Shona - The Letter of Aristeas

TsambayaAristeas

NHANGANYAYA

MutsambayaAristeas,imweyedzakawanikwakareuye dzinokoshamuunganidzwauyu,tabvakurenaAdhamu naEvha,kurenaMafashamo.Kunyorwaukukunoratidza kushingakwevanhu,ukokwakagadzirisaNyika,nemarudzi anesimbaachigaramukubwinyanekubwinya

Muchaverengapanonezvemunyoriwekutangamukuru wemabhuku-PtolemyPhiladelphusAnodakuunganidza muraibhurariyakekuAlexandria"mabhukuesearipasi rose"Pakupedzisira,mukudakwakekuwanabhukurimwe cheteguru-MitemoyechiJudha-anotengesavanhu 100,000kutiawanebhukuiroro.Uyuungangovemutengo wakanyanyakubhadharwapabasarimwecheteIzvi zvinopachikonzerochisingawanzoitikichekuguma kweKutapwaKukuru.

Zviitikozvenyayaiyizvakaitikapanguvayehupenyu hwaMambokadziArsinoeanemukurumbira,akafamuna 270BCZuvachairorekunyoraharizivikanwi

Ruzivorwehupenyuhwedare,hurukuroyematambudziko emagariroevanhuepanguvaiyoyozvinonyanyakufadza uyezvakajeka.Chinhuchinoshamisamunguvainokuona mambonevaenzivakevachitambamibvunzonemhinduro panguvayemabikoavo

Chimirochebasairirinobatapfungwandeichi: 1KutsaurirwakwebhukukunaPhilocrates 2.Chiitochekutanga:

(a)ChikumbirocheMutaririweRaibhurarichekusunungura nhapwadzechiJudhavachichinjananebhuku (b)Kusunungurwa.

(c)TsambayaPhiladelphuskunaEleazar (d)Mhinduro

(e)Mazitaekomitiyakagadzwakushandurabhukuiri. 3Tsananguroyezvipozvehumambo: (a)Tafura(zvichidandiyofenichayakagadzirwa zvakanakakupfuuradzose).

(b)Mumweanopa 4TsananguroyeJerusarema (a)Tembere(nenzvimboyekuchenesamvura). (b)Mutambowacho (c)Nhare (d)Guta. (e)Kumaruwa

5KuonekanakwaEriazari

6.TsananguroyaEriazaripamusoropemutemo(iyi ipfungwayakadzama)

7Kugamuchirwa

8.Mabiko(mibvunzonemhinduromakumimanomwe nembiri)

9DudziroyeBhuku

CHITSAUKO1

PanguvayeVatapwavechiJudhamuIjipita,Ptolemy Philadelphusanozviratidzasemunhuwekutangaanofarira mabhukuebhaibheriAnodakuvanemabhukuesepasirose muraibhurariyake;kutiawaneMitemoyaMosesi,anopa kutengesavanhu100,000vakatapwanebasairoroachiti, "Ichichikomborerochidikizvechokwadi!"

1Sezvondakaunganidzazvinhuzvenhoroondoinoyeukwa yekushanyakwangukunaEreazariMupristiMukuru wevaJudha,uyenekutiiwe,Philocrates,sezvo usingarasikirwenemukanawekundiyeuchidza, wakachengetazvakawandapawakagamuchiranhoroondo yezvinangwanechinangwachebasarangu,ndakaedza kutsanangurazvakajekanyayaiyi,nekutindinoonakuti unerudorwechisikigorwekudzidza,hunhuhuripamusoro pemunhu-kugarauchiedza'kuwedzeraruzivorwake nezvaanowana'kungavekuburikidzanekudzidza nhoroondokananekutorachikamumuzviitikozvacho

2Ndiyonziraiyi,nekugamuchirazvinhuzvakanakisisa, iyomweyaunosimbiswamuutsvene,uyemushure mekungewaisachinangwachawopakunamata,chinangwa chakanakisisakupfuurazvose,unoshandisaizvi semutungamiriwawoasingakanganisiuyenokudaro unowanachinangwachaicho

3Kuzvipirakwangupakutsvagaruzivorwechitendero ndikokwakaitakutindiendekuhofisiyemumiriri kumurumewandataura,uyoairemekedzwazvikuru nevagarivemonevamwe,nekudakwehunhuhwake nehukuruhwake,uyeaivenemagwaroaikoshazvikuru kuvaJudhamunyikayakenekunedzimwenyikaekududzira mutemowaMwari,nekutimitemoyavoyakanyorwa pamatehweegandanemavaraechiJudha

4Ipapondakatangabasairinechido,ndawanamukana wekutangawekutetererakunamambopanzvimbo yevasungwavechiJudhavakangavatakurwakubva kuJudhiyakuendakuEgipitanababavamambo, pavakatangakutoragutairindokutoranyikayeEgipita.

5Zvakakoshakutindikuudzeiwonyayaiyi,sezvondine chokwadichekutiimi,nepfungwadzenyudzeutsveneuye tsitsidzenyunevanhuvarikuraramamaereranonemutemo mutsvene,muchateererazvirinyorenyayayandinoda kutaura,sezvoimipachenyumavakuuyakwatirikubva kuchitsuwauyemuchidakunzwazvesezvinovakamweya. 6Paneimwenguvazvakare,ndakakutumiraichinyorwa chechokwadichandaifungakutichakakodzerakutaurwa nezverudzirwechiJudha,-chinyorwachandakawanakubva

kuvapristivakuruvakadzidzazvikuruvenyikayakadzidza zvikuruyeEgipita.

7Sezvomuchishuvakuwanaruzivorwezvinhuizvo zvinogonakubatsirapfungwa,ndinonzwakuti zvakakodzerakutindikupeiruzivorweserwurimusimba rangu

8Ndinofanirakunzwamutorowakafananakunevesevane hunhuhwakafananaasindinonzwasaizvozvokwaurisezvo unezvishuwozvakanaka,uyesezvousirihamayangu chetemuhunhu,kwetepasiperopa,asiurimumwechete nenipamwechetemukutsvagazvakanaka

9Nekutimufarounobvamugoridhekanacherochimwe chezvinhuzvinokosheswanepfungwadzisinakudzika hazvipizvakanakirazvakafanananekutsvagatsika nekudzidzakwatinoitakutitizviwane

10Asikutindisakuneteseinekutaurasumorefu, ndichaendereramberinekukurukurirananyayayangu

11DemetriuswePhalerum,purezidhendiweraibhurari yamambo,akagamuchiramariyakawanda,nechinangwa chekuunganidzapamwechete,kusvikapaaigona,mabhuku esearipasirose

12Nekutenganekunyora,akaitazvesezvaaigona, chinangwachamambo

13Paneimwenguvapandakangandiripoakabvunzwakuti, Mabhukuzviuruzvinganiarimuraibhurari?uye akapinduraachiti,'Anopfuuramazanamaviriezviuru, mambo,uyendichaedzamunguvapfupiirikutevera kuunganidzawoasara,kuitirakutihuwanduhwemazana mashanuezviuruhusvikeNdakaudzwakutimitemo yevaJudhayakakodzerakunyorwauyeinofanirwakuva nenzvimbomuraibhurariyenyu!'

14Mamboakapinduraachiti,“Chiichingakudzivisaikuita izvi?”“Zvosezvinodiwazvakaiswamumaokoenyu!”

15'Vanofanirakushandurirwa,'akapinduraDhemetrius 'nokutimunyikayevaJudhavanoshandisamavara akasiyana(sezvakaitawovaIjipitavanemavaraakasiyana) uyevanotauramutaurowakasiyana.

16VanofanirakushandisamutaurowechiSyriac,asiizvi hazvisizvo;mutaurowavowakasiyanazvachose

17Mambopaakanzwisisazvesezvakaitika,akarayirakuti tsambainyorerwekuMupristiMukuruwechiJudhakuti chinangwachake(chatotsanangurwa)chiitike

18Ndichifungakutinguvayasvikayekutindisimbise chikumbiro,chandaigarandichiisakunaSosibius weTarentumnaAndreas,mukuruwevarindi, chekusununguravaJudhavakangavatakurwakubva kuJudhiyanababavamambonekutipaakaitakutikurwisa kwakedunhuresereCoele-SyrianeFenikiyakubudirire, mukuitakutinyikaivepasipake,akatakuravamwe vevavengivakenevamweakavaitakutivasungwe

19Huwanduhwevanhuvaakatakurakubvakunyika yevaJudhakuendakuIjipitihwaisvikazviuruzana.

20Pavanhuavaakagadziriravarumevakasarudzwazviuru makumimatatuakavaisamumapokaevarwimumatunhu emaruwa

21(Uyekunyangenguvaiyiisatiyasvikanhambahuru yevaJudhayakangayapindamuEgipitanevaPersia,uye munguvayapfuuravamwevakangavatumirwakuEgipita kunobatsiraPsammetichusmukurwisakwakemambo wevaEtiopiya.Asiavavakangavasinakufanana nevakawandasenhapwadzakatakurwanaPtolemy mwanakomanawaLagus)

22SezvandambotauraPtolemyakasarudzavakanakisisa veava,varumevaivanehunyanzviuyevaizivikanwa nekudakweushingihwavo,akavapazvombo,asibokaguru revamwe,avovakangavakwegurazvakanyanyakanakuti vadikizvakanyanyapachinangwaichi,nevakadziwo, akavaitavaranda,kwetekutiaidakuitaizvinekudakwake, asiakamanikidzwanemasojaakeakavatindivomubairo wemabasaavakaitamuhondo.

23Sezvatotaurwa,ndawanamukanawekuwana rusunungukorwavo,ndakatauranamambonemashoko anotevera:'Ngatiregekuvavasinamusorozvekuti tinobvumiramabasaedukuratidzanhemakumashokoedu' 24Sezvomutemowatisingadekungonyoracheteasiwo kushandurauriwerudzirweserwevaJudha,chii chatingakwanisakuwanachevamiririvedunepohuwandu hwakawandahwachohuchirimuurandamuumambo hwenyu?

25Mukukwanauyenehupfumihwetsitsidzenyu sununguraiavovakasungwamuusungwahunosuruvarisa, sezvondangandichinetsekakutindizive,Mwariakavapa mutemowavondiyeMwarianotsigiraumambohwenyu 26VanonamataMwarimumwechete-IsheneMusiki weNyika,sevamwevanhuvose,sezvatinozvitiisupachedu, imimambo,kunyangetichimudananemazitaakasiyana, akadaisaZeus1kanakutiDis.

27Zitairirakapihwakwaarizvakakodzera nemadzitategurueduekutanga,kuratidzakutiIye,uyo kuburikidzanayezvinhuzvosezvinopiwahupenyuuye zvinovapo,ndiyeMutasvinaIsheweChisikochose

28Isaivanhuvosemuenzanisowemutsanekusunungura avovakasungwa.’

29Mushuremechinguvachidiki,pandakanga ndichinyengeterakunaMwarinomwoyowosekutiabvise pfungwadzamambokutivasungwavosevasunungurwe (nokutirudzirwevanhu,zvarurichisikwachaMwari, runonyengerwauyerunopesvedzerwaNaye

30Sakaneminyengeteroyakawandayakasiyana-siyana ndakadanakunaIyeanotongamwoyokutimambo vamanikidzwekupachikumbirochangu

31Nekutindaivanetarirohurupamusoropekuponeswa kwevanhusezvondaivenechokwadichekutiMwari aizozadzisamunyengeterowangu

32Nokutikanavanhuvanevavarirodzakanakavachironga chimwechinhuvachiitirakururamauyekuitamabasa akanaka,MwariWemasimbaoseanounzakuedzakwavo nezvinangwazvavokunyayainobudirira)mambo akasimudzamusorowakendokunditarisanechisochinofara akabvunza,'Unofungakutivachaverengazviuruzvingani?'

33Andreas,uyoakangaakamirapedyo,akapinduraachiti, 'Vanopfuurazviuruzanazvishoma'

34'IchokwadikutiAristeasanotikumbirarubatsirorudiki!' Mamboakati,'Ichichipochidikikwazvo!'

35IpapoSosibiusnevamwevaivapovakati'Hongu,asi zvichavezvakanakakukudzaruporwenyukutimupe varumeavakodzeroyavosechiitochekuzvipirakuna Mwariwepamusoro

36MwariWamasimbaOseakakudzwazvikuruuye akakudzwakupfuuramadzitateguruakoesemukubwinya uyezvakakodzerakutiumupechibayirochikuruchekuonga musimbarako.

37Afadzwazvikurunepfungwaidzi,akarayirakuti pawedzerwemariyemasojanemariyerudzikinuro,kuti

madhirakemamakumimaviriabhadharwekuvaridzi venhapwaimweneimwe,kutigwarorevanhuvose ribudisweuyekutimazitaevasungwaaiswepariri

38Akaratidzakushingairakukurumubasairi,nekuti Mwarindiyeakangaazadzikisachinangwacheduchose uyeakamumanikidzakutiadzikinurekweteavochete vakauyamuIjipitineutorababavakeasiwocheroanizvake akauyanguvaiyoyoisatiyasvikakanakutiakazopinzwa muumambo

39Akaudzwakutimariyerudzikinuroyaizopfuura matarendamazanamana

40Ndinofungakutizvichabatsirakuisakopiyechirevo, nekutinenziraiyiruporwamambo,uyoakapihwasimba naMwarirekuponesavanhuvazhinjikudaro,ruchajekeswa uyeruchaonekwapachena

41Murairowamambowakabudaseizvi:'Vesevakashanda muutorababavedumuhondoyekurwisaSirianeFenikiya uyemukurwisanyikayevaJudhauyevakatorwanenhapwa dzechiJudhandokuvadzosakugutareAlexandrianenyika yeEgipitakanakuvatengesakunevamwe-uyenenzira imwecheteyocheronhapwadzaivemunyikayedunguva iyoyoisatiyasvikakanadzakaunzwapanomushuremezvo -vesevanenhapwadzakadarovanofanirwakuvasunungura nekukasika,vachigamuchiramadhirakemamakumimaviri pamunhusemariyerudzikinuro.

42Varwivachagamuchiramariiyisechipochakawedzerwa pamuhorowavo,zvimwezvichabvamuduraramambo

43Tinofungakutizvaipesananechidochababaveduuye zvisirizvechokwadikutivaifanirakungevakaitwanhapwa uyekutikuparadzwakwenyikayavonekutakurwa kwevaJudhakuendakuIjipitakwaivechiitochekusada kwehondo

44Zvakapambwazvakawiravarwivarimunhandare yehondondizvozvesezvavaifanirakungevakatora.

45Kuwedzerakuitakutivanhuvavevarandakwaive kusaruramisirakukuru

46Nokudaro,sezvozvichizivikanwakutitajairakupa ruramisirokuvanhuvoseuyekunyanyakuneavovari muurandazvisinakururama,uyesezvotichiedzakubata vanhuvosezvakanakamaereranonezvinodiwa neruramisironeutsvene,takatema,tichirevanezvevanhu vemaJudavarimuurandacherohupizvahwomuchikamu chipizvachochehutongihwedu,kutiavovanemaJuda vachagamuchiramariyakatarwauyevovasunungurauye kutihapanamunhuacharatidzakunonokamukuitamabasa ake.

47Mukatimemazuvamatatumushuremekuburitswa kwemutemouyu,vanofanirakunyoramazitaevaranda vevakuruvakagadzwakutivaitekudakwedu,uyevobva vaburitsavanhuvevasungwaipapoipapo

48Nokutitinoonakutizvichatibatsiraisunemabasaedu kutinyayaiyiipedziswe.

49Munhuweseanodaanogonakuparuzivonezvechero anizvakeasingateererimurayiro,kanamunhuwacho akaonekwakutianemhosva,achavamurandawake;asi pfumayakeichaiswamudurarepfumaramambo

50Murauwachopawakaunzwakutiuverengerwemambo kutiatenderwe,waivenezvimwezvesezvaidiwakunze kwechirevochekuti'cheronhapwadzaivemunyikaiyi nguvaiyoyoisatiyasvikakanadzakaunzwapanomushure maizvozvo,'uyemuushingihwakenemoyowakemukuru mamboakaisachikamuichindokurairakutimariyaidiwa

pakudzikinurwaichengetwezvizerenevatungamiriri vemautonevemabhangaeumambo,uyesakanyayayacho yakasarudzwauyemurairowachowakabvumidzwamukati memazuvamanomwe.

51Rubatsirorwekudzikinurarwaisvikamatarenda anopfuuramazanamatanhatunemakumimatanhatu;nekuti vachechevazhinjivaiyamwisavakasunungurwapamwe chetenaamaivavo.

52Pakabvunzwamubvunzowekutimariyematarenda makumimaviriyaizobhadharwaherepamariiyi,mambo akarayirakutizviitwe,uyenokudaroakaitazvaakasarudza nenzirayakazara

CHITSAUKO2

Kuratidzakutizvinyorwazvakanyatsonakazvehurumende zvakachengetwaseiHurumendeYekutongaKomiti yevanhuvatanhatuinogadzwakutiiendekuMupristi MukurumuJerusaremayorongakuchinjana.Aristeasndiye akagadzwakutiatungamirirekutumiravanhu

1Izvipazvakangazvaitwa,akarayiraDhemetriokuti anyorechirangaridzochemabhukuechiJudha.

2Nekutinyayadzesedzehurumendedzaiitwanemirairo uyenemazvonemadzimamboeIjipitaaya,uyehapana chaiitwazvisinatsarukanokanazvisinatsarukano.

3Sakandakaisamakopiechirangaridzonetsamba,nhamba yezvipozvakatumirwauyerudzirwechimwenechimwe, sezvochimwenechimwechazvochaivechakanaka mukubwinyauyehunyanzvihwehunyanzvi

4IzvizvinoteveraikopiyechirangaridzoChirangaridzo chaDhemetriuskunamambomukuru.'Sezvomakandipa mirairoimimambo,kutimabhukuanodiwakutiraibhurari yenyuipedzwepamwechete,uyekutiayoasinakunaka agadziriswe,ndakazvipiranekungwarirakukurukuti zvishuwozvenyuzvizadziswe,uyeikozvinondinezano rinoteverarekuisapamberipenyu

5MabhukuemutemowevaJudha(nemamwemashoma) haawanikwemuraibhurari

6AkanyorwanemavaraechiHebherunemutaurouye akadudzirwazvisinahanya,uyehaamiririrugwaro rwepakutangasezvandinoziviswanevanoziva;nekutihaana kumbobviraatarisirwanamambokutiaadzivirire

7Zvakakoshakutiizvizviitwezvakaruramaparaibhurari yakosezvomutemowazviri,sezvowakabvakunaMwari, uzereneuchenjeriuyeusinakanachaunopomerwa

8Nokudakwechikonzeroichivarumevekunyora nevanyorivenhetembopamwechetenevanyorivakawanda venhoroondovakaregakutauranezvemabhukuaya nevarumevakararamauyevarikuraramamaereranonawo, nekutimaoneroavoehupenyuanoyerauyeanechitendero, sezvinotauraHecataeusweAbdera

9Kanazvichikufadzai,imimambo,tsambainofanira kunyorwakuMupristiMukurumuJerusarema, ichimukumbirakutiatumirevakuruvatanhatukubva kurudzirumwenerumwevarumevakararamahupenyu hwakanakisisauyevanehunyanzvimumutemowavokuti tiwanepfungwaidzovazhinjivavovanobvumirananadzo, uyenokudarokanatawanadudziroyakaruramatingaiisa panzvimboinoonekwanenzirayakakodzerabasapacharo nechinangwachenyu.

10Kubudirirangakuvekwakonguvadzose!'

11Chirangaridzoichipachakapiwa,mamboakarayirakuti tsambainyorwekunaEriazaripamusoropenyayaiyi, ichipawonhoroondoyekusunungurwakwenhapwa dzechiJudha.

12Akapamatarendamakumimashanuegoridhe, matarendamakumimanomweesirivha,nematombo anokoshaakawandakwazvoekugadzirandiro,ndiro,tafura, nemikombeyezvipirisozvinonwiwa.

13Akarayirawoavovaichengetabhokisirakekuti vabvumirevagadzirivezvinhukutivasarudzecherozvinhu zvavaidapabasairi,uyekutimatarendazanaemari atumirwekutiapezvibayirozvetemberinezvimwe zvinodiwa.

14Ndichakuudzaizvizerenezvebasarachomushure mekungendaisapamberipenyumakopietsambaidzi Tsambayamamboyaidaidziraseizvi:

15'MamboPtolemyanotumirakwazisonerumbidzokuna EriazariMupristiMukuru

16SezvopainevaJudhavazhinjivakagaramuumambo hweduvakatakurwakubvakuJerusaremanevaPersia panguvayekutongakwavouyevamwevazhinjivakauya nababavangukuIjipitisenhapwa--vazhinjivavoakavaisa muutondokuvabhadharamihoroyakakwirakupfuura yaiwanzoitwa,uyepaakaratidzakuvimbika kwevatungamiririvavoakavakanharendokuvaisa mumaokoavokutivaIjipitavekovatyenavo

17Uyeini,pandakakwirapachigarocheumambo, ndakaratidzahunhuhwakanakakunevesevandaitonga,uye kunyanyakuneavovaivavagarivemunyikayenyu ndakasununguravasungwavanopfuurazviuruzana, ndichibhadharavaridzivavomutengowakakodzera wemusikawavo,uyekanapainechakaipachakaitirwa vanhuvenyunekudakwehashadzebokarevanhu, ndakavatsiva.

18Chikonzerochakaitakutindiiteizvichavechiri chishuwochekuitaneutsveneuyekupakunaMwari wekumusoro-sorochipochekutendanekuda kwekuchengetedzaumambohwangumurugare nekubwinyakukurupasirose

19Uyezveavovevanhuvakovaivaneushingihwehupenyu ndakavaunganidzamuutorangu,uyeavovakakodzera kubatananeniuyevakakodzerakuvimbanedare, ndakavaisamunzvimbodzepamutemo.

20Zvinosezvondichidakuratidzakutendakwangu kuvarumeavanevaJudhapasirosenekuzvizvarwa zvinotevera,ndasarudzakutimutemowenyuushandurwe kubvamururimirwechiHebherurwurikushandiswapakati penyukuendamumutaurowechiGiriki,kutimabhukuaya awedzerwekunemamwemabhukuehumamboari muraibhurariyangu

21Zvichavamutsakwamuriuyemubairowekushingaira kwangukanamukasarudzavakuruvatanhatukubva murudzirumwenerumwerwenyu,varumevanehunhu hwakanakauyevanehunyanzvimumutemowenyuuye vanokwanisakuududzira,kutimumibvunzo yekukakavadzanatigonekuwanamutongounobvumiranwa nevakawanda,nekutikuferefetandikokwakakoshazvikuru. 22Ndinotarisirakuwanamukurumbiramukurunekuitwa kwebasairi

23NdatumaAndreas,mukuruwevarindivangu naAristeasvarumevandinoremekedzazvikurukuti vakuiseinyayaiyipamberipenyuuyevakupeimatarenda

zanaesirivha,zviberekozvekutangazvechipochangu chetemberinezvibayironemimwemitamboyechitendero.

24Kanamukandinyoreranezvezvidozvenyupanyayaidzi, muchandipamutsamukuruuyemuchandipavimbisoitsva yeushamwari,nekutizvesezvamunodazvichaitwa nekukurumidzasezvinobviraSaraizvakanaka!

25Eriazariakapinduratsambaiyizvakakodzeraachiti: 'EriazariMupristiMukuruanotumirakwazisokunaMambo Ptolemyshamwariyakeyechokwadi

26Zvishuwozvanguzvikurundezvekutimuvenerugare uyekutiMambokadziArsinoe,hanzvadziyenyu,nevana venyuvagarezvakanaka

27Iniwondirimutano.Ndagamuchiratsambayakouye ndinofarazvikurunechinangwachakouyezanorako rakanaka

28Ndakaunganidzavanhuvosendikavaverengerakuti vazivenezvekuzvipirakwenyukunaMwariwedu

29Ndakavaratidzawomakapuamakatumira,makumi maviriegoridhenemakumimatatuesirivha,ndiroshanu netafurayekutsaurira,uyematarendazanaesirivhaekupa zvibayirouyekupazvinhuzvinodiwanetemberi

30ZvipoizvizvakaunzwakwandirinaAndreas,mumwe wevarandavenyuvanokudzwazvikuru,uyenaAristeas, varumevakanakauyevechokwadi,vakakurumbira nedzidzoyavo,uyevakakodzeramunziradzosekuva vamiriririvemitemoyenyuyepamusoronezvinangwa zvakarurama

31Varumeavavakandipashokorenyuuyevakandipa mhinduroinoenderananetsambayenyuNdichabvuma zvesezvinokubatsiraikunyangwechikumbirochenyu chisingawanzoitiki.

32Nokutimakapavagarivedumabhenefitimakuru asingazombokanganwikimunziradzakawanda

33Sakapakarepondakapazvibayiropanzvimboyako, hanzvadziyako,vanavako,neshamwaridzako,uyevanhu vesevakanyengeterakutizvirongwazvakozvibudirire nguvadzose,uyekutiMwariWemasimbaose vachengetedzeumambohwakomurugarenerukudzo,uye kutikududzirwakwemutemomutsvenekugove kwakakunakirauyekuitwezvinobudirira.

34Pamberipevanhuvosendakasarudzavakuruvatanhatu kubvakurudzirumwenorumwe,varumevakanakauye vakatendeka,uyendavatumirakwamurinekopiyemutemo wedu

35Zvichavamutsa,imimamboakarurama,kanamukapa murairowekutikanakududzirwakwemutemokwangopera, varumevachadzorerwakwatirivakachengetekaSarai zvakanaka!

36Ayandiwomazitaevakuru:Verudzirwekutanga,Josefa, Ezekieri,Zekariya,Johani,Ezekieri,Erisha

37VokurudzirwechipiriJudhasi,Simoni,Samueri, Adhayo,Matatiasi,Esiremia;

38Verudzirwechitatu,Nehemia,Josefa,Theodosius, Baseas,Ornias,Dakis

39Verudzirwechina,Jonatani,Abhuraeus,Erisha,Ananias, Kabrias

40Verudzirwechishanu,Isaka,Jakobho,Jesu,Sabbataeus, Simoni,Revhi

41Vedzinzarechitanhatu,Judhasi,Josefa,Simoni,Zakaria, Samueri,Serema.

42Verudzirwechinomwe,Sabbataeus,Zedekia,Jakobho, Isaka,Jesias,Nathaeus

43Verudzirwechisere,Theodosius,Jason,Jesus, Theodotus,John,Jonathan.

44Vorudzirwepfumbamwe,Teofiro,naAbhurahama, naAsamosi,naJasoni,naEndemia,naDhanieri;

45Verudzirwegumi,Jeremia,Eriazari,Zekariya,Bhaneya, Erisha,Dhataeus

46Verudzirweguminerimwe,Samueri,Josefa,Judhasi, Jonathes,Chabu,Dositheus.

47Verudzirweguminembiri,Isaelus,John,Theodosius, Arsamos,Abietes,Ezekieri

48VosevaivamakumimanomwenevaviriNdiyo mhinduroyaEriazarineshamwaridzakekutsamba yamambo.

CHITSAUKO3

Imomunotsanangurwatafurayakanakakwazvouye yakanakakwazvoyakambogadzirwaZvakarezvimwe zvipozvakapfuma,Zvinofadzakanatichitarisakuchera kwakaitwamuIjipitamunguvapfupiyapfuura

1Zvinondichaendereramberinekudzikinuravimbiso yanguuyekupatsananguroyemabasaehunyanzvi.

2Vaishandiswaneunyanzvihunoshamisa,nekutimambo haanakuregakushandisamariyakawandauyeiyepachake aitarisiravashandimumwenemumwe.

3Sakavaisagonakukandacherochikamuchebasakana kuripedzavasinahanya

4Kutangandichakupatsananguroyetafura.

5Mamboainetsekakutibasairiraizoverakakurazvikuru, uyeakaitakutivaJudhavemunharaundavabvunze nezvehukuruhwetafurayakangayatovamutemberi muJerusarema

6Uyepavakatsanangurazviyero,akabvunzakana angagadzirachivakwachikuru.

7UyevamwevevapristinevamwevaJudhavakapindura kutihapanachaimudzivisa

8Uyeakatiaidakuiitakashanukupfuurasaiziyacho,asi akazezakutiiregekuzobatsiramabasaetemberi

9Aidakutichipochakechisangoiswamutemberichete, nekutizvaizomupamufaromukurukanavarumevaiva nebasarekupazvibayirozvakakodzeravakakwanisa kuzviitanemazvopatafurayaakangaagadzira

10Haanakufungakutizvaivenekudakwekushaikwa kwegoridhekutitafurayekutangayakagadzirwanehukuru hudiki,asizvinoitasekungepaivenechikonzero,akadaro, neiyakagadzirwanehukuruuhu.

11Nokutidaimurairowachowakapihwa,pangadaipasina kushaikwakwemari.

12Nokudarohatifanirekudarikakanakupfuuramwero wakakodzera

13Panguvaimwecheteyoakavarayirakutivamanikidze mabasaeseakasiyana-siyanaeunyanzvi,nekutiaive murumeanepfungwadzakakwirirakwazvouyezvisikwa zvakamupafungidzirohuruyaimugonesakufungidzira chitarisikochaizoratidzwanebasarapera

14Akarayirawokutipakangapasinamirairoyakanyorwa muMagwaroechiJudha,zvinhuzvosezvinofanirakuitwa zvakanakasezvinobvira

15Kanamirairoyakadaroyapiwa,yaifanirakuitwa sezvaitarisirwa.

16Vakagadziratafurainemakubhitimaviripakureba, kubhitirimwechetepaupamhi,uyekubhitirimwenehafu pakukwirira,vakaigadziranegoridherakaisvonaka

17Zvandirikutsanangurahazvisigoridherakatetepa rakaiswapamusoropeimwenheyo,asichivakwachose chaivechegoridhegururakabatanidzwapamwechete

18Vakagadziramuromowakaipoteredzauneupamhi hwechanza.

19Uyepakangapanechishongochakavezwasechishongo, chakavezwanemifananidzoyakaitasetambo dzakagadzirwazvakanakapamativiaromatatu

20Nekutichaivenechimirochetatuuyemagadzirirwo ebasarachoakangaakafananapamativiese,zvekutichero diviravaitendeukira,vairatidzikazvakafanana

21Pamativimaviriaripasipemuganhu,rimweraidzika patafuraraivabasarakanakakwazvo,asirutivirwekunze ndirworwaikwezvamazisoemuoni

22Zvinomuchetowepamusorowemativimaviri, wakakwirira,wakangawakapinzasezvo,sezvatataura, mupenderowachowaivanemativimatatu,cheromunhu aisvikapauri

23Uyepakangapainematomboanokoshaakaturikidzana pamusoropayopakatipetambodzakagadzirwanematombo, uyedzakangadzakarukwapamwecheteneunyanzvi husingaenzaniswi.

24Nokudakwekuchengetedzwa,dzosedzakanamirwa netsonodzegoridhedzaiiswamumaburimumatombo

25Pamativiaibatanidzwapamwechetenezvisungokuti asimbiswe

26Parutivirwemuganhowakatenderedzatafurawaitsvedza kumusorouyewakasangananemaziso,pakangapaine mufananidzowemazaiakavezwanematomboanokosha, akavezwazvakanakanechidimbuchebasarekubatsira rakapfurwa,rakabatanazvakanyanyapamwechete rakatenderedzatafurayese

27Uyepasipematomboakangaarongerwakumiririra mazai,vaimbivaigadzirakoronainemarudzieseemichero, inepamusoropayomasumbuemazambiringanehura dzezviyo,madatezvakarenemaapuro,nemapomegraneti nezvimwezvakadaro,zvakarongerwazvakajeka.

28Micheroiyiyaigadzirwanematomboanokosha,ane ruvararwakafanananemicheropachayouyevaiisungirira pamuchetopetafuranebhandiregoridhe.

29Uyemushuremekungekoronayemicheroyaiswa,pasi pachopakangapaiswaimwepataniyemazaimumatombo anokosha,uyemamwemabasaekuridzanyereneakavezwa, kutimativieseetafuraashandiswe,zvichienderana nezvinodiwanevaridziuyenekudakwechikonzeroichi basaremafungunemuganhuzvakatambanudzwakusvika kutsokadzetafura

30Vakagadzirandirohombeineupamhihwetafura, vakaisungirirapasipehupamhihwesehwetafura,ine ukobvuhweminwemina,kutitsokadzipinzwemairi,uye vakaisungirirazvakasimbanepinidzaipindamuzvigadziko pasipemupendero,kuitirakuticherodiviretafuraraidiwa nevanhurishandiswe

31Sakazvakavapachenakutibasarachoraifanira kushandiswacherokupizvako

32Patafurapachayovakaveza'maeander,'inematombo anokoshaaripakatipayo,rubhi,emerald,onikisi, nemamwemarudzimazhinjiematomboakanakakwazvo

TsambayaAristeas

33Uyepadivipe'maeander'pakangapakaiswanetwork inoshamisa,yaiitakutipakatipetafurapaiteserhomboid muchimiro,uyepairipakangapakagadzirwakristaro neamber,sezvazvinodanwa,izvozvakaburitsachiratidzo chisingaenzaniswikunevaiona.

34Vakagadziratsokadzetafuranemisoroyakaitasemaruva, zvekutidzaiitasemaruvaakakotamapasipetafura,uye zvikamuzvaionekwazvaimiririramashizhaakamira akatwasuka

35Hwarohwetsokapasihwaivanerubhiuyehwakareba sehurefuhweruokorwakatenderera

36Yaitaridzikaseshanguuyeyakafaraminwemisere

37Nzvimboyeseyetsokayakamirapamusoropayo.

38Uyevakaitakutitsokaiitesemutiwemutiunomera kubvapadombo,wakarukwaneakanthusuye wakakomberedzwanemuzambiringawaikomberedza nemasumbuemazambiringa,akagadzirwanematombo, kusvikakumusorokwetsoka

39Tsokadzoseinadzakagadzirwanenziraimwechete,uye zvesezvakagadzirwaneunyanzvi,uyehunyanzvineruzivo rwakakoshazvakashandiswapakuitakutizvive zvechokwadikunezvakasikwa,zvekutiapomhepo yaifambiswanemhepo,kufambakwaiendeswakumashizha, uyezvesezvakagadzirwakutizvienderanenechokwadi chaichochaimiririrwa.

40Vakagadzirapamusoropetafuramuzvikamuzvitatuse triptychon,uyezvakasungirirwapamwechetenemaspigots pamativieseebasa,zvekutikusanganakwemajoini kwaisagonakuonekwakanakuwanikwa

41Ukobvuhwetafurahwaivahusingasvikihafuyekubhiti, sakabasareserinofanirakungerakatoramatarenda akawanda

42Nekutisezvomamboaisadakuwedzerapahukuru hwayo,akashandisamariyakafanananeyaizodiwadai tafurayachoyaigonakungeyakakura

43Uyezvesezvakapedzwamaereranonehurongwahwake, nenzirainoshamisauyeinoshamisa,neunyanzvi husingaenzaniswiuyerunakorusingaenzaniswi

44Pamidziyoyekusanganisa,miviriyakagadzirwa negoridhe,uyekubvapachigadzikokusvikapakatipayo yakavezwanemifananidzoyemakero,uyepakatipemakero matomboanokoshaakaiswaneunyanzvihukuru hweunyanzvi.

45Ipapopaivane'maeander'yakarebakubhitirimwechete, inepamusoropayo,yakagadzirwanematomboanokosha anemavaraakasiyana-siyana,ichiratidzakushanda nesimbakukurukweunyanzviuyerunako

46Pamusoropayopakangapainemufananidzowemosaic, wakagadzirwaserhombus,unechitarisikochakaita semambureuyeunosvikapamuromochaipo

47Pakati,nhoodikidzaigadzirwanematomboanokosha akasiyana,dzakaiswazvakasiyana-siyana,uye dzakasiyana-siyanamumhando,kwetepasipeminwemina yakafara,dzakawedzerarunakorwechitarisikochadzo

48Pamusoropemuromopakangapanemaruvaemaruva, uyemasumbuemazambiringaakapatsanurwaakanga akavezwaakatenderedza.

49Sakandirodzegoridhedzaivedzakavakwasaizvozvo, uyeimweneimweyaikwanamakirogiramuanopfuura maviri.

50Ndirodzesirivhadzaivenepamusoropakanaka,uye dzakagadzirwazvinoshamisasekungedzakagadzirirwa

magiraziekutarisa,zvekutizvesezvaiunzwapedyonazvo zvaionekwazvakajekakupfuuramumagirazi.

51Asihazvigonekikutsanangurapfungwachaiyo yakakonzerwanemabasaayaehunyanzvimupfungwa paakapera.

52Nokuti,midziyoiyipayakapedzwakuiswapadivi nepadivi,kutangandiroyesirivhauyeipapoyegoridhe,uye imweyesirivha,uyezveimweyegoridhe,chitarisiko chavakaratidzahachitsanangurikizvachose,uyeavo vakauyakuzoionahavanakukwanisakuzvibvisakubva pachionochinopenyanechionochinokwezva

53Mafungiroakabudiswanechiitikoichiaiveakasiyanasiyana.

54Vanhupavakatarisamidziyoyegoridhe,uyepfungwa dzavodzikaongororazvizerechidimbuchimwenechimwe chebasa,mweyayavoyakafarazvikuru.

55Zvakarekanamunhuaidakutarisamidziyoyesirivha, sezvayakangayakamirapamberipake,zvesezvaiitasezviri kupenyanechiedzachakakomberedzanzvimboyaakanga akamira,uyezvaipamufaromukurukunevaiona

56Sakahazvigonekekutsanangurarunakorweunyanzvi hwemabasaacho.

57Madhishiegoridheavakavezapakatinemaruva emuzambiringa

58Uyevakarukakoronayemitiyemiivhi,yemimirite, neyamaorivhisezvishongozvekuveza,vakaisamatombo anokoshamairi

59Zvimwezvikamuzvebasarekubatsiravakazviita nenziradzakasiyana,sezvovakazvikudzakutivapedze zvesenenzirayakakodzeraukuruhwamambo

60Neshokorimwechetezvinogonakutaurwakutihapana muduraramambokanamunerimwe,pakangapasina mabasaakaenzananeayamumutengounodhurakana muunyanzvihweunyanzvi.

61Nokutimamboainyanyakufunganezvazvo,nekutiaida kuwanambirinekudakwekunakakwemazanoake

62Nekutikazhinjiairegeredzabasarakerepamutemo,uye aipedzanguvayakenevanyorivemifananidzoachinetseka kutivapedzezvesenenzirayakakodzeranzvimbo yaizotumirwazvipo.

63Sakazvesezvakaitwapamweromukuru,nenzira yakakodzeramamboakatumirazvipouyeyemupristi mukuruaivemutongiwenyika.

64Pakangapasinamatomboanokoshaakawanda,nekuti akashandiswaanopfuurazviuruzvishanuuyeeseakanga akakura.

65Unyanzvihweunyanzvihwakanyanyakunaka hwakashandiswa,zvekutimutengowematombonebasa rawowakapetwakashanupanewegoridhe

CHITSAUKO4

MashokoakajekaechibayiroKururamakwevapristi kwakajekaMutambowechisimbaTsananguroyetemberi nenzvimbodzayodzemvura

1Ndakupatsananguroiyiyezviponekutindaifungakuti zvaikosha.

2Pfungwainoteveramunyayaiyiinhoroondoyerwendo rwedukunaEriazari,asindichatangandakupatsananguro yenyikayese.

3PatakasvikamunyikayevaJudhatakaonagutariripakati peJudhiyayesepamusoropegomorefukwazvo

TsambayaAristeas

4Pamusoropegomotemberiyakangayakavakwa nekubwinyakwayokwese.

5Yakangayakakomberedzwanemadziromatatuakareba makubhitianopfuuramakumimanomweuyekureba neupamhizvaienderananechivakwacheimbayacho.

6Zvivakozvesezvaivezvakanakauyezvaidhurazvisati zvamboitika

7Zvaivapachenakutihapanamariyakasiyiwapamusuwo nezvisungo,zvaibatanidzanemagwatidziro,uye kugadzikanakwepazasi

8Magadzirirwoeketeniakangaakaenzanawonepasuo

9Jirarayonekudakwemhepoyaivhuvhutaraifambanguva dzose,uyesezvokufambaukukwaitaurwakubvapasiuye chidzitirochikabukirakusvikapakakwirira,chaipachiono chinonakidzaichomunhuaisagonakuzvibvisanacho

10Kuvakwakweatarikwaienderananenzvimboyacho pachayouyenezvipirisozvinopiswazvaipiswanemoto pamusoropayo,uyenzirayekusvikakwairiyakanga yakafanana.

11Kwakangakunemukwidzazvishomanezvishoma waiendakwairi,wakagadzirirwazvakanakachinangwa chehunhuhwakanaka,uyevapristivaishumiravakanga vakapfekanguodzerineni,kusvikakumakumboavo

12Temberiyakatarisakumabvazuvauyekumashure kwayokurikumadokero.

13Pasiroserakarongwanematombonemateruakadzika kusvikapanzvimbodzakatarwa,kutimvuraigoendeswa kutiisukeropakubvamuzvibayiro,nekutizviuru zvemhukazvinobayirwaipapopamazuvaemitambo

14Uyekunemvuraisingaperi,nekutichitubuchezvisikwa zvakawandachinobudakubvamukatimenzvimbo yetemberi

15Kunewomatangianoshamisauyeasingatsananguriki pasipevhu,sezvavakandiratidza,arichinhambwe chemamitamashanuakakomberedzanzvimboyetemberi, uyerimwenerimweraworinemapaipiasingaverengeki zvekutinzizidzakasiyanadzinosanganapamwechete.

16Zveseizvizvakangazvakasungirirwanesimbipasi nepamativi,uyepamusoropazvopakangapakafukidzwa nepurasitayakawanda,uyechikamuchimwenechimwe chebasachakangachaitwanokungwarira

17Kunemaburimazhinjiemvurapasipeatari asingaonekwenemunhuwesekunzekweavovarimubasa rekuparidza,zvekutiropareserezvibayirorinounganidzwa rakawandarinosukwanekubwairakweziso

18Ndiwomafungiroangumaereranonehunhu hwemadzivauyeikozvinondichakuratidzaikuti zvakasimbiswasei.

19Vakanditungamiriramakiromitaanopfuuramanakunze kweguta,vakanditinditarisepasikuneimwenzvimbo ndinzweruzharwaiitwanekuunganakwemvura,zvekuti hukuruhwemadzivahwakaonekwakwandiri, sezvatotaurwa

20Kushumirakwevapristihakunamuganhopazvose nekudakwekutsungirirakwavopanyamauyenekuda kwebasaravorakarongekauyerakanyarara

21Nokutizvosezvinoshandapasinachikonzero,kunyange zvazvozvichirevakushandanesimba,uyemumwe nomumweanebasarakeraakapiwa

22Basarinoitwapasinakukanganiswavamwevanopa huni,vamwemafuta,vamwehupfuhwakatsetseka hwegorosi,vamwezvinonhuwira;vamwezvakarevanouya

nezvidimbuzvenyamazvechibairochinopiswa, zvichiratidzasimbaguru.

23Nokutivanotoramakumboemhurunemaokoavoese, rimwenerimwerichiremakupfuuramatarendamaviri, voakandaneruokorumwenorumwenenzirainoshamisa panzvimboyakakwirirayeatariuyehavambopotsakuaisa panzvimboyakakodzera

24Saizvozvowozvidimbuzvemakwainembudzi zvinoshamisanekudakwehuremuhwazvouyekukora kwazvo

25Kuneavo,vanebasairi,nguvadzosevanosarudza mhukadzisinamhosvauyedzakakorazvakanyanya,uye nokudarochibayirochandatsanangura,chinoitwa.

26Kunenzvimboyakatsaurirwakutivazorore,ukoavo vakasunungurwapabasavanogara

27Kanaizvizvaitika,avovakatozororauyevagadzirira kutangazvemabasaavovanosimukavegasezvopasina anorayiramaereranonekurongwakwezvibayiro

28Runyararorwakakwanarunotongazvekutimunhu angafungidzirakutipakangapasinakanamunhumumwe chete,kunyangezvazvopainevarumemazanamanomwe varimubasairi,kunzekwehuwanduhukuruhweavo vakabatikananekupazvibayiro

29Zvinhuzvosezvinoitwaneruremekedzouyenenzira yakakodzeraMwarimukuru.

30Takashamiswazvikuru,patakaonaEriazariachiitabasa reushumiri,nechimirochezvipfekozvake,uyekunaka kwechitarisikochake,izvozvakaratidzwamujasi raakapfekanematomboanokoshapaari

31Panguoyakepaivanemabheroegoridheaisvikakutsoka dzake,achiimbarwiyorwakasiyana,uyekumativiese maviripaivanemapomegranetianemaruvaakasiyanasiyanaaneruvararwakanaka

32Akangaakasungabhandirakanakakwazvo,rakarukwa nemavaraakanakakwazvo

33Pachipfuvachakeakangaakapfekachifananidzo chaMwari,sezvachinonzi,pachirimatomboguminemaviri, emarudziakasiyana,akaiswamukati,akasungirirwa pamwechetenegoridhe,ainemazitaevatungamiriri vemadzinza,zvichienderananehurongwahwavo hwepakutanga,rimwenerimwerichipenyanenzira isinganzwisisikeruvararwaro

34Mumusoromakeakangaakapfekajiraremusoro, sezvarinodanwa,uyepamusoroparopakatipehumayake pakangapainengowaniisingaenzaniswi,korona youmamboizerenekubwinyanezitaraMwarirakanyorwa nemavaramatsvenepahwendefaregoridheanzi akakodzerakupfekazviratidzoizvimumabasaehushumiri.

35Chitarisikochavochakakonzerakushamisika nekuvhiringidzikakwepfungwazvekutizvakaitakuti munhuanzwesekungeasvikapamberipemunhuweimwe nyikayakasiyana.

36Ndinechokwadichekuticheroanizvakeanopinda muchiratidzirochandatsananguraachazadzwa nekushamisikanekushamisikakusingatsanangurikiuye achakanganiswazvikurumupfungwadzakenekufunga nezveutsvenehwakabatananechinhuchimwenechimwe chebasairi

37Asikutitiwaneruzivorwakakwana,takakwira pamusoropenhareyaivapedyondokutarisa-tarisamativi edu

38Iripanzvimboyakakwirirakwazvo,uyeyakasimbiswa neshongwedzakawanda,dzakavakwakusvikapamusoro chaipo,nematombomakuru,nechinangwa, sezvatakaziviswa,chekuchengetedzanzvimbodzetemberi, zvekutikanapainekurwiswa,kanakumukirakanakurwisa kwemuvengi,hapanaaizokwanisakupindanechisimba mukatimemadziroakakomberedzatemberi

39Pashongwedzenharemainjiniehondoakaiswauye mhandodzakasiyanadzemichina,uyenzvimboyacho yakangayakakwirirakupfuuradenderedzwaremadziro randataura

40Nharedzachodzaichengetedzwawonevarume vakawandavaivimbikaavovakaratidzahumbowo hwekuvimbikakwavokunyikayavo

41varumeavavaisambobvumirwakubudamunhare,kunze kwemazuvaemitambouyeipapovarimapokaevanhuchete, uyevaisabvumiracheromutorwakupindamairi

42Vainyatsochenjererakanapainemurairounobva kumukuruwemautowekutivabvumirecherovashanyikuti vaongororenzvimboiyi,sezvatakadzidziswaneruzivo rwedu

43Vakangavasingadikutigamuchirakunyangezvazvo taingovavarumevavirivasinazvombokutivaone chibayirochacho

44Uyevakataurakutivakasungwanemhikoapochivimbo chakangachapihwakwavari,nekutivesevakangavapika uyevaifanirakuitamhikoyachozvitsvene sezvazvakanyorwa,kutikunyangwevaivamazana mashanupakuwandahavaizobvumidzavarumevanopfuura vashanukupindapanguvaimwechete

45Nhareiyindiyoyaivedziviriroyakakoshayetemberi uyemuvambiwayondiyeakaisimbisazvakasimbazvekuti yaigonakuidzivirirazvinobudirira

CHITSAUKO5

Tsananguroyegutanemaruwa.EnzanisaVhesi11 nemamiriroezvinhuemazuvaanoVhesi89-41 dzinoratidzakutivanhuvekarevaifungidziraseinyanzvi uyemurume

1Hukuruhwegutahwakaenzananehukuru

2Kutendererakwayokwakarebamasitadhiyamakumi mana,kusvikapakufungidzira.

3Ineshongwedzayodzakarongwamuchimiro chenhandareyemitambo,nemigwagwainotungamirapakati padzoikozvinomharadzanodzeshongwedzepasidziri kuonekaasidzeshongwedzepamusorondidzodzinonyanya kushanyirwa.

4Nokutipasirinokwira,sezvogutarakavakwapamusoro pegomo

5Kunewomatanhoanotungamirakunziradzinoyambuka migwagwa,uyevamwevanhuvanogaravachikwira,uye vamwevachidzikauyevanomirakurenevamwe sezvinobviramunziranekudakweavovakasungwa nemitemoyekuchena,kutivasabatecherochinhuchisiri pamutemo

6Vavambivekutangavegutavakarivakanechiyero chakakodzera,nekutivaiveneruzivorwakajekapamusoro pezvaidiwa

7Nekutinyikayakakurauyeyakanaka.

8Zvimwezvikamuzvayozvakatisandara,kunyanya matunhuarieSamaria,sezvaanodanwa,uyearipamuganhu

nenyikayeIdumea,zvimwezvikamuzvinemakomo, kunyanyaayoaripedyonenyikayeJudhiya.

9Sakavanhuvanofanirakuzvipirakurimanekurimaivhu kuitirakutineizvivawanezvirimwazvakawanda.

10Nenziraiyikurimwakwemarudziesekunoenderera mberiuyegohogururinokohwewamunyikayeseyataurwa pamusoroapa

11Magutamakuruuyeanebudiriroyakafananaanevanhu vakawanda,asianoregeredzamatunhuekumaruwa,sezvo vanhuvesevachidahupenyuhwekunakidzwa,nekuti munhuweseanetsikayechisikigoyekutsvagamafaro

12ChinhuchimwechetechakaitikamuAlexandria,iyo inopfuuramagutaesemukukuranekubudirira.

13Vanhuvekumaruwanekutamavachibvakumaruwa vachigaramugutakwakaitakutikurimakuve nemukurumbirawakashata:sakakutivasagaremuguta, mamboakarayirakutivasagaremokwemazuvaanopfuura makumimaviri

14Uyenenziraimwecheteyoakapavatongimirairo yakanyorwa,yekutikanazvaidikanwakudanacheroani zvakeaigaramunyika,nyayayachoinofanirakugadziriswa mukatimemazuvamashanu.

15Uyesezvoakaonanyayaiyiseyakakoshazvikuru, akagadzawovakuruvemutemovedunhuregarega nevabatsirivavo,kutivariminevamiririvavovasatore zvirimwazvekurimamumaturaeguta,ndinoreva,nekuda kwebhizinesi

16NdakabvumirakutsaukaukunekutindiEriazariakataura zvakajekapfungwadzataurwa

17Nekutisimbaravanoshandisapakurimaivhuiguru

18Nekutinyikayakadyarwamitiyemiorivhiyakawanda, inezvirimwazvezviyonemiriwo,nemizambiringazvakare, uyekunehuchihwakawanda

19Mamwemarudziemitiyemicheronemadate haaverengekikanatichienzanisaneaya

20Kunemombedzemarudziosedzakawandauyemafuro akapfumaadzo.

21Sakavanozivanemazvokutimatunhuekumaruwa anodavanhuvakawanda,uyehukamahuripopakatipeguta nemishahwakarongekanemazvo.

22Zvinonhuhwirirazvakawanda,matomboanokosha negoridhezvinounzwamunyikanemaArabhu

23Nekutinyikayachoyakanyatsokodzerakwetekurima cheteasiwokutengeserana,uyegutarachorakapfuma muunyanzviuyeharinakanachinhuchimwechete chinotengeswachinounzwamhirikwegungwa.

24Inenzvimbodzekuchengetedzadzakakodzerauye dzakanakapaAskalon,Jopa,neGaza,pamwenePtolemais iyoyakavambwanaMambouyeinenzvimbohurukana ichienzaniswanedzimwenzvimbodzakatumidzwamazita, isirikurenecheroimweyadzo

25Nyikainoberekazvinhuzvakawanda,sezvoinemvura yakakwanakumativieseuyeyakachengetedzwazvakanaka kubvakumadutu

26RwizirweJorodhani,sezvarunonzi,rusingamboome, runoyereranepakatipenyika

27Pakutanganyikaiyiyaivenemaekaanopfuura mamiriyonimakumimatanhatukunyangezvazvovanhu vepedyovakazoirwisauyevarumezviurumazana matanhatuvakagaramairimumapurazianemaekazana rimwenerimwe

TsambayaAristeas

28RwizirwakaitaserwizirwaNirerunokwirapanguva yekukohwauyerunodiridzachikamuchikuruchenyika.

29PedyonedunhurevanhuvePtolemaisrinoyerera richipindamunerumwerwiziuyeurwurunoyerera ruchipindamugungwa.

30Dzimwehovadzemumakomo,sezvadzinonzi, dzinoyereradzichiendamubaniuyedzinofukidzanzvimbo dziripedyoneGazanedunhureAshdhodhi.

31Nyikayakakomberedzwanefenziyechisikigouye yakaomakurwisauyehaigonekurwiswanemautomakuru, nekudakwenziradzakamanikana,nekubapamusoro pemawereakarebanemakorongaakadzika,uyehunhu hwakakombahwenzvimbodzemakomodzakakomberedza nyikayese

32Takaudzwakutimhanguranesimbizvakambowanikwa kubvakumakomoaripedyoeArabia.

33Zvisinei,izvizvakamiswapanguvayekutonga kwePersia,sezvovakuruvepanguvaiyoyovakaparadzira mushumowenhemawekutikushandakwemigodhi kwaisabatsirauyekwaidhurakuitirakudziviriranyikayavo kutiisaparadzwenemigodhimumatunhuayauyepamwe kutorerwakubvakwavarinekudakwekutongakwePersia, sezvonerubatsirorwemushumowenhemauyuvakawana chikonzerochekupindamudunhuiri

34Zvino,hamayanguinodiwaPhilocrates,ndakupai ruzivorweserwakakoshapamusoropenyayaiyi muchidimbu

35Ndichatsanangurabasarekushanduramunyaya inotevera

36MupristaMukuruakasarudzavarumevanehunhu hwakanakauyetsikadzepamusoro-soro,sezvingatarisirwa nemunhukubvakuvaberekivavovanehunhuhwakanaka

37Vaivavarumevakangavasinakungowanaruzivo mumabhukuechiJudhacheteasivakangavanyatsodzidza nezvevaGirikiwo

38Sakavaivevakanyatsokodzerakushandamumahofisi evamiririuyevaiitabasairipesepazvaidikanwa.

39Vaivanenzvimboyakanakayemisanganonekukurukura matambudzikoanechekuitanemutemo

40Vaitsigiranzirayepakati-uyeiyindiyonzira yakanakisisayekuteveranguvadzose

41Vakarambamhikodzisinahunhuuyedzisinatsika,asi vakangavasinakuzvikudzauyevasinakumbozviti vakakwirirakupfuuravamwe,uyemukutaurakwavo vakangavakagadzirirakuteereranekupamhinduro dzakakodzerakumubvunzowese.

42Vosevakanyatsochengetamutemouyuuyevainyanya kudakukundanapakuuchengeta,uyevosevakanga vakakodzerwanemutungamiririwavouyenehunhuhwake

43UyemunhuaigonakuonakutivaidaEriazarisei nekusadakwavokubviswakwaariuyekutiaivadasei

44Kunzekwetsambayaakanyorakunamambo nezvekudzokakwavovakachengeteka,akakumbirawo Andreasnomwoyowosekutiashandenechinangwa chimwecheteuyeakandikurudzirawokutindibatsire nepandinogonanapo

45Uyekunyangezvazvotakavimbisakupapfungwadzedu dzosepanyayaiyi,akatiachirikushungurudzikazvikuru, nekutiaizivakutimambonekudakwehunhuhwake hwakanakaaionaseropafadzoyakeyepamusoro,pese paainzwanezvemurumeaivemukurukunevamwevake mutsikaneuchenjeri,kumudanakudarerake

46Nekutindakanzwanezvemashokoakeakanakaekuti nekuwanavanhuvakaruramauyevakangwarapamusoro pakeaizowanadzivirirohuruyeumambohwake,sezvo shamwaridzakadarodzaizomupamazanoanobatsira zvikuru.

47UyevarumevakangavachitumwakwaarinaEriazari pasinamubvunzovaivanehunhuuhwu

48Uyeaigaraachipikakutiaisazomboregavarumeava vachiendakanazvaingovazvakezvakezvaaidakuitaasi kutiaiveachivatumakutivabatsirevanhuvose

49Nekuti,akatsanangura,hupenyuhwakanakahuri mukuchengetedzamitemo,uyechinangwaichi chinowanikwazvakanyanyanekunzwakupfuura nekuverenga

50Kubvamumashokoayanemamweakafanana,zvaiva pachenakutiainzwaseikwavari.

CHITSAUKO6

Tsanangurodzetsikadzevanhudzinoratidzazvinorehwa neshokorekuti,"Kusachena"Hunhuuyemavamboe "KutendakwaMwari."Ndima48-44dzinopatsananguro yakanakayeUmwarihwemuviri

1Zvakakoshakutauramuchidimburuzivorwaakapa achipinduramibvunzoyedu.

2Nokutindinofungakutivanhuvazhinjivanodakuziva zvimwezvezvirimumutemo,kunyanyaizvozvinechekuita nenyamanezvinwiwanemhukadzinoonekwasedzisina kuchena

3Patakabvunzakutisei,sezvopainerudzirumwechete rwezvisikwa,dzimwemhukadzinoonekwasedzisina kuchenakutidzidyiwe,uyedzimwedzisinakuchena kunyangwepadzinobatwa(nekutikunyangezvazvo mutemowachowakanyatsochenjererapazvinhu zvakawanda,wakanyatsochenjererapanyayadzakadai) akatangamhinduroyakeseizvi:

4'Munoona,'akadaro,'kutimararamiroeduneshamwari dzeduzvinotikanganisasei;nekubatananevakaipa,vanhu vanobatahuipihwavouyevanosuruvaramuhupenyu hwavohwese;asikanavakagaranevakachenjera nevakangwara,vanowananzirayekutizakusaziva nekugadzirisahupenyuhwavo

5Mupiweduwemitemoakatanganekuisanheyo dzehutsvenenekururamauyeakazvidzidzisapfungwa imweneimwe,kwetenekungorambidzwacheteasi nekushandisamienzanisowo,achiratidzamigumisiro yakaipayechiviuyekurangwakunoitwanaMwarikune vanemhosva.

6NokutipakutangaakaratidzakutikunaMwarimumwe cheteuyekutisimbarakerinoratidzwamuchadengachose, sezvonzvimboyeseizereneuchangamirehwakeuye hapanachimwechezvinhuzvakaitwapachivandenevanhu panyikachinomuziva

7Nekutizvesezvinoitwanemunhunezvosezvichaitika muneramangwanazvinoonekwapachenakwaari 8Achinyatsoongororachokwadiichiuyeachichijekesa, akaratidzakutikunyangwemunhuakafungakuita zvakaipatisingataurenezvekuzviitazvechokwadi haazombofiakapukunyukakuonekwa,nekutiakajekesa kutisimbaraMwarirakaparariramumutemowese.

9Kubvapakutangakwake,akaendereramberiachiratidza kutivanhuvesekunzekwedutinotendamukuvapo

kwevamwarivakawanda,kunyangeivopachavovane simbagurukupfuurazvisikwazvavanonamatazvisina maturo

10Nokutikanavakagadzirazvifananidzozvematombo nematanda,vanotimifananidzoyeavovakagadzirachimwe chinhuchinobatsiramuhupenyuuyevanochinamata, kunyangezvazvovainehumbowohwakajekahwekuti havanamanzwiro.

11Nekutizvaizovaupenzichosekufungakutichero munhuakavamwarinekudakwezvinhuzvaakagadzira

12Nekutivagadzirivakangotorazvimwezvinhu zvakagadzirwakareuyenekuzvibatanidzapamwechete, vakaratidzakutizvinebasaidzva:ivopachavohavana kugadzirachinhuchacho,sakahazvinamaturouyeupenzi kutivanhuvagadzirevanamwarivevanhuvakaitasaivo

13Nokutimunguvayedukunevazhinjivanepfungwahuru uyevakadzidzakupfuuravanhuvekarevainzivanamwari, asivaisazombouyakuzovanamata

14Vagadzirinevanyorivenganoidzivanofungakutindivo vakachenjerakupfuuravaGiriki

15Seitichifanirakutauranezvevamwevanhuvane mafungiroasinakunaka,vaIjipitanevamwevakafanana navo,vanovimbanezvikarazvesangonemarudzimazhinji ezvinokambairanemombe,vachizvinamata,uyevachipa zvibayirokwavarivachirivapenyuuyevakafa?

16ZvinoMupiweduweMutemo,sezvoaivemunhu akachenjerauyeakapihwasimbanaMwarirekunzwisisa zvinhuzvese,akaongororazvakadzamazvese, akatikomberedzanemasvingoasingapindikinemasvingo esimbi,kutitisazosangananemamwemarudzi,asikuti tirambetakachenamumuvirinemweya,tisinafungidziro dzisinamaturo,tichinamataMwarimumwechete Wemasimbaosepamusoropezvisikwazvese

17SakavapristivakuruveIjipita,vachinyatsoongorora zvinhuzvakawanda,uyevachizivanyayadzedu, vanotidanakuti"vanhuvaMwari"

18Iriizitarekuremekedzarisirirevanhuvoseasirevaya vanonamataMwariwechokwadichete

19VamwevanhuhavasivaMwariasivenyama,zvinwiwa, nezvipfeko.

20Nokutihunhuhwavohwesehunovaitakutivawane nyaradzomuzvinhuizvihazvikoshi,asimuzvinhuzvavo zvose.

21Pakatipevanhuveduhupenyuhwavohwesehwakadaro chinhuchikuruchavanonyanyakufunganezvachokutonga kwaMwari.

22Sakakutitisasvibiswenecherochinhuchinonyangadza, kanakutihupenyuhweduhukanganiswenekutaurirana kwakaipa,akatikomberedzakumativiesenemitemo yekuchena,achikanganisazvakafananazvatinodya,kana zvatinonwa,kanakubata,kanakunzwa,kanakuona 23Nekutikunyangwe,kazhinji,zvinhuzvesezvakafanana muchimirochazvochechisikigo,sezvozvesezvichitongwa nesimbarimwechete,asipanechikonzerochakadzama muchiitikochimwenechimweneitichiregakushandisa zvimwezvinhuuyetichinakidzwanekushandiswa kwakajairikakwezvimwe.

24Kutindiratidzemuenzanisondichapfuurapfungwa imwekanambirindodzitsanangurakwamuri

25Nekutihamufanirwekuwiramupfungwainozvidza yekutizvaivenekudakwembevanehonyenezvimwe

zvinhuzvakadarokutiMosesiakanyoramitemoyake nekungwarirakukurukudaro.

26Mitemoiyiyeseyakaitwanekudakwekururamakuti ibatsirekutsvagahunhuhwakanakauyekukwana kwehunhu.

27Nekutishiridzesedzatinoshandisadzakapfavauye dzinozivikanwanekuchenakwadzo,dzichidyamhando dzakasiyanadzezviyonembeu,dzakadaisenjiva,njiva, mhashu,makwara,mapere,nedzimweshiridzesedzerudzi urwu

28Asishiridzakarambidzwamuchadzionadziri dzemusangouyedzinodyanyama,dzichidzvinyirira dzimwenekudakwesimbaradzinaro,uyedzichiwana chikafunechisimbanekudyashiridzakapfuyiwadzataurwa pamusoroapa

29Uyekweteizvozvochete,asivanobatamakwayana nembudzana,uyevanokuvadzawovanhu,vangavevakafa kanavapenyu,uyenokudaronekuvatihavanakuchena, akapachiratidzonavokutiavo,avo

Mutemowakagadzwa,vanofanirakuitazvakarurama mumoyoyavouyevasingadzvinyiriricheroanizvake vachivimbanesimbaravokanakuvatoreracherochinhu, asikutungamiramararamiroavomaereranoneruramisiro, sezvinoitashiridzakapfuyiwa,dzatotaurwa,dzinodya mhandodzakasiyanadzemweyainokurapanyikauye hadzidzvinyiririzvinoparadzahamadzadzo

30Sakamumiririweduakatidzidzisakutinziradzakadai ndidzodzinopazviratidzokunevakachenjera,kuti vanofanirakuvavakaruramauyevasaitecherochinhu nechisimba,uyevaregekudzvinyiriravamwevachivimba nesimbaravo.

31Nekutisezvozvichionekwazvisinakunakakubata mhukadzisinakuchenadzakadaro,sezvataurwa,nekuda kwetsikadzadzo,hatifaniriherekutoramatanhoese ekudzivirirakutihunhuhweduhuregekuparadzwa zvakaenzana?

32Nokudaromitemoyoseyaakaisamaererano nezvinobvumirwapanyayayeshiriidzinedzimwemhuka, akaiisanechinangwachekutidzidzisachidzidzochetsika

33Nekutikupatsanurwakwetsokanekupatsanurwa kwetsokakunoitirwakutidzidzisakutitinofanirakusiyanisa zviitozveduzvemunhuoganechinangwachetsika dzakanaka.

34Nekutisimbaremuviriweduweseuyemashandiroawo zvinoenderananemafudziedunemakumboedu

35Nokudaroanotimanikidzakuzivakutitinofanirakuita zviitozveduzvosenerusarurazvichienderananechiyero chekururama,--kunyanyanekutitakaparadzaniswa zvakasiyananevamwevanhuvose

36Nekutivamwevarumevazhinjivanozvisvibisanekuita zvepabondezvisinahunhu,nokudarovachiitazvakaipa zvikuru,uyenyikadzosenemagutavanozvirumbidza nezvakaipazvakadaro

37Nokutihavangoitizvepabondenevarumecheteasi vanosvibisavanaamaivavonevanasikanavavo

38Asitakaparadzaniswanezvivizvakadaro

39Uyevanhuvakaparadzaniswanenzirayataurwa pamusoroapavanoratidzwawoneMupiweMutemosevane chipochekurangarira

40Nokutimhukadzose"dzinetsokadzakaparadzanauye dzinodzeya"dzinomiririrakunedzakatangwachiratidzo chekurangarira

41Nekutichiitochekutsengahachinachimwechinhu kunzekwekurangarirahupenyunekuvapo.

42Nokutihupenyuhunowanzotsigirwanechikafu, nokudaroanotikurudziramuMagwarozvakarenemashoko aya:"ZvechokwadimuchayeukaIshevakakuitiraizvinhu zvikuruzvinoshamisa"

43Nokutikanazvanyatsofungwa,zvinovazvikuruuye zvinembiri;kutangakuvakamuviriuyekurongeka kwechikafuuyekupatsanurwakwenhengoimweneimwe uye,zvakanyanya,kurongekakwemanzwiro,kushandauye kufambakusingaonekwekwepfungwa,kukurumidza kwezviitozvayouyekuwanakwayohunyanzvi, zvinoratidzahunyanzvihusingaperi.

44Sakaanotikurudzirakutitirangarirekutizvikamu zvataurwapamusoroapazvinochengetwapamwechete nesimbaraMwarinehunyanzvihwakakwana.

45Nokutiakataranguvanenzvimbodzesedzatingagara tichiyeukaMwarianotitongauyeanotichengetedza

46Nekutipanyayayenyamanezvinwiwaanotiudza kutangatapachikamusechibayirouyeipapotobvatadya chikafuchedu

47Uyezve,panguodzeduakatipachiratidzo chekuyeuchidza,uyesaizvozvoakatirairakutitiise mashokoaMwaripamasuoedunemasuosechiyeuchidzo chaMwari.

48Uyemumaokoeduwo,anorayirazvakajekakuti chiratidzochisungwe,achiratidzapachenakutitinofanira kuitabasaregaregamukururama,tichiyeukazvisikwa zvedu,uyepamusoropezvosekutyaMwari

49Anoudzawovanhu,pavanengevakararapasikutivarare uyevachimukazvakare,kutivafungisisemabasaaMwari, kwetemushokochete,asinekucherechedzazvakajeka shandukonepfungwadzinoitwapavari,pavanenge vachirara,pamwenekumukakwavo,kutikuchinjakubva panechimwechezvinhuizvikuendakunechimwechinhu kwakafananauyekusinganzwisisikesei

50Kunakakwekufananidziramaereranonekusarura nekurangarirakwavekuratidzwakwamuri,zvichienderana nekududzirakwedu"mahwandaakapatsanurwauye anotsengaanodzeya."

51Nekutimitemoyeduhainakunyorwazvisinatsarukano kanakutimaereranonepfungwayekutangaisinatsarukano yakauyamupfungwa,asinechinangwachechokwadiuye chiratidzochepfungwadzakarurama

52Nekutikuburikidzanemirairoyaanopamaererano nenyamanezvinwiwauyenyayadzakatidzekubata, anotirairakutitisaitekanakuteereracherochinhutisina kufungakanakushandisakusaruramisiranekushandisa simbarekufungazvisizvo

53Kanazvirizvemhukadzesango,pfungwaimwecheteyo inogonakuwanikwawo

54Nekutihunhuhwechikwekwenehwembevanemhuka dzakadaisedzi,idzodzataurwapachena,dzinoparadza

55Mbevadzinosvibisanekukuvadzazvese,kwete zvekudyazvadzocheteasikunyangekusvikapakuitakuti cherochinhuchipizvachochingakanganisamunhu chisabatsire.

56Rudzirwezvikwekwe,zvakare,runoshamisa:nekuti kunzekwezvataurwa,runehunhuhunosvibisa:Runobata nenzeveuyerunoberekanemuromo.

57Uyendichochikonzerochinoitakutitsikayakafanana inzihainakuchenamuvanhu

58Nekutinekutaurazvesezvavanonzwanenzeve, vanosanganisavamwemuzvakaipauyehavaitizvinhu zvisinakuchena,ivopachavovakasvibiswazvachose nekusvibiswakwekusachena.

59Uyemambowenyu,sezvatakaziviswa,anoitanemazvo kuparadzavanhuvakadaro

60Ipapondakati'Ndinofungakutiurikurevavatauriri, nekutianogaraachivaratidzakutambudzwauyekumarudzi anorwadzaerufu'

61'Hongu,'akapindura,'avandivovarumevandirikureva; nekutikutarisirakuparadzwakwevanhuchinhuchisina kuchena'

62Uyemutemoweduunotirambidzakukuvadzacheroani zvakeneshokokanachiito

63Nhoroondoyangupfupiyezvinhuizviyaifanira kukugutsai,kutimitemoyeduyeseyakagadzirwa nechinangwachekururama,uyekutihapanachakaitwa muMagwaropasinakufungakanapasinachikonzero chakakodzera,asichinangwachayondechekutigonesa muhupenyuhweduhweseuyemuzviitozveduzvesekuita kururamapamberipevanhuvese,tichirangariraMwari Wemasimbaose.

64Sakanezvenyamanezvinhuzvisinakuchena, zvinokambaira,nezvikarazvesango,hurongwahwese hunovavarirakururamauyehukamahwakaruramapakati pemunhunemunhu

65Kwandirizvaiitasekutiazvidzivirirazvakanaka pazvinhuzvose;nekutiachitaurawonezvemhuru nemakondohwenembudzizvinopihwa,akatizvaikosha kuzvitorakubvakumapokanemapokaezvipfuwo,uye kubayiramhukadzakapfuyiwauyekusapacherochinhu chemusango,kutivanopazvibayirovanzwisisezvinoreva mupiwemutemouyevasavepasipesimba rekuzvitutumadza.

66Nokutiuyoanopachibayiro,anopawochibayiro chemweyawakepachakemumamiriroeseezvinhu

67Ndinofungakutizvinhuizvizvinechekuitanehurukuro yeduzvakakodzerakutaurwa,uyenekudakweutsveneuye zvinorevamutemo,ndakakurudzirwakuti ndikutsanangurirezvakajeka,Philocrates,nekuda kwekuzvipirakwakopakudzidza

CHITSAUKO7

Kusvikakwenhumenechinyorwachebhukurinokosha nezvipo.Kugadziriramabikoemambo.Mugamuchiri achangogarapatafuraanofadzavaenzivakenemibvunzo nemhinduroMamwemashokoeuchenjeripamusoro pemagariroevanhu

1Eriazari,mushuremekupirachibayiro,nekusarudza nhume,nekugadzirirazvipozvakawandakunamambo, akatiendesaparwendorwedutakachengetekazvikuru.

2PatakasvikakuAlexandria,mamboakabvaangoziviswa nezvekusvikakwedu

3Patakapindamumuzinda,ininaAndreastakakwazisa mamboneushamwarindokumupatsambayakanyorwa naEleazar.

4Mamboaidazvikurukusangananenhume,uyeakarayira kutivamwevakuruvosevabvisweuyenhumedzacho dzakashevedzwakwaaripakarepo.

5Zvinokushamisikaukukwakashamisavanhuvose, nekutizvakajairikakutiavovanouyakuzotsvagamukana

wekusangananamambopanyayadzakakosha vabvumidzwekuuyapamberipakepazuvarechishanu, neponhumedzinobvakumadzimambokanamaguta akakoshazvikurudzichiwanamukanawekupindamudare mumazuvamakumimatatuasivarumeavaakavaona sevakakodzerakukudzwakukuru,sezvoairemekedzatenzi wavozvikuru,sakaakabvaadzingaavovaakaonasevasina basandokurambaachifamba-fambakusvikavapindauye akakwanisakuvagamuchira

6Pavakapindanezvipozvavakatumirwapamwechete nazvopamwechetenemapepaemhandoyepamusoro akakosha,ayomutemowakanyorwanegoridhenemavara echiJudha,nekutimapepaemhandoyepamusoroakanga agadzirwazvakanakauyekubatanapakatipemapeji kwakangakwaitwazvekutikwakangakusingaonekwe, mambopaakangoonaakatangakuvabvunzanezvemabhuku acho

7Pavakabvisamipumburumumachiraavo,vakavhura mapejiacho,mamboakamirakwenguvarefu, ndokukotamakanomwe,akati:

8'Ndinokutendai,shamwaridzangu,uyendinoongaiye akakutumiraizvakawanda,uyekupfuurazvoseMwari,ane mashokoaya'

9Uyeapovose,nhumenevamwevaivapowo, vakadanidzirapanguvaimwechetenenzwirimwechete vachiti:‘MwaringaaponeseMambo!’akatangakuchema misodziyemufaro

10Nekutikusimudzirwakwemweyawakenepfungwa yerukudzorukururwaakangaapiwazvakamumanikidza kuchemapamusoroperomborakerakanaka

11Akavarayirakutivaisemipumburumunzvimbodzayo, uyemushuremekukwazisavarume,akati:'Zvaive zvakanaka,varumevaMwari,kutinditangendaremekedza mabhukuandakakudaniraipanouyeipapopandakaita izvozvo,kutindikuratidzeiruokorwerudyirweushamwari' 12Ndiyochikonzerochandakaitaizvipakutanga

13Ndagadzakutizuvairi,rawakasvika,richengetwe sezuvaguruuyerichapembererwagoreregarega muhupenyuhwanguhwese

14Zvinoitikawokutiizuvarekupembererakukunda kwanguAntigonusmugungwaSakandichafarakudya newenhasi

15Zvesezvamungawanamukanawekushandisa,’akadaro, ‘zvichagadzirirwaiminenzirayakafanirauyeiniwo ndinemi’

16Mushuremekungevaratidzakufarakwavo,akarayira kutivapiwenzvimboyepamusoro-soropedyonenhare,uye kutimabikoagadzirirwe.

17IpapoNikanoriakadanaIshe,mutaririmukuru, Dorotheus,uyoakangaarimukuruwemautoakasarudzwa kutiatarisirevaJudha,akamurayirakutiagadzirire zvinodiwazvemumwenemumwewavo.

18Nekutiurongwauhwuhwakangahwaitwanamambo uyeurongwahwamunoonahuchiitwananhasi

19Nokutimagutaakawandaanetsikadzakakoshapanyaya yekunwa,kudya,uyekugarapakudya,anevakuru vakasarudzwakutivatarisirezvinodiwazvavo.

20Uyepesepavanouyakuzoshanyiramadzimambo, gadzirirodzinoitwazvinoenderananetsikadzavo,kuitira kutipasavenekusagadzikanakunovhiringidzakunakidzwa kwekushanyakwavo

21Kungwarirakwakafananakwakatorwapanyaya yevatumwavechiJudha.

22ZvinoDorotheus,uyoaivemutsigiriakagadzwakuti atarisirevaenzivechiJudha,aivemurumeainyatsoteerera.

23Zvinhuzvosezvaivapasipakeuyezvakatsaurirwa kugamuchiravaenzivakadaro,akazviisapanzekumutambo

24Akarongazvigaromumitsaramivirizvichienderana nemirairoyamambo.

25Nokutiakangaamurayirakutiagarisehafuyevarume kurudyirwakeuyevamwevosevarishurekwake,kuitira kutiaregekuvanyimarukudzorukuru

26Vakativagarapasi,akarayiraDorotheuskutiaitezvese maereranonetsikadzaishandiswapakatipevaenzivake vechiJudha

27Nokudaroakaregamabasaevazivisivatsvenenevapristi vaipirazvibayironevamwevaigaravachipaminamato, ndokudanamumwewedu,Eriazari,mukurupavapristi vechiJudha,kutiapemunamatopanzvimbopezvo

28Akasimukandokuitamunamatounoshamisa.'Mwari Wemasimbaosengaakupfumisei,imimambo,nezvinhu zvosezvakanakazvaakasikauyengaakupeiiminemukadzi wenyunevanavenyuneshamwaridzenyupfumayavo inogarairipocherobedzimurivapenyu!'

29Pamashokoaya,kuomberakukuruuyekwemufaro kwakatangakwakatoranguvayakatirebei,uyeipapo vakatendeukirakumufarowemabikoakangaagadzirwa 30Marongeroeseebasapatafuraakaitwazvichienderana nemurairowaDorotheus.

31Pakatipevashandipaivanemachindaeumambo nevamwevaivanenzvimbodzekukudzwapadareramambo 32Achitoramukanawakapihwanekumbomiramumabiko, mamboakabvunzanhumeyaigarapachigarochekukudzwa (nekutivakarongwazvichienderananehukuruhwavo),kuti angachengetedzaseiumambohwakehusinakukanganiswa kusvikakumagumo?

33Mushuremekufungisisakwechinguvaakapinduraachiti, 'Unogonakuisimbisazvirinanikanaukatevedzeramutsa waMwariusingaperiNekutikanaukaratidzatsitsiuye ukarangazvinyoronyoroavovanofanirwanazvo zvichienderananemabasaavo,uchavadzorakubvapane zvakaipauyeuchavatungamirirakutendeuka'

34Mamboakarumbidzamhinduroyachondokuzobvunza mumwemurumeanotevera,kutiangaitaseizvese zvakanakamuzviitozvakezvese?

35Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanamunhuainekodzero yekubatavosezvakanaka,acharambaachiitazvakarurama nguvadzose,achiyeukakutipfungwadzese dzinozivikanwanaMwari.KanaukatorakutyaMwari senzvimboyakoyekutanga,hauzombofiwakapotsa chinangwa'

36Mamboakarumbidzawomurumeuyu,pamhinduroyake ndokubvunzamumwe,kuti,angaveseineshamwaridzine pfungwadzakafanananaye?

37Akapinduraachiti,'Kanavakakuonauchidzidza zvinofarirwanevanhuvazhinjivaunotonga;uchaita zvakanakakuonakutiMwarianopaseivanhu makomboreroake,achivapahutanonekudyanezvimwe zvinhuzvosepanguvayakafanira'

38Mushuremekubvumirananemhinduroyacho,mambo akabvunzamuenziakatevera,kutimukupavateereri nekupamutongo,aigonaseikuwanarumbidzokunyange kuneavovakakundikanakukundanyayayavo?

39Akati,'Kanamuchitaurazvakanakakuneveseuye musingaitezvisinamusorokanazveudzvinyiririmukubata kwenyuvatadziUyemuchaitaizvikanamukatarisanzira iyoMwarianoitanayo.Zvikumbirozvevakakodzera zvinozadzikiswanguvadzose,nepoavovanokundikana kuwanamhinduroyeminamatoyavovachiziviswa kuburikidzanezvirotokanazviitikozvezvakanga zvichikuvadzamuzvikumbirozvavouyekutiMwari haavarovizvichienderananezvivizvavokanahukuru hwesimbaRake,asianoitanemoyomurefukwavari'

40Mamboakarumbidzamurumeuyunemufaronekuda kwemhinduroyakendokubvunzaanoteverakuti,angava seiasingakundikimunyayadzehondo?

41Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Daiasinakuvimbazvizere nevanhuvakevazhinjikanamautoakeehondo,asi akakumbiraMwaringuvadzosekutiaitekutimabasaake abudirire,iyepachakeachiitamabasaakeesenemweya weruramisiro'

42Achigamuchiramhinduroiyi,akabvunzamumwekuti angavaseichinhuchinotyisakuvavengivake

43Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanaachirinezvombo zvakawandanemautoakayeukakutizvinhuizvihazvina simbarekuwanamhedzisiroinogarakwenguvarefuuye inogutsaNekutikunyangeMwarianoisakutya mupfungwadzevanhunekupazororouyeachingoratidza hukuruhwesimbarake'

44Mamboakarumbidzamurumeuyundokuzotikune anotevera,'Chiichinonyanyakukoshamuhupenyu?'

45Uyeakapinduraachiti,'KuzivakutiMwarindiyeIshe weNyika,uyekutimukubudirirakwedukwakanakisisa hatisiisutinobudiriraasiMwariuyonesimbarakeanoita kutizvinhuzvosezvizadzikeuyeanotitungamirira kuchinangwa'

46Mamboakadanidzirakutimurumewachoakanga apindurazvakanakandokuzobvunzamumwewakekuti angachengetaseizvinhuzvakezvosezvisina kukanganiswauyepakupedzisiraozvipakunevamutevera varimumamiriroakafanana?

47Uyeakapinduraachiti,'NekunyengeterakunaMwari nguvadzosekutimuvenepfungwadzakanakamumabasa enyueseuyenekuyambiravanavenyukutivasafadzwe nemukurumbirakanapfuma,nekutindiMwarianopazvipo izvizvoseuyevanhuhavambofivakakundaukuru.'

48Mamboakaratidzakubvumirananemhinduroyacho ndokubvunzamuenziakatevera,kutiangatsungirirasei kugadzikanakwesekwakamuwira?

49Akati,'Kanamuchinzwisisapfungwayekutivanhuvese vakagadzwanaMwarikutivagovanezvakaipazvikuru pamwenezvakanakazvikuru,sezvozvisingaitekutimunhu arimunhuasabviswepaneizviAsiMwariwatinofanira kugaratichinyengeterakwaari,anotipaushingi hwekutsungirira.'

50Afadzwanemhinduroyemurumeuyu,mamboakati mhindurodzavodzosedzakangadzakanaka 'Ndichabvunzanamubvunzo,'akawedzera,'uyendichamira kwenguvaino:kutititarisekunakidzwakwemutambouye tifare.'

51Ipapoakabvunzamurumeuyakuti,'Chinangwa chechokwadicheushingichii?'

52Iyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanazanorakanakarikaitwa panguvayenjodzizvichienderananechinangwachekutanga

NekutizvinhuzvesezvinoitwanaMwarikutizvikubatsirei, imimambo,sezvochinangwachenyuchakanaka.'

53Vosepavakaratidzanekuomberakwavo vachibvumirananemhinduro,mamboakatikuvazivi (nekutivazhinjivavovaivapo),'Ndinofungakutivarume avavanehunhuhwakanakauyevaneruzivorwakakura, sezvopanguvaiyoyovakapamhindurodzakakodzera kumibvunzoiyiyandakavabvunza,uyevesevakaitaMwari mavamboemashokoavo'

54UyeMenedemus,muziviweEretria,akati,'Ichokwadi, Mambo--nekutisezvonyikayoseichitungamirirwa nehutungamiririuyesezvotichinzwisisanemazvokuti munhundiyechisikwachaMwari,zvinorevakutisimba resenerunakorwekutaurazvinobvakunaMwari'

55Mambopaakagutsuriramusoroachibvumirana nepfungwaiyi,kutaurakwachokwakamirauyevakatanga kufaraMadekwanaasvika,mabikoapera

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MibvunzonemhindurozvakawandaCherechedzaVhesi20 inotauranezvekubhururukamumhepoyakanyorwamuna 150BC

1Pazuvarakateveravakagarapasizvakarepatafurauye vakaendereramberinemutambosezvakarongwa.

2Mambopaakafungakutimukanawakakodzera wekubvunzavaenzivakewakangawasvika,akaenderera mberinekubvunzamibvunzokuvarumevakangavakagara pedyonayekutivapindureavovakangavapindurazuva rakapfuura

3Akatangakutauranemurumeweguminerimwe,nekuti paivanevanhugumivakangavabvunzwamibvunzo panguvaiyoyo

4Pakangepavanekunyarara,akabvunzakutiangaramba seiarimupfumi?

5Mushuremekufungisisakwenguvapfupi,murume akangaabvunzwamubvunzowachoakapindurakuti 'Kanaasinachaakaitachisinakukodzerachinzvimbochake, asinakumbobviraaitazvisinahunhu,asinakumbobvira ashandisamariyakawandapazvinhuzvisinamaturouye zvisinamaturo,asinemabasaemutsaakaitakutivanhu vakevesevadekuzvifadzaNokutindiMwarimuvambi wezvinhuzvosezvakanakauyeIyemunhuanofanira kumuteerera'

6Mamboakamurumbidzandokuzobvunzamumwekuti angarambaseichokwadi?

7Achipinduramubvunzoakati,'Nekuzivakutinhema dzinounzakunyadziswakukurupavanhuvese,uye kunyanyapamadzimamboNekutisezvovainesimba rekuitacherochavanoda,seivachifanirakushandisanhema? Pamusoropeizvimunofanirakugaramuchiyeuka,imi Mambo,kutiMwarianodachokwadi.'

8Mamboakagamuchiramhinduroyachonemufaro mukuru,akatarisamumweakati,‘Chiichinonzidzidziso yeuchenjeri?’

9Uyemumweakapinduraachiti,'Sezvamunodakuti pasavenechakaipachingakuwirai,asikutimuvemugovani wezvinhuzvosezvakanaka,sakamunofanirakuita zvinoenderananepfungwaimwechetekunevanhuvenyu nevanokanganisa,uyemunofanirakurayirazvinyoronyoro vakaruramanevakanakaNokutiMwarianokweveravanhu vosekwaarinemutsawake'

10Mamboakamurumbidzandokubvunzaanoteverakuti angavaseishamwariyevanhu?

11Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Nekuonakutirudzirwevanhu rwunowedzerauyerunoberekwarunematambudziko mazhinjinekutambudzikakukuru:sakahaufanirwe kuvarangazvishomakanakuvatambudza,sezvouchiziva kutihupenyuhwevanhuhwakaumbwanemarwadzo nezvirango.Nekutidaiwainzwisisazvesewaizozara netsitsi,nekutiMwariwozvinonzwisatsitsi!'

12Mamboakagamuchiramhinduroyachonerubatsiro ndokubvunzamumwewavokuti,'Ndeipinzirainonyanya kukoshayekutonga?'

13'Kuzvichengeta,'akapindura,'asinachiokomuhomwe uyeazvidzoremuhupenyuhwakehwose,kukudza kururamakupfuurazvinhuzvose,uyekuitashamwari dzevanhuverudziurwu.NokutiMwari,zvakare,anoda kururamisira!'

13Aratidzakutenderakwake,mamboakatikunemumwe, 'Chiichinonzichiratidzochechokwadichekunamata?'

14Uyeakapinduraachiti,'KutindinzwisisekutiMwari anogaraachishandamuNyikauyeanozivazvinhuzvose, uyehapanamunhuanoitazvisinakururamauyeanoita zvakaipaanogonakunzvengakucherechedzwaKwake SezvoMwariarimubatsiriwenyikayose,nemiwo munofanirakumutevedzerauyemusagumburwe!'

15Mamboakaratidzachibvumiranochakendokutikune mumwe,'Chiichinonziumambo?'

16Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kutiuzvitongezvakanakauye usatsauswenepfumakanamukurumbirakuenda kuzvishuwozvisinamwerokanazvisinakunaka,iyindiyo nzirayechokwadiyekutongakanaukafungisisanyaya yachozvakanakaNekutizvesezvaunodachaizvo ndezvako,uyeMwarihaanakushayauyehaanatsitsi Pfungwadzakongadzivedzekuvamunhu,uyeusashuve zvinhuzvakawandaasiizvochetezvinodiwapakutonga!'

17Mamboakamurumbidzandokubvunzamumwemurume, kutikutauriranakwakekungavekwakanakisisasei?

18Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanaaigaraachiisa kururamisirapamberipakemuzvinhuzvoseuyeachifunga kutikusaruramisirakwakafanananekushaiwahupenyu. NokutiMwarianogaraachivimbisamakomboreromakuru kunevakarurama!'

19Mushuremekumurumbidza,mamboakabvunza anotevera,kutiangasunungukaseikubvamukufunga zvinomunetsaarimuhopedzake?

20Uyeakapindura,'Wandibvunzamubvunzowakaoma kupindura,nekutihatigonekuzvishandisaisupachedu panguvayekurara,asitinobatirirwamuneizvi nekufungidzirakusingadzorwinepfungwaNekutimweya yeduinekunzwakwekutiinoonazvinhuzvinopinda mupfungwadzedupanguvayekuraraAsitinoita chikanganisokanatikafungidzirakutitirikufamba nechikepemugungwamuzvikepekanakubhururuka mumhepokanakufambakunedzimwenzvimbokanachero chimwechinhuchakadaroAsiisutinofungidzirakuti zvinhuzvakadarozvirikuitika

21Kanandichifungakutindinogonakusarudza,ndasvika pamhedzisoinoteveraMunofanirakutongamazwinezviito zvenyunenziradzesedzinogoneka,Mambo,kutimuve neruzivorwekutimurikuchengetedzahunhuhwakanaka uyekutihamumbofimakasarudzakuzvigutsa musingashandisisimbarenyuzvisinakunakauyekuti

musambozvidzakururamanekushandisasimbarenyu zvisinakunaka.

22Nekutipfungwadzinonyanyakubatikanamuhope nezvinhuzvakafanana,zvadzinobatikananazvokana dzamuka.Uyeuyoanepfungwadzakedzosenezviito zvakezvakanangananezvinangwazvepamusoro anozvisimbisamukururamazvosepaanomukauye paanorara.Saka,unofanirakuvawakasimbamukuzviranga nguvadzose

23Mamboakarumbidzamurumeuyundokutikune mumwewake‘Sezvouriwegumiwekupindura,kana wataura,tichazvipirakumabiko’Uyeipapoakabvunza mubvunzowekuti,ndingadzivisaseikuitacherochinhu chisinakukodzerainipachangu?

24Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Garauchitarisamukurumbira wakonenzvimboyakoyepamusoro,kutiutaureuyeufunge zvinhuzvinoenderananazvochete,uchizivakutivanhu vesevaunotauravanofungauyevanotauranezvakoNekuti haufanirwekuitasewakaipakupfuuravatambi,vanodzidza basarachonokungwarira,irorinofanirakuitwanavo,uye vanogadzirazviitozvavozvesezvinoenderananaroHausi kuitabasa,asiurimambochaiye,sezvoMwarivakakupa simbareumambozvinoenderananehunhuhwako'

25Mambopaakaomberanenzwiguruuyekwenguvarefu nenzirayenyasha,vaenzivakakurudzirwakutivazorore. Sakahurukuropayakapera,vakazvipakunechimwe chikafuchinoteverachemutambo

26Zuvarakatevera,gadziriroimwecheteyoyakaitwa,uye mambopaakawanamukanawekubvunzavarume, akabvunzawekutangaweavovakangavasarakuti vabvunzurudzwezve,Ndeipihurumendeyepamusoro-soro?

27Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kuzvitongakwetekutorwa nepfungwaNekutivanhuvesevanepfungwadzakafanana Zvinogonekakutivanhuvazhinjivanechidochekudya nekunwanemafaro,uyemadzimambovanechido chekuwananyikanemukurumbiramukuruAsizvakanaka kutipavenemweromuzvinhuzvese.

28ZvaunopihwanaMwari,unofanirakuzvitora wozvichengeta,asiusashuvazvinhuzvausingakwanise kuwana.’

29Afadzwanemashokoaya,mamboakabvunzaanotevera, kutiangasunungukaseikubvamugodo?

30Uyemushuremekumbomirakwenguvapfupi akapinduraachiti,'KanauchifungakutindiMwarianopa madzimamboesekubwinyanepfumayakawandauye hapanaanotonganesimbarake.Vanhuvesevanoda kugovanakubwinyaukuasihavakwanise,sezvochipo chaMwari!'

31Mamboakarumbidzamurumeuyunekutaurakwenguva refundokuzobvunzamumwe,kutiangazvidzaseivavengi vake?

32Iyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanamukavanemutsakuvanhu voseuyemukavashamwaridzavo,hamufanirikutya munhuKufarirwanevanhuvosendichochipo chakanakisisachekugamuchirakubvakunaMwari!'

33Mushuremekurumbidzamhinduroiyimamboakarayira murumeanoteverakutiapinduremubvunzo,kuti angarambaseiainemukurumbirawakemukuru?

34Uyeakapindurakuti'Kanauinerupouyeunemwoyo murefumukupavamwemutsanemabasaenyasha, hauzombofiwakarasikirwanemukurumbirawako,asikana

uchidakutinyashadzataurwapamusorodzirambedziri dzako,unofanirakurambauchidanakunaMwari.'

35Mamboakaratidzakubvumiranakwakendokubvunza mumwewakeachiti,Munhuanofanirakuratidzarupokuna aniko?

36Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Vanhuvesevanobvumakuti tinofanirakuratidzarupokuneavovanodakutibatsira,asi inindinofungakutitinofanirakuratidzamweya mumwechetewerudokuneavovanotipikisakutinenzira iyitivawanekurudyiuyekunezvinotibatsiraisuAsi tinofanirakunyengeterakunaMwarikutiizvizviitike, nekutindiyeanotongapfungwadzevanhuvese'

37Aratidzakubvumirananemhinduroyacho,mambo akabvunzawechitanhatukutiapinduremubvunzowekuti, tinofanirakuratidzakutendakunaani?

38Akapinduraachiti,'Kuvaberekivedunguvadzose, nekutiMwariakatipamurairounokoshazvikurumaererano nerukudzorunofanirakupiwavaberekiMunzvimbo inoteveraanotauranezvemaitiroeshamwarikushamwari nekutianotauranezve"shamwariyakafanananemweya wako"Unoitazvakanakakuedzakuunzavanhuvese kushamwariyako.'

39Mamboakatauranayezvakanakandokuzobvunza anoteveraachiti,Chiichinotaridzikaserunakomumutengo?

40Uyeakati,'Kuzvikudza,nekutindikokunakakukuru, uyesimbarakworirimurudo,ichochipochaMwariIzvi watozviwanauyepamwechetenazvomaropafadzoese ehupenyu.'

41Mamboakaomberamhinduroyachonemutsazvikuru ndokubvunzamumwe,kuti,kanaakakundikana,angawana seimukurumbirawakezvakarenenziraimwecheteyo?

42Uyeakati,'Hazvigonekikutimukundikane,nekuti makadyaramuvanhuvesembeudzekutendadzinobereka gohorerudo,uyeizvizvinesimbakupfuurazvombo zvakasimbauyezvinovimbisakuchengetedzekakukuru Asikanamunhuakakundikana,haafanirekuitazvezvinhu zvakakonzerakukundikanakwake,asianofanirakuumba hushamwariuyekuitazvakaruramaNokutichipo chaMwarikukwanisakuitamabasaakanakakwete zvinopesana.'

43Mamboafadzwanemashokoaya,akabvunzamumwe, kutiangasunungurwaseikubvamukusuwa?

44Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanaasinakumbokuvadza munhu,asiakaitiramunhuwesezvakanakauyeakatevera nzirayekururama,nekutizviberekozvayozvinounza rusunungukokubvamukusuwa.Asitinofanira kunyengeterakunaMwarikutizvakaipazvisingatarisirwi zvakaitaserufukanachirwerekanakurwadziwakanachero chinhuchipizvachocherudziurwuzvisauyepatiri zvikatikuvadzaAsisezvomakatsaurirakunaMwari, hapanadambudzikorakadarorichakuwirai'

45Mamboakamurumbidzazvikuruuyeakabvunza wegumikuti,“Chiichinonzikukudzwakukuru?”

46Akati,'KukudzaMwari,uyeizvihazviitwenezvipo nezvibayiroasinekuchenakwemweyanekutendakutsvene, sezvozvinhuzvesezvakagadzirwauyezvichitongwa naMwarimaereranonekudakwake.Chinangwaichiuchiri nachonguvadzosesezvaunogonakuitavanhuvesekubva pakubudirirakwakomunguvayakapfuurauyeyazvino'

47Mamboakavakwazisavosenenzwiguruakatauranavo zvakanaka,uyevesevaivapovakaratidzakubvumirana kwavo,kunyanyavaziviNekutivaivavakanyanya

kuvapfuura[kurevavazivi]pamufambiro nepamakakatanwa,sezvovaigaravachiitaMwarinzvimbo yavoyekutanga

48Mushuremeizvi,mamboakaratidzakufarakwake, akaendereramberinekunwahutanohwevaenzivake.

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Ndima8inoratidzakukoshakwezivoNdima28,rudo rwevaberekiCherechedzaikunyanyamubvunzouri mundima26nemhinduroCherechedzaiwomubvunzouri mundima47nemhinduroIriizanorekuchenjerakune varumevebhizinesi

1Pazuvarakatevera,gadziriroimwecheteyoyakaitwa yemabiko,uyemambo,pakarepomukanawakabuda, akatangakubvunzavarumevakangavakagarapedyo nevayavakangavatopindura,uyeakatikunewekutanga, 'Uchenjerihunogonakudzidziswahere?'

2Uyeakati,'Mweyawakagadzirwazvekutiunokwanisa nesimbaraMwarikugamuchirazvesezvakanakauye kurambazvinopesananazvo'

3Mamboakaratidzakubvumirananazvondokubvunza mumwemurumeakateverakuti,Chiichinonyanya kubatsirapahutano?

4Uyeakati,'Kuzvidzora,uyehazvigonekekuwanaizvi kunzekwekungeMwarivasikamafungiroazvo'

5Mamboakatauranemutsakumurumeuyundokutikune mumwe,'Munhuangabhadharaseichikweretichekuonga kuvaberekivake?'

6Uyeakati,'Nekusambovakonzeramarwadzo,uyeizvi hazvigonekekunzekwekungeMwariakaisapfungwakuti dzitsvagezvinangwazvakanakakwazvo'

7Mamboakaratidzakubvumirananazvondokubvunza anotevera,kutiangavaseimuteererianechido?

8Uyeakati,'Nekurangarirakutiruzivorweserunobatsira, nekutirunokugonesanerubatsirorwaMwarimunguva yekukurumidzirakusarudzazvimwezvezvinhu zvawakadzidzauyekuzvishandisakudambudzikoriri kukutarisananaroSakakuedzakwevanhukunozadzikiswa nerubatsirorwaMwari.'

9Mamboakamurumbidzandokubvunzaanoteverakuti angadzivisaseikuitacherochinhuchinopesananemutemo?

10Uyeakati,'KanamuchizivakutindiMwariakaisa pfungwamumwoyoyevapivemitemokutihupenyu hwevanhuhuchengetwe,muchadzitevera'

11Mamboakabvumamhinduroyemurumeuyundokuti kunemumwe,'Chiichakanakirahukamahwemhuri?'

12Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanatikafungakutiisupachedu tinotambudzwanematambudzikoanowirahamadzeduuye kanakutambudzikakwavokukavakwedu-ipaposimba rehukamarinoonekwapakarepo,nekutindipochetekana kunzwakwakadarokwaratidzwandipopatinowana rukudzonerukudzomumazisoavoNekutirubatsiro,kana rwakabatananemutsa,irwopacharwochisungo chisingaputsikizvachoseUyepazuvarekubudirirakwavo hatifanirikushuvapfumayavo,asitinofanirakunyengetera kunaMwarikutiavapemhandodzosedzezvakanaka.'

13Uyemushuremekumuparumbidzoyakafanana neyevamwevose,mamboakabvunzamumwe,kuti angawanaseirusunungukokubvamukutya?

14Uyeakati,'Kanapfungwadzichizivakutihadzinakuita zvakaipa,uyekanaMwariakadzitungamirirakumazano eseakanaka'

15Mamboakaratidzakubvumiranakwakendokubvunza mumwe,kutiangarambaseiachitongazvakaruramanguva dzose?

16Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanaaigaraachiisapamberi pakematambudzikoanowiravanhuuyeachizivakuti ndiMwarianobvisahupfumikubvakunevamweuye anouyisavamwekukudzwakukurunembiri'

17Mamboakagamuchiramurumeuyunemutsa ndokubvunzaanoteverakutiapinduremubvunzowekuti, angadzivisaseihupenyuhwekuzororauyehwemufaro?

18Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Daiaigaraachiyeukakutindiye mutongiweumambohukuruuyeishewevanhuvazhinji, uyekutipfungwadzakehadzifanirwekungedzakabatikana nezvimwezvinhu,asi,anofanirakugaraachifungakuti angasimudziraseikugarazvakanakakwavoAnofanirawo kunyengeterakunaMwarikutipasavenebasa ringaregeredzwa'

19Mamboakamurumbidza,akabvunzawegumi,kuti angazivaseiavovaimuitirautsinye?

20Uyeakapinduramubvunzouyu,'Kanaakaonakana kutaridzikakweavovakamupoteredzakwaivekwechisikigo uyekanavaichengetedzamutemowakakodzera wekutungamirapamisanganonemisangano,uye mukusanganakwavo,vasingapfuurimiganhuyekodzero mukukorokotedzakanamunedzimwenyayadzemaitiro.

AsiMwarivachaisapfungwadzenyu,Mambo,kunezvese zvakanaka'

21Mambopaakaratidzakubvumiranakwakenenzwiguru uyeakavarumbidzamumwenemumwe(pakati pekurumbidzwakwevosevaivapo),vakatendeukira kunofaranemutambo.

22Uyepazuvarakatevera,mukanawakawanikwa,mambo akabvunzamumwemurumeakateverakuti,Ndeipinzira yakaipisisayekuregeredza?

23Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanamurumeasingatarisiri vanavakeuyeachizvipiranesimbaresekudzidzoyavo NekutitinogaratichinyengeterakunaMwarikwete zvakanyanyakwatiriasikuvanavedukutichikomborero chesechivechavoChidocheduchekutivanaveduvagone kuzvidzorachinongozadziswanesimbaraMwari.'

24Mamboakatiakataurazvakanakandokuzobvunza mumwe,kutiangaratidzaseikutianodanyikayake?

25'Nekurambauchifunga,'akapindura,'pfungwayekuti zvakanakakuraramauyekufamunyikayakoKugara kunzekwenyikakunounzakushorwakwevarombouye kunyadziswakwevapfumisekungevakadzingwanekuda kwemhosvaKanaukaparubatsirokunevese, sezvaunogarauchiita,Mwariachakupanyashakunevese uyeuchanziuriwenyikayako.'

26Mushuremekuteereramurumeuyu,mamboakabvunza anoteverakuti,angagarisanaseizvakanakanemukadzi wake?

27Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Nekuzivakutivanhukadzivane hunyanzvihwechisikigouyevanesimbamukuzadzisa zvidozvavo,uyevanogonakuchinjamafungiroavokamwe kamwekuburikidzanekufungakwenhema,uyehunhu hwavohwakanyanyakusimba.Zvakakoshakubatanavo nokuchenjerakwetekukonzeragakavaKutihupenyu hubudirire,mutaririanofanirakuzivachinangwa

chaanofanirakunanganachoKungodaidzarubatsiro rwaMwarichetendikokunogonakuitakutivanhu vatungamiremararamiroechokwadinguvadzese'

28Mamboakaratidzakubvumiranakwakendokubvunza anotevera,kutiangavaseiasinachikanganiso?

29Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanaukagarauchiitazvinhu nepfungwauyeusingatenderimakuhwa,asizviratidze wegazvinhuzvaunoudzwauyeusarudzenekutongakwako zvikumbirozvinoitwakwauriuyeuchiitazvesemaererano nekutongakwako,hauzokanganisike,MamboAsiruzivo nekuitazvinhuizviibasaresimbaraMwari' 30Mamboafadzwanemashokoaya,akabvunzamumwe, kutiangasunungurwaseikubvamuhasha?

31Uyeakatiachipinduramubvunzouyu,'Daiaizivakuti anesimbapamusoropezvosekunyangerekuvauraya,kana akaregahasha,uyekutizvaizovazvisinabasauye zvinonzwisatsitsikanaiye,nekudakwekutiaiveishe, akarasikirwanehupenyuhwakawanda'

32Kohashadzaivedzipi,apovanhuvosevaivapasipake uyepasinaaimuvenga?ZvakakoshakuzivakutiMwari anotonganyikayosenemweyawemutsauyeasinahasha zvachose,uyeimi,'akadaro,'HaiwaMambo,munofanira kutevedzeramuenzanisoWake'

33Mamboakatiapindurazvakanakauyeipapoakabvunza mumwemurumeanoteverakuti,Chiichinonzizano rakanaka?

34'Kuitazvakanakanguvadzoseuyenekufungisisa kwakakodzera,'akatsanangurakudaro,'tichienzanisa zvinobatsirapatsikadzedunemigumisiroyakaipa ingangokonzerwanekugamuchiramaoneroakasiyana, kuitirakutinekuyerapfungwaimweneimwetigone kupiwamazanoakanakauyechinangwacheduchigone kuzadzikiswaUyechinonyanyakukosha,nesimba raMwarihurongwahwesehwenyuhuchazadzikiswanekuti munoitakunamataMwari'

35Mamboakatimurumeuyuapindurazvakanaka, ndokubvunzamumwe,Chiichinonziuzivi?

36Uyeakatsanangurakuti,'Kufungazvakanakamaererano nemubvunzoupizvawounomukauyekusatorwa nepfungwa,asikufungisisanezvekukuvarakunokonzerwa nepfungwa,uyekuitanemazvosezvinodiwanemamiriro ezvinhu,tichiitazvinemweroAsitinofanirakunyengetera kunaMwarikutiaisemupfungwadzedupfungwa dzezvinhuizvi'

37Mamboakaratidzakubvumiranakwakendokubvunza mumwe,kutiangawanaseikuzivikanwapaanenge achifambakunzekwenyika?

38'Nekuvaakaruramakuvanhuvose,'akapindura,'uye nekuonekwasemunhuakadererapanekuvamukurukune avovaaifambanavoNekutiipfungwainozivikanwakuti MwarineunhuhwakeanogamuchiravanozvininipisaUye rudzirwevanhurunodaavovanodakuzviisapasipavo.'

39Aratidzakubvumiranakwakenemhinduroiyi,mambo akabvunzamumwe,kutiangavakaseinenzirayekuti zvivakwazvakezvigarekwenguvarefumushuremake?

40Uyeakapinduramubvunzouyu,'Daizvisikwazvake zvaivezvakakurauyezvinemukurumbira,zvekuti vaizvionavaizozvireganekudakwekunakakwazvo,uye daiasinakumbodzingacheroanizvakeweavovaiita mabasaakadarouyeasinakumbomanikidzavamwekuti vamushumirepasinamuripo'

41NekuonakutiMwarianopaseivanhu,achivapahutano nepfungwadzakanaka,nezvimwezvipozvose,iyepachake anofanirakutevedzeramuenzanisowakenekupavanhu muripowebasaravorakaoma.Nokutimabasaanoitwa mukururamaanogaraariponguvadzose!

42Mamboakatiwomurumeuyuapindurazvakanaka, akabvunzawegumikuti,Chiichinonzichibereko cheuchenjeri?

43Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Munhuanofanirakuzivamukati makekutihaanakuitazvakaipauyekutianofanira kuraramahupenyuhwakemuchokwadiSezvozvichibva kuneizvi,Mamboanesimba,mufaromukurunekusimba kwemweyanekutendakwakasimbamunaMwarizvinouya kwamurikanamuchitonganyikayenyumuhutsvene'

44Uyepavakanzwamhinduroyachovesevakadanidzira neruzharukuru,uyemushuremezvomambomukuzara kwemufarowakeakatangakunwahutanohwavo

45Uyepazuvarakateveramabikoakateveranzira imwecheteyoseyekare,uyemukanapawakamukamambo akabvunzamibvunzokunevaenzivakasara,uyeakatikune wekutanga,'Munhuangazvidziviriraseikubva pakuzvikudza?'

46Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanaachirambaakaenzanauye achiyeukanguvadzesekutiiyemunhuanotongavanhu UyeMwarianoparadzavanozvikudza,uyeanosimudzira vanyoronevanozvidukupisa!'

47Mamboakatauranayezvakanakandokubvunzamumwe wakeachiti,Ndianianofanirakusarudzwanemunhukuti avemupiwemazanoake?

48Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Avovakaedzwamuzvinhu zvakawandauyevanochengetarudorwakakwanakwaari uyevanogovananepfungwadzakeUyeMwari anozviratidzakuneavovakakodzerakutizvinangwaizvi zviwanikwe.'

49Mamboakamurumbidzandokubvunzamumwe,Chii chinonyanyakukoshakunamambo?

50'Ushamwarinerudorwevanhuvake,'akapindura,'nekuti izvizvinoitakutichisungocherudochisaputsikaUye ndiMwarianovimbisakutiizvizviitikemaereranonechido chako.'

51Mamboakamurumbidzandokubvunzamumwe, Chinangwachekutaurachii?Uyeakapindura, 'Kunyengetedzamuvengiwakonekumuratidza zvikanganisozvakemuhondoyakarongekayenharo'

52Nokutinenziraiyimuchawanaanokunzwai,kwete nekumupikisa,asinekumurumbidzanechinangwa chekumunyengetedzaUyesimbaraMwarindirorinoita kutikunyengetedzakuitike.

53Mamboakatiapindurazvakanaka,ndokubvunza mumwe,kutiangararamaseizvakanakanemarudzi akasiyana-siyanaaiumbahuwanduhwevanhu vemuumambohwake?

54'Nekuitachikamuchakakodzerakunemumwe nemumwe,'akapindura,'uyekutorakururama semutungamiriwenyu,sezvamurikuitaiyezvino nerubatsirorwekunzwisisakwamunopiwanaMwari' 55Mamboakafaranemhinduroiyi,ndokubvunzamumwe, achiti,'Munhuanofanirakuchemamumamiriroapi ezvinhu?'

56'Mumatambudzikoanowirashamwaridzedu,' akapindura,'patinoonakutianorambakwenguvarefuuye haagadzirisikiKufungahakutibvumirikuchemaavo

vakafauyevakasunungurwakubvamuzvakaipa,asivanhu vesevanochemapamusoropavonekutivanozvifungaivo cheteuyezvakanakiraivoNdikonesimbaraMwarichete kutitinogonakupukunyukazvakaipazvese!

57Mamboakatiapindurazvakakodzera,ndokubvunza mumwe,mukurumbiraunorasikasei?

58Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kanakuzvikudzanekuzvivimba kusingadzorekizvikatoranzvimbo,kusaremekedzwa nekurasikirwanemukurumbirazvinotangaNokutiMwari ndiyeIshewemukurumbiraweseuyeanoupakwaanoda' 59Mamboakasimbisamhinduroyake,ndokubvunza mumwemurumeakateverakuti,Vanhuvanofanira kuzvivimbanaani?

60'Kuneavo,'akapindura,'vanokushandirainemwoyo wesekwetenekutyakanakuzvifadza,vachifunga nezvezvinobatsiraivochete.Nekutichimwechiratidzo cherudo,chimwechiratidzochekusadauyekusashandira nguva'

61Nekutimunhuanogaraachitarisirapfumayake munyengerimumwoyomakeAsiunerudorwevanhuvako vesenekubatsirwanezanorakanakaraunopihwanaMwari' 62Mamboakatiapinduranekuchenjera,ndokubvunza mumwe,Chiichinoitakutiumambohurambe hwakachengeteka?

63Uyeakapinduramubvunzouyuachiti,'Chenjererauye fungakutihapanachakaipachingaitwaneavovakaiswa munzvimboyesimbapamusoropevanhu,uyeizviunogara uchiitanerubatsirorwaMwarianokufuridzirakutonga kwakakomba'

64Mamboakatauramashokoekukurudzirakwaari, ndokubvunzamumwe,Chiichinochengetedzakuonga nerukudzo?

65Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Hunhuhwakanaka,nekuti ndihwohunogadziramabasaakanaka,uyenahwohuipi hunoparadzwa,sezvamunoratidzahunhuhwakanakakune vesenechipochamunopiwanaMwari'

66Mamboakabvumamhinduroyachonemutsa ndokubvunzaweguminerimwe(sezvovavirivaipfuura makumimanomwe),kutiaigokwanisaseikuchengetedza rugarerwemweyamunguvayehondo?

67Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Nekurangarirakutihaanakuita chakaipakunecheroanizvakewevanhuvake,uyekuti vesevaizomurwiravachitsivamabhenefitiavakawana, uchizivakutikunyangwevakarasikirwanehupenyuhwavo, iweuchatarisiraavovanovimbanavoNekuti haumbokundikanikutsivacheroanizvake-ndizvo zvakaitamwoyomunyorowawakafemerwanawo naMwari.'

68Mamboakavarumbidzavosenenzwiguru,akataura navozvakanaka,ndokubvaanwamvurayakawandakuti mumwenemumwewavoaveneutanohwakanaka, achizvipamufaro,uyeachipavaenzivakehushamwari hwakanakauyehunofadza

CHITSAUKO10

MibvunzonemhindurozvinoendereramberiZvichiratidza kutivakuruvemautovanofanirakusarudzwaseiNdiani murumeakakodzerakuyemurwauyemamwe matambudzikoehupenyuhwezuvanezuvasezvazvirinhasi semakore2000apfuuraNdima15-17dzinozivikanwa nekukurudziranzvimboyemitamboNdima21-22

TsambayaAristeas

dzinotsanangurahuchenjerihwekusarudzamutungamiriri wenyikakanakuvanamambo.

1Pazuvarechinomwegadzirirodzakakuradzakaitwa,uye vamwevazhinjivaivapokubvakumagutaakasiyana-siyana (pakatipavopaivanevamiririvakawanda).

2Pakamukamukana,mamboakabvunzawekutangaweavo vakangavasativabvunzwa,kutiangadzivisasei kunyengerwanepfungwadzisinakururama?

3Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Nekunyatsocherechedzamutauri, chinhuchataurwa,nenyayairikukurukurwa,uye nekubvunzamibvunzoyakafananazvakaremushure mechinguvamumhandodzakasiyanaAsikuvanepfungwa dzakangwarirauyekukwanisakuitasarudzoyakanaka munezvesezviitikochimwechezvipozvakanaka zvaMwari,uyeimimunazvo,Mambo' 4Mamboakaomberanenzwigurumhinduroyacho ndokubvunzamumwe,Seivanhuvazhinjivasingambovi vakanaka?

5'Nekuti,'akapindura,'vanhuvesevanehunyanzvi hwekuzvidzorauyevanodamafaroNokudaro, kusaruramisirakunomukauyeruvengorunobvarwawanda Tsikayehunhuhwakanakainotadzisaavovakazvipira kuhupenyuhwemafaronekutiinovarairakusarudza kuzvidzoranekururamaNekutindiMwarindiyetenzi wezvinhuizvi.'

6Mamboakatiapindurazvakanaka,ndokubvunzakuti, Madzimamboanofanirakuteererachii?Uyeakati,'Mitemo, kuitirakutinemirairoyakaruramavadzorerehupenyu hwevanhuSezvamakazvichengeterachiyeuchidzo chisingaperinemufambirowakadaromukuteereramurairo waMwari.'

7Mamboakatimurumeuyuwo,akataurazvakanaka, ndokubvunzaanoteverakuti,Ndianiwatinofanirakugadza semagavhuna?

SAkapinduraachiti,'Vesevanovengazvakaipa,uye vanotevedzeramaitiroako,vanoitazvakaruramakuti vagarevainemukurumbirawakanaka.Nokutindizvo zvamunoita,imiMamboanesimba,'akadaro,'uye ndiMwariakakupaikoronayekururama'

9Mamboakadanidziranenzwigurundokuzotarisamumwe murumeakati,'Ndianiwatinofanirakugadzakutiave vatungamiririvemauto?'

10Uyeakatsanangurakuti,'Avovanobudiriramuushingi nekururamauyeavovanonetsekazvikuru nezvekuchengetedzwakwevanhuvavopanekuwana kukundanekuisahupenyuhwavopangozinekukurumidzira. NekutisezvoMwariachiitiravanhuvosezvakanaka, saizvozvowoiwemukutevedzeraIyeurimubatsiri wevanhuvakovose'

11Mamboakatiapindurazvakanakandokubvunzamumwe, kuti,Ndianimurumeakakodzerakuyemurwa?

12Iyeakapinduraachiti,'Murumeanemukurumbira, pfuma,nesimba,uyeanemweyawakaenzananazvozvose Iwepachakounoratidzanezviitozvakokutiwakakodzera kuyemurwazvikurukuburikidzanerubatsirorwaMwari anokuitakutiutarisirezvinhuizvi'

113Mamboakaratidzakubvumiranakwakendokutikune mumwe,'Madzimamboanofanirakupedzanguva yakawandaachiitamabasaapi?'

14Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kuverenganekudzidza zvinyorwazverwendorwepamutemo,zvakanyorwa maereranoneumambohwakasiyana-siyana,nechinangwa

chekuvandudzwanekuchengetedzwakwevanhuUye nekudakwebasarakadaromakasvikapakubwinyakusati kwamboonekwanevamwe,kuburikidzanerubatsiro rwaMwarianozadzisazvishuwozvenyuzvose.'

15Mamboakatauranemufarokumurumeuyu ndokubvunzamumwe,kuti,munhuanofanirasei kuzvibatikanisamukatimemaawaakeekuzorora nekuzorora?

16Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kuonamitamboiyoinogona kuimbwazvakanakauyekuisapamberipemazisoako zviitikozvakatorwakubvamuhupenyuuyezvinoitwa nerukudzouyehunhuhwakanakazvinobatsirauye zvakakodzera.'

17Nekutikunekumwekuvakwakunowanikwa kunyangwemumitamboiyi,nekutikazhinjichidzidzo chinodiwachinodzidziswanezvinhuzvisingakoshi muhupenyuAsinekuitazvinhuzvakozvesezvakanaka, waratidzakutiurimuziviuyeunoremekedzwanaMwari nekudakwehunhuhwakohwakanaka.

18Mambo,afadzwanemashokoakangaachangobva kutaurwa,akatikumurumewechipfumbamwe,Munhu anofanirakuzvibataseipamabiko?

19Iyeakapinduraachiti,'Munofanirakudanavarume vakadzidzapamwecheteneavovanokwanisakukupai mazanoanobatsiramaereranonehupenyuhweumambo hwenyunehupenyuhwevanhuvenyu(nekutihamungawani dingindirarakakodzerakanakutirinodzidzisakupfuurairi) sezvovanhuvakadarovachidiwanaMwarinekuti vakadzidzisapfungwadzavokufungisisadingindira rakanakisisa-sezvamurikuitaimi,sezvozviitozvenyu zvosezvinotungamirirwanaMwari.'

20Mamboafadzwanemhinduroyacho,akabvunza mumwemurumeakateveraachiti,“Chiichakanakira vanhu?”Kutimunhuwegawegaagadzwesamambowavo kanakutinhengoyemhuriyeumambo?

21Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Uyoakanakisisanemasikirwo ake.Nokutimadzimamboanobvamudzinzarehumambo anowanzovanehashauyeanonetsakunevanhuvavoUye zvakanyanyakudarokunevamweveavovakabuda mumapokaevanhu,avomushuremekusangananezvakaipa uyevakatakuramugovewavoweurombo,pavanotonga vanhuvazhinjivanovanehutsinyekupfuuravadzvinyiriri vasinaumwari.

22Asi,sezvandambotaura,hunhuhwakanaka hwakadzidziswazvakanakahunokwanisakutonga,uyeiwe urimambomukuru,kwetenekutiunopfuuramukubwinya kwekutongakwakonepfumayakoasinekutiwapfuura vanhuvesemutsitsinerupo,nekudakwaMwarivakakupa hunhuuhu

23Mamboakatoranguvaachirumbidzamurumeuyu ndokuzobvunzawekupedzisirakuti,Chiichikuru chakaitwapakutongaumambo?

24Uyeakapinduraachiti,'Kutivanhuvanofanirakugara murunyararonguvadzose,uyekutikururamisira kunofanirakuitwanekukurumidzakanapainegakava' 25Izvizvinoitwakuburikidzanepesvedzeroyemutongi, kanaarimunhuanovengazvakaipauyeanodazvakanaka uyeachipasimbarakekuponesahupenyuhwevanhu, sezvamunoonakusaruramisirasehuipihwakaipisisauye nekutongakwenyukwakaruramamakazvigadzirira mukurumbirausingaperi,sezvoMwariachikupaipfungwa dzakachenauyedzisinakusvibiswanecherohuipi

TsambayaAristeas

26Paakamira,kuomberanemufarokwakarirakwenguva yakatirebei.Payakamiswamamboakatorakapundokupa chirairochechingwaachikudzavaenzivakevese nemashokoavakangavataura.

27Ipapopakupedzisaakati,Ndawanabhenefitihurukubva pakuvapokwenyuNdabatsirwazvikuruneuchenjeri hwamakandipamaereranonehunyanzvihwekutonga 28Ipapoakarayirakutimatarendamatatuesirivhaapiwe mumwenemumwewavo,uyeakagadzamumwe wevarandavakekutiapemariyacho

29Vosevakabvavadanidziravachibvumirananazvo,uye mabikoakavachiitikochemufaro,ukuwomambo achizvipakumutambousingaperi.

CHITSAUKO11

Kutiuwanemashokopamusoropezvakanyorwakare,ona Vhesi7Shanduroyachoyakatumirwakutiitenderweuye inogamuchirwaseyakaverengwa,uye(Vhesi23)kuvhota kwakawedzerwakwekutenderwakunotorwauye kunotsigirwanevose

1Ndanyorazvakawandauyendinofanirakudaruregerero rwako,Philocrates

2Ndakashamiswazvikurunevarumeavauyenzira yavakapamhinduropakarepo,izvozvaidanguvayakareba kutindizvifunge

3Nekutikunyangwemubvunziakangaafungisisa mubvunzowegawega,avovaipinduramumwemushure memumwevaivenemhindurodzavokumibvunzopanguva imwecheteuyesakazvaionekwakwandirinekunevese vaivepouyekunyanyakunevazivikutivakakodzera kuyemurwa

4Uyendinofungakutichinhuichichicharatidzika sechinoshamisakuneavovachaverenganyayayangumune ramangwana

5Asihazvinakunakakutaurazvisirizvochokwadi chakanyorwamudurarenhoroondoyeveruzhinji.

6Uyehazvingavizvakanakakutinditadzepanyayayakadai Ndinorondedzeranyayayachosezvayakaitika, ndichingwarirakutindisakanganisa.

7Ndakafadzwazvikurunesimbaremashokoavo,zvekuti ndakaedzakubvunzaavovaivanebasarekunyorazvese zvakaitikapavateererivemadzimambonemabiko.

8Nokutiitsika,sezvamunoziva,kubvapanguvaiyo mamboanotangakuitazvinhukusvikapanguva yaanozororakutiazorore,kutizvinyorwazvese zvakataurwanezviitozvakezvinyorwehurongwa hwakanakakwazvouyehunobatsira.

9Nekutipazuvarinotevera,magwaroezvakaitwa nezvakataurwazvezuvarakapfuuraanoverengwazvinhu zvisatizvatanga,uyekanapainezvisinakurongeka,nyaya yachoinogadziriswapakarepo.

10Saka,sezvataurwa,ndakawanaruzivorwakarurama kubvamuzvinyorwazveveruzhinji,uyendakatsanangura chokwadichachonenzirayakakodzerasezvondichiziva kutiunechidochakadiichekuwanaruzivorunobatsira

11Mazuvamatatugaregare,Dhemetiriyoakatoravarume, ndokupfuuraneparusvingorwegungwa,masitadhiya manomwepakureba,kuendakuchitsuwa,akayambuka zambukondokuendakumatunhuekuchamhembeePharos.

12Ikokoakavaunganidzamuimba,yakangayakavakwa pamhenderekedzoyegungwa,inerunakorukuruuyeiri

panzvimboyakavanzika,uyeakavakokakutivaitebasa rekushandura,sezvozvesezvavaidapachinangwaichi zvakaiswamumaokoavo

13Sakavakatangakuenzanisazvavakawanauyekuitakuti zvibvumirane,uyecherozvavakabvumiranazvakakopwa zvakakodzeravachitungamirirwanaDhemetrio

14Uyemusanganowachowakarambauripokusvikaawa yepfumbamwe;mushuremeizvivakasunungurwakuti vashumirezvinodiwazvavozvenyama

15ZvesezvavaidazvakavapiwazvakawandaPamusoro pezvo,Dorotheusakavagadzirirazuvanezuvasezvaiitirwa mambopachake-nekutindizvozvaakangaarayirwa namambo.

16Mangwanani-ngwananivaiuyakuDarezuvanezuva, uyemushuremekukwazisamambovaidzokerakumba kwavo.

17UyesetsikayevaJudhavese,vaigezamaokoavo mugungwauyevainyengeterakunaMwariuyevobva vazvipirakuverenganekushandurandimachaiyo yavakangavachitauranezvayo,uyendakavabvunzakuti, Seivaigezamaokoavovasativanyengetera?

18Uyevakatsanangurakutichaivechiratidzochekuti havanakuitachakaipa(nekutirudzirweserwebasa runoitwanemaoko)sezvomunzirayavoyakanakauye tsvenevachionazvesesechiratidzochekururama nechokwadi

19Sezvandambotaura,vaiunganazuvanezuvamunzvimbo iyiyaifadzarunyararorwayouyekupenyakwayouye vaishandanesimbapabasaravo

20Uyezvakaitikakutibasarekushandurarakapedzwa mumazuvamakumimanomwenemaviri,sekungeizvi zvakangazvarongwanechinangwachakatarwa

21Basaparakangarapera,Dhemetriusakaunganidza vanhuvechiJudhapanzvimboyakangayagadzirwa shanduro,ndokuiverengakunevese,pamberipevashanduri, avovakagamuchirwazvikurunevanhu,nekuda kwezvikomborerozvikuruzvavakangavavapa.

22VakarumbidzawoDhemetiriyonoushamwari, vakamukurudzirakutimutemoweseunyorweuyevape kopikuvatungamiririvavo.

23Mushuremekungemabhukuaverengwa,vapristi nevakuruvevashandurineveruzhinjirwevaJudha nevatungamiririvevanhuvakasimukavakati,sezvo shanduroyakanakakwazvouyetsveneuyeyakarurama yakaitwa,zvakangazvakakodzerakutiirambeiri sezvayakangairiuyekutipasaveneshandukoinofanira kuitwamairi

24Uyebokaroseparakataurakutirinobvumirananazvo, vakavarayirakutivatukemaereranonetsikayavokune cheroanizvakeanofanirakuchinjacherochinhu nekuwedzeracherochinhukanakuchinjacherochinhu chipizvachochemashokoakangaanyorwakanakusaita cherochinhu

25Iyiyaivenzirayekuchenjerayekudzivirirakutibhukuiri rigonekuchengetwakwenguvayeseyemberiisinakuchinja 26Nyayaiyipayakaziviswakunamambo,akafarazvikuru, nekutiakaonakutichirongwachaakangaagadzira chakangachaitwazvakachengeteka

27Bhukuroserakaverengwakwaariuyeakashamiswa zvikurunemweyawemupiwemutemo.

28AkatikunaDhemetrio,'Seipasinamumwewevanyori venhoroondokanakuti'vanyorivenhetembo

vakambofungakutizvakakodzerakutauranezvekubudirira kukurukwakadaro?'

29Akapinduraachiti,'Nekutimutemomutsveneuye wakabvakunaMwari.Uyevamweveavovakaronga kugadzirisadambudzikoirivakarohwanaMwarisaka vakaregachinangwachavo'

30AkatiakanzwakubvakunaTheopompuskutiakanga adzingwamupfungwadzakekwemazuvaanopfuura makumimatatunekutiaidakuisamunhoroondoyake zvimwezvezviitikokubvamushandurodzekareuyedzisina kuvimbikadzemutemo

31Paakangaaporazvishoma,akakumbiraMwarikuti amujekeserekutiseinjodziiyiyakangayamuwira.

32Uyezvakaratidzwakwaarimuchiroto,kutinekuda kwekudakuzivazvisinabasaaidakuudzavanhuwozvavo chokwadichitsvene,uyekutikanaakaregaaizopora.

33NdakanzwawokubvapamiromoyaTheodektes,mumwe wevanyorivenhetembovanosuruvarisa,kutipaakangaava kudakugadzirisazvimwezvezviitikozvakanyorwa mubhukukutizvienderanenemitamboyake,akabatwa nekatarakitamumazisoakeese

34Zvinopaakaonachikonzerochakaitakutiawirwe nedambudzikoiri,akanyengeterakunaMwarikwemazuva mazhinji,uyemushuremezvoakaporeswa

35Uyemushuremekungemambo,sezvandambotaura, vagamuchiratsananguroyaDhemetriuspanyayaiyi, vakaremekedzandokurairakutimabhukuacho anyatsotarisirwa,uyekutiachengetwezvakanaka.

36Uyeakakurudziravashandurikutivamushanyire kakawandamushuremekudzokakwavokuJudhiya,nekuti zvakangazvakakodzera,akadaro,kutiavadzoserekumusha.

37Asipavaidzoka,aizovabataseshamwari,sezvaive zvakanaka,uyevaizogamuchirazvipozvakapfumakubva kwaari.

38Akarayirakutivagadzirirekudzokerakumba,uye akavaitiramutsazvikuru

39Akapamumwenemumwewavonguonhatudzemhando yepamusoro,matarendamaviriegoridhe,bhodhirepadivi rairematarendarimwechete,midziyoyeseyemasofa matatu.

40UyepamwechetenevaperekedziakatumiraEriazari zvigarogumizvinemakumboesirivhanezvosezvaidiwa, bhodhirepadivirakakoshamatarendamakumimatatu, nguogumi,yepepuru,nekoronayakanaka,nemucheka wakarukwawakanakisisazana,pamwenembiyanemidziyo, nezvirongozvivirizvegoridhezvekuzvitsaurirakuna Mwari

41Akamukurudzirawomutsambakutikanapaineanoda kudzokakwaari,asamudzivise

42Nokutiakaonaseropafadzohurukufaranenzanga yevanhuvakadzidzakudaro,uyeaidakuvawanzapfuma yakepanekuvapazvinhuzvisinamaturo.

43ZvinoPhilocrates,unenyayayakazaramaererano nevimbisoyangu

44Ndinofungakutiunowanamufaromukurumunyayaidzi kupfuurazvakanyorwanevanyorivengano

45Nokutiwakazvipirakudzidzazvinhuizvozvinogona kubatsiramweya,uyekupedzanguvayakawandapazviri Ndichaedzakurondedzeracherozvimwezviitiko zvakakodzerakunyorwa,kutinekuzviverengauwane mubairowepamusorowekushingairakwako