Mozisi Anotaura kuvaIsraeri
Mharidzo dzokuonekana dzaMozisi pamuganhu weNyika Yakapikirwa, achivandudza sungano nechizvarwa chitsva. Kakawanda kwazvo anosimbisa mufananidzo mumwe chete: Ishe havasi mupi womutemo ari kure, asi Baba.
1 1Mozisi akataura mashoko aya kuvaIsraeri vose mhiri kwaJorodhani, murenje, muArabha yakatarisana neSufi, pakati peParani neToferi, Rabhani, Hazeroti, neDhizahabhi. 2Rwendo rwemazuva gumi nerimwe kubva kuHorebhi nenzira yeGomo reSeiri kusvika kuKadheshi-bharinea. 3Mugore ramakumi mana, nezuva rokutanga romwedzi wegumi nomumwe, Mozisi akaudza vaIsraeri zvose Baba vedu zvavakanga vamurayira pamusoro pavo, 4shure kwokunge akunda Sihoni mambo wevaAmori, aigara muHeshbhoni, naOgi mambo weBhashani, aigara muAshtaroti nomuEdirei. 5Mhiri kwaJorodhani, munyika yeMoabhu, Mozisi akatanga kutsanangura murayiro uyu, achiti:
6Baba vedu vakataura kwatiri paHorebhi, vachiti, “Magara nguva yakareba zvakakwana pagomo rino.
7Tendeukai mufambe muende kuzvikomo zvevaAmori nokuvavakidzani vavo vose—kuArabha, kuzvikomo, kumapani, kuNegevhi, kumhenderekedzo yegungwa—kunyika yavaKenani, kuRebhanoni, kusvika kuRwizi rukuru rwaYufratesi. 8Tarirai, ndaisa nyika pamberi penyu. Pindai mutore nyika yandakapika kupa madzibaba enyu—Abhurahama, Isaka, naJakobho—nezvizvarwa zvavo zvinovatevera.”
Mapfudzi Anogoverwa
9Panguva iyoyo ndakati kwamuri, “Handikwanisi kukutakurai ndoga. 10Baba venyu vakakuwanzai, uye nhasi makawanda senyeredzi dzokudenga. 11Baba vedu ngavakuwanzei kane chiuru, vakuropafadzei, sezvavakakuvimbisai. 12Ndingatakura seiko ndoga uremu nomutoro wenyu nokukakavara kwenyu? 13Sarudzai pamarudzi enyu varume vakachenjera, vanonzwisisa, vane ruzivo, uye ndichavagadza kuti vave vakuru venyu.”
14Imi mukandipindura, muchiti, “Chinhu chamataura chakanaka kuti tichiite.” 15Saka ndakatora vakuru vamarudzi enyu—varume vakachenjera, vane ruzivo—ndikavaita vatungamiriri venyu: vakuru vezviuru, vamazana, vamakumi mashanu, negumi, navabati vamarudzi enyu. 16Panguva iyoyo ndakarayira vatongi venyu, ndichiti: “Inzwai nyaya dziri pakati pehama dzenyu, mutonge nokururama pakati pomunhu, nehama yake, kana mutorwa anaye. 17Musasarura pakutonga; inzwai muduku nomukuru zvakaenzana. Musatya munhu, nokuti kutonga ndokwaBaba vedu. Uyai kwandiri nenyaya ipi zvayo yakakuomerai; ndichainzwa.” 18Uye ndakakurayirai panguva iyoyo zvinhu zvose zvamunofanira kuita.
Varume Gumi Navaviri Vanopinda Munyika
19Takabva paHorebhi tikafamba nomurenje rose guru rinotyisa ramakaona, takananga kunyika yezvikomo yevaAmori, sezvatakarayirwa naBaba vedu, tikasvika kuKadheshi-bharinea. 20Ndakati kwamuri: Masvika kunyika yezvikomo yevaAmori, yavari kutipa Baba vedu. 21Tarirai, Baba venyu vaisa nyika pamberi penyu. Kwirai, muitore, sezvavakavimbisa Baba vedu. Musatya kana kuora mwoyo.
22Imi mose mukauya kwandiri mukati, “Ngatitumei varume vafanotungamira kuti vatisorere nyika, vatidzosere shoko pamusoro penzira yatichafamba namaguta atichasvika kwaari.”
23Zano iri rakanaka kwandiri, saka ndakatora varume venyu gumi navaviri, mumwe kubva kurudzi rumwe norumwe. 24Vakatendeuka vakakwira kunyika yezvikomo, vakasvika kuMupata weEshkori, vakausora. 25Vakatora zvimwe zvezvibereko zvenyika mumaoko avo, vakazviburutsira kwatiri, vakati: “Nyika yatiri kupiwa naBaba vedu yakanaka.”
Kuramba kwavaIsraeri
26Asi imi makaramba kukwira, mukapandukira murayiro waBaba venyu. 27Mukagununʼuna mumatende enyu mukati, “Nokuti Mwari anotivenga, akatibudisa munyika yeIjipiti kuti atiise mumaoko evaAmori, kuti atiparadze. a a v27 Pano vanhu vanopomera Baba vedu zvinopesana chaizvo nomwoyo wavo — nhema dzekare dzokuti Baba havadi vana vavo, asi chokwadi vakanga vachivatakura nzira yose. 28Tinokwira kupi? Hama dzedu dzakanyungudutsa mwoyo yedu, dzichiti, ‘Vanhu vakuru vakareba kupfuura isu; maguta makuru ane masvingo anosvika kudenga; uye takaonawo vanakomana vaAnaki ikoko.’” b b v28 VaAnaki vakanga vari rudzi rwevarwi varefu-refu vaityiwa muKenani mose.
29Ipapo ndakati kwamuri, “Musavhundutswa kana kuvatya. 30Baba venyu, vanokutungamirirai, vachakurwirai pachavo, sezvavakakuitirai muIjipiti, pamberi pameso enyu, 31nomurenje, makaona Baba venyu vachikutakurai, sababa vanotakura mwanakomana wavo, panzira yose yamakafamba kusvikira masvika panzvimbo ino.”
32Asi kunyange paine shoko iri, hamuna kutenda Baba venyu, 33vaikutungamirirai panzira kuti vakusarudzirei pokudzika misasa—moto usiku, gore masikati—vachikuratidzai nzira yokufamba nayo.
34Baba vedu vakanzwa zvamakataura, vakatsamwa, vakapika,
35“Hapana kana mumwe wavarume ava, worudzi urwu rwakaipa, achaona nyika yakanaka yandakapika kupa madzibaba enyu, 36kunze kwaKarebhu mwanakomana waJefune. Iye achaiona, uye ndichamupa nyika yaakatsika, nokuvana vake, nokuti akatevera Baba vedu nomwoyo wose.”
37“Baba vedu vakanditsamwirawo nokuda kwenyu, vachiti, ‘Iwewo haungapindi imomo.’ 38Joshua mwanakomana waNuni, amire pamberi pako, achapinda imomo. Musimbisei; iye achapa vaIsraeri nhaka yavo. 39Vana venyu vaduku, vamakati vaizopambwa, navana venyu, vasingazivi nhasi zvakanaka nezvakaipa—ivo vachapinda imomo. Ndichavapa iyo; vachaitora. 40Asi imi—tendeukai musimuke muende kurenje nenzira yinoenda kuGungwa Dzvuku.”
41Ipapo mukandipindura, muchiti, “Takatadzira Baba vedu. Tichakwira tirwe, sezvatakarayirwa naBaba vedu.” Mumwe nomumwe wenyu akazvisunga zvombo zvake, achifunga kuti zviri nyore kukwira kunyika yezvikomo.
42Baba vedu vakati kwandiri, “Vaudze kuti: ‘Musakwira kana kurwa, nokuti handisi pakati penyu, kuti murege kuparadzwa pamberi pevavengi venyu.’”
43Ndakataura kwamuri, asi hamuna kuteerera. Makapandukira murayiro waBaba vedu, mukaita manyawi, mukakwira kunyika yezvikomo. 44VaAmori vaigara munyika iyoyo yezvikomo vakabuda kuzorwa nemi, vakakudzinganisai senyuchi, vakakupwanyai muSeiri kusvika kuHoma. 45Makadzoka mukachema pamberi paBaba vedu, asi Baba vedu havana kunzwa inzwi renyu kana kukuteererai. 46Saka makagara kuKadheshi mazuva mazhinji, mazuva mazhinji amakagara ikoko.