Genesa
16 Sarayi nsati wa Abrama a a nga ri na n’wana+ kambe a a ri ni nandza wa xisati wa Muegipta, loyi vito rakwe a ku ri Agara.+ 2 Kutani Sarayi a byela Abrama a ku: “Ndza ku kombela! Yehovha u ndzi sivele ku tswala. Ndzi kombela u etlela ni nandza wa mina wa xisati. Kumbexana ndzi nga kuma vana ha yena.”+ Hiloko Abrama a yingisa Sarayi. 3 Endzhaku ka loko Abrama a tshame etikweni ra Kanana malembe ya khume, Sarayi nsati wa Abrama a teka Agara nandza wakwe wa xisati wa Muegipta, a n’wi nyika Abrama nuna wa yena leswaku a va nsati wakwe. 4 Hiloko Abrama a etlela na Agara kutani a tika. Loko Agara a vona leswaku u tikile, a sungula ku n’wi tekela ehansi Sarayi n’wini wakwe.
5 Hiloko Sarayi a byela Abrama a ku: “Ndzi twa ku vava hikwalaho ka wena. Ndzi ku nyike nandza wa mina wa xisati kambe loko a vona leswaku u tikile, u sungule ku ndzi tekela ehansi. Onge Yehovha a nga avanyisa exikarhi ka mina na wena.” 6 Hiloko Abrama a ku eka Sarayi: “Nandza wa wena u le mavokweni ya wena, endla leswi u vonaka swi fanerile hi yena.” Kutani Sarayi a sungula ku nyumisa Agara, hiloko a n’wi balekela.
7 Endzhakunyana ntsumi ya Yehovha yi n’wi kuma exihlobyeni lexi nga le mananga, xihlovo lexi a xi ri endleleni yo ya eXure.+ 8 Yi ku eka yena: “Agara, nandza wa Sarayi, u huma kwihi naswona u ya kwihi?” Hiloko a ku: “Ndzi baleka Sarayi n’wini wanga.” 9 Kutani ntsumi ya Yehovha yi ku eka yena: “Tlhelela eka n’wini wa wena Sarayi, u fika u titsongahata eka yena.” 10 Kutani ntsumi ya Yehovha yi ku eka yena: “Ndzi ta andzisa vana* va wena swinene, a va nge hlayeki.”+ 11 Ntsumi ya Yehovha yi tlhela yi ku: “Sweswi u tikile naswona u ta veleka n’wana wa jaha, u ta n’wi thya vito ra Iximayele,* hikuva Yehovha u vone* ku xaniseka ka wena. 12 N’wana loyi u ta fana ni mbhongolo* ya nhova. U ta lwa ni vanhu hinkwavo naswona vanhu hinkwavo va ta lwa na yena, u ta tshama a ri karhi a fularhela vamakwavo hinkwavo.”*
13 Kutani Agara a vitana vito ra Yehovha loyi a a vulavula na yena, a ku: “U Xikwembu lexi vonaka,”+ hikuva u te: “Xana ndzi vone loyi a ndzi vonaka?” 14 Hi yona mhaka leyi xihlovo xexo xi thyiweke Bera-lahayi-royi.* (Xi le xikarhi ka Kadexi na Berede.) 15 Hiloko Agara a velekela Abrama n’wana wa jaha kutani Abrama a n’wi thya vito ra Iximayele.+ 16 Abrama a a ri ni malembe ya 86 loko Agara a n’wi velekela Iximayele.