CHITSAUKO 1
Zebhuruni, mwanakomana wechitanhatu waJakobho naRea. Muvambi uye philanthropist. Zvaakadzidza somugumisiro weranganoyaakarongerwaJosefa.
1Ndiwo mashoko aZebhuruni, aakaraira vanakomana vake, asati afa, negore rezana negumi namana roupenyu hwake, makore mavirishurekokufakwaJosefa.
2 Iye ndokuti kwavari: Nditeererei, imwi vanakomana vaZebhuruni, inzwai mashoko ababavenyu.
3 Ini, Zebhuruni, ndakaberekerwa vabereki vangu;
4 nekuti pakuzvarwa kwangu baba vangu vakangavawandakwazvo-kwazvo,pamakwai nemombe,pavakawanaanemitsetse.
5Handizivikutindakatadzamazuvaanguose, kunzekwokungofungachete.
6 Kana neniwo handiyeuke kuti ndakatadza, kunze kwechivi chekusaziva chandakaitira Josefa; nokuti ndakavimbisana nevakoma vangu kuti vasaudze baba vangu zvakanga zvaitwa.
7 Asi ndakachema muchivande mazuva mazhinji pamusana paJosefa, nokuti ndaitya vakoma vangu, nokuti vose vakanga vabvumirana kuti kana paine aitaura zvakavandika,aizouraiwa.
8 Zvino vakati voda kumuuraya, ndakavapikisa zvikuru nemisodzi kuti varege kuvanemhosvayechiviichi.
9 Zvino Simeoni naGadhi vakauya kuzorwa naJosefa kuti vamuuraye, ndokuti kwavari nemisodzi: Ndinzwirei tsitsi, hama dzangu, ndinzwirei tsitsi paura hwaJakove baba vedu; musaisamaokoenyupamusoropangukuteura roparisinamhosva;haanakukutadzirai.
10 Zvino kana ndakatadza, hama dzangu, mundirange, asi regai kutambanudza ruoko rwenyu pamusoro pangu nokuda kwaJakove babavedu;
11 Uye paakataura mashoko aya, achichema achiita saizvozvo, handina kukwanisa kutsungirira kuchema kwake, uye ndikatanga kuchema, chiropa changu chikadururwa, uye
zvinhu zvose zvomuura mangu zvakasunungurwa.
12 Uye ndakachema naJosefa uye mwoyo wangu ukarira, uye mafundo emuviri wangu akabvunda,uyehandinakukwanisakumira.
13Josefa akatiachindionandichichemanaye, ivo vachiuya kuzomuuraya, iye akatizira shurekwangu,achivakumbirisa.
\v 14 Zvichakadaro Rubheni wakasimuka ndokuti: Uyai, hama dzangu, ngatirege kumuuraya, asi ngatimukande mune rimwe ramakomba aya akaoma, ayo madzibaba edu akacherandokushayamvura.
15 Nokuda kwechikonzero ichi Ishe vakarambidza kuti mvura imuke mavari kuitirakutiJosefaachengetwe.
16 Vakaita saizvozvo kusvikira vamutengesa kuvaIshimaeri.
17 Nokuti pamutengo wake handina kuwana mugove,vanavangu.
18 Asi Simeoni naGadhi nedzimwe hama dzedu nhanhatu vakatora mutengo waJosefa, vakazvitengera hwashu, nevakadzi vavo nevanavavo,vachiti:
19 Hatizoidyi, nokuti ndiwo mutengo weropa romunun’una wedu, asi chokwadi tichaitsika netsoka, nokuti akati achava mambo wedu, uye ngationei kuti kurota kwake kuchaitika sei.
20 Naizvozvo zvakanyorwa parugwaro rwemurairo waMozisi, kuti ani nani usingamutsi hama yake mbeu, inofanira kusunungurwa shangu yake, uye vamufire kumeso.
21 Vakoma vaJosefa vakanga vasingadi kuti munun'una wavo ararame, Jehovha akavasunungurira shangu dzavo, dzavakanga vapfekapamusoropaJosefamunin'inawavo.
22 Nokuti pavakasvika muIjipiti, vakasunungurwa nevashandi vaJosefa kunze kwegedhi, uye vakakotamira pamberi paJosefasezvakaitwanaMamboFarao.
23 Uye havana kumupfugamira chete, asi vakapfirwawo, vakawira pasi pamberi pake pakarepo,vakanyadziswakare.vaEgipita.
24 Shure kwaizvozvo vaEgipita vakanzwa zvakaipazvosezvavakaitiraJosefa.
25 Uye shure kwokunge atengeswa, vakoma vanguvakagarapasikutivadyenokunwa.
26 Asi ini, ndakanzwira Josefa tsitsi, handina kudya, asi ndakatarira gomba, nekuti Judha wakatya kuti Simeoni, naDhani, naGadhi vangamhanyavakamuuraya.
27 Asi pavakaona kuti ndakanga ndisingadyi, vakandiita kuti ndimurinde kusvikira atengeswakuvaIshmaeri.
28 Zvino Rubheni paakasvika, akanzwa kuti Josefa akanga asipo akanga atengeswa, akabvaruranguodzakeuyeakachema,akati:
29 Ndichatarira sei chiso chababa vangu Jakobho? Uye akatora mari ndokumhanya achitevera vatengesi asi zvaakatadza kuvawanaakadzokaaineshungu.
30 Asi vatengesi vakanga vasiya nzira yakafara uye vakafamba nomuTroglodhi nenzirayokudimbudzira.
31 Asi Rubheni akava neshungu, akasadya zvokudyanomusiiwoyo.
32 Naizvozvo Dhani akaenda kwaari, akati, Usachema, kana kuchema; nekuti tawana zvatingarevakunababaveduJakobho.
33Ngatiurayembudzana,tinyikemairinguvo yaJosefa; ngatiitume kuna Jakove, tichiti, Ziva,iyindiyonguvoyomwanakomanawako here?
34 Vakaita saizvozvo. Vakabvisa nguo yake kuna Josefa pavakanga vachimutengesa, uye vakamupfekedzanguoyomuranda.
35 Zvino Simioni akatora nguvo, asingadi kuisiya, nekuti wakange achida kuibvarura nemunondo wake; nekuti wakange atsamwa kuti Josefa mupenyu, uye kuti wakange asina kumuuraya.
36 Ipapo tose tikasimuka, tikati kwaari, Kana musingasiyi nguvo, tichati kuna baba vedu, kuti ndimwi moga makaita chinhu ichi chakaipapakatipaIsiraeri.
37 Naizvozvo akavapa, vakaita sezvakarehwa naDhani.
CHITSAUKO 2
Anokurudzira tsitsi dzevanhu uye kunzwisisa vamwevanhu.
1 Zvino, vana, ndinokudai, kuti muchengete mirairo yaIshe, muitire tsitsi vavakidzani
venyu, netsitsi kune vose, kwete kuvanhu chete,asiwokumhuka.
2 Nekuda kwechinhu chose ichi Ishe vakandiropafadza, uye apo hama dzangu dzose dzairwara, ndakapukunyuka ndisina chirwere, nokuti Ishe vanoziva zvinangwa zvemumwenemumwe.
3 Naizvozvo, vana vangu, ivai netsitsi mumoyo yenyu nekuti kunyange munhu sezvaanoitira umwe wake, saizvozvo Ishe uchamuitirawosaizvozvo.
4 Nokuti vanakomana vehama dzangu vakanga vachirwara uye vakanga vachifa nokuda kwaJosefa, nokuti havana kuratidza tsitsimumwoyomavo;asivanakomanavangu vakachengetwa vasina chirwere, sezvamunoziva.
5 Zvino ndakati ndiri munyika yeKanani, pamahombekombe egungwa, ndakaitira Jakove baba vangu hove; uye vazhinji vakabitirirwa mugungwa, ini ndakaramba ndisinakukuvadzwa.
6Ndinindakatangakugadziraigwapamusoro pegungwa, nekuti Jehovha wakandipa kunzwisisanenjeremariri.
7 Uye ndakadzikisa chidzoreso shure kwayo, uyendakatambanudzaseiripanerimwebango rakangarakatitwasuraivapakati.
8 Zvino ndakafambamo nechikepe kumahombekombe, ndichibata hove dzeimba yababavangukusvikiratasvikaEgipita;
9 Uye netsitsi ndakagovera hove dzangu kumutorwawese.
10 Kana munhu akanga ari mutorwa, kana achirwara, kana achembera, ndaibika hove, ndikadzigadzira zvakanaka, ndikapa vanhu vose, mumwe nomumwe sezvaakada, ndichivanzwiratsitsi,ndichivanzwiratsitsi.
11 Naizvozvo Jehovha akandigutsa nehove zhinji pakubata hove; nokuti unogovana nowokwake unogamuchira zvizhinji kwazvo kunaShe.
12Ndakabatahovemakoremashanu,ndikapa mumwe nomumwe wandakaona, akakwana voseveimbayababavangu.
13 Muzhizha ndaibata hove, uye munguva yechandondaifudzamakwainehamadzangu.
14Zvinondichakuzivisaizvandakaita;
15 Ndakaona murume ari panjodzi panguva yechando akanga asina kupfeka, ndikamunzwira tsitsi, akaba nguo mumba mababa vangu muchivande, ndikaipa akanga aripanjodzi.
16 Naizvozvo imi, vana vangu, kubva pane izvo Mwari zvaanokupai, itai nengoni netsitsi kuvanhu vose, musingazezi, uye ipai kune umweneumwenemoyowakanaka.
17 Uye kana musina chekupa unoshaiwa, munzwireitsitsinemoyoyetsitsi.
18 Ndinoziva kuti ruoko rwangu haruna kuwana nzira yandingapa nayo waishaiwa, ndikafamba naye ndichichema mastadhia manomwe,moyowanguukamunzwiratsitsi.
19 Naizvozvo imwiwo, vana vangu, ivai netsitsikuneumweneumwenetsitsi,kutiIshe avenetsitsinetsitsiwokwamuri.
20 Nekuti napamazuva okupedzisira Mwari uchatuma tsitsi dzake panyika, uye pose paanowanamoyowetsitsi,unogaramaari.
21 Nokuti pakunzwira tsitsi kwomunhu wokwake,Isheanavosaizvozvo.
22 Zvino takati taburukira Egipita, Josefa haanakutiitirazvakaipa.
23 Mumuchenjerere imwi, vana vangu, muzviratidzemusinaruvengo,uyemudanane; mumwe nomumwe wenyu ngaarege kurangarirazvakaipapamusoropehamayake.
24 Nokuti izvi zvinoputsa kubatana uye zvinoparadzanisa marudzi ose, uye zvinotambudzamweya,uyezvinobvisachiso.
25 Naizvozvo, cherechedzai mvura, uye muzive painoyerera pamwe chete, inotsvaira matombo,miti,ivhu,nezvimwezvinhu.
26 Asi kana vakatsemuka kuva hova zhinji, nyikaichavamedza,vakanyangarika.
27 Ndizvo zvamuchaitawo kana mukapesana. Naizvozvo musaparadzana mukava misoro miviri pazvinhu zvose zvakaitwa naIshe .ane musoro mumwe, namafudzi maviri, maoko maviri,tsokambiri,nemitezoyoseyasara.
28 Nekuti ndakadzidza murugwaro rwamadzibaba angu, kuti muchatsaurwa pakati paIsiraeri, muchatevera madzimambo maviri,muchaitazvinonyangadzazvose.
29 Uye vavengi venyu vachakutapai, uye muchaitirwa zvakaipa pakati pemaJentairi, neuterahuzhinjinematambudziko.
30 Uye mushure mezvinhu izvi mucharangarira Ishe uye motendeuka, uye vachakunzwirai tsitsi, nokuti vane tsitsi netsitsi.
31 Uye haarangariri zvakaipa pamusoro pevanakomana vevanhu, nekuti ivo inyama, uyevanonyengerwanemabasaavoakaipa.
32 Uye shure kwezvinhu izvi muchabuda kwamuri Ishe pachavo, chiedza chekururama, uyemuchadzokerakunyikayenyu.
33 Uye muchamuona muJerusarema nokuda kwezitarake.
34Uyenokudakwezvakaipazvemabasaenyu muchamutsamwisa,
35 Uye mucharaswa naye kusvikira panguva yekuguma.
36 Uye zvino, vana vangu, musacheme kuti ndavekufa,kanakurasikirapasipakutindave kusvikakumagumoangu.
37 Nokuti ndichasimukazve pakati penyu, somubati pakati pavanakomana vake; uye ndichafara pakati perudzi rwangu, vese vachachengeta murairo waJehovha, nemirairo yaZebhurunibabavavo.
38 Asi Ishe achauyisa moto usingaperi pamusoropevasingadiMwari,nokuvaparadza kusvikirakumarudzinamarudzi.
39 Asi ikozvino ndiri kukurumidza kuenda kuzororo rangu, sezvakaitwa nemadzibaba angu.
40 Asi ityai Jehovha Mwari wedu nesimba renyurosemazuvaoseeupenyuhwenyu.
41 Zvino wakati areva zvinhu izvi akavata hope,akwegurakwazvo.
42 Vanakomana vake vakamuradzika mubhokisi rematanda. Pashure vakakwira naye, vakandomuviga paHebhuroni kuna madzibabaake.