Kutsanya Kwechokwadi, Kutendeka Kwechokwadi
Bheteri inotuma varume kundobvunza kana vachifanira kuramba vachitsanya. Mubvunzo unodzoserwa kwavari: makore makumi manomwe ekutsanya aiva ezvavo pachavo, kwete aBaba vedu. Zvavakakumbira kubudikidza nevaprofita vekare kwaiva kururamisira kwechokwadi, tsitsi, uye kusamanikidza chirikadzi, nherera, mutorwa, kana murombo.
7 1Mugore rechina raMambo Dhariosi, shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kuna Zekaria pazuva rechina romwedzi wepfumbamwe, Kisirevhi. 2Vanhu veBheteri vakatuma Sharezeri naRegemu-mereki navanhu vavo kundokumbira nyasha dzaBaba vedu, 3uye kundobvunza vaprista veimba yaBaba vehondo dzokudenga, navaprofita, vachiti, “Ndofanira kuchema nokutsanya here mumwedzi wechishanu, sezvandakaita kwemakore mazhinji aya?”
4Ipapo shoko raBaba vehondo dzokudenga rakasvika kwandiri:
5Uti kuvanhu vose venyika navaprista: Pamakatsanya nokuchema mumwedzi wechishanu nowechinomwe kwamakore makumi manomwe aya, kwaiva kwandiri zvechokwadi here kwamaitsanyira? a a v5 Kutsanya kwomwedzi wechishanu kwairangarira kupiswa kwetemberi yaSoromoni neBhabhironi; kutsanya kwomwedzi wechinomwe kwairangarira kuurayiwa kwaGedharia, gavhuna wokupedzisira weJudha. 6Pamunodya nokunwa, hamusi kudyira nokunwira imi pachenyu here?
7Ko aya haasi iwo mashoko chaiwo akaparidzwa naBaba vedu kubudikidza navaprofita vokutanga, panguva iyo Jerusarema namaguta akaripoteredza aakanga agarwa aine rugare, uye Negevhi nejinga zvaigarwa?
8Zvino shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kuna Zekaria:
9Zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga: Tongai nokururamisira kwechokwadi; ratidzanai mutsa netsitsi. 10Musadzvinyirira chirikadzi, nherera, mutorwa, kana murombo; uye musafungira mumwe nomumwe zvakaipa mumwoyo yenyu.
11Asi vakaramba kuteerera, vakafuratira nokusindimara, vakadzivira nzeve dzavo kuti varege kunzwa. 12Vakaomesa mwoyo yavo kuita sedombo romusarasara, vachiramba kunzwa murayiro namashoko akanga atumwa naBaba vehondo dzokudenga noMweya wavo kubudikidza navaprofita vokutanga. Saka hasha huru dzakabva kuna Baba vehondo dzokudenga.
13“Sezvandakadana ivo vakaramba kunzwa, saizvozvo pavakadana ini ndakaramba kunzwa,” ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga. 14Ndakavaparadzira nechamupupuri pakati pendudzi dzose dzavakanga vasingazivi. Nyika yakasiyiwa iri dongo shure kwavo, pasina aipfuura napo, achienda kana achidzoka. Ndizvo zvavakaita kuti nyika yakanaka ive dongo.