27 Abrahama wase upha Abimeleki timvu netinkhabi, benta sivumelwane bobabili.
Lomunye waphunyuka wabaleka wayawubikela Abrama, umHebheru, labehlala ngasetihlahleni tema-okhi aMamre, um-Amori, umnakabo-Eshkoli na-Aneri. Bonkhe-ke laba bebabambisene na-Abrama.
Abimeleki watsi: “Hhawu, nami ngiyayicabuka nje lendzaba. Angati kutsi kwentiwe ngubani loko, nawe awuzange sewungitjele, kantsi futsi angizange sengive ngako.”
Abrahama wakhetsa emazinyane etimvu lamasikati lasikhombisa emhlambini wakhe.
Lokuncono kota sente sivumelwane, wena nami, kube bufakazi emkhatsini wetfu sobabili.”
Umuntfu ubheka kutsi umdizo wakhe usebente njengemlingo, ukholwa kutsi ungamentela nome yini layifunako.
Sipho sakhe umuntfu simphendlela indlela, simholele kulabakhulu.
Labanye bangani bayakuhlamuka; kodvwa labanye bangani basondzela kakhulu kwengca banakenu bengati.
Intfukutselo yemuntfu ungayiphotisa ngekumnika sipho ngasese, nekutfukutsela kwakhe ungakuphotisa ngemdizo wekutfukuswa.
Kodvwa umuntfu locotfo wakha emasu lacotfo; imisebenti yakhe lehloniphekile imente eme.
Yatsatsa lomunye wasebukhosini, yenta naye sivumelwane, yamfungisa. Yatfumba nebaholi balelo live,
abehlukanisi lokuhle kulokubi, abatigcini tetsembiso tabo, abanalutsandvo, abanasihawu.
Ase nginibekisele ngentfo levamile nje, bazalwane: Bantfu lababili lasebente sivumelwane kute longasephula nome engete lutfo, yingci nasebavumelene.
Jonathani wenta sivumelwane naDavide, ngobe abemtsandza njengobe abetitsandza yena.