Asa Vanotsvaka Baba Vowana Zororo

Asa anobvisa aritari dzevatorwa nenzvimbo dzakakwirira, uye nyika inova nemakore gumi akanyarara okuvaka. Hondo yeVaKushi yemiriyoni imwe painokwira, munyengetero wake ndewokuti Baba vake voga ndivo vanogona kubatsira vasina simba pamberi pevane simba — uye VaKushi vanoparadzwa.

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Abhija vakazorora namadzibaba avo; vakavaviga muGuta raDhavhidhi. Asa, mwanakomana wavo, vakava mambo, uye nyika yakava norugare kwamakore gumi. Asa vakaita zvakanaka nezvakarurama pamberi paBaba vedu. Vakabvisa aritari dzavatorwa nenzvimbo dzakakwirira, vakaputsa mbiru dzinoyera, vakatema matanda aAshera. Vakarayira Judha kuti vatsvake Baba vedu, Mwari wamadzibaba avo, uye vachengete mutemo nomurayiro. Vakabvisawo nzvimbo dzakakwirira nearitari dzezvinonhuhwirira mumaguta ose eJudha, uye umambo hwakava norugare pasi pavo. Vakavaka maguta akakomberedzwa muJudha, nokuti nyika yakanga ine rugare. Havana kurwa hondo mumakore iwayo, nokuti Baba vedu vakavapa zororo. Vakati kuJudha, “Ngativake maguta aya tiakomberedze namasvingo, shongwe, masuo, nezvipfigiso. Nyika ichiri yedu, nokuti takatsvaka Baba vedu; takavatsvaka, ivo vakatipa zororo kumativi ose.” Saka vakavaka vakabudirira.

Asa vaiva neuto ravarume zviuru mazana matatu vaibva kuJudha vakapakata nhoo huru namapfumo, nezviuru mazana maviri namakumi masere vaibva kuBhenjamini vakapakata nhoo nouta—vose mhare dzehondo.

Zera muKushi akavarwisa neuto ravarume miriyoni nengoro mazana matatu, achiswedera kuMaresha. Asa vakabuda kundomurwisa, vakagadzirira hondo muMupata weZefata paMaresha. Ipapo Asa vakachema kuna Baba vedu Mwari wavo vachiti: “Baba, imi moga ndimi munogona kubatsira vasina simba pavanorwiswa navane simba. Tibatsirei, Mwari wedu, nokuti tinovimba nemi, uye muzita renyu tinorwisana neboka guru iri. Ndimi Mwari wedu; ngaparege kuva nomunhu angakukundai imi.”

Saka Baba vedu vakaparadza vaKushi pamberi paAsa napamberi peJudha, vaKushi vakatiza. Asa navanhu vavo vakavateverera kusvika kuGerari, vaKushi vakafa kusvikira pasina akasara mupenyu, nokuti vakaparadzwa pamberi paBaba vedu nouto hwavo. Varume veJudha vakatakura zvakapambwa zvizhinji kwazvo. Vakakunda maguta ose akanga akapoteredza Gerari, nokuti kutya Baba vedu kwakanga kwawira pamusoro pawo. Vakapamba maguta ose, nokuti maiva nezvakapambwa zvizhinji. Vakarwisawo matende avafudzi, vakatora makwai nengamera zhinji, vakadzokera kuJerusarema.