Genesi
18 Mumasure mazvo, Djehovha akadzipangidza kuna Abrahamu paainga akagara pakati pe miti mikuru ye Mamere, paainga akagara pa musuwo we tenda comasikati pa nguwa yaipisa maningi. 2 Paakamutsa musoro, iyena wakaona anarume atatu akaima nge cekure. Paakaaona, wakabuda pa musuwo we tenda ecigogoma kuti aende koosongana nawo, uye wakahwarara. 3 Hino iyena wakati: “Djehovha, kana mandizwira usisi, ndapota, musadarike musikazi kuima pano museenzi wenyu. 4 Ndapota, tenderai kuti ndiunzise zvimvura padoko kuti musukwe tsoka dzenyu; pedzepo mogara pasi pe muti. 5 Sezvo madarika no pano pa museenzi wenyu, ndapota, nditenderei kuti ndimuunzisirei zvokurhya padoko kuti mugare no simba.* Pedzepo mungaenda henyu.” Awona akadaira kuti: “Zvakanaka. Ungaita hako zvawabhuya.”
6 Ngokudaro, Abrahamu wakagogoma ecienda mu tenda mainga muna Sara uye wakati kaari: “Kasika! Pima zvitani zvitatu* zve ufu wakanyasa kumotsa, ukanye uye ubike pau.” 7 Pedzepo, Abrahamu wakagogoma ecienda kainga kuno zvipfuyo uye wakasanangura cin’ombe cakanuna uye cino nyama yakapfawa. Iyena wakacipasa mubetseri wake, uye iyena wakacigadzirira nokukasika. 8 Abrahamu wakatora maintega, mukaka uye no cin’ombe caainga agadzirira, wakazvikanda pamberi pawo. Uye iyena wakagara padhuze nawo, awona paainga ecirhya.
9 Awona akamubvunzisa kuti: “Mukadzi wako Sara, uripi?” Iyena wakaadaira kuti: “Uri mu tenda.” 10 Umwe wawo wakaenderera mberi eciti: “Zvezvirokwazvo, pa nguwa yakaita hingana ii yo gore rinoteera ndicahwirira kauri, uye Sara mukadzi wako, unonga waano mwana.” Sara wainga ecipurutana ari pa musuwo we tenda rainga riri sure ke mwanarumewo. 11 Abrahamu na Sara ainga acembera maningi. Sara wainga adarika thunga re kubara ana.* 12 Ndiyo ndaa, Sara wakatanga kuseka ega, eciti: “Zvandacembera kudai uye tenzi wangu wacemberawo, ndingagaradi kamare no mupfaro uwona?” 13 Djehovha akati kuna Abrahamu: “Ngei Sara waseka, eciti: ‘Zvandacembera kudai, ndingabaradi mwana here?’ 14 Pano ciro cisikakwanisi kuizwa na Djehovha here? Ndicahwirira kauri pa gore rinoteera pa nguwa yakasisira, uye Sara unonga waano mwana.” 15 Asi ngokuti Sara wainga ecithya, wakarambira eciti: “Inini andizi kuseka!” Asi Mwari akati: “Honde! Iwewe waseka.”
16 Anarume aya paakamuka kuti aende, akaringira kumuterero ke Sodhoma, uye Abrahamu wakaaperekedza kuti aenekane nawo. 17 Djehovha akati: “Ndicafisira Abrahamu zviro zvandiri kuda kuita here? 18 Ngokuti zvezvirokwazvo, Abrahamu ucagara dzinza rakakura uye rino simba, uye madzinza ese e pa nyika acakomborerhwa* nge ndaa yake. 19 Ngokuti inini ndaakunyasa kuziya Abrahamu, kuitira kuti iyena aziise ana ake uye anhu e pa nyumba pake kuti acengete makwanza a Djehovha nge kuita zviro zvakanaka uye zve unatsi, kuitira kuti Djehovha adzadzise zvaakagondesa Abrahamu.”
20 Ngokudaro, Djehovha akati: “Kucema ke anhu nge ndaa ye Sodhoma no Gomora kakakura, uye citema cawo cakura maningi. 21 Ndicacita kuti ndione kuti zvezvirokwazvo awona ari kuita zviro maererano no kucema kandiri kuzwa here. Asi kana zvisiripi izvona, ndicazviziya.”
22 Hino anarume awona akabuda ipona uye akaenda ku Sodhoma, asi Djehovha akasara na Abrahamu. 23 Abrahamu wakakhwedera padhuze uye wakati: “Mucatsakatisadi kamare anatsi pamwepo no anhu anoita zviro zvakashata here? 24 Ngatimboti mu thaundiro muno anhu anatsi anokwana 50. Pa mugariro uwona, mucaatsakatisa uye motama kurekerera thaundiro nge ndaa yo anatsi 50 arimo here? 25 Amuzoiti izvona nge mushobo uwona, kuuraya anhu anatsi pamwepo no anoita zviro zvakashata, zvekuti zviro zvinoitika ku anhu anatsi zvoitikawo ku anhu anoita zviro zvakashata! Amuzoiti izvona. Kodi Mutongi we nyika yese aaiti zve unatsi here?” 26 Hino Djehovha akati: “Kana ndikagumira mu thaundi ro Sodhoma anhu anatsi anokwana 50, ndicarekerera thaundi rese nge ndaa yawo.” 27 Asi Abrahamu wakatizve: “Ndapota, ndirekererei nge kuda kubhuya na imwimwi Djehovha, kunyazi ndiri bukuta uye marota. 28 Ngatimboti pari kushota ashanu kuti pagume anhu anatsi 50. Mucatsakatisa thaundi rese here nge ndaa ye anhu ashanu?” Iyena akadaira kuti: “Andizoritsakatisi nge ndaa ye anatsi 45.”
29 Asi Abrahamu wakareketazve naye, eciti: “Ngatimboti magumira anhu anatsi 40 imona.” Iyena akadaira kuti: “Andizoritsakatisi nge ndaa ye anatsi 40.” 30 Asi Abrahamu wakaenderera mberi eciti: “Ndapota Djehovha, musanditsamwire, ndisiyei kuti ndirumbwe ndecireketa: Ngatimboti magumira anatsi 30 basi imona.” Iyena akati: “Andizoritsakatisi nge ndaa ye anatsi 30.” 31 Asi Abrahamu wakarumbwa eciti: “Ndapota, ndirekererei nge kuda kureketa na imwimwi Djehovha: Ngatimboti magumira anatsi 20 basi imona.” Iyena akadaira kuti: “Andizoritsakatisi nge ndaa ye anatsi 20.” 32 Pakupedzesera, Abrahamu wakati: “Ndapota Djehovha, musanditsamwire, ndisiyei kuti ndireketezve kamwe basi: Ngatimboti magumira anatsi gumi basi imona.” Iyena akadaira kuti: “Andizoritsakatisi nge ndaa ye anatsi gumi.” 33 Djehovha paakapedza kureketa na Abrahamu, akaenda, uye Abrahamu wakahwirira mu tenda rake.