Moabhu neJudha Vadanwa Kumusha
Kutongwa kunotenderera kuchibva kuMoabhi neJudha kusvika kuIsraeri pachayo, uye mhosva yacho yakajeka: kutengesa vakarurama nesirivha nevanoshaya neshangu, kutsika varombo, kunyaradza vaporofita. Baba vedu vanorondedzera zvavakavapa, vozoti vachavapwanya.
2 1Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Nokuda kwezvivi zvitatu zvaMoabhu, kunyange zvina, handingadzori mutongo wacho—nokuti akapisa mapfupa amambo weEdhomu kusvikira ava madota. 2Saka ndichatumira moto paMoabhu, uchaparadza nhare dzeKerioti; Moabhu uchafa pakati pebope, nokudanidzira nokurira kwehwamanda. 3Ndichaparadza mutongi pakati payo, uye ndichauraya machinda ayo ose pamwe naye, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu.
4Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Nokuda kwezvivi zvitatu zvaJudha, kunyange zvina, handingadzori mutongo wacho—vakaramba murayiro waBaba vedu vakasachengeta mitemo yavo, uye nhema dzavo dzakavatsausa, idzo nhema dzakateverwa namadzitateguru avo. 5Saka ndichatumira moto paJudha, uchaparadza nhare dzeJerusarema.
Kutonga kwaBaba pamusoro paIsraeri
6Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Nokuda kwezvivi zvitatu zvaIsraeri, kunyange zvina, handingadzori mutongo wacho—vanotengesa vakarurama nesirivha, varombo neshangu mbiri. 7Vanotsika misoro yavarombo muguruva renyika, vachisundira vanotambudzika kunze kwenzira. Murume nababa vake vanoenda kumusikana mumwe chete, vachisvibisa zita rangu dzvene. 8Vanotandavara pedyo nearitari roga roga pamusoro penguo dzakatorwa sorubatso, uye mumba maMwari wavo vanonwa waini yevaya vavakaripisa. 9Asi ndini ndakaparadza muAmori pamberi pavo, akareba semisidhari uye akasimba semiouki; ndakaparadza michero yake kumusoro nemidzi yake pasi. 10Uye ndini ndakakubudisai munyika yeIjipiti ndikakutungamirirai makore makumi mana murenje, kuti mutore nyika yomuAmori. 11Ndakamutsa vamwe vavanakomana venyu kuti vave vaprofita, nevamwe vamajaya enyu kuti vave vaNaziri. Hazvisizvo here, imi vanhu vaIsraeri? ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu. a a v11 VaNaziri vaiva vaIsraeri vakaita mhiko yakakosha yokuzvitsaurira kuna Mwari, vachirega kunwa waini nokugera bvudzi ravo (ona Numeri 6). 12Asi makaita kuti vaNaziri vanwe waini, uye makarayira vaprofita, muchiti, “Musaprofita.” 13Tarirai, ndichakupwanyai panzvimbo yenyu, sengoro izere nezvisote inopwanya pasi pairi. 14Kunyange anomhanya haangapukunyuki, ane simba haangabatiriri simba rake, uye murwi haangaponesi upenyu hwake. 15Mupfuri wouta haangamiri, ane tsoka dzinomhanya haangatizi, uye mutasvi webhiza haangaponesi upenyu hwake. 16Kunyange akashinga kupfuura vose pakati pavarwi achatiza akashama pazuva iroro, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu.