Kutsinhira Mutemo 31:1-18

Zvino Mosesi akaenderera mberi achitaura mazwi aya kuvaIsiraeri vose achiti, “Pari nhasi uno, ndava namakore zana namakumi maviri okuberekwa. Handichakwanisa kumhanya-mhanya nebasa. Tenziwo akanditi, ‘Iwe hauyambuke Jorodhani iyeyu.’ Tenzi Mwari wenyu pachake achakutungamirirai pakuyambuka. Ndiye achakuparadzirai ndudzi idzodzi kuti muvatorere nyika yavo. Joshuwa ndiye achakutungamirirai sokutaura kwakaita Tenzi. Tenzi achaita kwavari zviya zvaakaita kuna Sihoni naOgu madzimambo avaAmori nenyika yavo paakavaparadza. Tenzi achavaisa mumaoko enyu, saka imi itai kwavari zvose zvandakakuudzai kuti muite. Shingai, mutsunge mwoyo, murege kuvatya kana kuvadedera nokuti Tenzi Mwari wenyu ndiye ari kukuperekedzai, haambokufuratirai kana kukusiyai moga.” Mosesi akadaidza Joshuwa pamberi pevaIsiraeri vose akamutaurira achiti, “Shinga utsunge mwoyo, nokuti ndiwe wava kuzoenda navanhu ava munyika yakatsidzirwa madzitateguru avo naTenzi kuti vapiwe. Ndiwe uchavabatsira kutora nyika kuti ive yavo. Tenzi ndiye achakutungamirira, achava newe, haazokufuratira kana kukusiya woga. Usatye kana kuzeza.” Mosesi akanyora mutemo uyu akaupa vapristi, vaRevhi, vaitakura bhokisi rechitenderano chaTenzi, navakuru vakuru vavaIsiraeri. Mosesi akavati, “Pakupera koga koga kwamakore manomwe, panguva yakatemwa yegore rerusununguko pamazuva makuru amatumba, panounganidzana vaIsiraeri vose pana Tenzi Mwari wenyu panzvimbo ichasarudzwa naTenzi, unofanira kuverengera vaIsiraeri vose mutemo uyu vachinzwa. Unganidza vanhu varume navakadzi navana navatorwa vaunenge unavo mumaguta ako kuti vanzwe, vadzidze kuremekedza Tenzi Mwari wenyu, nokunyatsochengeta zvinorehwa nomutemo uyu. Uyewo kuti vana vavo vasingauzivi vaunzwe, vadzidzewo kuremekedza Tenzi Mwari wenyu mazuva ose amuchagara munyika yamuri kuyambukira kundotora kuti ive yenyu kumhiri kwaJorodhani.” Tenzi akataurira Mosesi achiti, “Chitarisa uone kuti mazuva ako okuti uchifa ava kusvika. Chidaidza Joshuwa muende kutendhe rokusanganira kuti ndimuturire basa.” Mosesi naJoshuwa vakaenda kutendhe rokusanganira. Ipapo Tenzi akazviratidza mushongwe yegore mutendhe iroro. Shongwe yegore iyoyo yakandomira kumusuo wetendhe. Tenzi akataurira Mosesi achiti, “Chinzwa, nguva yako yokuti uchizorora namadzibaba ako, vachakabvu, yava padyo. Asi vanhu ava vachasara vopindwa nounzenza hwokundonamata vamwe vamwari venyika dziri kwavari kundogara mukati madzo. Vachasiyana neni vachityora chitenderano changu chandakaitirana navo. Pazuva iroro ndichavavirukira nehasha dzangu. Ndichavasiya ndovafuratira vagoparadzwa. Nhamo namatambudziko zvichavawira zvokuti vachati, ‘Hatina kuwirwa nenhamo idzi here pamusana pokuti Mwari wedu haachisiri pakati pedu?’ Asi ini pazuva iroro ndichanyatsokuvafuratira nokuda kwezvakaipa zvavanenge vaita zvokunamata vamwe vamwari.