Vana Vanomukira Baba Vavo
VaIsraeri vanochema vachida kudzokera kuIjipiti, uye Baba vavo vanozviti kuzvidza mushure mezvose zvavakavaratidza. Mozisi anokumbira achivimba nehunhu hwavo — vanononoka kutsamwa, vazere nerudo — uye anowana ruregerero, asi chizvarwa ichocho chichafira murenje.
14 1Ipapo ungano yose yakasimudza manzwi ayo ikaridza mhere, uye vanhu vakachema usiku ihwohwo. 2VaIsraeri vose vakanyunyutira Mozisi naAroni; ungano yose yakati kwavari, “Dai takafira munyika yeIjipiti, kana kuti dai takafira murenje rino! 3Nei Baba vedu vachitiuyisa kunyika iyi kuti tife nomunondo? Vakadzi vedu nevana vedu vachava zvakapambwa. Ko, hazvingavi nani kudzokera kuIjipiti here?” 4Vakataurirana vachiti, “Ngatigadzei mutungamiri tidzokere kuIjipiti.”
5Ipapo Mozisi naAroni vakawira pasi nezviso zvavo pamberi peungano yose yavaIsraeri.
6Joshua mwanakomana waNuni naKarebhu mwanakomana waJefune, vaiva pakati peavo vakasora nyika, vakabvarura nguo dzavo. 7Vakaudza ungano yose yavaIsraeri vachiti, “Nyika yatakapfuura nokuiongorora yakanaka kwazvo-kwazvo. 8Kana Baba vedu vachifadzwa nesu, vachatipinza munyika iyi vagotipa iyo, nyika inoyerera mukaka nouchi. 9Asi musamukira Baba vedu, uye musatya vanhu venyika iyi—ivo zvokudya zvedu. Dziviriro yavo yaenda; Baba vedu vanesu. Musavatya.”
10Ungano yose yakati Joshua naKarebhu ngavatakwe namabwe. Ipapo kubwinya kwaBaba vedu kwakaonekwa patende rokusangana kuvanhu vose vavaIsraeri.
11Zvino Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Vanhu ava vachandizvidza kusvikira rinhi? Uye vacharamba kunditenda kusvikira rinhi, pasinei nezviratidzo zvose zvandakaita pakati pavo? 12Ndichavarova nedenda ndigovatorera nhaka, ndigokuita rudzi rukuru rune simba kupfuura ivo.”
Mozisi Anoteterera kuna Baba
13Asi Mozisi akati kuna Baba vedu, “VaIjipiti vachazvinzwa, nokuti makabudisa vanhu ava pakati pavo nesimba renyu, 14uye vachaudza vagari venyika iyi, vakanzwa kuti imi, Baba vedu, muri pakati pavanhu ava, kuti imi, Baba vedu, munoonekwa chiso nechiso, kuti gore renyu rinomira pamusoro pavo, uye munovatungamirira nembiru yegore masikati nembiru yomoto usiku. 15Kana mukauraya vanhu ava vose panguva imwe chete, ndudzi dzakanzwa mukurumbira wenyu dzichati, 16‘Nokuti Mwari akanga asingagoni kupinza vanhu ava munyika yaakavapikira, akavaurayira murenje.’ 17Zvino ndapota, simba raBaba Changamire ngarive guru, sezvamakataura, muchiti, 18‘Baba vedu vanononoka kutsamwa, vazere norudo rwesungano, vanokanganwira mhosva nezvakaipa—asi havambosunungura ane mhosva, vachiuyisa chivi chamadzibaba pamusoro pavana kusvikira kuchizvarwa chechitatu nechechina.’ 19Ndapota, regererai mhosva yavanhu ava zvinoenderana noukuru hworudo rwenyu rwesungano, sezvamakavaregerera kubva kuIjipiti kusvikira zvino.”
20Ipapo Baba vedu vakati, “Ndaregerera, zvinoenderana neshoko rako.
21Asi zvirokwazvo, noupenyu hwangu, uye sezvo nyika yose ichazadzwa nokubwinya kwangu, 22zvirokwazvo varume vose vakaona kubwinya kwangu nezviratidzo zvandakaita muIjipiti nomurenje, asi vakandiedza kagumi uye vakasateerera inzwi rangu, 23havangaoni nyika yandakapikira madzibaba avo. Hakuna kana mumwe akandizvidza achaiona. 24Asi muranda wangu Karebhu ane mweya wakasiyana uye akanditevera zvizere—ndichamupinza munyika yaakapinda, uye vana vake vachaigara nhaka. 25VaAmareki nevaKenani vanogara mumipata. Mangwana, tendeukai muende murenje makananga kuGungwa Dzvuku.”
26Zvino Baba vedu vakataura kuna Mozisi naAroni, vachiti,
27“Ungano iyi yakaipa ichandigununʼunira kusvikira rinhi? Ndanzwa kugununʼuna kwavaIsraeri vachindigununʼunira. 28Vaudzei, ‘Noupenyu hwangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, ndichakuitirai chaizvo zvandakakunzwai muchitaura:
29‘Zvitunha zvenyu zvichawira murenje rino—imi mose makaverengwa, uwandu hwenyu hwose, vane makore makumi maviri zvichikwira, imi makandigununʼunira. 30Hakuna kana mumwe wenyu achapinda munyika yandakapika kuti ndichakugarisai mairi, kunze kwaKarebhu mwanakomana waJefune naJoshua mwanakomana waNuni. 31Asi vana venyu vaduku, vamakati vachava zvakapambwa, ndichavapinza; vachaziva nyika yamakaramba. 32Asi kana murimi, muchawira mufa murenje rino. 33Vana venyu vachava vafudzi murenje kwamakore makumi mana, vachitakura kusatendeka kwenyu, kusvikira chitunha chenyu chokupedzisira charara murenje. 34Sezvakaita mazuva amakasora nyika—mazuva makumi mana—zuva rimwe pagore rimwe, muchatakura mhosva yenyu kwamakore makumi mana, mugoziva kupikisa kwangu kwamuri. 35Ini, Baba venyu, ndataura: zvirokwazvo ndichaita izvi kuungano iyi yose yakaipa yakaungana kundipikisa—vachaperera murenje rino, vagofira ikoko.’”
36Varume vakatumwa naMozisi kundosora nyika vakadzoka, vakaita kuti ungano yose igununʼunire Mozisi neshoko rakaipa pamusoro payo. 37Varume vakauya neshoko rakaipa pamusoro penyika vakafa nedenda pamberi paBaba vedu. 38Asi Joshua mwanakomana waNuni naKarebhu mwanakomana waJefune vakararama, pavarume vaya vakaenda kundoongorora nyika.
39Mozisi akati audza mashoko aya kuvana vose vaIsraeri, vanhu vakachema kwazvo.
40Vakamuka mangwanani-ngwanani vakakwira pamusoro pegomo, vachiti, “Tiri pano. Tichakwira kunzvimbo yakavimbiswa naBaba vedu, nokuti takatadza.”
41Asi Mozisi akati, “Nei iye zvino muchidarika murayiro waBaba vedu? Hazvingabudiriri. 42Musakwira, nokuti Baba vedu havasi pakati penyu, kuti murege kurohwa pamberi pavavengi venyu. 43Nokuti vaAmareki nevaKenani varipo pamberi penyu; muchafa nomunondo. Sezvo makafuratira kutevera Baba vedu, havazovi nemi.”
44Asi vakatsunga kukwira kumusoro-soro kwenyika yamakomo, kunyange zvazvo areka yesungano yaBaba vedu naMozisi havana kubva pamusasa. 45Ipapo vaAmareki nevaKenani vaigara munyika iyoyo yamakomo vakaburuka, vakavarova, vakavapwanya kusvikira kuHoma.