VaDhani Vanotsvaka Nzvimbo Yokugara
Vasori veDhani vasina nyika vanobvunza mupristi akapinzwa basa naMika shoko raBaba vedu vowana rakanaka. Varume mazana matanhatu vane zvombo vanodzoka, vanotorera imba yavamwari zvose, vopa mupristi ungano huru, iye oenda achifara. Vanouraya nomunondo guta rine rugare vomisa chifananidzo.
18 1Mumazuva iwayo vaIsraeri vakanga vasina mambo. Rudzi rwaDhani rwakanga ruchitsvaka nyika yokugara, nokuti kusvikira ipapo rwakanga rusati rwawana nhaka pakati pamarudzi avaIsraeri. 2VaDhani vakatuma varume vashanu vakashinga vorudzi rwavo, vaibva kuZora nokuEshitaori, kuti vasore uye vaongorore nyika. Vakavaudza kuti, “Endai, muongorore nyika.” Vakasvika kunyika yezvikomo yeEfuremu, kuimba yaMika, vakavata usiku ipapo.
3Vari pedyo neimba yaMika vakaziva inzwi rejaya romuRevhi, saka vakatsaukira ikoko vakati kwaari, “Ndiani akuuyisa pano? Uri kuitei panzvimbo ino? Chii chaunacho pano?”
4Akavaudza kuti, “Mika akandiitira zvakati nezvakati; akandihaya, uye ndakava mupristi wake.”
5Vakati kwaari, “Dotibvunzirai kuna Baba vedu, kuti tizive kana rwendo rwatiri kufamba ruchabudirira.”
6Mupristi akavaudza kuti, “Endai norugare. Rwendo rwenyu ruri pasi pokutarira kwaBaba vedu.”
7Saka varume vashanu vakaenda kuRaishi vakaona vanhu varo vachigara zvakanaka, savaSidhoni—vakanyarara uye vakachengetedzeka—vasingashayi chinhu munyika uye vane upfumi. Vakanga vari kure navaSidhoni uye vakanga vasina chavaiita navamwe. 8Pavakadzokera kuhama dzavo kuZora nokuEshitaori, vakabvunzwa kuti, “Mawanei?”
9Vakati, “Simukai, ngativarwisei! Taona nyika—yakanaka kwazvo. Hamungaiti chinhu here? Musanonoka kuenda kundotora nyika. 10Pamunosvika, muchasvika kuvanhu vasingafungiri munyika yakafara. Baba vedu vakaipa mumaoko enyu—nzvimbo isingashayi chinhu panyika.”
11Varume mazana matanhatu vorudzi rwaDhani, vakashonga zvombo zvehondo, vakasimuka kubva kuZora nokuEshitaori. 12Vakakwira vakadzika misasa paKiriati-jearimi muJudha. Ndokusaka inzi Mahane-dhani kusvikira nhasi; iri kumavirira kweKiriati-jearimi. 13Kubva ipapo vakayambukira kunyika yezvikomo yeEfuremu vakasvika kuimba yaMika.
14Ipapo varume vashanu vakanga vasora nyika yeRaishi vakati kuhama dzavo, “Munoziva here kuti dzimba idzi dzine efodhi, zvifananidzo zvepamba, chifananidzo chakavezwa, nechifananidzo chakaumbwa? Zvino sarudzai zvokuita.” 15Saka vakatsaukira vakasvika kuimba yejaya romuRevhi, imba yaMika, vakamukwazisa. 16Varume mazana matanhatu vaDhani vakanga vakashonga zvombo vakamira pamukova wesuo. 17Varume vashanu vakanga vasora nyika vakapinda vakatora chifananidzo chakavezwa, efodhi, zvifananidzo zvepamba, nechifananidzo chakaumbwa, mupristi akamira pamukova wesuo navarume mazana matanhatu vakanga vakashonga zvombo.
18Varume ava pavakapinda mumba maMika vakatora chifananidzo chakavezwa, efodhi, zvifananidzo zvepamba, nechifananidzo chakaumbwa, mupristi akavabvunza kuti, “Muri kuitei?”
19Vakati, “Nyarara! Isa ruoko rwako pamuromo wako, uuye nesu. Iva baba vedu nomupristi. Zviri nani kwauri kuva mupristi weimba yomunhu mumwe, kana worudzi nedzinza muIsraeri?”
20Mwoyo womupristi wakafara. Akatora efodhi, zvifananidzo zvepamba, nechifananidzo chakavezwa, akapinda pakati pavanhu. 21Ipapo vakatendeuka vakasimuka, vachiisa vana, zvipfuwo, nenhumbi dzavo mberi kwavo. 22Pavakanga vabva kuimba yaMika, varume vaiva pedyo nayo vakadanwa vakatevera vakasvika pavaDhani. 23Vakadanidzira kuvaDhani, ivo vakatendeuka vakati kuna Mika, “Wakaneiko zvawadana varume vako?”
24Akati, “Matora vamwari vandakaita nomupristi, mukaenda. Chii chandasarirwa nacho? Mungandibvunza sei kuti, ‘Wakaneiko?’”
25VaDhani vakamuudza kuti, “Usarega inzwi rako richinzwika pakati pedu, zvimwe varume vane hasha vangakurwisa, ukarasikirwa noupenyu hwako noupenyu hwevemhuri yako.”
26VaDhani vakaenda nenzira yavo; zvino Mika paakaona kuti vakanga vakamusimbira, akadzokera kumba. 27Vakatora zvakanga zvaitwa naMika, nomupristi wake, vakasvika kuRaishi—vanhu vakanga vakanyarara uye vasingafungiri—vakavauraya nomunondo unopinza, vakapisa guta nomoto. 28Hakuna aigona kuvanunura, nokuti guta rakanga riri kure neSidhoni uye risina charakabatana nomunhu. Rakanga riri mumupata waBheti-rehobhi. VaDhani vakavakazve guta vakagara imomo. 29Vakatumidza guta kuti Dhani, vachitevedzera tateguru wavo Dhani, mwanakomana waIsraeri; asi guta raimbonzi Raishi. 30VaDhani vakazvimisira chifananidzo chakavezwa. Jonatani, mwanakomana waGerishomu, mwanakomana waMozisi, navanakomana vake vakava vapristi vorudzi rwavaDhani kusvikira pazuva rokutapwa kwenyika. 31Vakazvimisira chifananidzo chakavezwa chakanga chaitwa naMika, nguva yose imba yaBaba vedu payakanga iri paShiro.