Karikani Bwaai

21 Ao Iehova e mutiakina Tara n aron are e taekinna, ao e karaoa Iehova are e beritanna nakon Tara.+ 2 Mangaia are e a bikoukou Tara+ ao e a bungia natin Aberaam te mwaane ngke e a kara teuaei, n te tai ae baireaki are e beritanna te Atua nakon teuaei.+ 3 E arana natina are e a tibwa bungiaki Aberaam bwa Itaaka, are e bungia Tara.+ 4 Ao Aberaam e korotobibia Itaaka are natina ngke ai wanibong ana bong, n aron are e tua te Atua nakoina.+ 5 Bon 100 ana ririki Aberaam ngke e bungiaki natina are Itaaka. 6 Ao e taku Tara: “E karika ngareu ni kimwareirei te Atua: a na bane n ira ngareu* naake a ongo taekan aei.”7 Ao e reitia ni kangai: “Antai ae kona ni kangai ngkoa nakon Aberaam, ‘E na boni kammammaa te teei Tara’? Ma I a tia ngkai ni bungia natina ngkai e a kara.”

8 Ao e a ikawairake te teei ao e a tia ni kakoriraki, ao e karaoa Aberaam te baka n amwarake ae bubura n te bong are e kakoriraki iai Itaaka. 9 Ma e nonoria Tara bwa natin Aka+ are te I-Aikubita, are natina ma Aberaam, e kakakanikoa Itaaka.+ 10 Ngaia are e taku nakon Aberaam: “Kakionakoa te toro te aine aei ma natina, bwa e na aki kaai ni bwaibwai natin te toro te aine aei ma natiu ae Itaaka!”+ 11 Ma e rangi n rawawata Aberaam+ n te baere e taekinna neiei ibukin natina. 12 Ao e taku te Atua nakon Aberaam: “Tai rawawata n te baere e taekinna nakoim Tara ibukin te teinimwaane anne ao ibukin am toro te aine. Ongo irouna,* bwa ane e riki mairoun Itaaka ao e na atongaki bwa kanoam.*+ 13 Ni kaineti ma natin te toro te aine+ anne, N na kaotinakoa naba te natannaomata mairouna,+ ibukina bwa boni kanoam.”*

14 Mangaia are e utimwaaka Aberaam n te ingabong, ao e anaa te kariki ao nnen te ran ae te kunniman ao e angan Aka. E katokai baikai i aon angan neiei ao e a kanakoa ma te teinimwaane.+ Mangaia are e a nako neiei ao e a tiotionako n rereuani Beerateba.+ 15 N tokina ao e a bane te ran mani nnena are te kunniman, ao e katuka te teinimwaane i aan te aroka teuana. 16 Ao e kaneneinako riki neiei ao e tekateka n tii ngaia, n te raroa ae tao raroani kanoan te kainikatebe ngkana e katebenakoaki, bwa e taku: “I aki kan tarataraa maten te teinimwaane aei.” Mangaia are e tekateka neiei n te tabo ae raroa ao e a takarua ma n tang.

17 Ao e ongo bwanaan te teinimwaane+ te Atua, ao e wetea Aka ana anera te Atua mai karawa ao e taku nakoina:+ “E aera ngkai ko tang Aka? Tai maaku bwa e ongo te Atua bwanaan te teinimwaane man te tabo are e wene iai. 18 Teirake, ao taua te teinimwaane ni baim ao kateirakea, bwa N na karaoia bwa te natannaomata ae korakora.”+ 19 E kaurea matan neiei te Atua ao e nora te mwanibwa, ao e nako ni kaona nnen te ran are te kunniman ao e kamooa te teinimwaane. 20 Ao e memena te Atua iroun te teinimwaane+ n ana tai n ikawairake. E mamaeka n te rereua teuaei ao e riki bwa te tia katebe. 21 E maeka n rereuani Baran+ ao e karekea buun teuaei tinana man te aba are Aikubita.

22 N te tai anne ao e taku Abimereka ma Bikora are mataniwin ana taanga ni buaka nakon Aberaam: “E mena te Atua iroum ni bwaai ni kabane aika ko karaoi.+ 23 Ngaia are ko na taetae n tuea iroun te Atua nakoiu ikai, bwa ko na aki aonikaiai ma kanoau ao kanoaia kanoau, ma ko na kaota te tangira ae koaua* nakoiu ao nakoia kaain te aba ae ko maeka iai, n aron te tangira ae koaua are I kaotia ngkoa nakoim.”+ 24 Mangaia are e taku Aberaam: “I taetae n tuea iai.”

25 Ma e ngurengure Aberaam nakon Abimereka ibukin te mwanibwa ae a taua ma te iowawa+ ana toro Abimereka. 26 E kaeka Abimereka ni kangai: “I aki ataia bwa antai ae karaoa aei, bwa ko aki tuangai taekana ao akea ataakina irou ni karokoa te bong aei.” 27 Mangaia are e anai tiibu ma kaao Aberaam ao e angan Abimereka, ao a karaoa te berita i marenaia. 28 Ngke e kaokoroia itiman te tiibutetei aika aine Aberaam man te nanai, 29 ao e taku Abimereka nakon Aberaam: “E aera ngkai ko a kaokoroia itiman te tiibutetei aika aine?” 30 Ao e taku: “Ko na butimwaei mairou itiman te tiibutetei aika aine, bwa kakoauaan ae I boni kena te mwanibwa aei.” 31 Anne bukina ae e arana iai te tabo anne bwa Beerateba,*+ bwa a uaia n taetae n tuea iai. 32 Mangaia are a karaoa te berita+ i Beerateba, ao imwina e a teirake Abimereka ma Bikora are mataniwin ana taanga ni buaka, ao a a karairaki nako abaia I-Biritia.+ 33 Imwin anne ao e unika te aroka ae te tamaritiki* i Beerateba ao e taboa aran Iehova+ ikanne, ae te Atua ae akea tokina.+ 34 Ao e tiku ni maeka* Aberaam i abaia I-Biritia i nanon te tai ae maan.*+