Neh. 8 - Bhaibheri Rakachena muChindau

¹ Vanhu veshe vakaungana pamwepo ngomwoyo umwe pamberi peMusiwo weMvura pakapamhama. Vakaronzera munyori Ezura kuti aunze bhuku remipango yaMosi, yaaiya akapa Mambo Mwari kuvaIsuraeri.

² Ndizvo Ezura mupristi wakaunza bhuku remipango pamberi pembungano yevamuna, vakadzi, neavo veshe vaikona kuzwa nokuzwisisa. Iri raiya zuva rokutanga romwedzi wechinomwe.

³ Wakadzidza kubva kweriri akaringira paruwanze pamberi peMusiwo weMvura, kubvira mangwanani metsa pakati pemasikati, pamberi pevamuna, vakadzi, neavo veshe vaikona kunasa kuzwisisa; nenzee dzevanhu veshe dzakanasa kupurutana kumazwi ebhuku remipango.

⁴ Ezura munyori wakaema pandau yakaturama yakanasirirwa mushandowo; pasinde pake pakaema ngokumudyo kwake Matithia, Shema, Anaia, Uria, Hirikia naMaaseia; nokumuoshwe kwake kwaiya naPhedhaia, Mishaeri, Marikhija, Hashumu, Hashibhadhana, Zekharia naMeshuramu.

⁵ NaEzura wakabeura bhuku mukuona kwevanhu veshe, ngokuti iye waiya akaema pakakwirira panoona vanhu veshe; naapo paakaribeura, vanhu veshe vakaema.

⁶ Zvino Ezura wakakudza Mambo Mwari, Mwari mukuru, nevanhu veshe vakapingura vechiti, “Ameni, Ameni,” vechimirudza nyara dzavo. Zvino vakakotamisa masoro avo, vakadira Mambo Mwari, hope dzavo dzakatsikitsira pashi pamavhu.

⁷ Zve, Jeshua, Bhani, Sherebhia, Jamini, Akubhi, Shabhethai, Hodhia, Maaseia, Kerita, Azaria, Jozabhadhi, Hanani, Pheraia nevaRevhi vakadetsera kuti vanhu vanase kuzwisisa mipango, naapo vanhu vakaramba vakaema mundau dzavo.

⁸ Ndizvo vakadzidza kubva mubhuku, kubva kumupango waMwari, ngenjira inonasa kuzwisisika. Vakadudzira mupinimidzo kuti vanhu vakone kuzwisisa chaidzidzwa.

⁹ NaNehemia, mutongi, naEzura mupristi nomunyori, pamwepo nevaRevhi, vaidzidzisa vanhu, vakati kunevanhu veshe, “Zuva iri rakachena kunaMambo Mwari, Mwari wenyu; musatsumba nokuti kuchema.” Ngokuti vanhu veshe vakachema apo pevakazwa mazwi omupango.

¹⁰ Zvino wakati kwevari, “Endai, mudye zvakakora, nokumwa vhini rinotapira, mutumire zvikoaniswa kwevari vasina zvakanasirirwa, ngokuti zuva iri rakachena kunaMambo Mwari wedu; musatambudzika, ngokuti kudakara kwaMambo Mwari ndiro simba renyu.”

¹¹ Ndizvo vaRevhi vakanyaradza vanhu veshe vechiti, “Nyararai, ngokuti zuva iri rakachena; musatambudzika.”

¹² Nevanhu veshe vakapararira kuenda koodya nokumwa, nokutumira zvikoaniswa kunevamweni vavo, nokudakara kakurutu, ngokuti vaiya vakanasa kuzwisisa mazwi akadaidzirwa kwevari.

Dhiri reMatumba

¹³ Ngezuva rechipiri vakuru vemhatso dzemadzibaba vevanhu veshe, nevapristi nevaRevhi, vakauya pamwepo kunaEzura munyori, kuti vadzidziswe mazwi emipango.

¹⁴ Navo vakaaona paakanyorwa mumupango, uwo waakapanga Mambo Mwari kubudikidza ndiMosi, kuti vana vaIsuraeri vanosisira kugara mumatumba panguva yedhiri romwedzi wechinomwe,

¹⁵ navo vanosisira kuti vaziise nokudaidzira mumadhorobha avo eshe nomuJerusarema vechiti, “Budai muende kumatunhu, muunze matai omuorivhi, matai omuorivhi omushango, matai omumirtire, matai omubvumo, nematai emiti inemashakani akatsikana, kuti muite matumba, kudai ngezvakanyorwa.”

¹⁶ Ndizvo vanhu vakabuda, vakaaunza, vakadziitira pachavo matumba, umwe ngaumwe padera pedenga remhatso yake, nomumaruwanze avo, nomumaruwanze emhatso yaMwari, nomumaruwanze eMusiwo weMvura nomumaruwanze eMusiwo waEfuremu.

¹⁷ Nembungano yeshe yeavo vakapetuka kuusungwa vakadziitira matumba, vakagara mukati mwawo; ngokuti kubvira kumazuva aJoshua mukororo waNuni, metsa kuguma iro zuva, vana vaIsuraeri vaiya vasikazi kumboita kudaro. Kwakaapo kudakara kukurutu.

¹⁸ Nezuva ngezuva, kubvira zuva rokutanga metsa pazuva rokugumisira, wakadzidza kubva mubhuku romupango waMwari. Navo vakangwarira dhiri mazuva manomwe; nezuva rechisere kwaiyapo mushongano mukuru, kudai ngemishuma yavo.