1 Aburamu amaze imyaka mirongo icenda n’icenda, Uhoraho aramwiyereka amubwira ati: "Ndi Imana Mushoboravyose; gendera imbere yanje mu bwizigirwa kandi ubeho ubuzima butagira umugayo. 2 Nzogirana isezerano nawe kandi nzoguha uruvyaro runini."

3 Aburamu avyumvise yikubita hasi yubamye. Maze Imana aramubwira iti: 4 "Iri ni ryo sezerano ngiranye nawe: nzokugira sekuruza w’amahanga menshi. 5 Kandi kuva ubu ntuzosubira kwitwa Aburamu, uzokwitwa Aburahamu, kuko ndakugize sekuruza w’amahanga menshi. 6 Nzoguha kurondoka cane. Uruvyaro rwawe ruzovamwo amahanga menshi, kandi muri bo hazovamwo abami. 7 Nzokomeza isezerano hagati yawe nanje no hagati yanje n’uruvyaro rwawe ribe isezerano ridahera, uko urunganwe ruzokurikirana n’urundi. Nzoba Imana yawe n’Imana y’uruvyaro rwawe. 8 Igihugu cose c’i Kanani, ico ubamwo ubu nk’umunyamahanga, nzokiguha wewe n’uruvyaro rwawe kibe icanyu bwegu ibihe vyose, kandi nzobabera Imana."

9 Imana yongera ibwira Aburahamu iti: "Wewe n’uruvyaro rwawe mubwirizwa kwubahiriza iri sezerano, uko urunganwe ruzokurikirana n’urundi. 10 Iri ni ryo sezerano ryanje wewe n’uruvyaro rwawe mubwirizwa kwubahiriza: umuhungu wese ategerezwa gukebwa. 11 Mutegerezwa gukebwa, kandi ico kizoba ikimenyetso c’isezerano ngiranye namwe. 12 Uko urunganwe ruzogenda rukurikira urundi, umuhungu wese atagerezwa gukebwa amaze imisi umunani avutse, utibagiye n’abagurano bazovukira mu rugo rwawe canke abo uzogura amahera mu banyamahanga, abazoba batari abo mu ruvyaro rwawe. 13 Baba abavukiye mu rugo rwawe canke abo waguze amahera, bose bategerezwa gukebwa. Imibiri yanyu izogaragarako icerekana isezerano ryanje ridahera. 14 Umuhungu wese atazokebwa, azocibwa mu bwoko bwiwe, kuko azoba atubahirije isezerano ryanje."

15 Hanyuma Imana ibwira Aburahamu iti: "Sarayi umugore wawe ntuzosubire kumwita Sarayi, kuva ubu uzomwite Sara. 16 Nzomuhezagira kandi nzoguha umuhungu nciye kuri we. Nzomuhezagira kandi azoba nyina w’amahanga; abami n’amahanga menshi bazokomoka kuri we."

17 Nuko Aburahamu yikubita hasi yubamye, aratwenga yivugana mu mutima ati: "Mbe umuntu w’imyaka ijana nkanje yoba akivyara umwana? Mbe Sara yoba akivyara umwana amaze imyaka mirongo icenda?" 18 Maze Aburahamu abwira Imana ati: "Icompa Ishimayeli akagira umuhezagiro wawe!"

19 Imana iravuga iti: "Oya, Sara umugore wawe azokuvyarira umwana w’umuhungu, uze umwite Isaka. Nzokomeza isezerano ryanje na we n’uruvyaro rwiwe, ribe isezerano ridahera. 20 Ku bijanye na Ishimayeli, numvise ico wasavye: nzomuhezagira, nzomuha kurondoka cane, ntume uruvyaro rwiwe rugwira cane. Azoba sekuruza w’abakuru b’imiryango icumi na babiri, kandi uruvyaro rwiwe ruzoba ihanga rikomeye. 21 Ariko isezerano ryanje nzorikomeza kuri Isaka, uwo Sara azokuvyarira igihe nk’iki mu mwaka uza." 22 Imana ihejeje kuvugana na Aburahamu ica ivana na we iragenda.

23 Uwo musi nyene Aburahamu afata umuhungu wiwe Ishimayeli n’umugabo wese yaba mu rugo rwiwe, harimwo abahavukiye n’abo yaguze amahera, arabakeba nk’uko Imana yari yamubwiye. 24 Aburahamu yari amaze imyaka mirongo icenda n’icenda igihe yakebwa. 25 Ishimayeli, umuhungu wiwe, yari amaze imyaka icumi n’itatu igihe yakebwa. 26 Aburahamu n’umuhungu wiwe Ishimayeli, uko ari babiri, bakebwe uwo umusi. 27 Umuntu wese w’igitsina gabo yaba mu rugo rwa Aburahamu, yaba uwahavukiye canke uwaguzwe amahera mu banyamahanga, na we yakebwe uwo musi hamwe na we.