¹And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar, Arioch the king of El-lasar, Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations,

¹Zvino zvakaitika mumazuva aAmuraferi mambo weShinari, Arioki ma­mbo weErasari, Kedhoriraomeri ma­mbo weEramu, naTidhari, mambo wemarudzi,

²[that] they made war with Bera the king of Sodom, and with Birsha the king of Gomorrah, Shinab the king of Admah, and Shemeber the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

²kuti vakaita hondo naBhera mambo weSodhoma, naBherisha mambo weGomora, Shinabhi mambo weAdhamu, naShemebheri mambo weZebhoimi, namambo weBhera (rinova Zoari).

³All these were joined in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

³Ava vose vakasangana mumu­pata weSidhimu unova Gungwa reMunyu.

⁴Twelve years had they served Chedorlaomer; and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

⁴Makore gumi nemaviri vakashandira Kedhoriraomeri, asi vakamumukira negore regumi nematatu.

⁵And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-Kirjathaim,

⁵Zvino mugore regumi nemana Kedhoriraomeri wakauya, nemadzimambo aiva naye, vakarova vaRefaimi paAshitoreti karinaimi, nevaZuzimi paHamu, nevaEmimi paShavhe-kiriataimi,

⁶and the Horites on their mount Seir, to El-Paran, which is by the wilderness.

⁶nevaHori pagomo ravo Seiri, kusvi­kira paEriparani riri pedo nerenje.

⁷And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt at Hazazon-Tamar.

⁷Zvino va­kadzoka vakasvika Enimishipati rinova Kadheshi, ndokurova nyika yose yevaAmareki, nevaAmoriwo, vaigara paHazazoni-Tamari.

⁸And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar, went out, and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim,

⁸Zvino kwakabuda mambo weSodhoma nama­mbo weGomora, namambo weAdhamu namambo weZebhoimi, namambo weBhera rinova Zoari, vakabuda vakarongedza hondo kuzorwa navo pamupata weSidhimu,

⁹with Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations, and Amraphel the king of Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar -- four kings with the five.

⁹kuti varwe naKedhorirao­meri mambo weEramu, naTidhari, mambo wemarudzi, naAmuraferi mambo weShinari, naArioki, mambo weErasari; madzimambo mana akamirisana nemadzi­mambo mashanu.

¹⁰And the vale of Siddim was full of pits of asphalt. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there: and they that remained fled to the mountain.

¹⁰Zvino mupata weSi­dhimu waiva nemakomba ane tara, uye madzimambo eSodhoma neGomora akatiza, ndokuwiramo; uye vakasara vakatizira kugomo,

¹¹And they took all the property of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and departed.

¹¹ndokutora nhumbi dzose dzeSo­dhomu neGomora, nechikafu chavo chose, vakaenda.

¹²And they took Lot and his property, Abram's brother's son, and departed. For he dwelt in Sodom.

¹²Zvino vakatora Roti, mwanakomana wemunin'ina waAbhu­ramu, waigara paSodhoma, nenhumbi dzake, ndokuenda.

¹³And one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew. And he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol, and the brother of Aner. And these were Abram's allies.

¹³Zvino kwakauya wakange apuku­nyuka ndokuudza Abhuramu muHebheru, waigara pamiouki* yaMamure muAmori, mu­nin'ina waEshikori nemunin'ina waAneri vakange vaita sungano naAbhuramu.

¹⁴And Abram heard that his brother was taken captive; and he led out his trained [servants], born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued [them] as far as Dan.

¹⁴Zvino Abhuramu wakati anzwa kuti hama yake yatapwa, akashongedza zvombo vakange vadzidziswa, vaka­zvarwa muimba yake, mazana ma­tatu negumi nevasere, akavateverera ku­svikira paDhani.

¹⁵And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is to the left of Damascus.

¹⁵Zvino wakazvikamura kurwa navo usiku, iye nevaranda vake, akavarova, akavateverera kusvikira paHobha, riri kurudyi rweDhamasiko.

¹⁶And he brought back all the property, and brought again his brother Lot and his property, and the women also, and the people.

¹⁶Zvino wakadzosa nhumbi dzose, naRotiwo hama yake nenhumbi dzake, nevakadziwo neva­nhu.

¹⁷And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after he had returned from smiting Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, into the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's valley.

¹⁷Mambo weSodhoma ndoku­buda kunosangana naye adzoka pakuuraya Kedhoraomari nemadzimambo aiva naye pamupata weShavhe unova mupata wamambo.

¹⁸And Melchisedec king of Salem brought out bread and wine. And he was priest of the Most High ùGod.

¹⁸Merikizedheki mambo weSaremi ndokuuisa chingwa newaini; uye iye mupristi waMwari Wekumusoro-soro.

¹⁹And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High ùGod, possessor of heavens and earth.

¹⁹Zvino wakamuropafadza akati: Ngaaropafadzwe Abhuramu naMwari Wekumusoro-soro, Muridzi wematenga nepasi.

²⁰And blessed be the Most High ùGod, who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him the tenth of all.

²⁰Uye ngaaropafadzwe Mwari Wekumusoro-soro, wakakumikidza vavengi vako mumaoko ako. Ndokumupa chegumi chezvose.

²¹And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the souls, and take the property for thyself.

²¹Zvino mambo weSodhoma wakati kuna Abhuramu: Ndipe vanhu, ugozvitorera nhumbi.

²²And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the Most High ùGod, possessor of heavens and earth,

²²Abhuramu ndokuti kuna mambo weSodhoma: Ndasimudzira ruoko rwa­ngu kuna Jehovha Mwari Wekumusoro-soro, muridzi wekumatenga nepasi,

²³if from a thread even to a sandal-thong, yes, if of all that is thine, I take [anything] ...; that thou mayest not say, I have made Abram rich;

²³kuti handingatori kubva kurushinda kusvika kurukanda rwe­shangu pane chose chaunacho, kuti murege kuzoti: Ini ndakafumisa Abhuramu.

²⁴save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their portion.

²⁴Kunze kweizvo chete majaya zvaakadya, nemugove wevarume vakainda neni, va­naAneri, Eshikori, naMamure, ngava­tore mugove wavo.