Bhuku Rechipiri reMakoronike 7:1-22
7 Soromoni paakangopedza kunyengetera,+ moto wakaburuka kubva kudenga,+ ukapisa mupiro unopiswa nezvibayiro, uye kubwinya kwaJehovha kwakazadza imba yacho.+
2 Vapristi havana kukwanisa kupinda muimba yaJehovha nekuti kubwinya kwaJehovha kwakanga kwazadza imba yaJehovha.+
3 VaIsraeri vese vakanga vakatarisa pakaburuka moto kubwinya kwaJehovha kuri paimba yacho, uye vakapfugama, vakadzikisa misoro yavo vari pauriri hwematombo, vakaonga Jehovha, “nekuti akanaka; rudo rwake rusingachinji runogara nekusingaperi.”
4 Mambo nevanhu vese vakabva vapa zvibayiro pamberi paJehovha.+
5 Mambo Soromoni akapa chibayiro chemombe 22 000 nemakwai 120 000. Saka mambo nevanhu vese vakakumikidza imba yaMwari wechokwadi.+
6 Vapristi vakanga vakamira panzvimbo dzavo dzebasa, sezvakanga zvakaita vaRevhi vaiva nezviridzwa zvaishandiswa pakuimbira Jehovha.+ (Mambo Dhavhidhi akanga agadzira zviridzwa izvi kuti zvishandiswe pakuonga Jehovha, “nekuti rudo rwake rusingachinji runogara nekusingaperi,” Dhavhidhi paairumbidza pamwe chete navo.*) Uye vapristi vakanga vachiridza mabhosvo,+ achiririra pamusoro vari pamberi pevaRevhi, vaIsraeri vese vakamira.
7 Soromoni akabva atsvenesa pakati pechivanze chaiva pamberi peimba yaJehovha, nekuti ipapo ndipo paakanga ava kuda kupira zvibayiro zvinopiswa,+ nemafuta ezvibayiro zverugare, nekuti atari yemhangura+ yakanga yagadzirwa naSoromoni yakanga isingakwani zvibayiro zvinopiswa, mipiro yezviyo,*+ nemafuta.+
8 Panguva iyoyo Soromoni akaita mutambo kwemazuva 7+ nevaIsraeri vese, ungano huru chaizvo yevanhu vakauya vachibva kuRebhohamati* kusvika kuRwizi* rweIjipiti.+
9 Asi pazuva rechi8* vakava negungano dzvene,+ nekuti vakanga vakumikidza atari kwemazuva 7 uye vaita mutambo kwemazuva 7.
10 Pazuva rechi23 remwedzi wechi7 akabva aita kuti vanhu vachienda kudzimba dzavo, vachifara chaizvo+ uye vaine mwoyo yaifara, vachifarira zvakanaka zvakanga zvaitwa naJehovha kuna Dhavhidhi naSoromoni nevanhu vake vaIsraeri.+
11 Saka Soromoni akapedza imba yaJehovha neimba yamambo;*+ uye Soromoni akabudirira kuita zvese zvakanga zviri mumwoyo make zvaaida kuitira imba yaJehovha neimba yake.+
12 Jehovha akabva azviratidza kuna Soromoni+ usiku, akati kwaari: “Ndanzwa munyengetero wako, uye ndasarudza nzvimbo ino kuti ive imba yangu yekubayira zvibayiro.+
13 Kana ndikavhara denga mvura yorega kunaya uye kana ndikarayira hwiza kuti dziparadze nyika uye kana ndikatumira denda pakati pevanhu vangu,
14 vanhu vangu vanodanwa+ nezita rangu vozvininipisa,+ vonyengetera, votsvaga chiso changu, votendeuka panzira dzavo dzakaipa,+ ndichabva ndanzwa ndiri kudenga ndokanganwira chivi chavo, ndoporesa nyika yavo.+
15 Kubva zvino maziso angu achange achiona, nzeve dzangu dzichiteerera munyengetero unopiwa panzvimbo ino.+
16 Ndasarudza uye ndatsvenesa imba ino kuti zita rangu rirambe riri pairi,+ uye maziso angu nemwoyo wangu zvichagara zviri pairi.+
17 “Uye kana iwe ukafamba pamberi pangu, sekufamba kwakaita baba vako Dhavhidhi, uchiita zvese zvandakakurayira, uye uchiteerera mirau yangu nemitongo yangu,+
18 ndichabva ndasimbisa chigaro cheumambo hwako,+ maererano nesungano yandakaita nababa vako Dhavhidhi+ ndichiti, ‘Hapazomboshayikwi murume wedzinza rako anotonga Israeri.’+
19 Asi kana mukatsauka, mosiya mirau yangu nemirayiro yangu zvandakaisa pamberi penyu, moenda kunoshumira vamwe vanamwari, movakotamira,+
20 ndichadzurawo vaIsraeri panyika yangu yandakavapa,+ uye ndicharasira kure neni imba iyi yandakatsvenesera zita rangu, uye ndichaiita chiseko* uye chinhu chinoshorwa pakati pemarudzi ese.+
21 Imba iyi ichasara yangova matongo. Munhu wese anopfuura nepairi acharamba akatarisa achishamisika,+ uye achati, ‘Nei Jehovha akaita zvakadai panyika iyi nepaimba iyi?’+
22 Ivo vachabva vati, ‘Imhaka yekuti vakasiya Jehovha+ Mwari wemadzitateguru avo uyo akanga avabudisa munyika yeIjipiti,+ vakatanga kunamata vamwe vanamwari, vakavakotamira nekuvashumira.+ Ndokusaka akaunza dambudziko rese iri pavari.’”+
Mashoko Emuzasi
^ Zvichida pari kureva vaRevhi.
^ Shoko rakashandurwa kuti zviyo rinoreva zvirimwa zvakasiyana-siyana zvine tsanga zvakadai segorosi nebhari.
^ Kana kuti “panopindwa napo muHamati.”
^ Ona Tsanangudzo Yemashoko pana “Bani.”
^ Zuva rakatevera mutambo, kana kuti zuva rechi15.
^ Kana kuti “nemuzinda wamambo.”
^ ChiHeb., “chirevo.”
