Vatongi
16:1 Zvino Samusoni akaenda Gaza, akaonapo chifeve, akapinda kwaari.
16:2 VaGaza vakaudzwa, zvichinzi, Samusoni wasvika pano. Uye ivo
vakamukomba, vakamuvandira usiku hwose pasuo reguta
guta, ndokunyarara usiku hwose, vachiti: Mangwanani kana kwasvika
zuva tichamuuraya.
16:3 Samusoni akavata kusvikira pakati pousiku, uye akamuka pakati pousiku, akatora magonhi
napasuwo reguta, namagwatidziro maviri, akaenda nawo;
nevose, ndokuzviisa pamapfudzi ake, ndokukwira nazvo kumusoro
wechikomo chiri pamberi peHebhuroni.
16:4 Zvino zvakaitika pashure, kuti wakada mukadzi waiva pamupata
naSoreki, ainzi Dherira;
16:5 Zvino madzishe evaFiristiya akakwira kwaari, ndokuti kwaari:
Munyengetedze, uone kuti simba rake guru rinobvepi, uye kuti zvingadini
tinogona kumukunda, kuti timusunge tichimutambudza;
uchakupa mumwe nomumwe mashekeri esirivha ane gumi ramazana nezana rimwe.
Ipapo Dherira akati kuna Samusoni, Ndiudze hako kuti mukuru wako anoreveiko
simba riripo, uye zvaungasungwa nazvo kukutambudza.
Samusoni akati kwaari, Kana vakandisunga namarunda matsva manomwe
zvisati zvaomeswa, ipapo ndichashaiwa simba, ndikava somumwe munhu.
Ipapo madzishe avaFirisitia akamuvigira marunda matsva nomwe
iyo yakanga isati yaomeswa, akamusunga nayo.
16:9 Zvino kwakanga kuna vavandiri vakanga vakavandira muimba yomukati. Uye
Akati kwaari, Samusoni, vaFirisitia vasvika! Iye ndokumedura
rwonzi rwakadamburwa kana rwanzwa moto. Saka
simba rake rakanga risingazivikanwi.
16:10 Ipapo Dherira akati kuna Samusoni, Tarira, wandidadira, nokundivudza.
nhema; zvino chindiudza hako kuti ungasungwa nei?
16:11 Akati kwaari: Kana vakangondisunga zvakasimba namabote matsva ndisati ndambofa
ndakabatikana, ipapo ndichashaiwa simba, ndikava somumwe munhu.
16:12 Ipapo Dherira akatora mabote matsva, akamusunga nawo, akati kwavari
akati, VaFiristia vari pamusoro pako, Samusoni. Vaivandi vaivandira
achigara mukamuri. Akaapwanya pamaoko ake sechitunha
thread.
16:13 Ipapo Dherira akati kuna Samusoni, "Kusvikira zvino wandidadira, nokundiudza.
nhema: Ndiudze kuti ungasungwa nei? Akati kwaari: Kana
wakaruka mhotsi nomwe dzemusoro wangu pamwe neshinda.
16:14 Iye akarisunga nembambo, akati kwaari, VaFirisitia!
pauri, Samusoni. Akamuka pahope dzake akaenda
mbambo yedanda, uye neshinda yedandemutande.
16:15 Iye akati kwaari, Ungareva seiko uchiti, Ndinokuda, kana moyo wako uchiti, ndinokuda?
hauzi neni here? Wandiseka katatu aka, asi hauna kutaura
ndini mune simba renyu guru.
16:16 Zvino zvakaitika pakumutambudza zuva nezuva nemashoko ake, uye
akamugombedzera, mweya wake ukatambudzika kusvikira pakufa;
16:17 Akamuudza nomoyo wake wose, akati kwaari: Hakuna munhu akasvika
chisvo pamusoro wangu; nekuti ndiri muNaziri waMwari kubva pandiri
kana ndikaveurwa, simba rangu richabva kwandiri, ndini;
achava asina simba, akafanana naani zvake.
16:18 Zvino Dherira wakati aona kuti wamuudza nemoyo wake wose, akatuma nhume
akadana madzishe avaFirisitia, akati, Kwirai henyu kuno nguva ino
akandiratidza moyo wake wose. Ipapo madzishe avaFirisitia akasvika
vakauya kwaari, vakauya nemari mumaoko avo.
16:19 Iye akamuvatisa pamabvi ake; akadana murume, iye mukadzi
akaita kuti mhotsi nomwe dzemusoro wake aveure; akatanga kudaro
Murwadzise, uye simba rake richabva maari.
Akati, Samusoni, vaFirisitia vasvika. Iye akamuka kunze
hope dzake, akati, Ndichabuda sapane dzimwe nguva, ndikazunungusa
pachangu. Asi wakange asingazivi kuti Jehovha wakange abva kwaari.
Asi vaFirisitia vakamubata, vakamutumbura meso, vakamuburusa
30 vakaenda Gaza, ndokumusunga nezvisungo zvendarira; akakuya
imba yejeri.
16:22 Asi vhudzi remusoro wake rakatanga kurebazve shure kwekuveurwa kwake.
16:23 Zvino madzishe evaFiristiya akaunganidza pamwe kuti vabayire
chibayiro chikuru kuna Dhagoni mwari wavo, ndokufara; nekuti vakati, Wedu
Mwari aisa muvengi wedu Samusoni mumaoko edu.
16:24 Zvino vanhu vakati vachimuona, vakarumbidza mwari wavo, nekuti vakati: Wedu!
Mwari vakaisa mumaoko edu muvengi wedu nemuparadzi wedu
nyika, iyo yakauraya vazhinji vedu.
16:25 Zvino moyo yavo yakati yofara, vakati, "Dana."
nokuda kwaSamusoni, kuti atitambe. Ipapo vakadana Samusoni kuti abude
imba yejeri; uye akaita kuti vatambe, vakamugadzika pakati pemvura
mbiru.
16:26 Samusoni akati kumukomana wakange akabata ruoko rwake, "Ndirege hangu
ndingabata mbiru dzakamiswa neimba, kuti ndisendamire padziri
ivo.
16:27 Zvino imba yakanga izere navarume navakadzi; nemadzishe ose aJehovha
VaFirisitia vakanga varipo; pamusoro pedenga pakanga pane anenge matatu
zviuru zvavarume navakadzi vakanga vachiona kutamba kwaSamusoni.
16:28 Ipapo Samusoni akadana kuna Jehovha, akati: "Ishe Jehovha, ndirangarirei ini
ndinokumbira kuti mundisimbise, ndinokumbira kuti nguva ino chete, imi Mwari, ndigondisimbisa
nditsive vaFiristia pakarepo nokuda kwameso angu maviri.
16:29 Samusoni akabata mbiru mbiri dzepakati, pamusoro padzo imba
akamira, uye pawakasimudzwa, mumwe noruoko rwake rworudyi, uye
womumwe noruboshwe rwake.
30 Ipapo Samusoni akati, Ngandife hangu pamwechete navaFirisitia. Akakotama
nesimba rake rose; imba ikawira pamusoro pamadzishe napamusoro pevose
vanhu vaivemo. Saka vakafa vaakauraya pakufa kwake vakanga varipo
kupfuura avo vaakauraya achiri mupenyu.
16:31 Ipapo hama dzake navose veimba yababa vake vakaburuka, akatora
akamukwidza, ndokumuviga pakati peZora neEshitaori, panyika
paguva raManowa baba vake. Iye akatonga vaIsiraeri makore ana makumi maviri.