Genesisi
23 Sara waphila iminyaka lengu-127.+ 2 Wafela eKhiriyathi-abha,+ lokuyiHebroni,+ leseveni laseKhenani.+ Abrahama wakhala futsi walila ngenca yekufa kwaSara. 3 Ngemuva kwaloko Abrahama washiya sidvumbu semkakhe wayawukhuluma nemaHethi+ watsi: 4 “Ngingumchamuki nesihambi kulendzawo yenu.+ Ngicela ninginike indzawo yekungcwaba kuze ngingcwabe umkami.” 5 EmaHethi amphendvula atsi: 6 “Nkhosi sicela usilalele. Wena ungumholi* lokhetfwe nguNkulunkulu lapha emkhatsini wetfu.+ Umkakho ungamngcwaba kunobe nguyiphi indzawo kuleti lesingcwaba kuto. Kute ngisho namunye kitsi longeke akunike indzawo yakhe nalotakuvimbela kutsi ungcwabe lomkakho.”
7 Ngako Abrahama wakhotsama embikwemaHethi,+ lobekubantfu baleyo ndzawo 8 watsi kuwo: “Nangabe ningivumela kutsi ngingcwabe umkami kulendzawo, ngicela ningilalele futsi nicele Efroni indvodzana yaZohari 9 kutsi angitsengisele umhume wakhe loseMakhaphela, ekugcineni kwensimu yakhe. Ngicela angitsengisele wona embikwenu ngentsengo lefanele+ kuze ngibe nendzawo yekungcwaba.”+
10 Efroni umHethi abehleti nalamanye emadvodzana aHethi. Ngako waphendvula Abrahama embikwawo onkhe emaHethi nasembikwabo bonkhe lebebangena egedeni lalelidolobha+ watsi: 11 “Cha nkhosi yami! Ngicela ungilalele. Ngikunika lensimu kanye nalomhume lokuyo futsi ngikunika embikwabo bonkhe bantfu bakitsi. Ngako ungamngcwaba khona umkakho.” 12 Abrahama wakhotsama embikwebantfu bakuleyo ndzawo 13 futsi wakhuluma na-Efroni embikwabo bonkhe, watsi: “Lalela, mine ngitakunika yonkhe imali yalensimu. Ngicela uyitsatse kuze ngingcwabe umkami kulendzawo.”
14 Ngako Efroni wamphendvula watsi: 15 “Nkhosi yami, lendzawo ibita tinhlavu telisiliva* letingu-400, kodvwa-ke loko akukabaluleki kangako kimi nawe. Ngako ungamngcwaba umkakho kuyo.” 16 Nakeva loko lebekushiwo ngu-Efroni, Abrahama wamkalela letinhlavu telisiliva lebekakhulume ngato embikwemaHethi, lokutinhlavu telisiliva* letingu-400 nakukalwa ngesikali lebesisetjentiswa batsengisi.+ 17 Ngako kwavunyelwana kutsi insimu ya-Efroni leseMakhaphela futsi lebukene neMamre, nemhume lowawukuyo kanye nato tonkhe tihlahla lebetikulensimu 18 sekutsengiselwe Abrahama embikwemaHethi nasembikwabo bonkhe labebangena egedeni lalelidolobha. 19 Ngemuva kwaloko Abrahama wangcwaba Sara umkakhe emhumeni lobewukulensimu leseMakhaphela futsi lebukene neMamre, lokuyiHebroni, leseveni laseKhenani. 20 Ngako emaHethi aniketa Abrahama lensimu nalomhume lobewukuyo kuze kube yindzawo yakhe yekungcwaba.+