Kugadzirira Areka yaBaba vedu Nomazvo
Dhavhidhi anoedza zvakare, aona kuti sei kuedza kwokutanga kwakauraya munhu: vaRevhi chete ndivo vanotakura areka yaBaba vedu, pamafudzi avo. Panguva ino zvinoitwa sezvazvakanyorwa, nevaimbi nezviridzwa, uye Dhavhidhi anotamba — Mikari achitarisa nepahwindo uye achimushora.
15 1Dhavhidhi akazvivakira dzimba muguta raDhavhidhi, akagadzira nzvimbo yeareka yaBaba vedu, uye akaimisira tende. 2Ipapo Dhavhidhi akati, “Hakuna anofanira kutakura areka yaBaba vedu kunze kwavaRevhi, nokuti Baba vedu vakavasarudza kuti vatakure areka yavo uye vavashumire nokusingaperi.”
3Dhavhidhi akaunganidza vaIsraeri vose paJerusarema kuti vakwidze areka yaBaba vedu kunzvimbo yayo yakanga yagadzirirwa. 4Akaunganidza zvizvarwa zvaAroni navaRevhi: 5kubva kuvanakomana vaKohati, Urieri mutungamiri, pamwe nehama dzake zana namakumi maviri; 6kubva kuvanakomana vaMerari, Asaya mutungamiri, pamwe nehama dzake mazana maviri namakumi maviri; 7kubva kuvanakomana vaGeshomu, Joere mutungamiri, pamwe nehama dzake zana namakumi matatu; 8kubva kuvanakomana vaErizafani, Shemaya mutungamiri, pamwe nehama dzake mazana maviri; 9kubva kuvanakomana vaHebroni, Erieri mutungamiri, pamwe nehama dzake makumi masere; 10kubva kuvanakomana vaUzieri, Aminadhabhi mutungamiri, pamwe nehama dzake zana negumi nembiri.
11Dhavhidhi akadana vaprista Zadhoki naAbhiatari, navaRevhi Urieri, Asaya, Joere, Shemaya, Erieri, naAminadhabhi. 12Akati kwavari, “Imi muri vakuru vemhuri dzavaRevhi. Zvitsaurei, imi nehama dzenyu, kuti mukwidze areka yaBaba vedu kunzvimbo yandakaigadzirira. 13Nokuti hamuna kuitakura pakutanga, Baba vedu vakatitsamwira, sezvo tisina kuvatsvaka nomazvo.”
14Saka vaprista navaRevhi vakazvitsaura kuti vakwidze areka yaBaba vedu. 15VaRevhi vakatakura areka yaBaba vedu pamapfudzi avo namatanda, sezvakarayirwa naMozisi, maererano neshoko raBaba vedu.
16Dhavhidhi akaudza vatungamiri vavaRevhi kuti vagadze hama dzavo kuti vave vaimbi, vachisimudza manzwi omufaro vachiridza mitengeranwa, mbira, namakandira. 17VaRevhi vakagadza Hemani mwanakomana waJoere; hama yake Asafi mwanakomana waBherekia; nehama dzavo vaMerari, Etani mwanakomana waKushaya. 18Uye pamwe navo, hama dzavo dzechinzvimbo chechipiri: Zekaria, Jaazieri, Shemiramoti, Jehieri, Uni, Eriabhi, Bhenaya, Maaseya, Matitia, Eriferehu, Mikineya, Obhedhi-Edhomu, naJeyeri, vatariri vemasuo. 19Vaimbi Hemani, Asafi, naEtani vaifanira kuridza makandira endarira; 20Zekaria, Azieri, Shemiramoti, Jehieri, Uni, Eriabhi, Maaseya, naBhenaya vaifanira kuridza mbira maererano neAramoti; a a v20 Aramoti raiva izwi rezvemimhanzi, rinofungidzirwa kureva nzwi rakakwirira kana repamusoro. 21uye Matitia, Eriferehu, Mikineya, Obhedhi-Edhomu, Jeyeri, naAzazia vaifanira kutungamirira nemitengeranwa maererano neSheminiti. b b v21 Sheminiti (kureva ‘yechisere’) raiva izwi rezvemimhanzi, rinofungidzirwa kureva nzwi rakadzika kana repasi. 22Kenania, mukuru wavaRevhi, ndiye aitarisira kuimba; aitungamirira mimhanzi nokuti akanga aine unyanzvi. 23Bherekia naErikana vaifanira kuva vatariri vesuo reareka. 24Shebhania, Joshafati, Netaneri, Amasai, Zekaria, Bhenaya, naErierezeri, ivo vaprista, vaifanira kuridza hwamanda pamberi peareka yaBaba vedu; Obhedhi-Edhomu naJehia vaiva vatariri vesuo reareka.
25Dhavhidhi, vakuru vaIsraeri, navakuru vezviuru vakaenda kundokwidza areka yesungano yaBaba vedu kubva mumba maObhedhi-Edhomu nomufaro. 26Nokuti Baba vedu vakabatsira vaRevhi vakanga vakatakura areka yesungano yaBaba vedu, vakabayira nzombe nomwe namakondohwe manomwe. 27Dhavhidhi akanga akapfeka nguo yemicheka yakaisvonaka, sezvakangoitawo vaRevhi vose vakanga vakatakura areka, vaimbi, naKenania, mutungamiri wokuimba; Dhavhidhi akanga akapfekawo efodhi yemucheka. 28VaIsraeri vose vakakwidza areka yesungano yaBaba vedu nokupururudza kwomufaro, nokurira kwenyanga, hwamanda, namakandira, vachiridza mbira nemitengeranwa.
29Areka yesungano yaBaba vedu payakapinda muguta raDhavhidhi, Mikari mwanasikana waSauro akatarisa napahwindo. Paakaona Mambo Dhavhidhi achitamba nokupembera, akamuzvidza mumwoyo make.