Genesi

19 Ngirozi mbiri dzakaguma ku Sodhoma pakainga koodoka, uye Roti wainga wakagara pa musuwo mukuru we Sodhoma. Paakadziona, Roti wakaenda koosongana nadzo uye wakahwarara. 2 Iyena wakati: “Ndapota, madzitenzi angu, uyai kumba ke museenzi wenyu uye kana mukaguma munozosukwa tsoka dzenyu, pedzepo mowata. Mozofumira mangwana macibesi uye mozoenda.” Idzona dzakamudaira kuti: “Azviiti, isusu ticawatira pa mbuto yakadzara anhu.” 3 Asi iyena wakadzideketerera zvekuti dzakazoenda naye kumba kake. Hino wakadzigadzirira zvokurhya zvakawanda, uye pedzepo wakabika pau dzisina mbiriso, uye dzakarhya.

4 Asati awata, anarume e thaundi, kureya anarume e Sodhoma, kubvira ku mudjaha dakara ku akuru, akatenderedza nyumba akawanda maningi. 5 Aidainza Roti eciti: “Ari kupi anarume auya pa nyumba pako usiku uno? Aunzise kuno kuti tiwate nawo.”

6 Hino Roti wakaenda kooreketa nawo kunza uye iyena wakafunga musuwo. 7 Iyena wakati: “Ndapota hama dzangu, musaite zviro zvakashata kudaro. 8 Ndapota, ndino ana airi e anakadzi asati akambowata no mwanarume. Ndapota, ndisiyei ndiaunzise kunza kuno kuti muite nawo zvamunoda. Asi musaite ciro cipi haco no anarume aya, ngokuti awona auya koozorora pa nyumba pangu.”* 9 Ngokudaro, awona akati: “Buda mberi kedu!” Uye akatunhudzira eciti: “Iwewe uri we nyika imweni uye wakauya koogara kuno, uye kunyazi zvakadaro waakuda kutitonga! Zvino tiri kuda kukuitira zvakashata maningi kudarika zvataizoitira awona.” Uye ese akabatana otenderedza Roti* kuti aphwanye musuwo. 10 Hino anarume ainga ari mumba akatambanudza nyara dzawo, okweera Roti mumba uye ofunga musuwo. 11 Uye akaita kuti anarume ainga ari pa musuwo agare mapofu, kubvira ku mudoko dakara ku mukuru, zvekuti akaremba eciedza kupsvaka painga pano musuwo.

12 Hino, anarume ainga ana Roti mukati akamubvunzisa kuti: “Uno hama dzimwenizve here muno? Akwambo, ana e anarume no e anakadzi, no anyaukama ako ese ari mu thaundi rino, abudise muno! 13 Tiri kuda kutsakatisa thaundi iri, ngokuti kucema ke anhu nge ndaa ye thaundi iri kakura maningi pamberi pa Djehovha, ndiyo ndaa Djehovha atituma kuti titsakatise thaundi iri.” 14 Hino Roti wakatanga kureketa no akwambo ake, aya aida kuzowaka ana ake, eciti: “Kasikai! Budai mu mbuto ino, ngokuti Djehovha ari kuda kutsakatisa thaundi rino!” Asi akwambo ake aimuona hingana kuti uri kutamba.

15 Pakainga kooedza, ngirozi dzakarumbwa dzecideketerera Roti, dzeciti: “Kasika! Tora mukadzi wako, no ana ako airi e anakadzi aunawo, kuti musatsakatiswe pacatsakatiswa thaundi rino nge ndaa ye zvishaishi zvaro!” 16 Ngokuti ainonoka, anarume akabata nyara yake, yo mukadzi wake, no yo ana ake e anakadzi airi, uye awona akaabvisa imona oakanda kunza ke thaundi, ngokuti Djehovha ainga aazwira usisi. 17 Paainga aabvisa aa kumuceto ke thaundi, umwe wawo* wakati: “Tiza kuti uponese upenyu* wako! Usaringire sure uye usaime mu mbuto ipi hayo yo nharaunda!* Tizira ku mutanha we matunhu kuitira kuti usatsakatiswe!”

18 Hino Roti wakadzibvunza kuti: “Ndapota Djehovha, musandiendese ikona! 19 Mapangidzira usisi ku museenzi wenyu, uye mandipangidzira nyasha dzakakura* ngo kundisiya kuti ndirumbwe ndecirarama,* asi andikwanisi kutizira ku mutanha we matunhu, ngokuti ndiri kuthya kusongana no dambudziko uye ndofa. 20 Ndapota, thaundi iri riri padhuze, ndingatizira ikona; irona i thaundi doko. Ndapota, ndingatizira ikona here? Irona i thaundi doko. Kana ndikadaro, ndinopona.”* 21 Hino iyona yakati: “Zvakanaka, ndicareremedza cikumbiro cako, nge kusama kutsakatisa thaundi rawareketa. 22 Kasika! Tizira ikona, ngokuti andidikani kuita ciro dakara waguma ikona!” Ndiyo ndaa, thaundiro rakazodainzwa zina rokuti Zoari.*

23 Zuwa rainga rabuda Roti paakaguma ku Zoari. 24 Hino Djehovha akaita kuti muriro no enshofre zvinaire Sodhoma no Gomora, izvona zvaibva kudenga kuna Djehovha. 25 Ngokudaro, akatsakatisa mathaundi awona, nharaunda yese no agari ese e mu mathaundi awona uye no zvinomera. 26 Asi mukadzi wa Roti wainga ari sure kake, wakaringira sure, uye wakaphinduka wogara curu* ce munyu.

27 Abrahamu wakafumira woenda pa mbuto yaainga akamboreketa na Djehovha. 28 Paakaringisa kumuterero, ku Sodhoma no Gomora, uye no nharaunda yese yo Djorodhani, wakaona zviro zvinothyisa. Wakaona cutsi cakasvipa maningi cakaita hinga cutsi cinobuda pa forno! 29 Hino Mwari paakatsakatisa mathaundi e nharaunda, Mwari akaedzurira ngezva Abrahamu, uye akabvisa Roti mu mathaundi aakatsakatisa, mathaundi aigara Roti.

30 Nokuhamba ke nguwa, Roti wakabva ku Zoari no ana ake e anakadzi airi woenda koogara ku mutanha we matunhu, ngokuti wakathya kugara ku Zoari. Ngokudaro, iyena wakaenda koorarama mu bako no ana ake e anakadzi airi. 31 Uye dangwe rakati ku munukuna wake: “Baba edu acembera, uye mu nyika ino amuna anarume angawata na isusu hinga zvinoizwa no anhu e nyika yese. 32 Uya timwise baba edu vhinyu, uye tiwate nawo, kana tikadaro tinozocengetedza mubarirhwana wa baba edu.”

33 Hino pa usiku uwona, awona akararadzisa baba awo no vhinyu; pedzepo dangwe rakapinda uye rakawata na baba ake, asi babewo aazi kuzviziya paakawata naye kunyazi mwanewo paakamuka. 34 Pa zuwa rakazoteera, dangwe rakati ku munukuna wake: “Inini ndakawata na baba zuro usiku. Ngatiapasezve vhinyu usiku uno. Mumasure mazvo pinda uwate nawo, tikadaro tinozocengetedza mubarirhwana wa baba edu.” 35 Hino pa usiku uwona, awona akararadzisazve baba awo no vhinyu; pedzepo munukuna wake wakaenda koowata na baba ake, asi babewo aazi kuzviziya paakawata naye kunyazi mwanewo paakamuka. 36 Ngokudaro, ana a Roti airi e anakadzi akabata pamwiri pa baba awo. 37 Dangwe rakabara mwana we mwanarume uye rakamududza zina rokuti Moabhi. Iyena ndiye baba we Amoabhi e mazuwa ano. 38 Munukuna wake wakabarawo mwana we mwanarume uye wakamududza zina rokuti Bheni-ami. Iyena ndiye baba we Aamoni e mazuwa ano.