Mabasa 7:17-53

“Zvino nguva yechipikirwa chakanga chapikirwa Abhurahamu naMwari, yakati ichiswedera, vanhu vakawanda, vakaita vazhinji muIjipiti; kusvikira mumwe mambo akamuka muIjipiti, akanga asina kuziva Josefa. “Iye akabata rudzi rwedu namano, akatambudza madzibaba edu, akavarayira kuti varase vacheche vavo, kuti varege kuraramiswa. Nenguva iyo Mosesi akaberekwa, akanga akaisvonaka kwazvo; akarerwa mwedzi mitatu mumba mababa vake; zvino akati araswa, mukunda waFarao akamunonga, akamurera kuti ave mwanakomana wake. Mosesi akadzidziswa uchenjeri hwose hwavaIjipiti; akava nesimba pamashoko napamabasa ake. “Zvino akati asvika makore ana makumi mana, mwoyo wake ukada kushanyira hama dzake, vana vaIsiraeri. Akaona mumwe achiitirwa zvisakarurama, ndokumurwira, akauraya muIjipiti, achitsiva akanga achitambudzwa. Akati, zvimwe hama dzake dzichanzwisisa kuti Mwari akanga achida kuvaponesa noruoko rwake; asi havana kunzwisisa. Fume mangwana akavaona vachikakavara, akaedza kuvayananisa, achiti, ‘Varume, muri hama, munoitirana zvisakarurama neiko?’ “Zvino iye akanga achiitira wokwake zvisakarurama akamusundira kure, achiti, ‘Ndianiko akakuita mubati nomutongi wedu? Unoda kundiuraya, sezvawakauraya muIjipiti zuro kanhi?’ Mosesi akatiza achinzwa shoko iri, akandova mutorwa kunyika yeMidhiani, kwaakandobereka vanakomana vaviri. “Zvino makore makumi mana akati apera, mutumwa akaonekwa naye murenje regomo reSinai, mumurazvo womoto mugwenzi. Mosesi akati achizviona, akashamiswa nezvaakaona; zvino akati achiswedera kuzocherekedza, izwi raIshe rikanzwika, richiti, ‘Ndini Mwari wamadzibaba ako, Mwari waAbhurahamu, nowaIsaka, nowaJakobho.’ Ipapo Mosesi akadedera, akatya kucherekedza. Ishe akati kwaari, ‘Bvisa shangu patsoka dzako, nokuti apo paunomira ivhu dzvene. Ndakaona hangu kwazvo kutambudzika kwavanhu vangu vari muIjipiti, ndakanzwa kugomera kwavo, ndaburuka kuzovarwira; zvino uya ndikutume Ijipiti.’ “Uyu Mosesi wavakaramba, vachiti, ‘Ndiani wakakuita mubati nomutongi?’ Ndiye akatumwa naMwari nomutumwa akaonekwa naye mugwenzi, kuti ave mubati nomudzikinuri. “Iye akavabudisa, akaita zvinoshamisa nezviratidzo munyika yeIjipiti, nomuGungwa Dzvuku, nomurenje, makore ana makumi mana. Ndiyeye Mosesi akati kuvana vaIsiraeri, ‘Mwari achakumutsirai Muporofita pakati pehama dzenyu, akafanana neni.’ Ndiyeye akanga ari kuungano murenje, anomutumwa akataura naye mugomo reSinai, anamadzibaba eduwo, akagamuchira mashoko mapenyu kuzotipa. “Ndiye, wavakanga vasingadi kumuteerera ivo madzibaba edu; vakamuramba, vakadzokera Ijipiti nemwoyo yavo. “Vakati kuna Aroni, ‘Tiitire vamwari, vangatitungamirira; nokuti kana ari Mosesi uyu, akatibudisa munyika yeIjipiti, hatizivi zvakaitika naye.’ Zvino vakaita mhuru namazuva iwayo, vakauya nechibayiro kuchifananidzo chavo, vakafarira mabasa amaoko avo. Zvino Mwari akavafuratira, akavarega kuti vashumire hondo yokudenga, sezvazvakanyorwa mubhuku yavaporofita, zvichinzi, ‘Ko makandivigira zvipfuwo zvakabayiwa nezvibayiro Makore makumi mana murenje, imi, imba yavaIsiraeri here? Makatakura tabhenakeri yaMoroki, Nenyeredzi yamwari wenyu Remifani, Zvifananidzo zvamakaita kuti muzvinamate; Ndichakutamisai mberi kweBhabhironi.’ “Madzibaba edu aiva netabhenakeri youchapupu murenje, yakanga yakavakwa sezvaakarayira iye, akataura naMosesi, achiti aiite nomufananidzo waakaona. Yakati yagamuchirwa namadzibaba edu, vakapinda nayo naJoshua munyika yavahedheni, vakadzingwa naMwari pamberi pamadzibaba edu, kusvikira pamazuva aDhavhidhi; iye akanzwirwa nyasha pamberi paMwari, akakumbira kuvakira Mwari waJakobho pokugara. Soromoni akamuvakira imba. “Asi Wokumusoro-soro haagari mudzimba dzakavakwa namaoko, sezvazvakarehwa nomuporofita, achiti, ‘Denga ndicho chigaro changu choushe, Nenyika chitsiko chetsoka dzangu; Muchandivakira imba yakadiniko? Ndizvo zvinoreva Ishe; Kana nzvimbo yandingazorora pairi ndeipi? Ko ruoko rwangu haruna kuita izvovi zvose here?’ “Imi vemitsipa mikukutu, musina kudzingiswa pamwoyo nenzeve, munogara muchidzivisa Mweya Mutsvene; samadzibaba enyu, nemiwo. Ndoupiko pavaporofita asina kutambudzwa namadzibaba enyu? Vakauraya avo vaiparidza kuuya kwoWakarurama, iye wamakapandukira nokumuuraya zvino. Iyemi, makapiwa murayiro sezvawakarayiwa navatumwa, mukasauchengeta.”