1Yaapuwiye jala nti opule nkhama etthiipile yaapuwiyeezo wakathi wa Eburahiima. Ti eto Esiyaakha khulawa nti wa Geraari okutthanana Apimeleekhi mfwalume wa Afiliishiti.
2Nnyizinku khunteela, khumuuza yoori: “Ohilawe tuniya ya Misuri; weekhale nti kintakhaaye owuuza.
3Ottuukho miiyo kinttela wiiya vamote na-weyo na kinttela wuuparikhiya. Weeyo na peewu yawo kinttela owinkhani nti opo wooshi, kilipiselaka wahati opule kaalaphiyeeyo kimwaahitaka papaawo Eburahiima.
4Kinttela waattisa peewu yawo nkhama matthottowa o'otulu, na kinttela winkha tuniya yooshi eti. Mwaasa wa peewu yawo, khapila zooshi za tuniya zinttela wiiya zooparikhiyiwa;
5maana Eburahiima asiileza huula yaka, ashututela oruma waka, mwentto aka, kano zaka na masomi aka.”
6Aphano Esiyaakha khusala eekhala nti wa Geraari.
7Atthu a nti opule n'oomuuzela monkoni wa muukhaawe, ye khuri: “Nlupwaaka.” Mwaasa yoori Rapekha aari wooshapweya, Esiyaakha eetta woova olupa yoori muukhaawe. Ye aari wuupuwela yoori alume a mmuti mphule eetta omuula asale na Rapekha.
8Esiyaakha eekhaliye Geraari siikhu za waatta. Siikhu moote, Apimeleekhi mfwalume wa Afiliishiti eetta othurumela veettakha khumoona Esiyaakha ampapasaka muukhaawe.
9Aphano Apimeleekhi khunkhuwela Esiyaakha khumuuza yoori: “Otu, khweele muukhaawo! Khi apho waari oraaye nlupuwo?” Ye khujipu yoori: “Kaari woova wuuliwa mwaasa wa ye.”
10Apimeleekhi khuri: “Epo zaya niini oniretteliyeeyo? Khi eriwaka ntthu mmote wa fweyo eettiye olalana, weeyo waari onittha paathuli?”
11Apimeleekhi khuwooza atthu ooshi yoori: “Wakhula otule antakhaaye onsapa mwinyi otu ama muukhaawe ontta ofwa.”
12Esiyaakha khulima nshapa lawe nti otthuupule, mwaasa wa Nnyizinku omparikhiya mwaakha otthuupo khuurula vitthu swaafu miiya zooziti epile aazaliyeezo.
13Ye khureela, khusala evira zeekezeleyaka mali zawe, khwiiya thaajiri nwuulweene.
14Aarina maphanko a pwittipwitthi, puuzi, a mompe na aarina akarumeya a waatta, ti nanna Afiliishiti laawaatiyeeyo nrima.
15Milipu zooshi epile aathipiyeeyo akarumeya a Eburahiima paapa wa Esiyaakha ari haayi, khusirelaza.
16Siikhu moote Apimeleekhi khumuuza Esiyaakha yoori: “Oleemo mmuti mphu, maana wareela na kuvu waniziti fweeyo.”
17Aphano ye khuthama nti opule, khulawa khumaka nttapo la Geraari khwiikhala ottuukho.
18Khuthipa opheya milipu epile zaathipiweeyo wakathi wa Eburahiima, khusireliwa pi Afiliishiti paata yoofwa Eburahiima, Esiyaakha khwinkha mazina milipu epile atthaapale papaawe aatthajiyeeyo.
19Siikhu kiina, akarumeyaawe khuthipa mmattapo nttumphule, khunsikana naattuuttu wa maati.
20Amakhampuzi a Geraari khusala anyakulisana na amakhampuzi a Esiyaakha araka: “Maati apa pi eetthu,” ti eto Esiyaakha aatthajiyeeyo nzina la Eseki nlipu aya opule, mwaasa yoori weetta wuumaneliwa.
21Akarumeyaawe khuthipa nlipu nkina, ila amakhampuzi apale a Geraari khupuwisa wuumani theenya, ye khutthaja nzina la Sitiina (milattu).
22Aphano khulaavo aphale vaya khulawa khuthipa nlipu nkina, khuhiivo hatha ntthu mmote wa wuumanelana. Ye khutthaja nzina la Rehopoothi araka: “Aphano Nnyizinku aninkha puuro ya nafwaasi, na ninteela oruwera saaneene nti otthuupu.”
23Attaaphale Esiyaakha khulawa Beerisheba.
24Osikhu Nnyizinku khunteela khumuuza yoori: “Miiyo ki Nluku wa papaawo Eburahiima. Ohoove, kiri vamote na-weyo. Kintta wuuparikhiya kaattise peewu yawo mwaasa wa papaawo karumeyaaka.”
25Attaaphale ye khunjeka alitaari, khwaaputu nzina la Nnyizinku. Khweemesa heema yawe na akarumeyaawe khuthipavo nlipu.
26Apimeleekhi aalankhiye nti wa Geraari na shawuriiya awe Ahuzaathi na Fikhoole namalokozela wa anajanka olawa okutthanana Esiyaakha.
27Esiyaakha n'oowoona khuwooza yoori: “Mweeyo khamwintuveliwa ti miyo mweettiye okiikara mmuti mwenu. Khi mwatela-ni?”
28Yo khunjipu araka: “Neetta woona yoori Nnyizinku ori vamote na-weyo. Khuupuwela yoori enshapweya olapha na winkhana wahati weeyo na-fweyo.
29Osiilana waya pi opu: Olaphe yoori khunnirettela zootakhala nkhama etthiipo na-fweyo nihuuretteleeni, noorettela zooshapweya na khuulikha olawa na heeri. Weeyo o wooparikhiyiwa ti Nnyizinku.”
30Esiyaakha khuwenkha etthu-yooja yooshapweya khuja khunywela.
31Mmeesho mwaya supuyeene khulaphisana. Esiyaakha khuwaaleeza, yo khusala alawa na heeri.
32Siikhu ethiitile khuta akarumeya a Esiyaakha oteela omuuza hapari za nlipu opule aathipiyeeyo yoori: “Napattha maati.”
33Nlipu aya opule Esiyaakha khutthaja nzina la Sheba. Mpakha leelo sitati yaya etile eniittheliwa Beeresheba.
34Wakathi Ezawu apatthiyeevo nyaakha arupayiini khunrala Yudiithi mwaana wa nhiiti aniitthiwaaye Beeri, na Basemaathi mwaana wa nhiiti nkinoko aniitthiwaaye Elooni.
35Aakha apo awiri, anshukulikhisiye Esiyaakha na Rapekha.
