¹Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee:

¹Zvino Jehovha wakati kuna Abhuramu: Ibva panyika yekwako nekuhama dzako nekuimba yababa vako, uende kunyika yandichakuratidza.

²And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

²Zvino ndichakuita uve rudzi rukuru, nekukuropafadza, nekuita zita rako rive guru, uye uchava ropafadzo.

³And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

³Zvino ndicharopafadza vanokuropafadza, nekutuka unokutuka; uye mauri marudzi ose enyika acharopafadzwa.

⁴So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

⁴Abhuramu ndokuenda Jehovha sezvaakataura kwaari, naRoti wakae­nda naye. Zvino Abhuramu wakange ane ma­kore makumi manomwe nemashanu pakubva kwake Harani.

⁵And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

⁵Abhuramu ndoku­tora Sarai, mukadzi wake, naRoti, mwanakomana wemunin'ina wake, nenhumbi dzavo dzose dzavakange vaunganidza, nemweya yavakange vawana paHarani, va­kabuda kuenda kunyika yeKanani; ­ndokusvika kunyika yeKanani.

⁶And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

⁶Abhuramu ndokugura nemunyika kusvika panzvimbo yeShekemu, pamuti wemuouki* weMore; uye vaKanani vaiva munyika iyo nguva iyoyo.

⁷And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

⁷Zvino Jehovha wakaonekera kuna Abhuramu, akati: Kumbeu yako ndichapa nyika iyi; ndokuvakira ipapo Jehovha aritari, iye wakange aonekera kwaari.

⁸And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

⁸Zvino wakabva ipapo akaenda kugomo riri kumabvazuva aBheteri, ndokudzika tende rake; Bheteri riri kumavirazuva uye Ai kumabvazuva. Zvino wakavakirapo Jehovha aritari, akadana zita raJehovha.

⁹And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

⁹Zvino Abhuramu wakafamba achienderera mberi akananga kuchamhembe.

¹⁰And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

¹⁰Zvino kwakava nenzara panyika iyo; Abhuramu ndokuburukira kuEgipita kunogarako semweni; nekuti nzara yairwadza panyika.

¹¹And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

¹¹Zvino zvakaitika oswedera kupinda muEgipita kuti wakati kuna Sara, mukadzi wake: Tarira zvino, ndinoziva kuti uri mukadzi wa­kanaka kuonekwa.

¹²Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

¹²Zvino zvichaitika vaEgipita pavachakuona, kuti vachati: Uyu mukadzi wa­ke, ndokundiuraya, asi iwe vachakuchengeta uri mupenyu.

¹³Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.

¹³Uti hako uri hanzvadzi yangu, kuti zvindinakire nekuda kwako, mweya wangu ugorarama nekuda kwako.

¹⁴And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

¹⁴Zvino zvakaitika kuiti Abhuramu paakasvika Egipita, vaEgipita vakaona mukadzi kuti wakanaka kwazvo.

¹⁵The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

¹⁵Nemachinda aFarao akamuona, ndokumurumbi­dza pamberi paFarao; mukadzi ndokuiswa mumba maFarao.

¹⁶And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

¹⁶Zvino wakabata Abhu­ramu zvakanaka nekuda kwake; uye akava nemakwai nenzombe nemakono ema­dhongi nevarandarume nevarandakadzi ne­madhongi echikadzi nemakamera.

¹⁷And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

¹⁷Asi Jehovha wakatambudza Farao, neimba yake, nematambudziko makuru nekuda kwaSarai mukadzi waAbhu­ramu.

¹⁸And Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

¹⁸Farao ndokudana Abhu­ramu akati, Chii ichi chawaita kwandiri? Nemhaka yei usina kundiudza kuti mukadzi wako.

¹⁹Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

¹⁹Wakareverei kuti ihanzvadzi yangu? kusvikira ndamutora kuva mukadzi wangu? Naizvozvo zvino tarira mukadzi wako, tora uende.

²⁰And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

²⁰Zvino Farao akaraira varume maererano naye, vakamudzinga nemukadzi wake nezvose zvaakange anazvo.