Genesisi
18:1 Zvino Jehovha wakazviratidza kwaari pamiouki Mamure, uye akagara pakati
mukova wetende pakupisa kwezuva;
18:2 Zvino wakasimudza meso ake akaona, zvino tarira, varume vatatu vamire naye;
akati achivaona, akamhanya kunovachingamidza pamusuwo wetende, akakotama
iye akananga pasi.
ndokuti: Ishe wangu, kana ikozvino ndawana nyasha pamberi penyu, musapfuura
bvisai henyu muranda wenyu.
18:4 Ngakuuiswewo mvura shoma, mugoshambidza tsoka dzenyu, muzorore
imi pachenyu pasi pomuti.
18:5 Zvino ndichauisa chimedu chechingwa, mugonyaradza moyo yenyu; mushure
munofanira kupfuura, nekuti ndizvo zvamauyira kumuranda wenyu. Uye
ivo vakati, Ita sezvawareva.
18:6 Abhurahamu ndokukurumidza kupinda mutende kuna Sara, akati: Gadzira
kurumidza kuita zviyero zvitatu zvoupfu hwakatsetseka, uhukanya, ubike zvingwa zviduku pamusoro pahwo
moto.
18:7 Abhurahamu ndokumhanyira kumombe, akatora mhuru yakapfava, yakanaka, uye
akachipa kujaya; uye akachimbidza kuigadzira.
18:8 Akatora mukaka wakafa, nomukaka, nemhuru yaakanga agadzira, akagadza
iri pamberi pavo; akamira pedo navo pasi pomuti, ivo vakadya.
18:9 Ivo ndokuti kwaari: Uripi Sara mukadzi wako? Iye ndokuti: Tarirai mukati
tende.
18:10 Iye akati, "Zvirokwazvo ndichadzokera kwamuri nenguva ino."
life; uye tarira, Sara mukadzi wako uchava nemwanakomana. Sara ndokuzvinzwa mukati
mukova wetende wakanga uri shure kwake.
18:11 Zvino Abhurahamu naSara vakange vakwegura, vava nemakore mazhinji; ikabva yaguma
kuva naSara nemutowo wevakadzi.
18:12 Naizvozvo Sara wakaseka mukati make, achiti: Ndachembera
Ndichafara here, ishe wangu achemberawo?
18:13 Jehovha ndokuti kuna Abhurahamu: Sara wasekerei, achiti: Uchaita!
Ini zvirokwazvo ndakabereka mwana, ndakwegura here?
18:14 Kune chinhu chinorema kukunda Jehovha? Nenguva yakatarwa ndichadzoka
Nenguva ino yeupenyu, uye Sara achava nemwanakomana.
18:15 Sara ndokuramba, achiti: Handina kuseka; nokuti akanga achitya. Uye iye
akati: Kwete; asi wakaseka.
Zvino varume vakasimuka kubva ipapo ndokutarira Sodhoma naAbhurahamu
akaenda navo kuti avaperekedze.
Zvino Jehovha akati: Ini ndichavanzira Abhurahamu zvandinoita here?
18:18 Abhurahamu zvaachava zvirokwazvo rudzi rukuru, rune simba, uye
ndudzi dzose dzenyika dzicharopafadzwa maari?
18:19 Nokuti ndinomuziva, kuti araire vana vake neimba yake
vachamutevera, uye vachachengeta nzira yaJehovha kuti vaite zvakarurama uye
kutonga; kuti Jehovha auyise pamusoro paAbhurahamu izvo zvaakataura
zvake.
18:20 Jehovha ndokuti: Nokuti kuchema kweSodhoma neGomora kukuru, uye
nokuti chivi chavo chakaipa kwazvo;
ndichaburuka zvino ndigoona kana vakaita zvizere saizvozvo
nokuchema kwaro kwasvika kwandiri; kana zvisakadaro, ndichaziva.
18:22 Zvino varume vakafuratira ipapo, vakaenda vakananga Sodhoma;
Abhurahamu akaramba amire pamberi paJehovha.
18:23 Abhurahamu ndokuswedera, akati: Muchaparadzawo vakarurama here?
nevakaipa?
Zvimwe varipo vakarurama makumi mashanu mukati meguta;
paradza uye usaregerera nzvimbo yacho nekuda kwevakarurama makumi mashanu varipo
imomo?
18:25 Ngazvive kure nemwi kuita chinhu chakadaro, kuuraya wakarurama
newakaipa; uye kuti wakarurama ave sewakaipa
kure nemwi. Mutongi wenyika yose haangaiti zvakarurama here?
18:26 Jehovha ndokuti: Kana ndikawana muSodhoma vakarurama makumi mashanu mukati meguta,
ipapo ndichanzwira nzvimbo yose tsitsi nokuda kwavo.
18:27 Abhurahamu ndokupindura ndokuti: Tarirai zvino, ndatsunga kutaura
kuna Jehovha, ini ndiri guruva namadota;
Zvimwe uchashaikwa vashanu kuvakarurama makumi mashanu
uchaparadza guta rose nekuda kwevashanu here? Iye ndokuti: Kana ndikawanapo
makumi mana namashanu, handingariparadzi.
29 Akataurazve nayezve, akati: Zvimwe zvichavapo
makumi mana vakawanikwamo. Iye ndokuti: Handingazviiti nekuda kwamakumi mana.
18:30 Iye ndokuti kwaari: Ndinokumbira Jehovha ngaarege kutsamwa, uye ini ndichataura.
Zvimwe makumi matatu vachawanikwamo. Iye akati, Handidi
ndizviite, kana ndikawanamo makumi matatu.
18:31 Akati, "Tarirai zvino, ndatsunga kutaura kuna Jehovha.
zvimwe kuchawanikwamo makumi maviri; Iye akati, Handidi
riparadze nokuda kwamakumi maviri.
18:32 Zvino akati: Ndinokumbira Jehovha ngaarege kutsamwa, ndikataurazve
kamwe: Zvimwe kuchawanikwa gumi. Iye akati, Handidi
riparadze nokuda kwegumi.
18:33 Zvino Jehovha akaenda, achangopedza kutaura
Abhurahamu: Abhurahamu ndokudzokera kunzvimbo yake.