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Zvino Samusoni akazoenda kuGaza kwaakaona pfambi akatadza nayo. Vanhu vokuGaza vakaudzwa kuti “Samusoni akauya kuno.” Vakapoteredza paakanga ari, vakamugaririrawo pasuwo guru reguta. Vakaramba vakati mwiro usiku hwose, vachiti, “Ngatimumirirei kusvikira kwaedza, tozomuuraya.” Asi Samusoni akarara kusvikira pakati pousiku. Akazomuka pakati pousiku ipapo akadzura misuo miviri pamwechete namapango acho emumativi namazariro okuzaririsa, ndokuzvibipitira pamapfudzi oenda nazvo kugomo rakatarisana neHebhuroni. Gare gare Samusoni akadanana nomumwe mukadzi ainzi Dheraira wokumanhika ekuSoreki. Madzishe avaFirisitia akauya kwaari akati, “Munyengetedze uone panobva simba rake nenzira dzatingamukurire nadzo kuti timusunge tichizomukunda. Mumwe nomumwe wedu achakupa mari yesirivha inoita chiuru chimwechete nezana.” Dheraira akati kuna Samusoni, “Ndiudzeiwo kunobva simba renyu guru, nokusungwa kwamungaitwe kuti mukurirwe nomunhu.” Samusoni akamupindura achiti, “Kana vakandisunga netsembwe itsva dzouta nomwe, tambo dzichiri nyoro, ndichava munhu asina simba ndigoitawo sezvakangoitawo munhu wose wose.” Madzishe avaFirisitia vakamuunzira tsembwe dziya dzouta, tambo itsva nomwe dzichiri nyoro, iye akabva amusunga nadzo. Izvozvo muimba yomukati ainge ane varume vakanga vakahwandira Samusoni. Akazoti kwaari, “Samusoni, hokoyo nevaFirisitia!” Asi Samusoni akadambura tsembwe dziya dzouta sokudambuka kunoita shinda yanzi vave nomoto. Saka kwaibva simba rake hakuna kuziikanwa. Dheraira akati kuna Samusoni, “Uri kuzvionaka izvi! Wandiita zvako rema nokundiudza nhema. Ndiudzewo kuti ungasungwe sei.” Samusoni akati kwaari, “Kana vakandisunga netambo dzavo itsva dzisina kumboshandiswa, ndichava munhu asina simba ndigoitawo sezvakangoitawo munhu wose wose.” Saka Dheraira akatora tambo mbiri itsva, akamusunga nadzo ndokumuti, “Samusoni, hokoyo nevaFirisitia!” Izvozvo muimba yomukati makanga muine varume vakanga vakamuhwandira. Asi akadambura tambo dziya mumaoko ake sokunge ari kudambura shinda. Dheraira akati kuna Samusoni, “Kusvikira parizvino, wandiita zvako rema chairo nokundiudza nhema! Ndiudzewo kuti ungasungwe sei?” Iye akati kwaari, “Kana ukaruka mhotsi nomwe revhudzi romusoro wangu neshinda zvakasimbarara nechipeneti. Ipapo ndichashaya simba ndigoitawo zvakangoita vamwe vanhu.” Samusoni akati avete, Dheraira akarukira mapfundo evhudzi rake manomwe pamwechete nejira riya akaroverera hoko, ndokuti, “Samusoni, hokoyo nevaFirisitia.” Akati vharavhazhu kumuka, ndiye hoko iya nechokurukisa pamwechete nejira racho dzipu. Dheraira akati kwaari, “Ungagoti unondida seiko, iwe mwoyo wako uri kurekure neni? Rwendo runo rwava rwechitatu, uchindiita zvako rema, usingandiudze kunobva simba rako guru rakadai.” Dheraira akaramba achimunetsa zuva nezuva nezvaaitaura kusvikira Samusoni aneta zvokukungura kufa. Ndipo paakazodura pachena zvaiva mumwoyo make achiti, “Musoro wangu uyu hausati wamboveurwa nechisvo nokuti ndiri muNaziri akatsaurirwa Mwari kubvira pakuberekwa kwangu. Kana ndikangoveurwa musoro chete, simba rangu rinobva raenda ndichibva ndasara ndisisina simba ndigoitawo sezvakangoitawo munhu wose wose.” Dheraira paakangoona kuti Samusoni azomudurira pachena zvaiva mumwoyo make chaizvo, akatumira nhume kumadzishe avaFirisitia achiti, “Chibvai mauya, nokuti rwendo runo andifushunurira pachena zviri mumwoyo make.” Madzishe evaFirisitia akabva auya kwaari, vakabata mari iya mumaoko. Dheraira akavatisa Samusoni pamakumbo. Akadaidza mumwe murume, akamugera musoro mapfundo manomwe evhudzi ndokutanga kuita zvinhu zvokumurwadzisa, simba rake richabva rapera. Akadaidzira achiti, “Samusoni, hokoyo navaFirisitia.” Samusoni akati vharavhazhu kumuka ndokuti, “Ndichazvizunza ndigopunyuka sezvandanga ndichingoita,” asingazivi kuti Tenzi akanga atomusiya. VaFirisitia vakamuti dzvi vakamusvukunura maziso ake. Vakaenda naye kuGaza, ndokumusunga nesimbi dzendarira. Ndokumuitisa basa rokugaya upfu ari mujeri. Asi vhudzi rake romusoro rakatanga kukura. Madzishe avaFirisitia akakokorodzana kuzopira Dhagoni mwari wavo chibayiro chomupiro mukuru kwazvo vachipembera nokufara nokuti vaiti, “Mwari wedu aisa mumaoko edu Samusoni muvengi wedu.” Vanhu pavakangomuona, vakarumbidza mwari wavo vachiti, “Mwari wedu aisa muvengi wedu, mumaoko edu. Mharadzi yenyika yedu, nyakuuraya vazhinji vedu.” Vakati zvino vafarisa, ndokuti, “Tidaidzirei zvedu Samusoni ativaraidze.” Nokudaro vakandotora Samusoni mujeri maakanga ari, akatamba achivavaraidza. Vakamumisa pakati pembiru dzaivamo. Samusoni ndokutaurira mukomana aimutungamirira achiti, “Ndisvitsewo pane mbiru dzakatsigira imba ino iyi, undirege ndimbozembera zvangu padziri.” Zvino mumba iyoyo makanga makaita zvokutsikana kuwanda, varume navakadzi. Madzishe ose evaFirisitia akanga arimowo. Nechomudenga memba iyoyo makanga mune zviuru zvitatu zvavanhu, varume navakadzi vakanga vachitarisa zvavo Samusoni achivavaraidza nokutamba. Ipapo Samusoni akachema kuna Tenzi achiti, “Tenzi Mwari, ndiyeukeiwo, ndateterera mundisimbisewo kwanhasi uno chete Mwari, ndapota zvangu ndibve ndangotsividza kamwechete vaFirisitia maziso angu ari maviri.” Samusoni akabata mbiru mbiri dziya dzapakati dzakanga dzakatsigira imba iyoyo, imwe akaibata noruoko rwake rorudyi imwe noruboshwe achidzisunda. Ndokubva Samusoni, ati, “Chiregai ndichifa zvangu pamwechete navaFirisitia.” Akakotama nesimba rake rose, imba ikabva yati ririri kuwira pamusoro pamadzishe ose navanhu vose vaivamo. Nokudaro vanhu vaakauraya pakufa kwake vakanga vakawanda kwazvo kupfuura vaakambouraya achiri mupenyu. Vakoma navanun'una vake navose vemhuri yokwababa wake vakadzikako vakamutora vakauya naye vakamuviga pakati peZora neEshitaori muguva rababa wake Manoa ravaiviga vanhu vavo. Samusoni uyu akatonga vaIsiraeri kwamakumi maviri amakore.