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Soromoni akamira pamberi peatari yaTenzi gungano rose reIsiraeri riripo akasimudzira maoko ake mudenga akanamata achiti, “Imi Tenzi, Mwari wevaIsiraeri, hakuna Mwari akaita semi, kumusoro kudenga kana panyika pasi pano anochengeta chitenderano achiitira mwoyochena varanda vake vanofamba vakatendeseka kwaari nomoyo wose, semi makachengeta zvamakataurira muranda wenyu baba vangu Dhavhidhi. Makataura imi nomuromo wenyu noruoko rwenyu mukazvizadzisa sezvazviri nhasi uno. Zvino Tenzi, Mwari wavaIsiraeri chengetedzai waro zvamakatsidzira muranda wenyu baba vangu Dhavhidhi zvaakavataurira achiti, ‘Hazvichafa zvakamboitika kuti ini ndishaye munhu womumba mako wokuzogara pachigaro choumambo hwokwaIsiraeri. Ndokungewo vana vako vachenjerera mafambiro avo vafambawo mberi kwangu sokufamba mberi kwangu kwawakaitawo iwe. Saka zvino imi Mwari wevaIsiraeri shoko renyu ramakatsidzira muranda wenyu baba vangu Dhavhidhi ngarichiitika.’ “Chaizvo chaizvo Mwari angaite panyika pano kuti pave musha wake nhai! Inga wani denga kana iwo matengatenga haakwane kuti ave musha wake. Ko kutozoti imba iyi yakavakwawo neniwo zvangu. Kunyange zvazvo zvakadaro Tenzi, Mwari wangu rerekerai nzeve dzenyu kumunamato wangu ini muranda wenyu nokuchichemo changu, munzwewo chichemo nomunamato wandiri kuita kwamuri nhasi uno kuti ziso renyu rirambe riri pamba iyoyi siku nesikati panzvimbo iyi yamakati, ‘Ichadaidzwa nezita rangu,’ kuitira kuti mugozonzwawo munamato wangu ini muranda wenyu wandiri kuitira nzvimbo ino. Inzwaiwo chichemo ichi changu ini muranda wenyu nechevanhu venyu vaIsiraeri pavanonamata vakaringira kunzvimbo ino, vanzwei muri kudenga kwamunogara, pamunenge manzwa muvaregerere. “Kana munhu akatadzira mumwe wake, akange anzi apike mhiko, akauya akasvikopika mhiko yake pamberi peatari yenyu mumba muno, pakadaro apo imi teererai muri kudenga ikoko muwane chamungaite nazvo. Muteme zvinowirirana nemhosva yacho, ane mhosva muti apfukirwe nemhosva yake anengewo asina mhosva mudure pachena kuti haana mhosva maererano nokururamawo kwake. “Kana vanhu venyu vaIsiraeri vakakundwa navavengi pamusana pokuti vakakutadzirai vakange vadzokerazve kwamuri, vokuzivaizve zvino nezita, vakanamata vachiisa zvichemo zvavo kwamuri mumba muno, vanzwei kudenga ikoko muregerere vanhu venyu vaIsiraeri chitadzo ichocho, muvadzorere kunyika yamakapa madzitateguru avo. “Kana denga richinge rapfigwa rarega kunaya mvura pamusana pokuti vakakutadzirai, vakanamata vakaringa kunzvimbo ino, vavakukuzivai zvino nezita vakakanda pasi chitadzo chavo, imi manga mambovaonesa nhamo, vanzwei kudenga ikoko, muregerere muranda wenyu, navanhu venyu vaIsiraeri chitadzo chavo, muvadzidzise makwara akanaka okuti vafambe nawo, mupe mvura nyika yenyu yamakapa vanhu venyu senhaka yavo. “Kana munyika ino mukaita nzara kana kuti mukaita denda kana zvikukuve kana chiundudzi, kanawo kukauya mhashu kana rukonye kana kuti vavengi vavo vakavatambudza munyika muno muguta ravo ripi zvaro kunyange nyatwa ipi zvayo kana kukava nechirwere chipi nechipi zvacho, vanhu venyu vose vaIsiraeri kana kuti ani naani zvake anenge aine nhuna dzaari kunzwa mumwoyo make akazotambanudza maoko akaringa kumba ino achiita munamato upi zvawo kana kuisa chichemo chipi nechipi zvacho, munzwei kudenga ikoko kunzvimbo yenyu kwamunogara, mumuregerewo muwane chimwe chamungaite nazvo sezvo muchiziva zviri mumwoyo make, mubatsirei zvichienderanawo namaitiro ake (nokuti imi moga ndimi munoziva zviri mumwoyo womunhu) kuitira kuti vagare vachikutyai misi yose yavachagara munyika yamakapa madzitateguru avo. “Pamusana pezita renyu muitewo zvimwechetezvo nomutorwa, wechirudzi kuvanhu venyu vaIsiraeri, mubvakure nokuti vachanzwa nezvezita renyu guru nezvoukuru hwenyu nezvesimba renyu guru, akauya kuzonamata akaringa kumba ino, imi munzweiwo kudenga ikoko kunzvimbo yenyu kwamunogara muitire mutorwa iyeyo zvose zvaanenge akukumbirai kuitira kuti marudzi ose avanhu vapanyika pano vagoziva zita renyu vakutyei sezvinoita vanhu venyu vaIsiraeri uyewo vagoziva kuti imba ino yandavaka yakaiswa zita renyu. “Kana vanhu venyu vakaenda kundorwisa vavengi vavo kwamunenge mati vaende, vakanamata kunemi Tenzi vakaringa kuguta rino ramakasarudza vakaringawo kumba iyi yandakavakira zita renyu, vanzwei munamato wavo nechichemo chavo kudenga ikoko muvaitire zvavanenge vachichemedzeka nazvo. “Kana vakaita chitadzo kwamuri, sezvo kusina munhu asingapari chitadzo, imi mukavashatirirwa mukavaisa mumaoko avavengi vavo kuti vatapwe vaendwe navo kunyika yavavengi vavo iri kure kana pedyo, kunyange zvazvo zvakadaro vakazviti kunun'unu mumwoyo mavo vari munyika youtapwa imomo vakapinduka voturira chichemo chavo kwamuri vari munyika youtapwa iyoyo vachiti, ‘Takatadza tikaita zvakaipa tikave vasina kururama;’ kana vakapindukira kwamuri nomwoyo wavo wose vachinge vanyatsozvipira kupinduka ivo pachavo vari munyika yavavengi vavo vanyakuvatapa, vakanamata kwamuri vakaringa kuno kunyika yavo yamakapa madzitateguru avo kuguta ramakasarudza kumba ino yandakavakira zita renyu; vanzwei munamato wavo nechichemo chavo kudenga ikoko kunzvimbo yenyu kwamunogara muvaitire zvavanenge vachichemedzeka nazvo muregererewo vanhu venyu vanenge vakutadzirai, muvaregererewo zvikanganiso zvavakakukanganisirai nazvo mupe kuti vanyakuvatapa vacho vavaitire tsiye nyoro, nokuti vanhu venyu, inhaka yenyu iyi, vanhu vamakaburitsa kuIjipiti mukati mevira nomoto wesimbi. Meso enyu atarise misodzi yezvichemo zvomuranda wenyu atarisewo misodzi yezvichemo zvevanhu venyu vaIsiraeri murerekere nzeve dzenyu kwavari pose pavanochema kwamuri nokuti imi Tenzi Mwari makavatsaura mukati memarudzi ose apanyika pano kuti vave nhaka yenyu sokutaura kwamakaita nomuromo waMosesi muranda wenyu pamakaburitsa madzitateguru edu kuIjipiti.” Soromoni paakapedza kunamata munamato uyu wose nokuturira chichemo ichi kuna Tenzi, akasimuka pamberi peatari yaTenzi paakanga akapfugama akasimudzira maoko ake mudenga. Akamira akakomborera gungano rose reIsiraeri nezwi riri pamusoro achiti, “Tenzi ngaarumbidzwe akazorodza vanhu vake vaIsiraeri akaita zvose zvaakatsidza pasina kana chimwe zvacho chisina kuitika pazvinhu zvose zvakanaka zvaakatsidza nomuromo womuranda wake Mosesi. Tenzi, Mwari wedu ngaave nesu sokuva kwaaimbovawo namadzitateguru edu. Dai akarega kutisiya kana kutifuratira aite kuti titorwe mwoyo naye tifambe mumakwara ake tichengete mitemo yake nemirao yake nezvirevo zvake zvaakaudza madzibaba edu kuti zvichengetwe. Dai mazwi angu aya andataura pakuisa chichemo changu kuna Tenzi angoramba waro ari paari iye Tenzi, Mwari wedu siku nesikati uyewo muitire muranda wenyu navanhu vake vaIsiraeri zvavanenge vachichemedzeka nazvo zvavanenge vamuturira pazuvaro kuitira kuti marudzi ose apasi pano azive kuti Tenzi ndiye Mwari, hakuna mumwe. Dai imi nomwoyo wose mangova mukombe nechirongo naTenzi, Mwari wedu mutevedze mirao yake muchengete mitemo yake sezvazviri nhasi uno.”