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Zvino Soromoni akamira pamberi pearitari yaJehovha, pamberi peungano yose yaIsiraeri, akatambanudzira maoko ake kudenga, akati, “Jehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, hakuna mumwe Mwari wakafanana nemi kudenga kumusoro kana panyika pasi; munorangarira sungano nenyasha kuvaranda venyu, vanofamba pamberi penyu nomwoyo wavo wose. “Imi makaitira muranda wenyu Dhavhidhi baba vangu, sezvamakamupikira; makataura nomuromo wenyu, mukazviita noruoko rwenyu, sezvazvakaita nhasi. Naizvozvo zvino, Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, itirai muranda wenyu Dhavhidhi baba vangu sezvamakamupikira, muchiti, ‘Haungashaiwe munhu uchagara pachigaro choushe chaIsiraeri pamberi pangu, kana vana vako vakangwarira kufamba kwavo, vakafamba pamberi pangu, sezvawakafamba iwe pamberi pangu.’ Naizvozvo zvino, Mwari waIsiraeri, ndinokumbira kuti shoko renyu riitike, iro ramakataura kumuranda wenyu Dhavhidhi baba vangu. “Ko mukati Mwari ungagara panyika here? Tarira, denga nokudenga‐denga hazvingamuringani; ndoda imba ino yandakavaka! Kunyange zvakadaro, ivai nehanya nomunyengetero womuranda wenyu, nokukumbira kwake, Jehovha Mwari wangu, munzwe kudanidzira nokunyengetera kwomuranda wenyu, kwaanonyengetera pamberi penyu nhasi; meso enyu arambe achirindira imba ino usiku namasikati, nzvimbo iyi yamakataura pamusoro payo, muchiti, ‘Zita rangu richagarapo;’ inzwai munyengetero womuranda wenyu waanozonyengetera akatarira kunzvimbo ino. Inzwai kukumbira kwomuranda wenyu, nokwavanhu venyu vaIsiraeri, kana vachizonyengetera vakatarira kunzvimbo ino; donzwai henyu iko kudenga, kwamunogara; zvino kana mukanzwa, muvakanganwire henyu. Kana munhu achinge atadzira waanogara naye, akapikiswa mhiko, akauya akapika pamberi pearitari yenyu muimba ino, inzwai iko kudenga, muite, mururamisire varanda venyu, mupe wakaipa mhosva, arohwe pamusoro pomufambiro wake; asi mururamisire wakarurama, apiwe zvakafanira kururama kwake. “Kana vanhu venyu vaIsiraeri vachinge vakundwa navavengi vavo, nemhaka yokuti vakanga vakutadzirai; kana vakadzokerazve kwamuri, vakatenda zita renyu, vakanyengetera kwamuri nokukumbira muimba ino; inzwai iko kudenga, mukanganwire zvivi zvavanhu venyu vaIsiraeri, muvadzoserezve kunyika yamakapa madzibaba avo. “Kana denga richinge razarirwa, mvura ikasanaya nemhaka yokuti vakanga vakutadzirai; kana vakanyengetera vakatarira kunzvimbo ino, vakatenda zita renyu, vakatendeuka pazvivi zvavo, nokuti munenge mavarova; inzwai iko kudenga, mukanganwire zvivi zvavaranda venyu, nezvevanhu venyu vaIsiraeri, nokuti munovadzidzisa nzira yakanaka yavanofanira kufamba nayo; munise mvura panyika iyo yamakapa vanhu venyu kuti ive nhaka yavo. “Kana nzara ikavapo panyika, kana denda rikavapo, kana nyunje nokuvhuvha zvikavapo, nemhashu nehonye; kana vavengi vavo vakavakomba panyika ina maguta avo; kana nyatwa kana hosha ipi neipi ikavapo; kana munhu upi noupi, kana vanhu venyu vose vaIsiraeri vakanyengetera kana kukumbira, mumwe nomumwe achiziva kutambudzika kuri pamwoyo pake, akatambanudzira maoko ake kuimba ino; inzwai henyu iko kudenga kwamunogara, mukanganwire, muite, muripire mumwe nomumwe zvakafanira mufambiro wake wose, iye wamunoziva mwoyo wake; nokuti imi, imi moga, ndimi munoziva mwoyo yavana vavanhu vose; kuti vakutyei mazuva ose oupenyu hwavo panyika yamakapa madzibaba edu. “Zvino kana ari mutorwa, asati ari wavanhu venyu vaIsiraeri, kana akabva kunyika iri kure nokuda kwezita renyu; nokuti vachazonzwa mukurumbira wezita renyu guru, noworuoko rwenyu rune simba, noruoko rwenyu rwakatambanudzwa kana akauya akanyengetera akatarira kuimba ino; inzwai henyu iko kudenga kwamunogara, muitire mutorwa zvose sezvaanokumbira, kuti vanhu vose venyika vazive zita renyu, vakutyei, sezvinoita vanhu venyu vaIsiraeri, vazive kuti imba ino yandakavaka yakatumidzwa zita renyu. “Kana vanhu venyu vakandorwa navavengi vavo, vakaenda nenzira ipi neipi yamuchavatuma nayo, vakanyengetera kuna Jehovha vakatarira kuguta ramakatsaura, nokuimba yandakavakira zita renyu, inzwai henyu iko kudenga kunyengetera kwavo nokukumbira kwavo, muvaruramisire. “Kana vakakutadzirai, (nokuti hakuna munhu usingatadzi), mukavatsamwira, mukavaisa mumaoko avavengi vavo, vakatapwa kunyika yavavengi vavo, kure kana pedyo; kana vakazozvifunga kunyika kwavakatapirwa, vakadzokazve, vakakumbira kwamuri panyika yavatapi vavo, vachiti, ‘Tatadza, taita zvakaipa, taita zvisakarurama;’ kana vakadzokerazve kwamuri nomwoyo wavo wose, nomweya wavo wose, panyika yavavengi vavo vakavatapa; kana vakanyengetera kwamuri vakatarira kunyika yavo, yamakapa madzibaba avo, kuguta ramakatsaura, nokuimba yandakavakira zita renyu. “Inzwai henyu kunyengetera kwavo nokukumbira kwavo iko kudenga kwamunogara, muvaruramisire; mukanganwire vanhu venyu vakakutadzirai, nokudarika kwavo kwose, kwavakadarika nako kwamuri; muvawanise tsitsi kunavakavatapa, kuti vavanzwire nyasha; nokuti ndivo vanhu venyu, nenhaka yenyu, yamakabudisa Ijipiti pakati pevira ramatare; meso enyu ngaawone kukumbira kwomuranda wenyu, nokukumbira kwavanhu venyu vaIsiraeri, kuti muvanzwe nguva ipi neipi yavanochema kwamuri. “Nokuti imi Jehovha, makavatsaura kundudzi dzose dzenyika, vave nhaka yenyu, sezvamakataura nomuromo waMosesi muranda wenyu, nguva yamakabudisa madzibaba edu paIjipiti.” Zvino Soromoni wakati apedza kunyengetera kuna Jehovha munyengetero uyu wose nokukumbira uku, akasimuka pamberi pearitari yaJehovha, paakanga akapfugama namabvi ake, maoko ake akatambanudzirwa kudenga. Akamira akaropafadza ungano yose yaIsiraeri nezwi guru, akati, “Jehovha ngaakudzwe, wakapa vanhu vake kuzorora, sezvaakatipa zvose; hapana shoko rimwe pazvose zvakanaka zvaakatipikira rakakona, izvo zvaakatipikira nomuromo waMosesi muranda wake. “Jehovha wedu ngaave nesu, sezvaaiva namadzibaba edu; ngaarege kutisiya, kana kutirasha; kuti arerekese mwoyo yedu kwaari, tifambe panzira dzake dzose, tichengete mirairo yake, nezvaakatema, nezvaakatonga, izvo zvaakaraira madzibaba edu. Zvino mashoko awa andakakumbira nawo pamberi paJehovha, ngaagare pedyo naJehovha Mwari wedu masikati nousiku, aruramisire muranda wake, navanhu vake vaIsiraeri, panodikanwa napo zuva rimwe nerimwe; kuti vanhu vose venyika vazive kuti Jehovha ndiye Mwari, hakuna mumwe.” Naizvozvo mwoyo yenyu ive yakarurama kwazvo kuna Jehovha Mwari wedu, mufambe pane zvaakatema, nokuchengeta mirairo yake, sezvamunoita nhasi.