18 Titukulwane ta-Ishmayeli takha kusukela eHavila kuya eShuri, lemalunga naseGibhithe, kuya ngase-Asiriya. Takha, tatsi cekelele takhweshelana netihlobo tato; tatihlaselana naletihlobo tato.
na-Ofiri, naHavila, naJobabi. Bonkhe laba kwakungemadvodzana aJokthane.
Emadvodzana aKushe bekuboSeba, naHavila, naSabta, naRama, naSabtekha. Emadvodzana aRama bekuboSheba naDedani.
Loti watsi naphakamisa emehlo akhe, wabona litsafa lelinesihlambo semfula iJordane, linemanti lenele yonkhe indzawo, kuze kuyewufika eSowari; lalinjengensimi yaSimakadze nanjengelive laseGibhithe. Ngalesikhatsi Simakadze abesengakayibhubhisi iSodoma neGomora.
Litsafa laseSidimu laligcwele imigodzi yelitiyela. Ngesikhatsi emakhosi aseSodoma abaleka, agcumukela kulemigodzi, lamanye abalekela etintsabeni.
Uyawuba ngumuntfu lonjengembongolo yesiganga, aphambane naye wonkhe umuntfu, bonkhe bantfu baphambane naye. Uyawuhlala ngekuchukulutana netihlobo takhe.”
Ingilosi yaSimakadze yakhandza Hagari ngasesicojeni semanti, ehlane, endleleni leya eShuri,
Libito lemfula wekucala yiPhishoni; ngulona logeleta utungelete lonkhe live laseHavila, lapho kunegolide khona.
Abrahama wesuka kulelo live waya eveni laseNegevu, eningizimu naseKhenani. Wafike wahlala emkhatsini weKhadeshi neShuri; wahlalahlala eGerari.
Ngakusasa ekuseni Abrahama wavuka kuseluvivi, watsatsa sinkhwa nesigubhu semanti wakwetjatsisa Hagari, wamnika nemntfwana wabahambisa. Wahamba-ke Hagari azulazula ehlane laseBherisheba.
Ngesikhatsi ahlala ehlane lasePharani, unina wamtsatsela umfati labengumGibhithe.
Ngesikhatsi Josaya ayinkhosi, Faro Nekho, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, wenyuka wayawusita inkhosi yase-Asiriya ngasemfuleni iYufrathe. Inkhosi Josaya yamhlangabeta, imphi yabambana etulu, kodvwa Nekho wabhekana naJosaya, wambulalela eMegido.
na-Ofiri, naHavila, naJobabi. Bonkhe laba bekungemadvodzana aJokthane.
Baphristi babo baba kudla kwenkemba, bafelokati babo abazange babalilele.
Kusuka lapho eLwandle Lolubovu, Mosi wahola ema-Israyeli balibangisa ehlane laseShuri. Kwaphela emalanga lamatsatfu basehlane bangawatfoli emanti.
emaBhabhulona nawo onkhe emaKhaledi, emadvodza asePhekodi, newaseShowa, newaseKhowa kanye nawo onkhe ema-Asiriya lanawo, emajaha lamahle, onkhe lababusi netindvuna temphi, netindvuna tetincola temphi kanye nemadvodza laphakeme, bonkhe bagibele emahhashi.
Sawula wahlasela ema-Amaleki, wawehlula, kusukela eHavila kuye eShuri, lengasemphumalanga neGibhithe.