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24:1 Zvino Bharamu paakaona kuti zvakanga zvakanaka kuna Jehovha kuropafadza Israeri, akaenda
kwete, sapadzimwe nguva, kutsvaka un’anga, asi akatarira chiso chake
akananga kurenje.
24:2 Bharamu akasimudza meso ake, akaona Israeri agere mumatende ake
namarudzi avo; Mweya waMwari wakauya pamusoro pake.
24:3 Ipapo akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, Zvanzi naBharamu, mwanakomana waBheori,
uye murume akasvinudzwa meso ake akati.
24:4 Anoti iye anonzwa mashoko aMwari, iye anoona chiratidzo chaJehovha
Wamasimbaose, anowira pasi, asi asvinudzwa meso ake;
Matende ako akanaka sei, iwe Jakove, Nedzimba dzako, iwe Isiraeri!
24:6 Semipata yakatambanudzwa, seminda kunhivi dzorwizi, semipata
miti yemirasi yakasimwa naJehovha, semisidhari
pedyo nemvura.
24:7 Achadurura mvura kubva muzvirongo zvake, uye mbeu yake achava mukati
mvura zhinji, uye mambo wake achakurira Agagi noumambo hwake
achakudzwa.
24:8 Mwari akamubudisa Egipita; ane simba rakaita sesimba rake
nyati, achadya vahedheni, ivo vavengi vake, nokuputsanya
mapfupa avo, ndokuabvoora nemiseve yake.
24:9 Akakotama, akavata pasi seshumba, uye seshumba huru;
iye kumusoro? Akaropafadzwa anokuropafadza, uye anotuka ngaatukwe
iwe.
24:10 Bharaki akatsamwira Bharamu kwazvo, akarova maoko ake.
Bharaki akati kuna Bharamu, Ndakudana, kuti utuke vangu
vavengi vako, tarira, watovaropafadza vatatu ava
nguva.
Naizvozvo zvino chitiza uende kunzvimbo yako;
kukudzwa kukuru; asi tarira, Jehovha adzivisa kukudzwa kwako.
24:12 Bharamu akati kuna Bharaki, "Handina kutaurawo nenhume dzako
wakatuma shoko kwandiri, uchiti.
24:13 Kunyange Bharaki akandipa imba yake izere nesirivha nendarama, handingaendi
ndisingarevi murayiro waJehovha, ndiite hangu zvakanaka kana zvakaipa
mind; asi zvinorehwa naJehovha, ndizvo zvandichataura?
Zvino tarirai, ndinoenda kurudzi rwangu;
zvizivise zvichaitirwa vanhu vako navanhu ava pakupedzisira
mazuva.
24:15 Ipapo akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, "Zvanzi naBharamu, mwanakomana waBheori,
uye murume akasvinudzwa meso ake akati.
24:16 Akati, akanzwa mashoko aMwari, uye anoziva zivo
Wekumusoro-soro, akaona chiratidzo cheWamasimbaose, achiwira mu
kurota, asi ane meso akasvinura.
Ndichamuona, asi kwete zvino; Ndichamutarira, asi kwete pedo;
Nyeredzi ichabuda kuna Jakobho, Netsvimbo youshe ichabva kuna Isiraeri;
vachaparadza nyika yaMoabhu, nokuparadza vana vose
Sheth.
24:18 Edhomu ichava nhaka yake, NeSeiriwo ichava nhaka yake
vavengi; Isiraeri achakunda.
24:19 Kuna Jakobho kuchabuda mumwe achava noushe uye achaparadza
vakasara muguta.
24:20 Zvino akatarira Amareki, akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, Amareki.
akanga ari wokutanga wendudzi; asi kuguma kwake ndiko kuparara kwake
zvachose.
24:21 Zvino akatarira vaKeni, akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, "Isimba!"
ndihwo ugaro hwako, Unovaka dendere rako padombo.
24:22 Kunyange zvakadaro, vaKeni vachaparadzwa, kusvikira muAsiria atakurwa
kure nhapwa.
24:23 Akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, "Haiwa! Ndianiko achararama kana Mwari ariko!
anoita izvi!
24:24 Asi zvikepe zvichabva kurutivi rweKitimi, uye zvicharwadza
Ashuri, achatambudza Ebheri, naiyewo achaparadzwa nokusingaperi.
24:25 Bharamu akasimuka, akadzokera kunzvimbo yake, naBharakiwo
akaenda zvake.