¹And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

¹Zvino Jehovha wakaonekera kwaari pamiouki* yeMa­mure, ndokugara pamusuwo wetende pakupisa kwezuva;

²And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

²ndokusimudza meso ake akaona, zvino tarira, varume vatatu vamire pamberi pake; zvino paakavaona wakamhanya kunovachingamidza pamusuwo wetende, akakotamira pasi,

³And said, My LORD, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

³ndokuti: Ishe wangu, kana zvino ndawana nya­sha pameso penyu, ndinokukumbirai, musapfuura pamura­nda wenyu.

⁴Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

⁴Ngakuuiswewo mvura shoma, mugoshambidza tsoka dzenyu, muzorore pasi pemuti.

⁵And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

⁵Zvino ndichauisa chi­medu chechingwa, mugonyaradza moyo yenyu, mugozopfuura, nekuti ndi­zvo zvamapfuurira nekumuranda wenyu. Ivo ndokuti: Ita saizvozvo sezvawataura

⁶And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

⁶Abhurahamu ndokukurumidza kupi­nda mutende kuna Sara, akati: Kurumi­dza ugadzire zviyero zvitatu zveupfu hwakatsetseka! Kanya, ubike zvingwa zviduku.

⁷And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

⁷Abhurahamu ndokumhanyira kumombe, akatora mhuru ine nyama yakapfava, yakanaka, akapa kujaya, ndokukurumidza kuigadzira.

⁸And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

⁸Zvino wakatora mukaka wakafa, nemukaka mumbishi, nemhuru yaakange agadzira, akazviisa pamberi pavo; akamira pedo navo munyasi memuti, ivo ndokudya.

⁹And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

⁹Ivo ndokuti kwaari: Uripi Sara mukadzi wako? Iye ndokuti: Tarirai, mutende.

¹⁰And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

¹⁰Zvino akati: Zvirokwazvo ndichadzoka nenguva iyi yeupenyu; zvino tarira, Sara mukadzi wako uchava nemwanakomana. Sarawo akazvinzwa ari pamusuwo wetende shure kwake.

¹¹Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

¹¹Zvino Abhurahamu naSara vakange vakwegura, vava nemakore mazhinji; kwakange kwaguma kuna Sara nemutowo wevakadzi.

¹²Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

¹²Naizvozvo Sara wakaseka mukati make achiti: Ndakwegura, ndingava nemufaro here, naishe wangu wachemberawo?

¹³And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

¹³Jehovha ndokuti kuna Abhurahamu: Sara wasekerei, achiti: Zvirokwazvo neni ndichabereka ndakwegura here?

¹⁴Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

¹⁴Kune chi­nhu chinorema kukunda Jehovha here? Nenguva yakatarwa, ndichadzoka kwauri, nenguva ino yeupenyu, uye Sara achava nemwanakomana.

¹⁵Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

¹⁵Sara ndokuramba achiti: Handina kuseka, nekuti waitya. Asi iye akati: Kwete asi waseka.

¹⁶And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

¹⁶Zvino varume vakasimuka kubva ipapo ndokutarira Sodhoma; Abhurahamu ndokuenda navo achivaperekedza.

¹⁷And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

¹⁷Zvino Jehovha akati: Ini ndicha­vanzira Abhurahamu zvandinoita here?

¹⁸Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

¹⁸Abhurahamu zvaachava zvirokwazvo rudzi rukuru rwune simba, nendudzi dzose dzenyika dzicharopafadzwa nemaari.

¹⁹For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

¹⁹Nekuti nda­kamuziva, kuti araire vana vake nei­mba yake vanomutevera, vagoche­ngeta nzira yaJehovha kuti vaite kururamisira nekutonga; kuti Jehovha auyise pamusoro paAbhurahamu izvo zvaakataura maererano naye.

²⁰And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

²⁰Jehovha ndokuti: Nekuti kuchema kweSodhoma neGomora kukuru, uye nekuti zvivi zvavo zvinorema zvikuru,

²¹I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

²¹ndichaburuka zvino ndigoona kana vakaita zvizere zvinoenderana nekuchema kwaro kwasvika kwandiri; asi kana zvisina kudaro, ndichazviziva.

²²And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

²²Zvino varume vakafuratira ipapo, va­kaenda vakananga Sodhoma; asi Abhurahamu wakange achakamira pamberi paJehovha.

²³And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

²³Zvino Abhurahamu wakaswedera, akati: Mu­chaparadzawo vakarurama pamwe ne­vakaipa here?

²⁴Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

²⁴Zvimwe varipo vakarurama makumi mashanu mukati meguta; muchaparadzawo mukasaregerera nzvimbo iyo nekuda kwevakarurama makumi mashanu varimo here?

²⁵That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

²⁵Ngazvive kure nemwi kuita chinhu chakadaro, kuuraya wakarurama pamwe newa­kaipa, kuti wakarurama ave sawakaipa; ngazvive kure nemwi. Mutongi wenyika yose haangaiti kururamisira here?

²⁶And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

²⁶Jehovha ndokuti: Kana ndikawana muSodhoma vakarurama ma­kumi mashanu mukati meguta, ipapo ndicharegerera nzvimbo yose nekuda kwavo.

²⁷And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:

²⁷Zvino Abhurahamu wakapindura ndokuti: Tarirai zvino, ndatsunga kutaura naJehovha, ini guruva nedota.

²⁸Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

²⁸Zvimwe kuchashaikwa vashanu kuvakarurama makumi mashanu; muchaparadza guta rose nekuda kwevashanu here? Ndokuti: Handingariparadzi kana ndikawa­namo makumi mana nevashanu.

²⁹And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.

²⁹Zvino wakataurazve naye akati: Zvimwe kuchawanikwamo makumi mana. Iye ndokuti: Handingazviiti nekuda kwamakumi mana.

³⁰And he said unto him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.

³⁰Akabva ati: Ndinokumbira Jehovha arege kunditsamwira, kana ndikataura. Zvi­mwe makumi matatu vachawanikwamo. Iye ndokuti: Handingazviiti kana ndikawanamo makumi matatu.

³¹And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

³¹Zvino akati: Tarira zvino, ndatsunga kutaura naJehovha; zvimwe kuchawanikwamo makumi maviri. Iye ndokuti: Handingari­paradzi nekuda kwemakumi maviri.

³²And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

³²Zvino wakati: Ndinokumbira Jehovha ngaarege kutsamwa, ndikataurazve ka­mwe; zvimwe kuchawanikwa gumi. Iye ndokuti, Handingariparadzi nekuda kwevane gumi.

³³And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

³³Zvino Jehovha wakabva apedza kutaura naAbhurahamu; naAbhurahamu akadzokera kunzvimbo yake.