¹ Abrahamu aliry'amashaja omu myaka;Nahano abaga agishire abrahamu omu byoshi. ² Abrahamu abwira omukozi wage,wamira w'omu nju yage,mulanzi w'ebyage byoshi; Nkuhunire,ohir'efune yawe eshishi y'echiberu chani. ³ N'oku jira endahiro enyanya ya Nahano Nyamuzinda w'enyanja na Nyamuzinda w'egulu,y'orhagendaga kusholera mugala wani omukazi omubanyere b'e Kanana ndamire nabo. ⁴ S'aliko pgende omu chihugo chani n'omu mulala gwani kurholera Isaka mw'omukazi. ⁵ Omukozi amushuza : Haly'amango omukazi arhakayemera ankulikira muchino chihugo; Ka bimpemere okuheka mugala wawe omu chihugo warhengagamo ? ⁶ Abrahamu amubwira : Omenye nji wakahaliza waheka mugala wani eyo ! ⁷ Nahano =,Nyamuzinda w'empingi,wankulaga omu nyumpa ya darha n'omulala gwani,ambwira anandahiza n'oku derha mpu : Njinaha omulala gwawe chino chihugo,yenyine njarhuma Malayika wage embere zawe; n'eyo hinjiwashabira mugala wawe omukazi. ⁸ Nankaba omukazi arhakayemera oku kukulikira,echigasho chani njichayorha enyanya yawe,s'aliko njorhahekaga mugala wani eyo. ⁹ Omukazi ahira efune yage eshishi w'echiberu ch'Abrahamu,na n'awabo amugashira kw'omwazi. ¹⁰ Omukozi arhola engamiya ekumi,za nawabo,agenda,ary'aherhe ebikulo by'anawabo omu fune zage,arhenga n'okuja e Mesopotamiya,kuhika omu chihugo ch'e Nahari. ¹¹ Ahumusa engamiya oku madwi enyuma y'echizungu,hofi n'eriba omu bisanzi by'egolo,oku bisanzi abajidoma barhenga kudoma amenji. ¹² Ajako n'okuderha : Nyamuzinda,Nahano wa darha Abrahamu,ompereze,inkuhunire,oshimanana n'ebindonzeze oku lusiku lw'ene,onayereke omwambali wani Abrahamu obwinja bwawe. ¹³ Lolaga,okuyumangire hofi n'eshiriza ly'amenji,n'abanyere babene abantu be chizungu balonza oku rhengidoma amenji, ¹⁴ omunyere na kana bwira : Yandagaza omukuzo gwawe,nkuhunire imwe oku menji gawe n'engamiya zawe nazo,abe yolala munyere warheganyizaga omukozi wawe Isaka; Honaho,njina menyerera oku wajirire omwambali wali Abrahamu aminja. ¹⁵ N'okwarhazimali derha,Rebeka arhengerera,waburhwagwa na Betueli,mugala wa Milika,mukozi wa Nahori,mwene Abrahamu n'akabindi kage oku chirhugo chage, ¹⁶ noyo munyere ali kwirire omu kulola kwage,mubikira,ntamulume walizishimanana naye,ayandagala oku riba adoma.ayunjuza akabindi kage,arharama, ¹⁷ omukozi amurhangana n'oku mubwira : Oleke mwere oku kabindi kawe;nkuhunire,menji mageke. ¹⁸ Ashuza : ;Nywaga,mukozi wani,amushegerera n'oku yandagaza n'efune yage akabindi n'oku muhereza amwe. ¹⁹ Amango,amali mumwesa amubwira : Nadomers n'engamiya zawe kugera hano zina mali yugurha. ²⁰ Ajira dubaduba,adubika kabindi kage omuriba,ashubi genda duba kandi oku eriba n'oku domera engamiya zage zoshi. ²¹ Oyo mulume amulolereza,buzira kuderha omwazi,alole eri Nyamuzinda agishire olubalamo lwage nechi eri nanga. ²² Amango engamiya zamaligi kunywa,oyo mulume arhola akagondo k'ehoro kazidohere nka chi chira - chebikoroto,kandi bikomo bibiri bizidohere nka bikoroto ekumi by'ehoro. ²³ Amubaza Oli mwali wande ? Ombwire,Nkuhunire;k'omu nju ya isho mwakabonekana ahantu h'okulyama ? ²⁴ Amushubiza : Indi mwali wa Betueli,mugala wa Milika muka Nahori. ²⁵ Ashubi mushubiza : Rhuherhe ebyasi n'ebiryo binene n'ahantu h'okulyama. ²⁶ Oyo mulume afukama n'oku haramya Nahano. ²⁷ Aderha : Agishwe Nahano,Nyamuzinda w'omwambali wani Abrahamu,arhalekerer'obonjo bwage n'okuli kwage oku mwambali wani ! Na nyenine,Nahano andongola emwa mwene wabo w'omwambali wani. ²⁸ Oyo mwana nyere alibirha duba emwabo n'oku bwira nyina eyo myazi yoshi. ²⁹ Rebeka aliherhe omulumuna,ezino lyage ye Labani. Na Labani alibirhira embuga e munda oyo mulume ali hofu n'e riba. ³⁰ Abona akagondo n'ebikomo oku fune za mwali wabo n'oku yunviriza emyazi ya mwali wabo Rebeka okwaly'aderha : Omulume ambwirire.Ashegerera oyo mulume waliyumangire haguma n'Engamiya hofu n'eriba, ³¹ ashubi derha : Yinja,ogishirwe na Nahano ! Chirhumire wabera embuga ? n'arheganyize enju n'ahantu Engamiya zawe za lyama. ³² Oyo muntu aja omunju .Labani ashwekula Engamiya azihereza ebyasi n'ebiryo,n'amenchi g'oku shuka amagulu goyo mulume n'amagulu g'abali muherekeze. ³³ Abahereza ebiryo,s'aliko aderha : Ntakalya embere ntanazi derha omwazi na kaderhere. Labani amubwira ! Derha. ³⁴ Kon'oko aderha : Indimukozi wa Abrahamu. ³⁵ Nahana agishirer omwambali wani, okala aherhe emisi. Amuhere ebibuzi,enkavu,efuranga n'e horo,n'abakozi n'abajakazi,n'Engamiya n'e Punda . ³⁶ Hanaho,Sara muka Abrahamu,mwambali wani amuburhira omugala omu bushaja bwage n'oku muhereza byoshi aliherhe. ³⁷ Nahano wani angashisa aderha mpu: Orharholer'omwana wani omukazi omu banyere b'e Kanana ndamir'omu chihugo chabo. ³⁸ Aliko wej'omunju ya darha n'omuburha lyani oshabir'omwana wani omukazi. ³⁹ Na mubwira Nahano wani mpu: Nkab'omukazi arhankulikira. ⁴⁰ Ambwira mpu: Mpu Nahano ndambagira emalangambere gage, arhuma malayika wage haguma nawe; naye agisha enjira yawe, warholer'omwana wani omukazi w'eburha lyani, w'omunju yadarha. ⁴¹ Oku ntyo wanachishwekula omu kuchingasha kwani amango wajag'omu burha lyani, na kandi bakalahira kukuha, washwekulwa omu kuchigasha kwani. ⁴² Nayinjaga zene oku hantu badomer'amenji na maderha mpu: Nahano Nyamuzinda wa nahano Abrahamu, akaba lero wanagisha enjira ndi na genda, ⁴³ Lolaga nyimangir'eburhambi bw'ahantu badomer'amenji; abe omunyere warhengerera kudoma eyina bwira mpu: Ontabale nkuhunire oku menji oherhe nywe, naye ambwire, ⁴⁴ mpu onywe, na domera n'engamiya zawe kon'oko. abe mukazi Nahano alibikire mugala wa nnahano wani. ⁴⁵ N'omukashanji ntazi maliderha omu murhima gwani, okuntyo Rebeka arhengerera kudoma n'akabindi oku birhugo byage ayandagal'emunda badomera. ⁴⁶ Naye ajira duba duba aheba ahashi akabindi kage kurheng'oku birhugo byage. Aderha mpu: nywa, na nywesa n'engamiya zawe kon'oko. Okuntuo nanywa nantyo anywesa engamiya zani kon'oko. ⁴⁷ Namudosa mpu: Oli mwali wande? Aderha mpu: Mwali wa Bitueli; wali mugala wa Nahori Milka amuburhiraga, naheb'olupeta okuzulu lya lyage n'echiko omu fune zage. ⁴⁸ Nayinamy'erhwe lyani na haramya Nahhano Nyamuzinda n'okugisha Nahano. Nyamuzinda wa nahano wani Abrahamu, wanyerekezag'omunjira nyinja okurhola omunyere wa mwene wabo nahano wani oku mugala wage. ⁴⁹ N'oku ntyola akaba mwajirira nahano wani bwinja n'okuli, mumbwire, n'akaba arhalintyo mumenyise ngaluk'okulyo eri okulembe. ⁵⁰ Oku ntyola Labani na Betueli ba mushuza baderha mpu: ogu mwazi gurhenger'emwa Nahano, rhurha kagala kukubwir'omwazi, eri gwinja eri gubi. ⁵¹ Jaga walola Rebeka emalanga mbere gawe omurhole ogende naye aba mukazi wa mugala wa nahano wawe. Nk'oku nahano aderhaga. ⁵² Hager'amang'omukazi wa abrahamu ayunva eyo myazi yabo, ayinamar'obudaka embere za Nahano. ⁵³ Omukozi arhula ebikoleso by'efuranga n'ebikoleso by'ehoro n'emyambalo, ahereza Rebeka; ahereza benebabo nanina ebintu by'engulo nkali? Kon'oko. ⁵⁴ Balya bananywa, yewe n'abantu baliri haguma naye, bana lyama obudufu; Bazuka esezi, aderha mpu: mundeke ngende emwa nahano wani. ⁵⁵ Mwene wabo haguma na nina baderha mpu: Oyu mwananyere abere haguma nerhu siku zigeke nka siku ekumi; oku ntyola agenda. ⁵⁶ Aba bwira mpu: Murhampanzaga akaba Nahano agishire enjira yani, munyemerere ngende emwa nahano wani. ⁵⁷ Baderha mpu: Rhwahamagala omwananyere rhumudos'okwa kaderha. ⁵⁸ Bahamagala Rebeka, bamubwira mpu: Ka wagenda haguma n'oyu muntu? Aderha mpu nagenda. ⁵⁹ Bayemerera Rebeka yewe nababo oku bulonza bwage, n'omukozi wa Abrahamu n'abantu babo. ⁶⁰ Bagisha Rebeka, bamu bwira mpu: Mwene werhu, obe nina wa bihumbi n'ebihumbi kumi n'eburha lyawe barhambule enyunvi zabo babagayire. ⁶¹ Rebeka ayumuka n'abakozi bananyere bage baj'enyanya w'engamiya, bashimba oyo muntu. Oyo mukozi arhola Rebeka, achigendera. ⁶² Na Isaka ayinja omu njira kurhemga e'Beri Lahai-Roi bulal'ali lamir'omu chihugo ch'eshishi. ⁶³ Isaka arheng'ebushoshokero bw'ezuba arhimanya omushwa alol'enyanya, abona engamiya zili zayinja. ⁶⁴ Rebeka alol'enyanya, aber'abona Isaka ayandagala duba duba kurheng'oku ngamiya; ⁶⁵ Amubwir'omukozi wage: Nd'oyu muntu oli walambagir'omushwa kurhushimana? Omukozi aderha mpu: Nahano wani, arhola omushangi gwage, achishukira. ⁶⁶ Omukozi amubwira Isaka ebyajirire byoshi. ⁶⁷ Isaka amulerha omuhema lya nina Sara, arhola Rebeka, n'oyu aba mukage; amusima, Isaka asimiswa enyuma z'okufa kwa nina.