Mozisi muGwenga
Achifudza kure murenje, Mozisi anotsauka kuti aone gwenzi rinopfuta risingapiswi. Baba vedu vanoti vaona kutambudzika, vanzwa kuchema, uye vaburuka kuzonunura — uye vari kutuma Mozisi. Pavanobvunzwa zita, vanopindura vachiti NDINI WANDIRI.
3 1Mozisi akanga achifudza makwai atezvara vake Jetro, mupristi weMidhiani. Akatungamirira makwai kusvikira mhiri kwegwenga, akasvika kuHorebhi, gomo raBaba vedu. 2Ipapo mutumwa waBaba vedu akaonekwa kwaari ari mumurazvo womoto waibva mukati megwenzi. Mozisi akatarisa, akaona gwenzi richipfuta nomoto asi risingatsvi. 3Mozisi akati, “Regai nditsaukire ndinoona chinhu ichi chinoshamisa—kuti sei gwenzi risingatsvi.”
4Baba vedu pavakaona kuti akanga atsaukira kuti aone, vakamudana vari mukati megwenzi, vachiti, “Mozisi, Mozisi!” Mozisi akati, “Ndiri pano.”
5Vakati, “Usaswedera pedyo. Bvisa shangu dzako patsoka dzako, nokuti nzvimbo yaumire pairi itsvene.” 6Vakati, “Ndini Baba vako, Mwari waAbhurahama, Mwari waIsaka, naMwari waJakobho.” Mozisi akavanza chiso chake, nokuti aitya kutarisa Baba vedu.
7Ipapo Baba vedu vakati, “Zvirokwazvo ndaona kutambudzika kwavanhu vangu muIjipiti, uye ndanzwa kuchema kwavo nokuda kwavarairidzi vavo vamabasa echibharo, nokuti ndinoziva kurwadziwa kwavo. 8Saka ndaburuka kuzovanunura muruoko rwavaIjipiti nokuvabudisa munyika iyoyo ndichivaendesa kunyika yakanaka, yakakura—nyika inoyerera mukaka nouchi—kunzvimbo yavaKenani, vaHiti, vaAmori, vaPerizi, vaHivhi, navaJebhusi. 9Zvino kuchema kwavanhu vaIsraeri kwasvika kwandiri, uye ndaona kudzvinyirirwa kwavanoitwa navaIjipiti. 10Zvino enda—ndiri kukutuma kuna Faro, kuti ubudise vanhu vangu, vana vaIsraeri, muIjipiti.”
11Mozisi akati kuna Baba vedu, “Ndini aniko zvokuti ndiende kuna Faro, uye kuti ndibudise vaIsraeri muIjipiti?”
12Vakati, “Zvirokwazvo ndichava newe. Ichi ndicho chiratidzo chako chokuti ndini ndakutuma: paunobudisa vanhu muIjipiti, muchanamata Baba venyu pagomo iri.”
13Ipapo Mozisi akati kuna Baba vedu, “Kana ndikaenda kuvanhu vaIsraeri ndikavaudza kuti, ‘Mwari wamadzibaba enyu andituma kwamuri,’ ivo vakandibvunza kuti, ‘Zita rake ndiani?’—ndichavaudzei?”
14Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “NDIRI IYE ANDIRI.” Vakatizve, “Udza vaIsraeri kuti, ‘NDIRI ndiye andituma kwamuri.’” a a v14 Jesu paakati, “Abhurahama asati avapo, NDIRI” (Johani 8:58), akanga achitaura zita chairo iro Baba vedu ravakapa Mozisi pano. 15Baba vedu vakatiwo kuna Mozisi, “Udza vaIsraeri kuti, ‘Baba venyu—Mwari waAbhurahama, naIsaka, naJakobho—vandituma kwamuri.’ Iri ndiro zita rangu nokusingaperi, uye ndiwo marangarirwo angu kumarudzi ose. 16Enda, unganidza vakuru vaIsraeri uvaudze kuti: Baba venyu—Mwari waAbhurahama, Isaka, naJakobho—vakaonekwa kwandiri vakati: Zvirokwazvo ndakakushanyirai, uye ndaona zvamunoitwa muIjipiti, 17Ndakavimbisa kuti ndichakubudisai mukutambudzika kwomuIjipiti ndichikuendesai kunyika yavaKenani, vaHiti, vaAmori, vaPerizi, vaHivhi, navaJebhusi—nyika inoyerera mukaka nouchi. 18Vachakuteerera. Iwe navakuru vaIsraeri munofanira kuenda kuna mambo weIjipiti mugomuudza kuti, ‘Baba vavaHebheru vakasangana nesu. Zvino tinokumbira kuti tifambe rwendo rwamazuva matatu tipinde mugwenga tinobayira kuna Baba vedu.’ 19Asi ndinoziva kuti mambo weIjipiti haangakutenderii kuenda kunze kwokunge amanikidzwa noruoko rune simba. 20Ndichatambanudza ruoko rwangu ndirove Ijipiti nezvishamiso zvangu zvose zvandichaita imomo; ipapo achakurega muchienda. 21Ndichaita kuti vaIjipiti vanzwire vanhu ava nyasha, kuti pamunoenda, murege kuenda maoko asina chinhu. 22Mukadzi mumwe nomumwe anofanira kukumbira kumuvakidzani wake nokumukadzi anogara mumba make zvinhu zvesirivha nezvegoridhe nenguo, mugopfekedza vanakomana venyu navanasikana venyu nazvo. Saka muchapamba vaIjipiti.” b b v22 VaIsraeri vachibuda muIjipiti nepfuma vanozadzisa chipikirwa chaBaba vedu kuna Abhurahama muna Genesisi 15:14.