¹Zvino Abhurahamu wakawanazve mukadzi, uye zita rake raiva Ke­tura.

¹Laj Abraham quixcßam cuißchic jun rixakil xCetura xcßabaß.

²Ndokumuberekera Zimurami naJokishani naMedhani, naMidhiani, naIshibhaki, naShua.

²Ut queßcuan xcocßal riqßuin. Aßaneb aßin lix cßabaßeb. Laj Zimram, laj Jocsán, laj Medán, laj Madián, laj Isbac, ut laj Súa.

³Jokishani ndokubereka Shebha naDhedhani. Zvino vanakomana vaDhedhani vaiva vaAshuri nevaRetushi nevaReumi.

³Laj Jocsán, aßan xyucuaßeb laj Seba ut laj Dedán. Ut laj Dedán, aßan xyucuaßeb laj Asurim, laj Letusim ut laj Leumim.

⁴Zvino vanakomana vaMidhiani vaiva Efa naEferi naHanoki naAbhidha naEridha. Ava vose vaiva vana vaKetura.

⁴Laj Madián, aßan xyucuaßeb laj Efa, laj Efer, laj Hanoc, laj Abida ut laj Elda. Aßaneb aßin li ralal xcßajol laj Abraham li queßcuan riqßuin lix Cetura.

⁵Abhurahamu ndokupa Isaka zvose zvaaiva nazvo.

⁵Chixjunil li cßaßru cuan re laj Abraham, laj Isaac quiêchanin re.

⁶Asi kuvanakomana ve­varongo Abhurahamu vaaiva navo, Abhurahamu wakapa zvipo; akavabvisa pana Isaka mwanakomana wake, iye achiri mupenyu, akavatuma kumabvazuva kunyika yekumabvazuva.

⁶Nak toj yoßyo laj Abraham, quixqßueheb xmâtan li ralal xcßajol li queßcuan riqßuineb jalan ixk. Quixtaklaheb saß jun cßalebâl najt riqßuin li naßajej li cuan cuiß laj Isaac. Li naßajej li queßcôeb cuiß, aßan cuan saß xjayal li na-el cuiß chak li sakße.

⁷Zvino awa mazuva emakore eupenyu hwaAbhurahamu aakararama, makore zana nemakumi manomwe nemashanu.

⁷Jun ciento riqßuin oßlaju xcâcßâl chihab quiyoßyo laj Abraham.

⁸Abhu­rahamu ndokupera, akafa pakukwegura kwakanaka, achembera agutsikana, akaunganidzwa pandudzi dzekwake.

⁸Nak ac tîx chic chi us laj Abraham quicam ut cô chixtaubaleb lix xeßtônil yucuaß li ac camenakeb.

⁹Zvino Isaka naIshimaeri vanako­mana vake vakamuviga mubako reMakapera, mumunda waEfuroni mwanakomana waZohari muHeti, wa­katarisana neMamure,

⁹Laj Isaac ut laj Ismael queßxmuk lix yucuaßeb saß li ochoch pec li cuan saß li naßajej Macpela. Li muklebâl aßan cuan chi xcßatk lix chßochß laj Efrón li ralal laj Zohar laj hitita. Li naßajej aßan cuan chak jun pacßal li naßajej Mamre.

¹⁰munda Abhurahamu waakatenga kuvanakomana vaHeti; ndipo Abhura­hamu paakavigwa pamwe naSara mukadzi wake.

¹⁰Laj Abraham quimukeß saß li naßajej li queßxmuk cuiß lix Sara li rixakil. Aßan li chßochß li quixlokß junxil laj Abraham riqßuineb laj hititas.

¹¹Zvino zvikaitika shure kwekufa kwaAbhurahamu, kuti Mwari wakaropa­fadza Isaka mwanakomana wake; Isaka ndokugara patsime reRahai-Royi.

¹¹Nak camenak chic laj Abraham, laj Isaac qui-osobtesîc xban li Dios. Laj Isaac quicuan saß li naßajej cuan cuiß li yußam haß “Li yoßyôquil Dios li na-iloc cue” xcßabaß.

¹²Zvino awa mazera alshimaeri mwa­nakomana waAbhurahamu, Hagari muEgipita, murandakadzi waSara, waakaberekera Abhurahamu.

¹²Aßaneb aßin chixjunileb li ralal xcßajol laj Ismael, li ralal laj Abraham. Lix naß laj Ismael, aßan lix Agar li chalenak chak Egipto. Aßan li quicuan chokß xmôs lix Sara.

¹³Uye awa mazita evanakomana vaIshimaeri nemazita avo zvichienderana nemazera avo; dangwe raIshimaeri raiva Nebhayoti, naKe­dhari naAdhibheri naMibhisami

¹³Aßaneb aßin lix cßabaßeb li ralal xcßajol laj Ismael. Li xbên, aßan laj Nebaiot. Chirix chic aßan queßcuan laj Cedar, laj Adbeel ut laj Mibsam,

¹⁴naMi­shima naDhurina naMasa,

¹⁴ut queßcuan ajcuiß laj Misma, laj Duma ut laj Massa,

¹⁵naHadhadhi naTema, Jeturi, Nafishi, naKedhema;

¹⁵joß eb ajcuiß laj Hadar, laj Tema, laj Jetur, laj Nafis, ut laj Cedema. Laj Cedema, aßan li îtzßinbej.

¹⁶ava vanakomana vaIshimaeri, uye awa mazita avo nemisha yavo uye nematende avo; machinda gumi nemaviri zvichienderana nendu­dzi dzavo.

¹⁶Aßaneb aßin li cablaju chi ralal laj Ismael. Ac xtenamiteb li junjûnk ut aßaneb ajcuiß queßcuan chokß rey saß lix tenamiteb.

¹⁷Uye awa makore eupenyu hwaIshimaeri, makore zana nemakumi matatu nemanomwe; akapera, akafa, akaunganidzwa pandudzi dzekwake.

¹⁷Jun ciento riqßuin cuuklaju xcaßcßâl chihab cuan re laj Ismael nak quicam. Ut coxtauheb lix xeßtônil yucuaß li ac camenakeb.

¹⁸Zvino vakagara kubva paHavhira kusvi­kira paShuri nemberi kweEgipita, uchienda Asiria; akagara pamberi pechiso chehama dzake dzose.

¹⁸Eb li ralal laj Ismael queßcuan saß li chßochß li naticla saß li tenamit Havila ut naxic toj saß li tenamit Shur ut nacuulac toj saß li nubâl re li tenamit Asiria. Li naßajej aßin cuan saß xcaßyabâl Egipto. Ut aran queßxyîb lix naßajeb laj Ismael usta incßaß queßraj lix comoneb.

¹⁹Zvino awa mazera alsaka mwanako­mana waAbhurahamu; Abhurahamu waka­bereka Isaka.

¹⁹Aßaneb aßin chixjunileb li ralal xcßajol laj Isaac, li ralal laj Abraham.

²⁰Zvino Isaka wakange ane makore makumi mana pakuwana kwake Rabheka, mukunda waBhetueri, muSiriya, wePadhani-Aramu, hanzvadzi yaRa­bhani muSiriya, kuti ave mukadzi wake.

²⁰Caßcßâl chihab cuan re laj Isaac nak quixcßam lix Rebeca chokß rixakil. Lix Rebeca, aßan lix rabin laj Betuel aj arameo re li tenamit Padan-aram. Li ras lix Rebeca, aßan laj Labán.

²¹Zvino Isaka wakanyengeterera muka­dzi wake kuna Jehovha, nekuti wakange ari mhanje; Jehovha akanye­ngetereka naye, Rabheka mukadzi wake ndokuva nemimba.

²¹Laj Isaac quitijoc chiru li Kâcuaß Dios. Quitijoc chirix li rixakil xban nak mâ jun lix cocßal nequeßcuan. Li Kâcuaß Dios quirabi xtij laj Isaac. Ut lix Rebeca quicana chi yaj aj ixk.

²²Zvino vana vakapipiridzana mukati make, iye ndokuti: Kana zvaka­daro, sei ndakadai? Ndokunobvunza Jehovha.

²²Saß jun li cutan nak mâjiß nacuulac xcutanquil xyoßlajic lix cßulaßal, lix Rebeca quirecßa nak cßajoß nak yô chi ecßânc lix cßulaßal. Ut qui-oc xcßaßux riqßuin li cßaßru quirecßa. Lix Rebeca quixye saß xchßôl: —¿Cßaßut nak yôquin chixcßulbal chi joßcaßin? chan. Ut quitijoc chiru li Dios ut quixye: —¿Cßaßut nak yôquin chixcßulbal chi joßcaßin? chan re li Dios.

²³Jehovha ndokuti kwaari: Ndudzi mbiri dziri muchizvaro chako, ndudzi mbiri dzichaparadzana dzichibva muura hwako. Zvino rudzi rwuchasimba pane rwumwe rudzi, uye mukuru achashumira muduku.

²³Li Kâcuaß Dios quixye re lix Rebeca: —Li cocßal li teßyoßlâk, luteb. Li asbej tâcßanjelak chiru li îtzßinbej. Riqßuin li cuib li cocßal aßin teßcuânk cuib li nînki tenamit. Jun li tenamit kßaxal nimak xcuanquil chiru li tenamit jun chic. Ut incßaß teßxcßam rib saß usilal, chan li Dios.

²⁴Zvino mazuva ake ekubereka akati azadziswa, tarira, mapatya muchizvaro chake.

²⁴Ut luteb lix cocßal lix Rebeca li queßyoßla.

²⁵Wekutanga akabuda ari mutsvuku, wose akaita senguvo ine mvere; vakatumidza zita rake Esau.

²⁵Li xbên li quiyoßla kßan xjolom ut kßol is rix. Aj Esaú queßxqßue chokß xcßabaß.

²⁶Zvino pa­shure munin'ina wake wakabuda, uye ruoko rwake rwakabata chitsitsinho chaEsau; ndokutumidza zita rake Jakove. Zvino Isaka waiva nemakore makumi matanhatu pakuberekwa kwavo.

²⁶Nak quiyoßla li îtzßinbej, chapcho lix cux rok li asbej xban. Ut queßxqßue chokß xcßabaß li îtzßinbej aj Jacob. Oxcßâl chihab cuan re laj Isaac nak queßyoßla li ralal riqßuin lix Rebeca.

²⁷Vakomana ndoku­kura; Esau ndokuva mudzimba wakachenjera, murume wesango; uye Jakove murume wakarurama, achigara mumatende.

²⁷Eb li cocßal queßqßui. Nak ac nim chic laj Esaú, aßan jun châbil aj yo. Ut nacuulac chiru li cuânc saß qßuicheß. Laj Jacob, aßan jun cuînk kßun xchßôl ut nacuulac chiru li cuânc saß cab.

²⁸Isaka ndokuda Esau, nekuti waidya nyama yemhuka, asi Rabheka waida Jakove.

²⁸Laj Isaac kßaxal naxra laj Esaú xban nak aßan naxtiu li xul li naxyo chak. Ut laj Jacob, aßan li kßaxal raro xban lix Rebeca.

²⁹Zvino Jakove wakange abika rupiza, Esau ndokusvika achibva kusango oziya;

²⁹Saß jun li cutan laj Jacob yô chixchikbal xtibel xcua nak quisukßi chak laj Esaú chi yohoc. Laj Esaú lublu chi us.

³⁰Esau ndokuti kuna Jakove: Dondiregawo ndiminye zvitsvuku izvo zvakatsvuka, nekuti ndoziya. Naizvozvo wakatumidzwa zita rinonzi Edhomu.

³⁰Quixye re laj Jacob: —Qßue bayak cue li tibel cua li cak ru li yôcat chixyîbanquil. Numtajenak lin tzßocajic, chan. Xban aßin queßxqßue jun chic xcßabaß laj Esaú. Aj Edom queßxqßue chokß xcab xcßabaß.

³¹Jakove ndokuti: Nditengesere nhasi udangwe hwako.

³¹Ut laj Jacob quixye re laj Esaú: —Tinqßue âcue li cua cui tâcßayi chokß cue lâ primogenitura, li tâcuêchani joß xbên alalbej, chan.

³²Esau ndokuti: Tarira, ndodofa, zvino udangwe uchandibatsirei?

³²Laj Esaú quixye re laj Jacob: —Cui tincâmk xban intzßocajic, cßaß ta cuiß ru tâoc cuiß cue li mâtan aßan, chan.

³³Jakove ndokuti: Ndipikire nhasi. Iye ndokupika kwaari, ndokutengesa udangwe hwake kuna Jako­bho.

³³Laj Jacob quixye re laj Esaú: —Ye cue anakcuan chiru li Dios nak tâcßayi chokß cue, chan. Ut laj Esaú quixcßayi chokß re laj Jacob li cßaßru quirêchani raj joß jun xbên alalbej.Ut laj Jacob quixqßue lix tibel xcua laj Esaú. Ut laj Esaú quicuaßac chi us. Nak quirakeß chi cuaßac cô. Joßcan nak laj Esaú quixtzßektâna lix primogenitura, lix mâtan li quirêchani raj xban nak aßan li xbên alalbej.

³⁴Jakove ndokupa Esau chingwa nerupiza; iye ndokudya nekumwa, ndokusimuka ndokuenda; Esau ndokuzvidza udangwe hwake saizvozvi.

³⁴Ut laj Jacob quixqßue lix tibel xcua laj Esaú. Ut laj Esaú quicuaßac chi us. Nak quirakeß chi cuaßac cô. Joßcan nak laj Esaú quixtzßektâna lix primogenitura, lix mâtan li quirêchani raj xban nak aßan li xbên alalbej.