1. Kwabakho indlala ezweni, ngaphandle kweyokuqala indlala, eyayikho ngemihla ka-Abraham; waya uIsake uAbhimeleki, ukumkani wamaFilisti, eGerare.
2. UYehova wabonakala kuye, wathi, Musa ukuhla uye eYiputa; yima ezweni endiya kukuxelela lona.
3. Phambukela kweli zwe. Ndoba nawe, ndikusikelele; kuba ndiya kuwanika wena nembewu yakho onke la mazwe, ndisimise isifungo endasifungayo kuAbraham uyihlo;
4. ndiyàndise imbewu yakho njengeenkwenkwezi zezulu, ndiyinike imbewu yakho onke la mazwe, zisikelelwe ngembewu yakho zonke iintlanga zehlabathi;
5. ngenxa enokuba uAbraham waliphulaphulayo izwi lam, wasigcina isigxina sam, nemithetho yam, nemimiselo yam, nemiyalelo yam.
6. Wahlala uIsake eGerare.
7. Abuza amadoda aloo ndawo ngomkakhe. Wathi, Ngudade wethu; kuba ebesoyika ukuthi, Ngumkam; hleze ambulale amadoda ale ndawo ngenxa kaRebheka, ngokuba ebemhle imbonakalo.
8. Kwathi, akubon' ukuba ulibele umzuzu khona, wondela uAbhimeleki, ukumkani wamaFilisti, ngefestile; wakhangela, nanko, uIsake edlala noRebheka umkakhe.
9. UAbhimeleki wambiza uIsake, wathi, Yabona, inene ngumkakho lo; ungáthini na ukuthi, Ngudade wethu? Wathi uIsake kuye, Bendisithi, hleze ndife ngenxa yakhe.
10. Wathi uAbhimeleki, Yini na ukuba wenze le nto kuthi? Othile ebantwini ebengáthi alale nomkakho, ube usizisele ityala.
11. UAbhimeleki wawisela bonke abantu umthetho wokuthi, Lowo uyichukumisayo le ndoda nomkayo wobulawa afe.