1. UAbraham wafuduka kwelo lizwe, wajonga emazantsi eKanana, apho wafika wamisa khona phakathi kweKadeshe neShure. Waya kutsho naseGerare,
2. wafika wathi apho uSara ngudade wabo. Ukumkani walapho, uAbhimeleki, wathi uSara makasiwe komkhulu.
3. Kodwa uThixo wavela kuAbhimeleki ephupheni, wathi: “Abhimeleki, usisisulu sokufa, ngenxa yokuba lo mfazi umthathileyo ngumka-mtu.”
4. UAbhimeleki ke wayengekamambathi uSara, waza wathi: “Mhlekazi, ungathini ukutshabalalisa isizwe esingenatyala?
17-18. Ngenxa yale nto yehlela uSara, uThixo wabavala bonke abafazi bakomkhulu, ababi nanzala. UAbraham ke wathandazela uAbhimeleki kuThixo, waza wamphilisa uThixo. Kwaphila nomkakhe kunye nezicakazana zakhe, bonke bakhululeka.