2 Maccabees
2:1 Inowanikwawo muzvinyorwa, zvavakarairwa nomuporofita Jeremiya
vakatorwa kundotora pamoto, sezvazvakarehwa;
2:2 uye kuti muporofita akavapa murairo, haana kuvaraira
kukanganwa mirairo yaJehovha, uye kuti varege kurashika
ndangariro dzavo, pavanoona mifananidzo yesirivha nendarama, pamwechete nezvayo
zvishongo.
3 Uye nemamwe mashoko akadaro akavakurudzira kuti murairo urege kuitwa
ibva pamwoyo yavo.
2:4 Zvakanga zviriwo murugwaro irworwo, kuti muporofita, ari
akanyevera Mwari, akaraira tabhenakeri neareka kuti zviende naye, sezva
akabuda akaenda mugomo, Mozisi akakwira akandoona gomo
nhaka yaMwari.
2:5 Zvino Jeremiya akasvikapo, akawana bako, paakanga arega
tabhenakeri, neareka, nearitari yezvinonhuhwira, izvo zvakamiswa
gonhi.
6 Vamwe vaimutevera vakavuya kuzocherekedza nzira, asi vakagona
kusaiwana.
2:7 Jeremy wakati azviziva, akavapa mhosva, achiti: Kana iri nzvimbo,
zvichazozivikanwa kusvikira panguva iyo Mwari achaunganidzazve vanhu vake
pamwe chete, uye muvagamuchire mutsitsi.
2:8 Ipapo Ishe achavaratidza zvinhu izvi, uye kubwinya kwaJehovha
richaonekwa, negorewo, sezvarakaratidzwa pasi paMozisi, uye sezvakaratidzirwa
apo Soromoni aida kuti nzvimbo yacho ive tsvene inokudzwa.
2:9 Zvakaziviswawo kuti akanga akachenjera akapa chibayiro che
kukumikidzwa, nokupedzwa kwetemberi.
2:10 Zvino Mozisi paakanyengetera kuna Jehovha, moto wakaburuka kubva kudenga.
akapedza zvibayiro; saizvozvo Soromoni akanyengeterawo nomoto
akaburuka kudenga, akapisa zvipiriso zvinopiswa.
2:11 Mozisi akati, Nokuti chipiriso chezvivi chakanga chisingadyiwi;
kudyiwa.
2:12 Naizvozvo Soromoni akaita mazuva masere iwayo.
2:13 Zvinhu zvimwe chetezvo zvakanyorwawo mumagwaro namashoko akanyorwa
Neemias; uye kuti akatanga sei raibhurari akaunganidza pamwe chete zviitiko zve
madzimambo, navaporofita, naDhavhidhi, netsamba dzamadzimambo
pamusoro pezvipo zvitsvene.
2:14 Saizvozvovo Judhasi wakaunganidza zvose zvakanga zviri
vakarasika nokuda kwehondo yatakanga tava nayo, uye vachiri pakati pedu.
2:15 Naizvozvo kana muchizvida, tumai vamwe vauye nazvo kwamuri.
2:16 Zvatiri kuzopemberera kucheneswa, takanyora
kwamuri, muchaita zvakanaka, kana muchichengeta mazuva iwayo.
2:17 Tinovimbawo kuti Mwari, akanunura vanhu vake vose, uye akavapa
nenhaka yose, neushe, neupristi, nenzvimbo tsvene;
2:18 Sezvaakavimbisa mumurairo, achakurumidza kutinzwira tsitsi, uye achaunganidza
isu pamwe chete kubva kunyika imwe neimwe iri pasi pedenga kuti tipinde munzvimbo tsvene;
akatirwira pakutambudzika kukuru, akanatsa nzvimbo.
2:19 Zvino maererano Judhasi Makabhiyo, nehama dzake, uye
kunatswa kwetembere huru, nekukumikidzwa kwearitari;
2:20 Uye hondo pamusoro Antiochus Epiphanes, uye Eupator mwanakomana wake,
2:21 Uye zviratidzo zvakaonekwa zvakabva kudenga kune avo vaifamba
ivo sevarume mukukudzwa kwavo pamusoro pechiJudha: kuti, kuva asi a
vashoma, vakakunda nyika yose, vakadzingirira vanhu vazhinji zhinji,
2:22 Uye yakawana zvakare tembere ine mukurumbira pasi rose, uye yakasunungurwa
neguta, vakachengeta mirairo yakanga ichidzika, Jehovha ariko
nenyasha kwavari nenyasha dzose.
2:23 Izvi zvinhu zvose, ndinotaura, ndichiparidzwa naJasoni weKurini mumashanu
mabhuku, isu tichaedza kupfupisa muvhoriyamu imwe.
2:24 Nokuti tichifunga nhamba isingaperi, uye kuomerwa kwavanowana
chishuwo ichocho chekutarisa murondedzero dzenyaya, kune zvakasiyana-siyana zve
nyaya,
2:25 Isu takangwarira, kuti avo vanoverenga vafarire, uye
kuti avo vanoshuva kukurangarira vave nokuzorora, uye
kuti vose vanobatwa namaoko avo vave mubairo.
2:26 Naizvozvo kwatiri isu, vakabata pamusoro pedu basa rinorwadza re
kupfupisa, kwakanga kusiri nyore, asi nyaya yokudikitira nokuona;
Ruka 2:27 sezvazvisina kureruka kune unogadzira mabiko neanotsvaka
zvakanakira vamwe; asi tichazviita kuti tifadze vazhinji
nomufaro kurwadziwa kukuru uku;
2:28 Kusiya kumunyori mabatirwo chaiwo echinhu chose, uye
kushanda kutevedzera mitemo yekupfupisa.
2:29 Nokuti somuvaki mukuru weimba itsva, anofanira kuchengeta yose
building; asi unotendera kuveza nokupenda, unofanira kutsvaka
zvinhu zvakafanira pakushongedza kwayo; kunyange zvakadaro ndinofunga kuti ndizvo zviri pakati pedu.
2:30 Kumira pamusoro pechinhu chimwe nechimwe, uye kuenda pamusoro pezvinhu zvakakura, uye kuva
anoda kuziva zvakawanda, ndeyemunyori wekutanga wenyaya:
2:31 Asi kushandisa kupfupika, uye kudzivisa basa rakawanda, zvinofanira kuva
zvakapiwa kuna iye achapfupisa.
2:32 Pano ndipo patichatanga nyaya: kungowedzera zvakanyanya kune izvo
zvanzi, upenzi kuita sumo refu, uye
kuva mupfupi munyaya yacho pachayo.