¹Zvino Jehovha wakati kuna Abhuramu: Ibva panyika yekwako nekuhama dzako nekuimba yababa vako, uende kunyika yandichakuratidza.

¹Huan, Toupan, Abram kiangah, na kha lama kipan leh na tanaute laka kipan leh na pa in akipan pawt inla, gam ka honetsak ding lamah pain:

²Zvino ndichakuita uve rudzi rukuru, nekukuropafadza, nekuita zita rako rive guru, uye uchava ropafadzo.

²Huchiin, chi thupi mahmahin ka honbawl dinga, vual ka hon jawl dinga, na min ka hih thupi ding; huan, nang vualjawlna hiin:

³Zvino ndicharopafadza vanokuropafadza, nekutuka unokutuka; uye mauri marudzi ose enyika acharopafadzwa.

³Huan, nang hon vualjawl peuhmah ka vualjawla dinga, hon hamsiat peuhmah ka hamsiat ding: nangah leia nam chih a nuamsa ding uh, achia.

⁴Abhuramu ndokuenda Jehovha sezvaakataura kwaari, naRoti wakae­nda naye. Zvino Abhuramu wakange ane ma­kore makumi manomwe nemashanu pakubva kwake Harani.

⁴Huchiin Abram Toupan a kianga a gen bangin a kuantaa; Lota leng a kiangah a kuan sam hi: huan, Abram Haran khua akipan a pawt laiin kum sawm sagih leh kum nga a upa ahi.

⁵Abhuramu ndoku­tora Sarai, mukadzi wake, naRoti, mwanakomana wemunin'ina wake, nenhumbi dzavo dzose dzavakange vaunganidza, nemweya yavakange vawana paHarani, va­kabuda kuenda kunyika yeKanani; ­ndokusvika kunyika yeKanani.

⁵Huan, Abramin a ji Sarai leh, a nau tapa Lota leh, a sum kaihkhawm tengteng uh leh, Haran khua a a mi neihte tengteng uh a pi a; Kanan gam a hoh dingin a pawtta ua; huan, Kanan gam a tungta uhi.

⁶Abhuramu ndokugura nemunyika kusvika panzvimbo yeShekemu, pamuti wemuouki* weMore; uye vaKanani vaiva munyika iyo nguva iyoyo.

⁶Huan, Abram huai gamah Sekem mun phain, Moreh tosaw tanin, a pai jela. Huailaiin, Kanante huai gamah a om uh.

⁷Zvino Jehovha wakaonekera kuna Abhuramu, akati: Kumbeu yako ndichapa nyika iyi; ndokuvakira ipapo Jehovha aritari, iye wakange aonekera kwaari.

⁷Huan, Toupa Abram kiangah a kilaka, hiai gam na suante kiangah ka pe ding, achia: huchiin, huailaiah, a kianga kilak Toupa adingin, maitam a dohta hi.

⁸Zvino wakabva ipapo akaenda kugomo riri kumabvazuva aBheteri, ndokudzika tende rake; Bheteri riri kumavirazuva uye Ai kumabvazuva. Zvino wakavakirapo Jehovha aritari, akadana zita raJehovha.

⁸Huan, huai a kipanin Bethel suahlam a tang ah a kisuana, huai laiah a puanin a kaita a, a tumlamah Bethel a oma, a suahlamah Ai khua a om hi: huailaiah Toupa a dingin maitam a doh nawna. Toupa min a lou hi.

⁹Zvino Abhuramu wakafamba achienderera mberi akananga kuchamhembe.

⁹Huan, Abram Sim gam lam juanin a kisuan lailai hi.

¹⁰Zvino kwakava nenzara panyika iyo; Abhuramu ndokuburukira kuEgipita kunogarako semweni; nekuti nzara yairwadza panyika.

¹⁰Huan, huai gamah kial a keta a: huan, huai gam a nak kial mahmah jiak un, Abram Aigupta gama om tadih dingin a paisukta.

¹¹Zvino zvakaitika oswedera kupinda muEgipita kuti wakati kuna Sara, mukadzi wake: Tarira zvino, ndinoziva kuti uri mukadzi wa­kanaka kuonekwa.

¹¹Huan, hichi ahia, Aigupta gam a lut dinga a kisak laiun, a ji Sarai kiangah, ngaiin, numei melhoih tak na hi chih ka thei hi:

¹²Zvino zvichaitika vaEgipita pavachakuona, kuti vachati: Uyu mukadzi wa­ke, ndokundiuraya, asi iwe vachakuchengeta uri mupenyu.

¹²Huchiin, hichi ahi ding Aiguptaten nang a honmuh ding un, hiai a ji eive, a chi ding ua: huan, kei a hon that mai ding uh, nang bel a honhawi ding uh.

¹³Uti hako uri hanzvadzi yangu, kuti zvindinakire nekuda kwako, mweya wangu ugorarama nekuda kwako.

¹³Nang jiaka hoih taka ka om theihna dingin leh nang vanga ka hin theihna dingin, asanggamnu ka hi, hehpihtakin chi jelin a chi hi.

¹⁴Zvino zvakaitika kuiti Abhuramu paakasvika Egipita, vaEgipita vakaona mukadzi kuti wakanaka kwazvo.

¹⁴Huan, hichi ahi a, Abram Aigupta gam alut leh, Aiguptaten numei a mu ua, a mel hoih a sa mahmah ua.

¹⁵Nemachinda aFarao akamuona, ndokumurumbi­dza pamberi paFarao; mukadzi ndokuiswa mumba maFarao.

¹⁵Pharo mi lianten leng a mu ua, Pharo kiangah a hoihdan a gen uh: huchiin, numei Pharo in ah a pi lutta uh.

¹⁶Zvino wakabata Abhu­ramu zvakanaka nekuda kwake; uye akava nemakwai nenzombe nemakono ema­dhongi nevarandarume nevarandakadzi ne­madhongi echikadzi nemakamera.

¹⁶Huan, aman Sarai jiakin Abram hoih takin a hiha: huchiin belamte, bawngte, sabengtungpate, sikhapate, sikhanute, sabengtungnute, sangawngsaute a neih lohta hi.

¹⁷Asi Jehovha wakatambudza Farao, neimba yake, nematambudziko makuru nekuda kwaSarai mukadzi waAbhu­ramu.

¹⁷Huan, Toupan Abram ji Sarai jiakin Pharo leh a inkuante bawl namaiin a bawlta kei hi.

¹⁸Farao ndokudana Abhu­ramu akati, Chii ichi chawaita kwandiri? Nemhaka yei usina kundiudza kuti mukadzi wako.

¹⁸Huchiin, Pharoin Abram a sama, ka tunga na thilhih bangchidan a maia? Na ji ahi chih bang dia honhilh lou na hia? Ka sanggam nu ahi, bangdia chi na hia?

¹⁹Wakareverei kuti ihanzvadzi yangu? kusvikira ndamutora kuva mukadzi wangu? Naizvozvo zvino tarira mukadzi wako, tora uende.

¹⁹Huaijiakin akeimaw ka ji dinga ka naneih hial: ahihleh, tuin enin na ji, pi inla, pai mangin, achia.Huan Pharoin a tungthu ah mi kiangah thu a piaa, huchiin amah a vakhata ua, a ji toh, a neih tengteng toh.

²⁰Zvino Farao akaraira varume maererano naye, vakamudzinga nemukadzi wake nezvose zvaakange anazvo.

²⁰Huan Pharoin a tungthu ah mi kiangah thu a piaa, huchiin amah a vakhata ua, a ji toh, a neih tengteng toh.