Vaprista navaRevhi vaBaba vedu Vanodzokera Kumusha
Mushure mokunyorwa kwezvizvarwa zvevapristi neVaRevhi vaBaba vedu, rusvingo rwapera runotsaurirwa: makwaya maviri makuru anokwira ofamba akatarisana nenzira dzakasiyana pamusoro parwo, osangana patemberi. Zvibayiro nokuimba zvinoita mufaro unonzwika kure kunze kweJerusarema.
12 1Ava ndivo vaprista navaRevhi vakakwira naZerubhabheri mwanakomana waSheatieri naJeshua: Seraya, Jeremiya, Ezra, 2Amaria, Maruki, Hatushi, 3Shekania, Rehumi, Meremoti, 4Ido, Ginetoi, Abhija, 5Mijamini, Maadhia, Bhiriga, 6Shemaya, Joyaribhi, Jedhaya, 7Saru, Amoki, Hirikia, Jedhaya—vakuru vavaprista nehama dzavo pamazuva aJeshua.
8VaRevhi: Jeshua, Bhinui, Kadhimieri, Sherebhia, Judha, naMatania, uyo aitungamirira nziyo dzokuvonga pamwe chete nehama dzake. 9Bhakibhukia naUni, hama dzavo, vakamira vakatarisana navo panguva yokushumira kwavo. 10Jeshua aiva baba vaJoyakimu, Joyakimu baba vaEriashibhi, Eriashibhi baba vaJoyadha, 11Joyadha baba vaJonatani, uye Jonatani baba vaJadhua.
12Pamazuva aJoyakimu, ava ndivo vaprista vaitungamirira dzimba dzamadzitateguru: Meraya weimba yaSeraya, Hanania weyaJeremiya, 13weyaEzra, Meshuramu; weyaAmaria, Jehohanani; 14weyaMaruki, Jonatani; weyaShebhania, Josefa; 15weyaHarimu, Adhina; weyaMerayoti, Herikai; 16weyaIdo, Zekaria; weyaGinetoni, Meshuramu; 17weyaAbhija, Zikiri; weyaMiniamini neyaMoadhia, Piritai; 18weyaBhiriga, Shamua; weyaShemaya, Jehonatani; 19weyaJoyaribhi, Matenai; weyaJedhaya, Uzi; 20weyaSarai, Karai; weyaAmoki, Ebheri; 21weyaHirikia, Hashabhia; weyaJedhaya, Netaneri.
22Pamazuva aEriashibhi, Joyadha, Johanani, naJadhua, vakuru vemhuri dzavaRevhi vakanyorwa, saizvozvowo vaprista mukutonga kwaDhariusi muPezhiya. 23Vakuru vemhuri dzavaRevhi vakanyorwa muBhuku raMakoronike kusvikira pamazuva aJohanani mwanakomana waEriashibhi. a a v23 Bhuku raMakoronike pano iregista repamutemo rehurumende, kwete mabhuku eBhaibheri aMakoronike. 24Vatungamiriri vavaRevhi vaiva Hashabhia, Sherebhia, naJeshua mwanakomana waKadhimieri, nehama dzavo vakatarisana navo, vachirumbidza nokuvonga, boka rimwe richipindura rimwe, sezvakanga zvarayirwa naDhavhidhi murume waBaba vedu. 25Matania, Bhakibhukia, Obhadhia, Meshuramu, Tarimoni, naAkubhi vaiva varindi vemasuo vairinda matura aiva pamasuo. 26Ava vakashumira pamazuva aJoyakimu mwanakomana waJeshua mwanakomana waJozadhaki, uye pamazuva aNehemia mubati naEzra muprista nomunyori.
Rusvingo Rwakatsaurwa Nomufaro Mukuru
27Pakutsaurwa kworusvingo rweJerusarema, vakatsvaka vaRevhi kubva kwose kwavaigara vakavauyisa kuJerusarema kuti vapemberere kutsaurwa nomufaro—kuvonga, kuimba, makandira, mitengeranwa, nembira. 28Vaimbi vakaunganawo pamwe chete vachibva mudunhu rakapoteredza Jerusarema nomumisha yavaNetofati, 29kubva kuBheti-girigari nekuruwa rweGebha neAzimavheti, nokuti vaimbi vakanga vazvivakira misha yakapoteredza Jerusarema. 30Vaprista navaRevhi pavakazvinatsa, vakanatsa vanhu, masuo, norusvingo.
31Ipapo ndakakwidza vatungamiriri vaJudha pamusoro porusvingo ndikagadza mapoka maviri makuru okuvonga. Rimwe rakafamba kurudyi, pamusoro porusvingo, rakananga kuSuo reMarara. 32Hoshaya nehafu yavatungamiriri vaJudha vakavatevera, 33pamwe chete naAzaria, Ezra, Meshuramu, 34Judha, Bhenjamini, Shemaya, naJeremiya, 35nevamwe vanakomana vavaprista vaine hwamanda: Zekaria mwanakomana waJonatani, mwanakomana waShemaya, mwanakomana waMatania, mwanakomana waMikaya, mwanakomana waZakuri, mwanakomana waAsafi, 36nehama dzake—Shemaya, Azareri, Miralai, Giralai, Maai, Netaneri, Judha, naHanani—vaine zviridzwa zvaDhavhidhi, murume waBaba vedu; Ezra munyori akatungamirira mudungwe. 37PaSuo reChitubu, vakakwira vakananga nezvikwiriso zveGuta raDhavhidhi, vachikwira nokunokwira korusvingo, vachipfuura imba yaDhavhidhi, kusvikira kuSuo reMvura nechokumabvazuva.
38Boka rechipiri rakaenda kuruboshwe; ndakatevera nehafu yavanhu, pamusoro porusvingo, tichipfuura Shongwe yeZvoto kusvikira kuRusvingo Rwakafara, 39tichipfuura Suo raEfuremu, Suo reJeshana, Suo reHove, Shongwe yaHananeri, Shongwe yeZana, kusvikira kuSuo reMakwai, tikamira paSuo reVarindi. 40Mapoka maviri okuvonga akamira muimba yaBaba vedu—neniwo, nehafu yavakuru vakanga vaneni, 41navaprista Eriakimu, Maaseya, Miniamini, Mikaya, Erioenai, Zekaria, naHanania vaine hwamanda dzavo. 42NaMaaseya, Shemaya, Eriazari, Uzi, Jehohanani, Marikija, Eramu, naEzeri. Vaimbi vakaimba, vachitungamirirwa naJezirahia. 43Pazuva iroro vakapa zvibayiro zvikuru vakafara, nokuti Baba vedu vakavapa mufaro mukuru. Vakadzi navana vakafarawo, uye mufaro weJerusarema wakanzwika kure.
Kuchengeta Vaya Vanoshumira Baba
44Pazuva iroro varume vakagadzwa pamusoro pamatura emipiro, michero yokutanga, nechegumi, kuti vaunganidze kubva muminda yamaguta migove iyo Mutemo waipa vaprista navaRevhi, nokuti Judha akafara nokuda kwavaprista navaRevhi vaishumira. 45Vakaita basa ravo kuna Baba vedu nerokunatswa, saizvozvowo vaimbi navarindi vamasuo, sezvakanga zvarayirwa naDhavhidhi nomwanakomana wake Soromoni. 46Nokuti kare kare, pamazuva aDhavhidhi naAsafi, paiva navatungamiriri venziyo vaitungamirira kurumbidza nokuvonga kuna Baba vedu. 47Pamazuva aZerubhabheri naNehemia, vaIsraeri vose vaipa migove yemazuva ose kuvaimbi navarindi vamasuo, uye vakatsaurira vaRevhi mugove, ivo vakatsaurira zvizvarwa zvaAroni mugove.