Bhuku rechitatu reMufudzi waHermas, rinonzi Mifananidzo Yake Kufanana 1 1 Uye akati kwandiri; Munoziva kuti imi muri varanda vaIshe, munogara pano semurwendo rwekuenda kugungwa; nekuti guta renyu riri kure neguta rino. 2 Saka kana muchiziva guta renyu ramuchagara, sei muchitenga minda pano, muchizvigadzirira zvinonaka, zvivakwa zvakanaka, nedzimba dzisina kufanira? Nokuti uyo anozviwanira zvinhu izvi muguta rino, haafungi kudzokera kuguta rake. 3 Haiwa iwe benzi, une mubvunzo, uye unosuruvarisa; usinganzwisisi kuti zvinhu izvi zvese ndezvevamwe vanhu, uye zviri pasi pesimba remumwe munhu. Nokuti Ishe weguta rino anoti kwauri: Teerera mitemo yangu, kana kuti buda muguta rangu. 4 Saka muchaitei imi muri pasi pemutemo muguta renyu? Munogona here kuramba mutemo wenyu nekuda kwenhaka yenyu, kana chimwe chezvinhu zvamakapa? Asi kana mukaramba, uye mukazodzokera muguta renyu, hamuzogamuchirwi, asi muchadzingwa ikoko. 5 Saka ona kuti semunhu ari kune imwe nyika, hauzviwanire zvakawanda kupfuura zvinodiwa, uye zvakakwana kwauri; uye gadzirira, kuti kana Mwari kana Ishe weguta rino akakudzinga mariri, unogona kupikisa mutemo wake, wopinda muguta rako; kwaunogona kurarama nemufaro wese maererano nemutemo wako pasina chakaipa. 6 Naizvozvo chenjererai imi munoshumira Mwari, uye mumuise mumwoyo yenyu: itai mabasa aMwari, muchirangarira mirairo yake nezvipikirwa zvake, zvaakavimbisa; uye ivai nechokwadi chekuti achakuitirai zvakanaka; kana mukachengeta mirairo yake. 7 Saka panzvimbo pezvinhu zvamaizotenga, dzikinurai vanoshaya kubva muzvinhu zvavo, sezvinogona mumwe nemumwe; ruramisirai chirikadzi; tongai mhosva dzenherera; uye shandisai pfuma yenyu nepfuma yenyu mumabasa akadai.
8 Nokuti, nekuda kwechinangwa ichi Mwari akakupfumisai, kuti mugone kuita mabasa akadai. Zviri nani kuita izvi, pane kutenga minda kana dzimba; nekuti zvinhu zvose zvakadaro zvichaparara nenguva ino. 9 Asi zvamunoitira zita raIshe, muchawana muguta renyu, uye muchafara pasina kusuruvara kana kutya. Saka musachiva pfuma yevahedheni; nekuti inoparadza varanda vaMwari. 10 Asi tengesai nepfuma yenyu yamunayo, iyo yamungawana nayo mufaro usingaperi. 11 Usaita upombwe, kana kubata mukadzi wemumwe munhu, kana kumuchiva; asi chiva icho chiri chako pachako, uye uchaponeswa. Kufanana 2 1 Pandakanga ndichifamba ndichipinda mumunda, ndichifunga nezvemiti yemichindwe nemuzambiringa, ndichifunga nezvemichero yayo, ngirozi yakaonekwa kwandiri, ikati kwandiri: Chii chauri kufunga nezvacho kwenguva refu kudaro mumoyo mako? 2 Uye ndakati kwaari, Changamire, ndinofunga nezvemuzambiringa uyu nemuti wemiti nekuti michero yawo yakanaka. Uye akati kwandiri; Miti miviri iyi yakagadzirirwa varanda vaMwari. 3 Uye ndakati kwaari, Changamire, ndinoda kuziva kuti mufananidzo wemiti iyi yauri kutaura nezvayo, wakaita sei. Teerera, akadaro; muri kuona muzambiringa uyu nemuti uyu wemiti here; Changamire, ndakati, ndiri kuzviona, 4 Muzambiringa uyu, anodaro, unobereka michero, asi muti wemuzambiringa muti usina michero. Asi muzambiringa uyu kana usina kuiswa pamuti wemuzambiringa uyu, uye wakatsigirwa nawo, hauzobereki michero yakawanda; asi wakarara pasi, unobereka michero yakaipa, nekuti hauna kurembera pamuti wemuzambiringa; asi, wakatsigirwa pamuti wemuzambiringa, unobereka michero yega uye yeizvozvo. 5 Saka tarirai, kuti muti wemizambiringa haubereki zvishoma, asi michero yakawanda kupfuura muzambiringa. Ndakati, Ishe, ungabereka sei michero yakawanda kupfuura muzambiringa? Nokuti, akadaro, muzambiringa wakatsigirwa pamuti wemizambiringa unobereka michero