Genesis 23:1 USara wayeneminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa ubudala iminyaka yokuphila kukaSara. 2 USara wafa eKiriyati Araba; yiHebroni ezweni laseKhanani. u-Abrahama weza ukuzomlilela uSara nokumkhalela. 23:3 U-Abrahama wasukuma phambi kofileyo wakhe, wakhuluma kumadodana akhe UHethi, wathi, 23:4 Ngingumfokazi nomfokazi kini; ukuze ngimbele ofileyo wami asuke phambi kwamehlo ami. 23:5 Amadodana kaHeti aphendula u-Abrahama, wathi kuye. 23:6 Sizwe, nkosi yami, wena uyisikhulu esinamandla phakathi kwethu amathuna ethu ngcwaba ofileyo wakho; akakho kithi oyakugodla okwakhe ethuneni, kodwa ukuze umbele ofileyo wakho. 23:7 U-Abrahama wasukuma, wakhothama phambi kwabantu bezwe, yebo kubantwana bakwaHeti. 23:8 Wakhuluma nabo, wathi: "Uma nithanda ukuba ngimbethe." ofileyo wami angabikho emehlweni ami; ngizwe, ungikhulekele ku-Efroni indodana waseZohar, 23:9 Ukuze anginike umhume waseMakaphela, okuyinto anayo, okuyinto phakathi ukuphela kwensimu yakhe; ngoba imali elingana layo uzayinika ngibe yindawo yokungcwaba phakathi kwenu. 23:10 U-Efroni wahlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwaHeti, no-Efroni umHeti. waphendula u-Abrahama ezindlebeni zabantwana bakwaHeti, yebo bonke owangena ngesango lomuzi wakhe, wathi: 23:11 Cha, nkosi yami, ngizwe; insimu ngiyakunika wena, nomhume ophakathi. kuwo, ngiyakunika wona; phambi kwamadodana abantu bami nginikela gcoba wena: mbela ofileyo wakho. 23:12 U-Abrahama wakhothama phambi kwabantu bezwe. 23:13 Wakhuluma ku-Efroni ezindlebeni zabantu bezwe. ethi: Kodwa uma uvuma, ake ungizwe; ngiyakukunika imali yensimu; yithathe kimi, ngimmbele khona ofileyo wami. 23:14 U-Efroni wamphendula u-Abrahama, wathi kuye: 23:15 Nkosi yami, ngilalele: Izwe lilingana namashekeli angamakhulu amane isiliva; kuyini lokho phakathi kwami nawe? mbela ofileyo wakho. 23:16 U-Abrahama wamlalela u-Efroni; u-Abrahama wamkala u-Efroni isiliva alisho ezindlebeni zamadodana kaHeti ezine amashekeli ayikhulu esiliva, imali yamanje kumthengisi. 23:17 Futhi insimu ka-Efroni, eyayiseMakaphela, okuyinto phambi kweMamre. insimu, nomhume owawukuyo, nemithi yonke eyayikhona endle, ekuyo yonke imikhawulo nxazonke, kwaqinisekiswa 23:18 ku-Abrahama njengefa phambi kwabantwana bakwaHeti. phambi kwabo bonke abangena ngesango lomuzi wakhe. 23:19 Ngemva kwalokhu, u-Abrahama wamngcwaba uSara umkakhe emhumeni wensimu laseMakaphela phambi kweMamre: yiHebroni ezweni laseKhanani. 23:20 Insimu nomhume okuyo kwaqinisekiswa ku-Abrahama kube yifa lendawo yokungcwaba yamadodana kaHeti.