Ndudzi Dzakasiyiwa Kuti Dziedze vaIsraeri

Ndudzi dzinosiyiwa munyika kuti dziedze kana vaIsraeri vachateerera. VaIsraeri pavanokanganwa Baba vavo, Kushani-Rishataimu anovatonga kwemakore masere kusvikira Otinieri amutswa. Gare gare, Ehudhi anoshandisa ruoko rworuboshwe anoviga munondo pachidya chake chorudyi, ouraya Mambo Egironi akakora mukamuri yake yokumusoro, opfiga musuo.

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Idzi ndidzo ndudzi dzakasiyiwa naBaba vedu kuti dziedze vaIsraeri—vose vakanga vasina kuziva kana imwe yehondo dzeKenani. (Vakaita izvi chete kuti zvizvarwa zvavaIsraeri zvakanga zvisina kumboziva hondo kare zvigone kuidzidza.). Ndudzi dzacho: vatongi vashanu vavaFiristia, vaKenani vose, vaSidhoni, navaHivhi vaigara mumakomo eRebhanoni, kubva kuGomo reBhaari-Heremoni kusvika kuRebho-Hamati. Vaifanira kuedza vaIsraeri—kuti vaizoteerera here mirayiro yaBaba vedu, yakapiwa madzitateguru avo kubudikidza naMozisi. Saka vaIsraeri vakagara pakati pavaKenani, vaHiti, vaAmori, vaPerizi, vaHivhi, navaJebhusi. Vakawana vanasikana vendudzi idzi, vakapa vanasikana vavo kuvanakomana vavo, uye vakashumira vamwari vavo.

Baba Vanomutsa Otinieri

VaIsraeri vakaita zvakaipa pameso aBaba vedu, vakakanganwa Baba vavo, vakashumira vaBhaari navaAshera. Saka kutsamwa kwaBaba vedu kwakapfuta pamusoro pavaIsraeri; vakavatengesa kuna Kushani-Rishataimu mambo weAramu-Naharaimu, uyo vaIsraeri vakamushumira kwemakore masere. VaIsraeri pavakachema kuna Baba vedu, vakamutsa muponesi—Otinieri mwanakomana waKenazi, mununʼuna waKarebhu—akavaponesa. Mweya waBaba vedu wakauya pamusoro pake, akatonga vaIsraeri. Akaenda kuhondo, Baba vedu vakaisa Kushani-Rishataimu mambo weAramu mumaoko ake, ruoko rwake rukakunda Kushani-Rishataimu. Ipapo nyika yakazorora kwemakore makumi mana, kusvikira Otinieri mwanakomana waKenazi afa.

Baba Vanomutsa Ehudhi

VaIsraeri vakaitazve zvakaipa pameso aBaba vedu, uye nokuda kwokuita kwavo zvakaipa izvi, Baba vedu vakasimbisa Egironi mambo weMoabhi kuti arwise vaIsraeri. Egironi akaunganidza vaAmoni navaAmareki, akaenda akarova vaIsraeri, vakatora Guta reMichindwe. VaIsraeri vakashumira Egironi mambo weMoabhi kwemakore gumi namasere. VaIsraeri vakachemazve kuna Baba vedu; vakamutsa Ehudhi mwanakomana waGera, muBhenjamini aishandisa ruoko rworuboshwe, somuponesi. Vakatumira mutero kuna Egironi mambo weMoabhi kubudikidza naye. Ehudhi akazvigadzirira munondo unocheka kumativi maviri, wakareba inji dzinenge gumi nesere, akausunga pasi penguo dzake pachidya chake chokurudyi. Akapa mutero kuna Egironi mambo weMoabhi, aiva munhu akakora kwazvo. Ehudhi paakapedza kupa mutero, akaendesa vanhu vakanga vawutakura. Akadzoka kubva kuzvifananidzo zvaiva pedyo neGirigari, achiti, “Ndine shoko rakavanzika kwamuri, mambo.” Mambo akati, “Nyararai!” vose vaimushandira vakabva paari.

Ehudhi akaswedera kwaari, agere ari oga mukamuri yake yepamusoro inotonhorera. Ehudhi akati, “Ndine shoko rinobva kuna Mwari kwamuri.” Mambo akasimuka pachigaro chake. Ehudhi akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworuboshwe, akatora munondo pachidya chake chokurudyi, akaubaya mudumbu raEgironi. Mubato wakapinda uchitevera uriri; mafuta akaufukidza. Sezvo Ehudhi asina kuvhomora munondo mudumbu make, ura hwake hwakabuda. Ehudhi akabuda akaenda kuvharanda, akavhara mikova yekamuri yepamusoro shure kwake, akaikiya.

Pashure pokuenda kwake, varanda vake vakawana mikova yekamuri yepamusoro yakakiiwa, vakati, “Zvimwe ari kuzvibatsira mukamuri inotonhorera.” Vakamirira kusvikira vanyara, asi akanga asati avhura mikova yekamuri yepamusoro. Saka vakatora kiyi, vakavhura, vakawana tenzi wavo awira pasi, afa.

Pavakanga vachinonoka, Ehudhi akatiza. Akapfuura napazvifananidzo akatizira kuSeira. Akasvika, akaridza hwamanda mumakomo aEfuremu, vaIsraeri vakaburuka naye kubva kumakomo, Ehudhi achivatungamirira. Akati, “Nditeverei, nokuti Baba vedu vaisa vavengi venyu veMoabhi mumaoko enyu.” Vakaburuka vachimutevera, vakatora mazambuko aJorodhani vachidzivirira Moabhi, uye havana kutendera munhu kuyambuka. Panguva iyoyo vakauraya vaMoabhi vanenge zviuru gumi, vose varume vakasimba, vane simba; hapana kana mumwe akapukunyuka. Saka Moabhi akakundwa pazuva iroro pasi poruoko rwavaIsraeri, nyika ikazorora kwemakore makumi masere.

Shamugari mwanakomana waAnati akatevera, achiuraya vaFiristia mazana matanhatu nechibayiso chenʼombe; naiyewo akaponesa vaIsraeri.