Vatongi

6 Asi vaIsraeri vakaitazve zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha,+ saka Jehovha akavaisa mumaoko evaMidhiyani kwemakore 7.+ 2 VaMidhiyani vakava nesimba pavaIsraeri.+ VaIsraeri vakagadzira nzvimbo dzekuti vahwande* mumakomo, nemumapako nemunzvimbo dzakaoma kusvika+ nemhaka yevaMidhiyani. 3 VaIsraeri vaiti kana vakadyara mbeu, vaMidhiyani nevaAmareki+ neVekumabvazuva+ vaiuya kuzovarwisa. 4 Vaidzika musasa kuti vavarwise, voparadza mbeu muminda kusvikira kuGaza, uye vaisiya vaIsraeri vasina chekudya uye vasisina kana gwai kana mombe kana dhongi.+ 5 Nekuti vaiuya nezvipfuwo zvavo nematende avo vakawanda semhashu,+ uye ivo nengamera dzavo vainge vasingaverengeki;+ uye vaipinda munyika yacho kuti vaiparadze. 6 Saka vaIsraeri vakava varombo kwazvo nemhaka yevaMidhiyani; uye vaIsraeri vakashevedzera kuna Jehovha kuti avabatsire.+

7 VaIsraeri pavakashevedzera kuna Jehovha kuti avabatsire pavaMidhiyani,+ 8 Jehovha akatuma muprofita kuvaIsraeri uyo akati kwavari: “Zvanzi naJehovha Mwari waIsraeri, ‘Ndakakubudisai muIjipiti ndikabva ndakubudisai muimba yeuranda.+ 9 Ndakakununurai kubva muruoko rweIjipiti uye pavadzvinyiriri venyu vese, ndikavadzinga pamberi penyu, ndikakupai nyika yavo.+ 10 Uye ndakati kwamuri: “Ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu.+ Hamufaniri kutya vanamwari vevaAmori vane nyika yamuri kugara.”+ Asi hamuna kunditeerera.’”*+

11 Gare gare ngirozi yaJehovha yakauya+ ikagara pasi pemuti mukuru waiva muOfra, uyo wakanga uri waJoashi wekwaAbhi-ezeri.+ Mwanakomana wake Gidhiyoni+ aipura gorosi muchisviniro chewaini kuti rirege kuonekwa nevaMidhiyani. 12 Ngirozi yaJehovha yakazviratidza kwaari ikati: “Jehovha anewe,+ iwe murwi ane simba.” 13 Gidhiyoni akabva ati kwairi: “Pamusoroi ishe wangu, kana Jehovha ainesu, nei zvese izvi zvatiwira?+ Mabasa ake ese anoshamisa ari kupi atakaudzwa nemadzibaba edu,+ achiti, ‘Jehovha haana kutibudisa muIjipiti here?’+ Iye zvino Jehovha atisiya+ uye atiisa mumaoko evaMidhiyani.” 14 Jehovha akamutarisa ndokuti: “Enda nesimba rauinaro, uye uchaponesa Israeri kubva mumaoko evaMidhiyani.+ Handisi ini ndakutuma here?” 15 Gidhiyoni akamupindura kuti: “Pamusoroi Jehovha. Ndingaponesa Israeri sei? Tarisai, mhuri yangu ndiyo diki* pakati paManase, uye handikoshi pane vese veimba yababa vangu.” 16 Asi Jehovha akati kwaari: “Nemhaka yekuti ndichava newe,+ uchauraya vaMidhiyani sekunge kuti munhu mumwe chete.”

17 Akabva ati kwaari: “Kana mandinzwira nyasha, ndipei chiratidzo chekuti ndimi muri kutaura neni. 18 Ndapota musabva pano kusvikira ndadzoka nechipo changu uye ndachiisa pamberi penyu.”+ Saka iye akati: “Ndicharamba ndiri pano kusvikira wadzoka.” 19 Gidhiyoni akabva aenda, akagadzira mbudzi diki uye akabika chingwa chisina mbiriso achishandisa efa* yefurawa.+ Akaisa nyama yacho mutswanda uye muto muhari yekubikira, ndokuenda nazvo kwaari, akamupa pasi pemuti mukuru.

20 Ngirozi yaMwari wechokwadi yakabva yati kwaari: “Tora nyama nechingwa chisina mbiriso uzviise padombo guru riri apo, wodurura muto wacho.” Akabva aita saizvozvo. 21 Ngirozi yaJehovha yakabva yatambanudza tsvimbo yaiva muruoko rwayo ikagunzva nyama nechingwa chisina mbiriso nekunoperera tsvimbo yacho, moto ukabva wati ngandu uchibuda padombo ukapisa nyama nechingwa chisina mbiriso.+ Ngirozi yaJehovha yakabva yanyangarika. 22 Gidhiyoni akabva aziva kuti yaiva ngirozi yaJehovha.+

Gidhiyoni akabva ati: “Ndine nhamo, Changamire Ishe Jehovha, nekuti ndaona ngirozi yaJehovha chiso nechiso!”+ 23 Asi Jehovha akati kwaari: “Iva nerugare. Usatya;+ hauzofi.” 24 Gidhiyoni akabva avakira Jehovha atari ipapo, uye nanhasi atari yacho ichiri kunzi Jehovha-sharomu.*+ Ichiri muOfra yevaAbhi-ezeri.

25 Usiku ihwohwo Jehovha akati kwaari: “Tora mukono wemombe mudiki wababa vako, mukono wechipiri une makore 7, uputse atari yaBhaari yababa vako, wotema bango rinoyera* riri padivi payo.+ 26 Kana wavakira Jehovha Mwari wako atari yematombo akarongwa mumutsara pamusoro penhare* iyi, tora mukono wacho wechipiri woupa sechibayiro chinopiswa pahuni dzebango rinoyera* raunenge watema.” 27 Saka Gidhiyoni akatora varume 10 pavaranda vake, akaita sezvaakanga audzwa naJehovha. Asi haana kuzviita masikati; akazviita usiku nekuti aitya chaizvo vanhu veimba yababa vake nevarume veguta.

28 Varume veguta pavakafumomuka mangwana acho, vakaona kuti atari yaBhaari yainge yaputswa uye bango rinoyera* raiva padivi payo rainge ratemwa uye kuti mukono wemombe wechipiri wainge wabayirwa paatari yakanga yavakwa. 29 Vakabvunzana kuti: “Ndiani aita izvi?” Pashure pekunge vaferefeta, vakati: “NdiGidhiyoni mwanakomana waJoashi aita izvi.” 30 Saka varume veguta vakati kuna Joashi: “Budisa mwanakomana wako aurayiwe, nekuti aputsa atari yaBhaari akatema bango rinoyera* ranga riri padivi payo.” 31 Joashi+ akabva ati kuvanhu vese vakanga vauya kwaari vakatsamwa: “Munofanira kurwira Bhaari here? Munofanira kumuponesa here? Munhu wese anomurwira anofanira kuurayiwa mangwanani ano.+ Kana ari mwari, ngaazvirwire ega,+ nekuti pane munhu aputsa atari yake.” 32 Akabva apa Gidhiyoni zita rekuti Jerubhaari* pazuva iroro, achiti: “Bhaari ngaazvirwire ega, nekuti pane munhu aputsa atari yake.”

33 VaMidhiyani+ vese nevaAmareki+ neVekumabvazuva vakabva vabatana;+ uye vakayambuka rwizi vakapinda muBani reJezreeri, vakadzika musasa. 34 Mweya waJehovha wakauya pana Gidhiyoni+ akaridza hwamanda,+ uye vaAbhi-ezeri+ vakauya kuzomutsigira. 35 Akatuma nhume kuvanhu vese vekwaManase, uye naivowo vakauya kuzomutsigira. Akatumawo nhume kuvanhu vese vekwaAsheri, Zebhuroni, naNaftari, vakauya kuzosangana naye.

36 Gidhiyoni akabva ati kuna Mwari wechokwadi: “Kana muri kuponesa Israeri muchishandisa ini, sezvamakavimbisa,+ 37 ndiri kuisa jira remvere dzemakwai paburiro.* Kana dova rikava pajira racho chete asi pasi pese pakaoma, ndichabva ndaziva kuti muchaponesa Israeri muchishandisa ini, sezvamakavimbisa.” 38 Ndizvo zvakabva zvaitika. Paakafumomuka mangwana acho akasvina jira racho, pakabuda mvura yaizadza ndiro hombe. 39 Asi Gidhiyoni akati kuna Mwari wechokwadi: “Musanditsamwira, asi regai ndingokumbira zvakare kamwe chete. Chingoregai ndiise jira zvakare kamwe chete kuti ndione. Ndapota, jira chete ngariome, asi pasi pese ngapazare nedova.” 40 Saka ndizvo zvakaitwa naMwari usiku ihwohwo; jira chete ndiro rakanga rakaoma, asi pasi pese pakanga pakazara nedova.