15. Yonke imithombo ezaziyimbile izinceku zikayise ezinsukwini zika-Abrahama uyise, amaFilisti ayeyivalile, ayigcwalisa ngomhlabathi.
16. U-Abimeleki wathi ku-Isaka: “Suka kithina, ngokuba unamandla kakhulu kunathi.”
17. U-Isaka wayesesuka khona, wakha esigodini saseGerari, wahlala lapho.
18. U-Isaka wabuye wemba imithombo yamanzi ababeyimbile ezinsukwini zika-Abrahama uyise, ngokuba amaFilisti ayeyivalile emva kokufa kuka-Abrahama; wayibiza ngamagama ayiqamba ngawo uyise.
19. Izinceku zika-Isaka zemba esigodini, zafumana umthombo wamanzi aphethuzayo.
20. Abelusi baseGerari baphikisana nabelusi baka-Isaka, bathi: “Amanzi angawethu.” Wabiza igama lomthombo ngokuthi i-Eseke,* ngokuba baphikisana naye.
21. Bemba omunye umthombo, baphikisana nangawo. Waqamba igama lawo ngokuthi iSitina.*
22. Wasuka lapho, wemba omunye umthombo; abaphikisananga ngawo; wabiza igama lawo ngokuthi iRehoboti,* wathi: “Ngokuba uJehova usenzele indawo; siyakwanda ezweni.”
23. Wasuka lapho, wakhuphuka waya eBeri Sheba.
24. UJehova wabonakala kuye ngabona lobo busuku, wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo u-Abrahama; ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe; ngizakukubusisa, ngiyandise inzalo yakho ngenxa yenceku yami u-Abrahama.”