Baba Vedu Vanochengeta Vapristi Vavo
Vapristi vanorarama nezvipiriso, vasina nyika. Kuvuka, kuroya nokubvunza vakafa kwendudzi kunorambidzwa zvachose. Asi Baba vedu vachamutsa muprofita akaita saMozisi kubva pakati pehama dzavo pachavo, uye kuzadzika kwamashoko omuprofita ndiko kunoedza kana akatumwa.
18 1Vapristi vaRevhi, irwo rudzi rwose rwaRevhi, havana mugove kana nhaka pamwe navaIsraeri; vanodya zvipiriso zvokudya zvinopiwa kuna Baba vedu, iyo nhaka yavo. 2Havafaniri kuva nenhaka pakati pehama dzavo; Baba vedu ndivo nhaka yavo, sezvavakavavimbisa. 3Uyu ndiwo mugove wavapristi unobva kuvanhu: avo vanobayira nʼombe kana gwai vanofanira kupa mupristi bendekete, matama ose ari maviri, nedumbu. 4Mupei zvokutanga zvezviyo zvenyu, newaini itsva, namafuta, nemvere dzokutanga dzamakwai enyu. 5Nokuti Baba venyu vakamusarudza kubva pamarudzi enyu ose kuti amire ashumire muzita raBaba vedu, iye navanakomana vake, nokusingaperi.
6Kana muRevhi akabva pane rimwe ramaguta enyu muIsraeri maanogara, akauya nguva ipi zvayo yaanoda kunzvimbo ichasarudzwa naBaba vedu, 7ipapo angashumira muzita raBaba vedu, savamwe vaRevhi vake vose vanomira ipapo pamberi paBaba vedu. 8Anofanira kudya migove yakaenzana, kunze kwezvaanowana pakutengesa pfuma yemhuri yake.
Baba Vanorambidza Mabasa Ouroyi
9Kana mapinda munyika iyo Baba venyu vanokupai, musadzidza kutevedzera tsika dzinonyangadza dzendudzi idzodzo. 10Pakati penyu parege kuva nomunhu anobayira mwanakomana kana mwanasikana wake mumoto, anoshopera, anovuka, anotarisa zviratidzo, kana anoroya, 11anopinga nemapipi, svikiro, anobata mweya yakaipa, kana anobvunza vakafa. 12Nokuti ani naani anoita zvinhu izvi anonyangadza kuna Baba vedu; nokuda kwetsika idzi dzinonyangadza, Baba venyu vari kudzinga ndudzi idzi pamberi penyu. 13Munofanira kuva vakakwana pamberi paBaba venyu. 14Kana dziri ndudzi idzi dzamuchatorera nyika, dzinoteerera vavuki navashoperi. Asi Baba venyu havana kukutenderai izvi.
Baba Vachatuma Muprofita
15Baba venyu vachakumutsirai muprofita akaita seni, achabva pakati penyu, kubva kuhama dzenyu—mumuteerere. a a v15 Petro naSitefani vanodoma Jesu soMuprofita uyo Baba vedu vakavimbisa kumutsa—iye aifanira kuteererwa nomuIsraeri wose (Mabasa 3:22-23; Mabasa 7:37). 16Izvi ndizvo zvamakakumbira kuna Baba venyu paHorebhi pazuva reungano, muchiti: “Ngandirege kuzonzwazve inzwi raBaba vedu, kana kuzoona moto uyu mukuru, kuti ndirege kufa.”
17Zvino Baba vedu vakati kwandiri, “Zvavataura ndizvo zvakanaka. 18“Ndichavamutsira muprofita akaita sewe, achabva pakati pehama dzavo. Ndichaisa mashoko angu mumuromo make; achavaudza zvose zvandinomurayira. 19“Ani naani asingateereri mashoko angu aanotaura muzita rangu—ini pachangu ndichamubvunza nezvazvo. 20“Asi muprofita anotsunga kutaura muzita rangu shoko randisina kumurayira, kana anotaura muzita ravamwe vamwari—muprofita iyeye anofanira kufa.”
21Zvino kana mukati mumwoyo menyu, “Tingaziva sei shoko risina kutaurwa naBaba vedu?” 22Kana muprofita akataura muzita raBaba vedu uye shoko racho rikasaitika kana kuzadziswa, Baba vedu havana kuritaura—muprofita akataura nokuzvikudza. Musamutya.