1 Paahi Naisaka yaheehana Nayakhobo, nkayaavaha ibarakha, nkaalhehera yeeraka, "Nhinthelhe nthiyana riyoothe Nkanaani. 2 Nrweeke etu Upadan aramu, wa apwiiya inyu Nabethueli, wowo mwanthelheke mwalhi mmoka, mwaamwana a athatha inyu Nalaabani. 3 Apwiiya Nlhuku o machiri ovaherekeni mwaapatteke ashaana enchi ni wunchereria, nkhalhe athumwanaya attu enchi chinene ahinaalhakelhia. 4 Ovahekeni ibarakha inyuva vamoka ni iyari inyu thoko ibarakha chaavahiye aya Aburahimu, ntaware ilhapo nnokhalha inyu vano thoko nlheto ilha, Nlhuku yaavahilhe aya Aburahimu!" 5 Paahi Naisaka nkayaalheha Nayakhobo, ni ayo nkayaarwaa Upadan aramu wa Nalaabani, anaaya Nabethueli, ntu o Uaramu, mwanrokoraya Narabeka, anumwanaya Nayakhobo ni Naesau ayo.

6 Naesau aheewa wiira Naisaka ahaavaha ibarakha Nayakhobo ni waaruma arwee athelhe Upadan aramu, tho vaalhapelhelha aya ibarakha vawo, ahaachiichiha wiira ahinthelhe nthiyana Nkanaani. 7 Ahochuwelha tho wiira, Nayakhobo aheewelhelha anumwanaya ni athumwanaya, manyanaangoro aya nkayaarwaa Upadan aramu. 8 Paahi Naesau nkayaachuwelha wiira athumwanaya khanaattuna manyaathiyana o Ukanaani ukhalha ahokohi aya. 9 Chiichammo etu, Naesau ahorwaa wa Naishmaeli anaaya Aburahimu, nkayanthelha Mahalathi biti Ishmaeli, mwanrokoraya Nanebayothi, ukhalha ahanu aya o neraru.

10 Nayakhobo ahothama Ubeer Sheba, nkayaalhukama Uharani.

11 Vaaphilhe aya vakittu, nkayaarupa vavawo ukhalhawaya nchuwa naheelha. Nkayaakusha nlhuku nimoka no vavawo vakittu vawo, nkayeesha wuuthi muru, nkayaarupelha. 12 Nkayaalhoha itora. Ntorani mmo nkayoona nivato neemeshiye velhaponi, umuru niphiyaka wiirimu. Minepa o wiirimu yaari akhuruwachaka ni uwelha vanivatoni vawo. 13 Nkayoona Apwiiya Nlhuku, aneemenlhe vakhiviru waya, ni ayo, yeerelhaka, "Mii phi mii, Apwiiya Nlhuku, Nlhuku a Aburahimu athumwaninyu, ni Nlhuku a Naisaka. Ilhapo inorupelha inyu ilha, kinouvahani inyuva vamoka ni iyari inyu yonkhaye. 14 Iyari inyu inookhalha yinchi thoko ntukurukhu no velhaponi. Ni ayo anowa uwanelha kila vakittu, uneelha nchuwa, unosha nchuwa, uchulhu ni uchawa. Wo iphiro inyu, milhoko cha attu chonkhaye cho velhaponi chinoovahiya ibarakha. 15 Muupuwelheke, mii kiri vamoka ni inyu, kinoushungani uriwoothe unokelha inyu, ni uhokolhoshani ilha ilhapo ilha. Akinoohiyani mpaka vanohalha aka utimiriha malhehano kinouhimeriakani alha."

16 Yamalhekeru, Nayakhobo nkayonkwa, nkayeera, "Wo ikekhiaye Apwiiya Nlhuku ari vava vakittu va, ni mii kaari kihichuwelhaka!" 17 Paahi Nayakhobo nkayoova ni wiira, "Va vakittu va vowoopiha chinene! Wo ikekhiaye va, phi inupa ya Nlhuku ni nlhako wo wiirimu."

18 Nkayonkwa wichishuru, nkayaakusha nlhuku naarupenlhe aya wuuthi muru nne, nkayeesha ukhalha nipoto no wuupuwelhiya vavawo vakittu vawo, nkaamiinelha makhura vachulhu waya ukhalha no Apwiiya Nlhuku. 19 Nkayeehana vavawo vakittu vawo, Betheli, maana aya "Inupa ya Nlhuku," nansho nchina naya no khalhayi naari Luzu. 20 Amalhiheke, nkayeesha ishaani yeeraka, "Yakhalhaka uweva Nlhuku unookhalha vamoka ni mii ni ukishunga munkwahani mwaka, wakivahaka yolhia ni ikuwo 21 wiira kiwe kaahokolhia uwani wa athumwanaka salama, paahi, inyuva Apwiiya Nlhuku nnookhalha phi Nlhuku aka. 22 Ni va vaneemesha aka nlhuku thoko nipoto no wupuwelha va nna, vanookhalha vakittu wo ulhapelha uwe Nlhuku, ni mii kinouvaha mpatta wo khumi wo chittu chonkhaye chinohalha awo ukivaha."