Dhavhidhi Anoverenga Vanhu
Dhavhidhi anoverenga varwi vake, uye shure kwaizvozvo mwoyo wake pachawo unomurova. Paanopiwa zvirango zvitatu, anosarudza kuwira mumaoko aBaba vedu panzvimbo pomunhu, nokuti tsitsi dzavo ndihuru. Denda rinomira paburiro raArauna, iro Dhavhidhi anosimbirira kuritenga panzvimbo pokuripiwa pachena.
24 1Zvakare hasha dzaBaba vedu dzakapfutira vaIsraeri, uye vakakurudzira Dhavhidhi kuti avarwise, vachiti, “Enda, undoverenga vaIsraeri navaJudha.”
2Saka mambo akati kuna Joabhu, mukuru wehondo akanga anaye, “Chienda zvino kumarudzi ose avaIsraeri, kubva kuDhani kusvikira kuBheerishebha, uverenge vanhu, kuti ndizive kuwanda kwavanhu.”
3Asi Joabhu akati kuna mambo, “Baba venyu ngavawedzere vanhu kakapetwa kazana pamusoro pavazvino, uye meso ashe wangu mambo ngaazvione. Asi seiko ishe wangu mambo achida kuita chinhu ichi?”
4Asi shoko ramambo rakakunda Joabhu navakuru vehondo. Saka Joabhu navakuru vehondo vakabva pamberi pamambo kundoverenga vanhu vaIsraeri. 5Vakayambuka Jorodhani vakadzika musasa pedyo neAroeri, nechenyasi kweguta riri pakati pomupata, vakananga kuGadhi vachipfuurira kuJazeri. 6Ipapo vakasvika kuGiriyedhi nokudunhu reTahitimi-hodhishi, vakasvika kuDhani-jaani vakapoterera kuSidhoni, 7vakasvika kunhare yeTire nokumaguta ose avaHivhi navaKenani, vakabudira kuNegevhi yeJudha paBheerishebha. 8Saka vakati vapfuura nenyika yose, vakasvika kuJerusarema pakupera kwemwedzi mipfumbamwe namazuva makumi maviri. 9Joabhu akazivisa mambo kuwanda kwavakaverengwa: muIsraeri makanga mune varume vane simba zviuru mazana masere vaivhomora munondo, uye Judha yakanga ine zviuru mazana mashanu.
10Asi mwoyo waDhavhidhi wakamurova shure kwokunge averenga vanhu. Dhavhidhi akati kuna Baba vedu, “Ndatadza zvikuru pane zvandaita. Zvino, Baba vangu, ndapota bvisai mhosva yomuranda wenyu, nokuti ndaita noupenzi kwazvo.”
11Dhavhidhi akati amuka mangwanani, shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kumuprofita Gadhi, muoni waDhavhidhi, richiti:
12“Enda unoti kuna Dhavhidhi, ‘Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu: Ndakabata zvinhu zvitatu pamusoro pako. Sarudza chimwe chazvo, uye ndichachiita kwauri.’”
13Saka Gadhi akasvika kuna Dhavhidhi akamuudza, achibvunza, “Ko makore matatu enzara achauya panyika yako here? Kana kuti uchatiza mwedzi mitatu pamberi pavavengi vako vachikudzingirira? Kana kuti kuchava namazuva matatu edenda munyika yako? Zvino fungisisa ugosarudza mhinduro yandingadzosera kune uyo akandituma.”
14Ipapo Dhavhidhi akati kuna Gadhi, “Ndiri mukutambudzika kukuru. Ngatiwire muruoko rwaBaba vedu, nokuti tsitsi dzavo ihuru kwazvo; asi ngandirege kuwira muruoko rwomunhu.”
15Saka Baba vedu vakatumira denda pamusoro paIsraeri kubva mangwanani kusvikira panguva yakatarwa, uye zviuru makumi manomwe zvavanhu kubva kuDhani kusvikira kuBheerishebha zvakafa. a a v15 “Nguva yakatarwa” zvingangoreva nguva yakatarwa yechibayiro chemanheru.
16Asi mutumwa paakatambanudza ruoko rwake kuJerusarema kuti ariparadze, Baba vedu vakazvidemba pamusoro penjodzi vakati kumutumwa aiparadza vanhu, “Zvaringana! Zvino dzosa ruoko rwako.” Mutumwa waBaba vedu panguva iyoyo akanga ari paburiro raArauna muJebhusi.
17Dhavhidhi paakaona mutumwa airova vanhu, akataura kuna Baba vedu akati, “Tarirai, ndini ndakatadza; ndini ndakaita zvakaipa. Asi makwai aya, akaiteiko? Ndapota, ruoko rwenyu ngaruwire pandiri napaimba yababa vangu.”
Dhavhidhi Anovaka Atari
18Musi iwoyo Gadhi akasvika kuna Dhavhidhi akati kwaari, “Kwira undovaka atari yaBaba vedu paburiro raArauna muJebhusi.” 19Saka Dhavhidhi akakwira, maererano neshoko raGadhi, sezvakanga zvarayirwa naBaba vedu. 20Arauna paakatarira pasi akaona mambo navaranda vake vachiuya kwaari, akabuda akakotamira pamberi pamambo akatsikitsira chiso chake pasi. 21Arauna akati, “Seiko ishe wangu mambo auya kumuranda wake?” Dhavhidhi akapindura akati, “Kuzotenga buriro kwauri, kuti ndivake atari yaBaba vedu, kuti denda ridziviswe pavanhu.”
22Arauna akati kuna Dhavhidhi, “Ishe wangu mambo ngaatore abayire chero zvaanoona zvakanaka kwaari. Tarirai, hedzino nʼombe dzechipiriso chinopiswa, nemidziyo yokupura namajoko enʼombe sehuni. 23Zvose izvi, imi mambo, Arauna anopa mambo.” Arauna akati kuna mambo, “Jehovha Mwari wenyu ngavakugamuchirei.”
24Asi mambo akati kuna Arauna, “Kwete, ndinoda chaizvo kuzvitenga kwauri nomutengo. Handingabayiri Baba vangu zvipiriso zvinopiswa zvisina kundidhura chinhu.” Saka Dhavhidhi akatenga buriro nenʼombe nesirivha inenge mapaundi maviri. 25Dhavhidhi akavaka atari ipapo yaBaba vedu akabayira zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa. Saka Baba vedu vakapindura mukumbiro wenyika, uye denda rakadziviswa pavaIsraeri.