Genesis
22 Lwanima, Kalunga kashili okwa li a yeleka Abraham. Okwa li e mu ifana a ti: “Abraham!” Abraham okwa nyamukula, a ti: “Aame ou!” 2 Kalunga okwa ti: “Kufa omonamati woye ewifa, oo u hole unene, Isak, ndele tamu i kedu laMoria u ke mu yambe po exwikiloyambo komhunda oyo handi ke ku ulikila.”
3 Onghee Abraham okwa penduka ongula inene, ndele ta longekida ondongi yaye, nokwa ya pamwe novapiya vaye vavali nomonamati waye, Isak. Okwa longekida oikuni yexwikiloyambo nokwa fikama, ndele tava i konhele oko Kalunga kashili e mu ulikila. 4 Mefiku etitatu, Abraham okwa yelula omesho aye, nokwa monena onhele oyo kokule. 5 Abraham okwa lombwela ovapiya vaye, a ti: “Fyaaleni apa nondongi, ofimbo ame nomonamati wange hatu i tu ka ilikane Kalunga kwinya, ndele hatu alukile kunye.”
6 Abraham okwa kufa oikuni yexwikiloyambo, ndele te i twike omonamati waye, Isak. Opo nee okwa kufa omundilo nomukonda,* ndele tava i pamwe naIsak. 7 Isak okwa tya kuxe Abraham: “Tate!” Abraham okwa nyamukula, a ti: “Omumwange!” Opo nee Isak okwa weda ko, a ti: “Otu na omundilo noikuni, ndele odi yexwikiloyambo oi li peni?” 8 Abraham okwa nyamukula a ti: “Omumwange, Kalunga ota longekida odi yexwikiloyambo.” Opo nee aveshe vavali ova ya.
9 Lwanima, ova ka fika konhele oko Kalunga kashili a li e mu ulikila, na Abraham okwa tunga ko oaltari, ndele ta tula ko oikuni. Okwa manga omonamati, Isak, komaoko nokomaulu, ndele te mu tula kombada yoikuni koaltari. 10 Abraham okwa kufa omukonda* a dipae omonamati waye. 11 Ashike omweengeli waJehova okwe mu ifana okudja meulu, ta ti: “Abraham, Abraham!” Abraham okwa nyamukula a ti: “Aame ou!” 12 Omweengeli okwa tya: “Ino ehameka omonamati woye, noino mu ninga sha nandenande, osheshi paife ondi shi shii kutya oho tila Kalunga, molwaashi ino anyena nge omonamati woye ewifa.” 13 Abraham okwa yelula oshipala shaye nokwa mona popepi naye odi yondume oyo eembinga dayo da li da patekena moshixwa. Onghee okwa ya, nokwa kufa odi oyo, ndele te i yambe po i li exwikiloyambo ponhele yomonamati waye. 14 Abraham okwa luka onhele oyo Jehova-jire.* Osho osho sha ningifa ovanhu nokunena va kale hava ti: “Osho otashi ka longekidilwa komhunda yaJehova.”
15 Omweengeli waJehova okwa popya naAbraham okudja meulu oshikando oshitivali, 16 a ti: “Jehova okwa ti, ‘Molwaashi owa ninga ngaho noino anyena nge omonamati woye ewifa, ohandi ane kwaame mwene kutya, 17 ohandi ke ku nangeka noupuna, nohandi ka hapupalifa shili oludalo loye li kale ngaashi eenyofi odo di li keulu nongaashi ehekedu lopomunghulo wefuta, noludalo loye otali ka pewa oshilando* shovatondi valo. 18 Oiwana aishe kombada yedu otai ke limonena omanangeko noupuna okupitila moludalo loye, molwaashi owa pwilikina ondaka yange.’”
19 Okudja opo, Abraham okwa ya kovapiya vaye, ndele ta shuna pamwe navo kuBer-seba. Okwa twikila okukala ha di muBer-seba.
20 Lwanima, Abraham okwa lombwelwa kutya: “Milka okwa dalela omumwanyoko Nahor ovanamati: 21 Oshiveli shaye oUs, ta shikulwa kuBus, Kemuel, xe yaAram, 22 Kesed, Haso, Pildas, Jidlaf naBetuel.” 23 Betuel okwa dala Rebeka. Nahor, omumwaina waAbraham, okwa dalelwa ounona vahetatu kuMilka. 24 Omukulukadi waye wopomunghulo, Reuma, okwe mu dalela ovana ovamati: Tebah, Gaham, Tahas naMaaka.