Gen. 18
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Abrahama Unogondiswa Mukororo
1Mambo Mwari wakaoneka kunaAbrahama pamiti yemiokhi yeMamure, apo paaiya akagara pamusiwo wetende ngomukuwo wokupisha kwezuva. 2Wakamirudza madziso ake akaringira, akaona, vamuna vatatu vakaema vakaringirana naye, naapo avaona, wakarumba kooshongana navo echibva pamusiwo wetende, akadzikotamisa pashi, 3akati, “Mambo wangu ndapota, kudai zvino ndaona nyasha mukuona kwenyu, musapinda kuenda mberi kubva kuno muranda wenyu. 4Mvura shomani ngaiunzwe, mushambe tsoka dzenyu, muzorore pashi pomuti, 5apo ndechiunza chigurwa chechingwa, mugwinyise mwoyo yenyu; mwapedza munozopinda kuenda mberi, ngokuti mwauya pane muranda wenyu.” Navo vakati, “Ita kudai ngezvewaronza.” 6Abrahama wakakasira kupotera mutende, mwaiya naSara, akati, “Kasira kunasira zvipimo zvitatu zvoufu hwakamoseka, uhukanye, uite zvingwa.” 7Abrahama wakarumba kuenda kudanga, akaunza konyana rakapfaa, rakanuna, akaripa kumuranda; uwo wakakasira kurinasira. 8Wakatora mukaka wakakora nomukaka mumbishi, nekonyana raaiya anasirira, akazvigadzika pamberi pavo; naye wakaema pasinde pavo pashi pomuti, navo vakadya. 9Vakati kwaari, “Sara mukadzi wako uri pari?” Wakati, “Uri mutende.” 10Wakati, “Ngegwinyiso ndinozopetuka kwouri ngomukuwo uyu waguma, naSara mukadzi wako unozoa nomukororo.” NaSara waipurutana ari pamusiwo wetende, uwo waiya sure kwake. 11Zvino Abrahama naSara vaiya vaavasharuka, vatigwedere ngouwandu hwemakore; nomuitiro wevakadzi waiya usikachaitiki kunaSara. 12Ndizvo Sara wakasheka mumwoyo mwake echiti, “Ndaachembere kudai, ndingadakara here, nemwamuna wangu aaharahwa naye?” 13Mambo Mwari wakati kunaAbrahama, “Ngenyi Sara asheka nokuronza kuti, ‘Ngegwinyiso inini ndinozobara mwana here, ndaachembere kudai?’ 14Chiripo here chinonyanya kukonza kunaMambo Mwari? Ngomukuwo wakaemeswa ndinozopetuka kwouri, apo nguva yaguma, Sara unozobara mukororo.” 15Asi Sara wakaramba echiti, “Andizi kusheka;” ngokuti waitya. Wakati, “Haiwa, asi washeka.”
Abrahama Unovapota ngendaa yeSodhoma
16Zvino vanhu avo vakamiruka kubvapo, vakaringira Sodhoma, naAbrahama wakahamba navo kuvaperekedza parwendo rwavo. 17Mambo Mwari wakati, “Ndinozofishira Abrahama zvendinoda kuita here, 18zvechioneka kuti ngegwinyiso Abrahama unozoita dzinza guru rine simba, nemadzinza eshe enyika anozofumiswa mwaari? 19Haiwa, ngokuti ndakamutsanangura kuti apange vana vake nevemhatso yake vanozouya sure kwake, kuti vangwarire njira yaMambo Mwari, kuti vaite zvakarurama nokutonga kwakanaka; kuti Mambo Mwari aunze padera paAbrahama izvo zvaakamugondisa.” 20Zvino Mambo Mwari wakati, “Ngokuti kuchemerwa kweSodhoma nokweGomora kukurutu nokushaisha kwavo kwakashata yaamho, 21ndinozodzaka ndione kuti vakaita here kudai ngokuchema ukwo kwakaguma kwendiri; kuti zvisikazi kudaro ndinozozia.”
22Ndizvo vamuna vakakunukuka kubvapo, vakaenda Sodhoma, asi Abrahama wakaramba akaema pamberi paMambo Mwari. 23Zvino Abrahama wakakwedzera pasinde, akati, “Unozovaparadza here vakarurama pamwepo nevakashata? 24Pamweni varipo vakarurama makumi mashanu mudhorobhamwo; unozovaparadza usikakunguriri ndau iyo here ngendaa yevakarurama vari makumi mashanu varimwo? 25Ngazviite kuretu kubva kwouri zviro zvakadaro, kuuraya vakarurama pamwepo nevakashata, ngokudaro vakarurama vangazodai ngevakashata! Ngazviite kuretu kubva kwouri! Mutongi wenyika yeshe aazoiti zvakarurama here?” 26NaMambo Mwari wakati, “Kudai ndikaona muSodhoma vakarurama makumi mashanu mudhorobhamwo, naapo ndinozokungurira ndau yeshe ngendaa yavo.” 27Abrahama wakapingura, akati, “Ringira zvino, ndakatsunga kuereketa kunaMambo, inini ndiri chiinyi asi bukuta nemarota. 28Pamweni vanozotamika vashanu kuita makumi mashanu evakarurama, unozoparadza dhorobha reshe here ngokutamika kwevashanu?” Naye wakati, “Kudai ndechizoonamwo makumi marongomuna navashanu, andizoriparadzi.” 29Wakaereketazve kwaari, akati, “Pamweni vanozoonekamwo makumi marongomuna.” Naye wakati, “Andizoriparadzi ngendaa yevari makumi marongomuna.” 30Wakati, “A Mambo asatseneka, neni ndinozoereketa. Pamweni panozoonekamwo makumi matatu.” Naye wakati, “Andizochiiti kudai ndikaonamwo makumi matatu.” 31Naye wakati, “Ringira, ndatsunga kuereketa kunaMambo. Pamweni vanozoonekamwo makumi mairi.” Naye wakati, “Andizoriparadzi ngendaa yevari makumi mairi.” 32Naapo wakati, “A Mambo asatseneka, neni ndinozoereketa kamwe kano kega. Pamweni vanozoonekamwo gumi.” Naye wakati, “Andizoriparadzi ngendaa yevari gumi.” 33Mambo Mwari wakaenda, apo aiya arekera kuereketa naAbrahama, naAbrahama wakapetuka kundau yake.
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