1 Abrahamu alifumine pali iya ncende no kulola ku mpanga ya negevu, kabili alikele pakati ka Kedeshi na Shur. Ena alikele ubweni mu Gera. 2 Napalwa mukashi wakwe Sara Abrahamu alyeble ati, "Nikashi yakwe." Eco na Abimeleki imfumu ya bena Gera yalitumine ukuti Sara aletwe kuli yena kabili yalimubulile. 3 Lelo Lesa alishile kuli Abimeleki mu ciloto munshita ya bushuku, no kumweba ati, "Mona, webo we muntu ukofwa pantu umwanakashi yu ubulile, mukashi wa ulya muntu." 4 Nomba Abimeleki ali talakumana na Sara elo aisa kwebati, "shikulu kuti mwafitaa uluko lwa kaele? 5 Bushe ena umwina tacinjeba nebo, kweba ati, "ninkashi yandi?" kabili umwanakashi nankwe umwine aceba ati, 'Nindume yandi."Nebo ncitile fi muli bucishinka bwa mutima wandi na bukaele bwa maboko yandi." 6 Nomba Lesa alilandile kuli ena mu ciloto, "Eee, Nandi wine ndishibe kwebati ni muli bucishinka bwa mutima obe ucitile fi, kabili ndikusungile ukwebati wibembukila nebo. Eco nomba nshacikusuminisha ukuti mukumane nanknwe. 7 Eco nomba, bwekeshamo umukashi wa ulya muntu, ico ena ni kasesema. ena akokupepelela webo, kabili ukoba no mweo. Lelo nga tawamubwekeshemo, wihsibe ukwebati webo kabili nabonse abantu bobe icinefye mukafwa." 8 Abimeleki alimine ulucelo celo kabili alikutile bonse ababomfi bakwe kuli ena alibebele fyonse ifyo alotele, kabili na bantu baliketwe no umwenso. 9 Elo nomba Abimeleki alikutile Anrahamu no kumweba ati, "Nindo wacita kuli fwebo? musango ndo nebo nabembuka kuli webo, pakwebati webo ulete pali nebo na pa bufumu bwandi ulubembub ulwakula ngo lu? Webo ulicitile kuli nebo ico icishingalinga kwebati cicitwe." 10 Abimeleki alilandile kuli Abrahamu, "Nindo ya cikutunka webo ukucita ico musango yu?" 11 Nao Abrahamu alilandile ati, "Pantu nebo nali kwelenganya ukwebati, 'Icinefye tamwaba katina ka kwa Lesa mu bekashi ba kuno, ,kabili bakanjipaya pa mulandu wa mukashi wandi.' 12 Nakuba, ninkashi yandi icacine, umwana umwanakashi wa kwa tata uwandi, lelo te mwana mwanakashi wakwa mayo uwandi; kabili nalimupile ukuba umukashi wandi. 13 Ulo Lesa anengele nebo ukufuma mu ng'anda yakwa tata kabili no kwenda ukuya nkolulumba, nebo nalimwebele ati, webounange bucishinka bu ngo mukshi wandi: kuncende konse uko fwebo tukoya ulekweba ati nebo, "Ndi ndume yobe." 14 Nomba Abimeleki alibulile impaanga ne ng'ambe, kabili abasha abaume na banakashi, alibapele kuli Abrahamu. Elo nomba alimubweseshe na Sara umukashi wakwe Abrahamu, kuli ena. 15 Abimeleki alyebele ati, "Mona, iwupanga yandi ili mu minwe yobe. Monapo apo ukopanga bwikalo apakokusekesha." 16 Na kuli Sara alimwebele ati, "Mona, ndipele ndume yobe indalama sha silifele ikana. Ca kufimba pa mulandu onse uwucitilwe kuli webo mu menso yabo uli nabo bonse, kabili napa cinso cauli onse, webo ulilungamikwe ukufikapo." 17 Na Abrahamu alipepele kuli Lesa, kabili Lesa alyundepe Abimeleki, no mukashi wakwe, na basha bakwe abanakashi ukwebati bena balekukwata abana. 18 Ico Yawe alilengele abanakashi bonse aba mu ng'anda ya kwa Abimeleki ukuba ababula maka ya bufyashi, pa mulandu wakwa Sara. umukashi wa kwa Abrahamu.