Vatongi 13:1-25

VaIsiraeri vakaita zvakare zvakaipa zvisingadiwe naTenzi. Tenzi akavaisa mumaoko avaFirisitia kwamakore makumi mana. Kwaiva nomumwewo murume ainzi Manoa wedzinza rokwaDhani aigara muguta reZora. Aiva momudzimai akanga asina mbereko, asina mwana. Mutumwa waTenzi akazviratidza kwaari akati, “Chinzwa, iwe hauna mbereko, hauna mwana, asi uchazova napamuviri, ugobereka mwana mukomana. Naizvozvo uchenjerere kuti usanwe waini kana doro, uregewo kudya chinhu chakan'ora, nokuti uchava napamuviri, ugobereka mwana mukomana. Haafaniri kumbofa akaveurwa vhudzi rake, nokuti achava muNaziri waMwari kubvira pakuberekwa kwake. Achatanga kununura vaIsiraeri mumaoko avaFirisitia.” Mudzimai uyu akaenda akandotaurira murume wake achiti, “Munhu waMwari auya kwandiri. Uso hwake hwakafana nouso hwomutumwa waMwari, hunotyisa kwazvo. Handina kumubvunza kuti anobvepi naiyewo haana kundiudza zita rake. Asi anditi, ‘Chinzwa, uchava napamuviri ugobereka mwana mukomana. Naizvozvo usanwe waini kana kunwa doro, uregewo kudya chinhu chakan'ora nokuti mukomana achava muNaziri waMwari kubvira pakuberekwa kwake kusvikira musi waanofa.’ ” Manoa akanamata kuna Tenzi achiti, “Tenzi wangu, ndinokumbira kuti munhu waMwari uya wamatuma auyezve kwatiri, atidzidzise marerero atinofanira kuita mukomana iyeyo achaberekwa.” Mwari akanzwa chichemo chaManoa. Mutumwa waMwari akasvikazve kumukadzi uyu agere zvake mumunda. Asi murume wake Manoa akanga asipo. Mudzimai uyu akamhanyira kundoudza murume wake achiti, “Imi we-e, munhu uya wokuuya kwandiri musi uya wazviratidzazve kwandiri.” Manoa akasimuka akatevera mudzimai wake. Paakasvika kumurume iyeyo akati, “Ndimi makambotaura nomudzimai uyu here?” Iye akati, “Ndini.” Manoa akati, “Zvino kana zvamakareva zvazoitika, mhiko yaanofanira kuchengeta nezvaanofanira kuita ndezvipiko?” Mutumwa waTenzi akati kuna Manoa, “Mudzimai iyeyu ngaangwarire kuita zvose zvandakamuudza. Ngaarege kudya chinhu chipi zvacho chinobva pamuti womuvhaini. Ngaarege kunwa waini kana doro, kana kudya chinhu chakan'ora. Mudzimai iyeyu, ngaaite zvose zvandakamuudza.” Manoa akati kumutumwa waTenzi, “Dai mamboti mirei zvishoma ndikubayirei kambudzana.” Mutumwa waTenzi akati kuna Manoa, “Kana mukandimisa zvenyu, zvokudya zvenyu handisikuzodya. Asi kana zviri zvomupiro wokupisa, upirei kuna Tenzi.” (Manoa haana kunge aziva kuti mutumwa waTenzi.) Manoa akabvunza mutumwa waTenzi achiti, “Ko zita renyu ndiani, kuti tigozokukudzai kana zvamakataura zvazoitika?” Mutumwa waTenzi akati kwaari, “Chaunobvunzira zita rangu chii, ko zvariri zitazve rinoshamisa zvisingatauriki?” Manoa akatora mbudzana nomupiro wembesanwa akazvipira paruware kuna Tenzi anoita zvishamiso. Manoa nomudzimai wake vachingunotarisa kudaro, murazvo womoto wepaatari wakakwira kudenga, mutumwa waTenzi ndokubva akwirawo nomurazvo womoto iwoyo. Vakabva vati pasi zvambarara. Mutumwa waTenzi haana kuzozviratidzazve kuna Manoa nomudzimai wake. Ndipo pakabva paziva Manoa kuti mutumwa waTenzi. Manoa akati kumudzimai wake, “Uku ndiko kufa chaiko kwatavakuita uku, pamusana pokuti taona Mwari.” Asi mudzimai wake akati kwaari, “Dai Tenzi anga achida kutiuraya, angadai asina kugamuchira mupiro wedu wokupisa newembesanwa wabva mumaoko edu, kana kutizivisa zvinhu zvose izvi zvaakatiudza.” Mudzimai wake akabereka mwana mukomana, akamutumidza zita rokuti Samusoni. Mukomana uyu akakura, Tenzi akamukomborera. Mweya waTenzi wakatangisa kushanda maari, iye ari kuMahanedhani pakati peZora neShitaori.