5 Naye Loti, labehamba na-Abrama, abesanetimvu, netimbuti, netinkhomo kanye nemndeni wakhe netisebenti takhe.
Ngako-ke Abrama wahamba, njengobe Simakadze abesamtjelile, Loti wahamba naye. Abrama abesaneminyaka lengema-75 budzala, nakasuka eHarani.
Abrama watsatsa Sarayi, umkakhe, naLoti, indvodzana yemnakabo, netimphahla tabo labesebatigcogcile, netisebenti labesebatitfole eHarani; bahamba nato baya eveni laseKhenani. Batsi kube befike eveni laseKhenani,
Ngako-ke lelo live lalingeke lisabenela kahle-hle, ngobe timphahla tabo tase titinyenti kangangekutsi babengabe basahlala ndzawonye.
Labafana bakhula. Esawu waba ngumtingeli lonelikhono, angumuntfu wasematsafeni, kantsi Jakobe yena abesithuli ahlala ekhaya.
Ada watala Jabale; yena waba nguyise walabo bebahlala emathendeni, bafuye tinkhomo.
Emathende abo kanye nemihlambi yabo kuyawutsatfwa, nemadlangala abo ayakwetfwalwa atfunjwe nato tonkhe timphahla tabo nemakamela abo. Bantfu bayawumemeta kubo, batsi: ‘Tesabekiso yonkhe indzawo.’