¹Zvidaitika kuti, kubuda padafa Mozisi, nyamubasa wa Yahweh, Yahweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa, mwana wa Numi, mubatsiri wa Mozizi, atchilanga: ²"Mozisi, nyamubasa wangu, afa. Longedzani tchintchino, muka, iyambuka Jordani, iwe naentse mumba, uende kunyika iyangu ndirikupasa mbumba iya Iziraeli. ³Yentse mbuto iyako unatsika ntsoka iyamwendo iyanu, Ine ndinadzakupasani, ninga zvangu ndidathembesa kuna Mozisi.⁴Kubuda murusare ese Libhano kuswikira mukulo ukulu, Eufrate, yentse madziko iya heteu kuswikira bala Likulu, kwalo linadokera dzuwa, zvinadzagala zvanu. ⁵Hapalibe anakwanisa kugala sososo na iye zentse ntsiku za upenyu wako. Ndinadzagala nawe ninga pangu ndikana Mozisi.⁶Gala wantsimba futi wakupirira. Thangwe iwe unadzita mbumba iyi nhaka kuti ndadathembesa kupasa watchinyale wako. ⁷Gala wantsimba futi wakupirira. Ita mhole kuti utewerere mutemo udakupasa Mozisi nyamubasa wangu. Leka kuphambuka kuna iwo, ne kumarjo ne bvwere. Nadyali, unadzagala muche kwako unada kuti uende.⁸Iwe unadzalaga mutemo pamusana pa bhukui iri. Unadzalifunga usiku na masikati, kuitira kuti ukwanise kutewerera, kwa kukwana, zvida nembiwa mwenemo. Napenepo, iwe unadzagala muche futi utchibudirira. ⁹Handina kukubvunza Ine? Gala wantsimba ese wapirira! Leka kurtcha. Ausaluzi kupirira. Yahweh, Mulungu wako, anaiwe kwentse kwako unafamba, "¹⁰Napenepo, Djochuwa adabvunza kuna wanyakwawa wa mbumba: ¹¹"Enda mumisasa ese bvunza wanhu: 'Imwe wabodzibodzi longedzani zvinhu zvanhu. Pantsiku zitatu, ife titcheyambuka Djorodani ese titchagala dziko kuti Hahweh, Mulungu wathu, alikutipasa ife".¹²Kuna warubenita, wagatita na hafu lamutupo wa Manase, Djochuwa adalanga: ¹³"Tsalakanani masoko iya Mozisi, nyamubasa wa Yahweh, adakubvunzani patche adalanga: "Yahweh, Mulungu wanu, alikutipumisa padziko lino'.¹⁴Wakadzi wanu, wana na zvifuyo zvanu mutchadzagala padziko kuti Mozisi adakupasani kunza kwa Djorodani. Apo wanyankondo wanu munadzaenda nawo na wabale wanu ese watchadza kubatsirani ¹⁵kuswikira Yahweh, Mulungu wanu apareka phumhuzo kuna wabale wanu, dyali ninga zvidapasiwa imwe. Iwowo basi watchadzagara dziko kuti Yahweh, Mulungu wanu, atchadzawapasa. Kumasure ndinadza hirira kudziko lanu tchairo futi munadzagara, kuti Mozisi, nyamubasa wa Yahweh, adakupasani, kunza kwa Djordani, kuna baliwa dzuwa".¹⁶Ese iwo wadadaira kuna Djochuwa, watchilanga: "Zventse zvanu matibvunza, ife tinadzaita futi titchadzaenda kweneko kwanu imwe mukuda kuti tiende. ¹⁷Tinadza kutewezani dyali ninga tidateweza kuna Mozisi. Yega Yahweh, Mulungu wako, anaiwe, dyali ninga patche akana Mozisi. ¹⁸Weneule kuti anaphwaza mutemo futi atchireka kutoweza masoko yanu, anadzaulaiwa. Zvinadikana gala wantsimba futi wakupirira".

¹Napenepo, Djochuwa, mwana wa Numi, adatuma nyakabisebise, kubuda Sitimi, wamuna wairi ninga wakapirikoni. Yie adalanga: "Endani, mulingisise padziko, makamaka Djeriko". Iwo wadaenda ese wadaswikira pamui wa hule, kuti dzina lache akali Rakabi, ese iwo wadagona penepo. ²Wadabvunza kuna mukulu mukulu waDjeriko: "Wonani, wauya wamuna waku Iziraeli pano waite ukapirikoni padziko". ³Mukulu muklu wa Djeriko adabvunza Rakabi: "Uisa wamuna kuti waenda kumui wako, thangwe iwo wauya kaita ukapirikoni lentse dziko lino".⁴Apo mukadziyo adabata wamuna wairiwo ese adawaswisa. Iye adadaira: "Ande, wamunawo wadauya kuna ine, apo ine handikahadziwa kuti iwo mbakupi. ⁵Wadaenda zvawo pako nanga kwadidoka, palo tsasa la luwani valiwa. Handidziwi kwawo waenda. Penango munawawona mungawatewera, nakutchimbiza, kumasure kwawo".⁶Apo iye akhadawaaiga pantsuwa, ese adawaswisa na mitanda iyasosoli kuti adailongedza mwenemo. ⁷Napenepo, wamuna wadawatewera na njira iya ludzi la Djorosani, ese matsasa yakahada valiwa nadyali wanyakutowera wadahirira.⁸Wamunawo nanga hawasati wagona pawo wadakwira patche iye adakwira pantsuwa. ⁹Adalanga: "Ine ndikudziwa kuti Yahweh akupasani dziko lino, ese kurtcha kukulu kudauya kuna imwe pamusana pathu. Wentse kuti waliku lalama wadziko lino wagala wakuneta pamberi panu.¹⁰Ife tidabva ninga Yahweh adawomesa madzi mu bala Lichawa kuna imwe panu mudabuda Djipita. Futi tidabva zvanu mudaita kuna wakulu wakulu wairi waku Amoreu, kukhundu linango la Djrodani __ Siomi na Odji __ wako udafudza zvakukwana. ¹¹Nadyali tabva izvi, moyo yathu iyanyunguduka, ese hapalibe adasala na kupirira __ thangwe Yahweh, Mulumgu wanu, ndiye Mulungu wapadzaulu kudzaulu napanyantsi papantsi.¹²Tchintchino, ndirikukumbira kuti ndikumbireni na Yahweh kuti, ninga ndidagala wamuche kuna imwe, imwewo basi munadzala wamuche kuentse nyumba iyababa wangu. Ndipeni tchipangizo ¹³tchakudjeka kuitira kuti nditchadza khotcherera upunyu wa baba wangu, mai wangu, wabale wangu watchimuna, wasankazi wangu na wentse dhungwe lako, ese titchadzazviponesa palufu".¹⁴Wamunawo wadalanga kuna iye: "Upenyu wanu kuna wathu kuswikira kufa! Ungaleka kulanga pamusana pakupindirana kwathu, napenepo, patche Yahweh yatipasa dziko lino, tinadzagala wantsisi futi wakutchena kuna imwe".¹⁵Napenepo, iye adawasiya watchitchitha na pajanera watchisenzesa ndzoi ibodzi. Nyumba kuti iye akagala ikhadalonziwa mutsose laluwani. ¹⁶Iye adawabvunza: "Endani mumabango ese zvikoyeni, kana kuti wanyakutewera wanadza kutewerani. Zvikoeni kweneko pantsiku zitatu, kuswikira wanyakutewerera wahirira. Kumasure, endani njira iyanu". ¹⁷Napenepo, wamunawo wadamubvunza: "Ife atidzagali perezo nakuthembesa kwakudumbira kwanu mudaita kuti tidumbire, tingaleka kuita izvi:¹⁸Pathu tinaswika padziko, iwe unadzasunga nzoi yichawi pajanera pathutchitha napo, ese tinadzaungana pamui naiwepo, baba wako, mai wako, wabale wako, futi nalentse dzinza la baba wako. ¹⁹Weneule kuti anapinda na pamatsasa iyapamui wako kwenda kumisewu, gazi latche linadzagala pamusoro patche tchaye, ese atidzagali namulandu. Nazvinezvi, lingati boko libodzi latsanziwa padzaulu wamubodzi watche kuti ali pamuipo, gazi latche linadzaga pamusana pathu ife.²⁰Apo, ungalanga bvathu taita, ife atidzabatani natchithembeso tchako watiitira kuti tidumbire". ²¹Rakabi adadaira: "Ngazviitike ninga kuti imwe malanga". Ese iwo wadaenda zvawo. Kumasure, iye adasunga nzoi ichawa pa janera.²²Iwo wadaenda zvawo ese wadakwira mubango, futi kweneko wagala ntsiku zitatu, kuswikira wanyakutewera wahirira. Awa wakhada swaga yentse misewu ese awalibe kuwawona.²³Wamuna wiriwo wadahirira, wadayambuka, ese wadahirira kuna Djochuwa, mwana wa Numi, ese wadamubvunza zventse zvikhadaitikazvo. ²⁴Ese iwo wadalanga kuna Djochuwa: "Tchaditchaiko, Yahweh atipasa dziko lino. Wentse walalami watche walikutetemeka naurtchi nathangwe lathu".

¹Djochuwa adamuka tchakumatchibese ese wentse wadabuda ku Sitimi. Wadaswika paludzi la Djorodani, iye na yentse mbumba iya Iziraeli, ese wadaga penepo awasati wayambuka.²Pakupera ntsiku zitatu, wakulu wakulu wadapinda na pakati pamusasa ³ese wadabvunza kuna mbumba, watchiti: "Areka iya Lubatano na Yahweh, Mulungu wathu, iyakudzusiwa na wanyantsembe walevita, dzabudeni mbuto ino ese dzaendeni. ⁴Napenepo, galani musinzo unakwana kuita zana pakati pathu ife na iyo. Mbatilekeni kufedzera kuna iyo. Nadyali, tinadzadziwa nddiyo yipi njira iyakutewera, njira kuti tchipo udapinda nayo".⁵Djochuwa adalanga kuna mbumba: "Zvitcheneseni thangwe Yahweh mangwana alikuda kudzita midzaidzai pakati pathu". ⁶Kumasure Djochuwa adalanga kuna wanyantsembe: "Musani Areka iya Lubatano ese pindani kumberi kwa mbumba". Napenepo, iwo wadamusa Areka iya Lubatano ese wadaenda watchifamba pamberi pa mbumba.⁷Yahweh adabvunza Djochuwa: "Ntsiku yeneyo, ndinadzakuita mwamuna mukulu pamatso iya yentse mbumba iya Iziraeli, kuitira kuti waone kuti ndinaimwe, ninga pangu ndikana Mozisi. ⁸Bvunza wanyantsembe kuti wadzuse Areke iya Lubatano: 'mungaswika mumherera mwamadzi iya mukulo wa Djorodani, penepo dzaemeni".⁹Napenepo, Djochuwa adalanga kuna mbumba iya Iziraeli: " Swikani imwe ese tetekerani masoko iya Yahaweh, Mulungu wanu. ¹⁰Nadyali, munadzadziwa kuti Mulungu Wakupenya ali pakati panu futi, tchadiko, anadzabudisa pamberi panu wa kananeu, wa heteu, wa heveu, wa perizeu, wa gargazeu, wa amoreu na wa jebuzeu. ¹¹Wonani kuti Areka iya Lubatano iya Tchangamire wa pentse pantsi inadzapinda kumberi kwanu ku Djorodani.¹²Tchintchino sankhulani wamuna khumi nawairi wamitupo iya Izirseli, mubodzi pamutupo. ¹³Payo ntsoka yamwendo iya wanyantsembe kuti wadadzusa Areka iya Yahweh, Tchangamire walentse dziko, wabate madzi iya Djorodani, awa wanadzasiyanisiwa; ese kana kuti madziyo iyaerere kuita ludzi kudzaulu iyaeme kuerera, iytchidzumba thawale libodzi".¹⁴Napenepo, payo mbumba idamuka pamusasa kuti iyambuke Djorodani, wanyantsembe kuti wakadadzusa Areka iya Lubatano wadaenda kumberi kwa mbumba. ¹⁵Nadyali wanyakudzusa Areka wadaswika ku Djorodani, ese mwendo iyawo idakuya madzi (Djorodani akhaphutha namumakhundu panguwa iya kukonkha), ¹⁶madzi kuti iyakhabuda kudzaulu iyadaenma ese iyadaumba thawale pamusindzo utali, panguwa iya Adani, luwani kukhundu kwa Zeretani, ese kuswikirayentse njira iya kunyantsi kwa Arabani, kuit ndiro bala la Kufa. Futi mbumba idaiyambuka kumberi kwa Djeriko.¹⁷Wanyantsembe kuti wakhadadzusa Areka iya Lubatano na Yahweh wadaema paludzi lakuwoma, pakati pa Djorodani, payo yentse mbumba iya Iziraeli ikhayambuka pantsi pakuwona, kuswikira wentse wapera kupinda.

¹Payo mbumba iyadasangana pa Djorodani, Yahweh adabvunza Djochuwa: ²"Sankhula wamuna khumi nawiri pakati pambumba, mubodzi pamutupo. ³Wabvunze: 'Batani mauwe khumi namairi iya pakati pa Djorodani, kwawo wakhadaema wanyantsembe pamataka iyakuwoma, uyani nayo ese iyasiyeni pambuto iyanu munapinda usiku huno'".⁴Napenepo, Djochuwa adadaidza wamuna khumi nawiri kuti adawasankhula pakati pamitupo iya Iziraeli, mubodzi pamutupo. ⁵Djochuwa adawabvunza: "Enda pamberi pa Areka iya Yahweh, Mulungu wanu, pakati pa Djorodani. Mubodzi na mubodzi wanu ngadzadzuse buwe libodzi muma phewa mwanu,ninga zvinapindirana na kuerengiwa kwa mitupo iya Iziraeli.⁶Itchi tchinadzaga tchipangizo tchibodzi pakati panu, ese pazo, pa ntsiku zinatewera, wana wanu watchibvunzisa: 'Yalikulanganyi mauwe aya kuna imwe?' ⁷Langani kuna iwo: 'Madzi ya Djorodani yadagawanika pamberi pa Areka ya Yahweh. Palo yiro lidapinda napa Djorodani, madzi ya Djorodani yadagawanika. Nadyali, mauwe aya yatchagala tchitsalakano kuna mbumba iya Iziraeli, kugala na kugala".⁸Mbumba iya Iziraeli idaita ninga zvidalanga Djochuwa: iwo wadatola mauwe khumi namairi iya pakati pa Djorodani, Nadyali ninga Yahweh adabvunza Djochuwa. Napenepo, iwo wadayaerenga ninga kuerenga kwa mitupo iya mbumba iya Iziraeli, wadayadzusa kuna iwo watchienda kumbuto iyawo wadagala, ese wadayaiga peenepo. ⁹Napenepo, Djochuwa adalonza mauwe khumi namari ya pakati pa Djorodani, pambuto kuti mwendo iya wanyantsembe wakadadzusa Areka iya Lubatano idaema. Tchitsalakaniso itchi tchiripo kuswikira ntsiku zanyamuntsi.¹⁰Wanyantsembe kuti wakadadzusa Areka wadalambirira pakati pa Djorodani kuswikira zventse kuti Yahweh adabvunza Djochuwa adalanga kuna mbumbazvateweziwa, ninga kuti zventse Mozisi akadabvunza kuna Djochuwa. Mbumba idatchimbiza ese idayambuka. ¹¹Payo mbumba yentse idapera kuyambuka, Areka iya Yahweh na wanyantsembe wayambuka, pamberi pa mbumba.¹²Mutupo wa Ruben, mutupo waGade, na pakati na pakati pa mutupo wa Manase wadapinda ninga masodja, pamberi pa mbumba iya Iziraeli, dyali ninga Mozisi adawabvunza iwo. ¹³Wakafedzere kuita mazana makhumi manai iya wanhu wadalongedzera kunkhondo wadapimda pamberi pa Yahweh, wadaenda kuthambe la Djeriko. ¹⁴Ntsiku yeneyo, Yahweh adamuita mukulu Djochuwa pamberi pa matso iya yentse Iziraeli. Iwo wadamukuza, dyali ninga wadakuza Mozisi, zentse ntsiku za kulalama kwawo.¹⁵Nadyali Yahweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa: ¹⁶"Bvunza kuna wanyantsembe kuti wakadadzusa Areka iya Kudairira kuti budani pa Djorodani".¹⁷Napenepo, Djochuw adabvunza wanyantse: "Buda muDjorodani". ¹⁸Pawo wanyantsembe wakhadadzusa Areka iya Lubatano iya Yahweh wadabuda pakati pa Djorodani ese ntsoka za mwendo iyawo yatsika pantsi pakuwoma, madzi ya mudjorodani yadahirira pambuto payo yadaphutha kuswikira mumakhundu, ninga ndizvo tchaizvo zikhali ntsiku zinai zamasule.¹⁹Mbumba idabuda muDjorodani pantsiku yachikhumi yamwezi wakutanga. Iwo wadagala pa Gilgali, kumabudira kwa Djeriko. ²⁰Mahuwe khumi namawiri kuti yakhadabudiswa muDjorodani, Djochuwa adalongedza pa Gilgali. ²¹Iye adalanga kuna mbumba iya Iziraeli: "Dzinza lanu palo linabvunzisa kuna wababa wanu panguwa zinatewera: 'Mahuwe aya nganyi?'²²bvunzani wana wanu: 'Iziraeli idayambuka Djorodani pantsi pakuwoma'. ²³Yahweh, Mulungu wanu, adaita kuti awome madzi yamu Djorodani kuna imwe, kuswikira tapinda, ninga Yahweh Mulungu wanu, adaita na bala Lichawa, lakuti lidawoma kuna ife, kuswira tapinda, ²⁴kuitira kuti, nadyali, zentse mbumba zapantsi zidziwe kuti bokola Yahweh lina ntsimba, ese imwe mukuze Yahweh, Mulungu wanu, kwenda na kwenda".

¹Pawo wentse wamambo wa amoreu, wakukhundu lakumadokera dzuwa, na wentse wamambo wa kananeu, kuti wakalipo mumherera mwa bala likulu, wadabva kuti Yahweh akadawomesa madzi yamu Djorodani kuswikira yentse mbumba iya Iziraeli iya iyambuka, moyo iyawo idanyunguduka, ese hakukhalibezve kuna iwo muzimu ubodzi, nakuda kwa mbumba iya Iziraeli.²Panguwa yeneire, Yahweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa: "Lonza mipeni yamauwe ese tchetcheura, kenangozve, wentse wamuna waIziraeli". ³Napenepo, Djochuwa adalonza mipeni yamauwe ese adatchetcheura wana waIziraeli ku Djibeati-Haaraloti.⁴Iyi ndiyo lazawu yakuti Djochuwa atchiwatchetcheura: wentse wana waIziraeli kuti wadauya kuDjipita, kukhanhiza na wanyankhondo, wakhadafa mutseseti pakati pakufamba, kumasure kwa kubuda muDjipita. ⁵Kana zvawo wentse wamuna kuti wakhada buda kuDjipita wakhada tchatcheurha, wentse wana wadabaliwa mutseseti apalibe mubodzi adatchetcheurha.⁶Nazvinezvi mbumba ya Iziraeli idafamba mutseseti magole makhumi manai, kuswikira kuti wentse wanhu, izvi ndizvo, wentse wamuna wankhondo kuti wakhadabuda kuDjipita wafa, thangwe hawalibe kutewerera pfala la Yahweh. Ese Yahweh adawadumbirira kuti awadzawoni dziko kuti Iye akhada dumbira kuna watchinyakala wawo kuti adatibvunza, dziko kuti linaerera mukaka na utchi. ⁷Wakhali wana watche, wenewale kuti Yahweh adawamusa pambuto iyatche, ese Djochuwa adatchetcheura, thangwe hawakhalibe kutchetcheurha munjira.⁸Ese, pawo wantse wadatchetcheurha, wadalambirira patchisasa kuswikira wawoma. ⁹Futi Yahweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa: "Ntsiku yeneyo, Ine ndidabudisa kuna imwe yentse manyazi yaku Djipita". Nazvinezvi, mbuto yeneire inadaidziwa Djilgali, kuswikira ntsiku zanyamuntsi.¹⁰Mbumba iya Iziraeli idagala paDjilgali. Iwo wadarja Phasika pantsiku khumi nazinai wamwezi, tchausiku, muthambe laDjeriko. ¹¹Futi, mangwana iyatche Phasika, wadatanga nainango misapho iyapantsi: mapawu hayalibe isiti na zvirimwa zvakukaingiwa.¹²Ntsiku ibodzi pawo iwo wadapeza kurja misapho iya pantsi mukaka na utchi zvidaema. Hakutchalibezve mukaka na utchikuna mbumba iya Iziraeli, apo, gole lenero, iwo wadarja misapho iya dziko la Kenani.¹³Patche Djochuwa akaliduze na Djeriko, iye adamusa matso iyatche ese adawona, mwamuna mubodzi adaema kumberi kwatche; iye akhadabata bemha mumanja. Djochuwa adaenda kuna iye, ese adalanga: "Iwe ndiwe wathu kana kuti ndiwe nyamarha wathu?".¹⁴Iye adadaira: "pawairiwa hapalibe, thangwe Ine ndine Mukulu wa masodja wa Yahweh". Napenepo, Djochuwa adagodama, na nkope pantsi, kuti Amunamate ese Adamubvunza: "Ntchani Tchangamire wangu mungabvunze kuna nyamubasa Wanu?". ¹⁵Napenepo, Mukulu wamasodja wa Yahweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa: "Budisa chango ziri mumwendo iyako, thangwe mbuto iyako ukutsikai njakutchena". Ese Djochuwaadaita dyali.

¹Ona, yentse matsasa yaDjeriko yikhadavaliwa nathangwe lamasodja ya Iziraeli. Hapalibe akhabuda, kana kupinda. ²Yehweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa: "Uya! Ona kuti Ine ndikupase mumanjamwako Djeriko, maambo watche na masodja yatche.³Imwe mutchadzafamba nalentse luwani, wentse mwamuna wankhondo, mutchirizungulira kabodzi pantsiku. Itani izvi pantsiku zitanhatu. ⁴Wanyantsembe wanomwe watchadzatora mitoliro minomwe za nyanga yabhira pamberi pa Areka. Pantsiku yatchinomwe, dzafambeni mukhundu mwa luwani kanomwe, ese wanyantsembe tolopito nantsimba.⁵Napenepo, iwo wanadzaliza tolopito za mabhira nguwa ikulu, futi, pawo wanabva dhungu la mitoliro, yenste mbumba inadzakhuwa kukulu, ese matsose ya luwani yanadzagwa. Masodja yanadzadikana kuphaya, pamunhu, kumberi kwa mbuto yatche alipo".⁶Napenepo, Djochuwa, mwana wa Numi, adadaidza wanyantsembe ese adawabvunza: "Torani Areka ya Lubatano, ese wanyantsembe wanomwe watchadzadzusa tolopito zinomwe za bhira pamberi pa Areka ya Yahweh". ⁷Futi iye adalanga kuna mbumba: "Endani kumberi ese fambani mukundu mwa luwani, ese wamuna wankhondo wanadzaenda kumberi kwa Areka ya Yahweh".⁸Dyali ninga Djochuwa akhadabvunza mbumba, wanyansembe wanomwe wakhadzusa mitoliro minomwe za nyanga ya bhira pamberi pa Yahweh. Pawo iwo wakhaenda kumberi, wakhaliza tolopito zawo. Areka ya Lubatano ya Yahweh ikhatewera kumasure kwawo. ⁹Wamuna wanyankhondo wakhafamba pamberi pa wanyantsembe, futi iwo wakhaliza mitoliro yawo. Wakumasure wakhatewara kumberi kwa Areka, ese wanyantsembe wakalambirira watchiliza.¹⁰Apo Djochuwa adabvunza mbumba: "Imwe hamusa khuwe. Hapalibe dhungu linadzbuda pamulomo panu kuswikira ntsiku yangu ine ndinadzalanga kuti khuwani; napenepo dzakhuweni". ¹¹Napenepo, iye adaita kuti Areka izungulire luwani kabodzi pantsiku. Ese wadapinda mumisasa mwawo ese nausiku wadagona penepo.¹²Mangwanayatche, adamuka nakumatchibese, ese wanyantsembe wadatola Areka ya Yahweh. ¹³Wanyantsembe wanomwe kuti wakhadadzusa mitoliro minomwe za nyanga ya bhira pamberi pa Areka ya Yahweh, wakhaenderera watchifamba futi watchiliza mitoliro. Masodja yankhondo yakhafamba kumberi kwawo. Wakumasure wakhafamba kumberi kwa Areka ya Yahweh, matolopito yakhalamba yatchikha. ¹⁴Iwo wadafamba mukhundu mwa luwani kabodzi pantsiku yatchiwiri, ese wadahirira pamusasa. Iwo wadaita izvi pantsiku zitanhatu.¹⁵Pantsiku yatchinomwe, iwo wadamuka pakuetcha kwa ntsiku, ese wadafamba mukhundu mwa luwani zvibodzi bodzizvo ninga zvawo wadaita kumasureku. Ulendo huno, nazvinezvi, kanomwe. ¹⁶Katchinomwe wanyantsembe wadaungisa mitoliro, Djochuwa adabvunza kuna mbumba: "Khuwani! Thangwe Yahweh akupasani luwani!¹⁷Luwani na zventse zvirimwenemo zvitchadza tongiwa, kufudziwa, na Yahweh. Basi yega Rakabi, tchikwachura, anadzalalama __ iye na wenewale watche anawo pamui watche __ thangwe adaswisa wamuna wathu tidatuma. ¹⁸Kwa imwe, koyani zvinhu zvidasiyana na kufudziwa, ese, pakupeza kuwatonga, hamusa bhate mubodzi wawo. Mungati imwe mutchizviita, munadzagala wakunyangala pamusasa ya Iziraeli, mutchiwawisira kufudza. ¹⁹Yentse siriva, golide na zvinhu zvidaitiwa na ndarira futi na simbi nswakutchenesiwa na Yahweh, zvinadzadikana kwendesiwa kuna upfumi Watche".²⁰Pawo wanyantsembe wadaliza mitoliro, mbumba yidakhuwa nantsimba ese tsose lidafudzika. Napenepo, mbumba idapinda mu luwani, pamunhu ege ega adathamangira mbuto yakumberi kwatche, ese wadatola luwani. ²¹Iwo wadalifudza lentse, na bemha, zventse zvikhali mwenemo: mwamuna na mukadzi, djaha na musee, n'gombe, bhira na donki.²²Napenepo, Djochuwa adalanga kuna wamuna wairi kuti wadaita ukapirikoni pn dziko: "Endani kumui watchikwachura. Uyisani mukadziyo na wentse watchw anawo iye, ninga zvako udadhumbira".²³Wakapirikoni wadaenda ese wadawisa Rakabi kunza, na baba watche, mai watche, wabale watche na lenste dhungwe kuti likhana iye. Iwo wadawatola wadaenda nawo mbuto yakunza na musasa wa Iziraeli. ²⁴Ese wadapitsa luwani na zventse zvikhali mwenemo. Yoga siriva, golidi na mudziyo ya ndarira na simbi zvidaigiwa munyumba yaupfumi wa Yahweh.²⁵Apo Djochuwa adakoya upenyu wa Rakabi, tchikwachura, nyumba yababache, na wentse kuti wakhalalama na iye. Ese iye alikulalama mu Iziraeli kuswika ntsiku yanyamuntsi, thangwe iye adakoya wamuna kuti Djochuwa adatuma waite ukapirikoni ku Djeriko.²⁶Napenepo, Djochuwa adawabvunza kuti, panguwa yeneyo, waite tchidhumbiro tchibodzi, watchilanga: "Wakunyangala ngagale pamberi pa Yahweh mwamuna analonza luwani iri, Djeriko. Na bhuwe la dhangwe watche anadzalonza, ese na bhuwe la mwana wakupezesera iye anadzamusa matsasa yatche". ²⁷Nadyali Yahweh akhaana Djochuwa, ese mutungulira watche udamwazika na dziko.

¹Apo mbumba ya Iziraeli haina kutendera pamusana pazvidatongerha kuti zvifudziwe. Akani, mwana waKarmi, mwana waZabdi, mwana waZera wa mutupo wa Djuda, adatora kuna iye zvinango zvinhu kuti zvidamwaziwa na kufudza. Nazvinezvi, kugumbuka kwa Yahweh kudagaka sososo na mbumba yaIziraeli.²Ntsiku zenezo, Djochuwa adatuma wamuna kwenda kuAi, luwani liripaduze na Beti-Aveni kumabudira dzuwa kwa Beteli. Iye adawabvunza: "Kwirani ese itani ukapirikoni padziko". Napenepo, wamuna wadakwira ese wadaita ukapirikoni kuAi. ³Pawo wadahirira kuna Djochuwa, wadamubvunza: "Hasi yentse mbumba inaikana kwenda ku Ai. Ngakwire basi mazana mairi kana matu ya wamuna kuti iyalizirane. Lekani kuti yentse mbumba yinete kupoka, thangwe iwo wadatchepa".⁴Nadyali, wadakwira duze na mazana matatu ya wamuna masodja, apo wadawra pawamuna wa Ai. ⁵Wamuna wa Ai wadaulaya waiziraeli wanaita makhumi matanhatu pawo wakhatewera kubudira patsasa la luwani kuswikira kumauwe; iwo wadawaulaya pawo wakhatchitha mubango. Ese moyo wambumba udanguluka na urtchi ese wadaluza kupirira.⁶Napenepo, Djochuwa adapalura nguwo zatche. Iye na nkhalamba zaIziraeli wadaiga pfumbi mumisolo yawo ese wadanamata, nankhope zawo pantsi, pamberi pa Areka ya Yahweh, watchilambirira kweneko kuswira kumawuro. ⁷Djochuwa adalanga: "Ah! Yahweh Tchangamire! Thangweranyi kuti mbumba iyi iyambuke Djorodani kuti muwapereke mumanja mwawa amoreu ese iwo watchitifudza? Kumasure ife tidazvifantsisa kugala kukhundu linango la Djorodani!⁸Tchangamire, ine ndingalongeni, kumasure kwa kuwara kwa Iziraeli pamberi pa wanyamarha wawo? ⁹Nazvinezvi wa Kenani na wentse walalami wapadziko wanadzabva izvi. Wanadzatiteya futi wanaita kuti mbumba yapantsi iyehe dzina lathu. Ese napenepo, wanadzaitanyi nadzina Lanu likulu?"¹⁰Yahweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa: "Muka! Thangwe ranyi ukuhalala penepo na nkhope? ¹¹Iziraeli iyanyangaza! Iwo waphwaza lubatano Langu kuti ndikhada wabvunza. Iwo waba pazvinhu kuti ndikhada wasiyanisira. Iwo wadaba, wadaphwata futi wadaswisa zvakunyangala zvinhu zvawo tchaiwo. ¹²Nazvinezvi mbumba ya Iziraeli awalibe kukwanisa kulambirira nyamarha wawo. Iwo wadawala wanyamarha wawo thangwe iwo wabodzibodzi wadathemera kufudziwa. Handidzagali naimwe mungaleka kufudza zvinhu zvinadikana kufudza, kuti zviri pakati panu.¹³Muka! Ndikuzire mbumba ese ibvunze: 'Zvitcheneseni kuitira kuti mangwana, nazvinezvi Yahweh, Mulungu wa Iziraeli, alikuti: Patchina zvinhu zvidasiyanisiwa kuti zvifudziwe pakati panu Iziraeli. Hamudzakwanisi kupoka na wanyamarha wanu kuswikira mabudisa pakati panu zventse zvinhu kuti zvidasiyanisiwa na kufudziwa.¹⁴Nakumatchibese, munadikana kuzvipangisa na mitupo yanu. Mutupo kuti una sankhuliwa na Yahweh unadikana kufedzera padhungwe. Dhungwe kuti Yahweh anasankhula linadikana kufedzera muyi na muyi. Muyi kuti Yahweh anasankhula udadikana kufedzera mwamuna na mwamuna. ¹⁵Ese kuti weneule anaswikirha nazvinhu zvadainisiwa kuti zvifudziwe anadzapitsiwa pamoto, iye na zventse zvatche anazvo, thangwe iye aphwanya lubatano la Yahweh ese thangwe waita zvinhu zvakunyangala muIziraeli".¹⁶Mangwanayatche, Djochuwa adamuka tchakumatchibese ese adaita Iziraeli ifedzere, mutupo na mutupo, ese mutupo wa Djuda udasankhuliwa. ¹⁷Iye adafedzera ku dhungwe wa Djuda, ese dhungwe lawa zeraita lida sankhuliwa. Iye adaita dhungwe la zeraita lifedzere, munhu na munhu, ese Zabdi adasankhuliwa. ¹⁸Iye adaita dhungwe la Zabdi lifedzere, munhu na munhu, ese, Akani, mwana wa Karmi, mwana wa Zabdi, mwana waZera, adasankuliwa pa mutupo waDjuda.¹⁹Napenepo Djochuwa adalanga kuna Akani: "Mwana wangu, langa tchadiko pamberi pa Yahweh, Mulungu wa Iziraeli, futi pupulu pamberi pa Iye. Ndibvunze zvako waita, hausaswisi kuna ine". ²⁰Akani adadaira kuna Djochuwa: "Tchaditchaiko, ine ndanyangaza kuna Yahweh, Mulungu wa Iziraeli. Onani zvangu ndaita: ²¹pangu ndidawona pakati pazvinhu ndidakwanisa nguwo ibodzi yamuche pa babiloni, mazana mairi yasiriva na phisi la golidi inakwana machekeri makhumi machanu, ndidayada ese ndidabadala. Iyo yadaswika pantsi, pakati pa tendi iyangu, ese siriva liri panyantsi panguwo".²²Djochuwa adatuma wanyamasoko, kuti wadathamanga futi zvinhu zvikhali kweneko. Pawo wadalinga, wadazviwona zvidaswisika mutendi yatche tchaye ese siriva likhali panyantsi panguwo. ²³Iwo wadabata midziyo pakati pa tendi ese wadatola kswika kuna Djochuwa na Yentse mbumba yaIziraeli. Iwo wadazviiga pamberi pa Yahweh.²⁴Kumasure, Djochuwa na yentse mbumba yaIziraeli na iye wadabata Akani, mwana wa Zera, na siriva, nguwo, phisi la golidi, wana watche watchimuna na watchikadzi, n'gombe zatche, madonki yatche, mabira yatche, tendi yatche na zventse zvatche akhanazvo iye futi wadazvitola kwendanazvo ku Akor.²⁵²⁶Napenepo, Djochuwa adalanga: "Thangweranyi matiuyisira zvakunyangara? Nyamuntsi Yahweh alikudzakuiyisa zvakunyangala pamusana pako". Yentse Iziraeli idaphaya Akani; ese wadaphaya zvatche na zvinhu zvizinji, futi wadazvitsa pamoto. Ese wadamusa kuna iye murhi ukulu wa mamauwe, kuti yadalambirira kuswikira ntsiku yanyamuntsi. Yahweh adafundusa kugumbuka Kwatche. Nazvinezvi dzina la mbuto yeneyo ndi mukolonga wa Akor, kuswikaikra ntsiku yanyamuntsi.

¹Yahweh adalanga kuna Djoshuwa: "Hausarchi, chingirira. Tola wentse wanyankhondo. Kwira ku Ai. Uya, ine ndinakhakupasa mambo waku Ai mumanja mwako, mbuba yatche, luwani latche na dziko latche. ²Unadzaita kuna Ai na mambo watche ninga zvako udaita na Djeriko na mambo watche, kunza kwa kuti munadzatora zventse zvinhu ese na n'gombe. Khonzekera kuwateya kumasure kwa luwani.³Napenepo, Djochuwa adakwira na wentse wanyankhondo kwenda ku Ai. Adasankhula zviru makhumi matatu ya wamuna wantsimba futi wakuchinga, ese adawatuma na usiku. ⁴Adawabvunza: "Wonani, galani muteye luwani, nakumasure kwalo. Lekani kufundukira kutali kwa luwani, apo mwentse galani mudadzipira.⁵Ine na wentse wamuna kuti ndinawo tidafedzera ku luwani, ese pawo iwo wadabuda kuti watiphaye, ife tinawala iwo, ninga zvathutaita pakutanga. ⁶Iwo wanadzauya kumasure kwathu kuswikira kuti tawanyengeza kwenda kutali kwa luwani. Futi Wanadzalanga: 'Iwo walikutiwala ninga zvawo wadaita ulendo wakupezesera'. Ese pathu titchiwala iwo, ⁷munadzabuda mwakuswusika ese munadzatola luwani. Yahweh, Mulungu wanu, anadziliperepa mumanja mwanu.⁸Mungatola luwani, dzaliigeni moto. Dzaiteni izvi nakutewerera mitemo yakupasiwa na masoko ya Yahweh. Wonani zvangu ndinakha kubvunzani". ⁹Djochuwa adawatumira. Iwo wadagala pa mbuto yakuwateya, wadaswisika pakati pa Beteli na Ai, kumadokera dzuwa kwa Ai. Napenepo, usiku weneyo, Djochuwa adagona pakati pawa nyankhondo.¹⁰Djochuwa adamuka tchaku matchibese, adapinda kawona masodja yatche ese napenepo, na nkhalamba zaku Iziraeli wadaphaya mbumba ya Ai. ¹¹Wentse wanyankhondo kuti wakhana iye wadaenda kumberi futi watchifedzera ku luwani. Ese kweneko wadagala, kumadokera dzuwa kwa Ai. Pakhana mukolonga ubodzi pakati pawo iwo na Ai. ¹²Djochuwa adatola zvuru zvichanu zvawa muna ese adawaiga watchiteyakukundu kwa kumadokera kwa luwani pakati pa Beteli na Ai.¹³Masodja yentse yadatanda, masodja tchayo, kukhundu la kudzaulu la luwani, ese kureye kukhali kukhundu la kumadokera dzuwa. Djochuwa na pamukolonga pantsiku yeneyo nausiku. ¹⁴Zvidaitika kuti, patche mambo wa Ai adawawona, iye na masodja yatche wadamuka kweru ese wadatchimbiza kaphya Iziraeli kumbuto yakumberi kwmukolonga wa ludzi la Djorodani. Iye hakhadziwalini wakhadalongedza kuteya kuti waphaye nakumasure kwa luwani.¹⁵Djochuwa na yentse Iziraeli wadapinda pakukundiwa pamberi pawo, ese wadawala kwenda murusare. ¹⁶Mumba yentse kuti wadali muluwani wadadaidziwa kuti wawatewere ese, napenepo, iwo wadawatewera kuswikira kuti wafundukika mu luwani. ¹⁷Hawalibe kusara nemunhu mubodzi ku Ai na kuBeteli; wentse wadabuda watchitewera Iziraeli. Iwo wadadzawala luwani, watchidzalisiya mwazi, kuti watewere Iziraeli.¹⁸Yahweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa: "Latiza dhipa lako kukhundu la Ai, thangwe nditchadzakupasa Ai mumanja yako". Djochuwa adathamula dhipa mumanja mwatche atchilatiza ku luwani. ¹⁹Masodja, wakuswisika watchiteya, wadabuda mbuto yawo wakhalipoyo nakutchimbiza, panguwa kuti Djochuwa adathamula boko. Iwo wadathamanga, wadapinda muluwani, wadalitola ese, wadalipitsa, nakutchimbiza.²⁰Napenepo, wamuna waku Ai wadazvi zungunukira ese, wadalingisa kumasure, wadawona utsi utchimuda muluwani utchikwira kudzaulu; ese wangadakwanisa lini kupuhyuzika naka nanjira ibodzi, thangwe masodja ya Iziraeli, kuti wadawala watchiyenda murusare, nazvinezvi wadaphindukira wenewale kuti wakhawa towera. ²¹Panguwa kuti Djochuwa na yenste Iziraeli wadawona kuti, na kuteya, wakhadakwanisa kutola luwani, nakuda kwa utsi kuti ukhakwira, wadahira ese wadaulaya wamuna waku Ai.²²Ese yenango masodja ya Iziraeli, wenewale kuti wakhali muluwani, wadabuda kwenda kawaphaya. Napenepo, wamuna kwa Ai wadagala perezo pakati pamasodja ya Iziraeli, nakhundu lubodzi kana khundu linango. Iziraeli idaphaya wamuna wa Ai ese hapalibe mubodzi wawo adapona kana kupukunyuka. ²³Apo wadasiya mambo wa Ai adapenya, wawo wadabata futi wadamuendesa kuna Djochuwa.²⁴Zvidaitika kuti, payo Iziraeli ikhada peza kuulaya wentse wagali waku Ai pamunda uliduze na rusare kwawo wakhawatewerera, ese pawo iwo wentse __ kuswikira ntsiku yakupezesera __ wakhadagwa na bemha, yentse Iziraeli idahirira kuna Ai, watchiulaya wenewale kuti wakhali penepo. ²⁵Wadafa ntsiku yeneyo, wamuna nawakadzi, wakhali zvuru makhumi mairi, wentse waku Ai. ²⁶Djochuwa halibe kugwisa boko latche. Adalambirira na dhipa lidalata kuswikira mbumba ya Ai yafudziwa yentse.²⁷Iziraeli idatola basi mabira na zvinhu zvamu luwani kuna iwo, dyali ninga Yahweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa. ²⁸Djochuwa adapitsa Ai ese adaliita murhi wamanyarar kuswikira kugala na kugala. Ese mbuto yeneyi idatamiwa kuswikira ntsiku ya nyamuntsi.²⁹Iye adasungirira mambo wa Ai mumuti ese penepo adamusiya kuswika madoka. Palo dzuwa lidadoka, na mutemo wa Djochuwa, wadabudisa mwuyiri wa mambo pamuti, ese wadauthusa kumberi kwa matsasa ya luwani. Wadaita murhi wamauwe padzaulu patchitumbi. Murhi uyu utchiripo kuswikira ntsiku ya nyamuntsi.³⁰Napenepo, Djochuwa adalonza alitari ya Yahweh, Mulungu wa Iziraeli, mu bango la Ebali, ³¹ninga Mozisi, nyamubasa Yahweh, kuna mbumba yaIziraeli, ninga zvidanembiwa mubhukhu lamutemo wa Mozisi: "Alitari ibodzi ya mauwe yama hayalipbe kubverera, kuti hapalibe akadasenzesa nhundu yasimbi". Iye abapereka ntsembe kuna Yahwehese iwo wadatchenesa zvakupereka zvatchipindirano. ³²Ese panepo, pamberi pa mbumba yaIziraeli, iye adanemba pamauwe mutemo wa Mozisi.³³Yentse Iziraeli, na nkhalamba zawo, wakuliu wakulu na watongi wadagala pakhundu linango ese wenangu ku Areka ya Lubatano la Yahweh, kana wanyakuuya kana wenekatchiro, hafu yawo idalambirira kumberi kwa bango Gerizim ese hafu inango idagala kumberi kwa bango Ebali. Iwo wadakombolera mbumba yaIziraeli, nadyali ninga Mozisi, nyamubasa wa Yahweh, akhadalanga.³⁴Kumasure, Djochuwa adaerenga yentse masoko ya mutemo, kukombolera na kutukwa, ninga iyo yakhada nembiwa mu Bhukuhula Mutemo. ³⁵Hakulibe kuwoneka soko libodzi pa zventse zvenezvire kuti Mozisi akhadalanga, kuti Djochuwa aleke kuerenga pa mberi pa gungano laIziraeli, kukhanhiza wakadzi, wana wadoko na wanyakuuya kuti wakhalalama pakati pawo.

¹Napenepo, wamambo wentse kuti wakhalalama kun'gambu yaDjorodani, kumbuto yamabango na muthambe mumherera mwa bala Likulu, kwenda ku Libano, wamambo wa heteu, wa amoreu, wa kananau, wa perizeu, wa heteu na wa jebuzeu wadadziwa izvi, ²ese wadakhanhana, pabodzi, kuti waswage kukhundira Djochuwa na Iziraeli.³Apo, pawo wagali waku Gibeani wazva zvidaita Djochuwa kuna djeriko na Ai, ⁴iwo wadagwenga zvakunyangala. Wadatuma wanyamasoko, kuti wadatola masakh yakale padzaulu pa madonki yawo futi wadatola vinyu mumudziyo wakale, wakusenzesiwa futi wakun'gambika, kuti zvikhada djediwa. ⁵Iwo watsimira chango zakale futi zikhana tchigamba pantsoka, ese wadatsimira nguwo zakale futi zakun'gambika. Zentse pawu zawo wakhada uysa zikhadawoma futi zakubvunba.⁶Napenepo, iwo wadaenda kuna Djechuwa pa musasa kuGilgali ese kuna iye na kuna wamuna wa Iziraeli: "Ife tawuya ku mutunhu wakutali; napenepo, itani lubatano naife". ⁷Wamuna waIziraeli wadalanga kuna waheteu: "Penango imwe mugale paduze na ife. Tinaitatani lubatano na imwe?". ⁸Iwo wadalanga Djochuwa: "Ife ndife wanyamubasa wako". Djochuwa adawabvunzisa: "Ndimwe wani imwe? Mulikubuda kupi?".⁹Iwo wadadaira: "Wanyamubasa wako wabuda kudziko lakutali maningi, nakuda kwadzina Mulungu wako, Yahweh. Tabva masoko pamusana paIye na pamusana pazventse kuti Iye adaita muDjipita, ¹⁰na zventse zvatche adaita kuna wamambo wairi wa amoreu, kukhundu linango la Djorodani, kuna Siomi, mambo wa Hasbomi, na waOgue, mambo waBasan, kuti akhali kuAstaroti.¹¹Nkhalamba zathu na wentse wagali wadziko lathu wadatbvunza: 'Tolani zvinhu zvaulendo. Endani kawonana nawo ese wabvunzeni: Ife ndife wanyamubasa wanu. Itani tchipindirano naife'. ¹²Iyi ndiyo pawu yathu. Iyo ikhada pits pathu tabuda kumamiyi kwathu, kuti tiwonane namwe, Apo, tchintchino, iyo yadiwoma futi yabvunda. ¹³Pathu tidadzaza mudziyo uyu ukhali uswa, ese tchintchino wonani, zvirikuphwa. Nguwo zathu na chango zvadin'gambika nathangwe la kufamba kukulu".¹⁴Napenepo, waiziraeli wadatola zvinhu zvinango zvaulendo, apo walibe kukumbira mhungulo kuna Yahweh. ¹⁵Djochuwa adaita lubatano lamutendere na iwo, kuti awasiye walalame. Wanyakwawa wa mbumba wadaitawo basi tchidumbiro kuna iwo.¹⁶Pakupinda ntsiku zitatu pawo wadapeza kuti lubatano na Iwo, wadawona kuti mba khalisani wawo ese kuti wakhalalama paduze naiwo. ¹⁷Napenepo, mbumba yaIziraeli idaenda ese idaswika kuma luwani yawo pantsiku yatchitatu. Maluwani yawo yakhali Gibeoni, kefira, beeroti na kiriati-jearim.¹⁸Mumba yaIziraeli halibe kuwa phaya, thangwe wanyakwawa wawo hawakhalibe kudhumbira pamusana pawo pamberi pa Yahweh, Mulungu waIziraeli. Wentse waiziraelita wadakhombesesa wa nyakwawa wawo. ¹⁹Apo wentse wanyakwawa wadalanga kuna mbumba: "Tidaita tchidhumbiro tchibodzi pamusana paiwo pamberi paYahweh, Mulungu waIziraeli, ese tchintchino hatidhikani kuti iwo tiwakhuye.²⁰Izvi ndizvo zvathu tiwaitire: kuti tintchenkhe kulikwentse kugumbuka kuti kunakwanisika kuya pamusana pathu nakuda kwaku dhumbira kuti tidaita kuna iwo, ife tinadzawasiya walalame". ²¹Wanyakwawa wadalanga kuna mbumba yawo: "Kuti lalamani!". Napenepo, wa gibeonita wadagala wanyakuswaga nkhuni na wanyakunga madzi kuna wentse waiziraelita, ninga zvikhadawa bvunza wanyakwawa.²²Djochuwa adawadaidza ese adawabvunza: "Thangweranyi watinyengeza, utchitilanga: 'Tinagala mutali maningi na imwe', mutchiti mulikugala paduze na ife? ²³Tchintchino nakuda kwa izvi, mudatukwa, futi pakati panu hapadzasiyi kuwoneka wanyamubasa, kuti wanadzagwanda nkhuni na kudzatunga madzi kunyumba yaMulungu wangu".²⁴Iwo wadadaira, watchilanga: "Thangwe zvidalongiwa kuna wanyamubasa wako kuti Yahweh, Mulungu wako, adatuma nyamubasa Watche Mozisi kuti akupaseni lentse dziko iri, futi atchifudza wentse wagali wadziko lineri pamberi panu. Napenepo, tikharcha maningi na upenyu wathu, nathangwe lanu. Napenepo tidaita izvi. ²⁵Tchintchino, wonani, tiri mumanja mwako. Zvenezvire kuti zvinawoneka muche ese zvakulungama kuna iwe, ita kuna ife".²⁶Napenepo, Djochuwa adaita izvi kuna iwo: adaviringidza waiziraeli kuti awaulaye. ²⁷Pantsiku yeneyo, Djochuwa adawaita wa gibeonita wanyakuswaga nkhuni na watungi wamadzi kuna wanhu naku alitari yaYahweh, kuswikira ntsiku yanyamuntsi, pambuto kuti Yahweh adasankhula.

¹Adoni-Zedeki, mambo waDjerusalema, adabva kuti Djochuwa akhadabata futi atchifudza lentse luwani laAi (nadayali ninga zvidaita iye naDjerio na mambo watche), futi adabva kuti mbumba yaGibeoni idaita tchipindirano tcha mutendere na Iziraeli ese watchilalama pakati pawo. ²Mumba yaDjerusalema idaita urtchi maningi, thangwe Gibeoni likhali luwani likulu, ninga luwani libodzi tchairo, ese likali likulu kupinda Ai, futi wamuna wawo wentse wakhali wanyankhondo wantsimba.³Napenepo, Adoni-Zadoki, mambo waDjerusalema, adatuma masoko kuna Howau, mambo wa Hebromi, kuna Piran, mambo waDjarmute, kuna Djafia, mambo waLakisi, ese na Debir, mambo waElglomi, atchiwabvunza: ⁴"Uyani ese ndibatsireni. Ambaini kaphaya Gibeoni, thangwe aita tchipindirano tchamutendere na Djochuwa na mbumba yaIziraeli".⁵Wamambo wachanu wawa amoreu: mambo waDjerusalema, mambo waHebromi, mambo waDjarmute, mambo waLakisi na mabmo waEglomi wadauya na yentse masodja yawo, wadateya sososo na luwani laGibeoni ese wadawaphaya.⁶Wa gibeonit wadatuma masoko kuna Djochuwa na pamusasa kuGilgali, watchilanga: "Hasabudise wanyamubasa wako mumanja yako. Uya nakutchimbiza, ese tiponese. Tibatsire, thangwe wa mambo wa amoreu kuti walikugala kumutunhu wa mabango waungana kuti phaye". ⁷Djochuwa adaenda kuGilgali, ese, pabodzi naye, wamuna wentse wankhondo, kukhanhiza na wentse wanyankhondo wamuche.⁸Yahweh adalanga kuna Djechuwa: "Hausaiti nharo. Ine ndapereka mumanja mwako. Hapalibe mubodzi wawo angayemepese kuphaya kwako".⁹Pawo wadafamba usiku wentse kubudaira luwni laGilgali, Djochuwa adawaphaya wadaeherka. ¹⁰Ese Yahweh adafungidzira wanyamarha pamberi paIziraeli, kuti awaulaya ntsama ikulu kuDJibeoni, watchiwatewera nanjira inaenda kuBbete-Horomi, watchiwaulaya kuswika Azera na Makeda.¹¹Pawo iwo wakhawala muIziraeli, watchitchitha mubango laBete-Horomi, Yahweh adathusa mauwe makulu kubuda kudzaulu kwenda kuna iwo nayentse njira kuswikira Azera, futi wadafa. Ese wadawanda kupinda wadafa na mauwe yamalolo kupinda wenewale kuti wamuna waIziraeli wadaulaya na mabemha.¹²Napenepo, Djochuwa adalanga kuna Yahweh, pantsiku kuti Iye adawapasa mutendere kuna wamuna waIziraeli nawa amoreu. Izvi ndizvo zvidalanga iye kuna Yahweh, pamberi paIziraeli: "Dzuwalitchadzalambirira kuGibeoni, futi mwezi, munkolonga waAijalom".¹³Dzuwa lidaema, mwezi udaemawo kufama, kuswikira dziko lagulungika na wanyamarha wawo. Izvi hazvilibe kunembiwa muBhukhu laDjazar? Dzuwa lidaema pakati pakudzaulu, ese ntsiku ibodzi haliribe kudoka. ¹⁴Ese hakulibe kuwonekazve ntsiku inango ninga yeneyi, kana kumasure kana kumberi kwatche, patche Yahweh adabva, ninga izvo, pfala lamunhu. Thangwe Yahweh akhapokera Iziraeli.¹⁵Djochuwa na yentse Iziraeli wadahirira pamusasa kuGilgali. ¹⁶Napenepo, wamambo watchanu wadapukunyuka ese wadazera pamukolonga waMekeda. ¹⁷Ese adabvunziwa na Djochuwa: "Wawoneka! wamambo wachanu wadazera mumhako yaMakeda!".¹⁸Djochuwa adalanga: "Gulumundisani mauwe makulu mumhako ese igani masodja kweneko kuti walindire. ¹⁹Hamusaemi! Tewererani wanyamarha wanu ese phayani wenewale kuti wanasara kumasure. Hamusawasiye wapinde mumaluwani yawo, thangwe Yahweh, Mulungu wanu, adipereka mumanja mwanu".²⁰Djochuwa na wana waIziraeli wadalambirira walikukunda pakuulaya kukulu, kuswikira duze nakufudza wentse. Wenango walalami kuti wadapukunyuka wadaswika muluwani lantsimba. ²¹Yentse masodja yadahirira na mutendere, ku musasa waMakeda. Ese hapalibe munhu adaponyeka kulanga masoko yakunyangala kua mbumba yaIziraeli.²²Naoenepo, Djochuwa adalanga: "Imwe, vulani, mulomo wamhako ese uyisani wamambo wachanu wenewale". ²³Wadaita ninga iye adalanga futi wadawisa wamambo wachanu: mambo waDjerusalema, mambo waHebromi, mambo waDjarmute, mambo waLakisi, na mambo waEglomi.²⁴Ese, pawo wadauysa wamambo kuna Djochuwa,iyewadadaidza wamuna waIziraeli, ese adalanga kuna mukulu wa masodja kuti wadaenda naiye kunkhondo: "Igani mwendo yanu mumakhosi yawo". Napenepo, iwo wadafedzera ese wadaiga mwendo yawo mumakhosi yawamambo. ²⁵Napenepo, Djochuwa adawabvunza: "Lekani kuita nharo kana kurrcha. Galani wantsimba futi wakuchinga. Izvi ndizvo kuti Yahweh kuna wentse wanyamarha wanu, wenewale kuti munadza phayana nawo".²⁶Napenepo, Djochuwa adakuwaza na kuulaya wamambo ese adawamanika mumiti michanu kuswikira kumaulo. ²⁷Palo dzuwa lidadoka, Djochuwa adapasa mutemo, ese yiwo wadabudisiwa mumuti mwawo wakalipoyo kwawo wakadaswisika. Iwo wadaiga mabuwe makulu pamulomo wamhako, ese lambirirani penepo yenste ntsiku yanyamuntsi.²⁸Pantsiku ibodzibodziyo, Djochuwa adabata Makeda ese adaulaya kuna wentse nabemha, pabodzi na mambo wawo. Iye adafudza wentse wakhalipo naiye. Halibe kusiya kana namubodzi alalame. Iyeadaita dziko la Makeda ninga zvikhadaitika mudziko laDjeriko.²⁹Djochuwa naentse mbumba yaIziraeli wadaenda kubuda muMakeda kwenda kuLibna ese wadapoka sososo na luwani. ³⁰Yahweh adawapasawo mumanja mwaIziraeli, pabodzi na mambo wawo. Djochuwa adaphaya wanhu wentse kuti wakhalipo nabemha. Iye halibe kusiya munhu wakupenya penepo ese adaita kuna mambo zvibodzibodzi ninga zvidaitika kuna mambo waDjeriko.³¹Napenepo, Djochuwa naentse Iziraeli wadabuda kuLibna kwenda kuLakisi. Iwo wadateya ese wadapoka sososo nalo. ³²Yahweh adapasa Lakisi mumanja mwa Iziraeli. Djochuwa adaphaya ntsiku yatchiwiri. Iye adapahaya, na bemha, pamunhu mubodzi namubodzi kuti akhali mwenemo, zvibodzibodzi ninga zvatche iye adaita kuLibna.³³Horawu, mambo waGezeri, adakwira kuti abatsire Lakisi. Djochuwa adaphaya ese namasodja yatche basi, kuswikira kuti hapalibe mubodzi adasala wakupenya.³⁴Napenepo, Djochuwa naentse mbumba wadabuda kuLakisi wadaenda kuEglomi. Iwo wadateya ese wadaphaya sososo nalo, ³⁵futi wadalitora ntsiku ibodzibodziyo. Iwo wadaphaya namabemha futi wadfudza wentse, ninga Djochuwa adaita naLakisi.³⁶Djochuwa na yentse mbumba yaIziraeli wadabuda kuEglomi watchienda kuHebromi, futi wadaphaya sososo nalo. ³⁷Iwo wadalitora ese wadaliphaya namabemha, watchikhanha namambo na yentse mbumba yatche, ninga nawentse kuti wakhalipo penepo. Iwo wadafudza wentse nepepo, nkhabe kusiya wakupenya, ninga dyali zvidaitika naEglomi.³⁸Napenepo, Djochuwa naentse masodja yaIziraeli wadahirira kuDebiri ese wadaphaya sososo nalo. ³⁹Iwo wadalitora, zvamuche namambo wawo na naentse mbumba yatche. Iwo wadawaphaya na mabemha futi wadafudza wentse kuti wakhali penepo. Halibe kusiya wakupenya, ninga zvidaitika naHebromi, futi ninga zvidaitika naLibna nakuna mambo watche.⁴⁰Djochuwa adabvunzira lentse dziko lenerire, mutunhu wamabango, Negebi, thambe na munyantsi mwa mabango. Kuna wentse wamambo, iye halibe kusiya wakupenya. Adafudza zventse zvisikwa zvakupenya, ninga Yahweh, Mulungu waIziraeli, adalanga. ⁴¹Djochuwa adawaphaya kubudira Kadesi-Barnea kuswikira Gaza, nawentse mutunhu waGozeni kuswikira kuGibeoni.⁴²Futi, kabodzi nakabodzi, Djochuwa adakunda wentse wamambo awa ese wadatora madziko yawo, thangwe Yahweh, Mulungu waIziraeli adapoka naIziraeli. ⁴³Napenepo, Djochuwa naentse mbumba yaIziraeli wadahirira kumisasa kuGilgal.

¹Patche Djabimi, mambo waHazori, adabva izvi, iye adatunira masoko kuna Jobabe, mambo waMadomi, kuna mambo waSiniromi na mambo waAkisafi. ²Iye adatuirawo basi masoko kuna mambo kuti akhali kudzaulu kwa mutunhu wabango, mukhulo lamukulo waDjorodani, kunyantsi kwaKinereti, muthambe ese mutunhu wamabango laDhori kwenda kumabudiradzuwa. ³Iye adatumirawo basi masoko kuna wakeneni, wakumabudira na wakumadokera dzuwa, wa amorrewu, wahetewu, waperizewu, wajebuzewu, na mutunhu wamabango, ese kuna hevewu, paduze nabango laHermomi, padziko laMisipa.⁴Yentse masodja yatche yadabuda naiye, kuerengwa kukulu kwamasodja, kuerengwa kubodzi ninga matsetcha yamubala. Iwo wakhana ntsama ikulu yamabiza nakalela zankhondo. ⁵Wamambo wenewale wentse wadasangana nguwa yakukwanira ese wadagala paduze pamadzi yaMeromi, kuti wapoke naIziraeli.⁶Yahweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa: "Hausartchi pamberi pawo, thangwe mangwana, nguwa ningazino, ndinadzawapereka iwo wentse kuna Iziraeli ninga wanhu wakufa. Iwe unadzakuwaza mabiza yako futi unadzapitsa motika zawo zankhondo". ⁷Djochuwa na wentse wanhu wankhondo wadauya. Iwo wadaswika, tchiriporipotcho, madzi yaMeromi, ese wadaphaya wanyamarha.⁸Yahweh adapereka wanyamarha mumanja mwa Iziraeli, ese iwowadawakuwaza futi wadawatewera kuswikira kuSidomi, Misrefote-Maimi, ese kuswikira mukhulo mwa Misipa kwenda kumabudiradzuwa. Iwo adawakuwaza kuswikira hawalibe kusara mubodzi wawo wakupenya. ⁹Djochuwa adaita kuna iwo ninga Yahweh akhadalanga. Iye adakuwaza mabiza futi adapitsa motika zankhondo.¹⁰Djochuwa adahirira panguwa yeneyo futi adatora Hazor. Iye adakuwaza mambo nabemha. (Hazor likhali khuli laentse madziko aya). ¹¹Iwo wadaphaya zventse zvisikwa kuti zvikhalipo pambuto yeneyo, ese wadazvifudza. Nadyali, hapalibe tchisikwa tchibodzi tchidasala tchidapenya. Napenepo, iye adapitsa Hazor.¹²Djochuwa adatora yentse maluwani yawamambo wenewo. Iye adabata wentse wamambo wenewale futi adawakuwaza nabemha. Adawafudza wentse, dyali ninga Mozisi, nyamubasa waYahweh, akhadalanga. ¹³Iziraeli halibe kupitsa luwani lakulonziwa mubango, kunza kwaHazor, kuti Djochuwa adapitsa.¹⁴Masodja yaIziraeli yadatonga zventse zvinhu zvaluwani iri, pabodzi nan'gombe zawo. Iwo wadaulaya wentse wanhu namabemha, kuswikira wentse wafa. Iwo hawalibe kusiya tchilalame tchisikwa tchinafema. ¹⁵Dyali ninga Yahweh akhadalanga kuna Mozisi nyamubasa watche, zvibodzibodzizvo, Mozisi adabvunza Djochuwa, futi djochuwa adaita dyali. Iye halibe kusiya kuita zvenezvire kuti Yahweh akhadalanga kuna Mozisi.¹⁶Djochuwa adatora dziko renerire, mutunhu wamabango, wense Neguebe, lentse dzoko laGozen, mumherera mwamabango, mukhulo mwaludzi laDjorodani, mutunhu wamabango yaIziraeli, na muthambe. ¹⁷Kubudira bango Halake, paduze naSeiri, futi kwenda kudzaulu kuswikira Baali-Gade mukhulo paduze na Libano, munyantsi mwabango laHermomi, iye adabata wentse wamambo watche ese adawaulaya.¹⁸Djochuwa adaemesa nkhondo panguwa ikulu na wentse wamambo awa. ¹⁹Hapalibe luwani lidaita mutendere na masodja yaIziraeli, kunza kwa hevewu kuti wakhalalama muGibeoni. Iziraeli adatora yentse maluwani yakhadasara pankhondo. ²⁰Thangwe ndi Yahweh kuti akhadawomesa moyo yawo kuti wabude pankhondo sososo naIziraeli, kuitira kuti wafudziwe wentse, nkhabe ntsisi, dyali ninga Iye akhadalanga kuna Mozisi.²¹Djochuwa adauya panguwa eneyo ese adafudza wa anakewu, wamutunhu wabango laHebromi, waDebir, wa Anabe, wawentse mutunhu wabango laDjuda, futi nawentse mutunhu wabango laIziraeli. Djochuwa adawafudza namaluwani iyawo. ²²Hapalibe mubodzi waanakewu adaiyiwa padziko laIziraeli, kunza kwa Gaza, kuGate na kuAsidode.²³Nadyali, Djochuwa adatola lentse dziko iri, ninga Yahweh adalanga kuna Mozisi. Djochuwa adapasa ninga nhaka kuna Iziraeli, atchirigawa zvitchipindirana na mitupo mubodzi na mubodzi. Napenepo, dziko lidapuma pankhondo.

¹Onani, awa ndiwo wamabo wapadziko, wakuti wamuna waIziraeli wadakunda. Wa Iziraeli wadatora madziko yakukhundu kwa Djorodani, kukhundu lamabudiradziwa, kubudira kumukolonga wamukulo waArnomi kuswikira kubango laHermomi, naentse Araba yakumabudiradzuwa: ²Siomi, mambo waamorewu kuti akhalalamira kuHesibomi, akhatonga kubudira Aroweri, kuti alipaduze nakhulo laArnomi, futi kubudira pakati pakhulo la, ese napakati paGileade, kuswikira mukulo waDjaboke, namalire ya amonita;³Siomi akhatongawo basi Araba wakumadokera dzuwa, kuswikira kubala laKinerete, futi kubala laAraba (bala la munyu), pabodzi na njira iya Bete-Jezibote; na, kunyantsi, wakhaswika mumherera mwaBango laPiziga. ⁴Ogue, mambo waBazani, akhali muwonereri warefainisi, kuti akhalalama kuAstarote na kuEderei. ⁵Iye akhatonga bango laHermomi, Salka, naentse Bazani, kuswikira kumalire kwa gesurewu na wamaakatewu, nahafu yagiliade, kuswikira kumalire, kwaSiomi, mambo waHesbomi.⁶Mozisi, nyamubasa wa Yahweh, ese mbumba yaIziraeli idawakunda; ese Mozisi, nyamubasa waYahweh, adafudza dziko ninga upfumi pakati pawarubinita, wagadita, na hafu-mutupo waManase.⁷Awa ndiwo wamabo wadziko kuti Djochuwa na mbumba iya Iziraeli wadakunda, kukhundu kwa kumadokeradzuwa kwaDjorodani, kubudira Baal-Gade, pamukolonga paduze naLibano, kuswira kubango Halake paduze na Edomi. Djochuwa adapasa dziko kumutupo waIziraeli kuti watonge. ⁸Adawapasa mukunhu wamabango, muthambe, murusare na Neguebe: dziko lawa hetewu, amorewu, kananewu, perizewu, hevewu nalawa jebuzewu.⁹Wamambo kuti wadakundiwa ndiwo awa: mambo waDjeriko, mambo waAi, kuti alikukhundu kwa Beteli, ¹⁰mambo waDjerusalema, mambo waHebromi, ¹¹mambo waDjarmute, mambo waLakisi, ¹²mambo waEglomi, mambo waGezeri,¹³¹⁶mambo waDebiri, mambo na waGederi, mambo waHorma, mambo waArade, ¹⁵mambo waLibna, na mambo waAdulawu, ¹⁴mambo waMakeda, mambo waBeteli,¹⁷mambo waTapuwa, mambo waHeferi, ¹⁸mambo waAfeke, mambo waLasaromi, ¹⁹mambo waMadomi, mambo waHazor, ²⁰mambo waSinrom-Meromi, mambo waAksafe,²¹mambo waTaanake, mambo waMegido, ²²mambo waKedisi, mambo waJokneawu waKarmelo, ²³mambo waDori, munyumba mwaDori, mambo waGoimi, kuGilgal, ²⁴na mambo waTirza. Wentse, makhumi matatu namubodzi wamambo.

¹Djochuwa akhadakula maningi patche Yahweh adamuti: "Iwe wakula maningi, apo akutchalibe madziko kuti utonge.²Iri ndiro dziko kuti ndiro lasara: wentse mutunhu wamafilistia na wentse mutunhu wamagezurewu; ³kubudira Siori, kuti alikukhundu lamabudira dzuwa kwa Djipita, ese kudzaulu kuswikira malire na Ekromi, kuti ndiro linakhakhodziwa nhaka ya kananewu; watongi wachanu wafilistia: waku Gaza, waku Asdodi, waku Askelomi, waku Gati na waku Ekromi-- dziko lawa avewu.⁴Kunyantsi, yatchidasara yentse madziko yawa kananewu, kubudira Meara, njawa sidoni, kuswikira Afeka, kumarire nawa amorrewu; ⁵zvamuche ninga dziko lawa gebalita na yentse Libano; kumabudiradzuwa, kubudira Baal-Gade, munyantsi mwa bango Hermomi kuswikira Lebo-Hamate;⁶basi, wentse wagali wakumutunhu wamabango kubudira Libano kuswikira Misirefote-Maimi, kukhanhiza na yentse mbumba yaSidomi. Ine ndinadzawabudisa pamberi pamasodja yaIziraeli. Zvibvumire kugowanisa dziko laIziraeli, ninga nhaka, ninga zvangu ndidakubvunza. ⁷Adagowanisa dziko iri ninga nhaka kuna mipfemba minomwe ese nahafu yamutupo waManase".⁸Na hafu yamutupo waManase, warubenita na wagadita nanga waditambira nhaka yawo kuti Mozisi adapasa iwo, kukhundu lakumabudira dzuwa laDjorodani, ⁹kubudira Aroweri, kuti ali mumherera mwamukolonga wamukulo waArnomi (kukhanhiza na luwani kuti liri pakati pamukolonga), naentse nhuda yaMedeba kuswikira Dibom,¹⁰Yentse maluwani yaSiomi, wamambo wa amorewu, kuti wadatonga kuHesbomi, kuswikira malire nawa amonita; ¹¹futi Gileade, mutunhu wagesurewu na makatewu, lentse bango laHermomi, yentse bazani kuswikira Salika; ¹²lentse dziko la Ogue, kuBazani, kudatonga Astoreti na Edrei __ awa ndiwo wadasara wa refainzi __ kuti Mozisi adakunda ese atchithamangisa.¹³Apo mbumba yaIziraeli halibe kuthamangisa wagesurewu ne wamakatewu. Kunza kwa izvi, iwo walikulalama pakati paIziraeli kuswikira ntsiku yanyamuntsi.¹⁴Woga mutupo waLevi kuti Mozisi halibe kuupasa nhaka. Zvakufupira wakupitsiwa kuna Yahweh, Mulungu waIziraeli, ndizvo nhaka yatche, ninga Mulungu adalanda kuna Mozisi.¹⁵Mozisi adapasa nhaka ibodzi kunutupo waRubeni, ninga zvinaenderana dzinza lawo. ¹⁶Dziko lawo likaerengiwa kubudira Aroweri, kuti liri mumherera mwa mukulo waArnomi, luwani kuti liri pakati pamukolonga, na yentse nhunda kuswikira Medeba;¹⁷Rubeni adatambirawo basi Hesibomi, na yentse maluwani kuti yalipanhunda: Dibomi, Bamote-Baal, Bete-Baali-Meomi, ¹⁸Djaza, Kedemote, Mafate, ¹⁹Kiriataimi, Sibma na Zerete-Sar, pabango lapamukolonga;²⁰Rubeni adatambira, basiwo, Bete Power, mumherera labango Pisiga na Bete-Djezimote; ²¹yentse maluwani yapanhunda na yentse madziko yaSiomi, mambo waamorewu, kuti adatonga hesibomi, kuti Mozisi adakunda pabodzi nawanyakwawa waMidiani, Evi, Rekemi, Zuri, na Reba, wanyakwaw waSiomi, kuti wakhada lalama padziko.²²Mbumba yaIziraeli idaulayawo basi, na mabemha, Balaawu,mwan waBoeri, kuti akhaita zvakubvumbira, pakati pawenewale kuti iwo wadaulaya. ²³Malire yamutupo waRubeni ndi mukulo waDjorodani. Iyi ndiyo nhaka yamutupo warubeni, idapasiwa pafamilha iyogayioga, kukhanhiza na maluwani yawo na mitunhu.²⁴Mozisi adapasa ninga nhaka mutupo wagade, zvinaenderana na dzinza latche: ²⁵dziko laDjazer, yentse maluwani yaGileade, kukhanhiza na hafu ladziko lawaamonita, kuswikira Arower, kuti alikumabudira dzuwa kwa Rabani; ²⁶kubudira Hesibomi kuswikira Rama-Misipa na Betonimi, kubudira Manaimi kuswikira mutunhu waDebir.²⁷Mumukolonga, mubodzibodzimo, Mozisi Mozisi adawapasa Bete-Arani, Bete-Ninra, Sukote na Zafomi, unangoho utongi waSiomi, mambo waHesibomi, utchigala mukulo waDjorodani ninga malire, kuswikira kumhera kwa Bala Kinerete, kukhundu lakumadokera laDjorodani. ²⁸Iyi ndiyo nhaka yamutupoi waGade, zvinaenderana na dzinza latche, kukhanhiza maluwani yatche na mitunhu.²⁹Hafu yamutupoi waManase, Mozisi adapasa nhaka yakuguwanisaiwa zvinapindirana namadzinza yawo. ³⁰Dziko latche likhaerengiwa kubudira Manai, yentse Bazani, wentse utongi waOgue, mambo waBazani, na entse mbumba yaDjair, kuti liri kuBazani, makhumi matanhatu lentse; ³¹ese hafu laGileade, Astorete na Edrei (maluwani yadziko laOgue, kuBazani). Iyi ndiyo nhaka kuti idagowanisiwa familha zadzinza laMakiri, mwana waManase, Izvi ndizvo, hafu yambumba yaMakiri.³²Iyi ndiyo nhaka kuti Mozisi adagawanisa muthambe laMoabe, ku'ngambu yaDjorodani, kumabudira dzuwa yaDjeriko. ³³Mozisi halibe kupasa nhaka kudzinza laLevi. Yahweh, Mulungu waIziraeli, ndiyo nhaka yatche, ninga zvatche akhadawabvunza.

¹Izi ndizo mbuto kuti mbumba yaIziraeli wadatambira ninga nhaka kudziko laKenani, yadagawanisiwa kuna iwo naEriazari, nyantsembe, na Djochuwa, mwana waNumi, nawanyakwawa waladzinza lamitupo pakati pambumba yaIziraeli.²Nhaka yatche idagawanisiwa namutambo pakati pamitupo mifpemba nahafu, dyali ninga Yahweh akhadalanga napakati paMozisi. ³Thangwe Mozisi nangaadipasa kale nhaka kumitupo miwoiri nahafu kun'gambu yaDjorodani, apo halibe kupasa walevi nhaka ibodzi. ⁴Mutupo waZuze ukali, watchadiko, mitupo miwiri: Manase na Efraimi. Apo hapalibe nhaka pakundu padziko lidapasiwa walevi, kunza kwa yenango maluwani kuti walalamire, ese watchinyakhalisano wawo zvifuyo na midziyo yamuche. ⁵Mbumba yaIziraeli idaita ninga Yahweh adalanga kuna Mozisi ese, nadyali wadagawana dziko.⁶Napenepo, mutupi waDjuda udaenda kuna Djochuwa kuGilgali. Kalebe, mwana waDjefone, mukenezi, adamubvunza: "Iwe ulikudziwa kuti Yahweh adalanga kuna Mozisi, munhu waMulungu pamusana pathu ku Kadesi-Barinia. ⁷Ine ndikhana magole khumi namanai patche Mozisi, nyamubasa waYahweh, adandituma ku Kadesi-Barinia kaita ukapirikoni padziko. Ine ndidamuyisira masoko ninga zvikhali mumoyo mwangu kuti ndiite.⁸Nazvinezvi, wabale wangu kuti mudakwira naine mudaita kuti moyo yambumba inyunguduke naurtchi. Apo ine ndidalambirira nditchitewera Yahweh, meu Mungulu. ⁹Mozisi adadumbira pantsiku yenayo, atchilanga: 'Tchaizvo, dziko latsika mwendo yakolinadzagala nhka kunaiwe nakuna wwana wako kwenda nakwenda, thangwe udatewerera zvakukwana Yahweh, Mulungu wako'.¹⁰Tchintchino, wonani kuti Yahweh adandikoya wakupenya panguwa yamagore makhumi manai namachanu ninga Iye adathembesa. Yahweh adalanga masoko aya kuna Mozisi patche Iziraeli akhafamba murusere. Nyamuntsi ndina magore makhumi masere namachanu yamusinkho. ¹¹Futi ndiri wantsimba nyamuntsi ninga zvangu ndikhali panguwa zakuti Mozisi adandituma. Ndina ntsimba zakukwana kuti ndiite nkhondo kuti ndiyende nakuuya, ningue ine zvangu ndikhanazvo kumasureku.¹²Tchintchino, ndipase mutunhu uyu wamabango kuti Yahweh adandithembesa ntsiku zenezire. Thangwe iwe udabva ntsiku yeneire kuti wa anakeusi wskhalalama mumaluwani iyantsimba. angati Yahweh anaine, ine ndinadza wathamangisa, dyali ninga Yahweh adalanga".¹³Napenepo, Djochuwa adakomborera Kalebe, mwana waDjofone, ese adamupasa Hebromi ninga nhaka. ¹⁴Nadyali, Hebromi adadzagala nhajha yaKalebe, mwana waDjofone, mukenezi, kuswikira ntsiku iyanyamuntsi, thangwe iye adakwanisa zvamuche kuna Yahweh, Mulungu waIziraeli. ¹⁵Dzina laHebromi, kumaserekuu likhali, Kiriate-Arba (Arba ahali mwamuna mukulu pakati pawa anakesewusi). Ese dziko lidadzapuma nankhondo.

¹Dziko lidagawanisiwa mutupo wawana waDjuda, zvinaenderana namadzinza yawo, yakhabudira kunyantsi kuswikira kumalire naEdomi, narusere laZimi nantsongwa yakukhundu lakunyantsi. ²Malire yatche yakunyantsi yakhaenda kubudira ntsongwa yabala Lamunyu, pantsuwa kuti ikhada khonera kunyantsi,³ikhadathasamuka kwendera kunyantsi kuswikira thuku laAkrabimi ese idaendera kumberi kwa Zimi; itchikwirira kunyantsi kwa Kadesi-Barenia, itchipinda napa Hezromi, futi itchikwira kuswika kuAdari ese itchizungunukira kuKarka. ⁴Itchipinda kwendera kuAzimomi, itchiswika kumukulo waDjipita ese itchipezerera ku bala. Aya yakhali malire kukhundu lakunyantsi.⁵Malire yakumabudira dzuwa kuswikira ku bala Lakunyu kuswika pamatho yaDjorodani. Malire yakudzaulu yakhaenda kubudira pantsuwa yabala kuswikira pamatho yaDjorodani. ⁶Ese ikhawira kuswika Bete-Hogla, itchipinda napakati pakudzaulu kwa Bete-Araba. Napenepo, idakwira kuswiira kumawuwe yaBoani, mwana warubeni.⁷Nadyali, malire yakhaswika kuDebiri, kuswikira mukolonga waAkori, ese ikhaenda kudzaulu, mhimha yaku Gilgali, kuti ikhali kumberi kwa mukolonga waAdumimi, kuti ikhagala kukhundu kwmukolonga wakunyantsi. Kubudapenepo, malire yakhaenderera kumberi paEn-Semesi ese ukhaenda kuswika En-Rogel. ⁸Napenepo, malire yakhakwira kuswika kumukolonga wa Ben-Himon kukhundu lakunyantsi laluwani lawa Jebuzeu (kuti ndi Djerusalema), ese ikhakwira kuswika padzaulu pabango kuti likhali kumberi kwamukolonga waHinomi, kukhundu lakumadokera dzuwa, kumhera kwa mukolonga wa refainzi, kudzaulu.⁹Malire yakhatambarara kubudira pakati mamikolonga kuswikira mutchera waNeftoa ese, kubuda kweneko, yakhaenda kumaluwani yabango Efromi. Napenepo, malire yakhatambarara kuswikira kuBaala, izvi ndizvo, Kiriate-Djerimi. ¹⁰Kubudapenepo, malire yakhazengulira kumadokeradzuwa kwa Baala kuBango Seiri, futi yakhapinda napakati pakukhudu kwa bango Djearimi kudaulu, izvi ndizvo, Kezalomi, yatchidzika kuBete-Semesi ese yatchipinda napakati paTimna.¹¹Malire yakhaenda kukhundu lakudzaulu kwa mukolonga waEkroni, ese napenepo yakhakhonera kuSikeromi futi yakhapida nakumberi kwa bango Baala, kwatche akhaenda Djabnel. Malire yakhaperera kubala. ¹²Malire yakumadokera dzuwa likhali bala Likulu futi na mherera yatche. Aya ndiyo malire mukhundu mwa mutuo waDjuda, dzinza na dzinza.¹³Ninga mutemo wa Yahweh kuna Djochuwa, Djochuwa adapasa Kalebe, mwana waDjefone, khundu linango lamataka pakati pamutupo waDjuda, Kiriate-Arba, kuti ndi Hebromi (Arba akhali baba waAnake). ¹⁴Kalebe adathamangisa penepo wana watatu wa Anake: Sezai, Aimani naTalmai, dzinxza la Anake. ¹⁵Iye adakwira kweneko sososo na walalami waDebiri (dzina la Debiri likhali Keriate-Seferi).¹⁶Kalebe adalanga: "munhu kuti anaphaya Kiriate-Sefer ese atchiritola, kuna uyu ndinadzamupasa Aksa, mwana wangu, ninga mukadzi". ¹⁷Otinieli, mwana waKenazi, kulongoti wa Kalebe, adatola. Napenepo Kalebe adapasa kuna iye Aksa, mwana watche, ninga mukadzi.¹⁸Kumasure, patche Aksa adaenda kuna Otinieli, iye adamukumbira kuti akumbire munda ubodzi kuna baba watche. Patche iye adathatha padonki watche, Kalebe adamubvunzisa: "Ntchanyi tchako ukuda?".¹⁹Aksa adamudaira: "Ndibongererewo. Ninga kuti iwe wandipasa dziko laNeguebe, ndipewo mitchera inango yamadzi". Ese Kalebe adamupasa mitchera mikulu na midoko.²⁰Iyi ndiyo nhaka yamutupo wadjuda, ninga madzinza yawo.²¹Maluwani kuti ngamitupo yaDjuda kukhundu lakunyantsi kwendera kumalire na Edomi, yakhali: Kabizeli, Ederi, Djagari, ²²Kina, Dimona, Adada, ²³Kedesi, Hazor, Itinani, ²⁴Zife, Telemi, Bealoti.²⁵Hazor-Hadada, Keriote-Hezrom (inadziwikawo basi ninga Hazor), ²⁶Amani, Sema, Molada, ²⁷Hazar-Gada, Hesmoni, Bete-Pelete, ²⁸Hazar-Suwal, Berseba, Biziotia.²⁹Balani, Limi, Ezemi, ³⁰Eltolade, Kezil, Horma, ³¹Ziclague, Madmana, Sansana, ³²Leboate, Silimi, Aimi, na Rimomi. Yakhali, paentse, makhumi mamairi na mapfemba yamaluwani, kukhanhiza natinango timavi.³³Ku mutunhu wamabango yakudzikadzika yakumadokera dzuwa, kukhana Estaoli, Zora, Asna, ³⁴Zanowa, En-Ganimi, Tapuwa, Ena, ³⁵Jarmute, Adulawo, Soko, Azeka, ³⁶Saraimi, Aditaimi, Djedera (kuti ndi, Djederotaimi). Yakhali maluwani khumi namanai, kukhanhiza namavila yawo.³⁷Zena, Hadaza, Midgali-Gade, ³⁸Dileani, Misipa, Djokteli, ³⁹Lakisi, Bozikate, Eglomi.⁴⁰Kabomi, Lamasi, Kitilisi, ⁴¹Djederote, Bete-Dagomi, Namani na Makeda. Yakhali maluwani khumi namatanhatukukhamhiza namavkila.⁴²Libna, Eteri, Asani, ⁴³Iftani, Asina, Nezibe, ⁴⁴Keila, Akzibe na Maresa. Yakhali maluwani mapfemba, kukhanhiza na mavi yatche.⁴⁵Akromi, namaluwani yatche na timavila mukhundu, ⁴⁶mwa Akromi kubala likulu, wentse watchikhalisano watche kuti wakhali paduze na Azdode, kukhaniza natimavila tatche. ⁴⁷Azdode, na maluwani na natimavila mukhundu, Gaza, namaluwani yatche natimavila, mumukulo waDgipita, ese bala likulu namherera yatche.⁴⁸Kumutunhu wamabango, Samir, Djatiri, Soko, ⁴⁹Danani, Kiriate-Sanani (Izvi mdzivo, Debiri), ⁵⁰Anabe, Estemo, Animi, ⁵¹Gozeni, Holomi na Gilo. Aya yakhali maluwani khumi nalibodzi, kukhanhiza, natimavila tatche.⁵²Arabe, Duma, Ezani, ⁵³Djanimi, Bete-Tapuwa, Afeka, ⁵⁴Hunta, Kiriate-Arba (izvi ndizvo, Hebromi) na Zior. Aya yakhali maluwani mafpemba, kukhanhiza natimavila tache.⁵⁵Mawomi, Kermelo, Zife, Djuta, ⁵⁶Djeziraeli, Djokdeawo, Zanowa, ⁵⁷Kaimi, Gibeani na Timina. Aya yakhali maluwani khumi, kukhanhiza natimavila tatche⁵⁸Haluli, Bete-Zuri, Gedori, ⁵⁹Marate, Bete-Anote na Eltokomi. Aya yakhaki maluwani manhatu, kukhanhiza natimavila tawo.⁶⁰Kiriate-Baali (kuti ndi, Kiriate-Djerimi), na Rabani. Yakhali maluwani mairi, kukhanhiza na vila yawo. ⁶¹Murusere, yakhali Bete-Arabani, Midimi, Sekaka, ⁶²Nibsani, luwani lamunyu, na En-Gedi. Yakhali maluwani matanhatu, kukhanhiza namavila yawo.⁶³Napenepo, kumitupo yajebuzewu, walalami waDjerusalema, mutupo wadjuda hawaiti kuti awabudise. Nadyali, wa jebuzewu wadalalama namutupo wa Djud kuswikira ntsiku yanyamuntsi.

¹Dziko lidagawanisiwa mutupo waZuze lidatambarara kubudira Djorodani kuswikira Djeriko, kumabudiradzuwa kw Djeriko, napa rusare kuti lirikukwira Djeriko, kumabudiradzuwa kudabalirha Djeriko, naparusare kuti lirikukwira kuDjeriko napamusana wamutunhu wabango laBeteli. ²Kubudira Beteli kuswikira Tchiezera ese yakhapinda namutunhu wa arkita kuswikira Atarote.³Napenepo, yakhadzika kwendera kumadokera dzuwa kuswikira dziko lawa djafletita, kuswikira dziko laBete-Horomi mudoko, kuswikira Gezer, yatchienda kaperera kubala. ⁴Nadyali, mitupo yaZuze, Manase na Efraimi wadatambira nhaka zawo.⁵Mutunhu wamutupo waEfraimi udagawanisiwa zvinapindirana na madzinza yawo ninga zvinatewera: malire yanhaka yatche kumabudira dzuwa yakhaenda kubuda Atarote-Adar kuswika Bete-Horomi mukulu, ⁶ese, kubuda penepo, yadaenderera kuswika ku bala. Kubuda Mikimeta, kudzaulu, yakhazungunuka kumabudira dzuwa kuswika Tanate-Silo ese, yatchipinda panaiye, kumabudira dzuwa kwa Djanowa; ⁷Ese kubuda Djanowa yakhadzika kuswika Atarate na Narata, futi yakhaswika kuDjeriko, yatchigumira Djorodani.⁸Kubuda Tapuwa, malire yakhathasamuka kwenda kumadokera dzuwa kuswika kumukulo waKhenani ese utchigumira mu bala. Iyi ndiyo nhaka yamutupo waEfraimi, ninga zvinaenderana na dzinza lawo, ⁹pabodzipo namaluwani kuti yadasankhuliwa kuna mutupo waEfraimi kuti ukhali pakati panhaka yamutupo waManase, yense maluwani, nadyali ninga mavila yawo.¹⁰Iwo hawalibe kuthamangisa wakhenani kuti wakhalalama kuGezer; napenepo, wakhenani wadagala watchilalama pakati pawa efraimi kuswikira ntsiku yanyamuntsi; nazvinezvo, watchibatiska basa lantsimba.

¹Iri ndiro dziko lidagawanisiwa mutupo waManase (wakuti akhali dhangwe laZuze), izvi ndizvo, kuna Makirir, dhangwe laManase, baba waGiliadi. Kuna dzinza laMakirir, kuti akhali mwamuna wankhondo, adagawanisiwa dziko laGiliadi na Bazani. ²Dzikolo basi wadapasiwa ninga nhaka kuna wenango wana waManase, ninga zvinaenderana namadzinza yawo, izvi ndizvo, wadzinza laAbierzer, Heleki, Azrieli, Sikemi, Hefer na Semida. Aya ndiyo yakhali madzinza yatchimuna yaManase, mwana waZuze, ninga zvinaenderana na mitupo yawo.³Apo Zelofiadi, mwana waHeferi, mwana waGiliadi, mwana waMakiri, mwana waManase, halibe kubala wana watchimuna, basi woga wakadzi. Aya ndiyo madzina yawana watche watchikadzi: Malani, Nowa, Hogla, Milka na Tirza. ⁴Iwo wadazviphangiza kuna Eazeri, nyantsembe, kuna Djochuwa, mwana waNumi, na kuna wanyakwawa, ese wadalanga: "Yahweh adalanga kuna Mozisi kuti atipase nhaka pakati pawabale wathu". Napenepo, watchitewera mutemo wa Yahweh, iye adapasa kuna wakadzi wenewale nhaka pakati pawabale wababa wawo.⁵Manase adatambira maphindi khumi ladziko laGiliadi na Bazani, kuti likhagala kukhundu linango laDjorodani, ⁶nathangwe lawana watchikadzi waManase kuti wadatambira nhaka pakati pawana watche. Dziko laGiliadi lidagawanisiwa pakati pamitupo yaManase yakusalira.⁷Dziko laManase likhabudira Aser kuswika Mikimeta, kuti kukhali kumabudira dzuwa kwa Sikemi. Napenepo, malire yakhathasamuka kunyantsi kuswikira kuwa kagali kuti walikulalama paduze namutchera waTapuwa. ⁸(Dziko laTapuwa likhali laManase, apo luwani laTapuwa, mumalire na Manase, yakhali yamutupo waEfraimi).⁹Kubudapenepo, malire yakhadzika pakati pakamukulo ka Kenani. Maluwani aya yakunyantsi kwa kamukulo pakati paManase yakhali yaEfraimi. Malire yaManase yakhali kudzaulu kwa kamukulo ese akakhgumira mubala. ¹⁰Dziko lakunyantsi likhali laEfraimi ese dziko lakudzaulu, likhali laManase; bala likhali malire yatche. Khundu lakudzaulu likhadathasamuka kubuda Aseri ese, kumabudira dzuwa, kuswikira Isakari.¹¹Basi kuAsaakari na Aseri, Manase atambira Bete-Seani namavila yatche, Ibleani namavila yatche, wagali waDori namavila yatche, wagali waEni-Dori, wagali waTanake namavila yatche, na walgali waMegido namavila yatche (ese luwani latchitatu ndi Nafete). ¹²Pazventse, mutupo waManase hauyiti kuti utonge maluwani yeneyo, thangwe wakhenani wakhalambirira watchilalama mudziko lenero.¹³Apo, payo mbumba yaIziraeli idagala yantsimba, idasenzesa wakhenani basa lantsimba; naizvi hawalibe kuwabudisa wentse.¹⁴Napenepo, madzinza yaZuze yadalanga kuna Djochuwa: "Thangweranyi watipasa khundu libodzi basi ladziko na khundu libodzi la nhaka, thangwe kuti ndife mbumba ibodzi ikulu yantsama ese Yahweh anakhati kombolera?". ¹⁵Djochuwa adawabvunza: "Mungati ndimwe mbumba yakuwanda, kwirani imwe wabodzibodzi kutseseti ese limani mbuto ibodzi kuna imwe pamataka yawa perizewu nawa refainzi, thangwe ntsaka zawa Efraimi zidatchepa kuna imwe".¹⁶Ese dzinza laZuzelidalanga: "Mutunhu wamabango haukwani kuna ife. Nazvinezvi, wentse wakhenani kuti walikulalama mumukolonga wana motika zasimbi, kana waBete-Seani na mavila yatche, pabodzi nawenewale kuti wali kumukolonga waJezreli". ¹⁷Napenepo, Djochuwa adalanga kumuyi waZuze, izvi ndizvo, kuna Efraimi na Manase: "Imwe ndimwe mbumba yakuwanda futi muna upfumi ukulu. Hamudza woni mbayi ibodzi yadziko lakugawanisiwa. ¹⁸Mutunhu wamabango unadzagal wanu basi. Kana ligale tseseti, imwe munadzapatchenesa futi munadzatonga ipo kuswikira kumalire yatche yakutali maningi. Munadzathamangisa wakhenani, kana iwo wagale namatika zasimbi ese wagale wantsimba".

¹Napenepo, yentse gungano yaIziraeli idaungana kuSiloni. Penepo watola Tendi yaMusangano ese wadabvunzira dziko liripamberi pawo. ²Pakhana mitupo minomwe pakati pawama waIziraeli kuti awasati watambira nhaka yawo.³Djochuwa adalanga kuna wana waIziraeli: "Panguwa ingasi ndinadzaemesa kupinda na kutonga dziko kuti Yahweh, Mulungu wawtchinyakale wanu, adakupasani? ⁴Sankhulani wamuna watatu pakati panu pamutupo woga woga, ese ine ndinadzawatuma. Iwo wanadza bvwinyirira dziko kudzaulu kwenda kunyantsi futi wanadzanemba zvilembwa nazvipangizo zvanhaka yawo. Napenepo, wanadzahirira kwaine.⁵Iwo wanadzagawanisa dziko paphindi manomwe. Djuda anadzalambirira kudziko latche kunyantsi, ese nyumba yaZuze inadzaenderera kudziko latche lakudzaulu. ⁶Munadzagwanda dziko maphindi manomwe ese munadzawisa tchidzindikiro kuitira kuti ine ndikuitirene mutambo pamberi paYahweh, Mulungu wathu.⁷Walevi hawalibe phindi pakarti panu, thangwe nyantsembe waYahweh ndiyo nhaka yatche. Gade, Rubeni na hafu yamutupo waManase waditambira nhaka yawo kun'gambu yaDorodani. Iyi ndiyo nhaka kuti Mozisi, nyamubasa waYahweh, adwapasa".⁸Napenepo, wamuna wadamuka ese wadaenda. Djochuwa wenewale kuti wadadzadakupima dziko, atchiti: "mukani, ese endani mudziko, lipimeni iro ese, napenepo, hirirani kwaine. Ine ndinadza kuitirani tchinhu pamberi paYahweh ku Silo". ⁹Wamuna wadabuda ese wadafamba kukhundu linango watchienda linango ladziko ese wadaita, mufuthwa ubodzi, munhimo wamaluwani yatche, mumikumbi minomwe, zvitchinemberha pamukumbi ubodzi naubodzi. Napenepo, wadahirira kuna Djochuwa pamusasa kuSilo.¹⁰Panepo, Djochuwa adamuitira tchinango tchinhu pamberi paYahweh. Nadyali, Djochuwa adapasa dziko kuna mbumba yaIziraeli. Pamunhu mubodzi namubodzi adaenda pambuto yatche.¹¹Adabuda, nakupiwa, dziko kumutupo waBenjemani, dzinza na dzinza. Ese dziko lakupasiwa likhali padzinza laDjuda na dzinza laZuze. ¹²Kukhundu lakudzaulu, kalire yatche yakhatangira kuDjorodani. Malire yakhaenda namherera, yakudzaulu kwaDjeriko, ese yatchiambuka mitunhu yamabango yakumadokera dzuwa. Futi yakhaswika murusere la Bete-Aveni.¹³Kweneko, malire yakhapinda pakati kapunyantsi kukhundu kwaTchiezera (pambuto ibodzibodzi kupinda Beteli) ese, napenepo, yakhadzika kuAtarote-Adari, namherera labango kuti lirikunyantsi kwa Bete-Horomi. ¹⁴Ese malire, napenepo, yakhaenda kukhundu linango: kukhundu lakumadokera dzuwa, iye akhaita khona kwendera kunyantsi, kukhundu lakunyantsi, kukhundu laku bango kuti liri kumberi kwa Bete-Horomi. Ese yakhaswika ku Kiriate-Baali (kuti ndi Kiriate-Djearimi), luwani libodzi kuti likhali la mutupo waDjuda. Nadyali yakhali malire yakukhundu lakumadokera dzuwa.¹⁵Kukhundu lakunyantsi yakhatangira kukhundu lakunza kwaKiriate-Djerimi. Malire yakhaenda kuswika Efromi, kuswika pamutchera wamadzi waNeftowa. ¹⁶Malire yakhadzika kwenda ntsongwa yabango kuti lirikumberi kwamukolonga waBen-Hinomi, kuti liri kumukolonga wa refainsi, kudzaulu. kwendera kunyantsi kukhundu kwa djebuzeni, ese yakhadzika kuswika En-Rodgeli.¹⁷Titchipinda kwenda kudzaulu, kwenda kukhundu kwa En-Semesi futi, kweneko, kwenda kuGelilote, kuti kuli kumberi kwa nhunda yaAdumimi. Ese itchidzika kuswika kubuwe laBoani, mwana waRubeni. ¹⁸Yatchipinda na nakumhera kwa kudzaulu, yatchiita malire na Bete Arabani, yatchidzika kuswika Arabani.¹⁹Malire yakhapinda na mherera yakudzaulu kwa Bete-Hogla, ese ntsongwa zatche zikhaswika pantsuwa yakudzaulu ya bala laKulungula munyu, kwakupezesera kwakunyantsi kwa Djorodani. Aya yakhali malire yakunyantsi. ²⁰Djorodani akhaita malire kukhundu lakumabudira dzuwa. Iyi ikhali nhaka iya mutupo waBenjemani, ese idawapasiwa, kuna watchinyakhalisano, malire na malire, ninga zvinaenderana namadzinza yatche.²¹Maluwani yamutupo waBendjamanininga zvinaenderana na namadzinza yawo wakhali: Djeriko, ²²Bete-Hogla, Emeke-Kezizi, Bete-Arabani, Zemaraim, Beteli, ²³Avimi,Parani, ofra, ²⁴Kefari-Ha-Amonai, Ofni naGaba. Yakhali maluwani khumi namairi, nkhabe kuerenga natimavila.²⁵Yakhalipo basi maluwani yaGibeoni, RamaniBerote, ²⁶Misipa, Serifa, Moza, ²⁷Rekeni, Irpeeli, Tarala, ²⁸Zela, Elefe, Djebuzi (izvi ndizvo, Djerusalema), Djibeani na Kiriate. Pakhana maluwani khumi namanai, nkhabe kuerenga timavi tatche. Iyi ndiyo nhaka yaBendjemani kwamadzinza yatche.

¹Katchiwiri adaenda kuna Simawu, ese adagawanisiwa munhu ega ega ninga zvinapindirana nadzinza latche. Nhaka yatche ikhali pakati kuti akhali wamutupo waDjuda.²Ese wadapiwa nhaka ndi Berseba, Seba, Molada, ³Hazar-Suwali, Bala, Ezemi, ⁴Eltolade, Betuli na Horma.⁵Simawu adatambirazve Ziklague, Bete-Merkabote, Hazar-Suza, ⁶Bete-lebaote na Saruwemi; Aya maluwani khumi namatatu kukhaniza walalami watche; ⁷Simawu basi adatambirawo Aimi, Rimoni, Eter na Azani; aya maluwani manai, kukhanhiza nawagali watche.⁸Yentse aya, kukhanhiza natimavila kuti yakhali mukhundu mwamaluwani yeneya, kuswikiraBalate-Ber (kuti ndi Ramani waku Neguebe). Iyi ndiyo nhaka yamutupo waSimiawu, idagawanisiwa ninga zvinaenderana nadzinza lawo. ⁹Nhaka yamutupo waSimiawu ikhaita khundu ladziko lamutupo waDjuda. Nathangwe lakukula kwa dziko lidagawanisiwa mutupo waDjuda, mutupio waSimiawu udatambira nhaka yawo pakati paphindi lawo.¹⁰Katchitatu adaenda kuna nhaka yamutupo waZebulomi, ese idagawanisiwa ninga zvinaenderana nadzinza lawo. Malire iyawo yakhatangira kuSaride; ¹¹malire iyakhakwira nakuma dokeradzuwa kuswikira Marala futi iyakhakhuya ku Dabesete; penepo, iyakhatambalara muswikira mukulo uliduze naDjokneawu.¹²Kubuda Saride, malire iyakhaenda kumabudira dzuwa kuswikira malire naKizilote-Tabor. ¹³Kubuda penepo, iyakhapinda nakumabudira dzuwa kuswikira Gate-Hefer na Ete-Kazimi; kumasure, iyakhaswika kuRimomi-Metowar ese iyakhazungunuka kuNeani.¹⁴Malire yakudzaulu iyakhaendera kukhundu kwa Hanatomi ese yakhaperera ku mukolonga wa Iftaeli. ¹⁵Mutunhu uyu ukhakhanhiza maluwani iya Katate, Naalali, Sinromi, Idala, na Betrehema. Yakhali maluwani khumi namairi, kukhanhiza nawalalami wawo. ¹⁶Iyi ndiyo ikhali nhaka yamutupo waZebulomi, ninga zvinaenderana namadzinza yawo, maluwani na walalami wawo.¹⁷Katchinai adaenda kuna Isakari, ninga zvinaenderana namadzinza yatche. ¹⁸Ese dziko latche wakhaerenga Djezraeli, Kezulote, Sunemi, ¹⁹Hafaraimi, Siomi naAnarate.²⁰Kukhanhizawao naRabite, Kiziomi, Abesi, ²¹Remete, En-Ganimi, En-Hada, na Bete-Pazez. ²²Malire yawo yakhaswika kuTabor, Sazima, na Bete-Semes, futi yakhagumira kuDjorodani; yakhali khumi namatanhatu maluwani na walalami watche.²³Iyi ndiyo ikhali nhaka yamutupo wa Isakari, ninga zvinaenderana namadzinza iyawo; maluwani, kukhanhiza nawalalami watche.²⁴Katchinai adabuda kwenda kuna mutupo waAseri, ninga zvinaenderana namadzinza yatche. ²⁵Dziko likhaerenga Helkate, Hali, Betemi, Aksafe, ²⁶Alameleke, Amade, na Misali. Malire yatche yakhabudira kumabudura dzuwa kwenda ku Karmelo na Siori-Libnate.²⁷Kumasure yakhazungunukira kumabudira dzuwa kweda Bete-Dagomi ese yatchienda kuswika kuZebulomi; futi, napenepo, kumukolonga waIftaeli, kudzaulu kuswika Bete-Emeke na Neieli; ese yakhaswika kuKabuli kukhundu lakudzaulu, ²⁸ese yadathasamuka kuEbromi, Rewobe, Hamomi, na Kenani, kuswikira Sidomi mukulu.²⁹Malire yakhaendera kukhundu laRamani; kubudapenepo, kwendera kuluwani lakulonziwa laku Tiro; napenepo, lidakhonera kuHosa ese, kubudapenepo, kwenera kubala, kumutunhu wa Akzibe, ³⁰Umani, Afeka, na Rewobe. Yakhali makhumi mairi namairi yamaluwani, nawalalami watche.³¹Iyi ikhali nhaka yamutupo waAseri, ninga zvinaenderana namadzinza yatche, maluwani na walalami watche.³²Katchitanhatu adaenda kuna mutupo waNaftali, ninga zvinaenderana na dzinza latche. ³³Malire yawo yakhabudira Helefe, kubudira Karivali kuswikira Zananimi, kwendera Adami-Nekebe na Djabneli, nadyali ninga Lakumi, ese yakhaperera muDjorodani. ³⁴Malire yakhazungunukira kumadokera kwenda kuAznote-Tabori ese yakhaendera kuHukoke; ese yakhaswika kuZebulomi, kunyantsi, futi yakaswika ku Aseri kukhundu lakumadokera dzuwa na Djuda kumabudira dzuwa, kun'gambu kwa mukulo waDjorodani.³⁵Maluwani yakuchingisiwa yakhali Zidimi, Zeri, Hamate, Rekate, Kinerete, ³⁶Adama, Ramani, Hazori. ³⁷Kedesi, Edrei, En-Hazori.³⁸Akhalipowo basi Iromi, Migdali-Eli, Horemi, Bete-Anate, na Bete-Semesi. Yikhali maluwani khumi napfemba, nawalalami watche. ³⁹Iyi ndiyo nhaka yamutupo waNaftali, ninga zvinaenderana nama dzinza yatche, maluwani kukhanziza nawalalami watche.⁴⁰Katchinomwe adaenda kuna mutupo waDani, ninga zvinaenderana nama dzinza yatche. ⁴¹Dziko lanhaka yatche ikhaerenga Zora, Estawoli, Ir-Semesi, ⁴²Salabimi, Aidjalomi, na Itla.⁴³Kukhanhiza naElomi, Timnate, ⁴⁴Ekromi, Elteke, Gibetomi, Balate, ⁴⁵Djeude, Bene-Barake, Gate-Rimomi, ⁴⁶Me-Djarikomi, na Rakomi dziko likhali kumberi kwa Djope.⁴⁷Dziko lamutupo waDani likhali lidoko kuna iwo; napenepo, dzinza laDani wadaphaiya Lesemi, sosos nairo, ese wadalibvunzira. Iwo wadaphaya wentse namabemha, wadatola dzikolo, ese wadalitonga. Iwo wadatchinja dzina laLesemi ese wadadaidza Dani nathangwe lawatchinyakala wawo. ⁴⁸Iyi ndiyo nhaka yamutupo waDani, ninga zvinaenderana nama dzinza yatche, na maluwani, kuerenga nawalalami.⁴⁹Pawo wadapeza kugawa madziko yawo ninga nhaka, mbumba yaIziraeli wadabudisa nhaka pakati pawo kupasa Djochuwa, mwana waNumi. ⁵⁰Na mutemo waYahweh, iwo wadamupasa luwani kuti iye adakumbira: Timnate-Sera, mutunhu wamabango waEfraimi. Iye adalilonza ese adalalama penepo.⁵¹Izi ndizo nhaka kuti Eleazari, nyantsembe, Djochuwa, mwana waNumi, na nyakwawa wamitupo yawadzinza yawatchinyakale watche pakati pambumba yaIziraeli, wadagawana, nasoloti, kuSiloni, pamberi paYahweh, pakupinda muTendi yaSangano. Nadyali, iwo wadapeza kugawana dziko.

¹Napenepo, Yahweh adalanga kuna Djochuwa: ²"Langa kuna mbumba yaIziraeli, utchiti: 'Daidzani maluwani yakuwalira kuti Ine ndidakubvunzani napakati paMozisi. ³Itani izvi kuitira kuti mubodzi angaulaya munhu mubodzi nakumanikidziwa akwanise kwenda kweneko. Maluwani eneya yanadzagala mbuto yakuwalira sososo kuna weneule kuti anaswaga kugulunga gazi nathangwe lamunhu kuti aulayiwa.⁴Weneule kuti aulaya anadzafira libodzi latche maluwaniya, anadzagala pakupinda napo pamusuwo futi anadzapanganidza mulandu watche kuna wanyantsembe waluwani linero. Napenepo, iwo wanadzamutola kwendanaye mukati mwaluwani ese wanadzamupasa mbuto ibodzi kuti alalame pakati paiwo.⁵Ese, kana unango atchiuya kaezera kugulunga gazi laweneule kuti aulaiwa, wanhu wamuluwani hawadzamupereki weneule kuti aulaya. Iwo awadzamubvunzi, thangwe aulaya nyauyatche hasikuda ese hakhalibe tchizondi na iye kumasureku. ⁶Muulayi anadikana kulambirira muluwani linero kuswikira kuti awoneka pamberii pagungano kuti atongiwe, ese panepo analambirira kuswikira afa mukulu wanyantsembe kuti alikutonga ntsiku zenezo. Napenepo, weneule kuti, aita chumacho, aulaya nyauyatche anadzahirira kuluwani latche tchairo futi pamui watche, kuluwani latche adawala"'.⁷Napenepo, waiziraeli wadadaidza Kedesi, kuGalilea, ku mutunhu wamabango yaNaftali; Sikemi, kumutunhu wamabango yaEfraimi; na Keriate-Arba (kuti ndi Hebromi), kumutunhu wamabango yaDjuda. ⁸Kunza kwaDjorodani, kumabudira dzuwa kwa Djeriko, wadadaidza Bezeri, murusere lanhunda yamutupo waRubeni, Ramote, kuGileade, wamutupo waGade; naGolani, ku Basani, wamutupo waManase.⁹Aya ndiyo maluwani yadadaidziwa kuna yentse mbumba iya iziraeli ese nakuna wanyakuuya kuti walikulalama pakati paiwo, wanakwanisa kuwala kwenda kuna iyo, kuitira kuti weneule anaulaya nyauyatche, nkhabe mulandu, nakwanise kuwala kuna iro, atchiswaga kukhotchererha. Wenei hadzafi naboko laweneule kuti anada kugulunga gazi laweneule kuti afa, nkhabe kuuya kapangiziwa gungano kuti atongiwe.

¹Napenepo, wanyakwaw wamitupo walevi wadaenda kuna Eleazari, nyantsembe, na Djochuwa, mwana waNumi, ese na kuna wanyakwawa wamadzinza yatchinyakale mukati mwambumba yaIziraeli. ²Ese wadawabvunza kuSilomi, dziko laKenani: Yahweh atibvunza, naboko laMozisi, kuti Mozisi akhangatipase maluwani kuti mwenemo tillame, futi tiuswe n'gombe zathu".³Napenepo, na mutemo waYahweh, mbumba yaIziraeli idapasa nhaka kuna walevi maluwani aya na mitunhu yatche.⁴Dzinza la kowatita lidapasiwa. Nadyali, wanyantsembe, dzinza laAroni, kuit akhali walevi, wadatambira maluwani khumi namatatu yamutupo waDjuda, yamutupo waSimiyawu, na mutupo waBenjemani. ⁵Yenango madzinza yamutupo wakowatita wadatambira, nakuda kwasoloti, maluwani khumi yamadzinza yamutupo waEfraimi, Dani na hafu yamutpo waManase.⁶Ese dzinza la Gerisoni, na soloti, wadatambira maluwani khumi namatatu yadzinza yamutupo waIsakari, Aseri, Naftali na hafu ya mutupo waManase ku Bazani. ⁷Mbumba kuti ikhali dzinza la Merari, dzinza na dzinza, wadatambira maluwani khumi namairi yamutupo waRubeni, Gade na Zebulomi.⁸Nadyali, mbumba yaIziraeli idapereka maluwani aya, kukhanhiza namitunhu yatche, kuna walevi, nakuda kwa soloti, ninga Yahweh akhadalanga pamusana paboko laMozisi. ⁹Pa mitupo waDjuda na Simiyawu, iwo wadadaidza yenango maluwani yapadziko, pano idanembiwa na madzina. ¹⁰Iyo yadapasiwa dzinza laAroni, kuti wakhali pakati dzinza kowatita, kuti akhali wamutupo waLevi. Thangwe iwo ndiwo wadatanga kupasiwa.¹¹Waiziraeli wadawapasa Kiriate-Arba (Arba akhali baba waAnake), kuiti ndi mbuto ibodzibodziyo na Hebromi, mutunhu wamabango yaDjuda, na kwauswira mukhundu mwatche. ¹²Apo mamainda yamuluwani na timavilatatche nangaperekiwa kuna Kalebe, mwana waDjefone, ninga upfumi.^13141516Kuna dzinza laAroni, nyantsembe, wadamupasa Hebromi nakwauswira kwatche, kuti likhali luwani lakuwalira kuna weneule kuti anaulaya nyauyatche nkhabe mulandu, ese Libna nakwaku uswira kwatche, Djatiri nakwaku uswira kwatche futi Estemowa nakwaku uswira kwatche.

¹Munsico zacuti watongui wakatonga, cudauya nzara padzico; napenepo mwamuna wenango wacuti akaidadziwa Belem wacu Djuda adatamua cudzico la Moabe pabodzi na mucadzi wache na wana wache. ²Dzina la mwamuna uyu akali Elemeleque futi dzina lamucadzi akabvi Noemi. Wana wakabvi Malom na Quilion, wadasiya cudzico la Belem la mu Djuda. Wadaswica dzico la Moabe wadakala mwenemo.³Napenepo Elemeleque, mwamuna wa Noemi, adafa; napenepo adasala nawana wache wairi. ⁴Iwo wadakala ninga wamuna na wacadzi wamu moabita. Dzina lamubodzi akali Orfa dzina lamunangoyo akabvi Rute. Iwo wadakala mwenemo cunza kwama cole kumi. ⁵Napenepo wana wache waya Malom e Quiliom wadafa, adasala Noemi ne mwuamuna ne wana wache wairi waya.⁶Napenepo Noemi adaona cuti zwikali muche cusiya Moabe na walola wache cuti ahirire cu Judha, iye akadabva mumbuto ya Moabi cuti Yahweh akada uya cudza musa mbumba yache, achiipassa zvacurja. ⁷Napenepo adasiya mbuto yache yacuti akagala nawalola wache wai´ri, futi pabodzi adapinda munzira cuhirira cudzico la mu Judha.⁸Noemi adati cuna walola wache wairi:" Ndoconi hirirani mubodzi nabodzi wanu muende mumamii mwa mai wanu. Wacuti Yahweh anacubatani na moyo wacuti ukabatiwa naiyo wanha kwenda wamuna wanu futi nainembo. ⁹Wacuti Tchangamire achacuitani cuti cumubodzi namubodzi wanu aone mutsetso pa mui wa wenango mwamuna" Napenepo adawatswoda na penepo wadalila watchikuma. ¹⁰Napenepo wadamuti: "Neye! ife tinahirira tense cuna mbumba yanuco.¹¹Napenepo Noemi adati:" hirirane, wana wango! Thangwe mutchadzahirira naine? Deca ndikana wana ndicupassene ningsa wamuna wanu? ¹²Hirirani, wana wangu, endani; ndoconi nanjirayano tchaiyo nathangwe lacuti inepano ndadisiya maningui cuti ndione wenango mwamuna, ne ningacutini usicu huno ndetchimuona mwamuna nditchigala nacuthemba, napenepo, ndogala na mwana, ¹³ndiye wanu mungamuyemere cucula kwatche? ne culorhwa? Neye, wana unango! Izvi zvinatsukwalisa maningui zvitchitsukwalisa, thangwe lacuti manja ya Yahweh anauya padzauku pangu".¹⁴Pamberi pazvinezvi, walola watche wadalilazve nacukuwa cucuru. Orfa adagonecana na madzuala watche nacumutswoda, ese ute abata iye. ¹⁵Noemi adati:" Teteca nhamungasa waco ali cuhirira cuna mbumba yatche na cuna wamulungu watche. Hirirambi na iye".¹⁶Napenepo Rute adati:" Musandilhano cuti ndiyendi cuti naimwepo. Nathangwe kwense kwano muna enda ine ndinaendambo kwanu mutchakala, nditchakalambo; mbumba yanu itchakala mbumba yangumbo na Mulungu wanu atchakalambo Mulungu wangumbo. ¹⁷Panu imwe mutchafa inembo nditchafambo penepo nditchaekirhwambo penepo. Pode Yahweh andibonerece, hacuna tchinango cunza kwa lufu ndiro lingati lecanise". ¹⁸Patche Noemi adaona cuti Rute achilanga cuti aende naiye, adasia mutsembira zvenango cuna iye.¹⁹Napenepo pawiri wawo wadapinda paulendo cuswikira waswika mu luwani la Belem. Napenepo zvidaitica mtswacuti pawo iwo wadafica mu Belem luwani yense wadamubvira nsisi, futi wacadzi wenango wadabvunza:" Ndiye tchauye Noemi? ²⁰Apo iye adawati:" Musandidaidze Noemi, ese ndidadzeni cuwawa, thangwe iye nya nyansomba ense aita cuti culalama kwangu cumamue maningui. Ine ndidaenda ndida kuta, ese Yahweh andihilinza cumba ne tchindu. ²¹Napenepo thangwe lanyi mulicundidaidza Noemi, mutchiona cuti Yahweh andi tonga nacutonga cucuro andi tchunyisa?²²Napenepo Noemi na mulola watchema wamoabita, wadahirira cudzico la Moabe. Iwo wadauya cu Belem mucuthoma kwa cuconga.

¹Elimeleque, mwamuna wa Noemi, akana mubale,Bowaz, atchibuda cunyumba ya Elemrequi, mwamuna atchibudira dzina latche litchibvi Bowazi. Mwaamuna mupfumi. ²Rute, Muwabita, adalanga na Noemi: "Zvinopano, ndirequerereni ndiyende cumunda catogola ntsonzoti kacusalira. Inepano nditchatewera iye adaona inepano ntsisi". napenepo Noemi adalanga pana iye: Ndoco mwana wangu".³Rute adaenda iye adatola zvidasala cumunda mumasule kwawatchequi, iye adapinda atchitola mbuto mumunda za Bowaz, cuti ndimubale wa Elemerequi. ⁴Pangani iniyo Bowaz adabuda Belem cuna wasefi wadalanga cuti: Yahweh agale naine", futi iwo wadadaira watchiti: "Cuti Yahwah aticombolere".⁵Nalhano Bowaz adabvunzisa munembi wawatchequi: "Adati apo mucadzi mudoco ngwawani? ⁶Muculu wawasefi wadaphindula wadati:" Mucadzi mudoco, Muwabita cuti ahilirane Noemi cumbuto Muwabi. ⁷Iye adandi bvunza: ndapota ndisiyeni ndiconke tsonzolwe watchequi wadaona watchiyenda cubudara calecale ntchintchino, cunza kwangani idoco yacupuma wacutcheca Ndisiyeni nditole zvinhu ndiyende. ⁸Naculhano Boewaz adabvunza cuti: Iwe ucundibva iwe mwana wangu? Leca cuconka mumaminda enango leca cubuda pano, futi eswenzani nawatchequi. ⁹Ibvani basa mumunda uyu wamuna wawo watchitcheca mutewere mumasule mwawatsicana lecani cupfunzisa cuti walequere cucubatani? Futi munga gala nanyota ndoconi muzinkali cuti mumwe madzi cuti wamuna wabudise."¹⁰Nalhano iye adabwira Bowaz pansi namatso. Adachaimisica, adati, zvaita tani cuti ndiwone ntsinsi zidalhano cumberi kwangu cuti mundiwone ine nyacuuya. ¹¹"Bowaz adaphindula. adati ndidabvunziwa padzaulu pazvense zvidaitirha cubuda kwacufa kwamwamuna waco, futi nazvinezvi wada siya tani bambo wanu namai wanu zvinambuto yaco udauya cudzagala nawanhu hawadziwi. ¹²Cuti Yahweh, anacudziwa makalierhwe aco. Yehweh, Mulungu wamu Izirzeri tipaseni mubairo nalhano nacuti munadzaona pacuthawira."¹³Napenepo iye adati: "Leceni ndirambe nditchiwaitira ntsinsi pamberi panu, na Tchangamire, nalhano handimatamizi futi malanga nantsinsi cumucadzi wanu naculhano handina cuwabata nawenango wacadzi wanu".¹⁴Pangani yaculhya, Bowasi adalanga cuna Rute, uya cuno futi ilhya padoco futi nyica phisi muvinagre yavinyu, "iye adagala cukundu lawatchequi futi iye adapa wenango maphisi acucainguiwa. iye adalhya cuswikira cudequerhwa zvinango zvidasala.¹⁵Naculhyano Rute adamuca cuti atogole matsanzu, Bowaz adapasa mutemo cuna watchequi. Adalanga: ¹⁶"siyani iye aconke aunganize pacati pazvitsonzoti, lecani cumuchupha. Napenepo siyani zvinango tsonzoti cubuda pamisumbu yanu cuitira, cuti iye mumusiire atogole, futi musamubvunze.¹⁷Nazvinezvi iye adatogola ali cumunda cuswiquira mausicu napenepo adamusa zvitsonzoti ikani unganizaninimwe futi adaenda atchitsitsica mumudziyo. ¹⁸Iye adabvunza adakwira muluwani cuti mabvwala adaona cuti iye anada cuunganiza zvidaita tani. Rute adaunzisa zvinhu zvidaikirhwa adalha atchikuta futi adapasazve iye.¹⁹Mabvwala watche adamubvunza adati, iwepo waconka cupi lero? Codi iwepo wasewenza cupi? Adadaidzirhwa mwamuna enda wacombolerhwa na Rute Rute adamubvunza cumundaco ndasewenza namwamuna Biaz. ²⁰Nowemi adalanga namulola watche; "Yahweh mucombolere Yehweh mwamuna cuti uleque cupanguiza ntsinsi yaculalama nawacufa. Adati mwamuna wenei ndimubale wapaduze adatesa wanzathu.²¹Rute, Muwabita dadalanga: ndizvodi iye andibvunza: gala nawasewenzi wangu cuswiquira wapeza cutcheca maqntsonzoti angu yense". ²²Naume adalanga cuna Rute mulola watche: " Zvitchaita zvacudeca cuna imwe cunawenango, cuti uyende nawatsicana watche, kwacuti ungaenda nawasewenzi watche cutitira paleque cuonekwa angadzacuviringue mungani yaculima inango2.²³Nazvinezv Rute adalambilirea nawasewenzi wa Boaz, cuswipquira cunkomo kwacuconka kwacolona. Napenepo akagala na mabvwala watche.

¹Noemi, madzala waco, acubvunza: " Mwana wangu, hazwitri ndicusvagire mbuto iyacuthembeca kuti zvicufambire muche? ²Funga zva Boaz mwamuna akussia uchisewenza na wana wache wawatsicana; Haassiye mubale wathu? Iye achagala ali cupucuta coloni cu eira.³Apo, iwepo samba, uzvi phaphaidze zvacurunqueira zvako , upfeke nguo zaco zamuche, utchithe cu eira. Kwache leca cuti iye acuone haassati apeza curja na cumwa. ⁴Kwache, angaenda cuya lala udziwe mbuto yache analalaio; thangwe gale gale ucha enda cuna iye uchierekedze mwendo yache uchigonambo penepo. Ipapo iye anacubvunza zvacuita". ⁵Rute alonga kuna Noemi ine ndichaita zvense zvanu malonga.⁶Ipaapo iye ada tchitha cu eira, ada ita zvache abvunziwa na mabvala wache. ⁷Pache Boaz adarja, adamwa, moio wache uda dequerca iye adaenda cuyalala duze na pamurki wa coloni. Iye ada uya kwadi kwadi cuya cherekedza mwendo iyache bvaa lala ipaapo.⁸Tsangwe la usicu, mwamuna uye ada patica, adaona mukadzi adalala kumwendo iyache! ⁹Iye adabvunza:" Ndiwe wari iwepo? iye adaira: Ndine Rute, nhangassa wako: funiquizani chaku funica chan cuna nhangassa wanu, thangwe imwe ndimwe mubale wa paduze".¹⁰Boaz adalanga : Mwana wangu, Yahweh ngacucombolere. Iwe wairi wapanguiza zvamuche maning zvino, cupinda cale, thangwe, hauna cuenda mutsule mwa djana mubodzi zvache, mupfumi ne mulombo. ¹¹Zvino mwana wangu, ussatchei ine ndicha ita zvense zvako walonga, wanthu wa muguta langu wanadziwa cuti iwe ndiwe mukadzi waculemedzela.¹²Ndizvo chadi cuti ine ndine mubale wa paduze kwache zvina itica cuti pana mubale winango alipaduze maningui cupinda ine. ¹³Gala muno usico huno, machibesse iye akada cucununula, zvigale zvenezvo. Anga leca cuita zvaco ungaite naine, penepo ndichamuita ninga cugala kwa Yahweh. Gona cusvikira kwaecha".¹⁴Apo iye adagona cu mwendo kwache cusvica kwaecha. Kwache adamuca nguwa zacuti munthu makwanisi cucherekedza mwanzache. Thangwe Boaz akada langa: Passa oneke munthu mbodzi, adziwe cuti mucadzi auya cu eira" ¹⁵Napenepo Boaz adalanga: uissa chaco wafunicacho, chibatisise. Pache iye aita izvi, mwamunaio aiga mpimo zitanthu za coloni ku tsanzica paphewa pachi. Penepo iye bvaaiyenda kuguta.t¹⁶Pache Rute adahirira, madzala wache adamubvunza:" zvafamba titini, mwana mwana wangu?" Penepo Rute adalanga zvense zaita mwamunaio kua ¹⁷iye. Iye alanga izi mpimo zitanthatu za trigo ndzico zache adipassa, penepo iye alanga: Ussa hirirre cuna madzala waco ulibe chintu mumanja". ¹⁸Peneno Noemi adalanga:" Gala pano, mwana wangu kusvikira wadziwa cuti zvicha gadzirisca titini, thangwe mwamuna ule haapumi angati haasati agadzirisa mulandu weneu lero lino.

¹Boaz adakwira pamusuo wacunza napenepo adalanga penepo. Nakudyialo, mubale wapaduze wacubvi iye Boaz akamubvunza nyakuyanula. Boaz adati cunaiye:" Chamwuale wangu, uyapano gala - apa". Mwamuna ule adauya adagala. ²Napenepo Boaz adadaidzazwe wamuna kumi muluani napenepo adawati:" Napenepo wense wadagala".³Boaz adabvunza kuna mubale wapaduze:" Noemi, nswanyi wahirira culuani kwamuabe, uli kugulisa pansi munda wakali wamubale watche Elimeleque. ⁴Ndafunga kuti ndicupe mukandu nakukupa muchoba napenepo cuti:' Ugale pambeli pathu tidagala pano. Napamberi pawanyakwawa pa mbumba yangu'. Angati unada kudzinunula, dzinunule. Apo, angati iwepo ansicuda kudzinunula, ndibvunze, cuti ine ndidziwe, nakudyalo hapana munhu anadzinunura kunza kwa iwepo, ese ndinepano basi", Apo iye adadaira: "Nditchaugula".⁵Apo, Boaz adati: patsicu yaco utchagula munda mumanza mwa Noemi, unatolambo Rute, cumoabita, muzitche mucadzi nyakufirka, cuti muse dzina latche nacutsalacana" ⁶Apo nyajaduze uya adati: Inepano azwiiti cudzinunura ndega litu, ndinadza phonia nhacayangu. Ugale iwe patchoco thangwe ine handi ukwanisi".⁷Kalecalepo, uyu wakali mutemo wawa Israel wakadzitonga nakugudiza zwamuche. Kuti tipindirame kugulisa, wamuna wakabulisa chango zawo watchipassa wenango; zwenezwo zwakalikuda kwakujindirana kwawo mu Israel. ⁸Nakudyalo, mubale wapadudze adati cuna Boaz:" bvagula iwepo letu". Napenepo iye adabudisa chango zache.⁹Apo Boaz adabvunza wanyakwawa na wense wanhu:" Ndinakudziwisani nyamunsi kuti ine ndirikugulisa zwense zwakali zwa Elimeleque na zwense zwakali zwa Quiliom na Malom mumanza mwa Noemi. ¹⁰Nsi zwoga zwenezwo, na Rute wamoabita, mukadzi wa Malom, inembo ndafunga cuti iye Rute agale mucazi wangu, cuti acoye dzina la nyakwenda panhaka yache".¹¹Wense wanhu wakali pamusuo napenepo wangakwa wa wadalanga:" Ife ndife wadziwisi . Kuti Yahweh anaita cuti mukadzi aswike pamui pako ninga udaita na Raquel na Lia, wairi wadagadzira nyumba ya Israel. Kuti mumusirke ku Efreta napenepo kuti mungabviki ku Belem. ¹²Kuti nyumba yaco iiti ninga nyumba ya Perez, ninga udajiwa Tamar na Djhuda, nacuda kwa kusanganiso kwa Mulungu adapa kuna iwe mukadzi watchidoco".¹³Nakudyalo Boaz adalolana na Rute napenepo iye adagala mucadzi watche. Iye adamudziwa. Yahweh ada watendera kuti iye aite mimba napenepo adabala mwana wamwamuna. ¹⁴Iwo wakadzi wadati kuna Noemi." Wakombolerka na Yahweh thangwe lila haana kukusica ajakana unango nyacubansira. Kuti dzina latche libvikire mu Israel. ¹⁵Kuti iye agale na iwe asunungula upenyu waco napenepo atchikulala misa kuswikira wasca, nakudyalo mulola waco, atchikudawo cupinda. Wana wanomwe, watche adapiwa na iye".¹⁶Apo Noemi adabata iye muphabjo asamusenga pamwendo watche. ¹⁷Nhakugala paduze naye wadapa dzina kuna iye, adamiti:" Uyo mwana abalirka kuna Noemi". Napenepo wadamudzaidza kubvi Obede. Adadzabvi bambo wa Jesse, adadzabala Davidi.¹⁸Igindiyo nyumba ya Perez: Perez bambo wa Hezron, ¹⁹Hezron bambo wa Rao, Rao bambo wa Aminadade, ²⁰Aminadade bambo wa Nasom, Nasom bambo wa Solmom, ²¹Salmom bambo wa Boaz, Boaz bambo wa Obede, ²²Obede bambo wa Jesse, napenepo Jesse adagala bambo wa Davidi.

¹Mumu sule kwakufa kwa sauli, Dhavidhi adahilira kubuda ku nkondo wada kunda kuwa amaleki ese wadakhala wadalambilira kukhalaa mu Ziclague munsiku ziwiri. ²Nansiku yatchitatu, padauya mwamuna mubodzi kubuda kudungwe la Sauli, nanguwo zatche zakun'gambika ese mumusolo mwatche mudadzalaa pfumbi. Pada swika iyekuna Dhavidhi, adakotaamira pansi kupanguiza khodzo.³Dhavidhi adati: "wabuda: Wabuda kupi? Iye adadira atchiti: "Ine ndida phuzvumuka kudungwe la Izirael". ⁴Adalanga Dhavidhi: "Ndapota, ndibvunze nxhanyi tchaitika". iye adadira: "Wanhu wathawa pakhanerana iwo wazinji wadgwa ese nawa zinji wadafa. Sauli na Jonatani, mwana watche, wadafambo ". ⁵Dhavidhi adabvunza kuna djaha libodzi:" Wadziwa tani kuti Sauli na Jonatani mwanma watche wadafa?".⁶Djaha iri lidadaira: " Kuti ine, ndikhali pabango la Gilbowa, ese kwenwko ndida ona Sauli adatsamira dipa latche; penepo wanya kulima na maguedjo wakhada sala padoko kuswika pana iye. ⁷Sauli adazungunuka, adaona ese adadaidza ine. Ine ndida daira; 'Ndiri pano'.⁸Iye adandibvunza: 'Ndiwe wani?'. Ine ndida mudaira: 'Ndine mu amaleki'. ⁹Iye adandibvunza: 'nxhovera pano undiulaye, thangwe ndiri kubva kukonza thangwe nditchiri kulalama'. ¹⁰Napenepo , ndida nxhovera panaiye ese ndidamuulaya, thangwe ine ndikha dziwa kuti iye anagsati afa nakugwa kudaita iye. Napenepo ndida bata nkhata ese na pulusera yatche akhanayo muboko ese nditchakuisirani imwe Tchangamire".¹¹Npenepo, Dhavidi ada n'gamba nguwo zatche, ese nawense wamuna watche wakhakhala naiye wada n'gambambo nguwo zawo. ¹²Wadalira nakutsumba wadatssanya kuswikira maulo nakuda kwa Sauli na mwana watche Jonatani, ese nakuda kwankondo ya Tchangamire ese nakubidira kwankondo ya Tchangamire ese kubudirambo nadungwe la wa Izirael, nathangwe wadaula ¹³Iwa namadipa . Dhavidhi adabvunza kudjahaali uya na masoko". Wabuda kupi iwepo? Iye adaauira:" Iye adadaira: "Ndine mwana wako uya wa amaleki"..¹⁴Dhavidhi adamubvunza adati: "Thangweranyi iwe haauna kugala na manha kumusa boko lako utchiulaya mudikani wa Tchangamire". ¹⁵Nadyalo Dhavidhi adadaidza mubodzi wamasodja yatche ese adamubvunza: "Enda ukamuulaye". Napenepo, mwamuna uya adaenda, adamuphaya atchifa, ¹⁶Nadyalo, adamubvunza mu amaleki wakufa: " gazi lako lili pamusolo ewako, thangwe mulomomwako tchaiwo ndiwo pupulira: 'Pako wati ndaaulaya mudikani wa Tchangamire'.¹⁷Nadyalo, Dhavigdhi adaemba nhyimbo yakutsumba Saulo na mwana watche Jonatani. ¹⁸Iye adawa dziwisa kuti wadjudha wapfunzisiwe nyimbo yenei idanemb iwaq mubukhu la Jasari. ¹⁹wa Izirael mb iri yanu yafa idaulaiwa pambuto yakulapa, mukhauya nanssimba mudagwa tani pansi! ²⁰Musayembe zvenezvo mu Gate, musazvipalidze mii seu yaAskelomi, Kuitira kuti watsikana wa filistiya waleke kudekerha, kuitireazve watsikana hawana kuythamanguisiwa waleke kusekelera.²¹Imwe mabango ya Gilbowa, ngakuleke kuya namhute ne na madzi pamusolo panu, ne mima minda yakubudisa zvinhu zvakuwanda. thangwe penepo ndipo pada swipisiwa na male yagazi nakuti male ya Saulo haina kudzoziwa mafuta. ²²Kubuda mugazi lawene wale wadafa waya, nakubudazve munyama yawene waya wadapfuma, uta hwa Jonatani hauna kuhilira, ese na dipa la Saauli halina kuhilira chita.²³Sauli na Jonatani mukulalama kwawo wakhadiwa ese wakhada deka ese pakufa kwawo haewana kusiyanisiwa, iwo wsakhali wa kuthamanga kupinda nxhiribinabvi agiya. wakhali wansimba maningui kupinda nkalamu. ²⁴imwe, watsikana wa Izirael, lilani nakuda kwa Sauli, iye adaku pfekezani nguwo zichawa, zakudekedza. ese adaikha nguwo zanunamu khaindi ya golidhi.²⁵Ntswanyi wanya nsimba wadagwa pakati pankondo! Jonatani adafa pambuto zakulapha. ²⁶Ndiriku bonera maningui thangwe la iwe mubale wangu Jonatyani. Iwe ukhali waku thyisa maningui kuna. kundida kwako kuna thyisa, kupinda kudana na wakadzi. ²⁷Mukhali wanya nsimba mudagwa taani paqnsi; ese mudziyo wankndo itchaphanyiwa.

¹Peze ipapo Davivhi adabvunzisa Yahweh adati: "zvinadikana kuti ndiyende kuluwani ya ku Djudha?". Yahweh adadira: " kwira". ²Dhavidhi adabvunzazve: Ndoyenda luwani lipi?". Yahweh adadira: "Kuti yaku Hebroni". Davidhi abata njirara yakwenda ku Hebroni na wakadzi watche, Ainowa awaku Jezreel na Abigail muzvitche wa Nbale wa karnela. ³Davidhi adatolawo futi namasodja atche nawakadzi wawo, wadaenda kagala ku maluwani yaku Hebroni kwawo wada thoma kugala.⁴Napenepo , wanhu wakudludh wadauya kudzmudzoza Dabvidhi mambo wapamui wa Djudha. Peze ipapo Davidhi adabvunza kuti wanhu: Wamuna waku Jabes_Gileade wadakoiya Sauli". ⁵Napenepo adatuma wanhu kuti mbakukombolereni Yawheh, nakupanguiza kudaitaa imwe nsisi mambo Sauli".⁶Zvinopano kwakuti Ywheh akupanguizeni umuche hwatche inewo futi ndinadzakusimbisani. Thanguera basa lanu laita imweri. ⁷Zvinopano manza anu adzaune nsimba, futi wakudzibata, mambo Sauli afa, zvinopano wakudjudha waathonya mambo".⁸Ese Abineri mwana wa neri, muku muklu wamasodja wa Sauli adatola Isbosete mwana wa Sauli amuisa kuna Manainmi; ⁹kuda thonya iye mambo pa Gileade, Azer, Jezreel, Efraimi, Benjami futi kunza kwa wense wa Iziraer.¹⁰Isbosete, mwana wa Sauli, akhana makole makumi manai pada gala iyte mambo wa Iziraeri, ese adatonga makole mairi. wanhu waku Djuda ndiwo oga wadateera Davidhi. ¹¹Davidhi adatonga wanhu waku Hebroni, ku Djudh makole manomwe namwezi mitanhatu.¹²Abiner, mwana wa Neri wanyabasa wa Isbosete, mwana wa Sauli., wadabuda mu watchienda Gibeiyao. ¹³Jowabi mwnw wa Zeruiya, na wanhu waDhavidhi, waada buda watchiyenda kasangana paduze na thanki laku Gibiyao penepo iwo wadagala mukhundu mwathanki dungwe linango ku khundu linango.¹⁴Abneri adati kuna Jowabi: "siya madjaha amuke anerane pamberi pathu, Jowabi adaira kuti mbawamuke". ¹⁵Madjaha adamuka khumi nawa iri akwa Benjami, na Isbosete mwana wa Sauli, na khumi nawa iri wanyabasa wa Dhdvidhi.¹⁶Munhu mubudzi namubodzi adapata musulu wanyamarhwa watche watchiphaiyana namadipa iwao wadagwa wense. Mbuto yeneyo yadaidziwa mu hebero "Helcate_Hazurim" kana "Thambwe la madipa", wakuti iri ku Gibiyao. ¹⁷Nsiku ineyo nkondo ikali yakuchupha maningui napenepo Abineri nawamuna waku Izirayeri wakundiwa nawa nyabasa wa Dhividhi.¹⁸Wana watatu wa Zeruiya wakhalipoo penepo: Juwabi, na Abisai, na Asaiyel. Asaiyel wakali waku tchenjera mwendo ninga mbawala wamujtsanga. ¹⁹Asaiyel adateerana padhuze napadhuze na Abnineri hana pambuka boko lamadyo ne la bvwere.²⁰Abnire ada linguisa mumasule, adabvunza: "Ndiwe Aseyel? " . ²¹Iye adadira: " Ndine". Abineri adamubvunza: "Pambuka kumadyo penu kuboko labvwere ubate mubodzi djaha umutolere mfuti yatche". Ese Asaiyel hana kutchinja khundu.²²Nadyano , Abnneri adamubvunzazve futi Asaiyel: " ema kundi kunditeera. Thangwe ndina kukonza utchigwaa pansi? Ndina dzabvunza tani mjubalewako Jowabi? ²³Ese Asaiyerl adalamba kumusiya, Abneri adamuphaya nadipa latche munhenga. Asaiyel adabgwa , atchibva chaika penepo. Munhu wense akapinda napenepo akaema.²⁴Ese Jowabi na Abisai wadamuteera Abneri. Palo dzuwa likhadoka, iwo wadaswika pabango la Ama, padhuze na Gia njira inaenda kumutunhu wa Gibiyao. ²⁵Wanhu wa Benjami mu masule mwa Abneri wadagala padzaulu pabango.²⁶Abneri adaidza Jowabi adamubvunza: "Dipa lako halasati kukwana kuulaya? Ulikuzvidziwa zvitchanyangala pakupedzesera? Unaswikira lini kuti udzabvunze wanhu wako wadzaeme kuteera wabale wako?". ²⁷Jowabi adadaira, na Mulungu:" Wako iye ninga hauna kulanga izvi, masodja yangu nin ga wateera mubale wako kuswira kwatchena mangwana."²⁸Jowabi adaemba tolombeta wanhu watche waema hawadzanazve kuteera Izirael, ne kupokazve. ²⁹Abneri nawanhu watche wadaenda usiku hweneho ku Araba; iwo wadasangaana ku Djolrodhani wadafamb a mangwana yatche yense wadapuma pa Maanaim³⁰Jowabi adahilira pakuteera Abneri. Iye adaunganiza wamuna watche wense, pakati pawo wamuna wairi wakha chota, Asael futi nakumi nawapfemba pamasodja a Davidhi. ³¹Nadyano masodja Davividhi wadaulauya mazana matatu namakumi tatu yawan hu waku Benjami na ku Abneri. ³²iwo wadatola Asaiyel wadakoya munhutu ya bambo watche ikali ku Belemu . Jowabi nawanhu watche wadagfamba usiku hwense, wadayetcherha mangwana mwatche ku Hebrom.

¹Mukali cibhodzi, apo kudhailika nkhondo yikulu kudzinza la Sauli na dzinza la Dhavidhi. Dhavidhi akhalamba aciyita ntsimba zikulu, nadyalo, nyumba ya Sali ikhakhata nja kunetaneta.²Davidhi adabala wana wacimuna ku Hebuloni. Wadangwe lidabvi Amnon wa Ainowa waku Zezreelita; ³mwana waciwiri akhabvi Quileabe, waku Abigail, wakuti akhalinkhazi wa Nabali, wa Karmelita; wacitatu, Absalao, mwana wa Maaka, mwana wa cikadzi wa Talmayi, mambo waku Gezuli;⁴Wacinayi wa Dhavidhi, Adoniya, mwana wacimuna wa Hagite; wacicanu akhali Sefatias, mwana wacimuna; wacimuna wa Abitali; ⁵kudzati wa citanhatu, Itreao, wa Eghilaalmakalizwe iye nkazi wa Dhavidhi. Awa ndiwo wana wa Dhavidhi wada balirka ku Heburoni.⁶Munkhondoiyo ya nyumba ya Sauli na nyumba ya Dhavidhi , Abineri akhasimbirkwa na nyumba ya Sali. ⁷Sauli akhana bhondwe lace likhabvi Rizpa, mwana mwana wantsikana wa Aiya. Isbosete adhalanga kuna Abhineri:" Thangwerai waghona na bhondwe la bhambo wangu?⁸Namasoko yadhalanga Isbosete, iye Abhineri adha nyangalirka nayo adhamubvunza:"Ine ndine imbwa ya wa Judha? Nyamutsi ndiri kupanguira kutenda kwangu kunyumba ya Sauli, mwali wako, ndiribhe kukuikha mu manja ya Dhavidhi, apo cincino iwe ulikundiphwatira na zwa nkazi uyu?⁹Mwali ngaaite zwinhu zwina konza kupindirisa kuna ine, ningaleka kuita zwire zwinhu zwakuti zwidha pika mwali kuna Dhavidhi: ¹⁰Kucinga umambo kunyumba ya Sauli kuyikha kuna Dhavidhi kwo Iziraeri pabhodzi na wa Judha, kubhudira kwawo Dha kuswikira ku Bheerisebha". ¹¹Isbosete akhaita kumudhaira na thangwe la kuti, akha mugopa.¹²Napenepo, Abineri adhatuma mutumi kuna Dhavidhi waende kiamubvunza, kuti: " Mataka ngawawani? Nhatiyite citenderano, ine ndicakhala na iwe, iwepo ukaona ndikakuuyira Izaraeri yentse". ¹³Penepo Dhavidhi adhamudhaira dyaliku: Tswa muche, ine ndicaenderana na iwe, nadyalo, ndicakukumbira cinthu cibhodzi: haundioni usati cakutanga kuungisa Micali, mwana wa Saulo, paku ukuya kudzandiona".¹⁴Dhavidhi adhatuma watumi kuna Isbosete, mwana wacimuna wa Sauli, aciti:" Ndipasennkazi wangu Mical, wangu ndidhagula na mali inakwana dzana libhodzi la mambondo". ¹⁵Na izwowo, Isbosete adhabhudisisa Mical wa mwamuna wace, Paltiel, mwana wa Lais. ¹⁶Mwamuna wace adhaenda naye, acifamba acilira, penepo adhaemuendesa ku Baurim. Abneri adhamubvunza:" Hirira kuyumba cincino".Penepo iye adhahirira.¹⁷Abneri alanga na wense wa kulu wakulu wako Izaraeri, aciwabvunza dyali: Kwadhina nguwa kudha kuita Dhavidhi atongue kunaimwe. ¹⁸Cincino itani izwo. Nathangwe dyali: Nakudha kwa djanja la mwana wangu Dhavidhi, Ine ndicasunungula wanhu wangu wamwe Izraeri mumanza ya wa filistia na mumanza ya wentse wale wakunyangala moyo.¹⁹Abneri adhalanga ku wanhiu wa Benjami. Iyezwe adhaenda kiyalanga na Dhavidhi ku Hebroni, kuti atsanangule zwentsr pwa wa izaraeri na nyumba ya Benjami na wakhadhalonza. ²⁰Munguwa yakuti Abneri na wanhu makumi mairi wacimuna wadhaswira ku Hebroni kiyaona Dhavidhi, iye akhadhawalonzerera phwando.²¹Abneri adhalanga kuna Dhavidhi:" Ndisiyeyeni ndiende kiyakuonererani yentse Izarari, mambo wangu, kuti iwo wakwanise kuita citenderano naimwe, kuitira imwe kuti mukwanise kutonga zwadhi". Naizwo izwo Dhavjdhi adhasiya Abneri acienda, na mutenderi.²²Muka cimbicimbi, masodja ya Dhavidhi naya Joabe, yadhauya na zwinhu zwao wakhadhaenda kiyakunda. Nadyalo, Abneri haokhase na Dhavidhi ku Hebroni; ²³Dhavidhi akhadhamupumisa, kudzote Abneri akhadhaenda na nteso. Pace Joabe na dungwe la masodja pawo wadhaswikira, wadhalanga kuna Joabe:" Abneri, mwana wacimuna wa Neri, auya kuna mambo adhamusiya aciyenda na mutenderi.²⁴Penepo, Joabe adhaenda kiyabvunza mambo aciti:" Mwaitanyi? Lingani, Abneri auya kudzasangana na imwe! Mwamusiyirani acienda? ²⁵Haudziwi kuti Abneri auya kudza kufulira na kudzabva nzeru zako na zwense zwako uli kuita?". ²⁶Pace Joabe adhasiya Dhavidhi, iye adhatuma watumi masule mwa Abneri, wadhaitisa kuti ahirire muncere mwa mucera wa Sira, ase Dhavidhi akhasi kuzwidziwa.²⁷Kuhirira kudhaita Abneri ku Hebroni, Joabe adhamuendesa pa khundu, pamusuwo, kuti amubvunze pace ekha, penepo Joabe adhamuceka nampeni munh'enga acimulaya. Na izwowo, Joabi ndiko kutsiza kwace adhaita kuna Asael, bhale wace.²⁸Pace Dhavidhi adhabva izwi, adhalanga dyali: " Ine na uishe wangu hatina kunyangaza pamberi pa Cangamire, kwenda na kwenda, zvicilingana na gazi la Abhineri, mwana wacimuna wa Neri. ²⁹Nyaya ya kufa kwa Abhineri ngaikhale na Juabhi, na yentse nyumba ya bambo wace. Ngakuleke kuoneka munhu ku dzinza la Juabhiwa kuti haana malonda, podi hutenda wakhanda, mapere, iyezve acifamba na mireta, penago pale kuyita kuulayiwa naku cekiwa, iye futi acikhala munjala". ³⁰Thangwe la kuti Juabhi na Abhisai m´bale wace, wadaulaya Abhineri, acinge iye akhada ulayambo m´bale wace Azaeri munkhondo ya ku Jhibhiyao.³¹Dhavidhi adalanga kuna Juabhi na lentse dungwe likhana iye; " Ng´ambani nguwo zanu mupfeke masakhu mucilira muiri wa Abhineri". Penepo, mambo Dhavidhi adayenda nacitumbi kiyacikoya. ³²Wadakoya citumbi ca Abhineri ku Hebhuroni. Mambo adalira acikhuyisa, pamberi pa n´hutu ya Abhineri, pabodzi na wanhu wentse.³³Mambo adayimba aci pangizira kutsulukwala na iye Abhineri; Kodi Abhineri akhada fanira kufa ninga kafirke kanayita pswiru? ³⁴Manja yace ayakhana kusungiwa. Minyendo yace aikhana kusungiwa. Thangwerai adzafira pamberi pa wanyangazi, ninga ninga zvayitikazvi". Wentse wanhu wada mulingazve kaciwiri.³⁵Wense wanhu wadauya kudzaitisa kuti Dhavidhi arje kutchingue kudayetcha, ese Dhavidhi adabhenxha ndingarja dzuwa lisati ladoka, Mulungu ngandibunerese muchobo watche anada". ³⁶Wense munhu adakhala nakudziwa nakutsulukwala kwa Dhavidhi, izvi zvidapanguizira kuita zvamuche kuna iwo, penepo wadadekerha naizvi zvidaita mambo.³⁷Nadyalo, wense wanhu wamu Izirael wada bvisisa, munsiku ire, kuti hakukhasi kuda kwamambo kuulaya Abineri, mwana wa Neri. ³⁸Mambo adalanga kuna wanyakutewerera watche: "Hamusi kudziwa kuti nyamunsi mu Izirael mwafa munhu wakululama, mambo? ³⁹Nyamunsi uno ndida netaneta mwiiri wangu napo ine ndine mambo wakukwana ese handina nsimba. kuwa muna awa, wana wa Zeruiya, wana nsimba kupinda ine. Tchangamire ngaa pase muphaninxhi unapindirana na iye nyakunyangala moyo uyu".

¹Apo Isbonosete, mwana wa Saul, adabva kuti Abner ha kadafa ku Hebrom, maja ache adaneta, na entse Israel idabatikana.Ona, wana wa Saul pacana wamuna wa wiri wacali wakulu wakulu wamuthithi wa masodja. ²Dzina la mbodzi wau akali Baana, winango Recabe, mwana wa Rimoni, apo beerotida, wa wanhu wa Bejamim . Beerote iyembo ana kodziwaku kundu la Bejamim, ³wabeerotida wa ndawala wa chienda Gitaim walikugala kweneco na nhamutsiuno.⁴Jonatani, mwana wa Saul, hacanamwana mulodi, acandalemala mwendo. Iye acana makole machanu akubarwa phaio masoco andaswika iya saulina Jonatani adaswica ku na Jezreel. Nhacumuleza andamubata vha wala, apo patche iye acathamanga, mwana wa Jonatani adagwa, vhalemala dzina yache akali Mefibosete.⁵Recabe na Baana, wana wa Rimom, mu beerotita, wadaita ulendo culicupitsa wachenda kumui wa Isbosete, achiti iye alikupuma pangua irikupitsa maningi ya tsiku. ⁶Mucadzi akaonerera pamusuo ada gona, na penepo achiricupuma, na Recabe na Baana wadapinda chiwatamire, na penepo wadapinda na pana hiye. ⁷Nakudzondo pinda kudaita iyo mucati, iyo wadamunera wachimulaia, hachiti iye hacadagona mumba mwache pamulede, munhumba iya mucati. Napenepo, iyo wadamugwanda musolo wache wa chimudjusa, wadafamba mumuseu usiku wentse kuita kuibuda Araba.⁸Iyo wadauya na musolo wa Isbosete ku swikira Davide, ku Hebrom, watchiti:" Ona , uyu nimus iye adamubvunzaolo wa Isbosete, mwana wa Saul, nhamarwa waco, wacuti akaesera upenhu waco. Nhamutsi Yahweh achupha mambo wathu changamire, kuna Saul na wanhandaka iyache". ⁹Davide adadaira Recabe na Baana; iye adamubvundza:" Nadyalo Yahweh analalama, ule adaponesa upenhu, ¹⁰wangu mukubonera, patche munhu adandieguerera:' Ona, Saul afa; achifunga kuti alikundipa masoco hamuche, ine ndamubata vadamulaia ku Ziclague. Heyeu akali mabaibai iyangu ndida mupa na masoco iyache.¹¹Ndirikuda wenangoze wamuna wacuona moyo waulaia munhu hapana zwinadziwa iye pamubede wache, pamui wache - ninga andikumbirerini gazi la mandja ache, wandikumubudisa padzico ?". ¹²Na penepo, Davide adapa mutemo waphale wache, iyo wadamulaia wache igwanda mandza na mwendo wachiia kudza, wandaimanica kukudhu la tamboli ku Hebrom, Na penepo wadaulaia kumasihe iya abner, ku Hebrom.

¹Apo, yense msdzinza ya ku Izirael wadauya kuna Dhdvidhi ku Hebhroni adalanga: "Ona ndife nyama yako namafupa yako. ²Pani yantchitchino yakale patche Sauli atchirikuti tonga ife pano. Akhali iye wakuti akhaemerera masodja aku Izirael. Yahweh adakubvunza: Iwe utchaemerera wanhu wangu, Izirael, napenepo iwepo utchatonga Izirael".³Napenepo wense wakulu wakulu wa Izirael wadauya kuna mambo, ku Hebroni, apo mamnbo Dhavidhi adaita tchitenderano pamberi pa Yahweh. Wada dzola Dhavidhi mambo wa Izirael. ⁴Dhavidhi akhana makole makumi matatu patche adatanga iye kutonga apo atyonga makole makumi manai. ⁵ku Hebroni, iye adatonga mu Djudha makole manomwe namwezi mitanhatu, mudjerusalerma,iye adatonga makole makumimatatu namatatu mu Izirael yense na mudjudheya.⁶Mambo na wanhu watche adaenda Djerusalema soso nawa Jebuseu, wanya kugala kweneko. iwo wadalanga kuna Dhavidhi: "Iwo hawa ui kuno kuti wadzathamanguisiwe na mapofu nazvilema. ⁷Dhavide angada uya lini kuno". Napenepo Dhavidhi adatola mbi«uto yaku deka ya kuSiyau, yakuti tchitchino ndi luwani la Dhavidhi.⁸Pangaaani ineyo Dhavidhi adati: "Upi naupi zvatche adatsetsula wa Jebuzeu anadikana kupinda napense pana madzi kuti aswike kuna mapofu nazvirema; wakuti mb anyamarha waDhavidhi". Ndipo wanhu wanati: "Mapofu mawakulamala ngawa leke kuya kuna mambo". ⁹Apo Dhavidhi adadzakala ali wakukhodzera wadzdadaidza luwani la Dhavidhi. Iye adasimbisa wagalisani watche, kubudira mbiru ya khona latche kuswira mukati. ¹⁰Dhavidhi adagala mukulu maningui Yahweh, Mulungu wankhondo akhana iye.¹¹Napenepo, Hirau, mmambo wa Tiro, adatuma wanyamasoko kuna Dhavidhi na sedro, mutsemi wamatabwa na muwaki wanyumba. Iwo wadawaka nyumba Yadhavidhi. ¹²Dhavidhin akhadziwa kuti nYahweh akhada muikha ninga mambo wa Izirael, futi yye akhadamupaqsa utonguinwatche nakuda kwawanhu watche Izirael.¹³Kubuda pakusiya kudaita Dhavidh Hebroni atchiyenda ku Jerusalema, iye adatolazve ena mabondwe nawenango wakadzi ku Jerusalema nawenango wana waaphale nawatsikaqna ¹⁴watchibaliwa. Aya ndiwo madzinza yawana wkuti adabalirha ku Jerusalema: Samua, Sabote, Nata, Salomao, ¹⁵Ibar, eliusa, Nefegue, Jafia, ¹⁶Elisma, Eliada na Elifelete.¹⁷Pawo ma filistia wadava kuti Dhavidhi akhada dzazisiwa umambo mu Izirael, we wadabuda kuuya kudzamusaka. Apo Dhavidhi adazvibva futi aenda kutrhambwe. ¹⁸Mafiristiya wadaenda watchimwazana na mumbetete ya Refaimi.¹⁹Nadyalo Dhavidhi dakumbira kutesiwa kuna Yahweh. Dhavidhi adati: "Munadikana kuphaya ma firistiya? iwe utchandipa kukunda kuna iwo?". Yahweh adati kuna Dhavidhi: "Waphaye, napenepo ine ndictha kupasa kukunda kuna iwo wa firistiya". ²⁰Napenepo Dhavidhi, adawapasa kuna BHahaale-Perazi, penepo wadawa kunda. Dhavidhi akhada langa:" Yahweh alikuda wanyamarha angu kuna ine, ninga madzi akudzalirha yakufudza". Napenepo mbuto ineyo ida daidziwa Bahali-Perazi. ²¹Wafilistiya wadasiya zviwanya zvimulungu zvawo penepo, Dhavidhi nawamuna watche wadamutola penepo. ²²Apo mafilistiuya wada kwirazve nkubvawa mwazana na mufera ya Refaimi. Napenepo Dhabvidhi adatola kubatsirha kuna Yahweh adati kuna Iye: ²³"Usawa ulayi nakumberi, pambuto ya izvi, zungulira uwaswikire dhuze na mubholosi.²⁴Apo iwepo ungabva dungu lakufamba litchifuza mhepo ananga ndi Mulungu alikupinda napa dzaulu pamibulosi waphaye nansimba. ita zvenezvo thangwe Yahweh ananga abuda iwe usati wabda, kuti aphaye masodja awa filistiya". ²⁵Napenepo Dhavidi adaita ninga zvidabvunziwa iye na Yahweh. Iye adaulaya mafilistiya kubudira Geba na zense njira zakuswikira Gezeri.

¹Nadyalo, Dhavidhi adaunganiza wense wamuna wadasakhurwa ya Iziraeri, macumi matatu awamuna pa wense. ²Dhavidhi adamuca adaenda na wense wamuna iye na Baala wa Djudha, kuti wause kweneco kuna ngalawa wa Mulungu, futi adhadziwe na dzina la Yahweh na masodja, tchibato tcha Mulungo pacati pawo.³Iyo wadhaikha ngalawa ya Mulungo thambwe wa motica inovhu futi anatora panyumba wa Abinadabe, ninga widhagala ngati Colina.Uza e Aio, wana wanu, wakafambi samotica itsva.⁴Iyo wadhausamhotica kubhudhaiyo kumui ikwa Abinadabe, kwa Colina, na ngalawa wa Mulungu na iye.Aio adhafamba kumberirka ngalawa. ⁵Natenepo Dhavidhi na mui wense wa Iziraeri wadatanga kuwemba pana Yahweh, kupfudzisa na midziyo ninga phulanga za rudimbwa, mbira, madiramu, ngoma zachigalirwe.⁶Natenepo iyo wadaswika pa mbuza Nacom, ngombe zidadzedzeleka. Uza adamusa bako, adabatha ngalawa ya Mulungu futi adabatha.⁷Nakudyalo, adatswona Yahweh adabuda napamususoro wa Uza. Mulungo nadabwanha nakuphonya. Uza adafa penepo, pakundu pa ngalawa wa Mulungu.⁸Dhavidhi adatswoma napenepo Yahweh adatswoma Uza. Futi iye adaidza pa mbuto ineiyo nadzina la Perez - Uza. Pa mbuto idaidzowa Perez - Uza ku swikira nsiru wanyamusi. ⁹Dhavidhi adatcha Yahweh pansi ineiyo- Iye adalanga:" Ninga ngalawa wa Mulungu inaswika kunaine?".¹⁰Natenepo, Dhavidhi hanaikuda kutora ngalawa za Yahweh naiye kwenda luwani wa Dhavidhi; nakuda kwazwineswi; iye adasiwa nyumba wa Obede - Edom, na geteu. ¹¹Yi ngalawa ya Yahweh adhalambira alimunyumba ya Odebe - Edom, na geteu, pa mezi mitatu. Natenepo Yahweh adhakombolerwa munyumba mweche wense.¹²Pangani ineio, wadamubvunza mambo Dhavidhi: " Yahweh adakombolera munyumba ya Obede - Edom futi zwindhu zwense iye nakuda kwa ngalawa ya Mulungo". Natenepo, Dhavidhi adaenda atchisa ngalawa ya Mulungu panyumba ya Obede - Edom mu luwani ya dhavidhi, nguwa yako dequerwa. ¹³Napenepo awo akhadadzunsa ngalawa ya Yahweh wakaita pathanho mathandathu, iye kutsungulira ngombe ibhozi na mbira la khuma.¹⁴Dhavidhi adadzua pana Yahweh, na tsimba yense; iye akadha tsimira yemba kambula manja. ¹⁵Natenepo, Dhavidhi pa nyumba ya Izraeri adhaunganiza ngalawa ya Yahweh nakukuwa na dhungu ya mutuliro.¹⁶Pangani eneio, napenepo ngalawa ya Yahweh adhadzikha pa luwani ya Dhavidhi, Mical, mwana wa Saul, alinguisa na pa janela. Iyr adhaona mambo Dhavidhi adathata futi adadzwa kumberi kwa Yahweh, natenepo, iye adhanyozera na pa moyo.¹⁷Iyo wadhaikha ngalawa kwa Yahweh futi wadaika pambuto pakati patendi kuti Dhavidhi akada lonjolera kuna iye: napenepo Dhavidhi adapa kuti kupereka mahala pamberi pa Yahweh.¹⁸Pache Dhavidhi adapedza kupasa tsembe naku pereka mahala adakombolerwadhu nadzina ya Yahweh, na masodja. ¹⁹Natenepo, adakwanisa wense mukumbi wa Israeri, ninga mamuna na wakadzi, mukati, phisi ya nyama futi na mussuwa. Natenepo wense wadhu wadabuda, nabhodzi adapinda mumba mwache.²⁰Napenepo Dhavidhi adhapassa makomborero kuna wabale. Mical, mwanasicana wa Saul, adhauya kuza sangana na Dhavidhi alanga: " Ndikodjolipe lida passia mambo kwa Iziraeri lero, adhadziwa naku ona kubodera, kuna wadhu, nadyalo bhodzi nhakuponya anadza nhala".²¹Dhavidhi, adadaira kuna Mical:" Inepano ndidaita izwi pana Yahweh, mbuni andisalura pambuto ya umambo ya bhambo wangu na ubale kuti andita ninga mambo wandhu kwa Yahweh, kwa Iziraeri. ²²Pamberi pa Yahweh inepano ndichaterekwa. Inepano ndichadzadzichepesa kupinda kwenezi, inepano nditchaswichepesa pamaso pangu, ninga matso akubonera kuti iwepo ulongwe, madzina inepano ninga kukodziwa". ²³Nadyalo, Mical, mwana sikana wa Sauli, akana mwana kuswikira kufa kwache.

¹Zvidaitica nswakubvi, unango mukulu mambo adagala pa mui, patche pakubvi, Yahweh adapa kupuma kuna wense wazondi watche wapaduze. ²Nyakwawa uya adati kuna Nata, mu profiti:" Ona inepano ndinagala pa nyumba yamatabua ngalawa iru pagumbiri."³Apo, Nata adalanga kuna mambo:" Endani kaita zwiri mumoyo mwanu, thangwe Yahweh ana imwe. ⁴Apo pausiku ubodzihwo Yahweh adalanga kuna Nata, atchibvi:" ⁵Ndoco kuna umubvunze Davide nhabassa wangu kuti: Ndizwo zwalanga Yahweh: Iwe unzandigadzirira nyumba?⁶Thangwe ine andigali munyumba, kubudira pangu ndidabudisa wanhu wangu mu Israel kuwanisa mu Jipita, kuswikira patsiku yuio, kunza kwawenazwo: Ine ndina famba kubuda kuno nditchiuya kweneko na mugumbiriri, mutabernaculo. ⁷Kuna yense mbuto yangu ndapinda nayo, muwanhu wa Israel, ndidalanga Ine zwinhu padoco kuna wanamati wangu ndidaita mafundisse wanhu wa mu Israel:' kuti nswanyi hamuna kundiitira nyumba yakudeka?"⁸Apo bvunza kuna munhu wangu Davide:" Zwenezwo ndizwo zwidalanga Yahweh wakale: Ine ndinakubudisa pakati pamabira, kukuendesa kuwa Israel kiyatonga mbumba yangu. ⁹Ine ndakali na iwe pako udaenda, nditchi thamangisa wazondi wako, napenepo wagali wapanse.¹⁰Ine ndina tswaguira mbuto kuwana wangu mu Israel na kugalikira kuti iwo walalame pambuto yangu futi nkalezwe kudzachuphiwa. Akabezwe kudzawaboneresa ninga zwawo wadaita kalepo, ¹¹kubudirapangu ndidaika utongi wangu na wanhu wa mu Israel. Apo ndinapa kupuma kuna wazondi waco. Ine Yahweh ndinapindiriza kuwaka nyumba.¹²Pa tsiku yako ingaswika na penepo ndina kubatsira iwo wanakumukira napenepo ulinakuya ukulu. ¹³Iye ananditira nyumba yangu mudzina langu, ine ndinadza kubatsira ukulu wako kwenda na kwenda. ¹⁴Ine ndinagala bambo watche iyembo anagala mwana wangu. Ece iye angaphaia ndinamuphanitcha na mutchanu wawamuna na malango yawana wamunhu.¹⁵Ese nakuda kwangu andidzakusii, ninga zwangu ndida ita kuna Saulo, ine ndina swika pamberi pako. ¹⁶Nyumba yaka na ukulu wako zwinadza dzirikana pamberi pako. Ukulu wako unagalikira kwenda na kwenda." ¹⁷Nata adalanga na Davide atchimulangira yense masoko, na zwense zwatche asangana nazwo.¹⁸Apo, Davide ninga mukulu, adapinda adagala pamberi pa Yahweh napenepo adamubvunza: Kuti muswike kulanga dyalo? ¹⁹Zwenezwo zwitagala ntswi doko panu, tchangamire Yahweh. Imwe malanga na ubale wa uswenzi panguwa irikuya napenepo mandipangiza mukaindi wakusia, tchangamire Yahweh. ²⁰Ndutedze titini anga, Davide akubvunzeni? Iwe kadza imuswi wako, Tchangamire Yahweh.²¹Na thangwe la pfala lako unadikana kutewerera kudai dza kwako, Iwe zwamuche zwenezwi napenepo wakodza maaswi wako. ²²Nakudyalo ndimwe mukulu, Tchangamire Yahweh thangwe unango ninga imwe, hapazwe Mulungu Kunza kwaimwe, ninga tabva namakutu yathu. ²³Napenepo ndjajyiswe nika ninga Israel, ndiyo yoga nyica pamberi panu, Mulungu adaenda adatapuza kuna iwe? Iwepo waita kuti igale mbumba kuna iwe, kuti waite dzina kuna iwe napenepo kuti aite zwikulu na midzaidzai zwitchipindira na mbuto yako. Iwe wathamangisa mbumba na walungu wako nawanhu wako, adakubudisani mu gipita.²⁴Imwe muna tchinjisa Israel ninga wanhu wanu napenepo iwe Yahweh adakuita Mulungo wako. ²⁵Apo, Mulungo Yahweh nakulanga kwatche adaita na kodzero ninga na mubale ngazwienderere kwenda na kwenda. Itani zwangu ndinalanga. ²⁶Kuitira kuti dzina lako likule kwenda na kwenda napenepo wanhu watchalanga Yahweh ndiye Mulungu wakale wa I srael itchiti ndiye nyumba ya Davide idapika iye.²⁷Thangwe iwepo, Yahweh wakale, iye Mulungu wa Israel, adapa nyumba munhu watche. Ndizwo ninga inepano munhu watche ndidanamata Iwe. ²⁸Apo, Tchangamire Yahweh ndiwe Mulungu na masoco ako ngamuche anathembeka, kulanga kwako kuna munhu wako. ²⁹Apo zwingagala nswakudeka, kombolerani nyumba yanu, kuti iye alambirire kwenda na kwenda pamberi pana nakudyalo, Tchengamire Yahweh, adalanga zwenhu zwenezwe, napenepo, na makomborero nyumba ya wanhu wako ina komnborerka kwenda na kwenda.

¹Peze ipapo zvinadzayita, Davide adapoka na wanyamarwa watche wa filistia achibva awakunda. Adawafunda achitwatotera utongi hayo.²Dyalo adakundambo, adayita kuti wathu wache wense wawale pantsi, achiwapima na dzoyi, kuti paphindi mayiri ayulayiwe, phindi libhodzi lamutero, walambe wachilalama. Na dyalo wa moabita wadadzagala wabassa wa Davide achiwalipissa munsonko.³Davide akunda Hadadezer, mwana wa Reobe, mambo wa Zoba, atchiti Hadadezer akhayenda kiyawambala muthu watche kuswika kumukolo wa Eufrates. ⁴Davide awatolera motika chulu chibhodzi na mazana manomwe akhondo na yena masodja zvulu makumi mawiri. Davide adangwanda ndondo za mahaji adasiya ntsama yache akhada chulu chamutika.⁵Padadzaswika wa siria waku Damasco, kudzabatsira Hadadezer, mambo wa Zoba, Davide ayulaya wathu zvulu makumi mawiri na zviwiri mwa iyo. ⁶Peze ipapo Davide ayiga masodja mu siria wa Damasco. Wa sirios wadagala wanyabassa watche, wachimulipa masoko, Yahweh akhabantsina Davide kuti akunde kwentse kunayenda iye.⁷Davidi adatola cheleni yagolodhi, yacuti ikhali pawanyabasa wa Hadadezer adauisa mu djerusalema. ⁸Ya Beta ya Berotai, luwani la Hadaezer, mambo adatola zvbinhu zvijinji ya golidhi.⁹Patche Toi, mambo wa Hamate, adazvibva kuti Davidi akhada kunda yense masodja wa Hadadezer, ¹⁰adatuma mwana watche juwau kuna mambo Davidhi kuti amukwaidze; thangue Davidhi adanga akupoka na Hadadezer futi adamukunda. Futi thanguera kuti Hadadezer akhada saina nkondo kuna Toi. Juwau natchinhu tchagolidhi nangoda zakusiya siyana.¹¹Mambo Davidhi adaanamatira zvinhu zvense pamberi Yahweh, nadyano ninga plata na golidhi, nazvense zvamuche zvatche adatola _ ¹²waku Siriya, waku Mowabi, waku Amoni, Wafilistiya na wa Amaleki podi zvense zvamuche zvawa datolerha Hadadezer mwana wa Reobe, mambo waku Zoba.¹³Dzina la Davidhi lidagala lakudziwikwa pakuhirira kwatche, na wathu wache zvuru khumi nazvisere, wakudaidza nawa Siriya, paphiri la Sal. ¹⁴Iye adaiga wanyakuwonerera ku Edom wense waku Edomita wadakala wanyabasa watche. Hahweh adapasa kuwina Davjdhi nkwense ku khaenda iye.¹⁵Davidhi akatonga yense Iziraer, iye akhatonga muche, akhabatazve muche wanhu wense. ¹⁶Jowabi mwana wa Zeruiya akhali mukulu wamasodja, na Jeozafa, mwana wa Ailude, ndiye akhanemba zvense zvikhaitika. ¹⁷Zadoki mwana wa Aitubi na Aimeleki, mwana wa Aibitari, wakhali waphrisita; Seraiya akhali nyakunemba; ¹⁸Benaiya, mwana wa Joiyada, akhatonga wa Keretewo na ma peretewo; na wana wa Davidhi wakhali wanyaku wapunguli wa mambo.

¹Davide adati:" Angagale alipo una mudzinza la Saul wakuti angapuse cupanguisa cuda, mucuda kwa Jonatas?" ²Akalipo, mudzinza la Saul, nhamubasa wakuti akadaidzima Ziba, wadamutola kwanda naye kuna David. Mambo adamuti:" Ime ndikue Ziba? Iye adadaira:" Ande, ndine nhamubasa wanhu".³Napenepo mambo adati:" Alipozve mudzinza la Saul wakuti ine ningafuse kupanguiza Kuda kwa Mulungu?" Ziba adadaira kuna mambo:" Jonatas ana mwana kwene mubhodzi basi wakuti adalamala mwendo". ⁴Mambo adamuti:" Alicupi iye? Ziba adadaira msambo:" Alikupimba kwa Maquir, mwana wa Amiel, ku lo - Debar".⁵Napenepo, manbo adamuti wamuise, napenepo wadamisa kubuda kumba kwa Maquir, mwana wa Amil, wako Lo - Debar. ⁶Napenepo, Mefibosete, mwana wa Jonatas, mwana wa Saul, adauya pana David futi adagoma pamberi pa mambo David. David adati:"Mefibosete!". Iye adadaira: Ande, ndine nhamubasa wanu!".⁷David adamuti: "Neye lica cugaa na manha thangwe lakuti ndetchakupanguisa kuda nakudisisa kwa Jonatas, bambo waco, nditchadzahirinza pense pense pa Saul securu waco, napenepo atcharja patchigaziquiro tchangu". ⁸Mefibosete adagodama adati " Mbani nhamubasa waco, kuti uone na tsisi kuna katchinja kakufa ninga ine?⁹Napenepo, mabo adamudaidza Ziba, nhamubasa wa Saul, napenepo adamuti:" Zwense zvakuti zvikali zva Saul na dzinza latche nditchapasa wazukulu watchangamire wako. ¹⁰Iwe, wana wako wanhamuye futi iwe utchadzakonka kuitira kuti wazukulu watchangamire waco wagale wana zvakurja. Ndzaphinzauno, Mefibosete, muzukulu wa tchangamire wako, agare aytchirja patchigaziquiro tchangu". Ziba akana wana kuni nawachanu na wanhsbasa makumi mairi.¹¹Napenepo, Ziba adati kuna mabo:" Nhamubasa wako atchaita zvense zvakuti mukuru, mambo zvatche ananditumazvo". ¹²Mambo adathimizira:" Nakodzo la Mefibosete, iye atchadzarjera patchigadzico tchango, ninga mubodzi wa mwana wa mambo". Mefibosete akana mwana mubhodzi djaha wakuti akadaidzima Mica. Wense makuti wakagala pamui wa Ziba wadakala anhabasa wa Mefibosete. ¹³Napenepo, Mefibosete adakala mu Jerusalema futi akalamba atchirjira patchagaziro tchamambo, podi zvatche pakuti akada lemala yense muendo.

¹Ese nakupinda kwanguwa, mambo wa kwa amoni adafa, ese mwana watche, Hanum, adakhala mambo pambuto yatche. ²Davide adalanga:" Ine nditcha etira nsisi kuna Hanum, mwana wa Naase, ninga kuda ndietira nsisi bambo watche". Nadyalo Davide adatuma wanyabasa watche kabata Hanum, na thangwe la bambo watche wanyabasa watche wadapinda mu dziko ya waamoni. ³Nadyalo, wa mambo wa amoni wadalanga kuna tchangamire wawo, Hanum: "Iwe unatchokade kufunga kuti Davide ali kunamata bambo wako na kuona kutumira wamuna kudzakubata ? Hangadakhalalini Davide kutimira wanyabasa watche kuna ewe kuti wa onesere uwani, kuti wadza lifudze pakupedzesera kulishola?"⁴Nadyalo, Hanum adabata wanyabasa wa Davide, adapala hafu ya ndebvu, atchicheka kunza kwa nguyo kufikira mumatako mwatche ese atchienda zvatche. ⁵Patche Davide adaungana nawo, ada wabvunza kuti mudasholiwa, mambo alanga kuti: "Khalani ku Jerico, kufikira ndebvu zanu zakula mudza hirire patswa".⁶Wa amoni pawo wadazvibva kuti wadakha wa kunzondiwa kuna Davide, wada tumira masoko ese wadadza todazve zvulu makhumi mawire yamasodja wa ku arameu, waku Bete - Reobe naku Zoba, thulu tchawamuna wa mambo waku Maaca na zvulu khumi na zviwiri zewamuna waku Tobe. ⁷Patche Davide adadziwa zveneze, ada tuma Joabe na lense dungwe la masodja. ⁸Wa amoni wadauya wada ndandama kuita ku ndandama ebodzi pa musuwo wakupinda nuthaundi, nadyalo wa arameu wa ku Zoba na wa ku Reobe ese na wamuna wa ku Tobe na wa ku Maaca wadakhala pa mutunhu padetcha.⁹Joabe patche ada ona kuti ada khalirha na wanu ya khondo wa kuwada kumberkuatche, adasakhula wanhaku dziwisisa kubata nfuti ku ma sodja ese ada wandandamisambo kuti walizirane na wa arameu. ¹⁰Ese wadasala padungwe iri la masodja eye ada wapereka ku dungwe la masodja ya mubale watche, Abisae kuli awa ekhe pa khombo pa yawo wali kulizirana na masodja ya ku amoni.¹¹Joabe alanga:" Ese kuti wa arameu wangandikunda ene, ese ewe, Abisai, udza uye kudzandibatsira. ¹²Uya na tsimba kuti tipangize ku wanhu watche mu ma thandi ya Mulungo wathu, ese tinga shinga Yahweh atcha eta zvinamudekera.¹³Napenepo, Joabe na dungwe la masodja yatche wada enda kapoka na wa arameu wakuti wada eta kuthamanguisiwa tchansimba pamberi pa masodja ya wa Israel. ¹⁴Dungwe la masodja la wa amoni palo lida ona kuti wa arameu wathawa, na iwo wadathawambo kuna Abisai ese wada hirira ku thaundi na penepo Joabe ada hirira ku wanhu wa Amom ese atchihirira ku Jerusalema.¹⁵Wa arameu pawo wada ona kuti walikukundiwa na wa Israel, ewo wada unganazve patswa.¹⁶nadyalo, Hadadezer ada tuma masodja ya wa arameu kunga kwa munkulo wa Eufrates. Iwo wada uya ku Hela, watchiperekeziwa na Sobaque, munkhulu wa masodja ya Hadadezer.¹⁷Davide patche ada zvibva, ada unganiza wense wa Isarel wada bira munkhulu wa Jordani ese wadaswika ku Hela. ¹⁸Wa arameu wadagadzirira kuti waende kasangana na wa Davide ese wada poka naye. Wa arameu wada wala Israel. Davide ada ulaya mazana manomwe ya masodja ya wa arameu. Wafambise wa mamotika ya khondo na zvulu ms khumi manai ya masodja ya makavalo. Sobaque munkulu wa masodja ya wa arameu, adakonzeka atchibva shaika penepo. ¹⁹Wense wa mambo pawo wada ona kuti wanya mubasa wa Hadadezer wada ona kuti wada kundiwa na wa Israel, wada daidzira mutendere watchi tewerera mitchemo yache. Apo wa arameu wadatya ku enda ka wabatsera wa amone.

¹1 Izwi zwidaitika munguwa ya malimo, nguwa yakuti wadzi mambo wanakhaenda kunkhondo, Davidi adatuma nyam'basa wace Joabi, pabodzi na yentse nkhondo ya Amoni wacitswangirira Rabaa. Acinge Davidi asala ku Jerusalema.²³2 Camasikati, cidadzaitika nca kuti, Davidi adamuka pa talimba yale ndiye nkhwira padzaulu pa nyumba yace. Ali penepo, adaona nkazi wadakedza akhasamba. 3 Davidi adabvungisa kuna wanhu kuti mbani akhamudziwa nkhali ule. winango adalonga dyali: "uyu hasi Beticeba, mwana wasikona wa Eriamu, nkazi wa uriasi, muheteu?".⁴⁵4 Davidi adatuma mitumi, udaunzisa, iye adauya kwace akhalipo, wadagona wentse, penepo acinge iye akhabuda mukupeisa kusamba mwace. Adati wapeza, iye adahirira kunyumba. 5 Nkazi uya adabata mimba iye adadziwisa Davidi, kuti; " Ndina mimba.⁶6 Na penepo, Davidi adatuma tsamba kuna Juabi, acilanga dyali: "Ndiunzireni uriasi, muhiteu". Juabi adaunzisa uriase kuna Davidi. 7 ⁷Kuswika kudaita uriasi, Davidi adamubvunzisa kuti Juabi ali titini, warki walititine kudzatizwe nkhondo ikhafamba titini. 8 ⁸Davidi adalonga kuna uriasi: " Enda kunyumba kwako, uphuluzwe minyendo yako". Na dyalo, uriasi adasiya nyumba ya mambo, apo acali munjira mambo adamutumira cipo.⁹¹⁰¹¹9 Nadyalo, uriasi adagona pa musuwo pabodzi na wanyabasa wa mambo, haana kudzaenda kumui wace.10 Paowadabvunza Davidi: kuti" uriasi haana kwenda kumui " Davidi adabvunza uriasi: Hausi ndiwe wabuda kubasa? Thangwerai hauna kwe kunyumba? 11 Uriasi adadaira kuna Davidi kuti: "Ngalawa, walzirayeri na wajuda iri mumatendi, tsizwoga mambo wangu Juabi na wanyam'basa wace wadabakhala muthambe. Ningaenderenyi kialja, na kumwa pabodzi na kugona kumba na Nkaziwangu? Cakwadi, haninga iti ninga kalalamirke ninga ikako".¹²Davidi adapindula Uriasi aciti: " khala pano nyamutsi, mangwana ndinadza kusiya ucienda". Apo, uriasi adadzakhla mujerusalema tsiku yeneyo na mangwana mace. ¹³Pace Davidi adamudaidza iye adamwa na kulja pamberi paiye, Davidi acimutedzereso. Kudzati kwodidoka, uriasi haana kudzahirira kumba kwace, adaenda kiyagona pa talimba yace pabodzi na wanyabasa a mambo wace.¹⁴Mumacibesebese, Davidi adanemba tsamba acitumira naiye uriasi icienda kuna Juabi. ¹⁵Davidi adanemba dyali mutsamba: " ikha uriasi kumberi kunathe isisa manige umuniye ekha, afe".¹⁶Apo, mukuongolola thaundi, Juabi adaikha uriasi mumbuto zakuti zinatyisazo zakuti zina kha khala masodja ya ntsimba yanyamdha. ¹⁷Pawo wanyankhondo awa wadauya kudzanerana nawo, uriasi, muheteu, nawengo wanyabasa wa Davidi wada ulaiwa kweneko.¹⁸Pace Juabi adatumira masoko kuna Davidi kuda kwa zwentse zwikhadaitika ku nkhondo, ¹⁹Adatuma iye mutumi wace, aciti:" unga peza kulonga zwentse zwaitika kunozwe kuna mambo, ²⁰Zwina kukwanisika kuti iye acanyangalirka acikubvunza: Thangwelai mwaenda kiyanerana paduze na thaundi? Hamukhosi kudziwa kuti munaulaiwa na misee?²¹21 Mbani aulaya abimeleki, mwana wa Jerubesete? Haasi nkazi wakuti angathusi uwe acimuboma, acibvi afira kutebezi? Mwaenderayi paduze? Penepo unadikana kudaiva dyaliku; ´ Uriasi, muheteu, a ulayawambo".²²Mutumi adaenda kiyalonga zwentse kuna Davidi zwace adabvunziwa na Juabi. ²³Iye n'tumi adalonga kuna Davidi: Nyamal'hei akhali wa ntsimba kupinda ife mukutonga; iwo wabuda mukusanga naife, pa kul'ha, asi tawa lirinja ku musuwo.²⁴Penepo wal'hi mawo maphayo wal'hi wanu wa padzaulu, wenango waulayiwa pabodzi na nyan'basa wanu uriasi muheteu, aulayambo". ²⁵Davidi apa adam'bvuma dyali." alonga izwe kuna Juabi: 'leka kutsukwala naizwozwo, n'sewe hausakhali wakuphaya. Lambirira ucil'ha na nstimba zijinji kuti ukwanise kulwhisa' acimusimbisa".²⁶Nkazi wa uriasi pacd adabva kuti mwamuna wace afa' adatsukwa na maning mwamuna wace. ²⁷Ciliro cace pacidamala, Davidi adamudainzisa kunyumba kwace, iye adadzakhala nkazi wace acibala naye mwana wacimuna m'bodzi. Nadyalo zwidaita Davidi, Yahweh haona kudekerwa nazwo.

¹Apo yawei andatumira Nata cuna Davidi. Hie andauya cuna Davidi andati:"Cukana wamuna wawiri muthaundi limbodzi, Mubodzi hakandafhuma winangoio mulombo. ²Mufumi hakanazwifuio maningui, ³apo mulombo haakanamba, kunza quacambira, cache akandamunda cugula, achikarjisa achikafuia. Iye andaculanaco pambodi na wanawache. Cabiraco akaita curjanaco cachimwirao mundico iyache, cakagona mumanja hache cachiita ninga mwana wanche iye.⁴Ntsicu imbodzi, mwamuna mufumi handatambira mulendo, napenepo mwamuna mufumi haana cutola mbiralache hiye cuti haulaire mulendo wache zwacurja. Pambuto iyaizwi, hiye andatola cambira camwamuna mulonbo achicaphikira mulendo wache". ⁵Ndavidi handanhagalirwa maningui na mwamuna mufumi, handazwindumbira pana ⁶Nata:" Apo Yawe analalama, mwamuna aita izwi anadikana cutongerwa lufu. Iye anandicana cuiridza mbira canai caupetwe nacuita izwi nacuti iye haana cugala nantsisi namwamuna mulombo".⁷Apo, Nata handamuvundza Davidi:"Iwepo ndiwe mwamuna ule! Yahwei, Mulungu wawaIsraeri,longa:" Ine ndacugadza mambo cuna waIsraeri, wacuti Ine ndautola mumanja iya Saulo. ⁸Ine ndacupa nhumba iya changamire wako,na, mumanja mwaco, ndacupa wacadzi wachangamire waco. Ine ndacupazwe nhumba iyawaIsraer nawaJuda. Nandhiano, izwi ndeca swindoko, ndecandikandacupasa zwinango zwindhu.⁹Thangweranhi, apo, unakanhozera mitemo yiachisoja ya Yahei kutizwiitenhi zwindanhangala mumatso hako? Iwe waulaia Uria, muiti, na trasanda, watola mukadziwache kuti aite mukadziwako chaiye. Iwe wamulaiha nha trasanda iya muusoja iya Amoni. ¹⁰Apo, dhiano, trasanda haidzasi pamuiwako,thangwe lakuti Una kandinhozera, napenepo watola mukadzi waUriasi, wako, cuita ningamukadziwaco'.¹¹Yahwei anatyi:'Uya, Ine ndichadzamusa madzondzoni kunaiwe mukati mwanhumbaiako chaiyo. Pamberi pamatsoakopo chaiyo,Ine nadzatola wakadziwaco ndichiwapasa nhachigalisanowaco, iye anadzagona nayo wacadzi wako dzuatsikati ¹²Thangwe yiwe waita pikando yiako muchimbisebise, hapo Ine nadzaita izwi pamberi pawentse waIziraeri, dzuatsikati". ¹³Apo,Davidi andavhundza Natani:" Ine ndanhangazira Yahei". Natani handadaira Davidi: "Yaheimbo alekerera zwinhangazo zwako. Iwe hauchaulaiwi.¹⁴Nazwetse, nakunda qwamuchobo wako, wanhozera Yahwei, mwana waujhabala, njandiko anafa". ¹⁵Apo, Natani hadabunda handaenda kumba. Yahwei andakodzesa mwana waDavidi na mukadzi wa Uria, hiye andakondziwa maningui¹⁶¹⁷¹⁸18 Davidi, apo, adadhandaulira Mulungu kuna mwana. Davidi hadazwinhima kurja, iye andapinda, handazwithusira pansti husiku wentse. 17 wakulu waculu wamumba mwache wandamuca wandaenda cunaiye, kuti wamumuse pantsi, napenepo iye haana cumuca, haanacurjanao. 18 Mutsiku iyachinomwe, zwindaitica cuti mwana andafa. wanhabasa waDavidi wandagalanakurjha cuvhundza cuti mwana afa, nathangwe laiyo wandalonga:"Honani, mwana hachiripo, hife tikalonga nae, iye akavalini masoko atyu. Hachaitanhi iye cunaiye tingamvudza cuti mwana afa¹⁹Apo pache Davidi hadaona cuti wanhamubasawache walikuliganaligana hoka, hiye hadavhaazyidziwa cuti mwana wafa. Iye hadavudza wanhamubasawache:" Mwana wafa?". iyo wadadaira:" Iye wafa". ²⁰Napenepo, davidi adamuca phatsi achisamba, adadzolamafuta achichicha guyo. Iye adaenda muthebele iya Yahweh adanamata mwenemo, iye adahirira kunhumba iyache. Phache iye adakubira, wadhaika zwacurja pamberipache iye adarja.²¹Apo wanhamubasawache wandamuvhudza:"Thagweranhi waita izyi? Hiwe udazyinhima curja uchirira mwana achiripo, apo, pache mwana afa, iwe wamuka warja". ²²Davidi hadadaira: "Pache mwana achiripo, ine didazyinhimacurja ndichinamata. Ine didaloga:' mbani anazwidziwa penago Yahweh anadivhira usisi, mwana penago agapone?'. ²³Apo, chichino, iye wafa; thagweranhi nigazyinhimezye curja? Ine nigamuhiridzezwe cunaine? Ine ndinadzaenda kunaiye, nadhiano iye hachahiriri kunaine".²⁴Davidi adawatamiza mukadzi wache Bate-Seba, hadaenda kunaiye hadagona nae. Iye hadabala mwana, mwanaiyo adadaidziwa Solomone. Yahweh hadamudha, ²⁵apo Iye adatuma masokoache kubudira kuna Natani, muplofita, cuti amundaidze Jedidia, nathangwe lakuti Yahweh amuda.²⁶Napenepo, Joabe adapoka na Raba, thaundi lachadiko lawadhu wa Amoni, iye hadaganhali. ²⁷Joabe hadatuma ndhume kuna Davidi, achiti:" Ine ndapoka na Raba, datola mijhera iyamuthaundi. ²⁸Napenepo, kandiza hafu iyamasoja hutwagirire thaundi ulitole, thagwe lakuti ine ndigalitola thaundi, hiro linadzadaidziwa nadzina lagu".²⁹Napenepo, Davidi hadakandaniza etse masojha hadaenda kuna Raba; iye adapokera thaundi hadalitola. ³⁰Davidi hadatola nkataiyamalua pamusolo wamabo; iye akafuga golidi paliri pakada bhuwe linadikana. Nkata iyamaluwa indaikiwa pamusolo wa Davidi. Napenepo, iye hadapamba zwiziji muthaundi iri.³¹Iye adatola wandhu wakali muthaundi iye adawamanikidza kusewendza nasera, mapiki asimbi, nambadzo; iye adawasewendzesazye kuita mahovoni iyamabuloko. Davidi adalogosa hetse mathaundi iyawadhu wa Amomi kuti waite bhasa iri. Napenepo, Davidi naetse masoja hadahirira kuJerusalema.

¹Zvidaitika ntswakuti kubuda kwazvenezvi Amoni, mwana wa Dhavidhi, adasirira nakuda samukazi watche wakuti akada dekedza mubale watche akabvi Tamar, wakuti akali mubale wamimba inangombo na Absalamu mubodzi pawana wenwngo wa Dhavdhi. ²Amoni adagala wakuchuchhikana futi adagala pakukonziwa nathangwera samukazzi watche Tamar. Iye anga atchida kala, zvikapanguiza hapana deka zvaita iye zvinhu.³Napenepo Amoni akana chamwali watche wakuti adaidziwa Jonadabe, mwana wa Simeiya mubale wa Dhavidhi . ⁴Jonadabe akhali mwaamuna wakutchenjera . Jonadabe adati kuna Amoni thangwera nyi mwana wa mambo alikugala wakutsukwala pmatchibese ense? Haudi kundianganidzira?. "Napenepo, Amoni adamudaira:" Ine Tamari ndamuda samukazi wamubale wangu Absalamu".⁵Napenepo , adamubvunza Jonadabe: "Gona patalimba pakopa uite ninga uliku konziwa. kuitira kuti bambo wako angauya akuone ukumbire: deka mwatumira, ndabata mwendo zvangu, samukazi Tamari kuti andipase zvenango zvinango zvinango zvakurja futi atchiphika pamberi pangu, kuitirakuti ndimuone futi nditchirjira mu boko mwatche?". ⁶Amoni adagaona atchimuphwatira kuita ninga alikunziwa. Napenepo patche mambo nadauya adamuona, Amoni adati kuna mambo: "Ndapota tumirani samukazi wangu Tamari aphike zvakurj pamberi pangu, kuitira kuti ine ndipuse kurjra muboko mwaatche."⁷Dhavidhi , napenepo , adatuma Tamari, wakunyumba ya mambo, napenepo adamuti: " Ndoko kumui kwamubale wako Amoni futi umugadzilire zvakurja". ⁸Nadyano, Taamari adaenda kumui kwamubale watche Amonim wakuti akada gona. Iye adabata ufu adathanga kuphika, adaita mukate pamatso patche adauwanika. ⁹Iye adatola mukate adamupasa iye, napenepo iye adalamba kurja. Nadyalo , Amoni adani adati kuna wakali penepo: "Budani mwense munse mugale kutali naine". Napenepo, wense wadabuda pana iye.¹⁰Napenepo, Amoni adati kuna Tamari: "Uisa zvakurjazvo padhuze pangu kuti ine ndipuse kurja muboko. ¹¹Patche adauisa zvakurjazvo, iye adamubata adati "uya, ugone naine samukazi wangu". ¹²Iye adamudaira: "Neye, mulongoti wangu, usandisithe! Hazviitiwi zvenezbvo mu Izirayel. Leka kuita izvi ntswakunyqangala!¹³Ndinddzafisa tani manyadzo wngu? Ne imwe munagala ninga tswiru mu Izirael! Apo, ndapota, langa namambo! Iye handilambiri ine". ¹⁴Amoni haana kubva. Wakuti wakali wansimba kupinda Tamari iye adamubata adagona naye.¹⁵Napenepo, Amoni adamuzonda kwatche kumuzondade kukuru. Iye adamudaira:" ¹⁶Nkhabe thangwiranyi itchitchaku nyangala kunduta kuti ndibude tchakura nthako mandutachi!" Ese Amoni hana kuzviteteka. Kunza kwazvinezvi; ¹⁷iye adaidza nyamubasa watche iye wene ekha nepenepo adamuti: Mubudise mukadzi uyo muno pamberi pangu. Anga buda uvale musuwo.¹⁸Napenepo, nyumbubasa adamuika kunza adapeza kuita izvi nkhubva vala musuwo. Tamar akhada bvala nguwo yakhodzo yakuti ikhatchitira thangwira kuti ndimu mabvelirwe awa nyamakhunda amambo mabvalirwe awo.¹⁹Iye ada ikha dotha kupe kwatche adapharurwa nguwo ikhada bvala iye; adabata musolo watche adanda, atchilira atchiita kukhuwa patche akhaenda.²⁰Absalamu, mulongoti watche adamuti:" Ukhana Amoni, mulongoti, na iwe? Apo galanuakuwatama, samuankhazi wangu. Iye ndi mulongoti. Leka kutora izvi utchizviika mumoyo mwako". Napenepo Tamar adalambirira alipamui wa mulingoti watche Absalamu. ²¹Apo pache mambo Davide adazvibva pabvinhu zvense zvidanga zvaitikazvo iye adagala wagumbuka maningui. ²²Absalamu haana kulanga zvinhu kuna Amoni, thangwira kuti absalamu adamuzonda na zvatche adamuitazvo iye. Apo akhada munyuzora simukazi watche Tamar.²³Vzidaitika nstwakuti kupera kwamakore akukwana, Absalamu akhana wauswi wamabira wakuti wakhasewenza ku Baal - Hazor kuti lili duze na Efraim, futi Absalamu ada sumura wense wana wa mambo kuti waenda kiyamusa penepo. ²⁴Absalamu adaenda kuna mambo futi adati:" Zvmopano onani, wanyabasa wanu wariluuswa mabira. Ndapota, uyani imwepo mambo kana ine, na nyabasa wanhu".²⁵Mambo adadaira Absalamu:" Neye, mwana wangu, hazviti kuti tiyende tense ifepano, thangwe ife tinagala zvakulema imwe". Absalamu adapasa simba mambo, ese mambi mambo haana kwenda; Napenepo adakombolera Absalamu. ²⁶Napenepo, Absalamu adati: Mungati nkhabe, siyani mubalemangu Amoni ande na ife" Mambo adamubvunza: Thangweranji Amoni anati acude na imwe?".²⁷Absalamu adamukakamiza Dhavidhi, napenepo asiya Amoni nawense wana wengo atchiyenda naiye. ²⁸Absalamu adabvunza wanyabasa watche adati: "Tetekani muchemuche: Amoni angati aledzera na vinyu futi ine ndingakubvunzani; kuti narani Amoni; napenepo muulayeni. Lekenki kugala namanha handisi wakuti ndinengue ndirikukutumani? Kalani wamuna wansimba futi nakuchinga". ²⁹Wanyabasa wa Absalamu wadamuitira zvenezvo Amoni ninga zvikada mbvunziwa iwo. Napenepo wense wana wa mambo wadamuka, munhu mubodzi namubodzi adakwira wana waburu watchi thawa.³⁰Napeneo zvidaitika ntswakuti, iwo wakali munjira, masoko adaswika, kwakuti wadati: Absalamu aulaya wense wana wa mambo, futi hana kusiya ne mubodzi ". ³¹Napenepo mambo adamuka, adapalula nguo zatche atchidzinerera pansi futi nawana wanyabasa watche wakhana nanguo zakupanduka.³²Jonadabi ,wnw wasimeya mubale wadhavidhi adadira futi adati: "tchangamire lekqni kutendera kuti aulaya wense madjaha wana wamamblo, ese ndi Amoni kwene afa. Absalamu adazvifunga izvi kubudira pansiku yatche adabva kuti Amoni adagona na samukazi watche Tamari. ³³Ndizvo tchangamire wangu mambo lekani kuika zvinhu izvi mumoyo mwanu kuti wense wana wamambo wafa³⁴Absalamu adawala . mubodzi nyabasa wakuti akhali poo pankondo inei adamusa matso yatche adaona dungwe lawanhu watchiuya kunjir, nakumabudira dzuwa mukhundo latche. ³⁵Napepeno Jonadabe adati kuna mambo: "Onani wana mambo walikuya, pao ndizvo zvakhada langa nyabasa." ³⁶Nadyalo zvidaitika kuswikira alikeza kulanga wana wamaambo wacthiswika, wadathoma kukhuwa nakulira. Mambo nawanyabasa wense wadalirambo kwakukonzeka.³⁷Pangani ineyo Absaalamunadawala kuyenda ku Talmai, mwana wa Amiuri, mambo wa Gesuri. Dhavidhi adadeketera kuna wana watche yense nsiku ³⁸Absalomu awala futi aenda Gesuri, kwatche adapeza makole matatu. ³⁹Mukufunga kwatche mambo akhada kuenda futiaone Absalamu thangwe akali wamanikidzika nakufa kwa Amoni

¹²³Jowabhe, mwana wa Zeruia, akadziwa kuti moyo wa mambo ukhada kuona Absalamu. 2 Apo, Joabi adhatuma ku uissa kutekoa kuti auye namukodzi adhachengera. adati kunaiye." Ita ningue ,, munhu ali pakulila. Upheque nguwo dzachiliro. Ussapukusiri mafuta; ita, ningue mukadzi ana ntchiku ali kulila wakufa. 3 Penepo, uyende kuna mambo uya longue massoko aya kunaiye." Penepo Joabi adalonga massoko, yakulonga kuna mambo.⁴⁵⁶4 Mukadzi ahdamuda kutekoa adati aswika kuna mambo, ada kotamisa npanci nkope yatche achiti: " Ndibacileni mambo ". 5 mambo ahdati: " nchonyi chanhangala?". Iye ada daira: " achiti. choquadi ndirimuziche mwamuna wangu adafa. 6 ine mwana wanu ndikana wapale wayili. Iwo wahdapoka mutsanga, hapakana nhakuwahvunulira. muhbozi adakonza nhauyache achimu ulaya.⁷7 Nadyalo wadzindza wadamukira mukodzi, wachilonga kuti: Tipeni mwamuna haulaiya mubali wache, timulayembo, kuti apagar na upenhu hwamubaliwache, na kuti adaulaya: hwino, iwo wachadzauraiya nhakupindira. Dnaharo achadzatimissa makarra yangu yakusala, nkabe kumusiya mwamuna wangu na dzina, nem kutonga pano panci.⁸⁹8 Nadyalo, mambo adalonga kunamukadzi: " yenda kumuyi quako, ine ndichalonga massoko pamussoro payiwe". 9 Mukadzi waku tecoa ahdati kunayie. " mambo wangu, mulangu wanchi ulikunguira quaine nakuda quazindza la mambo wangu. iye mambo na mupandi wache wakutonga ngalique kuona muandu".¹⁰¹¹10 Mambo ada daira: zwino munhu angahvunze chinhu kunayiwe, uya naye kunaine adzali quele kukuchupazwe" 11 Iye adati; ndapota mambo lakanani yahweh wakupenha, mulungu wangu munzunzi wagadzi hadzafuzi wenango aleque kufudza mwana wangu". Mambo ahdaira: " choquadi Yahweh mulalami; hapana nzoi yihbozi ya tsici inazagua panci.¹²¹³¹⁴12 Penepo mukadzi adalonga; imirane mwana wanu kuti alongue massoko kuna mambo wangu:" iye adalonga " langa zwako " 13 Mukadzi adati: thanguelanhi muchifunza iwyi kuna wathu wamulungu? Pakulonga zvenedzo, hawasi kudzapa mulandu thangue la kuti mambo hawana kuyilidza mwana wamupale banido; kumuyi . 14 Ndinachuwa kuti thence tichadzafa, tichadzagara ningue madzi yakussaika panci, nakuti madzi yanga tsaika apana ana yadzola. Nayidzoidzi mulungu haulai munhu. Nakuda quaidzoiywi. iye anafunga nzeru yakuita ayilidze waya wadha thamaguissiwa vzachosse.¹⁵¹⁶¹⁷15 Ndauya kudzalanga massoko aya kuna mulungu, mulungu, thangwelanhi wanhu wandichissila. Mwana wamukodzi adafunga adati: ndilequeleleni ndiyalongue na mulungu, kuti mulungu abve kukumbira qua wmuna wamukadzi". 16 Kubuda pabhoko lamunhu alikuswaga kufudza vzenco ine na mwanangu kuti tileque kucala nhaka yatidapassiwa na mulungu. 17 Wvino mwana wamuhadza adanamata; Yahweh wangu, ndikukumbira kuti massoko yano yandi watamize, nakuti mulungu wanga muna yendzaniziwa na adatumiwa na mulungu pakuziwa vzakudikana vzakunhangala. Mulungu wanu ngakale nhaiwe.¹⁸¹⁹²⁰18 Penepo, mulungu athaira kuna mukadzi." Ndilequelere ussanswice quaine zvanju ndicha. Wvunza". Mukadzi adadaira: " langani mulungu wangu, langani chinchino". 19 Mulungu adalanga: wvino boko la Joabi halice na iye pa ivwi vzence? Mukadza athaira, achiti; na kulalama quanu mulungu wangu hapana muthu angaponhyiwe vzungunukira, kumam zere kana kumadjho, pakubuda zvakulonguiwa na mambo wangu. ndihvo, wmuna wanu Joabi andihvunza ndiyite ihvi nakuika massoko aya mumulomo ya mudkadzi. 20 Mwana wanu Joabi, aita kuti a chindnje vzence vzilikuitika. Mambo wangu anakudziwa kunaiye. Iye anakuziwa ya vzence wzapanci pano".²¹Nadyalo, mambo adalanga kuna Joabi: " uya chichino, ine ndichaita chakuhdika; enda, dahyaro, uissa mudjaha Absalao umuyilize". ²²Nadyalo Joabi akotamissa kope yache panci, achipeleka lukudzo, achilopafaza mambo. Joabi adalonga" nhamutu mwana wanu adziwa kuti abvirh tsitsi pa matso yanu, mambo wangu, mambo zvache akatidaira chikumbira cha mwana wanu.²³Nadyalo Joabi adatuma, adayenda Gesur adauissa Absalao kumuyilidza mu Jerusalema. ²⁴Mambo adalanga" iye achadzayilira kumuyi quako, nadyalo achadzaoni nkope yangu "penepo Absalao adayilira cumuyi wache, haana kuona nkope ya mambo.²⁵Mu Israel hapakana wina wakuni quedza achi onequela cundze qua Absalao. Kubuda kumussolo pakana ku mwendo yache hapakana padalemala na kunhangala. ²⁶Pache akagua anda tsissi lache pakupela pa gole, nakuti lika mulemera, likamulemera kumaquedji adaquana vhulu whiwili, wvichienderana na nhimo ya chaiyo. ²⁷Ku Absalao, wadabeliquiwa wana watatu na mutsikanan mubozi, madzina yao akali Tamar. akali mukadzi wakuniquedza.²⁸Absalao athalarama makole mair yamutero mu Jerusalem, nkope yamambo ne kuiwona. ²⁹Ipapo Absalao athaidza Joabi kuti atume mambo penepo Joabi haana quenda. Penepo, Absalao athatuma kachiwiri, zvino Joabi haana kuenda.³⁰Penepo, adaita kuna mwana wache:" una! munda wa Joabi ulipaduze na wangu kachipili muna zvilimua. enda kuyapitsa". Nadyalo, waranda wa Absalao wadapitsa mumunda. ³¹Ipapo, Joabi adamuka adauya kumuyi qua Absalao athamuhvunza:" Thanguelanhi waranda wako wapitsa moto mu munda mwangu".³²Absalao adaira Joabi:2 uya, ndidakudaizisa ndichilanga: uya kuno, kuti ndikutume kunamambo uyalongue. thanguelanhi ndidamuda ku Gesur? zvakalimuche kukale queko. Nadyalo, ndilequeni, ndione nkope ya mambo ndigati ndine ndinamulandu, iye andiulaye". ³³Nadyalo, Joabi adaenda na mambo adamuvunza. Mambo adaidza Absalao, ayenda kuna mambo adalanga, pamber pa mambo, ipapo mambo adamutswotswoda Absalao.

¹Hazisati zwaitika izwoizwo, Absalamu adogazirka motika zankhondo namakavalo, na wamuna makumi machanu wadaenda pambderi paiye. ²Absalamu adamuka adakala adaema paduze na pandizira ikamutola pa tsasa pa luwani. Pakapinda mamuna, akatola nhaiyia kuti mambo adtsazanice, Absalamu akadaiza akalanga: wabuda muluwani lioni?" Nhabasawako guatupa ubodzi wa Iziraeli".³Apo, Absalomi akamuvundza:"Ona, muladu wako guwamuche uchilugama, apo hapana zwache anazwiquanisa cukundu lamambo kuti hakuvhe". ⁴Abusalomi akaloga:"Ndirikudzana ine cuita mutogui phatsi, kuitira upizwache agaita zyindhu kana cuvhudzisa auye cunaine, ine dhidzamutongue".⁵Apo, pache mudhuzwache akauya cudzaloga naAbsalomi cuti anamatirwe, Abusalomi akatwasulaboko achimutsonda. ⁶Iye akaita izwi cunawetse waIziraeri wakauia cudzatola muladu cuti mambo autogue. Namuchobo uyu, Abusalomi adaganhar moiyo hiawamuna hiawaIsiraeri.⁷Pakupera makole manai, Abusalomi hadavudza cuna mambo:"Ndapota zwagu, dhireque diyapagali kupika quagu dindaitira ine Yahweh kuHbroni. ⁸Thague mubasawako aita myko ibhodzi pache achirikugala kuGesuri, kuSiria, achiti:'Agati Yahweh, ndizwodhi, agandiyiridza kuJerusalema, ine Ndinamunamata".⁹Apo, mambo hadamuvudza:"Famba namutsetso". Napenepo, Abusalome hadamuka hadaenda cuHebromi. ¹⁰Iye hadatuma dhume cumadzindza etse awaIsiraeri, achiti:"Mugadzodovha dhugu lamitoliro, dhinadzakuvudzani:'Absalomi dimambo kuHeblomi"'.¹¹Weste waAbusalomi, cukana wamuna mazana mawiri wacuJerusalema wacutiwadadaidziwa. Wetse wamuna hawa wadaenda mumudhima, kabe kudziwa chidhu zwache akadafuga Absalomi. ¹²Pache Absalomi alikupereca zwinapitsuwa, Adadaidzisa Autofero, kuSilo, taundi lache lidabhalirwa iye. Iye akali chipagamazano waDavidi. hufundamutako waAbsalomi udaita tsimba thague ukathimizira bhasi uwadu wawadhu wakuti wakamutewera.¹³Mubodzi nhamasoko adauya kunaDavidi achiti:"Moiyo iyawamuna waIsirael ina Absalomi". ¹⁴Apo, Davidi adavhudza wetse wanhamubasawache wakanaiye kuJerusalema:"Mukani! Tiwale, penago kabe namubodzi agapukunhuke Absalomi. Gadzirirani kuti tiende nampodhi kunogua, penago iye anatikuda nakuchibiza. Iye anatiuisira madzodzoni achipoka muthaudi namatrasada". ¹⁵wanhamubasa wamambo wandamuvhudza:" Hona, wanhamubasawako wadagadzirira kuti waite zwaloga chagamire wathu, mambo, anatoguera".¹⁶Mambo hadaenda, nae, nabumbayache; nadhiano, hadasia mabhodwe kumi kuti akoe nhumba. ¹⁷Kuita, dziko, mambo achibuda nawetse wadhu kubuda quaiye, wandaema panhumba iyacugumisira. ¹⁸Iyetse masoja ache akafamba naiyo zwachisoja, pamberi pache wakaenda wetse waquereteu, wetse wapeteu nawetse wagiteu; mazana manomwe iyawamuna wadamutewera kuGate.¹⁹Apo, mambo hadavhudza Itai, mugiteu: Thaqueranhi udaquenda naife? Hirira usale naule anadzakala mambo, thangue diwe nhakuuia nhakuwala. Hirira kubuto iako. ²⁰Wabudatani bhasi dzulo, thagueranhi ine nigadakuita phole phole naife? neeinepano dirikudziwa quangu diriquenda; napenepo, hirira tola wadzako uyirire. choquadi nacuvhesesa zwigale naimwe".²¹Apo Itai hadadaira mambo, achiti:"Achiti dinapika naYahweh kugala quache, nachagamire wangu, mabo kugala quache, chagamire wagu, mabo, kunaenda imwe, queneko wanhabasawanu wanaedambo, penu zwenezyo zwichiroga kulalama penu kufa". ²²Apo, Davidi hadavhudza Itai: " Henda bhakaquewa wende naife". Dhiano, Itai, na giteu, adamuperequeza, pabhodzipene nawamunawache naetse bumba ikanaiyo. ²³Letse dziko likalira nakukuwa uku walikupida nakulubeiro laCedromu, apo iye mambo chaiyeyo akayambuka. Wetse wakaita uledo namuseu wachienda mutseseti.²⁴Dhiano letuZadoque nawetse walevita wakalipenepo, wachidzusa Alica iyaChipagano. iwo wandaika Alica iyaMulugu patsi, apo, Abiatari adhaenda kunaiyo.Iyo wadaemera kusyikira wetse wadhu wabhuda muthaundi. ²⁵Mambo hadavhudza Zadeque:"Dzusani areca iyaMulugu muhirire naiyo kuthaundi. Ine nigaona mahala mumatso hiaYahweh, Iye anadiuisazwe kuno anadzandipaguizazwe Arica, nambuto iyache anadzagala Iye. ²⁶Apo, Iye agaloga: 'Handidequerwe naiwe', uiya, kuno dhiripo. mbani Iye hitita ine zwako Undakumuitira".²⁷Mambo hadalogabo kuna Zadoque, nhatsembe:"Iwe ausi muovone? hirira kuthaundirako namufantso tola wanawako wawiriwa wendenao: Aimais, mwanawako, na Jonata, mwana waAbiatari. ²⁸Uya, ine dhinakuemera kumasirikiro mumatseseti kuswikira ndatabira masoko hiyaimwe". ²⁹Apo, zadoque na Abiatar wadadtzusa Areca iyaMulugu wachiyirira kuJerusalema apo wadhagala quweneko³⁰Apo Davidi hadaquwira bhango la Olivera haana butsu, achirira namusolo undafukizwa. Wetse wamuna wawandhu wakanaiye wadafuka misoloiayo wachiquira walikulira, hapa wakafamba. ³¹Alipo hadaloga naDavidi, achiti: "Aitoferi alicukandhiwao nawenago kuna Absaloni". Apo, Davidi hadanamata:"M, Yahweh, ndapota kalani nhadzeru kuna Aitoferi mukuzugulumwala quache".³²Zwidhaitica cuti, pache Davidi handaswica patsonga iya museu, pache Mulungu anakanamatiwa, sewedzesani, arquita, andauiya cuna iye, nabachi lache lindapaluca namataca mumusolo. ³³Davidi andalonga cunaiye:"ungadamba ulendo naine, zwinagala nalukudzo cunaine, ³⁴apo ungayirira cuthaundi uchivhundza Absalomi:'Dinadzaita mubasa wako, mambo, ninga didhaita nhamubasa wabambo wako calepo, namuchobo wenei nadzagala mubasawaco',dhianii, unadzafuguidzira c³⁵j Zwingaitiqe, kabe cugala nawanhatsembe Zadoqi na Abiatar naiwe? Dhiano, zwacouchava munhumba iculu iya mambo unadhikana cuzwierenguera cuna Zadoqui na Abiatar, wanhatsembe. ³⁶Ona, penepo naiho walipenepombo wanawache wawiri, Aimaz, wana waZadoqui, na Jonata, mwana waAbiata. hiwepo unadikana cunditumira, namumajha ayo, zweste zwaco unava". ³⁷Napenepo, sewedzesani chamwali iya Davidi, handayirira cuthaundi, ndhiano Abusalonu andaswika achipinda mu Jelusalema.

¹David pache adakwira achifamba padoko pa ntsonga ya bango, Ziba, nyabasawa Mefibosete, ayuwakudzasangana naye na mawiri ya mapawu, na milinga zana ya mawuva, ha winazvezana wakuyibva na mukhate wa vinyu. ²Mambo adabvunza Ziba:" Thangwe rangi wayuyise zvinthu zentsezvi?". Ziba adadayira: " Madonki swakudzusisa wabale wa Mambo, mapawu na milinga yamayuva swakulja zva wanthu wanu, vinyu jha wale wanadzayenda muntsetseti wadzamwe".³Mambo adati: Alicupi muzukulu wa mambo wako?". Ziba adadayira: Iye asala ku Jerusalema, achifunga nyamuntsi nyumba wa Israel inahirirabve kuna ine, Mambo wa baba wangu. ⁴Apo mambo adabvunza Ziba:" Onazventse izvikhalo zva Mefibosete zvadizvako". Ziba adayira: " Ine ndinadzi-cheswa kun imwe, Mambo wangu. Ndina dzayona umuche pamberi panu".⁵Mambo David pa akhale duze na Baurim, kweneku kudabuda munthu wa ku ntupo wa Sauli, dzina lache akhabvi Simei, mwana wa Gera. ⁶Weneyi adabuda achifamba na kutuca mu nzira. Akhathu-sira mawuwe David na kuna wawenereri wache, napo wanthu wakha muche kuitira wakhali kumarjo na kumazvere wa mambo.⁷Simei akhakhuwa na kutuka: " Ndoko, buda pano, nyakhalakata, nyamagazi! ⁸Mambo alikukulangani thangwe la gazi lidabudisa imwe kudzinza la Sauli, kumutunthu wukha tonga imwe. Mambo adapereka utongi manza mwa Abisalamu, mwana wako, iwe ndiwe wakutsayiwa, futi ndiwe gandanya".⁹Na dyilo Abisalamu, mwana wa Zeruia, adalanga kuna mambo, thangwe lanyi kakutu kakufa kachichola mambo wangu, mambo? Ndabata mulengi, ndisiyne ndiyende kakwanda musolo wache". ¹⁰Mambo adati: Ndinanyiku imwe wana wa Zeruia? Alikundituka penango mambo ndiye amubvunze kuti tuku David: Apo, mbani anamubvunza kuti". Thangwe langi ulikutuka mambo?".¹¹Nadyalo, David abvunza Abisai, wanyabasa wako wentse:" Mbawalingirire, panu mwanangu, adabarwa mumuyiri mwangu, alikuda kundiyulaya. Makamaca mubejamim uyu, alikuda kufudza ini? Ninga ntsabwa wangu. Musiye zvache andituke, Mambo ndiye amubvunza kuti ayite zvenezvi. ¹²Penango, Mambo anadzaona kuchuphika kwandiwuyira anadzandi-komborera nakutukwa, kwayitiwa ine pantsiku idatukwa ine".¹³David na wanthu wache adayenda na musewu, atchiti Simei akhatowerera nkundo duze na bango, atchiwatuka na kuwathusira mawuwe. ¹⁴Na iso mambo na wanthu wentse wakhanayiye wadaneta. Mambo adadzapuma chawusiku.¹⁵Abusalamu na wentse wamuna wa Israel wakha na iye, wadaswika Jerusalema na Aitofel akhanaye pabodzi. ¹⁶Nadyiyalo Husai arquita, chamwari wa David, Adaswikira Abusalamu, adabvunza: Upenyu wakwenderera kumberi wamambo.¹⁷Abusalamu adabvunza Husai:" Chenechi ndichokwada chaku ku chamwari wako? Thangwe langi hawuna kuyenda naye? Husai adabvunza Abusalamu: ¹⁸Adati nkhabe iye adasankhurwa na Mambo, na wanthu wache wentse wa Israel, munthu uwu anadzadiwa kulambirira na iye.¹⁹Futi ndikhada kusewedzera wani? Kodi ne zvinadiwa kusenzera mwana wako? Ninga zvidasewedzera ine mambo wako, ine ndinadza-sowendza pamatso pako".²⁰Apo, Abusalamu adabvunza Aitofel:" Titsiwule na nzeru zako ninga tingayitetitini". ²¹Aitofel adadayiri:" Lala na mabondwe yababa wako, ya adasiya kuti wayonerera nyumba zache, nadyiyalo wa Israel wanadzazvibva kuti wanyangazira baba wako. Manza yawathu wentse wako ukhanawo anadzakubatsira".²²Na dyiyalo iwo wadonza nhumba ya Abusalamu pa tambwe la zinyumba za baba wache, Abusalamu alala na mabondwe ya baba wache pamatso pa wa Israel . ²³Kutsiwula kwa Aitifel, kudawaita iye tsiku weneyo, akaita namba munthi akubvundza na Mambo. Nadyiyalo kudayoneka kutsiwa kwa Aitofel, pabodzi na David futi na Abusalamu.

¹Nadyano , Aitofel adalanga na Absalamu: "nadyano siya ndisakhukle zviulu khumi nazviwiri zvawamuna, nditchamuka nawo nditchateera Davidhi usiku huno. ²Nditchaenda kuna uye napo ndina neta kiyamusisa. wanhu wanaiye wathawa ese ine nditchalizira namambo wawo ekha. ³Ine ndina uiwsa wanhu wense kuna imwe, ninga mtsikana auya kwamamuna watche, ese wense wanhu watchadzakala mumutendere na imwe." ⁴Zvidalalnga Aitofer zvidadeka kuna Absalamu nawense wakulu wa Izirayel.⁵Nadyalo Absalamu wadalanga: " Ntchintchino ndadaidza Husei, waku alkita, ese kuti tibve kuti nswanyi zvatche anazvo kuti alangue." ⁶Husai patche adaenda kuna Absalamu, ASbsalamu adalanga zvikalabvunziwa iye na Aitofel napenepo adabvunza Husai: " Tinada kuti tiite zvalang aAitofel? Penu nkabe mubnvunze nzeru inango". ⁷Nadyalo Husai adalanga kuna Absalamu: "Nzeru yakupasa Aitofel ngani inu haisi muche⁸Husai adzazika: "Iwe ulikudziwa kuti bambo wako nawanhu watche mdimasodja ansimba wakuti wanathyisa ese wadakhala ninga thika labirhwa matseseti. Bambo wako ndimwana wakhondo, iye hagoni namasodja usi huno. ⁹Linguisa ntchitchino, iye pangani ino iye adazera mudzimba penu pambuto inango. Zvinada kuitika penengo pale nakufa kwa wdenango wawo nakutanga kunadzaita nkondo, mubodzi wawo angadzazvibva anadzalanga: Kwaafa wanhu kuna masodja yakha teera Absalamu! ¹⁰Nadyalo kuna masodja adachinga, wana moyo kwakuti idkhala ninga moyo yankhalamu, wana wanadzakhala nakuthya; thangwera wense wa Izirael wanadziwaa kuti bambo wawo ndimu pfumi ese nawamuna watche anao ndiwanyansimba maningui.¹¹Nadyalo , ine ndintumira kuna wense wa Izirael kuti waungane kuna iwe, ku Da na Berseba, wakuwanda maningui ninga manchetcha amubala , ese kuti iwe unaenda kasosa ule iwe letu. ¹²Nadyalo , ife tinaenda kuna iye , nakwense kwatche alikuda kuti aonekwe, ese tinadza gwira pansi ninga beto. Ife hatirekeri nemubodzi wawo alikufem, ne naiyembo.¹³Ese angawala ku thaundi linango, nadyano, wense wa Izirael wanadzauisa nzoi ku thanda lineri futi ife titchadzmupfuwa kwenda naye kuludzi, ese kuswikira nekuo buwe lidoko zvalo: ¹⁴"Napenepo, Absalamu nawamuna waku Izirzel wadalanga: nzeru Husai, na alkita iwo iyo yamuche kupinda ya Aitofel". Tchangamire adafunga kulamba nzeru yamuche ya Aitofel kuti auise kufudza Absalamu.¹⁵Peze penepo , Husai adalanga kuna zadhoki nakuna Abiyata, nawakulu. Aitofel adapasa nzeru Absalamu ese nawakulu wa Izirael penu namuchobo wanyi, ese ine ie n didamupasa nzeru namoda unango. ¹⁶Ncthicthino enda nakukasika kadziwisa Dhavidhi ese ulangue: 'Musaite musasa usiku huno ese mumu nkulo wa Araba, ese birani, nakukasika, ne zvinenezvo napenepo mambo adzathabiriwa. futi nawense waanhu wakuit wanadzakhala naiye".¹⁷Jonata na Aimaaz wakhali dhuze na papombi ku En_Rojel. Kukhana nyabasa mubodzi akhamu dziwisa ngani zense kuti aleke kuwoniwa muthaundimo. Patche akhatambira masoko, akhaenda kiyabvunza mambo Dhavidhi. ¹⁸Pangani ineyo, pana djaha mubodzi adawa wona ese kudzabvunza Absalamu nadyano, Jonatani na Aimazadabuda nakukasika ese adaenda kumui kwa mwamuna mubodzi ku Bairi kwakuti pakhana mutchera pathambwe patchepo pakuti iwo wada pinda mumutchera.¹⁹Mukadzi wa mwamunai adatola mjugwidimidzo atchintswantswira mulomo wamutchera adathusa timbeu tinangu tazvalimiwa padzalu patche kuitira kuti ne wani zvatche adziwe kuti Jonatani na Aimaz wakhali mumutcheramo. ²⁰Wamuna wa Absalamu wadaenda pamui wamukadzi uya ese adalanga: "walikupi Aimaz n Jonatani?" Mukadzi adadaira: "Iwo wabira mukoloi". Nadyano wamuna wada swaga wadaenda kuludzi ese hawana kuwaona ese wada hirira ku Jerusalema.²¹Pawo wadaenda, Jonatani na Aimaz wadabuda mumjutchealamo ese wadaenda kiyalanga kuna mambo Dhavidhi wadati: "Muka futi htatha nakutchimbiza mukuloi, thangwera kuti Aitofel adakupasa nzeru nanzero pakodzo lako". ²²Nadyano Dhavidhi adamuka, nayense masodja atche watchibata njira kwenda kumu kulu wa Jordani kuswika kuyetcherha hapana ne mubodzi athaphonya kuteera Lordani.²³Patche Aitofel adaona nzeru zarche hazina kutezerha adasunga bulu watche atchibvaa buda. iye adaenda kumba kwathe ku luwani tchairo, adalonguezvakuita zvatche zvamuche. nakiindi inei, iye adafa futi adaiikiwa munhutu ya bambo watche.²⁴Nadyalo, Dhavidhi ada uya kuna Maanaim. Na kuna Asalamu, iye ada bira munkulu wa Jordani ese na iye na uense masodja ya Israel. ²⁵Na penepo, Absalamu ada ikhwa ninga mukhulu wa dungwe la masodja pa mbuto ya Joabe, Amasa akhale mwana wa Jeteri, ismaelita akhatonga na Abinael, mwana wa Naas mubale wa Zeruia, mai wa Joabe. ²⁶Na dyalo, Israel na Absalamu wakhemba mu nyika ya Geleade.²⁷Zvaitika, kuna Dhavidhi patche ada uya ku Manaaim, Sobi, mwana wa Naas, wa ku Raba wa ku Amom, Marquir mwana wa Amiel wa ku Lo - Debar na Barzilai, na gileadeta na Rogelim, ²⁸wada uisa mabonde ya ku lalira, zvaku funika, ndilo, mukhate, ufa wa trigo, ufa wa manchuwere, magwere ya ku kainga, nyimo na nyemba. ²⁹unche, doe, mabira minkhaka ya kuwanda kutira kuti Dhavidhi na wanhu wakhana iye kuti wadye. Wamuna wenewa wakhadabvunzewa:" kuti wanhuwa wana nzala, wada neta na nyota mu tsetsetimo".

¹Dhavidhi adawerenga masodja atche yakhali na iye napenepo waonereri tchulu nawaonereri zana. ²iye atumira warhi watche kuutongui hwa Joabe, wahrhwi wengo kuutongui kwa Abhisai, mwnw wa zeriuya, mubale wa jowabhi nawenango kuutongui wa Itai, muhedheni: "inembo patchangu nditchaendambo namwe."³Ese wamunawadamubvunza: "Hazvikhadikana kwenda kunkhondo, thangue tingadza thamaanguisiwa titchidza wala, iwo hawaadzaagali hawadzana basa na naife, ife wenwngo, podi kufa, podiiwo watchititsiya. Apo , imwe mwdzipira pa khumi wathu! nakudyali, munadikana kudzipira kwenda kuluwani". ⁴Apo, mukulu adadaira: "Nditchaitira zvanu munada. "Mukulu akhali pamusuwo wakunza kwaluwani, atchiti masodja adanga abuda aenda kumitunhu namwakywandiwa."⁵Mambo adabvunza jowabhe, Abhisai na Itai adati: "Itani mhole, nakuda kwangu, nawphale na Absalam. Napenepo wense wanhu wadabva mambo aychilanga zvenezvi kuna waonereri, kuhkodza cuna Absalam.⁶Apo masodja adabuda kiyahwira nawa Iziraeri wense, watchipinda mutsanga. Wa Iziraeri wadaneriwa ipaapo, ⁷Na masodja a Dhavidhi pansiku ineyopadaonekwa wafi wajinji wakhakwana kuita zvulu zviwiri zvawa muna. ⁸Nkondo idabvikira mumbuto zense watchi pera mutsaanga nabhemhaa.⁹Absalamu adaona masodja a Dhavidi. Iye atchigadzila mula watche, uta watche wakhali ukulu adaphaiwa musolo watche ukhadabata pamuti mudjubo ukhali pansi utchigwira panjira. ¹⁰Apo unango patche adaona zvinezvi napenepo adalangaa kuna Jowabhe. "Linga, ine ndaona Absalaum adakhomerhwa nauta!" ¹¹Jowabhe adati kuna mwamuna ukulanga nanyaya ya Absalamu: "Ona iwepo wamuona! thangweranyi hauna kumunera utcimu thusa pansi? Ine deka ndakupa machereni khumi na bhande."¹²Iye mwamuna adadaira Jowabhe: "Ne deka mandipa machereni deka handina kutambir, azviita kumukira mwana wamambo, nakudyali mwesne mudabva mutemo wamambo kuna imwe, Absai na Itai kuti: Haapapna anakuya mwana Absalam! ine ¹³deka ndabatiwa namoyo wakuulaya (deka haandina kulalama muche na mambo), Iwepo deke ndaku siya".¹⁴Napenepo Jowabhi adati: "Ine handina kuyemera iwe". Napenepo, Jowabhi adabata mumanja mwatche, madipa matatu adaphaya pamoyo pa Absalam atchifuythyukira, patche hazati afa, atchiri pamhanda. ¹⁵Apo, wamuna waya kumi wakhadzusa midziyo ya Jowabhi wadamuteya Absalum naepenepo wadamuulaya.¹⁶Nadiyali, Jowabhe adaliza mutoliro napenepi massodja wadadzasiyabkuteera wa Izirael, thangwe Jowabi akhapezanazvo, ¹⁷watola Absalam napenepo wadauthusa mutsangamo kudjenje likulu. Iwo wadamugwidiza natchibuwe tchikulu , atchiti wa Izirael wadawala kada munhu kwenda kumba kwatch.¹⁸Kunamata, Absalamu, atchiri kulalama adalonza patchatche artar pambuto yaukulu afdati: " Ine handina mwana kuti ndifungue zvidawanda padzina langu" Nakudyalo, iye adaikha dzina latche pa artar kuti adaidziwe ngani ya Absalam kuswuira zvinopano.¹⁹Apo, Aimaaz, mwana wa Zadoqur, adati: Leka ndithamange zwinopano kwenda kuna mukulu, kabva masoko yamuche, kuti Yahweh athamangisa tani wanyamarka watche". ²⁰Jowabhe adaira kuna iye: " Iwe hazwiti nyamunsi kuti udziwe masoko yenga; iwepo udzandibvunze tsiku inango. Nyamunsi leka kundibvunza thangwe mwana wa mambo afa".²¹Apo, Joabd adati kuna cuxita: Ndoco, kiabvunza mambo zwako wawona". Apo cuxita adakana pana Joabe napenepo adathamanga. ²²Aimaaz mwana wa Zadoque, apo adalangambo kuna Joabe: Joabe adadaira: Thangwelanji akuda kuthamanga mwana wangu, ndirikuona ninga hapana masoko aitika?. ²³Napenepo adalanga Aimaaz:" Zwaitika zwinadakwenda, udirikwenda". Jowabhe, adaira:" Thamanga". Nakudyalo, Aimaaz adathamanga na tchinyansinyansi napenepo adapindirira cuxita.²⁴Davide akadagala pakati pamusuwo wakunza na wamukati. Mukoi adakwira palusuo adamusa nkoje mamatsoatche atchinga mudzaulu mwaukuli. Pache adalinga, adaona unango mwamuna alikuya alikuthamanga ega. ²⁵Apo mukoi adapereka masoko kuna mambo atchiti:" Angati iye aliega basi, muna muongolala mulomo pakulanga". Ukuli wakadaswika kuluwani.²⁶Napenepozwe, mukoi adaona winango mwamuna napenepo adalangazwe manbo wamuso. Adati:" Linga, pana unangozwe mwamuna alikuthamanga ega". Mambo adalanga iye alikuisa masoko bassi". ²⁷Iye mulinde, adalanga mhapo: " Ndaona ninga mwamuna akathamanga kumberi ninga Aimaaz, mwana wa Zadoque". mambo adati:" Iye ndimwamuna wamuche alikuya na masoko yamuche".²⁸Apo, Aimaaz adadaidza mambo: " Ulimuche". Napenepo adaswika adalimgisa nkope pansi: " Udakomborerka na Yahweh Mulungo wako! Iye adapereka wamuna wakazondana na tchangamire, iye mambo". ²⁹Apo, mambo adadaira:" Muli muche na muphale Absalamu?" Aimaaz adadaira:" Patche Joabe, musewenzi wamambo, andituma kuna iwe, mambo ine ndaona nyaya, ese handina kadziwa kuti nswanyi". ³⁰Mambo adadaira: " Gala pakundupa, apo, Aimaaz agala pakundu napenepo adalambirira alipaapo.³¹Pabodzibodzipo, cuxita adazwika na culanga: Ndina masoko yakudeka kuna imwe tchangamire, mambo, nakudyalo Yahweh akuchiphani lero wense kuna imwe". ³²Mambo, adalanga kuna cuxita: " Mulimuche na muphale Absalamu? cuxita adadaira: Wanyamarka watchangamire wangu, mambo, wense wali kukumukirani deka waitambo ninga muphale uya". ³³Apo, mambo adagala ili nyakukonzeka, adakwira padzaulu pasuwo napenepo adadaira, Atchifamba pambuto na pambuto, atchikuwa:" Mwana wangu Absalamu, mwana wangu, mwana wangu, Absalamu, mwana wangu, mwana wangu!".

¹²1 wadalonga kuna Joabi; " linga, mambo ali kugulukuta acitsukwalira Abisalau". 2 Nadyano, kuwina kwatsiku iyeneyo kwadzakhala kwa kutsukwalisa kuna yentse masodja, ninga mabvirhe yanu muntsiku yire: "mambo alikulira mwana wace".³⁴3 Muntsiku yire, masodja adadzapinda muthaundi ninga wanhu wali kumala kunyala mukurha. 4 Mambo adantswinkha nkop yace acikhuisa:" mwana wangu Abisalau, Abisalau, mwana wangu, mwana wangu".⁵⁶5 Nadyano, Joabi adapinda munyumba ya mambo acin'bvunza: "iwepo wanyaza masodja yako nyamuntsi, wakuti waponesa upenyo wakuntsiku iyi, pabodzi na upenyu wa wana wako, upenyu wakazi wako na mabondwe. 6 Na thangwe la kuti umbada wazondi wako, uci zonda wale wakuti wambakuda. Ona nyamuntsi wapangizira kuti nkulu nkulu wamasodja na wasodjayo hawasi cinhu kuna iwe. Nyamuntsi, ndirikutenda kuti, kudai Abisalau acali mpenyu kudzatiife tentse ticinge tidafa deka zwingada kudekera maningi.⁷⁸7 Izwoizwe, muka uyende kiyalanga kumasodja yako, nathangue ndina betcha na Yahweh, kuti ungaleka kwenda, hapana munhu anadzalambirira naiwe husiku huno. Izwi zwingada khala ntswinhu zwakunyanya kupinda zwinango zwinhu kui zwidambo itika kunaiwe, kubuda pauwana wako kuswika cincino. 8 Penepo, mambo adamuka acikhala pamusuwo wa thaundi, adaenda kiya dziwisa wentse wanhu dali; "lingana, mambo adakhala pamusuwo". Penepo wanhu wadauya pamberi pa mambo. Kudzati walziraeri wada wal, bodzi na bodzi kumui kwace.⁹¹⁰9 Wanhu wentse wakha gwengezana na yentse mitupo ya kulziraeri wacilanga dyaliku:" mambo ati budisa mumanja mwa wanyamarha wathu". Iye ati sunungula mumambutoino na thangwe la Abisalau. 10 Iye Abisalau, ule wakuti akhatitungamirira, adauyayiwa pakurha apomanji, tswai hatisi kukhodza kuti a wirirezwe iye mambo?".¹¹¹²11 Mambo Davidi adatuma masoko kuna wakulu zadhoque pabodzi na Abiatar:"Langani kuna wasee wa ku juda: 'Thanguerai ndimwe waku peisira pakuhirinza mambo kumu ukulu acinge masoko ya yentse iziraeri yaliku batsira walikuda kuti mambo ahirire kumulukulu? 12 Imwepo ndimwe wabale wangu, nyama yangu na mapfupa yungu. Nadyalo, thangwerai ndimwe wakupeisira kuhirinza mambo?'.¹³¹⁴¹⁵13 Langani kuna Amasa: 'Hausi nyama na mwiri wangu? Mulungu ngaondibwonere sezwe, ningaleka ku kuikha nkulu wa masodja pambuto ya Juabi". 14 Na masoko iyaiya wentse wanhu waku judaa wadadekerha naye, wacikhala na moyo ubodzi na ubodzi, ninga zwao wadalanga kuna mambo: "Hirirane, na mwentse wanhu". 15 Penepo, mambo adahirira aciuya ku Jordani. wanhu waku judaa wada uya ku Giligali kiyadja thandiza mambo kuthatha Jordani.¹⁶¹⁷¹⁸16 Simei, mwana wa Gera, mubenjamita, wakuti akhali waku Baulini adacimbiza na wanhu wa ku judaa kuti wadza sangane na mambo Davidi. 17 Akhalina culu cawanhu pabodzipo na Ziba, nyam'basa wa Saulo, wabale wace khumi na wacanu, kunza kwamakumairi ya wanyambasa. Iwo wadayambuka jolodani pamberi pa mambo. 18 Iwo waday¹⁹Simei adavhudza kuna mambo:" Chagamire wangu, musatogue mubasawanu kuti anhagasa, musauise dzeru zamabasa cutizifuiye kulabacuvesesa kudaitika tsikuzire chagamire wagu, mambo, hadasia Jerusalema. Thague nhamubasawanu anadziwa kuti anhagasa. ²⁰Ndiro thangue raita cuti, nhamutsi, hine diuye pamberi panu, niga wakutoma mudzindza laJose, kuti ndione changamire wangu , mambo".²¹Napenepo Abisai, mwana wa Zeluia, andadaira:"Hazwikadicana Simeia atonguerwe kufa naizwi, thangwe iye andapasatsoca wacudzoswa wa Yahei?. ²²Apo, Davidi andalonga:"Ndinanhi naimwe, wana wa Zeruia, cutinhamutsi muite wanhamarwa wangu? Panawinango achatemerwa nhamutsi muIsraeri? Handizwidziwi ine, nhamutsi, cuti ndine mambo waIsraeri?". ²³Apo, mambo andalonga cuna Simeyi:"Iwe haudzafi". Namuchobo wenei, mambo handamuprhomisa na chindhumbiro.²⁴Na Mefibosete, mwana wasaulo, hadadzica cuti aonane namambo.Iye akalibe cusamba, kabe cubulisa devhu, penango cuphadza guho cubudira tsicu idaenda mambo cuswikira tsiku iyache adauya cumui muuntendere. ²⁵Pache, iye andayirira cujerusalema cuti aone Mambo, iye alonga:"thangweranhi hauna qwenda naine, Mafubosete?".²⁶Iye adadaira:"Chagamire wangu, mambo, wagu hadinhepezera, apo ine ndaloga:'ndinadzamaga dhonqi kuti aqwire liende namambo',thangwe lakuti nhamubasawanu dhinhacucodzeka. ²⁷Nhamubasa wangu Zimba andinhadzisa pamberi pamambo wangu dhinada. Apo chagamire wagu, mambo, adagala niga guirozi iaMulugu. Apo, hita nigazyamuche pamatso ako. ²⁸Thague hiyetse nhumba iyababawangu ihafa pamberi pachangamire wagu, mambo, apo iwe waika nhamubasawako wetse wanarja naiwe pachirdjiro chako. Muvhumo, upi apo, wangu dinaho kuti ndiapopere chindhu zwacho cunamambo wagu".²⁹Apo, mambo andavhundza:"Thangweranhi kuvhundzazwe zwinango zwindhu? Inepano dalongacale kuti iye na Ziba munadzakowana mataka" ³⁰Apo, Mofibosete hadadaira mambo:"Ande musieni asale nazwentse, zyinandicana changamire wangu, mambo hayirire cumba adacoeca".³¹Barzilai, wacuGiliadita, andadzica cuRogeli handaiyambuca joridani na mambo, handaperekeza mambo kuiyambuca Joridani.³²Barzilai iye akali muculu wamacole macumimasere. Iye akandabastira mambo nazwindhu pache akali Monai, apo akalimwamuna wacufhuma maningui. ³³Mambo andavundza Barzilai:"Uiya naine ine nadzacua cuitira cuti ugale naine cuJerusalema".³⁴³⁵³⁶Barzilai andadaira mambo:" Ntsiku zingasi ziricundisarira mukulalama qwangu, cuti hine diende na mambo cuJerusalema? Ndinamakole makumi masere. Nigazwidziwe pa zwakunhangala na zwakundeca? Pondhi nhamubasa waco³⁷Ndapota, siani mbasa wanu hayirire cumui cuitira cuti ndifire cuthaundirangu ine, pamberi pa ndhutu ya babawangu namaiwangu. Apo anauiya, cuno iye nhamubasa Quima. musie aiyambuke nachangamire wangu, mambo, muiteni zwinacuirani muxe".³⁸Mambo hadadaira:" Quima anaenda naine ,ndinadzaita naiye zwinauiya cunaiwe,zwentse zakounanda cunaine, ine nadzacuitira". ³⁹Napenepo, wentse wandhu wandaiyambuca joridani na mambombo handaziita; mambo hadatsyoda Barzilai vhaamukombolera. Napenepo, Barzilai hadahirira cumba qwache.⁴⁰⁴¹Apo, mambo handayambuca qwenda cuGilgar na cuQuima handayambuka nayo. wentse wanhankondo wacuJuda hnaafhuo yamasojha yaIsraeri, wandauyanae mambo. Apo, wentse wamuna wacuIsraeri wandathomesa kuuiya⁴²Apo, wamuna wacuJuda wandadhaira kuwamuna wakuIsraeri;" Nithangwe lacuti mambo anagala hadatsisa kunaife. Apo thangweranhi hudanhangalirwa naizwi? Tarja zwindhu zwacugurwa naiye mambo? Iye atipa zwindhu?". ⁴³Wamuna wacuIsraeri wandadaira wamuna wacuJuda:" Tinamadzindza kumi hupetwe kanai nha mambo, ndizyo, tinalutendero likulu kuna Davidi cupinda .Apo thangweranhi matinhozera? cukalirini kundaqwatu ifhe chacutoma kuuiya namambowathu kuti haviwe?". Apo masoko hawamuna waJuda akali yiacupwanha cupinda iyawamuna waIsraeri.

¹²1 Zwidaitica kugala pambuto ibodzi, mwamuna mubodzi nyakulemala dzina lanche Seba, mwana wa Bicri, Benjami. iye adaliza mulizo futi adalanga: " ifepano hatisiro khondu la David, nekudza pfunga kuna mwana wache Jesse. tilekere kuna wentse wamuna wakuirire kumui, Israel." 2 Natenepo, wense wamuna wa Israel wadadziwa David futi wachatewera Seba, mwana wa Bicri. Nakudyano wamuna wa juda wadatewera paduze kuna mambo, kubuda ku Jordani kwa Jerusalema.³3 Nadyaro David adauwa kumui wache mu Jerusalem, iye akawa kuwaleowa kuyi iye akada siwa na kurowa mbuto, futi iye adaiga nyumba ibodzi wakukowa zwidu zwache, nakudyano anakugona na iyo. Natenepo, iyo wadavalirwa pa nsiku ibodzi kuzwikira wafa. Wachigala ninga muzitche.⁴⁵4 Natenepo mambo adalanga kuna Amasa:" kudaidza wamuna wa juda mukati mwa nsiku zitantu; ngagale pano, basi; 5 Nakudyaro, Amasa adaenda kadaidza wamuna wajuda, apo iye adagala ngani maningui kupinda mambo.zwache langa.⁶⁷6 Nakudyaro, David adalanga kuna Abisai: tchitchino, Seba mwana mubhale wa Bicri, ifepano titcha langa zvakunyangala kupinda Absalao zvidaita iye. bata wasewedze wa tchangamire, masodja angu, na tewera, iye anadza ona luani wa nsimba na wadza wala pamberi pantu." 7 Apo wamuna wa Joabe wadaeda masule mwatche. pabodzi na quereteus na peleteus, na wense wanyankhondo wadabudira. Iyo wadasia, Jerusalema watchitewera Seba, mwana wa Bicri.⁸8 Pawo iyo wadagala pabuwe likuru likagala pa Gibeao, Amasa adawaona. Joabe ankhada pfeka nguo zawa wi kuti iye akadaiga, naiwo wakada bande mukhundu na libodzi bemha akanaro iye. Nanyaro iye akafamba, bemba landagua.⁹¹⁰9 Apo, Joabe adalanga ma Amasa:" ulimuche iwepo, muzukulu wangu? "Joabe penepo adabata Amasa na debvu adabata na djadja la manyo atchumubejar. 10 Amasa akalibe kuona bemha likari mumadja mwa Joabe! Nakuti Joabe adamuphaiwa pamimba wa Amasa mutchipfu futi zwakunyansa zvatchezvo zwidagua pansi. Joabe wana kumuphawa zwe futi Amasa adafa nadyaro, Joabe na Abisai, mubhale, wadatewera Joabi!¹¹¹²¹³11 Nakudyaro, mwamuna mubodzi wa Joabe adagala kukhundu la Amasa , futi adalanga: "Mbani anada Joabe futi mbani anada David, ngatewere Joabi! 12 Amasa adagona tchiropa tchitchi buda mumuseu. Pache mwamuna padawona iye wanyu wakhagala wadaimira, iye adadzusa Amasa kubudira mumuseu wenda nawe mukati mwamunda. Iye adadzwa atchimutusa iye nakuona wense wanyu walikupida penepo. 13 Apo Amasa adabudisiwa pamuseu wense wamuna wadatewera seba, mwana wa Bicri.¹⁴¹⁵¹⁶14 Seba adapinda na zense mbuto za Israel na Abel wa Bete-Maaka, na pansi pense pa beritas. wa beritta wadaungana futi wakatewera Seba. 15 Iyo wadamutswaga watchimutewera Abel na Bete Maaka. Iyo wadarodza kambani pa luani tswatswa. wense masodja wakana Joabe wadanera tswatswa kuplakyonya. 16 Nakudyaro, mukadzi mubodzi akadziwa adakhuwa mukati mwa luani:" wibva, kulekererwa, wibva Joabe! Uya paduze naine kuti inepano ndilague naiwe".¹⁷¹⁸¹⁹17 Nadyaro, Joabe adazwika paduze panaiwe, ao mukandzi adalanga:" ndiwe iwepo Joabe? "iye adhaira ndine pano" natenepo, iye adalanga: "ibva masoko amusewenzi". iye adhadvira ndiri kubva". 18 Nadyaro, iye adalanga:" iyo nanga wa djaira kuranga tswakare kare: " zvibhodzi bhodzi kutswaga kulanguiwa kuna Abel; futi kulangua kukhapera mulandu. 19 Ifepano ndife luani lamuche lakutendeka la Israel. Iwe ulikutanga kupfundza luani kuti ndi mai wa Israel. Thambwe lai iwe ulikudha nhaka Yahweh?"²⁰²¹²²20 Nadyaro, Joabe adhadaira: " galani kutari naine, galani kutali naine kuti inepano ndipeze kupfundza. 21 Izwi sitsvatchadico. Apo mwamuna wakumaphiri wa Efraim adadaizwha Seba, mwana wa Bicri, adamusa djadja kuna mambo, kuti apoke na David. Nditambize iye naine ndibhudise iye naine luani; mukadzi adalanga kuna Joabe: " Musoro watche utcha zwiwa naiwe nakuda kwa dzwadzwa. 22 Apo mukadzi adawendakuna wense wanyu nadzero sache. Iyo wadagala kudza musolo wa Seba, mwana Bicri, futi wadzwa kuna Joabe. Nadyaro, iye adaliza mutchiro futi wamuna wa Joabe wadabuda muluani, kubuda kwa mubodzi kunyumba. Futi Joabe adawirira ku Jerusalema kuna mambo.^2324252623 Tchitchino, Joabe ankatonga wense masodja wa Israel, na Benaia, mwana wa Joiada, ankatonga wa quereteus na wa peleteus. 24 Adorao akhali kuminati wa wamuna wankaita basa lansimba na Josafa, mwana wa Ailude, ankhari munembi wanyankondo. 25 Seva ankari munembi; na zadoque na Abiatar wankari wakuru wakuru. 26 Uye Ira, wa jairita, mukuru wa David.

¹Munguwa ya Dhavidhi, kudayita idzala, makole matatu yakutowerani, Dhavidhi adhabvunzisa kuna mambo. Apo Yahweh adabvunza:" Ndala yeneyi yakuwulaya thangwe la Sauli na wabate wache wadayulaya wa gibeonita".²Wa gibionita hawakhasi dungwe la wa Iziraeri, esse iyo wakhanakanhana na wa amorreu. wa Iziraeri wakhadapika kuti hatiwawulayi, esse podi nadyiyalo, Sauli akhada kuwulaya wentse achiwongolola wanthu wa israel na wa Juda. ³Apo mambo Dhavidhi yadayunganiza wa yibiyonita adawabvunza, ndiyitenyi namwe? wasedhi ndiwayita tini kuti wakombolere wanthu wa mambo kuti watambire umushe hudabvunza iyo?⁴Wa gibeonita wadadaira :" Atisi kuda zvasherene golidi pakuti paife na Sauli ne na wabale wache. Futi atidi kuti ayulaye mbodzi wa Israel ." Dhavidhi adayira:" Mukuda kuti ndikuyitireni tani?."⁵Iwo wadaira mambo:"Mwamuna akhada kuhesera kutiwu-laya, akhada longedzera thangwe la ife, kuti tifudzwe futi tigale whatina mbuto mumalile awa Israel. ⁶Siyani wanthu wanomwe wakuzinza la Mutipe, tina dzawawulaya pamber pa Mambo ku Gibea kwa Sauli. Wakusankhulwa na mambo," Apo mambo adati: Ine ndinakupani.⁷Esse mambo adanyemwerera Mefibosete, mwana wa Jonatani, mwana wa Sauli, thangwe lampihiko yidayita iye pamberi pa Yahweh pakati pa Dhavidhi na Jonata, mwana wa Sauli: ⁸Nadyalo Yahweh alota wana wayiri wa Rizpa, mwana-ntsikhana wa Aias, mwana adabala na iye na Sauli-Madzina awana wayiri akhali Armoni na Mafibosete: Futi Dhavidhi abata wana wachanu wa Mical, mwana wa Sauli adabala na iye na Adriel, mwana wa Barzilai, Meolatita. ⁹Mambo adapereka manza mwa Gibeonita iwo adawawwaya pa phiri pamberi pa Yahweh. Wentse wanomwe wadafa pabhodzi. Iwo wadafa munguwa yakubonela, muntsiku zakutangatanga kukonkha mawuva.¹⁰Nadyalo, Rizpa, wana wa Aias, adabata sakha, Ayifuthula adagala penepo kubuda pakutanga kuchekiwa kwa trigo mpaka kuswika mulungu abvumba acigwira muyiri mswache. Iye akhathamangisa mbalame na masikati dyiyano na zvinyama zvatsanga na osiku. ¹¹Adabvunzwa Dhavidhi zvidayita zirpa, mwana wa Aias, mukadzi nyamutalalo wa Sauli.¹²Nadyalo Dhavidhi ayeda kiyakumbira mafupa a Sauli ya Jonata mwana wache, ku wanhu waku Jabe Gilead wakhada tola iye cintsimba ku Bete-sea, kukhada manika iyo zvinhu zvawo zvida kunda iyo Sauli ku Gilboa. ¹³Dhavidhi adatola penepo mafupa wa Sauli na mafupa ya mwanawashe Jonata, futi wadakhananiza, na mafupa wawanthu wanomwe wadawulayiwa.¹⁴iyo wada yiga mafuta ya Sauli na ya mwanache Jonata, kudziko la Benjamim, ku zala, ku masiwe wa Quis, baba wache. Iyo wadayita zventse zvidabvudziwa iyo na mambo. Peze ipapo, Mulungu adadayira minamato yache, na kulekerera dziko.¹⁵wa filisteu wadayendazve kunkhondo kiyapoka na wa Israel. Dhavidhi adayenda na wanyakhondo wache kiyapoka na wa filisteu. Dhavidhi adaneta na kuchatirwapa kunerana kwawo. ¹⁶Isbi-Benobe, cibaiwa cikulu, iye akhana dipa likhalema mazana matatu wamutero musikho walo futi akhana bempha linyowani, adayesera kuyulaya Dhavidhi. ¹⁷Ese Absai, mwana wa Zeruia, adabantsira Dhavidhi, adamphaya achibva amuyulaya. Nadyalo, wanhu wa Dhavidhi wadapikira, wachibvunza:" hamudzayendizve na fe ku nkhondo, kuti muleke kuthimisa gentsi la wa Iziraeri."¹⁸Peze penepo kudadzayonekazve nkhondo inango nawana wa Gobe, Sibecai, husatita pache adayulaya Safe, akhali waaku dzinza la Refeim. ¹⁹Hakudzana kuyitazve nkhondo na wa filisteu, ku Gobe, Elana, mwana wa Jaare-origim, belenita ayulaya Goliati, geteu, akhana dipa likhada lapha ninga ntsengere.²⁰Kuda yitikazve zinango nkhondo ku Gate, kweneko kukhana mamuna bodzi wakulapha maningi akhana tichala ti-tanthatu boko libodzi ti-tanthatu libodzizwe dyalo na mmiyendo, ti-tanthatu uku ti- tanthatu uku, tentse makumi mayiri na tinayi, iyewo futi akhali wa kudzinza la Refaim. ²¹Pache adayedza kupoka na wa Israel, Jonata, mwana wa Simei, mbale wa Dhavidhi, adamuyulaya. ²²Iyewuyu akhali waku dzinza la Refaim, wa ku Gate, wadafa wentse na manza mwa Dhavidhi na manza yamasodja yache.

¹Dhavidhi anamata Yahweh, na masoko ya nyimbo ese, patche adalekerwa na Yahweh mu manza mwa wense wanya marha watche na mumanza mwa Sauli. ²Anamata Dhavidhi atchilanga:" " Yahweh ndiye buwe langu, nsimba yangu na muwombole wangu.³Mulungo ndi buwe langu, ine ndimba thawira kuna ilo. Ilo ndicherene yangu na nsimba yangu yaku ndiponesa, na nsimba yangu yaku thawera wee ule anandilekelera pakabvi nhirirha. ⁴Nduna dainzira kuna Yahweh iye anafania kunamatwa. Kutindiponeswe kwa wanyamarka wangu.⁵Penepo nfungwa ya kufa idandi zengulira. ⁶Madzi mazinje ya pansi yada ndizenguereraa; na kusungwa kwa lufu kwandibata.⁷Kushunpika kwanu, ndina daidza Yahweh; ndinadaidzira kuna Mulungu wangu; ese anabva nfala langu ali munyumba yache ya kunamatira, ese kudila kwangu kuti ndibatsereni kwa kwira kuswikira mumatwi yatche.⁸Na dyalo panse padalela ese patchizungulira, wangu kuzvigadzira kudza uluwo wada tetemerka ese watchitetekenyeka, thangwe Mulungo akhada lamwira. ⁹Utse udakwira kubuda mubhuno mwache ese moto waku laya udabuda mumulomo mwache ese macala akupisa adhagala madhotha.¹⁰Iye adhadzula kudzauluko atchichitha panse, ese phanse pa mwendo lache pakana mudima maningue. ¹¹Iye adhagadzira majanjo ese adhambuluka. Iye adhaoniwa akhambuka namatenga ambhepo. ¹²Adhalita dima limkomboletdze ninga matendi iyo makule machena lamadji la kudzaulu.¹³Kubuda kwa ku penha kwache, udhagwa utsi wamoto. ¹⁴Yahweh adapenya kudzaulu. Mulungu wakulapha kudazvika. ¹⁵Iye adhafula madipa yense adhathusira anyamarka wawo ninga npeni watchi waulaya.¹⁶Nadyano, padhaonekwa mabuli adhidzirwa panse yadakala padetche matswimo a ngondo ya Yahweh, nanga kunangula kwa mpbepo kwa fuliziwa munbhuno mwache.¹⁷Adathasamula bokomlatche alikudzaulu atchiribata! Iye adandi budisa mu madzi yakuzika. ¹⁸Iye adiandi ombola kuna nyamaarha wangu wansimba, wene wale wanya kundizzonda, nadyalo wakhali wanya nsimba kupinda ine.¹⁹Iwo wada uira ine munsiku ya kulira kwangu ese Tchangamire adakhala mubatsiri wangu. ²⁰Iyembo adanditola kwenda mumbuto inango ese adaandiponesa nathangwe akhandida. ²¹Yahweh adandiitira zvidaenderana naku khala kwangu, zvitchiyenderana nakutchena kwa manja yang, adandipa mubai bai.²²Nathangwe ndida njira zamulungu; handina kuita tchakunyangala nditchipoto kubuda kuna Mulungu waangu. ²³Kupungula kwatche kuli kumberi kwangu; handina kupotoka kubuda pamberi patche.²⁴Ine ndida khala ndida lumbwa kulamba mulandu pamber patche ese ndida budisiwa pakuponya. ²⁵Nadyalo Mulungu adandipa mubai bai wakwendera kudaita malalamirhe angunakuyenderana nakulila kwangu ndidaaita pamberi pamatso Patche.²⁶Kuna wada tenda, muna panguiza kutenda kwanu, kuna hawana tchawo wadanyeperha, munapanguiza kunyepera kwanu. ²⁷Kuna wadatchena muzvipanguize kutchena kwanu, ese kuna hawaana kutowewzeka wanazvupanguiza na nhalo.²⁸Ponesani wana zvitema, ese matso anu aali padzaulu pawana zvikuza kuti watswom. ²⁹Nadyalo muli guetsi langu imwe Mulungu. Mulungu bvenekani mudiwa wangu pakhale pakungwerewera.³⁰Nakubatsira kwanu ndina kwanisa kukhala kuita tchiviro tchaku dyarana. Na Mulingu wangu ndina kwanisa kuthatha mulindi. ³¹Ngakhaala ndi Mulungu, njira yatche ida lonzeka masoko watche hapana palo liphwatirha. Iye ndiye chereni ya wense waya wakuti wana lithawila.³²Nadyali mbani Yahweh kunza kwa Tchangamire? futi mbani buwe kunza kwa Mulungu wathu. ³³Mulungu ndiye wangu ndina thawira, ese iye wana fambila kuna waya wakuti wada towezeka munjira zatche³⁴Iye anaita ntsoka ninga ntsoka tsoka zaku nkhondo, anaita kuti ndikwanise kukwira padzaulu. ³⁵Iye ana pfunzisa manza angu kuthusilana kwanhkondo ese ma boko yangu anavika uta.³⁶³⁷36 Iwe unandipa cherene yanu yakukunda, muda ndikotamisira panse kuti ndikule. 37 Iwe udandi itira panse pambuto ye mwendo yangu, ku itira kuti eleke kutsaika.³⁸³⁹38 Ine ndida tewera wanyamarka wangu ese ndida wafudza. Handina kuhirira paku swikira iwo wapera kufudziwa. 39 Ndina wakunda, nditchi wagwanda ; iwo hawadzamukizwe; iwo wali panse pa mwendo yangu.⁴⁰⁴¹40 Muda ndilongedza na nsemba ninga bande laku khondo; muda wa iga panse pa mwendo yangu wenewale wana ndimukira. 41 Iye andi pasa ngoto ya wanyamarka wangu; ine nda kunda wa wanyamarka wangu.⁴²⁴³42 Iwo wada lila kubatsirwa, ese palibe ada wabatsira; iwo wada kuwa kuna mulungu, ese iye haana kuwadaira. 43 Ine ndida wagwanda na kuwatcheka ese ndida dzawatsika kwita ninga matope ya munzira.⁴⁴⁴⁵⁴⁶44 Muda ndibatira pa ku wirirana na wanhu wangu, muda ndikoya ninga mukulu wa nzwimbo inei. Wanhu wangu handinkhasi kudziwa wali pansi pangu. 45 Wanya ku uya wada uya kuna ine, kudza lira lira, pawo wada ndibva wada ndi tewerera. 46 Wanya ku uya wada buda na manha mu mbuto zawo.⁴⁷⁴⁸⁴⁹47 Mulungu mupenyu! Buwe langu ngai khodziwe. Akhale mulungu mukhodzi, la buwe la kundiponesa. 48 Iye ndie mulungu ada ndipasa nsimba zache zense; kuti nditewere wanyamarka wangu. 49 Iye ada ndiponesa mumanja mwa wanya marka wangu. Na tchokwadi, iwe uda ndiikha padzaulu pa wene wale wana ndimukira. kubuda kuna wanhu wana ita tchimba muda ndibatsira.⁵⁰⁵¹50 Na dyano nditcha kunomatanu imwe mwangu, kubudira ma lu dze yense, titcha emba zinyimbo mudzina lanu. 51 Mulungu anapasa mambo watche kukunda kukulu, atchipangusa kunfansa kwatche. kuna mudzazi ki watche Davide na dzinza latche lense kwenda na kwenda".

¹Eneya akhali masoko akupeisira kuna Dhavidhi-mwana wa Jesse, akhali mwana wakukhodziwa, wakuthyiwa , akhadasakhuliwa na Mulungu wa Djakobho , wakudikana mukulu wa Izirael: ²"Iwo muzimu udalanga kuna ine, napenepo masoko yatche ali pamulomo wangu.³Mulungu wa Iziraeri adalanga, bu,we la Izirael landibvunza. weneuya wakuti anatonga zvamuche pamberi pawnhu, kuti anatonga nakuda kwa Mulungu. ⁴Iye anagala tchibvenekeri tchamangwana ninga dzuwa lilikubuda, ninga hakuna makuti ninga hawa uli kumera pansi, nakuda kwa kuphaya kwa dzuwa, ninga madzi alikubuda pakugwa.⁵Apo, mubale wangu si dyano tai pamberi pa Mulungu? Hasi iye anati lalamisa pabodzi, atchiti dziwisa pazense njira? Hana kundipasa nsimba mukupona kwangu nakudzaza tchindembeso?⁶Nakudyano wakunyangala watchaita ninga mibva inatsiirha kunza, kwakuti haidza kwanisik kuunganizika namanja. ⁷Munhu angada kuiunganiza atchasewenzesa atsinyo. Muti kuti aunganize apitse.⁸Aya ndiwo madzina ya warhi masodja a Dhavidhi: Josebe_ Bassete, Takenita, akhali mukulu wamasodja ya Elite; iye adaulaya wanhu wasere masodja pamikana ya kuwanda .⁹kunza kwaiye, pakanazwe Eleazar mwana wa Dhodho, wenewa pawatatu wakada wenewa pawatatu wakhada pfuma pawamuna waDhavidhi. wakhalipombo pawo wadatuka wa filisteu pawo wakhada ungana kuti warhe, ndipo wa muna pawo wadatanga kuphokesa wa Izirael. ¹⁰Eliazari adamuka kurha nawa fasteu kuswikira manja atche aneta, atchiyatsanzika pamubato wabhemha, Yahweh auisa kuwina pansiku ineyo. Apo wamaisiri wadadzenda kuna Eliazari, kuiytira kuti wapumise mwiiri yawo.¹¹Kunza kwaye, akhali Sama mwana wa Aje, muwalallita. Apo wafalisteu wadaungana pamuda wa letilha, napenepo wamaisiri wadawala. ¹²Nakudyalo, Sama adamuka pakati pmunda napen+o adarha. Iye adaulaya wafilisteu, napanepo Yawheh adauisa kuwina.¹³Watatu pamakumi matatui wadanchitha kuna Dhavidhi pangani yakukonkha, padzimba la Adhulau. Wamaisiri wafilisteu wakhda puma pamupata ku Refaim. ¹⁴Pangani ineyo Dhavidhi, akhali pamakolhyo kolhyo mu dzimba napenepo wafilisteu wadaenda ku Bhele.¹⁵Dhavidhi akhabva nyota, napenepo adati: Deka zvaita atchiwoneka munango atchindipa madzi akumwa yamumu tchera wa ku Belemu, mutchera ukhali paduze na pamusuwo." ¹⁶Apo, wamuna wenewa wakupfuma, wadapoka nawa maisiuri wawa filisteu, napenepo wadaa tunga maadzi pamutchera wa Belemu, pamusuwo. Watola madzi wadayendesa kuna Dhavidhi, nakudyano iye adalamba kumwa. kunza kwazvbinezvi, iye adakuwa kuna Yawheh. ¹⁷Apo, iye adati: "kkutali na iye Yawheh deka ndaita zvinezvo halisi gazi lawamuna waya wadadzipereka kulalama kwawo kuti ndimwe gazi? Apo, ndalamba kumwa. Zvinezvo ndizvo zvawo waita wamuna wakupfuma.¹⁸Abisai, mubale wa Joabe mwna wa Zerua, ndiye mukulu pawatatu. Ntsiku ibodziadarka na wamuna zwelu zwitatu, napenepo adawaulaya. Adabvekira kuzinzi na masodja watatu. ¹⁹Hapakana akabvikira kupinda watatu? Ali mukulu wawoyo kazinzi haakabvikira ba kupinda watatua. wakali masodja yakubvikira.²⁰Benaia, waku Cabzeeli, akali mwana wa Joiada; iye akali mwamuna wakugwinya akhadapfuma kwakukwana. Adaulaya wana wawiri wa Arieli, wa Moabi. Napenepo adadzika mudjenje adaulaya nkalamu, kutchitonhola. Adaulaysa unango mwamuna mukulu mu gipita. ²¹Mu gipita uyo akana dipa mumanza mwatche, napenepo Banaia adamunera kabodzi na ntsimba. Iye adamubvunkira dipa latche akanalo, napenepo adamulaya na dipa latche adafa mu egipita.²²Benaia, mwana wa Joiada, adaita zwenezvo, napenepo adakanhizka pa wamuna watatu wanyakapfuma. ²³Adakodzika kuti pawa makuni matatu wakali wense, atchiti hawakasi wense pamasodja watatu wa ku khodziwa. Nakudyaloko, Dhavidhi adamukwiza ninga muonerere wa walindi watche.²⁴Pawa makuma tatu wamuna wakali: Asaeli, mubate wa Joabe; Elana, mwana wa Dhodho, waku Belemu.²⁵Sama, mu harodita; Elica, o harodita; ²⁶Heles, lo paltita; Ira, mwuana wa Iques, waku ²⁷tecoita; Abiezer, waku anototita; Mebunai, wako husatita; ²⁸Zalmoni, waku aoita; Maarai waku netofatita;²⁹Helebe, mwuna wa Baana, mu neofatita; Itai, mwuana wa Ribai, waku Gibea, wana wa wa Benjami; ³⁰Benaia mu piratonita; Hidai, mu Gaas; ³¹Abi-Albom, waku arbatita; Azmavete, mu barumita; ³²Eliaba, mu saalbonita wana wa Jesem; Jonatani;³³Sama, mu hararita; Aiao, mwana wa Sacar, mu hararita;³⁴Elifete, mwana wa Aasbai, mu maacatita; Elia, mwana wa Aitofel, mu gilonita; ³⁵Hezrai, mu carmelita; Paarai, mu arbita;³⁶Igal, mwana wa Nata, mu Zoba; Bani wa me tupo ya Gade,³⁷Zeruque, mu amonita; Naarai, mu beerotita, mudzusi wa pfuti za Joabe, mwana wa Zeruia; ³⁸Ira, mu itrita; Garebe, mu itrita; ³⁹Urias, mu heteu - makumi matatu na manomwe pa wense.

¹Kudauyazve, kunyangalirhha kuna Yahweh kwakuti kudayetuma padzaulu ma wana wa Izirael, kwakuti wadafulira Dhavidhi akhale soso naiwo, wadati: "ndoko ita kuyelrenga mu Izirael na Djudha". ²Mambo adati kuna Joabe, mukulu wamasodja, wakuti akhali iwo: Ndoko, mumadzinza yense yawa Izirael kubudira mu Da kuswika Berseba futi uyerenguembo mbumba yawanhu, nadyano unadzadziwa nsama yawamuna wakuti wanada kuthimizirha kudziwa nazva nkondo".³Joabi adati kuna mambo: zvinapusika Yahweh, Mulungu wako kuthimizirika mhindo zana nsama yawanhu futi zvinapusika mwa tchangamire, mambo kuwona izvi zvitchiitika. Nakudyano, thangwera mambo wangu alikuda izvi? ⁴Nazvenezvi zvidadyalo, masoko amambo adagala ali sososo na Joabi futi namukulu wamasodja. Napenepo, Joabi nawa kulu wakulu wamasodj wadabuda pamberi pamambo kwenda kayerenga wanhu.⁵Iwo wadabira Djordani watchibva wakemba dhuze Aroer, kunyansi kwa luwani. Wadaenda namu Gade kuswikira Jazer. ⁶Wadaenda mu Djiriade futi namudziko ya Cades ya ma heteu, futi pese penepo, wadaenda ku Da - Jaa wadazungulira kuswika Sidhom. ⁷Peze penepo, wadaenda mukembi ikuru ya Tiro na maluwani yense yawa heveo na mwa cananeo, ; wadaenda mu Barsaba, kunyansi kwa Djudha.⁸Pawo iwo wadapfukudza dziko lense wadahilira mu Jerusalema kupera kwamwezi mipfemba na nsiku makumi mairi. ⁹Napenepo Joabi ada tsidzira kuna mambo kuyerenga kwatche anga aita masodja. Kukhana mazana masere azvulu amasodja akuti wakhasewenzesa mabemha, futi zvulu zvichanu mu Djudha.¹⁰Napenepo , moyo waDhavidh udagala wagumbuka padapeza iye kubva keyerenguiwa kwawanhu. Iye adati kuna Yahweh: "Ndnyangaza maningui nakuita izvi. Napenepo, Yahweh, budisani unyangazi wangu kunyabasa wanu, thangwe ndazviita mutchiswilo"¹¹Patche Dhavidhi adamuka namatchibese bese pfala la Yahweh lidauya kuna mupholofiti Gade, masoko adaswika kuna Dhavidhi akhabvi: ¹²Ndoko futi uyamubvunze Dhavidhi: "Nadyalo Yahweh ati: Ndinnakupasa zvinhu zvitatu usankhule pakati pazvo tchinhu tchibodzi".¹³¹⁴Napenepo, Gadi adaenda kuna Dhavidhi adamuti: " usamkhule kuti nkuperte makole matatu anzala padziko? Penu mwezi mitatu ugale wakunzunziwa padziko nawanyamarha? Penu upeze nsiku zitatu uone midegwa? Sankhula wekha pakati pazvinhu izvi tchipi tchatcho sankula ndiyende kalanga kuna adanditumira". Napenepo, adati Dahavidhi kuna Gade: Ndina mulandu ukulu.¹⁵Napenepo, Yahweh adatumira midegwa kuna wana wa Izirazel nakumatchibese padzaulu pawa Izirael kuwsdira pangani yakuti ikhada temiwa izvo, penepo padafa swanhu wanakwana kuita mazana matatu azvulu kubuda mu Dha kuswira mu Berseba. ¹⁶Payo nguirozi idakhathasamula djanja latche padzaulu pa Djerusalema kuti akwanye, Yhaweh wadakhadairana , thangwe lakuluzika kwazvinhu zvikhadakuitika, napenepo adati kuna nguirozi yakuti ikhaulaya mbumba: "zvakwana!zvino pano budisa djanja lako". Panga ineyo nguirozi ya Yhaweh ikali padhuzi dhuze na Arauna, mu Jebuseu.¹⁷Dhavidhi adati kuna Yhaweh, patche aona kuti nguirozi yakuti ikhada kuulaya mbumba, futi adati: "Ndanyangaza ndzviita nekufunga . Apo mabiraambo aitainyimbo? Ndapota zvangu nchunyisani ine nadzinza labambo langu".¹⁸Napenepo, nsiku ineyo, Gadi adaiuya kuna Dhavidhi adamubvunza: "Ndoko futi umuse artari kuna Yahweh padhuze na Arauna, mu Djebuseu". ¹⁹Napenepo, adaita ninga zvikhda bvunziwa iyezvo Gadi iye adamupfunzisa kuda kwa Yawheh. ²⁰Arauna adaona mambo namasodja atche atchimu fedzerera, napenepo adabuda adamukwaidza n´mambo atchiita zvakugodama pansi.²¹Napenepo adati Arauna: 2Thangweranyi mauya mambo, tchangamire wangu, kuna nyabasa wanu?" Dhavidhi adati: tauya kudzatenga katsanza kakoka kuitira kuti timuse artari ya Yawheh, kuitira kuti midegwai kuna mbumba ibude". ²²Arauna adati kuna mambo: "Ani itani ninga tchanu, tchangamire wangu futi mambo; itani nacho ninga zvatcho zvida thumira itchotcho. Uyani, izi ziri pano n'gombe kuti mupereke nsimbe, futi nyakupura futi phulanga kuti muita nkhumi. ²³Zvenseizvi mambo wangu, ini Arauna, nditchadzapassa kuna imwe. Napenepo, iye adati kuna mambo: Yahweh, Mulungu wanu adekerke na imwe.²⁴mambo adati kuna Arauna;" Imwe handikumadzi kuti ngole na mariano. Handi pereke kuti ndipereke nsumbe zvinhu zvakuti landina kuzvibonerera". Dhavidi adagura kakanzako na n'gombezo na makumachanu amaphisi amaprata. ²⁵Dhavidhi adamuaakisa artar Yahweh futi adapereka nsembe yakupetsira na nsembe yakupira. Napenepo, Yahweh adamudaira munamato watche waku kumbirira dziko, napenepo midigwa idapera Izirael.

¹Aya ndiyo masoko iya mutchenjeri, wamudzinza la Davidi futi mukulu waDjerusalema. Alikulanga mutchenjeri: ²"Ninga kutoloka kwabeto, ninga kutonholera kwa mhepo, zvense zvinapinda, zvitchisiya nhukwara zakuwanda. ³Ndimubairo wanyi munhu anakwanisa palense basa latche kuti anaita pansi padzuwa.⁴Dzinza linango lirikwenda, linango lirikuuya, apo pansi panalambirira kwenda nakwenda. ⁵Dzuwa linabariwa litchidoka, ese, paswa, linatchimbiza kuhirira kumbuto kwalo labaliwa. ⁶Mhepo inafuliza kwenda kunyansi itchizungulira kwenda kudzaulu, itchienderera njira iyayo ese itchihirira paswa.⁷Yense mikulo inakutura mubala, apo bala tchipo linadzara. Kumbuto kwayo inaenda mikulo inaenda, kweneko iyo inadzahira paswa. ⁸Zvense zvinagala zvakunetesa ese hapalibe anakwanisa kuzvipanganidza. Matso hayakuti zvayo yanawona, kana makutu zvayo yanabva.⁹Zvinhu zvidapinda ndizvo zvinadzawoneka, futi zvinhu zvidaitiwa ndizvo zvinadzaiwa. ¹⁰Hapalibe zvinhu zviswa pansi padzuwa. Pana zvinhu kuti zvinadikana kulanga: "Wona! Izvi Nswiswa?" Zvako ukuda kuti zviwoneke, zvikalipo nguwa iyakalekalepo, nguwa zidauya kale kale atisati tabaliwa ife. ¹¹Hapalibe atchidatsalakana zvenezvire kuti zvidaitika panguwa zakale na zvinhu kuti zvidaitika kumasure, ese na zvinadzaitika kumberi, penango, basi hazvidzatsalakaniwi".¹²Ine ndine mutchenjeri ese ndina katonga muIziraeli kuDjerusalema. ¹³Ndidasenzesa nzeru zangu pakupfunza nakuswaga nakutchenjera pamusana pazvense zvinaitiwa pansi pakudzaulu. Kuswaga uku ndiro basa lakutchinyusa, kuti Mulungu adapasa kuna wana wawnhu kuti waite. ¹⁴Ndinakwawona yense mabasa kuti iyalikuitika pansi padzuwa ese, wona, yense iyo ndiyo ninga kutoloka futi ninga kuesera kuuswa mhepo. ¹⁵Tchinhu tchakubenda hatchikwanisiki kuthasamuliwa; tchinhu kuti tchidachota hatchiiti kuti tchierengiwe!¹⁶Ndinakalanga mumoyo mwangu, nditchiti: "Wona! Ndakwanisa kutchenjera kukulu kupinda wense kumasure kwangu, muDjerusalema. Nzeru zangu zidakawona kutchenjera kukulu na ludziwo". ¹⁷Napenapo, ine ndasenzesa moyo wangu kuti ndidziwe kutchenjera ese basi uswiru na uphwephwa. Ine ndaswika kubvisisa kuti izvi basi kukali kuesera kutamanga kumasure kwa mhepo. ¹⁸Thangwe nakuwanda kwa kutchenjera kuna kugumbuka kukulu, ese weneule kuti anathimizira kudziwa, anathimizira mubonera.

¹Ine ndalanga mumoyo mwangu: "Uya tchintchino, ndinakuesera namufanso wangu. Napenepo, ezera kudekerha". Apo, lingisa, izvi hazvilibe tsalukano. ²Ine ndalanga pamusora pakuseka: "Izvi ndiuswiru"; futi pamusoro patchido: "Zvinasenzanyi izvi'".³Ine ndidazvikodza mumoyo mwangu ninga ndinadekesa tani zvido zvangu na vinyu. Ndasiya nzeru zangu kuti zindikwewe na kutchenjera, ndikadakuwona kuti ntchanyi tchinadiwa kuita pansi pakudzaulu munsiku zidokodoko. Ine ndaswaga kuwona kuti zvirimuche kuna zvanhu waite pansi pakudzaulu pansiku zakulalama kwawo.⁴Ine ndidaita mabasa makulu. Ndida lonza zinyumba futi nndidatcheka miti iyamisapho iyangu. ⁵Ndidalonza minda iya miti iyamisapho kwaine; ndidatcheka michobo yense iyamiti iyamisapho mwenepo. ⁶Ine ndilonza mathawa iyamadzi iyakuthirizira tseseti kwayo miti ikakulira.⁷Ine ndidakwanisa wanyamubasa watchimuna nawa tchikadzi; ndikana wanyamubasa adabaliwa pamuyi waangu. Ndikanawo basi mukumbi wamabira na n'gombe, kupinda unwngo mukulu mukulu kuti adatonga muDjerusalema andasati ndawoneka ine. ⁸Ndendende, ndidaunganiza siriva na golidi, upfumi hawakulu na madunhu. Ndidasankula nyembvi zatchimuna nazatchikadzi ese ndikana nyumba - zvido zvawana wawanhu. [" zvense zvinafansisa wanhu" kana "nhumba na zvense kuti zvinafansisa wanhu" (masoko iyatchimanjimanji iyalikuphimbidzula phindi lakupezesera namuchobo wakusiyana)].⁹Napenepo, ndidagala wansimba maningi futi mupfumi kupinda wense kuti wadanditangira kulalama kuDjerusalema, watchitchedza naine pakutchenjera. ¹⁰Zvense kuti matso iyangu iyada, ine andilibe kuzvilamba. Ine andilibe kulambira moyo wangu tchido tchinango, thangwe moyo wangu udadzala namufanso nabasa langu lense futi tchido tchidagala mubaibai wakwense kusenza kwangu.¹¹Napenepo, ndidalingisa zvense kuti zvidaitiwa namanja iyangu nabasa langundidaita, apo, paswa, zvense zvikali ninga kutoloka futi ninga kuesera kuuswa mhepo. Hazvikalibe phindu pansi padzuwa. ¹²Napenepo, ndahirira kukhodza kutchenjera ese nauphwephwa basi. Nswanyi zvingadzaite mukulu mukulu ananditewera kuti hasati aikuita zvinhu?¹³Napenepo, ine ndidatanga kubvisisa kuti kutchenjera ndiko kwamuche kupinda uphwephwa, tchadiko tchiezera ntchamuche kupinda mudima. ¹⁴Mwamuna wamutchenjera anasenzesa matso iyatche kuti awone kwatche alikwenda, apo phwephwa ndiye ninga weneule anafamba mumudima. Napenepo, ndateteka kuti wense walikwenda mhera ibodziyo.¹⁵napenepo, ine ndidalanga mumoyo mwangu: "Zvinaitika kuna phwephwa zvinadzaindiitikirawo. Napenepo, zvinamutsauko wanyi kuita nakugala wakutchenjera maningi?". Ndidapezesa mumoyo mwangu: "Izvi hazvilibe phindu basi". ¹⁶Kana munhu wakutchenjera kana phwephwa hawadzatsakaniwi panguwa ikulu. Pansiku zirikutewera zvanse zvinadza ehiwa. Dyali ninga phwephwa, mwamuna wakutchenjera anafawo basi.¹⁷Napenepo, ine ndidazonda kulalama thangwe ndidawona yense mabasa iyakunyangala iyalikuitika pansi padzua, thangwe zvense ndizvo ninga kutoloka futi ninga kuesera kuuswa mhepo. ¹⁸Ine ndidazonda yense mabasa iyangu ndidasenza pansi padzuwa thangwe ine ndinadikana kuyasiya kumasure, kuna munhu kuti ananditewera.¹⁹Mbani anadzawa kuti iye angadzagale wakutchenjera kana phwephwa? Napenepo, iye anadzagala tchangamire pamusana palense basa langu ndidalonza nakutchenjera. Izvi hazvilibe phindu. ²⁰Nazvinezvi, moyo wangu udatanga kuneta na yense nsimba iyangu ndidaita pansi padzuwa.²¹Napenepo, panawoneka unango kuti anasenza na kutchenjera, na ludziwo natchido, apo iye zvense zvatche aita anasiyira unango kuti alibe kuzviita izvi. Izvi azvilibe phindu futi ndichumacho ikulu. ²²Nazvinezvi ndiphindu lanyi kuna munhu anasenza nansimba ese atchiesera mumoyo mwatche atchindendemeza basa lansimba latche aita pansi padzuwa? ²³Nsiku yense basa latche ndakutchinyusa futi nakuviringika ese, nausiku, muzimu watche auwoni phumhuzo. Izvi azvilibe phindu.²⁴Hapalibe tchamuche kuna munhu kupinda zvakudonha kurja na kumwa ese ufanse pabasa lako. Ndawona kuti, tchadiko, zvense zvinauya mumanja mwa Mulungu. ²⁵Nazvivezvi mbani anarja kana kuti mbani anagala namuchobo unango watchido kutali na Mulungu?²⁶Thangwe zvense Zvinamufansisa, Mulungu anapasa kutchenjera, ludziwo, na mufanso. Napenepo, kuna munyangazi Iye anamupasa basa lakuunganiza na kulongedza, kuti apereke izvi kuna unango anafansisa Mulungu. Izviwo basi ndizvo ninga kutoloka ese ninga kuesera kuuswa mhepo.

¹Kuna zvense zvina nguwa iyache, nguwa iyachinhu pansi padzuwa. ²Pana nguwa iyakubariwa nanguwa iyakufa; nguwa iyakutcheka nanguwa iyakukonka zvakuzvarha; ³nguwa iyakuulaiya na nguwa iyakuwomesa; nguwa iyakufudza na nguwa iyakulonza.⁴Pana nguwa iyakurira iyakuseka; nguwa iyakudandaura na nguwa iyakubzva; ⁵nguwa iyakutsai mauwe na nguwa iyakuunganiza mauwe; nguwa iyakukumbatira wanhu na nguwa iyakusiya kukumbatira;⁶nguwa iyakutola zvinhu na nguwa iyakusiya kutola; nguwa iyakukoya zvinhu na nguwa iyakutsai zvinhu panza; ⁷nguwa iyakuparura nguwo na nguwa iyakusona nguwo; nguwa iyakuwatama na nguwa iyakulanga.⁸Nguwa iyakuda na nguwa iyakuzonda; nguwa iyankondo na nguwa iyamutsetso. ⁹Phindu lanyi linanyamubasa pabasa latche? ¹⁰Ine ndidawona basa kuti Mulungu adapasa kuna munhu kuti aite.¹¹Mulungu adaita zvense zvidapindirana nanguwa yiatche. Iye adaiga mugala nakugala mumoyo mwamunhu; apo wanhu haawakwanisi kubvisisa mabasa kuti Mulungu adaita kubuda pakutanga kuswika kumhera.¹²Ndabvisisa kuti hapalibe zvamuche kuna munhu kupinda kufansa utchiita zvamuche utchidalalama, ¹³ese kuti wense weneule kuti anarja atchimwa anadikana kubvisisa anasenzesa tani zvamuche kuti zvinabuda pabasa latche. Izvi nwsakupiwa na Mulungu.¹⁴Ine ndinadziwa kuti zvense zvidaita Mulungu zvinagara kwenda nakwenda. Hazviiti kutimizira kana kutapuza pazvinezvi, thangwe Mulungu ndiye adaita izvi kuna wanhu wafedzere kuna Iye nakukuza. ¹⁵Zvinhu zviripo zvidapinda, ese zvinadzawoneka zvikalipo kare. Zvinhu zvikalipo zvapinda, ese zvinadzawoneka zvikalipo kare. Mulungu adaita munhu kuti atole zvinhu zvidaswisika. [Kunza kwakuti "Mulungu adaita munhu atole zvinhu zvikuswisika", enango maembwa maswa iyalikuthumbudzura pindi iri namuchobo wakusiyana].¹⁶Ndawona marha kuti iyalipansi padzuwa: pambuto kuti panada kuoneka utongi wapatchena na mbuto iyakulungama, pakana marha. ¹⁷Ine ndidalanga mumoyo mwangu: Mulungu anadzatonga wamuche na wakunyangara, panguwa iyatche patchinyu nabasa.¹⁸Ine ndidalanga mumoyo mwangu: Mulungu anaesera wanhu kuitira kuti awapangize kuti ndiwo ninga zvinyama.¹⁹Thangwe kupezesera kwawana kwawana wawanhu na kupezesera kwazvinyama nkubodzikwene. Kufa kwmubodzi ndiko ninga kufa kwaunango. Kufema nkubodziko kuna wense iwo. Hakulibe phindu kuna wanhu pamusoro pwazvinyama; nazvinezvi hawalibe kupuma kubodziko? ²⁰Wense walikwenda mbuto ibodziyo. Zvense zvidabuda papfumbi ese papfumbi watchahirira zvense.²¹Mbani anadziwa kuti muzimu wamunhu unaenda kudzaulu kana muzimu wazvinyama unaenda pansi pamataka? [Pana kunango kuphimbidzura kunati "Mbani anadziwa muzimu wamunhu, kuti unaenda kudzaulu, ese muzimu wazvinyama, kuti unaenda pansi pamataka?"] ²²Napenepo, paswa, ndidapezesa kuti hapalibe tchamuche kuna munhu kupinda kuita tchido pabasa rako, thangwe ndipo panapindu rako. Mbani anadzakuita uhirire kuti uwone zvinadzaitika kumasure kwatche?

¹Katchiwiri, ndidafunga pamusana pawense ubzvinyiririkuti urikuitika panyansi padzuwa. Onani masozi iyawanhu wakubzvinyirirha, ese iwo hawakalibe nyakuwa watamiza! Upfumi ukali mumanja iya wabzvinyiriri wawo, hakukaribe unango awawisire muwatamizi!²Napenepo, ndirikukodza maningi wanhu kuti wadzafa kupinda wenewale kuti watchirikulalama. ³Napenepo, wadakombolerha maningi kupinda wense ndiye weneule kuti hasati alalama, weneule kuti asati awonalirirense basa iyakunyangara iyalikuita panyansi padzuwa.⁴Napenepo, ndawona kuti rense basa lansimba na lense basa lakudjairira lagara thangwe labibvu kuna nyauyako. Izvi basi ndizvo ninga kutoloka, futi ninga kuesera kuuwsa mhepo.⁵Phwephwa rinavara manja iyatche futi harisenzi; nyama iyatche inagala tchakurja tchatche. ⁶Apo ndamuche boko iro ridadzala naphindu, nabasa rathonhozo kupinda manja mairi iyadadzara, na basa lakuesera kuuswa mhepo.⁷Napenepo, ndafunga paswa pamusana paunyangazi uzinji ese kuzinji nkotoloka kuti kurikuitika pansi padzuwa. ⁸Kuna muchobo wamunhu kuti ariega. Iye haribe unango kana mwana kana mubale. Haparibe malire kuna basa latche lense, futi matso iyatche hayaribe kudzekerha na upfumi watche adakwanisa. Napenepo, iye anabvunzisa: ndirikusenzera wani nansimba ese nditchizvi fofoflosa patchido? Izvi ndizvo ninga kutoloka, ndibasa lakunyangara.⁹Wanhu wairi wangasenza pabodzi nswamuche kupinda mubodzi; pabodzi, iwo wanakwanisa kuwona mubadaro nabas lawo. ¹⁰Thangwe, angati mubodzi agwa, unango anakwanisa kumumusa. Napenepo, kutsurukwara kunatewera weneule kuti ariega; patche iye anagwa, haparibe unango anamumusa. ¹¹Wangati wairi wadagona pabodzi, iwo wanakwanisa kupitsisana, apo anaitatani mubodzi kuti azvipitsise ega?¹²Munhu mubodzi anakwanisa kukundiwa, apo wairi wanakwanisa kupirira pankodo. Nzoi iyakupetiwa katatu ainakudonha kugwandika.¹³Zvamuche kugara djaha mulombo, apo wakupangwa, kupinda sekuru mukuru phwephwa kuti hadziwi kubva mipango. ¹⁴Izvi ndizvo zvatchadi, kana kuti djaha rigare mukulu patche adabuda muperezo, kana kuti iye tchaiye adabaliwa mulombo padziko latche.¹⁵Pazvense, ine ndidawona wense kuti walikulalama, watchifambafamba pansi padzuwa, watchibatana na djaha ribodzi kuti adamusiwa ninga mukulu. ¹⁶Hazviribe mhera kuna wense wanhu kuti walikuda kutewera kuna mukulu muwsa, apo, kumasure, wazinji wawo awamusekererizve. Ndizvodi, zvinhu izvi ndizvo ninga kutoloka, futi ninga kuesera kuuswa mhepo.

¹Ita mhole mhole pako unaenda kunyumba iya Mulungu. Enda kweneko kabva. Kubva nkwamuche kupinda kupereka zvakubonerera ninga maphwephwa, thangwe hawadziwi zvawo walikuita, ndimaphwephwa mukulalama kwawo.²Ausatchimbizi kulanga, kana mumoyo mwako ngamuleke kutchimbiza kuwisa tchinhu tchinango pamberi paMulungu. Mulungu alikudzaulu, apo iwe ulipansi; napenepo, masoko iyako ngayagale madoko. ³Ungati unazvinhu zvakuwanda kuti uite, penango unadzagala ndoto zakunyangala. Ungalanga masoko iyakuwanda, penango, unadzaita zvinhu zvizinji zvauphwephwa.⁴Pako unaita tchipikiso kuna Mulungu, hausanongwi kutchiteweza, thangwe Mulungu halibe tchido na maphwephwa. Teweza zvako wathembesa. ⁵Zvamuche nkuleka kuita tchipikiso kupinda kuita ese nkabe kutchiteweza.⁶Hausatenderi kuti mulomo wako ukuitise kunyangaza. Hausalangi kuna nyamasoko waMulungu: "Tchipikiso itchi tchaponyeka". Thangweranyi kuitisa Mulungu kugumbuka mutchidumbira zvakuphwata, Mutchimusosora atchifudza basa lamanja iyatche? ⁷Thangwe mundoto zakuwanda, ninga mumasoko iyakuwanda, kuna kutoloka nkabe tsalukano. Napenepo irtcha Mulungu.⁸Pangauya mulombo mudunhu lako atchibzvinyirirha ese atchibatiwa uyanga nazvakuponyeka, ausapatiki ninga munhu hadziwi izvi, thangwe kuna wanhu kuti walikulindira wenewale kuti wali pansi pawo, ese kuna wenango kuti wali padzaulu pawo. ⁹Kunza kwaizvi, zvilimwa zvapansi nswa wense, ese tchaiye mukulu mukulu anabudisa zvilimwa zvamumunda.¹⁰Weneule anada siriva hagutsiikani nalo, ese weneule munhu kuti anada upfumi anagala atchihuda. Izvi basi nkutuloka. ¹¹Panguwa kuti upfumi hulikuwanda,wanyakuhurja wanawandawo. Ndiphinduranyi liripo paupfumi kuna mwenekatchiro, kunza kwa kuhuwona namatso iyatche?¹²Nsiye zamwamuna wabasa zinadeka, kana urje padoko, kana urje maningi; apo upfumi wamunhu mupfumi haumutendezi kuti halali muche.¹³Pana kunyangala kudanyanya kuti ine ndawona pansi padzuwa: upfumi udalongedziwa namwenekatchiro, hudawoneka naulombo watche tchaye. ¹⁴Patche mwamuna mupfumi aluza upfumi nakuda kwa soloti iyakunyangala, mwana watche tchaye, watche adabala, anagala nkabe zvinhu mumanja.¹⁵Ninga munhu anabaliwa alipezi mumimba iyamai watche, nadyali basi iye anadzasiya upenyu uhu pezi. Iye haiti mumanja mwatche kutola tchinhu pabasa latche. ¹⁶Tchinango tchakunyangala tchikulu nditcho, tchaitcho ninga munhu adauya, nadyali iye anadzahirirazve. Ndiphinduranyi unango angaite atchisenzera mhepo? ¹⁷Pakulalama kwatche nsiku zense, iye anarja mumudima, nakusuwa kukulu, kukonziwa na chungu.¹⁸Wonai zvangu ndinakawona: zvamuche ese zvidakwira ndiko kurja nakumwa, futi nakukolovera mubaibai walense basa lathu, tchidasenza nansimba pansi padzuwa pakati pansiku zakulalama kuti Mulungu adatipasa. Nazvinezvi iri ndiro basa wamunhu.¹⁹Anawonekayo mubodzi kuti Mulungu adamupasa upfumi namidziyo, ese kukwanira kutambira mbai iyatche futi nakufansa mubasa latche --- izvi ndizvo kupasa kwa Mulungu. ²⁰Thangwe autsalakani nsiku zakuwanda zakulalama kwako, thangwe Mulungu anamuita alambirire atchiita zvinhu kuti iye anada kuita.

¹Pana marha iyangu ndinakawona pansi padzuwa, ese izvi nswakuchupha kuna wanhu. ²Mulungu anakwanisa kupasa zvinhu, kupfuma na mukana kuna munhu, kuitira kuti waleke kuchoterha nazvinhu zvinadikana kuna iwo; apo, panguwa ibodzibodziyo, Mulungu halibe kumupasa mukana kuti azvikolovere. Kunza kwa izvi, munhu unango anasenzesa zvinhu zvatche. Izvi ndizvo ninga kutoloka, nkutsurukwara kwakunyanya.³Angati munhu ana wana zana, ese analalama magole iyakuwanda, kuitira kuti nguwa iyatche iyakulalama njirulu, apo ungati moyo watche augutsikani nazvinhu zvamuche, ese iye hamusiwi nakukuza, napenepo ndikulanga kuti mwana mubodzi abaliwa wakufa alimuche kupinda iye. ⁴Mwana mubodzibodziyo adabalirha mahala ese anaenda zvatche mumudima, ese dzina latche linalambirira lidaswisika.⁵Mwana weneyi halibe kuwona dzuwa kana kudziwa tchinhu, iye anapuma, kuna mwamuna weneule nkabe. ⁶Kana kuti munhu atchilalama mazana mairi iyamagole, apo hakwanisi kukolovera zvinhu zvamuche, iye anaenda mbuto ibodzibodziyo na lense dziko.⁷Kana lense basa lamunhu ndakudzaza tchipfu tchatche, danha latche linanga halina kugutsikana. ⁸Ndizvo, ngwanyi mubaibai unamunhu wakutchenjera kuna phwephwa? Ngwanyi mubaibai wamunhu mulombo, kana adziwe kuti analangatani pamberi pawenango wanhu?⁹Zvirimuche kugala udagutsigana nazvinakwanisa kuwona matso kupinda kuda danha lakufungidzira, ndizvo ninga kutoloka ese ninga kuesera kuuswa mhepo. ¹⁰Tchako ulikuda kuti tchiwoneke tchidatambira kale dzina latche, zvinhu kuti wanhu zvikalipo ndizvo zvidadziwika. Nadyali hazvisenzi zvinhu kupoka na weneule kuti ndiye mukulu mutongi wazvense. ¹¹Masoko mazinji iyangalangiwa, kunyangaza kuna thimizirika; napenepo, ngwanyi mubaibai waizvi kuna munhu? ¹²Nazvinezvi mbani anadziwa zvinhu zvamuche kuna munhu mukulalama kwatche zvakunyangala zvatche na nsama zansiku, zakuti iye anapinda ninga mubvuli? Mbani analanga kuna munhu zvinadzuya pantsi padzuwa kumasure kwakwenda iye?

¹Dzina lamuche lidadeka kupinda fafuta yakununtchira yakudura, ese ntsiku yakufa irimuche kupinda ntsiku yakubarha. ²Zvirimuche kwenda kumuyi wawenango ntsiku yathaha kupinda kwenda ntsiku yaphwando, thangwe thaha linaswika kuna wentse wanhu pakupera kwa nkhoza; nazvinezvi, watchirikulalama wanadikana kutola izvi mumoyo mwawo.³Kutsurukwala nkwamuche kupinda kuseka, thangwe pakupera kwa kutsurukwara kwa nkope unauya ndi mufantso wa moyo. ⁴Moyo wa mutchenjeri uli pamuyi wathaha, apo moyo wa phwephwa uli pamuyi waphwando.⁵Muli kubva kutsumulurkha kwa mutchenjeri kupinda nyimbo iyama phwephwa. ⁶Thangwe ndizvo ninga kuphoka kwa mibva yitchiswa pantsi pa mhendekali, nadyali ndizvo ninga kuseka kwa maphwephwa. Izvi ndizvo ninga kutoloka.⁷Kubvinyirirha, tchadiko, zvinaitisa munhu wakutchenjera aite phwephwa, mubvinyiriri anakonza moyo.⁸Zvakudekha nkhupera kwa zvinhu kupinda kutanga kwazvo; ese wanhu wantsisi pa muzimu walimuche kupinda wanazvikuza. ⁹Hausatchimbizi kuzvigumbura pa muzimu, thangwe kugumbuka kunagala mu moyo iya maphwephwa.¹⁰Hausalangi: "Thangweranyi ntsiku zapindazi zikali zamuche kupinda zino?" Thangwe hausi wakutchenjera kuti uyite muchobo uneyi wa mubvunzo.¹¹Kutchenjera kunasenza kuna zvinhu zvinapinda ife nhaka iyawa sekuru wathu. Iyo inaperekeza upfumi kuna wenewale kuti atchiri kuwona dzuwa. ¹²Nazvinezvi kutchenjera kuna perekeza kukhotcherera pa mare, apo phindu la ludziwo ndiko kutchenjera kunapasa kulalama kuna iye anako.¹³Khodza zvidaitiwa na Mulungu. Mbani anakwanisa kuthamula tchinhu kuti Iye adaita tchakubenda?¹⁴Payo nguwa iri muche, lalama udafansa mwenemo; apo payo nguwa iri yakunyangala, khodza izvi: Mulungu adatendera kuti zvense zviwoneke khundu na khundu. Na lazawu iyi, apalibe anadzakwanisa kuwona tchinauya kumberi kwatche.¹⁵Ndinakawona zvinhu zvizinji hazvilibe tsalukano muntsiku zangu. Kuna wanhu wakuthemera kuti walikutsaika, kana nakuthemera kwatche, ese walipo wanhu wakunyangala kuti wanalalama upeny ukulu, kana naunyangazi wtche. ¹⁶Hausagali muphazi, wakutchenjera mumatso iyako tchaiyo. Thangweranyi ukuda kuzvifudza wegawega?¹⁷Hausagali munyangazi wakupindirira kana kuti phwephwa. Thangweranyi haudikani kuti ufe nguwa yako haisati yakwana? ¹⁸Zvirimuche kuti utole kutchenjera uku ese kuti hausasiyi kutendeka. Thangwe munhu anartcha Mulungu anadzateweza zvense zvinadikana. [Kunza kwa "kudzateweza zvense zvinadikana" yenango malangirhe yatchintchino yakupangiza kuphimbidzula zvakusiyana phindi iri lakuchupha].¹⁹Kutchenjera ndiko kuna ntsimba kuna munhu wakutchenjera, kupinda khumi wakulu wakulu muluwani libodzi. ²⁰Hapalibe pantsi munhu wakutendeka kuti anaita zvamuche ese tchipo ananyangaza.²¹Hausateteki yentse masoko kuti unazvunziwa, thangwe zvinakwanisika nyamubasa wako atchikutuka. ²²Zvidatsazana, iwe mubodzi bodzi unadziwa kuti mumoyo mwako tchayimwo, kazinjikene, unakatuka wenango.²³Zvanse izvi ndazviphasisa nakutchenjera. Ndidalanga ine: "Ndinadzagala mutchenjeri"; apo izvi zvikali kuti ine ndingadakwanisa kugala. ²⁴Kutchenjera kuli kutali ese kudazika maningi. Mbani angakuwone? ²⁵Ndidahirinza moyo wangu kuti ndipfunzire, nditchilingisisa na kutola kutchenjera na kupanganidza tchakwadi, kuti tibvisise kuti kunyangala nkuphwaza ese kuti ese kuti uphwephwa ndi uswiru.²⁶Ndawonazve tchinakonza kupinda kufa ndiye anawonekayo mukadzi kuti moyo udadzala na maliwa futi na mambule, ese manja ndi matcheni. Weneule anada kuti kufantsise Mulungu anadzapukunyuka kuna iye, apo munyangazi anadzabatiwa naye.²⁷"Khodza zvangu ndawona", alikulanga mutchenjeri. Ndinakha thimizira zvakuwona kuna zvinango kuti ndiwone kupanganidza kwatchadiko. ²⁸Izvi nddizvo zvangu nditchiri kuswaga, apo andinakuzviwona: "Ndawona munhu mubodzi wakutendeka pakati pa zana libodzi, apo mukadzi mubodzi pakati pawentse wenewale andilibe kumuwona".²⁹Ndidawona izvi zvoga: Mulungu adasika wanhu wakutendeka; apo iye adafundukira, atchiswaga nhukwala zakuwanda.

¹Mbani munhu mubodzi wakutchenjera? Mbani anadziwa kuthumbudzula zvinaitika muupenyu?Kutchenjera kuna munhu kunaitisa kuti nkope iyatche iyi etikire, ese kuwoma kwa nkope yatche kugale kwakutchinjika.²Ine ndirikukupungulani kuti tewererani mutemo wa mukulu mukulu, nakuda kwa kutoga kwako udaita pamberi pa Mulungu kwa kukukhotcherera. ³Hausatchimbizi kubuda pamberi pako ese ausabatsiri tchinhu tchakunyangala, thangwe mukulu mukulu anaita zvatche anada. ⁴Masoko ya mukulu mukulu yali pawutongi; napenepo, mbani anamubvunza: "Nswanyi zvanu mukuita?".⁵Weneule kuti anakoya mutemo wa mukulu mukulu anantchenkha kufudziwa. Moyo wamunhu wakutchenjera unadziwa khundu tchairo futi nanguwa inatewera yakuda kulanga. ⁶Kwa wentse mubvunzo kuna mhindulo futi nanguwa tchaiyo yakudaira , thangwe nhukwa za wanhu ntsikulu. ⁷Hapalibe anadziwa tchinadzaitika kumberi. Mbani anadzakuerengera zvirikuuya kumberi?⁸Hapalibe anawonerera kufema kwatche kuswikira pakukuemesa, [Yenango malangirhe yalikulanga: "Hapalibe anawonerera mhepo, kuitia kuti angai yemese"] ese hapalibe anantsimba pantsiku yakufa. Hapalibe anaphadzanisiwa na masodja pakati pankhondo, futi marha aiponesi wenewale kuti mba nyamubasa wako. ⁹Ine ndidawona zventse, esendasenzesa moyo wangu pa wentse muchobo wabasa kuti likuitika pantsi padzuwa. Pana nguwa inango munhu anabzvinyirira nyawuyatche atchiswaga kuzvi bzvinyirira patchatche. [Yenango malangirhe yatchintchino yalikulanga: "kuzvi bzvinyirira kwatche" (kwa munhu alikubonera kubzvinyiriri.]¹⁰Napenepo, ndidawona kumusiwa pamhene kwa wanya kunyangala. Iwo wadabudisiwa pambuto iyakutchena, wadamusiwa ese watchisekererha na wanhu wamuluwani kwawo wakaita mabasa iyawo iyakunyangala. Izvi ndizvo hazvisenzi. Yenango malangirhe iyatchintchino iyalikulanga na phindi iri lakuchupha: "Ndawona wanhu wakunyangala watchiyenda ese watchiuya ku mbuto yakutchena. Iwo nakuzvikuza wadanga pamusana pazvinhu kuti wanyangazi wadaita muluwani. Izvi ndizvo hazvisenzi." Yenango malangirhe yalikulanga: "Ndawona wanyakunyangala watchiyenda ese watchuya pambuto yakutchena. Iwo wadakuziwa muluwani nazvinhu zvawo wadaita. Izvi basi azvisenzi."] ¹¹Kutongiwa kulisososo nawunyangazi hakuitiwi nakutchimbiza, izvi zvinakwewa moyo iya wanhu waite zvakunyangala.¹²Kana munyangazi aite zvakunyangala kazana, ese atchilalama nguwa ikulu, ndirikudziwa kuti zvinhu zvinadzaenda muche kuna wenewale kuti wakhodza Mulungu, kuti anakuza pamberi Patche na iwo. ¹³Apo hazvisi kuna wanhu wakunyangala; kulalama kwawo hakudzaendereri. Ntsiku zawo ndizo ninga mubvuli unapinda thangwe iye hakuzi Mulungu,¹⁴Pana tchinango tchinhu atchilibe tsalukano kuti tchirikuitika pantsi. Zvirikuitika kuna wanhu wakutendeka zvirikuitiwa basi kuna awana kutendeka, ese zvirikuitika kuna wanhu awana kutendeka zvirikuitikawo basi kuna wadatendeka. Ndirikulanga kuti izvi azvilibe tsalukano. ¹⁵Nazvinezvi, nditchirjazve mufantso, napenepo hapalibe zvinhu zvamuche kuna munhu pantsi padzuwa kupinda kurja, kumwa nakukhala udafantsa. Ndiwo mufantso kuti unaperekeza basa lako pazentse nstiku zako zakulalama, kuti Mulungu adakupasa pantsi padzuwa.¹⁶Pangu ndidasenzesa moyo wangu kuti ndidziwe kutchenjera na kubvisisa basa lidaitiwa pantsi, lakuti kazinjikene ndiro halilibe kupuma kuna matso tchausiku na masikati, ¹⁷ine ndidakhodza zventse zvidaitiwa na Mulungu, ese kuti munhu hakwanisi kuteteka basa kuti linaitika pantsi padzuwa. Hazvina basa kuna munhu asendze kuti awone mhindulo, iye nkabe kudzaziwona. Kunza kwa kuti munhu mubodzi wakutchenjera atende kuti anadziwa, iye tchayizvo hadziwi.

¹Ine ndidafungisisa pamusana zvense izvi, nditchiesera kubvisisa wanhu wakutendeka na wakutchenjera, namabasa yawo. Iwo wentse wali munja mwa Mulungu. Hapalibe anadziwa kuti kuda na tchizondi zvinadzauya kuna unago.²Wentse wana mhera ibodziyo. Mhera ibodziyo yinaemera wakutendeka kana wakudzengenuka, wamuche nawa kunyangala [yenango malangirhe yatchintchino yalikutowezera kalangirhe kakale. Nakahaindi yeneyi, phindi lineri linandendemera. Muthumbudzuli anapasisa kutowezera], wakutchena nawa kuswipa, wanabonerera nawa nyakuleka kubonerera. Nadyali ninga wanhu wamuche wanadzafa, nadyali basi wanyangazi wanadzafawo. Nadyali ninga wenewale kuti wanadumbira wanadzafawo, wanadzawo basi wanhu kuti wanartcha kudumbira.³Pana mhera yakunyangala kuna zventse zvinaitika pantsi padzuwa, mhera ibodzibodziyo kuna wentse. Moyo yawanhu yidadzala na tchizondi, futi uphwephwa uli mumoyo mwawo uku iwo watchidalalama. Ese pakupeza zvenste, iwo wanafa.⁴Thangwe, kana mubodzi anawonekayo kuti analambirira pakati pawapenyu, ana kuemerera, nadyali ninga katchinja kakupenya kalimuche kupinda nkhalamu yakufa. [Yenango malangirhe yatchintchino yanalanga: "Ntchipi tchinaita? Kuna wentse walalami, izvi ndizvo: katchinja kakupenya kalimuche kupinda nkhalamu yakufa"]. ⁵Thangwe wentse watchiri kulalama walikudziwa kuti wanadzafa, apo wanyakufa hawadziwi zvinhu zvinago. Iwo hawatchina mubairo, thangwe nzeru zawo zaehiwa.⁶Kuda, tchizondi, na bibvu lawo zvidazambazika nguwa yakale. Iwo tchipo wanadza gali nambai yazvinhu zvinaitika pantsi padzuwa. ⁷Yenda njira yako, irja pawu yako namufantso, futi imwa vinyu yako na moyo wakufantsa, thangwe Mulungu anaphasisa kusekerera mabasa yamuche. ⁸Nguwo zako ngazigale zakutchena futi tsisi lako ngaligale nafuta.⁹Lalama udafantsa namukadzi wako unada, zentse ntsiku zirikukusenzera pakulalama kwako, ntsiku kuti zidakupasa Mulungu pantsi padzuwa, yizi ntsiku kuti zinasenza. Uyu ndiwo mubaibai wako pawuupenyu uhu, nabasa lako iwe udaita pantsi padzuwa. ¹⁰Zvense zvinawona manja yako kuti uyite, senza nantsimba zako, thangwe hapalibe basa kana kupanganidza ludziwo kana kutchenjera pakumusiwa, kwako unaeda.¹¹Ine ndikhawona zvinango zvinhu tchidalemerera pantsi padzuwa: anathamanga ntsiye anakunda; nkondo haisi iyawa nyantsimba; Pawu aisi yawa nyakutchenjera; upfu hausi yawa kutchena; kukumbira hakugali kwa wanyakubvisisa. ¹²Thangwe hapalibe anadziwa patche anadzafa, nadyali ninga ntsomba iriperezo mumambule yalifu, kana ninga mbalame zidabatiwa pawuzande. Dyali ninga zvinyama, wanhu wakusungiwa panguwa yakunyangala, kuti zidagwa tchiripo ripotcho kuna iwo.¹³Ine basi ndinakhawona kutchenjera pantsi padzuwa, khaindi iadandiwira ikulu. ¹⁴Pakhana luwani lidoko mukhana wanhu padoko mwenemo, ese mukulu mukulu mubodzi mukulu adawuya sososo nalo; adalizengulira, ese adalonza nfuti zikulu mwenemo. ¹⁵Apo, muluwanimo mukhana mwamuna mubodzi mulombo ese wakutchenjera, kuti kutchenjera kudaponesa luwani. Napenepo, kumasure, hapalibe adatsalakana mwamuna weneule mulombo.¹⁶Napenepo, ndapezesa: kutchenjera nkwamuche kupinda ntsimba, apo kutchenjera kwa munhu mulombo kudanyozeka, ese masoko yatche hayatetekiwi.¹⁷Masoko yakulangiwa na mutchenjeri nanhereka yanatetekiwa zvamuche kupinda anawonekayo mukulu mukulu pakati pa maphwephwa. ¹⁸Kutchenjera ndiko kwamuche kupinda npfuti zankhondo, apo munyangazi mubodzi anakwanisa kunyangaza zvinhu zvizinji zvamuche.

¹Ninga ntchentche ibodzi yakufa yinamununtchi wakunyangala, nadyali, uphwephwa ukodo unakwanisa kupinda kutchenjera ese na kukuza. ²Moyo wamunhu wakutchenjera unatseamira kumarjo, apo moyo waphwephwa unatseamira kubvere. ³Palo phwephwa linafamba munjira, nzeru zatche zidasiyana, litchipangiza kuna wentse kuti iye ndi phwephwa.⁴Kungati kuchatirha kwa mukulu mukulu kwamuka sososo na iwe, hausasiyi basa lako. Kuwatama kunawatamiza mulandu ukulu.⁵Pana tchakunyangala tchibodzi kuti ndinakhawona pantsi padzuwa, muchobo ubodzi wakuponya kuti kunauya na mukulu mukulu: ⁶kuna maphwephwa wanapasiwa mupando wakutonga, napo wamuna wakutendeka, wana mipando idoko. ⁷Ndinakwaona wanyamubasa watchikwira hachi ese wamuna wakuthembeka watchifamba namilenje, ninga wanyamubasa.⁸Weneule kuti anatchera djenje anamugwa mwenemo, ese kuti weneule anafudza tsose, nyoka yinakwanisa kumuluma. ⁹Weneule kuti anapuntsa mawuwe anakonziwa nayo, futi munhu kuti anawadza nkuni anakonzeka nazo.¹⁰Yingati lezi yibodzi haina kuthwa, ese munhu mubodzi nkabe kuyinoza, napenepo iye anadikana kusenzesa ntsimba izinji; apo kutchenjera kuna mubaibai pabasa. ¹¹Yingati nyoka iyaluma uku aisati kubudisiwa madzino, hakulibe mubaibai kuna nyakulapa.¹²Masoko iya pamulomo wamunhu wakutchenjera iyanatonhoza, apo mulomo waphwephwa unamufudzisa.¹³Nadyali masoko iyanatanga kudzala pamulomo waphwephwa, uphwephwa unauya ese, pakupezesera, mulomo watche unadzala nauswiru wakunyangala. ¹⁴Phwephwa anathimizira masoko, apo apalibe anadziwa zvirikuda kuuya. Mbani anadziwa zvinadzaitika kuna iye?¹⁵Basa lantsimba la maphwephwa linawanetesa, kuitira kuti iwo hawadziwi njira iya muluwani.¹⁶Ona iwe, dziko, angati mukulu mukulu ndiye muphale, ese wanyakwawa wako watanga phwando tchakumatchibese! ¹⁷Apo, idakombolerha ndiro, dziko, lingati mukulu mukulu walo ndi mwana adafuma, ese wanyakwaw watche wanarja nguwa tchayo, kuti waite ntsimba, ese nkabe kuti wamwe!¹⁸Nakuda kwa ubwa, ntsoyi inagwa, nakuda kwa kuthondonera manja, nyumba inagwa. ¹⁹Wanhu wanalongedzera zvakurja kuti wafantse; vinyu inawisa tchido kulalama, ese mare inanswanswira zventse zvinadikana.²⁰Hausatuki mukulu mukulu, kana tchayimwo mumoyo mwako, futi hausatuki wapfumi munyumba mwako, thangwe mbalame iyakudzaulu inatola masoko iyako. Zventse zvina matenga zvinakwanisa kumwaza masoko.

¹Thusa zvakurja zvako mumadzi, thangwe iwe unadzazviwonazve paswa, pakupera ntsiku zijinji. ²Gwangirana nawa nomwe, kana na wanhu wasere, thangwe iwe haudziwi zvakunyangala zvinadzauya padziko. ³Yangati makuti yadadzala na madzi, iyo iyanaphwira pantsi; ese ungati muti wagwira khundu la kunyantsi kana la kudzaulu, hausantsinkwi kuti kupi, unalambirira kweneko.⁴Anawonekayo mubodzi kuti analingisisa mhepo, hadzasimi, futi weneule analingisisa makuti, hadzakonki. ⁵Hadziwi njira iya mhepo, kana mafupa iya katchiya iyanakula mumimba mwamai, [Yenango masoko yatchintchino yalikulanga: "Ninga hamudziwi njira iya muzimu kuna mafupa iya katchiya kali mutchibereko tchamai"] nadyali basi haukwanisi kuteteka basa la Mulungu, Kuti adasika zvinhu zventse.⁶Tchakumatchibese, zvala mbewu iyako; kuswikira pakutanga kudoka, senza na manja iyako ninga zvinadikana, thangwe haudziwi zvinatewera: penu zvakumatchibese kana zvakumawulo, kana zventse pabodzipo zvinadzala zvamuche. ⁷Tchaditchaiko, tchiezera ntcha muche, ese tchina fantsisa matso kuwona dzuwa. ⁸Angati unango alalama magole yakuwanda, zinamusiya adafantsa muzentse yizo, apo zina musiya afunge pamusana pantsiku zirikuuya za mudima, thangwe yizo zinadzagala zijinji. Zventse zvinadzauuya zvinadzita ninga kutoloka kwakupinda.⁹Fhantsa zvako, djaha, pawu djaha wako, ese moyo wako ngaudzale na mufhantso pantsiku zawu djaha wako. Tewera zbvido zvamuche zva moyo wako futi nazvako unada zvigale pamberi pa matso iyako. Pazventse, iwe unadziwa kuti Mulungu atchadzakumbira kuna iwe zvinhu zventse izvi zvako waita. ¹⁰Bhudisa kugumbuka kuli mumoyo mwako ese lamba kwentse kukonza kuli mumwiri wako, thangwe udjaha na zvawuwana watche ndizvo ninga kutoloka.

¹Tsalakana zvako Musiki wako pantsiku za udjaha wako, azisti kuti ziswike ntsiku za nhukwara, futi yayasati kuswika magole kuti utchadzalanga: "Handilibe tchido nazvo"; ²izvi yita hazvisati kuti tchiezera tcha dzuwa, tcha mwezi na tcha nyenyezi tchithime, ese makuti maswipa yahirire pakupera kwa madzi.³Itchadzaswika nguwa mulundi wanyumba atchadzatetema, ese wamuna wantsimba watchadzakotama, futi wakadzi watchadzasiya kugayisa, nakuda kwa kutchepa, futi weneule kuti wanalingisa kunza wamajanera hawadzawoni muche.⁴Inadzaswika nguwa kuti misuwo yamisewu inadzavaliwa, ese inadzawatamiza dhungu tchigayo; wanhu wanadzagala wakupatika na kunangula kwambalame, na kuyemba kwa mapfala iyawatsikana kunadzazambazika.⁵Inadzaswika nguwa kuti wamuna wanadzagala naurtchi ukulu na zvakunyangala mumisewu, pawo mudzinduyi unaita maluwa, payo makhumbidzi yananenepa, futi pazvo zvido zvidasikwa zvitchichota. Napenepo,mwamuna anadzaenda kunyumba wakwenda na kwenda ese wanyakulemerha wanadzatchitha na misewu.⁶Tsalakana zvako Musiki wako nzoi iyasiriva ayisati kuti yigwandike, kana kuti mbiya yagolide asati yaskika, kana kuti nkali, haisati yaskika pamainza, kana kuti viri alisati ragwa mumutchera; ⁷pfumbi alisati kuti lihirire pantsi, kwalo lidabuda, futi muzimu uhirire kuna Mulungu watche adamupa.⁸"Makuti yakutoka", mutchenjeri alikulanga, "zvense ndi kutoloka kuti kunapinda". ⁹Mutchenjeri akhadakula futi akapfunzisa wanhu ludziwo. Iye adapfunza ese adapeza, futi adalongedza zvamuche masoko.¹⁰Mutchenjeri anaswaga kunemba atchisenzesa masoko yakuwona na yatchadiko. ¹¹Masoko yawatchenjeri ndiwo ninga njema. Ninga perego kakukhomerha muche ndiwo masoko yamupfunzisi pakukonka masoko iyatche, kuti yanaparidziwa na mupastori.¹²Mwana wangu, funga muche kuna izvi: kunemba mabukhu mazinji hakulibe malire ese kupfunza maningi kuna netesa mwuwiri.¹³Mhera yazventse weneule anamakutu ndiye ngartche Mulungu, futi ngakoye mitemo iyatche, thangwe izvi ndizvo zvinadikana kuna wentse munhu. ¹⁴Thangwe Mulungu atchadzauysa lentse basa lakutonga, pabodzi na zvensezvinhu zvakuswika, kana izvo zvigale zvamuche na zvakunyngala.

¹1 Uku ndikuna kva Isaia , mwana wa Amoz, adayona na nyaiya ya juda na jerusarema, ntsiku za Uzias, Jotao, Acaz na Ezequia, mambo wa juda.²2 Invani, kvadzaulu, na pantsi, nakuti Yahweh alonga: " nimbawafuya nakuwargisa wana, mangi iyo wandipandukira ine. ³"Ngombe ina dziwa mbuyawache, donki anakhadziwa kuti ndirewani ine, Israel haizverani".⁴4 Dziko! Zvitadzo, zvawanda dzindza lawanyangazi, wana waumbava, iyo wadasia wawengi, wanyozera wakuchena wamu Israel na tenepo wanda fundikira kumberi kwanche.⁵⁶5 Thangueranyi munagara muchi kirikitiwa? Thangueranyi munagara muchipanduka? Wentse musolo na moiyo wanu zvaneta. 6 Kutangira pantsipa mwendo nakumusolo, hapana kutoezeka: iye hawalibe kuvaliwa, ne kuchena, nelapiwa na mafuta.⁷⁸7 Wabamba wanu walikubonerai: maluyani yanu yapitsuka na minda wanu na wanyakuiwa - wadawaliwa naku ntsaiwa zvichitorka na wanyakuiwa. 8 Mwana wa siao yadasiiwa mumuda kuita ninga ntsulo yakugomba nyakumuyona.⁹9 Nadyalo wakhali wadalanga kuti ninga Mulungu alibe kutisiwa, ninga Sodoma, tinadzakhala ninga Gomora.¹⁰¹¹10 Nodyalo tetekerani mafala wa Yahweh, iyemwe watongi wamusodoma lidzvani mitemo wamulungu wanu wanhu wamu Gomorra: 11 "Mbani wanhu wantsembe kuna ine?", iye Yahweh adalonga , kuti ndaneta zibereko zvakupintsa, zvakunyangala, zvazvifuiyo zvaiyo: handirekerke na gazi la n´gombe, na zvinango zvituiyo.12 Mbani aku kumbirani kuti muuye nakuntsika phanthabwe langu. 13 Lekani ku derera kupereka zvipereko zvakunyangala handidekerhi na hema wauwo handidekerkizve na maphwando yauyo pandsiku yauyo yagobera, handidekerki nakusanga nawa kunyangala.¹⁴¹⁵14 Ine ndinazonda maphwando wanu, nthangwe ndimuntolo kunayne: ndaneta nakukulekelelani. 15 naterepo munga musa manga wanu na kunamata nditchaswisala khope wangu kuna imwe podi muchi wanza minamato hawdidzaiyrzvi ntangue manjayano yadadzara na gazi.16 Zrintsukeni nakuzvichenesa phidimuzani mambasa yakunyangala pamberi pangu cianyi chizondo: 17 nfundzirani kuiita zvamuche swagani chakuadi:ciani kukakamidza tewezani kunazintsulo muchikhoncha waziche. ¹⁸18 Chimbizani kuuwa mwentse ninga kulanga kua yahweh podi zvinyangazo zvanu zvida chauwa ndichazvichenesa munga khute.¹⁹²⁰19 munga khala wanyakutewa, mucharja zvamuche zvapantsi pano, 20 Nadyalo wanalamba nawapanduki, matalasada wachaku guandani ninga mafala wakubuda mumulomo yahweh.²¹²²21 nthamgweranyi luwani lawany akuchana yadzala nauhure! ylo likadadzara na wanyakutenda, likhandadzara nauntsisi lelo ladzara na wawulai. 22 mikufo wauyo wanyangala vinyu iyauyo yakanthiwa namadzi.²³23 katangirke kauyo ndiwapanduki na umbava katangirke kauyo kakhali kupanduka na umbava wentse wada da kundekerka wadanthamanguira kuda kutendiwa. Lekani kutuka ntsulo nayaziche wanauya pamberi pauyo.²⁴²⁵24 Nadyalo, aya ndimafala yawheh khulo wamasonja, nyatsimba wamu israel: "ndichapoka nawa panduki wangu: 25 Ndichamusa boko langu kunaiymwe ndichantsuka nakuchenesa zvakunyangala zvanu.²⁶26 Nditchaku ntsukani misado wanu ninga zvanumukhalipo kale, wanu ninga pakutanga; zvinapera iyzvoiyzvi muchadaindiziwa kuluwani takutenda".²⁷²⁸27 Luwani lansiao lichandza kuchingiwa chakuadi, nawanyakunyangala wachandzalekerka. 28 Wapanduki na wanyangazi wachadzafunziwa, na wentse wada sia Yahweh wachadzafa.²⁹³⁰29 "Imwepa wanyakunyangaza wentse wachadzanya dzisiwa pamuti wachakuadi; wachadzanyala lauyo wanda sakhula. 30 Wachadzagala ninga muti unamasamba yakyoma ninga dimba kaku gomba madzi.³¹31 Iye mamuna wantsimba achadzaida ninga uska, nabasalache, lichadzapeninya, zviwiri izvi zvichadza swa panepo palibe anadza nthimisa moto".

¹²³1 Linguisani, Mulungu wathu Yahweh wantsimba zentse, wakuda kutora wentse muntsiguiro nantsimba ya kubuda mu jerusarema nawama juda: muntsiguiro wentse wazvekurja na muntsiguiro wamadzi, 2 Mamuna wantsimba, wa nkondo, 3 Namutongui, muprofiti, namudzimbiri, mutongui wamazana machano, muthu wakunkodziwa, muntsiuri, munbi wakukudzika na mufuki anadziwa.⁴⁵4 Ndinchaiga, madjaha ninga watungamiriri wanu, futi nawaphale wanchitonga padzauro pano. 5 Wathu wanchagara wakugumbura, kugumbukira wanzawo, futi wanchauyazve pakugumbukirana panchigarisano; wana wanchatuka wakulu futi wakudvinhirirka wanchapoka nawathu wakutonga.⁶⁷6 Mamuna anchabata mubare wanche pamui pabambo wanche futi siya izvi zvakare mumanja mwako. 7 Ntsiku ineyo, iye adankuwa anchiti: andidzagari murapi wanhamubasa, ine andina nchakurja ne nchakuntsimira. Musandite kuti nditongue mbumba inei.⁸⁹8 Nhadyano, Jerusarema zidasara basi nhumba zakare, futi juda adagwa, nathanwe kuronganwawo futi nakuitamwawo yankari marwa kuna Yahweh, kurwisana na ntsimba pamberi panche. 9 Nakuona pankope wadadaira namarwa kuna iye; futi iwo wanalonga kutadzamwawo ninga Sodoma; iwo awazvibisi. kuna iwo! iwo wadauisa ngozi pamberi pawo.¹⁰¹¹¹²10 Dvudza wanchomwadi kuti zvinezvi zvinchagara zvamuche kuna iwo,nadyano, iwo wacharija zvibereko zvamabasa yawo. 11 Pinepo udzinhiriro! Zvinezvo zvinchagara zvakuipa kuna iwo, nadyano, zvidaifa manja yako iye anchambira. 12 Mbumba yangu, wana wentse mbako wakudvinhirira, futi wakadzi wanchatonga padzauru pawo. Mbumba yangu, watongui wanu wanchakufambisani nanjira aisi yanchomwadi.¹³¹⁴¹⁵13 Yahweh anchamuka pakuti atongue; iye anchamuka kuti atongue mbumba yanche. 14 Yahweh anchauiya nakutonga namarwa kuna waparidzi futi nawatongui wambumba yanchi. "Ndiwe udasiyanisa wangu wamuche; zvidamwaziwa zvinchibuda kuwa rombo pabodzi muzinhumba zanu. 15 Munalonguerai zvakufudza waduwangu nakuya zvinaita warombo? ". Ndizvo zvinalonga Mulungu, Yahweh wantsimba zenche.¹⁶¹⁷16 Yahweh adalonga kuna wakadzi kuti wanadzikudza, wana famba wachimusa mankose yawo, wanchivala mantso yawo, wanapereka mathanho yawo mafupi, wanchi iga ntokoso zinarira mumwendo mwawo. 17 Thamwe wakadziyo ndinano, Mulungu anchagadzira maronda mumosoro wa wana wakadzi wa siao futi Yehweh anchawa barira mupala.¹⁸¹⁹²⁰18 Pantsiku ineyo, Mulungu ancharudisa zvakudekedza zvamwendo wanche, na zvakufeka musolo nakufeka zvamunkosi. 19 Na mbhete, na zvakufeka zvamantsisi; 20 Maduku ya muntsiri, mabande, nazvakununchira na madzango ya laki.

¹Thiku eneio, wacadzi wanomwe wachadzagala na mwamuna mbodzi, watchidzati:" Zwakurja zwathu tinarja zwathu, nguwo tsathu tinadzavaa, tireke tiche dzina lako timwaze manhadzi". ²Phatsiku eneio, kumusirira kwa Yahweh kunadzagala kwakudeka kuchidziwa na misapo iya pantsi inadzadeka ichidekeda kuna wachiripo mu Israeli.³Napenepo, zvinasala mu Siao na zvinalambirira mu Jerusalema zswinadzandziwa zvakucena, zwenezwi ndizwo, zwentse zwindanebiwa ninga zwiripo mu Jerusalema, ⁴pache Changamire ali kupedza kunyangala kwa wana wa Siao wawakadi achiwa pukuta tsenene iya magazi pakati pha Jerusalema, na nzimu wa kutonga na muzimu wa kuchenesa.⁵Apo, lentse bango Siao na mbuto iyache iya kunamatira, Yahweh anadzaita makole na makuti iya tsiku, na kungwerewera kwamoto usiku zwenezo zwinadzagala kufukidwa kwakwentse kukuchiwa; ⁶zwina dzagala kufukidiwa kwa ku pitsa kwa tsiku; na kuwalira na kufukidza mbepo na madzi.

¹²1 Muntsiku za akazi, mwana wa Jotao, na Uzias, mambo waku Juda, Rezim, mambo waku Aram, na Peca, mwana wa Remalias, mambo wa Israel, wadakwira ku Jerusalema kiyarha, apo iwo hawana kudzadimbirira nayo. 2 Zwidalangula kumui kwa David, kuti Aram akhati ku luphati la Enfraim. Nadyano, moyo wace na wa wanhu wentse ida shushikana ningano miti va kuti inakha zunguzika na mpepo. ³⁴3 Yahweh adalonga kuna Isaias: "Buda na mwana wako Sear-Jasube kuti muyasangane na akazi, kwa kupeisira kwa n'gero wa thawale la kudzaulu, munjira ya kumunda kwa ntsuki. 4 M´bvunje: " Manhereka utherekerhe, usagope ne kuzwinyozera na thangwe la ma phisi mayiriya yankhuni, penango kunyangalirha kwa Rezim pabodzi na Aram, na iyezwe peka, mwana wa Remalias".⁵⁶5 Aram, Enfraim na mwana wa Remalias wanakhafunga zwakunyangala kuna iwe ocilanga dyali: 6 " Ambaini tiyagwe tici pamba judha; ngatiyendeni kiyamunyegerera ticiyilisa kuli mambo wathu amutonge, mwana wa Tabeel'.⁷⁸⁹7 Mambo Yahweh alikulanga dyali: " Izwe hazwiyemi, hazwidzaitiki, 8 Nakuti, nsolo wa Aram ndi Damasco kudzati nsolo wa Damasco ndi Rezim. Nkati mwama kale makumimanhatu na macami, Efraim icapfudzika pfudjuka icidzasiya dzinza la wanhu. 9 Nsolo wa Efraim ndi Samaria, kudzati nsolo wa Samaria ndi mwana wa Remalias. Mungati hamutendi, cadiko, hamudza yemerezwe".¹⁰¹¹¹²10 Mambo adahirinzirazwe kulango kuna Acaz.11 " Kumbira cipangiziro kuna Yahweh, Mulungu wako: cipangiziro kuti cingakhale capantsipansti penango pale ku dzaulu dzaulu". 12 Nadyalo, Acaz adataira:" Handidza kumbiri, podi kuyeza Yahweh".¹³¹⁴¹⁵13 Penepo, Isaia adataira: " Ndabva, nyumba ya David. Hazwina kulingana na kuyezera mi mwoyo ya wanhu? Kodi imwe muca yezerazwe moyo wa Mulungu wangu? 14 Nazwenezwo, Mhanduwe caiye aca waitira cipangiziro cibodzi: Lingani ntsikana acabata pamwiri acidzabala mwana wamamuna dzina lace acadzabve Emanuel. 15 Iye anadzarja nkaka waku khoterera na uchi kuswirira pa kudzima kulamba zwakunyangala aci sankhulua zwa muche.¹⁶¹⁷16 Haasati; mwana kudziwa kulamba zwakunyangala acisankhula zwa muche, pantsi pa wa mambo awa wayiriwa, wako ulithiya, hapadzamatamiziki. 17 Yahweh nadza ku unzisira, na wanhu wako pabodzi na nyumba ya mambo wako, ntsiku zakati idambo oneka kale, kubudira mu kusiyana kwa Efraim na wa ku Judha mu kufamba-iye anadza ku unzisirani mambo wa ku Assiria.¹⁸¹⁹18 Nguwa yire, Yahweh anadzalizira nkhwiko kuna pentse tirombo tinambuluka tami kulo yaku Egipto na nyuci za pantsi pa Assiria. 19 Izwi zwinadzauya zwi cimbutha mumaphako, zicifindala nfuna uweno, na mumatenhere ya mibva, muzentse muto zakurjisita.²⁰²¹²²20 Mungawa yeneyo, na kampeni kadakumbirha ku nkulo waku Eufrates - iye mambo waku Assiria - Mhanduwe anadzakupala nsolo wako, pabodzi na ukuse wa minyendo na ndebvu. 21 Ntsiku iyire, mwamuna bodzi anadza fuya yanhulu kabodzi na mabira mayiri, 22 na, kuda kwa kuwanda kwankaka zawo unadza pasa, iye atchadzarja nkaka waku khoterera; nakuti bodzi na n'bodzi adasiyiwa pantsipano anadzarja n'kaka waku khoterera na utchi.²³²⁴²⁵23 Nguva yire, yakuti ku khana culu ca matenhere ya mizambiringa kumale yinakwana culu ca golidi, kunadzaoneka mibva na matenhere. 24 Wamuna wanadzapinda iwmoyimo kiya sodza na uta pabodzi na misewe; na kuti pentse pentse panadza khala ninga mibva na matenhere. 25 Iwo wanadzakhala kutali na timabango mwao wakhalima na phaza, na kugopa mibva na matenhere; napenepo panadzakhala mbuto ya kuti yinadza jisinha n'gombe na mamibira

¹²1 Nadyalo hakudza wonekizwe mudima kuna wale wakakhala wari munyathwa pantsiko yakale, iye akhatyia dziko la Zebulom na dkico la Naftali, peze ipapo, e paneri wachagala na mbiri kubudira ku mukulu wa Jordani, Galileya la wa hedeni. 2 Wathu wakhafamba mudima wadzayona kungulewera kukulu; na wentse wakhakhala pa mubvuli pawanya-kuta wonawo kungwerewera ( iyo wakhagala mudima zvino pano wakagala mwa-kungwerewera).³3 Mwadayirira dzinza fut mwadayirira kunfantsa kwayo, iyo wadadekerwa pamberi panu, ninga zvinadeketwa iyo mungani yakukonkha ninga zvinadekerwa wanthu wakugowana zvakupambwa.⁴⁵4 Thangwe mwabola goli likhaapinya, mwagwanda munchamu ukhawanera mapewa wayo, mwagwanda dungwe likhawachupha, ninga zvibodzi-bodzi zvidakundira imwe kale nkhondo ya kumidyini. 5 Chungu yabodzi-bodzi yanyankhondo idasewenzeswa pa nkhondo, nguyo zidanyikula mugazi, zichadza-piswa ninga nkhuni pamoto.⁶⁷6 Thangwe mwabalwa ife, mwana wamuphale tampiwa! Anadzagala mutongi wathu adadzagala nyakutsanisa wakuchamisa , na Mulungu wantsimba na wakugala-nakugala, mutonge wa mutenderi. 7 Kubudirira kwa-utongi wache na mutenderi hazvidzaperi, anapinda pa mbuto ua David mbakhala mambo ninga iye achiwusimbisa na kuyyuntsigira na kuyutewoza, na kuyudonza pa zvino pano mpaka kwenda na kwenda, Mulungu wakadonza zventse, adazvidadi kuti ayite zventse.⁸⁹¹⁰8 Mambo adatuma masoko kuna Jakobo, adatuma pamusolo pa Israel. 9 Wanthu wentse wanu Israel kuyengawo na Efraim na wagali ku Samaria, na kudzikusa kwayo na mayonenerwa yawo, wadalonga: 10 " Mabhulokp yawo yadagwa, madzi wadawaka-papswa na mamuwe yadachena, mbiru zidatemwa, ese tichayikha yakuwoma, pambuto ineyo.¹¹¹²11 Nadyalo Mulungu achakubudisira mhandu zako, 12 Wa isiria wanthabuda kumabudira wa filisteu na chamumasule, wachadyia wa Israel na mulomo udavulika. zventse izvi Mulungu hadzadekerwa, ese boko lache lichalamba lida thwasamuka.¹³¹⁴¹⁵13 Ese wanthu wache hawana kuhirira kuna Mulungu wantsimba zentse, iyo hawana kuhirira kuna mulungu. 14 Nadyalo, Mulungu anadzangwandu waisrael musolo na michira yawe thangwe walamba kuterera zventse izvi pantsiku ibodzi. 15 Wamambo na waseem ndiyo nsolo; muchira ndi maprofita akuphwata.¹⁶¹⁷16 Wale wakhatonga dungwe ndiwo wadaliphonyesa ndiwo wadalizunguza, wentse wanatongwa na iwo wanakhudyuliwa. 17 Nadyalo Mulungu hana kudekerwa na madjaha yeneya, futi habviri ntsisi ntsulo na waziche, thangwe wananyoza Mulungu, wachanyangala, wachilonga zvanhando, nadyilo ukali wamulungu hawuperi, ese boko lache linathimiza kuthwasamuka kuti tiyone nyathwa.¹⁸¹⁹18 Zvakuyipa zvawo zvidagaka pamoto, unafudza minga na mintsayiro, moto ninga wa ntsentseli untsi unakwira mudzaulo makole. 19 Nakuti kwakuti Mulungu wakukwanisa zvente anyangalirwa muto unowuwisa iye, unapitsa wanthu wentse hapana muthu anabvunulira mwayache.²⁰²¹20 Zventse zvakurja zvinabata wanthu kudziko lentse wanazvirja ese hawakui, munthu wentse anadzarja nyoma yaboko lache | Ne nadyalo " na nyama zamanza mwawo, " iyo khabe kuguta wanadyia na wana wawe wene".| 21 Wamanase wadanerana na wa Efraim pabodzi-bodzipo wa Efraim wakanhana na wa wamanase wachinera wa juda. podi na zventse izvi, ukhali wa Mulungu udapera tayi, nadyilo boko lache lalamba lidathwasamuka.

¹²1 Phwiphwi richabuda kutsinde qua jesse, thenhere linakula pamuzi walo lichabereka lwibereco. 2 Muzimo wa Yahweh utchedzapuma panaiye, muzimo wakadziwa na wachivwilamo, mudzimo wakufunzisa wancimba mudzimu wakudziwa na wakutcha Yahweh.³⁴⁵3 Nahyalo iye achadeliwa pakuuya qua Yahweh. Haozotonge na matso yako dwayanaona, nem kudzakutogera dwako uchapulutane na matwiyako. 4 Kundza kuaihwi achadzatonga warombo nautongi, anadzalonga dwamucha, achilekerera wanochwa panchipano. Iye achadzatonga oanci na mutchamu wa mulomo wako, na kufema kumuromo wache, achadzauraya wachanhangara. 5 Kuhbata muche kuchakara ninga bande la nhiwi, kuhtembana, bande pakutenderera munkundu.⁶⁷6 Thika richakara na mwana wabira, nharugue achagona na mbuzi, mhunru ne mbhondoro, nadwinakoiwa vwichanenepa pahbozi pene. Mwana mudiki achadzakutungamirirane. 7 N'ghombe ichadzapinda na kumber wana wache wachadzacala mubodzi pasaide pazwinango, mbondoro ichadzarwa mauswa ninga n'ghombe.⁸⁹8 Mwana mudiki achabwa padzaulu pa buli la nhoka mwana wakulumurwa adaikaboko payera wanhoka. 9 Lazvidzakonzi kana kufudza pabango rangu lakuchena; nadharo pansi pachadzora na kudziwa Yahweh nimge modzi majinji yachifukiza mbuto.¹⁰¹¹10 Nciku ineyo, mudzi wa jesse uchayema ninge bandera la wanthu. Wanthu wachaswaguisisa, mbuto yache yakupumiro na kufanso. Nciku ineyo Yahweh, achadzatasamura boko lache kachipiri kuti owyilize wadasara iwo wanthu wache wadasiyiwa kubudo Assiria, ku egipto, kunhansi ku etiopia, ku Elao, naku Sinar, naku Hamate napansuwa pamunhandza.¹²¹³12 Wachamusizira kuwanhtu bandera, achadzatora wadafuchiriwa ku Israel na wale wadamwaziwa wa juda kubudoa kumakona manai ya pansi. 13 iye achadzamudisa htima richadzapera, wanhakudzonda kuwa juda wachadzaguanduwa. Efraim hadzazondiwa juda, wa ku juda hawangaitire Enfraim chungu.¹⁴¹⁵14 Kundza kuaihwi wachaguira pamudzi guicirwa pa filisteus kumabudira mzuwe, penepo wachapam wanhu wakumbamudira zuula. Iyo wachatora Edom na Moabe, na wanhu wa Amom wachamutewerera. 15 Yahweh achadzafudza yense mbuto ya rudzi waku Egito. Nampwepo inopitsa achatsvera na boco rache padzauru pa rudzi pa Eufrates achipambura pambura achaita machanu mamomwe kuti wanhu wakuanise kuyambuka wachienda penhambu wadapfeka shango.¹⁶16 Kuchaoneka pakupinda napo pa wanhu wachakuti wachadzayirira kubuda Assiria, ningue quenda kuwo ku Israel pa upenhu wa pangi ku Egito.

¹Tsiku eneio unadzati: " Ndinakupani tsisi imwe, Yahweh. Pondi, imwepo mundatshoma na ine, kutswoma kwanu kwalunda kuna ine, munakanditonahosa. ²Mulungo ndie muponesi wangu; Naiye, ndina dzathemba hi handirchi, Yahweh, ndi, Yahweh ndintsimba yangu, na nhimbo iyangu iye ndimuponesi wangu".³Nakudekerwa, ndinadzaludisa madzi mumuvhera wa kuponesiwa. ⁴Tsikubeneio, ndinadzalanga: Ipani kukudziwa Yahweh mudaidze dzinalache; mulonge mabasa hache kuwandhu; ndudzani zwentse zwinaita iye mudzinalache.⁵Hemberani Yahweh, thagwe iye anakaita zwindhu zwamaminimini; zwenezo zwichidyiwike pantsi pentse. ⁶Fhatsani muembe na thsimba, mwe, wakali wa mu Siao, nakuti, mukulu ndi changaire wa mu Isirael pakato panu".

¹Masoko ena kuna Moabe.Natchadi tachdi, mu nsiku inango, Ar la Moabe lidaphiwa nyima litcheira kuferdzika, mhu nsiko libhodzi, Quir ya Moabe lida pheuamerina litchifudziwa. ²Iwo wakhada ku ntchinthe, mbumba ya Dibom adaida mumbuto zakupadzaulu kaya lira; Moabe adasima padzaulu pa Nebo na Medeba. Yense misolo yawo vrhana mhanza futi ndebvunzikhali zakugwandiwa.³Muzinjira zawo, iwo wadafekha nguwo zamasakhu; pansoi zanyumba zawo zakhatsukwalisa futi watchita kubvumambalala na kulira numa sozi. ⁴Hesbom na Eleale wada langa muku kumbira; mapfala akhabvika na kutali wakana npfuti wa Moabe wadalanga nazvakuthanhulima; iwo wakha gala nakuthya pakati pawo.⁵Moyo wangu unalira kuna Moabe; wanyakuthawa watche wadala kuenda ku Zoar futi wadaendambo Eglate - Selisia. Iwo wadakuira uku walikulira ku Luite; munjira watchienda Horonaim, iwo wadakha dandaula kukuru nathangwe lakuphmanyima kwalo. ⁶Madzi ya Nnrim adaoma, tsanga lidauma tsanga litsma lidafa. ⁷Hapatchana tchakwadi tchimisi, Misapho yawo iwo wakhadafera kulobaliki, iwo wadautola kunza kwa munkulu wa alamos.⁸Kulira kudalamba hudaenda mbvika mwense mudziko la Moabe; kudandaula kudasmika kutali pawo Eglam futi Beer - Elim. ⁹Peze penepo madzi ya Dimom akhada dzala na gazi; ese ine nditchausa usosa hangu kuna Dimom. Nkalamu ibodzi idzaluma kuna waya waya wakuti wadakhapuniziwa na Moabe futi kuna wayambo wakhada sala padziko.

¹²1 Tumirani zvifuiyo kuna wakulu wakulu wapadziko kutanga ku Sela ku mulusale, kuswika kuphiri la mwana wa nsiao. 2 Ninga ntchiri zakupatika, zanthusiwa kudza kuanthanga, wakadzi waku Moabe, wanga ntanta kankulo kaku Arnom.³⁴3 "Wamba pangula, wambaita chokuadi, tiswene kuna wanyamarwa masikate kuite ninga mausiku, koiyani waiya wakunthauwa, musawapereka kuna wanyamarwa waiya wakuda kupona. 4 Wasieni wagale agaoga wanthawi waku Moabe; kunaiyo nibuto wakuswika kuna wa phudzi". Thangwe kulingirke ku chaemeima, nadyalo ku phudziwa kuchaema, wene waiya wambantsika wanadzagombeka mu dziko.⁵5 Mpando wamambo unadzakhala wa kuda na kutenda. Mwaiyo iynadzagara dzinza wa David, iye anadzagara khulukhulu wakutonga wachokuadi, anaiyta zvamuche.⁶⁷6 Tinakhazva kulonga kuti Moabe na kuzvikuza, namakuzi wauyo na chungu yauyo, apo zventse izvi nazvisendzi zvinhu. 7 Nadyalo Moabe wentse wanadzalila kuakukhuwa dziko lentse la Moabe lanadzabatikana nadyalo Moabe ananguza, ananguzila Moabe pabhodzipo natenepo lilani nakus'woma nanthangwe la wamuna yakukheri.⁸8 Ma nthambwe waku Hesbom yadauoma, ninga mu vinyu waku Sibma. Watongi wamadziko wadantsikantsika mivunyu wakusakhuliwa wadakuanisa kubata Jazer nadyalo wadzamwazana kuswika ku mulu sale. Mabukira wauyo yadamuazika yachiyerera napadzaulo yambala.⁹¹⁰9 Chakuadi chackuadi, ndichalila pabodzi na Jazer: munthambi wa Sidma. Ndimunthira na misozi wangu, Hesbom na Eleale, na ma nthambi yauyo wa zvibereko zva malimo zva kukokha, ine ndamala na kukhuwa wakunfantsa. 10 Kudekerka nakunfantsa kugombeka kua kusima kua miti wachibereko; futi mu nthambi yauyo, hamuyembiwi, hakunazve kukhuwa kua nfantso. Hakuna wantsiki wakuntsika ma vinyu mubuto; ine dayemesa kukhuwa kua wantsiki.¹¹¹²11 Nadyalo moiyo wangu wanfantsa maningi na Moabe, namukhati khati mwangu, kuna Quir-Heres. 12 Pana yeda Moabe kazvipangiza kubuto wapedzaulo wachipinda munyumba wauyo wakunamatira wachinamata, minamato wa hai suyendzi.¹³¹⁴13 Aiya ndi mafala ya Yahweh wache adalonga kalakalapo nanyaiya ya Moabe. 14 Iye Yahweh adalongazve: " mukhati mwa makole wanakuana matatu 3, kukunzuwa kua Moabe kunadzapera; na kuda kua wanhu wakuwanda, wanango wana wanadzasala.

¹²1 Linguisani Mulungu adaswaga gore rizamurando. Uyezve alikuya ku egipto; zvifananidzo zvaigipta zviri kutetemera pamberi payo futi moiyo yawa igipita iri kunguruka mukati mwayo. 2 Ine ndinchadzainka kumukirana mwawa igipita: mubodzi anchikundira munango: mwamuna anchadzapoka na mubalewanche, wanchadzapoka namudziwani wache; thaundi lichadzapoka na thaundi nhayanche futi mbuto inchadzapoka na mbuto nhayanche.3 Musimo wa egipto unchadza thetha mukati mwawo ine ndichadzafudza kuntsuira mwawo; iwo wanchadzaswaga kuntsuira zvifananidzo, musimo wanhamwenda, namaswikiro wa musimo. 4 Ine ndinchadzapereka mu egipto mumanja mwa Malangu asingaperi, mambo wantsimba yentse anchadzatonga zvakulomwe na yahweh, Mulungu wantsimba zentse." ⁵⁶5 Madziya mukuro ukulu yanchapera futi mukuro unchagara undaoma yentse ntsiku. 6 Mikuro yentse inchamwera ya kununka; mikuro midoko ya egipto inchanchepa futi inchaoma;7 Ntsanga la mukuro wa nilo, paduze pakubariwa mwamukuroi, futi zvidanchekiwa pabodzi futi azvidzaonekizve. 8 Wabati wa ntsomba wanchadederana futi wanchakrutamano, wentse wenewale wanchathusa mbedzo mukati mwamukuro wa Nilo wanchaguenga, ninga wenewale wano thusa mamburi mumadzi.⁹¹⁰9 Wenewale wanasewedza na usaru udadeka wanchapera ntsimba futi na waluki wamicheka yakudekedza wanchagomba tariro. 10 Wanaba namincheka mu egipto wanchadzudza moiyo, wentse wanobata basa wanchida male wanchakonzeka moiyo.¹¹¹²11 Mwendanamwenda, ndiwa burutu wamambo wa zoa. Masoko yawadziwi wakuro yawa ntsiuri wa farao wadzagara wathu wakunhangara. Wanadzadzudza farao, ine ndinewakare?" . 12 warikupi wamuna wanu wakudziwa? Iwo wanapanganidza kuna imwe futi wanchaita kuti mudziwe yahweh wantsimba wentse zvidafunga iye pathamwe ra egipto.13 Wadagara waburutu wa mambo wa zoa, wadzinhepera ndiwa mambo wa Menfis; wadaita kuti wa egipto wagare wakuponheka, weneware wankari mauwe makulu yamutupo wawo. | Kubuda mwa "Menfis", yanango masoko yana "Nofe", dzina ra hebraico pa ruwani ribodzibodziro mu egipto. | 14 Mulungu ada thusa pakati pawo musimo wakuipa, kuti waipise wa egipto zventse zvawo wankaita, ninga nchidamwa nchina dzedzereka. 15 Apana muthu angawanise kuita nawa egipto, ngaugare musoro kana mbmanda, djanja, na boko.¹⁶¹⁷16 Pantsiku ineyo, wa egipcios wanchaedzana nawakadzi. Iwo wanchatetemera futi wanchagopa thamwe djanja ra yehweh wantsimba zentse wanchagadzira sososo nawo. 17 Dziko ra juda rinchagara rakugopa pawa egipto, pawo wanchakumbukira iwo, wanchagopa, nathamwe pakufunga mwa yahweh pa sososo naiwo.¹⁸18 Pantsiku ineyo, kunchaoneka maruwane machano munhika yawa egipto wancharonga mutauro wa Canaa futi wanchadumbira panchomwadi kuna yahweh wantsimba zentse . Pamuruwane ineya ibodziyawo inchadaidziwa ruwane ra dzuma. | Kubuda mwa " ruwani ra dzuwa", kunchaoneka, kulonga mwa Heliopolis, kulonga mwa kare namwa nchinchino kuna " ruwani ra kufudza". |¹⁹²⁰19 Pantsiku ineyo, kunchaoneka alitari ya Yahweh pakati padziko ra egipto. Na mbiru ra buwe ramunkomo mwako kuna Yahweh. 20 Nchinchagara nchipanguiziro futi nanchidairiro kuna Yahweh wantsimba zentse mudziko ra egipto. Pawo wanodanidzira Yahweh nathamwe rakudvinhiririwa, iye anchawatumira muponesi futi namudvuniriri iye anchawabuthumura.²¹²²21 Yahweh anchadziiwa nawa egipto futi wa egipcios wanchamudziwa Yahweh pantsiku ineyo. Iwo wanchanamata na ntsembe futi na na zvakupereka, wancharonguera kuntsara kuna Yahweh futi wanchateweza. 22 Yahweh anchanerka ku egipto, anchakonzeka futi anchaoma. Iwo wanchahirirazve kuna Yahweh; iye anchadva minamato yawo futi anchawatonguera kuwoma.²³23 Pantsiku ineyo, kunchaoneka njira abuda ku Egipto mwenda ku Assiria; wa Assiria wanchauya ku Egipto futi wa egipcios, mwendambo ku Assiria; wa egipcios wanchanamata nawa assirios.24 Pantsiku ineyo, Israel anchagara wanchitatu, pabodzi nawa Egipto futi nawa Assiria, maropafadzo pakati padziko; 25 Yahweh wantsimba zentse anchawa ropafadza futi anchati: " yakaropafadziwa ndi Egipto, mbumba yangu; Assiria, basa ramanja yangu; futi Israel, Nfumayangu".

¹²1 Kalangirke pakati pakuonesiva: ncai ciri ku kuboneresani kuti mwentse mukwire padzaulu pa zinyumba? 2 Nkhuda kubva thaundi la nyonga, na kudekerka? wadaulayiwa wanu hawana kuphaiwa na misewe,hawana kufera munkhondo.³⁴3 Wentse watungamiriri wathawa, wabatiwa hapana kusovengeska uta; wentse wabatiwa, hawasati wathaira kutali. 4 Ndizvo, ine ndalonga: " Usandilinge, ndinadzalira zvakukonza maningi; usayezere kundi watamiza munyaya ya kufudziwa kwa mwana wa wanhu wangu".⁵⁶⁷5 Cadi, pana ntsiku ya nyonganyonga, yakupfinyiwa na ya woyo woyo zwicibudira kuna Yahweh wa dungwe la masodja, muku onesiwa, ntsiku yibodzi yakuphwanyika kwa mhingapini pabodzi na kutsukwala kwa wanthu. 6 Elao adabata aljava, n zimotika na wanyomakavalo, ndipo Quir anadzaona n'xukuido. 7 Mbutozako maune zicadzala na motika pabodzi na wanya wakavalo wadi muzimbuto zamo kun'suwo.⁸⁹8 Iye adabudisa ku koiwa kwa judha, muntsiku yire, iwe udalinga ku mpfuti zaku nyumba yamatseseti. 9 Waona ku konzera kukulu kwa thaundi la Davi, naku wanda kwazvo, na iwe ucitunga madzi thawala lida vhaliwa.¹⁰¹¹10 Iwe udayerenga nyumba za mu Jerusalema ucizi gomola kuti usimbise ukuli. 11 Iwe udalonga cikoi camadzi, apo iwe hauna ku lemekedza mutongi wa thaundi, wa kuti iwe akhada funga nzeru iyoiyo kalekale.¹²¹³¹⁴12 Mhanduve Yahweh wa dungwe la masodja akudaidza mantsikuire adaguluta, kuti alire, kuti apale munsolo acipfeka masakhu. 13 Nadyano linga, kunza kwaizvi, pana phuvando na kudekerka, kulaya ng'ombe na mabira; nhama yakulja na vinho kuti yimwiwe: ngatirjeni ngatimweni, nakuti mangwana licadzafa. 14 Izve zvida tsananguliva mumathiki mwangu na Yahweh wa masodja: " cadi kodi, citema ici hacilekerki, podi iwe ungafa", alikulonga mhanduve Yahweh wa masodja.¹⁵¹⁶15 Mhanduve Yahweh wa masodja alikulonga izvi: "ndoko kuna nkulu nkulu, kuna Sebna, bodzi bodziyo ali pa nyumba, ulange: 16 Ulikuita pano, mbani akutendera kuti ulonze guva padjaulo, ucizvi lonzerera mbuto yakupimira yako pa mauwe?",17 Ona, Yahweh ali paduze kuti akubudise na ntsimba, mwamuna wa ntsimba kuti akuthuse pantsi: Iye anadza kubatisisa.18 Iye, cadi cadi, anadza kujungulira na kujungulira acidza kuthusa ninga ninga bhola lathuska mu dziko. Kweneko, unadzafa; kweneko, ucakhala na ngolo zako; iwe ucadzakhala wakunyazisa nyumba ya mhanduve wako! 19 " Ine ndinadzakubudisa mubasa lako na pambuto yako. Iwe ucadza pfuyirka pantsi.²⁰²¹²²20 Muntsiku iyo ndicadza dayidza ntevereri wangu Eliaquim, mwana wa Hilquias. 21 Ine ndicadza m'bvazika nguvo ndicidza muikha bhande: ndinadzacinja ukulu wako ndiciyikha manja mache. Iye anadza khala bambo wa wentse wakhala wa ku izirayeri na ku nyumba kwa juda. 22 Ine ndinadjaika khiyi ya nyumba ya Davidi pa phewa pace, iye acadza zhala mbuto ya kuti hapana anadzapusa kuzvula, iye acadza jhala pakuti hapana anadzajhula.²³²⁴23 Ine ndicakhomera ninga nkhonkho yiri pambuto ya ku bamba, na iye acadzakhala pampando wa kukusiwa kunyumba ya bambo wache. 24 Pajhaulu pace, mucadzaikha ku kuziwa kwa nyumba ya bambo wache, mithayi na wa musule, zentse midziyo midoko, kubudira ku makhapo kuswikira ku majalo.²⁵25 Muntsiku yire - izvi zvida langiva na Yahweh wa masodja - nkhonkho yida khomerka pambuto ya kulimba agwandiwa iegwa, kudzati kulema ku khati kuna iyo ku cagwandiva kucithusiva kunza - ndizva zva longa Yahweh.

¹²³1 Mafala iyakulangika wakutiro emesani imwe ma mwadia waku tarsisi nthangwe lakuti tiro yafudzawa! Yasala ilibe nyamba na pabut yakuemera mamwadiya ndimafala wadaswika kaiyo wachibuda kubuto wa sahurasi. 2 Watamani, wagali waku yambar, wagulisi waku Sidom, wanagara wanfumi wadafumiza mwadia ku yambar. 3 Mu madziwakuwanda wachinswaga trigo waku igipita, zvakukonha zvaku Nilo; izvo zvadzagala zvakugulisiwa zvadziko lentse.⁴⁵4 Garani mudagumbuka imwe waku Sidom, na nyaiya yambar yalonga, ntsimba. Iye alanga: kuti " ine hadina kupinda mubasa wakubalisa hadina kubala futi, hadina kufuiwa wana wachimuna, hadina futi kunfunzisa". 5 Mafala wanga swika ku igipita, kunadzakhala chililo ninga ku tiro.⁶⁷6 Birani muswike ku Tarsi; wagali waku yambar, gulukani. 7 Izvi zvaitika kuna imwe, waku luwana wamu nfantso, kuti khaidi yenei njachikale, ndi luwani iye idatumira wamuna kuti wagale ma dziko wagalilane kutali na mwedo wauyo.⁸⁹8 Mbani adaita soso kuna tiro, nyakupereka maluwa. wamambo ndiyowagulise, chakuadi: wagulise nduyo wana namatiwa pa dziko lapantsi? 9 Yahweh wama sodja adagadzira izvo kuti wabudise kuzvikuza na kukudzika kuauyo kuntse, kuti wanyaze kukuziwa kua kventse pa dziko.¹⁰¹¹¹²10 Mphuli limani mataka yanawa ninga zvinaitiwa ku kukhulo kua Nilo, mwana wa Tarsi. Hakuchinazve pakugulisira ku tiro. 11 Yahweh adanthasika bokolache apidira mu yambar, adaita kuti o mambo wache utche iye adapereka mutemo waku kenani, kuti wanfundze wa ku kiya. 12 Iye adalonga: " hamudzadekerkizve kachiwiri muntsikana wakuzvinyirirka, waku sidom; ndoko ku Chipre ; ne kweneko haudzagali namutenderi".¹³¹⁴13 Khodzani dziko wa babilonia. Mbumbai haidzaonekizve; waku Assiro wadaita kuti dziko leneli ligale ntsanga wakugala zvinyama zvamuntsanga, iyo wadadodza nyumba yakugala masodja; wanchanfudza nyumba zauyo zikulu zikulu; wadaita murki wama nthongo. 14 Dadaulani muadia waku Tersi; nakuti wakunthawira wanu wa nfudziwa.¹⁵¹⁶15 Ntsiku yeneiyo, Tiro yanadzayehiwa pamagole wana kuana makumi manomwe 70, ntsiku zaupenyu wa mamba bodzi. Kumala kuama gole makumi manomwe, ku Tiro kuna dzaitika zvinhu ninga nyimbo wamaputa. 16 Tola kanangali, uyende muluwani, iwe puta wanuyehiwa, uyembe muche, nyimbo zakuwanda kuti penango uhngalirhauyo.¹⁷¹⁸17 Kumala kua magole makumi manomwe, Yahweh anadza wabatsira wa Tiro iye anadza hirirazve, ku basa yache yauputa, iye anadzapereka mabasa wache yentse kuna wentse wamambo wapadziko. 18 Maganyo yache na mu bairro yache zvinz dzagara zva Yahweh. Iyo hawadza koyesi futi hawadza zva koi kuna Mulungu, wanadzatasiwa waiya wanadzagala paduze na Yahweh; zvinadza senzesiwa pa zvakulha zvakuwanda futi kuti wadzagale na hembe zakudula.

¹²1 Pantsiku, yeneyo yenci nyumbo inaembiwa kumutanhu wadjuda: ife tinaruane likulu; Mulungu adaita luponeso pantsaswa yatche na pamusana patche. 2 Ndinavala musuo wa kunza kuti madziko adaskatudzika kutenda ngakupinde kunaiwo.³⁴3 Na nzeru zako yamuche, utchalamba uli mutendere, thangwe iye anakuthemba iwepo. 4 Thembani Yawheh kwenda na kwenda; thangwe Yahweh ndibuwe la kwenda na kwenda.⁵⁶5 Iye achatuka wenewale kubvi wanalalama mukudzikuza; na ruane idakwirira iye anaigwisa pansi; iye anaigwisa pansi. 6 Iyo inadzantsikiwa na mwendo ya walombo na wanyathowerka pazvinango.⁷⁸⁹7 Wakudetseka wenewale ndiwo wamuche adandendemera, tchadiko; ndiyo njira idaskatudzika iwe inaita madiro. 8 Ndiyo njira ya kutonga kwaka, Yahweh, adaemera iwepo; dzina lako na unhu wako ndizwo zwidakuemera. 9 Ine ndina kupfunza pausiku; ande, muzimu wangu mukati mwangu ndimbakutola iwepo nditchikusewenzesa. Thangwe, angati utongi waswika pansipano, wa gali pansipano watchadzapfunza kulalama.¹⁰10 Podi kulalama kutchi pangiziwa kuna wakunyangala, ese iwo hawafunzi na nyaya yakululma. pansi pakudeka, iye analamba atcheinyangaza penepo hawana uchawali ukulu wa Yahweh..¹¹¹²11 Yahweh, Boko latche lidamuska , ese iwo awabvi ece iwo ngawaone kuda kwanu wanhu wanu kuti iwo wanyazisiwe, thangwe moto udakorka waphonyi wanu kuti watswenawo. 12 Yahweh, imwe munatigadzirira mutenderi, na tchadikodi, imwe mudapitasakale kuda munhu mabasa yatche.¹³¹⁴13 Yahweh, Mulungu wangu, kunza kwaimwe wadziwe wenango wakatidzwinyirira; ese ifepano tanamata mudzina lanu basi. 14 Iwo wadafa, iwo hawana kulalama; iwo wadi wangakwenda, hawana kudzamuzwe natchadikodi, iwo waenda kiyatongwa na kufudziwa, mudabudisa kufunga kwao.¹⁵15 Iye anawanzazwe madziko, Yahweh, iye anawanzazwe madziko, imwe ndimwe muna namatiwa; Imwe ndimwe mudasika mitina pansi pansi.¹⁶¹⁷16 Yahweh, anauya mukubonera, Yahweh iye adalinga kuna ife; iwo wanatukira munamato angati iwe unatchinagwa naiye. 17 Ninga mimba yoda kubaliwa, kuti inaconza napenepo analila panfumbvu yakubala; nadyalo ko Yahweh, ali pamberi pako.¹⁸18 Ifepano tinaita mimba, titchibva kukonza pakubala, ese ndizwo ninga tinapasia tchibvenekero munhepo. Ifepano hatina kuisa kupiwa pansipano napenepo hapana tchatchu tidapereka pawanhu wapansipano.¹⁹19 Wakufa wanu watchalalama, mwiwiri yawo itchamuka. Mukani napenepo embani na kudekerka, wenewale wagala papfumbi; nakudyalo beto lanu linaita ninga beto lamangwana na pansi patchabudisa wakufa watche.²⁰²¹20 Nadyalo, endani wanhu wangu, pindani munyumba zanu zamukati napenepo muvale musuo yanu; mudzikoye pangani ngasi, kuswika kutswoma kwatche kwapinda . 21 Thangwe Yahweh alikuda kubuda pambuto yako kuti aphantche wagali wapansi na kuda kwauphouyi kwawo; pansi patcha leuka gazi litchierera napenepo apadzaoneki wangakufa wawo.

¹Shoko raJehovha, rakasvika kuna Joweri mwanakomana waPetuweri. ²Inzwai chinhu ichi, imi vatana, murereke nzeve dzenyu, imi mose mugere munyika ino. Ko zvakadai zvakamboitwa pamazuva enyu, kana pamazuva amadzibaba enyu here? ³Udzai vana venyu izvozvo, vana venyu vaudzewo vana vavo, navana vavo vaudze rumwe rudzi runotevera.⁴Zvakasiyiwa nomuteteni, zvakadyiwa nemhashu; zvakasiyiwa nemhashu, zvakadyiwa negwatakwata; zvakasiyiwa negwatakwata, zvakadyiwa nomupedzachose.⁵Mukai, imi vakabatwa nedoro, mucheme; ungudzai, imi mose munonwa waini, nemhaka yewaini inonaka, nokuti yabviswa pamiromo yenyu. ⁶Nokuti rumwe rudzi rwasvika panyika yangu, rwakasimba, rusingaverengwi; meno arwo meno eshumba, runa meno makuru eshumbakadzi. ⁷Rwakaparadza muzambiringa wangu, nokuvhuna muonde wangu; rwakausvuura kwazvo, nokuuwisira pasi; matavi awo acheneswa.⁸Chemai semhandara yakazvisunga chiuno namasaga nokuda kwomurume woumhandara hwayo. ⁹Chipiriso choupfu nechipiriso chinonwiwa zvabviswa paimba yaJehovha; vapirisiti, ivo vashumiri vaJehovha, vanochema. ¹⁰Munda waparadzwa, nyika inochema; nokuti zviyo zvaparadzwa, waini itsva yapwa, mafuta apera.¹¹Nyarai imi varimi, ungudzai imi varimi vemizambiringa, nokuda kwezviyo nebhari; nokuti zvakaberekwa neminda zvaparadzwa. ¹²Muzambiringa wasvava, muonde unoshaiwa simba, mutamba nomuchindwewo, nomuapuri, nemiti yose yomunda yaoma; mufaro wavanakomana vavanhu wapera.¹³Zvisungei zviuno namasaga, mucheme imi vapirisiti; ungudzai imi vashumiri veatari; uyai muvate usiku hwose makapfeka masaga, imi vashumiri vaMwari wangu; nokuti chipiriso choupfu nechipiriso chinonwiwa zvadziviswa paimba yaMwari wenyu. ¹⁴Tsaurai zuva rokuzvinyima zvokudya, danai vanhu kuungano yakatarwa, kokerai vakuru navose vagere panyika kuimba yaJehovha Mwari wenyu, mudane kuna Jehovha.¹⁵Aiwa, zuva iro here! Nokuti zuva raJehovha rava pedo, richasvika richiparadza richibva kuna waMasimbaose. ¹⁶Ko zvokudya hazvina kubviswa pamberi pedu, nomufaro nokufarisisa paimba yaMwari wedu here ! ¹⁷Mbeu dzinoorera pasi pamavhinga adzo; matura aparadzwa, tsapi dzaputswa; nokuti zviyo zvafa.¹⁸Zvipfuwo zvinogomera sei! Mapoka emombe akanganiswa, nokuti hazvichina mafuro. ¹⁹zvirokwazvo, mapoka amakwai aparadzwa.

¹Ridzai hwamanda paZiyoni, dzemhere pagomo rangu dzvene; vose vagere panyika ngavadedere nokuti zuva raJehovha rinouya, nokuti rava pedo. ²Richava zuva rerima nokusviba, zuva ramakore nerima guru, samambakwedza akawarirwa pamakomo; richauya ruri rudzi rukuru rune simba; rwakadaro haruna kumbovapo, uye harungazovipo shure kwavo, kusvikira pamakore amarudzi mazhinji avanhu.³Moto unoparadza pamberi pavo, murazvo unopfuta shure kwavo; nyika yakaita somunda weEdheni pamberi pavo, uye serenje rakaparadzwa shure kwavo; zvirokwazvo, hakuna wakapukunyuka kwavari.⁴Pakuonekwa kwavo vakafanana namabhiza; savatasvi vamabhiza, ndiko kumhanya kwavo. ⁵Kuuruka kwavo pamusoro pamakomo kunoita somubvumo wengoro, somubvumo womurazvo womoto unoparadza mashanga, savanhu vane simba vakagadzirirwa kurwa.⁶Kana vachisvika, vanhu vose vanotya kwazvo, zviso zvose zvinocheneruka. ⁷Vanomhanya savanhu vane simba, vanokwira rusvingo savarwi, vanotamba mumwe nomumwe nenzira yake, havatongotsauki pamisara yavo.⁸Havasundidzirani, mumwe nomumwe unofamba negwara rake; vanopwanya napakati penhumbi dzokurwa, vasingatsauki. ⁹Vanowira guta, vanomhanyira pamusoro porusvingo, vanokwira vachipinda mudzimba, vanopinda napamahwindo sembavha.¹⁰Nyika inodedera pamberi pavo, denga rose rinobvunda, zuva nomwedzi zvinosviba, nyeredzi dzinodzora kupenya kwadzo. ¹¹Jehovha anobudisa izwi rake pamberi pehondo yake, nokuti hondo yake ihuru kwazvo; nokuti muiti wezvaakataura une simba; nokuti zuva raJehovha iguru, rinotyisa kwazvo, ndianiko angatsunga naro?¹²Kunyange zvakadaro ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha nazvino tendeukirai kwandiri nomwoyo yenyu yose, muchizvinyima zvokudya, muchichema nokuungudza. ¹³Bvarurai mwoyo yenyu, murege kubvarura nguo dzenyu, mutendeukire kuna Jehovha Mwari wenyu; nokuti ane ngoni nenyasha, anononoka kutsamwa, ane tsitsi zhinji, uye anozvidemba pakuitira vanhu zvakaipa.¹⁴Ndiani angaziva , zvimwe angadzoka akazvidemba, akasiya mukomborero kana achibva, zvimwe chipiriso choupfu kana chipiriso chinonwiwa zvamungavigira Jehovha Mwari wenyu?¹⁵Ridzai, hwamanda paZiyoni, tsaurai zuva rokuzvinyima zvokudya, danai vanhu kuungano yakatarwa; ¹⁶kokerai vanhu, natsai ungano, kokerai vakuru, unganidzai vana, navanomwa pamazamu; chikomba ngachibude paimba yacho nomwenga paimba yake yokuvata.¹⁷Vapirisiti, ivo vashumiri vaJehovha, ngavacheme pakati pebiravira neatari, vati, `Aiwa, Jehovha, regai vanhu venyu, musaisa nhaka yenyu pakushoorwa, kuti marudzi avanhu avaseke;' vangareveiko pakati pamarudzi avanhu, vachiti, `Mwari wavo aripiko?'¹⁸Ipapo Jehovha akava negodo pamusoro penyika yake, akanzwira vanhu vake tsitsi. ¹⁹Jehovha akapindura, akati kuvanhu vake, Tarirai, ndichakutumirai zviyo, newaini itsva, namafuta, mugoguta nazvo; handichakuitiyi chinhu chinoshoorwa pakati pamarudzi;²⁰Asi ndichabvisa kure nemi hondo inobva kurutivi rwokumusoro, ndichiidzingira kunyika yakaoma yakaparadzwa, rutivi rwayo pamberi rwakatarira kugungwa rokumabvazuva, norutivi rwayo rweshure kugungwa rokumavirazuva; kunhuwa kwayo kuchakwira, norwema rwayo rwakaipa ruchakwira, nokuti yakaita zvinhu zvikuru.²¹Rega hako kutya, iwe nyika, fara ufarisise; nokuti Jehovha akaita zvinhu zvikuru. ²²Regai kutya, imi mhuka dzesango; nokuti mafuro erenje anobukira, nokuti miti inobereka zvibereko zvayo, mionde nemizambiringa zvinovigira vanhu simba razvo. ²³Naizvozvo farai, imi vana veZiyoni, mufarisise muna Jehovha Mwari wenyu; nokuti anokupai mudzidzisi wokururama, uye anokunisirai mvura, mvura yokutanga nemvura yokuteverera, nomwedzi wokutanga.²⁴Mapuriro achazara nezviyo, uye zvisviniro zvichapafuma waini namafuta.

¹Nokuti tarirai, namazuva iwayo nenguva iyo, kana ndichidzosa kutapwa kwaJudha neJerusaremu. ²Ndichaunganidza marudzi ose avanhu, nokuaburusira kumupata waJehoshafati; ndichavatongapo pamusoro pavanhu vangu napamusoro penhaka yangu Isiraeri, vakaparadzirwa navo pakati pamarudzi avanhu; vakagovana nyika yangu. ³vakakanda mijenya pamusoro pavanhu vangu, vakatenga chifeve nomukomana, vakatengesa musikana vachipiwa waini, kuti vainwe.⁴Zvirokwazvo, imi Tire neSidhoni nenyika dzose dzaFirisitia, munoreveiko kwandiri? Munoda kunditsiva here? Kana mukanditsiva, ndichakudzoserai zvamakaita pamisoro yenyu pakarepo nokukasira. ⁵Zvamakatora sirivha yangu nendarama yangu, mukandoisa mutemberi dzenyu zvinhu zvangu zvakanaka zvinodikanwa. ⁶Mukatengesa vana vaJudha navana veJerusaremu kuvanakomana vavaGiriki, kuti muvabvisire kure nenyika yavo⁷Tarirai, ndichavamutsa panzvimbo kwamakandovatengesa, ndidzosere pamisoro yenyu zvamakaita. ⁸Ndichatengesa vanakomana venyu navanasikana venyu mumaoko avana vaJudha, ivo vachandovatengesa kuvanhu veShebha, kurudzi ruri kure, nokuti Jehovha akataura izvozvo.⁹Paridzirai izvozvi pakati pamarudzi; zvigadzirirei kurwa; kurudzirai varume vane simba; varwi vose ngavaswedere, vaende kundorwa. ¹⁰Pfurai mapadza enyu ive minondo, namapanga enyu okuchekerera miti ave mapfumo; asine simba ngaati, `Ndine simba.'¹¹Chimbidzikai, muuye, imi marudzi ose akapoteredza, muungane; imi Jehovha, mhare dzenyu ngadziburukireko.¹²Marudzi avanhu ngaamuke, aende kumupata waJehoshafati; nokuti ndipo pandichagara ndichitonga marudzi ose akapoteredza.

¹Buku lamasoco acudeca a Djesu mukisitu, Mwana wa Davidi, mwana wa Aburahama. ²Aburahama adakL baba wa Isaca; Isaca baba wa Djacobo; Djacobo baba wa Djuda nawa balewatche; ³a Djuda adakala baba wa Fares, na zera, lili dzinza la Tamari. Fres adakala baba wa Esrom; Esrom adakala baba wa ASroni;⁴Aroni adakala baba wa Aminadabe; Aminadabe babna wa Nasom; Nasom baba wa Solomoni; ⁵Solomoni adakala baba wa Boaz, lilidzinza la Raabe; Boaz, baba wa Obede, lili dzinza a la Rute; Obede baba wa Jese, na ⁶Jese adakala baba wa mambo Davidi. Davidi adakala baba wa Solomao, litchicuziwa na namucadzi wa Urias.⁷Salomao adakala wa Roboao, Roboao, baba wa Abias; Abias, baba wa Asa. ⁸Asa baba wa DJosafa; Djosafa baba wa Jorao, na Jorao adakala wacubala Ozias.⁹Ozias, adakala baba wa Jotao; Jotao baba wa Acaz, Acaz , baba waEzequias; ¹⁰Ezequias baba wa ,Manasses; Manasses, baba wa Amoni; Amonki baba wa Josiyas ¹¹Josiys adakala wacibalawo Joconiasna wabalewatche pangani yacutapatiwa kwenda cu Babiloni.¹²Cupera kwatapatiwa, Joconias kwaenda cu Banbilo Noconias adakala b aba wa Salatiel; Salatiel adakala babaZorobabel; ¹³Zorobabel, adakala baba wa Abiude, baba wa Eliaquim; Eliaquim, baba wa Azor; ¹⁴Azor; baba ewa sodoque; Sodoqui, baba wa Aquim; Aquim, baba wa Eliude;¹⁵Eliude adakala baba wa Eleazar; Eleazar baba wa Mata baba wa Djacobo ¹⁶Djacobo baba wa Josefa, mwamuna wa Maria, uya addzabala Djesiu, uya cuti alicu daidziwa Mukirisitu. ¹⁷Ense madzinza: Ya Aburahama cuswica ya Davidi, wadanga ali madzinza kumi namanai; Cubuda cuna Davidi cuswica wadatapatiwa kwenda cu Babilinia cswica kristu, akali madzinza kumki namanai.¹⁸Cubaliwa kwa Djesu mukiristu cudaitica dyano izvi: Maria, mai mai watche, akali hwinga hwa Djosefa, apo pawo hawasati wadziwana mumuthyato, iye adaonekwa ana pamuiri Wamuzimu Wacutchena. ¹⁹Djosefa, mwamuna watche, akali mwamuna wacutendeca, napenepo naculamba cuda cumunyadzisa, ada zvipira cuti cupeza hwinga hwatche nyacabisebise.²⁰Patche akafunga zvinbhu izvi, nguirozi ibodzi ya Tchangamire idauya cjuna iye mjundoto, oitchilanga: Djosefa mwana wa Davidi, usatnhye cutambila Maria ninga mucadzi waco, thangwe zvinai yezvo zvaitica na Muzimu wa Tchangamire. ²¹Iye atchadzbala mwana wamwamjuna cuti utchadzamuthudza cuti Djesu, thangwera Iye atchadzaponesa wamnu wztche cubuda muzvitema".²²Zvense izvi zvaitica cuitira cuti zvidzazisiwe zvikada langwa na Tchangamirepacati pawa polofita: ²³podi zvaco utchidakala utchabata pamuiri utchibala mwana, cuit utchamudaidza cuti Emanuere, zvitchida culang cutgi Mulungu anaife".²⁴Djosefa pacuphemhuca kwatche mundoto adamutambila ninga mucadziwatche. ²⁵Napenepo haana cumudziwa mucadziwatche cuswica abela mwana watche. Napenepo addmupasa dzina lacuti Djesu.

¹Patche adabaliwa Djesu, Cubelemu ya Yudeya, paukuwa wa mambo Herodes, wanhacutchengera wacumafadzua ya zuwa wadajwica cudjerusalema walanga tenepa: ²Alicupi abaliwawo mukulu wa ma djuda? Ife taona nhenhezi watche tauya cudzamunamata. ³Apo muculu Herodi oswidza, adhaswona na Djerusalema.⁴herodi adaungana na wentse wakulu wamaiuda na wanhu adadvunzisa: nkupi kunabaliwa djesu? ⁵iwo wadalanga: ku Belem iwa djudha, nathangue zwidanembiwa na muprofiti. ⁶iwe kubelem nhika iwamadjudha, luwani lidoko kupinda entse maluwani iya madjudha, nathangue iye adakala mutongui anadzatonga mbumba iwangu ku Isiraer⁷Nalhalo herodi adadainza wanhakudziwa kuti wadvunzise tchokwadi kuti nhenhezi idauia lini. iwe adawaendesa ku Belem. ⁸Atchiwadvunza: ndokoni kaswaga muche mwanaio. mungamuwona munandidvunza, kuti ine ndidzaende kamunamata.⁹pawo wadadva mambo, wadaenda, nhenhezi iyawo wakadawona kale pamberi pawo itchiema padzaulu pambuto ikana mwanaio. ¹⁰Pawo wadawona nhenhezi, wadagalika nakudekerka maningui.¹¹Iwo wadapinda mumba, wadaona mwana na maria, maiwatche, wana nkona watchimunamata. Iwo wadamupa nfuma iawo: ouro, iakuwanda pabodzi na mirra. ¹²Mulungu adawapanguiza pandoto kuti musaende kuna herodi, nalhalo iwo wadaenda kudziko lawo na njira inango.¹³pawo wadaenda, nguirozi iyamulungu idauia kuna Josefa mundoto itchiti: muka bata mwana pabodzi na mai watche ndokoni ku Egipita. galani kweneko ine ndinadzalonga, thangue Herodi akaswaga mwana ule kuti amuulaie. ¹⁴Usiku uneio, Josefa adawatola watchienda ku igipita. ¹⁵Iwe adagala kweneko ate kufa kwa herodi. izvi zwidaitika kuna mulungu pakati pa muprofiti: ku igipita ndina dainza mwana wangu.¹⁶Nalhalo herodi, patche adawona kuti akatsaisiwa na wasenzi watche, ada tswoma. Iye adatuma wanhu kuti aulaie wentse wanawa macole mairi wakali ku Belem na wentse wamuluwani, na nguwa ida idalatiwa ikadiwa na wadziwi.¹⁷Nahalo wadaita zvidalanguiwa na muprofiti Jeremia: ¹⁸fhala lantsinsi zvidadviwa ku Rama, akali Raquel akatsukwalira wana watse, iye adalamba kugala na tsimba nathangue iwo ninga awatchasi lipo.¹⁹Padafa Herodi, nguirozi iyamulungu ida swika mundoto kuna Jsefa ku igipita itchiti: ²⁰Muka utole nmuli iyako muende kudziko la wa israer, nathangue la wale wakada kuulaia mwana wapera kufa. ²¹Josefa adamuka, adatola mmuli iyatche watchienda ku dziko la wa israer.²²Ninga lhalo, pawo wanadva kuti Arquileu akali mu djudheia, mumbuto iyawa Herodi, adagala na kutsha kuti aende kweneko. Patche amudvunza mulungu kundoto, iye adabuda atchienda ku mbuto iya Galileia,. ²³Nalhalo adaenda kuiagala mu luwani likadvi nazare. Adaita zwida longa maprofiti, kuti wadzadainze Nazareno.

¹Phantsiku zenezo, adhaoneka Juwani Bhatista achiwasa masoco mutseseti la Judeia, atchiti: ²"Zwidhebheni, nathangwe lakuti umambo wakudzaulu uywadikuswika" ³Na penepo uyu ndie weneule mambo Isaia akalonga" Fhala lamu mulikuva mutseseti" Gadzirirani ngira ya Mulungu, itani kuti sithasamuke ngira zao"⁴Jowan akatchimira nguo zamakhanda acamelo, na bande lakanda mukundu apho za zwakurja akali makumbidzi na uchi wamutsanga. ⁵Apo Jerussalema, lentse Judeia na lentse muthundu unza zungulioa mukulo wa Jordao wadhaenda kunaiye. ⁶Iwo wadhanhikiwa na Jowan phankulo wa Jordao, watchizwitsumba cunhangaza kwao.⁷Phache iye adhaona wazingi wafalise na wassadusi, wachiua kuna hie kuti wanhikiwe, adhawavundza " Wana wanhoca mbani, wakuvunzani kuti muwale kuchatirwa kulikuya? ⁸Ndachala, apo, zwirimwa zwamuche zwakudzidemba. ⁹Napenepo andina kuzwinherezerka kukuvudzani phakati phanu: Ife tina Abraha ninga bhaba wathu: Ine ndinakuvundzani kuti Mulungu anazwikwanisa kuti kuoneke wana wa apo na mauwe.¹⁰Mbadzo yaiquiwa apo pamizi ya miti. Wense muti kuti haubali wana wamuche yio unanguandiwa uchithuswa pamoto. ¹¹Ine ndina kunhikani na madzi kuti muzwidhembe, apo uyo ana uiya kubata ine wakukodzeka cupinda ine apho ine andizwikuanisi cudjusa bhutsu zache.Iye anadzakunhikani apo namuzimu wakuchena namoto. ¹²Iye anachisero mumanza mwache kuvi apepete kunhangaza kwentse atole koloni aikhe mudhala, apo iye anadzapithsa djungu mumoto usingaperi.¹³Apo Djesu adhauya kubuda Galileia whenda kumukulo wa Jordao kuti anhiwe na Jowan, ¹⁴apo na apho Jowan kunda kuesseoa kulambiza achimvudza kuti: " Ine diricuda suniwha naimwe, imwe mouia kuna ine? " ¹⁵Djesu adhamundaira achimuti tenders iwzwi chinchino, apho kuti tiyite wentse utongui." Napenepo Jowan adhamutendera.¹⁶Phakupera kunhikwa, Djesu adabuda nakuchimbiza mumadzi ndipo penepo kudzaulu cuda vulica kuna hiye, adhaona muzimu wa Mulungu utchidzica djiwa ichibutha pana iye. ¹⁷Fhala libhodzi lichibuda kudzaulu litchiti: Uyu ndiye mwana wa ndinadha. Naie anandidekedzera.

¹Ninga jhesu adaenda na mweia ku phiri agalike na sathani. ²Nalhalo iye akatsanha ntsiku makumi manai iwausiku, iye adagala na nzala. ³Sathani adauia kunaie atsimudvunza: Ngati iye ndiwe mwana wa mulungu, ita kuti bueri likale pau. ⁴Ninga jhessu adadaira. atchiti: zwidanembiwa: aisi pau ioga ina lalama na munhu, ninga yentse masoko iyanabuda na mulomo wamulungu.⁵Apo sathani adamudha cuti ayende culawani locuchena, adamiga padjaulu pa nyumba wacunamata ⁶Cana iyepa ndewe mwana wa Mulungu, zwithuzi phansi , thangwe padanembiwa: Iwe atchatuma nguirozi cuti zimukotche mamanja, cuti aleke kukwadica.⁷Djesu adadaira: Padanembiwa: Iyepo leca cuyedza Mulungu waco"". ⁸Penepo sathani adamutola adamuiga padzaulu adamupanguiza ufumi wapansi. ⁹Iye adhalanga cuti ndinacupasa swense unganinamata.¹⁰Apo Djesu adalanga: Cuti buda sathani! taregue padanembiwa cuti namata Mulungu waco ega. ¹¹Penepo sathani adamusiwa apo nguirozi zidauya.¹²Patche agadadva cuti Johane agada sungwa, adaenda cu Galileia. ¹³Patche adamuda nazalita adaenda cucafarnaum, linagala paduzi na bara lacu Galileia mumataca wa Zebulom na Naftali.¹⁴Izwi zwidaitica cuti zwitsazanisi masoco wamuprofita Isaia: ¹⁵"Pamataca ya Zebuloni namataca ya Naftali, pa ngira yacubala cunza kwa Jorodani, na Galileia la ¹⁶ma hedeni! Wanhu wakali pamuthima waona cuperekera cuculu, nadyalo akali pamudvulu wacufa pawoneca cunguereyera".¹⁷Thangwe nguwa ineyo, Djesu adatanga culanga masoco: Cuti tchunyukani, uculu wacudzaulu wadipaduze".¹⁸Pache agafamba pakundu la bara adaona wabale wairi Simao iye akavi Pedulo, na Andreia iya akamedza namabule watsomba iyo wakali wamedzi: ¹⁹Djesu adalanga cuti nditewereni mutchadzagala wamedzi wawanhu. ²⁰Penepo wada siya mambule yawo adatoera.²¹Penepo akafamba, adaona wabale wairi Tiago mwana wa Zebedia na Johane, iyo wakali mumwadia na Zebediwa, na pango watchi akadzila mabule. Iye adawadhaidza ²²Penepo wadasiwa iyo wadasiwa Panbo watche wadaenda.²³Djesu adafamba cu Galileia yense, atchifundisa mumatcheche yawo, atchipalidza masoco wacudzaulu, atchiponesa wanyacuconziwa wapantsi pense. ²⁴Masoco wache adaswica cu Siria yentse wadawisa wentse wanyacuconziwa Djesu adawaponesa. ²⁵Wanhu wazinji wadamutera cubudira cu Galileia, Decapolis, Djerusalema, Djudeia kunza kwa Jorodani.

¹patche jhesu adaona mbumba, adakwira mu phiri, adagala, watereri watche wadaenda kuna iye. ²iye advula mulomo atsifunzisa, adalonga: ³wafhansa wale wana mweiya mutseni, nathangue ndiwo watchadzaona umambo wakudenga.⁴Wadacombolerka walombo nakuti, watchadzalekelerka.⁵wadakombolerka wasinganamati nakuti watchadzagala mudziko.⁶wadacombolerka wana nzala na nhota, nathangue watchadzakhutisika. ⁷wadakombolerka wale wanatenda nakuti watchadzatendiwawo.⁸Wadacombolerka wale wanamoio wamuche, nathangue munadzaona Mulungu.⁹wadacombolerka wale wanapalidzira wanhu nakuti wanadzadainziwa wana wamulungu. ¹⁰wadakombolerka wale wanateeriwa na tangue lautongui nakuti uiiche wakudenga nguawo.¹¹wadakombolerka wale wanapwatirka na kuteerka, na wentse wanaita zwakunhangala na thangue lanu kuti ndimwe watereri wangu.¹²Dekerkani mufhanse, natangue ndiwo mubairo kudenga. nathangue nhano wanhu wanadzateera maprofiti iyadagala kale kale.¹³Imwe ndimwe munhu wadziko, munhu ungadzapera ,munaita tani kuti muusenzensezve? audzasenzizwe, unadzatsaiwa kunza utchitsikiwa na wanhu. ¹⁴Imwe ndimwe guetsi la diko, luwani lina zwakudeka muna galika azviiti kuti likale lidaswisika.¹⁵Apana anagasa guetsi atchiliikapantsi pa musesto, nalhalo linaiguiwa mu candiero itchigaka entse nhumba. ¹⁶Ninga guetsi lanu ligake pamberi pawanhu wanaona mabasa iyanu mutchinamata baba wanu ali kudenga.¹⁷Musadzafungui kuti ine ndauiia ka fudza mitemo penango maprofi; andina kuuia kawafudza, manji kawaterera. ¹⁸Nalho tsokwadi, ine ndinakudzunzani kuti, kudenga na pantsi zwiitike, nem pabodzi padzachote, padzatchinjiwe pamitemo kuti zwentse zwipere kuitiwa.¹⁹lhalo mubodzi anga tsai mitemoi atchifunzisa zwinango anadzadainziwa anadzatongua. kuna ule anaikoiia mitemoi atchifunzzisa anadzawona umambo wakudenga. ²⁰Ninga lhalo ine ndinakubvunzani kuti utongui utchaitwa na ma escriba na wa fariseus, ninga lhalo munapinda mu umambo wakudenga.²¹udhabva zvilangwa mumakole yadhapinda: usaulaye, uye anaulaya anadza tongwa. ²²Ineo ndiri kubvunzani kuti uye anagumbuka namubhale wace iye anadzatongwa, uyezve anabvunza mubhale wace kuti ndiwe bhenzi! anadza tongwa; kuna uye anadza tuka nyauyace! anadza tonguerwa kumoto.²³ukatola cipereko cako kuenda naco ku altar ucidza funga zvakunyangala zvina mubhale wako kuna iwe, ²⁴siya kumberiko cipereko cako, thamanga uka pezerane naye kuti udza hirire kuigreja.²⁵Pinda mudvirane na akugulisa, nadyalo unaye pabodzi tichiendaruatongui, kuti nhakukugulisa alambekukupereka kuna mutongui, akadzakupereka mumanza ya wa masodja, uchaiguiwa mucadeia . ²⁶Tchokwadi ine nakuvunzani: audzamubudi kuswikira wa pereka male ya ma sentava.²⁷wadva zyalongui: audzaa sei´ ²⁸Nalhalo ine wentse munhu ana namata kuna mukadzi na tangue amude adaita kuti asseie naye mumoio mwatse.²⁹ningalhalo dzisolako lakumalijo lingaita zvakunhangala, libodisse ulitsai kunza, natangue zvirimuche kuti kunto libodzi na muiri wako likale pakuchena, nekuli wentse muiri waka udza thusiwe mugueena. ³⁰ningalhalo moko lako lakumalijo zvakunhangala, linguande ulitsai kunza, natangue zvirimochekuti kundu ibodzi la muiri wako ugale udachena panakule wentse muiri wako udzatusiwe mugueena.³¹penepo padalangua kuti: kuna weneule anatamanguisa mulhadza watsa na tsamba lakulambana. ³²ndinanzani kuti munho advumirki kulamba mukadzi watche, pakundu lakuita uputa naweneule anamulola mukadzi wakulambia na uputa ie anaitawa uputa.³³ninga adadva zvidalanguiwa paguwa iakumassule: usadumbire zvakunhepa. nalhalo muite zvamadumbira kuna jesu. ³⁴ndinakuvunzani nampodi kundumbira pasina: ninga kudenga ndiwo muii wa mwali; ³⁵ninga pantsi, ndipo panafamba na ife muendo sathe; ninga mu jerusalema ndiwo mbuto ikulu ya baba wathu.³⁶usadumbirena mussola waco, ninga azviti cuti tsisi tako li swipe pena li tsene. ³⁷ninga machoko aite: ande, penango nkabe, chentse tchinhu ninga ithi tchinauia na kutenda kwako.³⁸watetekeri nswanhi zwamadzinziwa: dzisso na dzisso penango dzino na dzino. ³⁹nalhalo ini ndinaku dvonzani: amulalami watadzi; nafalo wentse munhu ananeriwa mbama kundu libodzi, mupassezve kundu linangolo.⁴⁰ninga munhu ada kutola kuncatongui kuti akale pambuto iako munhu wenelo musie akale na nkope iako. ⁴¹munhu angakumanikidza pakufamba, ndoko naie kairi. ⁴²pasa kuna anakukumbira, nalhalo usa zungunusse mapea iako wetse munhu ninga a tsida kukumbira tchinhu.⁴³43- wadva zvolonguiwa: ndanana namuanzako uzonde anaita zvakunhangala. ⁴⁴44- nalhalo ine ndinakukunzani: idanani na wanaita zvakunhangala, munamate kuna wanakuteerani, ( combolelani wanaita zvakunyanala, itani zvamuche kuna wanakuzondani) ⁴⁵Kuti mugala wana wababa alikudenga, ninga iye anaita dzua libale zvakunyangala na zvakudeka, ana tumira madzi kuna ucatenda na awatendi.⁴⁶Tangwerany, murada wenewale wanakudani, tsany zwamunapaswiwa? Azvisi tsokwadi kuti wentse wanatambira male sa malvani uwaraitawo zvibodzizvene? ⁴⁷Mulikumusana paubale wanu, swanhi zvamaita kunda wendango? Atchisi tsokwadi kuti wanhu walikuita zvibodzibodzi? ⁴⁸Ningalhalo musangano wakudeka ningo baba wanu wakudzaulu.

¹Muite mbpole kuti muleke kuitabasa rakudenga pamberi pawanhu kuti muoniwe nawo, napenepo hamuzapiwi mubairo iwo na bhaba wanu ali kudzaulu. ²Napenepo mungapa wanhu zinhu musaparaza pamberi pawo iwo kuita nunga wanhu wasingatendi nanagara munasinagoga na mumiseu kuti watendiwe na wanhu. Nachokwadi ine ndinakuvuzani: Iwa ja wapiwa mubairo wawo.³Napenepo mungapa zinhu muleke kuti ilo boko lazere lileke kuziwa izo zaitiwa nabhoko lamarjo, ⁴kuti kupa kwanu kugale kwanhakabissebisse, kuti bhaba wanu anaona zakabisala anakupani mubairo.⁵Imwe mungagala muchinamata muleke kuita nunga wanhu wasina kutenda, napenepo iwo wadoda kunamata wadamira mumasinagoga naimo munjira kuti waweniwe nawanhu. wachokwadi ine dipakuvunzani kuti iwo watopiwa mubairo. ⁶Napenepo mungada kunamata mupinde munhumba yanu yamucati muvale musuwo munamate bhaba wanu kunhakabisebisse iye anawana zakafisika unakupani mubairo. ⁷Mungada kunamata musaita wanafunga kuti jinaviwa na kulonga mafala akuwanda.⁸Napenepo musaita ninga iwa nadiana iye bhaba wanu apaziwa izo zinada imwe musati mamukumbira iye. Nazwino namatani muti: ⁹Bhaba wathu muri kudenga, zina lanu ngalikuzwe. ¹⁰Umambo wanu ngahuye, kuda kwanu ngakuitike npansi pano ninga kudenga.¹¹Tipeni nhamunsi iwo mukati wansiku yanasi. ¹²Tirequerereni izo zitema zwathu ninga tinalekerela wo kuna ita ife iwo wanatinhangazila. ¹³Musatipenza mwakuedzua, asi mutibudisse mazakunhangala.¹⁴Nazino mungalekerera izo zinakutazirani wanhu, iye bhaba wangu ali kudenga panakulekeleranimbo izo zitema zanu. ¹⁵Napenepo mungaleka kulekelera izo zinakunhangazilani wathu, iye bhaba wanu ali kudenga hakuleguelereni izo zinanhangaza imwe.¹⁶Nazino kana machistanha, lekani kupanguiza nkope kusuwa nunga zinaita wanhu wasina kutenda, iwo wanachinja nkope zawo wachipanguiza kusuwa pamberi. Pawanhu kuti wadatsanha. Nachokwadi ine ndinakuvunzani kuti watapiwa mubairo wawo wenewo. ¹⁷Nazino ine ndinakuvunzani kuti kana muchitshanha sambani misolo yenu fetulani tsisi lanu kana kuzola mafuta. ¹⁸Kuti muleke kupanguiza kuwanhu kuti mudasanha, iye bhaba wanu ega ndie anaziziwa kabisebisse. iye bhaba wanu ndie anakuonani kabisebisse ndie anakupani mubairo.¹⁹Musalongezela kuna imwe ufumi hwapansi pano, nokuti hunuora, hunajiwa hunabiwa na mbava. ²⁰Itani kuti mukoe ufumi hwakudenga iko kuna iwo haubiwi hakuna mbava zinaba. ²¹Nakuti iko kuna ufumi hwanum ndiko kuna moyo yanu.²²Matsho ndiwo maluju a muwiri wanu. Wazino ninga matsho anu alimuche wense muwiri wanu ungazale na civendekero Napenepo matsho anu angagala adazala nazitema wense muwiri wanu uchazala nazitema. ²³Zino chivendekero chingagala chiripo pakati panu zutema zingabuda pakati panu. ²⁴Hakuna munhu anasenzera wazungu wawiri nakuti anada mubozi achizondamubozi iye ze anazonda mubozi, hakuna munhu angakwanise kusensera Mulungu achisensera mufuni.²⁵Napenepo ndinakuvunzani kuti musafungisisa maningi kuda zanpenhu hwanhu, kana kuti mucha jai kana kuti muchamwai nakuda kwamuwiri wanu kuti mucha fekei. Nakuti upenhu uri pamberi kupinda kurja, kana kuti muwiri uri pamberi kpinda kufeka? ²⁶Onani mbalame za Mulungu izo hazizuari hazirimi azikongui azina nkhozi, wakuti iye bhaba ali kudenga anajirsa. Imwewo hamuna valpri kupinda izo?²⁷Mbani pakati paimwe, angakwanise kutimizila nsiku pa upenhu hwache? ²⁸Thanguwe lai imwe munafungasika muchiti tinafekai? Onani izo zidasika Mulungu mustanga, kuti zinabura tani: hazisenzi kuna kuti kusona nguwo. ²⁹Napenepo ine ndina kuvunzani: Solomoni kwensekuda kudaita iye huana kufeka ninga iwo.³⁰Ninga Mulungu anaona makilu azense zinhu zinaitika nhamunsi na mangwana angada zitusa mugomba lamoto. Iye angadaita tani kuna ife wanhu wakutenda kudoko. ³¹Nazino masagale muli wanhu wakuzichupa mumoyo muchite: Tinajai, tinamwai, tinafekei.³²Napenepo wanhu wasingatendi wanatora zense zenezi, Bhaba wanhu ali kudenga anaziwa zense zanumunoda. ³³Chakutanga tolani umambo hwakudenga nakutonga kwawo. Zinangozi munazatimizirwa. ³⁴Napenepo musa funga na zinhu zamagwana, nzico yamangwana muchapiwa kufunga kwamangwana. Tendani na zansiku yanhamusi na zakunhangala na zakudeka.

¹Musatongue cuti mudzaleke cudzatongwao, ²zvanu munawatonguerazvo ndizvo zvamutchadzatongrhwao, futi na mhimo yanu yanu munawa pimira ndiyo mhimo yanu mutchadza pimihrwao nayo.³Futi lecani cuona tchilombo tchilimumatso tchamu bale waco, apo utchingue iwe unatchoo mumtso mwaco? ⁴unabvunza tani mubalewacvo: Ima ndibudise tchilombo tchili mumatso mwaco apo utchingue una tchacombo mumatso aco? ⁵Hipocrita tanga wabudisa tchilimumatso mwaco odzapeza oodzbudisa tchiri mumatso ya balewaco.⁶usapasi izvo zviri zv acutchena cuna imbwa, ne cuthusa liligotche cuna nkumba zanu, cuitira cuti iwo waleke cutsica namwendo yodzaphindukirazve imwe wocugwanagwandani.⁷Cumbilani mutchapiwa swacani mutchaona gogodzani mutchafunguilirhwa musuwo. ⁸Napenepo wense wenauler cuti anacumbira, anapiwa, cuna uya an saga, anaona angogodza musuwo anfungulirhwa . ⁹Mbani pacati panu imwepo cuto angati mwana wanu angacumbira mucate munamupa buwe? ¹⁰podi angacumbila tsomba muna mupa nyoca?¹¹Apo imwe podi mudanyangal mutchidziwa wana wanu zvacudeca baba wanu alicudzaulu, haapasi cuna awo wanawqcumbira? ¹²Zvinhu izvo zvense zvacuti munada cuti wanhu wacuitireni imwepo muwaitirwmbo; Thangwe wenei ndiwo mutemo na wa polofita.¹³Pindani namusuwo udatchepa thangwe musuwo udacura nndimbuto ndinjira yavuyenda nayo cumoto, futi mbazinji wanapinda nawo ¹⁴Napenepo msuwo udoco ndiwo musuwo, nanjira idoco ndiyo njira inaenda cuna lalamiwa, apo mbacodoco wanai wona.¹⁵Mholeni nama polofita acuphwata, iwo wana swica wana nguwo zama bila apo watchiti mucati hwasi ntswilombo. ¹⁶Apo namabasa awo muna wadziwa. Wanhu anafula nkubva pamuti unaminga, ¹⁷Namuchobo ubodzi bodziyo wense muti wamuche munaudziwa namisapho wayo, namutimbo wacunyangala namisapho ywo yacunyangala.¹⁸Hacuna muti wamuche cuti unana musapho wacunyangala ntswibodzibodzimbo namuti wacunyangala hwaudzabali musapho wacudeca. ¹⁹wense muti cuti haubali misapho wamuche unagwandiwa utchithusiwa mumoto. ²⁰Napenepo namisaphoyo basi tinabvaita cuudziwa mutiyo.²¹Ne wense wananditi Tchangamire Tachangamire cuti watchapinda muucuru hwacu dzaulu, ese uyo anaita cuda kwa Baba Wangu iye ali cudzaulu. ²²Mbajinji wtchadzanditi pansicu iyo: Tchangamire Tchangamire, ife hatina cupolofita mudzina lunu? Nadzina lanu hatina cuthamanghuisa mizimu yacunyangala nacutio zvacuchamisa? ²³Napenepo Ine nfitchadzwabvunza pamhene: 'Ine handina cucudziwani! Fundukilani pana Ine, imwe wanyacuita zvaccjunyangala!²⁴Napenepo wense uya cuti anabva masoco yangu atchiwabvesesa atchaita ninga mwamuna wacutchenjera cuti adawaca nyumba padawoma. ²⁵Adauya madzi, itchidzaza miculo mhepo itchipinda naucu itchinera nyumba iya; Apo nyu ba iya haina cugwa thangwe ikadawakihrwa padawoma.²⁶Apo wense uya cuti anbva masoco angu ne cuwabvesesa, atchaita ninga mwamuna tswiru iye adawaca nyumba yatche mu chetcha. ²⁷cudauya madzi miculu idadzala mhapo itchipindawo naucu cunera nyumbayo iyo idagwa cugwa kwaiyo cudagala cuculu yense".²⁸Zvidaitica cuti Djesu padapeza cculanga Iye masoco aya, mbumba yense ikali yacudekerhwa nacupfunzisa Kwatche, ²⁹thangwe Iye akpfunzisa ninga munhu cuti akana utongui, ne cuit ninga wanyoli

¹Pache Djesu adatchita mubango, wanhu wazindji wadhamutewera. ²Apo adhauya winango nhamapere vangondhana panaiye , atchiti: " Mambo mugandha munandirapa." ³Djesu adhathasula bocalache napenepo vaamucuya achiti: Ine ndiricudha cuomesia." nacuchileisa iye adhaonesia mapere ache.⁴Djesu adhamuti abuda cuna usavundzi munhu. Tewera ngira yaco, zwipanhguise cunamassacerdote wapanguise mabaibai yadhalanga Mosisi, ninga chidairiri chaiyo.⁵Pache Djesu adapinda mu Cafarnaum mubhodzi munhu adhauya cunaiye adhamucumbira zwiculu cunaiye: " ⁶Tenzi, mubasa wangu adhagona kumbaco alicugegera alicuchupica maningui." ⁷Djesu adhamuvunza. Ine ndinaenda ndinamulpa.⁸Muculumuculu adhamudaira : Tenzi, ine andibasiri chinthu cuti imwe mupinde mumba mwango, napenepo imwe langani fhala libhozi, mubasa wanga anaomesiwa. ⁹Nadiyalo ine ndine mwamunde mbhodzi wamitemo ndinamasodja alipantsi pangu: Ine ndinamuvundza enda: Iye anaenda, cunawinango: ; uya; ananiwa, napenepo pana nhabhassa wangu: Itani izwi; napenepo iu«ye anaita." ¹⁰Pache Djesu adhava izwi; andedabva anda vundza wenewale wacamutewera:" Zwachandico inepano dinacuvunzani cuti cu Isaraeli ndindafwiquira muthu anandisisa cwacuanda.¹¹Ine ndinacuvundzani: Wazindji wadabuda cuna budira nacumadoquera wadagala pachirgiro na Abrahama, Isaqui na Jacobo, cumambo wacudzaulu. ¹²Apo wana wamambo wachabudisiwa wachithusiwa cundza wha adima, ico cunadzaoneca culira cuguedemera whamano: " ¹³Djesu adhavundza muculu muculu: ndoco! Apo iwe wanda, zwitike cuna iwe." Napenepo nhambassa adhaoma nguaeneio.¹⁴Pache Djesu adhapinda mumba mwa Pedro, adhaona madzuala wa uyu andhagona na nhaconhole. ¹⁵Djesu adha bata manja ache, nhoconhole adhamusia: Napenepo iye adamuca adhatanga cuwasewendzera.¹⁶Paco cucadoca wanthu wadamuisira Djesu wazingi wacuti wakaonerkwa namadimoni, iye adhaomessa wentse wakaswara. ¹⁷Namuchobo wenei, zwidhaitica zwicadhalongwa na Isaia muporofita:" Iye adhatola cuna iye utenda wathu achidjussa ndwere".¹⁸Pache Djesu adhaona wanthu wazingi pana, iye adhawafundisa cuti waende cunhu linango la nhandza lacu Galileia. ¹⁹Apo winango munebi adhania cunaiye adhati: Mufunndhinsi ine, ndicacutewera kwhense kwanaenda". ²⁰Djesu adhamuti:" nhandza zina ncona na mbalami zina usandza, apo mwana wanamuthu hana pacopumira musolo wache.²¹Winango muteweri adhamuti:" Mambo ndinatendere ndene cakoiya bhambo wango". ²²Apo Djesu adhamuti: Nditewere sani wacufa waicoyane iwo wafi.²³Pache Djesu adapinda mumwandia, wateweri wache wadamutewera. ²⁴Apo idauya mbepo yamunhandza, namuchobo wentse mabimbi cufuquisa mwadia pazwentse Djesu acagona. ²⁵watewereri wadauya cuna iye wandamumusa, chachiti:" Tiponesseni Mambo: Ife tandiduze cudacufa!"²⁶Djesu wacati:" thangwilanji munarchi? Ndimwe wanhacutenda cudoco?" Apo iye adhamuca, adavundza mpbepo na nhandza, cundaoneca cuwatama whajanentse cuculu. ²⁷Wamuna wadadabwa apo wadalanga;2 Ndimuchobonhi wamanuma uyu, wacuti mpbepo na nhandza wanamubva?"²⁸Pache Djesu adaswica cundilinango, Mudzico la cu Gadhara, wamuna wawuri wacati wakaonererwa namadimoni wadhamu swiquira iwo wa cacunda cumusie wacana uchungu maningui na penepo wanhacufambawo zwao ulendo pacapindicalini na ngira eneyo. ²⁹Apo iwo wadakuwa wa wachilanga: Tinanhi ife naiwe, mwana wa Mulungu? Wauya pano kudacutibudisa ngua isati rawhana?".³⁰Nkabe cutali maningui whapenepo, muthithi uculu wankumba ukakala kambe curja. ³¹Madimoni akakuwa achivundza Djesu cuti:" ³²Ungatithamanguisa, titume tende cumucumbi wankumba:" Madimoni adabuda adaenda cukumbi; apo napenepo wentse mucumbi udaita dzunguzo uchithamanga cunhandza kumba zidafira mumadzi.³³Wamuna wacaonerera ngumba wadawala, napenepo padapidawo muthaundi, wa dalanga zwentse, na zwentse zwindaitica cuna wakanamadimoni.Apo lentse thaundi lidauya cudzaonana na Djesu. ³⁴Pao iwo wa ndava, wandamuwirira cuti asie thaundi.

¹Djesu adapinda mumwaiya nkubvakona mjmadzi cswica auya muluwani atche. ²Wadamuisira munhu tchirema adagona pabonde. Nacuwona cutenda kwawo, Djesu adati cuna munhu t chirema: "Mwana, unacutenda kwamuche . Zviteme zvaco zvalekelerhwa".³Apo wenango wanyori wadabvunzana iwo okaoka: "Mwamuna uyiu alicudzisimba". ⁴Djesu akadziwa cufunga kwawo apo adati: Thangweranyi mulicufunga zvacunyangala mumoyo yanu? ⁵Ntswanyi zvidadonha culanga: Zvitama zvaco zvalekeletrhwa o ne culanga cutoi muca ufambe? ⁶Napenepo cuna wanadziwa anautongui hwapansi hwaculekelera zvitema..."--adalanga cumna tchilema--" Muva bata bonde laco ndoco cumba kwaco".⁷Napenepo munhu uya adamuca kwenda cumba kwatche. ⁸Payo mbumba idaona izvi, wadchamisica nazvo futi wadnamata Munlungu, cuti wakada pasa mutemo ucuu cuna wanhu. ⁹Atchi penepo, Djesu adaona mwamuna akbvai Mateu, cuti akada kala pampndo watche wacusonkesera musonko, iye adamuti: "Nditowere" Iye adamuca atchi Mutowera.¹⁰Akali munyumba Djesui, adakala pacurjira cuti arje, wajinji wasonkesi wamusonko nawa cuita zvacunyangala wadauya cudza swuswura na Iye curj kwausicu nawapfunzi Watche. ¹¹Pawo wahedeni wadaona izvi, wadabvunza cuna wapfunzi Watche: Thangweranyi mupfunzisi wanui aalicurj nawa sonkesi wamusonko nawanyangazi?¹²Padabva Iye izvi Djesu adalanga: "Wada oma hawadi mulapi wanada mulapi ndiwo kwene walicurhwara. ¹³Imwepo deca mapfunza cuti zvilicuda culanganyi zvenezvi: ' Ine ndinada cudekerhwa ne cubonera' Thangwe Ine handina cuiya cudzadaidza waya cuti wana cale tchakwadi nduira kwene basi cuna wanya cutsumba, ese cuna waya wanaita zvacunyangala".¹⁴Napenepo wapfunzi wa Juwau wadauya cuna Djesu wadamubvunza: "Thangweranyio ife nawa farizeu tina tsanya maningui,apo waphunzi wanuwa hawa tsany?" ¹⁵Djesu adawati: "Zvinaita wanyacudaidziwa pamuthyathiwa watchigala wacutsukwala ucu atchi hwinga hutchina iwo? Naooenepo zitchauya nsicu zacuti hwinga utchadza budisiwa pacati pawo, nappenepo watchadzanya.¹⁶Hapana anaika phisi languwo itswa cuika panguwo yacale, penepo panaonekwa cjupanduca cuculu cudzaitica.¹⁷Hapana anaika vinyu itswa muzimbuto zacale mungait a izvi zbvina swuic nkalizo, vinyuyo anaelera zvinapunsica zvitchitsaica. cCunza kwazviknezviikani vinyu itswa mubuto itswa napenepo zvina coyeca".¹⁸Patche Djesu akalanga zvbinhu izvi, mosuipai mubidzi adauya cumberi kwatche adagodama, adati: "Mwana wangu adifa, apo uyani mumuike manza anuyo basi padzaulu patche, iye anaphemhucazve". ¹⁹Napenepo Djesu adamuca adaenda nawa pfunzi watche.²⁰Cukana mucadzi mubodzi cuti akaconziwa akaita nyaphindirire, aduya cumasule kwa Djesu adakuya kwene nguwo Zatchezo; ²¹Nap0enepo iye adati ndingando kuya kwene nguwoZatchezo, ndinaoma ine". ²²Mungani yeneyo Djesu adazungunuca atchibva muona adati: Zvucudeca, mwanangu , cutenda kwaco kwacuponesa". Naepnepo mucadzi uya adabva alapiwa pangani yeneyo.0²³Patche Desu ada+pinda munyumba yamusupai uya adaona mbumba yawanhu cuti wakadzbvaita newezimaningui; ²⁴Iye adati: "Mudani muno, thangwe mutsicanai hana cufa ese adagona". Nepenepo wadaseca nazvidalangaizvo.²⁵Payo mbumba idabuda, Iye adapinda munyumbamo, adabata mutsicanayonamaza napenepo adamuca. ²⁶Tchiitico itchi tchida balalica namtnhuyo wense.²⁷Patche Djesu akaenderera, wamuna wairi cuti aklai mapofu wadamuteera, watchikuwa watchilanga: Galani nansisi naife, Mwana wa Davidi!" ²⁸Patche Djesu adapinda munyumba wanhu cuti wakali mapofu waye wadauya pana Iye. Djesu adawati: mulicuda cuti Ine ndicuitireni izvi? Iwo waddaira: Ande, Tchangamire".²⁹Napenepo Djesu adawakuya kwene matso yawoyo apo adati ngazvitike ninga cutenda kwanu". ³⁰Napenepo matso yawoyo adavulica. Napene0o Djesu adawatsikimiza iwo: "Wonani lecani cutin izvi zbvidziwike namunhu." ³¹Apo wamuna wairi waya wadbuda penepo wadamwaza zvidanga zvawaitikira mumutunhuyo wense,³²Pawo wamuna waya wakaenda cumba kwawo munhu mubodzi cuti akali tchimumu tchacupasiwa nazvimizimu yacunyangala adausirhwa Djesiu. ³³zvidathamanguisiwa , mwamuna tchimumu adalanga. Mbumba idakala yacuchamisica apo wadlanga: Izvi ne zvbikaitica cale mu Israel!" ³⁴napenepo mafarezeu wadti: "Ndimmuculu wazvizimu yacunyangal cuti ina thamanguisa mizimumbo yacunyangala".00³⁵Djesiu adaenda namuma luwani yense namimitunhu, atchipfunzsa muzinyumba zacunamatira zawomo. atchimwaza vangueri lauculu atchilapa kaindi nakaindi yamatenda nacuconziwa cupi zvaco. ³⁶Patche adona mbumba cuti akana tcisuwo nawo, thangwera cuti akali wacuntsinkilirhwa nawoyowoyo, nazvenezvi wakali ninga mabila cuti hana muuswi.³⁷Iye adati cunawapfunzi watcye: Mbuto yacusewenzera njiculu ese wanyabasa mbadoco. ³⁸Napenepo namatani cuna Tchanagamire wambutoi cuti atumire wenango wanyabasacuti wasewenze mumbutoi enei".

¹Djesu adaunganiza wense wapfunzi watche kumi nawaiiri, adawa pasa nsimba thangwe la mizimu yacunyangala, cuti waiuthamanguise, futin walape kaindi yense ya matenda nama nakaindi yense ya curhwara.²Madzina awapfunzi kumi nawairi akali aya: Wacutanga, Simau, futi akadaidziowao Pedro, na Andre´ mabalewatche; Tiago, Mwana wa Zebedeu, na Juwau, mubale watche; ³Felipe Bartolomeu; Tome´ na Meteu, musonkesi wamu sonko; Tiago, mwana wa Alfeu, na Tadeu; ⁴Simau, muzilote, na Djudha Iscariotes, cutin uaya anadzamutenguesa.⁵Djesu adatuma wenewa kumi nawairi: Musaendi mbuto ipi zvayo yamahedheni wanalalama, fugti musapinde ne muwani ipi zvayo la musalia. ⁶podi si zvenezvi, ndoconi cuna mabila adatsaica yanyiumba ya Israel. Panu mjunwngue mulikwenda mumwaze masoco mutchilanga: ⁷Uculu hwa Cudzaulu hwadi dhuze'.⁸LLapani wana mautenda mumuse wadafa, monesani wana mapere, muthamanguise mizimu yacunyangala. Zvanyole tambilani zvanyole pasani. ⁹Musatole mele ne tchani, mumabande yanu; ¹⁰hacuna nephaketi cuti muone cubatsiriwa mumabasa yanu, sewenzesani pfala libodzibodzili, ne sandalha,¹¹Iri yense luwani podi mutunhu yanu munainda, mutchaswira munhu eli lede cucutambilani mwenemo, galani kwerneco cuswica maenda. ¹²Mungapinda munyumba kwaidzani. ¹³Ingati nyumbayo a munhu adasunnguca siyani mutendere wanu padzaulu patche: Ese, angati haana cusununguca mutendere wanu ngauhilire cuna imwe.¹⁴Ao cuna ewaya cuti hawacutambereni futi ne cucubvani masoco, mingaenda napamui penepo podi luwani, gumani mwendo anu mubudise pfumbi ¹⁵Patchadi tchadi ndinacubvunzani: zvitchagala ndama zvidaitica cudzicvo la Sodoma na Gomorra pansicu yacutongwa cupinda mculuwani yenei.¹⁶onani cuti ine ndina cutumani niga mabila pacati pazvilombo, Napenepo kalan i wacutchenjera ninga njiwa. ¹⁷Galani muda tchenjelesiwa cuna nwanhu, thangwe iwo watchadzacu perecani mumadale futi watchicukani mumasinagoga awo, watchicunerani. ¹⁸Nathangwre langu watchacu endessni pamberi pawa onereri nawa tchangamire, cuti muite wanyaumboo wangu nacuma mahedheni.¹⁹Wangati wacuperecani, lecani cukala wacupererhwa cuti tinaita tani futi titchalanganyi, thangwe munadzpiwa zvacuda culanga panganinyeneyo. ²⁰Futi hamudzagali ndimwe wanya cudzalanga ese Muzimu wa Babmbo wanu ndiwo utchadza culanguilani.²¹Wabale watchadzapereca wabalea wawo cuti waulaiwe, baba atchadzaitawo zvibodzi bodzizvo cuna mwana watche. Wana wagchadzaitawo zvaenezvo cuswica pacu ulaya wabambowawo. ²²Imwe mutchadza zondiwa nzwense nathangwe la Dzina Langu, apo uya anapilira cuswica cunkumo atchadza ponesiwa. ²³Pawo wanacuteerani muluwani imwe ndoconi luwani linango, thangwe patchaditchadi ndinacubvunzani: Hamudzaendi mumaluwani yense yamu Israel, hasati Mwana wa Munhu cuuya.²⁴Mupfunzi haasi culu cupinda mupgfunzisi watche, ne nyamubasa haasi padzaulu pa tchangamire watche. ²⁵Zvidakwana cuti mupfunzi aite ninga mupfunzisi, futi nyamubadsa cjuti aite nin ga tchangamire. Wangati watchicu daidzani mupfunzi wamunyumba ya Belzebeu, atchaitawo diyano tani cuna wanyumba yatche!²⁶Napenepo leceni cuthiya, tchida fisisca cuti hatchidzabudisiwi pamhene futi zvacubisiwa cuti hazvidza leki cubviwa zvitchidziwica. ²⁷Zvangju ndinacubvunzani mudima zbvilongueni kwatchena masicati futi zvanu munabva nanyacaereere mumacutu anu, uite cukuwa pantsoi yanyumba.²⁸Lecani cuthiya cuna wawya cuti wanau,laya nyama, watchereca cuulaya muzimu. ese musatiye Uya cutoi anaulaa nyama na mweya zvense atchiika muguehena. ²⁹Hamusi tutchili tuwiri cuti muna tenguesiwa naca siliva cadacodoco? Podi zvida dyano hapana necabodzi cuti canagwa pansi necudziwikwa na Baba wanu. ³⁰Ne nsisi lene cuti lirimumusolo, lidaelengwa. ³¹Lecani cuthiya. Imwepa ndimwe wacukodzeca cupinda tutchiri.³²Napenepo wensre weneuya anandiitira umboo pamberi pawanhu Ineo nditchamuitirao umboo pamberi pa Bambo Wangu cuti ali cudzulu, ntswibodzibodziwo ³³uya anandilamba pamveri pawanu nditchamulambawo pa Bambo Wangu cuti ali cudzaulu.³⁴Musafungui cuti Ine ndauya cudzauisa mutendere padzico; ³⁵Handina cuisa mutendere, ese cupoca culayana naumwazana ine ndauya cudzausa cuti munhu apandukire bambo watche, mwana na mai watche, futi muloal na mabvwala. ³⁶Wanyamarhwa wawanhu watchagala wapamui waco ntchaiwo.³⁷Uya cuti anada bambowatche namai watche maningui cupinda Ine haasi ewangu; Nawene ule cuti anada maningi mwana watchimuna podi watchicadzi haasi Wangu. ³⁸Weneuya cuti habati mutchiunjikwa watche atchinditeera haasi Wangu. Uya anaona culalama kwatche atchatsaikirhwa naco; ³⁹Ese uya analuza culalama kwatche nathangwe la Langu atchahuona.⁴⁰Uya anacutrambilani, anatambilambo Ine nauyombo anatrambnila Ine anatambilambo uyo Wangu ndatuma. ⁴¹Uya anatambila mupolofita, thangwe lacuti iye ndimupolofita, atchadzatambila mabai bai amupolofita, uya anatambila munhu atchakwadi thangwe iye ngw tchakwadi, atchadzatambilao mabai bai amunhu watchakwadi.⁴²Uya cuti anapasa komexhi yamadzi cunubodzi wawadoco awa, nacuda kwacuti ndimupfunzi, tchaditchadindina cubvunzani: Haadza luzi mabai bai nepadoco".

¹Patche Djeso adapeza kupfunzisa wapfunzi kumi nawairi, adabuda penepo adaenda kapfunzisa nakapalidza mumaluwani iyawo. ²Juwau patche adabva muperezo pamusana pamabasa iya Djeso, adatumira masoko napamusana pawapfunzi watche ³ese Adamubvunza: "Imwe Ndimwe mukada kuuiya, kana kuna unango munhu kuti tinadikana kuemera?"⁴Djeso adawadaira: "Endani ese bvunzani Juwau zvatche awona nakubva: ⁵mapofu adatambira kuwona, zvirema zvidafamba, wanyamapere wadatchenesiwa, nkutyi zitchibva, wanyakufa wanauiyisiwa wapenyu, ese walombo wanaparidzirha matswa iyamuche. ⁶Futi adakomborerha ndiye weneule kuti hawoni thangwe lakutsauka kuna Ine".⁷Pawo iwo wakafamba njira zawo, Djeso adatanga kulanga kuna mbumba pamusana paJuwau: "Mudaenda kawonanyi murusere? Musale ubodzi kuti udathusiwa namhepo? ⁸Udaenda kawonanyi? Mwamuna mubodzi kuti akadatsimira nguwo zidoko? Tchadiko, weneule kuti anatsimira nguwo zidoko anagala mamiyi iya wakulu wakulu.⁹Apo, mudaenda kawonanyi? Muprofiti mubodzi? Ande, Ine ndirikukubvunzani: kupinda muprofiti. ¹⁰Uyu ndiye weneule pamusana paadanembiwa: 'Wonani, Ine ndirikutumira nyamasoko Wangu pamberi pankope iyako, wakuti atchadza longedzera njira pamberi pako'.¹¹Tchadiko ndirikukubvunzani: wenewale kuti wadabaliwa namukadzi, hapalibe mukulu kupinda Juwau munyiki; napenepo munu adakhodzeka padoko muUkulu Wakudzaulu ndiye mukulu kupinda iye. ¹²Kubudira ntsiku zaJuwau Munyiki kuswikira nyamuntsi, Ukulu Wakudzaulu unabonera uphwazi, ese wanhu kuti wanazvisenzesa nauphwazi wanautola nantsimba.¹³Thangwe wense maprofiti na mutemo unaprofita kuswikira Juwau. ¹⁴Ese, mungati imwe mulikuda kutenda izvi, uyu ndiye Elia, kuti alikuda kuuiya. ¹⁵Weneule kuti anamakutu iyakubva ngabve.¹⁶Ndinatsazanisa nawani dzinza iri? Ndilo ninga wana walikubvswa kwakugulisira, kuti wanagala ese watchidaidzana woga woga ¹⁷ese watchilanga: 'Ife tirikuliza kanagali kuna imwe, ese amulibe kubvswa. Ife tidagulukuta, ese hamulibe kulira'.¹⁸Napenepo adauiya Juwau, halibe kurja, halibe kumwa, ese iwo wadalanga: 'Iye anadimoni'. ¹⁹Mwana Wamunhu adauya atchirja futi atchimwa, ese iwo wadalanga: 'Wonani, Iye ndiye mwamuna dzimwe na nyopozi, chamwali mubodzi wawalongosi wamisonko futi wawanyangazi! Nazvizvi kudziwa kudairirha namabasa iyatche'.²⁰Napenepo Djeso adatanga kusunga maluwani kuti midzaidzai mizinji idaitika, thangwe iwo awalibekuzvitsumba. ²¹"Udatukwa iwe, Korazimi! Udatukwa iwe, Betsaida! Ingati midzaidzai kuti idaitika kuna imwe deka idaitika kuTiro naku Sidomi, iwo deka wazvitsumba kalekale nanguwo zamasakhi nadhotha. ²²Napenepo kungadawoneka kulekerera kuna Tiro naSidomi pantsiku iyakutongiwa kupinda imwe.²³Iwe, Kafernaumi, unadzabererha kudzaulu? Nkabe! Unadzathusiwa pantsi, kumoto; nazvinezvi, kungati kuSodoma kudaitika midzaidzai kuti idaitika kuna iwe, iye angadalambirira kuswikira nyamuntsi. ²⁴Apo Ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti zvinadzagala zvakudonha kuna dziko laSodoma, pantsiku iyakutongiwa, kupinda iwe".²⁵Panguwa eneyo, Djeso adati: "Ine Ndikukuzani, Baba, Tchangamire wakudzaulu napantsi, thangwe maswisa zvinhu izvi kuna wadziwisisi na wanyaludziwo, ese wadazvibvunza kuna wana. ²⁶Ande, Baba, adaita Kudakwatche. ²⁷Zvense zvinhu zvidathembiwa kwaIne na Baba Wangu, ese hapalibe anadziwa Mwana, kunza kwa Baba, futi hapalibe anadziwa Baba, kunza kwa Mwana na weneule kuti Mwana anada kubvunza.²⁸Uyani kuna Ine mwense kuti mudaneta ese mudalemerha, ese Ine ndinakupasani phumhuzo. ²⁹Tolani mutolo Wangu ese pfunzirani kuna Ine, thangwe Ndine wamuche futi wakuzvitcheswa mumoyo, ese mudzawona phumhuzo kuna mizimu iyanu, ³⁰thangwe mutolo wangu udalula".

¹Munguwa ineyo Djesu adapinda na pamunda wazwaculimiwa, pantsiku iya mugobera . Wateweri wache wakanadzala iyo wadatanga kucokha mapimbiri wacirja. ²Apo, pao wafalisi wadaona izwi, wadavundza Djesu." Ona, wateweri wako walicuita zwindu zwacuti hazwiti nderwi cuita mu ngobera."³Phazwentse izwi Djesu adawavundza: Ussati waerenga zwidia Davidi pjache iye na wamuna wache wakana ndzala? ⁴Hiye adapinda mumba mwa Mulungu vaerja mucati zakuchenesiwa, azirje, podi wakanaiyo, zacuti zekada tenderka wasaserdote.⁵Apo hamuna kuwerenga mutemo wacati, mugobera, masaserdote wadapwanha tsiku zenezi mutemberi, phazwentse hawagali namulandhu? ⁶Zwentse izwi nakuvumdzani: Alipano iye wacuti ndimuculu cupinda templo.⁷Dheka munazwidziwa zwinalanganhi: Ine ndinada kulekerera nkabe chibairo: Musape mulandu aphana zwinadziwaiyo. ⁸Apo mwana Wamundu ndie mwana wamugobera.⁹Napenepo Djesu hadabuda penepo hvapinda Musinagoga. Penepo pakanamwamuna mubhodzi akana boco libodzi lacububuduca. Wfalise Wadavundza Djesu": ¹⁰Zwidatemderka culapa mugobers? namuxobo wakati wampunese cuti alicuita chitadzo.¹¹Djesu adavundza:" Mbani mwamuna pacati panu, wacuti ana ngobe ibodzi, ingagwa mudjenji lacuzica, mugobera, haibati apho ngabe cuibudisa muenemo? ¹²Chaculemera maningui mundu, apo, cupinda ngkombe ! Napenepo zwinatenderka cuita zwamuche mugobera".¹³Apho Djesu adalanga kumwamuna :"Thasamula boco lako". Iye adathasamula ilo valatha. Samuca , lichikala zwamuche zwire ningalim angolo boko. ¹⁴Apho wafalise wada buda wachifhira mata kuna hiye, wacuita cuti ninga wakadacumulaiya.¹⁵Djesu , achiva hizwo, adafundiquira penepo wazinji wathu wadamutewerera, apho hiye adalapa wentse ¹⁶Apho adawavundza kuti waleque kuwzidziwa wenango, ¹⁷Kuti zwitique chadico zwidalangwa na Isaia, muporofita:¹⁸"Hona musewendzi wangu wandidasa mkula, wandinasa, wacati muwia wangu adamudisisa. Ine ndichaika muzimu wangu kunaiye, wacati hiye achadziwisa mahecheni kuttonga.¹⁹Hiye hadzaguwengui, kabe na kudewaco, nambodziwo kuva fhala lache mungira. ²⁰Hiye hakoboli musdoe wambenda hie hangatimisi moto achifufukira, kuswiquira atola kukunda quamite, ²¹Hapho mahedeni wachadzatemba mudzinalau.²²Apho handusirka mwamuna mbodzi phofi dichimumu, akuna dimoni, apho Djesu adamuomesa. Mubairo wacuti mwamuna chimumu adadzagala wacuona. ²³Hiyentse cumba hiawandu idagala nacubva wachilanga:" Mwamuna hayu podi kulanga mwana wa Davide?".²⁴Hapha pao wafalisse wadava chidzumisso, wadalonga." Mwamuna kuyu haabudisi madimoni hapana Berzebuli, wacutoma wamadimoni". ²⁵Djesu, achidziwa kufunga, hao, ada wati:" Wentse umambo unazwi gowa hiyo unafuchica, hapho lentse thaundi penango nhumba hiakuphambuquirana hiyo haidzagalizwe.²⁶Angati sathani achithamangisa sathani, hiye anazwipambula kulipo? ²⁷Apho ine ningati ndiricubidissa maimoni muna Berzebul, thangweranhi imwe mundbudisa wana thangwe raizwe, iyo wachadzagala watongui wanu.²⁸Apho ningati ine ndinathamanguisa madimoni namudzimu wa Mulungu, hapo umambo wa Mulungu, waswika cuna imwe. ²⁹Hapho zwingaitika tani mundu cupinda mumba mwamudu wantsimba whandicumbira zwindu zwache kale cumumanga chacuthoma? Apho, hiye anaba zwindu zwamunhumba iyache. ³⁰Weneule wacuti haamainendi lhamarwa wangu, apho weneule wacuti naine haaunganimi anamwaza.³¹Ndizwo ndinacuvudzani: zwentse zwinhagozo nakuphonia wacha lekererwa wandu, apho kuphonheira muzimu wa Mullungu. ³²Uphi na Uphi zwache analanga kuna mwana wa Mulungu, hizwi achazwirequererwa: Apho weneule analanga zwacum hungala cuna muzimu wacuchena, hizwihazwirequererwi, khabe phadziko lino, hapho kabe linauolo.³³Ungati muti ngwacudeka wana wayo walimuche: Ungati mutiyo ngwanhu hangala wana wayo bakunhangala, apho nacuti muti unadziwika na wana wayo. ³⁴Dzidza lenhoca, mungati himwe ndimwe wacunganhala mumoio. ³⁵Mwamuna pamuche, namucha wache munakoia hie, anabudisa zwakudeca, napenepo mwamuna wacunhangala, na mwacu nhangala munakoia hie zwinduzwache, anabudisa zwacunhangala.³⁶Ine ndacubvutzani cuti, tsicu hiacutongwa, wandhu watchadzatongwa namossoco acunhangala hiayo wakulanga. ³⁷Nakudhialo, namasoco aconhadzwindairirwa, napenepo namasoco ako muchadzapika.³⁸Apo, wenango wenembi nawafalise wachabvundza Djesu:" Mufundisi hife tiricudha kuona chipanguiso chako". ³⁹Ndidza ndzidza lacunhangala na upombwe muna swaga chipanguizo: Apo nkabe chipanguizo chibhodzi china panguisiwa himwe. cundza gwachipanguiziro cha Jona muprofita. ⁴⁰Ona thangwe ladyalo kuti Jona anagala ntsiku na tsiku zitatu zansicu mudhenga hiantsomba iculu, nadyalo achadzagala mwana wamudhu tsicu zitatu na tsicu zitatu zamausicu, mumoio waphansi.⁴¹Wamuna wacuninivia wadamuca, mundzeru, kuzonda muchobo wenei wa wanhu wachiwati wapique, apho iyo wadhazwidemba nakuwandza masoco kuwa Jona, onani: alipano winango mukulu cupinda Jona.⁴²Mambo mucadzi wakudzaulu wadzico achadzamuca mucuthongwa na wamuna wadzindza leneri wana dzapha mirandhu, apo iye ana uya cutalitali whaphansi cuti adzave kudziwa whasoomoni, apho onani: Aliphano mukulu cupinda Soomoni.⁴³Phayo udabhuda muzimu wakunhangala ku munhu, udhafamba mumbuthu zacuona uchishaga kupuma hapho haaplaoni; ⁴⁴Apho adhati: "Ine ndihirirekuba, cundabudha ine. Angairira, achiona nhumbahindatseriwa ichironquedziwa. ⁴⁵Apho anaenda anatola wenango wanomwe wakunhangala cupinda hie, wentse wanapinda cuti wagae wenemo. Apho chindu chacupedzesera cumunhu uyu chacunhanha maningui cupinda pakutoma. Nadialo zwidhadzaitica cudzindza lakunhangala"⁴⁶Apo Djesu achiriculanga wandhu wajinji, apho mai wache na wabale wache wakali pakundhu pandja, wachiswaca culonga nae. ⁴⁷Winango handabvunza:" Ona mai waco na wabale waco wali phakundu phandzapho, walicuswaca kulonga naiwe".⁴⁸Apo Djesu adabvundza hie: akulanga naijiyo:" mbani mai wanga?" mbani wabae wangu?! ⁴⁹Napenepo hie adhathasula boko lache cuna watewereri wache hatchiti:" Onani; kuno cuna wamai wangu na wa bale wangu! ⁵⁰Apho wenwule anaita jwinada Bhaba wango ali kudzaulu, mundhu wenei ndie mubale wangu, samucazi na mai."

¹Pantsiku eneyo Djeso adabuda munyumba ese adagala mumherela mwa bala. ²Mbumba ikulu idaungana mukundu Mwatche. Napenepo Iye adapinda mumwadiya ese adagala; yense mbumba idalambirira idaema pabala.³Napenepo Djeso adawabvunza zvinhu zvizinji namitsazaniso. Iye adati: "Wonani kuti mulimi mubodzi adabuda kwenda kazvara. ⁴Patche iye akazvara, mbeu zinango zidagwa mumherera mwanjira, ese mbalame zidauya zidadjoba. ⁵Mbeu zinango zidagwa pamataka iyamauwe, kuti apakalibe mataka mazinji, ese tchiriporipotcho izo zidaphwikira thangwe matakayo akalibe kuzika. ⁶Apo, palo dzuwa lidabuda, izo izidapitsiwa, thangwe zikalibe mizi, ese napenepo zidawoma.⁷Zinango mbeu zidagwa pamibva, izo zidakula ese zidafa. ⁸Zinango mbeu zidagwa pamataka iyamuche ese zidabala mhumba, zinango zana kupindiriza, zinango makumi manomwe ese zinango makumi matatu. ⁹Weneule kuti anamakutu, ngabve".¹⁰Wapfunzi wadauya ese wadalanga kuna Djeso: "Thangwelanyi mulikulanga kuna mbumba namitsazaniso?" ¹¹Djeso atchidaira, adawabvunza: "Kuna imwe mudapasiwa mukana wakubvisisa mabasa iya Ukulu Wakudzaulu, apo kuna iwo nkabe. ¹²Thangwe wenewale kuti anazvo, zvizinji anadzapasiwa, napenepo weneule kuti halibe, kuswikira zvatche anazvo anatdzatolerha.¹³Napenepo, Ine inendidawabvunza namitsazaniso, thangwe, kana mutchiwona, hamuwoni tchaizvo ese kana mutchibva, hamubvi, kana kubvisisa. ¹⁴Kuna iwo, tchiprofiti tcha Izaia tchatewezeka, kuti tchinalanga: 'Mutchibva, munabva, apo napadokopo munadzabvisisa; mutchiwona, munawona, napadokopo munadzawonesesa.¹⁵Thangwe moyo iyambumba iyi iyapinduka, ese wadabva natchido tchakunyangala, futi wavala matso iyawo; deka hazvikasi dyali, iwo wangadawonesesa namatso iyawo, mungadabva namakutu iyanu, mungadateteka moyo wanu, ese mungadazvitsumba, futi Ine ndingadakulapani'.¹⁶Apo adakomborerha ndimatso iyanu, thangwe iyanawona; ese makutu iyanu, thangwe iyanabva. ¹⁷Tchadiko ine ndirikukubunzani kuti wazinji maprofiti na wanhu wakutendeka wadada kuwona zvinhu kuti imwe milikuwona, ese hawalibe kuzviwona, futi kubva zvinhu kuti kuti imwe mulikubva, ese iwo hawalibe kuzvibva.¹⁸Tetekeni, napenepo, mutsazaniso wamulimi. ¹⁹Patche munhu anabva soko laUkulu, apo halibvisisi, napenepo satani anauya ese anaba zvenezvire kuti zvidazvaliwa mumoyo watche. Iyi ndiyo mbeu idazvaliwa mumherera iyanjira.²⁰Eneire idazvaliwa mumataka iyamauwe ndite weneule kuti anabva soko ese tchiriporipotcho analitambira namufantso; ²¹nazvinezvi iye halibe mizi kuna iye mubodzibodzi, apo analambirira panguwa idokodoko. Pako kubonera kana kueteweriwa kungamuka nathangwe lasoko, iye anatsauka ltchiriporipotcho.²²Eneire idazvaliwa pakati pamizva ndiye weneule kuti anazva soko, apo zvakuntsinkwa zvapadziko na unyengezi waupfumi zvinabudisa soko, ese ilro limbagala lakutchepa. ²³Eneire kuti idazvaliwa pamataka iyamuche ndiye weneule anabva soko atchiritewerera; uyu ndiye tchadiko anabala misapho; wenengo zana kupinda zidazvaliwa, zinango makumi manomwe, ese zinangomakumi matatu kupindiriza".²⁴Djeso adawaphangiza mutsazaniso unango, atchilanga: " Ukulu Wakudzaulu ndiwo ninga mwamuna mubodzi kuti adazvala mbau iyamuche mumunda mwatche. ²⁵Napenepo, pawo wanhu wadagona, nyamarha watche adauya ese adazvalawo mbeu iyatsanga pakati patirigu, ese napenepo adaendazvatche. ²⁶Payo mbeu iyatirigu idaphwikira futi idabala misokonho iyatche, napenepo tsangawo lidawoneka.²⁷Wanyamubasa wamwenekatchiro munda wadauya ese wadubvunza: 'Tchangamire hamulibe kuzvala mbeu iyamuche mumunda mwanu? Ninga nswanyi imo munatsanga tchintchino?' ²⁸Iye adawabvunza: 'Nyamarha mubodzi aita izvi'. Wanyamubasa wadabvunza kuna iye : 'Mulikuda, napenepo, kuti tizvizule?'²⁹Mwenekatchiro munda adalanga: 'Nkabe! Thangwe panu imwe munazura tsanga, munadzazulawo tirigo pabodzi naro. ³⁰Siani zviwirizvo zvikule pabodzi kuswikira pakukonka. Panguwa iyakukonka, ine ndinadzabvunza kuna waemereri: "tchakutanga zulzni tsanga ese sungani misumbu kuti mupitse, pazvense, unganizani tirigu munkozi iyangu".³¹Napenepo Djeso adawaphangiza mutsazaniso unango, atchilanga: "Ukulu Wakudzaulu ndiwo ninga mbeu iyamastadi kuti mwamuna mubodzi adatola ese adazvala mumunda mwatche. ³²Mbeu iyi ndiyo, tchaizvo idoko pazense mbeu. Apo, ingakula, ndiyo ikulu kupinda zvirimwa zvamumunda futi itaita muti, kuti mbalame zinauya ese zinaita tidjina muzvisakira zvazo".³³Djeso napenepo adawaerengera mutsazaniso unango: "Ukulu Wakudzaulu ndiwo ninga isiti kuti mukadzi mubodzi adatola ese adasanganiza namhimo zitatu zaufu kuswikira ntsima iyafufuma".³⁴Zvense zvinhu izvi Djeso adalanga kuna mbumba namitsazaniso; ese, palibe mitsazaniso, Iye halibe kuwabvunza zvinhu. ³⁵Izvi zvidaita kuti zvidalangiwa namaprofiti zvigale zvatchadiko, patche iye adati: "Ine ndinavula milomo wangu namitsazaniso; ine nditchadzalanga zvinhu zvidaswisika kubudira pakulonziwa kwadziko".³⁶Napenepo Djeso adasiya mbumba ese adapinda munyumba. Wapfunzi watche wadauya kuna Iye ese wadalanga: "Tibvunzeni ife mutsazaniso watsanga". ³⁷Djeso atchidaira, adawabvunza: "Weneule kuti adazvala mbeu iyamuche ndiye Mwana Wamunhu. ³⁸Munda ndiro dziko; mbeu ndiwo wana waukulu ese tsanya ndiwo wana wakunyangala, ³⁹ese nyamarha kuti adasima ndiye munyangazi. Kukonka ndiko kupea kwadziko, ese waemereri wakukonka ndizo ngirozi.⁴⁰Napenepo, ninga tsanga linadjoliwa ese litchipitsiwa pamoto, nadyali zvinadzagala pakupera kwadziko. ⁴¹Mwana Wamunhu anadzatumira ngirozi zatche futi iwo anadzaunganiza muukulu wawo zvense zvinhu zvinzitisa kunyangaza, ese weneule kuti anaita zvakunyangala, ⁴²ese wanazvithusa kumoto, kunadzawoneka kugulukuta na kutetemeka kwamadzino. ⁴³Napenepo wakutendeka wanadzaetimira ninga dzuwa, mukulu wa Baba wawo. Weneule anamakutu, ngabve.⁴⁴Ukulu Wakudzaulu ndiwo ninga upfumi udaswisiwa mumunda kuti mwamuna mubodzi adauwona ese adauswisa. Pamufantso watche, iye anaenda, anagulisa zvense zvatche akanazvo ese anagula munda weneyo. ⁴⁵Paswa, Ukulu Wakudzaulu ndiwo ninga mwamuna mubodzi kuti ndimugulisi alikuswaga mapapiro iyakudekedza. ⁴⁶Patche iye adawona mapapiro iyakudura, adaenda ese adagulisa zvense zvatche akanazvo ese adayagula.⁴⁷Paswa, Ukulu Wakudzaulu ndiwo ninga mambule kuti iyadathasiwa mubala ese iyadabata ense michobo iyazvibarha. ⁴⁸Payo ikadadzala, wamedzi wadaipfuwa kwendesa kunza. Napenepo wadagala ese wadaunganiza zense zamuche mumathengu, Nazvinezvi zvinhu hazvikalibe basa wadazvithusa kunza.⁴⁹Zvinadzagala dyali pakupera kwadziko: ngirozi zinadzauya ese zinadzamwaza wakunyangala pakati pawakutendeka, ⁵⁰ese anadzawathusa kumoto, kunadzawoneka kugulukuta nakutetemeka kwadzino.⁵¹Imwe mateteka zvense zvinhu izvi? Wapfunzi wadadaira kuna iye : "Ande". ⁵²Napenepo Djeso adawabvunza: "Nazvinezvi wense mudziwisisi wamutemo kuti anagala muUkulu Wakudzaulu ndiye ninga mwamuna mubodzi kuti ndimwenetchiro nyumba, kuti anabidisa zvinhu zvakale na zviswa zvaupfumi watche". ⁵³Zvidaitika kuti patche Djeso adapeza mitsazaniso eneyi, Iye adabuda mbuto eneyo.⁵⁴Napenepo Djeso adapinda mutunhu watche tchaiwo, ese adapfunzisa wanhu mumasinsgoga, ese iwo wadagala wakuchamisika futi wadalanga: "Analiwona kupi mwamuna uyu ludziwo Latche na zvichamiso izvi? ⁵⁵Hasi mwamuna uyu mwana wakapenda? Hasi Maria mai Watche? Ese hawasi Tiago, Zuze, Simawu naDjuda wabale Watche? ⁵⁶Ese wasankazi Watche hatisi ife pakati pathu? Napenepo, kupi kwatche mwamuna uyu anatola zvense zvinhu izvi?"⁵⁷Iwo wakukonzeka naDjeso. Apo Iye adawabvunza: "Muprofiti mubodzi ndiye alibe kukuza, kunza kwa dziko latche tchairo ese padzinza latche tchairro". ⁵⁸Futi Iye halibe kuita zvichamiso kweneko nathangwe lakutenda kwawo.

¹Panguwa eneyo, Herodi, mukulu mukulu, adabva masoko pamusana pa Djeso. ²Iye adati kuna wanyamubasa watche: "Uyu ndiye Juwau, Munyiki; iye adamuka kuwanyakufa, nazvinezvi ntsimba zenezi zirikusenza Kunaiye".³Thangwe Herodi akadamubata, atchimusunga futi atchimuiga muperezo, nathangwe la Herodiasi, mukadzi wamubale watcche Filipi, ⁴thangwe Juwau akadamubvunza: "Hazvina kutenderh kuti umutote ninga mukadzi wako". ⁵Herodi akadatumira kuti wamuulaye, apo iye adartcha mbumba, thangwe wakamukhodza ninga muprofiti.⁶Apo, palo phwando la Herodi lidaswika, wana wa Herodiasi adazvswa pakati pawa nyakudaidziwa ese zvidafantsisa Herodi. ⁷Paphindulo, iye adamuthembesa nakudumbira kuti angamupasa iye tchinhu tchatche iye anakumbiratcho.⁸Pakupeza kupfunzisiwa na mai watche, iye adati: "Ndipaseni pano, mundiro, musolo wa Juwau, Munyiki". ⁹Mukulu mukulu adatsurukwala nakukumbira watche, apo, nakuda kwakudumbira watche futi nakuda kwawense kuti wakalipo patchiswuswulo na iye, wadatumira kuti izvi zvinadikana kuitika.¹⁰Iye adatuma masodja, wabodzibodziwo wadamuulaya Juwau muperezo. ¹¹Napenepo musolo watche wadauwisa mundiro ese wadamupasa mutsikanayo ese iye adauendesa kuna mai watche. ¹²Napenepo mwuwiriyo wadaufutchira. Pakupeza izvi, iwo wadaenda ese wadaerenga kuna Djeso.¹³Patche Djeso adabva zvikadaitikazvo, adabuda penepo, mumwadiya, kumbuto iyatcheega. Pakubva izvi, mbumba Idamutewera namwendo, itchibudira mumaluwani. ¹⁴Napenepo Djeso adatchitha, adawona mbumba ikuru, adagala nantsisi naiyo ese adawomesa watenda watche.¹⁵Pako kumaulo kudaswika, wapfunzi wadauya kuna Iye ese wadati: "Iyi ndimbuto iyarusere ese ntsiku iyadipera. Gonekani mbumbai, kuitira kuti iwo wakwanise kwenda kumaluwani ese wagule zvakurja zvawo".¹⁶Apo Djeso adawabvunza: "Iwo hawasi kudakwenda, wapaseni zvinhu kuti warje". ¹⁷Iwo Wadamudaira: "Ife tina mapawu matchanu pano na ntsomba ziwiri". ¹⁸Djeso adati: "Wuisani kuna Ine".¹⁹Napenepo Djeso adabvunza mbumba kuti igale wadoko wadoko. Iye adabata mapawu matchanu na nantsomba ziwiri ese, atchilingisa mudzaulu, adazinamatira, adabedula mapawu, adazipasa kuna wapfunzi futi wapfunzi wadapasa kuna mbumba. ²⁰Wense wadarja ese wadakhuta. Napenepo iwo wadalongedza maphisi iyazvakurja iyazvakusala: iyadadzala matengu kumi namairi. ²¹Wenewale kuti wadarja wakaswika zvikwi zvichanu zvawamuna, kunza kwawakadzi na wana.²²Tchiripo ripotcho Iye adaita kuti wapfunzi wapinde mumwadiya kuti waende kumberi Kwatche kukundu linango, patche akagoneka mbumba. ²³Patche adapeza kubvunza mbumba kuti iyende zvayo, Iye adakwira bango ega kuti anamate. Pako kudadoka, Iye akali kweneko ega. ²⁴Apo mwadiya ukali kutali napantsi futi duze nakunza kwakuwonererha nathangwe lamaphopoma, thangwe mhepo ikafuliza sososo naiwo.²⁵Pakulindira katchinai nausiku, Djeso adafadzera kuna iwo, atchifamba padzaulu pabala. ²⁶Pawo wapfunzi Wadamuwona atchifamba padzaulu pabala, wadagala wakurtcha ese wadati: "Ndi tchiphoko!" Futi iwo wadakuwa nakurtcha. ²⁷Apo Djeso adawabvunza tchiripo ripotcho: "Chingani! Ndine Ine! Lekani kurtcha".²⁸Pedro Adamudaira: "Tchangamire, mungati Ndimwe, ndibvumireni kuti ndiuye kuna imwe na padzaulu pamadzi". ²⁹Djeso adati: "Uya!" Nadyali Pedro adabuda mumwadiya ese adafamba napadzaulu pamadzi kuti aende kuna Djeso. ³⁰Apo, patche Pedro adawona mhepo, adartcha; futi, atchitanga kuloloma, adakuwa: "Tchangamire, ndiponeseni!".³¹Djeso tchiriporipotcho atasamula boko, adabata Pedro ese adamubvunza: "Iwe, kuti unakutenda kudoko, thangweranyi udaita nhukwala?" ³²Napenepo, Patche Djeso na Pedro wadapinda mumwadiya, mhepo idaema kufuliza. ³³Wapfunzi mumwadiya wadatenda Djeso futi wadati: "Tchadiko Imwe ndimwe Mwana wa Mulungu".³⁴Pawo wadapeza kuyambuka, wadaswika dziko, la Genezare. ³⁵Pawo wanhu wakweneko wadadziwa Djeso, wadatumira masoko kuna zense mbuto zatchikalisano ese wawawisa kuna Iye wense kuti wakakonziwa. ³⁶Iwo Wadamukumbira kuti wakuye budu languwo Zatche, futi wense kuti wadakuya wadalapiwa.

¹Napenepo wenango wafalisi na wanembi wadabuda ku Djerusalema kwenda kuna Djeso ese wadati: ²"Thangweranyi wapfunzi wako wanaphwaza mukho wawadikoni? Nazvinezvi iwo hawasambi manja iyawo wangada kurja". ³Djeso adadaira futi adawabvunza: "Ese imwe, thangweranyi munaphwaza mutemo wa Mulungu nakuda kwa mikho iyanu?⁴Thangwe Mulungu analanga: 'Kuza bambo wako na mai wako,' futi 'Weneule kuti ananga kunyangala baba kana mai watche tchadiko anadzafa'. ⁵Apo imwe munalanga: 'Weneule kuti anabvunza baba watche kana mai watche: 'Kulikwense kubatsira kuti kunadikana kutambira Kunaine nditcho tchintchino nkupereka kuna Mulungu', ⁶mumunhu wenei hadikani kuti akuze baba watche'. Nazvinezvi, imwe amusenzesi masoko iya Mulungu nakuda kwa Mikho iyanu.⁷Wakukutu! Zvamuche adalanga muprofiti Izaia pamusana panu patche adati: ⁸'Mbumba iyi Inandikuza namulomo, apo irikutali na Ine. ⁹Iwo wanandikuza mahala, thangwe wanapfunzisa mitemo iyawanhu"'.¹⁰Napenepo Iye adadaidza mbumba kuna Iye ese adaibvunza: "Ibvani futi ibvisisani: ¹¹hapalibe kuti tchinapinda na pamulomo tchinaswipiza munhu. Kunza kwa izvi, zvinabuda na pamulomo, izvi ndizvo zvinaswipiza munhu".¹²Napenepo wapfunzi wadauya ese wadalanga kuna Djeso: "Mulikudziwa kuti wafalisi wagala wakukonzeka pawo wabva kulanga Kwanu?" ¹³Djeso adadaira ese adati: "Tchense tchirimwa kuti Baba Wangu Wakudzaulu alibe kusima anadzazula. ¹⁴Wasiyeni woga; iwo ndiwo nkwei mapofu. Angati phofu mubodzi anakwewa linango phofu, wense wanadzagwa mudjenje".¹⁵Pedro adadaira ese adati kuna Djeso: "Thumbudzulani mutsazaniso uyu". ¹⁶Djeso adati: "Hamusati mabvisisa? ¹⁷Hamuwoni kuti zvense kuti zvinapinda napamulomo zvinaenda mutchipfu ese, pezesere, zvinabudusiwa?¹⁸Apo zvinhu zvinabuda napamolomo zvinabuda mumoyo. Izvi ndizvo kuti zvinaswipiza munhu. ¹⁹Thangwe moyo unafunga nzeru zakunyangala, kuulaya, ukwachula, umhombo, kuba, umboo wakuphwata, na kutuka. ²⁰Izvi ndizvo zvinhu kuti zvinaswipiza munhu. Apo kurja manja iyadaswipa hazviswipizi munhu".²¹Napenepo Djeso adabuda penepo ese adaenda kumitunhu iya luwani iya Tiro na Sidom. ²²Ese mukadzi mubodzi muKenani adauya mutunhu weneyo, atchikuwa: "Itani ntsisi kuna ine, Tchangamire, mwana waDavidi; mwana wangu abatiwa na dimoni". ²³Apo Djeso halibe kumudaira enango masoko. Wapfunzi Watche wadauya ese Wadamukumbbira, watchiti: "Mugonekeni, thangwe iye alikukhuwa kumasule kwathu".²⁴Apo Djeso adadaira ese adati: "Ine handiribe kutumiwa kunza kwamabira iyakutsaika munyumba mwa Iziraeli". ²⁵Napenepo iye adauya ese adagodama pamberi paIye, atchiti: "Tchangamire, ndibatsireni". ²⁶Iye adadaira ese adati: "Azvina kubeka kutola pawu zawana ese mutchithusira titchinja".²⁷Iye adati: "Ande, Tchangamire, apo kana titchinja tchaito tinarjawo misuwa inagwisa wenekatchiro". ²⁸Napenep Djeso adadaira ese adamuti: "Mukadzi, kukuru nkutenda kwako! Ngazviitike izvi ninga kudakwako". Ese mwana watche adalapiwa panguwa eneyo.²⁹Djeso adabuda mbuto eneyo ese adaeda ku bala la Galilea. Kumasere Iye adakwira mubango futi adagala kweneko. ³⁰Mbumba ikuru idauya kuna Iye; wanhu wadauyisa zvirema, mapofu, zvimumu na zvibundukutu, futi nawenango watenda. Iwo wakapangiziwa mumwendo iya Djeso, ese Iye akawalapa. ³¹Napenepo mbumba ikachamisika pawo wanhu wakawona zvimumu zvitchilanga, zvibundukutu zviwomesiwa, zvirema zvitchifamba mapofu iyatchiwona. Iwo wense wadakuza Mulungu wa Iziraeli.³²Djeso adadaidza kuna Iye wapfunzi watche ese adati: "Ine ndinantsisi na mbumba iyi, thangwe iyo ikulambirira Naine ntsiku zitatu ese hawalibe zvinhu kuti warje. Ine handidi kuti ndiwaendese nkkabe kurja, kuitira kuti iwo wanadzagwa munjira". ³³Wapfunzi Wadamubvunza: "Tingawonepi mapawu iyanakwana ense mbumba ikurui, pambuto iyaruserei?" ³⁴Djeso Adawati: "Muna mapawu mangasi?" Iwo wadadaira: "Manomwe, na katsomba kabodzi". ³⁵Napenepo Djeso adabvunza mbumba kuti igale pantsi.³⁶Iye adatola mapawu manomweyo nakantsombako, futi, patche adapeza kuzinamatira; ese wapfunzi wadazvigowa kuna mbumba. ³⁷Wanhu wense wadarja watchikhuta. Futi iwo wadalongedza mathengu manomwe iyamaphisi iyazvakurja kuti zvidasara. ³⁸Wenewale kuti wadarja wakali zvikwi zvinai zvawamuna, kunza kwa wakadzi na wana. ³⁹Napenepo Djeso adazigoneka mbumbazo, adapinda mumwadiya ese adaenda kumutunhu wa Magadani.

¹Wafalisi na wasadusi wadauiya kaiga Djeso kumuesera, watchikumbira kuti awapangize tchidzindikiro tchakudzaulu. ²Apo Iye adawadaira: "Pako kumaulo kungauiya, imwe munalanga: 'Kutchawoneka nguwa iyamuche, thangwe kudzaulu kudachawa'.³Ese na tchakumatchibese munalanga: 'Nguwai nyamuntsi idanyangala, makuti adachawa futi atchiswipa'. Dziwani kuthumbudzura kagalirhe kakudzaulu, apo hamudziwi kuthumbudzura zvipangizo zvanguwa? ⁴Dzinza lakunyangala futi latchikwachula linakumbira tchidzindikiro tchibodzi, apo hapana tchidzindikiro tchawo wanadzapasiwa kunza kwatcha Djona". Ese Djeso, adawasiya, adaenda zvatche.⁵Wapfunzi wadaswika kukundu linango, apo iwo wadaeha kutora pawu. ⁶Djeso adawati: "Tetekani futi itani mhole namasoko iya mafalisi na wasadusi". ⁷Wapfunzi wadagwengezana wogawoga watchiti: "Ndizvo thangwe hatiribe kuwisa mapawu". ⁸Ese Djeso atchiteteka izvi adati: "Wanhu wakutenda kudoko, thangweranyi mukugwengezana pakati panu futi mutchilanga kuti nakuleka kuwisa mapawu?⁹Imwe hamusati mateteka futi nkabe kutsalakana pamapawu machanu kuna zvinkwi zvichanu zvawanhu ese mathengu mangasi iyanu mudakwetchaniza? ¹⁰Ese pamapawu maomwe kuna zvikwi zvinai zvawanhu ese mathengu mangasi iyanu mudakwetchaniza?¹¹Ninga hamuteteki kuti handina kukuzvunzani zvamapawu? Tetekani futi itani mhole namasoko iyamafalisi nawasadusi". ¹²Napenepo iwo wadateteka kuti Iye hakalangalini isiti iyamapawu, apo kuti tiite mhole napfunziso lamafalisi namasadusi.¹³Patche Djeso adauiya mitunhu iriduze na Cezarea iyaFilipi, adabvunzisa kuna wapfunzi Watche: "Mbani mbumba irikulanga kuzviita Mwana Wamunhu?" ¹⁴Iwo wadalanga: "Wenango walikulanga: 'Juwau Munyiki'; wenango walikuti: 'Elia', wenango walikuti: 'Jeremia kana kuti muprofiti mubodzi'". ¹⁵Ese Iye adawabvunzisa: "Apo imwe munalanga kuti Ine ndine wani?". ¹⁶Atchidaira Simawu Pedro adati: "Imwe ndimwe Kristu, Mwana waMulungu wakupenya".¹⁷Futi Djeso adamudaira: "Udakombolerha, Simawu Barjonasi, thangwe hazvina kuita zvanyama na gazi kuti zvidakupangiza izvi, apo Bambo Wangu kuti alikudzaulu. ¹⁸Ese Ine basi ndirikukubvunza kuti iwe ndiwe Pedro, futi padzaulu pabuwe iri nditchadzalonza gereja Iyangu ese misuwo iyakugehena aidzagali sososo naiyo.¹⁹Ine nditchadzakupasa zvakuvulisa Zvaukulu Wakudzaulu. Zvako unabataniza pantsi zvinadzabataniziwawo kudzaulu ese zvako unaphudzumula pantsi zvinadzaphudzumuliwawo kudzaulu". ²⁰Napenepo Djeso adatumira kuna wapfunzi kuti waleke kubvunza kuna wenango kuti Iye akali Kristu.²¹Kubudira nguwa ineyo, Djeso adatanga kubvunza wapfunzi Watche kuti Zvikamudikanira kuti aende ku Djerusalema abomere zvinhu zvizinji mumanja mwawadikoni, na wakulu wakulu na wanembi; kuti ndiulaiwe ese ndimuke pantsiku iyatchitatu. ²²Napenepo Pedro adadaidza Djeso pakundu futi Adamufoyirisa, atchiti: "Kutali Naimwe, Tchangamire, zvinhu izvi tchipo Zvinakuitikirani". ²³Apo, Djeso atchihirira, adati: " Buda kumasure Kwangu, Sathani, iwe kuna Ine ndiwe buwe lakutsausa, thangwe haukoyi zvinhu zva Kudzaulu, apo pazvinhu zvawanhu".²⁴Napenepo Djeso adati kuna wapfunzi Watche: "Angati munhu alikuda Kunditewera, ngazvirambe patchatche, ngatole mutchinjikwa watche ese Nganditewere. ²⁵Napenepo weneule kuti anada kuponesa kulalama kwatche anadzakuluza. ²⁶Thangwe ngwanyi mubaibai unamunhu kukunda zvapadziko lense futi atchiluza kulalama kwatche? Nswanyi zvingatchinjanise munhu nakulalama kwatche?²⁷Thangwe Mwana Wamunhu anadzauiya mukukuza kwaBambo Watche pabodzi nangirozi Zatche. Napenepo Iye anadzapasa munhu mubodzi namubodzi ninga zvatche kuti adaita. ²⁸Tchadiko tchadiko Ine ndirikukubvunzani wenango wanu kuti walipano awadzaeseri kufa kuswikira waona Mwana Wamunhu atchiuya Kuukulu Watche"

¹Pakupinda ntsiku zitanhatu, Djeso adatola kuna Iye Pedro, Tiago na mubale watche Juwau, ese woga wadakwira na iwo mubango liraphu. ²Iye adatsandusiwa pamberi pawo; nkope Iyatche idaetimira ninga dzuwa, ese nguwo zatche zidaetimira ninga tchibveko.³Wonani kuti wadaswikirha na Mozisi na Elia, atchilanga na Iye. ⁴Napenepo, Pedro adati kuna Djeso: "Tchangamire, zvirimuche kuti tigare pano. Mungati mulikuda , ndilonze matendi matatu: Libodzi lanu Tchangamire, libodzi laMozisi, ese libodzi laElia".⁵Iye patche nanga atchirikulanga khuti libodzi lidawafukiza, ese wadabva pfala libodzi ritchiuya na khuti, litchiti: "Uyu ndiye Mwana Wangu wakudiwa, Wakuti anandifantsisa. Kuna Iye ndinabva". ⁶Pawo wapfunzi wadamubva, wadagwa nankope zawo pantsi ese wakana urtchi uzinji. ⁷Napenepo Djeso adauya ese adakhuya kuna iwo futi adawati: "Mukani ese lekani kurtcha". ⁸Ese iwo wadalingisa futi awalibe kuwona munhu, kunza kwa Djeso.⁹Pawo wakati walikudzidzika mubango, Djeso adawatumira, atchilanga: "Hamusabvunzi wenango zvipangizo izvi, kuswikira kuti Mwana Wamunhu amusiwa pakati pawanyakufa". ¹⁰Wapfunzi Watche wadabvunzisa kuna Iye, atchilanga: "Thangweranyi wanembi wanalanga kuti Elia anadikana auye pakutanga?".¹¹Djeso adadaira ese adati: "Elia ndizvo atchadzauya ese atchadzamusira zvinhu zvense. ¹²Napenepo Ine ndirikukubvunzani: "Elia adiuya, apo iwo hawana kumudziwa; kunza kwaizvi, mudaita zvanumukada kuna iye. Zvibodzi bodzizvo, Mwana Wamunhu anabonera sawasawa mumanja mwawo". ¹³Napenepo wapfunzi wadatetekeresa kuti Iye akalanga pamusana paJuwau, Munyiki.¹⁴Pawo iwo wadaswika paduze na mbumba, mwamuna mubodzi adauya, adagodama pamberi paDjeso, atchiti: ¹⁵"Tchangamire, itani ntsisi kuna mwana wangu, iye ananfai ese alikuboera maningi. Kazinji iye anagwa pamoto, ese kenango kazinji anagwa mumadzi. ¹⁶Ine ndamuwisa kuna wapfunzi Wanu, apo iwo awana kumulapa".¹⁷Djeso atchidaira adati: "Dzinza lakutsaika futi wakukutu, kuswikiralini ndirinamwe? Kuswiriralini nditchikupirirani? Uyisani muphaleyo kuna ine". ¹⁸Djeso adabata dimoni ese iro lidabuda kuna muphaleyo, adalapiwa panguwa eneyo.¹⁹Napenepo wapfunzi wadaenda kuna Djeso pakundu ese wadati: "Thangweranyi ife atiribe kukwanisa kulibudisa?" ²⁰Djeso adati kuna iwo: "Ndithangwe lakutenda kwanu kudoko; napenepo ndizvo ndirikukubvunzani: deka munakutenda ninga mbeu idokodoko iya mulumbi, mungadakwanisa kubvunza kuna bango iri: 'Buda pano ndoko apo'. Futi iro lingadafundukira. hapalibe zvingada gundika. ²¹[Apo muchobo uyu wadimoni halibudi, kunza kwamunamato na kuzvinyima zvakurja. (Zvakutewezera zvamuche zvakale zvinatowezera mukati mwa 21.)²²Pawo watchiri kuGalilea, Djeso adati kuna wapfunzi watche: "Mwana Wamunhu alikuperekiwa mumanja mwawanhu; ²³iwo watchaenda Kamuulaya apo, pantsiku iyatchitatu, Iye anadzamuka". Wapfunzi wadagala wakutsurukwara kukuru.²⁴Pawo iwo wadaswika paKafernaumi, wadafedzera kuna Pedro walongosi wamisonko nazvinyadzimunhu zviwiri, ese wadamubvunzisa: "Mupfunzisi wako hapereki musonko?" ²⁵Iye adadaira: "Ande iye anapereka". Apo patche Pedro adapinda munyumba, Djeso adamutchenjeza, atchiti: "Ukufunganyi, Simawu? Nswawani wakulu wapantsi watchitambira musonko? Iya wana wawo kana iya wanyakuuya?"²⁶Patche Pedro adati: "Kwawanyakuuya," Djeso adati kuna iye: "Napenepo wana wako wadalekererha kuti wapereke. ²⁷Apo, kuitira kuti ndireke kuwatuka, ndoko kubala, thusa mbedzo, ese ntsomba iyakutanga iyako iwe unamedza, ibate futi ivule mulomo. Unasanganiza siriva libodzi. Libate ese lipereke kuna mulongosi wamusonko kuna ine na kuna iwe".

¹Panguwa ibodzibodziyo, wapfunzi wadauya kuna Djeso ese wadabvunzisa: " Mbani mukuru muUkulu Wakudzaulu?" ²Djeso adadaidza kuna iye mwana mubodzi adamuiga pamberi wawo ³ese adati: "Tchaditchaiko ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti, kana kuita tani hamudzapindi muUkulu Wakudzaulu.⁴Napenepo weneulu kuti anazvitcheswa ninga uyu mwana mudoko ndiye mukulu muUkulu Wakudzaulu. ⁵Futi weneule kuti anatambira mwana mudoko ninga uyu mudzina langu, kuna ine ananditambira. ⁶Apo weneule kuti anaitisa kuti mwana mudoko aponye kuti adatenda kuna ine, zvamuche nkumusungirira buwe lamheyo mukosi atchithusiwa mubala lakuzikazika.⁷Wadatukwa padziko wenewale kuti wanaitisa wanhu watsauke! Kunadikana kuti kuuye kutsauka, apo adatukwa ndimunhu anauysa kutsauka! ⁸Lingati boko lako kana mwend wako lakuitisa kutsauka, ligwande futi lithuse kutali naiwe. Zvirimuche kuna iwe kupinda muulalami ulitchirema kana tchibundukutu, kupnda kuti uthusiwe mumoto wakwenda nakwenda utchigala una manja mairi kana mwendo miwiri.⁹Lingati dziso lako lirikukutola kuti utsauke, libudise ese lithuse kutali naiwe. Zvamuche kuna iwe kupinda mu ulalami nadziso libodzi kupinda kuti uthusiwe mumoto wakwenda nakwenda.¹⁰Wonani kuti lekani kunyozera mubodziwatche wadokodokowa. Thangwe Ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti ngirozi zakudzaulu zirikuwonaa ntsiku nantsiku nkope iya Baba wangu kuti alikudzaulu. ¹¹[The best ancient copies omit the phrase that appears as v. 11. "For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost."]¹²Mulikufunganyi? Angati munhu anamabira zana, libodzilatche litchitsaika, hasiyi makumi mapfemba namapfemba muthanga, ese atchiyenda kaswaga latsaikalo? ¹³Tchaditchaiko ndirikukubvunzani kuti, iye angaliwona, anadekerha maningi nalineri kupinda makumi mapfemba namapfemba kuti hayalibe kutsaika. ¹⁴Nswibodzibodzi, hatchisi tchido tcha Baba wanu wa Kudzaulu kuti kuti mutsauke ninga mubodziwawo wadokodoko.¹⁵Angati mubale wako akunyangazira [sososo naiwe], ndoko, mubvunze unyangazi watche, iwe na iye basi. Angati atchikubva, nanga wamukunda mubale wako. ¹⁶Apo, nangati iye aleka kukubva, muwisire munhu mubodzi kana wairi ese, napenepo, namilomo iya wanhu wairi kana watatu iya umboo ense masoko anatenderha.¹⁷Napenepo, angati iye atchilamba kubva, mulangire ku gereja. angati iye alamba kubvira gereja, mukodze ninga muhedeni futi mulongosi wamusonko.¹⁸Tchadiko ine ndirikukubvunzani: zvense kuti munabataniza pantsi zvinadzataniziwawo kudzaulu; ese zvense kuti zvipudzumuliwa pantsi zvinadzapudzumuliwawo kudzaulu. ¹⁹Kunza kwa izvi, ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti, wangati wairi wapindirana pantsi patchinhu tchense wakumbira, izvi zvinadzaitika ninga kuda kwawo na Baba wangu, kuti alikudzaulu. ²⁰Thangwe pana wairi kana watatu wadaungana mudzina langu, penepo nangandiripo pakati pawo".²¹Napenepo Pedro adauya ese adati kuna Djeso: "Tchangamire, kangasi mubale wangu anyangaza kuna ine ese ine ndamulekerera? Kuswika ulendo unomwe?" Djeso adadaira: ²²"Nkabe basi kanomwe, apo kuswikira makumi manomwe iyakulendo kukhanhiza na kanomwe.²³Napenepo ukulu wakudzaulu udatsazanisiwa na mukulu mubodzi kuti adaita phanganirhe nawanyamubasa watche. ²⁴Nadyali kuti iye adatanga naphanganirhe, adawisirha nyamubasa mubodzi kuti adafiali zvikwi kumi zvatalenda. ²⁵Apo, zvidadzaita kuti iye hakalibe zvinhu kuti abadale, tchangamire watche adabudisa mutemo kuti iye agulisiwe pabodzi namukadzi nawana futi nazvense zvatche iye akanazvo, ese kubadala nanga kwaitika.²⁶Napenepo nyamubasa adagwa adanamata pambari patche ese adati: 'Tchangamire, itani ntsisi naine, ese ine ndinadzakubadalani zvense'. ²⁷Napenepo tchangamire wanyamubasa weneyo, adadzala nantsisi, adamununula futi adamulekerera mangawaiyo.²⁸Apo nyamubasa weneule adabuda ese adasangana nanyamubasa watche kuti akamufiali zana lamadenari. Iye adamubata, nkumubata pamadakalacha, ese adati: 'Ndibadale zvako ukundifiali'. ²⁹Apo nyamubasa watche adagwa ese adamukumbira, atchiti: 'Itani ntsisi naine, ese ine nditchadza kubadalani'.³⁰Apo nyamubasa wakutanga adalamba kumulekerera. Kunza kwa izvi, iye adamuthusa muperezo, kuswikira iye abadala zvense zvatche akafiali. ³¹Pawo wanyamubasa watche wadawona zvense kuti zvikadaitika, wadagala wakunyangalirha, wadaenda ese wadaerenga kuna tchangamire watche zvense zvidaitika.³²Napenepo tchangamire wanyamubasa weneule adamudaidza ese adauti: 'Namubasa wakunyangala, ndidakulekerera zvense zvako ukandifiali thangwe udandikumbira. ³³Zvidadiana kuti iwe uitere ntsisi kuna nyamubasa wako, dyali ninga ine ndaita ntsisi kuna iwe?'³⁴Tchangamire watche adagumbuka ese adamupereka kuna watchangi kuswikira kuti iye abadale zvense zvenezvile kuti iye akafiali. ³⁵Nadyali Baba wangu basi wakudzaulu anadzakuitani, kuna mubodzi namubodzi wanu angaleka kulekerera, mumoyo, kuna mubale watche".

¹Zvidaitika kuti, patche Djeso adapeza masoko eneya, adaenda ku Galilea ese adaenda kumutunhu wa Djudea kun'gambu kwa Djorodani. ²Mbumba zikulu Zidamutewera, ese Iye adawalapa.³Wafalisi wadauya kuna Iye ese, Wadamuesera wadalanga: "Zvidatenderha mwamuna mubodzi kuti alambe mukadzi watche na wense mulandu?" ⁴Djeso adadaira adati: "Haulibe kuerenga kuti Weneule kuti adazviita kubudira pakutanga adazviita mwamuna na Mukadzi?⁵Futi Iye basi adati: 'Nathangwe iri, mwamuna adadzasiya baba watche na mai watche ese anadzabatana namukadzi watche, ese wairiwo wanadzagala nyama ibodzi basi?' ⁶Napenepo iwo hawatchasi wairi, apo iyadi nyama ibodzi basi. Napenepo, zvidabataniza Mulungu, hapalibe anazvimwaza".⁷Iwo Wadamubvunza: "Thangweranyi, napenepo , Mozisi adatumira kupereka tsamba lakulambananaro ese ticthilambana?" ⁸Iye adawati: "Nakuda kwakuwoma moyo kwanu, Mozisi adakutenderani kuti mulambe wakadzi wanu, apo, pakutanga, hazvikasi dyali. ⁹Ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti weneule kuti analamba mukadzi watche, kunza kwuhule, ese atchilolana naunango, nanga aita uhule; [ese mwamuna kuti analola mukadzi wakulambiwa nanga alikuita uhule"].¹⁰Wapfunzi wadalanga kuna Djeso: "ungati mulandu uyu ndiwo ulipo kuna mwamuna na mukadzi watche zvirimuche kuleka kulola". ¹¹Apo Djeso adawati: "Hawasi wense wense wanatenda pfunziso lineli, apo kuna weneule basi kuti adatenderha kulitenda. ¹²Napenepo kuna ngomwa kuti zidabaliwa dyali mutchibereko tcha mai wawo. Futi kuna ngomwa kuti zidaitiwa ngomwa nawanhu. Futi kuna ngomwa kuti zidazviitisa ngomwa nakuda kwa Ukulu Wakudzaulu. Weneule kuti anadzipira kuti atambire pfunziso iri ngalitambire".¹³Napenepo wadauyisirha wana wenango kuitira kuti Iye athasamure manja pasoro pawo ese anamate, apo wapfunzi wadawalambiza. ¹⁴Napenepo Djeso adati: "Siyani wana, ese amusawalambize kuuya Kunaine, thangwe iwo ndiwo Ukulu Wakudzaulu." ¹⁵Iye adaiga manja pamusoro pawo, ese napenepo adabuda penepo.¹⁶Wonani kuti mwamuna mubodzi adauya kuna Djeso ese adati: "Mudziwisisi, nswanyi zvamuche kuti ndiite kuti ndigale kulalama kwa kwenda nakwenda?" ¹⁷Djeso adamuti: "Thangweranyi Ulikundibvunzisa pamusana wazvamuche? Basi mubodzi ndiye wamuche, apo ungada kupinda mukulalama, teweza mitemo".¹⁸Mwamunayo Adamubvunzisa: "Mitemo ipi?" Djeso adadaira: "Hausaulai, hausahuli, hausabi, hausaiti umboo wakuphwata, ¹⁹kuza baba wako na mai wako, ese udzade nyauyako ninga iwe zvibodzibodzi".²⁰Djahayo Adamuti: "Pazvense zvinhu izvi ndinakatewerera; nswanyi zvinzdikana kuti ndiitezve?" ²¹Djeso adamudaira: "Ungada kugala wamuche, ndoko uyagulise zvense zvako unazvo, ese pasa walombo, ese unadzagala na ukulu wakudzaulu; napenepo uya Unditewere." ²²Apo, patche djaha adabva zvikalanga Djeso, adaenda adatsurukwala, thangwe akana upfumi uzinji.²³Djeso adati kuna wapfunzi watche: "Tchadiko Ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti zvina chupha mwamuna mupfumi apinde mu Ukulu wa Kudzaulu. ²⁴Paswa ine ndirikukubvunzani: Zvidadonha kuti kamela ipinde napabuli pantsingano, kupinda mwamuna mupfumi apinde mu Ukulu wa Kudzaulu".²⁵Pawo wapfunzi wadabva izvi, wadagala wakuchamisika ese wadati: "Mbani napenepo anadikana kuponesiwa?" ²⁶Djeso adawalingisa ese adati: "Kuna wanhu izvi hazvikwanisiki, apo kuna Mulungu zvense zvinhu zvinakwanisika". ²⁷Napenepo Pedro adadaira ese Adamubvunza: "Wona, ife tasiya zvense eseTakutewerani; napenepo ntchanyi tchathutinadzatambira?"²⁸Djeso adawabvunza: "Tchadiko Ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti, pakupezesera, patche Mwana wa Munhu anagala pamupando wakukuza Kwache, imwe kuti Mukanditewera munadzalawo basi pamipando kumi namiwiri kuti mutonge mitupo kumi namiwiri iya Iziraeli.²⁹Wense weneule kuti asiya nyumba, wabale, wasankazi, baba, mai, wana, kana upfumi, nakuda kwa dzina Langu, anadzatambira zana kupindiriza ese anadzaita nhaka iya kwenda na kwenda. ³⁰Napenepo wazinji wakutanga watchadzagala wakupezesera, futi wazinji wakupezesera watchadzagala wakutanga".

¹Nazvinezvi Ukulu wa Kudzaulu ndiwo ninga mwenekatchiro munda ubodzi kuti adabuda kweru, tchakumatchibese, kaswaga wanyamubasa wakumunda watche. ²Patche adapeza kupindirana na wanyamubasa denari libodzi pantsiku, iye adawatuma kwenda kumunda watche.³Iye adabudazve paswa panguwa zikaita zitatu ese adawona wenango wanyamubasa wakubvswa mumusewu. ⁴Ese adawabvunza: 'Endaniwo basi kumunda wangu, ese ine ndinadzakupasani zvidakwanirana. Napenepo iwo wadaenda kasenza.⁵Ulengo unango, iye adabuda panguwa zikaita zitanhatu ese, paswa, panguwa zinomwe, futi adaita zvibodzibodziwo. ⁶Kanangozve panguwa zikaita kumi naibodzi, iye adabuda ese adasangana nawenango kuti wakabvswa. Ese adabvunzisa: 'Thangweranyi kulikubvswa iyense ntsiku?' ⁷Iwo wadamudaira: 'Thangwe hapalibe alikuda kuti timusenzere'. Iye adawabvunza: Endani basi kumunda wangu'.⁸Pako kumawulo kudaswika, mwenekatchiro adati kuna muemereri: 'Daidza wanyamubasa ese wabadale male zawo, tangisa kuna wakupezesera kuswikira wakutanga'. ⁹Pawo wanyamubasa kuti wadatoliwa panguwa iyatchi kumi naibodzi wadaswika, mubodzi namubodzi adatambira denari libodzi. ¹⁰Pawo wanyamubasa wakutanga wadaswika, iwo wakafunga kuti wangada tambira zakuwanda, napenepo mubodzi namubodzi watche adatambira denari libodzi.¹¹Pawo iwo wadatambira mubadalo wawo, wadamangala kuna mwenekatchiro munda. ¹²Iwo wadati: 'Awa wakupezeserawa wasenza nguwa ibodzi basi, apo iwe watsazanisa na ife, kuti tapirira nakuneta ense ntsiku futi nakupitsa kukulu'.¹³Apo mwenekatchiro adadaira kuna mubodzi watche, atchiti: 'Chamwali, ine handisi kukubvswinyirira, hauna kupangana naine denari libodzi? ¹⁴Tambira zvako kuti nswako ese enda zvako; ine ndaphasisa kupasa kuna awa wanyamubasa wakupezesera ndende kuna iwe.¹⁵Ausi ulele wangu kuti ine ndiite zvangu ndinadda nazvinhu zvangu? Kana ndimatso iyako iyadanyangala thangwe ine ndine wakuchupha?' ¹⁶Nadyali wakupezesera wanadzagala wakutanga, ese wakutanga wakupezesera." [Wazinji wadadaidziwa, apo wadoko ndiwo wadasankuliwa. (zvinembwa zvakalekale zvinatowezera phindi iri)].¹⁷Patche Djeso akakwira kwenda Djerusalema, adadaidza pakundu wapfunzi kumi nawairi ese, munjira adawabvunza: ¹⁸"Wonani: Ife tirikukwira kwenda ku Djerusalema, ese Mwana Wamunhu anadzaperekiwa mumanja mwa wakulu wakulu na wanembi. Iwo Wanadzamutongera kufa ¹⁹ese Wanadzamupereka kuna mahedeni kuti Wamunyoze, Wamunere na kumukokomera. Apo nantsiku iyatchitatu Iye anadzamuka".²⁰Napenepo mai wawana wa Zebedeu adauya kuna Djeso nawana watche. Iye adagodama pamberi Patche ese Adamukumbira. ²¹Djeso adamubvunzisa: "Ulikudanyi?" Iye adadaira: "Tongerani kuti, muukulu Wanu, wana wangu wairiwa wakwanise kugalawo, mubodzi kumadyo Kwanu ese unago kubvwere Kwanu".²²Apo Djeso adadaira ese adati: "Hausikudziwa zvako ulikukumbira. Imwe munakwanisa kumwa mukombo kuti Ine ndiripaduze kuti ndimwe?" Iwo wadadaira: "Tinakwanisa". ²³Iye adawabvunza: "Mukombo Wangu tchaizvo munadzamwa. Apo kugala kumadyo kwngu futi kugala kugala kubvwere kwangu Handikwanisi kukutenderani, apo izvi zviri kuna wenewale kuti wadalongedzerha na Baba Wangu". ²⁴Pawo wenagowo kumi wapfunzi wadabva izvi, iwo wadagala wakuchamisiwa na wabale wairiwo.²⁵Apo Djeso adawadaidza kuna Iye ese adawabvunza:"Dziwani kuti wakulu wakulu wamahedeni walikuwatonga, ese wamuna wakukhodzeka waliita ntsimba kuna iwo. ²⁶Apo ngazvireke kuita dyali pakati panu. Kunza kwaizvi, weneule kuti anada kita mukulu kunaimwe ngagale nyamubasa wanu; ²⁷ese weneule kuti anada kugala wakutanga pakati panu ngagale nyamubasa wanu; ²⁸nadyali ninga Mwana Wamunhu halibe kuuya kuti atsidzirhe, apo kuti atsidzire, ese kuti apereke mulalama kwatche ninga kubatsira kuwazinji".²⁹Pwao iwo wadabuda pa Djeriko, mbumba izinji Idamutewera. ³⁰Ese wonani kuti wamuna wairi mapofu wakadagala mumerera mwamuseu; pawo iwo wadabva kuti Djeso alikupinda napaduze, wadakuwa watchiti: "Tchangamire, Mwana wa Davidi, itani ntsisi kuna ife". ³¹Apo mbumba idawawatamiza, itchiwabvunza kuti galani ziyi. Napenepo iwo wadakuwa maningi futi watchilanga: "Tchangamire, Mwana wa Davidi, itani ntsisi na ife"³²Napenepo Djeso adaema, adawadaidza ese adati: "Mulikuda kuti Ine ndiuyitenye?" ³³Iwo Wadamudaira: "Tchangamire, kuti matso iyathu iyavulike". ³⁴Napenepo Djeso, adatenyesiwa nantsisi. Tchiripo ripotcho iwo wadatambira kuwona futi wadamutewera.

¹Patche Djeso na wapfunzi Watche wakafedzera ku Djerusalema ese wadaswika ku Betifadji, ku Bango la Miolivi. Penepo Djeso adatuma wapfunzi wairi, ²atchiwabvunza: "Pindani pa luwani liri paduze ese tchiripo ripotcho munawona donki na kamhulu katche. Phudzumulani ese uyisani kuna Ine. ³Munhu anakubvunzani zvinhu pamusaa paizvi, langani: 'Tchangamire alikulida futi tchintchino titchalihirinza".⁴Izvi zvidaitika kuitira kuti zvitewezeke zvire zvidalangiwa na maprofiti, kuti adati: ⁵"Bvunzani mwana wa Zioni: 'Wona Mukulu Wako alikuuya kuna iwe, zvakuzvitcheswa ese alipadzaulu pa donki, na kamhuru, mwana watchifuyo tchamutolo'".⁶Napenepo wapfunzi wadaenda ese wadaita ninga zviwapfunzisa Djeso. ⁷Iwo wadauyisa donki na kamhulu, ese wadaiga nguwo zatche pazvifuyo futi Djeso adakwira. ⁸Mbumba izinji idamwaza nguwa zawo munira, ese wenango wadagwanda mithayi iyamiti futi watchimwaza na njira.⁹Mbumba kuti idapinda kumberi kwa Djeso na wenewale kuti Wakamutewera, wakakuwa, watchiti: "Hosana kuna mwana wa Davidi! Tchidakombolerha nditcho tchinauya na dzina la Tchangamire! Hosana kudzaulu!" ¹⁰Patche Djeso adapinda mu Djerusalema, yense luwani ikadatekenyeka, itchilanga: "Mbani wenei?" ¹¹Mbumba idadaira: "Wenei ndiye Djeso, muprofiti waku Nazereta wa Galilea".¹²Napenepo Djeso adapinda muthemberi ese adazinga wense wenewale kuti wakagula na kugulisa mwenemo. Adafudza tchigaziko tchamale iyawatchinjanisi futi namipando iya wenewale kuti wakagulisa njiwa. ¹³Iye adawati: "Zvidanembiwa: ' Nyumba iyangu inadzadaidziwa nyumba iyakunamata,' apo imwe mulikuita buli lazimbava". ¹⁴Ese mapofu na zvilema wadauya kuna Iye Muthemberi, futi iye adawawomesa.¹⁵Apo, pawo wakulu wakulu na wanembi wadawona midzaidzai kuti Iye adaita ese pawo iwo wadawona wana watchikuwa muthemberi futi watchilanga: "Hosana mwana wa Davidi", iwo wadagala wakugumbuka ¹⁶ese wadalanga kuna Iye: "Iwe ulikubva zvirikulanga wanhu awa?" Djeso adawadaira: "Ande! Apo imwe tchipo mudaerenga: 'Pamiromo iya wadoko na wana kuti wanamama panabuda kukuza kwamuche?"' ¹⁷Napenepo Djeso adawasiya ese adabuda muluwani kwenda ku Betania ese adapinda usiku kweneko.¹⁸Na tchakumatchibese, patche Iye adahirira kuluwani, akananzala. ¹⁹Adawona wonde mumherera mwanjira; adaenda kuna iwo, apo halibe kuwona zvinhu mwenemo, kunza kwa masamba. Iye adati kuna muti: "Tchipo utchadza balaazve misapho kuna iwe". Futi tchiripo ripotcho muwonde udawoma.²⁰Pawo wapfunzi wadaona izvi, wadachamisika: "Thangwe muwonde udaawoma tchiripo ripocho?" ²¹Djeso adadaira ese adawabvunza: "Tchadiko ine ndirikubvunzani: Mungatenda nkabe nhukwala, handidzaiti izvi basi zvaitika nawonde, apo munadzabvunza kuna bango iri: 'Buda ese dzithuse mukati mwa bala', ese izvi zvinadzaitika. ²²Zvense zvinhu kuti munakumbira pamunamato, mutchitenda, munadzatambira".²³Patche Djeso adapinda Muthemberi, wakulu wakulu na wadikoni wambumba wadauya kuna Iye, akati uku alikupfunzisa, ese wadalanga: "Nantsimba ipi unaita zvinhu izvi?" Futi mbani adakupasa ntsimba inei?" ²⁴Djeso adadaira ese adawati: "Ine nditchakupasani mubvunzo ubodzi. Mungadidaira, ninga zvibodzibodzi Ine ndinadzakubvunzani nantsimba ipi ndina ita izvi.²⁵Kunyika kwa Juwau kudabuda kupi? Kudzaulu kana kuna wanhu?" Iwo wakagwengezana wogawoga wabodzibodzi, watchiti: "Ife tingalanga: 'Kudzaulu', Iye anadzatibvunza: 'Thangweranyi hamulibe kutenda kuna iye?' ²⁶Apo, tingalanga kuna wanhu', ife tirikurtcha mbumba, thangwe wense iwo wanawona Juwau ninga muprofiti". ²⁷Napenepo iwo wadadaira kuna Djeso ese wadalanga: "Ife hatidziwi". Iye adati kuna iwo: "Kana Ine handikubvunzini nantsimba ipi Ine ndina ita zvinhu izvi.²⁸Napenepo mulikufungani? Mwamuna mubodzi akana wana wairi. Iye adaenda kuna wakutanga ese adati: 'Mwana, enda nyamuntsi kasenza kumunda wangu'. ²⁹Mwana adadaira ese adati: 'Ine handiendi'. Apo iye adadzatchinja nzeru iyatche ese adaenda. ³⁰Futi mwamunayo adaenda kuna mwana watchiwiri ese adamubvunza zvinhu zvibodzibodzi. Mwana uyu adadaira ese adati: 'Ine ndinaenda, tchangamire', nazvinezvi iye halibe kwenda.³¹Pawana wairiwa ndie upi aita kuda kwa baba watche?" Iwo adadaira: "Wakutanga". Djeso adati kuna iwo: Tchadiko Ine ndirikukubvunzani: Walongosi wamisonko na zvikwachula zvinadzapinda mu Ukulu wa Mulungu kunza kwa imwe. ³²Thangwe Juwau adauya kuna imwe munjira iyatchadiko, apo imwe hamulibe kutenda kuna iye; uku walongosi wamisonko na zvikwachula wadatenda. Imwe, napenepo, wabodzibodzi mutchiwona izvi, hamulibe kuzvitsumba futi amulibe kutenda kuna iye.³³Ibvani mutsazaniso unango: Kukana mwamuna, mwenetchiro munda kuti adasima mivinyu, adaita tsose mumherera, adalonza mbuto iyatswinyira uva, adalonza thawale lawawonereri ese adapereka kuna walimi wamuvinhyu. Adapeza nkwenda kuzdiko linango. ³⁴Payo idaswika nguwa iyakukonka uva, iye adatumira wenango wanyamubasa kuna waemereri wamuvinyu kuti atambire mauva iyatche.³⁵Apo walimi wamivinyu wadabata wanyamubasa wamwenekatchire, wadanera mubodzi, wadaulaya unango, ese wadaphaya unango. ³⁶Katchiwiri, mwenekatchiro adatumira wenango wanyamubasa, kupinda pakutanga. Napenepo wanyamubasa wamivinyu wadawaita zvibodzi bodzizvo. ³⁷Padapeza iwo izvi, mwenekatchiro adawatumira mwana watche tchaye, atchilanga: 'Iwo wanadzakhodza mwana wangu'.³⁸Apo, pawo walimi wamivinyu wadawona mwana, wadalanga pakati pawo iwo: "Uyu ndiye nyanhaka. Uyani, mbati muulaye ese titole nhaka". ³⁹Napenepo iwo wadamubata, wadamuthusa kunza kwamivinyu, ese wadamuulaya.⁴⁰Tchintchino, patche mwenekatchiro mivinyu adahirira, adadzaitatani kuna wenewale walimi wamivinyu?" ⁴¹Wanhu wadalanga kuna iye: "Iye adadzafudza wamuna wenewale futi anadzapasa wenango walimi, kuti wanadzamupasa zvatche panguwa iyakukonka".⁴²Djeso adawabvunza: "Imwe tchipo mudaerenga zvinembwa: 'Buwe kuti walonzi wadalilamba lidadzagala buwe lapakona. Izvi zvidabuda kuna Tchangamire ese ndizvo zvidachamisa mumatso mwathu?'⁴³Napenepo Ine ndirikukubvunzani: Ukulu wa Mulungu unadzabudisiwa kuna imwe ese unadzapasiwa dziko kuti linabala misapho. ⁴⁴Futi weneule kuti anada kugwa pamusana pabuwe iri anadzaphwanyiwa maphisa. Apo pamusana paweneule kuti iye anadzaligwira, wenei anadzatsokodoliwa".⁴⁵Pawo wakulu wakulu na wafalisi wadabva mutsazaniso Watche, wadateteka kuti Iye akalanga pamusana paiwo. ⁴⁶Watchiswaga Kumusunga, wakarcha mbumba thangwe wanhu Wakamukodza ninga muprofiti mubodzi.

¹Ese Djeseo adamudaira paswa na mutsazaniso, atchilanga: ²"Ukulu waKudzaulu udatsazana nankulu mulu kuti adaita phwando la mutchato wamwana watche. ³Iye adatuma wanyamubasa watche kuti adaidze wenewale wadadaidziwa kuphwando lamutchato, apo iwowadalamba kuuya.⁴Paswa, mukulu mukulu adatuma wenango wanyamubasa, atchilanga: "Bvunzani wenewale kuti wadadaidziwa: 'Wonani, ine ndalongedza tchiswuswulo; n'gombe zangu na zvifuyo ndaulaya, ese zvense zvapera. Uyani ku pwando la mutchato"'.⁵Apo iwo hawalibe kuteteka ese wadaenda: mubodzi kumbunda watche, unango kagulisa: ⁶Ese wenango wadabata wanyamubasa wa mukulu mukulu, wadawaita zvakunyazisa futi wadawaulaya. ⁷Mukulu mukulu adagumbuka ese, adatuma masodja iyatche, wadaulaya waulayi wenewale futi wadapitsa luwani lawo.⁸Napenepo adalanga kuna wanyamubasa watche: 'Phwando la mutchato ladikhonzekera, apo wenewale kuti wadadaidziwa awakalibe kukwanira. ⁹Nazvinezvi endani mumisangano iyazinjira ese wanumunaswikira wadaidzeni ku phwando la mutchato'. ¹⁰Wanyamubasa wadaenda nazinjira ese wadakwetchaniza wense wawo wadawonawo, wamuche na wakunyangala. Napenepo, nyumba idadzala na wanyakudaidziwa.¹¹Apo, patche mukulu mukulu adapinda atchiwona wanyakudaidziwa, adawona mwamuna mubodzi kuti akalibe nguwo zamutchato ¹²ese adamuti: "Chamwali, wapidatani pano haulibe nguwo zaphwando?" Ese mwamunayo adawatama.¹³Napenepo mukulu mukulu adati kuna wanyamubasa: 'Sungani manja na mwendo iya mwamuna wenei ese muthuseni kumudima kunza, kua tchiliro na kugeda geda kwa mwadzino'. ¹⁴Thangwe wazinji wadadaidziwa, napenepo wadoko wadasankuliwa.¹⁵Napenepo wafalisi wadaenda ese wadapangana kuti wanamubata tani Djeso pakulanga kwatche tchaiko. ¹⁶Ese wadamutumira wapfunzi watche pabodzi na waherodi. Iwo wadalanga kuna Djeso: 'Mupfunzisi, ife tirikudziwa kuti ndiwe watchadiko ese munapfunzisa njira iya Mulungu natchadiko futi hamulibe basa nanzeru zamunhu ese amupangizi mutsauko pakati pawanhu. ¹⁷Napenepo tibvunzeni kuti mukufunganyi? Zvinaita kubadala musonko kuna Cezar kana kuti nkabe?¹⁸Patche adabva marha iyawo, Djeso adawabvunza: "Thangwerani mulikundiesera, mikukutu iyanu? ¹⁹Ndipangizeni nzolozka". Napenepo Wadamuuyisira denari libodzi.²⁰Djeso adawabvunza: "Njawani nkope iyi na dzina iri?" ²¹Iwo wadamudaira: "Nja Cezar". Napenepo Djeso adawabvunza: "Pasani Cezar zva Cezar, ese kuna Mulungu zva Mulungu". ²²Pawo wabva izvi, wadachamisika, Wadamusiya ese wadaenda zvawo.²³Pantsiku eneyo, wadaenda kuna Iye masadusi, wacthilanga hakulibe kumuka,ese Wadamubvunzisa, ²⁴watchilanga: "Mupfunzisi, Mozisi adati: 'Angati mwamuna mubodzi afa, alibe kusiya wana, mubale watche anadikana kulola mukadzi watcheyo ese aite mwana mubodzi kuna mubale watche"'.²⁵Pakana wabale wanomwe. Wakutanga adalola ese napenepo adafa. Halibe kuita mwana, adasiya mukadzi kuna mubale watche. ²⁶Zvibodzibodzizvo kuna watchiwiri, watchitatu ese kuswikira watchinomwe. ²⁷Pakupera kwa wense iwo, mukadziyo adafa. ²⁸Tchintchino pakumuka, anadzagala wawani mukadziyo pawabale wanomwe? Thangwe wense wadagala wawo.²⁹Djeso, napenepo adawadaira: "Imwe mudaponyeka, thangweranyi amudziwi Zvinembwa kana ntsimba iya Mulungu. ³⁰Thangwe pakumuka iwo awalolani futi akudzatchatiwi. Kunza kwa izvi, ndiwo ninga ngirozi za kudzaulu.³¹Apo, pamusana pakumuka pawanyakufa, hamulibe kuerenga zvanu mudabvunziwa na Mulumgu: ' ³²Ine ndine Mulungu wa Abrahama, Mulungu wa Izaki, futi Mulungu wa Djakobo?' Mulungu hasi Mulungu wawanyakufa, apo wawanyakulalama". ³³Payo mbumba idabva izvi, wadachamisika na Pfunziso Latche.³⁴Apo, pawo wafalisi wadaba kuti Djeso awatamiza masadusi, iwo wadaungana. ³⁵Mubodziwawo, mubodzi mukulu wa Mutemo, Adamubvunzisa, Atchimuesera: ³⁶"Mupfuzisi, diwo upu Mutemo ukulu?"³⁷Djeso adawabvunza: "Ida Tchangamire Mulungu wako na moyo wako wense, na muzimu wako wense na nzeru zako zanse'. ³⁸Uyu ndiwo ukulu futi mutemo wakutanga.³⁹Ese mutemo watchiwiri udayambana nauyu: 'Ida nyauyako ninga zvako unazvida iwe mubodzibodzi'. ⁴⁰Pa mitemo miwiriyi inanyengerera wense Mutemo na waprofiti".⁴¹Pawo wafalisi watchidaungana, Djeso adawabvunzisa, atchiti: ⁴²"Mulikufunganyi pamusana wa Kristu? Ndi mwana wawani iye?" Iye adawabvunza: "Mwana wa Davidi".⁴³Adawabvunza Djeso: "Ninga napenepo Davidi, pamuzimu, anamudaidza Tchangamire, atchiti: ⁴⁴"Tchangamire alanga kuna Tchangamire wangu: 'Gala ku marjo kwangu, kuswikira kuti ine ndaiga wanyamarha wako pantsi pantsoka zako?"'.⁴⁵Angati Davidi, napenepo, anadaidza Kristu "Tchangamire", zvinaitatani kuti Iye agale mwana wa Davidi? ⁴⁶Apalibe Adamudaira masoko mabodzi iyoga, ese hapalibe munhu adamubvunzisazve kubudira ntsiku eneyo kwenda kumberi.

¹Napenepo Djeso adaidaira mbumba na wapfunzi watche, ²atchilanga: "Wanembi na wafalisi wanagala pa mupando wa Mozisi. ³Napenepo mulikuda kuti iwo watemerenyi, waitenyi futi wakoyenyi. Apo amusatewezere basa lawo, thangwe iwo wanalanga, apo hawazviiti.⁴Ande, iwo wanasunga mitolo iyakulema kuti inachupha kudzusa, ese watchiiga mumapewa iyawanhu. Apo iwo awatekenyesi katchala kabodzi kuti wadzuse. ⁵Iwo wanaita mabasa iyawo ense kuti wawoneke kuna wanhu, nazvinezvi wanathimizira tchinamato tchawo futi wanalaphisa nguwo zawo.⁶Iwo wambada mbuto zakutanga paphwando namipando iyakutanga musinagogi ⁷na kukwaidzisana kwakhodzo mumisewu ese wadaidziwe 'Mupfunzisi' na mbumba.⁸Apo amudikani kudaidziwa 'Rabi', thangwe kuna imwe kuna mubodzi basi Mupfunzisi, ese mwense imwe ndimwe wabale. ⁹Futi hamusadaizi kana munhu pantsi pa baba wanu, thangwe kuna imwe kuna Baba mubodzi basi, ese Iye alikudzaulu. ¹⁰Apalibe anadikana kudaidziwa 'mupfunzisi', thangwe kuna imwe kuna Mupfunzisi mubodzi basi, Kristu.¹¹Apo weneule kuti ndiye mukulupakati panu anadzagala nyamubasa wanu. ¹²Weneule kuti anazvikuza anadzatcheswiwa, ese weneule anazvitcheswa anadzakuziwa.¹³Apo kuna imwe, wanembi na wafalisi, wakukutu! Imwe kuti munavalira Ukulu Wakudzaulu kuna wanhu. Nazvinezvi hamupindi futi hamudzasiyi kupinda wenewale kuti wanapinda. ¹⁴[Kuna imwe, wanembi na wafalisi, wakukutu! Munafudza nyumba zawazvitche mutchiwasiriza na minamato mikulu. Munadzatambira kutongiwa kukulu. (Zvinembwa wakalekale zvinatewezera mukati mwa 14, wenango wanaiga kumberi kwa mukati mwa 12)]. ¹⁵Kuna imwe, wanembi, wakukutu! Nazvinezvi munatenderedza bala na pantsi kuti muite tchithemeso. Ese patche iye anatenderedza mubodzi, unakuita kairi mwana wagehena kupinda imwe.¹⁶Kuna imwe, nkweyi mapofu, kuti munalanga: 'Weneule kuti anadumbira napakutchena, hazvisenzi, apo weneule kuti anadumbira na golide la pakutchena, adamanikidziwa na kudumbira kwatche'. ¹⁷Mapofu maswiru! Mbani mukulu, golide napakutchena panatchenesa golide?¹⁸Ese Weneule anadumbira na alitali, hazvisenzi. Apo weneule anadumbira nazvakupereka kuti zviri pamusana patche, adamanikidziwa na kudumbira kwatche'. ¹⁹Mapofu! Ntchipi tchikulu, zvakupereka na alitali kuti inakuza zvakupereka?²⁰Napenepo weneule kuti nanadumbira na alitali, anadumbira naiye, futi nazvense zvinhu zviri pamusana patche. ²¹Ese weneule anadumbira napakutchena, anadumbira naiye na weneule kuti analalama mwenemo. ²²Ese weneule anadumbira nakudzaulu, anadumbira na mupanda wa Mulungu na weneule anaugalila.²³Kuna imwe, wanembi n wafalisi, wakukutu! Nazvinezvi munapereka tchakumi tcha hortelani, tcha endro natcha kominyo, apo mutchisiya njira zakukhodzeka za Mutemo--wakutemera, ntsisi na kutenda. Apo munadikana kuita zvinhu izvi nkabe kutewezera eneire. ²⁴Nkeyi mapofu, kuti panapikinyula mbudu ibodzi, apo inakudyula kamela ibodzi!²⁵Kuna imwe, wanembi na wafalisi, wakukutu! Napenepo munatsuka kunza kwa ndiko na ndiro, apo mukati mudadzala nazvilombo na kutsausa. ²⁶Wafalisi mapofu! Tsukani tchakutanga mukati mwandiko na ndiro, kuitira kuti kunzawo basi mugalewo mudatchena.²⁷Kuna imwe, wanembi na wafalisi, wakukutu! Nazvinezvi ndimwe ninga masiye iyakubvunda, kuti nakunza iyanaita ninga iyakudekedza, apo mukati mudadzala na mafupa iyawanyakufa nazvakunyangala. ²⁸Zvibodzibodzivzvo, kunza basi munawoneka ninga wakutendeka kuna wanhu, apo mukati mudadzala aukukutu nazvakunyangala.²⁹Kuna imwe, wanembi na wafalisi! Thangwe mukulonza masiye iyamaprofiti munadekedzesa nhutu zawkutendeka. ³⁰Imwe munalanga: "Deka titchirikulalama pantsiku zawa baba wathu, deka tiribe kugala wawoneki na iwo pakuerera kwagazi lamaprofiti". ³¹Nazvinezvi, munadairira sososo naimwe wabodzibodzi kuti ndimwe wana wawawenewale kuti wadaulaiya maprofiti.³²Pezesani basi mhimo iyawa baba wanu. ³³Nyoka, dzinza lanyoka, munapunyuzika tani mukutongiwa kwa gehena?³⁴Napenepo wonani, ine ndirikukutumirani muprofiti, wadziwi na wanembi. Wenango watche mutchadza waulaiya ese mutchawakokomerera, ese wenango mutchadza wanera mumasinagoga ese mutcadzawatewerera mumasinagoga luwani na luwani; ³⁵kuitira kuti lidzauiye pamusana panu lense gazi lawakutendeka wadathusiwa pantsi, kubudira pa Abeli, wakutendeka, kuswikira Zakaria, mwana wa Barakiasi, wanu mudaulaiya pakati pakutchena napaalitali. ³⁶Tchadiko ine ndirikukubvunzani: "Zvense zvinhu izvi zvinadzauiya pamusana padzinza iri".³⁷Djerusalema, Djerusalema, kuti munaulaiya maprofiti futi mutchiphaiya wenewale kuti ndinakutumirani! Kangasi ine ndidaesera kuunganiza wana wanu, ninga nkuku inaunganiza titiyo tatche pantsi pamapapirhe iyatche, apo udalamba! ³⁸Wona, nyumba iyanu itchadzasiyiwa rusere. ³⁹Ine ndirikukubvunzani, hamutchadzandiwonizve kubudira nyamuntsi kwenda kumberi kuswikira ndalanga: 'Zvidakomborerha zvinabuda mudzina la Tchangamire'.

¹Djeso adabuda mutembere ese, wakati watchifamba, Wapfunzi Watche wadaswika kuna Iye kuti Wamupangize kulonziwa kwa thembere. ²Apo Iye adawadaira, atchilanga: "Hamusawoni zvense zvinhu izvi? Tchadiko Ine ndirikukubvunzani: hapalibe buwe linadzagala padzaulu pabuwe kuti halidzakhutchiwi".³Patche Djeso akadagala pa Bango la Oliveira, wapfunzi wadauya kuna Iye pawo wonga ese wadalanga: "Tibvunzeni, lini zvinhu zvinezvi pazvozvinadzaitika? Tchidzindikikro tchipi tchakuuya Kwanu futi kuguma kwanguwa ino?" ⁴Djeso adadaira ese adawati: "Mhole kuti apalibe angakunyengezani. ⁵Nazvinezvi wazinji wanadzauya mudzina Langu, watchilanga: 'ine ndine Kristu', ese wanadzanyengeza wazinji.⁶Munadzabva kulunga nkondo na dungu lankondo; wonani, amusapatiki, thangwe zvinadikana kuti zvinhu zvinezvi zviitike; apo akusi kuguma. ⁷Thangwe dziko linadzamukira dziko, ese ukulu sososo na ukulu. Kunadzawoneka nzala na kutekenyeka kwambuto zizinji. ⁸Apo zvinhu izvi ndizvo kutanga kukonza kwakuda kubala.⁹Napenepo wanadzakuperekani mukubonera ese wanadzakuulayani, futi munadzazondiwa paense madziko nakuda kwadzina Langu. ¹⁰Ese wazinji wanadzaboneresiwa, futi munadzanyengezana mwega mwega, munadzazondana mwega mwega. ¹¹Mazinji maprofiti iyakuphwata wanadzamuka ese watchidzanyengeza wazinji¹²Nakuthimizirika kwaunyangazi, kuda kwawazinji kunadzatohola. ¹³Apo weneule kuti analambirira kiswikira kumhera, anadzaponesiwa. ¹⁴Vangeri iri laukulu linadzapalidziwa pentse pantsi ninga umboo kuna ense madziko; ese napenepo kunadzauya kuguma.¹⁵Napenepo, ungadzauya unyangazi wakufudza kuti kudalangiwa na Daniel, muprofiti, akadagala pambuto iyamukho (muerengi ngateteke), ¹⁶wenweule kuti ali kuDjudea nawale kwenda mubango, ¹⁷weneule kuti pantsuwa ngaleke kutchitha kuti kutola zvinhu munhumba mwatche, ¹⁸ese weneule kuti alikumunda ngaleke kuhirira kuti atole nunguwo zatche.¹⁹Apo kuna wenewale kuti wanamimbana wenewale kuti walimumamisa nantsiku zenezo! ²⁰Namatani kuti kuwala kwanu kuleke kuitika pangani iyamainza, kana Mugobera. ²¹Thangwe kunadzawoneka kubonera kukulu, kuti tchipo zvidaitikakale kuswika tchintchino, futi akudzawonekizve. ²²Zingati ntsiku zenezo zitchileka kugwandizirha, hapalibe angadzaponesiwa; apo, nakuda kwawanyakusankuliwa, ntsiku zenezo zinadzagwandiziwa.²³Napenepo, munhu angakubvunzani: 'Wonani alipano Kristu!' kana, Aliuko Kristu!' Hamusatendi. ²⁴Thangwe wa Kristu wakuphwata na maprofiti iyakuphwata iyanadzuuya ese iyanadzakupangizani zvidzindikilo zvizinji na zvitchamiso kuti wanyengeze, zvingakwanisika nawadasankuliwa. ²⁵Wonani kuti ndirikuku tchenjezani.²⁶Napenepo, angakubunzani, 'Wonani kuti Iye alimurusere', hamusabudi; kana, Muwoneni alimukati mwanyumba', hamusatendi. ²⁷Thangwe nadyali ninga mhenye inabuda kumabudira dzuwa ese inaetimira kuswika kumadokera, dyali anadzauuya Mwana Wamunhu. ²⁸Panatchitumbi, penepo nkonye zinaungana.²⁹Ese nazvinezvi pakupera kumbonera kwantsiku zenezo, dzuwa linadzaita dima, mwezi haudzagaki, nyenyezi zinadzagwa kudzaulu, ese ntsimba zakudzaulu zinadzatekenyesiwa.³⁰Napenepo tchidzindikiro tcha Mwana Wamunhu anadzawoneka kudzaulu, ese ense mitupo iyapantsi inadzamuka futi wanadzawona Mwana Wamunhu atchiuya padzaulu pamakuti, nantsimba na kukuza kukulu. ³¹Iye anadzatumira ngirozi Zatche nadungu likulu latolopito, ese iwo wanadzaunganiza wanyakusankuliwa Watche pamakhona manai iyapantsi, mumakhona ense iyakudzaulu.³²Pfunzirani mutsazaniso wamuwonde: Nadyali payo mithai ingasarha ese inaphwikira masamba iyate, dziwani kuti tchirimo tchadipaduze; ³³dyali basi, panu munawona zvense zvinhu izvi, zvinadikana mudziwe kuti Iye alipaduze, napamisuwo.³⁴Tchadiko Ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti dzinza iri halidzapindi, hazvisati zvaitika zvense zvinhu izvi. ³⁵Kudzaulu na Pantsi zvinadzapinda, apo masoko Iyangu tchipo iyanadzapinda.³⁶Apo, pamusana pantsiku eneyo na nguwa, hapalibe anadziwa, kana ngirozi zakudzaulu, kana Mwana, apo ega basi Baba.³⁷Nadyali ninga zvidaitika Pantsiku za Nowa, zvinadzaitikawo basi pakuuya kwa Mwana Wamunhu. ³⁸Thangwe pantsiku akusati kwaguma, iwo wakarja na kumwa, watchilolana ese watchita, kuswikira ntsiku zakuti Nowa apinda mungalawa; ³⁹ese hawalibe kuzvierenga, kuswikira kuguma kwauya ese kudatola wense- nadyali zvinadzaita kuuya kwa Mwana Wamunhu.⁴⁰Napenepo wamuna wairi walimumunda; mubodzi anadzatoliwa, ese unango anasiiwa. ⁴¹Wakadzi wairi wanadzagala walikugaisa; mubodzi anadzatoliwa, ese unango anasala. ⁴²Napenepo lindani, thangwe hamudziwi ntsiku ipi inadzauya Tchangamire wanu.⁴³Apo dziwani izvi: angati mwenekatchiro muyi anadziwa nguwa kuti mbava inauya, iye angadagala adalinda futi angadatenderalini kuti nyumba iyatche iphwaniwe. ⁴⁴Napenepo, basi imwe munadikana kugala mudalongedzeka, thangwe Mwana Wamunhu anadzauya panguwa kuti amudzaemeri.⁴⁵Nadyali, mbani nyamubasa watchadiko futi mudziwi, kuti tchangamire watche amusiira kuwonerera wana watche, kuitira kuti awapase zvakurja panguwa tchaiiyo? ⁴⁶Adakombolerha ndiye weneule nyamubasa kuti tchangamire watche anamuswikira alikuita izvi patche anauya. ⁴⁷Tchadiko Ine ndirikukubvunzani: tchangamire watche anadzaiga pamusana paiye zvense zvatche anazvo.⁴⁸Apo nyamubasa wakunyangala adalanga mumoyo watche: 'Tchangamire Wangu alikunongwa', ⁴⁹ese adatanga kunera wana watche, futi atchirja na kumwa namadzimwe; ⁵⁰napenepo tchangamire wanyamubasa weneyo anadzauya pantsiku kuti iye hasikuemera, ese panguwa kuti hasi kudziwa, ⁵¹ese anadzamugwanda maphisi ese anadzaundesa kubodziko nawa kukutu; kweneko kunadzawoneka tchiriro na tetemeka kwa madzino.

¹Napenepo Ukulu wa Kudzaulu unadzatsazanisiwa wanyamankunda kumi kuti wadatola wakubvenekesa zvawo ese wadabuda kawonana nazvikomba. ²Wachanu wawo wakali waswiru ese wachanu wakali wakungwala. ³Ese pawo maswiru wadatola zvakubvenekesa zvawo, iwo awalibe kutola mafuta kuna iwo; ⁴apo wakungwala wadawisa mavedulu iyana mafuta pabodzi nazvakubvenekesa zvawo.⁵Ese tchikomba tchitchinongwa, wense iwo wadabatiwa nantsiye ese wadagona. ⁶Apo pakati pausiku, kudabvika kukhuwa kubodzi: 'Wonani tchikomba! Budani muyasangane natcho'.⁷Napenepo wense wanyamankunda wadamuka ese wadaunganiza zvakubvenekesa zvawo. ⁸Maswiru wadabvunza akungwala: 'Tipaseniwo mafuta padoko thangwe zvakubvenekesa zvathu zvikuthima.' ⁹Apo wakutchenjera wadadaira, watchiti: 'Hazvikwanisiki, haiyawoneki iyakukwana kuna ife na imwe, endani kuna wagulisi ese gulani iyanu.'¹⁰Pawo iwo wadaenda kagula, tchikomba tchidaswika, ese wenewale kuti wakadakonzekera wadaenda natcho kuphwando lamutchato ese tsasa lidavaliwa. ¹¹Pakupeza izvi wanyamankhunda wenango wadaswikawo basi ese wadalanga: 'Tchangamire, tchangamire, tivulireniwo tsasa'. ¹²Apo iye adadaira ese adati: 'Tchadiko ndirikukubvunzani kuti handikudziwini.' ¹³Napenepo lindirani, thangwe hamudziwi ntsiku kana nguwa.¹⁴Thangwe zvidagala ninga mwamuna mubodzi kuti patche akaliduze kwenda dziko linango, adadaidza wanyamubasa watche ese adawaiga wawonereri waupfumi watche. ¹⁵Kumubodzi watche adamupasa madenari machanu, unango adamupasa mairi, ese kuna unango iye adamupasa libodz - mubodzinamubodzi zvinapindirana naiye tchaiye, ese adaenda ulendo. ¹⁶Tchiriporipotcho, weneule kuti adatambira zvichanu adaenda kazviita muphinduphindu ese adawonazve madenari machanu.¹⁷Zvibodzibodzizvo, adatambira zviwiri adaitazve zvinango zviwiri. ¹⁸Apo weneule kuti adatambira tchibodzi adaendazvatche, adatchera buli pantsi ese adafutchira male iya tchangamire watche.¹⁹Ese pakupera nguwa ikulu, tchangamire wa wenewale wanyamubasa adahirira ese adalangilana na iye. ²⁰Nyamubasa kuti adatambira madenari machanu adauya ese adauysa enango machanu; iye adati: 'Tchangamire, imwe mudandipasa madenari machanu. Wonani iyalipano enango machanu.' ²¹Tchangamire watche adamubvunza: 'Zvamuche, nyamubasa wamuche futi wakutchena! Wagala wakutchena pazvinhu zvidoko; pamusana pazvizinji nditchakupasa. Pinda pamufantso wa tchangamire wako'.²²Ese adafedzera kuna nyamubasa kuti adatambira madenari mairi adati: 'Tchangamire, imwe mandipasa madenari mairi. Wonani iyalipano enango mairi.' ²³Tchangamire watche adamubvunza: 'Zvamuche, nyamubasa wamuche futi wakutchena! Wagala wakutchena pazvinhu zvidoko; pamusana pazvakuwanda nditchakupasa. Pinda pamufantso wa tchangamire wako'.²⁴Napenepo nyamubasa kuti adatambira denari libodzi aadati: 'Tchangamire, ine ndirikudziwa kuti munaukali; munakonkha panu mulibe kuzvara; ese munaunganiza panu mulibe kumwaza. ²⁵Ine ndidagala naurtchi, napenepo ndidaenda ese ndidakoya pantsi denari lanu. Pano ndina zvanu mudandipasa'.²⁶Apo tchangamire watche adamudaira, atchilanga: "Nyamubasa wakunyangala ese nyopi, unadziwa kuti ine ndinakonkha pangu andina kuzvara futi ndinaunganiza pangu andilibe kugweza. ²⁷Napenepo, ungadapereka male iyangu kuna wakoyi, ese pakuhirira kwangu ine ndingadaitambira nainango iyakutsanzikira.²⁸Napenepo, budisa denari latche ese pasa kuna weneule kuti anakumi madenari. ²⁹Thangwe wense weneule kuti anazvo, zvakuwanda anapasiwazve - futi anadzagala nazvakuwanda. Apo weneule kuti alibe zvinhu, kuswira kuti iye adzatolerha. ³⁰Thusani nyamubasa hasenzi kunza, mumakuti. Kweneko kunadzawoneka tchiriro na kutetemeka kwamadzino'.³¹Ese patche Mwana Wamunhu angauya mukukuza Kwatche na ngirozi zense naIye, napenepo Iye anadzagala pamupando Watche wakukuza. ³²Pamberi Patche iyanadzagala iyadaungana ense madziko, ese Iye anadzamwaza libodzi nalibodzi, ninga muuswi anamwaza mabira nambuzi. ³³Iye anaiga mabira kuboko Latche lamadyo, apo mbuzi kuboko Latche lazvhere.³⁴Napenepo Mukulu Mukulu anadzalanga kuna wenewale wali kuboko Latche lamadyo: 'Uiyani, wakukombolerha kuna Baba Wangu, galani nhaka iyaUkulu kuti mudalongedzerha kubuda pakusikiwa kwa dziko. ³⁵Thangwe Ine ndikana nzala ese Mudandipasa zvakurja; ndikana nyota ese Mudandipasa zvakumwa; ndikali mulendo ese mudanditambira; ³⁶ndikalipezi ese Mudandipfekeza; ndikakonziwa ese Mudandisapota; ndikaliperezo ese Mudauya kandiwona'.³⁷Napenepo wakutendeka wanadzaira, watchilanga: "Tchangamire, ndirini pathu 44 tidakuwonani munanzala, ese Titchikurjisani? Kana na nyota ese Tidakupasani zvakumwa? ³⁸Futi lini pathu Tidakuwonani muli mulendo ese Titchikutambirani? Kana pezi ese Tchikutsimizani? ³⁹Ese lini pathu Tidakuwonani mulikukonziwa kana muperezo ese tidauya Kakuwonani?" ⁴⁰Ese Mukulu Mukulu anadzadaira: "Tchadiko Ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti, zvanu mudaitira kuna mubodziwatche wabale Wanguwa wadokodoko, kuna Ine mudandiitirawo'.⁴¹Napenepo Iye anadzabvunza kuna wenewale wali kuboko Latche lazvhere: "Fundukirani kuna Ine, imwe wanyangazi, kumoto wakugala nakugala kuti udalongedzerha kuna dyabu na ngirozi zatche, ⁴²thangwe Ine ndikana nzala ese hamulibe Kundipasa zvakurja; ndikana nyota ese hamulibe Kundipasa zvakumwa; ⁴³ndikalimulendo ese hamulibe Kunditambira; ndikalipezi ese hamulibe Kundipfekeza; mutenda ese muperezo futi hakulibe kundiwona'.⁴⁴Napenepo iwo wadadairawo basi, watchilanga: "Tchangamire, lini pathu ife Tidakuwonani nanzala, kana na nyota, kana mulendo, kana pezi, kana kukonziwa, kana muperezo, ese hatiribe Kukuwonani?' ⁴⁵Napenepo Iye adawadaira: "Tchadiko Ine ndirikukubvunzani, zvanumulibe kuitira kuna mubodzi wawadokodoko Wangu, zvinezvo hamulibe kuitawo kuna Ine." ⁴⁶Awa wanadzaenda kuphanitchi lakugala nakugala, apo akutendeka wanadzaenda kulalama kwa kwenda nakwenda.

¹zvidhaitika cuti, jesu patche adhapeza zventse culonga, ie adalonga cuna watereri watse: ²munadziwa kuti kubudapantsicu ziwiri titcharja pasica , nalhalo mwana wamunhu atchaperekia cuti akomerke;³Nalhalo masodja na wasenzi na wanhu wadaungana pawanzinji kuna muculu nkulu wamasodja akadaidzia caifas. ⁴pakundu wakamutswirira mata watchimussunga jesu kuti wamuulaie. ⁵wakalonga: azwiiti pakati pawazinji kuti alamba kumuka pacufa pakati pawanhu pawazinji.⁶Alipo jesu cu Betania pa mui wa simao, ⁷nalhalo ie akada cotama pamesa , mucadzi mubodzi adaenda cuna ie akana chigubo chamafuta ,ie adalilaatchimudjola kubudira mumussolo. ⁸pao wadaona watereri watche awana cudekerka nazvo wadalonga: nswanhi zviri cuiitica? ⁹aia mafuta deka iagulissia na male iacuanda, penango deka mapassawalombo.¹⁰Ie Djesu atchidziwa adawadvunza iwo: ntanguelanhi mulicuzunguzissa mukadzi uiu? uiu mukadzi aita zvakudeka maningui kuna ine. ¹¹Kazinji kentse nditshagala nawalombo pabodzi, ne cazinji imwe munagala naine.¹²Ninga lhalo ie andidjola mafuta muiri wangu ie adalekelerka. ¹³Tshokuadi ine ndinacuvunzane papi pamulikuda kuti choko lipalidzirke munhika; izwi zwaita mukadzi uiu zwitchagala munzeru.¹⁴Nalhalo, mubodzi pakati pao akadaidziwa jhuda skaliote adaenda kuna masodja. ¹⁵ie adalonga: ''swanhi zvamunandipassa kuti ndicupanguizeni? iwo wadamupassa mazana matatu ia massiriva. ¹⁶kubudira pangua ineio adaswaga njira yakuti amupereka´´ .¹⁷pantsicu yacutanga mapau na sumo watereri wadauia cuna jesu watshilonga: mpapi pamulikuda kuti tigadzirire pasica? ¹⁸Ie adalonga: ambaini cuvira , munhu wakudeka anatidvunza: mufundisse adalonga:nguwa iangu iri cuswuika ine ndinadzalija pasica munhumba iako pabodzi nawatereri wangu. ¹⁹wateri wadaita ninga jesu wadagadzirira zentse cuti walije pasica.²⁰20 ninga ussicu cudaswika, ie adagala cuti alige pasica nawatereri watche. ²¹nalhalo iwo wadalja pasica, ie adalonga: tshokuandi ine ndina kudvunzane alipo mubodzi pacati panu anadzandi gulissa. ²²iwo wadagala wadatsukuala mubodzi namubodzi adazwidvunza, kulonga andisse ine mambo?²³ie adadaira: ndie analija pabodzi naine ie anadzandigulissa. ²⁴mwana wamulungu anadzafa ninga zvidanembia ntangue langu. kuti ie mbani muana wamulunga ana gulissika zwidadzagala nswadi ninga ie aana kubaliwa. ²⁵jhuda ndie adadzagulisa, adalonga: ndine pano Rabi? ie adadaira: ndiwe wamupereka.²⁶ninga lhalo wakalja jesu adalja atchinamata adabuda atchitambirissa iwo watereri watshe, atchilonga:imwani irjani uiu ndio muiiri wangu.²⁷Nalhalo iye adamwa padoco achipassa cunfasa,adawapasa,achilonga.imwali naye,muentse. ²⁸Nalhalo iri ndiro gazi langu,gazi lapacubatana,ndiro linapasiwa kuna wentse cuti yadza lekeleliwe pazwacunhangala. ²⁹Ninga ine ndiri cucudvunzani cuti mussamwi muti wazwibereco izwi, cuzwiquira ntsicu yandinadzamwa naimwe pabodzi kudenga cuna baba yangu.³⁰Pacupeza cuemba nhumbo ibodzi,munadzamuda muchienda ³¹cuphili.Djesu anadzayalanguira cuti.ussicu uno mwentse imwe munadzaita tshizo tangue langu,ninga zwidanembiwa.ine ndinadzaita mufundissi.wana ema wentse ³²yanadzanditeyerera.Pacundu cumuca guangu,ndinaenda cumberi kwanu pabodzi mugalileya.³³adamudvunza Pita :aussati waita cuti wentse wentse wate tchidzo na tangue lako ine andidzazvinhadisse. ³⁴Jesu adalonga: chokuadi ndinacudvunza cuti usicu uno, djongue alissati lalira utchandilamba catatu. ³⁵Pita adalonga : ninga lhalo ngati kuli kufa tinafa tiri tentse, andidzaculambi ninga lhalo adadvunza wentse watereri watche.³⁶nalhalo jesu adaenda nawo kumbuto inadvi guetsimani atchiwadvunza : ngalani pano ine ndiri kuenda kanamata. ³⁷ie adatola Pita pabodzi na wana wairi wa Zebedeu wadatoma kutsukuala na chigumbo. ³⁸na dano adawadvunza: moio wangu ulikugala udatsukuala kuswikira pakufa kwangu. ndinagala pabodzi naimue.³⁹Ie adalonga nacutali akadagodama pantsi achinamata. ie adalonga: baba wangu zvinaita kuti mundipasseo padoco. ninga lhalo azuisse ndizvo zwandiricuda, ninga zwamulikuda imwe. ⁴⁰ie adauia kuna watereri watshe adawaona wadagona adadvunza pita: namata audi kuti tiende pabodzi panguwa? ⁴¹ndinagala naimue ntchinamata kuti mulambe kuedziwa. mweia udagala udagadzirirka nhama idaneta.⁴²ie adafundukirazwe kuti anamate adalonga: baba wangu azviiti kuti padoko pa miedzo papinde, andissate ndamua. ngazuiitike nacuda kuanu. ⁴³adaiirirazve adawaona wagona, nalhalo matso awo akadalemerka. ⁴⁴nalhalo adawassiazve adafundukira adanamata katchitatu, achilonga zuiinu zvibodzi bodzi.⁴⁵nalhalo, jesu adauiia kuna watereri atsiwadvunza: mudagona muchipuma zvanu? onani nguwa iripaduze muana wamulungu acchaperekua mumanza iawa tadzi. ⁴⁶mukani tiende. assati aiita kuti mupanduki aswike.⁴⁷nalhalo ie akalonga, juda mubodzi wapakati pao aperekezie na wanu wakuanda adauiia pabodzi na massodja awanu wachiuiia na mipeni, macatana na miti. ⁴⁸Muamuna adagulissa jesu addapassa kulonga atchiti: uiiu wandina ntsoda ndie letu, mussungueni.⁴⁹pakuchimbiza iie adaenda kuna jesu atchiti: zwinunule wega; nalhalo adamuntsoda. ⁵⁰jesu adalonga: chamwali ita zwaauia caita nalhalo iwo wadafendera duze wadapereka manza iao cuna jesu nalhalo wadamussunga.⁵¹ndie mubodzi pakati pa watereri wajesu adapereka manza iache adafuwa catana mupeni adakonzeka mubodzi wao adaguandika kutu. 52 ⁵²jesu adati: hirinza mupeni wao pambuto, na muentse muda bata mipeni, munagala muna mipeni. ⁵³mussafungu kuti ine ndina longa na baba wangu. ie anadzanditumira kumi na zuiri mazona ia ngirozi? ⁵⁴nalhalo ndinaterera zuentse zvidanembiwa zvitchi longa kuti zventse izvi zuinadzaitika.⁵⁵pangua ineio jesu adalonga pamberi pawazinji: mauiia na mipeni na miti kuti mundissungue ninga mbava? ine ndikagala kazinji na ngua nditchikufunzissane imue amuna cundissunga. ⁵⁶Nalhalo zuentse watereri wadadzamussia na lhalo wadamutawa.⁵⁷wentse wadamussunga jesu wadamutolo achienda kuna mambo wamaiiuda, ndiko cukana massodja , wansenzi wadaungana. ⁵⁸Ninga pita akamuteera padoko padoko kuna mungi wamaiiuda adapinda atchigala na massodja kuti waone kunkomo.⁵⁹wakulo wasandudzi akafunga zvacubwatira Djesu kuti wamulaye. ⁶⁰iwo awalibe kuona mulando podi wadabwata zvacuanda. Penepo padauya wanhu wairi. ⁶¹Wadalanga kuti: " Iye anakwanisa kufudza nhumba ya Mulungu atchiwaka patsiku zitatu".⁶²Mukulu wamaiida adamuka achimuvunza: ie audi kudaira? tanguelanhi wanhu walicuda cuti uulaie? ⁶³nalhalo jesu adagala adawatama. muculu wamadjuda adalonga: ine ndinacuvunza kuna mulungu mupenhu tidvunze iie ndiwe jesu? muana wamulungu?, ⁶⁴jesu adadaira: iiwe wazuilonguera patchaco. nalhalo ine ndinacudvunza chinchino kumberi uchadzaona muana wamulungu adagala cukundo la baba watche, atsiuiia na mumakole.⁶⁵Nalhalo mukulu wamaiiuda adakedza nguo zatse achilonga: iie adalonga zvakunhantsa tanguelanhi titcchiricuda massankulu? madva kale. ⁶⁶mulicufunga tani? iiwo wadadaira wachilonga:iie mbaulaiwe.⁶⁷wadamuswuirira mata watchimunera. ⁶⁸watchilonga: tichandirewo jesu mbani alikukunera?⁶⁹Akalipo pita adakala pakundo pa khonka mussodja adalonga : ⁷⁰Iyepo ukali pabodzi na jesu ku galileia⁷¹patche adabuda kuenda kumussuo, munango adamuona, adamuvunza pakati pawakipa: " Munu uyu akatipabodzi na Djesu cu Gerussakema". ⁷²Iye adamulambazwe nakudumbira: Ine andimudziwi munu uyu".⁷³Kubuda penepo, iwo wakalipenepo wadaenda kuna pita wadavunza: Chuva iye ndiwe mubodzi wao, thangue kulanga kwakokulikupanguisa" ⁷⁴Iye adatoma kulamba atchidumbira: " Ine andimudziwi muny uyu", pangua djongue lidalila. ⁷⁵Pita adafunguidzila massoko yakalanga Djesu: " Djongue alissati lalila iwepo Pita utchandilamba catatu". Nadyalo iye adaenda kunza adalila achilanga zvakuvanda.

¹Payo matchibese iyadaswika, wense wakuluwakulu nawadikoni wambumba wadazonda Djeso, kuti Wamuulaiye. ²Ese Wadamusunga Wadamutola ese Wadamupereka kuna Pilato, mukulu mukulu.³Napenepo Djuda, kuti Adamupereka, adawona kuti Djeso atongerha kufa, adadzalirha, adahirinza machereni makumi matatu iyamukufu kuna wakulu wakulu nawadikoni ⁴ese adati: "Ine ndanyangaza kugulisa gazi lakutchena". Apo iwo wadalanga: "Tingantsinkwenyi nazvo? Nswako izvi". ⁵Napenepo iye adathusa machereni iyamukufu muthemberi, adabuda ese adaenda kazviuulaya.⁶Wakulu wakulu wadatola machereni iyamukufu ese wadalanga: "Hazviribe kutenderha kuiga pabodzi nazvakupereka, thangwe ndimutengo wagazi". ⁷Iwo wadalanga pabodzi makaniyo, wadagula munda wamuumbi kuti waite masiye iyanyakuuya. ⁸Nalazau iyi, kuswikira ntsiku iyanyamuntsi, mundayo ukudaidziwa "Munda Wagazi".⁹Napenpo, zvidatewezeka zvilangiwa na muprofiti Jeremia: "Iwo wadatola machereni makumi matatu iyamukufu, mutengo kuti Iye adapimirha na mbumba iyaIziraeli. ¹⁰ese wadapereka izvi munda wamuumbi, ninga Tchangamire adanditumira".¹¹Napenepo Djeso, pamberi pa mukulu mukulu, uyu Adamubvunzisa: "Iwe ndiwe Mukulu waMadjuda?" Djeso adamudaira: "Iwe ndiwe ukumubvunza". ¹²Apo, patche Iye adapomherha na wakulu wakulu na wadikoni, halibe kudaira. ¹³Napenepo Pilato Adamubvunza: "Hausikubva kwense kupomherha kulisoso na Iwe?" ¹⁴Apo Iye alibe kudaira nasoko libodziro, ese nadyali mukulu mukulu adagala wakuchamisika.¹⁵Pakati paphwando, ukali musambo mukulu mukulu kulekerera nyaperezo mubodzi wakusankuliwa nambumba: ¹⁶Panguwa eneyo, iwo wakananyaperezo mubodzi wakudziwika maningi, anadaidziwa Barabasi.¹⁷Napenepo, pawo iwo wakadaungana wense, Pilato adawabvunza: "Mulikuda kuti ine ndikurekerereni wani? Barabasi kana Djeso, anadaidziwa Kristu?" ¹⁸Thangwe akadziwa kuti Wakadamupereka nabibvu. ¹⁹Patche iye akadagala pambuto iyautongi, mukadzi watche adamutumira masoko atchilanga: "Hamusapindiri watendeka uyu; thangwe nyamuntsi, pakulota ndabonera pamusana patche".²⁰Wakulu wakulu nawadikoni wadafulira mbumba wakumbire Barabasi, ese Djeso aulaiwe. ²¹Mukulu mukulu adawabvunzisa: "Pawairiwa mulukuda kuti ine ndikurekerereni wani?" Iwo wadalanga: "Barabasi". ²²Pilato adawabvunza: "Zvinadikana kuti ine ndiitetani na Djeso, anadaidziwa Kristu?" Ese wense wadadaira: "Mukokomerereni".²³Ese iye adati: "Zvipi zvakunyanga zvatcheIye aita?" Apo iwo wadakhuwazve nantsimba: "Ngakokomererhe". ²⁴Napenepo, patche pilato adawona kuti angadakwanisalini kuita tchinhu ese nyonganyonga ikatangisa, iye adatola madzi, adasamba manja pamberi pambumba ese adalanga: "Ine ndine wakutchena pagazi la mwamuna uyu; izvi nswanu wenekatchiro".²⁵Ense mbumba idalanga: "Gazi Latche ngaliuye kuna ife na wana wathu". ²⁶Napenepo iye adalekerera Barabasi, apo adanera Djeso futi adamupereka kuti akokomererhe.²⁷Napenepo masodja iya mukulu mukulu wadamutola Djeso wadamuendesa mukati mwanyumba, ese wadaungana wamutiti wamasodjo. ²⁸Iwo Wadamudura ese wadauiga nguwo zichawa Kunaiye. ²⁹Napenepo wadaita nkata iyaluwa ese wadaiga pamusolo Patche, na munhu mubodzi kuboko Latche lamarjo, ese iwo wadagodama pamberi Patche ese wadatuka Kunaiye, watchilanga: "Zviponese Mukulu wamadjuda!"³⁰Futi, watchipfira Kunaiye, wadabata munhu unangoyo ese wadamunera musolo Watche. ³¹Uku watchituka Nunaiye, Wadamubudisa nguwo zichawa, Wadamutsimiza nguwo zawo tchaizo, ese wadamutora kwenda kamukokomerera.³²Pakubuda, iwo wadawona mwamuna mubodzi waku Cirene anadaidziwa Simawu, wawo wadamanikidza kudzusa mutchinjikwa Watche. ³³Iwo wadaswika mbuto inadaidziwa Golokota, kuti zvinalanga "Mbuto iya Caveri". ³⁴Wadamupasa vinyu idasanganiziwa nandulu; apo patche adairaira, halibe kuimwa.³⁵Pawo wadapeza Kumukokomerera, wadagawana pakati pawo nguwo Zatche, wadathusa soloti; ³⁶ese, wadagala penepo watchimulindira. ³⁷Futi wadaiga padzaulu pamusolo Patche kupomherha kwakuti kukada nembiwa: "UYU NDIYE DJESO MUKULU WAMADJUDA".³⁸Mbava ziwiri zidakokomererha pabodzi naIye, mubodzi kumarjo Kwatche ese unango kuzvere Kwatche. ³⁹Wenewale kuti wakapinda, wakachola Kunaiye, watchitekenyesa musolo ⁴⁰ese watchilanga: "Iwe, kuti ungadafudza thembere ese utchirilonza npantsiku zitatu, Zviponese Wega mubodzibodzi. Ungati Iwe ndiwe Mwana Wamulungu, tchitha Pamutchinjikwa".⁴¹Zvibodzibodzizvo, wakulu wakulu wakalipo watchichola Kunaiye pabodzipo nawanembi nawadioni, ese watchilanga: ⁴²"Iye adaponesa wenango, apo azvikwanisi Kuzviponesa Kunaiye mubodzibodzi. Iye ndiye Mukulu waIziraeli! Kuti Iye ngatchithe tchintchino pamutchinjikwa, ese ife tinatenda Kunaiye.⁴³Iye adathemba Mulungu; kuti Mulungu Ngamutole tchintchino, angati Anamuda muche, thangwe Iye adati: 'Ine ndine Mwana wa Mulungu'". ⁴⁴Ese mbavazo kuti zikada kokomererha na Iye basi Wakamulanga kutuka kubodzibodziko.⁴⁵Kubudira nguwa iya tchitanhatu kuswikira nguwa iyatchi pfemba, Mudima udauya pantsi pense. ⁴⁶Paduze nanguwa iyatchipfemba, Djeso adakuwa napfala likulu ese adati: "Eli, Eli, lama sabakatani?", kuti zvinalanga: "Mulungu wangu, Mulungu wangu, thangweranyi Mandisia?" ⁴⁷Pawo wenango wakalipenepo wadaema wadabva izvi, wadalanga: "Iye alikudaidza Elia".⁴⁸Tchiriporipotcho mubodzi watche adathamanga, adabata tchinsakala, wadatchidzaza vinagri, wadaiga pantsonga iyamhasa, ese Wadamupasa amwe. ⁴⁹Wenango wadalanga: "Musiyeni ega, mbatiwoneni kuti elia atchauya Kamuponesa". ⁵⁰Napenepo Djeso adakuwa paswa napfala likulu ese adapereka muzimu Watche.⁵¹Ese wonani kuti nguwo iya muthembere maphisi mairi kudzaulu kwenda kunyansi; pantsi padatekenyeka, ese mitumba idakwecheka. ⁵²Nhutu zidavulika, ese mwiwiri iyawakutchena wazinji, kuti ikadagona, idamusiwa. ⁵³Iwo wadabuda munhutu pawo wadapeza kumusiwa Kwawo, wadapinda muluwani lakutchena ese wadawoneka kuna wazinji.⁵⁴Patche mukulu wamasodja na wenewale kuti wakalindira Djeso wadawona kutekenyeka nazvinhu kuti zvikadaitika, wadagala naurtchimaningi ese wadalanga: "Tchadiko uyuakali Mwana Wamulungu". ⁵⁵Wakadzi wazinji, kuti wakatewera Djeso kubudira kuGalilea kuti Wamutsidzire, wakalipo penepo, watchilingisa nakutali. ⁵⁶Pakati paiwo, Maria Madalena; Maria, mai waTiago na Zuze; na ai wawana waZebedia.⁵⁷Tchakumaulo, adauya mwamuna mubodzi mupfumi waku Arimatea, anadaidziwa Zuze, kuti akalimubodzi watche wawapfunzi wa Djeso. ⁵⁸Iye adafedzera kuna Pilato ese adakumbira mwuwiri wa Djeso. Napenepo Pilato adatendera kuti aupasiwe.⁵⁹Zuze adatola mwuwiri, adaufumbukidza ibodzi iyakutchena iyamuche ese ⁶⁰adaiga munhutu iyatche iswa, kuti ikadatcheriwa pabuwe. Kumasure iye adagulumundisa buwe likulu pamberi pamusuwo wanhutu ese adaenda zvatche. ⁶¹Maria Madalena na unango Maria akalipo penepo, wakadagala pamberi panhutu.⁶²Mangwana iyatche, kuti ikalintsiku iyakumasure kwakulongedzera, wakulu wakulu na wafalisi wadaungana na Pilato. ⁶³Iwo wadalanga: "Tchangamire, mulikutitsalakana kuti patche Weneule munyengezi akadapenya, Iye adati: 'Pakupera ntsiku zitatu, ine ndinadzamuka'. ⁶⁴Nazvinezvi tenderani kuti nhutu ilindirhe kuswikira ntsiku zitatu, kana napenepo wapfunzi Watche wangawauye, kaba mwuwiri ese watchibvunza mbumba: 'Iye amuka pawanyakufa'; ese uku kunyengeza kwakupezesera kudanyanya kupinda kwutanga".⁶⁵Pilato adawabvunza: "Tolani walindi, endani ese lindirani nhutu ninga zvamuche zvidakuthemerani. ⁶⁶Watchienda iwo, wadaiga walindi panhutu, wadava buwe ese watchisia penepo walindi.

¹Pacupera kwa ngobera pchena pachicu yacutanga ya sondo, Mafria na Madalena wadaenda cuyaona buntu. ²Iyo wadabva chindenguendengue, nadyalo ngirozi ya Mulungu lidatchitcha kudzaulu, idauya idagadzira phbuwe penepo idagala papbuwepo.³Kufunga kwache kukadaita ninga nkirozi pabhodzi na nguwo zentse,cuchena ninga nhenhezi . ⁴Macamalada adatcha penepo wadagala ninga wacufa.⁵Ninga lhalo ngilozi, idaenda cuna wacadzi itchilonga, musapatique ine ndinadziwa cuti mulicusaga djesu ule adakomeliwa. ⁶Iwe apalibe pano,amuca ninga zwache adalanga,mauwa caona mbuto ikana djesu. ⁷Ndoconi nacutchimbiza penepo mudvundze watewereri watche, iwe amuka pacati pawanhacufa iwe alicuenda pabodzi cugalilewa,kweneco munamuona ndizwo zwandinacudvudzani.⁹Wacadzi wadasiwa nutu nacuchimbiza na cucha nacudekeliwa maningui,adathamanga cadvunza watewereri. ⁸Penepo djesu adayuwa casangana naye iwo atchilanga, kwaiwani,wacadzi wadafenda wadamupata mwendo wada namata. ¹⁰Nalhalo djesu adalanga ndinacudvunzani wabale wanku ndoconi cugalilewa kweneco munandiona.¹¹Nadyalo wakadzi wakaenda, wenango wamassodja kuvira adalanga kuna wakulu wamassodja zventse zvidaitika. ¹²Wachigala na massodja wadaungana na nasenzi watslita kufunga zvakuita wadaputa male iyakuanda kuna massodja, wachipanguizika: ¹³" Ndinakuvuozare watereri wa Djesu anauya na usiku wanamubhira muiri tikanagona.¹⁴Nadyalo massoko aya aswike mumaketi yamutongu, ife tilonga kute atende nazvo, ndina kukusiani muche pacufunga". Nadyalo massodja anatola male wanalta ninga zvikana lembiwa. ¹⁵Hizvi naitika kuti zvipere kumwazika kuna madjuda kuswikira lelo.¹⁶Pa kumi na chibodzi pawatereri wadaenda ku Galileia, pagomo lakuti Djesu adawapangulsa. ¹⁷Pawo anamwona wanauya, wadamunamat wenango wakassi kutenda ndazvo.¹⁸Iye Djesu, adafendera kuna iwo, achilinga: " Wentse watongi ndapassiwa kodenga na panhika. Nadyalo ndokoni multi watereri wense pa dziko. ¹⁹Muwa babatidze mudzina la baba, la mwana e na la mdeya mutsene.²⁰Mushiwafinzissa ku kaia zventse zvinhu zvamunazvo pa kukoeka. Ine ndinaimwe zventse tsiku, kuswikira kunkomo yanguwa".

¹Ucu ndico cutoma cucusa fpala kwaDjesu mucristo, mwana wa Mulungu. ²Ninga zvida nembiwa mubuku la mprofita Isaia: "Ndipo penepo pangu nditchatumira nyamasoco Wangu pamberi Paco cuti udonze ngira yaco. ³Fpala launango litchakuwa mubango: Donzani ngira ya mulungu, vulani ngira zatche zacutewezeca";⁴Juwau adauya, adababatidza mubango futi adadaidzira batismo libodzi lacubweke cuti walekererwe zvacunyangala. ⁵Wense wamuprovincia ya Judeya nawense wagali wamu Djerusalema wadauya cuna iye. Iwo wakali wacubatizariwa na iye muludzi rwa Djorodani, watchibweca unyangazi wawo. ⁶Juwau akabvala nhembe zamakamera, akana bande lakanda futi akadya nhete nauchi zvamutsanga.⁷Iye akadaidza, atchilanga: "Munango alicuya cumasule kwangu, mbani adalemerera cupinda ine, apo andisi wacuthemera cuti ndidzike ndidzatsudzule nzoi zachango Zatche. ⁸Ine ndidacubatizarini namadzi, kwatche Iye atchacubatizarini na Muzimu Wacutchena".⁹Zvidaitica cuti, pansicu zenezo, Djeso adauya cubuda cu Nazareta pa Galileiya, futi adadzabatizariwa na Juwau muLudzi la Jorodani. ¹⁰Padadzati Djeso abuda mumadzi, Iye adaona mudzaulu mutchifunguca nadyalo Muzimu udzatchitha pa Iye ninga nkangaiwa. ¹¹Fpala libodzi lidauya mudzaulu: "Iwe ndiwe Mwana wangu wacuda. Ine ndiricudekerha cuna Iwe".¹² Apo Muzimu tchilipolipotcho wudamutola watchienda cubango. ¹³Iye akali mubango makumi manai yantsicu, nazvenezvo ayezeriwa na Sathani. Iye akanazvirombo zvamutsanga, na ngirozi zikamusenzesa.¹⁴Mumasule mwa Juwau patche adaenda mucadyaboso, Djeso adauya cuswica mu Galileya, wakadaidzira fpala la Mulungu, ¹⁵atchiranga: "Ngani idaswica, futi uculu a Mulungu ulipadhuze. Tsumbani futi mu pinduke na pfala".¹⁶Watchienda wense cubala la Galiliya, Iye adaona Simioni na andirya, mubale wa Simioni, atchithusa mambule mubala, napenepo wakali wamedzi. ¹⁷Djeso adawabvunza cuti: "Uyani, nditewereni, nditchacuitani wa medzi wa wanhu". ¹⁸Tchilipolipotcho wadasiya mambule watchimuteera.¹⁹Futi Djeso, atchifamba padoco pa mberipo, adaona Tiago mwana wa Zebedeu, na Juwau mubale watche; iwo wakali mu mwadiya watchitea mambule. ²⁰Futi napenpo adawadaidza, iwo wadamusia bambowao, Zebedeu, nawasewenzi wakali mumwadia Iwo wadamuteera.²¹Wadapinda mu Cafarnaum, na mu sabudu Djeso adapinda mu Sinagoga futi atchipfunzisa. ²²Iwo wakali natchidzumo na upfindzisa, kwatche thangwe Iwo wakadzapfundzisa ninga unago anautongui futi nkabe niga walembi wa mitemo.²³Futi penepo, mu Sinagoga, mukana mwamuna mubondzi akana muzimu wacunyangala akakuwa akati: ²⁴"Tinanyi ife naiwe, Djeso wacu Nazareta? wauuya cudzatifudza? Ine ndicudziwa cuti iwe ndiwe wani. Iwe ndiwe Wacutchena wa Mulungu!" ²⁵Djeso adapasa mutemo dimoni futi adalanga: "Matama futi buda cuna iye!". ²⁶Futi muzimu wacunyangala udamubzwa pansi futi tchidabuda paiye tchitchikuwa na fapla lacukuwa.²⁷Wense wanhu wakadadzuma futi wakabvundzisana mubondzinamubodzi: "Ntchanyi tchenetchi? Cupfundzisa cutsva na utongi? Iye adapasa mutemo cuswica cumizimu yacunyangala, futi iwo wadamuteerera".²⁸Tchilipolipotcho masoco thangwera Iye yadabalalisiwa paense mimitunhu ya Galileya.²⁹Tchilipolipotcho pawo wabuda cu Sinagoga, wadaenda cumui kwa Simoni na kwa Anderea, na Tiago na Juwau. ³⁰Madzwala wa Simioni akadagona, iye adabatiwa na cuconziwa. futi tchilipolipotcho wadalanga cuna Djeso zvaiye. ³¹Apo Iye adauya, adabata na djanja futi adamuca; matenda ya damusiya, futi iye adatoma cuwatsidza.³²Ninga ukali usiku, cumasule kwadzuwa cu thobica, iwo wadauisa wense awo wakaconziwa penango wa kabaticana na madimoni. ³³Yense luwani lidasangana pamusuo. ³⁴Iye adalapa wazinji cuti wakaconziwa na matenda ya cusiyana siyana futi adabudisa madimoni mazinji. Apo hana cutendera cuti madimoni ya langue. Thangwe iwo wa kamudziwa.³⁵Iye adamuca kweru manigui, naizvo ninga cukada swipa; adabuda, adaenda cumbuto inango adaenda cubango futi kweneko adanamata. ³⁶Simoni futi na wenewale wakana Iye wadamutswaga. ³⁷Iwo wadamuona futi watchimubvunza: "Wense walicutswaga Iwe".³⁸Iye adawabvunza: "Ambaini cumbuto zinango, kwa luani likaliduze, cuti ine ndicuse fpala kweneco. Ndizvo zvangu ndauira caita pano". ³⁹Iye adaenda kwense cu Galileya, atchicusa cu Sinagoga yatche futi atchibudisa madimoni.⁴⁰Nyamapere bodzi adauya cuna iye futi adalomba nacugodama. Iye adalanga cuna Djeso: "mungati mulicuda, nditcheneseni". ⁴¹Nacuda kwansisi, Djeso adathasamula boco latche futi adakuya, atchiranga: "Ine ndiricuda. Iwe utchatchena". ⁴²Tchilipolipotcho mapere ya damusia, futi iye adakala wa cutchena.⁴³Djeso adawatchenzesa tchadi futi adamuti ndoco, ⁴⁴atchimubvundza: "Ona, usalangue cunawenango, kwatche ndoco futi zvipanguize cuna Sacerdodote futi pereca zvacubonera zwaco ninga Mosisi ada cupasa mutemo, ninga umboo wa iwo".⁴⁵Kwatche iye adabuda atchitoma cudaidzira wense iwo wadadzabalalisa fpala, na musambo ujinji cuti Djeso aleke cupinda na cupfansa paense mbuto. Iye akada cukala mumbuto zacutamiwa, nazvenezvo wanhu wakauya cuna Iye wamumbuto zense.

¹Patche akahirira kwenda Capelenaume, pantsicu zingasi wadabva cuti Iye akari pamui. ²Apo wajinji wadaungana penepo hapakana mbuto, ne padoko, cuswikira pamusuo, Djeso akalonga fpala.³Wanango wadauya cuna Djeso wachiuisa mwamuna tchilema. Wamuna wanai wakada dzusa. ⁴Apo iwo hazvikaita cuswika paduse Naye Na thangue lacuwanda. Apo, wadavula buri pambuto pakana Djeso apo, wadaita buri, wadacthithisa tchirema wadamugonessa.⁵Nacuona kuthemba kwatche, adalonga Djeso munhu tchilema: "Mwana, wangu zvitema zvako zvalekereriwa". ⁶Apo penepo wakalipo wenango wadziwisisi wamitemo wakadakala apo wadakaghaya mukati mwamoyo: ⁷"Ntswanyi munhui wachilonga dyano? Iye mupikisi Wamulungo! Mbani angarekerere zvitema kumza Kwamulungu?".⁸Tchilipolipotcho, Djeso, hakadziwa mumuzimu apo iye akadafunga phatchatche, adadzalanga bvati: "Thangue lanyi muri kufunga dyano mumoyo yanu? ⁹Ntswanyi zvikadadonha maningui cubvunza munhu chirema: Cuti zvitema zvako zvalereriwa panacuti cuti: Muka, ubate ntswimbo yaco ufambe?¹⁰Apa kwadi cuitira cuti mudziwe cuti Mwana Wamunhu anamutemo pansi pano wacukerera zvitema," adalonga iye cubvunza tchirema: ¹¹"Ine ndina cubvunza: Muca bata ntswimbo yaco uende cumba kwaco". ¹²Iye adamuca tchiripolipotcho adabata ntswimbo yatche napenepo adaenda cumba kwatche pamberi pawentse, nazvenezvo wentse wadadzuma nazvo watchilonga Mulungu ngaatchyiwe wadalanga: "Ifepano hatisati tawona zvinango zvinhu inga izvi".¹³ Iye adabuda patswa kwenda mukundu mwabala, napenepo mbumba yentse idauya cunaIye, Iye akawafunzisa. ¹⁴Pangani akapinda, adawona Levi, mwana wa Arfeo, akadagala pambuto ya kutsonkesa misonko, Iye adati: "Nditeere." Iye adamuca Atchimuteera.¹⁵Pangani cuti Djeso pakali iye pathebo panyumba ya Levi, wazinji wanyacusonkesa musonko nawanya cuita zvitema wakadya na Djeso nawafpunzi, tangwe pakana wajinji wakaMuteera. ¹⁶Pangani yacuti wanyori wawafarise wadawona cuti Djeso alicudya nawanhu wanyangazi nawasonkesi wamusonko, wadalanga cuna wafpunzi Watche: "Tangwe lanyi Iye alicudya nawasonkesi wamusonko nawanyangazi?".¹⁷Patche Djeso adabva izvi, adawabvunza: "Wanhu wacuwoma hawadi mulapi; basi wanarwala ndiwo wanada. Ine handina cudzira cudzadaizda wacudetsa, kwatche cuna wanyangazi".¹⁸Wafpunzi wa Juwau nawafarizeo wakatsanya. Wadauya nawenango wadaMubvunza: "Ntswanyi wafpunzi wajuwau nawa fpunzi wawafarezeo wanatsanya apo wafpunzi wanuwa hawatsanyi?". ¹⁹Djeso adawabvunza: "Codi zvinaita wanyakudaidziwa pamutchatho watchitsanya apo ngani yacuti hwinga wutchina iwo? Cana iwo wana hwinga, iwo hawaiti cutsanya.²⁰Apo zitchadzauya ntsicu iyacuti hwinga itcadzabudiswa, pantsicu zenezo, iwo watchadzatsanya. ²¹Hapana anaika tchigamba tchanguwo itswa panguwo iyakale; zvinadzaitika cuti, tchigamba tchinadza kedza nguwo iyakale, napenepo cukedza cunadza kula.²²Hacuna munhu anaika vinyu itswa mumidziyo yacale; angati iye atchiita zvenezvi, vinyu itswa ina phwanya midziyo, napenepo vinyu itswa na midziyo ineyo inaluzica. Napenepo, ikani vinyu itswa mumidziyo mitswa".²³Futi cudawonekwa cuti, ikali ntsicu ya sabudu, mucupinda kwatche Djeso mumbuto zacuti zikazvaliwa zvinhu, wafpunzi watche watanga cuvula njira wadadula misapho zvacuti inga zvadina mhumba. ²⁴Napenepo wafarizeu wadalanga: "Onani, htangueranyi walicuita zvinhu cuti hazvitenderwi musabudu?".²⁵ Iye adalanga: "Hausati aerenga cuti ntswanyi davidi adaita pawo hawakana zvinhu futi pawowakana nzala, iye nawamuna wakana iye? ²⁶Adapindatani munyumba ya Mulungu apo Biyatar akali sumu saserdote futi wadadya pau ya pamberi, cuti hazvikatenderwa cuti cana munhu zvatche adye, exceto wasacerdoti; futi adawa pasambo wakanaiyewo?".²⁷Djeso adalanga: "Ntsico ya Sabudu ida itirwa wanhu, nkabe munhu cuitirwa Sabudu. ²⁸Napenepo, Mwana Wamunhu ndi Tchanguimire cuswica mu Sabudu".

¹Patswa, DJeso adapinda musinagoga pakana munhu mubodzi akadalemala boco. ²Wanhu wenago wadamuonesesa cuti Iye angamulape nantsicu iya mugobera, cuti wapuse cumupa mulandu.³ DJeso adabvunza mwamuna akanaboco laculemara: " Muca uuye cuno napacati pa wense". ⁴Napenepo, Iye adalanga na wanhu: Zvidatenderiwa cuita zvacudeca na ntsicu iya mugobera nazvacunyagala; cuponesa cana cuulaya?". Ndipo iwo wadakala wacuwatama.⁵5- Iye, adawona mumakundu, wazinji wadatswoma nacuoma moyo yawo, adabvunza mamuna: "Thasamula boco".Iye adathasamula boco Djeso adamulapa. ⁶Wafansisi watche wadawala, Tchilipo-lipotcho wadathangula cupangana wanhu wa herodi cuti tinamulaiya totini.⁷ Nadyano, Djeso adaenda nawa pfundzi watche cubala. Mbumba iculu iya wanhu ikamuteera, cubuda paGalileia ,paDjudia, ⁸paDJerusalema, Idumeia nakundu linango laDjordani, wakalisani waTiro futi naSidoni. Pawo wadabva culanga pazvinhu zvikaita Iye, mbumba iculu idauya cuna Iye.⁹ Iye adalomba wapfunzi watche cuti wasie mwadiya udoco udadonzeriwa Iye, na tangwe iyambumba, cuti aleke cupfinyidziwa. ¹⁰Nadyano Adaponesa wazinji, napenepo wense wakali nautenda wadafendera cuti wamu kuye.¹¹Cazinji mizimu yacunyagala Idamuona , idagwa pamberi Patche, idawatama nazvo itchimubvunza:" Iwe ndiwe Mwana waMulugu". ¹²Iye, adawabvunza tchadi cuti wakale necumudziwa.¹³Iye adakwira mubango atchidaidza wanhu watche akada,cuti wauiye cunaiye. ¹⁴Adasankula wanhu kumi nawairi. (adadaidza wapfunzi) cuti wakale na Iye, cuti akawatume cudaidzira masoco, ¹⁵ wakale natsimba iyacubudisa mizimu yacunyangala, ¹⁶Iye adasankula kumi nawairi: Simioni, uyo adamupasa dzina la Petulo;¹⁷Tiago mwana waZebedeu, naJuwau mubale waTiago, pa wense Iye adapa dzina Boanergesi, culanga wana wacuvuma; ¹⁸na Andreia,na Felipe, Batolomeu; Mateu; Tome, mwana waArfeu; Simao, muzelote; ¹⁹naDjuda Iskarioti, ndie wadamupereca.²⁰Nadyalo,iye adaenda cumuyi, mbumba zidaungano patswa nacufungidzira cuti penango hapana zvacudya ninga pau. ²¹Wabale watche pawo wadabva zvenezvi, iwo wadabuda cuti wamuviringuize, napepo wadalanga:" Iye nditswiru". ²²Walembi wadabuda cuDjerusalema wakalanga: "Iye alicusenzesiwa namuzimu waBerzeburi" futi " namuculu wamadimoni ndiwo anabudise nawo madimoni" .²³DJeso adawadaidza futi adawalanguila namitsazaniso: "Zvinaita tani Satani cubudisa Satani? ²⁴Ungati uculu udazvigwanda oka, uculu heneho mbauleke cuonecazve. ²⁵Ungati nyumba idazvigwanda patchaio,iyo nyumbayo mbaireke cuonecazve.²⁶Angati sathani angazvimukira iye patchatche futi adazvigawa, ngaleke cuonecazve, napenepo adaswica cumhera. ²⁷Apo hapana anapinda munyumba iyamunhu watsimba atchiba zvinhu zvatche asati amusunga tchacutoma; nazvenezvo, anakwanisa cumubila munyumba.²⁸Tchaditchadi Ine ndinacubvunzani,mwentse wanyangazi wana wawanhu munadza lekereriwa,cuswica mucutuca kwanu kwense; ²⁹uyo anatuca Muzimu Wakutchena hadzalekereriwi , apo ndiye anatchitema kwendanakwenda". ³⁰DJeso adawabvunza izvi thangwe lanyi mukazvilanga: "Iye ana muzimu wacunyangala".³¹Mai wako nawabale wako wauya wadakala futi pakundu panza .Iwo wadatuma munhu kuti wamudaidze. ³²Mbumba ibodzi idakala mumakundu mwatche wadamubvunza DJeso: " Mai Wanu nawabale Wanu wali panza iyo wali Cucutswacani".³³Iye adawadaira: "Mbani mai wangu nawabale wangu?". ³⁴Iye adalinga wentse wakadakala wadamutenderera adalanga adati: "Onani , awo ndiwo mai wangu nawabale wangu! ³⁵Tangwe uyo anaita kuda kwaMulungu , Uyu ndiye mubale namai Wangu".

¹Patswa, Djeso adatoma cupfunzisa ali pabala.Futi Alipenepo mbumba yawanhu idamuunganira mukundu, mwatche nadyari Iye adapinda mumwadiya alimwenemo adakala, mbumba yense ikali mukundu labala ²Iye akawapfunzisa zvinhu zvijinji namitsazaniso atchiwabvunza:³Ibvani! Cukana muzvari adabuda kwenda cazvara. ⁴Pakazvaraiye, inango mbeu idagwira munjira, mbalame zidauya kubvazazdoba. ⁵Zinango zidagwira pabuwe hapakana bi mataca majinji. Tchiripo-lipotcho zidamera nacutchimbiza, thangue mataca hakana cuzica.⁶Napenepo dzuwa lidabuda, iyo idatswa thangwe haikana mizi kubvayaoma. ⁷Zinango mbeu zidagwira pacati paminga, inei idacula napenepo idaphaiwapaiwa. Nazvenezvo mbeu ineyo haina cubala misapho.⁸Mbeu zinango zidagwira pamataca yandimo zidabala misapho nazvenezvo zidawanda zidapindirira cuwanda zinango macumi matatu, zinango mazananamazana. ⁹Iye adalanga. "Uyo anamacutu acubva, ngaabve!".¹⁰Patche Djeso akaliyega, waya wakali duze naiye, naiwo kumi nawairi wadamubvunza nathangwe ya mitsazaniso. ¹¹Iye adalanga: "Imwepo munapiwa zvacuswisica Zvauculu Hamulungu, apo awo walicunza zvense zvinaithwa namitsazaniso, ¹²cunaawo, wanaona ngawaone, apo hawaonesesi, wanabva ngawabve, apo hawabvesesi, kundu linango deca cubvi iwo wapinduca napenepo Mulungo angadzawalekerere".¹³Iye adawabvunza: "Imwe hamuna cubvesesa mutsazaniso uyu? Munabvesesa tani inango? ¹⁴Muzvari anazvala pfala. ¹⁵Awo walimunjira ndiwo wanabva, apo angauya sathani napenepo anaba tchiripo-lipotcho pfala linaiwo mumoyomawo lacuti likadazvariwa.¹⁶ Wenango ndiwo awo cuti wada zvariwa pabuwe wenewo wangati wabva pfala tchiripo-lipotcho anatambira namufanso. ¹⁷Napenepo iwo hawana mizi patchawo, apo wanapirira pangani idocodoco nadyano cungauya cubonera nacuteweriwa nathagnwe lapfala, nazvinezvo tchiripo-lipotcho iwo wanabwa.¹⁸Futi wenango ndiwo wenewaya wadazvariwa pacati paminga. Iwo ndiwo wanabva pfala, ¹⁹apo zingadzaonekwa mhingampini zamudzico, zvinanyengeza, cupfuma cutchiwa, nazvinango zvinapinda zvitchichipa pfala nazvinezvo hapabariwi misapho. ²⁰Napenepo walipo awo cuti wadazvariwa pamataca yandimo. Iwo wanabva pfala, wanatambira, nazvenezvo wanabala mhumba zinango macumi matatu zinango zinango macumi matanhatu zinango mazananamaza".²¹Djeso adawabvunza: "Imwe munauyisa thotchi mucati mwanyumba mutchiika mpantsi pathengu penu pansi pamubede? Munauisa mutchiika pamhene. ²²Thangwe hacuna zvidaswisica cuti zvinadzalamba cudziwikwa, futi hacuna zvacuswisica cuti hazvidzauyi zvitchidzaonekwa pamhene. ²³Angati alipo anamacutu ngabve".²⁴Iye adawabvunza: "Tetecani mubve, mhimo yanu munawapimira, nditchadzacupimiraniwo futi nditchadzacuthimizirani. ²⁵Thangwe awo wanazvo, zvizinji wanadzazvipiwazve iwo. Napenepo cuna waya hawana, zvawozvo zvinadzawonekwa watchibudisirwa zvikanaiwozvo".²⁶DJeso adalanga: "Uculu Hamulungu hudaita ninga mamuna anazvara mbeu yatche mumataca. ²⁷Iye ana gona napenepo anamuca, ucu mbeu inamera napenepo inacura, podi zvatche hazvidziwi cuti zvinaita tani. ²⁸Mumataca mabodzibodziwo inabala misapho: Tchacutoma panaokwa mumera bude penepo poonekwa tsoconho nacufamba kwangani mhumba zodzaza tsoconho. ²⁹Napenepo zingadzati zacola, tchiripo-lipotcho, munhu ombula nadjeco thangue cunconka kwaswica".³⁰Adawabvunzazve: "Ntchanyi tchatinga tsazanise na Uculu Hamulungu? Futi ndimutsanisowanyi wathu tina senzesa cuti ndicupanidzireni? ³¹Iye ndiye ninga mumba ya mastadi cuti, ingazvaliwa, njidocodoco pazense mbeu zinazvaliwa pansi. ³²Napenepo, ingazvaliwa, inacula futi inakala iculu cupinda zvense zvinarimwa mudimba. Futi unaita mhanda ziculu. Nadyanoco mbalame zacudzaulu zinakwanisa cuita ntsanza zazo mumubvuli wawo".³³Nacuwanda kwamitsazaniso zvikazdawabatsira pa pfala ninga cukwanisa cubvesesa. ³⁴Futi Iye hapakana tchikawalonguera iye , cunza kwa mitsazaniso.napenepo waliwoka akawapfunzisa zvense wapfunzi watche.³⁵Pansicu eneyo, kwacudocakwayo adawati: "Hambaini cukundu linango". ³⁶Watchisiya mbumba, wapfunzi wadatola Djeso, nadyano wadakali mumwadiya. Mwadiya inangozve ikalinaiye. ³⁷Napenepo cudatanga cuvuluza kwamhepo nakucucu, futi mabimbimbi akapinda nantsimba mumwadiya, cuita ninga ukali duze cudzala na madzi.³⁸Apo Djeso akali cumasule kwamwadiya pazdaulu pamubede. Wapfunsi wadamumusa, watchilanga: "Mufpunzisi, iwe hauna basa nazvo cuti tiri duze cuda cufa?" ³⁹Djeso adaphemhuca, adapasa mutemo mhepo futi adalanga cubvunza bala: "thereca, ita zii". Napenepo mhepo idaema futi cutchibvakwabvekwao zii.⁴⁰Iye adawabvunza: Thangweranyi mulicutchya? Imwepo hamasati makala nacunyinda? ⁴¹Wakadadzarirwa nacutchya cuculu futi watchibvunzana wokawoka: "Mbani uyu cuti mhepo tchaiyo inamubva?".

¹Djeso adabuda penepo futi adauya cudzico lida baliwa iye, futi wafpudzi watche wadamuteera. ²Palo idzaswica Sabudu, Iye adapfunzisa cusinagoga. Wazinji wadamubva futi wadakala natchidzumo. Iwo wakalanga: "Ndicupi kwatche iye adapfunzira cupfunzisa ucu?". "Cudziwa kwanyi kwenecu kwatche adapasiwa iye?". "Ndizvidzumo zvanyi zvenezvi cuti iye anaita na manza yatche?". ³"Hasi muntcheki wamatabwa uyu, mwana wa Malia, futi bale wa Tiago, Jose, Djuda na Simioni? Awasi naife wabale watche?". Futi iwo wakananyinzica na Djeso.⁴Futi Djeso adawabvunza: "Mumbuto ibodzi na ibodzi cuti mupolofita akodziwi cudzico latche la cubaliwa, futi pacati pawabale waco, futi pamui paco letu". ⁵Iye deca hana cuita tchiritchense tchidzumo penepo, cunza kwa wenango watenda thangwe izvo Iye adaiga manza yatche futi watchiwaponesa. ⁶Nacugomba cuthemba kwawo wadamusiya wacuchamisica. Futi iye adabuda mumaluwani atchipfunzisa.⁷7Iye adadaidza wa Kumi na wairi futi adatoma cuwapasa, waiiri na waiiri; futi adawapasa utongi pamizimu yacunyangala, ⁸futi Iye adawapfunzisani cuti apana tchinatoliwa munjira, nkabe cukala nswimbo: ne pau, ne saka, ne male, mubande mwao, ⁹kwatche deca mudapfeca machango futi nkabe cupfeca madirerizi mairi.¹⁰Adawalangazve: "Pensepense cana mucupinda munyumba, kalani mwenemo cuswikira mabuda mbuto ino. ¹¹Futi cana mbuto inango aisi cucutambirani ne cudzacubvani, cana mungadzabuda penepo, ndinadzacupudza pfumbi napansi pamwendo yanu, paumboo hatchiphindukira iwo".¹²Iwo wadabuda futi watchidaidzira cuti wanhu deca wadatsumba zvacunyanala zvao. ¹³Futi akabudisa madimoni mazinji, akadzola watenda wazinji na mafuta futi watchiwaponasa.¹⁴Umambo ha Herodi udazvibva izvi, thangwe dzina la Djeso lakadakala lacudzikwa manigi. Wenango akalanga: "Juwau, Mubatidzi, adatoliwa pacati pawa cufa futi thagwera izvi, nsimbaizi zacudzumisa ziri cumusewenzera". ¹⁵Wenango wakalanga: "Iye ndi Eriya". Futi wenango wakalanga. "Iye ndi muplofita, ninga wenango waplofita wacalewale".¹⁶Kwatche padzati Herodi azvibva izvi, adalanga: "Juwau, wangu ndidati ngagwandiwe musolo, amucazve". ¹⁷Thangwe Herodiyo akada tuma cuti wabate Juwau futi wadamuiga mucadyaboso thagwera herodi (nkadzi wambale watche Firipi), thangwe akada loliwa naiye.¹⁸Thangwe Juwau akalanga cuna Herodi: "Azviiti cuti ugone nancadzi wambale waco". ¹⁹Napenepo, Herodia akacoya phundu na Juwau futi akadzamufungira cumuulaya, deca hana cuita, ²⁰Thangwe Herodi akatchya Juwau, akadziwa cuti iye akali mwamuna watchakwadi na wamuzimu wacutchena, futi akamucoya. Pacubva Juwau, Herodi akadzakala atchifungidzira, napenepo adamubva natchido.²¹Apo, pansicu ibodzi, thangwera cuswikisa magole yatche, Herodi adamupasa tchacudya waculemerera watche, waculu na wanyakwawa wamuGalileya. ²²Mwana wankanzi tchaiye waHerodi adauya atchibvweraiye futi iye adamudekedzera Herodi nawadaidzi watche. Mambo adabvunza nsicana:"Ndicumbire tchiritchense tchinhu tchaco ulicuda ine ndina cupasa".²³Iye adamudumbirira atchilanga: "Tchiritchense tchinhu tchaco unandicumbira ndina cupasa, futi na phisi la uculu wangu". ²⁴Iye adabuda atchibvunza mai watche: "Ntchanyi tchangu ndingamucumbire?" Iye adadaira: "Musolo waJuwau, Mubatizi." ²⁵ Iye tchilipolipotcho adatchimbiza cuhirira cuna mambo futi adamucumbira, atchilanga: "Ndiricuda cuti mundipase, ntchitchinoletu, mupuleti, musolo waJuwau, Batidzi".²⁶Mambo adatsukwala zvacuwanda, apo thangwera cuzvipira kwatche futi nawadaidzi, zvingadaitalini culamba cucumbira kwatche. ²⁷Apo mambo adatumira musodja mubodzi mulindi watche adamupasa mutemo cuti auwise musolo waJuwau. Mulindi adaeda camugwanda mucadyaboso. ²⁸Iye adauisa musolo watche mupalato futi adamupasa nsikana iye adapasa mai watche. ²⁹Pacubva zvenezvo, wapfunzi watche wadauya watchitola tchitumbi tchawo futi wadaiga munhutu.³⁰Wafpunzi, watchiungana watchetenderera Djeso, wadapanganidzira zvense zvao wakadaita watchipfunzisa. ³¹Iye adawati: "Uyani pakundu cumbuto zacuoma futi mutchipuma pangani ibodzi". Thangwe wazinji wakaenda watchienda futi iyo hawana cudzaona ngani ne cana tchacudya tchaio. ³²Apo wadaenda basi, mumwadiya, kwenda cumbuto zacuoma,³³Apo wazinji wadamuona atchibuda wadamudziwa, futi wadathamanga wense, na mwendo, pasense luwani, futi iwo wadaswika cumasule kwatche. ³⁴Pawo wadzatchitha, Djeso adaona mbumba izinji futi adadzagala na nsisi naiwo, Thangwe wakali ninga mabira hana nyacuswa. Futi Iye adatoma cupfunzisa zvinhu zvizinji.³⁵Niga ngani ikali pamberi, wapfunzi watche wadauya cuna iye watchilanga: "Iyi ndi mbuto ya cuoma futi na ngani yadi pamberi. ³⁶Wagoneke kuti ukwanise kwenda mutsanga na mamii paduze mugule zvinhu cuti mudye".³⁷Apo Djeso, atchidaira, adawabvunza: "Wapaseni zvinhu cuti wadye". Iwo wadamubvunza: "Cana kwenda tigule zvuluzviwiri denari za pau futi titchiwapasa cuti wadye?". ³⁸Iye adawabvunza: "Ndimapau mangasi yanaimwe? Ndoconi caone". Pawo wadzati wazviona, wadamubvunza: "Pau zichanu na ntsomba ziwiri".³⁹Iye adawapasa mutemo cuti wense wakale wadaungana matsanga landovolo. ⁴⁰Iwo wadakala wacuungana; wauungane zana wenango macumi machanu. ⁴¹Iye, adabata pau zichanu na ntsomba ziwiri, adalingisa mudzaulu, adacombolera futi adagawanisa mapau adawapasa wapfunzi cuti waike pamberi pawazinji. Futi adagawanisa ntsomba ziwiiri pawense.⁴²Wadadya watchikuta. ⁴³Iwo adaunganiza maphisi yamapau yacugwandica, nsengwa kumiziwiri zacudzala, futi na maphisi ya ntsomba. ⁴⁴Wakali zvuluzvichanu zvawanhu ndiwo wadadya mapau.⁴⁵Tchilipolipotcho Iye adaita wapfunzi watche wadapinda mumwadiya watchimuteera cumberi kwatche cuti waende cunango, cuna Betisaida, ninga Djeso akagonekesana nabumba. ⁴⁶Pawo iwo wadabuda, Iye adakwira mubango cuti anamate. ⁴⁷Nausicu adauya, mwadiya ukali duze pacati pabala, futi Iye akali ega pansi.⁴⁸Iye adaona cuti iwo wakachuphica pacutchapa, Thangwe mhepo ikali yacupinganizana. Napenepo, cumambakwetcha pangani yatchitatu yatchitanhatu ya usicu, Iye adauya paiwo, atchifamba mubala, futi akada cupinda pamberi pawo. ⁴⁹Thangwe pawo adawaona atchifamba padzaulu pabala, wadafunga cuti akali tchiphoco wadakuwa. ⁵⁰Napenepo wadamuona wadadzakala wacutyiswa. Kwatche tchilipolipotcho Iye adawabvunza: "Kalani wacuchingirira! Ndine! Musatchye".⁵¹Iye adapinda mumwadiya na iwo, futi mhepo idaema cufuliza. Iwo wakali wacudzuma, ⁵²thangwe hawana cubvesesa thangwera mapau; cana nazvenezvo, moyo yawo ikada oma.⁵³Wadapeza cubira, iwo wadauya pansi pa Genesare futi wadaemesa mwadiya. ⁵⁴Pawo wadadzabuda mumwadia, wanhu tchilipolipotcho wadamudziwa Djeso. ⁵⁵Wanhu wadathamanga pa mutunhu wense watchitoma cumuisira watenda pa mumamaka yawo, kwawo wakabva kwatche Iye akalipo.⁵⁶Iriense mbuto ikapinda Iye mumaluwani, muluwani penango mutsanga, iwo wakaiga watenda patchena, wakamucumbira cuti watendeziwe cukuya padoco mumherera mwahembe yatche. Futi wense pawo wakamukuya wakaponesiwa.

¹Wafarisi nawenango walembi awo wadauya cuDjerusalema, wadamunganila wachimutyendelela iye Djeso.²Iwo wadawuya apo wenango wawafpunzi Watche wakadya pau namandza akadasvipa cana cuti necusamba mandza. ³(Apo wafarisi nawentse majuda hawadyi hawana cusamba mandza, iwo wanacoya mitemo yamadikoni. ⁴Apo watsalakana cumusika, wafarisi hawadyi hawana cusamba mandza. Ilipo maningui inango mitemo ninga ipi iwo wanateweela maningui maningui, cutomera cutsukwa kwemakapu, majaro, nkali yatchikudzu, cuswikila pamacheya namatebo).⁵Apo wafalisi na walembi wadabvunza Djeso. Thangwelanyi cuti wapfpunzi Wanuwa hawateeleli mitemo hamadiconi, apo wanodya pau hawakana cusamba mandza'⁶Iye adawadaira: "Wanyengeri, ande waprofita Isaia pamusana paimwe, nakulembiwa cukadaitiwa izvo: mbumba iyi ngaindinamate namilomo yawo, napenepo moyo yanu ilikutali naIne. ⁷Iwo wadandipa munamato usina tchinhu, wachifpundisa mitemo yamhunhu nakudziwa kwatche.⁸Imwe mudatawa mitemo yaMulungu muchiteweza mitemo yamunhu. ⁹Adalanga tchilipolipotcho hawana cuda cuteerera mitemo yamulungu cuti walambe watchiteerera mitemo yawo! ¹⁰Napenepo Mozisi adalanga: Kodza baba wako namai wako, Ule, analeka kuteerera mitemo yababa cana cuti mai wako,tchaizvi izvo anadzafa.¹¹Napenepo ndinalanga: Pana ule adzalanga cuna baba watche kana cuti mai: Cubatsira kwentse cunabuda cuna ine iKorbani,"`( zvenezvi zvinalanga cuti tidapiwa naMulungu), ¹²apo hapatchina futi kubvumirha cuita tchinango tchinhu cuna baba waco nemai waco. ¹³Udafudziwa mutemo waMulungu namukho wadalangiwa. Imwe mungaita zvinhu zvakuwanda zvidatsazana".¹⁴Zvidaitikazve, Adadaidzazve mbumba adalanga: "Mwentse imwe ibvani zvinalanga Ine mubvesese. ¹⁵Hacuna tchinhu cunza kwamunhu tchingapinde cumusvibisa. Apo tchinobuda mukati mwatche nditcho tchinosvibisa". ¹⁶Kana paine munhu anamakutu cuti abve, anabva.¹⁷Nangani ineyo, apo Djeso adasiya mbumba adapinda mumba, Wafunzi Watche wadaMubvunza nathangwe yamutsazaniso, ¹⁸Djeso adalanga, Imwe mulikuenderera culeka cubva? Hamuoni cuti zventse zvinapinda mukati mamunhu hazvimusvibisi, ¹⁹napenepo hazviiti cuti zvipinde mumoyo yanu zvinoenda mutchifpu tchako napenepo zvidzaikiwe cunza". Nakuoneka kwa izvi Djeso adaitazve tchakurha tchakudeka.²⁰Iye adalanga: zvinthu zvinabuda cumunhu ndizvo zvinasvipisa. ²¹Napenepo mukati mamoyo ndimo munabariwa nzero zakuipa, hupombwe, cuba, cuulaya, ²²hupombwe, cusirira, cuzonda, bibvu, kupomba, cuzonda, gumba, cuzvikudza, cupwepwa. ²³Cuipa kwentse uku cunabariwa mukati, ndipo panabaliwa cusvipa kwamunhu".²⁴Iye adabuda penepo adaenda cumithunhu waTiro na Sidom. Adapinda munyumba apo Iye hakada cuti nembhodzi cuti adziwe cuti Iye akaripenepo, Zvidatchimwanika cuti Iye azere. ²⁵Tchilipolipotcho mukadzi munango akali mwana mudoco acana muzimu wakuipa adabva mbiri yaDjeso adagonama pamwendo Yatche. ²⁶Mukadzi uyu aiwa muGiriki warudzi raSirofenika. Iye adakumbira cuti abuudisirwe madimoni amwana watche.²⁷Iye adadzalanga: "Siyani wana watome cudya. Hazvisi mushe cubudisa pau yawana cuitusira tunganda". ²⁸Napenepo iye adzadaira: "Ndizvo, Tchangamire, tunganda tapantsi pameza tulikurhawo tumatsetswa twapau zawana".²⁹Iye adalanga: Thangwelanhi walanga izvi, wabvumirha cuti uende.Dimoni labuda pamwana waco". ³⁰Iye adahuirirazve cumui adawona mwana adagona pamubeda, dimoni likada siya mwana.³¹Napenepo adabudazve mumutunhu waTiro adapinda nakuSidoni cuswikira bala raGarireia, mutunhu waDecapolis. ³²Iwo wadabweresa munhu cutyi iye hakakwanisa kulanga, wadatsumba cuna Djeso cuti amuike mandza pamusolo patche.³³Iye adamubudisa pana mbumba, adaenda pakundu, Adamuhika zvara mumacutu atche, adamufpirira, Iye adamubata lulimi. ³⁴Djeso adalinga cudzaulu, adafemereka adadzalanga: "Efata!", culanga cuti, "vhula!" ³⁵Tchilipolipotcho macutu atche adavhulika, itcho tchikada mubata lulimi lwatche tchidabudiswa, iye anakewanisa culanga zvamushe.³⁶Iye adawalambiza cuti waleke culanga cunawenango. Apo adanyanha kuwabvundza. ndipo adadzanyanya kulanga. ³⁷Iwo wadachamisika nazwo watchidzuma ,watchilanga: "Iye adaita zventse zvakudeka. Iye adaita cuti cutyi ibve natchimumu tchilange".

¹Natsicu iyo, pakanazve mbumba iculu, futi iwo hawakanazve zvacudya. Djeso adadaidza wapfunzi watche futi adati: ²"Ndina nsisi na mbumba, napenepo wadalambirira wanaine kwa nsicu zitatu futi hawakana zvacudya. ³Ine ningawagonekesa watchienda cumba kwawo hawana cudya, wanafa munjira. Wazinji watche wabuda cutali". ⁴Wapfunzi Watche wadadaira: "Nkupi ndepo tingawone mapau acukwana anakutisa wentse wanhu pambuto zacuwoma?".⁵Djeso adawabvunza: "Pana mapau mangasi walipo?". Iwo wadalanga: "Manomwe". ⁶Iye adabvunza mbumba cuti ikale pansi. Iye adabata mapau manomwe, adayanamatira futi adadzabedula; adapa wapfunzi cuti wagowanise, iwo cuti wagowanise mbumba.⁷Iwo futi wakana tunango tutsomba, futi patche adazinamatira, Iye adapasa mutemo wapfunzi watche cuti awagowanise. ⁸Iwo wadadya cuswikira wakuta. Wapfunzi wadabata maphisi akadasala wadayaika mumathengu manomwe maculu. ⁹Pakana zvulu zvinai zva wanhu penepo. Djeso adawagoneka. ¹⁰Tchilipo-lipotcho Iye adaenda mu mwadya nawapfunzi watche watchienda cumutunhu wa Dalmanuta.¹¹Napenepo wafansisi wadauya wadatanga kugwengezana Nae. Iwo wadacumbira tchipangiziro cha cudzaulu, cuti wamuone. adabudirwa maningi pamuzimu Watche, adati: ¹²"Thangweranyi dzinza lilicutswaca tchipangiziro? Zvatchadi ndinacubvanzani cuti hapana tchipangiziro chinapiwa cuna dzinzali". ¹³Iye, adawasiya, iwo wachipinda zve mumwadiya iwo wadaenda cukundu linango.¹⁴Zvidaitika kuti wapfunzi wtache wadayeha cutola mapau. Napenepo wakana pau ibodzi basi mu mwadiyamo. ¹⁵Djeso adati mholeni nawo: "Kalani muda tchenjera muthye isiti yawafansisi na isiti ya Herodi".¹⁶Napenepo wapfunzi watche wadathanga cuzvibvunzana okawoka: "Thagweranyi hatina pau". ¹⁷Djeso patche adabva zvinezvi, adalanga: "Thagweranyi mulicugwenguezana imwe nacugomba mapau? Imwe hamunacuzvibva basi? Moyo yanu idawoma basi?¹⁸Imwe muna matso apo hamuwoni? Muna macutu apo hamubvi? Imwe hamutsalacani? ¹⁹Pangani Yangu ndidabedula pau zichanu cuna zvulu zvichanu zvawanhu, ndinsemgwa zingasi zamapau zanu mudatola?" Napenepo wadadaira: "Kumi nawairi".²⁰pangu ndidabedula mapau manamwe cunawanhu zvulu zvinai, ndintsemgwa zingasi zidadatola imwe?". Iwo wadati: "Zinomwe". ²¹Napenepo adabvunza: "Apo hamusati mwabvesesa?".²²Iwo wadaswica mu Betisaida. Wanhu wadatola phofu wadaenda nalo cuna Djeso wadalomba cuti wamukuye. ²³Djeso adabata boco futi adamuika kunza kwamamii. patche Iye adamupfirira mata mumatso mwatche futi Iye adaika manza cunaiye, adamubvunza: "Ulikuona tchinhu tchinango?".²⁴Adamusa matso atche, iye adati: "Ndiricuwona wamuna wadakala ninga miti iricufamba". ²⁵Nadyalo iye adamubatazve mumasto mwatche; cuwona kwa munhu cuda itica futi adawona cungwerewera. ²⁶Djeso adamutuma cuti aende kumui watche iye adati: "Usapinde namuluwani".²⁷Djeso adaenda nawapfunzi watche mumamii iya Cesareia na ya Felipe. Munjira, Iye adabvunza wapfunzi watche: "ndiwapi wanhu wanati cuti ine ndinewani?" ²⁸Iwo wadadaira:"Juwau, Mubatizi. wenango wadati: Eriya; wenango, mubodzi wawapolofita".²⁹Iye adawabvunza: "Mbani acubvunzani cuti ine ndine wani?". Adadaira, Petulo adati: "Iwe ndiwe Kirisitu". ³⁰Djeso adati lecani cubvunza wanhu nakodzo latche.³¹Iye adatoma cuwapfunzisa cuti Mwana waMunhu atchabonera zvinhu zvizinji, atchalambiwa nawa palidzi, macamaca nawapfunzisi nawa wanembi, anadzafa, anadzamuka munsicu yatchitatu. ³²Iye adalanga izvi padetcha. Napenepo Petulo, adadaidza Iye pakundu, adathanga cumudvunza mhole.³³Apo Djeso adazungunuca, adawona wapfunzi adawabvunza mhole Petulo, adati: "Mumasule Mwangu, sathani! Hadzafungi zvinhu zva Mulungu, apo nazvawanhu". ³⁴Napenepo Iye adadaidza mbumba nawapfunzi adati: "Penango alipo alicuda Cunditewera, ngazvirambe iye patchatche, tola mutchinjikwa futi nditewele.³⁵Napenepo uyo anada cuponesa upenyu watche, wanati waluze, futi wense analuza upenyu hwatche nacuda kwangu na vangeri, iye anadzalalama. ³⁶ngwanyi mubairo unadzapiwa awo walicuda dzico watchiluza upenhu? ³⁷Tchanyi tchinapasa munhu kuti atchinje upenyu?³⁸Aliwense cuti ananyala munaine futi mupfala langu dzinza leneli lamhombwe futi lacunyangaza, Mwana waMunhu anadzamunyalambo iye patche anadzauya nacurumbidza kwaBaba Watche nangilodzi zacutchena".

¹Futi Djeso adawabvunza: "Tchaditchadi ndina cubvunzani, wenango wanu cuti wali pano hawadzafi wasati waona uculu hwaMulungo utchiuya na nsimba". ²Nsico zitanhatu zidapinda, Djeso adatola Petulu, Tiyago na Juwau, adawatola waliwoka kubango lilapho. Napenepo ada tchinjiswa pamberi pawo. ³Zvacufpeca zvawo zvidaonekwa cabodzi nacabodzi cutoya, zidatchena maningi cutchenadi cupinda aliwense mutsuki wapadzico hapusi cutchenesa.⁴Napenepo Eriya na Mozisi wadauya panaiwo futi wada tchedza na Djeso. ⁵Petulu adadaira adati cuna Djeso: "Mupfunzisi, zvidadeca tikale pano; tina lonza zvikumbi zvitatu: tchibodzi Tchanu, tchibodzi tcha Mozisi, tchibodzi tcha Eriya". ⁶(Iye hakasi cudziwa cuti analonga tani, nathangwe wakali nacuthya).⁷Kuti libodzi lidauya futi lidawafukiza. Napenepo pfala libodzi lidauya mukuti: "Uyu ndiye Mwana wangu wandinada. Cuna Iye ndinamubveera!". ⁸Tchiripo-lipotcho, pawo wadalinga pakanaiwopo, hawana cuonazve wenango paiwo, cunza kwa Djeso.⁹Mucutchitha kwawo mubango, Iye adawapasa mutemo cuti waleke cupanganidzira munhu zvawo wakadawona, cuswikira mwana Wamunhu Patche anadzamuca mucufa. ¹⁰Napenepo iwo wadadzicoera nholondo cuna iwo wabodzibodzi, apo wakaitirana nharo cuti zviricuda culonganyi "cumuca mucufa".¹¹Iwo wadapasa mubvunzo: "Thangueranyi wanyori wanalanga cuti Eriya anati auye pacutanga?" ¹²Djeso adawadara: "Eriya tchadi tchadi anuya pacutanga cuti agadzirire zvense zvinhu. Apo thangueranyi zvidalembwa cuti Mwana Wamunhu atcha bonera maningi zvinhu futi atchinyozeriwa? ¹³Apo Ine ndinacubvunzani cuti Eriya auya, futi waita zvakadacuita iwo naiye, tchadi ninga malembwa analonga thangwe laiye".¹⁴Pawo wadahilira kwenda cukana wenango wapfunzi, wadawona cuti mbumba ikulu ikadawa zungulira, futi wanembi watchi gwengezana naiwo. ¹⁵Futi payo mbumba idamuwona, wada kala wacudzuma, futi wadathamanga kwenda cuna Iye cuti wamumuse. ¹⁶Iye adabvunza wapfunzi watche: "Thangwe lanyi mulicu gwengezana nawo?".¹⁷Mubodzi wapa mbumbapo ada daira: "Mupfunzisi, ndauya namwana wangu; Iye ana muzimo ubodzi cuti unamupingiza culanga. ¹⁸Iye unamu pfupfuludza pantsi, futi iye anabuda phobvu pamulomo, ana dziluma namano, futi anabvaomerwa. Ine ndacumbira cunawapfunzi wanu cuti wabudise apo iwo hawa cupusa". ¹⁹Iye ada mudaira: "Wanhu waculeca cunhinda, Cuswikira lini Ine ndina imwe? Cuswica lini Ine ndiri cucupiririrani? Uyani naeni pano".²⁰Iwo wada muisira muphaleyo. Pawo muzimu udaona Djeso, tchiripo-lipotcho udamubata. Muphaleyo adagwa pantsi atchi gulumunda atchibuda phobvu mumulomo. ²¹Djeso adabvunza cuna baba watche: "Pangani zingasi iye ali dyano?" Babayo adati: "Cubudira atchiri mwana. ²²Futi mhindo zizinji ana thusiwa pamoto na mumadzi, futi tchitchi ezera cuda cumuulaya. Mungati munapusa ndepo, kalani nansisi na ife futi tibatsireni".²³Djeso adati: "’Ungati iwe unapusa!’ Zvense zvinhu zvinapusica cuna alicuda". ²⁴Tchirpo-lipotcho baba wamwana adakuwa atchilanga: "Ine ndina nyinda! Ndibatsireni mucunyinda kwangu". ²⁵Patche Djeso adawona mbumba itchithamanga cuuya cukundu likana Iwoco, adapasa mutemo muzimo wacunyangala, atchitchibvunza: "Muzimu nkuthwi futi tchimumu, ndina cupasa mutemo: Buda munaiye futi leca cupindazve cuna iye".²⁶Penepo uda kuwa utchimu pfupfuluzda muphaleyo nansimba iculu futi napenepo tchidabuda cunaiye. Iye adabva waonekwa ninga afa, napenepo wazinji wanhu wakalanga: "Iye adafa". ²⁷Apo Djeso adamubata naboco atchimumusa, napenepo muphale adamuca atchiyema.²⁸Patche Djeso adapinda munyumba, wapfunzi Watche wadabvunza waliwoka: "Thangwe lanyi hatina cutchithamanguisa?". ²⁹Iye adati: "Kaindi yenei haiti cuita zvacuthamanguisa cunza kwa cutchi namatira".³⁰Watchibuda kweneco, wadapinda namu Galileya, napenepo Djeso hakada cuna wani zvatche adziwe kwawo wakali, ³¹thangwe Iye akapfunzisa wampfunzi watche apo atchiwabvunza: "Mwana Wamunhu atchadza perekiwa mumanza mwawanhu. Futi iwo wanadza muulaya. Pawo wanadza muulaya cupera kwansicu zitatu anadzamuca". ³²Apo iwo hawana cubvesesa zvidalangiwa futi wakathya cumubvunzisa.³³Pawo wadaenda cuCapernaume. Patche Iye akali munyumba adabvunza wapfunzi Watche: "Ntswanyi zvanu muka gwenguezerana munjira?". ³⁴Napenepo iwo wadakala zii, thangue zvika gwenguezanirana iwo ntswa cuti mbani akali anamulemelero. ³⁵Iye adakala, adawadaidza kumi nawairi napenepo adawabvunza: "Angati alipo alicuda cukala wacutanga, atchakala wacu pedzesera futi atcha kala nyabasa wawense."³⁶ Iye adabata mwana mubodzi, adaika pacati pawo, Ada muika mumanza mwatche, adawa bvunza: ³⁷"Aliwense mubodzi cuti ana tambira mwana ninga uyu mudzina langu, iye futi ana nditambira; futi cungati alipo ananditambira, uyu hasi cutambira ine, apo Uyo cuna adandituma".³⁸Juwau adalanga: "Mupfunzisi, ife tawona munhu alicu budisa madimoni mudzina Lanu apo ife tamulambiza, thangwe iye hasi cutiteera". ³⁹Napenepo Djeso adalanga: "Musamulambize. Thangwe hacuna anapusa cuita zvidzumiso mudzina Langu futi obuda ondilanga zvacunyangala.⁴⁰Uyo hapicasani nai ife, ngwathu. ⁴¹Aliwentse uyo angacupani kapo ya madzi cuti mumwe thangwe ndimwe wa Kirisito, patchaditchadi ndinacubvunzani cuti hadzaluzi mubairo.⁴²Aliwense anaita cuti awa wadoco wananyinda cuna Ine waite tchitema, zvakadadeca cuti iye akale nabuwe mukundu lamukosi futi athusiwe mu bala. ⁴³Cuti boco laco lina cuitisa tchitema, ligwande libude. Thangwe zvidadeca cunaiwe upinde mumulalamo naboco libodzi lirema pana cupinda namanza mairi apo utchiyenda cuguehena cumoto cuti hauthimi. ⁴⁴Cuti nkonye azidzafi, futi ndimoto cuti haudza thimi.⁴⁵Cuti mwendo waco una cuitisa tchitema, gwanda ubude. Zvidadeca cuti upinde mumulalamo ulitchirema, pana cuti ukale nayense miiri, apo utchithusiwa muguehena. ⁴⁶Muna nkonye haidzafi, futi ndimoto cuti haudzathimi.⁴⁷Cuti dziso laco linacuitisa tchitema, lidure. Zvidadeca cuti upinnde muuculu hwaMulungu nadziso libodzi pana cuti ukale namaiiri utchiwonekwa utchithusiwa muguehena, ⁴⁸ndimo muna nkonye cuti hazidzafi, futi ndimoto cuti haudza thimi.⁴⁹Thangwe mubodzi namubodzi atchalungwa namoto. ⁵⁰Sauti idadeca, apo ingati sauti haitchawawi unadza wawiswa patswa? Kalani nasauti mucati mwanu futi lalamani mumutendere mulipabodzi".

¹Djeso adasiya mbuto ineyo atchienda mutunhu waDjudeya, cunza kwa ludzi raDjorodani; futi mbumba idauya cuna Iye patswa. Iye akawa pfunzisa, ninga zvacudjaira. ²Wafansisi wada fedzera Wada mubvunzisa:" Zvida tenderwa cuna mamuna alambane na mucadzi watche?" ³Iye adadaira:" Ntswanyi zvida cutumirani Mosisi. ⁴"Iwo wadalanga:" Mosisi adatendera cuna mamuna anembe tsamba lacu lacumbana, napenepo, analamba mucadzi ."⁵Djeso, napenepo, ada wabvunza: " Nathangwe yacuoma moyo kwanu ndipo Mozisi adanemba mutemo uyu. ⁶Apo, cubuda pacutoma kwaculonziwa, Mulungu adawaita mamuna namucadzi'.⁷"Nathangwe lineri mamuna anadzasiya bambo watche namai watche apo atchidzabatana namucadzi ⁸futi wairiwo wanadzakala nyama yibodzi. Nadyali hawatchasi wairi, apo ndinyama yibodzi. ⁹Napenepo, zvida bataniza Mulungu, munhu hazvimwazi".¹⁰Pawo iwo wakali cumui, wapfunzi wada Mubvunzazve nathange lazvinezvi. ¹¹Iye adawabvunza: " Wense uyo analamba mucadzi watche atchilora unango, ninga alicuita umhombwe. ¹²Angati iye alambana namamuna watche atchiloriwa na mamuna unango, iye ananga aita umhombwe".¹³Wada Muisira wana wawo cuti awakuye, apo wapfunzi wakawaemesa. ¹⁴Patche Djeso adaona izvi, adakala wacu nyangalirwa, adawabvunza: " Lecani wana wauiye cuna Ine musawalambize, nathangwe uculu waMulungu nkwawo udaiyambana nawo.¹⁵Tchaditchadi ndinacubvunzani: Wense uyo hatambiri uculu waMulungu ninga mwana, tchipo hadzahupindi" . ¹⁶Napenepo, Iye adabata wana mumanza Iyatche adawacombolera atchitsanzica manza cuna iwo.¹⁷Patche Iye adaenderera nanjira Iyatche, mamuna mubodzi adauya atchithamanga, adagodama pamberi Patche adabvunza: "Mudziwisisi Wacudeca, ntchanyi tchangu ndiite cuti ndiwone nhaca yaculalama kwenda nakwenda?". ¹⁸Djeso adamudaira: Thangweranyi ucundidaidza wacudeca? Hapana wacudeca, cunza kwaMulungu. ¹⁹Iwe unadziwa mitemo: Ausadzaulai, ausadzaiti umhombwe, ausadzabi, ausadzapasi umboo wacuphwata, ausadzaiti umbava, kodza bambo waco namai waco."²⁰Adalanga mamuna: "Mudziwisisi, zvense zvinhu izvi ndida zviteerera cubuda nditchiri djaha". ²¹Djeso adalingisa cuna iye adamuda, adalanga: "Tchibodzi tchiricucuchotera; ndoco, uyagulise zvense zvacounazvo upase walombo, nadyali unadzakala naupfumi cudzaulu. Napenepo, ouya Unditeere." ²²Apo mamuna, adanyangalirwa napfala lineri, adabuda adatsvoma thangwe akana zvinhu zvacuwanda.²³Djeso adalingisa mumakundu futi adalanga cuna wapfunzi Watche: "Ninga zvidachupa wacudala wapinde cuuculu waMulungu!". ²⁴Wapfunzi wadakala wacudzuma namasoco Iyatche. Apo, Djeso adawabvunza atchiphindazve: "Wana, ninga zvidachupa cupinda mu uculu waMulungu! ²⁵Zvidadonha maningi kamela ibodzi cupinda napabuli la nsingano, panacuti mamuna apinde mu uculu waMulungu".²⁶Iwo wadakala mutchidzumo wadabvunzana woka-woka: "Apo, mbani angadza ponesiwe?". ²⁷Djeso adalinga cuna iwo adalanga: "Cuna munhu zvidachupa, apo cuna Mulungu hazvina. Thangwe zvense zvinhu zvinakwanisica cuna Mulungu." ²⁸Petulu adatoma Cumubvundza: "Onani ifepano tidasiya zvense cumasure titchiCuteerani."²⁹Djeso adadaira: "Tchaditchadi ndicucubvundzani, hapana iye adasiya nyumba, wabale, wasancazi, mai, bambo,wana napansi nathangwe langu futi napfala Langu ³⁰cuti hatambiri tchuru nazvinango zvacuwanda, tchintchino mudzico lino, nyumba, wabale, wasancazi, wamai, wana, maminda, nacuzondiwa; mudzico linadzauya, culalama kwenda-nakwenda. ³¹Apo wazinji wacutoma watchadzakala wacunkomo, futi wacunkomo watchadzakala wacutoma."³²Iwo wakali munjira, watchikwira cuDjerusalema, futi Djeso akaenda pamberi pawo.Awo wakaMuteera wakadakala wacudzuma. Djeso adadaidza kumi nawairi pakundo patswa, adatoma cuwabvunza zvitchaitica cuna Iye pangani idocodoco iricuteera: ³³"Tetecani tiricukwira kwenda cuDjerusalema Mwana Wamunhu atchaperekiwa cunawaculu wawapfunzisi futi nacuna wanembi. Iwo watchadza Mutongera cufa watchadza Mupereca cuna mahedeni. ³⁴Watchadza Musingirira, watchadza Mupfirira, watchadza Munera futi watchadza Mu ulaiya. Apo pacupinda nsicu zitatu, Iye atchadzamuca."³⁵Tiago naJuwau, wana waZebedeu, wadauya cuna Iye wadalanga: "Mudziwisisi, tiricuda cuti mutitendere zvathu tina Culombani." ³⁶Iye ada wabvunza:"Mucuda cuti ntchanyi Ine dinga cuitireni?". ³⁷Iwo wadadaira:" Titendereni cukala na Tchangamire mu cucudziwa Kwanu, mubodzi cumadyo Kwanu mubodzi cubvwere Kwanu."³⁸Napenepo Djeso adawadaira: "Hamuli cudziwa zvanu muculomba. Imwe munakwanisa cumwira ndico iyangundinamwira, na cupirira batizo langu ndina batiziwa nalo?". ³⁹Iwo wadaMudaira: "Ife tina kwanisa". Adawabvunza Djeso: "Pa ndico Iyangu ndinadzamwira, imwe munadzamwirawo. Futi cubatiziwa Kwangu ndinadzabatiziwa naco, imwembo basi munadzabatiziwawo. ⁴⁰Apo handikwanisi cusankula cuti mbani anadzakala cumadyo kwangu cana cubvwere kwangu, apo nswa awo wadadonzerwa zvenezvi".⁴¹Pawo wenango kumi wapfunzi wadabva izvi, wadakala wacu nyangalirwa cuna Tiago naJuwau. ⁴²Djeso adawadaidza cuna Iye atchilanga: "Imwe hamudziwi awo cuti wada tchilemera cuna watongi wamahedeni wali cuwacunda, wanansimba cuna iwo futi wanawatonga.⁴³Napenepo ngapaleke cuitica dyano pacati panu. Uyo anada cuzvicuza pacati panu, ngakale nyabasa wanu, ⁴⁴uyo anada cukala pacutoma pacati panu ngakale bitchu lawense. ⁴⁵Nathangwe Mwana Wamunhu hana cuya cuti asewenzerwe, apo cuti asewenzere futi na cupasa culalama Kwatche mucu bvunurira wazinji."⁴⁶Futi wada uya cuDjerico. Atchibuda Djeso muDjerico na wapfunzi Watche nambumba yikulu, mamuna mubodzi akadaidziwa Batulumeu, mwana wa Timeu, lombe akali phofu, akadakala mumherera mwa njira . ⁴⁷Iye atchibva cuti akali Djeso, WamuuNazareta, cuti ali cuswica, adatoma cukuwa atchilanga: "Djeso, Mwana wa David, itirani nsisi cuna ine!" . ⁴⁸Wazinji wadamutuca futi watchimubvunza cuti awatame. Napenepo iye akapindirira cukuwa: "Mwana wa David, itirani nsisi cuna ine!".⁴⁹DJeso adaema adawabvunza cuti wamudaidze. Napenepo wadadaidza phofu, watchilanga: "Chingirira! Muca! Iye alicucudaidza". ⁵⁰Iye adathusa cunza tchikweche tchatche, adamuca nacuthatha adauya cuna Djeso.⁵¹Djeso, adamudaira, adalanga: "Tchanyi tchaco ulicuda cuti Ine ndicuitire?". Phofu lida Mudaira "Mudziwisisi, ndiricuda cuti ndikwanise cuona". ⁵²Djeso adalanga: "Ndoco, cunyinda kwaco kwacuomesa".Tchilipo-lipotcho, iye adatambira cuona kwatche futi Adamuteera munjira.

²¹wakali duze na mujerusalema, duze na betfage futi betaniya,mu bango la Miyolivi djeso adatuma wapfunzi watche wairi²futi Adati:" Ndoconi mumamii ali cu mberi kwanu. Napenepo mupinde mwenemo munaona tchimwana tcha buru cuti hatchasati tchakwiriwa. Tchiphudzumuleni muuye natcho. ³munhu angacubvunzani atchiti: Codi thangweranyi mulicuiita izvi? Dairani: tchangamire alicutchida futi anadzatchihirinza cuuya natcho pano".⁴iwo wadaenda wadatchiswikira tchimwana tcha burutcho tchida sungiririwa pamusuo, cukundu lacunza kwacnjira apo wadaphudzumula. ⁵Wenango wanhu wakali penepo wada bvunzisa. thangweranyi muli cutchiphuzdumula tchimwana tcha bulutchi?" ⁶Owo wada daila ningazvawo wakada bvunzwa na Djeso, futi iwo wadawa siya atchiyenda.⁷Wapfunzi wairi waya wadatola tchimwana tcha bulutcho, wadaenda natcho cuna Djeso. Wadaika zvacupfecazvawo padzaulu pabulupo, napenepo Djeso adakwira padzaulu palo. ⁸Wanhu wajinji wadathasica nguwo zawo wenango matsanzu awo wakada gwanda mumaminda. ⁹Cuna wakaenda cumberi Kwatche nawaya cuti wakamu teera waka daidza: "Hosana! bendito cuna izvo zviricuuya mudzina la tchangamire! ¹⁰Bendito ngaukale ukulu cuti huli cuuya na babawathu davidi! Hosana cudzaulu!".¹¹Napenepo Djeso adapinda mudjelusalema, ada pinda atchienda munchenche adawona zvense zvakali mumakundu .napenepo nacudzakala kwacudoca futi usico adaenda cu betaniya na kumi nawa iri. ¹²Nansico inangoyo, pawo wakahirira cubuda cu bettaniya, wakana nzala.¹³ Nacuwona muti muwonde cuti ukawonekwa namasamba pacamusinzo, Adaenda cawona cuti penu angawone misapho.Patche adaswica duze, napenepo haikasi ngani ya misapho. ¹⁴iye adati cuna muwonde hapanazve anadzadya musapho waco patswa". Na wapfunzisi Watche wadazvibva izvi¹⁵Futi wadauya watchienda Djerusalema. Napenepo pawo wada pinda munchenche, Djeso adatoma cuthamangisa cuna waka gulisa futi na waka gula. Akagwisa mwacurjira futi na awo waka gula namipando namwawo wakagulisira njiwa. ¹⁶Napenepo hana cutendera cuti nemubodzi atchipinda napathambwe lapanchenche adadzusa zvinhu zvacuti wangazvi gulise.¹⁷Iye akawapfunzisa, atchiranga: "Hazvina cunembwa: Nyumba yangu itchadza daidziwa nyumba yacunamatira? Apo imwe culicotola cuita mwacufisira mbava". ¹⁸Wawonerei wapfundisi nawanyori wadazvibva zvatche zvikalangaiye apo wakasaca njira zacumuulaiya nazo. napenepo wakathya cuonekwa thangwe yense mbumba wakadzuma nazvatche zvikapfunzisa Iye ¹⁹mucudoca kwalo dzuwa, iwo wadabuda mu luwani.²⁰Nacumatchibese pawo waka famba, wadawona cuti muonde ukada woma namiziyene.Napenepo Petulu, adatsalacana, adati, " ²¹Tchangamire ne ndiwo muwonde uya wanu matuca waoma".²²Djeso ada daira: "mungakala nacunyinda mulungu. ²³Tchaitchadi ndinabvucunzani cuti aliwense mubodzidzi pacati panu apo atchilanga cuna bangoli: Cuti muca apa dzithuse mumadzi, apo utchizviita ne cuzvithyira mumoyo mwaco apo utchinyinda linaita zvinezvo zvalo labvunziwa, napenepo mulungu ana zviita.²⁴Napenepo Ine ndina cubvunzani cuti zvense zvanu munalomba mucunamata, nacunyinda cuti watchitambira, napenepo muna dzazvipiwa. ²⁵Mungati muli pacunamata, imwepo munada culekelera zvense cuna awo munao marwa, cuti babawanu ali cudzaulu adzaculekerereni unyangazi hanu. ²⁶Napenepo mungaleca, culekererambo, bambowanumbo alicu dzaulu hadza lekereri zvanu muna nyangaza.²⁷Iwo wada hirira cuJerusalema. Napenepo Djeso aka famba namunchenche, waculu wawapfunzisi, wayori nawapalidzi wadaenda cunaiye. ²⁸Apo wadamubvunza "Nautongi hupi haco unaitanaho zvinhu izvi? Futi mbani adacupasa uhu utongi cuti uitenazvo izvi?".²⁹Djeso adati: " Ndinacubvunzani, ndidaireni futi mulicundi bvunza cuti nau tongi hupi hulicuita naine izvi zvinhu: ³⁰Lubatizo la Juwau likali lacudzaulu cana cuti likali lawanhu? Ndidaireni".³¹Iwo waka itirana nhalo iwo okaoka apo watchibvunzisana apo watchilanga:" Tingati nkwacudzaulu, Iye anati: ³²Apo thangweranyi mukaleca cumubvera Iye? Apo tingalanga cuti ndinsimba yamunhu " Iwo wakathya mbumba,htangwera cuti wense wakamukodza cuti Juwau akali mupolofita patchadi: " ³³Napenepo wada daira Djeso". Hatihudziwi". Apo Djeso adawati:" Napadocopo Ine handilangi cuti nautongi hwai ndinaita izvi zvinhu".

¹Napenepo Djeso adathangula cuwapfunzisa namitsazaniso, atchilanga: "Mamuna mubodzi adatcheca mivinyu, adaika tsoce mumakundo, adatchera mutchera wacuswinyira nkubva, adalonza mbuto yianyaculindira. Napenepo adalendesa mivinyu cunawenango walimi adaenda ulendo. ²Pangani tchaiyo iyacuconka, iye adatuma nyabasa mubodzi cunaiwo walimi cuti atambire cunaiwo zvirimwa zvavinyo. ³Apo iwo wadamubata, wadamunera watchimuhirinza nkabe zvinhu.⁴Napenepo, iye adatuma unango nyabasa, wadamuconza mumusolo watchimunhaza. ⁵Iye adatumazve unango, paunei wadamuulaia. Iwo wadaita cunawazinji wenango wanyabasa zvibodzibodzizvo, wenango wadatukiwa wenango wadaulaiwa.⁶Napenepo akadasalirwa namubodzi, mwana watche ambada, wacupezesa watche adawatumira. Iye adalanga: Iwo watchamukodza mwanawangu. ⁷Apo walimi wadalanga wokawoka: Uyu ndiye nyanhaca, mbatimuulaeni cutinhacai idzakale yathu.⁸Iwo wadamubata, wadamuulaya futi wadamuyika cunza kwami vinyu. ⁹Napenepo, adzaitatani apo mwenecatchiro mivinyu? Iye atchadzauya, atchidzaulaya walimi atchidzapasa mivinyuyo wanhu wenango.¹⁰Iwe hauna cuelenga zvacunembiwa izvi? Buwe lidalamba wawaki ndirolidadzakala pakona. ¹¹Izvi zvinauya cunaTchangamire, ntchidzumo mumatso yathu'". ¹²Iwo wadatswaga cumusunga Djeso, apo wakatchya mbumba, thangwe wakadziwa cuti Iye akadalanga muenzaniso uyu pamusana pawo. Napenepo Wadamusiya adaendazvatche¹³Iwo Wadamutuma wafansisi wenango nawa herodi cuti Wamubate paenango mapfala. ¹⁴Pawo wadaswica, Wadamubvunza: "Mudziwisisi, ticudziwa cuti ndiwe watchadi futi hamunabasa nazvinalanga wena, thangwe amutongi nankope ya wanhu. Tchatchadi munapfunzisa njira iyaMulungu. Zvidadeca cuti tipereke musonko cunaKesari cana cuti hazviti? Zvinaita cusonkeza cana cuti hazviti?". ¹⁵Apo Djeso akadziwa cunyengezakwawo adawabvunza: "Thangwelanyi Mucundiesera? Ndiwisireni denary libodzi cuti ndione".¹⁶Iwo Wadamuwisira libodzi. Napenepo, Djeso adabvunza: "Njawani nkopei nadzinali?".Iwo wadamudaira: "Nja Kesari". ¹⁷Djeso adalanga: "Pasani Kesari tchiritcha Kesari cunaMulungu, tchiritchaMulungo". Wadakala wacudzuma na Iye.¹⁸Napenepo wasadusi, cuti wakalanga acuwonekwi cumusiwa, wadauya cuna Iye Wadamubvunza, watchilanga: ¹⁹"Mudziwisisi, Mozisi adatisiira adanemba cuti: Angati mubalewaco watchimuna atandala atchisia mucadzi nkabe wana, mubale analola muzvitcheyo aite wana cuna bambomuculu watche.²⁰Wakaliwabale wanomwe; wacutoma akanamucadzi mumasule adatandala, hanacusiya mwana. ²¹Apo, watchiwiri adatolawo, mucadziyo futi adadafawo hanasiya wana. Nawatchitatu ntswibodzibozvo. ²²Pawanomwe awa hanacu siya wana. Pamasule pawense, mucadziyo adatandaho. ²³Pacumuca, wangadzamuca, anadzakala mucadziwawani? thangwe pawanomwe wadamulola cuita mucadzi".²⁴Djeso: "Halisi thangwe lineli lacuti limbacunyenguezani, thangweranyi amudziwi zvidanembwa cana cuti nsimba iya Mulungu? ²⁵Thangwe pawo wanadzamuca pacufa, hacudzalolanwi cana cupa mutchato, apo walininga nguirozi cudzaulu.²⁶Apo, pacuti wanyacufa wanamusiwa, hamuna cuelenga mubuku laMozisi, mumapfala lagwenzi, ninga Mulungo adalanga naiye adati: Inendine Mulungu wa abrahama, Mulungu waIsaca naMulungu waDJacobo?. ²⁷Iye hasiMulungu wawanya cufa, apo wanyaculalama. Cuculu nkuphonyakwanu".²⁸Munembi adauya adabva cugwengezana, iye adaona cuti Djeso adawadaira muche. Futi adamubvunza: "Ndiuponi mutemo udakodzera paense?". ²⁹Adadaira Djeso: "Udakodzera maningi ndiwo uyu: Ibva, Israel, tchangamire Mulungu wathu ndiye mubodzi eka Tchangamire. ³⁰Ida tchangamire Mulungu waco, namoiyo waco wense, namwea waco wense, nacumuda kwaco kwense, futi nansimba zaco zense. ³¹Watchiwiri mutemo ndiwo uyu: Ida nyauyaco ninga zvauna zvida iwe. Mutemo wacukodzera cupinda inei hapatchana".³²Napemepo wanembi wada Mudaira: "Zvacudeca maningi, Mudziwisisi! Tchaditchadi malanga cuti Mulungu ndimubodzi basi, cuti hapana unango cunza kwa Iye. ³³Timude namoiyo wense, nacufunga kwense, nansimba zense, ude wanyauyaco ningazvaco unazvidawo, ndiwo unamulemelero maningi cupinda zvense zvacupereca nazvipo zvacupitsiwa ". ³⁴Patche Djeso adabva cuti iye apasa cudaira kwacudziwa, adamudaira: "Iwepo ausicutali naUculu wa Mulungu". Mumasule mwaizvi, apana adachingirira cubvudzisazve cunaDjeso³⁵Pangani cuti akapfunzisa mutchetche, Djeso adawadaira, atchiranga: "Ninga zvimbalanga wanembi cuti Kirisitu ndimwana waDavidi? ³⁶Davidiyo adalanga naMuzimu Wacutchena: Tchangamire adalanga cuna Tchangamire wangu: Kala cumadyo Wangu cuswikira Ine ndaita wanyamarwa waco pansi pamwendo yaco. ³⁷Davidiyo adadaidza muKirisitu waTchangamire, napenepo, anakalatani muwanawatche Davidi?". Mbumba iculu idamubva namupfanso.³⁸Pacupfunzisa patche, Djeso adalanga: "Mhole nawanembi, wambada cufamba nanguwo zilaphu, watchikwaidziwa mumisica, ³⁹mumbutotchaizo zamusinagoga nambuto zacukodza phwando. ⁴⁰Iwo wanaphwetha nyumba zawazvitche, watchiwanyengeza wanaita minamato milaphu. Wenewa wanadza tambira cutongiwa cuculu".⁴¹Napenepo Djeso Adakala paduze natchacuikira zvacupereca pambuto iyamutchetche. Iye akalingisa wanhu pawo wakaika male mumbutomo. Wazinji wanhu wapfumi wakaika mwenemo male zacuwanda. ⁴²Napenepo, muzvitche mubodzi mulombo adaswica adaika mumbutomo masiriva mairi, santava zichanu.⁴³Djeso adadaidza wapfunzi Watche adawabvunza: "Tchaditchadi ndiricu cubvunzai: Uyu muzvitche mulombo aikamwenemu maningi cupinda wense awo wapereca mumbutoi. ⁴⁴Wense iwo wadapa cupinda zvawo wakadasiya, apo uyu mulombo, naulombo watche, aika iyense male ikanaiye cuti alalame nayo.

¹Patche Djeso adabuda mu mbuto yakunamatira, mubodzi wa wapfunzi watche adati:" mupfunzisi, onani cudeca kwa mauwe aya na zvacugadziliwa!". ²Djeso adadaira:" Imwe mulikuona cugadziliwa kudaita izvo? Hapadzakali buwe panalinango buwe alisinga gomoliwi".³Futi, iye adakala mubango la miyolivi pakundu linango la mbuto yakunamatira, Petulo, Tiago, Juwau na Andireya iwo wadamubvunza pakundu: ⁴"Tibvunzeni zvinaitika lini zvinhu izvi? Nchanyi tchinakala tchipangisiro cuti zvense zvinhu zvikale pakati pacuitika?".⁵Djeso ada toma kulanga: "Kalani wakuchenjera kuti pasaonekwe wanyacucunyegezani. ⁶Wazinji wanadzauya na dzina langu futi watchadzati: 'Ine dine MuKrisitu,' futi wanadzanyeza wazinji.⁷Lekani kutya mungabva zva nkondo, zvinhu izvoizvi zvinada kuti zviitike, apo hazvidzakali cunkomo. ⁸Nathangwe lakuti dziko linadza mukira lina dziko, utongi kumukira unango utongi .Kunadzawoneka kutekenyeka mumbuto ziginji, futi nanzala. uku ndiko kutoma kwakukonza pa kubala.⁹Mukale muda tchengela. Iwo wanadza kuperecani cuwatongi, munadza neriwa cuswica pakufa mumasinagoga. Napenepo munadza endesiwa pamberi pawa tongi na wamambo, nathangwe la Ine, ninga kuleulira kuna iwo. ¹⁰Apo zvinada cuthanga kuti pfala liende kuna wense wanhu.¹¹Pawo wanadzakusungani futi kucutolani kwenda kiyatongwa lecani ,kupatica nazvakulanga. Nathagwe lakuti mu ngani yeneyo, munadza pasiwa zvakulanga; hamudzalangi ndimwe nkabe so ndimu Zimu wakutchena; ¹²mubale anadzapereca mubale cuti afe, futi mwana wanadza phindukira wababa wawo cuswica pakuwaulaya. ¹³Imwe munadza zondiwa nawense nakuda kwaDzina langu. Apo uyo anadzapilira pakakupera kwazvo, uyo anadza ponesiwa.¹⁴Mungadzaona zvakutyisa zvitchiuya muzimbuto zakuti haziite ba kuitica(Cuti nyacurenga azvibvesese), wale wali mu judiya walirani cuenda mumabango, ¹⁵wale wali padzaulu panyumba waleke cutchitha, ne cubata tchinhu tchiritchense, ¹⁶uyo anadzakala ali mumunda ngadzaleke cutola tchacubvala tchatche.¹⁷Kuna wawo Wananzakala nanhenga pabodzi nawo walicuyamwisa nansicu izo! ¹⁸Namatani cuti izvo zvireke cuoneca pa ngani yamhepo. ¹⁹Nathangwe panadzawonekwa cubonela kuculu, Zviculu zvacuti zvisati zvawonekwa cubudila pakutoma, patche Mulungu adalonza dziko cuswikira lelo, futi hazvidzawonekizve. ²⁰Deca Tchangamile atchileca cufupisa nsicu zacubonela, hapana angadzaponesiwe. Apo nathangwe lawanya cusankuliwa, awo watche adasankula, afupisa dyali nsicuzo.²¹Apo munhu angaculangirani:' Cuti dinepano Kirisitu !"Panango: Diye Mesia aliuco", lecani cutenda. ²²Nathamgwe lacuti Makirisitu yamangama nawapolofiti watchadzaita zvipanguizo nama minimini zvacutsausa, cuswica wanyacusankuliwa. ²³Kalani mwacutchejera! Munawona cuti ndidaculangirani zvense izvi zvisati zvaitica.²⁴Pacupera kwa nsicu, zacubonela ,dzuwa linadzaswipa, mwezi haudzaoneki cubveneca kwao, ²⁵nyenyezi zinadzagwa kubuda mudzaulu, nsimba zacudzaulu zinadzavuluziwa. ²⁶Napenepo panadzaoneca Mwana Wamunhu atchiuya namumacuti nasimba iculu pabodzi nacucuziwa. ²⁷Iye achadzatumira Ngirozi futi anadzacanhaniza na wanyacusankuriwa wa mumakona manai, adziko cubudira cunkomo kwenda cunkomo kwadziko.²⁸Ndida pfunza namuti wa muzambiringa. Nadyali pacufhinfira kwao utchipangizira masamba matswa, munanga mutchidziwa cuti malimo alicufedzera. ²⁹Mungaona zvinhu ninga izvi, zvichiitica mukale mudadziwa kutiIye alicufedzera paduze, mwa mwamatsasa.³⁰Ndinaculangilani nditchiti, madzinza ninga hadzapindi zvinhu ningaizvi zvisati zvatoma cuitica. ³¹Cudzaulu na pansi zvitchadzapinda, masoco angu tchipo hadzapindi. ³²Apo, pakodzo lansicu ineyo nangani, hapana anadziwa, cana nengirozi zacudzaulu, ne naMwana, eka Baba.³³kalani mudatchengera! lindani munamate nathangwe amudziwi ndingani ipi. ³⁴Zvidaita ninga munhu adaenda ulendo: Iye adasiya nyumba yatche adaika wanyabasa watche cuti waonerere nyumbayo,mubodzi na mubodzi akana basa latche. Futi iye adapa mutemo cunawalindi cuti mukale mudapenya.³⁵Napenepo lindani! Thangwe hamudziwi cuti mwenetchiro wa nyumba atchadzahirira lini, penu cumaulo, patsangwi lausicu, patche djongwe lingadzalira, penango tchacumatchibese. ³⁶Angauya Iye mutchibvumbu, cuti Iye aleke cucuswikirani mudagona. ³⁷Zvangu Ine ndinacubvunzani, cuna mwense: Lindani!".

¹Pantsicu ziwiri zikamirira cuda cuitwa Pasika naMutambo weMapau hana Isiti. Apo wakulu wamapirisita wanyori wakafamba watchitswaka zvakuita zvakubisika cuti wamuulaye. ²Apo wakadzalanga: "Ne pangani yaPasika, cuti pareke cuoneka boyowoyo pakati pawanhu".³Djeso akali paBetania pamui waSimao, nyamaperembuzi, iye akatsulima kumeza, adafendera mukadzi mubodzi namutete ukana mafuta akudiwa maningui, akudula maningui . Iye adaska mutete adatululila mafuta pamusolo paDjeso, ⁴wakalipo wanango wakadakalipa nazvo. Iwo wakalanga patchawo: "Thangwe ranyi atsayi mafutu akudiwa? ⁵Mafuta aya angadaita cugulisa cupinda madenari zvuru zvitatu wangadapa wanyakubonera". Apo iwo wakashola.⁶Apo Djeso adalanga: "Musiyeni akale ntendere. Thangwe lanyi munamushupa? Iye aita zvakudeka cuna Ine. ⁷Pakati panu panawoneka wanyabonera imwe mungada kana kuita zvakudeka kuna iwo, imwe hamulambi munaIne cukala-nacukala. ⁸Iye adaita zvikada kuitiwa, adandidzola mafuta handisati ndaikiwa. ⁹Tchaditchadi ndinakulangilani, mbuto yentse idaparidziwa Evangeri pantsi pentse, zvidaita mukadzi uyu zvinawerengwa, cuti titchamutsalakana nazvo.¹⁰Napenepo Djudasi Iskarioti, mubodzi wawakumi nawawiri, adaenda kunawaku wamapirisita cuti apereke Djeso cunaiwo. ¹¹Apo mapirisita wadabva izvi wadadekerha wadamubvunza cuti tinakupa mari. Iye adatanga cutswaka cuti ndinaita ndimupereke Djeso.¹²Nantsicu yakutanga yaMutambo waMapau haana Isiti, apo wadapereka bira laPasika, wafunzi Watche wadadzalanga: "Cupi cungaite cudonzera poso yaPasika?". ¹³Iye adatumila wawiri wawafunzi Watche adalanga: "ndokoni culuwani apo mamuna mubodzi akadatwala jaro yamandzi tinadzaonana. Mutewereni. ¹⁴Munenge mukupinda iyemo mutewereni mubvunzeni mwenetchiro nyumbayo: Mufpunzisi alanga: cupi cunagala mbuto kwato tinadyira kurha kwaPasika nawafpunzi Wangu?.¹⁵Napenepo Iye anadzacupanguizani mbuto iculu mbuto yamudzaulu cuti yadi donziwa. nditchaita kweneco cugadzilira kwangu. ¹⁶Wapfunzi watche wadabuda futi watchiyenda cu luwani; wadawona zvense wabvunzaiye futi adagadzira cudya kwa phasica.¹⁷Inga hwadi usicu Iye aduya na kumi nawairi. ¹⁸Pawo wakadagala watchi tsamira thebo watchidya, Djeso adalanga: " tchaditchadi Ine ndinacubvunzani, mubodzi wanu, cuti alicudya Naine, adzadzandi pandukira". ¹⁹Wense watsukwala nazvo futi mubodzi namubodzi wadalanga: " apo cuti ndine?²⁰Djeso, adadaira,adawati: "Ndimubodzi pawacumi nawairi, uyo cuti tchintchino arikurha naIne pau muparato ibodziyene. ²¹Thangwe mwana wamunhu anaenda ninga zvidalembwa mumalembwa analanga thangwe laIye; cuna uyo atchandipandukira!. Zvikadadeka cubvi hakana kubarha".²²Pawakarha, Djeso adabata pau, adakombolera, adabedula adawapasa. Napenepo adalanga: "Tambirani uyu ndiwo muiri Wangu". ²³Iye adabata ndico, adati maita basa, adawapasa wentse wadamwa. ²⁴Napenepo adalanga: Itchi tchiropa Tchangu tchinabatanizani patswa, tchiropa cuti tchidaerera pakubvunulila wentse. ²⁵Tchaditchadi ndinacubvunzani handitchadzamwizve misapo cuswikira ntsiku yangu nditchadzamwa vinho itswa cuukulu haMulungu Cudzaulo".²⁶Mumasure makuimba nyimbo, wadaenda cuBango laMiolivi. ²⁷Djeso adalanga: "Imwe mwentse mutchadzanditawa, thangwe zvidalembiwa: Nditchakonza Macabuswa mabira atchabaralika.²⁸²⁹Napenepo mumasure mwakudzamuka Kwangu, Ine nditchadzacala cumberi cwanu cuenda cuGarireia". Petulu adati: "Podi zvawo wentse watchikutawani ine handidzakusiyeni".³⁰Djeso adati cunaiye: "Tchaditchadi Ine ndinakubvunza cuti usiku huno, djongwe halisati lalila cairi, iwepo utchadzandilamba catatu". ³¹Napenepo Petulu adati: "Podi cungati nkufa naImwe, handidzakulambini". Wentse wadatembesa zvibodzibodzizvo.³²Iwo wadaenda pambuto inango idadaidziwa Getsimani, napenepo Djeso adati cuna awfpunzi Watche: "Calani pano Ine ndirikuenda canamata". ³³Iye adatola Petulu, Tiago naJuwawu, napenepo adatanga cucala nacutya. ³⁴Djeso adawabvunza: "Mizimu Wangu udatsukwala maningui, zvakubvadakufa. Musabude pano mucalile pano".³⁵Djeso adaenda cumbuto icali cutali, adagodama pantsi, adanamata,deca cuti zvikadakwanisika, ngani i ipinde cuna Iye. ³⁶Iye adati: "Aba, Baba, zventse zvinhu zvinapusikacuna Imwe, budisani ndico i cuna Ine. Napenepo, culeke cuita nacuda cwangu apo nacuda Cwanu".³⁷Iye adahirira, adaswikira wakadagona, adati cuna Petulu: "Simao iwe udagona? Hamupusi cucalila pangani ibodzi? ³⁸Calilani munamata cuitira cuti musaswike pakuyeseliwa. Muzimu udagadzilila apo nyama ndiyo idaneta". ³⁹Patswa Iye adafundukirazve adanamata, adasewenzesa masoco mabodzibodziwo.⁴⁰Mhindo inangu adauyazve Djeso cuna wafpunzi adawaswikirazve wadagona; matso awo akadaneta iwo hawakasi kudziwa cuti tinalanganyi. ⁴¹Iye adauya pamhindo yatchitatu Iye adawabvunza: "Mudagonazve basi muli cupuma? Zvakwana! Ngani yaswika. Cuti Mwana waMunhu aperekiwe mumanza awanyangazi. ⁴²Mukani, tendeni! Uyo wangundidati Alicundipindukira ari duze".⁴³Tchilipolipotcho, pangani icalanga Iye, Djuda, mubodzi wawacumi nawairi, adaswika nambumba iculu ikanaiye; wakada gadzirira macatana nanchinjiri zamiti, pacundu pawaculu-waculu wamapirisita, wanembi namadikoni. ⁴⁴Mupanduki adapasi tchipangiziro, atchilanga: "Ndiye Uyo ndinapasa beju". Musungeni mumutole kuenda cuna walindi". ⁴⁵Patche Djuda adaswica tchilipolipotcho adaenda cuswica cuna Djeso iye adati: "Rabi" iye adaMupasa beju. ⁴⁶Napenepo iwo wadamubata wadaMusunga.⁴⁷Apo mubodzi cuti akali penepo adabudisa catana yatche, adatcheka musewenzi wawaculu wamapirisita adagwanda cutu latche. ⁴⁸Djeso adawabvunza: mauya cudzandisunga ninga mbava, namacatana nanchinjiri zamiti? ⁴⁹Pangu ndikana imwe nditchifpunzisa ntsicu zentse muntchetche, hamuna cundisunga. Apo izvo zvaitika cuti Malembwa azazikisiwe". ⁵⁰Wentse wakana Djeso wadaMusiya wadatawa.⁵¹Mupale mubodzi adamuteera, iye akadapfeka nguwo basi ikadamufumbukiza; iwo wadamubata, apo ⁵²mupaleyo adasiya itchigwa nguwuyo adatawa ali pezi.⁵³Wadatola Djeso cuenda cuna muculu wamapirisita. Wadaungana wentse waculu wamapirisita, madikoni nawalembi. ⁵⁴Pangani iyi, Petulu akazviona zventse alikutali, cuswica mukati mawaculu wamapirisita. Iye adakala pakati pawalindi, wacali duze namoto, cuti wathumirhe.⁵⁵Waculu waculu wamapirisita naWatongi wakasaga wanyaumboo naDjeso, cuti waone cuMuulaya. Apo iwo hawana cuhuona, ⁵⁶napenepo wadauya naumboo wacupwata cuna Iye, napenepo podi zvawu nawanyaumboo awa zvikadasiyana.⁵⁷Wenango wada muca watchiuisa umboo hacupwata cuna Iye; Iwo adilanga: ⁵⁸"Ife tidamubva atchilanga: Ine ndinadzafudza nchenchei idaithwa na manza yawanhu pantsicu zitatu ine nditchidzawaca inango, haiithwi na manza yawanhu". ⁵⁹Podi zvawo naumboo hawoho haukasi cupirana nawenango.⁶⁰Napenepo muculu wawa pirisita wadamuca pacati pawo adabvunzisa Djeso: "Iwepo haudairi nkabe? Zvawo wanhu walicucuikira cuna iwezvi?" ⁶¹Iye akali zii hakasi cudaira. Wadabvunzazve muculu wapirisita: "Iwepo ndiwe Kirisito, Mwana wa Mulungu waCudzaulu?" ⁶²Djeso adati: "Ine ndine. Futi mutchadzaona Mwana waMunhu atchikala cumarjo Kwansimba atchiuya namumacuti acudzaulu".⁶³Cumberi kwaizvi, muculu wawapirisita wada adakedza nguwo zatche wadalanga: "Titchicuda basi wanyaumboo? ⁶⁴Imwepo mwazvibva zvaponya iye. Apo ntswanyi zvanu mungamutongere?". Wentse wadatongera Djeso inga munhu wakutemera kufa. ⁶⁵Wenango wadathoma cuMupfirira mata wachimusungira nguwo cumatso, wakaMunera watchilanga: "Bvumbira!" Walindi wadamutora watchiMunela.⁶⁶Patche akali Petulu duze patambwe munyantsi, mubodzi wawasewenzi wawaculu wawapirisita adaenda pakana iye. ⁶⁷Iye padaona iye Petulu duze namoto pakawota iye moto,adamulingisisa atchibvati: "Naiwepo ukali pabodzi naMunazareta, Djeso". ⁶⁸Apo iye adalamba, adati: "Ine handidziwi futi handisi cuzvibva zvako iwe ukulangazvo". Napenepo iye adabuda cuenda cutambwe.⁶⁹Apo penepo, nyamubasa adaona adatangazve culanga cuna wakali penepo: "Munhui ndimubodzi wawo!" ⁷⁰Napenepo iye adazvilambazve zvenezvo. Napenepo cuna vakali penepoo wadati cuna Petulu: "Natchaditchadi uyo ndimubodzi wawo,futi ndimuGalilia".⁷¹Napenepo iye adatanga cutuka atchidumbira adati: "Ini handimudziwi munhu wako ulikulangayo". ⁷²Napenepo tchilipolipotcho djongwe lidalila pamhindo yatchiwiri. Petulu napenepo adatsalakhana pamasoco Djeso akadamulangila: "Lisati djongwe culila cairi, mhindo zitatu utchadzaNdilamba". Iye adacala wacutsukwala adatoma culila.

¹Matchibece yacutchimbiza, masacerdote tchaiyo wadasangananawadicoane nawalembi futi nawense wa Sinedrio. Iwo wadasunga Djeso, wadamutola penepo futi wadamupereca cuna Pirato. ²Pirato adamubvunzisa: "Iwe diwe uculu wa Judiya?" Iye adadaira: "Niwe uliculanga". ³Wasacerdote tchaiwo wakamupunhira Djeso zvinhu zvizinji zvacunyangala.⁴adamubvinzisazve: Iwe audairi? Ona wadicupunhira cangasiiwo wanatchizondi naiwe?". ⁵Napenepo Djeso alibezve cumudaira pirato, futi nazvenezvo adadzkala wacuchamisica.⁶yapwando, akana musambo Pirato akalekera nyancadyaboso bodzi aliwense watche iye akasankula. ⁷Papodzipene na nawanhamhandu mucadyaboso, nawanyaculaya wadaikiwa mucadyaboso thgwera cuitatchinyacanyaca, pakana mwamuna bodzi akabvi Barrabas. ⁸Mbumba idauya cuna Pirato futi adatoma cumucumbira cuti aite ninga ukali musambo⁹Pirato adawadaira: "mulicuda cuti ndilekere wa Judiya?". ¹⁰iye akdziwa tchikali tchizondi cutiwasacerdote tchaiwo wakadamupreka Djeso. ¹¹wasacerdote tchaiwo wadakunizira mbumba watchicumbira cuti, pambuto Yatche, Barabas deca alekelerhe.¹²adawadairaswe: "mulitani ine ndingaita tchanyi na uculu wa Judeya?. ¹³Iwo wadakuwazve: "mukokomerere!".¹⁴adawalanga: "Tchanyi tchatche Iye aita zvacuphonya?". Kwatche iwo wakakuwacazinji cazinji: " mukokomerere!". ¹⁵Pirato, nacuda cudekedzera mbumba, wadamupereka Barabas. Iye adamupereca Djeso cuti, cumasule kwacuchipiwa, cuti akokomeriwe.¹⁶Penepo masodja yadatola Djeso watchienda pathabwe lancati mwaPalacio mwa ntongui futi wadaungana yense masodja. ¹⁷Wadambvamubvazica tchinsakala tchichawa, wadaika nkata ya minga futi wadaiga cuna Djeso. ¹⁸Wadatoma, napenepo, wadamukwaidza watchilana: "viva uculu wa Judeya".¹⁹19Iwo wadamunera musolo mwatche na ntswimbo futi wadamupfirira futi, nacugodama, wadamupa mulemerero. ²⁰Cumasule kwacumusingirira, wadabudisa tchinsacala tchichawa Watchimupfekeza nguwo Zatche tchaizo, Wadamutola watchimuika cunza, cutiwamukomerere. ²¹Iwo wadamanikidza munhu akabuda cumunda, cutiadzuse mutchinjikwa waDjeso. Dzinalatche akali Simoni musisinereu (bambo waAlexandre naRufo) .²²Masodja yadatola Djeso cumbuto imbadaidziwa Gologota, cuti zvicudaculanga mbuto iyaCavera. ²³Futi wadamupasa vinyu iyacusanganizana na mirra, apoIye alibe cumwa. ²⁴Napenepo Wadamukomerera watchipambulilana nguwoZatche, wadabvanjuga cutiwaone ndimusodjaupi angabate.²⁵²⁷²⁸Ikali nganiiya tchitatu pawo Wadamukomerera. ²⁶Patchikhwangwani, iwowadalemba mhoswa: "MUCULU WA MADJUDA". NaIye wadakomerera mbava ziwiri, ibodzi cumadyo kwatche mubodzicubvhere kwatche. (zvidateerereca zvilembwa zvilanga: "Futi zvidaelenguiwa nawanyabibvu").²⁹Wenewale wakapinda Watchimutuca, watchikwetekwedza misolo yawo futi watchilanga: "Ah! iwe ndiwe ukafudza tchetche futi ukadzadondza pansicu zitatu, ³⁰zviponese wega futi dzica pamutchinjikwa!".³¹Nazvenezvo, wasacerdote tchaiwo wacasingirira Iye paiwo, nawalembi, futi wakalanga: "Iye adaponesa wenango, kwantche akwanisi Kuzviponesa yega. ³²Mbani mucrisitu, Uculu wa Iziraeri, tchitha tchintchino pamutchinjikwa futi napenepo tinadzona futi titchitendera". Futi naiwo Iwo wadakomeriwa futi wakamutuka³³³⁴³⁵Nangani yatchitanhatu, dima lidafukiza pentse pantsi cuswica ngani yatchipfemba. Nangani yatchipfemba Djeso adacuwa napfalan lapadzaulu: "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabatani?", zvitchilanga, "Mulungu wangu, Mulungu wangu, thangwe lanyi Mandisiya?" Wenango wacuti wacali penepo wadazvibva futi watchiulanga: "Ibvani Iye alicudaidza Elia".³⁸³⁶³⁷ adathamanga adaika vinagre patchimufada-fada ,adaika pamuti futi adapasa cuti amwe.Munhu adati: "Tiricuda cuwona cuti Erya anuya cudzamudisa" Napenepo Djeso adalanga na pfala lapadzaulu adafa. Penepo nguwo ya nchenche idakedzeca catinacati cubuda padzaulu cuswica munyansi.³⁹Musodja muculu wa zana cuti akali pamberi patche, cufema kwakaindi ineyo adati: " Patchaditchadi munhu uyu akali wa Mulungu". ⁴⁰Futi pakana wacadzi cuti wakawona nacu talitali. Pacati pawo akali Maliya Madalena, Maliya (maiwa watche Tiyago, mudoco doco ,na wa Juze)" na Salome. ⁴¹Pawo wakawli cugalileya, Iwo wakamuteera wamupasa. Wajinji wenango wacadzi futi wadamuteera cuJerusalema.⁴²Nacumulo, nacukala nsicu yacugadzirira, napenepo cuti mangwana ndimugobera, ⁴³Juze de Arimateia adenda kweneco . Iye akali muculu wamatongere, cuti akaemera uculu waMulungu. Iye nacuchinga adaenda calanga naPirato futi adaenda cacumbira mutumbi waDjeso. ⁴⁴Pirato adadzadzumanazvo cuti Djeso afa; napenepo wadadaidza musodja futi wadamubvunza cuti Djeso afa.⁴⁵Apo Pirato adabva musodja cuti Iye akada afa, adabvuma cuti podi cuwapasa cuna Juze. ⁴⁶Juze akada gula nguwo. Iye adatchithisa Djeso pamutchinjikwa, adamufinikiza nanguwo, futi adaenda camuika panhutu paduze pabue. Apo adaika bue pamusuo pacupinda napo. ⁴⁷Futi Maliya Madalena na Maliya, mai wa Juze, wadaenda cona mbuto ikana Djeso.

¹Cupela kwa mugobera, Maria Magadalena, Maria, mayi wa Tiago na Salomeu wadagula mafuta yacununchira maningi cuti wayende cadzola mwuiri wa Djeso. ²Nsicu yacutoma ya sondo, na cubuda kwa dzuwa, iwo adayenda cumasie.³Iwo akadzabvunzana mubodzi na mubodzi: "Mbani anadzati bulisira bhuwe cumasie?". ⁴Apo wadamusa matso, wadadzaona cuti alipo abulisa bhuwe, cuti likali likuru maningi.⁸⁵Wadapinda mumasiyemo, wadaona djaha lidatsimira nguwo zitshena, adakala kundu ra madhyo, wadadzakala nakuthya. ⁶Iye adadzawabvunza: "Musathye. Mulukusaka Djeso, wa Nazareta, uyo anadakomerwa pamutchinjikwa. Hatchalimuno. Ino ndimbuto yawo wakadamuika. ⁷Imwe ndokoni mubvunze wapfunzi na iye Petulu cuti Djeso akwewa kuyenda cuGalileia. kweneco munadzamuona ninga zvikalonga iye".⁸Iyo wadabuda nacuthamanga mumasie, wakatetemeca, nacudzuma. Awana cunawanhu, thangwe wakanautchy maningui.⁹Cumuswa mukufa na matchibhese ntsiku yakutoma yasondo, Djeso adatoma cuonekwa cuna Maria Magadalena, uyo adabulisiwa mizimu minomwe. ¹⁰Iye adabuda adalanga zvikadaona iye, cuna wense wakana iye, apo iwo wenango wadamuca watchilira. ¹¹Iwo wadadzabva cuti Djeso akalipo paculalama adaoneka cuna iye, apo hawana cutenderana nazvo.¹²Na cupera kwazvenezwi, Iye adadzaoneca nakayindi inango cuna wairi wawo, apo wakali panjira yaku yamumasirikiro. ¹³Iwo wadadzaenda calanga cunawapfunzi wenango, apo iwo hawana cutenderana nazwo.¹⁴Apo Djeso adaoneca pacati pawakumi namubodzi, apo iwo wakada tsulima pacurjira, iye adawadaira naculeca cuzvitendera zvakada langiwa cuti adamusiwa cuwakufa. ¹⁵Iye adalanga: Mungayende pansi pense, mutchikusa vangeri cunazwese zvisikwa. ¹⁶Uyo anatenda angabatizariwi anadza ponisiwa, uyo anadzalamba anadza tongwa.¹⁷Zvipangizo izvi, zvitchadzatoyera awo wanatenda: Mudzina langu mutchadzathamangisa madimoni, mutchadzalanga namalangilwea atswa, ¹⁸mutchadzabata nyoka namanza, mungamwa zvinhu zvinamutombwe, amuitiwi tchinhu; mutchadzaika manza pana wanarwara iwo wanadzaoma".¹⁹Apo Tchangamire Djeso patche ada peza culanga naiwo, adatoliwa atchiyenda cudzaulu adakala cumanza laMulungu lamadyo. ²⁰Wapfunzi wadabuda wadayenda cacusa pantsi pentse, apo Tchangamire akasenza nayiwo tchaditchadi namasoco nazvidzumiso nazvipangidzo cuna waya akamuteere.

¹Pacati wa zinji wadada culonguedzera mumumwazvo chibodzi chinalanga padzaulu pazvidaitica cuti zvidaithwa pacati pathu_ ²ninga zvathu tida zvidziwa pacutanga wakali wapupuli wacuwona wacudzipira pa Mulungu wabati wamasoco-, ³nadyano cudadzandiuira muche cupfunza kwacudekerhwa cucula kwazva culonzeca zvense zvinhu izvi cubudira kwacutanga, kwa zv culonzeca kwacutowezeca kwa muculu Tiyofilo, ⁴pactiuti tidziwise kwa kwacunyanya thangwera zvinhu zvacuti tidapfunzisiwa.⁵Munsicu za herodhi mambo wacu Djudhiya mukana muphrist mbodzi akabvi iye Zacalya pautongui hwa Bia. mukadzi watche akali wacudzinza la Arau akadaidziwa Izaberi. ⁶Wense wakali wacu languica padetcha pa Mulungu wa nsimba yense mimitemo yawo wanacumbirhwa na Tchangamire. ⁷ese iye hakana wana thangwera cuti Izaberi haka bala lini nawanse wanga wadi nkalamba pangani inei.⁸Zvidaitica cuti Zacalya akli pamberi pa Mulungu, atchitoweza mabasa atche amu phrisita nacutowezewr dzinza latche. ⁹Napenepo iye ad sankuliwa na laki tgangwera caitiro ya mabasa ya uphrisita cuti yapinde munyumb yacunamatira ya Mulungu cuti apitse nsembe. ¹⁰Wense wanhu wakanamata cu kundu la cunza napangani yathu nsembe ikapitsica.¹¹Napenepo muzimu Changamire uda uya kwaiye cukundu latche lacumdyo pa guwa la nsembe. ¹²Patche Zacaliya adabva adakala wacupinguizica futi cuthya pacati patche. ¹³Ese muzimu Wacutchena udati usthye Zacaliya thangwe cunamata kwatche kwabviwa. Mucadzi wco Izaberi anabala mwana wamwamuna mubodzi, dzina latche ana daidziwa Juwau.¹⁴Iwepa unanagala namupfanso nama combolero cuna wanhu wazinji wanadekerhwao pacubala kwaco. ¹⁵Napenepo iye anadzagala muculu pa matso ya Tchangamire . Hadzamwi vinyu ne hahwa wansimba ese mumimba mwamai watche iye anagala nacukodziwa na Muzimu Watchena.¹⁶Nwacuwanda pacati pa mbumba ya Izirayeri wana hirira cuna tchangamire Mulungu wawo. ¹⁷Iye anadzagala pambetri pa Tchangamire na Muzimu na nsimba ya Eriya cuti ahirinze moyo wa baba cuna wana watche nacutola waculeca waculeca cubva cuti wafambe ninga wana wacudziwa. Iye andzaita izvi pacubuda culonguedza mbumba yaculonguedzeca ya Mulungu.¹⁸Zacaliya adati cuna nguirozi: "ndina kala tani nacutendera zvenezvi? Nacuti ine ndine wacuseya namucadzi wangu adi na thunga liculu" ¹⁹Muzimu Wacutchena udati: "udati gabhriyeri, ndina lambirira pana Mulungu ndutumwa cuti ndi langue na iiwe na cucudziwisa zvacudeca ninga izvi. ²⁰pazvino pano unakala tchimumu cuswica izvi zvaitica thangwe lacuti hauna cutenda namasoco anguya amuche.²¹Pacuti wanhu wricumuyerera Zacaliya, iwo wada bvunzana thambweranyi iye atola ngani ijinji mu nyumb yacunamatira. ²²Patche iye abuda hatchalangui napenepo ada tekenyesa manja cuti hathakwanisi cuwatsikimiza ntswanyi zvaitica. ²³Nadyano wadabva cuti zvatche aona patche akali mucatimo. zvinawoneca cuti pansicu zamabasa yathu zapera iye adhirira cumui watche.²⁴Cubudira pa nsicu zenezo mucadzi watche Izaberi adagala napamuwiri adazera panmwezi michanu, atchilanga: ²⁵Izvi ndizvo zvaita Tchangamire cuna ine patche adandiwona, atchibvandibudisira cunyara kwangu pambwri pawanhu.²⁶Pamwezi watchinomwe, wamimba Muzimu Wacutchena uda tumwa na Mulungu culuwani la Galileiya, lina daidziwa ²⁷Nazarleta, cuna nyamankunda wacuti akali mucadzi wamamuna akadaidziwa Djosefa . Djosefa akada wacudzinza la Dhavidhi, dzina la nyamankunda uyu likali Maliya. ²⁸Muzimu Wacutchena uda uya cuna iye udamubvunza. " Kwaiwani, iwepa ndiwe muculu wabvenekerhwa na Mulungu . ²⁹Ese iye adagala wacupatica namasoco aya adabvunzisa ukali cukwaidzisa kwanyi kweneco³⁰Namuzimu Wacthena uda langa cuna iye " tai Mariya, wacombolerhwa na Mulungu. ³¹Utchait pamuwiri unadzbala mwana utchimuthudza dzina lacuti Djeso. ³²Anagala muculu anadzadaidziwa wacjudzaulu Tchangamire Mulungu anadzamupasa cudziwa kwababa watche Dhavidhi. ³³Iye ana dzakala muculu pambumba dzinza la Djacobho pacjuyenderera na uculu cuti hwadzperi."³⁴Maliya adati cuna mMuzimu Wacuthena zvina itica tani zvenezvi natngwe nditchiri nyamankunda? Muzimu Wacutchena uda mudaira cuti: ³⁵"Muzimu Wacutchena unauya cuna iwepa, nansimba ya cudzaulu ina dzadaira. Emerera adatchena cuti anadzadaidziwa Mwana wa Mulungu.³⁶Iye Izaberi mubale waco anamimbao podi zvatche adaseya pauseye hwatche. Iye adbvunziwa cuti habali ana pamuiri pamwezi minomwe. ³⁷Na Mulungu hapa tchinalamba." ³⁸Maliya adati ndirinyamubasa wa Mulungu zvenezvi zvinaitiwa cunaimwe cubuda cumasoco anu, Muzimu Wacutchena uda musiya.³⁹Pansicu zenezo Maliya adayenda nacutchimbiza cumbuto yamabango, cu luwani la Djudhiya. ⁴⁰Iye adpinda munyumba ya Zacaliya adkwidza Izaberi. ⁴¹Pzvo izvi zvikaitica atchibva Izaberi cukwaidzisiwa na Mariya mwana mumimba adabvwa nacjuderhwa Izaberi adakala wacudzala na Muzimu Wacutchena.⁴²Iye ada langa na cudekerhwa atchikwiza pfala: " Iwepa uli pacutendeca pacatu pawacadzi wense alimumimba mwanu. ⁴³Zvai tani cu mai na baba wqngu auya cudzandiwona. ⁴⁴Nacudyano ndabva cukwaidza kwaco wangu adadzusa ine mumimba mwangi athaula nacudekerhwa. ⁴⁵Namupfanso nacuti anabuda thangwera ctowezera zvense zvidalanguihrwa ife na Tchangamire.⁴⁶Maliya dati Muzimu wangu wafemerhwa na Mulungu, ⁴⁷namuzimu wangu adekrrhwa cuna Mulungu, muponesi wangu.⁴⁸Ese iye aona cuznitchepesa kwangu, pau mai ntchintchino madzinza yense yatchandidaidza namupfanso, ⁴⁹Thangwera nyansimba aita zvinhu zviculu cuna ine namu dzina Latche.⁵⁰Midzaidzai yatche ina yenderera cuna dzinza namadzinza kwa wenewale wana muthya. ⁵¹Iye apanguiza nsimba namanja Yatche ya tendeusa wadekerhwi munzeru na mumoyo.⁵²Ada fudza mitemo waprinsipi +auculu hwatche. ⁵³Wadadzaza zvacudeca futi atchigoneca wapfumi ne cuwapasa zvinhu.⁵⁴Ada batsira wa Izirayeri watoweri watche nacutslacanisa midzaidzai yatche. ⁵⁵Ningsa zvatche ada langa cuna baba pakundu la Abhurahama na dzinza latche kwenda nakwenda⁵⁶Mariya ada lambirira cu Izirayeri pa mwezi mitatu ese ada dzahirira cumui watche. ⁵⁷Payo idaswica ngani ya Izaberi yacubereca mwana watche, iye adabala mwana muphale. ⁵⁸Wakali padhuze naiwo adabva cuti Mulungu macombolero kwa iye wadagala wacudekerhwa.⁵⁹Napenepo zvidaitica cuti na tsicu ya tchisere iwo wada yeurisa mwana iwo wakada vudaidz Zacaliya ninga dzina lababa watche. ⁶⁰Ese mai watche ada tambila pfala adati: ⁶¹"Wadati cuna iye hacuna mudzi mubale wanu ana dzina lineri."⁶²Iwo wada langa cuna baba wamwana cuti wawone, cuti iye ana daidziwa tani. ⁶³Baaba watche ada cumbira phulanga lidoco ada nemba. " dzina latche ndi Juwau". wense wadakala wacupatica nazvo zvoizvi⁶⁴Pabodzibodzipo, mulumo watche uda funguca, lulime latche, futi iye adathanga culanga atchitenda Mulungu. ⁶⁵Nadyano cudauya cuthapacati panse wakali paduze naiye na zvense zvida itica zvidabvica mbuto yense na colina ya Djudhiya. ⁶⁶Wense ewnewale wacuti wadabva izvi adakala ewacupatica nazvo mumoyo mwawo watchilnga wani mwana wenei. Nadyano manja a Tchangmire akali muna iye.⁶⁷Baba watche Zacaliya akada dzala na Muzimu Wacutchena futio adapolofita, adati: ⁶⁸nganamatiwe Tchangamire, Mulungu wa Izirayeri, tjhangwe mamusira nacutsula mbumba yanu.⁶⁹Iye adamusa kwaife nyanga yanu yacupoinesa mumbumba ya Dhavidhi, mutendi watche, ⁷⁰nacuda kwacuti makadati thenbesa cubudira cale nacuda kwa M uzimu Wacutchena watche. ⁷¹Iye adadzaipasa cupoina kwanyamarhwa wanu namanja ya ense wana muzonda.⁷²Iye ada dzaita izvi cuti apanguize midzaidzai yatche cuti wababa wanu watsalacanecuchinga cuchinga kwacuthembesiwa. ⁷³Cuthembesa ucu ndico cuchinga kwacuti Iye ada Abhrahamu, bambo wathu, ⁷⁴cuitira cuti titsudzurhwe mumanza yawanyamahwa wathucuti tikwanise cuwatambira naculeca cuthya ⁷⁵nacutchena na umboo cuna iye tsicu zathu zense.⁷⁶Ande, na iwepa muphale unadzadziwa mupolofita wacudzaulu thangwera iwe una dzakala pameri pa Tchangamire, cuti ulonguedzere Kwathu kwacuuya kwathe, ⁷⁷nacuita cudziwa cuponesa cumbmba yaco cubudira paculekelerhwa cunyangaza kwathu.⁷⁸Izvi zvina dzaitica na thangwera mucati mwamidzadidzai ya Tchangamire Mulungu. Pacati paiye aorora wacudzaulu anadzauya cuna ife, ⁷⁹cuti adza bvenekere wenewale wacuti wali mumudima namumibvuli yacufa; Iye ana dzaita izvi cuti atiyendese munjira yamutendere".⁸⁰Nadyano muphale adacula wacuzvisimbisa muMuzimu Wacutchena iye ada langa mumboto zacuwoma cusewikira cudziwica padetcha nambumba yamu Izirayeri.