¹ Abhurahama akawana mumwe mukadzi, zita rake ainzi Ketura. ²  Akamuberekera Zimurami, Jokishani, Medhani, Midhiani, Ishibhaki naShua. ³  Jokishani akabereka Shebha naDhedhani; zvizvarwa zvaDhedhani zvakanga zviri vaAshuri, vaRetushi navaReumi. ⁴  Vanakomana vaMidhiani vakanga vari Efa, Eferi, Hanoki, Abhidha naEridha. Vose ava vakanga vari zvizvarwa zvaKetura. ⁵ Abhurahama akasiya zvinhu zvose zvaakanga anazvo kuna Isaka. ⁶  Asi paakanga achiri mupenyu akapa zvipo kuvanakomana vavarongo vake uye akavabvisa pamwanakomana wake Isaka akavaendesa kumabvazuva. ⁷ Pamwe chete, Abhurahama akararama makore zana namakumi manomwe namashanu. ⁸  Ipapo Abhurahama akabudisa mweya wake akafa akwegura kwazvo, ava mutana uye ava namakore mazhinji; uye akasanganiswa navanhu vake. ⁹ Vanakomana vake Isaka naIshumaeri vakamuviga mubako reMakapera pedyo neMamure, ¹⁰ mumunda waEfuroni mwanakomana waZofa muHiti,  munda wakanga watengwa naAbhurahama kubva kumuHiti. Ndimo makavigwa Abhurahama nomukadzi wake Sara. ¹¹  Shure kwokufa kwaAbhurahama, Mwari akaropafadza mwanakomana wake Isaka, uyo akagara pedyo neBheeri Rahai Roi. ¹² Vanakomana vaIshumaeri  Iyi ndiyo nhoroondo yomwanakomana waAbhurahama, iye Ishumaeri, akaberekerwa Abhurahama naHagari muIjipita, murandakadzi waSara. ¹³ Aya ndiwo mazita avanakomana vaIshumaeri, akanyorwa muurongwa hwamaberekerwo avo: Nebhayoti dangwe raIshumaeri, Kedhari, Adhibheeri, ¹⁴ Mibhisami, Mishima, Dhuma, Masa, ¹⁵ Hadhadhi, Tema, Jeturi, Nafishi naKedhema.  ¹⁶ Ava ndivo vaiva vanakomana vaIshumaeri, uye aya ndiwo mazita avatongi gumi navaviri vamarudzi maererano namagariro avo nemisasa yavo. ¹⁷ Pamwe chete, Ishumaeri akararama makore zana namakumi matatu namakore manomwe. Akabudisa mweya wake akafa, akasanganiswa navanhu vake. ¹⁸  Zvizvarwa zvake zvakandogara munzvimbo yaibva kuHavhira kusvikira kuShuri, pedyo nomuganhu weIjipiti, kana munhu achienda akananga kuAshuri. Uye vakagara vachipesana nehama dzavo. ¹⁹ Iyi ndiyo nhoroondo yomwanakomana waAbhurahama, Isaka. ²⁰ Abhurahama akabereka Isaka, uye Isaka akanga ava namakore makumi mana okuberekwa paakawana Rabheka mwanasikana waBhetueri muAramu, aibva kuPadhani Aramu uye ari hanzvadzi yaRabhani muAramu. ²¹ Isaka akanyengeterera mukadzi wake kuna Jehovha, nokuti akanga asingabereki. Jehovha akapindura munyengetero wake, uye mukadzi wake Rabheka akava nemimba. ²²  Vana vakanga vachisundana mukati make, iye akati, Seiko izvi zvichiitika kwandiri? Saka akaenda kundobvunza Jehovha. ²³ Jehovha akati kwaari,Ndudzi mbiri dziri muchizvaro chako,uye marudzi maviri achabuda mauri achaparadzana;rumwe rudzi ruchava nesimba kupfuura rumwe, uye mukuru achashumira muduku. ²⁴ Nguva yokubereka kwake yakati yasvika, onei makanga muna vakomana vaviri muchizvaro chake. ²⁵  Akatanga kubuda akanga ari mutsvuku, uye muviri wake wose wakanga wakaita senguo ine mvere; saka vakamutumidza zita rokuti Esau. ²⁶  Shure kwaizvozvo, munun'una wake akabuda, ruoko rwake rwakabata chitsitsinho chaEsau; saka akatumidzwa zita rokuti Jakobho. Isaka akanga ava namakore okuberekwa makumi matanhatu Rabheka paakavabereka. ²⁷ Vakomana vakakura, uye Esau akava mudzimba akachenjera, murume wesango, asi Jakobho akanga ari murume akanyarara, achigara pakati pamatende. ²⁸  Sezvo Isaka aifarira nyama yemhuka, aida Esau, asi Rabheka aida Jakobho. ²⁹ Rimwe zuva Jakobho paakanga achibika zvokudya, Esau akasvikopinda achibva kusango, aziya nenzara! ³⁰ Akati kuna Jakobho, Dokurumidzawozve, undipewo zvimwe zvokudya zvakatsvukira izvo ndidye! Ndava kuziya nenzara! Ndokusaka akatumidzwawo zita rokuti Edhomu. ³¹ Jakobho akapindura akati, Tanga wanditengesera udangwe hwako.

³² Esau akati, Tarira, ndava kuda kufa ini. Ko, udangwe huchandibatsirei? ³³ Asi Jakobho akati, Tanga wandipikira.Saka akapika mhiko kwaari, achitengesa udangwe hwake kuna Jakobho. ³⁴  Ipapo Jakobho akapa Esau chingwa nenyemba. Akadya uye akanwa, ipapo akasimuka akaenda. Saka Esau akazvidza udangwe hwake