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Abrahama nayenda ku zwaho kulola chibaka cha Negeva, imi nakekala mukati ka Kadeshi ni Shuri. Ibali ibukwenda nekela mwa Gerari.
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Abrahama nati kuamana ni mwihyabwe Sara, ''Nji nchizyangu wa chikazana. Abumaleke simwine wa Gerari chatumina Sara ni kumuhinda.
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Kono Ireeza nakeza kwali masiku muchiloto, imi nati kwali, ''Bone, u muntu yo fwile chebaka lya mwanakazi u wahinda, kakuti mwihyabwe wa muntu.''
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Lyahanu Abimeleke kana beni kwiza hafuyi nati, ''Simwine, kana muwihaye nanga inkanda ishiyeme?
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Kanjeye mwine wati kwangu, 'Nji nchizyangu wa chikazana?' Nayebulyo mwine wati, Nji nchizyangu wa chiswisu.' Ime natenda buti kuzwila ku inkulo yangu ni kusa bani mulondu ku mayanza angu.''
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Linu Ireeza nati kwali muchiloto, ''Eee, name nizibulyo chabusakusima kuzwa ku inkulo yako watenda inchi, imi name nakuzwisa ku kunifoseza. Chingi kana na kuzuminina kumuguka.
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Lyahanu, boze muka muntu, kakuti mupolofita. Ka kaku kumbilile mi mohale. Imi heiba komubozi wizibe kuti iwe ni bonse bako tota kamufwe.''
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Abimaleke nanyemuka kuseniseni chasumpila bahikana bakwe kwali. Chabawimbila inzi zintu zonse, imi bakwame ba batite maswe.
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Linu Abimeleke chasumpa Abrahama nati kwali, '' Chinzi chiwatenda kwetu? Ni bakutendi nzi kuti uniletele ni mubuso wangu chibi chikando? Watenda kwangu mukusa tendelwa.''
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Abimeleke chati kwa Abrahama,
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''Chinzi chakunyaula kutenda ichi chintu? Abrahama chati, ''Kakuti nazeza kuti, 'Tota kakwina kutiya Ireeza mwe chi chibaka, imi kabani haye chebaka lya mwihyetu.'
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Nihakubabulyo, tota nji nchizyangu, mwana ubandanda wa chikazana, kono isinyi ku bamama wa mukazana; imi choba mwihyetu.
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Aho Ireeza haletisa kuti nisiye inzubo iba tayo ni kuyenda kuzwa chibaka ni chibaka, chinati kwali, 'Uyelele kuni tondeza busepahali sina cha mwihyetu: ku chibaka chonse kutukaya, u wambe changu, ''Nji nchizyangu wa chiswisu.''
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Lyahanu nahinda imbelele ni nombe, ni zikombwa za bakwame ni ba nakazi, imi ni kuziha kwa Abrahama.
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Abimalike chati, ''Lole,'' chibaka changu china habusu bwako, wikali honse hakutabisa.''
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Kwa Sara nati, ''Lole, naha nchizyako tubindi-bindi twe myanda ye silivera. Nji kuwumba bubi bonse mumenso bena nawe, imi niha habusu bwabonse, chiwatenda kushiyama.
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Linu Abrahama nakumbila kwa Ireeza, imi Ireeza na hoza Abimeleke, mwi hyabwe,zikombwa za banakazi chikuti bawole kuba ni bahwile.
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Cha Simwine abaletiseze banakazi benzubo ya Abimeleke kusaba ni luzubo tota, cha Sara, mwi hyabwe wa Abrahama.