13 Waza wathi kuAbram: “Yazi ngokuqinisekileyo ke ukuba imbewu yakho iya kuba ngumphambukeli ezweni elingelolayo,+ yaye iya kubakhonza, baze bona bayixhwalekise ngokuqinisekileyo iminyaka emakhulu mane.+

5 Uze uphendule ke uthi phambi koYehova uThixo wakho, ‘Ubawo wayengumSiriya otshabalalayo;+ wehla waya eYiputa+ wahlala khona njengomphambukeli enabantu abambalwa kakhulu ngenani;+ kodwa waba luhlanga olukhulu apho, olunamandla nolunabantu abaninzi.+

4 Kuba itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi: “Ekuqaleni abantu bam behla baya eYiputa ukuze bahlale apho njengabaphambukeli;+ yaza iAsiriya yabacinezela ngaphandle kwesizathu.”

6 Ngaphezu koko, uThixo wathetha ngokusingisele koku, okokuba imbewu yakhe yayiya kuba ngabaphambukeli+ kwilizwe lasemzini+ yaye abantu babeya kuyikhobokisa baze bayixhwalekise kangangeminyaka engamakhulu amane.+