18 Mu zuŵa leniliya Ambuya anguchita phanganu ndi Abramu lakuti, “Ku mphapu yako ndipaska charu ichi, kwamba pa msinji wa Egipiti kufika ku msinji ukuru zina lake Efrate,
Ambuya, Chiuta wa kuchanya, mweniyo wangundito ine ku nyumba ya ada ndi ku charu cha kawi kangu, ndipo ndi mweniyo wangukamba nane ndi wangundilapiya, ‘Ku mphapu yako ndikapaskanga charu ichi,’ iyo wakatumanga mungelo wake paurongo pako, ndipo wakumutole munthukazi mwana wangu kwenikuwa.
Mu zuŵa liya kwamba ku msinji Efrate kwachifika ku kamsinji kaku Egipiti Ambuya akapwanthanga trigu, ndipo mukaunjikikanga yumoza yumoza, mwa ŵanthu mwe waku Yisraele.
Malo ghose ghenigho phazi la lundi linu lamukanda ghakaŵanga ghinu. Charu chinu chikaŵanga kutuwa ku bozwa la Lebanoni ndi kutuwa ku msinji, msinji Efrate, kwachifika ku nyanja yaku maselelo gha dazi.
Ndikapangananga nawo phanganu la muyaya, lakuti ine kuti ndikatuwangako cha ku kuŵachitiya umampha iwo; ndipo ndikaŵikangamo kopa mu mitima yawo, ndipo kuti ŵakatuwangako cha kwangu.
“Mungelo wangu wachenda paurongo pinu, ndi watumutoleni mu ŵaAmori, ndi ŵaHiti, ndi ŵaPerezi, ndi ŵaKanani, ndi ŵaHivi, ndi ŵaYebusi, ndi ine ndichiŵazimwamo,
Ndikandaniskanga mphapu yako uli ndi nyenyezi za kuchanya, ndipo ndiapaskanga ku mphapu yako uli ndi nyenyezi za kuchanya, ndipo ndikapaskanga ku mphapu yako ivi vyaru vyose; ndipo mu mphapu yako mitundu yose ya charu chapasi yitumbikikenge.
Solomoni wanguwusa pa maufumu ghose kwamba ku Efrate kwachifika ku charu cha ku ŵaFilisti ndi ku mphaka ya Egipiti, ŵanguza ndi mithulu, ŵangutataliya Solomoni mazuŵa ghose gha umoyo wake.
Wapaske chitumbiku chaku Abrahamu kwaku iwe ndi ku mphapu yako pamoza nawe, alinga kuti muhare charu cho mukatandarangamo cho Chiuta wangupaska kwaku Abrahamu!”
Ndiziŵa maurwirwi ghawo, ndipo ndasika kuŵapozomoska ku ŵaEgipiti. Ndikaŵatuzganga mu charu chiya kuya nawo ku charu chamampha ndi chisani, charu cha mukaka unandi ndi uchi unandi. Cho ndi charu cha ŵaKanani, ŵaHiti, ŵaAmori, ŵaPerizi, ŵaHivi, ndi ŵaYebusi.
Inya kumbi nyumba yangu asi yituma viyo ndi Chiuta? Pakuti wapangana nane phanganu la muyaya lakurongosoleka mu vinthu vyose, ndi lakukho. Pakuti asi ŵachiyandaniskenge chovyo changu chose ndi khumbiro langu?
Pa nyengo yiya Solomoni wanguchita dghera mazuŵa ghankhonde ndi ghaŵi ndi ŵaYisraele wose pamoza nayo, wenga mzinda ukuru ukongwa, kutuwa pakuserere mu Hamati mpaka ku msinji waku Egipiti.
Mwenga so ŵakaronga ŵakuru mu Yerusalemu wo ŵausanga vyaru vya kusirgha kwa msinji; ndipo msonkho ndi mthulu, ndi msonkho wa miseu vyaperekekanga kwawo.
Pakuti ndikadikiskangamo mitundu paurongo pinu, ndi kukuzga mphaka zinu; kuulengevi so munthu wakukhumba charu chinu, muchiruta kwachiwoneka paurongo pa Ambuya Chiuta winu katatu mu chirimika.
kweni pa chifukwa chawo nkhakumbukanga phanganu lo ndingupangana ndi auskeu wo ndingutuzga mu charu cha Egipiti mu maso gha mitundu kuti ine ndiŵenge Chiuta wawo Ndine Ambuya.”
(kutuwa ku Shihono, ko nkhuvuma kwa Egipiti kurata ku nkhonde ku mphaka ya Ekroni wo uziŵikwa nge ndi Kanani; kwe ŵeruzgi ŵankhonde ŵa ŵaFilisti, wo ŵaku Gaza, Ashidodi, Ashikeloni, Gata, ndi Ekroni), ndi wo ŵaku Avimu,