Shona - The Book of Jubilees or Lesser Genesis

Jubheri

CHITSAUKO1

1Zvinozvakaitikamugorerekutangarekubudakwevana vaIsraerimuEgipita,mumwedziwechitatu,nezuvaregumi nematanhaturemwedzi,[2450AnnoMundi]kutiMwari akatauranaMosesi,achiti:'Kwirakwandiripagomo,uye ndichakupamahwendefamaviriemabweemurairo nemirairo,yandakanyora,kutiuvadzidzise'

2MozisiakakwiramugomoraMwari,kubwinya kwaJehovhakukagarapaGomoreSinai,uyegore rakarifukidzakwemazuvamatanhatu

3JehovhaakadanaMozisipazuvarechinomwekubva mugore,uyekubwinyakwaJehovhakwakangakwakaita somotounopfutapamusoropegomo

4UyeMosesiakangaaripaGomomazuvamakumimana neusikumakumimana,uyeMwariakamudzidzisa nhoroondoyekutanganeyekupedzisirayekukamurwa kwemazuvaeseemutemoneuchapupu.

5Akati:“Rerekeramwoyowakokumashokoese andichakuudzapagomorino,uanyoremubhuku,kuti zvizvarwazvavozvionekutihandinakuvasiyanekuda kwezvakaipazvosezvavakaitanekuputsasungano yandakaitapakatipangunewekwezvizvarwazvavonhasi paGomoreSinai.”

6Uyezvichaitikakanazvinhuizvizvosezvavawira, vachazivakutindakaruramakupfuuraivomukutonga kwavokwoseuyemuzviitozvavozvose,uyevachaziva kutindangandiinavozvechokwadi

7Nyoramashokoayaoseandinokuudzanhasi,nokuti ndinozivakumukirakwavonemitsipayavoyakaoma, ndisatindavapinzamunyikayandakapikiramadzibabaavo, kunaAbhurahama,kunaIsaka,naJakobho,ndichiti: ‘Ndichapavanavenyunyikainoyereramukakanouchi.’

8Vachadyavakaguta,uyevachatendeukirakunavamwari vasiriivo,kune(vamwari)vasingagonikuvanunurakubva mukutambudzikakwavo:uyechapupuichichichanzwikwa sechapupupamusoropavoNokutivachakanganwamirairo yanguyese,(kunyange)zvesezvandakavarayira,uye vachateveravahedheni,uyevachiteverakusachenakwavo, uyevachiteverakunyadziswakwavo,uyevachashumira vamwarivavo,uyeizvizvichavachigumbusokwavari nekutambudzika,nenhamo,uyemusungo 9Vazhinjivachapararauyevachatapwa,uyevachawira mumaokoemuvengi,nekutivakasiyamitemoyangu nemirairoyangu,nemitamboyesunganoyangu, nemasabataangu,nenzvimboyangutsvene yandakazvitsaurirapakatipavo,netabhenakeriyangu, nenzvimboyangutsvene,yandakazvitsaurirapakati penyika,kutindiisezitarangupairi,uyekutiigare(ipapo) 10Vachazvigadziriranzvimbodzakakwirira,matanda okunamatanemifananidzoyakavezwa,uyemumwe nemumweachanamatamufananidzowake,zvekuti vachatsauka,uyevachabayiravanavavokumadhimoni, uyekumabasaeseemwoyoyavoyekukanganisa

11Uyendichavatumirazvapupu,kutindivapupurire,asi havazonzwi,uyendichaurayazvapupuwo,uye vachatambudzaavovanotsvagamutemo,uyevachabvisa

uyevachachinjazvesekuitirakutivaitezvakaipapamberi pangu

12Ndichavavanzirachisochangu,uyendichavaisa mumaokoemarudzikutivatapwe,vavechinhu chinopambwa,uyevadyiwe,uyendichavabvisapakati penyika,uyendichavaparadzirapakatipemarudzi

13Vachakanganwamurayirowanguwose,mirayiroyangu yose,nezvandakatonga,uyevachatsaukapamitambo yekugarakwemwedzi,nemasabata,nemitambo, nemajubheri,nemirairo

14Mushuremeizvivachadzokerakwandirivachibvapakati pemarudzinemwoyoyavoyese,nemweyayavoyese, nesimbaravorese,uyendichavaunganidzakubvapakati pemarudziese,uyevachanditsvaga,kutindiwanikwenavo, pavanonditsvaganemwoyoyavoyese,nemweyayavoyese. 15Ndichavazivisarugarerwakawandapamwenekururama, uyendichavabvisamutiwekururama,nemoyowanguwese uyenemweyawanguwese,uyevachavachikomborero kwetechekutukwa,uyeivovachavamusorokwetemuswe

16Ndichavakanzvimboyangutsvenepakatipavo,uye ndichagaranavo,uyendichavaMwariwavouyeivo vachavavanhuvangumuchokwadinemukururama 17Handingavasiyikanakuvasiya,nokutindiniJehovha Mwariwavo.’

18Mozisiakawirapasinechisochake,akanyengetera, akati,“HaiwaJehovhaMwariwangu,musasiyavanhu venyunenhakayenyu,kutivatsaukemukutadza kwemwoyoyavo,uyemusavaisamumaokoevavengivavo, marudzi,kutivaregekuvatonga,vakavaitakuti vakutadzirei.”

19Tsitsidzenyu,Ishe,ngadzisimudzirwepamusoro pevanhuvenyu,uyemuvapemweyawakarurama,uye musaregamweyawevasinamaturouchitongapamusoro pavokutiuvapomerepamberipenyu,uyeuvabatekubva munziradzesedzekururama,kutivapararepamberipenyu 20Asiivovanhuvenyunenhakayenyu,vamakanunura nesimbarenyugurukubvamumaokoevaIjipita;gadzirai mavarimoyowakachenanemweyamutsvene,uye musavaregavachibatwamuzvivizvavokubvazvino kusvikapakusingaperi

21IshevakatikunaMosesi:Ndinozivakusateererakwavo nepfungwadzavonekuomakwemitsipayavo,uye havazoteererikusvikavareururazvivizvavonezvivi zvemadzibabaavo.

22Mushuremeizvivachadzokerakwandirivakarurama, nemwoyoyavoyese,nemweyayavoyese,uye ndichadzingisachikandachepamberichemwoyoyavo, negandarepamberiremwoyoyevanavavo,uyendichasika mweyamutsvenemavari,uyendichavachenesakuti vasazondisiyakubvapazuvairoronekusingaperi.

23Mweyayavoichanamatirakwandirinemirairoyangu yese,uyevachazadzisamirayiroyangu,uyendichavaBaba vavouyeivovachavavanavangu

24UyevosevachanzivanavaMwarimupenyu,uyengirozi yesenemweyayesevachaziva,hongu,vachazivakutiava vanavangu,uyekutindiniBabavavomukururama nekururama,uyekutindinovada

25Uzvinyoreremashokoayaoseandinokuzivisapagomo rino,rekutanganerekupedzisira,ayoachaitikamuzvikamu zvesezvemazuvamumutemonemuuchapupunemumavhiki nemumajubherikusvikakusingaperi,kusvikandaburuka ndogaranavonekusingaperi.’

26Akatikungiroziyekuvapo:NyoreraMosesikubva pakutangakwekusikakusvikanzvimboyangutsvene yavakwapakatipavonekusingaperi.

27Jehovhaachaonekwapamberipevanhuvose,uyevanhu vosevachazivakutindiniMwariwaIsraeri,Baba vevanakomanavosevaJakobho,uyeMambopaGomo reZiyoninokusingaperiZiyonineJerusaremazvichava zvitsvene.’

28NgiroziyekuvapoyakatungamiramusasawaIsraeri yakatoramatafuraekukamurwakwemakore-kubva panguvayekusikwa-kwemutemoneuchapupu hwemavhikiejubheri,zvichienderananemakoreegaega, zvichienderananehuwanduhwejubheri[zvichienderana, nemakoreegaega],kubvapazuvarekusikwa[kutsva]apo matenganenyikazvichavandudzwauyezvesezvakasikwa zvinoenderananemasimbaedenga,uyezvinoenderana nekusikwakwesekwenyika,kusvikanzvimbotsvene yaIsheyagadzirwamuJerusaremapaGomoreZioni,uye zvesezvinopenyazvichavandudzwakutizvirapweuyekuti pavenerugareuyekutipavenechikomborerokunevese vakasarudzwaveIsraeri,uyekutizvidarokubvapazuva irorouyekusvikakumazuvaeseenyika

CHITSAUKO2

1ZvinongiroziyekuvapoyakataurakunaMosesi maereranoneshokoraIshe,ichiti:Nyoranhoroondo yakazarayekusika,kutimumazuvamatanhatuIsheMwari vakapedzaseimabasaavoesenezvosezvavakasika,uye vakachengetaSabatapazuvarechinomweuye vakaritsvenesakwemakoreese,uyevakarigadza sechiratidzochemabasaavoese.

2Nokutipazuvarekutangaakasikamatengaarikumusoro nepasinemvuranemweyayeseinoshumirapamberipakengirozidzekuvapo,nengirozidzetsvene,nengirozi [dzemweyawemotonengirozi]dzemweyawemhepo, nengirozidzemweyawemakore,nedzerima,nedzechando nechimvuramabwenechimvuramabwenechando,nengirozi dzemanzwinedzekutinhiranedzemheni,nengirozi dzemweyayechandonekupisa,nedzechandonechirimo nedzematsutsonedzezhizhanedzemweyayeseyezvisikwa zvakezvirikudenganepanyika,(Akasika)gomba rakadzika-dzikanerima,manheruneusiku,nechiedza, mambakwedzanemasikati,zvaakagadziriramukuziva kwemoyowake

3UyeipapotakaonamabasaAke,tikamurumbidza, tikamurumbidzapamberipakenekudakwemabasaAkeese; nekutiakasikamabasamakurumanomwepazuva rekutanga

4Uyepazuvarechipiriakasikadengapakatipemvura,uye mvurayakakamurwapazuvairoro-hafuyadzoyakakwira pamusorouyehafuyadzoyakadzikapasipedenga(raive) pakatipamusoropenyikayoseUyeirindirobasarega (Mwari)raakasikapazuvarechipiri

5Pazuvarechitatu,Mwariakarayirakutimvuraibve panyikayoseiendepanzvimboimwechete,uyekutiivhu rakaomarionekwe

6Mvurayakaitasaizvozvosezvaakarayira,uye yakapararirakubvapanyikaikaendakuneimwenzvimbo kunzekwedengairi,uyenyikayakaomayakaonekwa

7Uyepazuvairoroakavagadziriramakungwaese zvichienderananenzvimbodzavodzakasiyana dzekuungana,nenzizidzese,nekuunganakwemvura mumakomonepanyikayese,nemadzivaese,nedovarese renyika,nembeuyakadyarwa,nezvinhuzvesezvinomera, nemitiinoberekamichero,nemitiyemusango,nebindu reEdheni,muEdheninemitiyeseyemarudziayo.

8MabasamakuruayamanaakasikwanaMwaripazuva rechitatuUyepazuvarechinaakasikazuvanemwedzi nenyeredzi,akazviisamudengaredenga,kutizvipechiedza panyikayese,uyekutizvitongemasikatineusiku,uye zviparadzanisechiedzanerima

9UyeMwariakaisazuvakutirivechiratidzochikuru panyikachemazuva,maSabata,mwedzi,mitambo,makore, maSabataemakore,maJubhiri,nenguvadzosedzemakore 10Uyeinoparadzanisachiedzanerimauyekubudirira,kuti zvinhuzvosezvibudirirezvinomerauyezvinokurapanyika 11AkaitamarudzimatatuayapazuvarechinaUyepazuva rechishanuakasikazvikarazvikuruzvegungwamumvura yakadzika,nekutiizvindizvozvinhuzvekutangazvenyama zvakasikwanemaokoake,hovenezvosezvinofamba mumvura,nezvosezvinobhururuka,shirinemarudziadzo ese

12Zuvarakabudapamusoropavokutiribudirire,uye pamusoropezvosezvaivapanyika,zvosezvinomera panyika,nemitiyoseinoberekamichero,nezvisikwazvose zvenyama

13Akasikamarudzimatatuayapazuvarechishanu.Uye pazuvarechitanhatuakasikamhukadzesedzepanyika, nemombedzese,nezvosezvinofambapanyika

14Uyemushuremezvoseizviakasikamurume,murume nemukadziakavasika,akamupasimbapamusoropezvose zviripanyika,nemumakungwa,nepamusoropezvose zvinobhururuka,nepamusoropezvikara,nepamusoro pezvipfuyo,nepamusoropezvosezvinofambapanyika, nepamusoropenyikayose,uyepamusoropezvoseizvi akamupasimbapamusoropezvoseizvi.

15Uyeakasikamarudzimanaayapazuvarechitanhatu Uyepakazarapaivanemarudzimakumimavirinemaviri 16Uyeakapedzabasarakerosepazuvarechitanhatuzvesezvirikudenganepanyika,nemumakungwa nemugombarakadzika,nemuchiedzanemurima, nemuzvinhuzvese

17Akatipachiratidzochikuru,zuvareSabata,kutitishande mazuvamatanhatu,asitichengeteSabatapazuva rechinomwetisingabatemabasaese.

18Uyengirozidzosedzekuvapo,nengirozidzose dzekutsveneswa,mapokamaviriayamakuru-Akatiraira kutitichengeteSabatanayekudenganepanyika

19Akatikwatiri:‘Tarirai,ndichazvitsauriravanhukubva pakatipemarudziose,uyeavavachachengetazuva reSabata,uyendichavatsaurirakwandirisevanhuvangu, uyendichavakomborera;sezvandakatsaurirazuvareSabata uyendikaritsaurirakwandiri,saizvozvo

ndichavakomborera,uyeivovachavavanhuvanguuyeini ndichavaMwariwavo.’

20NdakasarudzavanavaJakobhokubvapanezvose zvandakaona,uyendakamunyorapasisedangwerangu,uye ndakamuitamutsvenekwandirinokusingaperi-peri;uye ndichavadzidzisazuvareSabata,kutivachengeteSabata paririkubvapamabasaose

21Sakaakagadzirachiratidzomachirikutivachengete Sabatanesupazuvarechinomwe,kutivadyenekunwa,uye varopafadzeIyeakasikazvinhuzvose sezvaakazviropafadzauyeakazvitsauriravanhuvakasiyana pakatipevanhuvose,uyekutivachengeteSabatapamwe chetenesu.

22Uyeakaitakutimirairoyakeikwiresemunhuwi unonhuhwiriraunofadzapamberipakemazuvaese

23Kwaivanemisoroyevanhumakumimavirinemaviri kubvakunaAdhamukusvikakunaJakobho,uyemabasa emhandomakumimavirinemaviriakaitwakusvikapazuva rechinomwe;izvizvakakomborerwauyezvitsvene;uye zvekutangazvakarezvakakomborerwauyezvitsvene;uye izvizvinoshandirapamwecheteneizvozvekutsvenesa nekuropafadza.

24Uyekunaizvi(Jakobhonembeuyake)zvakatenderwa kutivagarevarivakaropafadzwauyevatsveneveuchapupu hwekutanganemutemo,kunyangwesezvaakangaaita mutsveneuyearopafadzazuvareSabatapazuva rechinomwe

25Akasikadenganenyikanezvosezvaakasikamumazuva matanhatu,uyeMwariakaitakutizuvarechinomwerive dzvene,nokudakwemabasaakeese;sakaakarayira panzvimboparokuti,aninaanianoitabasapaririachafa, uyekutianorisvibisaachafazvirokwazvo

26SakamunorayiravanavaIsraerikutivachengetezuvairi kutivarichengeteritsveneuyevasaitebasapariri,uyekuti vasarisvibisa,sezvoriridzvenekupfuuramamwemazuva ese

27Aninaanianorisvibisaachafazvirokwazvo,uyeani naanianoitabasapaririachafanokusingaperi,kutivana vaIsraerivachengetezuvairimuzvizvarwazvavozvose, uyevaregekubviswapanyika;nekutiizuvadzveneuye zuvarakaropafadzwa

28UyemunhuweseanorichengetauyeanochengetaSabata paririkubvapabasarakerose,achavamutsveneuye akaropafadzwamazuvaesesesu

29ZivisaiuyemuudzevanavaIsraerimutemowezuva ranhasikutivanofanirakuchengetaSabatapariri,uyekuti havafanirikurisiyanekudakwekukanganisakwemwoyo yavo;(uye)kutihazvibvumirwinemutemokuitachero basaripizvarorisinakunakapariri,kuitazvavanodaivo pachavo,uyekutihavafanirikugadziriraparirichero chinhuchekudyiwakanakunwiwa,uye(kuti hazvibvumirwinemutemo)kucheramvura,kanakupinza kanakutakuraparirinepamasuoavocheromutoro, wavakangavasinakugadziriraivopachavopazuva rechitanhatumudzimbadzavo

30Uyehavafanirikuuyakanakutakurakubvamudzimba kuendakunedzimwepazuvairoro;nekutizuvairoro dzveneuyerakaropafadzwakupfuuracherozuvarejubheri rejubheri;pairitakachengetaSabatakudengatisati taziviswakunecheromunhukutitichachengetaSabata panyika

31UyeMusikiwezvinhuzvoseakarikomborera,asihaana kutsvenesavanhunemarudziosekutivachengeteSabata pariri,asiIsraerichete:ivocheteakavabvumirakudya nokunwauyekuchengetaSabatapanyika.

32UyeMusikiwezvinhuzvoseakaropafadzazuvairi raakangaagadzirakutirivechikomborero,utsvene, nekubwinyakupfuuramazuvaose

33MutemouyunechipupurirozvakapiwakuvanavaIsraeri semutemousingaperikumarudziavoose

CHITSAUKO3

1Uyepamazuvamatanhatuevhikirechipiritakaunza, maereranoneshokoraMwari,mhukadzose,nemombe dzose,neshiridzose,nezvosezvinofambapanyika,nezvose zvinofambamumvura,zvichienderananemarudziazvo, uyezvichienderananemarudziazvo:mhukapazuva rekutanga;mombepazuvarechipiri;shiripazuvarechitatu; nezvosezvinofambapanyikapazuvarechina;uyeizvo zvinofambamumvurapazuvarechishanu

2Adhamuakazvitumidzazvosenemazitaazvo,uye sezvaakazvitumidza,ndizvozvakaitawomazitaazvo.

3UyepamazuvamashanuayaAdhamuakaonazvoseizvi, murumenemukadzi,zvichienderananemarudziese ezvisikwazvaivapanyika,asiakangaariegauyehaana kuwanamubatsiriwake

4Jehovhaakatikwatiri:Hazvinakunakakutimurume agareariega;ngatimuitiremubatsiri.

5JehovhaMwariweduakamuvigirahopehuru,akarara, akatorambabvuimwechetekubvapakatipembabvudzake, uyembabvuiyindiyoyakabvakumukadzikubvapakati pembabvudzake,uyeakaumbanyamapanzvimbopayo, uyeakavakamukadzi

6AkamutsaAdhamukubvamuhopedzake,akamuka nezuvarechitanhatu,akamuuyisakwaari,akamuziva,akati kwaari:‘Zvinouyuipfuparemapfupaangunenyama yenyamayangu;achanzimukadziwangu,nekutiakatorwa kumurumewake’

7Nokudaromurumenemukadzivachavamumwechete uyenokudaromurumeachasiyababavakenaamaivake, onamatirakumukadziwake,uyevachavanyamaimwe

8MuvhikiyekutangaAdhamuakasikwa,uyembabvumudzimaiwake;muvhikiyechipiriakamuratidzakwaari: uyenekudakwechikonzeroichimurairowakapihwa wekuchengetedzapakusvibiswakwavo,kwemurume mazuvamanomwe,uyekwemukadzikavirimazuva manomwe

9UyemushuremekungeAdhamuapedzamazuvamakumi manamunyikayaakangaasikirwa,takamuisamubindu reEdenikutiarimenekurichengeta,asimudzimaiwake vakaunzamuzuvarechimakumimasere,uyemushure meizviakapindamubindureEdeni.

10Uyenekudakwechikonzeroichimurairowakanyorwa pamahwendefaekudengapamusoropeanobereka:'Kana akaberekamwanamukomana,anofanirakugara mukusachenakwakekwemazuvamanomwe zvichienderananevhikiyekutangayemazuva,uye anofanirakugaramuroparekucheneswakwakekwemazuva makumimatatunematatu,uyehaafanirikubatachero chinhuchitsvene,kanakupindamunzvimbotsvene,

kusvikaapedzamazuvaaya(akarairwa)pamusoro pemwanamukomana.

11Asikanaarimusikanaanofanirakugaraasinakuchena kwemazuvamaviri,zvichienderananemavhikimaviri ekutanga,uyemazuvamakumimatanhatunematanhatuari muroparekucheneswakwake,uyemazuvaesemakumi masere’

12Uyepaakapedzamazuvamakumimasereaya takamuunzamubindureEdeni,nekutiitsvenekupfuura nyikayeseuyemitiyeseyakadyarwamairiitsvene

13Saka,pakangapakagadzwamaereranonemukadzi anoberekamwanamukomanakanamusikanamutemo wemazuvaiwayokutiaregekubatachinhuchitsvene,kana kupindamunzvimbotsvenekusvikamazuvaayaekuti mwanamukomanakanamusikanaapera

14Uyundiwomutemonechipupurirozvakanyorwanokuda kwaIsraeri,kutivazvichengetemazuvaose

15Uyemuvhikiyekutangayejubherirekutanga,[1-7AM] AdhamunemukadziwakevaivemubindureEdeni kwemakoremanomwevachirimanekuchengeta,uye takamupabasauyetakamurayirakutiaitezvese zvakakodzerakurima.

16Uyeakarima(bindu),uyeakangaasinakupfekauye aisazviziva,uyehaanakunyara,uyeakadzivirirabindu kubvakushiri,mhuka,nemombe,uyeakaunganidza micheroyaro,uyeakadya,uyeakaisaparutivizvasara kwaarinemukadziwake[uyeakaisaparutivizvaifanira kuchengetwa].

17Zvinomushuremekungemakoremanomweapera, aakapedzaipapo,makoremanomwechaiwo,[8AM]uye mumwedziwechipiri,pazuvareguminemanomwe (remwedzi),nyokayakasvikaikaswederakumukadzi, nyokaikatikumukadzi,'Mwariakakurairahere,achiti, Musadyamitiyeseyemunda?'

18Akatikwairi,"Mwariakatiudzakuti,‘Mudyemichero yoseyemitiyemunda’AsiMwariakatiudzakuti, ‘Musadya,musabatamicheroyacho,kutimuregekufa.’”

19Nyokaikatikumukadzi,Hamungafizvirokwazvo; nekutiMwarianozivakutinezuvaramuchadya,maziso enyuachasvinudzwa,muchavasavamwari,uyemuchaziva zvakanakanezvakaipa

20Mukadziakaonamutiwachokutiwakanakauye unofadzameso,uyekutimucherowawowakanakakudya, akatoramucherowachoakadya

21Uyepaakatangakufukidzakunyarakwakenemashizha emuonde,akapaAdhamuuyeakadya,uyemazisoake akasvinudzwa,akaonakutiakangaasinakupfeka 22Akatoramashizhaemuonde,akaasonanidza, akazvigadziriraepuroni,akafukidzakunyarakwake 23Mwarivakatukanyoka,vakaitsamwira nekusingaperi

24Akatsamwiramukadzi,nekutiakateererainzwirenyoka, akadya;Akatikwaari:'Ndichawedzerakurwadziwakwako nekurwadziwakwako;uchaberekavananekurwadziwa, uyeuchadzokerakumurumewako,uyeiyeachakutonga' 25UyekunaAdhamuakatiwo,'Zvawakateererainzwi remukadziwako,ukadyamutiwandakakurairakutiusadye, ivhuratukwanekudakwako;minzwanerukato zvichakuberekera,uyeuchadyachingwachakoneziya rechisochako,kusvikawadzokerakuvhukwawakatorwa; nekutiuriivhu,uyeuchadzokerakuvhu'

26Akavagadziriramajasiematehwe,akavapfekedza, akavadzingakubvamuBindureEdheni.

27UyepazuvairoAdhamuakabudamubindu,akapachipo chinonhuhwirira,zvinonhuwira,galbhanumu,nestakte, nezvinonhuwiramangwananinekubudakwezuvakubva pazuvaraakafukidzakunyarakwake

28Uyepazuvairoromiromoyemhukadzose,neyemombe, neyeshiri,neyekufambakwese,uyeyekufambakwese, zvekutivakangavasisakwanisekutaurazve:nekutivose vakangavatauramumwenemumwenemuromomumwe uyenerurimirumwe

29UyeakabudisakubvamuBindureEdeninyamayese yaivamuBindureEdeni,uyenyamayeseyakapararira zvichienderananemarudziayo,uyezvichienderana nemarudziayokunzvimbodzayodzakagadzirirwa

30UyekunaAdhamuchetendiyeakapa(simba) rekufukidzakunyadziswakwake,kwemhukadzose nemombe

31Saka,zvakanyorwapamahwendefaekudengapamusoro peavovosevanozivakutongakwemutemo,kutivafukidze kunyarakwavo,uyevaregekuzvifukurasezvinoita vahedhenikuzvifukura.

32Uyepamwedzimutsvawemwedziwechina,Adhamu nemukadziwakevakabudamuBindureEdeni,uye vakagaramunyikayeEridhamunyikayavakasikwa.

33AdhamuakatumidzazitaremukadziwakekutiEvha

34Vakangavasinamwanakomanakusvikamugore rekutangareJubheri,[8AM]uyemushuremeizvi akamuziva

35ZvinoakarimanyikasezvaakangaarairwamuBindu reEdheni.

CHITSAUKO4

1Uyemuvhikirechitatumujubherirechipiri[64-70AM] akaberekaKaini,uyemuzuvarechina[71-77AM] akaberekaAbheri,uyemuzuvarechishanu[78-84AM] akaberekamwanasikanawakeÂwân

2Uyemugorerekutangarejubherirechitatu[99-105AM], KainiakaurayaAbherinekuti(Mwari)akagamuchira chibayirochaAbheri,uyehaanakugamuchirachibayiro chaKaini

3Akamuurayamumunda,roparakerikachemarichibva pasikusvikakudenga,richinyunyutanekutiakanga amuuraya

4JehovhaakatsiuraKaininekudakwaAbheri,nekuti akangaamuuraya,uyeakamuitamupoteripanyikanekuda kweroparemunin'inawake,uyeakamutukapanyika.

5Uyenekudakweizvizvakanyorwapamatafuraekudenga, 'Akatukwa,anorovamuvakidzaniwakenekunyengera,uye vesevakaonanekunzwangavati,Ngazvivesaizvozvo;uye munhuakaonaasiasinakuzvizivisa,ngaatukwesemumwe.'

6Uyenekudakwechikonzeroichitinozivisapatinouya pamberipaIsheMwariweduzvivizvosezvinoitwa kudenganepanyika,uyemuchiedzanerima,uyekwese kwese

7AdhamunemukadziwakevakachemaAbherimavhiki manaemakore,[99-127AM]uyemugorerechinarevhiki rechishanu[130AM]vakafara,Adhamuakazivazve mukadziwake,uyeakamuberekeramwanakomana, akamutumidzazitarokutiSeti;nokutiakati,'MWARI

atimutsiramumwemwanapanyikapanzvimbopaAbheri; nokutiKainiakamuuraya.'

8Uyemuvhikirechitanhatu[134-40AM]akabereka mwanasikanawakeAzûrâ.

9Kainiakatorahanzvadziyakekutiavemukadziwake, uyeakamuberekeraEnokipakuperakweJubherirechina [190-196AM]Uyemugorerekutangarevhikirekutanga reJubherirechishanu,[197AM]dzimbadzakavakwa panyika,uyeKainiakavakaguta,akaritumidzazita remwanakomanawakeEnoki

10UyeAdhamuakazivaEvhamukadziwakeuye akaberekavanakomanavapfumbamwe

11Uyemuvhikiyechishanuyejubherirechishanu[225-31 AM]SetiakatoraAzûrâhanzvadziyakekutiavemukadzi wake,uyemugorerechina(gorerevhikirechitanhatu)[235 AM]akamuberekeraEnosi.

12AkatangakudanazitaraJehovhapanyika

13UyemugorerechinomwereJubherimuvhikirechitatu [309-15AM]EnosiakatoraNoamihanzvadziyakekuti avemukadziwake,uyeakamuberekeramwanakomana mugorerechitaturevhikirechishanu,uyeakamutumidza zitarekutiKenani.

14Pakuperakwegorerechisere[325,386-3992AM] KenaniakatorahanzvadziyakeMûalêlêthkutiave mukadziwake,uyeakamuberekeramwanakomanamugore rechipfumbamwe,muvhikiyekutangamugorerechitatu revhikirino,[395AM]uyeakamutumidzazitarekuti Mahalaleri.

15Uyemuvhikirechipirirejubheriregumi[449-55AM] MahararieriakatoraDhinaH,mwanasikanawaBharakieri, mwanasikanawehamayababavake,kutiavemukadzi wake,uyeakamuberekeramwanakomanamuvhiki rechitatumugorerechitanhatu,[461AM]uye akamutumidzazitarekutiJaredhi,nekutimumazuvaake ngirozidzaIshedzaiburukapanyika,idzodzinonziVarindi, kutidzidzidzisevanavevanhu,uyekutidziitekutonga nekururamapanyika.

16Uyemugorereguminerimwe[512-18AM]Jaredhi akazvitoreramukadzi,uyezitarakerainziBaraka, mwanasikanawaRâsûjâl,mwanasikanawemukoma wababavake,muvhikirechinaregoreiri,[522AM]uye akamuberekeramwanakomanamuvhikirechishanu, mugorerechinaregore,uyeakamutumidzazitarokuti

Enoki

17Uyendiyewekutangapakatipevanhuvakazvarwa panyikavakadzidzakunyoraneruzivoneuchenjeriuye akanyorazviratidzozvekudengazvichienderana nekurongekakwemwedziyavomubhuku,kutivanhu vazivemwakawemakorezvichienderananekurongeka kwemwedziyavoyakasiyana

18Uyendiyeakatangakunyorauchapupuuyeakapupura kuvanakomanavevanhupakatipezvizvarwazvepasi,uye akarondedzeramavhikiejubheri,uyeakavazivisamazuva emakore,uyeakarongamwedziuyeakarondedzera Masabataemakoresezvatakaaitakutiazivikanwekwaari

19Uyezvaakaonamuchiratidzochekurarakwake, sezvazvichaitikakuvanavevanhumuzvizvarwazvavo kusvikapazuvarekutongwa;akaonauyeakanzwisisazvese, uyeakanyorauchapupuhwake,uyeakaisauchapupu panyikahwevanavevanhuveseuyehwezvizvarwazvavo.

20UyemugorereguminembirireJubheri,[582-88] muvhikirechinomwerayo,akazvitoreramukadzi,zitarake rainziEdna,mwanasikanawaDhanieri,mwanasikana wemukomawababavake,uyemugorerechitanhatu muvhikiiyi[587AM]akamuberekeramwanakomanauye akamutumidzakutiMetusera

21UyezvakareaivenevatumwavaMwarimumakoreaya matanhatuejubheri,uyevakamuratidzazvesezviripanyika nekudenga,kutongakwezuva,uyeakanyorazvese

22UyeakapupurakuVarindi,avovakangavatadza nevanasikanavevanhu;nekutiavavakangavatanga kubatana,zvekutivakasvibiswa,nevanasikanavevanhu, uyeEnokiakapupurapamusoropavovese.

23Uyeakatorwakubvapakatipevanavevanhu,uye takamuendesakuBindureEdenimuhukurunekukudzwa, uyetarisaiikokoanonyorapasikutongwanekutongwa kwenyika,nehuipihwesehwevanavevanhu

24Uyenekudakwaizvozvo(Mwari)vakaunzamvura yemafashamopanyikayeseyeEdheni;nekutiipapo akaiswasechiratidzouyekutiapupurirevanavevanhuvose, kutiataurezviitozvosezvezvizvarwakusvikapazuva rekutongwa.

25Akapisazvinonhuwiramunzvimbotsvene, zvinonhuwirazvakanakapamberipaJehovhapaGomo 26NokutiIshevanenzvimboinapanyika,BindureEdeni, neGomoreKumabvazuva,uyegomoirirauriparirinhasi, GomoreSinai,neGomoreZioni(iro)richatsveneswa mukusikakutsvakutinyikaicheneswe;kuburikidzanaro nyikaichatsveneswakubvamumhosvadzayodzose nekusachenakwayomuzvizvarwazvepasirose

27UyemugorereguminemanareJubheri[652AM] Methuseraakatoramukadzi,Edna,mwanasikanawaAzrial, mwanasikanawemukomawababavake,muvhikirechitatu, mugorerekutangarevhikirino,[701-7AM]uyeakabereka mwanakomanaakamutumidzakutiRameki

28UyemugorerechiguminemashanureJubherimuvhiki rechitatuRamekiakazvitoreramukadzi,uyezitarakerainzi Bhetenosi,mwanasikanawaBharaki'il,mwanasikana wehamayababavake,uyemuvhikirinoakamuberekera mwanakomana,akamutumidzazitarokutiNoa,achiti,'Uyu achandinyaradzapakutambudzikakwangunebasarangu rose,uyepanyikayakatukwanaJehovha'

29Uyepakuperakwejubherireguminepfumbamwe, muvhikirechinomwemugorerechitanhatu[930AM]rayo, Adhamuakafa,uyevanakomanavakevosevakamuviga munyikayaakasikirwa,uyendiyeakatangakuvigwa muvhu

30Uyeakashayamakoremakumimanomweemakore chiuruchimwe;nekutimakorechiuruchimwechete akafanananezuvarimwechetemuuchapupuhwematenga uyenokudarozvakanyorwanezvemutiweruzivokuti: 'Pazuvaraunodyaiwouchafa.'Nekudakweizvihaana kupedzisamakoreezuvairi;nekutiakafapanguvayaro 31Pakuperakwejubheriiri,Kainiakaurayiwamushure makemugorerimwechetero;nekutiimbayake yakamuwira,akafirapakatipeimbayake,akaurayiwa nematomboayo;nekutiakaurayaAbherinedombo,uye akaurayiwanedombomukutongakwakarurama 32Nokudakwechikonzeroichizvakarongwa pamahwendefaekudenga:Nechinhuchinourayamumwe

munhunacho,achaurawanacho;semarondaaakamuita, saizvozvovachamuitirawo.’

33Uyemugorerechimakumimavirinemashanu[1205AM] Noaakazvitoreramukadzi,uyezitarakerainzi`Emzârâ, mwanasikanawaRâkê'êl,mwanasikanawehamayababa vake,mugorerekutangamuvhikirechishanu[1207AM]: uyemugorerechitaturayoakamuberekeraShemu,mugore rechishanurayo[1209AM]akamuberekeraHamu,uye mugorerekutangamuvhikirechitanhatu[1212AM] akamuberekeraJafeti

CHITSAUKO5

1Zvinozvakaitikakutivanavevanhupavakatanga kuwandapanyikauyevanasikanavakaberekerwakwavari, kutingirozidzaMwaridzakavaonamugorereJubheriiri, kutivakangavakanakapakuonekwa;uyevakazvitorera vakadzikunevesevavakasarudza,uyevakavaberekera vanakomanauyevaivamaHofori.

2Uyekusateereramutemokwakawedzerapanyikauye nyamayeseyakashatisanziradzayo,zvakafanananevanhu nemombenemhukaneshirinezvosezvinofambapanyikazvesezvakashatisanziradzazvonemirairoyazvo,uye zvakatangakudyana,uyekusateereramutemo kwakawedzerapanyikauyekufungakwesekwepfungwa dzevanhuvese(kwaive)kwakaipanguvadzese

3Mwarivakatarisapasi,vakaonakutirakangaraora,uye nyamayeseyakangayaoramirairoyayo,uyevesevaiva panyikavakangavaitazvakaipazvakasiyana-siyana pamberipavo

4Uyeakatiaizoparadzamunhunenyamayosepamusoro penyikayaakangaagadzira

5AsiNoaakawananyashapamberipaJehovha

6Uyepamusoropengirozidzaakatumapanyika, akatsamwazvikuru,uyeakapamurairowekuvabvisa pahutongihwavohwese,uyeakatiudzakutitivasungepasi penyika,uyetariraivakasungwapakatipavo,uye (vanochengetwa)vakaparadzana

7Uyepamberipakepakabudamurayiropamusoro pevanakomanavavokutivaurayiwenebakatwa,uye vabviswepasipedenga

8Akati,‘Mweyawanguhaungagaripavanhu nokusingaperi;nokutiivowonyamauyemazuvaavo achavamakorezananemakumimaviri’

9Uyeakatumabakatwarakepakatipavokutimumwe nemumweaurayemuvakidzaniwake,uyevakatanga kuurayanakusvikavesevawanebakatwauyevaparadzwa panyika.

10Uyemadzibabaavovaivazvapupu(zvekuparadzwa kwavo),uyemushuremeizvivakasungwapasipenyika nekusingaperi,kusvikapazuvarekutongwakukuru,apo kutongwakuchaitwapaneavovosevakaodzanziradzavo nemabasaavopamberipaIshe

11Akaparadzavosepanzvimbodzavo,uyehapanakana mumwewavoakasaraasinakutongamaereranonehuipi hwavohwese

12Uyeakagadziramabasaakeesehunhuhutsvauye hwakarurama,kutivaregekutadzamuhunhuhwavohwese nekusingaperi,asikutivesevavevakaruramamumwe nemumwemurudzirwakenguvadzose.

13Uyekutongakwevosekwakagadzwauyekwakanyorwa pamahwendefaekudengamukururama-kunyangwe (kutongakwevose)vanotsaukakubvamunzira yavakatemerwakutivafambemairi;uyekanavakasafamba mairi,kutongakwakanyorerwachisikwachosenemarudzi ese

14Uyehapanachinhuchirikudengakanapanyika,kana muchiedzakanamurima,kanamuSheorikanamugomba rakadzika,kanamunzvimboyerima(risinakutongwa);uye kutongakwavokwosekwakagadzwauyekwakanyorwa uyekwakavezwa

15Achatongavose,vakuruzvichienderananehukuru hwavo,nevadikizvichienderananeudikihwavo,uye mumwenemumwezvichienderananenziradzake

16Uyehaasiiyeanotarisiramunhu(wecheroanizvake), uyehaasiiyeanogamuchirazvipo,kanaachitiachaita mutongopamunhumumwenemumwe:kanamunhuakapa zvesezviripanyika,haazotarisizvipokanamunhu (wecheroanizvake),kanakugamuchiracherochinhu kubvamumaokoake,nekutiIyemutongiakarurama

17UyenezvevanavaIsraerizvakanyorwauyezvakatemwa kuti:Kanavakatendeukirakwaarimukururama,Iye achakanganwirakudarikakwavokwoseuye achakanganwirazvivizvavozvose

18Zvakanyorwauyezvakatemwakutiachanzwirangoni vosevanotendeukakubvapamhosvadzavodzosekamwe chetepagore

19Uyekuneavovosevakakanganisanziradzavo nepfungwadzavomafashamoasatiaitika,hapanamunhu akagamuchirwakunzekwaNoachete;nekutiiye akagamuchirwanekudakwevanakomanavake,avo(Mwari) vakaponesakubvamumvurayemafashamonekudakwake; nekutimoyowakewakangawakaruramamunziradzake dzose,sezvakarairwapamusoropake,uyeakangaasina kusiyacherochinhuchaakangaarongerwa

20Ishevakativaizoparadzazvesezvaivapanyika,vanhu nezvipfuwo,nemhuka,neshiridzedenga,nezvinofamba panyikaUyevakarairaNoakutiazvigadzirireareka,kuti azviponesekubvamumvurayemafashamo

21Noaakagadziraarekamuzvinhuzvosesezvaakamuraira, mugorerechimakumimavirinemanomweregore,muvhiki rechishanumugorerechishanu(pamwedzimutsva wemwedziwekutanga).[1307AM]

22Akapindamugorerechitanhatu(gore)rayo,[1308AM] mumwedziwechipiri,pamwedzimutsvawemwedzi wechipiri,kusvikapazuvareguminematanhatu;akapinda, nezvosezvatakamuunzira,muareka,uyeJehovhaakaivhara kubvakunzemanherueguminenomwe.

23Jehovhaakazaruramasuomanomweemvurazhinji kudenga,uyemiromoyezvitubuzvepakadzika,miromo minomweyakawanda

24Masuoemafashamoakatangakudonhakubvakudenga kwemazuvamakumimananeusikumakumimana,uye matsimeemvurayakadzikaakaburitsawomvura,kusvika nyikayeseyazaranemvura

25Mvurayakawedzerapanyika,makubhitigumi nemashanuakakwirapamusoropemakomoosemarefu, uyearekayakasimudzwapamusoropenyika,ikafamba pamusoropemvura

26Mvurayakafukidzanyikakwemwedzimishanumazuvazananemakumimashanu

27ArekayakaendaikamirapamusoropeRubhari,rimwe remakomoeArarati.

28Uye(pamwedzimutsva)mumwedziwechinamatsime emvurayakadzikaakavharwauyemasuoemvuraekudenga akavharwa;uyepamwedzimutsvawemwedzi wechinomwemiromoyeseyemvurayakadzikayepasi yakavhurwa,uyemvurayakatangakudzikaichiendapasi 29Uyepamwedziwegumi,misoroyemakomo yakaonekwa,uyepamwedziwekutanga,nyikayakaonekwa 30Mvurayakanyangarikapanyikamuvhikirechishanu mugorerechinomwe[1309AM],uyepazuvaregumi nenomwemumwedziwechipirinyikayakangayaoma

31Uyepazuvarechimakumimavirinemanomweakavhura areka,ndokubudisamhuka,mombe,shiri,nezvose zvinofamba

CHITSAUKO6

1Zvinopamwedziwechitatu,akabudamuareka,akavaka aritaripagomoiroro

2Uyeakayananisiranyika,akatorambudzana ndokuyananisiraneroparayomhosvayoseyenyika;nekuti zvesezvaivapairizvakangazvaparadzwa,kunzekweavo vaivamuarekanaNoa

3Akaisamafutapaaritari,akatoranzombe,nembudzi, negwainembudzana,nemunyu,nenjiva,nemwanawenjiva, akaisachibayirochinopiswapaaritari,akadururachipiriso chakasanganiswanamafutapamusoropacho,akasasawaini nezvinonhuwirapamusoropezvose,akaitakuti kunhuhwirirakwakanakakupfutepamberipaJehovha

4Jehovhaakanzwakunhuhwirirakwakanaka,uyeakaita sunganonayekutihakuchazovizvenemafashamokuti aparadzenyika;kutimazuvaoseekudyaranekukohwa panyikaaregekupera,kutonhoranekupisa,zhizha nechando,masikatineusikuhazvingashanduki,kana kumiranokusingaperi

5“Imi,berekai,muwandepanyika,muwandemairi,muve chikomborerochayoNdichaisakutyakwenyunekutya kwenyupamusoropezvosezviripanyikanepagungwa”

6Zvinotarirai,ndakupaimhukadzose,nezvosezvine mapapiro,nezvosezvinofambapanyika,nehovedziri mumvura,nezvinhuzvosezvekudya;semiriwomitema, ndakupaizvosezvekudya.

7Asinyama,pamwechetenoupenyuhwayo,pamwechete neroparayo,hamufanirikudya;nokutiupenyuhwenyama yosehurimuropa,kutiroparenyuriregekubvunzwa. Paruokorwomunhumumwenomumwe,paruoko rwemhukaimweneimwendichabvunzaroparomunhu.

8Aninaanianoteuraroparomunhunomunhu,roparake richateurwawo,nokutiMwariakaitamunhu nomufananidzowake

9Imi,berekai,muwandepanyika.

10UyeNoanevanakomanavakevakapikakutihavaizodya cheroroparirimunyamaipizvayo,uyeakaita chibvumiranopamberipaIsheMwarinekusingaperi muzvizvarwazvesezvepanyikamumwedziuyu

11Sakaakakuudzakutiunofanirakuitasunganonevana vaIsraerimumwedziunopagomonemhiko,uyekuti unofanirakusasaropapamusoropavonekudakwemashoko eseesungano,iyoJehovhayaakaitanavonekusingaperi.

12Uyeuchapupuuhwuhwakanyorwapamusoropenyu kutimunofanirakuhuchengetanguvadzose,kutimusadye cherozuvaripizvaroroparemhukakanashirikanamombe mumazuvaeseepasi,uyemunhuanodyaroparemhuka kanaremombekanareshirimumazuvaeseepasi,iye nembeuyakevachabviswapanyika

13UnofanirakurairavanavaIsraerikutivaregekudyaropa, kutimazitaavonezvizvarwazvavozvigarezviripamberi paJehovhaMwariwedu

14Uyemutemouyuhaunamuganhowemazuva,nekuti unogaranekusingaperiVachauchengetamuzvizvarwa zvavozvese,kuitirakutivarambevachikunyengeterera neropapamberipeatari;zuvanezuvauyepanguva yemangwananinemanheruvachakumbiraruregerero kwamuringuvadzosepamberipaIshekutivauchengete uyevaregekudzurwa.

15UyeakapaNoanevanakomanavakechiratidzochekuti hakuchazovizvenemafashamopanyika

16Akaisamuraraunguwakemugoresechiratidzo chesunganoisingaperi,kutipanyikapasazovazve nemafashamukutiaiparadzemazuvaoseenyika

17Nekudakwechikonzeroichizvakatemwauye zvakanyorwapamahwendefaekudenga,kutivapemberere mutambowemavhikimumwedziuyukamwechetepagore, kutivagadzirisechibvumiranogoreregarega.

18Uyemutambouyuwesewakapembererwakudenga kubvapazuvarekusikakusvikamazuvaaNoa-majubheri makumimavirinematanhatunemavhikimashanuemakore [1309-1659AM]:uyeNoanevanakomanavake vakauchengetakwemajubherimanomwenevhikiimwe cheteyemakore,kusvikapazuvarekufakwaNoa,uye kubvapazuvarekufakwaNoavanakomanavake vakaubvisakusvikamazuvaaAbrahama,uyevakadyaropa 19AsiAbhurahamaakaichengeta,uyeIsakanaJakobho nevanavakevakaichengetakusvikapamazuvaenyu,uye pamazuvaenyuvanavaIsraerivakaikanganwakusvika maichengetapatsvapagomorino.

20ZvinoiweunofanirakurairavanavaIsraerikuti vachengetemutambouyukumarudziavoose,uve murayirokwavari;vanofanirakupembereramutambouyu zuvarimwechetepagoremumwedziuno

21Nokutimutambowemavhikinemutambowezvibereko zvokutanga:mutambouyuunembiriuyeunehunhuhuviri: zvichienderananezvakanyorwauyezvakanyorwa pamusoropawo,upemberere

22Nokutindanyoramubhukuremutemowekutanga,mune zvandakakunyorera,kutiunofanirakuupembererapanguva yawo,zuvarimwechetepagore,uyendakakutsanangurira zvibayirozvawokutivanavaIsraerivayeukeuye vagoupembereramuzvizvarwazvavomumwedziuno,zuva rimwechetepagore

23Uyepamwedzimutsvawemwedziwekutanga,uye pamwedzimutsvawemwedziwechina,uyepamwedzi mutsvawemwedziwechinomwe,uyepamwedzimutsva wemwedziwegumi,mazuvaekurangaridza,uyemazuva emwakamuzvikamuzvinazvegoreIzvizvakanyorwauye zvakagadzwaseuchapupuhusingaperi.

24UyeNoaakazvigadzirirakutizvivemabikoezvizvarwa nezvizvarwa,kutizvivechiyeuchidzokwaari

25Uyepamwedzimutsvawemwedziwekutangaakaudzwa kutiazvigadzirireareka,uyepazuvairoro(zuva)nyika yakaomauyeakavhura(areka)akaonapasi

26Uyepamwedzimutsvawemwedziwechina,miromo yepasipegombarakadzikayakavharwa.Uyepamwedzi mutsvawemwedziwechinomwe,miromoyeseyepasi yakavhurwa,mvuraikatangakudzikamavari

27Uyepamwedziwegumi,misoroyemakomo yakaonekwa,uyeNoaakafara

28Sakanekudakweizviakazvigadzirirakutizvivemabiko echirangaridzonekusingaperi,uyendizvozvinogadzwa

29Vakaaisapamahwendefaekudenga,rimwenerimwe raivanemavhikiguminematatu;kubvakunerimwekuenda kunerimwe(kupa)chiyeuchidzocharo,kubvakune rekutangakusvikakunerechipiri,uyekubvakunerechipiri kusvikakunerechitatu,uyekubvakunerechitatukusvika kunerechina

30Uyemazuvaeseemurairoachavamavhikimaviri nemakumimashanuemazuva,uye(ayaachaitakuti)gore roseripereSakarakanyorwauyerakagadzwa pamahwendefaekudenga

31Uyehapanakuregeredzwa(murairouyu)kwegore rimwechetekanagorenegore

32UyerairavanavaIsraerikutivachengetemakore zvichienderananekuverengauku-mazuvamazanamatatu nemakumimatanhatunemana,uye(aya)achavagore rakakwana,uyehavazokanganisinguvayarokubva pamazuvaaronemitamboyaro;nekutizvesezvichabuda mavarimaereranoneuchapupuhwavo,uyehavazosiyi cherozuvakanakukanganisamitambo

33Asikanavakaregeredzauyevakasazvichengeta maereranonemurairowake,ipapovachakanganisamwaka yavoyeseuyemakoreachabviswapaneizvi(kurongeka), [uyevachakanganisamwakanemakoreachabviswa]uye vacharegeredzamitemoyavo

34UyevanavaIsraerivosevachakanganwauye havazowaninzirayemakore,uyevachakanganwamwedzi mitsva,nemwaka,nemasabatauyevachakanganisa maereranonehurongwahwemakore

35Nokutindinozivauyekubvazvinondichakuzivisai,uye hazvisizvekurongakwangundega;nekutibhuku(riri) rakanyorwapamberipangu,uyepamahwendefaekudenga kupatsanurwakwemazuvakwakagadzwa,kuti vasakanganwemitamboyechibvumiranouyevafambe maereranonemitamboyevaJentairimushure mekukanganisakwavouyemushuremekusazivakwavo.

36Nekutipachavanevayavachanyatsoongororamwedzikutiunovhiringidzaseimwakauyeunouyagorenegore mazuvagumiasatiasvika

37Nokudakwechikonzeroichimakoreachavasvika pavachavhiringidza(kurongeka),uyekuitazuva rinonyangadza(zuva)reuchapupu,uyezuvarisinakuchena zuvaremutambo,uyevachavhiringidzamazuvaese, chitsvenenechakasviba,uyezuvarisinakuchena nechatsvene;nekutivachakanganisamaereranonemwedzi nemasabatanemitambonemajubheri

38Nekudakwechikonzeroichindinokurairauye ndinopupurakwaurikutiuvapupurire;nekutimushure mekufakwakovanavakovachavanetsa,zvekutihavazoiti goreremazuvamazanamatatunemakumimatanhatu nemanachete,uyenekudakwechikonzeroichi

vachakanganisamaereranonemwedzimitsvanemwaka nemasabatanemitambo,uyevachadyamarudzieseeropa nemarudzieseenyama

CHITSAUKO7

1Uyemuvhikirechinomwemugorerekutanga[13:17AM] rayo,mugoreirirejubheri,Noaakadyaramizambiringa pagomoraiverakamiraareka,rainziLubar,rimwe remakomoeArarati,uyeyakaberekamicheromugore rechina,[13:20AM]uyeakachengetedzamicheroyayo, ndokuiunganidzamugoreirimumwedziwechinomwe 2Akagadzirawainikubvamairindokuiisamumudziyo, ndokuichengetakusvikamugorerechishanu,[1321AM] kusvikapazuvarekutanga,pamwedziwekutanga 3Akapembereranemufarozuvaremutambouyu,uye akapachibayirochinopiswakunaJehovha,nzombediki imwechete,gondohwerimwechete,makwaimanomwe, rimwenerimwerinegorerimwechete,nembudziimwe chete,kutiazviyananisireiyenevanakomanavake

4Akatangaagadzirambudzana,akaisarimweroparayo panyamayaivapaatariyaakangaagadzira,nemafutaese aakaisapaatariyaakangaapisirachibayirochinopiswa, nenzombe,gondohwe,negwayana,uyeakaisanyama yazvoyosepaatari.

5Akaisazvipirisozvavozvosezvakasanganiswanamafuta pamusoropayo,uyepashureakasasawainipamoto waakangaambogadzirapaaritari,uyeakaisazvinonhuwira paaritari,akaitakutikunhuhwirirakwakanaka kugamuchirwepamberipaJehovhaMwariwake

6Uyeakafarandokunwawainiiyi,iyenevanavake nemufaro

7Zvinokwavamanheru,akapindamutenderake, akadhakwa,akararapasi,akapfekanguvodzakepaakanga akarara

8HamuakaonaNoababavakevasinakupfeka,akabuda akanoudzavakomavakevaviripanze.

9Shemuakatoranguoyake,akasimuka,iyenaJafeti, vakaisanguopamapfudziavo,vakadzokerashure, vakafukidzakunyarakwababavavo,uyezvisozvavo zvaivazvakatarirashure

10Noaakamukapahopedzake,akazivazvose zvaakaitirwanomwanakomanawakemudiki,akatuka mwanakomanawake,akati:"Kananingaatukwe;achava murandawehamadzake"

11AkaropafadzaShemu,akati,“JehovhaMwariwaShemu ngaakudzwe,uyeKenaningaavemurandawake”

12MwaringaakudzeJafeti,uyeMwaringaagaremutende raShemu,uyeKananingaavemurandawake

13Hamuakazivakutibabavakevakangavatuka mwanakomanawavomudiki,uyehaanakufarakutiakanga atukamwanakomanawake,uyeakaparadzananababavake, iyenevanakomanavakepamwechetenavo,Kushi naMiziraimunaPutinaKenani

14Akazvivakiraguta,akaritumidzazitaremukadziwake Neelatama'uk

15Jafetipaakazviona,akaitiragodomukomawake,uye akavakawogutarake,akaritumidzazitaremukadziwake rekuti'Adhatanese'

16ShemuakagaranababavakeNoa,akavakagutapedyo nababavakepagomo,uyeiyewoakaritumidzazita remukadziwakeSedeqetelebab 17ZvinotariraimagutamatatuayaaripedyoneGomo reLubhari;Sedeqetelebabiripamberipegomo kumabvazuvakwaro;uyeNaeltamaukiri kumaodzanyemba;'Adataneses'kumadokero 18AvandivovanakomanavaShemu:Eramu,Ashuri, naApakishadhimwanakomanauyuakaberekwamakore mavirimushurememafashamonaRudhi,naAramu 19VanakomanavaJafetivaiva:Gomeri,Magogi,Madai, Javhani,Tubhari,MeshekinaTirasiAvandivo vanakomanavaNoa.

20UyemugorerechimakumimavirinemaserereJubheri [1324-1372AM]Noaakatangakurairavanakomana vevanakomanavakemitemonemirairo,nemitongoyose yaaiziva,uyeakakurudziravanakomanavakekuti vachengetekururama,uyevafukidzekunyadziswa kwenyamayavo,uyevarumbidzeMusikiwavo,uye vakudzebabanaamai,uyevademuvakidzaniwavo,uye vadziviriremweyayavokubvakuufevenekusachena nekuipakwese.

21Nokutinekudakwezvinhuizvizvitatukwakauya mafashamopanyika,kureva,nekudakwehupombweumo Varindivakapesananemutemowemitemoyavovakaita hupombwenevanasikanavevanhu,vakazvitoreravakadzi vevosevavakasarudza;uyevakatangakusachena 22VakaberekavanakomanavaNafidhimu,asivose vakangavasinakufanana,uyevakadyana;uyemaHofori akaurayavaNafidhimu,uyevaNafidhimuvakauraya vaErijo,nevanhuvaErijo,uyemumwenemumwemurume. 23Uyemunhuweseakazvitengesakutiaitezvakaipauye kutiadeureroparakawanda,uyenyikayakazara nezvakaipa.

24Mushuremeizvivakatadziramhukaneshiri,nezvose zvinofamba-fambapanyika:uyeroparakawanda rakadururwapanyika,uyefungidzirodzesenezvishuwo zvevanhuzvakagarazvichifungidzirazvisinamaturo nezvakaipa

25Jehovhaakaparadzazvinhuzvosepanyika;nokuda kwezvakaipazvavakaita,uyenokudakweroparavakadeura pakatipenyika,akaparadzazvinhuzvose

26'Uyeisutakasiiwa,ininemi,vanakomanavangu, nezvosezvakapindanesumuareka,uyetariraindinoona mabasaenyupamberipangukutihamufambimukururama: nekutimunzirayekuparadzwamatangakufamba,uyemuri kuparadzana,uyemurikugodorana,uye(sakazvinosvika) kutihamuwirirane,vanakomanavangu,mumwenemumwe nehamayake

27Nokutindinoona,uyetariraimadhimoniatanga kukunyengerainevanavenyuuyezvinondinotyanekuda kwenyu,kutimushuremekufakwangumuchadururaropa revanhupanyika,uyekutinemiwomuchaparadzwakubva panyika

28Nokutianinanianodururaroparemunhu,uyeaninani anodyaroparenyamaipizvayo,vosevachaparadzwa panyika.

29Uyehapanamunhuachasaraanodyaropa,kana anoteuraroparemunhupanyika,uyehapanamwanakana vanavachasarapasipedenga;NokutivachapindamuSheori,

uyevachaburukiramunzvimboyekutongwa,uyemurima repakadzikavachabviswavosenerufurwakasimba.

30Hapanaroparichaonekwapamuriparoparose;mazuva eseamuchaurayamhukakanamombekanacheronhunzi panyika,uyeshandiraimweyayenyuzvakanaka nekufukidzazvakadeurwapanyika

31Uyemusafanananeanodyaneropa,asichenjereraikuti pasaveneanodyaropapamberipenyu:fukidzairopa,nekuti ndizvozvandakarairwakutindipupurireiminevanavenyu, pamwechetenenyamayose

32Uyemusaregamweyauchidyiwapamwechete nenyama,kutiroparenyu,iroririhupenyuhwenyu, risatsvakwekubvakunyamaipizvayoinoridururapanyika.

33Nekutinyikahaizocheneswineroparakadeurwapairi; nekuti(chete)kuburikidzaneropareiyeakarideurandiyo ichacheneswamuzvizvarwazvayozvese.

34Zvino,vanavangu,teererai:itaizvakarurama nekururamakutipamwemakadyaramukururama pamusoropenyikayose,uyekubwinyakwenyu kusimudzirwepamberipaMwariwangu,akandiponesa kubvamumvurayemafashamo

35Uyetarirai,muchaendakunovakamagutaenyu, modyaramaarizvirimwazvosezviripanyika,uye pamusoropezvomitiyoseinoberekamichero

36Kwemakorematatumicheroyezvosezvinodyiwa haizounganidzwi:uyemugorerechinamicheroyayo ichanzimitsvene[uyevachapamicheroyekutanga], inogamuchirwapamberipaMwariWekumusoro-soro, akasikadenganenyikanezvinhuzvoseNgavape zvakawandazvekutangazvewaininemafuta(se)zvibereko zvekutangapaatariyaJehovha,iyeanozvigamuchira,uye zvasarangavadyevashumiriveimbayaJehovhapamberi peatariinozvigamuchira

37Uyemugorerechishanubvisaidhirikutimurisunungure mukururamauyenekururama,uyemuchavavakarurama, uyezvesezvamakadyarazvichabudirira

38NokutindizvozvakaitwanaEnoki,babavababavenyu, naMetuseramwanakomanawavo,naRameki mwanakomanawavo,naRamekiakandirairazvose zvaakarairwanamadzibabaake.

39Uyeiniwondichakupaimirairo,vanakomanavangu, sezvakarairwaEnokimwanakomanawakemugore rekutangarejubheri:achirimupenyu,wechinomwe muchizvarwachake,akarayirauyeakapupura kumwanakomanawakenevanakomanavemwanakomana wakekusvikapazuvarekufakwake.’

CHITSAUKO8

1MugorerechimakumimavirinemapfumbamwereJubheri, muvhikirekutanga,[1373AM]pakutangakwaro, Arpakishadhiakazvitoreramukadzi,zitarakerainzi Rasu'eja,mwanasikanawaSusan,mwanasikanawaEramu, uyeakamuberekeramwanakomanamugorerechitatu muvhikiiroro,[1375AM]uyeakamutumidzazitarekuti Kainam

2Mwanakomanaakakura,babavakevakamudzidzisa kunyora,akaendakunotsvaganzvimboyekutiazvitorere guta

3Uyeakawanachinyorwachakangachakavezwa (zvizvarwa)zvekarepadombo,uyeakaverengazvaivapo,

uyeakachinyorandokutadzanekudakwacho;nekutichaive nedzidzisoyeVarindimaereranoneyavaishandisa pakucherechedzazviratidzozvezuvanemwedzinenyeredzi muzviratidzozvosezvekudenga.

4Uyeakazvinyorapasiuyehaanachaakatauranezvazvo; nekutiaityakutauranaNoanezvazvokutiarege kumutsamwiranekudakwazvo

5Uyemugorerechimakumimatatu,[1429AM]muvhiki rechipiri,mugorerekutanga,akawanamukadzi,zitarake rainziMerika,mwanasikanawaMadai,mwanakomana waJafeti,uyemugorerechina[1432AM]akabereka mwanakomana,akamutumidzazitarekutiShera,nekuti akati:'Zvirokwazvondatumwa.'

6[Mugorerechinaakaberekwa],Sheraakakura, akazvitoreramukadzi,zitarakerainziMu'ak,mwanasikana waKesedhi,mukomawababavake,mugorerechimakumi matatunerimwereJubheri,muvhikirechishanu,mugore rekutanga[1499AM]

7Akamuberekeramwanakomanamugorerechishanu[1503 AM]iroro,akamutumidzazitarokutiEbheri:uye akazvitoreramukadzi,uyezitarakerainzi'Azûrâd, mwanasikanawaNebrod,mugorerechimakumimatatu nemavirireJubheri,muvhikirechinomwe,mugorerechitatu rayo[1564AM]

8Mugorerechitanhatu[1567AM]rayo,akamuberekera mwanakomana,uyeakamutumidzazitarekutiPeregi; nekutimumazuvaaakazvarwavanavaNoavakatanga kugovanisanyikapakatipavo:nekudakwechikonzeroichi akamutumidzazitarekutiPeregi

9Vakazviparadzanisapachivande,vakaudzaNoanezvazvo 10Uyezvakaitikapakutangakwejubheriremakumimatatu nematatu[1569AM]kutivakakamuranyikakuitamigove mitatu,yaShemunaHamunaJafeti,zvichienderananenhaka yemumwenemumwe,mugorerekutangamuvhiki rekutanga,apomumweweduakangaatumwa,aivanavo 11Uyeakadanavanakomanavake,uyevakaswedera pedyonaye,ivonevanavavo,uyeakagovanisaivhukuita mijenya,iyovanakomanavakevatatuvaizotora,uye vakatambanudzamaokoavo,vakatorarunyorokubva pachipfuvachaNoa,babavavo.

12Uyepakanyorwakwachokwakabudasemugove waShemupakatipenyikayaaifanirakutorasenhakayake iyenevanakomanavakekwezvizvarwazvisingaperi,kubva pakatipegomoreRafa,kubvapamuromowemvurainobva kurwizirwaTina,uyemugovewakeunoendakumadokero nepakatiperwiziurwu,uyeunotambanukakusvika wasvikamumvurayegombarakadzika,umorwiziurwu runobudauyerunodururamvurayaromugungwareMe'at, uyerwiziurwurunoyereramugungwaguruUyezvose zvirikuchamhembendezvaJafeti,uyezvosezviri kuchamhembendezvaShemu

13UyeinotambanukakusvikayasvikakuKaraso:iyiiri pachipfuvacherurimirwunotarisakumaodzanyemba

14Mugovewakeunotendererapagungwaguru,uye unotendererawakatwasukakusvikawasvikakumadokero kwerurimirwunotarirakumaodzanyemba;nekutigungwa iririnonzirurimirweGungwareEgipita.

15Uyeinotendeukakubvapanoichienda kumaodzanyembaichiendakumuromowegungwaguru pamhenderekedzoyemvurayaro,uyeinotambanukira kumadokerokusvikaku'Afra,uyeinotambanukirakusvika

yasvikakumvurayerwizirwaGihoni,uye kumaodzanyembakwemvurayeGihoni,kusvika kumahombekombeerwiziurwu

16Uyeinotambanukirakumabvazuva,kusvikayasvika kuBindureEdheni,kumaodzanyembakwayo, [kuchamhembe]uyekubvakumabvazuvakwenyikayese yeEdheninekumabvazuvakwese,inotendeukira kumabvazuvayoendereramberikusvikayasvika kumabvazuvakwegomorinonziRafa,uyeinodzika kumahombekombeerwizirweTina

17MugoveuyuwakapihwaShemunevanakomanavake, kutivaugarenhakanekusingaperikumarudziake nekusingaperi.

18NoaakafarakutichikamuichichakauyakunaShemu nevanakomanavake,uyeakarangarirazvesezvaakanga atauranemuromowakemuuporofita,nekutiakati:'Jehovha ngaarumbidzweMwariwaShemuuyeJehovhangaagare mutenderaShemu'

19UyeaizivakutiBindureEdeniinzvimbotsvenetsvene, uyenzvimboyekugarayaIshe,neGomoreSinaipakati perenje,neGomoreZioni-pakatipepakatipenyika:izvi zvitatuzvakasikwasenzvimbotsvenedzakatarisana.

20AkarumbidzaMwariwavamwari,akaisashoko raJehovhamumuromomake,uyeJehovhanokusingaperi 21Uyeaizivakutichikamuchakakomborerwa nechikomborerochakangachauyakunaShemu nevanakomanavakekusvikakuzvizvarwanekusingaperinyikayeseyeEdeninenyikayeseyeGungwaDzvuku, nenyikayeseyekumabvazuvaneIndia,nepaGungwa Dzvukunemakomoaro,nenyikayeseyeBhashani,nenyika yeseyeRebhanoninezvitsuwazveKafturi,nemakomoese eSanirine'Amana,nemakomoeAshurikuchamhembe, nenyikayeseyeEramu,Ashuri,neBhabheri,neSusan neMa'edai,nemakomoeseeArarati,nenzvimboyeseiri mhirikwegungwa,irimhirikwemakomoeAshuri kuchamhembe,nyikayakakomborerwauyeyakakura,uye zvesezvirimairizvakanakakwazvo.

22UyekunaHamukwakabudachikamuchechipiri,mhiri kweGihonikumaodzanyembakurudyirweBindu,uye chakatambanukirakumaodzanyembauye chakatambanukirakumakomoeseemoto,uye chakatambanukirakumadokerokusvikakugungware'Atel uyechakatambanukirakumadokerokusvikachasvika kugungwareMa'uk-iro(gungwa)irorinoburukirazvese zvisinakuparadzwa

23Uyeyakabudaichiendakuchamhembekusvika kumiganhuyeGadhiri,uyeyakabudaichienda kumahombekombeemvurayegungwakusvikakumvura yegungwagurukusvikayaswederapedyonerwizi rweGihoni,uyeyaifambaichitevedzarwizirweGihoni kusvikayasvikakurudyirweBindureEdeni

24UyeiyindiyonyikayakabudakunaHamusemugove waaifanirakugaranayenekusingaperiiyenevanakomana vakekusvikakuzvizvarwazvavonekusingaperi

25UyekunaJafetikwakabudachikamuchechitatumhiri kwerwizirweTinakuchamhembekwekubudakwemvura yarwo,uyerwaitambanukirakuchamhembekwakadziva kumabvazuvakusvikakunzvimboyeseyaGogi,nekunyika yesekumabvazuvakwayo

26Uyeinotambanukirakuchamhembeichienda kuchamhembe,uyeinotambanukirakumakomoeKelt

kuchamhembe,uyeichiendakugungwareMa'uk,uye inobudaichiendakumabvazuvakweGadhirikusvika kunzvimboyemvurayegungwa

27Uyeinotambanukakusvikayasvikakumadokero kweFarauyeinodzokeraku'Aferagi,uyeinotambanuka kumabvazuvakusvikakumvurayegungwareMe'at

28UyeinotambanukirakunharaundayerwizirweTina kuchamhembe-kumabvazuvakusvikayasvikapamuganhu wemvurayayokuendakugomoreRafa,uyeinotenderera yakanangakuchamhembe

29IyindiyonyikayakabudakunaJafetinevanakomana vakesemugovewenhakayakeyaaifanirakuvanayoiye nevanakomanavake,kwezvizvarwazvavonekusingaperi; zvitsuwazvishanuzvikuru,nenyikahurukuchamhembe

30Asikunotonhora,uyenyikayaHamuinopisa,uyenyika yaShemuhaipisikanakutonhora,asiinotonhoranekudziya kwakabatana

CHITSAUKO9

1Hamuakagovanisavanakomanavake,uyechikamu chekutangachakabudiraKushikumabvazuva,uye kumavirirakwakekuMiziraimu,uyekumavirirakwake kuPuti,uyekumavirirakwakekugungwakuKenani

2Shemuakagovanisawovanakomanavake,uyechikamu chekutangachakabudiraHamunevanakomanavake, kumabvazuvakwerwiziTigirisikusvikarwasvika kumabvazuva,nyikayeseyeIndia,uyepaGungwaDzvuku pamhenderekedzoyaro,nemvurayeDhedhani,nemakomo eseeMebrineEra,nenyikayeseyeShushaninezvosezviri mhirikweParanikikusvikakuGungwaDzvukunerwizi Tina

3UyekuAsiriyakwakabudaMugovewechipiri,nyikayese yeAsiriyaneNinivheneShinariuyekusvikakumuganhu weIndia,uyeunokwiranekupoteredzarwizi

4UyechikamuchechitatuchakabudakunaArpakishadhi, nyikayeseyedunhurevaKaradheakumabvazuvakwerwizi rwaYufuratesi,ichiganhurananeGungwaDzvuku,nemvura dzesedzerenjedziripedyonegungwarinotarirakuIjipiti, nyikayeseyeRebhanonineSanirineAmanakusvika kumuganhuwerwizirwaYufuratesi

5MugovewechinawakabudakuAramu,nyikayese yeMesopotamia,pakatipeTigirisineYufratesi, kuchamhembekwevaKaradhea,kusvikakumuganhu wemakomoeAsiriyanenyikayeArara

6UyekwakabudachikamuchechishanucheRudhi, makomoeAsiriyanezvosezvaivamaarikusvikaasvika kuGungwaGuru,uyekusvikaasvikakumabvazuva kweAshurimukomawake

7UyeJafetiakagovanisawonyikayenhakayakepakati pevanakomanavake

8MugovewekutangawakabudirakunaGomeri kumabvazuvakubvakurutivirwekuchamhembekusvika kurwizirweTina;uyekuchamhembekwakabudirakuna Magogi,mativieseemukatimekuchamhembekusvika asvikakugungwareMeat

9UyekunaMadaikwakabudasemugovewakewaaifanira kutorakubvakumadokerokwehamadzakembirikusvika kuzvitsuwa,uyekumahombekombeezvitsuwa

10UyechikamuchechinachakabudakuJavhani,zvitsuwa zvesenezvitsuwazviripamuganhuweRudhi

11UyekunaTubharikwakabudachikamuchechishanu pakatiperurimirwunosvikakumuganhuwechikamu cheLudkururimirwechipiri,kunzvimboirimhiri kwerurimirwechipirikururimirwechitatu.

12UyekunaMeshekikwakabudachikamuchechitanhatu, dunhurosemhirikwerurimirwechitatukusvikarasvika kumabvazuvakweGadhiri

13UyeTirasiakabudachikamuchechinomwe,zvitsuwa zvikuruzvinazviripakatipegungwa,zvinosvika kuchikamuchaHamu[uyezvitsuwazveKamaturi zvakaunzwanemujenyakuvanavaArpakishadhisenhaka yake]

14SakavanakomanavaNoavakagovanavanakomanavavo pamberipaNoababavavo,uyeakavasungavesenemhiko, achitukamunhuweseaidakutoramugoveusinakupiwa (kwaari)nemujenyawake.

15Vosevakati,‘Ngazvivesaizvozvo;ngazvivesaizvozvo’ kwavariivonevanavavonekusingaperimuzvizvarwa zvavokusvikapazuvarekutongwa,iroIsheMwari vachavatonganebakatwanemotonekudakwehuipihwese husinakuchenahwezvikanganisozvavo,hwavakazadza nahwonyikanekudarikanekusachenanehupombwe nechivi

CHITSAUKO10

1UyemuvhikirechitatureJubheriirimadhimoniasina kuchenaakatangakutsausavanavevanakomanavaNoa, uyekuitakutivakanganisenekuvaparadza

2VanakomanavaNoavakauyakunababavavoNoa, vakamutauriranezvemadhimoniaitsausa,achipofumadza uyeachiurayavanakomanavevanakomanavake

3AkanyengeterapamberipaJehovhaMwariwake,akati: Mwariwemweyayenyamayose,makandinzwiratsitsi. Makandiponesaininevanakomanavangukubvamumvura yemafashamo,uyehamunakundiparadzasezvamakaita kuvanavekuparadzwa;nekutinyashadzenyudzakakura kwandiri,uyetsitsidzenyudzakakurakumweyawangu; Nyashadzenyungadzisimudzwepavanakomanavangu, uyemusaregamweyayakaipaichivatonga.Kutivarege kuvaparadzapanyika

4Asiininevanakomanavangumukomborere,kutitiwande, tivevazhinji,tivevakazara,tigozadzanyika.

5UyemunozivakutiVarindiVenyu,madzibabaemweya iyi,vaiitaseimuzuvarangu:uyekanairimweyaiyiiri kurarama,ivasungeimuvabatezvakasimbapanzvimbo yekutongwa,uyemusavaregevachiparadzavanakomana vemurandawenyu,Mwariwangu;nekutiiyiyakaipa,uye yakasikwakutiiparadze

6Uyengavaregekutongamweyayevapenyu;nekutiimi mogandimimunogonakuvatongaUyengavaregekuva nesimbapamusoropevanakomanavevakaruramakubva zvinokusvikanekusingaperi'

7UyeIsheMwariweduvakatirairakutitisungezvese 8Mukuruwemweya,Mastêmâ,akauyaakati:'Ishe,Musiki, regaivamwevavovagarepamberipangu,uyengavateerere inzwirangu,uyevaitezvesezvandinotaurakwavari;nekuti kanavamwevavovasinakusiiwakwandiri, handingakwanisekuitasimbarechidochangu pavanakomanavevanhu;nekutiavandevekuorauye

vanotsausapamberipekutongakwangu,nekutikuipa kwevanakomanavevanhukukuru.'

9Akati:Chegumichazvongachigarepamberipake,uye zvidimbuzvipfumbamwengazviburukemunzvimbo yekutongwa.

10UyemumweweduAkarairakutitidzidziseNoa mishongayavoyese;nekutiAizivakutihavaizofamba vakarurama,kanakurwiramukururama.

11Uyetakaitamaereranonemashokoakeese:vakaipa vesevakaipatakavasungapanzvimboyekutongwauye takavasiyachegumichavokutivavepasipaSatanipanyika 12UyetakatsananguriraNoamishongayeseyezvirwere zvavo,pamwechetenekunyengedzakwavo,kuti angavarapaseinemiriwoyevhu

13UyeNoaakanyorazvesemubhukusezvatakamuraira nezvemarudzieseemishonga.Sakamweyayakaipa yakarambidzwa(kukuvadza)vanakomanavaNoa

14UyeakapazvesezvaakangaanyorakunaShemu, mwanakomanawakemukuru;nekutiaimudazvikuru kupfuuravanakomanavakevese

15Noaakararanemadzibabaake,akavigwapaGomo reRubharimunyikayeArarati.

16Makoremazanamapfumbamwenemakumimashanu akapedzamuhupenyuhwake,majubherigumi nemapfumbamwenemavhikimavirinemakoremashanu. [1659AM]

17Uyemuhupenyuhwakepanyikaakakundavana vevanhukunzekwaEnokinekudakwekururama,uko kwaaiveakakwanaNokutibasaraEnokirakagadzwa seuchapupukuzvizvarwazvenyika,kuitirakutiatsanangure mabasaeseezvizvarwanezvizvarwa,kusvikapazuva rekutongwa

18UyemugorerechimakumimatatunematatureJubheri, mugorerekutangarevhikirechipiri,Peregiakazvitorera mukadzi,ainziLomna,mwanasikanawaSinaari,uye akamuberekeramwanakomanamugorerechinarevhikirino, akamutumidzazitarekutiReu,nekutiakati:'Tariravana vevanhuvavavakaipanekudakwechinangwachakaipa chekuzvivakiragutaneshongwemunyikayeShinari' 19NokutivakabvakunyikayeAraratikumabvazuva vachiendakuShinari;nokutipamazuvaakevakavakaguta neshongwe,vachiti,'Endai,ngatikwireikokokudenga' 20Vakatangakuvaka,uyemuvhikirechinavakagadzira zvidhinhanemoto,uyezvidhinhazvakavashandisa sematombo,uyeivhuravakabatanidzanaroraivetara rinobvamugungwa,uyekubvamumatsimeemvura munyikayeShinari 21Vakavaka:makoremakumimananematatu[1645-1688 AM]vakaivaka;upamhihwayohwaivazvidhinhamazana mavirinematatu,uyekukwirira(kwechidhinhachimwe) kwaivechikamuchechitatuchechimwe;kukwirirakwayo kwaivemakubhitimazanamashanunemazanamana nemakumimatatunematatunemichindwemiviri,uye (hukuruhwerusvingorumwehwaive)zvidhinhagumi nematatu(uyezvezvimwezvidhinhamakumimatatu)

22JehovhaMwariweduakatikwatiri:Tarirai,vanhuava vanongovavanhuvamwechete,uyezvinohapana chichavadzivisaEndai,ngatiburukeitivhiringidzemutauro wavo,kutivasanzwisisane,uyevaparariremumaguta nemarudzi,uyechinangwachimwehachizorambichiripo kusvikirapazuvarekutongwa

23Ishevakaburuka,uyeisutakaburukanayekunoonaguta neshongwezvakangazvavakwanevanavevanhu.

24Akavhiringidzamutaurowavo,uyehavana kuzonzwisisana,uyevakaregakuvakagutaneshongwe.

25NekudakwechikonzeroichinyikayeseyeShinariinonzi Bhabheri,nekutiJehovhaakavhiringidzaipapomutauro wesewevanavevanhu,uyekubvaipapovakapararira mumagutaavo,mumwenemumwezvichienderana nemutaurowakenerudzirwake

26Jehovhaakatumamhepoinesimbapamusoro peshongwe,akaiwisirapasi,uyetarira,yaivapakati peAsirianeBhabhironimunyikayeShinari,uye vakaitumidzakuti'Kuparadzwa'.

27Muvhikirechinamugorerekutanga[1688AM] pakutangakwaromugorerechimakumimatatunemana reJubheri,vakapararirakubvamunyikayeShinari.

28Hamunevanakomanavakevakaendakunyikayaaifanira kugara,yaakatorasemugovewakemunyika yekuchamhembe.

29ZvinoKenaniakaonanyikayeRebhanoniparwizi rweIjipiti,kutiyakangayakanakakwazvo;haanakupinda munyikayenhakayakekumavirazuva(ndikokugungwa), akagaramunyikayeRebhanoni,kumabvazuva nekumavirazuvakubvakumuganhuwaJoridhaniuyekubva kumuganhuwegungwa.

30ZvinoHamu,babavake,naKushinaMiziraimuhama dzakevakatikwaari:Wagaramunyikaisiriyako,isina kuwirakwatirinemujenya;usadaro;nekutikanaukadaro, iwenevanakomanavakomuchawiramunyikauye muchatukwanekumukira;nekutinekumukira,uye nekumukiravanavakovachawira,uyeiweuchadzurwa nekusingaperi

31MusagaramudzimbadzaShemu,nekutiShemu nevanakomanavakevakazvipanhakayavo.

32Wakatukwa,uyeuchatukwakupfuuravanakomanavose vaNoa,nekutukwakwatakazvisunganakonemhiko pamberipemutongimutsvene,uyepamberipaNoababa vedu’

33Asihaanakuvateerera,asiakagaramunyika yeRebhanonikubvakuHamatikusvikapakupindamuIjipiti, iyenevanakomanavakekusvikanhasi

34Uyenekudakwechikonzeroichinyikaiyoyo yakatumidzwazitarekutiKenani.

35Jafetinevanakomanavakevakaendakugungwa vakagaramunyikayemugovewavo,uyeMadaiakaona nyikayegungwaasihazvinakumufadza,uyeakakumbira (mugove)kunaHamunaAshurinaArpakishadhi,munin'ina wemukadziwake,uyeakagaramunyikayeMedia,pedyo nemunin'inawemukadziwakekusvikanhasi

36Akatumidzanzvimboyakeyekugara,nenzvimbo yevanakomanavake,kutiMedhia,zitarababavavoMadhai

CHITSAUKO11

1UyemugorerechimakumimatatunemashanureJubhiri, muvhikirechitatu,mugorerekutanga[1681AM]rayo,Reu akazvitoreramukadzi,zitarakerainzi'Ôrâ,mwanasikana wa'Ûr,mwanakomanawaKesedhi,uyeakamuberekera mwanakomana,akamutumidzazitarekutiSerôh,mugore rechinomwerevhikirinomugoreirireJubhiri.[1687AM]

2VanakomanavaNoavakatangakurwa,kutoranhapwa nekuurayana,uyekudururaroparevanhupanyika,uye kudyaropa,uyekuvakamagutaakasimba,nemasvingo, neshongwe,uyevanhu(vakatanga)kuzvikwidziridza pamusoroperudzi,uyekutangamavamboeumambo,uye kuendakuhondonevanhu,uyerudziruchirwisarudzi,uye gutarichirwisaguta,uyevese(vakatanga)kuitazvakaipa, uyekuwanazvombo,uyekudzidzisavanakomanavavo kurwa,uyevakatangakutoramaguta,uyekutengesa varandavechirumenevechikadzi

3Uye'Ûr,mwanakomanawaKesedhi,akavakagutare'Ara revaKaradhea,ndokuritumidzazitarakenezitarababavake Uyevakazvigadziriramifananidzoyakanyungudutswa,uye vakanamatamumwenemumwechifananidzo,chifananidzo chakanyungudutswachavakangavazvigadzirira,uye vakatangakugadziramifananidzoyakavezwauye simulacraisinakuchena,uyemweyayakaipayakavabatsira nekuvanyengedzakutivaitechiviuyevasachena

4UyemuchindaMastêmâakaedzanesimbakutiaitezvese izvi,uyeakatumamimwemidzimu,iyoyakaiswapasi peruokorwake,kutiiitemhandodzesedzezvakaipanezvivi, uyemhandodzesedzekutadza,kuodzanekuparadza,uye kudururaropapanyika

5SakaakatumidzazitaraSerugkutiSerugi,nekutimunhu weseaitendeukakuitazvivizvesenekudarika.

6Akakura,akagaramuUriyevaKaradhea,pedyonababa vaamaivemukadziwake,uyeainamatazvifananidzo,uye akazvitoreramukadzimugorerechimakumimatatu nematanhaturejubheri,muvhikirechishanu,mugore rekutangarayo,[1744AM]uyezitarakerainziMelka, mwanasikanawaKaber,mwanasikanawemukomawababa vake

7UyeakamuberekeraNahori,mugorerekutangarevhiki rino,uyeakakuraakagaramuUriyevaKaradhea,uyebaba vakevakamudzidzisatsvakiridzodzevaKaradhea dzemashiripitinemashiripiti,maereranonezviratidzo zvekudenga.

8UyemugorerechimakumimatatunemanomwereJubheri muvhikirechitanhatu,mugorerekutangarayo,[1800AM] akazvitoreramukadzi,zitarakerainzi'Ijaska,mwanasikana waNestagwevaKaradhea

9AkamuberekeraTeramugorerechinomwerevhikirino [1806AM]

10MuchindaMastêmâakatumamakunguoneshirikuti zvidyembeudzakangadzadyarwamunyika,kuti zviparadzenyika,uyezvitorerevanavevanhumabasaavo. Vasativagonakurimambeu,makunguoakaitorakubva pamusoropevhu.

11Uyenekudakwechikonzeroichiakamutumidzazita rekutiTeranekutimakunguoneshirizvakavaitakutivave varombouyezvakadyambeudzavo

12Makoreakatangakusabereka,nekudakweshiri,uye dzakadyamicheroyeseyemitiyemiti;zvaingovanesimba gurukutivagonekuchengetedzamicheromishomayevhu mumazuvaavo

13Uyemugorerinorechimakumimatatu nemapfumbamwe,muvhikirechipirimugorerekutanga, [1870AM]Teraakazvitoreramukadzi,zitarakerainzi 'Edna,mwanasikanawa'Abram,mwanasikana wehanzvadziyababavake.Uyemugorerechinomwe

revhikirino[1876AM]akamuberekeramwanakomana, akamutumidzazitaraAbram,nezitarababavaamaivake; 14nokutiakangaafamwanasikanawakeasatiava nemimbayemwanakomana.

15Mwanaakatangakunzwisisazvikanganisozvenyika zvaitsaukirakuzvifananidzozvakavezwauyekusachena, uyebabavakevakamudzidzisakunyora,uyeakangaava nemavhikimaviriekuberekwa,[1890AM]uye akazviparadzanisanababavake,kutiasanamata zvifananidzonavo

16UyeakatangakunyengeterakuMusikiwezvinhuzvose kutiamuponesekubvamukukanganisakwevanavevanhu, uyekutimugovewakeusawiremukukanganisamushure mekusachenaneuipi

17Zvinonguvayekudyarambeuyakasvika,uyevose vakaendapamwechetekunodzivirirambeudzavokubva kumakunguo,uyeAbramaakaendaneavovakaenda,uye mwanawachoakangaavanemakoreguminemana

18Goreremakunguorakauyakuzodyambeu,uye Abhuramuakamhanyakunosangananavovasativagara pasi,akadanidzirakwavarivasativagarapasikuzodya mbeu,akati,'Musaburuke;dzokeraikwamakabva,'uye vakadzokerashure

19Sakaakadzosamakoreemakunguoka70pazuvairoro, uyehapanakanarimwecheteraworakagaraimomokubva pamakunguoosemunyikayosemaivanaAbramu

20Vosevaaivanavomunyikayesevakamuonaachichema, uyemakunguoeseakadzokera,uyezitarakerakakura munyikayeseyevaKaradhea

21Gorerinovosevaidakudyaravakauyakwaari,uye akaendanavokusvikanguvayekudyarayapera:uye vakadyaramindayavo,uyegoreirorovakauyanezviyo zvakakwanakumbavakadyavakaguta

22Uyemugorerekutangarevhikirechishanu[1891AM] Abramaakadzidzisaavovaigadziramidziyoyemombe, vapfurivematanda,uyevakagadziramudziyopamusoro pevhu,vakatarisapadandaregejo,kutivaisembeu pamusoroparo,uyembeuyaidonhakubvapamugove wegejo,ndokuvanzwamuvhu,uyevakangavasingachatyi makunguo.

23Vakaitasaizvozvo(midziyo)pamusoropevhu pamapurangaese,vakadyaranekurimanyikayese, sezvavakarairwanaAbramu,uyehavanakuzotyashiri.

CHITSAUKO12

1Zvinozvakaitikamuvhikirechitanhatu,mugore rechinomwe,[1904AM]kutiAbhuramuakatikunaTera babavake,'Baba!'

2Iyeakati,‘Ndiripano,mwanakomanawangu’Iyeakati, ‘Ndiripano’ 'Tinowanarubatsirorweiuyepurofitikubva kuzvifananidzoizvozvamunonamata,' Uyewaunokotamapamberipayohere?

3Nekutihavanamweyamavari, Nekutiipfungwadzisinanjere,uyedzinotsausamwoyo Musavanamata: 4NamataiMwariwokudenga, Ndianianodururamvuranedovapanyika?

Uyeanoitazvesezviripanyika, Uyeakasikazvinhuzvoseneshokorake,

UyehupenyuhwesehunobvapamberipechisoChake 5Seimuchinamatazvinhuzvisinamweyamazviri? Nekutiibasaremaoko(evanhu), Muchaatakurapamafudzienyu, Uyehamunarubatsirokubvakwavari, Asizvinonyadzisazvikurukunevanozvigadzira, Uyekutsausakwemoyokunevanovanamata: Musazvinamata.’

6Babavakevakatikwaari,Iniwondinozviziva, mwanakomanawangu,asindingaiteinevanhuvakandiita kutindivevarandapamberipavo?

7Uyekanandikavaudzachokwadi,vachandiuraya;nekuti mweyayavoinonamatirakwavarikutivavanamateuye vavakudze

8Nyarara,mwanakomanawangu,kutivaregekukuuraya’ Akatauramashokoayakuvanun’unavakevaviri, vakamutsamwiraiyendokurambaakanyarara

9ZvinomugorerechimakumimanareJubheri,vhiki rechipiri,mugorerechinomwe,[1925AM]Abramaakatora mukadzi,zitarakerainziSarai,mwanasikanawababavake, uyeakavamukadziwake

10ZvinoHarani,munin'inawake,akazvitoreramukadzi mugorerechitaturevhikirechitatu,[1928AM]uye akamuberekeramwanakomanamugorerechinomwe revhikirino,[1932AM]uyeakamutumidzazitarekutiRoti.

11UyeNahori,munin'inawake,akazvitoreramukadzi

12Uyemugorerechimakumimatanhaturehupenyu hwaAbramu,ndikokuti,muvhikirechina,mugorerechina rayo,[1936AM]Abramaakamukausiku,akapisaimba yezvifananidzo,akapisazvosezvaivamumbauyehapana akazviziva.

13Vakamukausikuvakatsvagakuponesavamwarivavo kubvapakatipemoto

14Haraniakakurumidzakuvanunura,asimoto wakamupfuta,akapiswanemoto,akafiramuUri yevaKaradheababavakeTeravasativasvika,vakamuviga muUriyevaKaradhea.

15TeraakabvamuUriyevaKaradhea,iyenevanakomana vake,kuendakunyikayeRebhanoninenyikayeKenani,uye akagaramunyikayeHarani,uyeAbhuramuakagaranaTera babavakemuHaranikwemavhikimaviriemakore

16Uyemuvhikirechitanhatu,mugorerechishanurayo, [1951AM]Abramaakagarahusikuhwesepamwedzi mutsvawemwedziwechinomwekutiacherechedze nyeredzikubvamanherukusvikamangwanani,kutiaone kutichiichaizovachimirochegoremaereranonemvura inonaya,uyeakangaariegapaakagaraachicherechedza 17Shokorakauyamumoyomakendokuti:Zviratidzo zvosezvenyeredzi,nezviratidzozvemwedzinezvezuva zvesezvirimuruokorwaIsheSeindichizvitsvaga? 18Kanaachida,anonayisamvuramangwananinemanheru; Uyekanaachida,anomunyima, Uyezvinhuzvosezvirimuruokorwake' 19Uyeakanyengeterahusikuihwohwondokuti, 'Mwariwangu,MwariWekumusoro-soro,ndimimoga Mwariwangu, Uyendakasarudzaiwenehutongihwako. Uyendimimakasikazvinhuzvose, Uyezvinhuzvosezviribasaremaokoenyu 20Ndinunureikubvamumaokoemweyayakaipainotonga pfungwadzemwoyoyevanhu,

Uyengazviregekunditsausakubvakwamuri,Mwariwangu Mundisimbiseininevanavangunekusingaperi Kutitisatsaukekubvazvinokusvikanekusingaperi' 21Akati,'NdingadzokerakuUriyevaKadheyavanotsvaga chisochangukutindidzokerekwavarihere,ndigarepano here?Nzirayakaruramapamberipenyungaibudirire mumaokoemurandawenyukutiaiiteuyekutindirege kufambamukunyengerakwemoyowangu,Mwariwangu.' 22Akatiapedzakutauranokunyengetera,shokoraJehovha rakatumirwakwaarineni,richiti:“Ibvamunyikayako, nehamadzako,neimbayababavako,uendekunyika yandichakuratidza,uyendichakuitarudzirukuruuye rwakawanda.”

23Uyendichakuropafadza Uyendichaitakutizitarakoriveguru, Ucharopafadzwapanyika, Uyemaurimhuridzosedzenyikadzicharopafadzwa, Uyendicharopafadzaavovanokuropafadza, Uyetukavanokutuka.

24NdichavaMwariwako,nomwanakomanawako, nomwanakomanawomwanakomanawako,nokuvanavako vose;usatya,kubvazvinokusvikirakumarudzioseenyika, ndiniMwariwako

25UyeIsheMwarivakati:'Vhuramuromowakenenzeve dzake,kutianzweuyeataurenemuromowake,nerurimi rwakazarurwa';nekutirwakangarwaperamumiromo yevanavevanhuvesekubvapazuvarekukundwa (kweBhabheri).

26Uyendakavhuramuromowake,nenzevedzake nemiromoyake,uyendakatangakutauranaye muchiHebherunerurimirwezvisikwa.

27Uyeakatoramabhukuemadzibabaake,uyeaya akanyorwamuchiHebheru,uyeakaanyora,uyeakatanga kubvazvinokuadzidza,uyendakamuzivisazvaakanga asingagoni(kunzwisisa),uyeakaadzidzamumwedzi mitanhatuyemvura

28Zvinozvakaitikamugorerechinomwerevhiki rechitanhatu[1953AM]kutiakatauranababavake ndokuvaudza,kutiaizobvakuHaraniaendekunyika yeKenanikuionauyekudzokerakwavari.

29Terababavakevakatikwaari:Endanorugare Mwariasingaperingaaruramisenzirayako Jehovhangaavenewe,uyeakuchengetedzekubva pazvakaipazvose, Uyeakupenyasha,tsitsinenyashapamberipeavo vanokuona, Uyengaparegekuvaneumwewevanavevanhuanesimba pamusoropakorekukuvadza; Endanerugare

30Kanaukaonanyikainofadzamesoakokutiugare, simukaunditore,uyeRotimwanakomanawaHarani, munun'unawako,ngaavemwanakomanawako;Jehovha ngaavenewe

31UyeNahori,munin'inawako,endanenikusvikira wadzokanorugare,isutosetoendanewe

CHITSAUKO13

1ZvinoAbhuramuakabvaHarani,akatoraSarai,mukadzi wake,naRoti,mwanakomanawemunun'unawakeHarani,

kunyikayeKenani,akasvikakuAsiria,akaendakuShekemu, akagarapedyonemutimukuruweouki.

2Akaona,uyetarira,nyikayachoyakangayakanaka kwazvokubvapakupindamuHamatikusvikakumuouki murefu.

3Jehovhaakatikwaari,"Ndichapanyikaiyiiwenembeu yako"

4.Akavakaaritariipapo,akapachipirisochinopiswakuna Jehovha,iyeakangaazviratidzakwaari

5AkabvaipapoakaendakugomoBheterikumavirazuva uyeAikumabvazuva,akadzikatenderakeipapo

6Akatarira,akaonanyikayakangayakakurauyeyakanaka, uyezvinhuzvosezvaimeramairi,mizambiringa,maonde, mapomegraneti,miouki,irekisi,miterebhiniti,miti yemafuta,misidhari,misipresi,mitiyemidheki,nemitiyose yesango;uyemvurayakangairipamusoropemakomo.

7AkarumbidzaJehovhauyoakamuburitsamuUri yevaKaradhea,akamuunzakunyikaino

8Zvinozvakaitikamugorerekutanga,muvhiki rechinomwe,pamwedzimutsvawemwedziwekutanga, 1954AM]kutiakavakaataripagomoiri,ndokudanazita raJehovhaachiti:'Imi,Mwariusingaperi,ndimiMwari wangu'

9AkabayirachibayirochinopiswakunaJehovhapaaritari kutiavenayeuyeasamusiyamazuvaeseehupenyuhwake.

10Akabvaipapoakaendakurutivirwezasi,akasvika kuHebroni,Hebronirakavakwapanguvaiyoyo,akagara ikokokwemakoremaviri,akaendaikokokunyikayezasi, kuBhearoti,uyenzarayakavapopanyika

11ZvinoAbramaakaendakuIjipitimugorerechitatu revhiki,uyeakagaramuIjipitimakoremashanumudzimai wakeasatiabviswakwaari

12PanguvaiyoyoTanaisimuIjipitiyakavakwa-makore manomwemushuremeHebroni.

13ZvinozvakaitikakutiFaraopaakabataSarai,mukadzi waAbrama,JehovhaakarovaFaraoneimbayake nematambudzikomakurunekudakwaSarai,mudzimai waAbrama

14Abhuramuakangaakapfumakwazvonekudakwepfuma yake,makwai,mombe,mbongoro,mabhiza,ngamera, varandarume,nevarandakadzi,sirivhanegoridhe zvakawandaRotimwanakomanawemunin'inawake akangaakapfumawo.

15FaraoakadzosaSarai,mukadziwaAbramu,akamutuma kubvamunyikayeIjipiti,akaendakunzvimboyaakanga adzikatenderakepakutanga,kunzvimboyeatari,Ai kumabvazuva,uyeBheterikumavirira,uyeakarumbidza JehovhaMwariwake,uyoakangaamudzosamurugare.

16Zvinozvakaitikamugorerechimakumimananerimwe regorerechitaturevhikirekutanga,[1963AM]kuti akadzokerakunzvimboiyindokubayirachibayiro chinopiswapairi,ndokudanazitaraJehovha,ndokuti:'Imi, MwariWekumusoro-soro,ndimiMwariwangu nokusingaperi-peri'

17Uyemugorerechinarevhikirino[1964AM]Roti akabvakwaari,RotiakagaramuSodhoma,uyevarume veSodhomavaivavatadzizvikuru.

18Zvinozvakamurwadzamumoyomakekuti mwanakomanawemunin'inawakeakangaamusiya,nekuti akangaasinavana.

19MugoreiroroRotipaakatapwa,Jehovhaakatikuna Abhuramu,Rotiaparadzananaye,mugorerechinarevhiki rino:“Simudzamesoakokubvapanzvimboyaunogara, kuchamhembenekuchamhembe,uyekumavirira nekumabvazuva.”

20Nyikayoseyaurikuonandichakupaiwenevanavako nekusingaperi,uyendichaitakutivanavakovavesejecha regungwa.Kunyangemunhuakaverengaguruvarenyika, vanavakohavazoverengeki

21Simuka,ufambe-fambenenyikapakurebakwayo nepaupamhihwayo,uonezvose,nokutindichaipavana vako’AbramaakaendakuHebroni,akagaraikoko

22MugorerinokwakauyaKedhoriraomeri,mambo weEramu,naAmraferi,mamboweShinari,naArioki mamboweSerasari,naTerigari,mambowemarudzi, vakaurayamamboweGomora,mamboweSodhomaakatiza, uyevazhinjivakawiranemumarondamumupata weSidhimu,paGungwareMunyu

23VakatoraSodhomanaAdhamunaZebhoimu, vakatorawoRoti,mwanakomanawemunin'inawaAbramu, nezvinhuzvakezvose,vakaendakuDhani 24MumweakangaapukunyukaakauyaakaudzaAbramu kutimwanakomanawemunin'inawakeakangaatapwauye (Abramu)akapavashandivakezvombokutivamurwire 25...kunaAbramu,nembeuyake,chegumichezvibereko zvokutangakunaJehovha,uyeJehovhaakachigadza semutemousingaperikutivapekuvapirisitivaishumira pamberipake,kutivavevavonokusingaperi.

26Uyemurairouyuhaunamuganhowemazuva;nekuti akaugadzakuzvizvarwanezvizvarwakutivapekuna Jehovhachegumichezvinhuzvose,chembeunewaini nemafutanemombenemakwai

27Akapavapristivakekutivadyenekunwavachifara pamberipake.

28MamboweSodhomaakauyakwaari,akakotama pamberipake,akati:IsheweduAbhuramu,tipeivanhu vamakaponesa,asizvakapambwangazvivezvenyu.

29Abhuramuakatikwaari:"Ndinosimudziramaokoangu kunaMwariWokumusoro-soro,kutihandingatorichinhu chakokubvapashindakusvikapatamboyeshangu,kuti uregekuzoti,'NdinindakapfumisaAbhuramu,'kunze kwezvakadyiwanemajayachete,nemugovewevarume vakaendaneni-Aneri,Eshori,naMamure.Ndivo vachatoramugovewavo"

CHITSAUKO14

1Shurekwaizvozvo,mugorerechinarevhikirino, pamwedziwechitatu,shokoraJehovharakasvikakuna Abhuramumuchiroto,richiti:Usatya,Abhuramu;ndiri mudziviririwako,uyemubairowakouchavamukuru kwazvo.

2Iyendokuti:Ishe,Ishe,muchandipei,zvandaendandisina mwana,uyemwanakomanawaMaseki,mwanakomana wemurandakadziwangu,ndiyeEriezeriwekuDamasko: ndiyeachavamugariwenhakayangu,uyehamunakundipa mwana.

3Akatikwaari:Uyu(murume)haazovemugariwenhaka yako,asiuyoachabudamudumbumako;ndiyeachava mugariwenhakayako.

4Akamubudisirakunze,akatikwaari:Tarirakudenga uverengenyeredzi,kanauchigonakudziverenga.

5Akatarirakudenga,akaonanyeredzi,akatikwaari: Ndizvozvichaitavanavako.

6AkatendamunaShe,zvikanzikwaarindikokururama.

7Akatikwaari:NdiniJehovhawakakubudisamuUri yevaKaradhea,kutindikupenyikayevaKanani,iveyako nekusingaperi;uyendichavaMwariwakonewavanavako vanokutevera

8Iyeakati:Ishe,Ishe,ndingazivaseikutindichaitora nhaka?

9Akatikwaari:Nditoreretsirurinemakorematatu, nembudziinemakorematatu,negwairinemakorematatu, nenjiva,nenjiva

10Akatorazvoseizvipakatipemwedzi,akagarapamuti mukuruweMamure,uripedyoneHebroni.

11Akavakaatariipapo,akabayirazvibayirozvoseizvi, akadururaroparazvopaaritari,akaripatsanurapakati, akariisapakatarisananerimwe;asishirihaana kudzipatsanura

12Shiridzakaburukirapazvimeduzvenyama,Abhuramu akadzidzinga,akasatenderashirikutidzizvibate.

13Zvinozvakaitikakutizuvaravira,Abramaakashamiswa, tarira,kutyakukurukwerimagurukwakamuwira;zvikanzi kunaAbrama,Zivazvechokwadikutivanavakovachava vatorwamunyikaisiriyavo,uyevachavaitavaranda,uye vachavatambudzakwemakoremazanamana

14Uyendichatongarudzirwavachashandira,uyemushure mezvovachabudaikokonepfumayakawanda

15Uchaendakumadzibabaakonerugare,ugovigwa wakwegurazvakanaka.

16Asipachizvarwachechinavachadzokapano,nekuti kuipakwevaAmorihakusatikwazara

17Akamukakubvamuhopedzake,akamuka,zuvaravira, murazvowaibvira,viraraipfungaira,murazvowemoto wakapfuuranapakatipezvimedu

18NezuvairoroJehovhaakaitasunganonaAbramu,achiti: Ndichapavanavakonyikaiyi,kubvaparwizirweEgipita kusvikiraparwizirukuru,rwiziYufratesi,vaKenizi, vaKadhimoni,vaPerizi,nevaRefaimu,vaPakori,vaHivhi, vaAmori,vaKenani,vaGirigashi,nevaJebhusi

19Zuvarakatirapfuura,Abhuramuakapazvidimbu,shiri, zvipirisozvemichero,nezvinwiwa,uyemoto wakazviparadza

20PazuvairorotakaitasunganonaAbramu,sezvatakanga taitasunganonaNoamumwedziuyu;uyeAbramu akavandudzamutambonemutemowakenekusingaperi 21Abramaakafara,akazivisaSaraimukadziwakezvose izvi;uyeakatendakutiaizovanevana,asihaanakubereka

22SaraiakarayiraAbhuramumurumewake,akatikwaari, "PindakunaHagari,murandakadziwangumuIjipita; zvimwendingakupavananaye."

23AbramuakateererainzwiraSaraimudzimaiwake,akati kwaari,‘Itasaizvozvo’SaraiakatoraHagari, murandakadziwake,muIjipita,akamupakunaAbramu, murumewake,kutiavemudzimaiwake

24Akapindakwaari,iyeakabatapamuviriakamuberekera mwanakomana,akamutumidzazitarokutiIshmaeri, mugorerechishanurevhikirino[1965AM];uyeiriraive gorerechimakumimaserenematanhaturehupenyu hwaAbramu

CHITSAUKO15

1UyemugorerechishanurevhikirechinareJubheriiri, [1979AM]mumwedziwechitatu,pakatipemwedzi, Abhuramuakapembereramutambowezvibereko zvekutangazvekukohwakwezviyo

2Akapazvipirisozvitsvapaatari,zviberekozvekutanga zvezvibereko,kunaJehovha,tsiru,mbudzi,negwayana paatarisechibayirochinopiswakunaJehovha;akapa zvipirisozvavozvezvibereko,nezvinwiwa,paataripamwe chetenezvinonhuwira

3JehovhaakazviratidzakunaAbhuramu,akatikwaari: NdiniMwariWamasimbaose;garapamberipangu,uve wakarurama

4Uyendichaitasunganoyangupakatipangunewe,uye ndichakuwanzazvikuru

5Abhuramuakawirapasinechisochake,Mwariakataura naye,akati:

6‘Tariraimurayirowanguurinemi, Uyeuchavababavemarudzimazhinji

7ZitarakoharichazonziAbhuramu, Asizitarakokubvazvino,nokusingaperi,richanzi Abhurahama

Nekutindakakuitababavemarudzimazhinji.

8Ndichakuitamukurukwazvo, Ndichakuitandudzi, Uyemadzimamboachabudamauri.

9Uyendichasimbisasunganoyangupakatipangunewe, nevanavakovanokutevera,kusvikakumarudziavoese, sesunganoisingaperi,kutindiveMwariwako,nembeu yakoinokutevera

10Ndichakupaiwenembeuyakoinokuteveranyika yawakagaraurimutorwa,iyonyikayeKanani,kutiive yakonokusingaperi;uyendichavaMwariwavo

11JehovhaakatikunaAbhurahama,"Asiiwe,chengeta sunganoyangu,iwenevanavakovanokutevera;dzingisai varumevosevaripakatipenyu,dzingisaizvikandazvenyu zvepamberi;chichavachiratidzochesunganoisingaperi pakatipangunemi."

12Pazuvarechiseremunofanirakudzingisamwana, murumewesemuzvizvarwazvenyu,cheroanizvake akaberekerwamumba,kanawamakatenganemarikubva kumutorwa,wamakatenga,asiriwevanavenyu

13Munhuweseanozvarirwamumbamakoanofanira kudzingiswa,uyevanhuvawakatenganemarivanofanira kudzingiswa,uyesunganoyanguichavapanyamayako kutiivemurayirousingaperi.

14Munhurumeasinakudzingiswa,asinakudzingiswa nyamayegandarakerepamberipazuvarechisere,munhu iyeyeanofanirakubviswapakatipavanhuvake,nekuti aputsasunganoyangu.’

15MwarindokutikunaAbhurahama:Saraimukadziwako, zitarakeharichazonziSarai,asiSarandirozitarake 16Ndichamuropafadza,ndigokupamwanakomananaye, ndichamuropafadza,uyeachavarudzi,uyemadzimambo emarudziachabvamaari.

17Abrahamaakawirapasinechisochake,akafara,akati mumoyomake:Komunhuanemakorezana angaberekerwamwanakomanahere,uyeSara,anemakore makumimapfumbamwe,angaberekahere?

18AbhurahamaakatikunaMwari,DaiIshimaeri akararamapamberipenyu!

19Mwariakati,"Hongu,Sarawoachakuberekera mwanakomana,uyeuchamutumidzakutiIsaka;uye ndichasimbisasunganoyangunaye,sunganoisingaperi, uyeyembeuyakeinomutevera"

20UyenezvaIshmaerindakakunzwawo,uyetarira ndichamuropafadza,ndichaitakutiavemukuru, ndigomuwanzazvikuru,uyeachaberekamachindagumi nemaviri,uyendichamuitarudzirukuru

21AsindichasimbisasunganoyangunaIsaka, wauchaberekerwanaSara,mumazuvaano,mugorerinouya 22Paakapedzakutauranaye,Mwariakabvapana Abhurahama

23AbhurahamaakaitasezvaakangaaudzwanaMwari, akatoraIshmaerimwanakomanawake,navose vakazvarirwamumbamake,vaakatenganemariyake, varumevosemumbamake,akadzingisanyamayeganda ravorepamberi.

24PazuvairoroAbhurahamaakadzingiswa,uyevarume voseveimbayake,nevakaberekerwamumbamake,navose vaakatenganemarikubvakuvatorwa,vakadzingiswa pamwechetenaye

25Mutemouyundewezvizvarwazvosenekusingaperi,uye hapanakudzingiswakwemazuva,uyehapanakusiiwa kwezuvarimwechetekubvapamazuvamasere;nekuti mutemousingaperi,wakagadzwauyewakanyorwa pamahwendefaekudenga.

26Uyemunhuweseanozvarwa,nyamayakeisina kudzingiswachikandachepamberipazuvarechisere,haasi wevanavechibvumiranochakaitwanaIshenaAbrahama, asiwevanavekuparadzwa;uyehapana,zvakare,chiratidzo paarichekutindewaIshe,asi(anofanirwa)kuparadzwa nekuurawakubvapanyika,uyekubviswapanyika,nekuti akaputsachibvumiranochaIsheMwariwedu

27Nokutingirozidzosedziriponengirozidzosedzetsvene dzakasikwasaizvozvokubvapazuvaravakasikwa,uye pamberipengirozidziriponengirozidzetsvene,akatsvenesa Israeri,kutivavenayepamwechetenengirozidzaketsvene

28ZvinoiwerairavanavaIsraerikutivachengete chiratidzochesunganoiyikumarudziavoosesemutemo usingaperi,uyehavazodzurwipanyika

29Nokutimurayirowakagadzwasesungano,kutivagare vachiichengetapakatipevanavaIsraerivose

30KunaIshmaerinevanakomanavakenehamadzake naEsau,Jehovhahaanakuitakutivaswederekwaari,uye akavasarudzakwetenekutivaivavanavaAbhurahama, nekutiaivaziva,asiakasarudzaIsraerikutivavevanhu vake

31Uyeakaritsvenesa,akariunganidzakubvapakatipevana vevanhuvose;nekutikunemarudzimazhinjinevanhu vazhinji,uyevosendevake,uyepamusoropezvoseakaisa mweyamusimbarekuvatsausakubvakwaari

32Asihaanakugadzangirozikanamweyapamusoro paIsraeri,nekutiIyeogandiyemutongiwavo,uye achavachengetedzauyeachavadakubvakuruoko rwengirozidzakenemweyawake,uyekubvakuruoko rwemasimbaakeesekuitirakutiavachengetedzeuye avakomborere,uyekutivavevakeuyeIyeavewavokubva zvinonekusingaperi.

33ZvinondinokuzivisaikutivanavaIsraerihavazoteveri mutemouyu,uyehavazodzingisivanakomanavavo zvinoenderananemutemouyuwese;nekutimunyama yekudzingiswakwavovacharegakudzingiswauku kwevanakomanavavo,uyevese,vanakomanavaBheriari, vachasiyavanakomanavavovasinakudzingiswa sezvavakazvarwa

34UyekuchavanehashahurukubvakunaJehovha pamusoropevanavaIsraeri,nekutivakasiyasunganoyake, vakatsaukakubvapashokorake,vakatsamwisauye vakatuka,sezvovasingateererimutemouyu;nekuti vakabatanhengodzavoseveMamweMarudzi,kuitirakuti vabviswemunyika.Uyehakuchazovizveneruregererokana ruregererokwavari[kutipaveneruregereroneruregerero] nokudakwechivichosechekukanganisaukukusingaperi

CHITSAUKO16

1Uyepamwedzimutsvawemwedziwechina takazviratidzakunaAbrahama,pamutiwemuouki weMamre,uyetakatauranaye,uyetakamuudzakuti aizopiwamwanakomananaSaramudzimaiwake.

2Saraakaseka,nekutiakanzwakutitakangatataura mashokoayanaAbrahama,uyetakamutsiura,uyeakatya, akarambakutiakangaasekanekudakwemashokoacho. 3Uyetakamuudzazitaremwanakomanawake,sezitarake rakanyorwapamahwendefaekudenga(kureva)Isaka, 4Uye(kuti)patakadzokerakwaaripanguvayakatarwa, angadaiakaitapamuviriwemwanakomana

5UyemumwedziunoIshevakatongaSodhoma,Gomora, Zebhoimu,nenzvimboyeseyeJorodhani,uyevakavapisa nemotonesarufa,vakavaparadzakusvikanhasi, sezvandakakuzivisaimabasaavoese,kutivakaipauye vatadzizvakanyanya,uyekutivanozvisvibisauyevanoita hupombwemunyamayavo,uyevanoitakusachenapanyika 6Uye,saizvozvowo,Mwarivachatonganzvimbo dzavakaitamaereranonekusachenakwevaSodhoma, sekutongakweSodhoma

7AsitakaponesaRoti;nokutiMwariakarangarira Abhurahama,akamudzingapakatipekuparadzwa.

8Iyenevanasikanavakevakaitachivipanyika,chisina kumbovapopanyikakubvirapamazuvaaAdhamukusvika panguvayake;nekutimurumeuyuakararanevanasikana vake

9Uye,tarisai,zvakarairwauyezvakanyorwapamusoro pevanavakevose,pamahwendefaekudenga,kutiavabvise uyeavabvise,uyekutiavatongesekutongakweSodhoma, uyekutivasasiyevanavemunhupanyikapazuva rekutongwa

10MumwedziuyuAbhurahamaakabvakuHebroni, akaendaakandogarapakatipeKadheshineShuri mumakomoeGerari.

11Pakatipemwedziwechishanuakabvaipapo,akanogara patsimeremhiko

12Pakatipemwedziwechitanhatu,Jehovhaakashanyira Sara,akamuitirasezvaakangaavimbisa,uyeakava nepamuviri.

13Akaberekamwanakomanamumwedziwechitatu,uye pakatipemwedzi,panguvaiyoJehovhaakangaataurakuna Abhurahama,pamutambowezviberekozvokutanga zvekukohwa,Isakaakaberekwa

14Abhurahamaakadzingisamwanakomanawakenezuva rechisere;ndiyeakatangakudzingiswamaererano nesunganoyakasimbiswanekusingaperi

15Mugorerechitanhaturevhikirechinatakasvikakuna Abhurahama,kutsimereMhiko,uyetakazviratidzakwaari [sezvatakangataudzaSarakutitinofanirakudzokerakwaari, uyeaizovanepamuviripemwanakomana 16Takadzokamumwedziwechinomwe,tikaonaSaraaine pamuviripamberipedu]uyetakamukomborera,uye takamuudzazvesezvakangazvatemwapamusoropake, kutiaisazofakusvikaaberekavamwevanakomana vatanhatu,uyekutiaizovaonaasatiafa;asi(kuti)zitarake nembeuyakezvinofanirakutumidzwamunaIsaka: 17Uye(kuti)vanavosevevanakomanavakevanofanira kuvamaJentairi,uyevagoverengerwapamwechete nemaJentairi;asikubvakuvanakomanavaIsakamumwe anofanirakuvambeutsvene,uyehaafanirekuverengerwa pakatipemaJentairi

18NekutiaizovamugoveweWekumusoro-soro,uyevana vakevosevakangavawiramunhakayaMwari,kutiive kunaJehovhavanhuvakepamusoropemarudzieseuye kutiiveumambonevapristinerudzirutsvene.

19Takaenda,tikaudzaSarazvesezvatakangatamuudza, uyevesevakafaranemufaromukurukwazvo

20AkavakiraJehovhaaritariipapo,iyeakangaamununura, uyeakangaachimufadzamunyikayaakangaarimutorwa, uyeakapembereramutambowemufaromumwedziuyu kwemazuvamanomwe,pedyonearitariyaakangaavaka patsimeremhiko

21Uyeakavakamatumbaakeiyenevashandivake pamutambouyu,uyendiyeakatangakupemberera mutambowematumbapanyika

22Mumazuvamanomweayaaiuyanechipirisochinopiswa kunaJehovhazuvanezuva,nzombembiri,makondohwe maviri,makondohwemanomwe,nenhongoimwechete yembudzi,sechibayirochechivi,kutiazviyananisireiye nevanavake.

23Uyesechibayirochekuvonga,makondohwemanomwe, mbudzinomwe,makondohwemanomwe,nenhongo nomwe,pamwechetenezvipirisozvemicheronezvipiriso zvinonwiwa,uyeakapisamafutaosepaaritari,chibayiro chakasarudzwakunaJehovha,chinonhuhwirirazvakanaka 24Mangwananinemanheruaipisirazvinonhuhwirira, zvinonhuwira,negabhanumu,nestakite,nenadhi,nemura, nezvinonhuwira,nekostum;zvoseizvizvinomweakazvipa, zvakakuyiwa,zvakasanganiswazvakaenzana(uye) zvakachena

25Akapembereramutambouyukwemazuvamanomwe, achifaranemoyowakewesenemweyawakewese,iye nevesevaivamumbamake,uyepakangapasinamutorwa pamwechetenaye,kanacheroanizvakeasinakudzingiswa 26UyeakarumbidzaMusikiwakeuyoakamusika muchizvarwachake,nekutiAkamusikamaererano nekufadzwaKwake;nekutiAizivauyeakaonakutikubva kwaarikwaizobudamutiwekururamakwezvizvarwa zvisingaperi,uyekubvakwaarimbeutsvene,kuitirakuti iveyakafanananaIyeakagadzirazvinhuzvose.

27Uyeakakomborerauyeakafara,uyeakatumidzazita remutambouyukutimutambowaJehovha,mufaro unogamuchirwanaMwariWekumusoro-soro.

28Uyetakamuropafadzanekusingaperi,nevanavakevose vakamuteveramuzvizvarwazvosezvepasi,nekuti akapembereramutambouyupanguvayawo, zvichienderananeuchapupuhwemahwendefaekudenga.

29Ndokusakazvakatemwapamahwendefaekudenga pamusoropaIsraeri,kutivapemberereMutambo weMatendemazuvamanomwenemufaro,mumwedzi wechinomwe,uchifarirwapamberipaJehovha-mutemo usingaperimuzvizvarwazvavogoreregarega

30Uyehapanamuganhowemazuvapairi;nekuti zvakatemwanekusingaperipamusoropaIsraerikuti vapemberereuyevagaremumatumba,uyevagadzire koronapamisoroyavo,uyevatorematavianemashizha, nemitiyemikonachandokubvamurukova

31Abhurahamaakatoramataviemichindwenemichero yemitiyakanaka,uyezuvanezuvaaifamba-famba achitendereraatarinematavikanomwepazuva mangwanani,achirumbidzanekutendaMwariwakenekuda kwezvinhuzvosenemufaro.

CHITSAUKO17

1ZvinomugorerekutangarevhikirechishanuIsaka akarumurwamugoreirireJubheri,[1982AM]uye Abrahamaakaitamutambomukurumumwedziwechitatu, pazuvarakarumurwamwanakomanawakeIsaka 2UyeIshmaeri,mwanakomanawaHagari,muIjipita,aive pamberipaAbrahama,babavake,panzvimboyake,uye AbrahamaakafaraakarumbidzaMwarinekutiakaona vanakomanavakeuyehaanakufaasinamwana

3Uyeakarangariramashokoaakangaataurakwaaripazuva iroRotiakaparadzananaye,uyeakafaranekutiIshe vakangavamupambeupanyikakutivagarenhakayenyika, uyevakarumbidzanemuromowavoweseMusikiwezvinhu zvose

4SaraakaonaIshmaeriachitamba,uyeAbhurahama achifarazvikuru,uyeakavanegodokunaIshmaerindokuti kunaAbhurahama,‘Dzingamurandakadziuyu nemwanakomanawake,nokutimwanakomana womurandakadziuyuhaazogarinhakapamwechete nemwanakomanawangu,Isaka’

5ChinhuichichakangachakaipakunaAbhurahama, nokudakwomurandakadziwakenomwanakomanawake, kutiavadzingekurenaye

6MwariakatikunaAbhurahama,"Usazvinetsapamusoro pemwananemukadziwemurandakadzi;teererazvese zvawaudzwanaSara,uzviite;nekutizitarakonembeuyako zvichatumidzwamunaIsaka."

7Asimwanakomanawomurandakadziuyundichamuita rudzirukuru,nekutianobvakumbeuyako

8Abhurahamaakamukamangwanani-ngwanani,akatora chingwaneguchuremvura,akazviisapamafudziaHagari nemwana,akamuregaachienda

9Akabvaafamba-fambamurenjereBheerishebha,mvura yaivamuguchuyakangayapera,mwanaakanzwanyota, akasagonakuendereramberi,akawirapasi

10Amaivakevakamutora,vakamukandapasipomuti womuorivhi,vakaendakundogaranayepakatarisananaye, kurenepanosvikamuseve,nekutivakati,"Ndiregekuona mwanawanguachifa."Akagarapasi,akachema.

11IpapomutumwawaMwari,mumwewevatsvene,akati kwaari:“Unochemeiko,Hagari?Simuka,toramwana umubatemuruokorwako;nokutiMwarianzwainzwirako, akaonamwana.”

12Akasvinuramesoake,akaonatsimeremvura,akaenda akazadzachirongochakenemvura,akapamwanawake kutianwe,akasimukaakaendakurenjereParani

13Mwanaakakuraakavamupfuriweuta,Mwariakava naye,amaivakevakamutoreramukadzikubva kuvanasikanaveIjipiti

14Akamuberekeramwanakomana,akamutumidzazita rokutiNebhayoti,nokutiakati,“Jehovhaakangaaripedyo nenipandakamudana.”

15Zvinozvakaitikamuvhikirechinomwe,mugore rekutangarayo,[2003AM]mumwedziwekutanga mujubheriiri,musiweguminembiriwemwedziuyu, kwakavanemanzwikudengapamusoropaAbrahama,kuti akangaakatendekamunezvesezvaakamuudza,uyekuti aidaIshe,uyekutimumatambudzikoeseakanga akatendeka

16MuchindaMastêmâakauyapamberipaMwariakati, ‘Tarirai,AbrahamaanodaIsakamwanakomanawake,uye anofariramaarikupfuurazvimwezvose;muudzeikuti amupesechibayirochinopiswapaatari,uyemuchaonakana achaitamurairouyu,uyemuchazivakanaakatendekapane zvesezvamunomuedza’

17UyeIshevaizivakutiAbrahamaakangaakatendeka mumatambudzikoakeese;nekutivakangavamuedza munyikayakenenzara,uyevakangavamuedzanepfuma yemadzimambo,uyevakangavamuedzazvakare kuburikidzanemukadziwake,paakatorwa(kubvakwaari), uyenekudzingiswa;uyevakangavamuedzakuburikidza naIshmaerinaHagari,murandakadziwake,pavakavadzinga 18Uyemuzvinhuzvosezvaakamuedza,akawanikwa akatendeka,uyemweyawakehaunakushivirira,uyehaana kunonokakuitachimwechinhu;nekutiaiveakatendeka uyeaidaIshe.

CHITSAUKO18

1Mwariakatikwaari,‘Abhurahama,Abhurahama’,uye iyeakati,‘Ndiripano’

2Akati,Toramwanakomanawakowaunoda,iyeIsaka, uendekunyikayakakwirira,umupepamusoropegomo randichakuratidza

3Akamukamangwanani-ngwanani,akasungachigaro pambongoroyake,akatoramajayaakemaviri,naIsaka mwanakomanawake,akatsemurahunidzechibayiro chinopiswa,akaendakunzvimboiyoyonezuvarechitatu, akaonanzvimboyachoarikure

4Akasvikapatsimeremvura,akatikumajayaake,'Garai panonembongoro,ininemukomanatichaenda(kupfuura), uyekanatapedzakunamatatichadzokakwamuri'

5Akatorahunidzechibayirochinopiswa,akadziisapana Isakamwanakomanawake,akatoramotonebanga muruokorwake,vakaendavosepamwechetepanzvimbo iyoyo.

6Isakaakatikunababavake,‘Baba!’ivovakati,‘Ndiri pano,mwanakomanawangu’Akatikwaari,‘Tariraimoto, banga,nehuni,asigwairechibayirochinopiswariripiko, baba?’

7Akati,“Mwariachazvipagwairechibayirochinopiswa, mwanakomanawangu.”Akaswederapedyonenzvimbo yegomoraMwari

8Akavakaatari,akaisahunipaaritari,akasungaIsaka mwanakomanawake,akamuisapahunidzaivapaaritari, akatambanudzaruokorwakekutiatorebangakutiauraye Isakamwanakomanawake

9Ndakamirapamberipake,nepamberipemuchinda Mastêmâ,Ishevakati,'Muudzeikutiasaiseruokorwake pamukomana,kanakumuitiracherochinhu,nekuti ndaratidzakutianotyaJehovha'

10Ndakamudanakubvakudenga,ndikatikwaari: ‘Abrahama,Abrahama!’uyeakatyaakati:‘Ndiripano.’ 11Ndikatikwaari:Usaisaruokorwakopamukomana, usamuitirachinhu;nekutiikozvinondaratidzakutiunotya Jehovha,uyehaunakundinyimamwanakomanawako, mwanakomanawakowedangwe

12MuchindaMastêmâakanyadziswa;Abrahama akasimudzamesoakendokutarira,akaonagondohwe rakabatwanenyangadzaro,Abrahamaakaendaakatora gondohweakaripasechibayirochinopiswapanzvimbo pemwanakomanawake.

13Abhurahamaakatumidzanzvimboiyoyokuti,‘Jehovha aona,’sakapagomorinonzi,‘Jehovhaaona,’iroGomo reZiyoni.

14UyeIshevakadanaAbrahamanezitarakekechipiri kubvakudenga,sezvavakaitakutitiratidzikesetinotaura nayemuzitaraIshe.

15Akati:“Ndakapikanenipachangu,”ndizvozvinotaura Jehovha,“Nekutiwaitaizvi,uyehaunakundinyima mwanakomanawako,mwanakomanawakowaunoda,kuti ndichakuropafadzanekukuropafadza,uyendichawanza vanavako,senyeredzidzekudenga,uyesejechariri pamhenderekedzoyegungwa.Vanavakovachagaranhaka yemagutaevavengivavo,

16Uyemuvanavakomarudzioseenyikaacharopafadzwa, nekutiwakateererainzwirangu,uyendakaratidzakune vesekutiwakatendekakwandiripanezvese zvandakakuudza:Endanerugare

17Abhurahamaakaendakumajayaake,vakasimuka vakaendapamwechetekuBheerishebha,uyeAbhurahama [2010AM]akagarapatsimeremhiko

18Uyeakapembereramutambouyugoreregarega, mazuvamanomweachifara,uyeakautumidzakuti mutambowaJehovhazvichienderananemazuvamanomwe aakaendanawondokudzokanerugare.

19Sakazvakagadzwauyezvakanyorwapamahwendefa ekudenganezveIsraerinembeuyakekutivanofanira kuchengetamutambouyukwemazuvamanomwenemufaro wemutambo

CHITSAUKO19

1MugorerekutangarevhikirekutangareJubheriremakumi mananemaviri,Abhurahamaakadzokerandokugara pakatarisananeHebroni,kurevaKiriati-Abha,mavhiki maviriemakore.

2MugorerekutangarevhikirechitatureJubheriiri,mazuva eupenyuhwaSaraakapera,uyeakafiramuHebroni 3Abhurahamaakaendakunomuchemanokumuviga,uye takamuedzakutitionekanamweyawakewakanga

wakashivirirauyekanaakangaasinakutsamwanemashoko emuromowake;uyeakawanikwaakashiviriramuneizvi, uyehaanakunetseka

4NekutinemoyomurefuakatauranevanavaHeti, nechinangwachekutivamupenzvimboyekuvigamufi wake

5Jehovhaakamupanyashapamberipevosevakamuona, uyeakakumbiranetsitsivanakomanavaHeti,vakamupa nyikayebakorechipiripakatarisananeMamre,kureva Hebroni,nemasirivhamazanamana

6Vakamukumbiravachiti,“Tichakupapasinamuripo;asi akarambakuitorakubvamumaokoavopasinamuripo, nekutiakapamutengowenzvimboyacho,mariyachoyese, uyeakakotamapamberipavokaviri,uyemushuremeizvi akavigamufiwakemubakoremaviri”

7MazuvaoseeupenyuhwaSaraaivamakorezana nemakumimavirinemanomwe,kurevamajubherimaviri, mavhikimananegorerimwecheteAyandiwomazuva emakoreehupenyuhwaSara.

8UyundiwomuedzowechigumiwakaedzwanaAbrahama, uyeakawanikwaakatendeka,anemwoyomurefu

9Uyehaanakutaurakanashokorimwechetepamusoro penhaudzaivemunyikakutiMwariakangaataurakuti aizoipakwaarinevanavakevaizomutevera,uye akakumbiranzvimboipapoyekuvigavakafavake;nekuti akawanikwaakatendeka,uyeakanyorwapamahwendefa ekudengaseshamwariyaMwari

10Mugorerechinarayoakatoreramwanakomanawake Isakamukadzi,zitarakerainziRebheka[2020AM] [mwanasikanawaBhetueri,mwanakomanawaNahori, mukomawaAbrahama]hanzvadziyaRabhani, mwanasikanawaBhetueri;uyeBhetueriakangaari mwanakomanawaMerika,uyoakangaarimudzimai waNahori,mukomawaAbrahama.

11Abhurahamaakatoramukadziwechitatu,zitarakerainzi Ketura,kubvapakatipavanasikanavevarandavakeveimba, nokutiHagariakangaafaSaraasatiafa.Akamuberekera vanakomanavatanhatu,Zimramu,naJokishani,naMedhani, naMidhiani,naIshibhaki,naShua,mumavhikimaviri emakore.

12Zvinovhikirechitanhatu,mugorerechipirirayo, RabhekaakaberekeraIsakavanakomanavaviri,Jakobho naEsau.

13Uye[2046AM]Jakobhoaivemurumeakapfavauye akarurama,asiEsauaivenehasha,murumewesango,uye anemvere,uyeJakobhoaigaramumatende.

14Vakomanavakakura,Jakobhoakadzidzakunyora;asi Esauhaanakudzidza,nekutiaivemurumewesangouye muvhimi,uyeakadzidzakurwa,uyemabasaakeeseaive ehasha

15AbhurahamaaidaJakobho,asiIsakaaidaEsau

16UyeAbrahamaakaonazviitozvaEsau,uyeaizivakuti zitarakenembeuyakezvinofanirakutumidzwamuna Jakobho;uyeakadanaRebhekandokupamurairopamusoro paJakobho,nokutiaizivakutiiye(naiyewo)aidaJakobho kupfuuraEsau

17Akatikwaari:Mwanasikanawangu,chengeta mwanakomanawanguJakobho,nokutiachavapanzvimbo yangupanyika,uyenokudakweropafadzopakatipevana vevanhu,uyenokudakwekubwinyakwembeuyose yaShemu

18NokutindinozivakutiIshevachamusarudzakutiave rudzirwake,kupfuuramarudziesearipamusoropenyika. 19Uyetarisai,IsakamwanakomanawanguanodaEsau kupfuuraJakobho,asindinoonakutiunodaJakobho zvechokwadi.

20Wedzeraitsitsidzenyukwaari,uyemazisoenyu ngaamutariremurudo,nekutiachavachikomborerochedu panyikakubvazvinokusvikakumarudzioseenyika.

21Maokoakongaavenesimba,uyemwoyowakongaufare nemwanakomanawakoJakobho,nekutindakamuda kupfuuravanakomanavanguveseAcharopafadzwa nekusingaperi,uyevanavakevachazadzanyikayese

22Kanamunhuakagonakuverengajecharenyika,vana vakevachaverengwawo

23UyemaropafadzooseandakaropafadzwanawonaIshe nevanavanguachaveaJakobhonevanavakenekusingaperi.

24Uyemumbeuyakezitaranguricharopafadzwa,uye mazitaemadzibabaangu,Shemu,naNoabhu,naEnoki, naMaharareri,naEnosi,naSeti,naAdhamu.

25Izvizvichashandapakuisanheyodzedenga, nekusimbisanyika,nekuvandudzazviedzazvosezviri mudenga.

26AkadanaJakobhopamberipaRabhekaamaivake, akamutsvoda,akamuropafadza,akati:

27‘Jakobho,mwanakomanawanguanodiwa,wandinoda mweyawangu,Mwaringaakuropafadzekubvakumusoro kwedenga,uyengaakupemaropafadzoeseaakakomborera nawoAdhamu,naEnoki,naNoa,naShemu;nezvinhuzvose zvaakandiudza,nezvinhuzvosezvaakavimbisakundipa, ngaaitekutizvinamatireiwenevanavakonekusingaperi, zvichienderananemazuvaedengapamusoropenyika.

28UyeMweyayeMastêmâhaizokutongaiwekanavana vakokutiikubvisekunaIshe,uyoariMwariwakokubva zvinonekusingaperi.

29UyeIsheMwaringavavebabavakonewe mwanakomanawedangwe,uyekuvanhunguvadzose 30Endanorugare,mwanangu.’Vosevakabvapamwe chetekunaAbhurahama

31ZvinoRabhekaaidaJakobho,nemoyowakeweseuye nemweyawakewese,kupfuuraEsau;asiIsakaaidaEsau kupfuuraJakobho

CHITSAUKO20

1Uyemugorerechimakumimananembirirejubheri, mugorerekutangarevhikirechinomwe,Abrahamaakadana Ishmaeri,[2052(2045?)AM]nevanakomanavakegumi nevaviri,naIsakanevanakomanavakevaviri, nevanakomanavatanhatuvaKetura,nevanakomanavavo 2UyeakavarairakutivachengetenzirayaIshe;kuti vanofanirakuitazvakarurama,uyekudamumwe nemumwemuvakidzaniwake,uyekuitasaizvozvopakati pevanhuvose;kutimumwenemumweanofanirakufamba navosaizvozvosekutonganekururamapanyika 3Kutivadzingisevanakomanavavo,maereranonesungano yaakangaaitanavo,uyekutivasatsaukirekurudyikana kuruboshwerwenziradzesedzatakarairwanaJehovha;uye kutitizvidzivirirekubvapaupombwehwesenekusachena, [uyetiregeupombwehwesenekusachenapakatipedu] 4Kanamukadzikanamusikanaakaitaufevepakatipenyu, mupiseinemotouyemusaiteufevenayevachitevedzera

mazisoavonemoyoyavo;uyemusazvitoreravakadzi kubvakuvanasikanaveKanani;nekutivanaveKanani vachabviswamunyika

5Uyeakavaudzanezvekutongwakwehofori,nekutongwa kwevaSodhoma,kutivakatongwaseinekudakwehuipi hwavo,uyevakafanekudakwehupombwehwavo, nekusachena,uyekuorakwevesekuburikidza nehupombwe.

6‘Zvichenjerereikubvapaupombwehwesenekusachena kwese,uyekubvapakusvibiswakwechivikwese,kuti muregekuitazitareduchinhuchakatukwa,uyehupenyu hwenyuhwesechinhuchinoridzirwamuridzo,uye vanakomanavenyuvesevaparadzwenebakatwa,uye mugovavakatukwaseSodhoma,uyevasaravenyuvese sevanakomanaveGomora’

7Ndinokutetererai,vanakomanavangu,kutimudeMwari wekudenga,uyenamatiraikumirairoyakeyese Musateverazvifananidzozvavonetsvinayavo, 8Musazviitiravamwarivakaumbwanesimbikana vakavezwa;nekutihazvinamaturo,uyehapanamweya mavari;nekutiibasaremaokoevanhu,uyevesevanovimba navohavavimbinechinhu.

9Musavashumira,kanakuvanamata,asishumiraiMwari Wokumusorosoro,mumunamatenguvadzose;Mutarisire chisochakenguvadzose,Muitezvakaruramapamberipake, Kutiakufadzei,akupeitsitsidzake,Akuniseimvura mangwananinemanheru,Aropafadzeimabasaenyuose amakaitapanyika,Aropafadzeichingwachenyunemvura yenyu,Aropafadzeizviberekozvedumburenyu, nezviberekozvenyikayenyu,nemombedzemombedzenyu, nemakwaienyu.

10Uyeiweuchavachikomboreropanyika,uyemarudzi eseenyikaachakushuvira,uyeacharopafadzavanakomana vakomuzitarangu,kutivaropafadzweseni.

11AkapaIshimaeri,vanakomanavake,nevanakomana vaKetura,zvipo,akazvibvisakunaIsakamwanakomana wake,akapawoIsakamwanakomanawakezvose.

12IshmaerinevanakomanavakenevanakomanavaKetura nevanakomanavavo,vakaendapamwechetevakagara kubvakuParanikusvikapakupindamuBhabhironi, munyikayoseirikumabvazuvakwerenje

13Zvinoavavakasangana,uyemazitaavoakatumidzwa kutimaArabu,uyemaIshmaeri.

CHITSAUKO21

1Zvinomugorerechitanhaturevhikirechinomwerejubheri iriAbrahamaakadanaIsakamwanakomanawake,uye [2057(2050?)AM]akamurairaachiti,'Ndakwegura, handizivizuvarekufakwangu,uyendagutanemazuva angu'

2Uyetarirai,ndavanemakorezananemakumimanomwe nemashanuekuberekwa,uyemumazuvaeseehupenyu hwangundakarangariraIshe,uyendakatsvaganemoyo wanguwesekuitakudakwavo,uyekufambazvakarurama munziradzavodzese

3Mweyawanguunovengazvifananidzo,<uyendinoshora avovanozvishumira,uyendinopamoyowangunemweya wangu>kutindichenjererekuitakudakwaIyeakandisika 4NokutindiyeMwarimupenyu,uyemutsveneuye akatendeka,uyeakaruramakupfuurazvese,uyekwaari

hakunakugamuchiravanhukanakugamuchirazvipo; nekutiMwariakarurama,uyeanotongavesevanodarika mirairoyakeuyevanozvidzasunganoyake

5Zvinoiwe,mwanakomanawangu,chengetamirairoyake, nezvaakatonga,uyeusateverazvinonyangadza,kana mifananidzoyakavezwa,kanamifananidzoyakaumbwa 6Musadyaroparemhukakanamombe,kanareshiri inobhururukamudenga.

7Kanaukaurayachibayirosechibayirocherugare chinogamuchirika,chiuraye,ugodururaroparachopaaritari, uyemafutaeseechibayirouchapapaaritaripamwechete neupfuhwakatsetseka,nechipochezviyochakasanganiswa nemafuta,pamwechetenechipochachochinonwiwa, uzvipezvosepamwechetepaaritariyezvipirisozvinopiswa, kutizvivezvinonhuhwirirazvakanakapamberipaJehovha

8Unofanirakubvisamafutaechibayirochekuongapamoto uripaatari,mafutaarimudumbu,mafutaosearimuura, itsvombiri,mafutaosearipadziri,nepachiunonechiropa, pamwecheteneitsvo.

9Mupezvoseizvikutizvivezvinonhuhwirirazvakanaka pamberipaJehovha,pamwechetenechipochazvochezviyo nechinopiwachazvochinonwiwa,kutizvive zvinonhuhwirirazvakanaka,chingwachinopisirwa Jehovha

10Uyeidyainyamayayopazuvairorouyepazuva rechipiri,uyemusaregazuvarichivirapazuvarechipiri kusvikirayadyiwa,uyemusaregachimwechinhu chichisarapazuvarechitatu;nekutihaigamuchirwi[nokuti haigamuchirwi]uyengairegekudyiwazve,uyevese vanodyanyamayachovachazviunzirachivi;nekutindizvo zvandakawanazvakanyorwamumabhukuemadzitateguru angu,uyemumashokoaEnoki,uyemumashokoaNoa 11Unofanirakudiramunyupazvipirisozvakozvose,uye usaregamunyuwesunganouchishayikwapazvipiriso zvakozvosepamberipaJehovha

12Uyekanazvirizvehunidzezvibayiro,chenjerakuti uregekuuyanezvimwehunidzeataripamusoropeizvi: cypress,bay,amondi,fir,pine,cedar,savin,fig,olive, mura,laurel,aspalathus

13Uyemhandoidzidzehunidzakaiswapaataripasi pechibayiro,dzakaedzwakutidzionekwesei,uyemusaisa (pairi)hunidzakatsemukakanakutidzakasviba,(asi) dzakaomauyedzakachena,dzisinamhosva,bundu rakanakauyeidzva;uyemusaisa(pairi)hunidzekare, [nokutikunhuhwirirakwadzokwapera]nekutihapasisina kunhuhwirirakwadzosekare.

14Kunzekwemhandoidzidzehunihapanaimwe yaunofanirakuisa(paatari),nekutikunhuhwirirakwacho kwapararira,uyekunhuhwirirakwachohakukwirekudenga

15Chengetamurairouyuuyeuite,mwanakomanawangu, kutiuvewakaruramamumabasaakoese

16Nguvadzosegezamuviriwako,ugezenemvurausati wasvikakuaritarikuzopazvibayiro,ugezemaokoako netsokadzakousatiwaswederapedyonearitari;uyekana wapedzakubayirazvibayiro,gezamaokoakonetsoka dzakozvakare

17Ropangariregekuonekwapaurikanapanguodzako; chenjerera,mwanakomanawangu,ropa;chenjerera zvikuru;rifukidzeneguruva

18Musadyacheroroparipizvaronekutindiromweya; musadyacheroroparipizvaro

19Uyemusatorazviponokudakweroparemunhu,kuti riregekuteurwapasinakurangwa,pasinakutongwa;nokuti roparinoteurwandirorinoitakutinyikaitadze,uyenyika haigonekucheneswakubvaparoparemunhukunze kweropareuyoakariteura.

20Musatorachipokanachiponokudakweroparomunhu, ropanokudakweropa,kutimugamuchirwepamberi paJehovha,MwariWokumusorosoro;nokutindiye dziviriroyezvakanaka;uyekutimudzivirirwekubvakune zvakaipazvose,uyekutiakuponeseikubvakurufurwese 21Ndinoona,mwanakomanawangu,kutimabasaese evanavevanhuchivinehuipi,uyemabasaavoese kusachenauyechinonyangadzauyekusvibiswa,uye hapanakururamakwavari

22Chenjera,kutiuregekufambamunziradzavo,kana kufambamunziradzavo,kanakutadzachivichinosvika parufupamberipaMwariWekumusoro-soro,kana zvikasadaro,achakuvanzirachisochake,akakudzosera mumaokoekutadzakwako,akakudzurapanyika,nevana vakowopasipedenga,uyezitarakonevanavako zvichapararapanyikayese

23Regaimabasaavoesenekusachenakwavokwese,uye chengetaimutemowaMwariWekumusoro-soro,uyeitai kudakwakeuyemuvevakaruramapazvinhuzvese

24Achakukomborerapamabasaakoese,uyeachakumutsa kubvakwaurimutiwekururamapanyikayese,kusvika kumarudzieseenyika,uyezitarangunezitarako hazvizokanganwikipasipedenganekusingaperi.

25Enda,mwanakomanawangunorugareMwari Wokumusorosoro,MwariwangunaMwariwako, ngaakusimbisekutiuitekudaKwake,Uyengaaropafadze vanavakovosenevasaravevanavakokumarudziose nekusingaperi,nezvikomborerozvosezvakarurama,Kuti uvechikomboreropanyikayose.’

26Akabvakwaariachifara

CHITSAUKO22

1Zvinozvakaitikamuvhikirekutangamugore rechimakumimananemanareJubheri,mugorerechipiri,iro rakafaAbhurahama,kutiIsakanaIshmaerivakabva kutsimereMhikokuzopembereramutambowemavhikindikokuti,mutambowezviberekozvekutangazvekukohwa -kunaAbhurahama,babavavo,uyeAbhurahamaakafara nekutivanakomanavakevavirivakangavauya

2IsakaakangaanepfumayakawandamuBheerishebha, uyeIsakaaiwanzoendakunoonapfumayakeuyeaidzokera kunababavake.

3ZvinomumazuvaiwayoIshmaeriakaendakunoonababa vake,uyevosevakaungana,Isakaakapachibayiro chechibayirochinopiswa,akachipapaatariyababavake yaakangaagadziramuHebroni.

4Akapachibayirochekuvonga,akaitiraIshmaeri,mukoma wakemutambowemufaro;Rabhekaakabikamakeke matsvakubvamuzviyozvitsva,akapaJakobho, mwanakomanawake,kutiaendesekunaAbhurahama,baba vake,kubvapazviberekozvekutangazvenyika,kutiadye, aropafadzeMusikiwezvinhuzvoseasatiafa

5Isakawo,akatumirachibayirochekuvongakuna AbhurahamanaJakobho,kutiadyenekunwa.

6Akadya,akanwa,akarumbidzaMwariWokumusorosoro, akasikadenganenyika,akasikazvinhuzvosezvakakora zvepasi,akazvipakuvanavavanhu,kutivadye,vanwe, varumbidzeMusikiwavo.

7Zvinondinokutendai,Mwariwangu,nekuti makandiratidzanhasi;tarirai,ndavanemakorezana nemakumimatanhatunemashanu,ndakwegurauyendaguta nemazuva,uyemazuvaangueseaverugarekwandiri.

8Bakatwaremuvengiharinakundikundapazvinhuzvose zvamakandipaininevanavangumazuvaeseehupenyu hwangukusvikanhasi

9Mwariwangu,ngonidzenyunerugarerwenyungazvive pamurandawenyu,nepavanavevanakomanavake,kuti vaverudzirwakasarudzwanenhakakwamurikubvapakati pemarudzieseepanyikakubvazvinokusvikakumazuva eseezvizvarwazvepanyika,kusvikakumarudziese.’

10AkadanaJakobhoakati:“Mwanakomanawangu Jakobho,Mwariwezvosengaakukomborereuye akusimbisekutiuitezvakarurama,uyekudakwake pamberipake,uyengaakusarudzeiwenevanavakokuti uverudzirwenhakayakemaereranonekudakwakenguva dzose.”

11Zvinoiwe,mwanakomanawangu,Jakobho,swedera pedyounditsvode’Akaswederapedyoakamutsvoda,akati: ‘MwanakomanawanguJakobhongaaropafadzwe,uye vanakomanavosevaMwariWokumusoro-soro,kusvikira kumarudziose;Mwaringaakupembeuyokururama;uye vamwevevanakomanavakongaavatsaurepakatipenyika yose;Marudzingaakushumire,uyemarudziose ngaakotamepamberipevanavako’

12Ivainesimbapamberipevanhu,uyemuvenesimba pamusoropevanavosevaSetiIpaponziradzenyunenzira dzevanakomanavenyudzicharuramiswa,kutivaverudzi rutsvene.

13MwariWekumusoro-sorongaakupemaropafadzoese, aakandikomboreranawo,uyeaakakomboreranawoNoa naAdhamu;Ngaagarepamusoropevanavakokubva kuzvizvarwanezvizvarwanekusingaperi

14Uyengaakuchenesekubvapakusaruramakwose nekusachena,Kutiukanganwirwezvitadzozvakozvose; zvawakaitausingaziviUyengaakusimbise,uye akukomborereUyengaagarenhakayenyikayose, 15Uyengaavandudzesunganoyakenewe,kutiuverudzi rwakesenhakayakenokusingaperi,uyekutiaveMwari wakonembeuyakomuchokwadinekururamamazuvaose enyika.

16Uyeiwe,mwanakomanawanguJakobho,rangarira mazwiangu,uyechengetamirairoyaAbrahama,babavako: Zviparadzanisenemarudzi,uyeusadyenavo;uyeusaite zvinoenderananemabasaavo,uyeusavemubatsiriwavo; Nokutimabasaavohaanakuchena,uyenziradzavodzose kusvibiswauyechinonyangadzauyekusachena. 17Vanopazvibayirozvavokuvakafa,uyevanonamata mweyayakaipa,uyevanodyapamusoropemakuva,uye mabasaavoesehaanamaturouyehaanamaturo 18Havanamwoyowokunzwisisa,uyemazisoavohaaoni mabasaavo,uyekutivanokanganisaseipakutaurakudanda vachiti,‘NdimiMwariwangu,’uyekudombovachiti, ‘NdimiIshewanguuyendimimuponesiwangu’[Uye havanamwoyo.]

19Uyeiwe,mwanakomanawanguJakobho,Mwari Wekumusoro-sorongaakubatsire,uyeMwariwekudenga ngaakuropafadze,uyeakubvisepakusachenakwavouye kubvamukukanganisakwavokwese.

20Chenjerera,mwanakomanawanguJakobho,kutiusatore mukadzikubvakumbeuipizvayoyevanasikanaveKenani; Nokutivanavakevosevachadzurwapanyika

21Nokuti,nekudakwekudarikakwaHamu,Kenani akakanganisa,uyevanavakevosevachaparadzwakubva panyikanezvosezvasarazvayo,uyehapanaachabuda kubvakwaariachaponeswapazuvarekutongwa

22Uyekanavarivesevanonamatazvifananidzonevasina Mwari

(a)Havazovinetariromunyikayevapenyu; (b)Uyehavazorangarirwipanyika;

(c)NokutivachaburukirakuSheori, (d)Vachaendakunzvimboyekutongwa, SezvovanaveSodhomavakabviswapanyika,saizvozvowo vosevanonamatazvifananidzovachabviswa.

23Usatya,mwanakomanawanguJakobho,Usavhunduke, iwemwanakomanawaAbrahama:MwariWekumusorosorongaakuchengetedzekubvapakuparadzwa,uye ngaakununurekubvamunziradzesedzekukanganisa

24Imbaiyindakazvivakirakutindiisezitarangupamusoro payopanyika;[yakapihwaiwenevanavakonekusingaperi], uyeichanziimbayaAbrahama;yakapihwaiwenevana vakonekusingaperi;nekutiiweuchavakaimbayangu,uye uchasimbisazitarangupamberipaMwarinekusingaperi; vanavakonezitarakozvichagaranezvizvarwazvose zvenyika

25Akaregakumurayiranokumuropafadza.

26Vaviriavavakararapamwechetepamubhedhamumwe chete,JakobhoakararapachipfuvachaAbrahama,baba vababavake,akamutsvodakanomwe,rudorwakenemoyo wakezvakamufadza

27Uyeakamuropafadzanemoyowakeweseakati:'Mwari Wekumusoro-soro,Mwariwezvose,uyeMusikiwezvose, akandiburitsakubvakuUriyevaKadheyakutiandipenyika iyikutindiigarenhakanekusingaperi,uyekutindigadze rudzirutsvene-MwariWekumusoro-sorongaaropafadzwe nekusingaperi'

28AkaropafadzaJakobhoakati:“Mwanakomanawangu, wandinofariranomwoyowanguwoseuyenerudorwangu, nyashadzenyunengonidzenyungazvimutsirwepaari nepavanavakenguvadzose”

29Musamusiya,kanakumushorakubvazvinokusvika kumazuvaekusingaperi,uyemazisoenyungaavhurike paarinepavanavake,kutimumuchengetedze, mumuropafadze,uyemumutsveneseserudzirwenhaka yenyu;

30Uyemumukomborerenezvikomborerozvenyuzvose kubvazvinokusvikakumazuvaoseekusingaperi,uye muvandudzesunganoyenyunenyashadzenyunayeuye nevanavakemaereranonemufarowenyuwese kuzvizvarwazvosezvepasi

CHITSAUKO23

1UyeakaisaminwemiviriyaJakobhopamazisoake,uye akarumbidzaMwariwevamwari,uyeakafukidzachiso

chake,akatambanudzatsokadzake,ndokurarahope dzisingaperi,uyeakaunganidzwakumadzibabaake.

2UyepasineinezvoseizviJakobhoakangaakarara pachipfuvachake,uyeaisazivakutiAbrahama,baba vababavake,vakangavafa.

3Jakobhoakamukakubvamuhopedzake,uyetarira Abrahamaatonhorasechando,uyeakati'Baba,baba';asi hapanaakataura,uyeakazivakutiakangaafa.

4Akasimukapachipfuvachake,akamhanya,akanoudza Rabheka,amaivake;RabhekaakaendakunaIsakausiku, akanomuudza;vakaendapamwechete,naJakobhonavo, mwenjeurimuruokorwake;pavakapinda,vakawana Abrahamaakafa.

5Isakaakawirapachisochababavake,akachema, akamutsvoda

6UyemanzwiakanzwikamumbamaAbrahama,uye Ishmaerimwanakomanawakeakasimuka,akaendakuna Abrahamababavake,akachemapamusoropaAbrahama babavake,iyeneveimbayoseyaAbrahama,uye vakachemanekuchemakukuru

7VanakomanavakeIsakanaIshmaerivakamuvigamubako remaviri,pedyonaSaramukadziwake,vakamuchema mazuvamakumimana,varumevoseveimbayake,naIsaka naIshmaeri,navanakomanavavovose,navanakomanavose vaKeturavaripanzvimbodzavo;mazuvaekuchema Abhurahamaapera

8Uyeakararamamakoreejubherimatatunemavhikimana emakore,makorezananemakumimanomwenemashanu, uyeakapedzamazuvaehupenyuhwake,akwegurauye azerenemazuva

9Nokutimazuvaemadzitateguruavo,ehupenyuhwavo, aivemakoreguminemapfumbamweejubheri;uyemushure meMafashamovakatangakukurapasipemajubherigumi nemapfumbamwe,uyekudzikiramumajubheri,uye kukweguranekukurumidza,uyekuzaranemazuvaavo nekudakwekutambudzikakwakawandauyekuipa kwenziradzavo,kunzekwaAbrahama.

10NokutiAbrahamaakangaakakwanamumabasaakeese kunaIshe,uyeaifarirakururamamazuvaeseehupenyu hwake;uyetarirai,haanakupedzisamajubherimana muhupenyuhwake,paakangaakweguranekudakwehuipi, uyeakangaagutanemazuvaake

11Uyezvizvarwazvosezvichamukakubvapanguvaino kusvikapazuvarekutongwakukuruzvichakurumidza kukura,vasativapedzamajubherimaviri,uyeruzivorwavo ruchavasiyanekudakwekukwegurakwavoNyikaruzivo rwavorweseruchapera]

12Uyemumazuvaiwayo,kanamunhuakararamagore reJubherinehafu,vachatinezvake:‘Araramakwenguva refu,uyechikamuchikuruchemazuvaakekurwadziwa nekusuwanekutambudzika,uyehapanarugare’ 13Nokutinjodziinoteveranjodzi,uyerondapamusoro peronda,uyekutambudzikapamusoropekutambudzika, uyemashokoakaipapamusoropemashokoakaipa,uye chirwerepamusoropechirwere,uyekutongakwose kwakaipakwakadai,mumwenemumwe,kurwara nekukundwa,uyechandonechandonechando,nefivha, nechando,nekushayasimba,nenzara,nerufu,nebakatwa, nekutapwa,uyemarudzieseenjodzinemarwadzo

14Uyeizvizvosezvichauyapachizvarwachakaipa, chinodarikapasipano:mabasaavokusachenaneupombwe, nekusvibiswanezvinonyangadza

15Ipapovachati:'Mazuvaemadzitateguruakanga akawanda(kusvika),kusvikakumakorechiuru,uyeakanga akanaka;asitarirai,mazuvaehupenyuhwedu,kanamunhu akararamamakoremazhinji,makoremakumimatanhatu negumi,uye,kanaakasimba,makoremakumimatanhatu, uyeiwayoakaipa,uyehapanarugaremumazuva echizvarwachinochakaipa'

16Uyemuchizvarwaichochovanakomanavachapa mhosvamadzibabaavonevakuruvavopamusoropechivi nekusarurama,uyepamusoropemashokoemuromowavo nehuipihukuruhwavanoita,uyepamusoropekusiyakwavo sunganoiyoIshevakaitapakatipavoNaye,kuti vachengeteuyevaitemirairoYakeyesenemitongoYake nemitemoYakeyese,pasinakutsaukirakurudyikana kuruboshwe

17Nokutivesevakaitazvakaipa,uyemuromowese unotaurazvakaipauyemabasaavoesekusvibiswauye chinonyangadza,uyenziradzavodzesekusvibiswa, kusvibiswauyekuparadza.

18Tarisainyikaichaparadzwanekudakwemabasaavoese, uyehapazovinembeuyemuzambiringa,uyehapanamafuta; nekutimabasaavohaanakutendekazvachose,uye vachapararapamwechete,mhukanemombeneshiri, nehovedzosedzegungwa,nekudakwevanavevanhu 19Vacharwa,vadikinevakwegura,nevakurunevadiki, varombonevapfumi,varombonevanesimba,nevanoshaya nemachinda,nekudakwemutemonechibvumirano;nekuti vakanganwamurayiro,nechibvumirano,nemitambo, nemwedzi,neSabata,neJubhiri,nemitongoyese 20Vachamiraneutanemapakatwanehondokuti vavadzoseremunzira;asihavazodzokikusvikiraropa rakawandaradeurwapanyika,mumwepashurepomumwe

21Uyeavovakapukunyukahavazodzokikubvamuuipi hwavovachiendakunzirayekururama,asivese vachazvikudzakukunyengeranepfuma,kutimumwe nemumweatorezvesezvirizvemuvakidzaniwake,uye vachatumidzazitaguru,asikwetemuchokwadiuyekwete mukururama,uyevachasvibisanzvimbotsvene-tsvene nekusachenakwavouyekuorakwekusvibiswakwavo

22Jehovhaacharangazviitozvechizvarwachinozvikuru, uyeachavaisakumunondo,kutongwa,kutapwa,kupambwa, uyekudyiwa

23Uyeachamutsavatadzivevahedhenikutivavarwise, vasinatsitsikanatsitsi,uyevasingazoremekedzimunhu, vakurukanavadiki,kanacheroanizvake,nekutivakaipa uyevanesimbarekuitazvakaipakupfuuravanavese vevanhuVachashandisachisimbakunaIsraerinekumukira kunaJakobho,uyeroparakawandarichadururwapanyika, uyehapazovineanounganidzauyeanoviga.

24Mumazuvaiwayovachadanidzira,vachidanidzira, vachinyengeterakutivaponeswekubvamumaokoevatadzi, vahedheni;asihapanaachaponeswa

25Uyemisoroyevanaichavechenanevhudzijena,Uye mwanawemavhikimatatuachaonekwasemurume wemakorezana,Uyehurefuhwavohuchaparadzwa nekutambudzikanekudzvinyirirwa

26Uyemumazuvaiwayovanavachatangakudzidza mitemo,uyekutsvagamirairo,uyekudzokerakunzira yekururama

27Uyemazuvaachatangakuwandauyekuwedzerapakati pevanavevanhuivavoKusvikiramazuvaavoasvika kumakorechiuruUyekusvikakuhuwanduhwemakore kupfuura(kare)hwaivehuwanduhwemazuva

28Uyehapazovinemurumeakwegurakanamunhu asingagutsikanenemazuvaake,nekutivesevachava (sevana)nevechidiki

29Uyemazuvaavoosevachapedzauyevachagara murugarenemumufaro,UyehakuzovinaSatanikana muparadziakaipa;Nokutimazuvaavooseachavamazuva ekukomborerwanekuporeswa

30PanguvaiyoyoJehovhaachaporesavarandavake,uye vachamukavoonarugarerukuru,uyevachadzingavavengi vavoUyevakaruramavachaonauyevachaonga,uye vachafaranekusingaperi,uyevachaonakutongakwavo kweseuyekutukwakwavokwesepavavengivavo.

31Mapfupaavoachazororamuvhu,uyemweyayavo ichafarazvikuru,uyevachazivakutindiJehovhaanoita mutongo,uyeanoratidzatsitsikumazananezviuru,uye kunevesevanomuda

32Uyeiwe,Mosesi,nyorapasimazwiaya;nekutindizvo zvakanyorwa,uyeanoanyorapamahwendefaekudenga seuchapupuhwezvizvarwanekusingaperi

CHITSAUKO24

1ZvinozvakaitikamushuremekufakwaAbrahama,kuti JehovhaakaropafadzaIsakamwanakomanawake,uye akasimukakubvakuHebroniakaendakunogarapatsime reChiratidzomugorerekutangarevhikirechitatu[2073AM] rejubheriiyi,makoremanomwe.

2Mugorerekutangarevhikirechinanzarayakavapo panyika,[2080AM]kunzekwenzarayekutanga,yaivapo mumazuvaaAbrahama.

3Jakobhopaakangaachibikanyemba,Esauakabva kusangoanenzara,akatikunaJakobhomukomawake, “Ndipewoimweyenyamatsvukuiyi.”Jakobhoakati kwaari,“Nditengeserewoudangwehwako,uyendichakupa chingwa,pamwecheteneimweyenyamaiyi”

4Esauakatimumoyomake:Ndichafaini,udangweuhwu hunondibatsirei?

5AkatikunaJakobho,"Ndichakupa"Jakobhoakati, "Ndipikirenhasi,"uyeakamupikira.

6JakobhoakapamukomawakeEsauchingwanezvokudya, akadyakusvikiraaguta,asiEsauakazvidzaudangwe hwake;nokudakwechikonzeroichiEsauakatumidzwazita rokutiEdhomu,nekudakwezvokudyazvitsvuku zvaakapiwanaJakobhosedangwerake

7Jakobhoakavamukuru,asiEsauakabviswapakukudzwa kwake

8Nzarayakatiyasvikapanyika,IsakaakaendakuIjipiti mugorerechipirirevhiki,akaendakunamambo wevaFiristiakuGerari,kunaAbhimereki

9Jehovhaakazviratidzakwaari,akatikwaari,Usaburukira kuIjipiti;garamunyikayandichakuudza,ugaremunyika ino;inindichavanewe,ndikuropafadze

10Nokutindichakupaiwenembeuyakonyikaiyiyose, uyendichasimbisamhikoyanguyandakapikirakuna

Abhurahamababavako,uyendichaitakutivanavako vawandesenyeredzidzedenga,uyendichapavanavako nyikaiyiyose

11Uyemuvanavakomarudzioseenyikaacharopafadzwa, nekutibabavakovakateererainzwirangu,vakachengeta murayirowangu,nemirairoyangu,nemirairoyangu, nezvandakatonga,nesunganoyangu;zvinoteererainzwi rangu,ugaremunyikaino.

12AkagaramuGerarikwemavhikimatatuemakore

13Abhimerekiakamurayira,[2080-2101AM]nezvese zvaivazvake,achiti:"Munhuweseanomubatakana chimwechinhuchakeachafazvirokwazvo"

14IsakaakavanesimbapakatipevaFiristia,uyeakawana pfumayakawanda,mombe,makwai,ngamera,mbongoro, neimbahuru

15AkadyarambeumunyikayevaFiristia,akakohwa zvakapetwakazanaIsakaakavamukurukwazvo, vaFiristiavakamuitiragodo

16Zvinomatsimeoseakangaacherwanevaranda vaAbhurahamapanguvayaAbhurahama,vaFiristia vakaavhara,vakaazadzanevhu

17AbhimerekiakatikunaIsaka,“Ibvakwatiri,nokutiune simbagurukupfuuraisu”Isakaakabvaipapomugore rekutangarevhikirechinomwe,akandogaramumipata yeGerari.

18Vakacherazvematsimeemvuraakangaacherwa nevarandavababavakeAbhurahama,ayoakangaavharwa nevaFiristiamushuremekufakwababavakeAbhurahama, uyeakaatumidzamazitaakafanananemazitaaakanga atumidzwanababavakeAbhurahama

19VarandavaIsakavakacheratsimemumupata,vakawana mvuramhenyu,vafudziveGerarivakakakavadzana nevafudzivaIsaka,vachiti:Mvuraiyindeyedu;Isaka akatumidzatsimerachokutiKusatendeka,nekutivakanga vatitsamwira

20Vakacherarimwetsime,vakakakavadzananarowo; akaritumidzakutiKuvenga.Akabvaipapo,vakachera rimwetsime,asihavanakukakavadzananaro;akaritumidza kuti,NzvimboIsakaakati,"ZvinoJehovhawatiitira nzvimbo,tawandapanyika."

21Akabvaipapoakaendakutsimeremhikomugore rekutangarevhikirekutangamuJubheriremakumimana nemana[2108AM].

22Jehovhaakazviratidzakwaariusikuihwohwo, pamwedziwekutanga,akatikwaari:NdiniMwari waAbhurahamubabavako;usatya,nekutindinewe, ndichakuropafadza,ndichaitakutivanavakovavevazhinji sejecharenyika,nekudakwaAbhurahamumurandawangu.

23Uyeakavakaatariipapo,iyobabavakeAbrahama vakangavavakapakutanga,uyeakadanazitaraJehovha, uyeakapachibayirokunaMwariwababavakeAbrahama

24Uyevakacheratsimeuyevakawanamvuramhenyu.

25VashandivaIsakavakacherarimwetsimeasihavana kuwanamvura,vakaendavakanoudzaIsakakutivakanga vasinakuwanamvura,Isakandokuti:“Nhasindapika kuvaFiristiyauyechinhuichichatiziviswa”

26AkatumidzanzvimboiyoyokutiBheroreMhiko,nekuti ipapoakangaapikakunaAbhimereki,shamwariyake Ahuzati,naFikorimubatiwehondoyake

27Isakaakazivapazuvairorokutiakangaavavimbisakuti achaitarugarenavo

28IsakaakatukavaFirisitiapazuvairoro,akati:VaFirisitia ngavatukwekusvikirapazuvarokutsamwanehashapakati pemarudziose;Mwaringaavaitechinhuchinosekwa nechinotukwanehashanehashamumaokoevatadzi, vahedheni,namaokoavaKitimi.

29Uyeaninanianopukunyukamunondowemuvengi newaKitimi,rudzirwakaruramangarudzurwemukutongwa kubvapasipedenga;nekutivachavevavenginevavengi vevanavangumuzvizvarwazvavozvesepanyika

30Hapanaachasarakwavari,kanaachaponeswapazuva rekutsamwakwekutongwa;nekutikuparadzwa,kudzurwa, nekudzingwapanyikakuchaitwa,uyehakuchazovi nemazitakanavanapanyikakuvaKafitoriava.

31Nokutikunyangeakakwirakudenga,achaburutswa ipapo,uyekunyangeachizvisimbisapanyika,achaburitswa ipapo,uyekunyangeachizvivanzapakatipemarudzi, achadzurwaipapo;uyekunyangeakadzikakuSheori, ikokowokuchavanemhosvahuru,uyeikokowohaazovi nerugare.

32Kanaakaendakuutapwa,vachamuurayapanzira nemaokoevanotsvakakumuuraya,uyehapanazitakana mwanazvichasarakwaaripanyikayese;nekutiachabva aendakutukwakusingaperi

33Uyendizvozvakanyorwauyezvakanyorwapamusoro pakepamahwendefaekudenga,kutizviitwekwaaripazuva rekutongwa,kuitirakutiabviswepanyika

CHITSAUKO25

1ZvinomugorerechipirirevhikirinomugoreirireJubheri, RabhekaakadanaJakobhomwanakomanawake,akataura naye[2109AM],achiti:'Mwanakomanawangu,usatora mukadziwevanasikanaveKanani,saEsau,mukomawako, akawanavakadzivavirivevanasikanaveKanani,uye vakanditsamwisanemabasaavoeseasinakuchena:nekuti mabasaavoeseufeveneruchiva,uyehapanakururama kwavari,nekuti(mabasaavo)akaipa.

2Uyeini,mwanakomanawangu,ndinokudazvikuru,uye mwoyowangunerudorwanguzvinokukomboreranguva yegayegayezuvauyenguvayekurindayeusiku.

3Zvino,mwanakomanawangu,teererainzwirangu,uite kudakwaamaivako,usazvitoreramukadzikubva kuvanasikanavenyikaino,asikubvakuimbayababavangu nehamadzababavangucheteUnofanirakuzvitorera mukadzikubvakuimbayababavangu,uyeMwari Wekumusoro-soroachakuropafadza,uyevanavako vachavarudzirwakaruramauyerudzirutsvene’

4IpapoJakobhoakataurakunaRabheka,amaivake,akati kwavari:“Tarirai,amai,ndavanemakoremapfumbamwe, uyehandinakumbozivakanakubatamukadzi,kana kuzvivimbisacheroanizvake,kanakumbofunga kunditoreramukadzikubvakuvanasikanaveKenani.”

5Nokutindinoyeuka,amai,mazwiaAbrahama,babavedu, nekutivakandirairakutindisatoremukadzikubva kuvanasikanaveKanani,asikutinditoremukadzikubva kumbeuyeimbayababavangunekuhamadzangu 6NdakanzwakarekutiRabhani,hanzvadziyako, akaberekerwavanasikana,uyendafungakutindivatorere mukadzipakatipavo

7Uyenekudakwechikonzeroichindakazvidzivirira mumweyawangukutindisatadzakanakusvibiswamunzira

dzangudzesemumazuvaeseehupenyuhwangu;nekuti maereranonekuchivaneupombwe,Abrahama,babavangu, vakandipamirairoyakawanda

8Uye,pasineinezvosezvaakandiraira,makoremakumi maviriayamukomawanguagaraachirwaneni,uye achitaurakwandirikakawandaachiti:'Mukomawangu, torahanzvadziyevakadzivanguvavirikutiivemukadzi'; asindinorambakuitasezvaaita.

9Ndinopikapamberipenyu,amai,kutimazuvaese ehupenyuhwanguhandizotoramukadzikubva kuvanasikanaverudzirweKanani,uyehandizoitizvakaipa sezvakaitwanemukomawangu

10Musatyaamai,ivainechokwadichekutindichaitakuda kwenyuuyendinofambamukururama,uyehandizoshatisi nziradzangunekusingaperi'

11Ipapoakasimudzachisochakekudenga,akatambanudza minweyake,akavhuramuromowake,akarumbidzaMwari Wokumusorosoro,akasikadenganenyika,uyeakamutenda nekumurumbidza.

12Akati,“JehovhaMwaringaakudzwe,uyezitarake dzvenengarikudzwenokusingaperi-peri,iyeakandipa Jakobhosemwanakomanaakachenauyerudzirutsvene, nokutindiyewako,uyevanavakevachagaravarivako nekusingaperi,kusvikirakumarudziosenekusingaperi”

13Murumbidzei,Jehovha,muisemumuromomangu chikomborerochokururama,kutindimurumbidze’

14Uyepanguvaiyoyo,mweyawekururamawakadzika mumuromomake,akaisamaokoakeesearimaviri pamusorowaJakobho,ndokuti:

15Wakaropafadzwaiwe,IshewekururamanaMwari wekusingaperi,uyengaakuropafadzekupfuurazvizvarwa zvosezvevanhuNgaakupeiwe,Mwanakomanawangu, nzirayekururama,uyearatidzekururamakumbeuyako

16Uyengaawedzerevanavakomuhupenyuhwako,Uye ngaavenemwedziyegorezvichienderananenhambayegore Uyevanavavongavawedzereuyevakurekupfuura nyeredzidzekudenga,Uyehuwanduhwavohuve hwakawandakupfuurajecharegungwa

17Uyengaavapenyikaiyiyakanaka-sekutaura kwaAkataurakutiaizoipakunaAbhurahamanevanavake vaizomuteveranguvadzose-uyengavaitoreiveyavo nekusingaperi

18Uyedaindakuona(kuzvarirwa)iwe,mwanakomana wangu,vanavakaropafadzwamuhupenyuhwangu,uye vanavakovosengavavevanavakaropafadzwauye vatsvene.

19Sezvawakazorodzamweyawaamaivakopahupenyu hwavo,dumburewakakuberekarichakuropafadza saizvozvo,[rudorwangu]nemazamuangu zvichakurumbidzaUyemuromowangunerurimirwangu zvichakurumbidzazvikuru

20Wedzeraimupararirepanyika,uyembeuyenyungaive yakakwanamumufarowedenganenyikanekusingaperi; uyembeuyenyungaifare,uyepazuvagururerugarengaive nerugare

21Zitarenyunembeuyenyungazvigarenokusingaperi, uyeMwariWekumusoro-sorongaaveMwariwavo,uye Mwariwekururamangaagarenavo,uyeipaponzvimbo yaketsveneivakwenokusingaperi

22Anokuropafadzangaaropafadzwe,Nenyamayose inokutukanhemangaitukwe

23Akamutsvoda,akatikwaari,‘Ishewenyikangaakudei, Sekufarakwaamaivakonerudorwavomauri,uye kukuropafadza’Ipapovakaregakuropafadza

CHITSAUKO26

1ZvinomugorerechinomwerevhikirinoIsakaakadana Esau,mwanakomanawakemukuru,akatikwaari: Ndakwegura,mwanakomanawangu,uyetarira,mesoangu haachaonizvakanaka,uyehandizivizuvarekufakwangu 2Zvinotorazvombozvakozvekuvhima,gobarako,neuta hwako,uendekusango,undivhime,undibate(nyama yemhuka),mwanakomanawangu,undigadzirirenyama inonaka,sezvainodamweyawangu,uuyenayokwandiri, ndidye,kutimweyawanguukuropafadzendisatindafa 3AsiRabhekaakanzwaIsakaachitauranaEsau. 4Esauakabudamangwanani-ngwananikusango kunovhimanekubatahove,kutiauyenadzokumbakuna babavake.

5ZvinoRabhekaakadanaJakobho,mwanakomanawake, akatikwaari:Tarira,ndanzwaIsaka,babavako,vachitaura naEsau,mukomawako,vachiti:Ndivhime,undigadzirire nyamainonaka,undiunzireiyo

6NdingadyandikakuropafadzapamberipaJehovhandisati ndafa.Zvino,mwanakomanawangu,teererainzwirangu panezvandinokuraira:Endakubokarakorezvipfuwo unditorerembudzanambiridzakanakadzembudzi, ndigodzigadzirirababavakonyamainonaka,sezvavanoda; ugoiisakunababavakokutivadye,vakuropafadzepamberi paJehovhavasativafa,uyekutiuropafadzwe

7JakobhoakatikunaRabhekaamaivake:“Amai, handingarambidzebabavangukudyacherochinhu chingavafadza;asindinotyakutiamaivanguvachanzwa inzwiranguvodakundibata.”

8Zvinounozivakutiinindirimunhuakapfava,asiEsau, mukomawangu,anevhudzi,uyendichaonekwapamberi pakesemuitiwezvakaipa,uyendichaitabasaraasina kundiraira,uyeachanditsamwira,uyendichazviunzira kutukwa,kwetechikomborero

9Rabheka,maivake,vakatikwaari,"Kutukwakwako ngakuvepamusoropangu,mwanakomanawangu;teerera inzwiranguchete"

10JakobhoakateererainzwiraRabheka,amaivake, akaenda,akatorambudzanambiridzakanakauye dzakakora,akadziuisakunaamaivake;amaivake vakadzigadzira~nyamainonaka~yaaida.

11RabhekaakatoramvurayakanakayaEsau, mwanakomanawakemukuru,yaaivanayomumbamake, akaipfekedzaJakobho,mwanakomanawakemudiki, (nadzo),akaisamatehweembudzanapamaokoake nepamutsipawake

12Akaisanyamanechingwazvaakangaabikamumaoko emwanakomanawakeJakobho

13Jakobhoakapindakunababavake,akati,"Ndiri mwanakomanawenyu;ndaitasezvamandiudza;simukai mugare,mudyezvandabata,baba,kutimweyawenyu undiropafadze."

14Isakaakatikumwanakomanawake:“Wawanasei nekukurumidzazvakadai,mwanakomanawangu?”

15Jakobhoakati,"NokutiJehovhaMwariwenyu akandibatsirakuwana"

16Isakaakatikwaari,"Swedera,ndikubate-bate, mwanakomanawangu,kanaurimwanakomanawangu Esaukanakwete"

17JakobhoakaswederakunaIsaka,babavake, vakamubata-bata,akati,"InzwiraJakobho,asimaoko maokoaEsau"

18Asihaanakumuziva,nekutichaivechirangochakabva kudengachekubvisasimbarakerekunzwisisauyeIsaka haanakumuziva,nekutimaokoakeaivanemvere sedzemukomawakeEsau,sakaakamuropafadza

19Akati,"NdiwemwanakomanawanguEsauhere?"Iye akati,"Ndinimwanakomanawako"Akati,"Uyaneni ndidyezvawabata,mwanakomanawangu,kutimweya wanguukuropafadze"

20Akamuswededzapedyonaye,akadya,akamuunzira waini,akanwa.

21Isakababavakevakatikwaari:“Swederapedyo unditsvode,mwanakomanawangu”

22Akaswederapedyoakamutsvoda,akanhuhwirira kunhuhwirirakwenguodzake,akamuropafadza,akati: Tarira,kunhuhwirirakwemwanakomanawangukwakaita sekunhuhwirirakwemundawakakomborerwanaJehovha.

23Jehovhangaakupedovarekudenga,nedovarenyika, nezviyozvakawandanemafuta;Marudzingaakushumire, nemarudzingaakufugamire.

24Ivaishewehamadzako,vanakomanavamaivako ngavakupfugamire;maropafadzooseandiropafadzwanawo naJehovha,naAbhurahamubabavangu,ngaapiweiwe nevanavakonokusingaperi;anokutukangaatukwe, anokuropafadzangaaropafadzwe

25Isakaakatiapedzakuropafadzamwanakomanawake Jakobho,JakobhoabudapamberipababavakeIsaka, akavanda,Esaumukomawakeakasvikaachibva kunovhima.

26Naiyewoakagadziranyamainonaka,akaendanayo kunababavake,akatikunababavake,"Babavangu ngavamuke,vadyenyamayanguyemhuka,kutimweya wenyuundiropafadze"

27Isakababavakevakatikwaari:Ndiweaniko?Akati kwaari:Ndinidangwerako,mwanakomanawakoEsau; ndaitasezvawakandiraira

28Isakaakashamisikazvikuru,akati:Ndianikoakavhima akabatamombe,akauyanayokwandiri,ndikadyazvose usatiwasvika,ndikamuropafadza;iyeacharopafadzwa,iye nevanavakevose,nokusingaperi

29EsauakatianzwamashokoaIsakababavake,akachema nokuchemakukurukunorwadza,akatikunababavake, "Ndiropafadzeineniwo,baba."

30Akatikwaari,"Munun'unawakowauyanokunyengera, akatoraropafadzoyako"Akati,"Zvinondavakuzivakuti zitarakeranziJakobho;tarira,wandinyengedzakaviriaka; akatorakodzerodzangudzoudangwe,zvinowatora ropafadzoyangu"

31Akati,"Hamunakundichengeterawochikomborerohere, baba?"Isakaakapindura,akatikunaEsau,"Tarira, ndamuitaishewako,nehamadzakedzosendamupakuti dzivevarandavake;ndamusimbisanezviyozvakawanda, newaini,namafuta;zvinondichakuitireiko,mwanakomana wangu?"

32EsauakatikunaIsakababavake,"Munechikomborero chimwechetehere,baba?Ndiropafadzeiwo,iniwo,baba"

33Esauakachemakwazvo,Isakaakapindura,akatikwaari, "Tarira,nzvimboyakoyokugarairikurenedovarenyika, kurenedovarekudengarinobvakumusoro"

34Uchararamanemunondowako,uchashumiramunun'una wako;Zvinokanawavamukuru,wobvisajokorake pamutsipawako,uchatadzachivichosekusvikaparufu, uyevanavakovachadzurwapasipedenga

35EsauakarambaachityisidziraJakobhonokuda kweropafadzoyaakaropafadzwanayonababavake,akati mumoyomake,"Mazuvaekuchemababavangungaasvike zvino,kutindiurayemunin'inawanguJakobho"

CHITSAUKO27

1ZvinomashokoaEsau,mwanakomanawakemukuru, akaudzwaRabhekamuchiroto,uyeRabhekaakatuma munhukundodanaJakobhomwanakomanawakemuduku, 2akatikwaari:“Tarira,Esaumukomawakoachakutsiva kutiakuuraye.”

3Zvino,mwanakomanawangu,teererainzwirangu, simukautizirekunaRabhani,hanzvadziyangu,kuHarani, ugarenayemazuvamashoma,kusvikirakutsamwa kwemukomawakokwapera,uyeabvisakutsamwakwake kwauri,uyeakanganwezvesezvawakaita;ipapo ndichatumavanhukuzokutorakubvaikoko.

4Jakobhoakati,"Handityi;kanaachidakundiuraya, ndichamuuraya"

5Asiiyeakatikwaari,"Ndiregekushayikwa nevanakomanavanguvavirinezuvarimwe"

6JakobhoakatikunaRabhekaamaivake:“Tarira,unoziva kutibabavanguvakwegura,havaoninekutimazisoavo aperasimba,uyekanandikavasiyazvichavazvakaipa mumazisoavo,nekutindichavasiyandichiendakurenemi, uyebabavanguvachatsamwa,uyevachandituka. Handingaendi;kanavandituma,ipapondinoendachete”

7RabhekaakatikunaJakobho,"Ndichapindanditaurenaye, uyeachakuregauende."

8IpapoRabhekaakapindaakatikunaIsaka, “Ndinosemesaupenyuhwangunokudakwavanasikana vavirivaHeti,avoEsauakamutorakutivavevakadzivake. KanaJakobhoakatoramukadzikubvakuvanasikana venyikayakadai,ndichararamireizve,nokutivanasikana veKenanivakaipa?”

9IsakaakadanaJakobho,akamuropafadza,akamurayira, akatikwaari,Usawanamukadzipakatipavakunda veKenani;

10SimukauendekuMesopotamia,kumbakwaBhetueri, babavamaivako,undozvitoreramukadzikubva kuvanasikanavaRabhani,hanzvadziyaamaivako 11MwariWemasimbaosengaakuropafadze,akuwedzere, akuwedzere,kutiuvebokaremarudzi,akupemaropafadzo ababavanguAbhurahamu,iwenembeuyakoinokutevera, kutiugarenhakayenyikayaugereurimutorwa,nenyika yoseyakapiwaAbhurahamunaMwari;enda, mwanakomanawangu,norugare

12IsakaakaendesaJakobho,akaendakuMesopotamia kunaRabhanimwanakomanawaBhetuerimuAramu, hanzvadziyaRabheka,amaivaJakobho 13ZvinozvakaitikakutiJakobhoasimukakutiaende kuMesopotamiya,mweyawaRabhekawakarwadziwa nekudakwemwanakomanawake,akachema

14IsakandokutikunaRabheka:Hanzvadziyangu, usachemamwanakomanawanguJakobho;nokutiaenda norugare,uyeachadzokanorugare

15MwariWokumusorosoroachamudzivirirakubva pazvakaipazvose,uyeachavanaye,nokutihaazomusiyi mazuvaakeose;

16Nokutindinozivakutinziradzakedzichabudiriramune zvosekwaanoenda,kusvikiraadzokakwatirinorugare,uye tichamuonaarimurugare

17Usatyanekudakwake,hanzvadziyangu,nekutiari munzirayakaruramauyemurumeakakwana:uye akatendekauyehaazoparariUsachema

18IsakaakanyaradzaRabhekanokudakwomwanakomana wakeJakobho,akamuropafadza

19JakobhoakabvakutsimeremhikokutiaendekuHarani mugorerekutangarevhikirechipirimugoreremakumi mananemanarejubheri,akasvikakuRuzipamakomo, kurevaBheteri,pamwedziwekutangawevhikirino,[2115 AM]akasvikapanzvimboiyoyomadekwana,akatendeuka kubvamunzirainoendakumadokerokwenzirahusiku ihwohwo;akararaipapo,nekutizuvarakangaravira

20Akatorarimwedomborenzvimboiyoyoakariisapasi pemuti,akaendaariega,akarara

21Akarotausikuihwohwo,akaonamaneraakangaamiswa panyika,musorowawowakasvikakudenga;vatumwa vaJehovhavakakwiranokudzikapaari;Jehovhaakamira paari

22AkatikunaJakobho,"NdiniJehovha,Mwari waAbhurahamu,babavako,naMwariwaIsaka;nyika yaurerepairindichaipaiwenembeuyakoinotevera"

23Vanavakovachavaseguruvarenyika,uyeuchawanda kumadokeronekumabvazuva,kuchamhembe nekumaodzanyemba,uyemaurinemuvanavakomhuri dzesedzemarudzidzicharopafadzwa.

24Tarira,ndinewe,ndichakuchengetakwesekwaunoenda, uyendichakudzoserakunyikainonerugare;nekuti handingakusiyekusvikirandaitazvesezvandakakuudza.

25Jakobhoakamukapahopedzake,akati,“Zvirokwazvo nzvimboinoimbayaJehovha,asiinindangandisingaizivi” Akatya,akati,“Nzvimboinoinotyisa,iyoisiriimwekunze kweimbayaMwari,uyeirindirosuorekudenga”

26Jakobhoakamukamangwanani-ngwanani,akatora domboraakangaaisapasipemusorowake,akarimisa sechisimbiso,akadururamafutapamusoroparo AkatumidzanzvimboiyoyozitarokutiBheteri,asi pakutangazitarenzvimboiyoyorainziRuzi.

27JakobhoakapikamhikokunaJehovha,achiti:Kana Jehovhaakavaneni,akandichengetaparwendorwangu rwandinofambanarwo,akandipachikafuchekudya nenguvodzekupfeka,ndikadzokerakumbakwababavangu norugare,ipapoJehovhaachavaMwariwangu,nedombo irirandakamisasembirusechiratidzopanzvimboino, richavaimbayaJehovha;uyepazvinhuzvose zvamuchandipa,ndichakupaichegumichezvose

CHITSAUKO28

1Akafambarwendorwake,akasvikakunyika yekumabvazuva,kunaRabhani,hanzvadziyaRebheka,uye akangaanaye,akamushandiraRakeri,mwanasikanawake, kwevhikiimwechete

2Zvinomugorerekutangarevhikirechitatu[2122AM] akatikwaari:'Ndipemukadziwangu,wandakakushandira makoremanomwe';RabhanindokutikunaJakobho: 'Ndichakupamukadziwako.'

3Rabhaniakagadziramabiko,akatoraRea,mukundawake mukuru,akamupakunaJakobho,akamupaZiripa, murandakadziwake,kutiavemurandakadziwake;Jakobho haanakuziva,nokutiakafungakutindiRakeri.

4Akapindakwaari,akaonakutindiyeRea;Jakobho akatsamwiraRabhani,akatikwaari,"Wandiitireiko zvakadai?HandinakukushandiraRakerihere,kweteRea? Wandiitireikozvakaipa?"

5Toramwanasikanawako,ndiende,nokutiwakandiitira zvakaipa’NokutiJakobhoaidaRakerikupfuuraRea, nokutimesoaReaakangaasinakusimba,asichimirochake chakangachakanakakwazvo;asiRakeriakangaane mazisoakanakauyechimirochakanakakwazvo

6RabhaniakatikunaJakobho:“Hazvinakuitwamunyika medu,kutimudikiatangekupiwamukuru.”Uyehazvina kunakakuitaizvi;nekutindizvozvakanyorwa mumahwendefaekudenga,kutihapanaanofanirakupa mwanasikanawakemudikimukuruasatiapiwa;asi mukuru,mumweanotangauyemushuremakemudiki uyemurumeanoitaizvozvo,vanomupamhosvakudenga, uyehapanaakaruramaanoitaizvi,nekutichiitoichi chakaipapamberipaIshe

7UyerairavanavaIsraerikutivasaitechinhuichi; ngavaregekutorakanakupamudikivasativapamukuru, nekutizvakaipakwazvo

8RabhaniakatikunaJakobho,"Regamazuvamanomwe emutamboweuyuapfuure,ndikupeRakeri,kuti undishandiremamwemakoremanomwe,kutiufudze makwaiangusezvawaiitavhikiyekutanga"

9ZvinopazuvairomazuvamanomweemutambowaRea apera,RabhaniakapaRakerikunaJakobho,kuti amushandiremamwemakoremanomwe,uyeakapaRakeri Bhiriha,hanzvadziyaZiripa,kutiavemurandakadziwake. 10Akashandirazvemamwemakoremanomwenokuda kwaRakeri,nokutiReyaakangaapiwakwaaripasina

11JehovhaakazarurachiberekochaRea,akavanepamuviri, akaberekeraJakobhomwanakomana,akamutumidzazita rokutiRubhenipazuvareguminemanaremwedzi wepfumbamwe,mugorerekutangarevhikirechitatu.[2122 AM]

12AsichiberekochaRakerichakangachakavharwa,nokuti JehovhaakaonakutiReaakangaasingadiwiuyeRakeri akangaachidiwa

13JakobhoakapindazvekunaRea,akavanepamuviri, akaberekeraJakobhomwanakomanawechipiri, akamutumidzazitarokutiSimioni,musiwamakumimaviri nerimwewemwedziwegumi,mugorerechitaturevhikirino [2124AM]

14JakobhoakararazvenaRea,akavanepamuviri, akamuberekeramwanakomanawechitatu,akamutumidza zitarokutiRevhi,pamwedziwekutangamugore rechitanhaturevhikirino[2127AM]

15Jakobhoakapindazvekwaari,iyeakabatapamuviri, akamuberekeramwanakomanawechina,akamutumidza zitarokutiJudha,pazuvareguminemashanuremwedzi wechitatu,mugorerekutangarevhikirechina.[2129AM]

16NekudakweizvizvoseRakeriakagodoraRea,nekuti akangaasinakubereka,ndokutikunaJakobho,"Ndipe vana"Jakobhoakati,"Ndakakunyimazvibereko zvedumburakohere?Ndakakusiyahere?"

17RakeripaakaonakutiReaakangaaberekeraJakobho vanakomanavana,RubheninaSimiyoninaRevhinaJudha, akatikwaari:“UyaikunaBhirihamurandakadziwangu, uyeachavanepamuviriuyeandiberekeremwanakomana.” (AkazomupaBhirihamurandakadziwakekutiave mudzimaiwake)

18Akapindakwaari,iyeakabatapamuviri,akamuberekera mwanakomana,akamutumidzazitarokutiDhani,pazuva rechipfumbamweremwedziwechitanhatu,mugore rechitanhaturevhikirechitatu[2127AM]

19JakobhoakadzokerakunaBhirihakechipiri,akabata pamuviri,akaberekeraJakobhomwanakomanamumwe, RakeriakamutumidzazitarokutiNaftari,nezuva rechishanuremwedziwechinomwe,mugorerechipiri revhikirechina.[2130AM]

20Reapaakaonakutiakangaasinamberekouyeakanga asingabereki,akaitiraRakerigodo,uyeakapawo murandakadziwakeZiripakunaJakobhokutiavemukadzi wake,uyeakavanepamuviri,akaberekamwanakomana, uyeReaakamutumidzazitarokutiGadhi,pazuvaregumi nembiriremwedziwechisere,mugorerechitaturevhiki rechina[2131AM]

21Akapindazvekwaari,iyeakabatapamuviri, akamuberekeramwanakomanawechipiri,Rea akamutumidzazitarokutiAsheri,pazuvarechipiri remwedziweguminerimwe,mugorerechishanurevhiki rechina.[2133AM]

22JakobhoakapindakunaRea,akavanemimba,akabereka mwanakomana,akamutumidzazitarokutiIsakari,pazuva rechinaremwedziwechishanu,mugorerechinarevhiki rechina,[2132AM]uyeakamupakumureri

23Jakobhoakapindazvekwaari,akavanepamuviri, akabereka(vanavaviri),mwanakomananemwanasikana, akatumidzamwanakomanazitarokutiZebhuroni,uyezita remwanasikanawakeDhina,pazuvarechinomwe remwedziwechinomwe,mugorerechitanhaturevhiki rechina[2134AM]

24JehovhaakanzwiraRakeritsitsi,akavhurachibereko chake,akavanepamuviri,akaberekamwanakomana, akamutumidzazitarokutiJosefa,pamwedziwechina, mugorerechitanhatumuvhikiiyiyechina[2134AM]

25ZvinopamazuvaokuzvarwakwaJosefa,Jakobhoakati kunaRabhani,"Ndipeivakadzivangunavanakomana vangu,ndiendekunababavanguIsaka,ndivakireimba, nekutindapedzamakoreandakakushandirainokuda kwevanasikanavenyuvaviri,uyendichaendakuimba yababavangu"

26RabhaniakatikunaJakobho,"Garanenikutiupiwe mubairowako,undifudzezvemakwaiangu,ugotora mubairowako"

27Vakabvumiranakutiamupesemubairowakewemakwai nembudzidzakazvarwanhema,dzinemavaranemachena, (idzi)dzaizovemuripowake.

28Makwaioseakaberekaanemavara,mavara,matema, uyeakaberekawomakwayanaakafanananawo;uyeose aivanemakwayanaaivaaJakobho,uyeoseaivaasinaaiva aRabhani

29Jakobhoakavanepfumayakawandakwazvo,uyeakava nemombenemakwainembongoronengamera nevarandarumenevarandakadzi

30RabhaninevanakomanavakevakaitiraJakobhogodo, Rabhaniakamutoreramakwaiake,akamurindanepfungwa dzakaipa

CHITSAUKO29

1ZvinozvakaitikakutiRakeriaberekaJosefa,kuti Rabhaniakaendakunoveuramakwaiake,nekutivaivakure nayerwendorwemazuvamatatu

2JakobhopaakaonakutiRabhaniakangaodakuveura makwaiake,akadanaReanaRakeri,akavakurudzirakuti vaendenayekunyikayeKenani

3Nokutiakavaudzakutiakaonazvesemuhope,zvese zvaakangaamuudzakutiadzokerekumbakwababavake, uyevakati:'Kwesekwaunoendatichaendanewe'

4JakobhoakarumbidzaMwariwaIsakababavake, naMwariwaAbrahamababavababavake,akasimuka, akatasvamadzimaiakenevanavake,akatorazvinhuzvake zvose,akayambukarwizi,akasvikakunyikayeGiriyadhi, asiJakobhoakavanzapfungwadzakekunaRabhani,haana kumuudza

5ZvinomugorerechinomwerevhikirechinaJakobho akatendeukirakuGiriyedhimumwedziwekutanga,pazuva rechimakumimavirinerimwe[2135AM]Rabhani akamuteverandokuwanaJakobhomugomoreGiriyedhi mumwedziwechitatu,pazuvarechiguminematatu

6AsiJehovhahaanakumubvumirakutiakuvadzeJakobho, nekutiakazviratidzakwaarimuchirotousiku.Rabhani ndokutauranaJakobho

7ZvinopazuvaregumineshanuremazuvaiwayoJakobho akaitiraRabhaninavosevaaivanavomabiko,uyeJakobho akapikakunaRabhaninaRabhaniwokunaJakobhokuti pasavanomumwewavoangayambukagomoreGiriyedhi nechinangwachakaipa.

8Akagadziramurwiweuchapupuipapo;sakazita renzvimboiyoyorakatumidzwazitarekuti,Murwi weUchapupu,richirevamurwiuyu.

9AsikarevaimbotinyikayeGireadhiinyikayevaRefaimu; nekutiyaivenyikayevaRefaimu,uyevaRefaimu vakaberekerwa(ipapo),vanekurebakwaivegumi, mapfumbamwe,maserekusvikapamakubhitimanomwe

10NzvimboyavoyaibvakunyikayevanavaAmoni kusvikakuGomoreHemoni,uyezvigarozveumambo hwavozvaivaKarnaimineAshtaroti,neEdhirei,neMishuri, neBheoni.

11Jehovhaakavaparadzanekudakwezvakaipazvavakaita; nekutivaivavakaipakwazvo,uyevaAmorivakagara panzvimbopavo,vakaipauyevanezvivi,uyehapana vanhunhasivakazadzisazvivizvavozvese,uyehavachina hupenyuhurefupanyika

12JakobhoakaendesaRabhani,akaendakuMesopotamia, nyikayekumabvazuva,uyeJakobhoakadzokerakunyika yeGireadhi

13AkayambukaJabhokinemwedziwechipfumbamwe, nezuvareguminerimwerawoMusiiwoyoEsaumukoma wakeakasvikakwaari,akayanananaye,akabvakwaari akaendakunyikayeSeiri,asiJakobhoakagaramumatende.

14Uyemugorerekutangarevhikirechishanumujubheriiri [2136AM]akayambukaJoridhani,ndokugaramhiri kwaJoridhani,uyeakafudzamakwaiakekubvapagungwa remurwikusvikakuBhetishani,nekuDhotaninekusango reAkrabhimi.

15AkatumirakunababavakeIsakapfumayakeyese, zvipfeko,chikafu,nyama,zvekunwa,mukaka,mafuta, chizi,nezvimwezvirimwazvemubani.

16UyekunaamaivakeRabhekawokanakanepagore, pakatipenguvadzemwedzi,pakatipekurimanekukohwa, uyepakatipemwakawechirimonemvura(mwaka)uye pakatipechandonechirimo,kusvikakushongwe yaAbhurahama.

17IsakaakangaadzokakubvakuBheerireMhikoakakwira kurusvingorwababavakeAbhurahama,uyeakagaraikoko arikurenemwanakomanawakeEsau.

18NokutipanguvayakaendaJakobhokuMesopotamia, EsauakatoraMaharati,mwanasikanawaIshmaeri,mukadzi wake,akaunganidzamakwaioseababavakenemadzimai ake,akaendakunogarapaGomoreSeiri,akasiyababavake Isakavarivegapatsimeremhiko

19IsakaakabvakuBheerireMhikoakandogara mushongweyababavakeAbhurahamapamakomo eHebroni,

20UyeikokoJakobhoakatumirazvesezvaaitumirakuna babavakenaamaivakenguvanenguva,zvesezvavaida, uyevakaropafadzaJakobhonemoyowavowesenemweya wavowese.

CHITSAUKO30

1Uyemugorerekutangarevhikirechitanhatu[2143AM] akaendakuSaremu,kumabvazuvakweShekemu,murugare, mumwedziwechina.

2VakaendaikokonaDhina,mwanasikanawaJakobho, kumbakwaShekemu,mwanakomanawaHamori,muHivhi, muchindawenyika,akararanaye,akamusvibisa;uye akangaarimusikanamudiki,anemakoreguminemaviri

3Akakumbirababavakenevanun'unavakekutivamupe kutiavemukadziwake.Jakobhonevanakomanavake vakatsamwiravarumeveShekemu,nekutivakanga vasvibisahanzvadziyavoDhina,vakatauranavo nepfungwadzakaipa,vakavanyengera,vakavanyengera.

4ZvinoSimeoninaRevhivakasvikakuShekemu vasingafungiri,vakatongavarumevoseveShekemu, vakaurayavarumevosevavakawanamo,vakasasiyakana mumwechetewavoarimupenyu;vakaurayavose vachirwadzisa,nekutivakangavanyadzisahanzvadziyavo Dhina

5Sakangazviregekuitwazvekubvazvinokuti mwanasikanawaIsraeriasvibiswe;nekutikutongwa kwakagadzwakudengapamusoropavokutivaparadze nebakatwavarumeveseveShekemunekutivakaita zvinonyadzisamuIsraeri

6JehovhaakavaisamumaokoevanakomanavaJakobho kutivavaparadzenebakatwauyevavatonge,uyekuti zvisazoitikazvemuIsraerikutimhandarayaIsraeri isvibiswe

7KanapainemurumemuIsraerianodakupamwanasikana wakekanahanzvadziyakekumurumewerudzi rwevahedheni,anofanirakufa,uyevanofanirakumutema

nematombo;nekutiakaitazvinonyadzisamuIsraeri;uye vanofanirakupisamukadziwachonemoto,nekutiazvidza zitareimbayababavake,uyeachabviswamuIsraeri

8Ngaparegekuwanikwamhombwekanachinhuchisina kuchenapakatipaIsraerimumazuvaeseezvizvarwa zvenyika;nekutiIsraerimutsvenekunaJehovha,uye munhuweseanosvibisaanofanirakufa;vanofanira kumutemanematombo.

9Nekutindizvozvakanyorwapamahwendefaekudenga nezvevanavesevaIsraeri:aninaanianosvibisa(izvi)achafa zvirokwazvo,uyeachatakwanematombo

10Uyemurairouyuhaunamuganhuwemazuva,kana kuregererwa,kanakuregererwa;asimurumeakasvibisa mwanasikanawakeanofanirakubviswapakatipaIsraeri wese,nekutiakapavamwevevanavakekunaMoreki,uye akaitazvisakaruramakutiamusvibise.

11Uyeiwe,Mosesi,rayiravanavaIsraeriuyeuvarayire kutivaregekupavanasikanavavokuvahedheni,uyekuti vasatorecheromwanasikanawevahedhenikutiave wevanakomanavavo,nekutiizvizvinonyangadzapamberi paJehovha

12SakandakunyoreraimumashokoeMutemomabasaese evaShekemu,avakaitiraDhina,uyekutivanakomana vaJakobhovakataurasei,vachiti:"Hatizopimwanasikana wedukumurumeasinakudzingiswa,nokutiizvozvozvaiva chisekokwatiri"

13UyechinhuchinonyadzisaIsraeri,kuneavovapenyu, uyekuneavovanotoravanasikanaveMamweMarudzi; nekutiizvihazvinakuchenauyezvinosemesaIsraeri

14UyeIsraerihaazosunungurwipakusachenaukukana ainemudzimaiwevanasikanavevahedheni,kanakutiakapa cheromwanasikanawakekumurumeariwevahedheni 15Nokutipachavanedendapamusoropedenda,uye kutukwapamusoropekutukwa,uyekutongakwese, dambudzikonekutukwa,zvichauyapamusoropake:kana akaitachinhuichi,kanakuvanzamazisoakekuneavo vanoitakusachena,kanaavovanosvibisanzvimbotsvene yaJehovha,kanaavovanosvibisazitarakedzvene,(ipapo) rudzirwoseruchatongwapamwechetenekuda kwekusachenakwesenekusvibiswakwemurumeuyu.

16Uyehapazovinerusarura[uyehapanarusarura]uye hapanakugamuchirakubvamumaokoakemicheronezvipo nezvipozvinopiswanemafuta,kanakunhuhwirira kwakanaka,kutizvigamuchirwe:ndizvozvichaitikawo kumurumekanamukadziwesemuIsraerianosvibisa nzvimbotsvene.

17Sakandakakuraira,ndichiti:‘PupuriraIsraeriuchapupu uhwu:OnakutivaShekemunevanakomanavavo vakararamasei,kutivakaiswamumaokoevanakomana vavirivaJakobho,vakavaurayavachitambudzwa,uye zvakaverengerwakwavarikutikururama,uyezvakanyorwa kwavarikutikururama.’

18UyevanavaRevhivakasarudzwakutivavevapristi,uye kutivavevaRevhi,kutivashumirepamberipaIshe, sezvatinoita,nguvadzose,uyekutiRevhinevanakomana vakevaropafadzwenekusingaperi;nekutiaishingairakuita kururamanekutonganekutsivakuneavovesevakamukira Israeri

19Sakavanonyoraseuchapupuhwenyashadzake pamahwendefaekudenga,makomboreronekururama pamberipaMwariwezvose:

20Uyetinoyeukakururamakwakaitwanemunhu muhupenyuhwake,panguvadzesedzegore;kusvika kuzvizvarwachiuruvachakunyora,uyekuchauyakwaari nekuvanavakemushuremake,uyeakanyorwa pamahwendefaekudengaseshamwarinemurume akarurama

21Ndanyoranyayaiyiyesenekudakwako,uye ndakakurairakutiuudzevanavaIsraeri,kutivasaitechivi kanakutyoramitemokanakutyorachibvumirano chavakagadzwa,(asi)kutivazadziseuyevanyorwe seshamwari

22Asikanavakadarikauyevakaitazvinhuzvisinakuchena munziradzose,vachanyorwapamahwendefaekudenga sevavengi,uyevachaparadzwakubvamubhukurehupenyu, uyevachanyorwamubhukureavovachaparadzwauye pamwecheteneavovachadzurwapanyika.

23UyepazuvairovanakomanavaJakobhovakauraya Shekemu,gwarorakanyorwakudengarichiratidzakuti vakangavaitazvakarurama,vakarurama,uyevatsiva vatadzi,uyerakanyorwakutirivechikomborero

24VakatorahanzvadziyavoDhinakubvakumba kwaShekemu,vakatorazvesezvaivamuShekemu,makwai avo,mombedzavo,mbongorodzavo,pfumayavoyese, nezvipfuwozvavozvese,vakauyanazvokunaJakobho babavavo.

25Akavatukanekutivakangavaurayagutanebakatwa, nekutiaityavaigaramunyikaiyoyo,vaKenaninevaPerizi 26KutyaJehovhakwakauyapamusoropemagutaese akapoteredzaShekemu,sakahavanakusimukakuti vateverevanakomanavaJakobho,nokutikutyakwakanga kwavawira.

CHITSAUKO31

1Zvinopakugarakwemwedzi,Jakobhoakataurakuvanhu voseveimbayake,achiti:Zvinatsei,mupfekenguvo dzenyu,ngatisimukeitiendekuBheteri,kwandakapika mhikokwaaripazuvarandakatizaEsaumukomawangu, nekutiangaaneni,akandiuyisamunyikainonorugare, mubvisevamwarivedzimwenyikavaripakatipenyu.

2Vakasiyavamwarivenhemanezvaivamunzevedzavo nezvaivapamitsipayavo,nezvifananidzozvakabiwa naRakerikunaRabhanibabavake,zvaakapakunaJakobho. Akazvipisa,akazvipwanya-pwanya,akazvivigapasi pomutiwemuoukiurimunyikayeShekemu

3AkaendakuBheteripazuvaremwedziwechinomwe, akavakaataripanzvimboyaakangaarara,akamisashongwe ipapo,akatumashokokunababavakeIsakakutivauye kuchibayirochake,naRabhekaamaivake 4Isakaakati,"RegaimwanakomanawanguJakobhoauye, ndimuonendisatindafa"

5JakobhoakaendakunababavakeIsakanaRabhekaamai vake,kumbakwababavakeAbhurahama,akatora vanakomanavakevaviri,RevhinaJudha,akasvikakuna babavakeIsakanaRabhekaamaivake

6ZvinoRabhekaakabudapashongweakaendamberi kwayokunotsvodaJakobhonokumumbundira,nokuti mweyawakewakangawamukazvepaakanzwakuti, “Tarirai,mwanakomanawakoJakobhoauya,”uye akamutsvoda.

7Akaonavanakomanavakevaviri,akavaziva,akatikwaari: “Avandivovanakomanavakohere,mwanakomana wangu?”Akavambundira,akavatsvoda,akavaropafadza, achiti:“MbeuyaAbrahamaichakudzwamamuri,uye muchakomborerwapanyika.”

8JakobhoakapindakunaIsakababavake,muimba yaakangaakarara,navanakomanavakevavirivaivanaye; akabataruokorwababavake,akakotama,akamutsvoda; IsakaakabatirirapamutsipawaJakobhomwanakomana wake,akachemapamutsipawake

9RimarakabudamumazisoaIsaka,akaonavanakomana vavirivaJakobho,RevhinaJudha,akati,"Avandivo vanakomanavakohere,mwanakomanawangu?Nokuti vakaitasewe"

10Akatikwaari,ivovanakomanavakezvechokwadi:'Uye waonazvechokwadikutiivovanakomanavangu zvechokwadi'

11Vakaswederapedyonaye,akatendeukaakavatsvoda ndokuvambundiravosevarivaviri.

12Mweyaweuprofitawakaburukamumuromomake, akabataRevhineruokorwakerwerudyi,naJudhaneruoko rwakerweruboshwe.

13AkatendeukirakunaRevhikutanga,akatanga kumuropafadza,akatikwaari:Mwariwezvose,Ishe wezvizvarwazvose,ngaakuropafadzeiwenevanavako kusvikakuzvizvarwazvose

14UyeIshengavakupeiwenevanavakoukuru nekubwinyakukuru,uyevakuiteiwenevanavako,kubva pakatipenyamayese,kutimuswederepedyonayekuti mushumiremunzvimboyaketsvenesengirozidziripouye sevatsvene.(Kunyange)ivo,vanavevanakomanavako vachavevekubwinyanehukuruneutsvene,uyengavaite kutivavevakurukusvikanarini

15Vachavavatonginemachinda,nevatungamiririvevana vosevevanakomanavaJakobho;Vachataurashoko raJehovhanokururama,uyevachatongakutongakwake kwosenokururama.Vachazivisanziradzangukuna JakobhonenziradzangukunaIsraeriChikomborero chaJehovhachichapiwamumiromoyavokutivaropafadze vanavosevevanoda.

16AmaivakovakakutumidzazitarokutiRevhi,uye vakakutumidzazitarakanaka;iweuchabatanidzwa naJehovhauyeuveshamwariyevanakomanavose vaJakobho;tafurayakengaiveyako,uyeiwe nevanakomanavakomudyepairi;uyetafurayakongaizare kusvikakumarudziose,uyechikafuchakohachizoperi kusvikakumarudziose

17Vosevanokuvengangavawirepasipamberipako,uye vavengivakovosengavadzurwevaparare;uyeiye anokuropafadzangaaropafadzwe,uyerudzirwose runokutukangarutukwe

18AkatikunaJudha,"Jehovhangaakupesimbanesimba, kutiutsikepasivosevanokuvenga;iweuchavamuchinda, iwenomumwewavanakomanavako,pamusoro pavanakomanavaJakobho;zitarakonezitaravanakomana vakongariendemberi,rifambenenyikayose;ipapo marudziachatyapamberipako,marudzioseachadedera."

19MaurimuchawanarubatsirorwaJakobho,uyemauri muchawanaruponesorwaIsraeri

20Uyekanaukagarapachigarocheushechekubwinya kwekururamakwako,rugarerukururuchavapokuvana

vesevevanakomanavevanodikamwa;Ngaaropafadzweiye anokuropafadza,uyevesevanokuvenga,vanokutambudza, vanokutuka,vachadzurwa,vaparadzwepanyika,uye vachatukwa.

21Akatendeukaakamutsvodazve,akamumbundira,akafara zvikuru,nokutiakangaaonavanakomanavaJakobho mwanakomanawakekutivaivavechokwadi

22Akabvapakatipetsokadzakeakawirapasi akamukotamira,akavaropafadza,akararaipaponaIsaka babavakeusikuihwohwo,vakadya,vakanwanomufaro

23AkavatavanakomanavavirivaJakobho,mumwe kurudyirwakeuyemumwekuruboshwerwake,uye zvakanzikwaarindikokururama.

24Jakobhoakarondedzerakunababavakezvoseusiku, kutiJehovhaakangaamunzwiratsitsihuru,uyekuti akangaamubatsiramunziradzakedzose,uyekuti akamudzivirirakubvapazvakaipazvose

25IsakaakarumbidzaMwariwababavakeAbhurahama, uyoasinakubvisangonidzakenokururamakwake pavanakomanavomurandawakeIsaka

26MangwananiJakobhoakaudzababavakeIsakamhiko yaakangaapikirakunaJehovha,nechiratidzochaakanga aona,uyekutiakangaavakaatari,uyekutizvesezvakanga zvagadzirirakutichibayirochiitwepamberipaJehovha sezvaakangaapika,uyekutiakangaauyakuzomukwidza pambongoro

27IsakaakatikunaJakobhomwanakomanawake: Handigonikuendanewe,nekutindakwegura,handigoni kutsungirirarwendo;endahakonorugare,mwanawangu; nekutinhasindavanemakorezananemakumimatanhatu nemashanu;handichagonikufamba;simudzaamaivako (pambongoro)uvaregevaendenewe

28Uyendinoziva,mwanakomanawangu,kutiwauya nekudakwangu,uyengazviropafadzwenhasikuti wandionandirimupenyu,uyeiniwondakuona, mwanakomanawangu

29Ngazvibudirire,uzadzisemhikoyawakapika;usanonoka kupikakwako;nekutiuchanziuzvidavirirepamusoro pemhiko;sakazvinokurumidzakuiita,uyengaafareiye akaitazvinhuzvose,wawakapikamhikokwaari.

30AkatikunaRabheka,“EndanaJakobhomwanakomana wako”RabhekaakaendanaJakobhomwanakomanawake, naDhebhoranaye,vakasvikakuBheteri.

31Jakobhoakarangariramunamatowaakakomborerwa nawonababavakeiyenevanakomanavakevaviri,Revhi naJudha,uyeakafaraakarumbidzaMwariwemadzibaba ake,AbrahamanaIsaka

32Uyeakati:'Zvinondavakuzivakutindinetariro isingaperi,pamwenevanakomanavanguwo,pamberi paMwariwezvose';uyendizvozvataurwapamusoro pevaviriava;uyevanonyoraizviseuchapupuhusingaperi kwavaripamahwendefaekudengakutiIsaka akavakomborerasei

CHITSAUKO32

1AkararapaBheteriusikuihwohwo,Revhiakarotakuti vakangavamugadzakutiavemupristiwaMwari Wekumusorosoro,iyenevanakomanavakenekusingaperi; akamukakubvamuhopedzakeakarumbidzaJehovha.

2Jakobhoakamukamangwanani-ngwanani,pazuva reguminemanaremwedziuyu,akapachegumichezvose zvaakangaanazvo,zvevanhunezvipfuwo,zvose zvegoridhenemidziyoyesenenguo,hongu,akapachegumi chezvose.

3MumazuvaiwayoRakeriakavanepamuviri nemwanakomanawakeBhenjaminiJakobhoakaverenga vanakomanavakekubvakwaarizvichikwirauyeRevhi akawirapamugovewaJehovha,uyebabavake vakamupfekedzanguodzeupristindokuzadzamaokoake 4Uyepazuvareguminemashanuremwedziuyu,akauya kuatarinenzombegumineinakubvapakatipemombe, nemakondohwemakumimavirinemasere,nemakondohwe makumimananemapfumbamwe,nemakwayanamanomwe, nembudzimakumimavirinerimwesechibayirochinopiswa paatariyechibayiro,chinonhuhwirirazvakanakapamberi paMwari

5Ichindichochaivechipochake,nekudakwemhiko yaakangaapikayekutiaizopachegumi,pamwechete nemipiroyavoyemicheronemipiroyavoyezvinwiwa 6Motowakatiwapera,akapisarusenzipamoto,uye mombembiri,makondohwemana,makondohwemana, nhongoina,makondohwemaviri,anegorerimwechete, nembudzimbiri,uyeizvindizvozvaaiitazuvanezuva kwemazuvamanomwe.

7Iyenevanakomanavakevosenevarumevakevakadya ipapovachifarakwemazuvamanomwe,vachirumbidza nekuongaJehovha,uyoakangaamununura mukutambudzikakwakekwoseuyeakangaamupamhiko yake

8Akabvisachegumichemhukadzosedzakachena, ndokupachibayirochinopiswa,asimhukadzisinakuchena haanakupaRevhimwanakomanawake,uyeakamupa mweyayoseyevanhu.

9RevhiakaitabasareupristipaBheteripamberipaJakobho babavake,achipfuurahamadzakegumi,uyeiyeaiva mupristiikoko,uyeJakobhoakaitamhikoyake:nokudaro akapazvechegumikunaJehovhandokuchitsvenesa, chikavachitsvenekwaari

10Uyenekudakwechikonzeroichizvakagadzwa pamahwendefaekudengasemutemowekutichegumi chidzokezvakarechegumichekudyapamberipaIshegore negore,panzvimboyakasarudzwakutizitarakerigare,uye murairouyuhaunamuganhowemazuvanekusingaperi

11Mutemouyuwakanyorwakutiuzadziswegorenegore pakudyachegumichechipiripamberipaJehovha panzvimboyachakasarudzwa,uyehapanachichasara kubvaipapokubvagorerinokusvikagorerinotevera.

12Nokutimugorerayombeudzichadyiwakusvikamazuva ekukohwambeuyegore,uyewainikusvikamazuvaewaini, uyemafutakusvikamazuvaemwakawayo

13Uyezvesezvasarauyezvasakara,ngazvionekwe sezvisinakuchena:ngazvipiswenemoto,nekutihazvina kuchena

14Sakangavadyepamwechetemunzvimbotsvene,uye ngavaregekuiregaichikwegura

15Zvegumizvesezvemombenemakwaizvichava zvitsvenekunaJehovha,uyezvichavazvevapristivake, zvavachadyapamberipakegorenegore;nekutindizvo zvakatemwauyezvakanyorwapamusoropezvegumi pamahwendefaekudenga

16Uyehusikuhwakatevera,pazuvarechimakumimaviri nembiriremwedziuyu,Jakobhoakafungakuvakanzvimbo iyoyo,uyekukomberedzachivanzenerusvingo,uye kuitsvenesanekuiitatsvenenekusingaperi,iyenevanavake vaizomutevera.

17Jehovhaakazviratidzakwaariusiku,akamuropafadza, akatikwaari,"ZitarakoharichazonziJakobho,asiIsiraeri vacharitumidza."

18Akatizvekwaari:NdiniJehovha,akasikadenganenyika, ndichakuwanza,ndichakuwanzazvikuru;madzimambo achabudamauri,achatongakose-kosekwakatsikanetsoka dzevanakomanavevanhu

19Ndichapavanavakonyikayoseiripasipedenga,uye vachatongamarudziosemaereranonezvavanoda,uye pashurepaizvozvovachatoranyikayosevoigaranhaka nokusingaperi.’

20Paakapedzakutauranaye,akakwiraachibvapaari, Jakobhoakatarisakusvikiraakwirakudenga

21Uyeakaonamuchiratidzocheusiku,uyetarirangirozi yakaburukakubvakudengainemahwendefamanomwe mumaokoayo,uyeyakapakunaJakobho,uyeakaaverenga uyeakazivazvesezvakanyorwaimomozvaizoitikakwaari nevanakomanavakemumazeraese

22Akamuratidzazvosezvakanyorwapamahwendefa,akati kwaari:Usavakanzvimboino,uyeusaiitanzvimbotsvene isingaperi,uyeusagarapano;nekutiiyihaisinzvimbo EndakuimbayaAbhurahamababavakougarenaIsakababa vakokusvikapazuvarekufakwababavako.

23NokutimuIjipitimuchafiramurugare,uyemunyikaino muchavigwanekukudzwamuguvaremadzibabaenyu, pamwechetenaAbrahamanaIsaka.

24Usatya,nekutisezvawakaonauyezvawaverenga, ndizvozvichaitikazvose;uyeiwenyorapasizvese sezvawaonauyezvawaverenga.

25Jakobhoakati:'Ishe,ndingayeukaseizvese zvandakaverenganezvandakaona?'Akatikwaari: 'Ndichakurangariraizvose.'

26Akabvapaari,akamukakubvamuhopedzake, akarangarirazvesezvaakangaaverenganezvaakaona,uye akanyorapasimazwieseaakangaaverenganezvaakaona.

27Akapembererazverimwezuvaipapo,akabayiraipapo sezvaaibayirapamazuvaekare,akatumidzazitarayokuti 'Kuwedzera,'nokutizuvairirakawedzerwauyemazuva ekareakatumidzakuti'Mutambo'

28Uyezvakaratidzwakutizvinofanirakuitika,uye zvakanyorwapamahwendefaekudenga:nokudaro zvakaratidzwakwaarikutianofanirakuzvipemberera,uye ozviwedzerakumazuvamanomweemutambo.

29Zitarayorakanzi'Kuwedzera,'nekutiyakanyorwa pakatipemazuvaemitambo,zvichienderananenhamba yemazuvaegore

30Zvinousiku,pazuvarechimakumimavirinematatu remwedziuno,DeboramureriwaRebhekaakafa, vakamuvigapasipegutapasipemutiwemuoukiwerwizi, akatumidzanzvimboiyizitarekuti,‘RwizirwaDhebhora,’ uyemutiwemuouki,‘MuoukiwekuchemakwaDhebhora’ 31RabhekaakaendakumbakwakekunababavakeIsaka, uyeJakobhoakatumiramakondohwe,makwai,nembudzi nemaokoakekutiagadzirirebabavakechikafu chavaishuvira.

32Akateveraamaivakekusvikaasvikakunyika yeKabratani,akagaraikoko.

33Rakeriakaberekamwanakomanausiku,akamutumidza kuti‘Mwanakomanawekutambudzikakwangu’;nokuti akatambudzikapakumubereka;asibabavake vakamutumidzakutiBhenjamini,pazuvareguminerimwe remwedziwechisere,pazuvarekutangarevhiki rechitanhatureJubheriiri.[2143AM]

34Rakeriakafiraipapo,akavigwamunyikayeEfurati, ndiroBheterehemaJakobhoakavakambirupaguva raRakeri,panzirairipamusoropeguvarake

CHITSAUKO33

1Jakobhoakabvaakaendaakanogarakumaodzanyemba kweMagidharini,akaendakunababavakeIsaka,iyenaRea, mukadziwake,pamwedziwegumi

2RubheniakaonaBhiriha,murandakadziwaRakeri, murongowababavake,achishambamumvuramunzvimbo yakavanda,akamuda

3Akavandausiku,akapindamumbamaBhiriha[husiku], akamuwanaakararaariegapamubhedhamumbamake.

4Akararanaye,akamukaakaona,akaonaRubheniakarara nayepamubhedha,akafukuramupenderowechifukidzo chake,akamubata,akadanidzira,akaonakutindiRubheni.

5Uyeakanyaranekudakwake,akabvisaruokorwakepaari, iyendokutiza

6Akachemazvikurunekudakwenyayaiyi,asihaana kuudzacheroanizvake

7Jakobhopaakadzokaakamutsvaga,akatikwaari: "Handinakuchenanokudakwako,nekutindakasvibiswa nokudakwako;nokutiRubheniakandisvibisa,akavataneni usiku,ndirere,asihandinakuzvionakusvikiraabvisa nguvoyangu,akavataneni."

8JakobhoakatsamwiraRubhenizvikurunokutiakanga araranaBhiriha,nokutiakangaafukuranguvoyababavake 9Jakobhohaanakuswederakwaarizvakare,nekuti RubheniakangaamusvibisaKanaarimurumeanofukura nguvoyababavake,chinhuichichakaipakwazvo,nekuti chinhuchinonyangadzapamberipaJehovha.

10Nekudakwechikonzeroichizvakanyorwauye zvakatemwapamahwendefaekudengakutimurume haafanirekuraranemukadziwababavake,uyehaafanire kufukuranguvoyababavake,nekutiizvihazvinakuchena: vachafapamwechete,murumeanoraranemukadziwababa vakenemukadziwo,nekutivakaitazvisinakuchena panyika

11UyehapanachinhuchisinakuchenapamberipaMwari wedumurudzirwaakasarudzakutiruvenhakayake

12Uyezvakare,zvakanyorwakechipirikuti:'Ngaatukwe munhuanoraranemukadziwababavake,nekutiafumura kunyarakwababavake';uyevatsvenevesevaIshevakati 'Ngazvivesaizvozvo;ngazvivesaizvozvo'

13Uyeiwe,Mosesi,rairavanavaIsraerikutivachengete shokoiri;nekutirinorevachirangocherufu;uyehazvina kuchena,uyehapanarudzikinurorusingaperirwekuripira munhuakaitaizvi,asianofanirakuurayiwauyekuurayiwa, uyekutemwanematombo,uyekudzurwakubvapakati pevanhuvaMwariwedu

14NokutihakunamunhuanoitaizvimuIsraeri anotenderwakurambaarimupenyukunyangezuvarimwe chetepanyika,nekutianonyangadzauyehaanakuchena 15Uyengavaregekuti:KunaRubheniakapiwahupenyu neruregereromushuremekungeararanemurongowababa vake,uyekwaariwokunyangweaivenemurume,uye murumewakeJakobho,babavake,achirimupenyu 16Nokutikusvikapanguvaiyoyokwakangakusati kwaratidzwamutemonekutonganemutemomukukwana kwawokunevese,asimumazuvaako(zvakaratidzwa) semutemowemwakanemazuva,uyemutemousingaperi kuzvizvarwazvisingaperi

17Uyemutemouyuhaunakupedzisamazuva,uyehapana chiyananisopamusoropawo,asiesearimavirianofanira kubviswapakatiperudzi:pazuvaravakazvipa vachavauraya.

18Uyeiwe,Mosesi,nyorapasinokudakwaIsraerikuti vazvichengete,uyevaitezvinoenderananemashokoaya, uyevaregekuitachivichinosvikaparufu;nekutiIshe Mwariwedundiyemutongi,asingaremekedzivanhuuye asingagamuchirechipo

19Uvaudzemashokoayaesungano,kutivanzwe, vachengete,vagochenjerera,varegekuparadzwa, vagobviswapanyika;nekutikusvibiswa,chinhu chinonyangadza,kusvibiswa,uyekusvibiswa,ndizvo zvosezvinoitwapanyikapamberipaMwariwedu

20Uyehapanachivichikurukupfuuraufevehwavanoita panyika;nekutiIsraerirudzirutsvenekunaJehovhaMwari wavo,uyerudzirwenhaka,uyerudzirwevapristi nehumambouyerwepfuma(yake);uyehapanakusvibiswa kwakadarokuchaonekwapakatiperudzirutsvene.

21Uyemugorerechitaturevhikiiyiyechitanhatu[2145 AM]Jakobhonevanakomanavakevosevakaenda vakanogaramumbamaAbrahama,pedyonaIsakababa vakenaRabhekaamaivake

22AyandiwomazitaevanakomanavaJakobho:dangwe Rubheni,Simeoni,Revhi,Judha,Isakari,Zebhuroni, vanakomanavaRea;vanakomanavaRakeri,Josefa naBhenjamini;vanakomanavaBhiriha,DhaninaNaftari; vanakomanavaZiripa,GadhinaAsheri;naDhina, mwanasikanawaRea,mwanasikanamumwechete waJakobho

23VakauyavakakotamapamberipaIsakanaRebheka,uye pavakavaonavakaropafadzaJakobhonevanakomanavake vose,Isakaakafarazvikuru,nokutiakaonavanakomana vaJakobho,mwanakomanawakemudiki,akavaropafadza.

CHITSAUKO34

1UyemugorerechitanhaturevhikirinoreJubheri remakumimananemana[2148AM]Jakobhoakatuma vanakomanavakekunofudzamakwaiavo,nevarandavake pamwechetenavokumafuroeShekemu

2MadzimambomanomweevaAmoriakaunganakuti avarwise,akavandapasipemiti,uyekutivatoremombe dzavosenhapwa

3JakobhonaRevhinaJudhanaJosefavaivamumbanaIsaka babavavo;nekutimweyawakewakangawasuruvara,uye vakangavasingagonikumusiya;uyeBhenjaminindiye akangaarimudiki,uyenekudakwechikonzeroichi akarambaainababavake

4ZvinokwakauyamamboweTafunamambowe'Aresa, namamboweSeragan,namamboweSero,namambo weGa'as,namamboweBhetihoroni,namambo weMa'anisakir,navosevanogaramumakomoaya(uye) vanogaramusangomunyikayeKenani.

5VakazivisaJakobhoizvivachiti,“Tarirai,madzimambo evaAmoriakakombavanakomanavenyu,akapamba zvipfuwozvavo.”

6Akasimukamumbamake,iyenevanakomanavakevatatu nevashandivosevababavake,nevarandavake,akaenda kunosangananavonevarumezviuruzvitanhatu,vakatakura minondo

7AkavaurayamumafuroeShekemu,akateveraavo vakatiza,akavaurayaneminondoinopinza,akaurayaAresa, Tafu,Saregani,Sero,Amanisakiri,naGaga,uyeakadzosa zvipfuwozvake.

8Akavakunda,akavamanikidzakutivamubhadharemutero, zviberekozvishanuzvevhuravo,uyeakavakaRobel neTamnatares.

9Akadzokanorugare,akaitarugarenavo,vakavavaranda vake,kusvikirapazuvaraakaburukirakuIjipitiiye navanakomanavake.

10Uyemugorerechinomwerevhikirino[2149AM] akatumaJosefakunoonanezvekugarazvakanakakwehama dzakekubvakumbakwakekuendakunyikayeShekemu, uyeakavawanamunyikayeDhotani

11Vakamuitirahutsinye,vakaranganakumuuraya,asi vakashandurapfungwadzavo,vakamutengesakuvatengesi vechiIshmaeri,vakamuburutsirakuIjipiti,vakamutengesa kunaPotifari,mukuruwevabiki,mupristiwegutareErewu 12VanakomanavaJakobhovakaurayambudzana, vakanyikanguoyaJosefamuropa,vakaitumirakuna Jakobhobabavavopazuvarechigumiremwedzi wechinomwe.

13Akachemausikuhwose,nokutivakangavauyanazvo kwaarimanheru,uyeakatangakuchemanefivha,akati: “ChikarachakaipachadyaJosefa.”Vanhuvoseveimba yakevakachemanayezuvairoro,uyevakangavachichema nayezuvairororose

14Vanakomanavakenemwanasikanawakevakasimuka kutivamunyaradze,asiakarambakunyaradzwapamusoro pemwanakomanawake

15ZvinopazuvairoroBhirihaakanzwakutiJosefaakanga afa,uyeakafaachichemaJosefa,uyeakangaachigara muQafratefi,uyeDhinawo,mwanasikanawake,akafa mushuremekungeJosefaafa.

16KuchemaukukatatukwakaitikapamusoropaIsraeri mumwedzimumwechete,uyevakavigaBhiriha pakatarisananeguvaraRakeri,pamwechetenaDhina, mwanasikanawake,ipapovakaviga

17AkachemaJosefakwegorerose,uyehaanakurega, nokutiakati,'Regaindiburukirekuguvandichichema mwanakomanawangu'

18SakazvakarayirwavanavaIsraerikutivazvitambudze pazuvaregumiremwedziwechinomwepazuvairoshoko rakaitakutiachemeJosefarakasvikakunaJakobhobaba vakekutivazviyananisireparirinembudzanapazuva regumiremwedziwechinomwe,kamwechetepagore, nekudakwezvivizvavo;nekutivakangavashungurudza babavavopamusoropaJosefamwanakomanawavo.

19Uyezuvairirakagadzwakutivachemepamusoroparo nekudakwezvivizvavo,uyenekudakwekutadzakwavo kwoseuyenekudakwekutadzakwavokwose,kuitirakuti vazvichenesepazuvairorokamwechetepagore.

20Josefaafa,vanakomanavaJakobhovakazvitorera vakadziZitaromukadziwaRubhenirainziAda;zita romukadziwaSimeonirainziAdlbaa,muKanani;zita romukadziwaRevhirainziMerika,wevanasikanavaAramu, wevanavaTera;zitaromukadziwaJudharainziBetasueri, muKanani;zitaromukadziwaIsakarirainziHezaqa;zita romukadziwaZebhurunirainziNiimani;zitaromukadzi waDhanirainziEgira;zitaromukadziwaNafutarirainzi Rasuu,weMesopotamia;zitaromukadziwaGadhirainzi Maka;zitaromukadziwaAsherirainziIjona;zita romukadziwaJosefarainziAsenati,muIjipiti;zita romukadziwaBhenjaminirainziIjasaka. 21Simeoniakapfidza,akatoramumwemukadziwechipiri kubvakuMesopotamiasehanzvadzidzake

CHITSAUKO35

1Zvinomugorerekutangarevhikirekutangarejubheri remakumimananemashanu[2157AM]Rabhekaakadana Jakobho,mwanakomanawake,ndokumurairanezvababa vakenemukomawake,kutiaifanirakuvaremekedza mazuvaeseehupenyuhwake

2Jakobhoakati,"Ndichaitazvosesezvamakandiraira; nokutichinhuichichichavakukudzwanehukurukwandiri, uyekururamapamberipaJehovha,kutindivakudze"

3Uyenemiwoamai,munozivakubvapanguva yandakazvarwakusvikanhasi,mabasaanguesenezvose zvirimumoyomangu,kutindinogarandichifunga zvakanakapamusoropezvose

4Kondingaregaseikuitachinhuichichamakandiraira, kutindikudzebabavangunemunin'inawangu!

5Ndiudzeiamai,kutimakaonakusaruramisirakupi mandiriuyendichazvisiya,uyetsitsidzichavapamusoro pangu'

6Akatikwaari:“Mwanakomanawangu,handinakuona maurimazuvaangueseasinakunakaasimabasa akaruramacheteAsindichakuudzachokwadi,mwanangu: Ndichafagorerino,uyehandingararamigorerino muhupenyuhwangu;nekutindakaonamuhopezuvarekufa kwangu,kutihandingararamikupfuuramakorezana nemakumimashanunemashanu:uyetarirandapedza mazuvaangueseehupenyuhwangu.”

7Jakobhoakasekamashokoaamaivake,nokutiamaivake vakangavamuudzakutiachafa;uyevakangavagere pakatarisananayevainesimbaravo,asivakangavasina simba;nokutivaipindavachibudavachiona,uyemazino avoakangaakasimba,uyehapanachirwerechakanga chambomubatamazuvaoseoupenyuhwake.

8Jakobhoakatikwavari,"Maivangu,ndakaropafadzwa kanamazuvaanguasvika,simbarangurikarambariripo kwandirisesimbarenyu,hamungafi,nokutimurikundiseka pamusoroporufurwenyu"

9AkapindakunaIsaka,akatikwaari:"Ndinokumbira chinhuchimwechetekwauri:PikaEsaukutiarege kukuvadzaJakobho,kanakumuvenga;nokutiunoziva pfungwadzaEsaukutidzakaipakubvapaudikihwake,uye

hapanachakanakamaari;nokutianodakumuurayakana wafa."

10Uyemunozivazvesezvaakaitakubvirapazuvarakaenda Jakobhomunin'inawakekuHaranikusvikanhasi:kuti akatisiyanemoyowakewese,uyeakatiitirazvakaipa; akatoramakwaienyu,akatorapfumayenyuyesepamberi penyu

11Uyepatakamukumbirazvikuruuyetichimukumbirakuti awanezvatiriisu,akaitasemunhuakatinzwiratsitsi

12UyeanokutsamwirainekutimakakomboreraJakobho mwanakomanawenyuakakwanauyeakarurama;nekuti hapanachakaipachirimaariasikunakachete,uyekubva paakabvakuHaranikusvikanhasihaanakutibirachero chinhu,nekutianotiunzirazvesenenguvayazvonguva dzose,uyeanofaranemoyowakewesepatinotorakubva kwaariuyeanotikomborera,uyehaanakutiparadzanisa kubvapaakabvakuHaranikusvikanhasi,uyeanogaranesu nguvadzosekumbaachitikudza

13Isakaakatikwaari:Iniwondinozivauyendinoona mabasaaJakobhoaripakatipedu,kutianotikudzanemoyo wakewese;asindakadaEsaukarekupfuuraJakobho, nekutindiyeaivadangwe;asiikozvinondinodaJakobho kupfuuraEsau,nekutiakaitamabasaakaipamazhinji,uye hapanakururamamaari,nekutinziradzakedzosedzakaipa nechisimba,[uyehapanakururamakwakamupoteredza.]

14Zvinomoyowanguwavakunetsekanekudakwemabasa akeese,uyeiyekanavanavakehavazoponeswi,nekuti ndivovachaparadzwapanyikauyevachabviswapasi pedenga,nekutiakasiyaMwariwaAbrahamauyeakatevera vakadzivakeuyemushuremekusachenakwavouye mushuremekukanganisakwavo,iyenevanavake.

15UyeunonditindimupikekutihaazourayeJakobho mukomawake;kunyangweakapikakutihaazoteverimhiko yake,uyehaazoitizvakanakaasizvakaipachete.

16AsikanaachidakuurayaJakobho,munin'inawake, achaiswamumaokoaJakobho,uyehaazopukunyuki mumaokoake,[nokutiachaburukiramumaokoake].

17UsatyaJakobho,nokutimurindiwaJakobhomukuru, anesimba,anokudzwa,uyeanorumbidzwakupfuura murindiwaEsau.

18ZvinoRabhekaakatumamunhukundodanaEsau,iye akasvikakwaari;iyeakatikwaari,"Ndinechikumbiro kwauri,mwanakomanawangu;chivimbisakuzviita, mwanakomanawangu"

19Akati:"Ndichaitazvosezvamunondiudza,uye handingarambichikumbirochenyu."

20Akatikwaari:'Ndinokukumbirakutipazuvarandinofa, unditoreundondivigapedyonaSara,amaivababavako, uyekutiiwenaJakobhomudananeuyekutimusashuva zvakaipakunemumwe,asirudorwese,uye(saka) muchabudirira,vanakomanavangu,uyemugokudzwa pakatipenyika,uyehapanamuvengiachakufarirai,uye muchavachikomboreronetsitsipamberipeavovose vanokudai'

21Akati:“Ndichaitazvosezvawandiudza,uye ndichakuvigapazuvaraunofapedyonaSara,amaivababa vangu,sezvawaidakutimapfupaavoavepedyonemapfupa ako”

22UyeJakobho,munin'inawangu,ndichamudawo kupfuuranyamayose;nekutihandinamunin'inapanyika yesekunzekwakechete:uyeizvihazvinakunakakwandiri

kanandichimuda;nekutiihamayangu,uyetakadyarwa pamwechetemumuviriwako,uyetakabvapamwechete mudumburako,uyekanandisingademunin'inawangu, ndichadaani?

23Uyeinipachangu,ndinokukumbiraikuti munyengeterereJakobhopamusoropangu nepavanakomanavangu,nekutindinozivakuti zvechokwadiachavamambopamusoropangu nepavanakomanavangu,nekutipazuvaraakakomborerwa nababavanguvakamuitawepamusorouyeiniwepasi

24Uyendinopikakwaurikutindichamuda,uye handizoshuvizvakaipapamusoropakemazuvaese ehupenyuhwanguasizvakanakachete.

25Akapikakwaaripamusoropenyayaiyiyose,akadana JakobhopamberipaEsau,akamurayirasezvaakangaataura kunaEsau.

26Akati:'Ndichaitazvamunoda;nditendeikutihapana chakaipachichabudakwandirikanakuvanakomanavangu kunaEsau,uyendichavawekutangapanezvesekunze kwerudochete'

27Vakadya,vakanwa,iyenevanakomanavakeusiku ihwohwo,akafa,makoreejubherimatatu,vhikirimwe negorerimwe,usikuihwohwo,uyevanakomanavake vaviri,EsaunaJakobho,vakamuvigamubakoremaviri pedyonaSara,amaivababavavo.

CHITSAUKO36

1Zvinomugorerechitanhaturevhikirino[2162AM]Isaka akadanavanakomanavakevaviriEsaunaJakobho,vakauya kwaari,akatikwavari:'Vanavangu,ndirikuendanenzira yemadzibabaangu,kuimbaisingaperiukomadzibabaangu ari

2SakandivigeipedyonaAbhurahamababavangu,mubako remavirimumundawaEfronimuHiti,maakatengaguva kunaAbhurahamakutiarivige;muguvarandakazvicherera, ndivigeiimomo.

3Uyeizvindinokurairai,vanakomanavangu,kutimuite zvakaruramanekururamapanyika,kuitirakutiIshe vagokuvigiraizvesezvakataurwanaJehovhakutivaizoitira Abrahamanekumbeuyake

4Uyedananai,vanakomanavangu,hamadzenyusemunhu anodamweyawake,uyemumwenemumwengaatsvage zvaanogonakubatsirahamayake,uyevashandepamwe chetepanyika;uyengavadananesemweyayavo

5Uyemaereranonenhauyezvifananidzo,ndinokurairai uyendinokurairaikutimuzvirambeuyemuzvivenge,uye musazvide,nekutizvakazaranekunyengerakuneavo vanozvinamatauyekuneavovanozvipfugamira

6Rangariraiimivanakomanavangu,IsheMwari waAbrahamababavenyu,uyekutiiniwondakamunamata seiuyendakamushumiramukururamauyenemufaro,kuti akuwedzereiuyeawedzerevanavenyusenyeredzi dzedenganekuwanda,uyeakusimbiseipanyikasemuti wekururamausingazodzurwikumarudziesenekusingaperi

7Zvinondichaitakutimupikemhikohurunokutihapana mhikohurukupfuuraiyonezitarinembirinerukudzo,guru nekubwinya,rinoshamisauyerinesimba,irorakasika denganenyikanezvinhuzvosepamwechetekuti muchamutyauyemuchamunamata.

8Uyekutimumwenemumweadehamayakenerudo nekururama,uyekutiasazoshuvirazvakaipapamusoro pehamayakekubvazvinokusvikanekusingaperimazuva eseehupenyuhwenyukuitirakutimubudiriremumabasa enyueseuyemusaparadzwa.

9Kanamumwewenyuakarongazvakaipapamusoro pehamayake,zivaikutikubvazvinomunhuwese anorongazvakaipapamusoropehamayakeachawira mumaokoake,uyeachabviswapanyikayevapenyu,uye vanavakevachaparadzwapasipedenga

10Asipazuvarenyonganyonganekutukanehasha nekutsamwa,nemotounoparadzasemotowaakapisa Sodhoma,saizvozvowoachapisanyikayakenegutarake nezvosezvirizvake,uyeachadzimwamubhuku rekurangwakwevanavevanhu,uyehaazonyorwimubhuku rehupenyu,asimuneizvozvakatarwakuparadzwa,uye achaendamukutukakusingaperi;kuitirakutikutongwa kwavokugarekuchivandudzwamuruvengonemukutuka nehashanemukurwadziwanehashanemumatambudziko nezvirwerenekusingaperi

11Ndinokuudzaiuyendinopupurakwamuri,vanakomana vangu,maereranonekutongwakuchauyapamunhuanoda kukuvadzahamayake

12Uyeakagovanisazvinhuzvakezvosepakatipevaviri pazuvairorouyeakapadangwerakechikamuchikuru, neshongwenezvosezvaivamairi,nezvosezvaiva naAbrahamapatsimeremhiko

13Akati,“Ndichapadangwechikamuchikuruichi.”

14Esauakati,“Ndakatengesaudangwehwangukuna Jakobho,uyendakapaudangwehwangukunaJakobho Ngahupihwekwaari,uyehandinakanashokorekutaura nezvazvo,nekutindehwake”

15Isakaakati,“Maropafadzongaavepamusoropenyu, vanakomanavangu,uyepamusoropevanavenyunhasi, nekutimandipazororo,uyemwoyowanguhausi kurwadziwanekodzeroyeudangwe,kutimuregekuita zvakaipanokudakwahwo.”

16MwariWokumusoro-sorongaaropafadzemunhuanoita zvakarurama,iyenavanavakenokusingaperi

17Paakapedzakuvarayiranokuvakomborera,vakadya nokunwapamwechetepamberipake,uyeakafaranekuti paivanepfungwaimwechetepakatipavo,uyevakabva kwaarivakazororazuvairorondokurara.

18Isakaakararapamubhedhawakepazuvairoroachifara; uyeakararahopedzisingaperi,akafaavanemakorezana nemakumimasere.Akapedzamavhikimakumimaviri nemashanunemakoremashanu;uyevanakomanavake vaviriEsaunaJakobhovakamuviga.

19EsauakaendakunyikayeEdhomu,kumakomoeSeiri, akagarako

20JakobhoakagaramumakomoeHebroni,mushongwe yenyikayaigarababavakeAbrahama,uyeakanamataIshe nemoyowakeweseuyemaereranonemirairoyaionekwa sezvavakangavagovanisamazuvaezvizvarwazvake

21Reamudzimaiwakeakafamugorerechinarevhiki rechipirirejubheriremakumimananemashanu,[2167AM] uyeakamuvigamubakoremaviripedyonaRebhekaamai vakekuruboshwerweguvaraSara,amaivababavake

22Vanakomanavakevosenevanakomanavakevakauya kuzochemaReamukadziwakepamwechetenayeuye kuzomunyaradzapamusoropake,nokutiakanga

achimuchemanokutiaimudazvikurumushuremokufa kwehanzvadziyakeRakeri.

23nekutiakangaakakwanauyeakaruramamunziradzake dzeseuyeairemekedzaJakobho,uyemazuvaeseaakagara nayehaanakunzwashokorinorwadzakubvamumuromo make,nekutiaivemunyorouyeanerugareuyeakarurama uyeanokudzwa

24Uyeakarangariramabasaakeeseaakaitamuhupenyu hwakeuyeakamuchemazvikuru;nekutiaimudanemoyo wakeweseuyenemweyawakewese

CHITSAUKO37

1ZvinopazuvarakafaIsakababavaJakobhonaEsau, [2162AM]vanakomanavaEsauvakanzwakutiIsaka akangaapaJakobhomwanakomanawakemudikimugove wedangwe,vakatsamwakwazvo

2Vakakakavadzananababavavo,vachiti,"Seibabavako vakapaJakobhomugovewemukuruvakakupfuuraiwe,iwe urimukuruuyeJakobhoarimudiki?"

3Akatikwavari,'Nekutindakatengesaudangwehwangu kunaJakobhonechimeduchidikichenyemba,uyepazuva rakanditumababavangukunovhima,kubata,uye kuvaunzirachimwechinhukutivadye,uyevandiropafadze, vakauyanekunyengera,vakauyanechingwanechinwiwa kunababavangu,uyebabavanguvakavakomborera, vakandiisamumaokoavo'

4Zvinobabaveduvakatipikisa,ininavo,kuti hatizofungiranezvakaipapamusoropehamayavo,uyekuti ticharambatichidananauyemurugarenehamayavouye tisingazoitikutinziradzedudzivedzakaipa.

5Vakatikwaari,"Hatingakuteererikutitiiterugarenaye; nekutisimbaredurinopfuurasimbarake,uyeisutine simbakupfuuraiye;tichamurwisatomuuraya,tomuparadza iyenevanakomanavakeUyekanamusingaendinesu, tichakuitiraiwozvakaipa"

6Zvinoteereraikwatiri:NgatitumireishokokuAramu, kuFiristiya,kuMoabhi,nekuAmoni,uyengatisarudzei varumevakasarudzwavanesimbarekurwa,uye ngatimurwisei,uyengatimuparadzeipanyikaasatiasimba.’

7Babavavovakatikwavari,"Musaendauyemusarwanaye kutimuregekukundwanaye"

8Vakatikwaari,“Izvindizvozvawakaitakubvapaudiki hwakokusvikiranhasi,uyeurikuisamutsipawakopasi pejokorake”

9Hatizoteererimashokoaya.’VakatumirashokokuAramu, nekuAduramukushamwariyababavavo,uyevakabhadhara pamwechetenavovarumechiuruvehondo,varume vakasarudzwavehondo

10VakabvakuMoabhinekuvaAmoni,varume vakabhadharwa,chiuruchevarumevakasarudzwa, nevaFiristia,chiuruchevarumevehondovakasarudzwa, nevakabvakuEdhomunekuvaHori,varumevehondo vakasarudzwachiuru,nevaKitimi,varumevanesimba vehondo

11Vakatikunababavavo:“Endainavomuvatungamirire, zvikasadarotichakuurayai.”

12Uyeakatsamwazvikurupaakaonakutivanakomana vakevaimumanikidzakutiavatungamirirekurwisa Jakobhomukomawake.

13Asipashureakarangarirazvakaipazvosezvaiva mumwoyomakepamusoropaJakobhomukomawake,uye haanakurangariramhikoyaakangaapikirababavake naamaivake,kutiaisazorongazvakaipapamusoro paJakobhomukomawakemazuvaakeose.

14Pasineinezvoseizvi,Jakobhohaanakuzivakutivaiuya kuzorwanaye,uyeakangaachichemaRea,mudzimaiwake, kusvikavasvikapedyoneshongwenevarwizviuruzvina nevarumevehondovakasarudzwa

15VarumeveHebronivakatumashokokwaarivachiti, ‘Tariramukomawakoauyakuzorwanewe,anezviuru zvinazvevarwivakashongaminondo,uyevanenhovo nezvombo.’NokutivaidaJakobhokupfuuraEsau.Saka vakamuudza;nokutiJakobhoaivamunhuanerupouyeane tsitsikupfuuraEsau

16AsiJakobhohaanakutendakusvikiravasvikapedyo neshongwe

17Akavharamasuoeshongwe;akamirapanhare,akataura naEsaumukomawake,akati,'NhaiMwari,nyaradzo yawauyakuzondinyaradzapamusoropemukadziwangu akafaNdiyomhikoyawakapikakunababavakouyekuna amaivakovasativafahere?Wakaputsamhiko,uye panguvayawakapikakunababavakowakatongwa'

18IpapoEsauakapinduraakatikwaari,‘Vanavevanhu kanamhukadzepanyikahavanamhikoyekururama yavakapika(mhikoinoshanda)nekusingaperi;asizuva nezuvavanoranganazvakaipa,uyekutimumwenemumwe angaurayaseimuvengiwakenemuvengiwake.’

19Uyeunondivengaininevanavangunekusingaperi,uye hapanahukamahwehamanewe

20Teereramashokoayaandinokuudza,Kananguruve ikagonakuchinjagandarayo,ikaitakutibvudzirayorive rakapfavasemveredzemakwai,kanakutiikagonakumera nyangapamusorowayosenyangadzemharakanadzegwai, ipapondichaonahukamahwehamanewe,uyekana mazamuakaparadzaniswanaamaivavo,nekutiiwehauna kuvahamayangu.

21Uyekanamapereakaitarugarenemakwaikutiasaadye kanakuitachisimba,uyekanamwoyoyawoirikwavari zvakanaka,ipapopachavanerugaremumoyomangu kwamuri

22Kanashumbaikavashamwariyenzombe,ikaitarugare nayo,uyekanaikasungwapasipejokorimwechetenayo, ikarimanayo,ipapondichaitarugarenewe

23Kanagunguoravajenasechikara,ipapozivakuti ndakakuda,uyendichaitarugarenewe,uchadzurwa,uye vanakomanavakovachadzurwa,uyehauzovinerugare kwauri.

24Jakobhopaakaonakutiakangaachimuitirazvakaipa nemoyowakewoseuyenemweyawakewose,zvekutiaida kumuuraya,uyekutiakangaauyaachisvetuka-svetuka senguruveyemusangoinosvikapapfumo,yoibayayoiuraya, asiisingapotereri;

25Ipapoakataurakunevakenevashandivakekuti vamurwisepamweneshamwaridzakedzose

CHITSAUKO38

1ZvinoJudhaakatauranaJakobho,babavake,akati kwavari:'Pfugamaiutahwenyu,baba,pfuraimiseveyenyu, mudzingemuvengi,muurayemuvengi;muvenesimba,

nekutihatingaurayimunun'unawenyu,nekutiakaitasemi, uyeakafanananemi,ngatimupeirukudzourwu.'

2Jakobhoakakotamisautahwake,akapfuramuseve, akarovaEsau,mukomawake(pachipfuvachakecherudyi), akamuuraya.

3AkapfurazvemusevendokubayaAdhoranimuAramu pachipfuvacheruboshwe,ndokumudzoserakumashure ndokumuuraya.

4ZvinovanakomanavaJakobhovakabuda,ivonevaranda vavo,vakazviparadzanisamumapokakumativimana eshongwe

5Judhaakafambapamberipavo,naNafutarinaGadhi pamwechetenaye,pamwechetenavarandamakumi mashanu,kurutivirwezasirweshongwe,vakaurayavose vavakaonapamberipavo;hapanakanamumwewavo akapukunyuka.

6Revhi,DhaninaAsherivakabudakumabvazuva kweshongwe,vainevarumemakumimashanu,vakauraya varumeveMoabhineAmoni.

7Rubheni,IsakarinaZebhurunivakabudavakaenda kurutivirwokumusororweshongwe,vainevarumemakumi mashanupamwechetenavo,vakaurayavarwivechiFiristia.

8SimiyoninaBhenjamininaEnoki,mwanakomana waRubheni,vakabudavakaendakumadokerokweshongwe, vainevarumemakumimashanu,vakaurayavarumemazana manaveEdhomunevevaHori,varumevanesimba;mazana matanhatuakatiza,vanavevanakomanavaEsauvakatiza navo,vakasiyababavavovakararavaurayiwa,iyeakawira pagomoririmuAduramu

9VanakomanavaJakobhovakavateverakusvika kumakomoeSeiri,Jakobhoakavigamukomawake pachikomochirimuAduramu,ndokudzokerakumbakwake

10VanakomanavaJakobhovakamanikidzavanakomana vaEsaumumakomoeSeiri,vakakotamakutivavevaranda vevanakomanavaJakobho

11Vakatumirashokokunababavavo(kutivabvunze)kana vaifanirakuitarugarenavokanakuvauraya.

12Jakobhoakatumashokokuvanakomanavakekutivaite rugare,uyevakayanananavo,vakavaisamutoroweuranda, zvekutivakagaravachipamuterokunaJakobho nevanakomanavake

13VakarambavachipaJakobhomibairokusvikirapazuva raakaburukirakuIjipiti.

14AsivanakomanavaEdhomuhavanakusunungurwa pajokoreurandaravakangavaiswapavarinevanakomana guminevavirivaJakobhokusvikiranhasi.

15AyandiwomadzimamboakatongamuEdhomuasati ambotongamambowevaIsraerimunyikayeEdhomu kusvikiranhasi

16Bharaki,mwanakomanawaBheori,akatonga muEdhomu,uyezitaregutarakerainziDhanihabha 17Bharakiakafa,JobhabhumwanakomanawaZera weBhozeriakamuteverapaumambo

18Jobhabhuakafa,Asamu,wekunyikayeTemani, akamuteverapaumambo

19Asamupaakafa,AdhatimwanakomanawaBharadhi, uyaakaurayaMidhianimunyikayeMoabhi,akatanga kutongapanzvimbopake,uyezitaregutarakerainziAvhiti 20Adatiakafa,uyeSalman,wekuAmaseqa,akatonga panzvimbopake.

21Sarimaniakafa,uyeSaurowekuRabhoti(pedyonerwizi) akatangakutongapanzvimbopake.

22Sauroakafa,BhaerimwanakomanawaAkibhori akamuteverapaumambo.

23Bhaerinani,mwanakomanawaAkibhori,akafa,Adhati akamuteverapaumambo,zitaromukadziwakerainzi Maitabhiti,mwanasikanawaMatarati,mwanasikana waMetabhezabhi.

24AyandiwomadzimamboakatongamunyikayeEdhomu

CHITSAUKO39

1ZvinoJakobhoakagaramunyikayaigarababavake munyikayeKenaniAyandiwomarudziaJakobho

2Josefaakangaavanemakoreguminemanomwe pavakaendanayekunyikayeIjipiti,uyePotifari,mukuru wevabiki,akamutenga

3AkaisaJosefamutaririweimbayakeyese,uye maropafadzoaJehovhaakauyapamusoropeimba yemuIjipitanekudakwaJosefa,uyeJehovhaakamuitakuti abudirirepanezvesezvaakaita

4MuIjipitaakaisazvesemumaokoaJosefa,nekutiakaona kutiJehovhaaivanayeuyekutiJehovhaakamubatsirapane zvesezvaaiita

5ChisochaJosefachakangachakanakakwazvo,uye mukadziwatenziwakeakatarirakumusoroakaonaJosefa, akamuda,akamukumbirakutiararenaye

6Asihaanakupamweyawake,uyeakarangariraIshe nemashokoaaiwanzoverengaJakobho,babavake,kubva mumashokoaAbrahama,ekutihapanamurumeanofanira kuitaufevenemukadzianemurume;kutichirangocherufu chakaiswakwaarimumatengapamberipaMwari Wekumusoro-soro,uyechivichichanyorwapamusoropake mumabhukuasingaperinguvadzosepamberipaIshe.

7Josefaakarangariramashokoayaakarambakuraranaye 8Uyeakamukumbirakwegorerose,asiakarambauye akarambakuteerera.

9Asiakamumbundirandokumubatazvakasimbamumba kutiamumanikidzekuraranaye,ndokuvharamasuoeimba ndokumubatazvakasimba;asiakasiyanguoyake mumaokoake,ndokupwanyasuo,akatizaakabudapamberi pake

10Mukadzipaakaonakutiaisadakuraranaye, akamunyombapamberipatenziwake,achiti,‘Muranda wenyuwechiHebheru,waunoda,akaedzakundimanikidza kutiarareneni;asipandakadanidziranenzwiguruakatiza, akasiyanguoyakemumaokoangupandakamubata, akaputsasuo.’

11MuIjipitaakaonanguoyaJosefanesuorakaputsika, akanzwamashokoomukadziwake,akamuisamutorongo, panzvimboyaichengeterwavasungwavakangavasungwa namambo.

12Achirimujeri,JehovhaakapaJosefanyashapamberi pemukuruwevarindivejeriuyeakamunzwiratsitsi,nokuti akaonakutiJehovhaaivanayeuyekutiJehovhaakaitakuti zvosezvaaiitazvibudirire

13Akaisazvinhuzvosemumaokoake,asimukuru wevarindivejerihaanakuzivazvaivanaye,nokutiJosefa akaitazvose,uyeJehovhaakazviita

14Akagaraikokokwemakoremaviri.Faromambo weIjipitiakatsamwiravarandavakevaviri,mukuru

wevadirinomubikimukuru,akavaisamujerireimba yomukuruwevabiki,mutorongomakangamakachengetwa Josefa

15MukuruwevarindivejeriakagadzaJosefakuti avashandire,uyeiyeakavashandira.

16Vosevarivavirivakarotahope,mukuruwevadiri nemukuruwevabiki,uyevakaudzaJosefa 17Sezvaakavadudzirandizvozvakaitikakwavari;Farao akadzoseramukuruwevadiripabasarake,akauraya mukuruwevabiki,sezvavakangavadudzirwanaJosefa 18AsimukuruwevadiriakakanganwaJosefaarimujeri, kunyangezvazvoakangaamuudzazvaizoitikakwaari,uye haanakurangarirakuudzaFaraozvaakangaaudzwa naJosefa,nokutiakangaakanganwa

CHITSAUKO40

1MumazuvaiwayoFaraoakarotahopembirimuusiku humwechetepamusorosenzarayaizovapopanyikayese, akamukakubvamuhopedzakendokudanavadudzirivese vehopevaivamuIjipiti,nevaroyi,ndokuvaudzahopedzake mbiri,asihavanakukwanisakudzidudzira.

2IpapomukuruwevadiriakarangariraJosefandokutaura nezvakekunamambo,uyeakamuburitsamujeri,uye akarotahopedzakembiripamberipake.

3AkatipamberipaFarao,hopedzakembiridzaivaimwe chete,uyeakatikwaari:“Makoremanomweachauya (achava)nemagutamunyikayoseyeIjipiti,uyemakore manomweenzaramushuremaizvozvo,nzaraisina kumbovapopanyikayose”

4ZvinoFaraongaagadzevataririmunyikayeseyeIjipiti, uyengavaunganidzezvekudyamugutaregaregamunguva yemakoreemaguta,uyepachavanezvokudyazvemakore manomweenzara,uyenyikahaizoparadzwinenzara,nekuti ichavayakaomakwazvo’

5JehovhaakapaJosefanyashanengonipamberipaFarao, Faraoakatikuvarandavake,Hatingawanimunhu akachenjerauyeakangwarasaiye,nekutimweya waJehovhaurimaari

6Akamugadzakuvawechipirimuumambohwakehwese, akamupasimbapamusoropeIjipitiyese,akamuitakuti atasvemungoroyechipiriyaFarao

7Akamupfekedzanguodzerineni,akaisachishongo chegoridhepamutsipawake,uye(muparidzi)akadanidzira pamberipakeachiti''El'Elwa'Abhirer,'ndokuisamhete paruokorwake,ndokumuitamutongiweimbayakeyese, ndokumukudza,ndokutikwaari,'Pachigarochoumambo chetendichavamukurukwauri.'

8JosefaakatonganyikayoseyeEgipita,uyemachindaese aFarao,nevashandivakevese,neavovesevaiitabasa ramambovaimuda,nekutiaifambanekururama,nekuti akangaasinakuzvikudzauyekuzvikudza,uyeakangaasina rusaruro,uyeaisagamuchirazvipo,asiakatongavanhu vesevenyikanekururama

9NyikayeIjipitiyakavanerugarepamberipaFaraonekuda kwaJosefa,nekutiJehovhaaivanaye,akamupanyasha nengonikuzvizvarwazvakezvosepamberipeavovose vaimuzivanevayavakanzwanezvake,uyeumambo hwaFaraohwakangahwakarongeka,uyepakangapasina Sataniuyehapanamunhuakaipa(mairi).

10MamboakatumidzaJosefazitarokutiSefantifani,uye akamupamwanasikanawaPotifari,mwanasikana womupristiweOniopolis,mukuruwevabiki,kutiave mukadziwake.

11PazuvaraakamirapamberipaFarao,Josefaakangaava nemakoremakumimatatuokuberekwa

12MugoreiroroIsakaakafaUyezvakaitikasezvakanga zvataurwanaJosefamukududzirahopedzakembiri, sezvaakangaataura,kwakavanemakoremanomwe emagutamunyikayeseyeIjipiti,uyenyikayeIjipiti yakaberekazvakawanda,chiyerochimwechete(chichiita) zviyerozvinemazanamaserenezvisere

13Josefaakaunganidzazvekudyamugutarimwenerimwe kusvikirazvazaranezviyo,zvikasagonakuverengwakana kuverengwanekuwandakwazvo

CHITSAUKO41

1ZvinomugorerechimakumimananemashanureJubheri, muvhikirechipiri,(uye)mugorerechipiri,[2165AM] JudhaakatoradangwerakeEri,mukadzikubva kuvanasikanaveAramu,ainziTamari.

2Asiakamuvenga,haanakuraranaye,nekutiamaivake vaivavevanasikanaveKenani,uyeaidakumutorera mukadzikubvakuhamadzamaivake,asibabavakeJudha vakarambakumutendera

3Eriuyu,dangweraJudha,akangaakaipa,uyeJehovha akamuuraya.

4JudhaakatikunaOnani,mukomawake,"Pinda kumukadziwomukomawako,umuitirebasaremukoma womurume,umutsiremukomawakovana."

5Onaniakazivakutivanavaisazovavake,asivemukoma wakechete,sakaakapindamumbamemukadziwemukoma wake,akadururambeupasi,uyeakangaakaipapamberi paJehovha,sakaakamuuraya

6JudhaakatikunaTamari,muroorawake,"Garamumba mababavakourichirikadzikusvikiraSheramwanakomana wanguakura,uyendichakupaiwekutiuvemukadziwake" 7Akakura;asiBhedsueri,mudzimaiwaJudha,haana kubvumidzamwanakomanawakeSherakuroora.Uye Bhedsueri,mudzimaiwaJudha,akafa[2168AM]mugore rechishanurevhikirino

8ZvinomugorerechitanhatuJudhaakaendakunoveura makwaiakepaTimna[2169AM]VakaudzaTamarikuti, “TariratezvaravakovarikuendakuTimnakunoveura makwaiavo.”

9Akabvisanguodzechirikadziyake,akafukidza chifukidzochake,akazvishongedza,akagarapasuoriri padivipenzirainoendakuTimna

10ZvinoJudhaakatiachifamba,akamuwana,akafunga kutichifeve,akatikwaari,"Regandipindekwauri"Iye akatikwaari,"Pinda."Iyeakapinda.

11Akatikwaari,"Ndipemuripowangu"Iyeakatikwaari, "Handinachinhumuruokorwangukunzekwechindori changuchiripamunwewangu,nechishongochangu, netsvimboyanguirimuruokorwangu"

12Akatikwaari,"Ndipeiizvozvokusvikiramanditumira muripowangu"Iyeakatikwaari,"Ndichakutumirai mbudzana"Iyeakamupaizvozvo,akapindakwaari,akava nemimbanaye.

13Judhaakaendakumakwaiake,iyeakaendakumba kwababavake.

14Judhaakatumambudzananeruokorwemufudziwake, muAdhuramu,asihaanakuiwana,akabvunzavanhu venzvimboiyoyo,achiti,"Chifevechiripanochirikupi?" Vakatikwaari,"Hapanachifevepano"

15Akadzoka,akamuudza,akatikwaari,"Haana kumuwana."Ndakabvunzavanhuvenzvimboiyoyo,vakati kwandiri,"Hapanachifevepano"

16Akati:“Ngaazvichengetekutitisavachinhuchinotiseka” Akapedzamwedzimitatu,zvakaonekwakutiakangaava nepamuviri,uyevakaudzaJudhakuti:“Tarira,muroora wako,anemimbayeupombwe.”

17Judhaakaendakumbakwababavake,akatikunababa vakenokuvanun'unavake,"Mubudisei,vamupise;nokuti wakaitazvakaipapakatipaIsiraeri."

18Zvinozvakaitikakutipavakamuburitsakutivamupise, akatumirakunatezvaravakemhete,chishongo,netsvimbo, achiti:“Uonekutiizvindezvaani,nekutindinemimba naye”

19Judhaakabvuma,akati,“Tamariakaruramakupfuura ini.”

20Sakangavaregekumupisa’Uyenokudakwechikonzero ichochohaanakupiwakunaShera,uyehaanakuswedera kwaarizvakare.

21Uyemushuremezvoakaberekavanakomanavaviri, Perezi[2170AM]naZera,mugorerechinomwerevhiki rechipiriiri.

22Zvinomakoremanomweezviberekoakapera,Josefa akataurakunaFaraonezvawo

23Judhaakabvumakutichiitochaakaitachakanga chakaipa,nekutiakangaararanemuroorawake,uyeakaona kutichakangachakamuvengamumazisoake,uye akabvumakutiakangaatadzauyeatsauka,nekutiakanga afukuranguvoyemwanakomanawake,uyeakatanga kuchemanekukumbirakunaJehovhanekudakwekutadza kwake.

24Uyetakamuudzamuchirotokutiakaregererwanekuti akakumbiranomwoyowose,akachema,uyehaana kuzvidzokororazvakare.

25Uyeakaregererwanekutiakatendeukakubvamuchivi chakeuyekubvamukusazivakwake,nekutiakatadza zvikurupamberipaMwariwedu;uyemunhuweseanoita izvi,munhuweseanoraranavamwenevake,ngaamupise nemotokutiapiseimomo,nekutipanekusachena nekusvibiswapavari,ngaapiswenemoto.

26ZvinoiwerairavanavaIsraerikutipasavenekusachena pakatipavo;nekutimunhuweseanoraranemuroorawake kananavamwenevakeaitakusachena;ngavapisemurume akararanayenemukadzisaizvozvonemoto,kutiabvise hashanekurangwakubvakunaIsraeri

27UyekunaJudhatakativanakomanavakevavirihavana kuraranaye,uyenekudakwechikonzeroichivanavake vakasimirakwechizvarwachechipiri,uyehavaizodzurwa

28Nekutinezisorimwecheteakangaaendakunotsvaga chirango,kurevakuti,maereranonekutongakwaAbrahama, kwaakangaarairavanakomanavake,Judhaakangaatsvaga kumupisanemoto

CHITSAUKO42

1UyemugorerekutangarevhikirechitatureJubheri remakumimananemashanunzarayakatangakupinda munyika[2171AM],uyemvurayakarambakupiwa kunyika,nekutihapanakanaimweyakanaya.

2Nyikayakavaisinachinhu,asimunyikayeIjipitimaiva nezvokudya,nokutiJosefaakangaaunganidzambeu dzenyikamumakoremanomweemagutauyeakanga aichengeta.

3VaIjipitavakauyakunaJosefakutiavapezvekudya, akavhuramaturaezviyozvegorerekutanga,akatengesa goridhekuvanhuvenyikaiyoyo

4ZvinonzarayakangayanyanyamunyikayeKenani, JakobhoakanzwakutikwaivanechikafumuIjipiti,akatuma vanakomanavakegumikutivamuunganidzirechikafu muIjipiti;asiBhenjaminihaanakutuma,uyevanakomana gumivaJakobhovakasvikamuIjipitipakatipevaya vakaendaikoko

5Josefaakavaziva,asiivohavanakumuziva,akataura navo,akavabvunza,akatikwavari:Hamusivasorihere, hamunakuuyakuzoonanyikahere?Akavaisamujeri

6Mushuremeizvozvoakavasunungurazvakare, ndokusungaSimeoniariegandokutumahamadzake pfumbamwe

7Akazadzamasagaavonezviyo,akaisagoridheravo mumasagaavo,asihavanakuziva.

8Uyeakavarayirakutivauyenemunin'inawavo,nekuti vakangavamuudzakutibabavavovapenyuuyemunin'ina wavomudiki.

9VakabvamunyikayeIjipitivakakwira,vakasvikakunyika yeKenani,vakaudzababavavozvosezvakangazvavawira, uyekutiishewenyikaakangaatauranavonehasha,uye kutiakangaatoraSimeonikusvikiravadzosaBhenjamini 10Jakobhoakati,"Manditoreravanavangu!Josefa haasisiponaSimionihaasisipo,uyemuchatoraBhenjamini. Kuipakwenyukwasvikapandiri"

11Akati:Mwanakomanawanguhaangaendinemi,zvimwe angarwara;nekutiamaivavovakaberekavanakomana vaviri,mumweakafa,muchanditorerawouyuDai akabatwanefivhaparwendo,mungaderedzakukwegura kwanguneshungukusvikaparufu.

12Nokutiakaonakutimariyavoyadzoserwakumunhu mumwenemumwemusagarake,sakaakatyakumutumira

13NzarayakawedzeraikavahurumunyikayeKanani,uye munyikadzesekunzekwenyikayeEgipita,nekutivazhinji vevanaveEgipitavakangavachengetambeudzavo dzekudyakubvapanguvayavakaonaJosefaachiunganidza mbeupamwecheteuyeachiisamumaturauye achidzichengetedzakwemakoreenzara.

14VanhuveIjipitivakazvipazvekudyamugorerekutanga renzara

15ZvinoIsraeriwakatiachionakutinzarayakanga yanyanyapanyika,uyekutikwakangakusinakuponeswa, akatikuvanakomanavake,Dzokerai,mutitorerezvokudya, kutitiregekufa

16Ivovakati,“Hatingaendi;kanamunun'unawedumudiki asingaendinesu,isuhatingaendi”

17Israeriakaonakutikanaasinakumutumanavo,vese vaizofanenzara

18IpapoRubheniakati,"Muiseimumaokoangu,kana ndikasamudzosakwamuri,muurayevanakomanavangu vaviripanzvimbopoupenyuhwake"

19Iyeakatikwaari,"Haangaendinemi"Judhaakaswedera pedyo,akati,"Muregeiaendeneni,kanandikasamudzosa kwamuri,ndichavanemhosvakwamurimazuvaose oupenyuhwangu."

20Akamutumanavomugorerechipirirevhikirinopazuva rekutangaremwedzi,vakasvikakunyikayeIjipitineavo vesevakaenda,vainezvipomumaokoavo,stacte, maarumondi,materebhinti,nehuchihwakanaka.

21VakaendavakandomirapamberipaJosefa,akaona Bhenjamini,munin'inawake,akamuziva,akatikwavari: Uyundiyemunin'inawenyumudikihere?Vakatikwaari: NdiyeAkati:Jehovhangaakuitirenyasha,mwanawangu!

22Akamutumirakumbakwake,akaunzaSimeonikwavari, akavagadziriramabiko,vakamupachipochavakangavauya nachomumaokoavo

23Vakadyapamberipakeuyeakavapavesemugove,asi mugovewaBhenjaminiwakapetwakanomwekupfuura wevamwevavo

24Vakadya,vakanwa,vakasimukavakagaranembongoro dzavo

25Josefaakarongazanoraaigonakuzivapfungwadzavo kanapfungwadzerugaredzaivapopakatipavo,uyeakati kumutaririweimbayake:'Zadzamasagaavoese nezvokudya,uvadzoseremariyavomumidziyoyavo,uye kapuyangu,kapuyesirivhayandichanwira,uiisemusaga remudiki,uvaendese'

CHITSAUKO43

1IyeakaitasezvaakangaaudzwanaJosefa,akazadza masagaavoosenezvokudya,akaisamariyavomumasaga avo,akaisamukombemusagaraBhenjamini

2Vakativabvaipapomangwanani-ngwanani,Josefaakati kumutaririweimbayake:“Vateverei,mhanyaimuvabate, muchiti,‘Mandiitirazvakanakanezvakaipa;makandibira mukombewesirivhawandinonwiraishewangu’Muuye nemunun’unawavomudikikwandiri,muuyenaye nekukurumidzandisatindaendakuchigarochangu chekutonga’

3Akamhanyaachivatevera,akavaudzamashokoiwayo.

4Vakatikwaari:Ngazvisadarokutivarandavenyuvaite chinhuichi,vakabamumbamashewenyumidziyo,nemari yatakaonamumasagaedupakutanga,yatakadzosaisu varandavenyukubvakunyikayeKenani

5Zvinotingabaseimidziyo?Tarirai,isunemasagaedutiri kutsvaga,uyecheropamunowanamukombemusaga remumwemunhuaripakatipedu,ngaaurawe,isu nembongorodzedutichashumiraishewenyu.

6Akatikwavari:Kwete,munhuwandichawananaye,ndiye wandichatorakutiavemurandawake,imimuchadzokera kumbakwenyunorugare

7Paakangaachitsvagurudzamumidziyoyavo,kutanga nemukurukusvikakunemudiki,yakawanikwamusaga raBhenjamini

8Vakabvaruranguodzavo,vakatakudzambongorodzavo, vakadzokerakuguta,vakasvikakumbakwaJosefa, vakakotamirapasipamberipake.

9Josefaakatikwavari,"Maitazvakaipa"Vakati, "Tichataurei,uyetichazvidzivirirasei?Isheweduaona kutadzakwevarandavake;tarirai,isutirivarandavashe wedu,nembongorodzeduwo"

10Josefaakatikwavari:NenindinotyaJehovhawo;kana muriimi,endaikudzimbadzenyu,mugovamurandawangu, nekutimaitazvakaipaHamuziviherekutimunhuanofarira mukombewakesezvandinofariramukombeuyu?Asi makandibira.

11Judhaakati,"Haiwa,ishewangu,regaimurandawenyu ataureshokomunzevedzashewangu,vanavamaivenyu vaviri,vakazvarirwababavedunaamaivenyu;mumwe akaenda,arasika,haachipo,ndiyeogaasarakunaamai vake;murandawenyubabaveduvanomuda,uyehupenyu hwakehwakabatanawonoupenyuhwomukomanauyu" 12Kanatikaendakumurandawenyubabavedu, mukomanaasipo,vachafa,uyetichaburutsababavedu neshungukusvikavafa

13Zvinoregaiinimurandawenyundigarepanzvimbo yomukomana,ndivemurandawashewangu,asimukomana aendenehamadzake;nekutindakavarubatsorwake paruokorwomurandawenyu,babavedu;kana ndikasamudzosa,murandawenyuachanzwamhosvakuna babavedunokusingaperi

14Josefaakaonakutivosevaiwiriranamurunako,uye akatadzakuzvidzora,uyeakavaudzakutindiyeJosefa.

15AkakurukuranavonerurimirwechiHebheru,akawira pamutsipawavo,akachema

16Asihavanakumuziva,vakatangakuchema.Akati kwavari:Musandichema,asikurumidzaimuuyenababa vangukwandiri;munoonakutimuromowangundiwo unotaura,namesoomunin'inawanguBhenjaminianoona.

17Nokutitarisai,irindirogorerechipirirenzara,uye kuchinemakoremashanuasinakukohwakanamichero yemitikanakurima.

18Burukainekukurumidzaiminemhuridzenyu,kuti muregekufanenzara,uyemusarwadziwanezvinhuzvenyu, nekutiJehovhaakanditumapamberipenyukuti ndigadzirisezvinhukutivanhuvazhinjivararame

19Uyeuudzebabavangukutindichirimupenyu,uyeiwe, tarira,waonakutiIshevakandiitababakunaFarao,uye mutongiweimbayakenenyikayeseyeEgipita

20Mugoudzababavangunezvekubwinyakwangukwose, pfumayosenekubwinyakwandakapihwanaJehovha.’

21UyesezvaakarairwanaFarao,akavapangoronembuva yerwendo,uyeakavapavesembatyadzemavaraakasiyanasiyananesirivha.

22Akatumirababavavombatya,sirivha,nembongoro gumidzaitakurazviyo,uyeakavaregavachienda 23VakaendavakandoudzababavavokutiJosefaachiri mupenyu,uyekutiakangaachizopandudzidzose dzepanyikazviyo,uyekutindiyeaivamutongiwenyika yoseyeIjipiti

24Asibabavavohavanakutenda,nokutivakanga vachipengamupfungwadzavo;asipavakaonangoro dzakangadzatumirwanaJosefa,mweyawavo wakamukazve,vakati,“KanaJosefaakararama, ndichaburukakundomuonandisatindafa”

CHITSAUKO44

1IsraeriakabvapaHaraniachibvakumbakwakepazuva remwedziwechitatu,akaendanenzirayeBheerireMhiko, akapachibayirokunaMwariwababavakeIsakapazuva rechinomweremwedziuyu

2JakobhoakarangarirahopedzaakarotaaripaBheteri,uye akatyakuendakuIjipiti.

3PaakangaachifungakutumirashokokunaJosefakuti auyekwaari,uyekutiaregekuburuka,akagaraikoko kwamazuvamanomwe,zvichidaaigonakuonachiratidzo chekutiagareherekanakutiaburuke

4Akapembereramutambowekukohwazvibereko zvokutanganezviyozvekare,nokutimunyikayose yeKenanimakangamusinambeuzhinji,nokutinzara yakangairipamusoropemhukadzose,mombe,shiri,uye vanhuvose

5NezuvarechiguminematanhatuJehovhaakazviratidza kwaari,akatikwaari,‘Jakobho,Jakobho’;iyeakati,‘Ndiri pano’Akatikwaari,‘NdiniMwariwamadzibabaako, MwariwaAbrahamanaIsaka;usatyakuburukirakuIjipiti, nokutindichakuitarudzirukuruikoko;ndichaburukanewe, ndichakudzosazve,uyeuchavigwamunyikaino,uyeJosefa achaisamaokoakepamesoako’

6.Musatya,burukiraikuIjipiti.’

7Vanakomanavakenevanakomanavevanakomanavake vakasimuka,vakaisababavavonezvinhuzvavomungoro

8IsraeriakabvapaBheerireMhikopazuvaregumi nematanhaturemwedziwechitatu,akaendakunyika yeIjipiti

9.IsraeriakatumaJudhapamberipakekunaJosefa mwanakomanawakekundoongororanyikayeGosheni, nokutiJosefaakangaaudzavakomavakekutivauyevagare ikokokutivavepedyonaye.

10Iyindiyoyaivanyikayakanakakwazvomunyika yeIjipiti,uyeyaivapedyonaye,yezvosepamwechete neyezvipfuwo.

11AyandiwomazitaevanakomanavaJakobhovakaenda kuIjipitinaJakobhobabavavo

12Rubheni,dangweraIsraeri;uyeayandiwomazita evanakomanavake:Enoki,naParu,naHezironi,naKarimivashanu

13Simeoninevanakomanavake;uyeayandiwomazita evanakomanavake:Jemueri,naJamini,naOhadhi,naJakini, naZohari,naShauri,mwanakomanawemukadzi wechiZefati,vanomwe.

14Revhinevanakomanavake;uyeayandiwomazita evanakomanavake:Gerishoni,naKohati,naMerari,vana 15Judhanevanakomanavake;uyeayandiwomazita evanakomanavake:Shera,Perezi,naZera,vana 16Isakarinevanakomanavake;uyeayandiwomazita evanakomanavake:Tora,Puwa,Jashubhi,naShimroni, vashanu

17Zebhuroninevanakomanavake;uyeayandiwomazita evanakomanavake:Seredhi,Eroni,naJareeri,vana 18AvandivovanakomanavaJakobhonevanakomanavavo vakaberekerwaJakobhonaReamuMesopotamia,vatanhatu, nehanzvadziyavoimwechete,Dhina,nemweyayose yevanakomanavaRea,nevanakomanavavo,vakaenda naJakobhobabavavokuIjipiti,vaivamakumimaviri nemapfumbamwe,uyebabavavoJakobhovaivanavo, vaivamakumimatatu

19VanakomanavaZiripa,murandakadziwaRea,mukadzi waJakobho,vaakaberekeraJakobhoGadhinaAshuri

20Ayandiwomazitaevanakomanavavovakaendanaye kuIjipiti:VanakomanavaGadhivaivaZifioni,Hagi,Shuni, Ezbhoni,Eri,Areri,naArodhi,vasere

21VanakomanavaAsherivaiva:Imna,Ishvha,Ishvhi, Beria,naSera,hanzvadziyavoimwechete,vatanhatu.

22Mweyayoseyaivaguminemana,uyevosevaReavaiva makumimananemana.

23VanakomanavaRakeri,mudzimaiwaJakobho,vaiva JosefanaBhenjamini

24JosefaakaberekerwamuIjipitibabavakevasativasvika muIjipiti,avovaakaberekerwanaAsenati,mwanasikana waPotifarimupristiweOniopori,ManasenaEfuremu, vatatu

25VanakomanavaBhenjaminivaivaBheranaBhekeri naAshbheri,GeranaNaamani,EhinaRoshinaMupimu naHupimunaAdhi-guminerimwe.

26MweyayoseyaRakeriyaivaguminemana

27VanakomanavaBhiriha,murandakadziwaRakeri, mukadziwaJakobho,vaakaberekeraJakobho,vaivaDhani naNafutari

28Ayandiwomazitaevanakomanavavovakaendanavo kuIjipiti:VanakomanavaDhanivaivaHushimu,Samoni, Asudi,na'Ijaka,naSaromoni,vatanhatu

29VakafamugoreravakapindamuIjipiti,uyekwakasara DhaniHushimuchete.

30AyandiwomazitaevanakomanavaNafutari:Jazieri, Guni,Jezeri,Sharumi,naIv

31Uye'Iv,uyoakaberekwamushurememakoreenzara, akafamuIjipiti

32MweyayoseyaRakeriyaivamakumimaviri nemitanhatu.

33VosevaJakobhovakaendakuIjipitivaivamakumi manomweAvandivovanavakenevanavevanavake,vose varimakumimanomwe,asivashanuvakafamuIjipiti Josefaasatiauya,uyevakangavasinavana

34VanakomanavavirivaJudhavakafamunyikayeKenani, ErinaOnani,asivakangavasinavana,uyevanavaIsraeri vakavigaavovakafa,uyevakaverengwapakatipemarudzi makumimanomweevahedheni

CHITSAUKO45

1ZvinoIsraeriakapindamunyikayeIjipiti,kunyika yeGosheni,pamwedziwechina[2172AM],mugore rechipirirevhikirechitaturejubheriremakumimana nemashanu.

2JosefaakaendakunosangananababavakeJakobho, kunyikayeGosheni,akawirapamutsipawababavake akachema.

3IsraeriakatikunaJosefa:“Zvinoregaindifesezvo ndakuona,uyezvinoJehovhaMwariwaIsraeri ngaarumbidzweMwariwaAbhurahamanaMwariwaIsaka, asinakuregangonidzakenenyashadzakekumurandawake Jakobho”

4Zvakwanakwandirikutindakaonachisochakondichiri mupenyu;zvirokwazvo,zvandakaonapaBheteri ndezvechokwadiJehovhaMwariwangungaakudzwe nokusingaperi-peri,zitarakengarikudzwe

5Josefanevakomavakevakadyachingwapamberipababa vavovakanwawaini,uyeJakobhoakafarazvikurunekuti akaonaJosefaachidyanevakomavakeuyeachinwa pamberipavo,uyeakarumbidzaMusikiwezvinhuzvose akamuchengetedza,uyeakamuchengeteravanakomana vakeguminevaviri

6Josefaakapababavakenevanun'unavakesechipo kodzeroyekugaramunyikayeGoshenineRamesesi nenzvimbodzesedzakapoteredza,dzaaitongapamberi paFarao.Israerinevanakomanavakevakagaramunyika yeGosheni,nzvimboyakanakisayenyikayeIjipiti,uye Israeriakangaavanemakorezananemakumimatatu ekuberekwapaakasvikamuIjipiti

7Josefaakapababavakenevanun'unavakezvekudya zvakawandasezvazvakangazvakavakwaniramumakore manomweenzara

8NyikayeIjipitiyakatamburanenzara,uyeJosefaakatenga nyikayeseyeIjipitikunaFaraokutiawanechikafu,uye akatoravanhunezvipfuwozvavonezvosekunaFarao.

9Makoreenzaraakatiapera,Josefaakapavanhumunyika mbeunezvokudyazvavaizodyara(nyika)mugorerechisere, nekutirwizirwakangarwazadzanyikayoseyeIjipiti.

10Nokutimumakoremanomweenzarayakangaisina kuzarauyeyakangayangodiridzanzvimboshomachete pamahombekombeerwizi,asizvinoyakangayazarauye vaIjipitavakadyaranyika,uyeyakaberekazviyo zvakawandagoreiroro

11Uyeiriraivegorerekutangare[2178AM]vhikirechina rejubheriremakumimananemashanu

12Josefaakatorachikamuchechishanuchezviyo zvekukohwakunamambo,akasiyazvikamuzvina zvezviyokutizvivezvekudyanezvembeu,uyeJosefa akazviisamutemowenyikayeIjipitikusvikiranhasi 13IsraeriakagaramunyikayeIjipitikwemakoregumi nemanomwe,uyemazuvaoseaakararamaaivamajubheri matatu,makorezananemakumimananemanomwe,uye akafamugorerechina[2188AM]revhikirechishanu rejubherirechimakumimananemashanu 14Israeriakaropafadzavanakomanavakeasatiafa, akavaudzazvesezvaizovawiramunyikayeEgipita; akavazivisazvaizovawiramumazuvaekupedzisira, akavaropafadza,akapaJosefamigovemivirimunyika 15Akararanemadzibabaake,akavigwamubako reMapapiromavirimunyikayeKenani,pedyo naAbhurahamababavake,muguvaraakazvicherera mubakoreMapapiromavirimunyikayeHebroni.

16Uyeakapamabhukuakeesenemabhukuemadzibaba akekunaRevhimwanakomanawakekutiaachengetedze uyeaagadzirisekuvanavakekusvikanhasi.

CHITSAUKO46

1UyezvakaitikakutimushuremekufakwaJakobho,vana vaIsraerivakawandamunyikayeEgipita,uyevakavarudzi rukuru,uyevaivanemoyomumwechete,zvekutihama yakadahamauyemunhuweseakabatsirahamayake,uye vakawedzerazvakanyanya,mavhikigumi[2242AM] emakore,mazuvaeseehupenyuhwaJosefa.

2UyepakangapasinaSatanikanachakaipamazuvaese ehupenyuhwaJosefaaakararamamushuremababavake Jakobho,nekutivaIjipitavesevaikudzavanavaIsraeri mazuvaeseehupenyuhwaJosefa

3Josefaakafaavanemakorezananegumi;akagaramakore guminemanomwemunyikayeKenani,uyemakoregumi akavamuranda,uyemakorematatuarimujeri,uyemakore makumimaserearipasipamambo,achitonganyikayese yeEgipita

4Iyeakafapamwechetenehamadzakedzosenechizvarwa ichochochose.

5UyeakarayiravanavaIsraeriasatiafakutivatakure mapfupaakenavopavakabudamunyikayeEgipita.

6Uyeakavapikisanezvemapfupaake,nekutiaizivakuti vaIjipitahavaizomuburitsazvevomuvigamunyika yeKenani,nekutiMakaroni,mamboweKenani,paakanga achigaramunyikayeAsiriya,akarwamumupatanamambo weIjipitindokumuurayaipapo,ndokuteveravaIjipita kusvikapamasuoe'Ermon

7Asiakangaasingakwanisikupinda,nekutimumwe mambomutsva,akangaavamamboweIjipiti,uyeakanga akasimbakupfuuraiye,uyeakadzokerakunyikayeKanani, uyemasuoeIjipitiakangaakavharwa,uyehapanaaibuda uyehapanaaipindamuIjipiti

8Josefaakafamugorerechimakumimananematanhatu rejubheri,muvhikirechitanhatu,mugorerechipiri, vakamuvigamunyikayeIjipiti,uye[2242AM]hamadzake dzosedzakafamushuremake.

9MamboweIjipitiakaendakundorwanamamboweKanani [2263AM]mugorerechimakumimananemanomwe reJubheri,muvhikirechipirimugorerechipiri,uyevana vaIsraerivakaburitsamapfupaeseevanavaJakobhokunze kwemapfupaaJosefa,uyevakaavigamumundamubako remavirimugomo.

10VazhinjivavovakadzokerakuIjipiti,asivashomavavo vakasaramumakomoeHebroni,uyebabavakoAmramu vakasaranavo.

11MamboweKenaniakakundamamboweIjipiti,akavhara masuoeIjipiti

12AkarongazanorakaipapamusoropevanavaIsraerikuti avatambudze,akatikuvanhuveIjipiti:“Tarirai,vanhu vevanavaIsraerivawandauyevawandakupfuuraisu” 13Uyaitivaitirenokuchenjeravasativawanda,uye ngativatambudzeineurandahondoisatiyasvikapamusoro peduuyeivovasativatirwisawo;zvimwevangabatana nevavengivedu,vakavaburitsamunyikayedu,nekuti mwoyoyavonezvisozvavozvakatarirakunyikayeKenani 14Akaisavataririvebasapamusoropavokuti vavadzvinyirireneuranda;vakavakamagutaakasimba aFarao,Pitomu,naRamesesi;vakavakamasvingoose nemasvingooseakangaawiramumagutaeIjipiti 15Vakavamanikidzanehasha,uyepavakaramba vachivaitirazvakaipa,ndipopavakarambavachiwanda 16ZvinovanhuveIjipitivakasemavanavaIsraeri

CHITSAUKO47

1Uyemuvhikirechinomwe,mugorerechinomwe,mugore remakumimananemanomwereJubheri,babavako vakabuda[2303AM]munyikayeKanani,uyeiwe wakazvarwamuvhikirechina,mugorerechitanhaturayo, mugoreremakumimananemaserereJubheri[2330AM]; iyiyaivenguvayekutambudzikapavanavaIsraeri 2Farao,mamboweIjipiti,akarayirakutivanakomanavavo vosevaifanirakukandamurwizi.

3Vakavakandamukatikwemwedziminomwekusvika pazuvarawakazvarwa

4Amaivakovakakuvigakwemwedzimitatu,vakazvizivisa nezvavoVakakugadziriraareka,vakaifukidzanetara

nebhitumini,vakaiisamumipatapamhenderekedzoyerwizi, vakakuisamairikwemazuvamanomwe,amaivako vakauyausikuvachikuyamwisa,uyeMiriamu,hanzvadzi yako,akakudzivirirakubvakushirimasikati.

5Mumazuvaiwayo,Tarimuti,mwanasikanawaFarao, akauyakuzogezamurwizi,akanzwainzwirakorichichema, akarayiravasikanavakekutivakubudise,vakakuunza kwaari.

6Akakuburitsamuareka,akakunzwiratsitsi

7Hanzvadziyakoikatikwaari:"Ndoendakundodana mumwewevakadzivechiHebherukutiakuyamwisire mwanauyuhere?"

8Iyeakatikwaari:‘Enda.’Sakaakaendaakanoshevedza amaivakoJokebhedhi,ivovakakupamuripowavo,uye vakakuyamwisa

9Uyemushuremezvo,pawakakura,vakakuuyisa kumwanasikanawaFarao,uyeiweukavamwanakomana wake,uyeAmuramibabavakovakakudzidzisakunyora, uyemushuremekungewapedzamavhikimatatu vakakuuyisakudareramambo

10Uyewakagaramavhikimatatuemakoreurimudare kusvikapanguva[2351-]yawakabudamudarereumambo ukaonamuIjipitaachirovashamwariyakouyoaive[2372 AM]wevanavaIsraeri,ukamuurayaukamuvigamujecha 11PazuvarechipiriiwenavanavaIsraerivavirivakarwa, uyeiwewakatikuneuyoakangaachikanganisa, 'Unorovereihamayako?'

12Akatsamwa,akatsamwa,akati:“Ndianiakakuita muchindanomutongiwedu?Unofungakundiuraya sezvawakaurayamuIjipitanezurohere?”Wakatya,ukatiza nekudakwemashokoaya.

CHITSAUKO48

1UyemugorerechitanhaturevhikirechitatureJubhiri rechimakumimananemapfumbamwewakabudandokugara <muna[2372AM]munyikayeMidhiani>,mavhiki mashanunegorerimweUyewakadzokerakuIjipiti muvhikirechipirimugorerechipirimugoreremakumi mashanu.

2UyeiwepachakounozivazvaakakuudzapaGomoreSinai [2410AM],uyekutimuchindaMastêmâaidakuiteinewe pawakangauchidzokerakuIjipitipawakasangananaye panzvimboyekugara

3Haanaherenesimbarakerosekutsvakakukuurayai nokununuravaIjipitakubvamuruokorwenyupaakaona kutimakatumwakuzotonganokutsivavaIjipita?

4Ndakakununuraikubvamuruokorwake,uyemakaita zviratidzonezvishamisozvamakatumwakutimuite muIjipitikunaFarao,neimbayakeyose,nevarandavake nevanhuvake

5JehovhaakavatsivazvikurunokudakwevaIsraeri, akavarovaneropa,matatya,inda,nhunzi,nemamota anouraya,nemombedzavo,nerufu,nechimvuramabwe, akaparadzazvosezvaivamo;nemhashudzakadya zvakasara,zvakasiyiwanechimvuramabwe,nerima;uye nerufurwematangweevanhunemhuka,nezvifananidzo zvavozvose,Jehovhaakavatsiva,akavapisanemoto

6Uyezvesezvakatumirwaneruokorwako,kutiuzvizivise (zvinhuizvi)zvisatizvaitika,uyewakatauranamambo weIjipitipamberipevarandavakevesenevanhuvake

7Zvesezvakaitikasezvamakataura;kutongwakukuruuye kunotyisakwakauyapanyikayeIjipitikutimutsive pamusoropayonekudakweIsraeri

8JehovhaakaitazvosenokudakwaIsraeri,uyemaererano nesunganoyake,yaakangaasimbisanaAbhurahama,kuti achavatsivasezvavakangavavaitakutivavevaranda nechisimba

9MuchindaMastêmâakamirapamberipenyu,akaedza kukuisaimumaokoaFarao,uyeakabatsiravaroyiveIjipiti, 10Vakasimukavakaitazvakaipapamberipenyu,chokwadi takavabvumirakutivaite,asihatinakubvumirakuti mishongaishandiswenemaokoavo

11UyeIshevakavarovanemarondaakaipisisa,vakasagona kumira,nekutitakavaparadzazvekutivakasagonakuita chiratidzochimwechete

12Uyepasineinezviratidzonezvishamiso(izvi)zvese, muchindaMastêmâhaanakunyadziswanekutiakashinga ndokudanidzirakuvaIjipitakutivakutevereinemasimbaese evaIjipita,nengorodzavo,nemabhizaavo,nemautoese evanhuveIjipita

13NdakamirapakatipevaIjipitanevaIsraeri,tikanunura vaIsraerikubvamuruokorwake,uyekubvamuruoko rwevanhuvake,uyeJehovhaakavatungamiriranepakati pegungwasenyikayakaoma

14UyemarudzieseaakaunzakutiatevereIsraeri,Jehovha Mwariweduakavakandapakatipegungwa,pasipegomba pasipevanavaIsraeri,sekungevanhuveEgipitavakakanda vanavavomurwizi.Akatsivapa1,000,000vavo,uye varumechiuruvakasimbauyevanesimbavakaparadzwa nekudakwemwanamudikiwevanavevanhuvenyu wavakakandamurwizi.

15Uyepazuvareguminemana,neregumineshanu, nereguminematanhatu,nereguminenomwe,neregumi nemasere,muchindaMastêmâakasungwandokuiswa mujerikuserikwevanavaIsraerikutiasavapomeremhosva 16Uyepazuvareguminepfumbamwetakavasunungura kutivabatsirevaIjipitauyevateverevanavaIsraeri.

17Asiakaomesamwoyoyavo,akavaomesamwoyo,uye JehovhaMwariweduakarongazanorekutiarovevaIjipita, avakandemugungwa.

18Uyepazuvarechiguminemanatakamusungakuti asapomeravanavaIsraeripazuvaravakakumbiravaIjipita midziyonenguo,midziyoyesirivha,midziyoyegoridhe, nemidziyoyemhangura,kutivatorevaIjipitavachitsiva urandahwavakavamanikidzakutivashandire

19UyehatinakubudisavanavaIsraerimuIjipititisina chinhu

CHITSAUKO49

1RangariraimurairowamakarairwanaJehovhapamusoro pePasika,kutimuichengetepanguvayayopazuvaregumi nemanaremwedziwekutanga,kutimuiurayemanheruasati asvika,uyekutivanofanirakuidyausikumanheruezuva regumineshanukubvapanguvayekuvirakwezuva 2Nokutipausikuuhwu-kutangakwemutambouye kutangakwemufaro-makangamuchidyapasikamuEgipita, apomasimbaeseeMastêmâakangaasunungurwakuti aurayematangweesemunyikayeEgipita,kubvakudangwe raFaraokusvikakudangweremurandakadziakasungwaari paguyo,uyekusvikakumombe

3UyeichindichochiratidzochavakapaJehovha:Muimba yegayegapamusoropechidzirochavakaonaropa regwayanaregorerimwechete,vaisafanirakupinda muimbaiyoyokunouraya,asikutivapfuurenepairi,kuti vesevaivamumbavaponeswenekutichiratidzocheropa chaivapamusoropechidzirochayo

4MasimbaaJehovhaakaitazvesesezvaakangaarayirwa naJehovha,vakapfuuranepakatipevanavaIsraerivese,uye dendaharinakuuyapavarikutiriparadzecheromweyaupi zvawopakatipavo,kungavawemombe,wemunhu,kana wembwa

5DendarakanyanyakuipamuIjipiti,uyekwakangakusina imbamuIjipitimakangamusinamunhuakafa,uye kuchemanokuchema

6VaIsraerivosevakadyanyamayegwayanarePasika, vachinwawaini,vachirumbidza,vachirumbidza, vachitendaJehovhaMwariwamadzibabaavo,uyevakanga vagadzirirakubudapasipejokoreIjipiti,uyekubva muurandahwakashata.

7Uyerangarirazuvairimazuvaeseehupenyuhwako,uye richengetegorenegoremazuvaeseehupenyuhwako, kamwechetepagore,pazuvararo,zvichienderana nemutemowarowese,uyeusariregedzazuvanezuva,kana mwedzinemwedzi

8Nokutimutemousingaperi,uyewakanyorwa pamahwendefaekudengapamusoropevanavaIsraerivose kutivanofanirakuuchengetagorenegorepazuvarawo kamwechetepagore,muzvizvarwazvavozvose;uye hapanamuganhowemazuva,nekutiizvizvakagara zvatemwanekusingaperi

9Kanamunhuasinakuchena,asingauyikuzoichengeta pazuvarayo,kutiauyenechipochinogamuchirikapamberi paJehovha,uyekutiadyenekunwapamberipaJehovha pazuvaremutambowayo,munhuiyeyeakachenauyeari pedyoanofanirakubviswa;nekutihaanakupachipo chaJehovhapanguvayakatarwa,achatakuramhosvayacho

10VanavaIsraeringavauyevazochengetaPasikapazuva rayorakatarwa,pazuvareguminemanaremwedzi wekutanga,pakatipemanheru,kubvapachikamuchechitatu chezuvakusvikapachikamuchechitatucheusiku,nekuti zvikamuzvivirizvezuvazvinopihwakuchiedza,uye chikamuchechitatuchemanheru

11IzvindizvozvakarayirwanaJehovhakutiuzvichengete pakatipemadekwana

12Uyehazvibvumirwikuiurayapanguvayechiedza,asi munguvainoganhurananemanheru,uyengavaidye panguvayemanheru,kusvikachikamuchetatucheusiku, uyecherochasarachenyamayayoyesekubvachikamu chetatucheusikuzvichiendamberi,ngavachipisenemoto

13Havafanirikuibikanemvura,kanakuidyaisinakubikwa, asikuigochapamoto;vanofanirakuidyanokushingaira, musorowayoneurahwayonetsokadzayo,uyehavafaniri kutyorapfuparayo;nokutihapanapfuparichapwanywa pakatipavanavaIsraeri

14NekudakwechikonzeroichiJehovhaakarayiravana vaIsraerikutivachengetepasikapazuvarayorakatarwa, uyehavafanirikutyorapfuparayo;nekutiizuvaremutambo, uyezuvarakarairwa,uyehapafanirwekupfuudzwakubva pazuvanezuva,uyemwedzinemwedzi,asipazuva remutambowayongarichengetwe.

15UnofanirakurairavanavaIsraerikutivachengetePasika pamazuvaavoose,gorenegore,kamwechetepagore pazuvarayorakatarwa,uyeichavachiyeuchidzo chinofadzaJehovha,uyehapanadambudzikorichauya pamusoropavokutivaurayekanakuvarovamugoreiroro ravachapembereraPasikapanguvayayonenziradzose zvichienderananemurairowake

16HavafanirikuidyakunzekwenzvimbotsveneyaJehovha, asipamberipenzvimbotsveneyaJehovha,uyevanhuvose veunganoyaIsraerivanofanirakuipembererapanguvayayo yakatarwa

17Munhuweseanosvikapazuvarayoanofanirakuidya munzvimbotsveneyaMwariwakopamberipaJehovha, kubvirapazeraremakoremakumimavirizvichikwira; nekutindizvozvakanyorwauyezvakatemwakuti vanofanirakuidyamunzvimbotsveneyaJehovha.

18KanavaIsraerivapindamunyikayavanofanirakutora, nyikayeKenani,vakamisatabhenakeriyaJehovhapakati penyikamunerimweremadzinzaavo,kusvikiranzvimbo tsveneyaJehovhayavakwamunyika,ngavauye vazopembereraPasikapakatipetabhenakeriyaJehovha, uyengavaiurayepamberipaJehovhagorenegore.

19UyepamazuvaayoimbayavakwamuzitaraJehovha munyikayavoyenhaka,vanofanirakuendaikokovouraya Pasikamanheru,pakuvirakwezuva,pachikamuchechitatu chezuva

20Vanofanirakuisaroparayopachikumbaridzochearitari, voisamafutaayopamotouripaaritari,vodyanyamayayo yakagochwapamotomuchivanzecheimbayakatsaurirwa muzitaraJehovha

21HavafanirikupembereraPasikamumagutaavo,kana cherokupizvakokunzekwekungevaripamberi petabhenakeriyaJehovha,kanapamberipeimbaYake kwakagaraZitaRake;uyehavafanirikutsaukakubvakuna Jehovha

22Uyeiwe,Mosesi,rairavanavaIsraerikutivachengete mirairoyepaseka,sezvawakarairwa;uvazivisegorerega reganezuvaremazuvaayo,nemutambowechingwachisina mbiriso,kutivanofanirakudyachingwachisinambiriso kwemazuvamanomwe,(uye)kutivanofanirakuchengeta mutambowayo,uyekutivauyenechipozuvaregarega mukatimemazuvamanomweiwayoemufaropamberi paJehovhapaatariyaMwariwako.

23Nokutimakachengetamutambouyunekukurumidza pamakabudamuIjipitikusvikiramasvikamurenjereShuri; nokutimakaupedzapamhenderekedzoyegungwa.

CHITSAUKO50

1Uyemushurememutemouyundakakuzivisaimazuva eSabatamurenjereSinai,riripakatipeErimuneSinai

2NdakakuudzainezvemaSabataenyikapaGomoreSinai, uyendakakuudzainezvemakoreeJubherimumaSabata emakore;asigorerayohandinakukuudzaikusvikira mapindamunyikayamunofanirakutora

3Nyikawoinofanirakuchengetamasabataayopanguva yavanogaramairi,uyevachazivagorereJubheri.

4Sakandakakugadzaigore-mavhikinemakore nemajubheri:kunemajubherimakumimana nemapfumbamwekubvapamazuvaaAdhamukusvika nhasi,[2410AM]nevhikiimwenemakoremaviri:uye

kuchinemakoremakumimanaarikuuya(kurevakuti'kure') ekudzidzamirairoyaIshe[2450AM],kusvikavayambuka vachipindamunyikayeKenani,vachiyambukaJoridhani kumadokero.

5UyemaJubheriachapfuura,kusvikaIsraeriyacheneswa kubvapamhosvadzesedzeupombwe,nekusachena, nekusvibiswa,nechivi,nekukanganisa,uyeyagara nechivimbomunyikayese,uyehakuchazovizvenaSatani kanacheroakaipa,uyenyikaichaveyakachenakubva panguvaiyoyonekusingaperi

6UyetariraimurairopamusoropeSabata-ndaunyorapasi iwe-pamwechetenezvakatongwazvesezvemitemoyawo 7Munofanirakushandamazuvamatanhatu,asipazuva rechinomweiSabataraJehovhaMwariwenyuMusaita basanaro,iminevanakomanavenyu,nevarandarume venyu,nevarandakadzivenyu,nezvipfuwozvenyuzvose, nemutorwaaripakatipenyu

8Munhuanoitabasapazuvairoroachafa:aninaani anosvibisazuvairoro,aninaanianoraranemukadziwake, kanaaninaanianotiachaitachimwechinhupazuvairoro, achaendaikokokunotengakanakutengesa;uyeaninaani anocheramvurapairiyaasinakugadziriraiyepazuva rechitanhatu,uyeaninaanianotakuramutorokutiautakure kubvamutenderakekanakunzekweimbayakeachafa

9HamufanirikuitabasacheroripizvaropazuvareSabata kunzekwezvamakagadzirirapazuvarechitanhatu,kuti mudye,munwe,muzorore,muchengetedzeSabatakubva pabasarosepazuvairoro,uyekutimurumbidzeJehovha Mwariwenyu,akakupaizuvaremutambonezuvadzvene; uyezuvareumambohutsvenehwevaIsraerivoseizuvairi pakatipemazuvaavonekusingaperi.

10NokutirukudzorukururwakapihwanaIshekunaIsraeri rwekutivadyenekunwauyevagutepazuvairiremutambo, uyevazororeparirikubvapabasaroserevanavevanhu kunzekwekupisazvinonhuhwirirauyekuunzazvipo nezvibayiropamberipaIshekwemazuvanepamaSabata 11BasairicheterinofanirakuitwapaSabatamunzvimbo tsveneyaJehovhaMwariwenyu;kutivagoyananisira Israerinezvibayironguvadzosezuvanezuva sechirangaridzochinofadzapamberipaJehovha,uyekuti azvigamuchirenguvadzosezuvanezuvasezvamakarairwa 12Uyemunhuweseanoitabasapairi,kanakuenda parwendo,kanakurimapurazi(rake),kungavamumba makekanakuneimwenzvimbo,uyecheroanizvake anobatidzamoto,kanakutasvamhukaipineipi,kana kufambanechikepemugungwa,uyecheroanizvake anorovakanakuurayacherochinhu,kanakuurayamhuka kanashiri,kanacheroanizvakeanobatamhukakanashiri kanahove,kanacheroanizvakeanotsanyakanakuita hondopaSabata:

13MunhuanoitachimwechezvinhuizvipaSabataachafa, sakavanavaIsraerivanofanirakuchengetaSabata zvichienderananemirairoinechekuitaneSabatarenyika, sezvazvakanyorwapamahwendefa,aakapamumaokoangu kutindikunyorereimitemoyenguva,nemwaka zvichienderananekupatsanurwakwemazuvaavoIzvi ndizvozvinopedzisanhoroondoyekupatsanurwa kwemazuva