Ezra 9:1 Zvino zvinhu izvi zvakati zvaitwa, machinda akauya kwandiri, achiti: Ishe Asi vana vaIsiraeri, navapristi, navaRevhi, havana kuzviparadzanisa ivo kubva kuvanhu venyika, vakaita sezvavakarairwa zvinonyangadza zvavaKenani, navaHeti, navaPerezi, navaPerezi; vaJebhusi, vaAmoni, vaMoabhu, vaEgipita, navaAmori. 9:2 Nokuti vakazvitorera vakunda vavo uye nokuda kwavo vanakomana: naizvozvo rudzi rutsvene rwakazvivenganisa navanhu ve idzo nyika; zvirokwazvo maoko amachinda navabati ndiwo akanga ari mukuru mhosva iyi. 9:3 Zvino ndakati ndichinzwa chinhu ichi, ndikabvarura nguvo yangu nejasi rangu, uye ndakadzura vhudzi romusoro wangu nendebvu dzangu, ndikagara pasi ndakakanuka. 9:4 Ipapo vakaungana kwandiri vose vakanga vachidedera nokuda kwamashoko aJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, nokuda kokudarika kwavakaitwa taken away; ndikagara pasi ndakakanuka kusvikira panguva yechibayiro chamadekwana. Zvino panguva yechibayiro chamadekwana ndikasimuka pakuchema kwangu; uye kuva bvarura nguvo yangu nejasi rangu, ndikawira pasi namabvi angu, ndikawaridza zvangu maoko kuna Jehovha Mwari wangu, 9:6 ndakati, “Haiwa Mwari wangu, ndinonyara uye ndinotsveruka kusimudzira chiso changu kwamuri. Mwari wangu, nokuti zvakaipa zvedu zvawanda pamusoro pemisoro yedu, nemhosva yedu wakakura kusvikira kudenga. Kubva pamazuva amadzibaba edu takapara mhaka huru pane izvozvi zuva; uye nokuda kwezvakaipa zvedu isu, namadzimambo edu navapristi vedu akaiswa mumaoko emadzimambo enyika, nebakatwa, kuti kuutapwa, nokupambwa, nokunyadziswa kwezviso, sezvazvakaita nhasi. 9:8 Zvino nyasha dzakaratidzwa kuna Jehovha Mwari wedu kwechinguva chiduku. kuti atisiyire vakasara, vatize, nekutipa mbambo panzvimbo yake tsvene panzvimbo, kuti Mwari wedu ativhenekere pameso edu, atipe upenyu kuduku muusungwa hwedu. 9:9 Nokuti takanga tiri varanda; kunyange zvakadaro Mwari wedu haana kutirasha pauranda hwedu; asi akatinzwira tsitsi pamberi pamadzimambo ePezhia, kuti tipei upenyu hutsva, kuti timutse imba yaMwari wedu, nokuigadzira matongo ayo, nokutipa rusvingo paJudha napaJerusaremu. Zvino Mwari wedu, tichareveiko shure kwaizvozvi? nekuti tasiya mirairo yenyu. 9:11 izvo zvamakarayira kubudikidza nevaranda venyu vaporofita, muchiti: The! nyika yamunoenda kundoiita yenyu inyika isina kuchena pakati penyu tsvina yavanhu venyika, nezvinonyangadza zvavo, izvo vakarizadza kubva kuno rumwe rutivi kusvikira kuno rumwe rutivi nokusachena kwavo. Naizvozvo zvino, regai kupa vanakomana vavo vakunda venyu, kana kutora; vakunda vavo ngavawanise vanakomana venyu, musatsvaka rugare rwavo kana fuma yavo kuti muve nesimba, mudye zvakanaka zvenyika, mugoisiya ive nhaka yavana vako nokusingaperi. 9:13 Uye shure kwezvose zvakatiwira nokuda kwamabasa edu akaipa, uye nokuda kwehukuru hwedu nekuti imwi Mwari wedu makatiitira zvishoma pane zvedu zvakaipa zvakafanira, uye makatipa ruponeso rwakadai; 9:14 Tingapamhazve kudarika mirairo yenyu here, nokushamwaridzana nemi vanhu vezvinonyangadza izvi? Haungatitsamwira kusvikira rinhi Makatiparadza here, zvokuti hakuna akasiiwa kana akatiza? 9:15 Jehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, imwi makarurama; tarirai, tiri pamberi penyu nemhosva dzedu, nekuti isu haangagoni kumira pamberi penyu nokuda kwechinhu ichi.