Matalikilo 15:1-21
15 Nozyakainda zintu eezyi, ijwi lya Jehova lyakasikila Abramu mucilengaano kaliti: “Utayoowi+ Abramu. Ndili ntobo yako.+ Bulumbu bwako bunooli bupati kapati.”+
2 Mpoonya Abramu wakati: “Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova, ncinzi ncotiikandipe, mbwaanga mebo tandizyede alimwi ooyo uuyookona ŋanda yangu muntu waku Damasiko, Eliezere?”+
3 Abramu wakayungizya kuti: “Tonoondipa lunyungu,+ alimwi lino muntu* wamuŋanda yangu nguutiibe simulyazina.”
4 Pele ijwi lya Jehova lyakamwiingula kuti, “Muntu ooyu takakulidi zina pe, pele mwanaako wakulizyalila* nguuyookulida zina.”+
5 Mpoonya wakamutola anze akumwaambila kuti: “Kolanga kujulu akubala nyenyeezi, ikuti naa ulakonzya kucita oobo.” Kumane wakati kulinguwe: “Oobu mboluyooba lunyungu lwako.”+
6 Aboobo wakasyoma Jehova,+ eelyo Leza wakamubona kuti mululami.+
7 Kumane wakayungizya kuti: “Ndime Jehova, iwakakugwisya ku Uri wabana Kasidi kuti ndikupe nyika eeyi kuti ibe cikono cako.”+
8 Eelyo wakaingula kuti: “Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova, ino ndilazyiba buti kuti ndiyookona nyika eeyi?”
9 Mpoonya wakamwiingula kuti: “Kondiletela ŋombe mpwizi iili amyaka yotatwe iitanazyede, mpongo mpwizi iili amyaka yotatwe, mugutu uuli amyaka yotatwe, inziba alimwi akana kankwilimba.”
10 Aboobo wakazileta zyoonse eezyi akuzitenda akati muzibeela zyobilo zyeelene akubikka cibeela acimwi kulubazu lumwi lwacibeelanyina, pele tuyuni tanaakatutenda pe.
11 Mpoonya bayuni bakatalika kuboola kunyama eeyi, pele Abramu wakazumanana kubatanda.
12 Eelyo izuba nolyakali kuyanda kubbila, Abramu zyakamutola ŋonzi zyalufwu mpoonya kwakamuboolela mudima uuyoosya kapati.
13 Kumane Leza wakati kuli Abramu: “Kozyiba calusinizyo kuti, bantu balunyungu lwako bayookkala kabali bamuzwakule mucisi citali cabo, alimwi akuti bantu bakooko bayoobacita kuba bazike akubapenzya kwamyaka iili 400.+
14 Pele ndiyoocibeteka cisi eeco ncobayoobelekela,+ mpoonya bayoozwa oomo azintu zinji.+
15 Pele yebo uyoofwa muluumuno; uyoozikkwa musyule lyakupona myaka minji.+
16 Pele balo bayoopiluka kuno+ muzyalani lyane, nkaambo ciindi cakubetekwa cabana Amori akaambo kazibi zyabo tacinasika pe.”+
17 Izuba nolyakabbila alimwi nokwakasiya mbi, kwakalibonya bbibi lyamulilo lisuka busi, alimwi mulilo wakainda akati kazibeela zyanyama eezyi.
18 Buzuba oobo Jehova wakapanga cizuminano+ a Abramu, wakati: “Lunyungu lwako ndiyoolupa nyika eeyi,+ kuzwa kumulonga wa Egepita kusikila kumulonga mupati wa Firate:+
19 nyika yabana Keni,+ bana Kenizi, bana Kadimoni,
20 bana Heti,+ bana Perizi,+ bana Refaimu,+
21 bana Amori, bana Kanana, bana Girigasi alimwi abana Jebusi.”+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “mwana musankwa.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “ooyo uuyoozwa mulinduwe.”
