Vatongi 16 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

16 ¹Samsoni akaenda kuGaza, uye ikoko akaona mukadzi chifeve, akavata naye. ²Vanhu veGaza pavakanzwa kuti, “Samsoni auya kuno,” vakakomba nzvimbo iyoyo, vakamuvandira usiku hwose pasuo reguta. Vakaramba vakanyarara usiku hwose, vachiti, “Mangwanani-ngwanani tichamuuraya.” ³Samsoni akavata ipapo kusvikira pakati pousiku. Pakati pousiku akamuka, akabata magonhi esuo reguta nembiru mbiri, akaadzura pamwe chete nomuzariro, akaaisa pamapfudzi ake, akaatakura kuenda pamusoro pechikomo chakatarisana neHebhuroni.

⁴Shure kwaizvozvo akada mumwe mukadzi aiva muMupata weSoreki, ainzi Dherira. ⁵Vatongi vavaFiristia vakaenda kwaari vakati, “Munyengere uzive kwakavanda simba rake guru, uye kuti tingamukunda sei tomusunga kuti timukurire. Mumwe nomumwe wedu achakupa masirivha chiuru nezana.”

⁶Dherira akati kuna Samsoni, “Ndiudze kwakavanda simba rako guru, uye kuti ungasungwa sei wokundwa.”

⁷Samsoni akamuudza akati, “Kana vakandisunga netambo nomwe dzouta itsva, dzisati dzaoma, ndichapera simba ndofanana nomumwe munhu upi zvake.”

⁸Ipapo vatongi vavaFiristia vakamuvigira tambo nomwe dzouta itsva, dzisati dzaoma, akamusunga nadzo. ⁹Zvino akanga ane varume vakanga vakavandira mukamuri yomukati. Akati kwaari, “VaFiristia vauya kwauri, Samsoni!” Asi akadambura tambo dzouta sokudambuka kunoita rushinda rwemucheka parunobata moto. Saka chakavanzika chesimba rake hachina kuzivikanwa.

¹⁰Dherira akati kuna Samsoni, “Wandiseka uchindiudza nhema. Zvino ndiudze kuti ungasungwa sei.”

¹¹Akamuudza akati, “Kana vakandisunga zvakasimba netambo itsva dzisina kumbobvira dzashandiswa, ndichava asina simba, somunhu upi zvake.”

¹²Dherira akatora tambo itsva akamusunga nadzo, achiti, “Samsoni, vaFiristia vauya kwauri!” Varume vakanga vakavandira mukamuri yomukati. Asi akadambura tambo pamaoko ake serushinda.

¹³Dherira akati kuna Samsoni, “Wandiseka nguva yose iyi uchindiudza nhema. Ndiudze kuti ungasungwa sei.” Akati kwaari, “Kana ukaruka mhotsi nomwe dzomusoro wangu mumucheka wechirukiso woudzvinyirira nehoko, ndichava asina simba somunhu upi zvake.”

¹⁴Akazviisa akazvisimbisa nehoko akamuudza akati, “Samsoni, vaFiristia vauya kwauri!” Asi akapepuka pahope dzake akadzura hoko, nechirukiso, nomucheka.

¹⁵Akati, “Ungataura sei kuti ‘Ndinokuda’ asi mwoyo wako usineni? Katatu kano wandiseka ukasandiudza kwakavanda simba rako guru.”

¹⁶Zvino zuva nezuva achimumanikidza namashoko ake achiramba achimugombedzera, akaneta nazvo kwazvo zvokuti akada kufa. ¹⁷Saka akamuudza mwoyo wake wose akati, “Hapana chivereko chakatombobata musoro wangu, nokuti ndiri muNaziri waBaba vedu kubva mudumbu raamai vangu. Kana ndikaveurwa, simba rangu rinondibva, ndova asina simba, somumwe munhu upi zvake.”

¹⁸Dherira paakaona kuti akanga amuudza mwoyo wake wose, akatuma shoko kuvatongi vavaFiristia achiti, “Uyaizve kamwe chete, nokuti andiudza mwoyo wake wose.” Saka vakakwira kwaari vakabata masirivha mumaoko avo. ¹⁹Akamurarisa pamabvi ake, akadana murume, akaita kuti aveure mhotsi nomwe dzomusoro wake. Akatanga kumukurira, simba rake rikamubva. ²⁰Akati, “VaFiristia vauya kwauri, Samsoni!” Akapepuka pahope dzake akafunga akati, “Ndichabuda sakare ndozvizunungusa.” Asi akanga asingazivi kuti Baba vedu vakanga vamusiya.

²¹VaFiristia vakamubata, vakamutumbura maziso, vakamuuyisa kuGaza. Vakamusunga nengetani dzendarira, akakuya zviyo mutorongo. ²²Asi vhudzi romusoro wake rakatanga kukurazve mushure mokunge raveurwa.

Baba Vanopa Samsoni Simba Kamwe Zvakare

²³Vatongi vavaFiristia vakaungana kuti vabayire chibayiro chikuru kuna Dhagoni mwari wavo uye kuti vapemberere, vachiti, “Mwari wedu aisa Samsoni muvengi wedu mumaoko edu.” ²⁴Vanhu pavakamuona, vakarumbidza mwari wavo, vachiti, “Mwari wedu aisa muvengi wedu mumaoko, iye akaparadza nyika yedu akawanza vakaurayiwa vedu.”

²⁵Mwoyo yavo yakati yafara, vakati, “Danai Samsoni kuti ativaraidze.” Saka vakauya naSamsoni vachibva mutorongo, akavavaraidza. Vakamumisa pakati pembiru. ²⁶Samsoni akati kumukomana aibata ruoko rwake, “Ndibate mbiru dzakamira imba iyi, kuti ndizendame padziri.” ²⁷Imba yakanga izere navarume navakadzi; vatongi vose vavaFiristia vakanga varipo, uye padenga pakanga pane varume navakadzi vanenge zviuru zvitatu vakanga vakatarisa Samsoni achitamba. ²⁸Ipapo Samsoni akadana kuna Baba vedu achiti, “Haiwa Baba Changamire, ndirangarirei henyu. Ndipei simba kamwe chete uku koga, kuti nokurova kumwe chete nditsive kuvaFiristia nokuda kwameso angu maviri.” ²⁹Samsoni akabata mbiru mbiri dzapakati dzakanga dzakatsigira imba akazvitsigisa padziri, ruoko rwake rworudyi pane imwe, rworuboshwe pane imwe. ³⁰Samsoni akati, “Ndirege ndife pamwe chete navaFiristia.” Akasunda nesimba rake rose, imba ikawira pamusoro pavatongi navanhu vose vakanga varimo. Saka akauraya vazhinji pakufa kwake kupfuura vaakauraya muupenyu hwake.

³¹Vanununʼuna vake neimba yose yababa vake vakaburuka, vakamutora, vakamukwidza, vakamuviga pakati peZora neEshitaori muguva rababa vake Manowa. Akanga atonga vaIsraeri makore makumi maviri.