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| 1. | Zvino Sanibharati, naTobhia, naGeshemu muArabhia, navamwe vavengi vedu vakati vaudzwa kuti ndavaka rusvingo, uye kuti takanga tisinokusiya pakakoromoka; (kunyange kusvikira panguva iyo ndakanga ndichigere kutimika magonhi pamasuo;) |
| 2. | Sanibharati naGeshemu ndokutuma shoko kwandiri, vachiti, "Uyai, tisangane panomumwe musha pabani reOno." Asi vakanga vachida kundiitira zvakaipa. |
| 3. | Ini ndikatuma nhume kwavari, ndichiti, "Ndinobata basa guru, saka handigoni kuburuka; basa ringamirireiko, kana ndikarega ndichiburukira kwamuri?" |
| 4. | Vakatumira kwandiri saizvozvo kana, ndikavapindurazve saizvozvo. |
| 5. | Ipapo Sanibharati wakatumazve muranda wake kwandiri saizvozvo rwechishanu, akabata mwadhi yakazaruka muruoko rwake; |
| 6. | imomo makanga makanyorwa, muchiti, "Zvinonzi pakati pendudzi, naGeshemu unodarowo, kuti iwe navaJudha munoda kumukira mambo; nemhaka iyo iwe unovaka rusvingo urwo, newe unoda kuva mambo wavo, ndiwo mashoko avo. |
| 7. | Uye, kuti iwe wakagadza vaporofita vanoparidza pamusoro pako paJerusaremu, vachiti, `Pakati paJudha pana mambo.' Naizvozvo zvino chiuya, tirangane tose." |
| 8. | Ipapo ndakatuma shoko kwaari, ndikati, "Hapaitwi zvinhu zvakadai zvaunotaura, asi wakangozvifunga hako mumoyo mako." |
| 9. | Nokuti vose vakanga vachitsvaka kutityisa, vachiti, "Maoko avo ngaashaiwe simba pabasa, kuti rirege kupedzwa." Asi zvino, Mwari simbisai maoko angu. |
| 10. | Ipapo ndakaenda kumba kwaShemaya mwanakomana waDheraya, mwanakomana waMehetabheri, akanga azvipfigira, iye akati, "Ngatisangane mumba maMwari, mukati metemberi, tipfige mikova yetemberi; nokuti vachauya kuzokuuraya; vachauya usiku kuzokuuraya." |
| 11. | Ini ndakati, "Munhu akaita seni ungatiza here? Ndianiko akaita seni angapinda mutemberi, kuti azviraramise? Handingapindi." |
| 12. | Ndikaona kwazvo kuti Mwari akanga asina kumutuma; asi akandiporofitira izvozvo, nokuti akanga afufurwa naTobhia naSanibharati. |
| 13. | Akanga afufurwa nemhaka iyo, kuti nditye, ndiite saizvozvo, nditadze, kuti vawane chavangandichera nacho, vagondishora. |
| 14. | Rangarirai henyu, Mwari wangu, mabasa awa aTobhia naSanibharati, naNowadhia muporofitakadzi, navamwe vaporofita, vakaidza kundityisa. |
| 15. | Naizvozvo rusvingo rwakapera pazuva ramakumi maviri namashanu romwedzi weEruri, tavaka mazuva ana makumi mashanu namaviri. |
| 16. | Zvino vavengi vedu vose vakati vachizvinzwa, vahedheni vose vakanga vakatipotoredza vakatya, vakaora moyo, nokuti vakaziva kuti basa iri rakaitwa naMwari wedu. |
| 17. | Uye, namazuva iwayo vakuru vavaJudha vakatumawo mwadhi zhinji kuna Tobhia, uye mwadhi dzaTobhia dzakasvikawo kwavari. |
| 18. | Nokuti vazhinji vaivapo paJudha vakanga vapika kwaari, nokuti waiva mukwambo waShekania mwanakomana waAra; mwanakomana wake Jehohanani akanga awana mukunda waMeshurami mwanakomana waBherekia. |
| 19. | Vakarumbidzawo mabasa ake akanaka pamberi pangu, nokumuudza mashoko angu. Tobhia akatuma mwadhi dzokundityisa. |
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