Nehemia
Ekisodho 13:1 Pazuva iroro vakaverenga mubhuku raMozisi munzeve dzaJehovha
people; vakawana makanyorwa kuti: MuAmoni nomuMoabhu
ngaarege kupinda paungano yaMwari nokusingaperi;
13:2 Nokuti havana kundosangana navana vaIsiraeri nechingwa nemvura;
asi akaripira Bharamu pamusoro pavo, kuti avatuke;
Mwari vakashandura chituko kuita chikomborero.
13:3 Zvino vakati vanzwa murairo, kuti vakaparadzana;
vanhu vazhinji vose vakanga vakavhengana pakati paIsiraeri.
13:4 Izvi zvisati zvaitika, Eriashibhi muprista akanga ari mutariri wetemberi
kamuri yeimba yaMwari wedu yakanga yakabatanidzwa naTobhia;
13:5 Zvino wakamugadzirira imba huru, mavaimbenge vachivata
nezvipiriso zvoupfu, nezvinonhuhwira, nemidziyo, nezvegumi zve
zviyo, newaini itsva, namafuta, izvo zvakarairwa kuti zvipiwe
navaRevhi, navaimbi, navarindi vemikova; nemipiro yaJehovha
vaprista.
13:6 Asi nenguva iyo yose ini ndakanga ndisipo paJerusarema;
negore ramakumi matatu raAritashasita mambo weBhabhironi, ini ndakaenda kuna mambo, ndikasvika kuna mambo
mamwe mazuva akati apfuura ndikakumbira kuna mambo;
Ndikasvika Jerusaremu, ndikanzwa zvakaipa zvakanga zvaitwa naEriashibhi
kuna Tobhia, pakumugadzirira kamuri paruvazhe rweimba yaTobhia
Mwari.
Ndikava neshungu kwazvo; naizvozvo ndakarasha nhumbi dzose dzomumba
waTobhia paimba yomukati.
13:9 Ipapo ndakaraira vakanatsa makamuri, ndikauisamo
nemidziyo yeimba yaMwari, pamwechete nezvipiriso zvoupfu, nemikombe
zvinonhuhwira.
Ndikaona kuti vaRevhi vakanga vasina kupiwa migove yavo
nekuti vaRevhi navaimbi vaibata basa vakanga vatiza
mumwe nomumwe kumunda wake.
Ipapo ndikaita nharo navatariri, ndikati, Imba yaMwari inoitirweiko?
vasiiwa? ndikavakokera, ndikavaisa panzvimbo yavo.
13:12 Ipapo vaJudha vose vakauya nezvegumi zvezviyo, nezvewaini, nezvewaini
mafuta anoiswa muzvivigiro.
13:13 Ndikagadza vachengeti vezvivigiro, Sheremia mupristi,
Zadhoki munyori, nowavaRevhi, Pedhaya; aimutevera;
naHanani, mwanakomana waZakuri, mwanakomana waMatania; nekuti vakaverengwa
vakatendeka, uye basa ravo rakanga riri rokugovera hama dzavo.
13:14 Ndirangarirei, Mwari wangu, pamusoro paizvozvi, uye regai kudzima mabasa angu akanaka
zvandakaitira imba yaMwari wangu, namabasa ayo.
13:15 Mumazuva iwayo ndakaona paJudha vamwe vakanga vachitsika zvisviniro zvewaini nesabata.
vakauyisa zvisote, vachitakudza mbongoro; uyewo waini, mazambiringa, uye
maonde, nemitoro yamarudzi ose, zvavakanga vachiuya nazvo paJerusaremu
ndakavapupurira nezuva resabata;
vaitengesa zvokudya.
13:16 Pakanga pagerewo varume veTire, vaiuya nehove nemhando dzose
zvekutengesa, ndokuzvitengesa kuvana vaJudha nepasabata
Jerusarema.
Ipapo ndikaita nharo navakuru vavaJudha, ndikati kwavari, Chiiko chakaipa!
Ndizvo zvamunoita zvamunozvidza zuva resabata?
13:18 madzibaba enyu haana kuita saizvozvo, naMwari wedu akauyisa zvakaipa izvi zvose pamusoro pake
isu nepamusoro peguta rino? asi imwi munowedzera kutsamwa kwenyu pamusoro paIsiraeri nokumhura kwenyu
sabata.
13:19 Zvino zvakaitika kuti masuwo eJerusarema paakatanga kusviba
sabata risati rasvika, ndakaraira kuti masuwo apfigwe, uye
akaraira kuti arege kuzarurwa kusvikira sabata rapfuura;
ndakaisa vamwe varanda vangu pamasuwo, kuti parege kuva nomutoro
inounzwa nezuva resabata.
Naizvozvo vashambadziri navatengesi vezvinhu zvamarudzi ose vakavata kunze
Jerusarema kamwe kana kaviri.
Ipapo ndakavanyevera ndikati kwavari, Munovatireiko?
rusvingo? kana mukadarozve, ndichaisa maoko pamusoro penyu. Kubva panguva iyoyo
havana kuzobudazve nesabata.
13:22 Ndikaraira vaRevhi kuti vazvinatse, uye
kuti vauye kuzorinda masuwo, kuti zuva resabata rive dzvene.
Ndirangarirei henyu, Mwari wangu, pamusoro paizvozviwo, mundinzwire tsitsi sezvakafanira
ukuru hwetsitsi dzenyu.
Namazuva iwayo ndakaonawo vaJudha vakanga vawana vakadzi veAshidhodhi, veAshidhodhi
Amoni, naMoabhu;
13:24 Vana vavo vakataura zvimwe nechiAshidhodhi, asi vakakoniwa
taura nerurimi rwavaJudha, asi nerurimi rweumwe neumwe
vanhu.
13:25 Ndikaita nharo navo, ndikavatuka, ndikauraya vamwe vavo.
ndokuvadzura vhudzi, ndokuvapikisa naMwari achiti: Muchadaro
musapa vanakomana vavo vakunda venyu, kana kutora vakunda vavo
vanakomana venyu, kana imi pachenyu.
13:26 Ko Soromoni mambo waIsiraeri haana kutadza pazvinhu izvi here? asi pakati pevazhinji
kwakanga kusina mambo akafanana naye, akanga akadikamwa naMwari wake naMwari wake
akamuita mambo wavaIsiraeri vose, asi naiye akaitawo mutorwa
vakadzi vanokonzeresa kutadza.
13:27 Ko zvino tichakuteererai kuti muite chinhu ichi chakaipa chikuru, nokudarika?
pamusoro paMwari wedu kuwana vakadzi vatorwa?
13:28 Uye mumwe wavanakomana vaJoyadha, mwanakomana waEriashibhi mupristi mukuru, akanga ari
mukwasha waSanibharati muHoroni; naizvozvo ndakamudzinga abve kwandiri.
13:29 Varangarirei, Mwari wangu, nokuti vakasvibisa upristi, uye
sungano youpristi neyavaRevhi.
13:30 Saizvozvo ndakavanatsa kubva kuvatorwa vose, uye ndakagadza tariro yevatorwa
vapristi navaRevhi, mumwe nomumwe pabasa rake;
napabasa rezvipo zvehuni panguva dzakatarwa, nerezvitsva.
Ndirangarirei henyu, Mwari wangu, mundiitire zvakanaka.