Dhavhidhi Anopotera Mubako

Vose vane chikwereti, vanotambudzika, kana vakavava moyo vanoungana kuna Dhavhidhi mubako, varume mazana mana. Sauro, achiriritira chigumbu chake pasi pomuti wetamariski, anoita kuti Doegi auraye vapristi vaBaba vedu makumi masere nevashanu neguta rose reNobhi. Mwanakomana mumwe anopukunyuka, uye Dhavhidhi anoti ndiye akakonzera kufa kwavo.

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Dhavhidhi akabva ipapo akatizira kubako reAdhuramu; vakoma vake nemhuri yose yababa vake vakazvinzwa vakaburuka kwaari ikoko. Vose vakanga vari munhamo, vane zvikwereti, kana vane shungu mumwoyo vakaungana kwaari; akava mutungamiri wavo—varume vanenge mazana mana. Kubva ipapo Dhavhidhi akaenda kuMizipa yeMoabhi akakumbira kuna mambo wayo achiti, “Ndapota regai baba vangu namai vangu vauye vagare nemi kusvikira ndaziva zvandichaitirwa naBaba vedu.” Akavasiya kuna mambo weMoabhi; vakagara naye nguva yose Dhavhidhi paakanga ari munhare. Gadhi muprofita akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Usagara munhare; ibva, uende kunyika yaJudha.” Saka Dhavhidhi akabva akaenda kusango reHereti.

Sauro Anouraya Vapristi vaBaba vedu

Sauro akanzwa kuti Dhavhidhi navarume vake vakanga vawanikwa. Akanga agere paGibhea pasi pomuti womutamarisiki panzvimbo yakakwirira, akabata pfumo muruoko, varanda vake vose vamire vakamukomba. Sauro akati kuvaranda vake vakanga vamire naye, “Teererai, imi vaBhenjamini! Ko mwanakomana waJese achakupai mose minda neminda yemizambiringa here? Achakuitai mose vatungamiri vezviuru navatungamiri vamazana here, zvokuti mose makandirangana here? Hapana anondiudza kuti mwanakomana wangu akaita sungano nomwanakomana waJese. Hapana kana mumwe wenyu anondinzwira tsitsi kana kundiudza kuti mwanakomana wangu akamutsa muranda wangu kuti andimukire, kuti andivandire, sezvaanoita nhasi.”

Dhoegi muEdhomu, akanga amire navaranda vaSauro, akati, “Ndakaona mwanakomana waJese achiuya kuNobhi, kuna Ahimereki mwanakomana waAhitubhi. Ahimereki akamubvunzira kuna Jehovha, akamupa mbuva nomunondo waGoriati muFiristia.”

Mambo akadana mupristi Ahimereki mwanakomana waAhitubhi, nemhuri yose yababa vake, vapristi vaiva muNobhi, vakauya vose kuna mambo. Sauro akati, “Teerera zvino, mwanakomana waAhitubhi.” Iye akapindura akati, “Ndiri pano, ishe wangu.”

Sauro akabvunza akati, “Seiko iwe nomwanakomana waJese makandirangana? Wakamupa chingwa nomunondo ukamubvunzira kuna Mwari, kuti andimukire andivandire, sezvaanoita nhasi.”

Ahimereki akapindura mambo akati, “Ndianiko pavaranda venyu vose akatendeka saDhavhidhi, mukwambo wamambo, mukuru wavarindi venyu, uye anokudzwa mumba menyu? Ko nhasi ndini ndakatanga kumubvunzira kuna Baba vedu here? Ngazvirege kuitika kwandiri! Mambo ngavarege kupomera muranda wavo chinhu—kunyange mhuri yose yababa vangu—nokuti muranda wenyu akanga asingazivi chinhu pane zvose izvi, chiduku kana chikuru.”

Asi mambo akati, “Zvirokwazvo uchafa, Ahimereki, iwe nemhuri yose yababa vako.” Mambo akati kuvarindi vakanga vamire naye, “Tendeukai muuraye vapristi vaBaba vedu, nokuti ruoko rwavowo runa Dhavhidhi; vakanga vachiziva kuti ari kutiza asi havana kundiudza.” Asi varanda vamambo havana kuda kusimudzira ruoko kuti varove vapristi vaBaba vedu.

Mambo akati kuna Dhoegi, “Tendeuka urove vapristi.” Dhoegi muEdhomu akatendeuka akavarova, akauraya varume makumi masere navashanu vaipfeka efodhi yomucheka zuva iroro.

Akarova Nobhi, guta ravapristi, nomunondo—varume, vakadzi, vana, vacheche, nʼombe, mbongoro, makwai—zvose nomunondo. Asi mumwe mwanakomana waAhimereki mwanakomana waAhitubhi, ainzi Abhiatari, akapunyuka akatizira kuna Dhavhidhi. Abhiatari akaudza Dhavhidhi kuti Sauro akanga auraya vapristi vaBaba vedu.

Dhavhidhi akati kuna Abhiatari, “Pazuva iroro ndakaziva kuti Dhoegi muEdhomu akanga aripo—aizoudza Sauro. Ini ndini ndakonzera kufa kwavanhu vose vomumba mababa vako. Gara neni; usatya. Anotsvaka upenyu hwangu anotsvakawo hwako. Ukagara neni uchange wakachengeteka.”