Bheri naNebho Vanokotama
Vamwari veBhabhironi vanofanira kukweviwa nengoro dzinodhonzwa nemhuka dzakaneta uye havangazviponesi. Zvichipesana nomufananidzo uyu Baba vedu vanoti vakatakura vaIsraeri kubva vasati vaberekwa uye vachavatakura kunyange pavhudzi jena. Chifananidzo mutoro; ivo ndivo vanotakura.
46 1Bheri anokotama, Nebho anokotamira pasi; zvifananidzo zvavo zvakatakudzwa pamhuka nemombe. Zvinhu zvamunotakura zvakasimudzwa, mutoro wemhuka dzakaneta. a a v1 Bheri naNebho ndivo vamwari vakuru veBhabhironi; chiono ichi chinoratidza zvifananidzo zvavo zvichitakudzwa mungoro sezvo guta richiwa. 2Pamwe chete vanokotama, vanopfugama; havagoni kuzviponesa, uye vanoenda kuutapwa.
3“Nditeererei, imi imba yaJakobho, imi mose vakasara veimba yaIsraeri—imi vandakatakura kubvira musati maberekwa, ndakakusimudzai kubva muchizvaro. 4Kunyange kusvikira pakukwegura kwenyu ndini iye, uye kusvikira kubvudzi renyu rakachena ndichakutakurai. Ndakakuitai, uye ini ndichakutakurai; ndichakusengai uye ndichakununurai. b b v4 Kusiyana nezvifananidzo zvinofanira kutakurwa navanamati vazvo, Baba vedu vanotakura vana vavo — kubvira muchizvaro kusvikira pakukwegura, havambovaturura pasi.
5“Muchandifananidza naani, kana kundienzanisa naani? Muchandienzanisa naani, kuti tifanane? 6Vamwe vanodurura goridhe kubva muchikwama vachiyera sirivha pachiyero; vanohaya mupfuri wegoridhe, uye anoriita mwari—ipapo vanokotama, hongu, vanorinamata. 7Vanorisimudza pamapfudzi avo uye vanoritakura; vanorigadzika panzvimbo yaro, uye rinomirapo—kubva panzvimbo yaro haringasuduruki. Kana munhu akadanidzira kwariri, haringapinduri kana kununura iye kubva mudambudziko rake.
8“Rangarirai izvi uye mumire makasimba; zviisei mumwoyo menyu, imi vapanduki. 9Rangarirai zvinhu zvakare zvakapfuura kare, nokuti ndini Baba venyu, uye hakuna mumwe; ndini Baba venyu, uye hakuna akafanana neni. 10Ndinoparidza magumo kubvira pakutanga, uye kubvira kare zvinhu zvisati zvaitika, ndichiti, ‘Chinangwa changu chichamira, uye ndichaita zvose zvandinoda.’ 11Ndinodana shiri inodya nyama kubva kumabvazuva, murume anozadzisa chinangwa changu kubva kunyika iri kure. Zvandakataura, ndichazviitisa; zvandakaronga, ndichazviita. c c v11 Shiri inodya nyama inobva kumabvazuva ndiKoreshi wePezhiya, akakunda Bhabhironi akasunungura vanhu vaMwari.
12“Nditeererei, imi vane mwoyo yakaoma, imi muri kure nokururama: 13Ndiri kuswededza kururama kwangu pedyo— hakusi kure—uye ruponeso rwangu harunganonoki. Ndichapa ruponeso muZioni, kubwinya kwangu kuvaIsraeri.”