Shona - The Book of Genesis

Genesis

CHITSAUKO1

1PakutangaMwariwakasikadenganenyika.

2Zvinonyikayakangaisinakugadzirwa,isinachinhu;uye rimarakangariripamusoropemvurayakadzika.Zvino MweyawaMwariwaifambapamusoropemvura

3ZvinoMwariakati:Ngakuvenechiedza,chiedza ndokuvapo.

4ZvinoMwariwakaonachiedzakutichakanaka;Mwari ndokuparadzanisachiedzanerima

5MwariakatumidzachiedzakutiMasikati,nerima akaritumidzakutiUsikuUyemadekwanaakavapo, namangwananiakavapo,zuvarokutanga

6Mwariakati:Ngakuvenenzvimbopakatipemvura,uye ngaiparadzanisemvuranemvura

7ZvinoMwariwakaitanzvimbo,ndokuparadzanisamvura yaivapasipenzvimbo,nemvurayaivapamusoro pemuganhu;zvikaitasaizvozvo

8MwariakatumidzanzvimbokutimatengaUye madekwanaakavapo,namangwananiakavapo,zuva rechipiri

9ZvinoMwariwakati:Mvurairipasipedenga ngaiunganidzwepanzvimboimwe,uyepasipakaoma ngapaonekwe;ndokuitasaizvozvo

10Mwariakatumidzapasipakaomakuti,Nyika;uye muunganidzwawemvuraakautumidzakutimakungwa. Mwariakaonakutizvakanaka

11ZvinoMwariwakati:Nyikangaimereseuswa,miriwo inoberekambeu,nemitiyemicheroinoberekamichero inoenderananemarudziayo,mbeudzayodzirimukati mayo,panyika;

12Zvinonyikayakameresauswa,nemiriwoinobereka mbeudzinamarudziadzo,nemutiunoberekamichero, mbeudzawodzirimukatimawo,unemarudziawo;Mwari akaonakutizvakanaka.

13Zvinomadekwaniakavapo,nemangwananiakavapo, zuvaretatu.

14ZvinoMwariwakati:Ngakuvenezviedzapanzvimbo yedenga,kutizviparadzanisemasikatineusiku;kutizvive zviratidzo,nenguva,nemazuva,nemakore

15Zvinongazvivezviedzapanzvimboyedenga,kutizvipe chiedzapanyika;zvikaitasaizvozvo

16Mwariakaitazviedzazvikuruzviviri;chiedzachikuru kutichibateushemasikati,nechiedzachiduku,kutichibate usheusiku,akaitanyeredziwo

17Mwariakazviisapanzvimboyedengakutizvivhenekere panyika;

18uyezvitongemasikatineusiku,nekuparadzanisachiedza nerima;zvinoMwariakaonakutizvakanaka.

19Zvinomadekwaniakavapo,nemangwananiakavapo, zuvarechina

20ZvinoMwariwakati:Mvurangaizarenezvipenyu zvipenyu,neshiridzibhururukepamusoropenyika panzvimboyedenga

21ZvinoMwariwakasikamabukananaegungwa, nezvipenyuzvosezvinokambaira,izvomvurayakanga izerenazvo,zvinemarudziazvo,neshiridzosedzine mapapiro,dzinemarudziadzo;Mwariakaonakuti zvakanaka

22ZvinoMwariwakazviropafadza,achiti:Berekai, muwande,muzadzemvurairimumakungwa;neshiri ngadziwandepanyika.

23Zvinomadekwaniakavapo,nemangwananiakavapo, zuvareshanu

24ZvinoMwariwakati:Nyikangaiberekezvisikwa zvipenyuzvinemarudziazvo,nemombe,nezvinokambaira, nemhukadzenyika,zvinamarudziazvo

25Mwariakaitamhukadzenyikadzinemarudziadzo, nezvipfuwozvinemarudziazvo,nezvinhuzvose zvinokambairapanyikazvinemarudziazvo;Mwariakaona kutizvakanaka.

26Mwariakati:Ngatiitemunhunomufananidzowedu, akafanananesu,uyengaavenesimbapamusoropehove dzegungwa,napamusoropeshiridzedenga,napamusoro pemombe,napamusoropenyikayose,napamusoro pezvipenyuzvosezvinokambairapanyika

27Mwariakasikamunhunomufananidzowake,akamusika nomufananidzowaMwari;akavasikamurumenomukadzi 28Mwariakavaropafadza,Mwariakatikwavari,Berekai, muwande,muzadzenyika,mubateushepairi,muve nesimbapamusoropehovedzegungwa,napamusoropeshiri dzedenga,napamusoropezvipenyuzvosezvinokambaira panyika.

29Mwarindokuti:Tarirai,ndakakupaimiriwoyose inoberekambeu,iripachisochenyikayose,nemitiyoseine micheroyemitiinoberekambeu,kwamuri;zvinofanira kuvazvokudyazvenyu

30Zvinokumhukadzosedzenyika,nekushiridzose dzedenga,nezvosezvinokambairapanyika,zvinemweya weupenyu,ndakazvipamiriwoyoseminyoro,kutizvive zvokudyazvazvo;zvikaitasaizvozvo.

31ZvinoMwariwakaonazvosezvaakaita,oneizvakanaka kwazvoUyemadekwanaakavapo,namangwanani akavapo,zuvarechitanhatu.

CHITSAUKO2

1Denganenyikazvikaperasaizvozvo,nehondoyazvoyose 2Mwariakapedzabasarakeraakaitanezuvarechinomwe; akazororanezuvarechinomwepabasarakeroseraakanga aita

3Mwariakaropafadzazuvarechinomwe,akariitadzvene; nekutiwakazororanaropabasarakerose,raakangaasika nekuitaMwari

4Ayandiwomarudziematenganenyikapakusikwa kwazvo,nezuvairoJehovhaMwariraakaitanyika nematenga;

5nemitiyoseyesangoisatiyavapopanyika,nemiriwoyose yesangoisatiyamera;nekutiJehovhaMwariakangaasati anaisamvurapanyika,uyekwakangakusinamunhu kuzorimapasi

6Asimhuteyaikwiraichibvapanyikaikanyorovesachiso chosechenyika

7ZvinoJehovhaMwariwakaumbamunhuneguruvarevhu, akafuridziramumhinodzakemweyaweupenyu;munhu akavamweyamupenyu

8ZvinoJehovhaMwariwakasimamundamuEdheni, kumabvazuva;akaisapomunhuwaakangaaumba.

9JehovhaMwariakameresapasimitiyoseinofadza pakuona,uyeyakanakakudya;uyemutiweupenyupakati pemunda,nemutiweruzivorwezvakanakanezvakaipa.

10ZvinorwizirwakabudamuEdhenikuzodiridzabindu; kubvaipaporwakaparadzaniswarwukavamisoromina.

11ZitarerwekutangandiPishoni;ndirworunopoteredza nyikayoseyeHavhira,panendaramaipapo;

12Ndaramayenyikaiyoyoyakanaka;panedheriumu nebwereonikisi

13ZvinozitarerwizirwechipirindiGihoni;ndirwo runopoteredzanyikayoseyeItiopia.

14ZitarorwizirwechitatundiHedhekeri,ndirwo runoyererakumabvazuvakweAsiriaUyerwizirwechina ndiYufuratesi

15JehovhaMwariakatoramunhu,akamuisamumunda weEdheni,kutiaurimenokuuchengeta.

16JehovhaMwariakarayiramunhuachiti,“Ungadyahako mitiyoseyomunda

17asimutiweruzivorwezvakanakanezvakaipausaudya; nekutinemusiwaunoudya,uchafazvirokwazvo

18JehovhaMwariakati,Hazvinakunakakutimunhuagare arioga;ndichamuitiramubatsiriakamukwanira;

19ZvinoJehovhaMwariwakaumbanevhumhukadzose dzesango,neshiridzosedzedenga;akadziuyisakuna Adhamukutiaonekutiachadzitumidzakutichii; 20Munhuakatumidzamazitakuzvipfuwozvose,neshiri dzedenga,nemhukadzosedzesango;asikunaAdhamu hakunakuwanikwamubatsiriwakamukwanira.

21ZvinoJehovhaMwariwakakonzerahopehurukuwira pamusoropemunhu,ndokuvata;zvinoakatoraimwe yembabvudzake,akadziviranenyamapanzvimboyarwo; 22ZvinonerumbabvuurwoJehovhaMwarirwaakatora pamunhu,akaitamukadzi,akamuisakumunhu

23Adhamuakati:Ikozvinouyuibvuparemapfupaangu, nenyamayenyamayangu,uchanziMukadzi,nekuti wakatorwapamurume

24Naizvozvomurumeuchasiyababavakenamaivake, anamatiremukadziwake,uyevachavanyamaimwe

25Zvinovosevarivavirivakangevasinakupfeka,munhu nemukadziwake,asihavanakunyara.

CHITSAUKO3

1Zvinonyokayakangainamanomanokupfuuramhuka dzosedzesangodzakangadzaitwanaJehovhaMwariIkati kumukadzi,Nhai,ndizvoherekutiMwariwakati,Regai kudyamitiyoseyomunda?

2Mukadziakatikunyoka:Tingadyahedumicheroyemiti yomumunda;

3Asizvemucherowemutiuripakatipemunda,Mwari wakati:Regaikuudya,kanakuubata,kutimuregekufa.

4Nyokaikatikumukadzi:Hamungafizvirokwazvo; 5nekutiMwarianozivakutinomusiwamunozvidyanawo, mesoenyuachasvinudzwa,mukavasamwari,muchiziva zvakanakanezvakaipa.

6Zvinomukadziwakatiachionakutimutiwakanaka kudyiwa,uyekutiunofadzameso,uyemutiunodikanwa kungwarisa,akatoramucherowawo,akadya,akapawo kumurumewakeanaye;akadya

7Ipapomesoavovarivaviri,akasvinudzwa,vakazivakuti vakashama;vakasonanidzamashizhaemuondepamwe chete,vakazviitiranguvo

8ZvinovakanzwainzwiraJehovhaMwariachifamba mumundakwotonhoreramadekwana,Adhamunomukadzi

wakendokundohwandapamberipaJehovhaMwaripakati pemitiyomunda.

9JehovhaMwariakadanamunhu,akatikwaari,Uripi?

10Iyendokuti:Ndanzwainzwirenyumumunda,ndikatya, nekutindangandisinakusimira;ndikavanda.

11Zvinoakati:Ndianiwakuudzakutihaunakupfeka? Wadyakanhizvemutiwandakakurairakutiuregekuudya here?

12Murumeakati,Mukadziwamakandipakutiaveneni, ndiyewandipazvemuti,ndikadya

13JehovhaMwariakatikumukadzi,Chinyikoichi chawaita?Mukadziakati,Nyokayandinyengera,ndikadya

14ZvinoJehovhaMwariwakatikunyoka:Nekutiwaita izvi,watukwakupfuurachipfuwochosenemhukayose yesango;uchafambanedumburako,uyeguruvaucharidya mazuvaoseeupenyuhwako.

15Uyendichaisaruvengopakatipakonemukadzi,nepakati pembeuyakonembeuyake;irworuchapwanyamusoro wako,neweuchapwanyachitsitsinhocharwo.

16Kumukadziwakati:Ndichawanzazvikurukurwadziwa kwakonekutoramimbakwako;uchaberekavana uchirwadziwa;kudakwakokuchavakumurumewako,iye uchavaishewako

17Kumunhuwakati:Nekutiwateererakuinzwiremukadzi wako,ukadyamutiwandakakurairandichiti:Usaudya,ivhu ratukwanemhosvayako;mukurwadziwauchaidyamazuva oseoupenyuhwako;

18Ichakuberekeraminzwanorukato;uchadyamiriwo yemusango;

19Neziyarechisochakouchadyachikafukusvikira wadzokerakuvhu;nekutiwakatorwakwariri;nekutiuri guruva,uchadzokerazvekuguruva

20AdhamuakatumidzamukadziwakezitarinonziEvha; nokutindiyemaivavapenyuvose.

21ZvinoJehovhaMwariwakaitiraAdhamunemukadzi wakenguvodzematehwe,ndokuvapfekedza

22JehovhaMwariakati,Tarirai,munhuavasomumwe weduzvaanozivazvakanakanezvakaipa;zvinozvimwe angatambanudzaruokorwakeakatorawozvomuti woupenyu,akadya,akararamanokusingaperi.

23NaizvozvoJehovhaMwariakamubudisamumunda weEdheni,kutiarimeivhuraakatorwakwariri

24Naizvozvoakadzingamunhu;akamisakurutivi rwamabvazuvarwomundaweEdhenimakerubhi, nomurazvowomunondowaimonerekakumativiose, kurindanzirayomutiwoupenyu.

CHITSAUKO4

1ZvinoAdhamuwakazivaEvhamukadziwake;iye ndokutoramimba,akaberekaKaini,akati:Ndawanamunhu kubvakunaJehovha.

2Zvinoakaberekazvemunin'inawakeAbheroZvino Abherowaivamufudziwemakwai,Kainiwaivamurimi wevhu

3Zvinopakupfuurakwenguva,zvakaitikakutiKaini wakauyanezviberekozvevhu,chivechipokunaJehovha.

4NaAbherowoakauisazvemhongoradzemakwaiake nemafutaawoJehovhandokugamuchiraAbhero nechipirisochake;

5asikunaKaininekuchipirisochakehaanakugamuchira ZvinoKainiwakatsamwakwazvo,chisochake chikaunyana

6ZvinoJehovhawakatikunaKaini:Watsamwirei?Chiso chakochakaunyananei?

7Kanauchiitazvakanaka,haugamuchirikiherepachiso chako?kanausingaitizvakanaka,zvivizvinokuhwandira pamusuwo.kudakwakekuchavakwamuri,imwimutonge pamusoropake

8ZvinoKainiwakatauranemunin'inawakeAbhero;zvino zvakaitikavarikusangokutiKainiwakamukiraAbhero munin'inawake,akamuuraya

9ZvinoJehovhawakatikunaKaini:ArikupiAbhero munin'inawako?Iyendokuti:Handizivi,ndinimufudzi wemunin'inawanguhere?

10Akati,Waiteiko?Inzwireroparemunin'inawako rinodanidzirakwandiririchibvapasi

11Zvinowapiwarushambwapanyika,iyoyakashamisa muromowayokugamuchiraroparemunin'inawako paruokorwako;

12kanauchirimaivhu,haringakupisimbararo;uchava mutizinemudzungairipanyika.

13ZvinoKainiwakatikunaJehovha:Kurangwakwangu kukurukupfuurakwandingatakura

14Tarirai,mandidzinganhasipachisochenyika;uye ndichavanzwapamberipenyu;ndichavamupoteri nomudzungairipanyika;uyezvichaitikakutianinani anondiwanaachandiuraya.

15Jehovhandokutikwaari:Naizvozvoaninanianouraya KainiachatsiviwakanomweJehovhandokuisa mucherechedzopanaKaini,zvimweaninani anozomuwanaangamuuraya

16ZvinoKainiwakabvapamberipaJehovha,ndokunogara panyikayeNodhi,kumabvazuvakweEdheni.

17ZvinoKainiwakazivamukadziwake;iyendokutora mimba,akaberekaEnoki;ndokuvakaguta,akatumidzazita regutanezitaremwanakomanawakeEnoki.

18EnokiakaberekerwaIradhi;naIradhiakabereka Mehujaeri;naMehujaeriakaberekaMetushaeri; naMetushaeriakaberekaRameki.

19ZvinoRamekiwakazvitoreravakadzivaviri,zita reumwerainziAdha,nezitareumweZira 20ZvinoAdhawakaberekaJabhari;iyewaivababaveavo vanogaramumatendenevanofudzazvipfuwo 21Zvinozitaremunin'inawakeraivaJubhari;iyewaiva babavevosevanoridzaudimbwanenyere.

22ZirawondokuberekaTubharikaini,mupfuriwenhumbi dzosedzinochekadzendariranedare;nehanzvadzi yaTubharikainiwaivaNaama

23Ramekiakatikuvakadzivake,AdhanaZira,Inzwai inzwirangu;imwivakadzivaRameki,inzwaikutaura kwangu;nekutindaurayamunhuungandikuvadza,Nejaya rinondikuvadza

24KanaKainiachitsiviwakanomwe;Zvirokwazvo Ramekikanamakumimanomwenenomwe

25ZvinoAdhamuwakazivazvemukadziwake;akabereka mwanakomana,akamutumidzazitarinonziSeti;nekuti wakati,MwariwandipaimwembeupanzvimboyaAbhero, wakaurawanaKaini

26NaSetiwowakaberekerwamwanakomana; akamutumidzazitarinonziEnosi;ipapovanhuvakatanga kudanazitaraJehovha

CHITSAUKO5

1IriibhukurenhoroondoyedzinzaraAdhamuPazuva Mwariraakasikamunhu,akamuitanomufananidzo waMwari;

2Wakavasikamurumenemukadzi;akavaropafadza, akavatumidzazitarinonziMunhu,pazuvaravakasikwa

3ZvinoAdhamuwakararamamakorezananemakumi matatu,akaberekamwanakomanawakafanananaye, wakamutodza;akamutumidzazitarinonziSeti

4ZvinomazuvaaAdhamushurekwekuberekakwakeSeti aivamakoremazanamasere;ndokuberekavanakomana nevanasikana.

5ZvinomazuvaoseeupenyuhwaAdhamuaivamakore mazanamapfumbamwenemakumimatatu,ndokufa

6Setindokuraramamakorezananemashanu,akabereka Enosi;

7Setindokuraramamakoremazanamaserenemanomwe shurekwekuberekakwakeEnosi,ndokubereka vanakomananevanasikana

8ZvinoosemazuvaaSetiaivamakoremazana mapfumbamweneguminemaviri,ndokufa.

9ZvinoEnosiwakararamamakoremakumi mapfumbamwe,ndokuberekaKenani;

10ZvinoEnosiwakararamashurekwekuberekakwake Kananimakoremazanamasereneguminemashanu;

11ZvinomazuvaoseaEnosiaivamakoremazana mapfumbamwenemashanu,ndokufa.

12Kananindokuraramamakoremakumimanomwe, akaberekaMaharareri;

13Kananindokuraramashurekwekuberekakwake Mahararerimakoremazanamaserenemakumimana; ndokuberekavanakomananevanasikana

14NemazuvaoseaKananiaivamakoremazana mapfumbamwenegumi,ndokufa

15Mahararerindokuraramamakoremakumimatanhatu nemashanu,akaberekaJaredhi.

16Mahararerindokuraramamashurekwekuberekakwake Jaredhimakoremazanamaserenemakumimatatu, ndokuberekavanakomananevanasikana.

17UyemazuvaoseaMaharareriaivamakoremazana maserenemakumimapfumbamwenemashanu,ndokufa 18ZvinoJaredhiwakararamamakorezananemakumi matanhatunemaviri,akaberekaEnoki

19ZvinoJaredhiwakararamashurekwekuberekakwake EnokiJaredhimakoremazanamasere,ndokubereka vanakomananevanasikana;

20ZvinomazuvaoseaJaredhiaivamakoremazana mapfumbamwenemakumimatanhatunemaviri,ndokufa 21ZvinoEnokiwakararamamakoremakumimatanhatu nemashanu,ndokuberekaMetusera

22ZvinoEnokiwakafambanaMwarishurekwekubereka kwakeMetuseramakoremazanamatatu;ndokubereka vanakomananevanasikana

23NemazuvaoseaEnokiaivamakoremazanamatatu nemakumimatanhatunemashanu

24EnokindokufambanaMwari,uyehaachipo;nokuti Mwariakamutora

25ZvinoMetuserawakararamamakorezananemakumi maserenamanomwe,ndokuberekaRameki;

26ZvinoMetuserawakararamashurekwekuberekakwake Ramekimakoremazanamanomwenamakumimasere namaviri;ndokuberekavanakomananevanasikana

27ZvinomazuvaoseaMetuseraaivamakoremazana mapfumbamwenemakumimatanhatunemapfumbamwe, ndokufa

28Ramekindokuraramamakorezananemakumimasere nemaviri;ndokuberekamwanakomana.

29ZvinowakamutumidzazitakutiNowa,achiti:Uyu achanyaradzapabasaredunepakushingairakwemaokoedu, nekudakwepasiJehovhapaakaparushambwa

30RamekindokuraramashurekwekuberekakwakeNowa, Ramekimakoremazanamashanunemakumi mapfumbamwenemashanu;ndokuberekavanakomana nevanasikana

31NemazuvaoseaRamekiaivamakoremazanamanomwe nemakumimanomwenemanomwe,ndokufa

32ZvinoNowawaivanemakoremazanamashanu,Nowa ndokuberekaShemu,naHamu,naJafeti.

CHITSAUKO6

1Zvinozvakaitikakutivanhupavakatangakuwanda pamusoropenyika,uyevanasikanavakaberekerwakwavari 2kutivanakomanavaMwarivakaonavakundavevanhu kutivakanaka;vakazvitoreravakadzipakatipavose vavakasarudza

3ZvinoJehovhaakati,Mweyawanguhaungagari mumunhunekusingaperi,nekutiiyeinyamawo;asimazuva akeachavamakorezananemakumimaviri

4Kwakangakunevanhuvarefukwazvopanyika mumazuvaiwayo;uyeshurekwaizvozvo,kana vanakomanavaMwarivakapindakuvakundavevanhu,ivo vakavaberekeravana.Ndivovaivavarumevanesimba vakare,vakangavanembiri

5ZvinoJehovhawakaonakutikuipakwevanhukwakakura panyika,nendangarirodzemifungoyemoyoyavodzaiva zuvarose

6Jehovhaakazvidembakutiwakaitamunhupanyika, zvikamushungurudzapamoyowake.

7Jehovhaakati,Ndichaparadzamunhuwandakasika ndimubvisepachisochenyika;zvosevanhu,nemhuka, nezvinokambaira,neshiridzedenga;nekutindinozvidemba kutindakazviita

8AsiNowawakawananyashapamberipaJehovha

9NdiyonhoroondoyedzinzaraNowa:Nowawaivamunhu wakarurama,wakaperedzerwapamazeraake;Nowa wakafambanaMwari.

10Nowandokuberekavanakomanavatatu,Shemu, naHamu,naJafeti

11NyikawoyaivayakaorapamberipaMwari,nyika yakangaizerenekumanikidza.

12Mwariakaonanyika,zvinotarira,yakaora;nokuti vanhuvosevakangavaodzanziradzavopanyika

13ZvinoMwariwakatikunaNowa,Kuperakwenyama yosekwasvikapamberipangu;nekutinyikaizere nekumanikidzanekudakwavo;zvinotarira, ndichavaparadzapamwenenyika

14Zviitirearekanemutiwemugoferi;uitemakamuri muareka,uinamemukatinekunzenenamo.

15Maumbirweawaunofanirakuiitandiwo:Kureba kwearekangakuvemakubhitimazanamatatu,kufara

kwayomakubhitimakumimashanu,nekukwirirakwayo makubhitimakumimatatu.

16Buriuchariitapaareka;uripedzenekubhitirimwekubva kumusoro;uyeuisemukovawearekaparutivirwayo;uiite inedzimbaduku,yechipiri,neyechitatu.

17Zvinotarira,inindinouyisapanyikamafashameemvura, kuzoparadzezvipenyuzvosezvinemweyaweupenyu, kubvapasipedenga;uyezvosezviripanyikazvichafa.

18Asindichasimbisasunganoyangunewe;unofanira kupindamuareka,iwe,nevanakomanavako,nemukadzi wako,nevakadzivevanakomanavakopamwenewe

19Napazvipenyuzvose,nenyamayose,uisemuareka zvivirizvivirizvemarudziose,kutizviraramepamwechete newe;vachavamurumenomukadzi

20Pashirinemarudziadzo,nezvipfuwonamarudziazvo, nezvinokambairazvepasizvosenemarudziazvo,zvichauya kwaurizvivirizvivirizvamarudziose,uzvichengetezviri zvipenyu

21Iweutoremarudzioseezvokudyazvinodyiwa, uzviunganidzirekwauri;zvichavazvokudyazvako nezvazvo

22Nowaakaitasaizvozvo;sezvaakarairwanaMwari, wakaitasaizvozvo

CHITSAUKO7

1ZvinoJehovhawakatikunaNowa:Pindaiiwenemhuri yakoyosemuareka;nekutiiwendakuonawakarurama pamberipangupazerairi

2Pamhukayoseyakanakauzvitorerenomwenomwe, mukononehadziyayo;nepamhukaisinakuchenambiri mbiri,mukononehadziyayo

3Pashiridzedengautorenomwenomwe,mukononehadzi; kuchengetambeuirimhenyupachisochenyikayose.

4nekutikwasaramazuvamanomwe,zvinondichanisa mvurapanyikamazuvamakumimananeusikumakumi mana;uyechipenyuchosechandakaitandichachiparadza pachisochenyika

5NowandokuitazvinoenderananezvoseJehovha zvaakamuraira.

6ZvinoNowawakangeavanemakoremazanamatanhatu panguvayekuuyakwemvurazhinjipamusoropenyika

7Nowandokupinda,nevanakomanavake,nemukadzi wake,nevakadzivevanakomanavakepamwenaye, muareka,nekudakwemvurayemafashame

8Pamhukadzakachena,nepamhukadzisinakuchena, nepashiri,nepazvosezvinokambairapanyika;

9zvakapindazvivirizvivirikunaNowamuareka,mukono nehadzi,MwarisezvaakarairaNowa

10Zvinozvakaitaikashurekwemazuvamanomwe,kuti mvurayemafashameyakavapopanyika

11MugoreremazanamatanhatureupenyuhwaNowa, mumwedziwechipiri,nezuvareguminemanomwe remwedzi,nezuvairorozvitubuzvosezvepakadzikadzika zvakadzuturwa,nemahwindoematengaakazarurwa

12Zvinomvurazhinjiikavapamusoropenyikamazuva makumimananeusikumakumimana.

13NezuvairorakadaroNowawakapindamuareka, naShemu,naHamu,naJafeti,vanakomanavaNowa, nemukadziwaNowa,nevakadzivatatuvevanakomanavake pamwenaye;

14ivo,nemhukayosenemarudziayo,nechipfuwochose nemarudziacho,nechinokambairachosechinokambaira panyikanemarudziacho,neshiriyosenemarudziayo, neshiriyoseyemarudziose.

15ZvinozvakapindakunaNowamuareka,zvivirizviviri zvenyamayosezvinemweyaweupenyu

16Nezvakapinda,zvakapindamukononehadzi,zvenyama yose,Mwarisezvaakaraira,Jehovhaakamupfigiramukati.

17Zvinomafashameakavapopamusoropenyikamazuva makumimana;mvuraikawanda,ikasimudzaareka, ikakwiridzirwapamusoropenyika

18Mvurandokukwiriranesimba,ikawandakwazvo pamusoropenyika;arekaikafambapamusoropemvura.

19Mvurandokukwiriranesimbakwazvopamusoro penyika;makomomarefuosepasipedengaroseakaputirwa

20Mvuraikakwirirakusvikirapamakubhitianegumi namashanu;makomoakafukidzwa

21Zvipenyuzvosezvaifambapanyikazvikafa,zvaiti,shiri, nezvipfuwo,nemhuka,nezvinokambairazvose, zvaikambairapanyika,navanhuvose; 22chosechinekufemakwemweyaweupenyumumhino dzacho,zvosezvakangazviripakaomapasi,zvakafa. 23Chipenyuchose,chaivapo,chaivapachisochepasi, kubvakumunhukusvikakuchipfuwo,nezvinhu zvinokambairazvosenekushiridzedengazvakaparadzwa. Noaogaakasaraarimupenyu,nezvaaivanayemuareka 24Mvurandokukwiriranesimbapamusoropenyika mazuvazananemakumimashanu.

CHITSAUKO8

1ZvinoMwariwakarangariraNowanechipenyuchose, nechipfuwochosechaivanayemuareka;Mwari akafambisamhepopanyika,mvurandokuserera.

2Zvitubuzvepakadzikanemahwindoematenga akadzivirwa,nemvurayakabvakudengaikadziviswa

3Mvurandokurambaichidzokaachibvapanyika,mazuva anezananemakumimashanuaperamvurandokuserera

4Arekaikagaramumwedziwechinomwe,nezuvaregumi nemanomweremwedzi,pamusoropemakomoeArarati.

5Mvurandokurambaichidererakusvikirapamwedzi wegumi;nemwedziwegumi,nezuvarekutangaremwedzi kwakaonekwamisoroyemakomo.

6Zvinomazuvamakumimanaakatiapera,Nowa akazarurahwindorearekaraakangaaita

7Akatumagunguo,rikapopota,kusvikiramvurayapwa panyika

8Akatumawonjivakubvapaaiva,kutiaonekanamvura yasererapachisochenyika;

9Asinjivahainakuwanazorororerutsokarwayo, ikadzokerakwaarimuareka,nekutimvurayaivapamusoro pechisochenyikayose;ipapoakatambanudzaruokorwake, akaitora,akaipinzakwaarimuareka

10Zvinowakagaraamwemazuvamanomwezve; akabudisazvenjivamuareka;

11Njivaikapindakwaarimadekwana;zvinotarira, mumuromomayomaivaneshizharemuorivhirakatanhwa; naizvozvoNowawakazivakutimvurayaivayaserera kubvapanyika

12Zvinowakagaraamwemazuvamanomwezve;akatuma njiva;iyohainakuzodzokerazvekwaarizvakare

13Zvinozvakaitikamugoreremazanamatanhatunerimwe, nemwedziwekutanga,nezuvarekutangaremwedzi,mvura yaivayapwakubvapanyika;Nowandokubvisa chifukidzirocheareka,ndokuona,zvinotarira,pasi pakaoma.

14Zvinonemwedziwechipiri,nezuvaremakumimaviri nemanomweremwedzi,nyikayaivayaoma

15ZvinoMwariwakataurakunaNowa,achiti: 16Budamuareka,iwe,nemukadziwako,nevanakomana vako,nevakadzivevanakomanavakopamwenewe 17Chipenyuchosechinewe,panyamayoseyeshiri neyechipfuwoneyechosechinokambaira,chinokambaira panyika,budanacho;kutizviberekezviwandepanyika, zvibereke,zviwandepanyika

18ZvinoNowawakabuda,nevanakomanavake, nemukadziwake,nevakadzivevanakomanavakepamwe naye

19Mhukadzose,nechinokambairachose,neshiriyose, nechipinechipichinokambairapanyika,nemarudziazvo, zvakabudapaareka

20ZvinoNowawakavakiraJehovhaaritari;akatora pamhukadzosedzakanakaneshiridzosedzakanaka, akapisirazvipirisozvinopiswapaaritari

21Jehovhaakanzwakunhuhwirakwakanaka;Jehovha akatimumoyomake:Handichapinyikarushambwazve nekudakwemunhu;nekutikufungakwemoyowemunhu kwakaipakubvapaudukuhwake;uyehandichazorovizve zvipenyuzvosesezvandakaita.

22Nguvayoseyenyika,kudzvaranekukohwa,kutonhora nekudziya,zhizhanechando,masikatineusiku hazvingagumi.

CHITSAUKO9

1ZvinoMwariwakaropafadzaNowanevanakomanavake, akatikwavari:Berekai,muwande,muzadzenyika

2Nekutyiwakwenyunekuvhundukwakwenyukuchava pamusoropemhukaimweneimweyenyika,nepamusoro peshiriimweneimweyedenga,nepazvosezvinokambaira panyika,nepamusoropehovedzosedzegungwa;zvakaiswa mumaokoenyu

3Chosechinofambachipenyuchichavachikafuchenyu; kunyangemiriwomitemandakakupaizvose.

4Asinyama,kanaineupenyuhwayo,roparayo,musadya

5Zvinozvirokwazvoroparenyu,reupenyuhwenyu, ndicharitsvaka;paruokorwemhukayosendicharitsvaka, neparuokorwemunhu;paruokorwehamayemunhuumwe neumwendichatsvakaupenyuhwemunhu.

6Aninaanianoteuraroparemunhu,nemunhurichateurwa roparake;nekutinemufananidzowaMwariwakaitamunhu 7Nemwiberekanai,muwande;berekaizviwandepanyika, muwandemairi.

8ZvinoMwariwakataurakunaNowanekuvanakomana vakevaivanaye,achiti:

9Zvinotarira,ndinosimbisasunganoyangunewe,nembeu yakoinokutevera; 10nechipenyuchimwenechimwechinemwi,cheshiri, nezvipfuwo,nemhukaipineipiyenyikainemwi;kubva kunezvosezvinobudamuareka,kumhukaipineipi yepanyika.

11Ndichasimbisasunganoyangunewe;nenyamayose haingazoparadzwizvenemvurayemafashame;nemvura haichazovipozvekutiiparadzenyika

12ZvinoMwariwakati:Ichindichochiratidzochesungano yandinoitapakatipangunemwinechisikwachosechipenyu chinemwikumarudziasingaperi;

13Ndinoisamuraravunguwangumugore,uyeuchava chiratidzochesunganopakatipangunenyika.

14Zvinozvichaitikakanandikaunzagorepamusoro penyika,kutimurarabunguuchaonekwamugore

15Uyendicharangarirasunganoyanguiripakatipangu nemwi,nechisikwachosechipenyuchenyama;uyemvura haichazovimafashamekutiiparadzenyamayose.

16Zvinomurarabunguuchavamugore;ndicharitarira,kuti ndirangariresunganoisingaperipakatipaMwari nechisikwachosechipenyuchenyamachiripanyika.

17ZvinoMwariwakatikunaNowa:Ichindichochiratidzo chesunganoyandakagadzapakatipangunenyamayoseiri panyika.

18ZvinovanakomanavaNowavakabudamuarekavaiva ShemunaHamunaJafeti;uyeHamundiyebabavaKanani 19AvavanakomanavatatuvaNowa,nyikayose yakazadzwanavo

20ZvinoNowawakatangakuvamurimi,akarimamunda wemuzambiringa.

21Zvinowakamwawaini,akadhakwa;akazvifukurapakati petenderake

22ZvinoHamu,babavaKanani,akaonakusapfeka kwababavake,akazivisavanakomanavamaivakevaviri panze

23ZvinoShemunaJafetivakatoranguvo,vakaiisa pamafudziavo,vakaendachinhambo,vakapfekedza kushamakwababavavo;zvisozvavozvakatarirashure, vakasaonakushamakwababavavo.

24ZvinoNowawakamukapawainiyake,akaziva zvaakaitirwanemwanakomanawakemuduku

25Zvinowakati:Kananingaatukwe;achavamuranda wevarandakuhamadzake

26Zvinowakati:JehovhaMwariwaShemungaakudzwe; Kananiachavamurandawake.

27MwaringaakuriseJafeti,uyengaagaremumatende aShemu;Kananiachavamurandawake

28ZvinoNowawakararamashurekwemafashamemakore mazanamatatunemakumimashanu

29NemazuvaoseaNowaaivamakoremazana mapfumbamwenemakumimashanu,ndokufa.

CHITSAUKO10

1ZvinoawamarudzievanakomanavaNowa,Shemu, Hamu,naJafeti;ivovakaberekerwavanashurekwemvura zhinji.

2VanakomanavaJafeti;naGomeri,naMagogi,naMadhai, naJavhani,naTubhari,naMesheki,naTirasi

3VanakomanavaGomeri;Ashikenazi,neRifati, naTogarima

4VanakomanavaJavhani;naErisha,naTashishi,naKitimi, naRodhanimi

5Naivozviwizvevahedhenizvakagoverwamunyikadzavo; mumwenomumwenorurimirwake,nemhuridzavo, nendudzidzavo

6VanakomanavaHamu;Kushi,naMiziraimu,naPuti, naKanani.

7VanakomanavaKushi;navanakomanavaRama:Sebha naHavhiranaSabhatanaRamanaSabhuteka;Shebha, neDhedhani.

8KushiakaberekaNimurodhi,ndiyeakatangakuvaune simbapanyika

9WaivamudzinganisiunesimbapamberipaJehovha; naizvozvozvinonzi,SaNimurodhimudzimbamukuru pamberipaJehovha

10UyemavamboeushehwakeaivapaBhabheri,neEreki, neAkadhi,neKarine,panyikayeShinari

11Akabudakunyikaiyo,akabudaAsiria,akandovaka Ninivhe,neRehobhoti,neKara; 12neReseni,pakatipeNinivheneKara;ndirogutaguru 13MiziraimuakaberekavaRudhinevaAnaminevaRehabhi nevaNafutuhi;

14nevaPaturusi,nevaKasiruhi(makabvavaFirisitia) nevaKafitori.

15KenanindokuberekaSidhonidangwerake,naHeti; 16nevaJebhusi,nevaAmori,nevaGirigasi; 17nevaHivhi,nevaAriki,nevaSini, 18nevaArivhadhi,nevaZemari,nevaHamati;pashure mhuridzevaKananidzakapararira

19MuganhuwavaKananiwakabvapaSidhoniukasvika GerarikusvikirapaGaza;uchiendakuSodhoma,neGomora, neAdhamu,neZebhoimu,kusvikirapaRasha 20AvavanakomanavaHamu,nemhuridzavo,nendimi dzavo,munyikadzavo,nendudzidzavo

21NaiyeShemu,babavevanavosevaEbheru,mukuru waJafetiakaberekerwavana.

22VanakomanavaShemu;naErami,naAshuri, naAripakishadhi,naRudhi,naArami

23VanakomanavaAramu;naUzi,naHuri,naGeteri, naMashi

24AripakishadhiakaberekaShera;SheraakaberekaEbheri 25Ebheriakaberekerwavanakomanavaviri,zitaromumwe raivaPeregi;nekutipamazuvaakenyikayakakamurwa; uyezitaremunin'inawakeraivaJokitani

26JokitaniakaberekaArimodhadhi,naSherefi, naHazarimavheti,naJera; 27naHadhorami,naUzari,naDhikira; 28naObhari,naAbhimaeri,naShebha; 29naOfiri,naHavhira,naJobhabhu;avavosevaiva vanakomanavaJokitani

30UgarohwavohwaitangirapaMeshakuendaSefari, gomorekumabvazuva

31AvavanakomanavaShemu,nemhuridzavo,nendimi dzavo,munyikadzavo,nendudzidzavo

32IdziimhuridzevanakomanavaNowanemazeraavo nendudzidzavo;kwavarikwakaparadzaniswandudzidzose shurekwemvurazhinji.

CHITSAUKO11

1Zvinonyikayoseyaivayerurimirwumweneyeshoko rimwe.

2Zvinozvakaitikavachifambakubvakumabvazuva,kuti vakawanabanimunyikayeShinari;vakagarako

3Ndokutiumweneumwekumuvakidzaniwake:Uyai, ngatiitezvidhina,tizvipisezvikuruZvinozvidhina zvakavamabwekwavari,netaraikavadopekwavari

4Zvinovakati,Uyai,ngatizvivakiregutaneshongweine musorounosvikakudenga;uyengatizviitireizita,kuti tiregekupararirapamusoropenyikayose

5ZvinoJehovhawakaburukakuzoonagutaneshongwe, yakangiyavakwanevanakomanavevanhu.

6Jehovhaakati,Tarira,rudzinderwumwe,uyevanerurimi rumwevose;zvinovotangakuita;zvinohavachadziviswa chinhuchavafungakuita.

7Uyai,ngatiburuke,tivhiringidzerurimirwavoipapo,kuti varegekunzwanamutauroweumweneumwe

8NaizvozvoJehovhawakavaparadzirakubvaipapo pamusoropechisochenyika,vakamirakuvakaguta

9NaizvozvovakatumidzazitararokutiBhabheri;nekuti ipapoJehovhawakavhiringidzarurimirwenyikayose,uye kubvaipapoJehovhaakavaparadzirapachisochenyika yose.

10AyandiwomarudziaShemu:Shemuwakangeane makorezana,akaberekaAripakishadhi,makoremaviri shurekwemafashame;

11Shemundokurarama,shurekwekuberekaAripakishadhi, makoremazanamashanu;akaberekavanakomana nevanasikana.

12Aripakishadhindokuraramamakoremakumimatatu nemashanu,akaberekaShera

13Aripakishadhindokurarama,shurekwekuberekakwake Shera,makoremazanamananematatu;akabereka vanakomananevanasikana

14Sherandokuraramamakoremakumimatatu,akabereka Ebheru

15Sherandokurarama,shurekwekuberekakwakeEbheru, makoremazanamananematatu;akaberekavanakomana nevanasikana

16Ebherundokuraramamakoremakumimatatunemana, akaberekaPeregi.

17Ebherundokurarama,shurekwekuberekakwakePeregi, makoremazanamananemakumimatatu;ndokubereka vanakomananevanasikana.

18Peregindokuraramamakoremakumimatatu,akabereka Rehu

19Peregindokurarama,shurekwekuberekakwakeRehu, makoremazanamavirinemapfumbamwe;akabereka vanakomananevanasikana

20Rehundokuraramamakoremakumimatatunemaviri, akaberekaSerugu

21ZvinoRehuwakararama,shurekwekuberekakwake Serugu,makoremazanamavirinemanomwe;akabereka vanakomananevanasikana

22Serugundokuraramamakoremakumimatatu,akabereka Nahori

23ZvinoSeruguwakararama,shurekwekuberekakwake Nahori,makoremazanamaviri,akaberekavanakomana nevanasikana.

24Nahorindokuraramamakoremakumimaviri nemapfumbamwe,akaberekaTera

25ZvinoNahoriwakararama,shurekwekuberekakwake Tera,makorezananeguminemapfumbamwe,akabereka vanakomananevanasikana.

26Terandokuraramamakoremakumimanomwe, akaberekaAbhuramu,NahorinaHarani

27ZvinoizvizvizvarwazvaTera.Terawakabereka Abhuramu,NahorinaHarani;HaraniakaberekaRoti

28Haraniakafa,babavakeTeravasativafa,panyika yechiberekerwachake,muUriyevaKaradhea.

29ZvinoAbhuramunaNahorivakazvitoreravakadzi;zita remukadziwaAbhuramuraivaSarai;uyezitaremukadzi waNahoriraivaMirika,mukundawaHarani,babavaMirika, nababavaIsika

30AsiSaraiwaivamhanje;akangaasinamwana

31ZvinoTerawakatoraAbhuramumwanakomanawake, naRoti,mwanakomanawaHarani,mwanakomana wemwanakomanawake,naSarai,muroorawake,mukadzi waAbhuramumwanakomanawake;vakabvaUri yevaKaradheanavo,kutivaendekunyikayeKanani; vakasvikaHarani,vakagarapo.

32ZvinomazuvaaTeraaivamakoremazanamaviri nemashanu;TeraakafiraHarani

CHITSAUKO12

1ZvinoJehovhawakatikunaAbhuramu:Budamunyika yekwakonekuhamadzakonekuimbayababavako,uende kunyikayandichakuratidza;

2Zvinondichakuitauverudzirukuru,nekukuropafadza, nekuitazitarakoriveguru;uyeuchavaropafadzo

3Uyendicharopafadzavanokuropafadza,nekutuka unokutuka;uyemaurimarudzioseenyikaacharopafadzwa.

4AbhuramundokuendaJehovhasezvaakataurakwaari; naRotiwakaendanayeZvinoAbhuramuwakangeane makoremakumimanomwenemashanupakubvakwake Harani

5AbhuramundokutoraSarai,mukadziwake,naRoti, mwanakomanawemunin'inawake,nenhumbidzavodzose dzavakangevaunganidza,nemweyayavakangevawana paHarani;vakabudakuendakunyikayeKanani;ndokusvika kunyikayeKanani.

6Abhuramundokuguranemunyikakusvikapanzvimbo yeShekemu,pamutiwemuouki*weMore;uyevaKanani vaivamunyikaiyonenguvaiyo.

7ZvinoJehovhawakaonekerakunaAbhuramu,akati: Kumbeuyakondichapanyikaiyi;ndokuvakirapoJehovha aritari,iyewakangeaonekerakwaari.

8Zvinowakabvapoakaendakugomoririkumabvazuva kweBheteri,ndokudzikatenderake,Bheteririri kumavirazuvaneAikumabvazuva;ndokuvakirapoJehovha aritari,ndokudanazitaraJehovha

9ZvinoAbhuramuwakafambaachiendereramberi akanangakuchamhembe.

10Zvinokwakavanenzarapanyikaiyo;Abhuramu ndokuburukirakuEgipitakunogarakosemweni;nekuti nzarayakangairihurupanyika

11ZvinozvakaitikaoswederakupindamuEgipitakuti wakatikunaSaraimukadziwake:Tarirazvino,ndinoziva kutiurimukadziwakanakakuonekwa.

12ZvinozvichaitikavaEgipitapavachakuona,kutivachati: Uyumukadziwake;ndokundiuraya,asiiwe vachakuchengetaurimupenyu

13Utihakourihanzvadziyangu,kutizvindinakirenekuda kwako;uyemweyawanguuchararamanokudakwenyu.

14ZvinozvakaitikakutiAbhuramuwakatiasvikaEgipita, vaEgipitavakaonamukadzikutiwakanakakwazvo

15NemachindaaFaraoakamuona,ndokumurumbidza pamberipaFarao;mukadzindokuiswamumbamaFarao

16ZvinowakabataAbhuramuzvakanakanekudakwake; uyeakavanemakwainemombenemadhongi nevarandarumenevarandakadzinemadhongiechikadzi nemakamera.

17AsiJehovhawakatambudzaFarao,neimbayake, nematambudzikomakurunekudakwaSaraimukadzi waAbhuramu

18FaraondokudanaAbhuramuakati:Chiiichichawaita kwandiri?seiusinakundiudzakutimukadziwako?

19Wakarevereikutiihanzvadziyangu?ndingadai ndakamutoraavemukadziwangu;naizvozvotarira mukadziwako,mutoreuende

20Faraoakarairavarumevakepamusoropake, vakamudzinganomukadziwakenezvosezvaakangaanazvo

CHITSAUKO13

1ZvinoAbhuramuwakakwirakubvaEgipita,iye nemukadziwakenezvosezvaakangeanazvo,naRotianaye, vakaendakuchamhembe

2ZvinoAbhuramuwakangeakafumakwazvopamombe, pasirivha,nepandarama.

3Zvinowakafambanzendodzakekubvakurutivirwezasi kusvikirapaBheteri,panzvimbopaivanetenderake pakutanga,pakatipeBheterineAi; 4kunzvimboyearitariyaakangeaitapopakutanga; AbhuramundokudanazitaraJehovhaipapo

5NaRotiwo,waifambanaAbhuramu,wakangeanemakwai, nemombe,nematende

6Nyikaikakonewakuvatakurakutivagarepamwe;nekuti fumayavoyakangeirizhinji;zvekutivakangevasingagoni kugarapamwe

7Zvinopakavanemakakatamwapakatipevafudzi vezvipfuwozvaAbhuramunevafudzivezvipfuwozvaRoti. ZvinonenguvaiyovaKananinevaPerezivaigarapanyika iyo

8AbhuramundokutikunaRoti:Makakatamwangaarege kuvapo,ndinokukumbira,pakatipangunewe,nepakati pevafudzivangunevafudzivako;nekutitirihama 9Nyikayosehaizipamberipakohere?siyananenizvino, kanaukaendakuruboshwe,ndichaendakurudyi;kana ukaendakurudyi,inindichaendakuruboshwe

10Rotindokusimudzamesoake,akaonabanirose reJoridhani,kutirakadiridzwazvakanakarose,Jehovha asatiaparadzaSodhomaneGomora,rakaitasemunda waJehovha,senyikayeEgipita,kanauchiendaZoari.

11RotiakazvisarudzirabanirosereJoridhani;Roti ndokuendakumabvazuva;ndokuzviparadzanisaumwe kubvakuneumwe

12AbhuramuwakagaramunyikayeKanani,Roti ndokugarapamagutaemapani,akadzikatendepakatarisana neSodhoma.

13AsivarumeveSodhomavakangavakaipa,uyevatadzi pamberipaJehovhazvikuru

14ZvinoJehovhawakatikunaAbhuramuRotiaparadzana naye:Simudzaikozvinomesoako,utarirekubva panzvimboyaugere,nekuchamhembe,nekuchamhembe, nekumabvazuva,nekumavirira; 15nekutinyikayoseyaunoonandichaipakwauri nekumbeuyakokusvikirarinhinarinhi.

16Uyendichaitambeuyakoseguruvarenyika,kutikana kunemunhuanogonakuverengaguruvarenyika,nembeu yakoingaverengwawo

17Simuka,fambauchiguranyikapaurefuhwayo, nepaupamhihwayo;nekutindichakupaiyo.

18Abhuramundokubvisatende,akasvikandokugara pamitiyemiouki*yeMamure,irimuHebhuroni, akavakirapoJehovhaaritari.

CHITSAUKO14

1ZvinonamazuvaaAmuraferimamboweShinari, naAriokimamboweErasari,naKedhoriraomerimambo weErami,naTidhari,mambowamarudzi;

2kutiavavakaitahondonaBheramamboweSodhoma, naBhirishamamboweGomora,Shinabhimambo weAdhamu,naShemebherimamboweZebhoimi,namambo weBhera,rinovaZoari

3AvavosevakasanganamumupataweSidhimuunova GungwareMunyu

4MakoreguminemavirivakashandiraKedhoriraomeri,asi vakamumukiranegorereguminematatu.

5ZvinonegorereguminamanaKedhoriraomeriakasvika, namadzimamboaakangaanavo,vakakundavaRefaimu paAshiterotikarinaimu,navaZuzipaHamu,navaEmi paShavheKiriataimu;

6nevaHoripagomoravoSeiri,kusvikirapaEriparaniriri pedonerenje.

7VakadzokavakasvikaEnimishipati(ndiroKadheshi), vakakundanyikayoseyavaAmareki,navaAmori,vakanga vagereHazazoni-tamari.

8ZvinomamboweSodhoma,namamboweGomora, namamboweAdhamu,namamboweZebhoimi,namambo weBhera(ndiroZoari)akabuda,vakandorwanavo pamupataweSidhimu;

9naKedhoriraomerimamboweErami,naTidhari,mambo wamarudzi,naAmuraferimamboweShinari,naArioki, mamboweErasari;madzimambomanaachirwanevashanu 10MupataweSidhimuwaivanemakombaanetara;uye madzimamboeSodhomaneGomoraakatiza,ndokuwiramo; vakasaravakatizirakugomo 11ndokutoranhumbidzosedzeSodhomaneGomora, nechikafuchavochose,vakaenda.

12ZvinovakatoraRoti,mwanakomanawemunin'ina waAbhuramu,waigarapaSodhoma,nenhumbidzake, ndokuenda.

13Zvinokwakauyawakangeapukunyukandokuudza AbhuramumuHebheru;nekutiwakangeagerepamiti yemioukiyaMamuremuAmori,munin'inawaEshikori munin'inawaAneri;ivovakangevaitasungano naAbhuramu

14ZvinoAbhuramuwakatianzwakutihamayakeyatapwa, akashongedzazvombovakangevadzidziswa, vakaberekerwamumbamake,mazanamatatunegumi nevasere,akavatevererakusvikirapaDhani

15Zvinowakazvikamurakurwanavousiku,iyenevaranda vake,akavarova,akavatevererakusvikirapaHobha,riri kurudyirweDhamasiko

16Akadzosanhumbidzose,naRotiwohamayake, nenhumbidzake,navakadziwo,navanhu.

17ZvinomamboweSodhomaakabuda kunomuchingamidzapakudzokakwakepakuuraya

Kedhoriraomerinamadzimamboaivanaye,pamupata weShavhe,unovaMupatawamambo.

18MerikizedhekimamboweSaremindokuuisachingwa newaini;uyeiyemupristiwaMwariWekumusoro-soro.

19Zvinowakamuropafadzaakati:Ngaaropafadzwe AbhuramunaMwariWekumusoro-soro,Muridziwedenga nenyika

20UyengaaropafadzweMwariWekumusoro-soro, wakakumikidzavavengivakomuruokorwakoAkamupa chegumichezvose

21ZvinomamboweSodhomawakatikunaAbhuramu: Ndipevanhu,utorenhumbi

22AbhuramundokutikunamamboweSodhoma: NdasimudziraruokorwangukunaJehovhaMwari Wekumusoro-soro,Muridziwedenganenyika, 23kutihandingatorikubvaparwonzikunyangeparwonzi rweshangu,uyehandingatorichinhuchenyu,kutimurege kuzoti:NdakafumisaAbhuramu; 24Kunzekweizvochetezvakadyiwanemajaya,nemugove wevarumevakaindaneni,vanaAneri,naEshikori, naMamure;ngavatoremugovewavo

CHITSAUKO15

1ShurekwezvinhuizvishokoraJehovharakauyakuna Abhuramupachiratidzorichiti:UsatyaAbhuramu,ndiri nhovoyako,nemubayirowakomukuru-kuru

2Abhuramundokuti:IsheJehovha,muchandipei? Zvandinofambandisinamwana;uyemutaririweimba yangundiEriezeriweDhamasiko?

3Abhuramundokuti:Tarira,kwandirihamunakupambeu; uyetarira,uyowakaberekerwamumbamangundiye achavamudyiwenhakayangu

4Zvinotarira,shokoraJehovhakwaarirakati:Uyu haangavimudyiwenhakawako;asiuyouchabudapaura hwako,ndiyeachavamugariwenhakayako

5Ndokumubudisapanzeakati:Zvinotarirakumatenga, ugoverenganyeredzi,kanauchigonakudziverenga;ndokuti kwaari:Ndizvozvichaitambeuyako

6IyendokutendakunaJehovha;iyeakamutindiko kururamakwake

7Akatikwaari,NdiniJehovhawakakubudisapaUri yevaKaradhea,kutindikupenyikaiyiivenhakayako.

8Zvinoakati:IsheJehovha,ndichazivaseikutiichava nhakayangu?

9Zvinoakatikwaari:Nditoreretsiruremakorematatu, neshecheyembudziyemakorematatu,negondohwe remakorematatu,nenjiva,nehangaiwa.

10Akamutorerazvoseizvi,akazvipamuranepakati, akagadzikarumwerutivirwakatarisananerwumwe;asi shirihaanakudzipamura

11Zvinomagoraakaburukirakuzvitunha,Abhuramu wakaadzinga

12Zvinozuvarakatirovira,hopehurudzakawirapana Abhuramu;zvinotarira,kutyakwerimagurukwakawira pamusoropake

13ZvinowakatikunaAbhuramu:Uzivekwazvokutimbeu yakoichavamutorwamunyikaisatiiriyavo,uye vachavashandiravachavatambudzamakoremazanamana; 14Asirudzirwavachashandirandicharwutonga,uye pashurevachabudanenhumbizhinji

15Asiiweuchaendakunamadzibabaakonerugare; uchavigwapakukwegurakwakanaka.

16Asiparudzirwechinavachadzokerapano,nekutikuipa kwevaAmorikuchigerekuzara.

17Zvinozvakaitikakutizuvaravira,uyekwasviba,zvino tarira,chotochinopfungairanemwenjeunopfuta zvinopfuurapakatipenhindiidzodzo

18NezuvairoJehovhawakaitasunganonaAbhuramu, akati:Kumbeuyakondakapanyikaiyi,kubvaparwizi rweEgipitakusvikiraparwizirukuru,rwiziYufuratesi; 19vaKeni,nevaKenizi,nevaKadhimoni; 20nevaHiti,nevaPerezi,nevaRefaimu, 21nevaAmori,nevaKanani,nevaGirigashi,nevaJebhusi.

CHITSAUKO16

1ZvinoSaraimukadziwaAbhuramu,waiva asingamuberekerivana;uyewaivanemurandakadzi, muEgipita,zitarakeririHagari.

2SaraindokutikunaAbhuramu:Tarirazvino,Jehovha wakandikonesapakubereka,pindahakokumurandakadzi wangu,zvimwendingawanavananaye.zvimwe ndingawanavananayeAbhuramundokuteererainzwi raSarai

3ZvinoSaraimukadziwaAbhuramuwakatoraHagari muEgipitamurandakadziwake,pakuperakwemakoregumi AbhuramuagerepanyikayeKanani,ndokumupakuna Abhuramumurumewakekutiavemukadziwake.

4ZvinowakapindakunaHagari,iyendokutoramimba; zvinowakatiaonakutiwavanemimba,vatenzikadzivake vakashorekapamesoake.

5ZvinoSaraiwakatikunaAbhuramu:Kukanganiswa kwangukuripamusoropakoNdapamurandakadziwangu pachipfuvachako;zvinowakatiaonakutiwavanemimba, ndikashorekapamesoake;Jehovhangaatongepakatipangu newe

6AsiAbhuramuwakatikunaSarai:Tarira,murandakadzi wakouriparuokorwakoitakwaarisezvaunodaiweZvino Saraiwakamuomesera,akatizapachisochake

7MutumwawaJehovhaakamuwanapachitubuchemvura murenje,patsimeriripanzirainoendakuShuri

8Zvinowakati:Hagari,murandakadziwaSarai,unobvepi? zvinouchaendepi?Iyendokuti:Ndatizakubvapachiso chatenzikadziwanguSarai

9MutumwawaJehovhandokutikwaari:Dzokerakuna tenzikadziwako,ugozvininipisapasipemaokoavo.

10MutumwawaJehovhandokutikwaari:Ndichawanza zvikurumbeuyakokutiisaverengwanekuwanda.

11MutumwawaJehovhaakatiwokwaari:Tarira,une mimba,uyeuchaberekamwanakomana,ugotumidzazita rakekutiIshimaeri;nekutiJehovhawanzwakutambudzika kwako.

12Iyeachavamunhuwesango;ruokorwakerwucharwisa munhuwose,neruokorwemunhuwoserwuchamurwisa; uyeuchagarapamberipechisochehamadzakedzose

13ZvinoakatumidzazitaraJehovhawakataurirananaye kuti:ImwiMwariwekuona;nekutiwakati:Panoneni ndamutarisahereiyeunondiona?

14NaizvozvochitubuchakanziBheeriahiroi;tarirai,riri pakatipeKadheshineBheredhi.

15HagarindokuberekeraAbhuramumwanakomana; Abhuramundokutumidzazitaremwanakomanawake, Hagariwaakaberekakuti:Ishimaeri

16Abhuramuwakangeanemakoremakumimasere nematanhatu,HagaripaakaberekeraAbhuramuIshimaeri.

CHITSAUKO17

1ZvinoAbhuramupaakangeavanemakoremakumi mapfumbamwenemapfumbamwe,Jehovhawakaonekera kunaAbhuramu,ndokutikwaari:NdiniMwari Wemasimbaose;Fambapamberipangu,uvewakakwana 2Ndichaitasunganoyangupakatipangunewe, ndigokuwanzazvikurusa

3Abhuramundokuwanechisochake;Mwarindokutaura naye,achiti:

4Kanandirini,tarira,sunganoyanguinewe;uyeuchava babavemarudzimazhinji

5NezitarakoharichazonziAbhuramu,asizitarakorichava Abhurahamu;nekutindakakuitababavemarudzimazhinji

6Ndichakuitawouberekezvikuru;uyendichakuitandudzi, nemadzimamboachabudakwauri.

7Uyendichasimbisasunganoyangupakatipangunewe, nembeuyakoinokuteverapamazeraayo,ivesungano isingaperi,kutindiveMwarikwaurinekumbeuyako inokutevera

8Zvinondichapakwaurinekumbeuyakoinokutevera nyikayaurimwenimairi,nyikayoseyeKanani,iveyako nekusingaperi;uyendichavaMwariwavo

9MwarindokutikunaAbhurahamu:Naizvozvoiwe uchachengetasunganoyangu,nembeuyakoinokutevera pamazeraayo

10Ndiyosunganoyangu,yamuchachengetapakatipangu nemwinembeuyakoinokutevera;Varumevosepakati penyuvanofanirakudzingiswa

11Zvinomuchadzingisanyamayechikandachenyu chepamberi;uyechichavachiratidzochesunganopakati pangunemwi

12Uyeunemazuvamasereuchadzingiswapakatipenyu, chirumechosepamazeraenyu,unoberekerwamumba, neunotengwanemarikumutorwaupineupi,usiriwembeu yako

13Wakazvarwamumbamakonewakatengwanemariyako unofanirakudzingiswa;uyesunganoyanguichava panyamayenyu,ivesunganoyekusingaperi

14Zvinochirumechisinakudzingiswa,chinenyama yechikandachepamberiisinakudzingiswa,mweyauyo unofanirakugurwakubvapavanhuvekwake;aputsa sunganoyangu

15MwarindokutikunaAbhurahamu:Saraimukadziwako, usadanazitarakekutiSarai,nekutiSaraindirozitarake

16Zvinondichamuropafadza,nekukupawomwanakomana kwaari,uyendichamuropafadza,avemaivemarudzi; madzimamboavanhuachabvakwaari

17Abhurahamundokuwanechisochake,ndokuseka, ndokutimumoyomake:Unemakorezanaungaberekerwa here?uyeSaraanemakoremakumimapfumbamwe achaberekahere?

18AbhurahamundokutikunaMwari:DaiIshimaeri achiraramapamberipenyu!

19Mwarindokuti:ZvirokwazvoSaramukadziwako uchakuberekeramwanakomana;uyeuchatumidzazitarake

kutiIsaka;uyendichasimbisasunganoyangunaye,ive sunganoyekusingaperi,nembeuyakeinomutevera.

20KanazvirizvaIshimaeri,ndakunzwawo;tarira, ndamuropafadza,uyendichamuitaabereke,nekumuwanza zvikurusa;uchaberekamachindaguminemaviri,uye ndichamuitarudzirukuru

21AsisunganoyangundichaimisanaIsaka,Sara waachakuberekeranenguvainomakei.

22Zvinowakapedzakutauranaye,Mwarindokukwira achibvakunaAbhurahamu

23AbhurahamundokutoraIshimaerimwanakomanawake, nevosevakaberekerwamumbamake,nevosevakatengwa nemariyake,varumevosepakatipevarumeveimba yaAbhurahamu;ndokudzingisanyamayechikandachavo chepamberinemusiiwoyo,Mwarisezvaakangeareva kwaari.

24ZvinoAbhurahamuwaivanemakoremakumi mapfumbamwenemapfumbamwepaakadzingiswa panyamayechikandachepamberiyake.

25Nalshimaeri,mwanakomanawakewaivanemakore guminematatupaakadzingiswanyamayechikanda chepamberiyake.

26NemusiiwoyoAbhurahamuwakadzingiswapamwe naIshimaerimwanakomanawake

27Nevarumevoseveimbayake,vakazvarirwamumba nevakatengwanemarikumutorwa,vakadzingiswapamwe naye

CHITSAUKO18

1ZvinoJehovhawakazviratidzakwaaripamiouki yeMamure,ndokugarapamusuwowetendepakupisa kwezuva;

2Zvinowakasimudzamesoake,akaona,zvinotarira, varumevatatuvamirenaye;zvinowakatiachivaona, akamhanyakunovachingamidzapamusuwowetende, ndokukotamirapasi.

3ndokuti:Ishewangu,kanazvinondawananyasha pamesoenyu,ndinokukumbirai,musapfuurapamuranda wenyu.

4Ngakuutoreihenyumvurashoma,mugoshambidzatsoka dzenyu,muzororepasipomuti;

5Zvinondichauisachimeduchechingwa,mugonyaradza moyoyenyu;mugopfuurahenyu,nekutindizvo zvamapfuurirakumurandawenyuIvondokuti:Ita sezvawareva.

6Abhurahamundokukurumidzakupindamutendekuna Sara,akati:Kurumidza,gadzirazviyerozvitatuzveupfu hwakatsetseka,uhukanye,ubikezvingwapamoto

7Abhurahamundokumhanyirakumombe,akatoramhuru inenyamayakapfava,yakanaka,akapakujaya;uye akachimbidzakuigadzira.

8Akatoramukakawakafa,nomukaka,nemhuruyaakanga agadzira,akazviisapamberipavo;akamirapedonavopasi pomuti,ivovakadya

9Ivondokutikwaari:UripiSaramukadziwako?Akati, Tarirai,mutende.

10Akati,Zvirokwazvondichadzokanenguvaiyiyoupenyu; uyetarira,Saramukadziwakouchavanemwanakomana Saraakazvinzwaaripamusuwowetendeshurekwake.

11ZvinoAbhurahamunaSaravakangevakwegura,vava nemakoremazhinji;uyezvakangezvagumakunaSara nemutowowevakadzi

12NaizvozvoSarawakasekamukatimakeachiti: Ndachembera,ndingavanemufarohere,naishewangu achemberawo?

13JehovhandokutikunaAbhurahamu:Sarawasekerei, achiti:Zvirokwazvonenindichaberekandakwegurahere?

14KunechinhuchinoremakukundaJehovhahere? Nenguvayakatarwandichadzokakwauri,nenguva yeupenyuhuno,uyeSarauchavanemwanakomana

15Sarandokurambaachiti:Handinakuseka;nokutiakanga achitya.Iyeakati,Kwete;asiwakaseka.

16Zvinovarumevakasimukakubvaipapondokutarira Sodhoma;Abhurahamundokuendanavoachivaperekedza 17Jehovhandokuti:InindichavanziraAbhurahamu zvandinoitahere?

18Abhurahamuzvaachavazvirokwazvorudzirukuru rwunesimba,nendudzidzosedzenyikadzicharopafadzwa nemaari

19Nekutindakamuziva,kutiarairevanavakeneimbayake vanomutevera,vagochengetanzirayaJehovhakutivaite kururamisiranekutonga;kutiJehovhaauyisepamusoro paAbhurahamuizvozvaakataurapamusoropake

20Jehovhandokuti:NekutikuchemakweSodhoma neGomorakukuru,uyenekutichivichavochakaipa kwazvo;

21ndichaburukazvinondigoonakanavakaitazvizere zvinoenderananekuchemakwarokwasvikakwandiri;kana zvisakadaro,ndichaziva

22Zvinovarumevakafuratiraipapo,vakaendavakananga Sodhoma;asiAbhurahamuwakangeachakamirapamberi paJehovha

23Abhurahamundokuswedera,akati:Muchaparadzawo vakaruramapamwenevakaipahere?

24Zvimwevaripovakaruramamakumimashanumukati meguta;muchaparadzawomukasaregereranzvimboiyo nekudakwevakaruramamakumimashanuvarimohere?

25Ngazvivekurenemwikuitachinhuchakadaro,kuuraya wakaruramapamwenewakaipa,kutiwakaruramaave sawakaipa;ngazvivekurenemwiMutongiwenyikayose haangaitizvakaruramahere?

26Jehovhandokuti:KanandikawanamuSodhoma vakaruramamakumimashanumukatimeguta,ipapo ndichanzwiranzvimboyosetsitsinekudakwavo

27Abhurahamundokupindurandokuti:Tariraizvino, ndatsungakutaurakunaJehovha,iniguruvanedota; 28Zvimwekuchashaikwavashanukuvakaruramamakumi mashanu;muchaparadzagutarosenekudakwevashanu here?Iyendokuti:Kanandikawanamomakumimana nevashanu,handingariparadzi

29Zvinowakataurazvenayeakati:Zvimwe kuchawanikwamomakumimanaIyendokuti: Handingazviitinekudakwamakumimana

30Zvinowakatikwaari:NdinokumbiraJehovhangaarege kutsamwa,ndikataura;zvimwekuchawanikwamomakumi matatu.Iyendokuti:Handingazviitikanandikawanamo makumimatatu

31Zvinoakati:Tarirazvino,ndatsungakutauranaJehovha; zvimwekuchawanikwamomakumimaviri.Iyeakati, Handingariparadzinokudakwamakumimaviri

32Zvinowakati:NdinokumbiraJehovhangaarege kutsamwa,ndikataurazvekamwe;zvimwekuchawanikwa gumiIyendokuti:Handingariparadzinekudakwegumi 33ZvinoJehovhawakabvaapedzakutauranaAbhurahamu; naAbhurahamuakadzokerakunzvimboyake.

CHITSAUKO19

1ZvinovatumwavavirivakasvikaSodhomumadekwana; RotiwakangeagerepasuworeSodhoma;zvinoRoti achivaona,akasimukakusangananavo;akakotamirapasi nechisochake;

2Akati,Tariraizvino,madzisheangu,chitsaukiraihenyu mumbamomurandawenyu,mugareusikuhwose,uye mushambetsokadzenyu,mugomukamangwananimoenda rwendorwenyu.Ivondokuti:Kwete;asitichavatapanzira usikuhwose

3Akavagombedzerazvikuru;vakatsaukirakwaari, vakapindamumbamake;akavaitiramabiko,akabika zvingwazvisinakuviriswa,vakadya

4Zvinovasativavata,varumeveguta,ivovarume veSodhoma,vakakombaimba,vakurunavaduku,vanhu vosevachibvakumativiose;

5ZvinovakadanaRotindokutikwaari:Varipivarume vasvikakwauriusikuhuno?vabudisirekwatirikuti tivazive

6Rotindokubudapamukovakwavari,ndokupfigamukova shurekwake.

7Ndokuti:Ndinokukumbirai,hamadzangu,musaita zvakaipa

Tariraizvino,ndinevakundavavirivasinakumboziva murume;regaindivabudisirekwamuri,muvaitire sezvamunoda;asikuvarumeavamusaitachinhu;nekuti ndizvozvavakapindamumumvuriwedengarembayangu.

9Ivondokuti:SudurukaVakatizve:Uyuwakapindakuva mutorwa,zvinounodamutongi;zvinotichakuitira zvakaipaiwekupfuuraivo.Vakamanikidzazvikuru murumeRoti,vakaswederakuputsagonhi

10Asivarumevakatambanudzamaokoavo,vakakwevera Rotimumbamavari,ndokupfigagonhi.

11Zvinovakarovavarumevaivapamusuwoweimba neupofu,kubvakumudikikusvikakumukuru,zvekuti vakanetanekutsvakagonhi.

12VarumendokutikunaRoti:Uchinevanaanipano? Mukwasha,nevanakomanavako,nevanasikanavako, nevosevaunavomuguta,vabudisepanzvimboino; 13Nekutitichaparadzanzvimboino,nekutikuchema kwavokukurupamberipechisochaJehovha;uyeJehovha wakatitumakuriparadza

14ZvinoRotiwakabuda,ndokutauranevakwashavake, vaizowanavakundavake,ndokuti:Simukai,mubude munzvimboino;nekutiJehovhauchaparadzagutarino.Asi wakaitasechisekokuvakuwashavake

15Zvinoutongahuchitsvuka,vatumwavakakurumidzisa Rotivachiti:Simuka,toramukadziwakonevakundavako vavirivaripano;kutimuregekuparadzwanokuda kwezvakaipazveguta.

16Asiachirikunonoka,varumevakabataruokorwake, neruokorwemukadziwake,neruokorwevakundavake vaviri;Jehovhaakamunzwiratsitsi,vakamubudisa, vakamuisakunzekweguta

17Zvinozvakaitikavavabudisakunze,kutiwakati:Tiza nekudakweupenyuhwako;usacheukashurekwako,kana kumirapabanirose;tizirakugomo,kutiuregekuparadzwa 18Rotindokutikwavari:Aiwakwete,Ishewangu!

19Tariraizvino,murandawenyuwakawananyasha pamesoenyu,uyemakurisatsitsidzenyudzamaira kwandiri,pakuponesaupenyuhwangu;uyehandigoni kutizirakugomo,zvimwechakaipachingandibatandikafa; 20Tariraizvino,gutaiririripedokutizirakwariri;uye iduku;ndinokumbiranditizirekwariri(harizidukuhere?) mweyawanguuchararama

21Akatikwaari,Tarira,ndakufariraipachinhuichi,kuti ndiregekuparadzagutairirawareva.

22Kurumidza,tizirako;nekutihandigonikuitachinhu kusvikirawasvikaponaizvozvozitaregutarakanziZoari

23ZuvarakangarabudapanyikaRotipaakapindamuZoari. 24ZvinoJehovhawakanaisapamusoropeSodhoma nepamusoropeGomorasarufanemoto,zvichibvakuna Jehovhakumatenga;

25Zvinowakaparadzamagutaiwawo,nebanirose, nevagarivosevemaguta,nezvaitungapavhu

26Asimukadziwakewakacheukaarishurekwake,akava mbiruyemunyu

27Abhurahamundokumukamangwanani-ngwanani kunzvimbokwaakamirapamberipaJehovha.

28ZvinowakatarirakurutivirweSodhomaneGomora nekunyikayoseyebani,akaona,zvinotarira,utsihwenyika iyohuchikwiraseutsihwechoto.

29ZvinozvakaitikaMwaripaakaparadzamagutaebani, kutiMwariwakarangariraAbhurahamu,akabudisaRoti pakatipekuparadzaikoko,nguvayaakaparadzamaguta makangamuchigaraRoti

30ZvinoRotiwakakwiraachibudamuZoari,akagara mugomo,nevakundavakevaviripamwenaye;nekuti akangaachityakugarapaZoari;akagaramubako,iye navakundavakevaviri

31Zvinodangwerakatikumuduku:Babaveduvakwegura, uyehakunamurumepanyikainoungapindakwatiri, nemutowowenyikayose;

32Uyatimwisebabaveduwaini,tigovatanavokuti tichengetembeukubvakunababavedu

33Vakamwisababavavowainiusikuihwohwo,dangwe ndokupindandokuvatanababavake;iyehaanakuziva pakuvatakwakepasikanapakumukakwake

34Zvinozvakaitikachifumekutidangwerakatikumuduku: Tarira,ndakavatanababavanguusikuhwazuro; ngativamwisewainiusikuhunowo;ugopindauvatenaye kutitichengetembeukubvakunababavedu.

35Vakamwisababavavowainiusikuihwohwowo, mudukuakasimuka,ndokuvatanavo;iyehaanakuziva pakuvatakwakepasikanapakumukakwake

36NaizvozvovakundavosevaRotivakavanemimbakuna babavavo

37Zvinodangwerakaberekamwanakomana,akatumidza zitarakekutiMoabhu,ndiyebabavevaMoabhukusvikira zuvarino

38Nemudukuwakaberekawomwanakomana,akatumidza zitarakekutiBheniami;ndivobabavevanavaAmoni kusvikirazuvarino

CHITSAUKO20

1ZvinoAbhurahamuwakabvapoakanangakunyika yekuchamhembe,ndokugarapakatipeKadheshineShuri, akavamutorwamuGerari.

2AbhurahamundokutimaereranonaSaramukadziwake: IhanzvadziyanguAbhimerekimamboweGerari ndokutuma,ndokutoraSara.

3AsiMwariwakauyakunaAbhimerekimuchirotousiku, ndokutikwaari:Tarira,wakafanekudakwemukadzi wawatora;nekutimukadziwomurume

4AsiAbhimerekiwakangeasinakuswederakwaari Naizvozvowakati:Ishe,muchaurayaworudzirwakarurama here?

5Haanaherekutikwandiri:Ihanzvadziyangu?Naiye naiyeameneakati,Ihanzvadziyangu,here?

6Mwarindokutikwaarimuchiroto:Hongu,ndinozivakuti wakaitaichipakururamakwemoyowako;nekutineniwo ndakakudzivisakutiuregekunditadzira;naizvozvohandina kukutenderakumubata

7Naizvozvozvinodzoseramukadziwemurume;nekuti muporofita,uchakunyengeterera,ugorarama;kana ukasamudzosera,uzivekutiuchafazvirokwazvo,iwe navosevako

8Abhimerekiakamukamangwanani,akadanavaranda vakevose,akatauramashokoiwayoosemunzevedzavo; varumevakatyakwazvo

9AbhimerekindokudanaAbhurahamundokutikwaari: Chiichawaitakwatiri?Ndakakutadzirei,zvawauyisachivi chikurupamusoropangunapamusoropoushehwangu? Wandiitirazvinhuzvandisingafanirikuitwa.

10AbhimerekindokutikunaAbhurahamu:Wangauchitii, zvawaitachinhuichi?

11Abhurahamundokuti:Nekutindakafungakuti: ZvirokwazvokutyaMwarihakumomunzvimboino;uye vachandiurayanekudakwemukadziwangu

12Zvirokwazvoihanzvadziyangu;mukundawababa vangu,asihaazimukundawamaivangu;akavamukadzi wangu

13ZvinoMwariwakatiandidzungaidzakubvapaimba yababavangu,kutindikatikwaari,Ndizvozvakanaka zvaunofanirakundiitira;panzvimboipineipiyatichasvika, utipamusoropangu:Ihamayangu.

14Abhimerekindokutoramakwainemombenevaranda nevarandakadzi,ndokupakunaAbhurahamu, ndokumudzoseraSaramukadziwake.

15Abhimerekindokuti:Tarira,nyikayanguiripamberi pako;garapaunoda.

16NekunaSarawakati:Tarira,ndapahanzvadziyako makobiriesirivhaanechiuruchezana;tarira,chifukidziro chemesoakokunevosevanewenevose;saizvozvo wakadzorwa.

17ZvinoAbhurahamuwakanyengeterakunaMwari, MwarindokuporesaAbhimerekinemukadziwake nevarandakadzivake;vakaberekavana

18NekutiJehovhawakangeavharazvizvarozvose zveveimbayaAbhimerekinekudakwaSaramukadzi waAbhurahamu

1ZvinoJehovhawakashanyiraSarasezvaakangeataura; JehovhandokuitakunaSarasezvaakangeareva.

2Sarandokuvanemimba,ndokuberekeraAbhurahamu mwanakomanapakukwegurakwakepanguvayakatarwa Mwariyaakangearevakwaari

3Abhurahamundokutumidzazitaremwanakomanawake, waakaberekerwa,Sarawaakamuberekerakuti:Isaka 4AbhurahamundokudzingisamwanakomanawakeIsaka anemazuvamasere,Mwarisezvaakamuraira

5NaAbhurahamuwakangeanemakorezana,Isaka mwanakomanawakepaakamuberekerwa.

6Sarandokuti:Mwariwandiitachiseko,woseunonzwa uchasekaneni

7Zvinowakati:NdianiwaimbotikunaAbhurahamu:Sara achayamwisavana?nekutindamuberekeramwanakomana pakukwegurakwake

8Mwanandokukura,ndokurumurwa.Abhurahamu ndokuitamabikomakurunemusiwekurumurwakwalsaka

9ZvinoSarawakaonamwanakomanawaHagari, muEgipita,waakaberekeraAbhurahamu,achiseka.

10NaizvozvowakatikunaAbhurahamu:Dzingamukadzi nhapwauyunemwanakomanawake,nekutimwanakomana wemukadzinhapwauyuhaangavimudyiwenhakapamwe nemwanakomanawangu,pamwenaIsaka

11Shokoirorakavarakaipakwazvopameso paAbhurahamunekudakwemwanakomanawake.

12MwarindokutikunaAbhurahamu:Ngazviregehazvo kuvazvakaipapamesopakonekudakwemukomanauye nekudakwemukadzinhapwawako;pazvoseSarazvaataura kwauri,teererainzwirake;nekutikunaIsakandiko kuchatumidzwambeuyako

13Asinemwanakomanawemurandakadzindichamuita rudzirukuru,nekutiimbeuyako

14Abhurahamundokumukamangwanani-ngwanani, akatorachingwaneguchuremvura,akapakunaHagari, achizviisapafudzirake,nemwana,akamuendesa;akaenda, akadzungairamurenjereBheerishebha

15Zvinomvurayakatiyaperamuguchu,ndokukanda mwanamunyasimerimwegwenzi

16Ndokunogarapasipakatarisananaye,chinhambwe chinengechingasvikamusevepakupotserwa;nekutiwakati: NdiregekuonakufakwemwanaNdokugarapakatarisana naye,ndokusimudzainzwirakendokuchema

17ZvinoMwariakanzwainzwiremukomana;mutumwa waMwarindokudanidzirakunaHagariarikudenga, ndokutikwaari:ChiiHagari?musatya;nekutiMwari wanzwainzwiremukomanapaari

18Simuka,simudzamukomana,umubateneruokorwako; nokutindichamuitarudzirukuru

19Mwarindokusvinudzamesoake,zvinowakaonatsime remvura;akaenda,ndokuzadzaguchunemvura, ndokumwisamukomana

20ZvinoMwariwakavanemukomana;akakura,akagara murenje,akavamupfuriwemiseve

21ZvinowakagaramurenjereParani,maivake ndokumutoreramukadzikunyikayeEgipita

22ZvinozvakaitikanenguvaiyokutiAbhimerekinaPikori mukuruwehondoyakevakatauranaAbhurahamu,vachiti: Mwariunewepazvinhuzvosezvaunoita;

23NaizvozvozvinondipikirepanonaMwarikuti haungandinyengeriinikanamwanakomanawangukana mwanawemwanakomanawangu;asisezvandakakuitira tsitsi,uchandiitirawoini,nekunyikamawakagarauri mutorwa.

24Abhurahamundokuti:Ndichapika; 25AbhurahamundokutsiuraAbhimerekinekudakwetsime remvuravarandavaAbhimerekiravakangevatoranesimba. 26Abhimerekindokuti:Handiziviwakaitachinhuichi, newehaunakundiudza,handinakumbozvinzwa,asinhasi 27Abhurahamundokutoramakwainenzombe,akapa Abhimereki;uyevakaitasunganovarivaviri

28Abhurahamuakatsauramashechemanomweemakwai. 29AbhimerekindokutikunaAbhurahamu:Mashecheawa manomweawatsaurachii?

30Iyendokuti:Nekutiuchagamuchiraparuokorwangu mashecheawamanomwe,kutiaveuchapupukwandiri, kutindinindakacheratsimeiri

31NaizvozvowakatumidzanzvimboiyoBheerishebha; nekutindipopavakapikavarivaviri

32NaizvozvovakaitasunganopaBheerishebha; Abhimerekiakasimuka,naPikorimukuruwehondoyake, vakadzokerakunyikayavaFirisitia

33Abhurahamundokusimamutamarisiki*paBheerishebha, ndokudanapozitaraJehovhaMwariwekusingaperi.

34AbhurahamuakagaraarimutorwapanyikayavaFirisitia mazuvamazhinji

CHITSAUKO22

1ZvinozvakaitikashurekwezvinhuizvikutiMwari wakaedzaAbhurahamuakatikwaari:Abhurahamu!Iye ndokuti:Tarirai,ndiripano

2Ndokuti:Zvinotoramwanakomanawako,wakoumwe chete,waunoda,Isaka,uendekunyikayeMoria;umubayire ipapochivechipirisochinopiswapamusoroperimwegomo randichakuudza.

3Abhurahamundokumukamangwanani-ngwanani, akasungirachigaropambongoroyake,akatoravaviri vemajayaakenaye,naIsakamwanakomanawake, akatsemurahunidzechibayirochinopiswa,ndokusimuka, ndokuendakunzvimboMwariyaakangeamuudza

4ZvinonemusiwetatuAbhurahamuwakasimudzameso ake,akaonanzvimboirikure

5Abhurahamundokutikumajayaake:Imwichigaraihenyu panonembongoro;ininomukomanatichaendauko kundonamata,tigodzokakwamuri

6Abhurahamundokutorahunidzechibayirochinopiswa, akadzitakudzaIsakamwanakomanawake;akatoramoto nebangamuruokorwake;vakafambavarivaviripamwe chete

7IsakandokutauranaAbhurahamubabavakeakati:Baba vangu!Iyendokuti:Ndiripano,mwanawanguAkati, Tariraimotonehuni,asigwayanarechipirisochinopiswa riripi?

8Abhurahamundokuti:Mwariuchazvipagwayana rechibayirochinopiswa,mwanakomanawangu;naizvozvo vakafambavarivaviripamwe

9ZvinovakasvikapanzvimboMwariyaakangeavaudza; Abhurahamundokuvakapoaritari,ndokugadzirahuni, ndokusungaIsakamwanakomanawake,ndokumuisa paaritaripamusoropehuni

10Abhurahamundokutambanudzaruokorwake,akatora bangakutiabayemwanakomanawake.

11MutumwawaJehovhandokudanidzirakwaariari kumatengaakati:Abhurahamu!Abhurahamu!Iyendokuti: Ndiripano.

12Akati,Usaisaruokorwakopamukomana,kana kumuitirachinhu,nekutizvinondinozivakutiunotya Mwari,zvausinakundinyimamwanakomanawako,wako mumwechete

13Abhurahamundokusimudzamesoake,ndokutarira, ndokuonashuregondohwerakangerakabatwamufomwe nenyangadzaroAbhurahamundokutoragondohweriya, akaripisachikavachibayiropanzvimboyemwanakomana wake

14Abhurahamundokutumidzazitarenzvimboiyokuti Jehovha-jire,sezvinonzinanhasi:PagomoraJehovha zvichaonekwa

15MutumwawaJehovhaakadanaAbhurahamakechipiri arikudenga.

16akati,Ndakapikanenindimene,ndizvozvinotaura Jehovhanekutiwakaitachinhuichi,ukasanyima mwanakomanawako,wakomumwechete; 17ndichakuropafadzanekuropafadza,uyendichawanza nekuwanzambeuyakosenyeredzidzekumatenga,uye sejechariripamahombekombeegungwa;uyembeuyako ichavavaridzivemasuwoevavengivayo;

18nemumbeuyakondudzidzosedzenyika dzicharopafadzwa;nekutiwakateererainzwirangu.

19Abhurahamundokudzokerakumajayaake; ndokusimukandokuendavoseBheerishebha;Abhurahamu ndokugarapaBheerishebha.

20Zvinozvakaitikashurekwezvinhuizvikuti Abhurahamuwakaudzwazvichinzi:Tarira,Mirika wakaberekerawomunin'inawakoNahorivana;

21naHuzidangwerake,naBhuzimunin'inawake, naKemueribabavaAramu;

22naKesedhi,naHazo,naPiradhashi,naJidhirafi, naBhetueri

23BhetuerindokuberekaRabheka;avavasereMirika wakavakaberekeraNahori,munin'inawaAbhurahamu.

24Nemurongowake,wezitarainziRuma,wakaberekawo Tebha,naGahami,naTahashi,naMaaka

CHITSAUKO23

1ZvinoSarawakangeanemakorezananemakumimaviri nemanomwe;awamakoreeupenyuhwaSara 2SaraakafirapaKiriati-abha;ndiroHebhuronipanyika yeKanani;AbhurahamundokuuyandokuchemaSara nekumuchema

3Abhurahamundokusimukapamberipewakafawake, ndokutaurakuvanavaHeti,achiti: 4ndirimutorwanemwenikwamuri;ndipeinzvimboyangu yekuvigapakatipenyu,ivenzvimboyangu,kutindivige wakafawangundibvepachisochangu

5ZvinovanakomanavaHetivakapinduraAbhurahamu, vachitikwaari:

6Tinzwei,ishewedu,murimuchindaanesimbapakati pedu;vigaiwakafawenyupaguvarakanakapamarindaedu; hakunapakatipeduungakunyimaiguvarake,asikuti muvigewakafawenyu

7Abhurahamundokusimuka,akakotamirapasipamberi pevanhuvenyikaiyo,ivovanavaHeti.

8Zvinowakataurirananavoachiti:Kanamuchidakuti ndivigewakafawangundibvepachisochangu;ndinzwei, mundikumbirirekunaEfuronimwanakomanawaZohari; 9kutiandipebakoreMakapera,raanaro,riripamagumo emundawake;ngaandipeini,ivenhakayangu,ive nzvimboyanguyokuvigapakatipenyu.

10EfuronindokugarapakatipevanavaHeti;Efuroni muHitindokupinduraAbhurahamumunzevedzevana vaHeti,nedzevosevaipindapasuworegutarake,achiti: 11Kwete,ishewangu,ndinzwei;mundandinokupai, nebakoririmaurindinokupai;pamberipavanavavanhu vangundinoripakwamuri;vigaiwakafawenyu

12Abhurahamundokukotamirapasipamberipevanhu venyikaiyo.

13ZvinowakataurakunaEfuronimunzevedzevanhu venyikaiyoachiti:Asikanauchida,ndinzwehako, ndichakupamariyemunda;chitorekwandiri,ndigoviga wakafawangupo

14EfuronindokupinduraAbhurahamaachitikwaari: 15Ishewangu,ndinzwei;mundawakatengwanamashekeri esirivhaanamazanamana;Chiiichochopakatipangu newe?naizvozvovigaiwakafawenyu

16AbhurahamundokuteereraEfuroni;Abhurahamu ndokuyereraEfuronimashekeriesirivhaaakarevamunzeve dzevanakomanavaHeti,mashekerimazanamanaesirivha, achitengwanemutengesi.

17ZvinomundawaEfuroni,waivapaMakapera, pakatarisananeMamure,mundanebakoraivamauri,nemiti yoseyaivamumunda,yaivamumiganhuyesekumativiose, zvakasimbiswa

18kunaAbhurahamukuvazvakepamberipemesoevana vaHeti,pamberipavosevaipindapasuworegutarake.

19ZvinoshurekweizviAbhurahamuwakavigaSara mukadziwakemubakoremundaweMakaperapakatarisana neMamure,ndiroHebhuronipanyikayeKanani.

20Zvinomundanebakoraivamukatimawo zvakasimbiswakunaAbhurahamukuvazvakezvake nzvimboyakeyekuviganevanakomanavaHeti.

CHITSAUKO24

1ZvinoAbhurahamuwakangeakwegura,avanemakore mazhinji;JehovhawakangearopafadzaAbhurahamu pazvinhuzvose.

2Abhurahamundokutikumurandawakemukuruweimba yake,waitongazvosezvaaivanazvo:Isaruokorwakopasi pechidyachangu;

3NdichakupikisanaJehovhaMwariwokudenga,naMwari wenyika,kutihaungatorimukadzikumwanakomanawangu kuvakundavevaKanani,vandigerepakatipavo; 4asiuchaendakunyikayekwangu,nekuhamadzangu, unotoreramwanakomanawanguIsakamukadzi

5Zvinomurandawakatikwaari:Zvimwemukadzi haangatendikunditeverakunyikaino,zvinondingafanira kudzoseramwanakomanawenyukunyikakwamakabva here?

6Abhurahamundokutikwaari:Chenjerakutiurege kudzoseramwanakomanawanguikoko.

7Jehovha,Mwariwokudenga,akandibvisapaimbayababa vangu,napanyikayehamadzangu,akatauraneni,

akandipikira,akati,Ndichapavanavakonyikaiyi;iye achatumamutumwawakepamberipako,kutiundotorera mwanakomanawangumukadziikoko

8Asikanamukadziasingatendikukutevera,ipapoiwe uchasunungurwapamhikoyanguiyi;asiusadzosera mwanakomanawanguikoko

9Murandandokuisaruokorwakepasipechidya chaAbhurahamatenziwake,ndokupikakwaaripamusoro penyayaiyi

10Murandaakatoramakameraanegumipamakamera atenziwake,akaenda;nekutinhumbidzosedzatenziwake dzakangadzirimuruokorwake,akasimuka,akaenda MesopotamiakugutaraNahori.

11Zvinowakafugamisamakamerakunzekwegutapatsime remvurapanguvayemadekwana,iringuvayaibudavakadzi kunocheramvura.

12Zvinowakati:Jehovha,Mwariwatenziwangu Abhurahamu,ndifambiseihenyuzvakanakanhasi,muitire tsitsitenziwanguAbhurahamu.

13Tarirai,ndimirepanopatsimeremvura;vakunda vevanhuvegutavakabudakuzocheramvura;

14Zvinongazviitikekutimusikanawandichatikwaari: Doturawochirongochakondimwe;iyendokuti:Imwai, uyendichamwisamakameraenyuwo;iyengaaveiye wamakasarudziramurandawenyuIsaka;uyenaizvozvo ndichazivakutimakaitiratenziwangutsitsi

15Zvinozvakaitikaasatiapedzakutaura,kutitarira, Rabhekawakabuda,wakaberekerwaBhetueri, mwanakomanawaMirika,mukadziwaNahori,munin'ina waAbhurahamu,anechirongopafudzirake;

16Zvinomusikanauyuwakangeakanakakwazvo pakuonekera,mhandaraisinamurumewakambomuziva; ndokuburukirakutsime,ndokuzadzachirongochake, akakwira.

17Zvinomurandawakamhanyirakunomuchingamidza, ndokuti:Dondipawosvimvurapachirongochakondimwe 18Iyendokuti:Imwai,ishewangu;ndokukurumidza kuturachirongochakeparuokorwake,ndokumumwisa

19Akatiapedzakumumwisa,akati,Ndichacherera makameraenyuwokusvikiraapedzakunwa.

20Zvinoakakurumidza,akadururachirongochake muchimwiro,akamhanyirazvekutsimekunochera, akachereramakameraakeose.

21Murumeakamutarisisaanyerere,kutiazivekana Jehovhaamubudiririsaparwendorwakekanakwete

22Zvikaitikamakameraapedzakumwa,kutimurume wakatorachindorichendaramachineuremuhwehafu yeshekeri,nezvishongozvivirizvemaokoake,uremu hwazvohwaivamashekerianegumiendarama; 23ndokuti:Urimukundawaani?dondiudzahakoKumba kwababavakokunenzvimbomatingavatahere?

24Iyeakatikwaari,NdirimukundawaBhetueri, mwanakomanawaMirika,waakaberekeraNahori

25Akatiwokwaari:Isutineuswanechikafuchakaringana, nenzvimboyekuvata

26Murumendokukotamisamusorowake,ndokunamata Jehovha.

27Zvinowakati:NgaarumbidzweJehovhaMwariwatenzi wanguAbhurahamu,usinakureganyashadzake nekutendekakwakekunatenziwangu;ndirimunzira, Jehovhawakanditungamirirakumbakwehamadzatenzi wangu

28Zvinomusikanawakamhanya,ndokunoudzaveimba yamaivakezvinhuizvi.

29ZvinoRabhekawaivanehanzvadziwezitarainzi Rabhani;Rabhanindokumhanyirapanzekumurume kutsime.

30Zvinowakatiachionachindorinezvishongopamaoko ehanzvadziyake,uyepaakanzwamashokoaRabheka hanzvadziyake,achiti:Ndizvowatauramurumekwandiri; kutiakasvikakumurume;zvinotarira,amirepamakamera patsime

31Zvinoakati:PindaiwewakaropafadzwanaJehovha; unomirireikunze?nekutindagadziriraimbanenzvimbo yemakamera.

32Murumeakapindamumba,akasununguramakamera, akapamakamerauswahwakaomanezvokudya,nemvura yokushambidzatsokadzake,netsokadzavarumevaakanga anavo

33Zvinokwakagadzikwapamberipakekutiadye;asiiye akati:Handizodyikusvikirandataurashokorangu.Iye akati,Taurahako

34Ndokuti:NdirimurandawaAbhurahamu

35ZvinoJehovhawakaropafadzatenziwanguzvikuru; akavamukuru,akamupamakwai,nemombe,nesirivha, nendarama,navarandanavarandakadzi,namakamera, nembongoro.

36NaSaramukadziwatenziwanguwakaberekeratenzi wangumwanakomanapaakangeakwegura;zvinowakapa kwaarizvosezvaanazvo.

37Zvinotenziwanguwakandipikisaachiti:Usatorera mwanakomanawangumukadzikuvakundavevaKanani, vandigeremunyikayavo;

38asiuchaendakuimbayababavangunekuhamadzangu unotoreramwanakomanawangumukadzi

39Ndikatikunatenziwangu,Zvimwemukadzi haanganditeveri

40Iyeakatikwandiri,Jehovha,wandinofambapamberi pake,uchatumamutumwawakenewe,uchabudiririsanzira yako;uchatoreramwanakomanawangumukadzikuhama dzangunokuimbayababavangu

41Ipapouchasunungurwapamhikoyanguiyikana wasvikakuhamadzangu;asikanavasingakupiumwe, uchasunungurwapamhikoyangu

42Zvinondasvikanhasikutsime,ndokuti:JehovhaMwari watenziwanguAbhurahamu,kanamuchibudiririsanzira yanguyandinofambanayo;

43Tarirai,ndimirepatsimeremvura;zvinozvichaitika, kanamhandaraichibudakuzocheramvura,ndikatikwairi: Dondipawosvimvurapachirongochako,ndimwe;

44Iyendokutikwandiri:Imwainemwi,uyendichacherera makameraenyuwo;ndiyeuchavamukadziJehovha waakatsauriramwanakomanawatenziwangu

45Zvinondisatindapedzakutauramumoyomangu,tarira, Rabhekawabudaanechirongochakepafudzirake; ndokuburukirakutsime,ndokucheramvura,ndokutikwaari: Dondipawondimwe

46Iyendokukurumidza,akaturachirongopaarindokuti: Imwai,uyendichamwisamakameraenyuwo;ndikamwa, ndokumwisamakamerawo

47Zvinondamubvunzandokuti:Urimukundawaani?Iye ndokuti:MukundawaBhetueri,mwanakomanawaNahori, Mirikawaakamuberekera;zvinondaisamhetepachiso chake,nezvishongopamaokoake

48Ndokukotamisamusorowangu,ndikashumiraJehovha, ndikakudzaJehovha,MwariwatenziwanguAbhurahamu, iyeakanditungamirirapanzirayakarurama,kutimukunda wemunin'inawatenziwangundimutoreremwanakomana wake.

49Zvinokanamuchiitiratenziwangutsitsinekutendeka, ndiudzei;kanamusingadi,ndiudzei;kutindiendekurudyi kanakuruboshwe.

50IpapoRabhaninaBhetuerivakapinduravakati:Chinhu ichichinobvakunaJehovha,hatigonikutaurakwauri zvakaipakanazvakanaka

51Tarira,Rabhekauripamberipako,torauende,uye ngaavemukadziwake,sezvakarehwanaJehovha.

52Zvinozvakaitika,kutimurandawaAbhurahamu paakanzwamashokoavo,wakanamataJehovha, akakotamirapasi.

53Murandaakabudisazvishongozvesirivha,nezvishongo zvendarama,nenguvo,akapaRabheka,akapawohanzvadzi yakenamaivakenhumbidzinokosha.

54Vakadya,vakamwa,iyenavarumevaakangaanavo, vakagarapousikuhwose;vakamukamangwanani,akati, Ndiregeindiendekunatenziwangu.

55Asihanzvadziyakenamaivakevakati:Musikana ngaagarenesumazuvakanagumishurekwaizvozvo achaenda.

56Zvinowakatikwavari:Musandidzosa,Jehovha zvaakabudiririsanzirayangu;ndiregeindiendekunatenzi wangu.

57Ivondokuti:Tichadanamusikana,tinzwemuromowake

58ZvinovakadanaRabheka,ndokutikwaari:Uchaenda nemurumeuyuhere?Iyeakati,Ndichaenda.

59ZvinovakaendesaRabheka,hanzvadziyavo,nemureri wake,nemurandawaAbhurahamu,nevarumevake

60ZvinovakaropafadzaRabheka,ndokutikwaari:Iwe, hanzvadziyedu,uvemaivezvuruzvemazana,mbeuyako ngaivevaridzivemasuwoevanoivenga

61ZvinoRabhekawakasimukanevasikanavake,vakatasva makamera,vakateveramurumeuyo;murandaakatora Rabheka,akaenda

62ZvinoIsakawakasvikaachibvapatsimereRaha-iroi; nokutiwakangaagerekunyikayezasi

63ZvinoIsakawakabudakunorangarirakusangonenguva yemadekwani;ndokusimudzamesoake,akaona,tarira, makameraanouya

64Rabhekandokusimudzamesoake;zvinowakatiachiona Isaka,akazviburukapangamera.

65Zvinowakatikumuranda:Ndianimurumeuyu unofambamusangokuzotichingamidza?Murandandokuti: Nditenziwangu;naizvozvoakatorachifukidzo, akazvifukidza

66ZvinomurandawakaudzaIsakazvinhuzvose zvaakangeaita.

67IsakaakamuisamutenderamaivakeSara,akatora Rabheka,akavamukadziwake;Isakandokunyaradzwa shurekwekufakwamaivake

CHITSAUKO25

1ZvinoAbhurahamuwakawanazvemukadzi,uyezitarake raivaKetura.

2NdokumuberekeraZimuraminaJokishaninaMedhani, naMidhiani,naIshibhaki,naShua

3JokishanindokuberekaShebhanaDhedhani VanakomanavaDhedhanivakangavarivaAshuri, navaRetushi,navaReumi

4VanakomanavaMidhiani;naEfa,naEferi,naHanoki, naAbhidha,naEridha.Avavosevaivavanakomana vaKetura

5AbhurahamundokupaIsakazvosezvaaivanazvo

6AsikuvanakomanavevarongoAbhurahamuvaaivanavo, Abhurahamuwakapazvipo;akavabvisapanaIsaka mwanakomanawake,iyeachirimupenyu,akavaendesa kumabvazuvakunyikayekumabvazuva

7ZvinoawamazuvaemakoreeupenyuhwaAbhurahamu aakararama,makorezananemakumimanomwenemashanu. 8Abhurahamundokupera,akafapakukwegurakwakanaka, achembera,avanemakoremazhinji;akasanganiswa navanhuvake.

9IsakanaIshimaerivanakomanavakevakamuvigamubako reMakapera,mumundawaEfuronimwanakomana waZoharimuHeti,wakatarisananeMamure;

10mundaAbhurahamuwaakatengakuvanakomanavaHeti; ndipopakavigwaAbhurahamunaSaramukadziwake 11ZvinozvikaitikashurekwekufakwaAbhurahamu,kuti MwariwakaropafadzaIsakamwanakomanawake;Isaka ndokugarapatsimereRahairoi

12Zvinoawamazeraalshimaerimwanakomana waAbhurahamu,HagarimuEgipita,murandakadziwaSara, waakaberekeraAbhurahamu;

13NdiwomazitaavanakomanavaIshimaeri,namazitaavo namazeraavo:WedangwewaIshimaeri,Nebhayoti; neKedhari,neAdhibheeri,neMibhisami; 14naMishima,naDhuma,naMasa; 15naHadhari,naTema,naJeturi,naNafishi,naKedhema; 16AvavanakomanavaIshimaeri,uyeawamazitaavo nemishayavouyenematendeavo;machindagumi nemavirizvichienderananendudzidzavo

17UyeawamakoreeupenyuhwaIshimaeri,makorezana nemakumimatatunemanomwe;akapera,akafa; akasanganiswanavanhuvake

18ZvinovakagarakubvapaHavhirakusvikirapaShuri nemberikweEgipita,uchiendaAsiria;akafirapamberi pehamadzakedzose 19Zvinoawamazeraalsakamwanakomana waAbhurahamu:AbhurahamuwakaberekaIsaka; 20ZvinoIsakawakangeanemakoremakumimana pakuwanakwakeRabheka,mukundawaBhetueri, muSiriya,wePadhanaramu,hanzvadziyaRabhanimuSiriya, kutiavemukadziwake

21ZvinoIsakawakanyengetereramukadziwakekuna Jehovha,nekutiwakangearimhanje;Jehovha akanyengeterekanaye,Rabhekamukadziwakendokuva nemimba

22Zvinovanavakapipiridzanamukatimake;akati,Kana zvakadaro,seindakadai?Ipapoakaendakundobvunza Jehovha

23Jehovhandokutikwaari:Ndudzimbiridzirimuchizvaro chako,ndudzimbiridzichaparadzanadzichibvamuura hwako;rumwerudziruchavanesimbakupfuurarumwe rudzi;uyemukuruachashandiramuduku

24Zvinomazuvaakeekuberekaakatiazadziswa,tarira, mapatyamuchizvarochake.

25Wekutangaakabudaarimutsvuku,woseakaitasenguvo inemvere;vakatumidzazitarakeEsau

26Zvinopashuremunin'inawakewakabuda,uyeruoko rwakerwakabatachitsitsinhochaEsau;ndokutumidzazita rakeJakove;Isakawaivanemakoremakumimatanhatu pakuberekwakwavo.

27Vakomanandokukura;Esaundokuvamudzimba wakachenjera,murumewesango;uyeJakobhoakangaari murumeakarurama,achigaramumatende 28IsakandokudaEsau,nekutiwaidyanyamayemhuka,asi RabhekawaidaJakove

29ZvinoJakovewakangeabikarupiza,Esaundokusvika achibvakusangooziya;

30EsaundokutikunaJakove:Dondiregawondiminye zvitsvukuizvozvakatsvuka;naizvozvowakatumidzazita rakekutiEdhomu

31Jakovendokuti:Nditengeserenhasiudangwehwako

32Esaundokuti:Tarira,ndodofa,zvinoudangwe uchandibatsirei?

33Jakovendokuti:Ndipikirenhasi;naizvozvoakapika kwaari,akatengesaudangwehwakekunaJakobho.

34JakovendokupaEsauchingwanerupiza;akadya, akamwa,akasimuka,akaenda;Esauakazvidzaudangwe hwakesaizvozvo.

CHITSAUKO26

1Zvinokwakavanenzarapanyika;tisingaverenginzara yekutangayaivapomazuvaaAbhurahamuIsaka ndokuendakunaAbhimerekimambowevaFirisitia paGerari

2Jehovhandokuonekerakwaari,ndokuti:Usaburukira kuEgipita;garamunyikayandichakuudza; 3garasemwenimunyikaino;uyendichavanewe, ndigokuropafadza;nekutikwaurinekumbeuyakondichapa nyikaidzidzose,uyendichasimbisamhikoyandakapika kunaAbhurahamubabavako; 4Ndichawanzambeuyakosenyeredzidzokudenga; ndichapakumbeuyakonyikaidzidzose;nemumbeuyako marudzioseenyikaacharopafadzwa; 5nekutiAbhurahamuwakateererainzwirangu, akachengetakurairakwangu,mirairoyangu,zvimiso zvangunemitemoyangu

6IsakaakagaramuGerari

7Varumevenyikaiyoyondokumubvunzazvemukadzi wakeakati:Ihanzvadziyangu,nekutiwakatyakuti: Mukadziwangu;akati,varumevenyikainovangandiuraya nokudakwaRabheka;nokutiakangaakanakapakuonekwa kwake

8Zvinozvakaitikaavaponguvarefu,kutiAbhimereki mambowevaFirisitia,wakatariranepahwindo,akaona, zvinotarira,IsakaachitambanaRabhekamukadziwake

9AbhimerekindokudanaIsakandokuti:Tarira, zvirokwazvomukadziwako;zvinowakatauraseiuchiti: Ihanzvadziyangu?Isakandokutikwaari:Nekutindakati: zvimwendingafanekudakwake

10Abhimerekindokuti:Chiiichichawaitakwatiri? mumwewavanhuangadaiakavatanomukadziwako,uye iweungadaiwakauyisamhosvapamusoropedu.

11Abhimerekiakarairavanhuvose,akati,Unobatamunhu uyukanamukadziwake,zvirokwazvoanofanirakuurawa

12Isakandokudzvaramunyikaiyoyo,ndokugamuchira mugoreirozvinezana;Jehovhandokumuropafadza

13Murumeuyuakavamukuru,akapfuuriramberi,akakura kusvikiraavamukurukwazvo.

14Nekutiwakangeanefumayemakwainefumayemombe nevarandavazhinji;vaFirisitiavakamugodora.

15Zvinomatsimeosevarandavababavakeavakange vacherapamazuvaaAbhurahamubabavake,vaFirisitia vakaadzivira,vakaafusiranevhu

16AbhimerekindokutikunaIsaka:Ibvakwatiri;nekutiimi munesimbakwazvokutipfuura

17Isakawakabvapo,ndokudzikatenderakemumupata weGerari,ndokugarapo

18Isakandokucherazvematsimeemvura,avakange vacherapamazuvaaAbhurahamubabavake;nekuti vaFirisitiavakangevaadzivirashurekwekufa kwaAbhurahamu;akatumidzamazitaawonemazita aakangeatumidzwanababavake.

19VarandavaIsakandokucheramumupata,ndokuwanapo tsimeremvurainotubuka

20VafudziveGerarindokukonananevafudzivaIsaka, vachiti:MvurandeyeduZvinoakatumidzazitaretsime kutiEseki;nokutivakarwanaye

21Zvinovakacherarimwetsime,vakakonaniranarozve; akaritumidzazitarinonziSitina

22Zvinoakabvapo,ndokucherarimwetsime;naizvozvo havanakukakavara;akatumidzazitararoRehobhoti;akati, NekutizvinoJehovhawakatiitiranzvimbo,uye tichaberekanapanyika

23Akabvapo,akakwiraBheerishebha.

24Jehovhandokuonekerakwaariusikuihwohwondokuti: NdiniMwariwaAbhurahamubabavako;usatya,nekuti ndinewe,uyendichakuropafadza,nekuwanzambeuyako nekudakwaAbhurahamumurandawangu

25Zvinowakavakaaritariipapo,ndokudanakuzita raJehovha,ndokudzikatenderakeipapo,uyeipapo varandavaIsakavakacheratsime

26IpapoAbhimerekiakaendakwaariachibvaGerari neshamwariyakeAhuzatinaPikorimukuruwehondoyake. 27Isakandokutikwavari:Mauyireikwandiri, zvamunondivenga,uyemakandidzingakwamuri?

28Ivovakati,TakaonazvirokwazvokutiJehovhaanewe, tikati,Zvinongapapikemhikopakatipedu,pakatipedu newe,tiitesunganonewe;

29kutiusatiitirazvakaipa,sezvotisinakukubata,uye sezvotakakuitirazvakanakachete,uyetakuendesa norugare;iweikozvinourimuropafadzwawaJehovha 30Zvinoakavaitiramabiko,vakadya,vakamwa.

31Zvinovakamukamangwanani-ngwanani,vakapikirana; Isakandokuvaendesa,vakabvakwaarinerugare.

32Zvinozvakaitikanemusiiwoyo,kutivarandavaIsaka vakauya,ndokumuudzapamusoropetsimeravakange vachera,ndokutikwaari:Tawanamvura

33akaritumidzaShebha;naizvozvozitareguta ndiBheerishebhakusvikirazuvaranhasi

34ZvinoEsauwakatiavanemakoremakumimana akawanaJudhisimukundawaBheerimuHeti,naBhasemati mukundawaEronimuHetikuvamukadzi;

35IvavovakashungurudzikamumoyowalsakanaRabheka.

1ZvinozvakaitikakutiIsakaavamutana,mesoake owoneramadzedzerere,asingachaoni,wakadanaEsau mwanakomanawakemukuru,akatikwaari:Mwanawangu;

2Akati,Tarirazvino,ndakwegura,handizivizuvarokufa kwangu;

3Naizvozvozvinochitorahakonhumbidzakodzokurwa nadzo,gobarakonoutahwako,ubudirekusango undivhimiremhuka;

4Ugondigadzirirachikafuchinonaka,sezvandinoda, ugondivigirakutindidye;kutimweyawanguukuropafadze ndisatindafa.

5ZvinoRabhekawakanzwaIsakapaakatauranaEsau mwanakomanawakeEsaundokuendakusangokunovhima mhukakutiauyenayo.

6RabhekandokutaurakunaJakobhomwanakomanawake achiti:Tarira,ndanzwababavakovachitaurakunaEsau mukomawakovachiti:

7Nditorerenyamayemhuka,ugondigadzirirachikafu chinoanakakutindidye,ndigokuropafadzapamberi paJehovhandisatindafa.

8Naizvozvoikozvinomwanakomanawangu,teererainzwi rangupanezvandinokuraira

9Chidoendazvinokubokarezvipfuwo,unditorerekubva ipapombudzanambiridzakanakadzembudzi; ndichazvigadzirirababavakozvokudyazvinonaka sezvavanoda;

10ugoendanachokunababavakovadye,uyekuti vakuropafadzerufurwavorasatirwasvika

11JakovendokutikunaRabhekamaivake:Tarirai,Esau mukomawangu,murumeunemvere,asiinindirimurume wakatsetseka

12Zvimwebabavanguvachandipuruzira,ndikava munyengerikwavari;ndichauyisakutukwapamusoro pangu,kwetekuropafadzwa

13Maivakendokutikwaari:Rushambwarwakongarwuve pamusoropangu,mwanakomanawangu;teererachete inzwirangu,ugoendaunonditora

14Zvinowakaenda,akadzitora,akadziuisakunamaivake; maivakendokugadzirachikafuchinonakasezvaidiwa nababavake

15ZvinoRabhekawakatoranguvodzakanakadzaEsau mwanakomanawakemukuru,dzaaivanadzomumba, ndokudzipfekedzaJakovemwanakomanawakemuduku; 16zvinozvikumbazvembudzanaakaisapamaokoake, nepakatsetsekapemutsipawake; 17Zvinowakapachikafuchinonakanechingwazvaakange agadziriramuruokorwaJakovemwanakomanawake

18Iyendokuendakunababavakeakati:Babavangu!Ivo ndokuti:Ndiripano;ndiweanimwanakomanawangu?

19Jakovendokutikunababavake:NdiniEsaudangwe renyu;Ndaitasezvamakandirayira;mukaihenyumugare, mudyezvenyamayanguyemhuka,kutimweyawenyu undiropafadze

20Isakandokutikumwanakomanawake:Seiwaiwana nekukurumidzazvakadaimwanakomanawangu?Iyeakati, JehovhaMwariwenyuwakandivigiraizvozvo

21IsakandokutikunaJakove:Swederahakokuti ndikupurudzire,mwanakomanawangu,ndizivekutiuri mwanakomanawanguEsauamene,kanakwete

22JakovendokuswederakunaIsakababavake;iye akamubata,akati:InzwiinzwiraJakove,asimaokomaoko aEsau

23Asihaanakumuzivanekutimaokoakeakangaane mveresemaokoemukuruwakeEsau;naizvozvo wakamuropafadza

24Ndokuti:NdiwemwanakomanawanguEsauchaiye here?Iyeakati,Ndini.

25Zvinoakati:Iswededzekwandirikutindidyezvenyama yemhukayemwanakomanawangu,kutimweyawangu ukuropafadzeiyendokuswededzakwaari,akadya; ndokumuvigirawaini,ndokumwa

26Isakababavakendokutikwaari:Swederazvino unditsvode,mwanakomanawangu

27Zvinowakaswedera,ndokumutsvoda;ndokunzwa kunhuwirakwenguvodzake,ndokumuropafadza,ndokuti: Tarira,kunhuhwirakwemwanakomanawangu kwakafanananemunhuwiwesangoJehovharaakaropafadza 28NaizvozvoMwaringaakupezvedovarekumatenga, nekukorakwenyika,nezviyozvizhinjinewaini; 29Vanhungavakushumire,nemarudzingaakufugamire; ivaishewehamadzako,nevanakomanavamaivako ngavakufugamire;vanokutukangavatukwe,uye vanokuropafadzangavaropafadzwe

30ZvinozvakaitikaIsakaapedzakuropafadzaJakove, Jakoveachangobudapamberipalsakababavake,Esau mukomawakewakasvikaachibvapakuvhimakwake

31Naiyewakagadzirachikafuchinonaka,akauyanacho kunababavake;akatikunababavake:Babavangu ngavamuke,vadyezvenyamayemhukayemwanakomana wavo,kutimweyawenyuundiropafadze.

32Isakababavakendokutikwaari:Ndiweani?Ndokuti: Ndinimwanakomanawenyu,dangwerenyuEsau; 33Isakandokubvundanekubvundakukurusa,akati:Ndiani? aripikoakabatanyamayemhuka,akauyanayokwandiri, ndikadyazvayozvoseusatiwasvika,ndikamuropafadza? hongu,uyeacharopafadzwa.

34ZvinoEsauwakatiachinzwamashokoababavake, akachemanekuchemakukurukunorwadzazvikurusa, ndokutikunababavake:Ndiropafadzei,iniwo,babavangu! 35Zvinoakati:Munin'inawakowauyanekunyengedzera, akatoraropafadzoyako

36Zvinoakati:Imhakayekutivakatumidzazitarake Jakovehere?nekutiwandinyengedzerakaviriaka; udangwehwanguwakatora;zvinotarira,ikozvino wanditorerakuropafadzwakwangu.Akati,Hamuna kundichengeterawokuropafadzwahere?

37IsakandokupindurandokutikunaEsau:Tarira, ndamuitaishewako,nehamadzakedzosendapakwaari vavevarandavake;ndakamusimbisanezviyonewaini; zvinondichakuiteiko,mwanakomanawangu?

38Esaundokutikunababavake:Munongovaneropafadzo imweyogahere,babavangu?Ndiropafadzei,iniwo,baba vanguEsaundokusimudzainzwirakendokuchema

39ZvinoIsakababavakendokupinduraakatikwaari: Tarira,ugarohwakohuchavakurenekukorakwenyika,uye kurenedovarekudengarinobvakumusoro.

40Uyenemunondowakouchararama,uyeuchashumira munin'inawako;zvinokanawavanesimba,uchavhuna jokorakeribvepamutsipawako.

41ZvinoEsauwakavengaJakovenekudakweropafadzo babavakeyavakamuropafadzanayo;Esaundokuti

mumoyomake:Mazuvaekuchemababavanguaswedera; ipapondichaurayamunin'inawanguJakobho.

42ZvinomashokoawaaEsaumwanakomanawake mukuruakaudzwaRabheka,ndokutumakunodanaJakove, mwanakomanawakemuduku,ndokutikwaari:Tarira,Esau mukomawakounozvivaraidzapamusoropakokuti akuuraye

43Naizvozvoikozvinomwanakomanawangu,teerera inzwirangu;simukautizirekunaRabhanihanzvadziyangu paHarani;

44ugarenayemazuvamashoma,kusvikirahasha dzemukomawakodzaserera;

45kusvikirakutsamwakwemukomawakokwaserera kubvakwauri,uyeakangamwezvawamuitira,ipapo ndichatumakuzokutorakubvaikoko;

46RabhekandokutikunaIsaka:Ndanetswaneupenyu hwangunekudakwevakundavaHeti;kanaJakoveakawana mukadzikuvakundavaHeti,seavavakundavenyikaino, upenyuhwanguhuchandibatsirei?

CHITSAUKO28

1ZvinoIsakawakadanaJakove,ndokumuropafadza, ndokumurairandokutikwaari:Usawanamukadzi kuvakundaveKanani.

2SimukauendePadhani-Aramu,kuimbayaBhetueribaba vamaivako;utoremukadziikokokuvakundavaRabhani, hanzvadziyamaivako.

3ZvinoMwariWemasimbaosengaakuropafadze, akuberekesevana,nekukuwanza,kutiuvechaunga chendudzi; 4agokuparopafadzoyaAbhurahamu,kwaurinekumbeu yakopamwenewe;kutiugarenhakayenyikayauri mutorwamairi,MwariyaakapaAbhurahamu.

5IsakandokuendesaJakove,iyendokuendaPadhaniAramukunaRabhanimwanakomanawaBhetueri,muSiriya, hanzvadziyaRabheka,maivaJakovenaEsau.

6ZvinoEsauwakatiachionakutiIsakawaropafadza Jakove,ndokumuendesaPadhani-Aramukunozvitorera ikokomukadzi;zvinopakumuropafadzakwakeakamuraira achiti:UsawanamukadzikuvakundaveKanani; 7uyekutiJakovewakateererababavakenamaivake, akaendaPadhani-Aramu;

8EsauakaonakutivakundaveKananivakanga vasingafadziIsakababavake;

9ZvinoEsauwakaendakunaIshimaeri,akazvitorera Maharatimukundawalshimaeri,mwanakomana waAbhurahamu,hanzvadziyaNebhayotikuvakadzivaaiva navo,kutiavemukadziwake

10JakovendokubudapaBheerishebha,ndokuenda akanangaHarani

11Zvinoakasvikapaneimwenzvimbo,akavatapousiku, nekutizuvarakangeraviraakatorapamabweenzvimboiyo, akaaisamutsamhiro,akavatapasiipapo

12Akarota,akaonadanhikorakangaramiswapanyika, musorowarowakasvikakudenga,zvinotarira,vatumwa vaMwarivachikwiranokuburukapariri.

13Zvinotarira,Jehovhaamirepamusoroparo,akati:Ndini JehovhaMwariwaAbhurahamubabavakonaMwari waIsaka;nyikayauvetepairindichakupaiyo,nembeuyako; 14Uyembeuyakoichaitaseguruvarenyika,uye ichapararirakumavirira,nekumabvazuva,nekuchamhembe,

nekuchamhembe;uyemaurinemumbeuyakomarudziose enyikaacharopafadzwa.

15Zvinotarira,ndinewe,uyendichakuchengetakwese kwaunoenda,nekukudzoserakunyikaino;nekuti handingakusiikusvikirandaitaizvozvandakakuudzai.

16Jakovendokupepukapahopedzake,ndokuti: ZvirokwazvoJehovhauripanzvimboino;uyendakanga ndisingazvizivi.

17Zvinowakatya,ndokuti:Nzvimboinoinotyisasei!ichi hachisichimwekunzekweimbayaMwari,irindirosuwo rekudenga

18Jakovendokumukamangwanani-ngwanani,ndokutora ibweraakangeamisamutsamhiro,akarimisarikavambiru, ndokudiramafutapamusoroparo

19ZvinowakatumidzazitarenzvimboiyoBheteri,asizita regutapakutangarainziRuzi.

20Jakovendokupikamhiko,achiti:KanaMwariakava neni,akandichengetapanzirayandinofamba,akandipa chingwachekudya,nenguodzekupfeka;

21kutindidzokerekumbakwababavangunorugare;ipapo JehovhaachavaMwariwangu

22Uyeiriibwerandakamisarikavambirurichavaimba yaMwari;uyepanezvosezvamuchandipa,zvirokwazvo ndichapachegumikwamuri

CHITSAUKO29

1ZvinoJakovewakasimudzatsokadzake,akaenda kunyikayevanavekumabvazuva

2Zvinowakaona,tarira,tsimemusango,zvinotarira, mapokamatatuemakwaiavetepariri;nekutipatsimeiroro vaimwisamakwai;uyepamuromowetsimepaivanebwe guru

3Ndipopaiunganamapokaose;zvinovaikungurutsaibwe kubvapamuromowetsime,ndokumwisamakwai, vachidzoseraibwepamuromowetsimepanzvimboyaro Jakovendokutikwavari:Hamadzangu,munobvepi?Ivo ndokuti:TiriveHarani

5Zvinowakatikwavari:MunozivahereRabhani mwanakomanawaNahori?Ivondokuti:Tinomuziva.

6Zvinowakatikwavari:Wakafarahere?Ivondokuti: Wakafara;zvinotarira,Rakerimukundawake,unouya nemakwai.

7Zvinowakati:Tarirai,achirimasikatimakuru,haisi nguvayekutizvipfuwozviunganidzwe;nwisaimakwai, mundoafudza.

8Ivondokuti:Hatigonikusvikamapokaoseaunganidzwa, uyevakungurusaibwekubvapamuromowetsime;ipapo tinonwisamakwai

9Achirikutauranavo,Rakeriwakasvikanemakwaiababa vake,nekutiwaivamufudzikadzi

10ZvinozvakaitikaJakovepaakaonaRakerimukunda waRabhanihanzvadziyamaivakenemakwaiaRabhani hanzvadziyamaivake,kutiJakovewakaswedera, ndokukungurutsaibwekubvapamuromowetsime, ndokunwisamakwaiaRabhanihanzvadziyamaivake

11JakovendokutsvodaRakeri,akasimudzainzwirake akabudisamisodzi

12JakovendokuudzaRakerikutiihamayababavake,uye kutimwanakomanawaRabheka,ndokumhanya,ndokuudza babavake

13ZvinozvakaitikaRabhanianzwamashokoaJakove mwanakomanawehanzvadziyake,kutiwakamhanya kunomuchingamidza, ndokumumbundikira, ndokumutsvoda,ndokumuisamumbamake.Uyeakaudza Rabhanizvinhuizvizvose.

14Rabhanindokutikwaari:Zvirokwazvouripfuparangu nenyamayanguAkagaranayemwedziwose

15ZvinoRabhaniwakatikunaJakove:Nekutiurihama yangu,ungandibatirapachenahere?Ndiudzekutimubayiro wakouchavachii?

16ZvinoRabhaniwakangeanevakundavaviri;zita remukururakangeririRea,uyezitaremudukuRakeri 17Reawakangeanemesoakaneta;asiRakeriwakange akanakapachimironepachiso

18JakovendokudaRakeri;ndokuti:Ndichakubatirai makoremanomwepamusoropaRakeri,mukundawenyu muduku

19Rabhanindokuti:Zvirinanikutindimupekwauripakuti ndimupeumwemurume;garaneni.

20JakovendokubatiraRakerimakoremanomwe;akaita semazuvamashomakwaari,nekudakwerudorwakekwaari 21JakovendokutikunaRabhani:Ndipeimukadziwangu, nekutimazuvaanguazadzisika,kutindipindekwaari

22Rabhanindokuunganidzavanhuvosevenzvimboiyo, ndokuitamabiko.

23Zvinozvakaitikamadekwani,kutiwakatoraRea, mukundawake,ndokumuisakwaari;akapindakwaari

24RabhanindokupakumukundawakeReaZiripa murandakadziwake,avemurandakadziwake

25Zvinozvakaitika,kutimangwanani,tarira,ndiRea; ndokutikunaRabhani:Chiiichichamaitakwandiri? HandinakukubatirapamusoropaRakerihere?Zvino mandinyengeranei?

26Rabhanindokuti:Hakunzarwomunyikayekwedukupa munin'inakutangiradangwe

27Pedzisavhikiyeuyu,tigokupauyuwopamusoropebasa rauchabatanenizvemamwemakoremanomwe.

28Jakovendokuitasaizvozvo,ndokuzadzisavhikiyeuyu; ndokupakwaariRakeri,mukundawakekuvamukadzi

29RabhanindokupakunaRakeriBhirihamurandakadzi wake,avemurandakadziwake

30AkapindawokunaRakeri,ndokudawoRakerikupfuura Rea,ndokubatapamwenayemamwemakore manomwezve

31ZvinoJehovhapaakaonakutiReawaivengwa, wakazarurachiberekochake,asiRakeriwaivamhanje.

32Reandokubatamimba,ndokuberekamwanakomana, ndokutumidzazitarakekutiRubheni,nekutiwakati: Jehovhawakaonadambudzikorangu;naizvozvozvino murumewanguuchandida

33Akabatamimbazve,ndokuberekamwanakomana; ndokuti:NekutiJehovhawanzwakutindinovengwa, naizvozvowandipawouyu;ndokutumidzazitarakekuti Simioni

34Akabatamimbazve,ndokuberekamwanakomana;akati, Ikozvinonguvainomurumewanguachazvibatanidzaneni, nekutindamuberekeravanakomanavatatu;naizvozvozita rakerakanziRevhi

35Akabatamimbazve,ndokuberekamwanakomana, ndokuti:IkozvinondicharumbidzaJehovha;naizvozvo wakamutumidzazitarakeJudha;ndokusiyaachibereka

CHITSAUKO30

1ZvinoRakeriakatiachionakutiwakangeasingaberekeri Jakove,Rakeriwakagodoramukomawake;ndokutikuna Jakove:Ndipevana;kanazvikasadarondichafa.

2NaizvozvokutsamwakwaJakovekwakapfutiraRakeri akati:NdiripachinzvimbochaMwarihere,wakabata chiberekochechizvaro?

3Iyendokuti:Tarira,murandakadziwanguBhiriha,pinda kwaari;uyeachaberekapamabviangu,kutineniwondive nevananaye

4ZvinowakamupaBhiriha,murandakadziwakekuva mukadzi;Jakovendokupindakwaari.

5Bhirihandokubatamimba,ndokuberekeraJakove mwanakomana

6Rakerindokuti:Mwariwanditongera,uyewanzwainzwi rangu,ndokundipamwanakomana;naizvozvo wakatumidzazitarakekutiDhani

7BhirihamurandakadziwaRakerindokubatamimbazve, ndokuberekeraJakovemwanakomanawechipiri

8Rakerindokuti:Nemutsimbamukuru,ndakaitamutsimba nemukomawangu,ndikakunda;akatumidzazitarakekuti Nafutari

9ZvinoReawakatiachionakutiwamirakubereka, wakatoraZiripamurandakadziwake,akamupaJakove kuvamukadzi

10Ziripa,murandakadziwaRea,ndokuberekeraJakove mwanakomana.

11Reandokuti:NdaitaromborakanakaNdokutumidza zitarakekutiGadhi

12Ziripa,murandakadziwaRea,ndokuberekeraJakove mwanakomanawechipiri

13Reandokuti:Ndezvemufarowangu,nekutivakunda vachanditindinemufaro.NdokutumidzazitarakeAsheri. 14ZvinoRubheniakaendapamazuvaokukohwagorosi, akandowanamamandirakisi*mumunda,akaauisakunamai vakeRea.RakerindokutikunaRea:Dondipawo mamandirakisiemwanakomanawako

15Iyeakatikwaari,Chinhuchidukuherekutiwakatora murumewangu?Zvinowodakutorazvemamandirakisi emwanakomanawanguhere?Rakerindokuti:Naizvozvo uchararaneweusikuhunonekudakwemamandirakisi emwanakomanawako.

16ZvinoJakovewakatiachidzokakubvakumunda manheru,Reandokubudakunomuchingamidza,akati: Unofanirakupindakwandiri;nekutizvirokwazvo ndakakubhadharanamamandirakisiomwanakomana wangu.Akavatanayeusikuihwohwo.

17ZvinoMwariwakanzwaRea,akabatamimba, akaberekeraJakovemwanakomanawechishanu

18Reandokuti:Mwariwandipamubayirowangu,nekuti ndakapamurandakadziwangumurumewangu; ndokutumidzazitarakekutiIsakari

19Reandokubatamimbazve,ndokuberekeraJakove mwanakomanawechitanhatu

20Reandokuti:Mwariwandipachipochakanaka;zvino murumewanguuchagaraneni,nekutindamuberekera vanakomanavatanhatu;akatumidzazitarakekuti Zebhuruni

21pashureakazoberekamukunda,akamutumidzazitarake kutiDhina

22ZvinoMwariwakarangarirawoRakeri,Mwari akamunzwa,akazarurachiberekochake.

23Iyeakavanemimba,akaberekamwanakomana;akati, Mwariabvisakunyadziswakwangu;

24NdokutumidzazitarakekutiJosefa;akati,Jehovha ngaawedzerekwandirimumwemwanakomana

25ZvinozvakaitikaRakeriaberekaJosefa,kutiJakove wakatikunaRabhani:Ndiregeindiendekutindiende kunzvimboyekwedunekunyikayekwedu

26Ipaikwandirivakadzivangunevanavangu, vandakakubatiraiimwi,ndiende,nekutiimwimunoziva basarangurandakakubatirai

27Rabhanindokutikwaari:Kanandawananyashapameso ako;

28Ndokuti:Nditemeremubayirowako,ndigokupa

29Iyendokutikwaari:Imwimunozivakuti ndakakushandiraisei,uyekutizvipfuwozvenyuzvaiva zvakadiineni

30Nekutizvishomazvamaivanazvondisatindauya, zvakawandazvikavazvizhinjizhinji;Jehovha wakakuropafadzakubvapakusvikakwangu;zvinoini ndichabatiraimbayangurinhi?

31Akati,Ndichakupei?Jakovendokuti:Hamungandipi chinhu;kanamukandiitirachinhuichi,ndichafudzazve nekuchengetamakwaienyu.

32Ndichaguranepakatipebokarenyurosenhasi, ndichibvisapogwairoserinemavaranerinemakwapa, negwairoseresvundupakatipemakwai,nedzinemavara nedzinemakwapapakatipembudzi;zvigovamubayiro wangu

33Naizvozvokururamakwangukuchandipupurirapazuva rinouya,kanauchiuyiramubayirowangupamberipechiso chenyu;zvosezvisinamavaranezvisinamakwapapakati pembudzi,nezvisvundupamakwai,zvinengezvabiwakana zvirikwandiri

34Rabhanindokuti:Tarira,ngazvivemaereranoneshoko rako.

35Nomusiiwoyoakatsauranhongodzembudzidzakanga dzinemitsetsenedzinemakwapa,nenhongodzose dzembudzidzakangadzinemitsetsenedzinemakwapa, nezvosezvakangazvinezvichenapazviri,nesvundu pamakwai,akazvipapamaokoavanakomanavake

36Akaisachinhambwechemazuvamatatupakatipake naJakoveJakoveakafudzabokaraRabhanirakangerasara

37Jakovendokutoramatandamanyoroemupopura* neemuarimondineasinamakwapa.akasvuuramitaro michenapaari,akaonesakuchenakwakangekuri pamatanda.

38Zvinowakaisamatandaaakangaasvuurapamberi pemapokapamigeronezvimwiro,paiuyamapokakuzomwa; 39Zvinomapokaakatorazamupamberipematanda, mapokandokuberekazvinemitsetsenezvinemavara nezvinemakwapa

40Jakoveakaparadzanisamakwayana,akataridzazviso zvemapokakunezvaivanemitsetsenezvosezvisvundu pamapokaaRabhani;akaisamapokaakearioga;akasaaisa kuzvipfuwozvaRabhani.

41Zvinozvakaitikaposeakasimbaebokapaaibatazamu, kutiJakovewakaisamatandapamberipemesoemapoka pamigero,kutizviteverwepakatipematanda.

42Asikanabokarisinasimbahaanakuaisa;naizvozvo zvakangezvisinasimbazvakangezvirizvaRabhani,uye zvakasimbazvaJakove

43Zvinomurumeakavamukurukwazvo,akava nezvipfuwozvizhinjinevarandakadzinevarandarume nemakameranemadhongi

CHITSAUKO31

1ZvinoJakovewakanzwamashokoevanakomana vaRabhanivachiti:Jakoveatorazvosezvababavedu;uye nezvaivazvababaveduvakawanakubwinyaukukose

2JakoveakaonawochisochaRabhani,zvinotarira, chakangachisakaitakwaarisepakutanga

3JehovhandokutikunaJakove:Dzokerakunyika yemadzibabaakonekuhamadzako;uyendichavanewe. 4JakobhoakatumamunhukundodanaRakerinaReakuti vauyekusangokuzvipfuwozvake

5ndokutikwavari:Ndinoonachisochababavenyukuti hachisakaitakwandirisepakutanga;asiMwariwababa vanguuneni

6Zvinomunozivakutinesimbarangurosedakashandira babavenyu

7Babavenyuvakandinyengera,vakashanduramubayiro wangukagumi;asiMwarihaanakumutenderakuti andikuvadze

8Kanavakataurasezvizvi:Zvinemavarazvichava mubairowako;Zvinozvipfuwozvosezvaiberekazvine mavara;kanavakataurasezvizvi:Zvinemitsetsezvichava mubayirowako;mombedzosedzakaberekadzinemitsetse 9SaizvozvoMwariwakatorazvipfuwozvababavenyu, akapakwandiri

10Zvinozvakaitikapanguvaiyobokarichitoramazamu, kutindakasimudzamesoangundikaonamuchiroto,zvino tarira,nhongodzinokwiraboka,dzaivanemitsetse, nemavara,nedzakaitapfumbu

11ZvinomutumwawaMwariwakatauranenimuchiroto achiti:Jakove!Inindokuti:Ndiripano

12Ndokuti:Simudzahakomesoako,uone,nhongodzose, dzinokwiraboka,dzinemitsetse,nemavara,nedzakaita pfumbu;nekutindaonazvoseRabhanizvaanoitakwauri

13NdiniMwariweBheteri,pawakazodzambiru, pawakandipikiramhiko;zvinosimuka,ubudemunyikaino, udzokerekunyikayechiberekerwachako

14RakerinaReandokupinduravakatikwaari:Kotichine mugovenenhakakuimbayababaveduhere?

15Kohativerengwisevatorwakwavarihere?nekuti vakatitengesa,uyevakapedzawomariyeduchose.

16NekutifumayoseMwariyaakatorerababavedu ndeyedunevanavedu;naizvozvoikozvinochoseMwari chaarevakwauri,ita

17Jakovendokusimuka,ndokutasvisavanakomanavake nevakadzivakepamakamera;

18ndokutorazvipfuwozvakezvose,nenhumbidzake dzosedzaakangeawana,zvipfuwozvaakangeawana, zvaakangeawanapaPadhanaramu,kutiaendekunaIsaka babavakemunyikayeKanani.

19ZvinoRabhaniwakangeaendakunoveuramakwaiake, Rakerindokubachifananidzochababavake

20JakoveakabvaachiverevedzakunaRabhanimuSiriya, nekutihaanakumuudzakutiunotiza

21Naizvozvowakatizanezvosezvaakangaanazvo; akasimuka,akayambukarwizi,akaringisachisochake kugomoreGiriyadhi

22ZvinozvakaudzwaRabhaninezuvaretatukutiJakove watiza.

23Iyeakatorahamadzakenayeakadzingirirananaye rwendorwemazuvamanomwe;vakamubatapagomo reGiriyadhi.

24MwarindokuuyakunaRabhanimuSiriyamuchiroto usiku,ndokutikwaari:Zvichenjerere,zvimweungataura kunaJakovechakanakakanachakaipa

25RabhanindokubataJakoveZvinoJakovewakange adzikatenderakemugomo;Rabhaninehamadzake vakadzikamatendeavomugomoreGiriyadhi

26ZvinoRabhaniwakatikunaJakove:Waitei,kuti waverevedzakwandiri,uchitoravakundavangunevatapwa nemunondo?

27Watizireipakavanda,uchindiba?Kohaunakundiudza here,kutindingadaindakuendisanomufaro,nenziyo, nengoma,nembira?

28Uyehaunakunditenderakutsvodavanakomanavangu nevakundavangu.ikozvinowaitasebenzi.

29Zviripasimbareruokorwangukukuitiraizvakaipa;asi Mwariwababavakowakatauraneniusikuhwazuro,achiti, ZvichenjererekutiuregekutauranaJakovechakanakakana chakaipa

30Zvinoikozvino,kuendawaenda,nekutiwanga uchishuvazvikuruimbayababavako;wabireivamwari vangu?

31JakovendokupindurandokutikunaRabhani:Nekuti ndakangandichitya,nekutindakati:Zvimwe munganditoreravakundavenyunechisimba

32Uyowamunowanakwaarivamwarivenyungaarege kurarama;pamberipehamadzeduzviongororereizvenyu zvirikwandiri,mugozvitoranekutiJakovewakange asingazivikutiRakeriwakangeadziba

33RabhanindokupindamutenderaJakove,nemutende raRea,nemutenderevarandakadzivaviri;asihaana kudziwanaZvinowakabudamutenderaRea,ndokupinda mutenderaRakeri.

34ZvinoRakeriwakangeatorazvifananidzo,ndokuzviisa muchigarochekamera,ndokugarapamusoropazvo Rabhanindokutsvakisisamutenderose,asihaana kuzviwana

35Iyendokutikunababavake:Ngaziregekusafadza pamesopaishewangukutihandigonikusimukapamberi penyu;nekutitsikayevakadziiripandiriIyeakatsvakisisa, asihaanakuwanazvifananidzo.

36ZvinoJakovewakatsamwa,ndokupikisananaRabhani; JakovendokupindurandokutikunaRabhani:Kudarika kwanguchii?Chivichanguchii,zvawandidzingirira nehasha?

37Zvamabata-batanhumbidzangudzosemawanei chenhumbidzosedzeimbayenyu?Zviisepanopamberi pehamadzangunehamadzako,vatongepakatipedu

38Makoreawamakumimavirindinemwi;nhunzvidzenyu dzembudzinenhunzvidzenyudzembudzihazvina kusvodza,nemakondobweenyuebokahandinakuadya

39Zvakabvamburwahandinakuzviuisakwamuri; ndakatakurakurasikirwakwacho;makazvirevaparuoko rwangu,zvakabiwamasikatikanazvakabiwausiku

40ndakaitasaizvozvo;Masikatindakapedzwanezuva, nevetausiku;hopedzangudzikatizapamesoangu.

41Makoreanamakumimavirindakangendirimumba menyu;Ndakakushandiraimakoreguminemananekuda kwevakundavenyuvaviri,nemakorematanhatunekuda kwemombedzenyu;uyemukashanduramubayirowangu kagumi

42KunzekwekutiMwariwababavangu,Mwari waAbhurahamu,nekutyakwaIsaka,daiasaivaneni, zvirokwazvoikozvinomungadaimaindiendesandisina chinhukutambudzikakwangunebasaramaokoangu Mwariwakaona,akakutsiuraiusikuhwazuro

43RabhanindokupindurandokutikunaJakove:Vakunda avavakundavangu,uyevanakomanaavavanavangu,uye mombeidziimombedzangu,uyezvosezvaunoona ndezvangu;zvinondingaiteinhasikuvakundavanguava, kanakuvanavavovavakabereka?

44Naizvozvozvinoiwe,ngatiitesungano,ininewe;uye ngachivechapupupakatipangunewe.

45Jakovendokutoraibwe,akarimisarikavambiru

46Jakovendokutikuhamadzake:Unganidzaimabwe; zvinovakatoramabwe,vakaitamurwi,vakadyapo pamusoropemurwi

47RabhanindokuutumidzaJegarisahadhuta,asiJakove wakautumidzaGaridhi.

48Rabhanindokuti:Murwiuyuuchapupupakatipangu newenhasiNaizvozvowakatumidzazitararokutiGaridhi; 49neMizipa;nekutiwakati,Jehovhangaarindepakati pangunewe,kanatisingaonani

50Kanaukatambudzavakundavangu,uyekanaukawana vamwevakadzikunzekwevakundavangu,hakunamunhu unesu;tarira,Mwarindiyechapupupakatipangunewe

51RabhanindokutikunaJakove:Tariramurwiuyu,tarira mbiruiyi,yandakamisapakatipangunewe.

52Murwiuyungauvechapupu,nembiruiyingaive chapupu,kutiinihandingapfuurimurwiuyundichienda kwauri,uyekutiiwehaungapfuurimurwiuyunembiru uchiuyakwandirikutiuitezvakaipa

53MwariwaAbhurahamu,naMwariwaNahori,Mwari wababavavo,ngaatongepakatipedu.Jakovendokupika neKutyakwababavakeIsaka

54Jakovendokubayachibayiromugomo,akadanahama dzakekutivadyechingwa;vakadyachingwa,vakavata mugomo

55Rabhanindokumukamangwanani-ngwani,ndokutsvoda vanakomanavakenevakundavake,ndokuvaropafadza; Rabhanindokuenda,ndokudzokerakunzvimboyake

CHITSAUKO32

1ZvinoJakoveakaendanenzirayake,vatumwavaMwari ndokusangananaye.

2Jakovepaakavaonaakati:IyiihondoyaMwari NdokutumidzazitarenzvimboiyokutiMahanaimi

3JakovendokutumanhumepamberipakekunaEsau mukomawake,kunyikayeSeiri,nyikayeEdhomu 4akavaraira,akati,Mundotaurakudaikunaishewangu Esau;ZvanzinomurandawenyuJakove,Ndakangandigere naRabhanisomutorwa,ndikagarapokusvikirazvino; 5uyendinemombenemadhongi,makwai,nevaranda nevarandakadzi;ndatumakuzoudzaishewangu,kuti ndiwanenyashapamesoenyu

6ZvinonhumedzakadzokerakunaJakovedzichiti: TakasvikakumukomawenyuEsau;naiyeunouya kuzokuchingamidzainevarumemazanamana

7Jakovendokutyazvikuru,akatambudzika, akaparadzanisavanhuvaivanayenemakwainemombe nemakamera,kuitamapokamaviri;

8ndokuti:KanaEsauakasvikakunerimwebokaakarirova, bokarakasararichapukunyuka.

9Jakovendokuti:MwariwababavanguAbhurahamu, naMwariwababavanguIsaka,Jehovhawakatikwandiri: Dzokerakunyikayakonekuhamadzako,uyendichakuitira zvakanaka;

10handinakufaniranyashadzenyudzosenekutendeka kwenyukosekwamakaitiramurandawenyu;nekuti ndakayambukaJoridhaniurwunetsvimboyangu;zvino ndavamapokamaviri.

11Dondirwiraiparuokorwemukomawangu,paruoko rwaEsau;nekutindinomutya,zvimweachauyaandirove, namaipamwenevana.

12imwimakati:Zvirokwazvondichakuitirazvakanaka, nekuitambeuyakosejecharegungwarisingagoni kuverengwanekuwanda.

13Zvinowakavatapousikuuhwo;akatorapanechakanga chasvikamuruokorwake,chipochaEsaumukomawake; 14nenhongodzembudzimazanamaviri,nenhongo dzembudzimakumimaviri,nenhunzvidzemakwaimazana maviri,nemakondohwemakumimaviri; 15nengameradzinoyamwisamakumimatatunemhuru dzadzo,nemhoumakumimana,nenzombegumi, nemakadziemadhongimakumimaviri,nemadhongwana gumi.

16Akazvipamumaokoavarandavake,bokarimwe nerimweririroga;akatikuvarandavake:Yambukaimberi kwangu,musiyechinhambwepakatipebokaneboka.

17Zvinowakarairawekutangaachiti:KanaEsaumukoma wangu,akasangananewe,ndokukubvunzaachiti:Uri waani?zvinounoendepi?Uyendezvaniizvizviripamberi pako?

18ugoti,NdezvemurandawenyuJakove;Chipo chakatumirwaishewanguEsau;tarirai,naiyewourishure kwedu

19Zvinowakarairawechipirinewechitatunevosevaitevera mapokaachiti:KanamukamuwanaEsau,nenziraiyi mutaurekwaari;

20mutiwo:Tarirai,murandawenyuJakoveurimumashure medu.Nekutiwakati,Ndichamunyaradzanechipo chinofambamberikwangu,uyepashurendichaonachiso chake;zvimweangandigamuchira.

21Naizvozvochipochakayambukamberikwake;asiiye wakararausikuihwohwomuboka

22Iyeakamukausikuihwohwo,akatoravakadzivake vavirinevarandakadzivakevaviri,nevanavakevanegumi nomumwe,akayambukazambukoreJabhoki

23Akavatora,akavayambutsarukova,akayambutsawo zvaakangaanazvo

24Jakovendokusiiwaoga;zvinomurume wakatsutsurudzananayekusvikirautongahuchitsvuka.

25Asiachionakutihaagonikumukunda,akabata pamhangoyehudyu;Jakoveakasvodogoka, achitsutsurudzananaye.

26Zvinoakati:Ndiregendiendenekutiutongahwatsvuka Iyeakati,Handingakuregiuchienda,kanausina kundiropafadza

27Ndokutikwaari:Zitarakondiani?Ndokuti:Jakove!

28Akati,ZitarakoharichazonziJakove,asiIsiraeri,nekuti wakarwanaMwarinevanhu,ukakunda

29Jakovendokubvunzandokutikwaari:Ndiudzewozita rako.Iyendokuti:Seiuchibvunzazitarangu? akamuropafadzaipapo

30JakovendokutumidzazitarenzvimboiyokutiPenieri; nekutindaonaMwarichisonechiso,uyeupenyuhwangu hwaponeswa

31ZvinozuvarakamubudiraopfuuraPenueri;akakamhina pahudyuyake

32NaizvozvovanavaIsiraerihavadyirundarwehudyu,riri pamhangoyehudyu,kusvikiranhasi;nekutiwakabata pamhangoyehudyuyaJakoveparundarehudyu

CHITSAUKO33

1ZvinoJakovewakasimudzamesoake,akaona,zvino tarira,Esauachiuyanevarumemazanamanaanaye. ndokugoveravanakunaRea,naRakeri,nekuvarandakadzi vaviri

2Akaisavarandakadzinavanavavomberi,Reanavana vakeshurekwavo,naRakerinaJosefapakupedzisira

3Iyepachakeakapfuuramberikwavo,akakotamirapavhu kanomwekusvikiraasvikapedonemukuruwake.

4Esaundokumhanyirakunomuchingamidza, akamumbundikira,akawirapamutsipawake, ndokumutsvoda;ndokuchema.

5Zvinowakasimudzamesoake,akaonavakadzinevana; ndokuti:Ndivanaanivauinavo?Iyendokuti:VanaMwari vaakapamurandawenyunenyashadzake.

6Varandakadzindokuswedera,ivonevanavavo, vakakotama

7NaReanevanavakevakaswedera,vakakotama;pashure JosefanaRakerivakaswedera,vakakotama

8Akati,Wakanangeinebokairiroserandasangananaro? Iyeakati,"Ndingawananyashakunaishewangu."

9Esaundokuti:Ndinezvizhinji,munin'inawangu; chengetaizvozvaunazvo

10Jakovendokuti:Kwete,kanandawananyashapameso enyu,gamuchiraichipochanguparuokorwangu;

11Gamuchiraihenyuchipochanguchinouiswakwamuri; nekutiMwariwakandiitiranenyasha,uyendinezvose. Akamugombedzera,akazvigamuchira

12Akati,Ngatisimuke,tiende,inindichakutungamirira.

13Akatikwaari,Ishewanguunozivakutivanavachiri vatete,uyekutimakwainemombezvandinazvo zvinoyamwisa;kanavakazvitinhanesimbazuvarimwe, bokaroserichafa.

14Ishewangungaapindehakepamberipomurandawake, inindifambezvakanaka,sezvinogonakufambakwemombe pamberipangu,navana,kusvikirandasvikakunaishe wangupaSeiri

15Esaundokuti:Zvinongandisiyekwaurivamwevanhu vaneniIyendokuti:Unotsvakei?ndiwanenyashapamberi pashewangu

16NaizvozvoEsauakadzokazuvairoro,akaendaSeiri.

17ZvinoJakovewakapfuuriraakaendaSukoti, akazvivakiraimba,akaitirazvipfuwozvakematanga; naizvozvowakatumidzazitarenzvimboiyokutiSukoti

18JakovendokusvikapaSharemi,gutareShekemu,riri panyikayeKanani,pakubvakwakepaPadhanaramu; akadzikatenderakepamberipeguta

19Akatengachikamuchemundapaakangaadzikatende rakekuvanavaHamori,babavaShekemu,nemakobirizana emari

20Ndokumisapoaritari,akaritumidzakutiEriheroheIsiraeri

CHITSAUKO34

1ZvinoDhinamukundawaRea,waakaberekeraJakove, akabudakunoonavakundavenyikaiyoyo.

2ZvinoShekemumwanakomanawaHamorimuHivhi, muchindawenyika,wakamuona;akamutora,akararanaye, akamusvibisa.

3MweyawakendokunamatirakunaDhina,mukunda waJakove,ndokudamusikana,akataurakumoyo wemusikana.

4ShekemundokutaurakunababavakeHamoriachiti: Nditorereimusikanauyoavemukadziwangu

5JakovendokunzwakutiakasvibisaDhinamukundawake; zvinovanakomanavakevakangevarikuzvipfuwozvake kusango,Jakovendokunyararakusvikiravauya

6HamoribabavaShekemuvakabudavakaendakuna Jakovekunotaurirananaye

7VakativachinzwavanakomanavaJakovevakauya vachibvakusango;zvinovarumeavavakazarirwakwazvo, vakatsamwazvikurunekutiwakangeaitaupenzipakati paIsiraerinekuvatanemukundawaJakove;chinhu chisingafanirikuitwa.

8ZvinoHamoriwakataurirananavoachiti:Shekemu mwanakomanawangu,moyowakeunodokwairira mukundawenyu;domupaihenyuiyeavemukadziwake.

9Uyewaniranainesu,mutipevakundavenyu, mugozvitoreravakundavedu

10Uyegaraihenyunesu,nyikaichavapamberipenyu; garaimutengeseranemo,muwanefumamairi

11Shekemundokutikunababavemusikananekuhanzvadzi dzake,Ngandiwanenyashapamesoenyu;uye chamucharevakwandirindichakupai

12Pamhidziraizvikurukwandirirooranechipo;uye ndichapasezvamucharevakwandiri;asindipeimusikana avemukadziwangu

13VanakomanavaJakobhovakapinduraShekemunababa vakeHamorinounyengeri,vakati,nokutiakangaasvibisa Dhinahanzvadziyavo

14Ivovakatikwavari,Hatingagonikuitachinhuichi,kupa hanzvadziyedumunhuuneusinokudzingiswa;nekuti izvozvozvaivachinyadzokwatiri

15Asipachinhuichitichatenderananemi,kanamukava sesu,kutimurumemumwenomumwewenyuadzingiswe; 16zvinotichakupaivakundavedu,nesuvakundavenyu tizvitorere;uyetichagaranemwitiverudzirumwe.

17Asikanamusingadikutiteererakutimudzingiswe;ipapo tichatoramukundawedu,tiende

18MashokoavoakafadzaHamori,naShekemu, mwanakomanawaHamori

19Jayaharinakunonokakuitachinhuichi,nekutiwaifarira mukundawaJakove;uyewaikudzwakupfuuraimbayose yababavake

20ZvinoHamorinaShekemumwanakomanawake vakasvikapasuworegutaravo,ndokutaurirananevarume vegutaravo,vachiti:

21Varumeavavanerugarenesu;naizvozvongavagare munyika,vagotengeseranamo;nekutinyika,tarirai, yakafarapamberipavo;vakundavavotichavatoravave vakadzivedu,nevakundavedutichavapaivo

22Asipachinhuichichetevarumevachatenderananesu, kugaranesu,nekuvaserudzirumwe,kutimurumewose weduadzingiswa,sezvavakadzingiswaivo.

23Komombedzavo,nenhumbidzavo,nezvipfuwozvavo zvosehazvichavizveduhere?ngatitenderanenavochete, vagogaranesu.

24ZvinovakateereraHamorinaShekemumwanakomana wake,vosevaibudapasuworegutarake;varumevose vakadzingiswa,vosevaibudapasuworegutarake.

25Zvinozvakaitikanezuvaretatuvachiripakurwadziwa, vanakomanavavirivaJakove,SimioninaRevhi,hanzvadzi dzaDhina,vakatoraumweneumwemunondowake, vakanyangiraguta,vakaurayavarumevose

26NdokuurayaHamorinaShekemumwanakomanawake, nekwakapinzakwemunondo,vakabudisaDhinamumba maShekemu,vakabuda

27VanakomanavaJakovevakauyapamusoropevakaurawa, vakapambaguta,nekutivakangevasvibisahanzvadziyavo.

28Vakatoramakwaiavonemombedzavonemadhongiavo nezvaivamugutanezvaivakusango

29nefumayavoyose,nevanavavovadukuvose,nevakadzi vavovakavatapa,vakapambanezvinhuzvosezvaiva mudzimba

30JakovendokutikunaSimioninaRevhi:Manditambudza, nekundinhuwisapakatipevagarivemunyikaino,pakati pevaKananinevaPerezi;zvinoinindirivashomapauwandu, vachandiunganira,ndokundiuraya;inineimbayangu ndichaparadzwa

31Ivondokuti:Aitehanzvadziyedusechifevehere?

CHITSAUKO35

1ZvinoMwariwakatikunaJakove:Simuka,ukwire kuBheteri,ugonogaraikoko;ugoitiraipapoaritariMwari wakaonekerakwauripawaitizapachisochaEsaumukoma wako.

2Jakobhoakatikumhuriyake,nokunavosevakanga vanaye,Bvisaivamwarivatorwavaripakatipenyu, munatse,mufukedzimwenguvo;

3ngatisimuke,tikwirekuBheteri;ndichaitiraipapoMwari aritari,iyewakandipinduranezuvarekutambudzika kwangu,uyewaivanenipanzirayandakafambanayo.

4ZvinovakapaJakovevamwarivosevendudzivaiva pamaokoavo,nemhetedzaivapanzevedzavo;Jakove akazvivigapasipomuoukiwakangeuripaShekemu 5Zvinovakafamba;uyekutyaMwarikwaivapamusoro pemagutaakavapoteredza,uyehavanakudzingirira vanakomanavaJakove

6JakovendokusvikapaRuzi,riripanyikayeKanani,ndiro Bheteri,iyenevanhuvosevaivanaye.

7Zvinowakavakapoaritari,akatumidzanzvimbokutiEriBheteri,nekutiipapoMwariwakaonekerakwaaripakutiza kwakepachisochemukomawake

8AsiDhebhoramureriwaRabhekawakafa,akavigwazasi kweBheterimunyasimemuouki;naizvozvowakatumidza zitarapoAronibhakuti

9ZvinoMwariwakazviratidzazvekunaJakovepakubva kwakePadhani-Aramu,akamuropafadza.

10Mwarindokutikwaari:ZitarakondiJakove;zitarako harichazonziJakove,asiIsiraeririchavazitarako; akatumidzazitarakekutiIsiraeri

11ZvinoMwariakatikwaari:NdiniMwari Wemasimbaose;berekauwande;rudzinebokarendudzi zvichabvakwauri,nemadzimamboachabudapachiuno chako;

12UyenyikayandakapaAbhurahamunaIsakandichapa kwauri,nekumbeuyakoinokuteverandichapanyika

13Mwarindokukwiraachibvakwaaripanzvimbo paakatauranaye.

14Jakovendokumisambirupanzvimbopaakatauranaye, mbiruyebwe,akadururapamusoropayochipiriso chinodururwa,akadirapamusoropayomafuta.

15JakovendokutumidzazitarenzvimboMwaripaakataura naye,Bheteri

16VakasimukapaBheteri;chichirichinhambokusvika paEfurata,Rakeriakapona,akarwadziwapakupona 17Zvinozvikaitikapakurwadziwaachipona,kuti nyamukutawakatikwaari:Usatya;Uchava nomwanakomanawouyu

18Zvinozvakaitikamweyawakewobuda,nekutiwakafa, kutiwakatumidzazitarakeBhenoni;asibabavake vakamutumidzaBhenjamini

19Rakerindokufa,akavigwapanzirainoendaEfurata, ndiroBheterehemu.

20Jakovendokumisambirupamusoropeguvarake;ndiyo mbiruyeguvaraRakerikusvikiranhasi

21Isiraerindokufamba,akadzikatenderakemhiri kweshongweyeEdhari

22ZvinoIsiraeriakatiagaramunyika,Rubheniwakaenda akanoraranaBhiriha,murongowababavake,Isiraeri akazvinzwaZvinovanakomanavaJakovevaivagumi nevaviri;

23VanakomanavaRea;Rubheni,dangweraJakobho, naSimioni,naRevhi,naJudha,nalsakari,naZebhuruni;

24vanakomanavaRakeri;JosefanaBhenjamini;

25vanakomanavaBhiriha,murandakadziwaRakeri; naDhani,naNafutari;

26vanakomanavaZiripa,murandakadziwaRea;Ndivo vanakomanavaJakove,vaakaberekerwapaPadhani-Aramu

27JakovendokusvikakunaIsakababavakepaMamure, pagutareAbhandiroHebhuroni,Abhurahamupaaigara naIsakavarivatorwa.

28ZvinomazuvaaIsakaaivamakorezananemakumi masere

29Isakaakapamweya,akafa,akasanganiswanavanhu vake,akwegura,azaranamazuva;vanakomanavakeEsau naJakovevakamuviga.

CHITSAUKO36

1ZvinoawamarudziaEsau,unovaEdhomu

2EsauakawanavakadzivakekuvakundaveKanani; naAdha,mukundawaEronimuHeti,naOhoribhama, mukundawaAna,mukundawaZibhionimuHivhi; 3naBhasimatimukundawaIshimaeri,hanzvadzi yaNebhayoti.

4AdhandokuberekeraEsauErifazi;Bhasematiakabereka Reueri;

5OhoribhamandokuberekaJeushinaJaraminaKora;ava vanakomanavaEsau,vaakaberekerwapanyikayeKanani 6Esauakatoravakadzivake,navanakomanavake, navanasikanavake,navanhuvoseveimbayake,nemombe dzake,nemombedzakedzose,nefumayakeyoseyaakanga awanapanyikayeKanani;akaendakunyikaachibva pachisochomunun'unawakeJakobho

7nekutifumayavoyakangayawandakwazvokutivagare pamwechete;uyenyikamavakangavarivatorwayakanga isingagonikuvatakuranokudakwemombedzavo 8EsaundokugarakugomoreSeiri;EsaundiyeEdhomu 9ZvinoawamarudziaEsaubabavevaEdhomupagomo reSeiri

10NdiwomazitaavanakomanavaEsau;Erifazi mwanakomanawaAdhamukadziwaEsau,naReueri mwanakomanawaBhasematimukadziwaEsau

11VanakomanavaErifazivaivaTemani,Omari,Zefo, naGatamu,naKenazi.

12ZvinoTimunawakangearimurongowaErifazi, mwanakomanawaEsau;akaberekeraErifaziAmareki;ava vanakomanavaAdhamukadziwaEsau.

13NdivovanakomanavaRueri;NahatinaZera,Shama naMizandivovaivavanakomanavaBhasematimukadzi waEsau.

14ZvinoavavanakomanavaOhoribhamamukundawaAna mukundawaZibhionimukadziwaEsau;ndokuberekera EsauJeushinaJaraminaKora.

15AwamadzisheevanakomanavaEsau:vanakomana vaErifazimwanakomanawedangwewaEsau;isheTemani, isheOmari,isheZefo,isheKenazi;

16nasheKora,nasheGatamu,nasheAmareki;awa madzisheaErifazimunyikayeEdhomu;avavanakomana vaAdha.

17UyeavavanakomanavaRuerimwanakomanawaEsau; isheNahati,isheZera,isheShama,isheMiza;awa madzisheaRuerimunyikayeEdhomu;avavanakomana vaBhasimatimukadziwaEsau

18UyeavavanakomanavaOhoribhamamukadziwaEsau; isheJeushi,isheJarami,isheKora;awamadzishe aOhoribhama,mukundawaAna,mukadziwaEsau

19AvavanakomanavaEsau(ndiyeEdhomu),uyeawa madzisheavo

20NdivovanakomanavaSeirimuHori,vakangavagere panyikaiyo;naRotani,naShobhari,naZibhioni,naAna; 21naDhishoni,naEzeri,naDhishani;awamadzishe evaHori,vanakomanavaSeirimunyikayeEdhomu 22UyevanakomanavaRotanivaivaHorinaHemamu;uye hanzvadziyaRotaniyaivaTimuna 23NdivovanakomanavaShobhari;naArivhani, naManahati,naEbhari,naShefo,naOnami.

24AvandivovanakomanavaZibhioni;voseAja,naAna; uyundiyeAnaakawanamaheseramurenjeachifudza mbongorodzaZibhionibabavake.

25NdivovanakomanavaAna;naDhishoni,naOhoribhama, mukundawaAna

26AvavanakomanavaDhishoni;naHemudhani, naEshibhani,naItirani,naKerani.

27AvavanakomanavaEzeri;BhirihaninaZaavhani naAkani.

28AvavanakomanavaDhishani;UzinaArani.

29NdiwomadzisheevaHori;isheRotani,isheShobhari, isheZibhioni,isheAna;

30nasheDhishoni,nasheEzeri,nasheDhishani;awa madzisheevaHori,namadzisheavomunyikayeSeiri

31NdiwomadzimamboakabataushepanyikayaEdhomu, kusatikwavanamamboupinoupiwavanavaIsiraeri akatonga;

32ZvinoBheramwanakomanawaBheoriwakatonga paEdhomu;uyezitaregutarakeraivaDhinihabha

33Bherandokufa,JobhabhumwanakomanawaZera weBhoziraakatongapachinzvimbochake.

34Jobhabhundokufa,HushamuwenyikayevaTemani akatongapachinzvimbochake

35Hushamundokufa;Hadhadhi,mwanakomana waBhedhadhi,uyaakarovaMidhianipamundawaMoabhu, akatongapachinzvimbochake;uyezitaregutarakeraiva Avhiti.

36Hadhadhindokufa,SamuraweMasirekaakatonga pachinzvimbochake

37Samurandokufa,ShauriweRehobhotiparwiziakatonga pachinzvimbochake

38Sauroakafa,BhaarihananimwanakomanawaAkibhori akamuteverapaushe.

39BhaarihananimwanakomanawaAkibhorindokufa, Hadhariakatongapachinzvimbochake;uyezitareguta rakeraivaPau;uyezitaremukadziwakeraivaMehetabheri, mukundawaMatiredhi,mukundawaMezahabhi

40ZvinoawamazitaemadzisheekwaEsau,nemhuridzavo, nenzvimbodzavo,nemazitaavo;isheTimna,isheArivha, isheJeteti; 41nasheOhoribhama,nasheEra,nashePinoni; 42nasheKenazi,nasheTemani,nasheMibhizari; 43nasheMagidhieri,nasheIrami;awamadzisheeEdhomu, maereranoneugarohwavo,munyikayenhakayavo;ndiye EsaubabavevaEdhomu.

CHITSAUKO37

1ZvinoJakoveakagaramunyikayoutorwahwababavake, munyikayeKanani

2NdiwomarudziaJakove.Josefaakangaanamakoreane guminamanomwe,akafudzamakwaipamwechete navakomavake;Mukomanauyuakangaanevanakomana vaBhiriha,navanakomanavaZiripa,vakadzivababavake; Josefaakaudzababavakeguhuravorakaipa

3ZvinoIsiraeriakangaachidaJosefakupfuuravanavake vose,nekutiakangaarimwanakomanawoutanahwake; akamuitiranguvoyakangayakarebainamaoko

4Vakomavakevakativachionakutibabavavovanomuda kupfuuravakomavakevose;vakamuvenga,vakasagona kutauranayenomufaro

5ZvinoJosefaakarotahope,akaudzavakomavake,ipapo vakanyanyakumuvenga

6Akatikwavari,Inzwaihenyuhopedzangudzandarota

7Tarirai,takangatichisungazvisotemumunda,onei chisotechanguchikasimuka,chikarambachimire;

ndikaonazvisotezvenyuzvikamirakumativiose, zvikakotamapamberipechisotechangu.

8Vakomavakevakatikwaari,Koiweuchabataushe pamusoropedukanhi?Iweuchavamambopamusoropedu kanhi?Vakanyanyakumuvenganokudakokurotakwake, nanokudakwamashokoake

9Akapamhakurotazve,akaudzavakomavake,akati, Tarirai,ndarotazvedzimwehope;zvinotarira,zuva nemwedzinenyeredzigumineimwezvakandikotamira

10Akaudzababavakenavakomavakeizvozvo;babavake vakamutuka,vakatikwaari,Kurotaiukukwawarota?Ini namaivakonavakomavakotichauyatikakotamapasi pamberipakokanhi?

11Vakomavakevakamugodora;asibabavake vakachengetashokoiro

12Zvinovakomavakevakandofudzamakwaiababavavo paShekemu

13IsiraeriakatikunaJosefa,Vakomavakohavafudzi makwaipaShekemuhere?uya,ndikutumekwavari.Iye ndokutikwaari:Ndiripano

14Akatikwaari,Zvinochiendaundotarirakanavakoma vakovakafara,namakwaikanaakafarawo;udzoke kwandirineshokoNaizvozvoakamutumaaripamupata weHebhuroni,akandosvikaShekemu

15Zvinoumwemurumeakamuwanaachidzungaira musango;murumeakamubvunza,achiti:Unotsvakei?

16Iyeakati,Ndinotsvakavakomavangu;dondiudzahako kwavanofudzamakwai.

17Murumeakati,Vabvapano;nekutindakavanzwavachiti, NgatiendeDhotaniJosefaakateveravakomavake, akandovawanapaDhotani.

18Ivovakamuonaachirikure,asatiasvikakwavari, vakaranganakutivamuuraye

19Vakataurirana,vachiti,Hoyomurotiuyawauya.

20Uyaizvinotimuuraye,timukandiremunerimwegomba, tigoti,Wadyiwanechikara;tigoonakutikurotakwake kuchazoitwaseiko.

21Rubheniakazvinzwa,akamurwiramumaokoavo; ndokuti:Ngatiregekumuuraya

22Rubheniakatikwavari,Musadururaropa,mumukandire mugombairiririmurenje,musatambanudziraruokorwake pamusoropake;kutiamurwirepamaokoavo, nokumudzoserakunababavake.

23ZvinoJosefaakatiasvikakuvakomavake,vakabvisira Josefanguvoyake,nguvoiyayakangayakarebainamaoko, yaakangaakafuka;

24Vakamutora,vakamukandiramugomba;gombarakanga risinachinhu,makangamusinamvura.

25Vakagarapasi,vakadyazvokudya;vakasimudzameso avo,vakatarira,vakaonabokaravaIshimaerivaibva Giriyadhi,makameraavoakatakurazvinhuzvinonhuhwira, nebarisami,nemura,vachindozviisaEgipita.

26ZvinoJudhaakatikuvanavababavake,Tingawaneiko kanatikaurayamunin'inawedutichivanzaroparake?

27UyaitimutengesekuvaIshimaeri;maokoeduaregekuva pamusoropake;nekutiihamayedunenyamayedu Vakomavakevakatenda.

28IpapovatengesivavaMidhianivakapfuurapo;Zvino vataririvaJosefavakakwidzaJosefavachimubudisa mugomba,vakatengesaJosefakuvaIshimaerinamashekeri anamakumimaviri;ivovakaisaJosefaEgipita

29Rubheniakadzokerakugomba;zvinotarira,Josefa wakangeasimomugomba;akabvaruranguodzake. 30Akadzokerakuvanin'inavake,akati,Mwanahaachipo; zvinoinindichaendepi?

31ZvinovakatoranguvoyaJosefa,vakaurayanhongo yembudzi,vakanyikanguvomuropa;

32Vakatumiranguvoiyoyakarebainamaoko,vakaiisa kunababavavo;vakati,Ndizvozvatawana;zivahakokana iringuvoyomwanakomanawako,kanaisatiiriiyo

33Ivovakariziva,vakati,Inguvoyomwanakomanawangu; wadyiwanechikara;Josefazvirokwazvowakabvamburwabvamburwa;

34Jakoveakabvaruranguvodzake,akasimiramadhumbu pachiunochake,akachemamwanakomanawakemazuva mazhinji

35Vanakomanavakevosenavakundavakevose vakasimukavakamunyaradza;asiwakarambakunyaradzwa; akati,Ndichaburukirakuguvakumwanakomanawangu, ndichichema.Babavakevakamuchemasaizvozvo.

36ZvinovaMidhianivakandomutengesaEgipitakuna Potifari,murandawaFarao,mukuruwavarindi

CHITSAUKO38

1NenguvaiyoyoJudhaakabvakuvanavababavake, akaburuka,akatsaukirakunomumwemurume muAdhuramu,ainziHira

2JudhaakaonapomukundawomumwemunhumuKanani, ainziShua;akamutora,akapindakwaari

3Iyeakavanemimba,akaberekamwanakomana; akamutumidzazitarinonziEri.

4Akabatamimbazve,ndokuberekamwanakomana; akamutumidzazitarinonziOnani

5Akabatamimbazve,ndokuberekamwanakomana; akamutumidzazitarinonziShera;iyeakangaaripaKezibhi mukadziwakeachimubereka

6JudhaakatoreradangwerakeErimukadzi,ainziTamari.

7AsiEri,dangweraJudha,akangaarimunhuakaipa pamberipaJehovha;Jehovhaakamuuraya

8ZvinoJudhaakatikunaOnani,Pindakumukadzi womukomawako,umuwane,umutsiremukomawakovana

9ZvinoOnaniakazivakutivanaavohavangavivake; zvinozvakaitikakanaopindakumukadziwomukomawake, orasirambeupasi,kutiaregekupamukomawakevana

10Chinhuichichaakaitachakangachakaipapamberi paJehovha;akamuurayanaiyewo.

11IpapoJudhaakatikunaTamari,mukadziwomwana wake,Chigarahakourichirikadzipaimbayababavako, kusvikiraShera,mwanakomanawangu,akura;nekutiakati, ZvimweangafasavakomavakeTamariakandogara mumbamababavake

12Mazuvamazhinjiakatiapfuura,mukundawaShua, mukadziwaJudha,akafa;Judhaakatianyaradzwa, akakwirakuvaveurivamakwaiakepaTimuna,iyenaHira shamwariyakemuAdhuramu

13Tamariakaudzwa,zvichinzi,Tarirababavomurume wakovanokwiraTimunakundoveuramakwaiavo; 14ipapoiyeakabvisanguvodzouchirikadzihwake, akazvifukidzanechokufukidzirachake,akazviputira, akagarapabanipanzirainoendaTimuna;nekutiakaonakuti Sheraakura,akasamupiwakutiavemukadziwake

15ZvinoJudhaakatiachimuona,akatichifeve;nokuti akangaafukidzachisochake.

16Akatsaukirakwaaripanzira,akati,Douya,ndipinde kwauri;nekutiwakangeasingazivi,kutimukadzi womwanawake.Iyeakati,Ungandipeiko,kutiupinde kwandiri?

17Akati,Ndichakutumirambudzanainobvakuzvipfuwo zvangu.Akati,Uchandiparubatsokusvikirawaitumahere?

18Akati,Ndichagokuparubatsorweiko?Iyeakati,Mhete yako,nemhetedzako,netsvimboyakoirimuruokorwako Akamupaizvozvo,akapindakwaari,akavanemimbanaye 19Akasimuka,akaenda,akabvisachokufukidzirachake, akafukanguvodzouchirikadzihwake.

20ZvinoJudhaakatumambudzananoruokorweshamwari yake,muAdhuramu,kutiatorerubatsoparuoko rwomukadzi,asihaanakumuwana.

21Akabvunzavarumevenzvimboiyo,akati,Chiripiko chifeve,chakangachiripamhenepanzira?Vakati, Kwakangakusinachifevepanzvimboino.

22AkadzokerakunaJudha,akati,Handimuwani;uye varumevenzvimboiyovakati,Kwakangakusinachifeve panzvimboino.

23Judhaakati,Ngaazvitorehake,kutitiregekunyadziswa; tarirandatumambudzanaiyi,iweukasamuwana

24Zvinomwedziinengemitatuyakatiyapfuura,Judha akaudzwa,zvichinzi,Tamari,mukadziwomwanawako, akaitaupombwe;uyetarira,wavanemimbanoupombwe hwake.Judhaakati,Mubudisei,apiswe.

25Zvinowakatiabudiswa,akatumashokokunababa vomukadziwake,akati,Ndabatapamuvirinomurume wezvinhuizvi.Akati,Chimboonakutiizvindezvani, chindori,nemhete,nemhete,netsvimbo

26Judhaakazviziva,akati,Iyewakaruramakukundaini; nekutihandinakumupaShera,mwanakomanawangu. Haanakuzomuzivazve

27Zvinonenguvayokuberekakwakevanavavirivakanga varimudumburake.

28Zvinoakatiachibereka,mumweakabudisaruoko;ipapo mbuyavakatorarwodzirutsvuku,vakarusungiraparuoko rwake,vachiti,Uyuatangakubuda.

29Zvinoakatiadzoseraruokorwake,munununawake akabuda;ivovakati,Wazvipasanuriraseiko? Kukanganiswaukungakuvepamusoropako;naizvozvo zitarakerakanziPerezi

30Pashuremukomawakeakabuda,akangaainerwodzi rutsvukuparuokorwake;zitarakerikatumidzwaZera.

CHITSAUKO39

1JosefaakangaaburutsirwaEgipita;Potifari,muranda waFarao,mukuruwavarindi,muEgipita,akamutenga pamaokoavaIshimaeri,vakangavamuburutsirako.

2JehovhazvinoakangaanaJosefa,akarambaachikwirira; akagaramumbamatenziwake,muEgipita

3TenziwakeakaonakutiJehovhaanaye,uyekutiJehovha akafambisazvakanakazvosezvaaiitanamaokoake

4Josefaakawananyashakwaari,iyeakamubatira;iye akamuitamutaririweimbayake;zvosezvaakangaanazvo akazviisapamaokoake

5Zvinokubvapakuitwakwakemutaririweimbayake nowazvosezvaakangaanazvo,Jehovhaakaropafadzaimba yomuEgipitanokudakwaJosefa;kuropafadzakwaJehovha

kwakangakuripamusoropezvosezvaakangaanazvo mumbanokumunda.

6WaisiyazvosezvaakangaanazvopamaokoaJosefa; zvinoiyewakangeasingazivichinhukunzekwechingwa chaaidya.ZvinoJosefawakangearimunhuwakange akanakapamesopamesoake;

7Zvinoshurekwaizvozvomukadziwatenziwakeakatarira Josefa;Iyendokuti:Vataneni.

8Asiiyeakaramba,akatikumukadziwatenziwake,Tarirai, tenziwanguhaazivizvandinazvomumba,asiakaisazvose zvaanazvoparuokorwangu;

9Hakunamukurukwandiripaimbaino;haana kundidzivisachinhu,asiimwimoga,nekutimurimukadzi wake;zvinondingaitaseikochinhuichichakaipazvikuru nditadzireMwari?

10ZvinowakatiachitauranaJosefamazuvaose,iyehaana kumuteererakutiavatenayekanakuvanaye

11NenguvaiyoJosefaakapindamumbakutiabatebasa rake;makangamusinavarumeveimbaimomomukati.

12Ipapoakamubatanguvoyake,akati,Vataneni;iye akasiyanguvoyakemuruokorwake,akabudapanze

13Zvinozvakaitikakutiachionakutiwasiyanguvoyake muruokorwake,ndokutizirapanze

14akadanavarumeveimbayake,akatauranavo,akati, Tarirai,iyeakauyisamuHebherukwatirikutiatidadire; akapindakwandirikuzovataneni,ndikadanidziranenzwi guru;

15Zvinoakatiachinzwakutindinodanidzirisa ndichichema,akasiyanguvoyakeneni,akatiza,akabuda panze

16Akachengetanguvoyakekusvikiratenziwake achipindamumba

17Akataurakwaarisamashokoiwayo,akati,Muranda muHebheru,wawakatiunzira,apindakwandirikuti andidadire

18Zvinondakatindichiridzamhere,ndikaridzamhere, akasiyanguvoyakeneni,akatizirapanze.

19Zvinotenziwakewakatiachinzwamashokoomukadzi wake,aakataurakwaari,achiti,Ndizvozvaitamuranda wakokwandiri;kutihashadzakedzikapfuta.

20TenziwaJosefaakamutora,akamuisamutirongo, paisungwavasungwavamambo;akavamutirongo

21AsiJehovhaakavanaJosefa,akamuitiratsitsi,kuti anzwirwetsitsinomutaririwetirongo

22MutaririwetirongoakapamumaokoaJosefavasungwa vosevakangavarimutirongo;uyezvosezvavakaitaipapo ndiyeaizviita

23Mutaririwetirongohaanakutarirachinhuchakangachiri pamaokoake;nekutiJehovhawakangeanaye,uyezvose zvaakaita,Jehovhawakazvifambisazvakanaka

CHITSAUKO40

1ZvinoshurekwaizvozvomudiriwamamboweEgipita nomubikiwakevakangavatadziraishewavo,mambo weEgipita

2Faraoakatsamwirakwazvovarandavakevaviri,mukuru wavadirinomukuruwavabiki

3Akavaisamutirongomuimbayomukuruwavarindi, mutirongo,pakangapakasungwaJosefa.

4MukuruwavarindiakarairaJosefakuvachengeta;iye akavabatira,vakaitanguvavarimutirongo

5Zvinovosevavirivakarotahopeusikuhumwe,mumwe nomumwekurotakwake,kurotakumwenokumwekune dudziroyako,ivomudirinomubikivamamboweEgipita, vakangavakasungwamutirongo.

6ZvinofumemangwanaJosefaakapindakwavari, akavatarira,akaonakutihavafari

7AkabvunzavarandavaFaraovakangavachengetwa pamwechetenayemumbamatenziwake,akati,Nhasi makasuwaneiko?

8Vakatikwaari,Tarotahope,asihakunamunhuanogona kudzidudziraJosefaakatikwavari,Kududzirahakuzi kwaMwarihere?dondiudzahako

9Zvinomukuruwavadiriakarondedzerakurotakwake kunaJosefa,akati,kwaari,muchirotokwangundakaona muzambiringapamberipangu;

10pamuzambiringapakangapanamatavimatatu;ukaita sokutumbuka,ukabudisamaruva;masumbuawoakabereka mazambiringaakaibva;

11mukombewaFaraowakangeurimuruokorwangu, ndikatoramazambiringa,ndikaasviniramumukombe waFarao,ndikaisamukombemuruokorwaFarao

12Josefaakatikwaari,Kududzirwakwadzondiko:Matavi matatumazuvamatatu;

13mazuvamatatuagerekuperaFaraoachasimudza musorowako,nokukudzoserakubasarako;ipapouchaisa mukombewaFaraomuruokorwakezve,sezvawaiitakare uchirimudiriwake

14asindirangarirehakokanawoitirwazvakanaka, undiitiretsitsi,undirevererekunaFarao,kutiundibudise paimbaino;

15nekutizvirokwazvo,ndakabiwakunyikayavaHebheru; napanohandinakuitachinhuchakafanirakutivandiise mugomba

16Zvinomukuruwavabikiakatiaonakutidudziro yakanaka,akatikunaJosefa,Neniwondakangandiri pakurotakwangu,ndikaonatswandanhatujenapamusoro wangu;

17mutswandayapamusoromakangamunezvokudya zvamarudziosezvakabikwazvaFarao;shiridzikazvidya mutswandayaivapamusorowangu.

18Josefaakapindura,akati,Kududzirwakwadzondiko: Tswandanhatumazuvamatatu;

19mazuvamatatuagerekupera,Faraoachasimudza musorowakoakaubvisapamusoropako,akusungirire pamuti;shiridzichadyanyamayakodzichiibvisakwauri 20Zvinonomusiwetatu,musiwokuzvarwakwaFarao,iye akaitiravarandavakevosemutambo,akasimudzamusoro womukuruwavadiri,nomusorowomukuruwavabikipakati pavarandavake

21akadzoseramukuruwavadiripabasarake;akaisa mukombemuruokorwaFarao;

22asiakasungiriramukuruwavabikisezvavakanga vadudzirwanaJosefa

23AsimukuruwavadirihaanakurangariraJosefa,asi akamukangamwa

CHITSAUKO41

1Makoremaviriakatiapera,Faraoakarotahope;akaona amireparwizi.

2akaonamhounomwedzichikwiradzichibudamurwizi, dzakangadzakanaka,dzakakora;uyevakadyamumafuro

3akaonadzimwemhounomwedzichikwiramashure madzo,dzichibvamurwizi,dzakangadzakaipa,dzakaonda; ikamiranedzimwemhoupamahombekombeerwizi

4Zvinomhoudzakaipa,dzakaonda,dzikadyamhoudziya nomwedzakanaka,dzakakora.Faroakamuka.

5Akavatazve,akarotarwechipiri;akaonahuranomwe dzezviyodzakangadzatumbukapadzinderimwe,dzakanga dzakakora,dzakanaka.

6akaonahuranomwe,dzakangadzakatetepa,dzakanga dzapiswanemhepoyokumabvazuva,dzichibudashure kwadzo

7Huranomwedzakatetepadzikamedzahuranomwe dzakakora,dzakangadzizere.IpapoFaraoakapepuka,onei kwakangakurikurota;

8Zvinofumemangwanamweyawakeukatambudzika; akatumamunhukundodanan'angadzosedzeEgipita navakachenjeravoseko;Faraoakavaudzakurotakwake;asi kwakangakusinamunhuakagonakuzvidudzirakunaFarao 9IpapomukuruwavadiriakataurakunaFarao,akati,Nhasi ndinorangarirakutadzakwangu;

10Faraoakangaakatsamwiravarandavake,akandisunga, ndikachengetwamumbamomukuruwavarindi,ini nomukuruwavabiki;

11tikarotahopenousikuhumwe,ininaiye;tikarota mumwenomumwemaereranonedudziroyechirotochake.

12ZvinoipapopakangapanesujayaromuHebheru, murandawomukuruwavarindi;tikamuudza,iye akatidudzirakurotakwedu;akadudziramumwenomumwe sezvaakarota

13Zvikaitikasezvaakatidudzira;iniakandidzoserapabasa rangu,uyeiyeakasungirirwa.

14IpapoFaraoakatumamunhukundodanaJosefa, vakakurumidzakumubudisamugomba,akaveurandebvu dzake,akafukadzimwenguvo,akapindakunaFarao.

15FaraoakatikunaJosefa,Ndarotahope,asihakuna munhuanogonakundidudziraidzo,zvinondanzwakuti iwe,kanawanzwakurota,unogonakuzvidudzira.

16JosefaakapinduraFarao,akati,Kwete,handizini; MwarindiyeangapaFaraomhinduroyorugare

17FaraoakatikunaJosefa,Pakurotakwangundakaona ndimirepamahombekombeerwizi;

18Akaonamhounomwedzichikwiradzichibudamurwizi, dzakangadzakakora,dzakanaka;vakadyamumafuro.

19ndikaonadzimwemhounomwedzichikwirashure kwadzo,dzakangadzakaipa,dzakaipazvikuru,dzakaonda, handinakumboonadzakaipadzakadaipanyikayose yeEgipita;

20Zvinomhoudzakaonda,dzakaipa,dzikadyamhou nomwedzakakoradzokutanga;

21Dzakatidzadzidya,hadzinakuzikanwakutidzadzidya; asivakangavachirivakaipasepakutangaNdakadaro ndichimuka.

22Ndikaonapakurotakwangu,ndikaonahuranomwe dzakangadzatumbukapadzinderimwe,dzizere,dzakanaka; 23ndikaonahuranomwe,dzakaoma,dzakatetepa, dzakapiswanemhepoyokumabvazuva,dzichibudashure kwadzo.

24Huraidzodzodzakatetepadzikamedzahuranomwe dzakanaka;asikwakangakusinaakagonakundizivisa izvozvo.

25JosefaakatikunaFarao,KurotakwaFaraondokumwe;

26Mhounomwedzakanakamakoremanomwe;nehura nomwedzakanakamakoremanomwe;kurotandokumwe.

27Mhounomwedzakaonda,dzakaipa,dzakakwirashure kwaidzodzo,makoremanomwe;uyehuranomwe dzakaputa,dzakapiswanemhepoyokumabvazuva,achava makoremanomweenzara

28NdiroshokorandataurakunaFarao;izvoMwari zvaanodakuita,ndizvozvaakaratidzaFarao.

29Tarirai,kunouyamakoremanomweemagutamakuru panyikayoseyeEgipita;

30shurekwaiwayokuchateveramakoremanomweenzara; ipapomagutaoseachakanganikwapanyikayeEgipita; nzaraichapedzanyika;

31magutahaangazozikamwimunyikanokudakwenzara iyoinozotevera;nekutizvichavazvakaipakwazvo

32KurotaukukwakapamhidzwakunaFaraokaviri;nekuti chinhuichochakasimbiswanaMwari,uyeMwari achakurumidzakuzviita

33NaizvozvoFaraongaatsvakemunhuakangwara, akachenjera,amuitemubatiwenyikayeEgipita

34Faraongaaiteizvozvo,ngaaisevatariripanyikayose, atorecheshanuchenyikayeEgipitapamakoremanomwe emaguta

35Ngaaunganidzezvokudyazvosezvamakoreiwayo akanakaanouya,avigezviyonoruokorwaFarao,zvive zvokudyamumaguta;

36Zvokudyaizvozvozvichachengeterwanyikamakore manomweenzara,achavapopanyikayeEgipita;kutinyika iregekuparadzwanenzara

37ChinhuichichakangachakanakakunaFaraonavaranda vakevose.

38Faraoakatikuvarandavake,Kotingawanamumwe munhuakafanananouyu,anomweyawaMwarimaarihere?

39FaraoakatikunaJosefa,Mwarizvaakakuratidzaizvi zvose,hakunamunhuakangwara,akachenjerasewe; 40ndiweuchavamubatiweimbayangu;vanhuvanguvose vacharairwaneshokorako;pachigarochoushendipo pandichavamukurukwauri

41FaraoakatikunaJosefa,Tarira,ndakuitamubati wenyikayoseyeEgipita.

42Faraoakabvisachindorichakeparuokorwake,akachiisa paruokorwaJosefa,akamufukidzanguvodzomucheka wakaisvonaka,akaisachiketanichendaramapamutsipa wake;

43akamufambisanengoroyechipiriyaakangaanayo; vakadanidzirapamberipake,vachiti,Pfugamai!akamuita mubatiwenyikayoseyeEgipita

44FaraoakatikunaJosefa,NdiniFarao,asikunzekwako hakunamunhuachasimudzaruokorwakekanarutsoka rwakepanyikayoseyeEgipita

45FaraoakatumidzaJosefazitarinonziZafanatipanea; akamupaAsenati,mukundawaPotifari,mupristiweOni, kutiavemukadziwakeJosefaakabuda,akafambanenyika yoseyeEgipita

46Josefaakangaanamakoremakumimatatu,nguva yaakamirapamberipaFarao,mamboweEgipitaJosefa akabudapamberipaFarao,akafambaachipotanenyikayose yeEgipita

47Nyikaikaberekazvizhinji-zhinji,namakoremanomwe amaguta.

48Akaunganidzazvokudyazvosezvamakoremanomwe, aivapopanyikayeEgipita,akavigazvokudyamumaguta;

zvokudyazveminda,yakangayakakombagutarimwe nerimwe,akazvichengetamo.

49Josefaakaunganidzazviyo,zvikaitasejecharegungwa, zvizhinji-zhinji,kusvikiraakaregakuzviverenga;nokuti yakangaisingaverengwi.

50Zvinogorerenzararisatirasvika,Josefaakaberekerwa vanakomanavaviri,vaakaberekerwanaAsenati,mukunda waPotifari,mupristiweOni.

51JosefaakatumidzawedangwezitarinonziManase, nekutiakati,Mwariakandikangamwisakutambudzika kwangukoseneimbayababavanguyose

52WechipiriakamutumidzazitarinonziEfuremu,achiti, nekutiMwariakandiberekesavanapanyika yokutambudzikakwangu

53Zvinomakoremanomweamaguta,akangaavapo panyikayeEgipita,akapera.

54Makoremanomweenzaraakatangakusvika, sezvakatauraJosefa;nzaraikavapopanyikadzose;asi panyikayoseyeEgipitapakangapanezvokudya.

55ZvinonyikayoseyeEgipitayakatiyoziya,vanhu vakachemerazvokudyakunaFarao;Faraoakati kuvaEgipitavose,EndaikunaJosefa;itaizvaanotaura kwamuri

56Nzaraikavapopanyikadzose;Josefaakazaruramatura ose,akatengeseravaEgipita;nzaraikavapopanyika yeEgipita

57VanhuvenyikadzosevakaendaEgipitakunaJosefa kuzotengazviyo;nekutinzarayakangairihurupanyika dzose

CHITSAUKO42

1ZvinoJakoveakaonakutizviyozvaivekokuEgipita, Jakoveakatikuvanakomanavake,Munotarirananeiko?

2Akati,NdanzwakutizviyozvirikokuEgipita;burukai henyu,mutitengereko;kutitirarame,tiregekufa

3IpapovakomavaJosefavanegumivakaburuka kundotengazviyoEgipita

4AsiBhenjamini,munin'inawaJosefa,Jakovehaana kumutumanavakomavake;nekutiwakati,Zvimwe angawirwanenjodzi

5VanavaIsiraerivakauyakuzotengazviyopakati pavamwevaiuya,nekutinzarayakangairipopanyika yeKenani

6ZvinoJosefaakangaarimubatiwenyika;ndiye aitengeseravanhuvosevenyika;vakomavaJosefavakauya, vakamupfugamira,zvisozvavozvakatarirapasi

7Josefaakaonavakomavake,akavaziva,asiakaita saasingavazivi,akatauranehashanavo;akatikwavari: Mabvepi?Ivovakati,TabvakunyikayeKananikuzotenga zvokudya

8Josefaakazivavakomavake,asiivohavanakumuziva.

9IpapoJosefaakarangarirakurotakwakekwaakadeya kurotapamusoropavo,akatikwavari,Murivashori;mauya kuzoonanyikayakashama

10Ivovakatikwaari,Kwete,ishewedu,asivarandavenyu vauyakuzotengazvokudya.

11Isutosetirivanakomanavomunhumumwe;tirivanhu vakatendeka,varandavenyuhavazivashori

12Iyeakatikwavari,Kwete,mauyakuzoonanyika yakashamapapi

13Ivovakati,Isuvarandavenyu,tirivanakomanavane guminavavirivomunhumumwechetepanyikayeKanani; zvinoworugotwearikunababavedunhasi;mumwe haachipo.

14Josefaakatikwavari,Ndizvozvandangandichitaura kwamuri,ndichitimurivashori;

15Hechichinhuchamuchaidzwanacho:Noupenyu hwaFarao,hamungabudipanokanamunin'inawenyu worugotweasinakuuyapano

16Tumaimumwewenyukutiandotoramunin'inawenyu, asiimwimuchafanirakugaramakasungwa,kutimashoko enyuaedzwe,kanamakatendeka;kanazvisakadaro, noupenyuhwaFaraomurivashori.

17Ipapoakavaisavosemutirongo,kutivachengetwe mazuvamatatu

18Josefaakatikwavarinezuvaretatu,Itaichinhuichi, mupone;nokutindinotyaMwari

19Kanamurivanhuvakatendeka,mumwewavanin'ina venyungaagareakasungwamutirongoyenyu;endaiimwi makatakurazviyokundopamhuridzenyudzinenzara; 20Asimuuyekwandirinomunun'unawenyuworugotwe; saizvozvomashokoenyuachasimbiswa,kutimuregekufa. Vakaitasaizvozvo

21Vakatauriranavachiti,Zvirokwazvotinemhosva nokudakomunin'inawedu,nekutitakaonakutambudzika komweyawakemusiuyawaakatinyengetera,tikaramba kumuteerera;naizvozvonhamoiyiyatiwira

22Rubheniakavapindura,akati,Handinakukuudzaihere, ndichiti,Regaikutadziramwana;mukarambakunzwahere? naizvozvotarirai,roparakerotsvakwa

23ZvinovakangavasingazivikutiJosefaanonzwisisa; nekutiwakataurakwavarinemuturikiri

24Ipapoakabvakwavari,akachema;akadzokerakwavari, akatauranavo,akatoraSimionikwavari,akamusunga vachizviona

25Josefaakarairakutihomwedzavodzizadzwenezviyo, uyekutimumwenomumweadzoserwemariyake muhomweyake,uyekutivapiwewombuvayokufamba nayo;akavaitirasaizvozvo

26Ipapovakatakudzamadhongiavozviyozvavo, vakaenda

27Zvinomumwewavoakatiachisunungurahomweyake, kutiapembongoroyakezvokudyapavakavatausiku, akawanamariyake;nekutitarira,yakangairimumuromo wehomweyake

28Akatikuhamadzake,Mariyanguyadzoswa;tarirai,iri muhomweyangu;moyoyavoikapera,vakatya, vakataurirana,vachiti,ChinyikoichichataitirwanaMwari?

29VakasvikakunaJakove,babavavo,panyikayeKanani, vakavaudzazvosezvavakangavaitirwa;vachiti, 30Murumeuya,ishewenyikaiyoyo,akatauranesu nehasha,akati,tirivashorivenyika.

31Tikatikwaari,Tirivanhuvakatendeka;hatizivasori 32tirivanakomanavaneguminavavirivomunhumumwe, vanakomanavababavedu;mumwehaachipo,worugotwe arikunababavedunhasipanyikayeKanani

33Murumeuya,ishewenyika,akatikwatiri,Hechichinhu chandichazivanachokutimurivanhuvakatendeka;siyai mumwewehamadzenyupanoneni,mundopamhuri dzenyudzinenzara,muende;

34Mugouyazvekwandirinomunin'inawenyuworugotwe; ipapondichazivakutihamuzivashori,asikutimurivanhu

vakatendeka;ipapondichakupaimunin'inawenyu, mugotengapanyikaino.

35Zvinovakativachidururahomwedzavo,tariratsapo yemariyomumwenomumweyakangairimuhomweyake; vakativachionazviputuzvemariyavo,ivonababavavo vakatya

36Jakoveakatikwavari,Manditoreravana;Josefa haachipo,naSimionihaachipo,zvinomodakutora naBhenjaminiwo;zvinhuzvoseizvizvandiwira

37IpapoRubheniakatauranababavake,akati, Mungaurayahenyuvanakomanavanguvaviri,kana ndisingadzokinayekwamuri;chimuisaihenyumumaoko angu,inindichauyanayezvekwamuri.

38Iyeakati,Mwanakomanawanguhaangaburukinemi; nekutimukomawakewakafa,iyeasiiwaarioga;kana akawirwanenjodzipanzirayamunofambanayo, muchaburutsiravhudzirangujenakuguvanokuchema

CHITSAUKO43

1Zvinonzarayakangairihurupanyikaiyo

2Zvinovakativapedzazviyo,zvavakangavabvanazvo Egipita,babavavovakatikwavari,Endaizve,mutitengere zvokudyazvishomanana

3Judhaakatauranaye,akati,Murumeuyaakatinyevera, akati,Hamungaonichisochangu,kanamunin'inawenyu asatianemi

4Kanamukatumamunin'inawedunesu,tichaburuka, kundotengazvokudya;

5Asikanamusingamutumi,hatingaburuki,nekutimurume uyaakatikwatiri,Hamungaonichisochangu,kana munin'inawenyuasatianemi

6Isiraeriakati,Makandiitireikozvakaipakudai, zvamakaudzamurumeuyakutimuchinemunin'ina?

7Ivovakati,Murumeuyaakatibvunzisisapamusoropedu, napamusoropehamadzedu,akati,Babavenyuvapenyu here?Munemumwemunin'inahere?tikamuudza namashokoiwayo;taizivaherekutiachati,Burukai nomunin'inawenyu?

8ZvinoJudhaakatikunaIsiraeri,babavake,Tumaihenyu mukomananeni,tisimuke,tiende;kutitirarame,tiregekufa, isunemi,navanavedu

9Inindichavarubatsorwake;mungamurevaparuoko rwangu;kanandikasauyanayekwamuri,ndikamuisa pamberipenyu,inindichavanemhosvayangu nokusingaperi.

10Nokutidaitisinakunonoka,zvirokwazvo,tingadai tadzokazvinorwechipiri.

11IpapoIsiraeri,babavavo,akatikwavari,Kana zvakadaro,itaichinhuichi;toraimumidziyoyenyu yemicheroyakaisvonakayenyika,mumuburusiremurume uyochipo,chebharisamishoma,nohuchihushoma, nezvinonhuhwira,nemura,nzungu,namaamanda; 12mutoremariyakapetwakavirimuruokorwenyu;ne mariyakadzoserwamumiromoyehomwedzenyu, mudzosereinayomumaokoenyu;zvimwekwaiva kukanganisa.

13Mutorewomunin'inawenyu,musimuke,mudzokere kumurumeuyo;

14MwariwaMasimbaosengaakupeinyashapamberi pomurumeuyo,akusunungurireimumwemunin'inawenyu

naBhenjaminiwoKanandatorerwavanavangu, ndarasikirwa;

15Ipapovarumevakatorachipoichocho,vakabata mumaokoavomariyakapamhidzwakaviri,naBhenjamini; akasimuka,akaburukiraEgipita,akamirapamberipaJosefa. 16ZvinoJosefaakatiachionaBhenjaminianavo,akati kumutaririweimbayake,Uyanavarumeavakumba, uuraye,ugadzire;nekutivarumeavavachadyaneni masikati

17MurumeuyoakaitasezvaakaudzwanaJosefa;murume uyoakaisavarumeavomumbamaJosefa

18Varumevakatya,nekutivakangavaiswamumba maJosefa;vakati,Tinoiswanokudakwemariyakadzoserwa muhomwedzedupanguvayokutanga;kutiatitsvakire mhosva,atiwire,nokutiitavarandanembongorodzedu

19ZvinovakaswederakumutaririweimbayaJosefa, ndokutauranayevaripamukovaweimba;

20ndokuti:Ishe,zvirokwazvopanguvayekutanga takaburukakuzotengachikafu;

21Zvinotakatitichisvikakuimbayavaeni,tikazarura homwedzedu,oneimariyomumwenomumweiri pamuromowehomweyake,mariyedusezvakayerwa; takadzokanayomumaokoedu

22Zvinotaburukaneimwemarimumaokoedukutititenge zvokudyanayo;hatizivikutimariyeduyakaiswa muhomwedzedunani;

23Iyeakati,Faraihenyu,musatya;Mwariwenyu,Mwari wababavenyu,akakupaifumamuhomwedzenyu;mari yenyundakapiwaZvinoakabudisaSimionikwavari

24MurumeuyoakaisavarumeavomumbamaJosefa, akavapamvura,vakashambidzatsokadzavo;akapa mbongorodzavozvokudya

25VakagadzirachipokusvikirakuuyakwaJosefamasikati, nekutivakangavanzwakutivachadyazvokudyaipapo.

26Josefaakatiasvikakumba,vakapindamumbanechipo chakangachirimumaokoavo,vakakotamirapasipamberi pake.

27Iyeakavabvunzamufarowavo,akati,Babavenyu vakafarahere,uyamutanawamaireva?Achirimupenyu here?

28Ivovakati,Murandawenyu,babavedu,vakafarahavo, vachirivapenyuVakakotamisamisoroyavopasi, vakanamata.

29Iyeakasimudzamesoake,akaonaBhenjamini, munin'inawake,mwanakomanawamaivake,akati,Ndiye heremunun'unawenyumuduku,wamakandiudza?Iye akati,Mwaringaakunzwiretsitsi,mwanawangu; 30Josefaakakurumidza;nekutimoyowakewakachema munin'inawake,akatsvakapaangachema;akapinda muimbayakeyomukati,akachemamo

31Akagezachisochake,akabudapanze,akazvidzoraakati, Pakuraizvokudya.

32vakamuisiraarioga,naivovarivoga,navaEgipita vaidyanayevarivoga,nekutivaEgipitavakanga vasingafanirikudyazvokudyanavaHebheru;nekutiizvo zvinonyangadzavaEgipita

33Vakagarapamberipake,wedangwepaudangwehwake, nomudukukunavosepaudukuhwake;varumevakatarirana, vakashamiswa

34Akavagoverazvokudyazvakangazviripamberipake, asimugovewaBhenjaminiwakaenzananowavashanuvavo Vakamwa,vakafaranaye

1Zvinoakarairamutaririweimbayake,achiti,Zadza homwedzavarumenezvokudya,sezvavanogonakutakura, uisewomariyomumwenomumwepamuromowehomwe yake

2Nomukombewangu,mukombewesirivha,uuise pamuromowehomweyomuduku,pamwechetenemari yezviyozvakeAkaitasezvakarehwanaJosefa

3Zvinofumemangwanakoedzavarumevakatenderwa kuenda,ivonemadhongiavo

4Vakativabudamuguta,vasativaendakure,Josefaakati kumutaririwake,Simuka,teveravarume;kanawavabata, utikwavari,Matsivireikozvakaipanezvakanaka?

5Kohachizichinhuchinomwiraishewangu, chaanoshoperanachohere?makaitazvakaipapakuita izvozvo

6Akandovabata,akatauramashokoiwayokwavari

7Vakatikwaari,Seiishewanguachirevamashokoakadai? Ngazvisadaro,varandavenyuvaregekuitachinhuichi

8Tarirai,mariyatakawanapamiromoyehomwedzedu takadzokanayokwamuritichibvakunyikayeKanani; taigobaseikosirivhakanandaramamumbamashewenyu?

9Aninaaniwavarandavenyuanowanikwaanawo,iye ngaafehake;nesutichavavasungwavashewedu.

10Iyeakati,Ndizvohazvo,ngazvivesezvamataura;iye anowanikwaanaye,ndiyeachavamurandawangu; hamungavinemhosva.

11Ipapovakakurumidzamumwenomumwekuburutsira homweyakepasi,mumwenomumweakasunungura homweyake.

12Iyeakatsvaka,akatangakumukuru,akagumakumuduku; mukombeukawanikwamusagaraBhenjamini

13Ipapovakabvaruranguvodzavo,mumwenomumwe akatakudzadhongirake,akadzokerakuguta

14JudhanavanavababavakevakasvikakumbakwaJosefa; nekutiwakangeachiripo;vakawirapasipamberipake.

15Josefaakatikwavari,Chinyikoichichamaita?Hamuzivi herekutimunhuakaitasenianogonakushopera?

16Judhaakati,Kotingadinikokunaishewangu? tichataurei?kanatichazvichenesasei?Mwariakawana kutadzakwavarandavenyu;tarirai,tirivarandavashewedu, isunaiyeakawanikwaainemukombe.

17Iyeakati,Ngazvisadaro,handingaitisaizvozvo,asi munhuanowanikwamuruokorwakemukombeuyu,ndiye achavamurandawangu;kanamurimwi,endaihenyu norugarekunababavenyu

18IpapoJudhaakaswederakwaari,akati,Haiwa,ishe wangu,dotenderaihenyumurandawenyukutaurashoko munzevedzashewangu,kutsamwakwenyukurege kumukiramurandawenyu,nekutiimwimakaenzana naFarao.

19Ishewanguakabvunzavarandavake,achiti,Munababa here,kanamunin'ina?

20Isutikatikunaishewedu,Tinababavavamutana, vanomwanawoutanahwavo,achirimudukuhake;mukoma wakeakafa,iyeakasaraarioga,namaivake,babavake vanomuda

21imwimukatikuvarandavenyu,Burukainayekwandiri, ndimuonenamesoangu.

22Isutikatikunaishewedu,Mukomanahaangasiibaba vake,nekutikanaakasiyababavake,babavakevangafa

23Zvinomakatikuvarandavenyu,Kanamunununawenyu worugotweasingaburukinemi,hamungaonichiso changuzve

24Zvinotakatitakwirakumurandawenyu,babavangu, tikavaudzamashokoashewedu.

25Babaveduvakati,Endaizve,mutitengerezvokudya zvishomanana

26Isutikati,Hatingaburuki;kanamunin'inaweduanesu, tichaburuka,nekutihatingaonichisochomurumeuyo,kana munin'inaweduasinaisu

27Murandawenyu,babavangu,vakatikwatiri,Munoziva kutimukadziwanguakandiberekeravanakomanavaviri; 28mumweakabvakwandiri,ndikati,Zvirokwazvo akabvamburwa;uyehandinakuzomuonakubvaipapo

29Kanamukanditoreranouyuwo,akawirwanenjodzi, muchaburutsiravhudzirangujenakuguvanokuchema.

30Naizvozvozvino,kanandichisvikakumurandawenyu, babavangu,mukomanaasiinesu;achionakutiupenyu hwakehwakasungirirwapaupenyuhwomukomana;

31Zvinokanaachionakutimukomanahaapopakatipedu, achafa,uyevarandavenyuvachaburutsiravhudzijena romurandawenyu,babavedu,kuguvanokuchema.

32nekutimurandawenyuakazviitarubatsorwomukomana kunababavangu,ndikati,Kanandikasauyanaye kwamuri,inindichavanemhosvakunababavangu nokusingaperi

33Naizvozvozvinondinokumbirakutimurandawenyu agarehakearimusungwawashewangupachinzvimbo chomukomana;mukomanangaakwirehakenavakoma vake

34nekutindingakwiraseikokunababavangu,ndisina mukomana?ndiregekuonanjodziichawirababavangu

CHITSAUKO45

1ZvinoJosefaakangaasingagonikuzvidzorapamberi pavosevakangavamirenaye;akadanidzira,achiti,Budisai vanhuvosekwandiriKwakangakusinamunhuakamira nayeJosefaachizvizivisakuvanavababavake

2Akachemakwazvo,vaEgipitanaveimbayaFarao vakanzwawo

3Josefaakatikuvanavababavake,NdiniJosefa;Baba vanguvachirivapenyuhere?Vakomavakevakasagona kumupindura;nekutivaityapamberipake

4Josefaakatikuvanavababavake,Doswederaihenyu kwandiri.Vakaswedera.Iyendokuti:NdiniJosefa munin'inawenyuwamakatengesakuEgipita

5Naizvozvozvinomusazvidyamoyo,kanakuzvitsamwira, zvamakanditengeserakuno;nekutiMwariwakandituma pamberipenyu,kutindichengeteupenyu

6nekutiavamakoremavirienzarapanyikaino;mamwe makoremashanuachiko,avasingazoriminokukohwanawo.

7Mwariakanditumapamberipenyukutindikuchengetei vachasarapanyika,uyekutindikuponeseinokusunungurwa kukuru

8Naizvozvozvinohamuzimimakanditumakuno,asi Mwari;iyeakandiitababakunaFarao,nasheweimbayake yose,nomubatiwenyikayoseyeEgipita

9Kurumidzai,mukwirekunababavangu,mutikwavari, ZvanzinomwanakomanawenyuJosefa,Mwariakandiita isheweEgipitarose;

10mugaremunyikayeGosheni,mugovapedyoneni,imi, nevanavenyu,nevanavevanavenyu,nemakwaienyu, nemombedzenyu,nezvosezvamunazvo; 11Ndipopandichakufurira;nekutimamwemakore mashanuenzaraachiko;kutiiwe,neimbayako,nezvose zvaunazvo,muregekuzovavarombo

12Tariraimesoenyuanoona,namesoomunin'inawangu Bhenjaminikutimuromowanguunotaurakwamuri.

13Mundoudzababavangukukudzwakwangukose paEgipita,nezvosezvamaona;uyekurumidzaikuburutsira babavangukuno

14AkawirapamutsipawaBhenjamini,munin'inawake, akachema;Bhenjaminiakachemapamutsipawake.

15Akatsvodavakomavakevose,akachemapamusoro pavo;shurekwaizvozvovakomavakevakatauranaye

16MukurumbirauyuwakanzwikamumbamaFarao, zvichinzi,VanavababavaJosefavasvika!Faraonavaranda vakevakafaranaizvozvo

17FaraoakatikunaJosefa,Itikuvanavababavako,Itai chinhuichi;Takudzaizvipfuwozvenyu,muende,muende kunyikayeKanani;

18mundotorababavenyunavedzimbadzenyu,muuye kwandiri;ndichakupaizvinhuzvakaisvonakazvenyika yeEgipita,mudyezvakakorazvenyika

19Zvinozvawarairwa,itaichinhuichi;toreraivanavenyu vadukunavakadzivenyungoropanyikayeEgipita, mundotorababavenyu,muuye

20Uyeregaikuvanehanyanenhumbidzenyu;nekuti zvakanakiranyikayoseyeEgipitandezvenyu

21VanavaIsiraerivakaitasaizvozvo;Josefaakavapangoro, sezvaakarairwanaFarao,akavapambuvayokufambanayo.

22Akapavose,mumwenomumwenguvodzakanaka;asi Bhenjaminiakamupamashekerianamazanamatatu esirivhanenguvodzakanakashanu.

23Akatumirawosaizvozvokunababavake;mbongoro dzinegumidzakangadzakatakurazvinhuzvakaisvonaka zveEgipita,namakadziemadhongigumiakangaakatakura zviyo,nechingwa,nezvokudyazvababavakezvorwendo 24Zvinoakatenderavanavababavakekuenda,vakabva; akatikwavari:Chenjeraikutimuregekugumburwa munzira

25ZvinovakakwiravachibvaEgipita,vakasvikakunyika yeKenanikunaJakobhobabavavo;

26Vakavaudza,vakati,Josefaachirimupenyu;ndiye mubatiwenyikayoseyeEgipitamoyowaJakovewakati rukutu,nekutihaanakuvatenda.

27ZvinovakamuudzamashokooseaJosefaaakataura kwavari;zvinowakatiachionangorodzakangadzatumwa naJosefakutidzivatakure,mweyawaJakobhobabavavo ukararamazve

28Isiraeriakati,Zvaringana!Josefa,mwanakomanawangu achirimupenyu,ndichaendakundomuonandisatindafa.

CHITSAUKO46

1ZvinoIsiraeriakabvanezvosezvaakangaanazvo, akasvikaBheerishebha,akabayiraMwariwababavake Isakazvibayiro

2MwariakatauranaIsiraerinezviratidzousiku,akati, Jakove!Jakove!Iyendokuti:Ndiripano.

3Akati,NdiniMwari,iyeMwariwababavako;usatya hakokuburukiraEgipita;nekutindichakuitarudzirukuru ikoko;

4ndichaburukiraEgipitanewe;uyezvirokwazvo ndichakudzosazve;Josefaachaisaruokorwakepamesoako.

5Jakoveakasimuka,akabvaBheerishebha,vanakomana vaIsiraerivakatakuraJakovebabavavo,navanavavo vaduku,navakadzivavo,nengorodzakangadzatumwa naFaraokutidzivatakure

6Vakatoramombedzavonenhumbidzavodzavakanga vawanamunyikayeKenani,vakasvikaEgipita,Jakove navanavakevosepamwechetenaye;

7vanakomanavake,navanavavanakomanavake pamwechetenaye,navakundavake,navakunda vavanakomanavake,norudzirwakerwose,akaendanavo Egipita.

8NdiwomazitaavanavaIsiraerivakasvikaEgipita:Jakove, navanakomanavake,vachiti:Rubheni,dangweraJakove 9VanakomanavaRubhenindivo:naHanoki,naParu, naHezironi,Karami

10VanakomanavaSimioni;Jemueri,naJamini,naOhadhi, naJakini,naZohari,naShauri,waivamwanakomana womukadzimuKanani

11VanakomanavaRevhi;naGerishoni,naKohati,naMerari 12VanakomanavaJudha;Eri,naOnani,naShera,naPerezi, naZera;asiErinaOnanivakafirapanyikayeKanani VanakomanavaPerezivaivaHezironinaHamuri 13VanakomanavaIsakari:Eriati;naTora,naPuwa, naJobho,naShimuroni

14VanakomanavaZebhuruni;naSeredhi,naEroni, naJareeri.

15NdivovanakomanavaRea,vaakaberekeraJakove paPadhanaramu,nomukundawakeDhina;vanakomana vakenavakundavakevosevaivavanhuvanamakumi matatunavatatu

16VanakomanavaGadhi;naZifioni,naHagi,naShumi, naEzibhoni,naEri,naArodhi,naAreri.

17VanakomanavaAsheri:Imuna,naIshivha,naIshivhi, naBheria,naSerahanzvadziyavo;navanakomanavaBheria; Hebheri,naMarikieri.

18NdivovanakomanavaZiripa,RabhaniwaakapaRea, mukundawake;akaberekeraJakovevanhuavavanegumi navatanhatu.

19VanakomanavaRakeri,mukadziwaJakove,vakanga varivanakomanavaRakeri;JosefanaBhenjamini

20JosefaakaberekerwaManasenaEfuremupanyika yeEgipita,ndivovaakaberekerwanaAsenati,mukunda waPotifari,mupristiweOni.

21NavanakomanavaBhenjamini:Bhera,naBhekeri, naAshibherinaGera,naNaamani,naEhi,naRoshi, naMupimi,naHupimi,naAdhi

22NdivovanakomanavaRakeri,vakaberekerwaJakove; vosevaivavaneguminavana

23VanakomanavaDhani;Hushim

24VanakomanavaNafutari:Erieri;naJazeeri,naGuni, naJezeri,naShiremi

25NdivovanakomanavaBhiriha,RabhaniwaakapaRakeri, mukundawake;ndivovaakaberekeraJakove;vosevaiva vanomwe

26ZvinovanhuvosevakauyanaJakoveEgipita,vakanga vabudapachiunochake,vakadzivavanakomanavaJakove

vasingaverengwi,vosevaivavanhuvanamakumi matanhatunavatanhatu.

27VanakomanavaJosefa,vaakaberekerwaEgipitavaiva vanhuvaviri;voseveimbayaJakovevakauyaEgipita, vaivavanhuvanamakumimanomwe.

28AkatumaJudhapamberipakekunaJosefakuti amuratidzenzirainoendaGosheni;vakandosvikakunyika yeGosheni.

29Josefaakagadzirangoroyake,akakwiraGosheni, kundosangananaIsiraeri,babavake;akawirapamutsipa wake,akachemapamutsipawakenguvahuru IsiraeriakatikunaJosefa,Zvinongandichifahangu,nekuti ndaonachisochako,kutiuchirimupenyu.

31Josefaakatikuvanavababavake,nokuveimbayababa vake,InindichakwirakundoudzaFarao,ndichitikwaari, Vanavababavangu,naveimbayababavangu,vaigara kunyikayeKanani,vasvikakwandiri; 32varumeavavafudzi,nekutivaipfuwazvipfuwo;vauya namakwaiavo,nemombedzavo,nezvosezvavanazvo.

33ZvinokanamodamwanaFarao,akati,Basarenyunderei?

34Muti,Varandavenyuvaivavapfuwivezvipfuwokubva pauchechehwedukusvikirazvino,isunamadzibabaedu; kutimugaremunyikayeGosheni;nekutivafudzivose vanonyangadzavaEgipita

CHITSAUKO47

1ZvinoJosefaakaenda,akandoudzaFarao,akati,Baba vangunavanavababavanguvasvika,vachibvakunyika yeKanani,vanemakwaiavo,nemombedzavo,nezvose zvavanazvo;tariraivarimunyikayeGosheni.

2Akatoravarumevashanukuvanavababavake,akavaisa pamberipaFarao

3Faraoakatikuvakomavake,Basarenyundereiko?Vakati kunaFarao,Varandavenyuvafudzi,isunamadzibabaedu; 4VakatikunaFarao,Tauyakuzogaratirivatorwamunyika ino;nekutihakunamafuroamakwaiavarandavenyu; nekutinzaraihurupanyikayeKanani;naizvozvozvino tinokumbirakutivarandavenyuvagaremunyika yeGosheni.

5FaraoakatauranaJosefa,akati,Babavakonavanavababa vakovauyakwauri;

6NyikayeEgipitairipamberipako;babavakonavana vababavakongavagarepanzvimboyakaisvonakapanyika ino;ngavagarepanyikayeGosheni;kanauchizivakuti pakatipavopanavarumevanoshandanesimba,uvaite vataririvemombedzangu

7JosefaakapindanaJakove,babavake,akavaisapamberi paFarao;JakoveakaropafadzaFarao

8FaraoakatikunaJakove,Mamakoremanganiko?

9JakovendokutikunaFarao:Mazuvaemakoreeutorwa hwangumakorezananemakumimatatu;mazuvaemakore eupenyuhwanguaivamashomauyeakaipa,uyehaana kusvikapamazuvaemakoreeupenyuhwemadzibabaangu pamazuvaeutorwahwavo

10JakoveakaropafadzaFarao,akabudapamberipaFarao

11Josefaakapababavakenavanavababavakepokugara, akavapapokugarapanyikayeEgipita,pakaisvonaka panyikaiyo,panyikayeRamesesi,sezvaakarairwanaFarao

12Josefaakachengetababavake,navanavababavake, navoseveimbayababavake,akavapazvokudya achiverenganavanavavowo

13Panyikayosepakangapasinazvokudya;nekutinzara yakangairihuru,nyikayeEgipitanenyikayoseyeKanani dzikaziyanenzara

14Josefaakaunganidzamariyoseyakangairipanyika yeEgipita,napanyikayeKanani,yavakatengazviyonayo, JosefaakaisamariiyomumbamaFarao

15MariyakatiyaperamunyikayeEgipita,napanyika yeKanani,vaEgipitavosevakauyakunaJosefa,vakati, Tipeizvokudya,nekutitingafaseikopamberipenyu? nekutimariyapera

16Josefaakati,Uyainemombedzenyu;ndichakupa pamusoropemombedzako,kanamariyapera

17ZvinovakauyanezvipfuwozvavokunaJosefa,Josefa akavapazvokudyavachitsinhanisamabhiza,nemakwai, nemombe,nembongoro;akavararamisanechingwa chemombedzavodzosegoreiroro.

18Goreirorakatirapera,vakauyakwaarinegorerechipiri, vakatikwaari,Hatingavanziriishewedukutimariyedu yapera;ishewanguanemombewo;hakunachakasara pamberipashewangu,asimiviriyedunemindayedu; 19zvinotingafaseikopamberipenyu,isunenyikayedu? titengeiisunenyikayedumutipezvokudya,isunenyika yedutivevarandavaFarao;mutipembeu,tirarame,tirege kufa,nenyikairegekuitadongo

20JosefaakatengeraFaraonyikayoseyeEgipita;nekuti vaEgipitavakatengesamumwenomumwemundawake, nekutinzarayakangairihurupamusoropavo,nyikaikava yaFarao.

21Kanavarivanhuakavatamisakumaguta,kubva kumuganhumumweweEgipitakusvikirakunomumwe muganhuwayo.

22Asinyikayavapristiyogahaanakuitenga;nekuti vapristivakangavaganhurirwamugovewavonaFarao; vaidyamugovewavowavakangavapiwanaFarao; naizvozvohavanakutengesamindayavo

23ZvinoJosefaakatikuvanhu,Tarirai,ndakatengeraFarao imwinenyikayenyunhasi,hedzimbeu,mudzvarepanyika.

24ZvinopazviberekomuchapaFaraocheshanu,uye migoveminaichavayenyu,yembeuyemunda,nezvekudya zvenyu,nezveveimbayenyu,nezvekudyazvevanavenyu.

25Ivovakati,Ndimwimakatichengeta;ngatiwanenyasha kunashewedu,tivevarandavaFarao

26JosefaakatemamutemopanyikayeEgipita,uripo nanhasi,kutiFaraoapiwecheshanu;asinyikayavapristi yoga,isinakuvayaFarao

27ZvinovaIsiraerivakagarapanyikayeEgipita,panyika yeGosheni;vakavanefumamairi,vakakurira,nekuwanda zvikurusa.

28JakoveakagarapanyikayeEgipitamakoreanegumi namanomwe;naizvozvomazuvaaJakovemakoreoupenyu hwake,aivamakoreanezananamakumimana namanomwe.

29NguvayokufakwaIsiraeriyakatiyaswedera,akadana mwanakomanawakeJosefa,akatikwaari,Kanandawana nyashapamberipenyu,chiisaihenyuruokorwenyupasi pechidyachangu,mundiitiretsitsinechokwadi;regaihenyu kundivigahenyupaEgipita; 30asindichavatanamadzibabaangu;undibvisepaEgipita, unondivigamuguvaravoIyendokuti:Ndichaita sezvawareva.

31Iyeakati,NdipikireIyendokupikakwaariIsiraeri akakotamirapamusorowouvatohwake

1ShurekwaizvozvoJosefaakaudzwa,zvichinzi,Tarira, babavakovanorwara;iyeakatoravanakomanavakevaviri, ManasenaEfuremu,akaendanaye.

2Jakoveakaudzwa,zvichinzi,Tarirai,mwanakomana wenyu,Josefa,wauyakwamuriIsiraeriakazvisimbaradza, akagarapauvato.

3JakovendokutikunaJosefa:MwariWemasimbaose wakazviratidzakwandiripaRuzipanyikayeKanani, ndokundiropafadza

4akatikwandiri,Tarira,ndichaitakutiubereke, nokukuwanza,ndigokuitachaungachendudzidzavanhu; ndichapavanavakovanokuteveranyikaiyi,iveyavo nokusingaperi

5Zvinovanakomanavakovaviri,vawakaberekerwa panyikayeEgipita,ndisatindasvikakwauripaEgipita, ndavangu;RubheninaSimionivachavavangu

6Asivanavako,vawakaberekashurekwavo,vachava vanavako,vachatumidzwanezitarehamadzavopanhaka yavo

7Kanandirini,pandakabvaPadhani,Rakeriakafirapedyo nenimunyikayeKananipanzira,kuchinechinhambo chishomakutindisvikeEfurata;ndikamuvigapopanzira inoendaEfurata;ndiroBhetrehema.

8IsiraeriakaonavanakomanavaJosefa,akati,Ndivana aniko?

9Josefaakatikunababavake,Ndivovanakomanavangu vandakapiwapanonaMwariIyeakati,"Douyisaihenyu kwandiri,ndivaropafadze"

10ZvinomesoaIsiraeriakangaoonamadzerere nokukwegura,akangaasisagonikuonaIye akazviswededza kwaari; ndokuvatsvoda, ndokuvambundikira.

IsiraeriakatikunaJosefa,Handinakufungakutindichaona chisochakozve,zvinotarira,Mwariakandiratidzavana vakowo.

12Josefaakavabvisapakatipamabviake,akakotamirapasi nechisochake

13Josefaakavabatavarivaviri,Efuremunorudyirwake kuruboshwerwaIsiraeri,naManasenoruboshwerwake kurudyirwaIsiraeri,akavaswededzapedyonaye

14Isiraeriakatambanudzaruokorwakerworudyi,akaruisa pamusorowaEfuremu,aivamuduku,noruokorwake rworuboshwepamusorowaManase,akapesanisamaoko akeachizviziva;nekutiManaseakangaariwedangwe.

15ZvinowakaropafadzaJosefa,akati:Mwari,iye madzibabaanguakafambapamberipakeAbhurahamu naIsaka,iyeMwariwakandifudzapaupenyuhwanguhwose kusvikirazuvaranhasi

16mutumwawakandidzikunurapanezvakaipazvose, ngaaropafadzevanakomanaava;zitarangungaritumidzwe kwavari,namazitaamadzibabaangu,AbhurahamunaIsaka; ngavakurevavevazhinjipakatipenyika

17Josefaakatiachionakutibabavakevaisaruokorwavo rworudyipamusorowaEfuremu,hazvinakumufadza, akabataruokorwababavake,kutiarubvisepamusoro waEfuremu,aruisepamusorowaManase

18Josefaakatikunababavake,Kwete,babavangu,nekuti ndiyewedangwe;isaruokorwakorworudyipamusoro wake

19Babavakevakaramba,vakati,Ndinozviziva,mwana wangu,ndinozviziva;naiyewoachavarudzi,naiyewo achavamukuru;asimunin'inawakeachavamukurukwaari, nembeuyakeichavamarudzimazhinji.

20Akavaropafadzanomusiiwoyo,akati,NewevaIsiraeri vacharopafadza,vachiti,MwaringaakuitesaEfuremu naManaseAkaisaEfuremupamberipaManase

21IpapoIsiraeriakatikunaJosefa,Tarira,ndofa,asi Mwariachavanemi,achakudzoseraikunyikayamadzibaba enyu

22Inindakupawomugovemumwekupfuuravamwevana vababavako,uyawandakatoreravaAmorinomunondo wangunoutahwangu.

CHITSAUKO49

1ZvinoJakoveakadanavanakomanavake,akati,Unganai, ndikuudzeizvamuchaitirwanamazuvaokupedzisira

2Unganai,munzweimwivanakomanavaJakove;teererai Isiraeri,babavenyu

3Rubheni,iweuridangwerangu,simbarangu,nokutanga kwesimbarangu,kunakakokukudzwa,noukuruhwesimba; 4Unotutumasemvura,haungavinoukuru;nekuti wakakwirakuuvatohwababavako;Ipapowaisvibisa; akakwirakumubhedhawangu.

5SimioninaRevhivanavamaivamwe;nhumbidzokurwa nadzodzirimuugarohwavo

6Mweyawangu,regakupindapakuranganakwavo; kukudzwakwangu,regakubatanidzwaneunganoyavo, nokutipakutsamwakwavovakaurayamunhu,uyenokuda kwavovakakoromorarusvingo.

7Kutsamwakwavongakutukwe,nekutikwakangakuri kukuru;uyehashadzavo,nekutidzakangadzakaipa; ndichavaparadzanisapakatipaJakove,nokuvaparadzira pakatipaIsiraeri

8IweJudha,unofanirakurumbidzwanehamadzako;ruoko rwakoruchavapamitsipayavavengivako;vanavababa vakovachakotamapamberipako

9Judhamwanaweshumba;Iwemwanakomanawangu, wakwirauchibvapanezvakaurawa;ndianiangamumutsa?

10TsvimboyoushehaingabvikunaJudha,kanamuurayi pakatipetsokadzake,KusvikiraShiroauya;uyekwaari ndikokuunganidzwakwevanhu.

11Unosungirashecheredhongirakepamuzambiringa, Nomwanawedhongirakepamuzambiringawakaisvonaka; Akasukanguvodzakenewaini,Nenguvodzakemuropa ramazambiringa

12Mesoakeachatsvukanewaini,Menoakeachachena nomukaka

13Zebhuruniuchagarapamahombekombeegungwa;iye achavamahombekombepanopindazvikepe;muganhu wakeuchasvikapaSidhoni.

14Isakariidhongirinesimba,rinovatapasi,pakati pemitoromiviri;

15Akaonazororokutirakanaka,nenyikakutiinofadza; akarerekerafudzirakekutiatakure,akavamubatiri wechibharo.

16Dhaniachatongavanhuvake,Sorumwerwamarudzi alsiraeri

17Dhaniachavasenyokamunzira,semvumbimugwara, inorumazvitsitsinhozvebhizazvokutimutasviwaro achawirapasinenhendashure

18Ndakamiriraruponesorwenyu,Jehovha

19Gadhiachavambwanehondo,asipakupedzisira achamukunda

20Asheriachavanezvokudyazvakakora,uyeachauya nezvinonakazvamambo.

21Nafutariimhembweyakasununguka,Anotauramashoko akanaka

22Josefaidavirinobereka,Idavirinoberekapatsime; mataviawoanodarikarusvingo;

23Vapfurivoutavakamuitirashungukwazvo, vakamupfura,vakamuvenga;

24Asiutahwakehwakarambahwakagwinya,Maoko emaokoakeakasimbiswanemaokoeWamasimba waJakove;(kubvaikokondikokwakabvamufudzi,ibwe raIsraeri;)

25Mwariwababavakoachakubatsira;nowaMasimbaose, uchakuropafadzanamaropafadzookudengakumusoro, Ropafadzodzakadzikadziripasi,namaropafadzoemazamu nedzechizvaro;

26Ropafadzodzababavakodzinopfuuraropafadzo dzamateteguruangu,kusvikirakumugumowamakomo asingaperi;dzichavapamusorowaJosefa,napanhongonya yomusorowomunhuwakatsaurwapakatipehamadzake

27Bhenjaminiachaparadzasemhumhi;Mangwanani achadyachakabatwa,Madekoachagoverazvaakapamba.

28Avavosendiwomarudzianeguminamavirialsiraeri; ndizvozvakataurababavavokwavari,akavaropafadza; mumwenomumwemaereranonokuropafadzwakwake akavaropafadza

29Iyeakavaraira,akatikwavari,Inindosanganiswa navanhuvangu;ndivigeikumadzibabaangumubakoriri mumundawaEfuronimuHiti; 30bakoririmumundaweMakapera,pakatarisana neMamure,panyikayeKanani,riyarakatengwa naAbhurahamu,pamwechetenomundakunaEfuroni, muHeti,kutizvivezvake,ivenzvimboyakeyokuviga; 31ndipopavakavigaAbhurahamunaSara,mukadziwake; ndipopavakavigwaIsakanaRabhekamukadziwake;ndipo pandakavigaRea

32mundawakatengwanebakoririmukatimawokuvana vaHeti

33Jakoveakatiapedzakurairavanakomanavake, akadzoseratsokadzakepauvato,mweyawakeukapera, akasanganiswanavanhuvake

CHITSAUKO50

1ZvinoJosefaakawirapamusoropechisochababavake, akachemapamusoropavo,akavatsvoda 2Josefaakarairavarandavakedzakangadzirin'anga,kuti vasasikebabavake,n'angadzikasasikaIsiraeri 3Akaperamazuvamakumimana;nekutindiwoaiva mazuvaokusasika;vaEgipitavakamuchemamazuvaana makumimanomwe

4Zvinomazuvaokuchemakwakeakatiapera,Josefa akatauraneimbayaFarao,akati,Kanandawananyasha kwamuri,dotauraihenyumunzevedzaFarao,muchiti, 5Babavanguvakandipikisa,vachiti,Tarira,ndofa, muguvarandakazvichereramunyikayeKanani,ndimo maunofanirakundivigamo.Naizvozvozvinodonditenderai henyukutindikwirehangu,ndindovigababavangu, ndigodzokazve

6Faraoakati,Kwira,undovigababavako, sezvavakakupikisa.

7Josefaakakwirakundovigababavake,navarandavose vaFaraovakakwiranaye,navakuruveimbayake,navakuru vosevenyikayeEgipita;

8NaveimbayoseyaJosefa,navanavababavake,naveimba yababavake;asipweredzavodzoga,namakwaiavo, nemombedzavo,vakazvisiyapanyikayeGosheni. ngoronavatasvivamabhizavakakwirawonaye,rikava bokaguru-guru

10VakasvikapaburiroraAtadhi,ririmhirikwaJoridhani, vakamuchemaponokuchemakukurukunorwadzamoyo; akachemababavakemazuvamanomwe.

11ZvinovanhuvaigarapanyikayeKananivakativachiona kuchemaikokopaburiroraAtadhi,vakati,Kuchemauku kukurundokwavaEgipita;naizvozvoipapopakatumidzwa Abherimiziraimu,irimhirikwaJoridhani

12Vanakomanavakevakamuitirasezvaakangaavaraira; 13nekutivanakomanavakevakandomuisakunyika yeKanani,vakamuvigamubakoromundaweMakapera, riyarakatengwanaAbhurahamu,pamwechetenomunda kunaEfuronimuHeti,pakatarisananeMamure,kutizvive zvake,ivenzvimboyakeyokuviga

14Josefaakatiavigababavake,akadzokeraEgipita,iye navakomavake,navosevakangavakwiranayekundoviga babavake

15ZvinovakomavaJosefavakativachionakutibabavavo vafa,vakati,ZvimweJosefaachativenga,nokutitsiva kwazvozvakaipazvosezvatakamuitira

16ZvinovakatumanhumekunaJosefa,vachiti:Babavako vakarairavasativafa,vachiti:

17MutikunaJosefa,Dovakanganwirahakokumukira kwavakomavakonezvivizvavo;nekutivakakuitirai zvakaipa;naizvozvozvinodokangamwiraihenyukudarika kwavarandavaMwariwababavenyuJosefaakachema pakutaurakwavonaye

18Vakuruvakevakaendawo,vakawirapasipamberipake; vakati,Tarirai,tirivarandavenyu

19Josefaakatikwavari,Musatyahenyu,nekutiinindiri panzvimboyaMwarihere?

20Asikanamurimwi,makandifungirazvakaipa;asiMwari akafungakutizvivezvakanaka,kutizviitwesezvazvakaita nhasi,kutivanhuvazhinjivararamiswe.

21Naizvozvozvinomusatya,ndichakuchengetai,nepwere dzenyuAkavanyaradza,akatauranavozvakanaka 22JosefaakagaraEgipita,iyenaveimbayababavake; Josefaakagaramakoreanezananegumi

23JosefaakaonavanavaEfuremuvorudzirwechitatu, navanavaMakiri,mwanakomanawaManase, vakaberekerwapamabviaJosefa

24Josefaakatikuvanavababavake,Ndofa,asiMwari achakumutsaizvirokwazvo,nokukubudisaipanyikaino, muendekunyikayaakapikiraAbhurahamu,naIsaka, naJakove

25JosefaakapikisavanavaIsiraeri,akati,Mwari achakushanyiraizvirokwazvo,nemwimutakuremafupa anguabvepano.

26IpapoJosefaakafa,avanamakoreanezananegumi; vakamusasika,akaiswamubhokisipaEgipita