Hara atu a kura ariphomuuza kuhusu mchewe, waamba, “Ni mwenehu,” mana waogopha kuamba, “Ni mkpwazangu.” Iye wadziamba, “Hano atu labuda andaniolaga ili amuphahe Rebeka,” kpwa vira ni mnono.
Mlungu achiaterya na nyo Ahagari na osi ariokala phamwenga nao achitiywa mikononi mwao. Mana amririra Mlungu wakati wa vyo viha, naye achiajibu mavoyo gao kpwa kukala kala akamkuluphira iye.
Kala unamuogopha ani ariyekuhenda ukakame hadi uchigomba handzo, bila kunitambukira wala kuniaza? Dze, tamniogopha kpwa kukala nákunyamarirani hangu kare?
Nebukadineza wagomba achiamba, “Naatogolwe Mlungu wa Shediraka, Meshaki na Abedinego achiyehuma malaikawe kutivya atumishie. Aho amkuluphira na achivundza lagizo ra mfalume na kulavya miri yao badala ya kuhumikira na kuabudu mlungu wanjina isiphokala Mlungu wao enye.
Siku mwenga waphiya kpwa Jesu usiku achendamuamba, “Rabi, hunamanya kukala uwe u mwalimu yehumwa ni Mlungu. Mana takuna awezaye kuhenda vilinje uhendavyo bila ya Mlungu kukala phamwenga naye.”
Avyazie aamba hivyo kpwa kuogopha vilongozi a Chiyahudi. Mana hinyo vilongozi kala akatsapiza kukala, mutu yeyesi ndiyekubali na kuamba Jesu ndiye Yetsambulwa Kuokola Atu, andahendwa nyunga wala kandainjira sinagogini.
Msipendelee mutu yeyesi wakati munalavya uamuli; phundzani enye vyeo na atu a kawaida sawa-sawa. Msiogophe mutu yeyesi, mana uamuli ni wa Mlungu. Kuchikala maneno ambago ni magumu sana kpwenu, mundagareha kpwangu nami ndagaphundza.
Phahi Sauli achimuambira Samueli, “Nkahenda dambi mana nkakosera amuri ya Mwenyezi Mlungu na manenogo, kpwa mana náaogopha hinya atu na nchiphundza arigolonda.
Phapho hipho mbere za atu osi wabadilisha tabiyaye, achidzihenda ana koma ariphokala mwao mikononi. Achikuna-kuna mbao za mryango, kuno akarichira nyuhe zinachunjurika dzulu ya cheruche.
Naye Daudi wagomba chimoyo-moyo achiamba, “Siku mwenga Sauli andakpwedza aniolage, baha nchimbire mphiye tsi ya Afilisti. Chihivyo Sauli andakata tamaa ya kuniendza tsona kahi ya tsi ya Iziraeli nami ndatiya.”
Daudi kayaricha moyo mutu hata mmwenga, si alume wala achetu, taphana ariyeuya naye Gathi mana waamba, “Asiutongee kpwa kuamba, ‘Daudi wahenda hivi,’ ” Na hivyo ndivyo irivyokala desturiye wakati wosi ariphokala tsi ya Afilisti.