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

¹Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.

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

²Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.

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

³I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.

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

⁴But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”

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

⁵The servant said to him, “What if the woman isn’t willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?”

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

⁶Abraham said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again.

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.

⁷Yahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘I will give this land to your seed or, offspring .’ He will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

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

⁸If the woman isn’t willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again.”

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

⁹The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

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

¹⁰The servant took ten camels, of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

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

¹¹He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

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

¹²He said, “Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

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

¹³Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

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.

¹⁴Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, ‘Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,’ and she will say, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,’—let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.”

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

¹⁵It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

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

¹⁶The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin, neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.

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

¹⁷The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”

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

¹⁸She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink.

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

¹⁹When she had done giving him drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have done drinking.”

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

²⁰She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

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

²¹The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.

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

²²It happened, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,

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

²³and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to lodge in?”

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

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

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

²⁵She said moreover to him, “We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.”

²⁶Murume ndokukotamisa musoro wake, ndokushumira Jehovha.

²⁶The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.

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.

²⁷He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me in the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”

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

²⁸The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words.

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

²⁹Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.

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.

³⁰It happened, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “This is what the man said to me,” that he came to the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

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

³¹He said, “Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”

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

³²The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

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

³³Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” He said, “Speak on.”

³⁴Ndokuti: Ndiri muranda waAbhurahamu.

³⁴He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

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

³⁵Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

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

³⁶Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

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

³⁷My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,

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

³⁸but you shall go to my father’s house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’

³⁹Zvino ndakati kuna tenzi wangu: Zvimwe mukadzi haanganditeveri.

³⁹I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’

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

⁴⁰He said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son of my relatives, and of my father’s house.

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

⁴¹Then will you be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don’t give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.’

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

⁴²I came this day to the spring, and said, ‘Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go—

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

⁴³behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes out to draw, to whom I will say, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,”

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

⁴⁴and she will tell me, “Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,”—let her be the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for my master’s son.’

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

⁴⁵Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’

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

⁴⁶She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.’ So I drank, and she also gave the camels a drink.

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

⁴⁷I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.

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

⁴⁸I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.

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

⁴⁹Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”

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

⁵⁰Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can’t speak to you bad or good.

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

⁵¹Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as Yahweh has spoken.”

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

⁵²It happened that when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.

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

⁵³The servant brought out jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.

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

⁵⁴They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, “Send me away to my master.”

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

⁵⁵Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”

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

⁵⁶He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

⁵⁷Ivo ndokuti: Ngatidane musikana, tinzwe muromo wake.

⁵⁷They said, “We will call the young lady, and ask her.”

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

⁵⁸They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”

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

⁵⁹They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.

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

⁶⁰They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them.”

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

⁶¹Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

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

⁶²Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.

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

⁶³Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.

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

⁶⁴Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel.

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

⁶⁵She said to the servant, “Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” She took her veil, and covered herself.

⁶⁶Zvino muranda wakaudza Isaka zvinhu zvose zvaakange aita.

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

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

⁶⁷Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.