1 Abrahamu tsakoka Mamre, kaghenda kukala haghatighati ha Kadeshi na Shuri mna isi ya Negebu. Kuya kaghenda kukala ako Gerari, 2 Abrahamu tsakawalongela iwanu ka Sara, mwehe wake, tsakakala lumbu wake. Apfo Abimeleki, imfalume wa Gerari kamsola Sara. 3 Lekeni chilo chimwe Imulungu kamlawila Abimeleki mndoto, kamlongela, "Ghweghwe kutsakufa, mana pinga ayo yumsolile, pinga we munu."

4 Lekeni Abimeleki tsang'ana yawase baye na Sara, apfo kalonga, "Imtwatsa, apfi kutsowakoma iwanu iwalihela totso? 5 Abrahamu mwenyegho tsakanongela Sara ka lumbu wake, kuya naye Sara mwenyegho tsakalonga Abrahamu lumbu wake. Nene nitenda pfino kwa ghumoyo ghunoghile, nene nahela totso."

6 Imulungu kamwidika Abimeleki mndoto, "Ona, nomanya kutenda apfo kwa ghumoyo ghunoghile, nene iyo inikughomile uleke kunendela nzambi, apfo sikulekile baye umdolitse. 7 Lelo muyitse kwe mmale wake, kwaapfila Abrahamu nabii, yeye katsokulombela, naghwe kutsakuwa mghima. Lekeni ka ng'umuyitsa baye, umanye ghendo ghweghwe ne iwanu wako mtsakufa."

8 Abimeleki kalamka nemitondotondo kawakema pfilongotsi wake wose wa isi yake, kawalongela aghala ighamlawile, nawo wapfuka ghendo. 9 Kuya Abimeleki kamkema Abrahamu, kamghutsa, "Angu ututendiletse? Nikutendile choni chihile mbaka ungalile maghayo ghano nene na undewa wangu? Chaunendile ng'achinoghile baye." 10 Kuya Abimeleki kamghutsa Abrahamu, "Ule kunendela pfino?"

11 Abrahamu kamwidika, "Tsanitsagha hanu hano haduhu imunu iyompfuka Imulungu, apfo mng'anikomile mumsole mwehe wangu. 12 Hata apfo Sara ka lumbu wangu ghendo, yeye imwana we aba wangu lekeni si imwana wa mai wangu baye, apfi pfipfo pfawile mwehe wangu. 13 Imulungu hayandapfile mng'anda mwe aba wangu ng'ende hanu hangi, tsanimlongela Sara, ‘Apfi pfipfo pfautsonitendela uluso, kokose kwatughenda ulonge nene na lumbu wako.’ "

14 Abimeleki kamuyitsila Abrahamu mwehe wake, kamwing'a ne iwang'olo, wang'ombe na watumighwa. 15 Kuya Abimeleki kamlongela Abrahamu, "Aino yose isi yangu, lelo usaghule kokose kwaubama kukala." 16 Kuya Abimeleki kamlongela Sara, "Nomwing'a lumbu wako pfihindi elufu imwe pfa pfesa kuwalangusa iwanu iwali naghwe ka ng'utendile chinu chihile, kwahela totso."

17 Kuya Abrahamu kamlomba Imulungu, Imulungu kamuhonetsa Abimeleki ne ipinga wake ne iwatumwa wake mapinga, nawo wadaha kweleka keli iwana. 18 Kwa aghala ighamlawile Sara, mwehe wa Abrahamu, IMNDEWA tsakawatenda iwapinga iwali mkaye mwa Abimeleki waleke ukweleka iwana.