Kufa kwaSara
1Sara waphila iminyaka leli-127. 2Sara wafela eKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni, eveni laseKhenani. Abrahama wakhalela umkakhe, Sara.
Abrahama utsenga lithuna
3Abrahama wasishiya sidvumbu semkakhe, wesuka waya kumaHethi, wefika watsi: 4“Ngisihambi nemchamuki la emkhatsini wenu. Ngicela ningitsengisele indzawo yekungcwaba, khona ngitewungcwaba lesidvumbu semkami.”
5EmaHethi aphendvula Abrahama atsi: 6“Ase usilalele, mnumzane, wena usikhulu lesinemandla la emkhatsini wetfu. Lomkakho ungamngcwaba nome ngangukuliphi kulamathuna etfu. Kute la emkhatsini wetfu longete akunika lithuna nome akuphatamise ekungcwabeni lomkakho.”
7Abrahama wasukuma wewakhotsamela lamaHethi, lekwakubantfu bakuleyo ndzawo. 8Watsi kubo: “Nanitsandza kutsi ngimngcwabe, esuke embikwami, ngisiteni ningicelele ku-Efroni, umsa waSowari, 9kutsi angitsengisele umhume wakhe waseMakhaphela, lesekugcineni kwensimi yakhe. Ngicela angitsengisele ngentsengo lefanele, utewuba wami ube yindzawo yekungcwaba.”
10Efroni labehleti emkhatsini wemaHethi waphendvula Abrahama eva onkhe emaHethi labengena esangweni lelidolobha, 11watsi: “Cha, nkhosi yami, asungilalele: Ngiyakunika lensimi kanye nalomhume lokuyo, ngikunika embikwebantfu bakitsi, ngitsi: Lomkakho mngcwabe khona.”
12Abrahama wabakhotsamela bantfu bakulelo live. 13Wakhuluma ku-Efroni embikwalabo bantfu, watsi: “Ase ungilalele, ngitakunika intsengo yalensimi, ngicela uyemukele kimi, khona ngitawungcwaba khona umkami.”
14Efroni waphendvula Abrahama watsi: 15“Nkhosi yami, asungilalele: Lesicakwana singabita lemashekheli esiliva langema-400. Pho, kuyini loko kuwe nakimi? Mngcwabe kuyo leyo ndzawo lomkakho.” 16Bo-Abrahama na-Efroni bavumelana. Abrahama wase ukalela Efroni isiliva labesavele akhulume ngayo embikwemaHethi. Kwaba ngemashekheli esiliva langema-400, lekwakusilinganiso lesasisemtsetfweni webatsengisi bangaleso sikhatsi.
17Ngako-ke insimi ya-Efroni leyayiseMakhaphela ngasemphumalanga neMamre, leyayinemhume nato tonkhe tihlahla letatikuyo, yonkhe leyo ndzawo, 18yetfulwa ku-Abrahama embikwemaHethi, nabo bonkhe lababesesangweni lalelo dolobha.
19Emvakwaloko Abrahama wangcwaba umkakhe Sara emhumeni wensimi yaseMakhaphela, ngasemphumalanga neMamre, eHebroni, eveni laseKhenani.
20Lensimi kanye nemhume emaHethi akunika Abrahama kutsi kube yindzawo yakhe yekungcwaba.
