¹To ra'uli' pepangala', batua-na: napa to tasarumaka hi Alata'ala, taparasaya bate madupa' mpai'. Pepangala', batua-na: nau' ko'ia tahiloi lence-na to tapopea, monoa' hi rala nono-ta karia-na mpai'.

¹Zvino rutendo ndirwo rusimbiso rwezvinhu zvatinotarisira, umbowo hwezvinhu zvisingaonekwi.

²Ngkai pepangala' -ra, tauna tempo owi napokagoe' Alata'ala.

²Nekuti naiko vanhu vakuru vakapupurirwa zvakanaka.

³Ngkai pepangala' -ta, ta'inca langi' pai' dunia' napajadi' Alata'ala hante lolita-na-wadi. Jadi', hawe'ea to tahilo, nababehi ngkai to uma kahiloa.

³Kubudikidza nerutendo tinonzwisisa kuti nyika dzakanyatsoumbwa neshoko raMwari, zvekuti zvinhu zvinoonekwa hazvibvi kuzvinhu zvinoonekera.

⁴Ngkai pepangala' -na Habel, pai' -i mpotonu pepue' -na hi Alata'ala to meliu kalompe' -na ngkai pepue' to natonu Kain tuaka-na. Ta'inca kamepangala' -na, apa' Alata'ala goe' mpotarima pepue' -na, pai' ngkai pepangala' -na toe, Alata'ala mpo'uli' kamonoa' -na. Mate-imi Habel, aga ma'ala-mi ta'uli' mololita-i-pidi duu' tempo tohe'i.

⁴Nerutendo Abheri wakabayira kuna Mwari chibayiro chakanakisisa kupfuura Kaini; chaakawana nacho uchapupu kuti wakange akarurama, Mwari achipupurira zvipo zvake; naicho kunyange afa hake, uchiri kungotaura.

⁵Ngkai pepangala' -na Henokh, uma-i-hana mate, ra'ongko' tuwu' -tuwu' -i ngkai dunia' toi. Uma hema to mporua' woto-na, apa' Alata'ala mpo'ongko' -i ngkai dunia' toi. Hi rala Buku Tomoroli' te'uki': kako'ia-na Henokh ra'ongko', Alata'ala mpokagoe' -i.

⁵Norutendo Enoki wakatamiswa kuti arege kuona rufu, akasawanikwa nekuti Mwari wakange amutamisa; nekuti asati atamiswa wakapupurirwa kuti wakange afadza Mwari.

⁶Jadi' monoto-mi ta'inca karia pepangala' -na, apa' uma ria tauna to napokagoe' Alata'ala ane uma-ra mepangala'. Apa' tauna to dota mpomohui' Alata'ala kana mparasaya hewa toi: Alata'ala bate ria, pai' bate nahiwili kehi butu dua tauna to mpu'u-mpu'u mpopali' -i.

⁶Kunze kwerutendo hazvibviri kumufadza; nekuti unouya kuna Mwari, unofanira kutenda kuti iye uripo, uye mupi wemubayiro wevanomutsvaka nemoyo wose.

⁷Ngkai pepangala' -na Nuh, pai' -i mengkoru hi hawa' Alata'ala. Alata'ala mpo'uli' -ki karia-na mpai' ue mowo' to mpoliu' dunia'. Jadi', nau' ko'ia nahiloi kadupa' -na, natuku' -mi hawa' Alata'ala, pai' nababehi sakaya to bohe, bona hi'a hante tobine-na pai' ana' -ana' -na uma mate matala. Ngkai pepangala' -na, hawe'ea tauna hi dunia' rahuku', aga hi'a-hana, monoa' -i hi poncilo Alata'ala.

⁷Nerutendo Nowa wakati ayambirwa naMwari pamusoro pezvinhu zvichigere kuonekwa, nekutya akagadzira areka yeruponeso rwemhuri yake; akapa nyika mhosva nazvo, akava mudyi wenhaka yekururama kunouya nerutendo.

⁸Ngkai pepangala' -na Abraham, natuku' hawa' Alata'ala. Alata'ala mpokio' -i pai' nahubui-i hilou hi ngata to molaa, na'uli' -ki: "Ngata toe mpai' ria, jadi' bagia-nu pai' muli-muli-nu." Jadi', nau' uma na'incai hiapa kahilouaa-na, pe'ongko' -nami hilou ntuku' hawa' Alata'ala.

⁸Nerutendo Abhurahamu wakati adamwa kuti abude, aende kunzvimbo yaakanzi uchazoigamuchira ive nhaka akateerera, akabuda akaenda, asingazivi kwaanoenda.

⁹Karata-na hi ngata toe, napangala' oa' janci Alata'ala to mpo'uli' katana' -na toe mpai' jadi' bagia-na pai' bagia muli-na. Alata'ala mojanci hewa toe wo'o hi ana' Abraham to rahanga' Ishak pai' kumpu-na to rahanga' Yakub. Tapi' nau' tana' toe bagia-ra moto ntuku' janci Alata'ala, mo'oha' -ra hewa torata-wadi hi tana' toe. Mo'oha' -ra hi rala kemah.

⁹Nerutendo wakagara semutorwa munyika yechivimbiso senyika yeutorwa, achigara mumatende naIsaka naJakobho, vadyi venhaka yechivimbiso chimwecho pamwe naye;

¹⁰Abraham mo'oha' hi rala kemah, apa' napopea-pidi ngata to moroho parawatu-na, to napajadi' pai' to nawangu Alata'ala moto.

¹⁰Nekuti wakange achitarisira guta rine nheyo, Mwari ari mhizha nemuvaki waro.

¹¹Ngkai pepangala' -ra, nau' tu'a-imi Abraham, pai' Sara lalo wo'o-i, mporata moto-ra karohoa mporata ana'. Toe jadi' apa' monoto hi nono Abraham kanapadupa' -na moto mpai' Alata'ala janci-na.

¹¹Nerutendowo Sara pachake wakapiwa simba rekugamuchira mbeu akazvara mwana, apfuura zera, nekuti wakati iye wamuvimbisa wakatendeka.

¹²Nto'u toe, hewa to mate-mi woto-na Abraham apa' tu'a-imi. Aga nau' wae, apa' lawi' ria-hana pepangala' -na, ngkai Abraham toe-imi mehupa' wori' muli-na, to uma tebila' kadea-ra, hewa kawori' betue' hi langi', pai' hewa kawori' wo'one hi wiwi' tahi'.

¹²Naizvozvo vakaberekwa neumwe zvichibva kune wakafa vakaita senyeredzi dzekudenga pakuwanda, uye sejecha riri pamahombekombe egungwa risingaverengeki.

¹³Hawe'ea tauna toera tida mepangala' duu' hi kamatea-ra, ko'ia raratai napa to najanci-raka Alata'ala. Ma'ala-mi ta'uli': rahilo ngkawao-pidi kadupa' -na. Ra'inca moto kamahae-na-pidi kadupa' -na, aga nau' wae uma morara' nono-ra hi pojanci Alata'ala. Goe' moto-ra mpopea kadupa' -na, pai' ra'uli': katuwu' -ra hi dunia' toi hewa torata to mo'oha' hampai' -wadi.

¹³Ivava vose vakafira murutendo, vasina kugamuchira zvivimbiso, asi vakazviona zviri kure, vakagutsikana nazvo, vakazvimbundikira vakabvuma kuti vaeni nevapfuuri panyika.

¹⁴Tauna to mpo'uli' hewa toe, monoto-mi kampopali' -ra ngata to rakatidai.

¹⁴Nekuti ivo vanotaura zvinhu zvakadaro, vanoratidza pachena kuti vanotsvaka nyika yekwavo.

¹⁵Bela ngata to rapalahii-mi wengi to rakalentorai. Apa' ane ke ngata toe to rakalentorai, ria moto loga-ra nculii' hi ngata toe.

¹⁵Nekuti kana zvirokwazvo vaifungisisa zvenyika iyo yavakabva kwairi, vangadai vakawana mukana wekudzokera.

¹⁶Bo ngata to rakalentorai toe, ngata to meliu kalompe' -na, toe-mi ngata suruga. Toe pai' Alata'ala uma me'ea' rakahangai' Pue' -ra, apa' naporodo-miraka hi suruga.

¹⁶Asi zvino vanoshuva yakanaka kuipfuura, ndiyo yekudenga; naizvozvo Mwari haana nyadzi pamusoro pavo kuti aidzwe Mwari wavo; nekuti wakavagadzirira guta.

¹⁸Ngkai pepangala' -na Abraham, pai' -i mpotonu Ishak ana' -na naponcawa pepue' -na hi Alata'ala, nto'u Alata'ala mponciloi pepangala' -na. Lomo' -na Alata'ala mpo'uli' -ki hewa toi: "Ngkai ana' -nu tetu-mi mpai', mporata-ko muli to wori', hewa to kujanci-kokoe." Aga nau' wae, sadia moto-i Abraham mpotonu ana' -na to hadudua toe bona rasumale'.

¹⁷Nerutendo Abhurahamu paakaidzwa wakabayira Isaka, uye iye wakange agamuchira zvivimbiso akabayira mwana wake wakaberekwa umwe woga;

¹⁹Apa' na'uli' Abraham, mobaraka' moto-i Alata'ala mpotuwu' nculii' Ishak ngkai kamatea-na. Jadi', ma'ala-mi ta'uli': narata nculii' moto ana' -na ngkai kamatea.

¹⁸wakanzi pamusoro pake: Muna Isaka vana vako vachatumidzwa;

²⁰Ngkai pepangala' -na Ishak, pai' -i mpogane' Yakub pai' Esau, pai' -i mpolowa napa to jadi' hi eo mpeno-na.

¹⁹nekurangarira kuti Mwari unogona kumutsa kunyange kuvakafa; ndipapowo paakamugamuchira mumufananidzo.

²¹Ngkai pepangala' -na Yakub, kaneo' -na mate-imi nagane' -ramo ana' Yusuf to rodua, pai' -i mponyompa Alata'ala bula-na mpetituku woo' -na hi wuntu lua' -na.

²⁰Nerutendo Isaka wakaropafadza Jakobho naEsau pamusoro pezvinhu zvinouya.

²²Ngkai pepangala' -na Yusuf, nto'u neo' modupe' -mi inoha' -na, nalowa ami' palai-ra mpai' muli Israel ngkai tana' Mesir. Pai' -i mo'iwili na'uli': "Ane malai-pokoi mpai' ngkai Mesir, wuku-ku kana nikeni."

²¹Nerutendo Jakobho ofa wakaropafadza mwanakomana umwe neumwe waJosefa; akanamata akasendamira pamusoro pemudonzvo wake.

²³Ngkai pepangala' -ra totu'a-na Musa, pai' -ra mpowuni-i tolu mula kahae-na ngkai kaputu-na. Rahilo kasubo' -na, pai' uma-ra me'eka' mpotiboki hawa' raja Mesir.

²²Nerutendo Josefa ava kufa wakataura zvekubuda kwevana vaIsraeri, akaraira pamusoro pemafupa ake.

²⁴Ngkai pepangala' -na Musa, bohe-imi, oja' -i rakahangai' kumpu raja Mesir.

²³Nerutendo Mozisi aberekwa wakavanzwa mwedzi mitatu nevabereki vake, nekuti vakavona kuti mwana wakanaka; uye havana kutya murairo wamambo.

²⁵Apa' uma-i dota tuwu' goe' rala jeko' to hangkale'liu-wadi, na'agi-pi mporata kaparia hangkaa-ngkania hante ntodea Alata'ala.

²⁴Nerutendo Mozisi akura wakaramba kunzi mwanakomana wemukunda waFarao,

²⁶Oja' -i mporata ka'uaa' hi tana' Mesir, na'agi-pi raruge' sabana pepangala' -na hi Magau' Topetolo' to rata ngkabokoa'. Apa' Musa ntora mpoimata-mata hiwili pepangala' -na to narata mpai' hi eo mpeno-na.

²⁵pachinzvimbo chaizvozvo wakasarudza kuitirwa zvakaipa pamwe nevanhu vaMwari pane kuva mumufaro wezvivi kwechinguvana;

²⁷Ngkai pepangala' -na, napalahii tana' Mesir, uma-i mpoka'eka' roe raja Mesir. Ntaha-i hi rala kasusaa', apa' mpohilo-imi-hana Alata'ala to uma kahiloa.

²⁶akati kunyombwa kwaKristu ifuma huru pakufuma kose kweEgipita; nekuti wakarangarira muripo wemubayiro.

²⁸Ngkai pepangala' -na, nababehi ada eo bohe Paskah, nahubui-ra to Yahudi mpohiwe raa' hi wobo' tomi-ra, bona ane liu mpai' mala'eka to mepatehi, ana' ulumua' -ra uma rapohipatehii hante ana' ulumua' -ra to Mesir.

²⁷Nerutendo wakasiya Egipita, asingatyi kutsamwa kwamambo; nekuti wakatsungirira seunomuona iye usingaonekwi.

²⁹Ngkai pepangala' -ra to Yahudi owi, pai' -ra mpodongka' Tahi' Molei hewa to momako' hi role-na moto-ra-wadi. Hiaa' to Mesir-hana, mate matala-ramo hi rala tahi' bula-ra medongka' -pidi.

²⁸Nerutendo wakachengetedza pasika nekusaswa kweropa, kuti unouraya matangwe arege kuvabata.

³⁰Ngkai pepangala' -ra, ratololiki bente ngata Yerikho rala-na pitu eo, duu' -na motongka-mi bente-ra.

²⁹Nerutendo vakagura Gungwa Dzvuku sepavhu rakawoma; vaEgipita vachizviidza vakabitirirwa.

³¹Ngkai pepangala' -na Rahab, uma-i rapatehi hangkaa-ngkania hante hingka ngata-na, to uma-ra-rana mengkoru hi Alata'ala. Rahab toei, tobine to uma tumotoa gau' -na. Aga nto'u-na ba hangkuja dua-ra tantara to Yahudi hilou mpokamata ngata Yerikho, napopehani-ra hi tomi-na, pai' natulungi-ra.

³⁰Nerutendo masvingo eJeriko akawira pasi, apoteredzwa mazuva manomwe.

³²Ke wori' -pidi anu ku'uli', aga uma-pi wori' loga-ku. Hiaa' bo ko'ia kututura Gideon, Barak, Simson, Yefta, Daud, Samuel pai' nabi-nabi ntani' -na.

³¹Nerutendo Rakabhi chifeve haana kuparara pamwe nevasina rutendo, paakanga agamuchira vashori nerugare.

³³Ngkai pepangala' -ra pai' alaa-na mpopengkoru-ra raja-raja, moparenta-ra hante kanoaa', mporata-ra to najanci-raka Alata'ala, mpo'ompo-ra nganga singa,

³²Zvino ndichataurirei zvimwe? Nekuti ndichapererwa nenguva ndichitaura zvaGidhioni, naBharaki, naSamusoni, naJefita, Dhavhidhiwo, naSamueri, nevaporofita;

³⁴uma-ra mate hi rala apu to wewo', mpetiboi' -ra tauna to ngasa' mpatehi-ra, lente-ra, aga jadi' moroho moto-ra, bia' -ra hi rala panga'ea, mpodagi-ra tantara-tantara bali'.

³³avo kubudikidza nerutendo vakakunda ushe, vakaita kururama, vakawana zvivimbiso, vakadzivira miromo yeshumba,

³⁵Ngkai pepangala' -ra, tobine-tobine mporata nculii' ana' -ra to mate-mi, rapotuwu' nculii' -raka. Aga ria wo'o-ra to rasesa' sabana pepangala' -ra duu' -ra mate, uma-ra dota rabahaka, apa' doko' rapotuwu' nculii' -ra pai' mporata katuwua' to meliu kalompe' -na.

³⁴vakadzima simba remoto, vakapukunyuka kwakapinza kwemunondo, vakasimbiswa pautera, vakava nesimba pakurwa, vakadzinga hondo dzemamwe marudzi.

³⁶Ria-ra to rapopo'ore' pai' raweba', ria wo'o-ra to rahoo' pai' ratarungku'.

³⁵Vakadzi vakagamuchirazve vakafa vavo vachimukazve; vamwe vakashungurudzwa, vasingagamuchiri kudzikunungurwa, kuti vawane kumuka kuri nani;

³⁷Ria-ra to rapana' hante watu duu' -ra mate, ria to rapua' hante garagaji', ria to rasumale'. Ria-ra to mpe'ahii' lia katuwu' -ra, pohea-ra muntu' kuliba bima pai' kuliba kebe' -wadi. Rabalinai' -ra pai' rasesa' -ra.

³⁶vamwewo vakaidzwa nekuitwa chiseko, nekuzvambaradzwa, uyezve nezvisungo nemujere;

³⁸Metibo' -ra hilou hi papada to wao' pai' hi bulu' -na, mo'oha' -ra hi horoa watu. Hiaa' kakoo-kono-na, dunia' toi bela po'ohaa' to natao hi hira'.

³⁷vakatakwa nembwe, vakatsemurwa nepakati, vakaidzwa, vakashinjwa nemunondo; vakadzungaira vakafuka matehwe emakwai nematehwe embudzi; vari nhoronhondo, vachitambudzika, vachishungurudzwa,

³⁹Hawe'ea tauna toera napokagoe' Alata'ala sabana pepangala' -ra. Tapi' ko'ia raratai poko to najanci-raka.

³⁸(nyika haina kuvafanira), vachidzungaira mumagwenga, nemakomo, nemapako, nemakomba enyika.

⁴⁰Ko'ia raratai, apa' Alata'ala mporodo-taka anu to meliu kalompe' -na, bona hinto'ua hante kita' mpai', pai' lako' rarata-di-rawo kalompea' to uma ria kakuraa' -na.

³⁹Naivava vose vapupurirwa zvakanaka kubudikidza nerutendo havana kugamuchira zvivimbiso,

⁴⁰Nekuti Mwari wakange atigadzirira chinhu chiri nani, kuti ivo varege kupedzeredzwa pasina isu.