¹ Omo Abilamu wakele na myaka yakuthemuka yakupwa makumi atanu na awana na myaka itanu naiwana, Shukulu walisholwele kuli Abilamu na kwendeka kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Yange Njambi wabinthzili byoshe. Enda kumesho ange, linga upwe wakulongwa. ² Cho njikasholola chikumiyo change akati kange nobe, na kuchilemetha mwakama manene." ³ Abilamu wakulamethele manene chihanga chendi athi na Njambi wendekele nendi, nakwendeka ngwendi, ⁴ "Ngechi mwange, kenga, chikumiiyo change chili nobe. Yobe ukapwa ishe yamayongomena amafuti oshe. ⁵ Cholalo lithzina lyobe kuli kapu lalo Abilamu, oloni lithzina lyobe likapwaoni Abilahama--choni njinakwangula laja kupwa ishe wama yongomena amafuti. ⁶ Njakakutandunwina lithemo lwobe, nakukashulitha chithemi chobe kupwa baka mafuti, nabimyene bakathemuka kutunda kuli yobe. ⁷ Njikakuta chikumiiyo change akati kange nobe na batekulwila bobe bakaija anima yobe, kwitila akati kabakukulwila babo na chikumiiyo cha myaka yoshe, cho ujikapwa nji Njambi yobe na bakukulwila bobe anima yabe. ⁸ Njikana kuli yobe na kuli batekulwila bobe anima yobe, libu lije mwayoyeleleho, libu lyoshe lya Kanana, kupwa bufuko bweni bwa myaka yoshe, nange njikapwa nji Njambi yabo." ⁹ Cho Njambi wendekele kuli Abilahama ngwendi, "Ngechi mwobe, unapande ku nyunga chikumiiyo change, yobe nabatekulwila bobe baje bakaija anima yobe na mwaya chikota chabo. ¹⁰ Echi chikecho chikumiiyo change, chimunapande kunyunga, akati kange nobe wabatekulwila bobe anima yobe. ¹¹ Munapande kutuhuka na kuken'a mibila yakulutwe wabumalume bweni, linga echi chipwe chimwetho cha chikumiiyo akati kange neni. . ¹² Munalume woshe akati keni uje ali na matangwa akuthemuka atanu naatatu napande kutuhuka, mwayila bikota chabanu boshe. Echi chinapu boshe baje banathemukila munjubo yobe na uje bana landa nabimbongo wakutunda kuli baka mafuti nabaje kethi umo wabaje batekulwila babo. ¹³ Woshe ou nathemukila munjubo yobe naije una landa na bimbongo byobe banapande kutuhuka. Echi chikumiiyo change chije chikakala mumibila yeni chikapwa chikumiiyo chamyaka yoshe. ¹⁴ Munalume uje kethi wakutuhuka uje wakwonowa kuken'a kumubula wakulutwe wakubunalume bwendi bakamutundithako kubanu bendi. Cho nabulumuna kuchi kumiiyo change." ¹⁵ Njambi wendekele kuli Abilahama ngwendi, "Kuli munakathzi wobe Salai, kethioni umu thane ngwobe Salai embwe, oloni, lithzina lyendi lipwa oni Sala. ¹⁶ Njikamukwithula, cho njikamwana mwana wamunalume, njikamukwithula cho akapwa ina wamafuti. Bimyene banu bakatunda kuli ikeye." ¹⁷ Cho Abilahama wakulamethele chihanga chendi manene athi cho wajolele, nakwendeka mumbunge yendi, "Kumani mwana atha kuthemuka kuli munalume ali na chita cha myaka yakuthemuka ndi? Cho chipwa bationi Sala, ali na myaka yakuthemuka yakupwa makumi atanu na awana, kukita mwana wamunalume?" ¹⁸ Abilahama wendekele kuli Njambi ngwendi, "Oo uje Ishimaile amo akayoya kumesho obe!" ¹⁹ Njambi wendekele ngwendi, "Embwe, oloni Sala munakathzi wobe akakuchitila mwana wamunalume, cho unapande kukamuluka lithzina lya Isake. Njikakuta chikumiiyo change nendi kupwa ngwe chikumiiyo cha myaka yoshe na batekulwila bendi anima yendi. ²⁰ Ngwe Ishimaileni, njakuthzibi. Kenga, ujina mukwithula, cho njika mwana luthemo na kulutandununa manene. Akapwa ishe ya bana babi myene bakupwa likumi nababali, cholalo njikamupwitha kupwa muyati wakama manene kuli lifuti lya Kanana. ²¹ Oloni chikumiiyo change chije unjithunga na Isake, uje yakakutile Sala kuli yobe athimbu ngwe ino mungolothika." ²² Omo wamanethele kwendeka nendi, Njambi waile mwilu kutunda kuli Abilahama. ²³ Cho Abilahama wambatele munendi wamunalume Ishimaile, na boshe baje bachitikile munjubo yendi, na boshe ba alandele nabimbongo byendi, boshe banalume akati kabanu bamunjubo ya Abilahama , nakubaken'a kumibila yaba yakulutwe kubunalume bwabo muli uje bene lilangwa, ngechi muje mwendekele Njambi kuli ikeye. ²⁴ Abilahama wakele namyaka makumi atanu na awana namyaka itanu naiwana mwatuhikile na kumuken'a mubila wendi wakulutwe bwa kuba nalume. ²⁵ Ishimaile munendi wamunalume watuhukile omo avhili na myaka likumi naitatu yaku themuka nakumuken'a kumubila wakulutwe bwakubunalume bwendi. ²⁶ Halitangwa limolika Abilahama na munendi wamunalume Ishimaile babaluhwile. ²⁷ Banalume boshe bamunjubo yendi baluhukilile amolika nendi, nakwakako baje bakitikilile amolika nendi, nakwakako baje bakitikilile munjubo yendi nabaje ba alandele nabimbongo byendi kuli bakamafuti.