Asafi Anochema Ari Murima

Kumutungamiri wokuimba. Maererano naJedhutuni. Pisarema raAsafi.

Asafi haakwanisi kurara kana kutaura, uye anobvunza zvinowanzotyiwa nevanhu kubvunza: rudo rwaBaba vake rwapera here, vakanganwa here kuva nenyasha? Hapana chinoshanduka kunze kwendangariro yake. Anoyeuka gungwa nemaune, apo nzira yakanga iripo zvechokwadi asi tsoka dzisingaonekwi.

Chitsauko 77.

Ndinodanidzira kuna Baba vedu; inzwi rangu rinokwira kuna Baba vedu, kuti vandinzwe. Pazuva rokutambudzika kwangu ndakatsvaka Baba vedu Changamire; usiku ruoko rwangu rwakatambanudzwa rukasaneta; mweya wangu wakaramba kunyaradzwa. Ndinorangarira Baba vedu, ndichigomera; ndinofungisisa, mweya wangu uchipera simba.

Makaita kuti meso angu arambe akasvinura; ndakatambudzika zvokuti ndakatadza kutaura. Ndakafunga nezvamazuva akare, makore akapfuura kare kare. Ndakarangarira rwiyo rwangu usiku; ndakafungisisa mumwoyo mangu, mweya wangu ukabvunzisisa: “Baba vedu Changamire vacharamba nokusingaperi here, vakasazombonzwira nyasha zvakare? Rudo rwavo rwesungano rwaguma nokusingaperi here? Chipikirwa chavo chagumira kuzvizvarwa zvose here? Ko Baba vedu vakanganwa kuva nenyasha here? Vakadzivisa tsitsi dzavo nehasha here?”

Ipapo ndakati, “Ichi ndicho chikumbiro changu: makore oruoko rworudyi rwoWokumusoro-soro.” ^a Ndicharangarira mabasa aBaba vedu; hongu, ndicharangarira zvishamiso zvenyu zvakare kare. Ndichafungisisa pamusoro pamabasa enyu ose, ndicherechedze mabasa enyu ane simba. Nzira yenyu, imi Baba vedu, itsvene. Ndoupi mwari mukuru akaita saBaba vedu? Ndimi Baba vedu vanoita zvishamiso; makazivisa simba renyu pakati pamarudzi avanhu. Noruoko rwenyu makadzikinura vanhu venyu, vana vaJakobho naJosefa.

Mvura zhinji yakakuonai, imi Baba vedu; mvura yakakuonai ikamonyoroka; zvirokwazvo, makadzika akadedera. Makore akadurura mvura; matenga akarira nokutinhira; miseve yenyu yakapenya kumativi ose. Kutinhira kwenyu kwakarira mukati mechamupupuri; mheni yenyu yakavhenekera nyika; pasi pakadedera pakazununguka. Nzira yenyu yakanga iri mugungwa, gwara renyu rakapfuura nomumvura zhinji; asi tsoka dzenyu dzakanga dzisingaonekwi. Makatungamirira vanhu venyu seboka remakwai noruoko rwaMozisi naAroni.