Genesisi
23 USara bekaneminyaka eli-127 nakahlongakalako.+ 2 Wahlongakalela eKhiriyathi-Ariba,+ okuyiRhebroni+ enarheni yeKanana.+ U-Abrahama wamlilela begodu wamhloboka. 3 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Abrahama watjhiya isidumbu somkakhe wayokukhuluma namadodana kaRhiti,+ wathi: 4 “Ngimumuntu ovela kwenye inarha, ohlala hlangana nani.+ Nginikelani indawo phakathi kwenu engizokubulungela kiyo. Ngizokubulunga umkami kiyo.” 5 Amadodana kaRhiti athi kuye: 6 “Sibawa usilalele kosethu. Uyikosi ekhethwe nguZimu* hlangana nathi.+ Ungabulunga umkakho emathunenethu akhethekileko. Akekho namunye wethu ozokwala ngendawakhe yokubulunga bona ubulunge umkakho.”
7 Ngemva kwalokho u-Abrahama wasikima, wakhothama phambi kwamadodana kaRhiti,+ 8 wathi kiwo: “Nangabe niyangivumela bona ngibulunge umkami, ngibawa ningincengele ku-Efroni indodana kaTsorhari 9 bona angithengisele irholo lakhe leMakaphela; lisekugcineni kwesimakhe. Mbaweni angithengisele lona phambi kwenu ngenani lesiliva eliyifaneleko+ ukwenzela bona ngibe nendawo yokubulunga.”+
10 U-Efroni bekahlezi hlangana namadodana kaRhiti. Nje-ke waphendula u-Abrahama alalelwe madodana kaRhiti nabantu ebebangena esangweni ledorobho,+ wathi: 11 “Awa kosami! Ngibawa ungilalele. Ngikunikela isimu nerholo elikiyo. Ngikunikela zona phambi kwabantu bekhethu, bulunga umkakho lapho.” 12 Nakezwa lokho u-Abrahama wakhothama phambi kwabantu benarheni leyo 13 wathi ku-Efroni abantu bamlalele: “Ngibawa ungilalele, ngizokuthenga isimu le ngenani lesiliva elaneleko. Ngibawa ulithathe ukwenzela bona ngibulunge umkami kiyo.”
14 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Efroni waphendula u-Abrahama wathi: 15 “Kosami, ngilalela. Inarha le ibiza amatjhekeli* wesiliva ama-400 kodwana lokho akukaqakatheki. Bulunga umkakho.” 16 U-Abrahama wakulalela lokho okutjhiwo ngu-Efroni, wamlinganisela inani lesiliva u-Efroni akhulume ngalo phambi kwamadodana kaRhiti, amatjhekeli* wesiliva ama-400 ngokwesilinganiso ebesamukelwa barhwebi.+ 17 Nje-ke isimu ka-Efroni eseMakaphela ebeyiphambi kweMamre, okuyisimu nerholo ebelikiyo nayo yoke imithi ebeyilapho kwanikelwa 18 u-Abrahama phambi kwamadodana kaRhiti naphambi kwabo boke ebebangena esangweni ledorobho. 19 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Abrahama wabulunga umkakhe uSara erholweni lesimu yeMakaphela phambi kweMamre okuyiRhebroni enarheni yeKanana. 20 Nje-ke amadodana kaRhiti adlulisela isimu nerholo ebezilapho ku-Abrahama bona kube yindawakhe yokubulungela.+