Kutongwa kwokuseka kwaAmoni
Mitongo mipfupi mina pamusoro pavavakidzani vakafara Jerusarema parakawa: Amoni nokuda kwokuzvikudza kwayo, Moabhu nokuda kwokuti Judha akangofanana nevamwe, Edhomu nokuda kwokutsiva, Firisitia nokuda kwouvengi hwekare. Umwe neumwe unopera nenzira imwe chete, nechivimbiso chokuti vachaziva kuti Baba ndiani.
25 1Shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kwandiri, richiti:
2“Mwanakomana womunhu, ringanisa chiso chako kuvaAmoni uprofite pamusoro pavo. 3Taura kuvaAmoni uchiti, ‘Inzwai shoko raIshe Baba. Zvanzi naIshe Baba: Nokuti makadanidzira muchiti, “Hekani!” pamusoro penzvimbo yangu tsvene payakasvibiswa, uye pamusoro penyika yaIsraeri payakaparadzwa, uye pamusoro peimba yaJudha pavakaenda kuutapwa, 4naizvozvo ndiri kukupai kuvanhu vokuMabvazuva kuti muve nhaka yavo. Vachadzika misasa yavo pakati penyu uye vachavaka misha yavo imomo; vachadya michero yenyu uye vachanwa mukaka wenyu. 5Ndichaita kuti Rabha ive mafuro engamera uye nyika yavaAmoni ive nzvimbo yokuzororera makwai. Ipapo muchaziva kuti ndini Baba. 6Nokuti zvanzi naIshe Baba: Nokuti makauchira maoko enyu, mukatsika pasi netsoka dzenyu, uye mukafara noruvengo rwose rwomumwoyo menyu pamusoro penyika yaIsraeri, 7naizvozvo ndiri kutambanudzira ruoko rwangu kuti rikurwisei uye ndichakupai kundudzi kuti muve zvakapambwa. Ndichakugurai kubva pamarudzi uye ndichakuparadzai kubva munyika dzose; ndichakuparadzai zvachose. Ipapo muchaziva kuti ndini Baba.’
Kutongwa kwokuzvidza kwaMoabhu
8Zvanzi naIshe Baba: Nokuti Moabhu neSeiri vakati, ‘Tarirai, imba yaJudha yakafanana nendudzi dzose,’ 9saka ndichazarura rutivi rwaMoabhu kubva kumaguta, iwo maguta aro ari pamuganhu, kubwinya kwenyika: Bheti-jeshimoti, Bhaari-meoni, neKiriataimu. 10Ndichaipa, pamwe chete naAmoni, kuvanhu vokuMabvazuva kuti ive nhaka yavo, kuti Amoni arege kurangarirwa pakati pendudzi. 11Uye ndichatonga Moabhu. Ipapo vachaziva kuti ndini Baba.
Kutongwa kwokutsiva kwaEdhomu
12Zvanzi naIshe Baba: Nokuti Edhomu akatsiva imba yaJudha, akava nemhosva huru nokuzvitsivira pavari, 13saka zvanzi naIshe Baba: Ndichatambanudzira ruoko rwangu kuti rirwise Edhomu, ndigure munhu nemhuka kubva pairi, ndiite kuti ive dongo; kubva kuTemani kusvika kuDhedhani vachawira nomunondo. a a v13 Temani neDhedhani zvinoratidza magumo maviri akatarisana enyika yeEdhomu — mutsara uyu unoreva nyika yose, kubva kuchamhembe kusvika kumaodzanyemba. 14Ndichaisa kutsiva kwangu pamusoro paEdhomu kuburikidza navanhu vangu vaIsraeri; vachaitira Edhomu maererano nokutsamwa kwangu nehasha dzangu. Ipapo vachaziva kururamisira kwangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Baba.
Kutongwa kwoutsinye hwaFiristia
15Zvanzi naIshe Baba: Nokuti vaFiristia vakaita zvokutsiva, vachitsiva noruvengo rwuri mumwoyo yavo, vachiparadza nokuda kwouvengi hwenguva refu, 16saka zvanzi naIshe Baba: Ndiri kutambanudzira ruoko rwangu kuti rirwise vaFiristia. Ndichagura vaKereti uye ndichaparadza vakasara pamhenderekedzo yegungwa. b b v16 VaKereti vakanga vari vanhu vakabatana zvikuru nevaFiristia, zvimwe vakabva kurudzi rwokuKrete, vaigara pamhenderekedzo yegungwa yokumaodzanyemba. 17Ndichaita mabasa makuru okururamisira pamusoro pavo, ndichivaranga nehasha. Ipapo vachaziva kuti ndini Baba, pandichaisa kutsiva kwangu pamusoro pavo.”