Gen. 26
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Isaka Echigara paGera
1Zvino kwakaita nzara munyika, isikazi kudai ngenzara yaiyapo pamazuva aAbrahama. Isaka wakaenda muGera kunaAbhimerekhi mambo wevaFiristia. 2Mambo Mwari wakaoneka kwaari, akati, “Usadzaka Egipite; gara munyika iyo yendinozokuronzera. 3Ita chigarandimo munyika iyi, neni ndinozoapo newe, ndinozokufumisa; ngokuti ndinozopa idzi nyika dzeshe kwouri nokumibarirwana yako, ndinozogwinyisa mhiko yendakapika kunaAbrahama baba ako. 4Ndinozowanza mibarirwana yako kudai ngenyeredzi dzomudenga, ndinozopa kumibarirwana yako nyika idzi dzeshe; kubudikidza ngemibarirwana yako madzinza eshe enyika anozofumiswa, 5ngokuti Abrahama wakapurutana izwi rangu, akangwarira kupanga kwangu, mirau yangu, zviemeso zvangu nezvironzo zvangu.”
6Ndizvo Isaka wakagara muGera. 7Naapo vanhu vendau iyo vamubvunza ngendaa yomukadzi wake, wakati, “Mukunda wangu,” ngokuti wakatya kuronza kuti, “Mukadzi wangu;” echiti, “Pamweni vanhu vendau iyi vanozondiuraya ngendaa yaRebheka, ngokuti waiya akanaka pakuringirika.” 8Naapo aiya agarapo mukuwo wakareba, Abhimerekhi mambo wevaFiristia wakaringira ngepafasitera, akaona, Isaka waitamba naRebheka mukadzi wake. 9Abhimerekhi wakadaidza Isaka, akati, “Ringira, mukadzi wako! Wakaronza ngenyi kuti ‘Mukunda wangu?’ ” Isaka wakati kwaari, “Ngokuti ndakapinimidza kuti pamweni ndingazofa ngendaa yake.”
10Abhimerekhi wakati, “Chiinyi ichi chowaita kwetiri? Kwaizoitika, kuti umwe wevanhu waidai akaatana nomukadzi wako, newe waizounza ndaa padera pedu.” 11Abhimerekhi wakapanga vanhu vake veshe echiti, “Uwo unozogwama uyu munhu nokuti mukadzi wake, ngegwinyiso unozourawa.”
12NaIsaka wakakusha mbeu munyikayo, akakukura ngeiro gore zana rakapetwa kune zvakakushwa. Mambo Mwari wakamufumisa. 13Munhu wakaita gurudza, wakaangirira kuuyirwa nokuuyirwa metsa waita gurudza gurutu. 14Waiya nepfuma yemakwai, n'ombe nehloko zhinji, nevaFiristia vakaita ndurumwa ndiye. 15Zvino vaFiristia vaiya vafushira zvinyuka zveshe zvakatsiwa ngehloko dzababa ake ngemazuva aAbrahama baba ake, vakazvizarisa ngemavhu. 16NaAbhimerekhi wakati kunaIsaka, “Ibva kwetiri, ngokuti waita mukuru kakurutu kupinda isusu.”
17Ndizvo Isaka wakabvapo, akaemesa tende rake mubani reGera, akagarapo. 18Isaka wakatsazve zvinyuka zvemvura, izvo zvaiya zvakatsiwa ngemazuva aAbrahama baba ake; ngokuti vaFiristia vakazvifushira ngesure kwokufa kwaAbrahama, wakazvidudza mazina awo ezvakadudzwa ndibaba ake. 19Asi hloko dzaIsaka dzakatsa mubani, dzakaonapo chinyuka chemvura chinoveruka mvura, 20vaushi veGera vakaambana nevaushi vaIsaka vechiti, “Mvura ngeyedu.” Ndizvo wakadudza zina rechinyuka kuti Eseki, ngokuti vakaita hasha naye. 21Ndizvo vakatsa chinyuka chimweni, vakaambanazve ndicho; naye wakadudza zina racho kuti Sitina. 22Naye wakabvapo, akatsa chinyuka chimweni; navo avazi kuambana ngendaa yacho; wakadudza zina racho kuti Rehobhoti; wakati, “Ngokuti zvino Mambo Mwari wakatiitira ndau, nesu tinozowanda munyika.”
23Wakabvapo akakwira kuenda Bheeri-shebha. 24Mambo Mwari wakaoneka kwaari ngouhwo usiku, akati, “Ndiri Mwari waAbrahama baba ako; usatya, ngokuti ndinewe, ndinozokufumisa, ndiwanze mibarirwana yako ngendaa yomuranda wangu Abrahama.” 25Ndizvo wakaakapo arita, akakumbira ngezina raMambo Mwari, wakaemesapo tende rake. Nehloko dzaIsaka dzakatsapo chinyuka.
Chitenderano chaIsaka naAbhimerekhi
26Zvino Abhimerekhi wakaenda kwaari kubva Gera, naAhuzathi mhangamazano yake, naFikori nduna yehondo yake. 27Isaka wakati kwaari, “Mwauyirenyi kwendiri, kwechioneka kuti munondinyenya, mwakandidzinga kuti ndibve kwomuri?”
28Vakati, “Taona pamhene kuti Mambo Mwari unewe, ndizvo tinoti, ‘Zvino ngakuapo mhiko pakati pako nesu, ngatiite chitenderano newe, 29kuti usazotishaishira, kudai tisu tisikazi kukugwama, kudai ngezvetisikazi kukuitira chiro asi zvakanaka, tikakuendisa mukunyarara. Zvino iwewe ndiwe wakafumiswa waMambo Mwari.’ ” 30Wakavanasirira dhiri, vakadya nokumwa. 31Vakafumira kumiruka mangwanani, vakapika mhiko umwe kunoumweni; naIsaka wakavaendisa, vakaenda kubva kwaari mukunyarara.
32Ngezuva ririro hloko dzaIsaka dzakauya, dzikamuronzera ngendaa yechinyuka chedzakatsa, dzikati kwaari, “Taiona mvura.” 33Wakachidudza kuti Shibha; ndizvo zina redhorobha rinodaidzwa kuti Bheeri-shebha metsa nanyamashi.
Isau Unoroora Vakadzi Vapara
34Naapo Isau aane makore makumi marongomuna (40), wakaroora mukadzi Judhithi mwanasikana waBheeri muHiti, naBhasemathi mwanasikana waEroni muHiti, 35navo vakaita dambudziko mukupona kwaIsaka nekwaRebheka.
