1 Esdras 1:1 Zvino Josiya wakaitira Ishe wake mutambo wepasika paJerusarema; vakabayira Pasika nezuva regumi namana romwedzi wokutanga; 1:2 vakagadza vapristi nemapoka avo ezuva nezuva, vakafuka nguvo akapfeka nguo refu mutemberi yaJehovha. 1:3 Akataura navaRevhi, ivo vashumiri vatsvene vaIsiraeri, kuti ivo vanofanira kuzvitsaurira kuna Jehovha, kuti vagadze areka tsvene yaJehovha paimba yakanga yavakwa namambo Soromoni mwanakomana waDhavhidhi; 1:4 akati, Hamungazotakurizve areka pamafudzi enyu; naizvozvo shumirai Jehovha Mwari wenyu, mushumire vanhu vake Isiraeri; uye mugokugadzirirai maererano nemhuri dzenyu nemhuri dzenyu, 1:5 sezvakanga zvarairwa naDhavhidhi mambo waIsiraeri, sezvakarairwa naJehovha Ukuru hwaSoromoni mwanakomana wake, akamira mutemberi maererano ivo vakatsaurwa pakati pemhuri dzenyu, ivo vaRevhi, vanobata basa pamberi pehama dzenyu, vana vaIsraeri; 1:6 Munofanira kugadzira pasika, mugadzirire zvibayiro zvenyu chengetai Pasika sezvakarairwa naJehovha Ishe, iyo yakapiwa kuna Mosesi. 7 Vanhu vakawanikwapo, Josiya akapa vanhu zviuru zvina makumi matatu namakwayana nembudzana, nemhuru zviuru zvitatu; mugove wamambo, sezvaakapikira, kuvanhu, kuti apiwe vanhu vaprista navaRevhi. 1:8 Herikia, naZakaria, naSirasi, vabati vetembere, vakapa vaprista vePasika zviuru zviviri namazana matanhatu, uye mhuru mazana matatu. 1:9 naJekoniasi, naShemaya, naNatanieri munin'ina wake, naAsabhia, Okieri naJoramu, vakuru vezviuru, vakapa vaRevhi kuvaRevhi Pasika makwai ane zviuru zvishanu, nemhuru mazana manomwe. 1:10 Zvino zvinhu izvi zvakati zvaitwa, vaprista navaRevhi vakabata zvingwa zvisina kuviriswa zvakanga zvakarongeka kwazvo maererano namarudzi. 1:11 Uye maererano nokukudzwa kwakasiyana kwemadzibaba, pamberi paIshe vanhu, kuti vape kuna Jehovha, sezvazvakanyorwa mubhuku raMozisi; vakaita saizvozvo mangwanani. 1:12 Vakagocha Pasika pamoto, sezvakafanira; zvibayiro, vakazvibika muhari dzendarira, nomumakango, zvive zvinonhuhwira zvakanaka; 1:13 Vakazviisa pamberi pavanhu vose, pashure vakagadzirira ivo navapristi, ivo vanakomana vaAroni, nehama dzavo. 14 nekuti vapristi vakauya namafuta kusvikira usiku, vaRevhi vakagadzira nokuda kwavo, nehama dzavo dzavapristi, ivo vanakomana vaAroni. 1:15 Navaimbi vatsvene, ivo vanakomana vaAsafi, pandandanda yavo, maererano pakugadzwa kwaDhavhidhi, vaiti, Asafi, naZekariya, naJedhutuni; akanga ari mumwe weboka ramambo. Uye varindi vemikova vakanga vari pasuwo rimwe nerimwe; zvakanga zvisiri pamutemo kuti ani naani aende kubva pamabasa ake amazuva ose; nekuti hama dzavo vaRevhi dzakamugadzirira ivo. 1:17 Ndizvo zvakanga zviri zvezvibayiro zvaJehovha ichapera nezuva iro, kuti vachengete Pasika; Revhitiko 1:18 uye mubayire zvibayiro paaritari yaJehovha maererano nomurayiro waJehovha murayiro wamambo Josiya. 1:19 Naizvozvo vana vaIsiraeri vakanga varipo vakaita Pasika nenguva iyo nguva, uye mutambo wechingwa chinozipa mazuva manomwe. 1:20 Uye Pasika yakadai haina kumboitwa pakati paIsraeri kubva panguva yemuporofita Samueri. 1:21 Zvirokwazvo, madzimambo ose aIsiraeri haana kuita Pasika yakadai saJosia kana nemi vapristi, navaRevhi, navaJudha vakabata pamwechete navaIsiraeri vose vakanga varipo wakawanikwa paJerusarema. 1:22 Paseka iyi yakaitwa negore regumi namasere rokubata ushe kwaJosiya. 1:23 Uye mabasa kana Josia akanga akarurama pamberi paIshe wake nemoyo wakazara zvoumwari. 1:24 Kana zviri izvo zvakaitika panguva yake, zvakanyorwa mukati nguva dzakare, pamusoro paavo vaitadza uye vakaitira Jehovha zvakaipa Ishe pamusoro pavanhu vose noushe, uye kuti vakamuchemedza sei zvikuru kwazvo, zvokuti mashoko aJehovha akamukira Israeri. 1:25 Zvino zvakaitika shure kwemabasa ose aJosiya, kuti Farao mambo mambo weEgipita akauya kuzorwa paKarikami paYufuratesi; naJosiya vakabuda kuzorwa naye. 1:26 Asi mambo weEgipita wakatuma shoko kwaari, achiti: Ndinei newe? Nhai mambo weJudhiya? 1:27 Ini handina kutumwa kubva kuna Ishe Jehovha kuzorwa newe; nokuti hondo yangu iriko Yufuratesi: uye zvino Jehovha aneni, uye Jehovha aneni nokukurumidza Ibvai kwandiri, uye musapikisana naJehovha. 1:28 Asi Josiya haana kudzosa ngoro yake kwaari, asi wakaibata irwai naye, musingaiti namashoko omuporofita Jeremia akataurwa naye muromo waJehovha. 1:29 Asi vakandorwa naye pamupata weMagidho, machinda akauya pamusoro pamambo Josiya. 1:30 Ipapo mambo akati kuvaranda vake, Ndibvisei pakurwa; nokuti ndine utera kwazvo. Pakarepo varanda vake vakamubvisamo hondo. 1:31 Ipapo akakwira ngoro yake yechipiri; uye kudzoserwazve Jerusarema rakafa, akavigwa muguva rababa vake. 1:32 Uye muJudhiya rose vakachema Josiya, hongu muporofita Jeremiya. vakachema Josiya, vakuru vavarume pamwechete navakadzi vakachema nokuda kwake kusvikira nhasi; uye izvi zvakatemwa kuti uve murayiro zvichiitwa nguva dzose murudzi rwose rwaIsraeri. 1:33 Zvinhu izvi zvakanyorwa mubhuku renhoroondo dzemadzimambo e naJudha nezvose zvakaitwa naJosiya, nokukudzwa kwake, nezvaaka nokunzwisisa mumurayiro waJehovha, nezvaakanga aita zvinhu zvisati zvaitika, uye zvinhu zvakarehwa zvino, zvakanyorwa mubhuku raJehovha madzimambo aIsraeri neJudhea. 1:34 Ipapo vanhu vakatora Jehoahazi mwanakomana waJosiya, vakamuita mambo panzvimbo yake wababa vake Josiya, paakanga ava namakore makumi maviri namatatu. 1:35 Akabata ushe paJudhiya napaJerusaremu mwedzi mitatu, ipapo mambo weIjipiti akamubvisa pakutonga muJerusarema. 1:36 Akateresa nyika matarenda esirivha ane zana, nechimwe chete tarenda regoridhe. 1:37 Mambo weIjipiti akaitawo mambo Joakimi munun'una wake mambo weJudhiya uye Jerusarema. 38 Akasunga Jehoyakimi navakuru, asi Zerakesi munin'ina wake akamubata, akamubudisa Egipita. 1:39 Joakimi akanga ana makore makumi maviri namashanu pakugadzwa kwake mambo panyika yeJudhiya neJerusarema; akaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha. 1:40 Naizvozvo Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi akamurwisa, akamurwisa akamusunga nengetani, akamuisa Bhabhironi. 41 Nebhukadhinezari akatorawo midziyo mitsvene yaJehovha, akaenda nayo ndokuvaisa mutemberi yake muBhabhironi. 1:42 Asi izvo zvakanyorwa pamusoro pake, nekusachena kwake uye zvakanyorwa munhoroondo dzamadzimambo. 1:43 Joakimi mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe, akaitwa mambo ane gumi namasere zera; 1:44 Akabata ushe paJerusaremu mwedzi mitatu namazuva ane gumi; uye vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha. 1:45 Naizvozvo gore rakati rapfuura, Nebhukadhinezari akatuma nhume kuti aunzwe Bhabhironi nemidziyo mitsvene yaJehovha; 1:46 Akaita Zedhekia mambo weJudhiya neJerusarema, paakanga ari mumwe chete uye makore makumi maviri; akabata ushe makore gumi nerimwe. 1:47 Akaitawo zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, akasava nehanya navo mashoko akataurwa kwaari nomuprofita Jeremy kubva mumuromo wa Ishe. 1:48 Zvino shure kwaizvozvo mambo Nebhukadhinezari akamupikisa nezita ramambo Jehovha akapika, akamumukira; uye achiomesa mutsipa wake, wake akadarika murayiro waJehovha Mwari waIsraeri. 1:49 Uye vabati vavanhu nevapristi vakaita zvinhu zvizhinji vachipikisa mirairo, uye vakabvisa kusvibisa kwemarudzi ose, uye akasvibisa temberi yaJehovha, yakanga iri tsvene muJerusarema. 1:50 Asi Mwari wemadzibaba avo wakatuma nemutumwa wake kuvadana akadzokera, nokuti akavaponesa netende rakewo. 51 Asi vakaseka vatumwa vake; zvino tarira, Jehovha paakataura kwavari, vakadadira vaporofita vake; 1:52 Kusvikira kure, kuti wakatsamwira vanhu vake nokuda kukuru kwavo nokusada Mwari, akarayira madzimambo avaKaradhea kuti vauye kuzorwa them; 1:53 Vakauraya majaya avo nomunondo, zvirokwazvo, panzira dzomumusha temberi yavo tsvene, uye haana kurega jaya kana murandakadzi, mutana kana mwana, pakati pavo; nokuti akaisa vose mumaoko avo. 1:54 Zvino vakatora midziyo mitsvene yose yaJehovha, kubva huru nediki. nemidziyo yeareka yaMwari, nefuma yamambo, uye vakaenda navo Bhabhironi. 1:55 Kana iri imba yaJehovha, vakaipisa, vakakoromora masvingo Jerusarema, ukatungidza moto pamusoro peshongwe dzaro; 56 Kana zviri zvinhu zvaro zvinokudzwa, hazvina kupera, kusvikira zvapedzwa akavaparadza vose, navanhu vasina kuurawa navo munondo akaenda nawo kuBhabhironi. 1:57 akava varanda vake nevevanakomana vake, kusvikira vaPezhiya vachitonga; kuti shoko raJehovha rakataurwa nomuromo waJeremiya riitike. 1:58 kusvikira nyika yafarira masabata ayo, nguva yayo yose richazorora pakuparadzwa kusvikira makore makumi manomwe apera.