Nehemiya 9:1-25

Zvino pazuva ramakumi maviri namana romwedzi uyu vana vaIsiraeri vakaungana, vakazvinyima zvokudya, vakafuka masaga vane ivhu pamisoro yavo. Vorudzi rwavaIsiraeri vakazviraura pavatorwa vose, vakamira vakazvireurura zvivi zvavo nezvitadzo zvamadzibaba avo. Vakasimuka pavakanga vagere, vakarava mabhuku yomurayiro waJehovha Mwari wavo mugove wechina wezuva; mumwe mugove wechina vakazvireurura nokunamata kuna Jehovha Mwari wavo. Ipapo Jeshua, naBhani, naKadhimieri, neShebhania, naBhuni, naSherebhia, naBhani, neKenani vakamira pamatanho avaRevhi, vakachema nezwi guru kuna Jehovha Mwari wavo. Ipapo vaRevhi, Jeshua, naKadhimieri, naBhani, naHashabhineya, naSherebhia, naHodhia, naShebhania, naPetahiya vakati, “Simuka, muvonge Jehovha Mwari wenyu nokusingaperi-peri; zita renyu rinobwinya ngarikudzwe, iro rinokunda kuvonga nokurumbidza kwose.” “Ndimi Jehovha, imi moga; imi makaita denga, nokudenga-denga, nehondo dzaro dzose, nenyika nezvose zviri mukati mayo, namakungwa nezvose zviri mukati mawo; imi munochengeta zvose; hondo dzokudenga dzinonamata kwamuri. Ndimi Jehovha Mwari akatsaura Abhuramu, mukamubudisa paUri ravaKaradhea, mukamupa zita rinonzi Abhurahamu; mukaona kuti mwoyo wake wakatendeka pamberi penyu, mukaita sungano naye kuti muchapa vana vake nyika yavaKanani, neyavaHiti, neyavaAmori, neyavaPerezi, neyavaJebhusi, neyavaGirigashi, muchiita sezvamakataura, nokuti makarurama. Mukaona kutambudzika kwamadzibaba edu paIjipiti, mukanzwa kuchema kwavo paGungwa Dzvuku; mukaratidza Farao zviratidzo nezvinoshamisa, navaranda vake vose, navanhu vose venyika yake; nokuti makaziva kuti vakavaitira izvozvo nokuzvikudza; mukazviwanira rumbidzo, sezvazvakaita nhasi. Mukaparadzanisa gungwa pamberi pavo; naizvozvo vakayambuka pakati pegungwa pakaoma; mukawisira vateveri vavo makadzika, sebwe mumvura ine simba. Makavafambisawo masikati neshongwe yegore, nousiku neshongwe yomoto, kuti vavhenekerwe panzira yavaifanira kufamba nayo. Makaburukirawo pagomo reSinai, mukataura navo muri kudenga, mukavapa zvakatongwa zvakarurama nemirairo yazvokwadi, nemitemo yakanaka, nemirairo. Mukavazivisa Sabata renyu, dzvene, mukavaraira mirairo, nemitemo, nomurau, nomuromo waMosesi muranda wenyu; mukavapa chingwa chakabva kudenga kuvagutisa panzara yavo, mukavabudisira mvura pabwe kupedza nyota yavo, mukavaraira kuti vapinde munyika kuiita yavo, iyo yamakanga mavapikira kuvapa. Asi ivo namadzibaba edu vakaita manyawi, vakaomesa mitsipa yavo, vakasateerera mirairo yenyu. “Vakaramba kuteerera, kana kurangarira zvinoshamisa zvenyu zvamakaita pakati pavo; asi vakaomesa mitsipa yavo, vakamukira Mwari, vakazvisharira mukuru kuti vadzokere kuuranda hwavo; asi imi muri Mwari unokanganwira vanhu, une nyasha, nengoni zhinji, unononoka kutsamwa, noune tsitsi huru; hamuna kuvasiya. Kunyange panguva yavakazviitira mhuru yakaumbwa, vachiti, ‘Ndiye Mwari wenyu akakubudisai paIjipiti,’ vakakutsamwisai kwazvo, kunyange zvakadaro, hamuna kuvarasha murenje, nokuda kwetsitsi dzenyu zhinji; shongwe yegore haina kubva pamusoro panzira, kana shongwe yomoto usiku, ichirega kuvavhenekera nokuvaratidza nzira yavaifanira kufamba nayo. Makavapawo mweya wenyu wakanaka kuvadzidzisa, mukasanyima miromo yavo mana yenyu, mukavapa mvura kupedza nyota yavo. “Makavararamisa makore makumi mana murenje, vakasashaiwa chinhu; nguo dzavo hadzina kusakara, uye tsoka dzavo hadzina kuzvimba. Makavapawo ushe navanhu, mukavaganhurira nyika yavo; naizvozvo vakapiwa nyika yaSihoni, iyo nyika yamambo weHeshibhoni, nenyika yaOgi mambo weBhashani. Mukawanza vana vavo vakaita senyeredzi dzokudenga; mukavasvitsa panyika yamakaudza madzibaba avo kuti vachapindamo kuzoiita yavo. “Naizvozvo vana vakapinda panyika vakaiita yavo; imi mukavakundira vanhu vakanga vagere munyika iyo, ivo vaKanani; mukavaisa mumaoko avo, pamwechete namadzimambo avo navanhu venyika iyo kuti vaite navo sezvavakanga vachida. Vakakunda maguta akakombwa, nenyika ine pfuma, vakatora dzimba dzakanga dzizere nezvose zvakanaka, zvaiti: matsime akacherwa, neminda yemidzambiringa neminda yemiorivhi, nemiti yakawanda inobereka michero; naizvozvo vakadya, vakaguta, vakakora, vakazvifarira nokuda kwounyoro hwenyu ukuru.