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Ebigema ku Aburahamu ni Abimeleki
1Aburahamu yaava e Mamure, yaaja ng’ayolekeire ekiketezo kya Buyudaaya ekikalukalu ku luuyi olw’omukono omusaadha olw’e buvandhuba, yaasenga ghagati gha Kadeshi ni Shuri yaamala entangama ng’ali mu Gerari. 2Yaakoberanga abantu nga mukazi we Sara bw’ali mwanhina. Kale Abimeleki kyabazinga wa Gerari, yaayesa Sara baamumutwalira. 3Aye Katonda yaabonekera Abimeleki mu kirooto obwire, yaamukoba ati: “Bona, oidha kufa olw’okutwala omukazi oyo, kuba muka musaadha.” 4Aye Abimeleki yali ng’akaali kuseeta eri Sara kale yaakoba ati: “Musengwa, onaita n’abantu abaziraku musango? 5Aburahamu mwene ti n’eyankobye ati oyo mwanhina? Era ni Sara mwene yeena tiyankobye ati Aburahamu mwanhina? Ekyo nakikoze mu mwoyo mulungi era nziraku musango.” 6Katonda yaamwiramu mu kirooto ati: “Ndidhi ng’ekyo wakikoze mu mwoyo mulungi, era nga ninze nkulobeire okukola ekibi ye ndi, kale kye naviire ni ndoba okukuganha okumugemaku. 7Mpegaano ni, izaayo muka beene; kuba omusaadha oyo mulanzi, era aidha kukusabira obe mulamu. Aye bw’otaizeeyo mukazi, manha ng’oteekwa kufa, iwe n’abantu bo boonaboona.”
8Abimeleki yaazuuka mu nkyo yaayeta abagheereza be, yaabakobera ebintu ebyo byonabyona, era baatya inho. 9Agho yaayeta Aburahamu yaamubuuza ati: “Kiki kino ky’otukoze? Nakukola kibi ki memale ondeetere nze n’obwakyabazinga bwange ekibi ekyaga agho? Kye wakoze ti n’ekigwaine okukolwa. 10Kiki ekyakutuusiisa ku kukola kino?” 11Aburahamu yairamu ati: “Kuba nabaire ndowooza nti eno ezira atya Katonda, kale nga basobola okundhita olwa mukazi wange. 12Aye era oyo mwanhinaze, mwana wa lata, aye ti wa maama era yafuuka mukazi wange. 13Kale Katonda bweyantambuzatambuza eyo atyo okuva mu ndhu ya lata, naakoba Sara nti, ‘Oti bw’oidha okwolekanga nga bw’oli omwesigwa ye ndi: mu buli kifo mwe tunaatuukanga obakobanga oti nze ndi mwanhoko.’ ”
14Agho Abimeleki yairiza Aburahamu mukazi we Sara, era yaamugha entaama, n’ente, n’abairu abasaadha n’abakazi. 15Era yaakoba Aburahamu ati: “Bona ensi yange yiiyo; londa gh’onaaba oyenze okuba woonawoona.” 16Ate yaakoba Sara ati: “Bona, mpaire mwanhoko ebitundu bya feeza lukumi (1,000) ng’ekirabo, okwoleka boonaboona b’oli nabo ng’oziraku musango; abantu boonaboona baidha kumanha bati ozira kibi kye wakola.” 17Aburahamu yaasaba Katonda, era Katonda yaawonia Abimeleki, ni mukazi we, n’abairu be abakazi, boonaboona baaba nga baghanga okuzaala. 18Kuba Musengwa Katonda yali ng’asibye abakazi boonaboona ab’omu ndhu y’Abimeleki okuzaala, olwa Sara muka Aburahamu.