Vanhu vaBaba Vakatsaurwa

Nehemia anodzoka kubva kudare rePezhia owana Tobhia agere mumatura aBaba vedu, VaRevhi vadzokera kuminda yavo vasina kubhadharwa, kutengeserana paSabata kuchienderera mberi zvizere, nevana vasingagoni kutaura mutauro weJudha. Anorasira kunze fenicha otanga patsva.

Chitsauko 13.

Pazuva iroro vakaverengera vanhu bhuku raMozisi, vakawana zvakanga zvakanyorwa kuti hakuna muAmoni kana muMoabhu aizombopinda muungano yaBaba vedu, nokuti havana kuchingamidza vanhu vaIsraeri nechingwa nemvura, asi vakaripira Bharamu kuti avatuke—asi Baba vedu vakashandura kutuka kukava chikomborero. Vanhu pavakangonzwa Murayiro, vakabvisa pakati paIsraeri munhu wose aiva worudzi rwokumwe.

Pamberi pezvi, Eriashibhi muprista, akanga akagadzwa pamusoro pamatura eimba yaBaba vedu, akanga ane ukama hwepedyo naTobhiya. Akanga amugadzirira kamuri huru, maivigwa zvipiriso zvezviyo, zvinonhuhwira, nhumbi dzetemberi, uye chegumi chezviyo, waini itsva, namafuta zvakanga zvakagoverwa vaRevhi, vaimbi, navatariri vamasuo, pamwe nomupiro wavaprista. Panguva iyi yose ndakanga ndisiri muJerusarema, nokuti mugore ramakumi matatu nemaviri raAritazekisesi mambo weBabhironi ndakanga ndaenda kuna mambo. Pashure penguva yakati ndakakumbira kwaari mvumo yokuenda, ndakadzokera kuJerusarema ndikaziva zvakaipa zvakanga zvaitwa naEriashibhi nokuda kwaTobhiya, pakumuitira kamuri muvanze dzeimba yaBaba vedu. Ndakarwadziwa kwazvo, ndikarasira kunze kwekamuri nhumbi dzose dzomumba maTobhiya. Saka ndakarayira kuti kamuri dzinatswe, ipapo ndikadzosera mairi nhumbi dzeimba yaBaba vedu, zvipiriso zvezviyo nezvinonhuhwira.

Ndakawanawo kuti migove yavaRevhi yakanga isina kupiwa kwavari, saka vaRevhi navaimbi vaishanda basa vakanga vatizira mumwe nomumwe kumunda wake. Saka ndakapikisa vatariri ndikati, “Imba yaBaba vedu yaregererweiko?” Ipapo ndakaunganidza vaRevhi ndikavadzosera panzvimbo dzavo. Saka Judha yose yakauya nechegumi chezviyo, waini itsva, namafuta kumatura. Ndakagadza Sheremiya muprista, Zadhoki munyori, naPedhaya muRevhi kuti vatarire matura, Hanani mwanakomana waZakuri mwanakomana waMatania achivabatsira, nokuti vaiva vakavimbika; basa ravo raiva rokugovera vamwe vavo vaRevhi zvokurarama.

Ndirangarirei pane izvi, Baba vangu; musadzima mabasa okutendeka andakaitira imba yaBaba vangu nebasa rayo.

Mumazuva iwayo ndakaona vanhu muJudha vachitsika zvisviniro zvewaini neSabata, vachitakura mirwi yezviyo nokuzvitakudza pamadhongi, pamwe newaini, mazambiringa, maonde, nemitoro yemarudzi ose, vachizviuyisa muJerusarema neSabata. Saka pazuva iroro ndakavanyevera pamusoro pokutengesa zvokudya. VaTire vaigaramo vaiuyisa hove nenhumbi dzemarudzi ose, vachidzitengesa neSabata kuvanhu veJudha, muJerusarema chaimo. Saka ndakapikisa makurukota eJudha ndikati kwavari, “Chiiko chinhu ichi chakaipa chamuri kuita, muchisvibisa zuva reSabata? Ko madzitateguru enyu haana kuita izvi here, uye Baba vedu havana kuuyisa dambudziko iri rose pamusoro pedu nepaguta rino here? Zvino muri kuwedzera hasha dzakanyanya pamusoro paIsraeri nokusvibisa Sabata.”

Saka masuo eJerusarema pakatanga kusviba Sabata risati rasvika, ndakarayira kuti makonhi avharwe, kuti arege kuzarurwa kusvikira Sabata rapera. Ndakamisa vamwe vavaranda vangu pamasuo kuti parege kupinda mutoro neSabata. Kamwe kana kaviri vatengi navatengesi venhumbi dzemarudzi ose vakarara kunze kweJerusarema. Saka ndakavanyevera ndikati, “Munorarereiko pedyo norusvingo? Kana mukazviita zvakare, ndichakubatai namaoko.” Kubvira ipapo, havana kuzouya neSabata. Ipapo ndakarayira vaRevhi kuti vazvinatse, vauye kuzorinda masuo, uye vachengete zuva reSabata rive dzvene. Ndirangarireiwo pane izviwo, Baba vangu, mundinzwire ngoni nokuda kworudo rwenyu rukuru rusingaperi.

Mumazuva iwayo ndakaonawo vaJudha vakanga varoora vakadzi vaAshidhodhi, vaAmoni, navaMoabhu. Hafu yavana vavo vaitaura mutauro weAshidhodhi, kana weumwe rudzi, uye vakanga vasingazivi kutaura mutauro weJudha. Saka ndakavapikisa, ndikavatuka, ndikarova vamwe vavarume, ndikavadhonzera bvudzi ravo. Ndakavaita kuti vapike naBaba vedu ndichiti, “Musapa vanasikana venyu kuvanakomana vavo, kana kutora vanasikana vavo kuvanakomana venyu kana kwamuri. Ko wanano dzakadai hadzina kuita kuti Soromoni mambo waIsraeri atadze here? Pakati pendudzi zhinji pakanga pasina mambo akaenzana naye; Baba vedu vakamuda, uye Baba vedu vakamuita mambo pamusoro peIsraeri rose. Kunyange zvakadaro vakadzi vokumwe vakamupinza iye zvake muchivi. Ko tinofanira kukuteererai tichiita zvakaipa zvose izvi zvikuru here, tichipandukira Baba vedu nokuroora vakadzi vokumwe?”

Mwanakomana waJehoyadha, mwanakomana waEriashibhi muprista mukuru, akanga ari mukuwasha waSanibharati muHoroni, saka ndakamudzinga pandiri. Varangarirei, Baba vangu, nokuti vakasvibisa uprista, nesungano youprista neyavaRevhi.

Saka ndakavanatsa pazvinhu zvose zvokumwe, ndikagadza mabasa avaprista neavaRevhi, mumwe nomumwe kubasa rake. Ndakaronga chipiriso chehuni panguva dzakatarwa, nezvibereko zvokutanga. Ndirangarirei, Baba vangu, nenyasha.