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17 Abulama byo afikizhe myaka 99, Yehoba wamwekele kwi aye ne kumwambila’mba: “Amiwa yami Lesa wa Bulume Bonse. Wafwainwa kwikala wa kishinka* kabiji walumbuluka kwi amiwa.* 2 Nkekajika lulayañano lwami pakachi kami ne obewa+ kabiji nkavuzha bingi kisemi kyobe.”+
3 Ponkapo Abulama wafukamine wakinka ne kilungi panshi kabiji Lesa watwajijile kumubuula’mba: 4 “Amiwa nalayañana lulayañano ne obewa+ kabiji ukekala shanja bisaka byavula.+ 5 Pano jizhina jobe kechi jisakwikala Abulama* ne; pano usakutelwanga’mba Abalahama,* mambo nkakulengela kwikala shanja bisaka byavula. 6 Nkakulengela kusemununa kabiji ukekala ke bisaka bya bantu, ne bamfumu bakafumanga mwi obewa.+
7 “Nkalama lulayañano lwami ne obewa,+ ne na baana* bobe bakalondela panyuma yobe kukafikatu ne ku bisemi byabo byonse lukekala ke lulayañano lwa myaka ne myaka, namba ngikale ke Lesa wobe ne wa mwanobe* ukalondela panyuma yobe. 8 Kabiji nkakupa obewa ne baana* bobe bakalondela panyuma yobe kino kyalo kyo waikelemo bwenyi+—kyalo kyonse kya Kenana—kwikala ke kyenu kya kwikalamo kikupu, kabiji nkekala Lesa wabo.”+
9 Lesa watwajijile kwambila Abalahama amba: “Obewa wafwainwa kulama lulayañano lwami ne baana* bobe bakalondela panyuma yobe kukafikatu ne ku bisemi byabo byonse. 10 Luno lo lulayañano lwami ne anweba, lo ukalamanga obewa ne baana* bobe bakalondela panyuma yobe: Mwanamulume yense uji mukachi kenu wafwainwa kuya ku mukanda.+ 11 Mwafwainwa kuchiba tulomolomo twenu kabiji kino kikekala ke kiyukilo kya lulayañano lwami ne anweba.+ 12 Mu bisemi byenu byonse, mwana wa mulume yense uji na moba atanu na asatu wafwainwa kuya ku mukanda,+ yense wasemwa mu nzubo ne yense wabula mwanenu* ye mwapotele na mali ku muntu wafuma ku kyalo kingi. 13 Mwana wa mulume yense wasemwa mu nzubo yobe ne mwanamulume yense ye wapotele na mali wafwainwa kuya ku mukanda;+ kabiji lulayañano lwami luji ku mibiji yenu lwafwainwa kwikala lulayañano lwa myaka ne myaka. 14 Umvwe kya kuba mwanamulume wabula kuya ku mukanda babula kumuchiba kalomolomo, awo muntu* bafwainwa kumuchibako* ku balongo banji. Mambo walala lulayañano lwami.”
15 Kepo Lesa aambijile Abalahama amba: “Selai*+ mukazhobe kechi wafwainwa kumutelanga’mba Selai ne, jizhina janji pano ke Sala.* 16 Nkamupesha kabiji ukakusemena mwana wa mulume;+ nkamupesha kabiji aye ukekala ke bisaka bya bantu; bamfumu ba mitundu ya bantu bakafuma mwi aye.” 17 Ponkapo Abalahama wafukamine wakinka ne kilungi panshi kaseke ne kuseka ne kwamba mu muchima wanji amba:+ “Nanchi mwanamulume uji na myaka 100 wakonsha kusema mwana, kabiji Sala mwanamukazhi uji na myaka 90 wakonsha kusema nyi?”+
18 Onkao mambo, Abalahama waambijile Lesa wa kine amba: “Ishimela obilwe bibusa kwi anweba!”+ 19 Kepo Lesa amwambijile’mba: “Sala mukazhobe ukasema mwana wa mulume kabiji wafwainwa kumutumba’mba Izaka.*+ Kabiji nkekajika lulayañano lwami ne aye, lo lulayañano lwa myaka ne myaka ne na baana* banji bakalondela panyuma yanji.+ 20 Pakuba naumvwa byo waamba pe Ishimela. Amiwa nkamupesha ne kumulengela kusema ne kusemununa. Mwi aye mukafuma bamfumu 12 kabiji nkamulengela kwikala kisaka kikatampe.+ 21 Pano bino, nkekajika lulayañano lwami ne Izaka+ yenka Sala ye akasema pa kyonka kino kimye mu mwaka ubena kwiya.”+
22 Lesa byo apwishishe kwisamba ne Abalahama, wafumineko. 23 Kepo Abalahama asendele mwananji Ishimela ne bonse banabalume basemekejilwe mu nzubo yanji ne bonse bo apotele na mali ne banabalume bonse bajinga mu nzubo ya kwa Abalahama, bonse wibachibile tulomolomo jonkaja juba, monkatu mo bamubuujile kwi Lesa.+ 24 Abalahama wajinga na myaka 99 kimye kyo bamuchibile kalomolomo.+ 25 Kabiji Ishimela mwananji wajinga na myaka 13 kimye kyo bamuchibile kalomolomo.+ 26 Pa jonkaja juba, Abalahama wayile ku mukanda ne Ishimela mwananji. 27 Banabalume bonse bajinga mu nzubo yanji, bonse basemekejilwe mu nzubo ne bo apotele na mali ku muntu wafuma ku kyalo kingi, nabo bebatwajile ku mukanda pamo ne aye.