¹ Nomba Sarai, umkashi wakwa Abramu, tamufyalilepo abana bakwe, lelo ali no mubomfi umwanakashi, umwina Egypto, uo ishina lyakwe ali ni Hagali. ² Eco Sarai alandile kuli Abramu, ''Mona, Yaweh alisungile nokufumya mu mukwata abana. Kabiye kalale no mu bomfi wandi. Limbi kuti nakwata abana ukupitila muli o. '' Abramu aumfwile ishiwi yakwa Sarai. ³ Cali panuma Abram aikele imyaka ikumi limo mu calo ca Kenani ukuti Sarai, umukashi wakwa Abramu, apele Hagali, umwina Egypito umubomfi wakwe, ku mulume wakwe ngo mukashi. ⁴ Elyo alekumona na Hagali, kabili alimitile. Ilyo amwene ati alimitile, atampile ukulolesha misula misula pali nakulu. ⁵ Elyo Sarai alandile kuli Abramu, ''Ici cilubo pali ne mulandu obe. Ine napele umubomfi wandi mu maboko yobe, kabili ilyo amona ati alimitile, neli cefeshiwe mu menso yakwe. Lekeni Yaweh apingule pakati ka nebo na nobe.'' ⁶ Abramu alandile kuli Sarai, ''lolesha kuno, umubomfi obe umwanakashi ali mu maka yobe, cita kuli o ico ukomona icabune kuli we.'' Eico Sarai acitile ubukakashi pali o, kabili alibulukile pali o. ⁷ Malaika wakwa Yaweh amusangile pa mbali ya kamfunkumfuku waba mu nshila ya kuya ku Shur. ⁸ Alandile, ''Hagali, umubomfi wakwa Sarai, wafuma kwi kabili nikwisa ukoya?'' Elyo alandile, ''Ine nkofulumuka ukufuma kuli mama Sarai.'' ⁹ Malaika wakwa Yaweh aladile kuli o, ''''Bwekelamo kuli nokokulu, kabili kaicefye kusambu shakwe .'' ¹⁰ Elyo malika wakwa yawe alandile kuli o, '' Ine nkasandulula apakalamba abana kufyalwa bobe, icakuti bakaba imita pendwa.'' ¹¹ Malika wakwa Yaweh nakaabili alandile kuli o, ''Mona ici, walimita kabili ukafyala umwana umwaume,kabili ukamwita ishina lyakwe Ishimeli, pantu Yawehakukutikile ukucululuka kobe. ¹² Akaba kabalwe wampanga wa mwaume. Aleku mpikana na bantu bonse, naba bantu bonse bakale kupinkana na o, kabili alekwikala akatalamukila ukufuma kuli ba wabo bonse.'' ¹³ Elyo apale ili shina kuli Yaweh awalekusosa kuli o, ''Niwebo Lesa uumbona,'' pantu alandile, ''Bushe Nebo cine kakonkanyapo ukumona, nangula panuma yakuti alimbwene?'' ¹⁴ EIco icishima balikucita Beer Lahai Roi; mona, ici cababa pakati ka Kadesh na Bered. ¹⁵ Hagali afyalile Abramu umwana umwaume, kabili Abramu ainike umwana wakwe umwaume, uo Hagali afyele, Ishimeli. ¹⁶ Abramu ali ne myaka amakumi cine konse konse na mutanda ilyo Hagali afyele umwana kuli Abramu.