Baba Vanovhura Nzira
Israeri inoudzwa kuparadza aritari dzendudzi nokuramba kuroorana nadzo, nokuti njodzi ndeyokuti mwoyo utendeuswe. Uye havana kusarudzwa nokuti vaishamisa: ndivo vaiva vashoma pane vanhu vose. Baba vedu vakaisa rudo rwavo pavari uye vakachengeta mhiko yavo. Ndicho chikonzero.
7 1Kana Baba venyu vakakupinzai munyika yamuri kupinda kuti muitore, uye vakadzinga ndudzi zhinji pamberi penyu—vaHiti, vaGirigashi, vaAmori, vaKenani, vaPerizi, vaHivhi, navaJebhusi—ndudzi nomwe dzakakura uye dzine simba kukupfuurai. 2Kana Baba venyu vakadziisa kwamuri uye mukadzikunda, munofanira kudziparadza zvachose. Musaita sungano nadzo, musadziitira tsitsi. 3Musawanana navo—musapa vanasikana venyu kuvanakomana vavo kana kutora vanasikana vavo kuti vave vevanakomana venyu. 4Nokuti vachatsausa vana venyu kuti varege kunditevera, vagoshumira vamwe vamwari; kutsamwa kwaBaba vedu kuchakupisirai, uye vachakuparadzai nokukurumidza. 5Asi, dziitirei izvi: putsai aritari dzavo, pwanyai mbiru dzavo tsvene, temai matanda avo aAshera, mugopisa mifananidzo yavo yakavezwa nomoto. 6Muri vanhu vatsvene kuna Baba venyu; Baba venyu vakakusarudzai pakati pavanhu vose vari panyika kuti muve vanhu vavo, pfuma yavo inokosha. 7Baba venyu havana kukudai nokukusarudzai nokuti makanga makawanda kupfuura vamwe vanhu—makanga muri vashomanana pane vanhu vose. 8Asi nokuti Baba venyu vanokudai uye vanochengeta mhiko yavo yavakapika kumadzibaba enyu, vakakubudisai noruoko rune simba uye vakakudzikinurai kubva muimba youranda, kubva muruoko rwaFaro mambo weIjipiti. 9Zivai: Baba venyu ndiBaba vedu, Ivo vakatendeka vanochengeta sungano norudo kusvikira kuzvizvarwa chiuru, kuna avo vanovada uye vanochengeta mirairo yavo, 10asi vanotsiva vanovavenga pachiso chavo, vachivaparadza; havananonoki kutsiva anovavenga pachiso chake. 11Saka chengetai murairo—zvimiso nemitongo—zvandinokurayirai nhasi, muzviite.
12Nokuti munoteerera mitongo iyi, muchiichengeta nokuiita, Baba venyu vachakuchengeterai sungano norudo zvavakapika kumadzibaba enyu. 13Vachakudai, vachakuropafadzai, vachakuwandisai—vacharopafadza chibereko chedumbu renyu nezvibereko zvevhu renyu: zviyo, waini itsva, mafuta, kuwanda kwemombe dzenyu, navana vemakwai enyu—munyika yavakapika kumadzibaba enyu kuti vakupei. 14Mucharopafadzwa kupfuura vanhu vose; hakuna pakati penyu, murume kana mukadzi, achava ngomwa, kunyange zvipfuwo zvenyu. 15Baba venyu vachabvisa zvirwere zvose kwamuri, havangaisi pamuri chimwe chezvirwere zvakaipa zveIjipiti zvamaiziva, asi vachazviisa pane vose vanokuvengai. 16Paradzai vanhu vose vamunopiwa naBaba venyu. Musavanzwira tsitsi kana kushumira vamwari vavo—izvozvo zvichakuteyai. 17Kana mukafunga muchiti, “Ndudzi idzi dzakandikura; ndingadzidzinga sei?” 18musadzitya. Rangarirai zvakanaka zvakaitwa naBaba venyu kuna Faro nokuIjipiti yose: 19miedzo mikuru yakaonekwa nameso enyu, zviratidzo nezvishamiso, ruoko rune simba noruoko rwakatambanudzwa zvamakabudiswa nazvo naBaba venyu. Baba venyu vachaitawo saizvozvo kuvanhu vose vamunotya. 20Baba venyu vachatuma mago pakati pavo kusvikira avo vakasara nokuvanda kwamuri vafa. 21Musavhunduka pamberi pavo, nokuti Baba venyu vari pakati penyu, Baba vedu vakuru uye vanotyisa. 22Baba venyu vachadzinga ndudzi idzi pamberi penyu zvishoma nezvishoma. Hamungagoni kudzipedza nokukurumidza, zvimwe mhuka dzesango dzingawanda dzichikurwisai. 23Baba venyu vachadziisa mumaoko enyu, vachidziisa munyonganiso huru kusvikira dzaparadzwa. 24Vachaisa madzimambo avo mumaoko enyu, uye muchadzima zita ravo pasi pedenga. Hapana achagona kumira pamberi penyu kusvikira mavaparadza. 25Pisai mifananidzo yakavezwa yavamwari vavo nomoto. Musachiva sirivha kana goridhe riri pamusoro pazvo kana kuzvitorera, zvimwe mungateyiwa nazvo—zvinonyangadza kuna Baba venyu. 26Musauyisa chinhu chinonyangadza mumba menyu, zvimwe muchava chakatsaurirwa kuparadzwa sacho. Chisemei, chivengei, nokuti chakatsaurirwa kuparadzwa.