Ezra
4:1 Zvino vadzivisi vaJudha naBhenjamini vakati vachinzwa vana
pakutapwa akavakira Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri temberi;
4:2 Ipapo vakaenda kuna Zerubhabheri, nokuvakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba, vakati
vakati kwavari, Ngativake nemi, nekuti tinotsvaka Mwari wenyu, sezvamunoita imwi; uye isu
mubayire kwaari kubva pamazuva aEsarihadhoni mambo weAsiria
akatikwidza kuno.
naZerubhabheri, naJeshua, navamwe vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba
Isiraeri akati kwavari, Imi hamungatongobatsirani nesu pakuvaka imba;
kuna Mwari wedu; asi isu toga tichavakira Jehovha Mwari wavo
Isiraeri, sezvatakarairwa namambo Koreshi, mambo wePerisia.
4:4 Ipapo vanhu venyika vakashayiwa simba maoko avana vaJudha.
akavavhundutsa pakuvaka.
4:5 Vakaripira varairi kuti vashaise chinangwa chavo, ivo vose
mazuva aKoreshi mambo wePerisia, kusvikira Dhariusi mambo wePerisia achizobata ushe
Persia.
4:6 Vakanyora panguva yokutonga kwaAhashivheroshi pakutanga kokubata ushe kwake
mhosva pamusoro pavagere vaJudha neJerusaremu.
4:7 Namazuva aAritashasita akanyora Bhishirami, naMitiredhati, naTabheeri, namambo.
dzimwe shamwari dzavo, kuna Aritashasita mambo wePerisia; uye
tsamba yakanga yakanyorwa norurimi rwechiAramu, nokududzirwa kwazvo
mumutauro wechiSyria.
8 Rehumi mukuru, naShimishai munyori, vakanyora tsamba vachipikisa
Jerusarema kuna mambo Aritashasita saizvozvo.
Ipapo Rehumi mukuru, naShimishai munyori, navamwe vakanyora
yeshamwari dzavo; vaDhinai, vaAfarisatiki, vaTariperi;
vaAfarsite, vaAreki, vaBhabhironi, vaSusaki, nevaAriki
vaDhehavhi, navaErami;
4:10 Nedzimwe ndudzi dzakauyiswa naAsnapper mukuru nomukurumbira
yambuka, ugare pamaguta eSamaria, nokuna mamwe ari pairi
parutivi rworwizi, uye panguva yakadai.
4:11 Ndiyo mufananidzo wetsamba yavakatuma kwaari, kusvikira kuna
mambo Aritashasita; Varanda venyu, ivo varume vari mhiri korwizi, naparutivi
nguva yakadaro.
4:12 Mambo ngaaziviswe kuti vaJudha vakabva kwamuri vakauya kwatiri
vasvika kuJerusarema, vachivaka guta rinopandukira uye rakaipa, uye
ndakamisa masvingo aro, ndikabatanidza nheyo.
4:13 Zvino mambo ngaaziviswe, kuti kana guta iri rikavakwa, uye guta iri rikavakwa
masvingo achavakwazve, ipapo havangabudi mutero, kana zvipo, kana zvipo.
saizvozvo uchatadzira fuma yamadzimambo.
4:14 Zvino nokuti taiwana zvokudya zvinobva mumuzinda wamambo, uye zvikasadaro
naizvozvo tatumira shoko, kuti tione kuzvidzwa kwamambo;
akazivisa mambo;
4:15 Kuti zvinyorwe mubhuku renhoroondo dzemadzibaba ako
uchawana mubhuku rezvinyorwa, uzive kuti guta iri iguta
guta rinomukira Jehovha, rinokuvadza madzimambo namatunhu, uye kuti ivo
vakamutsa bongozozo munguva dzakare: ndicho chikonzero chaivapo
guta iri rakaparadzwa.
4:16 Tinozivisa mambo kuti kana guta iri rikavakwazve uye namasvingo aro
zvimisa izvozvo, haungavi nomugove kuno rumwe rutivi
rwizi.
Ipapo mambo akatuma mhinduro kuna Rehumi mukuru, naShimishai
munyori, nedzimwe shamwari dzavo dzinogara Samaria;
uye kune vakasara mhiri kwerwizi, Rugare, uye nenguva yakadai.
4:18 tsamba yamakatitumira yakaraviwa pamberi pangu.
4:19 Ndikaraira, vakanzvera, vakawana kuti chinhu ichi
guta rakamukira madzimambo kubva kare nakare;
kumukirana nokumukirana kwakaitwa imomo.
4:20 Uye madzimambo ane simba aivapo paJerusarema, aitonga
nyika dzose dziri mhiri korwizi; uye mutero, mutero, nemutero wakapiwa
kwavari.
4:21 Zvino rayirai kuti vanhu ava varege basa uye kuti guta iri
usavakwa, kusvikira umwe murairo wapiwa kubva kwandiri.
4:22 Chenjerai zvino, kuti musakundikana kuita chinhu ichi;
Kukuvadzwa kwamadzimambo?
4:23 Zvino mashoko etsamba yamambo Aritashasita akati aravirwa Rehumi, uye
Shimishai, munyori, neshamwari dzake, vakakurumidza kuendako
Jerusarema kuvaJudha, akavagumisa nechisimba nesimba.
Ipapo basa reimba yaMwari paJerusaremu rakaregwa. Saka it
Yakaguma kusvikira pagore rechipiri rokubata ushe kwaDhariusi mambo wePerisia.