Efuremu Anodya Mhepo
Chidzidzo chenhoroondo chinoshandiswa semhosva yaBaba vedu kudare. Jakobho akabata chitsitsinho chomukoma wake uye akarwisana paBheteri; zvizvarwa zvake zvino zvinodzingirira mhepo yokumabvazuva, zvinoita zvibvumirano neAsiria, uye zvinoshandisa zviyero zvokunyengera zvichisimbirira kuti hapana angawana mhosva mazviri. Dzokai, batisisai rudo noruramisiro, mirirai.
12 1Efuremu anodya mhepo uye anotevera mhepo yokumabvazuva zuva rose; vanounganidza nhema nokurwisana. Vanoita sungano neAsiria, uye mafuta avo anotakurwa achiendeswa kuIjipiti. 2Baba vedu vane mhaka naJudha, uye vachatonga Jakobho maererano nenzira dzake; sezvaakaita vachamutsiva. 3Ari mudumbu akabata chitsitsinho chomukoma wake, uye nesimba rake akaita mutsimba naBaba vedu. 4Akaita mutsimba nenhume akakunda; akachema akakumbira nyasha dzake. KuBheteri akamuwana, uye ipapo akataura nesu. 5Baba vehondo dzokudenga—Baba vedu ndiro zita ravanorangarirwa naro. 6Saka imi—dzokerai kuna Baba venyu; batisisai rudo rwesungano nokururamisira, uye mirirai Baba venyu nguva dzose.
7Mushambadzi ane zviyero zvinonyengera muruoko rwake—anofarira kudzvinyirira. 8Efuremu anoti, “A, asi ndava mupfumi; ndazviwanira pfuma. Pakushanda kwangu kwose, havangawani mhosva mandiri—hapana chinhu chiri chivi zvechokwadi.”
9“Asi ndini Baba venyu, ndakakubudisai munyika yeIjipiti; ndichakugarisaizve mumatende, sapamazuva omutambo wakatarwa. a a v9 Mutambo wakatarwa ndiwo Sukoti (Mutambo weMatumba), apo vaIsraeri vaigara mumatende kana matumba enguva pfupi kuti varangarire makore omusango. 10Ndakataura kuvaprofita; ndini ndakawanza zviratidzo, uye kubudikidza navaprofita ndakapa mifananidzo.”
11Kana Giriyedhi iri chakaipa, vava pasina; muGirigari vanobayira hando—aritari dzavowo dzakaita semirwi yamatombo pamihombwe yomunda. 12Jakobho akatizira kunyika yeAramu; ikoko Isiraeri akashandira mukadzi, uye nokuda kwomukadzi akafudza makwai. 13Nomuprofita Baba vedu vakabudisa Isiraeri muIjipiti, uye nomuprofita akachengetwa. 14Efuremu akamutsa kutsamwa kunovava; saka Ishe Baba vake vachasiya mhosva yeropa rake pamusoro pake uye vachamutsiva nokuda kwokuzvidza kwake.