¹ kuchoka apa mau ya Yehova yanabwela kuli Abulam mumasomphenya, kukamba kuti, "Usa yope, Abramu! ndine wokuchingilila ndipo ndine mphoto yako yaikulu." ² Abramu anakamba kuti, "Ambuye Yehova, muzanipasa chani, pakuti nilibe mwana, ndipo oloba nyumba yanga ni Elyeza waku Damasicus?" ³ Abramu anakamba kuti, "Pakuti simunanipase mwana, onani, umozi obadwa munyumba yanga azankhala oni loba!" ⁴ Ndipo, onani, mau ya mulungu yana bwela kuli eve, kukamba, "Uyo munthu saza nkhala oloba waku; koma wamene azachokela kuthupi yako ndiye wamene azankhala oloba wako." ⁵ Ndipo anamubwelelsa panja, na kukamba, "Yangana kumwamba, na kupenda nyenyezi, ngati unga kwanise kuzipenda." Ndipo namuuza kuti, "Ndiye mwamene obadwa mwaiwe bazankhalila." ⁶ Anakhulupilila Yehova, ndipo chinapendeka kuli eve monga chilungamo. ⁷ Anamuuza iye kute, "Ndine Yehova, wamene anakuchosa mu Uri wa Achaudini, kukupasa malo aya kuti ulobe." ⁸ Anakamba, "Ambuye Yehova, nizaziba bwanji kuti chizankhala choloba changa?" ⁹ Ndipo anamuuza kuti, "Niletele ng'ombe ikazi yazaka zitatu, mbuzi ikazi yazaka zitatu, nambelele yazaka zitatu, nkhunda, nanjiba. ¹⁰ anamulete zonse, ndiku yang'amba pa bili, ndiku vifaka vi langanana, coma sana patulisane nyoni. ¹¹ pamene vi nyoni vinabwela pansi pama tupi ya nyama yokufa. Abramu ana vi pisha. ¹² Ndipo pamene zuba inali kuyenda pansi, Abramu anagona tulo ndipo, onani, vonse vi nali pafupi naye vinakhala mudima ndiku yofya. ¹³ Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Abramu,"ziba kuti bobadwa pa mboyo pako bazankhala alendo pa malo yamene si ili yabo, ndipo banhkala mukapolo ndi ovutisiwa. ¹⁴ Nizaweluza calo chija camene bazasebenzela, ndipo kuchoka apo baza choka na vinthu vambili. ¹⁵ coma muzayenda ku malo yaba tate banu mu mutendere, ndipo muzashikiwa zaka za bwino zaunkhalamba. ¹⁶ mubadwo wa nambala fo baza bwela futi, po peza machimo yama Amoni yakalibe kufika pama lile,". ¹⁷ Pamene zuba inangena ndipo kwenze mudima, onani, poto yenze na chusi ndi nyali yo yaka pakati kama duswa. ¹⁸ Pasiku ija Yaweh anapanaga chipangano na Abramu, kukamba kuti, "Kuli bonse bamubadwe bako naba pasa malo aya, ku chokela kumumana wa Iguputo kufikila kumumana yampamvu, Yufurate- ¹⁹ ma Kenetes, ma Kenezete, ma Kadomonetes, ²⁰ ma Hittetes, ma Perizzites, ma Refates, ²¹ ma Amorites, Canaanites, ma Girgashites, na ma jebutes."