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

¹It happened in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim,

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

²that they made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar).

³Ava vose vakasangana mumu­pata weSidhimu unova Gungwa reMunyu.

³All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (the same is the Salt Sea).

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

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

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

⁵In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer came, and the kings who were with him, and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

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

⁶and the Horites in their Mount Seir, to Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

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

⁷They returned, and came to En Mishpat (the same is Kadesh), and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that lived in Hazazon Tamar.

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

⁸The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;

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

⁹against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.

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

¹⁰Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and those who remained fled to the hills.

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

¹¹They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.

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

¹²They took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

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

¹³One who had escaped came and told Abram, the Hebrew. Now he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were allies of Abram.

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

¹⁴When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

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

¹⁵He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

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

¹⁶He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative, Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

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

¹⁷The king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

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

¹⁸Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.

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

¹⁹He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:

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

²⁰and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave him a tenth of all.

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

²¹The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods to yourself.”

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

²²Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

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

²³that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

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

²⁴I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.”