Mhiko yeMuNaziri Numeri 6:1-21 1 Jehovha akataura naMozisi, akati, 2 Taura nevana vaIsraeri, uti kwavari: Kana murume kana mukadzi akazvitsaurira kupika mhiko yemuNaziri, kuzvitsaurira kuna Jehovha, 3 Anofanira kurega waini nezvinwiwa zvinodhaka, uye haafaniri kunwa vhiniga yewaini, kana vhiniga yezvinwiwa zvinodhaka, uye haafaniri kunwa chero doro remazambiringa, kana kudya mazambiringa manyoro, kana akaomeswa. 4 Mazuva ese ekuzvitsaurira kwake haafaniri kudya chinhu chakagadzirwa kubva pamuti wemuzambiringa, kubva pambeu kusvika pamateko. 5 Mazuva ose emhiko yake yokuzvitsaura haafaniri kuveura musoro wake nechisvo; kusvikira mazuva apera aakazvitsaurira kuna Jehovha, anofanira kuva mutsvene, orega bvudzi rake richikura. 6 Mazuva ese aakazvitsaurira kuna Jehovha haafaniri kuswedera pachitunha. 7 Haafaniri kuzvisvibisa nokuda kwababa vake, kana nokuda kwamai vake, kana nokuda kwehama yake, kana nokuda kwehanzvadzi yake, kana vafa; nekuti Mwari wake wakatsaurirwa pamusoro wake. 8 Mazuva ese ekuzvitsaurira kwake mutsvene kuna Jehovha. 9 Kana munhu akafa kamwe kamwe pedyo naye, akasvibisa musoro wake wakatsaurwa, anofanira kuuveura nezuva rekunatswa kwake, nezuva rechinomwe anofanira kuuveura. 10 Pazuva rechisere anofanira kuuya nenjiva mbiri kana hangaiwa mbiri diki, kumuprista pasuo retende rokusangana. 11 Mupristi anofanira kubayira imwe sechipiriso chechivi, neimwe sechipiriso chinopiswa, kuti amuyananisire, nekuti akatadza nokuda kwevakafa, uye anofanira kutsvenesa musoro wake pazuva iroro. 12 Anofanira kutsaurira Jehovha mazuva ake okuzvitsaura, uye anofanira kuuya negwayana regore rimwe chete kuti rive chibayiro chemhosva; asi mazuva ekare haachazovipo, nekuti kuzvitsaura kwake kwakanga kwasvibiswa. 13 Uyu ndiwo murairo wemuNaziri, kana mazuva ekuzvitsaura kwake apera: Anofanira kuunzwa kumukova wetende rekusangana. 14 Anofanira kupa chipo chake kuna Jehovha, gwayana rimwe chete gono risina charingapomerwa, gore rimwe chete risina charingapomerwa, kuti chive chipiriso chinopiswa, negwayana rimwe chete gono risina charingapomerwa, kuti chive chipiriso chezvivi, negondohwe rimwe chete risina charingapomerwa, kuti chive chibayiro cherugare.
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15 nedengu rechingwa chisina mbiriso, makeke eupfu hwakatsetseka hwakasanganiswa nemafuta, nezvingwa zvitete zvisina mbiriso zvakazorwa mafuta, pamwe chete nechipiriso chavo chezviyo, nezvipo zvavo zvinonwiwa. 16 Mupristi anofanira kuuya nazvo pamberi paJehovha, ogadzira chipiriso chake chezvivi nechipiriso chake chinopiswa. 17 Anofanira kubayira gondohwe sechibayiro chezvipiriso zvokuyananisa kuna Jehovha, pamwe chete nedengu rezvingwa zvisina kuviriswa; mupristi anofanira kupawo chipiriso chake chezviyo, nechipo chake chinonwiwa. 18 MuNaziri anofanira kuveura musoro wake wekutsaurwa pasuo retende rekusangana, otora bvudzi remusoro wake wekutsaurwa, oriisa mumoto uri pasi pechibayiro chezvipo zvekuyananisa. 19 Mupristi anofanira kutora bandauko regondohwe rakabikwa, nechingwa chimwe chete chisina mbiriso kubva mudengu, nechingwa chitete chimwe chete chisina mbiriso, ozviisa mumaoko emuNaziri, mushure mekunge bvudzi rake rekutsaurwa raveurwa. 20 Zvino mupristi anofanira kuzvizunguzira, chive chipiriso chinozunguzirwa pamberi paJehovha; ichi chinhu chitsvene chemupristi, pamwe nechityu chinozunguzirwa nebandauko rinosimudzwa; uye mushure maizvozvo muNaziri anogona kunwa waini. 21 Ndiwo murayiro womuNaziri wakapika, nechipo chake kuna Jehovha chekuzvitsaurira kwake, kunze kweizvo zvaanogona kuwana; sezvakapika, ndizvo zvaanofanira kuita nomurayiro wekuzvitsaurira kwake.
Samusoni Vatongi 13 1 Zvino vana vaIsraeri vakaitazve zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, Jehovha akavaisa mumaoko avaFirisitia makore makumi mana. 2 Zvino kwaiva nemumwe murume wekuZora, wemhuri yevaDhani, ainzi Manoa; mukadzi wake akanga asina mbereko, asina kubereka. 3 Mutumwa waJehovha akazviratidza kumukadzi uyu, akati kwaari, "Tarira, iwe haubereki, haubereki; asi uchava nemimba, ugobereka mwanakomana." 4 Saka zvino chenjerera, usanwa waini kana doro rinodhaka, uye usadya chero chinhu chisina kuchena. 5 Nokuti tarira, uchava nepamuviri, uchabereka mwanakomana; musoro wake haungasvibi chisvo, nekuti mwana uyu achava muNaziri waMwari kubva mudumbu; uye ndiye achatanga kununura Israeri kubva muruoko rwevaFirisitia. 6 Ipapo mukadzi akaenda akaudza murume wake, akati, "Munhu waMwari wakauya kwandiri, chiso chake chakanga chakaita sechiso chemutumwa waMwari, chaityisa kwazvo; asi handina kumubvunza kuti waibva kupi, uye haana kundiudza zita rake." 7 Asi wakati kwandiri: Tarira, uchava nepamuviri, ugobereka mwanakomana; zvino usanwa waini kana doro rinodhaka, usadya chinhu chisina kuchena; nekuti mwana uyu achava muNaziri waMwari kubva padumbu kusvika pazuva rekufa kwake. 8 Ipapo Manoa akakumbira kuna Jehovha, akati, "Haiwa Ishe wangu, munhu waMwari wamakatuma ngaauyezve kwatiri, atidzidzise zvatinofanira kuitira mwana uchaberekwa." 9 Mwari akanzwa inzwi raManoa; uye ngirozi yaMwari yakauyazve kumukadzi akagara mumunda; asi Manoa murume wake akanga asipo naye. 10 Mukadzi akakurumidza, akamhanya, akandoudza murume wake, akati kwaari, Tarira, murume uya wakaonekwa kwandiri, iye wakauya kwandiri zuva riya. 11 Manoa akasimuka, akatevera mukadzi wake, akasvika kumurume, akati kwaari, Ndiwe murume wakataura nomukadzi here? Iye akati, Ndini. 12 Manoa akati, Zvino kana mashoko enyu aitika, tichararamisa sei mwana, uye tichamubata sei? 13 Mutumwa waJehovha akati kuna Manoa, Mukadzi ngaachenjere pane zvose zvandakataura. 2
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14 Haafaniri kudya chero chinhu chinobva pamuzambiringa, uye ngaarege kunwa waini kana doro rinodhaka, uye ngaarege kudya chero chinhu chisina kuchena; ngaachengete zvese zvandakamuraira. 15 Manoa akati kumutumwa waJehovha, "Titenderei henyu tikunonosei, kusvikira tagadzirira mbudzana." 16 Mutumwa waJehovha akati kuna Manoa, "Kunyange ukandinonotsa, handingadyi chingwa chako; kana uchida kupa chipiriso chinopiswa, unofanira kuchipa kuna Jehovha." Nokuti Manoa akanga asingazivi kuti mutumwa waJehovha. 17 Manoa akati kumutumwa waJehovha, "Zita rako ndianiko, kuti kana zvawataura zvikaitika tikukudze?" 18 Mutumwa waJehovha akati kwaari, "Unondibvunzireiko zita rangu, zvarisingazivikanwe?" 19 Zvino Manoa akatora mbudzana nechipo chezviyo, akazvipa kuna Jehovha padombo; mutumwa akaita zvinoshamisa; Manoa nemukadzi wake vakatarira. 20 Nokuti zvakaitika kuti murazvo pawakakwira kudenga uchibva paatari, kuti ngirozi yaJehovha yakakwira mumurazvo weatari, Manoa nemukadzi wake vakatarira, vakawira pasi nezviso zvavo. 21 Asi mutumwa waJehovha haana kuzozviratidzazve kuna Manoa nomukadzi wake, ipapo Manoa akaziva kuti akanga ari mutumwa waJehovha. 22 Manoa akati kumukadzi wake, "Tichafa zvirokwazvo, nekuti taona Mwari." 23 Asi mukadzi wake akati kwaari, Dai Jehovha aida kutiuraya, angadai asina kugamuchira chipiriso chinopiswa nechipo chezviyo kubva mumaoko edu, uye angadai asina kutiratidza zvinhu izvi zvose, uye angadai asina kutiudza zvinhu zvakadai panguva ino. 24 Mukadzi akabereka mwanakomana, akamutumidza zita rinonzi Samusoni; mwana akakura, Jehovha akamuropafadza. 25 Mweya waJehovha wakatanga kumusunda pamisasa yaDhani pakati peZora neEshitaori. Vatongi 14 1 Zvino Samusoni wakaburukira kuTimuna, akaona paTimuna mukadzi pakati pavakunda vavaFirisitia. 2 Akakwira akandoudza baba vake namai vake, akati, "Ndaona mukadzi paTimuna pakati pavanasikana vavaFirisitia; zvino nditorerei iye ave mukadzi wangu." 3 Baba vake namai vake vakati kwaari, “Hapana here mukadzi pakati pehama dzako kana pakati pevanhu vangu vese, zvawava kuda kundotora mukadzi kuvaFiristia vasina kudzingiswa?” Samusoni akati kuna baba vake, “Nditorerei iye, nokuti anondifadza.” 4 Asi baba vake namai vake vakanga vasingazivi kuti zvakanga zvichibva kuna Jehovha, kuti akanga achitsvaka mukana wokurwa navaFirisitia; nokuti panguva iyoyo vaFirisitia vakanga vachitonga Israeri. 5 Zvino Samusoni wakaburukira kuTimuna nababa vake namai vake, vakasvika kuminda yemizambiringa yeTimuna; tarira, mwana weshumba akamudzvova. 6 Mweya waJehovha wakauya pamusoro pake nesimba, akaibvarura seanobvarura mbudzana, asi akanga asina chinhu muruoko rwake; asi haana kuudza baba vake kana amai vake zvaakanga aita. 7 Akaburuka, akataura nomukadzi, iye akafadza Samusoni kwazvo. 8 Zvino mushure mechinguva akadzokera kunomutora, akatsauka kunoona chitunha cheshumba; uye, tarira, makanga mune boka renyuchi neuchi muchitunha cheshumba. 9 Akahutora mumaoko ake, akaramba achidya, ndokusvika kuna baba vake naamai vake, akavapa, vakadya; asi haana kuvaudza kuti akanga atora uchi muchitunha cheshumba. 10 Baba vake vakaburukira kumukadzi, Samusoni ndokugadzira mabiko ipapo, nekuti majaya aiita saizvozvo. 11 Zvino vakati vachimuona, vakauya neshamwari makumi matatu kuti vave naye. 12 Samusoni akati kwavari, "Ndichakutaurirai chirahwe zvino; kana mukagona kundidudzira icho mukati memazuva manomwe emutambo, mukawana, ndichakupai machira makumi matatu nenguvo dzekuchinja makumi matatu."
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13 Asi kana musingagoni kunditsanangurira, munofanira kundipa machira makumi matatu ejira nenguo makumi matatu dzekuchinja.” Vakati kwaari, “Taura chirahwe chako kuti tichinzwe.” 14 Akati kwavari, “Mudyi makabuda nyama, uye muine simba makabuda zvinotapira.” Havana kukwanisa kududzira chirahwe chacho mumazuva matatu. 15 Zvino zvakaitika nezuva rechinomwe kuti vakati kumukadzi waSamsoni: Nyengetedza murume wako kuti atiudze chirahwe, kuti tirege kukupisa iwe neimba yababa vako nemoto; matidana kuti titore zvatinazvo here? Hazvina kudaro here? 16 Mukadzi waSamsoni akachema pamberi pake, akati, "Unondivenga chete, haundidi; wakataurira vana vevanhu vangu chirahwe, asi hauna kunditaurira ini." Akati kwaari, "Tarira, handina kuudza baba vangu kana amai vangu, zvino ndingakuudza iwe here?" 17 Akachema pamberi pake mazuva manomwe, mutambo wavo uchiripo; zvino nezuva rechinomwe akamuudza, nekuti akamumanikidza; iye ndokuudza vana vevanhu vake chirahwe chacho. 18 Varume veguta vakati kwaari pazuva rechinomwe zuva risati ravira, “Chii chinotapira kupfuura uchi, uye chii chine simba kupfuura shumba?” Akati kwavari, “Dai musina kurima netsiru rangu, mungadai musina kuwana chirahwe changu.” 19 Mweya waJehovha wakauya pamusoro pake, akaburukira kuAshikeroni, akauraya varume makumi matatu vavo, akatora zvakapambwa zvavo, akapa nguo dzekuchinja kune avo vakadudzira chirahwe. Akatsamwa kwazvo, akaenda kumba kwababa vake. 20 Asi mukadzi waSamsoni akapiwa kushamwari yake, waakanga ambomushandisa seshamwari yake. Vatongi 15 1 Zvino nguva yakati yapfuura, panguva yekukohwa gorosi, Samusoni akashanyira mukadzi wake nembudzana; akati, "Ndichapinda kumukadzi wangu muimba." Asi baba vake vakaramba kumutendera kupinda. 2 Baba vake vakati, "Zvirokwazvo ndakati waimuvenga kwazvo; saka ndakamupa kushamwari yako. Ko munun'una wake haana kunaka kupfuura iye here? Mutorei iye panzvimbo yake." 3 Samusoni akati kwavari, “Zvino handizovi nemhosva kupfuura vaFiristia, kana ndikavaitira zvakaipa.” 4 Samusoni akaenda akabata makava mazana matatu, akatora mazhenje emoto, akatenderedza muswe nemiswe, akaisa mazhenje emoto pakati pemiswe miviri. 5 Paakapedza kupisa mazhenje, akaaregedza achipinda muzviyo zvevaFiristia zvakanga zvachekwa, akapisa mashanga, pamwe chete nezviyo zvakanga zvachekwa, pamwe chete neminda yemizambiringa nemiti yemiorivhi. 6 VaFiristia vakati, “Ndiani akaita izvi?” Vakati, “Ndiwe Samusoni, mukuwasha womuTimnati, nokuti akatora mukadzi wake akamupa kushamwari yake.” VaFiristia vakasvika vakapisa mukadzi nababa vake nomoto. 7 Samusoni akati kwavari, "Kunyange maita izvi, ndichakutsivai, uye pashure paizvozvo ndicharega." 8 Akavauraya pahudyu nepahudyu nekuuraya kukuru; akaburuka akandogara pamusoro pedombo reEtami. 9 Zvino vaFirisitia vakakwira, vakadzika misasa yavo paJudha, vakapararira muRehi. 10 Varume vaJudha vakati, “Seiko mauya kuzorwa nesu?” Ivo vakati, “Tauya kuzosunga Samsoni, kuti timuitire sezvaakatiitira.” 11 Varume veJudha zviuru zvitatu vakaenda kugomo redombo reEtami, vakati kuna Samusoni, “Hauzivi here kuti vaFiristia vanotitonga? Chii ichi chawatiitira?” Akati kwavari, “Sezvavakaita kwandiri, ndizvo zvandakavaitira.” 12 Vakati kwaari, “Tauya kuzokusunga, kuti tikuise mumaoko evaFiristia.” Samusoni akati kwavari, “Pikai kwandiri kuti imi pachenyu hamuzondiurayi.”
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13 Vakati kwaari, “Kwete, asi tichakusunga zvakasimba, tokuisa mumaoko avo; asi zvirokwazvo hatizokuurayi.” Vakamusunga netambo mbiri itsva, vakamuburitsa padombo. 14 Zvino wakati asvika kuRehi, vaFirisitia vakamudanidzira vachimurwisa; Mweya waJehovha wakauya pamusoro pake nesimba, tambo dzaiva pamaoko ake dzikava seshinda yakatsva nomoto, zvisungo zvake zvikasuduruka pamaoko ake. 15 Akawana pfupa idzva reshaya yembongoro, akatambanudza ruoko rwake, akaritora, akauraya varume chiuru naro. 16 Samusoni akati, "Neshaya yembongoro, mirwi pamusoro pemirwi, Neshaya yembongoro ndakauraya varume vane chiuru." 17 Zvino zvakaitika kuti, paakapedza kutaura, akarasa shaya yaiva muruoko rwake, akatumidza nzvimbo iyoyo kuti Ramatirehi. 18 Akanzwa nyota kwazvo, akadana kuna Jehovha, akati, "Mapa kurwira uku kukuru muruoko rwomuranda wenyu; zvino ndichafa nenyota, ndikawira mumaoko avasina kudzingiswa here?" 19 Asi Mwari akatsemura nzvimbo ine mukaha yaiva pamuromo weRehi, mvura ikabuda mairi; akati anwa, mweya wake wakadzoka, akaporazve; saka akatumidza zita rayo kuti Enhakkore, riri muRehi nanhasi. 20 Iye akatonga Israeri mumazuva evaFiristia kwemakore makumi maviri. Vatongi 16 1 Zvino Samusoni akaenda kuGaza, akaonako chifeve, akapinda kwaari. 2 VaGaza vakaudzwa kuti, “Samsoni asvika pano.” Vakamukomba, vakamuvandira usiku hwose pasuo reguta, vakaramba vakanyarara usiku hwose vachiti, “Mangwanani kana kwaedza tichamuuraya.” 3 Samusoni akavata kusvika pakati peusiku, akamuka pakati peusiku, akabata masuo esuo reguta, nembiru mbiri, akabvisa mipingo, akazviisa pamafudzi ake, akazvitakura kukwira pamusoro pegomo riri pamberi peHebroni. 4 Zvino zvakaitika shure kweizvozvo, kuti akada mukadzi muMupata weSoreki, ainzi Dherira. 5 Madzishe evaFiristia akauya kwaari akati, “Munyengetedze uone kuti simba rake guru riri papi, uye kuti tingamukunda sei kuti timusunge timukunde; uye tichakupa mumwe nomumwe wedu masirivha chiuru nezana rimwe chete.” 6 Ipapo Dherira akati kuna Samusoni, Ndiudze, ndinokumbira, kuti simba rako guru riri papi, uye kuti ungasungwa nei kuti ukukunde. 7 Samusoni akati kwaari, “Kana vakandisunga netambo nomwe dzesimbi dzisina kuomeswa, ndichashaya simba, ndikava somumwe munhu.” 8 Ipapo madzishe evaFirisitia akamuvigira machira matsva manomwe asina kuomeswa, akamusunga nawo. 9 Zvino varume vakanga vakavandira vakagara naye muimba yake yemukati. Iye akati kwaari, “Samsoni, vaFiristia vakusvikira!” Akadambura tambo dzacho, sezvinodambuka tambo yeshinda kana yabata moto. Saka simba rake harina kuzivikanwa. 10 Ipapo Dherira akati kuna Samusoni, Tarira, wandidadira, nokundirevera nhema; zvino chindiudza, ndinokumbira, kuti ungasungwa nei. 11 Akati kwaari, “Kana vakandisunga zvakasimba netambo itsva dzisina kumboshandiswa, ndichashaya simba, ndikava somumwe munhu.” 12 Dherira akatora tambo itsva, akamusunga nadzo, akati kwaari, “Samsoni, vaFiristia vakusvikira!” Zvino kwakanga kune vavandiri vakanga vakagara muimba, uye akaapwanya pamaoko ake seshinda. 13 Dherira akati kuna Samusoni, "Kusvika zvino wave uchindiseka, uchindirevera nhema; ndiudze kuti ungasungwa nei." Akati kwaari, "Kana ukaruka mhotsi nomwe dzemusoro wangu neshinda inorukwa." 14 Akazvisunga nembambo, akati kwaari, “Samsoni, vaFiristia vakusvikira!” Akamuka pahope dzake, akabvisa mbambo yedanda neshinda.
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15 Iye akati kwaari, "Ungataura sei uchiti, 'Ndinokuda,' kana moyo wako usiri kwandiri?' Wandiseka katatu aka, asi hauna kundiudza kuti simba rako guru riri papi." 16 Zvino zvakaitika kuti, paakamumanikidza nemashoko ake zuva nezuva, achimumanikidza, mweya wake ukatambudzika kusvika pakufa; 17 Saka akamuudza zvese zvaiva mumwoyo make, akati kwaari, “Hapana chisvo chakamboshandiswa pamusoro pangu, nekuti ndaiva muNaziri waMwari kubva mudumbu ramai vangu. Kana ndikaveurwa, simba rangu richabva kwandiri, uye ndichashaya simba, ndikaita sevamwe varume.” 18 Dherira paakaona kuti akanga amuudza zvese zvaiva mumwoyo make, akatuma munhu kundodana madzishe evaFiristia, achiti, “Uyai kuno kamwe chete, nekuti andiratidza zvese zvaiva mumwoyo make.” Madzishe evaFiristia akauya kwaari, akauya nemari mumaoko avo. 19 Zvino akamurarisa pamabvi ake; akadana murume, akamuveura mhotsi nomwe dzemusoro wake; akatanga kumutambudza, simba rake rikabva kwaari. 20 Iye akati, “VaFiristia vasvika, Samsoni.” Akamuka muhope dzake akati, “Ndichabuda sepane dzimwe nguva, ndigozvisunungura.” Asi akanga asingazivi kuti Jehovha akanga abva kwaari. 21 Asi vaFirisitia vakamubata, vakamutumbura maziso, vakamuburusira kuGaza, vakamusunga nezvisungo zvendarira; uye akanga achikuya mutirongo. 22 Asi bvudzi remusoro wake rakatanga kukura zvakare mushure mekuveurwa. 23 Ipapo madzishe evaFirisitia akaungana kuti abaire chibayiro chikuru kuna Dhagoni mwari wavo, uye kuti vafare; nekuti vakati, Mwari wedu akaisa Samusoni muvengi wedu mumaoko edu. 24 Vanhu vakati vachimuona, vakarumbidza mwari wavo, nekuti vakati, Mwari wedu akaisa mumaoko edu muvengi wedu, muparadzi wenyika yedu, wakauraya vazhinji vedu. 25 Zvino zvakaitika kuti mwoyo yavo payakanga yafara, vakati, "Danai Samsoni kuti atitambire." Vakadana Samsoni kuti abude mujeri, akavatambidza, vakamuisa pakati pembiru. 26 Samusoni akati kumukomana akanga akabata ruoko rwake, “Ndirege ndibate mbiru dzakamira imba, ndigosendamira padziri.” 27 Zvino imba yakanga izere nevarume nevakadzi; nemadzishe ese evaFirisitia aivapo; uye padenga pakanga paine varume nevakadzi vanenge zviuru zvitatu, vachitarisa Samusoni achitamba. 28 Samusoni akadana kuna Jehovha, akati, Ishe Jehovha, ndirangarirei henyu, ndisimbisei henyu kamwe chete, Mwari, kuti nditsive vaFirisitia kamwe chete nokuda kwameso angu maviri. 29 Samsoni akabata mbiru mbiri dzepakati dzakanga dzakamira imba, uye dzakanga dzakatsigirwa, imwe neruoko rwake rworudyi neimwe neruoko rwake rworuboshwe. 30 Samusoni akati, “Regai ndife pamwe chete nevaFiristia.” Akakotama nesimba rake rose, imba ikawira pamusoro pemadzishe nevanhu vose vaiva mairi. Saka vakafa vaakauraya paakafa vakanga vakawanda kupfuura vaya vaakauraya achiri mupenyu. 31 Hama dzake neveimba yababa vake vose vakaburuka, vakamutora, vakamukwidza naye, vakamuviga pakati peZora neEshtaori, panzvimbo yamakuva yaManoa baba vake. Akatonga Israeri makore makumi maviri.
Samueri 1 Samueri 1 1 Zvino kwakanga kuno mumwe murume weRamataimuzofimu, wenyika yamakomo yaEfuremu, wainzi Erikana, mwanakomana waJerohamu, mwanakomana waErihu, mwanakomana waTohu, mwanakomana waZufi, muEfuremu. 2 Iye akanga ane vakadzi vaviri, mumwe ainzi Hana, uye mumwe ainzi Penina; uye Penina aiva nevana, asi Hana akanga asina vana. 3 Gore negore murume uyu aibuda muguta rake kunonamata uye kunobayira zvibayiro kuna Jehovha wemauto muShiro, uye vanakomana vaviri vaEri, Hofini naFiniyasi, vapristi vaJehovha, vaivapo.
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4 Zvino nguva yakasvika yokuti Erikana ape chibayiro, akapa migove kuna Penina mudzimai wake, kuvanakomana vake nevanasikana vake vose. 5 Asi Hana wakamupa mugove wakakodzera, nekuti waida Hana, asi Jehovha wakanga avhara chibereko chake. 6 Uye muvengi wake akamunetsawo zvikuru, kuti amutambudzike, nekuti Jehovha akanga avhara chibereko chake. 7 Zvaaiita gore negore, paaienda kuimba yaJehovha, aimunetsawo saizvozvo, zvekuti aichema asingadyi. 8 Erikana murume wake akati kwaari, "Hana, unochemei? Unoregererei kudya? Mwoyo wako une shungu nei? Handikupfuuriri vanakomana gumi here?" 9 Saka Hana akasimuka vapedza kudya muShiro uye vapedza kunwa. Zvino mupristi Eri akanga agere pachigaro chake pedyo nembiru yetemberi yaJehovha. 10 Zvino Hana waiva neshungu kwazvo, akanyengetera kuna Jehovha, akachema zvikuru. 11 Akapika mhiko, akati, “Haiwa Jehovha wehondo, kana mukaona kutambudzika kwomurandakadzi wenyu, mukandirangarira, mukasakanganwa murandakadzi wenyu, asi mukapa murandakadzi wenyu mwana mukomana, ipapo ndichamupa kuna Jehovha mazuva ose oupenyu hwake, uye musoro wake hauzoveurwi nechisvo.” 12 Zvino zvakaitika, paakaramba achinyengetera pamberi paJehovha, kuti Eri akatarira muromo wake. 13 Zvino Hana, aitaura mumoyo make; miromo yake chete yaingodedera, asi inzwi rake harina kunzwika; saka Eri akafunga kuti akanga adhakwa. 14 Eri akati kwaari, "Ucharamba wakadhakwa kusvika rinhiko? Bvisa waini yako." 15 Hana akapindura akati, Kwete, ishe wangu, ndiri mukadzi ane shungu pamweya; handina kunwa waini kana zvinobata, asi ndadurura mweya wangu pamberi paJehovha. 16 Musati murandakadzi wenyu mwanasikana akaipa, nekuti kusvikira zvino ndataura nekuda kwekuchema kwangu kukuru nekutambudzika kwangu. 17 Ipapo Eri akapindura, akati, Enda norugare; Mwari waIsiraeri ngaakupe chikumbiro chako chawakumbira kwaari. 18 Iye akati, “Murandakadzi wenyu ngaawane nyasha pamberi penyu.” Saka mukadzi akaenda akandodya, uye chiso chake hachina kuzonyanya kusuruvara. 19 Vakamuka mangwanani-ngwanani, vakanamata pamberi paJehovha, vakadzokera kumba kwavo kuRama; Erikana akaziva mukadzi wake Hana, Jehovha akamurangarira. 20 Zvino nguva yakati yasvika, Hana akabata pamuviri, akabereka mwanakomana, akamutumidza zita rinonzi Samueri, achiti: Nekuti ndakamukumbira kuna Jehovha. 21 Zvino murume Erikana neveimba yake vose vakakwira kundobayira Jehovha chibayiro chegore negore, nemhiko yake. 22 Asi Hana haana kukwira, nekuti akati kumurume wake, "Handingakwire kusvikira mwana arumurwa, ndigozomutora kuti amire pamberi paJehovha, agarepo nekusingaperi." 23 Erikana murume wake akati kwaari, "Ita zvaunoona zvakanaka; gara hako kusvikira wamurumura; asi Jehovha ngaasimbise shoko rake." Naizvozvo mukadzi akagara, akayamwisa mwanakomana wake kusvikira amurumura. 24 Wakati arumura mwana, akaenda naye, ane nzombe nhatu, neefa imwe youpfu, nedende rewaini, akamuisa mumba maJehovha paShiro; mwana uyu akanga achiri muduku. 25 Vakauraya nzombe, vakaisa mwana kuna Eri. 26 Iye akati, “Haiwa, ishe wangu, noupenyu hwenyu, ishe wangu, ndini mukadzi uya akamira nemi pano, ndichinyengetera kuna Jehovha.” 27 Ndakakumbira mwana uyu, Jehovha akandipa chandakakumbira kwaari; 28 Saka neniwo ndamupa kuna Jehovha, mazuva ese aachararama achapiwa kuna Jehovha.” Akanamata Jehovha ipapo.
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Johani Mubhabhatidzi Ruka 1 1 Sezvo vazhinji vakaedza kuronga zvakanyorwa pamusoro pezvinhu zvatakatenda pakati pedu, 2 Sezvavakazvipa kwatiri, avo kubva pakutanga vakazvionera, uye vashumiri veshoko; 3 Ndakaona zvakanakawo kwandiri, sezvo ndakanyatsonzwisisa zvinhu zvose kubva pakutanga, kuti ndikunyorerei zvakanyatsorongeka, imi Teofiro, muremekedzwa, 4 Kuti uzive chokwadi chezvinhu zvawakadzidziswa. 5 Pamazuva aHerodhi, mambo weJudhiya, kwaiva nemupristi ainzi Zakaria, weboka raAbhiya; mukadzi wake waibva kuvanasikana vaAroni, zita rake rainzi Erizabheti. 6 Vose vakanga vakarurama pamberi paMwari, vachifamba nemirairo yose nezvakatemwa naShe, vasina chavangapomerwa. 7 Asi vakanga vasina mwana, nekuti Erizabheti akanga asingabereki, uye vose vakanga vakwegura. 8 Zvino zvakaitika kuti, paakanga achiita basa roupristi pamberi paMwari, ari padanho reboka rake, 9 Maererano netsika yeupristi, mujenya wake wakava wekupisira zvinonhuwira paakapinda mutembere yaShe. 10 Uye vanhu vose vakanga vachinyengetera panze panguva yekupisa zvinonhuwira. 11 Ipapo mutumwa waShe akazviratidza kwaari, amire kurudyi rwearitari yezvinonhuwira. 12 Zakariya paakamuona, akavhunduka, kutya kukamubata. 13 Asi mutumwa akati kwaari: Usatya, Zakaria; nokuti munyengetero wako wanzwikwa; mukadzi wako Erizabheti achakuberekera mwanakomana, ugomutumidza zita rinonzi Johane. 14 Uchava nomufaro mukuru, uye vazhinji vachafara kwazvo pakuzvarwa kwake. 15 Nokuti achava mukuru pamberi paShe, haanganwi waini kana doro rinodhaka, uye achazadzwa noMweya Mutsvene, kunyange kubva padumbu ramai vake. 16 Uye vazhinji vevana vaIsraeri achadzorera kuna Ishe Mwari wavo. 17 Uye achafamba pamberi pake mumweya nesimba raEria, kuti adzorere mwoyo yamadzibaba kuvana, nevasingateereri kuuchenjeri hwevakarurama, kuti agadzirire vanhu vakagadzirirwa Ishe. 18 Zekaria akati kumutumwa, “Ndingazviziva sei izvi? Ini ndava murume mukuru uye mukadzi wangu achembera kwazvo.” 19 Mutumwa akapindura akati kwaari: Ndini Gabrieri, ndinomira pamberi paMwari; ndatumwa kuti nditaure newe, ndikuzivise mashoko aya akanaka. 20 Zvino tarira, uchava mbeveve, usingachagoni kutaura, kusvikira zuva rinoitika zvinhu izvi, nekuti hauna kutenda mashoko angu, achazadziswa nenguva yawo. 21 Vanhu vakanga vakamirira Zakaria, vakashamiswa kuti akanga anonoka sei mutemberi. 22 Paakabuda, akanga asisagoni kutaura navo, uye vakaziva kuti akanga aona chiratidzo mutemberi. 23 Zvino zvakaitika kuti, mazuva ebasa rake rekuparidza akati apera, akaenda kumba kwake. 24 Zvino shure kwemazuva iwayo, mukadzi wake Erizabheti akatora mimba, akazvivanza kwemwedzi mishanu, achiti: 25 Ndizvo zvandakaitirwa naIshe pamazuva aakanditarira, kuti abvise kunyadziswa kwangu pakati pavanhu. 26 Zvino pamwedzi wechitanhatu, mutumwa Gabrieri akatumwa naMwari kuguta reGarirea, rinonzi Nazareta, 27 kumhandara yakanga yatsidzira kuwanikwa nemurume ainzi Josefa, weimba yaDhavhidhi; zita remhandara rainzi Maria. 28 Mutumwa akapinda kwaari akati, Kwaziwai, iwe wakaropafadzwa zvikuru, Ishe anewe; wakaropafadzwa iwe pakati pavakadzi. 29 Paakamuona, akatambudzika zvikuru nemashoko ake, akafunga kuti kukwazisa uku kwaizovei. 30 Mutumwa akati kwaari, Usatya, Maria, nokuti wawana nyasha kuna Mwari. 31 Tarira, uchava nemimba, uchabereka mwanakomana, ugomutumidza zita rinonzi Jesu.
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32 Iye achava mukuru, achanzi Mwanakomana woWokumusorosoro; Ishe Mwari achamupa chigaro choushe chababa vake Dhavhidhi. 33 Uchatonga imba yaJakobho nokusingaperi, uye umambo hwake hahuzovi nemugumo. 34 Ipapo Maria akati kumutumwa: Izvi zvingaitika sei, zvandisingazivi murume? 35 Mutumwa akapindura akati kwaari: Mweya Mutsvene uchauya pamusoro pako, nesimba reWokumusoro-soro richakufukidza; saka chitsvene chichaberekwa newe chichanzi Mwanakomana waMwari. 36 Uye tarira, Erizabheti hama yako, iyewo ane mimba yemwanakomana pakukwegura kwake; uye uno mwedzi wechitanhatu naye, iye wainzi asingabereki. 37 Nokuti hakuna chinhu chisingagoneki kuna Mwari. 38 Maria akati, “Ndiri murandakadzi waShe; ngazviitike kwandiri sezvamareva.” Ipapo mutumwa akabva kwaari. 39 Zvino Maria akasimuka nemazuva iwayo, akaenda nekukurumidza kunyika yezvikomo, kuguta reJudha; 40 Akapinda mumba maZakaria, akakwazisa Erizabheti. 41 Erizabheti paakanzwa kukwazisa kwaMaria, mwana akakwakuka mudumbu make, uye Erizabheti akazadzwa neMweya Mutsvene. 42 Akadanidzira nenzwi guru, akati, Wakaropafadzwa iwe pakati pavakadzi, uye wakaropafadzwa chibereko chedumbu rako. 43 Zvino zvandibatsirei, kuti amai vaShe wangu vauye kwandiri? 44 Nokuti, tarira, pakarepo inzwi rekukwazisa kwako richisvika munzeve dzangu, mwana mudumbu mangu akakwakuka nemufaro. 45 Akaropafadzwa iye akatenda, nokuti zvakataurwa kwaari naShe zvichazadziswa. 46 Maria akati, Mweya wangu unokudza Ishe, 47 Mweya wangu unofara muna Mwari Muponesi wangu. 48 Nokuti wakatarira kuninipiswa kwemurandakadzi wake; nokuti, tarira, kubva zvino marudzi ose achanditi ndakaropafadzwa. 49 Nokuti Iye ane simba akandiitira zvinhu zvikuru, uye zita rake idzvene. 50 Netsitsi dzake dziri pamusoro peavo vanomutya kubva kumarudzi kusvika kumarudzi. 51 Akaita simba rake noruoko rwake; akaparadzira vanozvikudza mukufunga kwemwoyo yavo. 52 Akabvisa vane simba pazvigaro zvavo, uye akasimudzira vakaderera. 53 Akagutsa vane nzara nezvinhu zvakanaka, uye akadzinga vapfumi vasina chinhu. 54 Akabatsira Israeri muranda wake, achirangarira tsitsi dzake; 55 Sezvaakataura kumadzibaba edu, kuna Abhurahama, nekumbeu yake nokusingaperi. 56 Maria akagara naye kwemwedzi inenge mitatu, ndokudzokera kumba kwake. 57 Nguva yaErizabheti yekuti asununguke yakasvika, akazvara mwanakomana. 58 Vavakidzani vake nehama dzake vakanzwa kuti Ishe akanga amunzwira ngoni huru, vakafara naye. 59 Pazuva rechisere vakauya kuzodzingisa mwana, uye vakamutumidza kuti Zakaria, zita rababa vake. 60 Mai vake vakapindura vakati, Kwete, asi achanzi Johani. 61 Vakati kwaari, “Hapana mumwe wehama dzenyu ane zita iri.” 62 Vakaratidza baba vake zviratidzo, vachimubvunza kuti vaida kuti anzi ani. 63 Akakumbira tafura yokunyorera, akanyora kuti, “Zita rake ndiJohani.” Vose vakashamiswa nazvo. 64 Muromo wake wakazarurwa pakarepo, rurimi rwake rukasununguka, akataura, achirumbidza Mwari. 65 Kutya kukawira vose vaigara vakavapoteredza, uye mashoko aya ose akapararira munyika yose yezvikomo yeJudhiya. 66 Vose vakazvinzwa vakazvifungisisa mumwoyo yavo vachiti, “Mwana uyu achava aniko?” Ruoko rwaShe rwaiva naye.
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67 Baba vake Zakaria vakazadzwa noMweya Mutsvene, vakaprofita vachiti: 68 Ngaarumbidzwe Ishe Mwari waIsraeri, nokuti akashanyira vanhu vake, akavadzikinura. 69 Akatisimudzira runyanga rweruponeso mumba maDhavhidhi muranda wake; 70 Sezvaakataura nemuromo wevaprofita vake vatsvene, kubvira pakutanga kwenyika: 71 Kuti tiponeswe kubva kuvavengi vedu, uye kubva muruoko rwevose vanotivenga; 72 Kuti aite tsitsi dzakavimbiswa madzibaba edu, uye kuti arangarire sungano yake tsvene; 73 Mhiko yaakapika kuna baba vedu Abhurahama, 74 kuti atipe, kuti, tasunungurwa kubva muruoko rwevavengi vedu, timushumire tisingatyi, 75 Muutsvene nekururama pamberi pake, mazuva ese ehupenyu hwedu. 76 Iwe, mwana, uchanzi muporofita weWokumusoro-soro, nekuti uchatungamira pamberi paShe kuti ugadzirire nzira dzake; 77 Kuzivisa vanhu vake ruponeso nekuregererwa kwezvivi zvavo, 78 Netsitsi huru dzaMwari wedu; nadzo mambakwedza ekudenga akatishanyira, 79 Kupa chiedza kune avo vagere murima nemumumvuri werufu, kutungamira tsoka dzedu munzira yerugare. 80 Mwana akakura, akasimba mumweya, akagara murenje kusvikira pazuva raakazviratidza kuna Israeri.
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