Baba vedu Vanonayisa Chingwa Chinobva Kudenga
Vane nzara murenje, vaIsraeri vanoshuva dai vakafira muIjipiti pedyo nehari dzenyama. Baba vedu vanonayisa chingwa chinobva kudenga, uye kuunganidza kwacho pachako muedzo: zvakaringana zuva, zvisingachengeterwi usiku, zvakapetwa kaviri Sabata risati rasvika. Vamwe vanochengeta zvakadaro, uye zvinobereka honye.
16 1Ungano yose yavaIsraeri yakasimuka kubva kuErimu ikasvika kurenje reSini, riri pakati peErimu neSinai, pazuva regumi namashanu romwedzi wechipiri shure kwokubva kwavo munyika yeIjipiti. 2Ungano yose yavanhu vaIsraeri yakagununʼunira Mozisi naAroni murenje. 3VaIsraeri vakati kwavari, “Dai takafa noruoko rwaBaba vedu muIjipiti, tigere pedyo nehari dzenyama, tichidya chingwa tichiguta! Nokuti makatiuyisa murenje rino kuti muuraye ungano yose iyi nenzara.”
4Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Tarira, ndichakunayisirai chingwa chinobva kudenga. Zuva rimwe nerimwe vanhu vanofanira kubuda vachiunganidza mugove wezuva iroro, kuti ndivaedze—vachatevera here murayiro wangu kana kuti kwete? a a v4 Jesu akanongedzera kuchingwa ichi chinobva kudenga paakazviti ndiye chingwa chechokwadi chinopiwa naBaba vedu — chingwa choupenyu chakaburuka kubva kudenga kuti chipe upenyu kunyika. 5Pazuva rechitanhatu, vachagadzira zvavanenge vapinza—zvakapetwa kaviri pane zvavanounganidza zuva nezuva.”
6Mozisi naAroni vakaudza vanhu vose vaIsraeri, “Manheru muchaziva kuti ndiBaba vedu vakakubudisai munyika yeIjipiti, 7mangwanani muchaona kubwinya kwaBaba vedu—vakanzwa kugununʼuna kwenyu kwamunovaitira. Ko isu tiiko, zvamunotigununʼunira?” 8Mozisi akati, “Baba vedu pavachakupai nyama yokudya manheru nechingwa chose chamunoda mangwanani, nokuti vakanzwa kugununʼuna kwenyu kwamunovaitira—ko isu tiiko? Kugununʼuna kwenyu hakuzi kwatiri isu, asi kuna Baba vedu.” 9Mozisi akaudza Aroni, “Udza ungano yose yavaIsraeri uti, ‘Swederai pedyo pamberi paBaba vedu—vakanzwa kugununʼuna kwenyu.’” 10Aroni paakataura kuvanhu vose vaIsraeri, vakatarisa kurenje, kubwinya kwaBaba vedu kukaonekwa mugore. 11Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi,
12“Ndanzwa kugununʼuna kwavaIsraeri. Vaudze uti: Panguva yorubvunzavaeni muchadya nyama; mangwanani muchagutiswa nechingwa. Ipapo muchaziva kuti ndini Baba venyu.”
13Manheru iwayo zvihuta zvakauya zvikafukidza musasa; mangwanani pakanga pane dova rakanga rakata rakapoteredza musasa. 14Dova rakati rapera, pakaonekwa zvimedu zvituku, zvituku sechando, zvakafukidza pamusoro perenje. 15VaIsraeri pavakazviona, vakabvunzana vachiti, “Chii ichi?”—nokuti vakanga vasingazivi kuti chii. Mozisi akati, “Ichi ndicho chingwa chamakapiwa naBaba vedu kuti mudye.”
16Izvi ndizvo zvakarayirwa naBaba vedu: “Unganidzai zvingadyiwa nomunhu mumwe nomumwe, anenge marita maviri pamunhu, muchiverengera mumwe nomumwe ari mutende renyu.”
17VaIsraeri vakaita saizvozvo. Vakaunganidza, vamwe zvakawanda, vamwe zvishoma. 18Asi pazvakayerwa nechiyero chemarita maviri, uyo akaunganidza zvakawanda haana kuva nezvakasara, uye uyo akaunganidza zvishoma haana kushayiwa—mumwe nomumwe akaunganidza chaizvo zvaaigona kudya. 19Mozisi akati kwavari, “Ngaparege kuva nomunhu anosiya chimwe chacho kusvikira mangwanani.” 20Asi havana kuteerera Mozisi—vamwe vakasiya chimwe chacho kusvikira mangwanani; chikabuda honye chikanhuhwa. Mozisi akavatsamwira. 21Mangwanani oga oga vaichiunganidza, mumwe nomumwe maererano nokudya kwake; zuva parainyanya kupisa, chainyungudika.
22Pazuva rechitanhatu vakaunganidza chingwa chakapetwa kaviri, anenge marita mana mumwe nomumwe, vakuru vose veungano vakauya vakaudza Mozisi.
23Akati kwavari, “Izvi ndizvo zvakataurwa naBaba vedu: Mangwana izuva rokuzorora, Sabata rinoyera kuna Baba venyu. Gochai zvamuchagocha, bikai zvamuchabika, uye zvose zvinosara muzvichengete kusvikira mangwanani.”
24Saka vakazvichengeta kusvikira mangwanani, sezvakarayirwa naMozisi, uye hazvina kunhuhwa kana kubuda honye. 25Mozisi akati, “Idyai nhasi; nhasi iSabata kuna Baba vedu; nhasi hamuchazviwani musango. 26Mazuva matanhatu munofanira kuzviunganidza, asi pazuva rechinomwe, iro Sabata, hapazovi nechinhu.” 27Pazuva rechinomwe vamwe vavanhu vakabuda kuti vanounganidza, asi havana kuwana chinhu.
28Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Kusvikira riniko muchiramba kuchengeta mirayiro yangu nemitemo yangu? 29Tarirai, ndakupai Sabata; naizvozvo pazuva rechitanhatu ndinokupai chingwa chemazuva maviri. Mumwe nomumwe, garai panzvimbo yenyu; ngaparege kuva nomunhu anobva panzvimbo yake pazuva rechinomwe.”
30Saka vanhu vakazorora pazuva rechinomwe.
31Imba yaIsraeri yakachitumidza kuti “mana”; chakanga chakaita setsanga yekoriyanderi, chakachena, uye kuravira kwacho kwakanga kwakaita sezvingwa zvituku zvouchi. b b v31 Zita rokuti mana rinodzokorora mubvunzo wokutanga wavanhu, wokuti, “Chii ichi?” — vakatumidza chingwa zita maererano nokushamiswa kwavo nacho.
32Mozisi akati, “Izvi ndizvo zvakarayirwa naBaba vedu: ‘Chengetai anenge marita maviri acho kuzvizvarwa zvenyu, kuti vaone chingwa chandakakudyisai murenje pandakakubudisai munyika yeIjipiti.’”
33Mozisi akaudza Aroni, “Tora chirongo, uchizadze nemana anenge marita maviri, uchiise pamberi paBaba vedu, kuti chichengetwe kusvikira kuzvizvarwa zvenyu.” 34Sezvakarayirwa Mozisi naBaba vedu, Aroni akachiisa pamberi pechipupuriro kuti chichengetwe. c c v34 Chipupuriro: mahwendefa ematombo esungano, akazochengetwa mukati meAreka. 35VaIsraeri vakadya mana kwemakore makumi mana, kusvikira vasvika kunyika yokugara. Vakadya mana kusvikira vasvika kumuganhu wenyika yeKenani. 36(Omeri rinozara marita anenge maviri—chegumi cheefa.).