1 Naabramu vaari aya ni iyaakha tisaini ni tisa Apwiiya Nlhuku ahaakhumelhelha nkayeerelha, "Miyaano phi Nlhuku Nooria. Nttwareke malheheriyo aka ni ukhalha wo uhikhuwachiya. 2 Ni mii kinoowa keesha malhehano ni inyu ni wuncherera iyari inyu chinene." 3 Vavawo Naabramu nkayaawulhuwa makukhu. Apwiiya Nlhuku nkayeera, 4 "Alha phi malhehano aneesha aka ni inyu. Nnowa ukhalha athumwanaya attu o makosho menchi, 5 ni toka vano nna, khanneehaniya tho Abramu nansho nnohalha wiihaniya, Aburahimu. Ukhalhawaya kihoopangani ukhalha athumwanaya attu o makosho menchi. 6 Kinouvahani iyari yinchi chinene, uwaninyu anowa ukhuma makosho menchi ni akina anowa ukhalha mamwene."

7 "Kinooshunga malhehano aka ukhalha o mahuku o uhimalha, iyari inyu ni iyari chaya chonkhaye, tho kinookhalha Nlhuku inyu ni Nlhuku o iyari chinyu mahuku o uhimalha. 8 Kinouvahani inyuva ni iyari inyu, ilha ilhapo inokhalha inyu thoko nlheto ilha, yaani ilhapo yo Kanaani ikhalhe yawinyu mahuku o uhimalha. Ni mii kinookhalha Nlhuku aya."

9 Yamalhekeru, Apwiiya Nlhuku nkayeerelha Aburahimu, "Ni inyu, nnoovarelha malhehano aka mwaanene, iyari inyu ni iyari chaya chonkhaye. 10 Malhehano aka, anohalha inyu uvarelha inyuva ni iyari inyu phi alha. Kila nlhopwana munlhokoni mwinyu hothananiya lazima eenelhiye unyawo. 11 Nnowiinelhiya unyawo ukhalha phi iphiro yo wooniha malhehano variyari aka mii ni inyu mwaatti. 12 Kila mwaana mwanlhopwana o ijuma imoka munlhokoni mwinyu, lazima eenelhiye unyawo. Kila nlhopwana mu iyari inyu, akhalhe ipotta yareelhe mmanupani mwinyu, ama nlheto hirii iyari inyu, oopolhiye wo nchurukhu inyu, 13 eiyo, kila mmoka aya yareelhe unupani winyu ni ata oopolhiye wo nchurukhu inyu lazima eenelhiye unyawo. Yeyo phi iphiro yo wooniha malhehano aka mwiiruttuni mwinyu, malhehano o mahuku o uhimalha. 14 Nlhopwana riyoothe hineenelhiya unyawo, noonyaraphiya mwaattuni, kwaani hokhota malhehano aka."

15 Yamalhekeru, Apwiiya Nlhuku nkayeerelha Aburahimu, "Wo ahanu inyu ayo, nheehane tho Asarai nansho vano mweehaneke Asara. 16 Kinowaavaha ibarakha ni ayo anouyarelhani mwaana mwanlhopwana. Eiyo, kinowaavaha ibarakha Asara ni ayo anowa ukhalha anumwanaya makosho menchi, ni uwannyaya yayo, anowa ukhuma mamwene o makosho."

17 Vavawo Aburahimu nkayaawulhuwa makukhu, nkayaathia munrimani mwaya opuwelhaka, "Anaa yeyo inowooriacha, ntu o wulhuvalha, o iyaakha imia imoka unnyara mwaana? Ni vavawo chani, Asara o iyaakha tisaini anowooria umpatta mwaana?" 18 Paahi Aburahimu nkayaamwaakhulha Nlhuku, "Yakaari nambaya malhehano inyu ayo yakaakhanlhe a Ishmaeli."

19 Nansho Nlhuku nkaakhulha, "Mena! Ahanu inyu Asara anouyarelhani mwaana mwanlhopwana ni ninyu nnoowa umwiihana nchina nawe Isaka. Kinoolhipiha malhehano aka uwannyawe ni wo iyari awe ukhalha malhehano o mahuku o uhimalha. 20 Ni mwaha unomwaacha Ishmaeli kiheewa ulhepelha winyu. Kinommaha ibarakha, kinommaha achishaana enchi ni woncherera chinene. Ishmaeli nowa ukhalha athumwanaya atawara khumi ni elhi ni mii kinompanga ukhalha athumwanaya nikosho nulhupalhe. 21 Nansho malhehano aka anowa uhimiecheshiya wa Isaka mwaana a Asara, anohalha aya uyarelhani ikatema thoko yelha mwaahiino." 22 Paahi Nlhuku vaamalhinhe awe wulhumacha, ahaahiya Aburahimu.

23 Nenno nihuku, Aburahimu nkayaamwiinelha unyawo mwaamwanaya Ishmaeli ni weenelha unyawo ipotta aya onkhaye ashilhopwana ayarelhe unupani waya ni oopolhiye wo nchurukhu waya, thoko Nlhuku chenre awe wo ulhehera. 24 Ikatema veenelhiye aya unyawo, Aburahimu aari o iyaakha tisaini ni tisa, 25 uno Ishmaeli mwaamwanaya uyo, aari o iyaakha khumi ni ttaru. 26 Onkhaye Aburahimu ni mwaamwanaya, Ishmaeli, yeenelhiye unyawo nihuku nimoka nenno, 27 vamoka ni ashilhopwana onkhaye o unupani waya, ipotta onkhaye aayarelhe unupani waya ni oopolhiye wo nchurukhu waya onkhaye.