Sungano yaBaba vedu naDhavhidhi
Dhavhidhi anoda kuvakira Baba vedu imba, uye Natani anobvuma asati anzwa kubva kwavari. Mhinduro inozvishandura: Baba vako vachakuvakira imba, uye mwanakomana wako achavaka yangu. Dhavhidhi anoenda ogara pasi, akapererwa nokuti zvose izvi zvine chokuita naye.
17 1Dhavhidhi akati agara mumba make, akati kumuprofita Natani, “Tarirai, ini ndigere mumba yomusidhari, asi areka yesungano yaBaba vedu iri pasi pamachira etende.”
2Natani akapindura Dhavhidhi akati, “Itai zvose zviri mumwoyo menyu, nokuti Baba vedu vanemi.”
3Asi usiku ihwohwo shoko raBaba vedu rakauya kuna Natani, richiti:
4Enda undoudza Dhavhidhi muranda wangu kuti, “Zvanzi naBaba vako: Hausiwe uchandivakira imba yokugara.” 5Handina kugara mumba kubvira pazuva randakabudisa vaIsraeri kusvikira nhasi—asi ndakanga ndichitama kubva kune rimwe tende kuenda kune rimwe tende, kubva pane imwe nzvimbo yokugara kuenda kune imwe.
6Pose pandaifamba navaIsraeri vose, ndakambotaura here shoko kune mumwe wavatongi vaIsraeri, vandakaraira kuti vafudze vanhu vangu, ndichiti, “Seiko musina kundivakira imba yomusidhari?”
7Saka udza muranda wangu Dhavhidhi kuti, “Zvanzi naBaba vehondo dzokudenga: Ndakakutora kumafuro, pakutevera makwai, kuti uve mutongi wavanhu vangu vaIsraeri. 8Ndakanga ndinewe kwose kwawaienda, uye ndakaparadza vavengi vako vose pamberi pako. Zvino ndichaita kuti zita rako rive sezita ravanhu vakuru vapanyika. 9Ndichatsaurira vanhu vangu vaIsraeri nzvimbo, ndivadyare ipapo, kuti vagare pamusha wavo chaiwo, vasingazonetswizve. Vanhu vakaipa havachazovatambudza sezvazvaiva pakutanga, 10kubvira pandakagadza vatongi pamusoro pavanhu vangu vaIsraeri. Ndichakunda vavengi vako vose. Ndinokuudza kuti: Baba vako vachakuvakira imba. 11Kana mazuva ako akwana ukaenda kunogara namadzibaba ako, ndichamutsa mbeu yako inokutevera, mumwe wavanakomana vako, uye ndichasimbisa umambo hwake. 12Ndiye uchandivakira imba, uye ndichasimbisa chigaro chake choushe nokusingaperi. 13Ndichava Baba vake; iye achava mwanakomana wangu. Handizobvisi rudo rwangu rwesungano kwaari sezvandakaribvisa kune uyo akakutangira. 14Ndichamugadza pamusoro peimba yangu noumambo hwangu nokusingaperi; chigaro chake choushe chichamira chakasimba nokusingaperi.”
15Natani akaudza Dhavhidhi mashoko ose aya nechiratidzo chose ichi.
Dhavhidhi Anogara Pamberi paBaba vedu Achishamiswa
16Ipapo Mambo Dhavhidhi akapinda, akagara pamberi paBaba vedu, akati, “Ndini ani, Baba vangu, uye imba yangu chii, zvamakandisvitsa pakadai? 17Uye sokunge ichi chaiva chinhu chiduku pameso enyu, Baba vangu—makataura nezveimba yomuranda wenyu kusvika kunguva yokumberi iri kure, uye makanditarira somunhu mukuru kupfuura vamwe vose, Baba vangu. 18Dhavhidhi angawedzereiko kutaura kwamuri pamusoro pokukudza kwamakaita muranda wenyu? Nokuti munoziva muranda wenyu. 19Baba vangu, nokuda kwomuranda wenyu uye maererano nomwoyo wenyu, makaita zvinhu zvikuru zvose izvi, muchizivisa zvivimbiso zvikuru zvose izvi. 20Baba vangu, hakuna akafanana nemi, hakuna Baba kunze kwenyu, sezvatakanzwa zvose nenzeve dzedu. 21Ndianiko akafanana navanhu venyu vaIsraeri, rudzi rumwe chete panyika urwo Baba vedu vakaenda kunodzikinura kuti ruve vanhu vavo, muchizviitira zita namabasa makuru anotyisa, muchidzinga ndudzi pamberi pavanhu venyu, vamakadzikinura kubva muIjipiti? 22Makaita kuti vanhu venyu vaIsraeri vave venyu chaivo nokusingaperi, uye imi, Baba vangu, makava Baba vavo. 23Zvino, Baba vangu, shoko ramakataura pamusoro pomuranda wenyu neimba yake ngarisimbe nokusingaperi; itai sezvamakataura. 24Ngarisimbe, uye zita renyu rikure nokusingaperi, kuti zvinzi, ‘Baba vehondo dzokudenga ndivo Baba vedu pamusoro paIsraeri.’ Imba yomuranda wenyu Dhavhidhi ngaisimbiswe pamberi penyu. 25Nokuti imi, Baba vangu, makazivisa muranda wenyu kuti muchamuvakira imba—saka muranda wenyu akawana ushingi hwokunyengetera pamberi penyu. 26Zvino, Baba vangu, ndimi Baba vedu; makavimbisa muranda wenyu chinhu ichi chakanaka. 27Zvino makasarudza kukomborera imba yomuranda wenyu, kuti irambe iripo pamberi penyu nokusingaperi; nokuti imi, Baba vangu, makaikomborera, uye yakakomborerwa nokusingaperi.”