Kuwa kwaLeviatani
Baba vanotaura somuchengeti wemunda wemizambiringa, vachidiridza zvavakadyara awa neawa, vachiti zvakajeka, “Handina kutsamwa.” Vanokoka kunyange minzwa kuti iite rugare pane kurwa. Asi pedyo ipapo pamire guta rakasiyiwa, uye Israeri anounganidzwa mumwe nomumwe.
27 1Pazuva iroro Baba vedu vacharanga, nomunondo wavo unotyisa, mukuru, une simba, Leviatani nyoka inotiza—Leviatani nyoka inozvimonereka—uye vachauraya chikara chegungwa. a a v1 Leviatani: shato yegungwa inotyisa yengano inomirira nyongano yapakutanga nezvakaipa mutsika dzekare dzenyika dzokuMabvazuva Padyo. 2Pazuva iroro—imbai nezvawo: munda womuzambiringa unofadza!
3“Ini, Baba venyu, ndini muchengeti wawo; nguva nenguva ndinoudiridza. Kuti parege kuva nomunhu angaukuvadza, ndinouchengeta usiku namasikati. 4Handina hasha. Dai chete paingova neminzwa norukato zvokurwa neni muhondo, ndaizofamba ndichirwisana nazvo, ndaizozvipisa zvose pamwe chete. 5Kana kuti ngavabatirire pakudzivirira kwangu, ngavaite rugare neni—hongu, ngavaite rugare neni.”
6Mumazuva anouya Jakobho achadzika midzi, Israeri achatunga maruva obukira, uye achazadza nyika yose nezvibereko. 7Ko, akavarova sezvaakarova avo vakavarova here? Kana kuti vakaurayiwa here sokuurayiwa kwevaivauraya? 8Nokumudzinga, nokumuendesa kuutapwa, makakakavadzana naye; akamubvisa nokuvhuvhuta kwake kunotyisa panguva yemhepo yokumabvazuva payaivhuvhuta. 9Saka naizvozvi mhosva yaJakobho ichayananisirwa, uye ichi ndicho chichava chibereko chakakwana chokubvisa chivi chake: paachaita matombo ose eatari sechoko rakapwanywa, hapana matanda aAshera kana maatari ezvinonhuhwira achasara amire. b b v9 Matanda aAshera: zvinhu zvematanda zvechinamato zvaimiswa panzvimbo dzokunamatira dzevaKenani kuti vakudze mwarikadzi Ashera. 10Guta rakakomberedzwa rimire roga, musha wakasiyiwa wakaraswa sesango; ipapo mhuru inofura, ipapo inovata pasi ichifunura matavi awo. 11Matavi awo paanooma, anovhuniwa; vakadzi vanouya vobatidza moto nawo. Nokuti ava vanhu vasina njere; naizvozvo Musiki wavo haavanzwiri tsitsi, uye Iye akavaumba haavaitiri nyasha.
12Pazuva iroro Baba vedu vachapura kubvira kuRwizi rwaYufuratesi kusvikira kuRukova rweIjipiti, uye imi muchaunganidzwa mumwe nomumwe, imi vana vaIsraeri. 13Pazuva iroro hwamanda huru icharira, uye avo vari kufa munyika yeAsiria neavo vakadzingirwa kunyika yeIjipiti vachauya vachinamata Baba vedu pagomo rinoera muJerusarema.