Genesis 21:1-34
21 Tsopano Yehova anakumbukira Sara monga mwa mawu ake, ndipo Yehovayo anachitira Sara monga momwe ananenera.+
2 Choncho Sara anakhala ndi pakati+ n’kuberekera Abulahamu mwana, Abulahamuyo atakalamba. Izi zinachitika pa nthawi yoikidwiratu imene Mulungu analonjeza Abulahamu.+
3 Chotero Abulahamu anatcha mwana amene Sara anamuberekerayo dzina lakuti Isaki.+
4 Isaki atakwanitsa masiku 8, Abulahamu anamudula mwana wakeyo, monga mmene Mulungu anamulamulira.+
5 Abulahamu anali ndi zaka 100 pamene mwana wake Isaki anabadwa.
6 Ndiyeno Sara anati: “Mulungu wandipatsa chifukwa chosangalalira. Tsopano aliyense akamva zimenezi asangalala nane.”*+
7 Anapitiriza kunena kuti: “Akanadziwa ndani kuti Sara adzayamwitsa mwana, moti n’kumuuza Abulahamu zimenezo? Koma taonani, ndamuberekera mwana Abulahamu atakalamba.”
8 Tsopano mwanayo anakula n’kumusiyitsa kuyamwa.+ Pa tsiku limene anamusiyitsa kuyamwalo, Abulahamu anakonza phwando lalikulu.
9 Kenako Sara anakhala akuona mwana amene Hagara Mwiguputo+ anaberekera Abulahamu akuseka Isaki.+
10 Chotero Sara anayamba kuuza Abulahamu kuti: “Thamangitsani kapolo wamkaziyu pamodzi ndi mwana wakeyu pano, chifukwa mwana wa kapolo ameneyu sadzakhala wolandira cholowa pamodzi ndi mwana wanga Isaki.”+
11 Abulahamu anaipidwa nazo kwambiri zimenezi chifukwa cha mwana wake.+
12 Koma Mulungu anauza Abulahamu kuti: “Usaipidwe ndi chilichonse chimene Sara wakhala akunena kwa iwe chokhudza mnyamatayo ndiponso kapolo wakoyo. Mvera mawu ake, chifukwa amene adzatchedwa mbewu yako adzachokera mwa Isaki.+
13 Kunena za mwana wa mdzakaziyo,+ nayenso ndidzamupangitsa kukhala mtundu, chifukwa iye ndi mbewu yako.”+
14 Choncho Abulahamu anadzuka m’mawa kwambiri n’kutenga mkate ndi thumba la madzi lachikopa, n’kuziika paphewa pa Hagara.+ Atatero anamuuza kuti azipita limodzi ndi mwana wakeyo.+ Chotero Hagarayo ananyamuka n’kumangoyendayenda m’chipululu cha Beere-seba.*+
15 Potsirizira pake, madzi anamuthera+ m’thumba lachikopa lija, ndipo iye anangomusiya+ mwana uja pachitsamba.
16 Ndiyeno iye anapita chapatali n’kukakhala pansi payekhayekha pamtunda woti muvi woponya ndi uta ukhoza kufika. Anachita zimenezi chifukwa mumtima mwake anati: “Sindikufuna kuona mwana wanga akamafa.”+ Choncho anakakhala pansi pakatali n’kuyamba kulira mokweza.+
17 Pamenepo Mulungu anamva mawu a mnyamatayo,+ ndipo mngelo wa Mulungu analankhula ndi Hagara kuchokera kumwamba+ kuti: “Kodi watani Hagara? Usaope, Mulungu wamva mawu a mnyamatayo pomwe wagonapo.
18 Nyamuka! Dzutsa mnyamatayo, ndipo umugwirizize ndi dzanja lako, chifukwa ndidzamupangitsa kukhala mtundu waukulu.”+
19 Ndiyeno Mulungu anamutsegula maso Hagara, moti anaona chitsime cha madzi.+ Chotero iye anapita pachitsimecho n’kutungira madziwo m’thumba lachikopa lija, n’kumupatsa mnyamatayo kuti amwe.
20 Mulungu anakhalabe ndi Isimaeli.+ Mnyamata ameneyu anali kukhala m’chipululu, ndipo anakula n’kukhala katswiri woponya muvi ndi uta.+
21 Iye anakhalabe m’chipululu cha Parana,+ ndipo amayi ake anakamutengera mkazi kudziko la Iguputo.
22 Ndiyeno pa nthawi imeneyo, Abimeleki limodzi ndi Fikolo mkulu wa gulu lake lankhondo anauza Abulahamu kuti: “Mulungu ali ndi iwe pa zonse zomwe ukuchita.+
23 Chotero lumbira panopo kuti, pali Mulungu+ udzakhala wokhulupirika kwa ine, kwa ana anga ndi kwa mbadwa zanga.+ Ndiponso kuti udzatero chifukwa cha chikondi chosatha+ chimene ine ndakusonyeza. Choncho udzandichitira ine motero, pamodzi ndi dziko limene ukukhalamo monga mlendoli.”+
24 Abulahamu anayankha kuti: “Ndikulumbira.”+
25 Pamene Abulahamu anadzudzula kwambiri Abimeleki chifukwa cha chitsime cha madzi chimene antchito a Abimeleki analanda mwachiwawa,+
26 Abimeleki anayankha kuti: “Sindikudziwa amene anachita zimenezi, ndipo ngakhale iwe sunandiuze. Inetu sindinamve za nkhani imeneyi, moti ndikuimvera pompano.”+
27 Ndiyeno Abulahamu anatenga nkhosa ndi ng’ombe n’kuzipereka kwa Abimeleki.+ Kenako awiriwo anachita pangano.+
28 Abulahamu atapatula ana a nkhosa aakazi 7 pa gululo n’kuwaika pa okha,
29 Abimeleki anafunsa Abulahamu kuti: “Kodi ana a nkhosa aakazi 7 amene wapatulawa, tanthauzo lake n’chiyani?”
30 Poyankha Abulahamu anati: “Landirani ana a nkhosa aakazi 7 amene ndikukupatsaniwa, kuti akhale umboni+ wakuti ndinakumba chitsimechi ndine.”
31 Ndiye chifukwa chake iye anatcha malowo Beere-seba,+ chifukwa chakuti onse awiri analumbirirana pamalopo.
32 Choncho iwo anachita panganolo+ pa Beere-sebapo, kenako Abimeleki limodzi ndi Fikolo mkulu wa asilikali ake, anabwerera kudziko la Afilisiti.+
33 Zitatero, Abulahamu anabzala mtengo wa bwemba pa Beere-seba, n’kuitanirapo dzina la Yehova,+ Mulungu wanthawi zonse.+
34 Ndipo Abulahamu anakhala masiku enanso ambiri monga mlendo m’dziko la Afilisiti.+
Mawu a M'munsi
^ Mawu achiheberi amene m’vesili tawamasulira kuti “chisangalalo” ndiponso kuti “asangalala,” amatanthauza “kuseka.”
^ Dzina lakuti “Beere-seba” limatanthauza “Chitsime cha Lumbiro” kapena, “Chitsime cha 7.”
