23 “ ‘BaseHarani, nebaseKhane, nebase-Edeni kanye nebahwebi baseSheba, nebase-Asiriya, nebaseKhilmadi nabo babetsengiselana nawe.
Umbuso wakhe wacala ngeBhabheli, nase-Ereki, nase-Akhadi, konkhe kwakuseveni laseShinari.
Emadvodzana aShemi bekubo-Elamu, na-Ashuri, na-Aphakshadi, naLudi, na-Aramu.
na-Obali, na-Abimayeli, naSheba,
Ngako-ke Abrama wahamba, njengobe Simakadze abesamtjelile, Loti wahamba naye. Abrama abesaneminyaka lengema-75 budzala, nakasuka eHarani.
Nkulunkulu Simakadze wahlanyela insimi yase-Edeni ngasemphumalanga; wambeka khona-ke lomuntfu labesamentile.
Jokshane watala boSheba naDedani. KuDedani ngulapho kwavela khona ema-Ashuri, nemaLethushi, nemaLewumi.
Ngabona lobo busuku Jakobe wavuka watsatsa bafati bakhe bobabili, netincekukati takhe letimbili, nebantfwabakhe labalishumi namunye, wabeweta etubukweni lemfula iJabhoki.
Labonkulunkulu betive letabhujiswa bobabemkhulu, batikhulula yini letive tabo, bonkulunkulu baseGozani, nebaseHarani, nebaseResefu kanye nebebantfu base-Edeni lababeseThelasari?
kwefika emaSabi asihlasela, atitfumba. Tinceku takho atibulele tonkhe ngenkemba; ngimi kuphela losindzile, ngase ngiyabaleka ngita lapha kuwe kutekwatisa ngaloko!”
Ngisho nebase-Asiriya bahlangene kanye nabo, babalekeleli bebatukulu baLoti. Cabanga.
IKhalno ayikafanani yini neKhakhemishi? IHamathi ayifanani yini ne-Aphadi? ISamariya yona ayifanani yini neDamaseko?
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawushaya inkwela abite timphungane letingasemifuleni yaseGibhithe kanye netinyosi taseveni lase-Asiriya.
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawusebentisa insingo lecashwe ngesheya kweMfula, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, kutsi itewuhhula ngayo tinhloko tenu, kanye netiboya letisemilenteni yenu, isuse netilevu tenu.
Emakethe yakho babetsengiselana nawe ngekwekwembatsa lokuhle, nangetindvwangu letiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, nangetintfo letihlotjisiwe, nangematjalo langemabhadvubhadvu, nangetimvakazi letephotfwe kahle tase tifinywa lifindvo lelihle nalelicinile.
“I-Asiriya ikhona lapho kanye nayo yonkhe imphi yayo; itungeletwe ngemathuna abo bonkhe lababulewe bayo, bonkhe labo lababulewe ngenkemba.
BaseSheba, nebaseDedani, nebahwebi baseThashishi nebakuyo yonkhe imiti yayo bayawutsi kuwe: “Utewuphanga yini? Lolucucaba lwakho ulubutsele kutasemuka timphahla yini, wetfwale isiliva kanye negolide, utsatse tifuyo netimphahla, utsatse nemphango lenyenti?” ’
Ngitawubhidlita emasango aseDamaseko, ngibhubhise inkhosi leseSigodzini sase-Aveni, nalowo lophetse indvuku yebukhosi eBhethi Edeni. Sive semaSiriya sitawutfunjelwa eKhiri,” kusho Simakadze.
Kutsiwa: “Hambani niye eKhalne, niye kuyibuka. Nibosuka lapho nicondze eHamathi lenkhulu, nisuke lapho nehlele eGathi yaseFilistiya! Nine nincono yini kunaleyo mibuso? Live labo lalilikhulu yini kunelenu?”
Noko nine maKheni niyawubhujiswa ngesikhatsi nitfunjwa ngu-Ashuri.”
Wesuka-ke kulelive lemaKhaledi waya eHarani. Asafile uyise, Nkulunkulu wamsusa Abrahama wamletsa kulelive, lona leli lenakhe kulo.