Zekaria 13 - Bhaibhiri Idzva rechiShona

¹ Panguva iyoyo imba yaDhavhidhi navagari veJerusaremu vachazarurirwa chisipiti chokuvashambidza zvitadzo zvavo nokun'ora kwavo.

² “Pazuva iroro,” ndizvo zviri kutaura TENZI wehondo nehondo, “Ndichaparadza munyika zvifananidzo zvokunamata zvokuti hazvizombofa zvakarangarirwazve. Uye ndichabvisa munyika vaporofita nemweya yakaipa.

³ Pakabudawo munhu ava kuti muporofita, baba naamai vake vokumubereka chaivo vachamuti haufaniri kurarama nokuti uri kutaura nhema muzita raTENZI. Baba naamai vakamubereka chaivo vachamubaya kana akaporofita.

⁴ Pazuva iroro muporofita ari wose achanyara nezvaanooneswa paanenge achiporofita. Haazopfeki zijari rine mvere rokunyengedza naro vanhu,

⁵ asi anenge ava kutoti handisi muporofita ini, ndiri murimiwo zvangu nokuti kubvira pauduku hwangu changa chiri changu ivhu.

⁶ Kana munhu akamubvunza kuti, ‘Ko maronda ari pamusana pako ndeei?’ Iye achati, ‘Ndakaawana mumba meshamwari dzangu.’ ”

Urayai mufudzi hwai dziparare

⁷ TENZI wehondo nehondo anoti, “Muka iwe bakatwa umukire mufudzi wangu umukire akabatana neni, rova mufudzi, hwai dzipararire. Hwayana dzacho ndichadzisimudzira shamhu.

⁸ Zvanzi naTENZI munyika yose zvayo vaviri pavatatu vacharakatiswa kufa. Mumwechete pavatatu ndiye achararama.

⁹ Chikamu chavanhu chechitatu ichocho ndichachipinza mumoto, vanhu ivava ndichavachenesa sesirivha. Ndichavaedza sokuedzwa kunoitwa ndarama vachadana nezita rangu; ini ndichavapindura. Ndichiti, ‘Ava vanhu vangu.’ Ivowo vachati, ‘TENZI ndiye Mwari wedu.’ ”