¹ Cho kwasholokele njala muje mulifuti, hanima yanjala yakulibanga yamumatangwa a Abilahama. Isake waile kuli Abimeleke, Mwene waba Filisitina kuje ku Ngela. ² Cho Shukulu walisholwele kuli ikeye nakwendeka ngwendi, "Kethi uje ku Ingiti; yoyela mu libu linjikuleka kuyoyela. ³ Kala muli eeli libu, nange njikala nobe nakukukithula; mwafwa kuli yobe na chithemunwino chobe, njikana libu lyoshe eli, cho njikashulitha kulithinga njalithingile kuli isho Abilahama. ⁴ Njikatumitha chithemunwino chobe ngwe bingongothi bya mwilu, cho njikana chithemunwino chobe eli libu lyoshe. Kwitila mu chithemunwino chobe mukeko bakukithwila mfuti oshe ahathi. ⁵ Njilinga echi mwafwa Abilahama watambelele lijwi lyange nakunyunga kulongetha change, kukambeya change, bithoneka byange, na mashiko ange." ⁶ Cho Isake watungile mu Ngela. ⁷ Omu banalume bamuje muchela bamwihwile hali munakathzi wendi, wabalekele ngwendi, "Ou ndokathzi yange." Wathzibile lyoba kwendeka ngwendi, " Ou munakathzi wange, " mwafwa wathinganyekele ngwendi, " Aba banalume bamuno muchela banjithsiya na kwambata Labeka, mwafwa wakele wamubwa manene." ⁸ Hanima ya Isake kukala muje hathimbu yalaha, Abimeleke mwene waba Filisite wakele nakukenga hanja mu njanena. Wamwene, achi kengeni, Isake wakele nakukwatakwata Labeka, munakathzi wendi. ⁹ Abimeleke wathanene Isake nakwendeka ngwendi, "Kenga, mubuthunga bene ou munakathzi wobe. Bikajo wendekele ngwobe, 'Ou ndokathzi yange'?" Isake wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Mwafwa njathinganyekele ngwange munu umo hamo athakunjithsiya nakumwambata." ¹⁰ Abimeleke ngwendi, "Bikebi unalingi kuli yetu? Umo mu banu ngwe nathele kulala na munakathzi wobe, ngwe unanene kutsa na mulonga hali yetu." ¹¹ Cho Abimeleke wabyanethele banu boshe nakwendeka ngwendi, "Owo wodhe akakwata ou munalume nameme munakathzi wendi chili bene bakamuthsiya." ¹² Isake wakunine mbuto mulibu lije nakuteja uje bene mwaka kweta ku chita cha mbunto, mwafwa Shukulu wamukithwile. ¹³ Ou munalume wethzile nakufuka, nakukolelako nomu wethzile nakukala wakulema manene. ¹⁴ Wakele na bimanga babangi na bingombe, na nanga yakama munjubo. Cho ba Filisitina bamuthzibililile chipululu. ¹⁵ Cho mathima oshe aje bingamba baishe bendile mumatangwa a ishe Abilahama, bawabyanethele kuli ba Filisitina kwitila mukuwofwela na libu. ¹⁶ Abimeleke wendekele kuli Isake ngwendi, "Ya tunda kuno kuli yetu, mwafwa uli uwakulema kuhyana yetu." ¹⁷ Cho Isake watundile kuje nakutunga mumingulunga ya Ngela, nakuyoyela kuje bene. ¹⁸ Isake wendile mathima a mema lalo, aje bendile mumatangwa aba ishe Abilahama. Aje babyanethele ba Filisitina hanima ya kuthsa cha Abilahama. Isake walukile ano mathima mathzina amolika aje alukile ishe. ¹⁹ Omu bendile bingamba ba Isake mu mingulunga, nawanenemo lithima lyakwita mema. ²⁰ Tunyungi bamuNgela balijokotele na tunyungi ba Isake, nakwendeka ngwabo, "Awa mema etu."Cho Isake walukile lije lithima ngwendi "Eseki," mwafwa balijokotele nendi. ²¹ Cho bendile lithima likwabo, cho balijokotweleleho, lalo, walyanene lithzina lya "Sitina." ²² Walithethzele nakwinda lyeka lalo, oloni kubalijokotweleho. Cho walilukile ngwendi Rihoboti, na kwendeka ngwendi, "DShukulu oni natupangela yetu mwela, cho tukaya halutwe muli eli libu." ²³ Cho Isake wakandukile kutunda kuje nakuya ku Mbiyashemba. ²⁴ Shukulu walisholwele kuli ikeye buje bene buthsiki nakwendeka ngwendi, "Yange Njambi wa isho Abilahama. Kethi uthzibe lyoba, mwafwa njili nobe cho njikakubethzikitha na kutumitha chithemunwino chobe, hamulonga wa ngamba yange Abilahama." ²⁵ Isake watungile mutula kuje bene nakuthana halithzina lya Shukulu. Watemene tende yendi, na bingamba bendi bendile lithima. ²⁶ Cho Abimeleke waile kuli ikeye kutunda ku Ngela, na Ahuzati, kabuthamba kendi, na Fikoli, mukulunu wa mashwalale bendi. ²⁷ Isake wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Bikajo munethzila kuli yange, hakukala mwanjithzinda na kunjisheka kutunda kuli yeni?" ²⁸ Cho bendekele ngwabo, "Tunamono hakujela ngwe Shukulu nakala nobe. Cho tunathinganyeka ngwetu hakale kulithinga mukati ketu, eyo, mukati ketu nobe. Cho echela tupange chithzibathano nobe, ²⁹ ngwetu ku ukalibulumuna netu, ngwe omu kutwakubulumwine yobe, ngwe omu twakwambatele bwino yobe nakukutuma kweka mu kwoloka. Mukemobene, bakubethzikitha kuli Shukulu." ³⁰ Cho Isake wabapangelele chiwano, cho balile na kunwa. ³¹ Bendukile mutondotondona kulishika mu kulithinga umo namukwabo. Cho Isake wabalekele kuya, cho bamuthethzele mu kwoloka. ³² Lije bene litangwa ngamba wa Isake wethzile nakumuleka ha lithima lijebendile. Bendekele ngwabo, "Tunawana mema." ³³ Walukile lithima lije ngwendi Shimba, cho lithzina lyalije limbo lyakele Mbiyashemba kweta naku lelo. ³⁴ Omu Isau wetele makumi awana a myaka, wambatele munakathzi, Judisi muna Mbeli uje ka Hitite, cho lalo na Mbasemati muna Eloni uje ka Hitite. ³⁵ Cho banenele buthiwa kuli Isake na Labeka.