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18 Mazuva iwayo muIsraeri makanga musina mambo.+ Uye mazuva iwayo dzinza revaDhani+ rakanga richitsvaga nzvimbo* yekugara, nekuti kusvikira panguva iyoyo vakanga vasati vawana nhaka pakati pemadzinza aIsraeri.+
2 VaDhani vakatuma varume vashanu vemhuri yavo, varume vakashinga vaibva kuZora neEshtaori,+ kuti vanoongorora* nyika nekuona zvayakaita. Vakati kwavari: “Endai munoona zvakaita nyika.” Pavakasvika munyika ine makomo yaEfremu, kumba kwaMika,+ vakarara ikoko. 3 Pavaiva pedyo neimba yaMika, vakaziva inzwi remurume* uya wechidiki muRevhi, saka vakaenda kwaari vakamubvunza kuti: “Ndiani akakuunza kuno? Uri kuitei munzvimbo ino? Uri kugarirei pano?” 4 Iye akati kwavari: “Mika akandiitira zvekuti nezvekuti uye akanditora kuti ndishande semupristi wake achindibhadhara.”+ 5 Vakabva vati kwaari: “Tapota bvunza Mwari kuti tizive kana rwendo rwedu ruchizobudirira.” 6 Mupristi wacho akati kwavari: “Endai nerugare. Jehovha anemi parwendo rwenyu.”
7 Saka varume vacho vashanu vakapfuurira, vakasvika kuguta reRaishi.+ Vakaona kuti vanhu vaiva muguta racho vaizviraramira havo vega sezvaiitwa nevaSidhoni. Vakanga vakazvinyararira, vasina chavaifungira,+ uye kwainge kusina vatongi vaipinda munyika yavo kuti vavadzvinyirire. Vaiva kure chaizvo nevaSidhoni, uye vakanga vasina vamwe vanhu vavaidyidzana navo.
8 Varume vacho pavakadzokera kuhama dzavo kuZora neEshtaori,+ hama dzavo dzakati kwavari: “Makaona kwakadii?” 9 Ivo vakapindura vachiti: “Handei tinovarwisa, nekuti takaona kuti nyika yacho yakanaka chaizvo. Muri kuzezei? Musanonoka kuenda kunotora nyika yacho. 10 Pamuchasvika, muchaona vanhu varimo avo vasina chavari kumbofungira;+ nyika yacho yakakura chaizvo. Mwari aisa nyika yacho mumaoko enyu uye munyika yacho hamuna chinhu chiri panyika chinoshayikwa.”+
11 Varume 600 vainge vakapakata zvombo zvehondo, vemhuri yevaDhani, vakabva vasimuka vachibva kuZora neEshtaori.+ 12 Vakaenda vakanodzika musasa paKiriyati-jearimu+ iri muJudha. Ndokusaka nzvimbo iyoyo iri kumavirira kweKiriyati-jearimu ichinzi Mahane-dhani*+ nanhasi. 13 Vakabva ipapo vakaenda kunyika ine makomo yaEfremu, vakasvika pamba paMika.+
14 Varume vashanu vakanga vaenda kunoongorora* nyika yeRaishi+ vakati kuhama dzavo: “Maizviziva here kuti mudzimba idzi mune efodhi,* nezvidhori,* nemufananidzo wakavezwa uye mufananidzo wesimbi?*+ Fungai zvekuita.” 15 Saka vakamira ipapo, vakaenda kuimba yemurume uya wechidiki muRevhi,+ pamba paMika, vakamubvunza upenyu. 16 Munguva yese iyi varume 600 vekwaDhani,+ avo vainge vakapakata zvombo zvehondo, vakanga vakamira pagedhi. 17 Varume vashanu vakanga vaenda kunosora nyika+ vakapinda mukati kuti vatore mufananidzo wakavezwa, neefodhi,+ nezvidhori,*+ nemufananidzo wesimbi.*+ (Mupristi wacho+ akanga akamira pagedhi aine varume 600 vakanga vakapakata zvombo zvehondo.) 18 Vakapinda mumba maMika, vakatora mufananidzo wakavezwa, neefodhi, nezvidhori,* nemufananidzo wesimbi.* Mupristi wacho akati kwavari: “Muri kuitei?” 19 Asi vakati kwaari: “Nyarara. Bata muromo wako, uende nesu kuti unova chipangamazano* nemupristi wedu. Ndezvipi zviri nani, kuti uve mupristi weimba yemunhu mumwe chete+ kana kuti uve mupristi wedzinza newemhuri muIsraeri?”+ 20 Mupristi wacho akagutsikana nazvo, achibva atora efodhi nezvidhori,* nemufananidzo wakavezwa,+ akabva aenda nevanhu vacho.
21 Vakabva vasimuka kuti vaende, vakaisa vana nezvipfuwo nezvinhu zvinokosha mberi kwavo. 22 Pavakanga vafamba chinhambwe kubva pamba paMika, varume vaigara mudzimba dzaiva pedyo neimba yaMika vakabva vaungana, vakatevera vaDhani vakavabata. 23 Pavakashevedzera kuvaDhani, vaDhani vakabva vacheuka vakati kuna Mika: “Chii chanetsa? Nei maungana pamwe chete?” 24 Akabva ati: “Matora vanamwari vangu vandakagadzira, mukabva matorawo nemupristi wacho. Zvino ini ndasara nei? Saka mungati sei kwandiri, ‘Chii chiri kukunetsa?’” 25 VaDhani vakamupindura vachiti: “Usatikwidzira inzwi; nekuti varume vakatsamwa vanogona kukurwisa worasikirwa neupenyu hwako nehwevanhu veimba yako.”* 26 Saka vaDhani vakaenderera mberi nerwendo rwavo; uye Mika paakaona kuti vaiva nesimba kumupfuura, akabva atendeuka ndokudzokera kumba kwake.
27 Pashure pekunge vatora zvakanga zvagadzirwa naMika pamwe chete nemupristi wake, vakabva vaenda kuRaishi,+ kuvanhu vakanga vakazvinyararira, vasina chavaifungira.+ Vakavauraya nebakatwa uye vakapisa guta racho nemoto. 28 Hapana aigona kubatsira vanhu vemuguta iri nekuti raiva kure neSidhoni, uye hapana mumwe wavaidyidzana naye uye guta racho rakanga riri mubani reBheti-rehobhu.+ Vakabva vavakazve guta racho vakagara mariri. 29 Uyewo vakatumidza guta racho kuti Dhani,+ iro raiva zita rababa vavo Dhani, mwanakomana waIsraeri.+ Asi guta racho raimbonzi Raishi.+ 30 Pashure paizvozvo vaDhani vakazvimisira mufananidzo wakavezwa,+ uye Jonatani+ mwanakomana waGeshomu,+ mwanakomana waMozisi, nevanakomana vake, vakava vapristi vedzinza revaDhani kusvikira pazuva rakazotapwa vagari vemunyika yacho. 31 Vakamisa mufananidzo wakavezwa wakanga wagadzirwa naMika, uye wakaramba uri ipapo mazuva ese ayo imba yaMwari wechokwadi yaiva muShiro.+