Genesi 13 - Bhaibhiri Idzva rechiShona

Kuparadzana kwaAbhuramu naRoti

¹ Abhuramu akabva muIjipiti iye nomudzimai wake nezvinhu zvose zvaaiva nazvo pamwechete naRoti vakaenda kuNegevhu.

² Abhuramu akanga akapfuma kwazvo. Aiva nemombe nesirivha nendarama.

³ Akazosumuka muNegevhu akafamba kudzamara asvika kuBhetieri padongo riya raakanga akadzika matendhe ake pakutanga riri pakati peBhetieri neAi,

⁴ paya paakavaka atari pakutanga. Ipapo Abhuramu akanamata kuna Yahweh achimudoma nezita.

⁵ Roti uya aifamba naAbhuramu aivawo nemombe nezvimwewo zvipfuwo namatendhe ake

⁶ zvokuti kwakanga kusina mafuro akakwana okufudzira zvipfuwo zvavo pamwe chete. Upfumi hwavo hwakanga hwakawandisa zvokuti vakanga vasisakwanise kuchange vachagara pamwechete.

⁷ Pakanga pangove nokupopotedzana pakati pavafudzi vezvipfuwo zvaAbhuramu nezvaRoti. Panguva iyoyo vaKanani nevaPerizi vakanga vachigerewo munyika iyoyo.

⁸ Abhuramu akataurirana naRoti achiti, “Ngatiregei kuitirana gakava, kunyange vafudzi vedu ngavaregewo kuitirana gakava nokuti tiri hama nehama.

⁹ Inga nyika ndiyo yese iyi yawakatarisa. Dai tikachiparadzana zvedu. Kana ukasarudza kuenda kuruboshwe, ini ndichaenda kurudyi. Kana ukasarudza kuenda kurudyi, ini ndichaenda kuruboshwe.”

¹⁰ Roti akatarisa akaona kuti bani rose romuna Jorodhani rakananga kuZoari rakanga riri bani renyika nyoro kwose kwose, rakaita sebindu raTenzi, sezvakaitawo nyika yeIjipiti. Izvozvo Tenzi akanga asati aparadza Sodhomu neGomora.

¹¹ Saka Roti akazvisarudzira bani rose romuna Jorodhani, akabva atamira kumabvazuva. Ndiko kuparadzana kwavakaita.

¹² Abhuramu akagara munyika yeKanani, Roti akandogarawo pakati pamaguta aiva mubani riya, akadzika matendhe ake pedyo neSodhomu.

¹³ Vanhu veSodhomu vakanga vakaipa mwoyo, vaitadzira Tenzi kwazvo.

Abhuramu anotamira kuHebhuroni

¹⁴ Kuzoti Abhuramu naRoti vaparadzana Tenzi akataurira Abhuramu achiti, “Uri pauri ipapo, tarisa kuchamhembe nokumaodzanyemba, kumabvazuva nokumadokero,

¹⁵ nokuti nyika iyoyi yose yauri kuona ndichaipa kwauri nezvizvarwa zvako nokusingaperi.

¹⁶ Ndichaita kuti zvizvarwa zvako zviwande seguruva renyika zvokuti kana kuine munhu anogona kuverengeta guruva renyika ndiye angagonewo kuzoverenga zvizvarwa zvako.

¹⁷ Chisimuka ufambe uchimema nyika iyoyi uone kureba kwayo noupamhi hwayo, nokuti ndiyoyi nyika yandichakupa.”

¹⁸ Ipapo Abhuramu akandodzika matendhe ake paiva nemiti yemioku paMamure kuHebhuroni, akavakira Tenzi atari ipapo.