12 Ngaphandle kwaloko nje, vele ungudzadzewetfu, ngobe uyindvodzakati yababe, kodvwa hhayi yamake; kodvwa noko ungumkami.
Bo-Abrama naNahori batsatsa bafati. Libito lemka-Abrama kwakunguSarayi; libito lemkaNahori kwakunguMilkha, indvodzakati yaHarani, uyise waMilkha naJiskha.
Ngako-ke ubotsi ungudzadzewetfu, khona kutangihambela kahle ngisindze ngenca yakho.”
Abrahama wamphendvula watsi: “Ngikwente ngobe ngicabange ngatsi: ‘Akukho kwesaba Nkulunkulu kulendzawo, ngako batangibulala ngenca yalomfati wami.’
Nkulunkulu nangikhipha endlini yababe kutsi ngizulazule, ngatsi kuSara: ‘Naku-ke lengicela ungentele kona: Yonkhe indzawo lapho sifika khona, ubobatjela ngami utsi: “Ungumnaketfu.” ’ ”
Wafike lapho watsi: “Sara ngudzadzewetfu.” Ngako-ke Abimeleki, inkhosi yaseGerari, yatfumela kutsi kulandvwe Sara.
Kwatsi nakabutwa ngemadvodza aleyo ndzawo ngemfati wakhe, yena watsi ngudzadzewabo. Abengeke avume kutsi ngumkakhe, ngobe abesaba emadvodza aleyo ndzawo kutsi angahle ambulale ngenca yaRebheka. Phela Rebheka abemuhle, abukeka.
Mine lelihlazo lelingaka ngiyakulisusa kanjani? Wena-ke utakwente njani? Utawufanana nalesinye setihlangananhloko lapha ka-Israyeli. Ngicela ukhulume enkhosini, ingeke yale kutsi ungishade ngibe ngumkakho.”
nikugege konkhe lokubonakala kukubi.