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26 Aachiindi eecho munyika kwakaba nzala, kuyungizya kuli yeeyo yakaliwo mumazuba aa-Abbrahamu, zyakuti Izakka wakaya kuli Abbimelekki mwaami wamaFilisiti kuGerari. 2 Mpawo Jehova wakalibonia kulinguwe akwaamba kuti: “Utakunukili ku-Ijipita pe. Kkala munyika eeyi njindili kukutondeezya. 3 Kkala munyika eeyi kuli mweenzu. Ndinooli aanduwe alubo ndizookulongezya nkaambo iwe abana bako ndizoomupa nyika zyoonse eezi alubo ndizoochizuzikizya chikonke nchindakakonka kuli wuso Abbrahamu chakuti: 4 ‘Ndizoovuzya bana bako mbuli nyenyeezi zyakujulu alubo bana bako ndizoobapa nyika zyoonse eezi. Alubo zisi zyoonse zyaanyika zizoolijanina chilongezyo kwiinda mubana bako,’ 5 akaambo kakuti Abbrahamu wakaswiilila jwi lyangu akuti wakayinkilila kunembo kuchita nzindiyanda, kubamba malayilile aangu amilawu yangu.” 6 Izakka wakayinkilila kunembo kukkala kuGerari.

7 Bantu bamundawu eeyo nibakali kumubuzya atala amwanakazi wakwe, wakali kwaamba kuti: “Muchizi wangu.” Wakali kuyoowa kwaamba kuti, “Mwanakazi wangu,” nkaambo wakati, “Bantu bamundawu eeyi, balakonzya kundijaya akaambo kaRibbekka,” nkaambo wakali mubotu loko. 8 Nikwakayinda chiindi, Abbimelekki mwaami wamaFilisiti, wakayuna aawindo mpawo wakabona Izakka kalikutondeezya luyando kumwanakazi wakwe* Ribbekka. 9 Mpawo Abbimelekki wakayita Izakka wamubuzya kuti: “Teemwanakazi wako biya! Nkamboonzi nwaakati, ‘Muchizi wangu’?” Mpawo Izakka wakati kulinguwe: “Ndakaamba oobo nkaambo ndakayoowa kuti ndilafwa akaambo kanguwe.” 10 Pesi Abbimelekki wakati: “Niinzi eechi nchwaatuchitila? Umwi muntu walikunoowona aamwanakazi wako mpawo walikunoopa kuti tubisye!” 11 Mpawo Abbimelekki wakalayilila bantu boonse kati: “Kufumbwa muntu uuguma mwaalumi ooyu amwanakazi wakwe, kwaamba choonzyo ulajayigwa!”

12 Izakka wakasaanguna kubyala mbuto munyika eeyo alubo mumunyaka nguyooyo, nzyaakabyala wakazitebula kazyiindulwidwe kwaziindi zili 100, nkaambo Jehova wakali kumulongezya. 13 Mwaalumi ooyo wakanota alubo wakayinkilila kunembo kuzwidilila kusikila wanota loko. 14 Wakaba aamatanga aambelele amatanga aang’ombe ababelesi biingi loko mpawo maFilisiti bakasaanguna kumuchitila bbivwe.

15 Nkinkaako, maFilisiti bakabweza museele, bavwikkila zikala zyoonse zyakasyidwe aababelesi bawisi mumazuba aa-Abbrahamu. 16 Mpawo Abbimelekki wakati kuli Izakka: “Zwa muchilawu chesu, nkaambo waba aamanguzu loko kwiinda ndiswe.” 17 Nkinkaako, Izakka wakazwa mundawu eeyo mpawo wakaakuyaka matente mukkuti lyaGerari* alubo wakasaanguna kukkala nkuko. 18 Izakka wakazifukulula lubo zikala zyakasyidwe mumazuba aawisi Abbrahamu, eezyo nzibakali bavwikkila maFilisiti, Abbrahamu naakafwa. Mpawo Izakka wakazyuuzika mazina wisi ngaakazipede.

19 Babelesi ba-Izakka nibakali kusya mukkuti,* bakajana chikala chakali aamaanzi mabotu. 20 Beembeli bakuGerari bakasaanguna kukazyania abeembeli ba-Izakka kabati: “Maanzi aaya ngeesu.” Nkinkaako, chikala eecho wakachuuzika kuti Esekki,* nkaambo bakali bakazyania aanguwe. 21 Bakasaanguna lubo kusya chimwi chikala, akulicheechi bakasaanguna lubo kukazyania. Nkinkaako, wakachuuzika kuti Sitina.* 22 Nikwakayinda chiindi, wakalonga nkukooko mpawo waakusya chimwi chikala, pesi taakwe nibakakazyania pe atala anchicho. Nkinkaako, wakachuuzika kuti Rehobboti* mpawo wakati: “Jehova lino watupa ndawu mpati alubo wapa kuti tuvule munyika.”

23 Kuzwa waawo, wakatanta kazwa aandawu eeyo, waya kuBberi-shebba. 24 Mubusiku mbuboobo, Jehova wakalibonia kulinguwe mpawo wakati: “Ndime Leza wawuso Abbrahamu. Utayoowi pe, nkaambo ndili aanduwe, ndizookulongezya alubo ndizoovuzya bana bako akaambo kamubelesi wangu Abbrahamu.” 25 Nkinkaako, wakayaka chipayililo mpawaawo alubo wakayita zina lyaJehova. Izakka wakayaka tente lyakwe mpawo babelesi bakwe bakasya chikala mpawaawo.

26 Nikwakayinda chiindi, Abbimelekki wakaza kulinguwe kazwa kuGerari kalaamwi a-Ahuzati sikumupa lulayo aFikkoli mupati wamasooja aakwe. 27 Izakka wakati kulimbabo: “Mwazidaanzi kulindime, mbukunga mwakandizonda akunditanda muchilawu chanu?” 28 Bakamusandula kuti: “Twalibonena kuti Jehova ulaanduwe. Nkinkaako, twakati: ‘Atuchite chikonke chaluumuno aakati kesu anduwe alubo atupangane chizuminano anduwe, 29 chakuti iwe tukootuchitila chintu chibi mbuli mbutwakatakuchitila chintu chibi andiswe, mbukunga anduwe twakakuchitila zibotu kupela mukuti twakati weende muluumuno. Lino Jehova wakulongezya.’” 30 Nkinkaako, wakababambila pobwe mpawo bakalya akunywa. 31 Bakafuma kuseeni mpawo bakakonkezyania. Kuzwa waawo, Izakka wakati beende, mpawo bakeenda muluumuno.

32 Mubuzuba mbuboobo, babelesi ba-Izakka bakasika mpawo bakamubuzya atala achikala nchibakali basya kabati: “Twaajana maanzi!” 33 Nkinkaako, bakachuuzika kuti Shibba. Nzizyo zipa kuti muunzi ooyu wiitwe kuti Bberi-shebba kusikila sunu.

34 Isawu naakaba aaminyaka iili 40, wakakwata Juditi mwana waBbeeri muHeti aBbasemati mwana wa-Eloni muHeti. 35 Banakazi aaba bakali kupa kuti Izakka aRibbekka bawuse.*