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17 Muze Apalama te hapwa ni miaka 99, Yehova yasoloka kuli Apalama, yamba kuli iye ngwenyi: “Yami nguli Zambi Mukwa-Ndundo-Jeswe. Enda kanawa kumeso jami, solola ngwe washishika.* 2 Mungulinga usendo ni yena, mungukakwokesa chinji kuhiana.”

3 Chocho, Apalama yafulamana hashi, mba Zambi yanunga ni kwamba kuli iye ngwenyi: 4 “Tala, usendo wami naulinga ni yena, pundu lume mukapwa tato ya mavungu anji. 5 Jina lie kulichi kupwa nawa Apalama,* alioze mulipwa Apalahama,* mumu mungukakupwisa tato ya mavungu anji. 6 Mungwokesa chinji ana je, mungukakupwisa mavungu anji, mianangana makakatuka kuli yena.

7 “Mungufunga usendo uze nalinga hakachi ka yami ni yena ni munyachi* we ndo ku yisemuko yeswe, muupwa usendo wa mutolo, hanga ngukapwe Zambi ye ni Zambi wa munyachi* we. 8 Mungukahana kuli yena ni ku munyachi* we chifuchi chize watwamine ngwe chilambala, chifuchi cheswe cha Kanana, chikapwe ni chenu ku miaka yeswe, mba mungupwa Zambi yenu.”

9 Zambi yamba nawa kuli Apalahama ngwenyi: “Hakutwala kuli yena, watamba kufunga usendo wami, yena ni munyachi* we ndo ku yisemuko yenu yeswe. 10 Uno we usendo wami hakachi ka yami ni yena, usendo uze yena ni munyachi* we nwatamba kufunga: Malunga eswe mukachi kenu, katamba kwapwisa ngalami. 11 Akanupwise ngalami, chino muchikapwa chilayi cha usendo, hakachi ka yami ni yena. 12 Ku yisemuko yenu yeswe, ana eswe a malunga waze masemuka mukachi kenu, nwatamba kwapwisa ngalami muze mapwa ni matangwa nake, ni eswe waze hi a ku munyachi wenu ko, nwalanjile kuli umwe chilambala. 13 Malunga eswe waze asemukinyine ku zuwo lie, ni waze walanjile ni mbongo je, nwatamba kwapwisa ngalami, usendo wami uze uli chilayi ku musunya wenu, muukapwa usendo wa mutolo. 14 Nyi umwe lunga chilima kalipwishile ngalami, katamba kumushiha.* Mumu kehuka usendo wami.”

15 Mba Zambi yamba kuli Apalahama ngwenyi: “Hakutwala kuli mukwenu-pwo Serai,* kanda umuvuluka nawa ngwe, Serai, mumu jina lienyi mulipwa Sara.* 16 Mungukamuwahisa, chikwo nawa, mungukakwaha mwana kupalikila muli iye, mungukamuwahisa, mba iye kumakapwa mavungu, mianangana ja atu kuli iye makakatuka.” 17 Chocho, Apalahama yafulamana hashi, yaputuka kuseha ni kwamba mu mbunge yenyi ngwenyi: “Shina lunga uli ni miaka 100 mahasa nawa kusema mwana? Shina Sara pwo uli ni miaka 90 mahasa kusema mwana?”

18 Mba Apalahama yamba kuli Zambi wamwenemwene ngwenyi: “Te muchipema chinji nyi Ishemali mapwa ni utayizo we!” 19 Chocho, Zambi yamba ngwenyi: “Sara mukwenu-pwo, pundu lume makakusemena mwana, ukamuluke jina ngwe, Izake.* Mungukalinga usendo wami ni iye, muukapwa usendo wa mutolo ku munyachi* wenyi. 20 Alioze, yami hinakwivwa hakutwala kuli Ishemali. Munguwahisa Ishemali ni kumwaha ana, mungukamwokesa chinji, kuli iye mukukakatuka mianangana 12, mungukamupwisa vungu linene. 21 Alioze, mungukalinga usendo wami ni Izake, mwana yoze Sara makakusemena ha shimbu ngwe lino, ha mwaka muwizaho.”

22 Muze Zambi ahwishile kuhanjika ni Apalahama, yamuhichika, yazezuka mwilu. 23 Apalahama yatwala mwanenyi Ishemali ni malunga eswe waze asemukinyine ku zuwo lienyi, ni eswe waze alanjile ni mbongo, atu eswe a malunga a ku zuwo lia Apalahama, yaapwisa ngalami ha tangwa lizeliene kulita ni chize Zambi amulwezele. 24 Apalahama kapwile ni miaka 99 muze amupwishile ngalami. 25 Mwanenyi Ishemali te kali ni miaka 13 muze amupwishile ngalami. 26 Ha tangwa lizeliene Apalahama yamupwisa ngalami hamuwika ni mwanenyi Ishemali. 27 Malunga eswe a ku zuwo lienyi, eswe waze asemukinyine ku zuwo lienyi, ni waze alanjile kuli umwe chilambala, yaapwisa ngalami hamuwika nenyi.