12 Izi ndi mphapu zaku Yishumaele, mwana waku Abrahamu, mweniyo Hagara muEgipiti, muŵanda waku Sara, wangupapiya Abrahamu,
ŵanthu ŵaku Edomu ndi ŵaYishumaele, ŵaMoabu ndi ŵaHagiri;
Ndipo ndikachitanga mtundu wa mwana wako yo nayo, wa munthukazi yo muŵanda, chifukwa ndi mphapu yako.”
Gha paku Yishumaele, ndavwa; ehe, ndikamutumbikanga ndi nkhamupaskanga mphapu ndi nkhamwandaniskanga ukongwa limu; wakaŵanga uskeu wa mafumu chumi pachanya ghaŵi, ndipo nkhamuchitanga kuŵa mtundu ukuru.
Soka, unyamuwe mwana yo, ndipo umukoreske ndi janja lako; pakuti ndikamuchitanga kuŵa mutudu ukuru.”
Ndipo Gideoni wanguti kwaku wo, “Ndirekeni ndikupempheni; munthu we yose wandipaske ndeŵeleŵi zakuskoŵeka.” (Pakuti ŵenga ndi ndeŵeleŵi za golide, chifukwa ŵenga ŵaIshimaele.)
Ŵana ŵaku Abrahamu: Yisaki, ndi Yishumaele.
Mphapu zawo ndi izi: ŵa umwali ŵaku Yishumaeli, Nebayoti, ndi Kedari, Adibeli, Mibisamu,