¹ Rukukutu makura arushoroka mushirongo, kukwama rukukutu oro rwashorokiro muruvede rwaAbrahamu. Issaka mpo ayendire kwaAbimelech, hompa wavaPhilistine kuGerari. ² Makura Hompa amonekere kwendi nakughamba, ''Ghu urumuke kuEgipute, tunga mushirongo osho nganikutantera utunge. ³ Kara momuno mushirongo, ngani kara nove nakukutungika, kukoye ntani namuhoko ghoye, nganitapa livhu nalintje, ntani nka ngani tikitamo mughano ogho nakughanine kwaAbrahamu vasho. ⁴ Ngani vhukita muhoko woye yira ntungwedi damuliwiru, ntani nganipa muhoko ghoye livhu nalintje lino. Kupitira mumuhoko ghoye marudi naghantje ghapa ntunda yalivhu ngavagha tungika. ⁵ Nganivirughana vino mukondashi Abrahamu apulire liywi lyande ntani atikitiremo mpangero dande, vipango vyande, viyivito, ntani naveta dande.'' ⁶ Issaka akatunga muGerari, ⁷ Opo amupulire mukafumu walivango kuhamena mukamali wendi, a ghamba ashi, ''muunyande mukamali.'' Atjilire kughamba ashi, ''Uye ne mukamali wande,'' mukondashi aghayalire ashi, ''Mukafumu walivango lino kuvura amudipaghe aghupe Rebeka, mukondashi ghuye muwa shili.'' ⁸ Kunyima Isaaka opo akakalire shirugho shashire, Abimelech Hompa wavaPhiliste a kenge pandje pamakende. Ano, Issaka kuna kukwaterere naRebeka, mukamali wendi. ⁹ Abimelech ayita Issaka kukwendi nakughambashi, ''Kenga, nani uyene mukamali ghoye. nke waghambilireshi, muunyoye wamukamali?'' Issaka amulimbururashi, ''mukondashi naghayalire me umwe kuvhura ghandipaghe makura amu ghupe.'' ¹⁰ Abimelech a ghamba, ''vinke vi una rughana kukwetu? vantu vamwe ndi kavivarerupa kurara namukamali ghoye ndi ntani nka koyita ndjo kukwetu.'' ¹¹ Abimelech arondora vantu navantje nakughamba ashi, ''Kehe uno nga gumo ghuno mukafumu ndi walye mukamali wendi ngatumudipagha.'' ¹² Issaka alimi munya mulifuva kumwe nakuyangura mumwaka wakukufana makura ayangura unene, mukondashi Hompa amutungikire. ¹³ Makura mukafumu akara ngagho, ano ngoli mo kayanguranga dogoro ghayakalire ngagho wamunene. ¹⁴ Akalire nandjwi dadiyingi, ngombe, ntani ghakalire namundi waunene. vaPhilistine ava mufere mfudu. ¹⁵ Matope ghanya vatimine vapika va vashe muruvede rwaAbrahamu vashe, vaphiliste vaghashayikitirepo mukufoteramo livhu. ¹⁶ Abimelech a ghamba kwaIssaka, ''kayende utundeko kwetu, mukondashi nkondo doye diyingi kupitakana detu. ¹⁷ Issaka atundupo panya ghakatulira mumuramba waGerari ano akatunga momunya. ¹⁸ Shikando shakukwamako nka Issaka atimiko matope ghamema, ogho kavatimanga muruvede rwaAbrahamu vashe. VaPhiliste kwagha shiyikitirepo nka muruku rwa mfa daAbrahamu. Issaka kwaghtire madina ghakukufana yira ngogho kavagha kughitanga vashe. ¹⁹ Opo vatimine vapika vaIssaka munya mumburundu, ava wanamo litope lyakupupa mema. ²⁰ Vashita vaGerari ava kutangunita navashita vaIssaka, nakughambashi, ''Ogha mema ghetu.'' Issaka makura makura aruku litope linya ashi, ''Esek,'' mukondashi vakutangunitire naye. ²¹ Makura ava timi litope lya peke, ano ava kutangulita nka, waro, ano aliruku lidina lya, ''shitina.'' ²² ali shuvu nka linya nakukatima litope lyapeke, ano kapi vakamutangutire polyo. Mpo alirukire Rehoboth, nakughambashi, ''Hompaana turughanene nkonda yetu, ano weno ngavi tutompoka muno mushirongo. ²³ Makura Issaka ayendi akanduke kuBeersheba. ²⁴ Hompa amoneke kukwendi ngoghanya matiku nakughamba ashi, ''Ame Karunga waAbrahamu vasho. Washa tjira, ame nove nakara ano kuni kutungika nakukuwederera muhoko ghoye, konda yamupika wande Abrahamu.'' ²⁵ Issaka atungu mpopo shidjambero nakushiruka lidina lyaHompa. A tomeke tende, ano vapika ava timi litope. ²⁶ Makura Abimelech ayendi kwendi atundilire muGerari, kumwe naahuzzatha, Muholi wendi, ntani naPhicol, mukurona wavaKavita. ²⁷ Issaka aghamba kukwavo, ''Vinke muna kuyera kukwande, shirugho osho anwe mwanyenga ntani nka wantjidako koye ve?'' ²⁸ Makura ava ghamba ashi, ''Atwe tuna mono kareshi Hompa kumwe nove ana kara. Mbyo tuna tokorashi pana hepa kukara mughano pakatji ketu twe nove. Renka tukare nalikupakerero kumwe nove, ²⁹ mposhi kapishi utu rughane udona, yra moomu twadira kukurughanena vyavidona, ntani nka twa kutekulire nawa nakukutjida mumpora, ano mbyo ana kutungiki Hompa.'' ³⁰ Issaka ava rughanene shipito, ava lyi nakunwa. ³¹ varambukire ngura-ngura yayinene ava fiyere nakuturapo mughano wanaumwavo. Makura Issaka ava tumu vayende, ntani ava mushuvu mumpora. ³² Liyuva ndyolyo vapika Issaka avaya nakumutantera kuhamena kulitope vakatimine. Ava ghambashi, ''Tuna kawana mema.'' ³³ Aliruku litope ashi, Shibah, lidina lya nkurumbara yinya ndjo Beersheba na namuntji lino. ³⁴ Esau opo atikire mwaka 40, aghupu mukamali wendi, Judi mona Beeri wamukamali wamu Hittite, ntani mona Besemath mona Elon wamukamali wavaHittite. ³⁵ Vavo ava yita ruguwo kwaIssaka naRebeka.