Shoko Pamazuva aJosiya
Bhuku pfupi rokutongwa kunouya rinopera nechimwe chezvipikirwa zvine tsitsi kwazvo murugwaro. Shure kwenyevero, Baba vedu vanoratidzwa vamire pakati chaipo pavanhu vavo—vachivaimbira sababa pamusoro pomwana wavanofarira.
1 1Shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kuna Zefaniya mwanakomana waKushi, mwanakomana waGedhariya, mwanakomana waAmariya, mwanakomana waHezekia, panguva yaitonga Josiya mwanakomana waAmoni muJudha.
2“Ndichatsvaira zvachose zvinhu zvose kubva pachiso chenyika,’ ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu.
Kutsauka kwaJudha kwenguva refu
3“Ndichatsvaira munhu nemhuka; ndichatsvaira shiri dzedenga nehove dzegungwa, nematongo ezvifananidzo pamwe chete navakaipa. Ndichaparadza vanhu kubva pachiso chenyika,’ ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu. 4‘Ndichatambanudza ruoko rwangu kurwisa Judha nokurwisa vose vanogara muJerusarema. Ndichaparadza panzvimbo ino zvose zvakasara zvaBhaari, mazita avaprista vezvifananidzo pamwe chete navaprista, 5avo vanopfugama pamusoro pedzimba vachinamata hondo yenyeredzi, avo vanopfugama vachipika naBaba vedu asi vachizopikawo naMirikomu, a a v5 Mirikomu aiva mwari mukuru wavaAmoni; zita racho pacharo rine revo youmambo. 6navaya vanodzokera shure vachibva pakutevera Baba vedu, avo vasingatsvaki Baba vedu kana kuvabvunza.”
7Nyararai pamberi paBaba Vatongi! Nokuti zuva raBaba vedu rava pedyo; vagadzira chibayiro uye vakatsaura vaenzi vavo. b b v7 Zuva raBaba vedu — zuva ravanoita ivo pachavo. FHB inovadoma pano kuti muverengi asangane naBaba vanotonga, kwete mwari ari kure. Baba vamwe chetevo vanosika uye vanonunura ndivo vanosvitsa nguva pakutongwa kwayo kwakatarwa.
8“Pazuva rechibayiro chaBaba vedu ndicharanga machinda nevanakomana vamambo navose vanozvishongedza nenguo dzokunze. 9Pazuva iroro ndicharanga vose vanodarika pachikumbaridzo, avo vanozadza imba yatenzi wavo nechisimba nokunyengera. c c v9 Kudarika pachikumbaridzo kwaiva tsika yechihedheni, zvimwe yaibatana netsika yavaFiristia mutemberi yaDhagoni (ona 1 Samueri 5:5). 10Pazuva iroro,’ ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, ‘kuchema kuchabva paSuo reHove, kuungudza kuchabva muDunhu Rechipiri, nokutinhira kukuru kuchabva muzvikomo. 11Ungudzai, imi munogara muDuri! Nokuti vatengesi vose vanyaradzwa; vose vanoyera sirivha vaparadzwa.’” d d v11 Duri (muchiHebheru Makiteshi) raiva dunhu romusika rakadzika reJerusarema, rakatumidzwa nokuda kwechimiro charo chakaita sendiro.
12Panguva iyoyo ndichanzvera Jerusarema nemwenje ndironge varume vakagadzikana sewaini iri pamasese ayo, vanoti mumwoyo mavo, “Mwari haazoiti chinhu—kana chakanaka kana chakaipa. e e v12 Waini inosiyiwa isina kubvongodzwa pamasese ayo inoita hobvu uye inovava — mufananidzo wavanhu vakanyanya kugadzikana uye vakasununguka zvokuti havachatarisiri chinhu kubva kuna Baba vedu.
13Pfuma yavo ichapambwa dzimba dzavo dzichaparadzwa. Vachavaka dzimba asi havazogari madziri; vachasima minda yemizambiringa asi havazonwi waini yayo.”
14Zuva guru raBaba vedu rava pedyo—rava pedyo uye riri kukurumidza kuuya. Teererai! Zuva raBaba vedu rinovava; ipapo murwi ane simba anoridza mhere. 15Zuva iroro izuva rehasha, zuva rokutambudzika nokurwadziwa, zuva rokuparadzwa nedongo, zuva rerima nokusviba, zuva remakore nerima guru, 16zuva rokurira kwehwamanda nokudanidzira kwehondo kurwisa maguta akakomberedzwa nokurwisa shongwe dzakakwirira dzamakona.
17“Ndichauyisa kutambudzika kukuru pavanhu zvokuti vachatsvangadzira samapofu, nokuti vakatadzira Baba vedu. Ropa ravo richadururwa seguruva nenyama yavo somupfudze. 18Kana sirivha yavo kana goridhe ravo hazvingakwanisi kuvaponesa pazuva rehasha dzaBaba vedu. Mumoto wegodo ravo nyika yose ichapedzwa, nokuti vachauyisa magumo nokukurumidza kuvanhu vose vari panyika.”