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:
Ngikunika lonke iKhanani ongumfokazi kulo njengamanje, libe yifa lakho laphakade nelezizukulwane zakho, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wazo.”
Yazi ukuthi nginawe; ngizokuvikela noma kuphi lapho uya khona, futhi ngiyokubuyisela kuleli lizwe, ngokuba anginakukushiya ngize ngikwenzele lokho engikwethembise khona.”
Lapho uSimakade eseningenisa ezweni lamaKhanani, lamaHithi, lama-Amori, lamaHivi, nelamaJebusi, afunga ngalo koyihlomkhulu ukulinika nina, izwe elichichima ubisi noju, niyokuyigcina le nkonzo ngale nyanga.
Khumbula u-Abhrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe, izinceku zakho owazifunga Wena kuzo, wathi: ‘Ngiyokwandisa izizukulwane zenu zibe ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, ngizinike lonke leli lizwe enganethembisa lona, libe yifa lazo kuze kube phakade.’ ”
Ngabe bonke laba bantu bakhulelwa yimi, futhi bazalwa yimi yini na? Kodwa uthi kimi: ‘Bagone wena esifubeni sakho njengomzanyana egone umntwana oncelayo, ubayise ezweni owalifungela oyise na?’