18 Ngako-ke, Abrama walitfutsa lithende lakhe walimisa ngasetihlahleni tema-okhi eMamre, leseHebroni; wafike lapho wakhela Simakadze lilati.
wakha nelilati. Abrama wafike lapho wakhuleka kuSimakadze.
Lomunye waphunyuka wabaleka wayawubikela Abrama, umHebheru, labehlala ngasetihlahleni tema-okhi aMamre, um-Amori, umnakabo-Eshkoli na-Aneri. Bonkhe-ke laba bebabambisene na-Abrama.
Simakadze wabonakala ku-Abrahama ngasema-okhini aMamre, ahleti ngasemnyango welithende lakhe ngesikhatsi sekushisa kwelilanga.
Batsi kube befike kulendzawo Nkulunkulu labemlayele yona, Abrahama wakha lilati walungisa tinkhuni, wabopha Isaka, umsa wakhe, wambeka etinkhunini etikwelilati.
Sara wafela eKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni, eveni laseKhenani. Abrahama wakhalela umkakhe, Sara.
Ngako Isaka wakha lilati lapho, wakhuleka kuSimakadze, wemisa lithende lakhe khona lapho. Tisebenti ta-Isaka tase timba sicobho khona lapho.
Jakobe wahamba waze wefika ekhaya leyise, Isaka, eMamre ngaseKhiriyathi Abha leseyatiwa ngekutsi iHebroni, lapho kwakuhlala khona Abrahama na-Isaka.
Uyise watsi: “Hamba-ke uyewuhlola kutsi bomnakenu basekahle yini, nekutsi timvu tisaphephile yini, bese uyabuya-ke utengitjela.” Wamtfuma esuka esigodzini saseHebroni.
Nowa wakhela Nkulunkulu lilati, watsatsa kuto tonkhe tifuyo letihlambulukile nakuto tonkhe tinyoni letihlambulukile, wanikela kuNkulunkulu umnikelo wekushiswa elatini.
Emvakwesikhatsi Davide wabuta kuSimakadze, watsi: “Kufanele yini ngenyuke kuyawutsatsa lelinye lalamadolobha akaJuda?” Simakadze watsi: “Yenyuka.” Davide wabuta watsi: “Kufanele ngiye kuphi?” Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “EHebroni.”
Emehlo ami ayawunamatsela kuSimakadze phakadze naphakadze. Yena ungasesandleni sami sangesekudla, ngiyawuhlala kuye ngitinte.
Benyuka badzabula iNegevu, lekuyiningizimu yelive laseKhenani, baze befika eHebroni, lapho kwakuhlala khona bo-Ahimani, naSheshayi, naThalmayi, titukulwane ta-Anaki. IHebroni yayakhiwe iminyaka lesikhombisa ngaphambi kweSowani yaseGibhithe.
Ngako-ke ngifisa shangatsi emadvodza yonkhe indzawo angakhuleka aphakamise tandla letingcwele, ate lulaka nembango.
Ngekukholwa waba sihambi eveni labetsenjiswe lona. Wahlala emathendeni; benta njalo nabo-Isaka naJakobe. Nabo baba tindlalifa kanye naye kuso leso setsembiso,
Ngako Joshuwa wabusisa Khalebi, umsa waJefune, wamabela iHebroni, yaba lifa lakhe.
Ngekulandzela umyalo waSimakadze, Joshuwa wabela Khalebi, umsa waJefune, indzawo letsite kaJuda, iKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni. Abha bekungukhokho wa-Anaki.