¹Zvino kunyunyuta kukuru kwakamuka pakati pavanhu navakadzi vavo pamusoro pehama dzavo vaJudha.

¹Saß eb li cutan aßan eb li cuînk joßqueb ajcuiß li ixk queßoc chixcuechßbal rixeb li rech tenamitil.

²nekuti vamwe vakati, Isu navanakomana vedu tiri vazhinji; ngatipiwe zviyo, tidye, tirarame.

²Cuan queßyehoc re: —Lâo nabalo ut nabaleb ajcuiß li kalal kacßajol ut tzacânc teßraj. Tento takasicß bar takatau katrigo re tocuaßak ut incßaß tocâmk.—

³Vamwezve vakati, Isu takaita minda yedu rubatso, neminda yedu yemizambiringa, nedzimba dzedu; ngatipiwe zviyo, nokuda kwenzara ino.

³Ut cuan ajcuiß queßyehoc re: —Xban li cueßej xkaqßue chi prenda li kachßochß joß ajcuiß li kacuîmk ut li kochoch re târûk takalokß katrigo re tocuaßak.—

⁴Vamwezve vakati, Takakwereta mari, yokuripira nayo mutero wamambo, tikaita minda yedu rubatso, neminda yedu yemizambiringa.

⁴Ut cuan cuißchic queßyehoc re: —Lâo xkapatzß katumin chi toß re târûk takatoj li tento xtojbal re li rey. Ut xkaqßue li kachßochß chi prenda joß ajcuiß li kacuîmk, chanqueb.

⁵Kunyange zvakadaro zvino miviri yedu yakafanana nemiviri yehama dzedu, navana vedu vakafanana navana vavo; tarirai, tosunga vanakomana vedu navakunda vedu, vave varanda; vamwe vakunda vedu vatosungwa, isu hatine simba rokuzvidzivisa, nekuti minda yedu neminda yedu yemizambiringa yatova yavamwe.

⁵—Lâo kacomon kib riqßuineb li biom. Ut li kalal kacßajol juntakßêteb ajcuiß riqßuineb li ralal xcßajol eb aßan. Moco jalaneb ta chic aßan chiku lâo. Abanan lâo tento nak takacßayiheb li kalal kacßajol chokß xmôseb aßan. Cuanqueb karabin ac xkacßayiheb chokß xmôseb aßan ut incßaß chic naru nakisiheb riqßuineb xban nak mâcßaß chic cuan ke. Li kachßochß ut li kacuîmk jalan chic aj e, chanqueb.

⁶Ipapo ndakatsamwa kwazvo ndichinzwa kuchema kwavo namashoko iwayo.

⁶Ut lâin, cßajoß nak quichal injoskßil nak quicuabi li cßaßru queßxye.

⁷Zvino ndakarangarira mumoyo mangu, ndikaita nharo navakuru navarairi, ndikati kwavari, Imi munoreva mhindu, mumwe nomumwe pahama yake. Ipapo ndikakoka ungano huru pamusoro pavo.

⁷Quincßoxla chi us cßaßru tinbânu. Ut quinkßuseb li biomeb ut li nequeßtaklan saß xbêneb li tenamit ut quinye reheb: —¿Ma us nak nequepatzß ral li tumin li nequetoßoni reheb lê rech tenamitil?— Ut quinye ajcuiß reheb nak teßxchßutub ribeb re nak takacßûb ru cßaßru takabânu.

⁸Ndikati kwavari, Isu takadzikunura hama dzedu vaJudha dzakanga dzatengeswa kuvahedheni patakagona napo; zvino imwi moda kutengesa hama dzenyu, moda kuti dzitengeswe kwatiri here? Ipapo vakaramba vanyerere, vakashaiwa neshoko chose.

⁸Ut quinye reheb: —Xkisiheb rubel xcuanquil li jalan tenamit li kech tenamitil. Xkabânu li joß qßuial coru xbânunquil. Ut lâex chic yôquex chi rahobtesînc reheb li kech tenamitil. Ut anakcuan, ¿ma toj takisiheb cuißchic rubel êcuanquil lâex? chanquin reheb. Ut mâ jun reheb quichakßoc xban nak incßaß chic queßxtau cßaßru queßxye.

⁹Ndikatiwo, Chinhu chamunoita chakaipa; ko hamufaniri kufamba muchitya Mwari wedu, kuti tirege kushorwa navavengi vedu vahedheni?

⁹Ut quinye ajcuiß reheb: —Li cßaßru yôquex chixbânunquil, aßan incßaß us. Lâex incßaß nequexucua ru li Dios. Yôquex ban chixbânunquil joß nequeßxbânu li jalan tenamit li xicß nequeßiloc ke, re nak incßaß texrahobtesîk xban eb aßan.

¹⁰Neniwo nehama dzangu navaranda vangu, vakavapa chikwereti chemari nezviyo, tichireva mhindu. Haiwa, ngatirege mhindu iyo.

¹⁰Lâin ut eb li cuechßalal joßqueb ajcuiß li nequeßcßanjelac chicuu yôco ajcuiß chixqßuebaleb xtrigo ut xtumineb chi toß. Abanan nintzßâma chêru nak incßaß chic takapatzß reheb lix cßaseb.

¹¹Dzoserai henyu kwavari iko nhasi minda yavo, neminda yavo yemizambiringa, neminda yavo yemiorivhi, nedzimba dzavo, uye nomugove wezana wemari, nezviyo, newaini, namafuta, zvamakatora kwavari iri mhindu.

¹¹Ut nintzßâma ajcuiß chêru nak anakcuan ajcuiß têkßaxtesi cuißchic reheb lix chßochßeb, li racuîmkeb uvas ut olivos, joß ajcuiß li rochocheb. Ut têkßaxtesi ajcuiß reheb li ral li tumin li ac xecßul joß ajcuiß li trigo, li aceite ut li uvas li ac xecßul.—

¹²Ipapo vakati, Tichazvidzosa, hatingarevi chinhu kwavari; sezvamunotaura, ndizvo zvatichaita. Zvino ndakadana vapristi, ndikavapikisa kuti vachaita izvozvo zvakapikirwa.

¹²Ut eb aßan queßchakßoc ut queßxye: —Takakßaxtesi reheb chixjunil li ac xkacßul ut incßaß chic takapatzß reheb. Takabânu joß xaye ke, chanqueb. Joßcan nak quinbokeb laj tij re nak chiruheb aßan teßxye riqßuin juramento nak teßxbânu li cßaßru ac xeßxye.

¹³Ndikazuzawo nguvo dzangu, ndikati, Mwari ngaazuze mumwe nomumwe asingaiti izvozvo zvakapikirwa abve paimba yake napabasa rake; ngaazuzwe nokudururwa saizvozvo. Ipapo ungano yose yakati, Ameni! Vakarumbidza Jehovha. Vanhu vakaita izvozvo zvakapikirwa.

¹³Ut quinchikß ru li cuakß chiruheb ut quinye reheb: —Joßcaßin taxak tixbânu li Kâcuaß Dios nak târisi saß rochoch ut saß lix cßanjel li ani incßaß tâbânûnk re li cßaßru xye. Chi-isîk ta chi mâcßaß chic cuan re, chanquin reheb. Ut chixjunileb li tenamit queßxye: —Joßcan taxak tâuxmânk, chanqueb. Ut chixjunileb li tenamit queßxbânu joß queßxye ut queßxlokßoni li Kâcuaß.

¹⁴Uyezve, kubva panguva yandakaitwa mubati wavo panyika yaJudha, kubva pagore ramakumi maviri kusvikira pagore ramakumi matatu namaviri ramambo Aritashasita, iwo makore ane gumi namaviri, ini nehama dzangu hatina kudya zvokudya zvomubati.

¹⁴Ac yô chic junmay chihab roquic laj Artajerjes chokß rey nak quinixxakab chi taklânc saß xbêneb laj Judá. Chalen saß li cutan aßan toj quicuulac li cablaju xcaßcßâl chihab roquic chokß rey, chi moco lâin, chi moco li cuechßalal kacßul li tzacaêmk li kacßulub raj xtzacanquil joß queßxtzaca li nequeßtaklan. Chiru li cablaju chihab nak cuanquin chi taklânc incßaß quinpuersi li tzacaêmk incßulub raj xcßulbal.

¹⁵Asi vabati vokutanga, vakanditangira, vairemedza vanhu, vachitora kwavari zvokudya newaini, uyewo mashekeri esirivha ana makumi mana; navaranda vavowo vaibata vanhu nehasha; asi ini handina kuita saizvozvo, nekuti ndakatya Mwari.

¹⁵Eb li queßcuan chi taklânc saß xbêneb li tenamit nak toj mâjiß nin-oc lâin, kßaxal cuißchic nabal li tumin queßxpatzß reheb li tenamit. Rajlal cutan numenak caßcßâl chi tumin plata queßxpatzß re xcuaheb ut xvino. Ut eb li nequeßcßanjelac chiruheb queßxrahobtesi li tenamit. Abanan lâin incßaß quinbânu chi joßcan xban nak ninxucua ru li Dios.

¹⁶Uye, ndakarambira pabasa rorusvingo urwu, hatina kutongotenga nyika, navaranda vangu vose vakanga vakaunganawo pabasa.

¹⁶Ut lâin quinqßue inchßôl chi cßanjelac riqßuin xyîbanquil li tzßac li sutsu cuiß li tenamit. Ut eb li nequeßtrabajic chicuu queßxqßue ajcuiß xchßôleb chi oquênc saß li cßanjel. Ut incßaß kacßoxla xlokßbal kachßochß.

¹⁷Uye patafura yangu pakanga pana vaJudha navabati, varume vane zana namakumi mashanu, avo vaiuya kwatiri vachibva kuvahedheni vakanga vakatipoteredza vasingaverengwi.

¹⁷Jun ciento riqßuin mero ciento laj judío li nequeßcuaßac saß li cuochoch. Saß xyânkeb aßan cuanqueb li nequeßcßamoc be saß li tenamit. Ut mâcßaßeb saß ajl li nequeßchal chak saß eb li tenamit li cuanqueb chi nachß kiqßuin.

¹⁸Zvino zuva rimwe nerimwe kwaigadzirwa nzombe imwe, namakwai matanhatu akatsaurwa; ndaigadzirirwawo huku, uye kamwe pamazuva ane gumi waini zhinji yamarudzi ose; kunyange zvakadaro handina kukumbira zvokudya zvomubati, nekuti vanhu ava vakanga vachiremedzwa kwazvo nouranda.

¹⁸Chixjunil li nasachman rajlal cutan re li katzacaêmk, aßan aßin xqßuial: jun cuacax, cuakib châbil carner xcomoneb li sicßbil ruheb, ut queßxyîb ajcuiß caxlan. Rajlal lajêb cutan nequeßxcßam chak chi nabal li vino. Usta nabal li nasachman, abanan mâ jun sut xinpatzß reheb li tenamit li cßaßru tento raj xincßul lâin, joß li queßxcßul li queßcuan chi taklânc saß li tenamit nak kßaxal nabal li îk cuan saß xbêneb li tenamit.Chinjulticokß taxak âcue, at inDios, riqßuin li joß qßuial li us li xinbânu reheb li tenamit aßin.

¹⁹Ndirangarirei, Mwari wangu, mundiitire zvakanaka nokuda kwezvose zvandakaitira rudzi urwu.

¹⁹Chinjulticokß taxak âcue, at inDios, riqßuin li joß qßuial li us li xinbânu reheb li tenamit aßin.