1 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini Nifai, ndakanga ndatakurwa mumweya, uye ndaona zvose zvinhu izvi, ndakadzokera kutende kwababa vangu.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakaona hama dzangu, uye dzakanga dzichiitirana nharo maererano nezvinhu zvakanga zvataurwa nababa vangu kwavari.

3 Nokuti chokwadi vakataura zvinhu zvikuru zvakawanda kwavari, zvakange zvakaoma ^akunzwisiswa, kunze kwekunge munhu abvunza Mwari; uye ivo vari vakukutu mumwoyo, saka havana kutarisa kuna Ishe sezvavaifanira kuita.

4 Uye zvino ini Nifai, ndakasuwa pamusana pekuoma kwemwoyo yavo, uyewo, nenzira yezvinhu zvandakanga ndaona, nekuziva kuti zvaitozoitika chete nenzira yekuipa kukuru kwevana vevanhu.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakakurirwa nenzira yekutambudzwa kwangu, nokuti ndaiti ^akutambudzika kwangu kwaive kukuru kupfuura zvose, nenzira ^byekuparadzwa kwevanhu vekwangu, nokuti ndakanga ndaona kupunzika kwavo.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushure mekunge ndatambira ^asimba ndakataura kuhama dzangu, ndichida kuziva kwavari chikonzero chenharo dzavo.

7 Uye vakati: Tarisai, hatinzwisise mazwi ataurwa nababa vedu nezvemapazi emuti wemuorivi, uye nezvemaJentairi.

8 Uye ndikati kwavari: ^aMabvunza Ishe here?

9 Uye vakati kwandiri: Hatina; nokuti Ishe havaite kuti tizive chinhu chakadaro.

10 Tarisai, ndakadaro kwavari: Sei musingachengete mirau yaIshe? Sei muchizofa, nenzira ^ayeukukutu hwemwoyo yenyu?

11 Hamuyeuke here zvinhu izvo zvakataurwa naIshe?—Kana mukasaomesa mwoyo yenyu, uye ^amukandikumbira murutendo, muchitenda kuti muchagashira, nekusimba mukuchengeta mirairo yangu, chokwadi zvinhu izvi zvichaziviswa kwamuri.

12 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, imba yaIsraeri yakaenzaniswa nemuti wemuorivi, neMweya waIshe wakanga uri munababa vedu; uye tarisai hatina kupazuka here kubva mumba yaIsraeri, uye hatizi ^abazi remba yaIsraeri here?

13 Uye zvino, chinhu chinoreva baba vedu maererano nekupinzaniswa kwemapazi epo chaiwo kuburikidza nekuzara kwemaJentairi kuti, mumazuva ekupedzisira, kana mbeu yedu ^ayaderera mukusatenda, hongu, kwemakore mazhinji, uye zvizvarwa zvizhinji mushure mekunge ^bMesia azviratidza nemuviri wake kuvana vevanhu, ndipo pachauya kuzara ^ckwevhangeri raMesia kumaJentairi, uye robva ^dkumaJentairi richienda kune vakasara vembeu yedu—

14 Uye muzuva iroro vakasara ^avembeu yedu ndipo pavachaziva kuti ndevemba yaIsraeri, nokuti ndivo vanhu ^bvechibvumirano chaIshe; uye ndipo pavachaziva nokuuya ^cmuruzivo rwemadzitateguru avo, nekuruzivowo rwevhangeri reMununuri wavo, rakaparidzwa kumadzibaba avo naiye; nokudaro, vachauya mukuziva Mununuri wavo nezvinangwa chaizvo zvedzidziso yake, kuti vagoziva kuti vangauye sei kwaari uye vagoponeswa.

15 Uye muzuva iroro havazofara here vachirumbidza Mwari vavo vasingaperi, ^adombo ravo neruponeso rwavo? Hongu, muzuva iroro, havazogashira here simba nekudya kunosimbisa kubva ^bkumudzambiringa wechokwadi? Hongu, havazouya here mudanga rechokwadi raMwari?

16 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, Hongu; vacharangarirwa zvakare kune vemba yaIsraeri; ^avachabatanidzwa, vari bazi repo remuti wemuorivi, vachiiswa mumuti wemuorivi wechokwadi.

17 Uye izvi ndizvo zviri kureva baba vedu; uye vari kureva kuti izvi hazvizoitika kudzamara vati vaparadzwa nemaJentairi; uye vanoreva kuti zvichaitika nekumaJentairi, kuti Ishe aratidze simba rake kumaJentairi, nechikonzero chichaita kuti ^aarambwe nemaJuda, kana vemba yaIsraeri.

18 Nokudaro, baba vedu havana kutaura nezvembeu yedu yega, asiwo nezvemba yose yaIsraeri, achinongedza kuchibvumirano chichazadzikiswa mumazuva ekupedzisira; chiri chibvumirano chakaitwa naIshe kuna baba vedu Abrahama vachiti: ^aMumbeu yako hama dzose dzepasi dzicharopafadzwa.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini Nifai, ndakataura kwavari zvizhinji maererano nezvinhu izvi; hongu, ndakataura kwavari ^anezvekudzorerwa kwemaJuda mumazuva ekupedzisira.

20 Uye ndakadzokorora mazwi ^aaIsaya kwavari, akataura nezvekudzorerwa pakare, kwemaJuda, kana kwemba yaIsraeri; uye mushure mekunge vadzorerwa havachazonyadziswa, havazoparadzwa zvakare. Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakataura mazwi akawanda kwazvo kuhama dzangu, zvekuti vakapfava uye ^bvakazvirereka pamberi paIshe.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakataura kwandiri zvakare, vachiti: Chinorevei chinhu ichi chakaonekwa nababa vedu kuhope? Unorevei ^amuti wavakaona?

22 Uye ndakati kwavari: Chaive chiratidzo ^achemuti weupenyu.

23 Uye vakati kwandiri: Rinorevei ^adanda resimbi rakaonekwa nababa vedu, raienda pamuti?

24 Uye ndakati kwavari raive ^aizwi raMwari; uye avo vachateerera kuzwi raMwari, uye ^bvachibatirira nesimba kwariri, havazofi; hakuna ^czviedzo uye kana ^dmiseve inotyisa ^eyemuvengi ingavakurire ikavapinza muupofu, kuti vatungamirirwe kunoparadzwa.

25 Nokudaro, ini Nifai, ndakavakuridzira kuti ^avachenjerere mazwi aIshe; hongu, ndakavakuridzira nesimba remweya wangu rose, nehugwaru hwose hwandinawo, kuti vachenjerere izwi raMwari uye vagorangarira kuchengeta mirairo yavo nguva dzose muzvinhu zvose.

26 Uye vakati kwandiri: Ko! rwunorevei ^arwizi rwemvura rwakaonekwa nababa vedu?

27 Uye ndakati kwavari ^amvura yakaonekwa nababa vangu yaive ^butsvina; uye mwoyo wavo wakanga wakanyura mune zvimwe zvinhu zvekuti havana kuona utsvina hwemvura.

28 Uye ndakati kwavari yaive ^amvura yakaipa, inoganhura vakaipa kubva pamuti weupenyu, nekubvawo kuvatendi vaMwari.

29 Uye ndikati kwavari chaive chiratidzo ^achegehena riye rinotyisa, rakanzi kwandiri nengirozi rakagadzirirwa vakaipa.

30 Uye ndakati kwavari baba vedu vakaonawo kuti ^akutonga kwakanaka kwaMwari kunoitawo kuti vatsvene vabve muvatadzi; uye kupenya kwacho kwakange kwakaita sechiedza chemoto uri kubvira, uyo unokwira kuna Mwari narinhi narinhi, uye usina magumo.

31 Uye vakati kwandiri: Chinhu ichi chinoreva here kunetswa kwemuviri mumazuva ^aekuedzwa, kana kuti zvekupedzisira zvinenge zvakaita mweya mushure ^bmekufa kwenyama, kana kuti chiri kutaura here nezvezvinhu zvenyama?

32 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakati kwavari chiratidzo chezvinhu zvose zvenyama nezvemweya; nokuti zuva rakafanira kusvika rekuti vatongwe ^anemabasa avo, hongu, kana mabasa ayo akaitwa nemuviri wenyama mumazuva avo ekuedzwa.

33 Nokudaro, kana ^avakafa vari mukuipa kwavo vakafanira ^bkuraswawo, muzvinhu zvemweya, izvo zviri zvinhu zviri muururami; nokudaro, vakafanira kuunzwa kuti vazomira pamberi paMwari, kuti ^cvatongwe ^dnemabasa avo; uye kana mabasa avo anga ari etsvina ivo vakafanira kuve ^evakasviba; uye kana vakasviba hazvingagone kuti ^fvangagare muumambo hwaMwari; kana zvakadaro, umambo hwaMwari hwakafanira kunge hwakasvibawo.

34 Asi tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, umambo hwaMwari hauna ^akusviba, uye hakuna chinhu chisina kuchena chingapinde muumambo hwaMwari; nokudaro pakafanira kuve nenzvimbo yeutsvina yakagadzirirwa izvo zvakasviba.

35 Uye kune nzvimbo yakagadzirwa, hongu, riya ^agehena rinotyisa randataura nezvaro, uye ^bdhiabhorosi ndiye mugadziri waro; nokudaro nzvimbo yekupedzisira yemweya yevanhu kugara muumambo hwaMwari, kana kurasirwa kunze nenzira ^cyekuenzanisa kuye kwandambotaura.

36 Nokudaro, vakaipa vanorambwa kubva muvakarurama, nekubvawo ^akumuti uye weupenyu, une muchero unokosha ^bnekudiwa kupfuura mimwe michero yose; hongu, uye ndicho ^cchipo ^dchikuru chaMwari kupfuura zvose. Uye ndiko kutaura kwandakaita kuhama dzangu. Ameni.