Dhavhidhi Anotizira kuvaFiristia

Achinyatsoona kuti Sauro achazomubata, Dhavhidhi anotizira kuna Akishi weGati opiwa Zikiragi. Anopamba ndudzi dzokumaodzanyemba, anouraya chapupu chose, uye anoudza Akishi kuti anga achirwisa Judha. Akishi anomutenda zvachose. Hapana chinorumbidzika pano, uye rugwaro runozvitaura pachena.

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Dhavhidhi akafunga mumwoyo make akati, “Rimwe zuva ndichaparadzwa noruoko rwaSauro. Hapana chakanaka kwandiri kupfuura kutiza nokukurumidza ndiende kunyika yavaFiristia. Ipapo Sauro acharega kunditsvaka pose pose mumiganhu yaIsraeri, uye ndichapunyuka muruoko rwake.” Dhavhidhi akasimuka akayambuka, iye navarume mazana matanhatu vaaiva navo, akaenda kuna Akishi mwanakomana waMaoki, mambo weGati. Dhavhidhi akagara naAkishi paGati, iye navarume vake, mumwe nomumwe neimba yake—Dhavhidhi navakadzi vake vaviri, Ahinoamu weJezireeri naAbhigairi weKarimeri, chirikadzi yaNabhari. Sauro akati audzwa kuti Dhavhidhi atizira kuGati, haana kuzomutsvakazve.

Dhavhidhi akati kuna Akishi, “Kana ndichinzwirwa nyasha nemi, ndipei nzvimbo mune rimwe ramaguta omumaruwa kuti ndigaremo. Nokuti nei muranda wenyu achigara nemi muguta roumambo?” Zuva iroro Akishi akamupa Zikiragi; saka Zikiragi nderemadzimambo aJudha kusvikira nhasi. Nguva yakagara Dhavhidhi munyika yavaFiristia yakanga iri gore nemwedzi mina.

Dhavhidhi navarume vake vakakwira vakapamba vaGeshuri, vaGirizi, navaAmareki, nokuti vakanga vachigara munyika iyoyo kubvira kare, vakananga kuShuri kusvikira kunyika yeIjipiti. Pose paairwisa nyika, Dhavhidhi haana waaisiya ari mupenyu, murume kana mukadzi, aitora makwai, mombe, mbongoro, ngamera, nenguo, ozodzokera kuna Akishi.

Akishi aibvunza achiti, “Mapamba kupi nhasi?” Dhavhidhi aiti, “KuNegevhu yeJudha,” kana “kuNegevhu yavaJerameeri,” kana “kuNegevhu yavaKeni.”

Dhavhidhi haana waaisiya ari mupenyu, murume kana mukadzi, kuti vaunzwe kuGati, achifunga achiti, “Vangangotipomera, vachiti, ‘Izvi ndizvo zvakaitwa naDhavhidhi.’” Ndizvo zvaaiita nguva yose yaaigara munyika yavaFiristia.

Akishi akavimba naDhavhidhi, achifunga achiti, “Azvisemesa kwazvo kuvanhu vake vaIsraeri; achava muranda wangu nokusingaperi.”