Dhavhidhi Anoenda Kunotora Areka
Pavanouya neareka kumusha vari pangoro itsva, Uza anoitsigira ofa; Dhavhidhi anotsamwa, ozotya, oisiya mwedzi mitatu kuna Obhedhi-edhomu, uyo imba yake inoropafadzwa. Anoenda kunoitorazve nezvibayiro, achitamba pamberi paBaba vedu akapfeka efodhi yomucheka, Mikari achimushora.
6 1Dhavhidhi akaunganidzazve varume vose vakasarudzwa vavaIsraeri, zviuru makumi matatu. 2Dhavhidhi akasimuka navanhu vake vose kubva kuBhaare-Judha kuti vandotora ikoko areka yaBaba vedu, inodanwa neZita, zita raBaba vehondo dzokudenga vanogara pamusoro pamakerubhimu. 3Vakaisa areka yaBaba vedu pangoro itsva vakaibvisa paimba yaAbhinadhabhu yaiva pachikomo; Uza naAhio, vanakomana vaAbhinadhabhu, vakatyaira ngoro itsva, 4ine areka yaBaba vedu, uye Ahio akafamba ari mberi kweareka.
5Dhavhidhi neimba yose yavaIsraeri vakapembera pamberi paBaba vedu nesimba ravo rose—nenziyo, nembira, nemitengeramwa, nengoma, namakwakwa, namakandira.
6Pavakasvika paburiro raNakoni, Uza akatambanudza ruoko akabata areka yaBaba vedu, nokuti nʼombe dzakanga dzagumburwa. 7Kutsamwa kwaBaba vedu kwakapfutira Uza; vakamurova ipapo nokuda kwokusaremekedza kwake, akafira ipapo pedyo neareka yaBaba vedu. a a v7 Baba vedu vakanga vapa mirayiro yakanyatsorongwa pamusoro pokutakura areka; njodzi iyi inoratidza uremu hwokuvapo kwavo kutsvene pakati pavanhu vavo, kwete Baba vanoshingaira kurova vana vavo. 8Dhavhidhi akatsamwa nokuti Baba vedu vakapwanyira Uza; nzvimbo iyoyo ichiri kunzi Perezi-uza kusvikira nhasi. b b v8 Perezi-uza zvinoreva kuti “kupwanyira Uza”—nzvimbo iyoyo yakatumidzwa nokuda kwezvakaitika ipapo. 9Dhavhidhi akatya Baba vedu zuva iroro akati, “Areka yaBaba vedu ingasvika sei kwandiri?” 10Dhavhidhi akaramba kuisa areka yaBaba vedu muGuta raDhavhidhi, asi akaiendesa kuimba yaObhedhi-edhomu muGiti. 11Areka yaBaba vedu yakagara mwedzi mitatu muimba yaObhedhi-edhomu muGiti, uye Baba vedu vakaropafadza Obhedhi-edhomu nemhuri yake yose.
12Mambo Dhavhidhi akaudzwa kuti, “Baba vedu varopafadza mhuri yaObhedhi-edhomu nezvose zvaanazvo nokuda kweareka.” Saka Dhavhidhi akaenda akakwidza areka yaBaba vedu kubva kuimba yaObhedhi-edhomu achiiendesa kuguta raDhavhidhi, achifara.
13Avo vaitakura areka yaBaba vedu pavakanga vafamba nhanho nhanhatu, Dhavhidhi akabayira nʼombe nemhuru yakakodzwa. 14Ipapo Dhavhidhi akatamba pamberi paBaba vedu nesimba rake rose, akapfeka efodhi yomucheka werineni. c c v14 Efodhi yomucheka werineni yaiva nguo iri nyore yomuprista—yaishanda pakunamata, asi kwete nguo dzine chiremera dzaitarisirwa kuna mambo. 15Dhavhidhi neimba yose yavaIsraeri vakakwidza areka yaBaba vedu nokupururudza nokuridza hwamanda.
Mikari Anozvidza Dhavhidhi
16Areka yaBaba vedu payakapinda muguta raDhavhidhi, Mikari, mwanasikana waSauro, akatarira pasi ari pahwindo akaona Mambo Dhavhidhi achikwakuka achitamba pamberi paBaba vedu—akamuzvidza mumwoyo make. 17Vakapinza areka yaBaba vedu, vakaigadzika panzvimbo yayo mukati metende rakanga ramisirwa naDhavhidhi, uye Dhavhidhi akapa zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa pamberi paBaba vedu. 18Dhavhidhi paakapedza kupa zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa, akaropafadza vanhu muzita raBaba vehondo dzokudenga. 19Akapa vanhu vose—boka rose ravaIsraeri, varume navakadzi zvakafanana—mumwe nomumwe chingwa chimwe, nekeke romichero yomuchindwe, nekeke ramazambiringa akaoma. Ipapo munhu wose akaenda, mumwe nomumwe kumba kwake.
20Dhavhidhi paakadzoka kuzoropafadza mhuri yake, Mikari mwanasikana waSauro akabuda kuzosangana naye akati, “Mambo wavaIsraeri azvikudza sei nhasi, achizvifukura pamberi pameso avarandakadzi vomumba, sokuzvifukura kungaita munhu upi noupi akashata asina hanya nenyadzi!”
21Dhavhidhi akati kuna Mikari, “Zvaiva pamberi paBaba vedu, vakandisarudza pane baba vako neimba yavo yose kuti vandiite mutongi wavanhu vaBaba vedu, wavaIsraeri. Saka ndichapembera pamberi pavo. 22Ndichazvininipisa kupfuura izvi, ndiri pasi pameso angu; asi kuvarandakadzi vawataura, kwavari ndichakudzwa.”
23Uye Mikari mwanasikana waSauro haana kuva nomwana kusvikira zuva raakafa.