Baba Vanovimbisa Mwanakomana
VaIsraeri vanoiswa mumaoko avaFiristia kwemakore makumi mana. Nhume yaBaba vedu inopikira mukadzi asingabereki mwanakomana akatsaurwa kubva mudumbu, uye inodzoka Manoa paanokumbira. Zita romuenzi uyu rinopfuura kunzwisisa; anokwira mumurazvo wearitari. Samsoni anozvarwa uye anokomborerwa.
13 1VaIsraeri vakaitazve zvakaipa pamberi paBaba vedu, saka vakavaisa muruoko rwavaFirisitia kwamakore makumi mana.
2Paiva nomurume ainzi Manoa, wokuZora wedzinza ravaDhani, aiva nomukadzi akanga ari ngomwa, asina kubereka vana.
3Nhume yaBaba vedu yakazviratidza kumukadzi iyeye ikati kwaari, “Uri ngomwa, usina vana, asi uchava nemimba ugobereka mwanakomana. 4Naizvozvo chenjera kuti urege kunwa waini kana zvinodhaka, uye usadya chinhu chisina kuchena, 5nokuti uchava nemimba ugobereka mwanakomana. Hapana chisvo chichabata musoro wake, nokuti mukomana uyu achava muNaziri waBaba vedu kubva mudumbu, uye achatanga kuponesa vaIsraeri muruoko rwavaFirisitia.”
6Mukadzi akaenda akaudza murume wake, achiti, “Munhu waMwari auya kwandiri; chitarisiko chake chakanga chakaita sechitarisiko chenhume yaBaba vedu, chinotyisa kwazvo. Handina kumubvunza kwaabva, uye haana kundiudza zita rake.” 7Asi akati kwandiri, “Uchava nemimba ugobereka mwanakomana. Zvino usanwa waini kana zvinodhaka, uye usadya chinhu chisina kuchena, nokuti mukomana uyu achava muNaziri waBaba vedu kubva mudumbu kusvikira pazuva rokufa kwake.”
8Ipapo Manoa akakumbira zvikuru kuna Baba vedu, achiti: “Ndapota, imi Baba vangu Changamire, munhu waMwari wamakatuma ngaauyezve kwatiri azotidzidzisa zvatinofanira kuita nomukomana achazvarwa.”
9Baba vedu vakanzwa inzwi raManoa; nhume yaBaba vedu yakauyazve kumukadzi akanga agere mumunda, asi Manoa murume wake akanga asipo naye. 10Mukadzi akamhanya nokukurumidza akaudza murume wake, achiti, “Tarirai, murume uya akauya kwandiri rimwe zuva azviratidza kwandiri!”
11Manoa akasimuka, akatevera mukadzi wake, akasvika kumurume uya. Akabvunza akati, “Ndiwe here murume akataura nomukadzi uya?” Akati, “Ndini.”
12Manoa akati, “Kana mashoko enyu azadziswa, chii chichatonga upenyu nebasa romukomana?”
13Nhume yaBaba vedu yakati kuna Manoa, “Ngaachenjere pazvose zvandakamuudza. 14Ngaarege kudya chinhu chinobva mumuzambiringa, arege kunwa waini kana zvinodhaka, uye arege kudya chinhu chisina kuchena. Ngaachengete zvose zvandakamurayira.”
15Manoa akati kunhume yaBaba vedu, “Ndapota tikunonotsei, tigokugadzirirai mbudzana.”
16Nhume yaBaba vedu yakati kuna Manoa, “Kunyange ukandinonotsa, handingadyi zvokudya zvako; asi kana ukagadzira chipiriso chinopiswa, chipe kuna Baba vedu.” (Manoa akanga asingazivi kuti mueni uyu akanga ari nhume yaBaba vedu.).
17Manoa akabvunza nhume yaBaba vedu, achiti, “Zita renyu ndiani, kuti tigokukudzai kana mashoko enyu azadziswa?”
18Nhume yaBaba vedu yakati kwaari, “Unobvunzireiko zita rangu? Rinopfuura kunzwisisa.”
19Saka Manoa akatora mbudzana nechipiriso chezviyo akazvipira padombo kuna Baba vedu, ivo vanoita zvishamiso, Manoa nomukadzi wake vachizviona. 20Murazvo womoto wearitari pawakakwira kudenga, nhume yaBaba vedu yakakwira mumurazvo wearitari. Manoa nomukadzi wake vakaona vakawira pasi nezviso zvavo. 21Nhume yaBaba vedu haina kuzozviratidzazve kuna Manoa nomukadzi wake. Ipapo Manoa akaziva kuti yakanga iri nhume yaBaba vedu. 22“Zvirokwazvo tichafa,” Manoa akati kumukadzi wake, “nokuti taona Baba vedu!”
23Mukadzi wake akamuudza, achiti, “Dai Baba vedu vaida kutiuraya, vangadai vasina kugamuchira chipiriso chinopiswa nechipiriso chezviyo kubva mumaoko edu, kutiratidza zvose izvi, kana kutirega tichinzwa izvi zvino.” 24Mukadzi akabereka mwanakomana akamutumidza zita rokuti Samsoni. Mukomana akakura, Baba vedu vakamukomborera. 25Mweya waBaba vedu wakatanga kumumutsa paMahane-dhani, pakati peZora neEshitaori.