Bharamu Anoropafadza Kechitatu
Bharamu anorega kutsvaka zviratidzo, uye Mweya waBaba vedu unouya pamusoro pake. Anoropafadza matende avaIsraeri kechitatu, zvichitsamwisa Bharaki, ozotarisa kure kure: nyeredzi ichibuda kuna Jakobho, tsvimbo youshe ichisimuka, nokuguma kwaAmareki.
24 1Bharamu akaona kuti zvaifadza Baba vedu kuropafadza vaIsraeri, saka haana kutsvaka zviratidzo sapakutanga, asi akatarisa kurenje. 2Bharamu akatarisa kumusoro akaona vaIsraeri vakadzika misasa namadzinza avo; ipapo Mweya waBaba vedu wakauya pamusoro pake. 3Akasimudza chirevo chake akati: “Chirevo chaBharamu mwanakomana waBheori, chirevo chomurume ane ziso rakasvinudzwa, 4chirevo chouyo anonzwa mashoko aBaba vedu, anoona chiratidzo choWamasimbaose, achiwira pasi meso ake akasvinuka: 5Dzakanaka sei matende ako, Jakobho, nzvimbo dzako dzaunogara, Israeri! 6Semipata yakatambanuka, seminda iri parutivi porwizi, segavakava rakasimwa naBaba vedu, semisidhari iri pamvura. 7Mvura ichayerera ichibva mumidziyo yake, uye zvizvarwa zvake zvichava nemvura zhinji. Mambo wake achava mukuru kupfuura Agagi, uye umambo hwake huchakudzwa. a a v7 Agagi aiva mambo weAmareki, muvengi weIsraeri wenguva refu — mambo weIsraeri achamupfuura. 8Baba vedu vanobudisa Israeri kubva muIjipiti; Israeri yakaita senyanga dzenʼombe yesango kwavari. Israeri ichaparadza ndudzi dzinoipikisa, ichivhuna mapfupa adzo, ichidzibaya nemiseve. 9Anotsivama, anovata pasi seshumba, seshumbakadzi—ndiani angashinga kumumutsa? Vakaropafadzwa vanokuropafadza iwe, uye vakatukwa vanokutuka.”
10Balaki akatsamwira Bharamu zvikuru, akarovanisa maoko ake. Balaki akati kuna Bharamu, “Ndakakudana kuti utuke vavengi vangu, asi iwe wavaropafadza katatu zvino! 11Zvino tizira kumba kwako! Ndakati ndichakukudza zvikuru, asi Mwari akukonesa kukudzwa.”
12Bharamu akapindura Balaki akati, “Handina kuudza here nhume dzawakatuma kwandiri, 13‘Kunyange Balaki akandipa imba yake izere nesirivha negoridhe, handaigona kudarika murayiro waMwari wangu kuti ndiite zvakanaka kana zvakaipa pachangu; ndinogona chete kutaura zvandinoudzwa naMwari wangu’? 14Uye zvino ndava kudzokera kuvanhu vangu. Uya, ndikuyambire zvichaitwa navanhu ava kuvanhu vako mumazuva anouya.”
Nyeredzi Inobuda muna Jakobho
15Ipapo akasimudza chirevo chake, achiti: “Chirevo chaBharamu mwanakomana waBheori, chirevo chomurume ane ziso rakasvinudzwa, 16chirevo chouyo anonzwa mashoko aBaba vedu, anoziva ruzivo rwoWokumusorosoro, anoona chiratidzo choWamasimbaose, achiwira pasi meso ake akasvinuka: 17Ndinomuona, asi kwete zvino; ndinomutarisa, asi kwete pedyo. Nyeredzi ichabuda muna Jakobho, uye tsvimbo youmambo ichasimuka muna Israeri; ichapwanya huma yaMoabhu igoparadza vanakomana vose vaSheti. b b v17 Bharamu, muvuki wokune imwe nyika, akaitwa kuti aporofite nezvaMambo achauya. Nyeredzi iyi netsvimbo youmambo zvinonongedzera pakupedzisira kuna Jesu, uyo Testamente Itsva inoti “nyeredzi yamangwanani inopenya” nomutongi anobva kudzinza raJakobho. 18Edhomu ichakundwa, uye Seiri, vavengi vake, vachakundwa, Israeri ichiramba ichisimba. 19Mumwe anobva muna Jakobho achatonga, uye achaparadza vakasara muguta.”
20Ipapo Bharamu akaona Amareki, akasimudza chirevo chake, akati: “Amareki aiva wokutanga pakati pendudzi, asi magumo ake kuparadzwa chose.”
21Akatarisa muKeni, akasimudza chirevo chake, akati: “Nzvimbo yako yaunogara yakasimba, dendere rako rakaiswa mudombo. 22Asi Kaini achaparadzwa kana Ashuri achikutapa.”
23Akasimudza chirevo chake akati: “Ndiani angararama kana Mwari achiita izvi? 24Zvikepe zvichabva kumahombekombe eKitimi; zvichatambudza Ashuri nokutambudza Ebheri, asi naizvowo zvichaparadzwa zvachose.” c c v24 Kitimi inoreva mahombekombe okumavirira eMediterraniya — simba regungwa remberi richauya kuzorwa neAsiriya.
25Ipapo Bharamu akasimuka akadzokera kumba kwake, uye Balaki akaendawo nenzira yake.