1 Esdras
2:1 Mugore rokutanga raKoreshi mambo wePezhia, shoko raJehovha rakauya
Ishe ngazviitike, izvo zvaakapikira nomuromo waJeremiya;
2:2 Jehovha akamutsa mweya waKoreshi, mambo wePezhia, iye akamumutsa
akaparidza paushe hwake hwose, uye nokunyora.
2:3 achiti, Zvanzi naKoreshi mambo wePerisia; Ishe waIsraeri, iye
Ishe Wekumusoro-soro akandiita mambo wenyika yose.
2:4 akandiraira kuti ndimuvakire imba paJerusarema paJudhiya.
2:5 Naizvozvo kana aripo pakati penyu wevanhu vake, Ishe ngaave,
Ishe wake ngaave naye, uye ngaakwire kuJerusarema riri mukati
Muvake imba yaJehovha waIsraeri, nokuti ndiye Jehovha
unogara Jerusaremu.
2:6 Naizvozvo ani nani unogara munzvimbo dzakapoteredza, ngaamubatsire, avo, ini
uti, Ndivo vavakidzani vake, nendarama, nesirivha;
2:7 Nezvipo, nemabhiza, nemombe, uye nezvimwe zvinhu, izvo
yakasimbiswa nemhiko, yetemberi yaJehovha paJerusarema.
2:8 Ipapo vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba aJudhea, novorudzi rwaBenjamini
akasimuka; navapristi, navaRevhi, navose vane moyo yavo
Ishe akanga aenda kundovakira Jehovha imba pairi
Jerusarema,
2:9 nevakange vagere vakavakomba, vachivabatsira pazvinhu zvose
nesirivha nendarama, namabhiza nemombe, nezvipo zvizhinji kwazvo
vechaunga chikuru ndangariro dzavo dzakamutswa pamusoro pazvo.
2:10 Mambo Koreshi akabudisawo midziyo mitsvene, yakanga ina Nabhukadhinezari
akatorwa kubva kuJerusarema uye akamisa mutemberi yake zvifananidzo.
2:11 Zvino Koreshi mambo wavaPeresia akavabudisa, akavarwira
kuna Mitireti mubati wehomwe yake.
2:12 uye naye vakakumikidzwa kuna Sanibhasari mubati weJudhiya.
2:13 Ndiko kuwanda kwavo; Mikombe yendarama ine chiuru chimwe
dzesirivha, hadyana dzesirivha makumi maviri nepfumbamwe, nembiya dzendarama dzina makumi matatu, namakumi matatu
sirivha zviuru zviviri namazana mana negumi, nemimwe midziyo ine chiuru chimwe.
2:14 Naizvozvo midziyo yose yendarama neyesirivha, iyo yakatorwa, yaiva
zviuru zvishanu nemazana mana nemakumi matanhatu nepfumbamwe.
Ruka 2:15 Ava vakadzoswa naSanibhasari, pamwe chete navamwe varume
kubva kuBhabhironi kuenda kuJerusarema.
2:16 Asi munguva yaAritashasita mambo wePezhia Bheremus, uye
naMitireti, naTabherio, naRatumo, naBheeritetimo, naSemeriyo;
munyori, pamwe chete navamwe vavaiva navo, vachigara
paSamaria nedzimwe nzvimbo, vakanyora kwaari vachipikisa vaigaramo
Judhiya neJerusarema tsamba idzi dzinotevera;
2:17 kuna mambo Aritekisesi ishe wedu, navaranda venyu, naRatumo, munyori wenhoroondo, na
Semirio munyori, nedare ravo rose, nevatongi vedare
vari muCelosyria neFenike.
2:18 Zvino Ishe mambo ngazvizikamwe, kuti vaJudha vanobva kwamuri
isu, kana tasvika paJerusaremu, iro guta rokumukira mambo, rakaipa, tinovaka
misika, nokuvaka masvingo aro, nokuteya nheyo
yetemberi.
2:19 Zvino kana guta iri nemasvingo aro vakwazve, havadi
rambai mutero, asi munomukirawo madzimambo.
2:20 Uye zvinhu zvetembere zvazvatovepo, isu
unofunga kuti zvakanaka kusarega chinhu chakadaro;
2:21 asi kuti titaure nashe wedu mambo, nokuti kana kuri kwenyu
zvinofadza pabhuku ramadzibaba ako;
2:22 Uye uchawana munhoroondo zvakanyorwa maererano izvi
uye muchanzwisisa kuti guta iri rakanga richimukira, uye rainetsa
zvose madzimambo namaguta;
2:23 uye kuti vaJudha vaimukira, uye vaimutsa hondo nguva dzose imomo; nokuti
naizvozvo guta iri rakaitwa dongo.
Naizvozvo zvino tinokuzivisai, ishe mambo, kuti kana zvakadaro
guta richavakwazve, namasvingo aro aitwe patsva, iwe uchabvapo
kubva zvino hatichagoni kupinda muKerosiria neFenike.
2:25 Ipapo mambo akanyorazve kuna Ratumo, munyori wenhoroondo, kuti
naBheeritemo, naShemerio munyori, nokuna vamwe vakanga varimo
Shure kwaizvozvi, vagari vomuSamaria, Siria neFenike
maitiro;
2:26 Ndaverenga tsamba yamatumira kwandiri;
akati atsvakisisa, zvikaonekwa kuti guta iro
kubva pakutanga akanga achirwa nemadzimambo;
2:27 Varume vakanga varimo vakazvipira pakumukira uye kurwa, uye varume vaiva nesimba
madzimambo neanotyisa paJerusarema, aibata ushe achiteresa mutero
Celosyria uye Phenice.
2:28 Naizvozvo zvino ndaraira kuti varume avo vadzivise kuvaka temberi
guta, uchenjere kuti kurege kuzoitwa mukati maro;
2:29 Uye kuti avo vashandi vakaipa havapfuurire mberi mukutsamwisa
madzimambo,
2:30 Mambo Aritekisesi tsamba dzake dzichiverengwa, naRatumo, naSemeriyosi
munyori, navamwe vavaiva navo, vachipinda
chimbidzai kuJerusarema neboka ravatasvi vamabhiza navanhu vazhinji
vanhu vakagadzirira kurwa, vakatanga kutadzisa vavaki; uye chivakwa
yetemberi muJerusarema yakaguma kusvikira pagore rechipiri rokutonga kwa
Dhariusi mambo wavaPezhia.