Genesi 24:1-16

Abhurahamu zvino wakanga akwegura, ava mutana kwazvo; Jehovha wakanga aropafadza Abhurahamu pazvinhu zvose. Abhurahamu akataura nomuranda wake, waiva mukuru weimba yake, waichengeta zvose zvaakanga anazvo, achiti, “Chimboisa chanza chako pasi pechidya changu, ndikupikise naJehovha, Mwari wokudenga, naMwari wenyika, kuti haungatoreri mwanakomana wangu mukadzi kuvanasikana veKenani, vandinogara pakati pavo; asi uende kunyika yangu, nokuhama dzangu, undotorera ikoko mwanakomana wangu Isaka mukadzi.” Muranda akati kwaari, “Zvimwe mukadzi haangatendi kunditevera kunyika ino, zvino ndingafanira kudzosera mwanakomana wenyu kunyika kwamakabva here?” Abhurahamu akati kwaari, “Chenjera kuti urege kudzosera mwanakomana wangu ikoko. Jehovha, Mwari wokudenga, wakandibvisa paimba yababa vangu nomunyika yokuzvarwa kwangu, wakataura neni, akandipikira, achiti, ‘Nyika ino ndichapa vana vako,’ ndiye achatuma mutumwa wake pamberi pako, kuti utorere mwanakomana wangu mukadzi ikoko. Kana mukadzi asingatendi kukutevera, iwe uchasunungurwa pakupika kwako uku kwandiri; asi usadzosera mwanakomana wangu ikoko.” Ipapo muranda akaisa chanza chake pasi pechidya chatenzi wake, akamupikira pamusoro pechinhu ichocho. Muranda akatora makamera ane gumi pamakamera atenzi wake, akaenda, aine nhumbi dzose dzakanaka dzatenzi wake; akasimuka, akaenda Mesopotamia kuguta raNahori. Akapfugamisa makamera kunze kweguta patsime remvura nenguva yamadekwana, iri nguva yaibuda vakadzi kundochera mvura; akati, “Jehovha, Mwari watenzi wangu Abhurahamu, ndifambisei henyu zvakanaka nhasi; muitire tenzi wangu Abhurahamu ngoni. Tarirai ndimire patsime remvura, vakunda vavanhu veguta vobuda kuzochera mvura. Zvino ngakuitwe kuti musikana wandichati kwaari, ‘Nditurirewo chirongo chako, ndinwe’; kana akati, ‘Inwai henyu, namakamera enyu ndichaanwisawo;’ ngaave iye wamakatsaurira muranda wenyu Isaka; naizvozvo ndichaziva kuti makaitira tenzi wangu ngoni.” Zvino wakanga asati apedza kutaura, Rabheka, wakaberekerwa Bhetueri, mwanakomana waMirika, mukadzi waNahori, mun'una waAbhurahamu, wakasvika ane chirongo pafudzi rake. Zvino musikana uyu wakanga akanaka kwazvo pameso ake, mhandara isina kumboziviwa nomurume; akaburukira kutsime, akazadza chirongo chake, akakwirazve.