Genesi
15 Mumasure mazvo, Abramu wakagara no ciono uye wakazwa soko ra Djehovha, reciti: “Usathye Abramu. Inini ndiri cidziiriro kauri. Mubairo wako ucagara mukuru maningi.” 2 Abramu wakadaira kuti: “Cangamire Tenzi Djehovha, cinyi camucandipasa, sezvo andisati ndagara no ana uye mugari we nhaka ye pa nyumba pangu ndi Eriezeri, mwanarume we ku Dhamasko?” 3 Abramu wakatizve: “Imwimwi amuzi kundipasa mwana,* uye museenzi we pa nyumba pangu ndiye acagara nhaka yangu.” 4 Asi Djehovha akamudaira kuti: “Mwanarume uu aazogari nhaka yako; mwana wako kamare* ndiye anozogara nhaka yako.”
5 Pedzepo iyena akabvunza Abramu kuti abude kunza uye akati: “Ndapota, ringira kudenga uye erenga nyeredzi kana wecikwanisa.” Hino akatunhudzira eciti: “Ndizvo zvicaitawo ana* ako.” 6 Uye Abramu wakatenda muna Djehovha, uye zvakaita kuti azwi munhu munatsi. 7 Iyena akatizve: “Inini ndini Djehovha, akakubudisa mu nyika yo Uri ye Akardheu kuti ndikupase nyika ii, kuti igare yako.” 8 Ngokudaro, iyena wakati: “Cangamire Tenzi Djehovha, ndinoziya kudini kuti nyika ii icagara yangu?” 9 Iyena akamudaira kuti: “Nditorere n’ombe ye kadzi ino makore matatu, mbudzi ye kadzi ino makore matatu, bira re kono rino makore matatu, gora, uye njiwa.”* 10 Hino Abramu wakatora zvinyama zvese uye wakazvigura nge pakati, uye wakakanda dimbu rimwe na rimwe nge mberi ko rimweni;* asi aazi kugura-gura cigora no cinjiwa. 11 Hino shiri dzinorhya nyama dzakatanga kucita pa zvinyama zvakafa, asi Abramu waidzidzingira.
12 Zuwa parainga raakuda kudoka, Abramu wakabathwa no hope huru uye cidima cakakura uye cinothyisa cakamuira. 13 Uye Iyena akati kuna Abramu: “Ziya kuti ana* ako acagara anhu e nyika imweni mu nyika isiripi yawo, uye anhu e ikona acaaita aranda uye acaatambudza ke makore 400. 14 Asi inini ndicatonga dzinza ricaaita aranda, uye mumasure mazvo awona anozobuda no zviro zvakawanda maningi. 15 Asi iwewe, ucafa mu runyararo wanyasa kucembera, wokotswa. 16 Asi ana ako, pa mibarirhwana yecirongomuna acahwirira kuno, ngokuti cishaishi co Aamori acisati canyasa kushatisisa.”
17 Zuwa parainga radoka uye kanyasa kusvipa, pakaoneka coto ce muriro cainga cino cutsi no cidimbu co muti caibaka, uye icona cakapinda ngo pakati painga pano matimbu e zvinyama. 18 Pa zuwa irona, Djehovha akaita citenderano na Abramu, eciti: “Ndicapasa ana* ako nyika ino, kubvira ku murambo we Edjipitu dakara ku murambo mukuru, murambo we Eufrate: 19 Nyika yo Akenite, yo Akenizi, yo Akadhimonite, 20 yo Ahiti, yo Aperezi, yo Arefaimu, 21 yo Aamori, yo Akanani, yo Ajirgazi, uye yo Ajebhuzi.”