Zvipiriso Zvokuzvipira zveImba yaBaba
Dhavhidhi anowedzera goridhe nesirivha zvake pazvakaunganidzwa norudzi, ozobvunza kuti ndiani mumwe anoda — uye vatungamiri vanopa nomwoyo wose. Munyengetero wake unotaura chinhu chakajeka kupfuura zvose mubhuku: zvose zvakapiwa zvakatanga kubva muruoko rwaBaba vedu. Ipapo Soromoni anogadzwa samambo, uye Dhavhidhi anofa akagutsikana.
29 1Dhavhidhi mambo akaudza gungano rose achiti: Mwanakomana wangu Soromoni, uyo akasarudzwa naBaba vedu, achiri muduku uye haana ruzivo, uye basa iguru, nokuti temberi haisi yomunhu asi ndeyaBaba vedu. 2Nesimba rangu rose ndakagadzirira imba yaBaba vangu: goridhe rezvegoridhe, sirivha rezvesirivha, ndarira yezvendarira, simbi yezvesimbi, matanda ezvamatanda; mabwe eonikisi namabwe okuisa, mabwe eandimoni namavara akasiyana-siyana, marudzi ose amabwe anokosha, nemabwe machena akawanda kwazvo. 3Nokuti ndinofarira imba yaBaba vangu, ndinopa pfuma yangu chaiyo yegoridhe nesirivha kuimba yaBaba vangu, kupfuura zvose zvandakagadzirira imba tsvene: 4anenge matani zana negumi namaviri egoridhe, goridhe reOfiri, nematani mazana maviri namakumi matanhatu namaviri esirivha yakanatswa, kufukidza madziro edzimba. 5Goridhe rezvegoridhe, sirivha rezvesirivha, nebasa rimwe nerimwe ramaoko emhizha. Zvino ndiani achada kuzvitsaurira kuna Baba vedu nhasi?
6Ipapo vakuru vedzimba, vatungamiri vamarudzi avaIsraeri, vatungamiri vezviuru nevamazana, nemachinda aitarisira basa ramambo, vakapa nokuzvidira. 7Nokuda kwebasa reimba yaBaba vedu, vakapa anenge matani zana namakumi masere namasere egoridhe nemadhariki zviuru gumi, matani mazana matatu namakumi manomwe namashanu esirivha, matani mazana matanhatu namakumi manomwe namashanu endarira, nematani zviuru zvitatu namazana manomwe namakumi mashanu esimbi. 8Ani naani aiva namabwe anokosha akaapa kuhomwe yepfuma yeimba yaBaba vedu, pasi pokuchengetwa naJehieri muGerishoni. 9Vanhu vakafara nokuda kwezvipo zvavo zvokuzvidira, zvakapiwa nokuzvidira kuna Baba vedu nomwoyo wose; Mambo Dhavhidhi akafarawo kwazvo.
Munyengetero waDhavhidhi Wokurumbidza Baba
10Saka Dhavhidhi akarumbidza Baba vedu pamberi pegungano rose. Dhavhidhi akati, “Makaropafadzwa imi, Baba vaIsraeri baba vedu, kubva pakusingaperi kusvikira pakusingaperi. 11Ndezvenyu, Baba vedu, ukuru, nesimba, nokubwinya, nokukunda, noushe—nokuti zvinhu zvose zviri kudenga napanyika ndezvenyu. Umambo ndohwenyu, Baba vedu; makasimudzirwa semusoro pamusoro pezvinhu zvose. 12Pfuma nokukudzwa zvinobva kwamuri; munotonga zvose. Simba noukuru zviri muruoko rwenyu; zviri muruoko rwenyu kuita kuti chimwe chive chikuru nokupa simba kune vose. 13Zvino, Baba vedu, tinokuvongai uye tinorumbidza zita renyu rinobwinya. 14Ini ndiani, uye vanhu vangu ndivanaani, kuti tigone kupa nokuzvidira kudai? Zvinhu zvose zvinobva kwamuri—takangokupai zvinobva muruoko rwenyu. 15Tiri vatorwa nevaeni pamberi penyu, sezvakanga zvakaita madzitateguru edu ose; mazuva edu panyika akaita somumvuri, pasina tariro yokugara. 16Haiwa Baba vedu, pfuma iyi yose yatakaunganidza kuti tikuvakirei imba yezita renyu dzvene inobva muruoko rwenyu, uye yose ndeyenyu. 17Ndinoziva, Baba vangu, kuti munoedza mwoyo uye munofarira kutendeka. Mukutendeka kwomwoyo wangu ndakapa zvose izvi nokuzvidira, uye zvino ndinoona vanhu venyu vari pano, vachikupai nomufaro. 18Haiwa Mwari waAbhurahama, naIsaka, naIsraeri, madzibaba edu, chengetai chido ichi nokusingaperi mumwoyo yavanhu venyu, uye mugadzirire mwoyo yavo kwamuri. 19Ipai mwanakomana wangu Soromoni mwoyo wakazara kuti achengete mirayiro yenyu, nezvipupuriro zvenyu, nemitemo yenyu, kuti aite zvose izvi, uye avake temberi yandakagadzirira.”
20Dhavhidhi akaudza gungano rose, achiti, “Rumbidzai Baba venyu zvino.” Saka vose vakarumbidza Mwari wamadzibaba avo, vakakotamisa misoro yavo, vakawira pasi nezviso zvavo pamberi paBaba vedu nemambo.
Soromoni Anozodzwa Mambo Pamberi paBaba
21Vakabayira zvibayiro kuna Baba vedu uye vakapa zvipiriso zvinopiswa kuna Baba vedu zuva raitevera: hando chiuru, makondohwe chiuru, makwayana chiuru, pamwe nezvipiriso zvazvo zvokunwa, nezvibayiro zvakawanda zvavaIsraeri vose. 22Vakadya vakanwa pamberi paBaba vedu zuva iroro nomufaro mukuru, vakagadza Soromoni mwanakomana waDhavhidhi kuti ave mambo zvakare, vakamuzodza kuti ave mutongi waBaba vedu, naZadhoki kuti ave muprista.
23Soromoni akagara pachigaro choushe chaBaba vedu samambo panzvimbo yaDhavhidhi baba vake. Akabudirira, uye vaIsraeri vose vakamuteerera. a a v23 Mambo weIsraeri akagara pachigaro choushe chaiva chaBaba vedu—umambo hwaiva kutonga kwaBaba vedu chaiko kwaiitwa panyika. Chigaro ichi chinowana Mambo wacho wechokwadi nowanarini muna Jesu, mwanakomana waDhavhidhi. 24Uyewo vatungamiri vose nemhare dzine simba, uyewo vanakomana vose vaMambo Dhavhidhi, vakazviisa pasi paMambo Soromoni. 25Baba vedu vakaita kuti Soromoni ave mukuru kwazvo-kwazvo pamberi pavaIsraeri vose, vakamupa ukuru hwoushe hwaipfuura hwamambo upi noupi akamutangira muIsraeri.
Kutonga noKufa kwaMambo Dhavhidhi
26Dhavhidhi mwanakomana waJese akatonga vaIsraeri vose. 27Kutonga kwake pamusoro pevaIsraeri kwakagara makore makumi mana—manomwe muHebhuroni, makumi matatu namatatu muJerusarema. 28Akafa akwegura zvakanaka, azere namazuva, nepfuma, nokukudzwa; Soromoni mwanakomana wake akatonga panzvimbo yake. 29Zvino mabasa aMambo Dhavhidhi, okutanga neokupedzisira, akanyorwa muzvinyorwa zvaSamueri muoni, nezvinyorwa zvaNatani muprofita, nezvinyorwa zvaGadhi muoni, 30pamwe nokutonga kwake kwose nesimba rake, nezvakaitika kwaari, nokuvaIsraeri, nokuumambo hwose hwenyika.