1 Madzimambo 17 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

17 ¹Eria muTishbhi, aibva kuTishbhe muGiriyedhi, akaudza Ahabhi, achiti, “NaBaba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, vapenyu, vandimire pamberi pavo, hakuna dova kana mvura zvichanaya mumakore ano kunze kwokunge neshoko rangu.”

²Ipapo shoko raBaba vedu rakauya kuna Eria, richiti:

³“Ibva pano, nanga kumabvazuva, undozvivanza paRukova Keriti, kumabvazuva kweJorodhani. ⁴Uchanwa parukova, uye ndarayira makunguo kuti akudyise ipapo.”

⁵Saka akaenda akaita sezvakataurwa naBaba vedu; akaenda akandogara paRukova Keriti, kumabvazuva kweJorodhani. ⁶Makunguo akamuvigira chingwa nenyama mangwanani, nechingwa nenyama madekwana, uye akanwa parukova. ⁷Mushure menguva, rukova rwakapwa, nokuti pakanga pasina mvura yakanaya munyika.

Baba Vanoriritira Kuburikidza neChirikadzi

⁸Ipapo shoko raBaba vedu rakauya kwaari, richiti:

⁹“Simuka, enda kuZarefati pedyo neSidhoni, undogara ikoko. Ndarayira chirikadzi iriko kuti ikudyise.”

¹⁰Saka akaenda kuZarefati. Pasuo reguta, paiva nechirikadzi yaiunganidza huni. Akadana kwairi, achiti, “Ndapota, ndivigire mvura shoma muchirongo kuti ndinwe.” ¹¹Paakanga achienda kunoitora, akadana achiti, “Ndapota, ndivigirewo chimedu chechingwa.”

¹²Iye akati, “NaJehovha Mwari wenyu mupenyu, handina chingwa, asi tsama youpfu chete muchirongo nemafuta mashoma muchinu. Ndiri kuunganidza huni shomanana kuti ndipinde ndindozvibikira ini nomwanakomana wangu, kuti tizvidye, tozofa.”

¹³Eria akati kwaari, “Usatya. Enda, uite sezvawataura. Asi tanga wandiitira chingwa chiduku kubva pauri, ugondivigira; wozoita chako nechomwanakomana wako.”

¹⁴Nokuti Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, vanoti: “Chirongo choupfu hachingapere, kana chinu chamafuta kushaya, kusvikira zuva iro Baba vedu vachapa mvura panyika.”

¹⁵Akaenda akaita sezvakataurwa naEria, uye iye, naEria, nemhuri yake vakadya kwamazuva mazhinji. ¹⁶Chirongo choupfu hachina kupera uye chinu chamafuta hachina kupwa, sezvakataurwa naBaba vedu kuburikidza naEria.

¹⁷Shure kwaizvozvo, mwanakomana womukadzi, muridzi weimba, akarwara. Kurwara kwake kwakawedzera kukura zvokuti haana kuzosara achifema. ¹⁸Akabvunza Eria, achiti, “Chii chiripo pakati pedu, imi munhu waMwari? Mauya kuzondiyeuchidza mhosva yangu nokuuraya mwanakomana wangu here?”

¹⁹“Ndipe mwanakomana wako,” akadaro. Ipapo akamutora mumaoko ake, akakwira naye kukamuri rake rokumusoro, akamuradzika pamubhedha wake. ²⁰Akachema kuna Baba vedu, achiti, “Baba vangu, mauyisa dambudziko kunyange pamusoro pechirikadzi yandigere nayo, muchiuraya mwanakomana wayo here?” ²¹Akazvitandavadza pamusoro pomwana katatu, akachema kuna Baba vedu, achiti: “Baba vangu, upenyu hwomwana uyu ngahudzokere kwaari.”

²²Baba vedu vakanzwa kuchema kwaEria, uye upenyu hwomwana hwakadzokera kwaari, akararama. ^a a v22 Aka ndiko kekutanga muMagwaro kuti munhu amutswe kubva kuvakafa, zvichiratidza Baba vedu seMupi noMudzoreri woupenyu, uye zvichinongedzera mberi kurumuko runouya rwakazara kuburikidza naJesu. ²³Eria akatora mwana, akaburuka naye kubva kukamuri rokumusoro achipinda mumba, akamupa kuna mai vake. “Tarira,” akadaro Eria, “mwanakomana wako ava mupenyu.”

²⁴Mukadzi akati kuna Eria, “Zvino ndinoziva kuti muri munhu waMwari, uye shoko raMwari riri mumuromo menyu nderechokwadi.”