1 USarayi umka-Abhrama wayengamtholeli bantwana; wayenencekukazi engumGibhithe, igama layo kunguHagari.
2 USarayi wathi ku-Abhrama: “Bheka, uSimakade ungivale inzalo. Hamba ulale nencekukazi yami, mhlawumbe ingase ingivusele umuzi.”
U-Abhrama walilalela izwi lomkakhe uSarayi.
3 Kuthe lapho u-Abhrama esehlale iminyaka elishumi eKhanani, uSarayi umkakhe wathatha incekukazi yakhe uHagari, umGibhithe, wayinika umyeni wakhe ukuba ibe ngumkakhe.
4U-Abhrama walala noHagari, wayesekhulelwa. Kwathi angazibona ukuthi usekhulelwe uHagari, waqala ukubukela phansi uSarayi inkosikazi.
5 USarayi wayesethi ku-Abhrama: “Sengathi lokhu okubi okwenzeka kimi lingathwalwa nguwe icala lakho. Mina ngakunika incekukazi yami, ithe ingazibona ukuthi isikhulelwe yayisingibukela phansi. USimakade makehlulele phakathi kwakho nami.”
6 U-Abhrama wathi: “Incekukazi yakho isezandleni zakho. Yenza noma yini oyibona ifanele.”
USarayi wamhlupha uHagari waze wabaleka.
7 Ingelosi kaSimakade yamthola uHagari ehlane eduze kwesiphethu esasibuqamama nomgwaqo oya eShuri.
8 Yathi kuye: “Hagari, ncekukazi kaSarayi, uvelaphi, futhi ulibangisephi na?”
Waphendula wathi: “Ngibalekela inkosikazi uSarayi.”
9Ingelosi kaSimakade yathi kuye: “Buyela kuyo inkosikazi ufike uzithobe.”
10 Yaqhubeka yathi: “Ngiyozandisa izizukulwane zakho zibe ziningi kangangokuthi azinakubalwa.”
11 Ingelosi kaSimakade yathi kuye:
“Ukhulelwe manje,
uzozala indodana,
uyiqambe igama uthi ngu-Ishmayeli,
ngokuba uSimakade uluzwile usizi lwakho.
12 Uyakuba yindoda ewumdlwembe
njengembongolo yasendle,
amelane nabo bonke abantu,
nabantu bonke bamelane naye,
futhi uyoba nochuku
ngisho nasezihlotsheni zakhe zonke.”
13 UHagari wayesembiza uSimakade owayekhulume naye wathi: “Ungu-Eli Royi,” ngokuba wathi: “Ngabe ngimbonile yini, ongibonayo na?”
14 Yingakho leso siphethu sisabizwa ngokuthi yiBheri Lahayi Royi. Siphakathi kweKadeshi neBheredi.
15 UHagari wamzalela u-Abhrama indodana. U-Abhrama wayiqamba indodana yakhe ngokuthi ngu-Ishmayeli.
16 Wayeneminyaka engama-86 u-Abhrama ngesikhathi uHagari emzalela u-Ishmayeli.
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