1 Esdras
8:1 Shure kwaizvozvo, Aritesitasi mambo wavaPeresia akabata ushe
Esdrasi, mwanakomana waSaraya, mwanakomana waEzeria, mwanakomana waHerikia;
mwanakomana waSarumu,
8:2 mwanakomana waSadhuki, mwanakomana waAhitubhi, mwanakomana waAmaria, mwanakomana wa
Eziya mwanakomana waMeremoti, mwanakomana waZaraya, mwanakomana waShavhia
mwanakomana waBhokasi, mwanakomana waAbhisumu, mwanakomana waFinehasi, mwanakomana wa
Ereazari, mwanakomana waAroni muprista mukuru.
8:3 Esdrasi uyu wakakwira kubva kuBhabhironi, ari munyori, wakagwinya kwazvo mushi
mutemo waMosesi, wakapiwa naMwari waIsraeri.
Mambo akamukudza, nekuti akawana nyasha kwaari vose
zvikumbiro.
8:5 Vamwe vevana vaIsraeri vakakwirawo naye, vekwake
nemupristi wevaRevhi, nevaimbi vatsvene, nevarindi vemikova, nevashumiri vekwake
temberi, kuJerusarema,
8:6 Mugore rechinomwe rokutonga kwaAritashasita, mumwedzi wechishanu, izvi
rakanga riri gore rechinomwe ramambo; nekuti vakabva Bhabhironi nezuva rokutanga
nomwedzi wokutanga, akasvika Jerusaremu, sezvakaita vanhu vakanga vagere zvakanaka
rwendo rwavakapiwa naJehovha.
8:7 Nekuti Esdrasi waiva neunyanzvi hukuru, zvekuti haana kusiya chinhu chemurairo
nemirairo yaJehovha, asi akadzidzisa vaIsiraeri vose mitemo nemirairo
mitongo.
8:8 Zvino kopi yeshoko rakanyorwa naAtekisesi the
akaenda kuna Esdrasi muprista nomuravi womurayiro waJehovha.
ndizvo zvinotevera;
Mambo Aritekisesi kuna Esdrasi mupristi, muravi womurayiro waJehovha
anotumira kwaziso.
8:10 Zvino ndakati ndichaita nenyasha, ndakaraira kuti vakadai
rudzi rwavaJudha, navapristi navaRevhi vari mukati medu
kana vachida kuenda newe kuJerusarema.
8:11 Naizvozvo vose vane chido nazvo, ngavaende nemi;
sezvandakaona zvakanaka kwandiri neshamwari dzangu nomwe ivo vapi vamazano;
8:12 Kuti vatarise zvinhu zveJudhiya neJerusarema, sezvazviri
zviri mumurayiro waJehovha;
8:13 uye ndinoisa zvipo kuna Ishe waIsraeri kuJerusarema, izvo ini newangu
Shamwari dzakapika, uye goridhe rose nesirivha zviri munyika
Bhabhironi rinowanikwa kuna Jehovha muJerusarema,
8:14 Neizvowo zvakapiwa vanhu temberi yaJehovha
Mwari wavo paJerusaremu, kuti sirivha nendarama zviunganidzwe pamwechete
nzombe, namakondobwe, namakwayana, nenhumbi dzacho;
8:15 kuti vagopa zvibayiro kuna Jehovha paaritari
chaJehovha Mwari wavo, ari muJerusarema.
8:16 Uye zvose zvamunoita iwe nehama dzako nesirivha negoridhe.
itai sezvakadikamwa naMwari wenyu.
8:17 Uye midziyo mitsvene yaJehovha, yaunopiwa kwamuri kushandisa
temberi yaMwari wako iri muJerusarema unofanira kuisa pamberi pako
Mwari muJerusarema.
8:18 Uye chero chinhu chipi zvacho chaucharangarira kushandisa mutemberi
Mwari wako unofanira kuchibudisa pachivigiro chefuma yamambo.
Uye ini mambo Aritashasita ndakarairawo vachengeti vefuma
muSiria neFenike, kuti zvose Esdrasi mupristi nomuravi
achadana murayiro woWokumusoro-soro, ivo vanofanira kumupa iye
nekukurumidza,
8:20 namatarenda zana esirivha, zvakafanana nezviyo
kusvikira makori zana, nezana rewaini, nezvimwe zvinhu mukati
kuwanda.
8:21 Zvinhu zvose ngazviitwe nemoyo wose maererano nemurairo waMwari
Mwari Wekumusoro-soro, kutsamwa kurege kuuya pamusoro poushe hwamambo nohwake
vanakomana.
8:22 Ndinokurairai vo, kuti musareva mutero, kana chimwe chipi nechipi chamuchatemerwa
mumwe wavapristi, kana vaRevhi, kana vaimbi vatsvene, kana varindi vemikova, kana
vashumiri vetemberi, kana vose vanoita basa mutemberi iyi, uye
kuti kurege kuva nomunhu ane simba rokuisa chinhu pamusoro pavo.
8:23 Uye iwe, Esdras, maererano nenjere dzaMwari, gadza vatongi uye
kuti vatonge muSiria yose neFenike, vose vanotonga
ziva murayiro waMwari wako; uye udzidzise vasingazvizivi.
8:24 Uye ani naani anodarika murayiro waMwari wako, nowamambo,
anofanira kurangwa kwazvo, angava rufu, kana zvimwe
chirango, nechirango chemari, kana nokupfigirwa mutorongo.
8:25 Ipapo Esdras munyori akati: Ngaarumbidzwe Ishe Mwari wamadzibaba angu.
ndiye akaisa zvinhu izvi mumoyo wamambo, kuti akudze wake
imba iri muJerusarema.
8:26 Iye akandikudza pamberi pamambo, napamberi pamakurukota ake, napameso ake
shamwari dzake dzose navakuru.
8:27 Naizvozvo ndakakurudzirwa norubatsiro rwaJehovha Mwari wangu, ndikaunganidza
pamwe chete varume vaIsiraeri kuti vakwire neni.
8:28 Uye ava vaiva vakuru maererano nemhuri dzavo uye vamwe
vanokudzwa, vakakwira neni vachibva Bhabhironi pakubata ushe kwamambo
Artexerxes:
8:29 Pakati pavanakomana vaPinehasi, Gerishoni; pavanakomana vaItamari, Gamaeri;
vanakomana vaDhavhidhi, Retusi mwanakomana waSekania;
8:30 Pakati pavanakomana vaPerezi, Zakaria; pamwe naye vakaverengwa zana
navarume makumi mashanu.
8:31 Pakati pavanakomana vaPahati-Moabhi, Eriaonia, mwanakomana waZaraya, uye pamwechete naye.
varume mazana maviri.
8:32 Pakati pavanakomana vaZatoe, Sekania mwanakomana waJezero, uye pamwechete naye vatatu.
varume vane zana; pakati pavanakomana vaAdhini, Obheti mwanakomana waJonatani, uye pamwechete naye
iye varume mazana maviri namakumi mashanu.
8:33 Pakati pavanakomana vaErami, Josiya mwanakomana waGotaria, uye pamwe naye varume makumi manomwe;
Pakati pavanakomana vaShafatia, Zeraya mwanakomana waMikaeri, uye pamwechete naye
varume makumi manomwe.
Pakati pavanakomana vaJoabhu, Abhadhia mwanakomana waIzerosi, uye pamwechete naye mazana maviri
nevarume gumi nevaviri.
8:36 Pakati pavanakomana vaBhanidhi, Asalimoti mwanakomana waJosafaya;
varume zana namakumi matanhatu.
Pakati pavanakomana vaBhabhi, Zekariya mwanakomana waBhebhai, uye pamwechete naye makumi maviri navaviri
varume vasere:
8:38 Pakati pavanakomana vaAsitati, Johanani mwanakomana waAkatani, uye pamwe chete naye zana
uye varume gumi.
8:39 Pakati pavanakomana vaAdhonikami wokupedzisira, uye awa mazita avo.
uye pamwechete navo varume vana makumi manomwe;
8:40 Pakati pavanakomana vaBhago, Uthi mwanakomana waIshitarikuro, uye pamwechete naye makumi manomwe
varume.
8:41 Ava ndikavaunganidza parwizi rwainzi Theras, patakanga tiri
tikadzika matende edu mazuva matatu; ndikabva ndaaongorora.
8:42 Asi ndakati ndawana ipapo mumwe wevapristi nevaRevhi.
8:43 Ipapo ndakatuma kuna Eriazari, naIdhueri, naMasmani;
8:44 naArinatani, naMaiya, naJoribhasi, naNatani, naEunatani, naZekariya;
naMosolemoni, varume vakuru uye vakadzidza.
8:45 Ndikavaraira kuti vaende kuna Sadheo mukuru, wakange arimo
nzvimbo yepfuma:
46 Akavaraira kuti vataure kuna Dhadhio nekuna vake
hama nekuvabati vehomwe panzvimbo iyo, mutitumire vakadaro
kuti aite basa roupristi mumba maJehovha.
47 Zvino noruoko rune simba rwaIshe wedu vakauisa kwatiri varume vakachenjera
vanakomana vaMori, mwanakomana waRevhi, mwanakomana waIsiraeri, naAshebhia, nowake
navanakomana vake navanin'ina vake, gumi navasere.
48 naAsebhia, naAnusi, naHosaya munin'ina wake, vavanakomana va
naHanuneasi navanakomana vavo vaiva varume makumi maviri.
8:49 navaranda vetemberi vakanga vagadzwa naDhavhidhi, naivowo
varume vakuru vebasa ravaRevhi, ivo vashumiri vaJehovha
temberi mazana maviri namakumi maviri, mazita avo akanyorwa.
50 Ipapo ndakapikira majaya kuti ndichatsanya pamberi paShe wedu, kuti ndizvikumbire
rwendo rwake runobudirira kwatiri isu naivo vaiva nesu, nokuti
vana vedu, nemombe;
51 Nokuti ndakanyara kukumbira mambo vaifamba netsoka, nevatasvi vemabhiza, uye kutungamirira
chengetedza pavavengi vedu.
52 Nokuti takanga tati kuna mambo, kuti simba raIshe Mwari wedu richava
ivai navo vanomutsvaka, kuti muvatsigire munzira dzose.
53 Takakumbirazve Ishe wedu pamusoro pezvinhu izvi, uye tikamuwana
nyasha kwatiri.
54 Ipapo ndakatsaura vane gumi navaviri pakati pavakuru vavaprista, vaiti Esebrias, na
naAsaniasi navarume vane gumi vehama dzavo pamwechete navo;
55 Ndikavayerera ndarama, nesirivha, nemidziyo mitsvene yaJehovha
imba yaIshe wedu, iyo mambo, nedare remakurukota, nemachinda, uye
vaIsraeri vose vakanga vapa.
56 Ndakati ndayera, ndikavapa mazana matanhatu namakumi mashanu kwavari
matarenda esirivha, nemidziyo yesirivha yakasvika matarenda ane zana, neimwe
matarenda zana endarama;
57 nemidziyo yendarama ina makumi maviri, nemidziyo ine gumi nemiviri yendarira, yakaisvonaka
ndarira inobwinya segoridhe.
58 Ndikati kwavari: Imi muri vatsvene kuna Jehovha, nemidziyo
zvitsvene, uye goridhe nesirivha imhiko kuna Jehovha Jehovha
yamadzibaba edu.
59 Rindai, muzvichengete, kusvikira mazviisa kuvakuru vevapristi
uye vaRevhi, uye kuvarume vakuru vemhuri vaIsraeri, mu
Jerusarema, mumakamuri eimba yaMwari wedu.
Ekisodho 8:60 Saka vaprista navaRevhi vakanga vagamuchira sirivha negoridhe
uye midziyo yakauyiswa kuJerusarema mutemberi yaJehovha
Ishe.
8:61 Uye kubva murwizi Terasi, takasimuka nezuva regumi nemaviri rekutanga
Akauya kuJerusarema noruoko rune simba rwaIshe wedu
pamwe chete nesu: uye kubva pakutanga kwerwendo rwedu Jehovha akatinunura
kubva kuvavengi vose, naizvozvo takasvika Jerusaremu.
62 Takati tavapo mazuva matatu, ndarama nesirivha yakanga iripo
kuyerwa kwakaiswa mumba maIshe wedu pazuva rechina kusvika
Marimoti, mwanakomana waIri, muprista.
63 Uye pamwechete naye Eriazari, mwanakomana waPinezi, uye pamwechete navo Jozabhadhi
mwanakomana waJesu, naMoti, mwanakomana waSabhani, vaRevhi; vose vakasunungurwa
nenhamba uye uremu.
Ruka 8:64 Uye uremu hwazvo hwose hwakanyorwa panguva iyoyo.
8:65 Uye vakanga vabva mukutapwa vakabayira kuna
Jehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, nzombe dzine gumi nembiri dzavaIsiraeri vose, makumi masere
namakondobwe ane gumi namatanhatu,
66 Makwayana makumi manomwe nembiri, chive chibayiro chezvipiriso zvokuyananisa, gumi namaviri; zvese
zvive chibayiro kuna Jehovha.
8:67 Uye vakapa mirairo yamambo kuvatariri vamambo uye
kuvabati veKerosia neFenike; vakakudza vanhu
netemberi yaMwari.
8:68 Zvino zvinhu izvi zvakati zvaitwa, vatongi vakauya kwandiri, vakati:
8:69 Rudzi rwaIsraeri, machinda, vaprista navaRevhi, havana kuisa
ngavabvise kwavari vatorwa venyika, netsvina yenyika
vemamwe marudzi vaiti vaKenani, vaHiti, vaPerezi, vaJebhusi, uye
vaMoabhu, vaIjipiti, navaEdhomu.
8:70 Nokuti ivo nevanakomana vavo vakawana nevanasikana vavo, uye
mbeu inoyera yakavhenganiswa navatorwa venyika; uye kubva
kutanga kwechinhu ichi vatongi nevakuru vavepo
vagovani vezvakaipa izvi.
8:71 Zvino pandakangonzwa zvinhu izvi, ndakabvarura nguo dzangu, uye tsvene
akabvisa nguvo, ndikadzura vhudzi romusoro wangu nendebvu dzangu, akandigara;
pasi ndakasuwa uye kurema kwazvo.
8:72 Naizvozvo vose vakatya neshoko raJehovha Mwari waIsraeri panguva iyoyo
vakaunganira kwandiri, ndichichema pamusoro pezvakaipa, asi ndikagara hangu
azere nokuremerwa kusvikira kuchibayiro chamadekwana.
8:73 Ipapo ndichisimuka kubva pakutsanya nenguvo dzangu nenguo tsvene yakabvaruka.
nokupfugama namabvi angu, nokutambanudzira maoko angu kuna Ishe;
8:74 Ndakati, Aiwa, Ishe, ndinonyara, ndinonyara pamberi penyu;
8:75 Nokuti zvivi zvedu zvawanda pamusoro pemisoro yedu, uye kusaziva kwedu kwawanda
akasvika kudenga.
8:76 Nokuti kubvira panguva yamadzibaba edu takanga tiri uye tiri vakuru
chivi, kusvikira nhasi.
8:77 Uye nokuda kwezvivi zvedu namadzibaba edu isu nehama dzedu namadzimambo edu uye
vapristi vedu vakaiswa kumadzimambo enyika, kumunondo, uye
kukutapwa nezvakapambwa nokunyadziswa, kusvikira nhasi.
8:78 Uye zvino neimwe nzira takaratidzwa ngoni kubva kwamuri, O
Ishe, kuti tisiiwe mudzi nezita panzvimbo yenyu
nzvimbo tsvene;
8:79 uye kuti atiratidze chiedza muimba yaJehovha Mwari wedu, uye
tipei zvokudya panguva youranda hwedu.
8:80 Zvirokwazvo, patakanga tiri muuranda, hatina kurashwa naShe wedu; asi iye
akatiitira nyasha pamberi pamadzimambo ePerisia, vakatipa zvokudya;
8:81 Hongu, uye nokukudza temberi yaIshe wedu, uye akamutsa dongo
Ziyoni, kuti vakatipa ugaro hwakasimba muJudhiya neJerusarema.
8:82 Uye zvino, O Ishe, tichatii, kana tine zvinhu izvi? nokuti tinaro
wakadarika mirairo yenyu, yamakapa noruoko rwenyu
varanda vavaporofita, vachiti.
8:83 Nyika yamunopinda kuti ive nhaka yenyu, inyika
vakasvibiswa nezvinonyangadza zvavatorwa venyika, uye vakaita izvozvo
vakarizadza netsvina yavo.
8:84 Naizvozvo zvino musabatanidza vakunda venyu kuvanakomana vavo, kana
munofanira kutorera vanakomana venyu vakunda vavo.
8:85 Uyezve, usazotsvaka kuva nerugare navo, kuti iwe uve
makasimba, mudye zvinhu zvakanaka zvenyika, kuti mubve pazviri
ive nhaka yenyika kuvana vako nokusingaperi.
8:86 Uye zvose zvakaitika kwatiri taitirwa mabasa akaipa uye makuru
zvivi; nokuti imi, Ishe, makajekesa zvivi zvedu;
8:87 Akatipa mudzi wakadaro, asi isu tadzokerazve
tinodarika murayiro wenyu, tichizvisanganisa netsvina yaJehovha
marudzi enyika.
8:88 Hamungatitsamwiri here, kutiparadza, kusvikira maenda?
isu hatizi mudzi, mbeu kana zita here?
8:89 Aiwa, Ishe waIsiraeri, imwi makatendeka, nekuti isu tasiyiwa tiri mudzi nhasi.
Tarirai, tiri pamberi penyu pazvakaipa zvedu; nekuti hatigoni kumira
nokuda kwezvinhu izvi zviri pamberi penyu.
8:91 Uye sezvo Esdras mumunamato wake akareurura, achichema, uye akarara pasi.
pasi pamberi petemberi, vanhu vakaungana kwaari vachibva
Jerusarema nechaunga chikuru chevarume nevakadzi nevana;
Kuchema kukuru kwakavapo pakati pavanhu vazhinji.
8:92 Ipapo Jekoniasi mwanakomana waJeerusi, mumwe wavana vaIsiraeri, akadanidzira, akati,
vakati, Esdras, takatadzira Ishe Jehovha, takawana;
vakadzi vokumwe vamarudzi enyika, uye zvino Israeri wose ari kumusoro.
8:93 Ngatiite mhiko kuna Jehovha, kuti ticharasha vakadzi vedu vose.
zvatakatora kuvahedheni, pamwechete navana vavo;
8:94 Sezvamakatema, uye vose vanoteerera mutemo waJehovha.
8:95 Simuka, uuraye, nekuti chinhu ichi chine chokuita newe;
isu tinemi; itai nesimba.
8:96 Ipapo Esdras akasimuka, akapika kumukuru wevapristi uye
VaRevhi kuvaIsiraeri vose vakaita saizvozvo; naizvozvo vakapika.