Areka yaBaba vedu Inodzokera Kumusha kwavaIsraeri

Vapristi vanopa zano rokudzosera areka kumusha pamwe chete nemamota endarama nembeva, pangoro inokweviwa nemombe mbiri dzine mhuru dzakavharirwa. Mombe dzinofamba dzakananga kuBhetishemeshi, dzichirira. Vakohwi vanofara, ipapo makumi manomwe vanofa nokuti vakatarira mukati, uye guta rinobvunza kuti ndiani angamira pamberi paBaba vedu.

Chitsauko 6.

Areka yaBaba vedu yakagara munyika yavaFirisitia kwemwedzi minomwe. VaFirisitia vakadana vaprista navavuki, vakati, “Toita sei neareka yaJehovha? Tiudzei kuti tingaidzosera sei kunzvimbo yayo.”

Ivo vakati, “Kana muchidzosa areka yaMwari wavaIsraeri, musaituma isina chinhu, asi mumudzosere zvirokwazvo chipiriso chemhosva. Ipapo muchaporeswa, mugoziva kuti nei ruoko rwake rusina kubva pamuri.”

Vakabvunza vachiti, “Chipiriso chemhosva chipi chatingamudzosera?” Ivo vakapindura vakati, “Mamota egoridhe mashanu nemakonzo egoridhe mashanu, zvichienderana nokuwanda kwavatongi vavaFirisitia, nokuti denda rimwe chetero rakakurovai mose navatongi venyu.”

“Gadzirai mifananidzo yamamota enyu neyemakonzo ari kuparadza nyika; ipai mbiri kuna Mwari wavaIsraeri. Zvimwe achabvisa ruoko rwake pamuri, navamwari venyu, nenyika yenyu. Sei muchiomesa mwoyo yenyu sezvakaita vaIjipiti naFarao? Mushure mokunge avaitira nehasha, havana kuzopedzisira vachiregedza vanhu kuti vaende nzira yavo here?”

“Zvino torai ngoro itsva nenʼombe mbiri dzinoyamwisa dzisina kumboiswa pajoko. Sungai nʼombe pangoro, asi mutore mhuru dzadzo kubva kwadziri mudzipfigire mudanga. Torai areka yaJehovha, muiise pangoro, uye muise mubhokisi parutivi payo zvinhu zvegoridhe zvamuri kumudzosera sechipiriso chemhosva. Ipapo muitume iende. Tarisai: kana ikakwira nenzira inoenda kunyika yayo, kuBhetishemeshi, ndiye akatiunzira dambudziko iri guru. Asi kana zvikasadaro, tichaziva kuti ruoko rwake harwuna kutirova—zvakangoitika netsaona.”

Varume vakaita saizvozvo: vakatora nʼombe mbiri dzinoyamwisa, vakadzisunga pangoro, vakapfigira mhuru dzadzo mudanga kumba. Vakaisa areka yaBaba vedu pangoro, nebhokisi raiva nemakonzo egoridhe nemifananidzo yamamota avo. Nʼombe dzakaruramira kuBhetishemeshi, dzichifamba nenzira imwe chete, dzichikuma, dzisingatsaukiri kurudyi kana kuruboshwe. Vatongi vavaFirisitia vakadzitevera kusvikira kumuganhu weBhetishemeshi. Vanhu veBhetishemeshi, vaikohwa gorosi mumupata, vakatarisa kumusoro, vakaona areka, vakafara kuiona. Ngoro yakasvika mumunda waJoshua paBhetishemeshi, ikamira parutivi perimwe dombo guru. Vakatsemura matanda engoro, vakapa nʼombe sechipiriso chinopiswa kuna Baba vedu. VaRevhi vakaburutsa areka yaBaba vedu nebhokisi raiva parutivi payo rakanga rine zvinhu zvegoridhe, vakazviisa padombo guru. Musi iwoyo vanhu veBhetishemeshi vakapa zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvibayiro kuna Baba vedu. Vatongi vashanu vavaFirisitia vakaona izvi zvose, vakadzokera kuEkironi musi iwoyo. Aya ndiwo mamota egoridhe akadzoserwa navaFirisitia kuna Baba vedu sechipiriso chemhosva: rimwe reAshidhodhi, rimwe reGaza, rimwe reAshikeroni, rimwe reGati, nerimwe reEkironi. Makonzo egoridhe akaenzana nokuwanda kwemaguta ose avaFirisitia aivatongwa navatongi vashanu—maguta ane masvingo nemisha isina masvingo zvakafanana. Dombo guru ravakaisa pariri areka yaBaba vedu richiri chapupu nhasi mumunda waJoshua weBhetishemeshi. Asi Baba vedu vakaparadza vamwe varume veBhetishemeshi nokuti vakanga vatarisa mukati meareka yesungano, vakauraya makumi manomwe avo. Vanhu vakachema nokuti vakanga vavarova nokurova kukuru kwazvo. Varume veBhetishemeshi vakati, “Ndiani angagona kumira pamberi paBaba vedu, Mwari uyu mutsvene? Uye areka ichakwira ichienda kuna ani kubva kwatiri?”

Vakatuma nhume kuvanhu veKiriyati-jearimi, vachiti, “VaFirisitia vadzosa areka yaBaba vedu. Burukai, muiuyise kwamuri.”