Matalikilo 20

Abulahamu a Abimeleki

¹ Lino kuzwa waawo Abulahamu wakalonga wazwa ku Mamule akuya kulubazu lwakumusanza, wakaakukkala akati ka Kadesyi acisi ca Syuu. Amane wakaakukkala kucisi ca Gelaa. ² Abulahamu wakababejela bantu bakucisi eeco kuti Sala, mukaintu wakwe, wakali mucizi wakwe. Aboobo Abimeleki, mwami wakucisi ca Gelaa, wakatola Sala kuti abe mukaintu wakwe. ³ Masiku aayo ngoonya, Leza wakalibonya kuli Abimeleki muciloto akumwaambila kuti, “Uli mufu yebo, nkaambo Sala ngumukamuntu.” ⁴ Ciindi eeco Abimeleki taakanakkala antoomwe a Sala. Aboobo wakati kuli Leza, “Simalelo wangu, sena inga wabajaya bantu batakwe mulandu? ⁵ Ede Abulahamu mwini nguwakaamba kuti mmucizi wakwe, alimwi awalo mukaintu wakati munyinandumi wakwe. Aboobo ooku ndakakucita amoyo uusalala, taakwe acibi ncendakacita pe.” ⁶ Leza wakamwiingula mumonya muciloto eeco wakati, “Iiyi, ndilizi kuti wacita oobo amoyo uusalala, ncendakuvuna kuti utandibisizyi, alimwi ncendakukasya kukkala antoomwe amukaintu ooyo. ⁷ Lino mubweedezye mukaintu ooyu kumulumaakwe. Nkaambo mulumaakwe musinsimi, aboobo inga uyookukombela kuti utafwi pe. Pele kuti naa utamubweedezyi, ndikuzibya kuti ulafwa yebo amukwasyi wako woonse.”

⁸ Mbubwakaceda buyo, kucili kooko, Abimeleki wakaita babelesi bakwe boonse akubaambila makani aaya oonse, nkaako bakayoowa kapati. ⁹ Mpoonya Abimeleki wakaita Abulahamu akumubuzya kuti, “Ino ncinzi eeci ncoocita kulindiswe? Ino ndakakubisizya nzi ncoondiletela bubi buli boobu mebo alimwi abulelo bwangu boonse? Taakwe muntu uunga ulacita cintu cili mbuli ceeci ncoondicitila yebo.” ¹⁰ Eelyo Abimeleki wakaindilizya akuti kuli Abulahamu, “Nkaambo nzi ncoocita cintu cili boobu?” ¹¹ Abulahamu wakaingula kuti, “Ndakacita oobu nkaambo ndalikuyeeya kuti okuno taakwe bantu balemeka Leza, nkaako ndakali kuyoowa kuti inga bandijaya kutegwa batole mukaintu wangu.” ¹² Kwalo Sala mmucizi wangu ncobeni, tuli bana basinamaali. Nikuba boobo ndakamukwata. ¹³ Nkabela ciindi Leza naakandilonzya akundigwisya mumunzi wokwesu kuya mumanyika aambi aabweenzu, ndakaambila Sala kuti, “Ulakonzya kutondezya kusyomeka kwako kulindime kwiindila mukwaamba kuti ooyu mmukwesu.”

¹⁴ Mpoonya Abimeleki wakabweedezya Sala kuli Abulahamu, alimwi wakamupedelezya ambelele, ŋombe, alimwi abazike. ¹⁵ Wakati kuli Abulahamu, “Njeeyi nyika yangu yoonse mboibede, kolisalila omwini kufumbwa busena mboyanda kuti uunke ukkale nkuko.” ¹⁶ Kuli Sala wakati, “Mwanookwanu ndamupa cuulu camali aansiliva kutondezya kuti yebo ulasalala, tojisi mulandu kulindime, nkaako muntu woonse uyooziba kuti taakwe cibi ncookacita.”

¹⁷ Abulahamu wakamukombela Abimeleki, eelyo Leza wakamuponya walo amukaintu wakwe, abakaintu bazike bakwe, bakakonzya kuzyala alimwi. ¹⁸ Eeci cakacitika nkaambo Leza wakajalide luzyalo lwabaŋanda yoonse ya Abimeleki akaambo kaceeco ncaakacitide kuli Sala, mukaintu wa Abulahamu.