Abrahamu, Ine Ndili Pano
Atate wathu apempha Abrahamu mwana amene lonjezo limadalira. Abrahamu sauza Sara kanthu, ayenda masiku atatu, ndipo ayankha funso la Isake lonena za mwanawankhosa mwa kukhulupirira kuti Iye adzapereka. Mpeni uimitsidwa uli m'mwamba ndipo nkhosa yamphongo ipezeka m'tchire.
22 1Patapita nthawi, Atate wathu anamuyesa Abrahamu. Anati kwa iye, “Abrahamu!” Abrahamu anayankha nati, “Ine ndili pano.”
2Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Tenga mwana wako, mwana wako yekhayo, amene umamkonda—Isake. Pita ku dziko la Moriya, ndipo ukamupereke kumeneko monga nsembe yopsereza pa phiri limodzi limene ndidzakuwuza.” a a v2 Chikondi chowonetsedwa katatu — “mwana wako, mwana wako yekhayo, amene umamkonda” — chikuloza kwa Yohane 3:16 ndi Aroma 8:32. Abrahamu anapulumutsidwa ku kupereka Isake; koma Atate wathu sanamsunge Mwana wake.
3M'mawa mwake Abrahamu anakweza chishalo pa bulu wake, natenga anyamata ake awiri ndi mwana wake Isake, nawaza nkhuni za nsembe yopsereza, napita ku malo amene Atate wathu anamuwuza. 4Pa tsiku lachitatu Abrahamu anakweza maso, naona malowo ali kutali. 5Anati kwa anyamata ake, “Khalani pano ndi buluyu. Ine ndi mnyamatayu tipita uko, tikapembedze, ndipo tibwerere kwa inu.” 6Abrahamu anatenga nkhuni za nsembe yopsereza, naziyika pa mwana wake Isake, ndipo iye mwini ananyamula moto ndi mpeni. Awiriwo anayenda limodzi. 7Isake anati kwa atate wake Abrahamu, “Atate wanga?” Abrahamu anayankha nati, “Ine ndili pano, mwana wanga.” Isake anati, “Moto ndi nkhuni zilipo, koma mwana wankhosa wa nsembe yopsereza ali kuti?”
8Abrahamu anayankha nati, “Atate wathu mwini adzapereka mwana wankhosa wa nsembe yopsereza, mwana wanga.” Ndipo awiriwo anayenda limodzi. 9Pamene anafika pa malo amene Atate wathu anamuwuza, Abrahamu anamanga guwa lansembe, nakonza nkhuni, namanga mwana wake Isake, namugoneka pa guwa lansembe pamwamba pa nkhuni. 10Ndipo Abrahamu anatambasula dzanja lake, natenga mpeni kuti aphe mwana wake.
11Koma mngelo wa Atate wathu anamuyitana kuchokera Kumwamba, “Abrahamu! Abrahamu!” Iye anayankha nati, “Ine ndili pano.”
12“Usatambasule dzanja lako pa mnyamatayu,” anatero iye. “Usamuchitire kanthu. Tsopano ndadziwa kuti umandiopa Ine, popeza sunandimane mwana wako, mwana wako yekhayo.”
13Abrahamu anakweza maso, naona nkhosa yamphongo kumbuyo kwake, itakodwa nyanga zake mu chitsamba. Anapita, natenga nkhosa yamphongoyo, naipereka monga nsembe yopsereza m'malo mwa mwana wake. 14Abrahamu anatcha malowo “Atate Adzapereka,” kutanthauza “Atate wathu adzapereka.” Mpaka lero zimanenedwa kuti, “Pa phiri lake zidzaperekedwa.” b b v14 Yehova-Yire kutanthauza “Yehova adzapereka.” Abrahamu anatcha phiri ili dzinali Atate wathu atapereka nkhosa yamphongo m'malo mwa Isake — kuloza patsogolo ku chopereka chosatha cha Yesu pa mtanda.
15Mngelo wa Atate wathu anayitana Abrahamu kuchokera Kumwamba kachiwiri,
16nati, “Ndalumbira ndi Ine mwini, ati Atate wathu: chifukwa wachita ichi, ndipo sunandimane mwana wako, mwana wako yekhayo, 17ndithudi ndidzakudalitsa, ndipo ndithudi ndidzachulukitsa mbewu yako ngati nyenyezi za kuthambo ndi mchenga wa m'mbali mwa nyanja. Mbewu yako idzalandira chipata cha adani ake, 18ndipo mwa mbewu yako mitundu yonse ya dziko lapansi idzadalitsidwa, chifukwa unamvera mau anga.”
19Abrahamu anabwerera kwa anyamata ake, ndipo ananyamuka limodzi kupita ku Beeriseba. Abrahamu anakhazikika ku Beeriseba.
20Patapita nthawi, Abrahamu anawuzidwa kuti, “Milika nayenso wabereka ana aamuna kwa mchimwene wako Nahori: 21Uzi woyamba kubadwa, Buzi mchimwene wake, Kemueli (atate wa Aramu), 22Kesedi, Hazo, Pilidasi, Yidilafu, ndi Betueli.” 23Betueli anakhala atate wa Rebeka. Awa ndiwo ana aamuna asanu ndi atatu amene Milika anabereka kwa Nahori, mchimwene wa Abrahamu. 24Mdzakazi wa Nahori, amene dzina lake linali Reuma, nayenso anabereka ana: Teba, Gahamu, Tahasi, ndi Maaka.
