inu! Kodi Woweruza wa dziko lonse lapansi sadzachita chilungamo?”

²⁶Atate wathu anati, “Ngati ndipeza olungama makumi asanu mu mzinda wa Sodomu, ndidzasunga malo onse chifukwa cha iwo.”

²⁷Abrahamu anati, “Ndalimba mtima kuyankhula ndi Ambuye Atate wanga, ngakhale ndine fumbi ndi phulusa chabe.

²⁸Tanenani kuti olungama makumi asanu achepe ndi asanu. Kodi mudzawononga mzinda wonse chifukwa cha asanu?” Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Sindidzawuwononga ngati ndipeza makumi anayi ndi asanu kumeneko.”

²⁹Anayankhulanso naye, nati, “Tanenani kuti kumeneko kupezeke makumi anayi.” Iye anati, “Chifukwa cha makumi anayi sindidzachita zimenezo.”

³⁰Abrahamu anati, “Ambuye Atate wanga asakwiye, ndipo ndilole ndiyankhule. Tanenani kuti kumeneko kupezeke makumi atatu.” Iye anati, “Sindidzachita zimenezo ngati ndipeza makumi atatu kumeneko.”

³¹Abrahamu anati, “Popeza ndalimba mtima kuyankhula ndi Ambuye Atate wanga, tanenani kuti kumeneko kupezeke makumi awiri okha.” Iye anati, “Chifukwa cha makumi awiri, sindidzawuwononga.”

³²Ndipo anati, “Ambuye Atate wanga asakwiye, ndilole ndiyankhule kamodzi kokha: tanenani kuti kumeneko kupezeke khumi okha.” Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Chifukwa cha khumi, sindidzawuwononga.”

³³Pamene Atate wathu anamaliza kuyankhula ndi Abrahamu, anachoka; ndipo Abrahamu anabwerera ku malo ake.