Ukufa kukaSara; uAbrahama uthenga ingcwaba

23Njalo impilo kaSara yayiyiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa; yiyo iminyaka yempilo kaSara. 2 USara wasefela eKiriyathi-Arbaa okuyiHebronib elizweni leKhanani. UAbrahama wasesiza ukumkhalela uSara lokumlilela.

3 UAbrahama wasesukuma ebusweni bofileyo wakhe, wakhuluma kumadodana kaHethi, esithi: 4 Ngingowezizwe lowemzinic ngilani; nginikani indawo yami yokungcwabelad phakathi kwenu ukuze ngimngcwabe ofileyo wami ngimsuse phambi kwami. 5 Amadodana kaHethi asemphendula uAbrahama, athi kuye: 6 Sizwe, nkosi yami! Uyisikhulu esilamandla1 phakathi kwethu; ngcwaba ofileyo wakho kwelihle lamangcwaba ethu; kakho phakathi kwethu ozakugodlela ingcwaba lakhe ukuthi ungamngcwabi ofileyo wakho. 7 UAbrahama wasesukuma, wakhothamela abantu balelolizwe, kumadodana kaHethi. 8 Wasekhuluma labo esithi: Uba kungentando yenu ukuthi ngimngcwabe ofileyo wami ngimsuse phambi kwami, ngizweni, lingincengele kuEfroni indodana kaZohari, 9 ukuze anginike ubhalu lweMakaphela alalo, olusemngceleni wesiqinti sakhe, angiphe lona ngemali egcweleyo, lube yindawo yami yokungcwabela phakathi kwenu. 10 UEfroni wayehlezi-ke phakathi kwamadodana kaHethi, njalo uEfroni umHethi wamphendula uAbrahama endlebeni zamadodana kaHethi, lezabo bonke abangena esangwenie lomuzi wakhe, esithi: 11 Hatshif, nkosi yami, ngizwe; isiqinti ngiyakunika, lobhalu olukuso ngiyakunika; phambi kwamehlo amadodana abantu bami ngiyakunika lona; ngcwaba ofileyo wakho. 12 UAbrahama wasekhothamela phansi phambi kwabantu balelolizwe. 13 Wasekhuluma kuEfroni endlebeni zabantu belizwe esithi: Kodwa nxa kunguwe, ake ungilalele; ngizanika imali yesiqinti; yemukele kimi, besengingcwaba ofileyo wami khona. 14 UEfroni wasemphendula uAbrahama esithi kuye: 15 Nkosi yami, ngizwe; isiqinti samashekelig esiliva angamakhulu amane, siyini phakathi kwami lawe? Ngakho ngcwaba ofileyo wakho. 16 UAbrahama wasemlalela uEfroni; uAbrahama wasemlinganiselah uEfroni isiliva ayekhulume ngaso endlebeni zamadodana kaHethi, amashekeli esiliva angamakhulu amane avunywa kumthengisi.

17 Ngakho isiqinti sikaEfronii esiseMakaphela esasiqondane leMamre, isiqinti lobhalu olukuso, lazo zonke izihlahla ezisesiqintini lezizingelezele umngcele waso, kwaqinisekaj 18 kuAbrahama kube yimpahla phambi kwamehlo amadodana kaHethi phakathi kwabo bonke abangena esangweni lomuzi wakhe. 19 Lemva kwalokho uAbrahama wamngcwaba uSara umkakhe obhalwini lwesiqinti seMakaphela maqondana leMamre, okuyiHebroni elizweni leKhanani. 20 Isiqinti lobhalu olukuso kwaqiniseka kuAbrahama kube yindawo yakhe yokungcwabela kuvela kumadodana kaHethi.