¹ Kanonzi Yahweh ati kwe Abram, "fuma munsi yako, nakuwakamu wako, naku ng'anda yeso , uye kunsi yino ndikusontela. ² Ndipanga wewe uluko ulukulu, nga ndikupepa, nukupanga izina lyako ukuwa alikulu, nga uliwa wewupepo. ³ Ndipepa wano wakukupepa, kweni wonsi wano watakukuchindika ndiwatipa. Ukupitila mwakwe mwemwe imbumba zyonsi izya munsi zilipepwa." ⁴ Achino Abram wapisile, ndivino Yahweh wamunenile ukuwomba, nga Lot wapisile naweliwe. Abram walinji ni myaka amakumi munenulambali nayasano pano wafumile mu Haran. ⁵ Abram wasenzile Sarai, umuchi wakwe, Lot, umwana wamunnyina, nivyuma vyawo vino walinji navyo, nawantu wano wafumule nawomu Harani. Wakatusile ukuya mukaya ke Kenani, nga awiza munsi ye Kenani. ⁶ Abram apitilila ayafika namunsi ye Sheckem, kumukuyu waku More. Mpampindinye yoo awina Kenani wikazile munsi. ⁷ Yahweh alolechela kwe Abram, swinya ati, " Kuwana wako ndipa insi yoo." Achaleka kulyanye Abram azenjela Leza akavuwa, wino walolesile kwe weliwe. ⁸ Ukufuma koko apita aya kunsi ya myamba kuwufumililo wilanzi ku Betele, kuno wazenzile umutanda wakwe, Betele asyala kuwinjililo wilanzi nu Ai kufumililo wilanzi. Kulyanye azenga akavuwa ke Leza swinya akita izina lyakwe Yahweh. ⁹ Ngapano Abram apitilizya uwulendo, aya alungama ku Negevu. ¹⁰ Kwalinji Inzala munsi, achaleka Abram aya munsi ye Ejiputi pakwikala, ane Amuno inzala yalinji ayikulu munsi. ¹¹ Lyo wapalamila ukwinjila Ijiputi, anena Sera umuchi ati, " lola nomba, manyile kuno we mwanachi umuzima. ¹² Nanti awina Ijiputi wakulola wakuya ukuti, 'we amuchi wakwe ; wakuya wakunkoma, ukuwa wakuya ukukusya wewe nuwumi. ¹³ Uye uti wenkazi yane, alyakuti chinzipile nene pamulamndu wakwe wewe, swinya nukuti uwumi wane wupitilile pamulandu nawewe." ¹⁴ Ala pano Abram winjila mu Ijiputi, awina Ijiputi awalola kuno Sera walinji amuzima. ¹⁵ Awana wakwe awamulola, swinya awamulanjizya kwe Felo, swinya awamulunvya awamusenda awamutwala kwisano lyakwe Felo. ¹⁶ Felo apochelela Abram ichete muno weliwe, swinya Abram apochelela ing'onzi swinya ning'ombe, nindokwe izyonsi, awawonvi awonsi, awawonvi awanachi, indokwe izyanachi swinya ningamila ¹⁷ Achaleka Yahweh ayinvya Felo swinya nisano lyakwe ni ndwala inkulu pamulandu nu Sera, umuchi wakwe Abram. ¹⁸ Felo wamwisile Abram, swinya amunena ati, achintuchi chino uchisile kwenene? Achani chino utanenile kuno wee amuchi wako? ¹⁹ Ngachani chino watili, ankazi yane; waleka namusenda ukwa amuchi wane? kanonzi, wewakwako. Musede, swinya pita inzila yako." ²⁰ Achaleka Felo apa isundo kuwantu wakwe ivyakwe weliwe, swinya awamuwinga, apaliponga numuchi swinya navyonsi vino walinji navyo.