Nehemia Anodzivirira Hama Dzake Dzinodzvinyirirwa
Panguva ino njodzi iri mukati: nzara nemitero zvamanikidza mhuri kuisa minda yadzo pachikwereti nokutengesa vana vadzo, machinda echiJudha achitora mubereko kuhama dzawo chaidzo. Hasha dzaNehemia, nokutya Baba vedu, zvinomanikidza kudzorerwa, uye anoramba chikafu chegavhuna makore gumi namaviri.
5 1Zvino kwakamuka kuchema kukuru kwavanhu navakadzi vavo vachipokana navaJudha vamwe vavo. 2Vamwe vakati, “Isu, navanakomana vedu navanasikana vedu, tazhinji; ngatiwanei zviyo kuti tidye tirarame.” 3Vamwe vakati, “Tiri kuisa minda yedu, mizambiringa yedu, nedzimba dzedu serubatso kuti tiwane zviyo munzara.” 4Vamwe vakati, “Takakwereta mari yomutero wamambo paminda yedu nepamizambiringa yedu. 5Tiri nyama yehama dzedu, vana vedu vakafanana navana vavo, asi tiri kumanikidza vanakomana vedu navanasikana vedu kuva varanda. Vamwe vanasikana vatova muuranda, uye hatina simba: minda yedu nemizambiringa yedu ndezvavamwe.”
6Ndakatsamwa kwazvo pandakanzwa kuchema kwavo namashoko aya. 7Ndakazvirangarira mumwoyo mangu, ndikazopomera vakuru navabati, ndichiti, “Mumwe nomumwe wenyu ari kureva mhindu pazvikwereti kuhama dzenyu!” Saka ndakadana ungano huru kuti ndivapikise. 8Ndakati kwavari, “Isu takaita zvataigona kuti tidzikinure hama dzedu dzavaJudha dzakanga dzatengeswa kune dzimwe ndudzi. Zvino imi muri kutengesa hama dzenyu, kuti dzizotengeswazve kwatiri!” Vakanyarara, vasina chokutaura. 9Saka ndakati, “Zvamuri kuita hazvina kunaka. Hamufaniri here kufamba muchitya Baba vedu, kuti murege kusekwa nendudzi dzinotivenga? 10Iniwo, nehama dzangu, navaranda vangu, tinovakweretesa mari nezviyo. Ngatiregei mhindu iyi. 11Dzoserai minda yavo, mizambiringa yavo, minda yemiorivhi, nedzimba dzavo nhasi, pamwe chete nemhindu yamakareva kwavari pamari, pazviyo, pawaini itsva, napamafuta.”
12Vakapindura vakati, “Tichazvidzosa uye hatizotsvaki chimwe chinhu kwavari. Tichaita sezvamunoreva.” Saka ndakadana vaprista ndikaita kuti vakuru vapike kuti vachachengeta chipikirwa ichi.
13Ndakazunzawo nhubu dzenguo yangu ndikati, “Baba vedu ngavazunze, abve mumba make nomuzvinhu zvake, munhu wose asingachengeti chipikirwa ichi, azunzwe asiyiwe asina chinhu.” Ungano yose ikati, “Ameni,” ikarumbidza Baba vedu. Vanhu vakaita sezvavakapika.
14Kubvira pazuva randakagadzwa kuva mubati wenyika yeJudha—kubvira mugore ramakumi maviri raMambo Aritashasita kusvikira mugore rake ramakumi matatu nemaviri, makore gumi namaviri—ini nehama dzangu hatina kudya zvokudya zvaigoverwa mubati. 15Asi vabati vokutanga vakanditangira vakaremedza vanhu, vachitora zvokudya newaini kwavari, pamusoro pesirivha inosvika pondo imwe. Kunyange varanda vavo vaitonga vanhu. Asi ini handina kuita saizvozvo, nokuti ndaitya Baba vedu. 16Ndakaramba ndichibatira basa rorusvingo urwu; hatina kutenga munda. Varanda vangu vose vakaungana ipapo kuti vashande. 17VaJudha navabati zana namakumi mashanu vaidyawo patafura yangu, tisingaverengi avo vaibva kundudzi dzakanga dzakatipoteredza. 18Zvaigadzirirwa zuva rimwe nerimwe: nzombe imwe, makwai matanhatu akasarudzwa, neshiri—zvose zvaigadzirwa nemari yangu; mazuva ane gumi oga oga, waini yemarudzi ose yakawanda. Kunyange zvakadaro, handina kureva zvokudya zvaigoverwa mubati, nokuti basa rairemera vanhu ava. 19Ndirangarirei zvakanaka, Baba vangu, nokuda kwezvose zvandakaitira vanhu ava.