Makhunganyiro a Sarai, Ntolo wa Hagari
Kudikhira kusalephera, natenepo Sarai asapereka Hagari kuna Abhramu; mimba isasanduka kunyoza, buluka penepo kutambuza, na Hagari asathawa. Ntumwi asamugumana pa citsime cha m'thando, asambwezera na pikiro thangwi ya mwana wace, na iye asacemera Baba wathu kuti Ule anamuona.
16 1Sarai, nkazi wa Abhramu, nkhadam'balira iye ana tayu. Iye akhali na ntumiki wankazi wa ku Edjitu, dzina yace Hagari. 2Sarai apanga Abhramu: “Ona, Baba wathu andikhondesa kubala ana. Ndoko ugone na ntumiki wanga wankazi; panango ndinamanga banja kubulukira mwa iye.” Abhramu acita ninga mudalongera Sarai. a a v2 N'khalidwe wa anthu anewa, ntumiki akhakwanisa kubala mwana m'buto mwa banja, na mwana unoyu akhatambirwa ninga wa banja yene. 3Pidamala Abhramu kukhala pyaka khumi mu dziko ya Kanani, Sarai nkazi wace akwata ntumiki wace wankazi Hagari wa ku Edjitu, mbampereka kwa mamunace Abhramu toera akhale nkazi wace. 4Iye agona na Hagari; Hagari atenga pathupi. Pidadziwa iye kuti ali na pathupi, atoma kupwaza mbuyace wankazi. 5Sarai apanga Abhramu: “Kuphonyeka kudandicitika kuli padzulu pako. Ine ndapereka ntumiki wanga m'manja mwako; tsapano iye aona kuti ali na pathupi, mbatoma kundipwaza. Baba wathu atonge pakati panga na iwe.”
6Abhramu apanga Sarai: “Ntumiki wako ali m'manja mwako; ncitire pinakuoneka iwe kuti pyadidi.” Na tenepo Sarai antsautsa, iye mbathawa patsogolo pace.
7Ntumwa wa Baba wathu agumana Hagari pa ncera wa madzi m'thando, ncera uli panjira yakuenda ku Suri. b b v7 Ntumwa wa Baba wathu asalonga ninga Baba wathu ene — mbaonekera kwa Hagari m'njira inakwanisa iye kun'gumana, kumbva, na kuntawira.
8“Hagari, ntumiki wa Sarai,” iye abvundza, “wabuluka kupi, pontho usaenda kupi?” Iye atawira: “Ndinathawa mbuyanga wankazi Sarai.”
9“Bwerera kuna mbuyako wankazi,” ntumwa wa Baba wathu ampanga, “mbubvera utongi wace.” 10Ntumwa wa Baba wathu ampanga: “Ine ndinathimizira dzindza yako mpaka anthu anakhonda kukwanisa kualengesa.” 11Ntumwa wa Baba wathu alonga pontho kwa iye: “Iwe cincino uli na pathupi, unadzabala mwana wamphale. Unandzan'cemera Ixumaeli, thangwi Ine ndabva nyatwa yako. 12Iye anadzakhala ninga buru yakuthando pakati pa anthu, djanja yace inadzalimbana na anthu onsene, na manja a anthu onsene anadzalimbana na iye, iye mbakhala mu ntokano na abale ace onsene.”
13Iye athula dzina kwa Baba wathu adalonga na iye, kuti: “Imwe ndimwe Eli-Roi—Mulungu wanga anandiona,” thangwi iye alonga: “Cincino ndaona Ule anandiona.” 14Ndi thangwi yace ncera unoyu wacemerwa Bheeri-lahai-roi; uli pakati pa Kadexi na Bheredi.
15Na tenepo Hagari abalira Abhramu mwana wamphale, Abhramu mban'cemera mwana adam'balira iye kuti Ixumaeli. 16Abhramu akhali na pyaka makumi masere na matanthatu pidam'balira Hagari Ixumaeli.
