1Emveni kwalezo zinto izwi likaSimakade lafika ku-Abhrama ngombono, lathi kuye: “Ungesabi Abhrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho, umvuzo wakho uyakuba mkhulu kakhulu.”
2U-Abhrama waphendula wathi: “Nkosi Simakade, uzonginikani njengoba ngingenamntwana nje? Ngisho nefa lami imbala lizodliwa ngu-Eliyezeri waseDamaseku.”
3U-Abhrama waqhubeka wathi: “Njengoba ungincishe umntwana nje, kusobala ukuthi le nceku ezalelwe lapha ekhaya yiyona ezokuba yindlalifa yami.”
4Izwi likaSimakade lezwakala kuye lithi: “Le ndoda kayisoze yaba yindlalifa yakho, indlalifa yakho kuzokuba yindodana ephuma okhalo lwakho.”
5Wayesemkhiphela phandle wathi: “Bheka esibhakabhakeni ubale izinkanyezi, uma ungazibala.” Wayesethi kuye: “Iyakuba ngako inzalo yakho.”
6U-Abhrama wakholwa ngokwashiwo nguSimakade, ngenxa yalokho uSimakade wakubalela kuye kwaba ngukulunga.
7Wayesethi ku-Abhrama: “NginguSimakade owakukhipha e-Uri lamaKhaledi ukuba ngikunike leli lizwe libe yifa lakho.”
8U-Abhrama wathi kuye: “Nkosi Simakade, ngiyokwazi kanjani ukuthi liyokuba yifa lami na?”
9Wathi kuye: “Ngilethele isithole esineminyaka emithathu, imbuzikazi eneminyaka emithathu, inqama eneminyaka emithathu, ihobhe nephuphu lejuba.”
10U-Abhrama wakuletha kuSimakade konke lokho, wakwehlukanisa izingxenye ezimbili, wazihlela izinhlangothi zabhekana, kodwa izinyoni akazehlukanisanga.
11Kwase kwehlela amanqe enyameni, kodwa u-Abhrama wawaxosha.
12Kuthe seliyozilahla kunina u-Abhrama wazunywa ngubuthongo obukhulu. Esesebuthongweni wehlelwa ngubumnyama obesabekayo.
13Wathi ku-Abhrama: “Yazi lokhu ukuqonde ukuthi inzalo yakho iyokuba ngabafokazi ezweni okungesilo elayo, ibe yizigqila, icindezelwe iminyaka engama-400.
14Kepha ngiyosijezisa isizwe esiyobe siyigqilazile, kuthi ekugcineni iphume isinefa elikhulu.
15Nokho wena uyokufa ngokuthula, amathambo akho ayobekwa nawawoyihlomkhulu, ungcwatshwe usumdala.
16Kuyothi isizukulwane sakho sesine sibuyele kule ndawo, ngokuba ukona kwama-Amori akukapheleliswa.”
17Selishonile ilanga, sekumnyama, kwabonakala imbawula eshunqayo nesihlonti sikhephuka ilangabi kudabula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zenyama.
18Ngalolo lusuku uSimakade wenza isivumelwano no-Abhrama, wathi: “Ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho leli lizwe, kusukela emfuleni oseGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu iYufrathe:
19izwe lamaKheni, lamaKhenizi, lamaKhadimoni,
20lamaHithi, lamaPherizi, lamaRefayi,
21lama-Amori, lamaKhanani, lamaGirigashi, nelamaJebusi.”