8. Ke yena uAbram wabuza wathi: “Mhlekazi Ndikhoyo, ndingaqonda njani ukuba lo mhlaba woba ngowam?”
9. Uthe uNdikhoyo: “Ndizisele ithokazi lenkomo, nemazi yebhokhwe, nenkunzi yegusha, zonke zibe minyaka mithathu, kunye nehobe nevukuthu.”
10. Weza nazo uAbram ezo zinto, wazahlula kubini, waza wazidwelisa, icala ngalinye lamelana nelinye. Iintaka zona akazange azahlule kubini.
11. Kwandanda amaxhalanga phezu kwaloo nyama yezo zinto, kodwa uAbram wawagxotha.
12. Ukutshona kwelanga wehliwa bobunzulu ubuthongo uAbram. Wangenwa luvalo naluloyiko.
13. UNdikhoyo wathi kuye: “Inzala yakho iya kuba ngabangeneleli kumhlaba wasemzini, uze uyazi loo nto. Apho baya kuba ngamakhoboka, baphathwe gadalala amakhulu amane eminyaka.
14. Kodwa ndosohlwaya eso sizwe sibaphethe kakubi; baya kuthi xa bemkayo apho bahambe namaxhoba.
15. Wena ke kambe uza kuhlala udle ubomi ude ukhokhobe, amathambo akho afihlwe ngakookhokho bakho.