VaHebheru 11:8-22

Nokutenda Abhurahamu, akati adanwa, akateerera, akabuda, akaenda kunzvimbo yaakanzi achaipiwa ive nhaka yake; akabuda akaenda, asingazivi kwaanoenda. Nokutenda akandogara somutorwa munyika yechipikirwa, sapanyika yavamwe, akagara mumatende naIsaka naJakobho, vadyi venhaka yechipikirwa chimwe pamwechete naye; nokuti akanga achitarira guta rine nheyo, Mwari ari mhizha nomuvaki waro. Nokutenda naiye Sara akapiwa simba rokutora mimba, kunyange akanga achembera, nokuti akati iye akamupikira akatendeka. Saka kumunhu mumwe, akanga akaita sowafa, kwakabva vana vakaita senyeredzi dzokudenga nokuwanda kwavo, uye sejecha riri pamhenderekedzo yegungwa risingaverengwi. Ivava vose vakafa vachitenda, vasina kupiwa zvipikirwa, asi vakazviona zviri kure, vakazvikwazisa, vakatenda kuti ivo vaeni navafambi panyika. Nokuti vanotaura zvakadaro, vanoratidza kuti vanotsvaka nyika yavo chaiyo. Nokuti kana vairamba vachifunga nyika iyo yavakabva kwairi, vangadai vawana nguva yokudzoka. Asi zvino vanoda imwe inopfuura nokunaka, ndiyo yokudenga; naizvozvo Mwari haana nyadzi pamusoro pavo kuti aidzwe Mwari wavo; nokuti wakavagadzirira guta. Nokutenda Abhurahamu, achiedzwa, akabayira Isaka; iye akanga agamuchira kwazvo zvipikirwa, akanga achibayira mwana wake wakaberekwa mumwe woga; iye akanga audzwa, zvichinzi, “Muna Isaka vana vako vachatumidzwa; nokuti wakati Mwari anogona kumutsa munhu kunyange kuvakafa; ndipapowo, kana tichitaura nomufananidzo, paakamudzoserwa.” Nokutenda Isaka akaropafadza Jakobho naEsau pamusoro pezvinozoitwa. Nokutenda Jakobho pakufa kwake akaropafadza mwanakomana mumwe nomumwe waJosefa; akanamata akasendamira pamusoro pomudonzvo wake. Nokutenda Josefa, ofa, akataura zvokubuda kwavana vaIsiraeri, akavarayira pamusoro pamapfupa ake.

Zvemahara. Hurongwa neZviverengwa zveKuzvipira maringe neVaHebheru 11:8-22