Vatongi 16:23-30

Zvino madzishe avaFirisitia akaungana pamwechete kuzobayira Dhagoni mwari wavo chibayiro chikuru, ndokufara; nokuti vakati, “Mwari wedu wakaisa mumaoko edu muvengi wedu Samusoni.” Zvino vanhu vakati vachimuona, vakarumbidza mwari wavo, nokuti vakati, “Mwari wedu wakaisa mumaoko edu muvengi wedu, nomuparadzi wenyika yedu, wakauraya vazhinji vedu.” Zvino mwoyo yavo yakati yofara, vakati, “Chidanai Samusoni, atitambire.” Vakandodana Samusoni mutorongo, akatamba pamberi pavo, vakamuisa pakati pembiru. Zvino Samusoni akati kumukomana wakanga akabata ruoko rwake, “Nditendere kuti ndibate mbiru dzakatsigira imba, ndisendamire padziri.” Zvino imba yakanga izere navarume navakadzi; namadzishe avaFirisitia akanga arimo ose; napamusoro pedenga pakanga pana varume navakadzi vanenge zviuru zvitatu, vakanga vachitarira kutamba kwaSamusoni. Ipapo Samusoni akadana kuna Jehovha akati, “Ishe Mwari, ndirangarirei henyu, ndisimbisei henyu nguva ino bedzi, imi Mwari, nditsivirwe meso angu maviri kuvaFirisitia.” Samusoni akabata mbiru mbiri dzapakati, dzakanga dzakatsigira imba, akadzisunda, imwe noruoko rwake rworudyi neimwe noruoko rwake rworuboshwe. Ipapo Samusoni akati, “Ngandife hangu pamwechete navaFirisitia.” Akakotama nesimba rake rose, imba ikawira pamusoro pamadzishe, napamusoro pavanhu vaivamo. Naizvozvo vakafa vaakauraya pakufa kwake, vakanga vari vazhinji kuna vakaurawa naye achiri mupenyu.