Nzvimbo Inoziviswa; Dhavhidhi Anogadzirira Temberi
Dhavhidhi anodoma buriro iroro senzvimbo yeimba yaBaba vedu, ozoshandisa simba rake rokupedzisira achiunganidza dombo, simbi, ndarira nemisidhari zvomwanakomana achiri muduku uye asati aedzwa. Anotaura pachena kuti sei asingagoni kuivaka iye pachake: akadeura ropa rakawandisa.
22 1Dhavhidhi akati, “Iyi ndiyo imba yaBaba vedu, uye iyi ndiyo aritari yezvipiriso zvinopiswa yavaIsraeri.”
2Dhavhidhi akarayira kuti vatorwa vaiva muIsraeri vaunganidzwe, akabva agadza vavezi vamatombo kuti vaveze matombo akagadzirwa okuvakisa imba yaBaba vedu. 3Dhavhidhi akagadzira simbi zhinji yezvipikiri zvamakonhi amasuo neyezvisungo, nendarira zhinji isingagoni kuyerwa, 4namatanda emisidhari asingagoni kuverengwa, nokuti vaSidhoni navaTire vakavigira Dhavhidhi matanda emisidhari akawanda. 5Nokuti Dhavhidhi akati, “Mwanakomana wangu Soromoni muduku uye haasati aedzwa, uye imba inovakirwa Baba vedu inofanira kuva huru chaizvo, ine mukurumbira, uye inobwinya munyika dzose. Regai ndiigadzirire.” Saka Dhavhidhi akachengeta zvinhu zvakawanda kwazvo asati afa.
6Ipapo akadana Soromoni mwanakomana wake akamurayira kuti avake imba yaBaba vedu vavaIsraeri. 7Dhavhidhi akati kuna Soromoni, “Mwanakomana wangu, ndakanga ndine chishuvo mumwoyo mangu chokuvaka imba yezita raBaba vangu.
8Shoko raBaba vedu rakauya kwandiri, richiti, ‘Wakateura ropa rakawanda uye wakarwa hondo huru. Haungavaki imba yezita rangu, nokuti wakateura ropa rakawanda kudaro panyika pamberi pangu.’
9Uchaberekerwa mwanakomana, munhu worugare; ndichamupa zororo kuvavengi vake vose vakamupoteredza. Zita rake richanzi Soromoni; ndichapa vaIsraeri rugare norunyararo mumazuva ake. a a v9 Zita rokuti Soromoni rinoreva rugare—zororo norunyararo izvo Baba vedu vakavimbisa kupa kubudikidza nokutonga kwake. 10Iye achavaka imba yezita rangu. Achava mwanakomana wangu, uye ini ndichava baba vake. Ndichasimbisa chigaro chake choushe pamusoro paIsraeri nokusingaperi. 11Zvino, mwanakomana wangu, Baba vedu ngavave newe, kuti ubudirire uye uvake imba yaBaba vako, sezvavakataura pamusoro pako. 12Chete, Baba vedu ngavakupe uchenjeri nokunzwisisa pavachakugadza pamusoro paIsraeri, kuti uchengete murayiro waBaba vako. 13Ipapo uchabudirira, kana ukachenjerera kuchengeta mitemo nemirayiro iyo Baba vedu vakarayira Mozisi nokuda kwavaIsraeri. Iva nesimba uye utsunge mwoyo. Usatya kana kuora mwoyo. 14Tarira, nokushanda nesimba kukuru ndakagadzirira imba yaBaba vedu matani egoridhe anenge zviuru zvina, matani esirivha anenge zviuru makumi matatu nezvina, nendarira nesimbi zvisingagoni kuyerwa—zvizhinji kwazvo. Ndakagadzirawo matanda namatombo; ungawedzera pazviri. 15Une vashandi vazhinji unavo: vavezi vamatombo, vavaki, navavezi vamatanda, nemhizha dzamarudzi ose dzine unyanzvi mubasa rimwe nerimwe. 16Dzine unyanzvi hwegoridhe, sirivha, ndarira, nesimbi zvisingaverengeki. Simuka ushande; Baba vedu ngavave newe.”
17Dhavhidhi akarayirawo vatungamiri vose vaIsraeri kuti vabatsire Soromoni mwanakomana wake, achiti,
18“Ko Baba venyu havasi nemi here? Havana kukupai zororo kumativi ose here? Nokuti vakapa vanhu venyika muruoko rwangu, uye nyika yakakundwa pamberi paBaba vedu navanhu vavo. 19Zvino isai mwoyo yenyu nemweya yenyu pakutsvaka Baba venyu. Simukai muvake nzvimbo tsvene yaBaba vedu, kuti muuye neareka yesungano yavo nemidziyo yavo mitsvene muimba inovakirwa zita ravo.”