BHUKU ROKUTANGA RANEFI
KUTONGA NOUFUNDISI HWAKE
Nyaya yaRehi nemudzimai wake Saria, navanakomana vake vana, vachidaidzwa, kunzi (tichitangisa nomukuru) Ramani, Remueri, Samu, naNefi. Ishe anoyambira Rehi kuti abve munyika yeJerusaremu, nokuti anoporofita kuvanhu ava pamusana pokuipa kwavo saka vave kutsvaga kuparadza upenyu hwake. Anotora rwendo rwemazuva matatu kupinda murenje nemhuri yake. Nefi anotora vakoma vake vodzokera kunyika yeJerusaremu kunotora zvinyorwa zvinotaura nezvamaJudha. Zvinyorwa zvokutambudzika kwavo. Vanowana vanasikana vaIshimaeri. Vanotora mhuri dzavo voenda murenje. Kutambudzika nokurwadziwa kwavo vari murenje. Nzira yavakateedza. Vanosvika pamvura zhinji. Vakoma vaNefi vanomupandukira. Anovanyadzisa, uye anovaka ngarava. Vanodaidza nzvimbo iyi kuti Nyika yeMaguta. Vanoyambuka mvura zhinji vosvika munyika yechipikirwa, nezvimwewo. Izvi zviri maererano nokunyorwa kwazvakaitwa naNefi; kana kuti nemamwe mazwi, ini, Nefi, ndini ndakanyora zvinyorwa izvi.
CHITSAUKO 1
Nefi anotangisa nyaya yevanhu vake-Rehi anoona mukuratidzwa mutswi wemoto uye anoverenga kubva mubhuku rechiporofitaAnorumbidza Mwari, anotaura pamusana pokuuya kwaMesiya, uye anoporofita pamusana pokuparadzwa kweJerusaremu-Anotambudzwa nemaJudha. Zvingangove makore 600 Kristu asati aberekwa.
NI, Nefi, somunhu akabereIkwa navabereki vakanaka, naizvozvo ndakafundiswa izvo zvose zvaizivikanwa nababa vangu; uye nekunge ndaona matambudziko akawanda mukufamba kwamazuva angu, asi zvisinei, sezvo ndakanga ndakaropafadzwa naIshe mumazuva ose angu; hongu, nokuva noruzivo rwukuru rwokunaka
nezvakavanzika zvaMwari, nokudaro ndinonyora nyaya yezvaiitika mumazuva angu. 2 Hongu, ndinonyora nyaya iyi mururimi rwababa vangu, rwakavakwa kubva mudzidzo yamaJudha nomutauro wamaIjipiti.
3 Zve ndinoziva kuti nyaya yandinonyora ndeyechokwadi; uye ndinoinyora neruoko rwangu; uye ndinoinyora maererano noruzivo rwangu.
4 Nekuti zvakaitika kuti mukutanga kwegore rokutanga rekutonga kwaZedhekia, mambo wamaJudha, (baba vangu, Rehfi, semunhu akagara muJerusaremu mazuva ake ose); uye mugore rimwechetero kwakauya vaporofita vazhinji, vakaporofita kuvanhu vachiti makafanira kutendeuka, kana kuti guta
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guru reJerusaremu rakafanirwa kuparadzwa.
5 Naizvozvo zvakaitika kuti baba vangu, Rehi, mukufamba kwavo vakanamata kuna Ishe, hongu, kana nemwoyo wavo wose, vachinamatira vangu wavo. 6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vachinamata kudaro kuna Ishe, kwakauya mutswi womoto ukagara pamusoro pedombo vakanga riri mberi kwavo; vakanzwa vakanga zvakawanda; nokuda kwezvinhu zvavakaona nokunzwa vakabvunda uye vakadedera zvikuru.
Uye zvakaitika kuti vakadzokera kumba kwavo kuJerusaremu; vakazvikanda pauriri hwavo, nokuda kwokukurirwa noMweya nezvinhu zvavakanga vaona.
8 Ezvo akabatwa kudaro noMweya, akatakurwa ari muchiratidzo, naizvozvo akaona matenga achizarurwa, akayeuka kuti akanga aona Mtyari akagara pachigaro chake chokutonga, akakomberedzwa navanhu vasingaverengeke vari vatumwa vaiimba nokurumbidza Mtyari wavo.
9 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaona Mumwe achidzika kubva mukati medenga, akaona kuti kupenya kwake kwakanga kwakadarika kupenya kwezuva ramasikati. 10 Uye akaona vamwe gumi navaviri vachimutevera, kupenya kwavo kwakanga kwakadarika kupenya kwenyenyedzi dzedenga.
11 Zve vakadzika pasi vakafamba pamusoro penyika; uye vokutanga vakauya vakamira pamberi pababa vangu, vakavapa
bhuku, vakavakumbira kuti vanofanira kuriverenga.
12 Zve zvakaitika kuti panguva yavaiverenga, vakazadzwa noMweya waIshe.
13 Ezvo vakaverenga, vachiti: Hokoyo, kuJerusaremu, nokuti ndaona kuna kwenyu kwakaipisisa! Hongu, uye zvakawanda zvinhu zvakaverengwa nababa vangu pamusana peJerusaremu-kuti rinofanirwa kuzoparadzwa, pamwe navanhu vacho; vazhinji vachafa nomunondo, uye vazhinji vachatakurwa senhapwa vachiendeswa kuBhabhironi.
14 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo baba vangu vakanga vaverenga nokuona zvinhu zvikuru zvakawanda zvinoshamisa, vakashamiswa vakadaidzira zvinhu zvakawanda kuna Ishev zvakadai ~okuti: Makuru uye anoshamisa mabasa enyu, O Ishe Mwari Wamasimba Ose! Chigaro chenyu chiri kumusoro kumatenga, uye simba, nokunaka, netsitsi dzenyu dziri kuvanhu vose vari panyika; saka, nenzira yokuti mune tsitsi, hamuzobvumira kuti avo vanouya kwamuri vaparare!
15 Uye uyu ndiwo waive mutauriro wababa vangu mukurumbidza Mtyari wavo; nokuti mweya wavo wakafara, uye mwoyo wavo wakazadzwa, nokuda kwezvinhu zvavakanga vaona, hongu, izvo vakanga varatidzwa naIshe.
16 Uye zvino ini, Nefi, handisi kunyora zvose zvakanyorwa nababa vangu, nokuti vakanyora zvinhu zvizhinji zvavairatidzwa
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nezvavairotswa; uye vakanyorawo zvizhinji zvavakaporofita vakataura kuvana vavo, izvo zvandisinganyore zvose pano.
17 Asi ndichanyora zvandaiita mumazuva angu. Tarirai, ini ndinopfupikisa zvinyorwa zvababa vangu, pamahwendefa andakaita namaoko angu; nokudaro, shure kwokunge ndapfupikisa zvinyorwa zvababa vangu ndichazogadzira zvinyorwa zvoupenyu hwangu.
18 Naizvozvo, ini ndinoda kuti muzive, kuti shure kwokunge Ishe aratidza baba vangu Rehfi zvinhu zvakawanda zvinoshamisa, hongu, pamusana pokuparadzwa kweJerusaremu, tarirai akaenda kuvanhu, akatangisa kuporofita nokupupura kwavari pamusana pezvinhu zvaakanga aona nezvaakanzwa. 19 Uye zvakaitika kuti maJudha akamunyomba nokuda kwezvinhu zvaakanga apupura pamusoro pavo; nokuti zvechokwadi akapupura pamusana pokuipa kwavo nezviito wavo zvinonyadzisa; uyezve akapupura kuti zvinhu zvaakanga aona nokunzwa, uye pezvinhu zvaakanga averenga mubhuku, zvakaburitsa pachena kuuya kwaMesiya, norununurowo rwepasi.
20 Zve maJudha zvaakanzwa izvi vakamushatirirwa; uye kana vaporofita vekare, vavaitandanisa, nokutaka namabwe, nokuuraya; saka vakatsvagao, kuti vamuuraye. Asfi tarirai, ini, Nefi, ndinokuratidzai kuti tsitsi dzaIshe dziri kuna vose avo vaakasarudza, nokuda kwokutenda
kwavo, kuti avape masimba anovasvitsa mukupona.
CHITSAUKO 2
Rehi anoenda nemhuri yake murenje riri pedyo neGungwa Dzvuku-Vanosiya pfuma yavo-Rehi anopira kuna Ishe nokudzidzisa vanakomana vake kuti vaehengetedze mirairo-Ramani naRemueri vanotsutsumwa pamusana pababa wavo-Nefi anoteerera nokunamata nokutenda; Ishe anotaura kwaari, uye anosarudzwa kuti atonge vakoma vake. Zvingangove makore 600 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZmNO tarirai, zvakaitika kuti Ishe akataura kuna baba vangu, hongu, kana muhope, akati kwavari: Wakakomborerwa iwe Rehi, nokuda kwezvinhu zvawakaita; uye nokuti wakava wakatendeseka nokutaurira vangu zvinhu izvo ndakakuraira iwe, tarira, vanotsvaka kuti vaparadze upenyu hwako.
2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe akaraira baba vangu, muhope, kuti anofanirwa kutora mhuri yake aende murenje.
3 Zve zvakaitika kuti vakateerera mazwi aIshe, naizvozvo vakaita sokurairwa kw~ vakange vaitwa naIshe.
4 Uye zvakaitika kuti ~.~akasimuka vakaenda muren~ ~. Zve vakasiya imba yavo, nenyika yamadzitateguru avo, negoridhe yavo nesirivha yavo, pezvinhu wavo zvinokosha, vakaenda vasina chinhu, kunze kwemhuri yavo, nezvekudya, namatende, vakaenda murenje.
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5 Zve vakasvika munyasi meGungwa Dzvuku; vakafamba murenje pedyo nenzvimbo dziri munyasi meGungwa Dzvuku; vakafamba murenje nemhuri yavo, iyo yaiti amai vangu, Saria, navakoma vangu, vaiva Ramani, Remueri naSamu.
6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vafamba mazuva matatu murenje, vakamisa tende yavo munhika yakange iri pedyo norwizi rwemvura.
7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakavaka arita yamatombo, vakapira kuna Ishe, vakatenda Ishe Mwari wedu.
8 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakadaidza rwizi urwu kuti, Ramani, uye rwairasira muGungwa Dzvuku; uye nhika iyi yaive pedyo nepaidira rwizi urwu mugungwa.
9 Uye apo baba vangu vakanna kuti rwizi urwu rwairasira muchidziva cheGungwa Dwuku, vakataura kuna Ramam, vachiti: Dai ukaita serwizi urwu, uchimhanya nguva dzose kupinda mugungwa routsvene!
10 Uye vakataurawo kuna Remueri: Dai ukaita senhika iyi, wakatakamara, wakasimba, uye usingazungunuke pakuchengetedza mirau yaIshe!
11 Zvino vakataura izvi nokuda kweukukutu hwemwoyo waRamani naRemueri; nokuti tarirai vakatsutsumwa muzvinhu zvakawanda pamusana pokuita kwababa vavo, nokuti akanga ari munhu anorotswa, uye akanga avatungamirira kubva munyika yeJerusaremu, kusiya nyika yavo yenhaka, negoridhe
yavo, nesirivha yavo, nezvimwe zvinhu zvinokosha kwavari, kuti vafire murenje. Vakati vakaita izvi pamusana pemwoyo wavo unofunga zvinhu zvisina matuxo.
12 Saka uku ndiko kutaura nekutsutsumwa kwaRamani naRemueri, sevana vakuru vababa wavo. Vaitsutsumwa nokuti vakanga vasingazive kuita kwa Mwari uyo akavasika.
13 Havaitendazve kuti Jerusaremu, guta riye guru, raizoparadzwa maererano namazwi avaporofita. Zve vakanga vave samaJudha vakanga vari muJerusaremu, avo vakatsvaga kuparadza upenyu hwababa vangu. 14 Uye zvakaitika kuti baba vangu vakataura kwavari munhika raRemueri, nesimba, vakazadzwa noMweya, kusvikira miviri yavo yakadedera pamberi pavo. Vakavakanganisa, zvokuti havana kukwanisa kutaura chimwe chinhu pamusoro pavo; saka naizvozvo, vakaita sezvavakavaudza.
15 Baba vangu vaigara mutende.
16 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, sezvo ndakanga ndiri rnuduku chaizvo, asi ndakanga ndakakura pamumhu, uye zvakare ndakanga ndine chido chokuziva zvakavanzika zaMwari, naizvozvo, ndakachema kuna Ishev naizvozvo akandishanyira, akava anonyevenutsa mwoyo wangu nokudaro ndikatenda mazwi ose akataurwa nababa vangu; saka, handina kuvapandukira sezvakaita vakoma vangu.
17 Zve ndakataura kuna Samu, ndichimuzivisa zvinhu izvo Ishe
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akange andiratidza noMweya Mutsvene wake. Uye zvakaitika kuti akatenda mazwi angu.
18 Asi, tarirai, Ramani naRemueri havana kuteerera mazwi angu; nokuda kwokuoma kwomwoyo yavo ndakavachemera kuna Ishe.
19 Zve zvakaitika kuti Ishe akataura kwandiri, achiti: Wakakomborerwa iwe, Nefi, nokuda kwokutenda kwako, nokuti wakanditsvaga nechido nesimba, nokuzvirereka kwomwoyo.
20 Zve mukuteerera nokuchengeta mirairo yangu, uchabudirira, uye uchatungamirwa kunyika yechipikirwa; hongu, kunyange nyika iyo yandakakugadzirira iwe; hongu, nyika yakanaka kupinda dzimwe dzose. 21 Uye vakoma vako vese vakakupandukira, vachabviswa pamberi paIshe.
22 Uye mukuchengeta mirairo yangu, uchazoitwa mutongi nomudzidzisi pamusoro pavakoma vako.
23 Zvino tarira, nezuva iro ravachandipandukira, ndichavatuka nekutuka kunorwadza, zve havachazove nesimba pamusoro pembeu vako nokuti vakadaro vanenge vatopandukira iniwo.
24 Zve kana kuri kudaro kuti vapandukira ini, vachazove tyava kumbeu yako, zvinozoita kuti varangarire.
CHITSAUKO 3
Vanakomana vaRehi vanodzokera kuJerusaremu kuti vandotora ma
hwendefa endarira-Rabhani anoramba kupunutsa mahwendefaNefi anokurudzira nokusimbisa vakoma vake-Rabhani anoba zvinhu zvavo oedza kuvauraya-Ramani naRemueri vanorova Nefi naSamu zve vanopopoterwa nengirozi. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZvE zvakaitika kuti mushure mokutaura naIshe, ini, Neffi, ndakadzokera kutendeyababa vangu.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakataura neni, vachiti: Tarira, ndarotswa hope, ndichinzi naIshe iwe nevakoma vako muchadzokera kuJerusaremu.
3 Nokuti tarira, Rabhani ane zvinyorwa zvamaJudha uye nenhoroondo yekuzvarwa kwamadzitateguru angu, zve zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira.
4 Nokudaro, Ishe andiraira kuti iwe navakoma vako muende kuimba yaRabhani, munotsvaga zvinyorwa, muuye nazvo muno murenje.
5 Ezvo zvino tarira, vakoma vako vanotsutsumwa, vachiti chinhu chakaoma chandavati vaite; asi tarira handina kuti vazviite, asi kuti murairo waIshe. 6 Naizvozvo enda, mwanakomana wangu, zve uchadi~~a naIshe, nokuti hauna kutsutsumwa.
7 Zve zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakati kuna baba vangu: Ndichaenda ndonoita zvinhu izvo Ishe araira, nokuti ndinoziva kuti Ishe haape mirau kuvana vavanhu, kunze kwokunge
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achivagadzirira nzira yokuti vagozobudirira pazvinhu zvaanenge avaraira.
8 Zve zvakaitika kuti baba vangu pavakanga vanzwa mazwi aya vakava nokufara kukuru, nokuti vaiziva kuti ndakanga ndakomborerwa naIshe.
9 Ezvo ini, Nefi, navakoma vangu takasimuka kubva murenje, nematende edu, tikaenda parwendo rwedu rwekunyika yeJerusaremu.
10 Zve zvakaitika kuti apo takanga taenda kunzvimbo yeJerusaremu, ini pamwe navakoma vangu takabvunzana mazano kubva kune mumwe nomumwe.
11 Zve takakanda mijenyakuti ndiani anofanirwa kuenda muimba yaRabhani. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mijenya yakarova ikandowira pana Ramani; zvino Ramam akaenda muimba yaRabhani, saka akataura naye agere mumba make.
12 Ezvo akakumbira Rabhani zvinyorwa zvakanga zviri pamahwendefa endarira, akange aine nenhoroondo yekuzvarwa kwababa vangu.
13 Ezvo tarirai, zvakaitika kuti Rabhani akashatirwa, akamutandira kunze kubva paari; akaramba kuti atore zvinyorwa. Naizvozvo, akati kwaari: Tarira uri gororo, uye ndichakuuraya.
14 Asi Ramam akatiza, akazotiudza zvinhu zvakanga zvaitwa naRabhani, kwatiri. Takavamba kuva nokusuwa kukuru, uye vakoma vangu vakange voda kudzokera murenje umo maiva nababa.
15 Asi tarirai ndakati kwavari: Kana Ishe achirarama, isu tichirarama, hatisi kuzodzokera kuna baba vedu murenje kana tisina kunge tabudirira pazvinhu izvo Ishe akatituma.
16 Naizvozvo, ngativei tinotendeka mukuchengeta mirairo yaIshe; saka ngatidzike kunzvimbo yechizvarwa chamadzibaba edu, nokuti tarirai vakasiya goridhe nesirivha, nehumwewo upfumi hwakasiyana-siyana. Zve izvi zvose vakazviita nokuda kwemirairo yaIshe.
17 Nokuti aiziva kuti Jerusaremu ichaparadzwa, nenzira yokuipa kwavanhu.
18 Nokuti tarirai, varamba mazwi avaporofita. Naizvozvo, kana baba vangu vagara munzvimbo iyi shure kwokunge vaudzwa kuti vatize kubva mairi, tarirai, vachaparadzwawo. Naizvozvo, zvinofanirwa kuti vatize kubva munzvimbo iyi.
19 Zve tarirai, hungwaru munaMwari kuti titore zvinyorwa izvi, kuti tive tinochengetedzera vana vedu rurimi rwemadzibaba edu;
20 Ezvo kuti zvakare tivachengetere mazwi ayo akataurwa nemiromo yaavo vose vaporofita vatsvene, ayo vakatumidzirwa kwavari noMweya uye nesimba raMwari, kubvira pakutanga kwenyika, kusvikira nhasi uno.
21 Zve zvakaitika kuti mukutaura nemazwi akadai ndakanyengetedza vakoma vangu, kuti vave nokutendeka mukuchengetedza mirau yaMwari.
22 Zve zvakaitika kuti takaenda
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kunyika yechizvarwa chedu, tikaunganidza pamwe goridhe, nesirivha yedu, nezvimwewo zvinhu zvinokosha zvedu.
23 Ezvo shure kwokunge taunganidza zvinhu izvi pamwechete, takaenda zvakare kuimba yaRabhani.
24 Zve zvakaitika kuti takaenda kana Rabham, tikamukumbira kuti atipe zvinyorwa zvakange zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira, isu tichimupawo goridhe yedu, nesirivha yedu, nezvose zvinokosha zvedu.
25 Zve zvakaitika kuti Rabham akati aona zvinhu zvedu, nokuwanda kwazvo akabatwa noruchiva, zvokuti akatitanda mumba make, akatumira varanda vake kuti vatiuraye, kuti agowana matorero ezvinhu zvedu.
26 Zve zvakaitika kuti takatiza varanda vaRabhani, tikamanikidzwa kusiya zvinhu zvedu, zvikawira mumaoko aRabhani.
27 Uye takatizira murenje, saka varanda vaRabhani havana kutibata, tikahwanda mubako. 28 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ramani akanga ashatirirwa ini, nababa vangu; kana Remueriwo, nokuti aiteerera mazwi aRamani. Naizvozvo, Ramam naRemueri vakataura mazwi akaoma zvikuru kunesu, vanun'una vavo, vakatirova nemubhadha.
29 Zve zvakaitika kuti pavakange vachitirova nemubhadha, tarirai, ngirozi yaIshe yakauya ikamira pamberi pavo, ikati kwavari: Ko sei muchirova munun'una wenyu nemubhadha? Hamuzive here kuti Ishe akamusarudza kuti ave mutongi
pamusoro penyu, nenzira yezvitadzo zvenyu? Tarirai muchaenda kuJerusaremu zvakare, uye Ishe achaisa Rabhani mumaoko enyu.
3Q Ezvo shure kwokunge ngirozi yataura nesu, yakaenda. 31 Ezvo shure kwokunge ngirozi yaenda, Ramani naRemueri vakatangisa zvakare kutsutsumwa vachiti: Ko zvingabvire sei kuti Ishe angazviite kuti aise Rabhani mumaoko edu? Tarhai, munhu ane masimba ose, uye anokwanisa kutuma makumi mashanu, hongu, uye zvakare anokwanisa kuuraya makumi mashanu; ko zvino isu angatitadze nei?
CHITSAUKO 4
Nefi anouraya Rabhani atumwa naShe ezvo obva atora mahwendefa ndarira nen jere-Zoramu anosarudza kubatana nemhuri yaRehi murenje. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZvE zvakaitika kuti ndakataura navakoma vangu, ndichiti: Ngatiendei zvakare kuJerusaremu, uye ngative nokutendeka mukuchengeta mirairo yaIshe; nokuti tarisai ane simba kupinda pasi rose, ko zvino angatadze sei kukunda Rabham namakumi mashanu ake, hongu, kana makumi ezviuru zvake?
2 Naizvozvo ngatiende; ngativei nesimba saMosesi; zvechokwadi akataurira mvura yeGungwa Dzvuku zve ikapasanuka napakati, naizvozvo madzibaba edu vakapfuura, kubva muusu-
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ngwa, nepakaoma, mauto aFarao akatevera asi akanyura muGungwa Dzvuku.
3 Zvino tarirai munoziva kuti izvi ndezvechokwadi; uye zvakare munoziva kuti ngirozi yataura nemi; saka mungave nokukahadzika here? Ngatiendei; Ishe anokwanisa kutiponesa, sekuponesa kwaakaita madzibaba edu, nokuparadza Rabham, sezvaakaita maIjipiti.
4 Zvino zvandakange ndataura mazwi aya, vakaramba vakashatirwa, uye vakaramba vachitsutsumwa; asi zvisinei vakanditevera kusvikira tasvika kunze kwemasvingo eJerusaremu.
5 Zve hwakanga hwave usiku; saka ndakavaita kuti vahwande kunze kwemasvingo. Shure kwokunge vahwanda, ini, Nefi, ndakaverevedza ndikapinda muguta ndikaenda kumba kwaRabhani.
6 Ezvo ndakatungamirirwa noMweya, ndisati ndavakuziva zvinhu zvandaifanira kuita.
7 Zvisinei ndakaramba ndichienda, ndava pedyo nemba yaRabhani ndakaona murume, uye akanga akapunzika pamberi pangu, nokuti akanga akararadza nedoro.
8 Ezvo zvandakasvika paari ndakaona kuti ndiRabhani.
9 Zve ndakaona munondo wake, ndikawubvisa muhara saizvozvo; mubato wawo wakanga uri wegoridhe chaiyo, uye nomugadzirirwo wawo wairatidza umhizha, ndakaona kuti munondo uwu wakanga uri wesimbi inokosha.
10 Zve zvakaitika kuti ndakatunhwa noMweya kuti ndinofanira kuti ndiuraye Rabhani; asi ndakati mumwoyo mangu: Handina kumbobvira pane ipi nguva zvayo ndadeura ropa romunhu. Ndakadududza ndikati dai ndarega kumuuraya.
11 Ezvo Mweya wakati kwandiri zvakare: Tarira Ishe amuisa mumaoko ako. Hongu, ini ndikazivawo kuti akambenge atsvaga kundiuraya; haana kuteerera mirairo yaIshe; uye kuti akanga atora zvinhu zvedu.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Mweya wakati kwandiri zvakare: Muuraye, nokuti Ishe amuisa mumaoko ako;
13 Tarira Ishe anouraya vakaipa kuti aunze zvinhu zvakarurama. Zviri nani kuti munhu mumwechete afe pane kuti nyika iderere nokufira mukusatenda.
14 Zve zvino, pandakanga ini, Neffi, ndanzwa mazwi aya, ndakarangarira mazwi aIshe aakanga andiudza murenje, achiti: Mukuchengeta mirau yangu mbeu yako, ichabudirira munyika yechipikirwa.
15 Hongu, zvakare ndakafunga kuti havaizokwanisa kuchengeta mirairo yaIshe maererano nemitemo yaMosesi, kunze kwekunge vainawo mutemo.
16 Uye zvakare ndakaziva kuti mutemo wakanga wakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira.
17 Uye zvakare, ndakaziva kuti Ishe akanga aisa Rabhanfi mumaoko angu nokuda kwechikonzero ichi-kuti ndikwanise
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kutora zvinyorwa izvi maererano nokuraira kwake.
18 Naizvozvo ndakateerera izwi roMweya, ndikabata Rabhani nebvudzi remusoro, ndikadimura musoro wake nemunondo wake.
19 Ezvo shure kwokunge ndadimura musoro wake nemunondo wake, ndakatora mbatya dzaRabhani ndikadzipfeka pamuviri pangu; hongu, nezvimwe zvose; ndikatora nguwo dzake dzehondo ndikasungira muchiuno changu.
20 Ezvo shure kwokunge ndaita izvi, ndakaenda uko kwaichengeterwa upfumi waRabhani. Ndichienda kwaichengeterwa upfumi waRabhani, tarirai, ndakaona muranda waRabhani akange ane makii ekwaichengeterwa upfumi. Ndakamuudza nezwi seraRabhani, kuti aende neni kwaichengeterwa upfumi uku.
21 Ezvo akafunga kuti ndini tenzi wake, Rabhani, nokuti akanga mbatya nemunondo wakange uri muchiuno changu.
22 Zve akataura kwandiri pamusana pavatungamiri vamaJudha, nokuti aiziva kuti tenzi wake, Rabhani, akanga ari kunze navo usiku.
23 Ezvo ndakataura naye sendakanga ndiri Rabham.
24 Uye ndakataura naye zvakare kuti ndaifanira kutakura zvinyorwa izvi, izvo zvakanga zviri pamahwendefa endarira, kune vakoma vangu, vakanga vari kunze kwesvingo.
25 Zve ndakamuti anditevere. 26 Zve iye, nokufungidzira
kuti ndaitaura pamusana penhengo dzekereke, uye kuti zvechokwadi ndakanga ndiri Rabhani uyo wandakanga ndauraya, nokudaro akanditevera.
27 Zve akataura kwandiri kazhinji kwazvo pamusana pavatungamiri vamaJudha, tichienda kuvakoma vangu, avo vakanga vari kunze kwemasvingo.
28 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti apo Ramani akandiona akava nokutya kukuru, uye pamwe naRemueri naSamu. Saka vakanditiza; nokuti vakafunga kuti ndiRabhani, uye akanga andiuraya zvino akange ave kutsvaga kuvaurayawo.
29 Zve zvakaitika kuti ndakashevedzera, vakandinzwa; naizvozvo vakabva varega kunditiza.
30 Zve zvakaitika kuti muranda waRabhani zvaakaona vakoma vangu akatangisa kubvunda, uye akanga ava kuda kutiza kuti adzokere muguta reJerusaremu. 31 Ezvo zvino ini, Nefi, somunhu akanga ari mukuru pamhunhu, uye somunhu akanga apiwa simba rakawanda naIshe, ndakakwanisa kubata muranda waRabhani, kuti asatiza.
32 Zve zvakaitika kuti ndakataura naye, kuti akateerera kumazwi angu, kuti sezvo Ishe achirarama, uye sezvo ini ndichirarama, naiye akava anoteerera kumazwi edu, hataimuuraya.
33 Ezvo ndakataura naye, ndikapika, kuti asatye; nokuti kana ainge abvuma kuenda nesu murenje aizenge akasununguka sesu.
34 Uyezve ndakataura naye,
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ndichiti: Chokwadi Ishe atituma kuti tiite chinhu ichi; zvino torega here kusimba mukuchengeta mitemo yaIshe? Saka, ukaenda murenje kuna baba vangu uchawana nzvimbo pamwechete nesu.
35 Zve zvakaitika kuti Zoramu akapiwa kushinga nemazwi andakataura. Zvino Zoramu ndiko rakanga riri zita romuranda uyu; akavimbisa kuti aizoenda nesu murenje kuna baba vedu. Hongu, akavimbisawo kuti aizogara nesu kubva panguvaiyoyo.
36 Zvino takada kuti agare nesu nechikonzero ichi, kuti maJudha asazokwanisa kuziva nezvekutiza kwedu tichienda murenje, nokuti vaizotitsvaga vakatiparadza.
37 Zve zvakaitika kuti pakapika Zoramu achitipa ruvimbiso rwake, kutya kwedu pamusoro pake kwakapera.
38 Zve zvakaitika kuti takatora mahwendefa endarira pamwe nomuranda waRabhani, tikaenda murenje, tikafamba rwendo kuenda kutende yababa vedu.
CHITSAUKO 5
Saria anotsutsumwa pamusana paRehi-Vose vanofara shure kwokudzoka kwavanakomana vavo-Vanopa mipiro-Mahwendefa endarira ane zvinyorwa zvaMosesi navaporofita-Mahwendefa anoratidza kuti Rehi ndowe chizvarwa chaJosefa-Rehi anoporofita pamusana pembeu yake nokuchengetedzwa kwamahwendefa.
Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZvE zvakaitika kuti shure kwokunge tasvika murenje umo makanga muina baba vedu, tarira, vakazadzwa nomufaro, uye kana amai vangu, Saria, vakafara zvikuru, nokuti zvechokwadi vakanga vachichema pamusana pedu.
2 Nokuti vaifunga kuti takanga tafa murenje; uye vakanga vatsutsumwa pamusana pababa vangu, vachivaudza kuti aiva munhu anorota zvisipo; vachiti: Tarira wakatitungamirira kubva kunzvimbo yatakaberekerwa, uye vanakomana vangu hapasisina, uye isu tave kufira murenje.
3 Ezvo ndiko kutaura kwaiita amai vangu kuna baba vachivapopotera.
4 Zve zvakaitika kuti baba vakataura navo, vachiti: Ndinoziva kuti ndiri munhu anoratidzwa zvinhu; nokuti dai ndisina kuona zvinhu zvaMwari muchiratidzo handaikwanisa kuzoziva kunaka kwaMwari, asi ndingadai ndakagara kuJerusaremu, uye ndakafa pamwechete nevamwe vangu.
5 Asi tarisa, ndawana chivimbiso chenyika yechipikirwa, zviri zvinhu zvinondifadza; hongu, uye ndinoziva kuti Ishe achabvisa vanakomana vangu kubva mumaoko aRabhani, ozovadzosa zvakare kwatiri murenje.
6 Ezvo uku ndiko kwaiva kutaura kwababa vangu, Rehfi, vachinyaradza amai vangu, Sarfia, pamusana pedu, isu tiri parwe-
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ndo murenje rwokuenda kunyika yeJerusaremu, kuti tinotora zvinyorwa zvamaJudha.
7 Zve patakadzokera kutende yababa vangu, tarira vakafara zvikuru, uye amai vakanyaradzwa.
8 Ezvo vakataura, vachiti: Zvino ndavakuziva zvechokwadi kuti Ishe vakaudza murume wangu kuti atizire murenje; hongu, uye zvakare ndinoziva zvechokwadi kuti Ishe achengetedza vanakomana vangu, uye avabvisa mumaoko aRabhani, akavapa simba rokuti vapedze kuita zvavakanga vatumwa naIshe. Ezvo ndiko kutaura kwakaitwa naamai.
9 Zve zvakaitika kuti vakafara zvikuru, ezvo vakapira mupiro newekupisa kuna Ishev uye vakatenda kuna Mwari wamaIsiraeri.
10 Ezvo shure kwokutenda kwavo kuna Mtyari wamaIsiraeri, baba vangu, Rehfi, vakatora zvinyorwa zvakanga zviri pamahwendefa endarira, ezvo vakazvinzvera kubvira pekutanga.
11 Zve vakaona kuti akanga ana mabhuku mashanu aMosesi, ayo aitsanangura pamusana pokusikwa kwenyika, uye nezvaAdhamu naEvha, avo vakanga vari vabereki vedu vokutanga;
12 Zve nezvinyorwa zvamaJudha kubva pakutanga, kusvikira pakutanga kwekutonga kwaZedhekia, mambo wamaJudha;
13 Uye nechiporofita chavaporofita vatsvene, kubva kwokutanga, kusvikira pakutanga
kwekutonga kwaZedhekia; uye nezvimwe zviporofita zvakataurwa nomuromo waJeremia.
14 Zve zvakaitika kuti baba vangu, Rehi, vakaonawo pamahwendefa endarira nhoroondo yekuberekwa kwemadzibaba avo; naizvozvo vakaziva kuti ndevechizvarwa chaJosefa; hongu, kana Josefa uyo akanga ari mwanakomana waJakobho, uyo akatengeswa kuIjipiti, uyo akararamiswa noruoko rwaIshe, kuti araramise baba vake, Jakobho, neveimba yake yose kuti vasafa nenzara.
15 Uye vakaburitswa muuranda ezvo vakatungamirwa kubva munyika yeIjipiti, naMwari mumwechete uyo akavararamisa.
16 Ezvo ndiko kuwana kwakaita baba vangu, Rehi, nhoroondo yekuberekwa kwamadzibaba avo. Rabhaniwo akanga ari wechizvarwa chaJosefa, saka iye namadzibaba ake vakachengeta zvinyorwa izvi.
17 Zve zvino baba vangu vaona zvinhu zvose izvi, vakazadzwa noMweya, ezvo vakatangisa kuporofita pamusana pembeu yavo
18 Kuti mahwendefa aya ose endarira aifanirwa kuenda kunyika dzose, madzinza ose, ndimi dzose, navanhu vakanga vari vembeu yavo.
19 Naizvozvo, akati mahwendefa endarira aya haaifanira kuparadzwa; uye kuti haafanire kudzima nekufamba kwenguva. Uye vakaporofita zvinhu zvakawanda pamusana pembeu yavo. 20 Zve zvakaitika kuti kusvikira panguva iyi ini nababa
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vangu takange tachengetedza mirairo yaShe yaakanga atipa. 21 Zve takanga tatora zvinyorwa zvatakanga tatumwa naShe, uye tikazvinzvera ndokuona kuti zvaifanira kuti tive nazvo, hongu, chokwadi zvaikosha kwatiri, zvekuti taikwanisa kuchengetera vana vedu mirairo yaShe.
22 Naizvozvo, hwakanga huri hungwaru munaIshe kuti tizvitakure, zvataifamba murenje murwendo rwokuenda kunyika yechipikirwa.
re ndechokuti ndinyengetedze vanhu vauye kuna Mwari waAbhurahamu, naMwari waIsaka, naMwari waJakobho, kuti vagoponeswa.
5 Naizvozvo, zvinhu zvinofadza nyika handinyore, asi zvinhu zvinofadza Mvari neavo vasiri venyika.
6 Naizvozvo, ndichapa murairo mbeu yangu, kuti vasazozadza mahwendefa aya nezvinhu zvisingakodzeri kuvana vavanhu.
CHITSAUKO 6
Nefi anonyora pamusana pezvinhu zvaMwari-Chinangwa chaNefi chiri chokunyengetedza vanhu kuti vauye kuna Mvari waAbhurahamu vaponeswe. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino ini, Neffi, handipe nhoroondo yekuberekwa kwemadzibaba angu muchikamu chino chezvinyorwa zvangu; uye hapana imwe nguva yandichazorwupa pamahwendefa andiri kunyora aya; nokuti zviri pazvinyorwa zvakachengetwa nababa vangu; naizvozvo, handizvinyore mubasa rino.
2 Nokuti ini ndakagutsikana kutaura kuti tiri chizvarwa chaJosefa.
3 Zve hazvindinetse kuti handisi kunyora nyaya yose yezvinhu zvababa vangu, nokuti hazvinganyorwe pamahwendefa aya, nokuti ndinoda nzvimbo yokunyorera zvinhu zvaMwari. 4 Nokuti chido changu chize
CHITSAUKO
Vanakomana vaRehi vanodzokera kuJerusaremu ezvo vokoka Ishimaeri nemba yake kuti ave navo parwendo r~wavo-Ramani navamwe vanopanduka-Nefi anokurudzira vakoma vake kuti vave nokutenda munaIshe-Vanomusunga netambo ezvo voronga zvekumuuraya -Anosunungurwa nesimba rokutenda-Vakoma vake vanokumbira ruregerero-Rehi neehikwata chake vanoita mupiro nezvibairo zvekupisa. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Krisfu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino ndinoda kuti imi muzive, kuti baba vangu, Rehfi, pavakanga vapedza kuporofita kwavo nembeu yavo, zvakaitika kuti Ishe akataura kwavari zvakare, achiti zvakange zvisingafanire kuti Rehfi aende nemhuri yake murenje iriyega; asi kuti vanakomana vake vatore vanasikana vave vakadzi yavo, kuti vave vanobereka mbeu kuna Ishe munyika yechipikirwa.
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2 Zve zvakaitika kuti Ishe akavaraira kuti ini, Nefi, navakoma vangu, tinofanirwa kudzokera zvakare kunyika yeJerusaremu, ezvo tinounza Ishimaeri nemhuri yake murenje.
3 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, navakoma vangu, takaenda zvakare murenje kuti tiende kuJerusaremu.
4 Zve zvakaitika kuti takaenda kumba kwaIshimaeri, tikawana nyasha pamberi paIshimaeri, zvekuti takamuudza mazwi aShe.
5 Zve zvakaitika kuti Ishe akanyevenutsa mwoyo waIshimaeri, uye nemhuri yake, zvekuti yakafamba rwendo nesu kuenda murenje umo makanga kutende yababa vedu.
6 Zve zvakaitika kuti tiri murwendo murenje, tarira Ramani naRemueri, navanasikana vaviri vaIshimaeri, navanakomana vaviri vaIshimaeri nemhuri dzavo, vakatipandukira; hongu, vakapandukira ini, Neffi, naSamu, nababa vavo, Ishimaeri, nomudzimai wake, navamwe vatatu navanasikana vavo.
Zve zvakaitika kuti mukupanduka uku, vaida kudzokera kunyika yeJerusaremu.
8 Zve zvino ini, Neffi, nokusuwa nenzira yekuoma kwemwoyo yavo, naizvozvo ndakataura kwavari, ndichiti, hongu, kana kuna Ramanfi naRemueri: Tarirai muri vakoma vangu, ko sei muine mwoyo yakaoma kudai, nokupofomara mupfungwa, zvekuti munoda kuti ini, munun'ina wenyu, nditokutaurirai, hongu, nokukuratidzai zvekuita?
9 Seiko musina kuteerera mazwi aIshe?
10 Ko seiko muri kukanganwa kuti makaona ngirozi yaIshe? 11 Hongu, ko zvino seiko muri kukanganwa zvinhu zvikuru izvo Ishe akatiitira, mukutiburitsa mumaoko aRabhani, uye zvakare nokuti titore zvinyorwa? 12 Hongu, ko sei muchikanganwa kuti Ishe anokwanisa kuita zvinhu zvose mukuda kwake, kuvana vavanhu, kana vachiratidza kutenda maari? Nokudaro, ngativei tinokutenda maari. 13 Zve kana tikava tinokutenda maari, tichazowana nyika yechipikirwa; uye muchazoziva munguva ichatevera kuti mazwi aIshe achazadzikiswa pamusana pokuparadzwa kweJerusaremu; nokuti zvinhu zvose zvakataurwa naIshe pamusana pokuparadzwa kweJerusaremu zvinototi zvizadzikiswe.
14 Nokuti tarirai, Mweya waIshe muchinguvana ucharegera kushanda navo; nokuti tarira, vakaramba vaporofita, uye vakaisa Jeremia mutorongo. Zve vakaedza kuparadza upenyu hwababa vangu, mukudaro vakatibvisa munyika iyi.
15 Zvino tarirai, ndinoti kwamuri mukadzokera Jerusaremu nemiwo muchafa pamwechete navo. Ezvo zvino, kana zvirizvo zvamasarudza endai kunyikayo, muchirangarira mazwi ayo ndataura kwamuri, kuti mukaenda muchafa; nokuti Mtyeya waIshe unonditunha kuti nditaure saizvozvo.
16 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti apo ini, Neffi, ndakanga ndataura mazwi
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aya kuvakoma vangu, vakandishatirirwa. Uye zvakaitika kuti vakandibata nemaoko, nokuti tarirai, vakanga vatsamwa zvikuru, vakandisunga netambo, nokuti vaida kutora upenyu hwangu, kuti vandisiye murenje kuti ndiparadzwe nemhuka dzerenje.
17 Asi zvakaitika kuti ndakanamata kuna Ishe, ndichiti: O Ishe, maererano nokutenda kwangu mamuri, mungandiburitsewo mumaoko avakoma vangu here; hongu, ezvo mundipewo simba rokuti ndidambure tambo dzandakasungwa nadzo.
18 Zve zvakaitika kuti ndataura mazwi aya, tarirai, tambo dzakasunungurwa kubva mumaoko nomumakumbo angu, ezvo ndikamira pamberi pavakoma vangu, ndikataura navo zvakare.
19 Zve zvakaitika kuti vakandishatirirwa zvakare, ndokutsvaga kundibata; asi tarirai, mumwe wavanasikana vaIshimaeri, hongu, naamai yake, nomwanakomana mumwe walshimaeri, vakakumbira vakoma vangu, nokudaro vakanyorovesa mwoyo yavo; saka vakarega kuda kundiuraya.
20 Zve zvakaitika kuti vakasuwa, pamusoro pekuipa kwavo, zvekuti vakapfugama kwandiri, kuti ndivaregerere pane zvavakange vanditadzira.
21 Zve zvakaitika kuti ndakavaregerera nemwoyo wangu wose pazvinhu zvose zvavakanga vaita, uye ndikavakurudzira kuti vanamate kuna Ishe Mtyari wavo kuti varegererwe.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakaita saizvozvo. Ezvo shure kwokunge vanamata kuna Ishe takafamba zvakare norwendo rwedu takananga kutende yababa vedu.
22 Zve zvakaitika kuti takasvika paive netende yababa vedu. Ezvo shure kwokunge ini navakoma vangu nevemba yose yaIshimaeri tasvika kutende yababa vangu, vakatenda kuna Ishe Mwari wavo; vakapira mupiro nezvibayiro zvekupisa kwaari.
CHITSAUKO 8
Rehi anoona chiratidzo chemuti weupenyu-Anodya muchero wemuti uyu obva ada kuti mhuri yake iudyewo-Anoona bango resimbi, kanzira kakamanikidzana, nebute rerima rtnofukidza vanhu-Saria, Nefi, naSamu vanodya muchero, asi Ramani naRemueri vanoramba. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takanga taunganidza mbeu dzakasiyanasiyana dzemarudzi ose, tsanga dzemarudzi ose, nemhodzi dzemichero yemarudzi ose.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Baba vangu vachigara murenje vakataura kwatiri, vachiti: Tarisai, ndarota hope; kana kuti, nemamwe mazwi, ndaona chiratidzo. 3 Ezvo tarirai, nenzira yechinhu chandaona, ndine chikonzero chekufara munaShe pamusoro paNefi nepamusoro paSamuwo; nokuti ndine chikonzero chekufungidzira kuti ivo, nevazhinji vembeu yavo, vachaponiswa.
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4 Asi tarisai, Ramani naRemueri, ndinotya zvikuru pamusana penyu; nokuti tarisai, ndinorangarira kuti ndaona muhope dzangu, renje dema rinotyisa.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona murume, ezvo akange akapfeka hanzu chena; ezvo akauya akamira mberi kwangu.
6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akataurakwandiri, ezvo akati ndimutevere.
7 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti zvandaimutevera ndakazviona kuti ndakange ndiri munzvimbo ine rima isina chinhu gwenga.
8 Ezvo mushure mekunge ndafamba kwenguva huru ndiri murima, ndakatangisa kunamata kuna Ishe kuti ave netsitsi neni, maererano nekuwanda kwetsitsi dzake dzakapfava.
9 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge ndanamata kuna Ishe ndakaona zimunda guru rakapamhama.
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona muti, waive nemichero yaifanira kufadza munhu.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaenda ndikanodya muchero iwoyo; ezvo ndikaona kuti waitapira chaizvo, kupfuura yese yandakambodya. Hongu, ezvo ndakaona kuti muchero uyu wakange uri muchena, kupfuura kuchena kwese kwandakamboona.
12 Ezvo kudya kwandakange ndichiita muchero uyu wakazadza mweya wangu norufaro rukuru rwusingataurike; nokudaro, ndakatanga kuda kuti mhuri yangu iudyewo; nokuti
ndaiziva kuti wainaka kupfuura mimwe michero yese.
13 Ezvo zvandakanga ndichitarisa, kuti zvimwe ndingaone mhuri yanguwo, ndakaona rukova rwemvura; ezvo rwakange rwuchierera, ezvo rwaive pedyo nemuti wandaidya michero.
14 Ezvo ndakatarisa kuti ndione kwarwaibva; ndikaona parwaitangira chinhambwe chidiki-diki; ezvo parwaitangira ipapo ndakaona amai vako Saria, Samu, ezvo Nefi; vakanga vamire vachiita sevasingazive kwavari kuenda.
15 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakavadaidza neruoko; ezvo ndikatiwo kwavari nezwi guru ngavauye kwandiri, ezvo vazodya muchero, wainaka kupfuura mimwe michero yese.
16 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakauya kwandiri ezvo vakadyawo muchero.
17 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakada kuti Ramam naRemueri vauye vazodyawo muchero; nokudaro, ndakakanda maziso kumusoro kwerukova, kuti zvimwe ndingavaone.
18 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakavaona, asi havana kuda kuuya kwandiri kuti vazodya muchero. 19 Ezvo ndakaona bango resimbi, ezvo rakange rakareba richitevedza rukova, ezvo ichisvika pamuti pandakanga ndimire. 20 Ezvo ndakaonawo kanzira kakamanikidzana katete, kaitevedza bango resimbi iri, kusvika pamuti pandakanga ndimire; ezvo kachibvawo kumusoro kwakatangira rukova, kachie-
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nda muzimunda guru rakafara, sekunge nyika.
21 Ezvo ndakaona vangu vasingaverengeke, vazhinji vavo vaisaidzira mberi, kuti vasvike mukanzira kaienda pamuti pandakanga ndimire.
22 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakauya, vakatangisa kufamba nekanzira kaienda pamuti.
23 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti kwakasimuka mhute yerima; hongu, kana mhute yerima risingataurike, zvekuti avo vakange vatangisa kufamba mukanzira vakashaya nzira yavo, vakabuda munzira vakarasika.
24 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona vamwe vachisaidzira kuenda mberi, ezvo vakauya mberi vakabatirira pakaperera bango resimbi; ezvo vakasaidzira mberi mukati mebute rerima, vakabatirira pabango resimbi, kudakara vauya ezvo vauya muchero wemuti uyu.
25 Ezvo mushure mekunge vadya muchero wemuti vakatarisa-tarisa sekunge vave kunyara. 26 Ezvo neniwo ndakatarisatarisa, ezvo ndikaona, mhiri kwerukova rwemvura, zimba guru ezvo dhandanda; rimire sezvakanga zvakaita mudenga, pamusoro penyika.
27 Ezvo rakanga rakazadzwa nevanhu, vakuru nevadiki, varume nevakadzi; ezvo kupfeka kwavo kwakange kwakanaka zvakapfuuridza; ezvo vakanga vari mutsika yekushora nekunongedzera kune avo vakanga vauya ezvo vachidya muchero. 28 Ezvo mushure mekunge varaira muchero uyu vainyara, ne
nzira yeavo vainge vachivashora; ezvo vakawira munzira dzinorambidzwa ezvo vakarasika.
29 Ezvo zvino ini, Nefi, handitaure ese mazwi ababa vangu. 30 Asi, kuti ndisarebese mukunyora, tarisai, akaona dzimwe mhomho dzichisaidzira pamberi; ezvo dzikauya ezvo dzikabatirira pabango resimbi; ezvo dzikasaidzira pamberi, dzakabatirira nesimba bango resimbi, kudakara vauya ezvo ndokuwira pasi ndokurumbidza ezvo ndokudya muchero wemuti.
31 Ezvo akaonawo dzimwe mhomho dzichitsvanzvadzira nzira yekuenda muzmba guru ezvo dhandanda riye.
32 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vazhinji vakanyura muhwenje hwedziva; ezvo vazhinji akasazovaona, vave kungofamba-famba munzira dzavasingazive.
33 Ezvo hakuzi kuwanda kwemhomho yakapinda muzimba rinoshamisa riya. Ezvo mushure mekunge vapinda muzimba riya vakanongedzera vachishora ini neavo vakanga vachidyawo muchero; asi hatina kuvateerera.
34 Aya mazwi ababa vangu: Nokuti avo vakavateerera, vakapunzika.
35 Ezvo Ramani naRemueri havana kudya muchero, vakadaro baba vangu.
36 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge baba vangu vataura ese mazwi ehope dzavo kana chiratidzo, ayo akange akawanda, vakati kwatiri, nenzira yezvinhu izvi zvavakaona muchiratidzo, vaityira zvikurusa Ramam naRemueri; hongu,
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vaitya kuti vangangoraswa vakabviswa pamberi paShe.
37 Ezvo akavakuridzira nepaaigona napo semubereki akapfava, kuti vateerere mazwi ake, kuti zvimwe Ishe angavaitire tsitsi, ezvo agorega kuvarasa; hongu, baba vangu vakavaparidzira.
38 Ezvo mushure mekunge avaparidzira, nekuvaporofita zvinhu zvizhinji, akavaudza kuti vateerere mirau yaShe; ezvo akabva amira kutaura navo.
CHITSAUKO 9
Nefi anogadzira zvinyorwa zviri paviri-Zvese zvinodaidzwa kunzi mahwendefa aNefi-Mahwendefa makuru anotaura nezverungano rwevanhu; rnadiki anotaura nezve zvinhu zvinoera. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ewo zvese zvinhu izvi baba vangu vakazviona, ezvo vakazvinzwa, ezvo vakazvitaura, zvavaigara mutende, munhika raRemueri, nezvimwewo zvinhu zvakawanda, zvisingagone kunyorwa pamahwendefa ano. 2 Ezvo zvino, sekutaura kwandaita pamusoro pemahwendefa aya, tarirai haaziwo mahwendefa andichanyora rungano ruzere rwevanhu vekwangu; nokuti mahwendefa andinonyora rungano ruzere rwevanhu vekwangu ndaapa zita rekuti Nefi; nokudaro, anodaidzwa kunzi mahwendefa aNefi, sezita rangu; ezvo mahwendefa aya
wo anodaidzwa kunzi mahwendefa aNefi.
3 Zvisinei, ndakagashira murau waShe kuti ndiite mahwendefa aya, nechikonzero chekuti kwakafanira kuve nezvakanyorwa pamusoro peufundisi hwevanhu vekv~=angu.
4 Pane mamwe mahwendefa pakafanira kunyorwa zvekutonga kwemadzimambo, nehondo nenharo dzevanhu vekwangu; nokudaro mahwendefa aya anotaura zvizhinji nezveufundisi; ezvo mamwe mahwendefa anotaura zvizhinji nezvekutonga kwemadzimambo nezvehondo nezvenharo dzevanhu vekwangu.
5 Nokudaro, Ishe anditi ndiite mahwendefa aya nechikonzero chakangwara chiri maari, chikonzero chacho chandisingazive ini.
6 Asi Ishe anoziva zvinhu zvese kubvira pakutanga; nokudaro, anogadzira nzira yokupedza navo mabasa ake ose pakati pevana vevanhu; nokuti tarisai, ane simba rose mukuzadzikisa mazwi ake ose. Ezvo ndizvo zvazviri. Ameni.
CHITSAUKO 10
Rehi anofembera kuti majudha achatorwa muusungwa nemaBhabhironi-Anotaura nezvekuuya kwaMesiya, Muponisi, Mununuri pakati pemaJudha-Rehi anotaurawo nezvekuuya kzvemumzve achabhabhatidza Gwayana raMwari-Rehi anotaura nezvekufa nekumuka kwaMesiya-Anofa-
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nanidza kupararira nekuungana kzvaIsiraeri pamuti wemuoriviNefi anotaura nezveMwanakomana waMwari, nezvechipo cheMweya Mutsvene, nezvekudiwa kwetsika dzakatwasanuka. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino ini, Nefi, ndoenda mberi kukupai nezvemafambiro angu pamahwendefa aya, nekutonga kwangu neufundisi kwangu; nokudaro; kuti ndifambire mberi nenyaya yangu, ndakafanira kutaura nezvezvinhu zvababa yangu, nezvevakoma vanguwo.
2 Nokuti tarisai, zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge baba yangu vapedza kutaura mazwi ehope dzavo, nokuvakuridzirawo kushanda nesimba rose, vakataura navo pamusoro pemaJudha
3 Kuti mushure mekunge vaparadzwa, kana guta guru riya reJerusaremu, ezvo vazhinji vachatakurwa dzave nhapwa kuBhabhironi, maererano nenguva yasvika yaShe, vachadzoka zvakare, hongu, kana kutodzoswa vachiburitswa muutapwa; ezvo mushure mekunge vadzorwa vachiburitswa muutapwa vachatora zvakare nyika yenhaka yavo.
4 Hongu, kana mazana matanhatu emakore kubvira panguva yakabva baba yangu kuJerusaremu, muporofita achamutswa naShe Mwari pakati pemaJudha-kana Mesiya, kana, nemamwe mazwi, Muponisi wenyika.
5 Ezvo akataurawo maererano nevaporofita, kuti uzhinji hwavo hwakapupura sei pazvinhu izvi, maererano naMesiya uyu, waakange ataura nezvake, kana uyu Mununuri wenyika.
6 Nokudaro, marudzi ose evanhu akange akarasika akapunzika, ezvo angozogara akadaro narinhi kunze kwekunge vavimba neMununuri uyu.
Ezvo akataurawo maererano nemuporofita aizouya Mesiya asati auya, kuti azogadzira nzira yaIshe
8 Hongu, kana iye achaenda achinochema ari murenje: Gadzirai nzira yaIshe, muite kuti nzira dzake dzitwasanuke; nokuti pakati penyu pamire mumwe amusingazive; ezvo mukuru kwandiri, ane tambo dzeshangu dzandisingakodzere kusunungura. Ezvo baba yangu vakataura zvizhinji maererano nechinhu ichi.
9 Ezvo baba yangu vakati achabhabhatidza muBhetabhara, mhiri kweJorodhani; ezvo vakatiwo achabhabhatidza nemvura; zve nokuti achabhabhatidza Mesfya nemvura.
10 Ezvo mushure mekunge abhabhatidza Mesfya nemvura, anofanira kutarisa ezvo agoona kuti abhabhatidza Gwayana raMwari, richabvisa zvitema wenyika.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge baba yangu vataura mazwi aya vakataura kuvakoma yangu maererano nevhangeri rakafanira kuparidzwa pakati pemaJudha, nemaereranowo ekuderera
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kwemaJudha mukusatenda. Ezvo mushure mekunge vauraya Mesiya, uyo achauya, ezvo mushure mekunge auraiwa achamuka mukufa, ezvo agozviratidza, neMweya Mutsvene, kuvaHedheni.
12 Hongu, kana baba vangu vakataura zvikuru maererano nevaHedheni, ezvo maereranowo nezvemba yaIsiraeri, kuti vafananidzwe nemuti wemuorivi, uyo une mapazi achatyorwa agoparadzirwa nenyika yose.
13 Nokudaro, akati zvakafanira kuti titungamirirwe kunyika yechipikirwa tiine chibvumirano chimwechete, mukuzadzikisa shoko raIshe, rokuti tipararire pasi pose.
14 Ezvo mushure mekunge imba yaIsiraeri yapararira vachaunganidzwa pamwechete zvakare; kana kuti, muchidimbu, mushure mekunge vaHedheni vatambira kuzara kweVhangeri, mapazi emuti wemuorivi, kana kuti vakasara vemba yaIsiraeri, vanobatanidzwa, kana kuti vanozove neruzivo rwaMesiya wechokwadi, Ishe wavo neMununuri wavo.
15 Ezvo netsika yemutauro uyu baba vangu vakaporofita ezvo vakataura kuhama dzangu, nezvimwewo zvinhu zvakawanda zvandisinganyore mubhuku rino; nokuti ndakanyora zvizhinji zvacho zvandaiona zvakakodzera mune rimwe bhuku vangu.
16 Ezvo zvese zvinhu izvi, izvo zvandataura nezvazvo, zvakaitwa apo baba vangu vakange
vachigara mutende, munhika raRemueri.
17 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge ini, Nefi, ndanzwa ese mazwi ababa vangu, maererano nezvinhu zvavakaona muchiratidzo, nezvinhuwo zvaaitaura nesimba reMweya Mutsvene, riri simba ravakatambira pamusana perutendo muMwanakomana waMwariezvo Mwanakomana waMwari ndiye aive Mesiya aizouya-ini, Neffi, ndaidawo kuti dai ndaona, ezvo ndanzwa, nokuziva zvinhu izvi, nesimba reMweya Mutsvene, chinova chipo chaMwari kune avo yose vanomutsvaka nesimba, munguva dzakare nemunguva dzaachazviratidza pachake kuvana vevanhu.
18 Nokuti ndiye wanezuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi; ezvo nzira yakagadzirirwa vese vangu kubvira pakutanga kwenyika, kana vakave vanotendeuka vakauya kwaari.
19 Nokuti uyo anotsvaka nesimba achawana; ezvo zvakavanzika zvaMwari vachazvipfundzunurirwa, nesimba reMweya Mutsvene, munguva dzino sezvemunguva dzakare, ezvo semunguva dzakare nemunguva dzichauya; nokudaro, nzira yaShe inogara yakadaro nokusingaperi.
20 Saka rangarira, iwe munhu, pazviito zvako zvese uchaunzwa mukutongwa.
21 Nokudaro, kana waitsvaka kuita zvakaipa mumazuva ako ekuedzwa, zvino unowanikwa usina kuchena pamberi pechigaro chekutonga chaMwari; ezvo
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hakuna chinhu chisina kuchena chingagare naMwari; nokudaro, unofanirwa kuti uraswe zvachose.
22 Ezvo Mweya Mutsvene uri kundipa simba rekuti nditaure zvinhu izvi, ezvo ndisazviregere kwete.
CHITSAUKO 11
Nefi anoona Mweya walshe ezvo anoratidzwa muchiratidzo muti weupenyu-Anoona amai veMwanakomana waMwari ezvo anodzidza nekuzvideredza kwaMwariAnoona rubhabhatidzo, ufundisi, nekuroverwa kweGwayana raMwari-Anoonawo kudaidzwa neufundisi hwevapositori veGwayana vane gumi nevaviri. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
NoxuTi zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge ndada kuziva zvinhu zvakanga zvaonekwa nababa vangu, nokutenda kuti Ishe aikwanisa kuna kuti ndizvizive, zvandakanga ndigere ndichifungisisa mumwoyo mangu ndakatorwa neMweya waShe, hongu, ndikaenda mugomo rakareba zvakanyanya, randakanga ndisina kumbenge ndakaona, ezvo randakanga ndisina kumbenge ndakatsika netsoka dzangu.
2 Ezvo Mweya ukati kwandiri: Tariw, unodei?
3 Ezvo ndikati: Ndinoda kuona zvinhu zvakaonekwa nababa vangu.
4 Ezvo Mweya ukati kwandiri: Unotenda here kuti baba vako
vakaona muti wavakataura nezvawo?
5 Ezvo ndikati: Hongu, munoziva kuti ndinotenda ese mazwi ababa vangu.
6 Ezvo ndataura mazwi aya, Mweya wakachema nezwi guru, uchiti: Hosana kuna Ishe, mukuru-kuru Mwari; nokuti ndiMwari wepasi pose, hongu, kana pamusoro pezvese. Ezvo iwe wakakomborerwa, Nefi, nokuti unotenda muMwanakomana waMwari mukuru; nokudaro, uchaona zvinhu zvawada kuona.
Ezvo tarisa chinhu ichi chichapiwa kwauri sechiratidzo, kuti mumashure mekunge ~~aona muti wakabereka muchero wakadyiwa nababa vako, uchaonawo murume achiburuka kubva kudenga, ezvo iyeyo uchamupupurira; ezvo mushure mekunge wamuona uchataura kuti Mwanakomana waMwari. 8 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Mweya wakati kwandiri: Tarisa! Ezvo ndakatarisa ndikaona muti; ezvo wakange wakaita semuti wakanga waonekwa nababa vangu; ezvo kunaka kwawo kwakange kwakapfuuridza, hongu, kudarika runako rwose; ezvo kuchena kwawo nokudaro kwakange kwakapfuura kuchena kwechando chamatsutso.
9 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge ndaona muti uya, ndakati kuMweya: Ndinoona kuti waratidza kwandiri muti unokosha kupfuura mimwe yese.
10 Ezvo akati kwandiri: Unodei?
11 Ezvo ndikati kwaari: Kuziva
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zvazvinoreva-nokuti ndaitaura naye sekutaura kunoita munhu; nokuti ndakaona kuti akange ane mumhu wemunhu; asi kana zvainge zvakadaro, ndaiziva kuti waive Mweya waIshe; ezvo akataura neni sezvinoita munhu kana achitaura kune mumwe.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akati kwandiri: Tarisa! Ezvo ndikatarisa sekunge ndiri kutarisa kwaari, ezvo handina kumuona; nokuti akange abva pandiri.
13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakatarisa ndikaona guta guru reJerusaremu, nemamwewo maguta. Ezvo ndakaona guta reNazareta; ezvo muguta reNazareta ndakaona mhandara, ezvo yakanga yakanaka iri chena zvisingataurike.
14 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona matenga achizuruka; ezvo ngirozi ikadzika ezvo ikamira pamberi pangu; ikati kwandiri: Nefi, uri kuonei?
15 Ezvo ndikati kwairi: Mhandara, yakanakiswa kupfuura dzimwe mhandara dzose.
16 Ezvo ikati kwandiri: Unoziva here kuzvideredza kwaMwari?
17 Ezvo ndikati kwairi: Ndinoziva kuti anoda vana vake; asi zvisinei, handizive zvinoreva zvese zvinhu.
18 Ezvo ikati kwandiri: Tariw, mhandara yauri kuona ndiyo amai veMwanakomana waMwari, mutsika yezvenyama.
19 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona achitakurwa muMweya; ezvo mushure mekunge atakurwa muMweya kwechinguva
chakati ngirozi yakataura kwandiri, ichiti: Tarisa!
20 Ezvo ndakatarisa ezvo ndikaona mhandara iya zvakare, yakatakura mwana mumaoko ayo.
21 Ezvo ngirozi ikati kwandiri: Ona Gwayana raMwari, hongu, Mwanakomana waBaba Wokusingaperi! Unoziva here zvinoreva muti wakaonekwa nababa vako?
22 Ezvo ndakaipindura, ndichiti: Hongu, rudo rwaMwari, rwunopararira rwega mumwoyo yevana vevanhu; nokudaro, ndirwo rwunodiwa kupfuura zvinhu zvese.
23 Ezvo yakataura kwandiri, ichiti: Hongu, ezvo ndirwo rwunonyanya kufadza kLZmweya. 24 Ezvo mushure mekunge yataura mazwi aya, yakati kwandiri: Tarisa! Ezvo ndakatarisa, ezvo ndikaona Mwanakomana waMwari achienda mukati mevana vevanhu; ezvo ndikaona vazhinji vachiwira pasi patsoka dzake ezvo vachimunamata. 25 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona kuti bango resimbi, riya rakaonekwa nababa vangu, raive izwi raMwari, raienda kuchisipiti chemvura yeupenyu, kana kumuti weupenyu; mvura iyi iri chiratidzo cherudo rwaMwari; ezvo ndakaonawo kuti muti weupenyu waive chiratidzo cherudo rwaMwari.
26 Ezvo ngirozi yakati kwandiri zvakare: Tariw uone kuzvideredza kwaMwari!
27 Ezvo ndakatarisa ezvo ndikaona Mununuri wenyika, uyo akanga ataurwa nababa vangu;
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ezvo ndikaonawo muporofita aizogadzira nzira yake asati auya. Ezvo Gwayana raMwari rakaenda ezvo rikabhabhatidzwa naye; ezvo mushure mekunge abhabhatidzwa, ndakaona matenga achizaruka, ezvo Mweya Mutsvene uchiuya uchibva kudenga ezvo uchigara paari uine mumhu wenjiva.
28 Ezvo ndakaona kuti akaenda akanoparidzira vanhu, musimba nemukurumbira mukuru; ezvo mhomho dzevanhu dzakaungana pamwechete kuti vamunzwe; ezvo ndikaona kuti vakamutanda pakati pavo.
29 Ezvo ndikaonawo vimwe gumi nevaviri vachimutevera. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakatakurwa muMweya pameso pangu, ezvo handina kuzovaona.
30 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ngirozi yakataura kwandiri zvakare, ichiti: Tarisa! Ezvo ndakatarisa, ndikaona matenga achizuruka zvakare, ezvo ndikaona ngirozi dzichidzika pavana vevanhu; ezvo dzikashumira kwavari.
31 Ezvo yakataura kwandiri zvakare, ichiti: Tarisa! Ezvo ndakatarisa, ezvo ndikaona Gwayana raMwari richienda pakati pevana vevanhu. Ezvo ndikaona mhomho vevanhu vakanga vachirwara, nevakange vaine zvirwere zvakasiyana-siyana, nemadhimoni nemweyi yetsvina; ezvo ngirozi yakataura ikaratidza zvese zvinhu izvi kwandiri. Ezvo vakarapwa nesimba reGwayana raMwari; ezvo madhimoni nemweyi yetsvina yakabviswa.
32 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ngirozi yakataura kwandiri zvakare, ichiti: Tarisa! Ezvo ndakatarisa ndikaona Gwayana raMwari, kuti rakatorwa vevanhu; hongu, Mwanakomana waMwari wokusingaperi akatongwa nevenyika; ezvo ndakaona ezvo ndinazvo.
33 Ezvo ini, Nefi, ndakaona kuti akaturikwa pamuchinjikwa akaurairwa zvitema zvenyika. 34 Ezvo mushure mekunge auraiwa ndakaona mhomho dzepasi, kuti dzakaungana pamwechete kurwisa vapositori veGwayana; nokuti vane gumi nevaviri ndiko kudainzwa kwavaiitwa nengirozi yaShe.
35 Ezvo mhomho dzepasi dzakange dzakaungana pamwechete; ezvo ndikaona kuti dzakange dziri muzimba guru ezvo dhandanda, rakafanana nezimba rakaonekwa nababa vangu. Ezvo ngirozi yaIshe yakataura zvakare kwandiri, ichiti: Ona nyika neungwaru hurimo; hongu, tarisa imba yaIsiraeri yaungana pamwechete kuti irwise vapositori veGwayana vane gumi nevaviri. 36 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona ndikaziva, kuti zimba guru ezvo dhandanda kwaive kuzvikudza kwenyika; ezvo yakapunzika, ezvo kupunzika kwacho kwakange kuri kukuru zvisingataurike. Ezvo ngirozi yaIshe yakataura kwandiri zvakare, ichiti: Ndokuparadzwa kuchaitwa nyika dzose, madzinza, ndimi, navanhu, avo vacharwisa vapositori veGwayana vane gumi nevaviri.
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CHITSAUKO 12
Nefi anoona muchiratidzo nyika yechipikirwa; kururama, kuipa, nekupunzika kzoavanhu vayo; kuuya kweGzvayana raMwari pakati pavo; kuti Vadzidzi vane Gumi nevaviri neVapositori vane Gumi nevaviri vachatonga sei Isiraeri; nekusemesa neutsvina hweavo vanoderera mukusatenda. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ngirozi yakati kwandiri: Tarisa, ezvo uone mbeu yako, nembeuwo yehama dzako. Ezvo ndakatarisa ndikaona nyika yechipikirwa; ezvo ndikaona mhomho dzevanhu, hongu, kana sekuwanda mukuverenga kwakaita kuwanda kwejecha regungwa.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona mhomho dzakaungana pamwechete mukurwa, dzichirwisana; ezvo ndikaona hondo, nerunyerekupe rwehondo, nekuurayana nemunondo pakati pevanhu vekwangu.
3 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona zvizvarwa zvizhinji zvichifa, mushure metsika yehondo negakava munyika; ezvo ndikaona maguta mazhinji, hongu, kana kuverenga handina kuaverenga. 4 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona bute rerima pauso hwenyika yechipikirwa; ezvo ndikaona mheni, ezvo ndikanzwa kutinhira, nekundengendeka kwenyika, nemhere-mhere yose yekunetsekana; ezvo ndikaona ivhu nemabwe, kuti zvaitsemuka; ezvo ndikaona makomo
achikoromoka; ezvo ndikaona marenje enyika, kuti akasakadzwa; ezvo ndikaona maguta mazhinji kuti akanyudzwa; ezvo ndikaona mazhinji kuti akapiswa nemoto; ezvo ndikaona mazhinji aikoromokera pasi, nenzira yekundengendeka kwaivepo.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge ndaona zvinhu izvi, ndakaona kunyangarika kwerima, kuti rakabva pauso hwenyika; ezvo tarirai, ndakaona mhomho dzisina kunge dzapunzika nenzira yekutonga kunotyisa kwaIshe.
6 Ezvo ndakaona matenga achizuruka, ezvo Gwayana raMwari richiburuka kubva kudenga; ezvo rikauya pasi rikazviratidza kwavari.
Ezvo ndakaonawo ezvo ndikaziva kuti Mweya Mutsvene wakawira pane vamwe gumi nevaviri; ezvo vakagadzwa naMwari, ezvo vakasarudzwa.
8 Ezvo ngirozi yakataura kwandiri, ichiti: Ona vane gumi nevaviri vadzidzi veGwayana, vakasarudzwa kuti vaparidze kumbeu yako.
9 Ezvo ikati kwandiri: Unorangarira here vapositori veGwayana vane gumi nevaviri? Tarira ndivo vachatonga marudzi gumi nemaviri aIsiraeri; nokudaro, vafundisi gumi nevaviri vembeu yako vachatongwa navo; nokuti muri vemba yaIsiraeri.
10 Ezvo ava vafundisi gumi nevaviri vauri kuona vachatonga mbeu yako. Ezvo, tarisa, vakatwasanuka narinhi; nokuti nenzira yerutendo rwavo
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muGwayana raMwari nguo dzavo dzaitwa chena muropa rake.
11 Ezvo ngirozi yakati kwandiri: Tarisa! Ezvo ndikatarisa, ezvo ndikaona zvizvarwa zvitatu zvichipfuura zviri mukururama; ezvo nguo dzavo dzakange dzakachena sedzeGwayana raMwari. Ezvo ngirozi ikati kwandiri: Ava vakaitwa vachena muropa reGwayana, nenzira yerutendo rwavo maari.
12 Ezvo ini, Nefi, ndakaonawo vazhinji vechizvarwa chechina vakapfuura vari mukururama. 13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona mhomho dzepasi dzakaungana pamwechete.
14 Ezvo ngirozi ikati kwandiri: Ona mbeu yako, nembeuwo yehama dzavo.
15 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakatarisa ndikaona vanhu vembeu yangu vakaungana pamwechete vari mhomho vachirwisana nembeu yehama dzangu; ezvo vakanga vaungana pamwechete kuti varwe.
16 Ezvo ngirozi yakataura kwandiri, ichiti: Tarira chisipiti chemvura ine tsvina chakaonekwa nababa yako; hongu, kana rukova rwavakataura; ezvo kudzika kwarwo ndiko kudzika kwegehena.
17 Ezvo bute rerima ndiyo miedzo yadhiabhori, inopofomadza maziso, ichiomesa mwoyo yevana vevanhu, ichivatungamira munzira dzakapamhama, zvekuti vanofa vachirasika.
18 Ezvo zimba guru ezvo dhandanda, iro rakaonekwa nababa yako, kufungidzira zvinhu zvi
sipo nekuzvikudza kwevana vevanhu. Ezvo zigomba guru rinotyisa rakavaganhura; hongu, kana izwi rokutonga kwakarurama kwaMwari Wokusingaperi, naMesiya anova ndiye Gwayana raMwari, uyo anopupurirwa neMweya Mutsvene, kubvira pakutanga kwenyika kusvika panguva ino, ezvo kubvira zvino nekusingaperi.
19 Ezvo zvakanga ngirozi ichitaura mazwi aya, ndakatarisa ndikaona kuti mbeu yehama dzangu yakange ichirwisana nembeu yangu, maererano nemazwi engirozi; nenzira yekuzvikudza kwembeu yangu, nemiyedzo yadhiabhori, ndakaona kuti mbeu yehama dzangu yakange ichikurira vanhu vembeu yangu.
20 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakatarisa, ezvo ndikaona vanhu vembeu yehama dzangu kuti yakange vakunda mbeu yangu; ezvo vakaenda vari mhomho mukati menyika.
21 Ezvo ndakavaona vakaungana pamwechete vari mhomho; ezvo ndikaona hondo nerunyerekupe rwehondo pakati pavo; ezvo muhondo nerunyerekupe rwehondo ndikaona zvizvarwa zvizhinji zvichipfuura. 22 Ezvo ngirozi yakati kwandiri: Tariw ivava vachaderera mukusatenda.
23 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona, kuti mushure mekunge vaderera mukusatenda vakasviba, vakasemesa, vakave vanhu vane tsvina, vazere nenungo netsika dzose dzezvinhu zvakaipa.
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CHITSAUKO 13
Nefi anoona muchiratidzo sangano radhiabhori ramiswa pakati pavaHedheni, kuwanika nekupambwa kweAmerica, kurasika kwemamwe matsamba anokosha emuBhaibheri, nekuzorasika kwevaHedheni, kudzorerwa kwevhangeri, karuya kzaemagzaaro matsvene emazuva ekupedzisira, nekuvakwa kweZioni. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ngirozi yakataura kwandiri, ichiti: Tariw! Ezvo ndikatarisa ndikaona marudzi mazhinji neumambo huzhinji.
2 Ezvo ngirozi ikati kwandiri: Urikuonei? Ezvo ndikati: Ndiri kuona marudzi mazhinji neumambo huzhinji.
3 Ikati kwandiri: Aya ndiwo marudzi neumambo hwevaHedheni.
4 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona pakati pemarudzi evaHedheni kutangiswa kwesangano guru.
5 Ezvo ngirozi ikati kwandiri: Tariw kutangiswa kwesangano rakaipa kupfuura mamwe masangano ese, rinouraya vatendi vaMwari, hongu, ezvo richivarwadzisa nokuvasunga, nekuvasunga nejoko resimbi, richivaisa muutapwa.
6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona zisangano guru iri rakaipa; ezvo ndikaona dhiabhori kuti ndiye akanga aritanga.
Ezvo ndikaonawo goridhe, nesirivha, nesirika, ezvo micheka mitsvuku, nemachira akarukwa
zvinoyevedza, netsika dzose dzenhumbi dzakakosha; ezvo ndikaona pfambi zhinji.
8 Ezvo ngirozi yakataura kwandiri, ichiti: Tarisa goridhe, nesirivha, nesirika, nemicheka mitsvuku, nemachira akarukwa zvinoyevedza, nenhumbi dzinokosha, nepfambi, ndizvo zvinodiwa nezisangano guru iri rakaipa.
9 Ezvo nokuda kukudzwa nenyika vanoparadza vatendi vaMwari, vachivatora vachivaisa muutapwa.
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakatarisa ndikaona mvura zhinji; ezvo yaiganhura Vahedheni kubva kumbeu yehama dzangu.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ngirozi yakati kwandiri: Tariw hasha dzaMwari dziri pamusoro pembeu yehama dzako.
12 Ezvo ndakatarisa ezvo ndikaona murume pakati pevaHedheni, akanga akaparadzaniswa nembeu yehama dzangu nemvura zhinji; ezvo ndikaona Mweya waMwari, kuti wakadzika ezvo ukatunha murume uyu; ezvo akaenda nemumvura zhinji, kana kumbeu yehama dzangu, vakanga vari munyika yechipikirwa.
13 Ezvo zvakaitika kut i ndakaona Mweya waMwa~ i, kuti wakatunha vaHedheni; ezvo vakaenda vakabuda muutapwa, pamusoro pemvura zhinji.
14 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona mhomho zhinji dzevaHedheni munyika yechipikirwa; ezvo ndikaona hasha dzaMwari, kuti dzakanga dziri pambeu yehama dzangu; ezvo vakapara-
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dzwa nevaHedheni vakatambudzika.
15 Ezvo ndakaona Mweya waIshe, kuti waive pavaHedheni, ezvo vakabudirira ezvo vakatora nyika vakaiita nhaka yavo; ezvo ndakaona kuti vakanga vari vachena, ezvo vakarurama chaizvo nokunaka, sezvakanga zvakaita vanhu vekwangu vasati vauraiwa.
16 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakaona kuti vaHedheni vakanga vaenda kubva muutapwa vakazvirereka pamberi paIshe; ezvo simba raShe rakanga riinavo.
17 Ezvo ndakaona kuti nyika dzevaHedheni dzakanga dzaungana pamwechete mumakungwa, nemumatunhuwo, kuti vavarwise.
18 Ezvo ndakaona kuti simba raMwari rakanga riinavo, nekutiwo hasha dzaMwari dzakanga dziri pane avo vose vakanga vaungana pamwechete kuti vavarwise.
19 Ezvo ini, Neffi, ndakaona kuti vaHedheni vainge vabuda muutapwa vakabviswa nesimba raMwari kubva mumaoko emamwe ose marudzi.
20 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakaona kuti vakabudirira munyika; ezvo ndakaona bhuku, ezvo rakanga rakatakurwa pakati pavo.
21 Ezvo ngirozi yakati kwandiri: Unoziva here zvinoreva bhuku?
22 Ezvo ini ndikati kwairi: Handizive.
23 Ezvo ikati: Tarisa rinobva mumuromo wemuJudha. Ezvo
ini, Nefi, ndakariona; ezvo ikati kwandiri: Bhuku raurikuona rine nhoroondo yemaJudha, ine zvibvumirano zvaIshe, izvo zvaakaita kune vemba yaIsiraeri; ezvo rinewo zvizhinji zvezviporofita zvevaporofita vatsvene; ezvo inhoroondo yakaita seyakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira, chete haasi akawanda; zvisinei, ane zvibvumirano zvaIshe, izvo zvaakaita kumba yaIsiraeri; nokudaro, zvinokosha kwazvo kuvaHedheni.
24 Ezvo ngirozi yalshe yakati kwandiri: Waona kuti bhuku rinobuda richibva mumuromo memuJudha; ezvo kana richibuda richibva mumuromo wemuJudha rinenge riine vhangeri rakakwana raIshe, rinova rinopupurwa nevapositori vane gumi nevaviri; ezvo vanopupura maererano nechokwadi chiri muGwayana raMwari.
25 Nokudaro, zvinhu izvi zvinoenda zvichibva kumaJudha zviri zvirokwazvo zvichienda kuvaHedheni, maererano nechokwadi chiri munaMwari.
26 Ezvo mushure mekunge zvaenda neruoko rwevapositori veGwayana vane gumi nevaviri, zvichibva kumaJudha zvichienda kuvaHedheni, munoona kutangwa kwezisangano riya guru rakaipa, riri rakaipa kupfuura mamwe masangano ose; nokuti tarisa, vabvisa kubva muvhangeri reGwayana zvimwe zviri pachena zvinokosha; nezvibvumirano zvizhinji zvaIshe vakabvisa.
27 Ezvo zvese izvi vakaita kuti vapindure nzira chaidzo
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dzaIshe, kuti vapofomadze maziso ezvo vaomese mwoyo yevana vevanhu.
28 Nokudaro, unoona kuti mushure mekunge bhuku rapfuura nemumaoko ezisangano guru ezvo rakaipa, kuti kune zvinhu zvizhinji zviri pachena ezvo zvinokosha zvakabviswa mubhuku, rinove bhuku reGwayana raMwari.
29 Ezvo mushure mekunge zviri pachena nezvinokosha izvi zvabviswa rinoenda kumarudzi ose evaHedheni; ezvo mushure mekunge raenda kumarudzi ose evaHedheni, hongu, kana kuyambuka makungwa ayo awaona nevaHedheni vaenda vachibva muutapwa, unoona-kuti nenzira yezvinhu zvizhinji zviri pachena ezvo zvinokosha zvakabviswa mubhuku, zvakanga zviri pachena kunzwikwa nevana vevanhu, maererano nekuve pachena kuri muGwayana raMwari-nenzira yezvinhu izvi zvakabviswa muvhangeri reGwayana, vakawanda zvisingataurike vari kupunzika, hongu, zvokuti Satani ave nesimba guru pamusoro pavo.
30 Zvisinei, unoona kuti vaHedheni vakaenda vachibva muutapwa, ezvo vakasimudzirwa nesimba raMwari kuti vave pamusoro pemamwe marudzi ose, munyika yakanaka kupfuura dzimwe nyika dzose, inove ndiyo nyika Ishe Mwari yavakabvumirana nababa yako kuti mbeu yavo ichave nenhaka yenyika iyi; nokudaro, unoona kuti Ishe Mwari haazobvumira kuti vaHedheni vaparadze
zvachose kusanganiswa kwembeu yako, iyo iri mukati mehama dzako.
31 Kana kubvumira kuti vaHedheni vaparadze mbeu yehama dzako.
32 Kana Ishe Mwari kubvumira kuti vaHedheni vagare nariinhi vari muupofu hunotyisa, uhwo hwauri kuona kuti vari mahuri, nenzira yezvinhu zviri pachena ezvo zvinokosha zvikuru zvevhangeri reGwayana zvakavigwa nesangano rakaipa iri, rawaona kutangwa kwaro. 33 Nokudaro Gwayana raMwari rinoti: Ndichava netsitsi kuvaHedheni, mukushanyira vakasara vemba yaIsiraeri mukutongwa kukuru.
34 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ngirozi yaShe yakataura kwandiri, ichiti: Tarisa, Gwayam raMwari rinoti, mushure mekunge ndashanyira vakasara vemba yaIsiraeri-ezvo vakasara vandinotaura ava mmbeu yababa wakonokudaro, mushure mekunge ndavashanyira mukutonga, ezvo ndavatambudzisa nerwuoko rwevaHedheni, ezvo mushure mekunge vaHedheni vapunzika zvisingataurike, nenzira yezviya zviri pachena-chena zvavasina kupiwa nesangano riya rakaipa, rinove ndiro amai vepfambi, Gwayana rinodarondichave netsitsi kuvaHedheni musi iwoyo, zvekuti ndichauisa kwavari, musimba rangu, zvizhinji zvevhangeri rangu, richave pachena ezvo richikosha, rinodaro Gwayam.
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pachangu kumbeu yako, kuti vachanyora zvinhu zvizhinji zvandichavaparidzira, zvichave zviri pachena ezvo zvichikosha; ezvo mushure mekunge mbeu yako yaparadzwa, ezvo yaderera mukusatenda, nembeuwo yehama dzako, tarisa, zvinhu zvese izvi zvichavanzwa, kuuya kuvaHedheni, nechipo nesimba reGwayana.
36 Ezvo mazviri muchanyorwa vhangeri rangu, rinodaro Gwayana, ezvo musimboti wangu neruponiso rwangu.
37 Ezvo vakakomborerwa avo vachatsvaka kuunza Zioni yangu musi iwoyo, nokuti vachawana chipo nesimba reMweya Mutsvene; ezvo kana vakashingirira kusvika kwekupedzisira vachasimudzwa muzuva rekupedzisira, ezvo vachaponeswa muumambo hweGwayana husingaperi nariinhi; ezvo uyo achadaidzira runyararo, hongu, matama emufaro mukuru, vachave vakanaka zvakadii mumakomo.
38 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona vakasara vembeu yehama dzangu, nebhuku reGwayana raMwari, rakanga rabva mumuromo wemaJudha, kuti rakauya kubva kuvaHedheni richienda kune vakasara vembeu yehama dzangu.
39 Ezvo mushure mekunge rauya kwavari ndakaona mamwe mabhuku, akauya pamusoro pesimba reGwayana, kubva kuvaHedheni achienda kwavari, mukugutsa vaHedheni nevakasara vembeu yehama dzangu, nemaJudhawo akange akapararira
pasi pose, kuti zvinyorwa zvevaporofita ezvo nezvevapositori veGwayana vane gumi nevaviri ndezvechokwadi.
40 Ezvo ngirozi yakataura kwandiri, ichiti: Zvinyorwa zvekupedzisira izvi, zvawaona zviri kuvaHedheni, zvichamisa chokwadi chevekutanga, avo vanova ndivo vapositori veGwayana vane gumi nevaviri, ezvo zvigoita kuti kuzivikanwe zviri pachena ezvo zvinokosha zvavakatorerwa; ezvo zvigoita kuti zvizivikanwe kuhama dzose, ndimi, nevanhu, kuti Gwayana raMwari ndiro Mwanakomana waBaba Wokusingaperi, ezvo Muponisi wenyika; nokuti vanhu vese vakafanira kuuya kwaari, kana kuti havangazoponeswa.
41 Ezvo vakafanira kuuya nemazwi achataurwa nemuromo weGwayana; ezvo mazwi eGwayana achaziviswa muzvinyorwa zvembeu yako, nemuzvinyorwa zvevapositori veGwayana vane gumi nevaviri; nokudaro zvese zvichaiswa pamwechete; nokuti kuna Mwari mumwechete neMufudzi mumwechete pasi pose.
42 Ezvo nguva iri kusvika yekuti achazviratidza iye pachake kumarudzi ose, zvese kumaJudha nekuVaHedheniwo; ezvo mushure mekunge azviratidza pachake kumaJudha ezvo neku vaHedheniwo, zvino ozozviratidzawo pachake kuvaHedheni ezvo nekumaJudhawo, ezvo vekupedzisira vachave vekutanga, ezvo vekutanga vachave vekupedzisira.
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CHITSAUKO 14
Ngirozi inotaurira Nefi nezvemaropafadzo nekutukwa kuchawira pamusoro pevaHedheni-Kune masangano maviri chete: Sangano reGwayana raMwari nesangano radhiabhori-Vatendi vaMwari mukati memarudzi ose vanotambudzzaa nezisangano guru ezvo rakaipa-Mupositori Johani achanyora maererano nekuguma kwenyika. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvichaitika kuti, kana vaHedheni vakateerera kuGwayana raMwari muzuva iro raachazviratidza iye pachake kwavari muzwi, nemusimbawo, nemuzviito, nemukubvisa zvimhingamupinyi zvavo
2 Ezvo vagorega kuomesa mwoyo yavo kuGwayana raMwari, vachaverengerwa mukati membeu yababa vako, hongu, vachaverengerwa kumba yaIsiraeri; ezvo vachazove vanhu vakaropafadzwa munyika yechipikirwa nariinhi; havachazotorwa muutapwa zvakare; ezvo imba yaIsiraeri haichazonyadziswa.
3 Ezvo zigomba guru riya, ravakachererwa nezisangano guru ezvo rakaipa, rakatangiswa nadhiabhori nevana vake, kuti atungamire mweya yevanhu kugehena-hongu, zigomba guru riya rakachererwa kuti riparadze vanhu richazadzwa neavo vakarichera, vachiparadzwa zvachose, rinodaro Gwayam raMwari; kwete kuparadzwa kwemweya, kunze kwekunge
kuri kwokuukanda mugehena riya risina magumo.
4 Nokuti tarisa, izvi zviri maererano neutapwa hwadhiabhori, ezvo zviri maererano nokuranga kwaMwari, kune avo vose vanoita zvakaipa pamberi pake. 5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ngirozi yakataura kwandiri, Neffi, ichiti: Waona kuti kana vaHedheni vakatendeuka zvinove zvakanaka kwavari; ezvo unozivawo maererano nezvibvumirano zvaShe kune vemba yaIsiraeri; ezvo wanzwawo kuti uyo asingatendeuke anofanirwa kuparara.
6 Saka, heyo nhamo kuvaHedheni kana vakave vanoomesa mwoyo yavo kuGwayana raMwari.
Nokuti nguva iri kuuya, rinodaro Gwayana raMwari, yokuti ndichashanda basa guru ezvo rinoshamisa pakati pevana vevanhu; basa richagara nariinhi, uku kana uku-kuti muvagutse murunyararo neupenyu husingaperi, kana kuti vaendeswe kuhukukutu hwemwoyo yavo nemuhupofu hwepfungwa dzavo mukuuiswa kwavo muutapwa, ezvowo mukuparadzwa, kwese kwenyama nekwemweya, maererano neutapwa hwadhiabhori, uhwo hwandataura nezvahwo.
S Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ngirozi payakange yataura mazwi aya, yakati kwandiri: Unorangarira here zvibvumirano zvaBaba kune vemba yaIsiraeri? Ndikati, Hongu.
9 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti yakati kwandiri: Tarisa, uone zisangano guru riya ezvo rakaipa,
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rinove ndiro zimai rekuipa. Akaritanga ari dhiabhori.
10 Ezvo ikati kwandiri: Tarisa kune masangano maviri chete; rekutanga isangano reGwayana raMwari, ezvo rimwe isangano radhiabhori; nokudaro, uyo asiri wesangano reGwayana raMwari ndewe zisangano riya guru, rinove ndiro zimai rekuipa; ezvo ndiro zipfambi repasi pose.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakatarisa ndikaona zipfambi repasi pose, ezvo rigere pamusoro pemakungwa emvura yakawanda; ezvo rakanga richitonga pasi pose, mukati menyika dzose, madzinza, ndimi, navanhu.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakatarisa sangano reGwayana raMwari, ezvo uwandu hwaro hwaive hushoma, nenzira yekuipa kwezipfambi vakange rigere pamusoro pemakungwa mazhinji; zvakadaro, ndakaona kuti wesangano reGwayana, vakange vari vatendi vaMwari, vakange vari pasi pose; ezvo kutonga kwavo pasi kwaive kushoma, nenzira yekuipa kwezipfambi guru randakanga ndaona.
13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona kuti zimai guru rekuipa raunganidza pamwechete mhomho pasi pose, mukati memarudzi ose evaHedheni, kuti varwise Gwayana raMwari.
14 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, ndakaona simba reGwayana raMwari, kuti rakadzika pavatendi wesangano reGwayana, nekune vanhu vechibvumirano chaIshe, vakange vakapararira nepasi pose; ezvo vakanga
vakapakatira ururami nesimba raMwari mukukudzwa kukuru. 15 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona kuti hasha dzaMwari dzakadirwa muzisangano guru riya rakaipa, zvekuti kwakave nehondo nerunyerekupe rwehondo pakati pemarudzi ose nehama dzepasi pano.
16 Ezvo kutanga kwakaita hondo nerunyerekupe rwehondo pakati pemarudzi ose akange ari ezimai rekuipa, ngirozi yakataura kwandiri, ichiti: Tarfsa, hasha dzaMwari dziri pamusoro pezimai repfambi; ezvo tarisa, unoona zvese zvinhu izvi
17 Ezvo kana zuva rauya rekuti hasha dzaMwari dzidirwe pamusoro pezimai repfambi, riri zisangano riya guru ezvo rakaipa repasi pose, akaritanga ari dhiabhori, zvino, muzuva iroro, basa raBaba richatanga, mukugadzirira nzira yekuzadzikisa zvibvumirano zvavo, zvavakaita kuvanhu vavo vanove vemba yaIsiraeri.
18 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ngirozi yakataura kwandiri, ichiti: Tarfsa!
19 Ezvo ndakatarisa ndikaona murume, ezvo akanga akapfeka gemenzi jena.
20 Ezvo ngirozi ikati kwandiri: Ona mumwe wevapositori veGwayana vane gumi nevaviri. 21 Tarisa, achaona ezvo agonyora zvasara zvezvinhu izvi; hongu, nezvinhuwo zvizhinji zvakaitika.
22 Ezvo achanyorawo nezvekuguma kwenyika.
23 Nokudaro, zvinhu zvaachanyora zvakarurama ezvo zviri
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zvechokwadi; ezvo tarisa zvinonyorwa mubhuku rawaona richibuda mumuromo wemuJudha; uye panguva yazvakabva mumuromo wemuJudha, kana, kuti panguva dzabuda bhuku mumuromo wemuJudha, zvinhu zvange zvakanyorwa zvange zviri pachena ezvo zvakachena, zvichikoshesesa ezvo zviri nyore mukunzwikwa nevanhu vese.
24 Ezvo tarisa, zvinhu zvichanyorwa nemupositori weGwayana uyu zvinhu zvizhinji zvawakaona; ezvo tarisa, zvasara uchazviona.
25 Asi zvinhu zvauchaona mushure hauzozvinyora; nokuti Ishe Mwari azodza mupositori weGwayana raMwari kuti azvinyore.
26 Uye vamwe vanga varipo, kwavari aratidza zvese zvinhu, ezvo vakabva vazvinyora; ezvo zvakanamwa kuti zvigozouya zvakachena, maererano nechokwadi chiri muGwayana, munguva yake Ishe, kune vemba yaIsiraeri.
27 Ezvo ini, Neffi ndakanzwa uye ndinopupura, kuti zita remupositori weGwayana raive Johani, maererano nezwi rengirozi.
28 Ezvo tarisai, ini Neffi, ndinorambidzwa kuti ndinyore zvinhu zvakasara zvandakaona ndikanzwa; nokudaro zvinhu zvandanyora zvakwanirana neni; ezvo ndanyora chidimu chidiki chezvinhu zvandakaona.
29 Ezvo ndinopupura kuti ndakaona zvinhu zvakaonekwa nababa vangu, ezvo ngirozi
yaShe yakaita kuti zvizivikanwe neni.
30 Ezvo zvino ndave kupedzisa kutaura nezvezvinhu zvandakaona zvandakaona ndakatakurwa neMweya; ezvo kana zvese zvinhu zvandakaona zvisina kunyorwa, zvinhu zvandanyora ndezvechokwadi. Ezvo ndizvo zvazviri. Ameni.
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Mbeu yaRehi ichatambira vhangeri kubva kuvaHedheni mumazuva ekupedzisira-Chizvarwa chalsiraeri chinofananidzwa nemuti wemuorivi une mapazi achabatanidzwa pakare-Nefi anodudzira chiratidzo chemuti weupenyu ezvo otaura nezvekuenzanisa kzvaMwari mukubvisa vatadzi muvakarurama. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakanga ndatakurwa mumweya, ezvo ndaona zvese zvinhu izvi, ndakadzokera kutende kwababa vangu.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaona hama dzangu, ezvo dzakanga dzichiitirana nharo maererano nezvinhu zvakanga zvataurwa nababa vangu kwavari. 3 Nokuti chokwadi vakataura zvinhu zvikuru zvakawanda kwavari, zvakange zvakaoma kunzwisiswa, kunze kwekunge munhu abvunza Mwarfi; ezvo ivo vari vakukutu mumwoyo, saka havana kutarisa kuna Ishe sezvavaifanira kuna.
4 Ezvo zvino ini, Neffi, ndakasuwa pamusana pekuoma
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kwemwoyo yavo, ezvowo, nenzira yezvinhu zvandakanga ndaona, nekuziva kuti zvaitozoitika chete nenzira yekuipa kukuru kwevana vevanhu.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakakurirwa nenzira yekutambudzwa kwangu, nokuti ndaiti kutambudzika kwangu kwaive kukuru kupfuura zvese, nenzira yekuparadzwa kwevanhu vekwangu, nokuti ndakanga ndaona kupunzika kwavo.
6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge ndatambira simba ndakataura kuhama dzangu, ndichida kuziva kwavari chikonzero chenharo dzavo.
Ezvo vakati: Tarisa, hatinzwisise mazwi ataurwa nababa vedu nezvemapazi emuti wemuorivi, ezvo nezvevaHedheni. 8 Ezvo ndikati kwavari: Mabvunza Ishe here?
9 Ezvo vakati kwandiri: Hatina; nokuti Ishe haaite kuti tizive chinhu chakadaro.
10 Tarisai, ndakadaro kwavari: Sei musingachengete mirau yaIshe? Sei muchizofa, nenzira yeukukutu hwemwoyo yenyu? 11 Hamuyeuke here zvinhu izvo zvakataurwa naIshe?Kana mukasaomesa mwoyo yenyu, ezvo mukandikumbira murutendo, muchitenda kuti muchagashira, nekusimba mukuchengeta mirau yangu, chokwadi zvinhu izvi zvichaziviswa kwamuri.
12 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, imba yaIsiraeri yakaenzaniswa nemuti wemuorivi, neMweya waShe wakanga uri munababa vedu; ezvo tarisai hatina kupa
zuka here kubva mumba yaIsiraeri, ezvo hatizi bazi remba yaIsiraeri here?
13 Ezvo zvino, chinhu chinoreva baba vedu maererano nekupinzaniswa kwemapazi epo chaiwo kuburikidza nekuzara kwevaHedheni, kuti, mumazuva ekupedzisira, kana mbeu vedu yaderera mukusatenda, hongu, kwemakore mazhinji, ezvo zvizvarwa zvizhinji mushure mekunge Mesiya azviratidza nemuviri wake kuvana vevanhu, ndipo pachauya kuzara kwevhangeri raMesiya kuvaHedheni, ezvo robva kuvaHedheni richienda kune vakasara vembeu yedu
14 Ezvo muzuva iroro vakasara vembeu yedu ndipo pavachaziva kuti ndevemba yaIsiraeri, nokuti ndipo vanhu vechibvumirano chalshe; ezvo ndipo pavachaziva nokuuya muruzivo rwemadzitateguru avo, nekuruzivowo rwevhangeri reMununuri wavo, rakaparidzwa kumadzibaba avo naiye; nokudaro, vachauya mukuziva Mununuri wavo nezvinangwa chaiwo zvedzidziso yake, kuti vagoziva kuti vangauye sei kwaari ezvo vagoponeswa.
15 Ezvo muzuva iroro havazofara here vachirumbidza Mwari wavo wokusingaperi, musimboti wavo neruponiso rwavo? Hongu, muzuva iroro, havazogashira here simba nekudya kunosimbisa kubva kumunzamviringa wechokwadi? Hnngu, havazouya here mudanga rechokwadi raMwari?
16 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri,
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Hongu; vacharangarirwa zvakare kune vemba yaIsiraeri; vachabatanidzwa, vari bazi repo remuti wemuorivi, vachiiswa mumuti wemuorivi wechokwadi.
17 Ezvo izvi ndizvo zviri kureva baba vedu; ezvo vari kureva kuti izvi hazvizoitika kudzamara vati vaparadzwa nevaHedheni; ezvo vanoreva kuti zvichaitika nekuvaHedheni, kuti Ishe aratidze simba rake kuvaHedheni, nechikonzero chichaita kuti arambwe nemaJudha, kana vemba yaIsiraeri.
18 Nokudaro, baba vedu havana kutaura nezvembeu yedu yega, asiwo nezvemba yese yaIsiraeri, achinongedza kuchibvumirano chichazadzikiswa mumazuva ekupedzisira; chiri chibvumirano chakaitwa naShe kuna baba vedu Abhurahamu, achiti: Mumbeu yako hama dzose dzepasi dzicharopafadzwa.
19 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakataura kwavari zvizhinji maererano nezvinhu izvi; hongu, ndakataura kwavari nezvekudzorerwa kwemaJudha mumazuva ekupedzisira.
20 Ezvo ndakadzokorora mazwi aIsaya kwavari, akataura nezvekudzorerwa pakare, kwemaJudha, kana kwemba yaIsiraeri; ezvo mushure mekunge vadzorerwa havachazonyadziswa, havazoparadzwa zvakare. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakataura mazwi akawanda kwazvo kuhama dzangu, zvekuti vakapfava ezvo vakazvirereka pamberi paIshe. 21 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakataura kwandiri zvakare, vachiti:
Chinorevei chinhu ichi chakaonekwa nababa vedu kuhope? Unorevei muti wavakaona?
22 Ezvo ndakati kwavari: Chaive chiratidzo chemuti wehupenyu.
23 Ezvo vakati kwandiri: Rinorevei bango resimbi akaonekwa nababa vedu, raienda pamuti? 24 Ezvo ndakati kwavari raive izwi raMwari; ezvo avo vachateerera kuzwi raMwari, ezvo vachibatirira nesimba kwariri, havazofi; hakuna zviedzo ezvo kana miseve inotyisa yemuvengi ingavakurire ikavapinza muupofu, kuti vatungamirirwe kunoparadzwa.
25 Nokudaro, ini, Nefi, ndakavakuridzira kuti vachenjerere mazwi aIshe; hongu, ndakavakuridzira nesimba remweya wangu rese, nehugwaru hwase hwandinawo, kuti vachenjerere izwi raMwari ezvo vagorangarira kuchengeta mirau yake nguva dzose muzvinhu zvose. 26 Ezvo vakati kwandiri: Ko! rwunorevei rukova rwemvura rwakaonekwa nababa vedu?
27 Ezvo ndakati kwavari mvura yakaonekwa nababa wangu yaive utsvina; ezvo mwoyo wavo wakanga wakanyura mune zvimwe zvinhu zvekuti havana kuona utsvina hwemvura.
28 Ezvo ndakati kwavari yaive mvura yakaipa, inoganhura vakaipa kubva pamuti weupenyu, nekubvawo kuvatendi vaMwari. 29 Ezvo ndakati kwavari Chaive chiratidzo chegehena riye rinotyisa, rakanzi kwandiri nengirozi rakagadzirirwa vakaipa.
30 Ezvo ndakati kwavari baba
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vedu vakaonawo kuti kururama kwaMwari kunoitawo kuti vatsvene vabve muvatadzi; ezvo kupenya kwacho kwakange kwakaita sechenza chemoto uri kubvira, uyo unokwira kuna Mwari narinhi narinhi, ezvo usina magumo.
31 Ezvo vakati kwandiri: Chinhu ichi chinoreva here kunetswa kwemuviri mumazuva ekuedzwa, kana kuti zvekupedzisira zvinenge zvakaita mweya mushure mekufa kwenyama, kana kuti chiri kutaura here nezvezvinhu zvenyama?
32 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakati kwavari chiratidzo chezvinhu zvese zvenyama nezvemweya; nokuti zuva vakafanira kusvika rekuti vatongwe nemabasa avo, hongu, kana mabasa ayo akaitwa nemuviri wenyama mumazuva avo ekuedzwa.
33 Nokudaro, kana vakafa vari mukuipa kwavo vakafanira kuraswawo, muzvinhu zvemweya, izvo zviri zvinhu zviri muururami; nokudaro, vakafanira kuunzwa kuti vazomira pamberi paMwari, kuti vatongwe nemabasa avo; ezvo kana mabasa avo anga ari etsvina ivo vakafanira kuve vakasviba; ezvo kana vakasviba hazvingagone kuti vangagare muumambo hwaMwari; kana zvakadaro, umambo hwaMwari hwakafanira kunge hwakasvibawo.
34 Asi tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, umambo hwaMwari hauna kusviba, ezvo hakuna chinhu chisina kuchena chingapinde muumambo hwaMwari; nokudaro pakafanira kuve nenzvi
mbo yeutsvina yakagadzirirwa izvo zvakasviba.
35 Ezvo kuve nzvimbo yakagadzirwa, hongu, riya gehena rinotyisa randataura nezvaro, ezvo dhiabhori ndiye mugadziri waro; nokudaro nzvimbo yekupedzisira yemweya yevanhu kugara muumambo hwaMwari, kana kurasirwa kunze nenzira yekuenzanisa kuye kwandambotaura.
36 Nokudaro, vakaipa vanorambwa kubva muvakarurama, nekubvawo kumuti uye weupenyu, une muchero unokosha nekudiwa kupfuura mimwe michero yose; hongu, ezvo ndicho chipo chikuru chaMwari kupfuura zvese. Ezvo ndiko kutaura kwandakaita kuhama dzangu. Ameni.
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Vakaipa vanotora chokwadi sechakaoma-Vanakomana vaRehi vanoroora vanasikana vaIshimaeriRiahona inovatungamirira mukufamba kwavo murenje-Mazwi anobva kuna Ishe anortyorwa paRiahona nguva nenguva-Ishinraeri anofa; mhuri yake inotsutsarmwa parnusana pekutambudzika. Zvingangove makore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristra asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge ini, Nefi, ndapedza kutaura kuvakoma vangu, tarirai vakati kwandiri: Watitaurira zvinhu zvakaoma, zvatisingakwanise kuna.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini ndakati kwavari ndaizviziva kuti
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ndakanga ndataura zvinhu zvakaoma pamusoro pezvinhu zvakaipa, maererano nechokwadi; vatsvene ndavachenura, ndikagovareverera kuti vave vanosimudzwa nomusi wokupedzisira; nokudaro, vave mhosva vanotora chokwadi sechakaoma, nokuti chinovabaya pamwoyo.
3 Ezvo zvino vakoma vangu, dai manga muri vatsvene uye muchida kuteerera chokwadi, nokuita saizvozvo, kuti muzofamba makatwasanuka pamberi paMwari, hamaizotsutsumwa pamusana pechokwadi, muchiti: Unotaura zvinhu zvakaoma kwatiri.
4 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, ndakakurudzira vakoma vangu, nesimba rangu rose, kuti vachengete mitemo yaIshe.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakazvininipisa pamberi paIshe; zvekuti ndakava norufaro netariro huru, kuti vachazofamba munzira dzoutsvene.
6 Zvino, zvinhu zvose izvi zvakataurwa nokuitwa apo baba vangu vaigara matende yakanga iri munhika yavakanga vadaidza kuti Remueri.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, ndakatora mumwe wavanasikana vaIshimaeri kuti ave mukadzi wangu; zve, vakoma vangu vakatora vanasikana vaIshimaeri kuti vave vakadzi vavo; uyewo Zoramu akatora mwanasikana mukuru waIshimaeri kuti ave mukadzi wake.
8 Ezvo nokudaro baba vangu vakanga vazadzikisa mitemo yose yaIshe yakanga yapiwa kwavari. Uyewo ini, Neffi,
ndakanga ndakomborerwa naIshe zvikuru.
9 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti izwi raIshe rakataura kuna baba vangu nousiku, rikavaudza kuti zuva raitevera vaifanirwa kufamba rwendo kuenda murenje.
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti baba vangu zvavakamuka mangwanani, ndokuenda kumusuwo wetende, vakashamiswa kwazvo nokuona pasi chinhu chainge bhora chakaitwa noumhizha hunoshamisa; chakanga chakaitwa nendarira yakanaka. Muchibhora umu makanga mune simbi mbiri; imwe yakanga yakanongedzera nzira yataifanirwa kutevedza kuenda murenje.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takaunganidza zvinhu zvose zvataifanira kuenda nazvo murenje, nezvimwe zvezvinhu zvedu izvo Ishe akatipa; takatora mbeu dzendudzi dzose kuti tive tinotakura kuenda murenje.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takatora matende edu tikasimuka kuenda murenje, tikayambuka rwizi IZamani.
13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takafamba kwenguva inoita mazuva mana, takananga kuchamhembe takarerekera kuMabvazuva zvishoma, takamisa matende edu zvakare; ezvo tikadaidza zita renzvimbo iyi kuti Shazeri.
14 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takatora uta nemiseve yedu, tikaenda murenje kundobaya kudya kwemhuri dzedu; shure kwokunge tabaya kudya kwemhuri dzedu takadzokera zvakare kwakange kune mhuri dzedu murenje,
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kunzvimbo yeShazeri. Ezvo takaenda zvakare murenje, tichitevedza gwara rimwechetero, tichitevedza nzvimbo dzerenje dzaive dzakapfuma, dzakanga dziri kumuganhu pedyo neGungwa Dzvuku.
15 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takafamba kwemazuva akawanda, tichibaya zvokudya munzira, neuta nemiseve yedu uye nematombo nezvikopo.
16 Ezvo takatevera nzira yatairatidzwa nechibhora, chakatitungamirira munzvimbo dzerenje dzakapfuma.
17 Ezvo shure kwokunge tafamba mazuva akawanda, takamisa matende edu kwechinguva, kuti tizorore zvakare nokuti tiwane kudya kwemhuri dzedu. 18 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, ndaenda kundovhima, tarisai, ndakatyora uta hwangu, hwakanga hwakagadzirwa nesimbi yakanaka; ezvo shure kwokunge ndatyora uta hwangu, tarirai, vakoma vangu vakandishatirirwa pamusana pokurasikirwa nouta hwangu, nokuti hatina kuzowana kudya.
19 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takadzokera tisina zvekudya kumhuri dzedu, sevanhu vakange vakaneta zvikuru, nenzira yerwendo, vakatambudzika zvikuru, pamusana pokushaya zvokudya.
20 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ramani naRemueri navanakomana vaIshimaeri vakatangisa kutsutsumwa zvikuru, pamusana pokutambudzika kwavo nezvaivanetsa murenje; uye kana baba vangu vakatangisa
kutsutsumwa kuna Ishe Mwari wavo; hongu, vose vakava nokusuwa kukuru, vakatsutsumwa kuna Ishe.
21 Zvino zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, shure kwokunge taomeserwa tese nevakoma vangu pamusana pekurasika kweuta hwangu, ezvo tambo dzeuta hwavo dzarasika, zvakatanga kutiomera zvikuru, hongu, zvokuti takatadza kuwana zvokudya.
22 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakataura zvikuru kuvakoma vangu, nokuti vakange vaomesa mwoyo yavo zvakare, zvekuti vakanga vavakutsutsumwa pamusana paIshe Mwari wavo.
23 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakagadzira uta hwechimuti, ndikashandisa chimuti chakatwasuka, kugadzira museve; naizvozvo, ndokubva ndatora uta nomuseve, nechikopo namatombo. Ezvo ndakati kuna baba vangu: Ndoenda kupi kunotsvaka zvekudya?
24 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakakumbira kuna Ishe, nokuti vakanga vazvininipisa nokuda kwamazwi angu; nokuti ndakanga ndataura zvinhu zvakawanda kwavari nesimba romweya wangu.
25 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti izwi raIshe rakauya kuna baba vangu; vakarangwa chaizvo nenzira yokutsutsumwa kwavo kuna Ishe, zvekuti vakasuwa zvikuru. 26 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti izwi raIshe rakati kwavari: Tarira pabhora, ugoona zvinhu zvakanyorwapo.
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27 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti baba vangu pavakaona zvinhu zvakanga zvakanyorwa pabhora, vakatya nokudedera kukuru, uye kana vakoma vangu navanakomana vaIshimaeri navakadzi vedu.
28 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, ndakaona kwakange kwakatendekerwa netsono dzaive pabhora, kuti dzaisevenza maererano norutendo nesimba redu nokutevedza kwataidziita.
29 Ezvo pakange pakanyorwawo zvinhu zvitsva, zvakanga zvakaieka nokuverengeka, zvakatipa kunzwisisa maererano nenzira dzaIshe; ezvo zvakanga zvakanyorwa zvichishanduka-shanduka nguva nenguva, maererano nokutenda nesimba redu nekutevedza kana kuteerera kwedu kwariri. Naizvozvo tinoona kuti nezvinhu zviduku Ishe anogona kuunza zvinhu zvikuru.
30 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakaenda pamusoro pegomo, maererano nenzira dzakanga dzichipiwa nebhora. 31 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakauraya mhuka dzesango, zvekuti ndakawana kudya kwemhuri dzedu.
32 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakadzokera kumatende edu, ndiine mhuka dzandakanga ndauraya; ezvo zvino zvavakaona kuti ndakanga ndawana kudya, mufaro wavo wakava mukuru sei! Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakazvininipisa pamberi paIshe, vakatenda kwaari.
33 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takasimudzira nerwendo rwedu,
tikafamba zvakada kuenzana negwara redu rokutanga; shure kwokunge tafamba kwamazuva akawanda takadzika matende edu zvakare, kuti timbogara kwenguva yakati.
34 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishimaeri akafa, akavigwa panzvimbo yaidaidzwa kuti Nahomu.
35 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vanasikana vaIshimaeri vakachema zvikuru, nenzira yokurasikirwa nababa wavo, ezvo nenzira yokutambudzika kwavo murenje; vakatsutsumwa kuna baba vangu, nokuti vakanga vavabvisa munyika yeJerusaremu, vachiti: Baba vedu vafa; hongu, uye tafamba zvikuru murenje, tatambudzika zvikuru, nenzara, nenyota, nekuneta; shure kwokutambudzika uku kwose tichafira murenje nenzara.
36 Ezvo uku ndiko kutsutsumwa kwavaiita kuna baba vangu, nekwandiri; uye vakanga vave nechido chokudzokera zvakare kuJerusaremu.
37 Ezvo zvino Ramani akati kuna Remueri uye nokuvanakomana vaIshimaeri: Tarirai, ngatiurayei baba vedu, uye zvakare nomunin'ina wedu Neffi, anozvitora somutongi wedu nomudzidzisi wedu, isu tiri vakoma vake.
38 Zvino, anoti Ishe ataura naye, uye achiti ngirozi dzinoshumira kwaari. Asi tarirai, tinoziva kuti anotinyepera; achitiudza zvinhu izvi, uye anoita zvinhu zvizhinji nokuda kwoungwaru hwake, kuti atinyengedze mumaziso edu, achifunga, kuti zvimwe, angatitungamirire
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mune imwe nzvimbo yatisingazive murenje; uye shure kwokunge atitungamirira, anofunga kuzviita iye mambo nomutongi pamusoro pedu, kuti ave anoita nesu kuda kwake nokuzvifadza. Ezvo ndiko kufurira kwakaita mukoma wangu Ramani vamwe kuti vashatirwe.
39 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe akanga anesu, hongu, uye kana izwi raIshe rakauya rikataura mazwi akawanda kwavari, rikavaranga zvikuru; uye shure kwokunge varangwa neshoko raIshe vakabvisa kushatirwa kwavo, ezvo vakatendeuka pazvivi zvava, zvekuti Ishe akatikomborera zvakare nezvokudya, nokudaro hatina kuzofa.
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Nefi anorairwa kuvaka ngaravaVakoma vake vanomupikisaAnovakurudzira achivayeuchidza pamusana pengano dzaMwari nezvaakaita kuvalsiraeri-Nefi anozadzwa nesimba raMwari-Vakoma vake vanorambidzwa kumubata, nokuti vakamubata vangaome serutsanga. Zvingangove makore 592 kusvika ku591 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takatora zvakare rwendo rwedu murenje; takafamba takananga kumabvazuva kubva ipapo. Takafamba tikaona matambudziko akawanda murenje; madzimai edu akasununguka vana murenje.
2 Ezvo takapiwa makomborero makuru kubva kuna Ishe,
zvekuti patairarama nenyama mbishi murenje, madzimai edu akaita mukaka wevana wakawanda, akava akasimba, hongu, sesu varume; vakatangisa kuenderera mberi nerwendo vasingatsutsumwe.
3 Ezvo nokudaro tinoona kuti mirairo yaMwari inofanirwa kuzadzikiswa. Ezvo kana zvakadaro kuti vana vavanhu vachengete mitemo yaMwari iye achavagutsa, nokuvasimbisa, uye anovapa nzira yokuti vabudirire pazvinhu zvaakavaraira; naizvozvo, akatipa nzira apo taifamba murwendo tiri murenje. 4 Ezvo takafamba kwamakore akawanda, hongu, makore masere tiri murenje.
5 Ezvo takasvika panzvimbo yatakadaidza kuti Nyika yeMaguta, nokuda kwemichero yacho nouchi hwomusango; ezvo zvinhu zvose izwi zvakagadzirirwa isu naIshe kuti tisafe. Ezvo takaona gungwa, ratakadaidza kuti Iriandumu, iro, rodudzirwa zvichireva kuti mvura yakawanda.
6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takamisa matende edu pedyo negungwa; zve, zvisinei nekuti takange taona matambudziko akawanda nokuomerwa kukuru, hongu, akawanda zvekuti hatingakwanise kuanyora ese; takafara zvikuru apo patakasvika munyasi megungwa; takadaidza nzvimbo iyi kuti Nyfka yeMaguta, nokuda kwokuwanda kwemichero yayo.
7 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neff, ndakati ndagara munzvimbo yeNyika yeMaguta kwamazuva
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mazhinji, izwi raIshe rakauya kwandiri, richiti; Simuka, uende mugomo. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakasimuka ndikaenda mugomo, ndikachema kuna Ishe.
8 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe akataura kwandiri, achiti: Uchavaka ngarava, nomuvakiro wandichakuratidza, kuti nditakure vanhu vako vayambuke mvura iyi.
9 Ezvo Ini ndakati: IShe, ndokupi kwandingaende kwandingawane simbi yokunyunguditsa, kuti ndigadzirise zvinhu zvokugadzirisa ngarava nomuvakiro wamandiratidza?
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe akanditaurira uko kwandaifanirwa kuenda kuti ndinowana simbi, yokugadzirisa zvinhu zvacho.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakagadzira mvuto yokupfutisa moto, namatehwe emhuka; ezvo Shure kwokunge ndagadzira mvuto, iyo ndaizopfutisa nayo moto, ndakarovanisa matombo maviri kuti ndiite moto.
12 Nokuti IShe akanga asati amboita kuti tibatidze moto wakawanda, apo taifamba murenje; nokuti akati: Ndichaita kuti kudya kwenyu kunake, kuti musakubike;
13 Uye ini ndichazovawo chiedza chenyu murenje; ndichakugadzirirai nzira mberi kwenyu, kana muchichengeta mirairo vangu; nokudaro, mukachengeta mirairo vangu muchatungamirirwa munyika yechipikirwa; ezvo muchazoziva kuti ndini ndinokutungamirirai.
14 Hongu, Ishe akatiwo zvakare: Shure kwokunge masvika munyika yechipikirwa, muchaziva kuti Ini, Ishe, ndiri Mwari; uye kuti Ini, Ishe, ndakakubvisai kubva mukuparadzwa; hongu, kuti ndakakubvisai munyika yeJerusaremu.
15 Naizvozvo, ini, Nefi, ndakaedza kuchengeta mitemo yaIshe, ndikakurudzira vakoma vangu kuti vave nokutenda nokusimba.
16 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakagadzira zvinhu zvekuvakisa nesimbi yandakanyunguditsa kubva mumatombo.
17 Ezvo vakoma vangu zvavakaona kuti ndave kuda kuvaka ngarava, vakatangisa kutsutsumwa pamusoro pangu, vachiti: Munin'ina wedu ibenzi, nokuti anofunga kuti angavake ngarava; hongu, uye zvakare anofunga kuti angayambuke mvura zhinji iyi.
18 Ezvo uku ndiko kutsutsumwa kwavakoma vangu pamusana pangu, uye vakanga vasingade kusevenza, nokuti vakanga vasingatendi kuti ndingavake ngarava; kana kuvimba kuti ndakange ndarairwa naIshe.
19 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakava nokusuwa kukuru pamusana pokuoma kwavo mwoyo; zvino zvavakaona kuti ndakanga ndasuwa vakava vanofara mumwoyo yavo, zvokuti vakafara pamusoro pangu, vachiti: Taizviziva kuti hawaikwanisa kuvaka ngarava, nokuti taiziva kuti wakange usina njere dzacho; naizvozvo, haukwanise
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kubudirira mubasa guru rakadaro.
20 Ezvo wakafanana nababa vedu, vakatungamirirwa nokufunga kwoupenzi hwemwoyo wavo; hongu, vakatitungamirira kubva munyika yeJerusaremu, zvino tatetereka nerenje kwamakore aya akawanda; zve madzimai edu vakashanda zvikuru, vaine nhumbu; vakasununguka vana vari murenje vakanna matambudziko ose, kunze kworufu; zvingadai zvakavenani dai vakafa vasati vabva Jerusaremu pane kuti vatambudzike zvakadai.
21 Tarira, makore akawanda ose aya atakatambudzika tiri murenje, iyoyo nguva tingadai takanakirwa nezvinhu zvedu nenyika yenhaka yedu; hongu, tingadai taifara.
22 Uye tinoziva kuti vanhu vakanga vari muJerusaremu vakanga vari vanhu vatsvene; nokuti vaichengeta mitemo yakanyorwa nokutonga kwaIshe, nemirairo yake yose, maererano nemutemo waMosesi; naizvozvo, tinoziva kuti vanhu vatsvene; uye baba vedu vavatonga, uye vakatitungamirira kuti tibudemo nokuti takagashira mazwi avo; hongu, uye munin'ina wedu akafanana navo. Nomutauro wakadai vakoma vanhu vakatsutsumwa pamusana pedu.
23 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, ndakataura navo, ndichiti: Munotenda here kuti madzibaba edu, vakanga vari vana veIsiraeri, vangadai vakatungamirirwa here kubva
mumaoko emaIjipiti dai vasina kuteerera mazwi aIshe?
24 Hongu, munofunga kuti vangadai vakabviswa muusungwa, dai Ishe asina kuraira Mosesi kuti avatungamirire kubva muusungwa?
25 Zvino munoziva kuti vana veIsiraeri vakanga vari muusungwa; uye munoziva kuti vakanga vaine mabasa akange akaoma zvikuru; naizvozvo, munoziva kuti zvinhu zvakanaka zvaifanirwa kuitwa kwavari, kuti vabviswe muusungwa.
26 Zvino munoziva kuti Mosesi akarairwa naIshe kuti aite basa guru iri; uye munoziva kuti nezwi rake mvura yeGungwa Dzvuku yakaparadzana, vakapfuura nepakaoma.
27 Asi munoziva kuti maIjipiti vakaeredzwa muGungwa Dzvuku, avo vakange vari mauto aFarao.
28 Uye munoziva kuti vakapiwa mana yekudya murenje. 29 Hongu, uye zvakare munoziva kuti Mowsi, nezwi rake maererano nesimba raMwari rakanga riri maari, akarova dombo, rikabuda mvura, kuti vana veIsiraeri vapedze nyota yavo. 30 Ezvo zvisinei nokutungamirwa kwavo, Ishe Mwari wavo, Mununuri wavo, achienda pamberi pavo, aivatungamirira masikati achivapa chiedza usiku, achivaitira zvinhu zvose izvo zvakange zvakafanira kuti zvitambirwe nevanhu, vakaomesa mwoyo yavo vakapofomadza pfungwa dzavo, uye vakapandukira Mowsi naMwari wechokwadi mupenyu.
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31 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti maererano neshoko rake akavaparadza; uye maererano neshoko rake akavatungamirira; ezvo maererano nezwi rake akavaitira zvinhu zvose; hapana chinhu chakaitwa chakanga chisiri maererano neshoko rake.
32 Ezvo shure kwokunge vayambuka rwizi rweJorodhani akavapa masimba ekuburitsa vana venyika iyi hongu, ekuvaparadzanisa nekuvaparadza.
33 Ezvo zvino, munofungidzira here kuti vana venyika ino, vakanga vari munyika yechipikirwa, avo vakatandirwa kunze namadzibaba edu, munofungidzira here kuti vakanga vari vatsvene? Tarirai, ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete.
34 Munofunga here kuti madzibaba edu angadai akange ari nani pane avo dai vakanga vari vatsvene? Ini ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete.
35 Tarirai, Ishe anoremekedza vanhu vose zvakaenzana; mutsvene anova anodiwa zvikuru naMwari. Asi tarirai, vanhu ava vakange varamba mazwi ose aMwari, vakanga vakakomba mukuipa; ezvo hasha dzose dzaMwari dzakanga dziri pamusoro pavo; Ishe akatuka nyika iyi pamusoro pavo, akairopafadzira madzibaba edu; hongu, akaituka zvekuti vaparare, ezvo akakomborera madzibaba edu kuti awane simba pamusoro pavo.
36 Tarirai, Ishe akasika nyika kuti igarwe; akasika vana wake kuti ive yavo.
37 Ezvo akasimudzira rudzi
akarera nyika tsvene, achiparadza marudzi evakaipa.
38 Ezvo anotungamirira avo vakarurama kunzvimbo dzinokosha, vakaipa anoparadza, nokutuka nyika pamusana pavo. 39 Anotonga kumusoro kumatenga, nokuti ndicho chigaro chake, nyika ino chituru chetsoka dzake.
40 Ezvo anoda avo vanoda kuti ave Mwari wavo. Tarirai, aida madzibaba edu, akaitirana chibvumirano pavo, hongu, kana naAbhurahamu, Isaka, naJakobho; uye akarangarira zvibvumirano zvaakange aita; naizvozvo, akavaburitsa munyika yeljipiti.
41 Ezvo akavatwasanura murenje nemubhadha wake; nokuti vakaomesa mwoyo yavo, kana sezvamaita imi; ezvo Ishe akavatwasanudza pamusana pokuipa kwavo. Akatumira nyoka dzinobhururuka dzinotyisa kwavari; ezvo shure kwokunge varumwa akagadzira nzira dzokuti vaporeswe; basa ravaifanira kuita nderokutarisa; pamusana pekureruka kwenzira iyi, kana kupusa kwayo, pakaita vakawanda vakafa.
42 Ezvo vakaomesa mwoyo yavo nguva nenguva, vakapandukira Mosesi, naMwariwo, zvisinei, munoziva kuti vakatungamirirwa nesimba rake risina anorikwanisa kunyika yechipikirwa.
43 Ezvo zvino, shure kwezvinhu izvi zvose, nguva yasvika yokuti vaipa, hongu, vave pedyo nekukomba; ini handizive asi iye nhasi vave pedyo neku-
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paradzwa; nokuti ndinoziva kuti zuva racho rinotofanirwa kuuya ravanofanirwa kuparadzwa, kuchisara vashoma chete, vachazotungamirwa kuenda muusungwa.
44 Nokudaro, Ishe akaraira baba vangu kuti vaifanirwa kuenda murenje; uye maJudha aida kuvauraya; hongu, uyewo kana imi makatsvaga kutora upenyu hwavo; saka, muri mhondi mumwoyo yenyu ezvo makafanana navo.
45 Munomhanyira kuita zvakaipa asi muchinonoka kuyeuka Ishe Mwari wenyu. Maona ngirozi, akataura nemi; hongu, munonzwa izwi rake nguva nenguva; ezvo akataura kwamuri nezwi diki riri pasi-pasi, asi manga musisanzwe, zvekuti hamuna kunzwa mazwi ake; nokudaro, akataura kwamuri nezwi guru, rakaita kuti nyika indengendeke sokunge yakanga yava kuda kutsemuka napakati.
46 Uye munozivawo kuti nesimba nezwi rake anokwanisa kuti nyika itsakatike; hongu, uye munoziva kuti nezwi rake anokwanisa kuti nzvimbo dzine man'an'a dzive dzakakwenenzverwa, uye nzvimbo dzakakwenenzverwa dzipazwe. O, zvino, seiko, muchioma kudaro mumwoyo yenyu?
47 Tarirai, mweya wangu watsemuka nekurwadziwa pamusana penyu, uye mwoyo wangu warwadzwa; ndinotya kuti mucharaswa zvachose. Tarirai, ndakazara noMweya waMwari, zvokuti muviri wangu hauna simba.
48 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndataura mazwi aya vakandishatirirwa, vakada zvokundikanda mugungwa; ezvo pavaiuya kuzondibata ndakataura navo, ndichiti: Muzita raMwari saMasimba, ndinokuudzai kuti musandibata, nokuti ndizere nesimba raMwari, kusvika pakuzara kwenyama yangu; uyo anondibata achasvava setsanga yakaoma; ezvo achave semunhu pasina nesimba raMwari, nokuti Mwari achamuranga.
49 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, ndakati kwavari havaifanirwa kutsutsumwa zvakare pamusana pababa vavo; kana kuti varambe kushanda neni, nokuti Mwari akange andiraira kuti ndinofanirwa kuvaka ngarava. 5Q Ezvo ndakati kwavari: Kana Mwari andiraira kuti ndiite zvinhu zvose ndinozviita. Akandiraira kuti nditi kumvura iyi, iva ivhu, inofanirwa kuita ivhu; kana ndikazvitaura, zvinoitwa.
51 Ezvo zvino, kana Ishe ane simba guru kudaro, uye akaita zvishamiso zvakawanda muvana vavanhu, ko anozotadza seiko kundiraira ini, kuti ndinofanirwa kuvaka ngarava?
52 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakataura zvinhu zvakawanda kuvakoma vangu, zvokuti vakanyara vakatadza kundiitisa nharo; kana kundibata kana kundigumha neminwe yavo, kwamazuva mazhinji. Zvino havana kuzviita izvi nokutya kuti vangasvave, ndiko kusimba kwakange kwakaita Mweya waMwari; uye ndizvo zvawakavatunha.
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53 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe akati kwandiri: Tambanudza zvakare ruoko rwako kuvakoma vako, havazosvava pamberi pako, asi ndichavavundutsa, akadaro Ishe, uye izvi ndichazviita, kuti vave vanoziva kuti ndini Ishe Mwari wavo.
54 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakatambanudza ruoko rwangu kuvakoma vangu, vakasasvava pamberi pangu; asi Ishe akavazunza, kana maererano neshoko raakange ataura.
55 Ezvo zvino, vakati: Tinoziva zvechokwadi kuti Ishe anewe, nokuti tinoziva kuti isimba raIshe ratizunza. Ezvo vakawira pasi pamberi pangu, vakanga voda kundinamata, asi ndakavarambidza, ndichiti: Ndiri munun'una wenyu, hongu, muduku kwamuri; nokudaro, namatai Ishe Mwarfi wenyu, muve munokudza baba naamai wenyu, kuti mazuva enyu ave anowanda munyika iyo Ishe Mwarfi wenyu achakupai.
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Ngarava inopedzzva-kuzvarwa kwaJakobho naJosefa kunotaurwa-Vanotangisa rwendo rwekuenda kunyika yecl~tipikirwaVanakomana valshirnaeri navakadzi vavo vanobatana mukupanduka-Nefi anosungwa, ngarava inodzoserwa shure nedutu remhepo yakaipa-Nefi anosunungurwa, ezvo kuburikidza nomunantato wake dutu remhepo rinopera-vanhu vanosvika munyika yavakavimbi
swa. Zvingangove makore 591 kusvika ku589 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakanamata Ishe, vakaenda neni; tikaveza mapango engarava neumhizha hunoshamisa. Ezvo Ishe aindiratidza nguva nenguva nzira yandaifanira kuveza nayo mapango engarava aya.
2 Zvino ini, Nefi, handina kuveza miti iyi sekuveza kunoita vanhu, zve handina kuvaka ngarava iyi sekuvakwa kwainoitwa nevanhu; asi ndakaivaka netsika yandakanga ndaratidzwa naShe; naizvozvo, isina kufanana nenzira yavanhu.
3 Ezvo zvino ini, Neffi, ndaienda mugomo, ndichinonamata kuna Ishev nokudaro Ishe akandiratidza zvinhu zvikuru.
4 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti shure kwokunge ndapedza kuvaka ngarava, maererano nezwi raIshe, vakoma vangu vakaona kuti yakanga yakanaka, nokuti basa rakanga rakanaka zvinoyevedza; naizvozvo, vakazvininipisa zvakare pamberi paIshe.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti izwi raIshe rakauya kuna baba vangu, kuti tinofanirwa kusimuka tipinde mungarava.
6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mangwana acho, shure kwokunge tagadzirira zvinhu zvose, michero yakawanda nenyama kubva murenje, neuchi hwakawandisa, nezvimwe zvataida sekutumwa kwatakange taitwa naShe, takaenda mungarava, nemikwende yedu yose nembeu, nezvimwe zvinhu zva-
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takanga tauyawo nazvo, mumwe nomumwe maererano nezera rake; naizvozvo, takaenda mungarava tose, pamwechete navakadzi navana vedu.
7 Ezvo zvino, baba vangu vakanga vaita vanakomana vaviri murenje; mukuru ainzi Jakobho muduku achinzi Josefa.
8 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti shure kwokunge tose tapinda mungarava, tatora mbuva dzedu nezvinhu zvose zvatakanga tarairwa, takapinda mungarava ikafambiswa nemhepo tichienda kunyika yechivimbiso. 9 Ezvo shure kwokunge tatinhwa nemhepo mazuva akawanda, tarirai, vakoma vangu navanakomana vaIshimaeri navakadzi vavo vakatangisa kuzvifadza, zvekuti vakatanga kutamba, nokuimba, nokutaura nenzira yakaipa, hongu, nokudaro vakakanganwa simba rakanga raita kuti vasvike pavakange vave apa, hongu, kuzvikudza zvakananya.
10 Ezvo ini, Nefi, ndakatanga kuva nokutya kukuru kuti Ishe achashatirwa nesu, akatiranga pamusana pokuipa kwedu, tikazomedzwa tikanyura mugungwa; naizvozvo, inini, Neffi, ndakatanga kutaura navo zvinyoro-nyoro; asi vakandishatirirwa, vachiti: Hatibvume kuti munun'una wedu ave mutongi wedu.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ramani naRemueri vakanditora vakandisunga netambo, vakandibata zvakaipa zvikuru; asi zvisinei, Ishe akazvibvumira kuti aratidze simba rake, mukuzadzikisa
shoko rake iro akange ataura pamusoro pevakaipa.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti shure kwokunge vandisunga zvokuti handina kukwanisa kufamba, chinongedzo, chakange chagadzirwa naShe kuti chititungamirire, chakabva charega kushanda.
13 Naizvozvo, havana kuziva kwokunangisa ngarava, mukudaro kwakasimuka dutu guru, hongu, mhepo yakaipisa zvikuru, tikadzorerwa shure pamusoro pemvura mazuva matatu; tichidzokera kumashure; vakatangisa kuva nokutya kukuru kuti vangangonyudzwa mugungwa; zvakadaro havana kundisunungura.
14 Ezvo pazuva rechina, apo takanga tadzorwa shure, mhepo yakatangisa kuwanza zvinorwadza.
15 Ezvo zvakaitika kufi takange tava kuda kumedzwa negungwa. Ezvo shure kwokunge tadzorerwa shure tiri mumvura kwamazuva mana, vakoma vangu vakatangisa kuona kuti kutonga kwaMwari kwakanga kwava pavari, kuti vanofa kana vasina kutendeuka kubva pazvivi zvavo, saka, vakauya kwandiri, vakasunungura tambo dzakanga dzakandisunga maoko, hongu, akanga azvimba zvikuru, ezvo nezviziso zvemakumbo angu zvakanga zvazvimbawo, zvichirwadza zvikuru.
16 Zvakadaro ndakatarisa kuna Mwari wangu, ndakamukudza zuva rose; ezvo handina kutsutsumwa kuva Ishe pamusana pokutambudzwa kwangu.
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17 Zvino baba vangu, Rehi, vakanga vataura zvinhu zvakawanda kwavari, uyewo nekuvanakomana vaIshimaeri; asi, tarirai, vakatyisidzira uyo wese aida zvekundireverera; ezvo vabereki vangu savanhu vakanga vakwegura, ezvo vari vanhu vairwadziwa nenzira yekuita kwevana vavo, hongu, vakange vave vangu veparukukwe rwokurwara.
18 Nokuda kwokutambudzika kwavo nokusuwa, nokutadza kwavakoma vangu, vakanga vaunzwa pedyo nokutakurwa kubva panguva ino kuti vasangane naMwari vavo; hongu, uye kana bvudzi ravo jena rakanga rava pedyo kurinzwa muguruva; hongu, uye vakanga vava pedyo kuti vakandwe nokusuvaa muguva rizere mvura.
19 Ezvo Jakobho naJosefa, sezvo vakanga vari vadiki, vaida zvinogutsa zvakawanda, vakasuwa pamusana pekutambudzika kwamai vavo; uye mudzimai wangu nemisodzi neminamato yake, uye vava vangu, havana kunyevenutsa mwoyo yavakoma vangu kuti vandisunungure. 20 Ezvo hapana chimwe chinhu kunze kwesimba raMwari, raivatyisidzira kuti richavaparadza, chaiita kuti vapfavise mwoyo vavo; naizvozvo, zvavakaona kuti vakange vavakuda kumedzwa negungwa vakatendeuka pazvinhu zvavakanga vaita, mukudaro vakandisunungura.
21 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti shure kwokunge vandisunungura, tarirai, ndakatora chinongedzo, chikasevenza nenzira yandaida.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakanamata kuna Ishe; shure kwokunge ndananata mhepo yakamira, dutu rikamira kukava nokunyarara kukuru.
22 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, ndakafambisa ngarava, tikafamba tichienda kunyika yechipikirwa.
23 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti shure kwokunge tafamba mazuva akawanda takasvika munyika yechipikirwa; takaburuka, tikadzika matende edu; tikaidaidza kuti nyika yechipikirwa.
24 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takatangisa kurima, tikatangisa kudyara mbeu; hongu, tikaisa mbeu dzedu dzose muvhu, idzo dzatakanga tauya nadzo kubva kunyika yeJerusaremu. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti dzakakura zvikuru; naizvozvo, takakomborerwa zvikuru.
25 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takaona munyika yechipikirwa, apo taifamba murenje, kuti makanga muine mhuka mumasango dzemhando dzose, nzombe nemhou, mbongoro namahachi, mbudzi nembudzi dzomusango, nedzimwewo mhuka dzesango, idzo dzakange dzakaisirwa kushandiswa navanhu. Takaona mabwe esimbi dzose, egoridhe, nesirivha, nemhangura.
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Neffi anoita ntaFtwendefa esimbi ezvo obva anyora rungano rwevanhu vekwake-Mwari walsiraeri achauya kwapfuura mazana matanhatu ernakore kubvirtt panguva
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yakabva Rehi rrzuJerusaremuNefi anotaura pamusoro pekutambudzwa nekuroverwa kwakeMaJudI2a vachashorwa ezvo vagoparadzaniswa kudakara mazuva ekupedzisira, pavachazodzokera kuua Ishe. Zvingangove makore 588 kusvika ku570 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe akandituma, nokudaro ndikagadzira mahwendefa esimbi kuti ndigonyora paari zvinyorwa zvevanhu vekwedu. Ezvo pamahwendefa andakaita ndakaisa zvinyorwa zvababa vangu, nenzendo dzedu tiri murenje, nezviporofita zvababa vangu; nezvizhinji zvezviporofita zvangu ndakazvinyora paari.
2 Ezvo handina kuziva panguva yandakanga ndichiagadzira kuti ndichazotumwa naShe kugadzira mahwendefa aya; nokudaro, zvinyorwa zvababa vangu, nezvenhorohondo yekuberekwa kwemadzibaba avo, nechidimbu chezvakawanda zvekufamba kwedu murenje zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa aye ekutanga andambotaura; nokudaro, zvinhu zvakatora nzvimbo ndisati ndagadzira mahwendefa aya, pachokwadi, zvakataurwa nezvazvo kunyanya mumahwendefa ekutanga.
3 Ezvo mushure mekuita mahwendefa aya nekutumwa, ini, Neffi, ndakagashira shoko rekuti ufundisi nezviporofita, zvidimu zvainge zvakanyanya kuve pachena ezvo zvinokosha zvacho, zvaifanirwa kunyorwa pamahwendefa aya; ezvo nokuti
zvinhu zvinyorwa zvichengeterwe kudzidziswa vanhu vekwangu, vanenge vari varidzi venyika, nemamwe mabasawo, aya mabasa ari anozivikanwa kuna Ishe.
4 Nokudaro, ini, Nefi, ndakaita zvinyorwa pane mamwe mahwendefa, zvinopa nhoroondo, kana zvinopa nhoroondo huru yedzihondo nekupesana nekuparadzwa kwevanhu vekwangu. Ezvo izvi ndakazviita, ezvo ndikaudza vanhu vekwangu zvekuita mushure mekunge ndaenda; nekuti mahwendefa aya akafanira kugashidzanwa chizvarwa nechizvarwa, kana kuti kubva kune muporofita zvichienda kune mumwe, kudakara Ishe ataura zvakare.
5 Ezvo nhoroondo yekugadzira kwangu mahwendefa aya ichapiwa mushure; ezvo zvino, tarisai, ndoenda mberi maererano nezvandataura; ezvo izvi ndinoita kuti zvinhu zvinonyanya kuera zvichengeterwe kuziva kwevanhu vekwangu.
6 Zvakadaro, handinyore chinhu pamahwendefa kunze kwekunge ndichifunga kuti chinoyera. Ezvo zvino, kana ndikakanganisa, kana vakare vaikanganisa; kwete kuti ndinotsvaka kuzvinatsa pamusoro pevamwe, asi nenzira yekusasimba kuri mandiri, maererano nenyama, ndingazvinatse.
7 Nokuti zvinhu zvinotariswa pevamwe vanhu sezvinhu zvinokosha zvikuru, zvese kumuviri nekumweya, vamwe vanozviita zvisina maturo vozvitsika pasi netsoka dzavo. Hongu,
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kana Mwari chaiye waIsiraeri vanhu vanomutsikirira pasi petsoka dzavo; ndinoti, kutsikirira pasi petsoka dzavo asi ndikataura nemamwe mazwivanomuita chinhu chisina maturo, ezvo havateerere kuzwi rake rokuraira.
8 Ezvo tarisai anouya, maererano nemazwi engirozi, mumazana matanhatu emakore kubva panguva baba vangu yavakasiya Jerusaremu.
9 Ezvo nyika, nenzira yekuipa kwavo, vachamuti chinhu chisina maturo; nokudaro vanomuranga, ezvo anozvibvumira; ezvo vanomurova, ezvo anozvibvumira. Hongu, vanomusvipira, ezvo anozvibvumira, nenzira yerudo rwetsitsi dzake nemwoyo murefu wake kuvana vevanhu.
10 Ezvo Mroari wamadzibaba edu, avo vakatungamirwa kubuda munyika yeIjipiti, kubva muusungwa, ezvo vakachengetwa naye murenje, hongu, Mroari waAbhurahamu, ezvo waIsaka, naMwari waJakobho, ozvipira, maererano nemazwi engirozi, semunhu, mumaoko evanhu vakaipa, kuti agosimudzwa, maererano nemazwi aZenoki, ezvo agoroverwa, maererano nemazwi aNeumu, ezvo agovigwa mubwiro, maererano nemazwi aZenosi, aakataura pamusoro pemazuva matatu erima, richapiwa sechiratidzo chekufa kwake kune avo vanenge vari vagari vemuzvitsuwa zvegungwa, kunyanya zvichapiwa kune avo vemba yaIsiraeri. 11 Nokuti ndiko kutaura
kwakaita muporofita: Ishe Mroari chokwadi achashanyira vese vemba yaIsiraeri pazuva iroro, vamwe nezwi rake, nenzira yeururami hwavo, mukufara kwavo kukuru neruponiso, ezvo vamwe nekutinhira nemabhanan'ana esimba rake, nedutu remhepo, nemoto, neutsi, nekunyangarika kwerima, nekuzuruka kwevhu, nemakomo achatakurwa mudenga.
12 Ezvo zvese zvinhu izvi zvechokwadi zvichauya, anotaura muporofita Zenosi. Ezvo matombo enyika akafanira kutsemuka; nenzira yekugomera kwepasi, vazhinji vemadzimambo ezvitsuwa zvegungwa vachatunhwa neMweya waMwari, vagodaidzira: Mroari wenyika atambudzika.
13 Ezvo kune avo vari kuJerusaremu, muporofita anoti, vacharangwa vevanhu vose, nokuti vanorovera Mroari waIsiraeri, ezvo vachiisa mwoyo yavo rutivi, vachiramba zviratidzo neminana, nesimba nembiri yaMwari waIsiraeri.
14 Ezvo nenzira yokuti vanotendeutsira mwoyo yavo rutivi, anotaura muporofita, ezvo vakashora Mutsvene waIsiraeri, vachakwetaira munyama, voparara, ezvo vove mhepo inoshita, ezvo vagovengwa mukati memarudzi ose.
15 Zvakadaro, kana zuva iroro rasvika, anodaro muporofita, zvekuti vanenge vasisaite kuti mwoyo yavo ivenge Mutsvene waIsiraeri, ndipo paachazoyeuka zvibvumirano zvaakaita kumadzibaba avo.
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16 Hongu, ndipo paachayeuka zvitsuwa zvegungwa; hongu, nevese vanhu avo vemba yaIsiraeri, ndichavaunganidza, anodaro Ishe, maererano nemazwi emuporofita Zenosi, kubva mumativi mana epasi.
17 Hongu, ezvo pasi pose pachaona ruponiso rwaIshe, anodaro muporofita; rwese rudzi, hama, ndimi pevanhu vacharopafadzwa.
18 Ezvo ini, Nefi, ndakanyora zvinhu izvi kuvanhu vekwangu, kuti zvimwe ndingavanyengetedze kuti vayeuke Ishe Mununuri wavo.
19 Nokudaro, ndinotaura kune vese vemba yaIsiraeri, kuti zvimwe vangawane zvinhu izvi. 20 Nokuti tarisai, ndine mabasa emumweya, anondinetesa zvekuti nhengo dzemuviri wangu dzese hadzina simba, mukunzwira kwangu avo vari Jerusaremu; nokuti dai Ishe akanga asina kuna tsitsi, dzekundiratidza pamusoro pavo, sezvaaiita kuvaporofita vakare, ndingadai ndakafawo.
21 Ezvo chokwadi akaratidza kuvaporofita vakare zvinhu zvese pamusoro pavo; ezvo akaratidzawo vazhinji pamusoro pedu; nokudaro, takafanira kuziva nezvavo nokuti zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira.
22 Zvino zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, ndakadzidzisa vakoma vangu zvinhu izvi; ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakavaverengera zvinhu zvizhinji, zvakanga zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira, kuti vazive nezvekuita
kwaIshe kune dzimwe nyika, pakati pevanhu vakare.
23 Ezvo ndakavaverengera zvinhu zvizhinji zvakanyorwa mumagwaro aMosesi, asi kuti zvimwe ndivanyengetedze zvakakwana kuti vatende munaIshe Mununuri wavo ndakavaverengera izvo zvakanyorwa nemuporofita Isaya; nokuti ndakafananidza magwaro matsvene ese kwatiri, kuti zvitiyamure nokuti tidzidze.
24 Nokudaro ndakataura kwavari, ndichiti: Inzwai imi mazwi emuporofita, imi muri vakasara vemba yaIsiraeri, bazi rakatyoka rikava paro rega; inzwai imi mazwi emuporofita, ayo akanyorerwa kuna vose vemba yaIsiraeri, mugoafananidza nemi, kuti mugove netariro nehama dzenyuwo dzinove ndipo pamakapazuka muchibva; nokuti ndipo tsika yazvakanyorwa nayo nemuporofita.
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Ishe anoratidza zvaanoda kuna kuna Isiraeri-Isiraeri akasarudzwa rnucitoto chematambudziko ezvo achaenda aehibva muBhabhironi-Enzanisai nalsaya 48. Zvingangove makore 588 kusvika ku570 Kristu asati aberekwa.
TEERERAI munzwe izvi, O imi vemba yaJakobho, munodaidzwa nezita raIsiraeri, ezvo mauya kubva mumakungwa aJudha, kana mabuda mumvura yerubhabhatidzo, munopika nezita raShe, ezvo muchitaura nezvaMwari waIsiraeri, asi
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vasingapike muchokwadi kana mukururama.
2 Zvakadaro, vanozvidaidza kuti ndeveguta dzvene, asi havaite kuti vagare vari munaMwari waIsiraeri, uyo anove ndiye Mwari weMauto; hongu, Mwari weMauto ndiro zita rake. 3 Tarisai, ndakazvitaura zvinhu izvi kubvira pakutanga; ezvo zvakabuda zvichibva mumuromo wangu, ezvo ndikavaratidza. Ndikaerekana ndavaratidza.
4 Ezvo ndakazviita nokuti ndaiziva kuti une nharo, ezvo mutsipa wako irunda resimbi, ezvo mhanza yako indarira;
5 Ezvo kana kubvira pakutanga ndakataura kwauri; zvisati zvaitika ndakakuratidza kwavari; ezvo ndakavaratidza pamusana pekutya kuti pamwe waizoti-Chimufananidzo changu ndicho chazviita, ezvo mufanidzo wangu wakavezwa, ezvo mufananidzo wangu wakaumbwa ndiwo wataura.
6 Waona ukanzwa zvese izvi; ezvo hamuzvitaure here? Ezvo nokuti ndakuratidza zvinhu zvitsva kubvira panguva ino, kana zvinhu zvakavanda, ezvo iwe wange usingazvizive.
Zvakasikwa iye zvino, ezvo kwete kubvira pakutanga, kana muzuva rawakange usati wazvinzwa zvakange zvatotaurwa kwauri kare, pamwe ungazotiTarisai ndaizviziva.
8 Hongu, ezvo hauna kunzwa; hongu, hawaiziva; hongu, kubvira panguva iyo nzeve dzako hadzina kuvhurwa; nokuti ndaiziva kuti waizoita nekunyenge
dza kukuru, ezvo wakadaidzwa kunzi mutadzi kubva uri munhumbu.
9 Zvakadaro, pamusoro pezita rangu ndinombomisa kushatirwa kwangu, ezvo pamusoro pekurumbidzwa kwangu ndombobva kwauri, kuti ndisaite muganhu newe.
10 Nokuti, tarisa, ndakakunatsa, ndakakusarudza muchoto chemoto wedambudziko.
11 Kuzviitira ini, hongu, nenzira yangu ini ndichazviita izvi, nokuti handizobvumira zita rangu kuti risvibiswe, ezvo handizopa mbiri yangu kune mumwe.
12 Teerera kwandiri, O Jakobho, newe Isiraeri wakadaidzwa wangu, nokuti ndini iye; ndini wekutanga, ezvo ndiniwo wekupedzisira.
13 Ruoko rwangu ndirwowo rwakaisa hwaro hwepasi, ezvo ruoko rwangu rwerudyi ndirwo rwakasika matenga. Ndinozvidaidza ezvo zvichimira pamwechete.
14 Mese imi, unganai pachenyu, ezvo mumwe; ndiani pakati pavo akataura zvinhu izvi kwavari? Ishe akamuda; hongu, achazadzikisa shoko rake raakataura nekwavari; ezvo achaita zvinomufadza neBhabhironi, ezvo ruoko rwake rwuchauya pamusoro pemaKaridhea.
15 Zvekare, Ishe anoti; ini Ishe, hongu, ndakataura; hongu, ndikamudaidza kuti ataure, ndakamuunza, ezvo achaita nzira yake ibudirire.
16 Uyai imi pedyo neni;
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handina kutaura muruvande; kubvira pakutanga, kubvira panguva yazvakataurwa pachena ndakataura; ezvo Ishe Mwari, neMweya wake, vakatuma ini.
17 Ezvo ndiko kutaura kwaIshe, Mununuri wenyu, Mutsvene waIsiraeri; Ndamutuma, Ishe Mtyari wenyu anokudzidzisai kuwana, anokutungamirirai nemunzira yamakafanira kuenda nayo, azviita.
18 O dai makateerera mirau vangu-zvino runyararo rwenyu rwungadai rwakaita serukova, ezvo kururama kwenyu kwakaita semasaisai egungwa. 19 Mbeu yenyuwo ingadai yakaita sejecha; zvizvarwa zveura hwenyu setsanza; zita rake haraifanira kunge rakabviswa kana kuparadzwa kubva pamberi pangu.
20 Endai imi veBhabhironi, tizai kubva kumaKaridhea, nezwi rekuimba daidzirai, taurai izvi, taurai kusvika kumuganhu wenyika; itii: Ishe anunura muranda wake Jakobho.
21 Ezvo havana kunzwa nyota; akavatungamirira mugwenga; akavaitira kuti muura iyerere ichibva mudombo; akatsemurawo dombo ezvo muura dzikadhubhuka.
22 Ezvo kana dai zvazvo akaita zvese izvi, nezvimwe zvikuruwo kupfuura izvi, hakuna runyararo, anodaro Ishe, kune vakaipa.
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Mesiya achave mwenje kuvaHedheni ezvo achasunungura vasu
ngwa-Isiraeri ichaunganidzwa nesimba mumazuva ekupedzisira -Madzimambo ndivo vachave madzibaba ekuvarera-Enzanisai nalsaya 49. Zvingangove makore 588 kusvika ku570 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ez~o zvakare: Inzwai, O imi vemba yaIsiraeri, mese imi makabva mukatandirwa kunze nenzira yekuipa kwevafudzi vevanhu vangu; hongu, mose imi makabva, makapararira, muri vanhu vekwangu, O imba yaIsiraeri. Teererai, O imi zvitsuwa, kwandiri, ezvo inzwai imi vanhu vanobva kure; Ishe akandidaidza ndiri munhumbu; ndiri muura hwamai vangu akataura zita rangu.
2 Ezvo akaita muromo wangu kuti uve wakapinza semunondo; akandiviga mumumvuri weruoko wwake, ezvo akandiita museve wakakwenenzverwa, akandiviga munhava yake.
3 Ezvo akati kwandiri: Iwe uri muranda wangu, O Isiraeri, mandichakudzwa zvikuru.
4 Zvino ndakati, ndakashandira pasina, ndakaparadza simba rangu zvisina maturo ezvo pasina; chokwadi kutongwa kwangu kuna Ishe, ezvo basa rangu rina Mtyari wangu. 5 Ezvo zvino, Ishe anodarouyo akandiita kubva munhumbu kuti ndive muranda wake, kuti ndiunze Jaknbho zvakare kwaari-kana dai Isiraeri isina kuungana, kana dai zvakadaro ndichakudzwa mumaziso maShe, ezvo Mtyari wangu achave simba rangu.
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6 Ezvo akati: Chinhu chiri nyore kwazvo kuti uve muranda wangu kuti umutse marudzi aJakobho, nokudzorera pakare avo vakachengetedzwa vaIsiraeri. Ndichakupawo semwenje kuvaHedheni, kuti uve ruponiso wwangu kusvika kwakaperera pasi.
7 Ndizvo zvinotaurwa naShe, Mununuri waIsiraeri, Mutsvene, kuna iye anoshorwa nevanhu, kuna iye asingadiwe nemarudzi, kune muranda wevatongi: Madzimambo achaona agosimuka, machinda naivowo vachanamata, nenzira yaShe ane rutendo.
8 Ndizvo zvinotaurwa naShe: Munguva yakafanira ndakakunzwai, O zvitsuwa zvegungwa, ezvo muzuva reruponiso ndakakuyamurai; ezvo ndichakuchengetedzai, ezvo ndigokupai muranda wangu sechibvumirano chevanhu, kusimbisa pasi, kuna kuti nenhaka dzange dzisina kugarwa dzigarwe;
9 Kuti mungazoti kuvasungwa: Endai; kune avo vagere murima: Zviratidzei. Vachadya mudzinzira, ezvo mafuro avo achave munzvimbo dzose dzakatunhumara.
10 Havachazonzwa nzara kana nyota, kana kupisa kana zuva hazvingavanetse, nokuti ane tsitsi navo achavatungamirira, nekuzvisipiti zvemvura achavaratidza.
11 Ezvo ndichaita makomo angu ese ave nzira, ezvo migwagwa yangu ichasimudzirwa. 12 Ezvo zvino, O imba yaIsiraeri, tarisa, ava vachabva kure;
ezvo ona, ava vachabva kuchamhembe nekumadokero; ava vachabva munyika yaSinimi.
13 Imbai, O Matenga; ezvo muve nemufaro, O iwe nyika; nokuti tsoka dzeavo vari kumabvazuva dzichamiswa; ezvo mugotanga kuimba, O imi makomo; nokuti haachazorohwa; nokuti Ishe anyaradza vanhu vake, ezvo anozove netsitsi kune avo vanotambudzika.
14 Asi, tarisa, Zioni yakati: Ishe andirasa, ezvo Ishe wangu andikanganwa-asi acharatidza kuti haana.
15 Ko mudzimai angakanganwe here mwana wake ari kuyamwa, kuti atadze kunzwira nyasha mwanakomana weura hwake? Hongu, vangakanganwe, asi ini handizokukanganwa, O imba yaIsiraeri.
16 Tarira, ndakakunyora pazvanza zvemaoko angu; tsvingo dzako dziri mberi kwangu nguva dzose.
17 Vana vako vachakurumidza kurwisa mharadzi dzako; neavo vakakuparadza vachabva kwauri.
18 Simudza meso ako utarisetarise ezvo uone; vese ava vanoungana pamwechete, ezvo vachauya kwauri. Ezvo sezvo ndichirarama, anodaro Ishe, uchazvifukidza chokwadi navo vose, sechishongo, ezvo wovasungirira pauri semwenga.
19 Nokuti nzvimbo dzako dzakaipa nedzakanga dzisina aigara, nenyika yawakaparadza, iye zvino dzave diki nenzira yevageremo; nevakakumedza vanenge vave kure.
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20 Vana vaunenge waita, mushure mekunge warasikirwa nevekutanga, vachati zvakare munzeve dzako: Nzvimbo ino yakamanikidzikana kwandiri; ndipei nzvimbo ini yekuti ndigare.
21 Zvino iwe uchati nemumwoyo mako: Ndiani akandiberekera izvi, munoona kuti ndakarasikirwa nevana vangu, ezvo handina chandiinacho, ndini nhapwa, ezvo ndinongoti ndaenda ndadzoka? Uye ndiani akaunza izvi? Tarira, ndakasiiwa ndega, ava, vanga varipi?
22 Ndizvo zvinotaurwa naIshe: Tarha, ndichasimudzira ruoko rwangu kuvaHedheni, ezvo ndigomisa rupawo rwangu kuvanhu; ezvo vachauya nevanakomana wako mumaoko avo, ezvo vanasikana wako vachatakurwa pamapfudzi avo. 23 Ezvo madzirnambo achave madzibaba ekukurerai, ezvo madzimambokadzi avo ndivo madzimai ekukurerai; vachakotama kwamuri nezviso zvavo zvakatarisa pasi, ezvo vagonanzva guruva retsoka dzenyu; ezvo iwe uchaziva kuti ndini Ishev nokuti havazonyara avo vanondimirira.
24 Nokuti zvapambwa zvingabvutirwe vanotyisa here, kana kuti nhapwa dzepamurau dzingasunungurwa here?
25 Asi ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe, kana nhapwa dzevanotyisa dzichatorwa, ezvo nyama yevakaipa ichasunungurwa; nokuti ndicharwisana naye anorwisana newe, ezvo ndichaponisa vana vako.
26 Ezvo avo vanokudzvinyiri
ra ndichavadyisa nyama yavo; vachararadza neropa ravo sekunge vanwa waini; ezvo yese nyama ichaziva kuti ini, Ishe, ndini Muponisi wako neMununuri wako, Anotyisa waJakobho.
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Isiraeri ichapararira nepasi posevaHedheni vacharera nokuriritira Isiraeri nevhangeri mumazuva ekupedzisira-Isiraeri achaunganidzwa agoponeswa, ezvo vakaipa vachatsva semashanga-Ltmambo hwadhiabhori huchaparadzwa, ezvo Satani achasungwa. Zvingangove makore 588 kusvika ku570 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge ini, Nefi, ndaverenga zvinhu izvi zvakanga zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira, hama dzangu dzakauya kwandiri ezvo dzikati kwandiri: Zvinhu zvawaverenga izvi zvinorevei? Tarisa, zvinonzwikwa sezvinhu zviri maererano nemweya here, zvichazoonekwa maererano nemweya ezvo kwete kunyama?
2 Ezvo ini, Neffi, ndakati kwavari: Tarisai zvakaiswa pachena kumuporofita nezwi reMweya; nokuti nemweya zvese zvinhu zvinoziviswa kuvaporofita, zvichazoitika kuvana vevanhu maererano nezvenyama.
3 Nokudaro, zvinhu zvandaverenga zvinhu zvinoreva pamusoro pezvenyama nepamusoro pezvemweya; nokuti zvinoratidzika kuti imba yaIsiraeri, rnu-
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shure mechinguva, ichapararira pasi pose, nemumarudzi ose. 4 Ezvo tarisai, kune vazhinji vakatorasika vasisazivikanwe neavo vari Jerusaremu. Hongu, rwuzhinji rwemarudzi rwakatorwa rwukaendwa narwo; ezvo vakapararira kwese-kwese muzvitsuwa zvegungwa; ezvo kuti varipi hakuna mumwe wedu anoziva, kunze kwekuti tinoziva kuti vakatorwa vakaendwa pavo.
5 Ezvo kubvira nguva yavakatorwa, zvinhu izvi zvange zvichingunoporofitwa pamusoro pavo, nemaereranowo neavo yose vachaparadzirwa ezvo vagovhiringwa, nenzira yeMutsvene waIsiraeri; nokuti vachaomesa mwoyo yavo nekusamuda; nokudaro vachaparadzirwa mumarudzi ose ezvo vagovengwa nevanhu vese.
6 Zvakadaro, mushure mekunge varerwa nevaHedheni, ezvo Ishe asimudzira ruoko rwake vaHedheni avamisa serupawo, ezvo vana yavo vatakurwa mumaoko avo, ezvo vanasikana yavo vatakurwa pamapfudzi avo, tarisai zvinhu zviri kutaurwa izvi ndezvenyama; nokuti ndizvo zvakaita zvibvumirano zvaShe nemadzibaba edu; ezvo zvinoreva isu mumazuva ari kuuya, nehama dzedu dzese dziri dzemba yaIsiraeri.
Ezvo zvinoreva kuti nguva ichasvika yekuti mushure imba yese yaIsiraeri yaparadzirwa ezvo yavhiringwa, kuti Ishe Mtyari achamisa rudzi rwukuru pakati pevaHedheni, hongu, kana pamusoro penyika
ino; neavo mbeu yedu ichaparadzirwa.
8 Ezvo mushure mekuparadzirwa kwembeu yedu Ishe Mwari achaita rimwe basa rinoshamisa kwazvo pakati pevaHedheni, richave rinokosha kwazvo kumbeu yedu; nokudaro, zvinofananidzwa nokuriritirwa nevaHedheni nokunge vakatakurwa mumaoko avo nepamapfudzi avo.
9 Ezvo zvichave zvinokoshawo kuvaHedheni; ezvo kwete kuvaHedheni chete asi nekumba yose yaIsiraeri, nemukuziviswa kwezvibvumirano zvababa vedenga kuna Abhurahamu, zvichinzi: Mumbeu yako ese marudzi epasi acharopafadzwa.
10 Ezvo ndingade, hama dzangu, kuti muzive kuti ese marudzi epasi haangaropafadzwe kunze kwekunge aratidza simba rake mumaziso emarudzi.
11 Nokudaro, Ishe Mtyari acharatidza simba rake mumaziso emarudzi ose, mukuunza zvibvumirano zvake nevhangeri rake kune avo vemba yaIsiraeri.
12 Nokudaro, achavaburitsa zvakare muutapwa, ezvo vachaunganidzwa pamwechete munyika dzenhaka yavo; ezvo vachaburitswa mukudzikatirwa ezvo murima; ezvo vachaziva kuti Ishe ndiye Muponisi wavo neMununuri wavo, Anotyisa weIsiraeri.
13 Ezvo ropa rezisangano riya guru rakaipa, rinove ndiro pfambi repasi pose, richavaoindukira pamusoro pavo; nokuti vacharwisana pakati pavo, ezvo
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munondo uri mumaoko uchawira pamusoro pavo, ezvo vachararadza neropa ravo.
14 Ezvo rwose rudzi rwucharwisana newe, iwe imba yaIsiraeri, vachapindukirana pachavo, ezvo vachawira mugomba ravachera kuteya vanhu vaShe. Ezvo vese avo vanorwisana neZioni vachaparadzwa, nepfambi guru riya, rakaipisa nzira dzaIshe, hongu, zisangano riye guru rakaipa, richawira pasi muguruva ezvo kuwa kwaro kuchavekukuru.
15 Nokuti tarisai, anodaro muporofita, nguva iri kuuya nokukurumidza yokuti Satani haachazove nesimba mumwoyo yevana vevanhu; nokuti zuva riri kusvika iye zvino rekuti vose vanodada neavo vanoita zvakaipa vachave semashanga; ezvo zuva riri kusvika rekuti vapiswe.
16 Nokuti nguva iri kusvika zvino zvino yekuti kuzara kwehasha dzaMwari kuchadirwa pane vose vana vevanhu; nokuti haazobvumira kuti vakaipa vaparadze vakarurama.
17 Nokudaro, achachengetedza vakarurama nesimba rake, kana dai zvazvo kuzara kwehasha dzake kukauya, ezvo vakarurama vachengetedzwe, kana dai vavengi vavo vachiparadzwa nemoto. Nokudaro, vakarurama havafanire kutya; nokuti ndiko kutaura kwemuporofita, vachaponeswa, kana dai ungave moto.
18 Tarisai, hama dzangu, ndinoti kwamuri, zvinhu izvi zvinofanira kuitika muchinguva
chiri kuuya zvino zvino, hongu, kana ropa, nemoto, nemweya weutsi zvakafanira kuuya; ezvo zvakafanira kunge zviri pamusoro penyika ino; ezvo zvinouya kuvanhu maererano nenyama kana zvaitika kuti vaomesa mwoyo yavo kuMutsvene waIsiraeri.
19 Nokuti tarisai, vakarurama havazofi; nokuti nguva chokwadi yakafanira kusvika yekuti avo vose vanorwisana naZioni vachadimurwa.
20 Ezvo Ishe chokwadi achagadzirira vanhu vake nzira, mukuzadzikisa kwemazwi aMosesi, aakataura, achiti: Ishe Mwari wenyu achakumutsirai muporofita, sezvandakaita ini; iyeyo ndiye amuchanzwa muzvinhu zvese zvaachataura kwamuri. Ezvo zvichaitika kuti vese avo vacharamba kunzwa muporofita iyeyo vachadimurwa kubva muvanhu.
21 Ezvo zvino ini, Nefi, ndinotaura kwamuri, kuti muporofita uyu akataurwa nezvake naMosesi aive Mutsvene waIsiraeri; nokudaro, achatonga mukururama.
22 Ezvo vakarurama havafanire kutya, nokuti ndivo vaye vasingavhiringwe. Asi umambo hwadhiabhori, huchavakwa mukati mevana vevanhu, huri umambo hwakaiswa pakati pavo avo venyama
23 Nokuti nguva ichasvika nokukurumidza yekuti ese masangano akavakirwa kuwana, ezvo ese ayo akavakirwa kuwana simba renyama, neayo ose akavakirwa kuita mbiri
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mumaziso enyika, neayo anotsvaka kufadza nyama nezvinhu zvenyika, nokuita zvakasiyana-siyana zvakaipa; hongu, muchidimbu, avo vose vemuumambo hwadhiabhori ndivo vanofanira kuuya, ezvo vadedere, ezvo vandengendeke; ndivo vaya vachadzikiswa muguruva; ndivo vaya vachatsva semashanga; ezvo izvi zviri maererano nemazwi emuporofita.
24 Ezvo nguva iri kuuya nokukurumidza yekuti vakarurama vatungamirwe semhuru dziri kuiswa mudanga, ezvo Mutsvene waIsiraeri agotonga nyika, nesimba, nokubwinya kukuru. 25 Ezvo anounganidza vana vake kubva kumativi mana ese enyika; ezvo anoverenga hwai dzake, ezvo dzinomuziva; ezvo kuchave nedanga rimwechete nemufudzi mumwechete; ezvo achafudza hwai dzake, ezvo maari dzichawana mafuro.
26 Ezvo nenzira yekururama kwevanhu vake, Satani haana simba; nokudaro, haangapfutunurwe kwemakore akawanda; nokuti haana simba mumwoyo
yevanhu, nokuti vagere mukururama, ezvo Mutsvene waIsiraeri anotonga.
27 Ezvo zvino tarisai, ini, Nefi, ndinoti kwamuri zvese zvinhu izvi zvakafanira kuuya maererano nezvenyama.
28 Asi, tarisai, nyika dzose, madzinza, ndimi, navanhu vachagara zvakanaka muMutsvene waIsiraeri kana zvaitika kuti vatendeuka.
29 Ezvo zvino ini, Neffi, ndinopedza; nokuti handifanire kupfuura zvandataura kwazvino maererano nezvinhu izvi.
30 Nokudaro, hama dzangu, ndingade kuti muzive kuti zvinhu zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira ndezvechokwadi; ezvo zvinopupura kuti munhu akafanira kuteerera mirau yaMwari.
31 Nokudaro, hamufanire kufunga kuti ini nababa vangu ndisu chete tazvipupura, nekuzvidzidzisa. Nokudaro, kana mukave munoteerera mirau, ezvo mugoshingirira kusvika kumagumo, muchaponiswa muzuva rekupedzisira. Ezvo ndizvo zvazviri. Ameni.
BHUKU RECHIPIRI RANEFI
Nhoroondo yokufa kwaRehi. Vakoma vaNefi vanomupandukira. Ishe anoyambira Nefi kuti aende murenje. Mafambiro ake murenje, nezvimwewo.
CHITSAUKO 1
Rehi anoporofita pamusoro penyika yorusununguko-Mbeu vake
ichaparadzwa nokurangwa kana vachinge varamba Mutsvene waIsiraeri-Anokurudzira vanakomana vake kuti vapfeke nguwo dzou-
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tsvene. Zvingangove makore 588 kusvika ku570 Kristu asati aberekwa.
EZVO zvakaitika kuti shure kwokunge ini, Nefi, ndapedza kudzidzisa vakoma vangu, baba vedu, Rehi, vakataurawo zvinhu zvakawanda kwavari, vakadzokorora kwavari, kuti Ishe akanga aita zvinhu zvikuru sei kwavari mukuvaburitsa munyika yeJerusaremu.
2 Ezvo akataura kwavari pamusana pokupanduka kwavo mumvura, netsitsi dzaMwari mukuvaponesa nokuti vasamedzwe mugungwa.
3 Ezvo akataura kwavari zvakare pamusana penyika yechipikirwa, iyo yavakanga vawana-kuti Ishe akanga ane tsitsi dzakaita sei pakutiyambira kuti titize kubva kunyika yeJerusaremu.
4 Nokuti, tarirai, ndaona chiratidzo, chandiratidza kuti Jerusaremu yaparadzwa; ezvo dai takaramba tiri kuJerusaremu tingadai takafa.
5 Asi, akati, kana dai zvazvo takatambudzika, tawana nyika yechipikirwa, nyika yakanaka kupfuura dzimwe nyika; nyika iyo Ishe Mwarfi akabvumirana neni kuti ichazova nyika yembeu yangu. Hongu, Ishe akavimbisa nyika iyi kwandiri, nokuna vana vangu nokusingaperi, naavo vose vachatungamirirwa kubva kune dzimwe nyika noruoko rwalshe.
6 Saka, ini, Rehfi, ndinoporofita nokushanda kweMweya uri mandiri, kuti hapana kana
mumwe achauya munyika ino kunze kwokunge aunzwa noruoko rwalshe.
7 Naizvozvo, nyika ino yakagadzirirwa avo chete vaanounza. Ezvo kana vari vachamushandira nenzira yemitemo yaanovapa, ichazova nyika yerusununguko kwavari; naizvozvo, havachazoiswa zvakare muusungwa; nokuti zvikadaro, zvinenge zvakonzerwa nekutadza kwavo; nokuti kana kutadza kukawanda nenyika ichatukwa pamusana pavo, asi kuvatsvene icharopafadzwa nokusingaperi. 8 Ezvo, tarirai, huchenjeri kuti nyika ino haifanire kuzivikanwa nedzimwe nyika; nokuti tarirai, vanhu venyika zhinji vachamhanyira kunyika ino, zvekuti hapazosara nzvimbo yenhaka. 9 Saka, ini, Rehfi ndakavimbiswa, kuti kuna avo vose Ishe Mwari achaunza kubva kunyika yeJerusaremu vachachengeta mirairo yake, vachabudirira pauso hwenyika ino; vachazochengetwa kubva kune dzimwe nyika, kuti nyika ino ive yavo vega. Ezvo kana vakachengeta mirairo yake vachakomborerwa pachiso chenyika ino, hapana achavanetsa, kana kutora nyika yenhaka yavo; vachagara pasina chavanotya nokusingaperi.
10 Asi tarirai, kana nguva yasvika yokuti vave kuderera mukusatenda, shure kwokunge vagamuchira makomborero makuru akadai kubva kuna Ishe-vane ruzivo rwokusikwa kwenyika, navanhu vose, nokuziva mabasa anoshamisa makuru aIshe kubva pakusikwa
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kwenyika; nokuva nesimba rakapiwa kwavari kuti vaite zvinhu zvose mukutenda; nokuva nemirairo yose kubva pakutanga, nokuuiswa muno nokunaka kwaIshe kusingaperi munyika ino yechipikirwa-tarirai, ndinoti, kana zuva rikazosvika ravacharamba Uyo Mutsvene weIsiraeri, Mesiya wechokwadi, Mununuri wavo naMwari wavo, tarirai, kutonga kwake uyo asina tsvete kuchagara pavari.
11 Hongu, achaunza mamwe marudzi kwavari, ezvo achapa simba kwavari, ezvo achavatorera nyika nezvinhu wavo, ezvo achavaita kuti vaparadzwe nokubaiwa.
12 Hongu, kubva kunoita chizvarwa ichi kuchiuya chimwe kuchave nekudeuka kweropa, nokurangwa kukuru pakati pavo; naizvozvo, vanakomana wangu ndinoti dai mayeuka; hongu, ezvo makwanisa kuteerera mazwi angu.
13 O kuti mumuke; mukai kubva pakurara kwakadzika, hongu, kana kumuka mukurara kwomugehena, muzunze ngetani dzakakusungai, dziri idzo ngetani dzakasunga vana vavanhu, dzinoita kuti vagozotakurwa muuranda kuenda pavo pasi kumatambudziko anokusuwa nehondo nokusingaperi.
14 Mukai! musimuke kubva muguruva, munzwe izwi romubereki ari kubvunda, ane mapfupa amucharadzika pasi muguva rinotonhora rinyerere, uko kusina anoendako akadzoka; mazuva mashomana ezvo ndoenda nzira yepasi rose.
15 Asi tarirai, Ishe adzikinura mweya wangu kubva mugehena; ndaona kubwinya kwake, ndikakomberedzwa nokusingaperi mumaoko ake orudo.
16 Uye ndinoda kuti muyeuke kuchengetedza mitemo nekuranga kwaIshe; tarirai, ichi ndicho chinhu change chichinetsa mwoyo wangu kubva pakutanga.
17 Mwoyo wangu wakatsitsirwa nokusuwa nguva nenguva, nokuti ndaitya, nenzira yokuomesa mwoyo yenyu kuti Ishe Mwari wenyu angauye nokutsamwa kuzere kwamuri, mukatsaurwa nokuparadzwa zvachose;
18 Kana, kuti kutukwa kungauye kwamuri kwezvizvarwa zvakawanda; ezvo mukashanyirwa nomunondo, nenzara, mukavengwa, mukatungamirirwa nokubatwa sokuda kwadhiabhorosi.
19 O vanakomana wangu, dai zvinhu izvi zvarega kuuya kwamuri, asi kuti muve vakasarudzwa nokudiwa savanhu vaIshe. Asi tarirai, kuda kwake ngakuitwe; nokuti nzira dzake dzakarurama nokusingaperi.
20 Ezvo iye akati: Kana mukachengeta mirairo yangu muchabudirira panyika; asi kar a mukasachengeta mirairo yangu muchabviswa pamberi r-angu. 21 Ezvo zvino kuti mweya wangu uwane rufaro mamuri, ezvo nokuti mwoyo wangu usiye nyika ino uchifara pamusoro penyu, kuti ndisaiswe muguva ndakasuwa, simukai kubva muguruva, vanakomana wangu, muve varume, mushinge
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nepfungwa imwechete nomwoyo mumwechete, makabatana pazvinhu zvose, kuti musaiswe pausungwa;
22 Kuti musatukwe nokotukwa kunorwadza; uye zvakare, kuti musaite zvinoita kuti Mwari akanaka akushatirirwei, akuparadzei, hongu, pakuparadzwa kwomweya nomuviri kusingaperi.
23 Mukai, vanakomana vangu; mupfeke nguo dzoutsvene. Zunzai ngetani dzakakusungai, mubve pamusingaonekwe, ezvo musimuke kubva muguruva.
24 Musamukire zvakare munin'ina wenyu, uyo ane pfungwa dzinobwinya, uye akachengeta mirairo kubvira panguva yatakasiya Jerusaremu; anga achishandiswa ari mumaoko aMwari, mukutiunza munyika yechipikirwa; nokuti dai pakanga pasina iye, tingadai tose takafa nenzara murenje; zvisinei, imi maitsvaga kuparadza upenyu hwake, hongu, akatambudzika nokusuwa zvikuru pamusana penyu.
25 Ezvo ndinotya zvikuru nokubvunda pamusana penyu, kuti achatambudzika zvakare; nokuti tarirai, makamupomera mhaka yokuti anga achitsvaga simba rokutonga imi; asi ndinoziva kuti haana kutsvaga simba rekuti akutongei, asi akatsvaga kubwinya kwaMwari, nemagariro enyu akanaka nokusingaperi.
26 Ezvo mukatsutsumwa nokuti akakutaurirai pachena. Munoti akange akakuomeserai; munoti anga akashatirirwa imi;
asi tarirai, kutaura kwake kwanga kuri kutaura kwesimba reshoko raMwari, iro rakanga riri maari, nezvamunodaidza kuti kushatirwa ichokwadi, maererano nezviri muna Mwari, zvaakanga asingagone kuvanza, asi kuisa pachena pasina kutya kutadza kwenyu.
27 Ezvo zvinofanira kuti simba raMwari rive naye, uye kunyange pakukurairai kuti makafanira kuteerera. Asi tarirai, akanga asiri iye, asi wakanga uri Mweya waIshe wakanga uri maari, wakazarura muromo wake kuti urambe uchitaura.
28 Ezvo zvino mwanakomana wangu, Ramani, newe Remueri naSamu, ezvo vanakomana vangu vanove vanakomana vaIshimaeri, tarirai, mukateerera kuizwi raNefi hamuparari. Ezvo mukateerera kwaari ndichakupai chikomborero, hongu, chikomborero changu chekutanga.
29 Asi mukaregera kuteerera kwaari ndichatora chikomborero changu chekutanga, uye chichazogara pamusoro pake.
30 Ezvo zvino, Zoramu, ndinotaura kwauri: Tarira, uri muranda waRabhani; zvisinei, wakaunzwa kubva kunyika yeJerusaremu, ndinoziva kuti uri shamwari yechokwadi yemwanakomana wangu, Nefi, nokusingaperi.
31 Naizvozvo, nokuti wanga uchivimbika zvikuru mbeu yako ichakomborerwa nembeu yake, kuti vagare muupfumi kwenguva yakareba munyika ino; ezvo hakuna, kunze kweku-
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nge vave nokuipa pakati pavo, chinovakuvadza kana kuvakanganisa mukubudirira kwavo munyika ino nokusingaperi.
32 Naizvozvo, ukachengeta mirairo yaIshe, Ishe akagadzirira nyika ino kuchengetedzwa kwembeu yako nembeu yomwanakomana wangu.
CHITSAUKO 2
Rununuro rzaunouya nomuna Mesiya Mutsvene-Kusununguka pakuzvisarudzira (kuzvifungira) kunofanirwa kunge kuripo kuti tirarame ezvo tibudirire-Kutadza kwaAdhamu kwaive kwekuti vanhu vavepo-Vanhu vanokwanisa kusarudza rusununguko noupenyu husingaperi. Zvingangove makore 588 kusvika ku570 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino, Jakobho, ndinotaura kwauri: Iwe uri chizvarwa changu chokutanga chomumazuva okutambudzika kwangu murenje. Zvino tarira, mukukura kwako wakatambudzika nokusuwa zvikuru, nokuda kwokuipa kwavakoma wako.
2 Zvisinei hazvo, Jaknbho, chizvarwa changu chokutanga murenje, unoziva ukuru hwaMwari; achakutsaurira matambudziko ako ugowana nokuda kwawo.
3 Naizvozvo, mweya wako uchakomborerwa, ezvo uchagara zvakanaka nomukoma wako, Nefi; mazuva ako achaperera mukushandira Mwari wako. Nokudaro, ndinoziva kuti wakaponeswa, nokuda kwoutsvene hweMununuri wako; nokuti
waona kuti mukukwana kwenguva anouya kuzopa ruponeso kuvanhu.
4 Ezvo wakaona kubwinya kwake paujaya hwako; naizvozvo, wakakomborerwa seavo vaachaparidzira vachimuona panyama; nokuti Mweya mumwechete, nezuro, nhasi nokusingaperi. Ezvo nzira yakagadzirirwa kubvira pakupunzika kwomunhu, uye ruponeso nderwepachena.
5 Ezvo vanhu vanorairwa zvakakwana kuti vazive zvakanaka kubva pane zvakaipa. Ezvo mutemo unopiwa kuvanhu. Uye nomutemo hapana nyama isina chitema; kana kuti, nomutemo vanhu vakaraswa. Hongu, maererano nemutemo wenyika vakaraswa; uyezve, nemutemo wemweya vanofa neizvo zvakanaka, vove vanosuwa nokusingapere.
6 Naizvozvo, rununuro rwunouya nomuna Mwiya Mutsvene; nokuti azere nenyasha nechokwadi.
7 Tarira akazvipira sechibairo chezvivi, kuti azadzikise zvido zvemutemo, kuna avo vose vane mwoyo yakapfava nomweya wokuzvininipisa; hakuna mumwezve angagutse vagariro dzemutemo.
8 Naizvozvo, zvinokosha sei kuna kuti zvinhu izvi zvose zvizivikanwe kuvanhu vose wenyika, kuti vazive kuti hakuna nyama ingagare pamberi paMwari, kunze kwekunge iine kodzero, netsitsi, nenyasha dzaMesia Mutsvene, uyo akapa upenyu hwake hwenyama, achihutora zvakare nesimba
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roMweya, kuti aunze kumutswa kwevakafa, achiva iye wokutanga kumuka.
9 Naizvozvo, anova michero yokutanga kuna Mwari, achabatsira vanhu vose; avo vose vanotenda maari vachaponeswa. 10 Ezvo nokuda kworubatsiro rwavose, rwevanhu vose rwaakapa, vanhu vose vanouya kuna Mwari; naizvozvo, vanomira pamberi pake, kuti vatongwe naye maererano nechokwadi noutsvene huri maari. Saka, zvinodiwa nemutemo wakapiwa noUyo Mutsvene, zvinopa kurangwa kwakatogadzirirwa, kuri kuranga kwakatogadzirirwa iko kurangwa ikoko kwakasiyana norufaro rwunobva mukuteerera, kugutsa zvinodiwa zverudzikinuro
11 Nokuti zvinofanira, kuti pagare panokupikisana pane zvinhu zvose. Kana zvisina kudaro, dangwe rangu rokutanga murenje, utsvene hawaizokwanisa kuunzwa, kana kuipa, kana utsvene kana kusuwa, kana zvakanaka kana zvakaipa. Naizvozvo, zvinhu zvose zvinofanirwa kusangana kuve chinhu chimwechete; naizvozvo kana uri muviri mumwechete unofanirwa kuramba wakafa, usina upenyu kana rufu, kana kunyangadzwa kana kusanyangadzwa, rufaro kana kusuwa, kana kunzwa nekusanzwa.
12 Naizvozvo, chingadai chakasikirwa pasina; naizvozvo pangadai pakanga pasina chinangwa mukusikwa kwacho. Naizvozvo, chinhu ichi chinofanirwa kuparadza uchenjeri
hwaMwari nezvinangwa zvake zvokusingaperi, uye zvakare nesimba, netsitsi, nokutonga kwakanaka kwaMwari.
13 Ezvo kana uchiti hakuna mutemo, uchatiwo hakuna zvivi. Kana uchiti hakuna chivi uchatiwo hakuna utsvene. Ezvo kana kusina utsvene hakuna rufaro. Kana kusina utsvene kana rufaro saka kunenge kusina kurangwa kana kusuwa. Ezvo kana zvinhu zvose izvi kusina hakuna Mwari. Kana kusina Mwari isu hatipo, kana nyika; nokuti kungadai kusina kusikwa kwezvinhu, zvekuita kana zvekuitirwa; naizvozvo, zvinhu zvose zvingadai zvakatsakatika.
14 Ezvo zvino, vanakomana vanhu, ndinotaura zvinhu izvi kuti mudzidze zvizokuyamurai; nokuti Mwari ariko, uye akasika zvinhu zvose, zvose denga nenyika, nezvinhu zvose zviri mazviri, zvose zvinoita nezvinoitirwa.
15 Ezvo kuti aunze zvinangwa zvake zvokusingaperi munguva yekupera kweupenyu hwevanhu, shure kwokunge asika vabereki vedu yokutanga, nemhuka dzesango neshiri dzedenga, zve muchidimbu zvinhu zvose zvakasikwa, paifanirwa kuti kuve nechaipikisa; ichi chaive muchero wairambidzwa uchipikisana nomuti woupenyu; mumwe wainaka mumwe uchivava.
16 Naizvozvo, Ishe Mwari akapa kumunhu kuti azviitire zvinhu zvake ega. Naizvozvo, munhu akanga asingakwanise kuzviitira zvinhu zvake ega
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asina kutsveterwa nechimwe chezviviri izvi.
17 Ezvo ini, Rehi, maererano nezvinhu zvandakaverenga, ndinofanirwa kufunga kuti ngirozi yaMwari, maererano neizvo zvakanyorwa, yakadonha kubva kudenga; naizvozvo, akava dhiabhorosi, akanga atsvaga zvakaipa pamberi paMwari.
18 Ezvo nokuti akanga adonha kubva kudenga, akava anosuwa nokusingaperi, akatsvaga kusuwisa marudzi ose. Naizvozvo, akati kuna Evha, hongu, kana iyo nyoka, inova dhiabhorosi, anova baba wenhema dzose, naizvozvo akati: Idya muchero unorambidzwa; hauzofi, asi uchava saMwari, uchiziva zvakanaka nezvakaipa.
19 Ezvo shure kwokunge Adharnu naEvha vatora muchero wairambidzwa vakatandwa mumunda weEdheni, kuti varime ivhu.
20 Ezvo vakabereka vana; hongu, iyo mhuri yenyika yose. 21 Ezvo mazuva evana vevanhu akawedzerwa, maererano nokuda kwaMwari, kuti vatendeuke vachiri munyama; naizvozvo, nguva yavo yakave nguva yokuedzwa, nguva yavo ikawedzerwa, maererano nemirairo iyo Ishe Mwari akapa kuvana vevanhu. Nokuti akapa mirairo yekuti vanhu yose vanofanirwa kutendeuka; nokuti akaratidza vanhu yose kuti vakarasika, nokuda kwechitadzo chavabereki yavo.
22 Ezvo zvino, tarirai, dai Adharnu asina kutadza angadai asina kupunzika, asi
angadai akaramba ari mumunda weEdheni. Uye zvinhu zvose zvakasikwa zvingadai zvakaramba zvakaita sezvazvakanga zvakaita kubvira nguva yazvakasikwa; ezvo zvingadai zvakaramba zvakadaro nokusingaperi, uye hazvaipera.
23 Ezvo vangadai vasina vana; naizvozvo vangadai vakaramba vasina mhosva, vasina rufaro, nokuti vakanga vasingazive kusuwa; vasingaite zvakanaka, nokuti havaiziva chivi.
24 Asi tarirai, zvinhu zvose zvakaitwa muruzivo rwouyo anoziva zvinhu zvose.
25 Adhamu akapunzika kuti vanhu vavepo; uye vanhu varipo, kuti vave norufaro.
26 Ezvo Mesiya anouya mukukwana kwenguva, kuti anunure vana vevanhu pakupunzika. Uye nokuti vaponeswa pachitadzo ichi vava vakasununguka nokusingaperi, vachiziva chakanaka kubva pane chakaipa; kuita ivo kwete kuitirwa, kunze kwekurangwa nemurau pazuva guru rokupedzisira, maererano nemirairo yakapiwa naMwari. 27 Naizvozvo, vanhu vakasununguka maererano nenyama; zvinhu zvose zvakapiwa kwavari zvakanakira vanhu. Ezvo vanokwanisa kusarudza rusununguko neupenyu usingaperi, nenzira yoMuenzanisi mukuru wevanhu yose, kana kusarudza usungwa nerufu, maererano neusungwa nesimba radhiabhorosi; nokuti anotsvaga kuti vanhu yose vasuwe saiye. 28 Ezvo zvino, vanakomana vanhu, ndingade kuti mutarisire
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Muenzanisi mukuru, muteerere mirairo yake mikuru; nokuva munovimbisika kumazwi ake, musarudze upenyu husingaperi, maererano nokuda kweMweya wake Mutsvene;
29 Ezvo musasarudza rufu rwusingaperi, maererano nokuda kwenyama nokuipa kuri mairi, kunopa mweya wadhiabhori simba rokubata pfungwa, akudzikisei kugehena, kuti azokutongai muumambo hwake.
30 Ndataura mazwi mashoma aya kwamuri mose, vanakomana vangu, mumazuva ekupedzisira ekuedzwa kwangu; uye ndasarudza zvakanaka, maererano namazwi omuporofita. Uye handina chimwe chinangwa kunze kwemagariro akanaka emweya yenyu nokusingaperi. Ameni.
CHITSAUKO 3
Josefa muIjipiti anoona maNefi muchiratidzo-Akaporofita pamusoro pajoseph Smith, muoni wamazuva ekupedzisira; nezvaMosesi, anozosunungura Isiraeri; nokuuya kweBhuku raMorimoni. Zvingangove makore 588 kusvika ku570 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino ndinotaura kwauri, Jowfa, gotwe rangu. Wakazvarirwa murenje mukati mematambudziko angu; hongu, amai vako vakakubereka mazuva ekutambudzika nekusuwa kwangu kukuru.
2 Uye Ishe ngaakupezve nyika iyi, inova nyika yakanaka zvikuru, senhaka yako neyembeu
yako nevakoma vako kuti ive yenyu zvachose, kana muri machengetedza mitemo yeMutsvene weIsiraeri.
3 Ezvo zvino, Josefa, gotwe rangu, uyo wandakaburitsa kubva murenje mokutambudzika kwangu, Ishe akukomborere nokusingaperi, nokuti mbeu yako haichazoparadzwi zvachose.
4 Nokuti tarira, uri muchero wechiuno changu; ndiri wedzinza raJosefa uyo akatakurwa akaendeswa kuIjipiti muuranda. Ezvo zvibvumirano zvikuru zvakaitwa naIshe kuna Jowfa.
5 Naizvozvo, Jowfa zvechokwadi akaona zuva redu. Ezvo akawana vimbiso yaIshe, kuti kubva pamuchero wechiuno chake Ishe Mwari achakudza bazi dzvene kune veimba yaIsiraeri; bazi iroro rinenge risiri Mesiya, asi bazi rakanga richazotyorwa, nokudaro, kuti rizorangarirwa muzvibvumirano zvaIshe kuti Mesia azozviratidza kwavari mumazuva okupedzisira, musimba romweya, achivaunza kubva murima kupinda muchiedza-hongu, kubva murima rakavanzika nokubuda kubva muuranda kuenda murusununguko.
6 Nokuti Jowfa akapupura zvechokwadi, achiti: Muoni achamutswa naIshe Mtyari wangu, achazova muoni akasarudzwa kumichero yechiuno changu.
7 Hongu, Josefa zvechokwadi akati: Izvi ndizvo zvakataura Ishe kwandiri: Ndichamutsa muoni kubva pamuchero wechiuno chako; achave munhu
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anokudzwa pakati pemichero yechiuno chako. Ezvo kwaari ndichapa mirairo yokuti aite basa pakati pemichero yechiuno chako, hama dzake, richava rakakosha kwavari, uye kana kuunza kwavari ruzivo rwezvibvumirano zvandakaita namadzibaba ako.
8 Ezvo ndichamupa murairo iye wokuti asaita rimwe basa, kunze kwebasa randichamuraira ini. Ezvo ndichamupa mukuru mumaziso angu; nokuti achaita basa rangu.
9 Ezvo, achazova mukuru saMosesi, uyo wandati ndichamutsa kwamuri, kuti aponese vanhu vangu, vemba yaIsiraeri. 10 Ezvo ndichamupa Mosesi, kuti aburitse v anhu vako munyika yeIjipiti.
11 Asi muoni ndichamumutsa kubva pemuchero wechiuno chako; ezvo kwaari ndichapa simba nokuunza mazwi angu kumbeu yechiuno chako-kwete kungounza mazwi angu chete, Ishe anodaro, asi mukuvaita kuti vagutsikane pamusoro peshoko rangu, iwo anetenge atovepo kare pakati pavo.
12 Naizvozvo, muchero wechiuno chako uchanyora; muchero wechiuno chaJudha uchanyora; uye izvo zvichanyorwa nomuchero wechiuno chako, neizvo zvichanyorwa nomuchero wechiuno chaJudha, zvichakura pamwechete, zvigonyadzisa dzidziso dzenhema nokuisa pasi kusawirirana nokuunza runyararo pakati pemuchero wechiuno chako, nokuunza kwavari ruzivo rwamadzibaba
avo mumazuva okupedzisira, uye noruzivo rwezvibvumirano zvangu, Ishe anodaro.
13 Ezvo mukusasimba achaitwa kuti asimbe, muzuva iro basa rangu richatangiswa pakati pavanhu vangu, mukudzoserwa kwenyu, vemba yaIsiraeri, Ishe anodaro.
14 Ezvo Josefa akaporofita, achiti: Tarirai, muoni uyo achakomborerwa naIshe; avo vose vachatsvaka kuti vamuparadze vachanyadziswa; nokuti chivimbiso ichi, chandakawana kubva kunaIshe, chomuchero wechiuno changu, chichazadzikiswa. Tarirai, ndine chokwadi pamusoro pokuzadzikiswa kwechivimbiso ichi;
15 Ezvo achadaidzwa zita rangu; richava zita rababa vake. Ezvo achazova seni; nokuti chinhu, chichaunzwa naIshe noruoko rwake, kuburikidza nesimba raIshe chichaunza vanhu vangu kuruponeso.
16 Hongu, uku kuporofita kwaJosefa: Ndine chokwadi nechinhu ichi, sezvo ndine chokwadi nevimbiso yaMosesi; nokuti Ishe akati kwandiri, ndichachengetedza mbeu yako nokusingaperi.
17 Ezvo Ishe akati: Ndichamutsa mumwe Mowsi; ndichapa simba kwaari riri mumudonzvo; ndichapa utongi kwaari hwakanyorwa. Asi handizosunungura rurimi rwake, kuti ataure zvakawanda, nokuti handimuite mukuru pakutaura. Asi ndichamunyorera mutemo wangu, nomunwe woruoko rwangu; ezvo ndichamupa anomutaurira.
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18 Ezvo Ishe akatiwo kwandiri: Ndichamumutsa kumuchero wechiuno chako; ndichamuitira mutauri wake. Ezvo ini, tarira, ndinoita kuti anyore pamusoro pezvomuchero wechiuno chako, kumuchero wechiuno chako; ezvo mutauri wemuchero wechiuno chako achazvidaidzira. 19 Izvo mazwi aachanyora anenge ari mazwi akanaka andinoona kuti akafanira kuenda kumichero yechiuno chako. Uye zvichaita sokunge muchero wechiuno chako wachema kwavari uri muguruva; nokuti ndinoziva kutenda kwavo.
20 Ezvo vachachema vari muvhu; hongu, kunyange kutendeuka kwehama dzavo, kunyange kwapfuura zvizvarwa zvakawanda. Ezvo zvichaiitika kuti kuchema kwavo kuchapera, kunyange nokupfavisisa kwamazwi avo.
21 Pamusana pokutenda kwavo mazwi avo achaenda mberi kubva mumuromo mangu kuhama dzavo dzinova muchero wechiuno chako; kushaya simba kwamazwi avo ndichaita kusimbe nokutenda kwavo, mukuyeuka zvibvumirano zvandakaita namadzibaba ako.
22 Ezvo zvino, tarira, mwanakomana wangu Jowfa, ndiko kuporofita kwaiita baba vangu makare-kare.
23 Saka, nokuda kwechibvumirano ichi makomborerwa; nokuti mbeu yako haichazoparadzwa, nokuti vachateerera kumazwi ebhuku.
24 Ezvo kuchamuka mukuru pakati pavo, achaita zvakanaka
kwazvo, mukutaura nemukuita, ari mudziyo mumaoko aMwari, aine kutenda kukuru, kunoita kuti ashande minana, nokuita zvinhu zvikuru mumaziso aMwari, mukudzosera pakare zve imba yalsiraeri, nokumbeu yavakoma vako.
25 Ezvo zvino, wakakomborerwa iwe, Josefa. Tarira uri mudiki; naizvozvo teereresa mashoko omukoma wako, Nefi, zvichaitwa saizvozvo kwauri maererano namazwi andakataura. Rangarira mazwi ababa vako vave kufa. Ameni.
CHITSAUKO 4
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Ezvo zvino ini, Nefi, ndinotaura nezvekuporofita uko kwakaitwa nababa vangu, pamusoro paJosefa, akatakurwa kuenda kuIjipiti.
2 Nokuti tarirai, zvechokwadi akaporofita pamusoro pembeu yake yose. Ezvo uporofita hwaakanyora, hakuna hwakawanda hunopfuura ihwohwo. Ezvo akaporofita nezvedu uye nezvevachatitevera; zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira.
3 Naizvozvo, shure kwokunge baba vangu vapedza kutaura nezvekuporofita kwaJosefa, vakadaidza vana vaRamani,
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vanakomana vake, navanasikana vake, vakati kwavari: Tarirai, vanakomana vangu, navanasikana vangu, munova vanakomana navanasikana vedangwe ~angu, ndinoda kuti muteerere mazwi angu.
4 Nokuti Ishe Mwari ati: Mukuchengeta kwenyu mirairo yangu muchabudirira munyika; mukusachengeta mirairo muchabviswa pamberi pangu.
5 Asi tarirai, vanakomana vangu navanasikana vangu, handikwanise kuenda muguva mangu ndisina kusiya ndakukomborerai; nokuti tarirai, ndinoziva kuti mukakudzwa munzira yamunofanirwa kuteedza hamuzoisiya.
6 Naizvozvo, kana makatukwa, tarirai, ndinosiya chikomborero changu pamuri, kuti kutukwa uku kubviswe pamuri kupindurwe pamisoro yevabereki venyu.
Naizvozvo, nokuda kwechikomborero changu Ishe Mtyari haazorega muchiparara; naizvozvo, achazove ane tsitsi nemi nokumbeu yenyu nokusingaperi.
8 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti shure kwokunge baba vangu vapedza kutaura kuvanakomana navanasikana vaRamani, vakaita kuti vanakomana navanasikana vaRemueri vaunzwe kwavari.
9 Ezvo vakataura kwavari, vachiti: Tarirai, vanakomana navanasikana vangu, munova vanakomana navanasikana vomwanakomana wangu wechipiri; tarirai ndinokusiirai chikomborero chandasiira vanakomana
navanasikana vaRamani; naizvozvo, hamuchazoparadzwe mese; asi mbeu yenyu ichapedzisira yakomborerwa.
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti apo baba vangu vakapedza kutaura kwavari, tarirai, vakataura kuvanakomana vaIshimaeri, hongu, neimba yake yose.
11 Ezvo shure kwokunge vapedza kutaura kwavari, vakataura kuna Samu, vachiti: Wakakomborerwa iwe, nembeu yako; nokuti uchawana nhaka yenyika iyi somukoma wako Nefi. Uye mbeu yako ichaverengwa pamwe nembeu yake; uye uchazove somukoma wako, nembeu yako ichaita sembeu yake; uye uchazokomborerwa mazuva ako ose.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika shure kwokunge baba vangu, Rehi, vataura kune imba yavo yose, maererano nokunzwa kwomwoyo wavo noMweya waIshe wakanga uri mavari, vakachembera. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakafa, vakavigwa.
13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti kusati kwapera mazuva akawanda shure kworufu rwavo, Ramani naRemueri navanakomana vaIshimaeri vakange vandishatirirwa pamusana pomashoko okuranga aIshe.
14 Nokuti ini, Neffi, ndakatunhwa kuti nditaure kwavari, maererano nezwi rake; nokuti ndakange ndataura zvinhu zvakawanda kwavari, pamwe nababa vangu, vasati vafa; zvizhinji zvacho zvakataurwa zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa angu mamwe; nokuti ngano zhinji
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dzakanyorwa pamahwendefa angu mamwe.
15 Ezvo pamahwendefa ano ndinonyora zvinhu zvomweya wangu, namagwaro ose ari pamahwendefa endarira. Nokuti mweya wangu unofadzwa namagwaro,mwoyo wangu unofungisisa pamusoro pawo, ndichizvinyora kuti vana wangu vave vanozvidzidza zvigovabatsira.
16 Tarirai, mweya wangu unofara muzvinhu zvaIshe; uye mwoyo wangu unogarofungisisa pamusoro pezvinhu zvandakaona nezvandakanzwa.
17 Zvisinei, nokuda kwokunaka kukuru kwaIshe, mukundiratidza mabasa ake makuru anoshamisa, mwoyo wangu unosheedzera: O ini wangu munhu asina basa! Hongu, mwoyo wangu unosuwa nokuda kwenyama yangu; mweya wangu unotambudzika nokuda kwokuipa kwangu.
18 Ndakatenderedzwa, nokuda kwezviedzo nezvivi zvinongondikunda nyore.
19 Ezvo kana ndoda kufara, mwoyo wangu unogomera nokuda kwezvivi wangu; zvisinei, ndinoziva uyo wandakavimba naye.
20 Mu~ari wangu ndiye anga ari musimboti wangu; akanditungamirira mumatambudziko angu ndiri murenje; akandichengeta apo ndange ndiri pamusoro pemvura dzakadzika.
21 Andizadza norudo rwake, kusvika pakuzadza nyama dzangu dzose.
22 Anyadzisa mhandu dzangu,
akaita kuti vadedere pamberi pangu.
23 Tarirai, akanzwa kuchema kwangu masikati, uye akandipa ruzivo nenzira yezviratidzo usiku.
24 Ezvo kwakachena ndakava ndinoshinga mukunamata zvakasimba pamberi pake; hongu, izwi rangu ndairitumira kumusoro kudenga; ngirozi dzikauya pasi dzikandiparidzira.
25 Ezvo pamapapiro oMweya muviri wangu wakatakurwa kuenda kumakomo akareba zvikuru. Uye maziso angu akaona zvinhu zvinoshamisa, hongu, zvisingakodzere kuti zvizivikanwe nevanhu; nokudaro ndakarambidzwa kuti ndizvinyore.
26 Zvino, kana ndakaona zvinhu zvikuru kudai, kana Ishe mukizvideredza kwake kuvana vevanhu ashanyira vanhu mutsitsi dzakadai, ko zvino mwoyo wangu unochemerei mweya wangu uchitambudzika uri munhika rekusuwa, nyama yangu ichitsakatika, simba rangu richipera, nokuda kwokutambudzika kwangu?
27 Ezvo, ko ndinobvumirei kuedzwa, nokuda kwenyama yangu? Hongu, ko zvino ndinozviregererei ndichiedzwa, kuti uyo akaipa ave nenzvimbo mumwoyo mangu kuti aparadze runyararo rwangu nokutambudza mweya wangu? Ko sei ndakashatirwa nokuda kwemhandu yangu?
28 Muka, mweya wangu! Usakotamiswe nezvivi. Fara, mwoyo wangu, usape nzvimbo zve kumhandu yomweya wangu.
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29 Usashatirwe zvakare nokuda kwemhandu dzangu, usanete simba nokuda kwamatambudziko angu.
30 Fara, mwoyo wangu, ucheme kuna Ishe, uti. O Ishe, ndichakukudzai nokusingaperi; hongu, mweya wangu uchafara mamuri imi Mwari wangu, nedombo roruponeso rwangu.
31 O Ishe, mungaponesewo here mweya wangu? Mungandibvisewo here mumaoko emhandu dzangu? Mungandiitewo here kuti ndidedere ndaona chivi?
32 Masuwo apagehena ngaagare akapfigwa pamberi pangu, nokuti mwoyo wangu wakapfava uye mweya wangu hauzvikudzi! O Ishe, musandizaririrewo masuwo outsvene hwenyu pamberi pangu, kuti ndive ndinofamba munzira yakadzikira, ndishinge mukufamba munzira yakanaka.
33 O Ishe, mungandimoneredzewo here nenguo youtsvene hwenyu! O Ishe, mungandigadzirirewo here nzira yokutiza mhandu dzangu! Mungandiitirawo here kuti nzira wangu ive yakatwasanuka pamberi pangu! Musandiisirewo zvimhingamupinyi munzira mangu-asi kuti muzvibvisewo munzira mangu, uye musandizaririrewo nzira yangu, asi muzarire nzira dzemhandu dzangu.
34 O Ishe, ndavimba nemi, uye ndichavimba nemi nokusingaperi. Handiise kuvimba mumaoko enyama; nokuti ndinoziva kuti akatukwa uyo anovimba nemaoko enyama. Hnngu,
akatukwa uyo anoisa kuvimba mumunhu kana kuita nyama ruoko rwake.
35 Hongu, ndinoziva kuti Mwari achapa zvakawanda kune uyo anokumbira. Hongu, Mwari wangu achandipa, ndikasakumbira zvisiriizvo; naizvozvo ndichakwidza izwi rangu kwamuri; hongu, ndichachema kwamuri, Mwari wangu, dombo routsvene hwangu. Tarirai, izwi rangu richakwira kwamuri nokusingaperi, dombo rangu naMwari wangu wokusingaperi. Ameni.
CHITSAUKO 5
MaNefi anozvitsaura kubva kumaRamani, vochengeta mutemo waMosesi, nokuvakA temberi-Nemhaka yekusatenda kwavo, maRarnani anobviswa pamberi palshe, vakatzckwa vakave shamu kumaNefi. Zvingangove makore 588 kusvika ku559 Kristu asati aberekwa.
TARIRAI, zvakaitika kuti ini, Nefi, ndakachema zvikuru kuna Ishe Mwari wangu, nenzira yehasha dzavakoma wangu.
2 Asi tarirai, hasha dzavo dzakakura kwandiri, zvekuti vakatsvaga kutora upenyu hwangu. 3 Hongu, vakatsutsumwa pamusoro pangu, vachiti: Munun'una wedu anofunga kutitonga; zve tatambudzika zvikuru nokuda kwake; naizvozvo, ngatimuurayei, kuti tisarambe tichinetswa namazwi ake. Nokuti tarirai, hatingade kuti ave mutongi wedu; nokuti ndezvedu, isu vakuru, kuti titonge vanhu ava. 4 Zvino handisi kunyora
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pamahwendefa aya mazwi ose okutsutsumwa kwavo pamusana pangu. Asi zvinondigutsa ini kuti nditi, vaida kuparadza upenyu hwangu.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe akandiyambira, kuti ini, Nefi, ndinofanirwa kubva kwavari nditizire murenje, naavo vose vangaende neni.
6 Naizvozvo, zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakatora mhuri yangu, uye zvakare Zoramu nemhuri yake, naSamu, mukoma wangu nemhuri yake, Jakobho naJosefa, vanun'una vangu, uye nehanzvadzi dzangu, naavo vose vaida kuenda neni. Ezvo avo vose vaida kuenda neni ndivo vaitenda pakuyambirwa nezvakazarurwa naMwari; naizvozvo, vakateerera mazwi angu.
7 Ezvo takatora matende edu nezvimwewo zvakanga zvakangofanirawo, tikafamba murenje kwamazuva akawanda. Ezvo shure kwemazuva mazhinji tichifamba takamisa matende edu. 8 Zve vanhu vangu vakati tidaidze nzvimbo iyi kuti Neffi; naizvozvo, takaidaidza kuti Neffi. 9 Ezvo avo vose yakanga vaineni vakazvidaidza kuti vanhu vaNefi.
10 Ezvo takachengetedza utongi, nemitemo, nemirairo yaIshe muzvinhu zvose, tichitevedza mitemo yaMosesi.
11 Ezvo ishe akanga anesu; takabudirira zvikuru; nokuti takadyara mbeu, tikakohwa zvakare zvakawandisa. Takatanga kuchengeta matanga ezvipfuyo zvemarudzi ose.
12 Ezvo ini, Neffi, ndakanga
ndaunza zvinyorwa zvakanga zvakaiswa pamahwendefa endarira; nebhora, kana kuti chinongedzo, iyo yakagadzirirwa baba vangu noruoko rwaIshe, maererano nezvakanyorwa.
13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takatangisa kubudirira chaizvo, nokuwanda munyika iyi.
14 Ezvo ini, Neffi, ndakatora munondo waRabhani, ndikaita imwe minondo yakafanana nawo, kuti zvimwe vanhu vaida vonzi maRamani vangangoda kuzotiparadza; nokuti ndaiziva ruvengo rwakanga rwuri mavari pamusana pangu navana vangu naavo vainzi vanhu vangu. 15 Ezvo ndakadzidzisa vanhu vangu kuvaka dzimba, nokusevenza nenzira dzakasiyanasiyana nemiti, nesimbi, nemhangura, nendarira, negoridhe, nesirivha, nesimbi dzinokosha, idzo dzakanga dzakawanda zvikuru.
16 Ezvo ini, Neffi, ndakavaka temberi; ndakaivaka seyakanga yakavakwa naSoromoni chete iyi yakanga isina kuvakwa nezvinhu zvinokosha zvakawanda; nokuti zvakanga zvisimo munyika, saka, hayaivakwa setemberi yaSoromoni. Asfi kuvakwa kwacho kwakanga kwakafanana nekwetemberi yaSoromoni; kushandwa kwayo kwanga kwakanaka zvikuru.
17 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakaita kuti vanhu vangu vave vanhu vanoshanda zvikuru, nokuti vashande nemaoko avo.
18 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakada kundiita mambo wavo. Asfi ini,
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Nefi, ndakanga ndisingade kuti vave namambo; zvisinei, ndakavaitira maererano nezvakanga zviri musimba rangu.
19 Ezvo tarirai, mazwi aIshe akanga azadzikiswa kuvakoma vangu, ayo aakanga ataura pamusoro pavo, kuti ndaifanirwa kuva mutongi nomudzidzisi wavo. Naizvozvo, ndakanga ndava mutongi wavo nomudzidzisi wavo, maererano nemirairo yaIshe, kusvikira panguva yavakada kuparadza upenyu hwangu.
20 Naizvozvo, izwi raIshe rakazadzikiswa iro akataura kwandiri, achiti: Kana vasingateerere kumazwi ako vachabviswa pamberi paIshe. Ezvo tarirai, vakabviswa pamberi pake.
21 Ezvo akanga aita kuti kutukwa kuuye pavari, hongu, kana katukwa kunorwadza, pamusana pekuipa kwavo. Nokuti tarisai, vakanga vaomesa mwoyo yavo kwaari, zvekuti vakanga vaita sedombo regwenya; saka, sezvo vakanga vari vachena, ezvo vakanaka chaizvo ezvo vachifadza, kuti vasatore mwoyo yevanhu vangu Ishe Mwarfi akakonzera ganda dema kuti riuye pavari.
22 Ezvo ndiko kutaura kunoita Ishe Mwarfi: Ndichaita kuti vave vasingambodiwa kuvanhu vako, kunze kwekunge vatendeuka mukuipa kwavo.
23 Ezvo ichatukwa mbeu yeuyo anosangana nembeu yavo; nokuti vachatukwa kana nekutukwa kumwecheteko. Uye Ishe akazvitaura, zvakaitwa.
24 Ezvo pamusana pekutukwa
kwavo uko kwanga kuri pavari vakave vanhu vave nungo, vazere nokushereketa nokunyengedza, ezvo vakave vaitsvaka zvikara murenje.
25 Ezvo Ishe Mwari akati kwandiri: ~achave chirango kumbeu yako, kuvamutsa mukundirangarira; ezvo kana vasingandiyeuke ini, ezvo vachiteerera kumashoko angu, vachavaranga kana mukuparadzwa. 26 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Neffi, ndakagadza Jakobho naJosefa, kuti vave vafundisi nevadzidzisi pamusoro penyika yevanhu vangu.
27 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takagara netsika yerufaro.
28 Ezvo makumi matatu emakore akanga apfuura kubvira panguva yatakabva muJerusaremu.
29 Ezvo Ini, Neffi, ndakanga ndachengetedza zvinyorwa pamahwendefa angu, ayo andakaita, evanhu vangu kusvika ipapo.
30 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe Mwarfi akati kwandiri: Gadzira mamwe mahwendefa; ezvo iwe uchanyora zvinhu zvizhinji izvo zvakanaka mumaziso mangu, zvinopundutsa vanhu vangu.
31 Saka, ini, Neffi, kuti nditeerere mirairo yaIshe, ndakaenda ndikanoita mahwendefa aya ayo andakanyora zvinhu izwi.
32 Ezvo ndakanyora icho chinofadza kuva Mwarfi. Ezvo kana vanhu vangu vachifadzwa nezvinhu zvaMwari vachafadzwa nezvangu zvinyorwa zviri pamahwendefa aya.
33 Ezvo kana vanhu vangu
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vachida kunzwa nezvechidimbu chakati cherungano rwevanhu vangu vakafanira kunzvera mamwe mahwendefa angu.
34 Ezvo zvinogutsa kwandiri kuti nditi makumi mana emakore akanga apfuura, ezvo takanga tatoita hondo nokupesana nehama dzedu.
CHITSAUKO 6
Jakobho anoifazve nhoroondo yerungano rwemajudha: Kutapwa kuBhabhironi nekudzoka kwavo; ufundisi nekuroverwa kweMutsvene walsimaeri; ruyamuro rwakatambirwa kubva kuvaHedheni; nekuzodzorerwa kwemaJudha pakare mumazuva ekupedzisira vazotenda kuna Mesiya. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Mazm aJakobho, munin'ina waNefi, ayo aakataura kuvanhu vekwaNefi:
2 Tarisai, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ini, Jaknbho, ndadaidzwa naMwari, ezvo ndikagadzwa netsika yake tsvene, ndakasimbiswa nemukoma wangu Nefi, uyo amunotarisa samambo kana kuti mudziviriri, ezvo uyo amunotarisira kuti akupei rugare, tarisai munoziva kuti ndataura zvinhu kwamuri zvakanyanya kuwanda.
3 Zvakadaro, ndinotaura kwamuri zvakare; nokuti ndinoda magariro akanaka ernweya yenyu. Hongu, kukutyirai kwangu kukuru; ezvo imi pachenyu munozviziva kuti zvagara zvakadaro. Nokuti ndakakukuru
dzirai nesimba rangu rese; ezvo ndikakudzidzisai mazwi ababa vangu; ezvo ndikataura kwamuri maererano nezvinhu zvese zvakanyorwa, kubvira pakusikwa kwenyika.
4 Ezvo zvino, tarisai, ndingataure kwamuri maererano nezvinhu zviripo, ezvo zvichauya; nokudaro, ndichakuverengerai mazwi aIsaya. Ezvo mazwi anodiwa nemukoma wangu kuti ndiataure kwamuri. Ezvo ndinotaura kwamuri kuitira imi, kuti mudzidze mugorumbidza zita raMwari wenyu.
5 Ezvo zvino, mazwi andichaverenga ndiwo akataurwa naIsaya maererano nemba yese yaIsiraeri; nokudaro, angafananidzwe nemi, nokuti imi muri vemba yaIsiraeri. Ezvo kune zvinhu zvizhinji zvakataurwa naIsaya zvingafananidzwe nemi, nokuti muri vemba yaIsiraeri.
6 Ezvo zvino, aya ndiwo mazwi acho: Ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Mwari: Tarisai, ndichasimudza ruoko rwangu kuvaHedheni, ezvo ndomisa rupawo rwangu kuvanhu; ezvo vachaunza vanakomana venyu mumaoko avo, ezvo vanasikana venyu vachavatakura pamapfudzi avo. 7 Ezvo madzimambo achave madzibaba ekukurerai, ezvo madzimambokadzi avo vachave madzimai ekukurerai; vachakotama kwamuri uso hwavo hwakaringa pasi, ezvo vagonanzva guruva retsoka dzenyu; ezvo imi muchaziva kuti ndini Ishev nokuti havazonyara avo vanondimirira.
8 Ezvo zvino ini, Jaknbho,
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ndinotaura maererano nemazwi aya. Nokuti tarisai, Ishe andiratidza kuti avo vakanga vari Jerusaremu, uko kwatakabva, vakauraiwa ezvo vakatakurwa senhapwa.
9 Zvakadaro, Ishe andiratidza kuti vachadzoka zvakare. Ezvo andiratidzawo kuti Ishe Mwari, Mutsvene waIsiraeri, achazviratidza kwavari munyama; mushure mekunge andiratidza vachamurova ezvo vagomurovera, maererano nemazwi engirozi yakaataura kwandiri.
10 Ezvo mushure mekuomesa mwoyo yavo ezvo vaomesa nemitsipa yavo kuMutsvene waIsiraeri, tarisai, kutonga kweMutsvene waIsiraeri kuchauya pavari. Ezvo zuva riri kuuya ravacharohwa nekutambudzwa.
11 Nokudaro, mushure mekunge vatinhwa uku nekoko, nokuti ndiko kutaura kwengirozi, vazhinji vachatambudzwa munyama, ezvo havazobvumirwa kutsakatika, nenzira yeminamato yevanotenda; vachaitwa chimwanda-mwanda, vagorohwa, ezvo vagovengwa; zvakadaro, Ishe achavaitira tsitsi, zvekuti kana vazove neruzivo rweMununuri wavo, vachaunganidzwa zvakare munyika dzenhaka yavo.
12 Ezvo vakaropafadzwa vaHedheni, avo vakanyorwa nezvavo nemuporofita; nokuti tarisai, zvikaitika kuti vachatendeuka ezvo vagorega kurwisana neZioni, ezvo vagorega kuzvibatanidza nezisangano guru riya ezvo rakaipa, vachaponeswa; nokuti Ishe Mtyari achazadzi
kisa zvibvumirano zvake zvaakaita kuvana vake; nenzira yechikonzero ichi muporofita akanyora zvinhu izvi.
13 Nokudaro, avo vanorwisa Zioni nevanhu vechibvumirano chaIshe vachananzva guruva retsoka dzavo; ezvo vanhu vaShe havazonyara. Nokub vanhu vaShe ndiko vanomumirira; nokuti vachiri kumirira kuuya kwaMesiya.
14 Ezvo tarisai, maererano nemazwi emuporofita, Mesiya achazvimisa zvakare kechipiri kuti avatore; nokudaro, achazviratidza kwavari nesimba nekubwinya kukuru, mukuparadzwa kwevavengi yavo, kana zuva iro rasvika kana vave kutenda kwaari; ezvo hapana waanoparadza anotenda kwaari.
15 Ezvo avo vasingatende kwaari vachaparadzwa, zvose nemoto, nedutu, nekundengendeka kwenyika, nekudeurwa kweropa, nezvirwere, nenzara. Ezvo vachaziva kuti Ishe ndiMwari, Mutsvene waIsiraeri.
16 Ko nyama ingabvutirwe anesimba here, kana nhapwa dziri pamurau dzingasunungurwe here?
17 Asi ndiko kutaura kwaIshe: Kana nhapwa dzevanesimba dzichatorwa, ezvo nyama yevanotyisa ichasunungurwa; nokuti Mtyari Samasimba achasunungura vanhu vake vechibvumirano. Nokub ndiko kutaura kwaIshe: Ndicharwisana navo vanorwisana nemi
18 Ezvo ndichavapa kuuya avo vanokudzvinyirirai, nenyama yemidiri yavo; ezvo vachadha-
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kwa neropa ravo sekunge vanwa waini inotapira; ezvo yese nyama ichaziva kuti ini Ishe ndini Muponisi wenyu neMununuri wenyu, Samasimba waJakobho.
CHITSAUKO
Isaya anotaura samesiya-Mesiya achave nerurimi rwevakadzidzaAchapa musana wake kune vanorova-Haazovhiringwa-Enzanisai naIsaya 50. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
HONGU, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishes Ndakakubvisa kwandiri here, kana kuti ndakakurasa zvachose here? Nokuti ndizvo zvinotaurwa naShe: Tsamba yokurambwa kwamai vako iripi? Ko ndakakupa kunani, kana ndekune upi pane vandiine chikwereti navo kwandakakutengesa? Hongu, ndakakutengesai kuna ani? Tarisai, nezvitadzo wenyu makazvitengesa mega, ezvo nenzira yekudarikira kwenyu amai wenyu vakarambwa.
2 Nokudaro, pandakauya, pakanga pasina munhu; pandakadaidza, hongu, pakanga pasina anodaira. Nhai imi vemba yaIsiraeri, ruoko hwangu rwapfupika chaizvo zvekuti harwuchagona kununura, kana kuti handina simba rekusunungura? Tarirai, nekutuka kwangu ndinoomesa gungwa, ndinoita kuti hova dzavo dzive renje nehove dzavo kuti dzinhuwe nokuti mvura inenge yaoma, ezvo dzinofa nenzira yenyota.
3 Ndinoshongedza matenga nekusviba, ezvo ndinoita kuti masaga ave chifukidzo chawo. 4 Ishe Mwari akandipa rurimi rwevakadzidza, kuti ndigoziva kuti ndinotaura sei mazwi nenguva kwamuri, imi vemba yaIsiraeri. Kana makaneta anokumutsai rungwanani rwega-rwega. Anoita kuti nzeve yangu inzwe senzeve yevakadzidza.
5 Ishe Mtyari akadziura nzeve yangu, ezvo handina kupanduka, zve handina kudzokera shure.
6 Ndakapira musana wangu kumurovi, ezvo matama angu kune avo vaidzura vhudzi. Handina kuviga uso hwangu mukunyadziswa nekusvipirwa.
Nokuti Ishe Mtyari vachandiyamura, saka handizovhiringwa. Saka ndaita uso hwangu kuti huve segwenya, ezvo ndinoziva kuti handizonyara.
8 Ezvo Ishe ari pedyo, ezvo anondireverera. Ndiani achandirwisa? Ngatimirei tiri pamwechete. Nthani muvengi wangu? Ngaauye pedyo neni, ezvo ndichamurova nesimba remuromo wangu.
9 Nokuti Ishe Mtyari vachandiyamura. Ezvo yese avo vachandishora, tarisai, yese vachasakara senguo, ezvo vachapfukutwa.
10 Ndiani ari pakati penyu anotya Ishe, anoteerera izwi remuranda wake, anofamba murima ezvo asina mwenje?
11 Tarisai mese imi munobatidza moto, munozvikomberedza nezvibari zvemoto, fambai
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muchiedza chemoto wenyu nemuzvibari zvamatungidza. Izvi ndizvo zvamuchawana neruoko rwangu-mucharara pasi mukusuwa.
CHITSAUKO 8
Mumazaava ekupedzisira, Ishe achanyaradza Zioni ezvo agounganidza Isiraeri-Vakanunurzua vachauya kuZioni pakati pemufaro mukuru-Erzzanisai nalsaya 51 ezvo 52:1-2. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
TEERERAI kwandiri, imi munotevedza kururama. Tarisai kudombo ramakabva, nekumwena wegomba ramakacherwa.
2 Tarisai kuna Abhurahamu, baba wenyu, nekuna Sara, uyo akakuberekai, nokuti ndakamudaidza ari ega, ndikamuropafadza.
3 Nokuti Ishe achanyaradza Ziom, achanyaradza nenzvimbo dzake dzese dzakaparadzwa; ezvo achaita kuti renje rake rive seEdheni, ezvo gwenga rake riite sebindu raIshe. Mufaro nokuseka kuchawanikwamo, kutenda nezwi rinoimba zvinotapira.
4 Teererai kwandiri, vanhu wangu; ezvo mundipe nzeve, imi verudzi rwangu; nokuti murau uchabva kwandiri, ezvo ndichaita kuti kutonga kwangu kumbomira kuti kuve nechiedza kuvanhu.
5 Kururama kwangu kwave pedyo; ruponiso rwangu rwakaenda, ezvo ruoko rwangu rwuchatonga vanhu. Zvitsuwa
zvichatarisira kwandiri, ezvo zvichavimba neruoko rwangu. 6 Simudzirai maziso enyu kumatenga, ezvo mugotarisa panyika iri pasi; nokuti matenga achanyangadika seutsi, ezvo nyika ichasakara sejira; ezvo avo vanogaramo vachafa netsika imwecheteyo. Asi ruponiso rwangu harwuperi narinhi, ezvo kururama kwangu hakuzoparadzwa.
7 Teererai kwandiri, imi munoziva kururama, vanhu vane mumwoyo mandakanyora murau wangu, musatye kusvika kwevanhu, zve musatye kukutukai kwavo.
8 Nokuti muchenje uchavadya sejira, ezvo makonye achavadya sewuru. Asi kururama kwangu ndokwarinhi, ezvo ruponiso rwangu nderwezvizvarwa nezvizvarwa.
9 Mukai! Mukm! Itai simba, imi ruoko rwaIshe; mukai semakare-kare. Hamuzimi here makacheka Rakabhi, mukaremadza chirombo?
10 Hamuzimi here makaomesa gungwa, mvura yemakadzama zvikuru; makaita udzame hwegungwa nzira yevakatsikinurwa kuti vapfuure?
11 Nokudaro, vakanunurwa vaIshe vachadzoka, ezvo vouya vachiimba kuZioni; ezvo kufara kusingaperi neutsvene zvichave pamisoro yavo; ezvo vachawana rufaro nokufara; kusuwa nekuchema zvichatiza.
12 Ndini iye; hongu, ndini iye anokunyaradzai. Tarisai, ndimi vana ani, vanotya vanhu, avo vachafa, ezvo mwanakomana wemunhu, vachaitwa seuswa?
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13 Ezvo unokanganwa here Ishe musiki wako, akatatamura matenga, ezvo akaita hwaro hwenyika, ezvo ari anotya mazuva ose, nenzira yehasha dzemudzvinyiriri, sekunge ange agadzirira kuparadza? Ezvo dziripi hasha dzemudzvinyiriri?
14 Nhapwa inokurumidza, kuti isunungurwe, ezvo nokuti isafire mugomba, ezvo nokuti isashaye kudya.
15 Asi ndini Ishe Mtyari wenyu, ane masai-sai akatinhira; Ishe weMauto ndiro zita rangu. 16 Ezvo ndaisa mazwi angu mumuromo wako, ezvo ndikakuputira nemumvuri weruoko rwangu, kuti ndidyare denga nokuisa hwaro hwenyika, ezvo ndoti kuna Ziom: Tarirai, muri vanhu vangu.
17 Mukai, mukai, simukai, imi Jerusaremu, makanwa muruoko rwalshe mukombe wehasha dzake-makanwa masese anodzedzerekesa emukombe wakasvinwa
18 Ezvo hapana wekumutungamirira pakati pevana vake vose vaakabereka; kana wekumubata ruoko, pavana vose vaakabereka.
19 Ava vanakomana vaviri vauya kwauri, ndiani achakunzwira tsitsi-kusuwa kwako nekuparadzwa, ezvo nzara nemunondo-ezvo ndinokunyaradza nani?
20 Vanakomana wako vakapfizuka, kunze kweava vaviri; vavete pakatangira migwagwa pose; segono remhuka yesango yabatwa mumambure, vazere
nehasha dzaIshe, kutuka kwaMwari wako.
21 Saka zvino inzwai izvi, imi munotambudzwa, makararadza, ezvo kwete newaini:
22 Ndiko kutaura kwaIshe, Ishe ezvo Mwari wako anochemera nyaya dzevanhu vake; tarira, ndabvisa muruoko rwako mukombe wekundendemera, masese emukombe wehasha dzangu; hauchazounwa zvakare.
23 Asi ndichauisa mumaoko eavo vanokutambudza; vakati kumweya wako: Kotama, kuti tiende nepamusoro pako-ezvo wakarara pasi ukave nzira yeavo vakaenda nepamusoro pako. 24 Muka, muka, unza simba rako, iwe Zioni; pfeka nhumbi dzako dzinoyevedza, iwe Jerusaremu, guta dzvene; nokuti kubvira zvino mauri hamuchazouya vasina kudzingiswa ezvo kana vasina kuchena.
25 Zvizunze kubva muguruva; simuka, gara pasi, iwe Jerusaremu; zvisunungure mumajoto ari muhuro mako, iwe nhapwa mwanasikana weZioni.
CHITSAUKO 9
MaJudha achaungana munyika dzavo dzose dzechipikirwa-Rudzikinuro rwunoripira vanhu kubva muKupunzika-Miviri yaavo vakafa ichan-mka kubva kumakuva, mweya yavo ichabva kugehena nomuparadhaisi-VachatongwaRudzikinuro rwunoponesa kubva parufu, gehena, dhiabhorosi, nokurwadziwa kusingaperi-Vatsvene vanozoponeswa muumambo
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hwaMwari-Kurangwa kzvezvivi kunopiwa-Mutsvene walsiraeri ndiye muchengeti wapamasuo. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekzva.
Ezvo zvino, hama dzangu vadikani, ndaverenga zvinhu izvi kuti muzive maererano nezvibvumirano zvaIshe zvaakabvumirana neveimba yose yavaIsiraeri
2 Kuti akataura kumaJudha, nomuromo wovaporofita vake vatsvene, kubvira pakutangisa, kubva kuzvizvarwa nezvizvarwa, kusvikira panguva yazvichadzorerwa kusangano nedanga rechokwadi raMwari; apo vachaungana kumusha munyika yenhaka yavo, vachiiswa vose munyika dzavakavimbiswa.
3 Tarirai, hama dzangu dzinodiwa ndinotaura kwamuri zvinhu izvi kuti mufare, kuti musimudze misoro venyu nokusingaperi, nokuda kwamakomborero ayo Ishe Mwari achapa kuvana venyu.
4 Nokuti ndinoziva kuti matsvaga zvikuru, vazhinji venyu, kuti muzive zvinhu zvichauya; Saka ndinoziva kuti munoziva kuti nyama yedu ichaparadzwa igofa; zvisinei, nemiviri yedu tichaona Mtyari.
5 Hongu, ndinoziva kuti munoziva kuti mumuviri achazviratidza iye kuna avo vari Jerusaremu, kwatakabva; nokuti chinhu chinofanira kuitwa pakati pavo; nokuti zvinofadza Musiki mukuru kuti ave somunhu munyama, ezvo agofira vanhu vose, kuti vanhu vose vagova pasi pake.
6 Nokuti sezvo rufu rwuri pamunhu wose, kuti kuzadzikiswe kuronga kwetsitsi kwoMusiki, panofanirwa kunge pane simba rokumutswa kwavakafa, ezvo kumutswa kwavakafa kunofanirwa kuuya kumunhu nokuda kwechikonzero chokupunzika; kupunzika kwakauya nechikonzero chokutadza; ezvo nokuti munhu akapunzika akabviswa pamberi paIshe.
7 Saka, rudzikinuro rakafanira kunge rwuri rwakadzamaasi kana rudzikinuro rwusina kuperera harwungakwanise kuti kuora kusave kuora. Saka, kutongwa kwekutanga kwakauya kumunhu kwaifanira kugara nokusingapere. Ezvo kana zvakadaro, nyama iyi yakafanira kuora ichidzokera kuvhu kwayakabva, isingazomukazve.
8 O kuziva kwaMwari, tsitsi nenyasha dzake! Nokub tarirai, dai nyama ikasamuka zvakare mweya yedu ichava seyengirozi iya yakaputsika kubva kuna Mtyari Wokusingaperi, ikazova dhiabhorosi, kuti isazomuka zvakare.
9 Ezvo mweya yedu inenge yave kuna saiye, tave vana dhiabhorosi, ngirozi dzadhiabhorosi kunadhiabhorosi, kuti tipfigirwe kunge kubva kuna Mtyari wedu, tigogara nababa venhema, mukusuwa, saiye, hongu, kuna iye akanyengedza vabereki yedu vokutanga, anozvishandura akange achaita sengirozi yechiedza, anofurira vana vevanhu kupinda muzvikwata zvemuruvande zveumhondi nekuita ose mabasa akaipa erima.
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10 Mwari wedu akanaka sei, anotigadzirira nzira yokutiza nayo chipuka chinotyisa; hongu, chipuka ichi, rufu negehena, zvandinoti rufu rwomuviri, uye norufu rwomweya.
11 Ezvo nokuda kwekusunungurwa kwedu naMwari wedu, Mutsvene waIsiraeri, rufu urwu, rwandakataura pamusana parwo, rwuri rwenguva duku, rwuchaburitsa vakafa varwo; rufu rwacho rwuri guva.
12 Ezvo rufu urwu rwandataura, kunova kufa pamweya, rwuchaburitsa vakafa varwo; kufa pamweya uku igehena; naizvozvo, rufu negehena zvinofanira kuburitsa vakafa vazvo, gehena rinofanira kuburitsawo mweya yakabatwa pausungwa, guva rinofanira kuburitsawo miviri iri pausungwa, ezvo miviri nemweya yavanhu ichadzorerwa pakare; rinova simba rokumuka kuna vakafa kwakaitwa noMutsvene waIsiraeri.
13 Kuronga kwaMwari kukuru sei! Nokub kune rumwe rutivi, paradhaisi yaMwari inofanira kuburitsa mweya yevatsvene, guva richiburitsa miviri yevatsvene; mweya nemiviri ichadzorerwa pakare zvakare, ezvo vanhu vanenge vasisatadze kana kufa, vava mweya mipenyu, vaine ruzivo sezvatiri munyama, mutsauko uri wekuti ruzivo ~wedu rwunenge rwurirwuzere.
14 Saka, tichava noruzivo chairwo rwokutadza kwedu kwose, nokusachena kwedu, nokusasimira kwedu; uye vatsvene vachave noruzivo chairwo
mukufara kwavo, Mutsvene hwavo, vachashongedzwa noutsvene, hongu, uye kana nguwo dzoutsvene.
15 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti kana vanhu vose vabva murufu rwokutanga kuenda muupenyu, ezvo vasisazofa, vanofanirwa kuuya pachigaro chokutongwa choMutsvene waIsiraeri; kwouya kutongwa, maererano nekutonga kutsvene kwaMwari. 16 Zvechokwadi, sokurarama kunoita Ishe, Ishe Mtyari akazvitaura, uye izwi rake risingaperi, iro risingafe, kuti avo vatsvene vachava vatsvene, avo vane tsvina vachava vane tsvina; naizvozvo, avo vane tsvina ndidhiabhorosi nengirozi dzake; vachaenda kumoto usingaperi; wakagadzirirwa ivo; kurwadziwa kwavo kunenge dziva romoto nematombo omoto, rimi racho rinokwira kudenga risingagumi.
17 O ukuru nokutonga kwakanaka kwaMwari wedu! Nokuti zvaanenge ataura nemuromo wake anozviita, ezvo zvakabva mumuromo make, uye mutemo wake unofanira kuzadzikiswa. 18 Asi, tarirai, vatsvene, vatendi veMutsvene waIsiraeri, avo vanotenda kune Mutsvene waIsiraeri, avo vakatsungirira nemichinjikwa yenyika, vakashora kunyadzisa kwavo, vachadya nhaka yeumambo hwaMwari, hwavakagadzirirwa kubvira pakutanga kwenyika, nokufara kwavo kuchave kwakazara nokusingaperi.
19 O kukura kwetsitsi dzaMwari wedu, Mutsvene waIsiraeri!
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Nokub anoburitsa vatendi vake kubva muchipuka chinotyisa chiya dhiabhorosi, nemurufu, nemugehena, nemudziva romoto nomatombo omoto kunova kurwadziwa kusingaperi.
20 O kukura kweutsvene hwaMwari wedu! Nokub anoziva zvinhu zvose, ezvo hapana chimwe chinhu chaasingazive.
21 Ezvo akauya panyika kuti aponese vanhu vose kana vachinge vateerera shoko rake; nokuti tarirai, anotora kurwadziwa kwevanhu vose, hongu, kurwadzwa kwechisikwa chose chipenyu, varume, vakadzi, nevana, vemhuri yaAdhamu.
22 Ezvo akabvuma kutambudzika uku kuti vanhu vagomuka kuvakafa, kuti vose vagomira pamberi pake musi wezuva guru rokutongwa.
23 Ezvo akaraira vanhu vose kuti vatendeuke, vagobhabhatidzwa muzita rake, vaine kutenda kuzere muMutsvene waIsiraeri, nokuti havangaponeswe muumambo hwaMwari.
24 Ezvo kana vasingatendeuke nokutenda muzita rake, nokubhabhatidzwa muzita rake, nokushingirira kusvikira kumagumo, vanofanirwa kuraswa; nokuti Ishe Mtyari, Mutsvene waIsiraeri, akazvitaura.
25 Naizvozvo, akavapa mutemo; ezvo pasina mutemo wapiwa hapana kurangwa; ezvo pasina kurangwa hapana kuraswa; apo pasina kuraswa tsitsi dzoMutsvene waIsiraeri dzichave pavari, nenzira yerudzikinuro; nokuti vakaponeswa nesimba rake.
26 Nokuti rudzikinuro rwunogutsa zvinodiwa nekutonga kwake kwakanaka kuna avo vose vasina kupiwa mutemo, kuti vachaponeswa kuchipuka icho chinotyisa, rufu negehena, nadhiabhorosi, nedziva romoto nematombo emoto, kunova kurwadziwa kusingaperi; ezvo vachidzorerwa kuna Mwari akavapa mweya wekufema, anova Mutsvene waIsiraeri.
27 Asi hero dambudziko kune akapiwa murawo, hongu, uyo ane mitemo yese yaMwari, sezvatakaita isu, agosaiteerera, ezvo agotambisa mazuva ake ekuedzwa, nokuti zvinhu zvake kuipa kwazvo kunotyisa!
28 O zano rokunyengedza kwowakaipa! O kushaya maturo, neurema hwavanhu! Kana vafunda vanofunga kuti vachenjera, havachateerera kuraira kwaMwari, nokuti vanobva vazviisa parutivi, vachifunga kuti ivovave kuziva, asika, kuziva kwavo hubenzi hakuna chakunovapa. Vachatsakatika.
29 Asi kudzidza kwakanaka kana vachiteerera kuraira kwaMwari.
30 Asi dambudziko riri kuvapfumi, avo vakapfuma muzvinhu zvenyika. Nokub vapfumi saka vanoshora varombo, ezvo vanotambudza vakapfava, uye mwoyo yavo iri papfuma yavo; saka, upfumi hwavo ndiye mwari wavo. Ezvo tarirai upfumihwavo huchaparara pamwe navo.
31 Ezvo hero dambudziko kumatsi dzisingadi kunzwa; nokuti dzichafa.
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32 Hero dambudziko kumapofu asingade kuona; nokuti achafawo.
33 Dambudziko kuna avo vasina kudzingiswa pamwoyo, nokuti ruzivo rwokutadza kwavo rwuchavarova pazuva rokupedzisira.
34 Hero dambudziko kumunyepi, nokuti achakandwa mugehena.
35 Hero dambudziko kune uyo anoponda achida, iyewo achafa.
36 Hero dambudziko kune avo vanoita upombwe, naivo vachakandwa mugehena.
37 Hongu, hero dambudziko kune avo vanonamata zvifananidzo, nokuti dhiabhorosi waanadhiaborosi vese anofara navo. 38 Ezvo, muchidimbu, dambudziko kuna avo vose vanofira muzvivi zvavo; nokuti vachadzokera kuna Mtyari, voona chiso chake, voramba vari muzvivi zvavo.
39 O, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, rangarirai dambudziko rinouya kana matadza pamberi paMwari Mutsvene, nenhamo yekunge mawira mumazano ewakaipa. Kufunga, zvenyama rufu, asi zvemweya kufunga upenyu husingaperi.
40 O, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ipai nzeve kumazwi angu. Rangarirai ukuru hweMutsvene waIsiraeri. Musati ndakataura zvinhu zvakaoma kwamuri; nokuti mukadaro, munenge matuka chokwadi, nokuti ndataura mazwi oMusiki wenyu. Ndinoziva kuti mazwi echokwadi akaoma pane zvinhu zvese
zvine tsvina; asi vatsvene havaatye kwete, nokuti vanoda chokwadi uye havazunguzuke. 41 Zvino, hama dzinodiwa, uyai kuna Ishe, Mutsvene. Rangarirai kuti nzira dzake itsvene. Tarirai, nzira yomunhu iduku, asi inofamba yakatwasanuka pamberi pake, ezvo muchengeti wapamusuwo ndiye Mutsvene waIsiraeri; uye haatore munhu anosevenza ipapo; uye hakuna imwe nzira kunze kwapamusuwo; nokuti haanganyengedzwi, nokuti Iske Mwari ndiro zita rake.
42 Ezvo uyo anogugudza, ndiye anozururirwa; vachenjeri, nevakadzidza, naavo vapfumi, vanozvikudza nokudzidza kwavo, nouchenjeri, noupfumi kwavo-hongu, ~vavo ndivo vaakashora; kunze kwokunge varasa zvinhu izvi, vozviita marema pamberi paMwari, nokuzviunza pasi-pasi nokuzvininipisa, haazovazururira.
43 Asi zvinhu zvavachenjeri nevanoziva zvichazovigwa kubva kwavari nokusingaperihongu, uyo mufaro wakagadzirirwa vatendi.
44 O, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, rangarirai mazwi angu. Tarirai, ndinobvisa nguwo dzangu, ndodzizunza pamberi penyu; ndinonamata kuna Mtyari woruponiso kuti anditarise neziso rakapinza; saka, muchaziva nezuva rokupedzisira, apo vanhu vose vachatongwa namabasa avo, kuti Mtyari waIsiraeri achapupura kuti ndakazunza kuipa kwenyu kubva pamweya wangu, zve kuti ndinomira
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nechiedza pamberi pake, ndisina ropa renyu.
45 O hama dzangu dzinodiwa, tendeukai kubva muzvivi zvenyu; zunzai ngetani idzo dzakakusungai; uyai kuna Mwari dombo roruponiso rwenyu.
46 Gadzirirai mweya yenyu zuva rokubwinya iro kutonga kwakanaka kuchaitwa kuvatsvene, kunyange zuva rokutongwa, kuti musazvipeta nokutya; kuti musarangarire kurasika kwenyu mune zvakakwana, mozotunhwa kuti mutaure muchiti: Kutsvene, kutsvene kutonga kwenyu kutsvene, O Ishe Mwari Unamasimba-asi ndinoziva kutadza wwnngu; ndakatadza mirairo yenyu, kutadza kwacho ndokwangu; dhiabhorosi akanditora, saka ndiri nyama yekuipa kwake.
47 Asi tarirai, hama dzangu, ko ndinofanira here kukumutsai kuti muone pachena zvinhu izvi? Ndingarwadzise here mwoyo yenyu kana pfungwa dzenyu dziri tsvene? Ndingataure zviri pachena here maererano nokutaura chokwadi dai manga makasununguka kubva muzvivi?
48 Tarirai, dai manga muri vatsvene ndaitaura kwamuri pamusana poutsvene; sezvo musiri vatsvene, muchitarisira kwandiri somudzidzisi, ndinofanira kukudzidzisai pamusana pedambudziko rechivi.
49 Tarirai, mweya wangu unovenga chivi, mwoyo wangu unofadzwa noutsvene, ezvo ndicharumbidza zita dzvene raMwari wangu.
50 Uyai, hama dzangu, uyo wose ane nyota, uyai kune mvura; uyo asina mari, uyai mutenge mudye; hongu, uyai mutenge waini nomukaka zvisina mari uye zvisina mutengo. 51 Saka, musaparadze mari pazvinhu zvisingakodzeri, kana simba renyu nezvisingagutsi. Teereresai nesimba kwandiri, murangarire mazwi andakataura; muuye kune Mutsvene waIsiraeri, muite mabiko kune icho chisingafi, kana kuipiswa, asi kuti mweya ufare mukukora.
52 Tarirai, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, rangarirai mazwi aMwari wenyu; namatai kwaari kusingaperi pazuva, nokutenda kuzita rake dzvene usiku. Mwoyo yenyu ngaifare.
53 Ezvo tarirai kuti zvibvumirano zvaIshe zvikuru sei, ezvo kukura kwekuzvideredza kwake kuvana vevanhu; nokuda kwoukuru hwake nyasha netsitsi dzake, akativimbisa kuti mbeu yedu haizoparadzwa zvachose, munyama, asi kuti achavachengetedza; zvizvarwa zvichauya zvichava bazi dzvene reimba yaIsiraeri.
54 Ezvo zvino, hama dzangu, ndingadai ndataura kwamuri zvakawanda, asi mangwana ndichataura mazwi andasiya nhasi. Ameni.
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MaJudha acharovera pamuchinjikwa Mwari wavo-Vachapararira kudakc~ra vatangisa kutenda kwaari-America ichave nyika
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yerusununguko isina mambo anotonga-Wadzanai naMzvari ezvo mugowana ruponiso kuburikidza nenyasha dzake. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino ini, Jakobho, ndinotaura kwamuri zvakare, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, pamusoro pebazi rakarurama iri randataura.
2 Nokuti tarisai, zvivimbiso zvatakawana zvivimbiso zvakaitwa kwatiri maererano nezvenyama; nokudaro, sezvo zvakaratidzwa kwandiri kuti ruzhinji rwevana vedu rwuchafira mune zvenyama nenzira yekusatenda, zvakadaro, Mtyari achanzwira tsitsi kuvazhinji; ezvo vana vedu vachaponeswa, kuti vazouya kune icho chichavapa ruzivo rwakakwana rwechokwadi rweMununuri wavo. 3 Nokudaro, sekutaura kwandaita kwamuri, zvinofanira kuti Kristu-nokuti mauro ngirozi yakandiudza kuti ndivo rakafanira kuve zita rakeanouya pakati pemaJudha, pakati peavo vakanyanya kuve vakaipa munyika; ezvo vachamurovera pamuchinjikwa-nokuti ndizvo zvinofadza Mtyari wedu, ezvo hakunazve rumwe rudzi panyika rwungarovere pamuchinjikwa Mtyari wavo.
4 Nokuti kana zvishamiso zvikuru zvakaitwa pakati pemamwe marudzi, vangatendeuke, ezvo vagoziva kuti ndiye Mtyari wavo.
5 Asi nenzira ufundisi husakarurama nezvitema, avo vari
Jerusaremu vachaomesa mitsipa yavo vachimurwisa, kuti aroverwe pamuchinjikwa.
6 Nokudaro, nenzira yezvitema wavo, kuparadzwa, nzara, zvirwere, ezvo kudeuka kweropa kuchauya pavari; ezvo avo vasingazoparadzwa vachaparadzirwa pakati pemarudzi ose.
Asi tarisai, ndivo kutaura kwaIshe Mwari: Kana zuva rasvika rekuti vatende mandiri, kuti ndini Kristu, saka ndakabvumirana nemadzibaba avo kuti vachadzorerwa munyama, pasi, kunyika yenhaka yavo.
8 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti vachaunganidzwa kubva kwavakanga vakapararira kwenguva huru, kubva muzvitsuwa zvegungwa, nemumativi mana enyika, ezvo marudzi evaHedheni achave makuru mumaziso angu, anodaro Mtyari, mukuvatakura vachienda navo kunyika dzenhaka.
9 Hongu, madzimambo evaHedheni ndivo vachave madzibaba ekuvarera, ezvo madzimambokadzi avo ndivo vachave vareri yavo; nokudaro, zvakavimbiswa naShe kuvaHedheni zvikuru, nokuti akazvitaura, ezvo ndiani angazvipokane?
10 Asi tarisai, nyika ino, anodaro Mtyari, ichave nyika yenhaka yenyu, ezvo vaHedheni vacharopafadzwa pamusoro payo.
11 Ezvo nyika ino ichave nyika yerusununguko kuvaHedheni, ezvo haichazove nemadzimambo enyika, vachamukirana nevaHedheni.
12 Ezvo ndichadzivirira nyika ino kune mamwe marudzi ose.
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13 Ezvo uyo anorwisa Zioni achafa, anodaro Mwari.
14 Nokuti uyo achamutsa mambo kuti andirwise achafa, nokuti ini, Ishe, mambo wedenga, ndichave mambo wavo, ezvo ndichave chiedza kwavari narinhi, avo vanonzwa mazwi angu.
15 Nokudaro, nenzira yezvizvi, kuti zvibvumirano zvangu zvizadzikiswe zvandakaita kuvana vevanhu, kuti ndinozozviita kwavari vari munyama, ndakafanira kuparadza mabasa akavanda erima, neekupondana, neekuipa.
1b Nokudaro, uyo acharwisa Zioni, kana muJudha ezvo kana muHedheni, musungwa neasina, murume kana mukadzi, vachafa; nokuti ivava ndivo pfambi dzepasi pose; nokuti avo vasiri kwandiri vari kurwisana neni, anodaro Mwari wedu.
17 Nokuti ndichazadzikisa zvandakavimbisa vana vevanhu, zvandakati ndinovaitira vachiri vapenyu
18 Nokudaro, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ndiko kutaura kunoita Mwari wedu: Ndichatambudza mbeu yenyu neruoko rwevaHedheni; zvakadaro, ndichapfavisa mwoyo yevaHedheni, kuti vaite sababa kwavari; nokudaro, vaHedheni vacharopafadzwa ezvo vagoverengerwa pamwechete nevemba yaIsiraeri.
19 Nokudaro, ndichagadairira nyika ino mbeu yako, neavo vachaverengerwa kumbeu yako, narinhi, kuti ive nyika yenhaka yavo; nokuti inyika
yakanaka, anodaro Mwari kwandiri, kupfuura dzimwe nyika dzose, nokudaro ndichaita kuti vese vanhu vanogaramo vandinamate, anodaro Mwari.
20 Ezvo zvino, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, sekuona kwatiri kuita kuti Mwari wedu wetsitsi atipa ruzivo rwukuru maererano nezvinhu izvi, ngatimurangarirei, tosendeka zvitema wedu, torega kutsikitsira pasi, nokuti hatina kutandwa; zvakadaro, takatinhwa tichibviswa munyika yenhaka yedu; asi takatungamirirwa kunyika iri nani, nokuti Ishe akaita gungwa rive nzira yedu, ezvo tiri pakatsuwa kegungwa.
21 Asi zvikuru zvakavimbiswa naIshe kune avo vagere pazvitsuwa zvegungwa; nokudaro sezvo zvichinzi zvitsuwa, zvinoreva kuti zvakawanda kupfuura apa, ezvo zvakagarwawo nehama dzedu.
22 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe Mwari nguva nenguva anotungamirira imba yaIsiraeri kwaanoda, maererano nezvinomufadza nekuda kwake. Ezvo zvino tarisai, Ishe anoyeuka vose vakatsauka, nokudaro anotiyeukawo nesu.
23 Saka, farai mumwoyo menyu, ezvo muyeuke kuti makasununguka kuita zvamunodakusarudza nzira yerufu rwusingaperi kana nzira yeupenyu hwokusingaperi.
24 Nokudaro, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, wadzanai nechido chaMwari, ezvo kwete kuda kwadhiabhori nekwenyama; ezvo muyeuke, mushure mekunge mawadzana naMwari, kuti
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chete nyasha dzaMwari ndidzo dzinoita kuti muponiswe. 25 Nokudaro, Mtyari angakumutsei kubva murufu nesimba rekumutswa kwavakafa, nemukufa kusingaperi nesimba rerudzikinuro, kuti mugogashirwa muumambo husingaperi hwaMwari, kuti mugomurumbidza kuburikidza nenyasha tsvene. Ameni.
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jakobho akaona Mununuri zuakeMurau waMosesi mucherechedzo zuaKristu ezvo unoratidza kuti achauya. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezwo zvino, Jakobho akataura zvinhu zvizhinji kuvanhu vekwangu panguva iyoyo; zvakadaro zvinhu izvi ndizvo chete zvandaita kuti zvinyorwe, nokuti zvinhu zvandanyora zvinondikwanira.
2 Ezvo zvino ini, Nefi, ndinonyora mazwi mazhinji alsaya, nokuti mweya wangu unofadzwa nemazwi ake. Nokati ndichafananidza mazwi ake nevanhu vekwangu, ezvo ndigoatumira kuvana wangu vese, nokuti zvirokwazvo akaona Mununuri wangu, sekumuona kwandakamuita.
3 Nemunin'ina wangu, Jakobho, akamuonawo sokumuona kwandakaita; nokudaro, ndichatumira mazwi avo kuvana wangu kuti vaone kuti mazwi angu ndeechokwadi. Nokudaro,
nemazwi evatatu, Mwari akati, ndichamisa shoko rangu. Zvakadaro, Mtyari anotumira vamwe vapupuri vakawanda, nekuzadzikisa mazwi ake ose.
4 Tarisai, mweya wangu unofara kuti ndiratidze kuvanhu vekwangu chokwadi chekuuya kwaKristu; nokuti, nenzira yechikonzero ichi kwakapiwa murau waMosesi; ezvo zvese zvinhu zvakapiwa naMwari kubvira pakutanga kwenyika, kuvanhu, zvinoratidza mucherechedzo wake.
5 Ezvo mweya wangu unofarawo nezvibvumirano zvaIshe zvaakaita kumadzibaba edu; hongu, mweya wangu unofadzwa nenyasha dzake, nemukutonga kwake kwakanaka, nesimba, netsitsi muzano guru nechirongwa chekubviswa murufu.
6 Ezvo mweya wangu unofadzwa mukuratidza vanhu vekwangu kuti kunze kwekunge Kristu auya vanhu vese vanofa.
Nokuti kana kusina Kristu kana Mtyari hakuna; ezvo kana kusina Mtyari isu hatipo, nokuti hakwaikwanisa kuve nekusikwa. Asi kana Mtyari, ezvo ndiKristu, ezvo anouya nekukwana kwenguva yake.
8 Ezvo zvino ndave kunyora mamwe emazwi alsaya, kuti ani wake wevanhu vekwangu achaona mazwi aya vasimudze mwoyo yavo ezvo vagofara pamusana pemunhu wese. Zvino aya ndiwo mazwi, ezvo mungangoafananidza nemi nekune vamwe vanhu vese.
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CHITSAUKO 12
Isaya anoona temberi yemazuva ekupedzisira, kuunganidzwa kwaIsiraeri, nekutonga kwechiuru chemakore nerunyararo-Vanodada nevakaipa vachadzikiswa Mukuuya Kwechipiri-Enzanisai nalsaya 2. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Sxoxo iro rakaonekwa nalsaya mwanakomana waAmozi, riri maererano naJudha neJerusaremu:
2 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti mumazuva ekupedzisira, apo gomo remba yaShe richamiswa pamusoro pemakomo, ezvo richasimudzirwa pamusoro pezvikomo zvese, ezvo ese marudzi achayererera kwairi.
3 Ezvo vanhu vazhinji vachaenda ezvo vagoti, Uyai imi, tiende kugomo raIshe, kumba yaMwari waJakobho; ezvo achatidzidzisa nzira dzake, ezvo tichafamba mugwara rake; nokuti muZioni ndimo muchabva mutemo, neshoko raIshe kubva kuJerusaremu.
4 Ezvo achatonga pakati pemarudzi, ezvo achatsiura vanhu vazhinji: ezvo vachapfura minondo yavo kuti ive miromo yemagejo, ezvo mapfumo avo vachaaita ekukwanhurisa mitirudzi haruzosimudza munondo kubaya rwumwe rudzi, havazodzidza zvehondo zvakare.
5 Imi vemba yaJakobho, uyai imi ezvo tifambe muchiedza chaIshe; hongu, uyai, nokuti mese marasika, mumwe nomumwe munzira dzake dzakaipa.
6 Saka, imi Ishe masiya vanhu venyu, imba yaJakobho, nokuti yakazadzwa nezvekumabvazuva, ezvo vanoteerera zvinotaurwa nen'anga semaFirisitia, ezvo vanozvifadza nevana vevatorwa.
Nyika yavowo izere nesirivha negoridhe, upfumi hwavo hauna magumo; nyika yavo izerewo nemahachi, kana ngoro dzavo hadziperi.
8 Nyika yavo izerewo nezvifananidzo; vanonamata zvavakaumba nemaoko avo, izvo zvakagadzirwa neminwe yavo. 9 Ezvo uyo munhu akazvidzika haakotamise musoro, ezvo munhu mukuru haazvirereke, Saka, musa muregerere.
10 Imi makaipa, pindai mudombo, ezvo muzvivige muguruva, nokuti kutya Ishe nokubwinya kweushe hwake kuchakurovai.
11 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti kuzvikudza kwemunhu kuchanyadziswa, nekuzvikakanyadza kwevanhu kuchakoromorwa, ezvo Ishe ega ndiye achakudzwa muzuva iroro.
12 Nokuti zuva raShe weHondo richasvika nokukurumidza kumarudzi ose, hongu, pamunhu wese; hongu, pane vanodada nevanozvikudza, nepane wese akasimudzirwa, achadzikiswa pasi.
13 Hongu, ezvo zuva raShe richasvika pamiti yemisida yese yeRebhanoni, nokuti yakareba nokukwirira; nepamusoro pemioku yese yeBhashani;
14 Ezvo pamakomo ese marefu, nepazvikomo zvese,
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nepamarudzi ese akasimudzirwa, nepavanhu vose.
15 Ezvo nepanharire refu yese, nepashongwe yose yakakomberedzwa.
16 Ezvo nekungarava dzose dzegungwa, nekungarava dzose dzeTarishishi, ezvo nepamifananidzo yese inofadza.
17 Ezvo kuzvikudza kwemunhu kuchadzikiswa pasi, nekuzvikakanyadza kwevanhu kuchaderedzwa; ezvo Ishe ega ndiye achakudzwa muzuva iroro. 18 Ezvo zvifananidzo achazvipfuudza zvachose.
19 Ezvo vachaenda mumwena yematombo, nemumapako epasi, nokuti kutya Ishe kuchavabata nekubwinya kweushe hwake kuchavarova, paachasimuka kuti azunze pasi!
20 Muzuva iroro munhu acharasira zvifananidzo zvake zvesirivha, nezvifananidzo zvake zvegoridhe, zvaakazviitira kuti azvinamate, kunhuta nekumiremwa-remwa;
21 Kupinda mumitswi yematombo, nepamusoro pemabwe akatsemuka, nenzira yekutya kuti Ishe achauya pamusoro pavo ezvo ushe hwembiri yake huchavarova, kana omuka kuzozunza nyika zvinotyisa.
22 Ibvai kumunhu, ane kufema kuri mumhuno dzake; nokuti ndepapi paachazivikanwawo?
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Judha neJerusaremu dzicharangwa pamusana pekusateerera kwavoIshe anonyengetedzera ezvo ago
tonga vanhu vake-Vanasikana vaZioni vanotukwa nekunetswa nenzira yekuda kwavo zvinhu zvenyika-Enzanisai nalsaya 3. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
NoxuTr tarisai, Ishe, Ishe weHondo, anotorera Jerusaremu, naJudha, musimboti nemudonzvo, musimboti wose wezvekudya, newese wemvura
2 Gamba, nemurume wehondo, mutongi, nemuporofita, nevakachenjera, nevakuru;
3 Mutungamiri wemakumi mashanu, nemurume anokudzwa, nemakurukota, newemapipi, uye anogona kutaura. 4 Ezvo ndichavapa vana kuti vave machinda avo, ezvo vacheche vachavatonga.
5 Ezvo vanhu vachadzvinyirirwa, wese nomumwe, ezvo wese newaakavakidzana naye; mwana achizvikudza kuna vakuru, ezvo akazvidzwa achazvikudza pane vanokudzwa.
6 Apo munhu achabata hama yake yemumba mababa vake, ezvo agoti: Iwe une zvipfeko, iva mutongi wedu, ezvo usabvumire kuparara uku kuti kuuye iwe uripo
7 Mwiuva iroro achapika, achiti: Handiite kuve murapi; nokuti mumba mangu hamuna chingwa kana zvipfeko; regai kundiita mutongi wavanhu.
8 Nokuti Jerusaremu rava dongo, ezvo Judha yapunzika, nokuti miromo yavo nemabasa avo airwisana naIshe, kutsamwisa meso okubwinya kwake. 9 Kuratidzika kweusu hwavo
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kunoreva zvavari, ezvo kuchireva kuti chitema chavo chakafanana necheSodhomu, ezvo havangachivige. Dambudziko kumweya yavo, nokuti vazvipa vega mubairo wechakaipa!
10 Itai kune vakarurama zvakanaka kwavari; nokuti vachadya muchero wemabasa avo. 11 Dambudziko kune vakaipa, nokuti vachafa; nokuti mubairo wemabasa avo uchave pavari! 12 Ezvo vanhu vangu, vana vadiki ndivo vadzvinyiriri yavo, ezvo vanotongwa nemadzimai. Imi vanhu vangu, avo vanokutungamirirai vanoita kuti mutadze ezvo vopaza nzira yamunofamba nayo.
13 Ishe anosimuka kuvakumbirira, ezvo agosimukira kutonga vanhu.
14 Ishe achapinda mukutonga nevekare vevanhu vake nemachinda acho; nokuti makadya munzamviringa ezvo mukadya zvevarombo mudzimba dzenyu zvamakavatorera.
15 Munorevei imi? Makarova vanhu vangu mukavaita marengenya, ezvo mukakuya uso hwevarombo, anodaro Ishe Mwari weHondo.
16 Zvakare, Ishe anoti: Nenzira yekuti vanasikana veZioni vanozvikakanyadza, ezvo vachifamba vakazvuva mitsipa nemaziso eruchiva, vachifamba vachikunyungudza, ezvo vachirovanisa zvitsitsinho zvavo
17 Saka Ishe acharova nechirwere chegwembe panhongonya yemisoro yevanasikana veZioni, ezvo Ishe achafugu
ra nzvimbo dzemiviri yavo dzekutsi.
18 Muzuva iroro Ishe achabvisa kusatya kwezvishongo zvavo zvavaifamba zvichirira, nenguwani, nemakoza akatenderera semwedzi.
19 Tungetani nemangwerengwa, nezvinomonerwa mumutsipa;
20 Tunguwani, nezvishongo zvemumakumbo, nezvinosungiswa mumisoro, nezvinonhuwira, nemhete dzemunzeve;
21 Mhete dzeminwe, nezvekuisa pamhuno;
22 Nguwo dzakawanda, nemadhuku, nezvipeneti zvevhudzi; 23 Zvioni-oni, nemachira anoyevedza, neemumusoro, nemambure.
24 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti, kunze kwekunhuwirira kwakanaka pachanhuwa kuora; ezvo kunze kwebhanire, kuchava nemundya; ezvo kunze kwevhudzi rakakamwa zvakanaka, kuchave nemhanza, ezvo kunze kwemudimuraura, kuchave nemundya wesaga; kutsva kunze kwerunako.
25 Varume venyu vachafa nokubaiwa ezvo ugamba hwavo huchapedzwa muhondo.
26 Ezvo masuwo ake achachema nokuhungudzika; ezvo achaita segwenga, ezvo agogara pasi muvhu.
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Zioni nevanasikana vake achanunurwa nekucheneswa mumazuva ezviuru- zvamakore-Enzanisai
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nalsaya 4. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo muzuva iroro, vakadzi vanomwe vachabata murume mumwechete, vachiti: Tichazvitsvagira zvekudya, ezvo tigozvipfekedza; tinongoda kudaidzwa nezita rako chete kuti tisanyare.
2 Muzuva iroro vebazi raShe vachave vakanaka zvikuru nokubwinya; muchero wenyika uchave wakanakisisa nekusevenza kune avo vakapunyuka vaIsiraeri.
3 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti, avo vachasiiwa muZioni ezvo vachisara vari muJerusaremu vachadaidzwa kunzi vatsvene, wese akanyorwa pavapenyu vari muJerusaremu
4 Apo Ishe achinge ashambidza tsvina yevanasikana veZioni, ezvo achinge asuka ropa reJerusaremu pakati pavo nemweya wekutonga nemweya wekupisa.
5 Ezvo Ishe achaita kuti pamba pega-pega mugomo reZioni, nepaunganwa paro, paite gore reutsi masikati nekuita chenza chemoto usiku; nokuti pese panokubwinya kwaZioni pachadzivirirwa.
6 Ezvo pachave netende yemumvuri masikati kuchipisa, ezvo yovewo nzvimbo yokuvanda, ezvo mhepo nemvura.
CHITSAUKO 15
Bindu remidzamviringa ralshe (Isiraeri) richave gwenga, ezvo
vanhu vake vachaita barara-mhanya-Matambudziko achauya pavari mukurasika nekuparadzwa kwavo-Ishe achasimudza mureza ezvo ounganidza Isiraeri-Enzanisai nalsaya 5. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino ndichaimbira mudiwa wangu rwumbo rwemudiwa wangu, rwezvebindu rake remidzamviringa. Mudiwa wangu ane bindu remidzamviringa muchikomo chine kudya kwazvo.
2 Ezvo akarikomberedza, akaunganidza matombo aivemo, akasima midzamviringa inonakisisa, ezvo ndokuvaka shongwe pakati paro, ezvo ndokuitawo pokusvinira waini makaremo, ezvo akatarisira kuwana mazambiringa, ezvo ikabereka madzamviringa emusango.
3 Ezvo zvino, imi vagari veJerusaremu, nemi varume veJudha, enzanisai, ndinokukumbirai, pakati pangu nebindu rangu remidzamviringa.
4 Chii chingadai chakaitwa kubindu rangu remidzamviringa chandisina kuita mariri? Nokudaro, pandakaritarisira kuita dzamviringa rakabereka dzamviringa dzemusango.
5 Ezvo zvino endai; ndichakuudzai zvandichaita nebindu rangu remidzamviringa-ndichabvisa ruzhowa, ezvo robva radyiwa; ezvo ndichapaza tsvingo, ezvo robva ratsikwa-tsikwa; 6 Ezvo ndichariita kuti rirarire; miti yaro haichekererwe kana kusakurirwa; asi muchamera
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rukato neminzwa; ndichaudzawo makore kuti asanaise mvura pariri.
7 Nokuti bindu remudzamviringa raIshe weHondo imba yaIsiraeri, ezvo varume vaJudha ndivo zvidyarwa zvake zvinofadza; ezvo akatsvaga kutongwa, ezvo tarisai, kudzvinyirirwa; kururama, asi tarisai, kuchema. 8 Dambudziko kune avo vanorumanidza dzimba kune dzimwe dzimba, kudakara pasisina mukana, yekuti dzimiswe padzo dzega pakati penyika!
9 Munzeve dzangu, Ishe weHondo akati, zvechokwadi dzimba zhinji dzichave matongo, ezvo maguta makuru ezvo anoyevedza achasara asina vanhu. 10 Hongu, gumi remaeka ebindu remudzamviringa richaburitsa bati rimwe chete, ezvo homeri imwechete (kana kuti masaga matatu) embeu achaburitsa efa imwechete.
11 Dambudziko kune avo vanomuka rungwanani, kuti vatevedze doro, vagorinwa kudakara usiku, ezvo vagodhakwa naro!
12 Ezvo rudimbwa, nezvipendani, nezvikwepa, ezvo waini ndizvo zviri mumabiko avo; asi havana hany'a nebasa raShe, kana kufunga nezvakaitwa nemaoko ake.
13 Naizvozvo, vanhu vekwangu vakaenda muutapwa, nokuti havana ruzivo; ezvo varume yavo vanokudzwa vanoziya, ezvo vazhinji yavo vaoma huro nenyota.
14 Naizvozvo, gehena razvikudza-kudza, ezvo rikazarura
musiwo waro kuti haradada; ezvo mbiri yavo, nekuwanda kwavo, nekushamisira kwavo, neuyo anofara, vachadzika mariri.
15 Ezvo asina maturo achadzikisirwa, ezvo gamba richaturunurwa, ezvo ane maziso ari padenga achaturunurwa.
16 Asi Ishe weHondo achakudzwa pakutonga, ezvo Mwari uyo mutsvene vachaitwa kuti vave vatsvene mukururama.
17 Zvino hwayana dzichafura setsika yadzo, ezvo matongo evakakora achafurwa nevatorwa. 18 Dambudziko kune vanokakata kuipa netambo dzekuzvida, ezvo vagoita zvitema sekunge vakabata tambo yengoro.
19 Vanoti: Muregei akurumidze, basa rake richimbidzike, kuti tirione; ezvo regai kuraira kwoMutsvene waIsiraeri kusebere pedyo ezvo kuuye, kuti tigozviziva.
20 Dambudziko kune avo vanoti zvakaipa zvakanaka, ezvo vachitiwo zvakanaka zvakaipa, asi vachiisa rima muchiedza, ezvo vachiisa chiedza murima, vanoisa kuvava panotapira, nokuisa kutapira panovava!
21 Dambudziko kune avo vanozviona sevakachenjera neavo vanozviona sevakangwara!
22 Hondo kumagamba ekunwa doro, nevarume vave simba mukusanganisa doro rinodhaka; 23 Vanoreverera wakaipa nemubairo, ezvo vachitorera wakarurama kururama kwake! 24 Saka, sekupiswa kunoitwa mashanga nemoto, ezvo rimi rinopisa marara, midzi yavo
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ichave yakaora, neruva ravo richapupurutswa seguruva; nokuti vakarasa murau waIshe weHondo, ezvo vakashora shoko reMutsvene waIsiraeri.
25 Saka, hasha dzaIshe dzabatira kuvanhu vake, ezvo atambanudza ruoko rwake kwavari, ezvo akavarova; ezvo makomo akandengendeka, ezvo zvitunha zvavo zvaiputikira pakati pemigwagwa. Kana dai zvakadaro kushatirwa kwake hakuna kubviswa, asi ruoko rwake rwuchiri rwakatambanudzwa. 26 Ezvo achisimudzira mureza kumarudzi anobva kure, ezvo agovashinyirira vari kumagumo kwenyika; ezvo tarirai, vachauya nokukurumidza vachimhanya; hapana achaneta kana anopunzika pakati payo.
27 Hapana achabatwa nehope kana anokotsira; kana mabhanhire emuchiuno haasunungurwe, kana tambo dzeshangu dzavo hadzidamburwe;
28 Vane miseve inopinza, ezvo hwese uta hwavo hwakakombama, ezvo matsimba emabhiza avo achaonekwa segwenya, ezvo mavhiri avo achaita sechinyamupupuri, ezvo kutinhira kwayo kuchaita sekweshumba.
29 Vachadzvova seshumba dzichiri diki; hongu, vachadzvova, ezvo vagobata nyama yavo, ezvo vagoitakura vachienda nayo zvitsvene, ezvo hapana anoinunura.
30 Ezvo nezuva iroro vachavadzvovera sekutinhira kwegungwa; ezvo kana vakatarisa munyika, tarisai, rima nekusuwa,
ezvo chiedza chichadzimwa kumatenga.
CHITSAUKO 16
Isaya anoona Ishe-Zvitema zvaIsaya zvinoregererwa-Anodaidzwa kuti aporofite-Anoporofita kurambwa kwedzidziso yaKristu nemajudha-Vakasara vachadzoka-Enzanisai naIsaya 6. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
MUGORE iro rakafa mambo Uziya, ndakaonao Ishe agere pachigaro cheushe, pamusoro ezvo pakasimudzirwa mudenga, ezvo magemenzi ake akazadza temberi.
2 Pamusoro payo pakanga pamire serafimi; imwe neimwe yadzo yaiva nemapapiro matanhatu; maviri akanga ari okufugidza kumeso kwayo, ezvo maviri achifugidza tsoka dzayo, ezvo maviri ndiwo ayaibururuka nawo.
3 Ezvo imwe yakachema kune imwe, ezvo ikati: Mutsvene, mutsvene, mutsvene, Ishe weHondo; pasi pose pazere nekubwinya kwake.
4 Mapango emusuo akazunguzuka pakunzwa izwi reuyo akachema, ezvo imba ikazara neutsi.
5 Zvino ini ndikati: Dambudziko rave kwandiri! nokuti ndaiswa pachena; nokuti ndiri munhu ane mukanwa makaipa; ezvo ndinogara pakati pevanhu vane mukanwa makaipa; nokuti maziso angu aona Mambo, Ishe weHondo.
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6 Zvino ndokubva imwe yeserafimi dziya yabururuka ichiuya kwandiri, iine bvunze remoto muruoko rwayo, raakanga atora nezvisimbi zvaiva paaritari;
7 Ezvo akariisa pamuromo pangu, ezvo akati: Tarisa, bvunze iri raguma muromo wako; ezvo kuipa wwako kwabviswa, ezvo zvitema wako zvasukwa. 8 Ndakanzwawo izwi raIshe, richiti: Ndiani andichatuma, ezvo ndiani angatiendere? Ndokubva ndati: Ndiri pano ini; nditumei.
9 Ezvo akati: Enda unotaurira vanhu ava-Nzwisisai chaizvo, asi havana kunzwa; onai chaizvo, asi havana kuona.
10 Ita kuti mwoyo yevanhu ava ikore, ezvo ugoita kuti nzeve dzavo dzireme, utsinzinyise maziso avo-nokuti vangazoona nemaziso avo, ezvo vakanzwa nenzeve dzavo, ezvo vakanzwisisa nemwoyo yavo, ezvo vagotendeuka nokuponeswa.
11 Zvino ini ndokuti: Ishe, kwenguva yakadii? Ezvo iye akati: Kudakara maguta asara asisina vanhu, ezvo dzimba dzisisina vanhu, ezvo nyika yasara yave gwenga chairo;
12 Ezvo Ishe abvisa vanhu avaisa kure-kure, nokuti kuchave nokutama kukuru pakati penyika.
13 Asi kuchazove nechikamu chegumi, chichadzoka, chichadyiwa, semuti wemuteiri semuoku uyo unenge uine kudya kwakakwana panguva yaunodonha mashizha; saka mbeu tsvene ndiyo ichave kudya kwayo.
CHITSAUKO 17
Efuremu naSiria vanoita hondo naJudha-Kristu achaberekwa nemhandara-Enzanisai nalsaya 7. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mumazuva aAhazi mwanakomana waJotamu, mwanakomana waUziya, mambo waJudha, kuti Rezini, mambo weSiria, naPeka mwanakomana waRemaria, mambo waIsiraeri, vakaenda kuJerusaremu vachida kunoirwisa, asi vakatadza kuikunda.
2 Ezvo zvakataurirwa vemba yaDhavidhi, zvichinzi: Siria yafurirana naEfuremu. Ezvo mwoyo wake wakapepetwa, nemwoyo yevanhu vakewo, sekupepetwa kunoitwa miti nemhepo musango.
3 Zvino Ishe akati kuna Isaya: Enda iye zvino unosangana naAhazi, iwe naShearijashubhi mwanakomana wako, pakaperera mugero unobva muchidziva chekumusoro mumugwagwa wekumunda kwemusuki wenhumbi;
4 Ezvo woti kwaari: Chenjera, ezvo unyarare; usatye, zve usarohwe nehana pamuso o pezvitsiga zvemoto zviri :upfungaira, nekushatirwa ku~lotyisa kwaRezini achishatirirw~ Shia, nemwanakomana waRemaria. 5 Nokuti Shia, Efurernu, nemwanakomana waRemaria, vapakwa zvakaipa nezvako, vachiti:
6 Hendei kumaJudha tinovanetsa, tigozviitira muganhu wedu
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imomo, ezvo tigoisa mambo pakati pavo, hongu, mwanakomana waTabheeri.
7 Ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Mwari: Hazvimire, zve hazvizoitika.
8 Nokuti musoro weSiria iDhamasiko, ezvo musoro weDhamasiko, ndiRezini; ezvo mukati memakore makumi matanhatu ane makore mashanu vaEfuremu vatyorwa-tyorwa zvekuti vanenge vasisiri vanhu.
9 Ezvo musoro wevaEfuremu vaSamaria, ezvo musoro wemaSamaria mwanakomana waRemaria. Kana mukasatenda chokwadi hamungasimbiswe.
10 Zvakare, Ishe akataura zve kuna Ahazi, achiti:
11 Kumbira iwe chiratidzo kuna Ishe Mwari wako; chikumbire chero kune zvakadzama pasi, kana kune zviri muchadenga.
12 Asi Ahau akati: Handikumbire kwete, zve handiedze Ishe.
13 Ezvo akati: Inzwai zvino imi, vemba yaDhavidhi; chinhu chiduku here kuti munetse vanhu, asi mungade kunetsa Mtyari wanguwo here?
14 Saka, Ishe pachake achakupai chiratidzo-Tarirai, mhandara ichabata pamuviri, ezvo igobereka mwanakomana, achadaidzwa zita rake kunzi Imanueri.
15 Ruomba neuchi ndizvo zvaachadya, kuti agoziva kuramba zvakaipa ezvo achisarudza zvakanaka.
16 Nokuti mwana asati asvika pakuramba chakaipa nokusarudza chakanaka, nyika
yamakavenga inenge yatosiiwa nemadzimambo ayo maviri. 17 Ishe achaunza pauri, nekuvanhu vekwako, nemumba mababa vako, mazuva asati ambovako kubvira musi wakabva vaEfuremu muna Judha, mambo weAsiria.
18 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti muzuva iroro Ishe acharidzira muridzo nhunzi iri kumusoro soro kweIjipiti, nenyuchi iri munyika yeAsiria.
19 Ezvo dzichauya, ezvo ndichazorodza dzese mumanhika asina chinhu, nemumwena yematombo, nepaminzwa yose, nepamakwenzi ese.
20 Muzuva rakarero Ishe achaveura nechisvo chakumbirwa, navari mhiri kwerukova, namambo weAsiria, musoro, nemvere dzemumakumbo; ezvo chichabvisawo ndebvu.
21 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti muzuva iroro, murume achapfuya mhou ichiri diki nehwai mbiri; 22 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti, nenzira yekuwanda kwemukaka wazvichamupa achadya ruomba; nokuti ruomba neuchi ndizvo zvichadyiwa nemunhu wese anosara ari munyika.
23 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti muzuva iroro, pese-pese, pange paine minzamviringa yange ichikwana chiuru ichikosha chiuru chesirivha, pachasara pave nerukato neminzwa.
24 Varume vachauyako nemiseve neuta, nokuti yose nyika inenge yangove rukato neminzwa.
25 Ezvo wese zvikomo zvicharimwa nemapadza, hapazove
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nekutya rukato neminzwa; asi muchave mokusairira ngavi, nokutsikwa-tsikwa nedzimwe mombe diki.
CHITSAUKO 18
Kristu achava sedombo rinogumbura ezvo sebwe rekugumburaTsvagai Ishe, kwete kuve varoyi vanoita zvekudongorera-Dzokerai kumurau nekuuchapupu kuti mutungamirwe-Enzanisai nalsaya 8. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZVAKARE, izwi raIshe rakati kwandiri: Mugotora hwati huru, ezvo mugonyora mairi nechinyoreso chemunhu, pamusoro paMaheri-sharari-hashi-bhazi.
2 Ezvo ndakatora vapupuri vakatendeka kuti vanyore, Uriya mufundisi, naZekaria mwanakomana waJebherekia.
3 Ezvo ndakaenda kumuporofita wechikadzi; ezvo akatora pamuviri akabereka mwana mukomana. Zvino Ishe akati kwandiri: Mudaidzei zita rake kuti Maheri-sharari-hashi-bhazi. 4 Nokuti tarisa, mwana uyu haasvike pakuziva kuchema achiti, Baba vangu, kana amai vangu, upfumi hweDhamasiko nezvakapambwa zveSamaria zvisati zvatorwa zvichiiswa pamberi pamambo weAsiria.
5 Ishe akataurawo kwandiri zvakare achiti:
6 Sezvo vangu ava vachiramba mvura yemuna Shiroa inoerera zvakapfava, ezvo vachifarira Rezini nemwanakomana waRemaria;
Zvino naizvozvo, tarisa, Ishe anounza mvura yerukova pamusoro pavo, yakasimba ezvo yakawanda, kana mambo weAsiria nokubwinya kwake; ezvo rwuchazadza netwukova twarwo twese, ezvo igofashukira nekunze.
8 Ezvo rwuchapfuura nemunyika yaJudha; rwugozara ezvo rwuchifashukira, mvura ichazara kusvika muhuro; ezvo kutambanuka kwemapapiro arwo kuchazadza upamhi hwenyika yako, Iwe Imanueri.
9 Wadzanai pachenyu, imi vanhu, ezvo muchadimurwa-dimurwa; ezvo teererai imi venyika dziri kure; zvisungei zviuno, ezvo muchadimurwa-dimurwa; zvisungei zviuno, ezvo muchadimurwa-dimurwa.
10 Ranganai pamwechete, ezvo hapana chinobuda; taurai shoko, ezvo harizomira; nokuti Mwari anesu.
11 Nokuti Ishe akataura neni zvine simba, akandidzidzisa kuti ndisafambe munzira dzevanhu ava, achiti:
12 Imi musati, Chirangano, kuve avo vose vachanzi nevanhu ava, Chirangano; kana kutya kutya kwavo, musatye.
13 Itai kuti Ishe weHondo ave mutsvene pachake, ezvo ngaave iye amunotya, ezvo ave iye amunozeza.
14 Ezvo agove nzvimbo yenyu tsvene; asi rigove dombo rinogumbura, ezvo rigove ibwe rekutsamwisa dzese imba mbiri dzaIsiraeri, richave riva nemusungo kuvagari vejerusaremu. 15 Ezvo vazhinji mukati mavo
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vachapiringishwa ezvo vachipunzika, ezvo vachityoka, ezvo vachiteyewa, ezvo vachibatwa.
16 Sungai uchapupu, momisa mutemo pakati pevadzidzi vangu.
17 Ezvo ndichamirira Ishe, uyo ari kuvanza chiso chake kune vemba yaJakobho, ezvo ndichamutsvaka.
18 Tarisai, ini nevana vandakapiwa naIshe tiri vezviratidzo neminana muIsiraeri zvinobva kuna Ishe weHondo, uyo agere muGomo reZioni.
19 Ezvo kana voti kwamuri: Tsvagai kune vanosvikirwa, nekuvauki vanodongorera nokugunun'una-vanhu havafanire kubvunza kuna Mwari wavo here kuti vapenyu vanzwe kuvakafa?
20 Kumutemo neuchapupu; ezvo vakasataura maererano neshoko iri, imhaka yekuti hamuna chiedza mavari.
21 Vachafamba nenyika vakasuwa vane nzara, zvichaitika kuti kana vava nenzara vachaita hasha, ezvo vachatuka mambo wavo naMwari wavo, ezvo vakatarisa kudenga.
22 Ezvo vachatarisa panyika ezvo vagoona dambudziko, nerima, kudzimaidzwa nekurwadziwa kukuru, ezvo vagoiswa murima.
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Isaya anotaura nezvamesiya-Vanhu vari murima vachaona chiedza chikuru-Tinozvarirwa mwanaAchave Jinch rellunyararo ezvo
agotonga agere pachigaro cheushe chaDhavidhi-Enzanisai nalsaya 9. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZVISINEI, kudzimaidzwa hakuzoita sekwakange kuri mukutambudzika kwake, apo pakutanga zvaakangonyaikira chete kunetsa nyika yaZebhuroni, nenyika yeNafutari, ezvo mushure mezvo akazotambudza zvinorwadza nekuGungwa Dzvuku mhiri kwaJorodhani muGarirea yemarudzi.
2 Vanhu vaifamba murima vaona chiedza chikuru; avo vanogara munyika yemumvuri werufu, pavari chiedza chapenya. 3 Imi mawanza rudzi, ezvo mukapamhidzira mufaro-vanofara pamberi penyu maererano nemufaro wepanguva dzekukohwa, ezvo sekufara kunoita varume kana vachigovana zvinhu zvavapamba.
4 Nokuti matyora joki rekudzvinyirirwa kwake, netsvimbo yairova mapfudzi ake, mubhadha wemudzvinyiriri wake.
5 Nokuti kwese kurwa kwemurwi kune ruzha rwunokanganisa, nezvipfeko zvaumburudzwa muropa; asi izvi zvichave nekubvira nekuve huni dzinobvirisa moto.
6 Nokuti kwatiri mwana azvarwa, kwatiri tapiwa mwanakomana, ezvo kutonga kuchave pamapfudzi ake; ezvo zita rake richadaidzwa kuti Anoshamisa, Mupiwezano, Mtyari Mukuru, Baba Wokusingaperi, Jinda reRunyararo.
7 Zve kupamhidzirwa kwe-
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kutonga nerunyararo hadvina magumo, pachigaro cheumambo hwaDhavidhi, nemuumambo hwake, nekuhumisa nekutonga nekururama kubvira iye zvino, kusvika nokusingaperi. Kuda kwaIshe Wehondo kuchaita kuti zviitike.
8 Ishe akatumira shoko rake kuna Jakobho ezvo rajekesa kuna Isiraeri.
9 Ezvo wese vanhu vachaziva, kana Efuremu nevanhu veSamaria, vanotaura nekudada nekuzvikudza kwemwoyo:
10 Zvidhinha zvakoromoka, asi tichavaka nematombo akavezwa; mionde yatemwa, asi tichaipindura kuti ive misidha. 11 Nokudaro Ishe achamutsira Rezini vavengi, agobatanidza vavengi yake pamwechete;
12 VaSiria pamberi ezvo vaFirisitia shure; ezvo vachamedza Isiraeri nemuromo wakashama. Nokub hasha dzake hadzina kudzoswa, asi ruoko rwake rwuchakangosimudzwa.
13 Nokuti vanhu havatendeukire kune uyo anovarova, kana Ishe Wehondo havamutsvake. 14 Saka Ishe achadimura vaIsiraeri musoro nemuswe, bazi nenhokwe muzuva rimwechete. 15 Harahwa, ndiyo musoro; ezvo muporofita anodzidzisa nhema, ndiye muswe.
16 Nokuti vatungamiri vevanhu ava ndiyo vanoita kuti vatadze; ezvo avo vanotungamirwa navo vanoparadzwa.
17 Nokudaro Ishe haachazove nerufaro nemajaya avo, haazove netsitsi kune vasina baba wavo neshirikadzi; nokuti mumwe
nomumwe wavo munyengedzi nemuiti wezvakaipa, ezvo wese muromo unotaura nhema. Nezvose izvi hasha dzake hadzina kudzoswa, asi ruoko rwake ruchakatambanudzwa.
18 Nokuti kuipa kunobvira semoto; uchapisa rukato neminzwa, ezvo uchabatira mumasango akapfita, ugokwira semhute yeutsi.
19 Nehasha dzaIshe weHondo nyika inoita rima, ezvo vanhu vachaita sehuni dzaiswa muchoto; hakuna munhu acharegerera hama yake.
20 Achabvuta nekurudyi agoshoshera ezvo agonzwa nzara; ezvo achadya neruboshwe ezvo vagosaguta; wese munhu achadya nyama yeruoko rwake
21 Manase, Efuremu; ezvo Efuremu, Manase, ivava pamwechete vacharwisa Judha. Nokudaro hasha dzake hadzina kudzoswa, asi ruoko rwake rwuchakatambanudzwa.
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Kuparadzwa kweAsiria mufananidzo wekuparadzwa kwevakaipa Pakuuya Kwechipiri-Vanhu vashoma vachasara mushure mekudzoka kwaIshe zvakare-Vakasara vemba yaJakobho vachadzoka musi iwoyo-Enzanisai nalsaya 10. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
HExo dambudziko kune avo vanomisa mitemo isina kururama, nekunyora zvakaipa zvekudzvinyirira.
2 Kurambidza varombo kuti
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vasasvike pakutongwa kwakarurama, nokutorera varombo vevanhu vekwangu zvakafanira kuve zvavo, kuti vagopamba zve chirikadzi, ezvo vagorozva nherera dzisina madzibaba!
3 Ezvo muchaitei muzuva rokushanyirwa, nemudambudziko richabva kure? muchatizira kuna ani kuti muyamurwe? Ezvo muchasiya kupi pfuma yenyu?
4 Ndisisipo ini vachazvipeta pakati pevasungwa, ezvo vachapunzikira muzvitunha. Zvakadaro hasha dzake hadzina kudzorwa, asi ruoko rwake rwuchakangotambanudzwa.
5 Iwe muAsiria, mubhadha wehasha dzangu, ezvo mudonzvo uri muruoko rwavo kushatirwa kwavo.
6 Ndichamutumira kundorwisa vanhu vanonyengedza, nokuvanhu vanorwisana nehasha dzangu ndichamupa simba rokutora zvinhu zvavo, ovatora, nokuvatsika-tsika sematope mumigwagwa.
Asi izvi hazvizizvo zvaanoda kuna, kana mwoyo wake hazvizizvo zvaunofunga; asi zvaanoda nemwoyo wake kuparadza nokuuraya marudzi akawanda.
8 Nokuti anoti: Ko machinda angu ose haazi madzimambo here?
9 Ko Karino haina kuna seKarikemishi here? Ko Hamati haina kuna seAripadhi here? Ko Samaria haina kuna seDhamasiko here?
10 Sezvo ruoko rwangu rwakasi.<a umambo hwezvifananidzo,
ezvo zvifananidzo izvo zvakange zvichipfuura zvemuJerusaremu nezveSamaria;
11 Ndicharega here, sezvandakaita kuSamaria nezvifananidzo zvaro, kuna sezvandakaita kuJerusaremu nezvifananidzo zvaro?
12 Nokudaro zvichaitika kuti kana Ishe achinge apedza basa rake rese pagomo reZioni nemuJerusaremu, ndicharanga muchero wemwoyo mukukutu wamambo weAsiria, nekuzvikudza kuri mumaziso ake.
13 Nokuti anoti: Nesimba reruoko rwangu neungwaru hwangu ndakaita zvinhu izvi; nokuti ndinoziva; ezvo ndakabvisa miganhu yevanhu, ndikapamba upfumi hwavo, ezvo ndikaparadza vanhu vemo segamba;
14 Ezvo ruoko rwangu rwakawana sedendere upfumi hwevanhu; ezvo sekunongwa kunoitwa mazai asaririra ndiko kuunganidza kwandakaita pasi pose; ezvo hakuna mumwechete akazunguzuka bapiro, kana kuzurura muromo, kana kudongorera.
15 Ko demo ringavirimire anorishandisa here? Ko sowo ringazviite guru here kuve uyo anoriita kuti richeke? Sekunge mubhadha ungazvizunze uchirwisana neavo vanoudonzwesa, kana sekunge wakafanira kuzvisimudza wega kunge usiri chimuti!
16 Saka Ishe, Ishe weHondo, achapinza pakati pevanhu wake vakakora; kuonda; ezvo mukubwinya kwake achaisa kupisa kunoita sekupisa kwemoto.
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17 Ezvo chiedza chaIsiraeri chichave moto, ezvo Mutsvene Wake achave rimi, ezvo uchabvira ezvo ugopisa minzwa yake nerukato nezuva rimwechete;
18 Ezvo uchadzima kubwinya kwesango rake, nokweminda yakaorera, zvese mweya nemuviri ezvo achifizuka nekupera simba kunoita munhu arwara. 19 Ezvo miti ichasara musango rake ichave mishoma, zvekuti kana mwana anogona kuiverenga.
20 Ezvo zvichaitika muzuva iroro, kuti vakasara vaIsiraeri, neavo vakapunyuka vemba yaJakobho, havazotarisira kune uyo akambovarova, asi vachatarisa kuna Ishe, Mutsvene waIsiraeri, muchokwadi.
21 Vakasara vachadzokera, hongu, kana vakasara vemba yaJakobho, kuna Mwari ane simba. 22 Nokuti kana dai zvazvo vanhu vako Isiraeri vakawanda sejecha regungwa, asi vakasara vavo vachadzoka; kuparadzwa kwakagadzirwa kwakafanira kuvepo nokururama.
23 Nokuti Ishe Mtyari weHondo achaunza kuparadzwa, munyika dzose sekutaurwa kwazvakaitwa.
24 Saka, ndiko kutaura kwaIshe Mtyari weHondo: Imi vanhu vangu mugere muZioni, musatye muAsiria; achakurovai nemubhada, ezvo agosimudza tsvimbo yokukurwisai, sezvamakaitwa nevaIjipiti.
25 Zvichangove zvechinguva chidiki-diki, ezvo kushatirwa kwangu kwopera, ezvo hasha
dzangu dzichave mukuvaparadza.
26 Ezvo Ishe weHondo achavapura neshamhu sekuuraiwa kwakaitwa vaMidhiani pachikomo cheOrebhi; ezvo sezvo mubhadha wake wakanga uri pamusoro pemvura uchasimudzwa sekusimudzwa kwawakaitwa muIjipiti.
27 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti musi iwoyo mutoro wake uchabviswa pamapfudzi ako, ezvo jokwi rake richabviswa muhuro mako, ezvo jokwi richaparadzwa pamusana pekuzodzwa. 28 Auya kuAiyati, apfuurira kuMigironi; kuMikimashi ndiko kwaachengetera nhumbi dzake.
29 Vakwira nepamupata; vatora pekugara muGebha; Rama ave kutya; Gibhea wekuShauri anotiza.
30 Daidzira, Iwe mwanasikana waGarimi; ita kuti unzwikwe Raishi, Iwe Anatoti.
31 VeMadhimena vabviswa; vanhu vemuGebhimi vaungana kuti vatize.
32 Kwanhasi vachamira muNobhi muzuva iroro; vachanongedza zvibhakera zvavo kugomo remwanasikana weZioni, chikomo cheJerusaremu.
33 Tarirai, Ishe, Ishe weHondo achatema mapazi zvinotyisa; ezvo ayo akareba kupfuura mamwe achatemwa opunzwa; ezvo vanozvida vachanyadziswa.
34 Ezvo achatema miti yemasango akapfita nesimbi, ezvo Rebhanoni ichapunzwa neunesimba.
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Bazi raJese (Kristu) richatonga mukururama-Ruzivo rwaMwari rwuchafukidza pasi pose munguva inonzi Mireniamu-Ishe achasimudza mureza ounganidza Isiraeri-Enzanisai nalsaya 11. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo kuchaita nhungirwa kubva pabazi raJese, ezvo kuchakura bazi kubva mumidzi yaro.
2 Ezvo Mweya waIshe uchave paari, mweya weungwaru nekunzwisisa, mweya wekuraira nesimba, mweya weruzivo newekutya IShe;
3 Ezvo anokurumidza kunzwa nokuteerera mukutya IShe; ezvo haatonge zvaonekwa nemaziso ake chete, kana kutonga nezvasvika munzeve dzake.
4 Asi achatonga varombo nokururama, ezvo agotsiura zvakaenzana vanhu vakapfava venyika; ezvo acharova nyika neshamhu yemuromo wake, nemweya unobva pamiromo yake achauraya vakaipa.
5 Ezvo bhandi rechiuno chake richave kururama, ezvo kuvimbika kuchave matomhu ake. 6 Chikara chichagara nehwayana, ezvo mbada icharara nembudzana, ezvo mhuru nemwana weshumba nemhuru yekukodza chakakodzwa zvichave pamwechete; ezvo kamwana kadiki kagozvitungamira.
Ezvo mhou nechikara zvichafura pamwechete; vana vazvo vagorara pamwechete; ezvo shumba ichadya uswa semombe.
8 Ezvo mwana ari pazamu achatamba ari pamwena wenyoka, ezvo mwana akarumurwa achaisa ruoko rwake muguru renyoka.
9 Hazvizokuvadza kana kuparadza mugomo rangu rese dzvene, nokuti pasi rinenge razara neruzivo rwaIshe, sekuzadzwa kwakaitwa gungwa nemvura.
10 Ezvo muzuva iroro kuchave nemudzi waJese, uchamira semureza wevanhu; kwauri vaHedheni vachatsvaka kuuya; ezvo kuzorora kwake kuchaita mukurumbira.
11 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti muzuva iroro IShe achatambanudza ruoko rwake kechipiri kuti adzikinure vakasara wevanhu vake vachasiiwa, muAsiria, nemuIjipiti, nemuPatirosi, nemuKushi, nemuErami, nemuShinari, nemuHamati, nemuzvitsuwa zvegungwa.
12 Ezvo achamisira mureza marudzi, ezvo agounganidza vakaraswa veIsiraeri, ezvo agounganidza pamwechete vakaparadzwa vaJudha kubva kumativi mana enyika.
13 Shanje yaEfuremu ichaperawo, ezvo vavengi vaJudha vachaparadzwa; Efuremu haazoitira Shanje Judha, ezvo Judha haazonetsa Efurernu.
14 Asi vachabhururuka vagotasva pamapfudzi amaFirisitia kumadokero; vachapamba zvevekumabvazuva vari pamwechete; vachaisa maoko avo pana Edhomu naMoabhu; ezvo vanhu vemuAmoni vachavateerera.
15 Ezvo IShe achaparadza chose chisipiti chegungwa reIjipiti;
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nemhepo yake huru achavhuvhuta nepamusoro perwizi, agoomesa twukova twunodira marwuri twunomwe, agoita kuti vanhu vayambuke maoma.
16 Ezvo kuchave nemugwagwa mukuru uchasiirwa vakasara vevanhu yake vachasara, unobva Asiria, senzira yakaitika mugungwa, pazuva rakabuda Isiraeri kubva munyika yeIjipiti.
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vagari veZioni; nokuti mukuru Mutsvene waIsiraeri ari pakati penyu.
CHITSAUKO 23
Kuparadzwa kweBhabhironi kunofanana nekuparadzzva kuchavepo Mukuuya Kwechipiri-Richave zuva rehasha nekudzorera-Bhabhironi (nyika) ichapunzika zvachose-Enzanisai nalsaya 13. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Munguva yeMireniamu vese vanhu vacharumbidza Ishe-Achange achigara pakati pavo-Enzanisai nalsaya 12. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kyistu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo muzuva iroro muchati: Imi Ishe, ndichakurumbidzai; kana dai manga makandishatirirwa kushatirwa kwenyu kwafuratidzwa, ezvo mave kundinyaradza.
2 Tarisai, Mwari ndiye ruponiso rwangu; wandichavimba naye, ezvo ndigosatya; nokuti Ishe Jehovha ndiye musimboti wangu nerwiyo rwangu; ezvo avewo ruponiso rwangu.
3 Saka, norufaro muchachera mvura inobva mumatsime oruponiso.
4 Ezvo muzuva iroro muchati: Rumbidzai Ishe, daidzai zita rake, taurai kuita kwake kuvanhu, muudze vanhu kuti zita rake rinokudzwa.
5 Imbirai Ishev nokuti akaita zvinhu zvakanaka zvikuru; izvi zvinozivikanwa pasi pose.
6 Chemai mudaidzire, imi
MUTORO weBhabhironi wakaonekwa nalsaya mwanakomana waAmozi.
2 Dzikai mureza pamusoro pegomo refu, movadaidzira, zunzai ruoko, kuti vapinde mumasuo evakuru-vakuru.
3 Ndaraira avo vakaitwa kuti vave vatsvene vanhu, ndadaidzawo magamba angu, nokuti hasha dzangu hadzisi kune avo vanofadzwa neukuru hwangu. 4 Ruzha rwevanhu vazhinji mumakomo rwunenge rwemhomho yevanhu, zhowe-zhowe reumambo hwemarudzi aungana pamwechete, Ishe weHondo anogadzirira varwi vake kunorwa.
5 Vanobva kunyika iri kure, kwakaperera denga, hongu, Ishe, nezvombo zvekushatirwa kwake, kuti aparadze nyika yose.
6 Chemai imi, nokuti zuva raShe rave pedyo; richauya semharadzi inobva kuna Samasimba.
7 Saka ese maoko achaneta, mwoyo wemunhu wese uchanyangadika;
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8 Ezvo vachatya; vacharwadziwa nekusuwa kugovabata; vachashamiswa nevamwe vavo pachavo, uso hwavo huchaita semarimi emoto.
9 Tarisai, zuva raIshe riri kuuya, rakaipa rine hutsinye nekutsamwa kunotyisa, kunoparadza nyika; ezvo achaparadza vatadzi varimo.
10 Nokuti nyenyedzi dzedenga nezvese zvirimo hadzizopa chiedza chadzo; zuva richasvibiswa mukufamba kwaro, nemwedzi uchaita kuti chiedza chawo chisavheneke.
11 Ezvo ndicharanga nyika nenzira yekutadza, nevatadzi vacharangwa nokutadza kwavo; ndichaita kuti kuzvida kweunodada kupere, ezvo ndichabvisa kuzvikudza kweanotyisa. 12 Ndichaita kuti munhu akoshe kupfuura goridhe; akoshe kupfuura goridhe reOfiri.
13 Saka, ndichaita kuti denga rindendemere, ezvo nyika ichabva munzvimbo mayo, mukushatirwa kwaIshe weHondo, ezvo muzuva rehasha dzake dzinotyisa.
14 Ezvo vachaita semhara iri kutandaniswa, ezvo sehwai dzisina muridzi; ezvo vachati munhu ega-ega adzokere kuvanhu vekwake, ezvo vagotizira mumwe nomumwe kunyika kwake.
15 Mumwe nomumwe anodada achabaiwa; hongu, ezvo wese uyo akabatana nevakaipa achapunzika nemunondo.
16 Vana vavo vachapazurwapazurwa pamberi pavo vakatarisa; dzimba dzavo dzicharozwa
ezvo vakadzi vavo vagobatwa chibharo.
17 Tarisai, ndichaita kuti vaMedhi vavamukire, vasina hanyn'a nesirivha kana goridhe, zve havafadzwe nazvo.
18 Miseve vavo ichadamburadambura majaya; zve havazove netsitsi kumichero yenhumbu maziso avo haazonzwira vana vadiki tsitsi.
19 Ezvo Bhabhironi, gamba reushe, runako nerudado rweKaridhea, richaita sezvakaita Sodhomu neGomora pazvakaparadzwa naMwari.
20 Hapana anozogaramo, zve hapana anozovakamo zvizvarwa nezvizvarwa: Kana vaArabu havachazodzika tende dzavo imomo; kana vafudzi vehwai havachazovaka matanga avo imomo. 21 Asi mhuka dzegwenga dzichagaramo; dzimba dzavo dzichazara nemakava; nemazizi achagaramo, ezvo zvikotora zvichatambamo.
22 Ezvo mhuka dzesango dzemuzvitsuwa dzichachema mudzimba dzavo, mabukanana mumatongo edzimba dzakanaka dzemadzimambo; nguva yake yave pedo nekusvika, ezvo zuva rake harichanonotswa. Nokub ndichamuparadza nokukurumidza; hongu, nokuti ndichaitira vanhu vangu tsitsi, asi vakaipa vachafa.
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Isiraeri ichaunganidzwa ezvo igogara rnuzororo remireniamu-Rusiferi akatandwa kudenga nenzira
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yekupanduka-Isiraeri achakunda Bhabhironi (nyika)-Enzanisai nalsaya 14. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
NoxuTi Ishe achanzwira Jakobho tsitsi, ezvo agosarudzazve Isiraeri, agovaisa munyika mavo; ezvo vatorwa vachasanganiswa navo, ezvo vagobatana nemba yaJakobho.
2 Ezvo vanhu vachavatora vovaisa kunzvimbo dzavo; hongu, kubva kure kumagumo enyika; vagodzokera kunyika dzavo dzavakavimbiswa. Ezvo imba yaIsiraeri ndiyo ichave varidzi vadzo, ezvo nyika yaShe ichave yevaranda nevarandakadzi; ezvo vachatapa avo vakange vavatapa; vagotonga vaivadzvinyirira.
3 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti muzuva iroro Ishe achakupai zororo, mukusuwa kwenyu, nemukutya menyu, nemumajoto amakange makasungwa nawo.
4 Ezvo zvichaitika muzuva iroro, kuti muchatora tsumo iyi muchirwisa mambo weBhabhironi, muchiti: Ko mudzvinyiriri apera sei, neguta regoridhe rapera sei!
5 Ishe atyora mubhadha wowakaipa, netsvimbo dzeushe dzevatongi.
6 Iye akarova vanhu nehasha neshamhu isingaperi, uyo akatonga marudzi nehasha, anotambudzwa, ezvo hapana anomudzivirira.
Pasi pose pakazorora, ezvo panyerere; vanovamba kiumba. 8 Hongu, miti yemisaipurasi
inokufarira iwe, nemisidariwo yeRebhanoni, ichiti: Kubvira kuradzikwa pasi kwawakaitwa hakuna munhu ati auya kuzotirwisa.
9 Gehena rinobvisirwa imi kubva pasi kuti rigosangana nemi pakuuya kwenyu; rinokudenherai vakafa, kana vese vakuru-vakuru vepasi; rakabvisa ese madzimambo epasi pose pazvigaro zvavo.
10 Zvose zvavachakwanisa kutaura kwamuri: Asi imi marukutika sesu here? Asi matofanana nesu?
11 Kushamisira kwako kwadzikiswa muguva; ruzha rwemimhanzi yako harwuchanzwikwa; muviri wako wava nehonye, ezvo watongova makonye ega.
12 Kupunzika sei kwawaita kubva kudenga, iwe Rusiferi, mwanakomana werungwanani! Hausi wapunzirwa pasi here, iwe waishaisa simba marudzi! 13 Nokuti watoti mumwoyo mako: Ndichakwira kudenga, ndosimudza ngundu yangu iende pamusoro penyenyedzi dzaMwari; ndichagara pamusoro pegomo ndakatarisa gungano, kurutivi rwekuchamhembe.
14 Ndichakwira kusvika ndapfuurira makore; ndichaita saiye Wokudenga-denga.
15 Kunyange zvakadaro uchaderedzwa kusvika kugehena, kumativi egomba.
16 Avo vachakuona vachakushora, vachakutarira, vachiti: Ndiye here murume uye aiita kuti nyika indendemere,
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aityiwa nekudederwa nemadzimambo?
17 Ezvo akaita nyika inge renje, akaparadza maguta aivemo, ezvo akasazurura dzimba dzevasungwa vake?
18 Ese madzimambo emarudzi, hongu, vese zvavo, iye zvino varere nembiri, munhu ega-ega mumba make.
19 Asi wabviswa muguva mako sebazi rinovengwa, ezvo avo vakasara pane vakauraiwa, avo vakabaiwa nemunondo, vanoenda kumabwe emugomba; semhuka yakafa yatsikwatsikwa petsoka.
20 Hauzovigwa pamwechete navo, nokuti wakaparadza nyika yako ezvo ukauraya vanhu vekwako; mbeu yevanoita zvakaipa haife yakaita mbiri.
21 Gadzirira kuuraya vana vake nenzira yekutadza kwemadzibaba avo, kuti vasazomuka, kana kuzotonga nyika, kana kuzadza uso hwenyika nemaguta.
22 Nokuti ndichavamukira, anodaro Ishe weHondo, ndovabvisa muBhabhironi nezita, nevanenge vasara, nemwanakomana, nemuzukuru, ndozvinotaura Ishe.
23 Ndichaiitawo nzvimbo inogarwa nemazizi, nemadziva emvura; ndichaitsvaira nemutsvairo wekuparadza, anodaro Ishe weHondo.
24 Ishe weHondo akapika, achiti: Chokwadi sezvandafunga, ndizvo zvichaitika; ezvo sezvandaita, ndizvo zvichamira25 Kuti ndichaunza muAsiria munyika mangu, ezvo muma
komo angu ndigomutsika-tsika pasi petsoka; ipapo jokwi rake richabva pavari, nemutoro wake uchabva pamapfudzi avo.
26 Ndiro zano rafungirwa pasi pose; ezvo urwu ndirwo ruoko rwatambanudzwa pamusoro pemarudzi ose.
27 Nokuti Ishe weHondo akazvidzika, ezvo ndiani angazvirambe? Ezvo ruoko rwake rwatambanudzwa, ndiani angarwudzore?
28 Mutoro uyu wakauya gore rakafa mambo Ahazi.
29 Musafare zvenyu, imi mese maFirisitia, nokuti mubhadha weuyo akambokurovai watyoka; nokuti kubva mumudzi wenyoka muchabuda rovambira, ezvo vana varo vachave nyoka dzinotyisa dzinobhururuka.
30 Ezvo dangwe revarombo richadya, ezvo vanoshaya vacharara vasina chavanotya; ezvo ndichauraya midzi yako nenzara, ezvo achauraya vanenge vasara.
31 Chema, Iwe suwo; chema, Iwe guta; imi, mose maFirisitia, maparadzwa; nokuti kuchamhembe kuchabva utsi, ezvo hapana achange ari ega panguva dzake dzaakatarirwa.
32 Ko nhumwa dzerudzi dzichapindura dzichiti chii? Vachati Ishe akamisa Zioni, ezvo vanhu vake vanoshaya vachawana ruvimbo mairi.
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Nefi anofadzwa nekuisa zvinhu pachena-Chiporofita chalsaya
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chichanzwikwa mumazuva ekupedzisira-MaJudha vachadzoka kubva kuBhabhironi, vorovera Mesiya, ezvo voparadzwa vorangwa zvakaomarara-Vanozoponeswa kana vave kutenda munaMesiya -Achatanga kuuya mushure memazana matanatu emakore Rehi abva muJerusaremu-MaNefi vanotevedza murau waMosesi ezvo vachitenda munaKristu, uyo Mutsvene walsiraeri. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZVINO ini, Nefi, ndinotaura zvishoma-shoma pamusoro pemazwi andakanyora, akataurwa nemuromo waIsaya. Nokuti tarisai, Isaya akataura zvinhu zvizhinji izvo zvakange zvakaomera vanhu vazhinji vekwedu kuti vanzwisise; nokuti havana zvavanoziva maererano netsika yekuporofita kwamaJudha.
2 Nokuti ini, Neffi, handina kuvadzidzisa zvinhu zvizhinji pamusoro petsika dzamaJudha, nokuti mabasa avo aiva mabasa erima, ezvo kuita kwavo kwaiva kuita kweruvengo.
3 Nokudaro, ndinonyorera kuvanhu vekwangu, kune vose avo vachagashira zvinhu izvi zvandanyora, kuti vagoziva kutonga kwaMwari, kuti kunouya kumarudzi ose, maererano nemazwi aakataura.
4 Nokudaro, teererai, imi vanhu vekwangu, imi vemba yaIsiraeri, ezvo muteerere kumazwi angu; kana dai zvazvo mazwi aIsaya musinganyatsoanzwisisa, zvakadaro mazwi
ari pachena kwazvo kune avo vose vakazadzwa nemweya wechiporofita. Asi ndinokupai chiporofita, maererano nemweya uri mandiri; nokudaro ndichaporofita ndichiisa zvinhu pachena sekuita kwandange ndichingoita kubvira nguva yandabva Jerusaremu ndiina baba vangu; nokuti tarisai, mweya wangu unofarira kuisa zvinhu pachena kuvanhu vekwangu, kuti vagodzidza.
5 Hongu, nemweya wangu unofadzwa nemazwi aIsaya, nokuti ndakabva Jerusaremu, ezvo maziso angu akaona tsika dzamaJudha, ezvo ndinoziva kuti maJudha anonzwisisa zvinhu zvevaporofita, ezvo hakuna vamwe vanhu vanonzwisisa zvinhu zvakataurwa kumaJudha, saivo, kunze kwekunge vatodzidziswa tsika nekugara kwemaJudha.
6 Asi tarisa, ini, Neffi, handina kudzidzisa vana vangu netsika inodzidzisa maJudha, asi tarisai, ini, pachangu, ndakagara muJerusaremu, nokudaro ndinoziva nezvematunhu eruwa urwu; ezvo ndakataurira vana vangu maererano nekutonga kwaMwari, uko kwakaitwa mukati mavJudha, kuvana vangu, maererano nezvese zvakataurwa naIsaya, ezvo handizvinyore.
Asi tarisai, ini ndinoenderera nechiporofita changu, chiri maererano nekujekesa kwangu; uko kwandinoziva kuti kunoita kuti vanhu vasakanganise; zvakadaro, mumazuva achazadzikiswa chiporofita chaIsaya vanhu
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vachaziva nechokwadi, kuti zvinhu izvi zvichaitika riini.
8 Nokudaro, zvinokosha kuvana vevanhu, ezvo uyo anofunga kuti hazvina basa, kwavari ndiko kwandichanyanya kutaura, ezvo ndigoisa mazwi angu kuvanhu vekwangu chete; nokuti ndinoziva kuti achave anokosha kwazvo kwavari mumazuva ekupedzisira; nokuti muzuva iroro ndimo mavachaanzwisisa; nokudaro, ndaanyora kuti agovayamura.
9 Ezvo sezvo chimwe chizvarwa mumaJudha chakaparadzwa nenzira yezvitema, naizvo vachaparadzwa chizvarwa nechizvarwa maererano nezvitema zvavo; ezvo hakuna mumwe wavo akamboparadzwa asati afanoyambirwa nevaporofita vaIshe.
10 Nokudaro, vakataurirwa nezvekuparadzwa kwakange kuchizoitika mushure mekubva kwababa wangu muJerusaremu; zvakadaro, vakaomesa mwoyo yavo; ezvo maererano nechiporofita changu vakaparadzwa, kunze kweavo vakatakurwa kuenda Bhabhironi senhapwa.
11 Ezvo zvino ndinotaura izvi nenzira yemweya uri mandiri. Ezvo hazvinei kuti vakatapwa vachadzoka zvakare, ezvo vagotora nyika yeJerusaremu; nokudaro, vachadzorerwa zvakare munyika yenhaka yavo.
12 Asi tarisai, vachave nehondo, nerunyerekupe rwehondo; ezvo kana zuva rasvika rekuti Mwana Mumwechete waBaba, hongu, kana ivo Baba vekudenga
nenyika, vachazviratidza ivo mbune munyama, tarisai, vachamuramba, nenzira yekuipa kwavo, nehukukutu hwemwoyo yavo, nekuomarara kwemitsipa kwavo.
13 Tarisai, vachamurovera; ezvo mushure mekuradzikwa muguva kwemazuva matatu achamuka kubva kuvakafa, ane kurapa mumapapiro ake; ezvo avo vese vachatenda muzita rake vachaponiswa muumambo hwaMwari. Nokudaro, mweya wangu unofara kuti ndiporofite pamusoro pake; nokuti ndakaona zuva rake, ezvo mwoyo wangu unokudza-kudza zita rake dzvene.
14 Ezvo tarisai zvichaitika kuti mushure mekumuka kwaMesiya kuvakafa, ezvo azviratidza kuvanhu vake, kune vese vari vazhinji vachatenda muzita rake, tarisai, Jerusaremu ichaparadzwa zvakare; nokuti hero dambudziko kune avo vanorwisana naMwari nevanhu vesangano rake.
15 Nokudaro, maJudha achaparadzirwa mukati memamwe marudzi ose; hongu, neBhabhironiwo ichaparadzwa; nokudaro, maJudha achaparadzwa nemamwe marudzi.
16 Ezvo mushure mekunge vaparadzirwa, ezvo Ishe Mwari avarovesa nemamwe marudzi kwezvizvarwa zvizhinji, hongu, kana kuchizvarwa zvichienda kune chimwe chizvarwa kudakara vanyengetedzwa mukutenda munaKristu, Mwanakoma waMwari, nemurudzikiniro, urwo rwusingaperi
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kurudzi rwese rwemunhuezvo kana zuva rekuti vanenge vave kutenda munaKristu, nekunamata Baba muzita rake, nemwoyo isina tsvina nemaoko akachena, ezvo vosiya zvekutarisira mumwe Mesiya, zvino, panguva iyoyo, zuva richasvika rekuti zvinotofanira kutotenda muzvinhu izvi.
17 Ezvo Ishe achasimudza ruoko rwake zvakare kechipiri kuti ayamure vanhu vake avamutse mukupunzika kwavo. Nokudaro, achaita basa rinoshamisa nemunana mukati mevana vevanhu.
18 Nokudaro, achaunza mashoko ake kwavari, ari mazwi achavatonga muzuva rekupedzisira, nokuti achapiwa kwavari kuitira kuvagutsa nezvaMesiya wechokwadi, uyo avakaramba; nekuvaita kuti vagutsikane kuti hakuna mumwe Mesiya achauya zvakare, nokuti hakuna mumwe achauya, kunze kwekunge ari Mwiya wekunyepera anonyengedza vanhu, nokuti kuna Mwiya mumwechete anotaura navaporofita, ezvo iye Mesfya iyeyo ndiye acharambwa namaJudha.
19 Nokuti maererano nemazwi evaporofita, Mesfya anouya kwapera mazana matanhatu emakore kubvira panguva yakabva baba yangu kuJerusaremu; ezvo maererano nemazwi evaporofita, nemazwiwo engirozi yaMwari, zita rake richanzi Jwu Krfstu, Mwanakomana waMwari.
20 Ezvo zvino, hama dzangu,
ndataura ndichiisa zvinhu pachena kuti musazokanganisa. Ezvo kana Mwari ari mupenyu uyo akaburitsa vana vaIsiraeri munyika yeIjipiti, ezvo akapa Mosesi simba rekurapa marudzi mushure mekunge varumwa nenyoka dzine uturu, kana vachinge vatarisa nyoka iyo yaakange asimudza pamberi pavo, ezvo akamupawo simba rekuti arove dombo ribude mvura; hongu, tarisai ndinoti kwamuri, sezvo zvinhu izvi zviri zvechokwadi, ezvo sezvo Ishe Mtyari ari mupenyu, hapana rimwe zita rinopiwa pasi pedenga kunze kwera Jesu Kristu, iro randataura, rinove ndiro rinoponesa vanhu.
21 Nokudaro, pamusoro pechikonzero ichi Ishe Mtyari akandivimbisa kuti zvinhu zvandiri kunyora izvi zvichachengetedzwa, ezvo zvigopiwa kumbeu yangu, kubva kuchizvarwa ichi zvichisiirwa chizvarwa icho, kuti chivimbiso chizadzikiswe kuna Josefa, zvekuti mbeu vake haichazopera kana nyika ichiripo. 22 Nokudaro, zvinhu izvi zvichaenda kuzvizukuru nezvizukuru kana nyika ichiripo; ezvo zvichaita sekuda kwaMwari nekumufadza kwazvinenge zvichiita; ezvo marudzi anenge ainazvo achatongwa nazvo maererano nezvakanyorwa.
23 Nokuti tinoshanda nesimba kuti tinyore, kuti tinyengetedze vana vedu, nehama dzeduwo, nekuti vatende munaKristu, nokuti vayanane naMwari; nokuti tinoziva kuti tinoponiswa
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nenyasha, mushure mezvese zvatingaite.
24 Ezvo, zvakadaro tinotenda munaKristu, tinochengeta murau waMosesi, totarisira nokushinga kuna Kristu, kudakara murau wazadzikiswa.
25 Nokuti, nechikonzero ichi murau wakapiwa; nokudaro murau wave chinhu chakafa kwatiri, ezvo isu tinoitwa vapenyu munaKristu pamusoro perutendo rwedu; asika tinochengeta murau pamusoro pezvatinonzi tiite.
26 Ezvo tinotaura nezvaKristu, tinofara muna Kristu, tinoparidza nezvaKristu, tinoporofita nezvaKristu, ezvo tinonyora maererano nechiporofita chedu, kuti vana vedu vagoziva kwekuenda kana votsvaka kuregererwa zvitema zvavo.
27 Nokudaro, tinotaura nezvemurau kuti vana vedu vagoziva nezvekufa kwemurau; ezvo ivo, nokuziva kufa kwemurau, vangatarisire kuupenyu huri muna Kristu, vagoziva chikonzero chakaisirwa murau. Ezvo mushure mekunge murau wazadzikiswa munaKristu, vazive kuti havana chikonzero chavangaomesere mwoyo yavo kwaari iwo murau uchifanira kubviswa.
28 Ezvo zvino tarisai, vanhu vangu, mune mitsipa yakaoma; nokudaro, ndataura nemi ndichiisa zvinhu pachena, kuti musashaya kunzwisisa. Ezvo mazwi andataura achakuroverai; nokuti akakwana mukudzidzisa ani nani zvake nzira yakanaka; nokuti nzira yakanaka
kutenda muna Kristu nokusamuramba; nokuti nekumuramba muri kurambawo vaporofita nemurau.
29 Ezvo zvino tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri nzira yakanaka kutenda kuna Kristu, ezvo musamurambe; ezvo Kristu ndiye Mutsvene waIsiraeri; nokudaro makafanira kupfugama pamberi pake, ezvo momunamata nekugwinya kwenyu kwose, nepfungwa dzenyu dzose, nesimba renyu rose; ezvo mukaita izvi hamuzoraswa.
30 Ezvo, sekufanira kwazvinenge zvakaita, makafanira kuchengetedza zvino nezvisungo zvaMwari kusvikira murau wazadzikiswa uwo wakapiwa kuna Mosesi.
CHITSAUKO 26
Kristu achadzidzisa kuvaNefiNefi anofanoona kuparadzwa kwevanhu vekwake-Vachataura vari muguruva-VaHedheni vachavaka masangano eman~epo nezvikwata zvemuruvande-Ishe anorambidza vanhu kuna ufundisi husakarurama. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo mushure mekumuka kwaKristu kuvakafa achazviratidza kwamuri, vana vangu, nemi hama dzangu dzinodiwa; ezvo mazwi aachataura kwamuri ndiwo murau wamuchatevedza. 2 Nokuti tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri ndaona kuti kuchaita zvizvarwa zvizhinji zvichapfuura, ezvo kuchave nehondo
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nokupopotedzana pakati pevanhu vekwangu.
3 Ezvo mushure mekunge Mesiya auya vanhu vekwangu vachapiwa zviratidzo zvekuzvarwa kwake, nezvekufa nekumuka kwake; ezvo zuva iroro richave zuva guru rakaipa rinotyisa kune vakaipa, nokuti vachafa; ezvo vanofa nokuti vakatandanisa vaporofita, nevatendi, ezvo vakavatema nematombo, vakavauraya; nokudaro kuchema kweropa ~evatendi kuchakwira kudenga kuchibva pasi kuchivaroverera.
4 Nokudaro, vose avo vanodada, neavo vane mabasa akaipa, zuva riri kuuya iri richavapisa, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe weHondo, nokuti vachaita semashanga.
5 Ezvo vachauraya vaporofita, nevatendi, vachamedzwa neudzamu hwenyika, ndizvo zvinotaurwa naIshe weHondo; ezvo vachafukidzwa nemakomo, zvinyamupupuri zvichavatakura, ezvo dzimba dzichavapunzikira dzigovadzvinyirira nokuvaita kanyama-kanyama nekuvakuya kusara vaita seupfu.
6 Ezvo vachavingwa nemabhanan'ana, nemheni, nekundengendeka kwenyika, nezvinhu zvese zvinoparadza, nokuti moto wekushatirwa kwaIshe unenge wabatidzwa wovarwisa, ezvo vachaita semashanga, ezvo zuva rinouya richavadya, ndiko kutaura kwaIshe weHondo.
Iko kurwadza kwacho, nokutambudzika kwemweya wangu pamusoro pekurasikirwa neavo vakauraiwa vevanhu vekwa
ngu! Nokuti ini, Nefi, ndakazviona, ezvo zvikange zvichandidya ndiri pamberi paIshe; asi ndakafanira kuchema kuna Mwari wangu: Nzira dzenyu dzakarurama.
8 Asi tarisai, avo vatsvene vanoteerera mazwi evaporofita, vasingaaparadze, asi vachitarisa kuna Kristu nekushinga kuti vaone zviratidzo zvinopiwa, vasinei nekunetswa kwese-tarisai, ivavo ndivo vasingafe.
9 Asi Mwanakomana weKururama achazviratidza kwavari; ezvo achavarapa, ezvo vachawana runyararo naye, kudakara kupfuura kwezvizvarwa zvitatu, ezvo kana vazhinji vechizvarwa chechina vanenge vapfuura vari mukururama.
10 Ezvo kana zvinhu izvi zvaitika vanhu vekwangu vachaparadzwa nokukurumidza; nokuti, kana dai mweya wangu uchirwadziwa, ndakazviona; nokudaro, ndinoziva kuti zvichaitika; ezvo vanozvitengesa pasina mubairo; nokuti, semubairo wekudada kwavo nekupusa kwavo vachakohwa kuparadzwa; nokuti vanokundwa nadhiabhori ezvo vosarudza mabasa erima vachisiya echiedza, saka vakafanira kuenda kugehena.
11 Nokuti Mweya waIshe hauzogare nguva dzose uchishanda nevanhu. Ezvo kana Mtyeya warega kushanda nevanhu panobva pauya kuparadzwa kukuru nokukurumidza, ezvo izvi zvinosuwisa mwoyo wangu.
12 Ezvo sekutaura kwandakaita maererano nezvekugutswa
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kwemaJudha, kuti Jesu uyu ndiye Kristu chaiye, zvinofanira kuti maHedheni agutsikanewo kuti Jesu ndiye Krfstu, Mwarf Wokusingaperi.
13 Ezvo nokuti anozviratidza pachake kune avo vose vanotenda maari, nesimba reMweya Mutsvene; hongu, kumarudzi ese, ndimi, nevanhu, achiita zvishamiso zvikuru, zviratidzo, neminana, mukati mevana vevanhu maererano nerutendo kwavo.
14 Asi tarisai, ndinoporofitai kwamuri maererano nemazuva ekupedzisira; maererano nemazuva Ishe Mwarf achaunza zvinhu izvi kuvana vevanhu.
15 Mushure mekunge mbeu yangu nembeu yehama dzangu yaderera mukusatenda, ezvo varohwa nevaHedheni; hongu, mushure mekunge Ishe Mwarf avakomberedza, ezvo avamanikidzira pakati pemakomo, ezvo amisa misasa yekuvarwisa; ezvo mushure mekunge vatururwa vave muguruva, kana dai vasina, asika mazwi evakarurama achanyorwa, ezvo miteuro yevanotenda ichanzwikwa, ezvo avo vose vaderera mukusatenda havazokanganwikwa.
16 Nokuti avo vachaparadzwa vachataura kwavari vave muvhu, ezvo kutaura kwavo kuchave pasi-pasi kuchibva muguruva, ezvo mazwi avo achaita seevanosvikirwa; nokuti Ishe Mwarf achamupa simba, kuti agoita kazeve-zeve pamusoro pavo, kunge zviri kubva pasi; ezvo kutaura kwavo kuchaita
sezeve-zeve kuri kubva muguruva.
17 Nokuti Ishe Mwari anotaura achiti: Vachanyora zvinhu zvichaitwa pakati pavo, ezvo zvichanyorwa zvigonamirwa mubhuku, ezvo avo vaderera mukusatenda havazviwane, nokuti vanotsvaka kuparadza zvinhu zvaMwari.
18 Nokudaro, sezvo avo vakaparadzwa vakaparadzwa nokukurumidza; ezvo mhomho dzevanhu vavo vakaipa dzichave semarara anokukurwa-hongu, ndiko kutaura kunoita Ishes Zvichaitika nechinguvana, chiriporipotyo
19 Ezvo zvichaitika, kuti avo vakaderera mukusatenda vacharohwa neruoko wevaHedheni. 20 Ezvo vaHedheni vanozvida nokudada kana vakazvitarisa, ezvo vanopingaidzwa, nenzira yezimhinga-mupinyi guru, nokuvaka masangano akawanda; zvisinei, vanokanda pasi simba nezvishamiso zvaMwari, ezvo vagozviparidzira zvavo zveungwaru hwavo nedzidziso yavo, kuti vagowana upfumi hwavanotora kuvarombo.
21 Ezvo kune masangano mazhinji akavakwa anokonzera ruchiva, nekunetsana, nepfini. 22 Ezvo kune zvikwata zvemuruvande, sezvaiitwa kare, maererano nezvikwata zvadhiabhori, nokuti ndiye akatanga zvese zvinhu izvi; hongu, ndiye akatanga neumhondi, nemabasa erima; hongu, anovatungamira akavaisa chishwe muhuro, kusvika avaita mbira dzakondo zvachose.
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23 Nokuti tarisai, hama dzinodiwa, ndinoti kwamuri Ishe Mwari haashande murima.
24 Hapana chaanoita kunze kwekunge chiri chinozoyamura pasi rose; nokuti anoda nyika, wekuti anopa upenyu kwake kuti akwezve vanhu vese vauye kwaari. Nokudaro, hapana vaanoti havafanire kudya nhaka yeruponiso rwake.
25 Tarisai, anodaidzira here, achiti: Ibvai kwandiri? Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete; asi anotaura achiti: Uyai kwandiri mese muri kumativi ese enyika, tengai mukaka neuchi, pasina mari ezvo pasina mutengo.
26 Tarisai, pane waakamboudza here kuti abve mumasinagogo, kana mudzimba dzekunamatira? Tarism, ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete.
27 Pane vaakarambidza here kudya nhaka yake yeruponiso? Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete; asi akaipa kuvanhu vese pachena; ezvo akataurira vanhu yake kuti vanyengetedze vanhu kuti vatendeuke.
28 Tarisai, ko Ishe akamborambidza vanhu here kuti vasadye nhaka yekunaka kwake? Tarism, ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete; asi vese vanepundutso umwe neumwe, ezvo hakuna kana mumwechete anosarudzwa kana kurambidzwa.
29 Anoti iye havafanire kuve neufundisi husakarurama; nokuti, tarisai, ufundisi husakarurama kuti vanhu vanoparidza vachizvimisa sechiedza chenyika, vachiitira izvi kuti vawane upfumi nerukudzo rwenyika;
asi havatsvake mugariro akanaka eZioni.
30 Tarisai, Ishe akarambidza zvinhu izvi; nokudaro, Ishe Mtyari akapa murau wekuti vese vanhu vakafanira kuve nerudo rwakadzama, irwo rudo rwakadzama urwu ndirwo rwunova rudo rwechokwadi. Ezvo kunze kwekunge vaine rudo rwakadzama hapana chavari. Nokudaro, kana vaine rudo rwakadzama havangabvumire kuti mushandi muZioni afe.
31 Asi mushandi muZioni achashandira Zioni; nokuti kana vakashandira mari vachafa. 32 Ezvo zvakare, Iske Mtyari akati vanhu havafanire kuponda; kuti havafanire kunyepa; kuti havafanire kuba; akati havafanire kupika nezita raIshe Mtyari wavo vachinyepa; akati havafanire kuchiva; akati havafanire kuve nepfini; akati havafanire kuvengana; akati havafanire kuita upombwe; ezvo akati havafanire kuita kana chimwechete chezvinhu izvi; nokuti uyo achazviita achafa.
33 Nokuti zvitema zvese hapana zvinobva kuna Iske; nokuti anoita izvo zvakanaka mukati mevana vevanhu; ezvo hapana chaanoita kunze kwekunge chiri pachena kuvana vevanhu; ezvo anovakoka vese kuti vazodya nhaka yekunaka kwake; hapana waanoramba anouya kwaari, mutema nemuchena, musungwa neasiri musungwa, murume nemukadzi; ezvo anorangarira muhedheni; ezvo vese vakafanana kuna Mtyari, vese muJudha nemuHedheni.
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CHITSAUKO 27
Rima nekurasika kuchazadza nyika yose mumazuva ekupedzisiraBhuku raMorimoni richauyaVapupuri vatatu vachapupura nezvebhuku iri-Vanhu vakadzidza zvikuru vachati havakwanisi kuverenga bhuku rakanamwa-Ishe achaita basa rakanakisisa nechishamiso-Enzanisai nalsaya 29. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Asi, tarisai, mumazuva ekupedzisira, kana kuti mumazuva avaHedheni-hongu, tarirai marudzi ese emaHedheni neemaJudhawo, vese avo vachauya munyika ino neavo vanenge vari kune dzimwe nyika, hongu, kana vari munyika dzese dzepasi, tarisai, vachadhakwa nezvitema netsika dzose dzakaipa
2 Ezwo zuva iro musi warinosvika vachashanyirwa naIshe weHondo, nemabhanan'ana nekundengendeka kwenyika, neruzha rwukuru, nedutu remhepo, nechamupupuri, nerimi romoto unopisa.
3 Ezvo ese marudzi anorwisa Zioni, nokumunyadzisa, vachaita sezvinoita anorota usiku; hongu, zvichaita kwavari, sezvinoita munhu ane nzara anorota, tarira achidya asi paanopepuka anonzwa aine nzara; kana kuti munhu ane nyota anorota, tarira achinwa ezvo tarira paanomuka anonzwa aine nyota inomupedza simba, ezvo mweya wake unenge uine havi; hongu, ndizvo zvichaita mhomho dzose
dzemarudzi dzinorwisana negomo reZioni.
4 Nokuti tarisai, imi mose munoita zvakaipa, imbomirai muone, nokuti muchachema, mugochema; hongu, muchararadza pasina kunwa waini, muchadzedzereka asi musina kunwa zvinodhaka.
5 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe akudururirai mweya wehope dzakadzama. Nokub tarisai, makatsinzinya maziso enyu, ezvo mukaramba vaporofita; ezvo vatongi venyu, nevaoni makavafukidza nenzira yezvitema zvenyu.
6 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti Ishe Mwari achaunza kwamuri mazwi ebhuku, ezvo achave mazwi evavo vakotsira zvekufa.
7 Ezvo tarisai bhuku richange rakanamwa; ezvo mubhuku umu munenge muine zvakazarurwa kubva kunaMwari, kubvira mukutanga kwepasi kusvika mukuguma.
8 Nokudaro, nenzira yezvinhu zvakanamwa, zvinhu zvakanamwa izvi hazvizoburitswa vanhu vachiri muzvitema neruvengo rwavo. Nokudaro bhuku iri havazoriona.
9 Asi bhuku iri richapiwa kumurume, ezvo achataura mazwi ebhuku iri, ari mazwi evavo vakarara muguruva, ezvo achataura mazwi aya kune mumwe; 10 Asi mazwi akanamirwa haataure, kana bhuku racho haariburitse. Nokub bhuku iri rinenge rakanamwa nesimba raMwari, nechizarurwa chakanamwa chichachengetwa chiri mubhuku kudakara nguva yasvika yaIshe, kuti zvigouya,
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nokuti tarisai, zvinoisa pachena zvese zvinhu kubvira kutanga kwenyika kudakara kupera kwayo.
11 Ezvo zuva richasvika rekuti mazwi ebhuku akanamirwa achaverengwa vanhu vari pamusoro pedzimba; ezvo achaverengwa nesimba raKristu; ezvo zvese zvinhu zvichazururirwa vana vevanhu zvinhu zvagara zviripo pakati pevana vevanhu, ezvo zvinoramba zviripo kudakara kuguma kwenyika.
12 Nokudaro, musi iwoyo bhuku rave kupiwa kumurume uye andambotaura, bhuku richavigwa kuti maziso enyika asarione, kuti pashaye ane ziso ringarione asi kuti richaonekwa nemaziso evapupuri vatatu, nesimba raMwari, kunze kwemumwechete iyeyo achapiwa bhuku; ezvo vachapupura chokwadi chebhuku iri nezviri mariri.
13 Ezvo hakuna vamwe vanozoriona, kunze kwevashoma maererano nokuda kwaMwari, kuti vagopupura shoko rake kuvana vevanhu; nokuti Ishe Mwari akati mazwi evanotenda achataura seanobva kune vakafa.
14 Nokudaro, Ishe Mwari acharamba achiunza mazwi ebhuku; ezvo achaisa shoko iri kuvanhu vakawanda vapupuri sekuona kwaanoita kuti zvakafanira; ezvo dambudziko kune uyo acharamba shoko raMwari! 15 Asi tarisai, zvichaitika kuti Ishe Mwari achati kune uyo waachapa bhuku: Tora mazwi aya asina kunamwa woapawo kune mumwe, kuti agoaratidza
kune vakadzidza, achati; Verengai izvi, ndapota. Vakadzidza vachati: Uya naro bhuku, ezvo ndiri verenge.
16 Ezvo zvino, nenzira yekuda mbiri munyika nekuwana pfuma vanodaro, kwete kuti vanenge vachiitira Mwari.
17 Ezvo munhu achati: Handikwanise kuuya nebhuku, nokuti rakanamwa.
18 Zvino vakadzidza vachati: Handikwanise kuriverenga.
19 Nokudaro, zvichaitika, kuti Ishe Mwari achapa zvakare bhuku nemashoko kune uyo asina kudzidza; ezvo murume asina kudzidza achati: Ini handina kudzidza.
20 Zvino Ishe Mwari achati kwaari: Akadzidza haadi kuaverenga, nokuti akaaramba, ezvo ndinokwanisa kuita basa rangu ndega; nokudaro uchaverenga mashoko andichakupa.
21 Usabate zvinhu zvakanamwa, nokuti ndichazviunza nguva yangu yakwana; nokuti ndicharatidza vana vevanhu kuti ndinogona kuzviitira basa rangu.
22 Nokudaro, kana maverenga mazwi andinenge ndakutaurirai, ezvo mawana vapupuri vandakakuvimbisai, ndipo pamuchanama bhuku zvakare, moriviga kwandiri, kuti ndigochengetedza mazwi amusati maverenga, kudakara ndati ndaona ini mukuziva kwangu kuti zvafanira kuti zvese zvichienda pachena kuti vana vevanhu vachizviziva.
23 Nokuti tarisai, ndiri Mwari; ezvo ndiri Mwari wezvishami-
2 NEm 27:24-35
so; ezvo ndicharatidza nyika kuti ndini mumwecheteyo wanezuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi; ezvo handishande pakati pevana vevanhu kunze kwekunge vaine rutendo.
24 Ezvo zvakare zvichaitika kuti Ishe achati kwaari uyo achaverenga mashoko ayo achapiwa kwaari:
25 Kana ivo vanhu vachitaura chete nemiromo yavo kuti vari pedyo neni, ezvo vachindikudza nemiromo yavo chete, asi mwoyo yavo iri kure neni, ezvo kunditya kwavo vakakudzidziswa nepfungwa dzevanhu26 Saka, ndichaita basa rinoshamisa muvanhu ava, hongu, basa rakanakisisa nemunana, nokuti uchenjeri hwevakachenjera yavo nevakadzidza zvichafa, nekunzwisisa kwevangwari yavo kuchashaika.
27 Ezvo hero dambudziko kune avo vanotsvaka zvakadzama kuviga mazano avo kuna Ishel Ezvo mabasa avo ndeerima; ezvo vanoti: Ko anotiona ndiani, ezvo anotiziva ndiani? Ezvo vagotiwo: Zvirokwazvo, kupindura kwenyu zvinhu muchisunamisa nokupidigura kuchatorwa sekukosha kwerondo remuumbi wehari. Asi tarisai, ndichavaratidza, Ishe weHondo anotaura, kuti ndinoziva mabasa avo ose. Nnkuti basa richati kumushandi, haana kundiita here? Ezvn kana zvivezwa zvingati here kune uyo azviveza, haana chaanoziva?
28 Asi tarisai, anotaura Ishe weHondo: Ndicharatidza vana vevanhu chinguva chidiki-diki
chete Rebhanoni ichaitwa munda une kudya kuzhinji; ezvo iwo munda une kudya kuzhinji uchatorwa sesango.
29 Ezvo musi iwoyo matsi dzichanzwa mashoko emubhuku, ezvo maziso emapofu achaona pasingaonekwe nemurima.
30 Ezvo avo vakapfava naivowo vachawanda, ezvo kufara kwavo kuchava munaIshe, ezvo varombo pakati pevanhu vachafara mune Mutsvene waIsiraeri. 31 Nokuti sezvo Ishe ari mupenyu vachaona kuti akaipa anyadziswa, ezvo uyo anotuka amedzwa, ezvo avo vose vanoda zvakaipa vauraiwa;
32 Ezvo avo vanoita munhu mutadzi nekuda kwezwi, nevanoteya munhu musuo rake, ezvo vachisiya zvakanaka vachitora zvakaipa.
33 Saka, ndiko kutaura kwaIshe, akanunura Abhurahamu, maererano nemba yaJakobho: Jakobho haachanyara zvino, nekumeso kwake hakuratidze kunyadziswa.
34 Asi paanoona vana vake, basa remaoko angu, vari pakati pake, vachaita kuti zita rangu rive dzvene, ezvo vagoita kuti Mutsvene waJakobho ave mutsvene, ezvo vachatya Mwari waIsiraeri.
35 Avowo vakakanganisa mumweya vachanzwisisa, ezvo avo vaitsutsumwa vachadzidza shoko.
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Masangano mazhinji emanyepo achavakwa mumazuva ekupedzisira
2 NEFI 28:1-12
-Dzichadzidzisa nhema, zvisipo, nezvakapusa mukudzidzisa kwadzo -Kurasika kuchawanda nenzira yevadzidzisi vemanyepo-Dhiabhori achagara mumwoyo yevanhu -Achadzidzisa nhema dzakasiyana-siyana. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino, tarisai, hama dzangu, ndataura kwamuri, maererano nokutunhwa kwandange ndichiitwa neMweya; nokudaro, ndinoziva kuti chokwadi zvese izvi zvakafanira kuitika.
2 Ezvo zvinhu zvichanyorwa kubva mubhuku zvichave zvakakosha kwazvo kuvana vevanhu, ezvo kunyanya kumbeu yedu, inove ndiyo yakasara kumba yaIsiraeri.
3 Nokuti zvichaitika kuti nomusi iwoyo masangano achavakwa, asina kuvakirwa Ishe, apo mumwe uchataura kune munwe ichiti: Tarisai, ini, ndini raIshe; ezvo munwe yoti: Ini, ndini raIshe; ndizvo zvichaita vese vakazvivakira masangano ivo pachavo, vasingavakire Ishe
4 Ezvo vachanetsana pachavo; ezvo kana vafundisi vavo vachanetsana, ezvo vachadzidzisa neruzivo rwenjere dzavo, ezvo vagoramba Mweya Mutsvene, uyo unoita kuti vanhu vagone kutaura.
5 Ezvo vanoramba simba raMwari, Mutsvene waIsiraeri; ezvo voti kuvanhu: Teererai kwatiri, ezvo mumwe kuraira kwedu; nokuti tarisai hakuna
Mwari nhasi; nokuti Ishe neMununuri vaita basa ravo, ezvo akapa simba rake kuvanhu.
6 Tarirai, teererai imi kuraira kwangu; kana vakati pane chishamiso chaitwa neruoko rwaIshe, musazvitende; nokuti zuva ranhasi haasi Mwari wezvishamiso; akaita basa rake.
Hongu, ezvo kuchaita vazhinji vachati: Idyai, munwe, ezvo mufare, nokuti mangwana tinofa; ezvo zvinozotinakira.
8 Ezvo kuchave nevazhinjiwo vachati: Idyai, munwe, ezvo mufare; zvisinei, ityai Mwarianozoti haknuna mhosva mukuita kachitema kadiki; hongu, nyepai zvishoma, ngwarira mumwe nenzira yemazwi ake, teyai muvakidzani wenyu nekumucherera gomba; hakuna chakaipa mazviri; ezvo muite zvese izvi, nokuti mangwana tinofa; ezvo kana zviri zvekuti tine mhosva, Mwari achatiranga neshamhu shoma, ezvo pekupedzisira tichaponiswa muumambo hwaMwari.
9 Hongu, ezvo kuchange kune vazhinji vachadzidzisa netsika iyi, nhema, zvisipo neurema, ezvo vachazvikudza mumwoyo yavo, ezvo vachatsvaka kuvanza mazano avo zvakadzama kuna Ishev ezvo mabasa avo achave murima.
10 Ezvo ropa ravatendi richavachemera richibva pasi.
11 Hongu, vese vabuda munzira, vave vanhu vakaipa.
12 Nenzira yekudada, nenzira yevadzidzisi venhema, nedzidziso dzenhema, masangano
2 NEFI 28:13-23
avo aipa, ezvo masangano avo anozvikudza; nenzira yerudado vanozvitutumadza.
13 Vanorozva varombo nenzira yenzvimbo dzavo dzakanaka; vanorozva varombo nenzira yekunaka kwezvipfeko zvavo; ezvo vanotambudza vakapfava nevarombo mumwoyo, nokuti mukudada kwavo vanozvitutumadza.
14 Vanoomesa mitsipa nemangwerengwa nekuzvida; hongu, nenzira yekudada, nekuipa, neruvengo, neupfambi, vese vatsauka kunze kwevashoma-shoma, avo vakazvirereka vateveri vaKristu; zvisinei, vanotungamirwa, zvekuti nguva zhinji vanokanganisa nenzira yekuti vanodzidziswa maererano nepfungwa dzevanhu.
15 Imi vachenjeri, nevakadzidza, nevapfumi, vanozvitutumadza mukudada kwemwoyo yavo, neavo vose vanoparidza manyepo, neavo vose vanoita ufeve, ezvo vachikanganisa nzira yakanaka yaIshe, hero, hero, dambudziko kwavari, ndiko kutaura kwaIshe Mwari Samasimba, nokuti vachakandwa mugehena!
16 Hero dambudziko kune avo vanosiya zvakanaka vachida zvakaipa ezvo vachituka izvo zvakanaka, vachiti chinhu chisina maturo! Nokub zuva richasvika ~okuti Ishe Mtyari achashanyira vanhu venyika nokukurumidza; ezvo muzuva iroro vakomba muzvitema vachafa.
17 Asi tarisai, kana vanhu vemunyika vakatendeuka muzvitema zvavo neruvengo rwavo
havazoparadzwa, ndiko kutaura kunoita Ishe weHondo. 18 Asi tarisai, riya zisangano guru rekuipa kukuru, pfambi yepasi pose rakafanirwa, kuwira pasi, ezvo kuwa kwaro kuchave kukuru chaizvo.
19 Nokuti umambo hwadhiabhori hwakafanira kuzunzwa, ezvo avo vari mahuri vakafanira kumutswa kuti vatendeuke, nokuti vakasamuka dhiabhori achavasunga nengetani nariini, ezvo zvoita kuti vamuke nehasha, vobva vafa.
20 Nokuti tarisai, nezuva iroro achange ari mumwoyo yevana vevanhu, ezvo agovaita kuti vashatirirwe chakanaka.
21 Vamwe achavanyaradza, ezvo ovanyengedza kuti vafunge kuti vakasimba mune zvepano pasi, zvekuti vobva vati: Zvese zvakanaka muZioni; hongu, Zioni irikubudirira, zvese zvakanaka-ezvo ndiko kunyengedzwa kwavanoitwa mumweya nadhiabhori, ovatungamira zvakanakawo kugehena.
22 Ezvo tarisai, vamwe anovabata kumeso, ovaudza kuti hakuna gehena; ezvo oti kwavari: Handisi dhiabhori, nokuti hakuna chinhu chakadaroezvo anoita kazeve-zeve munzeve dzavo, kudakara avasunga nengetani dzake dzinotyisa, avasunga kudaro hakuna ruponiso.
23 Hongu, vanosungwa nerufu, negehena; ezvo rufu, negehena, ezvo dhiabhori, nevese vakasungwa navo vakafanira kumira pamberi pechigaro chekutonga chaMwari, ezvo vagotongwa
2 NEFi 28:24-29:2
maererano nemabasa avo, vobva ipapo vanofanira kuenda kunzvimbo yavakagadzirirwa, kana nyanza yemoto nematombo akatsvuka moto rinova kurwadziwa kusina magumo.
24 Saka, hero dambudziko kune uyo ari muZioni asina hanyn'a! 25 Hero dambudziko kune anotaura kuti: Zvese zvakanaka!
26 Hongu, dambudziko kune uyo anoteerera kuraira kwevanhu, zve achiramba simba raMwari, nechipo cheMweya Mutsvene.
27 Hongu, hero dambudziko kune uyo anoti: Takagashira, ezvo hakuna chimwe chatichada zvakare!
28 Ezvo muchidimbu, dambudziko kwavari wese vanodedera, ezvo vakashatirwa pamusana pechokwadi chaMwari! Nokub tarisai, uyo akavakira padombo anozvitambira nokufara; ezvo uyo akavakira mujecha anotya nokuti zvingangokoromoka.
29 Hero dambudziko kune uyo anoti: Takagashira shoko raMwari, ezvo hatichada zve shoko raMwari, nokuti ratinaro rakakwana!
30 Nokuti tarisai, ndiko kutaura kunoita Ishe Mtyari: Ndichapa kuvana vevanhu mutsara pamusoro pemutsara, murairo pamusoro pemurairo, pano zvishoma, apo zvishoma; ezvo vakakomborerwa ivavo vanoteerera kumirau yangu, ezvo vachipa nzeve mukuraira kwangu, nokuti vachadzidza ungwaru; nokuti kune uyo anogashira ndichapa zvakawanda; kune avo vanoti, Isu tine zvakakwana,
ivavo vachatorerwa kana zvavange vainazvo.
31 Akatukwa uyu anoisa ruvimbo rwake kumunhu, kana kuita kuti munhu wenyama ave simba rake, kana kuteerera kumirairo yemunhu, kunze kwekunge mirairo yavo yapiwa nesimba reMweya Mutsvene.
32 Hero dambudziko kuvaHedheni, anodaro Ishe Mwari weHondo! Nokuti hazvinei kuti ndichatambanudzira ruoko rwangu kwavari zuva nezuva, vachandiramba; zvakadaro, ndichavanzwira tsitsi, anodaro Ishe Mtyari, kana vakatendeuka vakauya kwandiri; nokuti ruoko rwangu rwakatambanudzwa muswere wese, Ishe anodaro Mtyari weHondo.
CHITSAUKO 29
VaHedheni vazhinji vacharamba Bhuku raMorimoni-Vachati, Hatidi rimwe Bhaibheri-Ishe anotaura kumarudzi akawanda-Achatonga nyika kubva mune mabhuku. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Asr tarisai, vachange vakawanda-pazuva iroro randichaita basa rinoshamisa pakati pavo, kuti ndirangarire zvibvumirano zvandakaita kuvana vavanhu; kuti ndiise ruoko rwangu zvakare kechipiri kuti ndidzore vanhu yangu, vanove veimba yaIsiraeri.
2 Uye zvakare, kuti ndirangarire zvivimbiso zvandakaita kwauri, Nefi, uye zvakare kuna baba vako, kuti ndicharangarira
2 NEFI 29:3-11
mbeu yako; kuti mazwi embeu yako aende achibva mumuromo mangu achienda kumbeu yako; uye mazwi angu achasvika achishita kumagumo enyika, kuti ave anotungamira vanhu wangu, vanova vemba yaIsiraeri;
3 Ezvo nokuti mazwi angu achashita-MaHedheni akawanda achati: Bhaibheri! Bhaibheri! Tine Bhaibheri, hakungave neimmwe Bhaibheri.
4 Asi Ishe Mtyari anoti: O mapenzi, vachava neBhaibheri; richabva kumaJudha, vanhu wangu vechibvumirano vakare. Ko vanotendei maJudha neBhaibheri ravakagamuchira kubva kwavari? Hongu, anorevei maHedheni? Vanoyeuka here matambudziko, namabasa, nokurwadziwa kwamaJudha, nokusimba kwavo mukumira neni, mukuunza ruponiso kumaHedheni?
5 O imi maHedheni, munorangarira here maJudha, vanhu wangu vechibvumirano vakare? Kwete; asi makavatuka, mukavavenga, uye mukasatsvaga kuvabatsira. Asi tarirai, ndichakudzorerai zvinhu zvose izvi pamisoro yenyu; nokuti Ini Ishe handina kukanganwa vanhu wangu.
6 Iwe benzi, uchati: Bhaibheri! Troe Bhaibheri, zve hatide rimwe Bhaibheri. Mungadai makawana here Bhaibheri dai pasina maJudha?
Hamuzive here kuti marudzi akawanda ari munyika? Hamuzive here kuti Ini, Ishe Mtyari wenyu, ndakasika vanhu vose, uye kuti ndinoyeuka avo vari
pazvitsuwa zvegungwa; nekuti ndinotonga kumusoro kudenga napasi panyika; uye ndinounza shoko rangu kuvana vavanhu, hongu, kana kunyika dzose dzapasi?
8 Naizvozvo munotsutsumwei, nokuti muchagamuchira mamwezve emashoko angu akawanda? Hamuzive here kuti uchapupu hwenyika mbiri hunopupura kwamuri kuti ndini Mwari, kuti ndinoyeuka nyika imwe neimwe? Naizvozvo, ndinotaura mazwi mamwechete kunyika imwe neimwe. Zvino kana nyika mbiri idzi dzofambidzana uchapupu hwenyika mbiri idzi huchapindiranawo.
9 Zve ndinoita izvi kuti ndiratidze vanhu kuti ndini wazuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi; uye ndinotaura mazwi angu maererano nokuda kwomwoyo wangu. Uye nokuti ndataura shoko rimwe musafunge kuti handikwanise kutaura rimwe; nokuti basa rangu harisati rapera; uye harizopera kudzamara kupera kwevanhu, kana kubvira nguva iyoyo kusvikira nokusingaperi.
10 Naizvozvo, nokuti mune Bhaibheri hamufanirwe kufungidzira kuti rine mazwi angu ose; kana kufunga kuti handingaite kuti zvimwe zvinyorwe. 11 Nokuti ndinoraira vanhu vose, kumabvazuva nekumadokero, kumaodzanyemba, nekuchamhembe, nemuzvitsuwa zvegungwa, kuti vachanyora mazwi andichataura kwavari; nokuti kubva kumabhuku achanyorwa ndichatonga pasi rose, vanhu vose maererano namaba-
2 NEFI 29:12-30:6
sa avo, maererano nezvinenge zvakanyorwa.
12 Nokuti tarisai, ndichataura kumaJudha vogozvinyora; uye ndichataurawo kumaNefi vogozvinyora; ndichataurawo kuna mamwe marudzi eimba yaIsiraeri, avo ndakatungamirira kubvamo, ivowo vogozvinyora; uye ndichataura kunyika dzose dzapasi idzowo dzogozvinyora.
13 Zve zvichaitika kuti maJudha achava namazwi amaNefi, uye maNefi achava namazwi amaJudha; maNefi namaJudha vachava namazwi ~mruudzi akarasika aIsiraeri; marudzi akarasika eIsiraeri achava namazwi amaNefi namaJudha.
14 Zve zvichaitika kuti vanhu vangu, vanova veimba yaIsiraeri, vachaungana kumusha munyika dzavo; neshoko rangu richabatanidzwa pamwechete. Zve ndicharatidza avo vanorwa nezwi rangu nevanhu vangu, vanova vemba yaIsiraeri, kuti ndini Mwari, kuti ndakabvumirana naAbhurahamu kuti ndicharangarira mbeu yake nokusingaperi.
CHITSAUKO 30
VaHedheni vakapinduka vachaverengerwa kuvanhu vechibvumirano -MaRamani mazhinji nemaJudha vachatenda shoko ezvo vobva vave vanofadza kwazvo-Isiraeri ichadzorerwa pakare ezvo vakaipa vachiparadzwa. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino tarisai, hama dza
ngu dzinodiwa, ndinoda kutaura kwamuri; nokuti ini, Nefi, handikubvumirei kuti mufunge kuti makarurama kupfuura zvichava vaHedheni. Nokub tarisai, kunze kwekunge muchichengeta mitemo yaMwari mese muchafawo; nenzira yemazwi akataurwa musafunge kuti vaHedheni vanobva vaparadzwa zvachose.
2 Nokuti tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri vaHedheni vese vachatendeuka vachanzi vanhu vechibvumirano chaShe; ezvo avo vose vajudha vasingatendeuke vacharaswa, nokuti Ishe haabvumirane nevanhu vasingatendeuke ezvo vagotenda muMwanakomana wake, uyo anove Mutsvene weIsiraeri.
3 Ezvo zvino, ndichaporofita zvimwe maererano nemaJudha nevaHedheni. Nokub mushure mekuuya kwebhuku randambotaura, rigonyorwa kuvaHedheni, ezvo rigonamwazve kuna Ishe, kuchave nevazhinji vachatenda kumazwi akanyorwa; ezvo vachaatakura vachienda nawo kuvanhu vakasara vembeu yedu. 4 Ezvo ndizvo zvichaita kuti vakasara vembeu yedu vazive nezvedu, kuti takabva sei kuJerusaremu, nokutiwo ivo chizvarwa chemaJudha.
5 Ezvo vhangeri raJesu Kristu richaparidzwa kwavari; nokudaro, vachadzorerwa ruzivo rwemadzibaba avo, nekuruzivo rwaJesu Kristu, rwakange rwuri kumadzibaba avo.
6 Ezvo zvino ndipo pavachazofara; nokuti vanenge voziva kuti maropafadzo kwavari abva
2 NEFI 30:7-18
muruoko rwaMwari; ezvo maranga erima ndipo paachatanga kubva mumaziso avo; zvizvarwa zvakawanda hazvipfuure mukati mavo, kunze kwokunge vari vakachena ezvo vari vanhu vanofadza.
7 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti maJudha ayo akapararira nenyika yose naivowo vachatanga kutenda munaKristu; ezvo vachatanga kuungana pasi pose; ezvo avo vachatanga munaKristu naivowo vachave vanhu vanofadza. 8 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti Ishe Mwari achatanga basa rake mukati menyika dzose, madzinza, ndimi, navanhu, kuti vaunze kudzorerwa pakare kwevanhu vake pamusoro penyika.
9 Ezvo Ishe Mtyari achatonga varombo nokururuma, nekutsiura zvakafanira vakapfava venyika. Ezvo acharanga nyika nemubhadha wemuromo wake; nekufema kwemirono yake achauraya vakaipa.
10 Nokuti nguva iri kusvika nokukurumidza iyo Ishe achapesanisa vanhu, ezvo vakaipa ovaparadza, ezvo anotsaura nokuponisa vake, hongu, kunyange dai kurikuti akafanira kuparadza vakaipa nemoto.
11 Ezvo kururama ndipo kunoita bhanhire remuchiuno make, ezvo kuzara nerutendo kuve matomhu ake.
12 Ezvo ndipo pachagara chikara nehwayana; ezvo mbada icharara pamwechete nembudzana, nemhuru, nemwana weshumba, nemhuru yekukodza, pamwechete; ezvo zvichatungamiriwa nekamwana kadiki.
13 Ezvo mhou yemombe nebere zvichadya; ezvo vana vazvo vacharara pamwechete; ezvo shumba ichadya uswa semombe. 14 Ezvo mwana ari pazamu achatambira pamwena wenyoka, ezvo mwana arumurwa achapinza ruoko rwake pamusuo weguru renyoka.
15 Hazvizokuvadza kana kuparadza mumakomo angu ese matsvene; nokuti pasi pose pachazara neruzivo rwaIshe sekuzara kwakaita mvura mugungwa.
16 Nokudaro, zvese zvinhu zvemarudzi zvichaitwa kuti zvizivikanwe, hongu, zvese zvinhu zvichaitwa kuti zvizivikanwe nevanavevanhu.
17 Hakuna chakavandika chisingazoburitswa pachena; hakuna mabasa anoitwa murima asingazoburitswa muchiedza; ezvo hakuna chakanamwa pano pasi chisingazonamanurwa.
18 Nokudaro, zvese zvinhu zvakaratidzwa vana vevanhu zvichaburitswa pachena musi iwoyo; ezvo Satani haazove nesimba mumwoyo yevana vevanhu, kwenguva huru. Ezvo zvino, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ndinogumira pano mukutaura kwangu.
CHITSAUKO 31
Nefi anotaura chikonzero chokubhabhatidzwa kwaKristu-Vanhu vanofanira kutevera Kristu, vobhabhatidzwa, vogamuchira Mweya Mutsvene; voshingirira kusvika kumagumo kuti vagoponeswa-
2 NEFI 31:1-13
Kutendeuka nokubhabhatidzwa ndiwo musuwo wenzira yakamanikidzana nhete-Upenyu husingaperi hunouya kuna avo vanochengeta mirairo shure kwokubhabhatidzwa. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZvE zvino ini, Nefi, ndinogumisa kuporofita kwangu kwamuri, hama dzangu dzinodiwa. Ndinonyora zvinhu zvishoma, izvo ndine chokwadi kuti zvichaitika; handinganyori mazwi mashoma omunin'ina wangu Jakobho.
2 Naizvozvo, zvinhu zvandakanyora zvinondigutsa; kunze kwemazwi mashomanana andinofanira kutaura pamusoro pedzidziso dzaKristu; naizvozvo ndichataura kwamuri zviri pachena maererano nokujeka kwokuporofita kwangu.
3 Nokuti mweya wangu unofarira kuisa zvinhu pachena; nokuti ndiko kushanda kunoita Ishe Mwari pakati pavana vavanhu. Nokub Ishe Mtyari anopa chiedza kune avo vanonzwisisa; nokuti anotaura kuvanhu norurimi rwavo, nomukunzwisisa kwavo.
4 Naizvozvo, ndinoda kuti murangarire kuti ndakataura kwamuri maererano nomuporofita uyo Ishe akandiratidza, uyo aizobhabhatidza Gwayana raMwari, rinozobvisa zvitadzo zvenyika.
5 Zve zvino, kana Gtyayana raMwari, iye ari mutsvene, akafanirwa kubhabhatidzwa nemvura, kuti utsvene hwose huzadzikiswe, O, ko zvino isu,
tisiri vatsvene, tinofanirwa zvakadii kuti tibhabhatidzwe, hongu, kana nemvura!
6 Zve zvino, ndinokukumbirai, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, Gwayana raMwari rakazadzikisa sei utsvene hwose mukubhabhatidzwa nemvura?
7 Hamuzive here kuti akanga ari mutsvene? Asi kunyange zvakadaro iye ari mutsvene, akaratidza kuvana vavanhu kuti, panyama akazvininipisa pamberi paBaba, akapupura kuna Baba kuti achazomuteerera nokuchengeta mirairo yake.
8 Naizvozvo, shure kwokunge abhabhatidzwa nemvura Mweya Mutsvene wakaburuka pamusoro pake uchinge njiva.
9 Uye zvakare, zvinoratidza kuvana vavanhu kutwasanuka kwenzira, nokumanikidzika kwesuo, ravanofanira kupinda naro, iye akaratidza muenzaniso kwavari.
10 Zve akati kuvana vavanhu: Nditeverei. Naizvozvo, hama dzinodiwa, tingatevere here Jesu kana tisina chido chokuchengeta mirairo yaBaba?
11 Zve Baba vakati: Tendeukai, tendeukai, mugobhabhatidzwa muzita roMwanakomana wangu Wandinodisisa.
12 Uye zvakare, izwi roMwanakomana rakauya kwandiri, richiti: Uyo anobhabhatidzwa muzita rangu, kwaari Baba vachapa Mweya Mutsvene, sezvaakaita kwandiri; saka, nditeverei, mugoita mabasa amakandiona ndichiita.
13 Naizvozvo, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ndinoziva kuti
2 NEFI 31:14-20
mukatevera Mwanakomana, nomwoyo wose uzere, muchiita musinganyengedzi musingafambe munzira isina kururama pamberi paMwari, asi muine chinangwa chizere, muchitendeuka pazvivi zvenyu, muchipupura kuna Baba kuti mune chido chokutora zita raKristu, nokubhabhatidzwa-hongu, nokutevera Ishe wenyu noMuponesi wenyu mumvura, maererano neshoko rake, tarirai, ndipo pamuchagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene; hongu, kwozouya kubhabhatidzwa kwomoto nokwoMweya Mutsvene; mozotaura norurimi rwengirozi, muchishevedzera kurumbidza kuMutsvene waIsiraeri.
14 Asi, tarirai, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, kwakauya izwi roMwanakomana kwandiri, richiti: Shure kwokunge matendeuka pazvivi zvenyu, muchipupura kuna Baba kuti munoda kuchengeta mitemo yangu, nokubhabhatidzwa nemvura, nokugamuchira kubhabhatidzwa kwomoto noMweya Mutsvene, uye kuti mava kutaura norurimi rwutsva, hongu, rurimi rwengirozi, shure kwezvo mozondiramba, zvingadai zviri nani kuti dai musina kunge makandiziva.
15 Ndakanzwa izwi kubva kuna Baba richiti: Mazwi anobva kune Andinodisisa mashoko echokwadi anotendeka. Uyo achashingirira kusvika kumagumo achaponeswa.
16 Zve zvino, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ndinoziva kuti munhu akasashingirira kusvika kumagumo, mukutevera muyenzaniso
woMwanakomana waMwari mupenyu, haangaponeswe. 17 Naizvozvo, itai zvinhu zvandakakutaurirai, ndazviona kuti Ishe Wenyu Mununuri anofanira kuita; nokuti, nokuda kweizvi zvakaratidzwa kwandiri, kuti muzoziva musuwo wamunofanira kupinda nawo. Nokuti musuo wamunopinda nawo kutendeuka nokubhabhatidzwa nemvura; kwozouya kuregererwa kwezvivi zvenyu nomoto noMweya Mutsvene.
18 Zve ipapo munenge mave munzira iyoyi nhete yakamanikidzana iyo inotungamirira kuupenyu husingaperi; hongu, mapinda napamusuo; maita maererano nemirairo yaBaba noMwanakomana; magamuchira Mtyeya Mutsvene, uyo unopupura pamusana paBaba neMwanakomana, mukuzadzikisa chivimbiso icho akaita, kuti mukapinda nenzira iyoyo munowana.
19 Zve zvino, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, shure kwokunge mapinda munzira iyi nhete yakamanikidzana, ndinobvunza kuti wose zvaitwa here? Tarirai, ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete; hamusati masvika kunze kwokunge muri mushoko raKristu nokutenda kwaari kusingazungizike, muchirarama zvizere maari anesimba rekuponesa.
20 Naizvozvo, munofanira kuenda mberi makabatisisa pana Kristu, mune tariro yakakwana yakachena, norudo rwaMwari navanhu wose. Saka, mukaramba muchienda mberi, muchidya mushoko raKristu,
2 NEFI 31:21-32:8
makashingirira kusvika kumagumo, tarirai, naizvozvo ndizvo zvinotaura Baba: Muchava noupenyu husingaperi.
21 Zve zvino, tarirai, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, iyi ndiyo nzira; zve hapana imwe nzira kana zita rakapiwa pasi pedenga iro munhu angaponeswa naro muumambo hwaMwari. Zve zvino, tarirai, iyi ndiyo dzidziso yaKristu, dzidziso imwechete yechokwadi yaBaba, neyoMwanakomana, neyoMweya Mutsvene, anova Mwari mumwechete asingagume. Ameni.
CHITSAUKO 32
Ngirozi dzinotaura nesimba roMweya Mutsvene-Vanhu vanofanirwa kunamata vawane ruzivo pachavo kubva kuMweya Mutsvene. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZvE zvino, tarirai, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ndinofunga kuti munoedza kufungisisa mumwoyo yenyu maererano nezvamunofanira kuita kana muchinge mapinda munzira iyi. Asi, tarirai, chikonzero chii muchifungisisa zvinhu izvi mumwoyo yenyu? 2 Ko hamucharangarira here kuti ndakati shure kwokunge magamuchira Mweya Mutsvene munozotaura nomutauro wengirozi? Ko zvino mungataure sei nomutauro wengirozi kunze kwokunge Mweya Mutsvene uri mamuri?
3 Ngirozi dzinotaura nesimba roMweya Mutsvene; naizvozvo, dzinotaura mazwi aKristu. Saka,
ndakati kwamuri, idyai pamazwi aKristu; nokuti tarirai, mazwi aKristu anokuudzai zvinhu zvose zvamunofanira kuita.
4 Naizvozvo, shure kwokunge ndataura mazwi aya, kana musingaanzwisise zvinenge zvichikonzerwa nokuti munenge musingabvunzi, zve hamugogodze; saka, hamuna kuunzwa muchiedza, asi munofanira kufira murima.
5 Nokuti tarirai, zvakare ndinoti kwauri kana muchinge mapinda nenzira, mukagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene, uchakuratidzai zvinhu zvose zvamunofanira kuita.
6 Tarirai, iyi idzidziso yaKristu, hakuna imwe dzidziso ichapiwa kusvikira shure kwokunge azviratidza kwamuri iye pachake panyama. Kana achinge azviratidza kwamuri panyama, zvinhu zvose zvaachakuudzai munofanira kuzviita.
Zve zvino ini, Nefi, handingataure zvakawanda; Mweya unomisa kutaura kwangu, ndasiiwa ndichichema nokuda kwokusatenda, nekuipa, nekusaziva, nokuoma kwavanhu; nokuti havatsvaki ruzivo, kana kunzwisisa ruzivo rwukuru, kana rwuchipiwa kwavari zvakareruka sokureruka kungaite izwi.
8 Zve zvino, vadikani, ndiri kuona kuti muchiri kufungisisa mukati mumwoyo yenyu; zvinondirwadza kutaura pamusana pechinhu ichi. Nokub mukateerera kuMweya uyo unodzidzisa munhu kunamata, munoziva kuti munofanira kunamata; nokuti mweya wakaipa haudzi-
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dzose munhu kunamata, asi unomudzidzisa kuti asanamate. 9 Asi tarirai, ndinoti kwamuri munofanira kunamata nguva dzose, musingaore moyo; kuti musaite kana chimwe chinhu kuna Ishe kunze kwokutanga manamata kuna Baba muzita raKristu, kuti akuropafadze nekuita kwako, kuti kuna kwako kugova kwemagariro akanaka emweya wako.
CHITSAUKO 33
Mazwi aNefi ndeechokwadi-Anopupura pamusana paKristu-Avo vanotenda munaKristu vanotenda mazwi aNefi, mazwi ake achamira seuchapupu pamberi pokutongwa. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino ini, Nefi, handingakwanisi kunyora zvinhu zvose zvakadzidziswa vanhu wangu; zve handizi mukuru pakunyora, sepakutaura; nokuti kana munhu achitaura nesimba roMweya Mutsvene simba roMweya Mutsvene rinotakura mazwi iwayo kumwoyo yavana vavanhu.
2 Asi tarirai, kune yakawanda vakaomesa mwoyo yavo kuMweya Mutsvene, zvekuti hauna nzvimbo mavari; naizvozvo, vanorasira kunze zvinhu zvizhinji zvakanyorwa vachizviita sezvinhu zvisina maturo.
3 Asi ini, Neffi, ndakanyora zvandakanyora, ndinozviti zvinhu zvinokosha, kunyanya kuvanhu wangu. Nokuti ndinovanamatira nguva dzose, maziso
angu anototesa mutsago wangu usiku, nokuda kwavo; ndinochema kuna Mwari wangu mukutenda, uye ndinoziva kuti achanzwa kuchema kwangu.
4 Uye ndinoziva kuti Ishe Mtyari anoropafadza minamato yangu inoponesa vanhu wangu. Namazwi andakanyora ndisina kusimba achasimbiswa kwavari; nokuti anovatunhidza kuti vaite zvakanaka; anoita kuti vazive zvemadzibaba avo; anotaura pamusana paJesu, achivatunhidza kuti vatende maari, nokuti vashingirire kusvikira kumagumo, unova ndiwo upenyu husingaperi.
5 Zve unotaura nehasha kuchivi, maererano nechokwadi chiri pachena; naizvozvo, hapana munhu achashatirwa nemazwi andakanyora, kunze kwokunge ari wemweya wadhiabhori.
6 Ndinofara kuisa zvinhu pachena, ndinofara nechokwadi; ndinofara munaJesu wangu, nokuti akadzikinura mweya wangu kubva mugehena.
Ndine rudo rwakadzama kuvanhu wangu, nokutenda kukuru munaKristu kuti ndicha sangana nemweya yakawanda isina tsvina pachigaro chake chokutonga.
8 Ndine rudo rwakadzama kumaJudha-ndinoti maJudha, nokuti ndinoreva vekwandakabva. 9 Uye ndine rudo rwakadzama navaHedheni. Asi tarirai, hapana wandinotarisira kunze kwokuti vatendeukire kuna Krfistu, nokupinda napasuo duku, nokufamba panzira yakamanikidzana nhete inotungamirira
2 NEFI 33:10-JAxosxo 1:1
kuupenyu, voramba vari munzira kusvikira kumagumo ezuva rokuedzwa.
10 Zve zvino, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, uye namaJudha, namativi ose enyika, teererai mazwi aya mugotenda munaKristu; kana musingatendi mazwi aya tendai kuna Kristu. Mukatenda munaKristu muchatenda kumazwi aya, nokuti mazwi aKristu, uye akaapa kwandiri; uye anodzidzisa munhu wose kuti aite zvakanaka. 11 Zve kana asiri mazwi aKristu, tongai-nokuti Kristu achakuratidzai, nesimba nokubwinya kukuru, kuti mazwi ake, pazuva rokupedzisira; iwe neni tichamira chiso nechiso pamberi pake; muchazoziva kuti ndakarairwa naye kuti ndinyore zvinhu izvi, zvisingatadziswe nekuneta kwangu.
12 Zve ndinonamata Baba
muzita raKristu kuti vazhinji vedu, kana kuti vose, vaponeswe muumambo hwake pazuva iro guru rokupedzisira.
13 Zve zvino, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, avo vose veimba yaIsiraeri, namativi ose enyika, ndinotaura kwamuri seizwi reuyo ari kuchema ari muvhu: Sarai zvakanaka kusvikira zuva guru rasvika.
14 Zve newe usingapinde mukunaka kwaMwari, nokukudza mazwi amaJudha, uye namazwi angu, namazwi achabuda mumuromo weGwayana raMwari, tarira, ndinokuti usare zvakanaka nokusingaperi, nokuti mazwi iwaya achakurasa pazuva rokupedzisira.
15 Nokuti zvandinobatanidza panyika, zvichaunzwa kwamuri pakutongwa; nokuti ndizvo zvandarairwa naIshe, zve ndinofanira kuteerera. Ameni.
BHUKU RAJAKOBHO
MUNIN'INA WANEFI
Mazwi ekuparidza kwake kuhama dzake. Anonyadzisa muvhu anotsvaka kupunza dzidziso yaKristu. Mazwi mashomashoma maererano nerungano rwevanhu vaNefi.
CHITSAUKO 1
Jakobho naJosefa vanoedza kun~engetedza vanhu kuti vatende munaKristu, nekuti vachengetedze mirau yake-Nefi anofa-Kuipa kunotonga muvaNefi. Zvingangove naakore 544 kusvika ku421 Kristu asati aberekwa.
OKUTI tarisai, zvakaitika Nkuti kwakange kwapera makumi mashanu emakore ane makore mashanu kubvira panguva yakabva Rehi kuJerusaremu; nokudaro, Neffi akapa ini, Jakobho, murau maererano nemahwendefa madiki, anove ndiwo akanyorwa zvinhu izvi.
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2 Ezvo akandipa ini, Jakobho, murau wekuti ndinyore pamahwendefa aya zvimwe zvinhu zvishoma zvandinofunga kuti zvakakoshesesa; kuti handifanire kumbobata-bata, kunze kwezvishoma maererano nerungano rwevanhu ava vanonzi vanhu vaNefi.
3 Nokuti akati rungano rwevanhu vekwake rwakafanira kunyorwa pane mamwe mahwendefa ake, nokuti ndakafanira kuchengetedza mahwendefa aya ezvo ndigoasiira kuvana vembeu yangu, chizvarwa nechizvarwa. 4 Ezvo kana kwainge kuine kuparidza zvinhu zvinoera, kana painge pakazarurirwa zvinhu zvikuru, kana kuporofita, kuti nyore misoro yazvo nemavara pamahwendefa aya, nekutaura nezvavo zvakafanira, kuitira zita raKristu, nekuitirawo vanhu vekwedu.
5 Nenzira yerutendo nokuratidza kuda kukuru, zvakaratidzwa chokwadi pachena kwatiri maererano nevanhu vekwedu, kuti zvinhui zvakafanira kuitika kwavari.
6 Ezvo takazarurirwa zvakawanda, ezvo tikapiwa nemweya wekuporofita; nokudaro, takaziva nezvaKristu neumambo hwake, uhwo hwaifanira kuuya.
Nokudaro takashanda nesimba pakati pevanhu vekwedu, tichiedza kuvanyengetedza kuti vauye kuna Krfistu, kuti vagodya nhaka yekunaka kwaMwari, kuti vapinde muzororo rake, nokuti dzimwe nguva mukutsamwa kwake angavarambidze kupinda, sezvakaitika mukude
nwa mumazuva ekuedzwa apo vana vaIsiraeri vaive murenje. 8 Nokudaro, tinoda Mwari kuti atipe masimba ekuti tikwanise kunyengetedza vanhu vese kuti vasamukire Mtyari, kuti vasamutsamwise, asi kuti dai vanhu vese vatenda muna Kristu, ezvo vagotarira rufu rwake, vagobvuma muchinjikwa wake nekutakura kunyara kwenyika; nokudaro, ini, Jaknbho, ndinoita chivimbiso chekuzadzikisa mirau yemukoma wangu Nefi.
9 Zvino Nefi akatangisa kukwegura, ezvo akaona kuti ave pedyo nekufa; nokudaro, akazodza mumwe murume kuti ave mambo nemutongi wevanhu vekwake zvino, maererano nekutonga kwaiita madzimambo.
10 Nenzira yekudiwa kukuru kwaNefi nevanhu, iye akange ari mudziviriri wavo mukuru, ezvo akange akashandisa munondo waRabhani achivarwira, ezvo ari akashanda mumazuva ake ose kuitira magariro avo akanaka
11 Nokudaro, vanhu vaida kuti vagare vachirangarira zita rake. Ezvo wese akazotora nzvimbo yake mukutonga vanhu nenzira yekuda mambo wavo, ainzi Neffi wechipiri, kana Neffi wechitatu, zvichifamba zvakadaro, maererano nokutonga kwemadzishe; ezvo ndiko kudaidzwa kwavaiitwa nevanhu, regai vadaidzwe zita rese ravanoda.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Neffi akafa.
13 Zvino avo vanhu vakange vasiri maRamani vaive maNefi;
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zvisinei, vaidaidzwa kuti maNefi, maJakobho, maJosefa, maZoramu, maRamani, maRemueri, nemaIshimaeri.
14 Asi ini, Jakobho, handizovadaidza nemazita aya, asi ndichavati maRamani avo vanotswaka kuparadza vanhu vekwaNefi, ezvo vanoda Nefi ndichavati maNefi, kana kuti vanhu vaNefi, maererano nokutonga kwemadzimambo.
15 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti vanhu vekwaNefi, vave pasi pamambo wechipiri, vakatanga kuomesa mwoyo yavo, ezvo ndokutanga kuzvida nokuita mabasa akaipa, ezvo sezvakaita Dhavidhi wekare aida vakadzi vazhinji nevakadzi vemapoto, naSoromoni, mwana wake.
16 Hongu, ezvo vakatangisa kutsvaga goridhe rakawanda nesirivha, ezvo vakatanga kuzviisa pamusoro nokuzvikudza. 17 Nokudaro, ini, Jaknbho, ndakavapa mazwi aya ndichivadzidzisa mutemberi, pandakatanga kutumwa naShe.
18 Nokuti, ini, Jaknbho, nemunin'ina wangu Josefa, takange tiri takagadzwa ufundisi neudzidzisi neruoko rwaNefi, kuti tidzidzise vanhu wake.
19 Ezvo takakudza mabasa edu kuna Ishe, ezvo tichitakura mutoro, tichitora mhosva dzevanhu pamusoro yedu kana tisina kunge tavadzidzisa shoko raMwari nesimba redu rese; nokudaro, kana tikashanda zvine simba zvimwe ropa ravo haringauye panhumbi dzedu; nokuti ropa ravo ringauye panhumbi dzedu, ezvo zvinoita kuti
tisawanikwe tisina kana katsvina musi wekupedzisira.
CHITSAUKO 2
Jakobho anotsoropodza vanoda zveupfumi, kudada, upombwe-Vanhu vanokwanisa kutsvaka upfumi hunoyamura vamwe vavo-Jakobho anotuka zvisingabvumirzve zvekuroora vakadzi vazhinji-Ishe anofarira kuzvibata muvanhukadzi. Zvingangove makore 544 kusvika ku421 Kristu asati aberekwa.
MAZWr ayo Jaknbho, munin'ina waNefi, akataura kuvanhu vaNefi, mushure mekufa kwaNefi:
2 Zvino, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ini, Jaknbho, maererano nebasa randiinaro kuna Mwari, kuti ndikudze basa rangu zvinyoro-nyoro, nokutiwo ndibvise zvitema zvenyu munguwo dzangu, ndinouya mutemberi nhasi uno kuti ndikutaurirei shoko raMwari.
3 Ezvo imi pachenyu munoziva kuti kusvika iye zvino ndiri munhu anobata basa nesimba; asi ini muzuva ranhasi ndiri kuremerwa nekuda kwechido chikurusa uye neshungu pamusoro pemagariro akanaka emweya yenyu, pane zvandati ndambonzwa.
4 Nokuti tarisai, parizvino, muri vanhu vanga vachiri kuteerera kushoko raIshe, riri iro shoko randakakupaiwo.
5 Asi tarisai, teererai kwandiri ini, ezvo mugoziva kuti nekuyamurwa nesimba raiye Samasimba Musiki wedenga nepasi ndinogona kukutaurirai
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zvamuri kufunga, nekutanga kwamave kuita muzvitema, chitema ichi chichiratidzika kuti chitema chandakavenga samare kwandiri, hongu, nekunaMwari chakavengwa.
6 Hongu, zvinondisuwisa mumweya ezvo zvichiita kuti ndizvipete nenyadzi kumira pamberi peMusiki Wangu, zvinoita kuti ndipupure kwamuri maererano nekuipa kwemwoyo yenyu.
Ezvo zvinondisuwisawo kuti ndishandise mazwi akaoma kudai ndichitaura kwamuri, pamberi pemadzimai enyu nevana yenyu, vazhinji vavo vasina chavanoziva vadiki vakachena ezvo vatete munyama pamberi paMwari, chiri chinhu chinofadza Mtyari;
8 Ezvo zvinoita kuti ndifunge kuti vauya kuno kuzonzwa shoko rinofadza raMwari, hongu, shoko rinorapa mweya une ronda.
9 Nokudaro, zvinoremedza mweya wangu kuti ndakatunhwa, nenzira yemurau wakaoma wandakatambira kubva kuna Mtyari, kuti ndikutsiurei maererano nemhosva dzenyu, ezvo kupamhidzira maronda evavo vakakuvara kare, kunze kupepa nekuvarapa maronda avo; ezvo avo vasina kukuvadzwa, kunze kwekuti vanakirwe nemazwi anofadza aMwari vane mapakatwa akagadzirirwa kubaya mweya yavo nokukuvadza pfungwa dzavo dzisina kusimba.
10 Asi, kana dai basa iri rakakura sei, ndakafanira kuriita
sekutumwa kwandinenge ndaitwa naMwari, ezvo ndokutaurirai kuipa kwenyu nekutadza kwenyu, pamberi peavo vakachena mumwoyo, nevane mwoyo yakatyoka, ezvo pasi peziso rinobaya raSamasimba Mwari.
11 Nokudaro, ndakafanira kukutaurirai chokwadi maererano nekuve pachena kweshoko raMwari. Nokuti tarisai, sezvo ndaibvunza Ishe, kwakauya shoko kwandiri, richiti: Jakobho, simuka uende kutemberi mangwana chaiwo, ezvo unotaura shoko randichakupa kuvanhu ava.
12 Ezvo zvino tarisai, hama dzangu, iri ndiro shoko randinokuudzai, kuti vazhinji yenyu vakatotangisa kuita zvekutsvaka goridhe, nesirivha, nemamwe matombo akakosha, zvinove zvinhu zvinowanikwa zvakawanda chaiwo munyika, inova yechipikirwa kwamuri nekumbeu yenyu.
13 Ezvo ruoko rwunopa rwauya pamuri zvakufadzai, zvekuti mave neupfumi hwakawanda; nenzira yekuti vamwe yenyu vakawana zvakakunda zvedzimwe hama dzenyu mave kuzvikudza mumwoyo menyu, moomesa mitsipa nekuzviringaringa pamusana penhumbi dzenyu dzakanaka dzinokosha, ezvo muchinetsa hama dzenyu nokuti munofunga kuti muri nani kwavari.
14 Ezvo zvino, hama dzangu, munofunga here kuti Mtyari achati makanatsa? Tarisai, ndinotikwamuri, Kwete. Asi anokupai mhosva, ezvo mukaramba
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muchiita zvinhu zvakaipa izvi muchatongwa nokukurumidza. 15 Dai angokuratidzai kuti anogona kukubayai, ezvo ziso rake chete rinogona kukupunzirai pasi muguruva!
16 Dai angokubvisai mumatope ezvitema mamuri nokuraswa. Ezyo dai mateerera kumazwi emurau wake, ezvo musaite kuti kudada kwenyu kuparadze mweya yenyu.
17 Fungai hama dzenyu sekuzvifunga kwamunoita, farai musununguke kune yese ezvo musununguke muzvinhu zvamuinazvo, kuti naivowo vagopfuma semi.
18 Asi musati matsvaka upfumi, tsvakai umambo hwaMwari.
19 Ezvo mushure mekunge mave netariro munaKristu muchawana upfumi, kana mautsvaka; ezvo muchautsvaga nechinangwa chekuda kuita zvakanaka-kupfekedza vasina kupfeka, nokupa kudya vane nzara, nokusunungura nhapwa, nokupa vanhu zororo mukurwara nevanotambudzwa.
20 Ezvo zvino, hama dzangu, ndataura kwamuri pamusoro pekudada; ezvo avo yenyu vakatambudza vavakidzani vavo, nekuvanetsa nenzira yekudada kwenyu, ezvo muchidada nezvinhu zvamakapiwa naMwari, munotii nazvo?
21 Hamufunge here kuti zvinhu izvozvi zvakaipa chaizvo kune uyo akasika nyama yese? Ezvo wese munhu anokosha pameso pake semumwe. Ezvo yese nyama ndeye guruva; ezvo
akavasikira chikonzero ichocho, kuti vachengetedze mirau yake nekumurumbidza nokusingaperi.
22 Ezvo zvino ndave kuguma kutaura kwamuri maererano nekudada uku. Ezvo dai kuri kuti handisi kufanira kutaura nemi pamusoro pemhosva yakakura kupinda iyoyi, mwoyo wangu ungadai uchifara zvikuru pamusana penyu.
23 Asi shoko raMwari rinondiremera nenzira yemhosva dzenyu hombe. Nokuti tarisai, ndiko kutaura kunoita Ishe: Vanhu ava vanotangisa kunyura muzvitema; havanzwisise magwaro matsvene, nokuti vanoda kutsvaka chikonzero chekuita upombwe, nenzira yezvinhu zvakanyorwa maererano naDhavidhi, naSoromoni mwanakomana wake.
24 Tarisai, Dhavidhi naSoromoni zvechokwadi vaive nevakadzi vazhinji nevamwe vaakanga asina kuroora, chiri chinhu chakange chakaipa pamberi pangu, anodaro Ishe.
25 Nokudaro, Ishe anotaura achiti, Ndakatungamira vanhu ava ndichivabvisa munyika yeJerusaremu, nesimba reruoko rwangu, kuti ndigokudza bazi rakarurama kubva kumuchero wechiuno chaJosefa.
26 Nokudaro, ini Mwari Ishe handibvumire kuti vanhu ava vane sezvakaita vanhu vavo vakare.
27 Nokudaro, hama dzinodiwa, ndinzwei, ezvo muteerere shoko raIshe: Nokub hakuna munhu pakati penyu achave nevakadzi
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vanopfuura mumwechete, ezvo varandakadzi vekumuvaraidza hazvibvumirwe kana mumwechete zvake;
28 Nokuti ini, Ishe Mwari, ndinofadzwa nemadzimai anozvibata. Ezvo upfambi chinhu chakaipa kwazvo pamberi pangu; anodaro Ishe weHondo.
29 Nokudaro, vanhu ava vachachengetedza mirau yangu, anodaro Ishe weHondo, kana vasina kudaro nyika yavo ichatukwa pamusoro pavo.
30 Nokuti kana ndada, anodaro Ishe weHondo, kumutsa mbeu yangu, ndichaudza vanhu yangu, nokuti dzimwe nguva vangateerere kuzvinhu izvi.
31 Nokuti tarisai, ini, Ishe, ndaona kusuwa, ndikanzwa kuchema kwevanasikana vevanhu yangu vari munyika yeJerusaremu, hongu, nemunyika dzose dzevanhu yangu, nenzira yekuipa neruvengo rwevarume yavo.
32 Ezvo handizobvumira, anotaura Ishe weHondo, kuti kuchema kwevanasikana vevanhu ava, vandakatungamira ndichivaburitsa muJerusaremu, kuuye kwandiri kuchirwisana nevarume vevanhu yangu, anodaro Ishe weHondo.
33 Nokuti havazotapa vanasikana vevanhu yangu nenzira yekupfava kwavo, nokuti ndichavashanyira nedambudziko guru, kana kuvaparadza; nokuti havazoita zveunzenza, sezvaiita vekare, anodaro Ishe weHondo. 34 Ezvo zvino tarisai, hama dzangu, munoziva kuti mirau iyi yakapiwa kuna baba vedu,
Rehi; nokudaro, makazviziva kare; imi mave mukuraswa kukuru; nokuti makaita zvinhu izvi zvamanga musingafanire kuita.
35 Tarisai, imi makaita zvakaipa kupfuura maRamani, hama dzedu. Makarwadzisa vakadzi venyu, vana venyu vakatadza kuvimba nemi, nenzira yemienzaniso yenyu yakaipa pamberi pavo; ezvo kuchema kwemwoyo yavo kunosvika kuna Mwari kuchikurwisai. Ezvo nenzira yekukosha kweshoko raMwari, rinouya richikurwisai, mwoyo mizhinji yakafa, yakabaiwa nemaronda akadzika.
CHITSAUKO 3
Vachena mumwoyo vanogashira shoko rinofadza raMwari-Kururama kwemaRamani kunopfuura kwemaNefi-Jakobho anoyambira kune vanoda hupombwe, mesomeso, nechitema chese. Zvingangove makore 544 kusvika ku421 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Asr tarisai, ini, Jaknbho, ndingataure neavo venyu vakachena mumwoyo. Tarisai kuna Mtyari nepfungwa dzakasimba, ezvo munamate kwaari nerutendo rwakapfuuridza, ezvo achakunyaradzai mukutambudzika kwenyu, anozokurevererai, ezvo achatumira kurangwa kune avo vanotsvaka kuparara kwenyu.
2 Imi mose mune mwoyo yakachena, simudzai misoro yenyu mugashire shoko raMwari rinofadza, mugotapirirwa nerudo rwake; nokuti mungangodaro,
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kana pfungwa dzenyu dzakasimba, nokusingaperi.
3 Asi, hero dambudziko, kuve avo vasina kuchena mumwoyo, avo vakasvipa zuva iri pamberi paMwari; nokuti kana musina kutendeuka nyika inotukwa pamusana penyu; ezvo maRamani, vasina kusvipa semi, zvakadaro naivo vakatukwa nekutukwa kunorwadza, vachakurovai kudakara maparara.
4 Ezvo nguva iri kusvika nokukurumidza, yokuti kana musina kutendeuka vachakutorerai nyika yenhaka venyu, ezvo Ishe Mwari achabvisa vatsvene achivaburitsa mamuri.
5 Tarisa, maRamani hama dzenyu, vamunovenga nenzira yekusvipa kwavo nekutukwa kwakauya paganda ravo, vakarurama kupfuura imi; nokuti havana kukanganwa murau waIshe, uyo wakapiwa baba vedu-kuti vakafanira kuve nemukadzi mumwechete, ezvo shamwari dzechikadzi kana imwechete zvayo hazvibvumirwe, ezvo hapafanire kuve neupfambi pakati pavo.
6 Ezvo zvino, murau uyu vanoucherechedza vachiuchengetedza; nokudaro, nenzira yekucherechedza uku, mukuchengetedza murau uyu, Ishe Mtyari haazovaparadza, asi anozovanzwira tsitsi; ezvo rimwe zuva vachave vanhu vakaropafadzwa. 7 Tarisai, varume vavo vanoda vakadzi vavo, ezvo vakadzi vavo vanoda varume vavo; ezvo varume vavo nevakadzi vavo vanoda vana vavo; ezvo kusatenda kwavo nekukuvengai kwavo
kunokonzerwa nekuipa kwemadzibaba avo; nokudaro, muri nani zvakadii kwavari, pamberi peMusiki wenyu mukuru?
8 Imi hama dzangu, ndinoona kuti mukasatendeuka pazvivi zvenyu, ganda ravo richave jena pane ~enyu, panguva yamuchaunzwa pamwechete navo pamberi pechigaro chekutonga chaMwari.
9 Nokudaro, ndinokupai murau imi, riri shoko raMwari, kuti chiregai kuvatuka pamusana peganda ravo dema; kana kuvatuka pamusana petsvina vavo; asi mucharangarira kuipa kwenyu, ezvo rangarirai kuti kusviba kwavo kwakakonzerwa nemadzibaba avo.
10 Nokudaro, mucharangarira vana venyu, kuvasuwisa kwamakavaita mumwoyo nenzira yemuenzaniso wamakaisa pamberi pavo; ezvo zvakare, rangarirai kuti mungango, nenzira yekusviba kwenyu, ita kuti vana venyu vaparadzwe, ezvo zvitema zvavo zvigorongerwa pamusoro penyu nemusi wekupedzisira.
11 Imi hama dzangu, teererai mazwi angu; mutsai pfungwa nemweya yenyu; zvizunzei kuti mumuke muhope dzerufu; ezvo muzvisunungure mukurwadza kwegehena kuti musave ngirozi dzadhiabhori, kuti mugokandwa mudziva riya remoto nemabwe akatsvuka moto-kunove ndiko kufa kwechipiri.
12 Ezvo zvino ini, Jakobho, ndakataura zvimwe zvakawanda kuvanhu vaNefi, ndichivayambira pamusoro peufeve
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nekupomba, nezvitema zvakasiyana-siyana, ndichivaudza mibairo inotyisa yezvitema.
13 Ezvo zvimwe zvevanhu ava, iye zvino vatanga kuwanda, hazvikwanisike kunyorwa pamahwendefa ano, asi zvizhinji zvavo zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa makuru, nezvehondo dzavo, nezvekunetsana kwavo, nekutonga kwemadzimambo avo. 14 Mahwendefa aya anonzi mahwendefa aJakobho, ezvo akagadzirwa neruoko rwaNefi. Ezvo ndinogumira pano kutaura mazwi aya.
CHITSAUKO 4
Vese vaporofita vainamata Baba muzita raKristu-Kupira kwaAbrahama mzuana wake Isaka kwakafanana nekwaMwari neMwanakomana Wake Mumwechete -Vanhu vakafanira kuyanana naMwari neRudzikinuro-VaJudha vacharamba dombo rehwaro. Zvingangove makore 544 kusvika ku421 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZmNO tarisai, zvakaitika kuti ini, Jakobho, ndaparidzira zvakawanda kuvanhu vekwangu neshoko, (ezvo ndinokwanisa kungonyora zvishoma chete, nenzira yekuoma kwakaita kunyora mazwi edu pamahwendefa) ezvo tinoziva kuti zvinhu zvatinonyora pamahwendefa zvinogara zviripo;
2 Asi chese chinhu chatinonyora tikasachinyora pamahwendefa chinoshaika nekupfudzika; asi tinokwanisa kunyora mazwi mashomanani pamahwendefa,
anozopa vana vedu, nehamawo dzedu dzinodiwa, karuzivo maererano nerungano rwedu, kana maererano nezvemadzibaba avo
3 Zvino tinofara muchinhu ichi; ezvo tinoshanda nesimba kuti tinyore mazwi aya pamahwendefa, tichivimba kuti hama dzedu dzinodiwa nevana vedu vachazoatambira nemwoyo inotenda, ezvo voaverenga nokudzidza norufaro kwete nekusuwa, kana nekushora, maererano nevabereki vavo vekutanga.
4 Nokuti, nechikonzero ichi tanyora zvinhu izvi, kuti vagoziva kuti taiziva nezva Kristu, ezvo taive netariro yekubwinya kwake mazana mazhinji emakore asati auya; ezvo hatizi isu chete taive netariro yekubwinya kwake, asiwo nevaporofita vatsvene vese vakange varipo tisati tavepo.
5 Tarisai, vaitenda muna Krfstu ezvo vachinamata Baba nemuzita rake, nesuwo tinonamata Baba nemuzita rake. Ezvo pamusana paizvozvo tinochengetedza murau waMosesi, unonongedzera mweya yedu kwaari; nechikonzero ichi chakaitwa kuti chive chitsvene kwatiri nokururama, sezvo zvakanga zvakaiswa kuna Abhurahamu murenje mukuteerera kwake mirau yaMwari mukubvuma kwake kupira mwana wake Isaka, zviri zvakafanana nerungano rwaMwari neMwanakomana Wake Mumwechete.
6 Nokudaro, tinotsvaka mumagwaro evaporofita, ezvo towana zvakazarurwa zvizhinji
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nemweya wechiporofita; nenzira yevapupuri vese ava tinowana tariro, ezvo rutendo rwedu rwunobva rwasimbiswa, zvekuti tinogona kutaura muzita raJesu nemiti chaiyo ichititeerera, kana makomo, kana masai-sai egungwa.
7 Zvakadaro, Ishe Mtyari akatiratidza kusasimba kwedu tive tinoziva kuti inzira yenyasha dzake, nekuzvideredza kwake kukuru kuvana vevanhu, inoita kuti tive nesimba rekuita zvinhu izvi.
8 Tarisai, mabasa aIshe makuru ezvo anoshamisa. Kudzama kwekushamisa kwake hakutsvakwe tikakuwana; ezvo hazviitike kuti vanhu vazive dzese nzira dzake. Hakuna munhu anoziva nezvenzira dzake kunze kwekunge atozvizururirwa; nokudaro, hama, musashore zvamunozururirwa naMwari.
9 Nokuti tarisai, nesimba reshoko rake munhu akauya panyika, nyika iri yakasikwa nesimba reshoko rake. Nokudaro, kana Mtyari akangotaura chete nyika ikabva yavepo, ezvo akataura munhu akabva asikwa, Ko zvino, angatadze here kutama nyika, kana mabasa emaoko ake pamusoro penyika, maererano nezvaanenge achida zvinomufadza?
10 Nokudaro, hama, musatsvake kuraira Ishe, asi kuti imi murairwe naye. Nokuti tarisai, imi pachenyu munoziva kuti anoraira zviri muuchenjeri, ezvo mukururama, nemutsitsi huru, mumabasa ake ose.
11 Nokudaro, hama dzinodiwa,
dzokerai kwaari nerudzikinuro rwaKristu, Mwanakomana Wake Akaberekwa Mumwechete, ezvo zvimwe mungawane kumuka kuvakafa, maererano nesimba rekumuka kuvakafa riri munaKristu, ezvo mugopiwa naKristu kuna Mwari semichero yekutanga, muine rutendo, ezvo muine tariro yakanaka yekubwinya kwake asati azviratidza pachake munyama.
12 Ezvo zvino, vadiwa, musashamiswe kuti ndiri kukutaurirai zvinhu izvi; ko tingaregererei kutaura nezverudzikinuro rwaKristu, nokuti tiwane ruzivo rwezvake rwuzere, zvimwechete nokuti tiwane ruzivo rwekumuka kuvakafa nerwenyika ichauya?
13 Tarisai, hama dzangu, uyo anoporofita, ngaaporofite zvinonzwisiswa nevanhu; nokuti Mweya unotaura chokwadi ezvo haunyepe. Nokudaro, unotaura zvinhu sezvazviri chaizvo, nezvazvichazove chaizvo; nokudaro, zvinhu izvi tinozviratidzwa pachena, kuti mweya yedu iwane ruponiso. Asi tarisai, hatizisu tega vapupuri vezvinhu izvi; nokuti Mtyari akazvitaurawo kuvaporofita vakare.
14 Asi tarisai, maJudha vaive vanhu vakaoma mitsipa; ezvo vaishora mazwi akareruka, ezvo vakauraya vaporofita, ezvo vakatsvaka zvinhu zvavakanga vasinganzwisise. Nokudaro, nenzira yeupofu hwavo, upofu hwakakonzerwa nekutarisa mberi kwechinangwa, vanofanira kupunzika; nokuti Mtyari akabvisa kuisa kwake zvinhu
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pachena, ezvo akavapa zvinhu zvizhinji zvavasinganzwisise, nokuti ndizvo zvavaida. Ezvo nokuti vaizvida Mwari akazviita, kuti vapunzike.
15 Ezvo zvino ini, Jakobho, ndiri kutungamirwa neMweya kuti ndiporofite; nokuti ndiri kuora nokushanda kweMweya uri mandiri, kuti nekupunzika kwemaJudha vacharamba dombo pavange vachazovakira ezvo vova nehwaro hwakasimba.
16 Asi tarisai, maererano nemagwaro, dombo iri richave iro guru, ezvo rokupedzisira, ezvo rigove iro chete rinoita hwaro, pangavakirwe nemaJudha.
17 Ezvo zvino, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, zvingaitike sei kuti ivava, mushure mekunge varamba hwaro hwechokwadi, vangazovaka zvakare pahuri, dombo iroro rikazove musimboti wehwaro hwaro?
18 Tarisai, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, tichakududzirai chishamiso ichi; kana ndikasadaro, nechimwewo chikonzero, ndazunzwa pakusimba kwangu muMweya, ezvo ndikapunzika nenzira yekusadzikana kwangu pamusoro penyu.
CHITSAUKO 5
Jakobho anotaura mazwi aZenosi akafanana nerungano rwemuti wemuorivi wekudyarwa nemuorivi wemusango-Vakafanana nemaIsiraeri nevaHedheni-Kupararira kwalsiraeri nokuzounganidzwa kwake kunotariszua-MaNefi
nemaRamani vemba yese yalsiraeri zvinotaurwa-VaHedheni vachabatanidzwa nalsiraeri-Gare-gare bindu remidzamviringa richapiswa. Zvingangove makore 544 kusvika ku421 Kristu asati aberekwa.
TARISAI, hama dzangu, hamuchayeuka here kuti makamboverenga mazwi emuporofita Zenosi, aakataura kuvanhu vemba yalsiraeri, achiti:
2 Tererai, imi vemba yalsiraeri, ezvo munzwe mazwi angu, ini muporofita waShe.
3 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe anoti, Ndichakufananidzai,uni vemba yalsiraeri, nemuti wemuorivi wekudyarwa nemunhu, wakasimwa ukadiridzwa nemunhu mubindu remidzamviringa rake; wakakura, ukave hunde, ezvo ukatangisa nekuora.
4 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti muridzi webindu remidzamviringa akanotarisa miti yake, ezvo akaona kuti muti wake wemuorivi wakange watangisa kuora; ezvo ndokubva ati: Ndichaudimuriradimurira, ezvo ndoutimbira, ndoisa mupfudze, kuti zvimwe utungire ezvo uite mapazi matsva, kuti usafe.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akaudimurira, akautimbira, akauisa mupfudze sekutaura kwake. 6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure memazuva akati muti uye wakatanga kutungira zvishoma-shoma, mapazi matsva; asi tarisai, pamusoro pakatangisa kuora.
7 Zve zvakaitika kuti muridzi webindu akazviona, akati ku-
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muranda wake: Zvinondisuwisa kuti ndirasikirwe nemuti uyu; nokudaro, enda unotora mapazi emuorivi wemusango, uuye nawo pano pandiri; ezvo tobvisa mapazi ayo ari kutanga kuoma, toakanda mumoto kuti atsve.
8 Ezvo tarisai, anodaro Ishe webindu, ndinotora mapazi madiki aya, ezvo ndoasunganidza zvandinenge ndafunga; hazvinei kana dai zvakaitika kuti mudzi wemuti uyu ufe, ndingakwanise kuzvichengetera muchero wacho pachangu; nokudaro ndichatora mapazi matsva aya, ndoasunganidza zvandinoda.
9 Tora mapazi emuorivi wemusango, moapinzanisa, pabviswa mapazi paye; ezvo aya andabvisa ndichaakanda muchoto ndoapisa, kuti asakanganise bindu rangu.
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti muranda waIshe webindu remidzamviringa akaita sekutaurirwa kwaakange aitwa naIshe webindu remidzamviringa, ndokubva apinzanisa nemapazi emuorivi wemusango.
11 Ezvo Ishe webindu remidzamviringa akaita kuti bindu ritimbirwe, nekudimburirwa, nokuiswa mupfudze, achiti kumuranda wake: Zvinondisuwisa kuti ndirasikirwe nemuti uyu; nokudaro, ndati zvimwe ndingouponisa muti uyu midzi ikaramba iri minyoro kuti isafe, kuti ndizvichengetedze, saka ndaita zvandaita izvi.
12 Nokudaro, endai kwamuri kuenda; tarisisai muti, mouisa mupfudze, muchitevedza mazwi angu.
13 Ezvo iyi ndichaiisa mukatikati mebindu rangu, pese pandinokwanisa, hazvinei kwamuri; ezvo ndinozviita izvi kuti tigochengetedza mapazi chaiwo emuti uyu; ezvo nokutiwo, ndichengetedze michero kuitira ramangwana; kwandiri, nokuti zvinondisuwisa kuti ndirasikirwe nemuti uyu nemichero yacho.
14 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu remidzamviringa akaenda, ndokuviga ese mapazi chaiwo emudzamviringa mukati-kati mebindu, aya mune ino nzvimbo ayo mune iyo, sezvaainge ada sekumufadza kwazvaiita.
15 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure menguva refu, Ishe webindu remidzamviringa akati kumuranda wake: Uya, tiende kubindu, tinoshandamo.
16 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu, nemuranda wake, vakadzika mebindu kundoshanda. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti muranda akati kuna tenzi wake: Tarisai, onai kuno; tarisai muti.
17 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu akatarisa akaona muti uye wakange wapinzanipiswa nemapazi emuorivi wemusango; mapazi aya akaona abata akatungira akatanga kubereka michero. Ezvo akaona kuti wakanaka; ezvo akaona kuti muchero wacho wakafanana nemuchero wepo chaiwo.
18 Ezvo akati kumuranda wake: Tarisa, mapazi emuti uyu atora unyoro hwemidzi yacho, ezvo midzi yacho akaita kuti muti usimbe; nenzira yesimba
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remidzi mapazi agashira simba rekubereka michero. Zvino, dai takange tisina kupinzanisa mapazi aya, muti uyu ungadai wakafa. Ezvo zvino, tarisa, ndichachengetedza michero yakawanda kwazvo, iyo yaberekwa nemuti uyu; ezvo michero iyi ndichaichengetedza kuitira ramangwana, kuti ndigoidya ini.
19 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu akati kumuranda: Uya tiende kuzasi-zasi kwebindu reminzaviringa, ezvo tarisa kana mapazi chaiwo emuti epo asina kuberekawo michero yakawanda, yekuti ndichangetedze kuitira mune ramangwana, ini pachangu.
20 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakaenda kwakange kwavigwa mapazi chaiwo emuti natenzi, ezvo akati kumuranda: Tarfsa izvi; akatarisa wekutanga akaona kuti wakange wabereka zvikuru; ezvo akaonawo kuti wakanaka. Ezvo akati kumuranda: Tanha muchero, ugouchengetedza kuitira ramanangwana, kuti ndizvichengetedzere ini, nokuti tarisa, akadaro, ndakausakurira nguva huru yese iyi, nokudaro wabereka michero yakawanda.
21 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti muranda akati kuna tenzi wake: Ko makauya sei kuno kuzodyara muti uyu, kana kuti bazi remuti uyu? Nokuti tarisai, pauri muti uyu ndipo pakange painevhu rakaipisisa mubindu renyu rese.
22 Ezvo Ishe webindu akati kwaari: Usandiraire; ndaizviziva kuti ndipo panevhu rakaipa; nokudaro, ndakati kwaari,
ndakaurera kwenguva yese iyi, ezvo iwe ukaona kuti wabereka michero yakawanda kwazvo.
23 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu akati kumuranda wake: Tarisa kuno; tarisa ndadyara rimwe bazi remuti zvakare; ezvo iwe unozviziva kuti pano pakanga pasina ivhu rakanaka serepakutanga. Asi, tarisa muti wacho. Ndakaurera kwenguva, ezvo zvino wakabereka michero yakawanda; saka, iunganidzei, moichengetedzera kuitira ramangwana, kuti ini ndigozvichengetedzerawoini.
24 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu remindzamviringa akati zvakare kumuranda wake: Tariw kuno, ezvo uone rimwe baziwo, randakasima; tarisa kuti ndakarichengetedza ndikaripa zvese zvinodiwa, ezvo rikabereka michero.
25 Ezvo akati kumuranda: Tarisa kuno uone rekupedzisira. Tarisai, iri ndakaridyara panevhu rakanaka; ezvo ndikarichengetedza kwenguva refu, asi mapazi mashoma-shoma ndiwo akabereka, ezvo mamwe mapazi akabereka michero seye musango; tarisa, muti uyu ndakauchengetedza sezvandakaita mimwe yese.
26 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu akati kumuranda: Tema mapazi ese asina kubereka michero yakanaka, woakanda mumoto.
27 Asi tarisai, muranda akati kwaari: Ngatiudimurire, tigoutimbira, ezvo tigouisa mupfudze kwenguva yakati, kuti zvimwe ungakuberekerei michero
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yakanaka, kuti mugoichengetedza mune ramangwana.
28 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu remidzamviringa nemuranda waShe webindu remidzamviringa vakaisa mupfudze pamiti yese yemubindu remidzamviringa.
29 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure menguva huru, Ishe webindu akati kumuranda wake: Uya, tidzike mubindu, kuti tinoshanda zvakare mubindu. Nokuti tarisa, nguva iri kusvika, nokupera kwasvika; nokudaro, ndakafanira kuchengetedzera muchero kuitira ramangwana, ini pachangu.
30 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu remidzamviringa nemuranda vakaenda kubindu remudzamvirigna; ndokusvika pamuti uya une mapazi awo chaiwo akapazurwa, ezvo ukagopinzaniswa nemapazi emuti wemusango; ezvo tarisai pasi pemuti pakange pazere michero yakasiyana-siyana.
31 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu remidzamviringa akaraira muchero, yese nemarudzi ayo. Ezvo Ishe webindu akati: Tarisa, kwenguva huru tange tichichengetedza muti uyu, ezvo ndakapfimbika michero mizhinjikwazvo.
32 Asi tarisa, nguva ino wakabereka michero yakawanda, ezvo yese hapana yakanaka. Ezvo tarisa, kune marudzi akawanda emichero yakaipa; ezvo hapana zvazvinondipa, kana dai takashanda zvikuru; ezvo zvino zvinondisuwisa kwazvo kuti ndirasikirwe nemuti uyu.
33 Ezvo Ishe webindu akati kumuranda: Muti uyu touita sei, kuti undipe zvakare michero yekupfimbika?
34 Ezvo muranda akati kuna tenzi wake: Tarisai, nenzira yekuchekera mapazi emudzamviringa wemusango apa kudya kumidzi, saka mipenyu ezvo haina kufa; nokudaro munoona kuti yakanaka.
35 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu akataura kumuranda wake: Muti uyu hauna chaunondipa, ezvo kana midzi yacho haina chainondiyamura kana ichiita kuti muti uite michero yakaipa.
36 Zvisinei, ndinoziva kuti midzi yakanaka, ezvo nokudaro ndaichengetedza kuti ndigozoishandisa ini; ezvo nenzira yesimba riri mairi yakabereka michero yakanaka, kubva kumapazi emiti yemusango.
37 Asi tarisai, mapazi emusango aya akura akakunda midzi; ezvo nenzira yekuti mapazi emusango akunda midzi abereka michero yakaipa yakawanda; ezvo nenzira yekuti yabereka michero yakawanda yakaipa saka uchiona wave kutangisa kufa; ezvo uchatanga kuibva, kuti ukandwe mumoto, kunze kwekunge tatowana zvinoita kuti uchengeteke.
38 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu akati kumuranda wake: Handei kuzasi-zasi kwebindu remidzamviringa, ezvo tinotarisa kuti mapazi awo chaiwo aita michero yakaipawo here.
39 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakaenda mukati-kati mebindu. Ezvo
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zvakaitika kuti vakaona kuti michero yemiti yepo chaiyo yakanga yaora naiyowo; hongu, wekutanga, wechipiri, newekugumisira; yese yakange yakaora.
40 Ezvo michero yemuti wemusango wekupedzisira wakange wakurira rutivi rwuya rwemuti rwaiunza michero yakanaka, zvekuti bazi rakanga raoma rikafa.
41 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu akachema, akati kumuranda. Ko chii zvakare chandingadai ndakaita mubindu rangu?
42 Tarisa, ndakaziva kuti yese michero yemubindu, kunze kweuno chete, yakange yaora. Ezvo zvino, kana iyiwo yaichimbobereka michero yakanaka zvino naiyowo yave kuora; ezvo zvino yese miti iri mubindu rangu haina basa kunze kwekuti itemwe ikandwe mumoto.
43 Ezvo tarisai uyu wekupedzisira, une bazi rakasvava, ndakausima pane vhu rakanaka; hongu, pane nzvimbo yandaida kwazvo yakanaka kupfuura dzose dzimwe nzvimbo dzebindu rangu.
44 Ezvo unoonawo kuti kana zvimwe zvaida kukanganisa nzvimbo ino ndakazvitema, kuti ndidyare muti uyu munzvimbo iyoyo.
45 Ezvo ukaonawo kuti rumwe rutivi rwakaburitsa michero yakanaka, ezvo rimwe divi rikaunza michero yemusango, ezvo nokuti handina kubvisa mapazi nokuakanda muchoto, tarisa, akurira mapazi akanaka zvekuti atooma.
46 Ezvo zvino, tarisa, kana zvakadaro kuchengetedza kwese kwatakaita bindu remidzamviringa rangu, miti yacho yaora, zvinoita kuti isabereke michero yakanaka; ezvo iyoyi ndakange ndavimba kuichengetedza, kuti ichabereka ikaita michero, yandaizochengetedza. Asi, tarisa, aita yemusango semiti yemuorivi, ezvo haina zvainoyamura kunze kwekutemwa ezvo yokandwa mumoto; ezvo zvinondisuwisa kuti ndirasikirwe nayo.
47 Asi chii chandaiita zvemubindu rangu iri? Ndakange ndoita usimbe, ndisingariise mupfudze here? Kwete, ndakanga ndichiriisa mupfudze, ezvo ndikaritimbira, ezvo ndikaikwanhurira, ezvo ndikaisa mupfudze; ezvo ndikatambanudza ruoko rwangu muswere wese, ezvo kuguma kuri kuswedera pedyo. Ezvo zvinondisuwisa kuti nditeme miti yose yemubindu rangu, ezvo ndigoikanda mumoto kuti itsve. Ko ndianiko apinza honye mubindu rangu?
48 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti muranda akati kuna tenzi wake: Hakuzi kukura kwebindu renyu here-haazi mapazi akakurira midzi yakanaka? Ezvo nenzira yokuti mapazi akakurira midzi, tarisai akakura kupfuura simba remidzi, ndokutora simba rese iwo. Tarisai, ndinoti, hachizicho chikonzero here chaiita kuti miti yenyu yose iore?
49 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu remidzamviringa akati kumuranda: Handei tinotema miti iri mubindu remidzamvi-
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ringa tigoikanda mumoto, kuti isaipise bindu rangu remidzamviringa, nokuti handina chandisina kuita. Chimwe chii chandaifanira kuitira bindu rangu remidzamviringa?
50 Asi, tarisai, muranda akadaro kuna Ishe webindu reminzaviringa: Dai mamboirega kwechinguva chakati.
51 Ezvo Ishe akati: Hongu, ndichairega kwechinguva, nokuti zvinondisuwisa kuti ndirasikirwe nemiti yemubindu rangu reminzaviringa.
52 Nokudaro, ngatitorei mapazi emiti iyo yandakasima kuzasi-zasi kwebindu remudzamviringa, ezvo toipinzanisa nemapazi emuti watakaatora; ezvo pamuti uyu totanha michero inonyanya kuvava, topinzanisa pamuti nemapazi emuti wepo chaiwo.
53 Ezvo izvi ndinozviita kuti muti usafe, kuti, zvimwe, ndingaponese midzi yacho kuti ndigoishandisa zvandinoda.
54 Ezvo, tarisa, midzi yemapazi chaiwo andakasima pese-pese pandaikwanisa ichiri mipenyu; nokudaro, kuti ndichengetedze kuti igozondishandira, ndichatora mapazi emuti uno, ezvo ndoapinzanisa nawo. Hnngu, ndichaapinzanisa nemapazi ezimai rawo, kuti ndichengetedze midzi igondiitira basa, kuti zvimwe kana yanyatsobata ingazondiberekera michero yakanaka, ezvo zvimwe ndingazofadzwa nemichero yebindu rangu remidzamviringa.
55 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakatora kubva pamuti chaiwo,
ndokupinzanisa nemiti yepo chaiyo, yakange naiyowo yapanduka.
56 Ezvo vakatorawo miti yepo chaiyo yakange yapanduka, vakaipinzanisa nezimai racho. 57 Ezvo Ishe webindu remidzamviringa akati kumuranda: Usabvise mapazi emusango pamiti, kunze kwekunge ari anoita michero inovava zvakanyanya; ezvo mairi muchaipinzanisa maererano nezvandakataura. 58 Ezvo tichapa kudya zvakare miti yemubindu, ezvo tichachekerera mapazi acho; ezvo tichakwanhura kubva pamuti ayo mapazi aibva, akafanira kufa, ezvo toakanda mumoto.
59 Ezvo izvi ndinozviita kuti, zvimwe, midzi yacho ingawane simba nenzira yekunaka kwayo; nenzira yekupindurwa kwemapazi, kuti zvakanaka zvikunde zvakaipa.
60 Ezvo nenzira yekuti ndachengetedza mapazi epo chaiwo nemidzi yacho, ezvo ndikaapinzanisa mapazi epo chaiwo zvakare kuzimai racho, ezvo ndikachengetedza midzi yezimai rawo, kuti, zvimwe, miti yemubindu rangu ingabereke zvakare michero yakanaka; nokuti ndifare zvakare nemichero yemubindu rangu, ezvo, zvimwe, ndingazofara chaiwo kuti ndakachengetedza midzi nemapazi emichero yekutanga
61 Nokudaro, enda, udaidze varanda, kuti tishande nesimba mubindu remidzamviringa, kuti tigadzire nzira, yekuti tiunze zvakare muchero wepo chaiwo, muchero wepo chaiwo wakana-
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ka ezvo uri unokosha kupfuura mimwe michero yose.
62 Nokudaro, handei tinoshanda nesimba redu rese kekupedzisira, nokuti tarisa nguva yave kusvika, ezvo ino nnguva yekupedzisira yekuti ndikwanhurire bindu rangu.
63 Pinzanisai mapazi; tangai kune ekupedzisira kuti agove ekutanga, nokutiwo ekutanga agove ekupedzisira, ezvo mugotimbira miti, mikuru nemidiki, yekutanga neye kupedzisira; yekupedzisira neyekutanga, kuti yese igopiwa kudya zvakare kwenguva yekupedzisira.
64 Nokudaro, itimbirei, ezvo moikwanhurira, ezvo moiisa mupfudze zvakare, kekupedzisira, nokuti magumo ave kusebera pedyo. Ezvo zvikaitika kuti iyi miti yapinzaniswa kekupedzisira ikure, ezvo igobereka michero chaiyo yepo, zvino muchagadzira nzira yayo, yekuti ikure.
65 Ezvo kana otanga kukura munenge muchibvisa nhungira dzese dzinoita kuti muchero uvave, maererano nesimba reakanaka nekukura kwawo; ezvo iwo akaipa acho hamuabvise ese nguva imwechete, nokuti mumwe musi midzi ingakurire mapazi apinzaniswa, ezvo mapazi acho angafe, ezvo ndikarasikirwa nemiti yemubindu rangu remidzamviringa.
66 Nokuti zvinondisuwisa kuti ndirasikirwe nemiti yemubindu rangu remidzamviringa; nokudaro muchabvisa yakaipa maererano nokukura kunenge kuchiita yakanaka, kuti midzi
nemuti zvive nesimba rakafanana, kudakara yakanaka yakunda yakaipa, ezvo yakaipa yatemwa yakandwa mumoto, kuti isaipise ivhu rebindu rem_idzamviringa yangu; ezvo ndobva ndatsvaira miti yakaipa mubindu rangu reminzabviringa.
67 Ezvo mapazi emuti chaiwo wepo ndichaapinzanisa zvakare nemuti wepo chaiwo;
68 Ezvo mapazi emuti chaiwo wepo ndichaapinzanisa nemapazi epo; ezvo ndokuapinzanisa pamwechete kwandichaita zvakare, kuti igobereka michero chaiyo yepo, ezvo ichave chinhu chimwechete.
69 Ezvo yakaipa icharaswa, hongu, kana kutoibvisa mubindu rangu chose; nokuti tarisai, ndichadimurira miti yangu kamwechete kano chete.
70 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu remidzamviringa akatuma muranda wake; ezvo muranda akaenda akaita zvaakanga audzwa naShe wake, ezvo ndokuunza vamwe varanda; vakange vari vashoma.
71 Ezvo Ishe webindu remudzamviringa akati kwavari: Endai, munoshanda mubindu, nesimba renyu. Nokuti tarisai, ndiyo nguva yekupedzisira yandichapa kudya bindu rangu; nokuti magumo ave pedyo, ezvo mwaka uri kusvika; ezvo mukashanda nesimba renyu neni muchafadzwa nemuchero yandichazvichengetedzera munguva iri pedyo kudya.
72 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti varanda vakaenda vakanoshanda
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nesimba ravo; ezvo Ishe webindu naiyewo akashanda navo; ezvo vakateerera mirau yaShe webindu mune zvinhu zvese.
73 Ezvo mubindu makatanga kuita michero yemo chaiyo zvakare; ezvo mapazi epo chaiwo akatanga kukura zvakanaka chaiwo; ezvo nhungirwa dzakatanga kubviswa ezvo dzikaraswa; ezvo vakachengetedza midzi nemuti zvakafanana, mukusimba kwazvo.
74 Ezvo ndiko kushanda kwavakaita, nesimba ravo rose, sekutaura kwakange kwaita Ishe webindu remidzamviringa, kusvika yese yakaipa yaraswa kunze kwebindu, ezvo Ishe azvichengetera muchero wepo, zvekuti miti iyi yakange yave michero wacho chaiwo zvakare. Ezvo zvikave sechinhu chimwechete; ezvo michero yakanga yakaenzana; ezvo Ishe webindu, akanga azvichengetera muchero chaiwo, uyo wakange wakakosha chaiwo kwaari kubvira pakutanga.
75 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe webindu paakaona kuti michero yake yakange yakanaka, nokutiwo bindu yake ~akange risisina miti yakaora, akadaidza varanda yake, akati kwavari: Tarisai, kwenguva yekupedzisira tadiridza bindu rangu rino; ezvo maona kuti ndaita sekuda kwangu; ezvo ndikachengetedza muchero wepo chaiwo, uri wakanaka, sezvawakanga wakaita pakutanga. Ezvo imi makaropafadzwa; nokuti mange muchishanda neni zvine simba mubindu rangu mudzamviringa, ezvo
muchichengeta mirau yangu, ezvo makauya kwandiri nemuchero wepo chaiwo zvakare, bindu rangu harisisina miti yakaora, ezvo yakaipa yakakandwa kunze, tarisai muchawana mufaro neni nenzira yemuchero webindu rangu remidzamviringa.
76 Nokuti tarisai, kwenguva refu ndichachengetedza muchero wemubindu rangu kuitira ramangwana, iyo iri kusvika nokukurumidza; ezvo ndakadiridza bindu rangu kwenguva yekupedzisira, nekuidimburira, nokuiisa mupfudze, nokuitimbira-timbira; nokudaro ndichazvichengetedzera muchero wangu, kwenguva refu, maererano nezvandakataura.
77 Ezvo kana nguva yasvika yekuti michero yakaipa yave zvakare mubindu rangu remudzamviringa, ipapo ndinobva ndati michero yakanaka nemichero yakaipa itanhwe; ezvo yakanaka ndinoichengetedza, ezvo yakaipa ndinoirasawo payo yega. Ipapo pobva pasvika nguva nokuguma; ezvo ndinobva ndaita kuti bindu rangu ripiswe nemoto.
CHITSAUKO 6
Ishe achadzora Isiraeri mumazuva ekupedzisira-Nyika inobva yapiswa nemoto-Vanhu vakafanira kutevera Kristu kuti vanzvenge nyanza yemoto nematombo akatsvuka moto. Zvingangove rnakore 544 kusvika ku421 Kyistu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino, tarisai, hama
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dzangu, sekutaura kwandakaita kwamuri kuti ndichaporofita, tarisai, ichi ndicho chiporofita changu-kuti zvinhu zvakataurwa nemuporofita uyu Zenosi, maererano nemba yaIsiraeri, achivafananidza nemuti wakasimwa wemuorivi, zvichaitika zvechokwadi.
2 Ezvo zuva raachatambanudza ruoko rwake zvakare kudzora vanhu vake, ndiro zuva, hongu, ingagove nguva yekupedzisira, yekuti varanda vaIshe vafambe vari musimba rake, kudiridza nekuchekerera bindu rake; ezvo mushure mezvo kuguma kunobva kwasvika.
3 Ezvo vakaropafadzwa sei vakashanda nesimba mubindu rake remidzamviringa; ezvo vakatukwa sei avo vacharasirwa munzvimbo dzavo! Ezvo nyika ichapiswa nemoto.
4 Ezvo Mwari wedu ane tsitsi nesu, nokuti anoyeuka imba yaIsiraeri, wese midzi nemapazi acho; ezvo anovatambanudzira maoko ake muswere wese; ezvo vanhu vakaoma mitsipa ezvo vanhu vane makuhwa; asi avo wese vasingaomese mwoyo yavo vachaponeswa muumambo hwaMwari.
5 Nokudaro, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ndinokunyengetedzai nemazwi akapfava kuti dai matendeuka, ezvo mouya muchiziva mumwoyo menyu, mobatirira kuna Mtyari sekubatirira kwaakaita kwamuri. Ezvo nguva inenge yakatambanudzirwa imi ruoko rwake rwetsitsi mukati mezuva, musaomese mwoyo yenyu.
6 Hongu, nhasi, kana mukanzwa izwi rake, musaomese mwoyo yenyu; ko munoda kufirei?
Nokuti tarisai, mushure mekunge mariritirwa neshoko raMwari muswere wese, mu nounza michero yakaipa here, zvinoita kuti mutemwe ezvo mukandwe mumoto?
8 Tarisai, mazwi aya mungaarambe here? Mungarambe here mazwi evaporofita; ezvo mungarambewo here ese mazwi akataurwa maererano naKristu, mushure mekunge vazhinji vataura pamusoro pake; ezvo mugoramba shoko rakanaka raKristu, nesimba raMwari, nechipo cheMweya Mutsvene, nokudzima Mweya Mutsvene, nokuita dambe kuronga kwerununuro, zvamakagadzirirwa?
9 Hamuzive here imi kuti mukaita zvinhu izwi, kuti simba rerununuro nerekumuka kuvakafa, riri munaKristu, zvinokuitai kuti mumire pamberi pechigaro chekutonga chaMwari nokunyara nokunzwa muine mhosva zvikuru?
10 Ezvo maererano nesimba rekuenzanisa, nokuti kuenzanisa hakungarambwe, munofanira kuenda kudziva remoto nemabwe akatsvuka nemoto, une rimi risingadzime, ezvo une utsi husingagume kukwira, dziva remoto iri nemabwe akatsvuka nemoto idambudziko risingapere.
11 Imika, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, tendeukai, ezvo mopinda nepakasuwo kakamanikidzana, ezvo moramba muchifamba
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nekamuswaswaira, dakara muwane upenyu husingaperi. 12 Imi chenjerai; chii chimwe chandingataure?
13 Kekupedzisira, ndinokuonekai, kudakara tasangana zvakare pamberi pechigaro chekutonga kwaMwari, icho chigaro chekutonga chinounza kutya nekuzeza kukuru kune vakaipa. Ameni.
CHITSAUKO 7
Sheremu anoramba Kristu, anokakavadzana najakobh~, anoda kuona chiratidzo, ezvo anobva arohzua naMwari-Vese vaporojita vakataura nezvaKristu nerudzikinuro rwake-VaNefi vaigara vachingombiririka, vakaberekerwa mukunetseka vachivengwa nemaRamani. Zvingangove makore 544 kusvika ku421 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino zvakaitika mushure kwemakore akati, mukati mevanhu vekwaNefi makauya murume, ainzi Sheremu.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akatangisa kuparidzira vanhu, ezvo achivataurira kuti hakufanirwe kunge kuina Kristu. Ezvo akaparidza zvinhu zvizhinji zvekunyengedza vanhu; ezvo izvi aizviita kuti auraye dzidziso yaKristu.
3 Ezvo akashanda nesimba kuti arasise mwoyo yevanhu, zvekuti akarasa vanhu vazhinji; ezvo iye nokuziva kuti ini, Jakobho, ndaive nerutendo munaKristu uyo akange achizouya, akatsvaga mukana wekuti auye kwandiri.
4 Ezvo akange ari munhu akadzidza, zvekuti akange aine ruzivo rwakakwana rwemutauro wevanhu; nokudaro, aikwanisa kushandisa mazwi akawanda ekunyengedza, ezvo aive mutauri chaiye, maererano nesimba radhiabhori.
5 Ezvo akange aine chifungidziro chekuti angandibvise parutendo, asinei nezvinhu zvizhinji zvandakanga ndazururirwa nezvinhu zvizhinji zvandakanga ndaona maererano nezvinhu izvi; nokuti chokwadi ndakange ndaona ngirozi, ezvo dzikandidzidzisa. Ezvowo, ndakanga ndanzwa izwi raIshe richitaura kwandiri iro pacharo, nguva nenguva; nokudaro, handaikwaniswa kuzungunutswa. 6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akauya kwandiri, ezvo nenzira iyi akataura neni, achiti: Hama Jakobho, ndatsvanga kwenguva kuti nditaure newe; nokuti ndakanzwa ezvo ndinozivawo kuti unofamba zvikuru, uchiparidza izvo zvaunoti iwe vhangeri, kana dzidziso yaKristu.
7 Ezvo wakwezva vazvinji vevanhu ava zvekuti vanyangadza nzira dzaMwari dzakanaka, ezvo havachatevedza murau waMosesi inove nzira kwayo; ezvo nokuita murau waMosesi uve unoshandiswa kunamata munhu aunoti achauya mazana emakore achauya. Ezvo zvino tarisa, ini, Sherernu, ndinoti kwauri uku kunyomba; nokuti hakuna munhu anoziva zvakadaro; nokuti haangataure zvichauya. Ezvo uku ndiko kukakavadzana kwaiita Sherernu neni.
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8 Asi tarisai, Ishe Mwari akafemera Mweya wake mumweya wangu, zvekuti ndakamunyadzisa mumazwi ake ese.
9 Ezvo ndakati kwaari: Unoramba here kuti kuna Kristu achauya? Ezvo akati: Dai kwaive naKristu, handaimuramba; asi ndinoziva kuti hakuna Krfstu, haana kumbenge ariko, haafe akavepo.
10 Ezvo ndikati kwaari: Unotenda magwaro here? Ezvo akati, Hongu.
11 Ezvo ndikati kwaari: Saka hauanzwisise; nokuti chokwadi anopupura nezvaKristu. Tarisa, ndinoti kwauri hakuna vaporofita vakambonyora, kana vakaporofita, vasina kutaura maererano nezvaKristu.
12 Ezvo izvi hazvizizvo chetendakazviisirwa pachena, nokuti ndakanzwa ndikaona; ezvo zvikaiswa pachena nesimba reMweya Mutsvene; nokudaro, ndinoziva kuti pakashaya rudzikinuro marudzi ese acharasika. 13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akati kwandiri: Ndipe chiratidzo kuburikidza nesimba reMweya Mutsvene uyu, unoita kuti uzive zvinhu zvakawanda zvese izvi. 14 Ezvo ndakati kwaari: Ndiri ani ini kuti ndiedze Mwarf kuti akupe chiratidzo muzvinhu zvaunoziva iwe kuti ndezvechokwadi? Asf unozviramba, nokuti uri wadhiabhori. Zvisinei, kwete kuti kuitwe kuda kwangu; asi kana Mwarf achifanira kukuranga, ngachive chiratidzo kwauri chekuti ane simba, zvese kudenga nepasi; zvakare, kuti Krfstu achauya.
Ezvo imi Ishe, itai kuda kwenyu, kwete kwangu.
15 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Jakobho, ndataura mazwi aya, simba raIshe rakamubata, zvekuti akawira pasi. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akachengetwa kwemazuva akati.
16 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akati kuvanhu: Unganai pamwechete mangwana, nokuti ndichafa, nokudaro, ndinoda kuti nditaure kuvanhu ndikati ndafa.
17 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ave mangwana vanhu vakaungana pamwechete; ezvo akataura zviri pachena kwavari akaramba zvinhu zvaakanga avadzidzisa, ezvo akapupura Krfstu, nesimba reMweya Mutsvene, nekuparidza kwengirozi.
18 Ezvo akataura pachena kwavari, kuti akange anyengedzwa nesimba radhiabhori. Ezvo akataura nezvegehena, nezvekusingaperi, nezvekurangwa kwekusingaperi.
19 Ezvo akati: Ndinotya kuti zvimwe ndaita chitema chisingaregererwe, nokuti ndakanyepa kuna Mwarf; nokuti ndakaramba Krfstu, ezvo ndikati ndinotenda magwaro; ezvo chokwadi anotaura nezvake. Ezvo nokuti ndanyepa kuna Mwarf ndiri kutya zvikuru kwazvo kuti zvimwe mhosva yangu yakaipa chaizvo; asi ndinoreurura kuna Mwarf.
20 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti paakanga ataura mazwi aya haana kuzogona kutaura zvimwe zve, akaburitsa mweya wake.
21 Ezvo gungano zvarakaona kuti akataura zvinhu izvi iye
JAKOSxo 7:22-27
ave pedyo nekufa, vakashamiswa zvikuru; zvekuti simba raMwari rakauya mavari, ezvo vakakurirwa vakawira pasi.
22 Zvino, chinhu ichi chakandifadza ini, Jakobho, nokuti ndakange ndachikumbira kuna Baba vari kudenga; nokuti vakange vanzwa kuchema kwangu vakapindura munamato wangu. 23 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti runyararo nerudo rwaMwari zvakadzorerwa zvakare mukati mevanhu; ezvo vakanzvera magwaro, ezvo vakasateerera zvakare mazwi emurume akaipa uyu.
24 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti kune zvinhu zvizhinji zvakaitwa kuti maRamani adzorerwe mukuti vazive chokwadi; asi zvese zvakaramba, nokuti vaifadzwa nehondo nekudeura ropa, ezvo vakange vaine kutivenga kusingaperi, isu hama dzavo. Ezvo vakatsvaka kutiparadza nguva dzose nezvombo zvavo.
25 Nokudaro, vanhu vekwaNefi vakazvidzivirira nezvombo zvavo, nesimba ravo rose, vachivimba naMwari dombo reruponiso rwavo; nokudaro, vakave vakundi, vakakunda vavengi vavo.
26 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ini, Jakobho, ndakatanga kukwegura;
ezvo zvinyorwa zvevanhu ava sezvo zvichichengeterwa pamahwendefa mamwe aNefi, nokudaro, ndinopedzisa chinyorwa ichi, ndichitaura kuti ndanyora zvandakwanisa maererano nokuziva kwangu, ndichiti nguva yedu yakapfuura, neupenyu hweduwo hwakapfuura sekunge kwaive kurota, sezvo tiri vanhu vari vega ezvo sevanhu vekunamata, vambiririki, takabviswa muJerusaremu, tikaberekerwa mumatambudziko, murenje, ezvo tichivengwa nehama dzedu, zvakakonzera hondo negakava; nokudaro, takachema mazuva edu.
27 Ezvo, ini, Jaknbho, ndakaona kuti ndave pedyo kuti ndiende kuguva rangu; nokudaro, ndakati kumwana wangu Enoshi: Tora mahwendefa aya. Ezvo ndokumuraira zvinhu zvandakanga ndaudzwa nemukoma wangu Nefi, ezvo akavimbisa kuti achateerera mirau yacho. Ezvo ndinopedzisa kunyora kwangu pamahwendefa aya, kunyora kwacho kuri kwange kuri kudiki; ezvo kumuverengi ndinooneka, ndichivimba kuti hama dzangu zhinji dzichaverenga mazwi angu. Hama dzangu, chisarai.
BHUKU RAENOSHI
Enoshi anonamata nesimba zvekuti anobva aregererwa zvivi zvakeIzwi ralshe rinouya mupfungwa
dzake, richimuvimbisa ruponeso rwemaRamani muzuva richauyaMaNefi anoedza kudzosa maRamani
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-Enoshi anofara noMununuri wake. Zvingangove makore 420 Kristu asati aberekwa.
TARIRAI zvakaitika kuti ini, EnosM, ndichiziva baba yangu kuti akanga ari munhu akarurama-nokuti akandidzidzisa nerurimi rwake, nomukufundisa nekuraira kwaIshe-zita raMwari wangu ngariropafadzwe pamusoro pazvo
2 Zye ndichakutaurirai dambudziko randakava naro pamberi paMwari, ndisati ndagamuchira kukanganwirwa kwezvivi wangu.
3 Tarirai, ndakaenda kunovhima mhuka mumasango; ezvo mazwi andaichinzwa baba yangu vachitaura nguva dzose pamusana poupenyu husingaperi, nomufaro wavatendi, zvakadzika zvikuru mumwoyo mangu. 4 Zve mweya wangu wakaita nzara; ndakapfugama pamberi poMusiki wangu, ndikachema kwaari mumunamato mukuru ndichikumbirira mweya wangu; zuva rose ndakachema kwaari; hongu, apo usiku hwakauya ndakasimudza izwi yangu pamusoro zvokuti rakasvika kumatenga.
5 Zve kwakauya izwi kwandiri richiti: EnosM, zvivi zvako zvaregererwa, zve ucharopafadzwa. 6 Zve ini, EnosM, ndakaziva kuti Mtyari haanganyepi, nokudaro, mhosva yangu yakabviswa.
Ezvo ndakati: Ishe, zvinoitwa sei?
8 Zve akati kwandiri: Nokuda kwokutenda kwako munaKristu, uyo wausati wanzwa kana
kuona. Zve, makore akawanda achapfuura asati azviratidza pachake panyama; naizvozvo, enda, kutenda kwako kwakuchenesa.
9 Zve zvakaitika kuti pandakanga ndanzwa mazwi aya ndakatangisa kunzwa shungu pamusoro pemagariro ehama dzangu, maNefi; naizvozvo, ndakadurura mweya wangu wose kuna Mwari pamusana pavo.
10 Zve ndichitambudzika kudai mumweya, tarirai, izwi raIshe rakauya mupfungwa mangu zvakare, richiti: Ndichashanyira hama dzako maererano nokuchengeta kwavo kwakasimba mitemo yangu. Ndakavapa nyika ino, zve inyika tsvene; handizoituka kunze kwokunge vave kutadza; saka, ndichashanyira hama dzako maererano sokutaura kwandaita; kutadza kwavo ndichakuunza nokusuwa pamisoro yavo.
11 Zve shure kwokunge ini, EnosM, ndanzwa mazwi aya, kutenda kwangu kwakatanga kusazungunutswa munaIshe; Zve ndikanamata kwaari kwenguva ndefu ndichitambudzikira hama dzangu, maRamani. 12 Zve zvakaitika kuti shure kwokunge ndanamata ezvo ndashanda nesimba rose, Ishe akati kwandiri: Ndichakupa wose zvaunoda, maererano nokutenda kwako.
13 Zve zvino tarirai, izwi ndizvo zvandaida kwaari-kana zvikaitika, kuti vanhu yangu, maNefi, vawira mukutadza, zvichiita kuti vaparadzwe, ezvo maRamani asina kuparadzwa,
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kuti Ishe Mwari achengetedze zvinyorwa zvavanhu vanhu, maNefi; kana zvikava kuti nesimba roruoko rwake rwutsvene, kuti zvizounzwa zvakare mumazuva achatevera kumaRamani, kuti, zvimwe, vangaunzwe paruponiso
14 Nokuti kwazvino kurwisa kwedu kwanga kusingayamure kuti tivadzorere mukutenda kwechokwadi. Zve vakapika mukushatirwa kwavo vachiti, kana zvaikwanisika, vaizotiparadza pamwe nezvinyorwa zvedu, uye netsika dzose dzamadzibaba edu.
15 Saka, ini nokuziva kuti Ishe Mtyari aikwanisa kuchengetedza zvinyorwa zvedu, ndakaramba ndichichema kwaari, nokuti akanga ati kwandiri: Chinhu chose chaunokumbira mukutenda, uchidaira kuti uchachigamuchira muzita raKristu, uchachigamuchira.
16 Zve ndaive nokutenda, ndakachema kuna Mtyari kuti achengetedze zvinyorwa; akaita chibvumirano neni kuti aizozviunza kumaRamani munguva yake.
17 Zve ini, Enoshi, ndakaziva kuti zvaizova sechibvumirano chaakanga aita; naizvozvo mweya wangu wakazorora.
18 Zve Ishe akati kwandiri: Madzibaba ako akati anodawo Chinhu ichi; zvichaitika kwavari maererano nekutenda kwavo, nokuti kutenda kwavo kwakaita sokwako.
19 Zve zvakaitika kuti ini, EnosM, ndakafamba muvanhu vaNefi, ndichiporofita pazvinhu
zvichauya, ndichipupura pamusana pezvinhu zvandakanzwa nezvandakanga ndaona.
20 Zve ndinopupura kuti vanhu vaNefi vakatsvaga nesimba kudzosera maRamani pakutenda zvechokwadi kuna Mtyari. Asi takashandira pasina; ruvengo ~wavo rwakanga rwakakura, uye vakatungamirirwa nemweya yakaipa zvekuti vakaita semhuka dzesango, nokutyisa, vakave vanhu vane nyota yeropa, vazere nokukudza zvifananidzo nokuipa; vachidya mhuka dzinodya nyama; vachigara mumatende, vachifamba-famba murenje nekanhembe kaduku kakasungirwa muchiuno nemisoro yakagerwa; kuziva kwavo kwakanga kuri muuta, nemumunondo, nedemo. Zve vazhinji vavo hapana chavaidya kunze kwenyama mbishi; uye vaigara vachitsvaka kutiparadza. 21 Zve zvakaitika kuti vanhu vaNefi vakarima, vakakudza zvirimwa zvose zvakasiyana, nemichero, nematanga ezvipfuyo, nematanga emarudzi ose emombe, nembudzi, nembudzi dzomusango, uye namahachi akawanda.
22 Zve pakanga pane vaporofita vakawanda pakati pedu. Uye vanhu ava vakanga vakaoma mitsipa vasinganzwisisi.
23 Zve hapana chakanga chiripo kunze kwehasha dzakapfuuridza, kuparidza nokuporofita zvehondo, nokupesana, nokuparadza, nekugara vachiyeuchidzwa nezverufu, nekugara kwekusingaperi, nekutonga nesimba raMwari, nezvinhu
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zvese izvi-zvaiita kuti vagare vachitya Ishe. Ndinoti hapana changa chisina kukwana pazvinhu izvi, kutaura kukuru kuri pachena, kunovachengetedza kuti vasakurumidzire kunoparadzwa. Ndiko kunyora kwandinoita pamusoro pavo.
24 Zve ndakaona hondo dzakanga dziri pakati pamaNefi namaRamani mumazuva angu. 25 Zve zvakaitika kuti ndakatanga kukwegura, makore zana namakumi manomwe ana makore mapfumbamwe akanga apfuura kubva baba vedu Rehi vabva Jerusaremu.
26 Zve ndakazviona kuti munguva shoma ndaifanira kuenda muguva, shure kwokunge nda
tunhwa nesimba raMwari kuti ndiparidze nokuporofita kuvanhu ava, nokutaura chokwadi chiri munaKristu. Ndava ndinozvitaura izvozvo mumazuva angu ose, uye ndinofara nazvo kupfuura zvenyika.
27 Zve zvino muchinguvana ndichaenda kunzvimbo yezororo rangu, kuMununuri wangu, nokuti ndinoziva kuti maari ndichazorora. Zve ndichafara musi uyo muviri unofa wapfeka muviri usingafe, uye ndichamira pamberi pake; zvino ndipo pandichaona chiso chake nokufara, achati kwandiri: Uya kwandiri, iwe wakaropafadzwa, une nzvimbo yawakagadzirirwa mumazimba raBaba wangu. Ameni.
BHUKU RAJAROMU
MaNefi anochengetedza murau waMosesi, vanotarisira kuuya kwaKristu, ezvo vanobudirira munyika -Vaporofita vazhinji vanoshanda zvakasimba kuchengetedza vanhu vari munzira yechokwadi. Zvingangove makore 399 kusvika ku361 Kristu asati aberekwa.
VINO tarisai, ini, Jaromu, Zndinonyora mazwi mashoma maererano nokurairwa kwandakaitwa nababa wangu, Enoshi, kuti nhorohondo yekuzvarwa kwedu ichengetedzwe.
2 Ezvo sezvo mahwendefa aya asara nzvimbo diki yekunyorwa, ezvo sezvo zvinhu izvi zviri kunyorwa kuti zvakanangana nokuti hama dzedu maRamani dzibatsirike, noku
daro, zvakafanira kuti ndinyore zvishoma; asi handizonyora zvinhu zvekuporofita kwangu, kana zvekuzururirwa kwangu. Nokuti chandichanyora chii chingapfuure zvakanyorwa nemadzibaba angu? Nokub havana kuburitsa pachena here hurongwa hweruponiso? Nthnoti kwamuri, Hongu; izvozvo zvakandikwanira.
3 Tarisai, zvakafanira kuti kushandwe zvikuru mukati mevanhu ava, nenzira yeukukutu hwemwoyo yavo, nekusanzwa kwenzeve dzavo, neupofu hwepfungwa dzavo, nekuoma kwemitsipa yavo; zvisinei, Mwari anovanzwira tsitsi zvikuru kwazvo ezvo haasati avatsvaira kubva pamusoro penyika.
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4 Ezvo kune vazhinji mukati medu vakazururirwa zvizhinji, nokuti havasi vese vane mitsipa yakaoma. Ezvo vese avo vasina kuomesa mitsipa vaive rutendo, vane kuwadzana neMweya Mutsvene, unozviratidza kuvana vevanhu, maererano nerutendo rwavo.
5 Ezvo zvino, tarirai, kwakange kwapfuura mazana maviri emakore, ezvo vanhu vekwaNefi vakange vawanda vakasimba munyika umu. Vakanga vachicherechedza nekuchengetedza murau waMosesi nezuva resabata vairi ita dzvene kuna Ishe. Ezvo vakange vasingashore; kana kutaura zvakaipa zvekunyomba. Ezvo mirau yenyika yakange yakaoma zvikuru.
6 Ezvo vakange vakati tekeshe nenyika yose, nemaRamaniwo zvakare. Ezvo vakanga vakawandisa kupfuura maNefi; ezvo vaifarira kuponda ezvo vachinwa ropa remhuka.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakauya kazhinji kuzotirwisa, isu maNefi. Asi madzimambo edu nevatungamiri vedu vaive varume vaive nerutendo rwukuru munaIshe; ezvo vakadzidzisa vanhu nzira dzaIshe; nokudaro, takamisidzana namaRamani ezvo tikavatsvaira tikavatandanisa munyika medu, tikatanga kuvakirira nekukomberedza maguta edu, kana nenzvimbo dzese dzenhaka yedu.
8 Ezvo takaberekana zvikuru, tikapararira pauso hwenyika yose, ezvo tikapfuma zvikuru neghoride, nesirivha, nemuzvinhu zvinokosha, nemukuveza
zvinhu zvemiti zvinoyevedza, mukuvaka, nemukugadzira michini, nemusimbi nemhangura, ndarira nesimbi tichiita zvinhu zvakasiyana-siyana zvekurimisa, nezvombo zvehondohongu, miseve ine misoro inopinza, nenhava, nemutsunda, nepfumo, nezvese zvekugadzirira hondo.
9 Sokugadzirira kwatakange takaita maRamani, havana kukwanisa kutikurira. Asi shoko raIshe rakatsinhirwa, iro raakataura kumadzibaba edu, achiti: Kana muchichengetedza mirau yangu muchave nokubudirira munyika.
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vaporofita vaIshe vakavhundutsira vanhu vekwaNefi, maererano neshoko raMwari, kuti kana vakasachengeta mirau, asi vagowira mukutadza, vachaparadzwa vagoshaikwa pamusoro penyika.
11 Nokudaro, vaporofita, nevafundisi, nevadzidzisi, vakashanda nesimba, vachikurudzira nomwoyo murefu wose kuti vanhu vabate nesimba; vachidzidzisa murau waMosesi, nezvawakaisirwa; nokuvanyengetedza kuti vatarisire Mesiya, nokutenda maari kuti achauya sokunge akatouya kare. Ezvo ndiyo tsika yavakavadzidzisa nayo.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti nokuvadzidzisa kudai vakaita kuti vasaparadzwe nokubviswa pamusoro penyika; nokuti vakavabaya pamwoyo neshoko, ndokuramba vachimutsa kuti vasvike mukutendeuka.
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13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti kwakange kwapera mazana maviri emakore ane makumi matatu ane makore masere-mushure metsika yehondo, nokukakavadzana, nokupararana, kwenguva huru chaizvo.
14 Ezvo ini, Jaromu, handinyore zvakanyanya, nokuti mahwendefa madiki. Asi tarisai, hama dzangu, munogona
kuenda kumahwendefa mamwe aNefi; nokuti tarisai, paari ndipo pakanyorwa zvehondo dzedu, maererano nokunyora kwemadzimambo, kana avo vainzi vanyore.
15 Ezvo ndinoisa mahwendefa aya mumaoko emwanakomana wangu Omuni, kuti achengetedzwe maererano nemirau yemadzibaba angu.
BHUKU RAOMUNI
Omuni, Amaroni, Kemishi, Abhinadhomu, naAmareki, vese vanoravana kuchengeta zvinyorwa-Mosia anowana vanhu veZarahemura, vakabva Jerusaremu mumazuva aZedhekia-Mosia anoitwa mambo wavo-Zvizvarwa zvaMureki kuZarahemura vakange vawana Koriandumuri, wekupedzisira wemaJaredhi-Mambo Bhenjamini anogadzzua ushe mushure maMosia -Vanhu vakafanira kupa mweya yavo somupiro kupa Kristu. Zvingangove makore 323 kusvika ku130 Kristu asati aberekwa.
TARISAI, zvakaitika kuti ini, Omuni, sokutumwa kwandakaitwa nababa wangu, Jammu, kuti ndinyore pamahwendefa aya, kuti tichengetedze nhorohondo yechizvarwa chedu
2 Nokudaro, mumazuvo angu, ndinoda kuti muzive kuti ndakarwa zvikuru nemunondo kudzivirira vanhu vekwangu, maNefi, kuti vasawire mumaoko evavengi yavo, maRamani. Asi tarisai, ini pachangu ndiri munhu akaipa, ezvo handina
kuteerera nzira kana mirau yaIshe sezvandaifanira kuti ndiite.
3 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mazana maviri emakore ane makumi manomwe ane makore matanhatu apfuura, ezvo takaita nguva huru yerunyararo; ezvo tikaitawo nguva huru yehondo dzakaipa nekudeuka kweropa. Hongu, muchidimbu, mukupfuura kwemazana maviri emakore ane makumi masere emakore ane makore maviri, ezvo ini ndakanga ndachengeta mahwendefa aya sekurairwa kwandakanga ndaitwa nemadzibaba angu; ezvo ndakaapa kumwanakomana wangu Amamni. Ezvo ndinomirira pano.
4 Ezvo zvino ini, Amamni, ndinonyora zvinhu zvese zvandichanyora, zviri zvishoma, mubhuku rababa wangu.
5 Tarisai, zvakaitika kuti kwakapfuura mazana matatu emakore anemakumi maviri emakore, ezvo avo vakange vakanyanya kuipa vemaNefi vakaparadzwa.
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6 Nokuti Ishe haaizobvumira, mushure mekuvatungamira kubva munyika yeJerusaremu ezvo akavachengetedza kuti vasawire mumaoko evavengi vavo, hongu, haaizobvumira kuti mazwi asatsinhirwe, ayo aakataura kumadzibaba edu, achiti: Kana musingazochengetedza mirau yangu hamuzombobudirira munyika.
7 Nokudaro, Ishe akavashanyira nokutonga kukuru; zvakadaro, vakange vakarurama akaita kuti vasafe, asi akavabvisa mumaoko evavengi vavo. 8 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakapa mahwendefa kumunin'ina wangu Kemishi.
9 Zvino ini, Kermshi, ndinonyora zvishoma zvandiri kunyora, mubhuku rimwechetero nemukoma wangu; nokuti tarisai, ndakaona zvekupedzisira zvaakanyora, kuti akazvinyora neruoko rwake pachake; ezvo akazvinyora musi waakazvipa kwandiri. Ezvo ndiyo tsika yatinochengetedza nayo zvinyorwa, nokuti zviri maererano nemirau yemadzibaba edu. Ezvo ndinobva ndamira.
10 Tarisai, ini, Abhinadhomu, ndiri mwanakomana waKemishi. Tarisai, zvakaitika kuti ndakaona hondo dzakawanda nokukakavadzana pakati pevanhu vekwangu, maNefi, nemaRamani; ezvo ini, nemunondo wangu, ndakauraya vazhinji vemaRamani ndichidzivirira hama dzangu.
11 Ezvo tarisai, zvinyorwa zvevanhu ava zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa ane madzima
mbo, maererano nezvizvarwa; ezvo handina kuzarurirwa kwandinoziva kunze kweuko kwakanyorwa, kana chimwe chiporofita; nokudaro, izvo zvakanyorwa zvakakwana. Ezvo ndinomira pano.
12 Tarisai, ndini Amareki, mwanakomana waAbhinadhomu. Tarisai, ndichataura nemi pamusoro paMosia, uyo akaitwa mambo munyika yeZarahemura; nokuti tarisai, iye akanga akayambirwa naShe kuti atize kubva munyika yema Nefi, nevese vainge vateerera shoko raShe vaifanira kubvawo naye, vachienda murenje
13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akaita maererano nokutaurirwa naShe. Ezvo vakatizira murenje, vese avo vakateerera shoko naShe; ezvo vakatungamirwa nokuparidzirwa kuzhinji nokuporofitwa. Ezvo vaitsiurwa nguva dzese nezwi raMwari; ezvo vakatungamirwa nesimba reruoko rwake, nemurenje kudakara vasvike munyika yaidaidzwa kunzi nyika yaZarahemura.
14 Ezvo vakawana muine vanhu vainzi vanhu vaZarahemura. Zvmo, pakave nokufara kukuru pakati pevanhu vaZarahemura; ezvo naiye Zarahemura yakave nomufaro mukuru, nokuti Ishe akange atumira vanhu vekwaMosia nemahwendefa endarira aive nezvinyorwa zvemaJudha.
15 Tarisai, zvakaitika kuti Mosia akaona kuti vanhu veZarahemura vakabva Jerusaremu munguva yakatakurwa Zedhekia, mambo waJudha,
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achiendwa naye Bhabhironi senhapwa.
16 Ezvo vakafamba rwendo rwavo murenje, ezvo vakaunzwa neruoko rwaShe vakakwanisa kuyambuka, mvura huru, vakasvika nyika yavakawanikwa vari naMosia; ezvo vakange vagaramo kubvira munguva iyoyo.
17 Ezvo panguva yavakawanikwa naMosia, vakange vawanda kwazvo. Zvakadaro, vakange vasangana nehondo dzakawanda nokukakavadzana kwakaipa, ezvo vakange varigwa neminondo nguva nenguva; ezvo mutauro wavo wakange wakanganiswa; ezvo havana zvinyorwa zvavakange vauya nazvo; ezvo vairamba kuvepo kweMusiki wavo; ezvo Mosia, kana vanhu vekwaMosia, vakange vasingavanzwisise.
18 Asi zvakaitika kuti Mnsia akaita kuti vadzidziswe nemutauro wake. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge vadzidziswa nemutauro waMosia, Zarahemura akataura nhorohondo yekuzvarwa kwemadzibaba ake, maererano nezvaaikwanisa kuyeuka; ezvo zvakanyorwa, asi kwete mumahwendefa ano.
19 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vanhu vaZarahemura nevaMosia, vakabatana pamwechete; ezvo Mnsia akabva anzi ave mambo wavo. 20 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mumazuva aMosia, kune dombo guru rakauiswa kwaari rakange rakanyorwa mavara pariri; ezvo akaturikira zvairehwa nemavara acho nechipo nesimba raMwari.
21 Ezvo aitaura pamusoro pemumwe Koriandumuri, nevakauraiwa vevanhu vake. Ezvo Koriandumuri akawanikwa nevanhu vaZarahemura; ezvo akagara navo kwemwedzi mipfumbamwe.
22 Zvaitaurawo mazwi mashoma-shoma maererano nemadzibaba ake. Ezvo vabereki vake vekutanga vakabva pashongwe, panguva Ishe yaakapindura mutauro wevanhu; ezvo kurwadzisa kwaIshe kwakawira pavari maererano nokutonga kwake, uko kwakaenzanirana; ezvo mapfupa avo akapararira nenyika iri nechekuchamhembe. 23 Tarisai, ini, Amareki, ndakaberekwa mumazuva aMosia; ezvo ndikararama ndikaona kufa kwake; ezvo Bhenjamini, mwanakomana wake, akatonga munzvimbo vake.
24 Ezvo tarisai, ndakaona mumazuva amambo Bhenjamini, hondo yakaipa kwazvo nekudeuka kweropa zhinji pakati pemaNefi nemaRamani. Asi tarisai, maNefi akavakurira chaizvo; hongu, zvekuti mambo Bhenjamini akavatandanisa akavaburitsa munyika yeZarahemura.
25 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakatanga kukwegura; ezvo, sezvo ndakange ndisina mwana, nokuziva kuti mambo Bhenjamini aive munhu anoenzanisa akarurama pamberi paIshe, nokudaro, ndichaisa mahwendefa aya kwaari, nokukurudzira vanhu vese kuti vauye kuna Mwari, Mutsvene waIsiraeri, mutende muchiporofita, nemune zvino-
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zarurwa, nemukudzidzisa kwengirozi, nemuchipo chekutaura nendimi, nemuchipo chekuturikira mitauro, nemuzvinhu zvese zvakanaka; nokuti hakuna chinhu chakanaka kunze kwechabva kuna Ishe: ezvo icho chakaipa chinobva kuna dhiabhori.
26 Ezvo zvino, hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ndinodisa kuti dai mauya kuna Kristu, uyo anova Mutsvene waIsiraeri, ezvo muzodya ruponiso rwake, nesimba rerununuro rwake. Hongu, uyai kwaari, ezvo mupe mweya yenyu yese semupiro kwaari, ezvo moramba muchitsanya nokunamata, ezvo moshingirira kusvika kumagumo; ezvo sezvo Ishe ari mupenyu muchaponiswa.
27 Ezvo zvino ndombotaura zvishoma maererano nevamwe vakaenda murenje kuti vadzokere kunyika yaNefi; nokuti
kwaive nevakawanda vaida kuti vatore nyika yenhaka yavo. 28 Nokudaro, vakaenda murenje. Ezvo mutungamiri wavo semunhu akange akasimba ezvo ari anotyisa, ezvo akaomesa mutsipa, nokudaro akakonzera kukakavara pakati pavo; ezvo vese vakauraiwa, kunze kwemakumi mashanu, murenje, ezvo vakadzokera zvakare kunyika yaZarahemura.
29 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakatora vamwe vakawanda chaizvo, vakaenda parwendo rwavo zvakare vakananga murenje.
30 Ezvo ini, Amareki, ndave nemunin'ina, akaendawo navo; ezvo kubvira nguva iyoyo hapana chandinoziva nezvavo. Ezvo ndave pedyo kuradzwa muguva mangu; ezvo mahwendefa aya azara. Ezvo ndinopedza kutaura kwangu.
MAZWI AMORIMONI
Morimoni anopfupikisa mahwendefa makuru aNefi-Anoisa mahwendefa madiki nemamwe mahwendefa -Mambo Bhenjamini anoita kuti munyika muve nerunyararo. Zvingangove makore 385 shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.
ZVO zvino ini, Morimoni, ndave pedyo nekuda kuti ndichipa zvinyorwa zvandange ndichigadzira mumaoko emwanakomana wangu Moroni, tarisai ndaona kunenge kwese kuparadzwa kwevanhu wangu, maNefi.
2 Ezvo ave mazana nemazana emakore shure mekunge Krfstu auya pandinopa zvinyorwa izvi kumwanakomana wangu mumaoko ake; ezvo zvinoita kuti ndifunge kuti achaona kuparadzwa zvachose kwevanhu wangu. Asi dai Mwari aita kuti apunyuke pazviri, kuti agonyora zvakati maererano navo, nezvakati maererano naKristu, kuti rimwe zuva zvingazovayamura. 3 Ezvo zvino, ndombotaura maererano nezvandanyora; nokuti mushure mekunge ndapfu-
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pikisa zvinobva pamahwendefa aNefi, kusvika pakutonga kwamambo Bhenjamini uyu, anova akataurwa nezvake naAmareki, ndakatsvaga mukati mezvinyorwa zvakanga zvaiswa mumaoko angu, ezvo ndikawana mahwendefa aya, akange aine rungano rwupfupi urwu rwevaporofita, kubvira kuna Jakobho kusvika mukutonga kwamambo Bhenjamini uyu, nemazwiwo mazhinji aNefi.
4 Ezvo zvinhu zviri pamahwendefa aya zvichindifadza, nenzira yezviporofita zvekuuya kwaKristu; ezvo madzibaba angu achiziva kuti zvizhinji zvacho zvakazadzikiswa; hongu, neniwo ndinoziva kuti zvinhu zvizhinji zvakaporofitwa maererano nesu kusvika nhasi zvakazadzikiswa, ezvo izvo zvinopfuurira zuva rino zvakafanira kuzadzikiswa nechokwadi5 Nokudaro, ndakasarudza zvinhu izvi, kuti ndipedzise zvinyorwa wangu pazviri, zvasara pazvinyorwa wangu ndichazvitora pamahwendefa aNefi; ezvo handikwanise kunyora chikamu chezana chezvinhu zvevanhu wangu.
6 Asi tarisai, ndichatora mahwendefa aya, ane zviporofita izvi nezvakazarurwa, ndozviisa pamwechete nezvasara muzvinyorwa wangu, nokuti zvinotapira kwandiri; ezvo ndinoziva kuti zvichatapira kuhama dzangu.
Ezvo ndinoita izvi nechikonzero chakanaka; nokuti ndinoudzwa nekazeve-zeve, maererano nekushanda kunoita Mweya
waShe uri mandiri. Ezvo zvino, handizive zvese zvinhu; asi Ishe anoziva zvinhu zvese zvichauya; nokudaro, anoshanda mandiri kuti ndiite zviri maererano nekuda kwake.
8 Ezvo munamato wangu kuna Mwari uri maererano nehama dzangu, kuti dai vadzokera pakuziva Mtyari zvakare, hongu, rununuro rwaKristu; kuti vave vanhu vanoyevedza zvakare.
9 Ezvo zvino, ini, Morimoni, ndinopedzisa zvinyorwa wangu, zvandiri kutora pamahwendefa aNefi; ezvo ndinozviita maererano neruzivo nekunzwisisa kwandakapiwa naMwari.
10 Nokudaro, zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge Amareki aisa mahwendefa aya mumaoko amambo Bhenjamini, akaatora akaaisa pamwachete nemamwe mahwendefa, akange aine zvinyorwa zvakange zvatambidzanwa nemadzimambo, kubva kuzvizvarwa nezvizvarwa kudakara kusvika mumazuva amambo Bhenjamini.
11 Ezvo akatambidzanwa kubva pana mambo Bhenjamini, kuzvizvarwa nezvizvarwa kudakara asvika mumaoko angu. Ezvo ini, Morimoni, ndinonamata kuna Mtyari kuti achengetedzwe kubvira iye zvino. Ezvo ndinoziva kuti achachengetedzwa; nokuti paari pakanyorwa zvinhu zvikuru, mazviri ndimo muchabuda kutongwa kwevanhu wangu nehama dzavo musi wezuva guru rekupedzisira, maererano neshoko raMwari rakanyorwa.
12 Ezvo zvino, maererano na-
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mambo Bhenjamini uyu-akange aine kusawirirana kwakati mukati mevanhu vake.
13 Ezvo zvakaitikawo kuti mauto emaRamani akauya achibva munyika yemaNefi, achizorwisa vanhu vake. Asi tarisai, mambo Bhenjamini akaunganidza mauto ake, akamisikidzana navo; ezvo akarwa nesimba reruoko ~wake, nemunondo waRabhani.
14 Ezvo nesimba raShe vakarwisana nevavengi yavo, kudakara vauraya zviuru nezviuru zvemaRamani. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakarwisana nemaRamani kudakara vavabvisa munyika yose yenhaka yavo.
15 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge mave nevaKristu vemanyepo, ezvo miromo yavo yanyaradzwa, ezvo varangwa maererano nemhosva dzavo;
16 Ezvo mushure mekunge mave nevaporofita venhema, nevaparidzi venhema nevadzi
dzisi vemanyepo mukati mevanhu, ezvo vese ava varangwa maererano nemhosva dzavo; ezvo mushure mekunge mava nekusanzwana nevazhinji vachipoya kuenda kumaRamani, tarisai, zvakaitika kuti mambo Bhenjamini, achiyamurwa nevaporofita vatsvene vaive muvanhu vake
17 Nokuti tarisai, mambo Bhenjamini akange ari munhu mutsvene, ezvo aitonga vanhu vake nokururama; ezvo makange muine vanhu vatsvene vakawanda munyika, ezvo vaiparidza shoko raMwari nesimba nokuziva; ezvo vaishandisa mazwi akaoma nenzira yekuomesa mitsipa kwevanhu
18 Nokudaro, achiyamurwa naivava mambo Bhenjamini, achishanda nesimba rese remuviri wake nesimba rwemweya wake rose, nevaporofitawo, akadzika runyararo munyika zvakare.
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CHITSAUKO 1
makore 130 kusvika ku124 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Mambo Bhenjamini anodzidzisa vanakomana vake mutauro nezviporofita zvemadzibaba avo-Kunamata nemagariro avo zvakachengetedzwa pamusana pezvinyorwa zvakachengetwa pamahwendefa akasiyana-siyana-Mosia anosarudzwa kuti ave mambo ezvo obva apiwa kuti achengete zvinyorwa nezvimwe zvinhuwo. Zvingangove
ZVO zvino kwakange kusiEsina kunetsana munyika yose yeZarahemura, mukati me vanhu vese vamambo Bhenjamini, zvekuti mambo Bhenjamini akange ave nerunyararo mazuva ake ose anga asara.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akave nevanakomana vatatu; akavadaidza mazita avo kuti Mosia,
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Herorumu, naHeramani. Ezvo akaita kuti vadzidziswe nerurimi rwose rwemadzibaba ake, kuti pamberi apo vagove varume vanonzwisisa; nokuti vazive nezvezviporofita zvakataurwa nemiromo yemadzibaba avo, izvo zvavakapiwa neruoko rwaIshe. 3 Ezvo akavadzidzisawo maererano nezvinyorwa zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira, achiti: Vana vangu, ndinoda kuti murangarire kuti dai pasina mahwendefa aya, ane zvinyorwa izvi nemirau iyi, tingadai tichitambudzika mukusaziva, kana panguva ino, tisingazive zvakavanzika zvaMwari.
4 Nokuti hazvaiita kuti baba vedu, Rehi, angadai akarangarira zvinhu zvese izvi, kuti agozvidzidzisa kuvana vake, asi kutoti akayamurwa nemahwendefa aya; nokuti iye akange akadzidziswa nechirudzi chemaIjipiti saka aikwanisa kuverenga mavara aya, nokudzidzisa vana vake, kuti ivo vagozvidzidzisa kuvana vavo, ezvo nokudaro vachizadzikisa murau waMwari, kana kusvika panguva ino.
5 Ndinoti kwamuri, vana vangu, dai pasina zvinhu izvi, zvakachengetwa zvikachengetedzwa neruoko rwaMwari, kuti tigoverenga ezvo tigonzwisisa nezvakavandika zvake, nokuti tiwane mirau yake pamberi pemaziso edu nguva dzose, kana madzibaba edu angadai akaderera mukusatenda, ezvo tingadai takafanana nehama dzedu, maRamani, avo vasina chavanoziva pamusoro pezvinhu izvi, kana kuzvitenda havazvitende
kana vakazvidzidziswa, nenzira yetsika dzemadzibaba avo, dzisiridzo.
6 Imi vanakomana vangu, ndinoda kuti murangarire kuti mashoko aya ndeechokwadi, nokutiwo zvinyorwa izvi ndezvechokwadi. Ezvo tarisai, nemahwendefa aNefiwo, ane zvinyorwa nemashoko emadzibaba edu kubvira panguva yavakabva kuJerusaremu kusvika zvino, ezvo zviri zvechokwadi; ezvo tinogona kuziva chokwadi chazvo nokuti tinazvo pamberi pemaziso edu.
Ezvo zvino, vanakomana vangu, ndinoda kuti murangarire kuzvitsvaga nesimba, kuti zvigokuyamurai; ezvo ndinodawo kuti muchengetedze mirau yaMwari, kuti mugobudirira munyika maererano nezvivimbiso zvakaitwa naIshe kumadzibaba edu.
8 Ezvo zvinhu zvizhinji zvakadzidzisa mambo Bhenjamini vanakomana vake, zvisina kunyorwa mubhuku rino.
9 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge mambo Bhenjamini apedza kudzidzisa vanakomana vake, akanzwa kukwegura, akaona kuti ave pedyo kwokuenda kwakaenda vamwe vese munyika; nokudaro, akafunga kuti zvakafanira kuti ape umambo mumwe wevanakomana vake. 10 Naizvozvo, akaita kuti Mosia aunzwe kwaari; ezvo aya ndiwo mazwi aakataura kwaari, achiti: Mwanakomana wangu, ndinoda kuti udaidzire kunyika yose kuvanhu vese ava, kana vangu veZarahemura nekuva-
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nhu vaMosia vanogara munyika umu, kuti vaungane pamwechete; nokuti mangwana ndichadaidzira kuvanhu ava nemuromo wangu kuti iwe wave mambo ezvo mutongi wevanhu ava, avo vatakapiwa naShe Mwari wedu.
11 Ezvo zvakare, ndichapa vanhu ava zita, kuti vagosiyana pane avo vose vanhu vakabviswa naShe Mtyari munyika yeJerusaremu; ezvo izvi ndinozviita nokuti vanga vakasimba mukuchengetedza mirau yaIshe. 12 Ezvo ndinovapa zita risingazombodzimwa, rinotodzimwa nekutadza.
13 Hongu, ezvo zvakare ndinotikwamuri, kana vanhu ava vanodiwa kwazvo naIshe vakawira mukutadza, ezvo vakave vanhu vakaipa ezvo mhombwe dzevanhu, zvekuti Ishe achavaramwa, zvekuti vachashaya simba sehama dzavo; ezvo haazovachengetedza nesimba rake risina anaro rinoshamisa, sekuchengetedza kwaakaita madzibaba edu kusvika zvino.
14 Nokuti ndinoti kwamuri, dai akanga asina kutambanudza ruoko rwake mukuchengetedza madzibaba edu vangadai vakawira mumaoko emaRamani, ezvo vakanetswa neruvengo rwavo.
15 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge mambo Bhenjamini apedza kutaura uku kumwanakomana wake, akamupa simba pamusoro pezvinhu wese zvenyaya dzeumambo.
16 Ezvo zvakare, akamupawo simba pamusoro pezvinyorwa zvakanga zvakanyorwa pama
hwendefa endarira; neayowo mahwendefa aNefi; ezvo zvakare, munondo waRabhani, nebhora kana kuti chinongedzo, chakatungamira madzibaba edu vachipinda nemurenje, chakagadzirwa neruoko rwaIshe kuti vagotungamirwa, wese munhu maererano nokuteerera nokusimba kwavainge vamupa.
17 Naizvozvo, zvavakange vasingatendeseke havana kubudirira munyika zve havana kufambira mberi murwendo rwavo, asi vakatinhirwa shure, ezvo vakaunza hasha dzaMwari pavari; ezvo saka vakarohwa neshamhu yenzara nokutambudzika kunorwadza, kuti vamuke vagorangarira basa ravo.
18 Ezvo zvino, zvakaitika kuti Mosia akaenda akanoita zvakanga zvataurwa nababa vake, ezvo akadaidzira kuvanhu wese vakange vari munyika yeZarahemura kuti vaungane pamwechete, vaende kutemberi kuti vanonzwa mazwi achataurwa nababa vake kwavari.
CHITSAUKO 2
Mambo Bhenjarnini anotaura kuvanhu vake-Anotaura nezvekuenzana, nekunaka neumzvari mukutonga kwake-Ar2ovaraira kuti vashandire Mambo zvavo Wokudenga-Avo vanopandukira Mwari vachatambudzika nokurwadziwa semoto usirzgadzime. Zvingangove makore 124 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZvE zvino zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge Mosu aita sokurairwa kwaakanga aitwa nababa
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vake, adaidzira munyika yose, kuti vanhu vaungane nyika yose, kuti vaende kutemberi kunonzwa mazwi amambo Bhenjamini aaizotaura kwavari.
2 Zve pakava nevakawanda zvikuru, vakawandisa zvokuti havana kukwanisa kuvaverenga; nokuti vakanga vaberekana zve vasimba munyika umu.
3 Zve vakatora zvibereko zvokutanga zvematanga avo, kuti vagopira mupiro nomupiro wokupisa semurairo waMosesi.
4 Uye zvakare kuti vagopa kutenda kuna Ishe Mwari wavo, uyo akavaunza kubva munyika yeJerusaremu, uyo akavaburitsa mumaoko emhandu dzavo, akasarudza varume vakarurama kuva vadzidzisi wavo, nomunhu akarurama kuva mambo wavo, uyo ainge adzika runyararo munyika yeZarahemura, akadzidzisa kuti vachengete mirairo yaMwari, kuti vave vanofara nokuzadzwa norudo kuna Mtyari nokuvanhu yose.
5 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo pavakauya kutemberi, vakamisa matende avo akatenderedza, murume wose nemhuri yake, zvichiti mudzimai wake, navanakomana vake, navanasikana vake, navanakomana wavo, navanasikana wavo, kubva kumukuru kusvika kumudiki, mhuri dzose dzimire dzakaparadzana.
6 Zve vakamisa matende avo vakatenderedza temberi, murume wose akamisa musuo wetende wakatarisa kutemberi, kuti varambe vari mumatende vachinzwa mazwi amambo
Bhenjamini kana achinge otaura kwavari;
Nokuda kwokuti gungano rakanga rakakura zvokuti mambo Bhenjamini haaikwanisa kuvadzidzisa yose vari mukati metemberi, naizvozvo akaita kuti pavakwe shongwe refu, kuti vanhu vake vanzwe mazwi aaizotaura kwavari.
8 Zve zvakaitika kuti akatangisa kutaura kuvanhu vake ari pashongwe; havana kukwanisa kunzwa mazwi ake ese nokuda kwokuwanda kwavanhu; nokudaro akaita kuti mazwi ake ayo aaitaura anyorwe achitumirwa kune avo vakange vasingamunzwe, kuti vaagamuchirewo.
9 Zve aya ndiwo mazwi aakataura akaita kuti anyorwe, achiti: Hama dzangu, imi mose maungana pamwechete, imi mose munokwanisa kunzwa mazwi andichataura kwamuri nhasi; nokuti handina kukurairai kuti muuye pano kuzotamba nemazwi andichataura kwamuri, asi kuti munofanira kuteereresa kwandiri, uye muzarure nzeve dzenyu kuti munzwe, nemwoyo yenyu kuti munzwisise, nepfungwa dzenyu kuti zvakavanzika zvaMwari zvipfunzunurwe mumaziso enyu.
10 Handina kukurairai kuti muuye kuno kuti munditye, kana kuti mufunge kuti ini ndakasiyana navanhu vanofa.
11 Asi ndakafanana nemi, nokuva ndinobatwa nezvirwere zvakasiyana mumuviri nomupfungwa; asi ndakasarudzwa navanhu vano, ndikaropafadzwa nababa vanhu, zve
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ndikabvumirwa noruoko rwaIshe kuti ndive mutongi namambo pamusoro pavanhu ava; ndikachengetedzwa nesimba rake risina anaro, kuti ndikushandirei, nekugwinya, nepfungwa nesimba zvose izvo Ishe akapa kwandiri.
12 Ndinoti kwamuri sezvo ndakabvumirwa kuti ndipedze mazuva angu panyika ndichishandira imi, kana kusvika panguva ino, uye handina kutsvaga goridhe kana sirivha kana umwewo upfumi zvahwo kubva kwamuri;
13 Handina kuda kana kuti mugare mumakomba, kana kuti muitane varanda, kana kuti muponde, kana kuparadza, kana mube, kana kuita upombwe; kana kuda kuti mutadze neimwewo nzira, zve ndikakudzidzisai kuti muchengete mirairo yaIshe, muzvinhu zvose zvaakakurairai
14 Zve kunyange neni, pachangu, ndakashanda namaoko angu kuti ndikushandirei, kuti musava munoremedzwa nemitero, uye kuti kusauye chimwe chinhu chinorwadza kutakura kwamuri-pazvinhu zvose izvi zvandataura, imimi pachenyu muri vapupuri pazuva ranhasi. 15 Asi, hama dzangu, handina kuita zvinhu izvi kuti ndizvikudze, kana kuti ndataura zvinhu izvi kuti ndikupei mhosva; asi ndinokutaurirai zvinhu izvi kuti muone kuti ndinokwanisa kupindura ndisingatye pamberi paMwari pazuva ranhasi.
16 Tarirai, ndinoti kwamuri nokuti ndamboti kwamuri nda
kapedza mazuva angu ndichikushandirai, handizi kuzvikudza, nokuti ndanga ndingori mukushandira Mwari.
17 Zve tarirai, ndinokuudzai zvinhu izvi kuti mudzidze ungwaru; kuti mudzidze kuti kana muri mukushandira vamwe wenyu munenge muri mukushandira Mtyari wenyu.
18 Tarirai, munondidaidza kuti mambo wenyu; zvino kana ini, amunodaidza kuti mambo wenyu, ndichikushandirai, hamufanire here imi kushandirana mumwe nemumwe?
19 Uye tarirai zvakare, kana ini, wamunodaidza kuti mambo wenyu, uyo apedza mazuva ake ari mukushandira imi, asi kwanga kuri kushandira Mtyari, ndichifanira kutendwa nemi, ko Mambo wenyu wokudenga munofanira kumutenda zvakadii! 20 Ndinoti kwamuri, hama dzangu, kuti mukapa kutenda kose nokurumbidza nesimba rinogona kuve mumweya wenyu, kuna Mtyari uyo akakusikai, akakuchengetai nokukuchengetedzai, akaita kuti mugare, akakubvumirai kuti mugare nerunyararo pakati penyu
21 Ndinoti kwamuri kuti kana mukushandira iye akakusikai kubva pakutanga, nokukuchengetedzai zuva nezuva, nokukuposhai kufema, kuti murarame nokufamba nokuita kuda kwenyu, kana nokukusimbisai kubva pane ino nguva kuenda pane imwe-ndinoti, kana mukamushandira nemweya wenyu yose asi muchangove varanda vasina rupundutso kuna Ishe.
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22 Zve tarirai, zvaanoda chete kwamuri kuchengetedza mirairo yake; akakuvimbisai kuti mukachengeta mirairo yake muchabudirira munyika; uye haapinduke pane zvaanenge ataura; naizvozvo, mukachengeta mirairo yake muchakomborerwa uye muchabudirira. 23 Zve zvino, chinhu chokutanga, akakusikai, akakupai upenyu hwenyu, uhwo hunova chikwereti chamuinacho kwaari.
24 Zve chechipiri, anoda kuti imi muite sokuraira kwaakakuitai; nokuti mukaita, anokukomborerai ipapo; saka anenge akuripai. Saka imi muchine chikwereti kwaari, muchave, zve muchiri, uye nacho nokusingaperi; saka, muneiko chamungazvikudzire?
25 Zve zvino ndinobvunza, pane kana chamungazvireverere nacho here? Ndinokupindurai, Kwete. Hamungati makaenzana kana neguruva renyika; asi makasikwa neguruva renyika, asi tarirai, nderemuridzi akakusikai. 26 Uye ini, kunyange ini, wamunodaidza kuti mambo wenyu, handisi nani kupfuura imimi; nokuti ndiri weguruvawo. Zve munoona kuti ndakura, ndava pedyo nokusiira muviri kuna mai vawo ivhu.
27 Naizvozvo, sekutaura kwandamboita kwamuri, kuti ndakakushandirai, ndichifamba ndisina chandinotya pamberi paMwari, kunyange ini panguva ino ndaita kuti muungane pamwechete mose, kuti ndionekwe ndisina mhaka, zve kuti ropa renyu risauya pamusoro
pangu, apo ndichamira kuti nditongwe naMwari pazvinhu izvo ndakarairwa pamusana penyu.
28 Ndinoti kwamuri ndaita kuti muungane pamwechete kuti ndibvise ropa renyu panguwo dzangu, panguva ino ndava pedyo nokuenda muguva, kuti ndiende norunyararo, mweya wangu usingafi ugobatana nevaimbi kumusoro mukuimba kupembedza Mwari wakarurama. 29 Uye zvakare, ndinoti kwamuri ndaita kuti muungane pamwechete, kuti ndikutaurirei kuti handichakwanisa kuramba ndiri mudzidzisi wenyu, kana mambo wenyu;
30 Nokuti kunyange izvozvi, muviri wangu uri kubvunda zvikuru apo ndiri kuedza kutaura kwamuri; asi Ishe Mtyari anondisimbisa, zve anditendera kuti nditaure kwamuri, andiraira kuti nditaure kwamuri pazuva ranhasi, kuti mwanakomana wangu Mosia ndimambo nomutongi pamusoro penyu.
31 Zve zvino, hama dzangu, ndinoti muite sezvamanga muchiita. Sezvo makachengeta mirairo yangu, uye zvakare nemirairo yababa yangu, mukabudirira, mukachengetwa kuti musawire mumaoko emhandu dzenyu, naizvozvo mukachengeta mirairo yomwanakomana wangu, kana kuti mirairo yaMwari iyo ichapiwa kwamuri naye, muchabudirira munyika, uye mhandu dzenyu dzichashaya simba pamusoro penyu.
32 Asi, hama dzangu, chenjerai kuti pangangova nokupesana pakati penyu, motsvaka kutee-
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rera mweya wakaipa, uyo wakataurwa nababa vangu Mosia. 33 Nokuti tarirai, kune nhamo yakataurwa kune uyo anosarudza kuteerera kumweya uyu; nokuti kana akasarudza kuteerera, akagara nokufira muzvivi wake, munhu iyeye anozvinwira kuraswa kumweya wake; nokuti achagamuchira somubairo wokutadza kwake kurangwa kusingaperi, nenzira yokutyora mutemo waMwari zvisingapidirane noruzivo rwak~ pachake. 34 Ndinoti kwamuri, hakuna vamwe pakati penyu, kunze kwokunge vari vana vaduku venyu vasina kumbodzidziswa pamusoro pezvinhu izvi, asi vanoziva kuti mune mungava kunaBaba wokudenga nekusungaperi, mumupe zvese zvamuinazvo nezvamuri; uye makadzidziswawo pamusoro pezvinyorwa izvo zvine zviporofita zvakataurwa navaporofita vatsvene, kana kusvika panguva iyo baba vedu, Rehi, vakasiya Jerusaremu;
35 Uye zvakare, nezvose zvakataurwa namadzibaba edu kusvikira iye zvino. Zve tarirai, zvakare, vaitaura izvo zvavairairwa naIshe; naizvozvo, vakarurama uye vari pachokwadi.
36 Zve zvino, ndinoti kwamuri, hama dzangu, kuti shure kwokunge maziva nokudzidziswa zvinhu zvese izvi, mukatadza nokuita zvinhu zvinopikisa izvi zvakataurwa, kuti munenge muchizvibvisa kuMweya waIshe, kuti usave nenzvimbo mamuri kuti ukutungamirirei munzira youngwaru
kuti mukomborerwe, mubudirire nokuchengetedzwa
37 Zve ndinoti kwamuri, kuti munhu anoita izvi, mumwechete iyeye achabuda pachena mukupandukira Mwari; naizvozvo anosarudza kuteerera kumweya wakaipa, obva ava mhandu kuzvitsvene zvose; naizvozvo, Ishe haana nzvimbo maari, nokuti haagare mutemberi dzisiri tsvene.
38 Naizvozvo kana munhu uyu asingatendeuki, agogara nokufa ari mhandu yaMwari, zvinodiwa nokutonga kwakarurama zvinomutsa mweya wake usingafe mukuziva mhosva yake, izvo zvinomuita kuti anyare kuva pamberi paIshe, nokuzadza chipfuva chake nemhosva, nekurwadziwa, nokusuwa kukuru, kunofanana nemoto usingadzime, une rimi rinoramba richikwira narinhi narinhi.
39 Zve zvino ndinoti kwamuri, munhu iyeye haawane tsitsi; naizvozvo kutongwa kwake kwokupedzisira ndokwokurwadziwa kusingaperi.
40 Imi, mose harahwa, nemi mose varume vaduku, nemi vana vaduku munonzwisisa mazwi angu, nokuti ndataura pachena kwamuri kuti imi munzwisise, ndinonamata kuti mumutswe murangarire zvinhu wakaipa zvakawira vose vakamutadzira.
41 Uye zvakare, ndinoda kuti mufunge makomborero norufaro rwe avo vanochengeta mirairo yaMwari. Nokub tarirai, vakakomborerwa muzvinhu zvose, zvose munyama napa-
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mweya; vakabatirira pakutenda kwavo kusvikira kwokupedzisira vachagamuchirwa kudenga, kuti vazova vanogara naMwari mumugariro wemufaro usingaperi. Rangarirai, rangarirai kuti zvinhu izvi ndezvechokwadi; nokuti Ishe Mwari akazvitaura.
CHITSAUKO 3
Mambo Bhenjamini anoenderera mberi nokutaura kwake-Ishe Unamasimba ose achaparidza kuvanhu vose mutebhanekeri yevhuRopa richabuda nemumaburi ese eganda rake achiripira zvitadzo zvenyika-Rake ndiro chete zita rinounza ruponiso-Vanhu vanokwanisa kubisa munhu wenyama nokuva Vatendi kuburikidza noRudzikinuro-Kurwadziwa kwovakaipa kuchaita somoto unobvira namabwe. Zvingangove makore 124 Kristu asati aberekwa.
UYE zvakare hama dzangu, ndinoda kuti munditeerere, nokuti ndine zvakawanda zvandinoda kutaura; nokuti tarirai, ndine zvinhu zvandiri kuda kutaura kwamuri pamusana pezvinhu zvichauya.
2 Zve zvinhu zvandichataura kwamuri zvakaziviswa kwandiri nengirozi yaMwari. Akati kwandiri: Muka; ndikamuka, zve tarira akamira pamberi pangu.
3 Zve akati kwandiri: Muka, unzwe mazwi andichakutaurira; nokuti tarira, ndauya kuzokuudza mashoko anofadza zvikuru.
4 Nokuti Ishe anzwa minamato
yako, akatonga nezveutsvene hwako, akandituma kuti ndikutaurire kuti chifara; kuti ungataurirewo vanhu yako, kuti vazadzwewo nomufaro.
5 Nokuti tarirai, nguva yasvika, uye haisi kure, kuti nesimba Ishe Anamasimba ose anotonga, uyo akanga ari, uye ari kubva kose kusingaperi kusvika kose kusingaperi, achadzika kubva kudenga mukati mevana vavanhu, achizogara mutebhanekeri yevhu, uye achafamba pakati pavanhu, achiita zvishamiso zvikuru, zvakaita sokuporesa vanorwara, kumutsa vakafa, achiita kuti vakaremara vafambe, mapofu aone, matsi dzinzwe, sokuporesa zvirwere zvakasiyana-siyana.
6 Uye achaburitsa kunze dhiabhorosi, kana kuti mweya yakaipa iyo inogara mumwoyo yavanavavanhu.
Uye iye, achaedzwa, nokurwadziwa pamuviri, nzara, nyota, nekuneta, kana kupfuura kutambudzika kwemunhu, kunze kwokunge kuri kworufu; nokuti tarirai, ropa richabuda neburi rese riri paganda, kurwadziwa kwake kuchave kukuru pamusana pokuipa kwavanhu vake. 8 Uye achadaidzwa kunzi Jesu Krfstu, Mwanakomana waMwari, Baba wekudenga nenyika, Musiki wezvinhu zvose kubvira pakutanga; zve amai vake vachadaidzwa kunzi Maria.
9 Ezvo tarirai, achauya kune vekwake, kuti ruponeso rwuuye kuvana vavanhu uye kana nomukutenda muzita rake, uye kana shure kwezvinhu zvose
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izvi vachamuona somunhu, voti ana dhiabhorosi, vachamurova, vogomurovera pamuchinjikwa.
10 Achamuka nezuva rechitatu kubva mukufa; uye tarirai, achamira kuti atonge nyika; zve tarirai, zvinhu zvose izvi zvichaitika kuti kutongwa kutsvene kugovapo kuvana vavanhu.
11 Nokuti tarirai, ropa rake richabvisa zvivi zveavo vakapunzika nokutadza kwaAdhamu, avo vakafa vasingazivi chido chaMwari pamusoro pavo, kana kuti avo vakatadza nokusaziva. 12 Asi, dambudziko, dambudziko, kune uyo anoziva kuti ari kupandukira Mwari! Nokuti ruponeso haruuye kumunhu akadaro kunze kwokunge atendeuka nokutenda munaShe Jesu Kristu.
13 Zve Ishe Mtyari akatuma vaporofita vake vatsvene pakati pavana vavanhu, kuti vataure zvinhu izvi kumarudzi ose, nyika, norurimi rwose, kuti kuna avo vanotenda kuti Krfstu achauya, ~vavo vachakanganwirwa zvivi zvavo, vagofara zvikuru, seanga atouya pakati pavo nechakare.
14 Asi Ishe Mtyari akaona kuti vanhu vake vakanga vari vanhu vakaoma mitsipa, akavapa mutemo, mutemo waMosesi.
15 Ezvo akavaratidza zviratidzo zvakawanda, neminana, zviratidzo, nemifananidzo, pamusana pokuuya kwake; kana vaporofita vatsvene vakataura kwavari pamusana pokuuya kwake; asi zvakadaro vakaomesa mwoyo yavo, vasinganzwi
sise kuti mutemo waMosesi haureve chinhu kana pasina kudzikinurwa neropa rake.
16 Zve kana dai zvaibvira kuti vana vaduku vatadze havaikwanisa kuponeswa; asi ndinoti kwamuri vakakomborerwa; nokuti tarirai, semunaAdhamu, kana kuti namasikirwo, vanoputsika, zvakadaro ropa raKristu rinoripira zvivi zvavo.
17 Uye zvakare, ndinoti kwamuri, hapana rimwe zita richapiwa kana imwe nzira kana zano ringaunza ruponeso kuvana vavanhu, asi nezita chete raKristu, Ishe Samasimba.
18 Nokuti tarirai anotonga, uye kutonga kwake kwakarurama, uye; mucheche haaparadzwe anofa ari mucheche; asi vanhu vanozvinwira kutongwa kumweya yavo kunze kwokunge vazvininipisa pachavo nokuva savana vaduku, nokutenda kuti ruponeso rwakanga rwuri, uye rwuri uye kuti rwuchauya, kuburikidza neropa rerwudzikinuro rwaKristu, Ishe Samasimba.
19 Nokuti munhu wenyama imhandu yaMwari, uye abvira akadaro kubva pakuputsika kwaAdhamu, zve achazova akadaro, nokusingaperi, kunze kwokuti azviisa mukunyengetedza kweMweya Mutsvene, obvisa munhu wenyama achizova mutsvene kuburikidza norudzikinuro rwaKristu Ishe, wozova somwana, anozviisa, anozvininipisa, munyoro, ane moyo murefu akazara norudo, anozviisa pasi pezvinhu zvose izvo Ishe anoona kuti zvakafanira
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kumutakurisa, kana somwana anozviisa pasi pababa vake. 20 Uye zvakare, ndinoti kwamuri, nguva ichasvika apo ruzivo rwoMuponesi rwuchapararira kunyika dzose, nendudzi dzose, nendimi navanhu.
21 Zve tarirai, kana nguva iyi yasvika, hapana achaonekwa asina mhaka pamberi paMwari, kunze kwavana vaduku chete, kunze kwokutendeuka nokutenda muzita raIshe Mwari Samasimba.
22 Uye kana panguva iyoyo, kana uchinge wadzidzisa vanhu vako zvinhu izvo Ishe Mtyari akakuraira, kana zvakadaro havangazoonekwi vane mhaka kana chimwe zvacho pamberi paMwari, chete kuburikidza namazwi andakataura kwauri. 23 Zve zvino ndataura mazwi ayo Ishe Mtyari akandiraira.
24 Zve izvi ndizvo zvinotaurwa naIshe: Vachamira seuchapupu hunopenya pamusana pevanhu ava, pazuva rokutongwa; naizvozvo vachatongwa, munhu wose namabasa ake, chero dai anga akanaka, kana dai anga akaipa.
25 Zve kana vakaipa vacharatidzwa mhosva dzavo nekuipa kwavo, zvinoita kuti vazvipete nenyadzi kumira pamberi paIshe kupinda munguva yokutongwa nokurwadziswa uku kwokusingaperi, kusingadzokwe; naizvozvo vazvinwira kuraswa pamweya yavo.
26 Naizvozvo, vanwa kubva mumukombe wokutsamwa kwaMwari, kutonga kwakanaka hakuna kugona kuvanunura
sekutadza kununura Adhamu kwakwakaita adya muchero wairambidzwa; saka, tsitsi hadzaizove pavari nokusingaperi. 27 Zve kutambudzika kwavo kwakada kuita senyanza yemoto nematombo akatsvuka moto une rimi guru, une rimi racho risingadzime, utsi hwacho hwunokwira kudenga nokusingaperi. Izvi ndizvo zvandakarairwa naIshe. Ameni.
CHITSAUKO 4
Mambo Bhenjamini anoenderera mberi nokutaura kwake-Ruponiso rwunouya noRudzikinuroTendai munaMwari kuti mugoponeswa-Chengetedzai ruregerero rwezvivi zvenyu nokutendesekaIpa zvimwe zvezvaunazvo kuvarombo-Ita zvinhu wose noruzivo nokururama. Zvingangove makore 124 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZvE zvino zvakaitika kuti apo Marnbo Bhenjamini akanga apedza kutaura mazwi ayo aakanga apiwa nengirozi yaIshe, akatarisa kugungano revanhu, akaona vawira pasi, nokuti vakanga vabatwa nokutya Ishe.
2 Zve vakanga vazvitarisa munyama neunhu vakaona kusviba kwavo, kuchidarika kwevhu repasi. Zve vakachema wose nezwi rimwechete, vachiti: Tinzwirei tsitsi, kuti kudeuka kweropa raKristu kutiwanise ruregerero pazvivi zvedu, uye kuti mwoyo yedu igocheneswa; nokuti tinotenda munaJesu Krfstu, Mwanakomana waMwari, akasika denga nenyika,
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nezvinhu zvose; uyo achauya pasi pakati pavana vavanhu. 3 Zve zvakaitika kuti shure kwokunge vataura mazwi aya Mweya waIshe wakauya pavari, vakazadzwa nomufaro, varegererwa pazvivi zvavo, vava nomwoyo ine runyararo, nokuda kwokutenda kwavo kuzere munaJesu Kristu akafanirwa kuuya, maererano namashoko akataurwa namambo Bhenjamini kwavari.
4 Mambo Bhenjamini akazarura muromo wake zvakare akatangisa kutaura kwavari, achiti: Shamwari dzangu nehama dzangu, marudzi angu navanhu vanhu, ndinoda kuti munditeerere zvakare, kuti munzwe nokunzwisisa chikamu chamazwi angu asara ayo ndichataura kwamuri.
5 Nokuti tarirai, kana ruzivo rwokunaka kwaMwari nguva ino rwakumutsai kuti muzive kuti hamusi chinhu, hamuna chamuri, muhugaro hwengu mapunzika
6 Nthnoti kwamuri, kana mauya muruzivo rwekunaka kwaMwari, nesimba rake risingafananidzwe, nohungwaru kwake, nomwoyo wake murefu, nokutambudzika kwake kwenguva huru achitambudzikira vava vevanhu; uyezve, norudzikinuro rwakagadzirirwa kubvira pamavambo enyika, kuti ruponiso nenzira iyoyo rwugouya kune uyo anenge aisa ruvimbo rwake munaIshe, akasimba mukuchengeta mirairo yake, achiramba ari mukutenda kusvikira kana pakuguma
kwoupenyu hwake, ndinoreva upenyu hwomuviri unofa7 Ndinoti, kuti uyu ndiye munhu anogamuchira ruponeso, kuburikidza norudzikinuro urwo rwakagadzirirwa vanhu vose kubvira pahwaro hwenyika, avo vose vakavepo kubvira kuputsika kwaAdhamu, kana vari, kana avo vachazova saizvozvo, kana kusvika mukupera kwenyika.
8 Zve iyi ndiyo nzira inouya noruponiso. Zve hakuna rumwe ruponiso kunze kwourwu rwakataurwa; zve hakuna imwe nzira iyo vanhu vangaponeswa nayo kunze kwenzira yandakakuudzai.
9 Tendai munaMwari; tendai kuti ndiye, zve kuti ndiye akasika zvinhu zvose, zve zviri mudenga nepasi; tendai kuti ane ruzivo rwose, nesimba rose, kwose kudenga nepasi, tendai kuti munhu haakwanisi kunzwisisa zvinhu zvose izvo zvinonzwisiswa naShe.
10 Uyezve, zvino tendai, kuti munofanira kutendeuka kuzva pazvivi zvenyu mugobvamazvirasa chose, mugozvininipisa pamberi paMwari; muchikumbira nomwoyo wose kuti akukanganwirei; zvino, kana muchinge matenda pazvinhu zvose izvi moona kuti mazviita.
11 Uyezve ndinoti kwamuri sokutaura kwandamboita, sezvo mava kuziva kubwinya kwaMwari, kana kuti mava kuziva kunaka kwake maraira rudo rwake, nokugamuchira kuregererwa kwezvivi zvenyu, izvo zvinokonzera rufaro
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rwukuru mumwoyo yenyu, kunyange zvakadaro ndinoda kuti muyeuke, mugare muchiziva, hukuru hwaMwari, nokusava chinhu kwenyu, nokunaka kwake nokugara achitambudzikira imi, musingakodzeri, muchizvininipisa zvakadzama, muchidaidza zita raShe zuva nezuva, muchimira murutendo rwezvichauya, urwo rwakataurwa nomuromo womutumwa.
12 Zve tarirai, ndinoti kwamuri kana muchinge maita izvi muchafara nguva dzose, mugozadzwa norudo rwaMwari, mugoregererwa zvivi zvenyu; uye muchakura muruzivo rwoutsvene rwaiye akakusikai, kana kuti muruzivo rwouyo akarurama ane chokwadi.
13 Zve hamuzova nepfungwa dzokukuvadzana, asi kugara murunyararo, nokupa kumunhu wose izvo wose zvinenge zviri zvake.
14 Zve hamuzoita kuti vana yenyu vagare nenzara, kana kusasimira; kana kuvabvumira kuti vatadze kuchengeta mitemo yaMwari, kurwa nokupopotedzana nevamwe, vachishandira dhiabhorosi, baba vezvivi, kana kuti mweya wakaipa uyo waitaurwa namadzibaba edu, ari iye mhandu yezvose zvakarurama.
15 Asi muchavadzidzisa kufamba munzira yechokwadi isina udhakwa, munovadzidzisa kuti vadanane, nokushandirana.
16 Uye zvakare, muchayamura avo vanoda ruyamuro rwenyu; muchapa zvamuinazvo kune avo vanoda rubatsiro; hamuzobvumira kuti kana
anopemha atambanudza ruoko ~wake imi momunyima, momuti aende anofa.
17 Zvimwe muchati: Munhu azviunzira ega kutambudzika kwake; saka handitambanudze ruoko rwangu, uye handimupe zvokudya zvangu, kana kumupa zvangu zvandiinazvo kuti asatambudzike, nokuti kurangwa kwake kwakarurama
18 Asi ndinoti kwamuri, Iwe munhu, wose anoita izvi ane chikonzero chikuru chekuti atendeuke; uye kunze kwekunge atendeuka pane zvaanenge aita iye achazofa zvachose, haazove nechokuita nezveumambo hwaMwari.
19 Nokuti tarirai tose hatisi vapemhi here? Ko tose hatirarame noMunhu mumwechete iyeye, kana Mwari, pane zvinhu wose zvatiinazvo, wose zvokudya nezvokupfeka, negoridhe, nesirivha nazvose zvoupfumi hwese hwese hwatiinahwo?
20 Zve tarirai; kunyange panguva ino, manga muchidaidza zita rake, muchikumbira kuti mukanganwirwe zvivi zvenyu. Ko akabvumira here kuti mukumbire pasina? Kwete; adurura Mweya wake pamuri, akaita kuti mwoyo yenyu izadzwe norufaro, akaita kuti miromo yenyu itadze kutaura, kufara kwenyu kukava kukurusa.
21 Uye zvino, kana Mtyari, uyo akasika imi, anokupai upenyu nezvose zvamunazvo nezvamuri, anokupai wose zvamunokumbira kana zviri zvakarurama, mukutenda, muchitenda kuti muchagamuchira,
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Ko zvino, munotadza kupanana sei zvamunazvo.
22 Zve kana muchitonga munhu anenge aisa chichemo chake kwamuri kuti asafe, momurasa, ko kuraswa kwako kunozova sei kana iwe uchirambira zvinhu zvako, zvisiri zvako asi zvaMwari, anove ndiye muridzi weupenyu hwako; asika hamukumbire, kana kutendeuka pakutadza kwamaita.
23 Ndinoti kwamuri, hero dambudziko kumunhu uyu, nokuti zvinhu zvake zvinoparara naye, zve zvino, ndinotaura izvi kune avo vakapfuma muzvinhu zvenyika ino.
24 Uye zve, ndinoti kuvarombo, imi musina asi musne zvakakwana, zvinokuraramisai zuva nezuva; ndinoreva mose munonyima mupemhi, muchiti hamuna; ndingade kuti muti mumwoyo yenyu: handikwanise kupa nokuti handina, dai ndiinazvo ndaipa.
25 Zve zvino, kana mukataura izvi mumwoyo yenyu hamupiwe mhosva, pasina izvozvo mucharaswa; kurambwa kwenyu kunofanira nokuti munochiva zvamusina kutambira.
26 Zve zvino, pamusana pezvinhu izvi zvandataura kwamuri-zviri, zvepamusoro pezvokuti murambe makaregererwa zvivi zvenyu zuva nezuva, kuti mufambe musina mhosva pamberi paMwarindingade kuti mupe kuvarombo zvimwe zvezvamuinazvo, munhu wose maererano nezvaanenge anazvo, sekupa vane nzara, kupfekedza vasina kusi
mira, kushanyira vanorwara nokuvanamatira kuti vabatsirwe, pamweya napanyama, maererano nezvavanenge vachida.
27 Zve muone kuti zvinhu zvose izvi zvaitwa munzira kwayo noruzivo; nokuti hazvibvumirwe kuti munhu amhanye kudarika simba raanaro. Uyezve, zvinoda kuti ave nesimba, kuti ave anowana mubairo; naizvozvo, zvinhu zvose zvinofanirwa kuitwa nomazvo.
28 Zve ndinoda kuti murangarire, kuti uyo wose anenge akumbira chinhu kune muvakidzani wake anofanirwa kudzora chinhu ichocho, mukuwirirana; kana kuti uchazoita chivi; kana kuti uchaita kuti muvakidzani wako aitewo chivi.
29 Zve mukupedzisa, handingakwanisi kukutaurirai zvinhu zvose zvinoita kuti mutadze; nokuti kune mira dzakawanda dzakasiyana-siyana, dzakawanda zvokuti handikwanise kudziverenga.
30 Asi izvi ndinokutaurirai, kuti kana musingazvichenjerera, nepfungwa dzenyu, nemazwi enyu, nekuita kwenyu, nokuchengetedza mirairo yaMwari, muchiramba muri mukutenda pamusana pezvinhu zvamakanzwa pamusoro pokuuya kwaIshe wedu, kusvikira kumagumo eupenyu hwenyu, munofanirwa kufa. Zve zvino, hama, yeukai, musazofa.
CHITSAUKO 5
Vatet2di vanova vanakomana navanasikana vaKristu kubttrikidza
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nokutenda-Zvino vanoshevedzwa nezita raKristu-Mambo Bhenjamini anovakuridzira kuti vave vakasimba uye vasingazungunuke mumabasa akanaka. Zvingangove makore 124 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZvE zvino, apo mambo Bhenjamini akanga ataura kuvanhu vake, akatumira mavari, achida kuziva vanhu vake kuti vakanga vachitenda here mashoko aakange ataura kwavari.
2 Zve vose vakadaira nezwi rimwechete, vachiti; Hongu, tinotenda mashoko ose amataura kwatiri; uye zvakare, tinoziva nechokwadi nokuvimbisika kwawo, nokuda kwoMweya waIshe Unamasimba, uyo wakaunza rushanduko rwukuru matiri, kana kuti mumwoyo yedu, zvekuti hatichada kuita mabasa akaipa, asi kuramba tichiita mabasa akanaka.
3 Zve isu, pachedu, zvakare, nokunaka kusingaperi kwaMwari, nezvinoiswa pachena noMweya wake, tave kuratidzwa zvichauya; uye dai zvaikodzera, taiporofita muzvinhu zvose.
4 Zve kutendeseka kwatinako pamusana pezvinhu zvose izvo mambo wedu akataura kwatiri uko kwaunza kwatiri ruzivo rwukuru urwu, zvinove zvinhu zviri kutifadza zvikuru.
5 Zve tine chido chokupinda muchibvumirano naMwari wedu kuti tiite kuda kwake, nokuteerera mirairo yake muzvinhu zvose zvaachatiraira, kwamazuva edu asara tiri vapenyu, kuti tisazviunzire kurwadziwa
kusingaperi, sokutaurwa kwaitwa nengirozi, kuti tisanwire mumukombe wokushatirwa kwaMwari.
6 Zve zvino, aya ndiwo mazwi aidiwa kwavari naMambo Bhenjamini; naizvozvo akati kwavari: Mataura mazwi andanga ndichida kunzwa; nechibvumirano chamaita chibvumirano chitsvene.
Zve zvino, nenzira yechibvumirano chamaita muchazodaidzwa kuti vana vaKristu, vanakomana vake, navanasikana vake; nokuti tarirai, nezuva ranhasi akuzvarai pamweya; nokuti munoti mwoyo yenyu yashanduka kuburikidza nokutenda muzita rake; saka, maberekwa naye mukava vanakomana navanasikana vake.
8 Zve pasi pomusoro wake masunungurwa, hapana mumwe musoro ungakusunungurei. Hapana rimwe zita rakapiwa ringaunze ruponiso; naizvozvo, ndingade kuti mutakure zita raKristu pamuri, imi mose mapinda muchibvumirano naMwari kuti muchateerera kusvika kumagumo kwoupenyu hwenyu. 9 Zve zvichaitika kuti wose anoita izvi achaonekwa ari kuruoko rworudyi rwaMwari, nokuti achaziva zita iro ari kudaidzwa naro; nokuti achadaidzwa nezita raKristu.
10 Zve zvichaitika, kuti uyo asingatore zita raKristu anozofanirwa kudaidzwa nerimwe zita; nokudaro, anozozviona ari kuruoko rworuboshwe rwaMwari.
11 Uye ndinoda kuti mura-
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ngarire zvakare, kuti iri ndiro zita randakati ndichakupai risingazodzimwa, kunze kwokunge matadza; saka, inzwai musatadze, kuti zita risabviswe mumwoyo yenyu.
12 Ndinoti kwamuri, ndinoda kuti murangarire kuti iro zita rakafanira kugara rakanyorwa nguva dzose mumwoyo yenyu, kuti musaonekwe muri kuruoko rworuboshwe rwaMwari, asi kuti munzwe nokuziva izwi ramuchazodaidzwa naro, uyezve, zita iro achakudaidzai naro.
13 Nokuti ko munhu angazive sei tenzi waasina kushandira, mweni kwaari, ari kure kwepfungwa dzake nokuita kwemwoyo wake?
14 Uye zvakare, munhu anotora mbongoro yomuvakidzani wake, oichengeta here? Nthnoti kwamuri, Kwete; haaibvumire kuti ifure nezvipfuyo wake, asi anoitinhira kunze, nokuirasira kunze. Ndinoti kwamuri, saizvozvo zvichaitika kwamuri kana musingazive zita ramunoshevedzwa naro.
15 Naizvozvo, ndinoda muve makasimba uye musingazungunuke, mugare makaputirwa namabasa akanaka, kuti Krfstu, Ishe Mwari Samasimba, azokusungainidzai kwaari, kuti muzounzwa kudenga, kuti muzove neruponiso rwusingaperi neupenyu husingaperi, kuburikidza noruzivo, nesimba, nokururama, netsitsi dzeuyo akasika zvinhu zvose, mudenga nepanyika, anova Mwarf pamusoro pezvose. Ameni.
CHITSAUKO 6
Mambo Bhenjamini anonyora mazita evanhu achibva asarudza vafundisi vekuvadzidzisa-Mosia anotonga samambo akarurama. Zvingangove makore 124 kusvika ku121 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino, mambo Bhenjamini akafunga kuti zvakafanira, mushure mekunge apedza kutaura kuvanhu, kuti atore mazita evavo vose vakanga vapinda muchibvumirano naMwari chekuchengetedza mirau yake.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti kwakange kusina kana munhu mumwechete, kunze kwevana vaduku, akange asina kuita chibvumirano ezvo vatora pavari zita raKristu.
3 Ezvo pakare, zvakaitika kuti pakange mambo Bhenjamini apedza zvinhu zvese izwi, azodza mwanakomana wake Mosia kuti ave mutongi namambo wevanhu vake, ezvo amupa masimba ese maererano neumambo, ezvo aisa vafundisi vekudzidzisa vanhu, kuti vagonzwa nekuziva mirau yaMwari, nekuvamutsa kuti varangarire mhiko yavakaita, akavaregera kuti vaende, vakadzokera, wese munhu, mhuri nemhuri, kudzimba dzavo.
4 Ezvo Mosfa akavamba kutonga ari munzvimbo yababa wake. Ezvo akatanga kutonga mugore rake rechimakumi matatu ekuberekwa, zvinoita pamwechete, zviagangosvika mazana mana emakore ane makore makumi manomwe nematanhatu
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kubvira panguva yakabva Rehi kuJerusaremu.
5 Ezvo mambo Bhenjamini akagara makore matatu ndokubva afa.
6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo Mosu akafamba nemunzira dzaIshe, achitevedza kutonga kwake nemitemo yake, ezvo achichengetedza mirau yake muzvinhu zvese zvaaiudzwa.
Ezvo mambo Mosu akaita kuti vanhu yake varime minda. Ezvo naiyewo, pachake, akari ma, kuti asave mutoro kuvanhu yake, kuti aite sezvaiita baba yake muzvinhu zvese. Ezvo hakuna kumbove nekunetsana mukati mevanhu yake kwenguva yemakore matatu.
CHITSAUKO
Amoni anowana nyika yaRehi-Nefi, umo Rimuhi aive mambo-Vanhu vaRimuhi inhapwa dzemaRamani-Rimuhi anotaura rungano rwavo-Muporofita (Abhinadhi) akanga apupura kuti Kristu ndiMwari naBaba wezvinhu zveseAvo vanodyara tsvina vanokohwa chinyamupupuri, ezvo avo vanoisa ruvimbo rwavo munalshe vachaponeswa. Zvingangove makore 121 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino, zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge mambo Mosu atonga murunyararo kwemakore matatu, akada kuziva maererano nevanhu vakaenda kunogara munyika yaRehi-Nefi; kana muguta raRehi-Nefi nokuti vanhu yake havana chavakanga vanzwa kubva kuvanhu
ava kubvira panguva yavakabva munyika yeZarahemura; nokudaro, vaimunetsa nekubvunza kwavo.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo Mosia akabvuma kuti gumi nevatanhatu revarume vavo vakasimba vangaende kunyika yaRehi-Nefi, kuti vanonzwa nezvehama dzavo.
3 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mangwana acho vakatanga kuenda, vaine mumwe ainzi Amoni, iye ari murume akasimba anotyiwa, ezvo ari wechizvarwa chaZarahemura; ezvo akange ari mutungamiri wavowo. 4 Ezvo zvino, vakange vasingazive gwara ravaifanira kufamba naro murenje kuti vakwire kunyika yaRehi-Nefi; saka vakatumhudzika kwemazuva mazhinji murenje, kana makumi mana emazuva vachingotumhudzika. 5 Ezvo zvavakanga vatumhudzika kwemakumi mana emazuva vakasvika pachikomo, chiri kuchamhembe kwenyika yeShiromu, ndokubva vadzika matende avo ipapo.
6 Ezvo Amom akatora vatatu vehama dzake, ezvo mazita avo aiva Amareki, Heremi, naHemu, ndokubva vadzika munyika yaNefi.
Ezvo tarisai, vakasangana namambo wevanhu vaive munyika yaNefi, nemunyika ye Shiromu; ezvo yakabva vakombwa nemapurisa amambo, vakatorwa, vakasungwa, ezvo vakaiswa mutirongo.
8 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vagara mutirongo kwemazuva maviri vakaunzwa zvakare pamberi
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pamambo, ezvo majoto avo akasunungurwa; ezvo vakamira pamberi pamambo, vakabvumirwa, kana kuti vakaudzwa, kuti vakafanira kupindura mibvunzo yaaizovabvunza.
9 Ezvo akati kwavari: Tarisai, ndini Runuhi, mwanakomana waNowa, akange ari mwana waZenifu, akabva munyika yeZarahemura kuzogara nhaka yenyika ino, yakange iri nyika yemadzibaba avo, ndikaitwa mambo nezwi revanhu.
10 Ezvo zvino, ndinoda kuziva chikonzero chaita kuti musatye kusvika pedyo nerusvingo rweguta, zvandange ini, pachangu, ndiine mapurisa angu tiri kunze kwesuo?
11 Ezvo zvino, nechikonzero ichocho ndabvumidza kuti muchengetwe, kuti ndigokubvunzai, nokuti ndingadai ndangoti mapurisa angu akuurayei. Munobvumirwa kutaura.
12 Ezvo zvino, Amoni paakaona kuti ari kubvumirwa kutaura, akaenda pamberi pamambo akakotamisa musoro wake kukudza mambo; ezvo achisimudza musoro akati kuna mambo: Imi mambo, ndinotenda kwazvo pamberi paMwari nhasi uno kuti ndichiri mupenyu, ezvo ndichibvumirwa kutaura; ezvo ndichaedza kutaura ndisingatye;
13 Nokuti ndine chokwadi chekuti dai mange mandiziva mungadai musina kubvumira kuti ndipfekedzwe majoto andiinawo aya. Nokub ndini Amoni, ezvo ndini chizvarwa cheZarahemura, ezvo tabva kunyika
yeZarahemura kuti tizonzwa nezvehama dzedu, avo vakatorwa naZenifu achiuya navo kuno.
14 Ezvo zvino, zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge Rimuhi anzwa mazwi aya aAmoni, akafara zvikuru, akabva ati: Zvino, ndinoziva zvechokwadi kuti hama dzangu dziri munyika yeZarahemura dzichiri mhenyu. Ezvo zvino, ndichafara; ezvo mangwana ndichaita kuti nevanhu vangu vafarewo.
15 Nokuti tarisai, takasungwa namaRamani, ezvo tiri kutereswa mutero unorema kuutakura. Ezvo zvino tarisai, hama dzedu dzichatibvisa muusungwa hwedu, kana kutibvisa mumaoko emaRamani, ezvo tonove nhapwa dzavo; nokuti zviri nani kuti tive nhapwa kumaNefi pane kuti titere kuna mambo wemaRamani.
16 Ezvo zvino, Runuhi akati kumapurisa vake vasunungure Amom nehama dzake, asi akaita kuti vaende kugomo raive kuchamhembe kweShiromu, vanouya nehama dzavo kuguta, kuti vazodya, nekunwa, nokuti vazorore mukuneta nenzira yerwendo rwavo; nokuti vakange vanetswa nezvinhu zvizhinji; nokuti vakanga vanetswa nenzara, nyota, nekuneta.
17 Ezvo zvino, zvakaitika kuti ave mangwana mambo Runuhi akatumira shoko kuvanhu vake vese, achiti vaungane pamwechete kutemberi, kuti vanzwe mazwi aaida kutaura kwavari. 18 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti pavakanga vaunganidzana pamwechete akataura kwavari netsika
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iyi, achiti: Imi, vanhu vanhu, simudzai misoro yenyu munyaradzwe; nokuti tarisai, nguva yave pedyo, kana kuti haisisiri kure, yekuti tichirega kuve pasi pevavengi vedu, kana dai zvazvo tiri kutambudzika zvizhinji, kutambudzikira pasina; asi ndinovimba kuti pachine kutambudzika kuve mano kwatakafanira kuna.
19 Naizvozvo, simudzai misoro yenyu, ezvo mufare, ezvo muise ruvimbo rwenyu munaMwari, munaMwari iyeyo aive Mwari waAbhurahamu, naIsaka, naJakobho; ezvowo, iye Mtyari uya akaburitsa vana vaIsiraeri munyika yeIjipiti, ezvo akaita kuti vayambuke Gungwa Dzvuku nepakaoma pakukutu, ezvo akavapa mana kuti vasafe murenje; nezvimwe zvinhu zvizhinji zvaakavaitira. 20 Ezvo zvakare, iye Mtyari mumwecheteyo akabvisa madzibaba edu munyika yeJerusaremu, ezvo akachengeta nokuchengetedza vanhu kana kusvika zvino; ezvo tarisai, pamusana pekutadza kwedu nokuipa kwedu kwaita kuti atiise muusungwa.
21 Ezvo mese imi muri vapupuri nhasi uno, kuti Zenifu, akaitwa mambo wevanhu vano, iye akanga achishingairira kugara nhaka yenyika yemadzibaba ake, saka nokunyengedzwa neungwaru hwamambo Ramani, uyo akaita chibvumirano namambo Zmifu, ezvo achinge aisa mumaoko ake zvinhu zvaive muchidimbu chenyika, kana neguta raRehi
Nefi, ezvo guta reShiromu; nematunhu akakomberedza22 Ezvo akaita zvese izvi, kuti aunze vanhu ava pasi kana kuti muusungwa. Ezvo tarisai, iye zvino tinotera kuna mambo wemaRamani, zvinoita chikamu chepakati chechibage chedu, nebari yedu, ezvo kana zvese zvatinokohwa zvemarudzi ese, ezvo chikamu chepakati cheuwandu hwematanga edu; ezvo kana chikamu chepakati chezvinhu zvatinazvo zvedu mambo wemaRamani anozvida kwatiri, kana upenyu hwedu. 23 Ezvo zvino, izvi hazvisuwise here kuzvitakura? Ezvo uku, kutambudzwa kwedu, hakusi kukuru here? Zvino tarisai, kukura kwakaita chikonzero chedu chekuchema.
24 Hongu, ndinoti zvikuru zvikonzero zvinoita kuti ticheme; nokuti tarisai vangani vehama dzedu vakauraiwa, ezvo ropa ravo rikadeurwa pasina, ezvo zvese izvi zvichikonzerwa nekutadza.
25 Nokuti dai vanhu ava vasina kuwira mukutadza Ishe angadai asina kubvumira kuti kuipa kukuru uku kuuye pavari. Asi tarisai, havana kuda kuteerera kumazwi ake; asi pakamuka kusawirirana pakati pavo, zvekuti vakaurayana vakadeura ropa pakati pavo pachavo.
26 Ezvo vakauraya muporofita waIshe; hongu, munhu akasarudzwa naMwari, akavaudza kutadza kwavo nokuipa kwavo, ezvo akaporofita zvinhu zvizhinji zvakange zvichiuya, hongu, kana nekuuya kwaKristu.
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27 Ezvo nokuti akati kwavari Kristu ndiye Mwari, Baba wezvinhu zvese, ezvo akati achatora mufananidzo wemunhu, ezvo uri mufananidzo uyo wakasikwa nawo munhu pakutanga kana kuti nemamwe mazwi, akati munhu akasikwa nemufananidzo waMwari, nokuti Mtyari achauya pano pasi pakati pevana vevanhu, ezvo agove nemuviri wenyama neropa, ezvo agofamba pamusoro penyika
28 Ezvo zvino, nenzira yokuti akataura izvi, vakamuuraya; ezvo vakaita zvimwe zvizhinji zvakaita kuti Mtyari avaratidze hasha dzake. Saka, ndiani anoshamiswa kuti vanhu ava vari muusungwa, nokuti vakarohwa neshamhu yekutambudzika kukuru?
29 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe akati: Handizoyamura vanhu vangu muzuva rekutadza kwavo; asi ndinodziva nzira dzavo kuti vatadze kubudirira; ezvo kuita kwavo kuchave zvimhingamupinyi pamberi pavo.
30 Ezvo, akati zvakare: Kana vanhu vangu vakadyara tsvina vachakohwa hundi muchamupupuri; ezvo ipapo pachabuda chepfu.
31 Ezvo, akati zvakare: Kana vanhu vangu vakadyara tsvina vachakohwa mhepo yekumabvazuva, inouya nokuparadza pakarepo.
32 Ezvo zvino, tarisai, zvakavimbiswa naIshe zvazadzikiswa, ezvo marohwa ezvo matambudzwa.
33 Asi mukatendeukira kuna
Ishe nemwoyo izere, ezvo mukaisa ruvimbo rwenyu maari, ezvo mugomushandira nesimba repfungwa dzenyu dzese, mukaita izvi, maererano nekuda kwake nokufadzwa kwake, anokubvisai muusungwa.
CHITSAUKO 8
Amoni anodzidzisa vanhu vaRimuhi-Anonzwa nezvemahwendefa makumi maviri ane mahwendefa mana emaJaredhi-Zvinyorwa zvakare zvinogona kududzirwa nevaoni-Hakuna chipo chinokunda eheuoni. Zvingangove makore 121 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge mambo Rimuhi apedza kutaura kuvanhu vake, nokuti akataura zvinhu zvizhinji kwavari, ezvo zvishoma ndizvo zvandanyora mubhuku rino, akataurira vanhu vake zvinhu zvese maererano nehama dzavo dzakange dziri munyika yeZarahemura.
2 Ezvo akaita kuti Amoni asimuke pamberi pemhomho yevanhu, ezvo agotaura zvese zvakange zvaitika kuhama dzavo kubvira panguva yakabuda Zenifu munyika kusvika panguva yaakabvawo iye munyika.
3 Ezvo akavataurirawo mazwi ekupedzisira akataurwa namambo Bhenjamini achivadzidzisa, akaatsanangurira vanhu vamambo Runuhi, kuti vakwanise kunzwisisa ese mazwi aaitaura. 4 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti apedza kuita zvese izvi, mambo Runuhi akaparadza mhomho yevanhu,
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ezvo akati wese munhu adzokere kumba kwake.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akaita kuti mahwendefa aive nezvinyorwa zvevanhu vake kubvira panguva yavakabva muZarahemura, aunzwe kuna Amoni, kuti aaverenge.
6 Zvino, Amom achangopedza kuverenga zvinyorwa, mambo akamubvunza kuti anzwe kuti anogona kududzira ndimi here, ezvo Amom akamutaurira kuti haakwanise.
7 Ezvo mambo akati kwaari: Ndasuwiswa pamusana pedambudziko revanhu vangu, ndakaita kuti makumi mana ane vanhu vatatu vevanhu vangu vaende parwendo murenje, kuti vangawane nyika yeZarahemura, kuti tigokumbira kuhama dzedu kuti dzitibvise muusungwa. 8 Ezvo vakarasika murenje kwemazuva mazhinji, asi vakasimba, ezvo vakaishaya nyika yeZarahemura asi vakadzoka kuno, mushure mekusvika kune imwe nyika yaive nehova dzemvura dzakawanda, vawana nyika yakange izere mapfupa evanhu, neemhuka, ezvo yakange izerewo matongo edzimba dzemarudzi ese, vawana nyika yairatidza kuti yakambogarwa nevanhu yakange vakawanda sevanhu vaIsiraeri.
9 Ezvo seuchapupu hwekuti zvinhu zvavakataura ndezvechokwadi vakauya nemakumi maviri emahwendefa ane mahwendefa mana azere nekunyorwa, ezvo ari egoridhe chairo.
10 Ezvo tarisai, zvakare, vauya nezvidzitiro, zvikuru zvepazvi
pfuva uye zviri zvendarira nezvemhangura, ezvo zvakasimba chaizvo.
11 Ezvo zvakare, vauya neminondo, nhava dzacho dzaora, ezvo mipeni yacho yakadyiwa nengura; ezvo hamuna ari munyika muno anogona kududzira mutauro kana zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa. Saka ndakati kwauri: Unogona kududzira here? 12 Ezvo ndinoti kwaari zvakare: Pane aunoziva here angadudzire? Nokuti ndinoda kuti zvinyorwa izvi zvidudzirwe muchirudzi chedu; nokuti, zvimwe, zvingatipe ruzivo rwevanhu vakasara pavanhu vakaparadzwa, kuti zvinyorwa izvi zvakabva kupi; kana, zvimwe, zvingatipe ruzivo rwevanhu ivava vakaparadzwa; ezvo ndinoda kuziva chikonzero chekuparadzwa kwavo.
13 Zvino Amom akati kwaari: Ndinogona kukutaurirai nechokwadi, imi mambo, nezvemurume anokwanisa kududzira zvinyorwa; nokuti ane pamwe paanotarisa, odudzira zvose zvinyorwa zvemazuva akare; ezvo chipo chinobva kuna Mwari. Ezvo zvinhu zvacho zvinonzi zvidudziriso, ezvo hakuna munhu angazvitarise kunze kwekunge atumwa kuzvitarisa, nokuti angangotarisa zvaasina kufanira kutarisa akafa. Ezvo anenge anzi atarise mazviri kana ndiani zvake, iyeyo anonzi muoni.
14 Ezvo tarisai, mambo wevanhu vari munyika yaZarahemura ndiye munhu akatumwa kuna zvinhu izvi, ezvo ndiye
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ane chipo chikuru ichi kubva kuna Mwari.
15 Ezvo mambo akati muoni mukuru kupfuura muporofita. 16 Ezvo Amoni akati muoni mududziri uye muporofita zvekare; hakuna chipo chingapfuura ichi chingapiwe munhu, kunze kwekunge aine simba raMwari, zvisingagonekwe nemunhu; asi munhu angagona kuwana simba guru raanopiwa kubva kuna Mtyari.
17 Asi muoni anogona kuziva zvinhu zvakaitika kare, ezvo kana zvinhu zvichauya, ezvo naizvozvo zvinhu zvese zvichaiswa pachena, kana, kuti, zvinhu zveruvande zvichaiswa pachena, ezvo zvakavanda zvichabuda pachena, ezvo zvinhu zvisingazivikanwe zvichaitwa kuti zvizivikanwe navo, ezvowo zvinhu zvachaitwa kuti zvizivikanwe nenzira yazvo zvinhu zvange zvisingazombozivikanwa.
18 Saizvozvo Mtyari akaisa nzira dzekuti munhu, pamusana perutendo, angakwanise kushanda zvishamiso zvikuru; saka anobva ave ane ruyamuro rwukuru kuvanhu vamwe vake. 19 Ezvo zvino, mushure mekunge Amovi apedza kutaura mazwi aya mambo akafara zvikuru, akatenda kuna Mtyari, achiti: Hapana kukahadzika kuti mumahwendefa aya mune zvakavandika zvikuru, ezvo zvidudziriso izvi zvakagadzirwa pasina kukahadzika kuti zvigopfunzunura zvakavandika zvese kuvana vevanhu.
20 Iwo mabasa aIshe anoshamisa, ezvo zvichatora nguva
yakadii achitambudzika nevanhu vake; hongu, ezvo hwakadii upofu nokusapindika kwokunzwisisa kwevana vevanhu; nokuti havatsvake ungwaru, naivowo havadi kuti vatongwe neungwaru!
21 Hongu, vakafanana nedanga rakapanduka rinotiza mufudzi, roti parara-mwanda, rotinhwa, ezvo rodyiwa nezvikara zvemusango.
ZVINYORWA ZVAZENIFU-RUngano rwevanhu vekwake, kubvira panguva yavakasiya nyika yaZarahemura kusvika panguva yavakabviswa mumaoko emaRamani.
Zvicllisanganisa zvitsauko 9 kusvika ku22.
CHITSAUKO 9
Zenifu anotungamira chikwata kubva muZarahemura kuti anotora nyika yaRehi-Nefi-Mambo wemaRamani anovabvumira kuitora-Pane hondo pakati pemaRamani vevanhu vaZenifu. Zvingangove makore 200 kusvika ku187 Kristu asati aberekwa.
INI, Zevifu, semunhu akadzidziswa mumutauro wese wemaNefi, ezvo ndiine ruzivo rwenyika yaNefi, kana kuti nyika yemadzibaba edu yenhaka yavo yekutanga, ezvo sezvo ndakanga ndakatumwa kunosora mukati memaRamani kuti ndisore mauto avo, kuti hondo yedu ivarwise ivaparadzeasi zvandakaona zvinhu zva-
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kanaka mavari nemukati mavo ndakada kuti vasaparadzwe. 2 Saka, ndakaitirana nharo nehama dzangu tiri murenje, nokuti ndaiti mutongi wedu aite chibvumirano navo; asi iye semunhu akange akaoma ezvo aine nyota yeropa akati ndiuraiwe; asi ndakaponiswa nekudeurwa kweropa rakawanda; nokuti baba akarwa nababa, ezvo mukoma akarwisa munin'ina, kudakara vanhu vazhinji vehondo yedu vauraiwa vaparadzwa murenje; ezvo tikadzokera, isu takange tapunyuka, kunyika yeZarahemura, kunotaura rungano urwu kuvakadzi vavo nevana vavo.
3 Ezvo inika, nokunzwa ndichida zvikuru kutora nyika yenhaka yemadzibaba edu, ndakatora vanhu vakawanda vaida kuti titore nyika, ezvo ndokutanga zvakare rwendo rwekuenda murenje kuti tiende kunyika iya; asi takarohwa nenzara nematambudziko anorwadza; nokuti takanonoka kuyeuka Ishe Mwari wedu.
4 Zvisinei, mushure memazuva mazhinji tichingodzengaira tiri musango takadzika tende dzedu panzvimbo yakaurairwa hama dzedu, yakange iri pedyo nekunyika kwemadzibaba edu. 5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaenda zvakare muguta nevanhu vangu vana, kuna mambo, kuti ndizive nezvemagariro amambo, nokuti ndizive kuti ndingaende here nevanhu vangu ndikatora nyika murunyararo. 6 Ezvo ndakaenda kuna mambo, ezvo akabvumirana neni
kuti ndinotora nyika yaRehiNefi, nenyika yaShiromu.
7 Ezvo akatiwo kuvanhu vake ngavabve munyika iyi, ezvo ini nevanhu vangu tikaenda munyika iyi kuti tiitore.
8 Ezvo takatanga kuvaka dzimba, nekugadzirisa tsvingo reguta; hongu, kana netsvingo reguta raRehi-Nefi, neguta raShiromu.
9 Ezvo takatanga kurima minda, hongu, kana nembeu dzemarudzi akasiyana-siyana, nembeu yechibage, ezvo yegorosi, neyebhari, neyeniya, neyeshumu, nembeu dzakasiyana-siyana dzemichero; ezvo takatanga kuwanda tikabudirira munyika. 10 Zvino dzakange dziri njere nokunyengedza kwamambo Ramani, kuti agopinza vanhu vangu muusungwa, zvakaita kuti abvume kutipa nyika kuti ive yedu.
11 Saka zvakaitika kuti, mushure mekunge tagara munyika umu kwegumi remakore rine makore maviri mambo Ramani akatanga kusagadzikana, ave kuti zvimwe vanhu vangu vangave nesimba munyika, ezvo akatya kuti havaizogona kuvakunda nokuvaisa muusungwa. 12 Zvino vakange vari vanhu vane nungo ezvo vanhu vanoda zvekunamata zvifananidzo; Saka vakanga voda kutiisa muusungwa, kuti vagogarika nekushandirwa nesu nemaoko edu; hongu, kuti vane mabiko nezvipfuwo emakura edu.
13 Saka zvakaitika kuti mambo Ramam akatanga kumutsa vanhu vake kuti vataudzane
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nevanhu vangu; saka kwakatanga kuve nehondo nokutaudzana munyika.
14 Nokuti, mugore rekutonga kwangu rechigumi nemakore matatu munyika yaNefi, kure nechekumaodzanyemba kwenyika yaShiromu, vanhu vangu pavakange vachinwisa nokufudza zvipfuyo zvavo, vachirima minda yavo, mhomho yevanhu vemaRamani yakasvika ikatanga kuvauraya, nokutora zvipfuyo zvavo, nechibage cheminda yavo.
15 Hongu, zvakaitika kuti vakatiza, vese avo vasina kusvikirwa, vakatizira kuguta raNefi, ezvo vakauya kwandiri kuti ndivadzivirire.
16 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakavapa uta, nemiseve, neminondo, nemapanga, nenduni, nerekeni, nezvombo zvemarudzi ese ataikwanisa kuita, ezvo ini nevanhu vangu takaenda kuhondo kunorwisa maRamani.
17 Hongu, nesimba raIshe takaenda kuhondo kunorwisa maRamani, nokuti ini nevanhu vangu takachema zvikuru kuna Ishe kuti atibvise mumaoko evavengi vedu, nokuti takamutswa tikabva tayeuka kuponiswa kwakaitwa madzibaba edu.
18 Ezvo Mwari akanzwa kuchema kwedu akapindura miteuro yedu; ezvo takaenda nesimba rake; hongu, takaenda kunorwisana namaRamani, ezvo muzuva rimwechete neusiku humwechete takauraya zviuru zvitatu zvine makumi mana ane vanhu vatatu; takavauraya
kudakara tavabvisa munyika medu.
19 Ezvo ini, pachangu, nemaoko angu, ndakabatsira kuviga vakafa yavo. Ezvo tarisai, takasuwa tikachema zvikuru, nokuti pavanhu vedu pakauraiwa mazana maviri ane makumi manomwe ane vanhu vapfumbamwe vehama dzedu.
CHITSAUKO 10
Mambo Ramani anofa-Vanhu vake vanopenga ezvo magandanga ezvo vanotevedza tsika dzemanyepo-Zenifu nevanhu vake vanovakurira. Zvingangove makore 187 kusvika ku160 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takatanga zvakare kumisa umambo ezvo tikatanga kutora nyika murunyararo. Ezvo ndakaita kuti kugadzirwe zvombo zvehondo zvemarudzi ose, kuti ndive nezvombo zvevanhu kuitira nguva ichauya maRamani ave kurwisa vanhu vangu muhondo zvakare.
2 Ezvo ndakaisa vachengeti kukomberedza nyika yose, kuti maRamani arege kutinyangira tisingazive agotiparadza; ezvo ndiko kuchengeta kwandakaita vanhu vangu nezvipfuyo zvangu, ezvo ndakaita kuti vasawire mumaoko evavengi vedu.
3 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takagara nyika yamadzibaba edu kwemakore mazhinji, hongu, kwenguva inosvika makumi maviri emakore ane makore maviri. 4 Ezvo ndakaita kuti varume
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varime minda, ezvo vagodyara ese marudzi embeu nemarudzi ese emichero.
5 Ezvo ndakaita kuti vakadzi varuke, vashande nesimba, ezvo vashande, ezvo vaite marudzi nemarudzi emachira, hongu, nemarudzi ese emicheka, kuti tigopfekedza kusapfeka kwedu; ezvo ndiko kubudirira kwatakaita munyika-ndiko kuve nerunyararo rwakaramba rwuripo kwemakumi maviri emakore ane makore maviri.
6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo Ramani akafa, ezvo mwanakomana wake akatanga kutonga munzvimbo make. Ezvo akatanga kumutsa vanhu wake kuti vamukire vanhu vangu; saka vakatanga kugadzirira hondo, nokuuya kuzorwisana nevanhu vangu.
7 Asi ndakange ndiine vasori vangu vandakange ndatuma mumatunhu eShemuroni, kuti ndione kugadzirira kwavo, kuti ndigovagadzirira, kuti vasasvike pavanhu vangu vakavaparadza.
8 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakauya nekumusoro kuchamhembe kwenyika yeShiromu, nevarwi vakawanda, varume vaive neuta, nemiseve, neminondo, nemipeni, nematombo, nerekeni; ezvo vakange vakasvuurwa misoro iri pachena; ezvo vakanga vakasunga bhanhire reganda muchiuno.
9 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ndakaita kuti madzimai nevana vevanhu vangu vanovandiswa murenje; ezvo ndikaita kuti dzese harahwa dzangu dzaka
nge dzichikwanisa kutakura zvombo, nemajaya ese akange achikwanisa kutakura zvombo, vakafanira kuungana pamwechete kuti vagonorwisana namaRamani; ezvo ndakavaisa muzvikwata zvavo, wese murume maererano nezera rake.
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takaenda kuhondo kunorwisana namaRamani; ezvo ini, kana ini, nekukwegura kwangu, ndakaenda kuhondo kunorwisana namaRamani. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takaenda nesimba raIshe kuhondo.
11 Zvino, maRamani hapana chavaiziva nezvaIshe, kana simba raIshe, saka vaivimba nesimba ravo pachavo. Asi vakange vari vanhu vane simba, sesimba remunhu wenyama.
12 Vakange vari vanhu vanopenga, vaityisa ezvo vanhu vane nyota yeropa, vachitenda tsika dzakare dzemadzibaba avo, zviri izvi-Vachitenda kuti vakatandaniswa munyika yeJerusaremu pamusana pekuipa kwemadzibaba avo, nokutiwo vakatadzirwa nehama dzavo vari murenje, ezvo vakatadzirwawo vari mukuyambuka gungwa.
13 Ezvo zvakare kuti vakatadzirwa zvavakange vari munyika yenhaka yavo yekutanga, mushure mekunge vayambuka gungwa, ezvo wese zvichikonzerwa nokuti Nefi akange akavimbika kupinda ivo mukuchengetedza mirau yaIshe-saka akange achidiwa naIshe, nokuti Ishe ainzwa minamato yake
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achiipindura, ezvo akatungamira rwendo rwavo vari murenje. 14 Ezvo hama dzake dzakashatiriswa naye nokuti vakanga vasinganzwisise kushanda kwaIshe; vakamushatirirwawo vari mumvura nokuti vakaomesa mwoyo yavo kuna Ishe.
15 Ezvo zvakare; vakamushatirirwa pavakange vasvika munyika yechipikirwa, nokuti vakati akatora kutonga kwevanhu kubva mumaoko avo; ezvo vakatsvaka kumuuraya.
16 Ezvo zvakare, vakamushatirirwa nokuti akaenda murenje sekutumwa kwaakanga aitwa naIshe, ezvo akatora zvinyorwa zvakanga zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa endarira nokuti vaiti aita zvekuzvipamba.
17 Ezvo ndiko kudzidzisa kwavakaita vana yavo kuti vakafanira kuvavenga, nokuti vakafanira kuvaponda, nokuti vakafanira kuvapamba zvinhu nekuvaparadza, nokuita zvose zvavanogona kuti vavaparadze; saka vane ruvengo rwokusingaperi kuvana vaNefi.
18 Nechikonzero ichochi mambo Ramani, nekunyengedza kwake, nekunyepa kwenjere, nokuvimbisa zvinenge zvakanaka, akandinyengedza, akaita kuti ndiuye nevanhu vangu munyika muno, kuti vazovaparadza; hongu, ezvo tatambudzika kwemakore ese aya munyika ino.
19 Ezvo zvino ini, Zenifu, mushure mekunge ndataurira zvese zvinhu izvi kuvanhu vangu nezvemaRamani, ndakavamutsa kuti vaende kuhondo
nesimba ravo rese, vachiisa ruvimbo rwavo munaIshe; saka, takavarwisa takatarisana navo.
20 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takavabvisa zvakare munyika medu; ezvo tikavauraya zvikuru, zvekuti vakafa vakawanda zvekuti hatina kukwanisa kuvaverenga. 21 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti takadzokera zvakare kunyika yedu, ezvo vanhu vangu vakatangisa kuchengeta zvipfuyo zvakare, nokurima minda.
22 Ezvo zvino ini, ndakwegura, ndakagadza umambo pane mumwe wevanakomana vangu; saka, hapana chandichataura. Ezvo Ishe angaropafadze vanhu vangu. Ameni.
CHITSAUKO 11
Mambo Nowa anotonga nokuipaAnofadzwa neupenyu hwemheremhere nevakadzi vake nepfambi dzake-Abhinadhi anoporofita kuti vanhu vachatorwa muusungwaUpenyu hwake hunotsvakwa namambo Nowa. Zvingangove makore 160 kusvika ku150 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti Zenifu akagadza umambo panaNowa, mumwe wevanakomana vake; saka Notya akatanga kutonga munzvimbo vake; ezvo akange asingafambe ari munzira yababa vake.
2 Nokuti tarisai, akange asingachengetedze mirau yaMwari, asi akanga achitevedza zvinoda mwoyo wake. Ezvo akange aine vakadzi vakawanda nepfambi zhinji. Ezvo akakonzera
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kuti vanhu vake vaite zvitema, ezvo vachiita izvo zvakanga zvakaipa mumaziso maIshe. Hongu, ezvo vakaita upombwe nezvinhu zvese zvakaipa.
3 Ezvo akaita mutero wekuti chese chinhu chine munhu, chikamu chimwechete muzvishanu chiende kumutero, chikamu chimwechete muzvishanu zvegoridhe ravo nesirivha yavo, ezvo chidimu chimwechete pazvishanu zvezifi yavo, nemhangura yavo, nendarira nesimbi dzavo; nemhuru dzekukodza chimwechete pazvishanu zvavo, nechidimbu chimwechete pazvishanu zvezvirimwa zvavo.
4 Ezvo zvese izvi akazvitora kuti azviriritire, nevakadzi vake nepfambi dzake; nevafundisi vake, nevakadzi yavo nepfambi dzavo; ndiko kupindura kwaakange aita zvinhu zveumambo.
5 Nokuti akabvisa vese vafundisi yakange vakagadzwa nababa vake, achigadza vatsva munzvimbo dzavo, vari vanhu vakanga vachizvikudza vaive nerudado mumwoyo yavo.
6 Hongu, ezvo ndiko kuriritirwa nekutsigirwa kwavaitwa munungo dzavo, nemukunamata kwavo mifananidzo, nemuupombwe hwavo, nemitero yakange yaiswa namambo Notya kuvanhu vake; ndiko kushanda kwaiita vanhu zvakanyanya kutsigira zvitadzo.
7 Hongu, ezvo vakave vanhu vanonamata zvifananidzo, nokuti vainyengedzwa nekutaura mazwi ekubata kumeso
kwaiitwa namambo nevafundisi; nokuti vaitaura mazwi ekuvabata kumeso.
8 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo Nowa akavaka dzimba dzakanaka dzakakura, ezvo akadzishongedza nezvivezwa zvakaitwa nemhizha, nezvinhu zvinoyevedza zvemarudzi akasiyanasiyana, zvegoridhe, nezvesirivha, nezvesimbi, nezvendarira, nezvezifi, nezvemhangura;
9 Ezvo akazvivakirawo zimba ramambo rakakura, ezvo ndokuisa chigaro chokutonga mariri, ezvo zvese zvakashongedzwa negoridhe nesirivha nezvimwewo zvakakosha.
10 Ezvo akaitawo kuti vanhu vake vashandise miti yakanaka mukati metemberi kumadziro, ezvo kuiswe mhangura, nendarira.
11 Ezvo zvigaro zvakanga zvakaisirwa vafundisi vepamusoro, izvo zvaive pamusoro pezvimwe zvigaro zvese, akazvishongedza negoridhe chaiyo; ezvo akaita kuti pavakwe chokuzorodzera maoko, kuti vaise maoko nemiviri yavo ivo vachirevera vanhu nhema nekutaura zvisipo kuvanhu vake.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akavaka shongwe pedyo netemberi; hongu, shongwe refu kwazvo, yakareba zvekuti aiti kana amire pamusoro payo aiona nyika yeShiromu, nenyikawo yaShemuroni, yakange iri yamaRamani; ezvo aikwanisa kuona nematunhu ese akakomberedza.
13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akaita kuti kuvakwe dzimba dzakawanda kwazvo munyika yeShiro-
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mu; ezvo akaita kuti kuvakwe shongwe huru kwazvo pachikomo chiri kuchamhembe kwenyika yaShiromu, yakange iri nzvimbo yakambohwanda vana vaNefi panguva yavakatiza munyika umu; ndizvo zvaakaita neupfumi hwaakawana nemutero waaiteresa vanhu vake.
14 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akaisa mwoyo wake paupfumi hwake, ezvo akapedza nguva vake achiita mhere nevakadzi vake nepfambi dzake; nevafundisi vake vaipedzawo nguva yavo yose nenzenza dzevakadzi.
15 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akarima minda yemidzamviringa mumatunhu ese enyika; ezvo akavaka nzvimbo dzekusvina waini, akaita waini yakawanda; ezvo saka akave chidhakwa chewaini, nevanhu vakewo.
16 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti maRamani vakatanga kuuya kuvanhu vake, kuvanhu vashoma, ezvo vachivauraya vari muminda yavo, nekunge vachifudza zvipfuyo zvavo.
17 Ezvo mambo Nowa akatumira mapurisa ake kuti anovatandanisa, asi haana kutumira vakakwana, ezvo maRamani akavavinga akavauraya, ezvo vakatinha zvipfuyo zvavo vachizvibvisa munyika mavo vachienda nazvo; ndiko kutanga kwakaita maRamani kuvaparadza, nokuratidza ruvengo rwavo kwavari.
18 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo Notya akatumira mauto ake kunovarwisa, ezvo vakakurirwa, kana kuti pamwe vaivasaidzira shure kwechinguva; saka,
vaidzoka vachifara kwazvo nekukunda kwavo.
19 Ezvo zvino, nenzira yekukurira kwavo uku vakanzwa manyemwe nokudada mukati memwoyo yavo; vakazvirumbidza nesimba ravo, vachiti yavo makumi mashanu anogona kurwa nezviuru nezviuru zvemaRamani, ezvo ndiko kuzvirumbidza kwavaiita, ezvo vakafadzwa neropa, nokudeura ropa rehama dzavo, ezvo vaiita izvi nenzira yekuipa kwamambo wavo nevafundisi.
20 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti kwaive nemurume mukati mavo ainzi Abhinadhi; ezvo akafamba mukati mavo, akatanga kuporofita, achiti: Tarisai, zviri kutaurwa naIshe, ezvo ndizvo zvaandituma, achiti, Enda, unoti kuvanhu ava, Ishe ari kutaura achiti-Dambudziko kuvanhu ava, nokuti ndaona ruvengo rwavo, nekuipa hwavo, neupombwe hwavo; ezvo kunze kwekunge vatendeuka ndichavashanyira ndiine hasha.
21 Ezvo kunze kwekunge vatendeuka vakatarira kuna Ishe Mwari wavo, tarisai, ndichavaisa mumaoko evavengi yavo; hongu, ezvo vachaiswa muusungwa; ezvo vachatambudzwa neruoko rwevavengi yavo.
22 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti vachaziva kuti ndini Ishe Mwari wavo, ezvo ndiri Mwari ane shanje, ndiri kuranga vanhu vanhu pamusana pezvitadzo zvavo.
23 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti kunze kwekunge vanhu ava vatendeuka ezvo vakadzokera kuna Ishe Mtyari wavo, vachaiswa
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muusungwa; hakuna anozovabvisa, kunze kwaIshe Samasimba Mwari.
24 Hongu, ezvo zvichaitika kuti kana vave kuchema kwandiri ndichanonoka kunzwa kuchema wwavo; hongu, ezvo ndichabvumira kuti varohwe nevavengi yavo.
25 Ezvo kunze kwekunge vatendeuka vakapfeka masaka nekuzviisa dota, ezvo vachichema kuna Ishe Mtyari wavo zvikuru, handizonzwa minamato yavo, kana kuvabvisa mumatambudziko avo; ezvo ndiko kutaura kwaIshe, ezvo ndizvo zvaandituma.
26 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Abhinadhi zvaakataura mazwi aya kwavari vakamushatirirwa, vakatsvaka kumuuraya; asi Ishe akamubvisa mumaoko avo.
27 Zvino mambo Notya paakanzwa mazwi akange ataurwa kuvanhu naAbhinadhi, naiye akamushatirirwa; ezvo akati: Ndiani Abhinadhi, anotonga ini nevanhu vangu, kana iye Ishe ndiani, achaunza vanhu vangu kumatambudziko makuru?
28 Ndinokutumai kuti muunze Abhinadhi pano, kuti ndimuuraye, nokuti ataura zvinhu izvi kuti vanhu vangu vashatirisane, nokuti pave nekunetsana pakati pavanhu vangu; saka ndichamuuraya.
29 Zvino maziso evanhu akapofomadzwa; saka vakaomesa mwoyo yavo vakasada mazwi aAbhinadhi, ezvo kubvira panguva iyoyo vakatsvaka kumutora. Ezvo mambo Notya
akaomesa mwoyo wake kumazwi aIshe, ezvo haana kutendeuka mukuita kwake kwakaipa.
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Abhinadhi anoiswa mutirongo pamusoro pekuporofita kwake kuparadzwa kwevanhu nerufu rwamambo Nowa-Vafundisi vemanyepo vanotaura magwaro matsvene ezvo vachinyepera kutevedza murau waMosesi-Abhinadhi anotangisa kuvadzidzisa Mirau Ine Gumi. Zvingangove makore 148 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure memakore maviri Abhinadhi akauya mukati mavo akazvishandura, zvekuti havana kumuziva, ezvo ndokubva atangisa kuporofita ari mavari, achiti: Ndiko kutumwa kwandaitwa naIshe, achiti-Abhinadhi, enda unoporofita kuvanhu vangu ava, nokuti vaomesa mwoyo yavo kumazwi angu; havana kutendeuka kubva mumabasa avo akaipa; saka, ndichavashanyira muhasha dzangu, hongu, muhasha dzangu dzinotyisa ndinovashanyira mukuipa nezvitadzo wavo.
2 Hongu, dambudziko ngarive kuchizvarwa chino! Ewo Ishe akati kwandiri: Tambanudza ruoko rwako uporofite, uchiti: Ishe anotaura achiti; zvichaitika kuti chizvarwa chino, pamusana pezvitadzo wavo, vachaiswa muusungwa, ezvo vacharohwa padama; hongu, ezvo vachatinhwa nevanhu, vagouraiwa; magora emu-
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mhepo, nembwa, hongu, nezvikara, zvichadya nyama yavo.
3 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti upenyu hwamambo Nowa huchatorwa kana sejira riri muchoto munopisa; nokuti achaziva kuti ndini Ishe.
4 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti ndicharova vanhu vangu ava nedambudziko rinorwadza, hongu, nenzara nezvirwere; ezvo ndichaita kuti vauure muswere wese wezuva.
5 Hongu, ezvo ndichaita kuti vatakudzwe mitoro pamisana yavo; ezvo vagotyairwa sedhongwi risingataure.
6 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti ndichatumira chivhuramahwe pakati pavo, ezvo chichavarova; ezvo vacharohwawo nemhepo yekumabvazuva; ezvo twumbuyu twuchanetsa munyika mavo zvakare, twuchidya nokuparadza mbeu dzavo.
7 Ezvo vacharohwa nechirwere chikuru-izvi wese ndichazviita pamusana pekuipa kwavo neruvengo rwavo.
8 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti kunze kwekunge vatendeuka ndichavaparadza zvachose kuti vabva vabva pachiso chenyika; asi vachasiya zvinyorwa zvavo shure, ezvo ndichazvichengetera mamwe marudzi achatora nyika ino; hongu, ndichaita izvi kuti ndizivise ruvengo rwevanhu ava kune mamwe marudzi. Ezvo Abhinadhi akaporofita zvinhu zvakawanda kwazvo kuvanhu ava.
9 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakamushatirirwa; ezvo ndokubva vamutora ndokumutakura va
kamusunga ndokuenda naye kuna mambo, ndokuti kuna mambo: Tarisai, tauya nemurume uyu kwamuri akaporofita zvinhu zvakaipa maererano nevanhu venyu, ezvo achiti Mwari achavaparadza.
10 Ezvo anoporofitawo zvakaipa neupenyu hwenyu, ezvo anoti upenyu hwenyu huchaita sejira riri muchoto chemoto.
11 Ezvo zvakare, anoti imi muchaita seshanga, kana seshanga rakaoma riri mumunda, ezvo rakatyorwa nemhuka ezvo rikatsikirirwa netsoka. 12 Ezvo zvakare; anoti imi muchaita seruva remuti wemunzwa, rinoti, kana ranyatsosvika, kana mhepo ikavhuvhuta, rinobva ratorwa richibva rabva pamusoro penyika. Ezvo anoita sezviri kutaurwa naIshe. Ezvo anoti wese izvi zvichaitika kwamuri kunze kwekunge matotendeuka, ezvo wese zvichikonzerwa nezvitadzo zvenyu.
13 Ezvo zvino, nhai mambo, chitadzo chikuru chamakaita ndechei, kana zvitema zvei zvikuru zvakaitwa nevanhu venyu, zvekuti Mwari angatirase kana zvingaite kuti titongwe nemurume uyu?
14 Ezvo zvino, nhai mambo, tarisai, hatina mhosva, ezvo imi, nhai mambo, hamuna chitema chamakaita; saka, murume uyu anyepa maererano nemi, ezvo aporofita zvisina maturo.
15 Ezvo tarisai, tine simba, hatiiswe muusungwa, kana kutorwa senhapwa nevavengi vedu;
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hongu, ezvo imi makabudirira munyika, ezvo muchabudirira. 16 Tarisai, houno murume wacho, tinomuisa mumaoko enyu: munogona kuita zvamunoona zvakanaka kwamuri.
17 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo Nowa akaita kuti Abhinadhi aiswe mutirongo; ezvo akataura kuti vafundisi vaungane pamwechete kuti agoita musangano navo kuti aone kuti angaitei naye.
18 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakati kuna mambo: Muunzei kuno kuti tigomubvunza; ezvo mambo akataura kuti ngaaendeswe pamberi pavo.
19 Ezvo vakatanga kumubvunza, kuti vamukanganise, kuti zvimwe vangawane chekumupomera mhosva nacho; asi akavapindura asingatye, ezvo akapindura yese mibvunzo yavo zvakavakona, hongu, zvakavashamisa; nokuti akavakona pakupindura mibvunzo yavo yese, ezvo akavanyadzisa mumazwi avo ese.
20 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mumwe wavo akati kwaari: Ko anorevei mazwi akanyorwa, ezvo ari akadzidziswa nemadzibaba edu, vachiti:
21 Dzakanaka sei pagomo tsoka dzeuyo anouya mashoko akanaka; uyo anoshovedzera runyararo; uyu anouya mashoko akanaka ekunaka; anoshambadzira ruponiso; uyo anoti kuZioni, Mwari Wako anotonga; 22 Vagariri vachasimudza mazwi; nezwi pamwechete vachaimba; nokuti vachawirirana kana Ishe ave kuunza zvakare Zioni;
23 Pinda mukufara iye zvino; imbai pamwechete imi nzvimbo dzisina chinhu dzeJerusaremu; nokuti Ishe anyaradza vanhu vake, anunura jerusaremu.
24 Ishe aisa ruoko rwake rwutsvene pachena pamberi pemaziso emarudzi ese, ezvo ese mativi enyika achaona ruponiso rwaMwari wedu?
25 Ezvo zvino Abhinadhi akati kwavari: Muri vafundisi here, ezvo muchinyepera kudzidzisa vanhu ava, nokunzwisisa mweya wekuporofita, ezvo mugoda kuziva kwandiri kuti zvinhu izvi zvinorevei?
26 Ndinoti kwamuri, dambudziko kwamuri nokuti makasandurudza nzira dzaShe! Nokuti dai mainzwisisa zvinhu izvi hamuna kuzvidzidzisa; saka, makasandurudza nzira dzaIshe.
27 Hamuna kuisa mwoyo yenyu mukunzwisisa; saka, hamuna kunge makaita zvakangwara. Saka, muri kudzidzisa chii vanhu ava?
28 Ezvo vakati: Tinodzidzisa mutemo waMosesi
29 Ezvo akati kwavari zvakare: Kana muchidzidzisa mutemo waMosesi sei musingauchengete? Sei muchiita mwoyo yenyu kuupfumi? Sei muchiita upombwe ezvo muchipedza simba renyu nepfambi, hongu, ezvo muchiita kuti vanhu ava vaite zvitadzo, zvaita kuti Ishe awane chikonzero chekunditumira kuti ndizoporofita pamusoro pevanhu ava, hongu, kana zvakaipa zvikuru kuvanhu ava?
30 Hamuzive here kuti ndiri kutaura chokwadi? Hongu, mu-
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noziva kuti ndiri kutaura chokwadi; ezvo makafanira kudedera pamberi paMwari.
31 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti mucharohwa pamusana pezvitema zvenyu, nokuti makati munodzidzisa mutemo waMosesi. Ezvo chii chamunoziva maererano nemutemo waMosesi? Ko ruponiso rwunouya nemutemo waMosesi here? Munotii?
32 Ezvo vakapindura vakati ruponiso rwunouya nemutemo waMosesi.
33 Asi zvino Abhinadhi akati kwavari: Ndinoziva kuti kana mukachengeta mirau yaMwari muchaponeswa; hongu, kana mukachengeta mirau yakapiwa kuna Mosesi naShe mugomo reSinai, achiti:
34 Ndini Ishe Mwari wenyu, uyo akakubvisai munyika yeIjipiti, kubva mumba yeusungwa. 35 Hamuzove nemumwe Mwari kunze kwangu.
36 Hamuzozviitira mifananidzo yezvivezwa, kana chimwe chinhu chakafanana nechiri kudenga kumusoro, kana zvinhu zviri pasi pevhu.
37 Zvino Abhinadhi akati kwavari, Makaita zvese izvi here? Ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete, hamuna kuzviita. Ezvo makadzidzisa vanhu ava here kuti vanofanira kuna zvese zvinhu izvi? Ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete, hamuna kuzviita.
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Abhinadhi anodzivirirwa nesimba dzvene-Anodzidzisa Mirau Ine
Gumi-Ruponiso harwuuye nemutemo waMosesi wega-Mwari pachake achaita rudzikinuro ezvo onunura vanhu vake. Zvingangove makore 148 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino mambo paakange anzwa mazwi aya, akati kuvafundisi vake: Mutorei munhu uyu, ezvo mumuuraye, nokuti ndingaitei naye, nokuti anopenga. 2 Ezvo vakamira vakaedza kuisa maoko avo paari; asi akavatakanura, akati kwavari:
3 Musandibate, nokuti Mwari achakurovai kana mukaisa maoko enyu pandiri, nokuti handisati ndasvitsa shoko randakatumwa naro naIshe; zve handisati ndakutaurirai zvamakandikumbira kuti ndakutaurirei; saka, Mwari haabvumire kuti ndiparadzwe pane nguva ino.
4 Asi ndakafanira kuzadzikisa mirau iyo yandakatumwa naMwari, ezvo nepamusana pekuti ndakutaurirai chokwadi mandishatirirwa. Ezvo zvakare, nenzira yekuti ndataura shoko raMwari matonditonga kuti ndinopenga.
5 Zvino zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge Abhinadhi ataura mazwi aya vanhu vamambo Nowa vakatya kumubata, nokuti Mweya waIshe wakange wave paari; ezvo kumeso kwake kukapenya nokupenya kukuru, kana sekupenya kwakaita Moswi paakange ari mugomo reSinai, achitaura naIshe.
6 Ezvo akataura nesimba nemvumo kubva kuna Mwari; ezvo akaenda mberi mukutaura kwake, achiti:
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7 Muri kuona kuti hamuna simba rekundiuraya, saka ndinopedza shoko rangu. Hongu, ezvo ndinoona kuti zviri kukubayai pamwoyo nokuti ndinokuudzai chokwadi maererano nezvitadzo wenyu.
8 Hongu, ezvo mazwi angu anokuzadzai nokukushamisai nokukatyamara, nokushatirwa. 9 Asi ndinopedzisa shoko rangu; ezvo mushure hazvizove nemhosva kwandinoenda, kana zvikaita kuti ndiponeswe.
10 Asi izvi ndizvo zvandinokutaurirai, zvamuchaita neni, mushure mezvizvi, zvichave chiratidzo nemufananidzo wezvinhu zvichauya.
11 Ezvo zvino ndinokuverengerai zvakasara pamirau yaMwari, nokuti ndiri kuona kuti hazvina kunyorwa mumwoyo yenyu; ndiri kuona kuti makadzidza ezvo mukadzidzisa zvitema nguva huru muupenyu hwenyu.
12 Ezvo zvino, munorangarira kuti ndakati kwamuri: Hamuzviitire zvimufanidzo zvekuveza, kana zvimwe zvinhu zvakafanana nezvinhu zviri kumusoro kudenga, kana zviri pano pasi, kana zviri mumvura pasi pevhu.
13 Ezvo zvakare: Hamuzozvinamata, kana kuzvishandira; nokuti ini Ishe Mwari wenyu ndiri Mwari ane shanje, ndinoisa mhosva dzemadzibaba kuvana, kusvika kuchizvarwa chechitatu nechechina cheavo vanondivenga;
14 Ezvo ndichiratidza tsitsi kune zviuru nezviuru zveva
nondida ezvo vanochengeta mirau yangu.
15 Musashandise zita raShe Mwari wenyu pasina zviripo; nokuti Ishe haazoti haana mhosva uyo waanowana achitamba nezita rake.
16 Rangarirai zuva resabata, kuti murichengete riri dzvene. 17 Muchaita mabasa enyu kwemazuva matanhatu, ezvo muchiita basa renyu rese;
18 Asi muzuva rechinomwe, zuva resabata raIshe Mwari wenyu, hamuna basa ramunoita, imi, kana mwanakomana wenyu, kana mwanasikana wenyu, kana murandarume wenyu, kana murandakadzi wenyu, kana mombe dzenyu, kana mweni ari mukati memasuo enyu;
19 Nokuti nemazuva matanhatu Ishe akaita denga nenyika, negungwa, nezvese zviri mazviri; nokudaro Ishe akaropafadza zuva resabata, akarikudza.
20 Kudza baba namai vako, kuti mazuva ako arebe panyika awakapiwa naIshe Mwari wako.
21 Musauraye.
22 Musapombe. Musabe.
23 Musapupure nhema pamusoro pemuvakidzani wenyu. 24 Musaite ruchiva nemba yemuvakidzani wenyu, musaite ruchiva nemukadzi wemuvakidzani wenyu, kana murandarume wake, kana murandakadzi wake, kana gwaimani rake, kana mbongoro yake, kana chii zvacho chemuvakidzani wenyu. 25 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge Abhinadhi apedza kutaura uku akati kwavari:
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Makadzidzisa here vanhu ava kuti vacherechedze zvese zvinhu izvi kuti vachengetedze murau?
26 Ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete; nokuti dai makazviita, Ishe angadai asina kuita kuti ndiuye ndichiporofita maererano nokuipa kwevanhu ava.
27 Ezvo zvino mati ruponiso rwunounzwa nemutemo waMosesi. Ndinoti kwamuri zvakanaka kuti mumbochengetedza mutemo waMosesi; asi ndinoti kwamuri, kuti nguva ichauya yokuti hamuzofanira kuchengetedza mutemo waMosesi.
28 Ezvo zvakare, ndinoti kwamuri, ruponiso harwuuye nemutemo chete; ezvo dai pakanga pasina rudzikinuro, rwuchaitwa naMwari pamusana pezvitema nezvitadzo zvevanhu vake, vaitofanira kufa pasina chingavadzivirire, kana dai uri murau waMosesi.
29 Ezvo zvino ndinoti kwamuri zvaifanira kuti kuve nemutemo unopiwa kuvana vaIsiraeri, hongu, kana mutemo wakaoma chaizvo; nokuti vakange vari vanhu wakaoma mitsipa, vanokurumidza kuita zvakaipa, ezvo vachinonoka kurangarira Ishe Mwari wavo. 30 Naizvozvo kwaive nemutemo wakapiwa kwavari, hongu, murau wekuita nemabasa, mutemo wavaifanira kutevedza chaizvo zuva nezuva, kuti vagare vachirangarira Mtyari nebasa ravo kwaari.
31 Asi tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, zvese zvinhu izvi zvai
ve zviratidzo zvezvinhu zvichauya.
32 Ezvo zvino, vakanzwisisa mutemo here? Ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete, havana vese kunzwisisa mutemo; ezvo zvichikonzerwa neukukutu hwemwoyo yavo; nokuti havana kunzwisisa kuti hakuna munhu anoponeswa kunze kwekunge awana rununuro rwaMwari.
33 Nokuti tarisai, ko Mosesi haana kuporofita kwavari here pamusoro pekuuya kwaMesiya, nokutiwo Mwari achanunura vanhu vake? Hongu, ezvo kana vose vaporofita vakaporofita kubvira pakutanga kwenyikahavana kunge vachitaura zvinhu zvakangofanana nezvizvi here?
34 Havana kuti here Mtyari pachake achadzika mukati mevana vevanhu, ezvo agove anotora chimiro chemunhu, ezvo agoenda nesimba guru pamusoro penyika?
35 Hongu, ezvo havana kutiwo here achaita kuti kuve nekumuka kwevakafa, ezvo nokuti iye, pachake, achadzvinyirirwa agotambudzwa?
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Isaya anotaura samesiya-Kunyadziswa nokutambudzwa kwaMesiya zvinoratidzwa-Anoita mweya wake mupiro wechitema nokureverera vatadzi-Enzanisai nalsaya 53. Zvingangove makore 148 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Hoivcu, kana Iwya haati here: Ndiani akabvuma zvatakataura,
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ezvo ndiani akaratidzwa ruoko rwaIshe?
2 Nokuti achakura ari pamberi pake sebukwa, ezvo semudzi wabuda muvhu rakaoma; ezvo haana chimiro kana kutsiga; ezvo patichamuona panenge pasina runako rungaite kuti timude.
3 Anoshorwa ezvo agorambwa nevanhu; murume wekusuwa, ajairana nekuchema; ezvo takavanza zviso zvedu kwaari; akashorwa, ezvo isu hatina kumukudza.
4 Chokwadi akatakura kuchema kwedu, nekusuwa kwedu; asi takati akanetswa, akarohwa naMwari, nokutambudzwa.
5 Asi akakuvadzirwa kutadza kwedu, akakusvuukira kuipa kwedu; akarangwa achirangwa kuti tive nerunyararo; nemavanga ekurohwa kwake takarapwa.
6 Tese isu, sehwai, takarasika; tese tatendeukira umwe neumwe kwake; ezvo Ishe akatakura pamusoro pake kutadza kwedu tose.
Akadzwinyirirwa, ezvo akatambudzwa, asi haana kumbozurura muromo wake; anouyiswa kundobaiwa sehwayana, ezvo sehwai pamberi pevageri vayo yakanyarara Saka haana kuzurura muromo wake.
8 Akabviswa mutirongo nepakutongwa; ezvo ndiani ane chaakafunga kuti kungaiti kei kwaari. Nokub akabviswa munyika yevapenyu; nenzira yekutadza kwevanhu wangu akarohwa?
9 Ezvo akavigwa pamwechete nevatadzi, nevakapfuma pakufa
kwake; nokuti hakuna chakaipa chaakange aita, zve mumuromo make makange musina unyengedzi.
10 Asi zvaifadza Ishe kuti akuzvurwe; akamuchemedza; kana mukaita mweya wake mupiro wechitema achaona mbeu yake, achapamhidzira mazuva ake, ezvo kuda kwaIshe kuchabudirira muruoko rwake.
11 Achaona zvakatambudzirwa mweya wake, ezvo zvichamugutsa; neruzivo rwake muranda wangu wakarurama achanatsa vazhinji; nokuti achatakura kuipa kwavo.
12 Saka tichamugovera chikamu nevane mbiri, ezvo achagovana nevane masimba; nokuti akadururira mweya wake mukufa; ezvo akaverengerwa kuvatadzi; ezvo akatakura zvitema zvevazhinji, ezvo akareverera vatadzi.
CHITSAUKO 15
Kuti Kristu ndiBaba neMwanakomana sei-Achapindira ezvo agotakura kutadza kwevanhu vakeIvo nevaporofita vatsvene vese imbeu yake-Anoita kuti kuve neKumuka kwevakafa-Vana vaduku vane upenyu husingaperi. Zvingangove makore 148 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino Abhinadhi akati kwavari: Ndinoda kuti muzive kuti Mwari pachake achadzika mukati mevana vevanhu, ezvo achanunura vanhu wake.
2 Ezvo nokuti anogara ari munyama achadaidzwa kuti Mwa-
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nakomana waMwari, aisa nyama yake pasi pekuda kwaBaba, ari iye Baba neMwanakomana
3 Batia, nokuti akaberekwa nesimba raMwari; ezvo Mwanakomana, nenzira yenyama; ndokuve Batia neMwanakomana
4 Ewo vari Mwari mumwechete, hongu, chaiye Batia Wekusingaperi wedenga nenyika. 5 Ezvo ndivo nyama painozviisa pasi peMweya, kana Mwanakomana azviisa pasi paBaba, vari Mtyari mumwechete, vanoedzwa, ezvo havaiswe pasi nokuedzwa ikoko, asi anobvumira kuti asekwe, nokurohwa, nokurasirwa kunze, nokurambwa vevanhu vake.
6 Ezvo mushure mazvo zvese izvi, mushure mekuita zvishamiso zvakawanda mukati mevana vevanhu, achatorwa, hongu, sezvakataurwa naIsaya, sehwai iri kuenda pamberi pevanoigera yakanyarara, naiye haazurure muromo wake.
Hongu, saizvozvo achatorwa, oroverwa, ouraiwa, nyama yave kuzviisa pasi kana pe rufu, kuda kweMwanakomana kwamedzwa pekuda kwaBaba. 8 Ezvo ndivo kudimbura kunoita Mtyari majoto erufu, awana kukunda rufu; achipa Mwanakomana masimba ekureverera vana vevanhu
9 Akwira kudenga, ane hura huzere tsitsi; ezvo azere netsitsi kuvana vevanhu; amire pakati pavo nekutonga; akadimbura majoto erufu, akatakura kuipa kwavo nokutadza kwavo, ava
nunura, ezvo akaita zvaidiwa nokutonga kune ruenzaniso. 10 Ezvo zvino ndinoti kwamuri, ndiani achataura chizvarwa chake? Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, kana mweya wake waitwa mupiro wechitema achaona mbeu yake. Ezvo zvino imi munotii? Ezvo mbeu yake anenge ari ani?
11 Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri, ani nani wake akanzwa mazwi evaporotita, hongu, vese vaporofita vatsvene vakaporofita nezvekuuya kwaIshe-ndinoti kwamuri, avo vese vakateerera kumazwi avo, vakatenda kuti Ishe achanunura vanhu yake, ezvo vakatarisira kuzuva iroro kuti vagoregererwa zvitema zvavo, ndinoti kwamuri, ivava ndivo mbeu yake, kana kuti ndivo vagari veumambo hwaMwari.
12 Nokuti ivava ndivo vane zvitema zvaakatakura; ivava ndivo vaakafira, kuti avanunure mukutadza kwavo. Ezvo zvino, havasi mbeu yake here? 13 Hongu, ezvo ko vaporofita, mumwe nomumwe akazurura muromo wake kuporofita, asina kuwira mukutadza, ndinoreva vese vaporofita vatsvene kubvira pakutanga kwenyika? Ndinoti kwamuri ivavo mmbeu yake.
14 Ezvo ivava ndivo vakashambadza runyararo, vakauya nenhau dzakanaka dzakunaka, vakashambadza ruponiso; ezvo vakati kuna Zioni: Mtyari wako ari kutonga!
15 Ezvo tsoka dzavo dzakange dzakanaka sei pamusoro pemakomo!
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sei pamusoro pemakomo tsoka dzeavo vachiri kushambadza runyararo.
17 Ezvo zvakare,dzakanaka sei pamusoro pemakomo tsoka dzeavo mushure mezvizvi vacharamba vachishambadza runyararo, hongu, kubvira nguva ino kudakara kwokusingaperi.
18 Ezvo tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, hazvizizvo zvese. Nokuti dzakanaka sei pamusoro pemakomo tsoka dzeuyo anouya nenhau dzakanaka, munhu akatanga runyararo, hongu, kana Ishe, akanunura vanhu vake; hongu, iye akapa ruponiso kuvanhu vake;
19 Nokuti dai pasina rununuro rwaakaitira vanhu vake, rwakagadzirirwa kubvira kutanga kwenyika, ndinoti kwamuri, dai pasina izvi, rwese rudzi rwevanhu rwungadai rwakafa. 20 Asi tarisai, majoto erufu achadimurwa, ezvo Mwanakomana otonga, ezvo ane simba kune vakafa, saka, anoita kuti kuve vekumuka kune vakafa.
21 Ezvo kunouya kumuka kwevakafa, kana kumuka kwevakafa kwekutanga; hongu, kana kumuka kwevakafa kweavo vakanga varipo, neavo varipo, neavo vachazovepo, kana kudakara kusvika mukumuka kuvakafa kwaKristu-nokuti ndizvo zvaachadaidzwa achiita. 22 Ezvo zvino, kumuka kune vakafa kwevaporofita vese, neavo vose vaitenda mazwi avo, kana avo vose vaiteerera murau waMwari, vachauya mukumuka kwevakafa kwekuta
nga; saka, ndivo vekumuka kuvakafa kwekutanga.
23 Vanomutswa kuti vagare naMwari uyo akavanunura; saka vaine upenyu husingaperi munaKristu, uyo akadimbura majoto erufu.
24 Ezvo ava ndivo vachange vari mukumuka kwevakafa kwekutanga; ezvo ava ndivo vakafa Kristu asati auya, mukusaziva kwavo, vasina kumbotaurirwa nezveruponiso. Ezvo Ishe anokonzera kudzorerwa pakare kwaivava; ezvo vanove mukumuka kwevakafa kwekutanga, kana kuwana upenyu husingaperi, vari vakanunurwa naIshe.
25 Ezvo vana vaduku naivowo vane upenyu husingaperi. 26 Asi tarisai, mutye, mubvunde pamberi paMwari, nokuti makafanira kubvunda; nokuti Ishe haanunure avo vanomupandukira ezvo vachifira muzvitema zvavo; hongu, kana avo vese vakafira muzvitema zvavo kubvira kutanga kwakaita nyika, vakapandukira Mwari vachida, vaiziva mirau yaMwari, vasingaichengete; ivava ndivo vasingazove mukumuka kuvakafa kwekutanga.
27 Saka hamufanire kubvunda here? Nokub ruponiso haruuye kune vakadaro; nokuti Ishe haana kununura vakadaro; hongu, zve Ishe haanunure vakadaro; nokuti haangazvipikise pachake; nokuti haangarambe kutanga kana yave nguva. 28 Ezvo zvino ndinoti kwamuri nguva ichasvika iyo ichadaidzirwa ruponiso rwaIshe
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kumarudzi ese, hama, ndimi, nevanhu.
29 Hongu, Ishe, varindi venyu vachasimudza mazwi avo; nezwi pamwechete vachaimba; nokuti vachawirirana, kana Ishe aunza zvakare Zioni.
30 Pindai mukufara, imbai pamwechete, imi matongo eJerusaremu; nokuti Ishe anyaradza vanhu vake, anunura Jerusaremu.
31 Ishe aisa pachena ruoko rwake rwutsvene mumaziso emarudzi ese; ezvo ese mativi enyika achaona ruponiso rwaMwari wedu.
CHITSAUKO 16
Mwari anoponisa vanhu kubva mukurasika nokupunzika kwavo-Avo vanoita zvenyika vanogara sekunge pasina rununuroKristu anoita kuti kuve nokumuka kuvakafa neupenyu husingaperi kana kuti kuraswa kusingaperi. Zvingangove makore 148 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino, zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge Abhinadhi ataura mazwi aya akatambanudza ruoko rwake akati: Nguva ichasvika yekuti vese vachaona ruponiso rwaIshe; apo rwese rwudzi, hama, ndimi, ezvo nevanhu vachawirirana vagoreurura pamberi paMwari kuti kutonga kwake kwakanaka.
2 Ezvo ndipo pacharaswa vakaipa, ezvo vachave nechikonzero chekuwuwura, nokuchema, nokurungaira, nokurumanisa mazino avo, zvese izwi zvi
chikonzerwa nokuti havana kuda kuteerera izwi raIshe; saka Ishe haana kuvanunura.
3 Nokuti vanoita zvenyika ndivana dhiabhori, ezvo dhiabhori ane simba pavari; hongu, kana nyoka iya yakanyengedza vabereki vedu vekutanga, chakave ndicho chikonzero chokupunzika kwavo; chakave ndicho chikonzero chakaita kuti vanhu vaite zvenyika, unhubu, udhiabhorosi, vachiziva zvakaipa nezvakanaka, vachiteerera kune zvinodiwa nadhiabhori.
4 Ndiko kurasika kwakaita vanhu vese; ezvo tarisai, vangadai vakarasika zvachose dai pasina kuti Mwari akanunura vanhu vake mukupunzika nekurasika kwavo.
5 Asi rangarirai kuti uyo anoramba ari muzvinhu zvenyama, achitevedza nzira dzezvitadzo nekupandukira Mtyari, anogara akapunzika ezvo dhiabhori ane simba rese pamusoro pake. Saka achaita sekusina kumbove nerununuro rwakaitwa, ari muvengi waMwari; ezvo ariwo dhiabhori muvengi waMwari.
6 Ezvo zvino dai Kyistu akanga asina kuuya munyika, achitaura nezvinhu zvichauya sezvakatouya kare, kungadai kusina rununuro.
7 Ezvo dai Kyistu akanga asina kumuka kuvakafa, kana dai asina kudimbura majoto erufu kuti guva rishaye kukunda, kuti rufu rwushaye kasvomo, kungadai kusina kumuka kwevakafa.
8 Asi kune kumuka kwevakafa, naizvozvo guva harina kuku-
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nda, ezvo kasvomo kerufu kakamedzwa munaKristu.
9 Ndiye chiedza neupenyu hwenyika; hongu, chiedza chisingapere, chisingasvibiswe; hongu, neupenyuwo husingapere, kuti hakuchazova nerufu.
10 Kana muviri unofa uyu uchapfekedzwa kusafa, ezvo kuora uku kuchapfekedzwa kusaora, ezvo vachaitwa kuti vamire pamberi pechigaro chekutonga chaMwari, kuti vagotongwa maererano nemabasa avo kuti akanaka here kana kuti akaipa
11 Kana akanaka, kusvika pakumutswa kuvakafa muupenyu husingaperi nerufaro; ezvo kana akaipa, kusvika mukumutswa kuvakafa mukuraswa kusingaperi, vachitumirwa kuna dhiabhori, akavaita varanda, kuri kuraswa
12 Vafamba maererano nokuda kwenyama dzavo nezvido zvavo; vasina kumbodaidza Ishe apo maoko etsitsi akange akatambanudzirwa kwavari; nokuti maoko etsitsi akanga akatambanudzirwa kwavari, asi vakaaramba; vakayambirwa nokuipa kwavo asi havana kubva kwazviri; vakaudzwa kuti vatendeuke asi havana kuda kutendeuka.
13 Ezvo zvino, hamufanire kubvunda here nokutendeuka kubva muzvitema zvenyu, ezvo murangarire kuti munoponiswa chete kana muri munaKristu?
14 Saka, kana muchidzidzisa mutemo waMosesi, makafanira kudzidzisawo kuti mufananidzo wezvinhu zvichauya
15 Vadzidzisei kuti rununuro rwunouya nekuna Kristu Ishe, anove ndiye Baba Wokusingaperi. Ameni.
CHITSAUKO 17
Aruma anotenda onyora mazwi aAbhinadhi-Abhinadhi anotambudzika murufu rwomotoAnoporofita pamusana pezvirwere norufu rwomoto kune vakamuuraya. Zvingangove makore 148 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZvE zvakaitika kuti apo Abhinadhi akanga apedza kutaura uku, mambo akaraira vafundisi kuti vamutore vaite kuti auraiwe.
2 Asi pakati pavo pakange pane mumwe ainzi Anima, akange ari wechizvarwa chaNefi. Zve akanga ari murume achiri muduku, uye akatenda mazwi ayo Abhinadhi akanga ataura, nokuti aiziva kuipa uko kwakanga Abhinadhi ataura pamusana pavo; saka akatanga kukumbira kuna mambo kuti asashatirirwe Abhinadhi, asi kuti amubvumire kuenda murunyararo. 3 Asi mambo akashatirwa zvikuru, akaita kuti Anima abviswe pakati pavo, akatumira varanda vake kuti vanomuuraya.
4 Asi akatiza kubva kwavari akanohwanda zvokuti havana kumuona. Ari pakuhwanda kudaro kwamazuva akawanda akanyora mazwi ose akataurwa naAbhinadhi.
5 Zve zvakaitika kuti mambo akaita kuti vachengeti vake vakomberedze Abhinadhi vamu-
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bate; vakamusunga vakamuisa mutorongo.
6 Uye kwapera mazuva matatu, shure kwokunge varangana navafundisi vake, akaita kuti aunzwe zvakare kwaari.
7 Zve akati kwaari: Abhinadhi, taona mhosva pauri, saka wakafanira kufa.
8 Nokuti wakati izvo Mwari pachake achauya pano pasi pakati pavana vavanhu; saka zvino, pamusana pemhosva iyoyi uchauraiwa kunze kwokunge wati mazwi akaipa ose awakataura pamusoro pangu navanhu vangu inhema.
9 Zvino Abhinadhi akati kwaari: Ndinoti kwauri, handidzore mazwi andakataura kwauri maererano navanhu ava, nokuti ndeechokwadi; kuti muzive kuti ndeechokwadi ndabvuma kuwira mumaoko enyu.
10 Hongu, uye ndichatambudzika kusvikira kufa, zve handizodzora mazwi angu, achazova uchapupu achikupa mhosva. Zve mukandiuraya muri kudeura ropa risina mhosva, uye izvi zvichapupura pazuva rokupedzisira.
11 Uye zvino mambo Nowa akanga ava kuda kumusunungura, nokuti akanga otya shoko rake; nokuti akatya kuti kutonga kwaMwari kwaizova paari.
12 Asi vafundisi vakasimudza mazwi avo kwaari, vakatangisa kumupomera mhosva, vachiti: Atuka mambo. Saka naizvozvo mambo akasimuka nokushatirwa kwaari, akamuisa mumaoko avo kuti vamuuraye.
13 Zve zvakaitika kuti vakamutora vakamusunga, vakarova ganda rake nehuni dziri kubvira, hongu, kana kusvikira afa.
14 Zve zvino marimi emoto paakatanga kumupisa, akachema kwavari, achiti:
15 Tarirai, kana sezvamaita kwandiri, zvichaitika kuti mbeu yenyu ichakonzera kuti vazhinji vatambudzike kurwadza kwandatambudzika, kana kurwadza korufu rwomoto; zve izvi nenzira yokuti vanotenda muruponeso rwaIshe Mtyari wavo.
16 Zve zvichaitika kuti muchatambudzwa nemhando dzose dzezvirwere nokuda kwokutadza kwenyu.
17 Hongu, zve mucharohwa kubva kumativi ose, uye muchadzingwa mugoita bararamwanda, kana sekuparadzwa kunoitwa danga resango nezvikara zvinotyisa.
18 Zve pazuva iroro muchavhimwa, uye muchatorwa noruoko rwemhandu dzenyu, muchazotambudzika, sekutambudzika kwandaita, marwadzo erufu rwomoto.
19 Mwari anodzorera saizvozvo avo vanoparadza vanhu vake. O Mwari, gamuchirai mweya wangu.
20 Zve zvino, apo Abhinadhi akataura mazwi aya, akapunzika, atambudzika nerufu rwomoto; hongu, akauraiwa nokuti akaramba kuramba mirairo yaMwari, somunhu akanama chokwadi chamazwi ake norufu rwake.
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CHITSAUKO 18
Aruma anoparidza muchivandeAnoratidza zvibvumirano zvokubhabhatidza achibhabhatidza pamvura dzaMorimoni-Anotangisa Sangano raKristu nokugadza vafundisi-Vanozviriritira pachavo nokudzidzisa vanhu-Aruma navanhu vake vanotiza Mambo Nowa kuenda murenje. Zvingangove makore 147 kusvika ku145 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZvE zvakaitika kuti Anima, uyo akange atiza kubva kuvaranda vamambo Notya, akatendeuka kubva pazvivi zvake nokuipa kwake, akaenda muchivande pakati pavanhu, akatangisa kudzidzisa mazwi aAbhinadhi
2 Hongu, maererano neizvo zvaizouya, uye nemaererano nokuzomutswa kwavakafa, noronunuro rwavanhu, izvo zvaizounzwa kuti zviitike nenzira yesimba, nokutambudzika, norufu rwaKristu, nokumutswa kuvafi nokukwira kwake kudenga.
3 Zve kune vazhinji avo vakanzwa mazwi ake akadzidzisa. Zve akavadzidzisa muchivande, kuti zvisazivikanwe vamambo. Zve vazhinji vakatenda mazwi ake.
4 Zve zvakaitika kuti vakawanda vakamutenda vakaenda kunzvimbo inonzi Morimoni, yakanga yapiwa zita iri vamambo, iri kumuganhu nenyika yairura, nenguva kana mwaka, nemhuka dzesango.
5 Zvino, muMorimoni makanga muine chidziva chemvura
yakachena, zvino Aruma akaenda ikoko, pedyo nemvura iyi paive nekarugwezhwa kaive nemiti miduku, maaivanda panguva dzamasikati achivanda mapurisa amambo aimutsvaka.
6 Zve zvakaitika kuti vazhinji vakanga vatenda vaienda kunzvimbo iyi kuti vanonzwa mazwi ake.
7 Zve zvakaitika kuti kwapera mazuva akawanda pakava nechitsama chakanga chaungana panzvimbo yeMorimoni, kuti vanzwe mazwi aAruma. Hongu, vose vakaungana pamwechete avo vakatenda mazwi ake, kuti vamunzwe. Zve akavadzidzisa, akaparidzira kutendeuka, noronunuro, nokutenda kuna Ishe.
8 Zve zvakaitika kuti akati kwavari; Tarirai, hedzino mvura dzaMorimoni (nokuti ndiko kudaidzwa kwadzaiitwa) zvino, zvamunoda kuuya mudanga raMwari, nokudaidzwa savanhu vake, uye muine chido chokutakurirana mitoro, kuti ive inoreruka;
9 Hongu, uye kuti munoda kuchema neavo vanochema; hongu, nokunyaradza avo vanenge vachida kunyaradzwa, nokumira sevapupuri vaMwari panguva dzose muzvinhu zvose, nomunzvimbo dzose dzamunenge muri, kana kusvikira pakufa, kuti muzonunurwa naMwari, nokuzoverengerwa neavo vachamutswa pakumuka kwokutanga, kuti muve noupenyu husingaperi
10 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri, kana izvi zviri zvido zvemwoyo
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yenyu, chii chamusingade kuti mubhabhatidzwe muzita raIshe, seuchapupu pamberi pake kuti mapinda muchibvumirano naye, kuti muchamushandira nokuchengeta mirairo yake, kuti azova anodurura Mweya wake pamuri zvakanyanya?
11 Zvino apo vanhu vakanga vanzwa mazwi aya, vakarova maoko avo nomufaro vakati: Izvi ndizvo zvido zvemwoyo yedu.
12 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti Aruma akatora Heramu, somumwe wevokutanga, akaenda akandomira mumvura, akachema achiti: O Ishe dururirai Mtyeya wenyu pamuranda wenyu, kuti aite basa renyu nomwoyo mutsvene.
13 Zve apo akanga ataura mazwi aya, Mtyeya waIshe wakanga wava paari, akati: Hemmu, ndinokubhabhatidza, nemvumo kubva kuna Mwari Unamasimba ose, seuchapupu hwokuti wapinda muchibvumirano chokuti uchamushandira kusvikira wafa kufa kwomuviri; zve Mtyeya waIshe udururwe pauri; ave anokupa upenyu husingaperi, kuburikidza norununuro rwaKristu, uyo waakagadzirira kubva pakutanga kwenyika.
14 Zve shure kwokunge Aruma ataura mazwi aya, vose Anima naHeramu vakanyura mumvura; vakasimuka vakabuda mumvura vachifara, vazadzwa noMweya.
15 Uyezve, Anima akatora mumwe, akaenda rwepiri mumvura, akamubhabhatidza so
wokutanga, asi iye haana kuzonyurawo mumvura.
16 Zve netsika iyoyi akabhabhatidza mumwe nomumwe aienda kunzvimbo yaMorimoni; mukuverengwa vakakwana mazana maviri navana; hongu, ivava vakabhabhatidzwa mumvura dzaMorimoni, uye vakazadzwa nenyasha dzaMwari.
17 Zve vakadaidzwa kuti sangano raMwari, kana kuti sangano raKristu, kubvira panguva iyoyo zvichienda mberi. Zve zvakaitika kuti avo vose vakange vabhabhatidzwa nesimba nemvumo yaMwari vakapamhidzirwa kusangano rake. 18 Zve zvakaitika kuti Anima aine mvumo kubva kuna Mwari, akagadza vafundisi; kana mufundisi mumwechete pavanhu makumi mashanu kuti avaparidzire, nokuvadzidzisa maererano nezvinhu zveumambo hwaMwari.
19 Zve akavaraira kuti vasadzidzise zvimwe kunze kwezvaakanga avadzidzisa, uye zvakataurwa nemiromo yavaporofita vatsvene.
20 Hongu, akavarairawo zvakare kuti vasaparidze zvimwe kunze kwokutendeuka nokutenda munaShe, uyo akanunura vanhu yake.
21 Zve akavaraira kuti pasave nokupikisana pakati pavo, asi kuti vanofanira kuva netariro imwechete, vane kutenda kumwechete nebhabhatidzo imwechete, nokuva nemwoyo yakarukwa pamwechete mukubatana nokudanana.
22 Zve izvi ndizvo zvaakava-
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raira kuti vaparidze. Zve vakazova vana vaMwari.
23 Uye akavaraira kuti vachengetedze zuva reSabata, nokurichengeta riri dzvene, uye mazuva ose vanofanirwa kupa kutenda kuna Ishe Mtyari wavo.
24 Uyezve akaraira kuti vafundisi avo vaakanga agadza vashande namaoko avo kuti vazviriritire.
25 Zve pakanga pane zuva rimwechete pasvondo rakanga ramiswa kuti vaungane pamwechete kuti vadzidzise vanhu, nokunamata Ishe Mtyari wavo, uyezve, nguva zhinji nesimba ravaive naro, kuti vaungane pamwechete pachavo.
26 Zve vafundisi havaifanira kutarisira ruyamuro kubva kuvanhu; asi nokushanda kwavo vaizogamuchira nyasha dzaMwari, kuti vafambe vakasimba muMweya, nokuva noruzivo rwaMwari, kuti vadzidzise nesimba nemvumo kubva kuna Mtyari.
27 Uye zvakare Aruma akaraira vanhu vesangano kuti vape zvinhu zvavo, mumwe nomumwe maererano nezvaanazvo; kana aine zvakawanda anofanirwawo kupa zvakawanda; uyo ane zvishoma, zvishoma zvinodiwawo; kune uyo asina anofanirwa kupiwa.
28 Zve saizvozvo vanofanirwa kupa zvinhu zvavo vakasununguka nechido kuna Mtyari, nekuvafundisi avo vaishaya, hongu, uye nokumweya yose yaida rubatsiro.
29 Zve izvi akataura kwavari, sokurairwa kwaakaitwa na
Mwari; vakafamba zvakarurama pamberi paMwari, vachipana munyama nomumweya maererano nekuwana kwavo nezvido zvavo.
30 Zve zvakaitika kuti izvi zvose zvakaitwa muMorimoni, hongu, pedyo nechidziva chaMorimoni, musango rakanga riri pedyo nechidziva chaMorimoni; hongu, panzvimbo yaMorimoni, mvura dzaMorimoni, sango raMorimoni, zvakanga zvakanaka zvakadii kumaziso avo ikoko vakauya muruzivo rwoMununuri wavo; hongu, vakakomborerwa zvakadii, nokuti vachaimba mukumurumbidza nokusingaperi.
31 Zve izvi zvakaitwa kumuganhu wenyika, kuti zvisasvike pakuzivikanwa namambo.
32 Asi tarirai, zvakaitika kuti mambo, nokuona kufambafamba pakati pavanhu, akatuma varanda vake kuti vavatarise. Saka nemumwe musi wavakaungana pamwechete kuti vanzwe shoko raIshe vakaonekwa namambo.
33 Zve zvino mambo akati Anima akanga achikuchidzira vanhu kuti vamupandukire; naizvozvo akatuma mauto ake kuti avaparadze.
34 Zve zvakaitika kuti Anima nevanhu vaIshe vakayambirwa nokuuya kwaiita mauto amambo; naizvozvo vakatora matende avo nemhuri dzavo vakaenda murenje.
35 Uye mukuverengwa vaikwana mweya mazana mana namakumi mashanu.
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CHITSAUKO 19
Gidheoni anotsvaka kuuraya Mambo Nowa-MaRamani vanopinda kurwisa nyika-Mambo Notya anouraiwa nokupiswa-Rimuhi anotonga ari pasi pemumwe mambo. Zvingangove makore 145 kusvika ku121 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti hondo yamambo yakadzoka, vakatsvaka vakashaya vanhu vaMwari.
2 Ezvo zvino tarisai, mauto amambo akanga ari mashoma, akange atapudzwa, ezvo pakatanga kuve nekutsaurana pakati peavo vakange vasara.
3 Ezvo avo vakange vari vashoma vakatanga kutyisidzira mambo, ezvo kukatanga kuve nekukakavadzana pakati pavo. 4 Ezvo zvino pakati pavo paive nemurume ainzi Gidheoni, ezvo aive munhu ane simba ari muvengi wamambo, naizvozvo akatora munondo wake, akapika mukushatirwa kwake kuti achauraya mambo.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akarwa namambo; ezvo mambo paakaona kuti ave kuda kukurirwa, akatiza akakwira panharire yaive pedyo netemberi.
6 Ezvo Gidheoni akamutevera ezvo akange ave pekuti achikwira panharire kuti auraye mambo, ezvo mambo akatarisa-tarisa kunyika yeShemuroni, ezvo tarisai, hondo yemaRamani yakange yatopinda munyika.
Ezvo zvino mambo akadaidzira nokusuwa kukuru kwemweya wake, achiti: Gidheoni, usandiuraye, nokuti maRama
ni atove pamusoro pedu, ezvo vachatiparadza; hongu, vachaparadza vanhu vanhu.
8 Ezvo zvino mambo akange asina hany'na nevanhu vake asi kuti upenyu hwake; zvisinei, Gidheoni haana kumuuraya.
9 Ezvo mambo akati kuvanhu vake vatize maRamani, iye pachake akatungamira, ezvo vakatizira murenje, nemadzimai avo nevana vavo.
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti maRamani akavatandanisa, akavabata, vakatanga kuvauraya.
11 Zvino zvakaitika kuti mambo akavaudza kuti vese varume vasiye vakadzi vavo nevana vavo, ezvo vatize maRamani.
12 Zvino kwaive nevazhinji vakaramba kuvasiya, asi vaida kugara vagofa pamwechete vavo. Ezvo vamwe vese vakasiya vakadzi vavo nevana vavo vakatiza.
13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti avo vakasara nevakadzi vavo nevana vavo vakaita kuti vanasikana vavo vakanaka vamire vachichema kumaRamani kuti vasavauraye.
14 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti maRamani akavanzwira tsitsi, nokuti vakange vatorwa nerunako rwevakadzi vavo.
15 Saka maRamani haana kuzovauraya, ezvo ndokuvatora sevasungwa ndokuvatakura vachienda navo kunyika yaNefi, ndokuvabvumira kuti vawane nyika yokugara, kana vachinge vabvuma kunoisa mambo Notya mumaoko emaRamani, nokuvapa pfuma yavo, kana chikamu chepakati nepakati
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chezvese zvavainazvo, chikamu chepakati chegoridhe ravo, nesirivha vavo, nezvese zvinokosha zvavo, ezvo ndiko kutera kwavaizoita kuna mambo wamaRamani gore negore.
16 Ezvo zvino pavanhu vakange vatorwa muusungwa, paive nemumwe wevanakomana vamambo ainzi Rimuhi.
17 Ezvo zvino Runuhi akange asingade kuti baba vake vaparadzwe; zvakadaro, Runuhi aiziva kutadza kwababa vake, iye pachake akange ari munhu akarurama.
18 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Gidheoni akatuma vanhu kuti vaende murenje pasina anoziva, kuti vanotsvaka mambo neavo vakange vainaye. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakasangana nevanhu ava murenje, vese kunze kwamambo nevafundisi vake.
19 Zvino vakanga vapika mumwoyo yavo kuti vanodzokera kunyika yaNefi, ezvo kana vakadzi vavo nevana vavo vakauraiwa, neavo vakange vasara vavo, kuti vachazotsvaka kutsividza, nekufa navo.
20 Ezvo mambo akavarambidza kudzokera; ezvo vakashatirirwa mambo, ezvo vakaita kuti atambudzike, kana kusvika pakufa nemoto.
21 Ezvo vakange vave kuda kutorawo vafundisi kuti vavauraye, ndokubva vatiza.
22 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakange vave kuda kudzokera kunyika yaNefi, ezvo ndokubva vasangana nevarume vaGidheoni. Ezvo varume vaGidheoni vakavataurira zvese zvakaitika
kuvakadzi vavo nevana vavo; nokuti maRamani akavapa nyika yekugara nokutera kumaRamani chikamu chepakati nepakati chezvinhu zvese zvavainazvo.
23 Ezvo vanhu vakataurira varume vaGidheoni kuti vakanga vauraya mambo, ezvo vafundisi vake vakanga vatizira murenje mukati-kati maro.
24 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekuparidzirana; vakadzokera kunyika yaNefi, vachifara, nokuti vakadzi vavo nevana vavo havana kunge vauraiwa; ezvo vakataurira Gidheoni zvavakange vaita mambo.
25 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo wamaRamani akapika kwavari, kuti vanhu vake havazovauraya.
26 Ezvo naiyewo Runuhi, semwanakomana wamambo, akapiwa umambo nevanhu, akapikawo kuna mambo wamaRamani kuti vanhu vake vachatera kwaari, kana chikamu chepakati chezvinhu zvese zvavainazvo. 27 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Runuhi akatangisa kumisa umambo nokudzika runyararo pakati pevanhu vake.
28 Ezvo mambo wamaRamani akaisa mapurisa kumatunhu ese enyika, kuti achengetedze vanhu vaRimuhi vari munyika, kuti vasatizire murenje; ezvo airiritira mapurisa ake nemutero waaiwana kuvanhu vemaNefi.
29 Ezvo zvino mambo Runuhi akave nerunyararo muumambo hwake kwenguva yemakore maviri, maRamani havana ku-
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vanetsa kana kutsvaka kuvaparadza.
CHITSAUKO 20
Vamwe vevanasikuna vemaRamani vanopambwa nevafundisi vaNowa-MaRamani vanorwisa Rimuhi nevanhu vake-Vehondo dzemaRamani vanodzorerwa vachibva vanyaradzzva nokunyengetedzwa. Zvingangove makore 145 kusvika ku123 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Zvmvo muShemuroni maive nenzvimbo yaiungana vanasikana vemaRamani kuti vaimbe, nekutamba, nekuzvifadza.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti nerimwe zuva pakaungana vashoma vavo kuti vaimbe nekutamba. 3 Ezvo zvino vafundisi vamambo Nowa, nokunyara kudzokera kuguta raNefi, hongu, ezvo vachityawo kuti vanhu vangavauraye,saka havana kutomboedza kudzokera kuvakadzi vavo nevana vavo.
4 Ezvo vagara murenje, ezvo nokunge vawana vanasikana vemaRamani, vakahwanda vakavatarisa;
5 Ezvo apo vashoma vavo vakaungana pamwechete kuti vatambe, vakabva vabuda munzvimbo dzavo mavainge vakavanda ezvo ndokuvatora ezvo vakavatakura voenda vavo murenje; hongu, vakatakura makumi maviri ane vana evanasikana vemaRamani vakaenda vavo murenje.
6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti maRamani pavakaona kuti vanasikana vavo vari kushaikwa, va
kashatirirwa vanhu vaRimuhi, nokuti vakatunga kuti vanhu vaRimuhi.
Saka vakatumira hondo dzavo; hongu, kana mambo pachake akatungamira vanhu vake; ezvo vakaenda kunyika yaNefi kunoparadza vanhu vaRimuhi. 8 Ezvo zvino Rimuhi akange azviona kare ari panharire, kana kwese kugadzirira kwavo hondo akakuona; saka akaunganidza vanhu vake pamwechete, ndokuvandira mumakura nemumasango.
9 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti apo maRamani akauya, vanhu vaRimuhi vakatanga kuvawira, vachibva munzvimbo dzavakange vakavavandira vakatanga kuvauraya.
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti hondo iyi yakapisa zvikuru ikarwadza, nokuti vakarwa seshumba dziri kurwira nyama yadzo.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vanhu vaRimuhi vakakurira maRamani vakavatinha; nyangwe vakange vasina kunge vakawanda kana chikamu chepakati nepakati semaRamani. Asi, vachirwira upenyu hwavo nevakadzi vavo, nevana vavo; saka vakazviwisira vakarwa sezvikara.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakawana mambo wemaRamani ari mukati meavo vakange vafa, asi akange asina kufa, akange akuvadzwa akasiiwa pasi, nokuti vanhu vake vakamhanya zvisingaitike mukutiza kwavo. 13 Ezvo vakamutora vakasunga maronda ake, vakaenda naye kuna Runuhi, ezvo vakati: Tarisai, hondo mambo we-
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maRamani; iye ndokubva awira muvanhu vavo vafa, ezvo vamusiya; ezvo tarisai, tauya naye kwamuri; ezvo zvino ngatimuurayei.
14 Asi Rimuhi akati kwavari: Hamumuuraye, asi muuisei pano kuti ndimuone. Ezvo vakamuuisa. Ezvo Runuhi akati kwaari: Chikonzero chako chekuita hondo nevanhu vangu chii? Tarisa vanhu vangu havana kutyora chitsidzo chandakaita kwauri; saka, sei iwe watyora chitsidzo chawakaita kuvanhu vangu?
15 Ezvo zvino mambo akati: Ndakatyora chitsidzo chacho nokuti vanhu vako vakatiza nevanasikana vevanhu vangu; saka, mukushatirwa kwangu ndakaita kuti vanhu vangu vaite hondo nevanhu vako.
16 Ezvo zvino Runuhi hapana chaakanga anzwa maererano nenyaya iyi; saka akati: Ndichatsvaga mukati mevanhu vangu akaita izvi ezvo kana ndiani zvake akaita chinhu ichi achafa. Saka akaita kuti kutsvagwe pakati pevanhu vake.
17 Zvino Gidheoni paakanzwa zvinhu izvi, iye ari mutungamiri wemauto amambo, akaenda akanoti kuna mambo: Ndinokumbira kuti mumbomira, ezvo musanotsvaka munhu akaita izvi, ezvo musavape mhosva iyi.
18 Nokuti hamuchayeuka here vafundisi vababa venyu, avo vaida kuparadzwa nevanhu ava? Ezvo handiti vari murenje? Ezvo ko havazivo here vakapamba vanasikana vamaRamani?
19 Ezvo zvino, tarisai, taurirai mambo zvinhu izvi, kuti agotaurira vanhu vake kuti varege kutirwisa; nokuti tarisai vari kutogadzirira kuzotirwisa zvakare; ezvo tarisai kuti isu tangosara vashoma.
20 Ezvo tarisai, vanouya nevanhu vavo vakawanda; ezvo kunze kwekunge mambo avanyaradza kuti vasatirwise tichapera.
21 Nokuti mazwi aAbhinadhi haana kuzadzikiswa here, aakaporofita pamusoro pedu-ezvo zvese izvi zvichiitika nenzira yekuti takaramba kuteerera mazwi aIshe, ezvo kuti tibve muzvitadzo zvedu?
22 Ezvo zvino ngatichinyaradzai mambo, ezvo tizadzikise chitsidzo chatakaita kwaari; nokuti zviri nani kuti tive muusungwa pane kuti tirasikirwe neupenyu hwedu; saka, ngatichimisai zvekudeura ropa rakawanda kudai.
23 Ezvo zvino Runuhi akataurira mambo zvese zvakaitwa nababa vake, nezvevafundisi vakanga vatizira murenje, ezvo akati ivava ndivo vakange vapamba vanasikana vavo.
24 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo akanyaradzwa akavaitira tsitsi; ezvo akati kwavari: Handei tinosangana nevanhu vangu, musina zvombo; ezvo ndinokupikirai nechitsidzo kuti vanhu vangu havazouraya vanhu venyu. 25 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakatevera mambo, vakaenda naye kunosangana namaRamani. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakasangana nemaRamani; ezvo
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mambo wamaRamani akazvirereka pamberi pevanhu vake, ezvo akareverera nokukumbirira vanhu vaRimuhi.
26 Ezvo maRamani zvavakaona vanhu vaRimuhi, kuti vakanga vasina zvombo, vakavanzwira tsitsi vakanyaradzwa, ezvo vakadzokera nerunyararo kunyika kwavo namambo wavo.
CHITSAUKO 21
Vanhu vaRimuhi vanorangwa nokukurirwa namaRamaniVanhu vaRimhi vanosangana naAmoni vachibva vatendeutswaVanotaurira Amoni nezvemakumi maviri anemana mahwendefa emaJaredhi. Zvingangove makore 122 kusvika ku121 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Rimuhi nevanhu vake vakadzokera kuguta reNefi, ezvo vakatanga kugara munyika umu zvakare murunyararo.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure memazuva akati kuti maRamani akatanga zvakare kutsvaga kudenha maNefi, vakatanga kuuya kumuganhu wenyika nematunhu akakomberedza.
3 Zvino havaikwanisa kuvauraya, nenzira yechitsidzo chakange chaitwa kuna Runuhi namambo wavo; asi vaivarova mbama dzemumatama, nekuratidza simba rekuvatonga; ezvo vakatanga kuvatakudza zvinorema, nokuvatinha sevari kutinha mbongoro isingataure
4 Hongu, zvese izvi zvakai
twa kuti mashoko aIshe azadzikiswe.
5 Ezvo zvino kutambudzika kwemaNefi kwakakura, ezvo pakanga pasina nzira yekuti vangazvibvise mumaoko avo, nokuti maRamani akange avakomberedza kumativi ese.
6 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vanhu vakatanga kunyunyuta pamusoro pamambo nenzira yekutambudzika kwavo; ezvo vakatanga kuda kuti vaende kuhondo vanovarwisa. Ezvo vakanetsa mambo zvinorwadza nekutaura kwavo; saka akavabvumira kuti vaite maererano nekuda kwavo.
7 Ezvo vakaunganidzana pamwechete zvakare, vakashonga nhumbi dzavo dzehondo, ezvo vakanorwisa maRamani kuti vavabvise munyika mavo.
8 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti maRamani akavakunda, vakavatinhira shure, vakauraya vazhinji wavo.
9 Ezvo zvino kwakave nekuchema kukuru nokuzvichema pakati pevanhu vaRimuhi, chirikadzi ichichemera murume wayo, mwanakomana nemwanasikana vachichema baba wavo, vanin'ina vachichema vakoma wavo.
10 Zvino kwakave nechirikadzi dzakawanda munyika umu, ezvo vaichema zvikuru zuva nezuva; nokuti vakange vabatwa nokutya maRamani zvikuru.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti kuramba kwavo vachichema kwakamutsa vanhu vaRimuhi vakange vasara kuti vashatirwe vade kurwisa maRamani; ezvo
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vakaenda kunorwa zvakare, asi vakatinhirwa shure zvakare, vakarasikirwa zvikuru.
12 Hongu, vakaenda zvakare kana kechitatu, vakakundwa sezvavakamboitwa; ezvo avo vakanga vasina kuuraiwa vakadzokera zvakare kuguta reNefi. 13 Ezvo vakazvirereka kusvika muvhu, vakazviisa pasi pejokwi reusungwa, vachibvuma kurohwa, nokutinhirwa uko kana apo, nokuremedzwa, maererano nokuda kwevavengi vavo.
14 Ezvo vakazvirereka kana kusvika pakadzama pekupfava; ezvo vakachema zvikuru kuna Mwari; hongu, kana muswere wese vaichema kuna Mtyari wavo kuti avabvise mumatambudziko avo.
15 Ezvo zvino Ishe akanonoka kunzwa kuchema kwavo pamusoro pezvitema zvavo; zvakadaro Ishe akanzwa kuchema kwavo, ezvo akatanga kupfavisa mwoyo yemaRamani zvekuti vakatangisa kurerutsa mitoro yavo; asi Ishe haana kuona zvakafanira kuti avabvise muusungwa.
16 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakatanga kubudirira zvishoma nezvishoma munyika umu, vakatanga kukudza mbeu dzakawanda, nematanga, zvekuti havana kutambudzwa nenzara.
17 Zvino vakadzi vakange vakawanda kupfuura varume; saka mambo Rimuhi akataura kuti wese murume akafanira kupa kuti kuriritirwe chirikadzi nevana vadzo, kuti vasafe nenzara; ezvo vakaita izvi pa
musana pekukura kweuwandu hwevanhu vavo vakanga vauraiwa.
18 Zvino vanhu vaRimuhi vaigara vari pamwechete vakabatana nepese pavaikwanisa, ezvo vakachengetedza mbeu dzavo nezvipfuyo zvavo.
19 Ezvo mambo pachake haaivimba pasina rusvingo rweguta, kunze kwekunge atoenda nemapurisa ake, achitya kuti angangoerekana awira mumaoko emaRamani.
20 Ezvo akaita kuti vanhu vake vagare vakatarisa munzvimbo dzose dzakakomberedza, kuti nedzimwe nzira vangabate vafundisi vaye vakatizira murenje, vakange vapamba vanasikana vemaRamani, ezvo vari vakaita kuti vaparadzwe zvakaipa kudai.
21 Nokuti vaida kuti vavabate vagovaranga; nokuti vakange vapinda munyika maNefi neusiku, ezvo vakaba mbeu dzavo nezvizhinji zvezvinhu zvavo zvinokosha; saka vakavavandira. 22 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti pakange pasisina kukanganisana pakati pemaRamani nevanhu vaRimuhi, kana kudakara kusvika nguva yakauya Amoni nehama dzake munyika umu.
23 Ezvo mambo zvaakanga ari kunze kweguta nemurindi wake, akaona Amom nehama dzake; ezvo akavafungira kuti vafundisi vaNowa saka akaita kuti vabatwe uye vatorwe, vasungwe, ezvo vakandwe mutirongo. Ezvo dai vakange vari vafundisi vaNowa angadai akaita kuti vauraiwe.
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24 Asi paakaona kuti havazivo, asi kuti ihama dzake, ezvo vakanga vabva kunyika yeZarahemura, akazadzwa nerufaro rwukuru kwazvo.
25 Zvino mambo Rimuhi akange ambotumira Amoni asati auya vanhu vashoma kuti vanotsvaka nyika yeZarahemura; asi havana kuiwana, ezvo vakarasika murenje.
26 Zvisinei, vakawana nyika yakambenge iine vanhu; hongu, nyika yakange izere nemapfupa akaoma; hongu, nyika yakambenge iine vanhu ezvo ikaparadzwa; ezvo ivo, vachifunga kuti nnyika yeZarahemura, vakadzokera kunyika yaNefi, vakasvika mazuva mashoma Amoni asati auya.
27 Ezvo vakauya nezvinyorwa, kana zvinyorwa zvevanhu vane mapfupa avakawana; ezvo zvakanyorwa pamahwendefa esimbi.
28 Ezvo zvino mambo Runuhi akazadzwa zvakare nemufaro paakanzwa Amom achitaura nemuromo wake kuti mambo Mosia aiva nechipo chakabva kuna Mwari, icho chaiita kuti akwanise kududzira zvinyorwa zvakadai; hongu, naAmoni akafarawo.
29 Asi Amom nehama dzake vakazadzwa nokusuwa nokuti hama dzavo dzakawanda dzakange dzauraiwa.
30 Ezvo nokutiwo mambo Nowa nevafundisi vake vakange vaita kuti vanhu vane zvitema nezvakaipa zvakawanda kudaro pamberi paMwari; ezvo vakachemawo kufa kwaAbhi
nadhi; nekuendawo kwaAruma nevanhu vakaenda naye, vakanga vavamba sangano raMwari nesimba raMwari, norutendo mumazwi akataurwa naAbhinadhi.
31 Hongu, vakachema kuenda kwavo, nokuti havana kuziva kwavakanga vatizira. Zvino vakange vofara kuti vabatane navo, nokuti ivo pachavo vakanga vapinda muchibvumirano naMwari chokumushandira nokuchengetedza mirau vake.
32 Ezvo zvino kubvira kuuya kwakaita Amom, mambo Rimuhi akapindawo muchibvumirano naMwari, nevazhinjiwo vevanhu vake, kumushandira nekuchengetedza mirau vake.
33 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo Runuhi nevazhinji vevanhu vake vakadisa kuti vabhabhatidzwe; asi hamuna munhu munyika umu aive nemvumo yaMwari yokuzviita. Ezvo Amom akaramba kuzviita, achizviona semuranda asina kukodzera.
34 Saka panguva iyoyo havana kuzviita kuti vave sangano, vachimirira Mweya waIshe. Zvino vakada kuita kana saAruma nehama dzake, avo vakatizira murenje.
35 Vakange vachida kubhabhatidzwa sokupupura kuti vanoda kushandira Mtyari nemwoyo yavo yese; zvisinei vakatora nguva refu; ezvo kubhabhatidzwa kwavo kuchataurwa mushure mezvizvi.
36 Ezvo zvino zvese zvekudzidza kwaAmoni nevanhu vake, ezvo mambo Runuhi ne-
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vanhu vake, kwaive kuti vazvibvise ivo pachavo mumaoko emaRamani nemuusungwa.
CHITSAUKO 22
Kunorongwa kuti vanhu vatize muusungwa hwemaRamani-MaRamani vanoitwa kuti vararadzeVanhu vanotiza, vodzokera kuZarahemura, ezvo vobva vave pasi pamambo Mosia. Zvingangove makore 121 kusvika ku120 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ewo zvino zvakaitika kuti Amoni pamambo Rimuhi vakatangisa kubvunza vanhu kuti vangaitei kuti vazvibvise muusungwa; ezvo vakaita kuti vanhu vaungane pamwechete; ezvo vakaita izvi kuti vanzwe kuti vanhu vanotii nezvenyaya iyi.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakashaya nzira yekuti vangazvisunungure nayo kubva muusungwa, kunze kwekuti vakatora vakadzi wavo nevana, nematanga avo, nematende avo, ezvo voenda murenje; nokuti nekuwanda kwakaita maRamani, hazvaiita kuti vanhu vaRimuhi vavarwise, vachifunga zvekuzvinunura muusungwa neminondo.
3 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Gidheoni akaenda akanomira pamberi pamambo, akati kwaari: Zvino imi mambo, kusvika zvino mange muchiteerera kumazwi angu kazhinji patange tichinetsana nehama dzedu, maRamani.
4 Ezvo zvino imi mambo, kana makandiwana ndiri muranda
asingayamure, kana kuti kusvika zvino makanditeerera pane zvandaitaura zvishomazvo, ezvo zviri zvinhu zvakakuyamurai, kana zvakadaro ndinoda kuti dai mateerera mazwi angu nguva ino, ezvo ndichave muranda wenyu ezvo ndigobvisa vanhu ava muusungwa.
5 Ezvo mambo akamubvumira kuti ataure. Ezvo Gidheoni akati kwaari:
6 Tarisai kumupata weseri, unopinda nemutsvingo yeseri, seri kweguta. MaRamani, kana mapurisa emaRamani, usiku anenge akararadza; saka ngatitumirei shoko kuvanhu ava vese kuti vaunganidze matanga avo, kuti vagoatinhira murenje usiku.
Ezvo ini ndichaenda sekundituma kwenyu ndonopa maRamani waini yekupedzisira, zve vararadza; isu tobva tapfuura nepamupata wakavanzika nechekuruboshwe kwemusasa wavo varere vakararadza.
8 Ndiko kubva kwatinoita nevakadzi vedu nevana vedu, matanga edu toenda murenje; totora nzira inotenderera nekunyika yeShiromu.
9 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo akateerera kumazwi aGidheoni. 10 Ezvo mambo Runuhi akaita kuti vanhu vake vaunganidze zvipfuyo wavo pamwechete; ndokutumira mutero wewaini kumaRamani; ezvo akatumirazve imwe waini, sechipo kwavari; ezvo vakanwa vakasununguka waini yavakanga vatumirwa pamambo Runuhi.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vanhu
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vamambo Rimuhi vakabva usiku vakaenda murenje nematanga avo, ezvo vakaenda nenzira yaitenderera nekuShiromu nemurenje, ezvo vakananga nzira yavo vachienda munyika yeZarahemura, vachitungamirwa naAmoni nehama dzake.
12 Ezvo vakange vatora rese ghoridhe ravo, nesirivha, nezvinhu zvavo zvinokosha, zvavaikwanisa kutakura, nezvembuva yavowo, vachienda murenje; ezvo vakateedza rwendo rwavo.
13 Ezvo mushure memazuva mazhinji vari murenje vakasvika munyika yaZarahemura, vakabva vabatana nevanhu vaMosia, vakave pasi pake.
14 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Mosia akavagashira nekufara; ezvo akatambirawo zvinyorwa zvavo, nezvinyorwawo zvakawanikwa nevanhu vaRimuhi.
15 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti maRamani pavakaona kuti vanhu vaRimuhi vatiza usiku kubva munyika iyi, vakatumira hondo murenje kuti ivatevere; 16 Ezvo mushure mekuvatevera kwemazuva maviri, vakashaya tsoka dzavo; saka vakarasika murenje.
Nyaya yaAruma nevanhu vaIshe, vakatandanisirwa murenje nevanhu vamambo Notya.
Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko 23 ne24.
CHITSAUKO 23
Aruma anoramba kuve mamboAnoshanda semufundisi wepamu
soro-Ishe anoranga vanhu vake, ezvo maRamani anokunda nyika yeHeramu-Amuroni, mutungamiri wevafundisi vakaipa vaNowa, anotonga ari pasi pamambo wamaRamani. Zvingangove makore 145 kusvika ku121 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Zvmvo Aruma, ayambirwa naIshe kuti hondo dzamambo Nowa dzichauya kuzovarwiswa, ezvo audza vanhu vake, saka vakaunganidzana pamwechete nezvipfuyo zvavo, ndokutora kudya kwavo, ndokubva vatizira murenje vachitiza hondo dzamambo Nowa.
2 Ezvo Ishe akavasimbisa, zvekuti vanhu vamambo Nowa vakatadza kuvabata kuti vavaparadze.
3 Ezvo vakatiza vakafamba rwendo rwemazuva masere vari murenje.
4 Ezvo vakasvika mune nyika, hongu, nyika inofadza yakanaka zvikuru, uye nyika yemvura yakachena.
5 Ezvo vakadzika matende avo, ndokubva vatanga kurima, ezvo vakatanga kuvaka dzimba; hongu, vaive vabati, ezvo vaishanda zvikuru.
6 Ezvo vanhu vakada kuti Anima ave mambo wavo, nokuti aive munhu aidiwa nevanhu vake.
7 Asi akati kwavari: Tarisai, hazvina kufanira kuti tive vamambo; nokuti ndiko kutaura kwaIshe: Musazove nemumwe munhu anonzi mukuru pane mumwe, kana hapana achafunga kuti ari pamusoro panhingi;
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saka ndinoti kwamuri hazvifanire kuti muve namambo.
8 Zvisinei, dai zvaiitika kuti muwane vanhu vakarurama nguva dzose kuti vave madzimambo enyu zvainge zvakanaka kuti muite mambo.
9 Asi rangarirai kuipa kwamambo Nowa nevafundisi wake; ezvo ini pachangu ndakabatwa mumusungo wacho, ndikaita zvinhu zvakange zvakaipa pamberi paIshe, zvinhu izvozvo zvikandirwadzisa mukutendeuka kwangu.
10 Zvisinei, mushure mekunetseka kukuru, Ishe akanzwa kuchema kwangu, ezvo akapindura minamato yangu, ezvo akandiita mudziyo uri mumaoko ake wekuunza vakawanda wenyu muruzivo rwechokwadi chake.
11 Zvisinei, muve izvi handina kubwinya, nokuti handina kukodzera kuti ndizvirumbidze ini pachangu.
12 Ezvo zvino ndinoti kwamuri, mange makadzvinyirirwa namambo Notya, ezvo mange muri muusungwa kwaari nokuvafundisi wake, ezvo mukapinzwa mukuipa navo; saka manga makasungwa nemajoto echitema.
13 Ezvo zvino zvamakaburitswa mumajoto aya nesimba raMwari; hongu, kana nemumaoko amambo Notya nevanhu wake, nemajoto ekuipa, kana izvozvi ndinodisa kuti mumire makagwinya mukusunungurwa uku, nokutiwo musambovimba nemunhu kuti ave mambo wenyu.
14 Ezvo musavimbe nemunhu kuti ave mudzidzisi wenyu kana muparidzi, kunze kwekunge ari munhu waMwari, anofamba munzira dzake achichengetedza mirau yake.
15 Ndiko kudzidzisa kwakaita Aruma vanhu wake, kuti wese munhu akafanira kuda muvakidzane wake sekuda kwaanozviita iye pachake, kuti pakati pavo hapafanire kuve nekupesana.
16 Ezvo zvino Anima akange ari mufundisi wavo wepamusoro, iye ariye akatanga sangano ravo.
17 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti hapana akatambira mvumo yekuparidza kana kudzidzisa kunze kwekunge atozvipiwa naiye zvichibva kuna Mwari. Saka akagadza wese vafundisi wavo nevese vadzidzisi wavo; ezvo hakuna vaigadzwa kunze kwekunge vari vanhu vakarurama. 18 Saka vakatarisa vanhu wavo, ezvo vakavariritira mukururama kwavo.
19 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakatanga kubudirira zvikuru mukati menyika; ezvo vakadaidza nyika iyi kuti Heramu.
20 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakatanga kuwanda nokubudirira zvikuru munyika yeHeramu; ezvo vakavaka guta, ravakadaidza kuti guta reHeramu.
21 Zvisinei Ishe akaona zvakafanira kuti arange vanhu wake; hongu, anoedza kupfava kwavo norutendo rwavo.
22 Zvisinei-ani nani wake achaisa ruvimbo wwake maari iyeyo achasimudzwa muzuva rekupedzisira. Hongu, ndizvo
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zvazvakange zvakaita nevanhu ava.
23 Nokuti tarisai, ndichakuratidzai kuti vakauiswa muusungwa, ezvo hakuna aikwanisa kuvanunura asi Ishe Mwari wavo, hongu, kana iye Mtyari waAbhurahamu naIsaka naJakobho.
24 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akavapunyutsa, ezvo akaratidza simba rake guru kwavari, ezvo vakafara zvikuru.
25 Nokuti tarisai, zvakaitika kuti zvavakange vari munyika yeHeramu, hongu, muguta reHeramu, vachirima minda mumatunhu, tarisai hondo yemaRamani yakange ichimira-mira kumiganhu yenyika.
26 Zvino zvakaitika kuti hama dzaAruma dzakatiza kubva kuminda yavo, ezvo vakaungana pamwechete muguta ~eHeramu; ezvo vakange vachitya zvikuru nenzira yekuona maRamani.
27 Asi Aruma akaenda akanomira pakati pavo, akavakurudzira kuti vasatye, asi kuti vakafanira kurangarira Ishe Mtyari wavo uye anovasunungura.
28 Nokudaro vakatsigisa hana dzavo vakasatya, vakatanga kuchema kuna Ishe kuti aite kuti mwoyo yemaRamani ipfave, kuti vasavauraye, nevakadzi yavo, nevana yavo.
29 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Ishe akaita kuti mwoyo yemaRamani ipfave. Ezvo Anima nehama dzake vakaenda vakagonozviisa pachavo mumaoko avo; ezvo maRamani akabva atora nyika yeHeramu.
30 Zvino hondo dzemaRamani, dzakange dzatevera vanhu vamambo Rimuhi, vakange varasika murenje kwemazuva mazhinji.
31 Ezvo tarisai, vakange vawana vafundisi vaya vamambo Nowa, vari munzvimbo yavaidaidza kuti Amuroni; vakanga vakanga kutora nyika yeAmuroni ezvo vatangisawo kurima minda.
32 Zvino zita remutungamiri wevafundisi ava rainzi Amuroni.
33 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Amuroni akanyengetedza maRamani; ezvo akatumira vakadzi yavo, avo vakanga vari vanasikana vemaRamani, kuti vanyengetedze hanzvadzi dzavo kuti dzisaparadze varume yavo.
34 Ezvo maRamani akanzwira tsitsi Amumni nehama dzake, vakasavaparadza, pamusana pevakadzi yavo.
35 Ezvo Amumni nehama dzake vakabatana nemaRamani, ezvo vaifamba murenje vachitsvaka nyika yaNefi pavakawana nyika yeHeramu, yakange iri yaAruma nehama dzake.
36 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti maRamani akavimbisa Anima nehama dzake, kuti kana vakavaratidza mira inoenda kunyika yaNefi vanobva vavapa upenyu hwavo nerusununguko rwavo. 37 Asi mushure mekunge Aruma avaratidza mira yaienda kunyika yaNefi maRamani haana kuchengeta chivimbiso chavo; asi vakaisa mapurisa avo kuti vatarise nyika yeHeramu, zvese naAruma nehama dzake.
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38 Ezvo vamwe vavo vakange vasara vakaenda kunyika yaNefi; ezvo chimwe chikamu chikadzokera kunyika yeHeramu, vakaunzawo vakadzi nevana vevarindi vakange vasiiwa.
39 Ezvo mambo wemaRamani akange abvumira kuti Amuroni ave mambo nemutongi wevanhu vekwake, vakange vari munyika yeHeramu; zvakadaro akange asina simba rekuita zvisingadiwe namambo wemaRamani.
CHITSAUKO 24
Amuroni anotambudza Aruma nevanhu vake-Vanozouraiwa kana vakanamata-Ishe anoita kuti mitoro vavo inge yakareruka-Anovabvisa muusungwa, ezvo ndokubva vadzokera kuZarahemura. Zvingangove makore 145 kusvika ku120 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Amumni akawana mufaro pamberi pamambo wemaRamani; saka, akati iye nevanhu vake vave vadzidzisi vemaRamani, hongu, kana vevanhu vaiva munyika yeShemuroni, nemunyika yeShiromu, nemunyika yaAmuroni. 2 Nokuti maRamani akanga atora nyika dzese idzi; saka, Ishe wemaRamani akange agadza madzimambo munyika dzese idzi.
3 Ezvo zvino zita ramambo wemaRamani ainzi Ramani, achidaidzwa nezita rababa wake; saka aidaidzwa kuti mambo Ramam. Ezvo akange ari mambo wevanhu vakawanda.
4 Ezvo akagadza hama dzaAmuroni kuti vave vadzidzisi munyika dzese dzine vanhu vake; ezvo ndiko kudzidziswa kwakaitwa mutauro waNefi mukati mevanhu vese vemaRamani. 5 Ezvo vaive vanhu vakanga vachinzwana; zvisinei vakanga vasingazive Mwari; kana hama dzaAmuroni hadzina chadzakavadzidzisa maererano nezvaIshe Mtyari wavo, kana mutemo waMosesi, kana kuvadzidzisa mazwi aAbhinadhi;
6 Asi vakavadzidzisa kuti vachengete zvinyorwa zvavo, nokuti vapote vachinyorerana.
Ezvo ndiko kutanga kuwanda kweupfumi hwemaRamani, ezvo vakatanga kutengeserana nokutengerana ezvo vakasimba, ezvo vakatanga kuve vanhu vakachenjera nokunyengedza, muungwaru hwenyika, hongu, vanhu vainyengedza zvikuru, netsika dzese dzetsvina nokupamba, kunze kwekunge zviri pakati pavo nehama dzavo.
8 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti Amuroni akatanga kuratidza simba rake kuna Anima nehama dzake, akatanga kuvatambudza, ezvo akaita kuti vana vake vanetse vana vavo.
9 Nokuti Amuroni aiziva Aruma, kuti aimbenge ari mumwe wevafundisi vamambo, nokutiwo ndiye akanga ari uye akatandaniswa namambo nepamusana pekutenda mazwi akataurwa naAbhinadhi, nokudaro akanga akamushatirirwa; nokuti akanga ari pasi pamambo Ramam, asi aive nesimba kwavari, ezvo achivapa mabasa ekuita, neku-
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vaisira vanovatarisa kana vachiita basa.
10 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti dambudziko ravo rakakura zvekuti vakatanga kuchema zvikuru kuna Mwari.
11 Ezvo Amuroni akavati vakafanira kuti varege kuchema wwavo ;ezvo ndokuisa mapurisa ake kuti avatarise, kuti ani zvake anenge awanikwa achidaidza Mtyari anouraiwa.
12 Ezvo Anima nevanhu vake havana kusimudzira mazwi avo kuna Ishe Mtyari wavo, asi vakadira mwoyo yavo kwaari; ezvo iye akaziva pfungwa dzemwoyo yavo.
13 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti izwi raIshe rakauya kwavari mumatambudziko avo, richiti: Simudzai mitoro yenyu ezvo munzwe kunyaradzwa, nokuti ndinoziva chibvumirano chamakaita kwandiri; ezvo ndichabvumirana nevanhu vangu ndigovabvisa muusungwa.
14 Ezvo ndicharerutsa mitoro inoiswa pamapfudzi enyu, zvekuti imi hamuzoinzwa kurema kana dai iri kumisana yenyu, kana dai muri muusungwa; ezvo izwi ndinozviita kuti mugove vapupuriri vangu ndabva pano, ezvo kuti mugoziva nechokwadi kuti ini, Ishe Mtyari, ndinoshanyira vanhu vangu mumatambudziko avo.
15 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti mitoro yakaiswa pana Anima nehama dzake yakarerutswa, hongu, Ishe akavasimbisa kuti vatakure mitoro yavo nyorenyore, ezvo vagozviisa pasi
pake norufaro nekupfava kune zvose zvaida Ishe.
16 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti rutendo wwavo nokugadzikana kwavo zvakakura zvekuti izwi raIshe rakauya kwavari zvekare, richiti: Ivai norufaro rwakanaka, nokuti mangwana ndichakubvisai muusungwa.
17 Ezvo akati kuna Aruma: Uchaenda mberi kwevanhu ava, ezvo ndichaenda newe uye ndigonunura vanhu ava muusungwa.
18 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Aruma nevanhu vake neusiku vakaunganidza zvipfuyo wavo zvese, nezvirimwa wavo; hongu, kana neusiku hwese vakanga vachiunganidza zvipfuyo wavo.
19 Ezvo rungwanani Ishe akaita kuti maRamani akotsire hope dzekufa chaidzo, hongu, ezvo vese vaivatarisa pakuita mabasa avo vakakotsira kukotsira kwakadzama chaizvo.
20 Ezvo Anima nevanhu vake vakaenda murenje; ezvo mushure mekufamba muswere wese vakadzika matende avo munhika, ezvo vakadaidza nhika iyi kuti Anima, nokuti ndiye akavatungamirira nzira yavo murenje.
21 Hongu, ezvo munhika yaAruma vakatenda Mtyari nokutenda kukuru nenzira yekuti akanga avanzwira tsitsi, akarerutsa mitoro yavo, ezvo akange avabvisa muusungwa; nokuti vakange vari muusungwa, uye hapana aigona kuvabvisa kunze ari Ishe Mtyari wavo.
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22 Ezvo vakapa kutenda kuna Mwari, hongu, vese varume, nevakadzi vese nevana vese vaikwanisa kutaura vakasimudza mazwi avo mukukudza Mtyari wavo.
23 Ezvo zvino Ishe akati kuna Aruma: Kurumidza iwe utore iwe nevanhu ava mubve munyika muno, nokuti maRamani amuka ezvo ave kukuteverai; saka ibvai munyika muno, ezvo ndichamisa maRamani munhika muno kuti vasapfuure pano mukutevera kwavo vanhu ava. 24 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakabva munyika umu, vakatora rwendo rwavo vakananga murenje.
25 Ezvo mushure memazuva gumi nemaviri vave murenje vakasvika munyika yaZarahemura; ezvo mambo Mosu akavagashira nomufaro.
CHITSAUKO 25
Zvizvarwa zvaMureki kuZarahemura vanove maNefi-Vanonzwa nezvevanhu vekwaAruma neveZenifu-Aruma anobhabhatidza Rimuhi nevanhu vake vese-Mosia anopa simba Aruma kuti aronge Sangano raMwari. Zvingangove makore 120 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino mambo Mosu akaita kuti vanhu vese vaungane pamwechete.
2 Zvino vana vaNefi vakange vasiri vazhinji, kana avo vakange vari zvizukuru zvaNefi, vakanga vasina kuwanda zvakaita vanhu vaZarahemura, akange ari wechizukuru cha
Mureki, neavo vakange vaenda naye murenje.
3 Ezvo vanhu vaNefi vakasangana nevanhu vaZarahemura vakanga vasina kuwanda zvakanga zvakaita maRamani; hongu, havaisvika kana chikamu chepakati chavo mukuwanda. 4 Ezvo zvino vese vanhu vaNefi vakaungana pamwechete, nevesewo vanhu vaZarahemura, ezvo vakange vakaungana vari muzvikwata zviviri.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Mosia akaverenga, ezvo akaita kuti kuverengwe, zvinyorwa zvaZenifu kuvanhu vake; hongu, akaverenga zvinyorwa zvevanhu vaZenifu, kubvira panguva yavakabva munyika yeZarahemura kusvika panguva yavakadzoka zvakare.
6 Ezvo akaverengawo rungano rwaAruma nehama dzake, nematambudziko avo ese, kubvira panguva yavakabva munyika yeZarahemura kusvika panguva yavakadzoka zvakare.
Ezvo zvino, apo Mosu akapedza kuverenga zvinyorwa, vanhu vake vaigara munyika iyi vakashamiswa zvikuru nokukatyamara.
8 Nokuti havana kuziva kuti vofungei; nokuti pavakaona avo vakange vabviswa muusungwa vakazadzwa nomufaro mukuru. 9 Ezvo zvakare, pavakafunga nezvehama dzavo dzakauraiwa nemaRamani vakazadzwa nokusuwa, ezvo vakachema misodzi yekusuwa.
10 Ezvo zvakare, pavakafunga nekunaka kwaMwari kwavakanga vachiona, nesimba rake mu-
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kubvisa Aruma nehama dzake mumaoko emaRamani nemuusungwa, vakasimudza mazwi avo vakatenda kuna Mwari.
11 Ezvo zvakare, pavakafunga nezvemaRamani, vakange vari hama dzavo, kuipa kwavo neupenyu hwakasviba, vakazadzwa nekurwadzwa ezvo vakashushikana pamusoro pezvemagariro akanaka emweya yavo.
12 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti avo vakange vari vana vaAmuroni nehama dzake, vakange varoora vanasikana vemaRamani, havana kufadzwa nekuita kwemadzibaba avo, ezvo vakati havachadaidzwa nemazita emadzibaba avo, Saka vakatora zita raNefi, kuti vagodaidzwa kuti vana vaNefi ezvo vagoverengerwa kune avo vanonzi maNefi.
13 Ezvo zvino vanhu vese veZarahemura vaiverengerwa kumaNefi, ezvo izvi zvakonzerwa nokuti umambo hwakange hwakapiwa kune avo chete vaive zvizukuru zvaNefi.
14 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti Mosu apedza kutaura nekuverengera vanhu, akada kuti Anima ataurewo kuvanhu.
15 Ezvo Anima akataura kwavari, vakaungana pamwechete mumapoka makuru, ezvo akaenda paboka neboka, achiparidzira vanhu kutendeuka norutendo munaIshe.
16 Ezvo akakuridzira vanhu vaRimuhi nehama dzake, vese avo vakanga vabviswa muusungwa, kuti vakafanira kuyeuka kuti ndiShe akavanunura.
17 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge Anima adzidzi
sa vanhu zvinhu zvakawanda, ezvo apedza kutaura kwavari, mambo Rimuhi akada kuti abhabhatidzwe; ezvo vese vanhu vake vakadawo kuti vabhabhatidzwewo.
18 Saka, Anima akaenda akapinda mumvura akavabhabhatidza; hongu, akavabhabhatidza netsika yaakabhabhatidza nayo hama dzake mumvura yemunaMorimoni; hongu, ezvo vese yaakabhabhatidza vakave nhengo dzesangano raMwari; ezvo zvese vachizviita pamusana pekutenda kwavo kumazwi aAruma.
19 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo Mosia akabvumira Anima kuti aite masangano munyika yose yeZarahemura; ezvo akamupa simba rekugadza vafundisi nevadzidzisi masangano rega-rega.
20 Izvi zvakakonzerwa nokuti vanhu vakange vakawanda zvekuti hazvaiita kuti vadzidziswe nemudzidzisi mumwechete; uye havaikwanisa kunzwa shoko raMwari mugungano rimwechete.
21 Saka vakaunganidzana pamwechete munzvimbo nemapoka akasiyana-siyana, aidaidzwa kunzi masangano; regarega sangano riine vafundisi varo nevadzidzisi varo, ezvo wese mufundisi achiparidza shoko maererano nokuripiwa kwaakange aitwa naAruma.
22 Ezvo zvisinei kana dai masangano akange akawanda aive sangano rimwechete, hongu, sangano raMwari; nokuti hapana chimwe chaiparidzwa musa-
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ngano umu kunze kwekutendeuka nerutendo munaMwari. 23 Ezvo zvino makanga muine musangano manomwe munyika yeZarahemura. Ezvo zvakaitika kuti ani nani zvake aida kutora zita raKristu, kana raMwari, vakapinda masangano aMwari.
24 Ezvo vaidaidzwa kunzi vanhu vaMwari. Ezvo Mwari akadira Mweya wake mavari, ezvo vakaropafadzwa, ezvo vakave nokubudirira munyika.
CHITSAUKO 26
Nhengo zhinji dzeSangano dzinotungamirwa muchitema nevasingatende-Aruma anovimbiswa upenyu husingaperi-Avo vanotendeuka vagobhabhatidzwa vanowana ruregerero-Nhengo dzeSangano dziri muzvitema dzinotendeuka nokureurura kunaAruma nekunalshe dzicharegererwa; tadzezvo, havazo verengerwa kunhengo dzeSangano. Zvingangove makore 120 kusvika ku100 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Zvnvo zvakaitika kuti kwakange kuine vazhinji vechidiki vaikura yakange vasinganzwisise mazwi amambo Bhenjamini, nguva dzakataurwa mazwi aya vakanga vari vana vaduku; ezvo yakange vasingatende tsika dzemadzibaba avo.
2 Havana kutenda zvaitaurwa maererano nekumuka kuvakafa, havanawo kubvuma kuti kuna Kristu achauya.
3 Ezvo zvino nenzira yekusatenda kwavo havana kukwanisa kunzwisisa shoko raMwari;
ezvo mwoyo yavo yakange yatooma.
4 Ezvo havana kuda kubhabhatidzwa; kana kupinda sangano. Ezvo yakange vari vanhu vakasiyana nevamwe murutendo ~wavo, ezvo vakaramba vakadaro, kana muupenyu hwavo hwenyama nemuzvitema zvavo; nokuti vakanga vasingade kudaidzira kuna Ishe Mtyari wavo.
5 Ezvo zvino munguva yekutonga kwaMosia yakange vasina kuwanda zvingasvika chikamu chepakati chevanhu vaMwari; asi nenzira yekuhedhuka kwevanhu vakazowandawo.
6 Nokuti zvakaitika kuti vakanyengedza vazhinji nemazwi avo ekunyengedza, vakanga vari musangano, vakaita kuti vaite zvitema zvizhinji; saka zvakaita kuti avo vaiita zvitema, vari musangano, vaifanira kutsiurwa nesangano.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakaunzwa kune vafundisi, ezvo vakaunzwa kuvafundisi nevadzidzisi; ezvo vafundisi vakaenda navo kuna Anima, akange ari mufundisi wepamusoro.
8 Zvino mambo Mosia akange apa Anima simba pamusoro pesangano.
9 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Anima haana chaaiziva maererano nezvavo; asi kwaive nevazhinji vaipupura kuipa kwavo; hongu, vanhu vakasimuka vakataura nezvekuipa kwavo vakawanda.
10 Zvino havana kunge kwakamboitika chinhu chakadaro musangano; saka Anima aka-
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netseka mumweya, akaita kuti vaunzwe pamberi pamambo. 11 Ezvo akati kuna mambo: Tarisai, havano vazhinji vatauisa mberi kwenyu, vari kupomerwa mhosva nehama dzavo; hongu, ezvo vakatorwa muzvitema zvakasiyana-siyana. Ezvo havatendeuke muzvitema wavo; saka tauya navo kwamuri, kuti imi muvatonge maererano nemhosva dzavo.
12 Asi mambo Mosia akati kuna Aruma: Tarisa, ini handivatonge; saka ndava kuvaisa mumaoko ako kuti vatongwe.
13 Ezvo zvino mweya waAruma wakange wotambudzika zvakare; ezvo akaenda akanobvunza Ishe kuti angaitei nenyaya iyi, nokuti aitya kuti angazokanganisa pamberi paMwari.
14 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunamata nemwoyo wake wese kuna Mwari, izwi raIshe rakauya kwaari, richiti.
15 Wakaropafadzwa iwe, Aruma, ezvo vakaropafadzwa avo vakabhabhatidzwa mumwura dzaMorimoni. Unoropafadzwa nokuti une rutendo rwukuru mumazwi ega emuranda wangu Abhinadhi.
16 Ezvo vakaropafadzwa nenzira yerutendo rwavo rwukuru mumazwi ega awakavataurira.
17 Ezvo iwe wakaropafadzwa nokuti wakaisa sangano pakati pevanhu ava; ezvo vachamiswa, ezvo vachave vanhu wangu.
18 Hongu, vakaropafadzwa ava vanhu vanoda kutakura zita
rangu; nokuti vachadaidzwa nezita rangu; ezvo ndevangu.
19 Ezvo nokuti wakandibvunza maererano nemutadzi, waropafadzwa.
20 Uri muranda wangu; ezvo ndinoita chibvumirano newe kuti uchave neupenyu husingaperi; ezvo iwe uchandishandira ugofamba muzita rangu, ezvo ugounganidza hwai dzangu pamwechete.
21 Ezvo uyo achanzwa shoko rangu ndiye achave hwai yangu, iyeyo muchamugamuchira musangano, ezvo iyeyo neniwo ndichamugamuchira.
22 Nokuti tarisai, iri iSangano rangu; wese anobhabhatidzwa achabhabhatidzwa nokutendeuka. Ezvo wese amuchatambira achatenda muzita rangu; iyeyo ndichamuregerera ndakasununguka.
23 Nokuti ndini ini ndinotakura zvitema zvenyika; nokuti ndini ini ndakavasika; ezvo ndini ini ndinopa kune uyo anotenda kusvika kumagumo nzvimbo kurudyi rwangu.
24 Nokuti tarisai, vanodaidzwa muzita rangu; ezvo kana vachindiziva vachauya, ezvo vachawana nzvimbo yokusingaperi kurudyi kwangu.
25 Ezvo zvichaitika kuti kana hwamanda yepiri yarira zvino avo vasina kumbondiziva vachauya ezvo vozomira pamberi pangu.
26 Ezvo ipapo vachaziva kuti ndini Ishe Mwari wavo, kuti ndini Mununuri wavo; asi havazonunurwa.
27 Ezvo ndichareurura kwa-
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vari kuti handina kumbovaziva; ezvo vachaenda mumoto usingaperi wakagadzirirwa dhiabhori nengirozi dzake.
28 Saka ndinoti kwamuri, kuti uyo asingade kunzwa shoko rangu, iyeyo musamugamuchire musangano rangu, nokuti iyeyo handimugamuchire muzuva rekupedzisira.
29 Saka ndinoti kwamuri, Endai; uyo wese achanditadzira, iyeyo muchamutonga maererano nezvitema zvaanenge aita; ezvo akareurura zvitema zvake kwamuri nekwandiri, ezvo akatendeuka nemwoyo wake wose, iyeyo muchamuregerera, neni ndichamuregererawo.
30 Hongu, ezvo munguva dzose vanhu vangu vachatendeuka ini ndichavaregerera zvavanonditadzira.
31 Ezvo imi mucharegererana zvamunotadzirana; nokuti zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, uyo asingaregerere muvakidzani wake iye achiti akatendeuka, iyeyo anozvikonzera kuraswa. 32 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri, Endm; ezvo uyo wese asingatendeuke muzvivi zvake iyeyo haazoverengerwa muzvnhu vangu; ezvo izvi zvichagara zvakadaro kubvira zvino zvichienda mberi.
33 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Aruma paakanzwa mazwi aya akaanyora kuti agogara nawo, nokuti agotonga vanhu vesangano iroro maererano nemirau yaMwari.
34 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Aruma akaenda akanotonga avo vaka
nga vari muzvitadzo, maererano neshoko raIshe.
35 Ezvo wese vakatendeuka muzvitema zvavo vakazvireurura, ivavo akavaverengera mukati mevanhu vesangano;
36 Ezvo avo vakanga vasingade kureurura zvitema zvavo nekutendeuka kubva mukutadza kwavo, ivavo havana kuverengerwa kuvanhu vesangano, ezvo mazita avo akadzimwa.
37 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Aruma ndiye akabata dzese nyaya dzesangano; ezvo vakatanga zvakare kuve nerunyararo nokubudirira zvikuru munyaya dzesangano, vachifamba vakachenjera pamberi paMwari, vakagashira vazhinji, nokubhabhatidza vazhinji.
38 Ezvo zvino wese zvinhu izvi zvakaitwa naAruma nevamwe vaaishanda navo mubasa resangano, vachifamba nesimba rose, vachidzidzisa shoko raMwari muzvinhu wese, vachitambudzwa muzvinhu zvakasiyana-siyana, vachinetswa neavo wose vakanga vasiri vesangano raMwari.
39 Ezvo vakatsiura hama dzavo; ivowo vakatsiurwa, wese wese neshoko raMwari, maererano nezvitema zvavo, kana kuzvitema zvaainge aita, vachitumwa naMwari kuti vasamire kunamata, nekupa kutenda muzvinhu wese.
CHITSAUKO 27
Mosia anorambidza kutambudzana ezvo anokurudzira kuti vanhu
MOSIA 27:1-10
vabatwe zvakafanana-Aruma mudiki nevana vana vaMosia vanotsvaka kuparadza SanganoNgirozi inouya ezvo yovataurira kuti vasiye nzira vavo yakaipaAruma anoitwa chimumumuRudzi rwese rwevanhu rwakafanira kuzvarwa zvakare kuti rwuwane ruponiso-Aruma nevana vaMosia vanodaidzira mazwi anofadza. Zvingangove makore 100 kusvika ku92 Kristu asati aberekwa.
Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti kutambudzwa kwakange kuchiitwa sangano neavo vakange vasingatende kwakakura zvekuti sangano ~akatanga kutsutsumwa, ezvo vakanyunyuta kuvatungamiri vavo pamusoro penhau iyi; ezvo vakatsutsumwa kuna Anima. Ezvo Aruma akaisa nyaya iyi kuna mambo wavo, Mosia. Ezvo Mosu akabvunza vafundisi vake.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mambo Mosu akatumira chiziviso munyika yese achiti hakuna munhu asingapinde sangano akafanira kutambudza avo vanhu vesangano raMwari.
3 Zve pakaiswa murau wakaoma kumasangano ese kuti hakuna kufanira kuti kuve nekutambudzana pakati pavo, kuti pakafanira kuve nekuenzana kuvanhu vese;
4 Kuti havafanire kuregera kuzvida nekuzvikudza kuchikanganisa runyararo rwavo; kuti wese munhu akafanira kukudza muvakidzani wake sekuzvikudza kwaanozviita iye, vachizvishandira nemaoko avo pachavo kuti vazviriritire.
5 Hongu, ezvo vese vafundisi vavo nevadzidzisi vavo vakafanira kushanda nemaoko avo kuti vazviriritire, muzvinhu zvese kunze kwemuurwere, kana mukushaya kwakanyanya; ezvo mukuita zvinhu izvi, vakakura munyasha dzaMwari.
6 Ezvo munyika makatanga kuve nerunyararo zvakare; ezvo vanhu vakatanga kuwanda chaizvo, ezvo vakatanga kupararira nenyika yose, hongu, kuchamhembe nekumaodzanyemba, kumabvazuva nekumadokero, vachivaka maguta makuru nemisha mumativi ese enyika.
7 Ezvo Ishe akavashanyira akavapa kubudirira, ezvo vakave vanhu vazhinji vakapfuma.
8 Zvino vanakomana vana vaMosia vaiverengerwa kuvanhu vasingatende; nemumwe wevanakomana vaAruma akange achiverengerwa kwavari, iye achidaidzwa kuti Anima, zita rababa vake; zvakadaro, akave munhu ane uipi anonamata zvifananidzo. Ezvo akange ari dapa-mukanwa, ezvo achitaura manyepo mazhinji kuvanhu; saka akaita kuti vanhu vazhinji vaite sekuita kwake mukutadza. 9 Ezvo akadzorera sangano raMwari shure zvakanyanya; achiba mwoyo yevanhu; achikonzera kukakavadzana mukati mevanhu; achipa mukana kumuvengi waMwari kuti aratidze simba rake muvanhu.
10 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti paakanga achifamba achiparadza sangano raMwari, nokuti aifamba nevana vaMosia muruvande achitsvaka kuparadza
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sangano, nokurasa vanhu vaShe, zvisirizvo zviri mumurau waMwari, kana wamambo
11 Ezvo sekutaura kwandaita kwamuri, kufamba kwavaiita vachipandukira Mwari, tarisai, ngirozi yaIshe yakazviratidza kwavari; ezvo yakaburuka seiri mugore; ezvo yakataura nezwi rainge mabhanan'ana, rakakonzera kuti pasi padedere apo pavakange vamire;
12 Ezvo kushamiswa kwavo kwakave kukuru, zvekuti vakapunzikira pasi, ezvo vakatadza kunzwisisa mazwi aakange achitaura kwavari.
13 Zvisinei akachema zvakare, achiti: Anima muka umire pano, ko unotambudzirei sangano raMwari? Nokuti Ishe akati: Iri isangano rangu, ezvo ndichaimisa; hakuna chichaibvisa panzvimbo, kunze kwekutadza kwevanhu vangu.
14 Ezvo zvakare, ngirozi yakati: Tarisai, Ishe akanzwa minamato yevanhu vake, neminamato yemuranda wake, Anima, anova baba yako; nokuti akanamata nerutendo rukuru maererano nemi kuti dai masvitswa pakuziva chokwadi; saka, nechikonzero ichochi ndauya kuti ndizokugutsai nezvesimba neukuru hwaMwari, kuti minamato yevaranda vake ingapindurwe maererano nerutendo rwavo.
15 Ezvo zvino tarisai, mungapikisana here nesimba raMwari? Nokub tarisai, izwi rangu haribvundise nyika here? Ezvo hamugone kundionawo here pamberi penyu? Ezvo ndakatumwa kubva kuna Mtyari.
16 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri: Endai, ezvo mugorangarira uranda hwemadzibaba enyu munyika yeHeramu, nemunyika yaNefi; nekurangarirawo kukura kwezvinhu zvaakavaitira; nokuti vakanga vari muusungwa ezvo akavasunungura. Ezvo zvino ndinoti kwamuri, Aruma, enda munzira yako, ezvo urege kutsvaka kuparadza sangano zvakare, kuti minamato yavo igopindurwa, ezvo izwi zviri zvinoitika kana dai iwe pachako uchida kuraswa.
17 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti aya ndiwo mazwi akave ekupedzisira kutaurwa kuna Anima nengirozi, ndokubva yaenda.
18 Ezvo zvino Anima neavo vakanga vainaye vakawira pasi zvakare, nokuti vakange vashamiswa zvikuru; nokuti nemaziso avo vakanga vaona ngirozi yaShe; ezvo izwi rake rainge mabanan'ana, rakazunguza nyika; ezvo vaiziva kuti hakuna chimwe kunze kwesimba raMwari chaigona kuzunguza nyika nekuita kuti indendemere sekunge ichatsemuka nepakati.
19 Ezvo zvino kushamiswa kwaAruma kwakave kukuru zvekuti akabva ave chimumumu, zvekuti akatadza kuzurura muromo wake; hongu, ezvo akapera simba, zvekuti akatadza kusimudza kana maoko ake; saka akatorwa neavo vakanga vainaye, ezvo akatakurwa asisakwanise, kudakara asvikoiswa pameso pababa wake.
20 Ezvo vakataurira baba vake zvese zvakanga zvaitika kwavari; ezvo baba vake vakafara,
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nokuti vakaziva kuti rakange riri simba raMwari.
21 Ezvo akaita kuti vanhu vazhinji vaungane pamwechete kuti vagoona zvakanga zvaitwa kumwanakomana wake naIshe, nekune avo vakanga vainaye.
22 Ezvo akaita kuti vafundisi vaungane pamwechete; ezvo vakatanga kutsanya, nekunamata kuna Ishe Mwari wavo kuti azarure muromo waAruma, kuti agotaura, nokutiwo nhengo dzemuviri wake nemaoko ake zviwane simba razvo-kuti maziso evanhu azururwe kuti aone nokuziva kunaka nokubwinya kwaMwari.
23 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mushure mekutsanya nokunamata kwemazuva maviri neusiku huviri, maoko nemakumbo aAruma akawana kusimba kwawo, ezvo akabva asimuka akatanga kutaura kwavari, achivati ngavave nekunyaradzwa kwakanaka:
24 Nokuti, akati iye, ndatendeuka muzvitema wangu, ezvo ndikanunurwa naShe; tarisai ndaberekwa neMweya.
25 Ezvo Ishe akati kwandiri: Usashamiswe kuti ese marudzi, hongu, varume nevakadzi, nyika dzose, madzinza, ndimi navanhu, vakafanira kuberekwa zvakare; hongu, kuberekwa naMwari, vapinduka kubva muzvinhu wavo zvenyama nemukupunzika kwawo, vachienda mukururama, vakanunurwa naMwari, vachive vanakomana wake nevanasikana wake;
26 Ezvo ndiko kuve zvisikwa zvitsva kwavanobva vaita; ezvo
kunze kwekunge vaita izvi, havana nzira yavangagare nhaka yeumambo hwaMwari nayo.
27 Ndinoti kwamuri, kana zvikasaita sezvizvi, vanoraswa; ezvo izvi ndinozviziva, nokuti ini ndakange ndoda kuraswa. 28 Zvisinei, mushure mekupinda mumatambudziko akanyanya, kutendeuka wave pedyo nerufu, Ishe netsitsi akaona zvakafanira kuti andibvute mukati mekutsva kusingaperi, ezvo ndazvarwa naMwari.
29 Mweya wangu wakanunurwa kubva munduru yekuvava nemumajoto ezvitadzo. Ndakange ndiri mugomba mune rima rakati ndo; asi zvino ndave kuona chiedza chinoshamisa chaMwari. Mweya wangu wakashungurudzwa nekutambudzwa kusingaperi; asi ndakabvutwa, mweya wangu haucharwadza nariini.
30 Ndakaramba Mununuri wangu, ezvo ndikaramba zvakanga zvataurwa nemadzibaba edu; asi zvino kuti vaone kuti achauya, nokuti anoyeuka chese chisikwa chaakasika, achazviisa pachena kune vese.
31 Hongu, rese ibvi richapfugama, ezvo dzese ndimi dzichareurura pamberi pake. Hongu, kana muzuva rekupedzisira, apo vese vanhu vachamirira kutongwa naye, ndipo pavachabvuma kuti ndiMwari; vachabvuma, avo vanogara vasina Mtyari munyika, kuti kutongerwa kwawo kuti varangwe nokusingaperi kwakarurama pavari; ezvo vachadedera, nokubvunda, ezvo vagosvava
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kana vatariswa neziso rake rinotsvaka.
32 Zve zvino zvakaitika kuti Aruma kubvira panguva iyoyi akatangisa kudzidzisa vanhu, neavo vakanga vaina Anima panguva yakazviratidza ngirozi kwavari, vachifamba nenyika yose, vachishambadza kuvanhu vese zvinhu zvavakanga vanzwa vakaona, vachiparidza shoko raMwari mukutambudzwa kwakanyanya, vachinetswa zvikuru neavo vakange vasiri vatendi; vachirohwa nevakawanda vavo.
33 Asi zvakadaro zvese izvi, vakapa kunyaradza kwakawanda kusangano, vachisimbisa rutendo ~wavo, nekukurudzira nokushivirira nokushingirira kuchengetedza mirau yaMwari. 34 Ezvo vana vavo vaive vanakomana vaMosia; ezvo mazita avo aive Amoni, naAroni, naOmuneri, naHimuni; aya ndiwo aive mazita evanakomana vaMosia.
35 Ezvo vakafamba nenyika yose yeZarahemura, nemuvanhu vese vaitongwa vari pasi pamambo Mosu, vakashinga kugadziridza zvese zvavakange vakuvadza musangano, vachireurura zvitema wavo zvese, nokutaura zvese zvinhu zvavakanga vaona, ezvo vachitsanangura zviporofita nemagwaro matsvene kune avo vese vaida kuzvinzwa.
36 Ezvo ndiko kuve midziyo kwavakaita mumaoko aMwari mukuunza vazhinji muruzivo rwechokwadi, hongu, kuruzivo rweMununuri wavo.
37 Ezvo vakaropafadzwa sei! Nokuti vakashambadza runyararo; vakashambadza nhau dzezvinhu zvakanaka; ezvo vakaudza vanhu kuti Ishe anotonga.
CHITSAUKO 28
Vanakomana vaMosia vanoenda kunoparidza kumaRamani-Vachishandisa matombo maviri ekuonesa, Mosia anodudzira mahwendefa emaJaredhi. Zvingangove makore 92 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZmNO zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge vanakomana vaMosia vaita zvese zvinhu izvi, vakatora vanhu vashomanani navo vakadzokera kuna baba wavo, mambo, ezvo vakamukumbira kuti avabvumire, pamwechete neavo vavakangavasarudza, kuti vaende kunyika yaNefi kuti vanoparidza zvinhu zvavakange vanzwa, nokuti vape shoko raMwari kuhama dzavo, maRamani
2 Kuti zvimwe vangavaunze mukuziva Ishe Mwari wavo, nekuvagutsa pamusoro pekuipa kwemadzibaba avo; nokuedza kuti vanga varape ruvengo rwavo nemaNefi, kuti zvimwe vangavaunze mukufarawo munaIshe Mtyari wavo, kuti vanzwanane pachavo, ezvo kuti kusazove nokupesana munyika yose yavakapiwa naIshe Mtyari wavo.
3 Zvino vakadisa kuti ruponiso rwutaurwe kuchisikwa chese, nokuti havana kuda kuona mweya wemunhu uchiparara; hongu, kana pfungwa yekuti
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pawane mweya unotambudzika nariini yaiita kuti vadedere nekubvunda.
4 Ezvo ndiko kushandwa kwavakaitwa neMweya waShe, nokuti vakange vari vatadzi vane tsvina isingataurike. Ezvo Ishe akaona netsitsi dzake dzisingaperi kuti avaponese; zvakadaro vakatambudzwa nokurwadziwa kwemweya nenzira yekuipa kwavo, vachitambudzika zvikuru nekutya kuti vacharaswa zvachose.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakakumbira baba wavo kwemazuva mazhinji kuti vaende kunyika yaNefi.
6 Ezvo mambo Mosia akaenda akanobvunza kuna Ishe kuti angaregere here vana vake vachienda kunoparidza shoko kumaRamani.
7 Ezvo Ishe akati kuna Mosu: Rega vaende, nokuti vazhinji vachatenda mazwi avo, ezvo vachawana upenyu husingaperi; ezvo ndichaburitsa vana vako mumaoko emaRamani.
8 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Mosu akabvuma kuti vaende vanoita maererano nezvavakanga vakumbira.
9 Ezvo vakatora rwendo rwavo nemurenje kuti vaende kunoparidza shoko kumaRamani; ezvo ndichataura rungano rwekuita kwavo pashure.
10 Zvino mambo Mosu akange asisina wekugadza umambo, nokuti hapana mumwechete wevanakomana vake aibvuma umambo.
11 Saka akatora zvinyorwa zvakange zvakanyorwa pama
hwendefa endarira, nemahwendefawo aNefi, nezvinhu zvese zvaakanga achengeta maererano nemirau yaMwari, mushure mekududzira nokuita kuti zvinyorwe izvo zvaive pamahwendefa egoridhe akawanikwa nevanhu vaRimuhi, akange apiwa kwaari neruoko rwaRimuhi;
12 Ezvo izvi akazviita nenzira yechido chevanhu vake; nokuti vakada kuziva zvikuru maererano nevanhu avo vakanga vaparadzwa.
13 Ezvo zvino akazvidudzira achishandisa mabwe maviri aye aiva akasungirirwa mumativi echaiita seuta.
14 Zvino zvinhu izvi zvakagadzirwa kubvira pakutanga, ezvo zvikatambidzanwa chizvarwa nechizvarwa, kuti mitauro idudzirwe;
15 Ezvo zvakachengetwa ezvo zvikachengetedzwa neruoko rwaShe, kuti aratidze kuchisikwa chese kuti akafanira kuva nenyika nezvitema noruvengo rwevanhu vake ndiani.
16 Ezvo ani nani anazvo zvinhu izvi anodaidzwa kunzi muoni, sezvaiitwa makare-kare. 17 Zvino mushure mekunge Mosu apedza kududzira zvinyorwa izvi, tarisai, zvakataura rungano rwevanhu vakaparadzwa, kubvira panguva yavakaparadzwa zvichidzokera panguva yekuvakwa kweshongwe huru, Ishe paakavhiringidza mutauro wevanhu vakabva vapararira nenyika yose, hongu, kana kubvirawo panguva iyo zvichidzokera shure kunguva yekusikwa kwaAdhamu.
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18 Zvino rungano urwu rwakakonzera vanhu vaMosia kuti vacheme zvikuru, hongu, vakazadzwa nekusuwa; zvakadaro zvakavapa ruzivo rwakawanda, marwuri vakafara.
19 Ezvo rungano urwu rwuchanyorwa mushure; nokuti tarisai, zvinofanira kuti vese vanhu vazive zvakanyorwa munhoroondo ino.
20 Ezvo zvino, sekutaura kwandaita kwamuri, kuti mushure mekunge mambo Mosia aita zvinhu izwi, akatora mahwendefa endarira nezvinhu zvese zvaakanga achengeta, ndokubva azvipa pana Aruma, aive mwanakomana waAruma; hongu, zvese zvinyorwa, nezvidudziriso kwazvo, ndokuzvipa paari, ndokumuudza kuti akafanira kuzvichengeta nokuzvichengetedza, nekuchengetawo zvinyorwa zvevanhu, vachizvipa kuchizvarwa nechizvarwa, kana sekugamuchidzanwa kwazvakaitwa kubvira panguva yakabva Rehi kuJerusaremu.
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Mosia anoti kunze kwekuti kuve namambo ngakusarudzwe vatongi-Madzimambo asina kururama anotungamira vanhu vavo mukutadza-Aruma mudiki anosarudzwa kuve mukuru wevatongi nekuda kwevanhu-Ndiyewo mufundisi wepamusoro weSangano-Aruma Mukuru naMosia vanofa. Zvingangove makore 92 kusvika ku91 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZmNO Mnsia aita izwi akatumi
ra shoko kunyika yose, kuvanhu vese, achida kuziva chido chavo maererano nemunhu akafanira kuve mambo wavo.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti izwi rakabva kuvanhu, richiti: Tinoda kuti Aroni mwanakomana wako ave mambo wedu nemutongi wedu.
3 Zvino Amni akange akwira kunyika yaNefi, saka mambo akange asingakwanise kugadza umambo paari; kana Amni haaikwanisa kutora umambo; hakuna kana mwanakomana mumwechete waMosia aida kutora umambo.
4 Saka mambo Mnsia akatumira zvakare kuvanhu; hongu, akatumira mazwi akanyorwa kuvanhu. Zve aya ndiwo mazwi aakanyorwa, achiti:
5 Tarisai, imi vanhu vanhu, kana kuti hama dzangu, nokuti ndinokukudzai saizvozvo, ndinoda kuti mufunge pamusoro penyaya yamadaidzirwa kuti mufunge-nokuti muri kuda kuti dai maita mambo.
6 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri uyo akafanirwa kuve ari iye aneumambo aramba, ezvo haasikuda kutora umambo.
7 Ezvo zvino kukawanikwa umwe kuti agadzwe munzvimbo yake, tarisai ndinotya kuti pachave nokupesana mukati menyu. Ezvo ndiani anoziva kuti mwanakomana wangu, anove ndiye muridzi weumambo, angangoshatirwa akatora chimwe chikamu chevanhu vakaenda naye, izvo zvinozokonzera hondo nokupesana mukati menyu, chinozove chiko-
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nzero chekudeura ropa zhinji nokusiya nzira dzaShe, hongu, nokuparadza mweya yevanhu vazhinji.
8 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri ngatingwarei ezvo tifunge zvinhu izvi, nokuti hatina kodzero yekuti tiparadze mwanakomana wangu, hatinazve simba rekuparadza kana uyo anenge aiswa munzvimbo vake.
9 Ezvo kana mwanakomana wangu akadzokera kuzvinhu zvake zvekudada nezvinhu zvisipo achayeuka zvinhu zvaakambotaura, ezvo oti anoda umambo hwake, zvinozoita kuti iye nevanhu vano vaite zvitema zvakanyanya.
10 Ezvo zvino ngatingwarei titarisire mberi kuzvinhu izvi, ezvo tichiita zvinhu zvinoita kuti vanhu vave nerunyararo.
11 Saka ndichave mambo wenyu kwemazuva angu ese asara; zvakadaro, ngatigadze vatongi, kuti vatonge vanhu ava maererano nemirau yedu; uye tichatanga patsva kugadzirisa nyaya dzevanhu ava nokuti tichasarudza varume vane njere kuve vatongi, vachatonga vanhu ava maererano nemitemo yaMwari. 12 Zvino zviri nani kuti munhu atongwe naMwari pane kutongwa nemunhu, nokuti kutonga kwaMwari kwakanaka nguva dzose, asi kutonga kwevanhu hakuzi kwakanaka nguva dzose.
13 Saka, dai zvaiitika kuti muwane vanhu vakarurama kuti vave madzimambo enyu, vaizoisa mitemo yaMwari, ezvo vachitonga vanhu ava maere
rano nemirau vake, hongu, dai maiwana madzimambo evarume vanoita sekuita kwababa wangu Bhenjamini achiitira vanhu vake-ndinoti kwamuri, dai izvi zviri izvo zvinoitika nguva dzose zvingadai zvakafanira kuti nguva dzose muve namadzimambo vekukutongai.
14 Ezvo kana ini pachangu ndakashanda nesimba rangu nepfungwa dzose dzandiinadzo, kukudzidzisai mirau yaMwari, nokudzika runyararo munyika yose, kuti kusave nehondo kana kupesana, pasina kuba, kana kukuvadza, kana kuponda, kana kuipa zvakwo kwese;
15 Ezvo ani nani zvake akatadza, iyeyo ndakamuranga maererano nemhosva yaakaita, maererano nemutemo watakapiwa nemadzibaba edu.
16 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri, nenzira yechikonzero chekuti vanhu vese havana kururama hazvifanire kuti muve namambo kana madzimambo ekukutongai.
17 Nokuti tarisai, mambo akaipa mumwechete anokonzera kuipa kwakadii kuti kuitwe, hongu, ezvo kuparadzwa kwakakura zvakadii!
18 Hongu, muchayeuka mambo Nowa, kuipa kwake neruvengo rwake, kuipa neruvengo rwevanhu vake. Tarisai kuparadzwa kukuru kwakave pavari; ezvowo nechikonzero chekuipa kwavo vakaiswa muusungwa. 19 Ezvo dai pakanga pasina kupindira kweMusiki wavo akangwara, ezvo izvi zvichiko-
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nzerwa nekutendeuka kwavo kwechokwadi, vangadai vakagara muhusungwa kusvika zvino.
20 Asi tarisai, akavasunungura nokuti vakazvirereka pamberi pake; nokuti vakachema kwaari zvikuru akavabvisa muusungwa; ezvo ndiko kushanda kunoita Ishe nesimba rake mune zvese mukati mevana vevanhu, achitambanudzira ruoko ~wake rwetsitsi kune avo vanoisa ruvimbo rwavo maari.
21 Ezvo tarisai, zvino ndinoti kwamuri, hamukwanise kubvisa mambo akaipa pachigaro cheumambo kunze kwekunge zvaitwa nekupesana kukuru, nekudeuka kweropa rakawanda.
22 Nokuti tarisai, ane shamwari dzake mukutadza, ezvo anogara vatariri vake vari pedyo; ezvo anobvarura mitemo yeavo vakatonga nekururama mberi kwake; ezvo anotsika-tsika netsoka dzake mirau yaMwari.
23 Ezvo anoita mitemo, ezvo oitumira kuvanhu vake, hongu, mitemo inopindirana neuipi Iiwake; ezvo ani nani zvake asingateerere mitemo yake anoita kuti aparadzwe; ezvo ani nani anomumukira anotumira hondo yake kunovarwisa, ezvo kana akakwanisa anovaparadza; ezvo mambo asina kururama ndiko kukanganisa nzira dzese dzekururama.
24 Ezvo zvino tarisai ndinoti kwamuri, hazvifanire kuti ruvengo rwakadaro rwuuye kwamuri.
25 Saka, sarudzai nezwi reva
nhu, vatongi, kuti mugotongwa maererano nemitemo yamakapiwa nemadzibaba edu, iri iyo mitemo chaiyo, ezvo iri yavakapiwa neruoko rwaShe.
26 Zvino hakazi kazhinji vanhu vachiti vanoda zvinopesana nezvinhu kwazvo; asi zvinoitika kuti vashoma vanoda zvinhu zvisiri izvo; saka izvi ndizvo zvamakafanira kucherechedza ezvo mugozviita mutemo wenyu-kuti muite zvamunoita muchiteerera mazwi evanhu.
27 Ezvo kana kukasvika nguva yekuti izwi revanhu rasarudza zvakaipa, ndiyo nguva ichauya kutonga kwaMwari pamuri; hongu, ndiyo nguva yaachakushanyirai nekuparadza kukuru kana sekushanyira kwaakaita nyika ino.
28 Ezvo zvino kana muine vatongi, ezvo vakasakutongai zviri maererano nemutemo wakaitwa, munogona kuti vatongi ivavo vatongwe nemutongi mukuru kupfuura ivo.
29 Kana vatongi venyu vepamusoro vasina kutonga zvakarurama, muchaita kuti vashoma vevatongi venyu vadiki vaunganidzane pamwechete, ezvo vagotonga vatongi venyu vakuru, maererano nezvido zvevanhu. 30 Ezvo ndinoti makafanira kuita zvinhu izvi muchitya Iske; ezvo ndinoti itai zvinhu izvi, ezvo musave namambo; kuti kana vanhu ava vakaita zvivi nezvitadzo zvichapindurwa pamisoro yavo.
31 Nokuti tarisai ndinoti kwamuri, zvitema zvevanhu vazhinji zvakakonzerwa nekuipa
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kwemadzimambo avo; saka kutadza kwavo kunopindurwa pamisoro yemadzimambo avo.
32 Ezvo zvino ndinoda kuti kusaenzana kwezvinhu uku kuchipera munyika muno, kunyanya kuvanhu vanhu ava; asi ndinoda kuti nyika ino ive nyika yerusununguko, ezvo wese munhu anakirwe nekodzero nepundutso dzake zvakafanana, sezvo Ishe achiona kuti zvakafanira kuti tigare ezvo tidye nhaka yenyika ino, hongu, kana pachiine vamwe vevana vedu vachiri pamusoro penyika.
33 Ezvo mambo Mosia akanyora zvimwe zvinhu zvizhinji kwavari, achivaratidza kuedzwa kwese nenhamo dzese dzamambo akarurama, hongu, kwese kunetsekana kwemweya yavo pamusana pevanhu vavo, nekutsutsumwawo kwese kwevanhu kuna mambo wavo; ezvo akatsanangura wese kwavari.
34 Ezvo akavaudza kuti zvinhu izvi hazvifanire kuitika; asi kuti mutoro wacho wakafanira kuve wevanhu vese, kuti wese munhu aite pake.
35 Ezvo akavaudzawo zvipinga-mupinyi zvavanogomera nazvo, nenzira yekuve namambo asina kururama anovatonga;
36 Hongu, kwese kutadza kwake neruvengo rwake, nehondo dzese, ezvo kwese kupesana, nekudeuka kweropa, neumbavha, nokupenza, nokuita mabasa eupombwe, ezvo kwese kutadza kusingaverengeke-achivaudza kuti zvinhu
izvi hazvifanire kuve zviriizvo, zvekuti vakange vasingade zvachose mirau yaMwari.
37 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti, mushure mekunge mambo Mosia atumira zvinhu izvi kuvanhu vanogutsikana nechokwadi chemazwi ake.
38 Saka vakarega chido chavo chekuti vave namambo, ezvo vakada zvikuru kuti wese munhu ave nezvakaenzana munyika yose; hongu, ezvo wese munhu akataura kuda kwake kuzvipindurira pane zvitema zvake.
39 Saka, zvakaitika kuti vakaungana pamwechete muzvikwata munyika yose, kuti vaise mazwi avo maererano nokuti ndivanaani vangave vatongi vavo, avo vanozovatonga maererano nemutemo wavakapiwa; ezvo vakanga vachifara zvikuru nenzira yerusununguko rwavakange vapiwa.
40 Ezvo rudo rwavo kuna Mosu rwakasimba; hongu, vaimukudza kukunda wese vamwe vanhu; nokuti vakange vasingamuone semudzvinyiriri wamambo anotsvaka dzvene, hongu, anotsvaka upfumi uhwo hwunooresa mweya; nokuti haana kumbovatorera upfumi, zve haana kumbofadzwa nokudeura ropa; asi akange adzika runyararo munyika, ezvo akanga abvumira vanhu vake kuti vasaiswe muusungwa upi zvawo; saka vaimukudza, hongu, zvikuru, zvisingataurike.
41 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakasarudza vatongi kuti vavatonge,
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kana kuvatonga zviri maererano nemutemo; ezvo vakaita izvi munyika yose.
42 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Aruma akaiswa kuti ave mutongi mukuru wekutanga, ari iyewo mufundisi wepamusoro, baba vake vari ivo vakamugadza, ezvo vakamupawo kuve mutarisi wenyaya dzese dzesangano.
43 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti Aruma aifamba munzira dzaIshe, ezvo aichengeta mirau vake, ezvo aitonga nemutongo wakarurama; ezvo munyika maigara muine runyararo.
44 Ezvo ndiko kutonga kwakaita kutonga kwevatongi munyika yose yeZarahemura, kuvanhu vese vainzi maNefi; ezvo Anima ndiye aive wekutanga ezvo mukuru wevatongi.
45 Ezvo zvino zvakaitika kuti baba vake vakafa, vave makumi matsere nemaviri, ari munhu akanga agara achizadzikisa mirau yaMwari.
46 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti Mosia akafawo, mugore rechimakumi matatu nematatu ekutonga kwake, aine makumi matanhatu ane makore matatu ekuberekwa; zvichiita pamwechete, mazana mashanu emakore ane makore mapfumbamwe kubva panguva yakabva Rehi kuJerusaremu.
47 Ezvo ndiko kupera kwakaita kutonga kwemadzimambo kuvanhu vaNefi; ezvo ndiko kupera kwakaita mazuva aAruma, akange ari iye akatanga sangano ravo.
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n ungano rwaAruma, akange ari mwanakomana waAruma, ~\~utongi mukuru wekutanga wevanhu vaNefi, ezvo ari iyewo mufundisi wepamusoro weSangano. Rungano rwekutonga kwevatongi, nehondo nekupesana kwevanhu. Ezvo rungano rwehondo pakati pemaNefi nemaRamani, maererano nezvinyorwa zvaAruma, wekutanga ezvo ari iye mukuru wevatongi.
CHITSAUKO 1
Nehori anodzidzisa dzidziso yemanyepo, anovamba sangano, anounza ufundisi husakarurama asina kufanira, ezvo ouraya GidheoniNehori anourairwa mhosva dzake-Ufundisi husakarurama ne
kunetsana zvinopararira muvanhu-Vafundisi vanozviriritira, vanhu vanochengeta varombo, Sangano rinobudirira. Zvingangove makore 91 kusvika ku88 Kristu asati aberekwa.
ZVINO zvakaitika kuti mugore rekutanga rekutonga
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kwevatongi vanhu vaNefi, kubvira panguva iyoyi zvichienda mberi, mambo Mosia ari akange aenda nenzira yepasi rose, ari akange arwa hondo yakanaka, achifamba akatwasanuka pamberi paMwari, asina waakasiya panzvimbo yake yekutonga; zvisinei akanga aisa mitemo, ezvo yakange yatambirwa nevanhu; saka vakanga vachisungirwa kuteerera mitemo yaakanga avaitira.
2 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti mugore rekutanga rekutonga kwaAruma ari muchigaro chekutonga, kune murume akaunzwa kwaari kuzotongwa, murume akange ari hombe yerume, aizivikanwa pamusana pesimba zhinji raaive naro.
3 Ezvo akanga afamba muvanhu, achiparidza kwavari zvaaiti ishoko raMwari, achimanikidza sangano; achitaurira vanhu kuti wese mufundisi nemudzidzisi akafanira kukudzwa; ezvo havafanire kuita basa nemaoko avo, asi kuti vakafanira kuriritirwa nevanhu.
4 Ezvo aipupura kuvanhu kuti rudzi rwese rwevanhu rwuchaponiswa muzuva rekupedzisira, ezvo achiti havafanire kutya kana kubvunda, asi kuti vasimudze misoro yavo vafare; nokuti Ishe ndiye akasika vanhu wese, ezvo akanunura wese vanhu; ezvo, mukupedzisira, wese vanhu vachawana upenyu husingaperi.
5 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akadzidzisa zvinhu izvi zvekuti vazhinji vakatenda mazwi ake, kana vazhinji vakatenda zvekuti
vakatanga kumuriritira nekumupa mari.
6 Ezvo akatanga kusimudzwa mukuzvikudza kwemwoyo wake, nokupfeka nhumbi dzinodhura, hongu, akatangisa kumisa sangano rinotevedza tsika yekuparidza kwake.
Ezvo zvakaitika kuti zvaakanga achienda, kunoparidza kune avo yakange vachitenda kushoko rake, akasangana nemurume aive wesangano raMwari, hongu, mumwe wevadzidzisi vavo; ezvo akatanga kuita nharo naye dzakaipa, kuti akwezve vanhu wesangano; asi murume uyu akamisidzana naye, achimukonesa nemazwi aMwari.
8 Zvino zita remurume uyu rainzi Gidheoni; ezvo ndiye akange ari mudziyo waive mumaoko aMwari mukubvisa vanhu vaRimuhi muusungwa.
9 Zvino, nenzira yekuti Gidheoni akamukonesa nemazwi aMwari akashatirirwa Gidheoni, akaburitsa munondo wake akatanga kumubaya nawo. Zvino Gidheoni semunhu akange akwegura, haana kukwanisa kudziva kubaiwa kwaaiitwa, saka akauraiwa nemunondo.
10 Ezvo murume akamuuraya akatorwa nevanhu wesangano, ezvo vakaenda naye kuna Aruma, kuti atongwe maererano nemhosva dzaakanga aita.
11 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti akamira pamberi paAruma ezvo akazvireverera nekushinga kukuru. 12 Asi Aruma akati kwaari: Tarisa, kano ndiko kekutanga kuti ufundisi husakarurama huunzwe kuvanhu. Ezvo tari-
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sa, mhosva yako haisi yeufundisi husakarurama chete, asi waedza kumanikidza mabasa aya nemunondo; ezvo dai ufundisi husakarurama uhwu hukamanikidzwa kuitwa muvanhu ava zvinoita kuti vaparadzwe zvachose.
13 Ezvo iwe wadeura ropa remunhu akarurama, hongu, murume akaita zvinhu zvakanaka zvakawanda muvanhu ava; ezvo tikati tikuregere ropa rake richauya patiri rotsvaka kudzorera.
14 Saka watongerwa kufa, maererano nemutemo watakapiwa naMosia, mambo wedu wekupedzisira; ezvo wakabvumwa nevanhu vavo; nokudaro vanhu ava vakafanira kuita zvinotaurwa nemutemo.
15 Ezvo zvakaitika kuti vakamutora; ezvo zita rake ainzi Nehori; ezvo vakamutakura vakaenda naye pachikomo chinonzi Mandi; ezvo ipapo akaitwa kuti, kana kuti akatenda, pakati pematenga nenyika, kuti zvaakange adzidzisa vanhu wakanga zvisingapindirane neshoko raMwari; ezvo ipapa akafa rufu rwunonyadzisa.
16 Zvisinei, izvi hazvina kuita kuti ufundisi husakarurama asapararire nenyika; nokuti kwaive nevazhinji vaida kuita zvinhu zvisingabatsire zvemunyika, ezvo vakaenda vachiparidza dzidziso yemanyepo; ezvo izvi vaiita kuti vawane upfumi nekukudzwa.
17 Zvisinei, havaikwanisa kunyepa, nokuti vaitya mutemo kuti zvizivikanwe, nokuti
varevi venhema vairangwa; saka vaiparidza vachinyepera kuti ndizvo zvavaitenda; ezvo zvino mutemo wakanga usina simba pazvinhu zvinotendwa nemunhu.
18 Ezvo havaiba, nokuti vaitya mutemo, nokuti vaidaro vairangwa; kana kupamba, kana kuponda, nokuti uyo ainge aponda airangwa nerufu.
19 Asi zvakaitika kuti wese akange asiri wesangano raMwari akatanga kunetsa avo wakanga vari wesangano raMwari, ezvo vakange vazvipa zita raKristu.
20 Hongu, vakavanetsa, ezvo vakavarwadzisa nemazwi akasiyana-siyana, ezvo wese izvi nenzira yokupfava kwavo; nokuti vakange vasingadade mumaziso avo, nenzira yekuti vaitaurirana shoko raMwari, pasina mari kana mutengo.
21 Zvino kwakange kuine mutemo wakaoma muvanhu wesangano, kuti hakufanire kuve nemunhu, wesangano, anosimuka achinetsa vanhu vasiri wesangano, nokuti hakufanire kuve nekunetsana pachavo.
22 Zvisinei, kwakave nevazhinji vavo vakatanga kudada, ezvo vakatanga kukakavadzana wakaoma nevavengi vavo, kana zvekutorovana; hongu, vairovana netsiva.
23 Zvino izvi zvaive mugore rechipiri rekutonga kwaAruma, ezvo chakanga chiri chinhu chainetsa kwazvo musangano; hongu, chaive chikonzero chechiedzo chaicho musangano.
24 Nokuti mwoyo yevazhinji
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yakanga yaoma, ezvo mazita avo akanga adzimwa, zvekuti yakanga vasisarangarirwe mukati mevanhu vaMwari. Ezvo wo vazhinji vakabva mukati mavo.
25 Zvino izvi zvakange zviri chiedzo chikuru kune avo vakange vamire vakasimba murutendo: zvisinei, yakanga vakasimba ezvo vasingazungunuke mukuchengetedza mirau yaMwari, ezvo vakatakura nekupfava kunetswa kwavaiitwa.
26 Ezvo paisiya vafundisi mabasa avo kuti vanopa vanhu shoko raMwari, naivowo vanhu vaisiya mabasa avo kuti vanonzwa shoko raMwari. Ezvo kana vafundisi vavapa shoko raMwari vese vaidzokera kumabasa avo zvakare vachishanda nesimba; ezvo mufundisi asingazviise pamusoro peavo vauya kuzoteerera, nokuti muparidzi akanga asiri nani kune muteereri, kana mudzidzisi akanga asiri nani kune mudzidzi; ezvo ndiko kusaka vese vakange vakaenzana,ezvo vese vaishanda, wese munhu maererano nesimba rake.
27 Ezvo vaipa zvinhu zvavo, wese munhu nekuwana kwake, kuvarombo, nekune avo vanoshaya, nevanorwara, nevarikurwadziwa; ezvo yakanga vasingapfeke nhumbi dzinodhura, asi vakange vakatsvinda vachiratidzika.
28 Ezvo ndiko kumisa kwavakaita nyaya dzesangano; ezvo ndiko kuita kwavakaita kuti kurambe kuine runyararo
zvakare, zvisinei nekunetswa kwese kwavakanga vachiitwa. 29 Ezvo zvnno, nekutsiga kwakange kwaita sangano vakatanga kupfuma zvikuru, vaine zvinhu zvakawanda pazvinhu zvipi nezvipi zvavaidamatanga akawanda, nemhuru dzekukodza dzemarudzi akasiyana, nekuwanda kwembeu, negoridhe, nesirivha, nezvinhu zvinokosha, nesirika yakawanda nemachira akarukwa zvinoyevedza, nemhando dzose dzemachira akanaka.
30 Ezvo saka, mukubudirira kwavo, hapana avaitandanisa akange ari musvo, kana vainge vain