Sungano yaBaba naDhavhidhi
Dhavhidhi anoda kuvakira Baba vedu imba yomusidhari. Mhinduro inozvichinja: Baba vedu ndivo vachavakira Dhavhidhi imba, rudzi ruchava nechigaro choumambo chinomira nokusingaperi — ini ndichava Baba vake uye iye achava mwanakomana wangu. Dhavhidhi anogara pasi onamata achidzokorora izvozvo akashamisika.
7 1Zvino mambo paakanga agere mumba make, uye Baba vedu vakanga vamupa zororo kubva kuvavengi vake vose vakanga vakamukomba, 2mambo akati kumuprofita Natani, “Tarira zvino, ini ndigere mumba yemisidhari, asi areka yaBaba vedu igere mutende.”
3Natani akati kuna mambo, “Endai, muite zvose zviri mumwoyo wenyu, nokuti Baba vedu vanemi.”
4Asi usiku ihwohwo shoko raBaba vedu rakauya kuna Natani, richiti:
5“Enda unoudza muranda wangu Dhavhidhi, uti: Zvanzi naBaba vako: ‘Ko, ndiwe uchandivakira imba yokugara here? 6Handina kugara mumba kubvira pandakabudisa vaIsraeri kubva muIjipiti kusvikira zvino, asi ndakanga ndichifamba ndichibva nzvimbo imwe ndichienda kune imwe netende sougaro hwangu.’ 7Pose pandaifamba navaIsraeri vose, ndakambotaura here shoko kune mumwe wavatungamiri vandakaraira kuti vafudze vanhu vangu, ndichiti, ‘Seiko musina kundivakira imba yemisidhari?’ 8Zvino chiudza muranda wangu Dhavhidhi, uti: Zvanzi naBaba vehondo dzokudenga: ‘Ndakakutora kumafuro, pakutevera makwai, kuti utonge vanhu vangu vaIsraeri. 9Ndakanga ndinewe kwose kwawakaenda, uye ndakaparadza vavengi vako vose pamberi pako. Ndichakurisa zita rako, rive sezita ravanhu vakuru vepanyika. 10Ndichagadzirira vanhu vangu vaIsraeri nzvimbo, ndivasime ipapo kuti vagare vasingatambudzwi munzvimbo yavo pachavo. Vanhu vane utsinye havachazovadzvinyiriri sapakutanga, 11kubvira panguva yandakagadza vatongi pamusoro pavanhu vangu vaIsraeri. Ndichakupa zororo kuvavengi vako vose. Uyezve Baba vako vanokuzivisa kuti ivo pachavo vachakuvakira imba. 12Kana mazuva ako akwana ukazorora namadzitateguru ako, ndichasimudza mbeu yako inouya shure kwako, inobva mumuviri wako, uye ndichasimbisa umambo hwayo. 13Iye achavakira zita rangu imba, uye ndichasimbisa chigaro choumambo hwake nokusingaperi. 14Ini ndichava Baba vake, uye iye achava mwanakomana wangu. Kana akatadza, ndichamuranga netsvimbo yavanhu, nokurohwa kunoitwa namaoko avanhu, 15asi rudo rwangu rwesungano harungabvi kwaari, sezvandakarubvisa kuna Sauro, wandakabvisa pamberi pako. 16Imba yako noumambo hwako zvichagara nokusingaperi pamberi pangu; chigaro chako choumambo chichasimbiswa nokusingaperi.’”
17Natani akaudza Dhavhidhi mashoko aya ose nechiratidzo ichi chose.
Dhavhidhi Anovonga Pamberi paBaba vake
18Ipapo mambo Dhavhidhi akapinda akagara pamberi paBaba vedu, akati: “Ndini ani, imi Ishe Baba, uye imba yangu chii, zvamakandisvitsa pano? 19Sokunge izvi zvakanga zviri chinhu chiduku pamberi penyu, imi Ishe Baba, makataurawo nezveimba yomuranda wenyu kwenguva refu iri mberi. Ko, ndiwo mutoo wenyu kuvanhu vose here, imi Ishe Baba? 20Dhavhidhi angawedzera kutaurei zvimwe kwamuri? Nokuti munoziva muranda wenyu, imi Ishe Baba. 21Nokuda kweshoko renyu uye nokuda kwomwoyo wenyu, makaita ukuru uhu hwose, muchihuzivisa kumuranda wenyu. 22Naizvozvo muri vakuru, imi Ishe Baba. Hakuna akaita semi, uye hakuna Mwari kunze kwenyu, maererano nezvose zvatakanzwa nenzeve dzedu. 23Ndorupi rudzi rwakafanana nevanhu venyu vaIsraeri, rudzi rumwe chete panyika urwo Baba vedu vakaenda kundodzikinura kuti ruve vanhu vavo, vachizviitira zita, vachikuitirai zvinhu zvikuru zvinotyisa—vachidzinga ndudzi navamwari vadzo pamberi pevanhu venyu, vamakazvidzikinurira kubva muIjipiti? 24Makaita kuti vanhu venyu vaIsraeri vave venyu nokusingaperi, uye imi, Baba vedu, mukava Baba vavo.
25Zvino, Baba vedu, simbisai nokusingaperi shoko ramakataura pamusoro pomuranda wenyu neimba yake, uye muite sezvamakavimbisa.’ 26Zita renyu richava guru nokusingaperi, uye vanhu vachati, ‘Baba vehondo dzokudenga ndiMwari pamusoro paIsraeri.’ Imba yomuranda wenyu Dhavhidhi ichasimba pamberi penyu. 27Nokuti imi, Baba vehondo dzokudenga, Mwari waIsraeri, makazarura izvi kumuranda wenyu, muchiti: ‘Ndichakuvakira imba.’ Naizvozvo muranda wenyu akawana ushingi hwokunyengetera munyengetero uyu kwamuri.
28Zvino, imi Ishe Baba, ndimi Mwari, uye mashoko enyu ndeechokwadi, uye makavimbisa chinhu ichi chakanaka kumuranda wenyu. 29Naizvozvo zvino, ndapota, ropafadzai imba yomuranda wenyu, kuti igare nokusingaperi pamberi penyu. Nokuti imi, Ishe Baba, makataura, uye nokuropafadza kwenyu imba yomuranda wenyu icharopafadzwa nokusingaperi.”