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| 1. | Ke kaloku ukudla ubomi kukaSara kwaba yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mabini aneminyaka esixhenxe; yiyo iminyaka yokudla ubomi kukaSara. |
| 2. | Wafa ke uSara eKiriyati ka-Arbha, eyiHebron, ezweni lakwaKanan. UAbraham waya kumbambazelela uSara nokumlilela. |
| 3. | Wesuka uAbraham ebusweni bomfikazi lowo, |
| 4. | wathetha koonyana bakaHeti, esithi, Ndingumphambukeli, ndilundwendwe kuni; ndinikeni ndibe nendawo yam yokungcwaba phakathi kwenu, ukuze ndimngcwabe umfikazi, angabikho phambi kwam. |
| 5. | Bamphendula uAbraham oonyana bakaHeti, bathi kuye, Sive, nkosi yam! |
| 6. | Usisikhulu sakwaThixo phakathi kwethu; kwelona linyulekayo kumangcwaba ethu, mngcwabe umfikazi lowo; akukho bani kuthi uya kwala nengcwaba lakhe, ukuba ungamngcwabi umfikazi lowo. |
| 7. | Wesuka uAbraham, waqubuda kubantu belizwe elo, koonyana bakaHeti abo. |
| 8. | Wathetha nabo esithi, Ukuba kusemphefumlweni wenu, ukuba ndimngcwabe umfikazi, angabikho phambi kwam, ndiveni, nindibongozele kuEfron, unyana kaTsohare, |
| 9. | ukuba andinike umqolomba waseMakapela, lowo anawo, osekupheleni kwentsimi yakhe, andinike wona ngemali ezalisekileyo; ube yindawo yam yokungcwaba phakathi kwenu. |
| 10. | UEfron wayehleli phakathi koonyana bakaHeti; uEfron umHeti wamphendula uAbraham ezindlebeni zoonyana bakaHeti, zabo bonke abangenayo ngesango lomzi wakhe, esithi, Hayi, nkosi yam, ndive! |
| 11. | Intsimi leyo ndiyakunika, nomqolomba okuyo ndiyakunika; emehlweni oonyana babantu bakowethu ndiyakunika; ngcwaba umfikizi loo. |
| 12. | Waqubuda uAbraham phambi kwabantu belizwe elo. |
| 13. | Wathetha kuEfron ezindlebeni zabantu belizwe elo, wathi, Wanga ungandiva; ndikunika imali ngentsimi; yithabathe kum, ndingcwabe umfikazi khona. |
| 14. | UEfron wamphendula uAbraham, wathi kuye, |
| 15. | Nkosi yam, ndive! Umhlaba ngoweeshekele zesilivere ezimakhulu mane. Yintoni na loo nto phakathi kwam nawe? Ngcwaba ke umfikazi lowo. |
| 16. | UAbraham wamphulaphula uEfron; uAbraham wamlinganisela uEfron isilivere leyo, abethethe ngayo ezindlebeni zoonyana bakaHeti, amakhulu omane eeshekele zesilivere evunywayo ngumrhwebi. |
| 17. | Yaqiniseka ke intsimi kaEfron eseMakapela ephambi kowakwaMamre, intsimi leyo nomqolomba okuyo, nemithi yonke esentsimini, ekuyo yonke imilimandlela ngeenxa zonke. |
| 18. | Yaba yinzuzo kuAbraham emehlweni oonyana bakaHeti, kubo bonke abangenayo ngesango lomzi wakhe. |
| 19. | Emveni koko uAbraham wamngcwaba uSara umkakhe emqolombeni wentsimi yaseMakapela phambi kowakwaMamre, kowaseHebron leyo, ezweni lakwaKanan. |
| 20. | Yaqiniseka ke intsimi leyo nomqolomba okuyo kuAbraham, ukuze abe nendawo yakhe yokungcwaba, ngoonyana bakaHeti. |
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