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1 Mambo Mwari wakaoneka kunaAbrahama pamiti yemiokhi yeMamure, apo paaiya akagara

pamusiwo wetende ngomukuwo wokupisha kwezuva.,

2 Wakamirudza madziso ake akaringira, akaona, vamuna vatatu vakaema vakaringirana naye, naapo avaona, wakarumba kooshongana navo echibva pamusiwo wetende, akadzikotamisa

pashi,

3 akati, “Mambo wangu ndapota, kudai zvino ndaona nyasha mukuona kwenyu, musapinda

kuenda mberi kubva kuno muranda wenyu.

4 Mvura shomani ngaiunzwe, mushambe tsoka dzenyu, muzorore pashi pomuti,

5 apo ndechiunza chigurwa chechingwa, mugwinyise mwoyo yenyu; mwapedza munozopinda

kuenda mberi, ngokuti mwauya pane muranda wenyu.” Navo vakati, “Ita kudai ngezvewaronza

6 Abrahama wakakasira kupotera mutende, mwaiya naSara, akati, “Kasira kunasira zvipimo

zvitatu zvoufu hwakamoseka, uhukanye, uite zvingwa.”,

7 Abrahama wakarumba kuenda kudanga, akaunza konyana rakapfaa, rakanuna, akaripa

kumuranda; uwo wakakasira kurinasira.

8 Wakatora mukaka wakakora nomukaka mumbishi, nekonyana raaiya anasirira, akazvigadzika

pamberi pavo; naye wakaema pasinde pavo pashi pomuti, navo vakadya

9 Vakati kwaari, “Sara mukadzi wako uri pari?” Wakati, “Uri mutende.”,

10 Wakati, “Ngegwinyiso ndinozopetuka kwouri ngomukuwo uyu waguma, naSara mukadzi wako

unozoa nomukororo.” NaSara waipurutana ari pamusiwo wetende, uwo waiya sure kake

11 Zvino Abrahama naSara vaiya vaavasharuka, vatigwedere ngouwandu hwemakore; nomuitiro

wevakadzi waiya usikachaitiki kunaSara.,

12 Ndizvo Sara wakasheka mumwoyo mwake echiti, “Ndaachembere kudai, ndingadakara here, nemwamuna wangu aaharawha naye? 13 Mambo Mwari wakati kunaAbrahama, “Ngeyi Sara asheka nokuronza kuti, ‘Ngegwinyiso inini

ndinozobara mwana here, ndaachembere kudai?

14 Chiripo here chinonyanya kukonza kunaMambo Mwari? Ngomukuwo wakaemeswa

ndinozopetuka kwouri, apo nguva yaguma, Sara unozobara mukororo.”,

15 Asi Sara wakaramba echiti, “Andizi kusheka;” ngokuti waitya. Wakati, “Haiwa, asi washeka 16 Zvino vanhu avo vakamuruka kubvapo, vakaningira Sodhoma, naAbrahama wakahamba navo

kuvaperekedza parwendo rwavo.

17 Mambo Mwari wakati, “Ndinozofishira Abrahama zvendinoda kuita here,

18 zvechioneka kuti ngegwinyiso Abrahama unozoita dzinza guru rine simba, nemadzinza eshe

enyika anozofumiswa mwaari?,

19 Haiwa, ngokuti ndakamutsanangura kuti apange vana vake nevemhatso yake vanozouya sure

kwake, kuti vangwarire njira yaMambo Mwari, kuti vaite zvakarurama nokutonga kwakanaka;

kuti Mambo Mwari aunze padera paAbrahama izvo zvaakamungondesa.

20 Zvino Mambo Mwari wakati, “Ngokuti kuchemerwa kweSodhoma nokweGomora kukuru

nokushaisha kwavo kwakashata yaamho,

21 ndinozodzaka ndione kuti vakaita here kudai ngokuchema ukwo kwakaguma kwendiri; kuti

zvisikazi kudaro ndinozoziya

22 Ndizvo vandhua vakakunukuka kubvapo, vakaenda Sodhoma, asi Abrahama wakaramba akaema

pamberi paMambo Mwari.,

23 Zvino Abrahama wakakwedzera padunde, akati, “Unozovaparadza here vakarurama pamwepo

nevakashata?,

24 Pamweni varipo vakarurama makumi mashanu mudhorobhamwo; unozovaparadza

usikakunguriri ndau iyo here ngendaa yevakarurama vari makumi mashanu varimwo?, g

25 Ngazviite kuretu kubva kwouri zviro zvakadaro, kuuraya vakarurama pamwepo nevakashata, ngokudaro vakarurama vangazodai ngevakashata! Ngazviite kuretu kubva kwouri! Mutongi

wenyika yeshe aazoiti zvakarurama here?”,

26 NaMambo Mwari wakati, “Kudai ndikaona muSodhoma vakarurama makumi mashanu

mudhorobhamwo, naapo ndinozokungurira ndau yeshe ngendaa yawo.

27 Abrahama wakapingura, akati, “Ringira zvino, ndakatsunga kuereketa kunaMambo, inini ndiri

chiinyi asi bukuta nemarota.,

28 Pamweni vanozotamika vashanu kuita makumi mashanu evakarurama, unozoparadza dhorobha

reshe here ngokutamika kwevashanu?” Naye wakati, “Kudai ndechizoonamwo makumi

marongomuna navashanu, andizoriparadzi.”,

29 Wakaereketazve kwaari, akati, “Pamweni vanozoonekamwo makumi marongomuna.” Naye

wakati, “Andizoriparadzi ngendaa yevari makumi marongomuna.”,

30 Wakati, “A Mambo asatseneka, neni ndinozoereketa. Pamweni panozoonekamwo makumi

matatu.” Naye wakati, “Andizochiiti kudai ndikaonamwo makumi matatu.”,

31 Naye wakati, “Ringira, ndatsunga kuereketa kunaMambo. Pamweni vanozoonekamwo makumi

mairi.” Naye wakati, “Andizoriparadzi ngendaa yevari makumi mairi.”

32 Naapo wakati, “A Mambo asatsamwa, neni ndinozoereketa kamwe kano kega. Pamweni

vanozoonekamwo gumi.” Naye wakati, “Andizoriparadzi ngendaa yevari gumi.”,

33 Mambo Mwari wakaenda, apo aiya arekera kuereketa naAbrahama, naAbrahama wakapetuka

kundau yake.