Mika Anosiya Kunamata kwaBaba
Mika anoreurura kuba sirivha yamai vake; ivo vanomukomborera voitsaurira Baba vedu — nokuita kuti zvifananidzo zviitwe nayo. Anovaka imba yavamwari, ogadza mwanakomana wake, opinza basa muRevhi aidzungaira, ogumisa kuti Baba vedu vanofanira kunge vanomufarira. Mumwe nomumwe aiita zvaaiona zvakanaka pameso ake.
17 1Kwaiva nomurume aibva kunyika yezvikomo yeEfuremu, ainzi Mika. 2Akaudza mai vake akati, “Makobiri esirivha chiuru nezana akatorwa kwamuri, amakatuka—ndakakunzwai muchizvitaura—tarirai, sirivha ndinayo; ndakaitora.” Mai vake vakati, “Baba vedu ngavakomborere mwanakomana wangu.”
3Saka akadzosera makobiri esirivha chiuru nezana kuna mai vake, ivo vakati, “Ndinotsaurira sirivha iyi kuna Baba vedu noruoko rwangu, nokuda kwomwanakomana wangu, kuti kuitwe mufananidzo wakavezwa nomufananidzo wakaumbwa. Zvino ndinoakudzosera kwauri.”
4Akadzosera sirivha kuna mai vake; ivo vakatora makobiri mazana maviri vakaapa mupfuri wesirivha, uyo akaita mufananidzo wakavezwa nomufananidzo wakaumbwa; zvakamira mumba maMika.
5Murume uyu Mika akanga ane nzvimbo yokunamatira, akaita efodhi nezvifananidzo zvomumba, akagadza mumwe wavanakomana vake kuti ave mupristi wake. 6Mumazuva iwayo vaIsraeri vakanga vasina mambo; mumwe nomumwe aiita zvaakanga achiona zvakanaka pameso ake. 7Kwaiva nejaya raibva kuBhetirehema yeJudha, rokudzinza raJudha, raiva muRevhi, raigara ipapo. 8Murume uyu akabva kuBhetirehema yeJudha kuti atsvake imwe nzvimbo yokugara, uye paaifamba, akasvika kunyika yezvikomo yeEfuremu, kumba kwaMika. 9Mika akabvunza akati, “Unobvepi?” Iye akati, “Ndiri muRevhi anobva kuBhetirehema yeJudha; ndiri kutsvaka pokugara.”
10Mika akati, “Gara neni; uve baba nomupristi wangu, uye ndichakupa makobiri esirivha gumi pagore, nenguo, nezvokudya zvako.” Saka muRevhi akapinda. 11MuRevhi akabvuma kugara nomurume uyu, uye jaya rakava kwaari somumwe wavanakomana vake. 12Mika akagadza muRevhi, uye jaya rakava mupristi wake, rikagara mumba maMika. 13Mika akati, “Zvino ndinoziva kuti Baba vedu vachandiitira zvakanaka, nokuti ndine muRevhi somupristi wangu.” a a v13 Mika ane chokwadi kuti Baba vedu vachamukomborera nokuti akapinza muRevhi kuti achengete zvifananidzo zvake—dambudziko rokutora zita raBaba vedu pakunamata kwatinozvigadzirira pachedu.