Vanhu Vanoreurura Pamberi paBaba Vavo
Vakapfeka masaga, vatapwa vakadzoka vanotaurazve nhoroondo yavo yose zvinonzwika kuna Baba vavo: Abhurahama akadanwa, gungwa rakaparadzaniswa, mana yakapiwa, mhuru yakaumbwa, vaprofita vakaurayiwa, vanunuri vakatumwa kakawanda kakawanda. Vanopedzisa vasina zororo, vachiri varanda munyika yavo, vosaina chibvumirano chinosunga.
9 1Pazuva ramakumi maviri namana romwedzi uyu, vaIsraeri vakaungana vachitsanya, vakapfeka masaga, vaine ivhu pamisoro yavo. a a v1 Kuisa guruva pamusoro, pamwe chete nokutsanya nokupfeka masaga akaoma, chaiva chiratidzo chakare chokuchema kukuru nokutendeuka. 2Zvizvarwa zvaIsraeri zvakazvitsaura pavatorwa vose, zvikamira, zvikareurura zvivi zvazvo nemhosva yamadzitateguru avo. 3Vakamira panzvimbo dzavo vakaverenga Bhuku roMurayiro waBaba vedu kwinge maawa matatu, vakabva vareurura vachinamata Baba vedu mamwe maawa matatu. 4Jeshua, Bhani, Kadhimieri, Shebhania, Bhuni, Sherebhia, Bhani, naKenani vakamira pamatanho avaRevhi vakadanidzira nenzwi guru kuna Baba vedu. 5Ipapo vaRevhi—Jeshua, Kadhimieri, Bhani, Hashabhineia, Sherebhia, Hodhia, Shebhania, Petahia—vakati: “Simukai, rumbidzai Baba venyu, kubva pakusingaperi kusvikira pakusingaperi. Zita renyu rinobwinya ngarirumbidzwe, rakakwiridzwa pamusoro pokurumbidzwa nokukudzwa kwose. 6Ndimi moga Baba vedu. Makaita matenga, kunyange matenga okumusoro-soro, nehondo yawo yose, nyika nezvose zviri pairi, makungwa nezvose zviri mukati mawo. Munopa upenyu kuzvose izvi, uye hondo yokudenga inokunamatai. 7Ndimi Baba vedu, makasarudza Abhurama mukamubudisa muUri yavaKaradhea mukamupa zita rokuti Abhurahama. 8Makawana mwoyo wake wakatendeka pamberi penyu, mukaita sungano naye yokuti muchapa nyika yavaKenani, vaHiti, vaAmori, vaPerizi, vaJebhusi, navaGirigashi— kuti muipe kuzvizvarwa zvake. Uye makachengeta vimbiso yenyu, nokuti makarurama. 9Makaona kutambura kwamadzitateguru edu muIjipiti; makanzwa kuchema kwavo paGungwa Dzvuku. 10Makatuma zviratidzo nezvishamiso kuna Farao, kuvakuru vake vose nokuvanhu vose venyika yake, nokuti makaziva kuzvikudza kwavaIjipita pakubata vanhu vedu. Saka makazviitira zita, rinogara kusvikira nhasi. 11Makaparadzanisa gungwa pamberi pavo, zvokuti vakapfuura nomukati maro pavhu rakaoma, asi makakanda vaivatevera mukudzika, sedombo mumvura ine simba. 12Masikati maivatungamirira neshongwe yegore, uye usiku neshongwe yomoto, kuti muvapenyere nzira yavaifanira kufamba nayo. 13Makaburuka paGomo reSinai; makataura navo muri kudenga. Makavapa mitemo yakarurama nemirayiro yechokwadi, zvimiso zvakanaka nezvirevo. 14Makavazivisa Sabata renyu dzvene, mukavapa mirayiro, zvimiso, nemitemo kubudikidza nomuranda wenyu Mozisi. 15Panzara yavo makavapa chingwa chaibva kudenga, uye panyota yavo makavabudisira mvura mudombo. Makavaudza kuti vapinde vatore nyika yamakanga mapika kuti muchavapa. 16Asi ivo— madzitateguru edu—vakazvikudza vakava nemitsipa mikukutu, vakaramba kuteerera mirayiro yenyu. 17Vakaramba kuteerera, vakakoniwa kurangarira zvishamiso zvamakaita pakati pavo. Vakava nemitsipa mikukutu, uye mukumukira kwavo vakagadza mutungamiri kuti vadzokere kuuranda hwavo. Asi imi muri Baba vanokanganwira, vane nyasha netsitsi, vanononoka kutsamwa, vakazara norudo rwakatendeka, uye hamuna kuvasiya. 18Kunyange pavakazviitira chifananidzo chemhuru vakati, ‘Uyu ndiye mwari wako akakubudisa muIjipiti,’ vakaita kumhura kwakaipa kwazvo, 19imi, mutsitsi dzenyu huru, hamuna kuvasiya murenje. Shongwe yegore yakaramba ichivatungamirira munzira yavo masikati, uye shongwe yomoto yakaramba ichivhenekera nzira yavo usiku. 20Makapa Mweya wenyu wakanaka kuti uvadzidzise. Hamuna kunyima mana yenyu pamiromo yavo, uye makavapa mvura yenyota yavo. 21Kwemakore makumi mana makavararamisa murenje, uye havana kushayiwa chinhu; nguo dzavo hadzina kusakara, uye tsoka dzavo hadzina kuzvimba. 22Makavapa umambo nendudzi, muchivagovera nyika kumativi ose enyika. Saka vakatora nyika yaSihoni mambo weHeshibhoni nenyika yaOgi mambo weBhashani. 23Makaita kuti vana vavo vawande senyeredzi dzokudenga, uye makavapinza munyika yamakanga maudza madzitateguru avo kuti apinde aitore. 24Vana vavo vakapinda vakatora nyika. Makakunda pamberi pavo vaKenani vaigara imomo, mukaisa vaKenani mumaoko avo, pamwe chete namadzimambo avo nendudzi dzenyika, kuti vavaitire zvavaida. 25Vakakunda maguta akavakirirwa nenyika yakaorera; vakatora dzimba dzakazara nezvinhu zvose zvakanaka, matsime akanga atocherwa, minda yemizambiringa, misasa yemiorivhi, nemiti yemichero yakawanda. Saka vakadya vakaguta vakakora, vakafara mukunaka kwenyu kukuru. 26Asi vakava vasingateereri vakakumukirai; vakakanda murayiro wenyu shure kwavo. Vakauraya vaprofita venyu, vakanga vavayambira kuti vadzoke kwamuri, vakaita kumhura kwakaipa kwazvo. 27Saka makavaisa mumaoko avavengi vavo, vakavadzvinyirira. Asi munguva yokutambudzika kwavo, pavakachema kwamuri, makavanzwa muri kudenga, uye mutsitsi dzenyu huru makavapa vanunuri, vakavanunura muruoko rwavavengi vavo. 28Asi vakangozorora, vakaitazve zvakaipa pamberi penyu. Saka makavasiya muruoko rwavavengi vavo, vakavatonga. Asi pavakadzoka vakachema kwamuri, makanzwa muri kudenga, uye kazhinji kazhinji, mutsitsi dzenyu, makavanunura. 29Makavayambira kuti vadzokere kumurayiro wenyu, asi vakazvikudza vakasateerera mirayiro yenyu. Vakatadzira zvamakatonga, izvo zvinopa upenyu kuna ani naani anozviteerera. Nenharo vakafuratira, vakaomesa mitsipa yavo, vakaramba kuteerera. 30Kwemakore mazhinji makavaitira mwoyo murefu. NoMweya wenyu makavayambira kubudikidza navaprofita venyu, asi havana kuda kuteerera. Saka makavaisa mumaoko endudzi dzenyika. 31Asi mutsitsi dzenyu huru hamuna kuvapedza kana kuvasiya, nokuti muri Baba vane nyasha netsitsi. 32Zvino, imi Baba vedu—vakuru, vane simba, vanotyisa, vanochengeta sungano yavo yorudo rwakatendeka—musarega kutambudzika uku kose kuchiita sokuduku pamberi penyu: kutambudzika kwakatiwira isu, namadzimambo edu navatungamiri vedu, vapristi vedu navaprofita vedu, madzitateguru edu navanhu venyu vose, kubva pamazuva amadzimambo eAsiria kusvikira nhasi. 33Pazvose zvakatiwira makaita zvakarurama; makaita nokutendeka, asi isu takaita zvakaipa. 34Madzimambo edu navatungamiri vedu, vapristi vedu namadzitateguru edu havana kuchengeta murayiro wenyu; havana kurerekera kumirayiro yenyu kana kuyambiro yamakavapa. 35Kunyange vachiri muumambo hwavo, vachifara nokunaka kukuru kwamakavapa nenyika yakafara, yakaorera yamakaisa pamberi pavo, havana kuda kukushumirai kana kutendeuka panzira dzavo dzakaipa. 36Zvino tarirai—tiri varanda nhasi, varanda munyika yamakapa madzitateguru edu kuti vadye michero yayo nezvinhu zvayo zvakanaka. 37Goho rayo rakawanda rinoenda kumadzimambo amakagadza pamusoro pedu nokuda kwezvivi zvedu. Vanotonga miviri yedu nezvipfuwo zvedu sezvavanoda, uye tiri mukutambudzika kukuru.”
38Saka tiri kuita chibvumirano chakasimba chakanyorwa, chakaiswa chisimbiso navatungamiri vedu, vaRevhi, navapristi.