¹ Mukulu wemapilisita adoti, ''Izvi zvinhu ichokwadi?'' ² Stefano adoti,'' Anabhuti nowana baba, musitetekela kwandili: Mwali mutsvene azvilatidza kuna wana baba wedu Abhulahamu paaiwamu Mesopotamia, asti aebuda muHarani; ³ adoti kwaali, Ibvai munyika yako nohama dzako, uende munyika yandisakulatidza.'' ⁴ Ipapo akabuda munyika yoKdhiya akanogala kuHalani; kubva ipapo, mushule molupfu rababa wake, Mwali wadomuunza panyika ino, pauli kugala izvozvi. ⁵ Asi haana kumupasa nhaka , kana, kunyangwe paadotsika nolutsoka rake. Asi adomuwimbisa- kunyangwe zvazvo Abhulahamu akanga asina mwana- wasangomupasa iyo yake nevana vaizomutetekela. ⁶ Mwali adotaula kwaali sezvizvi, wana wake wasawa watohwa kunyika yawamwe wasaita walanda nokuwaonesa nhamo makole ana mazana mana. ⁷ 'Asi ndisatongesa ludzi hwavachawa walanda wahwo Mwali wakataura. ⁸ Ipapo Mwali adopasa Abhulahamu akazobeleka Isaka akazomudzingisa nozuwa lolusele, Isaka akazobeleka Jakobho, naiyewo Jakobho akabeleka gumi nowawili. ⁹ Nokuti madzitateguru wakakanga wadowenga Josefa, wakamutengesa wakamuisa Egipita asi Mwali akawa naye ¹⁰ uye adomuhwila nhamo dzake dzose. Akapasa Josefa kuti adikanwe na Falawo mambo weEjipita awe nokuchenjera pamberi pake iye adomuita mutariri weEjipita noweimba yake yose. ¹¹ Zvino nzara hulu idosvika paEjipita yose neKenani nenhamo ikulu madzibaba edu adoshaiwa zvokudya. ¹² Zvino Jakopo adoti anzva kuti Ejipita kune zviyo pakutanga adotuma madzibaba edu. ¹³ Pahwendo hwepili Josefa adoziwikamwa nawakulu wake ludzi hwaJosefa ludoonekwa naFarawo. ¹⁴ Zvino Josefa adotuma kodeedza Jakobo baba wake nohama dzose wanhu waiwa makumi manomwe nowashanu. ¹⁵ Jakobo adobulukila Ejipita adofa iye nomadzibaba edu. ¹⁶ Vadotakuhwa kuenda Shekem wadowigwa pahwalo hwakanga hwatengewa naAbhurahama nomutengo wesilveli kuwanakomana weHomar paShekemi. ¹⁷ Zvino nguwa yochipikihwa chakanga chapikihwa Abhurahama naMwali achisvedela wanhu wakawanda wakaita wazhinji muEjipita. ¹⁸ Kusvikira umwe mambo adomuka muEjipita wakanga asina kuziva Josefa . ¹⁹ Iye adobata ludzi hwedu nomano adotambudza madzibaba edu adowalaila kuti walege kulalamisiwa. ²⁰ Nenguwa iyoyo Mozisi adobelekewa wanga adonaka kwazvo adobelekewa mwedzi mitatu mumba mababa wake . ²¹ Zvino anoti alasiwa kumunda waFalao adomunhonga adomulela kuti awe mwana wake. ²² Mosizi adodzidzisiwa huchengeli hwose hwawaEjipita akawa nosimba pamashoko nomabsa ake. ²³ Zvino anoti asvika makore makumi mana moyo wake ukada kushanyira hama dzake wana Israel. ²⁴ Akaona mumwe achiitihwa zvisakarurama ndokumuhwila adomubaya muEjipita achitsiwa wakanga asitambudzika; ²⁵ waifunga kuti zvimwe hama dzake dzainzwisisa kurwirwa kwawaiitwa nojanja laMwali, asi vaisazvinzwisisa. ²⁶ Nezuva lomongwana akaona wanhu rume wawili wachikakavara akaedza kuwayananisa adoti anhu lume imi, muli hama munoitilana zvisakalulama neiko? ²⁷ Zvino iye akanga asiitira vekwake zvisadolulama akamusindila kule asiti ndiyaniko adokuita mutongi wedu? ²⁸ Unoda kundibaya sezvawaudobaya Egipita kani? ²⁹ Mozisi adotiza achinzva shoko ilo akanowa mutohwa munyika yemidioni kwaakanobeleka wana komana wawili . ³⁰ Zvino makole makumi mana adoti apela mutuma adoonekwa naye mulenje legomo Sinai, mumulazvo wemoto mugwedzi. ³¹ Mozisi adoti asiona adoshamisika nezvadoona zvino adoti achiswedela kuzochelechedza inzwi laMwali likanzvika lisiti, ndiyani, ³² Ndini Mwali wamadzibaba ako Mwali waAbhurama, nowaIsaka.,nowaJakobo. Ipapa Mozisi akadedela adocha kuchelekedza. ³³ Zvino Ishe adoti kwaali,'Bvisai shangu patsoka nokuti apo paudomila imvu lidonaka. ³⁴ Ndidoona kutambudzika kwazvo kwawanhu wangu wali muEgipita ndakanzwa kugomela kwazvo;Ndabuluka kuzowahwila; zvino huya,ndikutume Egipita; ³⁵ " Mozisi adolamba asiti ndiyani,adokuita mubati womutongi?-ndiye adotumiwa naMwali nomutumwa adowonelewa naye mugwenzi kuti awe mubati wamudzikinuli. ³⁶ Mozisi adowabudisa adoita zvishamiso nezvilatidzo munyika yoEgipita nopagungwa dzvuku, nomuleje makole anamakumi mana ³⁷ .''Ndiye Mozisi adoti kuwana waIslaeli Mwali usakumutsilai mapulisita pakati pohama dzenyu, adofanana neni; ³⁸ Ndiyezve akanga ali kuungano mulenje adotumiwa adotaula naye mugomo loSinai madzibaba edu adogamuchila mashoko mapenyu kuzotipa. '' ³⁹ Iwo wakanga wasingadewo kumulemekedza madzibaba edu, wadomulamba wadedzokela Egipita nemoyo yawo. ⁴⁰ Wadoti kuna Aloni tiitile waMwali wangatitungamilila. Nokuti kana ali Mozisi, adetibudisa munyika ye Egipita ,hatiziwe zvideitika naye ; ⁴¹ Zvino wadoita mhuru namazuwa iyayo uye wakauya nochibayiro kuchimufananidzo chawo, uye wafira nokuda kwomabasa omanja yawo. ⁴² Asi Mwari wakatendeuka uye adowarega kuti washumire nyenyedzi dzodenga, sezvazvidonyohwa mumabhuku owaporofita, 'Ko munendiwinzira zvipfuyo zvidobaiwa uye zvibailo kwomakore makumi mana murenje, iwe imba yoIsiraeri? ⁴³ Mudogamuchira tebhenekeri yaMoriki uye nonyenyedzi yamwari wenyu Remfani, uye zvifananidzo zvamudoita kuti muzvinamate: Ndisakukurai mberi kwoBhabhironi.' ⁴⁴ ''Madzibaba edu aiwa notebhenekeri yochapupu murenje, sokuraira kudoitiwa naMwari paaitaura naMozisi, kuti aite mufananidzo wozvadoona. ⁴⁵ Mushure, madzibaba edu pasi paJoshua, wakatambira tebhenekeri uye wakauya nayo pawakatora nzvimbo. Mwari vakatora nzvimbo panyika zhinji uye akawadzinga kure pamberi pomadzibaba yawo. Tebhenekeri idoramba iripo kusvikira panguwa yaDhavhita, ⁴⁶ iye adozopasiwa nyasha pamberi paMwari, uye adokumbira kana akawana pokuwakira nzvimbo yaMwari waJakobho. ⁴⁷ Asi uyo aiwa Soromoni akadowaka imba yaMwari. ⁴⁸ ''Nokudaro, Wokumusoro haagare mudzimba dzidowakiwa nomanja, sekurehwa kwazvinoitiwa nowaporofita, ⁴⁹ 'Denga ndicho chigaro changu choushe, uye nyika chitsiko chotsoka dzangu. Imba yorudzi yamuneda kundiwakira? ndezvinotaura Ishe, kana nzvimbo yandingazorore pairi ndoipi? ⁵⁰ Ko manja angu haana kuita zvinhu zvose izvi?' ⁵¹ ''Imi womutsipa idooma , musina kudzingisiwa mumwoyo nonzewe, munegara muchitadzisa Mwoya Mutsvene; muneita sekuita kwomadzibaba enyu. ⁵² Ndoupi muporofita asina kutambidziwa? Wakabaya waporofita waiparidza kuuya kwoWakarurama, uye ikozvinoiyemi mudowa wapanduki nowaurayi nokwari zvakare, ⁵³ iyemi wanhu wadotambira murairo wamapasiwa udogadzihwa nongirozi, asi hamuna kuuchengeta.'' ⁵⁴ Zvino wakati wasinzva zvinhu izvi, wadobaiwa kusvika pamoyo, uye wakarodza mazino awo kuna Stefano. ⁵⁵ Asi iye, akazadziwa noMwoya Mutsvene, akanangara kudenga akaona nyasha dzaMwari; uye akaona Jeso adomira kujanja roruji raMwari. ⁵⁶ Stefani adoti, '' Nangara, ndaona denga risivhuhwa, uye Manakomana woMunhu adomira kujanja roruji raMwari.'' ⁵⁷ Ipapo makurukota wadovhara nzeve, uye wasishedzera nomazwi ari pamusoro, wakamhanyira kwaari nochinangwa chibodzi. ⁵⁸ Wadomuditsa kunze kwoguta wakatanga kumutema nomatombo. Zvapupu zvidoisiwa panguwo patsoka dzomujaya yainzi Sauro ⁵⁹ Pawaimutema Stefani, adeedzera kuna Ishe uye asiti, ''Ishe Jeso, tambiranyi mwoya wangu. ⁶⁰ ''Akapfugama uye akadeedza nozwi guru, ''Ishe, musawapasa mhosva nokuda kwochiwi ichi kwawari.''Padotaura izvi, adobva arara.