Vatongi 6:7-16

VaIsiraeri pavakachema kuna Tenzi pamusana pavaMidhiani, Tenzi akavatumira muporofita akati, “Zvanzi naTenzi Mwari wavaIsiraeri, ‘Ndakakuburitsai kuIjipiti, ndichikununurai muuranda. Ndakakununurai mumaoko avaIjipiti nomumaoko avose vaikubatai uranda. Ndakafanokudzingirai vanhu ivavo ndikakupai nyika yavo.’ Ndakakutaurirai kuti, ‘Ini Tenzi ndini Mwari wenyu. Musambonamata vamwari vavaAmori vane nyika yamugere, asi imi hamuna kunditerera.’ ” Mutumwa waTenzi akauya akagara pasi pomuoku wokuOfura wokwaJoashi muAbhieziri. Ipapo Gidheoni mwanakomana wake aingunopurira koroni muchisviniro chewaini achiihwandisa kuvaMidhiani. Mutumwa waTenzi akazviratidza kuna Gidheoni ndokuti, “Tenzi anewe, iyewe mvumba chaiyo yokurwa.” Gidheoni akati kwaari, “Changamire, ko izvi zvose zvaizoitika sei kana Tenzi ainesu? Ko zvinhu zviya zvose zvinoshamisa zviri kupi zvatairondedzerwa namadzibaba edu kuti ndizvo zvaiitwa naTenzi maburutsiro aakavaita kuIjipiti? Asi iye zvino Tenzi akatirasa akatiti chi-i mumaoko evaMidhiani.” Tenzi akamucheuka akamuti, “Enda nesimba irori raunaro ununure vaIsiraeri mumaoko avaMidhiani. Ndini ndiri kukutuma.” Akati kwaari, “Changamire, ndinganunure sei vaIsiraeri? Mudzinza rokwaManase, mhuri yedu ndiyo duku duku uye mumba medu ndinongova munhuwo zvangu.” Tenzi ndokuti, “Pamusana pokuti ndinenge ndinewe uchauraya vaMidhiani sokunge uri kuuraya munhu mumwechete.”