Bhuku Rekutanga reMufudzi waHermas, rinonzi Zviratidzo Zvake CHIRATIDZO 1 1 Iye akandirera akatengesa musikana mudiki kuRoma; uyo pandakamuona makore mazhinji gare gare, ndakamuyeuka, ndikatanga kumuda sehanzvadzi. Zvakaitika kuti imwe nguva gare gare, ndakamuona achigeza murwizi rwaTyber; uye ndakatambanudza ruoko rwangu kwaari, ndikamuburitsa murwizi. 2 Uye pandakamuona ndakafunga ndega, ndichiti, Ndingafara sei dai ndaiva nemukadzi akadaro, nekuda kwerunako netsika. Izvi ndakazvifunga ndega; uye handina kuzofungazve. Asi pasina nguva refu, pandakanga ndichifamba ndichifungisisa nezvepfungwa idzi, ndakatanga kukudza chisikwa ichi chaMwari, ndichifunga ndega; kuti aive akanaka uye akanaka sei. 3 Pandakafamba zvishoma, ndakarara. Mweya wakanditora, ukanditakura nepanzvimbo imwe kurudyi, pakanga pasina munhu aigona kupfuura nepairi. Yaiva nzvimbo iri pakati pematombo, ine mawere makuru, uye isingafambiki nemvura. 4 Pandakanga ndapfuura nzvimbo iyi, ndakasvika mubani; uye ipapo ndakapfugama, ndakatanga kunyengetera kuna Ishe, uye kureurura zvivi zvangu. 5 Pandakanga ndichinyengetera, denga rakazarurwa, ndikaona mukadzi wandaishuvira, achindikwazisa kubva kudenga, achiti, Hermas, mhoro! uye ndakamutarisa, ndikati, Maiwe, uri kuitei pano? Akandipindura achiti, Ndiri kukwidzwa pano kuti ndikupomere mhosva yechivi pamberi paIshe. 6 Mai, ndakati, "Ungandinyengetedza here?" Kwete, akadaro: asi inzwa mashoko andiri kuda kukuudza. Mwari anogara kudenga, uye akaita zvinhu zvose kubva pasina chinhu, uye akazviwanza nokuda kwechechi yake tsvene, akatsamwa newe nekuti wakanditadzira."
7 Ndakapindura ndikati kwaari, Mai, kana ndakakutadzirai, ndiudzei kuti ndakambotaura shoko risina kunaka kana renhema riini kwamuri? 8 Handina kukuremekedza semukadzi here nguva dzose? Handina kukuremekedza sehanzvadzi here nguva dzose? Saka sei uchindifungira zvinhu zvakaipa kudai? 9 Ipapo, achinyemwerera kwandiri, akati: Chishuwo chezvakaipa chamuka mumoyo mako. Hazvifungi here kuti chinhu chakaipa kuti munhu akarurama ave nechishuwo chakaipa mumoyo make? 10 Zvechokwadi chivi, uye ichocho chikuru kwazvo, kune akadaro; nekuti munhu akarurama anofunga kuti zvakarurama. Uye paanenge achidaro, uye achifamba zvakarurama, achaita kuti Ishe kudenga vamufarire mune zvese zvaanoita. 11 Asi kana vari avo vanofunga zvakaipa mumwoyo yavo, vanozvitorera rufu neusungwa; uye kunyanya avo vanoda nyika ino yazvino, uye vanozvirumbidza nepfuma yavo, uye vasingatarisi zvakanaka zvichauya; mweya yavo inodzungaira, uye havazivi kwekugadzirisa. 12 Zvino iyi ndiyo nyaya yevaya vane pfungwa mbiri, vasingavimbi naIshe, uye vanoshora nekuregeredza hupenyu hwavo. 13 Asi nyengetera kuna Ishe, uye vachaporesa zvivi zvako, nezvivi zveimba yako yese, nezvevatsvene vake vese. 14 Paakangopedza kutaura mashoko aya matenga akavharwa, uye ndakaramba ndakamedzwa nekusuwa nekutya; ndikati nechemumoyo, kana izvi zvikaiswa pamusoro pangu nekuda kwechivi, ndingaponeswa sei? 15 Kana kuti ndingakwanisa sei kukumbira Jehovha pamusoro pezvivi zvangu zvakawanda uye zvikuru? Ndingamukumbira sei kuti andinzwire tsitsi nemashoko api? 16 Pandakanga ndichifunga nezvezvinhu izvi, ndichifungisisa nezvazvo, tarira, chigaro chakaiswa pamberi pangu chemvere chena, chakajeka sechando. 17 Zvino kwakauya mumwe mukadzi mukuru akapfeka nguo inopenya, akabata bhuku muruoko rwake, akagara ega, akandikwazisa, achiti, Hermas, kwaziwai! Ini ndizere nekuchema, ndichichema, ndakapindura, "Kwaziwai, Mai! 18 Akati kwandiri, Sei wakasuruvara, Hermas, waisada kuva nemoyo murefu, uye kuzvininipisa, uye kugara wakafara? Ndakapindura, ndikati kwaari, Maiwe,
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ndapihwa mhosva yekunyadziswa nemukadzi akanaka kwazvo, anondiudza kuti ndakamutadzira. 19 Iye akapindura achiti, “Ngazvive kure nemuranda waMwari. Asi pamwe chishuwo chake chamuka mumoyo mako. Nokuti pfungwa yakadaro inoita kuti varanda vaMwari vave nemhosva yechivi.” 20 Uye pfungwa inonyangadza yakadaro haifanirwe kuva mushandi waMwari: uye uyo anotenderwa neMweya haafanire kuda zvakaipa; asi kunyanya Hermas, uyo anozvidzora kubva mukuchiva kwose kwakaipa, uye azere nekusazvibata, uye kusava nemhosva kukuru. 21 Asi Ishe havana kutsamwira iwe nekuda kwako, asi nekuda kweimba yako, iyo yakaita zvakaipa kuna Jehovha, nevabereki vavo. 22 Uye nekuda kwerudo rwako kuvana vako, hauna kurayira imba yako, asi wakavarega vachirarama zvakaipa; nekuda kwechikonzero ichi Ishe vakutsamwira: asi achaporesa zvakaipa zvose zvinoitwa mumba mako. Nokuti nekuda kwezvivi zvavo nezvakaipa, waparadzwa zvachose muzvinhu zvenyika. 23 Asi zvino ngoni dzaMwari dzakunzwira tsitsi iwe neimba yako, uye dzakunyaradza zvikuru. Asi iwe chete, usadzungaira, asi shinga, uye nyaradza imba yako. 24 Sezvinoita mushandi ari kubudisa basa rake, anoripa kune chero waanoda; saizvozvowo iwe nekudzidzisa zuva nezuva izvo zvakabviswa chivi chikuru. Saka musarega kuraira vanakomana venyu, nekuti Ishe vanoziva kuti vachatendeuka nemoyo yavo yese, uye vachanyorwa mubhuku rehupenyu. 25 Uye paakataura izvi, akawedzera kwandiri kuti; Unondinzwa ndichiverenga here?—Ndakamupindura ndichiti, Mai, ndichazviita. 26 Inzwai, akadaro; uye achivhura bhuku raakaverenga, zvinoshamisa, zvikuru, uye zvinoshamisa, zvinhu zvandisingakwanise kuchengeta mupfungwa dzangu. Nekuti aive mashoko anotyisa, asina munhu aigona kutsungirira. 27 Asi ndakaisa mashoko ake ekupedzisira kuti ndiarangarire; nekuti aiva mashoma, uye aibatsira zvikuru kwatiri. 28 Tarirai Ishe vane simba, avo nesimba ravo risingaonekwe, uye neuchenjeri hwavo hwakanaka kwazvo vakaita nyika, uye nezano ravo rakanaka vakashongedza chisikwa chavo, uye neshoko resimba ravo vakasimbisa denga, uye vakaisa pasi pamusoro pemvura; uye nesimba iri vakasimbisa Chechi yavo Tsvene, yavakaropafadza. 29 Tarisai achabvisa matenga, nemakomo, zvikomo, nemakungwa; uye zvinhu zvose zvichajekeswa kune vakasarudzwa vake; kuti avape vimbiso yaakavimbisa, nerukudzo rukuru nemufaro; kana zvikaitika kuti vachachengeta mirairo yaMwari, yavakagashira nekutenda kukuru. 30 Paakapedza kuverenga, akasimuka pachigaro; uye tarira, majaya mana akauya, akatakura chigaro kumabvazuva. 31 Uye akandidana kwaari, akabata zamu rangu, akati kwandiri, Zvandifadza here kuverenga kwangu? Ndakapindura ndichiti, Maiwe, zvinhu izvi zvekupedzisira zvinondifadza; asi zvakapfuura zvaive zvakaoma uye zvakaoma. 32 Akati kwandiri, zvinhu izvi zvekupedzisira ndezvevakarurama, asi zviri pamusoro apa ndezvevapanduki nevahedheni.
33 Uye paakanga achitaura neni, varume vaviri vakasvika, vakamutakura pamafudzi avo vakaenda kumabvazuva kwaive nechigaro. 34 Akabva aenda achifara; uye paakanga achienda, akati kwandiri, Hermas, usatya. CHIRATIDZO 2 1 Pandaiva munzira kuenda kuCuma, inenge nguva imwe chete yandakaenda gore rapfuura, ndakatanga kurangarira chiono chandakaona kare. Uye zvakare mweya wakanditakura, ukandiisa panzvimbo imwe chete, yandakanga ndiri gore rapfuura. 2 Pandakasvika panzvimbo iyi, ndakapfugama pasi, ndikatanga kunamata kuna Ishe, uye kukudza zita ravo, kuti vakanga vandiona semunhu akakodzera, uye vakanga vandiratidza zvivi zvangu zvekare. 3 Pandakamuka kubva pakunyengetera, ndakaona nechembere yandakaona gore rapfuura, ichifamba uye ichiverenga mubhuku. 4 Uye akati kwandiri, Unogona kuudza zvinhu izvi kune vakasarudzwa vaMwari here? Ndakapindura ndikati kwaari, Mai, handigoni kuchengeta zvinhu zvakawanda zvakadaro mundangariro dzangu, asi ndipe bhuku, uye ndicharinyora pasi. 5 “Tora,” akadaro, “ugoona kuti unondidzosera.” 6 Pandakangogamuchira, ndakaenda padivi kune imwe nzvimbo yemunda, ndikanyora mabhii ese, nekuti handina kuwana masyllable. 7 Uye pandakangopedza zvakanyorwa mubhuku, bhuku racho rakangoerekana ratorwa kubva muruoko rwangu, asi handina kumuona. 8 Mushure memazuva gumi nemashanu, pandakanga ndatsanya, ndikakumbira Ishe nomwoyo wose, ruzivo rwezvakanyorwa rwakazarurwa kwandiri. Zvino zvakanyorwa izvi: 9 Vana vako, iwe Hermas, vakatadzira Jehovha, uye vakapandukira vabereki vavo, nekuda kwehuipi hwavo hukuru. Uye vakanzi vatengesi vevabereki vavo, uye vakaramba vachimupandukira. 10 Zvino vawedzera hupombwe pane zvimwe zvivi zvavo, uye kusvibiswa kwezvakaipa zvavo; saizvozvo vazadza chiyero chezvakaipa zvavo. Asi iwe tuka vanakomana vako nemashoko aya ose; uye mukadzi wako, uyo achava hanzvadzi yako; uye ngaadzidze kudzora rurimi rwake, rwaanotuka narwo. 11 Kana achinzwa zvinhu izvi, anozvidzora, owana tsitsi. 12 Uye ivowo vachadzidziswa, kana wavatuka nemashoko aya, ayo Ishe vakaraira kuti aratidzwe kwauri. 13 Ipapo zvivi zvavo zvichakanganwirwa, zvavakamboita kare, nezvivi zvevatsvene vose vakatadza kusvika nhasi; kana vakatendeuka nemoyo yavo yose, uye vakabvisa kusava nechokwadi kwose mumoyo yavo. 14 Nokuti Ishe akapika nokubwinya kwake pamusoro pevasanangurwa vake, atema panguva ino kuti kana munhu akatadza 5 kunyange zvino, haazoponeswi. 15 Nokuti kutendeuka kwevakarurama kwasvika mugumo wako; mazuva ekutendeuka akazadzikiswa kuvatsvene vose; asi kuvahedheni, kune kutendeuka kusvika pazuva rekupedzisira.
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16 Saka iwe uchati kune avo vari pamusoro pechechi; kuti varonge nzira dzavo mukururama, kuti vagamuchire zvizere chipikirwa nekubwinya kukuru. 17 Naizvozvo mirai nesimba imi munoita zvakarurama uye rambai muchiita izvozvo, kuti kuenda kwenyu kuende nevatumwa vatsvene. 18 Makaropafadzwa imi mose muchatsungirira muedzo mukuru uri pedyo, uye ani nani asingazorambi hupenyu hwake. 19 Nokuti Ishe vakapika neMwanakomana wavo, kuti ani nani anoramba Mwanakomana wavo pamwe chete naye, achitya hupenyu hwake, achamurambawo munyika ichauya. 20 Asi avo vasingazombomuramba, netsitsi dzake huru kwazvo achavaitira nyasha. 21 Asi iwe, iwe Hermas, usarangarira zvakaipa zvakaitwa nevanakomana vako, kana kuregeredza hanzvadzi yako, asi chenjera kuti vagadzirise zvivi zvavo zvekare. 22 Nokuti vachadzidziswa nedzidziso iyi, kana musingazorangariri zvavakaita zvakaipa. 23 Nokuti kurangarira zvakaipa kunouyisa rufu, asi kukanganwa nezvazvo kunouyisa upenyu husingaperi. 24 Asi imi, imi maHermit, makasangana nematambudziko mazhinji enyika nekuda kwezvivi zveimba yenyu, nekuti makazviregeredza, sezvinhu zvisiri zvenyu; uye makabatikana nebasa renyu guru. 25 Zvisinei, nekuda kweizvi muchaponeswa, kuti hamuna kubva kuna Mwari mupenyu, uye kupfava kwenyu nekuzvidzora kwenyu kuchakuchengetedzai, kana mukaramba muri mazviri. 26 Hongu, vachaponesa vose vanoita zvinhu zvakadaro, uye vanofamba mukusava nemhosva uye mukururama. 27 Avo vari verudzi urwu vachakunda kusada Mwari kwose, uye vachaenderera mberi kusvika paupenyu husingaperi. 28 Vanofara vose vanoita zvakarurama, havazoparadzwi nekusingaperi. 29 Asi iwe uchati, Tarira, kune muedzo mukuru uri kuuya. Kana uchifunga zvakanaka, murambe zvakare. 30 Jehovha ari pedyo neavo vanotendeukira kwaari, sezvazvakanyorwa mubhuku raHeridhamu naModhari, avo vakaprofita kuvanhu vaIsraeri murenje. 31 Uyezve, hama, zvakaratidzwa kwandiri, pandakanga ndakarara, nejaya rakanaka kwazvo, richiti kwandiri, Unofungei nezvemukadzi mukuru wawakagamuchira bhuku kwaari; ndiani iyeye? Ndakapindura, Sybil. 32 Iye akati, “Wakarasika,” ndakapindura ndikati, “Ko iye ndianiko, Ishe?” Akandipindura achiti, “Ikereke yaMwari.” 33 Uye ndakati kwaari, Saka sei achitaridzika seakwegura? Naizvozvo, akadaro, mukadzi mukuru, nekuti ndiye wekutanga wezvisikwa zvose, uye nyika yakaitirwa iye. 34 Mushure meizvi ndakaona chiratidzo kumba kwangu, uye chembere yandakanga ndamboona, yakauya kwandiri ikandibvunza kuti, ndakanga ndamboendesa bhuku rake kuvakuru vechechi here? Uye ndakapindura kuti ndakanga ndisati ndasvika. 35 Iye akapindura achiti, Waita zvakanaka, nekuti ndine mamwe mashoko ekuudza Asi kana ndapedza mashoko ese, achanzwisiswa zvakajeka nevakasarudzwa. 36 Unofanira kunyora mabhuku maviri, wotumira rimwe kuna Clement nerimwe kuna Grapte. Nokuti Clement acharitumira kumaguta ekunze, nekuti zvinotenderwa
kwaari kuita izvozvo: asi Grapte acharayira chirikadzi nenherera. 37 Asi iwe uchaverenga muguta rino pamwe chete nevakuru vechechi. CHIRATIDZO 3 1 Chiratidzo chandakaona, hama, chaive ichi. 2 Pandaigara ndichitsanya nekunamata kuna Ishe, kuti vandiratidze zvakazarurwa, zvavakavimbisa nemukadzi mukuru kuti vaizondiratidza; husiku ihwohwo akazviratidza kwandiri, akati kwandiri: 3 Zvauri kuzvitambudza saizvozvo, uye uchida kuziva zvinhu zvose, uya kumunda kwaunoda, uye nenguva inenge yechitanhatu, ndichazviratidza kwauri, uye ndichakuratidza zvaunofanira kuona. 4 Ndakamubvunza, ndichiti: Mai, munda upi? Akati, chero kwaunoda, sarudza nzvimbo yakanaka uye yakavanzika chete. Uye ndisati ndatanga kutaura nekumuudza nzvimbo yacho, akati kwandiri: Ndichaenda kwaunoda. 5 Saka, hama, ndaiva mumunda, uye ndakacherechedza nguva dzacho ndikasvika panzvimbo yandakanga ndamuraira kuti auye. 6 Uye ndakaona chigaro chakaiswa; chaive piro rerineni, uye pamusoro pacho pakanga pakawaridzwa chifukidzo cherineni yakanaka kwazvo. 7 Pandakaona zvinhu izvi zvakarongeka seizvi, uye kuti pakanga pasina munhu panzvimbo iyoyo, ndakatanga kushamisika, uye bvudzi rangu rakamira, uye kutya kwakandibata; nekuti ndaiva ndega. 8 Asi pandakazorora mupfungwa dzangu, ndikayeuka kubwinya kwaGadhi, ndikashinga, ndakapfugama pasi, ndikatanga zvakare kureurura zvivi zvangu sepakutanga. 9 Uye pandakanga ndichiita izvi, mukadzi mukuru akauya ikoko nevarume vatanhatu vechidiki vandakanga ndamboona, vakamira kumashure kwangu pandakanga ndichinyengetera, vakandinzwa ndichinyengetera uye ndichireurura zvivi zvangu kuna Ishe. 10 Uye achindibata, akati: Regai kunyengeterera zvivi zvenyu chete; nyengetereraiwo kururama, kuti mugamuchire chikamu chake mumba menyu. 11 Zvino akandisimudza kubva panzvimbo iyoyo, akandibata ruoko, ndokundiunza pachigaro; ndokuti kumajaya; Endai, muvake. 12 Pavakangobuda, isu tava tega, akati kwandiri: Gara pano. Ndakamupindura ndikati: Mai, regai vakuru vagare pakutanga. Akapindura achiti, Gara pasi pandichakuudza. 13 Pandaida kugara kurudyi, haana kundibvumira, asi akandiratidza ruoko rwake kuti ndigare kuruboshwe. 14 Zvino pandakanga ndichifunga, ndichishungurudzika kuti aramba kunditendera kugara kurudyi, akati kwandiri, 'Hermesi, unosuruvareiko?' 15 Nzvimbo iri kurudyi ndeyavo avo vakatosvika kuna Mwari, uye vakatambura nekuda kwezita rake. Asi kuchine zvakawanda zvasara kwauri, usati wagara navo. 16 Asi rambai sezvamunoita nemwoyo wese, uye muchagara navo: sezvinoita vamwe vese vanoita mabasa avo, uye vachatakura zvavakatakura. 17 Ndakati kwaari: Mai, ndingazive kuti chii chavakatambura nacho? Zvino chinzwai, akadaro: zvikara zvesango, kurohwa, kuiswa mujeri, uye michinjikwa nekuda kwezita rake.
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18 Nokuda kwechikonzero ichi ruoko rworudyi rweutsvene nderwavo, uye rwevamwe vose vachatambudzika nekuda kwezita raMwari; asi rworuboshwe nderwavamwe vose. 19 Asi zvipo nezvipikirwa ndezvavose vari kurudyi, uye vari kuruboshwe; asi kuti vanogara kurudyi vane kubwinya kupfuura vamwe. 20 Asi iwe unoda kugara kurudyi navo, asi zvikanganiso zvako zvakawanda. Asi iwe uchacheneswa kubva pazvikanganiso zvako, sevamwe vose vasina mubvunzo vachacheneswa kubva pazvivi zvose zvavakaita kusvika nhasi. 21 Zvino wakati areva izvi, angadai akaenda. 22 Nokudaro, ndakawira pasi pamberi petsoka dzake, ndakatanga kumukumbira, nekuda kwaIshe, kuti andiratidze chiratidzo chaakanga avimbisa. 23 Ipapo akandibata ruoko zvakare, akandisimudza, akandigarisa pachigaro kuruboshwe; uye akabata tsvimbo inopenya, akati kwandiri, Unoona chinhu chikuru ichocho here? Ndakapindura, Mai, hapana chandinoona. 24 Iye akapindura achiti, “Hausi kuona shongwe huru yakatarisana newe, yakavakwa pamusoro pemvura, ine matombo akaenzana akajeka here?” 25 Nekuti shongwe iyi yakavakwa panzvimbo ine mativi mana nemajaya aya matanhatu akauya nayo. 26 Asi zviuru zvevamwe varume vakauya nematombo; vamwe vakaaburitsa mugomba rakadzika, vamwe vakaatakura kubva pasi, ndokuapa majaya matanhatu. Vakaatora vakavaka. 27 Kana ari matombo iwayo akatorwa kubva mugomba rakadzika, vakaaisa ose muchivako; nekuti akanga akashongedzwa, uye matinji awo akatarisana zvakanaka, uye rimwe rakabatana zvakanaka, zvekuti pakanga pasina nzvimbo yekuona paakabatana, zvekuti shongwe yese yairatidzika kunge yakavakwa sedombo rimwe chete. 28 Asi kana ari mamwe matombo akabviswa pasi, mamwe acho vakaramba, mamwe vakaaisa muchivako. 29 Kana dziri idzo dzakarambwa, dzimwe vakadzicheka, ndokudzikanda kure neshongwe; asi dzimwe dzakawanda dzakanga dzakarara dzakakomberedza shongwe, idzo dzavasina kushandisa muchivako. 30 Nekuti mamwe acho aive asina kurongeka, mamwe aive nemaburi maari, mamwe aive machena uye akatenderera, asina kukodzera kuvakwa kweshongwe. 31 Asi ndakaona mamwe matombo akarasirwa kure neshongwe, achiwira mumugwagwa mukuru, asi asingarambe ari munzira, asi akakungurutswa kubva munzira kuenda kunzvimbo isina vanhu. 32 Ndakaona vamwe vachiwira mumoto vachitsva; vamwe vakawira pedyo nemvura, asi vakatadza kuzvikungurutsira mairi, kunyange zvazvo vaida chaizvo kuwira mumvura. 33 Zvino paakandiratidza zvinhu izvi angadai akaenda; asi ndakati kwaari, Mai, zvinondibatsirei kuona zvinhu izvi, ndisinganzwisise kuti zvinorevei? 34 Akapindura akati kwandiri: Une hunyengeri, pakuti unoda kuziva zvinhu zvine chekuita neshongwe. Hongu, ndakadaro, Mai, kuti ndizvizivise kuhama, uye dzifare, uye kunzwa zvinhu izvi kungakudza Mwari nekubwinya kukuru. 35 Ipapo akati, “Vazhinji vachazvinzwa, uye kana vazvinzwa, vamwe vachafara, vamwe vachichema.” Asi kunyange naivava, kana vakatendeuka, vachafarawo.”
36 Naizvozvo inzwai zvandinoreva pamusoro pemufananidzo weshongwe, uye mushure meizvi musazoramba muchindinetsa pamusoro pezvakazarurwa. 37 Nokuti zvakazarurwa izvi zvine mugumo, sezvo zvichizadzikiswa. Asi hamuregi kuda zvakazarurwa, nekuti munokurumidza zvikuru. 38 Kana iri shongwe yauri kuona yakavakwa, ndini ini, kureva chechi, yandazviratidza kwauri ikozvino uye kare. Saka bvunza zvaunoda nezveshongwe, uye ndichazvizivisa kwauri, kuti ufare nevatsvene. 39 Ndakati kwaari, Mai, nekuti makambofunga kuti ndaifanira kugamuchira kubva kwamuri zvakazarurwa zvezvinhu izvi zvose, ndizivisei izvozvo. 40 Akandipindura achiti, Chero chakakodzera kuratidzwa kwauri chicharatidzwa; moyo wako ngauve naShe chete, uye usakahadzika, chero chauchaona. 41 Ndakamubvunza kuti, Mai, sei shongwe yakavakirwa pamusoro pemvura? Akapindura achiti, Ndakambokuudza kare kuti wakachenjera zvikuru kubvunza nezvechivakwa ichi, saka uchawana chokwadi. 42 Naizvozvo chinzwai kuti sei shongwe yakavakwa pamusoro pemvura: nekuti hupenyu hwenyu huchaponeswa nemvura. Nokuti hwakavakirwa neshoko remasimba ose uye rine mbiri, uye hunotsigirwa nesimba risingaonekwi uye simba raMwari. 43 Uye ndakapindura, ndikati kwaari, Zvinhu izvi zvinoyemurika zvikuru; asi, amai, ndivanaani majaya matanhatu aya anovaka? 44 Akadaro, ingirozi dzaMwari, dzakatanga kugadzwa, uye idzo Ishe vakapa zvisikwa zvake zvose kwavari, kuti vazvivakire nekuvavaka, uye kuti vatonge pamusoro pavo. Nokuti neizvi kuvaka shongwe kuchapedzwa. 45 Ko vamwe vanouya nematombo ndivanaani? 46 Ivowo ingirozi tsvene dzaIshe; asi vamwe vakanakisisa kupfuura ava. Nokudaro kana kuvakwa kwese kweshongwe kwapera, vese vachadya pamwe chete padivi peshongwe, uye vacharumbidza Mwari, nekuti chivakwa cheshongwe chapera. 47 Ndakamubvunza, ndichiti, Ndingade kuziva mamiriro ematombo, uye zvaari kureva, kuti chii? 48 Akapindura, akati kwandiri, Uri nani kupfuura vamwe vese here kuti izvi zvizarurwe kwauri? Nekuti vamwe vari pamberi pako, uye vari nani kupfuura iwe, avo zviratidzo izvi zvinofanira kuratidzwa kwavari. 49 Zvisinei, kuti zita raMwari rikudzwe, zvakaratidzwa kwamuri, uye zvicharatidzwa kwamuri, nekuda kweavo vasina chokwadi, uye vanofunga mumoyo mavo kana zvinhu izvi zvakadaro kana kuti kwete. 50 Vaudze kuti zvinhu izvi zvose ndezvechokwadi, uye kuti hapana chiri mazviri chisiri chechokwadi; asi zvose zvakasimba uye zvakasimbiswa zvechokwadi. 51 Zvino chinzwai nezvematombo ari muchivakwa. 52 Matombo machena nemasikweya anowirirana zvakanaka pakubatana kwawo, ndivo vaapositori, nemabhishopi, nevanachiremba, nevashumiri, avo kuburikidza netsitsi dzaMwari vakapinda, vakatonga, vakadzidzisa nekushumira vakasarudzwa vaMwari nenzira tsvene uye nemwero, vose avo vakarara, uye vachiripo; uye vagara vachibvumirana navo, uye vakava nerugare mukati mavo, uye vakanzwana. 53 Ndicho chikonzero nei majoini azvo akabatana pamwe chete mukuvakwa kweshongwe.
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54 Avo vanoburitswa kubva mugomba rakadzika voiswa muchivako, uye vane majoini akafanana nemamwe matombo atovakwa, ndivo avo vatovata, uye vakatambura nekuda kwezita raIshe. 55 Ko mamwe matombo anotorwa kubva muvhu chii, amai,? Ndingazive kuti ndeapi. 56 Iye akapindura achiti, “Avo vanorara pasi vasina kukwenenzverwa, ndivo vanotenderwa naMwari, nekuti vakafamba mumutemo waIshe, uye vakatungamira nzira dzavo mumirairo yake.” 57 Avo vanounzwa uye vanoiswa mukuvakwa kweshongwe, ndivo vechidiki mukutenda uye vakatendeka. Uye ava vanorayirwa nengirozi kuti vaite zvakanaka nekuti kutadza hakuwanikwi mavari. 58 Asi ndivanaani avo vaakaramba, ndokuvaisa parutivi peshongwe? 59 Ndivo vakatadza uye vanoda kutendeuka; nokuda kwechikonzero ichi havasi kure neshongwe, nekuti vachabatsira pakuvaka, kana vakatendeuka. 60 Naizvozvo avo vasati vatendeuka, kana vakatendeuka, vachasimba mukutenda; ndiko kuti, kana vakatendeuka ikozvino, shongwe ichiri kuvakwa. Nokuti kana chivako chikapedzwa ipapo hapazovi nenzvimbo yekuti vaiswemo, asi vacharambwa; nokuti iye chete ndiye ane ropafadzo iyi uyo zvino achabuda mushongwe. 61 Asi ungaziva here kuti ndivanaani vakachekwa, vakarasirwa kure neshongwe? Mai, ndakadaro, ndinoida. 62 Ndivo vana vezvakaipa, avo vaitenda muhunyengeri chete, asi vasina kubva munzira dzavo dzakaipa; nekuda kweizvi havazoponeswi, nekuti havana basa muchivako nekuda kwezvivi zvavo. 63 Nokudaro vanoparadzwa, uye vanoraswa kure, nekuda kwehasha dzaIshe, uye nekuti vakamutsamwira. 64 Kana ari mamwe matombo akawanda awakaona akaiswa pashongwe, asi asina kuiswa muzvivakwa; ayo akasimba, ndeaya akaziva chokwadi, asi asina kuramba ari maari, kana kubatana nevatsvene, saka haana pundutso. 65 Avo vane mipata mavari, ndivo vanochengeta kusawirirana mumoyo yavo, uye vasingagari murugare; vane hushamwari kana varipo nehama dzavo, asi kana vangoparadzana, huipi hwavo hunoramba huri mumoyo yavo: aya ndiwo mipata inoonekwa mumatombo iwayo. 66 Avo vakaremara uye vapfupi, ndivo vakatenda zvechokwadi, asi vachiri vazere nehuipi: nekuda kwechikonzero ichi vakaremara uye havana kukwana. 67 Asi matombo machena neakaita denderedzwa chii, amai, uye ndeapi asina kukodzera kuvakwa kweshongwe? 68 Akapindura akati kwandiri: Ucharamba uri benzi uye usina kunzwisisa kusvika riini, usingabvunzi zvese uye usinganzwisise chinhu? 69 Ndivo vane kutenda zvechokwadi, asi vane pfuma yenyika ino. Saka kana paine matambudziko, nekuda kwepfuma yavo nekutengeserana, vanoramba Ishe. 70 Ndakapindura, ndikati kwaari, Saka vachabatsira Ishe rini? Kana pfuma yavo yabviswa, anodaro, yavanofarira, ipapo vachabatsira Ishe pakuvaka kwake. 71 Nokuti sedombo rakatenderera, kana rikasachekwa, rikarasirwa pasi, gobvu raro harigone kuitwa mativi mana, saka avo vakapfuma munyika ino, kana pfuma yavo ikasaderedzwa, havagone kuitwa kuti vawane purofiti kuna Ishe.
72 Dzidza izvi kubva pane zvakaitika kwauri; pawakanga uri mupfumi, wakanga usingabatsiri; asi ikozvino wava purofiti, uye wakakodzera hupenyu hwawakatora; nekuti waimbovawo mumwe wematombo iwayo. 73 Kana ari mamwe matombo awakaona akarasirwa kure neshongwe, achimhanya munzira, ndokudonha achibva munzira achienda kunzvimbo dzisina vanhu, ndivo vakatenda zvechokwadi, asi nekuda kwekusava nechokwadi kwavo vakasiya nzira yechokwadi, vachifunga kuti vanogona kuwana iri nani. Asi vanodzungaira uye vanosuruvarisa, vachipinda munzira dzisina vanhu. 74 Zvino kune matombo iwayo akawira mumoto akapiswa, ndivo avo vakabva kuna Mwari mupenyu nekusingaperi; uye hazvimbofi zvakapinda mumoyo mavo kuti vatendeuke, nekuda kwerudo rwavainarwo kuzvishuvo zvavo nehuipi zvavanoita. 75 Ko zvimwe zvakawira pamvura zvikasagona kukunguruka mumvura ndezvipi? 76 Ndivo vakanzwa shoko, uye vaida kubhabhatidzwa muzita raIshe; asi vachifunga nezveutsvene hukuru hunodikwa nechokwadi, vakazvibvisa, uye vakafamba zvakare vachitevera kuchiva kwavo kwakaipa. 77 Saka akapedzisa kutsanangura shongwe. 78 Asi ini ndichiri kuda kukurumidza, ndakamubvunza kuti, Pane kutendeuka kunotenderwa here kumatombo ese akaraswa kudaro? uye asina kukodzera kuvaka shongwe; uye vachawana nzvimbo mushongwe iyi here? 79 Vangatendeuke, akadaro, asi havangakwanise kupinda mushongwe iyi; asi vachaiswa munzvimbo yakaderera zvikuru, uye mushure mezvo vachange vatambudzwa, uye vazadzikisa mazuva ezvivi zvavo. 80 Uye nekuda kwechikonzero ichi vachabviswa, nekuti vagamuchira shoko rekururama: uye ipapo vachabviswa mumatambudziko avo, kana vaine pfungwa yechokwadi mumoyo yavo yezvavakaita zvisiri izvo. 81 Asi kana vasingazove nepfungwa iyi mumoyo mavo, havazoponeswi nekuda kwekuoma kwemoyo yavo. 82 Saka pandakapedza kumubvunza nezvezvinhu izvi zvose, akati kwandiri, ‘Uchaona chimwe chinhu here?’ Uye ndichishuva kuchiona, ndakafara zvikuru. 83 Saka akanditarisa, achinyemwerera zvishoma, akati kwandiri, Unoona vakadzi vanomwe vari pedyo neshongwe here? Mai, ndakadaro, ndinovaona. 84 Shongwe iyi, akapindura, inotsigirwa navo, zvichienderana nemurairo waIshe: saka inzwai migumisiro yavo. 85 Wokutanga wavo, anobata neruoko rwake, anonzi Kutenda, naye vakasarudzwa vachaponeswa. Wechipiri, akapfeka chiuno, uye anotaridzika semurume, anonzi Kusazvibata: ndiye mwanasikana weKutenda. 86 Saka ani zvake achamutevera achafara muhupenyu hwake hwese, nekuti acharega mabasa ese akaipa, achitenda kuti kana akazvidzora kubva mukuchiva kwese, achava mugari wenhaka yeupenyu husingaperi. Uye ndikati, amai, ndivanaani vamwe vashanu? 87 Vakapindura vachiti, ivo vanasikana vemumwe nemumwe. Chekutanga chinonzi Kureruka; chinotevera Kusava Nemhosva; chechitatu Kuzvininipisa; kwozotevera Kurangwa; uye chekupedzisira pane zvese iRudo. Saka kana wapedza mabasa aamai vavo, uchakwanisa kuita zvese.
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88 Mukadzi, ndakadaro ini, ndaizoziva kuti chimwe nechimwe chezvizvi chine hunhu hupi. 89 Zvino chinzwai, akadaro mukadzi wacho; vane hunhu hwakaenzana, uye hunhu hwavo hwakabatana, uye hunoteverana sezvavakaberekwa. 90 Kubva mukutenda kunobuda Kusaita zvimwe zvinhu; kubva muKusaita zvimwe zvinhu, Kusaita zvimwe zvinhu; kubva muKusaita zvimwe zvinhu, Kusava nemhosva; kubva muKusaita zvimwe zvinhu, Kuzvininipisa; kubva muKuzvininipisa, Kuranga neRudo. Nokudaro mabasa aya matsvene, akachena, uye akarurama. 91 Naizvozvo ani zvake achashandira izvi, uye obatirira pamabasa avo, achava neimba yake yekugara mushongwe nevatsvene vaMwari. 92 Ipapo ndakamubvunza nezvenguva, kana mugumo wava pedyo zvino; 93 Asi akadanidzira nenzwi guru, achiti, Iwe benzi! Hausati waona shongwe ichine chivakwa here? Naizvozvo kana shongwe yapera, uye yakavakwa, ichava nemagumo; uye zvechokwadi ichakurumidza kupera. 94 Asi musazondibvunzazve mimwe mibvunzo. Zvataurwa zvingakukwanirai imi nevatsvene vese kuti mweya yenyu izorodzwe. Nokuti zvinhu izvi hazvina kuratidzwa kwamuri chete, asi kuti muzviratidze kune vese. 95 Nokuti saka, iwe Hermes, mushure memazuva matatu unofanira kunzwisisa mazwi aya andinotanga kutaura kwauri, kuti ugoataura munzeve dzevatsvene; kuti kana vanzwa uye vaaita, vacheneswe kubva muzvakaipa zvavo, uye iwe pamwe chete navo. 96 Nditeererei naizvozvo, imi vanakomana vangu, ndakakurerai muhunyoro hwakawanda, uye musina mhosva, uye mukuzvibata nekuda kwerudo rwaMwari, rwakadonhera pamuri mukururama, kuti mucheneswe uye mururamiswe kubva muchivi chose nehuipi; asi hamuzoregi kuita zvakaipa kwenyu. 97 Zvino saka nditeererei, uye ivai nerugare pakati penyu, uye shanyiranai, uye gamuchiranai, uye musafadzwe nezvisikwa zvaMwari chete. 98 Ipai pachena kune vanoshaya. Nekuti vamwe nekudya zvisina muripo vanotambura nekushaya simba munyama yavo, uye vanokuvadza miviri yavo; nepo nyama yevamwe vasina chikafu, inosvava, nekuti vanoda kudya kwakakwana, uye miviri inodyiwa. 99 Saka kusazvidzora uku kunokuvadzai imi, imi mune, uye musingatauri kune avo vanoda. Gadzirirai kutongwa kuri kuuya kwamuri. 100 Imi muri vakuru, tsvagai vane nzara, shongwe isati yapera. Nokuti kana shongwe yapera, muchada kuita zvakanaka, uye hamuzowani nzvimbo mairi. 101 Chenjererai, naizvozvo, imi munozvirumbidza nepfuma yenyu, kuti zvimwe vangagomera vari mukushaya, uye kugomera kwavo kukwire kuna Mwari, uye imi mugovharirwa kunze nezvinhu zvenyu kunze kwesuo reshongwe. 102 Tarisai zvino ndinoyambira imi vakagadzwa pamusoro pechechi, uye munoda zvigaro zvepamusoro-soro, musafanana nevanoita zvakaipa. 103 Uye zvechokwadi vanotakura chepfu yavo mumabhokisi, asi imi mune chepfu yenyu nehutachiona mumwoyo yenyu, uye hamuzozvichenese, uye musanganise pfungwa dzenyu nemoyo wakachena, kuti muwane tsitsi kuna Mambo Mukuru.
104 Chenjerai, vana vangu, kuti kusawirirana kwenyu kusakutorerai hupenyu hwenyu. Muchadzidzisa sei vakasarudzwa vaMwari, imi pachenyu muchida kururamiswa? Naizvozvo rairanai, uye muve nerugare pakati penyu, kuti ini, ndakamira pamberi pababa venyu, ndigozvidavirira kwamuri kuna Ishe. 105 Zvino paakapedza kutaura neni, majaya matanhatu akavaka, akauya akamutakura kuenda kushongwe; uye vamwe vana vakatora chigaro chaakagara, uye ivowo vakaenda zvakare kushongwe. Handina kuona zviso zveava, nekuti misana yavo yakanga yakatarisa kwandiri. 106 Paakanga ava kuenda, ndakamubvunza, kuti andiudze zvaiva nechekuita nemarudzi matatu, aakazviratidza kwandiri. 107 Asi akapindura akati kwandiri, pamusoro pezvinhu izvi unofanira kubvunza chimwe chinhu, kuti zvigoratidzwa kwauri. 108 Zvino, hama, muchiratidzo chekutanga gore rakapera, akaonekwa kwandiri akwegura zvikuru, uye akagara pachigaro. 109 Mune chimwe chiono, zvechokwadi aive nechiso cheudiki, asi nyama yake nebvudzi rake zvakanga zvakwegura; asi akataura neni ndakamira, uye aive nemufaro kupfuura kekutanga. 110 Muchiratidzo chechitatu, akanga ari mudiki pane zvese, uye akanaka pameso; aingova nebvudzi remunhu akwegura; asi airatidzika kufara, akagara pachigaro. 111 Saka ndakasuruvara zvikuru pamusoro pezvinhu izvi, kusvika ndanzwisisa chiratidzo. 112 Saka ndakaona mukadzi mumwechete muchiratidzo cheusiku achiti kwandiri, Munamato wese unoda kunyadziswa. Saka tsanya, uye uchadzidza kubva kuna Ishe zvaunokumbira. Saka ndakatsanya rimwe zuva. 113 Husiku ihwohwo rimwe jaya rakauya kwandiri rikati, Sei uchiwanzoda Zvakazarurwa muminamato yako? Chenjerera kuti nekukumbira zvinhu zvakawanda, usakuvadza muviri. Zvakazarurwa izvi ngazvikukwanire. 114 Unogona kuona Zvakazarurwa zvinonyanya kukosha kupfuura zvawakatogamuchira here? 115 Ndakapindura ndikati kwaari, Changamire, ndinongokumbira chinhu chimwe chete ichi nekuda kwevanhu vatatu vemukadzi mukuru vakaonekwa kwandiri, kuti Zvakazarurwa zvizadziswe. 116 Akandipindura achiti, Hausi munhu asina njere, asi kusava nechokwadi kwako ndiko kunoita kuti uve saizvozvo; nekuti hauna mwoyo wakasimba kuna Jehovha. 117 Ndakapindura ndikati, Asi tichadzidza zvinhu izvi nokungwarira kubva kwamuri. 118 Inzwai zvino, anodaro, nezvemifananidzo yamunobvunza nezvayo. 119 Uye kutanga, muchiratidzo chekutanga akazviratidza kwauri muchimiro chemukadzi mukuru akagara pachigaro, nekuti mweya wako wekare wakanga waora, uye usina simba, nekuda kwekushaya simba kwako, uye kusava nechokwadi kwemoyo wako. 120 Nokuti sezvo vakwegura vasina tariro yekuzvivandudza, kana kutarisira chimwe chinhu kunze kwekuenda kwavo; saizvozvo iwe, usina simba nekuda kwezvinhu zvako zvenyika, wakazvipa kuusimbe, uye usarasa kufunganya kwako kubva kwauri kuna Ishe: uye pfungwa dzako dzakavhiringidzika, uye unokwegura mukusuruvara kwako.
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121 Asi, changamire, ndingazive kuti sei akagara pachigaro? 122 Akapindura achiti, nekuti munhu wese asina simba anogara pachigaro nekuda kwekushaya simba kwake, kuti kushaya simba kwake kusimbiswe. Saka tarisa mufananidzo wechiratidzo chekutanga. 123 Muchiratidzo chechipiri makamuona akamira, uye aine chiso cheudiki, uye achifara kupfuura chepakutanga; asi nyama yake nebvudzi rake zvakanga zvakwegura. Inzwai, akadaro, mufananidzo uyu zvakare. 124 Kana munhu akwegura, anozvisuwa nekuda kwehutera hwake nehurombo hwake, uye haatarisiri chimwe chinhu kunze kwezuva rekupedzisira rehupenyu hwake. 125 Asi kamwe kamwe nhaka inosara kwaari, uye anonzwa nezvazvo, osimuka; uye afara, anopfeka simba idzva. Uye zvino haachagari pasi, asi anomira, uye anosunungurwa kubva mukusuwa kwake kwekare; uye haagari, asi anoita semurume. 126 Saka imi, manzwa Zvakazarurwa zvamakaziviswa naMwari nekuti Mwari akakunzwirai tsitsi, uye akamutsiridza mweya wenyu, makabvisa utera hwenyu, uye simba rakauya kwamuri, uye makakura mukutenda; uye Mwari, achiona simba renyu, akafara. 127 Nekuda kwechikonzero ichi akakuratidzai kuvakwa kweshongwe, uye achakuratidzai zvimwe zvinhu, kana mukava nerugare nemoyo yenyu yese pakati penyu. 128 Asi muchiratidzo chechitatu wakamuona achiri mudiki, akanaka uye anofara, uye aine chiso chakanyarara. 129 Nokuti sokunge mashoko akanaka asvika kwaari ari kusuruvara, anobva akanganwa kusuruvara kwake, uye haatarisi chimwe chinhu kunze kwemashoko akanaka aakanzwa; uye pane zvimwe zvose anonyaradzwa, uye mweya wake unovandudzwa kuburikidza nemufaro waakagamuchira: saizvozvowo iwe wakasimbiswa mumweya wako nekuona zvinhu izvi zvakanaka. 130 Uye nokuda kweizvozvo makamuona akagara pabhenji, zvinoreva nzvimbo yakasimba; nekuti bhenji rine tsoka ina uye rinomira zvakasimba. Uye kunyange nyika pachayo inotsigirwa nezvinhu zvina. 131 Naizvozvo avo vanotendeuka zvakakwana, vachava vadiki; uye avo vanotendeuka kubva muzvivi zvavo nemoyo wavo wese, vachasimbiswa. 132 Zvino wava neZvakazarurwa zvizere, usakumbira kuti chimwe chinhu chiwedzere kuratidzwa kwauri. 133 Asi kana paine chinhu chichazoratidzwa, chicharatidzwa kwamuri. CHIRATIDZO 4 1 Ndakaona chiratidzo, hama, mazuva makumi maviri mushure mechiono chekutanga; chiratidzo chekutambudzika kuri pedyo. Ndaifamba munzira yemusango. 2 Zvino kubva panzira huru kuenda kwandakaenda, makiromita angangoita gumi; asi nzira iyi hainyanyi kufambwa nevanhu. 3 Uye pandakanga ndichifamba ndega ndakakumbira Ishe kuti vasimbise zvakazarurwa zvavakanga vandiratidza neChechi yavo tsvene: 4 Uye aizopa kutendeuka kuvaranda vake vese vakanga vagumburwa, kuti zita rake guru uye rinokudzwa rikudzwe, uye nekuti akandifunga kuti ndakakodzera kuti aratidze
zvishamiso zvake kwaari, uye, kuti ndimukudze, uye ndimutende. 5 Uye tarirai, izwi rakandipindura richiti; Usakahadzika, Hermas. Saka ndakatanga kufunga, ndikati mumwoyo mangu: sei ndichifanira kusava nechokwadi, sezvo ndagara zvakanaka naIshe, uye ndaona zvinhu zvinoshamisa kudai? 6 Ndakanga ndaenda mberi zvishoma, hama, pandakaona guruva richikwira kudenga. Ndakatanga kutaura mumoyo mangu, pane boka remombe riri kuuya here, rinosimudza guruva rakadaro? 7 Yaiva daro diki kubva pandiri. Uye tarirai ndakaona guruva richikwira zvakanyanya, zvekuti ndakatanga kufungidzira kuti paiva nechimwe chinhu chinoshamisa mairi. 8 Zuva rakapenya zvishoma: uye tarira ndakaona chikara chikuru, chakaita sehove huru; uye mhashu dzemoto dzakabuda mumuromo macho. Kureba kwechikara kwaive mamita angangoita zana, uye musoro wacho wakaita sehari huru yevhu. 9 Ndakatanga kuchema, ndikanyengetera kuna Ishe kuti andinunure kubva mazviri. Ipapo ndakayeuka shoko randakanzwa; Usakahadzika, Hermas. 10 Saka, hama, ndichipfeka kutenda kwaMwari, uye ndichiyeuka kuti ndiani akandidzidzisa zvinhu zvikuru, ndakazvipa kumhuka mumuviri wangu. 11 Zvino chikara chakauya nenzira yekuti, sekunge chaigona kuparadza guta pakarepo. 12 Ndakaswedera pedyo nayo, uye mhuka yacho yakatambanudza muviri wayo wose pasi, ikaburitsa rurimi rwayo chete, uye haina kumbofamba-famba kusvikira ndapfuura nayo zvachose. 13 Zvino chikara chakanga chine mavara mana pamusoro wacho; chekutanga dema, tevere ruvara rutsvuku neropa, tevere ruvara rwegoridhe, tevere ruchena. 14 Mushure mekunge ndapfuura nepairi, ndikaenda mberi mamita angangoita makumi matatu, tarira ndakasangana nemhandara, yakashongedzwa zvakanaka sekunge yabuda muimba yayo yemuchato, yakapfeka zvichena zvese, yakapfeka shangu chena, nechifukidziro pachiso chayo, uye yakafukidzwa nebvudzi rinopenya. 15 Zvino ndakaziva kubva muzviratidzo zvangu zvekare kuti yaive chechi, uye ipapo mufaro wakawedzera. Akandikwazisa achiti, Kwaziwai, Imi Murume! Ndakadzorera kwaziso, ndichiti, Mai, Kwaziwai! 16 Akapindura akati kwandiri, “Hapana chawakasangana nacho here, iwe murume?” Ndakapindura ndikati, “Mai, ndakasangana nechikara chakadai, chakaita sechinokwanisa kudya vanhu vose; asi nesimba raMwari, uye netsitsi dzake, ndakachipukunyuka.” 17 Wapukunyuka zvakanaka, akadaro, nekuti wakaisa kufunganya kwako kwose pana Mwari, uye wakazarura mwoyo wako kwaari, uchitenda kuti waisagona kuchengetedzeka neimwe nzira kunze kwezita rake guru uye rinokudzwa. 18 Nokuda kwechikonzero ichi Ishe vakatuma ngirozi yavo, iri pamusoro pechikara, ine zita rinonzi Hegrin, ndokuvhara muromo wayo, kuti isakuparadze. Wapukunyuka muedzo mukuru nekutenda kwako, uye nekuti hauna kusava nechokwadi nezvechikara chakadaro chinotyisa.
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19 Saka endai munoudza vasanangurwa vaMwari zvinhu zvikuru zvaakakuitirai, uye muvaudze kuti chikara ichi chifananidzo chekutongwa kuri kuuya. 20 Naizvozvo, kana makagadzirira, munogona kupukunyuka, kana mwoyo yenyu yakachena uye isina gwapa; uye kana muchishandira Mwari mazuva enyu ese asara musinganyunyuti. 21 Kanda kufunganya kwako kwose pana Ishe, uye achakutungamira. Tenda muna Mwari, iwe unokahadzika, nekuti anogona kuita zvinhu zvose; anogona kudzosa hasha dzake kwauri, uye anokutumira rubatsiro nekuchengetedzwa. 22 Vane nhamo kune vasina chokwadi, kune avo vanonzwa mashoko aya, voaramba: zvaiva nani kwavari dai vasina kuberekwa. 23 Ipapo ndakamubvunza nezvemavara mana aive nechikara pamusoro pacho. Asi akandipindura achiti; Zvakare unoda kuziva kuti unobvunza nezvezvinhu izvi. Asi ndakati kwaari, Mai, ndiratidzei kuti chii. 24 Inzwa, akadaro iye; Dema rawakaona rinomiririra nyika yaunogara mairi. Ruvara runopisa neropa runoratidza kuti nguva ino inofanira kuparadzwa nemoto neropa. 25 Ndimi chikamu chegoridhe, makapukunyuka mariri. Nokuti sezvo goridhe richiedzwa nemoto, uye richiwanikwa, saizvozvowo imi munoedzwa saizvozvo imi munogara pakati pevanhu venyika ino. 26 Naizvozvo, avo vachatsungirira kusvika kumagumo, uye vachaedzwa navo vachacheneswa. Uye sezvo goridhe, kuburikidza nekuyedzwa uku, richicheneswa uye richirasikirwa netsvina yaro, saizvozvo nemiwo mucharasa kusuruvara nematambudziko ese, uye mocheneswa kuti muvake shongwe. 27 Asi ruvara ruchena rwunomiririra nguva yenyika ichauya, umo vakasarudzwa vaMwari vachagara: nekuti vakasarudzwa vaMwari vachava vakachena uye vasina gwapa kusvika paupenyu husingaperi. 28 Saka musarega kutaura zvinhu izvi munzeve dzevatsvene. Heino mufananidzo wekutambudzika kukuru kuri kuuya; uko, kana muchida, hakuzovi chinhu kwamuri. Naizvozvo rangarirai zvandakakuudzai. 29 Paakanga ataura zvakawanda kudaro, akabva aenda; asi handina kuona kwaakaenda. Asi ndakangoerekana ndanzwa ruzha, ndikadzokera shure, ndichitya, nekuti ndaifunga kuti chikara chakanga chichiuya kwandiri.