Chiedza chaBaba Hachigoni Kumiswa
Chigadziko chemwenje chendarama chinodyiswa nemiti miviri yemiorivhi chinopindura kuora mwoyo kwaZerubhabheri pamusoro petemberi duku isina kupera. Shoko raBaba vedu kwaari: kwete nesimba, kana nemasimba, asi noMweya wangu. Maoko akateya nheyo achaipedza; hapana anofanira kuzvidza zvinhu zviduku.
4 1Zvino mutumwa aitaura neni akadzoka akandimutsa, somunhu anomutswa muhope. 2Akabvunza akati, “Unooneiko?” Ndakati, “Chigadziko chemwenje chegoridhe, chine mbiya pamusoro pacho, nemwenje minomwe, nemiromo minomwe pamwenje mumwe nomumwe iri pamusoro.
3Miti miviri yemiorivhi yakamira pedyo nacho, mumwe kurudyi rwembiya, mumwe kuruboshwe rwayo.”
4Ndakati kumutumwa aitaura neni, “Zvinhu izvi chii, ishe wangu?”
5Ipapo mutumwa aitaura neni akati, “Hauzivi kuti izvi chii?” Ndakati, “Kwete, ishe wangu.”
6Akati kwandiri, “Iri ndiro shoko raBaba vedu kuna Zerubhabheri: Kwete nesimba, kana nemasimba, asi noMweya wangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga. 7Uri ani, iwe gomo guru? Pamberi paZerubhabheri unoita bani rakaenzana. Achabudisa dombo rokumusoro achidanidzira achiti, ‘Nyasha, nyasha kwariri!’
8Ipapo shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,
9Maoko aZerubhabheri akaisa nheyo dzeimba iyi; maoko ake achaipedza. Ipapo muchaziva kuti Baba vehondo dzokudenga vakandituma kwamuri. 10Ndiani akazvidza zuva rezvinhu zviduku? Vachafara, vachiona rwodzi rwokuyera muruoko rwaZerubhabheri. Izvi zvinomwe ndiwo meso aBaba vedu, anotarira nyika yose.”
11Ipapo ndakamubvunza ndikati, “Miti miviri yemiorivhi iyi iri kurudyi nokuruboshwe kwechigadziko chemwenje chii?” 12Ndakabvunzazve ndikati, “Matavi maviri aya emiorivhi ari pedyo nemapombi maviri egoridhe anodurura mafuta egoridhe chii?”
13Akati kwandiri, “Hauzivi kuti izvi chii?” Ndakati, “Kwete, ishe wangu.”
14Akati, “Ava ndivo vaviri vakazodzwa vakamira pedyo naTenzi wenyika yose.”