Vatongi
3:1 Zvino ndidzo ndudzi dzakasiiwa naJehovha, kuti aidze vaIsiraeri nadzo;
kunyange valsiraeri vose vakanga vasina kuziva hondo dzose dzapaKanani;
3:2 chete kuti marudzi avana vaIsraeri azive, kudzidzisa
kurwa, kunyange vasina kumboziva havo;
3:3 vaiti madzishe mashanu evaFiristiya, nevaKenani vese, nevatorwa
vaZidhoni, navaHivhi vakanga vagere mugomo reRebhanoni, pagomo
Bhaariherimoni kusvikira pavanopinda paHamati.
3:4 Zvino ivo vakanga vachiidza vaIsiraeri navo, kuti kuzikamwe kana vachida
teererai mirairo yaJehovha, yaakavaraira
madzibaba noruoko rwaMozisi.
Vana vaIsiraeri vakagara pakati pavaKanani, navaHeti, navaHeti
vaAmori, navaPerezi, navaHivhi, navaJebhusi;
3:6 Vakatora vakunda vavo kuti vave vakadzi vavo, vakavapa
vakunda kuvanakomana vavo, vakashumira vamwari vavo.
Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, vakakangamwa
Jehovha Mwari wavo, vakashumira vaBhaari namatanda okunamata nawo.
Saka kutsamwa kwaJehovha kwakamukira vaIsiraeri, akavatengesa
muruoko rwaKushani-rishataimi, mambo weMesopotamia, navana
VaIsiraeri vakashumira Kushani-rishataimi makore masere.
Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakati vachichema kuna Jehovha, Jehovha akavasimudza
musununguri kuvana vaIsiraeri, akavarwira, iye Otinieri
mwanakomana waKenazi, munin'ina waKarebhu.
Mweya waJehovha akauya pamusoro pake, akatonga vaIsiraeri, akaenda
Jehovha akaisa Kushani-rishataimi, mambo weMesopotamia
muruoko rwake; ruoko rwake rukakunda Kushani-rishataimi.
3:11 Zvino nyika yakazorora makore makumi mana. Ipapo Otinieri, mwanakomana waKenazi, akafa.
Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakaitazve zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha;
Jehovha akasimbisa Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, kuti arwe navaIsiraeri, nekuti
vakanga vaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha.
Akaunganidzira kwaari vana vaAmoni navaAmareki, vakaenda
akakunda Isiraeri, akatora guta remichindwe rikave rake.
Vana vaIsiraeri vakashumira Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, makore ane gumi namasere.
Asi vana vaIsiraeri vakati vachichema kuna Jehovha, Jehovha akavamutsa
akavarwira, iye Ehudhi, mwanakomana waGera, muBhenjamini, murume
zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakatumira Egironi chipo naye
mambo weMoabhu.
Asi Ehudhi akazviitira munondo wakange wakarodzwa kunhivi dzose, wakange wakasvika kubhiti rimwe pakureba kwavo; uye
akarisungira pasi penguvo dzake pachidya chake chorudyi.
Ipapo akandopa Egironi, mambo waMoabhu, chipo; Egironi wakange ari munhu mukuru kwazvo
murume akafuta.
3:18 Zvino wakati apedza kupa chipo, akaendisa
vanhu vane chipo.
3:19 Asi iye amene wakadzoka pamifananidzo yakavezwa yamabwe paGirigari, ne
akati, Ndine shoko rakavanzika nemwi mambo; iye akati, Nyararai.
Zvino vose vakange vamire naye vakabuda kwaari.
3:20 Zvino Ehudhi akaswedera kwaari; iye wakange agere muimba yake inotonhorera
akazviitira iye oga. Ehudhi akati, Ndine shoko rinobva kuna Mwari
iwe. Akasimuka pachigaro chake.
3:21 Ehudhi akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworuboshwe, akatora munondo kurudyi rwake
chidya, ndokuchibayirira mudumbu rake;
3:22 Chibato chikapindawo chichitevera chese; mafuta ndokufukidza pamusoro pechipfuwo
nemapanga, zvekuti wakange asingagoni kuvhomora munondo mudumbu rake; uye
tsvina yakabuda.
3:23 Ipapo Ehudhi akabuda paberere, akapfiga mikova yetemberi
akagara pamusoro pake, ndokuikiya.
3:24 Wakati abuda, varanda vake vakasvika; vakati vazviona, tarira!
mikova yeimba yokumusoro yakapfigwa; vakati, Zvirokwazvo, unofukidza yake
tsoka muimba yake yezhizha.
3:25 Zvino vakamira kusvikira vapera mano, asi tarira, haana kuzarura mukova
magonhi ekamuri; naizvozvo vakatora kiyi, vakazarura mukova;
zvino tarira, ishe wavo wakawira pasi, afa.
3:26 Asi ivo vachanonoka, Ehudhi akapukunyuka, akapfuura mifananidzo yakavezwa
akatizira Seira.
3:27 Zvino zvakaitika kuti asvika, akaridza hwamanda mugomo.
vana vaIsiraeri vakaburuka naye panyika yegomo raEfuremu
gomo, iye ari pamberi pavo.
3:28 Akati kwavari, Nditeverei, nekuti Jehovha wakarwira venyu
vavengi vaMoabhu mumaoko enyu. Vakaburuka vachimutevera, uye
vakandogarira mazambuko aJoridhani paiyambukira Moabhu, vakasatendera munhu mumwe kuyambuka
pamusoro.
3:29 Nenguva iyo vakauraya varume vaMoabhu vanenge zviuru zvine gumi, vose vakanga vane nzara.
navarume vose voumhare; hakuna munhu wakapukunyuka.
Naizvozvo vaMoabhu vakakundwa musi iwoyo noruoko rwavaIsiraeri. Uye nyika yakanga iine
kuzorora kwamakore makumi masere.
3:31 Akamutevera akanga ari Shamugari, mwanakomana waAnati, akauraya pakati
VaFirisitia vaiva varume vana mazana matanhatu norutanda rwokubaya mombe narwo;
Izirayeri.