Paridzai Zvavakaita
Sungano naAbhurahama inodzokororwa sengetani yezvipikirwa zvakachengetwa: Josefa ari mumaketani kusvikira shoko rake raratidzwa kuva rechokwadi, madambudziko pamusoro peIjipiti, uye vanhu vakabudiswa nesirivha nokuimba, pasina kana mumwe wavo akagumbuka. Musoro wenyaya kubva pakutanga kusvika pakupedzisira ndiBaba vanorangarira.
105 1Vongai Baba vedu; danai kuzita ravo; zivisai mabasa avo pakati pamarudzi. 2Imbirai kwavari, muimbe nziyo dzokurumbidza kwavari; taurai mabasa avo ose anoshamisa. 3Zvirumbidzei muzita ravo dzvene; mwoyo yaavo vanotsvaka Baba vedu ngaifare. 4Tsvakai Baba vedu nesimba ravo; tsvakai chiso chavo nguva dzose.
5Rangarirai zvishamiso zvavakaita, mabasa avo esimba, nemitongo yavakataura, 6imi vana vaAbhurahama muranda wavo, imi vanakomana vaJakobho, vasanangurwa vavo. 7Ndivo Baba vedu; mitongo yavo izere munyika yose.
8Vanorangarira sungano yavo nokusingaperi, shoko ravakaraira kumarudzi ane chiuru, 9sungano yavakaita naAbhurahama, mhiko yavakapika kuna Isaka, 10yavakasimbisa kuna Jakobho somutemo, kuna Israeri sesungano isingaperi,
11vachiti, “Ndichakupa nyika yeKenani senhaka yako.”
12Pavakanga vari vashoma pakuwanda, vari vashomanana, uye vaeni mairi, 13vachidzungaira kubva kuno rumwe rudzi kuenda kuno rumwe, kubva kuhumwe umambo kuenda kune rumwe rudzi, 14Havana kutendera munhu kuti avadzvinyirire; nokuda kwavo vakatuka madzimambo:
15“Musabata vazodziwa vangu; musaitira vaporofita vangu zvakaipa.”
16Vakadana nzara panyika uye vakagura zvokudya zvavo zvose. 17Vakanga vatuma murume pamberi pavo—Josefa, akatengeswa senhapwa. 18Vakakuvadza tsoka dzake nengetani; mutsipa wake wakaiswa muzvisungo zvesimbi, 19kusvikira panguva yakazadziswa shoko rake, kusvikira shoko raBaba vedu raratidza kururama kwake. 20Mambo akatumira shoko akamusunungura; mutongi wamarudzi akamuregedza. 21Mambo akaita Josefa ishe weimba yake, mutongi wezvose zvaakanga anazvo, 22kuti Josefa araire machinda amambo sezvaaida uye adzidzise vakuru vake uchenjeri.
23Ipapo Israeri akapinda muIjipiti; Jakobho akagara somutorwa munyika yeHamu. a a v23 “Nyika yeHamu” izita rekare rechidetembo reIjipiti (rinoshandiswawo mundima 27). 24Baba vedu vakaita kuti vanhu vavo vaberekane zvikuru, vakavaita vane simba kupfuura vavengi vavo. 25Vakashandura mwoyo yavo kuti ivenge vanhu vavo, kuti varangane zvakaipa pamusoro pavaranda vavo.
26Vakatuma Mozisi muranda wavo, naAroni wavakanga vasanangura. 27Vakaita zviratidzo zvavo pakati pavo, zvishamiso zvavo munyika yeHamu. 28Vakatuma rima vakaita kuti nyika isvibe, uye Mozisi naAroni havana kumukira mashoko avo. 29Vakashandura mvura yavo kuita ropa vakauraya hove dzavo. 30Nyika yavo yakazara namatatya, kunyange mudzimba dzokurara dzamadzimambo avo. 31Vakataura, uye mapupira enhunzi akauya, nenhata munyika yavo yose. 32Vakavapa chimvuramabwe panzvimbo pemvura, nomoto unopfuta munyika yavo yose. 33Vakarova mizambiringa yavo nemionde yavo vakavhuna miti yenyika yavo. 34Vakataura, mhashu dzikauya, mhashu duku dzisingaverengeki, 35dzikadya zvirimwa zvose munyika yavo dzikadya zvibereko zvose zveminda yavo. 36Ipapo vakarova matangwe ose munyika yavo, zvibereko zvokutanga zvesimba ravo rose.
37Ipapo vakabudisa Israeri nesirivha negoridhe, uye pakati pamadzinza avo hapana akagumburwa. 38Ijipiti yakafara pavakabva, nokuti kutya kwavo kwakanga kwawira pamusoro peIjipiti. 39Vakatatamura gore kuti rive chifukidzo, nomoto wokuvhenekera usiku. 40Vakakumbira, ivo vakauya nezvihuta, vakavagutsa nechingwa chokudenga. 41Vakazarura dombo, mvura ikapfachuka; ikayerera murenje senzizi.
42Nokuti vakarangarira chivimbiso chavo chitsvene kuna Abhurahama muranda wavo. 43Saka vakabudisa vanhu vavo nomufaro, vasanangurwa vavo nokuimba. 44Vakavapa nyika dzamarudzi, vakatora zvakanga zvashandirwa namamwe marudzi, 45kuti vachengete mitemo yavo uye vateerere mirayiro yavo. Hareruya!