Vatongi
21:1 Zvino varume vaIsiraeri vakanga vapika paMizipa, vachiti, Hakungavi nomunhu
isu tipei Bhenjamini mukunda wake, ave mukadzi wake.
Vanhu vakasvika paimba yaMwari, vakagarapo kusvikira madekwana
pamberi paMwari, vakachema kwazvo;
akati, Jehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, chinhu ichi chakaitirweiko pakati paIsiraeri?
nhasi panofanira kushaikwa rudzi rumwe pakati paIsraeri?
21:4 Zvino fume mangwana vanhu vakamuka mangwanani, vakavaka
paaritari, vakabayira zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa.
21:5 Vana vaIsiraeri vakati, Ndianiko pakati pamarudzi ose avanhu?
VaIsiraeri vasina kukwira kuungano yaJehovha here? Nokuti ivo
akanga apika mhiko huru pamusoro pouyo asina kukwira kuna Jehovha
Mizipa, achiti, Zvirokwazvo, anofanira kuurawa.
21:6 Vana vaIsiraeri vakazvidemba pamusoro pavaBhenjamini, hama yavo;
akati, Nhasi rumwe rudzi rwagurwa pakati pavaIsiraeri.
21:7 Tichavaitira sei vakadzi kune vakasara, sezvo isu takapika
Jehovha kuti hatingavapi vakunda vedu vave vakadzi here?
21:8 Vakati, Ndianiko pakati pamarudzi aIsiraeri usina kuuya?
kusvikira paMizipa kuna Jehovha? zvino tarira, kwakanga kusina munhu wakabva kumisasa
Jabheshi-giriyedhi kuungano.
21:9 Nokuti vanhu vakaverengwa, uye tarira, kwakanga kusina nomumwe
vagere Jabheshi-Giriyadhi ipapo.
21:10 Zvino ungano yakatumirako varume voumhare kwazvo vane zviuru zvine gumi nezviviri;
akavaraira, akati, Endai mundoparadza vagere JabheshiGiriyadhi
nekwakapinza kwemunondo, nevakadzi nevana.
21:11 Ndizvo zvamunofanira kuita: Munofanira kuparadza chose chinhu chimwe nechimwe
murume, nomukadzi mumwe nomumwe wakambovata nomurume.
21:12 Uye vakawana pakati paigara Jabheshi-Giriyadhi majaya mazana mana
mhandara, dzakanga dzisina murume nokuvata nomurume; vakauya nazvo
kumisasa paShiro panyika yeKanani.
21:13 Uye ungano yose yakatuma nhume kundotaura kuvana vavo
naBhenjamini vakanga vari padombo reRimoni, ndikadana kwavari norugare.
21:14 Nenguva iyo vaBhenjamini vakadzoka; uye vakavapa vakadzi
vakachengeta vakadzi veJabheshiGiriyadhi vari vapenyu;
hazvina kuvakwanira.
Vanhu vakazvidemba pamusoro pavaBhenjamini, nekuti Jehovha wakange ari iye
akaparadzana pakati pamarudzi aIsiraeri.
Ipapo vakuru veungano vakati, Tichadiniko kuti tiwanire vakadzi?
ivo vakasara, nekuti vakadzi vaparadzwa pakati pavaBhenjamini?
21:17 Vakati, "Vanofanira kuva nhaka yavakapukunyuka."
Bhenjamini, kuti rudzi rurege kuparadzwa pakati paIsiraeri.
21:18 Asi hatingavapi vakadzi kuvakunda vedu nokuda vana
Isiraeri vakapika, vachiti, Munhu unopa vaBhenjamini mukadzi ngaatukwe.
21:19 Zvino vakati: Tarirai, kune mutambo waIshe paShiro gore negore paShiro.
nzvimbo iri kuchamhembe kweBheteri, kumabvazuva kweguta
mugwagwa mukuru unokwira uchibva kuBheteri uchienda kuShekemu nechokumaodzanyemba kweguta racho
Lebonah.
21:20 Naizvozvo vakaraira vana vaBhenjamini, vachiti: Endai mundovata
umirire muminda yemizambiringa;
21:21 uye tarirai, kana vakunda veShiro vachibuda kuzotamba
muchitamba, ipapo budai paminda yemizambiringa, mumwe nomumwe agobata zvake
mukadzi wavakunda veShiro, uende kunyika yavaBhenjamini.
21:22 Uye zvichaitika, kana madzibaba avo kana hama dzavo vakauya kwatiri
nyunyuta, tigoti kwavari, Tinzwirei tsitsi panzvimbo yedu
Nekuti hatina kuchengetera umwe neumwe mukadzi wake pakurwa;
hamuna kuvapa panguva ino, kuti muve nemhosva.
21:23 Vana vaBhenjamini vakaita saizvozvo, uye vakazvitorera vakadzi maererano
kuwanda kwavo, kwavakanga vachitamba, vavakabata;
vakadzokera kunhaka yavo, vakavaka maguta, vakagaramo
ivo.
Vana vaIsiraeri vakabvapo nenguva iyo, mumwe nomumwe akaenda
norudzi rwake nemhuri yake, vakabudapo, mumwe nomumwe akaenda
nhaka yake.
Namazuva iwayo kwakanga kusina mambo pakati paIsiraeri; munhu mumwe nomumwe waiita sezvaakanga ari
pakuona kwake.