Genesi 14 - Shona Bible 1949 revised 2002

Abhuramu anorwira Roti, uye anosangana naMerikizedheki

¹ Zvino nenguva yaAmuraferi, mambo weShinari, naArioki mambo weErasari, naKedhoriraomeri, mambo weEramu, naTidhari, mambo weGoyimi,

² vakarwa naBhera, mambo weSodhomu, naBherisha, mambo weGomora, naShinabhi, mambo weAdhamu, naShemebheri, mambo weZebhoimi, namambo weBhera (rinonziwo Zoari).

³ Ava vose vakasangana mumupata weSidhimu (ndiro Gungwa roMunyu).

⁴ Vakanga vava varanda veKedhoriameri makore ane gumi namaviri, vakamumukira negore regumi namatatu.

⁵ Ipapo Kedhoriameri wakauya negore regumi namana, namadzimambo aakanga anawo, akakunda vaRefaimi paAshiteroti-karinaimi, navaZuzimi paHamu, navaEmimi paShave-kiriataimi,

⁶ navaHori pagomo ravo reSeiri, kusvikira paEriparani, pedyo nesango.

⁷ Vakadzoka, vakasvika Enimishipati (rinonziwo Kadheshi), vakakunda nyika yose yavaAmareki, navaAmori, vakanga vagere paHazazoni-tamari.

⁸ Zvino mambo weSodhomu, namambo weGomora, namambo weAdhamu, namambo weZebhoimi, namambo weBhera (rinonziwo Zoari), vakabuda vakagadzira hondo kuzorwa navo pamupata weSidhimu;

⁹ kuti varwe naKedhoriraomeri, mambo weEramu, naTidhari, mambo weGoyimi, naAmuraferi, mambo weShinari, naArioki, mambo weErasari; madzimambo mana kuti arwe namadzimambo mashanu.

¹⁰ Zvino mupata weSidhimu wakanga uzere namakomba ane tara, madzimambo eSodhomu neGomora vakatiza vakawiramo; vakasara vakatizira kugomo.

¹¹ Vakatora pfuma yose yeSodhomu neGomora, nezvokudya zvavo zvose, vakaenda.

¹² Vakatorawo Roti, mwanakomana womun'una waAbhuramu wakanga agere paSodhomu, nepfuma yake, vakaenda.

¹³ Zvino mumwe wakanga apukunyuka wakasvika, akaudza Abhuramu, muHebheru; iye wakanga agere pamiti yemiouki yaMamure, muAmori, mun'una waEshikori, mun'una waAneri; ava vakanga vaita sungano naAbhuramu.

¹⁴ Zvino Abhuramu wakati achinzwa kuti hama yake yatapwa, akaraira varume vake vakanga vadzidziswa kurwa, vakazvarwa paimba yake, vana mazana matatu negumi navasere, akavateverera kusvikira paDhani;

¹⁵ akakamura varwi vake usiku, iye navaranda vake, akavakunda, akavateverera kusvikira paHobha, riri kurudyi rweDhamasiko.

¹⁶ Akadzosa pfuma yose, akadzosawo Roti, hama yake, nepfuma yake, navakadziwo navanhu.

¹⁷ Ipapo mambo weSodhomu wakabuda kundosangana naye pakudzoka kwake pakuuraya Kedhoriameri namadzimambo akanga anavo pamupata weShave (ndiwo mupata wamambo).

¹⁸ Merikizedheki, mambo weSaremi, akauya nechingwa newaini; iye wakanga ari mupristi waMwari woKudenga-denga.

¹⁹ Akamuropafadza, akati, “Abhuramu ngaaropafadzwe naMwari woKudenga-denga, muridzi wokudenga napasi.

²⁰ Mwari woKudenga-denga ngaakudzwe, wakapa vavengi venyu mumaoko enyu.” Akamupa chegumi chezvose.

²¹ Zvino mambo weSodhomu akati kuna Abhuramu, “Ndipe vanhu, iwe utore hako pfuma.”

²² Abhuramu akati kuna mambo weSodhomu, “Ndakasimudzira ruoko rwangu kuna Jehovha, Mwari woKudenga-denga, muridzi wokudenga napasi,

²³ kuti handingatori rushinda kana rukanda rweshangu, kana chinhu chimwe chezvinhu zvenyu, kuti murege kuzoti, ‘Ndini ndakapfumisa Abhuramu’,

²⁴ ini handidi hangu, asi zvakadyiwa namajaya chete, nomugove wavanhu vakaenda neni, vanaAneri, naEshikori, naMamure, ngavatore migove yavo.”