wakaoneka kunaAbrama, wakati kwaari, “Inini ndini Mwari Unesimbareshe; hamba pamberi
pangu, uite wakaperera.,
2 Neni ndinozoita chitenderano changu pakati pangu newe, ndinozokuwanza kakakura 3 Abrama wakawa pashi ngehope yake; naMwari wakati kwaari,,4 “Wona, chitenderano changu chinewe, newe unozoita baba wemadzinza akawanda.
5 Zina rako arichazodaidzwi kuti Abrama, asi zita rako rinozozwi Abrahama;ngokuti
ndakuita baba wemadzinza akawanda.,
6 Neni ndinozokuita kuti ubare kakuru; ndinozoita madzinza ndiwe, nemadzimambo anozobuda
mwouri.
7 Ndinozogwinyisa chitenderano changu pakati pangu newe, nemibarirwana yako inouya surekwako, nemibarirwana yavo kuti chiite chitenderano chemhera nariini, ndiite Mwari kwouri
nokumibarirwana yako inouya sure kwako.,
8 Ndinozopa kwouri nokumibarirwana yako inouya sure kwako nyika iyo youri mupara kweiri, nyika yeshe yeKhenani, , kuita nhaka yenyu kugumira nariini; neni ndinozoita Mwari wavo. 9 Mwari wakati kunaAbrahama, “Asi iwewe, unozongwarira chitenderano changu, iwewe
nemibarirwana yako inouya sure kwako nokumibarirwana yavo yeshe.,
10 Ichi ndicho chitenderano changu chomunozongwarira, chiri pakati pangu nemwi, nemibarirwana
yako inouya sure kwako; mwamuna weshe uri pakati penyu unozochekwa.
11 Munozochekwa panyama, ganda repamberi pomuiri wenyu; chinozoita chioniso
chechitenderano pakati pangu nemwi.
12 Uwo waane mazuva masere pakati penyu unozochekwa; mwamuna weshe pakatipemibarirwana yenyu, kunyazwi wakabarwa mumhatso yako, nokuti wakatengwa ngemare
kubva kuvapara, usiri wedzinza rako.
13 Weshe wakabarwa mumhatso yako, nowakatengwa ngemare yako, vanosisira kuti vachekwe. Ndizvo chitenderano changu chinozoa munyama yenyu kuita chitenderano chemhera nariini.
14 Mwamuna weshe usikazi kuchekwa, uwo usikazi kuchekwa nyama yeganda repamberi pomuiri
wake unozogurwa kubva kuvanhu vake; iye wagura chitenderano.
15 NaMwari wakati kunaAbrahama, “Ngendaa yaSarai mukadzi wako, auchazodaidzi zina rake kutiSarai, asi zina rake rinozozwi Sara.
16 Neni ndinozomufpumisa, ndinozokupa mwanakomana ndiye; ndinozomufpumisa, naye unozoita mai
wemadzinza; madzimambo evandhu anozobuda
17 Naapo Abrahama wakawa pashi ngehope yake naye wakasheka, akati mumwoyo mwake, “Mwana unozobarwa here kumunhu kwaari waane makore zana ? Sara uwo une makoremakumi mapfumbamwe unozobara mwana here?”
18 Abrahama wakati kunaMwari, “A kudai Ishumaeri angapona pamberi pako. 19 Mwari wakati, “Haiwa, asi Sara mukadzi wako unozokubarira mukororo; newe unozodudza zina
rake kuti Isaka. Ndinozogwinyisa chitenderano changu naye kuita chitenderano chemhera
nariini kune mibarirwana yake inouya sure kwake.
20 Asi ngendaa yaIshumaeri, ndakuzwa; wona, ndinozomufumisa, ndinozoita kuti abare kakurutu, ndinozomuwanzisa kakurutu; unozoita baba wevazvare gumi navairi, ndinozomuita dzinza guru.
21 Asi ndinozogwinyisa chitenderano changu naIsaka, uwo waanozokubarira Sara ngomukuwo uyu
wakaemeswa gore rinouya.”
22 Naapo apedza kuereketa naye, Mwari wakakwira kubva pana Abrahama.,23 Naapo Abrahama wakatora Ishumaeri mwanakomana wake, mbhuri dzeshe dzakabarwa mumhatso
yake, naavo veshe vakatengwa ngemare yake, mwamuna weshe waiya pakati pevanhu
vemhatso yaAbrahama, wakavacheka nyama yeganda repamberi pomuiri wavo, ngezuva
rimwero raakaereketa Mwari kwaari.
24 Abrahama waiya aane makore makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe apopaakachekwa nyama yeganda repamberi pomuiri wake.,
25 Ishumaeri mwanakomana wake waiya aane makore gumi namatatu apo pakachekwa nyama yeganda
repamberi pomuiri wake.,
26 Ngezuva rimwero Abrahama naIshumaeri mwanakomana wake vakachekwa.,
27 Nevaisa veshe vembhatso yake, avo vakabarwa mumbhatso, naavo vakatengwa ngemare kubva
kuvapara vakachekwa pamwepo