¹ Abrahama nayenda ku zwaho kulola chibaka cha Negeva, imi nakekala mukati ka Kadeshi ni Shuri. Ibali ibukwenda nekela mwa Gerari. ² Abrahama nati kuamana ni mwihyabwe Sara, ''Nji nchizyangu wa chikazana. Abumaleke simwine wa Gerari chatumina Sara ni kumuhinda. ³ Kono Ireeza nakeza kwali masiku muchiloto, imi nati kwali, ''Bone, u muntu yo fwile chebaka lya mwanakazi u wahinda, kakuti mwihyabwe wa muntu.'' ⁴ Lyahanu Abimeleke kana beni kwiza hafuyi nati, ''Simwine, kana muwihaye nanga inkanda ishiyeme? ⁵ Kanjeye mwine wati kwangu, 'Nji nchizyangu wa chikazana?' Nayebulyo mwine wati, Nji nchizyangu wa chiswisu.' Ime natenda buti kuzwila ku inkulo yangu ni kusa bani mulondu ku mayanza angu.'' ⁶ Linu Ireeza nati kwali muchiloto, ''Eee, name nizibulyo chabusakusima kuzwa ku inkulo yako watenda inchi, imi name nakuzwisa ku kunifoseza. Chingi kana na kuzuminina kumuguka. ⁷ Lyahanu, boze muka muntu, kakuti mupolofita. Ka kaku kumbilile mi mohale. Imi heiba komubozi wizibe kuti iwe ni bonse bako tota kamufwe.'' ⁸ Abimaleke nanyemuka kuseniseni chasumpila bahikana bakwe kwali. Chabawimbila inzi zintu zonse, imi bakwame ba batite maswe. ⁹ Linu Abimeleke chasumpa Abrahama nati kwali, '' Chinzi chiwatenda kwetu? Ni bakutendi nzi kuti uniletele ni mubuso wangu chibi chikando? Watenda kwangu mukusa tendelwa.'' ¹⁰ Abimeleke chati kwa Abrahama, ¹¹ ''Chinzi chakunyaula kutenda ichi chintu? Abrahama chati, ''Kakuti nazeza kuti, 'Tota kakwina kutiya Ireeza mwe chi chibaka, imi kabani haye chebaka lya mwihyetu.' ¹² Nihakubabulyo, tota nji nchizyangu, mwana ubandanda wa chikazana, kono isinyi ku bamama wa mukazana; imi choba mwihyetu. ¹³ Aho Ireeza haletisa kuti nisiye inzubo iba tayo ni kuyenda kuzwa chibaka ni chibaka, chinati kwali, 'Uyelele kuni tondeza busepahali sina cha mwihyetu: ku chibaka chonse kutukaya, u wambe changu, ''Nji nchizyangu wa chiswisu.'' ¹⁴ Lyahanu nahinda imbelele ni nombe, ni zikombwa za bakwame ni ba nakazi, imi ni kuziha kwa Abrahama. ¹⁵ Abimalike chati, ''Lole,'' chibaka changu china habusu bwako, wikali honse hakutabisa.'' ¹⁶ Kwa Sara nati, ''Lole, naha nchizyako tubindi-bindi twe myanda ye silivera. Nji kuwumba bubi bonse mumenso bena nawe, imi niha habusu bwabonse, chiwatenda kushiyama. ¹⁷ Linu Abrahama nakumbila kwa Ireeza, imi Ireeza na hoza Abimeleke, mwi hyabwe,zikombwa za banakazi chikuti bawole kuba ni bahwile. ¹⁸ Cha Simwine abaletiseze banakazi benzubo ya Abimeleke kusaba ni luzubo tota, cha Sara, mwi hyabwe wa Abrahama.