Vatongi 8 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

8 ¹Zvino varume veEfuremu vakati, “Sei matiitira kudai—musina kutidana pamakaenda kundorwa neMidhiani?” Vakakakavadzana naye zvikuru. ²Asi iye akati kwavari, “Chii chandaita iye zvino chingaenzaniswe nemi? Ko kunonga mazambiringa kweEfuremu hakupfuuri kukohwa mazambiringa aAbhiezeri here? ³Baba vedu vakaisa machinda eMidhiani, Orebhi naZeebhi, mumaoko enyu. Ndaigona kuiteiko ini kana ndichienzaniswa nemi?” Pavakanzwa mashoko aya, kutsamwa kwavo kwaari kwakapera.

⁴Gidheoni akasvika paJorodhani akayambuka, iye navarume vake mazana matatu, vaneta asi vachiri kutevera. ⁵Akati kuvarume veSukoti, “Ndapota ipai chingwa kuhondo yangu; vaneta, uye ini ndiri kudzinganisa Zebha naZarimuna, madzimambo eMidhiani.”

⁶Asi vakuru veSukoti vakati, “Ko watobata Zebha naZarimuna mumaoko ako here, zvokuti tipe chingwa kuhondo yako?”

⁷Saka Gidheoni akati, “Baba vedu pavachaisa Zebha naZarimuna mumaoko angu, ndichapura nyama yenyu neminzwa yomurenje nemhinzwa.”

⁸Achibva ipapo akakwira kuPenieri akataura kwavari saizvozvo, uye varume vePenieri vakamupindura sezvakaita varume veSukoti. ⁹Saka akatiwo kuvarume vePenieri, “Pandichadzoka norugare, ndichaputsa shongwe iyi.”

¹⁰Zebha naZarimuna vakanga vari kuKarikori nehondo dzavo—vanenge zviuru gumi nezvishanu, ivo vose vakanga vasara pahondo yose yavanhu vokumabvazuva; varwi vebakatwa zviuru zana namakumi maviri vakanga vafa. ¹¹Gidheoni akakwira nenzira yavagari vematende kumabvazuva kweNobha neJogibheha akarwisa hondo payakanga ichizvinzwa yakachengeteka. ¹²Zebha naZarimuna vakatiza; iye akavadzinganisa, akabata madzimambo maviri eMidhiani, Zebha naZarimuna, akavhundutsa hondo yose. ¹³Zvino Gidheoni mwanakomana waJoashi akadzoka kubva kuhondo nenzira yomupata weHeresi. ¹⁴Akabata jaya reSukoti akaribvunza; jaya iri rakamunyorera mazita emachinda eSukoti navakuru vayo—varume makumi manomwe navanomwe. ¹⁵Akauya kuvarume veSukoti akati, “Hecho Zebha naZarimuna, vamakandiseka pamusoro pavo muchiti, ‘Ko maoko aZebha naZarimuna atobatwa mumaoko ako here, zvokuti tipe chingwa kuvarume vako vaneta?’” ¹⁶Akatora vakuru veguta uye, neminzwa yegwenga nemhinzwa, akadzidzisa varume veSukoti chidzidzo. ¹⁷Akaputsawo shongwe yePenieri akauraya varume veguta.

¹⁸Akabvunza Zebha naZarimuna akati, “Vanhu vamakauraya paTabhori vakanga vakaita sei?” Ivo vakati, “Vakanga vakaita semi—mumwe nomumwe akafanana nomwanakomana wamambo.”

¹⁹Akati, “Vakanga vari vanakomana vamai vangu, hama dzangu chaidzo. NaBaba vedu vapenyu, dai makanga mavarega vari vapenyu, ndingadai ndisingakuurayei.”

²⁰Akati kuna Jeteri, dangwe rake, “Simuka, uvauraye!” Asi mukomana haana kuvhomora bakatwa rake; akanga achitya, achiri mukomana zvake.

²¹Zebha naZarimuna vakati, “Simuka iwe pachako utiuraye, nokuti sezvakaita munhu ndizvo zvakaita simba rake.” Saka Gidheoni akasimuka akauraya Zebha naZarimuna, akatora zvishongo zvakaita somwedzi zvaiva pamitsipa yengamera dzavo.

Gidheoni Anoramba Kutonga

²²Zvino varume vaIsraeri vakati kuna Gidheoni, “Titonge—iwe, mwanakomana wako, nomuzukuru wako—nokuti wakatiponesa muruoko rweMidhiani.”

²³Gidheoni akavaudza akati, “Handingakutongei, kana mwanakomana wangu; Baba vedu ndivo vachakutongai.” ²⁴Gidheoni akati kwavari, “Ndine chikumbiro chimwe chete: mumwe nomumwe wenyu andipe mhete kubva pane zvaakapamba.” (Vavengi vakanga vane mhete dzegoridhe, nokuti vakanga vari vaIshumaeri.).

²⁵Vakati, “Tichadzipa nomufaro.” Vakawarira nguo, mumwe nomumwe akakanda pairi mhete kubva pane zvaakapamba. ²⁶Mhete dzegoridhe dzaakakumbira dzairema mapaundi makumi mana namaviri nehafu egoridhe, kunze kwezvishongo zvakaita somwedzi, zvirembedzwa, nenguo dzepepuru dzaipfekwa namadzimambo eMidhiani, nengetani dzaiva pamitsipa yengamera dzavo. ²⁷Gidheoni akaita efodhi kubva pazviri akaiisa muguta rake, Ofura, uye vaIsraeri vose vakaita ufeve kwairi ipapo, ikava musungo kuna Gidheoni neimba yake.

Makore Makumi Mana Okuzorora

²⁸Saka Midhiani yakakundwa pamberi pavaIsraeri haina kuzosimudzazve musoro wayo. Nyika yakava norugare makore makumi mana pamazuva aGidheoni. ²⁹Zvino Jerubhaari mwanakomana waJoashi akaenda akandogara mumba make. ³⁰Zvino Gidheoni akanga ane vanakomana makumi manomwe, vana vake chaivo, nokuti akanga ane vakadzi vazhinji. ³¹Murongo wake aiva muShekemu akamuberekerawo mwanakomana, akamutumidza zita rokuti Abhimereki. ^a a v31 Zita rokuti Abhimereki rinoreva kuti “baba vangu ndimambo” — zita rinoshamisa kana tichifunga kuramba kutonga kwakaita Gidheoni muchitsauko chimwe chetechi.

³²Gidheoni mwanakomana waJoashi akafa akwegura zvakanaka, akavigwa muguva rababa vake Joashi paOfura yavaAbhiezeri.

³³Gidheoni paakafa, vaIsraeri vakaitazve ufeve kuna vaBhaari vakaita Bhaari-bheriti mwari wavo. ³⁴Vanhu vaIsraeri havana kurangarira Baba vedu, ivo vakavanunura kubva kuvavengi vavo vose vakanga vakavakomba. ³⁵Uyewo havana kuitira imba yaJerubhaari (Gidheoni) tsitsi nokuda kwezvakanaka zvose zvaakanga aitira vaIsraeri.