Baba vedu Vanozodza Sauro kuti Ave Mutongi
Samueri anodira mafuta mumusoro maSauro somusanangurwa waBaba vedu omuendesa aine zviratidzo zvitatu; Mweya unouya pamusoro pake nesimba oprofita. Gare gare, mijenya payinowira paari pachena, vanomuwana akavanda pakati pemithwalo. Vamwe vanobvunza kuti murume uyu angaponesa sei munhu upi zvake.
10 1Ipapo Samueri akatora chinu chamafuta, akaadururira pamusoro paSauro, akamutsvoda, akati, “Ko, Baba vedu havana kukuzodza kuti uve mutongi wenhaka yavo here? 2Kana wandisiya nhasi, uchasangana navarume vaviri pedyo neguva raRakeri paZeriza, munyika yaBhenjamini. Vachati: ‘Mbongoro dzawakanga uchitsvaka dzawanikwa; zvino baba vako havachina hanya nembongoro, asi vofunganya pamusoro pako, vachiti, “Ndichaiteiko pamusoro pomwanakomana wangu?”’
3Kubva ipapo, uchaenderera mberi kusvika pamuouki weTabhori, uko uchasangana navarume vatatu vari kukwira kuna Baba vedu paBheteri—mumwe akatakura mbudzana nhatu, mumwe zvingwa zvitatu, mumwe dehwe rewaini. 4Vachakukwazisa vagokupa zvingwa zviviri zvechingwa, zvauchagamuchira kubva kwavari.
5Ipapo uchasvika paGibhea raBaba vedu, apo pane boka ravarwi vavaFiristia; paunopinda muguta, uchasangana neboka ravaprofita vachiburuka vachibva panzvimbo yakakwirira, pamberi pavo paine mbira, ngoma, nyere, norudimbwa, vachiprofita. 6Mweya waBaba vedu uchauya pauri nesimba; uchaprofita pamwe chete navo, ugova mumwe munhu. 7Kana zviratidzo izvi zvasvika kwauri, uite zvinowanikwa noruoko rwako, nokuti Baba vedu vanewe. 8Buruka unditungamirire kuGirigari. Ndichaburukira zvirokwazvo kwauri kuzopisa zvipiriso zvinopiswa nokubayira zvipiriso zvokuyananisa. Umire mazuva manomwe kusvika ndasvika kwauri ndigokuudza zvaunofanira kuita.”
Zviratidzo zvaBaba Zvinozadziswa
9Sauro paakatendeuka achibva kuna Samueri, Baba vedu vakashandura mwoyo wake, uye zviratidzo izvi zvose zvakaitika musi iwoyo. 10PaGibhea boka ravaprofita rakasangana naye, Mweya waBaba vedu wakauya paari nesimba, akaprofita pakati pavo. 11Vose vaimuziva kare vakamuona achiprofita navaprofita, uye vanhu vakabvunzana vachiti, “Chii chaitika kumwanakomana waKishi? Ko, Sauro naiyewo ari pakati pavaprofita here?”
12Mumwe munhu aivapo akabvunza achiti, “Baba vavo ndiani?” Naizvozvo zvakava tsumo yokuti: “Ko, Sauro naiyewo ari pakati pavaprofita here?” a a v12 Mubvunzo wokuti “baba vavo ndiani?” unoreva kuti vaprofita havadi dzinza rakakosha—munhu wose anogona kugamuchira Mweya. 13Paakapedza kuprofita, akakwira kunzvimbo yakakwirira.
14Babamunini vaSauro vakabvunza iye nomuranda wake, vachiti, “Makanga maenda kupi?” “Kunotsvaka mbongoro,” iye akadaro. “Takati taona kuti dzakanga dzisipo, takauya kuna Samueri.”
15Babamunini vaSauro vakati, “Ndapota ndiudze zvawakaudzwa naSamueri.”
16Sauro akaudza babamunini vake achiti, “Vakatisimbisa kuti mbongoro dzakanga dzawanikwa.” Asi Sauro haana kuudza babamunini vake zvakataurwa naSamueri pamusoro poumambo.
Baba Vanozivisa Mambo Wavakasarudza
17Ipapo Samueri akadanira vanhu kuna Baba vedu paMizipa,
18akati kuvaIsraeri, “Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu vaIsraeri: ‘Ndakabudisa vaIsraeri kubva muIjipiti ndikakununurai kubva mumaoko avaIjipiti neumambo hwose hwaikudzvinyirirai.’
19Asi nhasi maramba Baba venyu, ivo vanokuponesai kubva mumatambudziko enyu ose nenhamo, mukati kwavari, ‘Kwete—tigadzirei mambo.’ Zvino, uyai pamberi paBaba vedu namarudzi uye nedzimba dzenyu.” b b v19 Kukumbira kwavaIsraeri mambo womunhu kwaiva, pakati pazvo, kuramba kutonga kwaBaba vavo norudo pamusoro pavo.
20Samueri paakaswededza pamberi marudzi ose avaIsraeri, rudzi rwaBhenjamini rwakasarudzwa nemijenya. 21Akaswededza pamberi rudzi rwaBhenjamini nemhuri dzarwo; mhuri yavaMatiri yakasarudzwa, zvino Sauro mwanakomana waKishi akasarudzwa. Vakamutsvaka, asi vakatadza kumuwana.
22Naizvozvo vakabvunzazve kuna Baba vedu vachiti, “Ko, murume uyu asvika pano here?” Baba vedu vakati, “Ndiye akavanda pakati penhumbi.”
23Vakamhanya vakamutora ipapo. Paakamira pakati pavanhu, akanga akareba kupfuura vanhu vose, kubva pamafudzi zvichikwira. 24Samueri akati kuvanhu vose, “Munoona here uyo akasarudzwa naBaba vedu? Hakuna akafanana naye pakati pavanhu vose.” Vanhu vose vakadanidzira vachiti, “Mambo ngaararame!”
25Samueri akaudza vanhu mitemo youmambo, akainyora murugwaro, akaruisa pamberi paBaba vedu. Ipapo Samueri akaendesa vanhu vose, mumwe nomumwe kumba kwake. 26Sauro naiyewo akaenda kumba kwaGibhea, uye pamwe chete naye pakaenda mhare dzakanga dzabatwa mwoyo yadzo naBaba vedu. 27Asi vamwe varume vasina maturo vakati, “Munhu uyu angatiponesa sei?” Vakamuzvidza, havana kumuvigira chipo. Asi Sauro akaramba anyerere.