Isaka Vanokomborerazve Jakobho
Achitumwa kunotsvaka mukadzi, Jakobho anorara panze netombo somutsago, uye anorota manera akazara nengirozi. Baba vedu vanodzokorora chipikirwa chaAbhurahama kumunhu anotiza, uye vanovimbisa kumudzosa kumusha. Jakobho anomuka achitya, otaurirana nezvechibvumirano.
28 1Ipapo Isaka vakadana Jakobho, vakamukomborera, vakamurayira vachiti, “Usatora mukadzi pavanasikana veKenani. 2Simuka, uende kuPadhani-aramu, kumba kwaBhetueri, baba vamai vako, undotora mukadzi ikoko pavanasikana vaRabhani, hanzvadzi yamai vako. 3El Shadhai—Baba vako Samasimba—ngavakukomborere, vakuberekese, vakuwandise, kuti uve ungano yamarudzi avanhu. 4Ngavakupe iwe nezvizvarwa zvako zvauinazvo chikomborero chaAbhurahama, kuti udye nhaka yenyika yaugere somutorwa, iyo Baba vedu yavakapa Abhurahama.”
5Isaka vakaendesa Jakobho; akaenda kuPadhani-aramu, kuna Rabhani mwanakomana waBhetueri muAramu, hanzvadzi yaRabheka, mai vaJakobho naIsau.
6Isau akaona kuti Isaka vakanga vakomborera Jakobho uye vakanga vamutuma kuPadhani-aramu kundotora mukadzi ikoko, vachimurayira pavaimukomborera vachiti, “Usatora mukadzi pavakadzi veKenani,” 7uye kuti Jakobho akanga ateerera baba vake namai vake uye akanga aenda kuPadhani-aramu. 8Saka Isau akaona kuti vanasikana veKenani vakanga vasingafadzi baba vake Isaka. 9Saka Isau akaenda kuna Ishumaeri akatora Maharati, mwanasikana waIshumaeri mwanakomana waAbhurahama uye hanzvadzi yaNebhayoti, kuti ave mukadzi wake kunze kwevamwe vakadzi vake.
Nzira Inoenda kuHarani
10Jakobho akabva kuBheerishebha akananga kuHarani. 11Akasvika pane imwe nzvimbo akavatapo usiku, nokuti zuva rakanga ravira. Akatora rimwe ramabwe enzvimbo iyoyo, akariisa pasi pomusoro wake, akavata panzvimbo iyoyo kuti arare. 12Akarota: kwakanga kune manera akamiswa panyika, musoro wawo uchisvika kudenga, uye kwakanga kune vatumwa vaBaba vedu vachikwira nokuburuka pawo. a a v12 Jesu anozviti ndiye manera aya—chinobatanidza nyika nedenga, iye watinosvika naye kuna Baba vedu (Johani 1:51).
13Zvino pamusoro pawo pakanga pamire Baba vedu, vakati, “Ndini Baba vako, Mwari waAbhurahama baba vako, naIsaka. Ndichakupa iwe nezvizvarwa zvako nyika yauvete pairi. 14Zvizvarwa zvako zvichafanana neguruva renyika; uchapararira kumavirira, kumabvazuva, kuchamhembe, nokumaodzanyemba. Mauri nomuzvizvarwa zvako, mhuri dzose dzenyika dzichakomborerwa. 15Ziva izvi: Ndinewe. Ndichakuchengeta kwose kwauchaenda uye ndichakudzosa kunyika ino. Handingakusiyi kusvikira ndaita zvandakakuvimbisa.”
16Jakobho akamuka pahope dzake akati, “Zvirokwazvo Baba vedu vari panzvimbo ino, asi ini ndakanga ndisingazvizivi!” 17Akatya akati, “Nzvimbo ino inotyisa sei! Iyi haisi chimwe chinhu asi imba yaBaba vedu, uye iri ndiro suo rokudenga.”
18Jakobho akamuka mangwanani-ngwanani, akatora ibwe raakanga aisa pasi pomusoro wake, akarimisa kuti rive shongwe, akadira mafuta pamusoro paro. 19Akatumidza nzvimbo iyoyo zita rokuti Bheteri, kunyange zvazvo guta iroro raimbonzi Ruzi. b b v19 Bheteri zvinoreva kuti “imba yaMwari”; guta iri raimbonzi Ruzi. 20Jakobho akaita mhiko achiti, “Kana Mwari aneni, akandichengeta parwendo urwu rwandiri kufamba, akandipa chingwa chokudya nenguo dzokupfeka, 21ndikadzoka norugare kumba kwababa vangu, ipapo Baba vedu vachava Baba vangu, 22uye ibwe iri randamisa kuti rive shongwe richava imba yaBaba vedu, uye pane zvose zvamuchandipa, zvirokwazvo ndichakupai chegumi.”