1 Samueri
VaFirisitia vakatora areka yaMwari, vakaibvisa paEbhenezeri
kuAshidhodhi.
VaFirisitia pavakatora areka yaMwari, vakaipinza mumba
waDhagoni, ndokuuisa parutivi rwaDhagoni.
5:3 Zvino veAshidhodhi vakati vachimuka mangwanani, onei Dhagoni aripo;
akawira pasi nechiso chake pamberi peareka yaJehovha. Uye ivo
akatora Dhagoni, akamumisazve panzvimbo yake.
5:4 Zvino vakati vachimuka mangwanani, onei Dhagoni arimo
akawira pasi nechiso chake pamberi peareka yaJehovha; uye
musoro waDhagoni nezvanza zvamaoko ake ose ari maviri akanga akagurwa pamusoro payo
chikumbaridzo; Dhagoni akanga asara kwaari chete.
Saka havazi vapristi vaDhagoni, navose vanopinda kuna Dhagoni
tsika pachikumbaridzo chaDhagoni paAshidhodhi kusvikira nhasi.
Asi ruoko rwaJehovha rwakatambudza veAshidhodhi, akavaparadza
akavarova namamota, iro Ashidhodhi nenyika yaro.
5:7 Zvino varume veAshidhodhi vakati vachiona kuti ndizvo, vakati, Areka yaJehovha
Mwari waIsiraeri ngaarege kugara nesu, nekuti ruoko rwake runotitambudza zvikuru
pamusoro paDhagoni mwari wedu.
5:8 Naizvozvo vakatuma nhume kundounganidza madzishe ose avaFirisitia
vakati, Tichadiniko neareka yaMwari waIsiraeri? Uye
vakapindura, vakati, Areka yaMwari waIsiraeri ngaiendeswe ikoko
Gati. Vakatakura areka yaMwari waIsraeri ikoko.
5:9 Zvino zvakaitika kuti vakati vaitakura, ruoko rwaJehovha
Jehovha akarwa neguta nokuparadza kukuru kwazvo, akariparadza
varume veguta, vaduku navakuru, vakanga vane mamota mukati mavo
zvikamu zvakavanzika.
5:10 Naizvozvo vakatumira areka yaMwari Ekironi. Uye zvikaitika, saiye
Areka yaMwari ikasvika paEkironi, vaEkironi vakadanidzira, vachiti, Vakadanidzira
vauya neareka yaMwari waIsraeri kwatiri kuti vatiuraye uye kuti vatiuraye
vanhu vedu.
5:11 Naizvozvo vakatuma nhume kundounganidza madzishe ose avaFirisitia
vakati, Bvisai areka yaMwari waIsiraeri, idzokere kuna yake
kuti irege kutiuraya, isu navanhu vedu;
kuparadzwa muguta rose; ruoko rwaMwari rwakanga ruchirema kwazvo
ikoko.
5:12 Varume, vasina kufa, vakarohwa namamota, nemhere mhere
guta rakakwira kudenga.