Baba Vanobva Pavasina Kutendeka

Vapristi, mambo norudzi vose vanodanwa. Mabasa avo haavatenderi kudzoka, uye pavanoenda kunotsvaka nemapoka amakwai nemombe, Baba vedu vatoenda kare. Vanozviti kuora kwakaoma kuna Judha neshumba kuna Efuremu, vobva vaenda kusvikira dambudziko ravadzosa.

Chitsauko 5.

Inzwai izvi, imi vapristi! Teererai, imi imba yaIsraeri! Teererai, imi imba yamambo! Nokuti kutonga kwakanangana nemi, nokuti makava musungo paMizipa nomumbure wakatandavadzwa paThabhori.

“Vapanduki vakadzika mukuuraya, asi ini ndicharanga vose. Ndinoziva Efuremu, uye Israeri haana kuvanzika kwandiri; nokuti zvino, iwe Efuremu, wazviita chifeve, uye Israeri asvibiswa.

“Mabasa avo haangavatenderi kudzokera kuna Baba vavo, nokuti mweya woufeve uri mukati mavo, uye havazivi Baba vedu. Kuzvikudza kwaIsraeri kunomupupurira zvakaipa; Israeri naEfuremu vanogumburwa muchivi chavo; Judha anogumburwawo navo. Nemakwai avo nemombe dzavo vachaenda kundotsvaga Baba vedu, asi havangavawana ivo; vakabva pavari. Havana kutendeka kuna Baba vedu, nokuti vakabereka vana vechisharo. Zvino mwedzi mutsva uchavaparadza pamwe chete neminda yavo.

“Ridzai nyanga muGibhiya, hwamanda muRama. Danidzirai mhere yehondo paBheti-aveni; tarira shure kwako, iwe Bhenjamini! Efuremu achava dongo pazuva rokurangwa; pakati pamarudzi aIsraeri ndinozivisa chiri chokwadi. Machinda aJudha aita savaya vanofambisa dombo romuganhu; pamusoro pavo ndichadurura hasha dzangu semvura. Efuremu akadzvinyirirwa, akapwanyika mukutongwa, nokuti akanga akatsunga kutevera zvifananidzo zvisina maturo. Saka ndakaita sechipfukuto kuna Efuremu, uye sokuora kuimba yaJudha.

“Efuremu akaona kurwara kwake, Judha akaona ronda rake rakazaruka; saka Efuremu akamhanyira kuAsiria, achikumbira kuna mambo wayo mukuru. Asi mambo iyeye haagoni kukuporesa, kana kurapa ronda rako rinovhimba. Nokuti ndichava seshumba kuna Efuremu, uye seshumba duku kuimba yaJudha. Ini pachangu ndichabvambura ndigoenda; ndichatakura ndichienda, uye hakuna achanunura. Ndichadzokera zvakare kunzvimbo yangu, kusvikira vabvuma mhosva yavo vagotsvaka chiso changu; mukutambudzika kwavo vachanditsvaka nomwoyo wose.”