1 Apwiiya Nlhuku ahoopuwelha Asara, nkayaapangelha thoko chaalhenhe aya. 2 Paahi Aburahimu anoolhuvanlhe Asara ahorupalha irukulhu nkayannyara mwaana mwanlhopwana, ikatema thoko yelhe yaaromolhiye ni Apwiiya Nlhuku. 3 Aburahimu nkayammaha yoyo mwaana aya aayariye ni Asara uyo nchina na Isaka. 4 Isaka vaatiminre mahuku nane, Aburahimu ahomwiinelha unyawo thoko chaalheheriye aya ni Apwiiya Nlhuku. 5 Aburahimu aari o iyaakha imia imoka ikatema vannyanre aya Isaka. 6 Ni Asara nkayeera, "Nlhuku hokithathelhiha, ntu riyoothe nohalha wiiwa ulha mwaha ulha nowa uthaathelha vamoka ni mii." 7 Nkayoncherera, "Apani akoonrie weerelha Aburahimu wiira, mii Asara kinowa kaamwiiha ashaana? Tho, kihaayarelha mwaana mwanlhopwana anolhuvanlhe!"

8 Isaka nkaathepa wunnuwa ni nihuku naahihiye awe nipelhe, Aburahimu ahopanga isikuukuu yulhupalhe.

9 Nihuku nimoka kaanyuma, Asara ahomwoona Ishmaeli mwaana a Aburahimu yariye ni Hajiri, Mmisri, ampangelhaka ichimwa mwaamwanaya Isaka. 10 Paahi Asara nkayeerelha Aburahimu, "Mwoomolhe uwo ipotta inyu nthiyana uyo ni mwaamwanawe uyo. Khavanooria mena mwaana o nthiyana ipotta uhiyeriya nhakhu vamoka ni mwaamwanaka Isaka." 11 Nenno nlhove nno nahaahelha ihuzuni Aburahimu chinene, ukhalhawaya ni Ishmaeli uyo aari mwaamwanaya chiicho.

12 Nansho Nlhuku nkeerelha Aburahimu, "Nhikelhiye ihuzuni wo nlhatu no mwaana uyo, mena ipotta inyu nthiyana uyo. Ittu iriyoothe inohalha inyu uhimeriya ni Asara, mpangeke chiicho. Wo ikekhiaye iyari inyu inohalha ukhuma wa Isaka, thoko chinre aka wo ulhehani. 13 Ni wo yoyo mwaana a ipotta inyu nthiyana uyo, kinompanga ukhalha phi athumwanaya nikosho attu enchi ukhalhawaya ni uyo mwaamwaninyu."

14 Paahi etu wichishuru washeekeru, Aburahimu ahokusha yolhia ni ntumpa wo maashi, nkayammaha Hajiri ni unthatha vanikhathani, nkayaamwiirelha athame vamoka ni mwaamwanawe. Hajiri nkaathama nkaarwa athemwathemwaka uthakoni Ubeer Sheba.

15 Maashi alhe vaamanlhe aya muntumpani mmwe, Hajiri ahomwaathalhelha mwaamwanawe vathi vaniphumbulhuni. 16 Nkaarwa uchereshere, nkonkoma, vaaphiya mieto imia imoka cho, ukhalhawaya munrimani eera, "Mbaya kihimwoone mwaamwanaka vanokhwawe." Ni ikatema vaari awe nakhanlhe vavawo, Hajiri ahonlha.

17 Nlhuku nkaamwiiwa mwaana vonlha awe ni nnepa wa Nlhuku nkawaamwiihana Hajiri ukhuma wiirimu, nkaweera, "Hajiri, unohuvelhani? Uhoove, Nlhuku heewa nlhove no mwaamwanao vari awe vawo. 18 Weemelheke, urweeke wankusheke mwaana uyo ummarelheke rata mmathathani mwao, ukhalhawaya kinompanga ukhalha athumwanaya attu enchi." 19 Nlhuku nkampatakulha Hajiri miitho, nkoona ilhushi yo maashi, nkaarwa ni urika maashi, nkaachariha ntumpa awe, nkammuriha mwaamwanawe.

20 Nlhuku aari vamoka ni yoyo mwaana uyo, ni uyo nkaathepa wunnuwa. Nkaakhalha uthakoni ni ukhalha ntu o wooria ulhupatta ni muura chinene. 21 Vaari awe akhalhaka uthako wo Uparani anumwanawe ahonvekiha nthiyana o ukhuma Umisri.

22 Yeyo ikatema iyo Naabimeleki vamoka ni Nafikoli, olhupalhe o mphingo wa manyaasikari aya, ahaarweelha Aburahimu, nkayeerelha, "Nlhuku rii vamoka ni inyu wo kila ittu nnopanga inyu. 23 Paahi etu nkilhupelhelheke wo nchina na Nlhuku wiira khannokithepiacha mii ama achishaana aka ama iyari aka. Thoko chineera aka wo ukhulhuvelhiya uwannyu, chiichammo etu ni inyu kuukhulhuvelhekeni, tho nkhulhuvelhiyeke ni ilha ilhapo inokhalha inyu ilha."

24 Aburahimu nkayeera, "Kinolhupelha chiicho."

25 Baada yo vavawo Aburahimu nkayaahimiacha ichuku aari aya aachukulhaka Naabimeleki vachulhu mwaha wo ilhushi yo maashi yaathurulhiye aya ni anamitheko a Naabimeleki. 26 Naabimeleki nkayeerelha, "Mii akichuwenlhe apani apannge chiicho, inyu khannakihimeria, lhelho phi neewa aka yoyo mwaha uyo."

27 Paahi etu Aburahimu ikhondoro ni in'gope nkayaavaha Naabimeleki. Ni yayo attu elhi ayo nkayaapanga malhehano o munlhokoni mwaya. 28 Aburahimu nkayaahaulha ashikhondoro ashithiyana saba. 29 Naabimeleki nkayaakoha Aburahimu, "Nlhatu waani etu no upanga chiicho?"

30 Aburahimu nkayaakhulha, "Alha ashikhondoro ashithiyana alha, kinoovahani inyuva wo moono aka kimwanene uhimiechesha wiira mii phithimpe ilha ilhushi ilha." 31 Paahi etu yeyo ilhushi iyo nkayeehaniya Beer Sheba, ukhalhawaya oyelhi aholhupelha vavawo vakittu vawo.

32 Yamalhihekeru upanga malhehano ayo Ubeer Sheba uwo, Naabimeleki ni Nafikoli, olhupalhe o mphingo aya wo manyaasikari, yahothama ni uhokolhia Ufilisti. 33 Aburahimu nkayaalha mmwepa Ubeer Sheba uwo nkayanthimicha Nlhuku, Nlhuku o mahuku o uhimalha. 34 Aburahimu yahokhalha mwiilhaponi mwa Afilisti wo mahuku menchi.