¹ Uluntu Abram wali ne myaka amakumi pabula na pabula, Yahweh amonekele kuli Abram elo alandile kuli ye, ''Ninebo Lesa wamaka yonse. Ulekwendela muli nebo, elo uwabula akalema. ² Eluntu nebo kacita icipangano candi pakati kandi elo na webo, elo nkakufushisha sana ubufyashi.'' ³ Abram akontamike icinso cakwe panshi elo Lesa alandile na ye, alandile, ⁴ "palwa nebo, bona icipangano candi cili nobe. Ukaba wishi wa mitundu iingi. ⁵ Talyakakutwe ishina lyobe Abram, nomba ishina lyobelikaba ni Abraham-pantu nebo nikusonta webo ukuba wishi wa mitundu ingi. ⁶ Nebo Nkakulenga webo ukufula sana, elo nebo nkalenga imitundu pali we, elo nesha mfumu shikafuma muli webo. ⁷ Nebo nkafikilisha icipangano candi pakati kandi elo nobe no lupwa lobe panuma yobe, umu ukufikafye nakunkulo shabo cikaba cakubulela icipangano, kukaba Lesa kuli webo elo nakulupwwa lobe panuma yobe. ⁸ Nebo nkapela kuli webo, na kulupwa lobe panuma yobe, ne calo umo webo uleikala, Icalo conse icakenani, icipe cakubelelela, elo nkaba Lesa wabo.'' ⁹ Eluntu Lesa walandile kuli Abraham, Kuli webo ufwile ukusunga icipangano candi, webo no lupwa lobe panuma yobe ukufikafye nakunkulo shabo. ¹⁰ Ici cipangano candi, ico webo ufwile ukusunga, Pakati kandi elo nobe elo no lupwa lobe panuma yobe: Cila mwaume muli mwebo afwile ukusembululwa. ¹¹ Mwebo mufwile mwasembululwa munkanda ya kumpela yobe ci cikaba cishibilo ca cipangano pakati kandi na mwebo. ¹² Cila mwaume muli mwebo nga aba ne nshiku cine konse konse afwile asembululwa, ukufikafye na kunkulo ya bantu bobe. Ici kubikamo nowafyalwa mu ng'anda yobe elo no washita ne ndalama ukufuma kumweni onse ushili wa mulupwa lwenu. ¹³ Ena uwafyalwa mung'anda yenu elo no yo washita mu ndalama shobe bafwile ba sembululwa. Ne cipangano candi cikaba mumibili yenu icipangano ca kubelelela. ¹⁴ Umwaume onse ushasembululwa uo bashasembululs wakuputulako ukufuma kubantu bakwe. Ena aonaua icipangano.'' ¹⁵ Lesa alandile kuli Abraham ,"Palwa kwa Sarai umukashi umukashi obe, takuli kumukuta Sarai nakabili lelo, ishina likaba ni Sara. ¹⁶ Nebo nkamupala ena. elo neb nkapela webo umwana umwaume muli ena. Nebo nkamupala ena, elo akabanyina wa mitundu yonse.'' Nshamfumu shikafuma muli ena.'' ¹⁷ Uluntu Abrahamu akontamike icinso cakwe panshi, no kuseka, elo alanda mumutima wakwe, "Bushe umwana kuti afyalwa ku mwaume ilyo ali nemyaka umwanda umo? Nga Sara , uli nemyaka amakumi pabula, engafyala umwana umwaume?'' ¹⁸ Abraham alandile kuli Lesa,"Ukweba ati Ishimaele engaba no mweo ku cinso cenu!" ¹⁹ Lesa alandile, "Awe lelo Sara umukashi obe ukufyalwalila umwana umwaume, elo webo ufwile wasumwinika ishina Isaki. Nebo Nkafikilisha icipangano candi naye nge cipangano cakubelelela no lupwa lwakwe panuma yakwe. ²⁰ Pali ishimaele, nebo ninkufwa webo. Bona indimupalilekabili nkamupela ubufyashi elo nkamufusha apakalamba. Akaba wishi wabakateka Ikumi limo nababili, elo nkamulenga ukuba umutundu uukulu. ²¹ Nomba icipangano candi nkafikilisha kuli Isaki, untu Sara ukufyalila webo pali ino nshita mumwaka ukoisa.'' ²² Uluntu ena wapwilishe ukulanda naye, Lesa aliya ukufuma kuli Abraham. ²³ Eluntu Abraham apiitile ishimaeli umwana umwaume wakwwe, elo nabons bo bonse abafyalilwe mung'anda yakwe, elo na bonse abo abashitilwe ne ndalama shakwe, cila mwaume mubaume ba mung'anda yakwa Abraham, elomabasembulwile inkanda yapampela shabo mubushiku bumo bwine, ngefyo Lesa wa alandile kuli ye. ²⁴ Abrahm wali ne myaka amakumi pabula napabula uluntu ena esembulwilwe mu nkanda ya kumpela yakwe. ²⁵ Ishimaeli umwana wakwe umwaume wali nemyaka ikumi limo na itatu uluntu en asembulwilwe inkanda ya kumpela yamubili wakwe. ²⁶ Pabushiku bumo bwine Abraham na Ishimaeli umwana umwaume wakwe bonse babili balisembulwilwe. ²⁷ Abaume bamunganda yakwe bonse balisembulwilwe pamo naye, ukubikako nbo abafyalilwe mung'anda yakwe elo nabo ashitile mundalama ku beni.