IGenesis
23:1 Ke kaloku uSara ebeminyaka ilikhulu elinamanci mabini anesixhenxe;
iminyaka yobomi bukaSara.
23:2 Wafa ke uSara eKiriyati ka-Arbha; yiHebron leyo, ezweni lakwaKanan.
UAbraham waya kumbambazelela uSara, amlilele.
23:3 Wesuka ke uAbraham phambi komfiki wakhe, wathetha koonyana bakhe
UHeti, esithi,
23:4 Ndingumphambukeli, ndilundwendwe kuni; ndinikeni ilifa
ukuze ndingcwabe umfikazi phambi kwam.
23:5 Bamphendula uAbraham oonyana bakaHeti, bathi kuye,
23:6 Sive, nkosi yam, ulitshawe eligorha phakathi kwethu;
ngcwaba umfikazi lowo; akukho bani kuthi uya kwala neyakhe
ukuba uye kumngcwaba ofileyo wakho.
23:7 Wesuka uAbraham, waqubuda kubantu belizwe elo
koonyana bakaHeti.
23:8 Wathetha ke nabo, esithi, Ukuba niyavuma ukuba ndingcwabe
ofileyo wam angabikho emehlweni am; ndiphulaphule, undibongozele kuEfron unyana
waseZohar,
23:9 ukuba andinike umqolomba waseMakapela, lowo anawo, okuwo
isiphelo sentsimi yakhe; makarhole ngokwemali abenako ukuyirhola
ndibe yindawo yam yokungcwaba phakathi kwenu.
23:10 Wahlala uEfron phakathi koonyana bakaHeti, noEfron umHeti.
waphendula uAbraham ezindlebeni zoonyana bakaHeti, abo bonke
owangena ngesango lomzi wakhe, esithi,
23:11 Hayi, nkosi yam, ndiphulaphule; intsimi ndikunika yona, nomqolomba okuyo.
ndikunika kuwo; ndiyakunika phambi koonyana babantu bakowethu
ngcwaba wena; mngcwabe umfikazi lowo.
23:12 Waqubuda uAbraham phambi kwabantu belizwe elo.
23:13 Wathetha kuEfron ezindlebeni zabantu belizwe elo.
esithi, Ukuba ùthe wapha, khawundiphulaphule; ndokupha
imali yentsimi; yithabathe kum, ndingcwabe umfikazi khona.
23:14 UEfron wamphendula uAbraham, wathi kuye,
23:15 Nkosi yam, ndiphulaphule;
isilivere; Yintoni na ke leyo phakathi kwam nawe? Ngcwabe ke umfikazi lowo.
23:16 UAbraham wamphulaphula uEfron; UAbraham wamlinganisela uEfron umxhesho wakhe
isilivere leyo, wayibizayo ezindlebeni zoonyana bakaHeti, bane
ikhulu leeshekele zesilivere evunywayo kumrhwebi.
23:17 nentsimi kaEfron, eseMakapela, ephambi kowakwaMamre,
intsimi, nomqolomba okuyo, nemithi yonke ekhoyo
emasimini, ekuyo yonke imida ngeenxa zonke, bekuqinisekiwe
23:18 Yaba yinzuzo kuAbraham emehlweni oonyana bakaHeti.
phambi kwabo bonke abangena ngesango lomzi wakhe.
23:19 Emveni koko, uAbraham wamngcwaba uSara umkakhe emqolombeni wentsimi
eMakapela phambi kowakwaMamre: yiHebron ke leyo, ezweni lakwaKanan.
23:20 Yaqiniseka ke intsimi leyo nomqolomba okuyo kuAbraham
yaba yindawo yokungcwaba yoonyana bakaHeti.