Vatongi
17:1 Zvino kwakanga kuno murume panyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, wainzi Mika.
17:2 Akati kuna mai vake, Mashekeri esirivha ane gumi ramazana nezana rimwe
dzakabviswa kwauri, dzawakatuka, ukataurawo mukati
nzeve dzangu, tarirai sirivha iri kwandiri; Ndakaitora. Naamai vake
ndokuti: Uropafadzwe naJehovha, mwanakomana wangu.
17:3 Akadzosa kwaari mashekeri esirivha ane gumi ramazana nezana rimwe
mai vake vakati, Mari iyo ndakanga ndatsaurira Jehovha
paruoko rwangu kuti mwanakomana wangu aite mufananidzo wakavezwa nomufananidzo wakaumbwa;
naizvozvo ndichazvidzosera kwamuri.
17:4 Asi akadzosera mari iyo kuna mai vake; mai vake vakatora maviri
mashekeri esirivha ane zana, akazvipa kumupfuri, iye akagadzira
mufananidzo wayo wakavezwa nomufananidzo wakaumbwa; izvo zvakanga zviri mumba ma
Mika.
17:5 Zvino murume uyu Mika akanga ane imba yavamwari, uye akaita efodhi neterafimi.
akagadza mumwe wavanakomana vake kuti ave muprista wake.
Namazuva iwayo kwakanga kusina mambo pakati paIsiraeri, asi munhu mumwe nomumwe waiita izvozvo
akanga akarurama mukuona kwake.
17:7 Zvino kwakanga kune jaya raibva kuBheterehemu-judha, weimba yaJudha.
akanga ari muRevhi, akagarapo.
17:8 Murume wacho akabva paguta kubva kuBhetrehema-judha kuti anogara ari mutorwa.
kwaakawana nzvimbo; akasvika paimba yamakomo yaEfuremu
waMika pakufamba kwake.
17:9 Mika akati kwaari, Wabvepiko? Iye akati kwaari: Ndini
ndiri muRevhi weBheterehemu-judha, uye ndinoenda kundogara kwandingawana a
nzvimbo.
17:10 Mika akati kwaari, Gara neni, uve baba vangu navana vangu
ndichakupa mashekeri esirivha ane gumi pagore;
nguo dzenyu nezvokudya zvenyu. Naizvozvo muRevhi akapinda.
MuRevhi akatenda kugara nomunhu uyu; uye jaya rakanga riri
kwaari somumwe wavanakomana vake.
17:12 Mika akagadza muRevhi; jaya rikava muprista wake.
uye akanga ari mumba maMika.
Ipapo Mika akati, Ndinoziva kuti Jehovha uchandiitira zvakanaka, zvandaita izvozvo
muRevhi kumupristi wangu.