Baba Vanodana Mwanakomana Wavo Kumba
Manzwi ari pano ndeaBaba vedu. Vakadzidzisa Efuremu kufamba, vakamusimudza uye vakakotama kuti vamupe zvokudya, uye vakasiiwa. Ipapo kunoshanduka: ndingakusiya sei, uye vanoti havazoiti zvinoenderana nehasha dzavo, nokuti havasi munhu.
11 1Isiraeri paakanga achiri mwana, ndakamuda, uye kubva muIjipiti ndakadana mwanakomana wangu.
2Sezvo vaiwedzera kudanwa, ndizvo zvavaiwedzera kutsauka; vairamba vachibayira vanaBhaari uye vachipisira zvinonhuhwirira kuzvifananidzo zvakavezwa. 3Asi ndini ndakadzidzisa Efuremu kufamba, ndichivasimudza namaoko avo; asi havana kuziva kuti ndini ndakavaporesa. 4Ndakavatungamirira netambo dzomutsa, nezvisungo zvorudo; ndakanga ndakaita somunhu anobvisa joko pashaya dzavo, uye ndakakotama kuti ndivape zvokudya.
5Havazodzokeri kunyika yeIjipiti, asi Asiria ndiye achava mambo wavo, nokuti vakaramba kudzoka. 6Munondo uchamonereka pamusoro pamaguta avo, ugopedza mazariro amasuo avo, uye ugovaparadza nokuda kwamano avo pachavo. 7Vanhu vangu vakatsunga kutsauka kubva kwandiri; kunyange vachidana kuna Wokumusoro-soro, haangambovasimudzi zvachose.
8Ndingakurega sei, iwe Efuremu? Ndingakuisa sei kumaoko avamwe, iwe Isiraeri? Ndingakuita sei seAdhima? Ndingakuitira sei seZebhoimu? Mwoyo wangu unotendeuka mukati mangu; tsitsi dzangu dzopisa nokupfava. a a v8 Pano mwoyo waBaba pachavo unotendeuka uchipikisa kutongwa kwakafanira vanhu vavo — havagoni kutozvibvumira kusiya vana vavo. Urwu ndirwo rudo runonzwira tsitsi uye runotevera, rwuri pakati chaipo pehunhu hwavo. 9Handingaiti maererano nehasha dzangu dzinovira; handichazoparadza Efuremu zvakare. Nokuti ndiri Baba venyu, kwete munhu, Mutsvene ari pakati penyu, uye handizouyi nehasha. 10Vachatevera Baba vedu; vachaomba seshumba. Pavanoomba, vana vavo vachauya vachidedera vachibva kumavirira. 11Vachauya vachidedera seshiri dzinobva muIjipiti, senjiva dzinobva munyika yeAsiria, uye ndichavagarisa mudzimba dzavo, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu.
12Efuremu akandikomba nenhema, uye imba yaIsiraeri nounyengeri; asi Judha achiri kufamba naBaba vedu, uye akatendeka kuna Mutsvene.