¹ Zvino DJeova, wakabvunza kuna Abrahama: "bhudha Munyika yako, uye ubhudhe pakati pohamadzako, uye nopahumba paBhabhako, uyende Kanditchakupangidza. ² Uye nditchakuita Nyikaihuru, nditchakomborera, zina rako nditcha ita hur, uye iwewe utchagara makomborero. ³ Inini Nditchakomborera andhu Atchaku komborera, uye nditcha tuka anhu atchakutuka. Madzidza ese Enyika atchakomborerwa kubhundikidza Ndiwe". ⁴ Uye Abrahama wakaenda na Djeova maererano nozvanga akabvunzwa ndiMwari, uye Loti wakaenda naye. Abrahama wanga uno makumanomwe namachanu emakore, pakabva kuHara. ⁵ Wakatora Mukadzi wake Sarai, na Loti, Mwana wehama yake, uye neupfumi wake wese, noanhu anga akatora ku Hara. aawona akabhudha etchienda kunYika yeKenani uye akagareyo. ⁶ Abrahama akadharika Nyika etchienda kumuti wamuoki wemore. Nguwa iyona, wakananita waigara maNyika iyona. ⁷ Yahweh wakauya kuna Abrahama, uye akati " Nyika hii nditchaipasa dzindza rako". Zvakadharo Abrahama wakagadzira Aritari kune Yahweh, uya wakange wakabhudhira. ⁸ Kubhudha apona, wakatchidja otchirdha kumazvazuwa Kobeteri, kaaka kanda tchitunba tchake, beteri ranga riri kumadhokera, nokuti, kumabvazuwa; ikona iyena waka, gadzira Aritari ya Yahweh uye akaindhaidza zinarake. ⁹ Zvakadharo Abrahama wakabva ipona etchienda kundii roku Neguebi. ¹⁰ Uye pakaita dzara paNyika, zvakandharo Abrahama wakaendha koogara ku IGipita, Ngokuti nzara yanga yanyaya paNyika. ¹¹ zvakaitika kuti panga okwedhera ku Igipita, wakabvundza mukadzi wake Sarai kundai, "ona inini ndinozviziya kuti uri Mwanakadzi wakarungama. ¹² Kana maIgipita akakuona atchareketa: " uyu mukdzi wake! wanozodhiuraya, uye anozokusia wakapona. ¹³ Abvunze, kuti uri munukuna wangu, zvakadharo ndhitchapona nokudha kako, uye upenyu wangu utchasiwa ngonyayayako. ¹⁴ Zvakaita kuti Abrahama, paakapinda kuIgipita, maIgipita akaona kuti Sarai wanga ari Mwanakadzi wakarungama. ¹⁵ Zvakaita kuti paakapinda Abrahama muIgipita, maIgipita akasirira Sarai. Watchengeti wa Farau, wakamuona, uye akamusirira, pamberi pafarau, uye Sarai wakaendheswa kumba kwa Farau. ¹⁶ wakabhata zvakanaka Abrahama ngonyaya yake. uye akamupasaho Mabhira Mombhe, nemakono emadhoki newashandhi-kadzi nekamera. ¹⁷ Zvakadharo Yahweh wakashupa farau nowo mumba yaake, neku tchupika kakakura, ngondaya yaSarai, mukadzi wa Abrahama. ¹⁸ Farau akadhaidza Abrahama kakumubvudzisa; Zvinyi zvawaita? ¹⁹ "auzi kundi bvunza nguei kuti mukadzi wako? maitiro okuti , ndamatoro kuti aite mukadzi wangu? zvino mukadzi wako uripano, mutore, uyende nogwandzi rako. ²⁰ Zvakadharo Frau wakapasa mutemo, kuno anhu ake, maererano naye uye akamutora oenda naye, ariese nomukadzi wake, uye novanga anazvo.