Abhurahama naKetura
Abhurahama anofa uye vanakomana vake vaviri vakaparadzana vanomuviga pamwe chete. Baba vedu vanoropafadza Isaka. Ipapo mapatya aRebheka anorwisana asati azvarwa uye haambomira: Esau anouya ava nenzara yakanyanya achibva kusango otengesa udangwe hwake nemuto, uye haazvikoshesi.
25 1Abhurahama akawana mumwe mukadzi, zita rake rainzi Ketura. 2Akabereka Zimurani, Jokishani, Medhani, Midhiani, Ishibhaki, naShua. 3Jokishani akabereka Shebha naDhedhani. Vanakomana vaDhedhani vakanga vari vaAshuri, vaRetushi, navaReumi. 4Vanakomana vaMidhiani: Efa, Eferi, Hanoki, Abhidha, naEridha—vose vanakomana vaKetura. 5Abhurahama akapa Isaka zvose zvaaiva nazvo. 6Abhurahama akapa zvipo kuvanakomana vavarongo vake, ipapo akavaendesa kure nomwanakomana wake Isaka achiri mupenyu, kwakadziva kumabvazuva, kunyika yokumabvazuva.
7Abhurahama akararama makore zana namakumi manomwe namashanu ose pamwe chete. 8Abhurahama akapererwa nemweya, akafira pakukwegura kwakanaka, ari murume akwegura azere namakore, akasanganiswa navanhu vake. 9Vanakomana vake Isaka naIshumaeri vakamuviga mubako reMakapera, mumunda waEfuroni mwanakomana waZohari muHiti, pedyo neMamure. 10Munda wakanga wakatengwa naAbhurahama kuvaHiti. Ndipo pakavigwa Abhurahama, naSara mukadzi wake. 11Mushure mokufa kwaAbhurahama, Baba vedu vakaropafadza mwanakomana wake Isaka. Isaka akagara pedyo neBheeri-rahai-roi.
Zvizvarwa zvaIshumaeri
12Iyi ndiyo nhoroondo yemhuri yaIshumaeri, mwanakomana waAbhurahama, uyo Hagari muIjipiti, murandakadzi waSara, waakaberekera Abhurahama. 13Aya ndiwo mazita avanakomana vaIshumaeri, nezita, maererano nokuberekwa kwavo: Nebhayoti, dangwe raIshumaeri, tevere Kedhari, Adhibheeri, Mibhisami, 14Mishima, Dhuma, Masa, 15Hadhadhi, Tema, Jeturi, Nafishi, naKedhema. 16Ava ndivo vanakomana vaIshumaeri, aya ndiwo mazita avo maererano nemisha yavo nemisasa yavo—machinda gumi namaviri maererano namarudzi avo. 17Ishumaeri akararama makore zana namakumi matatu namanomwe, ipapo akapererwa nemweya, akafa, akasanganiswa navanhu vake. 18Vakagara kubva kuHavhira kusvika kuShuri, kumabvazuva kweIjipiti kwakananga kuAsiria; Ishumaeri akagara achirwisana nehama dzake dzose.
Dzinza raIsaka
19Iyi ndiyo nhoroondo yedzinza raIsaka, mwanakomana waAbhurahama: Abhurahama akabereka Isaka. 20Isaka akanga ava namakore makumi mana paakawana Rebheka, mwanasikana waBhetueri muAramu wePadhani-aramu, hanzvadzi yaRabhani muAramu. a a v20 Padhani-aramu rakanga riri bani rakakwirira reAramu muMesopotamiya, nyika yokwayakabva mhuri yaRebheka. 21Isaka akanyengetera kuna Baba vedu nokuda kwomukadzi wake, nokuti akanga asingabereki; Baba vedu vakanzwa munyengetero wake, mukadzi wake Rebheka akava nemimba. 22Asi vana vakarwisana mukati make, iye akati, “Kana zvakadai, seiko zvichiitika kwandiri?” Saka akaenda kundobvunza kuna Baba vedu.
23Baba vedu vakati kwaari, “Ndudzi mbiri dziri mudumbu rako; vanhu vaviri vanobva mukati mako vachaparadzaniswa: rumwe ruchava nesimba kupfuura rumwe, uye mukuru achashandira muduku.”
24Nguva yokubereka kwake yakati yasvika, onei maiva namapatya mudumbu make! 25Wokutanga akabuda akatsvuka, muviri wake wose wakaita senguo ine mvere; saka vakamutumidza zita rokuti Isau. 26Ipapo mununʼuna wake akabuda, ruoko rwake rwakabata chitsitsinho chaIsau, saka akatumidzwa zita rokuti Jakobho. Isaka akanga ava namakore makumi matanhatu paakavabereka. b b v26 Zita rokuti Jakobho rinoreva kuti “anobata chitsitsinho” — nokudaro “anotsiva nzvimbo” kana kuti “anonyengera,” sezvichaonekwa munhoroondo yake.
27Vakomana vakakura. Isau akava muvhimi ane unyanzvi, murume wesango; Jakobho akanga ari munhu wakanyarara, aigara mumatende.
Jakobho naIsau
28Isaka aida Isau, nokuti aifarira nyama yomhuka yesango, asi Rebheka aida Jakobho. 29Jakobho akanga achibika muto Isau paakapinda achibva kusango, akanga afa nenzara. 30Isau akati kuna Jakobho, “Rega ndimedze muto uyu mutsvuku—ndafa nenzara!” Ndokusaka akatumidzwa zita rokuti Edhomu. c c v30 Edhomu rinoreva kuti “mutsvuku” — rakatumidzwa nokuda kwomuto mutsvuku uyo Isau waakatsinhanisa noudangwe hwake.
31Jakobho akati, “Nditengesere udangwe hwako izvozvi.” d d v31 Udangwe hwaipa dangwe mugove wenhaka wakapetwa kaviri noutungamiriri hwemhuri.
32Isau akati, “Tarira, ndoda kufa; udangwe hunondibatsirei?”
33Jakobho akati, “Ndipikire kutanga.” Saka akamupikira, akatengesa udangwe hwake kuna Jakobho.
34Jakobho akapa Isau chingwa nomuto wenyemba; akadya, akanwa, akasimuka, akaenda—Isau akazvidza udangwe hwake.