¹ Nomba icipowe caponene mu mpanga,icabela ku ku cipowe ca ntanshi ica ponene mu nshiku shakwa Abrahamu. Isaki aile kuli abimeleki, imfumu yaba pelishiti ku Gerari. ² Nomba Yawe amoneke kuli ena nokutila, witenetmukila ku Egypito, no kwikala mu mpanga iyo nkakweba ukwikalamo. ³ Ikala muli ii mpanga, nakulaba nobe nokukupala; pantu kuli iwe na bufyashi bobe. Nkapela impanga yonse, impanga, nofisho mulapo uo analapile kuli Abrahamu wiso. ⁴ Nkafusha ubufyashi bobe nge ntanda sha mu mulu, nokupela ku bufyashi bobe inko shonse shapano isonde shikapalwa. ⁵ Nkacita ifi pantu Abrahamu aufwilile ishiwi lyandi no kusunga ifya kukonka, amafunde yandi, ifipope fyandi, na malango yandi, na mafunde yandi. ⁶ Elyo Isaki aikele mu Gerari. ⁷ Ilyo abaume bapalya pa ncende ba mwipwishe pa mukashi wakwe, alandile, ''Ni nkashi yandi.'' Aletina ukulanda, ''Mukashi wandi,'' pantu aletontokanya, ''Abaume bapali ino ncende kuti bangipaya pa kusenda Rabeka, pantu aliweme.'' ⁸ Panuma ilyo Isaki ali kulya panshita itali, Abimeleki imfumu yaba Peleshiti asangilwe alengela pa nsolokoto. Amwene, naikata, Isaki aleangasha Rabeka, umukashi wakwe. ⁹ Abimeleke aitile Isaki kuli ena nokulanda, ''Mona, cine cine mukashi obe. Ninshi walandile ati, 'Ninkashi yandi'?'' Isaki atile kuli ena, ''Pantu natontonkanye ukuti umo kuti angipaya ine pakumubula.'' ¹⁰ Abimeleke alandile, ''Cinshi ici wacita kuli ifwe? Umo uwa mu bantu nga asendeme no mukashi obe, nga waletelele umulandu pali ifwe.'' ¹¹ Eico Abimeleke asokele abantu bonse ukutila onse ukekatamo uyu mwaume nangu umukashi wakwe icishinka akepaiwa.'' ¹² Isaki abyele ifisabo mu mpanga ilya nokusombola mumwaka wine ulya amwenepo ifisabo fya mwanda umo, pantu Yawe ali mupalile. ¹³ Umwaume alishileba umukankla, nokuya alekula alaya nokukula, asuka aba umucindami. ¹⁴ Ali ne mpanga ishingi ne ng'ombe, nolupwa ulukalamba. Aba Pelishiti basukile ba mupata. ¹⁵ Nomba ifishima ifyo ababomfi bakwa wishi baimbile mu nshiku shakwa Abulamu wishi, aba Pelishitibalifishikile ukufisha pamulu. ¹⁶ Abimeleki alandile kuli Isaki, ''Kabiye fuma kuli ifwe, walikosa ukucila ifwe.'' ¹⁷ Awe Isaki afumine kulya no kuyaikala mulilamba lwa Gerari, no kulaikala kulya. ¹⁸ Na kabili Isaki aimbile ifishima fya menshi, ifyo baimbile munshiku shakwa Abrahamu wishi. Aba Pelishiti ukushika panuma ya mfwa yakwa Abrahamu. Isaki ainike ifishima amashina yamo yene amashina ayo wishi alefiita. ¹⁹ Ilyo ababomfi bakwa Isaki baimbile mululamba, basangile icishima ca menshi ayafukauka. ²⁰ Elyo abacemi ba ku Gerari balelaka nabacemi bakwa Isaki, elyo alandile, '''Aya menshi yesu. ''Elyo Isaki aitile ico cishima Eseke,'' pantu balilakile na ena. ²¹ Elyo baimbile cimbi icishima, kabili balilakile napali ico, kabili, acipele ishina lya ciko ''Sitina.'' ²² Ashile kulya no kwimba cimbi icishima. Leelo tacalakilepo pali cilya cimo. Elyo acitile Rehobote nokulanda, ''Nomba Yehoba napanga umuputule kuli ifwe, kabili tuli nokusanda muli iyi mpanga.'' ²³ Kabili Isaki aninine ukufuma palya ukuya ku Beeresheba. ²⁴ Yehoba amonekele kuli ena muli ubo bushiku nokutila, ''Nine Lesa wakwa Abrahamu wiso. Witina, pantu ndi naiwe kabili nkakupala nokufusho bufyashi bobe, pantu Abrahamu mubomfi wandi.'' ²⁵ Isaki akulile icipailo kulya nokwita peshina lyakwa Yehoba. No kupamga insakwe, Nababomfi baimbile icishima. ²⁶ Elyo Abimeleki aile kuli ena ukufuma ku Gerari, na Ahusati, cibusa wakwe, na Fikole, nomukalamba waba shilika. ²⁷ Isaki atile kuli bena, ''Cinshi mwaishila kuli ine. Apo imwe mwalimpata ine no kuntafya apo muli iwe?'' ²⁸ Nabo batile, ''Natumona bwino ukuti Yawe ali na iwe. Eico twasalile kufwile kwaba umulapo pa kati kaifwe na iwe. ²⁹ Ica kuti tawakacite kuli ifwe akabi, ifyo tatwa kukumishemo iwe, ifyo twakucitile icisuma ceka no kukuleka uye mumutende. Kabili iwe uli uwapalwa kuli Yawe.'' ³⁰ Elyo Isaki acitile umutebeto wabo, nabo balile nokunwa. ³¹ Bali celele ulucelo no kulapo no munankwe. Elyo Isaki abalekele ukuya, kabili ba mushile mu mutende. ³² Pali ubo bwine bushiku ababomfi bakwa Isaki baishile nokumweba palwa cishima ukuti nabemba. Nokulanda ukuti natusanga amenshi.'' ³³ Aitile icishima shiba, nipali ici ishina lya mushi uyo ni Beeresheba na pali bumo bushiku. ³⁴ Ilyo Esau ali nemyaka amakumi yane, abulile umukashi, Yuditi mwana Beeri umwine Hiti, na Basemati mwana Elone umwina Hiti. ³⁵ Caletele ubulanda kuli Isaki na Rabeka.