¹ Na zvinopano tinati cuti Abrahamu, mculv wathu wacale cale adaonbanyi mumwana? ² Nacuti, Abrahamu adasowerwa mulando na mabassa, ninga aita thinhu chacudumbidza nacho, apo nkabe pamberi pa Mulungu. ³ Kodi zvinembwa zviinalanga tani? "Abrahamu adatenda cuna Mulungu, futi zvidavi cuna iye ndico cururana". ⁴ Zvinopano cana munhu achitra bassa, mabai mubai bai achehatorwi ninga chipo chacupassiwa basse, Apo ninga mubai bai anodiwa. ⁵ Apo, munhu assingasowensi, apo cunza kwazvinezvi anatenda cuna ule ana mulandu munhu wacunyangala, cutenda kwache cunavi cuna iye ndico cururama. ⁶ Davide analanga futi na thangwe la cucombolerwa kwa munhu ule adavi na Mulungu adarurama cukunda mabassa adati: ⁷ "Wadafhansa ndiwale wadalekerwa zvacunyagala zvaiwo, uti zvinyangadzi zvayo zvidanswanswirwa. ⁸ Wada fhansa munhu ana zvianyangazi zvissingavunziwi na Changamire padzaulu pache''. ⁹ Kodi, cucomborerwa kwenecu ndikwa wenewale wadaweurwa basi, cana kuti hawana cuwenswa? Nacuti ife talanga: "Cuna Abrahamu cutenda kwache cudavi kunaiye ndikwende culurama''. ¹⁰ Na dyalo, ninga iye adapassiwa? Passani Abrahamu akali pacuweurwa cuti assina cuwerwa? Halibe cuenda kwacuweurwa, futi assati ha weurwa. ¹¹ Abrahamu adatambira chipanguizo chacuweurwa, ninga chissimbisso cha culurama cha cutenda cuti iye hakadaita pangani ikali iye pambuto ya cuwerwa. Pacudairwa kwachipanguizo chenechi chidaita cuti iye adakala bambo wawense wanatenda, apo walibe cuwerwa, zvinezvi zvinaitira culurama cupassiwe iwo. ¹² Futi ponho zvinapanguiza cuti Abrahamu adakala bambo wacuwerwa, wale walibe cuwerwa basi, apo wa nafambambo mungira yacutenda cukana iye bmbo wathu Abrahamu assati kawcuerwa. ¹³ Nathangwe alibe kupiwa chithembessi chacuti Abrahamu cuti na cubaliwa kwache, chithembissi chacuti iye achakala mukali wenhaca yapansi. Cunza kwazvinezvi cubudirira kwamutemo wacutenda. ¹⁴ Nacuti dai wale wanalalama nomuytemo ndiwo wanodya nhaca cutenda haculibe bassa futi na chitenhembessi chaikala chiribe bassa. ¹⁵ Nathangwe mutemo unanisa cunyangarirwa, apo apana mutemo apanayo cutowerwa. ¹⁶ Na zvinezvo, izvi zvinabwera nacutenda, cuti zvithembessi zvikele na nsisi futi zvikale zvacuthembiwa na wense wacubaliwa wabrahamu. Futi wacubaliwa wanavunganiziwa, nkabe wenewa woka wale wanadziwa mutemu, apo ponho wale wanacytenda wabrahamu. Iye ndiye bambo wawense ifepano, ¹⁷ ninga zvidanembiwa. "Ine ndine bambo wa lugingi lense". Abrahamu akali pacuaneca kwaule whathu tinathemba cana cuti Mulungu, iye ndiye anapassa upenyu wanyacufa futi anadaiza zvitipo cana cuti alibe. ¹⁸ Palibe cana kutsalacana zvinezvo, Abrahamu nacutenda adapereca talilo yache cuna Mukungu, futi na dyalo adakala bambo wamadzinza yense, ninga zvidalanguiwa kuna iye zvichivi wacubarwa waco wachakalayo waco." ¹⁹ Iye hana cusowa nsimba mucutenda. Abrahamu adaona cuti mwiri wacheyo hauchilibe mucana wacukala ma wana cuti, nathangwe akuna macore anakwana zana ioola macore acubarwa kache; Iye ponho adadziwa cuti chibereco chagara ninga achichaita cubara mwana. ²⁰ Apo na thanwe la cuthembessa kwa Mulungu, Abrahamu hana cumira penepo pacuda kulacufeca cutenda. Cunza kwazvinezvi, adasimbissiwa mucutenda, futi adapereca kukodza Mulungu. ²¹ Iye adakala wacugutsicana na cuti Mulungu anaita zvire zvidathembessa iye. ²² Nacudyaloco, zvidavi ponho ndikwenecu cululama. ²³ Massoco yacuti, zvidavi cunaiye, " halibe cunemberwa iye yeka cuti Mulungu adamupassa cululama. ²⁴ Apo ponho zvidanembiwa, cuna ife tense, nathangwe Mulungu adaticoya ninga wachadichadi, ife cuti adatida pansico ineyo cuti adamussa Djesu, Changamire wathu, mucati mwanyacufa. ²⁵ Uyo cuti nacuda zvinyangazi zvathu futi adamuswa kuhupenhu nacuda kwa milando yathu.