Kalunga ti ithana Abram
1 Omuwa okwa lombwele Abram ta ti: “Za mo mevi lyaandjeni, mezimo lyeni nomegumbo lyaho, u ye kevi ndyoka tandi ke li ku ulukila. 2 Otandi ke ku pa oluvalo olwindji, olwo notalu ka ninga oshigwana oshinene. Otandi ku yambeke, edhina lyoye otandi li ningi enene, noto ka ninga elaleko nuuyamba. 3 Otandi ka yambeka mboka taye ku yambeke, ihe otii ka tula omutima mboka taye ku tula omutima. Omungoye iigwana ayihe otayi ka lalekwa nuuyamba.”
4 Abram sho a li e na omimvo omilongo heyali nantano, okwa tembuka mo muHaran, ngaashi Omuwa e mu lombwele; Lot nokwa yi pamwe naye. 5 Abram okwa kutha omukadhi Sarai, omwanagona Lot, omaliko gawo agehe naapika ayehe ya li ye ya na muHaran, oyo noya yi kevi lyaKaanan.
Sho ya thiki muKaanan, 6 Abram okwe ende noshilongo, sigo okwe ya peha eyapuki puShekem, pomuti gwomwandi gwaMore. (Pethimbo ndyoka Aakaanana oya li moshilongo.) 7 Omuwa okwa holokele Abram e ta ti kuye: “Oshilongo shika otandi ke shi pa oluvalo lwoye.” Abram okwa tungile Omuwa, ngoka e mu ihololele, oshiyambelo. 8 Okuza nkoka oku uka lwokuumbugantu, kevi lyoondundu kuuzilo waBetel e ta yungu ontanda a gama Betel kuuninginino naAi kuuzilo. Naahoka okwa tungu oshiyambelo e ta simaneke Omuwa. 9 Nena okwa lunduluka po ta yi kehala nehala u uka lwokuumbugantu waKaanan.
Abram muEgipiti
10 MuKaanan omwa li mu na ondjala yekomba. Ondjala sho ya geye, Abram okwa yi kuEgipiti e ta kala ko ethimbo lyontumba. 11 Sho a li pokutaaguluka ongamba a ye kuEgipiti, okwa ti komukadhi Sarai: “Ngoye omukiintu wa shitika. 12 Ngele Aayegipiti taye ku mono, otaa ka dhiladhila kutya ngoye ogwandje. Oyo notaa dhipaga ndje po notaye ku etha u kale nomwenyo. 13 Ya lombwela kutya ngoye omumwameme; nena otaa hupitha ndje molwoye e taa ningi ndje nawa.” 14 Sho ya thiki kuEgipiti, Aayegipiti oya mono kutya omukiintu okwa shitika. 15 Omalenga gomukwaniilwa sho ge mu mono, nkene e li po a shitika, oge shi hokololele omukwaniilwa, Sarai nokwa falwa kuuwa. 16 MolwaSarai omukwaniilwa okwa ningi Abram nawa e te mu pe iigunda yoonzi niikombo, oongombe, uusino, aapika noongamelo.
17 Ihe molwashoka omukwaniilwa okwa kutha po Sarai, Omuwa okwa tumine omukwaniilwa naantu ye yomuuwa uuvu uudhigu. 18 Omukwaniilwa okwi ithana Abram e ta ti kuye: “Owa ningi ndje ngiini? Omolwashike inoo lombwela ndje kutya Sarai omukiintu gwoye? 19 Omolwashike wa tile kutya omumwanyoko, sigo nde mu kutha po nokuli, a ninge gwandje? Mukadhoye oye nguka, mu kutha po, mu ye.” 20 Omukwaniilwa okwa lombwele aapiya ye, oyo noya kutha Abram e taye mu pititha mo moshilongo, pamwe nomukadhi neliko lye alihe.
Omaisaneno wa Abram
1 Muhona wa tja nai ku Abram: “Pita mehi roye na momuhoko woye na mondjuwo yaiho, nu twende kehi, ndi me ku urikire. 2 Nu ami me ku tjiti u karire otjiwaṋa otjinene; nu me ku sere ondaya, ne tjiti ena roye ri rire enene; nove omuini mo rire ondaya.
3 Ami me sere ondaya ku imba mbu mave ku sere ondaya,
nu me sengi imba mbu mave ku sengi.
Nu move omihoko avihe,
mbi ri kombanda yehi,
mavi serwa ondaya.”
4 Abram wa ya, otja Muhona pe mu raera, nu Lot wa ya puna ye. Neye wa tjinda mOharan tja ri nozombura omirongo hambombari nandano.
Abram mai kOkanaan
5 Nu Abram wa toora omukazendu we Sarai, na Lot, omuzandu womangu we, nouini wawo auhe, novakarere vawo mbu va isa mOharan, nave tjindire kehi ra Kanaan. Nowo va kavaza kOkanaan.
6 Abram wa ryanga okutuurunga ehi ne ya pokarongo okayapuke Sikem nga pomuti omuyapuke wa More. Oruveze ndo tjandje Ovakanaan ve ri mehi ndo. 7 Muhona we rimunikisa ku Abram na tja: “Ehi ndi me ri yandja kozondekurona zoye.” Abram otja tungira Muhona ngwe rimunikisa ku ye otjipunguhiro mbo. 8 Okuzambo Abram otja ryama komurungu komukuma wozondundu kuṱa komuhuka wa Betel, na katunga ondanda ye pokati ka Betel kuṱa kongurova na ai kuṱa komuhuka. Nu imbo wa tunga po otjipunguhiro na isanene po ena ra Muhona. 9 Kombunda Abram otja ryama okukawondja komukuma wakuṱa keyuva kokumuho.
Abram mOengipte
10 Nu mwa ri ourumbu ouzeu tjinene mehi ra Kanaan; Abram opa tjindira kOengipte okukakara ngo otja owozonganda. 11 Neye tja ri pokuhita mehi ra Engipte arire tja tja komukazendu we Sarai: “Tara, ami me tjiwa kutja oove omukazendu wombunikiro ombwa tjinene. 12 Ovaengipte tji ve ku munu mave haka kutja ove oove omukazendu wandje, nowo mave ndji zepa, nove ave ku esa. 13 Nove, arikana, itja: ‘Oove omuṱena kwandje’ nu mena roye mave ndji esa, nave ndji ṱunu nawa.” 14 Nu Abram tje ya mOengipte, Ovaengipte arire tji va munu kutja omukazendu ngwi omuwa tjinene. 15 Nu imba ovahongore va Farao wina arire tji ve mu munu nave karaera Farao ouwa we; nomukazendu wa twarewa kondjuwo youhona. 16 Nu mena ra Sarai, Farao wa tjinda Abram nawa ne mu pe orupanda rozonyanda nozongombe nousino ouzenḓu noutwezu novakarere ovarumendu novakazendu, nozongamero.
17 Nu Farao tjinga a toora Sarai, Muhona opa hindira omitjise omizeu ku ye na kovandu vondjuwo ye youhona. 18 Neye wa isana Abram na tja: “Ove we ndji tjitire tjike nai? Okutjavi tji u he ndji raerere kutja eye omukazendu woye? 19 Okutjavi tji wa tja, eye omuṱena kwoye, nga ami tji mbe mu isa po omukazendu wandje? Omukazendu woye eye ngo, toora nu twende!” 20 Farao otja rakiza kovarumendu ve, nowo otji va toora Abram nave mu pitisa mehi puna omukazendu we na avihe mbya ri na vyo.
