Sarai ndi Hagara
1Tsono Sarai, mkazi wa Abramu anali asanamuberekere ana Abramuyo. Koma anali ndi wantchito wamkazi wa ku Igupto dzina lake Hagara; 2ndipo Sarai anati kwa Abramu, “Yehova sanalole kuti ine ndikhale ndi ana. Bwanji mulowe mwa wantchito wanga wamkaziyu kuti mwina ndingaone ana kudzera mwa iyeyu.”
Abramu anamvera Sarai. 3Tsono Sarai anatenga Hagara wantchito wake wamkazi wa ku Igupto uja namupereka kwa Abramu mwamuna wake kuti akhale mkazi wake. Izi zinachitika Abramu atakhala ku Kanaani zaka khumi. 4Abramu atalowana ndi Hagara, Hagara uja anatenga mimba.
Pamene Hagara anadziwa kuti anali woyembekezera anayamba kunyoza mbuye wake Sarai. 5Pamenepo Sarai anati kwa Abramu, “Inu ndinu amene mwandiputira nkhanza zikundichitikirazi. Ndinakupatsani wantchito wanga wamkazi kuti akhale mkazi wanu, ndiye tsopano wayamba kundinyoza ine chifukwa wadziwa kuti ndi woyembekezera. Yehova ndiye amene aweruze pakati pa inu ndi ine.”
6Abramu anati, “Wantchito wakoyu ali mʼmanja mwako. Chita naye chilichonse chimene ukuganiza kuti ndi chokukomera.” Tsono Sarai anazunza Hagara mpaka anathawa.
7Mngelo wa Yehova anamupeza Hagara pafupi ndi chitsime mʼchipululu. Chinali chitsime chimene chili mʼmphepete mwa msewu wopita ku Suri. 8Ndipo mngeloyo anati, “Hagara, iwe wantchito wa Sarai, ukuchokera kuti ndipo ukupita kuti?”
Iye anayankha, “Ndikuthawa mbuye wanga Sarai.”
9Mngelo wa Yehova anamuwuza kuti, “Bwerera kwa mbuye wako ndipo ukamugonjere. 10Ndidzakupatsa zidzukulu zambiri zoti munthu sangaziwerenge.”
11Mngelo wa Yehova uja anamuwuzanso kuti,
“Ndiwe woyembekezera
ndipo udzabala mwana wamwamuna.
Udzamutcha dzina lake Ismaeli,
pakuti Yehova wamva kulira chifukwa cha kuzunzika kwako.
12Iye adzakhala munthu wa khalidwe ngati mʼmbulu wamisala;
adzadana ndi aliyense
ndipo anthu onse adzadana naye,
adzakhala mwaudani pakati pa abale ake
onse.”
13Hagara anatcha Yehova amene anamuyankhula uja dzina loti: “Ndinu Mulungu amene mumandiona,” popeza anati, “Ndakumana ndi Yehova atatha kundikomera mtima.” 14Nʼchifukwa chake chitsime chija chimene chili pakati pa Kadesi ndi Beredi chinatchedwa Beeri-lahai-roi.
15Tsono Hagara anamuberekera Abramu mwana wamwamuna ndipo Abramu anamutcha mwanayo Ismaeli. 16Pamene Hagara anamubalira Ismaeli nʼkuti Abramuyo ali ndi zaka 86.
Ismael Awoɔ
1Saa ɛberɛ yi, na Sarai nwoo ɔba mmaa Abram. Na ɔwɔ Misraimni abaawa bi a wɔfrɛ no Hagar; 2enti Sarai ka kyerɛɛ Abram sɛ, “Wo ara wonim sɛ Awurade ama mayɛ obonini; manwo ɔba! Mesrɛ wo, kɔ na wo ne mʼabaawa Hagar nkɔda; ebia ɛnam ne so na manya mma.”
Abram penee asɛm a Sarai ka kyerɛɛ no no so. 3Abram tenaa Kanaan asase so mfeɛ edu akyiri no, ne yere Sarai de Misraimni abaawa Hagar no kɔmaa ne kunu no sɛ, ɔnware no. 4Abram ne Hagar daeɛ, na ɔnyinsɛneeɛ.
Ɛberɛ a Hagar hunuu sɛ wanyinsɛn no, ɔhyɛɛ aseɛ buu nʼawuraa Sarai animtia. 5Enti Sarai ka kyerɛɛ Abram sɛ, “Saa ɔhaw a aba me so yi nyinaa firi wo! Mede mʼabaawa maa wo; afei a wahunu sɛ wanyinsɛn no enti, ɔtiatia mʼanim. Awurade mmu me ne wo ntam atɛn.”
6Nanso, Abram ka kyerɛɛ Sarai sɛ, “Ɔyɛ wʼabaawa. Deɛ wopɛ sɛ wode yɛ no biara, fa yɛ no.” Ɛfiri saa ɛberɛ no, Sarai tanee nʼabaawa Hagar ani, ma ɔdwane firii ne nkyɛn.
7Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ hunuu Hagar wɔ nsuo aniwa bi ho wɔ ɛserɛ no so. Na saa nsuo aniwa no da ɛkwan a ɛkɔ kuro bi a wɔfrɛ no Sur no nkyɛn. 8Ɔbɔfoɔ no bisaa Hagar sɛ, “Sarai abaawa Hagar, wofiri he, na worekɔ he?”
Hagar buaa no sɛ, “Meredwane afiri mʼawuraa Sarai nkyɛn.”
9Na Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ Hagar sɛ, “Sane kɔ wʼawuraa no nkyɛn, na kɔbrɛ wo ho ase ma no.” 10Ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kaa ho sɛ, “Mɛma wʼase afɛe a, wɔkan a, ɛnyɛ yie.”
11Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ no sane ka kyerɛɛ Hagar sɛ,
“Woanyinsɛn,
na wobɛwo ɔbabarima.
Wobɛto no edin Ismael, ɛfiri sɛ,
Awurade ate wʼamanehunu.
12Ɔbɛyɛ sɛ ɛserɛ so afunumu.
Ɔbɛtia nnipa nyinaa,
na nnipa nyinaa nso bɛtia no;
atutupɛ so na
ɔne ne nuanom bɛtena.”
13Yei akyiri ɔde edin foforɔ maa Awurade. Ɔkaa sɛ, “Mahunu Deɛ ɔhunu me.” Ɛno enti, ɔde edin El-Roi a aseɛ ne “Onyankopɔn a ɔhunu me” no, too no. 14Ɛno enti na wɔfrɛ nsuo aniwa no sɛ Beer-Lahai-Roi a aseɛ ne “Onyankopɔn Teasefoɔ a ɔhunu me abura.” Ɛda Kades ne Bered ntam bɛsi ɛnnɛ.
15Enti Hagar woo ɔbabarima maa Abram. Abram too abɔfra no edin Ismael. 16Hagar woo Ismael no, na Abram adi mfeɛ aduɔwɔtwe nsia.
