Ngalolo lusuku uSimakade wenza isivumelwano no-Abhrama, wathi: “Ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho leli lizwe, kusukela emfuleni oseGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu iYufrathe:
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Ngalolo lusuku uSimakade wenza isivumelwano no-Abhrama, wathi: “Ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho leli lizwe, kusukela emfuleni oseGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu iYufrathe:
Hlala kuleli lizwe njengomfokazi, Mina ngizoba nawe ngikubusise. Wonke lawa mazwe ngizokunika wona, wena nezizukulwane zakho, futhi ngisifeze isifungo engasenza ku-Abhrahama uyihlo.
USimakade wema eduze kwakhe, wathi kuye: “NginguSimakade uNkulunkulu kayihlomkhulu, u-Abhrahama nokayihlo u-Isaka, leli lizwe olele kulo ngiyakulabela wena nezizukulwane zakho.
Banqoba imizi ebiyelweyo nezwe elivundileyo; badla izindlu ezigcwele yonke into enhle, imithombo embiweyo, izivini, amasimu emikhiwane nezithelo eziningi ezidliwayo. Badla, basutha, banonophala, bawuthokozela umusa wakho omkhulu.
Waxosha abezizwe phambi kwabo. Wadabula izwe, wababela lona, laba yifa labo, izizwe zakwa-Israyeli wazihlalisa emathendeni azo.
Bhekani, lelo lizwe ngininika lona; ngenani nilidle, yizwe uSimakade afunga kokhokho benu, o-Abhrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe ukuthi uzobanika lona, bona nezizukulwane zabo.’
“Kuyothi lapho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho esezishabalalisile izizwe ezizwe lazo uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, wena uzixoshe, bese uhlala emizini yazo nasezindlini zazo.
Ngokuba lapho sengibangenisile ezweni engafunga kokhokho babo, izwe elichichima ubisi noju, bayodla, basuthe, bakhuluphale, bese bephendukela kwabanye onkulunkulu, babakhonze, bangedelele, basephule isivumelwano sami.
Uyokwenza okulungile nokuhle emehlweni kaSimakade, ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, ungene, ulidle lelo lizwe elihle uSimakade afunga kokhokho bakho
“Yizwa Israyeli: uzakuwela iJordani namuhla, ungene ukuba wephuce izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, imizi emikhulu nebiyelwe kuze kube sezulwini,
Nganinika izwe eningalikhandlekelanga nemizi eningayakhanga, nihlala kuyo; nidla izithelo zemivini nezeminqumo eningakutshalanga.’