Genesi 24 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

24 ¹Na tenepo Abrahamu akhali nkbalamu, adakwanisa pyaka pizinji, pontho Baba wathu akhadampasa nkhombo Abrahamu mu pinthu pyonsene. ²Abrahamu apanga ntumiki wace nkulu, ule akhatonga pinthu pyace pyonsene, kuti: “Ndaphemba, ikha djanja yako pantsi pa cibero canga, ^a a v2 Kuikha djanja pantsi pa cibero ikhali cizindikiro cakale ca kusimba dumbiro yakulemedzeka na yakumangika. ³Ndinakucitisa kudumbira na Baba wa kudzulu na pantsi, kuti unakhonda kukwata nkazi wa mwananga pakati pa ana a akazi a Akanani, ale ndinakhala pakati pawo, ⁴mbwenye ndoko ku dziko yanga na kuna acibale anga, ukakwate nkazi wa mwananga Izaki.”

⁵Ntumiki ambvundza kuti: “Ndzani nkazi angakhonda kunditowera ku dziko ino? Ndisafunika kubwezera mwanako ku dziko idabuluka iwe?”

⁶Abrahamu antawira kuti: “Onesesa kuti ukhonde kubwezera mwananga kweneko. ⁷Baba wathu, Baba wa kudzulu, ule adandikwata ku nyumba ya babanga na ku dziko ya acibale anga, ule adalonga na ine mbandidumbira, kuti: ‘Dziko ino ndinaipasa mbeu yako’—Iye anatuma anju wace patsogolo pako, pontho unakwata nkazi wa mwananga kweneko. ⁸Mbwenye iye angakhonda kukutowera, unasudzulwa pa dumbiro ino yanga; basi ene leka kubwezera mwananga kweneko.”

⁹Ntumiki aikha djanja yace pantsi pa cibero ca mbuyace Abrahamu, mbamdumbira thangwi ya pinthu ipi. ¹⁰Ntumiki akwata ngamira khumi za mbuyace, na pinthu pyadidi pyonsene pya mbuyace m'manja mwace, mbaenda ku Arami-naharaimu, nzinda wa Nahori. ^b b v10 Arami-naharaimu pisabveka “Arami wa nkulo ziwiri” — dziko ya kumpoto kwa Mesopotamiya, kunakhalabve acibale a Abrahamu. ¹¹Agodamisa ngamira kunja kwa nzinda, cifupi na ncera wa madzi, namadzulo, n'dzidzi unabuluka akazi toera kuteka madzi. ¹²Buluka penepo aphembera kuti: “Baba wa mbuyanga Abrahamu, ndaphemba ndipaseni kupembera lero, pontho pangizani kufuna kwanu kwakukhulupirika kuna mbuyanga Abrahamu. ¹³Onani, ndaima pa ncera wa madzi, pontho ana a akazi a anthu a nzinda unowu ankubwera kudzateka madzi. ¹⁴Mwale ule ndinampanga kuti: ‘Ndaphemba, gonesa mtsuko wako toera ndimwe madzi’—iye mbatawira kuti: ‘Imwa, pontho ndinamwesa ngamira zako’—mbakhale ule adansankhula imwe thangwi ya ntumiki wanu Izaki. Na tenepo ndinadziwa kuti mwapangiza kufuna kwanu kwakukhulupirika kuna mbuyanga.”

¹⁵Mbadzati kumala kulonga, Rebheka abuluka—mwana wa Bhetueli, mwana wa Milika nkazi wa Nahori, m'bale wa Abrahamu—mtsuko wace pa paphewa pace. ¹⁶Mwale akhali wakubalika kakamwe, ntsikana wakuti nee mamuna akhadamudziwa. Atcitira ku ncera, adzadza mtsuko wace, mbakwira. ¹⁷Ntumiki athamanga toera kugumana na iye, mbalonga kuti: “Ndaphemba, ndimwe madzi mang'ono m'mtsuko mwako.”

¹⁸Iye atawira kuti: “Imwani, mbuya wanga,” mbatcitisa mwakucimbiza mtsuko wace kubuluka pa paphewa, mbampasa madzi. ¹⁹Pidamala iye kumpasa madzi, alonga kuti: “Ndinatekambo madzi a ngamira zako, mpaka zimale kumwa.” ²⁰Mwakucimbiza athukulira madzi a mtsuko wace mu citang'ono, mbathamanga pontho ku ncera, mbateka madzi a ngamira zonsene zace.

²¹Mamuna ule amuyang'ana mwakumatama, toera kudziwa khala Baba wathu acitisa ulendo wace kupembera, peno nkhabe. ²²Pidamala ngamira kumwa, mamuna akwata phete ya oiro ya pa mphuno, yakulemera pafupi na cigawo cibodzi mwa pixanu pya onsa, na mangwe mawiri a oiro a pa manja ace, akulemera pafupi na maonsa manai, ²³mbabvundza kuti: “Iwe ndiwe mwana wa ani? Ndaphemba undipange, kuna mbuto n'nyumba mwa babako toera ife kugona kweneko?”

²⁴Iye antawira kuti: “Ine ndine mwana wa Bhetueli, mwana adabala Milika kuna Nahori.” ²⁵Alonga pontho kuti: “Ife tiri na uthethe uzinji na cakudya ca pifuwo, pontho mbuto toera kugona.”

²⁶Buluka penepo mamuna agodama pantsi mbalambira Baba wathu. ²⁷Alonga kuti: “Mbasimbwe Baba wathu, Baba wa mbuyanga Abrahamu, ule nee adasiya kufuna kwace kwakukhulupirika na kukhulupirika kwace kuna mbuyanga. Kuna ine, Iye anditsogolera pa ulendo mpaka ku nyumba ya acibale a mbuyanga.”

²⁸Buluka penepo mwale athamanga mbapanga anthu a panyumba pa mai wace pinthu ipi. ²⁹Rebheka akhali na m'bale wace dzina yace Labhani, na Labhani athamanga kuenda kuna mamuna ule pa ncera. ³⁰Pidaona iye phete ya pa mphuno na mangwe pa manja a m'bale wace, mbabva m'bale wace Rebheka mbalonga kuti: “Mamuna ule andipanga tenepa,” aenda kuna mamuna ule—onani, akhadaima cifupi na ngamira pa ncera. ³¹Alonga kuti: “Pita, iwe wakusimbwa wa Mulungu. Thangwi yanji usaima kunja? Ndakhunganya kale nyumba na mbuto ya ngamira.” ³²Mamuna apita n'nyumba, mbabuluswa mitolo pa ngamira. Apasa ngamira uthethe na cakudya, apasambo madzi a kusamba miyendo yace na miyendo ya amuna akhali na iye. ³³Aikha cakudya patsogolo pace, mbwenye iye alonga kuti: “Nkhabe kudya mpaka ndimale kulonga pinafuna ine kulonga.” Labhani alonga kuti: “Longa basi.”

³⁴Na tenepo alonga kuti: “Ine ndine ntumiki wa Abrahamu. ³⁵Baba wathu apasa nkhombo zizinji mbuyanga mbamcitisa kukhala wakupfuma, ampasa mabira, ng'ombe, parata, oiro, atumiki amuna na akazi, ngamira, na abulu. ³⁶Sara, nkazi wa mbuyanga, ambalira mwana wa mamuna mu ukalamba wace; Abrahamu apasa Izaki pinthu pyace pyonsene. ³⁷Mbuyanga andicitisa kudumbira, kuti: ‘Leka kukwata nkazi wa mwananga pakati pa akazi a Akanani, anakhala ine mu dziko yawo, ³⁸mbwenye ndoko ku nyumba ya babanga, kuna acibale anga, ukakwate nkazi wa mwananga.’ ³⁹Ine ndapanga mbuyanga, kuti: ‘Panango nkazi anakhonda kunditowera.’ ⁴⁰Mbwenye iye andipanga, kuti: ‘Baba wathu, ule ndafamba ine patsogolo pace, anatuma anju wace pabodzi na iwe mbacitisa ulendo wako kupembera, pontho unakwata nkazi wa mwananga mu dzindza yanga na mu nyumba ya babanga. ⁴¹Penepo unasudzulwa pa dumbiro yanga ungafika kuna acibale anga; iwo angakhonda kukupasa iye, unasudzulwa pa dumbiro yanga.’ ⁴²Lero pidafika ine pa ncera, ndalonga kuti: ‘Baba wa mbuyanga Abrahamu, mungafuna kucitisa ulendo wanga kupembera, ⁴³onani, ndaima pa ncera wa madzi. Na tenepo mwale angabwera kudzateka madzi, ine mbandimpanga kuti: “Ndaphemba undipase madzi mang'ono m'mtsuko mwako toera ndimwe,” ⁴⁴iye mbanditawira kuti: “Imwa, pontho ndinatekambo madzi a ngamira zako”—mbakhale iye nkazi adasankhula Baba wathu toera mwana wa mbuyanga.’ ⁴⁵Mbandidzati kumala kuphembera muntima mwanga, Rebheka abuluka, ali na mtsuko wace pa paphewa, mbatcitira ku ncera, mbateka madzi. Ine ndampanga kuti: ‘Ndaphemba, ndimwe.’ ⁴⁶Mwakucimbiza atcitisa mtsuko wace kubuluka pa paphewa, mbalonga kuti: ‘Imwa—ndinamwesambo ngamira zako.’ Na tenepo ndamwa, iye mbamwesa ngamira. ⁴⁷Ine ndabvundza kuti: ‘Iwe ndiwe mwana wa ani?’ Iye alonga kuti: ‘Mwana wa Bhetueli, mwana wa Nahori, adamubalira Milika.’ Buluka penepo ndaikha phete pa mphuno pace na mangwe pa manja ace. ⁴⁸Ndagodama mbandilambira Baba wathu, mbandisimba Baba wa mbuyanga Abrahamu, ule anditsogolera pa njira yandimomwene toera kukwata mwana wa m'bale wa mbuyanga toera mwana wace. ⁴⁹Cincino, mungafuna kucita na mbuyanga mwa kufuna kwakukhulupirika na undimomwene, ndipangeni; khala nkhabe, ndipangeni, toera ine ndicinje ku madyo peno ku bzere.”

⁵⁰Labhani na Bhetueli atawira kuti: “Ipi pyabuluka kuna Mulungu; nee tinakwanisa kulonga pyadidi peno pyakuipa. ⁵¹Rebheka ali patsogolo pako; nkwate mbuenda naye—mbakhale nkazi wa mwana wa mbuyako, ninga mudalonga Baba wathu.”

⁵²Pidabva ntumiki wa Abrahamu mafala awo, agodama pantsi patsogolo pa Baba wathu. ⁵³Ntumiki abulusa pinthu pya parata na pya oiro na nguwo, mbapasa Rebheka, mbapasa miyoni yakufunika kuna m'bale wace na mai wace. ⁵⁴Iye na amuna akhali na iye adya, mbamwa, mbagona kweneko. Namacibese adzuka, iye mbalonga kuti: “Nditumizeni kuna mbuyanga.”

⁵⁵Mbwenye m'bale wace na mai wace alonga kuti: “Mwale akhale na ife ntsiku khumi peno pang'ono; buluka penepo iye mbaende.”

⁵⁶Mbwenye iye alonga kuti: “Lekani kundidembusa—Baba wathu acitisa ulendo wanga kupembera. Nditumizeni, ndiende kuna mbuyanga.”

⁵⁷Iwo alonga kuti: “Ticemere mwale, timbvundze iye thangwi ya pyenepi.” ⁵⁸Acemera Rebheka mbambvundza kuti: “Unaenda na mamuna uyu?” Iye alonga kuti: “Inde, ndinaenda.”

⁵⁹Na tenepo atumiza m'bale wawo Rebheka na nyakundikira wace, pabodzi na ntumiki wa Abrahamu na amuna ace. ⁶⁰Asimba Rebheka, mbalonga kuti: “M'bale wathu, ukhale mai wa pikwi na pikwi pya anthu; mbeu yako mbikunde mizinda ya ale anaida iwo.” ^c c v60 Kukhala na nsuwo wa nyamalwa pikhapangiza kukhala na mphambvu zace; nkhombo iyi isaphembera kuti mbeu ya Rebheka inakunda ale anaimpingana na iwo.

⁶¹Rebheka na akazi anyakuntumikira ace alamuka, mbakwira pa ngamira, mbatowera mamuna ule. Na tenepo ntumiki akwata Rebheka mbapitiriza ulendo wace.

⁶²Izaki akhadabwera kubuluka ku Bheeri-lahai-roi, thangwi akhakhala ku Negebe. ⁶³Izaki abuluka kuenda kunyerezera ku munda namadzulo; pidainamula iye maso, aona ngamira zinkubwera. ⁶⁴Rebheka ainamulambo maso, pidaona iye Izaki, atcita pa ngamira yace. ⁶⁵Iye ambvundza ntumiki kuti: “Mbani mamuna ule anafamba na munda toera kudzatigumanika?” Iye atawira kuti: “Ndi mbuyanga.” Na tenepo akwata nguwo yace yakuphimbira nkhope mbabvwika.

⁶⁶Buluka penepo ntumiki apanga Izaki pinthu pyonsene pidacita iye. ⁶⁷Izaki apita na iye mu tenda ya mai wace Sara, mbakwatana na Rebheka, mbanfuna. Na tenepo Izaki abalangazwa buluka pa kufa kwa mai wace.