Kuverengwa 14:1-45

Gungano rose ravaIsiraeri rakaridza mhere usiku ihwohwo vakarara vachichema. Gungano rose rakanyunyutira Mosesi naAroni vachiti, “Dai takafira zvedu kunyika yeIjipiti kana kuti tifire zvedu murenje muno! Seiko Mwari achida kuenda nesu kunyika iyoyo kundotiurayisa nehondo? Madzimai edu navana vedu vachatapwa. Hazvingatinakire here kana tikadzokera zvedu kuIjipiti?” Saka vakataurirana vachiti, “Ngatisarudzei mutungamiriri tidzokere kuIjipiti!” Ipapo Mosesi naAroni vakati pasi zvambarara pamberi pegungano rose ravaIsiraeri. Joshuwa mwanakomana waNuni naKarebhu mwanakomana waJefune, vamwe vavaya vakandosora nyika iya vakabvarura zvipfeko zvavo. Vakataurira mhomho yose yavaIsiraeri vachiti, “Nyika yatakaenda kundosora inyika yakanaka kwazvo kwazvo. Kana Tenzi achida, achatisvitsa ikoko achindotipa nyika iyoyo yakapfuma inoerera uchi nomukaka. Asi musapandukire Tenzi. Musatye vanhu venyika iyoyo. Tichavaita kanyama kanyama. Chinovadzivira chakabviswa asi Tenzi anesu. Saka musavatye!” Asi mhomho yose yavaIsiraeri yakada kuvatema namabwe. Pakarepo vaIsiraeri vose vakaona kupenya kwokuvapo kwaTenzi kutendhe rinoera. Tenzi akataurira Mosesi achiti, “Ko vanhu ava vachandizvidza kusvikira riniko? Vachasvikira riniko vasingavimbe neni kunyange ndakaita zvishamiso pakati pavo? Ndichavarakatisa nedenda ndigovaita kuti vave vanhu vasingakodzere kuwana nhaka. Ndigokuita iwe rudzi rukuru rune simba guru kupfuura ivo.” Asi Mosesi akateterera Tenzi achiti, “VaIjipiti vachazvinzwa nokuti imi makabvisa vanhu ava nesimba renyu vachibva mukati mavo. Vachazviudza vanhu vomunyika ino vakanzwa kuti imi Tenzi muri pakati pavo, muchinyatsoonekwa uso nouso! Gore renyu rinomira riri pamusoro pavo, muchivatungamirira neshongwe yegore masikati, usiku muchivatungamirira nezirimi romoto. Zvino kana mukauraya vanhu venyu vose ndudzi dzakanga dzanzwa mukurumbira wenyu dzichati, ‘Tenzi akakundikana kusvitsa vanhu ava kunyika yaakanga avatsidzira, saka akavaurayira murenje.’ Zvino ndapota! Chiratidzai ukuru hwesimba renyu sokutsidza kwamakaita muchiti, ‘Imi Tenzi hamukurumidze kushatirwa. Mune mwoyo wakachena. Munoregerera zvitadzo, munoregererawo kukanganisa. Kunyange zvakadaro hamuzorega kuranga vana nezvizukuru pamusana pezvitadzo zvavabereki vavo kusvikira kuchizvarwa chavo chechitatu nechechina.’ Ndapota regererai waro zvitadzo zvavanhu venyu ava nokuti mune tsitsi dzakawanda. Chiitirai vanhu ava mwoyo murefu sezvamakavaitira kubvira vachiri Ijipiti kusvikira iye zvino.” Tenzi akati, “Ndavaregerera sokukumbira kwako. Asi ndinopika neni pachangu. Ndinopika nembiri yangu izere pasi pose ndichiti, ‘Hakuna nomumwe wavanhu ava achapinda munyika iyoyo. Vakaona mbiri yangu nezvishamiso zvandakaita kuIjipiti nomurenje, asi vakandiedza kagumi kagumi vasinganditeerere. Hakuna nomumwe wavo achapinda munyika yandakapikira madzitateguru avo, kana vose vakandishora havambofa vakakutsika.’ Asi muranda wangu Karebhu ane mwoyo wakasiyana navamwe anonditeerera nomwoyo wose ndiye wandichasvitsa kunyika iyoyo yaakasvika ichava nhaka yezvizukuru zvake. Pamusana pokuti vaAmareki navaKanani vagere mumapani. Mangwana, imi tendeukirai kurenje mutore nzira inoenda kuGungwa Dzvuku.” Tenzi akataurira Mosesi naAroni achiti, “Ko vanhu ava vakaipa vacharamba vachindinyunyutira kusvikira riniko? Kundinyunyutira kwavaIsiraeri ndakunzwa. Chivaudza kuti, Tenzi ati, ‘Ndinopika neni pachangu, zvamataura ndichinzwa ndizvo zvandichakuitirai. Zvitunha zvenyu zvichaita murakatira murenje rino. Vose vamakaverenga vaiva namakore makumi maviri navaiva naaipfuura iwayo, vakandinyunyutira hakuna nomumwe wavo achazopinda munyika yandakakupikirai kuti muzogaramo kusiya Karebhu mwana waJefune naJoshuwa mwana waNuni. Asi vana venyu vamati vachaitwa kanyama kanyama, ndivo vandichasvitsa ikoko. Vachaziva nyika yamakaramba. Asi imi zvitunha zvenyu zvichaita murakatira murenje muno. Vana venyu vachava vafudzi murenje kwamakore makumi mana vachatambudzika nokuda kwokusatendeka kwenyu kusvikira chitunha chenyu chokupedzisira chati rabada murenje muno. Muchaona ndondo kwamakore makumi mana nokuti manditadzira. Handiti makapedza mazuva makumi mana muchisora nyika iyoyo? Saka zuva roga roga richava gore muchirangirwa zvitadzo zvenyu. Kwamakore makumi mana muchanyatsoziva kuti rushambwa rwokufuratirwa neni rwakaita sei. Ini Tenzi, ndinotsidza kuti zvandataura ndizvozvo zvandichaita kwamuri; mhomho yavanhu vakaipa vaunganidzana kuzondipandukira. Imo murenje muno, ndimo mavachaperera. Imo muno ndimo mavachafira.’ ” Naizvozvo varume vakatumwa naMosesi kundosora nyika vakadzoka vakakonzera kuti gungano rose rimunyunyutire nokutaura kwavo zvakaipa nezvenyika iyoyo. Vanhu ivavo vakataura zvakaipa vakafa nedenda panaTenzi. Asi pavarume vaye vakandosora nyika Joshuwa mwanakomana waNuni naKarebhi mwanakomana waJefune vakasara vari vapenyu. Mosesi akataurira vaIsiraeri vose mashoko iwayo vakabva vachema zvikuru. Vakafumomuka vakaenda kumusoro kunyika yamakomo vachiti, “Asi zvatava pano kudai ngatichiendai kunzvimbo yatakapikirwa naTenzi nokuti takatadzira Mwari.” Asi Mosesi ndokuti, “Ko munorambireiko zvataurwa naTenzi? Hazvimbobudirira izvi! Regai kuendako nokuti Tenzi haasi nemi. Muchandokundwa navavengi venyu! Kana vaAmareki navaKanani vouya kuzokurwisai vachakuurayai namapakatwa nokuti makafuratira Tenzi. Tenzi haazovi nemi.” Asi ivo vakangoenda kunyika yokumakomo, kunyange bhokisi rechitenderano raTenzi rakasara mumatendhe naMosesi asinawo kuenda navo. VaAmareki navaKanani vakanga vagere munyika yamakomo vakaburuka vakabva vavakunda ndokuvadzingirira kusvikira kuHorima.