Nguva Yezvinhu Zvose
Chinhu chimwe nechimwe chine nguva yacho, kuzvarwa nokufa, hondo norugare, uye hapana anogona kunzwisisa zvose zvakaitwa naMwari, kunyange akaisa kusingaperi mumwoyo womunhu. Huori hugere pane kururamisira pakafanira kuva. Vanhu nemhuka zvinofema mweya mumwe chete uye zvinogovana guva rimwe.
3 1Chinhu chimwe nechimwe chine nguva yacho, uye pane nguva yechinhu chimwe nechimwe pasi pedenga: 2nguva yokuberekwa, nenguva yokufa; nguva yokudyara, nenguva yokudzura zvakadyarwa; 3nguva yokuuraya, nenguva yokuporesa; nguva yokuputsa, nenguva yokuvaka; 4nguva yokuchema, nenguva yokuseka; nguva yokuungudza, nenguva yokutamba; 5nguva yokurasa mabwe, nenguva yokuunganidza mabwe pamwe chete; nguva yokumbundikira, nenguva yokurega kumbundikira; 6nguva yokutsvaka, nenguva yokurasikirwa; nguva yokuchengeta, nenguva yokurasa; 7nguva yokubvarura, nenguva yokusona; nguva yokunyarara, nenguva yokutaura; 8nguva yokuda, nenguva yokuvenga; nguva yehondo, nenguva yorugare.
9Mushandi anowana mubereko weiko pakushanda kwake nesimba? 10Ndakaona basa iro Mwari akapa vanhu kuti vagare vakabatikana naro. 11Akaita kuti zvinhu zvose zvive zvakanaka panguva yazvo, akaisawo kusingaperi mumwoyo womunhu—asi hapana munhu anogona kunzwisisa zvakaitwa naMwari kubva pakutanga kusvika pakupedzisira. 12Ndinoziva kuti hapana chinhu chiri nani kwavari kupfuura kufadzwa noupenyu nokuita zvakanaka vachiri vapenyu. 13Uyewo, kuti munhu wose adye, anwe, uye awane kugutsikana mumabasa ake ose—ichi chipo chaMwari. 14Ndinoziva kuti zvose zvinoita Mwari zvinogara nokusingaperi; hapana chingawedzerwa, hapana chingabviswa. Akazviita kuti vanhu vatye pamberi pake. 15Chiripo chakatovapo kare, uye chichavapo chakatovapo kare; uye Mwari anotsvaka chakadzingwa.
Uipi Panzvimbo Yokururamisira
16Ndakaonawo pasi pezuva: uipi panzvimbo yokutonga, nouipi panzvimbo yokururama. 17Ndakati mumwoyo mangu, “Mwari achatonga vakarurama navakaipa, nokuti pane nguva yechinhu chimwe nechimwe nebasa rimwe nerimwe, ipapo.” 18Ndakati mumwoyo mangu, “Mwari anoedza vanhu, kuti vazvione kuti vakangoita semhuka.” 19Vanhu nemhuka vane magumo mamwe chete: mumwe anofa sokufa kunoita mumwe; vose vane mweya mumwe chete. Munhu haana paanopfuura mhuka—zvose mhute chete. 20Zvose zvinoenda kunzvimbo imwe chete; zvose zvakabva muguruva, uye zvose zvinodzokera kuguruva. 21Ndiani anoziva kana mweya womunhu uchikwira kumusoro, uye kana mweya wemhuka uchiburukira pasi? 22Saka ndakaona kuti hapana chiri nani kupfuura munhu kufara mubasa rake, sezvo iwoyo uri mugove wake. Nokuti ndiani angamuratidza zvichauya shure kwake?