¹ Sara aikele imyaka umwanda umo namakumi yabili nacine lubali (127). Ishi emyaka shali na Sara ilyo ali nobumi. ² Sara afwilile mu Kariati Arba, ekutila, Hebron, mucalo ca Kenani. Abraham aliloseshe elo alilile pali Sara. ³ Eluntu Abraham aishile kwima elo nokufuma kumukashi wakwe ukufwa, elo aishile kulanda kubana baume bakwa Hete, ati, ⁴ '' Nebo ndimweni muli mwebo. Napapata mpeleniko nebo incende yakushikamo pali mwebo, pakwebati ningashikamo ubakufwa bandi. ⁵ Abana baume bakwa Hete baishile kwasuka Abraham, ati, ⁶ '' Umfweni kuli fwebo, shikulu wesu. Muli bacindami bakwa Lesa muli fwebo. Shikeni uwafwa wenu mufilindi fyesu ifyo mwalasala. Tapali palifwebo ukomikanya icilindi cakwe, pakwebati mwingashika uwakufwa wenu.'' ⁷ Abraham aishile kwima elo nokufukama kubantu bamumusumba, kubana baume bakwa Hete. ⁸ Aishile kulanda kulibo, ati, ''nga mwebo mwasumina ukuti nebo mfwile ukushika uwafwa wandi, eico ngufweni nebo elo mumpapatileko kuli Ephron mwana Zohar. ⁹ Mumwipushe ukunshitishako ulucengo lwaku Machpelah, ulo akwata, ulwaba pampela yampanga yakwe. Pamutengo wakukumanina mulekeni ena ashitisheci kuli nebo palwalala ngecipe incende yakushikamo. ¹⁰ Lelo Ephron alikele mukati kabana baume bakwa Hiti, elo Ephron umwina Hiti aishile kwasuka Abraham mumatwi yabana baume bakwa Hiti, pali abo bones abaisa pamwenshi wamusumba wakwe, ati, ¹¹ ''awe, shikulu wandi, ngufweni nebo. Nebo ndipele mwebo impanga, elo no lucengo ukuti luli mukati kaiko. Nebo ndipele cii kuli mwebo mumenso yabana baume babantu bandi. Nebo ndipele cii kuli mwebo kukushikamo uwakufwa wenu.'' ¹² Eluntu Abraham afukeme panshi yabantu bacalo. ¹³ Ena aishile kulanda kuli Ephron mumatwi yabantu bacalo, aishile kulanda, ''Nomba ngamwebo mukofwaya, napapata ngufweni nebo, Pantu ndinokupela pali ilya mpanga. Pita indalama ukufuma kuli nebo. elo nanebo ndinokushikamo uwakufwa wandi mulya.'' ¹⁴ Ephron alimwasukile Abraham, aishile kulanda, ¹⁵ ''napapata, shikulu wandi, umfweni kuli nebo. Icipimo cacalo icalinga ukushitwa mumashekele ya silfere imyanda ine (400), nindo ili pakati kamwebo nandi? ukushikamo uwakufwa wenu.'' ¹⁶ Abraham alimumfwile Ephron elo Abraham alipimine Ephron mucipendo ca silfere ukuti ena alilandile mumatwi yabana baume bakwa Hete, imyanda ine (400) mumashekele ya silfere ukulingana nefipimo fyabikwa ifyamakwebo. ¹⁷ Eico impanga yakwa Ephron, iyo iyali mu Makpela, iyo iyapalamine ku Mamre, ukuti eiyi, impanga, ukuti ulucengo nalo emolwali, elo nafyonse ifimuti ukuti emo fyali munga elo nafyonse ifyashingulukile umupaka, fyalipitile. ¹⁸ Kuli Abraham alishitile mumenso yabana baume bakwa Hete, libe bonse abo uyo uukoisa mumwinshi yamusumba wakwe. ¹⁹ Panuma yaici, Abraham alishikile umukashi wakwe Sara mulucengo lwamumpanga yaku Makpela, mu calo ca kanaani. ²⁰ Eico impanga elo nolucengo yapitile kuli Abraham ngecipe pantu nincende yakushikwamo ukufuma mubana baume bakwa Hete.