¹ Sara waphila iminyaka lelikhulu nemashumi lasikhombhisa. Loku bekumi nyaka yekuphila kwa-Sara. ² Sara washona eKiriyathi Arba, loko ku,Hebron, eveni lema Khenani. Abraham wazila wakhalel Sara. ³ Wase Abraham uyavuka waya kumkakhe losashonile, wakhuluma kumadvodzana ase Hethi, watsi, ⁴ "Ngisihambhi emthatsisini wenu. Ngicela ngingiphe indzawo yekugcwaba emkhatsisini wenu, khona ngitewugcwaba umkami losashonile." ⁵ Emadvodzana aHethi aphendvula Abrahama, atsi, ⁶ "Lalelani tsine, mholi wami. Uyinkhosana yaNkulunkulu emkhatsi wetfu. Ngwaba umkakho endzaweni loyifunako kulamathuna. Kute namunye kitsi lotokwalela ethuneni, khona utongwaba umfakho." ⁷ Abraham wavuka waguca phansi ebantfwini basendzaweni, emadvodzaneni ase-Hethi. ⁸ Wakhuluma kibo, watsi, "Nangabe uvuma kutsi ngingcwabe umkami, ngako-ke ngive ungincengise naEphironi indvodzana yase Zohari, wentele mine. ⁹ Mucele angitsengisele umgedze wase Machephela, lewungewakhe, lewusekugcineni kwensimu. Ngentsengo lephelele ekangitsengisele embhikwebantfu indzawo yekungcwabela." ¹⁰ Nyalo Ephron abehleti emkhatsini wemadvodzana aHeth, na Ephron umu Hittite waphendvula Abraham ngekuva emadvodzana aHeth, kubobonkhe lababebete esangweni lalelidolobha, batsi, ¹¹ Cha, mhlengi wami ngive. Ngikunika insimu nemgedze lokuwo. Ngikunika yona ebukhoneni bemadvodzana ebantfu bami. ngikunika yona kutsi ungcwabe labafile.'' ¹² Wase Abraham uguca phansi phambi kwebantfu balelive. ¹³ Wakhuluma na Ephron ngekuva bantfu balelive, batsi, kepha uma nifisile, ngcela ningive. Ngitawubhadalela lensimu. Tsatsani lemali kimi, kuze ngingcwabe labafile bami lapha.'' ¹⁴ Ephron waphendvula Abraham, watsi, ¹⁵ ngcela, ulalele. Mphatsi wami, ngilalele. indzawana yema shekeli langemakhulu lamane elisiliva, yini lelesemkhatsini kwami nawe? ngcwaba labafile ¹⁶ Abraham wamlalela Ephron waphindze wamunika lesikali semasiliva labekasivile nakukhuluma emadvodzana a Heth, emashekeli labekangemakhulu lamane elisiliva, kulesikali setintfo. ¹⁷ Ngako insimu ya Ephron, lebeyise Machpelah, lebeyisecele kwa Mamre, lebekungulomgedze, lobekakuyo, nato tonkhe letihlahla lebetisensimini tiseminceleni ¹⁸ kwengca Abraham kutsenga ebukhoneni bemadvodzana a Heth, ngaphambi kwabo bonkhe labebete ngalelihheke kulelidolobha. ^{19 20} Emva loku, Abraham wamungcwaba sarah umfati wakhe kulomgedze ensimini yase Machpelah, loseceleni kwase Mamre, lokungu Hebron, eveni lase Canaan. Ngako insimu nemgedze kwaniketwa Abrahama kutsi kube yindzao yakhe yekungcwaba anikwa ngemadvodzana aHeti.