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7 ¹Ipapo muprista mukuru akabvunza, “Zvinhu izvi ndezvechokwadi here?”

²Sitefano akati, “Hama namadzibaba, teererai: Baba vedu vokubwinya vakazviratidza kuna baba vedu Abhurahama paakanga ari muMesopotamiya, asati agara muHarani,

³vakati kwaari, ‘Ibva munyika yako nokuhama dzako, uende kunyika yandichakuratidza.’

⁴Akabva munyika yavaBhabhironi akanogara muHarani. Baba vake pavakafa, Baba vedu vakamutamisa kubva ipapo vakamuisa munyika ino yamunogara zvino. ⁵Havana kumupa nhaka mairi, kunyange chidimbu chenzvimbo chingatsikwa norutsoka—asi vakavimbisa kuti ichava yake neyezvizvarwa zvake zvinomutevera ive nhaka, kunyange akanga asina mwana. ⁶Baba vedu vakati zvizvarwa zvake zvaizova vatorwa munyika isiri yavo, zvichiitwa varanda nokubatwa zvisina kunaka kwamakore mazana mana.

⁷‘Ndichatonga rudzi rwavachashandira,’ vakadaro Baba vedu, ‘uye shure kwaizvozvo, vachabuda vagondinamata panzvimbo ino.’

⁸Vakamupa sungano yokudzingiswa. Abhurahama akabereka Isaka akamudzingisa pazuva rorusere; Isaka akabereka Jakobho, Jakobho akabereka madzitateguru gumi namaviri.

⁹Madzitateguru, aine shanje naJosefa, akamutengesa kuIjipiti, asi Baba vedu vaiva naye, ¹⁰vakamununura pamatambudziko ake ose, vakamupa nyasha nouchenjeri pamberi paFarao mambo weIjipiti, akamuita mutongi weIjipiti neimba yose yaFarao. ¹¹Nzara nokutambudzika kukuru zvakawira Ijipiti yose neKhanani, madzibaba edu akashaya zvokudya. ¹²Jakobho akati anzwa kuti kuIjipiti kwaiva nezviyo, akatuma madzibaba edu ikoko kokutanga. ¹³Pakushanya kwechipiri, Josefa akazvizivisa kuhama dzake, Farao akaziva nezvemhuri yaJosefa. ¹⁴Josefa akatuma shoko kuti baba vake Jakobho nehama dzake dzose vauye, vanhu makumi manomwe navashanu pamwe chete.

¹⁵Jakobho akaburuka akaenda kuIjipiti, akafa, iye namadzibaba edu. ¹⁶Vakatakurwa vakadzoswa kuShekemu, vakavigwa muguva Abhurahama raakanga atenga nesirivha kuvanakomana vaHamori muShekemu.

¹⁷Nguva yechivimbiso Baba vedu chavakapa Abhurahama payakanga yoswedera, vanhu vakakura vakawanda muIjipiti, ¹⁸kusvikira kwamuka mamwe mambo pamusoro peIjipiti akanga asingazivi Josefa. ¹⁹Mambo uyu akabiridzira rudzi rwedu akabata madzibaba edu zvisina kunaka, achivamanikidza kuti varase vacheche vavo kuti vafe.

²⁰Panguva iyoyo Mozisi akaberekwa, akanaka pamberi paBaba vedu. Akarerwa kwemwedzi mitatu mumba mababa vake. ²¹Zvino paakarasirwa, mwanasikana waFarao akamutora akamurera somwanakomana wake. ²²Mozisi akadzidziswa uchenjeri hwose hwevaIjipiti, aiva nesimba pakutaura nomuzviito.

²³Paakanga ava namakore makumi mana okuberekwa, akafunga kushanyira hama dzake, vanakomana vaIsraeri. ²⁴Akati aona mumwe wavo achitadzirwa, akadzivirira murume akanga achidzvinyirirwa, akamutsivira nokurova muIjipiti. ²⁵Akafunga kuti hama dzake dzaizonzwisisa kuti Baba vedu vaivapa ruponeso noruoko rwake, asi havana kunzwisisa.

²⁶Zuva rakatevera akasvika pavari vachirwa, akaedza kuvayananisa, achiti, ‘Varume, muri hama. Munotadzirana nei?’ ²⁷Asi murume aitadzira wokwake akasundidzira Mozisi parutivi, achiti, ‘Ndiani akakuita mutungamiri nomutongi wedu? ²⁸Unoda kundiuraya sezvawakauraya muIjipiti nezuro here?’ ²⁹Pashoko iri, Mozisi akatiza akandogara somutorwa munyika yeMidhiani, kwaakabereka vanakomana vaviri.

³⁰Makore makumi mana akati apera, mutumwa akazviratidza kwaari murenje reGomo reSinai, mumurazvo womoto wegwenzi raibvira. ³¹Mozisi akazviona akashamiswa; paakaswedera kuti anyatsotarisa, inzwi raBaba vedu rakasvika, richiti:

³²‘Ndini Mwari wamadzibaba ako—Mwari waAbhurahama, waIsaka, nowaJakobho.’ Mozisi akadedera, asingatsungi kutarisa. ³³Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kwaari, ‘Bvisa shangu patsoka dzako, nokuti nzvimbo yaumire pairi ivhu dzvene.’ ³⁴Ndaona zvirokwazvo kutambudzika kwavanhu vangu muIjipiti, ndanzwa kugomera kwavo, uye ndaburuka kuti ndivanunure. Zvino enda—ndiri kukutuma kuIjipiti.

³⁵Mozisi uyu, wavakaramba vachiti, ‘Ndiani akakuita mutungamiri nomutongi?’—ndiye uyu Baba vedu wavakatuma somutungamiri nomudzikinuri, noruoko rwomutumwa akazviratidza kwaari mugwenzi. ³⁶Murume uyu akavabudisa, achiita zvishamiso nezviratidzo munyika yeIjipiti, paGungwa Dzvuku, nomurenje kwamakore makumi mana. ³⁷Ndiye Mozisi uyu akaudza vanakomana vaIsraeri achiti, ‘Baba vedu vachakumutsirai muprofita akaita seni, achabva muhama dzenyu.’ ³⁸Ndiye uyu akanga ari muungano murenje pamwe chete nomutumwa aitaura naye paGomo reSinai, uye namadzibaba edu—akagamuchira mashoko mapenyu kuti atipe.

³⁹Madzibaba edu akaramba kumuteerera; akamuramba uye mumwoyo yavo akadzokera kuIjipiti, ⁴⁰achiti kuna Aroni, ‘Tiitire vamwari vokutitungamirira. Kana ari Mozisi uyu akatibudisa munyika yeIjipiti, hatizivi zvakamuwira.’ ⁴¹Vakaita mhuru mumazuva iwayo, vakabayira chibayiro kuchifananidzo, vakafara nezvakanga zvaitwa namaoko avo. ⁴²Asi Baba vedu vakafuratira, vakavaisa kuti vanamate hondo yokudenga, sezvazvakanyorwa mubhuku ravaprofita, zvichiti: ‘Makandivigira mhuka dzakaurayiwa nezvibayiro kwamakore makumi mana murenje here, imi imba yaIsraeri? ⁴³Makatakura tende raMoreki nenyeredzi yamwari wenyu Refani, zvifananidzo zvamakaita kuti muzvinamate; naizvozvo ndichakutamisirai kure mberi kweBhabhironi.’

⁴⁴Madzitateguru edu aiva netende rechapupu murenje, sezvaakarayirwa naiye akataura naMozisi kuti ariite, achienzanisa nomufananidzo waakanga aona. ⁴⁵Madzibaba edu akaripinza mukati pamwe naJoshua pavakatorera ndudzi dzakadzingwa naBaba vedu pamberi pavo. Zvakaramba zvakadaro kusvikira pamazuva aDhavhidhi, ⁴⁶iye akawana nyasha kuna Baba vedu, akakumbira kuti awane nzvimbo yokugara yaBaba vedu. ⁴⁷Asi ndiSoromoni akavavakira imba. ⁴⁸Asi Wokumusoro-soro haagari mudzimba dzakaitwa namaoko avanhu, sokutaura kunoita muprofita, achiti:

⁴⁹‘Denga ichigaro changu choushe, nenyika chitsiko chetsoka dzangu. Muchandivakira imba yakadini, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, kana nzvimbo yokuzorora kwangu ndeipi? ⁵⁰Ko ruoko rwangu haruna kuita zvinhu zvose izvi here?’

⁵¹“Imi vanhu mune misoro mikukutu, musina kudzingiswa pamwoyo nomunzeve, munogara muchidzivisa Mweya Mutsvene—sezvakaita madzibaba enyu, saizvozvowo nemi. ⁵²Ndoupi pavaprofita usina kutambudzwa namadzibaba enyu? Vakauraya avo vakazivisa pachine nguva kuuya kwoWakarurama—iye wamakatengesa zvino mukamuuraya. ⁵³Imi makagamuchira mutemo kubudikidza navatumwa asi mukasauchengeta.”

⁵⁴Zvino pavakanzwa zvinhu izvi vakatsamwa kwazvo, vakamurumanyira meno. ⁵⁵Asi Sitefano, azere noMweya Mutsvene, akatarisa kudenga, akaona kubwinya kwaBaba vedu, naJesu amire kurudyi rwaBaba vedu. ^a a v55 Sitefano anoona Jesu amire parutivi paBaba vedu kudenga—Mwanakomana anokudzwa kurudyi rwaBaba, akasiyana naBaba asi achigovana navo kubwinya kwavo.

⁵⁶Akati, “Tarirai, ndinoona matenga akazaruka noMwanakomana woMunhu amire kurudyi rwaBaba vedu.”

⁵⁷Asi vakadanidzira nenzwi guru, vakadzivira nzeve dzavo, vakamhanyira kwaari. ⁵⁸Vakamukanda kunze kweguta vakamutaka namabwe. Zvapupu zvakaisa nguo dzazvo patsoka dzejaya rainzi Sauro.

⁵⁹Zvino pavakanga vachimutaka namabwe, Sitefano akadanidzira, achiti, “Ishe Jesu, gamuchirai mweya wangu.” ^b b v59 Achifa, Sitefano anoisa mweya wake mumaoko aJesu—munyengetero chaiwo wakaitwa naJesu kuna Baba pamuchinjikwa (Ruka 23:46). Kuunyengetera kuna Jesu kutenda kuti ndiye Ishe.

⁶⁰Achipfugama, akadanidzira nenzwi guru, achiti, “Ishe, musavape mhosva yechivi ichi.” Ipapo akavata hope.