VaIsraeri Vanochema Samueri
Nabhari anotuka varume vaDhavhidhi kunyange vakanga vachengeta vafudzi vake, uye Dhavhidhi anosunga munondo wake kuti auraye murume wose wemumba make. Abhigairi anobuda akatasva aine zvokudya omunyaradza: Baba vedu vari kumudzivirira pamhosva yeropa ari munzira yake yokuchigaro choumambo. Nabhari anofa.
25 1Samueri akafa, uye vaIsraeri vose vakaungana kuzomuchema, vakamuviga kumba kwake kuRama. Ipapo Dhavhidhi akasimuka akaenda kurenje reParani.
2Paiva nomurume aigara muMaoni, aiva nepfuma kuKarimeri. Akanga akapfuma kwazvo: aiva nemakwai zviuru zvitatu nembudzi chiuru chimwe. Akanga achiveura makwai ake kuKarimeri. 3Zita romurume uyu rainzi Nabhari, mukadzi wake ainzi Abhigairi. Akanga akangwara uye akanaka, asi murume wake akanga ane hasha uye ane utsinye pamabasa ake—aiva muKarebhu. 4Dhavhidhi ari murenje, akanzwa kuti Nabhari akanga achiveura makwai ake. 5Dhavhidhi akatuma majaya gumi, akati kwavari, “Kwirai kuKarimeri. Endai kuna Nabhari mugomukwazisa muzita rangu. 6Muti kwaari: ‘Mugare upenyu hurefu. Rugare ngaruve kwamuri, rugare kumhuri yenyu, uye rugare kune zvose zvamunazvo.’ 7Ndanzwa kuti mune vaveuri vamakwai. Vafudzi venyu vakanga vanesu; hatina kuvaitira zvakaipa, uye hapana chavakashayiwa panguva yose yavaiva kuKarimeri. 8Bvunzai majaya enyu, agokuudzai. Saka majaya angu ngaawane nyasha pamberi penyu, nokuti tauya pazuva romutambo. Dopai varanda venyu nomwanakomana wenyu Dhavhidhi chimwe nechimwe chamungakwanisa.”
9Majaya aDhavhidhi akasvika akataura mashoko aya ose kuna Nabhari muzita raDhavhidhi, ndokuzomirira.
10Nabhari akapindura varanda vaDhavhidhi akati, “Dhavhidhi ndianiko? Mwanakomana waJese uyu ndianiko? Mazuva ano varanda vazhinji vari kutiza vatenzi vavo. 11Ndingatorereiko chingwa changu, mvura yangu, nenyama yandakaurayira vaveuri vangu, ndozvipa varume vandisingazivi kwavanobva?”
12Saka majaya aDhavhidhi akadzoka, uye pavakasvika vakamuudza shoko rimwe nerimwe.
13Dhavhidhi akati kuvanhu vake, “Mumwe nomumwe wenyu ngaasunge munondo wake!” Saka mumwe nomumwe akasunga munondo wake, naDhavhidhiwo. Varume vanenge mazana mana vakakwira vachitevera Dhavhidhi; mazana maviri vakasara nenhumbi.
14Rimwe remajaya rakaudza Abhigairi, mukadzi waNabhari, richiti, “Dhavhidhi akatuma nhume dzichibva kurenje kuzokwazisa tenzi wedu, asi iye akavatuka. 15Varume ava vakanga vakatinakira kwazvo. Havana kutombotiitira zvakaipa, uye hapana chatakashayiwa panguva yose yataifamba navo kuminda. 16Vakanga vari rusvingo rwakatipoteredza usiku namasikati, panguva yose yataiva navo tichifudza makwai. 17Zvino zivai mugoona zvamunofanira kuita, nokuti njodzi yagadzirirwa tenzi wedu nemhuri yake yose. Iye munhu akaipa zvokuti hapana angataura naye.”
18Abhigairi akakurumidza akatora zvingwa mazana maviri, nehombodo mbiri dzewaini, namakwai mashanu akanga agadzirwa, nezviyero zvinenge makumi matatu nezvishanu zvezviyo zvakakangwa, namasumbu amazambiringa akaoma zana, namakeke amaonde mazana maviri, akazvitakudza pamadhongi. 19Akati kuvaranda vake, “Nditungamirirei; ini ndichatevera.” Asi haana chaakaudza murume wake Nabhari. 20Akati achiburuka nenzira yakavanzika yomugomo akatasva dhongi rake, akasangana naDhavhidhi navanhu vake vachiburuka vachienda kwaari.
21Zvino Dhavhidhi akanga achiti, “Ndakarinda zvose zvaiva nomurume uyu murenje pasina—hapana chake chakarasika—asi iye anonditsiva zvakaipa panzvimbo yezvakanaka. 22Baba vedu ngavaitire vavengi vaDhavhidhi saizvozvi, uye kupfuura ipapo, kana ndikasiya ari mupenyu kusvika mangwana murume mumwe chete pane vose vari vake.”
23Achiona Dhavhidhi, Abhigairi akakurumidza akaburuka padhongi rake, akawira pasi nechiso chake pamberi pake, akakotama kusvika pasi. 24Akawira patsoka dzake akati, “Mhosva ngaive yangu ndoga, ishe wangu. Regai muranda wenyu ataure nemi; inzwai mashoko omuranda wenyu. 25Ndapota, ishe wangu, musava nehanya nomurume akaipa uyu Nabhari, nokuti akafanana nezita rake—Nabhari zvinoreva kuti Benzi, uye upenzi huri maari. Ini, muranda wenyu, handina kuona majaya amakatuma, ishe wangu. 26Zvino, ishe wangu, zvirokwazvo saBaba vedu vapenyu uye nemi muri mupenyu: sezvo Baba vedu vakakudzivisai kuteura ropa nokuzvitsivira neruoko rwenyu pachenyu, vavengi venyu navose vanotsvaka kukuvadza ishe wangu ngavaite saNabhari. 27Zvino chipo ichi chakauyiswa nomuranda wenyu kuna ishe wangu ngachipiwe kumajaya anotevera ishe wangu. 28Regererai kudarika komuranda wenyu, nokuti zvirokwazvo Baba vedu vachaitira ishe wangu imba inogara nokusingaperi, nokuti ishe wangu anorwa hondo dzaBaba vedu. Ngakurege kuwanikwa chakaipa mamuri mazuva ose oupenyu hwenyu. 29Kana paine anomuka kuti akutevere uye atsvake upenyu hwenyu, upenyu hwaishe wangu huchasungwa zvakasimba musumbu roupenyu pamwe naBaba venyu; asi upenyu hwavavengi venyu vachahuposhera kure sokunge huchibva muhomwe yechipfuramabwe. 30Baba vedu pavachange vaitira ishe wangu zvose zvakanaka zvavakavimbisa pamusoro penyu, uye vakakuitai mutongi waIsraeri, 31ishe wangu haazovi neshungu kana nemhosva yokuteura ropa pasina chikonzero kana yokuzvitsivira. Uye kana Baba vedu vaitira ishe wangu zvakanaka, murangarirei muranda wenyu.”
32Dhavhidhi akati kuna Abhigairi, “Ngavarumbidzwe Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, vakakutuma nhasi kuti usangane neni. 33Ngadzirumbidzwe njere dzako dzakanaka, uye ngaurumbidzwe iwe, wandidzivisa nhasi kuteura ropa nokuzvitsivira neruoko rwangu pachangu. 34Zvirokwazvo saBaba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, vapenyu, vakandidzivisa kuti ndikukuvadze—dai usina kukurumidza kuzosangana neni, hapana murume mumwe chete waNabhari aizosara ari mupenyu kusvika mangwana.”
35Dhavhidhi akatora paruoko rwake zvaakanga auya nazvo, akati kwaari, “Enda kumba norugare. Tarira, ndanzwa izwi rako uye ndabvuma chikumbiro chako.”
36Abhigairi paakasvika kuna Nabhari, akanga achiita mutambo mumba make wakafanira mambo. Mwoyo wake wakanga uchifara uye akanga akadhakwa kwazvo, saka haana chaakamuudza kusvika mangwana. 37Mangwanani, waini payakabva muna Nabhari, mukadzi wake akamuudza zvose. Mwoyo wake wakafa mukati make, akaita sedombo. 38Mushure memazuva anenge gumi, Baba vedu vakarova Nabhari, akafa.
39Dhavhidhi paakanzwa kuti Nabhari afa, akati, “Ngavarumbidzwe Baba vedu, vakandireverera pamhosva yokutukwa kwandakaitwa naNabhari uye vakadzivisa muranda wavo kuti arege kuita zvakaipa. Baba vedu vadzosera zvakaipa zvaNabhari pamusoro wake pachake.” Ipapo Dhavhidhi akatumira shoko achikumbira Abhigairi kuti ave mukadzi wake.
40Varanda vaDhavhidhi vakasvika kuna Abhigairi kuKarimeri vakati kwaari, “Dhavhidhi atituma kuti tizokutora uve mukadzi wake.”
41Akasimuka, akakotamira pasi nechiso chake, akati, “Hoyu muranda wenyu, akagadzirira kushanda nokushambidza tsoka dzavaranda vaishe wangu.” 42Abhigairi akakurumidza akagadzirira, akatasva dhongi rake, uye pamwe navasikana vake vashanu vaimushandira akatevera nhume dzaDhavhidhi akava mukadzi wake. 43Dhavhidhi akanga awanawo Ahinoami weJezireeri, saka vose vari vaviri vaiva vakadzi vake. 44Sauro akanga apa mwanasikana wake Mikari, mukadzi waDhavhidhi, kuna Paritieri mwanakomana waRaishi, weGarimi.