1 Towhotini ngono kuti Abhurahhamu, batategulugulu bedu, bakawanani, kuyendilana nezwinhu zwenyama? 2 Hapa kuli kuti Abhurahhamu wakalulamisiwa ngentha yemihingo iye, waka engazwiloba fuba; koga kusi mbeli kweNdzimu. 3 Lukwalo gotini? Goti, "Abhurahhamu wakagalamoyo kuNdzimu, galamoyo kukwe kukabagwa selulama." 4 Ndizo hapa nhu ehinga, mbhayilo uwe awutobagwa setjipo tjengoni, koga unobagwa sefanilo. 5 Koga, kunhu usingahinge, koga egalamoyo kuna iye unolulamisa basina bubuya, bugalibgwe gugwe gobagwa selulama. 6 NaDavida unoleba bo nekwekombolegwa kwenhu Ndzimu waakabona lulama kukwe kusi ngentha yemihingo.

7 "Bakakombolegwa ndibabo bakayetigwa mazwibhatigwa tjinya kwabo,

nematjinyo abo akafukidziwa.

8 Wakakombolegwa iwhoyo nhu unajinyo lisingowhobagwa pehhugwi kukwe ndiHe."

9 Ikoku kombolegwa ndekwe bakathumbigwa boga, kene nebasakathumbigwa bo? Toti galabgwe kwa Abhurahhamu kwakabagwa selulama. 10 Kwakabagwa selulama lini, ngentha yeni? Waka atjithumbigwa, kene waka esanhu? Akuta kuli kuti waka atjithumbigwa, waka esanhu! 11 Wakawamutjila tjilakidzilo tjethumbigwa, lutjayo gwelulama gwaakabanago ngegalamoyo esakathumbigwa. Ndizo, ndiye tate bayibo bose bano galabgwe koga basakathumbigwa, kudza balulamisiwe. 12 Kakale ndiye tate webakathumbigwa, kusi thumbigwa koga, kakale beyenda munhambo dzegalamoyo dzakayendiwa natate bedu Abhurahhamu esakathumbigwa.

13 Kwakakusi ngentha yenlayo kwakathama Abhurahhamu neludzi gugwe bawamutjile tjigadzabgwe kuti unowhoba nghalinhaka wehango, koga kwakakulingentha yelulama kunohha ngegalabgwe. 14 Hapa ibabo banotjila ngenlayo beli bagalinhaka, galabgwe akuna tjilemela, netjigadzabgwe atjina n'hingo, 15 ngobe nlayo unohhisa buhongola. Kakale hapa kusina nlayo akuna jinyo.

16 Ndizo kuli ngegalabgwe, kudze tjigadzabgwe tjibe mungoni kakale tjipiwe kuludzi gose gwaAbhurahhamu, kusi ibabo banotobela nlayo boga, koga nekuna ibabo bana kugalamoyo kwaAbhurahhamu, ngobe nditate bedu tose. 17 Sekwakwaka kwagwa, "Ndakuthama tate benjudzi njinji." Nditate bedu mbeli kweNdzimu, muwunli waakagalabgwe, ndiNdzimu unomusa bakatjifa kakale unothama zwinhu zwisipo zwikabayapo. 18 Ngegalabgwe koga kusina tjimwe, Abhurahhamu wakagalamoyo akabatate benjudzi njinji, sekwaakabudziwa, "Ndizo ludzi gugo gowhojalo." 19 Haazotongoba nyolonyolo mukugalamoyo paakakumbula mbili uwe, iwo waka wefanana newakafa ngobe waka anamakole angaswika gulu, kene paakalinga *haya mbeleko kwaSara. 20 Azotongonyanyayidza tjigadzabgwe tjeNdzimu, koga galamoyo kukwe kwakakula akapa gudzo kuNdzimu, 21 enalebeswa kuti Ndzimu unamasimba ethama tjaagadzabgwe. 22 Ndizo galamoyo kukwe "kwakabagwa selulama." 23 Matama anoti, "kwakabaligwa kuwunli," azokwaligwa iye yega, 24 akakwaligwa kose naswi bo, Ndzimu unowholulamisa iswi tinogalamoyo muwunli iye wakamusa Yesu He wedu kubafi, 25 wakabulawa ngentha yematjinyo edu, akamusiwa emusigwa lulamisiwa kwedu.