Baba Vane Simba Rose Vanozviratidza kuna Abhurama
Mushure memakore gumi nematatu ekunyarara, Baba vedu vanouya saEri Shadhai, vanopa Abhurama naSarai mazita matsva, uye vanoita kudzingiswa kuva chiratidzo chesungano mumuviri. Abhurahama anoseka pfungwa yomwanakomana paane makore zana, anokumbira Ishumaeri pachinzvimbo chake, uye anodzingisa imba yake yose zuva iroro.
17 1Abhurama paakanga ava namakore makumi mapfumbamwe namapfumbamwe okuberekwa, Baba vedu vakazviratidza kwaari vakati, “Ndini Eri Shadhai—Baba vako Vane Simba Rose. Famba pamberi pangu uve usina mhosva. a a v1 Eri Shadhai zvinoreva kuti “Mwari Wamasimba Ose.” Pamuromo wechivimbiso chesungano, Baba vedu vanozviratidza nezita iri—Wamasimba Ose iye oga anogona kupa Abhurahama naSara mwanakomana pakukwegura kwavo. 2Uye ndichaita sungano yangu pakati pangu newe, uye ndichakuwanza kwazvo kwazvo.”
3Ipapo Abhurama akawira pasi nechiso chake, Baba vedu vakataura naye, vachiti:
4“Kana ndirini, sungano yangu iri newe, uye uchava baba vamarudzi mazhinji. 5Zita rako harichazova Abhurama, asi Abhurahama, nokuti ndakuita baba vamarudzi mazhinji. 6Ndichakuita kuti ubereke kwazvo kwazvo; ndichakushandura kuva marudzi mazhinji, uye madzimambo achabva mauri. 7Ndichasimbisa sungano yangu pakati pangu newe nezvizvarwa zvako zvinokutevera, kusvika kumarudzi ose—sungano isingaperi—kuti ndive Baba vako nevezvizvarwa zvako zvinokutevera. b b v7 Chirevo chesungano—“kuti ndive Mwari wako naMwari wevana vako”—chashandurwa kuti “kuti ndive Baba vako naBaba vevana vako” nokuti ndiyo sungano iri kuitwa naBaba vedu: kwete chibvumirano, asi mhuri. Vanozvisunga kuna Abhurahama nokurudzi rwose runotevera. 8Ndichapa iwe nezvizvarwa zvako zvinokutevera nyika yaugere semutorwa—nyika yose yeKenani—kuti ive nhaka isingaperi; uye ndichava Baba vavo.”
9Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Abhurahama, “Kana uriwe: chengeta sungano yangu, iwe nevana vako vanokutevera, kusvika kumarudzi avo ose. 10Iyi ndiyo sungano yangu yaunofanira kuchengeta, pakati pangu newe nezvizvarwa zvako zvinokutevera: munhurume wose pakati penyu anofanira kudzingiswa. 11Dzingisa nyama yeganda rako romberewo; chichava chiratidzo chesungano pakati pangu newe. 12Munhurume wose pakati penyu, kuzvarwa nokuzvarwa, anofanira kudzingiswa ava namazuva masere okuberekwa—angava akaberekerwa mumba mako kana akatengwa nesirivha kumutorwa asiri wedzinza rako. 13Munhu wose akaberekerwa mumba mako kana akatengwa nemari yako anofanira kudzingiswa. Sungano yangu ichava munyama yako, sungano isingaperi. 14Munhurume wose asina kudzingiswa, asina kudzingiswa panyama yeganda rake romberewo, achabviswa pavanhu vokwake—aputsa sungano yangu.”
Zita Idzva raSara
15Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Abhurahama, “Usachadaidza mukadzi wako kuti Sarai—zita rake ndiSara. 16Ndichamuropafadza uye zvirokwazvo ndichakupa mwanakomana kubudikidza naye. Ndichamuropafadza—achava marudzi; madzimambo amarudzi achabva maari.”
17Abhurahama akawira pasi nechiso chake, achiseka, akati mumwoyo make, “Ko mwanakomana angaberekerwa murume ava namakore zana here? Ko Sara ava namakore makumi mapfumbamwe angabereka here?” 18Ipapo Abhurahama akati kuna Baba vedu, “Dai Ishumaeri hake ararame pamberi penyu!”
19Asi Baba vedu vakati, “Kwete, mukadzi wako Sara achakuberekera mwanakomana, uye uchamutumidza kuti Isaka. Ndichasimbisa sungano yangu naye, sungano isingaperi yezvizvarwa zvake zvinomutevera. c c v19 Zita rokuti Isaka rinoreva kuti “anoseka”—chiyeuchidzo chinyoro chokuseka kwokushamisika kwaSara pakapiwa chivimbiso. 20Kana ari Ishumaeri, ndakunzwa. Ndichamuropafadza, ndichaita kuti abereke, uye ndichamuwanza kwazvo kwazvo. Achabereka vatungamiriri gumi navaviri, uye ndichamuita rudzi rukuru. 21Asi ndichasimbisa sungano yangu naIsaka, uyo Sara waachakuberekera panguva ino gore rinouya.”
22Vakati vapedza kutaura naAbhurahama, Baba vedu vakakwira vachibva kwaari. 23Ipapo Abhurahama akatora Ishumaeri mwanakomana wake, nomunhu wose akaberekerwa mumba make, nomunhu wose akatengwa nemari yake—munhurume wose weimba yaAbhurahama—akadzingisa nyama yamaganda avo omberewo musi iwoyo chaiwo, sezvaakanga audzwa naBaba vedu. 24Abhurahama akanga ava namakore makumi mapfumbamwe namapfumbamwe paakadzingiswa panyama yeganda rake romberewo. d d v24 Kudzingiswa chaiva chiratidzo chapanyama chokuva pakati pavanhu vesungano yaBaba vedu. 25Ishumaeri mwanakomana wake akanga ava namakore gumi namatatu paakadzingiswa panyama yeganda rake romberewo. 26Musi iwoyo chaiwo Abhurahama naIshumaeri mwanakomana wake vakadzingiswa. 27Varume vose veimba yake—vakaberekerwa mumba nevakatengwa nesirivha kumutorwa—vakadzingiswa pamwe chete naye.