Baba Vanodzora Dhavhidhi Kubva Kuhondo
Vakuru vehondo vavaFiristia vanoramba kufamba naDhavhidhi ari kumashure kwavo, vachifungira kuti achavatendeukira pakati pehondo kuti awanezve nyasha dzatenzi wake wekare. Akishi, anomuvimba zvizere, anomudzosera kumba achikumbira ruregerero. Dhavhidhi anonyunyuta, uye Baba vedu vanomudzivisa kurwa naIsraeri.
29 1Zvino vaFiristia vakaunganidza mauto avo ose paAfeki, vaIsraeri vachidzika musasa pedyo nechitubu chaiva paJezireeri. 2Vatongi vavaFiristia pavakafamba vachibuda nemazana uye nezviuru, Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakafamba kumashure naAkishi.
3Vakuru vehondo vavaFiristia vakabvunza vachiti, “VaHebheru ava vari kuitei pano?” Akishi akavaudza achiti, “Uyu ndiDhavhidhi, muranda waSauro mambo waIsraeri. Anga aina ini mazuva ano—kwete, makore aya—uye kubvira pazuva raakatiza achiuya kwandiri kusvikira zvino handina kuwana mhosva paari.”
4Asi vakuru vehondo vavaFiristia vakamutsamwira vakati, “Dzosera murume uyu kunzvimbo yawakamupa. Haafaniri kuenda kuhondo nesu, kuti arege kuzotishandukira pakati pokurwa. Angadzorera sei nyasha dzatenzi wake zviri nani kupfuura nemisoro yavarume vedu pachedu? 5Ko uyu haasi Dhavhidhi wavakaimba nezvake pakutamba kwavo vachiti, ‘Sauro akauraya zviuru zvake, Dhavhidhi akauraya makumi ezviuru zvake’?”
6Saka Akishi akadana Dhavhidhi akati, “NaJehovha mupenyu, uri munhu akatendeseka, uye ndaifara kuti ufambe uchibuda nokupinda neni mumusasa. Handina kuwana mhosva pauri kubvira pazuva rawakauya kwandiri kusvikira zvino. Asi vatongi havakufariri. 7Zvino dzoka uende norugare, kuti urege kuita chinhu chingatsamwisa vatongi vavaFiristia.”
8“Asi ndaiteiko?” Dhavhidhi akapikisa achiti. “Ndechipi chamakawana pamuranda wenyu kubvira pandakauya kwamuri kusvikira zvino, kuti ndirege kuenda kundorwa navavengi vatenzi wangu mambo?”
9Akishi akaudza Dhavhidhi achiti, “Ndinoziva kuti kwandiri wakanaka somutumwa waMwari. Kunyange zvakadaro, vakuru vehondo vavaFiristia vati, ‘Haafaniri kukwira nesu kuhondo.’ 10Saka muka mangwanani-ngwanani, iwe navaranda vatenzi wako vakauya newe; muka mangwanani-ngwanani uende kwaedza.”
11Saka Dhavhidhi navanhu vake vakamuka mangwanani kuti vadzokere kunyika yavaFiristia mambakwedza, vaFiristia vachikwira kuJezireeri.