Genesi 17 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

17 ¹Abhramu pidakhala iye na pyaka makumapfemba na pfemba, Baba wathu amuonekera, mbampanga kuti: “Ine ndine Ele Xadai, Baba wako Wamphambvu Zonsene. Famba patsogolo panga, mbukhala wakusowa mulando. ^a a v1 Ele Xadai pisabveka kuti “Mulungu Wamphambvu Zonsene.” Pa khomo ya pikiro ya cibverano, Baba wathu asabzionesa ekhene na dzina iyi — Wamphambvu Zonsene ule anakwanisa ekha basi kupasa Abhrahamu na Sara mwana n'dzidzi wa ukalamba wawo. ²Na Ine ndinakhazikisa cibverano canga pakati pa Ine na iwe, mbandikuthimizira kakamwe.”

³Na tenepo Abhramu agwa pantsi na nkhope yace, Baba wathu mbalonga na iye, mbalonga kuti:

⁴“Kubva kwa Ine: cibverano canga ciri na iwe, iwe unadzakhala baba wa madzindza mazinji. ⁵Dzina yako nkhabe kudzacemerwa pontho Abhramu, mbwenye unadzacemerwa Abhrahamu, thangwi Ine ndakuikha iwe baba wa madzindza mazinji. ⁶Ndinakucitisa iwe kubala kakamwe; ndinakucinja iwe kukhala madzindza mazinji, mbamambo anadzabuluka muna iwe. ⁷Ndinakhazikisa cibverano canga pakati pa Ine na iwe na mbeu yako inakutowera, kwa mibadwo yonsene — cibverano cakukhonda kumala — toera ndikhale Baba wako na Baba wa mbeu yako inakutowera. ^b b v7 Fala ya cibverano — “kukhala Mulungu wako na Mulungu wa ana ako” — isaperekwa kuti “kukhala Baba wako na Baba wa ana ako” thangwi cenec'ci ndi cibverano cinacita Baba wathu: nee ndi mwambo wakuphatana basi tayu, mbwenye ndi banja. Iye asabzimanga ekhene kuna Abhrahamu na mbadwo onsene unatowera. ⁸Ndinakupasa iwe na mbeu yako inakutowera dziko yakuti usakhala mwenemu ninga mulendo — dziko yonsene ya Kanani — ninga unthaka wakukhonda kumala; Ine ndinadzakhala Baba wawo.”

⁹Na tenepo Baba wathu apanga Abhrahamu, mbalonga kuti: “Kubva kwako iwe: koya cibverano canga, iwe na ana ako anakutowera, mu mibadwo yawo yonsene. ¹⁰Ici ndi cibverano canga cakuti munaona kucikoya, pakati pa Ine na iwe na mbeu yako inakutowera: wamamuna onsene pakati panu asafunika kusidzwa. ¹¹Sidzwani m'manungo a khundu yanu; pinakhala cizindikiro ca cibverano pakati pa Ine na imwe. ¹²Wamamuna onsene pakati panu, mu mibadwo na mibadwo, asafunika kusidzwa pa ntsiku zisere za kubalwa — khala wakubalwa n'nyumba mwanu peno wakugulwa na parata kwa mulendo wakuti si mbeu yanu tayu. ¹³Munthu onsene wakubalwa n'nyumba mwako peno wakugulwa na kobiri yako asafunika kusidzwa. Cibverano canga cinakhala m'manungo mwanu, cibverano cakukhonda kumala. ¹⁴Wamamuna onsene wakukhonda kusidzwa, wakuti nee asidzwa m'manungo a khundu yace, anadzagwandwa kubuluka mwa anthu ace — iye aswa cibverano canga.”

Dzina Ipsa ya Sara

¹⁵Na tenepo Baba wathu apanga Abhrahamu, mbalonga kuti: “Leka kucemera pontho nkazi wako Sarai — dzina yace ndi Sara. ¹⁶Ndinampasa nkhombo mbandikupasa pontho mwana kubulukira muna iye. Ndinampasa nkhombo — iye anadzakhala madzindza; amambo a mbumba anadzabuluka muna iye.”

¹⁷Abhrahamu agwa pantsi na nkhope yace, mbaseka, mbalonga mu ntima mwace, mbati: “Kodi mwana anakwanisa kubalwa kwa mamuna wa pyaka dzana? Kodi Sara wa pyaka makumapfemba anakwanisa kubala?” ¹⁸Na tenepo Abhrahamu apanga Baba wathu, mbalonga kuti: “Mphapo Ixumaeli akhale maso pamaso panu!”

¹⁹Mbwenye Baba wathu alonga, mbati: “Nkhabe, nkazi wako Sara anakubalira mwana wamamuna, iwe unadzan'cemera dzina yace Izaki. Ndinakhwimisa cibverano canga na iye, cibverano cakukhonda kumala kwa mbeu yace inandzamtowera. ^c c v19 Dzina Izaki pisabveka kuti “iye asaseka” — cikumbuso cakufewa ca kuseka kwa Sara mudadzidzimuka iye mudapaswa pikiro. ²⁰Kubva kwa Ixumaeli, Ine ndakubva. Ndinampasa nkhombo, ndinancitisa kubala, mbandimuthimizira kakamwe. Iye anadzabala atsogoleri khumi na awiri, Ine ndinancitisa kukhala dzindza ikulu. ²¹Mbwenye Ine ndinakhwimisa cibverano canga na Izaki, ule anakubalira Sara pa n'dzidzi uyu caka cinafuna kubwera.”

²²Pidamala iye kulonga na Abhrahamu, Baba wathu akwira mbabuluka kuna iye. ²³Na tenepo Abhrahamu akwata Ixumaeli mwana wace, na onsene adabalwa n'nyumba mwace, na onsene adagulwa na kobiri yace — wamamuna onsene wa panyumba pa Abhrahamu — mbaasidzwa m'manungo a makhundu awo pa ntsiku ineyi ene, ninga Baba wathu adampanga. ²⁴Abhrahamu akhali na pyaka makumapfemba na pfemba mudasidzwa iye m'manungo a khundu yace. ^d d v24 Kusidzwa ikhali cizindikiro ca pa manungo ca kukhala m'bodzi wa anthu a cibverano ca Baba wathu. ²⁵Mwana wace Ixumaeli akhali na pyaka khumi na pitatu mudasidzwa iye m'manungo a khundu yace. ²⁶Pa ntsiku ineyi ene Abhrahamu na Ixumaeli mwana wace asidzwa. ²⁷Amuna onsene a panyumba pace — adabalwa n'nyumba na adagulwa na parata kwa mulendo — asidzwa pabodzi na iye.