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.