Samueri Anodaidza vaIsraeri Kuti Vatye Baba vedu
Samueri anopa basa rake obvunza kana akambotora nzombe kana fufuro; hapana anogona kumupomera. Anodzokorora maitiro okununura kwaBaba vedu nokukanganwa kwaIsraeri, ozodana kutinhira munguva yokukohwa gorosi kuti aratidze kuti kukumbira mambo kwaiva kwakaipa.
12 1Samueri akati kuvaIsraeri vose, “Ndakateerera inzwi renyu pane zvose zvamakandiudza, ndikagadza mambo pamusoro penyu. 2Zvino mambo anofamba pamberi penyu. Ini ndakwegura uye ndava nevhudzi chena; vanakomana vangu vanemi. Ndakafamba pamberi penyu kubvira pauduku hwangu kusvikira nhasi. 3Ndiri pano—pupurai pamusoro pangu pamberi paBaba vedu nomuzodziwa wavo. Nzombe yaani yandakatora? Mbongoro yaani yandakatora? Ndakanyengera ani? Ndakadzvinyirira ani? Chiokomuhomwe chaani chandakatora kuti nditsinzinire meso? Ndiudzei, uye ndichakudzosiserai.”
4Vakati, “Hamuna kutinyengera kana kutidzvinyirira kana kutora chinhu muruoko rwomunhu upi noupi.”
5Akati kwavari, “Baba vedu chapupu pamusoro penyu, uye muzodziwa wavo chapupu nhasi, kuti hamuna kuwana chinhu muruoko rwangu.” Vakati, “Ndivo chapupu.”
6Ipapo Samueri akati kuvanhu, “NdiBaba vedu vakagadza Mozisi naAroni uye vakabudisa madzitateguru enyu kubva muIjipiti. 7Zvino mirai, kuti nditaure nyaya yangu pamusoro penyu pamberi paBaba vedu—mabasa ose akarurama avakakuitirai nemadzitateguru enyu.”
8Jakobho paakapinda muIjipiti, madzitateguru enyu akachema kuna Baba vedu, ivo vakatuma Mozisi naAroni, vakavabudisa muIjipiti vakavagarisa pano. 9Asi vakakanganwa Baba vedu, saka vakavaisa muruoko rwaSisera, mukuru wehondo yeHazori, nokuvaFiristia, nokuna mambo weMoabhu, vakarwa navo.
10Vakachema kuna Baba vedu, “Tatadza; takasiya Baba vedu tikashumira vaBhaari navaAshtaroti. Zvino tinunurei muruoko rwavavengi vedu, uye tichakushumirai.” 11Saka Baba vedu vakatuma Jerubhaari, Bharaki, Jefuta, naSamueri, vakakununurai muruoko rwavavengi venyu vose vakakupoteredzai, mukagara makachengeteka. a a v11 Jerubhaari nderimwe zita raGidheoni, mutongi akaputsa aritari yaBhaari yababa vake.
12Pamakaona Nahashi mambo weAmoni achiuya kuzorwa nemi, makati kwandiri, “Kwete, mambo anofanira kutitonga”—kunyange zvazvo Baba vedu vaiva mambo wenyu. 13Zvino hoyu mambo wamakasarudza uye wamakakumbira. Tarirai, Baba vedu vakagadza mambo pamusoro penyu. 14Kana mukatya Baba vedu, mukavashumira nokuvateerera, uye mukasamukira murayiro wavo, uye imi namambo wenyu mose mukatevera Baba vedu, zvose zvichakunakirai. 15Asi kana musingateereri Baba vedu uye mukamukira murayiro wavo, ruoko rwaBaba vedu ruchakurwisai, sezvarwakaita kumadzitateguru enyu.
16Zvino mirai makadzikama muone chinhu chikuru ichi Baba vedu chavari kuda kuita pamberi pameso enyu. 17Ko nhasi harisi zuva rokukohwa gorosi here? Ndichadana kuna Baba vedu—ivo vachatuma kutinhira nemvura, kuti muzive kuti kwakanga kwakakura sei kuipa kwokukumbira kwenyu mambo pachenyu pamberi paBaba vedu. b b v17 Mvura inenge isinganayi zvachose panguva yokukohwa gorosi mukutanga kwezhizha, saka dutu rokutinhira rakauya kamwe kamwe raiva chiratidzo chaBaba vedu chiri pachena.
18Samueri akadana kuna Baba vedu; zuva iroro vakatuma kutinhira nemvura, uye vanhu vose vakatya kwazvo Baba vedu naSamueri.
19Vanhu vose vakati kuna Samueri, “Nyengetererai Baba venyu pamusoro pevaranda venyu, kuti tirege kufa; takawedzera chakaipa pazvivi zvedu zvose nokukumbira mambo.”
20Samueri akati kuvanhu, “Musatya. Makaita zvakaipa zvose izvi—asi musatsauka pakutevera Baba vedu; vashumirei nomwoyo wenyu wose. 21Musatsaukira kuzvifananidzo zvisina maturo—hazvibatsiri, hazvinunuri, nokuti hazvina maturo. 22Nokuti Baba vedu havangasiyi vanhu vavo, nokuda kwezita ravo guru. Vakasarudza kukuitai vanhu vavo chaivo. 23Iniwo handingatongotadziri Baba vedu nokumira kukunyengetererai; ndichakudzidzisai nzira yakanaka neyakarurama. 24Ityai Baba vedu chete, muvashumire nokutendeka nomwoyo wenyu wose, mufunge pamusoro pamabasa avo makuru avakakuitirai. 25Asi kana mukarambira mukuita zvakaipa, imi namambo wenyu mose muchatsvairirwa kure.”