3Maccabees
CHITSAUKO1
[1]Philopatorpaakazivakubvakunevakadzokakuti nharaundadzaakangaadzoradzakangadzatorwa naAntiochus,akarayiramautoakeose,vosevarivaviri varwivanofambanetsokanavatasvivamabhiza,akatora hanzvadziyakeArsinoe,ndokuendakunharaundairipedyo neRaphia,ukovatsigirivaAntiochusvakangavakadzika musasa
2AsimumweTheodotus,akatsungakuitazanoraakanga aronga,akatorazvombozvakanakisisazvePtolemaic zvaakangaapiwakare,uyeakayambukausikukutende raPtolemy,achidakumuurayauyenokudarokupedza hondo.
[3]AsiDositheus,aizivikanwasomwanakomana waDrimylus,muJudhapakuzvarwauyoakazochinja chitenderochakeuyeakatsaukapatsikadzemadzitateguru, akangaatungamiriramambouyeakarongakutimumwe murumeasingakoshiararemutende;uyesakazvakaitika kutimurumeuyuakatsivazvakaitirwamambo.
[4]Apokurwakwakakashararakwakaguma,uyezvinhu zvakangazvavakufadzaAntiochus,Arsinoeakaenda kumautonemherenemisodzi,zvivharozvakezvose zvakaoramwoyo,uyeakavakurudzirakutivazvidzivirire vamenenevanavavonevadzimainoushingi,achivimbisa kuvapamumwenomumwemamainamaviriendaramakana vakakundamuhondoyacho
5Uyesakazvakaitikakutimuvengiakakundwamuchiitiko, uyenenhapwazhinjidzakatorwawo.
[6]Sezvoakangaavhiringidzakuranganakwacho,Ptolemy akasarudzakushanyiramagutaaivapedyondokuakurudzira
[7]Kupfurikidzanokuitaikoku,uyekupfurikidzanokupa mhanguradzavodzinoyeranezvipo,iyeakasimbisatsika dzavanhuvake
[8]SezvovaJudhavakangavatumavamwevedareravo remakurukotanavakurukutivandomukwazisa, nokumuvigirazvipozvokugamuchira,nokumukorokotedza pamusoropezvakangazvaitika,akadazvikurukutiaende kwavarinokukurumidza
9ZvinowakatiasvikaJerusarema,akabayiraMwari Wokumusoro-soro,akabayirazvipirisozvokuvonga,akaita zvakangazvakafaniranzvimbotsveneZvino,pakupinda panzvimbouyekufadzwanekunakakwayouyekunaka kwayo,
[10]akashamiswanekunakakwetembere,ndokuvanechido chekupindamuNzvimboTsvene-tsvene \v11Pavakataurakutiizvihazvibvumirwi,nokuti kunyangenhengodzerudzirwavopachavohadzina kubvumirwakupinda,kanakunyangevapristivose,asi mupristamukurucheteaivamukurupanevose,uyeiye kamwechetepagore,mambohaanakumbonyengetedzwa
[12]Kunyangemurairowaverengwakwaari,haanakurega kurambakutiaifanirakupinda,achiti:Kunyange vakatorerwarukudzourwu,inihandifanirikudaro \v13Zvinowakabvunzachikonzeronei,paakapindamune imwetembereimweneimwe,pasinamunhu wakamudzivisa
[14]Uyemumwemunhuasinahanyaakataurakuti zvakangazvakaipakutoraichisechiratidzopachayo
15Mamboakati,“Asisezvoizvizvaitika,ndinoregereiko kupinda,kunyangevachidakanavasingadi?
16Ipapovapristavakapfekanguodzavodzosevakawira pasivakakumbirakunaMwariWokumusoro-sorokuti avabatsirepanguvainouyekutiabvisekuitachisimba chezanoirirakaipa,vakazadzatemberinokuchema nemisodzi
17Zvinovayavakangavasaramugutavakavhundukauye vakakurumidzakubuda,vachifungakutichimwechinhu chisingazivikanwichakangachichiitika
\v18Mhandara,dzakangedzakapfigirwamudzimbadzavo dzemukati,dzakamhanyirapanzepamwenevanamaivadzo, dzakasasaguruvapabvudziradzo,dzakazadzanzira dzemumushanekugomeranekuchema
[19]Vakadzivayavakangavachangobvakupfekedzwa kuroorwavakasiyadzimbadzemwengadzakagadzirirwa kuroorwa,uye,vachiregeredzakuzvininipisakwakafanira, vakaunganamugutapamwechetemukusagadzikana.
[20]Vanamainevanamukotivakasiyakunyangevana vachangozvarwapanoneapo,vamwemudzimbauye vamwemumigwagwa,uyevasingatarisishurevakaungana pamwechetepatemberiyepamusoro-soro
+21Kutetererakwevayavakaunganaikokokwakasiyanasiyananokudakwezvakangazvarongwanamambonenzira yakaipa
[22]Mukuwedzera,aneushingihwevagarivemo havangabvumirikupedzwakwezvirongwazvakekana kuzadzikiswakwechinangwachake
23Vakadanidzirakushamwaridzavokutivatorenhumbi dzokurwauyevafevakashinganokudakwomurayiro wamadzitateguru,uyevakamutsabongozozoguru panzvimbotsvene;uyezvavakangavamborambidzwa navakurunavakuru,vakatendeukirakuchimirochimwe chetechochokukumbirasevamwe
[24]Zvichakadarochaungachakangechichiita mukunyengeterasepakutanga;
[25]apovakuruvaivapedyonamambovakaedzanenzira dzakasiyana-siyanakushandurapfungwadzake dzokuzvitutumadzakubvapakurongakwaakangaaita
[26]Asiiye,mukuzvikudzakwake,haanachaakarangarira, akatangakuswederazvino,akatsungakusvitsazano rambotaurwa
[27]Vayavakangavakamupoteredzapavakaonaizvi, vakatendeuka,pamwechetenevanhuvedu,kutivakumbire kunaiyeanesimbaroserokuvadziviriramudambudziko riripouyekutivaregekufuratirachiitoichichisiri chemutemouyechokuzvitutumadza.
[28]Kuchemererakunoendereramberi,kutsamwa,uye kwakabatanakwemhomhokwakagumanemheremhere huru;
\v29Nokutizvakaonekwakutikwetevanhuchete,asiwo masvingonenyikayoseyakapoteredza,nokutizvirokwazvo vosepanguvaiyovaifarirarufupanekusvibiswa kwenzvimbo
CHITSAUKO2
[1]IpapomupristamukuruSimoni,akatarisananenzvimbo tsvene,akapfugamanamabviake,achitambanudzamaoko akenokuzvininipisa,akanyengeterasezvizvi:
[2]“Ishe,Ishe,Mambowedenga,naChangamire wezvisikwazvese,mutsvenepakatipevatsvene, mutungamiririmumwechete,Wemasimbaose,tinzweiwo
isu,isutirikutambudzwazvakanyanyanemunhuasingadi Mwariuyeasinaumwari,anozvikudzamuukurunesimba rake
[3]Nokutiimi,musikiwezvinhuzvose,uyemubati wezvose,muriMutongiakarurama,uyemunotongaavo vakaitachinhunokusazvikudzanokuzvikudza
\v4Makaparadzaavovakaitazvisakaruramakare,pakati pavopaivanemharedzaivimbanesimbaradzoneushingi hwavo,vamakaparadzanekuuyisapamusoropavo mafashamuasinamuganhu
\v5MakapisanemotonesarufavarumeveSodhoma, vakaitamanyawi,vaivanemukurumbirawakashata;uye makavaitamuenzanisokunaavovaizouyapashure.
\v6Makazivisasimbarenyugurunekurovakukuruuye kwakasiyana-siyanapamusoropaFaraoaneutsinye,akaita kutivanhuvenyuvatsvenevaIsraerivavevaranda.
\v7Zvinowakavadzingiriranengoronehondozhinji,imwi makamukundapakadzikapegungwa,asimakapfuura nemuchengetedzekaavovaivimbanemi,Mutongi wezvisikwazvose
\v8Vakativaonamabasaemaokoenyu,vakakurumbidzai, imwiWemasimbaose.
9ImiMambo,pamakasikanyikainemagumo, isingaenzaniswi,makatsauragutarino,mukaitanzvimbo inotsvenenokudakwezitarenyu,kunyangeimi hamungashaiwichinhu;uyepamakaikudzanokuratidzwa kwenyukukuru,makaiitahwarohwakasimba hwekubwinyakwezitarenyuguruuyerinokudzwa.
\v10UyenokutimunodaimbayaIsraeri,makavimbisakuti kanatikadzokerashure,uyedambudzikorikatiwira, muchateererachikumbirochedukanatasvikapanzvimbo inondokunyengetera
[11]Uyemakatendekauyemakatendeka \v12Uyenokutikazhinjimadzibabaedu pavakadzvinyirirwamakavabatsirapakuninipiswakwavo, uyemukavanunurakubvapakuipakukuru;
[13]onaizvino,Mambomutsvene,kutinokudakwezvivi zveduzvizhinjiuyezvikuru,tinopwanywa nokutambudzika,takaiswapasipavavengivedu, nokubatwanokushaiwasimba.
\v14Pakupararakwedu,uyumunhuanemakuhwauye asinaumwarianozvidzanzvimbotsveneyapanyika yakatsaurirwazitarenyurinobwinya.
\v15Nokutiugarohwenyu,ikokumatenga,hakusvikiki nemunhu
\v16Asinokutimakaisakubwinyakwenyupamusoro pevanhuvenyuvaIsraeri,makatsvenesanzvimboino \v17Musatiranganekudakwekusvibisakunoitwanevanhu ava,kanakutitipamhosvanekudakwekusvibisauku,kuti vadarikivaregekuzvirumbidzapakutsamwakwavo,kana kupemberamukuzvikudzakwerurimirwavo,vachiti: 18Takatsika-tsikaimbayeimbatsvene,sedzimba dzakatsikwa-tsikwa
[19]Sumaizvitadzozveduuyeparadziraikukanganisa kwedu,uyemuratidzetsitsidzenyupanguvaino \v20Kurumidzaitsitsidzenyungadzitibate,uyemuise kurumbidzamumiromoyevakaoramwoyouyevakaputsika pamweya,uyetipeirugare"
\v21ZvinoMwari,unotarirazvinhuzvose,Baba vekutangavezvose,mutsvenepakatipevatsvene,wakati anzwamukumbirowaibvumirwanomutemo,akarovauyo wakangaazvikudzamukuzvikudzanomukukutu
\v22Akamuzunungusakurutivirwunouyekutiserutsanga rwunozungunuswanemhepo,zvekutiakararapasiasina simbauye,kunzekwekuomamitezomumakumboake, asingagonikunyangekutaura,nokutiakangaarohwa nekutongakwakarurama.
\v23Zvinoshamwarinevarindivakativachionakurohwa kukurukwakangekwamuwira,uyevachityakutizvimwe acharasikirwaneupenyuhwake,vakakurumidza kumukweverakunze,vachivhundukanekutyakwavo kukuru
24Mushuremechinguvaakazopora,uyekunyangeakanga arangwa,haanakutendeuka,asiakaendaachitaura zvinorwadza.
\v25ZvinowakatiasvikaEgipita,akawedzerapamabasa akeakaipa,achitsigirwaneavovambotaurwanevaainwa navo,uyevaivavatorwakunezvosezvakarurama.
[26]Akangaasingagutsikaninemabasaakeakaipa asingaverengeki,asiakapfuurirawonoushingizvokuti akarongamashokoakaipamunzvimbodzakasiyana-siyana; uyevazhinjiveshamwaridzake,vachinyatsocherechedza chinangwachamambo,ivopachavovakateverakuda kwake.
[27]Iyeakafungakuitazvinonyadzisaparuzhinjipamusoro peunganoyavaJudha,uyeakamisaibwepamusoro peshongweyaivamuchivanzechinechinyorwaichi:
28“Hapanamumwewavasingapizvibayiroachapinda munzvimbodzavotsvene,uyevaJudhavosevanofanira kunyoreswamaereranonomuterowomuterouye nechinzvimbochouranda
[29]avovakanyoreswavanofanirawokuiswa mucherechedzopamiviriyavonemotonechiratidzo cheshizhareDionysus,uyeivowovachaderedzwakusvika pachimirochavochekare
[30]Kutiaregekuratidzikasemuvengikunevese,akanyora pazasi:"Asikanamumwewavoakadakujoinhaavo vakatangwamunezvakavanzika,vachavenehukama hwakaenzananeveAlexandria."
[31]Zvinovamwe,zvisinei,nokusemburwakuripachena kwomutengowaifanirakubhadharwanokuda kwokuchengetarudzidzisorwegutaravo,vakakurumidza kuzvipa,sezvovaitarisirakusimudziramukurumbirawavo kupfurikidzanokusonganiranakwavonamambomunguva yemberi.
[32]Asivazhinjivakaitazvakasimbanemweyaweushingi uyehavanakubvapachitenderochavo;uyenokubhadhara marimukuchinjananoupenyuvakaedzanechivimbo kuzviponesakubvapakunyoreswa
[33]Vakarambavainetariroyakasimbayekuwana rubatsiro,uyevakavengaavovakazvitsaurakubvakwavari, vachivaonasevavengiverudzirwemaJuda,uye vachivanyimaruwadzanorwakafananauyekubatsirana
CHITSAUKO3
[1]Mamboakaipaakatianzwisisaizvi,akashatirwa kwazvozvokutihaanakutsamwiravaJudhavaigara muArekizandriyachete,asiakangaachitovanehasha dzakanyanyakunevayavokumaruwa;uyeakarayirakuti vosevaunganidzwenokukurumidzapanzvimboimweuye vaurayiwenoutsinyehwakanyanya.
[2]Nyayaidzipadzakangadzichirongwa,runyerekupe rwakashatarwakaparadzirwamurudzirwechiJudha
nevarumevairanganakuvaitirazvakaipa,chikonzero chakapiwanomushumowokutivaidzivisavamwe kuchengetatsikadzavo
[3]Zvisinei,vaJudhavakarambavainechidochakanaka uyevakavimbikakudzinzaracho;
[4]asinokutivainamataMwariuyevachizvibata maereranonemutemowake,vakazvichengeta vakaparadzanamaereranonezvokudya.Nokuda kwechikonzeroichivakaratidzakuvengavamwe;
\v5Asisezvavakashongedzamararamiroavonemabasa akanakaevanhuvakarurama,vakasimbiswapashoko rakanakapakatipevanhuvose
\v6Kunyangezvakadarovemamwemarudzihavana kurangarirakushumirakwavokwakanakakurudzirwavo, rwakangarwurirukurupakatipavose;
[7]pachinzvimbochazvovakaitamakuhwapamusoro pemisiyanoyekunamatanekudya,vachitivanhuavavaive vasinakuvimbikakunamambokanakuvakuruvake,asi vaiveneruvengonekupikisazvikuruhurumendeyake. Naizvozvohavanakuisachinhuchinonyadzisazvavo kwavari
[8]VaGirikimuguta,kunyangevasinakuitirwa zvisakarurama,pavakaonaboperisingakarirwi rakakomberedzavanhuavanemhomhoyaiuyakamwe kamwe,havanakusimbazvokukwanisakuvabatsira,nokuti vaigarapasipoudzvinyiririVakaedzakuvanyaradza, vachishungurudzwanemamiriroezvinhu,uyevaitarisira kutizvinhuzvaizochinja;
[9]nekutinharaundahuruyakadaihaifanirwekusiiwakune mugumowayokanaisinakuparamhosva
[10]Uyenechekarevamwevavakidzanivavoneshamwari neshamwaridzemubhizimisivakangavatoravamwevavo parutivivarivogauyevakangavachivimbisakuvadzivirira uyekuitanhamburikodzakawedzerwadzerubatsirorwavo. \v11Ipapomambo,achizvikudzapamusoroperopafadzo yakeyazvino,uyeasingarangaririsimbaraMwari Wokumusoro-soro,asiachifungakutiacharamba achitsungirirapachinangwachakeichocho,akanyora tsambaiyipamusoropavo:
[12]“MamboPtolemyPhilopatorkuvakuruvakevemauto nevarwivarimuIjipitinematunhuayoose,kwaziso noutanohwakanaka
[13]Inipachangunehurumendeyedutirikufamba zvakanaka
[14]ZvinorwendorwedurwakatirwasvikapaEzhia, sezvamunozivaimipachenyu,rwakasvikapakupedzwa, maereranonokuronga,nokubatanakwavamwarinesu pakurwa;
[15]uyetakafungakutihatifanirikutongamarudzianogara Coele-SyrianeFenikiyanesimbarepfumoasitinofanira kuvadanetsitsinetsitsihuru,tichivaitirazvakanaka nomufaro.
\v16Zvinotakatitapamuripomukurukwazvokutembere dzirimumaguta,takasvikawokuJerusarema,tikakwira kunokudzatembereyeavovakaipa,vasingaregikubva paupenzihwavo
\v17Vakagamuchirakuvapokweduneshoko,asi nekunyengeranezviito,nokutipatakavadakupinda mutembereyavoyemukatikutitiikudzenezvipo zvakanakisauyezvakanakisa;
[18]vakatakurwanetsikadzavodzechivanhu,vakatidzivisa kupinda;asivakadziviswakushandisasimbaredunokuda kwetsitsidzatinadzokunevose
[19]Nekuchengetakuvengakwavokuripachenakwatiri, vanovavanhuvogapakatipemarudziosevanosimudza misoroyavomukuzvidzamadzimambonevabatsirivavo, uyevasingadikuonacherochiitosechokwadi
20“Asiisu,patakasvikamuIjipititakunda,takapinda paupenzihwavouyetikaitazvakangazvakafanira,nokuti takaitirandudzidzosenounyoro
21Pakatipezvimwezvinhu,takazivisakukanganwirwa kwedukwosekuvanhuvenyikayavovaripano,zvose nokudakwekubatanakwavonesuuyenezviuruzvinegumi zvezvinhuzvavakakumikidzwakubvapakutanga;uye takatsungakuitachinjo,nokusarudzavosekuvaona vakakodzerakuvavagarivomuArekizandriyauyekuvaita kutivatorerutivimumiitiroyeduyenguvadzose yorudzidziso
\v22Asipakuipakwavokosevakagamuchiraizvi nemweyawakapesana,vakazvidzazvakanakaSezvo vachigaravachidakuitazvakaipa
[23]havarambiugarihunokoshabedzi,asikunyange nekutaurauyenokunyarara,vanovengavashomapakati pavovanemwoyowakatendekakwatiri;mumamiriroose ezvinhu,maereranonemararamiroavoakaipa, vanofungidzirapachivandekutitingakurumidzakuchinja mutemowedu
[24]Naizvozvo,tichinyatsogutsikananezviratidzoizvi zvekutihavanakudakwatirimunziradzose,takatora chenjedzokuti,kanadambudzikorinongoerekanaramuka pamusoropedu,tinogonakuitakutivanhuvakaipaava vavekumashurekwedusevatengesiuyevavengivane utsinye
\v25Naizvozvotapamurairo,kutikanatsambaiyi yangosvika,mugotumirakwatiriavovagerepakatipenyu, pamwenevakadzivavonevanavavo,nekunyomba nekushusha,uyevakasungwazvakasimbanezvisungo zvesimbi,kutivatamburerufurwechokwadiuye rwunonyadzisarwakafaniravavengi
[26]Nokutikanaizvizvosezvarangwa,tinechokwadi chokutipanguvayasarahurumendeichazvisimbisaisu pachedumuhurongwahwakanakauyemuchimiro chakanaka.
\v27AsianinanianodziviriraumwewevaJudha,vatana, kanavana,kanavacheche,achatambudzwakusvikapakufa nemarwadzoakaipisisa,iyenemhuriyake.
\v28Aninanianodakuparuzivoachagamuchiranhumbi dzeuyoanorangwa,nemadhirakemazvuruzvivirikubva pachivigirochefumayamambo,uyeachapiwarusununguko rwake
29Nzvimboimweneimweichaonekwakutipakavanda muJudhainofanirakuitwaisingasvikike,nokupiswa nomoto,uyeichavaisinamaturonokusingaperikuchinhu chipinechipichinofa
[30]Tsambayakanyorwanenzirairipamusoro
CHITSAUKO4
[1]Zvinopanzvimbodzoseapochirevoichichakasvika, mabikoakaitirwavaHedheninokupururudzanomufaro, nokutiruvengorukuru,rwakangarurimupfungwadzavo, rwakangarwaratidzwauyerwavapachena
2AsipakatipavaJudhapakangapanokuchemakusingaperi, nokuungudza,nokuchemamisodzi;mwoyoyavoyakanga ichipisakwosekwose,uyevakagomeranokuda kwokuparadzwakwavakangavagaravatemerwapakarepo.
\v3Nderipidunhukanaguta,kanainzvimboipizvayo inogarwa,kanandeipimigwagwaisinakuzaranekuchema nekuungudzapamusoropavo?
[4]Nokutinomweyawakadarowakakasharara nowoutsinyevakangavachidzingwa,vosepamwechete, nevakuruvakuruvemautomumagutaakawanda,zvokuti pavakaonachirangochavochisinakujairika,kunyange vamwevavavengivavo,vachionachinhuchavose chokunzwiratsitsipamberipamesoavo,vakarangarira pamusoropokusavanechokwadikwoupenyuuye vakayereramisodzipakudzingwakunosiririsazvikurusa kwaavavanhu.
\v5Nokutivazhinjivevachenavhudzi,vaivaneusimbe nevakwegura,vaitsauswa,vachimanikidzwakufamba nekukurumidzanechisimbachavaisundwanayo zvinonyadzisazvakadaro
[6]Uyevasikanavakangavachangobvakupindamuimba yemwengakutivagoveraneupenyuhweroorano vakatsinhanisamufaronokuchema,vhudziravo rezvinonhuhwiramurarakasaswamumadota,uye vakatakurwavakaiswapachena,vosepamwechete vachichemapachinzvimbocherwiyorwomuchato,sezvo vakangavabvarurwanoutsinyehwaiitwanevahedheni
[7]Muzvisungouyepamberipevanhuvakazvuzvurudzwa nechisimbakusvikakunzvimboyekutangisa
[8]Varumevavo,muuduku,mitsipayavoyakapoteredzwa namabotepanzvimbopehata,vakapedzamazuvaakanga asaraomutambowomuchatowavomukuchemapanzvimbo pomufaromukurunamafaroepwere,vachionarufu nokukurumidzapamberipavo.
9Vakapinzwamuchikepesemhukadzesango, zvinosundirwanezvisungozvamatare;vamwe vakasungirirwapamitsipapamabhenjiezvikepe,vamwe vakasungwamakumbonezvisungozvisingadariki;
[10]uyenekuwedzeravaivevakavharirwapasipedhishi rakasimba,kuitirakutinemesoavomurimarakazara, vaifanirakurapwazvakakodzeravatengesimukati merwendorwese
\v11Varumeavavakativaunzwapanzvimboyainzi Skedhia,rwendorwukapera,sekurairakwamambo, akarairakutivavharirwepanzvimboyezvikomo,yaivakwa nerusvingorwaityisapamberipeguta,uyeyaifanirwakuita chishamisokunevosevanodzokamuguta,uyekutivarege kubudakuhondokanakubvakuhondo,kutivasazokwanisa kubudamugutakanakubvakuhondonenziraipizvayo vanozvitivarimukatimedunhureguta
\v12Zvinoizvizvakatizvaitika,mamboakanzwakuti vaJudhavaigaramugutakazhinjivanobudapachivande vachichemazvakaipapamusoropezvakaipazvehama dzavo;
[13]akarayiranehashadzakekutivarumeavavabatwe nenzirachaiyosevamwe,vasingasiyicheroudzame hwechirangochavo.
[14]Rudzirwoserwaifanirakunyoreswamumwe nomumwe,kwetenokudakwebasarakaomarambotaurwa muchidimbu,asikutivatambudzwenehashadzaakanga arayira,uyepakupedzisirakutivaparadzwemukatimezuva rimwechete
15Naizvozvokuverengwakwevanhuavakwakaitwa nekuchimbidzakukuruuyeneshungukubvapakubuda kwezuvakusvikirapakuvirakwaro,uyekunyangekusina kuperakwakamirashurekwemazuvamakumimana. \v16Mambowakafarazvikuruuyenguvadzose, achigadziramabikoekukudzazvidhorizvakezvose, nefungwayakaparadzaniswanezvokwadi,nemuromo unozvidza,achirumbidzazvimumumuzvisingagoni kutaura,kanakuyamura,nokutauramashokoasinakunaka achipikisaMwariWokumusoro-soro
17Asimushuremenguvayambotaurwa,vanyori vakazivisamambokutivakangavasisagonakuverenga vaJudhanokudakwokuwandakwavovasingaverengeki. 18kunyangevazhinjivavovakangavachirikuruwa, vamwevachirikugaramudzimbadzavo,vamwe panzvimbo;basarakangarisingabvirikuvakuruvose veEgipita
[19]Mushuremokungeavatyisidzirazvakasimba, achivapomerakutivakangavapiwachiokomuhomwekuti varombenzirayokutizanayo,akagutsikanakwazvo nezvenyayayacho
[20]pavakatauravoratidzakutimapepanezvinyoreso zvavaishandisapakunyorazvakangazvatopa
[21]Asiukukwaivekuitakwekutongakusingakundiki kwaiyeaibatsiramaJudakubvakudenga.
CHITSAUKO5
1Ipapomamboakangaasingashandukizvachose,azere nehashanokutsamwakukuru;sakaakadanaHerimoni muchengetiwenzou.
2Zvinofumemangwanaakamurairakutiadhayenzou dzose,dzinamazanamashanupakuwanda,nemafuta mazhinjiezvinonhuhwira,newainizhinjiisina kuvhenganiswa,uyeadzipinzemukati,vachipengeswa nekuwandakwedoro,kutivaJudhavatambure
\v3Zvinowakatiarevaizvi,akadzokerakumutambowake, pamweneveshamwaridzakenevehondovaivaneruvengo rukurunevaJudha
\v4UyeHerimoni,muchengetiwenzou,wakafamba nekutendekakuitazvaakaraira
[5]VarandavaitungamiriravaJudhavakabudamanheru vakasungamaokoevanhuvaitamburauyevakarongakuti varambevachichengetwausikuhwose,vainechokwadi chokutirudzirwoserwaizowanakuparadzwakwarwo kwokupedzisira.
\v6NokutikuvaHedhenikwakaonekwakutivaJudha vakasiiwapasinarubatsiro;
[7]nekutimuzvisungozvavovakangevakasungwa nechisimbapamativioseAsinemisodzinenzwirakaoma kunyaradzavosevakadanakunaIsheWamasimbaose noMutongiwamasimbaose,Mwariwavoanengoni naBaba,vachinyengetera
[8]kutiadzivisenokutsivaranganoyakaipapamusoropavo, uyenokuzviratidzakunobwinya,avanunurepanjodzi yavakagadzirirwazvino
[9]Naizvozvokutetererakwavokwakakwirakudenga. 10Zvisinei,Herimoni,paakangaadhakisanzoudzakanga dzisinatsitsi,kusvikiradzazadzwanewainiyakawandauye dzagutanezvinonhuwira,akazviratidzapachivanze mangwanani-ngwananikutiaudzemambonezvegadziriro idzi
\v11AsiIshewakatumirakunamambomugovewehope, idzonyasha,kubvapakutanga,usikunemasikati, dzinopiwanaiyeunopakunewaanoda
[12]UyenechiitochaIsheakakurirwanehopedzinofadza nedzakadzikazvekutiakakundikanamuchinangwachake chekusateererauyeakavhiringikazvachosemuhurongwa hwakehusingachinji
\v13ZvinovaJudha,zvavakangavapukunyukapaawa yakatarwa,vakarumbidzaMwariwavomutsveneuye vakakumbirazveuyoanoyananiswazvirinyorekuti aratidzesimbaroruokorwakerunesimbarose kuvaHedhenivanozvikudza
\v14Asizvino,zvapakangapavakudakusvikapakati peawayechigumi,mutaririaitarisirakukokakwaakaita paakaonakutivakokwavakangavaungana,akaendakuna mambo,ndokumuzunza.
\v15Zvinowakatiachinetsekakutiamumutsa, ndokumuratidzakutiawayemabikoyakangeyatopfuura, uyeakamurondedzeramamiriroachoezvinhu.
16Mamboakatiafungaizvi,akadzokerapakunwakwake, akarayiravakangavaripopamabikokutivagare vakatarisananaye.
[17]Izvizvakatizvaitwaakavakurudzirakutivazvipire pakutambakwakaipauyekutivafadzemugovewazvino wamabikonokuuchengetazvikurukwazvo.
18Pashurepokungemutambowachowaperakwenguva yakati,mamboakashevedzaHerimoniuyenokutyisidzira kukuruakabvunzakutineivaJudhavakangavabvumirwa kurambavarivapenyukusvikiranhasi
\v19Asiiye,achitsigirwaneshamwaridzake,wakataura kutihuchiriusiku,wakaitazvakazaramurairowaakange apiwa;
[20]mambo,akangaakabatwanoutsinyehwakaipa kupfuurahwaFarari,akataurakutivaJudhavakabetserwa nehopedzanhasi,“asi,”iyeakawedzera,“mangwanapasina kunonokagadzirirainzounenziraimwecheteyonokuda kwokuparadzwakwavaJudhavasingateererimutemo!
\v21Zvinomambowakatiataura,vosevaivapo vakatenderananemoyoumwenemufaro,ndokuendaumwe neumwekumbakwake.
[22]Asihavanakunyanyakushandisanguvayehusiku mukurarasepakurongamarudzieseekutukakuneavo vavaifungakutivachaparara.
\v23Zvinojongweparakariramangwanani-ngwanani, Herimoni,rakashongedzerazvikara,rakatangakufamba nadzomubiraviraguru.
[24]Mhomhodzegutadzakangadzaungananokuda kwechiitikoichichinosiririsauyevakangavakamirira neshungukutikwayedze
[25]AsivaJudha,pakufemerukakwavokwokupedzisira, sezvonguvayakangayapera,vakatambanudziramaoko avokudengauyenokutetererakukurukwemisodzinenziyo dzokuchemavakakumbiraMwarimukurukutiavabetsere zvakarepakarepo
[26]Mwaranziyezuvayakangaisatiyabudakunze,uye mambopaakangaachigamuchirashamwaridzake, Herimoniakasvikaakamukokakutiabude,zvichiratidza kutizvaidiwanamambozvakangazvagadzirirakuita \v27Asiiyewakatiagamuchirachizivisouyearohwa nekokeroisinakujairikakutiabude-sezvoakanga akundwazvachosenekusanzwisisa-akabvunzakutiinyaya yeiiyoiyoiyiyakangayaitirwasaizvozvonokushingaira
28UkundikokwaivakuitakwaMwarianesimba pamusoropezvinhuzvose,nokutiakangaaisamumwoyo mamambokutiakanganwezvinhuzvaakangaafungakare 29IpapoHerimonineshamwaridzosedzamambo vakazivisakutimhukanehondozvakangazvagadzirira, “Imimambo,maereranonokudakwenyukukuru 30Asinamashokoiwayoakazaranehashahuru,nokuti nokuisakwaMwaripfungwadzakedzosedzakanga dzakanganiswapamusoropezvinhuizvi;uyeachiratidza kutyisidziraakati
31“Kudaivaberekivakokanavanavakovaivapo, ndingadaindakavagadzirirakutivavemabikomakuru ezvikarapanzvimboyavaJudha,vasingandipichikonzero chokunyunyutauyevakaratidzakutendekakuzereuye kwakasimbakumadzitateguruangu
[32]Chokwadiungadaiwakatorerwaupenyu pachinzvimbocheizvi,daipasinarudorunobvamukurerwa kwedupamwecheteuyenekubatsirakwenyu
[33]SakaHerimoniyakasangananekutyisidzira kusingatarisirwiuyekunengozi,uyemazisoake akazunungukauyechisochakechakadonha
34Shamwaridzamambodzakasuduruka,mumwe-mumwe, ndokuendesavanhuvakangavakaungana,mumwe nomumwekubasarake
\v35ZvinovaJudha,vakativanzwazvakangazvataurwa namambo,vakarumbidzaIsheMwariwaionekwa,Mambo wamadzimambo;
[36]Mambo,zvisinei,akakokorodzabatonenzira imwecheteuyeakakurudziravaenzikutivadzokere kumhembererodzavo
\v37ZvinowakatiadanaHerimoni,nenzwirekutyisidzira, akati:Kanganiiwemurombo,pandingakurairapamusoro pezvinhuizvi?
[38]Shongedzainzouzvinozvakarekuitirakuparadzwa kwevaJudhamangwana!
\v39Asivabativakangevagerenayepakudya, vakashamisikanekusagadzikanakwemoyowake, vakamupinduravachiti:
\v40Haiwamambo,muchatiidzakusvikarinhiko sezvinonzitirimapenzi,muchirairakutiivokechitatu vaparadzwe,muchipikisazvechirevochenyupachinhuichi?
41Naizvozvogutaranyonganiswanokudakwetariroyaro; rakazaranemhomhoyevanhu,uyeworirimungoziyenguva dzoseyokupambwa
42Ipapomambo,muFararimuzvinhuzvoseuyeazere nokupenga,haanakurangarirakuchinjakwendangariro kwakangakwaitikamukatimakekutiadzivirirevaJudha, uyeakapikazvakasimbakutiaizovaurayapasinakunonoka, avhiringwanamabvinetsokadzezvikara
43uyevairwaneJudhiya,vakakurumidzakuriisapasi nemotonepfumo,uyenokupisatemberiyaaisasvikirwa nayeaizokurumidzakuitakutiigareisinavanhuvaipa zvibayiroimomo
\v44Zvinoshamwarinevataririvakaendanemufaro mukuru,vakaisamautoanechivimbopanzvimbodzeguta dzakanakirakurinda
\v45Zvinozvikarazvakangezvapengeswanewaini inonhuwirayakavhenganiswanezvinonhuhwirauye yakashongedzerwazvinhuzvinotyisa,muchengetiwenzou [46]akapindamuchivanzepanengemambakwedza,guta rakangarizerenevanhuvasingaverengekivaipinda
[27]Sununguraizvisungozvavozvisinakururama! Vadzoserekumishayavonorugare,vachikumbira ruregereropanezvawakamboita!
[28]SununguravanakomanavaMwariwamasimbaoseuye mupenyuwokudenga,uyokubvapamazuva amadzitateguruedukusvikirazvinoakapahurumendeyedu kugadzikanakusingadzorekiuyekunocherechedzwa”
[29]Izvindizvozvaakataura;uyevaJudha, vakasunungurwapakarepo,vakarumbidzaMwariwavo mutsvenenoMuponesi,sezvozvinovakangavapukunyuka rufu
\v30Zvinomambo,wakatiadzokerakuguta,akadana mutaririwemitero,ndokumurairakutiapevaJudhawaini nezvosezvaidiwapamutambowemazuvamanomwe, ndokurongakutivapembererekununurwakwavonemufaro wosepanzvimboiyoyoyavaitarisirakutivaparadzwemairi.
[31]Naizvozvoavovaibatwazvinonyadzisauyevakanga vavapedyonorufu,kanakutikutoti,vakangavakamira pamasuoaro,vakaronganokudakwomutambo wokununurwapanzvimboporufurunorwadzanorusuruvaro, uyevazerenomufarovakagoverakuvaenzinzvimbo yakangayagadzirirwakuparadzwakwavonokuvigwa.
\v32Vakaregakuimbakwavonziyodzemariro, ndokuimbarwiyorwemadzibabaavo,vachirumbidza MwariMuponesiwavonemuitiwezvishamiso. Vachigumisakuchemanokuungudzakwose,vakaumba korasisechiratidzochomufarounerugare
[33]Saizvozvonamambo,apedzakuunganidzamabiko makuruokupembererazviitikoizvi,akatendadenga asingaregiuyenemufaronekununurwakusingatarisirwi kwaakangaaita.
\v34ZvinoavovaimbotendakutivaJudhavachaparadzwa, uyevachavachikafucheshiri,uyevaka\addva\add*nyora nemufaro,vakagomeraivovamenevakundwa nekunyadziswa,uyekusatyakwavokwemotokwakadzima zvinonyadzisa
[35]AsivaJudha,pavakangavarongabokarambotaurwa, sezvatakambotaura,vakapedzanguvayavomumabiko vachiperekedzwanokuongakwomufaronamapisarema
\v36Zvinovakativarairamurairowezvinhuizvipaungano yavoyosenevanavavo,vakatangisakuchengetwa kwemazuvaakangeataurwasemutambo,kwetewekunwa nekudyisa,asinekudakwekusunungurwakwakauya kwavarikubudikidzanaMwari
\v37Zvinovakakumbiramambo,kutiadzingwevaende kudzimbadzavo.
\v38Naizvozvokuverengwakwavokwakaitwakubva pazuvaremakumimavirineshanurePakonikusvikakune rechinareEpefi,kwemazuvamakumimana;uye kuparadzwakwavokwakagadzirirwakwechishanukusvika kunerechinomwereEpeifi,mazuvamatatu
[39]paariIshewezvoseakazivisatsitsidzakenokubwinya kukuru,akavanunuravosepamwecheteuyevasina kukuvadzwa
\v40Zvinovakaitamabiko,vakapiwazvinhuzvose namambo,kusvikapazuvareguminemana,iro ravakakumbirawokutivadzingwe.
[41]Mamboakaitazvavakakumbirapakarepo, ndokuvanyoreratsambainoteverakuvakuruvehondovaiva mumaguta,achiratidzakushushikanakwakenounyoro;
CHITSAUKO7
[1]“MamboPtolemyPhilopatorkuvakuruvemauto muIjipitinavosevanesimbamuhurumendeyake,kwaziso noutanohwakanaka.
[2]Isunevanavedutirikufambazvakanaka,Mwari mukuruanofambisazvinhuzvedusezvatinoda
[3]Dzimweshamwaridzedu,dzaigaradzichitikurudzira noruvengo,uyevakatikurudzirakutitiunganidzepamwe chetevaJudhavoumambomubokauyekutivarangwe nezvirangozvoutsinyesavatengesi;
[4]nokutivakazivisakutihurumendeyeduyaisazogadzwa zvakasimbakusvikiraizvizvaitwa,nokudakwechishuvo chakaipaichovanhuavavaivanachokumarudziose
[5]Vakavabudisawovachibatwanoutsinyesevaranda,kana kutisevapanduki,uye,vakazvisungachiunonoutsinye hwakaipakupfuurauhwohwetsikayavaSitiya,vakaedza kuvaurayapasinakubvunzacherokupizvakokana kuongorora.
\v6Asitakavatyisidzirazvikurunekudakwezviitoizvi, uyemaereranonetsitsidzatinadzokuvanhuvose,hatina kumbovaponesa.SezvotichizivakutiMwariwokudenga zvirokwazvoanodziviriravaJudha,achigaraachitorarutivi rwavosezvinoitababakuvanavavo;
\v7Zvinozvatakarangariratsitsinenyashadzavaivanadzo kwatirinekumadzibabaedu,takavasunungurapamhosva ipineipi
[8]Takarayirawokutimumwenomumweadzokerekumba kwake,pasinamunhuaripanzvimboipizvayoanovaitira zvakaipakanakuvazvidzanokudakwezvinhuzvisina musorozvakaitika.
[9]Nokutimunofanirakuzivakutikanatikavafungira zvakaipakanakuvashungurudza,hatizovinomunhunguva dzose,asiMutongiwesimbarose,MwariWokumusorosoro,muzvinhuzvoseuyeasinganzvengekisomudzivisi wokutsivamabasaakadaroFarewell"
[10]PakugamuchiratsambaiyivaJudhahavana kukurumidzakubuda,asivakakumbirakunamambokuti avoverudzirwechiJudhaavovakangavatadziranoune kunaMwarimutsveneuyenomutemowaMwari vagamuchirechirangochakavakodzera
[11]Nokutivakazivisakutiavovakangavadarikamirairo youmwarinokudakwedumburavovaisazombofa vakafarirahurumendeyamambo
\v12Zvinomambo,akabvumauyeakagamuchira chokwadichezvavakataura,ndokuvaparezinesikuti vaparadzevakasunungukauyevasinasimbarehumambo kanakutungamiraavovaparadzekwesekwesemuushe hwakeavovakadarikamurairowaMwari
\v13Zvinovakativamuomberazvakafanira,vapristivavo nechaungachosevakadanidziravachitiHareruya, ndokuendanemufaro.
\v14Naizvozvomunzirayavovakarangauyevakauraya pachenauyenerufurunonyadzisacheroupizvake wavaisangananavokubvakuhamadzavoakangaasvibiswa 15Nezuvairovakaurayavarumevanopfuuramazana matatu;vakachengetazuvairisomutambowomufaro, nekutivakangavaparadzavaimhuraMwari
\v16AsiavovakabatirirakunaMwarikunyangekusvika kurufuuyevakagamuchirakunakidzwakuzere kwekununurwavakatangakubudakwavomuguta, vakapfekakoronayemarudzioseemaruvaanonhuwira
kwazvo,nemufarouyenenzwiguruvachitendakuna Mwariumwewemadzibabaavo,Muponesiwekusingaperi waIsraeri,mumashokoerumbidzonemarudzioseenziyo dzinonakidza.
\v17PavakasvikakuToremai,yainzi"ruvararwemaruva" nekudakwechimirochenzvimbo,zvikepezvakavamirira, maereranonechidochavovose,kwemazuvamanomwe 18Vakapemberakusunungurwakwavoikoko,nokuti mamboakangaavapazvinhuzvosezverwendorwavo, mumwenomumwekumbakwake
\v19Zvinovakativasvikamurugarenekuvonga kwakafanira,saizvozvowovakasarudzakuchengeta mazuvaayasemutambowemufaropanguvayekugara kwavo
+20Pashurepokungevavanyorasevatsvenepambiruuye vatsauriranzvimboyokunamatirapanzvimboyomutambo, vakabvavabudavasinakukuvadzwa,vakasununguka,uye vachifarakwazvo,nokutimamboakangaarayirakuti vanunurwevakachengetekapanyikanomugungwa nomurwizimumwenomumwekunzvimboyake [21]Vakazviwaniramukurumbiramukurupakati pavavengivavo,vachikudzwanokutyiwa;uyehavana kutongotorerwanhumbidzavonomunhu \v22Kunzekwezvo,vosevaka\addzvi\add*tora, sezvakangazvanyorwa;SakaMwarimukuruakaitamabasa makuruzvakakwanakutivanunurwe 23NgaarumbidzweMusununguriwaIsiraeringuvadzose Ameni.