Genesi 12 - Shona Bible 1949 revised 2002

Kudanwa kwaAbhuramu

¹ Zvino Jehovha wakati kuna Abhuramu, “Ibva panyika yako, nokuhama dzako, nokuimba yababa vako, uende kunyika yandichakuratidza iyo;

² ndichakuita rudzi rukuru, ndichakuropafadza, ndichakudza zita rako, iwe uropafadze vamwe.

³ Ndicharopafadza ivo vanokuropafadza; unokutuka, ndichamutukawo; marudzi ose enyika acharopafadzwa mauri.”

⁴ Naizvozvo Abhuramu wakaenda sezvaakaudzwa naJehovha; naRoti wakaenda naye. Abhuramu wakanga ana makore ana makumi manomwe namashanu pakubva kwake Harani.

⁵ Abhuramu akatora Sarai, mukadzi wake, naRoti, mwanakomana womun'una wake, nepfuma yavo yose yavakanga vaunganidza, navana vavakanga vabereka paHarani, vakabuda kuenda kunyika yeKenani; vakandosvika kunyika yeKenani.

⁶ Abhuramu akagura nenyika iyo akasvika panzvimbo inonzi Shekemu, pamuti womuouki weMore; nguva iyo vaKenani vakanga vari munyika iyo.

⁷ Zvino Jehovha wakazviratidza kuna Abhuramu, akati, “Ndichapa vana vako nyika iyi;” akavakira Jehovha atari ipapo, iye wakanga azviratidza kwaari.

⁸ Akabva ipapo, akaenda kugomo riri kumabvazuva aBheteri, akadzikapo tende rake; Bheteri rakanga riri kumavirazuva neAi kumabvazuva; akavakirapo Jehovha atari, akanamata Zita raJehovha ipapo.

⁹ Kubva ipapo Abhuramu wakaramba achitamira kumavirazuva.

Abhuramu anotamira Ijipiti

¹⁰ Zvino nzara yakanga iripo panyika iyo; Abhuramu ndokuburukira Ijipiti kundogarako; nokuti nzara yakanga iri huru panyika iyo.

¹¹ Zvino wakati oda kupinda Ijipiti, akati kuna Sarai, mukadzi wake, “Tarira, ndinoziva kuti uri mukadzi wakanaka pachiso chako;

¹² kana vaIjipiti vachikuona, vachati, ‘Ndiye mukadzi wake’, vachandiuraya, asi iwe vachakurega uri mupenyu.

¹³ Uti hako uri hanzvadzi yangu, kuti ndiitirwe zvakanaka nokuda kwako, kuti mweya wangu urarame nokuda kwako.”

¹⁴ Zvino Abhuramu achisvika Ijipiti, vaIjipiti vakaona mukadzi kuti wakanaka kwazvo.

¹⁵ Namachinda aFarao akamuonawo, vakandomurumbidza kuna Farao; mukadzi akatorwa, akaiswa mumba maFarao.

¹⁶ Akaitira Abhuramu zvakanaka nokuda kwake; waiva namakwai, nemombe, namakono emadhongi, navaranda, navarandakadzi, namadhongi echikadzi, namakamera.

¹⁷ Asi Jehovha wakatambudza Farao neveimba yake namadambudziko makuru nokuda kwaSarai, mukadzi waAbhuramu.

¹⁸ Zvino Farao wakadana Abhuramu akati, “Chiiko ichi chawakandiitira? Wakaregereiko kundizivisa kuti mukadzi wako.

¹⁹ Wakarevereiko uchiti, ‘Ihanzvadzi yangu?’ Naizvozvo ndakamutora kuti ave mukadzi wangu; naizvozvo zvino hoyu mukadzi wako, mutore, uende hako.”

²⁰ Zvino Farao akaraira vamwe varume pamusoro pake, vakamuperekedza iye nomukadzi wake nezvose zvaakanga anazvo.