10 Ndakanyora zina rangu mutsamba, ndikaikonya ngechidhindo; ndakadaidza zvapupu, ndikamupimira mare pazvipimo.
Abrahama wakatenderana naEfroni; naAbrahama wakapimira Efroni sirivha yaakaronza mukuzwa kwevaHiti, mazana marongomuna ezvigurwa zvesirivha, kudai ngechipimo chokutengesa chinoashirika kuvatengisi.
Munda nebako riri mukati mwawo zvakapuwa kunaAbrahama kuita nhaka yake ngevaHiti kuita ndau yokuika.
Kushaisha kwangu kunonamirwa musaka, newe unofukidza kushaisha kwangu.
Ndiise kudai ngechioniso mumwoyo wako, kudai ngechioniso pamuoko wako; ngokuti rudo runesimba kudai ngorufu, ndurumwa dzinotyisa kudai ngeiba. Mirazvu yarwo yadai ngemirazvu yomuriro, mirazvu inobaka kakurutu.
Zvino enda, zvinyore pamberi pavo, padera porusamba, uzvinyore mubhuku, kuti zviite zvomukuwo unouya kudai ngechapupu chemhera nariini.
Umwe uyu unozoti, ‘Inini ndiri waMambo Mwari;’ umweni unozodzidaidza pachake ngezina raJakobe; asi umweni unozonyora panyara yake kuti, ‘Ndiri waMambo Mwari,’ nokudzidudza zina raIsuraeri.”
neni ndakapa tsamba yomutengo kunaBharukhi mukororo waNeria, mukororo waMahiseia, mukuona kwomuzukuru wangu Hanameri, mukuona kwezvapupu zvakanyora mazina mutsamba yechitenderano chomutengo, pamberi pevaJudha veshe vaiya vakagara muruwanze rwevarindi.
Asi iwewe, O Mambo Mwari, Mwari, wakati kwendiri, ‘Tenga uyu munda ngemare, wechitora zvapupu;’ kunyazwi dhorobha rapirwa munyara dzevaKharadhea.”
Vanhu vanozotenga minda ngemare, nokunyora mutsamba, nokuinama ngechidhindo, nokutora zvapupu munyika yaBhenjamini, nomundau dzinotendenedza Jerusarema, nomumadhorobha aJudha, neenyika yezvimitunhu, neeShefera neokubani; ngokuti ndinozopetudza vakabatwa vavo,” unoronza Mambo Mwari.
Chioniso chemadeekoni nechemangwanani, icho chakaronzwa, igwinyiso. Asi iwewe, fisha chioniso; ngokuti ngechemazuva mazhinji achauya.”
Ndizvo vakaenda, vakagwinyisisa iba, vechinamira namo pabuwe, varindi varipo navo.
Uwo wakaashira chapupu chake, wakagwinyisa kuti Mwari igwinyiso.
Musashandira kudya ukwo kunopera, asi kudya ukwo kunogara mhera nariini, kwaanozomupa Mukororo woMunhu; ngokuti padera pake Baba Mwari wakaisa chioniso chake.”
ngokuisa ruphau rwake padera pedu, akatipazve chibatiso choMweya mumwoyo yedu.
Mwaari imwimwiwo, mwakazwa izwi regwinyiso, vhangeri rokuponeswa kwenyu, nemwi mwakatendawo mwaari, mwakaiswa ruphau rwoMweya Wakachena womwakagondiswa;
Musatsamwisa Mweya Wakachena waMwari, womwakaisirwa chioniso mwaari metsa kuguma kuzuva rokuripirwa.
Izvi azvizi kuunganidzwa kungwarirwa neni here, nazvo zvakanamirwa pandau youpfumi hwangu?
Ndizvo vamuna vakaenda, vakahamba ngomunyika, vakaiguragura ngemadhorobha kuita zvikoaniswa zvinomwe, nokuzvinyora mubhuku; vakauyazve kunaJoshua kunembungano muShiro,
Zvino ndakaona ngirosi imweni yechikwira kubva kumabvazuva, ine chinamiro chaMwari unopona, nayo yakadaidzira ngeizwi guru kungirosi murongomuna dzakapuwa simba rokushaishira nyika noruandhle,
Dzakaronzerwa kuti dzisazoshaishira mwenje wenyika nokuti chiro chimweni chinokura chakasvipira nokuti muti, asi vega vanhu avo vasina chinamiro chaMwari pahuma dzavo.
Naapo Bhoazi wakakwira kumusiwo, akagara pashi apo, wakaona hama yaakaereketa ndiyo Bhoazi yakapindapo. Ndizvo Bhoazi wakadaidzira echiti, “Here iwe! Uya pano, hama yangu. Gara pashi pano.” Naye wakaenda, akagara pashi.