¹Zvino kwakava nenzara panyika; tisingaverengi nzara yekutanga yaivapo mazuva aAbhurahamu. Isaka ndokuenda kuna Abhimereki mambo wevaFirisitia, kuGerari.

¹Quicuan cuißchic jun li cueßej saß li naßajej aßan joß nak quicuan junxil nak toj yoßyo laj Abraham. Laj Isaac cô saß li tenamit Gerar li cuan cuiß laj Abimelec. Laj Abimelec, aßan xreyeb laj filisteo.

²Jehovha ndokuonekera kwaari, ndokuti: Usaburukira kuEgipita, gara munyika yandichakuudza;

²Ut li Kâcuaß Dios quixcßutbesi rib chiru laj Isaac ut quixye re: —Matxic saß li tenamit Egipto. Tatcuânk saß li naßajej li tinye âcue.

³gara semweni munyika ino; uye ndichava newe, ndigokuropafadza; nekuti kwauri nekumbeu yako ndichapa nyika idzi dzose; uye ndichasimbisa mhiko yandakapika kuna Abhurahamu baba vako.

³Tatcanâk saß li naßajej aßin li cuancat cuiß anakcuan. Lâin tinberesînk âcue ut tatcuosobtesi. Chixjunil li chßochß aßin tinqßue âcue lâat ut reheb ajcuiß lâ cualal âcßajol re nak tâtzßaklok ru li contrato li quinbânu chak najter riqßuin lâ yucuaß, chan li Dios.

⁴Zvino ndichawanza mbeu yako senyeredzi dzedenga; uye ndichapa kumbeu yako nyika idzi dzose; uye mumbeu yako marudzi ose enyika acharopafadzwa;

⁴Teßnabalokß lâ cualal âcßajol joß xqßuial li chahim chiru choxa. Chixjunil li chßochß aßin tinqßue chokß reheb lâ cualal âcßajol. Chixjunileb li tenamit li teßcuânk saß ruchichßochß teßosobtesîk saß xcßabaßeb lâ cualal âcßajol, chan.

⁵nekuti Abhurahamu waka­teerera inzwi rangu, akachengeta kuraira kwangu, mirairo yangu, zvimiso zvangu nemitemo yangu.

⁵—Tinbânu aßin âcuiqßuin xban nak laj Abraham quixpâb chi anchal xchßôl li cuâtin ut quixbânu li cßaßru naxye lin chakßrab. Quixbânu chixjunil li quinye re, chan li Kâcuaß Dios.

⁶Isaka ndokugara muGerari.

⁶Ut laj Isaac quicana chi cuânc saß li tenamit Gerar.

⁷Vanhu venyika iyoyo ndokumu­bvunza zvemukadzi wake. Iye ndokuti: Ihanzvadzi yangu; nekuti wakatya kuti: Mukadzi wangu. Zvimwe varume venyika ino vangandiu­raya nekuda kwaRabheka, nekuti waka­nge akanaka pakutarisika.

⁷Ut eb li cuînk li cuanqueb saß li tenamit aßan queßxpatzß re laj Isaac: —¿Ani li ixk aßan? chanqueb. Laj Isaac quichakßoc ut quixye reheb: —Aßan li cuanab, chan. Quixucuac chixyebal nak lix Rebeca, aßan rixakil xban nak lix Rebeca chßinaßus na-iloc. Aßan quixcßoxla nak mâre teßxcamsi re nak teßxcßam lix Rebeca.

⁸Zvino zvakaitika paakavapo nguva refu, kuti Abhimereki mambo wevaFirisitia, wakatarira nepahwindo, akaona, zvino tarira, Isaka achitamba naRabheka mu­kadzi wake.

⁸Ac xnumeß chic nabal cutan nak laj Abimelec yô chi iloc saß ventana. Quiril nak laj Isaac yô chixkßalunquil lix Rebeca.

⁹Abhimereki ndokudana Isaka ndokuti: Tarira, zvirokwazvo muka­dzi wako; zvino wakataura sei uchiti: Iha­nzvadzi yangu? Isaka ndokuti kwaari: Nekuti ndakati, zvimwe ndingafa nekuda kwake.

⁹Laj Abimelec quixbok laj Isaac ut quixye re: —Anakcuan ninnau nak lix Rebeca âcuixakil. ¿Cßaßut nak xaye cue nak âcuanab? chan. Ut laj Isaac quixye re: —Xinye êre chi joßcan xban nak xinxucuac. Xincßoxla nak mâre tinêcamsi xban lix Rebeca, chan.

¹⁰Abhimereki ndokuti: Chii ichi chawaita kwatiri? Umwe wevanhu vedu zvanga zvakareruka kuti arare nemukadzi wako, newe ungadai wauisa mhosva pamusoro pedu.

¹⁰Laj Abimelec quixye re laj Isaac: —¿Cßaßut nak xabânu ke chi joßcaßin? —¿Cßaßut nak xoâbalakßi? Cui ta incßaß xkanau nak âcuixakil lix Rebeca, mâre xchapeß raj xban junak li cuînk li cuan saß katenamit. Cui xbânu raj aßin, lâat raj cuan âcue nak xkabânu li mâc aßin, chan.

¹¹Abhimereki ndokuraira vanhu vose, achiti: Unobata munhu uyu kana mukadzi wake, achauraiwa zvirokwazvo.

¹¹Ut laj Abimelec quixye reheb chixjunileb li cristian: —Li ani tâchßißchßißînk re li cuînk aßin joß ajcuiß li rixakil tâcamsîk, chan.

¹²Zvino Isaka akadzvara munyika iyoyo, ndokuwana mugore iro zvine zana; Jehovha ndokumuropafadza.

¹²Saß li chihab aßan laj Isaac qui-au saß li naßajej aßan. Ut kßaxal cuißchic nabal li ru li racuîmk li quixxoc xban nak li Kâcuaß Dios quirosobtesi laj Isaac.

¹³Zvino munhu uyu wakava mukuru, akaindirira mberi akakura kusvikira ava mukuru zvikuru.

¹³Cßajoß nak quitam li cßaßru re. Quibiomoß chi us.

¹⁴Uye waiva nefuma yemakwai nefuma yemombe nevaranda vazhinji; naizvozvo vaFirisitia vakamugodora.

¹⁴Cßajoß lix quetômk. Cuanqueb ajcuiß nabal lix môs. Ut eb laj filisteo queßoc chixcakalinquil laj Isaac.

¹⁵Zvino matsime ose varanda vababa vake avakange vachera pamazuva aAbhurahamu baba vake, vaFirisitia vakaadzivira, vakaafusira nevhu.

¹⁵Chixjunil li becbil haß li queßxbec lix môseb laj Abraham xyucuaß laj Isaac, eb laj filisteo queßxbutß chßochß chi saß.

¹⁶Abhimereki ndokuti kuna Isaka: Ibva kwatiri, nekuti une simba kwazvo kupfuura isu.

¹⁶Ut laj Abimelec quixye re laj Isaac: —Kßaxal us cui tat-êlk saß li katenamit xban nak yô chi nimânc âcuanquil, chan.

¹⁷Isaka ndokubvapo, ndokudzika musasa wake mumupata weGerari, ndokugarapo.

¹⁷Ut laj Isaac queßel aran ut cô toj saß li ru takßa re Gerar. Ut aran queßcana chi cuânc.

¹⁸Isaka ndokucherazve matsime emvura, avakange vachera pamazuva aAbhurahamu baba vake, nekuti vaFirisitia vakange vaadzivira shure kwekufa kwaAbhura­hamu. Ndokuatumidza mazita achitevera mazita baba vake avakange vaatumidza.

¹⁸Laj Isaac quixtakla cuißchic xbecbaleb lix julel li haß li queßxbec nak toj yoßyôk laj Abraham, li queßxbutß eb laj filisteo nak ac xcam laj Abraham. Lix cßabaßeb li qßuebil chak junxil xban laj Abraham, aßan cuißchic quixqßue chokß xcßabaß laj Isaac.

¹⁹Varanda vaIsaka ndokuchera mu­mupata, ndokuwanapo tsime remvura ino­tubuka.

¹⁹Saß jun li cutan eb lix môs laj Isaac yôqueb chixbecbal jun chic lix julel haß saß li ru takßa nak queßxtau jun yußam haß.

²⁰Vafudzi veGerari ndokukonana nevafudzi vaIsaka, vachiti: Mvura ndeyedu. Zvino akatumidza zita retsime kuti Eseki, nekuti vakakonana naye.

²⁰Eb laj ilol quetômk re Gerar queßpletic riqßuineb li nequeßiloc re xquetômk laj Isaac. Queßxye reheb: —Li yußam haß aßin, ke lâo, chanqueb. Xban nak queßpletic, laj Isaac quixqßue Esek chokß xcßabaß li yußam haß aßan.

²¹Zvino vakachera rimwe tsime, vakakonaniranarozve; akatumidza zita raro Sitina.

²¹Ut lix môs laj Isaac queßxbec jun chic lix julel haß. Ut quicuan cuißchic li plêt chirix lix julel haß aßan. Ut laj Isaac quixqßue Sitna chokß xcßabaß lix julel haß aßan.

²²Zvino akabvapo, ndokuchera rimwe tsime, iroro havana kurikonanirana. Ndokutumidza zita raro Rehobhoti, akati: Nekuti ikozvino Jehovha watiitira nzvimbo, uye tichabereka panyika.

²²Ut laj Isaac queßel aran ut queßcôeb saß jalan chic naßajej. Ut aran queßxbec jun chic lix julel haß. Aran mâ ani chic queßchßißchßißin re chirix li becbil haß. Laj Isaac quixqßue Rehobot chokß xcßabaß li becbil haß aßan. Ut laj Isaac quixye: —Anakcuan li Kâcuaß Dios xoxtenkßa chixtaubal jun li kanaßaj châbil. Sa chic tocuânk arin ut tâcuânk chixjunil li cßaßru ke, chan.

²³Zvino wakakwira kubvapo kuenda Bheerishebha.

²³Ut laj Isaac cô saß li naßajej Beerseba.

²⁴Jehovha ndokuonekera kwaari usiku ihwohwo ndokuti: Ndini Mwari waAbhu­rahamu baba vako. Usatya nekuti ndi­newe, uye ndichakuropafadza, nekuwanza mbeu yako nekuda kwaAbhurahamu muranda wangu.

²⁴Saß li kßojyîn aßan li Kâcuaß Dios quixcßutbesi rib chiru laj Isaac ut quixye re: —Lâin li Kâcuaß Dios li quinixlokßoni chak laj Abraham lâ yucuaß. Matxucuac. Lâin junelic tin-ilok âcue ut tatincuosobtesi. Ut tebinqßue ajcuiß chi qßuiânc lâ cualal âcßajol. Tinbânu aßin âcuiqßuin xban nak joßcaßin quinyechißi chak re laj Abraham junxil, chan li Dios.

²⁵Zvino wakavaka aritari ipapo, ndokudana muzita raJehovha, ndokudzika tende rake ipapo, zvino ipapo varanda vaIsaka vakachera tsime.

²⁵Ut laj Isaac quixtus li pec ut quixyîb jun lix artal ut quixlokßoni li Kâcuaß Dios. Laj Isaac quixyîb ajcuiß lix muhebâl re nak tâcuânk aran. Ut eb lix môs laj Isaac queßxbec aran jun chic lix julel haß.

²⁶Zvino Abhimereki wakaenda kwaari achibva Gerari neshamwari yake Ahuzati naPikori mukuru wehondo yake.

²⁶Saß jun li cutan laj Abimelec qui-el Gerar ut cô Beerseba chi âtinac riqßuin laj Isaac. Quixcßam jun li ramîg chirix aj Ahuzat xcßabaß ut quixcßam ajcuiß laj Ficol li nataklan reheb lix soldados.

²⁷Isaka ndokuti kwavari: Mauyirei kwandiri, zvamunondivenga, uye makandidzi­nga kwamuri?

²⁷Laj Isaac quixye reheb: —¿Cßaßut nak xexchal arin cuiqßuin? Julticak êre nak xicß quinêril nak quinêrisi chak saß êyânk, chan.

²⁸Ivo ndokuti: Taona zvirokwazvo kuti Jehovha unewe. Naizvozvo tati: Zvino ngapave nemhiko pakati pedu, isu newe, uye ngatiite sungano newe,

²⁸Eb aßan queßchakßoc ut queßxye re: —Lâo xkil nak li Kâcuaß Dios yô châtenkßanquil. Ut xkaye chi kibil kib nak takabânu junak li contrato âcuiqßuin.

²⁹chokuti usatiitira zvakaipa, sezvo tisina kukubata, uye se­zvo takakuitira zvakanaka chete, uye takue­ndesa murugare; iwe ikozvino uri muropafadzwa waJehovha.

²⁹Mêbânu li incßaß us kiqßuin. Lâo mâcßaß kabânu chak êre. Junes usilal kabânu chak êriqßuin. Saß xyâlal catkisi saß kayânk. Ut anakcuan lâat osobtesinbilat xban li Kâcuaß Dios, chan laj Abimelec.

³⁰Iye ndokuvaitira mabiko, ndokudya ndokumwa.

³⁰Ut laj Isaac quixbânu jun li ninkße. Eb aßan queßcuaßac ut queßucßac.

³¹Zvino vakamuka mangwanani-ngwanani, vakapikirana; Isaka ndokuvarega vachienda, zvino vaka­bva kwaari nerugare.

³¹Joß cuulajak chic ekßela nak queßsakêu, queßxbânu jun li contrato chi ribileb rib. Laj Isaac queßxchakßrabi rib saß usilal. Ut eb aßan queßcôeb.

³²Zvino zvakaitika nemusi iwoyo, kuti varanda vaIsaka vakauya, ndokumuudza pamusoro petsime ravakange vachera, ndokuti kwaari: Tawana mvura.

³²Saß ajcuiß li cutan aßan lix môseb laj Isaac queßcuulac riqßuin ut queßxye re nak queßxbec jun chic lix julel li haß. Queßxye re, —Anakcuan xkatau li haß, chanqueb.

³³Zvino akaritumidza kuti Shebha; naizvozvo zita reguta ndiBheerishebha kusvi­kira zuva ranhasi.

³³Ut laj Isaac quixqßue Seba chokß xcßabaß li haß aßan. Ut chalen anakcuan, Beerseba nayeman re li tenamit aßan li queßxtau cuiß li haß.

³⁴Zvino Esau wakati ava nemakore makumi mana akazvitorera kuva mukadzi Judhisi muku­nda waBheeri muHeti naBhasimati mukunda waEroni muHeti.

³⁴Caßcßâl chihab cuan re laj Esaú nak quixcßam lix Judit chokß rixakil. Lix Judit aßan xrabin laj Beeri laj hitita. Ut quixcßam ajcuiß chokß rixakil lix Basemat, lix rabin laj Elón laj hitita.Cßajoß li raylal queßxcßul laj Isaac ut lix Rebeca xbaneb li rixakil laj Esaú.

³⁵Ivavo vakava chishungurudzo chemoyo walsaka naRabheka.

³⁵Cßajoß li raylal queßxcßul laj Isaac ut lix Rebeca xbaneb li rixakil laj Esaú.