Ruoko rwaBaba vedu muWanano yaSamusoni
Samsoni anosimbirira kuwana mukadzi muFiristia kunyange vabereki vake vachiramba, asingazivi kuti Baba vedu vari kugadzira mukana wokurwisa vaitonga Israeri. Anouraya shumba namaoko asina chinhu, anodya uchi hwaiva mumutumbi wayo, oita chirahwe nazvo. Misodzi yomukadzi wake inoburitsa mhinduro, uye varume makumi matatu vanofa nokuda kwayo.
14 1Samusoni akaburuka akaenda kuTimna, uko akaona musikana, mumwe wavanasikana vavaFiristia. 2Akakwira akaudza baba vake namai vake, achiti, “Ndaona mukadzi muFiristia kuTimna; zvino nditorerei iye ave mukadzi wangu.”
3Baba vake namai vake vakati, “Hapana here mukadzi pakati pehama dzako kana pavanhu vangu vose, zvokuti unofanira kutora mukadzi kuvaFiristia vasina kudzingiswa?” Asi Samusoni akaudza baba vake, achiti, “Nditorerei iye; akanaka pameso angu.”
4Baba vake namai vake vakanga vasingazivi kuti izvi zvakanga zvichibva kuna Baba vedu, vaitsvaka chikonzero chokurwa navaFiristia, nokuti panguva iyoyo vaFiristia vaitonga vaIsraeri.
5Samusoni akaburuka akaenda kuTimna nababa vake namai vake. Paminda yemizambiringa yeTimna, shumba duku yakasvika ichiomba kwaari. 6Mweya waBaba vedu wakauya nesimba paari, akabvarura shumba namaoko ake asina chinhu sembudzana, asi haana kuudza baba vake kana mai vake zvaakanga aita. 7Ipapo akaburuka akataura nomukadzi uya, uye akanaka pameso aSamusoni.
8Pashure, paakadzoka kuzomuwana, akatsauka kuti aone chitunha cheshumba. Zvino mukati macho makanga mune boka renyuchi, nouchi. 9Akachera uchi namaoko ake akahudya achifamba. Paakasvika kuna baba vake namai vake, akavapa humwe, vakahudya. Asi haana kuvaudza kuti akanga ahuchera muchitunha cheshumba. 10Baba vake vakaburuka vakaenda kumukadzi uya, uye Samusoni akaita mutambo ipapo, sezvaiita majaya. 11Vanhu pavakamuona, vakauya neshamwari makumi matatu kuti dzive naye.
12Samusoni akati kwavari, “Regai ndikuraireyi chirahwe. Kana mukachibudisa mukati memazuva manomwe omutambo, ndichakupai nguo dzomucheka makumi matatu nenguo dzokuchinja makumi matatu. 13Asi kana mukatadza kupindura, munofanira kundipa nguo dzomucheka makumi matatu nenguo dzokuchinja makumi matatu.” Vakati, “Taurai chirahwe chenyu; ngatichinzwe.”
14Akati, “Mune anodya makabuda chokudya; mune ane simba makabuda chinotapira.” Kwamazuva matatu vakatadza kubudisa chirahwe.
15Pazuva rechina vakati kumukadzi waSamusoni, “Nyengerera murume wako kuti atidudzire chirahwe, kana kuti tichakupisa iwe neimba yababa vako nomoto. Makatikokera pano here kuti mutitorere zvinhu zvedu?”
16Mukadzi waSamusoni akachema pamberi pake, achiti, “Unongondivenga chete; haundidi. Wakapa vanhu vangu chirahwe asi hauna kundiudza dudziro yacho.” Iye akati, “Handina kumboudza baba vangu kana mai vangu, zvino ndingakuudza sei iwe?”
17Akachema pamberi pake mazuva manomwe ose omutambo wavo, zvino pazuva rechinomwe akamuudza, nokuti akanga achimumanikidza. Ipapo akaudza chirahwe kuvanhu vokwake. 18Pazuva rechinomwe, zuva risati ranyura, varume veguta vakati kwaari, “Chii chinotapira kupfuura uchi? Chii chine simba kupfuura shumba?” Samusoni akapindura akati, “Dai musina kurima netsiru rangu, mungadai musina kubudisa chirahwe changu.”
19Ipapo Mweya waBaba vedu wakauya nesimba paari. Akaburuka akaenda kuAshikeroni, akauraya varume vavo makumi matatu, akatora zvinhu zvavo, akapa nguo dzavo kuna avo vakabudisa chirahwe. Akatsamwa kwazvo, akakwira akaenda kumba kwababa vake. 20Mukadzi waSamusoni akapiwa kushamwari yake, uya akanga ari muperekedzi wake pamuchato.