Genesi

16 Sarai mukadzi wa Abramu wainga asina ana, asi wainga ano museenzikadzi we Ciedjipitu waizwi Agari. 2 Hino Sarai wakabvunza Abramu kuti: “Ndapota, ndipurutanei: Djehovha aita kuti ndisagare no ana. Ndapota, watai no museenzikadzi wangu. Pamweni ucandibarira ana.” Uye Abramu wakaita zvaakabvunzwa na Sarai. 3 Mumasure mekuti Abramu wagara makore gumi mu nyika yo Kanani, Sarai mukadzi wa Abramu, wakapasa Agari museenzikadzi wake we Ciedjipitu kuna Abramu mwamuna wake, kuti agare mukadzi wake. 4 Ngokudaro, iyena wakawata na Agari, uye wakabata pamwiri. Agari paakaziya kuti wainga aano pamwiri, wakatanga kushora tenzikadzi wake.

5 Sarai wakati kuna Abramu: “Zvakashata zvandiri kuizirhwa i ndaa yenyu. Ndini ndakamupasai museenzikadzi wangu, asi paakazoziya kuti wabata pamwiri, wakatanga kundishora. Djehovha ngaatonge pakati pangu na imwimwi.” 6 Ngokudaro, Abramu wakabvunza Sarai kuti: “Ona! Museenzikadzi wako uri pasi pako.* Ita naye zvaunoda.” Hino Sarai wakatanga kumushora, uye Agari wakatiza.

7 Nokuhamba ke nguwa, ngirozi ya Djehovha yakamuona pa mbuto inobuda mvura ku renje, mbuto ii iri mu gwanza rinoenda ku Suri. 8 Uye iyona* yakamubvunzisa kuti: “Agari, museenzikadzi wa Sarai, uri kubvepi uye uri kuendepi?” Iyena wakaidaira kuti: “Ndiri kutiza Sarai, tenzikadzi wangu.” 9 Hino ngirozi ya Djehovha yakamubvunza kuti: “Hwirira kuna tenzikadzi wako uye dzikande pasi pake.”* 10 Ngirozi ya Djehovha yakatizve: “Ndicaita kuti ana ako awandisise, uye acawanda maningi zvokuti aazoerengeki.” 11 Ngirozi ya Djehovha yakatunhudzira yeciti: “Izwa, iwewe zvino uno pamwiri, uye ucabara mwana, unodikana kumududza zina rokuti Ismaeri,* ngokuti Djehovha azwa kucema kako. 12 Iyena acagara hinga dhongi ro mushango.* Acarhwisana no anhu ese, uye anhu ese acarhwisana naye, uye iyena acagara ku dii rake ega, hama dzake dzogarawo ku dii rimweni.”*

13 Iyena wakadainza zina ra Djehovha, uwo ainga ecireketa naye, uye wakati: “Imwimwi muri Mwari anoona,” ngokuti wainga ati: “Izvirokwazvo here kuti inini ndaona uya anondiona?” 14 Ndiyo ndaa, cimbo icona cakapaswa zina rokuti Bheeri-raai-roi.* (Icona ciri pakati po Kadhesi no Bheredhi.) 15 Hino Agari wakabarira mwana Abramu, uye Abramu wakadudza mwana waakabarirhwa na Agari zina rokuti Ismaeri. 16 Abramu wainga aano makore 86 Agari paakamubarira Ismaeri.