Ndima 12

1 Zvino Mambo Mwari wakati kunaAbrama, “Buda kubva munyika yako, nokuhama dzako, nokumhatso yababa ako, uende kunyika yendinozokuonisa.

2 Neni ndinozokuita dzinza guru, neni ndinozokufumisa nokuita kuti zina rako riite mbiri; newe unozoita chifumiso.

3 Inini ndinozofumisa avo vanokufumisa, nouwo unokutuka ndinozomutuka; kubudikidza ndiwe

mhuri dzeshe dzomunyika dzinozofumisw.

4 Ndizvo Abrama wakaenda, kudai ngezvaakaronzerwa ndiMambo Mwari, naRoti wakaenda naye. Abrama waiya aane makore makumi manomwe namashanu (apo paakabva Harani.

5 Abrama wakatora Sarai mukadzi wake, naRoti mwana womunun'una wake, nepfuma yavo yeshe

yevaiya vaunganidza, nevanhu avo vevakaona muHarani; navo vakabuda kuenda munyika

yeKhenani. Naapo vaguma munyika.

6 Abrama wakapinda ngomunyika kuenda kundau yeShekhemu, metsa pamuti womuokhi weMore. Panguvayo vaKhenani vaigaramwo munyikayo.

7 Zvino Mambo Mwari wakaoneka kunaAbrama, akati, “Ndinozopa iyi nyika kune mibarirwana

yako.” Naapo wakaakira Mambo Mwari arita, uwo wakaon.

8 Wakabvapo, akaenda kumutunhu uri ngokumabvazuva kweBhetheri, wakaemesa tende rake, Bhetheri riri ngokumabirirazuva neAi ngokumabvazuva. Naapo wakaakira Mambo Mwari arita, akakumbira ngezina raMambo Mwari.

9 Abrama wakahamba, echiangira kuenda Negebh. 10 Zvino yaiyapo nzara munyikayo. Ndizvo Abrama wakadzaka kuenda Egipite kumbogarayo, ngokuti nzara yaiya huru munyikamwo.

11 Naapo aapasinde pokupotera muEgipite, wakati kunaSarai mukadzi wake, “Inini ndinonasa kuzia

kuti uri mukadzi wakanaka mukuringirika.

12 Naapo vaEgipite vookuona, vanozoti, ‘Uyu mukadzi wake.’ Zvino vanozondiuraya, asi iwewe

vanozokuponesa.

13 Ndapota, ronza kuti uri hanzvadzi yangu, kuti zvinake kwendiri ngendaa yako, kuti mweya wangu upone ngendaa yako, 14 Naapo Abrama apinda muEgipite, vaEgipite vakaona kuti mukadzi waiya akanaka kakurutu.

15 Naapo nduna dzaFaro dzakamuona, dzakamuirikidza pamberi paFaro, nomukadzi

wakapotedzwa mumhatso yaFaro.

16 Faro wakanasa kubata Abrama ngendaa yaSarai, naAbrama waiya nemakwai, n'ombe, madhuna

embongoro, hloko vamuna, nevakadzi, mbongoro hadzi nemakamera.

17 Asi Mambo Mwari wakatambudza Faro nemhatso yake ngemadambudziko makuru ngendaa

yaSarai, mukadzi waAbrama.

18 Ndizvo Faro wakadaidza Abrama, akati kwaari, “Chiinyi ichi chowaita kwendiri? Auzi

kundironzera ngenyi kuti waiya mukadzi wako?,

19 Ngenyi wakaronza kuti, ‘Mukunda wangu?’ Ngokudaro ndakamutora kuita mukadzi wangu. Ndizvo zvino mukadzi wako uyu, mutore, uende”.

20 Faro wakapanga vanhu vake ngendaa yake, navo vakamuperekedza murwendo rwake, nomukadzi wake, nazvo