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.