Vanhu Vanonyunyuta Nokuda Kwokutambudzika
Vachishuva nyama, vanhu vanochema vachida Ijipiti, uye Mozisi anoudza Baba vake pachena kuti haagoni kuvatakura ari oga. Anowana mhinduro mbiri: Mweya unogoverwa kuvakuru makumi manomwe, nezvihuta zvakawanda zvinorwadza — nyama inopiwa, nedenda panzvimbo pakavigwa kuchiva kwavo.
11 1Vanhu vakanyunyuta pamusoro pokutambudzika kwavo Baba vedu vachinzwa; ivo vakanzwa, kutsamwa kwavo kwakapfuta, uye moto waBaba vedu wakabvira pakati pavo, uchiparadza mucheto womusasa. 2Vanhu vakachema kuna Mozisi, Mozisi akanyengetera kuna Baba vedu, uye moto wakadzima. 3Saka nzvimbo iyoyo yakatumidzwa kuti Tabhera, nokuti moto waBaba vedu wakanga wabvira pakati pavo. a a v3 Tabhera zvinoreva kuti “kupisa” — nzvimbo iyi yakatumidzwa nokuda kwomoto wakabvira ipapo.
4Boka ravanhu vakavhengana vaiva pakati pavo rakachiva zvikuru; vanhu vaIsraeri vakachemazve, vachiti, “Dai taingova nenyama yokudya! 5Tinorangarira hove dzataidya muIjipiti pachena, magaka, manwiwa, maliki, hanyanisi, negariki. 6Asi zvino chido chedu chokudya chapera; hapana chinhu zvacho chatinoona kunze kwemana iyi.” 7Zvino mana yakanga yakaita semhodzi yekoriyanderi, uye yairatidzika serezini yakacheneruka. b b v7 Bhedheriyamu yaiva rezini kana girama yakacheneruka, yakaita separera — mana yaiva nechitarisiko chimwe chetecho chinoonerera. 8Vanhu vaifamba-famba vachiiunganidza, vachiikuya paguyo kana kuituswa muduri, vachiibikisa muhari, uye vachiiumba kuita makeke. Yairavira sechingwa chakagadzirwa namafuta. 9Dova parakawira pamusasa usiku, mana yaiwirawo pamwe charo.
10Mozisi akanzwa vanhu vachichema nedzimba dzavo, mumwe nomumwe pamukova wetende rake. Kutsamwa kwaBaba vedu kwakapfuta zvikuru, uye zvakaita sezvakaipa kuna Mozisi. 11Mozisi akati kuna Baba vedu, “Sei makabata zvakaipa muranda wenyu? Sei ndisina kuwana nyasha pamberi penyu, zvokuti makaisa mutoro wavanhu vose ava pandiri? 12Ko ini ndakava nemimba yavanhu vose ava here? Ko ndakavabereka here, zvokuti mungandiudza kuti, ‘Vatakure mumaoko ako, somureri anotakura mwana anoyamwa,’ kuenda kunyika yamakapika kuvapa madzitateguru avo? 13Ndingawanepi nyama yavanhu vose ava? Vanoramba vachichema kwandiri, vachiti, ‘Tipei nyama yokudya!’ 14Handigoni kutakura vanhu vose ava ndoga; zvinondiremera zvikuru. 15Kana muchindibata saizvozvi, ndapota ndiurayei zvino—kana ndawana nyasha pamberi penyu—uye musandirega ndichiona kutambudzika kwangu.”
Baba Vanogovera Mweya Kuvarume Makumi Manomwe
16Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Ndiunganidzire varume makumi manomwe kubva kuvakuru vaIsraeri, vaunoziva savakuru navatariri vavanhu, uvauyise kutende rokusanganira, uye ngavamire ipapo pamwe chete newe. 17Ndichaburuka, nditaure newe ipapo, nditore pamwe pomweya uri pauri, ndiuise pavari. Vachatakura mutoro wavanhu pamwe newe, kuti urege kuutakura woga.
18Udza vanhu kuti: Zvitsaurei nokuda kwamangwana—muchadya nyama. Makachema Baba vedu vachinzwa, muchiti, ‘Dai taingova nenyama yokudya! Taiva nani muIjipiti.’ Saka Baba vedu vachakupai nyama, uye muchadya. 19Hamungaidyi kwezuva rimwe chete, kana maviri, mashanu, gumi, kana makumi maviri, 20asi mwedzi wose, kusvikira ichibuda mumhino dzenyu uye ichikusemesai—nokuti makaramba Baba vedu vari pakati penyu, muchichema pamberi pavo, muchiti, ‘Takabvirei muIjipiti?’”
21Mozisi akati, “Vanhu vandiinavo vanosvika zviuru mazana matanhatu vanofamba netsoka, asi imi munoti, ‘Ndichavapa nyama yokudya kwomwedzi wose’?” 22Ko makwai nemombe zvingaurayiwa kuti vagute here? Ko hove dzose dzomugungwa dzingaunganidzwa kuti vagute here?
23Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Ko ruoko rwangu rupfupi here? Zvino uchaona kana shoko rangu richizadziswa kwauri kana kuti kwete.”
24Mozisi akabuda akaudza vanhu mashoko aBaba vedu. Akaunganidza varume makumi manomwe kubva kuvakuru vavanhu akavamisa vakakomberedza tende. 25Ipapo Baba vedu vakaburuka vari mugore, vakataura naye, vakatora pamwe pomweya waiva paari, vakauisa pavakuru makumi manomwe. Mweya pawakagara pavari, vakaprofita—asi havana kuzoitazve. 26Varume vaviri vakanga vasara mumusasa, mumwe ainzi Eridhadhi, mumwe Medhadhi, uye Mweya wakagara pavari—vakanga vari pakati pavakanga vakanyorwa asi vakanga vasina kubuda vachienda kutende—asi vakaprofita mumusasa. 27Jaya rimwe rakamhanya rikaudza Mozisi, richiti, “Eridhadhi naMedhadhi vari kuprofita mumusasa.”
28Joshua mwanakomana waNuni, mubatsiri waMozisi kubvira paujaya hwake, akati: “Ishe wangu Mozisi, vadzivisei!”
29Asi Mozisi akapindura akati, “Une godo nokuda kwangu here? Ndaida kuti vanhu vose vaBaba vedu vave vaprofita, uye kuti Baba vedu vaise Mweya wavo pavari!”
30Ipapo Mozisi akadzokera kumusasa, iye navakuru vaIsraeri.
Zvihuta Zvinobva kuna Baba, Hosha Nokuda Kwokuchiva
31Mhepo yakabuda kubva kuna Baba vedu, ikatinhira zvihuta kubva kugungwa, ikazviwisira zvakakomberedza musasa—chinhambwe chinenge chorwendo rwezuva rimwe kurutivi rumwe norumwe, zvakadzika zvinenge tsoka nhatu pamusoro penyika. 32Vanhu vakagara vakamuka zuva iroro rose, usiku hwose, nezuva rakatevera rose vachiunganidza zvihuta—akatunha zvishoma pavo akaunganidza mabhusheri makumi matanhatu—ipapo vakazviwarira zvose pachavo zvakakomberedza musasa. c c v32 Homeri yaiva chiero chikuru chezvinhu zvakaoma — chinenge mutoro waigona kutakurwa nembongoro, inenge marita mazana maviri namakumi maviri; homeri gumi yaiva mutoro mukuru kwazvo. 33Nyama ichiri pakati pameno avo, isati yatsengwa, kutsamwa kwaBaba vedu kwakapfutira vanhu, uye Baba vedu vakavarova nehosha yakaipisisa kwazvo. 34Nzvimbo iyoyo yakatumidzwa kuti Kibhuroti-hataavha, nokuti ipapo ndipo pavakaviga vanhu vakanga vachiva. d d v34 Kibhuroti-hataavha zvinoreva kuti “makuva okuchiva” — yakatumidzwa nokuda kwaavo vakavigwa ipapo mushure mokuchiva kwavanhu nyama.
35Kubva kuKibhuroti-hataavha vanhu vakasimuka vakaenda kuHazeroti, uye vakagara paHazeroti.