Ezra
1 Zvino negore rokutanga raKoreshi mambo wePerisia, shoko raJehovha rakauya
nomuromo waJeremiya kuti zvizadziswe, Jehovha akamumutsa
Mweya waKoreshi mambo wePezhia, akaparidza kwose kwose
ushe hwake hwose, akahunyorawo, achiti;
Zvanzi naKoreshi, mambo wePerisia, Jehovha, Mwari wokudenga andipa
ushe hwose hwenyika; uye akandirayira kuti ndimuvakire imba
Imba paJerusarema riri muJudha.
1:3 Ndianiko pakati penyu wavanhu vake vose? Mwari wake ngaave naye, uye ngaave naye
Iye ngaakwire kuJerusarema riri muJudha, anovaka imba yaJehovha
Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, ndiye Mwari, ari paJerusaremu.
1:4 Uye ani nani akasara panzvimbo ipi neipi paanogara, ngaarege varume vekwake
nzvimbo yake inomubatsira nesirivha, nendarama, nenhumbi, nendarama
kunze kwechipo chokungopa nokuzvidira, cheimba yaMwari iri mukati
Jerusarema.
1:5 Ipapo vakasimuka vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba aJudha naBhenjamini, navakuru
vapristi, navaRevhi, navose vakanga vamutswa mweya yavo naMwari, kuti
kwirai mundovaka imba yaJehovha iri paJerusaremu.
6 Zvino vose vakange vakavakomba vakasimbisa maoko avo nemidziyo
nesirivha, nendarama, nenhumbi, nemombe, nezvinhu zvinokosha
zvinhu, kunze kwezvose zvakapiwa nokuzvidira.
1:7 Naiye mambo Koreshi akabudisa midziyo yeimba yaJehovha;
izvo Nebhukadhinezari zvaakanga abudisa paJerusaremu, akanga adziisa
muimba yavamwari vake;
1:8 Naizvozvi Koreshi, mambo wePerisia akaabudisa noruoko rwa
Mitiredhati muchengeti wefuma akaiverenga achiipa Sheshibhazari, muchinda
waJudha.
1:9 Kuwanda kwazvo ndiko: Ndiro dzendarama dzina makumi matatu, dzine chiuru chimwe
ndiro dzesirivha, mapanga makumi maviri namapfumbamwe;
1:10 mbiya dzendarama dzina makumi matatu, nembiya dzesirivha dzorumwe rudzi, mazana mana namakumi mana
gumi, nemimwe midziyo ine chiuru.
Midziyo yose yendarama neyesirivha yakanga ine zviuru zvishanu nezvina
zana. Sheshibhazari akaenda nazvo zvose pakutapwa
vakakwidzwa kuJerusarema vachibva kuBhabhironi.