Genesi

17 Pikhali Abhramu na pyaka 99, Yahova aonekera kuna iye mbampanga: “Ine ndine Mulungu Wamphambvu Zonsene. Famba mwakulungama pamaso panga, mbupangiza kukhala munthu wakusowa mulando.* 2 Ndinadzakhazikisa cibverano canga na iwe,+ pontho ndinadzanjipisa kakamwe+ dzindza yako.”

3 Pidabva iye pyenepi, Abhramu agodama, akotamisa nsolo mpaka pantsi, Mulungu mbapitiriza kulonga na iye: 4 “Ona, ine ndiri kukhazikisa cibverano canga na iwe,+ mwandimomwene iwe unadzakhala baba wa madzindza+ mazinji. 5 Dzina yako nee inadzakhalabve Abhramu,* mbwenye inadzakhala Abhrahamu,* thangwi ine ndinadzakucitisa kukhala baba wa madzindza mazinji. 6 Ndinadzanjipisa kakamwe anako, munjira yakuti madzindza mazinji na amambo anadzabulukira mwa iwe.+

7 “Ndinadzakoya cibverano canga na iwe+ pabodzi na dzindza yako* mu ubalwi wawo onsene, ninga cibverano cakukhonda mala, toera ndikhale Mulungu kuna iwe na dzindza* yako. 8 Dziko ya Kanani idakhala iwe ninga mulendo,+ ndinadzaipereka yonsene kuna iwe na kuna dzindza* yako toera ikhale yanu kwenda na kwenda, pontho ine ndinadzakhala Mulungu+ wawo.”

9 Mulungu apanga pontho Abhrahamu: “Iwe usafunika kukoya cibverano canga, iwe na dzindza* yako kwenda na kwenda. 10 Ici ndi cibverano canga pakati pa iwe na ine, cakuti iwe na dzindza* yako musafunika kucikoya: Amuna onsene pakati panu asafunika kusidzwa.+ 11 Imwe musafunika kusidzwa, pyenepi pinadzakhala cidzindikiro ca cibverano pakati pa ine na imwe.+ 12 Ana amuna onsene anafuna kudzabalwa pakati panu kutsogolo, asafunika kusidzwa+ pa ntsiku yacisere pakumala kubalwa. Onsene adabalwa panyumba panu na ale akuti nee ndi a dzindza* yanu, mbwenye acitwa kugulwa kuna anthu a madzindza anango, asafunika kusidzwa. 13 Amuna onsene adabalwa panyumba pako na onsene adacitwa kugulwa asafunika kusidzwa,+ cidzindikiro ceneci pa manungo anu, cinadzakhala cipangizo ca cibverano canga cakukhonda mala. 14 Mamuna onsene wakuti nee asidzwa, angakhonda kusidzwa, iye asafunika kuphiwa pakati pa mbumba yace. Iye apwaza cibverano canga.”

15 Buluka penepo, Mulungu apanga Abhrahamu: “Nkazako Sarai,*+ nee usafunikabve kuncemera Sarai, thangwi dzina yace inadzakhala Sara.* 16 Ine ndinadzampasa nkhombo, mbandikupasa mwana kubulukira mwa iye;+ ndinadzampasa nkhombo, pontho amambo anadzabulukira mwa iye.” 17 Penepo Abhrahamu agodama, akotamisa nsolo wace mpaka pantsi mbatoma kuseka, mbalonga muntima+ mwace: “Pinakwanisikadi kuti mamuna wa pyaka 100 abale mwana? Pontho Sara, nkazi wa pyaka 90 pyakubalwa anakwanisadi kubala mwana?”+

18 Natenepa Abhrahamu alonga kuna Mulungu wandimomwene: “Mbapidakhala mwadidi kakamwe kuti mupase nkhombo+ Ijimaeli!” 19 Penepo Mulungu alonga: “Mwakukhonda penula, nkazako Sara anadzakubalira mwana; iwe usafunika kunʼthula Izaki.*+ Ine ndinadzakhazikisa cibverano canga na iye, cibverano ceneci cinadzakhala ca kwenda na kwenda kuna dzindza* yace.+ 20 Mbwenye pidalonga iwe thangwi ya Ijimaeli, ine ndapibva. Bvesera, ine ndinadzampasa nkhombo mbabala ana, pontho ndinadzanjipisa kakamwe dzindza yace. Iye anadzabala atsogoleri a madzindza 12, mbandicitisa kuti dzindza+ yace ikhale ikulu. 21 Ngakhale tenepo, ine ndinadzakhazikisa cibverano canga na Izaki,+ anafuna kubalwa na Sara pa ndzidzi ninga uno caka cinafuna kudza.”+

22 Pidamala Mulungu kulonga na Abhrahamu, abuluka pana iye. 23 Buluka penepo, Abhrahamu akwata Ijimaeli mwanace na amuna onsene adabalwa panyumba pace pabodzi na amuna onsene adagula iye, inde amuna onsene a panyumba ya Abhrahamu mbaasidza pa ntsiku ineyi ninga mukhadapangwa iye+ na Mulungu. 24 Abhrahamu akhali na pyaka 99 pyakubalwa pa ndzidzi udasidzwa+ iye. 25 Ijimaeli mwana wa Abhrahamu asidzwa+ pikhali iye na pyaka 13 pyakubalwa. 26 Pa ntsiku ineyi, Abhrahamu asidzwa pabodzi na Ijimaeli mwanace. 27 Amuna onsene a panyumba pace, onsene adabalwa panyumba pace na ale adagula iye kuna anthu a madzindza anango, asidzwambo pabodzi na iye.