Baba Vanovandudza Muprista Mukuru
Joshua muprista mukuru amire akapfeka nguo dzine tsvina, Mupomeri ari parutivi pake. Kupomerwa hakupindurwi nokukakavadzana: Baba vedu vanoita kuti abviswe nguo dzine tsvina, apiwe nguo dzakachena, mhosva yenyika ibviswe pazuva rimwe chete, uye Davi riziviswe.
3 1Ipapo akandiratidza Joshua muprista mukuru amire pamberi pomutumwa waBaba vedu, aine Mupomeri kuruoko rwake rworudyi kuti amupomere.
2Baba vedu vakati kuMupomeri, “Ngaakutuke, iwe Mupomeri! Iye akasarudza Jerusarema ngaakutuke! Ko murume uyu haazi rukuni runopfuta rwabvutwa mumoto here?”
3Zvino Joshua akanga akapfeka nguo dzine tsvina achimire pamberi pomutumwa. 4Akati kune vaya vakanga vamire pamberi pake, “Bvisai nguo dzake dzine tsvina.” Ipapo akati kuna Joshua: “Tarira, ndabvisa mhosva yako, uye ndichakupfekedza nguo dzakanaka.”
5Ipapo ndakati, “Isai nguwani yakachena mumusoro make.” Saka vakaiisa mumusoro make vakamupfekedza, mutumwa waBaba vedu amire pedyo.
6Ipapo mutumwa waBaba vedu akarayira Joshua zvakasimba, achiti:
7“Zvanzi naBaba vehondo dzokudenga: Kana ukafamba munzira dzangu uye ukachengeta zvandinoda, uchatonga imba yangu uye uchatarira zvivanze zvangu, uye ndichakupa nzvimbo pakati paava vamire pano. 8Chinzwa zvino, Joshua muprista mukuru, iwe neshamwari dzako dzigere pamberi pako, nokuti ivo varume vari chiratidzo: Ndava kuzouyisa muranda wangu, iye Davi. a a v8 Davi nderimwe ramazita akajeka kwazvo eTestamente Yekare rinoreva Mesiya aizouya, akazadziswa muna Jesu, Muranda akatumwa naBaba vedu (Jeremiya 23:5; Isaya 11:1). 9Tarira ibwe randakaisa pamberi paJoshua: pane maziso manomwe pamusoro pebwe iroro rimwe. Ndichanyora zvakanyorwa pariri, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga, uye ndichabvisa mhosva yenyika ino nezuva rimwe chete. b b v9 Maziso manomwe ari pamusoro pebwe anofananidzira kutarisira kwaMwari kwakazara uye kwokurinda pamusoro penyika yose. 10Nezuva iro, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga, mumwe nomumwe achakoka muvakidzani wake pasi pomuzambiringa wake napasi pomuonde wake.”