Shona - The Book of Judges

Vatongi

CHITSAUKO1

1ZvinoJoshuawakatiafa,vanavaIsiraerivakabvunza Jehovha,vakati,Ndianikokwatiriunofanirakutanga kundorwanavaKanani?

2Jehovhaakati,Judhandiyeunofanirakuenda;tarira, ndakaisanyikamuruokorwake

3IpapoJudhaakatikunaSimionimukuruwake,Hendei tosekumugovewangu,tirwenavaKanani;neniwo ndichaendanewekumugovewakoNaizvozvoSimioni akaendanaye

4Judhaakaenda;JehovhaakaisavaKananinavaPerizi mumaokoavo,vakaurayapaBhezekivarumevavovane zviuruzvinegumi.

5VakawanaAdhoni-bhezekipaBhezeki,vakarwanaye, vakaurayavaKananinavaPerezi

6AsiAdhoni-bhezekiwakatiza;vakamutevera, vakamubata,ndokuguramagumweakenamagumwe amakumboake

7IpapoAdhoni-bhezekiakati,Madzimamboanamakumi manomwe,akangaagurwamagumweawonamagumwe amakumboawo,ainongazvokudyazvawopasipetafura yangu;sezvandakaitaini,Mwariwakanditsivawo. VakamuisakuJerusarema,uyeakafirapo 8ZvinovanavaJudhavakarwaneJerusaremu,vakarikunda, nokuriparadzaneminondoinopinza,vakapisagutanomoto.

9PashurevanavaJudhavakaburukavakandorwa navaKanani,vakangavagerepanyikayamakomo,nezasi nokumupata.

10ZvinovaJudhavakandorwanavaKananivakangavagere Hebhuroni(zvinozitareHebhuronikareraivaKiriatiaribha)vakaurayaSheshai,naAhimani,naTarimai.

11Akabvapo,akandorwanavaigaraDhebhiri;zita reDhebhirikarerakangaririKiriati-seferi

12Karebhuakati,MunhuunorwaneKiriati-seferi, akarikunda,ndichamupamukundawanguAkisa,ave mukadziwake.

13IpapoOtinieri,mwanakomanawaKenazi,munin'ina waKarebhu,akarikunda;iyeakamupamukundawake Akisa,akavamukadziwake

14Zvinoiyewakatiachisvikakwaari,akamukurudzirakuti akumbiremundakunababavake;zvinoiyeakaburuka pambongoroyakeKarebhuakatikwaari,Unoreveiko?

15Akatikwaari,Ndipeichipo,nekutimakandipanyika yezasi;ndipeiwomatsimeemvuraKarebhuakamupa matsimeokumusoronamatsimeezasi

16VanavomuKeni,mukarahwawaMozisi,vakakwira vachibvakugutaremichindwepamwechetenavanavaJudha, vakaendamurenjeraJudha,ririkurutivirwezasirweAradhi; vakaendavakandogarapakatipavanhu

17JudhaakaendanaSimionimukuruwake,vakauraya vaKananivakangavagereZefati,vakariparadzachose.zita regutandokunziHoma.

18VaJudhandokukundawoGazanenyikayaro, neAshikeroninenyikayaro,neEkironinenyikayaro.

19JehovhaakavanaJudha;akadzingavanhuvakanga vageremugomo;asivakangavasingagonikudzinga vakangavageremumupata,nekutivakangavanengoro dzamatare

20VakapaKarebhuHebhuronisezvakangazvataurwa naMozisi,akadzingapovanavaAnakivatatu

21AsivanavaBhenjaminihavanakudzingavaJebhusi vakangavagereJerusaremu;asivaJebhusivakagara JerusaremupamwechetenavanavaBhenjaminikusvikira nhasi.

22VeimbayaJosefanaivovakakwiravakandorwaneBhetieri,Jehovhaakavanavo

23VeimbayaJosefavakandoshoraBheti-eri.(Zvinozita regutakarerainziRuzi)

24Zvinovashorivakaonamurumeachibudamuguta, vakatikwaari,Dotiratidzahakopanopindwanapopaguta, isutikunzwireitsitsi

25Zvinoakavaratidzapanopindwanapopaguta, vakaparadzagutaneminondoinopinza;asivakarega murumenemhuriyakevachienda

26ZvinomurumeuyoakaendakunyikayavaHeti, akandovakaguta,akaritumidzazitarinonziRuzi;ndirozita rarokusvikiranhasi

27ManasehaanakudzingavanhuvaigaramuBheti-sheani nemishayaro,kanaTaanakinemishayaro,kanavagari veDhorinemishayaro,kanavagariveIbhireaminemisha yaro,kanavagariveMegidhonemishayaro;asivaKenani vakarambakugaramunyikaiyoyo.

28ZvinovaIsiraerivakativasimba,vakabatisavaKanani basarechibharo,havanakuvadzingachose

29EfuremuhaanakudzingawovaKananivakangavagere Gezeri;asivaKananivakagaraGezeripakatipavo

30Zebhuruniwohaanakudzingavanhuvakangavagere Kitironi,kanavakangavagereNaharori;asivaKanani vakagarapakatipavo,vakavavabativechibharo

31AsherihaanakudzingavanhuvaigaramuAko,kana vakangavagereZidhoni,kanaAkirabhi,kanaAkizibhi, kanaHeribha,kanaAfiki,kanaRehobhi;

32AsivaAsherivakagarapakatipavaKanani,vakanga vageremunyikaiyo;nekutihavanakuvadzinga.

33NafutarihaanakudzingavanhuvakangavagereBhetishemeshi,kanavakangavagereBheti-anati;asiwakagara pakatipavaKanani,vakangavagerepanyikaiyo;asi vakangavagereBhetishemeshineBheti-anativakavavabati vechibharo.

34VaAmorivakasundiravanavaDhanikumakomo,nekuti havanakuvatenderakuburukirakumupata;

35AsivaAmorivakarambavachidakugaramugomo reHeresi,muAjaroninomuShaaribhimu,kunyange zvakadaroruokorwaveimbayaJosefarwakakunda,vakava vabativechibharo.

36MuganhuwavaAmoriwakabvapamukwidzwa weAkirabhimu,kubvapadombo,uchikwira

CHITSAUKO2

1ZvinomutumwawaJehovhawakabvaGirigari,akaenda Bhokimi,akati,NdakakubudisaiEgipita,ndikakusvitsai panyikayandakapikiramadzibabaenyu;ndikati, Handingatongoputsisunganoyangunemi.

2nemwihamufanirikuitasunganonavanhuvagere munyikaino;munofanirakuputsaataridzavo,asihamuna kuteererainzwirangu;makaitireikoizvozvo?

3Sakainindakatiwo,Handingavadzingipamberipenyu; asivachavasemhinzwapanhividzenyu,navamwarivavo vachavamusungokwamuri.

4ZvinomutumwawaJehovhawakatiatauramashoko iwayokuvanavaIsiraerivose,vanhuvosevakachema kwazvo

5IpapovakatumidzanzvimboiyozitarinonziBhokimi, vakabayirapoJehovha.

6ZvinoJoshuawakatiaendisavanhu,vanavaIsiraeri vakaendamumwenomumwekunhakayake,kutivagare nhakayenyika.

7VanhuvakashumiraJehovhamazuvaoseaJoshua, namazuvaoseavakuruvakangavachirivapenyuJoshua atofa,ivovakangavaonamabasamakuruakangaaitirwa vaIsiraerinaJehovha

8ZvinoJoshuamwanakomanawaNuni,muranda waJehovha,akafa,avanamakoreanezananegumi

9VakamuvigapanyikayenhakayakepaTimunati-heresi, panyikayamakomoyaEfuremu,nechokumusorokwegomo reGaashi

10Zvinovorudziurworwosevakasanganiswa namadzibabaarwo,rumwerudzirukamukashurekwavo rwakangarusingaziviJehovha,kanamabasaaakangaaitira vaIsiraeri

11VanavaIsiraerivakaitazvakaipapamberipaJehovha, vakashumiravaBhaari;

12VakasiyaJehovhaMwariwamadzibabaavo, wakavabudisapanyikayeEgipita,vakateveravamwe vamwarivendudzidzakangadzakavapoteredza, vakanamatakwavari,vakatsamwisaJehovha

13VakarashaJehovha,vakashumiraBhaarineAshitaroti.

14KutsamwakwaJehovhakwakamukiravaIsiraeri, akavaisamumaokoavaparadzivakavaparadza, akavatengesamumaokoavavengivavovakanga vakavapoteredza,naizvozvovakangavasisagonikumira pamberipavavengivavo

15Posepavaienda,ruokorwaJehovharwairwanavo nokuvaitirazvakaipa,sezvakangazvataurwanaJehovha, uyesezvavakangavapikirwanaJehovha;vakatambudzika kwazvo.

16KunyangezvakadaroJehovhaakavamutsiravatongi, vakavarwiramumaokoavaivaparadza

17Kunyangezvakadarohavanakuteereravatongivavo, nekutivakapatavachiteveravamwevamwari, vakavapfugamira;vakakurumidzakutsaukapanzira yaifambamadzibabaavo,vaiteereramirairoyaJehovha;asi havanakuitasaizvozvo

18ZvinoJehovhawaitikanaachingeachivamutsira vatongi,Jehovhawaivanemutongiwacho,ndokuvarwira paruokorwevavengivavomazuvaoseomutongiuyo; 19Zvinokanamutongiafa,vakadzoka,vakaitazvakaipa kupfuuramadzibabaavo,vachiteveravamwevamwarikuti vavashumire,nokuvapfugamira;havanakuregamabasa avokanamikukutuyavo

20KutsamwakwaJehovhakukamukiravaIsiraeri;akati, nekutivanhuavavakadarikasunganoyanguyandakaraira madzibabaavo,vakasateererainzwirangu; 21Iniwohandichazodzingipamberipavoaninani wendudzidzakasiiwanaJoshuapakufakwake; 22kutindiidzevaIsiraerinadzo,kanavachidakuchengeta nzirayaJehovha,kanavachidakufambamo, sezvayaichengetwanamadzibabaavo,kanavasingadi

23NaizvozvoJehovhaakasiyandudziidzo, akasakurumidzakudzidzinga;uyehaanakuvaisamuruoko rwaJoshua

CHITSAUKO3

1ZvinondidzondudzidzakasiiwanaJehovha,kutiaidze vaIsiraerinadzo,ivovaIsiraerivosevakangavasinakuziva hondodzosedzapaKanani;

2AsikutimarudziavanavaIsiraeriazive,avadzidzise kurwa,ivovakangavasinakumbozivahondokare; 3vaitimadzishemashanuavaFirisitia,navaKananivose, navaZidhoni,navaHivhi,vakangavageremugomo reRebhanoni,kubvapagomoreBhaariherimoni,kusvikira pavanopindapaHamati

4Ivovakasiiwapo,kutivaIsiraerivaidzwenavo,kuti kuzikamwekanavachidakuteereramirairoyaJehovha yaakangaarairamadzibabaavonomuromowaMozisi

5VanavaIsiraerivakagarapakatipavaKanani,navaHeti, navaAmori,navaPerezi,navaHivhi,navaJebhusi.

6Ivovakawanavakundavavo,kutivavevakadzivavo, vakapavanakomanavavovakundavavo,vakashumira vamwarivavo.

7ZvinovanavaIsiraerivakaitazvakaipapamberi paJehovha,vakakangamwaJehovhaMwariwavo, vakashumiravaBhaarinamatandaokunamatanawo.

8NaizvozvokutsamwakwaJehovhakwakamukira vaIsiraeri,akavatengesamuruokorwaKushani-rishataimi, mamboweMesopotamia;vanavaIsiraerivakashumira Kushani-rishataimimakoremasere

9ZvinovanavaIsiraerivakativachichemakunaJehovha, JehovhaakamutsiravanavaIsiraerimusununguri,iye akavarwira,iyeOtinieri,mwanakomanawaKenazi, munin'inawaKarebhu

10MweyawaJehovhaakauyapamusoropake,akatonga vaIsiraeri,akandorwa,JehovhaakaisaKushani-rishataimi, mamboweMesopotamia,muruokorwake;ruokorwake rukakundaKushani-rishataimi.

11Ipaponyikayakazororamakoreanamakumimana IpapoOtinieri,mwanakomanawaKenazi,akafa 12ZvinovanavaIsiraerivakaitazvezvakaipapamberi paJehovha,JehovhaakasimbisaEgironi,mambo waMoabhu,kutiarwenavaIsiraeri,nekutivakangavaita zvakaipapamberipaJehovha.

13AkaunganidzakwaarivanavaAmoninavaAmareki, akandokundavalsiraeri,vakavatoreragutaremichindwe 14VanavaIsiraerivakashumiraEgironi,mambo waMoabhu,makoreaneguminamasere

15AsivanavaIsiraerivakativachichemakunaJehovha, Jehovhaakavamutsiramuponesi,iyeEhudhi, mwanakomanawaGera,muBhenjamini,munhuwaiva neziboshwe;vanavaIsiraerivakatumiraEgironi,mambo waMoabhu,chiponaye

16AsiEhudhiakazviitiramunondowakangewakarodzwa kunhividzose,wakangewakasvikakubhitirimwe pakurebakwavo;akarisungirapasipenguvodzake pachidyachakechorudyi

17IpapoakandopaEgironi,mambowaMoabhu,chipo; Egironiwakangearimurumewakakorakwazvo 18Zvinowakatiapedzakumupachipo,akaendisavanhu vakangavakatakurachipo.

19Asiiyeamenewakadzokapamifananidzoyakavezwa yamabwepaGirigari,akati,Ndineshokorakavanzika nemwimambo.Iyeakati,Nyararai.Zvinovosevakange vamirenayevakabudakwaari

20ZvinoEhudhiakaswederakwaari;iyewakangeagere ariogamuimbayakeinotonhorera;Ehudhiakati,Ndine shokokwamuririnobvakunaMwariAkasimukapachigaro chake.

21Ehudhiakatambanudzaruokorwakerworuboshwe, akavhomoramunondopachidyachakechorudyi, akamubayanawomudumburake; 22Chibatochikapindawochichiteverachese;mafuta akadzivirapamusoropechese,akasagonakuvhomora munondomudumburake;tsvinaikabuda

23ZvinoEhudhiakabudapaberere,akapfigamikova yeimbayokumusoroshurekwake,akaikiya 24Wakatiabuda,varandavakevakasvika;vakativachiona, mikovayeimbayokumusoroyakapfigwa;vakati, Zvirokwazvo,unofukidzamakumboakepaimbayake inotonhorera.

25Zvinovakamirakusvikiravaperamano,asihaana kuzaruramikovayeimbayokumusoro;vakatorakiyi, vakazaruramukova,vakawanaishewavoakawirapasi,afa. 26Asiivovachanonoka,Ehudhiakapukunyuka,akapfuura mifananidzoyakavezwayamabwe,akapukunyukiraSeira

27Zvinowakatiasvika,akaridzahwamandapanyika yamakomoyaEfuremu,vanavaIsiraerivakaburukanaye panyikayamakomo,iyeakavatungamirira

28Akatikwavari,Nditeverei,nekutiJehovhawakaisa vaMoabhu,vavengivenyu,mumaokoenyuVakaburuka vachimutevera,vakandogariramazambukoaJoridhani paiyambukiraMoabhu,vakasatenderamunhumumwe kuyambuka

29NenguvaiyovakaurayavarumevaMoabhuvanenge zviuruzvinegumi,vosevarivarumevanesimba novoumhare;hakunamunhuwakapukunyuka

30NaizvozvovaMoabhuvakakundwamusiiwoyo noruokorwavaIsiraeri;Ipaponyikayakazororamakoreana makumimasere

31ShurekwakekwakangakunaShamugari, mwanakomanawaAnati,wakaurayakuvaFirisitiavana mazanamatanhatunorutandarwokubayamombenarwo, iyeakaponesawovaIsiraeri

CHITSAUKO4

1ZvinoshurekokufakwaEhudhivanavaIsiraeri vakaitazvezvakaipapamberipaJehovha

2JehovhaakavatengesamuruokorwaJabhini,mambo weKanani,wakangeachibataushepaHazori;mukuru wehondoyakewakangeariSisera,wakangeagere paHaroshetiravahedheni.

3ZvinovanavaIsiraerivakachemakunaJehovha,nekuti wakangeanengorodzamataredzinamazana mapfumbamwe;akamanikidzavanavaIsiraerikwazvo makoreanamakumimaviri.

4NenguvaiyoDhebhora,muporofitakadzi,mukadzi waRapidhoti,wakangeachitongavaIsiraeri

5IyewaigarapasipomuchindwewaDhebhora,pakati peRamaneBheti-eri,panyikayamakomoyaEfuremu;vana vaIsiraerivaisiendakwaarikuzotongerwamhakadzavo.

6AkatumanhumekundodanaBharaki,mwanakomana waAbhinowamipaKedheshinafutari,akatikwaari,Jehovha MwariwaIsiraerihaanakurayirahere,achiti,Enda uswederekugomoreTabhori,uendenavarumevanezviuru zvinegumivavanavaNafutarinokuvanavaZebhuruni?

7NenindichakweverakwaurikurukovaKishoni,Sisera mukuruwehondoyaJabhini,nengorodzakenavanhuvake vazhinji;ndichamuisamuruokorwako

8Bharakiakatikwaari,Kanaimwimukaendaneni,ini ndichaenda,asikanaimwimusingaendineni,ini handingaendi

9Iyeakati,Zvirokwazvondichaendanewe,asiiwe haungakudzwiparwendourwurwaunofamba;nekuti JehovhauchatengesaSiseramuruokorwomukadzi Dhebhoraakasimuka,akaendaKedheshinaBharaki 10BharakiakakokaZebhuruninaNafutaripaKedheshi; akakwiraanavarumevanezviuruzvinegumivakanga vachimutevera;naDhebhoraakakwiranaye.

11ZvinoHebherimuKeni,akangaaparadzananavaKeni, vanakomanavaHobhabhi,mukarahwawaMozisi,akadzika tenderakekusvikirapamuoukipaZaanaimu,paKedheshi. 12ZvinovakaudzaSiserakutiBharaki,mwanakomana waAbhinowami,wakwiramugomoreTabhori

13Siseraakaunganidzangorodzakedzose,idzongoro dzamatare,dzinamazanamapfumbamwe,navanhuvose vaakangaanavo,kubvapaHaroshetiravahedhenikusvikira parukovaKishoni.

14ZvinoDhebhoraakatikunaBharaki,Simuka;nekutiiri ndirozuvaraJehovha,raachaisanaroSiseramuruoko rwako;Jehovhahaanakukutungamirirahere?Naizvozvo BharakiakaburukamugomoreTabhori,varumevane zviuruzvinegumivakamutevera

15ZvinoJehovhaakavhundusaSiseranengorodzake dzose,nehondoyakeyose,neminondoinopinzapamberi paBharaki;naizvozvoSiseraakaburukamungoroyake, akatizanetsokadzake.

16AsiBharakiwakateverangoronehondokusvikira paHaroshetiravahedheni,hondoyoseyaSiseraikaurawa neminondoinopinza;kwakangakusinamunhuwakasara.

17AsiSiserawakatizanamakumbokutenderaJaeri, mukadziwaHebheri,muKeni,nekutikwakangakuno rugarepakatipaJabhini,mamboweHazori,neimba yaHebherimuKeni

18JaeriakabudakundosangananaSisera,akatikwaari, Tsaukai,ishewangu,tsaukiraihenyukwandiri;musatya. Ipapoakatsaukirakwaarimutende,akamufukidzanenguvo 19Akatikwaari,Ndipewozvimvura,ndimwe;nekutindine nyota.Akazaruradenderomukaka,akamupakutiamwe, akamufukidza

20Akatizvekwaari,Mirapamukovawetende,zvinokana aninaaniakauyaakakubvunza,achiti,Panopanomunhu here?kutiuti,Kwete

21IpapoJaeri,mukadziwaHebheri,akatorambambo yetende,akatorawonyundomuruokorwake, akanatsoswederakwaari,akaroverambambonapachavovo chake,ikapindakwazvo,nekutiwakangeabatwakwazvo nehope,aneta;Sakaakafa.

22Zvinotarira,BharakiwakatiachiteveraSisera,Jaeri akabudaakandosangananaye,akatikwaari,Uyai, ndikuratidzeimunhuwamunotsvakaIyeakapindamutende rake,akawanaSiseraakazvambarara,afa,mbambo yakangairipazvavovozvake.

23NaizvozvonomusiiwoyoJehovhawakakundaJabhini, mamboweKanani,pamberipavanavaIsiraeri

24VanavaIsiraerivakarambavachingokundaJabhini, mamboweKanani,kusvikiravaparadzaJabhini,mambo weKanani

CHITSAUKO5

1ZvinoDhebhoranaBharaki,mwanakomana waAbhinowamivakaimbanomusiiwoyo,vachiti, 2KudzaiJehovha,pakutsivakwaIsiraeri,nekutivanhu vakauyanokudakwavo

3Inzwai,imwimadzimambo;teereraiimwimachinda;Ini, iyeni,ndichaimbiraJehovha;ndichaimbiraJehovhaMwari waIsiraerinziyodzokurumbidza

4Jehovha,pakubudakwenyupaSeiri,Pakufambakwenyu muchibvakusangoreEdhomu,Nyikayakadedera,uye dengarakadonha,uyemakoreakadonhamvura

5MakomoakanyungudikapamberipaJehovha,NairoSinai pamberipaJehovhaMwariwaIsiraeri

6PamazuvaaShamugari,mwanakomanawaAnati, PamazuvaaJaeri,nzirahurudzakangadzisingafambwi, Vafambivaifambanenziradzinopota-pota

7MishayakangaisinavanhumunaIsiraeri,yakangaisina vanhu,KusvikirainiDhebhorandichisimuka, Ndichisimukaini,maipakatipaIsiraeri

8Vakasarudzavamwarivatsva;Pakangapanenhovokana pfumozvakaonekwapakatipezviuruzvinamakumimana pakatipaIsiraerihere?

9moyowanguunorumbidzavabativaIsiraeri,Avovakauya nokudakwavopakatipavanhu;RumbidzaiJehovha.

10Paridzaiizvozvo,imwimakatasvambongorochena, imwi,mugerepamatareedzimhosva,imwimunofamba nenzira.

11Vakarwirwapaboperavapfurivouta,pavanotekamvura, ndipopavacharumbidzamabasaakaruramaaJehovha, zvaakaitazvakaruramakuvageremumishayakepakati paIsiraeri;ipapovanhuvaJehovhavachaburukira kumasuwo

12Muka,muka,Dhebhora;Muka,muka,iweuimberwiyo! SimukaBharaki,utapevatapwavako,iwemwanakomana waAbhinowami

13Ipapovakangavasaraakavaitaushehwavakurupakati pavanhu;Jehovhaakandiitaishepamusoropeanesimba

14KunaEfuremundokwakabvamudziwavouchirwa naAmareki;vanokuteveraiweBhenjaminipakatipavanhu vako;kubvakunaMakirivabativakaburuka,nokuna Zebhuruniavovanobatapeniyomunyori 15MachindaaIsakariakangaanaDhebhora;naIsakari, naBharakiwo;vakatumwanetsokamumupataPahova dzaRubheniPakangapanemifungomikuruyomoyo 16Wakagarireikopasipakatipamatangaemakwaikuti unzwekurirakwamapoka?PahovadzaRubhenimakanga munokunzverakukurukomoyo.

17GiriyadhiwakagaramhirikwaJoridhani,Dhani wakagarireipazvikepe?Asheriwakagarazvake pamahombekombeegungwa,Wakarambiraapo pakakoromoka.

18Zebhurunindivanhuvakangavasingatyikusvikira parufu,NaNafutaripanzvimbodzakakwiriradzokusango 19Madzimamboakauyaakarwa,Ipapomadzimambo eKananiakarwawoPaTaanaki,pamvurazhinjiyeMegidho; havanakuwanafumayemari.

20Vakarwavarikudenga;NyeredzidzakarwanaSisera dzirimunziradzadzo

21RwiziKishonirwakavakukura,Irworwizirwekare, rwiziKishoniMweyawangu,wakatsika-tsikasimba

22Ipapomahwandaamabhizaakavhuniwanokumhanya, kurikumhanyakwemharedzavo.

23TukaMerozindizvozvinotauramutumwawaJehovha, Tukazvakaipaavovageremo.nekutihavanakuuya kuzobatsiraJehovha,kuzobatsiraJehovhapakurwanavane simba

24PakatipavakadziJaeringaarumbidzwe,Iyemukadzi waHebherimuKeni,Ngaarumbidzwepakatipavakadzi patende

25Wakakumbiramvura,iyeakamupamukaka; akamuvigiraruombamundiroyamambo

26Wakabatambambonoruokorwake,Noruokorwake rworudyikunyundoyomuvezi;AkarovaSiseranenyundo, akapwanyamusorowake;

27Wakakotamapatsokadzake,akawa,Ipapopaakakotama, ndipopaakawirapasi,afa.

28MaivaSiseravakatariranapahwindo,vakadana pautandahwaro;Komavhiriengorodzakeanononokerei?

29Vakadzivakevakachenjeravakamupindura, zvirokwazvo,iyeakazvipamhinduromumoyomake

30Havanakumhanyahere?Havanakugovana zvakapambwahere?kumurumemumwenomumwe musikanakanavaviri;KoSiserauchapiwanguvo dzakapambwadzamavara-vara,nguvodzakapambwa dzemichekayakarukwayamavara-vara,nguvodzamavaravaradzakarukwakunhividzose,dzakafaniramitsipa yavakapambahere?

Saizvozvovavengivenyuvosengavaparadzwe,Jehovha; Asiivovanokudaingavavesezuva,kanarichibudanesimba raroIpaponyikayakazororamakoreanamakumimana

CHITSAUKO6

1ZvinovanavaIsiraerivakaitazvakaipapamberi paJehovha,JehovhaakavaisamumaokoaMidhianimakore manomwe

2MidhianiakakundavaIsiraeri,vanavaIsiraeri vakazviitiranzvimbodzokuvandapamakomo,namapako, nenharenokudakwaMidhiani

3ZvinovaIsiraerivakatikanavakusha,vaMidhiani navaAmarekinavanavamabvazuvandokukwirakuzorwa navo;

4Vakadzikamatendeavopakatarisananavo, ndokuparadzazviberekozvemindakusvikirapaGaza; havanakusiiravaIsiraerizvokudyakanamakwaikana nzombe,kanambongoro.

5nekutivaikwiranemombedzavo,namatendeavo, vakaunganavazhinjisemhashu;nekutivakanga vasingaverengekiivonamakameraavo;vakapinda munyikakutivaiparadze

6VaIsiraerivakavavarombokwazvonokudakwaMidhiani; vanavaIsiraerivakachemakunaJehovha.

7ZvinozvakaitikakutivanavaIsraeripavakachemakuna JehovhanekudakwevaMidhiani

8JehovhaakatumamuporofitakuvanavaIsiraeri,iyeakati kwavari,ZvanzinaJehovha,MwariwaIsiraeri, NdakakubudisaipaEgipita,nokukubudisaipaimba youranda;

9ndikakurwiraimumaokoavaEgipita,nomumaokoavose vaikumanikidzai,ndikavadzingapamberipenyu, ndikakupainyikayavo;

Vatongi

10ndikatikwamuri,NdiniJehovhaMwariwenyu;musatya vamwarivavaAmori,vamugeremunyikayavo;asihamuna kuteererainzwirangu

11ZvinomutumwawaJehovhawakasvika,akagarapasi pomuoukiwakangeuripaOfura,waivawaJoashi, muAbhiezeri;Gidheonimwanakomanawake,wakange achipuragorosipachisvinirochewaini,kutiazvivanze nokudakwavaMidhiani.

12IpapomutumwawaJehovhaakazviratidzakwaari,akati kwaari,Jehovhaanewe,iwemurumeanesimbanoumhare 13Gidheoniakatikwaari,Haiwa,Ishewangu,kana Jehovhaanesu,koizvizvosezvakagotiwirireiko?Zviripiko zvishamisozvakezvosezvataiudzwanamadzibabaedu, achiti,Jehovhahaanakutikwidzahere,achitibudisa paEgipita?asizvinoJehovhawakatirasha,akatiisa mumaokoaMidhiani.

14IpapoJehovhaakatendeukitakwaari,akati,Enda nesimbarakoiri,undoponesaIsiraeripamaokoaMidhiani, handizinindakakutumahere?

15Akatikwaari,Haiwa,Ishewangu,ndichaponesaIsiraeri neiko?tariraimhuriyanguirivarombopaManase,neni ndirimudukukunavosepaimbayababavangu.

16Jehovhaakatikwaari,Zvirokwazvo,inindichavanewe, iweuchakundavaMidhianisomunhumumwe

17Akatikwaari,Kanandawananyashapamberipenyu zvino,ndiratidzeichiratidzokutindimwimunotauraneni

18Regaihenyukubvapano,kusvikirandadzokera kwamuri,ndikuvigireichipochangu,ndichiisepamberi penyuIyeakati,Ndichamirakusvikirawadzoka

19Gidheoniakapinda,akagadzirambudzananezvingwa zvisinakuviriswazveefayoupfu;

20MutumwawaMwariakatikwaari,Toranyama nezvingwazvisinakuviriswa,uzviisepadomboiri, ugodururawomuto.Uyeakaitasaizvozvo.

21MutumwawaJehovhandokutambanudzamuromo wetsvimbo,yakangairimuruokorwake,akagunzvanyama nezvingwazvisinakuviriswa;motowakabudapadombo, ukapedzanyamanezvingwazvisinakuviriswaIpapo mutumwawaJehovhaakabvapamberipake

22IpapoGidheoniakaonakutimutumwawaJehovha. Gidheoniakati,Haiwa,IsheJehovha!nekutindaona mutumwawaJehovhazvisozvakatarisana

23Jehovhaakatikwaari,Rugarengaruvenewe;usatya, haungafi

24IpapoGidheoniakavakirapoJehovhaatari,akaitumidza zitarinonziJehovha-sharomi;ichiripopaOfura ravaAbhiezerikusvikiranhasi

25ZvinousikuihwohwoJehovhaakatikwaari:“Tora nzombedukuyababavako,nzombedukuyechipiriine makoremanomwe,uputseatariyaBhaariyababavako, utemedandarokunamatanaroriripairi; 26UvakireJehovhaMwariwakoaritaripamusoro pedomboiri,nomutowowakafanira,utorenzombe yechipiri,ubayirechipirisochinopiswanehunidzedanda rokunamatanaroraunofanirakutema

27Gidheoniakatoravarumevanegumikuvarandavake, akaitasezvaakaudzwanaJehovha;naizvozvowakatya veimbayababavake,navarumeveguta,kutiakanga asingagonikuzviitamasikati,akazviitausiku

28Varumevegutavakativachimukamangwanani,vakaona atariyaBhaariyakaputswa,nedandarokunamatanaroraiva

pairirakangaratemwa,nenzombeyechipiriyakanga yabayirwapaaritariyakangayavakwa.

29Vakataurirana,vachiti,Ndianikowakaitachinhuichi? Zvinovakativachinzveranokubvunza,vakati,Gidheoni mwanakomanawaJoashi,ndiyewakaitachinhuichi.

30ZvinovarumevegutavakatikunaJoashi,Budisa mwanakomanawako,afe,nekutiwaputsaatariyaBhaari, uyewatemadandarokunamatanarorakangariripo.

31Joashiakatikunavosevakangavachimupopotera,Moda kurwiraBhaarikanhi?Mungamuponesahere?Aninaani unomurevererangaaurawekuchachirimangwanani;kana arimwaringaazvirwireamene,nekutiwakaputswaatari yake.

32Naizvozvonomusiiwoyoakamutumidzazitarinonzi Jerubhaari,achiti,Bhaaringaarwenaye,zvaakaputsaatari yake.

33ZvinovaMidhianivosenavaAmarekinavana vamabvazuvavakaungana,vakayambuka,vakadzika matendeavopamupataweJezereeri.

34AsiMweyawaJehovhawakasvikapamusoro paGidheoni,akaridzahwamanda;Abhiezeriakaungana shurekwake.

35AkatumanhumepakatipavaManasevose;akatumawo nhumekunaAsheri,naZebhuruni,naNafutari;vakakwira kundosangananavo.

36GidheoniakatikunaMwari,Kanamuchidakuponesa Isiraerinoruokorwangu,sezvamakataura;

37Tarirai,ndichaisadebwerinemverepaburiro;kana dovariripadebwechete,pasiposepakaoma,ndichaziva kutimuchaponesaIsiraerinoruokorwangu, sezvamakataura.

38Zvikaitasaizvozvo;nekutiwakamukamangwanani, akambundananedebwe,akasvinadovapadebwe,mbiya izerenemvura.

39GidheoniakatikunaMwari,Regaikunditsamwira,kana ndikataurazvekamwechete;padebwechetepavepakaoma, asipasiposepavenedova.

40Mwariakaitasaizvozvousikuuhwo;nekuti padebwechetepakangapakaoma,asidovarakangariripasi pose.

CHITSAUKO7

1ZvinoJerubhaari,ndiyeGidheoni,navanhuvose vaakangaanavo,vakamukamangwanani,vakandodzika matendeavopatsimereHarodhi,naizvozvohondo yaMidhianiyakangairikurutivirwokumusorokwavo, pachikomocheMore,pamupata.

2JehovhaakatikunaGidheoni,Vanhuvaunavo vakawandisa,kutindiisevaMidhianimumaokoavo;kuti vaIsiraerivaregekuzvikudzapamberipangu,vachiti, Maokoedundiwoakatiponesa.

3Naizvozvozvino,endaundoparidzavanhuvazvinzwe, uti,Aninaaniunotya,unodedera,ngaadzokehake,abve pagomoreGiriyadhiVanhuvanezviuruzvinamakumi mavirinezvivirivakadzoka;vakasaravanezviuruzvine gumi.

4JehovhaakatikunaGidheoni,Nazvinovanhuvachiri vazhinji;uburukenavokumvurandigokuidzirapo;zvino zvichaitika,uyowandichatikwauri,Uyuuchaendanewe, ndiyeuchaendanewe;uyeaninaniwandinotikwauri:Uyu haangaendinewe,iyehaangaendi

5Ipapoakaendanavanhukumvura;Jehovhaakatikuna Gidheoni,Mumwenomumweunokapamvuranorurimi sezvinokapaimbwa,unofanirakumuisakurutiviarioga; saizvozvowomumwenomumweunopfugamapamabviake pakumwa.

6Zvinovanhuvakangavakapa,vachiisamaokoavo kumiromo,vakasvikavarumevanamazanamatatu;asi vamwevosevakapfugamapamabviavopakumwamvura.

7IpapoJehovhaakatikunaGidheoni,Ndichakuponesai navarumeavavanamazanamatatuvakakapamvura, nokuisavaMidhianimuruokorwako;vanhuvose ngavaendehavo,mumwenomumwekutenderake

8Naizvozvovanhuvakatorambuvayavomumaokoavo, nehwamandadzavo,akaendisavamwevaIsiraerivose, mumwenomumwekutenderake,asiwakasaranavana mazanamatatu;hondoyaMidhianiyakangairipasipake mumupata

9ZvinonousikuuhwoJehovhaakatikwaari,Simuka, uburukirekumisasa;nekutindakariisamuruokorwako.

10Asikanauchityakuburuka,burukakuhondounaPura murandawako;

11iweugonzwazvavanotaura;pashuremaokoako achasimbiswakuburukirakumisasaIpapoakaburukaana Puramurandawake,kusvikirakumudzivowavarwi,vaiva pahondo.

12ZvinovaMidhianinavaAmarekinavanavose vamabvazuvavakangavarimumupata,vakawanda semhashu;namakameraavoakangaasingagoni kuverengwa,akangaakawandasejechariri pamahombekombeegungwa

13ZvinoGidheoniwakatiasvika,zvinotarira,kwaiva nemunhuwakarondedzerakurotakwakekushamwariyake, ndokuti:Tarira,ndarotahope,zvinotarira,chingwa chechingwachebharichichikungurukirakumusasa waMidhiani,chikasvikapatende,ndokurirovarikawa, ndokuriputsa,tenderikavatapasi

14Shamwariyakeikapindura,ikati,Hachizichimwe chinhu,asindiwomunondowaGidheoni,mwanakomana waJoashi,murumewaIsiraeri,MwariwakaisaMidhiani nehondoyosemuruokorwake.

15ZvinoGidheoniwakatiachinzwakurondedzerwa kokurotaukunokududzirwakwako,akanamata, akadzokerakuhondodzavaIsiraeri,akati,Simukai;nekuti JehovhawakaisahondoyaMidhianimumaokoenyu

16Zvinoakakamuravarumeavovanamazanamatatu, akaitamapokamatatu,akapamumwenomumwe hwamandamuruokorwake,nezvirongozvisinechiro, nemwenjemukatimezvirongo.

17Akatikwavari,Mutarirekwandiri,mugoitaseni;tarirai, kanandichisvikakunzekwemisasa,sezvandinoitaini, nemiwomuitesaizvozvo

18Kanainindichiridzahwamanda,ininavosevandinavo, nemiwomuridzehwamandakunhividzosedzemisasa, muchiti,MunondowaJehovhanowaGidheoni!

19NaizvozvoGidheoninavarumevanezanavaakanga anavo,vakasvikakumuchetokwemisasa,pakutanga kwerindarapakatipokurinda;uyevakangavachangogadza varindi,vakaridzahwamanda,vakaputsazvirongo zvakangazvirimumaokoavo

20Ipapomapokamatatuakaridzahwamanda,vakaputsa zvirongo,vakabatamwenjemumaokoavooruboshwe,

nehwamandadzokuridzamumaokoavoorudyi, vakadanidziravachiti,munondowaJehovhanowaGidheoni! 21Vakamiramumwenomumwepanzvimboyake, vakakombamisasa;hondoyoseikamhanya,vakaridza mhere,vakatiza.

22Zvinomazanamatatuvakaridzahwamanda,Jehovha akarwisamunondowomumwenomumweneshamwari yake,nehondoyose;hondoikatizakusvikirapaBhetishita paZerera,nokumuganhuweAbherimehora,paTabhati 23ZvinovarumevaIsiraerivakaungana,vachibva kwaNafutari,nokwaAsheri,nokwaManase,vakatevera Midhiani

24Gidheoniakatumanhumepanyikayoseyamakomo yaEfuremu,akati,BurukaimundorwanaMidhiani, muvatangirekugariranzizidzemvurakusvikira paBhetibharaneJoridhani.IpapovarumevosevaEfuremu vakaungana,vakatoramvurazhinjikusvikirapaBhetibharaneJoridhani

25VakabatamachindamaviriaMidhiani,OrebhinaZeebhi; vakaurayaOrebhipadomboraOrebhi,naZeebhi, vakamuurayapachisvinirochewainichaZeebhi,vakatevera Midhiani,vakauyanemisoroyaOrebhinaZeebhikuna GidheonimhirikwaJoridhani

CHITSAUKO8

1ZvinovarumevaEfuremuvakatikwaari,Watiitireiko, zvausinakutidananguvayawakandorwanaMidhiani? Vakamupopoterazvikuru

2Akatikwavari,Inizvinondaiteikohangu,kana ndichizvifananidzanemi?Kozvakasarapakukohwa mazambiringaaEfuremuhazvinakunakakukunda mazambiringaaAbhiezerihere?

3MwariwakaisamachindaaMidhiani,OrebhinaZeebhi, mumaokoenyu;zvinoinindaigonakuiteiwo,kana ndichizvifananidzanemi?Ipapohashadzavokwaari dzakasererapaakatauraizvozvo.

4GidheoniakasvikapaJoridhani,akayambuka,iye navarumevanamazanamatatuvaakangaanavo;vakanga vaneta,kunyangezvakadarovakangavachitevererahavo.

5AkatikuvarumeveSukoti,Ipaihenyuvanhuava vanonditeveramapunduezvingwa;nekutivaneta, ndinotevereraZebhanaZarimuna,madzimamboaMidhiani. 6MachindaeSukotiakati,KoZebhanaZarimuna vatokundwanewehere,zvowoti,tipehondoyakochingwa?

7Gidheoniakati,Saka,kanaJehovhaakaisaZebha naZarimunamuruokorwangu,ndichapuranyamayenyu nemhinzwayomurenjenorukato.

8Akabvapo,akakwiraPenueri,akandotauranavo saizvozvo;varumevePenuerivakamupindura sezvavakamupinduranavarumeveSukoti

9AkataurawonavarumevePenueri,akati,Kana ndikadzokanorugare,ndichaputsashongweiyi

10ZvinoZebhanaZarimunavakangavariKarikori,vane hondodzavovarumevanezviuruzvineguminezvishanu; ndivovosevakangavasarapahondoyoseyavana vamabvazuva;nekutivarumevanezviuruzvinezana namakumimavirivaigonakurwanomunondo,vakafa 11Gidheoniakakwiranenzirayavaigarapamatende, nokumabvazuvakweNobhaneJogobheha,akakundahondo, nekutihondoyakangayakafara

12IpapoZebhanaZarimunavakatiza,iyeakavateverera, akabatamadzimambomaviriaMidhiani,Zebha naZarimuna,akavhundusahondoyose

13GidheonimwanakomanawaJoashiakadzokakubva kuhondozuvarisatirabuda.

14AkabatajayaravarumeveSukoti,akamubvunzisisa;iye akamunyoreramazitaamachindaeSukoti,navakuruvaro, varumevanamakumimanomwenavanomwe.

15AkasvikakuvarumeveSukoti,akati,Tarirai,Zebha naZarimuna,vamakanditukanavo,muchiti,KoZebha naZarimunavatovamuruokorwakohere,zvowoti,tipe varumevakovanetachingwa?

16Ipapoakatoravakuruveguta,nemhinzwayomurenje norukato,akapuranazvovarumeveSukoti

17AkaputsashongweyePenueri,akaurayavarumeveguta

18IpapoakatikunaZebhanaZarimuna,Varume vamakaurayapaTabhorivakangavakadiniko?Vakapindura vakati,Sezvauri,ndizvozvavakangavakaita;mumwe nomumweakangaakafanananavanavamambo.

19Akati,Vakangavarivanin'inavangu,vanakomana vamaivangu;naJehovhamupenyu,daimakavaregavari vapenyu,ndingadaindisinakukuurayaiimwi.

20AkatikunaJeteri,dangwerake,Simuka,uvaurayeAsi jayaharinakuvhomoramunondowaro,nekutirakatya, nekutirakangerichirijaya.

21IpapoZebhanaZarimunavakati,Simukaiimwi, mutiuraye,nekutisezvakaitamurume,ndizvozvakaita simbarake.IpapoGidheoniakasimuka,akaurayaZebha naZarimuna,akatorazvishongozvakangazviripamitsipa yamakameraavo

22ZvinovarumevaIsiraerivakatikunaGidheoni,Mutibate usheimwinomwanakomanawenyu,nomwanakomana womwanakomanawenyuwo,nekutimakatirwirapamaoko avaMidhiani.

23Gidheoniakatikwavari,Inihandingakubatiyiushe, kunyangemwanakomanawanguhaangakubatiyiushe; Jehovhandiyeuchakubatai.

24Gidheoniakatikwavari,Ndinodakukumbirachinhu chimwekwamuri:Mumwenomumwewenyungaandipe zvindorizvemhinozviripakatipezvakapambwazvake. (Nokutivakangavanezvindorizvemhinozvendarama, nekutivakangavarivaIshimaeri)

25Vakapinduravakati,Tichakupaiizvonomoyowose! Ipapovakawariranguvo,mumwenomumweakakandirapo zvindorizvemhino,zvakangazviripakatipezvakapambwa zvake.

26Zvindorizvemhinozvendarama,zvaakakumbira pakuremakwazvo,zvikasvikamashekerianechiuru chimwenamazanamanomweendarama;vasingaverengi zvishongo,nouketani,nenguvodzineruvararwehute dzaivapamadzimamboeMidhiani;vasingaverengi maketaniaivapamitsipayengameradzavo.

27Gidheoniakaitaefodhinazvo,akaiisamugutarake,ipo paOfura;vaIsiraerivosevakapatavachiiteveraipapo; ukavamusungokunaGidheoninokunaveimbayake

28SaizvozvovaMidhianivakakundwapamberipavana vaIsiraeri,havanakuzosimudzazvemisoroyavo.Zvino nyikayakazororamakoreanamakumimanapamazuva aGidheoni

29ZvinoJerubhaari,mwanakomanawaJoashi,akandogara mumbamake

30Gidheoniwakangeanavanakomanavanamakumi manomwevakangavaberekwanaye,nekutiwakangeana vakadzivazhinji;

31Nemurongowake,wakangearipaShekemu, wakamuberekerawomwanakomana,akamutumidzazita rinonziAbhimereki

32Gidheoni,mwanakomanawaJoashi,akafaakwegura, akavigwamuguvaraJoashibabavakepaOfura revaAbhiezeri

33ZvinoGidheoniwakatiachangofa,vanavaIsiraeri vakadzokerashure,vakapatavachiteveravaBhaari,vakaita Bhaari-bheritimwariwavo

34VanavaIsiraerivakasarangariraJehovhaMwariwavo, akangaavarwiramumaokoavavengivavovosekumativi ose;

35uyehavanakuitiraveimbayaJerubhaari,iyeGidheoni, zvakanakapamusoropezvosezvakanakazvaakangaaitira vaIsiraeri

CHITSAUKO9

1ZvinoAbhimerekimwanakomanawaJerubhaariakaenda kuShekemukuvanin'inavamaivake,akandotauranavo, nokumhuriyoseyeimbayababavamaivake,akati, 2TauraihenyumunzevedzavarumevoseveShekemu,muti, Chinhuchakanakandechipiko,kutimubatweushe vanakomanavosevaJerubhaarivanosvikavanhuvana makumimanomwe,kanamubateushemumwechete? rangariraiwokutiinindiripfuparenyunenyamayenyu 3Zvinomadzikomaamaivakeakatauramashokoawaose pamusoropake,varumeveShekemuvachizvinzwa;moyo yavoikadakuteveraAbhimereki;nekutivakati,Ihama yedu

4Vakamupamariyesirivhayakasvikamashekeriana makumimanomwe,yavakatorapaimbayaBhaari-bheriti, Abhimerekiakaripiravarumevakaipa,vasinehanya,ivo vakamutevera.

5AkaendakumbakwababavakepaOfura,akaurayapabwe rimwevanavababavake,ivovanakomanavaJerubhaari, vaivavanhuvanamakumimanomwe;asiJotamu, mwanakomanaworugotwewaJerubhaariwakapukunyuka; nokutiakazvivanza

6ZvinovarumevoseveShekemuvakaunganapamwechete navoseveimbayaMiro,vakandoitaAbhimerekimambo pamuoukiweshongweyakamiswapaShekemu

7ZvinovakativaudzaJotamuizvozvo,iyeakaenda, akandomirapamusoropegomoreGerizimi,akadananenzwi rake,akatikwavari,Nditeererei,imwivarumeveShekemu, kutiMwariakunzweiimi

8Imwenguvamitiyakandozvizodzeramambowayo;ikati kumuorivhi,Ivamamboweduiwe

9Asimuorivhiwakatikwairi,Koinindingaregamafuta angu,anorumbidzwanaMwarinavanhumandirindipepere ukonokokopamusoropemitihere?

10Zvinomitiikatikumuonde,Uyaiwe,uvemambowedu 11Asimuonde,wakatikwairikoinindingaregakutapira kwangunemicheroyanguyakanaka,ndipepereukonokoko pamusoropemitihere?

12Zvinomitiikatikumuzambiringa,Uyaiwe,uvemambo wedu.

13Muzambiringaukatikwairi,Koinindingaregawaini yangu,inofadzaMwarinavanhu,ndipepereukonokoko pamusoropemitihere?

14Ipapomitiyoseikatikurukato,Uyaiwe,uvemambo wedu.

15Rukatorukatikumiti,Kanamukandizodzakutindive mambowenyuzvirokwazvo,chiuyaimuvandepamumvuri wangu;kanamusingadi,motongaubudeparukato, uparadzemisidhariyeRebhanoni

16Naizvozvozvino,kanamakaitazvirokwazvo nokutendeka,zvamakagadzaAbhimerekimambo,kana makaitiraJerubhaarineimbayakezvakanaka,mukamuitira zvakafaniramaokoake;

17(Nokutibabavanguvakakurwirai,vakaisaupenyu hwavokurekure,vakakurwiraiparuokorwaMidhiani;

18Mamukiraimbayababavangunhasi,mukauraya vanakomanavavo,vanhuvanamakumimanomwe,pabwe rimwe,mukaitaAbhimereki,mwanakomana womurandakadziwavo,mambowavarumeveShekemu, nekutiihamayenyu;

19zvinokanamakaitiraJerubhaarineimbayakenhasi nezvokwadinokutendeka,fariraiAbhimereki,naiye ngaakufarireiwo;

20asikanazvisinakunaka,motongaubudekuna Abhimereki,uparadzevarumeveShekemu,naveimba yaMiro;motongaubudekuvarumeveShekemu,napaimba yaMiro,uparadzeAbhimereki

21IpapoJotamuakamhanya,akatiza,akaendaBheeri, akandogarapoachityaAbhimerekimukuruwake

22AbhimerekipaakangaatongaIsraerikwemakorematatu 23IpapoMwariakatumamweyawakaipapakati paAbhimerekinavarumeveShekemu;varumeveShekemu vakanyengeraAbhimereki;

24kutizvakaipazvakaitirwavanakomanavaJerubhaari vanamakumimanomwezvitsibwe,roparavoritsibwekuna Abhimereki,munin'inawavowakavauraya;nokuvarume veShekemu,vakamubatsirapakuurayavanavababavake.

25VarumeveShekemuvakaisavanhuvakamuvandira pamusoropamakomo,vakapambavosevakanga vachipfuurakwavarinenziraiyo;Abhimerekiakaudzwa izvozvo

26ZvinoGaari,mwanakomanawaEbhedhi,wakauya nehamadzake,vakaendaShekemu;varumeveShekemu vakavimbanaye

27Vakabudirakumindayavo,vakakohwamazambiringa avovakatsika-tsikamazambiringa,vakatambamutambo, ndokupindamumbamamwariwavo,vakadya,vakamwa, vakatukaAbhimereki.

28ZvinoGaarimwanakomanawaEbhedhi,akati, Abhimerekindianiko,Shekemundianiko,kutitimushumire? HaazimwanakomanawaJerubhaarihere?naZebhuri mukuruwake?shumiraivarumevaHamori,baba vaShekemu;nekutiisutichamushumirei?

29Haiwa,daivanhuavavaivamuruokorwangu!ipapo ndaizobvisaAbhimerekiZvinoakatikunaAbhimereki, Wedzerahondoyako,ubude

30ZvinoZebhurimubatiweguta,wakatiachinzwa mashokoaGaarimwanakomanawaEbhedhi,akatsamwa kwazvo

31AkatumanhumekunaAbhimerekinokunyengera,akati, Tarira,Gaari,mwanakomanawaEbhedhinehamadzake

vasvikapaShekemu;zvinotarira,vanokusimbisaneguta kurwanewe.

32Naizvozvozvinochimukausiku,iwenevanhuvaunavo, muvandiremusango;

33Zvinozvichaitikakutimangwanani,zuvarichangobuda, uchamukamangwanani,ndokumukiraguta;zvinotarira, kanaiyenevanhuvaainavovachibudakuzorwanewe, ipapoungavaitirasezvaunowanamukana.

34Abhimerekiakamukausiku,iyenavanhuvosevaakanga anavo,vakandovandiraShekemuvakaitamapokamana

35ZvinoGaari,mwanakomanawaEbhedhi,akamira pavanopindanapopasuworeguta;Abhimerekiakasimuka, iyenavanhuvaakangaanavopavakangavakavandira.

36ZvinoGaariwakatiachionavanhu,akatikunaZebhuri, Tarira,kunavanhuvanoburukavachibvakumusoro kumakomo.Zebhuriakatikwaari,Unoonamimvuri yamakomo,yakaitasomunhu

37Gaariakataurazve,akati,Tarira,kunavanhu vanoburukavachibvakurutivirwokumusoro,nerimwe bokarinouyarichibvapamuoukiweMeonimi

38IpapoZebhuriakatikwaari,Zvinomuromowakouripi, zvawakangauchiti,Abhimerekindianiko,kutitimushumire? Koavahavazivanhuvawakazvidzahere?Chibudazvino undorwanavo

39IpapoGaariakabudapamberipavarumeveShekemu, akandorwanaAbhimereki

40Abhimerekiakadzingananaye,akatizapamberipake; 41AbhimerekiakagarapaAruma,ZebhuriakadzingaGaari nehamadzake,kutivaregekuzogarapaShekemu

42Zvinofumemangwanavanhuvakabudakusango; vakaudzaAbhimereki.

43Iyeakatoravanhuakavakamura,akaitamapokamatatu, akandovavandirakusango;akatarira,akaonavanhu vachibudamuguta;iyendokuvamukira,ndokuvauraya.

44Abhimerekinebokaraakangaanavo,vakamhanya, vakandomirapavanopindanapopasuworeguta;namapoka maviriakamhanyiravanhuvosevakangavarikusango, vakavauraya

45Abhimerekiakarwanegutazuvairorose;akakundaguta, akaurayavanhuvakangavarimo,akaparadzaguta, ndokurikushamunyu

46ZvinovarumevosevorusvingorweShekemuvakati vachizvinzwa,vakapindamunhare,mumbamaEri-bheriti.

47Abhimerekiakaudzwakutivarumevosevorusvingo rweShekemuvaunganapamwechete

48AbhimerekiakakwirapagomoreZarimoni,iyenavanhu vosevaakangaanavo;Abhimerekiakatorasanhumuruoko rwake,akatemadavipamiti,akaritora,akariisapafudzi rake,akatikuvanhuvaakangaanavo,Kurumidzai,muite sezvamandionandichiita

49Ipapovanhuvosevakatemamumwenomumwedavi rake,vakateveraAbhimereki;naizvozvovarumevose vorusvingorweShekemuvakafa,vanengechiuru chavarumenavakadzi

50ZvinoAbhimerekiakaendaTebhezi,akadzikamisasa paTebhezi,akarikunda

51Asimukatimegutamakangamunoshongweyakasimba, varumenavakadzivosevakatiziramo,vosevakangavari muguta,vakazvipfigiramo,vakakwirapamusoro porusvingo.

52Abhimerekiakasvikaparusvingo,akarwanarwo, akaswederapedonomukovaworusvingo,kutiarupise nomoto

53Ipapomumwemukadziakakandaguyopamusoro waAbhimereki,akaputsadehenyarake.

54Ipapoakakurumidzakudanajayaraitakuranhumbi dzakedzokurwanadzo,akatikwariri,Vhomoramunondo wako,undiuraye,kutivanhuvaregekuzoti,Wakaurawa nomukadziJayarakendokumubaya,akafa

55ZvinovarumevaIsiraerivakativachionakuti Abhimerekiwafa,vakaendamumwenomumwekumba kwake

56SaizvozvoMwariwakatsivakuipakwaAbhimereki kwaakaitakunababavake,nekuurayavanavababavake vanamakumimanomwe;

57nezvakashatazvosezvavarumeveShekemuzvakatsibwa naMwarikwaari;kutukakwaJotamumwanakomana waJerubhaari,kukauyapamusoropavo

CHITSAUKO10

1ShurekwaAbhimereki,ToramwanakomanawaPua, mwanakomanawaDhodho,murumewaIsakari,wakamuka akarwiraIsiraeri;iyewaigarapaShamiripanyika yamakomoyaEfuremu.

2IyeakatongavaIsiraerimakoreanamakumimaviri namatatu,akafa,akavigwapaShamiri

3ShurekwakeJairimuGiriyadhiwakamuka,akatonga vaIsiraerimakoreanamakumimavirinamaviri

4wakangeanavanakomanavanamakumimatatu,vaitasva vanavembongorovanamakumimatatu,uyevakangavana magutaanamakumimatatu,anonziHavhori-jairikusvikira nhasi,arimunyikayeGiriyadhi

5Jairiakafa,akavigwapaKamoni.

6ZvinovanavaIsraerivakaitazvezvakaipapamberi paJehovha,vakashumiravanaBhaarineAshtaroti nevamwariveSiriyanevamwariveSidhoninevamwari veMoabhinevamwarivevanavaAmoninevamwari vevaFiristiya,vakasiyaJehovha,vakasamushumira

7IpapokutsamwakwaJehovhakwakamukiravaIsiraeri, akavatengesamumaokoavaFirisitia,nomumaokoavana vaAmoni

8IvovakanetsanokumanikidzavanavaIsiraerigoreiro; vakamanikidzavanavaIsiraerivosevakangavarimhiri kwaJoridhanimunyikayavaAmori,yaivapaGiriyadhi, makoreaneguminamasere.

9VanavaAmonivakayambukawoJoridhani,vakarwawo navaJudha,navaBhenjamini,uyeneimbayavaEfuremu; naizvozvovaIsiraerivakamanikidzwakwazvo

10IpapovanavaIsiraerivakachemakunaJehovha,vakati, Takakutadziraiimwi,nekutitakarashaMwariwedu, tikashumiravaBhaari.

11JehovhaakatikuvanavaIsiraeri,Handinakukuponesai herepavaEgipita,navaAmori,navanavaAmoni, navaFirisitia?

12VaSidhoni,navaAmareki,navaMaoni vakakutambudzaiwo;mukachemakwandiri,ndikakurwirai pamaokoavo

13Kunyangezvakadaromakandirasha,mukandoshumira vamwevamwari;naizvozvohandinakukuponesaizve.

14Endaimundochemahenyukuvamwari vamakazvisanangurira;ngavakurwireipanguva yokutambudzikakwenyu

15VanavaIsiraerivakatikunaJehovha,Takatadza; dotirwiraihenyunhasi.

16Ipapovakarashavamwarivatorwavakangavaripakati pavo,vakashumiraJehovha;moyowakeukachema pamusoropokutambudzikakwavaIsiraeri.

17ZvinovanavaAmonivakaungana,vakadzikamatende avopaGiriyadhiVanavaIsiraerivakaunganawo, vakadzikamatendeavopaMizipa

18Ipapovanhu,iwomachindaaGiriyadhi,vakataurirana, vakati,NdianikomunhuuchatangakurwanavanavaAmoni? iyeuchavamukuruwavosevagereGiriyadhi

CHITSAUKO11

1ZvinoJefutamuGiriyadhi,wakangearimunhuanesimba noumhare,asiwakangearimwanakomanawechifeve; GiriyadhindiyewakaberekaJefuta

2MukadziwaGiriyadhiakamuberekeravanakomana; vanakomanavomukadziwakevakakura,vakadzingaJefuta, vakatikwaari,Haungadyinhakamumbamababavedu; nekutiurimwanakomanawomutorwa

3IpapoJefutaakatizavanin'inavake,akandogarapanyika yeTobhi;varumevakaipavakaunganirakunaJefuta, vakasibudanayekundorwa

4Zvinomazuvamazhinjiakatiapfuura,vanavaAmoni vakarwanavaIsiraeri

5ZvinovanavaAmonivakativachirwanaIsiraeri,vakuru veGiriyadhivakaendakundotoraJefutapanyikayeTobhi; 6VakatikunaJefuta,Uya,uveishewedu,kutitindorwa navanavaAmoni

7JefutaakatikuvakuruveGiriyadhi,Hamunakundivenga mukandidzingamumbamababavanguhere?Zvino mauyireikokwandirizvino,zvamavamunhamo?

8VakuruveGiriyadhivakatikunaJefuta,Naizvozvo tadzokerakwauri,kutiuendenesukundorwanavana vaAmoni,iweugovamukuruwedunowavosevagere Giriyadhi.

9JefutaakatikuvakuruveGiriyadhi,Kanamuchindidzosa kutindirwenavanavaAmoni,Jehovhaakavaisapamberi pangu,inindichavamukuruwenyuhere?

10VakuruveGiriyadhivakatikunaJefuta,Jehovhaunova chapupupakatipedu,kanatikaitasezvawatauraiwe

11IpapoJefutaakaendanavakuruveGiriyadhi,vanhu vakamuitamukurunashewavo;Jefutaakatauramashoko akeosepamberipaJehovhapaMizipa.

12JefutaakatumanhumekunamambowavanavaAmoni, akati,Mhosvayakondeyeiko,zvawauyakuzorwaneni nenyikayangu?

13MambowavanavaAmoniakapinduranhumedzaJefuta, akati,NekutivaIsiraerivakatoranyikayangu,nguva yavakabvaEgipita,kubvapaArinonikusvikirapaJabhoki neJoridhani,naizvozvozvinochidzosainyikaidzo norugare

14Jefutaakatumazvenhumekunamambowavana vaAmoni;

15akatikwaari,ZvanzinaJefuta,Isiraerihavanakutora nyikayaMoabhu,kananyikayavanavaAmoni;

16AsivaIsiraerivakativachibudaEgipita,vakafamba murenjekusvikirapaGungwaDzvuku,vakasvika paKadheshi;

17IpapovaIsiraerivakatumanhumekunamambo waEdhomu,vachiti,Nditendereihenyukupfuuranapanyika yenyu;asimambowaEdhomuwakarambakunzwa SaizvozvovakatumanhumekunamambowaMoabhu,asi iyewakaramba;naizvozvovaIsiraerivakagarapaKadheshi.

18Zvinovakafambamurenje,ndokukombanyika yaEdhomunenyikayaMoabhu,vakasvikakumabvazuva kwenyikayaMoabhu,vakadzikamatendeavomhiri kwaArinoni,asihavanakusvikapamuganhuwaMoabhu, nokutiArinoniwaivamuganhuwaMoabhu.

19IpapovaIsiraerivakatumanhumekunaSihoni,mambo wavaAmori,mamboweHeshibhoni;vaIsiraerivakati kwaari,Titendereihenyukupfuuranapanyikayenyu, kusvikirapanzvimboyangu

20AsiSihonihaanakutendavaIsiraerikutivapfuure nomunyikayake,asiSihoniakaunganidzavanhuvakevose, akadzikamatendeakepaJahazi,akarwanavaIsiraeri

21ZvinoJehovhaMwariwavaIsiraeriakaisaSihoni navanhuvakevosemumaokoavaIsiraerivakavauraya; naizvozvovaIsiraerivakatoranyikayoseyavaAmori, vakangavageremunyikaiyo,ikavayavo

22NaizvozvovakatoranyikayoseyavaAmoriikavayavo, kubvapaArinonikusvikirapaJabhoki,kubvakurenje, kusvikirapaJoridhani

23NaizvozvozvinoJehovhaMwariwavaIsiraerindiye wakatoreravaAmorinyikayavopamberipavanhuvake vaIsiraeri,zvinoimwimodakuvatorerazvehere?

24Iwehaungatoriizvozvaunopiwanamwariwako Kemoshihere?Saizvozvotichadzingwapamberipedu naJehovhaMwariwedu

25KozvinoimwimakanakakupfuuraBharaki mwanakomanawaZipori,mambowaMoabhuhere?Iye wakatongopopoteravaIsiraeri,kanakurwanavohere?

26NguvayakagaravaIsiraeripaHeshibhoninemishayaro, napaAroerinemishayaro,napamagutaosearipamuganhu waArinoni,makoreanamazanamatatu;naizvozvo makaregereikokuvaponesanenguvaiyo?

27Naizvozvoinihandinakukutadzira,asindiwe unondiitirazvakaipa,uchidakurwaneni;Jehovha,iye Mutongi,ngaatongenhasipakatipavanavaIsiraerinavana vaAmoni

28AsimambowavanavaAmonihaanakuteereramashoko aJefuta,aakatumakwaari.

29IpapoMweyawaJehovhawakauyapamusoropaJefuta, akapfuurapaGiriyadhinaManase,akapfuurawo napaMizipapaGiriyadhi,akabvapaMizipapaGiriyadhi, akapfuurakuvanavaAmoni

30JefutaakapikiraJehovhamhiko,akati,Kanamukapa vanavaAmonimumaokoangu, 31zvinoaninaaniunobudapamikovayeimbayangu kuzosangananeni,kanandadzokanorugarendichibva kuvanavaAmoni,zvirokwazvouchavawaJehovha; ndichamubayirachivechipirisochinopiswa

32IpapoJefutaakapfuurirakuvanavaAmoni,akandorwa navo;Jehovhaakavaisamumaokoake

33Akavaparadzanokuparadzakukurukwazvo,kubva paAroerikusvikirapaMiniti,magutaanamakumimaviri, nokusvikirapaMupatawemindayemizambiringaVana vaAmonivakakundwasaizvozvopamberipavanavaIsiraeri

34JefutaakasvikapaMizipapaimbayake,zvinotarira, mukundawakeakabudakuzosangananayenamakandira, nokupemberakunzekwakeakangaasinamwanakomana kanamwanasikana.

35Zvinowakatiachimuona,akabvaruranguvodzake, akati,Haiwa,mwanasikanawangu!Iwewandidukupisa kwazvo,iweurimumwewavanonditambudza;nekuti ndakashamisamuromowangukunaJehovha,handingagoni kudzoka

36Iyeakatikwavari,Babavangu,makashamisamuromo wenyukunaJehovha;ndiitireisezvamabudamumuromo menyu;nekutiJehovhawakakutsiviraivavengivenyu,ivo vanavaAmoni.

37Akatikunababavake,Nditendereihenyuchinhuichi: Nditendereimwedzimiviri,ndiende,ndiburukire kumakomo,ndichemeumhandarahwangu,inineshamwari dzangu

38Iyeakati,EndaAkamutenderamwedzimiviri,akaenda neshamwaridzake,akandochemaumhandarahwake kumakomo

39Zvinomwedzimiviriyakatiyapera,akadzokerakuna babavake,ivovakamuitirasezvavakangavapika;iye wakangeasinakuzivamurumeUyeyakangairitsika pakatipaIsraeri

40kutivakundavaIsiraerivaendemakoreosemazuva manapagorekundochemamukundawaJefutamuGiriyadhi

CHITSAUKO12

1ZvinovarumevaEfuremuvakaungana,vakaendakurutivi rwokumusoro,vakatikunaJefuta,Wakapfuurireiko kundorwanavanavaAmoni,ukasatidanaisukutitiendewo newe?tichapisaimbayakopamusoropakonomoto

2Jefutaakatikwavari,Ininavanhuvangutakanga tichitambudzikakwazvonavanavaAmoni;uyepanguva yandakakudanai,hamunakundinunurapamaokoavo

3Zvinondakatindichionakutihamunakundirwira, ndakaisaupenyuhwangumumaokoangu,ndikayambuka kundorwanavanavaAmoni,Jehovhaakavaisamuruoko rwangu;makwirireikokwandirinhasikuzorwaneni?

4IpapoJefutaakaunganidzavarumevoseveGiriyadhi, akarwanaEfuremu;varumeveGiriyadhivakaparadza Efuremu,nekutivakati,Murivanhuvakatizakuna Efuremu,imwivaGiriyadhi,pakatipavaEfuremu,napakati pavaManase

5IpapovaGiriyadhivakandogariramazambukoaJoridhani pamberipavaEfuremu;zvinovakativaEfuremuvakanga vapukunyuka,vakati,Nditendereikutindiyambuke; varumeveGiriyadhivakatikwaari,UrimuEfuremuhere? Kanaakati,Kwete;

6Ipapovakatikwaari,Zvinochiti,Shibhoreti;iyendokuti, Sibhoreti,nekutiwakangeasingagonikurevakwazvo; Ipapovakamubata,vakamuurayapamazambukoaJoridhani, panguvaiyovakaurawavaEfuremuvanezviuruzvina makumimananezviviri

7JefutaakatongavaIsiraerimakorematanhatuIpapo JefutamuGiriyadhiakafa,akavigwamunerimweramaguta eGiriyadhi

8ShurekwakeIbhuzaniweBheterehemuwakatonga Isiraeri.

9Iyewakangeanavanakomanavanamakumimatatu, navanasikanavanamakumimatatu,akavatuma

Vatongi

vakandowanikwakumwe,akandotoreravanakomanavake vanasikanavanamakumimatatuvakawanikwakumwe.Iye akatongavaIsiraerimakoremanomwe

10Ibhuzaniakafa,akavigwapaBheterehemu.

11ShurekwakeEronimuZebhuruniwakatongaIsiraeri; akatongavaIsiraerimakoreanegumi

12EronimuZebhuruniakafa,akavigwapaAjaroni,panyika yaZebhuruni.

13ShurekwakeAbhidhonimwanakomanawaHireri, muPiratoni,wakatongaIsiraeri

14Iyewakangeanavanakomanavanamakumimana, navazukuruvanamakumimatatu,vaitasvavana vembongorovanamakumimanomwe;iyeakatonga vaIsiraerimakoremasere

15AbhidhonimwanakomanawaHireri,muPiratoni,akafa, akavigwapaPiratoni,panyikayaEfuremu,panyika yamakomoyavaAmareki

CHITSAUKO13

1ZvinovanavaIsiraerivakaitazvezvakaipapamberi paJehovha;JehovhaakavaisamumaokoavaFirisitia makoreanamakumimana

2ZvinokwakangakunomumwemurumeweZora,weimba yaDhani,wainziManowa;nemukadziwakewakange asingabereki,asingabereki

3MutumwawaJehovhaakazviratidzakumukadzi,akati kwaari,Tarirazvino,iwehaubereki,haunomwana;asi uchavanemimba,nokuberekamwanakomana

4Naizvozvozvinochichenjerahakokutiuregekumwa waini,kanazvimwezvinobata,kanakudyachinhuchisina kunaka;

5nekutitarira,uchavanemimba,nokubereka mwanakomana;musorowakehaufanirikuveurwanechisvo, nekutimwanauyuanofanirakuvamuNaziriwaMwari kubvapadumburamaivake;ndiyeuchatangakurwira vaIsiraeripamaokoavaFirisitia.

6Ipapomukadziakandoudzamurumewake,akati,Munhu waMwariwakauyakwandiri,chisochakechakanga chakaitasechisochomutumwawaMwari,chaityisakwazvo; 7Asiwakatikwandiri,Tarira,uchavanemimba, nokuberekamwanakomana;zvinochiregakumwawaini, kanazvimwezvinobata,usadyachinhuchisinakunaka; nekutimwanauyuuchavamuNaziriwaMwarikubva padumburamaivakekusvikirapazuvarokufakwake

8IpapoManowaakakumbirakunaJehovha,akati,Jehovha, ndinokumbirakutimunhuwaMwariwamakatuma,auyezve kwatiri,atidzidzisezvatinofanirakuitiramwana uchazozvarwa

9JehovhaakanzwainzwiraManowa;mutumwawaMwari akauyazvekumukadziagerepamunda,asiManowa, murumewake,wakangeasiponaye.

10Mukadziakakurumidza,akamhanya,akandoudza murumewake,akatikwaari,Tarira,murumeuya wazviratidzazvekwandiri,iyewakadeyakuuyakwandiri musiuya

11Manowaakasimuka,akateveramukadzi,akasvika kumurume,akatikwaari,Ndiwemurumewakataura nomukadzihere?Iyeakati,Ndini

12Manowaakati,Zvinomashokoenyungaaitike. Tichamurayiraseimwana,uyetingamuitasei?

13MutumwawaJehovhaakatikunaManowa,Mukadzi ngaachenjerepamusoropezvosezvandakamuudza.

14Haafanirikudyachinhuchipinechipichinobvapamuti womuzambiringa;haafanirikumwawaini,kanazvimwe zvinobata,kanakudyachinhuchisinakunaka; ngaachengetezvosezvandakamuraira

15ManowaakatikumutumwawaJehovha,Titenderei henyutikunonosei,tikugadzirireimbudzana.

16MutumwawaJehovhaakatikunaManowa,Kunyange ukandinonosa,handingadyichingwachako;kanaukada kugadzirachipirisochinopiswa,unofanirakuchipaJehovha nekutiManowawakangeasingazivikutimutumwa waJehovha.

17ManowaakatikumutumwawaJehovha,Zitarenyu ndianiko?Kutitizivekukukudzaikanamashokoenyu achizoitika?

18MutumwawaJehovhaakatikwaari,Unondibvunzireiko zitarangu,zvarinoshamisa?

19IpapoManowaakatorambudzanapamwechete nechipirisochezvokudya,akazvibayiraJehovhapadombo; mutumwaakaitachinhuchinoshamisa;Manowa nomukadziwakevakatarira.

20Nekutimurazvowakatiuchikwirakudengauchibva paatari,mutumwawaJehovhandokukwiramumurazvo weatari.Manowanomukadziwakevakazviona,vakawira pasinezvisozvavo

21AsimutumwawaJehovhahaanakuzozviratidzazvekuna Manowa,kanakumukadziwake.IpapoManowaakaziva kutimutumwawaJehovha

22Manowaakatikumukadziwake,Tichafazvirokwazvo, nekutitakaonaMwari.

23Asimukadziwakeakatikwaari:DaiJehovhaaida kutiuraya,ungadaiasinakugamuchirachipirisochinopiswa nechipirisochoupfupamaokoedu,kanakutiratidzazvinhu izvizvose,kanakutiudzazvinhuzvakadaipanguvaino 24Mukadziakaponamwanakomana,akamutumidzazita rinonziSamusoni;mwanaakakura,Jehovha akamuropafadza

25MweyawaJehovhaakatangakumumutsapamisasa yaDhani,pakatipeZoraneEshtaori.

CHITSAUKO14

1ZvinoSamusoniwakaburukiraTimuna,akaona paTimunamukadzipakatipavakundavavaFirisitia

2Akakwiraakandoudzababavakenamaivake,akati, NdaonamukadzipaTimunapakatipavakundavavaFirisitia; naizvozvozvinonditorereiiye,avemukadziwangu.

3Ipapobabavakenamaivakevakatikwaari,Kopakati pavakundavehamadzako,kanapakatipavanhuvanguvose, hapanomukadzihere,zvowodakundozvitoreramukadzi pakatipavaFirisitiavasinakudzingiswa?Samusoniakati kunababavake,Nditorereiiyenekutianondifadzakwazvo 4Asibabavakenamaivakehavanakuzivakutizvakanga zvichibvakunaJehovha,nekutiwakangeachitsvakamhaka yokurwanavaFirisitia;nekutinenguvaiyovaFirisitia vakangavakabatavaIsiraeri.

5ZvinoSamusoniwakaburukiraTimunanababavake namaivake,vakasvikapamindayemizambiringapaTimuna; oneimwanaweshumbaukamuombera.

6IpapoMweyawaJehovhawakauyapamusoropake nesimbaguru,akaibvamburasembudzana,zvinowakange

Vatongi

asinachinhumuruokorwake;asihaanakuudzababavake kanamaivakezvaakangaaita.

7Akaburuka,akandotauranomukadzi;iyeakafadza Samusonikwazvo.

8Zvinonguvayakatiyapfuuraakadzokakuzomutora, akatsaukakuzoonachitunhacheshumba,oneibumha renyuchinouchimuchitunhacheshumba

9Akahutoranamaokoake,akadya,akasvikakunababa vakenamaivake,akavapa,vakadya;asihaanakuvaudza kutiwakangeatorauchimuchitunhacheshumba

10Babavakevakaburukirakumukadzi,Samusoni akagadzirapomutambo;nekutimajayaaisiitasaizvozvo 11Zvinovakativachimuona,vakauyaneshamwaridzina makumimatatukuzovanaye

12Samusoniakatikwavari,Ndichakutauriraichirabwe zvino;kanamukagonakundidudziraichozvirokwazvo mukatimamazuvamanomweomutambo,mukariwana,ini ndichakupaimachiramakumimatatu,nehanzudzakanaka dzinamakumimatatu.

13Asikanamusingagonikundidudziraicho,imwi muchafanirakundipanguvodzomuchekadzinamakumi matatu,nehanzudzakanakadzinamakumimatatu.Ivo vakatikwaari,Chitaurahakochirabwechako,tichinzwe 14Akatikwavari,Chokudyachakabudakumudyi,Uye zvinotapirazvakabudakunounesimba.Asivakanga vasingagonikududzirachirabweichonamazuvamatatu

15Zvinonezuvarechinomwevakatikumukadzi waSamusoni,Nyengetedzamurumewako,atidudzire chirabwe,tiregekukupisanomoto,iweneimbayababa vako;handizvohere?

16IpapomukadziwaSamusoniwakachemakumurume wake,akati,Unondivengahako,haundidi;wakataurira vanavavanhuvanguchirabwe,asihaunakundiudzaicho ini.Akatikwaari,Tarira,handinakuchiudzababavangu kanamaivangu;zvinondingakuudzaichoiwehere?

17Akarambaachichemapamberipakemazuvamanomwe panguvayomutambo;zvinonezuvarechinomwe akamuudza,nekutiwakamutambudzakwazvo, akarondedzerachirabweichokuvanavavanhuvokwake

18Nezuvarechinomwezuvarichigerekuvira,varume vegutavakatikwaari,Chinotapirakukundauchichinyi? Uyechiichinesimbakupfuurashumba?Iyeakatikwavari, Daimusinakurimanetsirurangu,Hamuzaiwanachirabwe changu

19MweyawaJehovhaakauyapamusoropakenesimba guru,akaburukiraAshikeroni,akaurayavarumevana makumimatatukwavari,akatoranguvodzavo,akandopa vakadudzirachirabwehanzudzavodzakanaka.Akatsamwa kwazvo,akaendakumbakwababavake

20AsimukadziwaSamusoniakapiwashamwariyake, wakangeamuperekedza

CHITSAUKO15

1Asinguvadukuyakatiyapera,panguvayekukohwa gorosi,Samusoniakandoshanyiramukadziwake,akabata mbudzana;akati,Ndichapindakumukadziwangumumba. Asibabavakevakarambakumutenderakupinda 2Babavakevakati,Zvirokwazvo,ndakatiwamuvenga kwazvo;naizvozvondamupakushamwariyako;munin'ina wakehaamupfuurinokunakahere?torahakoiye panzvimboyake

3Samusoniakatikwavari,Ikozvinohandingavinemhosva kuvaFirisitia,kanandikavaitirazvakaipa.

4IpapoSamusoniakandobatamakavaanamazanamatatu, akatoramazhenje,akabatanidzamiswemiviri-miviri, ndokuisazhenjepakatipemiswemiviri.

5Zvinoakatungidzamazhenje,ndokuaregedza,akapinda muzviyozvavaFirisitiazvakangazvaunganidzwa nezvakangazvigerekukohwiwa,akapisazviyozvakanga zvisatizvakohwewa,pamwechetenezviyozvakangazvisati zvakohwewa,nemindayemizambiringanemiorivhi

6IpapovaFirisitiavakati,Ndianikowaitaizvozvo?Ivo vakati,NdiSamusoni,mukwashawomuTimuna,nekuti wakatoramukadziwake,akamupashamwariyake. VaFirisitiavakakwira,vakamupisaiyenababavake nomoto

7Samusoniakatikwavari,Kunyangemukaitasaizvozvo, kunyangezvakadarondichakutsivai,pashurendigorega 8Akavarovapazvidyanezvidya,akavaurayanokuuraya kukuru;akaburuka,akandogarapamusoropedombo reEtami

9ZvinovaFirisitiavakakwira,vakandodzikamatendeavo paJudha,vakaparariramuRehi.

10VarumevaJudhavakati,Makwirireikokuzorwanesu? Ivovakati,TakwirakuzosungaSamusoni,timuitire sezvaakatiitiraisu.

11IpapovarumevaJudhavakangavanezviuruzvitatu vakaburukirakubakoredomboreEtami,vakatikuna Samusoni,HauzivikutivaFirisitiavabativeduhere? Chiikoichichawatiitira?Akatikwavari,Sezvavakandiitira, ndizvozvandakavaitirawo

12Vakatikwaari,Isutaburukirakunokuzokusunga,kuti tikuisemumaokoavaFirisitiaSamusoniakatikwavari, Pikaikwandiri,kutiimwihamungandivambimumene 13Vakatauranaye,vakati,Kwete;asitichakusunga, nokukuisamumaokoavo;asizvirokwazvohatingakuurayi Zvinovakamusunganetambombiriitsva,vakakwiranaye kubvapadombo.

14ZvinowakatiasvikaRehi,vaFirisitiavakamupurudzira, MweyawaJehovhaakauyapamusoropakenesimbaguru, maboteakangaarimumaokoakeakaitasoruchinda rwakatsvanomoto,zvisungozvakezvikasununguka pamaokoake

15Akawanarushayarwembongoro,akatambanudzaruoko rwake,akarutora,ndokuurayavarumevanamazanaane guminarwo

16IpapoSamusoniakati,Norushayarwembongoro ndakaurayabokanamapoka,Norushayarwembongoro ndakaurayavanamazanaanegumi.

17Zvinowakatiapedzakutaura,akakandakurerushaya rwakangarurimuruokorwakenzvimboiyoikanzi Ramatirehi

18Ipapoakanzwanyotakwazvo,akachemakunaJehovha, akati,Matirwirakwazvonoruokorwomurandawenyu; zvinondichafanenyota,ndikawiramumaokoavasina kudzingiswahere?

19AsiMwariwakapamuramukahapaRehi,mvura ikabudapo;zvinowakatiamwa,mweyawakeukadzokera maari,akaponazve; 20IyeakatongavaIsiraerimakoreanamakumimaviri pamazuvaavaFirisitia.

CHITSAUKO16

1ZvinoSamusoniakaendaGaza,akaonapochifeve, akapindakwaari.

2VaGazavakaudzwa,zvichinzi,Samusoniwasvikapano. Vakamukomba,vakamuvandirausikuhwosepasuwo reguta,vakanyararausikuhwose,vachiti,Mangwanakana kwaedzatichamuuraya.

3Samusoniakavatakusvikirapakatipousiku,akamuka pakatipousiku,akatoramagonhiesuworeguta, namagwatidziromaviri,akaendanawo,mazarironezvose, akazviisapamafudziake,akakwiranazvopamusoro pechikomochiripamberipeHebhuroni.

4ZvinopashureakadamukadziwaivapamupataweSoreki, wainziDherira

5MadzisheevaFirisitiandokukwirakwaari,ndokuti kwaari:Munyengetedze,uonekutisimbarakeguru rinobvepi,uyekutitingamukundasei,kutitimusungekuti timurove;uyetichakupaumweneumwemashekeriesirivha aneguminezanarimwe

6IpapoDheriraakatikunaSamusoni,Ndiudzehakokuti simbarakogururinobvepi,uyekutiungasungwanei,kuti utambudze

7Samusoniakatikwaari,Kanavakandisunganamarunda matsvamanomweachigerekuomeswa,ndichashaiwa simba,ndikavasomumwemunhu

8IpapomadzisheavaFirisitiaakamuvigiramarundamatsva manomweachigerekuomeswa,iyeakamusunganawo.

9Zvinokwakangakunavavandirivakangavakavandira muimbayomukatiAkatikwaari,Samusoni,vaFirisitia vasvika!Iyeakadamburamarunda,sezvinodamburwa rwonzirworwonzikanarwanzwamotoSakasimbarake rakangarisingazikanwi

10IpapoDheriraakatikunaSamusoni,Tarira,wandidadira, nokundireveranhema;zvinochindiudzahakokuti ungasungwanei?

11Akatikwaari,Kanavakandisunganamabotematsva, asinakumbobatisa,ndichashaiwasimba,ndikava somumwemunhu

12IpapoDheriraakatoramabotematsva,akamusunga nawo,akatikwaari,Samusoni,vaFirisitiavasvika! VavandirivakangavakavandiramuimbayomukatiIpapo akaagurapamaokoakesorwonzi.

13DheriraakatikunaSamusoni,Kusvikirazvinowakange uchingondidadira,uchindireveranhema;chindiudzahako kutiungasungwanei?Akatikwaari,Kanaukarukiramhotsi nomwedzevhudziromusorowangupamwechete nomuchekawakarukwa.

14Iyeakarisunganembambo,akatikwaari,Samusoni, vaFirisitiavasvika!Ipapoakamukapahopedzake,akaenda nembamboyedandanomuchekawakarukwa

15Iyeakatikwaari,Zvinoungarevaseikouchiti, Ndinokuda,kanamoyowakousinganditendi?Wandiseka katatuaka,asihaunakundiudzakutisimbarakoguru rinobvepi

16Zvinowakatiachimutambudzamazuvaosenamashoko ake,achimugombedzera,mweyawakeukanetswakusvikira pakufa;

17Akamuudzanomoyowakewose,akatikwaari,Musoro wanguhaunakumboveurwanechisvo;nekutindiri muNaziriwaMwarikubvapadumburamaivangu;kana

ndikaveurwa,simbarangurichabvakwandiri, ndichashaiwasimba,ndikaitasomumwemunhu.

18ZvinoDherirawakatiaonakutiwamuudzanomoyo wakewose,akatumamunhukundodanamadzishe avaFirisitia,akati,Kwiraihenyukunonguvaino,nekuti wandiudzanomoyowakewoseIpapomadzishe avaFirisitiaakakwirakwaari,akabatamarimumaokoavo 19Iyeakamuvatisapamabviake;akadanamunhu kuzoveuramhotsinomwedzevhudziromusorowake; akatangakumutambudza,simbarakerikabvakwaari 20Akati,Samusoni,vaFirisitiavasvika!Akapepuka pahopedzake,akati:Ndichabudasepanedzimwenguva, ndinozvizunza.AsiwakangeasingazivikutiJehovha wakangeabvakwaari

21ZvinovaFirisitiavakamubata,vakamutumburameso, vakaburukanayeGaza,ndokumusunganezvisungo zvendarira,akauyamutirongoakakuyamutorongo

22Asivhudziremusorowakerakatangakurebazveshure kwekuveurwakwake.

23IpapomadzisheavaFirisitiaakaunganapamwechete kuzobayiraDhagonimwariwavochibayirochikuru, ndokufara,nekutivakati,Mwariweduwakaisamumaoko edumuvengiweduSamusoni

24Zvinovanhuvakativachimuona,vakarumbidzamwari wavo,nekutivakati,Mwariweduwakaisamumaokoedu muvengiwedu,nomuparadziwenyikayedu,wakauraya vazhinjivedu

25Zvinomoyoyavoyakatiyofara,vakati,Chidanai Samusoni,atitambireIpapovakadanaSamusoni mutirongo;akavaitakutivatambe,vakamumisapakati pembiru.

26IpapoSamusoniakatikumukomanawakangeakabata ruokorwake,Nditenderekutindibatembirudzakatsigira imba,ndisendamirepadziri.

27Zvinoimbayakangaizerenavarumenavakadzi; namadzisheoseavaFirisitiaakangaaripo;pamusoro pedengapakangapanavarumenavakadzivanengezviuru zvitatu,vakangavachitarirakutambakwaSamusoni

28IpapoSamusoniakadanakunaJehovha,akati,Ishe Jehovha,ndirangarireihenyu,ndisimbiseihenyunguvaino chete,imwiMwari,nditsivekuvaFirisitiapakareponokuda kwamesoangumaviri

29Samusoniakabatambirumbiridzapakati,dzakanga dzakatsigiraimba,akadzitsigira,imwenoruokorwake rworudyi,neimwenoruokorwakerworuboshwe

30IpapoSamusoniakati,Ngandifehangupamwechete navaFirisitiaAkakotamanesimbarakerose;imbaikawira madzishe,napamusoropavanhuvosevakangavarimo. Naizvozvovakafavaakaurayapakufakwake,vakangavari vazhinjikunavaakaurayaachirimupenyu

31Ipapohamadzake,navoseveimbayababavake, vakaburuka,vakamutora,vakakwiranaye,ndokumuviga pakatipeZoraneEshitaori,paguvaraManowa,babavake IyeakatongavaIsiraerimakoreanamakumimaviri

CHITSAUKO17

1Zvinokwakangakunomurumepanyikayamakomo yaEfuremu,wainziMika

2Iyeakatikunamaivake,Mashekeriayaesirivhaane gumiramazananezanarimweamakabirwa,mukatuka pamusoropawo,mukataurawoizvozvoinindichizvinzwa,

Vatongi

tariraisirivhaiyeyoirikwandiri;NdakaitoraMaivake ndokuti:UropafadzwenaJehovha,mwanakomanawangu.

3Zvinowakatiadzosamashekeriesirivhaaneguminezana rimwekunamaivake,maivakevakati,Mariiyondakanga ndatsauriraJehovhanoruokorwangu,kutimwanakomana wanguaitemufananidzowakavezwanomufananidzo wakaumbwa;naizvozvozvinondichakudzoseraiyo 4Kunyangezvakadaroakadzoseramariiyokunamaivake; maivakevakatoramashekeriesirivhaanamazanamaviri, akaapamuumbi,iyeakaitanawomufananidzowakavezwa nomufananidzowakaumbwa;zvikagaramumbamaMika 5ZvinomurumeuyuMikawakangeaneimbayavamwari, akaitaefodhineterafimi,akagadzamumwewavanakomana vakekutiavemupristiwake

6Namazuvaiwayokwakangakusinamambopakati paIsiraeri,mumwenomumwewaiitasezvaakafungakuti ndizvozvakanaka

7ZvinokwakangakunejayaraibvaBheterehemu-judha, weimbayaJudha,waivamuRevhi,wakangeagerepo.

8Murumeuyuakabvapaguta,paBheterehemu-judha, kundozvitsvakiranzvimboyokugara;akasvikapanyika yamakomoyaEfuremupaimbayaMika,pakufambakwake.

9Mikaakatikwaari,Wabvepiko?Iyeakatikwaari,Ndiri muRevhiweBheterehemu-judha,ndinoendakumweni kwandingawananzvimbo.

10Mikaakatikwaari,Garaneni,uvebabavangu nomupristiwangu,ndikupemashekeriesirivhaanegumi pagorenenguvodzokupfekanezvokudyazvako.Naizvozvo muRevhiakapinda

11MuRevhiakatendakugaranomunhuuyu;jayarikava kwaarisomumwewavanakomanavake.

12MikaakagadzamuRevhi;jayairorikavamupristiwake, akagaramumbamaMika

13IpapoMikaakati,NdinozivakutiJehovhauchandiitira zvakanaka,zvandavanomupristiwanguarimuRevhi

CHITSAUKO18

1Namazuvaiwayokwakangakusinamambopakati paIsiraeri;namazuvaiwayovorudzirwaDhani vakazvitsvakiranhakayokugaramo;nekutikusvikirazuva irovakangavachigerekupiwanhakayavoyosepakati pamarudzialsiraeri.

2ZvinopakatipavovanavaDhanivakatumavarume vashanuveimbayavo,varumevoumhare,vakabvaZora neEshitaori,kuzoshoranyika,nokuitarisisa;vakatikwavari, EndaimundoshoranyikaIvovakativachisvikapanyika yamakomoyaEfuremu,kuimbayaMika,vakavatapo.

3ZvinovakativaripaimbayaMika,vakazivainzwirejaya muRevhi;vakatsaukirako,vakatikwaari,Ndianiko wakakusvitsapano?uyeunoiteikopanzvimboino? Unobateikopano?

4Iyeakatikwavari,Mikawakandiitirazvokutinezvokuti, akandiripira,ndikavamupristiwake

5Vakatikwaari,ZvinochitibvunzirahakoMwari,tizive kanatichafambazvakanakapanzirayeduyatinofamba 6mupristiakatikwavari,Endainorugare,nzirayenyu yamunofambanayopamberipaJehovha

7Zvinovarumevashanuvakaenda,vakasvikaRaishi, vakaonavanhuvakangavarimo,kutivagerepasinenjodzi nomutowowavaZidhoni,vakagarika,vanerugare; kwakangakusinamutongipanyikawaigonakuvanyadzisa

pachinhuchipinechipi;uyevakangavarikurenavaZidhoni, vasingafambidzaninavamwevanhu.

8VakasvikakuhamadzavopaZoraneEshitaori,hama dzavodzikatikwavari,Munoreveiko?

9Vakati,Simukai,tikwire,tindorwanavo,nekutitakatarira nyika,tikaonakutiyakanakakwazvo;musavanousimbe hwokupinda,kutinyikaiveyenyu

10Kanamuchiendamuchandosvikakuvanhuvagere pasinenjodzi,uyemunyikaihuru;nekutiMwariwakaipa mumaokoenyu;nzvimboisingashaiwichinhuchiri panyika

11Ipapovarumevanamazanamatanhatuveimba yavaDhanivakangavakabatanhumbidzokurwa, vakabvapo,vachibvaZoraneEshitaori

12Vakakwira,vakandodzikamatendeavopaKiriatijearimi,paJudha;naizvozvovakatumidzanzvimboiyo Mahane-dhanikusvikirazuvaranhasi;tarirai,ririshure kweKiriati-jearimi

13Vakabvapo,vakaendakunyikayamakomoyaEfuremu, vakasvikapaimbayaMika

14Ipapovarumevashanu,vakangavandoshoranyika yeRaishi,vakapindura,vakatikuhamadzavo,Munoziva herekutimudzimbaidzimuneefodhi,neterafimi, nomufananidzowakavezwanomufananidzowakaumbwa? naizvozvozvinofungaizvamunofanirakuita.

15Ipapovakatsaukirako,vakasvikapaimbayejaya muRevhi,iyoimbayaMika,vakandomukwazisa

16Zvinovarumevanamazanamatanhatuvakanga vakashonganhumbidzavodzokurwa,vaivavavana vaDhani,vakamirapavanopindapasuwo

17Zvinovarumevashanuvakangavaendakundoshora nyikavakakwira,vakapindamo,vakatoramufananidzo wakavezwa,neefodhi,neterafimi,nomufananidzo wakaumbwa;mupristindokumirapanopindwanapo pasuwo,anavarumevanamazanamatanhatuvakanga vakashonganhumbidzokurwa

18ZvinoivovakativapindamumbamaMika,vakatora mufananidzowakavezwa,neefodhi,neterafimi, nomufananidzowakaumbwaMupristiakatikwavari, Munoiteiko?

19Vakatikwaari,Nyarara,batamuromowako,uendenesu, uvebabavedunomupristiwedu;

20Zvinomoyowomupristiukafara,akatoraefodhi, neterafiminomufananidzowakavezwa,akapindanapakati pavanhu

21Ipapovakatendeuka,vakaenda,vakaisavanavaduku, nemombe,nenhumbipamberipavo

22ZvinovakativafambarunhambokubvapaimbayaMika, varumevakangavagerepadzimbadzakangadziripedo neimbayaMikavakaungana,vakabatavanavaDhani

23VakadanidzirakuvanavaDhaniIvovakacheuka,vakati kunaMika,Unotsvakeiko,zvawauyanebokarakadai?

24Iyeakati,Manditoreravamwarivanguvandakanga ndaita,nomupristiwangu,mukaendanavo,zvinoini ndasarirwaneiko?Chiikoichichamunotaurakwandiri, muchiti:Unotsvakeiko?

25VanavaDhanivakatikwaari,inzwirakongarirege kunzwikapakatipedu,kutivarumevaneshunguvarege kukuwira,ukarashikirwanoupenyuhwakopamwechete noupenyuhwevamweveimbayako.

26IpapovanavaDhanivakaendahavo;zvinoMikawakati achionakutisimbaravorinokundarake,akadzoka, akadzokerakumbakwake

27IvovakatorazvakangazvakaitwanaMika,nomupristi waakangaanaye,vakasvikaRaishi,kuvanhuvakanga vakagarika,vagerepasinenjodzi,vakavaurayaneminondo inopinza,vakapisagutanomoto

28Vakashaiwaunovarwira,nekutivakangavarikure neZidhoni;vakangavasingafambidzaninavamwevanhu; rakangaririmumupatauripaBheti-rehobhivakavakaguta, vakagaramo

29VakatumidzagutazitarinonziDhani,nezitarababa vavoDhani,wakangeaberekerwaIsiraeri;asizitareguta rakangaririRaishipakutanga

30VanavaDhanivakazvimisiramufananidzouyo wakavezwa;Jonatani,mwanakomanawaGerishomi, mwanakomanawaManase,iyenavanavakevakavavapristi vorudzirwaDhani,kusvikirapazuvarokutapwakwavanhu venyikaiyo.

31VakazvimisiramufananidzowakavezwanaMika, waakangaaita,ukavaponguvayoseyokugarakweimba yaMwaripaShiro.

CHITSAUKO19

1ZvinonamazuvaiwayokusinamambopakatipaIsiraeri, mumwemuRevhiwaigarakunyikayamakomoyaEfuremu, akazvitoreramukadzimurongopaBheterehemu-judha.

2Zvinomurongowakeakafeva,akabvakwaari,akaenda kumbakwababavakepaBheterehemu-judha,akagarako mwedzimina.

3Murumewakeakasimuka,akamutevera,kutiataurenaye, nokumudzosazve,iyeanomurandawakenembongoro mbiri,iyeakamuisamumbamababavake;zvinobaba vomusikanavakativachimuona,vakafarakusangananaye 4Tezvaravake,ivobabavomusikana,vakamudzivisa; akagaranayemazuvamatatu,vakadya,vakamwa, vakavatapo

5Zvinonezuvarechinapavakamukamangwananikuti aende,babavomusikanavakatikumukwashawavo, "Simbisamoyowakonechimeduchechingwa,mugoenda henyu"

6Vakagarapasi,vakadya,vakamwavarivaviri pamwechete;nekutibabavomusikanavakangavati kumurume,Tendahavo,uvatahako,moyowakoufare

7Murumewakatiasimukakutiaende,mukarahwawake akamugombedzera,akavatapozve

8Nomusiweshanuakamukamangwanani,achidakubva; babavomusikanavakati,SimbisamoyowakoVakagara kusvikiramasikati,ivovakadyavarivaviri

9Zvinomurumewakatiasimukakutiaende,iye nemurongowake,nemurandawake,tezvarawake,baba vemusikana,ndokutikwaari:Tarira,zuvaravakuvira, chivatahakousikuhwose;mufumemangwanamuende henyu,muendekumbakwenyu

10Asimurumewakarambakuvatapousikuuhwo,asi wakasimuka,akabva,ndokusvikapakatarisananeJebhusi (ndiroJerusaremu);wakangeanembongorombiri dzakangadzakaiswazvigaro,nomurongowakewo; 11ZvinovakativavapaJebhusi,zuvarakangaronyura; murandaakatikunatenziwake,Hendeihenyu,titsaukire kugutairiravaJebhusi,tivatemo

12Tenziwakeakatikwaari,Handingatsaukirikuguta ravatorwa,kusinavanavaIsiraeri;tichayambukira kuGibhiya

13Akatikumurandawake,Hendei,tiswederekuneimwe yenzvimboidzi,tivatepaGibhiyakanapaRama.

14Ipapovakapfuura,vakaenda;zuvarakaviravari paGibhiya,raivaravaBhenjamini

15Vakatsaukirako,kutivapindenokuvatapaGibhiya; akapinda,akagarapasimunzirayomuguta;nekuti kwakangakusinamunhuwakavapinzamumbamake kuzovata

16Zvinomumwemutanaakasvika,achibvakubasarake kumundamadekwana;iyewakangeariwenyika yamakomoyaEfuremu;akagaraarimutorwapaGibhiya; asivarumevenzvimboiyovakangavarivaBhenjamini

17Iyeakatarira,akaonamurumeuyumufambiarimunzira yomuguta;mutanaakati,Unoendepi?uyeunobvepi?

18Iyeakatikwaari,TinobvaBheterehemu-judha, tinopfuurirakurutivirwenyikayamakomoyaEfuremu; ndinobvako,ndikaendaBheterehemu-judha,zvino ndinoendakumbakwaJehovha;uyehakunamunhu unondigamuchiramumba.

19Asipaneuswanezvokudyazvembongorodzedu;uyeini nemurandakadziwenyunejayariripakatipavarandavenyu, ndinechingwanewaini;hapanachinoshaikwa.

20Zvinomutanaakati,Rugarengaruvenewe;kunyange zvakadarokushaiwakwakongakuvepamusoropangu;asi usavatamunzirayomuguta.

21Ipapoakamuisamumbamake,akapambongoro zvokudya;vakashambidzatsokadzavo,vakadya,vakamwa 22Zvinovakativofarapamoyoyavo,zvinotarira,varume veguta,vamwevanakomanavakaisvoipa,vakakombaimba, vakarovapamukova,vakatauranamweneweimba,iye mutana,vachiti:Budisamurumewapindamumbamako, timuzive

23Zvinomurumeuyo,mweneweimbaakabudakwavari, akatikwavari,Kwete,hamadzangu,regaikuitazvakaipa zvakadai;nekutimurumeuyuwakapindamumbamangu, regaikuitachinhuichinoupenzi

24Tarirai,hoyumukundawangumhandara,nomurongo wake;ndichavabudisazvino,muvaninipise,muvaitire sezvamunoda;asikumurumeuyuregaikuitachinhu chakashatachakadaro.

25Asivarumevakarambakumuteerera;ipapomurume akatoramurongowake,akamubudisirakwavari; vakamuziva,vakamuchinyausikuhwosekusvikira kwaedza;zvinokwoedza,vakamuregaachienda

26Zvinomukadziakauyakoedza,akawirapasipamukova weimbayomunhu,makangamunashewake,kusvikira kwaedza

27Zvinoishewakewakamukamangwanani,akazarura mikovayeimba,akabuda,achidakupfuuraparwendorwake, oneimukadzi,murongowake,akawirapasipamukova weimba,maokoakearipachikumbaridzo

28Akatikwaari,Simuka,tiendeAsihapanaakapindura Ipapomurumeakamukwidzapambongoro,murume akasimuka,akaendakumbakwake.

29Wakatiasvikakumbakwake,akatorabanga,akabata murongowake,akadimuranyamitezoyake,akaitanhindi dzineguminembiri,akadzitumamunyikayoseyavaIsiraeri.

30Zvinovosevakazvionavakati,ChinguvavanavaIsiraeri vakakwiravachibvapanyikayeEgipita,kusvikirazuva

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ranhasi,hakunechinhuchakadaichakaitwakana chakaonekwa;zvifungeipamusoropazvo,murangane, mutaurehenyu

CHITSAUKO20

1ZvinovanavaIsiraerivosevakabuda,unganoyose ikaungananomoyomumwekubvapaDhanikusvikira paBheerishebha,pamwechetenenyikayeGiriyadhi,kuna JehovhapaMizipa

2Vakuruvavanhuvose,ivovamarudzioseavaIsiraeri, vakandomirapaunganoyavanhuvaMwari,vakangavane zviuruzvinamazanamanazvavanhuvaifamba namakumbo,vaigonakurwanomunondo

3(ZvinovanavaBhenjaminivakangavanzwakutivana vaIsiraerivakwiraMizipa.)VanavaIsiraerivakati,Tiudzei kutizvakashataizvizvakaitwasei?

4ZvinomuRevhi,murumewomukadziwakangeaurawa, akapindura,akati,NdakangandasvikapaGibhiya ravaBhenjaminindinomurongowangu,kutitavatepo

5VarumeveGibhiyavakandimukira,vakakombaimba usikukuzorwaneni,vakangavachidakundiurayaini,uye murongowanguvakamuchinya,akafa

6Ipapondikatoramurongowangu,ndikamudimuranya, ndikamutumakunyikayoseyenhakayaIsiraeri,nekuti vakaitazvinonyangadzanezvoupenzipakatipaIsiraeri

7Tarirai,imwimosemurivanavaIsiraeri;ipaihenyuzano nezanorenyu.

8Ipapovanhuvosevakasimukanomoyomumwe,vakati, Hakunamumweweduungaendakutenderake,hakuna mumweweduungadzokerakumbakwake.

9AsizvinotichaitiraGibhiyachinhuichi;tichakwira kundorwanayonemijenya;

10Tichatoravarumevanegumipazanapamarudziose aIsiraeri,vanezanapachiuru,nechiurupazviuruzvine gumi,kutivatorerevanhuzvokudya,kutivandoitakana vachisvikapaGibhiyaraBhenjamini,maereranonoupenzi hwosehwavakaitapakatipaIsiraeri

11NaizvozvovarumevosevaIsiraerivakaunganapaguta vanomoyomumwe.

12ZvinomarudziaIsiraeriakatumavarumekurudzirwose rwaBhenjamini,vakati,Izvizvakashatazvakaitwapakati penyundezveiko?

13Naizvozvozvinotipeivarumeavo,ivovana vakaisvoipa,varipaGibhiya,tivauraye,tibvisezvakaipa pakatipaIsiraeri.AsivanavaBhenjaminivakaramba kuteererainzwirehamadzavo,ivovanavaIsiraeri; 14VanavaBhenjaminivakabvakumagutavakaungana paGibhiya,kutivarwenavanavaIsiraeri

15VanavaBhenjaminivakangavabvakumaguta vakaverengwamusiuyovakasvikavarumevanezviuru zvinamakumimavirinezvitanhatu,vaigonakurwa nomunondo;zvinovakangavagereGibhiyahavana kuverengwa,ivovakaverengwavakasvikavarumevana mazanamanomwevakasanangurwa

16Pakatipavanhuavavosekwakangakunavarumevana mazanamanomwevakasanangurwa,vakangavane zviboshwe;mumwenomumwewaigonakurovaruvhudzi nebweasingaposhi

17ZvinovarumevaIsiraeri,kunzekwavaBhenjamini, vakaverengwa,vakasvikavarumevanezviuruzvina

mazanamana,vaigonakurwanomunondo;avavosevaiva varwi.

18VanavaIsiraerivakasimuka,vakaendakuimbayaMwari, vakandobvunzazanokunaMwari,vakati,Ndianikokwatiri unofanirakutangakundovambavanavaBhenjamini? Jehovhaakati,Judhandiyeanofanirakutanga

19VanavaIsiraerivakamukamangwanani,vakandodzika matendeavokuzorwanaveGibhiya.

20VarumevaIsiraerivakabudakundorwanavaBhenjamini; varumevaIsiraerivakazvigadzirakuzorwanavopaGibhiya 21VanavaBhenjaminivakabudapaGibhiya,vakaurayira pasinomusiiwoyovarumevaIsiraerivanezviuruzvina makumimavirinezviviri.

22Ipapovanhu,varumevaIsiraeri,vakazvisimbisa, vakarongedzazvehondopavakangavairongedzanezuva rokutanga.

23(ZvinovanakomanavaIsraerivakakwira,vakachema pamberipaJehovhakusvikiramanheru,vakabvunza Jehovha,vachiti:“Ndiendezvekunorwanevanakomana vaBhenjaminihamayanguhere?”Jehovhaakati:“Kwirai murwenaye

24VanavaIsiraerivakaswederakuzorwanavana vaBhenjamininezuvarepiri

25VaBhenjaminivakabudapaGibhiyakuzorwanavo nezuvarechipiri,vakaurayirapasivarumevavanavaIsiraeri vanezviuruzvineguminezvisere;avavosevaigonakurwa nomunondo

26ZvinovanavaIsiraerivosenavanhuvosevakakwira vakasvikapaimbayaMwari,vakachema,vakagarapo pamberipaJehovha,vakatsanyazuvairokusvikira madekwana,vakapazvipirisozvinopiswanezvipiriso zvokuyananisapamberipaJehovha

27ZvinovanavaIsraerivakabvunzaJehovha,(nokutiareka yesunganoyaMwariyaivapomumazuvaiwayo.

28ZvinoPinehasimwanakomanawaEriazari, mwanakomanawaAroni,wakangeamirepamberipayo mazuvaiwayo,akati,Ndiendezvekundorwanavana vaBhenjaminihamayanguhere,kanandirege?Jehovha akati,Kwirai;nekutimangwanandichavaisamumaokoako 29ValsiraerivakaisavanhukuvandiraGibhiyakunhivi dzose

30VanavaIsiraerivakandorwanavanavaBhenjamini nezuvaretatu,vakazvirongedzakundorwaneGibhiya sapanedzimwenguva

31VanavaBhenjaminivakabudakuzorwanavanhu, vakanyengerwanokubudakureneguta;vakatangakubaya vanhunokuurayasapanedzimwenguvapanzirahuru, imweyaikwirakuimbayaMwari,neimweGibhiyakusango, varumevaIsiraerivanengemakumimatatu

32VanavaBhenjaminivakati,Vakundwanesu sapakutangaAsivanavaIsiraerivakati,Ngatitize, tivanyengerevabudekunzirahurukubvamuguta.

33VarumevosevaIsiraerivakasimukakwavakangavari, vakazvirongedzapaBhaari-tamari;uyevaIsiraeri,vakanga vakavandira,vakabudakwavakangavari,paMaapuro eGibhiya;

34vakabudapakatarisananeGibhiyavaivavarumevane zviuruzvinegumivakangavakasanangurwapakati pavaIsiraerivose,kurwakukanyanyakwazvo;asivakanga vasingazivikutinjodziyavapedo.

35ZvinoJehovhaakaparadzaBhenjaminipamberi paIsiraeri,vanavaIsiraerivakaparadzanomusiiwoyo

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varumevaBhenjaminivakasvikazviuruzvinamakumi mavirinezvishanunezanarimwe;avavosevaigonakurwa nomunondo

36IpapovanavaBhenjaminivakaonakutivakundwa; nekutivarumevaIsiraerivakatizapamberipaBhenjamini, nekutivakangavachivimbanavanhuvakangavaiswa kuvandirapaGibhiya

37Zvinovavandirivakakurumidza,vakamhanyiraGibhiya; vavandirivakaswedera,vakaparadzagutaroseneminondo inopinza

38Zvinovarumevalsiraerinavavandirivakanga vatenderanapamusoropechiratidzo,kutivachamutsagore gururoutsirinobvamuguta.

39VarumevaIsiraerivakatendeukapakurwakwavo, vaBhenjaminivakatangakubayanokuurayavarume vaIsiraerivanengemakumimatatu;nekutivakati, Zvirokwazvo,vakundwanesusapakurwakokutanga

40Asimurazvowomotowakatiwotangakukwirauchibva muguta,urineshongweyoutsi,vaBhenjaminivakacheuka, vakaonamotowegutauchikwirakudenga

41VarumevaIsiraerivakadzoka,varumevaBhenjamini vakavhunduswa,nekutivakaonakutivawirwanenjodzi.

42IpapovakatizapamberipavarumevaIsiraeri,vakafamba nenzirainoendakurenje;asihondoyakavatevera;uye vakangavachibvamumagutavakavaparadzapakatipawo.

43VakakombavaBhenjaminikunhividzose, vakavadzingirira,vakavabatapavakazororakusvikira pakatarisananeGibhiyakumabvazuva.

44VanezviuruzvineguminezviserevaBhenjamini vakaurawa;avavosevaivavarumevoumhare

45Vakatendeuka,ndokutizirakurenjekudomboreRimoni; vakaurayavamwevavopanzirahuruvarumevanezviuru zvishanu;vakavateverakusvikirapaGidhomi,vakauraya pakatipavovarumevanezviuruzviviri.

46NaizvozvovarumevaBhenjamini,vakaurawanezuva iro,vakangavanezviuruzvinamakumimavirinezvishanu, varumevaigonakurwanomunondo;avavosevaivavarume voumhare

47Asivarumevanamazanamatanhatuvakatendeuka, vakatizirakurenjepadomboreRimoni,vakagarapadombo reRimonimwedzimina

48VarumevaIsiraerivakadzokerazvekuvana vaBhenjamini,vakavaurayaneminondoinopinza,navanhu vegutarimwenerimwe,nezvipfuwo,navosevaivanesimba; vakapisanomotomagutaoseavakasvikakwaari

CHITSAUKO21

1ZvinovarumevaIsiraerivakangavapikapaMizipa, vachiti,HakunamumweweduuchapamuBhenjamini mukundawake,kutiavemukadziwake

2VanhuvakasvikapaimbayaMwari,vakagarapopamberi paMwarikusvikiramadekwana;vakachemakwazvo; 3Vakati,Jehovha,MwariwaIsiraeri,chinhuichi chakaitirweikopakatipaIsiraeri,kutinhasirumwerudzi rushaikwepakatipaIsiraeri?

4Zvinofumemangwanavanhuvakamukamangwanani, vakavakapoatari,vakauyanezvipirisozvinopiswa nezvipirisozvokuyananisa

5VanavaIsiraerivakati,Ndianikopakatipamarudziose aIsiraerivasinakukwirakuunganoyaJehovha?nekuti vakangavapikanokupikakukurupamusoropousina

kukwirakunaJehovhapaMizipa,vachiti,Zvirokwazvo, anofanirakuurawa.

6VanavaIsiraerivakazvidembapamusoro pavaBhenjamini,hamadzavo,vakati,Nhasirumwerudzi rwagurwapakatipavaIsiraeri.

7Tichadinikokutitiwanirevakasaravakadzi,zvatakapika naJehovha,kutihatingavapivakundaveduvavevakadzi vavo?

8Vakati,NdianikopamarudziaIsiraeriusinakukwirakuna JehovhapaMizipa?Onei,kwakangakusinamunhu wakabvaJabheshiGiriyadhiwakakwirakumisasakuungano 9nekutivanhuvakativachiverengwa,oneikwakanga kusinamunhuwavagereJabheshi-Giriyadhiipapo.

10Zvinounganoikatumirakovarumevoumharekwazvo vanezviuruzvineguminezviviri,vakavarairavachiti, EndaimundourayavagereJabheshi-Giriyadhineminondo inopinza,pamwechetenavakadzinavana

11Munofanirakuitawochinhuichi:Munofanirakuparadza chosevarumevose,nomukadzimumwenomumwe wakambovatanomurume

12ZvinovakandowanakunavagereJabheshi-Giriyadhi mhandaradzinamazanamana,vasinakumbovata nomurume,vakavaisakumisasapaShiropanyikayeKanani

13Zvinounganoyoseyakatumanhumekundotaurirana navanavaBhenjaminivakangavaripadomboreRimoni, vakadanakwavarinorugare

14NenguvaiyovaBhenjaminivakadzoka;vakavapa vakadzivavakangavachengetavarivapenyupavakadzi veJabheshiGiriyadhi;asihavanakuvaringana

15VanhuvakazvidembapamusoropavaBhenjamini, nekutiJehovhawakangeaparadzavamwepakati pamarudziavaIsiraeri

16Ipapovakuruveunganovakati,Tichadinikokuti tiwanirevakasaravakadzi,vakadzizvavaparadzwapakati pavaBhenjamini?

17Vakati,VaBhenjaminivakapukunyukavanofanirakuva nenhakayavo,kutirudzirumweruregekuparadzwapakati paIsiraeri

18Asihatingavapivakundavedu,vavevakadzivavo; nekutivanavaIsiraerivakangavapika,vachiti,Munhu unopavaBhenjaminimukadzingaatukwe

19Zvinovakati:Tarirai,kunemutambowaJehovha paShirogorerimwenerimwepanzvimboirikuchamhembe kweBheteri,kumabvazuvakwenzirahuruinokwirakubva kuBheteriichiendakuShekemu,uyenechezasi kweRebhona.

20NaizvozvovakarairavanavaBhenjamini,vachiti,Endai, mundovandiramumindayemizambiringa;

21Tarirai,muonekanavakundaveShirovachibuda kuzotamba;zvinomubudepamindayenyuyemizambiringa, murumemumwenomumweagozvitoreramukadzipakati pavakundaveShiro,muendekunyikayavaBhenjamini.

22Zvinokanamadzibabaavokanahamadzavovachiuya kwatirikuzochema-chemakwatiri,isutichatikwavari: Tinzwireitsitsinekudakwedu,nekutihatinakuchengetera umweneumwemukadziwakepakurwa;nokutihamuna kuvapaikozvino,kutimuvenemhosva.

23VanavaBhenjaminivakaitasaizvozvo,vakazvitorera vakadzikunavakangavachitamba,vakavaringana; vakavabata;vakaendavakadzokerakunhakayavo, vakavakamaguta,ndokugaramaari

24VanavaIsiraerivakabvaponenguvaiyo,mumwe nomumwekurudzirwakenokumhuriyake;vakabudapo murumemumwenomumweakaendakunhakayake 25Namazuvaiwayokwakangakusinamambopakati paIsiraeri;murumemumwenomumwewaiita sezvaakafungakutindizvozvakanaka

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