Areka Inouya kuImba yaBaba
Areka inopinzwa, gore rinodzinga vapristi, uye Soromoni anonamatira imba yaanobvuma kuti haigoni kuisa Baba vedu. Chinhu chimwe chikuru chaanokumbira ndechokuti: kana Israeri vakatadza, vakakundwa, kana vakatapwa, inzwai uye muregerere.
8 1Ipapo Soromoni akaunganidza vakuru vaIsraeri—vakuru vose vamarudzi, vatungamiri vedzimba dzamadzitateguru avana vaIsraeri—pamberi paMambo Soromoni muJerusarema, kuti vauyise areka yesungano yaBaba vedu ichibva kuguta raDhavhidhi, ndiro Ziyoni. 2Saka varume vose vaIsraeri vakaungana kuna Mambo Soromoni pamutambo mumwedzi weEtanimu, mwedzi wechinomwe. 3Vakuru vose vaIsraeri pavakanga vasvika, vaprista vakasimudza areka, 4vakauyisa areka yaBaba vedu, tende rokusanganira, nemidziyo yose mitsvene yaiva mutende; vaprista navaRevhi vakazviuyisa. 5Mambo Soromoni neungano yose yaIsraeri yakanga yaungana naye vakamira pamberi peareka, vachibayira makwai nemombe zvizhinji zvokusagona kuverengwa kana kunyorwa. 6Ipapo vaprista vakauyisa areka yesungano yaBaba vedu panzvimbo yayo, munzvimbo tsvene yomukati, Nzvimbo Tsvene-tsvene, pasi pamapapiro amakerubhi. 7Makerubhi akatambanudza mapapiro awo pamusoro penzvimbo yeareka, achifukidza areka namatanda ayo kubva kumusoro. 8Matanda akanga akareba zvokuti miromo yawo yaionekwa kubva muNzvimbo Tsvene pamberi pekamuri yomukati, asi aisaonekwa kubva kunze; uye achiripo kusvikira nhasi. 9Muareka makanga musina chinhu kunze kwamahwendefa maviri amatombo akaiswamo naMozisi paHorebhi, apo Baba vedu pavakaita sungano navana vaIsraeri pavakabuda munyika yeIjipiti. 10Vaprista pavakabuda muNzvimbo Tsvene, gore rakazadza imba yaBaba vedu, 11zvokuti vaprista vakakonewa kumira vachishumira nokuda kwegore, nokuti kubwinya kwaBaba vedu kwakazadza imba yavo.
12Ipapo Soromoni akati, “Baba vedu vakati vachagara murima guru. 13Zvirokwazvo ndakakuvakirai imba yakakwirira, nzvimbo yokuti mugaremo nokusingaperi.”
14Mambo akatendeuka akaropafadza ungano yose yaIsraeri, ungano yose yaIsraeri ichakamira. 15Akati, “Ngavarumbidzwe Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, avo vakataura nomuromo wavo kuna baba vangu Dhavhidhi uye vakazvizadzisa noruoko rwavo, vachiti, 16kubvira pandakabudisa vanhu vangu vaIsraeri kubva muIjipiti, handina kusarudza guta pamarudzi ose aIsraeri kuti ndivake imba yezita rangu; asi ndakasarudza Dhavhidhi kuti ave pamusoro pavanhu vangu vaIsraeri.
17Zvakanga zviri mumwoyo mababa vangu Dhavhidhi kuvaka imba yezita raBaba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri.
18Asi Baba vedu vakati kuna baba vangu Dhavhidhi, ‘Sezvo kuvaka imba yezita rangu kwakanga kuri mumwoyo mako, wakaita zvakanaka kuva nazvo mumwoyo mako. 19Asi iwe pachako haungavaki imba; mwanakomana wako, anobva muchiuno chako, ndiye achavaka imba yezita rangu.’
20Uye Baba vedu vakachengeta shoko ravakataura, nokuti ini ndakamuka panzvimbo yababa vangu Dhavhidhi uye ndinogara pachigaro choushe chaIsraeri, sezvavakavimbisa, uye ndakavaka imba yezita raBaba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri. 21Ipapo ndakagadzira nzvimbo yeareka ine sungano yaBaba vedu, yavakaita namadzibaba edu pavakavabudisa muIjipiti.”
Munyengetero waSoromoni Pamberi paBaba
22Soromoni akamira pamberi pearitari yaBaba vedu, pamberi peungano yose yaIsraeri, akatambanudza maoko ake akananga kudenga. 23Akati, “Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, hakuna Mwari akafanana nemi kudenga kumusoro kana panyika pasi, imi munochengeta sungano norudo rusingaperi kuvaranda venyu vanofamba pamberi penyu nomwoyo wavo wose. 24Makachengeta chivimbiso chenyu kumuranda wenyu, baba vangu Dhavhidhi; zvakataurwa nomuromo wenyu, makazvizadzisa noruoko rwenyu nhasi.
25Saka zvino, Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, chengetedzai kumuranda wenyu Dhavhidhi baba vangu zvamakavavimbisa, muchiti, ‘Haungambotadzi kuva nomurume anogara pamberi pangu pachigaro choushe chaIsraeri, kana chete vana vako vakachenjerera nzira yavo, kuti vafambe pamberi pangu sezvawakafamba iwe pamberi pangu.’ 26Uye zvino, Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, simbisai shoko ramakataura kumuranda wenyu, baba vangu Dhavhidhi.
27Asi Baba vedu vangazogara zvechokwadi here panyika? Tarirai—matenga, kunyange matenga okumusoro-soro, haagoni kukuringanai; ko imba iyi yandakavaka ingakuringanai sei! 28Asi tendeukirai kumunyengetero nokukumbira kwomuranda wenyu, Baba vangu, kuti munzwe kuchema nomunyengetero unonyengetera muranda wenyu pamberi penyu nhasi.
29Meso enyu ngaarambe akasvinudzwa akananga kuimba iyi usiku namasikati, nzvimbo yamakati, ‘Zita rangu richavapo,’ kuti munzwe munyengetero womuranda wenyu wakananga kunzvimbo iyi. 30Inzwai kukumbira kwomuranda wenyu nokwavanhu venyu vaIsraeri pavanonyengetera vakananga kunzvimbo iyi; inzwai muri kudenga, paugaro hwenyu, uye pamunonzwa, kanganwirai.
31Kana munhu akatadzira muvakidzani wake uye achifanira kupika mhiko, akauya kuzopika pamberi pearitari yenyu mumba iyi, 32ipapo inzwai muri kudenga mugoita. Tongai varanda venyu: pai mhosva ane mhosva, muchiuyisa mabasa ake pamusoro wake, uye pembedzai akarurama, muchimupa mubayiro wokururama kwake.
33Kana vanhu venyu vaIsraeri vakakundwa nomuvengi nokuti vakakutadzirai, vakadzokera kwamuri, vakareurura zita renyu, vakanyengetera nokukumbira kwamuri mumba iyi, 34ipapo inzwai muri kudenga, kanganwirai chivi chavanhu venyu vaIsraeri, uye vadzoserei kunyika yamakapa madzitateguru avo.
35Kana denga rikapfigwa kukasava nemvura inonaya nokuti vakakutadzirai, vakanyengetera vakananga kunzvimbo iyi, vakareurura zita renyu, vakatendeuka kubva kuchivi chavo nokuti makavatambudza, 36ipapo inzwai muri kudenga mugokanganwira chivi chavaranda venyu, vanhu venyu vaIsraeri, pamunovadzidzisa nzira yakanaka yavanofanira kufamba nayo; uye tumirai mvura panyika yenyu, yamakapa vanhu venyu kuti ive nhaka.
37Kana nzara, denda, chirwere chezvirimwa, kuvhuvha, mhashu, kana hwiza zvikarova nyika; kana muvengi akavakomba pamasuo avo—denda ripi neripi kana chirwere chipi nechipi chikauya, 38munyengetero upi noupi kana kukumbira kupi nokupi kunoitwa nomunhu upi noupi pakati pavanhu venyu vose vaIsraeri, mumwe nomumwe achiziva kutambudzika kwomwoyo wake, achitambanudza maoko ake akananga kuimba iyi, 39ipapo inzwai muri kudenga, paugaro hwenyu, mukanganwire, muite, uye mupe munhu mumwe nomumwe maererano nenzira dzake dzose, sezvo muchiziva mwoyo wake—imi moga munoziva mwoyo womunhu wose, 40kuti vakutyei mazuva ose avanorarama panyika yamakapa madzibaba edu.
41Nomutorwawo, asiri wavanhu venyu vaIsraeri asi anobva kunyika iri kure nokuda kwezita renyu, 42nokuti vachanzwa nezvezita renyu guru, noruoko rwenyu rune simba noruoko rwakatambanudzwa—paanouya achinyengetera akananga kuimba iyi, 43inzwai muri kudenga, kwamunogara, muite zvose zvinokumbirwa nomutorwa, kuti vanhu vose venyika vazive zita renyu vagokutyai, sezvinoita vanhu venyu vaIsraeri, uye vazive kuti imba iyi yandakavaka inodaidzwa nezita renyu.
44Kana vanhu venyu vakaenda kundorwa nomuvengi wavo, nenzira ipi neipi yamunovatuma nayo, vakanyengetera kuna Baba vedu vakananga kuguta ramakasarudza neimba yandakavakira zita renyu, 45ipapo inzwai muri kudenga munyengetero wavo nokukumbira kwavo, uye muvatsigire pamhaka yavo.
46Kana vakakutadzirai—nokuti hakuna munhu asingatadzi—uye imi mukatsamwa mukavaisa muruoko rwomuvengi anovatapa achivaendesa kunyika yomuvengi, iri kure kana iri pedyo,
47asi kana vakazvirangarira mumwoyo munyika yavakatapirwa, vakatendeuka vakakukumbirai munyika yavavatapi vavo, vachiti, ‘Takatadza, takaita zvakaipa, takaita zvakashata,’ 48uye kana munyika yavavatapi vavo vakatendeukira kwamuri nomwoyo wavo wose nomweya wavo wose, vakanyengetera kwamuri vakananga kunyika yavo yamakapa madzibaba avo, guta ramakasarudza, neimba yandakavakira zita renyu, 49ipapo inzwai muri kudenga, paugaro hwenyu, munyengetero wavo nokukumbira kwavo, uye muvatsigire pamhaka yavo. 50Kanganwirai vanhu venyu vakakutadzirai, zvivi zvavo zvose zvavakakutadzirai nazvo, uye muvape tsitsi pamberi pavavatapi vavo, kuti vavatapi vavanzwire tsitsi, 51nokuti vanhu venyu uye inhaka yenyu, vamakabudisa muIjipiti, kubva muchoto chesimbi. 52Meso enyu ngaave akasvinuka kukukumbira kwomuranda wenyu nokukumbira kwavanhu venyu vaIsraeri, uye muvanzwe nguva dzose dzavanodana kwamuri. 53Nokuti makavatsaura kubva kuvanhu vose venyika kuti vave nhaka yenyu, sezvamakataura kubudikidza naMozisi muranda wenyu pamakabudisa madzibaba edu muIjipiti, haiwa Changamire Baba.”
Soromoni Anoropafadza Ungano
54Soromoni paakapedza munyengetero uyu wose nokukumbira kuna Baba vedu, akasimuka pamberi pearitari yaBaba vedu, paakanga apfugama ane maoko akatambanudzirwa kudenga. 55Akamira akaropafadza ungano yose yaIsraeri nenzwi guru, achiti:
56“Ngavarumbidzwe Baba vedu, avo vakapa zororo kuvanhu vavo vaIsraeri, sezvavakavimbisa. Hakuna kana shoko rimwe chete rakakona pazvose zvakanaka zvavakavimbisa kubudikidza nomuranda wavo Mozisi. 57Baba vedu ngavave nesu sezvavakanga vari namadzibaba edu; ngavarege kutimbosiya kana kutirasa, 58vachitendeusira mwoyo yedu kwavari, kuti tifambe munzira dzavo dzose uye tichengete mirayiro yavo, mitemo, nemitongo, zvavakarayira madzibaba edu. 59Uye mashoko angu aya, andakumbira pamberi paBaba vedu, ngaarambe ari pedyo navo masikati nousiku, kuti vatsigire mhaka yomuranda wavo neyavanhu vavo vaIsraeri, sezvinodikanwa zuva rimwe nerimwe, 60kuti vanhu vose venyika vazive kuti Baba vedu ndiMwari, uye hakuna mumwe.
61Saka mwoyo wenyu ngauzvipire zvizere kuna Baba vedu, kuti mufambe mumitemo yavo uye muchengete mirayiro yavo, sezvamuri kuita nhasi.”
Imba Inokumikidzwa kuna Baba
62Ipapo mambo navaIsraeri vose vaaiva navo vakabayira zvibayiro pamberi paBaba vedu. 63Soromoni akabayira kuna Baba vedu zvibayiro zvokuyananisa, nzombe zviuru makumi maviri nezviviri namakwai zviuru zana nemakumi maviri. Saka mambo navana vaIsraeri vose vakakumikidza imba yaBaba vedu. 64Pazuva racho iroro mambo akakumikidza pakati poruvazhe rwaiva pamberi peimba yaBaba vedu, nokuti ndipo paakabayira chipiriso chinopiswa, chipiriso chezviyo, namafuta ezvibayiro zvokuyananisa, nokuti aritari yendarira yaiva pamberi paBaba vedu yakanga iri diki kwazvo zvokusakwana chipiriso chinopiswa, chipiriso chezviyo, namafuta ezvibayiro zvokuyananisa.
65Ipapo Soromoni akaita mutambo, navaIsraeri vose vaaiva navo—ungano huru kubva kuRebho-hamati kusvikira kuRukova rweIjipiti—pamberi paBaba vedu kwamazuva manomwe, akazoitazve mamwe manomwe: mazuva gumi namana ose pamwe chete. a a v65 Rebho-hamati kuchamhembe kure neRukova rweIjipiti kumaodzanyemba kure zvairatidza kureba kwose kwenyika, saka vanhu vakauya kubva kumativi ose eIsraeri. 66Pazuva rorusere akaendesa vanhu kudzimba dzavo. Vakaropafadza mambo vakaenda kumatende avo, vachifara uye vane mwoyo inofara nokuda kwezvose zvakanaka zvakanga zvaratidzwa naBaba vedu kumuranda wavo Dhavhidhi nokuvanhu vavo vaIsraeri.