¹And Abraham was old, [and] advanced in age; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.

¹Zvino Abhurahamu wakange akwegura, ava nemazuva mazhinji kwazvo; naJehovha wakange aropafadza Abhurahamu pazvinhu zvose.

²And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,

²Abhurahamu ndokuti kumuranda wake, mukurusa weimba yake, waitonga zvose zvaaka­nge anazvo: Chimboisa chanza chako pasi pechidya changu,

³and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of the heavens and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am dwelling;

³ndigokupi­kisa naJehovha, Mwari wekumatenga, naMwari wepasi, kuti haungatoreri mwanakomana wangu mukadzi kuvanasikana veKanani, vandinogara pakati pavo;

⁴but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.

⁴asi uchaende kunyika yekwangu nekuhama dzekwangu, unotorera mukadzi mwanakomana wangu Isaka.

⁵And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed?

⁵Zvino muranda wakati kwaari: Zvimwe mukadzi ungasada kunditevera ku­nyika ino, zvino ndingadzosera zvirokwazvo mwanakomana wenyu kunyika kwama­kabva here?

⁶And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.

⁶Abhurahamu ndokuti kwaari: Che­njera kuti urege kudzosera mwanako­mana wangu ikoko.

⁷Jehovah the God of the heavens, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land of my nativity, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land -- he will send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence.

⁷Jehovha, Mwari wekumatenga, iye wakanditora paimba yababa vangu nemunyika yechizvarigo cha­ngu, iye wakataura neni, newakandipikira, achiti: Kumbeu yako, ndichapa nyika ino, ndiye achatuma mutumwa wake pamberi pako, kuti umutorere ikoko mukadzi mwanakomana wangu.

⁸And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be quit of this my oath: only, bring not my son thither again.

⁸Asi kana mukadzi asingatendi kukutevera, ipapo iwe uchasunungurwa pamhiko yangu iyi; chete usadzosera mwanakomana wangu ikoko.

⁹And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore unto him concerning that matter.

⁹Muranda ndokuisa ruoko rwake pasi pechi­dya chaAbhurahama tenzi wake, ndokupika kwaari pamusoro penyaya iyi.

¹⁰And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; now all the treasure of his master was under his hand; and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

¹⁰Muranda ndokutora makamera gumi pamakamera atenzi wake, akaenda, nenhumbi dzose dzakanaka dzatenzi wake muruoko rwake, ndokusimuka ndokuenda Mesopotamia kuguta raNahori.

¹¹And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water, at the time of the evening, when the women came out to draw [water].

¹¹Zvino wakafugamisa maka­mera kunze kweguta patsime remvura panguva yemadekwana, iri nguva vakadzi yavanobuda kunochera mvura.

¹²And he said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, meet me, I pray thee, [with thy blessing] this day, and deal kindly with my master Abraham.

¹²Zvino wakati: Jehovha, Mwari watenzi wangu Abhu­rahamu, ndibudiririsei henyu nhasi, muitire tsitsi tenzi wangu Abhurahamu.

¹³Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.

¹³Tarirai, ndimire patsime re­mvura, uye vakunda vevanhu veguta vobuda kuzochera mvura.

¹⁴And let it come to pass, [that] the maiden to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink, and who will say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also, be she whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and hereby I shall know that thou hast dealt kindly with my master.

¹⁴Zvino ngazviitike kuti musikana muduku wandichati kwaari: Ndirerekerewo chirongo chako ndimwe, ndokuti: Imwai, nemakamera enyu ndichaamwisa; ndiye wamakatsaurira muranda wenyu Isaka; uye neizvozvo ndichaziva kuti makaitira tenzi wangu tsitsi.

¹⁵And it came to pass before he had ended speaking, that behold, Rebecca came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother; and [she had] her pitcher upon her shoulder.

¹⁵Zvino zvakaitika asati apedza ku­taura, kuti tarira, Rabheka wakabuda, wakaberekerwa Bhetueri, mwanakomana waMirika, mukadzi waNahori munin'ina waAbhurahamu, uye ane chirongo pafudzi rake.

¹⁶And the maiden was very fair in countenance; a virgin, and no man had known her. And she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

¹⁶Zvino musikana uyu wakange akanaka kwazvo pakuonekera, mhandara isina murume wakambomuziva; ndokuburukira kutsime, ndokuzadza chirongo chake, ndokukwira.

¹⁷And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.

¹⁷Zvino muranda wakamhanyira kunomuchingamidza, ndokuti: Dondipawo svimvura pachirongo chako ndimwe.

¹⁸And she said, Drink, my lord! And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him to drink.

¹⁸Iye ndokuti: Imwai, ishe wangu; ndokukurumidza kutura chirongo chake paruoko rwake, ndokumumwisa.

¹⁹And when she had given him enough to drink, she said, I will draw [water] for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough.

¹⁹Zvino apedza kumumwisa wakati: Ndichachererawo makamera enyu ku­svikira apedza kunwa.

²⁰And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw [water]; and she drew for all his camels.

²⁰Zvino akakurumidza ndokudururira chirongo chake muchimwiro, ndokumhanyirazve kutsime kunochera, akacherera makamera ake ose.

²¹And the man was astonished at her, remaining silent, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.

²¹Zvino murume wakamutarisisa anyerere, kuti azive kana Jehovha amubudiririsa parwendo rwake kana kwete.

²²And it came to pass when the camels had drunk enough, that the man took a gold ring, of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands, ten [shekels] weight of gold,

²²Zvikaitika makamera apedza kumwa, kuti murume wakatora chindori chendarama chine uremu hwehafu yeshekeri, nezvishongo zviviri zvemaoko ake, uremu hwazvo hwaiva mashekeri gumi endarama;

²³and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge?

²³ndokuti: Uri mukunda waani? Ndiudze. Kumba kwababa vako kune nzvimbo yekuti tirare here?

²⁴And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.

²⁴Iye ndokuti: Ndiri mukunda waBhe­tueri mwanakomana waMirika waaka­berekera Nahori.

²⁵And she said to him, There is straw, and also much provender with us; also room to lodge.

²⁵Akatiwo kwaari: Zvose tinazvo uswa hwakaoma nechikafu chezvipfuwo chizhinji, nenzvimbo yekurara.

²⁶And the man stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah,

²⁶Murume ndokukotamisa musoro wake, ndokushumira Jehovha.

²⁷and said, Blessed be Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has not withdrawn his loving-kindness and his faithfulness from my master; I being in the way, Jehovah has led me to the house of my master's brethren.

²⁷Zvino wakati: Ngaarumbidzwe Jehovha Mwari watenzi wangu Abhurahamu, usina kurega nyasha dzake nekutendeka kwake kuna tenzi wangu; ndiri ini, ndiri munzira, Jehovha wakanditungamirira kumba kwehama dzatenzi wangu.

²⁸And the maiden ran and told these things to her mother's house.

²⁸Zvino musikana wakamhanya, ndokunoudza imba yamai vake zvemashoko akadai.

²⁹And Rebecca had a brother, named Laban; and Laban ran out to the man, to the well.

²⁹Zvino Rabheka waiva nehanzvadzi wezita rainzi Rabhani; Rabhani ndokumhanyira panze kumurume kutsime.

³⁰And it came to pass when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's hand, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, Thus spoke the man to me -- that he came to the man, and behold, he was standing by the camels, by the well.

³⁰Uye zvakaitika paakaona chindori nezvishongo pamaoko ehanzvadzi yake, anzwa mashoko aRabheka hanzvadzi yake, achiti: Ndizvo zva­taura murume kwandiri, kuti wakaenda kumurume, zvino tarira, umire pamakamera patsime.

³¹And he said, Come in, blessed of Jehovah! why standest thou outside? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

³¹Zvino akati: Pinda iwe wakaro­pafadzwa naJehovha; unomirirei ku­nze? nekuti ndagadzirira imba nenzvimbo yemakamera.

³²And the man came into the house; and he ungirded the camels, and gave the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who were with him.

³²Murume ndokuuya mumba, ndokusunungura makamera ndokupa makamera uswa hwakaoma nezveku­dya zvezvipfuwo; nemvura yekushambidza tsoka dzake netsoka dzevarume vaiva naye.

³³And there was set [meat] before him to eat; but he said, I will not eat until I have made known my business. And he said, Speak on.

³³Zvino kwakagadzikwa pa­mberi pake kuti adye; asi iye akati: Handizodyi kusvikira ndataura ­shoko rangu. Iye ndokuti: Taura.

³⁴And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

³⁴Ndokuti: Ndiri muranda waAbhurahamu.

³⁵And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he has given him sheep and cattle, and silver and gold, and bondmen and bondwomen, and camels and asses.

³⁵Zvino Jehovha wakaropafadza te­nzi wangu zvikuru; uye wava mukuru, waka­mupawo makwai, nemombe, nesirivha, nendarama, nevarandarume nevarandakadzi, nemakamera, nemadhongi.

³⁶And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master after she had grown old; and unto him has he given all that he has.

³⁶NaSara mukadzi watenzi wangu wakaberekera tenzi wangu mwanakomana paakange akwegura; zvino wakapa kwaari zvose zvaanazvo.

³⁷And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling;

³⁷Zvino tenzi wangu wakandipikisa achiti: Usa­torera mwanakomana wangu mukadzi kuvakunda vevaKanani, vemunyika yavo mandigere;

³⁸but thou shalt by all means go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.

³⁸asi uchaenda kuimba yababa vangu nekuhama dzangu unotorera mwanakomana wangu mukadzi.

³⁹And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me?

³⁹Zvino ndakati kuna tenzi wangu: Zvimwe mukadzi haanganditeveri.

⁴⁰And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way, that thou mayest take a wife for my son of my family, and out of my father's house.

⁴⁰Iye ndokuti: Jehovha, wandinogarofamba pamberi pake, uchatuma mutumwa wake newe, uchabudiririsa nzira yako; uye uchatorera mwanakomana wangu mukadzi kuhama dzangu nekuimba yababa vangu.

⁴¹Then shalt thou be quit of my oath, when thou shalt have come to my family. And if they give thee not [one], thou shalt be quit of my oath.

⁴¹Ipapo uchasunungurwa pamhiko yangu kana wasvika kuhama dzangu, uye kana vasingakupi iye, uchasunungurwa pamhiko yangu.

⁴²And I came this day to the well, and said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go,

⁴²Zvino ndasvika nhasi ku­tsime, ndokuti: Jehovha, Mwari watenzi wangu Abhurahamu, kana muchibudiririsa nzira yangu, yandinofamba nayo;

⁴³behold, I stand by the well of water, and let it come to pass that the damsel who cometh forth to draw [water], and to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water out of thy pitcher to drink,

⁴³tarirai, ndimire patsime remvura; zvino ngazviitike kuti mhandara inobuda kuzochera mvura, uye ndikati kwaari: Ndipewo svimvura pachiro­ngo chako, ndimwe;

⁴⁴and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels -- that she should be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son.

⁴⁴iye ndokuti kwandiri: Imwai nemwi, uye ndichacherera makamera enyuwo; ave ndiye mukadzi Jehovha waakatsaurira mwanakomana watenzi wangu.

⁴⁵Before I ended speaking in my heart, behold, Rebecca came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder, and went down to the well, and drew [water]; and I said to her, Give me, I pray thee, to drink.

⁴⁵Zvino ndisati ndape­dza kutaura mumoyo mangu, tarira, Rabheka wabuda ane chirongo chake pafudzi rake; ndokuburukira kutsime, ndokuchera. Zvino ndati kwaari: Dondipawo ndi­mwe.

⁴⁶And she hasted and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. And I drank; and she gave the camels drink also.

⁴⁶Iye ndokukurumidza, akatura chirongo paari ndokuti: Imwai, uye ndichamwisa makamera enyu­wo; ini ndikamwa, akamwisa makame­rawo.

⁴⁷And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him. And I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.

⁴⁷Zvino ndamubvunza ndokuti: Uri mukunda waani? Iye ndokuti: Mukunda waBhetueri, mwanakomana waNahori, Mirika waakamuberekera; zvino ndaisa chindori mumhino dzake, nezvishongo pamaoko ake.

⁴⁸And I stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah; and I blessed Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has led me the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.

⁴⁸Ndokukota­misa musoro wangu, ndokushumira Jeho­vha, ndikakudza Jehovha, Mwari watenzi wangu Abhurahamu, iye wakanditungamirira panzira yakarurama, kuti mukunda wemunin'ina watenzi wangu ndimutorere mwanakomana wake.

⁴⁹And now, if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; and I will turn to the right hand or to the left.

⁴⁹Ikozvino kana muchiitira tenzi wangu moyochena nekutendeka, ndiudzei; kana zvisakadaro, ndiudzei, kuti ndiende kuruoko rwerudyi kana kuruboshwe.

⁵⁰And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.

⁵⁰Ipapo Rabhani naBhetueri vakapi­ndura vakati: Chinhu ichi chinobva kuna Jehovha; hatigoni kutaura kwauri zvakaipa kana zvakanaka.

⁵¹Behold, Rebecca is before thee: take [her], and go away; and let her be wife of thy master's son, as Jehovah has said.

⁵¹Tarira, Rabheka uri pamberi pako, tora uende, uye ngaave mukadzi wake, Jehovha sezvakareva.

⁵²And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he bowed down to the earth before Jehovah.

⁵²Zvino zvakaitika, kuti muranda waAbhura­hamu paakanzwa mashoko avo, waka­kotamira pasi pamberi paJehovha.

⁵³And the servant brought forth silver articles, and gold articles, and clothing, and he gave [them] to Rebecca; and he gave to her brother, and to her mother, precious things.

⁵³Muranda ndokubudisa zvishongo zvesiri­vha, nezvishongo zvendarama, nenguvo, akapa Rabheka, akapawo hanzvadzi yake namai vake nhumbi dzinokosha.

⁵⁴And they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and lodged. And they rose up in the morning; and he said, Send me away to my master.

⁵⁴Zvino vakadya vakamwa, iye nevarume vaiva naye, vakagara usiku hwose, vakamuka mangwanani, iye ndokuti: Regai ndiende kuna tenzi wangu.

⁵⁵And her brother and her mother said, Let the maiden abide with us [some] days, or [say] ten; after that she shall go.

⁵⁵Asi hanzvadzi yake namai vake vakati: Musikana ngaagare nesu ma­zuva kana gumi, shure kweizvozvi ngaaende.

⁵⁶And he said to them, Do not hinder me, seeing Jehovah has prospered my way: send me away, and I will go to my master.

⁵⁶Zvino wakati kwavari: Musandinonosa, Jehovha zvaakabudiririsa nzira yangu; regai ndie­nde kuti ndiende kuna tenzi wangu.

⁵⁷And they said, Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth.

⁵⁷Ivo ndokuti: Ngatidane musikana, tinzwe muromo wake.

⁵⁸And they called Rebecca and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

⁵⁸Zvino vakadana Rabheka, ndokuti kwaari: Uchaenda nemu­rume uyu here? Iye ndokuti: Ndichaenda.

⁵⁹And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

⁵⁹Zvino vakarega Rabheka hanzvadzi yavo achienda, nemureri wake, nemu­randa waAbhurahamu nevarume vake.

⁶⁰And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; mayest thou become thousands of tens of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gate of their enemies!

⁶⁰Zvino vakaropafadza Rabheka, vakati kwaari: Iwe, hanzvadzi yedu, uve zvuru zvemazana, mbeu yako ngaive varidzi vemasuwo evanoivenga.

⁶¹And Rebecca arose, and her maids, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebecca, and went away.

⁶¹Zvino Rabheka wakasimuka nevasikana vake, vakatasva makamera, vakatevera murume uyo; muranda akatora Rabheka, akaenda.

⁶²And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi; for he was dwelling in the south country.

⁶²Zvino Isaka wakasvika achibva pamusuwo wetsime Rahayi-Royi; nekuti waigara kunyika yekuchamhembe.

⁶³And Isaac had gone out to meditate in the fields toward the beginning of evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, camels were coming.

⁶³Zvino Isaka waka­buda kunorangarira kusango nenguva yemadekwani; ndokusimudza meso ake, akaona, tarira, makamera anouya.

⁶⁴And Rebecca lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac, and she sprang off the camel.

⁶⁴Zvino Rabheka wakasimudza meso ake; akati aona Isaka akazviwisa paka­mera.

⁶⁵And she had said to the servant, Who is the man that is walking in the fields to meet us? And the servant said, That is my master! Then she took the veil, and covered herself.

⁶⁵Zvino wakati kumuranda: Ndiani mu­rume uyu unofamba musango kuzotichingamidza? Muranda ndokuti: Nditenzi wangu. Iye ndokutora chifukidzo chechiso chake, akazvifukidza.

⁶⁶And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

⁶⁶Zvino muranda wakaudza Isaka zvinhu zvose zvaakange aita.

⁶⁷And Isaac led her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after [the death of] his mother.

⁶⁷Isaka aka­muisa mutende ramai vake Sara, akatora Rabheka, akava mukadzi wake; akamuda. Isaka akanyaradzwa shure kwekufa kwa­mai vake.