Genesi
24 Abrahamu wainga wacembera maningi, uye Djehovha ainga amukomborera pa zviro zvese. 2 Abrahamu wakabvunza museenzi wake, mukuru we pa nyumba pake, uwo waionerera zviro zvese zvaainga anazvo, eciti: “Ndapota, kanda nyara yako pasi pe mutezu wangu, 3 uye ndicaita kuti upike na Djehovha, Mwari we denga no nyika, kuti auzopsvakiri mwana wangu mukadzi pakati pe asikana e Akanani, e nyika yandiri kugara. 4 Asi unodikana kuenda ku nyika yangu uye pakati pe anyaukama angu, kuti upsvakire mwana wangu Izaki mukadzi.”
5 Hino museenziwo wakabvunzisa kuti: “Ndinozoitei kana mwanakadziwo akaramba kuuya mu nyika ino? Ndinodikana kuuya kuzotora mwana wenyu kuti ndiende naye ku nyika yamakabveyo here? 6 Abrahamu wakamudaira eciti: “Usatomboendese hako mwana wangu ikona. 7 Djehovha Mwari we denga, uwo akandibudisa pa nyumba pa baba angu uye mu nyika ye anyaukama angu, akareketa na inini akandipikira eciti: ‘Ndicapasa mwana wako nyika ino,’ acatuma ngirozi yake kuti ikutungamirire, uye iwewe zvezvirokwazvo ucatorera mwana* wangu mukadzi ikona. 8 Asi kana mwanakadziwo asikadi kuuya na iwewe, hino iwewe unonga wasudzunurhwa pa mhiko ii. Asi usaende no mwana wangu ikona.” 9 Museenziwo wakakanda nyara yake pasi pe mutezu wa Abrahamu, tenzi wake, uye wakapika kuti waizoita zvaabvunzwa.
10 Ngokudaro, museenziwo wakatora makamero gumi a tenzi wake uye wakaenda no zviro zvakasiyana-siyana zvaakapaswa na tenzi wake. Iyena wakaita rhwendo ecienda ku Mezopotamiya, ku thaundi ro Naori. 11 Iyena wakaita kuti makamero agodame pa cimbo ce mvura kunza ke thaundiro. Kainga kaakuda kudoka, uye yainga yaa nguwa yekuti anakadzi anoenda koocera mvura. 12 Pedzepo, iyena wakati: “Djehovha, Mwari wa tenzi wangu Abrahamu, ndapota, itai kuti ndibudirire nyamasi, uye pangidzai rudo rakagondeka kuna tenzi wangu Abrahamu. 13 Zvino ndakaima pa cimbo ce mvura, uye asikana e thaundi ari kuuya koocera mvura. 14 Ndinokumbira kuti zviitike kudai, musikana wandicabvunza kuti: ‘Ndapota, ndiri kukumbirawo kuti uthure jaro yako yo mvura kuti ndimwe,’ uye iyena wodaira kuti: ‘Imwai, uye ndicapasawo makamero enyu,’ ngaagare uya wamakasanangurira museenzi wenyu Izaki; ngokudaro, ndinozoziya kuti mapangidzira rudo rakagondeka kuna tenzi wangu.”
15 Paainga asati atopedza kureketa, Rabheka wakauya akathwara jaro yo mvura pa phewa. Iyena wainga ari mwana wa Bhetueri, Bhetueri wainga ari mwana wa Mirka, Mirka wainga ari mukadzi wa Naori, Naori wainga ari hama ya Abrahamu. 16 Musikanewo wainga akarungama maningi, iyena wainga ari mhandwe, uye apana mwanarume wainga akambowata naye. Iyena wakaterera kuenda ku cimbo ce mvura, wodzadza jaro yake, uye wohwirira. 17 Museenziwo wakagogoma ecienda koosongana naye uye wakati: “Ndapota, ndiri kukumbirawo kuti undipase zvimvura padoko zviri mu jaro yako.” 18 Rabheka wakati: “Imwai tenzi wangu.” Iyena wakakotamisa jaro yake yo mvura, woibatira mu nyara ecimupasa kuti amwe. 19 Mumasure me kumupasa mvura yekuti amwe, iyena wakati: “Ndicacererawo mvura makamero enyu dakara awona aguta.” 20 Nokukasika iyena wakadururira mvura mu mbuto inomwira zvipfuyo uye wakaenda kakawanda ku cimbo koocera mvura, uye wakarumbwa ecicerera mvura makamero ake ese. 21 Pa nguwa yese ii, mwanarumewo wainga eciona ecishamisika akanyarara, ecietsera kuona kuti Djehovha ainga aita kuti rhwendo rake ribudirire here kana kuti haiwa.
22 Makamero paakapedza kumwa mvura, mwanarumewo wakamupasa mhete ye oro ye pa miro, yairema hafu ye shekeri* uye no mapurusera mairi e oro airema mashekeri gumi,* 23 uye omubvunza kuti: “Ndapota, ndibvunze, uri mwana waani? Kumba ka baba ako kuno mbuto yekuti tiwatireyo usiku uno here?” 24 Iyena wakadaira eciti: “Ndiri mwana wa Bhetueri, mwana wa Naori waakabarirhwa no mukadzi wake Mirka.” 25 Uye wakatunhudzira eciti: “Tino uswa wakawanda no zvokurhya zve zvipfuyo zvakawanda uye no mbuto yekuti muwatire usiku uno.” 26 Hino mwanarumewo wakagodama uye wakahwarara pamberi pa Djehovha 27 uye wakati: “Ngaakudzwe Djehovha, Mwari wa tenzi wangu Abrahamu, ngokuti aazi kusiya kupangidzira tenzi wangu rudo rake rakagondeka uye kutendeka. Djehovha anditungamirira ku nyumba dze anyaukama a tenzi wangu.”
28 Uye musikanewo wakagogoma koopanganidzira mai ake no e pa nyumba pake zvese zvainga zvaitika. 29 Rabheka wainga ano hama yake yaizwi Rabhani. Uye Rabhani wakagogoma ecienda ku cimbo kainga kuno mwanarumewo. 30 Iyena paakaona hama yake ino mhete dzo pa miro uye mapurusera aainga akapfeka uye paakazwa zvecirekethwa na Rabheka yaya ake kuti: “Mwanarumewo wandibvunza izvi na izvi,” Rabhani wakaenda koosongana no mwanarumewo, wainga acakaima no makamero pa cimbo. 31 Rabhani wakati: “Ambai, imwimwi makakomborerhwa na Djehovha. Ngei muri kurumbwa makaima kuno? Inini ndamugadzirirai nyumba no mbuto ye makamero.” 32 Hino mwanarumewo wakapinda mumba, uye makamero ainga akasungwa akasudzunurhwa opaswa uswa no zvokurhya zve zvipfuyo; pedzepo mwanarumewo wakapaswa mvura kuti asuke tsoka dzake no dzo anhu amweni aainga anawo. 33 Asi paakapaswa zvekurhya, iyena wakati: “Andizorhyi dakara ndareketa zvandahambira.” Ngokudaro, Rabhani wakati: “Reketa hako!”
34 Hino iyena wakati: “Ndiri museenzi wa Abrahamu. 35 Uye Djehovha ari kukomborera maningi tenzi wangu, uye akaita kuti apfume maningi, ngokuti akamupasa mabira no n’ombe, prata no oro, aseenzi e anarume no aseenzi e anakadzi, uye makamero no madhongi. 36 Uyezve, Sara mukadzi wa tenzi wangu wakabarira tenzi wangu mwana paainga acembera, uye tenzi wangu acamupasa zvese zvaanazvo. 37 Ngokudaro, tenzi wangu wakandiitisa mhiko, eciti: ‘Usawakire mwana wangu mukadzi pakati pe asikana e Akanani, mu nyika ino yandiri kurarama. 38 Pane kudaro, enda ku nyumba ya baba angu no ku anyaukama angu, utorere ikona mukadzi we mwana wangu.’ 39 Asi ndakabvunzisa tenzi wangu kuti: ‘Ndinozoitei kana mwanakadziwo akaramba kuuya na inini?’ 40 Iyena wakati: ‘Djehovha, uya wandinohamba pamberi pake, anozotuma ngirozi yake kuti ikutungamirire, uye acaita kuti rhwendo rako ribudirire. Unodikana kutorera mwana wangu mukadzi pakati pe anyaukama angu uye pa nyumba ya baba angu. 41 Iwewe ucasudzunurhwa pa mhiko yawakandiitira kana ukaenda ku anyaukama angu uye awona otama kukupasa mwanakadziwo. Ngokudaro, iwewe unozosudzunurhwa pa mhiko yako.’
42 “Pandaguma pa cimbo nyamasi, inini ndati: ‘Djehovha, Mwari wa tenzi wangu Abrahamu, kana kuri kuda kenyu itai kuti rhwendo rangu ribudirire, 43 ngazviitike kudai: Ndakaima pano pa cimbo; kana pakauya musikana koocera mvura, uye inini ndoti: “Ndapota, ndiri kukumbirawo mvura iri mu jaro yako padoko,” 44 uye iyena wondidaira kuti: “Imwai, uye ndicacererawo mvura makamero enyu.” Mwanakadzi iyena ngaagare mukadzi wakasanangurhwa na Djehovha ku mwana wa tenzi wangu.’
45 “Ndisati ndapedza kureketa mu mwoyo mangu, Rabheka wakauya wakathwara jaro yake pa phewa; iyena wakauya pa cimbo uye wakatanga kucera mvura. Hino inini ndakamuti: ‘Ndapota, ndipasewo mvura kuti ndimwe.’ 46 Nokukasika, iyena wakathura jaro yake uye wakati: ‘Imwai, uye ndicapasawo makamero mvura.’ Inini ndakamwa uye iyena wakapasawo makamero mvura. 47 Mumasure mazvo, inini ndakamubvunzisa kuti: ‘Iwewe uri mwana waani?’ iyena wakadaira kuti: ‘Ndiri mwana wa Bhetueri; baba angu ndi mwana wa Mirka na Naori.’ Ngokudaro, ndakamukanda mhete pa miro yake uye mapurusera mu moko dzake.* 48 Inini ndakagodama, ndohwarara pamberi pa Djehovha uye ndakakudza Djehovha Mwari wa tenzi wangu Abrahamu, uya ainga anditungamirira mu gwanza rakanaka, kuitira kuti nditore mwana we hama ya tenzi wangu kuti agare mukadzi we mwana wake. 49 Hino ndibvunzei kana mecida kupangidzira rudo rakagondeka uye kutendeka kuna tenzi wangu; asi kana musikadi, ndibvunzei kuti ndiziye zve kuita.”*
50 Hino Rabhani na Bhetueri akadaira eciti: “Izvi zviri kubva kuna Djehovha. Isusu atingakwanisi kuzvitendera kana kuzvirambira.* 51 Rabheka wakhona ndiyena uu uri pamberi pako. Mutore uye enda naye, kuti iyena agare mukadzi we mwana wa tenzi wako, hinga zvabhuiwa na Djehovha.” 52 Museenzi wa Abrahamu paakazwa masoko awo, iyena wakahwarara nokukasika pamberi pa Djehovha. 53 Uye museenziwo wakatanga kubvisa zviro zve prata, zve oro no macira uye wakazvipasa Rabheka, uye wakapasawo zviro zvinokosha mukoma ake uye mai ake. 54 Mumasure mazvo, iyena pamwepo no anarume aainga anawo akarhya, akamwa, uye akawatirepo usiku uwona.
Paakamuka comacibesi-besi, wakati: “Ndisiyei ndihwirire kuna tenzi wangu.” 55 Paakabhuya izvi, mukoma ake uye na mai ake akati: “Siyai kuti musikana agare na isusu ke mazuwa gumi basi. Mumasure mazvo, angaenda hake.” 56 Asi iyena akati kaari: “Musandinonotse, ngokuti Djehovha aita kuti rhwendo rangu ribudirire. Ndisiyei ndiende, kuti ndihwirire kuna tenzi wangu.” 57 Hino akati kaari: “Ngatidainze musikanewo kuti tizwe naye.” 58 Akadainza Rabheka uye akamubvunzisa kuti: “Unoda here kuenda no mwanarume uu?” Iyena wakadaira kuti: “Ndakagadzirira kuenda.”
59 Ngokudaro, awona akasiya Rabheka hama yawo yecienda no museenzikadzi wake* uye no museenzi wa Abrahamu pamwepo no anarume aainga anawo. 60 Awona akakomborera Rabheka uye akati kaari: “Iwewe hama yedu, gara zviuru zve makumi e zviuru* uye ana ako* ngaagare aridzi e misuwo mikuru* ye azondi awo.” 61 Pedzepo Rabheka pamwepo no aseenzikadzi ake akagadzirira, akapakira makamero, uye akateera mwanarumewo. Ngokudaro, museenzi wa Abrahamu wakatora Rabheka woenda naye.
62 Hino Izaki wainga ecibva nge ku Bheeri-raai-roi, ngokuti iyena waigara ku nyika ye Negebhe. 63 Izaki wainga ecibva koohamba-hamba mu shango pa nguwa ye kainga koodoka, kuitira kuti anyase kurangarira. Paakaringira mberi, wakaona makamero eciuya! 64 Uye Rabheka paakaringira mberi, wakaona Izaki, uye wakacita pa kamero nokukasika. 65 Hino iyena wakabvunzisa museenziwo kuti: “Ndiani mwanarume uwo ari kuuya mberi kedu kuti asongane na isusu?” Museenziwo wakamudaira kuti: “Ndi tenzi wangu.” Hino iyena wakabata djira rake re musoro odzifukidza ku hope. 66 Uye museenziwo wakabvunza Izaki zvese zvaainga aita. 67 Mumasure mazvo, Izaki wakamutora woenda naye mu tenda ra Sara, mai ake. Wakatora Rabheka kuti agare mukadzi wake; uye Izaki wakamuda maningi, uye wakagumira nyaradzo mumasure me kufirhwa na mai ake.