Genesisi
17:1 Zvino Abhuramu paakanga ava nemakore makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe, Jehovha akazviratidza kwaari
Abhuramu ndokuti kwaari: Ndini Mwari Wemasimbaose; Famba pamberi pangu, uve
iwe wakakwana.
17:2 Uye ndichaita sungano yangu pakati pangu newe, uye ndichakuwanza
zvakanyanyisa.
17:3 Abhuramu ndokuwa nechiso chake; Mwari ndokutaura naye, achiti:
Kana ndirini, tarira, sungano yangu inewe, uye iwe uchava baba
marudzi mazhinji.
17:5 Nezita rako harichazonzi Abhuramu, asi zita rako richanzi
Abhurahamu; nekuti ndakakuita baba vemarudzi mazhinji.
17:6 Uye ndichakuberekesa zvikuru, uye ndichaita ndudzi
newe, nemadzimambo achabuda kwauri.
17:7 Uye ndichasimbisa sungano yangu pakati pangu newe nembeu yako shure
muve sungano isingaperi pamazera avo, kuti muve Mwari wavo
iwe nekumbeu yako inokutevera.
17:8 Uye ndichapa kwauri nekumbeu yako inokutevera nyika mairi
uri mutorwa, nyika yose yeKanani, nokusingaperi
possession; uye ndichava Mwari wavo.
17:9 Mwari ndokuti kuna Abrahama: Naizvozvo iwe chengeta sungano yangu, iwe.
nembeu yako inokutevera pamazera ayo.
Ndiyo sungano yangu, yamuchachengeta pakati pangu nemwi nemwi mose
mbeu inokutevera; Varume vose pakati penyu vanofanira kudzingiswa.
17:11 Zvino muchadzingisa nyama yechikanda chenyu chepamberi; uye ichava a
chiratidzo chesungano pakati pangu nemi.
17:12 Uye ane mazuva masere achadzingiswa pakati penyu, murume wose
Mwana pamazera enyu, unoberekerwa mumba, kana wakatengwa naye
mari kumutorwa upi noupi, isati iri yembeu yako.
17:13 Wakazvarwa mumba mako, uye akatengwa nemari yako, anofanira
munofanira kudzingiswa, uye sungano yangu ichava panyama yenyu
sungano isingaperi.
17:14 nomukomana asina kudzingiswa, ane nyama yechikanda chepamberi yake
kana madzingiswa, munhu uyo anofanira kubviswa pakati porudzi rwake; apwanya
sungano yangu.
17:15 Mwari ndokuti kuna Abhurahamu: Sarai mukadzi wako, usadana
zita rake Sarai, asi Sara ndiro richava zita rake.
17:16 Uye ndichamuropafadza, uye ndichakupawo mwanakomana kubva kwaari; zvirokwazvo, ndicharopafadza.
iye uchava mai vendudzi; madzimambo avanhu achabva
her.
17:17 Abhurahamu ndokuwa nechiso chake, ndokuseka, ndokuti mumoyo make:
Ko munhu ane makore zana angaberekerwa here? uye uchadaro
Sara, ane makore makumi mapfumbamwe, bereka here?
17:18 Abhurahamu ndokuti kuna Mwari: Dai Ishimaeri achirarama pamberi penyu!
17:19 Mwari ndokuti: Sara mukadzi wako uchakuberekera mwanakomana; uye iwe
uchatumidza zita rake kuti Isaka, uye ndichasimbisa sungano yangu naye
isungano isingaperi, iye navana vake vanomutevera.
17:20 Kana zviri zvaIshmaeri, ndakunzwa; tarira, ndamuropafadza, uye ndamuropafadza.
achamuberekesa, nokumuwanza zvikurusa; gumi nembiri
achabereka machinda, uye ndichamuita rudzi rukuru.
17:21 Asi sungano yangu ndichaimisa naIsaka, Sara waachabereka
iwe panguva ino yegore rinotevera.
17:22 Zvino wakapedza kutaura naye, Mwari ndokukwira achibva kuna Abhurahamu.
17:23 Abhurahamu ndokutora Ishimaeri mwanakomana wake, uye vose vakaberekerwa mumba make.
navose vakatengwa nemari yake, varume vose pakati pavarume
Imba yaAbhurahama; uye akadzingisa nyama yechikanda chavo chepamberi
nezuva iroro sezvaakanga audzwa naMwari.
17:24 Zvino Abhurahamu waiva nemakore makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe paakadzingiswa
nyama yechikanda chepamberi yake.
17:25 NaIshimaeri, mukororo wake, waiya nemakore gumi nematatu apo paakachekwa mudhorobha.
nyama yechikanda chepamberi yake.
17:26 Nemusi iwoyo Abhurahamu wakadzingiswa pamwe naIshimaeri mwanakomana wake.
17:27 uye varume vose veimba yake, vakazvarirwa mumba uye vakatengwa nemari
mutorwa akanga adzingiswa pamwe chete naye.