Kunza 4
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Masoko Asamweri akauya kuno Israeri yese. Zvino Israeri yakabhudha kwendaha kuhondo noMafiristiya. Aona akagara kuEbeneza uye aFiristiya akagara ku Afeque.
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Afirisitiya akarumatidzana kuti apondhane noIsraeri. Pakupondhana uku, Israeri yakapondwa nomaFirisitiya, uakaurawa anhu anokwana zviuru zvirongomuna kumbuto yohondho.
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Anhu pakawirira kaigara, akuru okuIsraeri akati: ``Ngei Jehova watirwisa pamberi pomaFirisitya? Ngatiumdzise kuno Areka yetchapupu tchaJehova iri kuSiro, kuitira kuti iyona igare nesu uye itisiye takapona pamasimba yemuwengi wedhu.´´
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Zvakadharo, anhu akatuma anarume kuSiro; kubvira ikona, aowona anotwara Areka yetchapupu tchaJehova wehondho, anogara pamusoro pomakerubini. Anarume airi aEli, Hofni naFineia, anga ariyo noAreka yetchapupu tchaJehova.
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Areka yotchapupu tchaJehova payakaguma paingara, anhu ese okuIsraeri akapururudza kukuru uye nyika ikaita mawungira.
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WaFirisitya pagazwa kukhuwa kekupururidza, aona akati: `` Kupururidza uku kurikutii kumusasa yemaHeberu?´´ Zvakadharo akaona kuti Areka yaJehova yanga yauya kumusasa.
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WaFiristiya aitya; aona akati: ``Mwari wauya kumusasa.´´ Uye akati: ``
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Tino dhamo! Ndhiyani utchati tchengetedza kusimba guru raMwari uyu? Uyu ndiye Mwari wakapondha maIgipita nomatambhudziko akasiyana siyana muthambe.
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Simbai uye itaianarume, imwimwi maFirisitiya, kana ndhitchakuita ndhapwa dzomaHeberu, maitire anosiita ndhapwa kamuri. Itaianarume uye irwai.´´
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MaFiristiya akarwa uye Israeri yakakundwa. Munhu nemunhu wakatizira kumbakake, uye kuurayana kanga kakakura, zviuru znino makumi matatu yeIsraeri akanbwera.
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Areka yaMwari yakatorwa uye ana airi aEri, Hofini uye naFinia, akafa.
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Munhu umwe wakagogoma etchibva kuhondho uye wakauya ku Silo zuwa rimwero, kakuguma nomatchira akamweka uye nemabhukuta mumusoro.
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Pakaguma, Eri wanga akagara patchitiki tchake padhuze nopagwandza, etchiringisa, ngokuti mwoyo wake wanga wabhatika ngonyaya yeAreka yaMwari. Mwanarume pakapinda muguta uye kakutsa masoko, guta rese rakatchema.
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Eri pakazwa kukuwa kokutchema, wakati: "Kurikuti kukuwa uku?" Mwanarume wakauya ngokukasika uye wakatsa zvese kuna Eri.
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Pamazuwa aya, Eri wanga uno makore makumi mapfumbhamwe; madziso ake anga asikaoni, uye aena wanga asinga kwanisi kuwona.
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Mwanarume wakati kuna Eri: "Ndhini dhirikubva kuhondo. Inini ndha tiza kuhondho nyamasi." Uye Eri wakati: "Zvaitika kudhini izvi, mwanangu?"
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Munhu wanga auzinsa masoko wakati: "Israeri yatiza maFirisitiya. Uye anhu akundwa kukuru. Ana ako airi, Hofini uye Finiasi, afa, uye Areka yaMwari yatorwa."
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Paaka reketa ngonyaya yoAreka yaMwari, Eri wakawa patchitiki tchake ngodhi rosure kumusuwo wake. Mutsipa wake wakavunika uye iyena wakafa, ngokuti wanga atchena uye wanga akakhuma. Wanga atonga Isiraeri makumi marongomuna emakore.
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Zvino murora wake, mukadzi waFiniasi, wanga anominbha uye wanga wondha kubhara. Pakazwa masoko aya okuti Areka yaMwari yatorwa uye nyazani ake uye nomwamwuna wake anga afa, wakapfugama uye wobhara, asi kuwardziwa kokubhara kakamu dzipa.
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Panga wodha kufa, anakadzi aimubhatsira akati: "Usatye, wabhara mwanarume." Ayena azi kudhaira uye azi kuzwikanda mumwoyo make zvanga zvareketwa.
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Asi, akadhaindza mwaneyo, kuti Icabode, ngokuti: "Nbiri yeIsiraeri yaendha!" ngokuti Areka yaJehova yanga Yatorwa, ngonyaya yanyazani ake uye nomwamwuna wake.
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Uye aena wakati: "Mbhiri yeIsiraeri yaenda, ngokuti Areka yaMwari yatorwa".