Ndima 22

1 Ngesure kweizvi zviro, Mwari wakaedza Abrahama, wakati kwaari, “Abrahama!” Naye wakati, “Ndiri pano”.

2 Wakati mwari, “Tora mwana wako, mwana wako ega, Isaka, uwo wounoda, uende kunyika yeMoria; umupirepo kuita mudiro wokupisha, padera poumwe wemitunhu wendinozokuronzera”.

3 Ndizvo Abrahama wakamukira kumuruka mangwanani, wakasungira chigaro padoki rake, akatora vairi vemajaha ake naye naIsaka mwana wake; wakaadza huni dzokupisha mudiro, akamiruka, akaenda kundau yaakamuronzera ndiyo Mwari. 4 Ngezuva rechitatu Abrahama wakamurudza madziso ake, akaona ndau iri kuretu.

5 Zvino Abrahama wakati kune majaha ake, “Garai pano imwimwi nembongoro; inini nomurumbwana tinozoendayo koodira, tinozouyazve kwomuri”.

6 Abrahama wakatora huni dzokupisha mudiro, akadzitwarisa Isaka mukororo wake; naye wakatora muriro nebanga munyara dzake. Ndizvo vakahamba veshe pamwepo. 7 Isaka wakati kunaAbrahama baba ake, “Baba angu!” Naye wakati, “Ndiri pano, mukororo wangu.” Wakati, “Ringirai, muriro nehuni zviri pano, asi riri pari gwai rokuita mudiro wokupisha?”.

8 Abrahama wakati, “Mukororo wangu, Mwari unozodzionera emene gwai rokuita mudiro wokupisha.” Ndizvo vakahamba veshe pamwepo. 9 Naapo vaguma pandau yaakakhombwha ndiMwari, Abrahama wakaakapo arita, akaronga huni, akasunga Isaka mukororo wake, akamuradzika paarita, padera pehuni.

10 Zvino Abrahama wakatambanudza nyara yake, akatora banga kuti auraye mwana wake. 11 Asi ngirosi yaMambo Mwari yakadaidzira kwaari iri mudenga, ikati, “Abrahama, Abrahama!” Naye wakati, “Ndiri pano”.

12 Nayo yakati, “Usaisa nyara yako padera pomurumbwana nokuti kuita chiro kwaari; ngokuti zvino ndinozia kuti iwewe unomutya Mwari, ngokuti auzi kuramba nomwana wako, mwana wako umwe ega, kubva kwendiri”. 13 Abrahama wakamurudza madziso ake, akaringira, akaona sure kwake gondohwe raiya rakabatwa muchitenhere ngenyanga dzaro; Abrahama wakaenda, akatora gondohwe, akaripira kuita mudiro wokupisha pandau yemwana wake.

14 Ndizvo Abrahama wakadudza zina reiyo ndau kuti Mambo Mwari-jira, kudai ngezverinodaidzwa metsa nanyamashi, “Pamutunhu waMambo Mwari unozopuwa”. 15 Ngirosi yaMambo Mwari yakadaidzira kunaAbrahama kubva mudenga ngokwechipiri, ikati,

16 “Ndakapika inini pachangu, unoronza Mambo Mwari, ngokuti waita ichi chiro, auzi kuramba nomukororo wako, mukororo wako umwe ega,

17 ngegwinyiso ndinozokufumisa, ndinozoita kuti mibarirwana yako iwande kudai ngenyeredzi dzomudenga nokudai ngejecha riri pahumbikumbi yoruandhle. Mibarirwana yako inozotora misiwo yemagaa ayo. 18 Madzinza eshe enyika anozofumiswa ngorudzi rwako, ngokuti wakapurutana izwi rangu”.

19 Ndizvo Abrahama wakahwirira paiya nemajaha ake, navo vakamiruka, vakaenda pamwepo Bheeri-shebha; naAbrahama wakagara Bheeri-shebha. 21 Zvino ngesure kweizvi zviro Abrahama wakaronzerwa kuti, “Ringira, Mirikha wakabarira munun'una wako Naho vana:

20 rake, Bhuzi munukuna wake, Kemueri baba vaAramu,,

22 Khesedhi, Hazo, Phiridhashi, Jidhirafi naBhethueri”. 23 Bhethueri wakabara Rebheka. Ava vasere vakabarirwa Naho munun'una waAbrahama ndiMirikha.

24 Nebunha rake raizwi Reuma, naro rakabara Thebha, Gahamu, Thahashi naMaakha.