¹ Lelo Yahweh walyebele abramu ati, ''kabiye ukufuma mu calo cobe, elo nokufuma kulupwa lobe, elo na mu nghanda yakwa wiso, ulekuya ku calo ico ndekweba. ² Nkakulenga umukowa uukulu, elo nka kupela, elo nkakulenga ukulumbuka, elo ukaba ipalo. ³ Nkapala abo abakapala webo, nomba uyo onse uwakusula nkamutipa. Ukupitila muli we emo indupwa shonse isha pa calo shikapalilwa. ^{4 5} 4Eico Abram alile, ngefyo Yahweh amwebele ukucita, elo na Loti aile naye. Abram ali ne myaka amakumi cine lubali na isano ulo afumine ku Haram. 5Abram alipitile, Sarai umukashi wakwe, Loti, umwana wakwa wabo, ifintu fyonse ifyo banonkele, elo nabasha abo bakwete mu Haram.Balifumineko nokuya ku calo ca kanoni, kabili balifikile ku kanani. ⁶ Abram alipitile ukushinta na ku calo ca shechem, ukuya ku cimuti ca oaki waku Morebu. Pali ilya nshita abena kenani ebalikwikala muli cilya calo. ⁷ Yahweh alibonekele kuli abramu, elo nokulanda ati, ''Niku bana bobe nkapela ici icalo. '' Eico palya Abramu alikulilepo ubulambo bwakwa Yahweh, uyo uwabonekele kuli ye. ⁸ Ukufuma kulya alininikile ulupili ukulola ka kabanga ku Bethel, epo apopele itenti lyakwe, Bethel yali ku ku masamba elo Ai ku kabanga. Palya Abramu alikulilepo ubulambo kuli Yahweh, uyo uwabonekele kuli ye. ⁹ Elyo Abramu akonkenyepo ubulendo bwakwe ukulola lu Negev. ¹⁰ Mwali icipowe muli cilya calo, eico Abramu aile ku Egypt mu kwikala pantu icipowe calicililemo muli cilya calo. ¹¹ Ilyo ali mu pepi no kwingila mu calo ca Egypt, alandile kuli Srai umukashi wakwe ati, ''Bona kuno ndishibile ukuti uli mwanakashi uwabune nganshi. ¹² Ilyo ebena Egypt bakakubona bakalanda abati; 'uyu emukashi wakwe; elo bakangipaye, nomba webo bakakuleka no mweo. ¹³ Ukalande ati uli nkashi yandi, epakuti cingamwine pamulandu obe, elo pakuti ubumi bwandi kuti bwasungwa pamulandu obe.'' ¹⁴ Calicitikile ukuti ulo Abramu aingile mu Egypt, abena Egypt balibwene ukuti Sarai ali umwanakashi uwabune nganshi. ¹⁵ Namfumu wakwa Farao alimubwene, elo noku mutatakula kuli Farao, elo no mwanakashi ali mutwele muba mu nghanda yakwa farao. ¹⁶ Farao asungile bwino Abramu pamulandu wakwa Sarai, kabili Abramu alipokelele impnga elo ne nghombe, impunda ishaume, ababomfi abaume, ababomfi abanakashi, impunda ishanakashi, kabili naba ba kabalwe abanakashi. ¹⁷ Elyo Yahweh acushishe Farao elo naba mu ng'anda yakwe nefikuko ifikulu pamulandu wakwa Sarai, umukashi wakwa Abramu. ¹⁸ Farao alikutile Abramu, elo no kumweba ati, ''Bushe findo ifi wacita kuli nebo? Bushe cindo tawanjebele ati mukashi obe? ¹⁹ Bushe cindo ico walandile ati, 'Ni nkashi yandi,' noku mupita ati abe umukashi wandi? lelo kanshi, umukashi obe uyu. Mupite, elo ufume na pano. ²⁰ Elyo Farao apele icipope ku bantu bakwe pali Abramu, kabili noku mutamfya, pamo no mukashi wakwe elo na fyonse ifyo bakwete.