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.