Chiratidzo cheGungwa reRenje
Chiratidzo chinobva kuna Ishe Baba chinosiya muprofita akakotama nemarwadzo okusununguka, achiona varume vachiita mabiko kusvikira mhere yarira. Nharirire inogadzwa, uye vatasvi pavanouya inodanidzira kuti Bhabhironi rawa. Yabvunzwa kuti usiku hwakadii, inopindura kuti: mangwanani anouya, uye usikuwo.
21 1Chirevo pamusoro perenje regungwa. Sezvamupupuri zvinopfuura nomuNegevhi, chinouya chichibva kurenje, nyika inotyisa. 2Ndakaratidzwa chiratidzo chinorwadza: mupanduki anopanduka, nomuparadzi anoparadza. Kwira, iwe Eramu! Komberedza, iwe Medhiya! Ndagumisa kugomera kwose kwaakakonzera. 3Naizvozvo muviri wangu wabatwa nokurwadziwa; marwadzo andibata, semarwadzo omukadzi anosununguka. Ndakakombama zvokutadza kunzwa, ndinotya zvokutadza kuona. 4Mwoyo wangu unodzedzereka; kutya kukuru kwandikunda. Rubvunzavaeni rwandaishuvira rwakashanduka kuva kudedera kwandiri. 5Vanogadzira tafura, vanowaridza machira, vanodya, vanonwa. Simukai, imi machinda! Zodzai nhoo mafuta! a a v5 Kuzodza nhoo dzeganda mafuta kwaiita kuti dzirambe dziri nyoro uye dzakagadzirira hondo — iyi yaiva nzira yaizivikanwa yaigadzirira varwi vekare kuti varwe.
6Nokuti Ishe Baba vakati kwandiri: “Enda, undomisa nharirire; ngaazivise zvaanoona. 7Kana achiona vatasvi, vatasvi vamabhiza vari vaviri vaviri, vatasvi vembongoro, vatasvi vengamera, ngaacherechedze kwazvo, zvikuru kwazvo.”
8Ipapo nharirire akadanidzira akati: “Shumba! Pamusoro peshongwe yokurindira, imi Ishe Baba, ndinomira nguva dzose masikati, uye panzvimbo yangu yokurinda ndinorinda usiku hwose.” 9Uye tarira—heano vatasvi vouya, vatasvi vamabhiza vari vaviri vaviri! Iye akapindura akati, “Rawa, rawa Bhabhironi, uye zvifananidzo zvose zvakavezwa zvavamwari vayo zvakaputsikira pasi.” 10Haiwa imi vanhu vangu vakapurwa, mwana weburiro rangu, zvandakanzwa kubva kuna Baba veHondo Dzokudenga, ndinozvizivisa kwamuri.
Nharirire, Ko Usiku?
11Chirevo pamusoro peDhuma. Mumwe munhu anodana kwandiri achibva kuSeiri: “Nharirire, ko usiku? Nharirire, ko usiku?” b b v11 Dhuma zvinoreva kuti “kunyarara” — zita rakakodzera chirevo ichi chinorwa neEdhomu, nyika yeSeiri. 12Nharirire anoti, “Mangwanani ouya, uye usiku hwowo. Kana uchida kubvunza, bvunza; dzoka zvakare.”
Shoko Pamusoro peArabhiya
13Chirevo pamusoro peArabhiya. Mumatenhere eArabhiya muchavata usiku, imi mapoka avafambi veDhedhani. 14Vigirai vane nyota mvura; imi munogara munyika yeTema, vigirai akatiza chingwa. 15Nokuti vakatiza minondo—munondo wakavhomorwa, uta hwakakungwa, uye nokurema kwehondo.
16Nokuti Ishe Baba vakati kwandiri: “Mukati megore, sokuverenga kunoita mushandi wemaricho, kukudzwa kwose kweKedhari kuchaguma. 17Vapfuri vouta vakasara, vanakomana vane simba veKedhari, vachava vashoma, nokuti Baba vedu vataura.”