BHUKU RA-

MORMONI HUMWE UCHAPUPU

HWAJESU CRISTU

Bhuku

ra-Mormoni

HUMWE

UCHAPUPU

HWAJESU

KRISTU

Bhuku raMormoni

NHOROONDO YAKANYORWA

NORUOKO RWAMORMONI

PAMAHWENDEFA

YAKATORWA KUBVA PAMAHWENDEFA ANIFAI

Saka naizvozvo, kunova kupfupikiswa kwezvinyorwa zveva-nhu vaNifai, uye zvakare nevamaRamani — Zvakanyorerwa ma-Ramani, avo vanova vakasara veimba yaIsiraeri; uye zvakare ku-muJudha nemuJentairi — Zvakanyorwa pamusana pemurairo,uye zvakare nomweya wechiporofita newekuzarurirwa — Zvaka-nyorwa ndokusunganidzwa, ndokubva zvavigwa kuna Ishe, kutizvisazoparadzwa — Kuti zvizouya nechipo nesimba raMwari kutizvidudzirwe — Zvakasimbiswa noruoko rwaMoronai, zvikavi-gwa kuna Ishe, kuti zvizouya munguva yakafanira kuburikidzanamaJentairi—Kududzirwa kwazvo kunoitwa nechipo chaMwari.

Kupfupikiswa kwakatorwawo kubva muBhuku raEta, rinotau-ra nezvevanhu vaJaredhi, avo vakanga vaparadzaniswa apo Ishepavakashandura mutauro wevanhu, apo vaivaka shongwe kutivaende kudenga — Kuitira kuratidza kune vakasara vemba yaIsi-raeri kuti Ishe vakaita zvinhu zvakakura sei kumadzibaba avo;kuti vave vangazive vimbiso dzaIshe, kuti havana kuraswa noku-singaperi — Uye zvakare nokupwisa vaJudha namaJentairi kutiJesu ndiye Kristu, Mwari Wokusingaperi, achizviratidza kuma-rudzi ose — Uye zvino, kana paine zvisiriizvo kukanganisa kwa-vanhu; naizvozvo, musaramba zvinhu zvaMwari, kuti muzoone-kwa musina tsvina pachigaro chokutonga chaKristu.

Kududzira kwekutanga kubva pamahwendefa kuchiiswamuChirungu naJoseph Smith, Mwana

Chinyorwa cheKutanga cheChirungu chakashambadzwamuPalmyra, New York, USA, muna 1830.

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CHISUMO

Bhuku raMormoni ibhuku remagwaro matsvene angafanani-dzwe neari muBhaibheri. Magwaro anotaura nezvemabasa

aMwari pakati pevanhu vaigara mumaAmerica makare-kare, uyerine kuzara kwevhangeri risingaperi.

Bhuku iri rakanyorwa namaporofita vakare nomweya wechipo-rofita newekuzarurwa. Mazwi avo, akanyorwa pamahwendefaegoridhe, akatorwa akapfupikiswa pamwechete nomuporofita aivemunyori ainzi Mormoni. Zvinyorwa izvi zvinopa nhoroondo dze-marudzi makuru maviri akange akabudirira. Rumwe rwakabvakuJerusarema mugore ra600 Kristu asati azvarwa, mushure rika-zopatsanuka kuita marudzi maviri anozivikanwa semaNifai nema-Ramani. Rimwe racho rakauya pekutangisisa apo Mwari pavakape-sanisa mitauro paShongwe yeBaberi. Chikwata ichi chinozivikanwasemaJaredhi. Kwapera zviuru zvamakore, vose vakaparadzwakunze kwemaRamani, uye ava ndivovamwe vemadzitateguruemaIndia echiAmerica.

Chinhu chikuru-kuru chatinowana muBhuku raMormoni hu-shumiri hwaIshe Jesu Kristu pachavo pakati pemaNifai shurekwokumuka kwavo kuvafi. Kunotsanangura mirau yevhangeri,nokutsanangura nzira yoruponeso, nokuudza vanhu zvinhu zva-vangaite kuti vawane runyararo paupenyu huno uye ruponesorwokusingaperi muupenyu huchauya.

Shure kwokunge Mormoni apedza kunyora kwake, akanopazvinyorwa izvi kune mwanakomana wake Moronai, uyo akapa-mhidzira mazwi akewo mashoma akanoviga mahwendefa ayamugomo rainzi Kumora. Mumwedzi waGunyana achiti 21, 1823,Moronai mumwecheteyo, semunhu akaremekedzwa, amutswakuvafi, akazviratidza kune Muporofita Joseph Smith akamudzi-dzisa zvekuita pane zvinyorwa zvakare izvi nekuzodudzirwakwazvo mururimi rweChirungu.

Nekufamba kwenguva mahwendefa akapiwa kuna JosephSmith, uyo akaadudzira kuburikidza nechipo nesimba raMwari.Zvinyorwa izvi zvino zvave mumitauro yakawanda souchapupuhutsva hunotsinhira kuti Jesu Kristu Mwanakomana waMwarimupenyu uye kuti avo vanouya kwaari nokuteerera mitemonezvinangwa zveshoko rake vachaponeswa.

Maererano nezvinyorwa izvi Muporofita Joseph Smith akati:“Ndakataurira vatendi vose kuti Bhuku raMormoni ndiro bhukurakanyorwa nemazvo kudarika mamwe mabhuku ose ari panopanyika, uye ndiwo musimboti wechitendero chedu, uye munhuangave pedyo naMwari nokutevedza zviri mariri, kupfuura zvaa-ngaite nokutevedza rimwe bhuku.”

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Pamusoro paJoseph Smith, Mwari akapa vamwe gumi nemu-mwechete kuti vaonewo mahwendefa egoridhe pachavo uye kutivazova vanopupura pamusoro pechokwadi neutsvene hweBhu-ku raMormoni. Uchapupu hwavo hwakanyorwa mubhuku rino,“Uchapupu Hwavapupuri Vatatu” ne “Uchapupu HwavapupuriVasere.”

Tinokoka vanhu vose vari kwose-kwose kuti vaverenge BhukuraMormoni, vafungisise mumwoyo yavo pamusana pemharidzoirimo, vozokumbira kuziva kuna Mwari, Baba Vokusingaperi,muzita raKristu kana bhuku iri riri rechokwadi. Avo vachateedzaizvi uye vachikumbira mukutenda vachawana uchapupu hwecho-kwadi noutsvene hwaro kuburikidza nesimba roMweya Mutsvene.(Ona Moronai 10:3–5.)

Avo vanowana uchapupu hutsvene uhwu kubva kuMweyaMutsvene vachazosvikawo pakuziva nesimba irori kuti Jesu Kristundiye Muponesi wenyika, kuti Joseph Smith mududziri nomupo-rofita wake mumazuva ano ekupedzisira, nokutiwo Chechi yaJesuKristu yaVatendi vaMazuva Ekupedzisira ndihwo umambo hwa-Mwari hwakadzorerwa zvakare pano panyika, mukugadzirirakuuya kwechipiri kwaMesia.

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UCHAPUPU HWAVAPUPURI VATATU

Ngazvizivikanwe kunyika dzose, marudzi ose, ndimi dzose, na-vanhu vose, avo vachasvikirwa nebasa iri: Kuti isu, kuburikidzanenyasha dzaMwari Baba, nedzaIshe vedu Jesu Kristu, taona ma-hwendefa ane zvinyorwa zvino, zvinova zvinyorwa zvenyayayevanhu vaNifai, uyezve pamwe nemaRamani, hama dzavo, uyezvakare nevanhu vaJaredhi, avo vakabva pashongwe yambotau-rwa nezvayo. Uyezve tinoziva kuti zvakadudzirwa nechipo nesi-mba raMwari, nokuti izwi rake rakataura kwatiri; naizvozvo tino-ziva zvedi kuti basa iri nderechokwadi. Uye zvakare tinopupurakuti taona mavara ari pamahwendefa; uye zvakaratidzwa kwatirinesimba raMwari, kwete romunhu. Uye tinotaura nemazwi aka-tsiga, kuti ngirozi yaMwari yakauya kubva kudenga, ikauya ikai-sa pamberi pemaziso edu, uye tikaona mahwendefa, nemavaraawo; zvakare tinoziva kuti inyasha dzaMwari Baba, naIshe veduJesu Kristu, kuti takaona uyezve tinopupura kuti zvinyorwa izvindezvechokwadi. Uye zvinoshamisa mumaziso edu. Zvisinei,izwi raIshe rakatituma kuti tizvipupure; naizvozvo, kuti tive tino-teerera mirau yaMwari, tinopupura pamusoro pezvinhu izvi. Uyetinoziva kuti kana tinokutenda muna Kristu, tichabvisa ropa re-vanhu vose riri munguwo dzedu, uye tigowanikwa takachenatisina kavara pamberi pechigaro chokutonga chaKristu, uye ticha-gara naye nokusingaperi kudenga. Uye kukudzwa kuve kunaBaba, nokuno Mwanakomana, nokunoMweya Mutsvene, anovaMwari mumwechete. Ameni.

Oliver Cowdery

David Whitmer

Martin Harris

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UCHAPUPU HWAVAPUPURI VASERE

Ngazvizivikanwe kunyika dzose, marudzi ose, ndimi dzose, na-vanhu vose, vachasvikirwa nebasa iri: Kuti Joseph Smith Mwana,mududziri webasa rino, atiratidza mahwendefa akataurwa, ano-tarisika segoridhe; uye mahwendefa akange adudzirwa naSmithataurwa uyu takaabata namaoko edu; uyezve takaona zvinyorwazviri paari, ose airatidza umhizha hwechinyakare, neumhizhahunoshamisa. Pane izvi tinopupura nemazwi akatsiga, kuti Smithataurwa uyu atiratidza, nokuti taona tikasimudza, uye tinozivazvedi kuti Smith anawo mahwendefa atataura pamusoro pawo.Uye tinopa mazita edu kunyika, kuti tipupure kunyika pane zva-taona. Uye hatinyepe kwete, Mwari atipupurire.

Christian Whitmer Hiram Page

Jacob Whitmer Joseph Smith, Baba

Peter Whitmer, Mwana Hyrum Smith

John Whitmer Samuel H. Smith

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UCHAPUPU HWEMUPOROFITA JOSEPH SMITH

Mazwi oMuporofita Joseph Smith pachezvake maererano nekuuyakweBhuku raMormoni anoti:

“Manheru . . . a21 Gunyana mugore ra[1823] . . . Ndakazvitoramukunamata nokukumbira kuna Mwari saMasimba. . . .

“Apo ndakanga ndiri mukushevedza Mwari, ndakaona chiedzachichiuya mumba mangu, icho chakaramba chichikura kusvikiramumba umu machena kupfuura chiedza chamasikati, pakarepo munhuakaoneka parutivi pepandairara, akamira mudenga, nokuti makumboake akanga asina kutsika pasi.

“Akange akapfeka nguwo yakaregerera yakanga yakachenesesazvikuru. Yakanga yakachena kudarika chinhu chepanyika chandaka-mboona; zve handitende kuti pane chinhu chepanyika chingaitwekuti chionekwe chakachena nekubwinya zvikuru zvakadaro. Zvanzazvake zvakanga zviri pachena, nemaoko ake zvakare, pamusorozvishoma pezviziso zvemaoko; kana, tsoka dzakewo dzakanga dziripachena, uye nemakumbo ake, pamusoro zvishoma pezviziso zvama-kumbo. Musoro nomutsipa wake zvaivewo zviri pachena. Ndakakwa-nisa kuona kuti akanga asina dzimwe mbatya asi nguwo iyi, sezvoyakanga yakashama, zvokuti ndakakwanisa kuona chipfuva chake.

“Hadzizi mbatya dzake chete dzakanga dzakachena zvikuru kwa-zvo, asi muviri wake wose wakanga uchipenya zvisingataurike, uyechiso chake zvechokwadi chaiita kunge mheni. Imba yakanga inechiedza chakanyanya, asi chakange chisingapenye pane chakangechakakomberedza muviri wake. Ndichitanga kumutarisa, ndakavenokutya; asi kutya uku kwakakurumidza kupera.

Akandishevedza nezita rangu, akati kwandiri akanga ari mutumwaakanga atumwa kwandiri kubva pamberi paMwari, uye kuti zitarake ainzi Moronai; kuti Mwari akanga ane basa rokuti ndiite; zvekuti zita rangu raizonzwikwa pakunaka napakuipa pakati penyikadzose, marudzi ose nemitauro yose, kana kuti pakati pevanhu richa-taurwa zvakanaka nezvakaipa pamusoro paro.

“Akati pakanga pane bhuku rakanga rakachengetedzwa, rakanyorwapamahwendefa egoridhe, richipa nhoroondo yezvevanhu vaichi-mbogara munyika ino, uye nokuti nzvimbo yavakabva ndeipi. Akatiwokuzara kweVhangeri risingaperi kwakanga kuri mariri, sokupiwakwarakaitwa noMuponesi kuvagari vakare.

“Zvakare, kuti pakanga pane matombo maviri aiva muchinhuchakaita seuta hwendarama—uye matombo aya, akanamirwa pachi-dzitiro chepachipfuva, aiita zvaidaidzwa kunzi Urimi neTumimi —zvaiva zvakachengetedzwa pamwechete namahwendefa aya; kuvenawo matombo aya nekuashandisa ndizvo zvaipa Vaoni kuona mu-nguva dzemakare-kare kana kuti nguva dzakapfuura; nokutiwoMwari akanga aagadzirira basa rokududzira bhuku iri.

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“Zvakare, akandiudza, kuti kana ndava namahwendefa aya aakangaataura nezvawo—nokuti nguva yokuti atorwe yakanga isati yazadziki-swa — handifanira kuaratidza kune mumwe munhu; kana chidzitirochepachipfuva chine Urimi neTumimi; kunze kwaavo chete vandaizou-dzwa kuti ndivaratidze; ndikasaita saizvozvo ndaizoparadzwa. Apoaingonotaura neni pamusana pemahwendefa aya, ndakazururirwachiratidzo mupfungwa mangu zvokuti ndakakwanisa kuona apopakanga pakachengetedzerwa mahwendefa, uye izvi zvakajekakwazvo zvekuti ndakazivazve nzvimbo iyi pandakaishanyira.

“Shure kwokutaurirana uku, ndakaona chiedza chakanga chirimumba chave kutanga pakarepo kuungana pamunhu uya aitaurakwandiri, chakaramba chichidaro, kusvikira imba yose yasiiwa yavemurima zvakare, kusiya chete paakanga ari iye, pakarepo ndakaona,sekunge, nzira yakazururwa ichisvika kudenga, uye akakwira ku-dzamara anyangarika chose, imba ikasara yave sezvayakanga yakaitachiedza chokudenga ichi chisati chaoneka.

“Ndakarara ndichifunga pamusoro pezvishamiso zvakange zvaone-kwa, uye ndichishamiswa zvikuru pane zvakange zvataurwa kwandirinomutumwa aishamisa uyu; ndiri, pakati pokufunga kwangu, pakare-po ndakaona zvakare imba yangu yave kutanga kuva nechiedza, uyemunguva duku, saizvozvo, mutumwa wokudenga mumwecheteyoakanga ava parutivi pepandairara zvakare.

“Akatanga, uye ndokurondedzerazve zvimwechetezvo chaizvo zvaa-kange ambotaura pakushanya kwake kwokutanga, pasina chaaisiyakana kusiyanisa; mushure mokunge adaro, akandiudza nezvekuto-ngwa kukuru kwakange kuchiuya panyika, nokuparadza kukurukwenzara, nemunondo, uye nezvirwere; uye kuti kutongwa kunorwa-dza uku kwaizouya panyika muchizvarwa chino. Shure kwokungeataura zvinhu izvi, akakwira zvakare sezvaakanga amboita pakutanga.

“Panguva iyi, zvandakanga ndanzwa zvakadzika zvakadzamamupfungwa dzangu, zvekuti hope dzakatiza kubva mumaziso angu,uye ndakarara ndakazadzwa nokukatyamara nezvandakanga ndaonanokunzwa. Asi ndakashamiswa sei pandakaona zvakare mutumwamumwecheteyo parutivi pepandairara, nokumunzwa achirondedzerakana kuti kudzokororazve kwandiri zvinhu zvimwechetezvo sekare;akawedzera yambiro kwandiri, achinditaurira kuti Satani achaedzakundiedza (pamusana pokuona urombo hwemhuri yababa vangu),kuti nditore mahwendefa aya nechinangwa chokuda kupfuma. Izviakandirambidza, achiti handifanire kuva nechimwe chinangwa mu-pfungwa mukutora mahwendefa asi kuti ndikudze Mwari, uye kutindisafurirwa neimwe pfungwa kunze kweyokuvaka umambo Hwavo;pasina izvozvo handingakwanise kuatora.

“Shure kwekushanya uku kwechitatu, akakwirazve kudenga sapa-kutanga, uye ndikasiiwa zvakare kuti ndifungisise pamusoro pekusha-misa kwezvinhu zvandakanga ndaona; ipapo mushure mekukwira

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kwemutumwa wekudenga achangobva pandiri kechitatu, jongwerakakukuridza, ndikaona kuti kwakange kwavakuda kuedza, zvi-chireva kuti hurukuro dzedu dzakanga dzatora usiku hwose.

“Shure kwechinguvana ndakamuka, uye, samazuva ose, ndakaendakumabasa andaifanira kuita muzuva iroro; asi, mukuedza kuita basasezvandaiita dzimwe nguva, ndakaona ndakaneta zvekuti ndakatadzachose. Baba vangu, vaishanda pamwechete neni, vakaona kuti panezvakange zvakanganisika neni, vakanditaurira kuti ndiende kumba.Ndakatangisa ndiine chido chokuenda kumba; asi, mukuedza kutindidarike ruzhowa ndichibva mumunda umo matakanga tiri, simbarangu rakandikunda zvachose, ndikawira pasi zvisingabatsire, uyekwechinguva ndakanga ndakati rapata pasina chandaiziva.

“Chinhu chokutanga chandinoyeuka izwi raitaura kwandiri, richi-ndishevedza nezita rangu. Ndakatarisa kumusoro, ndikaona mutumwamumwecheteyo akamira kumusoro kwangu, akakomberedzwa nechie-dza sapakutanga. Akanditaurira zvakare zvaakambenge andiudzausiku hwapfuura, akandiraira kuti ndiende kuna baba vangu ndinova-udza pamusoro pechiratidzo nemirairo yandakanga ndagamuchira.

“Ndakateerera; ndikadzokera kuna baba vangu kumunda, ndikaro-ndedzera zvinhu izvi zvose kwavari. Vakandipindura kuti zvakangazviri zvaMwari, vakandiudza kuti ndiende ndinoita zvandakanga nda-rairwa nomutumwa. Ndakabva kumunda, ndikaenda kunzvimbo ya-ndakanga ndaudzwa nomutumwa kuti ndipo pakanga pachengetedze-rwa mahwendefa; nenzira yokujeka kwechiratidzo chandakange ndaonapamusoro payo, ndakaziva nzvimbo yacho kusvika kwandakaitapo.

“Pedyo nomusha weManchester, muruwa rweOntario, muNewYork, pane chikomo chikuru kwazvo, chirefu kupfuura zvimwe zvosezviri muchinzvimbo ichocho. Kumadokero kwechikomo ichi, chinha-mbwe chiduku kubva pamusoro paro, pasi pedombo guru kwazvo,ndipo paiva nemahwendefa, akaiswa mubhokisi redombo. Domboiri rakanga rakakura rakatenderera nechapakati pamusoro, rakando-tetepa richienda kumativi aro, zvichireva kuti pakati paro pakangapari kunze kwevhu, asi mativi ose akanga akafukidzwa nevhu.

“Shure kwokunge ndabvisa ivhu, ndakatora chipikinyuro, ndika-chipfekera mumhendero yedombo, nesimba shoma-shoma ndikari-pinyura. Ndakatarisa mukati, zvechokwadi ndikaona mahwendefa,Urimi neTumimi, nechidzitiro chepachipfuva, sokutaurwa kwazvaka-nga zvaitwa nomutumwa. Bhokisi raakanga ari rakanga rakagadzirwanamatombo akabatanidzwa pamwechete nechainge semende. Pasi pe-bhokisi pakanga pana matombo maviri akachinjika bhokisi, pamusoropematombo aya ndipo paive nemahwendefa pamwechete nezvimwezvinhuwo.

“Ndakaedza kuti ndiaburitse, asi ndakarambidzwa nomutumwa,uye zvakare ndakaudzwa kuti nguva yokuti ashambadzwe yakangaisati yasvika, uye hayaizosvika, kusvikira kwakwana makore mana

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kubva panguva iyoyo; asi akandiudza kuti ndiuye panzvimbo iyoyokwapera gore chairo kubva panguva iyoyo, uye kuti aizosangananeni ipapo, uye ndaifanirwa kuramba ndichiendako kusvikira nguvayokuti ndiatore mahwendefa aya yakwana.

“Saizvozvo, sokurairwa kwandakange ndaitwa, ndaienda kuperakwegore roga-roga, uye panguva yega-yega ndaiwana mutumwamumwecheteyo aripo, nokugamuchira mirairo nenjere kubva kwaaripahurukuro yedu yega-yega, maererano nezvaizoitwa naIshe, nokutiUmambo Hwake huchafambiswa nenzira yakadii, mumazuvaekupedzisira.

* * * * * * *“Zvino pekupedzisira nguva yakasvika yokuti ndichitora mahwende-

fa, Urimi neTumimi, nechidzitiro chepachipfuva. Musi wechimaku-mi maviri nemaviri waGunyana, gore rechiuru chimwechete mazanamasere nemakumi maviri nenomwe, ndichinge ndaenda senguvadzose mukupera kwerimwe gore, kunzvimbo yaiva yakachengete-dzerwa mahwendefa, mutumwa wekudenga mumwecheteyo akandipamahwendefa achinditaurira kuti: Ndaifanirwa kuziva kuti ave mu-maoko angu; kuti ndikarega achirasika, kana nekushaya hanyn’akwangu, ndaizoraswa; asi kuti kana ndikashandisa kuedza kwangukuachengetedza, kusvikira iye, mutumwa uyu, aadzokera, aifanirwakudzivirirwa.

“Hazvina kunditorera nguva kuti ndione chikonzero chakaita kutindikomekedzwe kuti ndiachengetedze, uye kuti sei mutumwa akatikana ndichinge ndaita sokurairwa uku, aizoadzokera. Nokuti pazva-kango zivikanwa kuti ndaanawo, kwakaedzwa zvakaoma kwazvokuti ndiatorerwe. Ose mazano avaifunga akashandiswa pane izvozvo.Kunetswa uku kwakarwadza uye kukadzama kupfuura kare, dzaigaramhomho dzakagadzirira kuti dzinditorere, kana zvaikwanisika. Asinokuda kweungwaru hwaMwari, akaramba akachengeteka ari mu-maoko angu, kusvikira ndapedza nawo zvaidiwa kwandiri. Apo,mutumwa akauya kuzoatora, sekurongwa kwazvakanga zvakaitwa,ndakamugamuchidza; uye anawo mumaoko ake kusvika zuva ra-nhasi, riri zuva rechipiri muna Chivabvu gore rechiuru chimwechetemazana masere nemakumi matatu nemasere.”

Kuzvinyorwa zvizere ona, Nhoroondo—yaJoseph Smith, muDomboreMutengo Mukuru, neHistory of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints (Nhoroondo yeChechi yaJesu Kristu yaVatendi vaMazuvaEkupedzisira), Bhuku 1, zvitsauko 1 kusvika ku6.

Zvinyorwa zvechinyakare zvakaburitswa sezvizvi muvhu, sezwiravanhu vari kutaura vari muhuruva, rikadudzirwa mumutauro wa-mazuva ano nechipo nesimba raMwari sekupupurwa nerusimbisorwutsvene, zvakatanga kuburitswa kunyika mururimi rweChirungumugore ra1830 seThe Book of Mormon.

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TSANANGURO PFUPI

yezveBhuku raMormoni

Bhuku raMormoni chinyorwa chinoyera chavanhu vakare veku-America, uye chakanga chakanyorwa pamahwendefa edare.Mhando ina dzemahwendefa edare dzinotaurwa nezvadzo mu-bhuku iri:1. Mahwendefa aNifai, akanga ari paviri: Mahwendefa Maduku na-

Mahwendefa Makuru. Ekutanga aitsanangura kunyanya pamu-soro pezvinhu zvomweya neufundisi nedzidziso dzavaporofita,echipiri aitaura kunyanya nezvemagariro evanhu ava (1 Nifai9:2–4). Asi, kubvira panguva yaMosaya, mahwendefa mahombeakange ave kutaurawo nezvenyaya dzinokosha dzemweya.

2. Mahwendefa aMormoni, ayo akanga akapfupikiswa naMormonipaMahwendefa Mahombe aNifai, nokumwe kutaura kwakawa-nda. Mahwendefa aya aienderera mberi nenyaya yevanhu avayakanyorwa naMormoni nezvakapamidzirwa nomwanakomanawake Moronai.

3. Mahwendefa aEta, anotaura nezverungano rwamaJaredhi. Zvinyo-rwa izvi zvakapfupikiswa naMoronai, uyo akaisawo kufungakwake ndokubatanidza nyaya iyi nedzimwe “muBhuku raEta.”

4. Mahwendefa eNdarira akaunzwa navanhu vaRihai kubva ku-Jerusarema muna600 Kristu asati azvarwa. Aya ndiwo aive“nemabhuku mashanu aMosesi, . . . Uyewo nezvaitaurwa nezve-nyaya yemaJudha kubvira pakutanga, . . . kusvikira pakutangakwekutonga kwaZedekia, mambo wamaJuda; Uye pamweche-tewo nezviporofita zvavaporofita vatsvene” (1 Nifai 5:11–13).Mazwi mazhinji akatorwa pamahwendefa aya, achitauramashoko aIsaya neevamwe vaporofita vemuBhaibheri nevasirivemuBhaibheri ari muBhuku raMormoni.Bhuku raMormoni rine zvikamu zvikuru gumi nezvishanu, zvi-

nozivikanwa, kunze kwerimwechete, samabhuku, rimwe neri-mwe richidaidzwa nezita romunyori waro. Chikamu chokutanga(mabhuku matanhatu okutanga anopera naOmuni) idudziro ku-bva paMahwendefa Maduku aNifai. Pakati pamabhuku aOmuninaMosaya pane chikamu chinonzi Mazwi aMormoni. Chikamuichi chinobatanidza zvinyorwa zviri pamahwendefa madukunekupfupiswa kweMahwendefa Makuru kwakaitwa naMormoni.

Chikamu chakarebesa, kubva kuna Mosaya kusvika kunaMormoni, chitsauko 7, pamwechete, kududzirwa kwekupfupiswakweMahwendefa Makuru aNifai kwakwaitwa naMormoni. Chika-mu chokupedzisira, kubva kuna Mormoni, chitsauko 8, kusvikakumagumo ebhuku, chakanyorwa nomwanakomana waMormoniainzi Moronai, uyo, shure kwokunge apedza kunyora nezveupenyu

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hwababa vake, akapfupikisa rungano rwamaJaredhi (seBhukuraEta) akazopamidzirawo chimwe chikamu chinozivikanwa se-Bhuku raMoronai.

Mugore 421 Kristu azvarwa kana kuti pedyo nenguva iyoyo,Moronai, muporofita nemunyori wokupedzisira wamaNifai,akasunganidza zvinyorwa zvinoyera akazviviga kuna Ishe, kutizvizoburitswa zvakare mumazuva ekupedzisira, sokutaurwakwazvakaitwa nezwi raMwari richibva kuvaporofita vake vakare.Muna 1823 Kristu azvarwa, Moronai mumwecheteyo, somunhuakange amutswa kuvafi, akashanyira muporofita Joseph Smithakazomupa mahwendefa akanyorwa.

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MAZITA NOKURONGWA KWAMABHUKU

muBhuku raMormoni

Zita Peji

Bhuku roKutanga raNifai . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Bhuku reChipiri raNifai . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Bhuku raJakobho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Bhuku raEnosi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Bhuku raJaromu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Bhuku raOmuni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Mazwi aMormoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Bhuku raMosaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Bhuku raAruma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Bhuku raHiramani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463

Nifai weChitatu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512

Nifai weChina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583

Bhuku raMormoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588

Bhuku raEta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611

Bhuku raMoronai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651

Bhuku roKutanga raNifai

KUTONGA NEHUSHUMIRI HWAKE

Nyaya yaRihai nemudzimai wake Saria, navanakomana vakevana, vachidaidzwa, kunzi (tichitangisa nomukuru) Ramani,

Remueri, Semu, naNifai. Ishe anoyambira Rihai kuti abve munyikayeJerusarema, nokuti anoporofita kuvanhu ava pamusana pokui-pa kwavo saka vave kutsvaga kuparadza upenyu hwake. Anotorarwendo rwemazuva matatu kupinda murenje nemhuri yake. Nifaianotora vakoma vake vodzokera kunyika yeJerusarema kunotorazvinyorwa zvinotaura nezvamaJuda. Zvinyorwa zvokutambu-dzika kwavo. Vanowana vanasikana vaIshmaeri. Vanotora mhuridzavo voenda murenje. Kutambudzika nokurwadziwa kwavo varimurenje. Nzira yavakateedza. Vanosvika pamvura zhinji. VakomavaNifai vanomupandukira. Anovanyadzisa, uye anovaka ngarava.Vanodaidza nzvimbo iyi kuti Nyika yeMaguta. Vanoyambukamvura zhinji vosvika munyika yechipikirwa, nezvimwewo. Izvizviri maererano nokunyorwa kwazvakaitwa naNifai; kana kutinemamwe mazwi, ini, Nifai ndini ndakanyora zvinyorwa izvi.

CHITSAUKO 1

Nifai anotangisa nyaya yevanhuvake—Rihai anoona muchiratidzomutswi wemoto uye anoverengakubva mubhuku rehuporofita —Anorumbidza Mwari, anofanota-ura pamusoro pokuuya kwaMesia,uye anoporofita pamusana pokupa-radzwa kweJerusarema — Anoshu-ngurudzwa nemaJuda.Zvingangovemakore 600 Kristu asati azvarwa.

INI aNifai, somunhu akazva-rwa bnavabereki cvakanaka,

naizvozvo dndakafundiswa izvozvose zvaizivikanwa nababa

vangu; uye nekunge ndaonaematambudziko akawanda mu-kufamba kwamazuva angu, asizvisinei, sezvo ndakanga nda-karopafadzwa naIshe muma-zuva ose angu; hongu, nokuvanoruzivo rwukuru rwokunakafnezvakavanzika zvaMwari, no-kudaro gndinonyora nyaya ye-zvaiitika mumazuva angu.

2 Hongu, ndinonyora nyayaiyi amururimi rwababa vangu,rwakavakwa kubva mudzidzoyamaJuda nomutauro wama-Egipita.

3 Uye ndinoziva kuti nyayayandinonyora andeyechokwadi;

[1 nifai]1 1a nkm Nifai,

MwanakomanawaRihai.

b D&Z 68:25, 28.nkm Vabereki.

c Zir. 22:1.

d Eno. 1:1;Mosaya 1:2–3.nkm Dzidzisa.

e nkm Matambudziko.f nkm Zvakavandika

zvaMwari.g nkm Magwaro

matsvene.2a Mosaya 1:2–4;

Morm. 9:32–33.3a 1 Ni. 14:30;

Mosaya 1:6;Eta 5:1–3;D&Z 17:6.

1 Nifai 1:4–13 2

uye ndinoinyora neruoko rwa-ngu; uye ndinoinyora maerera-no noruzivo rwangu.4 Nekut i zvakai t ika kut i

mukutanga kwegore arokuta-nga rekutonga bkwaZedekia,mambo wamaJuda, (baba va-ngu Rihai, semunhu akagaracmuJerusarema mazuva akeose); uye mugore rimweche-tero kwakauya dmaporofitavazhinji, vakaporofita kuva-nhu vachiti makafanira kute-ndeuka, kana kuti guta guruereJerusarema rakafanirwa ku-paradzwa.5 Naizvozvo zvakaitika kuti

baba vangu, aRihai, mukufambakwavo vakanamata kuna Ishe,hongu, kana bnemwoyo wavowose, vachinamatira vanhuvavo.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vachina-mata kudaro kuna Ishe, kwaka-uya amutswi womoto ukagarapamusoro pedombo rakanga ririmberi kwavo; vakanzwa vaka-ona zvakawanda; nokuda kwe-zvinhu zvavakaona nokunzwavakabvunda uye vakadederazvikuru.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

dzokera kumba kwavo kuJeru-sarema; vakazvikanda pauririhwavo, nokuda akwokukurirwa

noMweya nezvinhu zvavaka-nga vaona.

8 Uye vakabatwa kudaro no-Mweya, vakatakurwa vari amu-chiratidzo, naizvozvo vakaonabmatenga achizarurwa, vakaye-uka kuti vakanga vaona Mwarivakagara pachigaro chavo cho-kutonga, vakakomberedzwanavanhu vasingaverengeke varivatumwa vaiimba nokurumbi-dza Mwari vavo.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaonaMumwe achidzika kubva mu-kati medenga, vakaona kutiakupenya kwake kwakangakwakadarika kupenya kwezuvaramasikati.

10 Uye vakaona vamwezveagumi navaviri vachimutevera,kupenya kwavo kwakangakwakadarika kupenya kwenye-nyedzi dzedenga.

11 Uye vakadzika pasi vaka-famba pamusoro penyika; uyevokutanga vakauya vakamirapamberi pababa vangu, vakava-pa abhuku, vakavakumbira kutivanofanira kuriverenga.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti pangu-va yavaiverenga, vakazadzwaanoMweya waIshe.13 Uye vakaverenga, vachiti:

Nhamo, nhamo, kuJerusarema,nokuti ndaona kuita kwenyu

4a nkm Kuronganenguva—598Kristu asati azvarwa.

b II Mak. 36:10;Jer. 52:3–5;Omu. 1:15.

c I Mak. 9:3.d II Madz. 17:13–15;

II Mak. 36:15–16;Jer. 7:25–26.nkm Muporofita.

e Jer. 26:18; 2 Ni. 1:4;

Hir. 8:20.5a nkm Rihai, Baba

vaNifai.b Jkb. 5:16.

6a Eks. 13:21;Hir. 5:24, 43;D&Z 29:12;Nh—JS 1:16.

7a Dan. 10:8;1 Ni. 17:47;Mos. 1:9–10;Nh—JS 1:20.

8a 1 Ni. 5:4.nkm Kuratidzwa(Chiratidzo).

b Ezk. 1:1;Mabasa 7:55–56;1 Ni. 11:14;Hir. 5:45–49;D&Z 137:1.

9a Nh—JS 1:16–17.10a nkm Muapositori.11a Ezk. 2:9.12a D&Z 6:15.

3 1 Nifai 1:14–19

akwakaipisisa! Hongu, uye zva-kawanda zvinhu zvakavere-ngwa nababa vangu pamusanabpeJerusarema — kuti rinofani-rwa kuzoparadzwa, pamwenavanhu vacho; vazhinji va-chafa nomunondo, uye vazhinjicvachatakurwa senhapwa va-chiendeswa kuBabironi.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo

baba vangu vakanga vaverenganokuona zvinhu zvikuru zvaka-wanda zvinoshamisa, vakasha-miswa vakadaidzira zvinhu zva-kawanda kuna Ishe; zvakadaisokuti: Makuru uye anoshamisamabasa enyu, Ishe Mwari Vama-simba Ose! Chigaro chenyuchiri kumusoro kumatenga, uyesimba, nokunaka, netsitsi dzenyudziri kuvanhu vose vari panyi-ka; saka, nenzira yokuti munetsitsi, hamuzobvumira kuti avoavanouya kwamuri vaparare!15 Uye uyu ndiwo waive mu-

tauriro wababa vangu muku-rumbidza Mwari wavo; nokutimweya wavo wakafara, uyemwoyo wavo wakazadzwa,nokuda kwezvinhu zvavakangavaona, hongu, izvo vakangavaratidzwa naIshe.16 Uye zvino ini Nifai, handisi

kunyora zvose zvakanyorwanababa vangu, nokuti vaka-nyora zvinhu zvizhinji zvavai-ratidzwa nezvavairotswa; uye

vakanyorawo zvizhinji azvava-kaporofita vakataura kuvanavavo, izvo zvandisinganyorezvose pano.

17 Asi ndichanyora zvandaiitamumazuva angu. Tarisai, iniandinopfupikisa bzvinyorwazvababa vangu, pamahwendefaandakaita namaoko angu; no-kudaro, shure kwokunge nda-pfupikisa zvinyorwa zvababavangu ndichazogadzira zvi-nyorwa zvoupenyu hwangu.

18 Naizvozvo, ini ndinoda kutimuzive, kuti shure kwokungeIshe varatidza baba vanguRihai zvinhu zvakawanda zvi-noshamisa, hongu, pamusanaapokuparadzwa kweJerusare-ma, tarisai vakaenda kuvanhu,vakatangisa bkuporofita noku-pupura kwavari pamusanapezvinhu zvavakanga vaonanezvavakanzwa.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti maJudaavakamunyomba nokuda kwe-zvinhu zvavakanga vapupurapamusoro pavo; nokuti zve-chokwadi vakapupura pamu-sana pokuipa kwavo nezviitozvavo zvinonyadzisa; uyezvevakapupura kuti zvinhu zva-vakanga vaona nokunzwa, uyenezvinhu zvavakanga vavere-nga mubhuku, zvakaburitsapachena kuuya bkwaMesia, no-rununurowo rwepasi.

13a II Madz. 24:18–20;II Mak. 36:14.

b II Madz. 23:27; 24:2;Jer. 13:13–14;2 Ni. 1:4.

c II Madz. 20:17–18;2 Ni. 25:10;Omu. 1:15.

14a Aruma 5:33–36;3 Ni. 9:14.

16a 1 Ni. 7:1.17a 1 Ni. 9:2–5.

b 1 Ni. 6:1–3; 19:1–6;2 Ni. 5:29–33;D&Z 10:38–46.

18a 2 Ni. 25:9–10;

D&Z 5:20.b nkm Huporofita.

19a II Mak. 36:15–16;Jer. 25:4;1 Ni. 2:13; 7:14.

b nkm Mesia.

1 Nifai 1:20–2:9 4

20 Uye maJuda zvaakanzwaizvi vakamushatirirwa; uyekana maporofita vekare, avavai-tandanisa, nokutaka namabwe,nokuuraya; saka vakatsvagawo,kuti vamuuraye. Asi tarisai, iniNifai, ndinokuratidzai kuti btsi-tsi dzaIshe dziri kuna vose avovavakasarudza, nokuda kwoku-tenda kwavo, kuti vavape ma-simba anovasvitsa mukupona.

CHITSAUKO 2

Rihai anoenda nemhuri yake mure-nje riri pedyo neGungwa Dzvuku— Vanosiya pfuma yavo — Rihaianopira kuna Ishe nokudzidzisavanakomana vake kuti vachengete-dze mirairo — Ramani naRemuerivanotsutsumwa pamusana pababavavo — Nifai anoteerera nokuna-mata nokutenda; Ishe vanotaurakwaari, uye anosarudzwa kutiatonge vakoma vake. Zvingangovemakore 600 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino tarisai, zvakaitika kutiIshe vakataura kuna baba vangu,hongu, kana muhope, vakatikwavari: Wakakomborerwa iweRihai, nokuda kwezvinhu zva-wakaita; uye nokuti wakavawakatendeseka nokutaurira va-nhu zvinhu izvo ndakakurairaiwe, tarisai, vanotsvaka kutiavaparadze upenyu hwako.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe avaka-raira baba vangu, bmuhope,

kuti anofanirwa ckutora mhuriyake aende murenje.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti avakate-erera mazwi aIshe, naizvozvovakaita sokurairwa kwavakangevaitwa naIshe.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakasi-muka vakaenda murenje. Uyevakasiya imba yavo, nenyikayamadzitateguru avo, negoridheyavo nesirivha yavo, nezvinhuzvavo zvinokosha, vakaendavasina chinhu, kunze kwemhuriyavo, nezvekudya, namatende,avakaenda murenje.5 Uye vakasvika munyasi ame-

Gungwa Dzvuku; vakafambamurenje pedyo nenzvimbo dzirimunyasi meGungwa Dzvuku;vakafamba murenje nemhuriyavo, iyo yaiti amai vangu,Saria, navakoma vangu, vaivabRamani, Remueri naSemu.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vafambamazuva matatu murenje, vaka-misa tende yavo amunhikayakange iri pedyo norwizirwemvura.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakava-ka aarita byamatombo, vakapirakuna Ishe, cvakatenda IsheMwari vedu.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakada-idza rwizi urwu kuti, Ramani,uye rwairasira muGungwaDzvuku; uye nhika iyi yaivepedyo nepaidira rwizi urwumugungwa.

9 Uye apo baba vangu vakaona

20a Hir. 13:24–26.b Aruma 34:38;

D&Z 46:15.nkm Anetsitsi.

2 1a 1 Ni. 7:14.2a 1 Ni. 5:8; 17:44.

b nkm Kurota.

c Gen. 12:1;2 Ni. 10:20; Eta 1:42;Abr. 2:3.

3a nkm Anoteerera.4a 1 Ni. 10:4; 19:8.5a 1 Ni. 16:14;

D&Z 17:1.

b nkm Laman.6a 1 Ni. 9:1.7a Gen. 12:7–8;

Eks. 24:4; Abr. 2:17.b Eks. 20:25;

Deut. 27:5–6.c nkm Kupakutendo.

5 1 Nifai 2:10–19

kuti rwizi urwu rwairasira mu-chidziva cheGungwa Dzvuku,vakataura kuna Ramani, vachi-ti: Dai ukaita serwizi urwu,uchimhanya nguva dzose kupi-nda mumavambo outsvene!10 Uye vakataurawo kuna Re-

mueri: Dai ukaita senhika iyi,wakatakamara, wakasimba, uyeusingazungunuke pakuchenge-tedza mirairo yaIshe!11 Zvino vakataura izvi noku-

da kweukukutu hwemwoyowaRamani naRemueri; nokutitarisai avakatsutsumwa muzvi-nhu zvakawanda pamusanapokuita bkwababa vavo, nokutivakanga vari munhu canoro-tswa, uye vakanga vavatunga-mirira kubva munyika yeJeru-sarema, kusiya nyika yavoyenhaka, negoridhe yavo, nesi-rivha yavo, nezvimwe zvinhuzvinokosha kwavari, kuti vafi-re murenje. Vakati vakaita izvipamusana pemwoyo wavo uno-funga zvinhu zvisina maturo.12 Saka uku ndiko kutaura ne-

kutsutsumwa kwaRamani na-Remueri, sevana vakuru vaba-ba wavo. Vaitsutsumwa nokutivakanga avasingazive kuitakwaMwari avo vakavasika.13 Havaitendazve kuti Jerusa-

rema, guta riye guru, araizopa-radzwa maererano namazwiavaporofita. Zve vakanga vavesamaJuda vakanga vari muJeru-

sarema, avo vakatsvaga kupara-dza upenyu hwababa vangu.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti babavangu vakataura kwavari mu-nhika raRemueri, anesimba, va-kazadzwa noMweya, kusvikiramiviri yavo byadedera pamberipavo. Vakavakanganisa, zvo-kuti havana kukwanisa kutaurachimwe chinhu pamusoro pavo;saka naizvozvo, vakaita sezva-vakavaudza.

15 Baba vangu vaigara mutende.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, sezvo ndakanga ndiri mu-duku chaizvo, asi ndakangandakakura pamumhu, uye zva-kare ndakanga ndine chido cho-kuziva azvakavanzika zvaMwa-ri, naizvozvo, ndakachema kunaIshe; naizvozvo bvakandisha-nyira, vakava cvanonyevenutsamwoyo wangu nokudaro dndi-katenda mazwi ose akataurwaenababa vangu; saka, handinakuvapandukira sezvakaita va-koma vangu.

17 Uye ndakataura kuna Semu,ndichimuzivisa zvinhu izvo Ishevakange vandiratidza noMweyaMutsvene wavo. Uye zvakaitikakuti akatenda mazwi angu.

18 Asi, tarisai, Ramani naRe-mueri havana kuteerera mazwiangu; uye anokusuwiswa noku-da kwokuoma kwomwoyo yavondakavachemera kuna Ishe.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

11a 1 Ni. 17:17.nkm Kutsutsumwa.

b Zir. 20:20.c 1 Ni. 5:2–4.

12a Mos. 4:6.13a Jer. 13:14; 1 Ni. 1:13.14a nkm Simba.

b 1 Ni. 17:45.16a nkm Zvakavandika

zvaMwari.b Mpi. 8:4; Aruma

17:10; D&Z 5:16.nkm Zvakazarurwa.

c I Madz. 18:37;

Aruma 5:7.d 1 Ni. 11:5.e nkm Baba,

Vepanyama;Muporofita.

18a Aruma 31:24;3 Ni. 7:16.

1 Nifai 2:20–3:7 6

vakataura kwandiri, vachiti:Wakakomborerwa iwe, Nifai,nokuda akwokutenda kwako,nokuti wakanditsvaga nechidonesimba, nokuzvirereka kwo-mwoyo.20 Uye mukuteerera nokuche-

ngeta mirairo yangu, auchabu-dirira, uye uchatungamirwabkunyika yechipikirwa; hongu,kunyange nyika iyo yandakaku-gadzirira iwe; hongu, nyika ya-kanaka kupinda dzimwe dzose.21 Uye vakoma vako vose va-

kakupandukira, avachabviswapamberi paIshe.22 Uye mukuchengeta mirairo

yangu, uchazoitwa amutonginomudzidzisi pamusoro pava-koma vako.23 Zvino tarisai, nezuva iro ra-

vachandipandukira, andichava-tuka nekutuka kunorwadza, zvehavachazove nesimba pamusoropembeu yako nokuti vakadarovanenge vatopandukira iniwo.24 Uye kana kuri kudaro kuti

vapandukira ini, vachazoveatyava kumbeu yako, bzvinozo-ita kuti varangarire.

CHITSAUKO 3

Vanakomana vaRihai vanodzokerakuJerusarema kuti vandotora ma-hwendefa endarira—Rabhani ano-ramba kuvapa mahwendefa—Nifai

anokurudzira nokusimbisa vakomavake — Rabhani anoba zvinhuzvavo oedza kuvauraya — RamaninaRemueri vanorova Nifai naSemuzve vanopopoterwa nengirozi.Zvingangove makore 600 kusvikaku592 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mushuremokutaura naIshe, ini Nifai,ndakadzokera kutende yababavangu.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakata-ura neni, vachiti: Tarisai, ndaro-tswa ahope, ndichinzi naIsheiwe nevakoma vako muchadzo-kera kuJerusarema.

3 Nokuti tarisai, Rabhani anezvinyorwa zvamaJuda uyeanenhoroondo yekuzvarwa kwa-madzitateguru angu, zve zvaka-nyorwa pamahwendefa endarira.

4 Nokudaro, Ishe vandirairakuti iwe navakoma vako mue-nde kuimba yaRabhani, muno-tsvaga zvinyorwa, muuye nazvomuno murenje.

5 Uye zvino tarisai, vakomavako vanotsutsumwa, vachitichinhu chakaoma chandavativaite; asi tarisai handina kuti va-zviite, asi kuti murairo waIshe.

6 Naizvozvo enda, mwanako-mana wangu, uye uchadiwanaIshe, nokuti ahauna kutsu-tsumwa.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini Nifai,ndakati kuna baba vangu:

19a 1 Ni. 7:12; 15:11.20a Josh. 1:7; 1 Ni. 4:14;

Mosaya 1:7.b Deut. 33:13–16;

1 Ni. 5:5; 7:13;Mos. 7:17–18.nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

21a 2 Ni. 5:20–24;Aruma 9:13–15; 38:1.

22a Gen. 37:8–11;1 Ni. 3:29.

23a Deut. 11:28;1 Ni. 12:22–23;D&Z 41:1.

24a Josh. 23:13;

Vat. 2:22–23.b 2 Ni. 5:25.

3 2a nkm Kurota.3a 1 Ni. 5:14.6a nkm Kutsigira

VatungamiriveChechi.

7 1 Nifai 3:8–19

aNdichaenda ndonoita zvinhuizvo Ishe araira, nokuti ndino-ziva kuti Ishe havape bmirairokuvana vavanhu, kunze kwo-kunge cvachivagadzirira nzirayokuti vagozobudirira pazvi-nhu zvavanenge vavaraira.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti baba va-

ngu pavakanga vanzwa mazwiaya vakava nokufara kukuru,nokuti vaiziva kuti ndakangandakomborerwa naIshe.9 Uye ini Nifai, navakoma

vangu takasimuka kubva mure-nje, nematende edu, tikaendaparwendo rwedu rwekunyikayeJerusarema.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo

takanga taenda kunzvimbo ye-Jerusarema, ini pamwe nava-koma vangu takabvunzanamazano kubva kune mumwenomumwe.11 Uye atakakanda mijenya —

kuti ndiani anofanirwa kuendamuimba yaRabhani. Uye zva-kaitika kuti mijenya yakarovaikandowira pana Ramani; zvinoRamani akaenda muimba ya-Rabhani, saka akataura nayeagere mumba make.12 Uye akakumbira Rabhani

zvinyorwa zvakanga zviri pa-mahwendefa endarira, akangeaine anenhoroondo yekuzvarwakwababa vangu.13 Uye tarisai, zvakaitika kuti

Rabhani akashatirwa, aka-mutandira kunze kubva paari;

akaramba kuti atore zvinyorwa.Naizvozvo, akati kwaari: Tarisaiuri gororo, uye ndichakuuraya.

14 Asi Ramani akatiza, akazoti-udza zvinhu zvakanga zvaitwanaRabhani, kwatiri. Takavambakuva nokusuwa kukuru, uyevakoma vangu vakange vodakudzokera murenje umo maivanababa.

15 Asi tarisai ndakati kwavari:Kana Ishe vachirarama, isu ti-chirarama, hatisi kuzodzokerakuna baba vedu murenje kanatisina kunge tabudirira pazvi-nhu izvo Ishe vakatituma.

16 Naizvozvo, ngativei tinote-ndeka mukuchengeta mirairoyaIshe; saka ngatidzike ku-nzvimbo ayechizvarwa cha-madzibaba edu, nokuti tarisaivakasiya goridhe nesirivha,nehumwewo upfumi hwaka-siyana-siyana. Izvi zvose va-kazviita nokuda bkwemirairoyaIshe.

17 Nokuti aiziva kuti Jerusa-rema inofanira akuparadzwa,nenzira yokuipa kwavanhu.

18 Nokuti tarisai, avarambamazwi amaporofita. Naizvozvo,kana baba vangu vagara mu-nzvimbo iyi shure kwokungebvaudzwa kuti vatize kubvamairi, tarisai, vachaparadzwawo.Naizvozvo, zvinofanirwa kutivatize kubva munzvimbo iyi.

19 Uye tarisai, ungwaru muna-Mwari kuti titore azvinyorwa

7a I Sam. 17:32;I Madz. 17:11–15.nkm Rutendo;Anoteerera.

b nkm MirairoyaMwari.

c Gen. 18:14; VaF. 4:13;

1 Ni. 17:3, 50;D&Z 5:34.

11a Neh. 10:34;Mabasa 1:26.

12a 1 Ni. 3:3; 5:14.16a 1 Ni. 2:4.

b 1 Ni. 2:2; 4:34.

17a II Mak. 36:16–20;Jer. 39:1–9;1 Ni. 1:13.

18a nkm Hupanduki.b 1 Ni. 16:8.

19a Omu. 1:17;Mosaya 1:2–6.

1 Nifai 3:20–31 8

izvi, kuti tive tinochengetedzeravana vedu rurimi rwemadziba-ba edu;20 Uye kuti zvakare ativache-

ngetere mazwi ayo akataurwanemiromo yaavo vose vaporo-fita vatsvene, avo vakatumi-dzirwa kwavari noMweya uyenesimba raMwari, kubvira pa-kutanga kwenyika, kusvikiranhasi uno.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-

kutaura nemazwi akadai nda-kanyengetedza vakoma vangu,kuti vave nokutendeka muku-chengetedza mirau yaMwari.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti takaenda

kunyika yechizvarwa chedu,tikaunganidza pamwe agoridhe,nesirivha yedu, nezvimwewozvinhu zvinokosha zvedu.23 Uye shure kwokunge tau-

nganidza zvinhu izvi pamwe-chete, takaenda zvakare kuimbayaRabhani.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti taka-

enda kuna Rabhani, tikamu-kumbira kuti atipe zvinyorwazvakange zvakanyorwa apa-mahwendefa endarira , isutichimupawo goridhe yedu,nesirivha yedu, nezvose zvino-kosha zvedu.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti Rabhani

akati aona zvinhu zvedu, noku-wanda kwazvo aakazvichiva,zvokuti akatitanda mumbamake, akatumira varanda vakekuti vatiuraye, kuti agowanamatorero ezvinhu zvedu.

26 Uye zvakaitika kuti takatizavaranda vaRabhani, tikamaniki-dzwa kusiya zvinhu zvedu,zvikawira mumaoko aRabhani.

27 Uye takatizira murenje, sakavaranda vaRabhani havana ku-tibata, tikahwanda mubako.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ramaniakanga ashatirirwa ini nababavangu; kana Remueriwo, nokutiai teerera mazwi aRamani .Naizvozvo, Ramani naRemuerivakataura mazwi aakaoma zvi-kuru kunesu, vanun’una vavo,vakatirova nemubhadha.

29 Uye zvakaitika kuti pavaka-nge vachitirova nemubhadha,tarisai, angirozi yaIshe yakauyaikamira pamberi pavo, ikatikwavari: Ko sei muchirova mu-nun’una wenyu nemubhadha?Hamuzive here kuti Ishe vaka-musarudza kuti ave bmutongipamusoro penyu, nenzira ye-zvitadzo zvenyu? Tarisai mu-chaenda kuJerusarema zvekare,uye Ishe vachaisa Rabhani mu-maoko enyu.

30 Uye shure kwokunge angi-rozi yataura nesu, yakaenda.

31 Uye shure kwokunge ngiro-zi yaenda, Ramani naRemuerivakatangisa zvakare akutsutsu-mwa vachiti: Ko zvingabviresei kuti Ishe vangazviite kutivaise Rabhani mumaoko edu?Tarisai, munhu ane masimbaose, uye anokwanisa kutumamakumi mashanu, hongu, uyezvakare anokwanisa kuuraya

20a nkm Magwaromatsvene—Magwaromatsvene anofanirakuchengetedzwa.

22a 1 Ni. 2:4.

24a 1 Ni. 3:3.25a nkm Kuchiva.28a 1 Ni. 17:17–18.29a 1 Ni. 4:3; 7:10.

nkm Ngirozi.

b 1 Ni. 2:22.30a 1 Ni. 16:38.31a nkm Kutsutsumwa.

9 1 Nifai 4:1–10

makumi mashanu; ko zvino isuangatitadze nei?

CHITSAUKO 4

Nifai anouraya Rabhani atumwanaIshe uye obva atora mahwendefaendarira nenjere—Zoramu anosa-rudza kubatana nemhuri yaRihaimurenje. Zvingangove makore600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakatauranavakoma vangu, ndichiti: Nga-tiendei zvakare kuJerusarema,uye ngative anokutendeka mu-kuchengeta mirairo yaIshe; no-kuti tarisai vane bsimba kupindapasi rose, ko zvino angatadzesei kukunda Rabhani namaku-mi mashanu ake, hongu, kanamakumi ezviuru zvake?

2 Naizvozvo ngatiende; nga-t ive i a nes imba b saMoses i ;zvechokwadi akataurira mvu-ra cyeGungwa Dzvuku zveikapatsanuka napakati, nai-zvozvo madzibaba edu vaka-pfuura, kubva muusungwa,nepakaoma, mauto aFaraoakatevera asi akanyura muGu-ngwa Dzvuku.

3 Zvino tarisai munoziva kutiizvi ndezvechokwadi; uye zva-kare munoziva kuti angiroziyataura nemi; saka mungavenokukahadzika here? Ngatie-ndei; Ishe anokwanisa kutipo-nesa, sekuponesa kwaakaita

madzibaba edu, nokuparadzaRabhani, sezvaakaita maEgipita.

4 Zvino zvandakange ndatauramazwi aya, vakaramba vakasha-tirwa, uye vakaramba vachitsu-tsumwa; asi zvisinei vakandi-tevera kusvikira tasvika kunzekwemasvingo eJerusarema.

5 Uye hwakanga hwave usiku;saka ndakavaita kuti vahwandekunze kwemasvingo. Shurekwokunge vahwanda, ini Nifai,ndakaverevedza ndikapindamuguta ndikaenda kumba kwa-Rabhani.

6 Uye andakatungamirirwa no-Mweya, ndisati bndavakuzivazvinhu zvandaifanira kuita.

7 Zvisinei ndakaramba ndi-chienda, ndava pedyo nembayaRabhani ndakaona murume,uye akanga akapunzika pamberipangu, nokuti akanga akarara-dza nedoro.

8 Uye zvandakasvika paarindakaona kuti ndiRabhani.

9 Uye ndakaona amunondowake, ndikawubvisa muharasaizvozvo; mubato wawo waka-nga uri wegoridhe chaiyo, uyenomugadzirirwo wawo waira-tidza umhizha, ndakaona kutimunondo uyu wakanga uriwesimbi inokosha.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti anda-katunhwa noMweya kuti ndi-nofanira kuti ndiuraye Rabhani;asi ndakati mumwoyo mangu:Handina kumbobvira pane ipinguva zvayo ndadeura ropa

4 1a nkm Hushinga;Rutendo.

b 1 Ni. 7:11–12.2a Deut. 11:8.

b nkm Mosesi.

c Eks. 14:21;1 Ni. 17:26;Mosaya 7:19.

3a 1 Ni. 3:29–31; 7:10.6a nkm Mweya

Mutsvene;Kutunhwa.

b VaH. 11:8.9a 2 Ni. 5:14; D&Z 17:1.

10a Aruma 14:11.

1 Nifai 4:11–24 10

romunhu. Ndakadududza ndi-kati dai ndarega kumuuraya.11 Uye Mweya wakati kwa-

ndiri zvakare: Tarisai aIshevamuisa mumaoko ako. Ho-ngu, ini ndikazivawo kuti aka-mbenge atsvaga kundiuraya;haana kuteerera mirairo ya-Ishe; uye kuti akanga batorazvinhu zvedu.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti Mwe-

ya wakati kwandiri zvakare:Muuraye, nokuti Ishe vamuisamumaoko ako;13 Tarisai Ishe avanouraya

bvakaipa kuti vaunze zvinhuzvakarurama. Zviri cnani kutimunhu mumwechete afe panekuti nyika iderere nokufiramukusatenda.

14 Uye zvino, pandakangaini, Nifai, ndanzwa mazwiaya, ndakarangarira mazwiaIshe avakanga vandiudzamurenje, vachiti: aKana mbeuyako ikachengeta bmirairo ya-ngu, cichabudirira dmunyikayechipikirwa.15 Hongu, zvakare ndakafunga

kuti havaizokwanisa kuche-ngeta mirairo yaIshe maereranonemitemo yaMosesi, kunzekwekunge vainawo mutemo.16 Uye zvakare ndakaziva kuti

amutemo wakanga wakanyo-rwa pamahwendefa endarira.17 Uye zvakare, ndakaziva

kuti Ishe vakanga vaisa Rabhanimumaoko angu nokuda kwe-chikonzero ichi — kuti ndikwa-

nise kutora zvinyorwa izvimaererano nokuraira kwavo.

18 Naizvozvo ndakateerera izwiroMweya, ndikabata Rabhaninebvudzi remusoro, ndikadi-mura musoro wake anemuno-ndo wake.

19 Uye shure kwokunge ndadi-mura musoro wake nemunondowake, ndakatora mbatya dza-Rabhani ndikadzipfeka pamu-viri pangu; hongu, nezvimwezvose; ndikatora nguwo dzakedzehondo ndikasungira muchi-uno changu.

20 Uye shure kwokunge ndaitaizvi, ndakaenda uko kwaiche-ngeterwa upfumi hwaRabhani.Ndichienda kwaichengeterwaupfumi hwaRabhani, tarisai,ndakaona amuranda waRabhaniakange ane makii ekwaichenge-terwa upfumi. Ndakamuudzanezwi seraRabhani, kuti aendeneni kwaichengeterwa upfu-mi uku.

21 Uye akafunga kuti ndinitenzi wake Rabhani, nokutiakaona mbatya nemunondowakange uri muchiuno changu.

22 Uye akataura kwandiripamusana pavatungamiri vama-Juda, nokuti aiziva kuti tenziwake, Rabhani, akanga ari kunzenavo usiku.

23 Uye ndakataura naye se-ndakanga ndiri Rabhani.

24 Uye ndakataura naye zva-kare kuti ndaifanira kutakurazvinyorwa izvi, izvo zvakanga

11a I Sam. 17:41–49.b 1 Ni. 3:26.

13a 1 Ni. 17:33–38;D&Z 98:31–32.

b nkm Akaipa.c Aruma 30:47.

14a Omu. 1:6;Mosaya 2:22;Eta 2:7–12.

b nkm MirairoyaMwari.

c 1 Ni. 2:20.

d 1 Ni. 17:13–14;Jak. 2:12.

16a nkm MutemowaMosesi.

18a I Sam. 17:51.20a 2 Ni. 1:30.

11 1 Nifai 4:25–38

zviri apamahwendefa endarira,kune vakoma vangu, vakangavari kunze kwerusvingo.

25 Uye ndakamuti anditevere.26 Uye iye, nokufungidzira

kuti ndaitaura pamusana pe-nhengo dzechechi, uye kutizvechokwadi ndakanga ndiriRabhani uyo wandakanga nda-uraya, nokudaro akanditevera.27 Uye akataura kwandiri ka-

zhinji kwazvo pamusana pava-tungamiri vamaJuda, tichiendakuvakoma vangu, avo vakangavari kunze kwemasvingo.28 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Ra-

mani akandiona akava nokutyakukuru, uye pamwe naRemuerinaSemu. Saka vakanditiza; no-kuti vakafunga kuti ndiRabhani,uye akanga andiuraya zvinoakange ave kutsvaga kuvaura-yawo.29 Uye zvakaitika kuti nda-

kashevedzera vakandinzwa;naizvozvo vakabva varegakunditiza.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti mura-

nda waRabhani zvaakaonavakoma vangu akatangisa ku-bvunda, uye akanga ava kudakutiza kuti adzokere mugutareJerusarema.31 Uye zvino ini Nifai, somu-

nhu akanga ari mukuru pamhu-mhu, uye somunhu akangaapiwa asimba rakawanda raIshe,ndakakwanisa kubata murandawaRabhani, kuti asatiza.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti nda-

kataura naye, kuti akateerera

kumazwi angu, kuti sezvo Ishevachirarama, uye sezvo ini ndi-chirarama, naiye akava anoteere-ra kumazwi edu, hataimuuraya.

33 Uye ndakataura naye,kunyange anekupika kuti asa-tye; nokuti kana ainge abvumakuenda nesu murenje aizengeakasununguka sesu.

34 Uyezve ndakataura naye,ndichiti: Chokwadi Ishe avatiu-dza kuti tiite chinhu ichi; zvinotorega here kusimba mukuche-ngeta mitemo yaIshe? Saka,ukaenda murenje kuna babavangu uchawana nzvimbo pa-mwechete nesu.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti aZora-mu akapiwa kushinga nemazwiandakataura. Zvino Zoramundiro rakanga riri zita romura-nda uyu; akavimbisa kuti aizo-enda nesu murenje kuna babavedu. Hongu, akavimbisawokuti aizogara nesu kubva pa-nguva iyoyo.

36 Zvino takada kuti agarenesu nechikonzero ichi, kutimaJuda asazokwanisa kuzivanezvekutiza kwedu tichiendamurenje, nokuti vaizotitsvagavakatiparadza.

37 Uye zvakaitika kuti apakapi-ka Zoramu achitipa ruvimbisorwake, kutya kwedu pamusoropake kwakapera.

38 Uye zvakaitika kuti takatoramahwendefa endarira pamwenomuranda waRabhani, tikae-nda murenje, tikafamba rwendokuenda kutende yababa vedu.

24a 1 Ni. 3:12, 19–24;5:10–22.

31a Mosaya 9:17;Aruma 56:56.

33a nkm Chitsidzo.34a 1 Ni. 2:2; 3:16.35a 1 Ni. 16:7;

2 Ni. 5:5–6.

nkm Zoramu.37a Josh. 9:1–21;

Mpa. 5:4.nkm Chitsidzo.

1 Nifai 5:1–9 12

CHITSAUKO 5

Saria anotsutsumwa pamusanapaRihai — Vose vanofara shurekwokudzoka kwavanakomana vavo— Vanopa mipiro — Mahwendefaendarira ane zvinyorwa zvaMosesinavaporofita — Mahwendefa ano-ratidza kuti Rihai ndewechizvarwachaJosefa — Rihai anoporofita pa-musana pembeu yake nokuchenge-tedzwa kwamahwendefa. Zvinga-ngove makore 600 kusvika ku592Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti shure kwo-kunge tasvika murenje umo ma-kanga muina baba vedu, tarisai,vakazadzwa nomufaro, uyekana amai vangu, aSaria, vaka-fara zvikuru, nokuti zvecho-kwadi vakanga vachichemapamusana pedu.2 Nokuti vaifunga kuti taka-

nga tafa murenje; uye vakangavatsutsumwa pamusana pababavangu, vachivaudza kuti aivamunhu anorota zvisipo; vachiti:Tarisai wakatitungamirira ku-bva kunzvimbo yatakabereke-rwa, uye vanakomana vanguhapasisina, uye isu tave kufiramurenje.3 Uye ndiko kutaura kwaiita

amai vangu kuna baba vachi-vapopotera.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti baba va-

kataura navo vachiti: Ndinozivakuti ndiri munhu aanoratidzwazvinhu; nokuti dai ndisina

kuona zvinhu zvaMwari bmu-chiratidzo handaikwanisa ku-zoziva kunaka kwaMwari, asindingadai ndakagara kuJerusa-rema, uye ndakafa pamwechetenevamwe vangu.

5 Asi tarisai, ndawana chivi-mbiso achenyika yechipikirwa,zviri zvinhu zvinondifadza;hongu, uye bndinoziva kuti Isheachabvisa vanakomana vangukubva mumaoko aRabhani,ozovadzosa zvakare kwatirimurenje.

6 Uye uku ndiko kwaiva kuta-ura kwababa vangu Rihai, va-chinyaradza amai vangu, Saria,pamusana pedu, isu tiri parwe-ndo murenje rwokuenda kunyi-ka yeJerusarema, kuti tinotorazvinyorwa zvamaJuda.

7 Uye patakadzokera kutendeyababa vangu, tarisai vakafarazvikuru, uye amai vakanya-radzwa.

8 Uye vakataura, vachiti: Zvinondavakuziva zvechokwadi kutiIshe avaudza murume wangukuti atizire murenje; hongu, uyezvakare ndinoziva zvechokwadikuti Ishe vachengetedza vana-komana vangu, uye vavabvisamumaoko aRabhani, vakavapasimba rokuti bvapedze kuitazvavakanga vatumwa naIshe.Uye ndiko kutaura kwakaitwanaamai.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakafarazvikuru, uye vakapira amupironewekupisa kuna Ishe; uye

5 1a nkm Sarai.4a 1 Ni. 2:11.

b 1 Ni. 1:8–13.nkm Kuratidzwa(Chiratidzo).

5a 1 Ni. 2:20; 18:8, 22–23.nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

b nkm Rutendo.8a 1 Ni. 2:2.

b 1 Ni. 3:7.9a Mosaya 2:3;

3 Ni. 9:19–20.nkm MutemowaMosesi.

13 1 Nifai 5:10–21

vakapa bkutenda kuna MwarivamaIsraeri.10 Uye shure kwokutenda

kwavo kuna Mwari vamaIsraeri,baba vangu Rihai, vakatora zvi-nyorwa zvakanga zviri apama-hwendefa endarira, uye vaka-zvinzvera kubvira pekutanga.11 Uye vakaona kuti akanga ana

amabhuku mashanu aMosesi,ayo aitsanangura pamusanapokusikwa kwenyika, uye ne-zvaAdama naEva, avo vakangavari vabereki vedu vokutanga;12 Uye anezvinyorwa zvama-

Juda kubva pakutanga, kusvikirapakutanga kwekutonga kwa-Zedekia, mambo wamaJuda;13 Uyezve chiporofita chava-

porofita vatsvene, kubva kwo-kutanga, kusvikira pakutangakwekutonga akwaZedekia; uyenezvimwe zviporofita zvakata-urwa nomuromo bwaJeremia.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti baba va-

ngu Rihai, vakaonawo apama-hwendefa endarira nhoroondoyekuzvarwa kwemadzibaba avo;naizvozvo vakaziva kuti ndeve-chizvarwa bchaJosefa; hongu,kana Josefa uyo akanga arimwanakomana cwaJakobo, uyodakatengeswa kuEgipita, uyoeakararamiswa noruoko rwa-Ishe, kuti araramise baba vake

Jakobo, neveimba yake yosekuti vasafa nenzara.

15 Uye avakabviswa muurandauye vakatungamirwa kubvamunyika yeEgipita, naMwarivamwechetevo vakavararamisa.

16 Uye ndiko kuwana kwakai-ta baba vangu Rihai, nhoroondoyekuberekwa kwamadzibabaavo. Rabhaniwo akanga ari we-chizvarwa achaJosefa, saka iyenamadzibaba ake vakachengetazvinyorwa izvi.

17 Uye zvino baba vanguvaona zvinhu zvose izvi, vaka-zadzwa noMweya, uye vaka-tangisa kuporofita pamusanapembeu yavo —

18 Kuti mahwendefa aya oseendarira aifanirwa kuenda ku-nyika dzose, marudzi ose, ndimidzose, navanhu vakanga varivembeu yavo.

19 Naizvozvo, akati mahwe-ndefa endarira aya ahaaifanirakuparara; uye kuti haafanirekudzima nekufamba kwenguva.Uye vakaporofita zvinhu zvaka-wanda pamusana pembeu yavo.

20 Zve zvakaitika kuti kusvi-kira panguva iyi ini nababawangu takange tachengetedzamirairo yaIshe yavakanga vatipa.

21 Uye takanga tatora zvi-nyorwa zvatakanga tatumwa

9b nkm Kupakutendo.10a 1 Ni. 4:24, 38; 13:23.

nkm MahwendefaeNdarira.

11a 1 Ni. 19:23.nkm MagwaroMashanu emutemo.

12a I Mak. 9:1.nkm Magwaromatsvene.

13a II Madz. 24:18;

Jer. 37:1.b Ezra 1:1;

Jer. 36:17–32;1 Ni. 7:14; Hir. 8:20.

14a 1 Ni. 3:3, 12.nkm MahwendefaeNdarira.

b 2 Ni. 3:4; Aruma 10:3.nkm Josefa,MwanakomanawaJakobo.

c nkm Jakobo,MwanakomanawaIsaka.

d Gen. 37:29–36.e Gen. 45:4–5.

15a Eks. 13:17–18;Amosi 3:1–2;1 Ni. 17:23–31;D&Z 103:16–18; 136:22.

16a 1 Ni. 6:2.19a Aruma 37:4–5.

1 Nifai 5:22–7:1 14

naIshe, uye tikazvinzvera ndo-kuona kuti zvaifanira kuti tivenazvo, hongu, chokwadi azvai-kosha zvikuru kwatiri, zvekutitaikwanisa bkuchengetera vanavedu mirairo yaIshe.22 Naizvozvo, hwakanga huri

ungwaru munaIshe kuti tizvi-takure, zvataifamba murenjemurwendo rwokuenda kunyikayechipikirwa.

CHITSAUKO 6

Nifai anonyora pamusoro pezvinhuzvaMwari — Chinangwa chaNifaichiri chokunyengetedza vanhu kutivauye kuna Mwari waAbrahamavaponeswe. Zvingangove makore600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvino ini Nifai, handipenhoroondo yekuberekwa kwe-madzibaba angu muchikamuachino chezvinyorwa zvangu;uye hapana imwe nguva yandi-chazorwupa bpamahwendefaandiri kunyora aya; nokuti zviripazvinyorwa zvakachengetwacnababa vangu; naizvozvo,handizvinyore mubasa rino.2 Nokuti ini ndakagutsikana

kutaura kuti tiri chizvarwaachaJosefa.3 Zve hazvindinetse kuti ha-

ndisi kunyora nyaya yose ye-zvinhu zvababa vangu, nokutihazvinganyorwe apamahwe-

ndefa aya, nokuti ndinodanzvimbo yokunyorera zvinhuzvaMwari.

4 Nokuti chido changu chizerendechokuti andinyengetedzevanhu bvauye kuna Mwari va-Abrahama, naMwari vaIsaka,naMwari vaJakobo, kuti vago-poneswa.

5 Naizvozvo, zvinhu azvinofa-dza nyika handinyore, asi zvi-nhu zvinofadza Mwari neavovasiri venyika.

6 Naizvozvo, ndichapa mu-rairo mbeu yangu, kuti vasazo-zadza mahwendefa aya nezvi-nhu zvisingakodzeri kuvanavavanhu.

CHITSAUKO 7

Vanakomana vaRihai vanodzokerakuJe rusarema uye vanokokaIshmaeri nemba yake kuti ave navoparwendo rwavo — Ramani nava-mwe vanopanduka — Nifai ano-kurudzira vakoma vake kuti vavenokutenda munaIshe — Vanomu-sunga netambo uye vanorongazvekumuuraya — Anosunungurwanesimba rokutenda—Vakoma vakevanokumbira ruregerero — Rihainechikwata chake vanoita mupironezvibairo zvekupisa. Zvingangovemakore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino ndinoda kuti imimuzive, kuti baba vangu Rihai,

21a nkm Magwaromatsvene—Kukoshakwemagwaromatsvene.

b 2 Ni. 25:26.6 1a 2 Ni. 4:14–15.

b 1 Ni. 9:2.c 1 Ni. 1:16–17; 19:1–6.

2a 1 Ni. 5:14–16.3a Jak. 7:27; Jar. 1:2, 14;

Omu. 1:30.4a Joh. 20:30–31. Ona

peji yeMusorowenya weBhukuraMormoni.

b 2 Ni. 9:41, 45, 51.5a I VaT. 2:4;

Mazwi 1:4.

15 1 Nifai 7:2–13

pavakanga avapedza kuporofitakwavo nembeu yavo, zvakaitikakuti Ishe vakataura kwavarizvakare, vachiti zvakange zvi-singafanire kuti Rihai aendenemhuri yake murenje iriyega;asi kuti vanakomana vake va-tore bvanasikana vave cvakadzivavo, kuti vave vanoberekambeu kuna Ishe munyika ye-chipikirwa.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

avakavaraira kuti ini Nifai, na-vakoma vangu, tinofanirwakudzokera zvakare kunyikayeJerusarema, uye tinounzaIshmaeri nemhuri yake murenje.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini Nifai,

navakoma vangu, takaendaazvakare murenje kuti tiendekuJerusarema.4 Zve zvakaitika kuti takaenda

kumba kwaIshmaeri, tikawananyasha pamberi paIshmaeri,zvekuti takamuudza mazwiaIshe.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vakanyevenutsa mwoyo wa-Ishmaeri, uye nemhuri yake,zvekuti yakafamba rwendonesu kuenda murenje kutendeyababa vedu.6 Uye zvakaitika kuti tiri mu-

rwendo murenje, tarisai RamaninaRemueri, navanasikana vavirivaIshmaeri, anavanakomana va-viri vaIshmaeri nemhuri dzavo,vakatipandukira; hongu, vaka-pandukira ini Nifai, naSemu,

nababa vavo Ishmaeri, nomu-dzimai wake, navamwe vatatuvavanasikana vavo.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti muku-panduka uku, vaida kudzokerakunyika yeJerusarema.

8 Uye zvino ini, Nifai, anokusu-wiswa nenzira yekuoma kwe-mwoyo yavo, naizvozvo ndaka-taura kwavari, ndichiti hongu,kana kuna Ramani naRemueri:Tarisai muri vakoma vangu, kosei muine mwoyo yakaomakudai, nokupofomara mupfu-ngwa, zvekuti munoda kuti inimunun’ina wenyu, nditokuta-urirai, hongu, nokukuratidzaizvekuita?

9 Ko seiko musina kuteereramazwi aIshe?

10 Ko seiko amakanganwa kutimakaona ngirozi yaIshe?

11 Hongu, ko zvino seiko murikukanganwa zvinhu zvikuruizvo Ishe vakatiitira, amukuti-bvisa mumaoko aRabhani, uyezvakare nokuti titore zvinyo-rwa?

12 Hongu, ko sei muchikanga-nwa kuti Ishe vanokwanisakuita azvinhu zvose mukudakwake, kuvana vavanhu, kanavachishandisa brutendo kwaari?Nokudaro, ngativei tinokutendakwavari.

13 Uye kana tikava tinokute-nda mavari, tichazowana anyikayechipikirwa; uye muchazozivamunguva ichatevera kuti mazwi

7 1a 1 Ni. 5:17–19.b 1 Ni. 16:7.c nkm Kuroora.

2a 1 Ni. 16:7–8.3a 1 Ni. 3:2–3.6a 2 Ni. 4:10.

8a Aruma 31:2;Mos. 7:41.

10a Deut. 4:9;1 Ni. 3:29; 4:3.

11a 1 Ni. 4.12a 1 Ni. 17:50;

Aruma 26:12.b 1 Ni. 3:7; 15:11.

13a 1 Ni. 2:20.nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

1 Nifai 7:14–22 16

aIshe achazadzikiswa pamusoropokuparadzwa kweJerusarema;nokuti zvinhu zvose zvakatau-rwa naIshe pamusoro bpokupa-radzwa kweJerusarema zvino-toti zvizadzikiswe.14 Nokuti tarisai, Mweya wa-

Ishe muchinguvana ucharegerakushanda navo; nokuti tarisai,avakaramba vaporofita, uyevakaisa bJeremia mutorongo.Uye vakaedza kuparadza cupe-nyu hwababa vangu, mukudarovakatibvisa munyika iyi.15 Zvino tarisai, ndinoti kwa-

muri mukadzokera Jerusaremanemiwo muchafa pamwechetenavo. Uye zvino, kana zviriizvozvamasarudza endai kunyika-yo, muchirangarira mazwi ayondataura kwamuri, kuti muka-enda muchafa; nokuti MweyawaIshe unonditunha kuti ndi-taure saizvozvo.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo

ini Nifai, ndakanga ndatauramazwi aya kuvakoma vangu,vakandishatirirwa. Uye zvaka-itika kuti vakandibata nemaoko,nokuti tarisai, vakanga vatsa-mwa zvikuru, avakandisunganetambo, nokuti vaida kutoraupenyu hwangu, kuti vandisi-ye murenje kuti ndiparadzwenemhuka dzerenje.17 Asi zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

namata kuna Ishe ndichiti: Ishe,maererano nokutenda kwangumamuri, mungandiburitsewomumaoko avakoma vangu here;

hongu, uye mundipewo simbarokuti andidambure tambo dza-ndakasungwa nadzo.

18 Zvakaitika kuti ndatauramazwi aya, tarisai, tambo dza-kasunungurwa kubva mumao-ko nomumakumbo angu, uyendikamira pamberi pavakomavangu, ndikataura navo zvakare.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-ndishatirirwa zvakare, ndoku-tsvaga kundibata; asi tarisai,mumwe awavanasikana va-Ishmaeri, hongu, naamai vake,nomwanakomana mumwe wa-Ishmaeri, vakakumbira vakomavangu, nokudaro vakanyorove-sa mwoyo yavo; saka vakaregakuedza kuda kundiuraya.

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakasu-wa, pamusoro pekuipa kwavo,zvekuti vakapfugama kwandiri,kuti ndivaregerere pane zvava-kange vanditadzira.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti anda-kavaregerera nemwoyo wanguwose pazvinhu zvose zvavaka-nga vaita, uye ndikavakuru-dzira kuti vanamate kuna IsheMwari vavo kuti varegererwe.Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaita sa-izvozvo. Uye shure kwokungevanamata kuna Ishe takafambazvakare norwendo rwedu ta-kananga kutende yababa vedu.

22 Zve zvakaitika kuti takasvi-ka paive netende yababa vedu.Uye shure kwokunge ini nava-koma vangu nevemba yoseyaIshmaeri tasvika kutende

13b II Madz. 25:1–21;2 Ni. 6:8; 25:10;Omu. 1:15;Hir. 8:20–21.

14a Ezk. 5:6;

1 Ni. 1:18–20; 2:13.nkm Hupanduki.

b Jer. 37:15–21.c 1 Ni. 2:1.

16a 1 Ni. 18:11–15.

17a Aruma 14:26–28.19a 1 Ni. 16:7.21a nkm Regerera.

17 1 Nifai 8:1–12

yababa vangu, vakapa akutendakuna Ishe Mwari vavo; vakapirabmupiro nezvibayiro zvekupisakwavari.

CHITSAUKO 8

Rihai anoona chiratidzo chemutiweupenyu—Anodya muchero we-muti uyu obva ada kuti mhuri yakeiudyewo—Anoona danda resimbi,kanzira kakamanikana uye kaka-manika, nebute rerima rinofuki-dza vanhu—Saria, Nifai, naSemuvanodya muchero, asi Ramani na-Remueri vanoramba. Zvingangovemakore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti takanga ta-unganidza mbeu dzakasiyana-siyana dzemarudzi ose, tsangadzemarudzi ose, nemhodzi dze-michero yemarudzi ose.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Baba

vangu vachigara murenje va-kataura kwatiri vachiti: Tarisai,andarota hope; kana kuti nema-mwe mazwi, ndaona bchiratidzo.3 Uye tarisai, nenzira yechinhu

chandaona, ndine chikonzerochekufara munaIshe pamusoroapaNifai nepamusoro paSemu-wo; nokuti ndine chikonzerochekufungidzira kuti ivo, ne-vazhinji vembeu yavo, vacha-poneswa.4 Asi tarisai, aRamani naRemu-

eri, ndinotya zvikuru pamusana

penyu; nokuti tarisai, ndinora-ngarira kuti ndaona muhopedzangu, renje dema rinotyisa.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakaonamurume, uye akange akapfekaahanzu chena; akauya akamiramberi kwangu.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti akataurakwandiri, uye akati ndimutevere.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvanda-imutevera ndakazviona kutindakange ndiri munzvimbo inerima mugwenga risina chinhu.

8 Uye mushure mekunge nda-famba kwenguva huru ndirimurima, ndakatangisa kunama-ta kuna Ishe kuti ave anetsitsineni, maererano nekuwandakwetsitsi dzake dzakapfava.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushuremekunge ndanamata kuna Ishendakaona azimunda guru raka-pamhama.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ona amuti, waive bnemicheroyaifanira kufadza munhu.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakae-nda ndikanodya amuchero iwo-yo; uye ndikaona kuti waitapirachaizvo, kupfuura yose yanda-kambodya. Hongu, uye ndakao-na kuti muchero uyu wakangeuri muchena, kupfuura bkuche-na kwose kwandakamboona.

12 Uye kudya kwandakangendichiita muchero uyu waka-zadza mweya wangu anorufarorukuru rwusingataurike; noku-daro, ndakatanga bkuda kuti

22a nkm Kupakutendo.b 1 Ni. 5:9.

8 2a nkm Kurota;Zvakazarurwa.

b 1 Ni. 10:17.nkm Kuratidzwa(Chiratidzo).

3a 1 Ni. 8:14–18.4a 1 Ni. 8:35–36.5a Nh—JS 1:30–32.8a nkm Anetsitsi.9a Mat. 13:38.

10a Gen. 2:9;Zvaka. 2:7; 22:2;

1 Ni. 11:4, 8–25.nkm Muti weUpenyu.

b Aruma 32:41–43.11a Aruma 5:34.

b 1 Ni. 11:8.12a nkm Rufaro.

b Aruma 36:24.

1 Nifai 8:13–26 18

mhuri yangu iudyewo; nokutindaiziva kuti cwainaka kupfu-ura mimwe michero yose.13 Uye zvandakanga ndichi-

tarisa kuti zvimwe ndingaonemhuri yanguwo, ndakaonaarwizi rwemvura; uye rwakangerwuchierera, uye rwaive pedyonemuti wandaidya michero.14 Uye ndakatarisa kuti ndione

kwarwaibva; ndikaona parwa-itangira chinhambwe chidiki-diki; uye parwaitangira ipapondakaona amai vako Saria,Semu, uye Nifai; vakanga va-mire vachiita sevasingazivekwavari kuenda.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

vadaidza neruoko; uye ndika-tiwo kwavari nezwi guru nga-vauye kwandiri, uye vazodyamuchero wainaka kupfuuramimwe michero yose.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakau-

ya kwandiri uye vakadyawomuchero.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakada

kuti Ramani naRemueri vauyevazodyawo muchero; nokuda-ro, ndakakanda maziso kumu-soro kwerwizi, kuti zvimwendingavaone.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

vaona, asi ahavana kuda kuuyakwandiri kuti vazodya muchero.19 Uye ndakaona adanda resi-

mbi, uye rakange rakareba richi-tevedza rwizi, uye richisvikapamuti pandakanga ndimire.20 Uye ndakaonawo kanzira

akakamanikana uye kakamani-ka, kaitevedza bango resimbiiri, kusvika pamuti pandaka-nga ndimire; uye kachibvawokumusoro kwakatangira rwizi,kachienda bmuzimunda gururakafara, sekunge raive nyika.

21 Uye ndakaona vanhu vasi-ngaverengeke, vazhinji vavovaisaidzira mberi, kuti vasvikeamukanzira kaienda pamutipandakanga ndimire.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakau-ya, vakatangisa kufamba neka-nzira kaienda pamuti.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-simuka amhute yerima; hongu,kunyangwe kana mhute yerimarisingataurike, zvekuti avo va-kange vatangisa kufamba mu-kanzira vakashaya nzira yavo,vakabuda munzira vakarasika.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakao-na vamwe vachisaidzira kue-nda mberi, uye vakauya mberivakabatirira pakaperera dandaresimbi; uye vakasaidzira mberimukati mebute rerima, vakaba-tirira padanda resimbi, kudaka-ra vauya uye vadya amucherowemuti uyu.

25 Uye mushure mekunge va-dya muchero wemuti vakatarisa-tarisa sekunge vave akunyara.26 Uye neniwo ndakatarisa-

tarisa, uye ndikaona, mhiri kwe-rwizi rwemvura, zimba guruuye arakapamhama; rimire se-kange rakange riri mudenga,pamusoro penyika.

12c 1 Ni. 15:36.13a 1 Ni. 12:16–18;

15:26–29.18a 2 Ni. 5:20–25.19a Mpi. 2:9; Zvaka. 12:5;

djs, Zvaka. 19:15;

1 Ni. 8:30; 11:25;15:23–24.

20a Mat. 7:14;2 Ni. 31:17–20.

b Mat. 13:38.21a nkm Nzira.

23a 1 Ni. 12:17; 15:24.24a 1 Ni. 8:10–12.25a VaR. 1:16; II Tim. 1:8;

Aruma 46:21;Morm. 8:38.

26a 1 Ni. 11:35–36; 12:18.

19 1 Nifai 8:27–38

27 Uye rakanga rakazadzwanevanhu, vakuru nevadiki, va-rume nevakadzi; uye kupfekakwavo kwakange kwakanakazvakapfuuridza; uye vakangavari amutsika yekushora neku-nongedzera kune avo vakangavauya uye vachidya muchero.28 Uye mushure mekunge

avaraira muchero uyu bvaka-nyara, nekuda kweavo vaingevachivashora; uye cvakawiramunzira dzinorambidzwa uyevakarasika.29 Uye zvino ini Nifai, ha-

nditaure aose mazwi ababavangu.30 Asi kuti ndisarebese muku-

nyora, tarisai, akaona dzimwemhomho dzichisaidzira pamberi;uye dzikauya uye dzikabatirirapadanda resimbi; uye dzikasa-idzira pamberi, dzakabatiriranesimba adanda resimbi, kuda-kara vauya uye ndokuwira pasindokurumbidza uye ndoku-dya muchero wemuti.31 Uye akaonawo dzimwe

amhomho dzichitsvanzvadziranzira yekuenda kuzimba guruuye rakapamhama riye.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti vazhinji

vakanyura muhwenje ahwedzi-va; uye vazhinji akasazovaonavave kungofamba-famba mu-nzira dzavasingazive.33 Uye hakuzi kuwanda kwe-

mhomho yakapinda muzimbarinoshamisa riya. Uye mushuremekunge vapinda muzimba

riya vakanongedzera avachinyo-mba ini neavo vakanga vachi-dyawo muchero; asi hatinakuvateerera.

34 Aya mazwi ababa vangu:Nokuti avo vazhinji avakavate-erera, vakapunzika.

35 Uye aRamani naRemuerihavana kudya muchero, vaka-daro baba vangu.

36 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-re mekunge baba vangu vatauraose mazwi ehope dzavo kanachiratidzo, ayo akange akawa-nda, vakati kwatiri, nenzirayezvinhu izvi zvavakaona mu-chiratidzo, vaityira zvikurusaRamani naRemueri; hongu, va-itya kuti vangangoraswa vaka-bviswa pamberi paIshe.

37 Uye vakavakuridzira nepa-vaigona napo asemubereki aka-pfava, kuti vateerere mazwiavo, kuti zvimwe Ishe vanga-vaitire tsitsi, uye vagorega ku-varasa; hongu, baba vanguvakavaparidzira.

38 Uye mushure mekungevavaparidzira, nekuvaporofitazvinhu zvizhinji, vakavaudzakuti vateerere mirairo yaIshe; uyevakabva vamira kutaura navo.

CHITSAUKO 9

Nifai anogadzira zvinyorwa zviripaviri—Zvose zvinodaidzwa kunzimahwendefa aNifai—Mahwendefamakuru anotaura nezvenhoroondo

27a nkm Kudada.28a II Pet. 2:19–22.

b Marko 4:14–20; 8:38;Ruka 8:11–15;Joh. 12:42–43.

c nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.29a 1 Ni. 1:16–17.30a 1 Ni. 15:23–24.31a Mat. 7:13.32a 1 Ni. 15:26–29.33a nkm Kupfuvisa.

34a Eks. 23:2.35a 1 Ni. 8:17–18;

2 Ni. 5:19–24.37a nkm Mhuri; Vabereki.

1 Nifai 9:1–10:1 20

yevanhu; madiki anotaura nezve-zvinhu zvinoera. Zvingangovemakore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvose zvinhu izvi babavangu vakazviona, uye vaka-zvinzwa, uye vakazvitaura, zva-vaigara mutende, amunhika ra-Remueri, nezvimwewo zvinhuzvakawanda, zvisingagone ku-nyorwa pamahwendefa ano.2 Uye zvino, sekutaura kwa-

ndaita pamusoro pemahwendefaaya, tarisai haaziwo mahwende-fa andichanyora rungano ruzererwevanhu vekwangu; nokutiamahwendefa andinonyora ru-ngano ruzere rwevanhu vekwa-ngu ndaapa zita rekuti Nifai;nokudaro, anodaidzwa kunzimahwendefa aNifai, sezita ra-ngu; uye mahwendefa ayawoanodaidzwa kunzi mahwende-fa aNifai.3 Zvisinei, ndakagashira mu-

rairo waIshe kuti ndiite mahwe-ndefa aya, anechikonzero chekutikwakafanira kuve nezvakanyo-rwa pamusoro bpeufundisi hwe-vanhu vekwangu.4 Pane mamwe mahwendefa

pakafanira kunyorwa zvekuto-nga kwemadzimambo, nehondonenharo dzevanhu vekwangu;nokudaro mahwendefa aya ano-taura zvizhinji nezvehufundisi;uye amamwe mahwendefa ano-taura zvizhinji nezvekutonga

kwemadzimambo nezvehondonekusawirana kwevanhu ve-kwangu.

5 Nokudaro, Ishe vanditi ndiitemahwendefa aya nechikonzeroachakangwara chiri mavari,chikonzero chacho chandisi-ngazive ini.

6 Asi Ishe avanoziva zvinhuzvose kubvira pakutanga; no-kudaro, vanogadzira nzira yo-kupedza nayo mabasa avo osepakati pevana vevanhu; nokutitarisai, vane bsimba rose muku-zadzikisa mazwi avo ose. Uyendizvo zvazviri. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 10

Rihai anofembera kuti maJudaachatorwa muusungwa nemaBa-bironi — Anotaura nezvekuuyakwaMesia, Muponesi, Mununuripakati pemaJuda — Rihai anotau-rawo nezvekuuya kwemumweachabhabhatidza Gwayana raMwa-ri — Rihai anotaura nezvekufanekumuka kwaMesia — Anofana-nidza kupararira nekuunganakwaIsraeri pamuti wemuorivhi —Nifai anotaura nezveMwanako-mana waMwari, nezvechipo che-Mweya Mutsvene, nezvekudika-nwa kwetsika dzakatwasanuka.Zvingangove makore 600 kusvikaku592 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino ini Nifai, ndoendamberi kukupai nezvemafambi-

9 1a 1 Ni. 2:4–6, 8, 14–15;16:6.

2a 1 Ni. 19:2, 4;Jak. 3:13–14;Mazwi 1:2–11;D&Z 10:38–40.

nkm Mahwendefa.3a D&Z 3:19.

b 1 Ni. 6:3.4a Jak. 1:2–4;

Mazwi 1:10.5a 1 Ni. 19:3;

Mazwi 1:7;Aruma 37:2, 12, 14.

6a 2 Ni. 9:20; D&Z 38:2;Mos. 1:6, 35.nkm Saruzivo.

b Mat. 28:18.

21 1 Nifai 10:2–10

ro angu pamahwendefa aaya,nekutonga kwangu nehufu-ndisi hwangu; nokudaro; kutindifambire mberi nenyaya ya-ngu, ndakafanira kutaura ne-zvezvinhu zvababa vangu, ne-zvevakoma vanguwo.2 Nokuti tarisai, zvakaitika

kuti mushure mekunge babavangu vapedza kutaura mazwiaehope dzavo, nokuvakuridzi-rawo kushanda nesimba rose,vakataura navo pamusoro pe-maJuda —3 Kuti mushure mekunge va-

paradzwa, kana guta guru riyaareJerusarema, uye vazhinjibvachatakurwa dzave nhapwackuBabironi, maererano nengu-va yasvika yaIshe, dvachadzokazvakare, hongu, kana kutodzo-swa vachiburitswa muutapwa;uye mushure mekunge vadzo-rwa vachiburitswa muutapwavachatora zvakare nyika yenha-ka yavo.4 Hongu, kunyangwe mazana

amatanhatu emakore kubvirapanguva yakabva baba vangukuJerusarema, bmuporofita acha-mutswa naIshe Mwari pakatipemaJuda — kana cMesia, kananemamwe mazwi, Muponesiwenyika.5 Uye akataurawo maererano

nevaporofita, kuti uzhinji hwa-

vo ahwakapupura sei pazvinhuizvi, maererano naMesia uyu,wavakange vataura nezvake,kana uyu Mununuri wenyika.

6 Nokudaro, marudzi ose eva-nhu akange ari mukurasikaanekupunzika, uye aizogaraakadaro narinhi kunze kweku-nge vavimba neMununuri uyu.

7 Uye akataurawo maereranoanemuporofita aizouya Mesiaasati auya, kuti azogadzira nzirayaIshe —

8 Hongu, kana iye achaendaachinochema ari murenje: aGa-dzirai nzira yaIshe, muite kutinzira dzake dzitwasanuke;nokuti pakati penyu pamiremumwe wamusingazive; uyemukuru kwandiri, tambo dze-shangu dzake dzandisingako-dzere kusunungura. Uye babavangu vakataura zvizhinji mae-rerano nechinhu ichi.

9 Uye baba vangu vakatiachabhabhatidza amuBetebara,mhiri kweJordani; uye vakatiwoachabhabhatidza nemvura; uyenokuti bachabhabhatidza Mesianemvura.

10 Uye mushure mekungeabhabhatidza Mesia nemvura,anofanira kutarisa uye agoonakuti abhabhatidza aGwayanaraMwari, richabvisa zvitadzozvenyika.

10 1a 1 Ni. 9:1–5; 19:1–6;Jak. 1:1–4.

2a 1 Ni. 8.3a Est. 2:6; 2 Ni. 6:8;

Hir. 8:20–21.b 2 Ni. 25:10.

nkm Kuronganenguva—587 b.c.

c Ezk. 24:2; 1 Ni. 1:13;Omu. 1:15.

d Jer. 29:10;2 Ni. 6:8–9.

4a 1 Ni. 19:8;2 Ni. 25:19; 3 Ni. 1:1.

b 1 Ni. 22:20–21.c nkm Mesia.

5a Jak. 7:11;Mosaya 13:33;Hir. 8:19–24;3 Ni. 20:23–24.

6a nkm KupunzikakwaAdama naEva.

7a 1 Ni. 11:27;2 Ni. 31:4.

8a Isa. 40:3; Mat. 3:1–3.9a Joh. 1:28.

b nkm JohaneMubapatidzi.

10a nkm GwayanaraMwari.

1 Nifai 10:11–17 22

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekunge baba vanguvataura mazwi aya vakataurakuvakoma vangu maereranonevhangeri rakafanira kupa-ridzwa pakati pemaJuda, ne-maereranowo aekuderera kwe-maJuda bmukusatenda. Uyemushure mekunge cvaurayaMesia, uyo achauya, uye mu-shure mekunge auraiwa dacha-muka mukufa, uye agozvira-tidza, eneMweya Mutsvene,kumaJentairi.12 Hongu, kunyangwe baba

vangu vakataura zvikuru mae-rerano nemaJentairi, uye maere-ranowo nezvemba yaIsraeri,kuti vafananidzwe nemuti awe-muorivi, uyo une mapazi acha-tyorwa bagoparadzirwa nenyikayose.13 Nokudaro, akati zvakafani-

ra kuti titungamirirwe akunyikayechipikirwa tiine chibvumira-no chimwechete, mukuzadziki-sa shoko raIshe, rokuti tipararirepasi pose.14 Uye mushure mekunge

imba yaIsraeri yapararira ava-chaunganidzwa pamwechetezvakare; kana kuti, muchidimbu,mushure mekunge bmaJentairiatambira kuzara kweVhangeri,mapazi emuti cwemuorivi, kana

kuti vakasara vemba yaIsraeri,vanobatanidzwa, kana kutivanozove neruzivo rwaMesiawechokwadi, Ishe vavo neMu-nunuri wavo.

15 Uye netsika yemutaurouyu baba vangu vakaporofitauye vakataura kuhama dzangu,nezvimwewo zvinhu zvakawa-nda zvandisinganyore mubhu-ku rino; nokuti ndakanyorazvizhinji zvacho zvandaionazvakakodzera mune arimwebhuku rangu.

16 Uye zvose zvinhu izvi, izvozvandataura nezvazvo, zvaka-itwa apo baba vangu vakangevachigara mutende, munhikaraRemueri.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekunge ini Nifai, nda-nzwa ose amazwi ababa vangu,maererano nezvinhu zvavaka-ona bmuchiratidzo, nezvinhuwozvavaitaura nesimba reMweyaMutsvene, riri simba ravakata-mbira pamusoro perutendomuMwanakomana waMwari—uye Mwanakomana waMwarindiye aive cMesia aizouya —ini Nifai, ndaidawo kuti daindaona, uye ndanzwa, nokuzi-va zvinhu izvi, nesimba re-Mweya Mutsvene, chinova dchi-po chaMwari kune avo vose

11a Jak. 4:14–18.b Morm. 5:14.c nkm Jesu Kristu;

Kuroverwa.d nkm Kumuka

Kuvakafa.e nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.12a Gen. 49:22–26;

1 Ni. 15:12;2 Ni. 3:4–5;Jak. 5; 6:1–7.

nkm MutiweMuorivhi; MundawemizambiringawaIshe.

b 1 Ni. 22:3–8.nkm Israeri—Kupararira kwaIsraeri.

13a 1 Ni. 2:20.nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

14a nkm Israeri—

Kuunganidzwa kwaIsraeri.

b 1 Ni. 13:42;D&Z 14:10.

c Jak. 5:8, 52, 54, 60, 68.15a 1 Ni. 1:16–17.17a Eno. 1:3;

Aruma 36:17.b 1 Ni. 8:2.c nkm Mesia.d nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.

23 1 Nifai 10:18–11:3

vanomutsvaka enesimba, mu-nguva f dzekare nemunguvadzaachazviratidza pachake ku-vana vevanhu.18 Nokuti ndiye amumweche-

teyo wanezuro, nhasi, nokusi-ngaperi; uye nzira yakagadzi-r irwa vose vanhu kubvirapakutanga kwenyika, kana va-kave vanotendeuka vakauyakwaari.19 Nokuti uyo anotsvaka nesi-

mba achawana; uye azvaka-vanzika zvaMwari vachazvipfu-dzunurirwa, nesimba breMwe-ya Mutsvene, munguva dzinosezvemunguva dzakare, uyesemunguva dzakare nemu-nguva dzichauya; nokudaro,cnzira yaIshe inogara yakadaronokusingaperi.20 Saka rangarira iwe munhu,

pazviito zvako zvose uchau-nzwa amukutongwa.

21 Nokudaro, kana waitsvakakuita zvakaipa mumazuva akoaekuedzwa, zvino unowani-kwa busina kuchena pamberipechigaro chekutonga chaMwa-ri; uye hakuna chinhu chisinakuchena chingagare naMwari;nokudaro, unofanirwa kutiuraswe zvachose.22 Uye Mweya Mutsvene uri

kundipa simba rekuti nditaure

zvinhu izvi, uye ndisazvirege-re kwete.

CHITSAUKO 11

Nifai anoona Mweya waIshe uyeanoratidzwa muchiratidzo mutiweupenyu — Anoona amai ve-Mwanakomana waMwari uyeanodzidza nekuzvidzikisira kwa-Mwari — Anoona rubhabhatidzo,ushumiri, nekuroverwa kweGwa-yana raMwari—Anoonawo kudai-dzwa neushumiri hweVaapositoriveGwayana vaneGumi neVaviri.Zvingangove makore 600 kusvikaku592 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Nokuti zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekunge ndada kuzivazvinhu zvakanga zvaonekwanababa vangu, nokutenda kutiIshe vaikwanisa kuita kuti ndi-zvizive, zvandakanga ndigereandichifungisisa mumwoyo ma-ngu bndakatorwa neMweya wa-Ishe, hongu, ndikaenda cmu-gomo rakareba zvakanyanya,randakanga ndisina kumbengendakaona, uye randakangandisina kumbenge ndakatsikanetsoka dzangu.

2 Uye Mweya ukati kwandiri:Tarisai, unodei?

3 Uye ndikati: Ndinoda kuona

17e Moro. 10:4–5, 7, 19.f D&Z 20:26.

18a VaH. 13:8;Morm. 9:9;D&Z 20:12.nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

19a nkm ZvakavandikazvaMwari.

b nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.c Aruma 7:20;

D&Z 3:2; 35:1.20a Mpa. 12:14;

2 Ni. 9:46.nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

21a Aruma 34:32–35.b I VaKori. 6:9–10;

3 Ni. 27:19;

D&Z 76:50–62;Mos. 6:57.

11 1a D&Z 76:19.nkm Fungisisa.

b II VaKori. 12:1–4;Zvaka. 21:10;2 Ni. 4:25;Mos. 1:1.

c Deut. 10:1;Eta 3:1.

1 Nifai 11:4–15 24

zvinhu azvakaonekwa nababavangu.4 Uye Mweya ukati kwandiri:

Unotenda here kuti baba vakovakaona amuti wavakatauranezvawo?5 Uye ndikati: Hongu, munozi-

va kuti andinotenda ose mazwiababa vangu.6 Uye ndataura mazwi aya,

Mweya wakachema nezwiguru, uchiti: Hosana kuna Ishe,vakuru-kuru Mwari; nokuti ndi-Mwari avepasi pose, hongu,kana pamusoro pezvose. Uyeiwe wakakomborerwa Nifai, no-kuti bunotenda muMwanako-mana waMwari mukuru; noku-daro, uchaona zvinhu zvawadakuona.7 Uye tarisai chinhu ichi chi-

chapiwa kwauri asechiratidzo,kuti mumashure mekunge wa-ona muti wakabereka mucherowakadyiwa nababa vako, ucha-onawo murume achiburukakubva kudenga, uye iyeyouchamupupurira; uye mushu-re mekunge wamuona bucha-taura kuti Mwanakomana wa-Mwari.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti Mweya

wakati kwandiri: Tarisa! Uyendakatarisa ndikaona muti;uye wakange wakaita asemutiwakanga waonekwa nababavangu; uye kunaka kwawokwakange kwakapfuuridza, ho-ngu, kudarika runako rwose;

uye bkuchena kwawo nokudarokwakange kwakapfuura kuche-na kwechando chamatsutso.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-re mekunge ndaona muti uya,ndakati kuMweya: Ndinoonakuti waratidza kwandiri mutiaunokosha kupfuura mimweyose.

10 Uye akati kwandiri: Unodei?11 Uye ndikati kwaari: Kuziva

azvazvinoreva — nokuti ndai-taura naye sekutaura kunoitamunhu; nokuti ndakaona kutiakange ane bchimiro chemunhu;asi kana zvainge zvakadaro,ndaiziva kuti waive MweyawaIshe; uye akataura neni sezvi-noita munhu kana achitaurakune mumwe.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti akatikwandiri: Tarisa! Uye ndikata-risa sekunge ndiri kutarisa kwa-ari, uye handina kumuona;nokuti akange abva pandiri.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-tarisa ndikaona guta gurureJerusarema, nemamwewo ma-guta. Uye ndakaona guta reNa-zareta; uye muguta areNazaretandakaona bmhandara, uye yaka-nga yakanaka iri chena zvisi-ngataurike.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ona amatenga achizuruka; uyengirozi ikadzika uye ikamirapamberi pangu; ikati kwandiri:Nifai, uri kuonei?

15 Uye ndikati kwairi: Mha-

3a 1 Ni. 8:2–34.4a 1 Ni. 8:10–12;

15:21–22.5a 1 Ni. 2:16.6a Eks. 9:29; 2 Ni. 29:7;

3 Ni. 11:14;Mos. 6:44.

b nkm Daira.7a nkm Chiratidzo.

b nkm Uchapupu.8a 1 Ni. 8:10.

b 1 Ni. 8:11.9a 1 Ni. 11:22–25.

11a Gen. 40:8.

b Eta 3:15–16.13a Mat. 2:23.

b Ruka 1:26–27;Aruma 7:10.nkm Maria, AmaivaJesu.

14a Ezk. 1:1; 1 Ni. 1:8.

25 1 Nifai 11:16–27

ndara, yakanakiswa kupfuuradzimwe mhandara dzose.16 Uye ikati kwandiri: Unoziva

here kuzvideredza kwaMwari?17 Uye ndikati kwairi: Ndino-

ziva kuti vanoda vana vavo; asizvisinei, handizive zvinorevazvinhu zvose.18 Uye ikati kwandiri: Tarisai,

amhandara yauri kuona ndiyobamai veMwanakomana wa-Mwari, mutsika yezvenyama.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

ona achitakurwa muMweya;uye mushure mekunge ataku-rwa amuMweya kwechinguvachakati ngirozi yakataura kwa-ndiri, ichiti: Tarisa!

20 Uye ndakatarisa uye ndika-ona mhandara iya zvakare,yakatakura amwana muma-oko ayo.21 Uye ngirozi ikati kwandiri:

Ona aGwayana raMwari, ho-ngu, bMwanakomana cwaBabaVokusingaperi! Unoziva herezvinoreva dmuti wakaonekwanababa vako?22 Uye ndakaipindura ndichi-

ti: Hongu, arudo rwaMwari,rwunopararira rwega mumwo-yo yevana vevanhu; nokudaro,ndirwo rwunodiwa kupfuurazvinhu zvose.23 Uye yakataura kwandiri

ichiti: Hongu, uye ndirwo rwu-nonyanya akufadza kumweya.24 Uye mushure mekunge

yataura mazwi aya, yakatikwandiri: Tarisa! Uye ndakata-risa, uye ndikaona Mwanako-mana waMwari aachienda mu-kati mevana vevanhu; uyendikaona vazhinji vachiwirapasi patsoka dzake uye vachi-munamata.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ona kuti adanda resimbi, riyarakaonekwa nababa vangu, ra-ive izwi raMwari, raienda ku-chisipiti chemvura byeupenyu,kana ckumuti weupenyu; mvu-ra iyi iri chiratidzo cherudorwaMwari; uye ndakaonawokuti muti weupenyu waive chi-ratidzo cherudo rwaMwari.

26 Uye ngirozi yakati kwandirizvakare: Tarisai uone akuzvide-redza kwaMwari!

27 Uye ndakatarisa uye andi-kaona Mununuri wenyika, uyoakanga ataurwa nababa vangu;uye ndikaonawo bmuporofitaaizogadzira nzira yake asatiauya. Uye Gwayana raMwarirakaenda uye crikabhabhati-dzwa naye; uye mushure meku-nge abhabhatidzwa, ndakaonamatenga achizaruka, uye Mwe-ya Mutsvene uchiuya uchibva

18a Isa. 7:14;Ruka 1:34–35.

b Mosaya 3:8.19a Mat. 1:20.20a Ruka 2:16.21a nkm Gwayana

raMwari.b nkm Jesu Kristu.c nkm Mwari, Musoro

hwehuMwari—

Mwari Baba.d 1 Ni. 8:10;

Aruma 5:62.nkm Muti weUpenyu.

22a nkm Rudo.23a nkm Rufaro.24a Ruka 4:14–21.25a 1 Ni. 8:19.

b nkm MvurayeUpenyu.

c Gen. 2:9;Aruma 32:40–41;Mos. 4:28, 31.

26a 1 Ni. 11:16–33.27a 2 Ni. 25:13.

b Mat. 11:10;1 Ni. 10:7–10;2 Ni. 31:4.

c nkm Bhabhatidza.

1 Nifai 11:28–36 26

kudenga uye uchigara paariuine chimiro dchenjiva.28 Uye ndakaona kuti akaenda

akanoparidzira vanhu, amusi-mba nemukurumbira mukuru;uye mhomho dzevanhu dzaka-ungana pamwechete kuti va-munzwe; uye ndikaona kutivakamutanda pakati pavo.29 Uye ndakaonawo vamwe

agumi nevaviri vachimutevera.Uye zvakaitika kuti vakataku-rwa muMweya pameso pangu,uye handina kuzovaona.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti ngirozi

yakataura kwandiri zvakareichiti: Tarisa! Uye ndakatarisa,uye ndikaona matenga achizu-ruka zvakare, uye ndikaonaangirozi dzichidzika pavanavevanhu; uye dzikashumirakwavari.31 Uye yakataura kwandiri

zvakare ichiti: Tarisa! Uye nda-katarisa, uye ndikaona Gwaya-na raMwari richienda pakatipevana vevanhu. Uye ndikaonamhomho yevanhu vakanga va-chirwara, nevakange vainezvirwere zvakasiyana-siyana,anemadhimoni nemweya bisinakuchena; uye ngirozi yakatau-ra ikaratidza zvose zvinhu izvikwandiri. Uye cvakarapwa ne-simba reGwayana raMwari; uyemadhimoni nemweya yetsvinayakabviswa.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti ngirozi

yakataura kwandiri zvakareichiti: Tarisa! Uye ndakatarisandikaona Gwayana raMwari,kuti rakatorwa nevanhu; ho-ngu, Mwanakomana waMwariasingaperi aakatongwa neve-nyika; uye ndakazviona uyendineumboo.

33 Uye ini Nifai, ndakaona kutiakaturikwa apamuchinjikwabakaurairwa zvitadzo zvenyika.

34 Uye mushure mekungeauraiwa ndakaona mhomhodzepasi, kuti dzakaungana pa-mwechete kurwisa vaapositoriveGwayana; nokuti vaneguminevaviri ndiko kudaidzwakwavaiitwa nengirozi yaIshe.

35 Uye mhomho dzepasi dza-kange dzakaungana pamweche-te; uye ndikaona kuti dzakangedziri amuzimba guru uye dha-ndanda, rakafanana nezimbarakaonekwa nababa vangu.Uye ngirozi yaIshe yakataurazvakare kwandiri ichiti: Onanyika neungwaru hurimo;hongu, tarisai imba yaIsraeriyaungana pamwechete kutiirwise vaapositori veGwayanavanegumi nevaviri.

36 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ona ndikaziva kuti, zimba guruuye dhandanda kwaive akuzvi-kudza kwenyika; uye yakapu-nzika, uye kupunzika kwachokwakange kuri kukuru zvisi-ngataurike. Uye ngirozi yaIshe

27d nkm Njiva,Chiratidzo che.

28a D&Z 138:25–26.29a nkm Muapositori.30a nkm Ngirozi.31a Marko 5:15–20;

Mosaya 3:5–7.

nkm Dhiabhorosi.b nkm Mweya—

Mweya yakaipa.c nkm Kurapa.

32a Marko 15:17–20.33a Joh. 19:16–19;

Mosaya 3:9–10;

3 Ni. 27:14.nkm Muchinjikwa.

b nkm Dzikinura.35a 1 Ni. 8:26; 12:18.36a nkm Kudada.

27 1 Nifai 12:1–8

yakataura kwandiri zvakareichiti: Ndookuparadzwa kucha-itwa nyika dzose, marudzi, ndi-mi, navanhu, avo vacharwisavaapositori veGwayana vane-gumi nevaviri.

CHITSAUKO 12

Nifai anoona muchiratidzo nyikayechipikirwa; kururama, huipi,nekupunzika kwevagari vayo; ku-uya kweGwayana raMwari pakatipavo; kuti Vadzidzi vaneGumineVaviri neVaapositori vaneGumineVaviri vachatonga sei Israeri;nekusemesa neutsvina hweavovanoderera mukusatenda. Zvinga-ngove makore 600 kusvika ku592Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti ngiroziyakati kwandiri: Tarisai uyeuone mbeu yako, nembeuwoyehama dzako. Uye ndakatarisandikaona anyika yechipikirwa;uye ndikaona mhomho dzeva-nhu, hongu, kana sekuwandamukuverenga kwakaita kuwa-nda kwejecha regungwa.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

ona mhomho dzakaunganapamwechete mukurwa, dzichi-rwisana; uye ndikaona ahondo,nerunyerekupe rwehondo, ne-kuurayana nemunondo pakatipevanhu vekwangu.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

ona zvizvarwa zvizhinji zvi-chifa, mushure metsika yeho-ndo negakava munyika; uye

ndikaona maguta mazhinji, ho-ngu, kana kuverenga handinakuaverenga.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakaonaamhute byerima pauso hwenyi-ka yechipikirwa; uye ndikaonamheni, uye ndikanzwa kuti-nhira, nekundengendeka kwe-nyika, nemhere-mhere yoseyekunetsekana; uye ndikaonaivhu nemabwe, kuti zvaitsemu-ka; uye ndikaona makomo achi-koromoka; uye ndikaona mapa-ni enyika, kuti akasakadzwa;uye ndikaona maguta mazhinjikuti cakanyudzwa; uye ndikao-na mazhinji kuti akapiswa ne-moto; uye ndikaona mazhinjiaikoromokera pasi, nenzirayekundengendeka kwaivepo.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushuremekunge ndaona zvinhu izvi,ndakaona akunyangarika kweri-ma, kuti rakabva pauso hwenyi-ka; uye tarisai, ndakaona mho-mho dzisina kunge dzapunzikanenzira yekutonga kunotyisakwaIshe.

6 Uye ndakaona matenga achi-zuruka, uye aGwayana raMwaririchiburuka kubva kudenga;uye rikauya pasi rikazviratidzakwavari.

7 Uye ndakaonawo uye ndi-kaziva kuti Mweya Mutsvenewakawira pane vamwe aguminevaviri; uye vakagadzwa na-Mwari, uye vakasarudzwa.

8 U y e n g i r o z i y a k a t a u r akwandiri ichiti: Ona vaneguminevaviri vadzidzi veGwayana,

12 1a nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

2a Eno. 1:24;Morm. 8:7–8.

nkm Hondo.4a Hir. 14:20–28.

b 1 Ni. 19:10.c 3 Ni. 8:14.

5a 3 Ni. 8:20; 10:9.6a 2 Ni. 26:1, 9;

3 Ni. 11:3–17.7a 3 Ni. 12:1; 19:12–13.

1 Nifai 12:9–19 28

vakasarudzwa kuti vaparidzekumbeu yako.9 Uye ikati kwandiri: Unora-

ngarira here vaapositori veGwa-yana avanegumi nevaviri? Tari-sai ndivo vachatonga marudzigumi nemaviri aIsraeri; nokuda-ro, vashumiri gumi nevaviri ve-mbeu yako bvachatongwa navo;nokuti muri vemba yaIsraeri.10 Uye ava vashumiri agumi

nevaviri vauri kuona vachato-nga mbeu yako. Uye, tarisai,vakatwasanuka narinhi; nokutinenzira yerutendo rwavo mu-Gwayana raMwari bnguo dzavodzaitwa chena muropa rake.11 Uye ngirozi yakati kwandi-

ri: Tarisa! Uye ndikatarisa, uyendikaona zvizvarwa azvitatuzvichipfuura zviri mukurura-ma; uye nguo dzavo dzakangedzakachena sedzeGwayana ra-Mwari. Uye ngirozi ikati kwa-ndiri: Ava vakaitwa vachenamuropa reGwayana, nenzira ye-rutendo rwavo maari.12 Uye ini Nifai, ndakaonawo

vazhinji vechizvarwa achechi-navakapfuuravari mukururama.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ona mhomho dzepasi dzakau-ngana pamwechete.14 Uye ngirozi ikati kwandiri:

Ona mbeu yako, nembeuwo ye-hama dzako.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-tarisa ndikaona vanhu vembeuyangu vakaungana pamwechetevari mhomho avachirwisana ne-mbeu yehama dzangu; uyevakanga vaungana pamwechetekuti varwe.

16 Uye ngirozi yakataurakwandiri ichiti: Tarisai chisipitichemvura ine atsvina chakaone-kwa nababa vako; hongu, kanabrwizi rwavakataura; uye ku-dzika kwarwo ndiko kudzikackwegehena.17 Uye amhute yerima ndiyo

miedzo yadhiabhorosi, binopo-fomadza maziso, ichiomesamwoyo yevana vevanhu, ichi-vatungamira munzira cdzaka-pamhama, zvekut i vanofavachirasika.

18 Uye azimba guru uye dha-ndanda, iro rakaonekwa naba-ba vako, bkufungidzira zvinhuzvisipo cnekuzvikudza kwevanavevanhu. Uye dzigomba guru ri-notyisa rakavaganhura; hongu,kana izwi rokutonga ekwakaru-rama kwaMwari Vokusingaperi,naMesia anova ndiye GwayanaraMwari, uyo anopupurirwaneMweya Mutsvene, kubvirapakutanga kwenyika kusvikapanguva ino, uye kubvira zvinonekusingaperi.

19 Uye zvakanga ngirozi

9a Ruka 6:13.b Mat. 19:28; D&Z 29:12.

nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

10a 3 Ni. 27:27;Morm. 3:18–19.

b Zvaka. 7:14; Aruma5:21–27; 13:11–13;3 Ni. 27:19–20.

11a 2 Ni. 26:9–10;

3 Ni. 27:30–32.12a Aruma 45:10–12;

Hir. 13:5, 9–10;3 Ni. 27:32;4 Ni. 1:14–27.

15a Morm. 6.16a nkm Hutsvina.

b 1 Ni. 8:13; 15:26–29.c nkm Gehena.

17a 1 Ni. 8:23; 15:24;

D&Z 10:20–32.b nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.c Mat. 7:13–14.

18a 1 Ni. 8:26; 11:35–36.b Jer. 7:24.c nkm Kudada.d Ruka 16:26;

1 Ni. 15:28–30.e nkm Yenzaniso.

29 1 Nifai 12:20–13:6

ichitaura mazwi aya, ndaka-tarisa ndikaona kuti mbeuyehama dzangu yakange ichi-rwisana nembeu yangu, mae-rerano nemazwi engirozi ;nenzira yekuzvikudza kwembeuyangu, anemiyedzo yadhia-bhorosi, ndakaona kuti mbeuyehama dzangu yakange bichi-kurira vanhu vembeu yangu.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

tarisa, uye ndikaona vanhuvembeu yehama dzangu kutivakange vakunda mbeu yangu;uye vakaenda vari mhomhomukati menyika.21 Uye ndakavaona vakaunga-

na pamwechete vari mhomho;uye ndikaona ahondo nerunye-rekupe rwehondo pakati pavo;uye muhondo nerunyerekuperwehondo ndakaona zvizvarwazvizhinji zvichipfuura.22 Uye ngirozi yakati kwandiri:

Tarisai ivava avachaderera mu-kusatenda.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakao-

na, kuti mushure mekunge va-derera mukusatenda avakasviba,bvanosemesa, vakave vanhu va-ne tsvina, vazere cnenungo ne-tsika dzose dzezvinhu zvakaipa.

CHITSAUKO 13

Nifai anoona muchiratidzo chechiyadhiabhorosi yamiswa pakati

pamaJentairi, kuwanika nekupa-mbwa kweAmerica, kurasikakwemamwe matsamba anokoshaemuBhaibheri, nekuzorasika kwe-maJentairi, kudzorerwa kwevha-ngeri, kuuya kwemagwaro ma-tsvene emazuva ekupedzisira,nekuvakwa kweZioni. Zvingangovemakore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti ngiroziyakataura kwandiri ichiti: Ta-risa! Uye ndikatarisa ndikaonamarudzi mazhinji neumambohuzhinji.

2 Uye ngirozi ikati kwandiri:Urikuonei? Uye ndikati: Ndirikuona marudzi mazhinji neu-mambo huzhinji.

3 Ikati kwandiri: Aya ndiwomarudzi neumambo hwema-Jentairi.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakao-na pakati pemarudzi aemaJenta-iri kutangiswa kwechechi bhuru.

5 Uye ngirozi ikati kwandiri:Tarisai kutangiswa kwechechiinonyangadza kupfuura dzimwechechi dzose, ainouraya vatendivaMwari, hongu, uye ichiva-rwadzisa nekuvasunga, neku-vasunga bnejoko resimbi, ichiva-isa muhutapwa.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakaonachechi iyi ahuru inonyagadza;uye ndikaona bdhiabhorosi kutindiye akanga aitanga.

19a nkm Chiedzo.b Jar. 1:10;

Mazwi 1:1–2.21a Morm. 8:8;

Moro. 1:2.nkm Hondo.

22a 1 Ni. 15:13;

2 Ni. 26:15.23a 2 Ni. 26:33.

b 2 Ni. 5:20–25.c nkm Anenungo.

13 4a nkm Majentairi.b 1 Ni. 13:26, 34; 14:3,

9–17.

5a Zvaka. 17:3–6;1 Ni. 14:13.

b Jer. 28:10–14.6a D&Z 88:94.

nkm Dhiabhorosi—Chechi radhiabhorosi.

b 1 Ni. 22:22–23.

1 Nifai 13:7–19 30

7 Uye ndikaonawo agoridhe,nesirivha, nesirika, uye michekamitsvuku, nemachira akarukwazvinoyevedza, nendudzi dzosedzenhumbi dzakakosha; uyendikaona pfambi zhinji.8 Uye ngirozi yakataura kwa-

ndiri ichiti: Tarisai goridhe,nesirivha, nesirika, nemichekamitsvuku, nemachira akarukwazvinoyevedza, nenhumbi dzino-kosha, nepfambi, ndizvo azvino-diwa nechechi iyi huru inonya-gandza.9 Uye nokuda kukudzwa

nenyika avanoparadza vatendivaMwari, vachivatora vachiva-isa muutapwa.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

tarisa ndikaona mvura zhinji;uye yaiganhura maJentairi ku-bva kumbeu yehama dzangu.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti ngirozi

yakati kwandiri: Tarisai hashadzaMwari dziri pamusoro pe-mbeu yehama dzako.12 Uye ndakatarisa uye ndi-

kaona murume pakati pemaJe-ntairi, akanga akaparadzaniswanembeu yehama dzangu ne-mvura zhinji; uye ndikaonaaMweya waMwari, kuti waka-dzika uye ukatunha murumeuyu; uye akaenda pamusoropemvura zhinji, kana kumbeuyehama dzangu, vakanga varimunyika yechipikirwa.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

ona Mweya waMwari, kuti

wakatunha maJentairi; uyevakaenda vakabuda muutapwa,pamusoro pemvura zhinji.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ona amhomho zhinji dzemaJe-ntairi bmunyika yechipikirwa;uye ndikaona hasha dzaMwari,kuti dzakanga dziri pambeuyehama dzangu; uye cvakapara-dzwa nemaJentairi vakatambu-dzika.

15 Uye ndakaona MweyawaIshe, kuti waive pamaJenta-iri, uye vakabudirira uye vaka-tora anyika vakaiita nhaka yavo;uye ndikaona kuti vakanga varivachena, uye vakarurama chai-zvo bnokunaka, sezvakangazvakaita vanhu vekwangu va-sati cvauraiwa.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakaona kuti maJentairivakanga vaenda kubva muuta-pwa vakazvirereka pamberipaIshe; uye simba raIshe raka-nga ariinavo.

17 Uye ndakaona kuti nyikadzemaJentairi dzakanga dzau-ngana pamwechete mumaku-ngwa, nemumatunhuwo, kutivavarwise.

18 Uye ndakaona kuti simbaraMwari rakanga riinavo, neku-tiwo hasha dzaMwari dzakangadziri pane avo vose vakangavaungana pamwechete kutivavarwise.

19 Uye ini Nifai, ndakaonakuti maJentairi vainge vabuda

7a Morm. 8:36–38.8a Zvaka. 18:10–24;

Morm. 8:35–38.9a Zvaka. 13:4–7.

12a nkm Kutunhwa.14a 2 Ni. 1:11;

Morm. 5:19–20.b nkm Nyika

yeChipikirwa.c 1 Ni. 22:7–8.

nkm Israeri—Kupararira kwa

Israeri.15a 2 Ni. 10:19.

b 2 Ni. 5:21.c Morm. 6:17–22.

16a D&Z 101:80.

31 1 Nifai 13:20–29

muutapwa avakabviswa nesimbaraMwari kubva mumaoko ema-mwe ose marudzi.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakaona kuti vakabudi-rira munyika; uye ndakaonaabhuku, uye rakanga rakataku-rwa pakati pavo.21 Uye ngirozi yakati kwandi-

ri: Unoziva here zvinorevabhuku?22 Uye ini ndikati kwairi:

Handizive.23 Uye ikati: Tarisai rinobva

mumuromo wemuJuda. Uyeini Nifai, ndakariona; uye ikatikwandiri: aBhuku raurikuonarine bzvinyorwa czvemaJuda,zvine zvibvumirano zvaIshe,izvo zvavakaita kune vembayaIsraeri; uye rinewo zvizhinjizvezviporofita zvevaporofitavatsvene; uye inhoroondo ya-kaita seyakanyorwa dpamahwe-ndefa endarira, chete haasi aka-wanda; zvisinei, ane zvibvumi-rano zvaIshe, izvo zvavakaitakumba yaIsraeri; nokudaro, zvi-nokosha kwazvo kumaJentairi.24 Uye ngirozi yaIshe yakati

kwandiri: Waona kuti bhukurinobuda richibva mumuromomemuJuda; uye kana richibudarichibva mumuromo wemuJudarinenge riine vhangeri rakakwa-na raIshe, rinova rinopupurwanevaapositori vanegumi nevavi-

ri; uye vanopupura maereranonechokwadi chiri muGwayanaraMwari.

25 Nokudaro, zvinhu izvi zvi-noenda zvichibva akumaJudazviri zvirokwazvo zvichiendabkumaJentairi, maererano ne-chokwadi chiri munaMwari.

26 Uye mushure mekunge zva-enda neruoko rwevaapositoriveGwayana vanegumi nevaviri,zvichibva kumaJuda azvichie-nda kumaJentairi, munoonakutangwa bkwechechi iya churuinonyangadza, inonyangadzakupfuura dzimwe chechi dzose;nokuti tarisai, dvabvisa kubvamuvhangeri reGwayana zvimwezvikamu zvizhinji zviri epachenazvinokosha; nezvibvumiranozvizhinji zvaIshe vakabvisa.

27 Uye zvose izvi vakaita kutivapindure nzira chaidzo dza-Ishe, kuti vapofomadze mazisouye vaomose mwoyo yevanavevanhu.

28 Nokudaro, unoona kutimushure mekunge bhuku ra-pfuura nemumaoko echechihuru inonyangadza, kuti kunezvinhu zvizhinji zviri pachenauye zvinokosha zvakabviswamubhuku, rinove bhuku re-Gwayana raMwari.

29 Uye mushure mekunge zvi-ri pachena nezvinokosha izvizvabviswa rinoenda kumarudzi

19a 2 Ni. 10:10–14;3 Ni. 21:4; Eta 2:12.

20a 1 Ni. 14:23.23a 1 Ni. 13:38;

2 Ni. 29:4–12.b nkm Magwaro

matsvene.c 2 Ni. 3:12.d 1 Ni. 5:10–13.

25a 2 Ni. 29:4–6;D&Z 3:16.nkm maJuda.

b nkm Majentairi.26a Mat. 21:43.

b nkm Kurasikapachitendero—Kurasikapachitendero

kweChechirekutanga rechiKristu.

c 1 Ni. 13:4–6; 14:3,9–17.

d Morm. 8:33;Mos. 1:41.

e 1 Ni. 14:20–26;Mis. yeCh. 1:8.

1 Nifai 13:30–34 32

ose emaJentairi; uye mushuremekunge raenda kumarudziose emaJentairi, hongu, kanakuyambuka makungwa ayoawaona nemaJentairi vaendavachibva muutapwa, unoona—kuti nenzira yezvinhu zvizhinjizviri pachena uye zvinokoshazvakabviswa mubhuku, zva-kanga zviri pachena kunzwi-kwa nevana vevanhu, maere-rano nekuve pachena kurimuGwayana raMwari — nenzi-ra yezvinhu izvi zvakabviswamuvhangeri reGwayana, vaka-wanda zvisingataurike vari ku-punzika, hongu, zvokuti Sataniave nesimba guru pamusoropavo.30 Zvis ine i , unoona kut i

maJentairi vakaenda vachibvamuhutapwa, uye vakasimudzi-rwa nesimba raMwari kuti vavepamusoro pemamwe marudziose, munyika yakanaka kupfu-ura dzimwe nyika dzose, inovendiyo nyika Ishe Mwari yava-kabvumirana nababa vako kutimbeu yavo ichave nenhaka aye-nyika iyi; nokudaro, unoonakuti Ishe Mwari havazobvumirakuti maJentairi vaparadze zva-chose bkusanganiswa kwembeuyako, iyo iri mukati mehamadzako.31 Kana kubvumira kuti maJe-

ntairi avaparadze mbeu yehamadzako.32 Kana Ishe Mwari kubvumi-

ra kuti maJentairi vagare narii-nhi vari muupofu hunotyisa,uhwo hwauri kuona kuti varimahuri, nenzira yezvinhu zviripachena uye zvinokosha zvi-kuru zvevhangeri reGwayanazvakavigwa nechechi iya aino-nyangadza, yawaona kutangwakwayo.

33 Nokudaro Gwayana ra-Mwari rinoti: Ndichava netsitsikumaJentairi, mukushanyira va-kasara vemba yaIsraeri muku-tongwa kukuru.

34 Uye zvakaitika kuti ngiroziyaIshe yakataura kwandiri ichi-ti: Tarisai, Gwayana raMwaririnoti, mushure mekunge nda-shanyira a vakasara vembayaIsraeri — uye vakasara va-ndinotaura ava imbeu yababawako — nokudaro, mushuremekunge ndavashanyira muku-tonga, uye ndavatambudzisaneruoko rwemaJentairi, uyemushure mekunge maJentairibvapunzika zvisingataurike,n e n z i r a y e z v i k a m u z v i r ipachena-chena zvinokosha czve-vhangeri reGwayana zvavasinakupihwa nechechi iya inonya-ngadza, inove ndiyo amai ve-pfambi, Gwayana rinodaro —ndichave netsitsi kumaJentairimusi iwoyo, zvekuti dndichau-yisa kwavari, musimba rangu,zvizhinji zvevhangeri rangu,richave pachena uye richikosha,rinodaro Gwayana.

30a nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

b Aruma 45:10–14.31a 2 Ni. 4:7; 10:18–19;

Jak. 3:5–9;Hir. 15:12;3 Ni. 16:8–9;

Morm. 5:20–21.32a nkm Dhiabhorosi—

Chechiradhiabhorosi.

34a nkm Josefa,MwanakomanawaJakobo.

b 1 Ni. 14:1–3;2 Ni. 26:20.

c nkm Vhangeri.d D&Z 10:62.

nkm Kudzorerwapakare kweVhangeri.

33 1 Nifai 13:35–40

35 Nokuti tarisai, rinodaroGwayana: ndichazviratidza pa-changu kumbeu yako, kutivachanyora zvinhu zvizhinjizvandichavaparidzira, zvichavezviri pachena uye zvichikosha;uye mushure mekunge mbeuyako yaparadzwa, uye yadereramukusatenda, nembeuwo yeha-ma dzako, tarisai, zvinhu zvoseaizvi zvichavanzwa, kuuya ku-maJentairi, nechipo nesimbareGwayana.36 Uye mazviri muchanyorwa

avhangeri rangu, rinodaro Gwa-yana, uye bdombo rangu neru-poneso rwangu.37 Uye avakakomborerwa avo

vachatsvaka kuunza bZioniyangu musi iwoyo, nokuti va-chawana cchipo nesimba re-Mweya Mutsvene; uye kanadvakashingirira kusvika kwe-kupedzisira vachasimudzwamuzuva rekupedzisira, uye va-chaponeswa emuumambo hwe-Gwayana husingaperi; uye uyofachashambadza runyararo, ho-ngu, matama emufaro mukuru,vachave vakanaka zvakadiimumakomo.38 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

ona vakasara vembeu yehamadzangu, anebhuku reGwayana

raMwari, rakanga rabva mumu-romo wemaJuda, kuti rakauyakubva kumaJentairi brichiendakune vakasara vembeu yehamadzangu.

39 Uye mushure mekunge ra-uya kwavari ndakaona mamweamabhuku, akauya pamusoropesimba reGwayana, kubvakumaJentairi achienda kwa-vari, bmukupwisa maJentairinevakasara vembeu yehamadzangu, nemaJudawo akangeakapararira pasi pose, kuti zvi-nyorwa zvemaporofita uyenezvevaapositori veGwayanavanegumi nevaviri cndezve-chokwadi.

40 Uye ngirozi yakataura kwa-ndiri, ichiti: Zvinyorwa azveku-pedzisira izvi, zvawaona zvirikumaJentairi, bzvichamisa cho-kwadi cchevekutanga, avo va-nova ndivo vaapositori ve-Gwayana vanegumi nevaviri,uye zvigoita kuti kuzivikanwezviri pachena uye zvinokoshazvavakatorerwa; uye zvigoitakuti zvizivikanwe kuhamadzose, ndimi, nevanhu, kutiGwayana raMwari ndiro Mwa-nakomana waBaba Vokusinga-peri, uye dMuponesi wenyika;nokuti vanhu vose vakafanira

35a 2 Ni. 27:6; 29:1–2.nkm BhukuraMormoni.

36a 3 Ni. 27:13–21.b Hir. 5:12;

3 Ni. 11:38–39.nkm Ibwe.

37a D&Z 21:9.b nkm Zioni.c nkm Chipo

cheMweya Mutsvene.d 3 Ni. 27:16.

nkm Tsungirira.

e nkm KubwinyakweSeresitiyaro.

f Isa. 52:7;Mosaya 15:14–18;3 Ni. 20:40.

38a 1 Ni. 13:23;2 Ni. 29:4–6.

b Morm. 5:15.39a nkm Magwaro

matsvene—Magwaromatsveneakaporofitwa kutiachauya.

b Ezk. 37:15–20;2 Ni. 3:11–12.

c 1 Ni. 14:30.40a 2 Ni. 26:16–17; 29:12.

nkm BhukuraMormoni.

b Morm. 7:8–9.c nkm Bhaibheri.d Ona peji yeMusoro

wenya weBhukuraMormoni.Mos. 1:6.

1 Nifai 13:41–14:4 34

kuuya kwaari, kana kuti hava-ngazoponeswa.41 Uye vakafanira kuuya ne-

mazwi achataurwa nemuromoweGwayana; uye mazwi eGwa-yana achaziviswa muzvinyorwazvembeu yako, nemuzvinyorwazvevaapositori veGwayana va-negumi nevaviri; nokudarozvose zvichaiswa apamwechete;nokuti kuna Mwari bmumwe-chete cneMufudzi mumwechetepasi pose.42 Uye nguva iri kusvika

yekuti achazviratidza iye pa-chake kumarudzi ose, zvoseakumaJuda nekumaJentairiwo;uye mushure mekunge azvira-tidza pachake kumaJuda uyenekumaJentairiwo, zvino ozo-zviratidzawo pachake kuma-Jentairiwo nekumaJudawo, uyebvekupedzisira vachave veku-tanga, uye cvekutanga vachavevekupedzisira.

CHITSAUKO 14

Ngirozi inotaurira Nifai nezve-maropafadzo nekutukwa kuchawi-ra pamusoro pemaJentairi—Kunechechi mbiri chete: Chechi yeGwa-yana raMwari nechechi yadhiabho-rosi — Vatendi vaMwari mukatimemarudzi ose vanotambudzwanechechi huru inonyangadza —Muapositori Johane achanyora

maererano nekuguma kwenyika.Zvingangove makore 600 kusvikaku592 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvichaitika kuti, kanaamaJentairi vakateerera kuGwa-yana raMwari muzuva iro raa-chazviratidza iye pachake kwa-vari muzwi, bnemusimbawo,nemuzviito, nemukubvisa czvi-mhingamupinyi zvavo —

2 Uye vagorega kuomesamwoyo yavo kuGwayana ra-Mwari, vachaverengerwa mu-kati membeu yababa vako,hongu, avachaverengerwa ku-mba yeIsraeri; uye vachazovevanhu bvakaropafadzwa mu-nyika yechipikirwa nariinhi;havachazotorwa muhutapwazvakare; uye imba yaIsraeri hai-chazonyadziswa.

3 Uye azigomba guru riya, ra-vakachererwa nechechi huruinonyangadza, rakatangiswanadhiabhorosi nevana vake,kuti atungamire mweya yeva-nhu kugehena — hongu, zigo-mba guru riya rakachererwakuti riparadze vanhu richaza-dzwa neavo vakarichera, vachi-paradzwa zvachose, rinodaroGwayana raMwari; kwete ku-paradzwa kwemweya, kunzekwekunge kuri kwokuukandabmugehena riya risina magumo.

4 Nokuti tarisai, izvi zvirimaererano neutapwa hwadhi-

41a Ezk. 37:17.b Deut. 6:4;

Joh. 17:21–23;2 Ni. 31:21.

c nkm MufudziAkanaka.

42a D&Z 90:8–9; 107:33;112:4.

b Jak. 5:63.

c Ruka 13:30;1 Ni. 15:13–20.

14 1a 3 Ni. 16:6–13.nkm Majentairi.

b I VaT. 1:5; 1 Ni. 14:14;Jak. 6:2–3.

c Isa. 57:14; 1 Ni. 13:29,34; 2 Ni. 26:20.

2a VaG. 3:7, 29;

2 Ni. 10:18–19;3 Ni. 16:13; 21:6, 22;Abr. 2:9–11.

b 2 Ni. 6:12; 10:8–14;3 Ni. 16:6–7; 20:27.

3a 1 Ni. 22:14;D&Z 109:25.

b nkm Kuraswa;Gehena.

35 1 Nifai 14:5–13

abhorosi, uye zviri maereranonokuranga kwaMwari, kuneavo vose vanoita zvakaipa pa-mberi pake.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti ngirozi

yakataura kwandiri, Nifai ichiti:Waona kuti kana maJentairivakatendeuka zvinove zvaka-naka kwavari; uye unozivawomaererano nezvibvumiranozvaIshe kune vemba yaIsraeri;wanzwawo kuti uyo aasingate-ndeuke anofanirwa kuparara.6 Saka, heyo anhamo kumaJe-

ntairi kana vakave vanoomesamwoyo yavo kuGwayana ra-Mwari.7 Nokuti nguva iri kuuya,

rinodaro Gwayana raMwari,yokuti ndichashanda basa guruuye arinoshamisa pakati pevanavevanhu; basa richange risinga-peri, uku kana uku — kuti mu-vavapwise murunyararo bneu-penyu hwokusingaperi, kanakuti vaendeswe kuhukukutuhwemwoyo yavo nemuhupofuhwepfungwa dzavo mukuui-swa kwavo muhutapwa, uyewomukuparadzwa, kwose kwe-nyama nekwemweya, maerera-no cneutapwa hwadhiabhorosi,uhwo hwandataura nezvahwo.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti ngirozi

payakange yataura mazwi aya,yakati kwandiri: Unorangarirahere azvibvumirano zvaBaba

kune vemba yaIsraeri? Ndikati,Hongu.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti yakatikwandiri: Tarisai, uone chechiiya huru inonyangadza, inovendiyo zimai rezvinyangadzo.Akaritanga ari adhiabhorosi.10 Uye ikati kwandiri: Tarisai

kune chechi ambiri chete; yeku-tanga ichechi yeGwayana ra-Mwari , uye b imwe ichechiyadhiabhorosi; nokudaro, uyoasiri wechechi yeGwayana ra-Mwari ndewe zichechi riyaguru, rinove ndiro zimai rekuipa;uye ndiro czipfambi repasi pose.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-tarisa ndikaona zipfambi repasipose, uye rigere pamusoroapemvura dzakawanda; uye bra-kanga richitonga pasi pose, mu-kati menyika dzose, marudzi,ndimi, navanhu.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakata-risa chechi yeGwayana raMwa-ri, nehuwandu hwaro hwaiveahushoma, nenzira yekuipakwezipfambi rakange rigerepamusoro pemakungwa mazhi-nji; zvakadaro, ndakaona kutivechechi yeGwayana, vakangevari vatendi vaMwari, vakangevari pasi bpose; uye kutongakwavo pasi kwaive kushoma,nenzira yekuipa kwezipfambiguru randakanga ndaona.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

5a nkm Rutendeuko.6a 2 Ni. 28:32.7a Isa. 29:14; 1 Ni. 22:8;

2 Ni. 27:26; 29:1–2;D&Z 4:1.nkm Kudzorerwapakare kweVhangeri.

b nkm UpenyuHwokusingaperi.

c 2 Ni. 2:26–29;Aruma 12:9–11.

8a nkm ChibvumiranochaAbrahama.

9a 1 Ni. 15:35;D&Z 1:35.nkm Dhiabhorosi.

10a 1 Ni. 22:23.b 1 Ni. 13:4–6, 26.

c Zvaka. 17:5, 15;2 Ni. 10:16.

11a Jer. 51:13;Zvaka. 17:15.

b D&Z 35:11.12a Mat. 7:14;

3 Ni. 14:14;D&Z 138:26.

b D&Z 90:11.

1 Nifai 14:14–25 36

ona kuti zimai guru rekuiparaunganidza pamwechete mho-mho pasi pose, mukati mema-rudzi ose emaJentairi, kutiavarwise Gwayana raMwari.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakaona simba reGwa-yana raMwari, kuti rakadzikapavatendi vechechi yeGwayana,nekune vanhu vechibvumiranochaIshe, vakange vakaparariranepasi pose; uye vakanga vaka-pakatira ururami anesimba ra-Mwari mukukudzwa kukuru.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakao-

na kuti hasha dzaMwari adzaka-dururirwa muchechi iya huruinonyangadza, zvekuti kwakavenehondo nerunyerekupe rwe-hondo pakati bpemarudzi osenehama dzepasi pano.16 Uye kutanga kwakaita aho-

ndo nerunyerekupe rwehondopakati pemarudzi ose akangeari ezimai rekuipa, ngirozi ya-kataura kwandiri ichiti: Tarisai,hasha dzaMwari dziri pamuso-ro pezimai repfambi; uye tarisai,unoona zvose zvinhu izvi —17 Uye kana a zuva rauya

rekuti bhasha dzaMwari dzi-dururirwe pamusoro pezimairepfambi, inova chechi huruinonyangadza, akaritanga aridhiabhorosi, zvino, muzuva iro-ro, cbasa raBaba richatanga, mu-kugadzirira nzira yekuzadzikisa

dzvibvumirano zvavo, zvavakai-ta kuvanhu vavo vanove vembayaIsraeri.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti ngiroziyakataura kwandiri ichiti: Tarisa!

19 Uye ndakatarisa ndikaonamurume, uye akanga akapfekagemenzi jena.

20 Uye ngirozi ikati kwandiri:Ona amumwe wevaapositoriveGwayana vanegumi nevaviri.

21 Tarisai, achaona uye ago-nyora zvasara zvezvinhu izvi;hongu, nezvinhuwo zvizhinjizvakaitika.

22 Uye achanyorawo nezve-kuguma kwenyika.

23 Nokudaro, zvinhu zvaa-chanyora zvakarurama uyezviri zvechokwadi; uye tarisaizvinonyorwa amubhuku rawao-na richibuda mumuromo we-muJuda; uye panguva yazva-kabva mumuromo wemuJuda,kana kuti, panguva dzabudabhuku mumuromo wemuJuda,zvinhu zvange zvakanyorwazvange zviri pachena uye zva-kachena, bzvichikoshesesa uyezviri nyore mukunzwikwanevanhu vose.

24 Uye tarisai, zvinhu zvicha-nyorwa anemuapositori we-Gwayana uyu zvinhu zvizhinjizvawakaona; uye tarisai, zva-sara uchazviona.

25 Asi zvinhu zvauchaona

13a Zvaka. 17:1–6; 18:24;1 Ni. 13:5;D&Z 123:7–8.

14a Jak. 6:2;D&Z 38:32–38.

15a D&Z 1:13–14.b Marko 13:8;

D&Z 87:6.16a 1 Ni. 22:13–14;

Morm. 8:30.17a nkm Mazuva

Ekupedzisira.b 1 Ni. 22:15–16.c 3 Ni. 21:7, 20–29.

nkm Kudzorerwapakare kweVhangeri.

d Morm. 8:21, 41.nkm Chibvumirano

chaAbrahama.20a Zvaka. 1:1–3;

1 Ni. 14:27.23a 1 Ni. 13:20–24;

Morm. 8:33.b 1 Ni. 13:28–32.

24a Eta 4:16.

37 1 Nifai 14:26–15:5

mushure hauzozvinyora; nokutiIshe Mwari vazodza muaposi-tori weGwayana raMwari kutiaazvinyore.26 Uye vamwe vanga varipo,

kwavari varatidza zvose zvi-nhu, uye vakabva vazvinyora;uye azvakanamwa kuti zvigo-zouya zvakachena, maereranonechokwadi chiri muGwayana,munguva yavo Ishe, kune ve-mba yaIsraeri.27 Uye ini Nifai, ndakanzwa

uye ndinopupura, kuti zitaremuapositori weGwayana ra-ive aJohane, maererano nezwirengirozi.28 Uye tarisai, ini Nifai, ndi-

norambidzwa kuti ndinyorezvinhu zvakasara zvandakaonandikanzwa; nokudaro zvinhuzvandanyora zvakwanirananeni; uye ndanyora chidimuchidiki chezvinhu zvandakaona.29 Uye ndinopupura kuti nda-

kaona zvinhu zvakaonekwaanababa vangu, uye ngirozi ya-Ishe yakaita kuti zvizivikanweneni.30 Uye zvino ndave kupedzisa

kutaura nezvezvinhu zvandaka-ona zvandakanga ndakataku-rwa neMweya; uye kana zvosezvinhu zvandakaona zvisinakunyorwa, zvinhu zvandanyoraandezvechokwadi. Uye ndizvozvazviri. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 15

Mbeu yaRihai ichatambira vha -

ngeri kubva kumaJentairi muma-zuva ekupedzisira — ChizvarwachaIsraeri chinofananidzwa nemutiwemuorivi une mapazi achabatani-dzwa pakare — Nifai anodudzirachiratidzo chemuti weupenyu uyeanotaura nezvekuenzanisa kwa-Mwari mukubvisa vatadzi muva-karurama. Zvingangove makore600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti ini Nifai,ndakanga ndatakurwa mumwe-ya, uye ndaona zvose zvinhuizvi, ndakadzokera kutendekwababa vangu.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakao-na hama dzangu, uye dzakangadzichiitirana nharo maereranonezvinhu zvakanga zvataurwanababa vangu kwavari.

3 Nokuti chokwadi vakataurazvinhu zvikuru zvakawandakwavari, zvakange zvakaomaakunzwisiswa, kunze kwekungemunhu abvunza Mwari; uyeivo vari vakukutu mumwoyo,saka havana kutarisa kuna Ishesezvavaifanira kuita.

4 Uye zvino ini Nifai, ndaka-suwa pamusana pekuoma kwe-mwoyo yavo, uyewo, nenzirayezvinhu zvandakanga ndaona,nekuziva kuti zvaitozoitikachete nenzira yekuipa kukurukwevana vevanhu.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-kurirwa nenzira yekutambu-dzwa kwangu, nokuti ndaitiakutambudzika kwangu kwaivekukuru kupfuura zvose, nenzira

25a Joh. 20:30–31;Zvaka. 1:19.

26a 2 Ni. 27:6–23;Eta 3:21–27; 4:4–7;

D&Z 35:18;Nh—JS 1:65.

27a Zvaka. 1:1–3.29a 1 Ni. 8.

30a 2 Ni. 33:10–14.15 3a I VaKori. 2:10–12;

Aruma 12:9–11.5a nkm Matambudziko.

1 Nifai 15:6–15 38

byekuparadzwa kwevanhu ve-kwangu, nokuti ndakanga nda-ona kupunzika kwavo.6 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushure

mekunge ndatambira asimbandakataura kuhama dzangu,ndichida kuziva kwavari chiko-nzero chenharo dzavo.7 Uye vakati: Tarisai, hatinzwi-

sise mazwi ataurwa nababavedu nezvemapazi emuti we-muorivi, uye nezvemaJentairi.8 Uye ndikati kwavari: aMa-

bvunza Ishe here?9 Uye vakati kwandiri: Hatina;

nokuti Ishe havaite kuti tizivechinhu chakadaro.10 Tarisai, ndakadaro kwavari:

Sei musingachengete mirauyaIshe? Sei muchizofa, nenziraayeukukutu hwemwoyo yenyu?11 Hamuyeuke here zvinhu

izvo zvakataurwa naIshe? —Kana mukasaomesa mwoyoyenyu, uye amukandikumbiramurutendo, muchitenda kutimuchagashira, nekusimba mu-kuchengeta mirairo yangu, cho-kwadi zvinhu izvi zvichazivi-swa kwamuri.12 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri,

imba yaIsraeri yakaenzaniswanemuti wemuorivi, neMweyawaIshe wakanga uri muna-baba vedu; uye tarisai hatina

kupazuka here kubva mumbayaIsraeri, uye hatizi abazi rembayaIsraeri here?

13 Uye zvino, chinhu chinore-va baba vedu maererano neku-pinzaniswa kwemapazi epochaiwo kuburikidza nekuzarakwemaJentairi kuti, mumazuvaekupedzisira, kana mbeu yeduayaderera mukusatenda, hongu,kwemakore mazhinji, uye zvi-zvarwa zvizhinj i mushuremekunge bMesia azviratidzanemuviri wake kuvana veva-nhu, ndipo pachauya kuzarackwevhangeri raMesia kumaJe-ntairi, uye robva dkumaJentairir i c h i e n d a k u n e v a k a s a r avembeu yedu —

14 Uye muzuva iroro vakasaraavembeu yedu ndipo pavachazi-va kuti ndevemba yaIsraeri,nokuti ndivo vanhu bvechibvu-mirano chaIshe; uye ndipo pa-vachaziva nokuuya cmuruzivorwemadzitateguru avo, neku-ruzivowo rwevhangeri reMu-nunuri wavo, rakaparidzwakumadzibaba avo naiye; noku-daro, vachauya mukuzivaMununuri wavo nezvinangwachaizvo zvedzidziso yake, kutivagoziva kuti vangauye seikwaari uye vagoponeswa.

15 Uye muzuva iroro havazo-

5b Eno. 1:13;Morm. 6:1.

6a Mos. 1:10;Nh—JS 1:20, 48.

8a Mosaya 26:13;Aruma 40:3.nkm Munamato.

10a nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

11a Jkb. 1:5–6;Eno. 1:15;Moro. 7:26;

D&Z 18:18.nkm Kumbira.

12a Gen. 49:22–26;1 Ni. 10:12–14; 19:24.nkm Rihai, BabavaNifai.

13a 1 Ni. 12:22–23;2 Ni. 26:15.

b nkm Mesia.c nkm Vhangeri.d 1 Ni. 13:42; 22:5–10;

D&Z 14:10.

nkm Majentairi.14a 2 Ni. 10:2;

3 Ni. 5:21–26; 21:4–7.b nkm Chibvumirano

chaAbrahama.c 2 Ni. 3:12; 30:5;

Morm. 7:1, 9–10;D&Z 3:16–20.Onawo pejiyeMusoro wenyayeBhukuraMormoni.

39 1 Nifai 15:16–25

fara here vachirumbidza Mwarivavo vasingaperi, adombo ravoneruponeso rwavo? Hongu,muzuva iroro, havazogashirahere simba nekudya kunosi-mbisa kubva bkumudzambiri-nga wechokwadi? Hongu,havazouya here mudanga re-chokwadi raMwari?16 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri,

Hongu; vacharangarirwa zva-kare kune vemba yaIsraeri;avachabatanidzwa, vari bazirepo remutiwemuorivi, vachii-swa mumuti wemuorivi we-chokwadi.17 Uye izvi ndizvo zviri kureva

baba vedu; uye vari kureva kutiizvi hazvizoitika kudzamaravati vaparadzwa nemaJentairi;uye vanoreva kuti zvichaitikanekumaJentairi, kuti Ishe arati-dze simba rake kumaJentairi,nechikonzero chichaita kutiaarambwe nemaJuda, kana ve-mba yaIsraeri.18 Nokudaro, baba vedu ha-

vana kutaura nezvembeu yeduyega, asiwo nezvemba yoseyaIsraeri, achinongedza kuchi-bvumirano chichazadzikiswamumazuva ekupedzisira; chirichibvumirano chakaitwa naIshekuna baba vedu Abrahama va-chiti: aMumbeu yako hama dzo-se dzepasi dzicharopafadzwa.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakataura kwavari zvi-zhinji maererano nezvinhu izvi;hongu, ndakataura kwavarianezvekudzorerwa kwemaJudamumazuva ekupedzisira.

20 Uye ndakadzokorora ma-zwi aaIsaya kwavari, akatauranezvekudzorerwa pakare, kwe-maJuda, kana kwemba yaIsrae-ri; uye mushure mekunge va-dzorerwa havachazonyadziswa,havazoparadzwa zvakare. Uyezvakaitika kuti ndakataura ma-zwi akawanda kwazvo kuhamadzangu, zvekuti vakapfava uyebvakazvirereka pamberi paIshe.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakata-ura kwandiri zvakare, vachiti:Chinorevei chinhu ichi chakao-nekwa nababa vedu kuhope?Unorevei amuti wavakaona?22 Uye ndakat i kwavar i :

Chaive chiratidzo achemutiweupenyu.

23 Uye vakati kwandiri: Rinore-vei adanda resimbi rakaonekwanababa vedu, raienda pamuti?

24 Uye ndakati kwavari raiveaizwi raMwari; uye avo vacha-teerera kuzwi raMwari, uyebvachibatirira nesimba kwariri,havazofi; hakuna czviedzo uyekana dmiseve inotyisa eyemuve-ngi ingavakurire ikavapinzamuupofu, kuti vatungamirirwekunoparadzwa.

25 Nokudaro, ini Nifai, ndaka-

15a nkm Ibwe.b Gen. 49:11;

Joh. 15:1.16a Jak. 5:60–68.17a nkm Kuroverwa.18a Gen. 12:1–3;

Abr. 2:6–11.19a 1 Ni. 19:15.

nkm Israeri—

Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

20a 1 Ni. 19:23.b 1 Ni. 16:5, 24, 39.

21a 1 Ni. 8:10–12.22a 1 Ni. 11:4, 25;

Mos. 3:9.23a 1 Ni. 8:19–24.24a nkm Shoko raMwari.

b 1 Ni. 8:30;2 Ni. 31:20.

c 1 Ni. 8:23.nkm Chiedzo.

d VaE. 6:16;D&Z 3:8; 27:17.

e nkm Dhiabhorosi.

1 Nifai 15:26–34 40

vakuridzira kuti avachenjereremazwi aIshe; hongu, ndakava-kuridzira nesimba remweyawangu rose, nehugwaru hwosehwandinawo, kuti vachenjerereizwi raMwari uye vagorangari-ra kuchengeta mirairo yavonguva dzose muzvinhu zvose.26 Uye vakati kwandiri: Ko!

rwunorevei arwizi rwemvurarwakaonekwa nababa vedu?27 Uye ndakati kwavari amvu-

ra yakaonekwa nababa vanguyaive butsvina; uye mwoyowavo wakanga wakanyura munezvimwe zvinhu zvekuti havanakuona utsvina hwemvura.28 Uye ndakati kwavari yaive

amvura yakaipa, inoganhuravakaipa kubva pamuti weupe-nyu, nekubvawo kuvatendivaMwari.29 Uye ndikati kwavari chaive

chiratidzo achegehena riye rino-tyisa, rakanzi kwandiri nengi-rozi rakagadzirirwa vakaipa.30 Uye ndakati kwavari baba

vedu vakaonawo kuti akutongakwakanaka kwaMwari kunoita-wo kuti vatsvene vabve muva-tadzi; uye kupenya kwachokwakange kwakaita sechiedzachemoto uri kubvira, uyo uno-kwira kuna Mwari narinhi nari-nhi, uye usina magumo.3 1 U y e v a k a t i k w a n d i r i :

Chinhu ichi chinoreva herekunetswa kwemuviri mumazu-va aekuedzwa, kana kuti zveku-pedzisira zvinenge zvakaitamweya mushure bmekufa kwe-nyama, kana kuti chiri kutaurahere nezvezvinhu zvenyama?

32 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakatikwavari chiratidzo chezvinhuzvose zvenyama nezvemweya;nokuti zuva rakafanira kusvikarekuti vatongwe anemabasa avo,hongu, kana mabasa ayo akai-twa nemuviri wenyama muma-zuva avo ekuedzwa.

33 Nokudaro, kana avakafavari mukuipa kwavo vakafanirabkuraswawo, muzvinhu zve-mweya, izvo zviri zvinhu zvirimuururami; nokudaro, vakafa-nira kuunzwa kuti vazomirapamberi paMwari, kuti cvato-ngwe d nemabasa avo; uyekana mabasa avo anga arietsvina ivo vakafanira kuveevakasviba; uye kana vakasvi-ba hazvingagone kuti fvanga-gare muumambo hwaMwari;kana zvakadaro, umambo hwa-Mwari hwakafanira kungehwakasvibawo.

34 Asi tarisai, ndinoti kwamu-ri, umambo hwaMwari haunaakusviba, uye hakuna chinhuchisina kuchena chingapindemuumambo hwaMwari; noku-

25a D&Z 11:2; 32:4;84:43–44.

26a 1 Ni. 8:13.27a 1 Ni. 12:16.

b nkm Hutsvina.28a Ruka 16:26;

1 Ni. 12:18;2 Ni. 1:13.

29a nkm Gehena.30a nkm Yenzaniso.

31a Aruma 12:24; 42:10;Hir. 13:38.

b Aruma 40:6, 11–14.32a nkm Mabasa.33a Mosaya 15:26;

Moro. 10:26.b Aruma 12:12–16;

40:26.c nkm Kutonga,

Kwekupedzisira.

d 3 Ni. 27:23–27.e 2 Ni. 9:16;

D&Z 88:35.f Mpi. 15:1–5; 24:3–4;

Aruma 11:37;D&Z 76:50–70;Mos. 6:57.

34a nkm Hutsvina.

41 1 Nifai 15:35–16:6

daro pakafanira kuve nenzvimboyeutsvina yakagadzirirwa izvozvakasviba.

35 Uye kune nzvimbo yakaga-dzirwa, hongu, riya agehenarinotyisa randataura nezvaro,uye bdhiabhorosi ndiye muga-dziri waro; nokudaro nzvimboyekupedzisira yemweya yeva-nhu kugara muumambo hwa-Mwari, kana kurasirwa kunzenenzira cyekuenzanisa kuyekwandambotaura.36 Nokudaro, vakaipa vanora-

mbwa kubva muvakarurama,nekubvawo akumuti uye weu-penyu, une muchero unokoshabnekudiwa kupfuura mimwemichero yose; hongu, uye ndi-cho cchipo dchikuru chaMwarikupfuura zvose. Uye ndikokutaura kwandakaita kuhamadzangu. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 16

Vakaipa vanotora chokwadi secha-kaoma—Vanakomana vaRihai va-noroora vanasikana vaIshmaeri —Riahona inovatungamirira muku-famba kwavo murenje — Mazwianobva kuna Ishe anonyorwapaRiahona nguva nenguva —Ishmaeri anofa; mhuri yake ino-tsutsumwa pamusana pekutambu-dzika. Zvingangove makore 600kusvika ku592 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakait ika kutimushure mekunge ini Nifai,ndapedza kutaura kuvakomavangu, tarisai vakati kwandiri:Watitaurira zvinhu zvakaoma,zvatisingakwanise kuita.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini nda-kati kwavari ndaizviziva kutindakanga ndataura zvinhu zva-kaoma pamusoro pezvinhu zva-kaipa, maererano nechokwadi;vatsvene ndavachenura, ndi-kagovareverera kuti vave vano-simudzwa nomusi wokupedzi-sira; nokudaro, vane amhosvavanotora bchokwadi sechakao-ma, nokuti cchinovabaya pa-mwoyo.

3 Uye zvino vakoma vangu,dai manga muri vatsvene uyemuchida kuteerera chokwadi,nokuita saizvozvo, kuti amuzo-famba makatwasanuka pamberipaMwari, hamaizotsutsumwapamusana pechokwadi, muchi-ti: Unotaura zvinhu zvakaomakwatiri.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti iniNifai, ndakakurudzira vakomavangu, nesimba rangu rose, kutivachengete mirairo yaIshe.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti avaka-zvininipisa pamberi paIshe;zvekuti ndakava norufaro neta-riro huru, kuti vachazofambamunzira dzoutsvene.

6 Zvino, zvinhu zvose izvizvakataurwa nokuitwa apo

35a 2 Ni. 9:19;Mosaya 26:27.nkm Gehena.

b 1 Ni. 14:9; D&Z 1:35.c nkm Yenzaniso.

36a Gen. 2:9; 2 Ni. 2:15.b 1 Ni. 8:10–12;

Aruma 32:42.

c D&Z 14:7.nkm UpenyuHwokusingaperi.

d D&Z 6:13.16 2a Joh. 3:20; 2 Ni. 33:5;

Eno. 1:23; Hir. 14:10.nkm Mhosva, Kuva ne.

b Zir. 15:10;

2 Ni. 1:26; 9:40;Hir. 13:24–26.

c Mabasa 5:33;Mosaya 13:7.

3a D&Z 5:21.nkm Famba, FambanaMwari.

5a 1 Ni. 16:24, 39; 18:4.

1 Nifai 16:7–17 42

baba vangu vaigara mutendeyakanga iri munhika yavakangavadaidza kuti Remueri.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakatora mumwe awa-vanasikana vaIshmaeri kuti avebmukadzi wangu; zve, vakomavangu vakatora vanasikana va-Ishmaeri kuti vave vakadzivavo; uyewo cZoramu akatoramwanasikana mukuru waIshma-eri kuti ave mukadzi wake.8 Uye nokudaro baba vangu

vakanga vazadzikisa mirairoyose yaIshe yakanga yapiwakwavari. Uyewo ini Nifai, nda-kanga ndakomborerwa naIshezvikuru.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti izwi

raIshe rakataura kuna baba va-ngu nousiku, rikavaudza kutizuva raitevera vaifanirwa kufa-mba rwendo kuenda murenje.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti baba

vangu zvavakamuka mangwa-nani, ndokuenda kumusuwowetende, vakashamiswa kwa-zvo nokuona pasi chinhu chai-nge abhora chakaitwa noumhi-zha hunoshamisa; chakangachakaitwa nendarira yakanaka.Muchibhora umu makangamune simbi mbiri; imwe ya-kanga yakanongedzera nzirayataifanirwa kutevedza kuendamurenje.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti takau-nganidza zvinhu zvose zvatai-fanira kuenda nazvo murenje,nezvimwe zvezvinhu zveduizvo Ishe vakatipa; takatora

mbeu dzendudzi dzose kuti tivetinotakura kuenda murenje.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti takatoramatende edu tikasimuka kue-nda murenje, tikayambuka rwi-zi Ramani.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti takafa-mba kwenguva inoita mazuvamana, takananga kuchamhembetakarerekera kumabvazuva zvi-shoma, takamisa matende eduzvakare; uye tikadaidza zitarenzvimbo iyi kuti Sheza.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti takatorauta nemiseve yedu, tikaendamurenje kundobaya kudyakwemhuri dzedu; shure kwoku-nge tabaya kudya kwemhuridzedu takadzokera zvakarekwakange kune mhuri dzedumurenje, kunzvimbo yeSheza.Uye takaenda zvakare murenje,tichitevedza gwara rimweche-tero, tichitevedza nzvimbo dze-renje dzaive dzakapfuma, dza-kanga dziri kumuganhu pedyoaneGungwa Dzvuku.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti takafa-

mba kwemazuva akawanda,tichibaya zvokudya munzira,neuta nemiseve yedu uye nema-tombo nezvikopo.

16 Uye takatevera anzira yata-iratidzwa nechibhora, chakatitu-ngamirira munzvimbo dzerenjedzakaorera.

17 Uye shure kwokunge tafa-mba mazuva akawanda, taka-misa matende edu kwechinguva,kuti tizorore zvakare nokutitiwane kudya kwemhuri dzedu.

7a 1 Ni. 7:1.b nkm Kuroora.c 1 Ni. 4:35; 2 Ni. 5:5–6.

10a Aruma 37:38–46.nkm Riahona.

14a D&Z 17:1.

16a 1 Ni. 16:10, 16, 26;18:12;Aruma 37:38–46.

43 1 Nifai 16:18–28

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti iniNifai, ndaenda kundovhima,tarisai ndakatyora uta hwangu,hwakanga hwakagadzirwa ane-simbi yakanaka; uye shure kwo-kunge ndatyora uta hwangu,tarisai, vakoma vangu vakandi-shatirirwa pamusana pokura-sikirwa nouta hwangu, nokutihatina kuzowana kudya.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti taka-

dzokera tisina zvekudya ku-mhuri dzedu, sevanhu vakangevakaneta zvikuru, nenzirayerwendo, vakatambudzika zvi-kuru, pamusana pokushayazvokudya.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ramani

naRemueri navanakomanavaIshmaeri vakatangisa kutsu-tsumwa zvikuru, pamusana po-kutambudzika kwavo nezvaiva-netsa murenje; uye kana babavangu vakatangisa kutsutsumwakuna Ishe Mwari vavo; hongu,vose vakava nokusuwa kukuru,vakatsutsumwa kuna Ishe.21 Zvino zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, shure kwokunge taome-serwa tose nevakoma vangupamusana pekurasikirwa kwe-uta hwangu, uye tambo dzeutahwavo dzarasika, zvakatangakutiomera zvikuru, hongu,zvokuti takatadza kuwanazvokudya.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakataura zvikuru kuva-koma vangu, nokuti vakangevaomesa mwoyo yavo zvakare,zvekuti vakanga avavakutsutsu-

mwa pamusana paIshe Mwarivavo.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti iniNifai, ndakagadzira uta hwechi-muti, ndikashandisa chimutichakatwasuka, kugadzira mu-seve; naizvozvo, ndokubva nda-tora uta nomuseve, nechikoponamatombo. Uye ndakati kunaababa vangu: Ndoenda kupikunotsvaka zvekudya?

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti avaka-kumbira kuna Ishe, nokutivakanga vazvininipisa nokudakwamazwi angu; nokuti ndaka-nga ndataura zvinhu zvakawa-nda kwavari nesimba romweyawangu.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti izwiraIshe rakauya kuna baba va-ngu; a vakarangwa chaizvonenzira yokutsutsumwa kwavokuna Ishe, zvekuti vakasuwazvikuru.

26 Uye zvakaitika kuti izwiraIshe rakati kwavari: Tarisaipabhora, ugoona zvinhu zva-kanyorwapo.

27 Uye zvakaitika kuti babavangu pavakaona zvinhu zva-kanga zvakanyorwa pabhora,vakatya nokudedera kukuru,uye kana vakoma vangu nava-nakomana vaIshmaeri navaka-dzi vedu.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti iniNifai, ndakaona kwakange kwa-katendekerwa netsono dzaivepabhora, kuti dzaisevenza ma-ererano anorutendo nesimbaredu nokutevedza kwataidziita.

18a II Sam. 22:35.22a Eks. 16:8; Num. 11:1.23a Eks. 20:12;

Mosaya 13:20.24a nkm Munamato.25a Eta 2:14.

nkm Kuranga.28a Aruma 37:40.

nkm Rutendo.

1 Nifai 16:29–38 44

29 Uye pakange pakanyorwa-wo zvinhu zvitsva, zvakangazvakajeka nokuverengeka, zva-katipa akunzwisisa maereranonenzira dzaIshe; uye zvakangazvakanyorwa zvichishanduka —shanduka nguva nenguva,maererano nokutenda nesimbaredu nekutevedza kana kuteere-ra kwedu kwariri. Naizvozvotinoona kuti nezvinhu bzvidukuIshe vanogona kuunza zvinhuzvikuru.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakaenda pamusoropegomo, maererano nenziradzakanga dzichipiwa nebhora.31 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakau-

raya mhuka dzesango, zvekutindakawana kudya kwemhuridzedu.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

dzokera kumatende edu, ndiinemhuka dzandakanga ndauraya;uye zvino zvavakaona kuti nda-kanga ndawana kudya, mufarowavo wakava mukuru sei! Uyezvakaitika kuti vakazvininipisapamberi paIshe, vakatendakwavari.33 Uye zvakaitika kuti takasi-

mudzira nerwendo rwedu, tika-famba zvakada kuenzana ne-gwara redu rokutanga; shurekwokunge tafamba kwamazuvaakawanda takadzika matendeedu zvakare, kuti timbogarakwenguva yakati.34 Uye zvakaitika kuti aIshma-

eri akafa, akavigwa panzvimboyaidaidzwa kuti Nahomu.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanasi-kana vaIshmaeri vakachemazvikuru, nokuda kwekurasiki-rwa nababa wavo, uye nenziraayokutambudzika kwavo mure-nje; vakatsutsumwa kuna babavangu, nokuti vakanga vavabvi-sa munyika yeJerusarema, va-chiti: Baba vedu vafa; hongu,uye tafamba zvikuru murenje,tatambudzika zvikuru, nenzara,nenyota, nekuneta; shure kwo-kutambudzika uku kwose ticha-fira murenje nenzara.

36 Uye uku ndiko kutsutsu-mwa kwavaiita kuna baba va-ngu, nekwandiri; uye vakangavave nechido chokudzokerazvakare kuJerusarema.

37 Uye zvino Ramani akatikuna Remueri uye nokuvana-komana vaIshmaeri: Tarisai,angatiurayei baba vedu, uyezvakare nomunin’ina weduNifai, anozvitora bsomutongiwedu nomudzidzisi wedu, isutiri vakoma vake.

38 Zvino, anoti Ishe atauranaye, uye achiti angirozi dzino-shumira kwaari. Asi tarisai,tinoziva kuti anotinyepera;achitiudza zvinhu izvi, uyeanoita zvinhu zvizhinji nokudakwoungwaru hwake, kuti ati-nyengedze mumaziso edu, achi-funga, kuti zvimwe, angatitu-ngamirire mune imwe nzvimboyatisingazive murenje; uye shu-re kwokunge atitungamirira,anofunga kuzviita iye mambonomutongi pamusoro pedu,

29a nkm Kunzwisisa.b II Madz. 5:13;

Jkb. 3:4;Aruma 37:6–7, 41;

D&Z 123:16.34a 1 Ni. 7:2–6.35a nkm Matambudziko.37a 1 Ni. 17:44.

nkm Kuponda.b Gen. 37:9–11;

1 Ni. 2:22; 18:10.38a 1 Ni. 3:30–31; 4:3.

45 1 Nifai 16:39–17:6

kuti ave anoita nesu kuda kwa-ke nokuzvifadza. Uye ndikokufurira kwakaita mukomawangu Ramani vamwe kutivashatirwe.39 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vakanga vanesu, hongu, uyekana izwi raIshe rakauya rikata-ura mazwi akawanda kwavari,arikavaranga zvikuru; uye shurekwokunge varangwa neshokoraIshe vakabvisa kushatirwakwavo, uye vakatendeuka pa-zviv i zvavo , zvekut i I shevakatikomborera zvakare ne-zvokudya, nokudaro hatinakuzofa.

CHITSAUKO 17

Nifai anorairwa kuvaka ngarava—Vakoma vake vanomupikisa —Anovakurudzira achivayeuchidzapamusana pengano dzaMwarinezvaakaita kuvaIsraeri — Nifaianozadzwa nesimba raMwari —Vakoma vake vanorambidzwakumubata, potse vakamubata va-ngaome serutsanga. Zvingangovemakore 592 kusvika ku591 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti takatorazvakare rwendo rwedu mure-nje; takafamba takananga ku-mabvazuva kubva ipapo. Taka-famba tikaona matambudzikoakawanda murenje; madzi-mai edu akasununguka vanamurenje.2 Uye takapiwa makomborero

makuru kubva kuna Ishe, zve-kuti patairarama nenyama ambi-shi murenje, madzimai eduakaita mukaka wevana waka-wanda, akava akasimba, hongu,sesu varume; vakatangisa kue-nderera mberi nerwendo vasi-ngatsutsumwe.

3 Uye nokudaro tinoona kutimirairo yaMwari inofanirwakuzadzikiswa. Uye kana zva-kadaro kuti vana vavanhuavachengete mirairo yaMwariivo vachavagutsa, nokuvasimbi-sa, uye vanovapa nzira yokutivabudirire pazvinhu zvavaka-varaira; naizvozvo, bvakatipanzira apo taifamba murwendotiri murenje.

4 Uye takafamba kwamakoreakawanda, hongu, makore ma-sere tiri murenje.

5 Uye takasvika panzvimboyatakadaidza kuti Nyika ye-Maguta, nokuda kwemicheroyacho nouchi hwomusango;uye zvinhu zvose izvi zvakaga-dzirirwa isu naIshe kuti tisafe.Uye takaona gungwa, ratakada-idza kuti Iriandumu, iro rodu-dzirwa zvichireva kuti mvurayakawanda.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti takamisamatende edu pedyo negungwa;zve, zvisinei nekuti takange ta-ona amatambudziko akawandanokuomerwa kukuru, hongu,akawanda zvokuti hatinga-kwanise kuanyora ose; takafarazvikuru apo patakasvika mu-nyasi megungwa; takadaidza

39a nkm Kuranga.17 2a 1 Ni. 17:12.3a Mosaya 2:41;

Aruma 26:12.nkm Anoteerera.

b 1 Ni. 3:7.

6a 2 Ni. 4:20.

1 Nifai 17:7–18 46

nzvimbo iyi kuti Nyika yeMa-guta, nokuda kwokuwandakwemichero yayo.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakati ndagara munzvi-mbo yeNyika yeMaguta kwa-mazuva mazhinji, izwi raIsherakauya kwandiri richiti: Si-muka, uende mugomo. Uyezvakaitika kuti ndakasimukandikaenda mugomo, ndikache-ma kuna Ishe.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vakataura kwandiri, vachiti:Uchavaka ngarava, anenzirayandichakuratidza, kuti ndita-kure vanhu vako vayambukemvura iyi.9 Uye Ini ndakati: Ishe, ndoku-

pi kwandingaende kwandinga-wane simbi yokunyunguditsa,kuti ndigadzirise zvinhu zvoku-gadzirisa ngarava nomuvakirowamandiratidza?10 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

akanditaurira uko kwandaifa-nirwa kuenda kuti ndinowanasimbi, yokugadzirisa zvinhuzvacho.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakagadzira mvutoyokupfutisa moto, namatehweemhuka; uye shure kwokungendagadzira mvuto, iyo ndaizo-pfutisa nayo moto, ndakarova-nisa matombo maviri kuti ndiitemoto.12 Nokuti Ishe akanga asati

amboita kuti tibatidze moto wa-kawanda, apo taifamba mure-nje; nokuti akati: Ndichaita

kuti kudya kwenyu kunake,kuti amusakubike;

13 Uye ini ndichazovawochiedza chenyu murenje; andi-chakugadzirirai nzira mberikwenyu, kana muchichengetamirairo yangu; nokudaro, mu-kachengeta mirairo yangumuchatungamirirwa kunyikabyechipikirwa; uye cmuchazozi-va kuti ndini ndinokutunga-mirirai.

14 Hongu, Ishe vakatiwo zva-kare: Shure kwokunge masvikamunyika yechipikirwa, amucha-ziva kuti Ini Ishe, ndiri bMwari;uye kuti Ini Ishe, ndakakubvisaikubva mukuparadzwa; hongu,kuti ndakakubvisai munyikayeJerusarema.

15 Naizvozvo, ini Nifai, nda-kaedza kuchengeta mirairoyaIshe, ndikakurudzira vako-ma vangu kuti vave nokutendanokusimba.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-gadzira zvinhu zvekuvakisanesimbi yandakanyunguditsakubva mumatombo.

17 Uye vakoma vangu zvava-kaona kuti ndave kuda akuvakangarava, vakatangisa kutsutsu-mwa pamusoro pangu, vachiti:Munin’ina wedu ibenzi, nokutianofunga kuti angavake ngara-va; hongu, uye zvakare anofu-nga kuti angayambuke mvurazhinji iyi.

18 Uye uku ndiko kutsutsu-mwa kwavakoma vangu pa-musana pangu, uye vakanga

8a 1 Ni. 18:2.12a 1 Ni. 17:2.13a Aruma 37:38–39.

b 1 Ni. 2:20; Jak. 2:12.c Eks. 6:7.

14a 2 Ni. 1:4.

nkm Uchapupu.b D&Z 5:2.

17a 1 Ni. 18:1–6.

47 1 Nifai 17:19–26

vasingade kusevenza, nokutivakanga vasingatendi kuti ndi-ngavake ngarava; kana kuvi-mba kuti ndakange ndarairwanaIshe.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakava nokusuwa kuku-ru pamusana pokuoma kwe-mwoyo yavo; zvino zvavakaonakuti ndakanga ndasuwa vakavavanofara mumwoyo yavo, zvo-kuti avakafara pamusoro panguvachiti: Taizviziva kuti hawai-kwanisa kuvaka ngarava, noku-ti taiziva kuti wakange usinanjere dzacho; naizvozvo, hau-kwanise kubudirira mubasaguru rakadaro.20 Uye wakafanana nababa

vedu, vakatungamirirwa anoku-funga kwoupenzi hwemwoyowavo; hongu, vakatitungamirirakubva munyika yeJerusarema,zvino tatetereka nerenje kwa-makore aya akawanda; zvemadzimai edu vakashandazvikuru, vaine nhumbu; vaka-sununguka vana vari murenjevakaona matambudziko ose,kunze kworufu; zvingadai zva-kavenani dai vakafa vasativabva Jerusarema pane kutivatambudzike zvakadai.21 Tarisai, makore akawanda

ose aya atakatambudzika tirimurenje, iyoyo nguva tingadaitakanakirwa nezvinhu zvedunenyika yenhaka yedu; hongu,tingadai taifara.22 Uye tinoziva kuti vanhu

vakanga vari muJerusaremavakanga vari vanhu avatsvene;nokuti vaichengeta mitemo ya-kanyorwa nokutonga kwaIshe,nemirairo yavo yose, maereranonemutemo waMosesi; naizvo-zvo, tinoziva kuti vanhu vatsve-ne; uye baba vedu vavatonga,uye vakatitungamirira kuti tibu-demo nokuti takagashira ma-zwi avo; hongu, uye munin’inawedu akafanana navo. Nomuta-uro wakadai vakoma vangu va-katsutsumwa pamusana pedu.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini,Nifai, ndakataura navo, ndichi-ti: Munotenda here kuti madzi-baba edu, vakanga vari vanavaIsraeri, vangadai vakatunga-mirirwa here kubva mumaokoemaEgipita dai vasina kuteereramazwi aIshe?

24 Hongu, munofunga kutivangadai vakabviswa muusu-ngwa, dai Ishe asina kurairaMosesi kuti aavatungamirire ku-bva muusungwa?

25 Zvino munoziva kuti vanaveIsraeri vakanga vari amuu-sungwa; uye munoziva kutivakanga vakaremedzwa bnema-basa akange akaoma zvikurukutakurwa; naizvozvo, munozi-va kuti zvinhu zvakanaka zvai-fanirwa kuitwa kwavari, kutivabviswe muusungwa.

2 6 Z v i n o m u n o z i v a k u t iaMosesi akarairwa naIshe kutiaite basa guru iri; uye muno-ziva kuti bnezwi rake mvura

19a nkm Kupfuvisa.20a 1 Ni. 2:11.22a 1 Ni. 1:13.24a Eks. 3:2–10;

1 Ni. 19:10;

2 Ni. 3:9; 25:20.25a Gen. 15:13–14.

b Eks. 1:11; 2:11.26a Mabasa 7:22–39.

b Eks. 14:21–31;

1 Ni. 4:2;Mosaya 7:19;Hir. 8:11;D&Z 8:3;Mos. 1:25.

1 Nifai 17:27–37 48

yeGungwa Dzvuku yakapara-dzana, vakapfuura nepakaoma.27 Asi munoziva kuti maEgi-

pita vakaeredzwa muGungwaDzvuku, avo vakange vari ma-uto aFarao.28 Uye munoziva kuti vakapi-

wa amana yekudya murenje.29 Hongu, uye zvakare muno-

ziva kuti Mosesi, nezwi rakemaererano nesimba raMwarirakanga riri maari, aakarovadombo, rikabuda mvura, kutivana veIsraeri vapedze nyotayavo.30 Uye zvisinei nokutungami-

rwa kwavo, Ishe Mwari vavo,Mununuri wavo, achiendapamberi pavo, vaivatungami-rira masikati vachivapa chie-dza usiku, vachivaitira zvinhuzvose izvo zvakange azvakafa-nira kuti zvitambirwe nevanhu,vakaomesa mwoyo yavo vaka-pofomadza pfungwa dzavo,uye bvakapandukira MosesinaMwari vechokwadi mupenyu.

31 Uye zvakaitika kuti maere-rano neshoko ravo avakavapara-dza; uye maererano neshokorake bakavatungamirira; uyemaererano nezwi rake akavaiti-ra zvinhu zvose; hapana chinhuchakaitwa chakanga chisiri ma-ererano neshoko ravo.32 Uye shure kwokunge

vayambuka rwizi rweJorodhanivakavapa masimba aekuburitsavana venyika iyi hongu, ekuva-paradzanisa nekuvaparadza.

33 Uye zvino, munofungidzirahere kuti vana venyika ino, va-kanga vari munyika yechipiki-rwa, avo vakatandirwa kunzenamadzibaba edu, munofungi-dzira here kuti vakanga varivatsvene? Tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri, Kwete.

34 Munofunga here kuti ma-dzibaba edu angadai akangeari nani pane avo dai vakangavari vatsvene? Ini ndinoti kwa-muri, Kwete.

35 Tarisai, Ishe vanoremeke-dza vanhu vose azvakaenzana;uyo bakarurama anova canodiwazvikuru naMwari. Asi tarisai,vanhu ava vakange varambamazwi ose aMwari, vakangavakakomba mukuipa; uye ha-sha dzose dzaMwari dzakangadziri pamusoro pavo; Ishe va-katuka nyika iyi pamusoropavo, vakairopafadzira madzi-baba edu; hongu, vakaitukazvekuti vaparare, uye vakako-mborera madzibaba edu kutivawane simba pamusoro payo.

36 Tarisai, Ishe avakasika bnyi-ka kuti cigarwe; akasika vanavake kuti ive yavo.

37 Uye avanosimudzira rudzi

28a Eks. 16:4, 14–15, 35;Num. 11:7–8;Deut. 8:3; Mosaya 7:19.

29a Eks. 17:6; Num. 20:11;Deut. 8:15; 1 Ni. 20:21.

30a D&Z 18:18; 88:64–65.b Eks. 32:8;

Num. 14:2–3;Ezk. 20:13–16;D&Z 84:23–25.

31a Num. 26:65.b 1 Ni. 5:15;

D&Z 103:16–18.32a Num. 33:52–53;

Josh. 24:8.35a Mabasa 10:15, 34;

VaR. 2:11;2 Ni. 26:23–33.

b Mpi. 55:22;1 Ni. 22:17.

c I Sam. 2:30;Mpi. 97:10; 145:20;Aruma 13:4;D&Z 82:10.

36a nkm Sika.b nkm Pasi.c Isa. 45:18;

Abr. 3:24–25.37a Zir. 14:34; 1 Ni. 4:13;

Eta 2:10; D&Z 117:6.

49 1 Nifai 17:38–45

rwakarurama, vachiparadzamarudzi evakaipa.38 Uye vanotungamirira avo

vakarurama akunyika dzino-kosha, vakaipa bvanoparadza,nokutuka nyika pamusana pavo.39 Vanotonga kumusoro ku-

matenga, nokuti ndicho chigarochavo, nyika ino achituru che-tsoka dzavo.40 Uye vanoda avo vanoda

kuti vave Mwari vavo. Tarisai,vaida madzibaba edu, vakaiti-rana achibvumirano navo, ho-ngu, kana naAbrahama, bIsaka,cnaJakobo; uye vakarangarirazvibvumirano zvavakange vai-ta; naizvozvo, vakavaburitsamunyika dyeEgipita.41 Uye vakavatwasanura

murenje nemubhadha wavo;nokuti avakaomesa mwoyoyavo, kana sezvamaita imi; uyeIshe vakavatwasanudza pamu-sana pokuipa kwavo. Vakatu-mira bnyoka dzinobhururukadzinotyisa kwavari; uye shurekwokunge varumwa vakaga-dzira nzira dzokuti cvapore-swe; basa ravaifanira kuitanderokutarisa; pamusana dpe-kureruka kwenzira iyi, kanakupusa kwayo, pakaita vaka-wanda vakafa.42 Uye vakaomesa mwoyo

yavo nguva nenguva, avakapa-ndukira bMosesi, naMwariwo,

zvisinei, munoziva kuti vakatu-ngamirirwa nesimba ravo risinaanorikwanisa kunyika yechipi-kirwa.

43 Uye zvino, shure kwezvi-nhu izvi zvose, nguva yasvikayokuti vaipa, hongu, vave pe-dyo nekukomba; ini handiziveasi iye nhasi vave pedyo neku-paradzwa; nokuti ndinozivakuti zuva racho rinotofanirwakuuya ravanofanirwa kupara-dzwa, kuchisara vashoma chete,vachazotungamirwa kuendamuusungwa.

44 Nokudaro, Ishe avakarairababa vangu kuti vaifanirwakuenda murenje; uye maJudaaida kuvauraya; hongu, uyewokana bimi makatsvaga kutoraupenyu hwavo; saka, murimhondi mumwoyo yenyu uyemakafanana navo.

45 aMunomhanyira kuita zva-kaipa asi muchinonoka kuyeukaIshe Mwari venyu. Maona bngi-rozi, ikataura nemi; hongu,munonzwa izwi ravo nguvanenguva; uye vakataura kwa-muri nezwi diki riri pasi-pasi,asi manga cmusisanzwe, zve-kuti hamuna kunzwa mazwiavo; nokudaro, vakataura kwa-muri nezwi guru, rakaita kutinyika indengendeke sokungeyakanga yava kuda kutsemukanapakati.

38a nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

b Zvaka. 20:22.39a Isa. 66:1; D&Z 38:17;

Abr. 2:7.40a nkm Chibvumirano

chaAbrahama.b Gen. 21:12;

D&Z 27:10.

c Gen. 28:1–5.d Deut. 4:37.

41a II Madz. 17:7–23.b Num. 21:4–9;

Deut. 8:15;Aruma 33:18–22.

c Joh. 3:13–15;2 Ni. 25:20.

d Aruma 37:44–47;

Hir. 8:15.42a Num. 14:1–12.

nkm Hupanduki.b D&Z 84:23–24.

44a 1 Ni. 2:1–2.b 1 Ni. 16:37.

45a Mosaya 13:29.b 1 Ni. 4:3.c VaE. 4:19.

1 Nifai 17:46–55 50

46 Uye munozivawo kuti ane-simba rezwi ravo vanokwanisakuti nyika itsakatike; hongu,uye munoziva kuti nezwi ravovanokwanisa kuti nzvimbodzine man’an’a dzive dzaka-kwenenzverwa, uye nzvimbodzakakwenenzverwa dzipazwe.Zvino, seiko, muchioma kudaromumwoyo yenyu?47 Tarisai, mweya wangu

watsemuka nekurwadziwa pa-musana penyu, uye mwoyowangu warwadzwa; ndinotyakuti mucharaswa zvachose.Tarisai, andakazara noMweyawaMwari, zvokuti muviri wa-ngu bhauna simba.48 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndatau-

ra mazwi aya vakandishatiri-rwa, vakada zvokundikandamugungwa; uye pavaiuya kuzo-ndibata ndakataura navo,ndichiti: Muzita raMwari asa-Masimba, ndinokuudzai kutibmusandibata, nokuti ndizerenesimba raMwari, kusvika pa-kuzara kwenyama yangu; uyoanondibata cachasvava kunya-nge setsanga yakaoma; uyeachave semunhu pasina neSi-mba raMwari, nokuti Mwariachamuranga.49 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini,

Nifai, ndakati kwavari havaifa-nirwa kutsutsumwa zvakare pa-musana pababa vavo; kana kutivarambe kushanda neni, nokutiMwari akange andiraira kutindinofanirwa kuvaka ngarava.50 Uye ndakat i kwavar i :

aKana Mwari andiraira kutindiite zvinhu zvose ndinozviita.Akandiraira kuti nditi kumvuraiyi, iva ivhu, inofanirwa kuitaivhu; kana ndikazvitaura, zvi-noitwa.

51 Uye zvino, kana Ishe vainesimba guru kudaro, uye akaitazvishamiso zvakawanda muva-na vavanhu, ko anozotadzaseiko akundiraira ini, kuti ndi-nofanirwa kuvaka ngarava?

52 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini,Nifai, ndakataura zvinhu zva-kawanda kuvakoma vangu,zvokuti vakanyara vakatadzakundiitisa nharo; kana kundiba-ta kana kundigumha neminweyavo, kwamazuva mazhinji.Zvino havana kuzviita izvi no-kutya kuti vangasvave, ndikokusimba kwakange kwakaitaaMweya waMwari; uye ndizvozvawakavatunha.

53 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevakati kwandiri: Tambanudzazvakare ruoko rwako kuvako-ma vako, havazosvava pamberipako, asi ndichavavhundutsa,vakadaro Ishe, uye izvi ndicha-zviita, kuti vave vanoziva kutindini Ishe Mwari vavo.

54 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-tambanudza ruoko rwangukuvakoma vangu, vakasasvavapamberi pangu; asi Ishe vakava-zunza, kana maererano neshokoravakange vataura.

55 Uye zvino, vakati: Tinozivazvechokwadi kuti Ishe vanewe,nokuti tinoziva kuti isimba

46a Hir. 12:6–18.47a Mika 3:8.

b 1 Ni. 19:20.48a Mosaya 13:3.

b 2 Ni. 1:26–27.nkm Simba.

c I Madz. 13:4–7.50a VaF. 4:13; 1 Ni. 3:7.

51a Gen. 6:14–16;1 Ni. 18:1.

52a nkm MweyaMutsvene.

51 1 Nifai 18:1–8

raIshe ratizunza. Uye vakawirapasi pamberi pangu, vakangavoda akundinamata, asi ndaka-varambidza, ndichiti: Ndirimunun’una wenyu, hongu,muduku kwamuri; nokudaro,namatai Ishe Mwari venyu,muve munokudza baba naamaivenyu, kuti bmazuva enyu aveanowanda munyika iyo IsheMwari venyu vachakupai.

CHITSAUKO 18

Ngarava inopedzwa — kuzvarwakwaJakobho naJosefa kunotaurwa —Vanotangisa rwendo rwekuendakunyika yechipikirwa — Vanako-mana vaIshmaeri navakadzi vavovanobatana mukupanduka — Nifaianosungwa, ngarava inodzoserwashure nedutu remhepo yakaipa —Nifai anosunungurwa, uye kubu-rikidza nomunamato wake duturemhepo rinopera — Vanhu vano-svika munyika yechipikirwa. Zvi-ngangove makore 591 kusvikaku589 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti vakanamataIshe, vakaenda neni; tikavezamapango engarava neumhizhahunoshamisa. Uye Ishe aindira-tidza nguva nenguva nzirayandaifanira kuveza nayo ma-pango engarava aya.2 Zvino ini Nifai, handina ku-

veza miti iyi sekuveza kunoitavanhu, uye handina kuvakangarava iyi sekuvakwa kwaino-itwa nevanhu; asi ndakaivakanetsika yandakanga ndarati-

dzwa naIshe; naizvozvo, isinakufanana nenzira yavanhu.

3 Uye zvino ini Nifai, ndaiendamugomo, andichinonamatakuna Ishe; nokudaro Ishe bva-kandiratidza zvinhu zvikuru.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti shurekwokunge ndapedza kuvakangarava, maererano nezwiraIshe, vakoma vangu vakao-na kuti yakanga yakanaka,nokuti basa rakanga rakanakazvinoyevedza; naizvozvo, ava-kazvininipisa zvakare pamberipaIshe.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti izwiraIshe rakauya kuna baba va-ngu, kuti tinofanirwa kusimukatipinde mungarava.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti mangwa-na acho, shure kwokunge taga-dzirira zvinhu zvose, micheroyakawanda anenyama kubvamurenje, neuchi hwakawandisa,nezvimwe zvataida sekurairwakwatakange taitwa naIshe, taka-enda mungarava, nemikwendeyedu yose nembeu, nezvimwezvinhu zvatakanga tauyawonazvo, mumwe nomumwe mae-rerano nezera rake; naizvozvo,takaenda mungarava tose, pa-mwechete nevakadzi, nevanavedu.

7 Uye zvino, baba vangu vaka-nga vaita vanakomana vavirimurenje; mukuru ainzi aJakobhomuduku achinzi bJosefa.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti shure

kwokunge tose tapinda munga-rava, tatora mbuva dzedunezvinhu zvose zvatakanga

55a Mabasa 14:11–15.b Eks. 20:12;

Mosaya 13:20.

18 3a nkm Munamato.b nkm Zvakazarurwa.

4a 1 Ni. 16:5.

6a 1 Ni. 17:2.7a 2 Ni. 2:1.

b 2 Ni. 3:1.

1 Nifai 18:9–17 52

tarairwa, takapinda amugungwaikafambiswa nemhepo tichie-nda kunyika byechipikirwa.9 Uye shure kwokunge tafa-

mbiswa nemhepo mazuvaakawanda, tarisai, vakoma va-ngu nevanakomana vaIshmaerinevakadzi vavo vakatangisakuzvifadza, zvekuti vakatangakutamba, nokuimba, nokutauranenzira yakaipa, hongu, noku-daro vakakanganwa simbarakanga raita kuti vasvike pa-vakange vave apa, hongu,kuzvikudza zvakanyanya.10 Uye ini Nifai, ndakatanga

kuva nokutya kukuru kuti Ishevachatishatirirwa, akatirangapamusana pokuipa kwedu,tikazomedzwa tikanyura mu-gungwa; naizvozvo, ini Nifai,ndakatanga kutaura navo zvi-nyoro-nyoro; asi avakandisha-tirirwa vachiti: Hatibvume kutimunun’una wedu ave bmuto-ngi wedu.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ramani

naRemueri vakanditora vaka-ndisunga netambo, vakandi-bata zvakaipa zvikuru; asi zvi-sinei, Ishe avakazvibvumirakuti varatidze simba rake, mu-kuzadzikisa shoko ravo irovakange vataura pamusoropevakaipa.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti shure

kwokunge vandisunga zvo-kuti handina kukwanisa kufa-mba, achinongedzo, chakange

chagadzirwa naIshe kuti chiti-tungamirire, chakabva charegakushanda.

13 Naizvozvo, havana kuzivakwokunangisa ngarava, muku-daro kwakasimuka dutu guru,hongu, mhepo yakaipisa zviku-ru, atikadzorerwa shure pamu-soro pemvura kwemazuva ma-tatu; vakatangisa kuva nokutyakukuru kuti vangangonyudzwamugungwa; zvakadaro havanakundisunungura.

14 Uye pazuva rechina, apotakanga tadzorwa shure, mheponedutu yakatangisa kurwadzazvikuru.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti takangetava kuda kumedzwa negu-ngwa. Uye shure kwokunge ta-dzorerwa shure tiri mumvurakwamazuva mana, vakoma va-ngu vakatangisa akuona kutikutonga kwaMwari kwakangakwava pavari, kuti vanofa kanavasina kutendeuka kubva pa-zvivi zvavo, saka vakauyakwandiri, vakasunungura ta-mbo dzakanga dzakandisungamaoko, hongu, akanga azvimbazvikuru, uye nezviziso zvema-kumbo angu zvakanga zvazvi-mbawo, zvichirwadza zvikuru.

16 Zvakadaro ndakatarisakuna Mwari wangu, andakamu-kudza zuva rose; uye handinakutsutsumwa kuna Ishe pamu-sana pokutambudzwa kwangu.

17 Zvino baba vangu Rihai,

8a 2 Ni. 10:20.b 1 Ni. 2:20.

nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

10a 1 Ni. 17:17–55.b Gen. 37:9–11;

1 Ni. 16:37–38;2 Ni. 1:25–27.

11a Aruma 14:11.12a 1 Ni. 16:10, 16, 26;

2 Ni. 5:12;Aruma 37:38–47;

D&Z 17:1.13a Mosaya 1:17.15a Hir. 12:3.16a Aruma 36:28.

53 1 Nifai 18:18–25

vakanga vataura zvinhu zva-kawanda kwavar i , uyewonekuvanakomana avaIshmaeri;asi tarisai, vakatyisidzira uyowose aida zvekundireverera;uye vabereki vangu savanhuvakanga vakwegura, uye varivanhu vairwadziwa nenzirayekuita kwevana vavo, hongu,vakange vave vanhu veparuku-kwe rwokurwara.18 Nokuda kwokutambudzika

kwavo nokusuwa, nokutadzakwavakoma vangu, vakangavaunzwa pedyo nokutakurwakubva panguva ino kuti vasa-ngane naMwari wavo; hongu,uye kana bvudzi ravo jena ra-kanga rava pedyo kurinzwamuguruva; hongu, uye vakangavava pedyo kuti vakandwe no-kusuwa muguva rizere mvura.19 Uye Jakobho naJosefa,

sezvo vakanga vari vadiki,vaida zvinogutsa zvakawanda,vakasuwa pamusana pekuta-mbudzika kwamai vavo; uyemudzimai awangu nemisodzineminamato yake, uye vanavangu, havana kunyevenutsamwoyo yavakoma vangu kutivandisunungure.20 Uye hapana chimwe chi-

nhu kunze kwesimba raMwari,raivatyisidzira kuti richavapara-dza, chaiita kuti vapfavisemwoyo yavo; naizvozvo, zvava-kaona kuti vakange vavakudakumedzwa negungwa vakate-ndeuka pazvinhu zvavakangavaita, mukudaro vakandisunu-ngura.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti shurekwokunge vandisunungura, ta-risai, ndakatora chinongedzo,chikasevenza nenzira yandaida.Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakana-mata kuna Ishe; shure kwoku-nge ndananata mhepo yakamira,dutu rikamira kukava nokunya-rara kukuru.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti iniNifai, ndakafambisa ngarava,tikafamba tichienda kunyikayechipikirwa.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti shurekwokunge tafamba mazuvaakawanda takasvika munyi-ka ayechipikirwa; takaburukatikadzika matende edu; tika-idaidza kuti nyika yechipi-kirwa.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti takata-ngisa kurima, tikatangisa ku-dyara mbeu; hongu, tikaisambeu dzedu dzose muvhu,idzo dzatakanga tauya nadzokubva kunyika yeJerusarema.Uye zvakaitika kuti dzakakurazvikuru; naizvozvo, takako-mborerwa zvikuru.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti takaonamunyika yechipikirwa, apo tai-famba murenje, kuti makangamuine mhuka mumasangodzemhando dzose, nzombenemhou, mbongoro nemaha-chi, mbudzi nembudzi dzomu-sango, nedzimwewo mhukadzesango, idzo dzakange dza-kaisirwa kushandiswa nava-nhu. Takaona mabwe esimbidzose, egoridhe, nesirivha, ne-mhangura.

17a 1 Ni. 7:4–20.19a 1 Ni. 7:19; 16:7.

23a nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

1 Nifai 19:1–5 54

CHITSAUKO 19

Nifai anoita mahwendefa esimbiuye obva anyora rungano rweva-nhu vekwake — Mwari vaIsraerivachauya kwapfuura mazana ma-tanhatu emakore kubvira panguvayakabva Rihai muJerusarema —Nifai anotaura pamusoro pekuta-mbudzwa nekuroverwa kwavo —MaJuda vachashorwa uye vago-paradzaniswa kudakara mazuvaekupedzisira, pavachazodzokerakuna Ishe. Zvingangove makore588 kusvika ku570 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe vaka-ndituma, nokudaro ndikagadzi-ra mahwendefa esimbi kutindigonyora paari zvinyorwazvevanhu vekwedu. Uye apa-mahwendefa andakaita ndaka-isa zvinyorwa bzvababa vangu,nenzendo dzedu tiri murenje,nezvekuporofita kwababa va-ngu; nezvizhinji zvekuporofitakwangu ndakazvinyora paari.2 Uye handina kuziva pangu-

va yandakanga ndichiagadzirakuti ndichazotumwa naIshekugadzira mahwendefa aaya;nokudaro, zvinyorwa zvababavangu, nezvenhoroondo yeku-berekwa kwemadzibaba avo,nechidimbu chezvakawandazvekufamba kwedu murenjezvakanyorwa pamahwendefaaye ekutanga andambotaura;nokudaro, zvinhu zvakatoranzvimbo ndisati ndagadzira

mahwendefa baya, pachokwadi,zvakataurwa nezvazvo kunya-nya mumahwendefa ekutanga.

3 Uye mushure mekuita ma-hwendefa aya nekutumwa, iniNifai, ndakagashira shoko reku-ti hushumiri nezvekuporofita,zvidimu zvainge zvakanyanyakuve pachena uye zvinokoshazvacho, zvaifanirwa kunyorwapamahwendefa aaya; uye nokutizvinhu zvanyorwa zvichenge-terwe kudzidziswa vanhu ve-kwangu, vanenge vari varidzivenyika, uyewo kuitira mamwemabasa beuchenjeri, aya mabasaari anozivikanwa kuna Ishe.

4 Nokudaro, ini Nifai, ndakaitazvinyorwa pane mamwe ma-hwendefa, zvinopa nhoroondo,kana zvinopa nhoroondo huruyedzihondo nekupesana neku-paradzwa kwevanhu vekwa-ngu. Uye izvi ndakazviita, uyendikaudza vanhu vekwanguzvekuita mushure mekungendaenda; nekuti mahwendefaaya akafanira kugashidzanwakubva kune chimwe chizvarwakuenda kune chimwe, kana kutikubva kune muporofita zvichi-enda kune mumwe, kudakaraIshe vataura zvakare.

5 Uye nhoroondo ayekugadzirakwangu mahwendefa aya icha-piwa mushure; uye zvino, tari-sai, ndoenda mberi maereranonezvandataura; uye izvi ndinoi-ta kuti zvinhu zvinonyanya ku-yera bzvichengeterwe kuzivakwevanhu vekwangu.

19 1a nkm Mahwendefa.b 1 Ni. 1:16–17; 6:1–3.

2a 2 Ni. 5:30.b 1 Ni. 9:1–5.

3a Jak. 1:1–4; 3:13–14;

4:1–4.b 1 Ni. 9:4–5;

Mazwi 1:7;D&Z 3:19–20; 10:1–51.

5a 2 Ni. 5:28–33.

b nkm Magwaromatsvene—Magwaromatsvene anofanirakuchengetedzwa.

55 1 Nifai 19:6–11

6 Zvakadaro, handinyorechinhu pamahwendefa kunzekwekunge ndichifunga kutiachinoyera. Uye zvino, kanandikakanganisa, kana vakarevaikanganisa; kwete kuti ndi-notsvaka kuzvinatsa pamusoropevamwe, asi nenzira byekusa-simba kuri mandiri, maereranonenyama, ndingazvinatse.7 Nokuti zvinhu zvinotariswa

nevamwe vanhu sezvinhu zvi-nokosha zvikuru, zvose kumu-viri nekumweya, vamwe avano-zvizvidza vozvitsika pasi netso-ka dzavo. Hongu, kana Mwarichaivo vaIsraeri vanhu bvano-vatsikirira pasi petsoka dzavo;ndinoti, kutsikirira pasi petsokadzavo asi ndikataura nemamwemazwi—vanovaita chinhu chi-sina maturo, uye havateererekuzwi rake rokuraira.8 Uye tarisai avanouya, mae-

rerano nemazwi engirozi, mu-mazana bmatanhatu emakorekubva panguva baba vanguyavakasiya Jerusarema.9 Uye nyika, nenzira yekuipa

kwavo, vachavati chinhu chisi-na maturo; nokudaro vanomu-ranga, uye vanozvibvumira;

uye vanomurova, uye vanozvi-bvumira. Hongu, avanovasvipi-ra, uye vanozvibvumira, ne-nzira yerudo rwetsitsi dzavonemwoyo murefu wavo kuvanavevanhu.

10 Uye aMwari vamadzibabaedu, avo bvakatungamirwakubuda munyika yeEgipita,kubva muusungwa, uye vaka-chengetwa navo murenje, ho-ngu, cMwari vaAbrahama, uyevaIsaka, naMwari vaJakobo,dvozvipira, maererano nema-zwi engirozi, semunhu, muma-oko evanhu vakaipa , kut ievagosimudzwa, maereranonemazwi faZenoki, uye gvago-roverwa, maererano nemazwiaNiamu, uye vagovigwa hmu-bwiro, maererano nemazwiiaZenosi, aakataura pamusoropemazuva matatu jerima, ri-chapiwa sechiratidzo chekufakwavo kune avo vanenge varivagari vemuzvitsuwa zvegu-ngwa, kunyanya zvichapiwakune avo kvemba yaIsraeri.

11 Nokuti ndiko kutaura kwa-kaita muporofita: Ishe Mwarichokwadi avachashanyira vosevemba yaIsraeri pazuva iroro,

6a Ona peji yeMusorowenya weBhukuraMormoni.nkm Mutsvene.

b Morm. 8:13–17;Eta 12:23–28.

7a 2 Ni. 33:2; Jak. 4:14.b nkm Hupanduki.

8a nkm Jesu Kristu—Zviporofitanezvekuzvarwauye nerufurwaJesu Kristu.

b 1 Ni. 10:4; 2 Ni. 25:19.9a Isa. 50:5–6;

Mat. 27:30.

10a 2 Ni. 26:12;Mosaya 7:27;27:30–31;Aruma 11:38–39;3 Ni. 11:14–15.

b Eks. 3:2–10; 6:6;1 Ni. 5:15; D&Z 136:22.

c Gen. 32:9;Mosaya 7:19;D&Z 136:21.nkm Jehova.

d nkm Dzikinura.e 3 Ni. 27:14.f Aruma 33:15; 34:7;

Hir. 8:19–20;3 Ni. 10:15–16.

nkm MagwaroMatsvene—MagwaroMatsvene akarasika;Zenoki.

g 2 Ni. 6:9; Mosaya 3:9.nkm Kuroverwa.

h Mat. 27:60; Ruka 23:53;2 Ni. 25:13.

i Jak. 6:1; Hir. 15:11.nkm Zenosi.

j 1 Ni. 12:4–5;Hir. 14:20, 27;3 Ni. 8:3, 19–23; 10:9.

k 3 Ni. 16:1–4.11a 3 Ni. 9:1–22;

D&Z 5:16.

1 Nifai 19:12–20 56

vamwe nezwi ravo, nokudakweurarami hwavo, mukufarakwavo kukuru neruponeso,uye vamwe bnekutinhira ne-mabhanan’ana esimba ravo,nedutu remhepo, nemoto, neu-tsi, nekunyangarika ckwerima,nekuzuruka dkwevhu, enema-komo achatakurwa mudenga.12 Uye azvose zvinhu izvi

zvechokwadi zvichauya, ano-taura muporofita bZenosi. Uyecmatombo enyika akafanirakutsemuka; nenzira yekugome-ra kwepasi, vazhinji vemadzi-mambo ezvitsuwa zvegungwavachatunhwa neMweya wa-Mwari, vagodaidzira: Mwarivenyika vatambudzika.13 Uye kune avo vari kuJeru-

sarema, muporofi ta anoti ,avacharangwa nevanhu vose,nokuti b vanorovera MwarivaIsraeri, uye vachiisa mwoyoyavo rutivi, vachiramba zvirati-dzo neminana, nesimba nembiriyaMwari vaIsraeri.14 Uye nenzira yokuti vanote-

ndeutsira mwoyo yavo rutivi,anotaura muporof i ta , uyeavakashora Mutsvene waIsraeri,vachakwetaira munyama, vopa-rara, uye vove bchitukiso cno-kurehwa, uye vagovengwa mu-kati memarudzi ose.

15 Zvakadaro, kana zuva irororasvika, anodaro muporofita,zvekuti vanenge avasisaite kutimwoyo yavo ivenge MutsvenewaIsraeri, ndipo pavachazoyeu-ka bzvibvumirano zvavakaitakumadzibaba avo.

16 Hongu, ndipo paachayeukaazvitsuwa zvegungwa; hongu,n e v o s e v a n h u a v o v e m b ayaIsraeri, bndichavaunganidza,vanodaro Ishe, maererano ne-mazwi emuporofita Zenosi, ku-bva mumativi mana epasi.

17 Hongu, uye pasi pose apa-chaona ruponeso rwaIshe, ano-daro muporofita; rwose rudzi,hama, ndimi nevanhu vacharo-pafadzwa.

18 Uye ini Nifai, ndakanyorazvinhu izvi kuvanhu vekwa-ngu, kuti zvimwe ndingava-nyengetedze kuti vayeuke IsheMununuri vavo.

19 Nokudaro, ndinotaura kunevose vemba yaIsraeri, kuti zvi-mwe vangawane zvinhu aizvi.20 Nokuti tarisai, ndine maba-

sa emumweya, anondinetesazvekuti nhengo dzemuviri wa-ngu dzose hadzina simba,mukunzwira kwangu avo variJerusarema; nokuti dai Ishevakanga asina kuita tsitsi, dze-kundiratidza pamusoro pavo,

11b Hir. 14:20–27;3 Ni. 8:5–23.

c Ruka 23:44–45;3 Ni. 8:19–20.

d 2 Ni. 26:5.e 3 Ni. 8:10.

12a Hir. 14:20–28.b Jak. 5:1.c Mat. 27:51.

13a Ruka 23:27–30.

b 2 Ni. 10:3.14a Isa. 53:3–6;

Mosaya 14:3–6.b nkm maJuda.c Deut. 28:37;

I Madz. 9:7;3 Ni. 16:9.

15a 1 Ni. 22:11–12.b nkm Chibvumirano

chaAbrahama.

16a 1 Ni. 22:4;2 Ni. 10:21.

b Isa. 49:20–22.nkm Israeri—Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

17a Isa. 40:4–5.19a Eno. 1:16;

Morm. 5:12; 7:9–10.

57 1 Nifai 19:21–20:3

sezvavaiita kumaporofita vaka-re, ndingadai ndakafawo.21 Uye chokwadi vakaratidza

akumaporofita vakare zvinhuzvose bpamusoro pavo; uyevakaratidzawo vazhinji pamu-soro pedu; nokudaro, takafa-nira kuziva nezvavo nokutizvakanyorwa pamahwendefaendarira.22 Zvino zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, ndakadzidzisa vakomavangu zvinhu izvi; uye zvakai-tika kuti ndakavaverengerazvinhu zvizhinji, zvakangazvakanyorwa apamahwendefaendarira, kuti vazive nezvekuitakwaIshe kune dzimwe nyika,pakati pevanhu vakare.23 Uye ndakavaverengera

zvinhu zvizhinji zvakanyorwaamumabhuku aMosesi, asi kutizvimwe ndivanyengetedze zva-kakwana kuti vatende muna-Ishe Mununuri vavo ndakava-verengera izvo zvakanyorwanemuporofita bIsaya; nokuticndakafananidza magwaro ma-tsvene ose kwatiri, kuti dzviti-yamure nekuti tidzidze.24 Nokudaro ndakataura

kwavari ndichiti: Inzwai imimazwi emuporofita, imi murivakasara vemba yaIsraeri, abazirakatyoka rikava paro rega;inzwai imi mazwi emuporofita,ayo akanyorerwa kuna vose ve-mba yaIsraeri, mugoafananidza

nemi, kuti mugove netariro ne-hama dzenyuwo dzinove ndipopamakapazuka muchibva; no-kuti ndiyo tsika yazvakanyorwanayo nemuporofita.

CHITSAUKO 20

Ishe vanoratidza zvavanoda kuitakuna Israeri—Israeri akasarudzwamuchoto chematambudziko uyeachaenda achibva muBabironi —Enzanisai naIsaya 48. Zvinga-ngove makore 588 kusvika ku570Kristu asati azvarwa.

Teererai munzwe izvi, imivemba yaJakobo, munodaidzwanezita raIsraeri, uye mauyakubva mumakungwa aJuda,kana mabuda mumvura ayeru-bhabhatidzo, munopika nezitaraIshe, uye muchitaura ne-zvaMwari vaIsraeri, asi vasi-ngapike muchokwadi kanamukururama.

2 Zvakadaro, vanozvidaidzakuti ndeveguta adzvene, asih a v a i t e k u t i b v a g a r e v a r imunaMwari vaIsraeri, avo va-nove ndivo Mwari veMauto;hongu, Mwari veMauto ndirozita ravo.

3 Tarisai, ndakazvitaura zvinhuaizvi kubvira pakutanga; uyezvakabuda zvichibva mumuro-mo wangu, uye ndikavaratidza.Ndikaerekana ndavaratidza.

21a II Madz. 17:13;Amosi 3:7.nkm Muporofita.

b 3 Ni. 10:16–17.22a 1 Ni. 22:1.23a Eks. 17:14; 1 Ni. 5:11;

Mos. 1:40–41.b 1 Ni. 15:20;

2 Ni. 25:4–6;3 Ni. 23:1.

c nkm Magwaromatsvene—Kukoshakwemagwaromatsvene.

d 2 Ni. 4:15.24a Gen. 49:22–26;

1 Ni. 15:12;2 Ni. 3:4–5.

20 1a nkm Bhabhatidza.2a Isa. 52:1.

nkm Jerusarema.b nemamwe mazwi

kuvimba.3a Isa. 46:9–10.

1 Nifai 20:4–16 58

4 Uye ndakazviita nokuti nda-iziva kuti aiwe une nharo, uyemutsipa wako irunda resimbi,uye mhanza yako indarira;5 Uye kana kubvira pakuta-

nga ndakataura kwauri; zvisatizvaitika ndakakuratidza kwa-vari; uye ndakavaratidza pamu-sana pekutya kuti pamwewaizoti — aChimufananidzochangu ndicho chazviita, uyemufanidzo wangu wakavezwa,uye mufananidzo wangu wa-kaumbwa ndiwo wataura.6 Waona ukanzwa zvose izvi;

uye hamuzvitaure here? Uyenokuti ndakuratidza zvinhuzvitsva kubvira panguva ino,kana zvinhu zvakavanda, uyeiwe wange usingazvizive.7 Zvakasikwa iye zvino, uye

kwete kubvira pakutanga,kana muzuva rawakange usatiwazvinzwa zvakange zvatota-urwa kwauri kare, pamweungazoti—Tarisai ndaizviziva.8 Hongu, uye hauna kunzwa;

hongu, hawaiziva; hongu,kubvira panguva iyo nzeve dza-ko hadzina kuvhurwa; nokutindaiziva kuti waizoita nekunye-ngedza kukuru, uye wakadai-dzwa kunzi amutadzi kubvauri munhumbu.9 Zvisinei pamusana apezita

rangu ndinombomisa kushati-rwa kwangu, uye pamusoropekurumbidzwa kwangu ndo-

mbobva kwauri, kuti ndisazo-kudimbura.

10 Nokuti tarisai, ndakakuna-tsa, ndakakusarudza muchotochemoto awedambudziko.11 Kuzviitira ini, hongu, nenzi-

ra yangu ini ndichazviita izvi,nokuti handizobvumira azitarangu kuti risvibiswe, uye bha-ndizopa mbiri yangu kunemumwe.

12 Teerera kwandiri Jakobo,newe Israeri wakadaidzwa wa-ngu, nokuti ndini iye; ndiniawekutanga, uye ndiniwo we-kupedzisira.

13 Ruoko rwangu ndirwowoarwakaisa hwaro hwepasi, uyeruoko rwangu rwerudyi ndirworwakasika matenga. Ndinozvi-daidza uye zvichimira pamwe-chete.

14 Mose imi unganai pache-nyu, uye munzwe; ndiani pakatipavo akataura zvinhu izvi kwa-vari? Ishe akamuda; hongu,aachazadzikisa shoko rake raa-kataura nekwavari; uye achaitazvinomufadza bneBabironi, uyeruoko rwake rwuchauya pamu-soro pemaKardea.

15 Zvekare Ishe vanoti; iniIshe, hongu, ndakataura; hongu,ndikamudaidza kuti ataure,ndakamuunza, uye achaita nzirayake ibudirire.

16 Uyai imi pedyo neni ;handina kutaura amuruvande;

4a nemamwe mazwi

Israeri.5a nkm Kunamata

Zvifananidzo.8a Mpi. 58:3.9a I Sam. 12:22;

Mpi. 23:3;

I Joh. 2:12.10a nkm Matambudziko.11a Jer. 44:26.

b Isa. 42:8;Mos. 4:1–4.

12a Zvaka. 1:17; 22:13.nkm Arfa naOmega;

Dangwe.13a Mpi. 102:25.

nkm Sika.14a I Madz. 8:56;

D&Z 64:31; 76:3.b nkm Baberi, Babironi.

16a Isa. 45:19.

59 1 Nifai 20:17–21:4

kubvira pakutanga, kubvira pa-nguva yazvakataurwa pachenandakataura; uye Ishe Mwari,neMweya wavo, vakatuma ini.17 Uye ndiko kutaura kwaIshe,

aMununuri wenyu, MutsvenewaIsraeri; Ndavatuma, IsheMwari venyu vanokudzidzisaikuwana, bvanokutungamirirainemunzira yamakafanira kue-nda nayo, vazviita.18 Dai makateerera amirairo

yangu — zvino runyararo rwe-nyu rwungadai rwakaita se-rwizi, uye kururama kwenyukwakaita semasaisai egungwa.19 aMbeu yenyuwo ingadai

yakaita sejecha; zvizvarwa zve-ura hwenyu setsanza; zita rakeharaifanira kunge rakabviswakana kuparadzwa kubva pa-mberi pangu.20 aEndai imi veBabironi, tizai

kubva kumaKardea, nezwi re-kuimba daidzirai, taurai izvi,taurai kusvika kumuganhuwenyika; itii: Ishe vanunurabmuranda wavo Jakobo.

21 Uye havana kunzwa anyota;vakavatungamirira mugwenga;vakavaitira kuti mvura iyerereichibva bmudombo; vakatsemu-rawo dombo uye mvura dzika-dhubhuka.22 Uye kana dai zvazvo vakai-

ta zvose izvi, nezvimwe zviku-ruwo kupfuura izvi, hakunaarunyararo, vanodaro Ishe, kunevakaipa.

CHITSAUKO 21

Mesia achave mwenje kuvaJentairiuye achasunungura vasungwa —Israeri ichaunganidzwa nesimbamumazuva ekupedzisira — Madzi-mambo ndivo vachave madzibabaekuvarera—Enzanisai naIsaya 49.Zvingangove makore 588 kusvikaku570 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakare: Inzwai imi vembayaIsraeri, mose imi makabvamukatandirwa kunze nenzirayekuipa kwevafudzi vevanhuvangu; hongu, mose imi ma-kabva, makapararira muri va-nhu vekwangu, imba yaIsraeri.Teererai imi azvitsuwa kwa-ndiri, uye inzwai imi vanhuvanobva bkure; Ishe vakandi-daidza ndiri munhumbu; ndirimuura hwamai vangu vakata-ura zita rangu.

2 Uye vakaita muromo wangukuti uve wakapinza semuno-ndo; vakandiviga mumumvuriweruoko rwavo, uye vakandiitamuseve wakakwenenzverwa,vakandiviga munhava yavo.

3 Uye vakati kwandiri: Iwe uriamuranda wangu, Israeri, ma-ndichakudzwa zvikuru.

4 Zvino ndakati, ndakashandi-ra pasina, ndakaparadza simbarangu zvisina maturo uye pasina;chokwadi kutongwa kwangukuna Ishe, uye basa rangu rinaMwari wangu.

17a nkm Mununuri.b nkm Kutunhwa;

Zvakazarurwa.18a Mpa. 8:5.19a Gen. 22:15–19;

Hos. 1:10.20a Jer. 51:6;

D&Z 133:5-14.b Isa. 44:1–2, 21.

21a Isa. 41:17–20.b Eks. 17:6;

Num. 20:11;1 Ni. 17:29;2 Ni. 25:20.

22a nkm Runyararo.21 1a 1 Ni. 22:4;

2 Ni. 10:20–22.b D&Z 1:1.

3a Zvaka. 25:55;Isa. 41:8;D&Z 93:45–46.

1 Nifai 21:5–15 60

5 Uye zvino, Ishe vanodaro —avo avakandiumba kubva mu-nhumbu kuti ndive murandawavo, kuti ndiunze Jakobozvakare kwavari — kana daiIsraeri isina kuungana, kanad a i z v a k a d a r o n d i c h a k u-dzwa mumaziso maIshe, uyeMwari vangu vachave simbarangu.6 Uye vakati: Chinhu chiri

nyore kwazvo kuti uve mura-nda wangu kuti umutse amaru-dzi aJakobo, nokudzorera pa-kare avo vakachengetedzwavaIsraeri. Ndichakupawo bse-mwenje ckumaJentairi, kuti uveruponeso rwangu kusvika kwa-kaperera pasi.7 Ndizvo zvinotaurwa naIshe,

Mununuri waIsraeri, Mutsvene,kuna ivo vanoshorwa nevanhu,kuna ivo vasingadiwe nemaru-dzi, kune muranda vevatongi:Madzimambo achaona agosi-muka, machinda naivowo va-chanamata, nenzira yaIshe vanerutendo.8 Ndizvo zvinotaurwa naIshe:

Munguva yakafanira ndakaku-nzwai, zvitsuwa zvegungwa,uye muzuva reruponeso nda-kakuyamurai; uye ndichaku-chengetedzai, uye ndigokupaimuranda awangu sechibvumi-rano chevanhu, kusimbisa pasi,kuita kuti nenhaka dzange dzi-sina kugarwa dzigarwe;

9 Kuti mungazoti akuvasu-ngwa: Endai; kune avo vagerebmurima: Zviratidzei. Vachadyamudzinzira, uye cmafuro avoachave munzvimbo dzose dza-katunhumara.

10 Havachazonzwa nzara kananyota, kana kupisa kana zuvahazvingavanetse, nokuti anetsitsi navo achavatungamirira,nekuzvisipiti zvemvura acha-varatidza.

11 Uye ndichaita makomoangu ose ave nzira, uye amigwa-gwa yangu ichasimudzirwa.

12 Uye zvino imba yaIsraeri,tarisai, aava vachabva kure; uyeona, ava vachabva kuchamhe-mbe nekumadokero; ava vacha-bva munyika yaSinimi.

13 aImbai Matenga; uye muvenemufaro, iwe nyika; nokutitsoka dzeavo vari kumabvazuvadzichamiswa; uye mugotangakuimba, imi makomo; nokutihaachazorohwa; nokuti Ishevanyaradza vanhu vavo, uyeanozove netsitsi kune avo vano-tambudzika.

14 Asi tarisai, Zioni yakati:Ishe vandirasa, uye Ishe vanguvandikanganwa — asi vachara-tidza kuti havana.

15 Ko amudzimai angakanga-nwe here mwana wake arikuyamwa, kuti atadze kunzwiranyasha mwanakomana weurahwake? Hongu, bvangakanga-

5a Isa. 44:24.6a nkm Israeri—

Marudzi guminemaviri eIsraeri.

b D&Z 103:8–10;Abr. 2:10–11.

c 3 Ni. 21:11.8a 2 Ni. 3:6–15;

3 Ni. 21:8–11;Morm. 8:16, 25.

9a nkm RuponesorweVakafa.

b 2 Ni. 3:5.c Ezk. 34:14.

11a Isa. 62:10;D&Z 133:23–32.

12a Isa. 43:5–6.13a Isa. 44:23.15a nkm Mukadzi.

b Isa. 41:17;Aruma 46:8;D&Z 61:36.

61 1 Nifai 21:16–26

nwe, asi ini handizokukanga-nwa, imba yaIsraeri.16 Tarisai, ndakakunyora apa-

zvanza zvemaoko angu; tsvi-ngo dzako dziri mberi kwangunguva dzose.17 Vana vako vachakurumidza

kurwisa mharadzi dzako; nea-vo avakakuparadza vachabvakwauri.18 Simudza meso ako utarise-

tar ise uye uone; vose avaavanoungana pamwechete, uyevachauya kwauri. Uye sezvondichirarama, vanodaro Ishe,uchazvifukidza chokwadi navovose, sechishongo, uye wovasu-ngirira pauri semwenga.19 Nokuti nzvimbo dzako

dzakaipa nedzakanga dzisinaaigara, nenyika yawakapara-dza, iye zvino dzichave dzaka-manika nenzira yevageremo;nevakakumedza vanenge vavekure.20 Vana vaunenge waita, mu-

shure mekunge warasikirwanevekutanga, vachati zvakaremunzeve dzako: Nzvimbo inoayakamanikana kwandiri; ndi-pei nzvimbo ini yekuti ndigare.21 Zvino aiwe uchati nemu-

mwoyo mako: Ndiani akandi-berekera izvi, munoona kutindakarasikirwa nevana vangu,uye bhandina chandiinacho, ndi-ri nhapwa, uye ndinongoti nda-enda ndadzoka? Uye ndiani

akaunza izvi? Tarisai, ndakasi-iwa ndega, ava, vanga varipi?

22 Ndizvo zvinotaurwa naIshe:Tarisai, ndichasimudzira ruokorwangu akumaJentairi, uye ndi-gomisa brupawo rwangu kuva-nhu; uye vachauya nevanako-mana vako cmumaoko avo, uyevanasikana vako vachatakurwapamapfudzi avo.

23 Uye amadzimambo achavemadzibaba bekukurerai, uyemadzimambokadzi avo ndivomadzimai ekukurerai; vachako-tama kwamuri nezviso zvavozvakatarisa pasi, uye vagona-nzva guruva retsoka dzenyu;uye iwe uchaziva kuti ndiniIshe; nokuti havazonyara avocvanondimirira.24 Nokuti zvapambwa zvi-

ngabvutirwe vanotyisa here,kana kuti nhapwa adzepamuraudzingasunungurwa here?

25 Asi ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe,kana nhapwa dzevanotyisa dzi-chatorwa, uye nyama yevakaipaichasunungurwa; nokuti ndi-charwisana naye anorwisananewe, uye ndichaponesa vanavako.

26 Uye avo vanokudzvinyiriraandichavadyisa nyama yavo;vachararadza neropa ravo seku-nge vanwa waini; uye yose nya-ma bichaziva kuti ini Ishe, ndiniMuponesi wako neMununuriwako, cAnotyisa waJakobo.

16a Zek. 13:6.17a 3 Ni. 21:12–20.18a Mika 4:11–13.20a kana chakabata

kana chakamanikira.21a nemamwe mazwi

Zioni.

b Isa. 54:1; VaG. 4:27.22a Isa. 66:18–20.

b Isa. 11:12; 18:3.c 1 Ni. 22:8;

2 Ni. 10:8–9.23a Isa. 60:16.

b 1 Ni. 22:6.

c 2 Ni. 6:13;D&Z 98:2;133:10–11, 45.

24a 1 Ni. 21:25.26a 1 Ni. 22:13–14.

b Mosaya 11:22.c nkm Jehova.

1 Nifai 22:1–7 62

CHITSAUKO 22

Israeri ichapararira nepasi pose —MaJentairi vacharera nokuriritiraIsraeri nevhangeri mumazuvaekupedzisira — Israeri achaunga-nidzwa agoponeswa, uye vakaipavachatsva semashanga — Uma-mbo hwadhiabhorosi huchapara-dzwa, uye Satani achasungwa.Zvingangove makore 588 kusvikaku570 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakait ika kutimushure mekunge ini Nifai,ndaverenga zvinhu izvi zvaka-nga zvakanyorwa apamahwe-ndefa endarira, hama dzangudzakauya kwandiri uye dzikatikwandiri: Zvinhu zvawavere-nga izvi zvinorevei? Tarisai,zvinonzwikwa sezvinhu zvirimaererano nemweya here, zvi-chazoonekwa maererano ne-mweya uye kwete kunyama?2 U y e i n i N i f a i , n d a k a t i

kwavari: Tarisai azvakaiswapachena kumuporofita nezwireMweya; nokuti bneMweyazvose zvinhu zvinoziviswackumaporofita, zvichazoitikakuvana vevanhu maereranonezvenyama.3 Nokudaro, zvinhu zvandave-

renga zvinhu zvirimaereranoanezvenyama uye nezvemweya;nokuti zvinoratidzika kuti imbayaIsraeri, mushure mechinguva,

bichapararira pasi pose, nemu-marudzi ose.

4 Uye tarisai, kune vazhinjivakatorasika vasisazivikanweneavo vari Jerusarema. Hongu,rwuzhinji arwemarudzi rwaka-torwa brwukaendwa narwo; uyevakapararira kwose-kwose cmu-zvitsuwa zvegungwa; uye kutivaripi hakuna mumwe weduanoziva, kunze kwekuti tinozivakuti vakatorwa vakaendwa navo.

5 Uye kubvira nguva yavaka-torwa, zvinhu izvi zvange zvi-chingunoporofitwa pamusoropavo, nemaereranowo neavovose vachaparadzirwa uyevagovhiringwa, nenzira yeMu-tsvene waIsraeri; nokuti vacha-omesa mwoyo yavo nekusamu-da; nokudaro vachaparadzirwamumarudzi ose uye avagove-ngwa nevanhu vose.

6 Zvakadaro, mushure meku-nge avarerwa bnemaJentairi, uyeIshe vasimudzira ruoko rwavomaJentairi avamisa serupawo,uye cvana vavo vatakurwa mu-maoko avo, uye vanasikanavavo vatakurwa pamapfudziavo, tarisai zvinhu zviri kutau-rwa izvi ndezvenyama; nokutindizvo zvakaita zvibvumiranozvaIshe nemadzibaba edu; uyezvinoreva isu mumazuva arikuuya, nehama dzedu dzosedziri dzemba yaIsraeri.

7 Uye zvinoreva kuti nguva

22 1a 1 Ni. 19:22; 2 Ni. 4:2.2a II Pet. 1:19–21.

b nkm MweyaMutsvene.

c nkm Huporofita.3a D&Z 29:31–34.

b 1 Ni. 10:12–14;

2 Ni. 25:14–16.nkm Israeri—Kupararira kwaIsraeri.

4a nkm Israeri—Marudzi gumiakarasika aIsraeri.

b 2 Ni. 10:22.c 1 Ni. 21:1;

2 Ni. 10:8, 20.5a 1 Ni. 19:14.6a 1 Ni. 21:23.

b nkm Majentairi.c 1 Ni. 15:13.

63 1 Nifai 22:8–15

ichasvika yekuti mushure imbayose yaIsraeri yaparadzirwa uyeyavhiringwa, kuti Ishe Mwarivachamisa rudzi rwukuru pa-kati apemaJentairi, hongu, kanapamusoro penyika ino; naivombeu yedu bichaparadzirwa.

8 Uye mushure mekuparadzi-rwa kwembeu yedu Ishe Mwarivachaita rimwe basa arinosha-misa kwazvo pakati bpema-Jentairi, richave crinokosha kwa-zvo kumbeu yedu; nokudaro,zvinofananidzwa nokuriritirwanemaJentairi nokunge vakata-kurwa mumaoko avo nepama-pfudzi avo.9 Uye richave arinokoshawo

kumaJentairi; uye kwete kuma-Jentairi chete asi bnekumba yoseyaIsraeri, nemukuziviswa ckwe-zvibvumirano zvababa vedengakuna Abrahama, zvichinzi:dMumbeu yako ose marudziepasi eacharopafadzwa.

10 Uye ndingade, hama dza-ngu, kuti muzive kuti ose maru-dzi epasi haangaropafadzwekunze kwekunge aaratidza si-mba ravo mumaziso emarudzi.11 Nokudaro, Ishe Mwari

vacharatidza simba ravo muma-ziso emarudzi ose, mukuunza

zvibvumirano zvavo nevha-ngeri ravo kune avo vembayaIsraeri.

12 Nokudaro, achavaburitsazvakare muutapwa, uye ava-chaunganidzwa pamwechetemunyika dzenhaka yavo; uyevachaburitswa mukudzikatirwauye bmurima; uye vachazivakuti cIshe ndivo dMuponesiwavo neMununuri wavo, eAne-simba weIsraeri.

13 Uye ropa rechechi iya huruainonyangadza, rinove ndiropfambi repasi pose, richavapi-ndukira pamusoro pavo; nokutibvacharwisana pakati pavo, uyemunondo uri cmumaoko ucha-wira pamusoro pavo, uye va-chararadza neropa ravo.

14 Uye rwose arudzi rwucha-r w i s a n a n e w e , i w e i m b ayaIsraeri, vachapindukirana pa-chavo, uye bvachawira mugo-mba ravachera kuteya vanhuvaIshe. Uye vose avo cvanorwi-sana neZioni vachaparadzwa,nepfambi guru riya, rakaipisanzira dzaIshe, hongu, chechiiya huru inonyangadza, richa-wira pasi dmuguruva uye kuwakwaro kuchave kukuru.

15 Nokuti tarisai, anodaro

7a 3 Ni. 20:27.b 1 Ni. 13:12–14;

2 Ni. 1:11.8a Isa. 29:14;

1 Ni. 14:7;2 Ni. 27:26.nkm Kudzorerwapakare kweVhangeri.

b 2 Ni. 10:10–11;3 Ni. 16:4–7;Morm. 5:19.

c 1 Ni. 15:13–18;3 Ni. 5:21–26; 21:7.

9a 1 Ni. 14:1–5.

b 2 Ni. 29:13–14;2 Ni. 30:1–7.

c Deut. 4:31.d nkm Chibvumirano

chaAbrahama.e Gen. 12:2–3;

3 Ni. 20:27;Abr. 2:9–11.

10a Isa. 52:10.12a nkm Israeri—

Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

b nkm Rima,zveMweya.

c 2 Ni. 6:10–11.d nkm Muponesi.e nkm Jehova.

13a nkm Dhiabhorosi—Chechiradhiabhorosi.

b 1 Ni. 14:3, 15–17.c 1 Ni. 21:26.

14a Ruka 21:10.b Isa. 60:12;

1 Ni. 14:3;D&Z 109:25.

c 2 Ni. 10:13; 27:3.d Isa. 25:12.

1 Nifai 22:16–23 64

muporofita, nguva iri kuuyanokukurumidza yokuti Satanihaachazove nesimba mumwoyoyevana vevanhu; nokuti zuvariri kusvika iye zvino rekutivose vanodada neavo vanoitazvakaipa vachave asemashanga;uye zuva riri kusvika rekutibvapiswe.

16 Nokuti nguva iri kusvikazvino zvino yekuti kuzaraakwehasha dzaMwari kuchadi-rwa pane vose vana vevanhu;nokuti havazobvumira kuti va-kaipa vaparadze vakarurama.17 Nokudaro, avachachenge-

tedza bvakarurama nesimbaravo, kana dai zvazvo kuzarakwehasha dzavo kukauya,vakarurama vachengetedzwe,kana dai vavengi vavo vachi-paradzwa nemoto. Nokudaro,vakarurama havafanire kutya;nokuti ndiko kutaura kwemu-porofita, vachaponeswa, kanadai ungave moto.18 Tarisai hama dzangu, ndi-

noti kwamuri, zvinhu izvi zvi-nofanira kuitika muchinguvachiri kuuya zvino zvino, hongu,kana ropa, nemoto, nemweyaweutsi zvakafanira kuuya; uyezvakafanira kunge zviri pamu-soro penyika ino; uye zvinouyakuvanhu maererano nenyamakana zvaitika kuti vaomesamwoyo yavo kuMutsvenewaIsraeri.

19 Nokuti tarisai, vakaruramahavazofi; nokuti nguva chokwa-di yakafanira kusvika yekutiavo vose vanorwisana neZionivachadimurwa.

20 Uye Ishe chokwadi vacha-gadzirira vanhu vavo nzira,mukuzadzikisa kwemazwiaMosesi, aakataura, achiti: IsheMwari venyu vachakumutsiraiamuporofita, sezvandakaita ini;iyeyo ndiye amuchanzwa mu-zvinhu zvose zvaachataurakwamuri. Uye zvichaitika kutivose avo vacharamba kunzwamuporofita iyeyo bvachabviswakubva muvanhu.

21 Uye zvino ini Nifai, ndino-taura kwamuri, kuti amuporo-fita uyu akataurwa nezvakenaMosesi aive Mutsvene wa-Israeri; nokudaro, bachatongamukururama.

22 Uye vakarurama havafanirekutya, nokuti ndivo vaye vasi-ngavhiringwe. Asi umambohwadhiabhorosi, huchavakwamukati mevana vevanhu, huriumambo hwakaiswa pakatipavo avo venyama —

23 Nokuti nguva ichasvikanokukurumidza yekuti dzoseachechi dzakavakirwa kuwana,uye dzose idzo dzakavakirwakuwana simba renyama, nei-dzo dzose dzakavakirwa kuitabmbiri mumaziso enyika, nei-dzo dzinotsvaka kufadza nyama

15a Isa. 5:23–24;Nah. 1:10;Mara. 4:1;2 Ni. 15:24; 26:4–6;D&Z 64:23–24; 133:64.

b Mpi. 21:9;3 Ni. 25:1;D&Z 29:9.

nkm Pasi—Kusukwakwepasi pano.

16a 1 Ni. 14:17.17a 2 Ni. 30:10; Mos. 7:61.

b 1 Ni. 17:33–40.20a Joh. 4:19; 7:40.

b D&Z 133:63.21a Deut. 18:15, 18;

Mabasa 3:20–23;1 Ni. 10:4; 3 Ni. 20:23.

b Mpi. 98:9; Mos. 6:57.23a 1 Ni. 14:10;

2 Ni. 26:20.nkm Unyengerihwehupirisita.

b Ruka 6:26; Aruma 1:3.

65 1 Nifai 22:24–31

nezvinhu zvenyika, nokuitazvakasiyana-siyana zvakaipa;hongu, muchidimbu, avo vosevemuumambo hwadhiabho-rosi ndivo vanofanira kutya,uye vadedere, uye cvandenge-ndeke; ndivo vaya vachadziki-swa muguruva; ndivo vayadvachatsva semashanga; uyeizvi zviri maererano nemazwiemuporofita.24 Uye nguva iri kuuya noku-

kurumidza yekuti vakaruramavatungamirwe asemhuru dzirikuiswa mudanga, uye MutsvenewaIsraeri agotonga nyika, nesi-mba, nokubwinya kukuru.25 Uye aanounganidza vana

vake kubva kumativi mana oseenyika; uye anoverenga hwaidzake, uye dzinomuziva; uyekuchave nedanga rimwechetebnemufudzi mumwechete; uyeachafudza hwai dzake, uyemaari dzichawana cmafuro.

26 Uye nenzira yekururamakwevanhu vake, aSatani haanasimba; nokudaro, haangapfu-tunurwe kwemakore bakawa-nda; nokuti haana simba mu-mwoyo yevanhu, nokuti vagere

mukururama, uye MutsvenewaIsraeri canotonga.27 Uye zvino tarisai, ini Nifai,

ndinoti kwamuri zvose zvinhuizvi zvakafanira kuuya maerera-no nezvenyama.

28 Asi tarisai, nyika dzose,marudzi, ndimi, navanhu va-chagara zvakanaka muMutsve-ne vaIsraeri kana zvaitika kutiavatendeuka.29 Uye zvino ini Nifai, ndino-

pedza; nokuti handifanire ku-pfuura zvandataura kwazvinomaererano nezvinhu izvi.

30 Nokudaro hama dzangu,ndingade kuti muzive kutizvinhu zvakanyorwa apama-hwendefa endarira ndezvecho-kwadi; uye zvinopupura kutimunhu akafanira kuteereramirau yaMwari.

31 Nokudaro, hamufanire ku-funga kuti ini nababa vangundisu chete tazvipupura, neku-zvidzidzisa. Nokudaro, kanamukave munoteerera amirairo,uye mugoshingirira kusvikakumagumo, muchaponeswamuzuva rekupedzisira. Uye ndi-zvo zvazviri. Ameni.

23c 2 Ni. 28:19.d 2 Ni. 26:6.

24a Amosi 6:4;Mara. 4:2;3 Ni. 25:2.

25a nkm Israeri—Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

b nkm MufudziAkanaka.

c Mpi. 23.26a Zvaka. 20:2;

Aruma 48:17;D&Z 43:31; 45:55;88:110; 101:28.nkm Dhiabhorosi.

b Jak. 5:76.c nkm Mereniamu.

28a nkm Rutendeuko;Regerera.

30a 2 Ni. 4:2.31a Mat. 19:17.

nkm MirairoyaMwari.

Bhuku reChipiri raNifai

Nhoroondo yokufa kwaRihai. Vakoma vaNifai vanomupa-ndukira. Ishe vanoyambira Nifai kuti aende murenje. Nenze-

ndo dzake murenje, nezvimwewo.

CHITSAUKO 1

Riha i anoporo f i ta pamusoropenyika yorusununguko — Mbeuyake ichaparadzwa nokurangwakana vachinge varamba MutsvenewaIsraeri — Anokurudzira vana-komana vake kuti vapfeke nguwodzoutsvene. Zvingangove makore588 kusvika ku570 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

UYE zvakaitika kuti shurekwokunge ini Nifai, ndape-

dza kudzidzisa vakoma vangu,ababa vedu, Rihai, vakataurawozvinhu zvakawanda kwavari,vakadzokorora kwavari, kutiIshe vakanga vaita zvinhu zvi-kuru sei kwavari mukuvaburi-tsa munyika yeJerusarema.2 Uye vakataura kwavari pa-

musoro apokupanduka kwavomumvura, netsitsi dzaMwarimukuvaponesa nekuti vasame-dzwe mugungwa.3 Uye vakataura kwavari

zvakare pamusana penyikayechipikirwa, iyo yavakangavawana — kuti Ishe vakangavane tsitsi dzakaita sei pakutiya-mbira kuti titize kubva kunyikayeJerusarema.4 Nokut i tar i sa i , ndaona

achiratidzo, chandiratidza kutibJerusarema yaparadzwa; uyedai takaramba tiri kuJerusarematingadai ctakaparara.5 Asi vakati, kana dai zva-

zvo takatambudzika, tawanaanyika yechipikirwa, nyikabyakanaka kupfuura dzimwenyika; nyika iyo Ishe Mwarivakabvumirana neni kuti icha-zova nyika yembeu yangu.Hongu, Ishe cvakavimbisa nyi-ka iyi kwandiri, nokuna vanavangu nokusingaperi, naavovose vachatungamirirwa kubvakune dzimwe nyika noruokorwaIshe.

6 Saka ini Rihai, ndinoporofitanokushanda kweMweya urimandiri, kuti ahapana kanamumwe achauya munyika inokunze kwokunge aunzwa no-ruoko rwaIshe.

7 Naizvozvo, anyika ino ya-kagadzirirwa avo chete vava-nounza. Uye kana vari vacha-mushandira nenzira yemitemoyavanovapa, ichazova nyikabyerusununguko kwavari; nai-zvozvo, havachazoiswa zvakaremuusungwa; nokuti zvikadaro,zvinenge zvakonzerwa neku-tadza kwavo; nokuti kanakutadza kukawanda nenyika

[2 nifai]1 1a nkm Patiriyaki.

2a 1 Ni. 18:9–20.4a nkm Kuratidzwa

(Chiratidzo).b II Madz. 24:14–15;

Jer. 44:2; 1 Ni. 1:4;Hir. 8:20.

c Aruma 9:22.5a nkm Nyika

yeChipikirwa.b Eta 2:9–10.

c nkm Chibvumirano.6a 2 Ni. 10:22.7a Mosaya 29:32;

Aruma 46:10, 20.b 2 Ni. 10:11.

nkm Rusununguko.

67 2 Nifai 1:8–14

cichatukwa pamusana pavo, asikuvatsvene icharopafadzwa no-kusingaperi.8 Uye tarisai, huchenjeri kuti

nyika ino haifanire kuzivika-nwa nedzimwe nyika; nokutitarisai, vanhu venyika zhinjivachamhanyira kunyika ino,zvekuti hapazosara nzvimboyenhaka.9 Saka ini Rihai, ndakavimbi-

swa, kuti akana avo vose IsheMwari vavachaunza kubvakunyika yeJerusarema vacha-chengeta mirairo yake, bvacha-budirira pauso hwenyika ino;vachazochengetwa kubva kunedzimwe nyika, kuti nyika inoive yavo vega. Uye kana cvaka-chengeta mirairo yake vacha-komborerwa pachiso chenyikaino, hapana achavanetsa, kanakutora nyika yenhaka yavo;vachagara pasina chavanotyanokusingaperi.10 Asi tarisai, kana nguva

yasvika yokuti vave kudereramukusatenda, shure kwoku-nge vagamuchira makomboreromakuru akadai kubva kunaIshe —vane ruzivo rwokusi-kwa kwenyika, navanhu vose,nokuziva mabasa anoshamisamakuru aIshe kubva pakusikwakwenyika; nokuva nesimba ra-kapiwa kwavari kuti vaite zvi-nhu zvose mukutenda; nokuvanemirairo yose kubva pakuta-nga, nokuuiswa muno nokuna-ka kwavo kusingaverengeke

munyika ino yechipikirwa —tarisai, ndinoti, kana zuva rika-zosvika ravacharamba UyoMutsvene weIsraeri, aMesiawechokwadi, Mununuri wavonaMwari wavo, tarisai, kuto-nga kwavo avo vasina tsvetekuchagara pavari.

11 Hongu, vachaunza amamwemarudzi kwavari, uye vachapasimba kwavari, uye vachavato-rera nyika nezvinhu zvavo, uyevachavaita kuti bvaparadzirwenokubaiwa.

12 Hongu, kubva kunoita chi-zvarwa ichi kuchiuya chimwekuchave anekudeuka kweropa,nokurangwa kukuru pakatipavo; naizvozvo, vanakomanavangu ndinoti dai mayeuka;hongu, uye makwanisa kuteere-ra mazwi angu.

13 Kuti mumuke; mumukekubva pakurara kwakadzika,hongu, kana kumuka mukuraraakwomugehena, muzunze bnge-tani dzakakusungai, dziri idzongetani dzakasunga vana vava-nhu, dzinoita kuti vagozotaku-rwa muuranda kuendwa navopasi cmugomba rekusingaperirekusuwa nenhamo.

14 Mukai! musimuke kubvamuguruva, munzwe izwi aro-mubereki ari kubvunda, anemapfupa amucharadzika pasibmuguva rinotonhora rinyerere,uko kusina anoendako aka-dzoka; mazuva mashomana uyendoenda cnzira yepasi rose.

7c Aruma 45:10–14, 16;Morm. 1:17; Eta 2:8–12.

9a 2 Ni. 4:4;Aruma 9:13.

b Deut. 29:9.c nkm Anoteerera.

10a nkm Mesia.11a 1 Ni. 13:12–20;

Morm. 5:19–20.b 1 Ni. 22:7.

12a Morm. 1:11–19; 4:11.13a nkm Gehena.

b Aruma 12:9–11.c 1 Ni. 15:28–30;

Hir. 3:29–30.14a nkm Vabereki.

b nkm Rufu, rwenyama.c Josh. 23:14.

2 Nifai 1:15–24 68

15 Asi tarisai, Ishe avadzikinu-ra mweya wangu kubva muge-hena; ndaona kubwinya kwavo,ndikakomberedzwa nokusinga-peri bmumaoko avo corudo.16 Uye ndinoda kuti muyeuke

kuchengetedza amitemo neku-ranga kwaIshe; tarisai, ichi ndi-chochinhu change chichinetsamwoyo wangu kubva paku-tanga.17 Mwoyo wangu wakatsitsi-

rwa nokusuwa nguva nenguva,nokuti ndaitya, nenzira yokuo-mesa mwoyo yenyu kuti IsheMwari venyu vangauye ano-kutsamwa kuzere kwamuri,bmukatsaurwa nokuparadzwazvachose;18 Kana, kuti kutukwa kunga-

uye kwamuri kwezvizvarwaazvakawanda; uye mukasha-nyirwa nomunondo, nenzara,mukavengwa, mukatungamiri-rwa nokubatwa sokuda bkwa-dhiabhorosi.19 Vanakomana vangu, dai

zvinhu izvi zvarega kuuyakwamuri, asi kuti muve vakasa-rudzwa anokudiwa savanhuvaIshe. Asi tarisai, kuda kwavongakuitwe; nokuti bnzira dzavodzakarurama zvisingaperi.20 Uye ivo vakati: aKana muka-

chengeta bmirairo yangu cmu-chabudirira panyika; asi kana

mukasachengeta mirairo yangumuchabviswa pamberi pangu.

21 Uye zvino kuti mweya wa-ngu uwane rufaro mamuri, uyenokuti mwoyo wangu usiyenyika ino uchifara pamusoropenyu, kuti ndisaiswe muguvandakasuwa, simukai kubvamuguruva, vanakomana vangu,muve avarume, mushinge ne-pfungwa bimwechete nomwoyomumwechete, makabatana pa-zvinhu zvose, kuti musaiswepausungwa;

22 Kuti musatukwe nokotu-kwa kunorwadza; uye zvakare,kuti musaite zvinoita kutiMwari avakanaka vakushatiri-rwei, vakuparadzei, hongu, pa-kuparadzwa kwokusingaperikwomweya nomuviri.

23 Mukai, vanakomana vangu;mupfeke anguo dzoutsvene.Zunzai ngetani dzakakusungai,mubve pamusingaonekwe, uyemusimuke kubva muguruva.

24 Musamukire zvakare muni-n’ina wenyu, uyo ane pfungwadzinobwinya, uye akachengetamirairo kubvira panguva yata-kasiya Jerusarema; anga achi-s h a n d i s w a a r i m u m a o k oaMwari, mukutiunza munyikayechipikirwa; nokuti dai paka-nga pasina iye, tingadai tosetakafa a nenzara muren je ;

15a Aruma 36:28.nkm Dzikinura.

b Jak. 6:5;Aruma 5:33;3 Ni. 9:14.

c VaR. 8:39.nkm Rudo.

16a Deut. 4:5–8;2 Ni. 5:10–11.

17a 2 Ni. 5:21–24;

Aruma 3:6–19.b Mosaya 12:8.

18a 1 Ni. 12:20–23.b nkm Dhiabhorosi.

19a nkm Akasarudza,Akasarudzwa.

b Hos. 14:9.20a Jar. 1:9;

Mosaya 1:6–7;Aruma 9:13–14.

b Zvaka. 26:3–14;Joere 2:23–26.

c Mpi. 67:6;Mosaya 2:21–25.

21a I Sam. 4:9;I Madz. 2:2.

b Mos. 7:18.22a D&Z 3:4.23a VaE. 6:11–17.24a 1 Ni. 16:32.

69 2 Nifai 1:25–32

zvisinei, imi maitsvaga bkupa-radza upenyu hwake, hongu,akatambudzika nokusuwa zvi-kuru pamusana penyu.25 Uye ndinotya zvikuru no-

kubvunda pamusana penyu,kuti achatambudzika zvakare;nokuti tarisai, makamupomeramhaka yokuti anga achitsvagasimba nemvumo yokutongaimi; asi ndinoziva kuti haanakutsvaga simba nemvumo ye-kuti aakutongei, asi akatsvagakubwinya kwaMwari, nemaga-riro enyu akanaka okusingaperi.26 Uye mukatsutsumwa no-

kuti akakutaurirai pachena.Munoti akange aakakuomeserai;munoti anga akashatirirwa imi;asi tarisai, kutaura kwake kwa-nga kuri kutaura kwesimba re-shoko raMwari, iro rakangariri maari, nezvamunodaidzakuti kushatirwa ichokwadi,maererano nezviri muna Mwari,zvaakanga asingagone kuvanza,asi kuisa pachena pasina kutyakutadza kwenyu.27 Uye zvinofanira kuti asimba

raMwari rive naye, uye kunya-nge pakukurairai kuti makafa-nira kuteerera. Asi tarisai,akanga asiri iye, asi wakangauri bMweya waIshe wakangauri maari, cwakazarura muromowake kuti urambe uchitaura.28 Uye zvino mwanakomana

wangu, Ramani, newe RemuerinaSemu, uye vanakomana vanguvanove vanakomana vaIshmaeri,

tarisai, mukateerera kuizwiraNifai hamuparari. Uye mu-kateerera kwaari ndichakupaiachikomborero, hongu, chiko-mborero changu chekutanga.

29 Asi mukaregera kuteererakwaari ndichatora achikombore-ro changu chekutanga, hongu,kana chikomborero changu uyechichazogara pamusoro pake.

30 Uye zvino, Zoramu, ndi-notaura kwauri: Tarisai, uriamuranda waRabhani; zvisinei,wakaunzwa kubva kunyikayeJerusarema, ndinoziva kutiuri shamwari yechokwadi ye-mwanakomana wangu Nifai,nokusingaperi.

31 Naizvozvo, nokuti wangauchivimbika zvikuru mbeuyako ichakomborerwa anembeuyake, kuti vagare muupfumikwenguva yakareba munyikaino; uye hakuna, kunze kweku-nge vave nokuipa pakati pavo,chinovakuvadza kana kuvaka-nganisa mukubudirira kwavomunyika ino nokusingaperi.

32 Naizvozvo, ukachengetamirairo yaIshe, Ishe vakaga-dzirira nyika ino kuchengete-dzwa kwembeu yako nembeuyomwanakomana wangu.

CHITSAUKO 2

Rununuro rwunouya nomunaMesia Mutsvene — Kusunungukapakuzvisarudzira (kuzvifungira)

24b 1 Ni. 16:37.25a Gen. 37:9–11.26a Zir. 15:10;

1 Ni. 16:2; Moro. 9:4;D&Z 121:41–43.

27a 1 Ni. 17:48.b D&Z 121:43.c D&Z 33:8.

28a nkm NhakayeKuzvarwa nayo.

29a Abr. 1:3.30a 1 Ni. 4:20, 35.31a 2 Ni. 5:6.

2 Nifai 2:1–8 70

kunofanirwa kunge kuripo kuti ti-rarame uye tibudirire — KutadzakwaAdama kwaive kwekuti vanhuvavepo—Vanhu vanokwanisa ku-sarudza rusununguko noupenyuhwokusingaperi. Zvingangove ma-kore 588 kusvika ku570 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino Jakobho, ndinotaurakwauri: Iwe uri adangwe ranguromumazuva okutambudzikakwangu murenje. Zvino tarisai,mukukura kwako wakatambu-dzika nokusuwa zvikuru, noku-da kwokuipa kwavakoma vako.2 Zvisinei hazvo Jakobho,

chizvarwa changu chokutangamurenje, unoziva ukuru hwa-Mwari; achakutsaurira mata-mbudziko ako ugowana noku-da kwawo.3 Naizvozvo, mweya wako

uchakomborerwa, uye uchagarazvakanaka nomukoma wako,Nifai; mazuva ako achapereramukushandira Mwari vako.Nokudaro, ndinoziva kuti wa-kaponeswa, nokuda kwoutsve-ne hweMununuri wako; nokutiwaona kuti mukukwana kwe-nguva anouya kuzopa ruponesokuvanhu.4 Uye awakaona kubwinya

kwake paujaya hwako; naizvo-zvo, wakakomborerwa seavovaachaparidzira vachimuona

panyama; nokuti Mweya mu-mwechete, nezuro, nhasi noku-singaperi. Uye nzira yakaga-dzirirwa kubvira pakupunzikakwomunhu, uye ruponeso bnde-rwepachena.

5 Uye vanhu vanorairwa zva-kakwana kuti avazive zvakana-ka kubva pane zvakaipa. Uyemutemo unopiwa kuvanhu.Uye nomutemo hapana nyamaisina bchitema; kana kuti, nomu-temo vanhu cvakaraswa. Ho-ngu, maererano nemutemowenyika vakaraswa; uyezve,nemutemo wemweya vanofaneizvo zvakanaka, vove vano-suwa nokusingapere.

6 Naizvozvo, arununuro rwu-nouya nomuna bMesia Mutsve-ne; nokuti azere cnenyashanechokwadi.

7 Tarisai akazvipira asechibairochezvivi, kuti azadzikise zvidozvemutemo, kuna avo vosevane mwoyo yakapfava no-mweya wokuzvininipisa; haku-na mumwezve angagutse bmhi-nduro dzemutemo.

8 Naizvozvo, zvinokosha seikuita kuti zvinhu izvi zvosezvizivikanwe kuvanhu vosevenyika, kuti vazive kuti haku-na nyama ingagare pamberipaMwari, akunze kwekungeiine kodzero, netsitsi, nenyashadzaMesia Mutsvene, uyo akapa

2 1a 1 Ni. 18:7.4a 2 Ni. 11:3;

Jak. 7:5.b nkm Nyasha.

5a Moro. 7:16.b VaR. 3:20;

2 Ni. 25:23;Aruma 42:12–16.nkm Natsa.

c 1 Ni. 10:6;2 Ni. 9:6–38;Aruma 11:40–45;12:16, 24; 42:6–11;Hir. 14:15–18.

6a 1 Ni. 10:6;2 Ni. 25:20;Aruma 12:22–25.nkm Hurongwa

hweRununuro.b nkm Mesia.c Joh. 1:14, 17;

Mos. 1:6.7a nkm Dzikinura.

b VaR. 10:4.8a 2 Ni. 25:20; 31:21;

Mosaya 4:8; 5:8;Aruma 38:9.

71 2 Nifai 2:9–14

upenyu hwake hwenyama,achihutora zvakare nesimba ro-Mweya, kuti aunze bkumutswakwevakafa, achiva iye wokuta-nga kumuka.9 Naizvozvo, anova michero

yokutanga kuna Mwari, aacha-batsira vanhu vose; avo vose va-notenda maari vachaponeswa.10 Uye nokuda kworubatsiro

arwavose, rwevanhu vose rwaa-kapa, vanhu vose vanouya kunaMwari; naizvozvo, vanomirapamberi pake, kuti bvatongwenaye maererano nechokwadicnoutsvene huri maari. Naizvo-zvo, zvinodiwa nemutemo wa-kapiwa noUyo Mutsvene, kurikuranga kwakatogadzirirwa,iko kurangwa kwakagadzirirwakwakasiyana norufaro rwuno-bva mukuteerera, kugutsa zvi-nodiwa dzverudzikinuro —11 Nokuti zvinofanira, kuti

pave anokupikisana muzvinhuzvose. Kana zvisina kudaro,dangwe rangu rokutanga mure-nje, utsvene hawaizokwanisakuunzwa, kana kuipa, kanautsvene kana kusuwa, kanazvakanaka kana zvakaipa. Nai-zvozvo, zvinhu zvose zvino-fanirwa kusangana kuve chi-nhu chimwechete; naizvozvokana uri muviri mumwecheteunofanirwa kuramba wakafa,usina upenyu kana rufu, kana

kunyangadzwa kana kusanya-ngadzwa, rufaro kana kusuwa,kana kunzwa nekusanzwa.

12 Naizvozvo, chingadai cha-kasikirwa pasina; naizvozvopangadai pakanga pasina achi-nangwa mukusikwa kwacho.Naizvozvo, chinhu ichi chino-fanirwa kuparadza uchenjerihwaMwari nezvinangwa zvavozvokusingaperi, uye zvakarenesimba, netsitsi, bnokutongakwakanaka kwaMwari.

13 Uye kana uchiti ahakunamutemo, uchatiwo hakunazvivi. Kana uchiti hakuna chiviuchatiwo hakuna utsvene. Uyekana kusina utsvene hakunarufaro. Kana kusina utsvenekana rufaro saka kunenge kusi-na kurangwa kana kusuwa.Uye kana zvinhu zvose izvikusina bhakuna Mwari. Kanakusina Mwari isu hatipo, kananyika; nokuti kungadai kusinakusikwa kwezvinhu, zvekuitakana zvekuitirwa; naizvozvo,zvinhu zvose zvingadai zvaka-tsakatika.

14 Uye zvino, vanakomanavangu, ndinotaura zvinhu izvikuti mudzidze zvizokuyamurai;nokuti Mwari variko, uye ava-kasika zvinhu zvose, zvose de-nga nenyika, nezvinhu zvosezviri mazviri, zvose zvinoitabnezvinoitirwa.

8b I VaKori. 15:20;Aruma 7:12;12:24–25; 42:23.nkm KumukaKuvakafa.

9a Isa. 53:1–12;Mosaya 14:12; 15:8–9.

10a nkm Mununuri.

b nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

c nkm Hutsvene.d 2 Ni. 9:7, 21–22, 26;

Aruma 22:14;33:22; 34:9.

11a D&Z 29:39; 122:5–9.nkm Matambudziko.

12a D&Z 88:25–26.nkm Pasi—Rakasikirwa munhu.

b nkm Yenzaniso.13a 2 Ni. 9:25.

b Aruma 42:13.14a nkm Sika.

b D&Z 93:30.

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15 Uye kuti vaunze azvina-ngwa zvavo zvokusingaperimunguva yekupera kweupenyuhwevanhu, shure kwokungevasika vabereki vedu vokuta-nga, nemhuka dzesango neshiridzedenga, uye mukunaka zvi-nhu zvose zvakasikwa, paifa-nirwa kuti kuve nechaipikisa;kunyangwe bmuchero cwaira-mbidzwa uchipikisana dnomutiwoupenyu; mumwe wainakamumwe uchivava.16 Naizvozvo, Ishe Mwari

vakapa kumunhu kuti aazviitirezvinhu zvake ega. Naizvozvo,munhu akanga asingakwanisekuzviitira zvinhu zvake egaasina bkunyengerwa nechimwechezviviri izvi.17 Uye ini Rihai, maererano

nezvinhu zvandakaverenga,ndinofanirwa kufunga kutiangirozi yaMwari, maereranoneizvo zvakanyorwa, byakado-nha kubva kudenga; naizvozvo,akava cdhiabhorosi, akangaatsvaga zvakaipa pamberipaMwari.18 Uye nokuti akanga adonha

kubva kudenga, akava anosuwanokusingaperi, aakatsvaga ku-suwisa marudzi ose. Naizvozvo,akati kuna bEva, hongu, kana

iyo nyoka, inova dhiabhorosi,anova baba cwenhema dzose,naizvozvo akati: Idya mucherounorambidzwa; hauzofi, asiuchava saMwari, duchiziva zva-kanaka nezvakaipa.

1 9 U y e s h u r e k w o k u n g eAdama naEva a vatora mu-chero wairambidzwa vakata-ndwa mubindu breEdeni, kutivarime ivhu.

20 Uye vakabereka vana; ho-ngu, iyo amhuri yenyika yose.

21 Uye mazuva evana aveva-nhu akawedzerwa, maereranonokuda kwaMwari, kuti bvate-ndeuke vachiri munyama; nai-zvozvo, nguva yavo yakavenguva cyokuedzwa, nguva yavoikawedzerwa, maererano nemi-rairo iyo Ishe Mwari yavakapakuvana vevanhu. Nokuti vakapamirairo yekuti vanhu vose va-nofanirwa kutendeuka; nokutivakaratidza vanhu vose kutidvakarasika, nokuda kwechita-dzo chavabereki vavo.

22 Uye zvino, tarisai, daiAdama asina kutadza angadaiasina kupunzika, asi angadaiakaramba ari mubindu reEdeni.Uye zvinhu zvose zvakasikwazvingadai zvakaramba zvakaitasezvazvakanga zvakaita kubvira

15a Isa. 45:18;Aruma 42:26;Mos. 1:31, 39.

b Gen. 3:6;Aruma 12:21–23.

c Gen. 2:16–17;Mos. 3:17.

d Gen. 2:9;1 Ni. 15:22, 36;Aruma 32:40.

16a 2 Ni. 10:23;Aruma 12:31.nkm Kuzvisarudzira.

b D&Z 29:39–40.17a nkm Dhiabhorosi.

b Isa. 14:12; 2 Ni. 9:8;Mos. 4:3–4;Abr. 3:27–28.

c nkm Dhiabhorosi.18a 2 Ni. 28:19–23;

3 Ni. 18:18;D&Z 10:22–27.

b nkm Eva.c 2 Ni. 28:8; Mos. 4:4.d Gen. 3:5;

Aruma 29:5;

Moro. 7:15–19.19a Aruma 12:31.

nkm KupunzikakwaAdama naEva.

b nkm Edeni.20a D&Z 138:38–39.21a Aruma 12:24;

Mos. 4:23–25.b Aruma 34:32.

nkm Rutendeuko.c nkm Upenyu

hwenyama.d Jak. 7:12.

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nguva yazvakasikwa; uye zvi-nofanira kunge zvakarambazvakadaro nokusingaperi, uyezvisina maguno.23 Uye vangadai vasina avana;

naizvozvo vangadai vakarambavasina mhosva, vasina rufaro,nokuti vakanga vasingazivekusuwa; vasingaite zvakanaka,nokuti havaiziva chivi.24 Asi tarisai, zvinhu zvose

zvakaitwa muruzivo rweavoavanoziva zvinhu zvose.25 aAdama bakapunzika kuti

vanhu vavepo; uye vanhu cvari-po, kuti vave dnorufaro.

26 Uye aMesia anouya muku-kwana kwenguva, kuti banunu-re vana vevanhu pakupunzika.Uye nokuti vaponeswa pachita-dzo ichi vava cvakasunungukazvisingaperi, vachiziva chaka-naka kubva pane chakaipa;kui ta ivo kwete kui t i rwa,kunze kwekurangwa dnemute-mo pazuva guru rokupedzisira,maererano nemirairo yakapiwanaMwari.27 Naizvozvo, vanhu avaka-

sununguka maererano nenyama;zvinhu zvose zvakapiwa kwa-vari zvakanakira vanhu. Uyevakasununguka bkusarudza ru-sununguko neupenyu chwoku-singaperi, nenzira yoMuenzani-si mukuru wevanhu vose, kanakusarudza usungwa nerufu,

maererano neusungwa nesimbaradhiabhorosi; nokuti anotsvagakuti vanhu vose vasuwe saiye.

28 Uye zvino, vanakomanavangu, ndingade kuti mutarisireaMurevereri mukuru, muteereremirairo yake mikuru; nokuvamunovimbisika kumazwi ake,musarudze upenyu hwokusi-ngaperi, maererano nokudakweMweya wake Mutsvene;

29 Uye musasarudza rufurwokusingaperi, maererano no-kuda kwenyama nokuipa kurimairi, kunopa mweya wadhia-bhorosi simba arokubata pfu-ngwa, akudzikisei bkugehena,kuti azokutongai muumambohwake.

30 Ndataura mazwi mashomaaya kwamuri mose, vanakoma-na vangu, mumazuva ekupedzi-sira ekuedzwa kwangu; uyendasarudza zvakanaka, maere-rano namazwi omuporofita. Uyehandina chimwe chinangwakunze kwemagariro akanakaemweya yenyu asingaperi.Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 3

Josefa muEgipita anoona maNifaimuchiratidzo—Akaporofita pamu-soro paJoseph Smith, muoni wama-zuva ekupedzisira; nezvaMosesi,

23a Mos. 5:11.24a nkm Mwari, Musoro

hwehuMwari.25a nkm Adama.

b Mos. 6:48.nkm KupunzikakwaAdama naEva.

c nkm Upenyuhwenyama.

d Mos. 5:10.nkm Rufaro;Munhu.

26a nkm Mesia.b nkm Hurongwa

hweRununuro.c Aruma 42:27;

Hir. 14:30.d nkm Mutemo.

27a VaG. 5:1;Mos. 6:56.

b nkm Kuzvisarudzira.c nkm Upenyu

Hwokusingaperi.28a nkm Murevereri.29a VaR. 6:16–18;

Aruma 12:11.b nkm Gehena.

2 Nifai 3:1–8 74

anozosunungura Israeri; nokuuyakweBhuku raMormoni. Zvinga-ngove makore 588 kusvika ku570Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino ndinotaura kwauri,Josefa, agotwe rangu. Waka-zvarirwa murenje mukati me-matambudziko angu; hongu,amai vako vakakubereka mazu-va ekutambudzika nekusuwakwangu kukuru.2 Uye Ishe ngaakupezve anyika

iyi, inova nyika yakanaka zvi-kuru, senhaka yako neyembeuyako nevakoma vako kuti iveyenyu zvachose, kana muri ma-chengetedza mirairo yeMutsve-ne weIsraeri.3 Uye zvino, Josefa, gotwe ra-

ngu, uyo wandakaburitsa kubvamurenje mokutambudzika kwa-ngu, Ishe akukomborere noku-singaperi, nokuti mbeu yakoahaichazoparadzwi zvachose.4 Nokuti tarisai, uri muchero

wechiuno changu; ndiri wedzi-nza araJosefa uyo akatakurwaakaendeswa kuEgipita bmuu-nhapwa. Uye zvibvumirano zvi-kuru zvakaitwa naIshe kunaJosefa.5 Naizvozvo, Josefa zvecho-

kwadi aakaona zuva redu. Uyeakawana vimbiso yaIshe, kutikubva pamuchero wechiunochake Ishe Mwari vachakudza

bbazi crakarurama kune veimbayaIsraeri; bazi iroro rinenge ri-siri Mesia, asi bazi rakanga ri-chazotyorwa, nokudaro, kutirizorangarirwa muzvibvumira-no zvaIshe kuti dMesia azozvira-tidza kwavari mumazuva oku-pedzisira, musimba romweya,achivaunza kubva emurimakupinda muchiedza — hongu,kubva murima rakavanzikanokubuda kubva muurandakuenda murusununguko.

6 Nokuti Josefa akapupurazvechokwadi, achiti: aMuoniachamutswa naIshe Mwarivangu, achazova muoni akasa-rudzwa kumichero byechiunochangu.

7 Hongu, Josefa zvechokwadiakati: Izvi ndizvo zvakatauraIshe kwandiri: Ndichamutsaamuoni kubva pamuchero we-chiuno chako; achave munhuanokudzwa pakati pemicheroyechiuno chako. Uye kwaarindichapa mirairo yokuti aitebasa pakati pemichero yechiunochako, hama dzake, richavarakakosha kwavari, uye kanakuunza kwavari ruzivo rwe-zvibvumirano zvandakaita na-madzibaba ako.

8 Uye ndichamupa murairoiye wokuti aasaita rimwe basa,kunze kwebasa randichamurai-ra ini. Uye ndichamuita mukuru

3 1a 1 Ni. 18:7.2a 1 Ni. 2:20.

nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

3a 2 Ni. 9:53.4a Gen. 39:1–2; 45:4;

49:22–26;1 Ni. 5:14–16.

b Gen. 37:29–36.

5a djs Gen. 50:24–38;2 Ni. 4:1–2.

b Gen. 49:22–26;1 Ni. 15:12; 19:24.nkm MundawemizambiringawaIshe.

c Jak. 2:25.d 2 Ni. 6:14;

D&Z 3:16–20.e Isa. 42:16.

6a 3 Ni. 21:8–11;Morm. 8:16.nkm Muoni.

b D&Z 132:30.7a nkm Smith, Joseph,

Mwana8a D&Z 24:7, 9.

75 2 Nifai 3:9–17

mumaziso angu; nokuti achaitabasa rangu.9 Uye, achazova mukuru asa-

Mosesi, uyo wandati ndicha-mutsa kwamuri, kuti baponesevanhu vangu, vemba yaIsraeri.10 Uye ndichamutsa Mosesi,

kuti aburitse vanhu vako mu-nyika yeEgipita.11 Asi muoni ndichamumutsa

kubva pamuchero wechiunochako; uye kwaari ndichapaasimba rokuunza mazwi angukumbeu yechiuno chako —kwete kungounza mazwi anguchete, Ishe vanodaro, asi muku-vapwisa pamusoro peshokorangu, iro rinetenge ratovepokare pakati pavo.

12 Naizvozvo, muchero wechi-uno chako auchanyora; mucherowechiuno bchaJuda uchanyora;uye izvo czvichanyorwa nomu-chero wechiuno chako, neizvozvichanyorwa nomuchero we-chiuno chaJuda, zvichakurapamwechete, dzvigonyadzisadzidziso dzenhema nokuisapasi kusawirirana nokuunzarunyararo pakati pomucherowechiuno chako, enokuunzakwavari fruzivo rwamadzibabaavo mumazuva okupedzisira,uye noruzivo rwezvibvumiranozvangu, Ishe vanodaro.13 Uye mukusasimba achaitwa

kuti asimbe, muzuva iro basarangu richatangiswa pakati pa-vanhu vangu, mukudzoserwa

kwenyu, vemba yaIsraeri, Ishevanodaro.

14 Uye Josefa akaporofita,achiti: Tarisai, muoni uyo acha-komborerwa naIshe; avo vosevachatsvaka kuti vamuparadzevachanyadziswa; nokuti chivi-mbiso ichi , chandakawanakubva kunaIshe, chomucherowechiuno changu, chichazadzi-kiswa. Tarisai, ndine chokwadipamusoro pokuzadzikiswakwechivimbiso ichi;

15 Uye achadaidzwa azitarangu; richava bzita rababavake. Uye achazova seni; nokutichinhu, chichaunzwa naIshenoruoko rwake, kuburikidza ne-simba raIshe chichaunza vanhuvangu kuruponeso.

16 Hongu, uku kuporofitakwaJosefa: Ndine chokwadinechinhu ichi, sezvo ndine cho-kwadi nevimbiso yaMosesi;nokuti Ishe vakati kwandiri,andichachengetedza mbeu yakonokusingaperi.

17 Uye Ishe vakati: Ndichamu-tsa mumwe Mosesi; ndichapasimba kwaari riri mumudo-nzvo; ndichapa utongi kwaarihwakanyorwa. Asi handizosu-nungura rurimi rwake, kutiataure zvakawanda, nokuti ha-ndimuite mukuru pakutaura.Asi andichamunyorera mutemowangu, nomunwe woruokorwangu; uye ndichamupa bano-mutaurira.

9a Mos. 1:41.b Eks. 3:7–10;

1 Ni. 17:24.11a D&Z 5:3–4.12a nkm Bhuku

raMormoni.b 1 Ni. 13:23–29.

c nkm Bhaibheri.d Ezk. 37:15–20;

1 Ni. 13:38–41;2 Ni. 29:8; 33:10–11.

e Moro. 1:4.f 1 Ni. 15:14; 2 Ni. 30:5;

Morm. 7:1, 5, 9–10.

15a D&Z 18:8.b Nh—JS 1:3.

16a Gen. 45:1–8.17a Deut. 10:2, 4;

Mos. 2:1.b Eks. 4:16.

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18 Uye Ishe vakatiwo kwandi-ri: Ndichamumutsa kumucherowechiuno chako; ndichamuitiramutauri wake. Uye ini tarisai,ndinoita kuti anyore pamusoropezvomuchero wechiuno chako,kumuchero wechiuno chako;uye mutauri wemuchero wechi-uno chako achazvidaidzira.19 Izvo mazwi aachanyora

anenge ari mazwi akanaka andi-noona kuti akafanira kuendaakumuchero wechiuno chako.Uye zvichaita sokunge mucherowechiuno chako wachema kwa-vari buri muguruva; nokutindinoziva kutenda kwavo.20 Uye avachachema vari mu-

vhu; hongu, kunyange kutende-uka kwehama dzavo, kunyangekwapfuura zvizvarwa zvaka-wanda. Uye zvichaiitika kutikuchema kwavo kuchapera,kunyange nokupfavisisa kwa-mazwi avo.21 Pamusana pokutenda kwa-

vo amazwi avo achaenda mberikubva mumuromo mangu ku-hama dzavo dzinova mucherowechiuno chako; kushaya simbakwamazwi avo ndichaita kusi-mbe nokutenda kwavo, muku-yeuka zvibvumirano zvanda-kaita namadzibaba ako.22 Uye zvino, tarisai, mwana-

komana wangu Josefa, ndikoakuporofita kwaiita baba vangumakare-kare.23 Saka, nokuda kwechibvu-

mirano ichi makomborerwa;nokuti mbeu yako haichazopa-

radzwa, nokuti vachateererakumazwi ebhuku.

24 Uye kuchamuka mukurupakati pavo, achaita zvakanakakwazvo, mukutaura nemukuita,ari mudziyo mumaoko aMwari,aine kutenda kukuru, kunoitakuti ashande minana, nokuitazvinhu zvikuru mumazisoaMwari, mukudzosera pakarezveimba yaIsraeri, nokumbeuyavakoma vako.

25 Uye zvino, wakakombore-rwa iwe, Josefa. Tarisai uri mu-diki; naizvozvo teereresa ma-shoko omukoma wako Nifai,zvichaitwa saizvozvo kwaurimaererano namazwi andakatau-ra. Rangarira mazwi ababa vakovave kufa. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 4

Rihai anoraira nokukomboreravezvizvarwa zvake—Anofa noku-vigwa — Nifai anobwinya muku-naka kwaMwari — Nifai anoisakuvimba kwake kwose muna Ishenokusingaperi. Zvingangove ma-kore 588 kusvika ku570 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino ini Nifai, ndinotauranezvekuporofita uko kwakai-twa nababa vangu, pamusoroapaJosefa, akatakurwa kuendakuEgipita.

2 Nokuti tarisai, zvechokwadiakaporofita pamusoro pembeuyake yose. Uye auporofita hwa-akanyora, hakuna hwakawanda

19a D&Z 28:8.b Isa. 29:4;

2 Ni. 27:13; 33:13;Morm. 9:30;

Moro. 10:27.20a 2 Ni. 26:16;

Morm. 8:23.21a 2 Ni. 29:2.

22a 2 Ni. 3:5.4 1a Gen. 39:1–2.2a 2 Ni. 3:5.

77 2 Nifai 4:3–12

hunopfuura ihwohwo. Uye aka-porofita nezvedu uye nezveva-chatitevera; zvakanyorwa pa-mahwendefa endarira.3 Naizvozvo, shure kwokunge

baba vangu vapedza kutauranezvekuporofita kwaJosefa,vakadaidza vana vaRamani,vanakomana vake, navanasika-na vake, vakati kwavari: Tarisai,vanakomana vangu, navanasi-kana vangu, munova vanako-mana navanasikana avedangwerangu, ndinoda kuti muteereremazwi angu.4 Nokuti Ishe Mwari vati:

aKana mukachengeta mirairoyangu muchabudirira munyika;kana mukasachengeta mirairomuchabviswa pamberi pangu.5 Asi tarisai, vanakomana

vangu navanasikana vangu,handikwanise kuenda muguvamangu ndisina kusiya andaku-komborerai; nokuti tarisai, ndi-noziva kuti mukakudzwa bmu-nzira yamunofanirwa kuteedzahamuzoisiya.6 Naizvozvo, kana makatukwa

tarisai, ndinosiya chikomborerochangu pamuri, kuti kutukwauku kubviswe pamuri kupi-ndurwe apamisoro yevaberekivenyu.7 Naizvozvo, nokuda kwechi-

komborero changu Ishe Mwariahavazorega muchiparara; nai-zvozvo, vachazove vane btsitsinemi nokumbeu yenyu nokusi-ngaperi.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti shurekwokunge baba vangu vapedzakutaura kuvanakomana nava-nasikana vaRamani, vakaitakuti vanakomana navanasikanavaRemueri vaunzwe kwavari.

9 Uye vakataura kwavarivachiti: Tarisai, vanakomananavanasikana vangu, munovavanakomana nevanasikanavomwanakomana wangu we-chipiri; tarisai ndinokusiiraichikomborero chandasiira va-nakomana navanasikana vaRa-mani; naizvozvo, hamuchazo-paradzwe mose; as i mbeuyenyu ichapedzisira yakombo-rerwa.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti apobaba vangu vakapedza kutaurakwavari, tarisai, vakataura ku-vanakomana avaIshmaeri, ho-ngu, neimba yake yose.

11 Uye shure kwokunge vape-dza kutaura kwavari, vakataurakuna Semu, vachiti: Wakako-mborerwa iwe, nembeu yako;nokuti uchawana nhaka yenyi-ka iyi somukoma wako Nifai.Uye mbeu yako ichaverengwapamwe nembeu yake; uyeuchazove somukoma wako,nembeu yako ichaita sembeuyake; uye uchazokomborerwamazuva ako ose.

12 Uye zvakaitika shure kwo-kunge baba vangu Rihai, vatau-ra kune imba yavo yose, maere-rano nokunzwa kwomwoyowavo noMweya waIshe wakanga

3a nkm Dangwe.4a 2 Ni. 1:9.5a nkm Maropafadzo

ehuPatiriyaki.b Zir. 22:6.

6a D&Z 68:25–29.7a 2 Ni. 30:3–6;

D&Z 3:17–18.b 1 Ni. 13:31;

2 Ni. 10:18–19;

Jak. 3:5–9;Hir. 15:12–13.

10a 1 Ni. 7:6.

2 Nifai 4:13–25 78

uri mavari, vakachembera. Uyezvakaitika kuti vakafa, vaka-vigwa.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti kusati

kwapera mazuva akawandashure kworufu rwavo, RamaninaRemueri navanakomana va-Ishmaeri vakange vandishati-rirwa pamusana pomashokookuranga aIshe.14 Nokuti ini Nifai, ndakatu-

nhwa kuti nditaure kwavari,maererano nezwi rake; nokutindakange ndataura zvinhuzvakawanda kwavari, pamwenababa vangu, vasati vafa; zvi-zhinji zvacho zvakataurwa zva-kanyorwa pamahwendefa anguamamwe; nokuti zvenhoroondozvakanyorwa pamahwendefaangu mamwe.15 Uye pamahwendefa aano

ndinonyora zvinhu zvomweyawangu, namagwaro ose ari pa-mahwendefa endarira. Nokutimweya wangu unofadzwanamagwaro, mwoyo wangubunofungisisa pamusoro pawo,ndichizvinyora kuti vana vanguvave cvanozvidzidza zvigova-batsira.16 Tarisai, amweya wangu

unofara muzvinhu zvaIshe;uye bmwoyo wangu unogaro-fungisisa pamusoro pezvinhuzvandakaona nezvandakanzwa.17 Zvisinei, nokuda akwoku-

naka kukuru kwaIshe, muku-ndiratidza mabasa ake makuru

anoshamisa, mwoyo wanguunosheedzera: Ini zvangu mu-nhu basina basa! Hongu, mwoyowangu unosuwa nokuda kwe-nyama yangu; mweya wanguunotambudzika nokuda kwo-kuipa kwangu.

18 Ndakatenderedzwa, nokudakwezviedzo nezvivi azvinongo-ndikunda nyore.

19 Uye kana ndoda kufara,mwoyo wangu unogomera no-kuda kwezvivi zvangu; zvisinei,ndinoziva avo vandakavimbanavo.

20 Mwari vangu ndivo vangavari musimboti wangu; vaka-nditungamirira mumatambu-dziko angu ndiri murenje;vakandichengeta apo ndakangendiri pamusoro pemvura dza-kadzika.

21 Vandizadza anorudo rwavo,kusvika pakuzadza nyama dza-ngu dzose.

22 Vanyadzisa amhandu dza-ngu, vakaita kuti vadedere pa-mberi pangu.

23 Tarisai, vakanzwa kuche-ma kwangu masikati, uye vaka-ndipa ruzivo nenzira ayezvirati-dzo usiku.

24 Uye kwakachena ndakavandinoshinga amukunamata zva-kasimba pamberi pavo; hongu,izwi rangu ndairitumira kumu-soro kudenga; ngirozi dzikauyapasi dzikandiparidzira.

25 Uye pamapapiro oMweya

14a 1 Ni. 1:16–17; 9:4.15a 1 Ni. 6:4–6.

b nkm Fungisisa;Magwaro matsvene.

c 1 Ni. 19:23.16a nkm Kupakutendo.

b nkm Mwoyo.17a 2 Ni. 9:10; D&Z 86:11.

b VaR. 7:24.18a VaR. 7:21–23;

VaH. 12:1;Aruma 7:15.

21a nkm Rudo.22a 1 Ni. 17:52.23a nkm Kuratidzwa

(Chiratidzo).24a Jkb. 5:16;

1 Ni. 2:16.

79 2 Nifai 4:26–34

muviri wangu awakatakurwakuenda kumakomo akarebazvikuru. Uye maziso anguakaona zvinhu zvinoshamisa,hongu, zvisingakodzere kutizvizivikanwe nevanhu; noku-daro ndakarambidzwa kuti ndi-zvinyore.26 Zvino, kana ndakaona zvi-

nhu zvikuru kudai, kana Ishemukuzvideredza kwavo kuva-na vevanhu vashanyira vanhumutsitsi dzakadai, ako zvinomwoyo wangu unochemereimweya wangu uchitambudzikauri munhika yekusuwa, nyamayangu ichitsakatika, simba ra-ngu richipera, nokuda kwokuta-mbudzika kwangu?27 Uye, ko andinobvumirei

kuedzwa, nokuda kwenyamayangu? Hongu, ko zvino ndino-zviregererei bndichiedzwa, kutiuyo akaipa ave nenzvimbomumwoyo mangu kuti apara-dze crunyararo rwangu noku-tambudza mweya wangu? Kosei ndakashatirwa nokuda kwe-mhandu yangu?28 Muka, mweya wangu! Usa-

kotamiswe nezvivi. Fara mwoyowangu, usape nzvimbo zve aku-mhandu yomweya wangu.29 Usashatirwe zvakare no-

kuda kwemhandu dzangu,usanete simba nokuda kwama-tambudziko angu.3 0 F a r a , m w o y o w a n g u ,

ucheme kuna Ishe, uti. Ishe,

ndichakukudzai nokusingaperi;hongu, mweya wangu uchafaramamuri imi Mwari vangu,anedombo roruponeso rwangu.31 Ishe, mungaponesewo here

mweya wangu? Mungandi-bvisewo here mumaoko emha-ndu dzangu? Mungandiitewohere kuti ndidedere ndaonaachitadzo?32 Masuwo apagehena ngaa-

gare akapfigwa pamberi pa-ngu, nokuti amwoyo wanguwakapfava uye mweya wanguhauzvikudzi! Ishe, musandiza-ririrewo masuwo woutsvenehwenyu pamberi pangu, kutindive bndinofamba munzira ye-nhika yakadzikira, ndishingemukufamba munzira yakanaka.

33 Ishe, mungandimonere-dzewo here nenguo youtsvenehwenyu! Ishe, mungandiga-dzirirewo here nzira yokutizamhandu dzangu! Mungandiiti-rawo here kuti nzira yangu iveyakatwasanuka pamberi pangu!Musandiisirewo zvimhingamu-pinyi munzira mangu—asi kutimuzvibvisewo munzira mangu,uye musandizaririrewo nzirayangu, asi muzarire nzira dze-mhandu dzangu.

34 Ishe, ndavimba nemi, uyeandichavimba nemi nokusi-ngaperi. Handiise bkuvimbamumaoko enyama; nokuti ndi-noziva kuti akatukwa uyo anoi-sa cruvimbo rwake muruoko

25a 1 Ni. 11:1;Mos. 1:1–2.

26a Mpi. 43:5.27a VaR. 6:13.

b nkm Chiedzo.c nkm Runyararo.

28a nkm Dhiabhorosi.

30a I VaKori. 3:11.nkm Ibwe.

31a VaR. 12:9;Aruma 13:12.

32a nkm MwoyoWakatyoka.

b nkm Famba, Famba

naMwari.34a nkm Vimba.

b Mpi. 44:6–8.c Jer. 17:5;

Morm. 3:9; 4:8.

2 Nifai 4:35–5:8 80

rwenyama. Hongu, akatukwauyo anoisa kuvimba mumunhukana kuita nyama ruoko rwake.35 Hongu, ndinoziva kuti

Mwari achapa azvakawandakune uyo anokumbira. Hongu,Mwari wangu achandipa, bndi-kasakumbira czvisiriizvo; nai-zvozvo ndichakwidza izwirangu kwamuri; hongu, ndicha-chema kwamuri, Mwari wangu,ddombo roururami hwangu.Tarisai, izwi rangu richakwirakwamuri nokusingaperi, domborangu naMwari vangu vasi-ngaperi. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 5

MaNifai anozvitsaura kubva ku-maRamani, vochengeta mutemowaMosesi, nokuvaka temberi —Nemhaka yekusatenda kwavo,maRamani anobviswa pamberipaIshe, vanotukwa uye vanovashamhu kumaNifai. Zvingangovemakore 588 kusvika ku559 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Tarisai, zvakaitika kuti iniNifai, ndakachema zvikurukuna Ishe Mwari vangu, nenziraayehasha dzavakoma vangu.2 Asi tarisai, hasha dzavo

dzakakura kwandiri, zvekutivakatsvaga kutora upenyuhwangu.3 Hongu, vakatsutsumwa pa-

musoro pangu vachiti: Munu-n’una wedu anofunga akutito-

nga; zve tatambudzika zvikurunokuda kwake; naizvozvo,ngatimuurayei, kuti tisarambet ichinetswa namazwi ake.Nokuti tarisai, hatingade kutiave mutongi wedu; nokuti nde-zvedu, isu vakuru, kuti titongevanhu ava.

4 Zvino handisi kunyora pa-mahwendefa aya mazwi oseokutsutsumwa kwavo pamusa-na pangu. Asi zvinondigutsa inikuti nditi, vaida kuparadza upe-nyu hwangu.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe ava-kandiyambira, kuti ini bNifai,ndinofanirwa kubva kwavarinditizire murenje, naavo vosevangaende neni.

6 Naizvozvo, zvakaitika kutiini Nifai, ndakatora mhuriyangu, uye zvakare aZoramunemhuri yake, naSemu mukomawangu nemhuri yake, JakobhonaJosefa, vanun’una vangu, uyenehanzvadzi dzangu, naavovose vaida kuenda neni. Uyeavo vose vaida kuenda nenindivo vaitenda bmuyambironezvakazarurwa zvaMwari;naizvozvo, vakateerera mazwiangu.

7 Uye takatora matende edunezvimwewo zvakanga zvaka-ngofanirawo, tikafamba mure-nje kwamazuva akawanda. Uyeshure kwemazuva mazhinji ti-chifamba takamisa matende edu.

8 Uye vanhu vangu vakati ti-daidze nzvimbo iyi kuti aNifai;

35a Jkb. 1:5.b Hir. 10:5.c nkm Munamato.d Deut. 32:4.

5 1a 2 Ni. 4:13–14.

3a 1 Ni. 16:37–38;Mosaya 10:14–15.

5a nkm Kutunhwa.b Mosaya 10:13.

6a 1 Ni. 4:35; 16:7;

2 Ni. 1:30–32.b nkm Yambira,

Yambiro.8a Omu. 1:12, 27;

Mosaya 9:1–4; 28:1.

81 2 Nifai 5:9–19

naizvozvo, takaidaidza kutiNifai.9 Uye avo vose vakanga vai-

neni vakazvidaidza kuti avanhuvaNifai.10 Uye takachengetedza uto-

ngi, nemitemo, nemirairo yaIshemuzvinhu zvose, tichitevedzaamutemo waMosesi.11 Uye Ishe vakanga vanesu;

takabudirira zvikuru; nokutitakadyara mbeu, tikakohwazvakare zvakawandisa. Taka-tanga kuchengeta matanga ezvi-pfuyo zvemarudzi ose.12 Uye ini Nifai, ndakanga

ndaunza zvinyorwa zvaka-nga zvakaiswa apamahwendefaendarira; bnebhora, kana kuticchinongedzo, icho chakaga-dzirirwa baba vangu noruokorwaIshe, maererano nezvaka-nyorwa.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti takata-

ngisa kubudirira chaizvo, noku-wanda munyika iyi.14 Uye ini Nifai, ndakatora

amunondo waRabhani, ndikaitamimwe minondo yakafanananawo, kuti zvimwe vanhu vaivavonzi bmaRamani vangangodakuzotiparadza; nokuti ndaizivaruvengo rwakanga rwuri ma-vari pamusana pangu navanavangu naavo vainzi vanhuvangu.15 Uye ndakadzidzisa vanhu

vangu kuvaka dzimba, nokuse-

venza nenzira dzakasiyana-si-yana nemiti, anesimbi, nemha-ngura, nendarira, negoridhe,nesirivha, nesimbi dzinokosha,idzo dzakanga dzakawandazvikuru.

16 Uye ini Nifai, ndakavakaatemberi; ndakaivaka semava-kirwo betemberi yaSoromonichete iyi yakanga isina kuvakwanezvinhu czvinokosha zvakawa-nda; nokuti zvakanga zvisimomunyika, naizvozvo, hayaiva-kwa setemberi yaSoromoni.Asi kuvakwa kwacho kwaka-nga kwakafanana nekwetemberiyaSoromoni; kushandwa kwayokwanga kwakanaka zvikuru.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti iniNifai, ndakaita kuti vanhu va-ngu vave vanhu avanoshandazvikuru, nokuti vashande ne-maoko avo.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakadakundiita amambo wavo. Asi iniNifai, ndakanga ndisingadekuti vave namambo; zvisinei,ndakavaitira maererano nezva-kanga zviri musimba rangu.

19 Uye tarisai, mazwi aIsheakanga azadzikiswa kuvakomavangu, ayo aakanga ataura pa-musoro pavo, kuti ndaifanirwakuva amutongi bnomudzidzisiwavo. Naizvozvo, ndakangandava mutongi wavo nomu-dzidzisi wavo, maererano nemi-rairo yaIshe, kusvikira panguva

9a Jak. 1:13–14.10a 2 Ni. 11:4.

nkm MutemowaMosesi.

12a Mosaya 1:3–4.nkm Mahwendefa.

b Mosaya 1:16.c 1 Ni. 16:10, 16, 26;

18:12, 21;Aruma 37:38–47;D&Z 17:1.

14a 1 Ni. 4:9; Jak. 1:10;Mazwi 1:13.

b nkm MaRamani.15a Eta 10:23.16a nkm Temberi, Imba

yaIshe.b I Madz. 6; II Mak. 3.c D&Z 124:26–27.

17a Gen. 3:19;D&Z 42:42.

18a Jak. 1:9, 11.19a 1 Ni. 2:22.

b nkm Dzidzisa.

2 Nifai 5:20–33 82

yavakada kuparadza upenyuhwangu.20 Naizvozvo, izwi raIshe ra-

kazadzikiswa iro ravakataurakwandiri, vachiti: Kana avasi-ngateerere kumazwi ako va-chabviswa pamberi paIshe. Uyetarisai, bvakabviswa pamberipake.21 Uye vakanga vaita kuti

akutukwa kuuye pavari, hongu,kana katukwa kunorwadza,pamusana pekuipa kwavo. No-kuti tarisai, vakanga vaomesamwoyo yavo kwavari, zvekutivakanga vaita sedombo regwe-nya; saka, sezvo vakanga varivachena, uye vakanaka chaizvouye bvachifadza, kuti vasatoremwoyo yevanhu vangu IsheMwari vakakonzera cgandadema kuti riuye pavari.22 Uye ndiko kutaura kunoita

Ishe Mwari: Ndichaita kuti vaveavasingambodiwa kuvanhuvako, kunze kwekunge vate-ndeuka mukuipa kwavo.23 Uye ichatukwa mbeu yeuyo

aanosangana nembeu yavo;nokuti vachatukwa kana neku-tukwa kumwecheteko. Uye Ishevakazvitaura, zvikaitwa.24 Uye pamusana pekutukwa

kwavo uko kwanga kuri pavarivakave vanhu vane anungo,vazere nokushereketa nokunye-ngedza, uye vakave vaitsvakazvikara murenje.25 Uye Ishe Mwari vakati

kwandiri: Vachave chirango

kumbeu yako, kuvamutsa muku-ndirangarira; uye kana vasinga-ndiyeuke ini, uye vachiteererakumashoko angu, vachavarangakana mukuparadzwa.

26 Uye zvakaitika kuti iniNifai, andakagadza JakobhonaJosefa, kuti vave vafundisinevadzidzisi pamusoro penyikayevanhu vangu.

27 Uye zvakaitika kuti takaga-ra netsika yerufaro.

28 Uye makumi matatu ema-kore akanga apfuura kubvirapanguva yatakabva muJerusa-rema.

29 Uye Ini Nifai, ndakangandachengetedza zvinyorwa pa-mahwendefa angu, ayo anda-kaita, evanhu vangu kusvikaipapo.

30 Uye zvakaitika kuti IsheMwari vakati kwandiri: Gadziraamamwe mahwendefa; uye iweuchanyora zvinhu zvizhinji izvozvakanaka mumaziso mangu,zvinopundutsa vanhu vangu.

31 Naizvozvo, ini Nifai kutinditeerere mirairo yaIshe, nda-kaenda ndikanoita mahwende-fa aaya ayo andakanyora zvinhuizvi.

32 Uye ndakanyora icho chi-nofadza kuna Mwari. Uye kanavanhu vangu vachifadzwa ne-zvinhu zvaMwari vachafadzwanezvangu zvinyorwa zviri pa-mahwendefa aya.

33 Uye kana vanhu vangu va-chida kunzwa nezvechidimbu

20a 2 Ni. 2:21.b Aruma 9:14.

21a nkm Kutukwa.b 4 Ni. 1:10.c 2 Ni. 26:33;

3 Ni. 2:14–16.

22a 1 Ni. 12:23.23a nkm Kuroora—

KuroorakwevezvitenderoZvakasiyana.

24a nkm Anenungo.

26a Jak. 1:18–19;Mosaya 23:17.

30a 1 Ni. 19:1–6.31a nkm Mahwendefa.

83 2 Nifai 5:34–6:7

chakati chenhoroondo yevanhuvangu vakafanira kunzveramamwe mahwendefa angu.34 Uye zvinogutsa kwandiri

kuti nditi makumi mana emako-re akanga apfuura, uye takangatatoita hondo nokupesana ne-hama dzedu.

CHITSAUKO 6

Jakobho anoitazve nhoroondo ye-rungano rwemaJuda: KutapwamuBabironi nekudzoka kwavo;ufundisi nekuroverwa kweMutsve-ne waIsraeri; ruyamuro rwakata-mbirwa kubva kumaJentairi; ne-kuzodzorerwa kwemaJuda pakaremumazuva ekupedzisira vazotendakuna Mesia. Zvingangove makore559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Mazwi aJakobho, munin’inawaNifai, ayo aakataura kuvanhuvekwaNifai:2 Tarisai, hama dzangu dzino-

diwa, ini Jakobho, ndadaidzwanaMwari, uye ndikagadzwanetsika yavo tsvene, ndakasi-mbiswa nemukoma wanguNifai, uyo amunotarisa asama-mbo kana kuti mudziviriri, uyeuyo amunotarisira kuti akupeirugare, tarisai munoziva kutindataura zvinhu kwamuri zva-kanyanya kuwanda.3 Zvakadaro , ndinotaura

kwamuri zvakare; nokuti ndi-noda magariro akanaka emwe-ya yenyu. Hongu, kukutyiraik w a n g u k u k u r u ; u y e i m i

pachenyu munozviziva kutizvagara zvakadaro. Nokutindakakukurudzirai nesimba ra-ngu rose; uye ndikakudzidzisaimazwi ababa vangu; uye ndika-taura kwamuri maererano ne-zvinhu zvose zvakanyorwa,kubvira pakusikwa kwenyika.

4 Uye zvino tarisai, ndingata-ure kwamuri maererano nezvi-nhu zviripo, uye zvichauya;nokudaro, ndichakuverengeraimazwi aaIsaya. Uye mazwi ano-diwa nemukoma wangu kutindiataure kwamuri. Uye ndino-taura kwamuri kuitira imi, kutimudzidze mugorumbidza zitaraMwari wenyu.

5 Uye zvino, mazwi andicha-verenga ndiwo akataurwa na-Isaya maererano nemba yoseyaIsraeri; nokudaro, angafana-nidzwe nemi, nokuti imi murivemba yaIsraeri. Uye kune zvi-nhu zvizhinji zvakataurwa na-Isaya zvingafananidzwe nemi,nokuti muri vemba yaIsraeri.

6 Uye zvino, aya ndiwo mazwiacho: aNdizvo zvinotaura IsheMwari: Tarisai, ndichasimudzaruoko rwangu kumaJentairi,uye ndomisa brupawo rwangukuvanhu; uye vachaunza vana-komana venyu mumaoko avo,uye vanasikana venyu vachava-takura pamapfudzi avo.

7 Uye madzimambo achavemadzibaba ekukurerai, uye ma-dzimambokadzi avo vachavemadzimai ekukurerai; vachako-tama kwamuri uso hwavo hwa-karinga pasi, uye vagonanzva

6 2a Jak. 1:9, 11.4a 3 Ni. 23:1.

6a Isa. 49:22–23.b nkm Mureza.

2 Nifai 6:8–14 84

guruva retsoka dzenyu; uyeimi muchaziva kuti ndini Ishe;nokuti havazonyara avo avano-ndimirira.8 Uye zvino ini Jakobho, ndi-

notaura maererano nemazwiaya. Nokuti tarisai, Ishe vandi-ratidza kuti avo vakanga variaJerusarema, uko kwatakabva,vakauraiwa uye bvakatakurwasenhapwa.9 Zvakadaro, Ishe vandiratidza

kuti avachadzoka zvakare. Uyevandiratidzawo kuti Ishe Mwa-ri, Mutsvene waIsraeri, achazvi-ratidza kwavari munyama;mushure mekunge azviratidzavachamurova uye bvagomuro-vera, maererano nemazwi engi-rozi yakavataura kwandiri.10 Uye mushure mekuomesa

mwoyo yavo uye vaomesanemitsipa yavo kuMutsvenewaIsraeri, tarisai, akutonga kwe-Mutsvene waIsraeri kuchauyapavari. Uye zuva riri kuuya ra-vacharohwa nekutambudzwa.11 Nokudaro, mushure meku-

nge vatinhwa uku nekoko,nokuti ndiko kutaura kwengi-rozi, vazhinji vachatambudzwamunyama, uye havazobvumi-rwa kutsakatika, nenzira yemi-namato yevanotenda; vacha-

paradzirwa, vagorohwa, uyevagovengwa; zvakadaro, Ishevachavaitira tsitsi, zvekuti akanavazove bneruzivo rweMununuriwavo, cvachaunganidzwa zva-kare munyika dzenhaka yavo.

1 2 U y e v a k a r o p a f a d z w aamaJentairi, avo vakanyorwanezvavo nemuporofita; nokutitarisai, zvikaitika kuti vachate-ndeuka uye vagorega kurwisa-na neZioni , uye vagoregakuzvibatanidza nechechi iyahuru binonyangadza, vachapo-neswa; nokuti Ishe Mwarivachazadzikisa czvibvumiranozvaro zvavakaita kuvana vavo;nenzira yechikonzero ichi mu-porofita akanyora zvinhu izvi.

13 Nokudaro, avo vanorwisaZioni nevanhu vechibvumiranochaIshe vachananzva guruvaretsoka dzavo; uye vanhuvaIshe ahavazonyara. Nokutivanhu vaIshe ndivo bvanovami-rira; nokuti vachiri kumirirakuuya kwaMesia.

14 Uye tarisai, maererano ne-mazwi emuporofita, Mesiaachazvimisa zvakare akechipirikuti avatore; nokudaro, bacha-zviratidza kwavari nesimbanekubwinya kukuru, cmukupa-radzwa kwevavengi vavo, kana

7a Mos. 1:6;D&Z 133:45.

8a Est. 2:6; 1 Ni. 7:13;2 Ni. 25:10;Omu. 1:15;Hir. 8:20–21.

b II Madz. 24:10–16;25:1–12.nkm Israeri—Kupararira kwaIsraeri.

9a 1 Ni. 10:3.

b 1 Ni. 19:10, 13;Mosaya 3:9;3 Ni. 11:14–15.nkm Kuroverwa.

10a Mat. 27:24–25.11a 1 Ni. 22:11–12;

2 Ni. 9:2.b Hos. 3:5.c nkm Israeri—

Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

12a 1 Ni. 14:1–2;

2 Ni. 10:9–10.b nkm Dhiabhorosi—

Chechi radhiabhorosi.c nkm Chibvumirano

chaAbrahama.13a 3 Ni. 22:4.

b Isa. 40:31; 1 Ni. 21:23;D&Z 133:45.

14a Isa. 11:11;2 Ni. 25:17; 29:1.

b 2 Ni. 3:5.c 1 Ni. 22:13–14.

85 2 Nifai 6:15–7:2

zuva iro rasvika kana vave ku-tenda kwaari; uye hapana waa-noparadza anotenda kwaari.15 Uye avo vasingatende

kwaari avachaparadzwa, zvosebnemoto, nedutu, nekundenge-ndeka kwenyika, nekudeurwakweropa, cnezvirwere, nenzara.Uye vachaziva kuti Ishe ndi-Mwari, Mutsvene waIsraeri.16 aKo nyama ingabvutirwe

anesimba here, kana nhapwadziri bpamurau dzingasunungu-rwe here?

17 Asi ndiko kutaura kwaIshe:Kana anhapwa dzevanesimbadzichatorwa, uye nyama ye-vanotyisa ichasunungurwa;nokuti Mwari bSamasimba cva-chasunungura vanhu vavovechibvumirano. Nokuti ndikokutaura kwaIshe: Ndicharwi-sana navo vanorwisana nemi—18 Uye ndichavapa kudya avo

vanokudzvinyirirai, nenyamayemiviri yavo; uye vachadha-kwa neropa ravo sekungevanwa waini inotapira; uyeyose nyama ichaziva kuti iniIshe ndini aMuponesi wenyuneMununuri wenyu, bSamasi-mba vaJakobho.

CHITSAUKO 7

Isaya anotaura saMesia — Mesia

achave nerurimi rwevakadzidza—Achapa musana wake kune vano-rova — Haazovhiringwa — Enza-nisai naIsaya 50. Zvingangovemakore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Hongu, ndizvo zvinotauraIshe: Ndakakubvisa kwandirihere, kana kuti ndakakurasazvachose here? Nokuti ndizvozvinotaurwa naIshe: Tsambayokurambwa kwamai vakoiripi? Ko ndakakupa kunani,kana ndekune upi pane vandii-ne chikwereti navo kwandaka-kutengesa? Hongu, ndakaku-tengesai kuna ani? Tarisai,nezvitadzo zvenyu amakazvi-tengesa mega, uye nenzirayekudarikira kwenyu amai ve-nyu vakarambwa.

2 Nokudaro, pandakauya,pakanga pasina munhu; apa-ndakadaidza, hongu, pakangapasina anodaira. Nhai imivemba yaIsraeri, ruoko rwangurwapfupika chaizvo zvekutiharwuchagona kununura, kanakuti handina simba rekusunu-ngura? Tarisai, nekutuka kwa-ngu ndinoomesa bgungwa, ndi-noita kuti cnzizi dzavo dziverenje dnehove dzavo kuti dzi-nhuwe nokuti mvura inengeyaoma, uye dzinofa nenzirayenyota.

15a 2 Ni. 10:16; 28:15;3 Ni. 16:8.nkm MazuvaEkupedzisira.

b Jak. 6:3.c D&Z 97:22–26.

16a Isa. 49:24–26.b nemamwe mazwi

vanhu vechibvu-

mirano vaIshe,sezvakanyorwamuvhesi 17.

17a 1 Ni. 21:25.b nkm Jehova.c II Madz. 17:39.

18a nkm Mununuri.b Gen. 49:24; Isa. 60:16.

7 1a nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.2a Zir. 1:24–25;

Isa. 65:12;Aruma 5:37.

b Eks. 14:21;Mpi. 106:9;D&Z 133:68–69.

c Josh. 3:15–16.d Eks. 7:21.

2 Nifai 7:3–8:3 86

3 Ndinoshongedza matengaanekusviba, uye ndinoita kutibmasaga ave chifukidzo chawo.

4 Ishe Mwari vakandipa aruri-mi rwevakadzidza, kuti ndigo-ziva kuti ndinotaura sei mazwinenguva kwamuri, imi vembayaIsraeri. Kana makaneta vano-kumutsai rungwanani rwega-rwega. Vanoita kuti nzeveyangu inzwe senzeve yevaka-dzidza.5 Ishe Mwari vakadziura

anzeve yangu, uye handinakupanduka, zve handina ku-dzokera shure.6 Ndakapira musana wangu

akumurovi, uye matama angukune avo vaidzura vhudzi. Ha-ndina kuviga uso hwangu mu-kunyadziswa nekusvipirwa.7 Nokuti Ishe Mwari vachandi-

yamura, naizvozvo handizovhi-ringwa. Naizvozvo ndaita usohwangu kuti huve segwenya,uye ndinoziva kuti handizo-nyara.8 Uye Ishe vari pedyo, uye

vanondireverera. Ndiani acha-ndirwisa? Ngatimirei tiri pa-mwechete. Ndiani muvengiwangu? Ngaauye pedyo neni,uye ndichamurova nesimba re-muromo wangu.9 Nokuti Ishe Mwari vachandi-

yamura. Uye vose avo avachandi-shora, tarisai, vose vachasakarasenguo, uye vachapfukutwa.10 Ndiani ari pakati penyu

anotya Ishe, anoteerera aizwi

remuranda wavo, anofambamurima uye asina mwenje?

11 Tarisai mose imi munobati-dza moto, munozvikomberedzanezvibari zvemoto, fambai mu-chiedza chemoto awenyu ne-muzvibari zvamatungidza. Izvindizvo zvamuchawana neruo-ko rwangu — mucharara pasimukusuwa.

CHITSAUKO 8

Mumazuva ekupedzisira, Ishe va-chanyaradza Zioni uye vagounga-nidza Israeri — Vakanunurwa va-chauya kuZioni pakati pemufaromukuru — Enzanisai naIsaya 51uye 52:1–2. Zvingangove makore559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Teererai kwandiri, imi muno-tevedza kururama. Tarisai aku-dombo ramakabva, nekumwenawegomba ramakacherwa.

2 Tarisai kuna Abrahama,ababa wenyu, nekuna bSara,uyo akakuberekai, nokuti nda-kamudaidza ari ega, ndikamu-ropafadza.

3 Nokuti Ishe achanyaradzaaZioni, achanyaradza nenzvi-mbo dzake dzose dzakapara-dzwa; uye achaita kuti brenjerake rive seEdeni, uye gwengarake riite sebindu raIshe. Mufa-ro nokuseka kuchawanikwamo,kutenda nezwi rinoimba zvi-notapira.

3a Eks. 10:21.b Zvaka. 6:12.

4a Ruka 2:46–47.5a D&Z 58:1.6a Mat. 27:26;

2 Ni. 9:5.9a VaR. 8:31.

10a D&Z 1:38.11a Vat. 17:6.8 1a nkm Ibwe.

2a Gen. 17:1–8;D&Z 132:49.

b Gen. 24:36.3a nkm Zioni.

b Isa. 35:1–2, 6–7.

87 2 Nifai 8:4–15

4 Teererai kwandiri vanhuvangu; uye mundipe nzeve, imiverudzi rwangu; nokuti amute-mo uchabva kwandiri, uye ndi-chaita kuti kutonga kwangukumbomira kuti kuve bnechie-dza kuvanhu.5 Kururama kwangu kwave

pedyo; aruponeso rwangu rwa-kaenda, uye ruoko rwangu rwu-chatonga vanhu. bZvitsuwazvichatarisira kwandiri, uyezvichavimba neruoko rwangu.6 Simudzirai maziso enyu

kumatenga, uye mugotarisapanyika iri pasi; nokuti amate-nga bachanyangadika seutsi,uye nyika cichasakara sejira;uye avo vanogaramo vachafanetsika imwecheteyo. Asi ru-poneso rwangu harwuperi na-rinhi, uye kururama kwanguhakuzoparadzwa.7 Teerera i kwandir i , imi

munoziva kururama, vanhuvane mumwoyo mandakanyoramurau wangu, amusatye ku-svika kwevanhu, zve musatyekukutukai kwavo.8 Nokuti shaveshave richava-

dya sejira, uye makonye acha-vadya sewuru. Asi kururamakwangu ndokwarinhi, uye ru-poneso rwangu nderwezvizva-rwa nezvizvarwa.9 Mukai! Mukai! Itai asimba,

imi ruoko rwaIshe; mukai sema-

kare-kare. Hamuzimi here ma-kacheka Rakabi, mukaremadzachikara?

10 Hamuzimi here makaomesagungwa, mvura yemakadzamazvikuru; makaita udzame hwe-gungwa anzira yevakatsikinu-rwa kuti vapfuure?

11 Nokudaro, avakanunurwavaIshe vachadzoka, uye vouyabnekuimba kuZioni; uye rufarorwusingaperi neutsvene zvicha-ve pamisoro yavo; uye vacha-wana rufaro nokufara; kusuwacnekuchema zvichatiza.12 aNdini iye; hongu, ndini

iye anokunyaradzai. Tarisai,ndimi vana ani, bvanotya vanhu,avo vachafa, uye mwanakomanawemunhu, vachaitwa cseuswa?13 aUye munokanganwa here

Ishe musiki venyu, vakatata-mura matenga, uye vakaitahwaro hwenyika, uye varivanotya mazuva ose, nenzirayehasha dzemudzvinyiriri, se-kunge ange agadzirira kupara-dza? Uye dziripi hasha dzemu-dzvinyiriri?

14 Nhapwa inokurumidza,kuti isunungurwe, uye nokutiisafire mugomba, uye nokutiisashaye kudya.

15 Asi ndin i I she Mwariwenyu, vane amasai-sai akati-nhira; Ishe veHondo ndiro zitarangu.

4a kana kudzidzisa,dzidziso. Isa. 2:3.nkm Vhangeri.

b nkm Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

5a nkm Ruponeso.b 2 Ni. 10:20.

6a II Pet. 3:10.

b chiHeb paradzirwa.Mpi. 102:25–27.

c chiHeb wora.7a Mpi. 56:4, 11;

D&Z 122:9.9a D&Z 113:7–8.

10a Isa. 35:8.11a nkm Akanunura.

b Isa. 35:10.c Zvaka. 21:4.

12a D&Z 133:47; 136:22.b Jer. 1:8.c Isa. 40:6–8;

I Pet. 1:24.13a Jer. 23:27.15a 1 Ni. 4:2.

2 Nifai 8:16–25 88

16 Uye ndaisa mazwi angumumuromo wako, uye ndika-kuputira nemumvuri weruokorwangu, kuti ndidyare denganokuisa hwaro hwenyika, uyendoti kuna Zioni: Tarisai, muriavanhu vangu.17 Mukai, mukai, simukai, imi

Jerusarema, makanwa muruokorwaIshe amukombe bwehashadzake—makanwa masose ano-dzedzerekesa emukombe waka-svinwa —18 Uye hapana wekumutu-

ngamirira pakati pevana vakevose vaakabereka; kana weku-mubata ruoko, pavana vosevaakabereka.19 Ava avanakomana vaviri

vauya kwauri, ndiani achaku-nzwira tsitsi — kusuwa kwakonekuparadzwa, uye nzara ne-munondo — uye ndinokunya-radza nani?20 Vanakomana vako vaka-

pfizuka, kunze kweava vaviri;vavete pakatangira migwagwapose; segono remhuka yesangoyabatwa mumambure, vazerenehasha dzaIshe, kutuka kwa-Mwari vako.21 Naizvozvo zvino inzwai

izvi, imi munotambudzwa, ama-kararadza, uye kwete newaini:22 Ndiko kutaura kwaIshe

vako, Ishe uye Mwari vako ava-nochemera nyaya dzevanhuvavo; tarisai, ndabvisa muruokorwako mukombe wekundende-mera, masose emumukombe

wehasha dzangu; hauchazou-nwa zvakare.

23 Asi andichauisa mumaokoeavo vanokutambudza; vakatikumweya wako: Kotama, kutitiende nepamusoro pako—uyewakarara pasi ukave nzira yea-vo vakaenda nepamusoro pako.

24 aMuka, muka, pfeka bsimbarako iwe cZioni; pfeka nhumbidzako dzinoyevedza iwe Jerusa-rema, guta dzvene; nokutikubvira zvino mauri dhamucha-zouya vasina kudzingiswa uyekana vasina kuchena.

25 Zvizunze kubva muguruva;asimuka, gara pasi iwe Jerusare-ma; zvisunungure bmumajotoari muhuro mako, iwe nhapwamwanasikana weZioni.

CHITSAUKO 9

MaJuda achaungana munyika dza-vo dzose dzechipikirwa — Rudzi-kinuro rwunoripira vanhu kubvamuKupunzika — Miviri yaavo va-kafa ichamuka kubva mumakuva,mweya yavo ichabva kugehenanomuparadiso — Vachatongwa —Rudzikinuro rwunoponesa kubvaparufu, gehena, dhiabhorosi, noku-rwadziwa kusingaperi — Vatsvenevanozoponeswa muumambo hwa-Mwari — Kurangwa kwezvivi ku-nopiwa — Mutsvene waIsraerindiye muchengeti wapamusuo.Zvingangove makore 559 kusvikaku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

16a 2 Ni. 3:9; 29:14.17a Isa. 29:9; Jer. 25:15.

b Ruka 21:24.19a Zvaka. 11:3.21a 2 Ni. 27:4.22a Jer. 50:34.

23a Zek. 12:9.24a Isa. 52:1–2.

b D&Z 113:7–8.c nkm Zioni.d Joere 3:17.

25a nemamwe mazwi

Muka kubvamuhuruva ugarepasi muhunhu,wanunurwa zvino.

b D&Z 113:9–10.

89 2 Nifai 9:1–8

Uye zvino, hama dzangu dzi-nodiwa, ndaverenga zvinhuizvi kuti muzive maereranoanezvibvumirano zvaIshe zva-vakabvumirana neveimba yoseyavaIsraeri —2 Kuti vakataura kumaJuda,

nomuromo wovaporofita vavovatsvene, kubvira pakutangisa,kubva kuzvizvarwa nezvizva-rwa, kusvikira panguva ayazvi-chadzorerwa kuchechi nedangarechokwadi raMwari; apo bva-chaungana kumusha cmunyikadzenhaka yavo, vachiiswa vosemunyika dzavakavimbiswa.3 Tarisai, hama dzangu dzino-

diwa, ndinotaura kwamuri zvi-nhu izvi kuti mufare, kutiamusimudze misoro yenyu no-kusingaperi, nokuda kwama-komborero ayo Ishe Mwariavachapa kuvana venyu.4 N o k u t i n d i n o z i v a k u t i

matsvaga zvikuru, vazhinjivenyu, kuti muzive zvinhu zvi-chauya; saka ndinoziva kutimunoziva kuti nyama yeduichaparadzwa igofa; zvisinei,anemiviri yedu tichaona Mwari.5 Hongu, ndinoziva kut i

munoziva kuti mumuviri acha-zviratidza iye kuna avo variJerusarema, kwatakabva; nokuti

chinhu chinofanira kuitwa pa-kati pavo; nokuti zvinofadzaaMusiki mukuru kuti ave so-munhu munyama, uye agofiravanhu bvose, kuti vanhu vosevagova pasi pake.

6 Nokuti sezvo rufu rwuripamunhu wose, kuti kuzadzi-kiswe akuronga kwetsitsi kwo-Musiki, panofanirwa kungepaine simba brokumutswa kwa-vakafa, uye kumutswa kwa-vakafa kunofanirwa kuuyakumunhu nokuda kwechiko-nzero cchokupunzika; kupunzikakwakauya nechikonzero cho-kutadza; uye nokuti munhuakapunzika dakabviswa pambe-ri paIshe.

7 Naizvozvo, arudzikinurorwakafanira kunge rwuri brwu-singaverengeke — asi kana ru-dzikinuro rwusiri rwusingave-rengeke harwungakwanise kutikuora kusave kuora. Naizvo-zvo, kutongwa ckwekutangakwakauya kumunhu kwaifani-ra dkugara nokusingapere. Uyekana zvakadaro, nyama iyiyakafanira kuora ichidzokerakuvhu kwayakabva, isingazo-mukazve.

8 aHuchenjeri hwaMwari, btsi-tsi cnenyasha dzavo! Nokuti

9 1a nkm ChibvumiranochaAbrahama.

2a 2 Ni. 6:11.nkm Kudzorerwapakare kweVhangeri.

b nkm Israeri—Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

c 2 Ni. 10:7–8.nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

3a djs, Mpi. 24:7–10.4a Jobo 19:26;

Aruma 11:41–45;42:23;Hir. 14:15;Morm. 9:13.

5a nkm Sika.b Joh. 12:32;

2 Ni. 26:24;3 Ni. 27:14–15.

6a nkm KumukaKuvakafa.

b nkm HurongwahweRununuro.

c nkm Kupunzika

kwaAdama naEva.d 2 Ni. 2:5.

7a Aruma 34:10.b nkm Dzikinura.c Mosaya 16:4–5;

Aruma 42:6, 9, 14.d Mosaya 15:19.

8a Jobo 12:13;Abr. 3:21.nkm Ungwaru.

b nkm Anetsitsi.c nkm Nyasha.

2 Nifai 9:9–14 90

tarisai, dai dnyama ikasamukazvakare mweya yedu ichavaseyengirozi iya eyakapunzikakubva kuna Mwari Vokusinga-peri, ikazova fdhiabhorosi, kutiisazomuka zvakare.9 Uye mweya yedu inenge

yave kuita saiye, tave vana dhi-abhorosi, angirozi dzadhiabho-rosi kunadhiabhorosi, kutibtipfigirwe kunze kubva kunaMwari vedu, tigogara nababacvenhema, mukusuwa saiye,hongu, kuna iye dakanyenge-dza vabereki vedu vokutanga,eanozvishandura akange achaitafsengirozi yechiedza, anofuriravana vevanhu kupinda muzvi-kwata gzvemuruvande zveu-mhondi nekuita ose mabasaakaipa erima.10 Mwari wedu vakanaka

sei, vanotigadzirira nzira yo-kutiza nayo chipuka chinotyi-sa; hongu, chipuka ichi, arufubnegehena, zvandinoti rufurwomuviri, uye norufu rwo-mweya.11 Uye nokuda akwekusunu-

ngurwa kwedu naMwari vedu,Mutsvene waIsraeri, brufu urwu,rwandakataura pamusoro pa-rwo, rwuri rwenguva duku,

rwuchaburitsa vakafa varwo;rufu rwacho rwuri guva.

12 Uye arufu urwu rwandatau-ra, kunova kufa pamweya, rwu-chaburitsa vakafa varwo; kufapamweya uku bigehena; nai-zvozvo, rufu negehena zvino-fanira kuburitsa vakafa varwo,gehena rinofanira kuburitsawomweya yakabatwa pausungwa,uye guva rinofanira kuburitsa-wo miviri iri pausungwa, uyemivir i c nemweya yavanhudichadzorerwa pakare; rinovasimba rokumuka kuna vakafakwakaitwa noMutsvene wa-Israeri.

13 aKuronga kwaMwari ku-kuru sei! Nokuti kune rumwerutivi, bparadiso yaMwari inofa-nira kuburitsa mweya yevatsve-ne, guva richiburitsa miviriyevatsvene; mweya nemiviricichadzorerwa pakare zvakare,uye vanhu vanenge vasisata-dze kana dkufa, vava mweyamipenyu, vaine eruzivo frwaka-kwana sezvatiri munyama, mu-tsauko uri wekuti ruzivo rwedurwunenge rwurirwuzere.

14 Nokudaro, tichava anoruzi-vo rwakakwana brwokutadzakwedu kwose, nokusachena

8d D&Z 93:33–34.e Isa. 14:12;

2 Ni. 2:17–18;Mos. 4:3–4;Abr. 3:27–28.

f nkm Dhiabhorosi.9a Jak. 3:11;

Aruma 5:25, 39.b Zvaka. 12:7–9.c nkm Kunyepa.d Gen. 3:1–13;

Mosaya 16:3;Mos. 4:5–19.

e II VaKori. 11:14;

Aruma 30:53.f D&Z 129:8.g nkm Huranganwa

hwemuruvande.10a Mosaya 16:7–8;

Aruma 42:6–15.b nkm Gehena.

11a nkm Mununuri.b nkm Rufu,

rwenyama.12a nkm Rufu,

rweMweya.b D&Z 76:81–85.c nkm Mweya.

d nkm KumukaKuvakafa.

13a nkm HurongwahweRununuro.

b D&Z 138:14–19.nkm Paradiso.

c Aruma 11:43.d nkm Asingafe.e D&Z 130:18–19.f nkm Kukwana.

14a Mosaya 3:25;Aruma 5:18.

b nkm Mhosva,Kuva ne.

91 2 Nifai 9:15–22

kwedu, cnokusasimira kwedu;uye vakarurama vachave noru-zivo rwakakwana mukufarakwavo, dnokururama kwavo,evachashongedzwa fnoutsvene,hongu, uye kana gnguwo dzo-kururama.15 Uye zvichaitika kuti kana

vanhu vose vabva murufurwokutanga kuenda muupe-nyu, uye vasisazofa, vanofani-rwa kuuya pachigaro achoku-tongwa choMutsvene waIsraeri;kwozouya bkutongwa, maere-rano nekutonga kutsvene kwa-Mwari.16 Zvechokwadi, sokurarama

kunoita Ishe, Ishe Mwari vaka-zvitaura, uye aizwi ravo breku-singaperi, iro risingafe, kuti avovatsvene vachava vatsvene, avovane ctsvina vachangova vanedtsvina; nokudaro, avo vanetsvina endidhiabhorosi nengi-rozi dzake; vachaenda kumotofusingaperi; wakagadzirirwa ivo;kurwadziwa kwavo kunengegdziva romoto nesuriferi, rimiracho rinokwira kudenga risi-ngagumi.17 Ukuru anokutonga kwaka-

naka kwaMwari vedu! Nokutizvavanenge vataura nemuromowavo vanozviita, uye zvakabva

mumuromo mavo, uye mutemowavo unofanira kuzadzikiswa.

18 Asi tarisai, vakarurama,avatendi veMutsvene waIsraeri,avo vanotenda kune MutsvenewaIsraeri, avo vakatsungirirabmichinjikwa yenyika, vakasho-ra kunyadzisa kwayo, vachadyacnhaka dyeumambo hwaMwa-ri, hwavakagadzirirwa ekubvirapakutanga kwenyika, nokufarakwavo kuchave kwakazarafkusingaperi.19 Kukura kwetsitsi dzaMwari

wedu, Mutsvene waIsraeri!Nokuti aanobvisa vatendi vakekubva muchipuka bchakaipisachiya dhiabhorosi, nemurufu,cnemugehena, nemudziva ro-moto nosuriferi kunova kurwa-dziwa kusingaperi.

20 Kukura akweutsvene hwa-Mwari vedu! Nokuti bvanozivazvinhu zvose, uye hapana chi-mwe chinhu chavasingazive.

21 Uye vakauya panyika kutiavaponese vanhu vose kanavachinge vateerera shoko ravo;nokuti tarisai, vanotora kurwa-dziwa kwevanhu vose, hongu,bkurwadzwa kwechisikwa cho-se chipenyu, varume, vakadzi,nevana, vemhuri cyaAdama.

22 Uye vakabvuma kutambu-

14c Morm. 9:5.d nkm Akarurama.e Zir. 31:25.f nkm Chakachena.g D&Z 109:76.

15a nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

b Mpi. 19:9;2 Ni. 30:9.

16a I Madz. 8:56;D&Z 1:38; Mos. 1:4.

b D&Z 56:11.c nkm Hutsvina.

d 1 Ni. 15:33–35;Aruma 7:21;Morm. 9:14;D&Z 88:35.

e nkm Dhiabhorosi.f Mosaya 27:28.g Zvaka. 21:8;

2 Ni. 28:23;D&Z 63:17.

17a nkm Yenzaniso.18a nkm Mutendi.

b Ruka 14:27.c D&Z 45:58; 84:38.

d nkm Rusimudzirwo.e Aruma 13:3.f nkm Upenyu

Hwokusingaperi.19a D&Z 108:8.

b 1 Ni. 15:35.c nkm Gehena.

20a nkm Hutsvene.b Aruma 26:35;

D&Z 38:2.21a nkm Ruponeso.

b D&Z 18:11; 19:18.c nkm Adama.

2 Nifai 9:23–30 92

dzika uku kuti vanhu vagomu-ka kuvakafa, kuti vose vagomirapamberi pavo musi wezuvaguru rokutongwa.23 Uye vakaraira vanhu vose

kuti avatendeuke, bvagobha-bhatidzwa muzita ravo, vainekutenda kuzere muMutsvenewaIsraeri, nokuti havangapo-neswe muumambo hwaMwari.24 Uye kana vasingatendeuke

nokutenda amuzita ravo, noku-bhabhatidzwa muzita ravo,bnokushingirira kusvikira ku-magumo, vanofanirwa ckura-swa; nokuti Ishe Mwari, Mu-tsvene waIsraeri, vakazvitaura.25 Naizvozvo, vakavapa amu-

temo; uye bpasina mutemo wa-piwa hapana kurangwa; uyepasina kurangwa hapana kura-swa; apo pasina kuraswa tsitsidzoMutsvene waIsraeri dzicha-ve pavari, nenzira yerudzikinu-ro; nokuti vakaponeswa nesi-mba rake.26 Nokuti arudzikinuro rwu-

nogutsa zvinodiwa bnekutongakwake kwakanaka kuna avovose cvasina kupiwa dmutemo,kuti vachaponeswa kuchipukaicho chinotyisa, rufu negehena,nadhiabhorosi, nedziva romotonesuriferi, kunova kurwadziwa

kusingaperi; uye vachidzorerwakuna Mwari vakavapa emweyawekufema, vanova MutsvenewaIsraeri.

27 Asi nhamo kune akapiwaamutemo, hongu, uyo ane mi-temo yose yaMwari, sezvata-kaita isu, agosaiteerera, uyeagotambisa mazuva ake ekue-dzwa, nokuti zvinhu zvakekuipa kwazvo kunotyisa!

28 a Zano rokunyengedzakwowakaipa! bKushaya maturo,neurema hwavanhu! Kana cva-dzidza vanofunga kuti dvache-njera, havachateerera ekurairakwaMwari, nokuti vanobvavazviisa parutivi, vachifungakuti ivovave kuziva, asika, ku-ziva kwavo hubenzi hakunachakunovapa. Vachatsakatika.

29 Asi kudzidza kwakanakakana avachiteerera bkurairakwaMwari.

30 Asi nhamo iri akuvapfumi,avo vakapfuma muzvinhu zve-nyika. Nokuti vapfumi sakavanoshora bvarombo, uye vano-tambudza vakapfava, uye mwo-yo yavo iri papfuma yavo; no-kudaro, upfumi hwavo ndiyemwari wavo. Uye tarisai upfumihwavo huchaparara pamwenavo.

23a nkm Rutendeuko.b nkm Bhabhatidza.

24a nkm Jesu Kristu—Kutora Zita raJesuKristu paTiri.

b nkm Tsungirira.c nkm Kuraswa.

25a Jkb. 4:17.nkm Mutemo.

b VaR. 4:15;2 Ni. 2:13; Aruma42:12–24.nkm Kudavira.

26a 2 Ni. 2:10;Aruma 34:15–16.nkm Dzikinura.

b nkm Yenzaniso.c Mosaya 3:11.d Mosaya 15:24;

D&Z 137:7.e Gen. 2:7; D&Z 93:33;

Abr. 5:7.27a Ruka 12:47–48.28a Aruma 28:13.

b nkm Chisina Maturo.c Ruka 16:15;

2 Ni. 26:20; 28:4, 15.d Zir. 14:6; Jer. 8:8–9;

VaR. 1:22.nkm Kudada;Ungwaru.

e Aruma 37:12.nkm Rairo.

29a 2 Ni. 28:26.b Jak. 4:10.

30a Ruka 12:34;I Tim. 6:10;D&Z 56:16.

b nkm Murombo.

93 2 Nifai 9:31–42

31 Uye nhamo kumatsi dzisi-ngadi akunzwa; nokuti dzichafa.32 Nhamo kumapofu asingade

kuona; nokuti achafawo.33 Nhamo kuna avo vasina

kudzingiswa pamwoyo, nokutiruzivo rwokutadza kwavorwuchavarova pazuva rokupe-dzisira.34 Nhamo akumunyepi, nokuti

achakandwa bmugehena.35 Nhamo kune uyo aanopo-

nda achida, iyewo bachafa.36 Nhamo kune avo vanoita

aupombwe, naivo vachakandwamugehena.37 Hongu, nhamo kune avo

vanonamata azvimifananidzo,nokuti dhiabhorosi waanadhi-abhorosi vose anofara navo.38 Uye muchidimbu, nhamo

kuna avo vose vanofira muzvivizvavo; nokuti avachadzokerakuna Mwari, voona chiso chavo,voramba vari muzvivi zvavo.39 Hama dzangu dzinodiwa,

rangarirai kuipa mukutadziraMwari Mutsvene, uyewo kuipakwekubvumira kukwezva kwa-iyeyo amunyengedzi. Rangariraikufunga bzvenyama crufu, asizvemweya kufunga dupenyuehwokusingaperi.

40 Hama dzangu dzinodiwa,ipai nzeve kumazwi angu.Rangarirai ukuru hweMutsvenewaIsraeri. Musati ndakataurazvinhu zvakaoma kwamuri;nokuti mukadaro, munengematuka achokwadi, nokuti nda-taura mazwi oMusiki venyu.Ndinoziva kuti mazwi echo-kwadi bakaoma pane zvinhuzvose zvine tsvina; asi vatsvenehavaatye kwete, nokuti vanodachokwadi uye havazunguzuke.

41 Zvino hama dzinodiwa,auyai kuna Ishe, Mutsvene.Rangarirai kuti nzira dzavoitsvene. Tarisai, bnzira yomu-nhu cyakamanika, asi inofambayakatwasanuka pamberi pavo,uye muchengeti dwapamusuwondivo Mutsvene waIsraeri; uyehavashandise musevenzi ipapo;uye hakuna imwe nzira kunzekwapamusuwo; nokuti haanga-nyengedzwi, nokuti Ishe Mwarindiro zita rake.

42 Uye uyo anogugudza, ndiyeanozururirwa; avachenjeri, ne-vakadzidza, naavo vapfumi,bvanozvikudza nokudzidzakwavo, nouchenjeri, noupfumihwavo — hongu, ivavo ndivovavakashora; kunze kwokunge

31a Ezk. 33:30–33;Mat. 11:15;Mosaya 26:28;D&Z 1:2, 11, 14;Mos. 6:27.

34a Zir. 19:9.nkm Anovimbika;Kunyepa.

b nkm Gehena.35a Eks. 20:13;

Mosaya 13:21.b nkm Kuranga nerufu.

36a 3 Ni. 12:27–29.nkm Hunhu.

37a nkm KunamataZvifananidzo.

38a Aruma 40:11, 13.39a 2 Ni. 28:20–22; 32:8;

Mosaya 2:32; 4:14;Aruma 30:53.

b VaR. 8:6.nkm Zvenyama.

c nkm Rufu, rweMweya.d Zir. 11:19.e nkm Upenyu

Hwokusingaperi.40a nkm Chokwadi.

b 1 Ni. 16:2;

2 Ni. 28:28; 33:5.41a 1 Ni. 6:4; Jak. 1:7;

Omu. 1:26;Moro. 10:30–32.

b 2 Ni. 31:17–21;Aruma 37:46;D&Z 132:22, 25.

c Ruka 13:24; 2 Ni. 33:9;Hir. 3:29–30.

d 2 Ni. 31:9, 17–18;3 Ni. 14:13–14;D&Z 43:7; 137:2.

42a Mat. 11:25.b nkm Kudada.

2 Nifai 9:43–51 94

varasa zvinhu izvi, vozviitacmarema pamberi paMwari,nokuzviunza pasi-pasi dpoku-zvininipisa, havazovazururira.43 Asi zvinhu zvavachenjeri

nevanoziva azvichazovigwa ku-bva kwavari nokusingaperi —hongu, uyo mufaro wakagadzi-rirwa vatendi.44 Hama dzangu dzinodiwa,

rangarirai mazwi angu. Tarisai,ndinobvisa nguwo dzangu,ndodzizunza pamberi penyu;ndinonamata kuna Mwari voru-poneso kuti vanditarise nezisoarakapinza; nokudaro, mucha-ziva nezuva rokupedzisira,apo vanhu vose vachatongwanamabasa avo, kuti MwariwaIsraeri vachapupura kutibndakazunza kuipa kwenyu ku-bva pamweya wangu, zve kutindinomira nechiedza pamberipake, cndisina ropa renyu.45 Hama dzangu dzinodiwa,

tendeukai kubva muzviv izvenyu; zunzai angetani idzodzakakusungai; uyai kunaMwari bdombo roruponesorwenyu.46 Gadzirirai mweya yenyu

zuva rokubwinya iro akutongakwakanaka kuchaitwa kuva-tsvene, kunyange zuva broku-tongwa, kuti musazvipetanokutya; kuti musarangarirecmhosva dzenyu mune zvaka-k w a n a , m o z o t u n h w a k u t imutaure muchiti: Kutsvene,

kutsvene kutonga kwenyu ku-tsvene, Ishe Mwari dSamasi-mba — asi ndinoziva kutadzakwangu; ndakatadza mirairoyenyu, kutadza kwacho ndo-kwangu; dhiabhorosi akandi-tora, saka ndiri nyama yekuipakwake.

47 Asi tarisai hama dzangu,ko ndinofanira here kukumutsaikuti muone pachena zvinhuizvi? Ndingarwadzise heremwoyo yenyu kana pfungwadzenyu dziri tsvene? Ndinga-taure zviri pachena here mae-rerano nokutaura chokwadi daimanga makasununguka kubvamuzvivi?

48 Tarisai, dai manga murivatsvene ndaitaura kwamuripamusana poutsvene; sezvomusiri vatsvene, muchitarisirakwandiri somudzidzisi, ndino-fanira akukudzidzisai pamusanapedambudziko brechivi.49 Tarisai, mweya wangu uno-

venga chivi, mwoyo wanguunofadzwa noutsvene, uye andi-charumbidza zita dzvene ra-Mwari wangu.

50 Uyai hama dzangu, uyowose ane nyota, uyai kuneamvura; uyo asina mari, uyaimutenge mudye; hongu, uyaimutenge waini nomukaka zvi-sina bmari uye zvisina mutengo.

51 Nokudaro, musaparadzemari pazvinhu zvisingakodzeri,kana asimba renyu nezvisinga-

42c I VaKori. 3:18–21.d nkm Akazvininipisa.

43a I VaKori. 2:9–16.44a Jak. 2:10.

b Jak. 1:19.c Jak. 2:2; Mosaya 2:28.

45a 2 Ni. 28:22;

Aruma 36:18.b nkm Ibwe.

46a nkm Yenzaniso.b nkm Kutonga,

Kwekupedzisira.c Mosaya 3:25.d 1 Ni. 1:14; Mos. 2:1.

48a Aruma 37:32.b nkm Chitadzo.

49a 1 Ni. 18:16.50a nkm Mvura yeUpenyu.

b Aruma 42:27.51a Isa. 55:1–2.

95 2 Nifai 9:52–10:4

gutsi. Teereresai nesimba kwa-ndiri, murangarire mazwi anda-kataura; muuye kune MutsvenewaIsraeri, muite bmabiko kuneicho chisingafi, kana kuipiswa,asi kuti mweya ufare mukukora.52 Tarisai hama dzangu dzino-

diwa, rangarirai mazwi aMwarivenyu; namatai kwaari kusinga-peri pazuva, anokutenda kuzitaravo dzvene usiku. Mwoyoyenyu ngaifare.53 Uye tarisai kuti azvibvumi-

rano zvaIshe zvikuru sei, uyekukura kwekuzvideredza kwa-vo kuvana vevanhu; nokudakwoukuru hwavo nyasha bnetsi-tsi dzavo, vakativimbisa kutimbeu yedu haizoparadzwazvachose, munyama, asi kutivachavachengetedza; zvizvarwazvichauya zvichava cbazi dzve-ne reimba yaIsraeri.54 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,

ndingadai ndataura kwamurizvakawanda, asi mangwanandichataura mazwi andasiyanhasi. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 10

MaJuda acharovera pamuchinjikwaMwari vavo — Vachapararira ku-dakara vatangisa kutendakwavari —America ichave nyika yerusunu -nguko isina mambo anotonga —

Wadzanai naMwari uye mugowanaruponeso kuburikidza nenyashadzake. Zvingangove makore 559 ku-svika ku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino ini Jakobho, ndino-taura kwamuri zvakare, hamadzangu dzinodiwa, pamusoroapebazi rakarurama iri randa-taura.

2 Nokuti tarisai, azvivimbisozvatakawana zvivimbiso zvaka-itwa kwatiri maererano nezve-nyama; nokudaro, sezvo zvaka-ratidzwa kwandiri kuti ruzhinjirwevana vedu rwuchafira munezvenyama nenzira yekusatenda,zvakadaro, Mwari vachanzwiratsitsi kuvazhinji; uye vana veduvachaponeswa, kuti vazouyakune icho chichavapa ruzivorwakakwana rwechokwadirweMununuri wavo.

3 Nokudaro, sekutaura kwa-ndaita kwamuri, zvinofanirakuti Kristu — nokuti mauroangirozi yakandiudza kuti ndirorakafanira kuve zita rake —banouya pakati pemaJuda, paka-ti peavo vakanyanya kuve vaka-ipa munyika; uye cvachamuro-vera pamuchinjikwa — nokutindizvo zvinofadza Mwari vedu,uye hakunazve rumwe rudzipanyika drwungarovere pamu-chinjikwa eMwari vavo.

4 Nokuti kana azvishamiso

51b 2 Ni. 31:20; 32:3;3 Ni. 12:6.

52a nkm Kupakutendo.53a nkm Chibvumirano.

b nkm Anetsitsi.c nkm Munda

wemizambiringawaIshe.

10 1a 1 Ni. 15:12–16;

2 Ni. 3:5;Jak. 5:43–45.

2a 1 Ni. 22:8;3 Ni. 5:21–26; 21:4–7.

3a 2 Ni. 25:19; Jak. 7:5;Moro. 7:22.

b nkm Jesu Kristu—Zviporofitanezvekuzvarwa uye

nerufu rwaJesuKristu.

c 1 Ni. 11:33;Mosaya 3:9;D&Z 45:52–53.

d Ruka 23:20–24.e 1 Ni. 19:10.

4a nkm Chishamiso.

2 Nifai 10:5–16 96

zvikuru zvakaitwa pakati pema-mwe marudzi, vangatendeuke,uye vagoziva kuti ndiye Mwariwavo.5 Asi nenzira ayehupirisita

husakarurama nezvitema, avovari Jerusarema vachaomesamitsipa yavo vachimurwisa,kuti aroverwe pamuchinjikwa.6 Nokudaro, nenzira yezvite-

ma zvavo, kuparadzwa, nzara,zvirwere, uye kudeuka kweropakuchauya pavari; uye avo vasi-ngazoparadzwa avachaparadzi-rwa pakati pemarudzi ose.7 Asi tarisai, ndiko kutaura

akwaIshe Mwari: bKana zuvarasvika rekuti vatende mandiri,kuti ndini Kristu, saka ndaka-bvumirana nemadzibaba avokuti vachadzorerwa munyama,pasi, kunyika yenhaka yavo.8 Uye zvichaitika kuti avacha-

unganidzwa kubva kwavaka-nga vakapararira kwenguvahuru, kubva bmuzvitsuwa zve-gungwa, nemumativi manaenyika, uye marudzi emaJentairiachave makuru mumaziso angu,vanodaro Mwari, cmukuvata-kura vachienda navo kunyikadzenhaka.9 aHongu, madzimambo ema-

Jentairi ndivo vachave madziba-ba ekuvarera, uye madzima-

mbokadzi avo ndivo vachavevareri vavo; nokudaro, bzvivi-mbiso naIshe kumaJentairizvikuru, nokuti vakazvitaura,uye ndiani angazvipikise?

10 Asi tarisai, nyika ino, vano-daro Mwari , ichave nyikayenhaka yenyu, uye amaJe-ntairi vacharopafadzwa pamu-soro payo.

11 Uye nyika ino ichave nyikaayerusununguko kumaJentairi,uye haichazove bnemadzima-mbo enyika, vachamukirana ne-maJentairi.

12 Uye ndichadzivirira nyikaino kune mamwe marudzi ose.

13 Uye uyo aanorwisa Zionibachafa, vanodaro Mwari.

14 Nokuti uyo achamutsa ma-mbo kuti andirwise achafa,nokuti ini Ishe amambo wede-nga, ndichave mambo vavo, uyendichave bchiedza kwavari nari-nhi, avo vanonzwa mazwi angu.

15 Nokudaro, nenzira yezvi-zvi, kuti azvibvumirano zva-ngu zvizadzikiswe zvanda-kaita kuvana vevanhu, kutindinozozviita kwavari varimunyama, ndakafanira kupa-radza mabasa bakavanda ceri-ma, neekupondana, neekuipa.

16 Nokudaro, uyo acharwisaaZioni, kana muJuda uye kana

5a Ruka 22:2.nkm Unyengerihwehupirisita.

6a 1 Ni. 19:13–14.nkm Israeri—Kupararira kwaIsraeri.

7a nkm Ishe.b 2 Ni. 25:16–17.

8a nkm Israeri—Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

b 1 Ni. 22:4;2 Ni. 10:20–22;D&Z 133:8.

c 1 Ni. 22:8.9a Isa. 49:22–23.

b 1 Ni. 22:8–9;D&Z 3:19–20.

10a 2 Ni. 6:12.11a nkm Kusununguka.

b Mosaya 29:31–32.13a 1 Ni. 22:14, 19.

b Isa. 60:12.

14a Aruma 5:50;D&Z 38:21–22;128:22–23; Mos. 7:53.

b nkm Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

15a nkm Chibvumirano.b Hir. 3:23.

nkm Huranganwahwemuruvande.

c nkm Rima,zveMweya.

16a nkm Zioni.

97 2 Nifai 10:17–24

muJentairi, musungwa neaka-sununguka, murume kanamukadzi, vachafa; nokuti bivavandivo pfambi dzepasi pose;nokuti cavo dvasiri kwandirivari ekurwisana neni, vanodaroMwari vedu.17 Nokuti andichazadzikisa

zvandakavimbisa vana veva-nhu, zvandakati ndinovaitiravachiri vapenyu —18 Nokudaro, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, ndiko kutaurakunoita Mwari vedu: Ndicha-tambudza mbeu yenyu neruo-ko rwemaJentairi; zvakadaro,ndichapfavisa mwoyo ayema-Jentair i , kuti vaite sababakwavari; nokudaro, maJentairibvacharopafadzwa uye cvagove-rengerwa pamwechete nevembayaIsraeri.19 Nokudaro, andichagadzirira

nyika ino mbeu yako, neavovachaverengerwa kumbeu yako,narinhi, kuti ive nyika yenhakayavo; nokuti inyika yakanaka,vanodaro Mwari kwandiri, ku-pfuura dzimwe nyika dzose,nokudaro ndichaita kuti vosevanhu vanogaramo vandina-mate, vanodaro Mwari.20 Uye zvino, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, sekuona kwatirikuita kuti Mwari vedu vetsitsivatipa ruzivo rwukuru maere-

rano nezvinhu izvi, ngativara-ngarirei, tosendeka zvitemazvedu, torega kutsikitsira pasi,nokuti hatina kutandwa; zvaka-daro, atakatinhwa tichibviswamunyika yenhaka yedu; asitakatungamirirwa kunyika iribnani, nokuti Ishe akaita gu-ngwa rive cnzira yedu, uye tiridpakatsuwa kegungwa.21 Asi zvikuru zvakavimbiswa

naIshe kune avo vagere apazvi-tsuwa zvegungwa; nokudarosezvo zvichinzi zvitsuwa, zvi-noreva kuti zvakawanda kupfu-ura apa, uye zvakagarwawonehama dzedu.

22 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe Mwaringuva nenguva avanotunga-mirira imba yaIsraeri kwava-noda, maererano nezvinovafa-dza nekuda kwavo. Uye zvinotarisai, Ishe vanoyeuka vosevakatsauka, nokudaro vanoti-yeukawo nesu.

23 Naizvozvo, farai mumwoyomenyu, uye muyeuke kuti ama-kasununguka bkuita zvamuno-da — ckusarudza nzira yerufurwusingaperi kana nzira yeupe-nyu hwokusingaperi.

24 Nokudaro, hama dzangudzinodiwa, wadzanai nechidochaMwari, uye kwete kuda kwa-dhiabhorosi nekwenyama; uyemuyeuke, mushure mekunge

16b 1 Ni. 13:4–5.c 1 Ni. 14:10.d 1 Ni. 22:13–23;

2 Ni. 28:15–32;3 Ni. 16:8–15; Eta 2:9.

e Mat. 12:30.17a D&Z 1:38.18a Ruka 13:28–30;

D&Z 45:7–30.

b VaE. 3:6.c VaG. 3:7, 29;

1 Ni. 14:1–2;3 Ni. 16:13; 21:6, 22;30:2;Abr. 2:9–11.

19a 2 Ni. 3:2.20a 1 Ni. 2:1–4.

b 1 Ni. 2:20.

nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

c 1 Ni. 18:5–23.d Isa. 11:10–12.

21a 1 Ni. 19:15–16; 22:4.22a 1 Ni. 22:4.23a nkm Kuzvisarudzira.

b 2 Ni. 2:16.c Deut. 30:19.

2 Nifai 10:25–11:7 98

mawadzana naMwari, kutichete anyasha dzaMwari ndidzodzinoita kuti bmuponeswe.

25 Nokudaro, Mwari angaku-mutsei kubva murufu nesimbarekumutswa kwavakafa, nemu-rufu rwusingaperi nesimbaarerudzikinuro, kuti mugoga-shirwa muumambo hwokusi-ngaperi hwaMwari, kuti mu-govarumbidza kuburikidzanenyasha tsvene. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 11

Jakobho akaona Mununuri wake—Murau waMosesi mucherechedzowaKristu uye unoratidza kuti acha-uya. Zvingangove makore 559 ku-svika ku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino, aJakobho akataurazvinhu zvizhinji kuvanhu ve-kwangu panguva iyoyo; zva-kadaro zvinhu izvi ndizvo chetezvandaita kuti bzvinyorwe,nokuti zvinhu zvandanyorazvinondikwanira.2 Uye zvino, ini Nifai, ndino-

nyora mazwi mazhinji aaIsaya,nokuti mweya wangu unofa-dzwa nemazwi ake. Nokutindichafananidza mazwi akenevanhu vekwangu, uye ndi-goatumira kuvana vangu vose,nokuti zvirokwazvo akaonabMununuri wangu, sekumuonakwandakamuita.

3 Nemunin’ina wangu Jako-bho, aakamuonawo sokumuonakwandakaita; nokudaro, ndi-chatumira mazwi avo kuvanavangu kuti vaone kuti mazwiangu ndeechokwadi. Nokudaro,nemazwi bevatatu, Mwari va-kati, ndichamisa shoko rangu.Zvakadaro, Mwari vanotumiravamwe vapupuri vakawanda,nekuzadzikisa mazwi avo ose.

4 Tarisai, mweya wangu uno-fara kuti andiratidze kuvanhuvekwangu chokwadi bchekuu-ya kwaKristu; nokuti, nenzirayechikonzero ichi kwakapiwacmutemo waMosesi; uye zvosezvinhu zvakapiwa naMwarikubvira pakutanga kwenyika,kuvanhu, zvinoratidza muche-rechedzo wake.

5 Uye mweya wangu unofara-wo anezvibvumirano zvaIshezvavakaita kumadzibaba edu;hongu, mweya wangu unofa-dzwa nenyasha dzavo, nemu-kutonga kwavo kwakanaka,nesimba, netsitsi muzano gurunechirongwa chekusingaperichekubviswa murufu.

6 Uye mweya wangu unofa-dzwa mukuratidza vanhu ve-kwangu kuti akunze kwekungeKristu auya vanhu vose vanofa.

7 Nokuti kana akusina Kristukana Mwari hakuna; uye kanakusina Mwari isu hatipo, nokutihakwaikwanisa kuve bnekusi-

24a nkm Nyasha.b nkm Ruponeso.

25a nkm Dzikinura.11 1a 2 Ni. 6:1–10.

b 2 Ni. 31:1.2a 3 Ni. 23:1.

b nkm Mununuri.

3a 2 Ni. 2:3; Jak. 7:5.b 2 Ni. 27:12; Eta 5:2–4;

D&Z 5:11.4a 2 Ni. 31:2.

b Jak. 4:5; Jar. 1:11;Aruma 25:15–16;Eta 12:19.

c 2 Ni. 5:10.5a nkm Chibvumirano

chaAbrahama.6a Mosaya 3:15.7a 2 Ni. 2:13.

b nkm Sika.

99 2 Nifai 11:8–12:7

kwa. Asi kuna Mwari, uye ndi-Kristu, uye vanouya nekukwa-na kwenguva yavo.8 Uye zvino ndave kunyora

mamwe emazwi aIsaya, kutiani zvake wevanhu vekwanguvachaona mazwi aya vasimu-dze mwoyo yavo uye vagofarapamusana pemunhu wose.Zvino aya ndiwo mazwi, uyemungangoafananidza nemi ne-kune vamwe vanhu vose.

CHITSAUKO 12

Isaya anoona temberi yemazuvaekupedzisira, kuunganidzwa kwa-Israeri, nekutonga kwechiuru che-makore nerunyararo — Vanodadanevakaipa vachaderedzwa muKuu-ya Kwechipiri—Enzanisai naIsaya2. Zvingangove makore 559 kusvi-ka ku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Shoko iro arakaonekwa bnaIsa-ya mwanakomana waAmozi,riri maererano naJuda neJerusa-rema:2 Uye zvichaitika kuti muma-

zuva ekupedzisira, apo agomobreimba yaIshe richamiswa pa-musoro cpemakomo, uye richa-simudzirwa pamusoro pezvi-

komo zvose, uye ose marudziachayererera kwairi.

3 Uye vanhu vazhinji vachae-nda uye vagoti, Uyai imi tiendekugomo raIshe, kumba yaMwa-ri waJakobo; uye vachatidzidzi-sa nzira dzavo, uye atichafambamunzira dzavo; nokuti muZionindimo muchabva bmutemo,neshoko raIshe kubva kuJeru-sarema.

4 Uye avachatonga pakati pe-marudzi, uye vachatsiura va-nhu vazhinji: uye vachapfuraminondo yavo kuti ive miromoyemagejo, uye mapfumo avovachaaita ekukwanhurisa miti—rudzi haruzosimudza munondokubaya rwumwe rudzi, hava-zodzidza zvehondo zvakare.

5 Imi vemba yaJakobo, uyaiimi uye tifambe muchiedzachaIshe; hongu, uyai nokutimose amarasika, mumwe nomu-mwe munzira dzake dzakaipa.

6 Naizvozvo, imi Ishe masiyavanhu venyu, imba yaJakobo,nokuti ayakazadzwa nezveku-mabvazuva, uye vanoteererazvinotaurwa nen’anga bsema-Firistia, uye cvanozvifadzanevana vevatorwa.

7 Nyika yavowo izere nesiri-

12 1a chiHeb khazah,zvichireva“kuratidzirwa.”Zvinoreva kuti Isayaakagamuchira shokorake kuburikidzanechiratidzochakabva kunaIshe.

b Zvitsauko zvaIsaya2–14 zvakatorwakubvamumahwendafaendarira naNifaimuna 2 Ni. 12–24;

pane kusiyanamukurongwakwemazwikunofanirwakucherechedzwa.

2a Joere 3:17.nkm Zioni.

b nkm Temberi, ImbayaIshe.

c D&Z 49:25.3a nkm Famba, Famba

naMwari.b chiHeb kudzidzisa,

kanadzidziso.

nkm Vhangeri.4a 2 Ni. 21:2–9.5a 2 Ni. 28:14;

Mosaya 14:6;Aruma 5:37.

6a nemamwe mazwi

vazadzwa, vapihwadzidziso, zvitenderozvekunze.Mpi. 106:35.

b nkm VaFiristia.c chiHeb kurovana

maoko ne, kana kuitachibvumirano ne.

2 Nifai 12:8–21 100

vha negoridhe, upfumi hwavohauna magumo; nyika yavoizerewo nemahachi, kana ngorodzavo hadziperi.8 Nyika yavo izerewo anezvi-

fananidzo; vanonamata zvava-kaumba nemaoko avo, izvozvakagadzirwa neminwe yavo.9 Uye uyo munhu akazvidzika

ahaakotamise musoro, uye mu-nhu mukuru haazvirereke, saka,musa muregerere.10 Imi makaipa, pindai mudo-

mbo, uye amuzvivige muguruva,nokuti kutya Ishe nokubwinyakweushe hwavo kuchakurovai.11 Uye zvichaitika kuti kuzvi-

kudza kwemunhu kuchanya-dziswa, nekuzvikakanyadzakwevanhu kuchakoromorwa,uye Ishe voga ndivo vachaku-dzwa muzuva iroro.12 Nokuti azuva raIshe weHo-

ndo richasvika nokukurumidzakumarudzi ose, hongu, pamu-nhu wose; hongu, pane bvano-dada nevanozvikudza, nepanewose akasimudzirwa, achadzi-kiswa pasi.13 Hongu, uye zuva raIshe

richasvika pamiti yemisida yoseyeRebanoni, nokuti yakarebanokukwirira; nepamusoro pe-mioku yose yeBashani;14 Uye pamakomo ose marefu,

nepazvikomo zvose, nepama-

rudzi ose akasimudzirwa, ne-pavanhu vose.

15 Uye nepanharire refu yose,nepashongwe yose yakakombe-redzwa.

16 Uye nepangarava dzoseadzegungwa, nekungarava dzo-se dzeTarshisi, uye nepamifana-nidzo yose inofadza.

17 Uye kuzvikudza kwemu-nhu kuchaderedzwa pasi, ne-kuzvikakanyadza kwevanhukuchaderedzwa; uye Ishe vogandivo vachakudzwa muzuvaairoro.18 Uye zvifananidzo vacha-

zvipfuudza zvachose.19 Uye vachaenda mumwena

yematombo, nemumapako epa-si, nokuti kutya Ishe kuchavaba-ta nekubwinya kweushe hwavokuchavarova, pavachasimukakuti vazunze pasi!

2 0 M u z u v a i r o r o m u n h uaacharasira zvifananidzo zvakezvesirivha, nezvifananidzo zva-ke zvegoridhe, zvaakazviitirakuti azvinamate, kunhuta neku-miremwa-remwa;

21 Kupinda mumitswi yema-tombo, nepamusoro pemabweakatsemuka, nenzira yekutyakuti Ishe vachauya pamusoropavo uye ushe hwembiri yavohuchavarova, kana vomukakuzozunza nyika zvinotyisa.

8a nkm KunamataZvifananidzo.

9a nemamwe mazwi

akanamatazvimifananidzokunze kwaMwari.

10a Aruma 12:14.12a nkm Kuuya

Kwechipiri kwaJesu

Kristu.b Mara. 4:1; 2 Ni. 23:11;

D&Z 64:24.16a RechiGiriki

(Septuagint) rinemazwi asimo munerechiHeberu, uyerechiHeberu rinemazwi asimo mune

rechiGiriki; asi2 Ni. 12:16 inawo ose.Mpi. 48:7; Ezk. 27:25.

17a nemamwe mazwi

zuva rekuuyakwaIshemukubwinya.

20a chiHeb kuraswa.

101 2 Nifai 12:22–13:14

22 Ibvai akumunhu, ane kufe-ma kuri mumhuno dzake; noku-ti ndepapi paachazivikanwawo?

CHITSAUKO 13

Juda neJerusarema dzicharangwapamusana pekusateerera kwavo —Ishe vanotetererera uye vagotongavanhu vavo—Vanasikana veZionivanotukwa nekunetswa nenzirayekuda kwavo zvinhu zvenyika —Enzanisai naIsaya 3. Zvingangovemakore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Nokuti tarisai Ishe, Ishe veHo-ndo, vanotorera Jerusarema,naJuda, musimboti nemudo-nzvo, musimboti wose wezve-kudya, newose wemvura —2 Gamba, nemurume weho-

ndo, mutongi, nemuporofita,nevakachenjera, nevakuru;3 Mutungamiri wemakumi

mashanu, nemurume anoku-dzwa, nemakurukota, newema-pipi, uye anogona kutaura.4 Uye ndichavapa vana kuti

vave machinda avo, uye vache-che vachavatonga.5 Uye vanhu vachadzvinyiri-

rwa, wose nomumwe, uye wosenewaakavakidzana naye; mwa-na achizvikudza kuna vakuru,uye akazvidzwa achazvikudzapane vanokudzwa.6 Apo munhu achabata hama

yake yemumba mababa vake,

uye agoti: Iwe une zvipfeko,iva mutongi wedu, uye usa-bvumire akuparara uku kutikuuye iwe uripo —

7 Muzuva iroro achapika,achiti: Handiite kuve amurapi;nokuti mumba mangu hamunachingwa kana zvipfeko; regaikundiita mutongi wavanhu.

8 Nokuti Jerusarema arapara-dzwa, uye Juda byapunzika,nokuti miromo yavo nemabasaavo airwisana naIshe, kutsa-mwisa meso okubwinya kwavo.

9 Kuratidzika kweusu hwavokunoreva zvavari, uye kuchire-va kuti chitema chavo chakafa-nana anecheSodoma, uye hava-ngachivige. Nhamo kumweyayavo, nokuti vazvipa vega mu-bairo wechakaipa!

10 I ta i kune vakaruramaazvakanaka kwavari; nokutivachadya muchero wema-basa avo.

11 Nhamo kune vakaipa, noku-ti vachafa; nokuti mubairo we-mabasa avo uchave pavari!

12 Uye vanhu vangu, vana va-diki ndivo vadzvinyiriri vavo,uye vanotongwa nemadzimai.Imi vanhu vangu, avo avano-kutungamirirai vanoita kutimutadze uye vopaza nzira ya-munofamba nayo.

13 Ishe vanosimuka akuvaku-mbirira, uye agosimukira kuto-nga vanhu.

14 Ishe achapinda mukutonga

22a nemamwe mazwi

Regai kuvimbanemunhu wenyama;nokuti ndewe simbashoma pana Mwari.Mos. 1:10.

13 6a Isa. 3:6.

7a chiHeb kusunga(kwechironda);nemamwe mazwi,handigone kupedzamatambudziko ako.

8a Jer. 9:11.b MJer. 1:3.

9a Gen. 19:1, 4–7, 24–25.nkm Hungochani.

10a Deut. 12:28.12a Isa. 9:16.13a chiHeb

kukakavadzana.Mika 6:2; D&Z 45:3–5.

2 Nifai 13:15–26 102

nevekare vevanhu vake anema-chinda acho; nokuti bmakadyamichero cyemunda wemizambi-ringa uye dmukadya ezvevaro-mbo mudzimba dzenyu zvama-kavatorera.15 Munorevei imi? Makarova

vanhu vangu mukavaita mare-ngenya, uye mukakuya usohwevarombo, vanodaro IsheMwari weHondo.16 Zvakare , I she vanot i :

Nenzira yekuti vanasikana ve-Zioni vanozvikakanyadza, uyevachifamba vakazvuva mi-tsipa nemaziso eruchiva, va-chifamba avachikunyungudza,uye vachirovanisa zvitsitsinhozvavo—

17 Saka Ishe vacharova nechi-rwere chegwembe panhongonyayemisoro yevanasikana veZioni,uye Ishe avachafugura nzvimbodzemiviri yavo dzekutsi.18 Muzuva iroro Ishe vacha-

bvisa kusatya kwezvishongozvavo zvavaifamba zvichirira,anenguwani, nemakoza bakate-nderera semwedzi.19 Tungetani nemangwere-

ngwa, anezvinomonerwa mu-mutsipa;20 Tunguwani, nezvishongo

zvemumakumbo, nezvinosu-ngiswa mumisoro, nezvino-nhuwira, nemhete dzemunzeve;

21 Mhete dzeminwe, nezve-kuisa pamhuno;

22 Nguwo adzakawanda, nema-dhuku, nezvipeneti zvevhudzi;

23 aZvioni-oni, nemachiraanoyevedza, neemumusoro, ne-mambure.

24 Uye zvichaitika kuti, kunzekwekunhuwirira kwakanakapachanhuwa kuora; uye kunzekwebhanire, kuchava anemu-ndya; uye kunze kwevhudzirakakamwa zvakanaka, ku-chave bnemhanza, uye kunzeckwemudimuraura, kuchave ne-mundya wesaga; kutsva kunzekwerunako.

25 Varume venyu vachafa no-kubaiwa uye ugamba hwavohuchapedzwa muhondo.

26 Uye masuwo ake achache-ma nokuhungudzika; uye achai-ta segwenga, uye agogara pasimuvhu.

CHITSAUKO 14

Zioni nevanasikana vake achanu-nurwa nekucheneswa mumazuva

14a chiHeb vatongi kanavatungamiri.

b chiHeb kuparadzwakana kupiswa.

c Isa. 5:7.d nemamwe mazwi

kuwana nezvekuba.e 2 Ni. 28:12–13.

16a nemamwe mazwi

kufamba tunhanhotudikivachikurumidzanemutowowakadaro (kufambavachizvida).

17a chiHeb fumura;izwi rinoreva kuti“vanyadzise.”

18a Zvingangovezvishongozvemumusoro.Vatungamirihavawanzo wirirananemamiriroezvishongedzozvevanhukadzizvakadomwamundima 18–23.

b nemamwe mazwi

zvishongo

zvakaumbwasemwedzi wagara.

19a chiHeb zvidzitiro(machira ekufugakumeso).

22a chiHeb zvifekozvinoyevedza.

23a kana zvipfekozvinowonesazvirimukati.

24a chiHeb mamvemve.b kana nguo.c kana mucherechedzo

(chivangachehunhapwa).

103 2 Nifai 14:1–15:3

ezviuru zvamakore — EnzanisainaIsaya 4. Zvingangove makore559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye muzuva iroro, vakadzivanomwe vachabata murumemumwechete, vachiti: Tichazvi-tsvagira zvekudya, uye tigozvi-pfekedza; tinongoda kudaidzwanezita rako chete kuti atisanyare.2 Muzuva iroro avebazi raIshe

vachave vakanaka zvikuru no-kubwinya; muchero wenyikauchave wakanakisisa nekuse-venza kune avo vakapunyukavaIsraeri.3 Uye zvichaitika kuti, avo

vachasiiwa muZioni uye vachi-sara vari muJerusarema vacha-daidzwa kunzi vatsvene, woseakanyorwa pavapenyu varimuJerusarema —4 aApo Ishe vachinge bvasha-

mbidza tsvina yevanasikanaveZioni, uye vachinge vasukaropa reJerusarema pakati pavonemweya wekutonga nemweyacwekupisa.5 Uye Ishe vachaita kuti pamba

pega-pega mugomo reZioni,nepaunganwa paro, paite agorereutsi masikati nekupenya kwe-marimi emoto usiku; nokutipose panokubwinya kwaZionipachadzivirirwa.

6 Uye pachave netabernakeriyemumvuri masikati kuchipisa,uye yovewo nzvimbo ayokuva-nda, uye mhepo nemvura.

CHITSAUKO 15

Munda wemizambiringa waIshe(Israeri) uchave gwenga, uye vanhuvake vachapararira kwose-kwose—Matambudziko achauya pavarimukurasika nekupararira kwavo—Ishe vachasimudza mureza uyevounganidza Israeri — EnzanisainaIsaya 5. Zvingangove makore559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvino ndichaimbira mudi-wa wangu arwumbo rwemudi-wa wangu, rwezvemunda wakewemizambiringa. Mudiwa wa-ngu ane munda wemizambiri-nga muchikomo chine kudyakwakawanda.

2 Uye akarikomberedza, akau-nganidza matombo aivemo,akasima amizambiringa inona-kisisa, uye ndokuvaka shongwepakati paro, uye ndokuitawopokusvinira waini makaremo,uye akatarisira kuwana maza-mbiringa, uye ikabereka miza-mbiringa emusango.

3 Uye zvino, imi vagari veJeru-sarema, nemi varume veJuda,

14 1a nemamwe mazwi

kushorwa kweasinakuroora kanakuroorwa uye asinamwana.

2a Isa. 60:21; 2 Ni. 3:5;Jak. 2:25.

4a nemamwe mazwi

Apo Ishe anengeachenura nyika.

b nkm Akagezwa.c Mara. 3:2–3; 4:1.

5a Eks. 13:21.6a Isa. 25:4; D&Z 115:6.

15 1a nemamwe mazwi

Muporofitaanonyora rwiyokana detemborinezvekuita nepasipano asi rine dudziro

yezvekudengaremumdawemizambiringa,richiratidza nyashadzaMwarinekusateererakweIsraeri.

2a Jer. 2:21.

2 Nifai 15:4–16 104

sarudzai, ndinokukumbirai, pa-kati pangu nemunda wanguwemizambiringa.4 Chii chingadai chakaitwa

kumunda wangu wemizambi-ringa chandisina kuita mauri?Nokudaro, pandakautarisirakuita mazambiringa wakabere-ka mazambiringa yemusango.5 Uye zvino endai; ndichaku-

udzai zvandichaita nebindurangu remizambiringa — andi-chabvisa ruzhowa, uye robvaradyiwa; uye ndichapaza tsvi-ngo, uye robva ratsikwa-tsikwa;6 Uye ndichariita kuti rirarire;

miti yaro haichekererwe kanakusakurirwa; asi muchameraarukato neminzwa; ndichaudza-wo makore kuti basanaise mvu-ra pariri.7 Nokuti amunda wemizambi-

ringa waIshe weHondo imbayaIsraeri, uye varume vaJudandivo zvidyarwa zvake zvino-fadza; uye akatsvaga bkuto-ngwa, uye tarisai, kudzvinyiri-rwa; kururama, asi tarisai,kuchema.8 Nhamo kune avo vanoruma-

nidza adzimba kune dzimwedzimba, kudakara pasisina mu-kana, wekuti dzimiswe padzobdzega pakati penyika!

9 Munzeve dzangu, I sheweHondo vakati, zvechokwadidzimba zhinji dzichave mato-n g o , u y e m a g u t a m a k u r u

anoyevedza achasara asinavanhu.

10 Hongu, gumi remaekaemunda wemizambiringa ucha-buritsa abati rimwe chete, uyehomeri imwechete (kana kutimasaga matatu) embeu acha-buritsa efa imwechete.

11 Nhamo kune avo vanomukarungwanani, kuti avatevedzedoro, vagorinwa kudakara usi-ku, uye bvagodhakwa naro!

12 Uye rudimbwa, nezvipe-ndani, nezvikwepa, uye wainindizvo zviri mumabiko avo;asi havana a hany’a nebasaraIshe, kana kufunga nezvaka-itwa nemaoko avo.

13 Naizvozvo, vanhu vekwa-ngu vakaenda muutapwa,nokuti havana aruzivo; uyevarume vavo vanokudzwa va-noziya, uye vazhinj i vavovaoma huro nenyota.

14 Naizvozvo, gehena razvi-kudzisa, uye rikazarura musi-wo waro kuti haradada; uyembiri yavo, nekuwanda kwavo,nekushamisira kwavo, neuyoanofara, vachadzika mariri.

15 Uye asina maturo achadzi-kisirwa, uye gamba richaturu-nurwa, uye ane maziso ari pade-nga achaturunurwa.

16 Asi Ishe veHondo vachaku-dzwa apakutonga, uye Mwariavo vatsvene vachaitwa kutivave vatsvene mukururama.

5a Mpi. 80:12.6a Isa. 7:23; 32:13.

b Jer. 3:3.7a nkm Munda

wemizambiringawaIshe.

b kana runatso.8a Mika 2:1–2.

b nemamwe mazwi

kusiiwa kuti ugarewega. Vapfumivanenzvimbo karevanotorera varombovane mapurazimadiki.

10a Ezk. 45:10–11.

11a Zir. 23:30–32.b nkm Shoko

reUngwaru.12a Mpi. 28:5.13a Hos. 4:6.

nkm Ruzivo.16a nkm Jesu

Kristu—Mutongi.

105 2 Nifai 15:17–28

17 Zvino hwayana dzichafurasetsika yadzo, uye matongo eva-kakora achafurwa nevatorwa.18 Nhamo kune vanokakata

kuipa netambo adzekuzvida,uye vagoita zvitema bsekungevakabata tambo yengoro.19 Vanoti: Muregei aakurumi-

dze, basa rake richimbidzike,kuti btirione; uye regai kurairakwoMutsvene waIsraeri kuse-bere pedyo uye kuuye, kutitigozviziva.

20 Nhamo kune avo avanotizvakaipa zvakanaka, uye va-chitiwo zvakanaka zvakaipa,asi vachiisa brima muchiedza,uye vachiisa chiedza murima,vanoisa kuvava panotapira,nokuisa kutapira panovava!21 Nhamo kune avo vano-

zviona asevakachenjera neavovanozviona sevakangwara mu-maziso avo!22 Nhamo kumagamba ekunwa

doro, nevarume vane simba mu-kusanganisa doro rinodhaka;23 Vanoreverera wakaipa

nemubairo, uye avachitorerawakarurama kururama kwake!24 Naizvozvo, sekupiswa

kunoitwa amashanga bnemoto,uye rimi rinopisa cmarara, midzi

yavo ichave yakaora, neruvaravo richapupurutswa seguruva;nokuti vakarasa murau waIsheveHondo, uye dvakashora shokoreMutsvene waIsraeri.

25 Naizvozvo, ahasha dzaIshedzabatira kuvanhu vavo, uyevatambanudza ruoko rwavokwavari, uye vakavarova; uyemakomo akandengendeka, uyezvitunha zvavo zvaiputikirapakati pemigwagwa. Kana daizvakadaro kushatirwa kwavohakuna kubviswa, asi ruokorwavo rwuchiri rwakatamba-nudzwa.

26 Uye vachisimudzira amu-reza kumarudzi anobva kure,uye bvacharidzira vari kuma-gumo kwenyika; uye tarisai,cvachauya nokukurumidza va-chimhanya; hapana achanetakana anopunzika pakati pavo.

27 Hapana achabatwa nehopekana anokotsira; kana mabha-nhire emuchiuno haasunungu-rwe, kana tambo dzeshangudzavo hadzidamburwe;

28 Vane miseve inopinza, uyehwose uta hwavo hwakako-mbama, uye matsimba emabhi-za avo achaonekwa segwenya,uye mavhiri avo achaita sechi-

18a nkm Chisina Maturo.b nemamwe mazwi

Vakasungirirwakuzvitadzo zvavosemhuka kumutorowadzo.

19a Jer. 17:15.b nemamwe mazwi

HavambofavakatendamunaMesia kusvikavatomuwona.

20a Moro. 7:14, 18;D&Z 64:16; 121:16.

b I Joh. 1:6.21a Zir. 3:5–7;

2 Ni. 28:15.23a nemamwe mazwi

kumudzivisa kodzeroyake yakakwana.

24a Obad. 1:18;Mara. 4:1–2;2 Ni. 20:17.

b Joere 2:5;1 Ni. 22:15, 23;2 Ni. 26:4, 6;D&Z 64:23–24;133:64.

c Ruka 3:17;Mosaya 7:29–31.

d II Sam. 12:7–9.25a D&Z 63:32;

Mos. 6:27.26a nkm Mureza.

b kana muridzo;nemamwe mazwi,chiratidzochekuunganidza.Isa. 7:18; 2 Ni. 29:2.

c nkm Israeri—Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

2 Nifai 15:29–16:9 106

nyamupupuri, uye kutinhirakwavo kuchaita sekweshumba.29 Vachadzvova aseshumba

dzichiri diki; hongu, vacha-dzvova, uye vagobata nyamayavo, uye vagoitakura vachie-nda nayo zvitsvene, uye hapanaanoinunura.30 Uye muzuva iroro vacha-

vadzvovera sekutinhira kwe-gungwa; uye kana vakatarisamunyika, tarisai, rima nekusu-wa, uye chiedza chichadzimwakumatenga.

CHITSAUKO 16

Isaya anoona Ishe — ZvitadzozvaIsaya zvinoregererwa—Anoda-idzwa kuti aporofite—Anoporofitakurambwa kwedzidziso yaKristunemaJuda — Vakasara vachadzoka— Enzanisa naIsaya 6. Zvinga-ngove makore 559 kusvika ku545Kristu asati azvarwa.

aMugore iro rakafa mamboUziya, ndakaonao Ishe vagerepachigaro cheushe, pamusorouye pakasimudzirwa mudenga,uye bmagemenzi ake akazadzatemberi.2 Pamusoro payo pakanga pa-

mire aserafimi; imwe neimweyadzo yaiva nemapapiro mata-nhatu; maviri akanga ari oku-fugidza kumeso kwayo, uyemaviri achifugidza tsoka dzayo,

uye maviri ndiwo ayaibururukanawo.

3 Uye imwe yakachema kuneimwe, uye ikati: Mutsvene,mutsvene, mutsvene, Ishe ve-Hondo; pasi pose pazere neku-bwinya kwavo.

4 aMapango emusuo akazu-nguzuka pakunzwa izwi reuyoakachema, uye imba ikazaraneutsi.

5 Zvino ini ndikati: Nhamoyave kwandiri! nokuti andaiswapachena; nokuti ndiri munhuane mukanwa makaipa; uyendinogara pakati pevanhu vanemukanwa makaipa; nokuti ma-ziso angu aona Mambo, IsheveHondo.

6 Zvino ndokubva imwe yese-rafimi dziya yabhururuka ichi-uya kwandiri, iine abvunzeremoto muruoko rwayo, raya-kanga yatora nezvisimbi zvaivapaaritari;

7 Uye yakariisa pamuromopangu, uye ikati: Tarisa, bvunzeiri raguma muromo wako; uyeakuipa kwako kwabviswa, uyezvitadzo zvako zvasukwa.

8 Ndakanzwawo izwi raIsherichiti: Ndiani andichatuma, uyendiani angatiendere? Ndokubvandati: Ndiri pano ini; nditumei.

9 Uye vakati: Enda unotauriravanhu ava—Nzwisisai chaizvo,asi havana kunzwa; onai chai-zvo, asi havana kuona.

29a 3 Ni. 21:12–13.16 1a nemamwe mazwi

zvingangove 750Kristu asati azvarwa

b nemamwe mazwi

mupenderowechipfeko chake,kana mamino acho.

2a nkm Makerubi.4a chiHeb hwaro

hwemusuwohwakazunguzika.

5a chiHeb kudimburwa;nemamwe mazwi,zvinoreva kutiakakatyamadzwa

neruzivo rwezvitadzozvake nezvevanhuvake.

6a nemamwe mazwi

chiratidzochekucheneswa.

7a nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

107 2 Nifai 16:10–17:6

10 Ita kuti mwoyo yevanhuava ikore, uye ugoita kuti nzevedzavo dzireme, utsinzinyisemaziso avo—nokutivangazoonanemaziso avo, uye avakanzwanenzeve dzavo, uye vakanzwi-sisa nemwoyo yavo, uye vago-tendeuka nokuponeswa.11 Zvino ini ndokuti: Ishe,

kwenguva yakadii? Uye ivovakati: Kudakara maguta asaraasisina vanhu, uye dzimba dzi-sisina vanhu, uye nyika yasarayave gwenga chairo;12 Uye Ishe avabvisa vanhu

vavaisa kure-kure, nokuti ku-chave nokuraswa kukuru pakatipenyika.13 Asi kuchazove nechikamu

chimwechete chegumi, chicha-dzoka, chichadyiwa, semuti we-muteiri semuoku uyo unengeuine kudya kwakakwana pa-nguva yaunodonha mashizha;saka mbeu tsvene ndiyo ichaveakudya kwayo.

CHITSAUKO 17

Efraimi naSiria vanoita hondo na-Juda—Kristu achazvarwa nemha-ndara — Enzanisai naIsaya 7.Zvingangove makore 559 kusvikaku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mumazuva

aAhazi mwanakomana waJota-mi, mwanakomana waUziya,mambo weJuda, kuti Rezini,mambo weSiria, naPeka mwa-nakomana waRemaria, mamboweIsraeri, vakaenda kuJerusare-ma vachida kunoirwisa, asivakatadza kuikunda.

2 Uye zvakataurirwa vembayaDavidi zvichinzi: Siria yafu-rirana anaEfraimi. Uye mwoyowake wakazunguzwa, nemwo-yo yevanhu vakewo, sekuzu-nguzwa kunoitwa miti nemhepomusango.

3 Zvino Ishe vakati kuna Isaya:Enda iye zvino unosangana na-Ahazi, iwe anaSheari-jashubimwanakomana wako, pakape-rera mugero unobva muchidzivachekumusoro mumugwagwawekumunda kwemusuki we-nhumbi;

4 Uye woti kwaari: Chenjera,uye unyarare; ausatye, zve usa-rohwe nehana pamusoro pe-zvitsiga zvemoto zviri kupfu-ngaira, nekushatirwa kunotyisakwaRezini achishatirirwa Siria,nemwanakomana waRemaria.

5 Nokuti Siria, Efraimi, ne-mwanakomana waRemaria, va-karangana zvakaipa nezvako,vachiti:

6 Hendei kumaJuda tinovane-tsa, atigozviitira muganhu wedu

10a Mat. 13:14–15.12a II Madz. 17:18, 20.13a nemamwe mazwi

Semuti, nyangwezvazvo mashizhaawo achiparadzirwa,upenyu nekwanisoyekubereka mbeuasi zvinoramba

zviri mauri.17 2a nemamwe mazwi

Kwose kuchamhembekweIsraerikwaidaidzwa nezitaraEfraimi, dzinzaraitungamirirakuchamhembe.

3a chiHeb vakasara

vachadzoka.4a nemamwe mazwi

Musatyiswa nekurwauku; madzimbaomaviri aya haachisinasimba rakawandamavari.

6a chiHeb ipatsanurei.

2 Nifai 17:7–22 108

imomo, uye tigoisa mambo pa-kati pavo, hongu, mwanakoma-na waTabeeri.7 Ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe

Mwari: Hazvimire, zve hazvizo-itika.8 Nokuti musoro weSiria

iDamasiko, uye musoro we-Damasiko, ndiRezini; uye mu-kati memakore makumi mata-nhatu ane makore mashanuvaEfraimi vachatorwa zvekutivanenge vasisiri vanhu.9 Uye musoro wevaEfraimi

vaSamaria, uye musoro wema-Samaria mwanakomana wa-Remaria. Kana amukasatendachokwadi hamungasimbiswe.10 Zvakare, Ishe vakataura

zve kuna Ahazi, achiti:11 Kumbira iwe achiratidzo

kuna Ishe Mwari vako; chiku-mbire chero kune zvakadzamapasi, kana kune zviri mucha-denga.12 Asi Ahazi akati: Handiku-

mbire kwete, zve ahandiedzeIshe.13 Uye akati: Inzwai zvino imi

vemba yaDavidi; chinhu chidu-ku here kuti munetse vanhu, asimungade kunetsa Mwari wa-nguwo here?14 Nokudaro, Ishe pachake

achakupai chiratidzo — Tarisai,amhandara ichabata pamuviri,uye igobereka mwanakomana,

achadaidzwa zita rake kunzibImanueri.

15 Ruomba neuchi ndizvozvaachadya, kuti agoziva kura-mba zvakaipa uye achisarudzazvakanaka.

16 Nokuti amwana asati asvikapakuramba chakaipa nokusaru-dza chakanaka, nyika yamaka-venga inenge yatosiiwa nema-dzimambo ayo bmaviri.

17 Ishe avachaunza pauri,nekuvanhu vekwako, nemumbamababa vako, mazuva asatiambovako kubvira musi waka-bva bvaEfraimi muna Juda,mambo weAsiria.

18 Uye zvichaitika kuti muzu-va iroro Ishe avacharidzira mu-ridzo nhunzi iri kumusoro-sorokweEgipita, nenyuchi iri munyi-ka yeAsiria.

19 Uye dzichauya, uye dzicha-zorora dzose mumanhika asinachinhu, nemumwena yemato-mbo, nepaminzwa yose, nepa-makwenzi ose.

20 Muzuva rakarero Isheavachaveura nechisvo chaku-mbirwa, navari mhiri kwerwizi,bnamambo weAsiria, musoro,nemvere dzemumakumbo; uyechichabvisawo ndebvu.

21 Uye zvichaitika kuti muzu-va iroro, murume aachapfuyamhou ichiri diki nehwai mbiri;

22 Uye zvichaitika kuti, nenzira

9a II Mak. 20:20.11a nkm Chiratidzo.12a nemamwe mazwi

edza, zviyedze,kana kuzvizivirapachako.

14a nkm Mhandara.b chiHeb Mwari anesu.

nkm Imanueri.

16a 2 Ni. 18:4.b II Madz. 15:30; 16:9.

17a II Mak. 28:19–21.b I Madz. 12:16–19.

18a kana muridzo,nemamwe mazwi,chiratidzo, kudaidza.Isa. 5:26.

20a nemamwe mazwi

Nyika ichisiiwa yavanevanhu vashomanemupambi wekure.

b II Madz. 16:5–9.21a nemamwe mazwi

Kuchangosaravanhu vashomavanokwanisakuzvirirtira.

109 2 Nifai 17:23–18:8

yekuwanda kwemukaka wa-zvichamupa achadya ruomba;nokuti ruomba neuchi ndizvozvichadyiwa nemunhu woseanosara ari munyika.23 Uye zvichaitika kuti muzu-

va iroro, nzvimbo yose ichave-pakange paine mizambiringayange ichikwana chiuru ichiko-sha chiuru achesirivha, pacha-sara pave nerukato neminzwa.24 Varume vachauyako nemise-

ve neuta, nokuti yose nyika ine-nge yangove rukato neminzwa.25 Uye zvose zvikomo zvicha-

rimwa nemapadza, hapazovenekutya rukato neminzwa; asimuchave mokusairira madho-nza, nokutsikwa-tsikwa nedzi-mwe mombe adiki.

CHITSAUKO 18

Kristu achava sedombo rinogu-mbura uye sebwe rekutsamwisa —Tsvagai Ishe, kwete kuve varoyivanoita zvekudongorera — Dzoke-rai kumurau nekuuchapupu kutimutungamirwe—Enzanisai naIsa-ya 8. Zvingangove makore 559 ku-svika ku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvakare, izwi raIshe rakatikwandiri: Mugotora hwati huru,uye mugonyora mairi nechi-nyoreso chemunhu, pamusoroapaMaheri-sharari-hashi-bhazi.2 Uye ndakatora avapupuri

vakatendeka kuti vanyore, Uriamufundisi, naZekaria mwana-komana waJeberekia.

3 Uye ndakaenda akumuporo-fitakadzi; uye akabata pamuviriakabereka mwana mukomana.Zvino Ishe vakati kwandiri:M u d a i d z e i z i t a r a k e k u t iMaheri-sharari-hashi-bhazi.

4 Nokuti tarisai, amwana uyubhaasvike pakuziva kuchemaachiti, Baba vangu, kana amaivangu, upfumi hweDamasikonezvakapambwa czveSamariazvisati zvatorwa zvichiiswapamberi pamambo weAsiria.

5 Ishe vakataurazve kwandirizvakare achiti:

6 Sezvo vanhu ava vachira-mba mvura yemuna aShiroa ino-erera zvakapfava, uye vachifa-rira bRezini nemwanakomanawaRemaria;

7 Zvino naizvozvo tarisai,Ishe vanounza mvura yerwizipamusoro apavo, yakasimbauye yakawanda, kana mamboweAsiria nokubwinya kwake;uye rwuchazadza netwukovatwarwo twose, uye rwugofa-shukira nekunze.

8 Uye arwuchapfuura nemu-nyika yaJuda; rwugozara uyerwuchifashukira, mvura icha-zara kusvika muhuro; uyekutambanuka kwemapapiroarwo kuchazadza upamhi hwe-nyika yako, iwe bImanueri.

23a kana zvimheduzvesirivheri.

25a chiHeb makwayi,kana mbudzi.

18 1a nemamwe mazwi

kuparadzwa kwavepedyo.

2a nkm Mupupuri.

3a nemamwe mazwi

mukadzi wake.4a 2 Ni. 17:16.

b Isa. 8:4.c II Madz. 15:29.

6a Gen. 49:10; djs,Gen. 50:24.

b Isa. 7:1.

7a nemamwe mazwi

kutanganekuchamhembekweIsraeri.

8a nemamwe mazwi

Asiria ichapindamuJudawo.

b nkm Imanueri.

2 Nifai 18:9–21 110

9 aWadzanai pachenyu imi va-nhu, uye muchadimurwa-mu-zvidimu; uye teererai imi venyi-ka dziri kure; zvisungei zviuno,uye muchadimurwa-muzvidi-mu; zvisungei zviuno, uye mu-chadimurwa-muzvidimu.10 Ranganai pamwechete, uye

hapana chinobuda; taurai shoko,uye harizomira; anokuti Mwarivanesu.11 Nokuti Ishe vakataura neni

zvine simba, vakandidzidzisakuti ndisafambe munzira dze-vanhu ava, vachiti:12 Imi musati, achirangano,

kune avo vose vachanzi neva-nhu ava, chirangano; kana ku-tya imi kutya kwavo, musatye.13 Itai kuti Ishe veHondo vave

vatsvene pachavo, uye ngavaveivo avamunotya, uye vave ivovamunozeza.14 Uye vagove a nzvimbo

yenyu tsvene; asi vagove bibwerinogumbura, uye vagove do-mbo rekutsamwisa dzose imbambiri dzaIsraeri, vachave rivanemusungo kuvagari veJeru-sarema.15 Uye vazhinji mukati mavo

avachapiringishwa uye vachipu-nzika, uye vachityoka, uye va-chiteyewa, uye vachibatwa.

16 Sungai uchapupu, momisaamutemo pakati pevadzidzivangu.

17 Uye ndichamirira Ishe, avovari akuvanza chiso chavo kunevemba yaJakobo, uye ndichava-tsvaka.

18 Tarisai, ini nevana vanda-kapiwa naIshe tiri avezviratidzoneminana muIsraeri zvinobvakuna Ishe veHondo, avo vageremuGomo reZioni.

19 Uye kana voti kwamuri:Tsvagai kune avanosvikirwa,bnekuvauki vanodongorera no-kugunun’una — vanhu chavafa-nire kubvunza kuna Mwarivavo here kuti vapenyu vanzwedkubva kuvakafa?20 Kumutemo neuchapupu;

uye kana a ivo vakasatauramaererano neshoko iri, imha-ka yekuti hamuna chiedzamavari.

21 Uye avachafamba nenyikavakasuwa vane nzara, zvichaiti-ka kuti kana vava nenzara va-chaita hasha, uye vachatuka

9a nemamwe mazwi

Kuita mibatanidzwa.10a nemamwe mazwi

Juda (nyikayaImanueri)icharegererwa.Mpi. 46:7.

12a nemamwe mazwi

Juda haifanirwekuvimba nekurongakwainoita nevamwemuchiwande.

13a nemamwe mazwi

Ivayi nerukudzo uyezvininipisei pamberipaMwari.

14a Ezk. 11:15–21.

b I Pet. 2:4–8;Jak. 4:14–15.

15a Mat. 21:42–44.16a chiHeb kudzidzisa,

kana dzidziso.nkm Vhangeri.

17a Isa. 54:8.18a nemamwe mazwi

Mazita aIsayaneevanakomanavake anoreva,zvichtevedzana.“Jehova anonunura,”“Anomhanyisamuvengi”; uye“vakasaravachadzoka.”

2 Ni. 17:3; 18:3.19a Zvaka. 20:6.

b nemamwe mazwi

n’anga, masvikiro.c I Sam. 28:6–20.d kana kumiririra

mumwe.20a nemamwe mazwi

svikiro(nemundimawo21–22).

21a nemamwe mazwi

Israeri ichatorwamuhunhapwapamusanapekusateerera.

111 2 Nifai 18:22–19:8

mambo vavo naMwari vavo,uye vakatarisa kudenga.22 Uye vachatarisa panyika uye

vagoona dambudziko, nerima,kudzimaidzwa nekurwadziwakukuru, uye vachasaidzirwakurima.

CHITSAUKO 19

Isaya anotaura nezvaMesia —Vanhu vari murima vachaonachiedza chikuru — Tinozvarirwamwana — Achave Jinda reRunya-raro uye agotonga agere pachigarocheushe chaDavidi — EnzanisanaIsaya 9. Zvingangove makore559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Zvisinei, kudzimaidzwa haku-zoita sekwakange kuri mukuta-mbudzika kwake, apo pakuta-nga zvaakangonyaikira chetekunetsa anyika yaZeburuni, ne-nyika yeNaftari, uye mushuremezvo akazotambudza zvino-rwadza nekuGungwa Dzvukumhiri kwaJorodani muGarireayemarudzi.2 Vanhu vaifamba amurima

vaona chiedza chikuru; avovanogara munyika yemumvuriwerufu, pavari chiedza cha-penya.3 Imi mawanza rudzi, uye

amukapamhidzira mufaro —vanofara pamberi penyu mae-rerano nemufaro wepanguvadzekukohwa, uye sekufara ku-noita varume kana vachigovanazvinhu zvavapamba.

4 Nokuti matyora joki reku-dzvinyirirwa kwake, netsvimboyairova mapfudzi ake, mubha-dha wemudzvinyiriri wake.

5 N o k u t i k w o s e k u r w akwemurwi kune ruzha rwuno-kanganisa, nezvipfeko zvau-mburudzwa muropa; asi izvizvichave nekubvira nekuvehuni dzinobvirisa moto.

6 Nokuti kwatiri amwana azva-rwa, kwatiri tapiwa mwanako-mana, uye bkutonga kuchavepamapfudzi ake; uye zita rakerichadaidzwa kuti Anoshamisa,Mupiwezano, Mwari cSamasi-mba, Baba dVasingaperi, eJindareRunyararo.

7 Uye kupamhidzirwa akwe-kutonga nerunyararo bhazvinamagumo, pachigaro cheuma-mbo hwaDavidi, nemuumambohwake, nekuhumisa nekutonganekururama kubvira iye zvino,kusvika nokusingaperi. KudakwaIshe veHondo kuchaitakuti zviitike.

8 Ishe vakatumira shoko ravokuna Jakobo uye rajekesa kunaaIsraeri.

19 1a Mat. 4:12–16.2a “Kusanyatsowoneka”

“nerima”ndikokwaivekurasikapachitendero uyenekupinzwamuhunhapwa,“chiedza chikuru”

ndiKristu.3a Isa. 9:3.6a Isa. 7:14;

Ruka 2:11.b Mat. 28:18.c Tito 2:13–14.d Aruma 11:38–39, 44.e Joh. 14:27.

7a nkm Hurumende.

b Dan. 2:44.8a nemamwe mazwi

Mashoko echiporofitaanotevera (ndima8–21) iyambirokumadzinza gumiekuchamhembe,anonzi Israeri.

2 Nifai 19:9–20:2 112

9 Uye vose vanhu vachaziva,kana Efraimi nevanhu veSama-ria, vanotaura nekudada neku-zvikudza kwemwoyo:10 Zvidhinha zvakoromoka,

a s i t i c h a v a k a n e m a t o m b oakavezwa; mionde yatemwa,as i t ichaipindura kut i ivemisidha.11 Nokudaro Ishe vachamutsi-

ra aRezini vavengi, vagobatani-dza vavengi vake pamwechete;12 VaSiria pamberi uye nevaFi-

ristia shure; uye avachamedzaIsraeri nemuromo wakashama.Nokuti bhasha dzavo hadzinakudzoswa, asi ruoko rwavorwuchakangosimudzwa.13 Nokuti vanhu ahavatende-

ukire kune uyo anovarova, kanaIshe veHondo havamutsvake.14 Saka Ishe vachadimura

vaIsraeri musoro nemuswe,bazi nenhokwe muzuva ri-mwechete.15 Harahwa, ndiyo musoro;

uye muporofita anodzidzisanhema, ndiye muswe.16 Nokuti vatungamiri veva-

nhu ava ndivo vanoita kutivatadze; uye avo vanotunga-mirwa navo vanoparadzwa.17 Nokudaro Ishe havachazo-

ve nerufaro nemajaya avo,havazove anetsitsi kune vasinababa vavo neshirikadzi; nokutimumwe nomumwe wavo mu-nyengedzi nemuiti wezvakaipa,uye wose muromo unotaurabnhema. Nezvose izvi hashadzavo hadzina kudzoswa, asi

cruoko rwavo ruchakatamba-nudzwa.

18 Nokuti huipi hunobvirasemoto; uchapisa rukato nemi-nzwa, uye uchabatira mumasa-ngo akapfita, ugokwira semhuteyeutsi.

19 Nehasha dzaIshe veHondonyika inoita rima, uye vanhu va-chaita sehuni dzaiswa muchoto;ahakuna munhu acharegererahama yake.

20 Achabvuta nekurudyi ago-shoshera uye agonzwa nzara;uye aachadya neruboshwe uyevagosaguta; wose munhu acha-dya nyama yeruoko rwake —

21 aManase, bEfraimi; uyeEfraimi, Manase, ivava pamwe-chete vacharwisa cJuda. Noku-daro hasha dzavo hadzinakudzoswa, asi ruoko rwavorwuchakatambanudzwa.

CHITSAUKO 20

Kuparadzwa kweAsiria mufana-nidzo wekuparadzwa kwevakaipaPakuuya Kwechipiri — Vanhuvashoma vachasara mushure me-kudzoka kwaIshe zvakare — Vaka-sara vemba yaJakobo vachadzokamusi iwoyo — Enzanisa naIsaya10. Zvingangove makore 559kusv i ka ku545 Kr i s tu asa t iazvarwa.

Nhamo kune avo vanomisa mi-temo isina kururama, nekunyorazvakaipa zvekudzvinyirira.

2 Kurambidza varombo kuti

11a II Madz. 16:5–9.12a II Madz. 17:6, 18.

b Isa. 5:25; 10:4.13a Amosi 4:6–12.

17a nkm Anetsitsi.b 2 Ni. 9:28–29.c Jak. 5:47; 6:4.

19a Mika 7:2–6.

20a Deut. 28:53–57.21a nkm Manase.

b nkm Efraimi.c nkm Juda.

113 2 Nifai 20:3–14

vasasvike apakutongwa, noku-torera kodzero kubva kuvaro-mbo vevanhu vangu zvakafanirakuve zvavo, kuti bchirikadzidzigova nhapwa dzavo, uyevagorozva nherera dzisina ma-dzibaba!3 Uye muchaitei muzuva aroku-

shanyirwa, nemudambudzikorichabva kure? muchatizirakuna ani kuti muyamurwe?Uye muchasiya kupi pfumayenyu?4 Ndisisipo ini vachazvipeta

pakati pevasungwa, uye vacha-punzikira muzvitunha. Zvaka-daro hasha dzavo hadzinakudzorwa, asi ruoko rwavorwuchakangotambanudzwa.5 Iwe muAsiria, mubhadha

wehasha dzangu, uye mudonzvouri muruoko rwavo kushatirwaakwavo.6 Ndichamutumira akundo-

rwisa vanhu vanonyengedza,nokuvanhu vanorwisana neha-sha dzangu ndichamupa simbarokutora zvinhu zvavo, ovato-ra, nokuvatsika-tsika sematopemumigwagwa.7 Asi izvi hazvizizvo zvaa-

noda kuita, kana mwoyo wakehazvizizvo zvaunofunga; asizvaanoda nemwoyo wake ku-paradza nokuuraya marudziakawanda.8 Nokuti anoti: Ko machinda

angu ose haazi madzimambohere?

9 Ko Karno haina kuita se-Karkemishi here? Ko Hamatihaina kuita seArpadi here? KoSamaria haina kuita seDama-siko here?

10 Sezvo ruoko arwangu rwa-kasika umambo hwezvifanani-dzo, uye zvifananidzo izvozvakange zvichipfuura zvemu-Jerusarema nezveSamaria;

11 Ndicharega here, sezvanda-kaita kuSamaria nezvifananidzozvaro, kuita sezvandakaitakuJerusarema nezvifananidzozvaro?

12 Nokudaro zvichaitika kutikana Ishe vachinge vapedzabasa ravo rose pagomo reZioninemuJerusarema, ndicharangaamuchero wemwoyo mukukutuwamambo bweAsiria, nekuzvi-kudza kuri mumaziso ake.

13 Nokuti aiye anoti: Nesimbareruoko rwangu neungwaruhwangu ndakaita zvinhu izvi;nokuti ndinoziva; uye ndaka-bvisa miganhu yevanhu, ndi-kapamba upfumi hwavo, uyendikaparadza vanhu vemosegamba;

14 Uye ruoko rwangu rwaka-wana sedendere upfumi hwe-vanhu; uye sekunongwa kuno-itwa mazai asaririra ndikokuunganidza kwandakaita pasipose; uye hakuna mumwe-chete akazunguzuka bapiro,kana kuzurura muromo, kanakudongorera.

20 2a kana runatso.b nkm Shirikadzi.

3a nemamwe mazwi

mutongo.5a Isa. 10:5.6a nemamwe mazwi

kurwisa Israeri.10a nemamwe mazwi

ruoko rwamamboweAsiria (ndima10–11).

12a nemamwe mazwi

vanozvidavanozvitutumadza.

b Zef. 2:13.13a nemamwe mazwi

mambo weAsiria(ndima 13–14).

2 Nifai 20:15–26 114

15 aKo bdemo ringavirimireanorishandisa here? Ko soworingazviite guru here kune uyoanoriita kuti richeke? Sekungemubhadha ungazvizunze uchi-rwisana neavo vanoudonzvesa,kana sekunge wakafanira kuzvi-simudza wega kunge usirichimuti!1 6 N a i z v o z v o I s h e , I s h e

veHondo, vachapinza pakatipevanhu vavo vakakora; kuo-nda; uye mukubwinya akwavovachaisa kupisa kunoita seku-pisa kwemoto.17 Uye chiedza chaIsraeri

chichave moto, uye MutsveneWake achave rimi, uye uchabvi-ra uye ugopisa minzwa yakenerukato nezuva rimwechete;18 Uye uchadzima kubwinya

kwesango rake, nokwemindayakaorera, zvose amweya ne-muviri uye achifizuka nekuperasimba kunoita munhu arwara.19 Uye aimwe yose miti icha-

sara musango rake ichave mi-shoma, zvekuti kana mwanaanogona kuiverenga.20 Uye zvichaitika muzuva

airoro, kuti vakasara vaIsraeri,neavo vakapunyuka bvemba

yaJakobo, chavazotarisira kuneuyo akambovarova, asi vacha-tarisa kuna Ishe, MutsvenewaIsraeri, muchokwadi.

21 aVakasara vachadzokera,hongu, kana vakasara vemba ya-Jakobo, kuna Mwari vane simba.

22 Nokuti kana dai zvazvovanhu vako Israeri vakawandasejecha regungwa, asi vakasaravavo vachadzoka; akuparadzwakwakagadzirwa kwakafanirabkuchafashukira nokururama.

23 Nokuti Ishe Mwari veHo-ndo avachaunza kuparadzwa,munyika dzose sekutaurwakwazvakaitwa.

24 Naizvozvo, ndiko kutaurakwaIshe Mwari veHondo: Imivanhu vangu mugere muZioni,musatye muAsiria; achakurovainemubhadha, uye agosimudzatsvimbo yokukurwisai, asezva-makaitwa nevaEgipita.

25 Zvichangove zvechinguvachidiki-diki, uye kushatirwakwangu kwopera, uye hashadzangu dzichave mukuvapa-radza.

26 Uye Ishe veHondo vacha-konzera dambudziko sekuura-iwa kwakaitwa avaMidiani

15a Zvirevo zvose zvirimundima iyizvinobvunzamubvunzomumwechetewo.Munhu(semuenzaniso,mambo weAsiria)angabudirirekupfuura Mwarihere?

b nemamwe mazwi

muporofitaanoenzanisa mambonemudziyounoshandiswakugadzira zvinhu.

16a nemamwe mazwi

mambo weAsiria(mundimawo 17–19).

18a nemamwe mazwi

Asiria ichaparadzwazvachose.

19a nemamwe mazwi

vakasara vemautoeAsiria.

20a nemamwe mazwi

mazuva ekupedzisira.b Amosi 9:8–9.c nemamwe mazwi

vimba ne.21a Isa. 11:11–12.22a D&Z 63:34.

nkm Nyika—Kuguma kwenyika.

b nemamwe mazwi

Kunyange mutongoukauya, nyashadziripo.

23a nemamwe mazwi

achakonzerakuparadzwakwakataurwa.

24a nemamwe mazwi

sezvakaita maEgipitamunguva dzekutanga.

26a Gen. 25:1–2;Vat. 7:25.

115 2 Nifai 20:27–21:4

pachikomo cheOrebi; uye sezvomubhadha wake wakanga uripamusoro pemvura uchasimu-dzwa sekusimudzwa kwawaka-itwa muEgipita.27 Uye zvichaitika kuti musi

iwoyo amutoro wake uchabvi-swa pamapfudzi ako, uye jokwirake richabviswa muhuro mako,uye jokwi richaparadzwa pa-musana bpekuzodzwa.

28 aIye auya kuAiati, apfuurirakuMigroni; kuMikmashi ndikokwaachengetera nhumbi dzake.29 Vakwira nepamupata; va-

tora pekugara muGeba; Ramaave kutya; Gibea wekuSauroanotiza.30 Daidzira, iwe mwanasikana

waGarimi; ita kuti unzwikweRaisha, iwe Anatoti.31 VeMadmena vabviswa;

vanhu vemuGebimi vaunganakuti vatize.32 Kwanhasi vachamira mu-

Nobi muzuva iroro; vachano-ngedza zvibhakera zvavo kugo-mo remwanasikana weZioni,chikomo cheJerusarema.33 Tarisai Ishe, Ishe veHondo

vachatema mapazi zvinotyisa;uye ayo aakareba kupfuuram a m w e a c h a t e m w a o p u -nzwa; uye vanozvida vacha-nyadziswa.

34 Uye achatema miti yemasa-ngo akapfita nesimbi, uye Reba-noni ichapunzwa neunesimba.

CHITSAUKO 21

Bazi raJesi (Kristu) richatongamukururama—Ruzivo rwaMwarirwuchafukidza pasi pose munguvainonzi Mereniamu — Ishe vacha-simudza mureza vounganidzaIsraeri — Enzanisa naIsaya 11.Zvingangove makore 559 kusvikaku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye kuchaita anhungirwa kubvabpabazi craJesi, uye kuchakurabazi kubva mumidzi yaro.

2 Uye aMweya waIshe uchavepaari, mweya weungwaru ne-kunzwisisa, mweya wekurairanesimba, mweya weruzivo ne-wekutya Ishe;

3 Uye achamuita anokurumi-dza kunzwisisa mukutya Ishe;uye ahaatonge zvaonekwa ne-maziso ake chete, kana kutonganezvasvika munzeve dzake.

4 Asi anokururama achatongavarombo, uye bagotsiura zvaka-enzana vanhu cvakapfava ve-nyika; uye acharova nyikaneshamhu yemuromo wake,nemweya unobva pamiromoyake achauraya vakaipa.

27a Isa. 14:25.b nkm Akazodzwa.

28a nemamwe mazwi

Kufamba kwemautoeAsiria akanangakuJerusaremakunobuditswa; apo(mavhesi 33–34)maitiro aIshekwaari anonyatsotsanangura

zvakadzama.33a Hir. 4:12–13.21 1a D&Z 113:3–4.

b D&Z 113:1–2.c Jese akanga ari baba

waDavidi kutaurwakunobuditswakwemutsetsewedzinza reumamboraDavidi irorakazozvarwawo

Jesu. Mika 5:2;VaH. 7:14.nkm Jesi.

2a Isa. 61:1–3.3a Joh. 7:24.4a Mpi. 72:2–4;

Mosaya 29:12.b chiHeb kusarudza.c nkm Akapfava.

2 Nifai 21:5–15 116

5 Uye bhandi rechiuno chakerichave kururama, uye kuvi-mbika kuchave amatomhu ake.

6 Chikara chichagara ne-hwayana, uye mbada ichararanembudzana, uye mhuru ne-mwana weshumba nemhuruyekukodza zvichave pamwe-chete; uye kamwana kadikikagozvitungamira.7 Uye mhou nechikara zvicha-

fura pamwechete; vana vazvovagorara pamwechete; uye shu-mba ichadya uswa semombe.8 Uye mwana ari pazamu acha-

tamba ari pamwena awenyoka,u y e m w a n a a k a r u m u r w aachaisa ruoko rwake mugurubrenyoka.

9 aHazvizokuvadza kana ku-paradza mugomo rangu rosedzvene, nokuti pasi rinengerazara bneruzivo rwaIshe, se-kuzadzwa kwakaitwa gungwanemvura.10 Uye muzuva airoro kuchave

bnemudzi waJesi, uchamirasemureza wevanhu; ckwauridmaJentairi vachatsvaka kuuya;uye kuzorora kwake kuchaitamukurumbira.

11 Uye zvichaitika kuti muzu-va iroro Ishe vachatambanudzaruoko rwavo akechipiri kutivadzikinure vakasara vevanhuvavo vachasiiwa, muAsiria, ne-muEgipita, nemuPatrosi, nemu-Kushi, nemuErami, nemuShina-ri, nemuHamati, nemuzvitsuwazvegungwa.

12 Uye vachamisira amurezamarudzi, uye vagounganidzab vakaraswa veIsraer i , uyecvagounganidza pamwechetevakaparadzwa vaJuda kubvakumativi mana enyika.

13 aShanje yaEfraimi ichape-rawo, uye vavengi vaJuda va-chaparadzwa; Efraimi haazoitirabshanje cJuda, uye Juda haazone-tsa Efraimi.

14 Asi avachabhururuka vago-tasva pamapfudzi amaFirisitiakumadokero; vachapamba zve-vekumabvazuva vari pamwe-chete; vachaisa maoko avo panaEdomi naMoabi; uye vanhuvemuAmoni vachavateerera.

15 Uye Ishe avachaparadzachose chisipiti chegungwa re-Egipita; nemhepo yavo huruvachavhuvhuta nepamusoro

5a kana muchiuno.8a kanyoka kadiki kane

uturu hunourayakekuEgipita.

b imwewo nyokaineuturu.

9a Isa. 2:4.nkm Mereniamu.

b D&Z 101:32–33; 130:9.10a nemamwe mazwi

mazuva ekupedzisira.Nh—JS 1:40.

b VaR. 15:12;D&Z 113:5–6.

c kana kwaari.d D&Z 45:9–10.

11a 2 Ni. 6:14; 25:17; 29:1.12a nkm Mureza.

b 3 Ni. 15:15; 16:1–4.c Neh. 1:9;

1 Ni. 22:10–12;D&Z 45:24–25.nkm Israeri—Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

13a Jer. 3:18.b Madzinza

akatungamirwanaJuda naEfraimiaiva nhoroondoyekurwisana(mushure mezviitiko

zviri muI Madz. 12:16–20).Mumazuvaekupedzisiraruvengo urwurwucharapwa.Ezk. 37:16–22.nkm Chiva.

c nkm Juda.14a nemamwe mazwi

rwisa nzvimbodzakarerekadzekumadokerodzaive nyikayavaFiristia.

15a Zek. 10:11.

117 2 Nifai 21:16–23:4

perwizi, vagoomesa twukovatwunodira marwuri twunomwe,vagoita kuti vanhu vayambukemaoma.16 Uye kuchave nemugwa-

gwa amukuru uchasiirwa vaka-sara vevanhu vake vachasara,unobva Asiria, senzira yakaitikamugungwa, pazuva rakabudaIsraeri kubva munyika yeEgipita.

CHITSAUKO 22

Munguva yeMireniamu vose va-nhu vacharumbidza Ishe—Vacha-nge achigara pakati pavo — Enza-nisa naIsaya 12. Zvingangovemakore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye muzuva iroro muchati: ImiIshe ndichakurumbidzai; kanadai manga makandishatirirwakushatirwa kwenyu kwafu-ratidzwa, uye mave kundinya-radza.2 Tarisai, Mwari ndivo rupo-

neso rwangu; avandichavimbanavo, uye ndigosatya; nokutiIshe bJehova ndivo musimbotiwangu nerwiyo rwangu; uyevavewo ruponeso rwangu.3 Naizvozvo, norufaro mucha-

chera amvura inobva mumatsi-me oruponeso.4 Uye muzuva iroro muchati:

aRumbidzai Ishe, daidzai zitaravo, taurai kuita kwavo kuva-nhu, muudze vanhu kuti zitaravo rinokudzwa.

5 aImbirai Ishe; nokuti vakaitazvinhu zvakanaka zvikuru;izvi zvinozivikanwa pasi pose.

6 aChemai mudaidzire, imivagari veZioni; nokuti mukuruMutsvene waIsraeri ari pakatipenyu.

CHITSAUKO 23

Kuparadzwa kweBabironi kunofa-nana nekuparadzwa kuchavepomuKuuya Kwechipiri — Richavezuva rehasha nekudzorera—Babi-roni (nyika) ichapunzika zvachose —Enzanisa naIsaya 13. Zvingangovemakore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristuasati azvarwa.

aMutorobweBabironi wakao-

nekwa naIsaya mwanakomanawaAmozi.

2 Sumudzai amureza pamuso-ro pegomo refu, movadaidzira,bzunzai ruoko, kuti vapindemumasuo evakuru-vakuru.

3 Ndaraira avo avakaitwa va-tsvene vangu, ndadaidzawomagamba angu, nokuti hashadzangu hadzisi kune avo vano-fadzwa neukuru hwangu.

4 Ruzha rwevanhu vazhinji

16a Isa. 35:8; D&Z 133:27.22 2a Mosaya 4:6;

Hir. 12:1.b Eks. 15:2; Mpi. 83:18.

nkm Jehova.3a nkm Mvura

yeUpenyu.4a nkm Kupakutendo.5a D&Z 136:28.6a Isa. 54:1; Zef. 3:14.

23 1a nemamwe mazwi

shoko rekuparadzwa.b Nhoroondo

yekuparadzwakweBabironi yakaipa,kwakaporofitwamuna Isa. 13 na 14,kunoitwa sechiratidzochekuparara kukurukwenyika yose

inehuipi.D&Z 133:5, 7, 14.nkm Baberi, Babironi.

2a kana Mureza.nkm Mureza.

b nemamwe mazwi

zunguza ruoko, ipachiratidzo.

3a nemamwe mazwi

Vatendi.

2 Nifai 23:5–19 118

mumakomo rwunenge rwe-mhomho yevanhu, zhowe-zho-we areumambo hwemarudzibaungana pamwechete, IsheveHondo vanogadzirira varwivavo kunorwa.5 Vanobva kunyika iri kure,

kwakaperera denga, hongu,Ishe, nezvombo zvekushatirwakwavo, kuti vaparadze nyikayose.6 Chemai imi, nokuti zuva

raIshe rave pedyo; richauyasemharadzi inobva kuna Sa-masimba.7 Naizvozvo ose maoko acha-

neta, mwoyo wemunhu woseuchanyangadika;

8 Uye vachatya; vacharwa-dziwa nekusuwa kugovabata;vachashamiswa nevamwe vavopachavo, uso hwavo huchaitasemarimi emoto.9 Tarisai, zuva raIshe riri

kuuya, rakaipa rine hutsinyenekutsamwa kunotyisa, kuno-paradza nyika; uye avachapa-radza vatadzi varimo.10 Nokuti nyenyedzi dzede-

nga nezvose zvirimo hadzizopachiedza chadzo; azuva richasvi-biswa mukufamba kwaro, ne-mwedzi uchaita kuti chiedzachawo chisavheneke.11 Uye andicharanga nyika

nenzira yekutadza, nevatadzivacharangwa nokutadza kwa-v o ; n d i c h a i t a k u t i k u z v i-da bkweunodada kupere, uye

ndichabvisa kuzvikudza kwe-anotyisa.

12 Ndichaita kuti amunhu ako-she kupfuura goridhe; akoshekunyange kupfuura goridhereOfiri.

13 Naizvozvo, ndichaita kutidenga rizunguzike, uye nyikaaichabva munzvimbo mayo, mu-kushatirwa kwaIshe veHondo,uye muzuva rehasha dzavodzinotyisa.

14 Uye vachaita semhara iriakutandaniswa, uye sehwai dzi-sina muridzi; uye vachati mu-nhu ega-ega adzokere kuvanhuvekwake, uye vagotizira mu-mwe nomumwe kunyika kwake.

15 Mumwe nomumwe anoda-da achabaiwa; hongu, uye woseuyo akabatana nevakaipa acha-punzika nemunondo.

16 Vana vavo vachapazu-rwa-pazurwa pamberi pavovakatarisa; dzimba dzavo dzi-charozvwa uye vakadzi vavovagobatwa chibharo.

17 Tarisai , ndichaita kutivaMedia vavamukire, vasinahanyn’a nesirivha kana goridhe,zve havafadzwe nazvo.

18 Miseve yavo ichadambura-dambura majaya; zve havazovenetsitsi kumichero yenhumbumaziso avo haazonzwira vanavadiki tsitsi.

19 Uye Babironi, gamba reu-she, arunako nerudado rwe-Kardia, richaita sezvakaita

4a Zek. 14:2–3.b Zek. 12:3.

9a nkm Pasi—Kusukwakwepasi pano.

10a nkm Nyika—Kuguma kwenyika.

11a Mara. 4:1.b D&Z 64:24.

12a Isa. 4:1–4.13a nkm Pasi—Mamiriro

ekupedzisira epasipano.

14a kana mhukainovhimwa.

19a nemamwe mazwi

kuzvida.

119 2 Nifai 23:20–24:7

bSodoma neGomora pazvakapa-radzwa naMwari.20 Hapana aanozogaramo, zve

hapana anozovakamo zvizva-rwa nezvizvarwa: Kana va-Arabia havachazodzika tendedzavo imomo; kana vafudzivehwai havachazovaka mata-nga avo imomo.21 Asi mhuka a dzesango

dzichagaramo; dzimba dzavodzichazara nemakava; nemaziziachagaramo, uye bzvikotora zvi-chatambamo.2 2 U y e m h u k a d z e s a n g o

dzemuzvitsuwa dzichachemamumatongo aedzimba dzavo,bzvipukanana mumatongo mu-dzimba dzavo dzemadzimambo;nguva yake yave pedo neku-svika, uye zuva rake haricha-nonotswa. Nokuti ndichamu-paradza nokukurumidza;hongu,nokuti ndichaitira vanhu vangutsitsi, asi vakaipa vachafa.

CHITSAUKO 24

Israeri ichaunganidzwa uye igoga-ra muzororo remireniamu—Rusifaakatandwa kudenga nenzira yeku-panduka — Israeri achakunda Ba-bironi (nyika)—Enzanisa naIsaya14. Zvingangove makore 559 ku-svika ku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Nokuti Ishe vachanzwira Jakobo

tsitsi, uye avagosarudzazveIsraeri, vagovaisa munyikamavo; uye bvatorwa vachasa-nganiswa navo, uye vagonama-tira kuimba yaJakobo.

2 Uye avanhu vachavatora vo-vaisa kunzvimbo dzavo; hongu,kubva kure kumagumo enyika;vagodzokera bkunyika dzavodzechipikirwa. Uye imba ya-Israeri ndiyo ichave varidzivadzo, uye nyika yaIshe ichavecyevaranda nevarandakadzi;uye vachatapa avo vakangevavatapa; vagotonga vaivadzvi-nyirira.

3 Uye zvichaitika kuti muzuvairoro Ishe vachakupai azororo,mukusuwa kwenyu, nemuku-tya menyu, nemumajoto ama-kange makasungwa nawo.

4 Uye zvichaitika muzuvairoro, kuti muchatora tsumo iyimuchirwisa mambo aweBabiro-ni, muchiti: Ko mudzvinyiririapera sei, neguta regoridherapera sei!

5 Ishe vatyora mubhadha wo-wakaipa, netsvimbo dzeushedzevatongi.

6 Iye akarova vanhu nehashaneshamhu isingaperi, uyo aka-tonga marudzi nehasha, anota-mbudzwa, uye hapana anomu-dzivirira.

7 Pasi pose pakazorora, uyepanyerere; vanovamba akuimba.

19b Gen. 19:24–25;Deut. 29:23;2 Ni. 13:9.

20a Jer. 50:3, 39–40.21a Isa. 34:14–15.

b chiHeb mbudzihono, kanamadhimoni.

22a chiHeb dzimba

dzemadzimambo.b chiHeb (zvingangove)

makava, kana imbwadzemusango.

24 1a Zek. 1:17.b Isa. 60:3–5, 10.

2a nemamwe mazwi

Mamwe marudziachabatsira Israeri.

b nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

c Isa. 60:14.3a Josh. 1:13;

D&Z 84:24.4a nkm Baberi, Babironi.7a Isa. 55:12.

2 Nifai 24:8–20 120

8 Hongu, amiti-yemisaipurasiinokufarira iwe, nemisidhariyeRebanoni, ichiti: Kubvirabkuradzikwa pasi kwawakaitwahakuna cmunhu ati auya kuzo-tirwisa.9 aGehena rinobvisirwa imi

kubva pasi kuti rigosangananemi pakuuya kwenyu; rino-kudenherai bvakafa, kana vosevakuru-vakuru vepasi; rakabvi-sa ose madzimambo epasi posepazvigaro zvavo.10 Zvose zvavachakwanisa

kutaura kwamuri: Asi imi ma-rukutika sesu here? Asi mato-fanana nesu?11 Kushamisira kwako kwadzi-

kiswa muguva; ruzha rwemi-mhanzi yako harwuchanzwikwa;muviri wako wava nehonye,uye watongova makonye ega.12 Kupunzika asei kwawaita

kubva kudenga, iwe bRusifa,mwanakomana werungwanani!Hausi wapunzirwa pasi here,iwe waishaisa simba marudzi!13 Nokuti watoti mumwoyo

mako: aIni ndichakwira kude-nga , ndos imudza ngunduyangu iende pamusoro penye-nyedzi dzaMwari; ndichagarapamusoro pegomo ndakatarisa

gungano, kurutivi brwekucha-mhembe.

14 Ndichakwira kusvika nda-pfuurira makore; ndichaitasaiye Wokudenga-denga.

15 Kunyange zvakadaro ucha-deredzwa kusvika kugehena,kumativi aegomba.

16 Avo vachakuona avachaku-shora, vachakutarisa, vachiti:Ndiye here murume uye aiitakuti nyika izunguzike, aityiwanekudederwa nemadzimambo?

17 Uye akaita nyika inge renje,akaparadza maguta aivemo,uye akasazurura dzimba dzeva-sungwa vake?

18 Ose madzimambo emaru-dzi, hongu, vose zvavo, iyezvino varere nembiri, munhuega-ega mumba amake.

19 Asi wabviswa muguvamako sebazi arinonyangadza,uye avo vakasara pane vakau-raiwa, avo vakabaiwa nemu-nondo, vanoenda bkumabweemugomba; semhuka yakafayatsikwa-tsikwa netsoka.

20 Hauzovigwa pamwechetenavo, nokuti wakaparadza nyi-ka yako uye ukauraya vanhuvekwako; ambeu byevanoita-zvakaipa haife yakaita mbiri.

8a chiHeb cypresi.b nemamwe mazwi

murufu.c chiHeb anotema

(miti) haasatiativinga.

9a nkm Gehena.b nemamwe mazwi

mweya isina muviri.12a D&Z 76:26.

b chiHeb nyenyedziyerungwanani,mwanakomanawemhambakwedza.

Mutongi wenyikayohuipi (Babironi)anotaurwa nezvakesaRusifa, mutongiwehuipi hwose.nkm Dhiabhorosi;Rusifa.

13a Mos. 4:1–4.b nemamwe mazwi

munogara vanamwarimaereranonechitenderochemaBabironi.Mpi. 48:2.

15a 1 Ni. 14:3.16a chiHeb kukutarisa

neparutivi vagofunganezvako.

18a nemamwe mazwi

guva remhuri yake.19a nemamwe mazwi

bazi rakaipa,rakakwanhura uyerikaraswa.

b nemamwe mazwi

pasi pekupedzisirisa.20a Mpi. 21:10–11; 37:28.

b nkm Akaipa.

121 2 Nifai 24:21–32

21 Gadzirira kuuraya vanavake nenzira ayekutadza kwe-madzibaba avo, kuti vasazo-muka, kana kuzotonga nyika,kana kuzadza uso hwenyikanemaguta.22 Nokuti ndichavamukira,

vanodaro Ishe veHondo, ndo-vabvisa muBabironi anezita,nevanenge vasara, nemwana-komana, bnemuzukuru, ndozvi-notaura Ishe.23 Ndichaiitawo anzvimbo

inogarwa nemazizi, nemadzivaemvura; ndichaitsvaira bnemu-tsvairo wekuparadza, vanodaroIshe veHondo.24 Ishe veHondo vakapika

vachiti: Chokwadi sezvanda-funga, ndizvo zvichaitika; uyesezvandaita, ndizvo zvicha-mira —25 Kuti ndichaunza amuAsiria

munyika mangu, uye muma-komo bangu ndigomutsika-tsikapasi petsoka; ipapo cjokwi rakerichabva pavari, nemutorowake uchabva pamapfudzi avo.26 Ndiro zano rafungirwa

pasi pose; uye urwu ndirworuoko rwatambanudzwa pa-musoro pemarudzi aose.

27 Nokut i I she veHondovakazvidzika, uye ndiani anga-

zvirambe? Uye ruoko rwavorwatambanudzwa, ndiani anga-rwudzore?

28 Mutoro uyu wakauya agorerakafa mambo bAhazi.29 Musafare zvenyu, imi mose

maFiristia, nokuti mubhadhaweuyo akambokurovai watyo-ka; nokuti kubva mumudzi we-nyoka muchabuda rovambira,uye vana vayo vachave nyokadzinotyisa dzinobhururuka.

30 Uye dangwe revaromborichadya, uye vanoshaya vacha-rara vasina chavanotya; uyendichauraya midzi yako ne-nzara, uye achauraya vanengevasara.

31 Chema, iwe suwo; chema,iwe guta; imi, mose maFiristia,maparadzwa; nokuti kucha-mhembe kuchabva utsi, uyehapana achange ari ega pangu-va dzake dzaakatarirwa.

32 Ko nhumwa dzemarudzidzichapindura dzichiti chii?Vachati Ishe akamisa aZioni,uye bvarombo vevanhu vakevachawana cruvimbo mairi.

CHITSAUKO 25

Nifai anofadzwa nekuisa zvinhu

21a Eks. 20:5.22a Zir. 10:7.

b Jobo 18:19.23a Isa. 34:11–15.

b kana mutsvairo.25a Musoro wenyaya

unoshanduka kuendakune kurwisakweAsiria nekuwakwayo muJuda, 701Kristu asati azvarwa(ndima 24–27).II Madz. 19:32–37;

Isa. 37:33–38.b nemamwe mazwi

makomo eJudaneIsraeri.

c Isa. 10:27.26a nemamwe mazwi

Pakupedzisirakwazvo marudzi oseenyika achaparadzwasaizvozvi.

28a nemamwe mazwi

Zvingangove 720Kristu asati azvarwa,

mutoro uyu kanashoko rekuparadzairi rakaporofitwapamusoropemaFiristia,apo Judaichachengetedzwa.

b II Madz. 16:20.32a nkm Zioni.

b Zef. 3:12.c kana kutsvaga

kuvanda mairi.

2 Nifai 25:1–6 122

pachena — Chiporofita chaIsayachichanzwikwa mumazuva ekupe-dzisira — MaJuda vachadzoka ku-bva kuBabironi, vorovera Mesia,uye voparadzwa vorangwa zvaka-omarara — Vanozoponeswa kanavave kutenda munaMesia—Acha-tanga kuuya mushure memazanamatanhatu emakore Rihai abvamuJerusarema — MaNifai vanote-vedza murau waMosesi uye vachi-tenda munaKristu, uyo MutsvenewaIsraeri. Zvingangove makore 559kusvika ku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino ini Nifai, ndinotaurazvishoma-shoma pamusoro pe-mazwi andakanyora, akataurwanemuromo waIsaya. Nokuti ta-risai, Isaya akataura zvinhuzvizhinji izvo zvakange azva-kaomera vanhu vazhinji ve-kwedu kuti vanzwisise; nokutihavana zvavanoziva maereranonetsika yekuporofita kwama-Juda.2 Nokuti ini Nifai, handina

kuvadzidzisa zvinhu zvizhinjipamusoro petsika dzamaJuda,nokuti amabasa avo aiva mabasaerima, uye kuita kwavo kwaivakuita kweruvengo.3 Nokudaro, ndinonyorera

kuvanhu vekwangu, kune voseavo vachagashira zvinhu izvizvandanyora, kuti vagozivakutonga kwaMwari, kuti kuno-uya kumarudzi ose, maereranonemazwi avakataura.4 Nokudaro, teererai imi

vanhu vekwangu, imi vemba

yaIsraeri, uye muteerere kuma-zwi angu; kana dai zvazvomazwi aIsaya musinganyatso-anzwisisa, zvakadaro mazwiari pachena kwazvo kune avovose vakazadzwa anemweyabwechiporofita. Asi ndinokupaichiporofita, maererano nemwe-ya uri mandiri; nokudaro ndi-chaporofita cndichiisa pachenasekuita kwandange ndichingo-ita kubvira nguva yandabvaJerusarema ndiina baba vangu;nokuti tarisai, mweya wanguunofarira kuisa zvinhu pache-na kuvanhu vekwangu, kutivagodzidza.

5 Hongu, nemweya wanguunofadzwa nemazwi aaIsaya,nokuti ndakabva Jerusarema,uye maziso angu akaona tsikabdzamaJuda, uye ndinoziva kutimaJuda anonzwisisa zvinhuzvemaporofita, uye hakunavamwe vanhu vanonzwisisazvinhu zvakataurwa kuma-Juda, saivo, kunze kwekungevatodzidziswa tsika nekugarakwemaJuda.

6 Asi tarisai, ini Nifai, handinakudzidzisa vana vangu netsikainodzidzisa maJuda, asi tarisai,ini pachangu, ndakagara mu-Jerusarema, nokudaro ndinozi-va nezvematunhu eruwa urwu;uye ndakataurira vana vangumaererano nekutonga kwa-Mwari, uko akwakaitwa mukatimavaJuda, kuvana vangu, ma-ererano nezvose zvakataurwanaIsaya, uye handizvinyore.

25 1a 2 Ni. 25:5–6.2a II Madz. 17:13–20.4a nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.

b nkm Huporofita.c 2 Ni. 31:3; 33:5–6;

Jak. 4:13.5a 1 Ni. 19:23;

3 Ni. 23:1.b nkm maJuda.

6a 2 Ni. 6:8;Hir. 8:20–21.

123 2 Nifai 25:7–14

7 Asi tarisai, ini ndinoendereranechiporofita changu, chiri mae-rerano anekuisa pachena kwa-ngu; uko kwandinoziva kutikunoita kuti vanhu vasakanga-nise; zvakadaro, mumazuvaachazadzikiswa chiporofita cha-Isaya vanhu vachaziva ne-chokwadi, kuti zvinhu izvizvichaitika rinhi.8 Nokudaro, azvinokosha ku-

vana vevanhu, uye uyo anofu-nga kuti hazvina basa, kwavarindiko kwandichanyanya kuta-ura, uye ndigoisa mazwi angukuvanhu bvekwangu chete;nokuti ndinoziva kuti achaveanokosha kwazvo kwavari mu-mazuva cekupedzisira; nokutimuzuva iroro ndimo mavacha-anzwisisa; nokudaro, ndaanyo-ra kuti agovayamura.9 Uye sezvo chimwe chizvarwa

mumaJuda achakaparadzwanenzira yezvitadzo, naizvo va-chaparadzwa chizvarwa nechi-zvarwa maererano nezvitemazvavo; uye hakuna mumwewavo akamboparadzwa asatibafanoyambirwa nevaporofitavaIshe.10 Nokudaro, vakataurirwa

nezvekuparadzwa kwakangekuchizoitika mushure mekubvakwababa vangu muJerusarema;zvakadaro, vakaomesa mwoyo

yavo; uye maererano nechipo-rofita changu avakaparadzwa,kunze kweavo bvakatakurwakuenda Babironi senhapwa.

11 Uye zvino ndinotaura izvinenzira yemweya uri mandiri.Uye hazvinei kuti vakatapwavachadzoka zvakare, uye vago-tora nyika yeJerusarema; noku-daro, avachadzorerwa zvakaremunyika yenhaka yavo.

12 Asi tarisai, vachave neho-ndo, nerunyerekupe rwehondo;uye kana zuva rasvika rekutiaMumwechete Akaberekwa wa-Baba, hongu, kana ivo Babavekudenga nenyika, vachazvi-ratidza ivo vomene munyama,tarisai, vachamuramba, nenzirayekuipa kwavo, nehukukutuhwemwoyo yavo, nekuomararakwemitsipa kwavo.

13 Tarisai, avachamurovera;uye mushure mekuradzikwabmuguva kwemazuva cmatatudachamuka kubva kuvakafa, anekurapa mumapapiro ake; uyeavo vose vachatenda muzitarake vachaponeswa muuma-mbo hwaMwari. Nokudaro,mweya wangu unofara kutindiporofite pamusoro pake;nokuti endakariona zuva rake,uye mwoyo wangu unokudzazita rake dzvene.

14 Uye tarisai zvichaitika kuti

7a 2 Ni. 32:7;Aruma 13:23.

8a nkm Magwaromatsvene—Kukoshakwemagwaromatsvene.

b Eno. 1:13–16;Morm. 5:12–15;D&Z 3:16–20.

c nkm Mazuva

Ekupedzisira.9a Jer. 39:4–10;

Mat. 23:37–38.b Amosi 3:7; 1 Ni. 1:13.

10a 1 Ni. 7:13; 2 Ni. 6:8;Omu. 1:15;Hir. 8:20–21.

b II Madz. 24:14;Jer. 52:3–16.

11a Ezra 1:1–4; Jer. 24:5–7.

12a nkm MumwecheteAkaberekwa.

13a Ruka 23:33.b Joh. 19:41–42;

1 Ni. 19:10.c Ruka 24:6–7;

Mosaya 3:10.d nkm Kumuka

Kuvakafa.e 1 Ni. 11:13–34.

2 Nifai 25:15–20 124

mushure mekumuka akwaMe-sia kuvakafa, uye azviratidzakuvanhu vake, kune vose varivazhinji vachatenda muzitarake, tarisai, Jerusarema bicha-paradzwa zvakare; nokuti nha-mo kune avo vanorwisana na-Mwari nevanhu vechechi yake.15 Nokudaro, amaJuda bacha-

paradzirwa mukati memamwemarudzi ose; hongu, cneBabiro-niwo ichaparadzwa; nokudaro,maJuda achaparadzwa nema-mwe marudzi.16 Uye mushure mekunge

vaparadzirwa, uye Ishe Mwarivavarovesa nemamwe marudzikwezvizvarwa zvizhinji, hongu,kana kuchizvarwa zvichiendakune chimwe chizvarwa kuda-kara vanyengetedzwa amukute-nda munaKristu, MwanakomawaMwari, nemurudzikinuro,urwo rwusingaverengeke ku-rudzi rwose rwemunhu — uyekana zuva rekuti vanenge vavekutenda munaKristu, nekuna-mata Baba muzita rake, ne-mwoyo isina tsvina nemaokoakachena, uye vosiya zvekuta-risira mumwe Mesia, zvino,panguva iyoyo, zuva richasvikarekuti zvinotofanira kuti vate-nde muzvinhu izvi.17 Uye Ishe vachasimudza

ruoko rwavo zvakare kechipiri

kuti avadzore vanhu vavo ku-bva mukurasika mukupunzikakwavo. Nokudaro, vachaitabasa brinoshamisa neminanamukati mevana vevanhu.

18 Nokudaro , vachaunzaamazwi avo kwavari, ari ma-zwi bachavatonga muzuva re-kupedzisira, nokuti achapiwakwavari kuitira ckuvapwisanezvaMesia wechokwadi, uyoavakaramba; nekuvapwisa kutihavafanire kutarisira zvakarekuuya kwaMesia, nokuti haku-na mumwe achauya, kunzekwekunge ari Mesia dwekunye-pera anonyengedza vanhu, no-kuti kuna Mesia mumwecheteanotaura namaporofita, uye iyeMesia iyeyo ndiye acharambwanamaJuda.

19 Nokuti maererano nema-zwi emaporofita, aMesia anouyakwapera mazana bmatanhatuemakore kubvira panguva yaka-bva baba vangu kuJerusarema;uye maererano nemazwi ema-porofita, nemazwiwo cengiroziyaMwari, zita rake richanziJesu Kristu, MwanakomanawaMwari.

20 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,ndataura ndichiisa zvinhu pa-chena kuti musazokanganisa.Uye kana Mwari vari mupenyuavo avakaburitsa vana vaIsraeri

14a nkm Mesia.b Ruka 21:24;

JS—Mat. 1:1–18.15a nkm maJuda.

b Neh. 1:8–9;2 Ni. 10:6.

c nkm Baberi, Babironi.16a 2 Ni. 10:6–9; 30:7;

Morm. 5:14.17a 2 Ni. 21:11–12; 29:1.

nkm Kudzorerwapakare kweVhangeri.

b Isa. 29:14; 2 Ni. 27:26;3 Ni. 28:31–33.

18a 2 Ni. 29:11–12; 33:11,14–15.

b nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

c 2 Ni. 26:12–13.d nkm Asingade Kristu.

19a nkm Jesu Kristu—Zviporofitanezvekuzvarwa uyenerufu rwaJesuKristu.

b 1 Ni. 10:4;3 Ni. 1:1, 13.

c 2 Ni. 10:3.20a Eks. 3:7–10;

1 Ni. 17:24, 31; 19:10.

125 2 Nifai 25:21–27

munyika yeEgipita, uye vaka-pa Mosesi simba brekurapamarudzi mushure mekungevarumwa nenyoka dzine utu-ru, kana vachinge vatarisacnyoka iyo yaakange asimudzapamberi pavo, uye vakamupa-wo simba rekuti arove ddomboribude mvura; hongu, tarisaindinoti kwamuri, sezvo zvi-nhu izvi zviri zvechokwadi,uye sezvo Ishe Mwari vari mu-penyu, hapana rimwe ezitarinopiwa pasi pedenga kunzekwera Jesu Kristu, iro randata-ura, rinove ndiro rinoponesavanhu.2 1 N o k u d a r o , p a m u s o r o

pechikonzero ichi Ishe Mwarivakandivimbisa kuti zvinhuzvandiri akunyora izvi zvicha-chengetedzwa, uye zvigopiwakumbeu yangu, kubva kuchi-zvarwa ichi zvichisiirwa chi-zvarwa icho, kuti chivimbisochizadzikiswe kuna Josefa, zve-kuti mbeu yake bhaichazopararakana nyika ichiripo.22 Nokudaro, zvinhu izvi zvi-

chaenda kuzvizukuru nezvizu-kuru kana nyika ichiripo; uyezvichaita sekuda kwaMwarinekumufadza kwazvinenge zvi-chiita; uye marudzi anenge

ainazvo aachatongwa nazvomaererano nezvakanyorwa.

23 Nokuti tinoshanda nesimbakuti tinyore, kuti atinyengetedzevana vedu, nehama dzeduwo,nekuti vatende munaKristu, no-kuti vayanane naMwari; noku-ti tinoziva kuti tinoponeswabnenyasha, mushure mezvesezvatinokwanisa ckuita.

24 Uye, zvakadaro tinotendamunaKristu, atinochengeta mu-rau waMosesi, totarisira noku-shinga kuna Kristu, kudakaramurau wazadzikiswa.

25 Nokuti, nechikonzero ichiamutemo wakapiwa; nokudaromutemo wave chinhu bchakafakwatiri, uye isu tinoitwa va-penyu munaKristu pamusoroperutendo rwedu; asika tino-chengeta murairo pamusoropezvatinonzi tiite.

26 Uye atinotaura nezvaKristu,tinofara muna Kristu, tinopari-dza nezvaKristu, btinoporofitanezvaKristu, uye tinonyoramaererano nechiporofita chedu,kuti cvana vedu vagoziva kwe-kuenda kana votsvaka dkurege-rerwa zvitema zvavo.

27 Nokudaro, tinotaura nezve-murau kuti vana vedu vagozivanezvekufa kwemurau; uye

20b Joh. 3:14;1 Ni. 17:41.

c Num. 21:8–9;Aruma 33:19;Hir. 8:14–15.

d Eks. 17:6;Num. 20:11;1 Ni. 17:29; 20:21.

e Hos. 13:4;Mabasa 4:10–12;Mosaya 5:8;Mos. 6:52.nkm Muponesi.

21a 2 Ni. 27:6–14.b Amosi 5:15;

2 Ni. 3:16;Aruma 46:24–27.

22a 2 Ni. 29:11; 33:10–15;3 Ni. 27:23–27.

23a nkm Vana.b VaR. 3:23–24;

2 Ni. 2:4–10;Mosaya 13:32;Aruma 42:12–16;D&Z 138:4.nkm Nyasha.

c Jkb. 2:14–26.nkm Mabasa.

24a Jak. 4:4–5.25a nkm Mutemo

waMosesi.b VaR. 7:4–6.

26a Jak. 4:12;Jar. 1:11;Mosaya 3:13.

b Ruka 10:23–24.c nkm Vana.d nkm Kuregererwa

kweZvitadzo.

2 Nifai 25:28–26:3 126

ivo, nokuziva kufa kwemurau,vangatarisire kuupenyu hurimuna Kristu, vagoziva chiko-nzero chakaisirwa murau. Uyemushure mekunge murauwazadzikiswa munaKristu, va-zive kuti havana chikonzerochavangaomesere mwoyo yavokwaari iwo murau uchifanirakubviswa.28 Uye zvino tarisai, vanhu

vangu, mune amitsipa-yakaoma;nokudaro, ndataura nemi ndi-chiisa zvinhu pachena, kuti mu-sashaya kunzwisisa. Uye mazwiandataura bachakuroverai; no-kuti akakwana cmukudzidzisaani nani zvake nzira yakanaka;nokuti nzira yakanaka kutendamuna Kristu nokusamuramba;nokuti nekumuramba muri ku-rambawo maporofita nemurau.29 Uye zvino tarisai, ndinoti

kwamuri nzira yakanaka kute-nda kuna Kristu, uye musa-murambe; uye Kristu ndiyeMutsvene waIsraeri; nokuda-ro makafanira kupfugama pa-mberi pake, uye momunamataanekugwinya kwenyu kwose,nepfungwa dzenyu dzose, ne-simba renyu rose; uye mukaitaizvi hamuzoraswa.30 Uye, sekufanira kwazvine-

nge zvakaita, makafanira kuche-ngetedza zviito anezvisungozvaMwari kusvikira murauwazadzikiswa uyo wakapiwakuna Mosesi.

CHITSAUKO 26

Kristu achadzidzisa kuvaNifai—Nifai anofanoona kuparadzwa kwe-vanhu vekwake—Vachataura varimuguruva—MaJentairi vachavakamachechi dzemanyepo nezvikwatazvemuruvande — Ishevanorambi-dza vanhu kuita hupirisita husa-karurama. Zvingangove makore559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye mushure amekumuka kwa-Kristu kuvakafa bachazviratidzakwamuri, vana vangu, nemihama dzangu dzinodiwa; uyemazwi aachataura kwamuri ndi-wo cmutemo wamuchatevedza.

2 Nokuti tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri ndaona kuti kuchaitazvizvarwa zvizhinji zvichapfuu-ra, uye kuchave nehondo noku-popotedzana pakati pevanhuvekwangu.

3 Uye mushure mekungeMesia auya vanhu vekwanguvachapiwa azviratidzo bzveku-zvarwa kwake, nezvekufa neku-muka kwake; uye zuva irororichave zuva guru rakaipa rino-tyisa kune vakaipa, nokutivachafa; uye vanofa nokutivakadzinga maporofita, nevate-ndi, uye vakavatema nemato-mbo, vakavauraya; nokudarokuchema ckweropa ravatendikuchakwira kudenga kuchibvapasi kuchivaroverera.

28a Mosaya 3:14.b nkm Uchapupu.c 2 Ni. 33:10.

29a Deut. 6:5;Marko 12:29–31.

30a nkm Zvisungo.

26 1a 3 Ni. 11:1–12.b 1 Ni. 11:7; 12:6.c 3 Ni. 15:2–10.

3a 1 Ni. 12:4–6.nkm Chiratidzo.

b nkm Jesu Kristu—

Zviporofitanezvekuzvarwa uyenerufu rwaJesuKristu.

c Gen. 4:10; 2 Ni. 28:10;Morm. 8:27.

127 2 Nifai 26:4–12

4 Nokudaro, vose avo vano-zvida, neavo vane mabasa akai-pa, zuva riri kuuya iri arichava-pisa, ndizvo zvinotaura IsheweHondo, nokuti vachaita se-mashanga.5 Uye vachauraya maporofita,

nevatendi, avachamedzwa ne-udzamu hwenyika, ndizvozvinotaurwa naIshe veHondo;uye vachafukidzwa bnemakomo,zvinyamupupuri zvichavata-kura, uye dzimba dzichava-punzikira dzigovadzvinyiriranokuvaita kanyama-kanyama ne-kuvakuya kusara vaita seupfu.6 Uye vachavingwa nemabha-

nan’ana, nemheni, nekunde-ngendeka kwenyika, nezvinhuzvose zvinoparadza, nokutimoto wekushatirwa kwaIsheunenge wabatidzwa wovarwisa,uye vachaita semashanga, uyezuva rinouya richavadya, ndikokutaura kwaIshe veHondo.7 Iko kurwadza kwacho, no-

kutambudzika kwemweya wa-ngu pamusoro pekurasikirwaneavo vakauraiwa vevanhuvekwangu! Nokuti ini Nifai,ndakazviona, uye zvikangezvichandidya ndiri pamberipaIshe; asi ndakafanira kuche-ma kuna Mwari vangu: Nziradzenyu adzakarurama.8 Asi tarisai, avo vatsvene

vanoteerera mazwi emaporofita,vasingaaparadze, asi vachitarisa

kuna Kristu nekushinga kutivaone zviratidzo zvinopiwa,vasinei anekunetswa kwose —tarisai, ivavo ndivo bvasingafe.

9 Asi Mwanakomana weKu-rurama aachazviratidza kwavari;uye bachavarapa, uye vachawa-na crunyararo naye, kudakarakupfuura kwezvizvarwa dzvi-tatu, uye kana vazhinji ve-chizvarwa echechina vanengevapfuura vari mukururama.

10 Uye kana zvinhu izvizvaitika akuparadzwa nokuku-rumidza kuchauya kuvanhuvekwangu; nokuti, kana daimweya wangu uchirwadziwa,ndakazviona; nokudaro, ndi-noziva kuti zvichaitika; uyevanozvitengesa pasina mubai-ro; nokuti, semubairo wekuda-da kwavo nekupusa kwavovachakohwa kuparadzwa; no-kuti vanokundwa nadhiabhoro-si uye vosarudza mabasa erimavachisiya echiedza, saka vaka-fanira kuenda bkugehena.11 Nokuti Mweya waIshe

ahauzogare nguva dzose uchi-shanda nevanhu. Uye kanaMweya warega kushanda neva-nhu panobva pauya kupara-dzwa kukuru nokukurumidza,uye izvi zvinosuwisa mwoyowangu.

12 Uye sekutaura kwandakai-ta maererano anezvekupwiswabkwemaJuda, kuti Jesu uyu

4a 3 Ni. 8:14–24; 9:3, 9.5a 1 Ni. 19:11; 3 Ni. 10:14.

b 3 Ni. 8:10; 9:5–8.7a nkm Yenzaniso.8a nkm Kupfuvisa.

b 3 Ni. 10:12–13.9a 3 Ni. 11:8–15.

b 3 Ni. 17:7–9.c 4 Ni. 1:1–4.d 1 Ni. 12:11–12;

3 Ni. 27:30–32.e Aruma 45:10–12;

Hir. 13:9–10.10a Aruma 45:9–14;

Morm. 8:1–9.b nkm Gehena.

11a Eta 2:15.12a 2 Ni. 25:18.

b 2 Ni. 30:7;Morm. 5:14.nkm maJuda.

2 Nifai 26:13–20 128

ndiye Kristu cchaiye, zvinofani-ra kuti maJentairi apwiswewokuti Jesu ndiye Kristu, MwariVokusingaperi.13 Uye nokuti anozviratidza

pachake kune avo vose vanote-nda maari, nesimba areMweyaMutsvene; hongu, kumarudziose, ndimi, nevanhu, achiitazvishamiso zvikuru, zviratidzo,neminana, mukati mevana ve-vanhu maererano nerutendorwavo.14 Asi tarisai, ndinoporofita

kwamuri maererano nemazuvaaekupedzisira; maererano nema-zuva Ishe Mwari bavachaunzazvinhu izvi kuvana vevanhu.15 Mushure mekunge mbeu

yangu nembeu yehama dzanguyaderera mukusatenda, uyevarohwa nemaJentairi; hongu,mushure mekunge Ishe Mwarivavakomberedza, uye vavama-nikidzira pakati pemakomo,uye vamisa misasa yekuvarwisa;uye mushure mekunge vatu-rurwa vave muguruva, kana daivasina, asika mazwi evakarura-ma achanyorwa, uye miteuroyevanotenda ichanzwikwa, uyeavo vose vaderera mukusatendahavazokanganwikwa.16 Nokuti avo vachapara-

dzwa avachataura kwavari vavemuvhu, uye kutaura kwavokuchave pasi-pasi kuchibva

muguruva, uye mazwi avoachaita seevanosvikirwa; nokutiIshe Mwari achamupa simba,kuti agoita kazeve-zeve pamu-soro pavo, kunge zviri kubvapasi; uye kutaura kwavo ku-chaita sezeve-zeve riri kubvamuguruva.

17 Nokuti Ishe Mwari vanota-ura vachiti: aVachanyora zvinhuzvichaitwa pakati pavo, uyezvichanyorwa zvigonamirwamubhuku, uye avo vadereramukusatenda havazviwane, no-kuti bvanotsvaka kuparadza zvi-nhu zvaMwari.

18 Nokudaro, sezvo avo vaka-paradzwa vakaparadzwa noku-kurumidza; uye mhomho dze-vanhu vavo vakaipa dzichaveasemarara anokukurwa — ho-ngu, ndiko kutaura kunoitaIshe: Zvichaitika nechinguvana,chinongoerekana —

19 Uye zvichaitika, kuti avovakaderera mukusatenda ava-charohwa neruoko rwemaJe-ntairi.

20 Uye maJentairi vanozvidaanokudada kana vakazvitarisa,uye bvanopingaidzwa, nenziracyezimhinga-mupinyi guru, no-kuvaka dmachechi akawanda;zvisinei, vanokanda pasi simbanezvishamiso zvaMwari, uyevagozviparidzira zvavo zveu-ngwaru hwavo enedzidziso

12c Morm. 3:21.13a nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.14a nkm Mazuva

Ekupedzisira.b nkm Kudzorerwa

pakare kweVhangeri.16a Isa. 29:4; Moro. 10:27;

Mos. 7:62.nkm BhukuraMormoni.

17a 2 Ni. 29:12.b Eno. 1:14.

18a Morm. 5:16–18.19a 3 Ni. 16:8–9; 20:27–28.20a nkm Kudada.

b 1 Ni. 13:29, 34.nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

c Ezk. 14:4.d 1 Ni. 14:10; 22:23;

Morm. 8:28.e Morm. 9:7–8;

2 Ni. 9:28.

129 2 Nifai 26:21–30

yavo, kuti vagowana upfumifhwavanotora kuvarombo.21 Uye kune machechi mazhi-

nji akavakwa anokonzera aru-chiva, nekunetsana, nepfini.22 Uye kune zvikwata azve-

muruvande, sezvaiitwa kare,maererano nezvikwata zva-dhiabhorosi, nokuti ndiye aka-t a n g a z v o s e z v i n h u i z v i ;hongu, ndiye akatanga neu-mhondi, nemabasa erima; ho-ngu, anovatungamira akavaisachishwe muhuro, kusvikaavaita mbira dzakondo zva-chose.23 Nokuti tarisai hama dzino-

diwa, ndinoti kwamuri IsheMwari havashande murima.24 Hapana chavanoita kunze

kwekunge chiri chinozoya-mura pasi rose; nokuti avanodanyika, zvekuti vanopa upenyuhwavo kuti vakwezve vanhubvose vauye kwavari. Noku-daro, hapana vavanoti havafa-nire kudya nhaka yeruponesorwavo.

25 Tarisai, vanodaidzira here,vachiti: Ibvai kwandiri? Tarisai,ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete; asivanotaura vachiti: aUyai kwa-ndiri mose muri kumativiose enyika, btengai mukaka ne-uchi, pasina mari uye pasinamutengo.26 Tarisai, pane vavakambo-

udza here kuti abve muma-sinagogo, kana mudzimba

dzekunamatira? Tarisai, ndinotikwamuri, Kwete.

27 Pane vaakarambidza herekudya nhaka yake ayeruponeso?Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete;asi bvakaipa kuvanhu vose pa-chena; uye vakataurira vanhuvake kuti vanyengetedze vanhukuti ca vatendeuke.

28 Tarisai, ko Ishe vakambora-mbidza vanhu here kuti vasa-dye nhaka yekunaka kwavo?Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, Kwe-te; asi avose vanepundutso umweneumwe, uye hakuna kana mu-mwechete anosarudzwa kanakurambidzwa.

29 Anoti iye hakufanire kuveanehufundisi-husakarurama;nokuti tarisai, hufundisi husa-karurama kuti vanhu vanopa-ridza vachizvimisa sechiedzachenyika, vachiitira izvi kutivawane upfumi bnerukudzorwenyika; asi havatsvake maga-riro akanaka eZioni.

30 Tarisai, Ishe vakarambidzazvinhu izvi; nokudaro, IsheMwari vakapa murairo wekutivose vanhu vakafanira kuveanerudo rwakadzama, irworudo rwakadzama urwu ndirworwunova brudo rwechokwadi.Uye kunze kwekunge vainerudo rwakadzama havanachavari. Nokudaro, kana vainerudo rwakadzama havanga-bvumire kuti mushandi mu-Zioni afe.

20 f Isa. 3:15; 2 Ni. 13:15.21a nkm Chiva.22a nkm Huranganwa

hwemuruvande.24a Joh. 3:16.

b 3 Ni. 27:14–15.25a Aruma 5:33–35;

3 Ni. 9:13–14.b Isa. 55:1–2.

27a nkm Ruponeso.b VaE. 2:8; 2 Ni. 25:23.c nkm Rutendeuko.

28a VaR. 2:11;1 Ni. 17:33–35.

29a nkm Unyengerihwehupirisita.

b D&Z 121:34–37.30a Moro. 7:47–48.

nkm RudoRwakadzama.

b nkm Rudo.

2 Nifai 26:31–27:3 130

31 Asi mushandi amuZioniachashandira Zioni; nokuti kanavakashandira bmari vachafa.

32 Uye zvakare, Ishe Mwariavakaraira vanhu havafanirekuponda; kuti havafanire ku-nyepa; kuti havafanire kuba;vakati havafanire kupika nezitaraIshe Mwari vavo bvachinyepa;vakati havafanire kuchiva; va-kati havafanire kuve nepfini;vakati havafanire kuvengana;vakati havafanire kuita upo-mbwe; uye vakati havafanirekuita kana chimwechete chezvi-nhu izvi; nokuti uyo achazviitaachafa.33 Nokuti zvitadzo zvose

hapana zvinobva kuna Ishe;nokuti vanoita izvo zvakanakamukati mevana vevanhu; uyehapana chavanoita kunze kwe-kunge chiri pachena kuvanavevanhu; uye vanovakoka vosekuti vazodya nhaka yekunakakwavo; hapana avavanorambaanouya kwavari, mutema ne-muchena, musungwa neasirimusungwa, murume nemuka-dzi; uye vanorangarira bmuhe-deni; uye cvose vakafananakuna Mwari, vose muJudanemuJentairi.

CHITSAUKO 27

Rima nekurasika kuchazadza nyikayose mumazuva ekupedzisira —Bhuku raMormoni richauya —Vapupuri vatatu vachapupura

nezvebhuku iri — Vanhu vakadzi-dza zvikuru vachati havakwanisikuverenga bhuku rakanamwa —Ishe vachaita basa rakanakisisa ne-chishamiso—Enzanisa naIsaya 29.Zvingangove makore 559 kusvikaku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Asi tarisai, mumazuva aekupe-dzisira, kana kuti mumazuvaamaJentairi — hongu, tarisaimarudzi ose emaJentairi nee-maJudawo, vose avo vachauyamunyika ino neavo vanengevari kune dzimwe nyika, hongu,kana vari munyika dzose dze-pasi, tarisai, vachadhakwanezvitema netsika dzose dza-kaipa —

2 Uye zuva iro musi warino-svika vachashanyirwa naIsheveHondo, nemabhanan’ananekundengendeka kwenyika,neruzha rwukuru, nedutu re-mhepo, nechamupupuri, aneri-mi romoto unopisa.

3 Uye amarudzi ose banorwisaZioni, nokuishungurudza, va-chaita sezvinoita anorota usi-ku; hongu, zvichaita kwavari,sezvinoita munhu ane nzaraanorota, tarisai achidya asi paa-nopepuka anonzwa aine nzara;kana kuti munhu ane nyotaanorota, tarisai achinwa uye ta-risai paanomuka anonzwa ainenyota inomupedza simba, uyemweya wake unenge uine havi;hongu, ndizvo zvichaita mho-mho dzose dzemarudzi dzino-rwisana negomo reZioni.

31a nkm Zioni.b Jak. 2:17–19;

D&Z 11:7; 38:39.32a nkm Mirairo

yaMwari.

b nkm Kusvibisa.33a Mabasa 10:9–35, 44–45.

b Aruma 26:37.c VaR. 2:11; 1 Ni. 17:35.

27 1a nkm Mazuva

Ekupedzisira.2a Isa. 24:6; 66:15–16;

Jak. 6:3; 3 Ni. 25:1.3a Isa. 29:7–8.

b 1 Ni. 22:14.

131 2 Nifai 27:4–13

4 Nokuti tarisai, imi mose mu-noita zvakaipa, imbomiraimuone, nokuti muchachema,mugochema; hongu, muchara-radza pasina kunwa waini,muchadzedzereka asi musinakunwa zvinodhaka.5 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe vakudu-

rurirai mweya wehope dzaka-dzama. Nokuti tarisai, maka-tsinzinya maziso enyu, uyemukaramba vaporofita; uyevatongi venyu, nevaoni maka-vafukidza nenzira yezvitemazvenyu.6 Uye zvichaitika kuti Ishe

Mwari achaunza akwamuri ma-zwi bebhuku, uye achave mazwievavo vakotsira zvekufa.

7 Uye tarisai bhuku richangearakanamwa; uye mubhukuumu munenge muine bzvaka-zarurwa kubva kunaMwari,kubvira mukutanga kwepasikusvika cmukuguma.

8 Nokudaro, nekuda kwezvi-nhu azvakanamwa, zvinhu zva-kanamwa izvi bhazvizoburitswavanhu vachiri muzvitema neru-vengo rwavo. Nokudaro bhukuiri havazoriona.9 Asi bhuku iri richapiwa

akumurume, uye achatauramazwi ebhuku iri, ari mazwievavo vakarara muguruva,uye achataura mazvi aya kunebmumwe;

10 Asi mazwi akanamwa

haataure, kana bhuku rachohaariburitse. Nokuti bhuku iririnenge rakanamwa nesimbaraMwari, nechakazarurwa cha-kanamwa chichachengetwa chi-ri mubhuku kudakara nguvayasvika yaIshe, kuti zvigouya,nokuti tarisai, zvinoisa pachenazvose zvinhu kubvira kutangakwenyika kudakara kuperakwayo.

11 Uye zuva richasvika rekutimazwi ebhuku akanamwa acha-verengwa vanhu vari pamusoropedzimba; uye achaverengwanesimba raKristu; uye zvosezvinhu azvichazururirwa vanavevanhu zvinhu zvagara zviri-po pakati pevana vevanhu, uyezvinoramba zviripo kudakarakuguma kwenyika.

12 Nokudaro, musi iwoyobhuku rave kupiwa kumurumeuye andambotaura, bhuku ri-chavigwa kuti maziso enyikaasarione, kuti pashaye ane zisoringarione asi kuti richaonekwanemaziso aevapupuri bvatatu,nesimba raMwari, kunze kwe-mumwechete iyeyo achapiwabhuku; uye vachapupura cho-kwadi chebhuku iri nezvirimariri.

13 Uye hakuna vamwe vano-zoriona, kunze kwevashomamaererano nokuda kwaMwari,kuti vagopupura shoko rakekuvana vevanhu; nokuti Ishe

6a Jar. 1:2;Morm. 5:12–13.

b 2 Ni. 26:16–17; 29:12.nkm BhukuraMormoni.

7a Isa. 29:11–12;Eta 3:25–27; 4:4–7.

b Mosaya 8:19.c Eta 13:1–12.

8a Eta 5:1.b 3 Ni. 26:9–12;

Eta 4:5–6.9a D&Z 17:5–6.

b Nh—JS 1:64–65.

11a Ruka 12:3;Morm. 5:8;D&Z 121:26–31.

12a Deut. 19:15.b 2 Ni. 11:3;

Eta 5:2–4;D&Z 5:11, 15; 17:1.

2 Nifai 27:14–26 132

Mwari vakati mazwi evano-tenda achataura aseanobvakune vakafa.14 Nokudaro, Ishe Mwari

vacharamba vachiunza mazwiebhuku; uye vachaisa shokoiri kuvanhu vakawanda va-pupuri sekuona kwavanoitakuti zvakafanira; uye nhamokune uyo aacharamba shokoraMwari!15 Asi tarisai, zvichaitika kuti

Ishe Mwari vachati kune uyowavachapa bhuku: Tora mazwiaya asina kunamwa woapawokune mumwe, kuti agoaratidzakune vakadzidza, achiti; aVere-ngai izvi, ndapota. Vakadzidzavachati: Uya naro bhuku, uyendiri verenge.16 Uye zvino, nenzira yekuda

mbir i munyika nekuwanaapfuma vanodaro, kwete kutivanenge vachiitira Mwari.17 Uye munhu achati: Handi-

kwanise kuuya nebhuku, nokutirakanamwa.18 Zvino vakadzidza vachati:

Handikwanise kuriverenga.19 Nokudaro, zvichaitika, kuti

Ishe Mwari vachapa zvakarebhuku nemashoko kune uyoasina kudzidza; uye murumeasina kudzidza achati: Ini ha-ndina kudzidza.20 Zvino Ishe Mwari vachati

kwaari: Akadzidza haadi kua-verenga, nokuti akaaramba, uyendinokwanisa kuita basa rangu

ndega; nokudaro uchaverengamashoko andichakupa.

21 aUsabate zvinhu zvakana-mwa, nokuti ndichazviunzanguva yangu yakwana; nokutindicharatidza vana vevanhukuti ndinogona kuzviitira basarangu.

22 Nokudaro, kana maverengamazwi andinenge ndakuraira,uye mawana avapupuri vanda-kakuvimbisai, ndipo pamucha-nama bhuku zvakare, morivigakwandiri, kuti ndigochengete-dza mazwi amusati maverenga,kudakara ndati ndaona ini mu-kuziva kwangu kuti zvafanirakuti zvose zvichienda pachenakuti vana vevanhu vachizviziva.

23 Nokuti tarisai, ndini Mwari;uye ndiri Mwari awezvishami-so; uye ndicharatidza nyika kutindini bmumwecheteyo wanezu-ro, nhasi, nokusingaperi; uyehandishande pakati pevana ve-vanhu kunze ckwekunge vainerutendo.

24 Uye zvakare zvichaitikakuti Ishe vachati kwaari uyovachaverenga mashoko ayoachapiwa kwaari:

25 aKana ivo vanhu vachitaurachete nemiromo yavo kuti varipedyo neni, uye bvachindikudzanemiromo yavo chete, asi mwo-yo yavo iri kure neni, uyekunditya kwavo vakakudzi-dziswa cnepfungwa dzevanhu—

26 Naizvozvo, ndichaita basa

13a 2 Ni. 3:19–20; 33:13–15;Moro. 10:27.

14a 2 Ni. 28:29–30;Eta 4:8.

15a Isa. 29:11–12;Nh—JS 1:65.

16a nkm Unyengerihwehupirisita.

21a Eta 5:1.22a nkm Vapupuri

veBhuku raMormoni.23a nkm Chishamiso.

b VaH. 13:8.c VaH. 11;

Eta 12:7–22.25a Isa. 29:13.

b Mat. 15:8.c 2 Ni. 28:31.

133 2 Nifai 27:27–35

arakanakisisa muvanhu ava, ho-ngu, basa brakanakisisa nemu-nana, nokuti uchenjeri hweva-kachenjera vavo nevakadzidzazvichafa, nekunzwisisa kweva-ngwari vavo kuchashaika.27 Uye a nhamo kune avo

vanotsvaka zvakadzama kuvigamazano avo kuna Ishe! Uye ma-basa avo ndeerima; uye vanoti:Ko anotiona ndiani, uye anotizi-va ndiani? Uye vagotiwo: Zviro-kwazvo, kupindura kwenyuzvinhu muchisunamisa nokupi-digura kuchatorwa sekukoshakwerondo bremuumbi wehari.Asi tarisai, ndichavaratidza, IsheveHondo vanotaura, kuti ndi-noziva mabasa avo ose. Nokutibasa richati kumushandi, haanakundiita here? Uye kana zvive-zwa zvingati here kune uyoazviveza, haana chaanoziva?28 Asi tarisai, vanotaura Ishe

veHondo: Ndicharatidza vanavevanhu chinguva chidiki-dikichete Rebanoni ichaitwa mundaune kudya kuzhinji; uye iwomunda une kudya kuzhinjiuchatorwa sesango.29 aUye musi iwoyo matsi dzi-

chanzwa mashoko emubhuku,uye maziso emapofu achaonapasingaonekwe nemurima.30 Uye avo avakapfava naivo-

wo vachawanda, uye brufarorwavo rwuchava munaIshe, uyevarombo pakati pevanhu vacha-fara mune Mutsvene waIsraeri.

31 Nokuti sezvo Ishe varimupenyu vachaona kuti aakai-pa anyadziswa, uye uyo ano-tuka amedzwa, uye avo vosevanogarira zvisinakururamavauraiwa;

32 Uye avo vanoita munhuamutadzi nekuda kwezwi, ne-vanoteya munhu bmusuo rake,uye cvachisiya zvakanaka vachi-tora zvakaipa.

33 Naizvozvo, ndiko kutaurakwaIshe,vakanunuraAbrahama,maererano nemba yaJakobo:Jakobo haachanyara zvino, ne-kumeso kwake hakuratidzekunyadziswa.

34 Asi apaanoona vana vake,basa remaoko angu, vari pakatipake, vachaita kuti zita rangurive dzvene, uye vagoita kutiMutsvene waJakobo ave mu-tsvene, uye vachatya MwarivaIsraeri.

35 Avowo avakakanganisa mu-mweya vachanzwisisa, uyeavo vaitsutsumwa bvachadzidzashoko.

CHITSAUKO 28

Chechi zhinji dzemanyepo dzi-chavakwa mumazuva ekupedzisira—Dzichadzidzisa, manyepo, ne-zvisina maturo, nezvakapusamukudzidzisa kwadzo — Kurasikapachitendero kuchawanda nenzi-ra yevadzidzisi vemanyepo —

26a 1 Ni. 22:8;2 Ni. 29:1–2.nkm Kudzorerwapakare kweVhangeri.

b Isa. 29:14;2 Ni. 25:17.

27a Isa. 29:15.b Jer. 18:6.

29a Isa. 29:18.30a nkm Akapfava.

b D&Z 101:36.31a Isa. 29:20.

32a Ruka 11:54.b Amosi 5:10.c 2 Ni. 28:16.

34a Isa. 29:23–24.35a 2 Ni. 28:14; D&Z 33:4.

b Dan. 12:4.

2 Nifai 28:1–9 134

Dhiabhorosi achagara mumwoyoyevanhu — Achadzidzisa nhemadzakasiyana-siyana. Zvingangovemakore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino tarisai, hama dzangu,ndataura kwamuri, maereranonokutunhwa kwandange ndi-chiitwa neMweya; nokudaro,ndinoziva kuti chokwadi zvoseizvi zvakafanira kuitika.2 Uye zvinhu zvichanyorwa

kubva a mubhuku zvichavebzvakakosha kwazvo kuvanavevanhu, uye kunyanya ku-mbeu yedu, inove ndiyo yakasa-ra kumba yaIsraeri.3 Nokuti zvichaitika kuti

nomusi iwoyo achechi dzichava-kwa, dzisina kuvakirwa Ishe,apo imwe ichataura kune imweichiti: Tarisai, ini, ndini yaIshe;uye imwe yoti: Ini, ndini yaIshe;ndizvo zvichaita vose vakazvi-vakira chechi ivo pachavo, vasi-ngavakire Ishe —4 Uye vachanetsana pachavo;

uye kana vafundisi vavo vacha-netsana, uye vachadzidzisa ne-ruzivo arwedzidzo dzavo, uyevagoramba Mweya Mutsvene,uyo unoita kuti vanhu vagonekutaura.5 Uye avanoramba bsimba

raMwari, Mutsvene waIsraeri;uye voti kuvanhu: Teereraikwatiri, uye munzwe kuraira

kwedu; nokuti tarisai chakunaMwari nhasi; nokuti Ishe ne-Mununuri vaita basa ravo, uyevakapa simba rake kuvanhu.

6 Tarisai, teererai imi kurairakwangu; kana vakati pane chi-shamiso chaitwa neruoko rwa-Ishe, musazvitende; nokuti zuvaranhasi havasi Mwari avezvi-shamiso; vakaita basa rake.

7 Hongu, uye kuchaita vazhi-nji vachati: aIdyai, munwe, uyemufare, nokuti mangwana tino-fa; uye zvinozotinakira.

8 Uye kuchave nevazhinjiwovachati: Idyai, munwe, uyemufare; zvisinei, ityai Mwari—anozoti ahamuna-mhosva mu-kuita kachitema kadiki; hongu,bnyepai zvishoma, ngwariramumwe nenzira yemazwi ake,teyai muvakidzani wenyu ne-kumucherera cgomba; hakunachakaipa mazviri; uye muitezvose izvi, nokuti mangwanatinofa; uye kana zviri zvekutitine mhosva, Mwari achatiranganeshamhu shoma, uye pekupe-dzisira tichaponeswa muuma-mbo hwaMwari.

9 Hongu, uye kuchange kunevazhinji vachadzidzisa netsikaiyi, adzidziso dzenhema dzisipobnedzeurema, uye vachazviku-dza mumwoyo yavo, uye vacha-tsvaka kuvanza mazano avozvakadzama kuna Ishe; uyemabasa avo achave murima.

28 2a nkm BhukuraMormoni.

b 1 Ni. 13:34–42; 22:9;3 Ni. 21:6.

3a I VaKori. 1:10–13;1 Ni. 22:23;4 Ni. 1:25–29;

Morm. 8:28, 32–38.4a 2 Ni. 9:28.5a 2 Ni. 26:20.

b II Tim. 3:5.c Aruma 30:28.

6a Morm. 8:26; 9:15–26.7a I VaKori. 15:32;

Aruma 30:17–18.8a Morm. 8:31.

b D&Z 10:25; Mos. 4:4.nkm Kunyepa.

c Zir. 26:27; 1 Ni. 14:3.9a Mat. 15:9.

b Ezk. 13:3; Hir. 13:29.

135 2 Nifai 28:10–21

10 Uye aropa ravatendi richa-vachemera richibva pasi.1 1 H o n g u , v o s e v a b u d a

amunzira, vave vanhu bvakaipa.12 Nenzira ayekuzvida, nenzira

yevadzidzisi venhema, nedzi-dziso dzenhema, chechi dzavodzaipa, uye chechi dzavo dzi-nozvikudza; nenzira yerudadovanozvitutumadza.13 aVanobira bvarombo noku-

da kwenzvimbo dzavo dzaka-naka; vanobira varombo nenzirayekunaka kwezvipfeko zvavo;uye vanotambudza vakapfavanevarombo mumwoyo, nokuticmukudada kwavo vanozvitu-tumadza.

14 aVanoomesa mitsipa ne-misoro ine kuzvida; hongu,nenzira yekudada, nekuipa,neruvengo, neupfambi, vosebvatsauka kunze kwevashoma-shoma, avo vakazvirereka va-teveri vaKristu; zvisinei, vano-tungamirwa, zvekuti nguvazhinji vanokanganisa nenzirayekuti vanodzidziswa maere-rano nepfungwa dzevanhu.15 Imi avachenjeri, nevakadzi-

dza, nevapfumi, vanozvitutu-madza bmukudada kwemwoyoyavo, neavo vose vanoparidzamanyepo, neavo vose vanoitaufeve, uye vachikanganisa nzirayakanaka yaIshe, cnhamo, nha-mo nedambudziko kwavari,ndiko kutaura kwaIshe Mwari

Samasimba, nokuti vachaka-ndwa mugehena!

16 Nhamo kune avo avanosiyazvakanaka vachida zvakaipauye vachituka izvo zvakanaka,vachiti chinhu chisina maturo!Nokuti zuva richasvika rokutiIshe Mwari vachashanyira va-nhu venyika nokukurumidza;uye muzuva iroro vakombabzvizere muzvitema vachafa.

17 Asi tarisai, kana vanhuvemunyika vakatendeuka mu-zvitema zvavo neruvengo rwa-vo havazoparadzwa, ndikokutaura kunoita Ishe veHondo.

18 Asi tarisai, chechi iya huruinonyangadza, apfambi yepasipose rakafanirwa, bkuwira pasi,uye kuwa kwaro kuchave kuku-ru chaizvo.

19 Nokuti umambo hwadhia-bhorosi hwakafanira akuzunzwa,uye avo vari mahuri vakafanirakumutswa kuti vatendeuke,nokuti vakasamuka bdhiabho-rosi achavasunga cnengetanidzisingaperi, uye zvoita kutivamuke nehasha, vobva vafa.

20 Nokuti tarisai, nezuva iroroachange aari mumwoyo yevanavevanhu, uye agovaita kuti va-shatirirwe chakanaka.

21 Vamwe aachavanyaradza,uye ovanyengedza kuti vafungekuti vakasimba mune zvenyama,zvekuti vobva vati: zvose zva-kanaka muZioni; hongu, Zioni

10a Zvaka. 6:9–11;2 Ni. 26:3; Morm. 8:27;Eta 8:22–24; D&Z 87:7.

11a Hir. 6:31.b Morm. 8:28–41;

D&Z 33:4.12a Zir. 28:25.13a Ezk. 34:8.

b Hir. 4:12.c Aruma 5:53.

14a Zir. 21:4.b Isa. 53:6.

15a Zir. 3:5–7.b nkm Kudada.c 3 Ni. 29:5.

16a Isa. 29:21.

b Eta 2:9–10.18a Zvaka. 19:2.

b 1 Ni. 14:3, 17.19a 1 Ni. 22:23.

b Aruma 34:35.c Aruma 12:11.

20a D&Z 10:20–27.21a Morm. 8:31.

2 Nifai 28:22–32 136

irikubudirira, zvose zvaka-naka — uye ndiko kunyenge-dzwa kwavanoitwa mumweyabnadhiabhorosi, ovatungamirazvakanakawo kugehena.22 Uye tarisai, vamwe anova-

bata kumeso, ovaudza kutihakuna agehena; uye oti kwava-ri: Handisi dhiabhorosi, nokutihakuna chinhu chakadaro —uye anoita kazeve-zeve munze-ve dzavo, kudakara avasungabnengetani dzake dzinotyisa,a v a s u n g a k u d a r o h a k u n aruponeso.23 Hongu, vanosungwa neru-

fu, negehena; uye rufu, nege-hena, uye dhiabhorosi, nevosevakasungwa navo vakafanirakumira pamberi pechigarochekutonga chaMwari, uyeavagotongwa maererano nema-basa avo, vobva ipapo vanofa-nira kuenda kunzvimbo yava-kagadzirirwa, kana suriferiyemoto bnedziva rinova kurwa-dziwa kusina magumo.24 Naizvozvo, nhamo kune

uyo ari muZioni asina hanyn’a!25 Nhamo kune anotaura

kuti: zvose zvakanaka!26 Hongu, nhamo kune uyo

aanoteerera kuraira kwevanhu,zve achiramba simba raMwari,nechipo cheMweya Mutsvene.27 Hongu, nhamo kune uyo

anoti: Takagashira, uye hakunachimwe achatichada zvakare!

28 Uye muchidimbu, nhamokwavari vose vanodedera, uyeavakashatirwa pamusana pe-chokwadi chaMwari! Nokutitarisai, uyo akavakira bpado-mbo anozvitambira nokufara;uye uyo akavakira mujecha ano-tya nokuti zvingangokoromoka.

29 Nhamo kune uyo anoti: Ta-kagashira shoko raMwari, uyeahatichada zve shoko raMwari,nokuti ratinaro rakakwana!

30 Nokuti tarisai, ndiko kuta-ura kunoita Ishe Mwari: Ndi-chapa kuvana vevanhu mutsarapamusoro pemutsara, murairopamusoro apemurairo, panozvishoma, apo zvishoma; uyevakakomborerwa ivavo vanote-erera kumirairo yangu, uye va-chipa nzeve mukuraira kwangu,nokuti vachadzidza buchenjeri;nokuti kune uyo canogashirandichapa dzvakawanda; kuneavo vanoti, Isu tine zvakakwa-na, ivavo vachatorerwa kanazvavange vainazvo.

31 Akatukwa uyu anoisa aru-vimbo rwake kumunhu, kanakuita kuti munhu wenyamaave simba rake, kana kuteererakumirairo yemunhu, kunzekwekunge mirairo yavo yapiwanesimba reMweya Mutsvene.

32 aNhamo kumaJentairi, va-nodaro Ishe Mwari weHondo!Nokuti hazvinei kuti ndichata-mbanudzira ruoko rwangu

21b 2 Ni. 9:39.22a nkm Gehena.

b Aruma 36:18.23a nkm Jesu Kristu—

Mutongi; Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

b 2 Ni. 9:16, 19, 26.26a 2 Ni. 9:29.

27a Aruma 12:10–11.28a 2 Ni. 9:40; 33:5.

nkm Hupanduki.b Mat. 7:24–27.

nkm Ibwe.29a 2 Ni. 27:14; 29:3–10;

Eta 4:8.30a Isa. 28:9–13;

D&Z 98:12.b nkm Ungwaru.c Ruka 8:18.d Aruma 12:10;

D&Z 50:24.31a D&Z 1:19–20.32a 1 Ni. 14:6.

137 2 Nifai 29:1–7

kwavari zuva nezuva, vacha-ndiramba; zvakadaro, ndicha-vanzwira tsitsi, vanodaro IsheMwari, kana vakatendeuka va-kauya kwandiri; nokuti bruokorwangu rwakatambanudzwamuswere wose, Ishe vanodaroMwari veHondo.

CHITSAUKO 29

MaJentairi vazhinji vacharambaBhuku raMormoni—Vachati, Ha-tidi rimwe Bhaibheri — Ishe vano-taura kumarudzi akawanda —Vachatonga nyika kubva munemabhuku. Zvingangove makore559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Asi tarisai, vachange vakawa-nda—pazuva iroro randichaitabasa arakanakisa pakati pavo,kuti ndirangarire bzvibvumira-no zvandakaita kuvana vava-nhu; kuti ndiise ruoko rwanguzvakare ckechipiri kuti ndidzorevanhu vangu, vanove veimbayaIsraeri.2 Uye zvakare, kuti ndiranga-

rire zvivimbiso zvandakaitakwauri Nifai, uye zvakare kunababa vako, kuti ndicharangarirambeu yako; kuti amazwi embeuyako aende achibva mumuromomangu achienda kumbeu yako;uye mazwi angu achasvika

bachishita kumagumo enyika,kuti ave crupawo kuvanhu va-ngu, vanova vemba yaIsraeri;

3 Uye nokuti mazwi anguachashita — MaJentairi akawa-nda achati: aBhaibheri! Bhaibhe-ri! Tine Bhaibheri, hakungavenerimwe Bhaibheri.

4 Asi Ishe Mwari vanoti :Mapenzi, vachava neBhaibheri;richabva akumaJuda, vanhu va-ngu vechibvumirano vakare. Kovanotendei bmaJuda cneBhai-bheri ravakagamuchira kubvakwavari? Hongu, anoreveimaJentairi? Vanoyeuka herematambudziko, namabasa, no-kurwadziwa kwamaJuda, no-kusimba kwavo mukumiraneni, mukuunza ruponeso ku-maJentairi?

5 Imi maJentairi, munoranga-rira here maJuda, vanhu vanguvechibvumirano vakare? Kwete;asi makavatuka, amukavavenga,uye mukasatsvaga kuvabatsira.Asi tarisai, ndichakudzoreraizvinhu zvose izvi pamisoro ye-nyu; nokuti Ini Ishe handinakukanganwa vanhu vangu.

6 Iwe benzi, uchati: aBhaibheri!Tine Bhaibheri, zve hatide rimweBhaibheri. Mungadai makawa-na here Bhaibheri dai pasinamaJuda?

7 Hamuzive here kuti maru-dzi akawanda ari munyika?

32b Jak. 5:47; 6:4.29 1a 2 Ni. 27:26.

nkm Kudzorerwapakare kweVhangeri.

b nkm ChibvumiranochaAbrahama.

c 2 Ni. 6:14; 21:11–12;25:17.nkm Israeri—

Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

2a 2 Ni. 3:18–21.b Isa. 5:26;

2 Ni. 15:26;Moro. 10:28.

c 1 Ni. 21:22.nkm Mureza.

3a 1 Ni. 13:23–25.

nkm Bhaibheri;Bhuku raMormoni.

4a D&Z 3:16.b nkm maJuda.c nkm Juda—Rukuni

rwaJuda.5a 3 Ni. 29:8.6a 1 Ni. 13:38.

2 Nifai 29:8–14 138

Hamuzive here kuti Ini IsheMwari wenyu, andakasika vanhuvose, uye kuti ndinoyeuka avovari bpazvitsuwa zvegungwa;nekuti ndinotonga kumusorokudenga napasi panyika; uyendinounza shoko rangu kuvanavavanhu, hongu, kana kunyikadzose dzapasi?8 Nokudaro munotsutsu-

mwei, nokuti muchagamuchiramamwezve emashoko anguakawanda? Hamuzive here kutiauchapupu hwemarudzi bmavirihunopupura kwamuri kutindini Mwari, kuti ndinoyeukarudzi rumwe nerumwe? Nai-zvozvo, ndinotaura mazwimamwechete kurudzi rumwenerumwe. Zvino kana cmarudzimaviri ofambidzana uchapupuhwemarudzi maviri aya hucha-pindiranawo.9 Zve ndinoita izvi kuti ndira-

tidze vanhu kuti ndini amu-mwecheteyo wazuro, nhasi,nokusingaperi; uye ndinotauramazwi angu maererano nokudakwomwoyo wangu. Uye nokutindataura bizwi rimwe musafu-nge kuti handikwanise kutaurarimwe; nokuti basa rangu hari-sati rapera; uye harizoperakudzamara kupera kwevanhu,kana kubvira nguva iyoyo ku-svikira nokusingaperi.

10 Nokudaro, nokuti muneBhaibheri hamufanirwe ku-fungidzira kuti rine amazwiangu ose; kana kufunga kutihandingaite kuti zvimwe zvi-nyorwe.

11 Nokuti ndinoraira vanhuavose, kumabvazuva nekuma-dokero, kumaodzanyemba, ne-kuchamhembe, nemuzvitsuwazvegungwa, kuti bvachanyoramazwi andichataura kwavari;nokuti kubva c kumabhukuachanyorwa dndichatonga pasirose, vanhu vose maereranonamabasa avo, maererano ne-zvinenge zvakanyorwa.

12 Nokuti tarisai, ndichata-ura akumaJuda vogozvinyora;uye ndichataurawo kumaNifaibvogozvinyora; ndichataurawokuna mamwe marudzi eimbayaIsraeri, avo ndakatungamirirakubvamo, ivowo vogozvinyora;uye ndichataura kumarudzi cosedzapasi idzowo dzogozvinyora.

13 Uye zvichaitika kuti amaJu-da achava namazwi amaNifai,uye maNifai achava namazwiamaJuda; maNifai namaJudavachava namazwi amarudzibakarasika aIsraeri; marudziakarasika eIsraeri achava nama-zwi amaNifai namaJuda.

14 Uye zvichaitika kuti vanhuvangu, vanova aveimba ya-

7a nkm Sika.b 1 Ni. 22:4.

8a Mat. 18:16.nkm Mupupuri.

b Ezk. 37:15–20;1 Ni. 13:38–41;2 Ni. 3:12.

c Hos. 1:11.9a VaH. 13:8.

b nkm Zvakazarurwa.10a nkm Magwaro

matsvene—Magwaromatsveneakaporofitwa kutiachauya.

11a Aruma 29:8.b II Tim. 3:16.c nkm Bhuku

reUpenyu.d 2 Ni. 25:22; 33:11,

14–15.nkm Kutonga,

Kwekupedzisira.12a 1 Ni. 13:23–29.

b 1 Ni. 13:38–42;2 Ni. 26:17.

c 2 Ni. 26:33.13a Morm. 5:12–14.

b nkm Israeri—Marudzi gumiakarasika aIsraeri.

14a Jer. 3:17–18.

139 2 Nifai 30:1–6

Israeri, vachaungana kumushamunyika dzavo; neizwi rangurichabatanidzwa bpamwechete.Zve ndicharatidza avo vanorwanezwi rangu nevanhu vangu,vanova cvemba yaIsraeri, kutindini Mwari , kuti d ndaka-bvumirana naAbrahama kutindicharangarira embeu yakefnarinhi narinhi.

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MaJentairi vakapinduka vachavere-ngerwa kuvanhu vechibvumirano— MaRamani mazhinji nemaJudavachatenda shoko uye vobva vavevanofadza kwazvo — Israeri icha-dzorerwa pakare uye vakaipa va-chiparadzwa. Zvingangove makore559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvino tarisai, hama dzangudzinodiwa, ndinoda kutaurakwamuri; nokuti ini Nifai, ha-ndikubvumirei kuti mufungekuti makarurama kupfuura zvi-chava maJentairi. Nokuti tarisai,kunze kwekunge muchiche-ngeta mirairo yaMwari mosemuchafawo; nenzira yemazwiakataurwa musafunge kuti ma-Jentairi vanobva vaparadzwazvachose.2 Nokut i tar isa i , ndinot i

kwamuri maJentairi vose va-chatendeuka vachanzi vanhuavechibvumirano chaIshe; uye

avo vose bmaJuda vasingate-ndeuke vacharaswa, nokutiIshe havabvumirane neva-nhu c vasingatendeuke uyevagotenda muMwanakomanawavo, uyo anove MutsveneweIsraeri.

3 Uye zvino, ndichaporofitazvimwe maererano nemaJudanemaJentairi. Nokuti mushuremekuuya kwebhuku randambo-taura, rigonyorwa kumaJentairi,uye rigonamwazve kuna Ishe,kuchave nevazhinji avachate-nda kumazwi akanyorwa; uyebivo vachaatakura vachiendanawo kuvanhu vakasara ve-mbeu yedu.

4 Uye ndizvo zvichaita kutivakasara vembeu yedu vazivenezvedu, kuti takabva sei ku-Jerusarema, nokutiwo ivo chi-zvarwa chemaJuda.

5 Uye vhangeri raJesu Kristurichaparidzwa akwavari; noku-daro, bivo vachadzorerwa ruzi-vo rwemadzibaba avo, cnekuru-zivo rwaJesu Kristu, rwakangerwuri kumadzibaba avo.

6 Uye zvino ndipo pavachazo-fara; nokuti vanenge vozivakuti maropafadzo kwavari abvamuruoko rwaMwari; uye mara-nga erima ndipo paachatangakubva mumaziso avo; zvizva-rwa zvakawanda hazvipfuuremukati mavo, kunze kwokungevari vakachena uye vari vanhuavanofadza.

14b Ezk. 37:16–17.c 1 Ni. 22:8–9.d Gen. 12:1–3;

1 Ni. 17:40;3 Ni. 20:27; Abr. 2:9.nkm ChibvumiranochaAbrahama.

e D&Z 132:30.f Gen. 17:7.

30 2a VaG. 3:26–29.b Mat. 8:10–13.

nkm maJuda.c nkm Rutendeuko.

3a 3 Ni. 16:6–7.

b 1 Ni. 22:8–9.5a 3 Ni. 21:3–7, 24–26.

b D&Z 3:20.c 1 Ni. 15:14;

2 Ni. 3:12;Morm. 7:1, 9–10.

6a D&Z 49:24; 109:65.

2 Nifai 30:7–18 140

7 Uye zvichaitika kuti amaJudaayo akapararira nenyika yosenaivowo bvachatanga kutendamunaKristu; uye vachatangakuungana pasi pose; uye avovachatenda munaKristu naivo-wo vachave vanhu vanofadza.8 Uye zvichaitika kuti Ishe

Mwari vachatanga basa ravomukati menyika dzose, maru-dzi , ndimi , navanhu, kut ivaunze kudzorerwa pakarekwevanhu vavo pamusoropenyika.9 Uye Ishe Mwari avachatonga

varombo bnokururuma, neku-tsiura zvakafanira cvakapfavavenyika. Uye vacharanga nyikanedanda remuromo wavo; ne-kufema kwemirono yavo vacha-uraya vakaipa.10 Nokuti anguva iri kusvika

nokukurumidza iyo Ishe yava-chakonzera bkupesana pakatipevanhu, uye vakaipa vovapa-radza, uye cvachaponesa vanhuvavo, hongu, kunyange daikuri kuti vakafanira dkuparadzavakaipa nemoto.11 Uye akururama ndiko kuno-

ita bhanhire remuchiuno mavo,uye kuzara nerutendo kuvematomhu avo.12 Uye ndipo apachagara chi-

kara nehwayana; uye mbadaicharara pamwechete nembu-dzana, nemhuru, nemwana we-shumba, nemhuru yekukodza,

pamwechete; uye zvichatunga-miriwa nekamwana kadiki.

13 Uye mhou yemombe neberezvichadya; uye vana vazvo va-charara pamwechete; uye shu-mba ichadya uswa semombe.

14 Uye mwana ari pazamuachatambira pamwena wenyoka,uye mwana arumurwa acha-pinza ruoko rwake pamusuoweguru renyoka.

15 Hazvizokuvadza kana ku-paradza mumakomo angu osematsvene; nokuti pasi posepachazara neruzivo rwaIshesekuzara kwakaita mvura mu-gungwa.

16 Nokudaro, zvose zvinhuazveose marudzi zvichaitwakuti zvizivikanwe, hongu, zvosezvinhu zvichaitwa kuti bzvizi-vikanwe nevana vevanhu.

17 Hakuna chakavandikaachisingazoburitswa pachena;hakuna mabasa anoitwa mu-rima asingazoburitswa muchi-edza; uye hakuna chakanamwapano pasi chisingazonama-nurwa.

18 Nokudaro, zvose zvinhuzvakaratidzwa vana vevanhuzvichaburitswa pachena musiiwoyo; uye Satani ahaazovenesimba mumwoyo yevana ve-vanhu, kwenguva huru. Uyezvino, hama dzangu dzinodiwa,ndinogumira pano mukutaurakwangu.

7a 2 Ni. 29:13–14.b 2 Ni. 25:16–17.

9a 2 Ni. 9:15.b Isa. 11:4–9.c nkm Akapfava.

10a nkm MazuvaEkupedzisira.

b D&Z 63:53–54.c Mos. 7:61.d 1 Ni. 22:15–17, 23.

nkm Pasi—Kusukwakwepasi pano.

11a Isa. 11:5–9.12a Isa. 65:25.

nkm Mereniamu.16a D&Z 101:32–35;

121:28–29.b Eta 4:6–7.

17a D&Z 1:2–3.18a Zvaka. 20:1–3;

Eta 8:26.

141 2 Nifai 31:1–9

CHITSAUKO 31

Nifai anotaura chikonzero choku-bhabhatidzwa kwaKristu—Vanhuvanofanira kutevera Kristu, vobha-bhatidzwa, vogamuchira MweyaMutsvene; voshingirira kusvikakumagumo kuti vagoponeswa —Kutendeuka nokubhabhatidzwandiwo musuwo wenzira yakama-nikana uye yakamanika—Upenyuhwokusingaperi hunouya kunaavo vanochengeta mirairo shurekwokubhabhatidzwa. Zvingangovemakore 559 kusvika ku545 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino ini Nifai, ndinogumi-sa akuporofita kwangu kwa-muri, hama dzangu dzinodiwa.Ndinonyora zvinhu zvishoma,izvo ndine chokwadi kuti zvi-chaitika; handinganyori mazwimashoma omunin’ina wanguJakobho.2 Nokudaro, zvinhu zvanda-

kanyora zvinondigutsa; kunzekwemazwi mashomanana andi-nofanira kutaura pamusoroapedzidziso dzaKristu; nokuda-ro ndichataura kwamuri zviripachena maererano nokujekakwokuporofita kwangu.3 Nokuti mweya wangu uno-

farira kuisa zvinhu pachena;nokuti ndiko kushanda kunoitaIshe Mwari pakati pavana vava-nhu. Nokuti Ishe Mwari vanopaachiedza kune avo vanonzwisisa;

nokuti vanotaura kuvanhu bno-rurimi rwavo, nomukunzwisisakwavo.

4 Nokudaro, ndinoda kutimurangarire kuti ndakataurakwamuri maererano anomupo-rofita uyo Ishe wavakandi-ratidza, uyo aizobhabhatidzabGwayana raMwari, rinozobvi-sa zvitadzo zvenyika.

5 Uye zvino, kana GwayanaraMwari, iye ari mutsvene,akafanirwa akubhabhatidzwanemvura, kuti utsvene hwosehuzadzikiswe, ko zvino isu,tisiri vatsvene, tinofanirwa zva-kadii kuti tibhabhatidzwe, ho-ngu, kana nemvura!

6 Uye zvino, ndinokukumbirai,hama dzangu dzinodiwa, Gwa-yana raMwari rakazadzikisa seiutsvene hwose mukubhabhati-dzwa nemvura?

7 Hamuzive here kuti akangaari mutsvene? Asi kunyangezvakadaro iye ari mutsvene,akaratidza kuvana vavanhukuti, panyama akazvininipisapamberi paBaba, akapupurakuna Baba kuti aachazovateere-ra nokuchengeta mirairo yavo.

8 Naizvozvo, shure kwokungeabhabhatidzwa nemvura Mwe-ya Mutsvene wakaburuka pa-musoro pake auchinge bnjiva.

9 Uye zvakare, zvinoratidzakuvana vavanhu kutwasanu-ka kwenzira, nokumanikidzikaakwesuo, ravanofanira kupinda

31 1a 2 Ni. 25:1–4.2a 2 Ni. 11:6–7.3a nkm Chiedza,

Chiedza chaKristu.b D&Z 1:24.

4a 1 Ni. 10:7; 11:27.nkm Johane

Mubapatidzi.b nkm Gwayana

raMwari.5a Mat. 3:11–17.

nkm Bhabhatidza.7a Joh. 5:30.

nkm Anoteerera.

8a 1 Ni. 11:27.b nkm Njiva,

Chiratidzo che.9a 2 Ni. 9:41;

3 Ni. 14:13–14;D&Z 22:4.

2 Nifai 31:10–17 142

naro, iye akaratidza muenzani-so kwavari.10 Uye akati kuvana vavanhu:

aNditeverei. Naizvozvo, hamadzinodiwa, btingatevere hereJesu kana tisina chido chokuche-ngeta mirairo yaBaba?11 Uye Baba vakati: Tendeukai,

tendeukai, mugobhabhatidzwamuzita roMwanakomana wa-ngu Wandinodisisa.12 Uye zvakare, izwi roMwa-

nakomana rakauya kwandiri,richiti: Uyo anobhabhatidzwamuzita rangu, kwaari Baba ava-chapa Mweya Mutsvene, sezva-vakaita kwandiri; nokudaro,bnditeverei, mugoita mabasaamakandiona ndichiita.13 Nokudaro, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, ndinoziva kuti mu-katevera Mwanakomana, no-mwoyo wose uzere, muchiitamusinganyengedzi musingafa-mbe munzira isina kururamapamberi paMwari, asi muinechinangwa chizere, muchite-ndeuka pazvivi zvenyu, muchi-pupura kuna Baba kuti munechido chokutora zita raKristu,anokubhabhatidzwa — hongu,nokutevera Ishe venyu no-Muponesi venyu mumvura,maererano neshoko ravo, tari-sai, ndipo pamuchagamuchiraMweya Mutsvene ; hongu,kwozouya brubhabhatidzo rwo-moto nokwoMweya Mutsvene;mozotaura cnorurimi rwengi-

rozi, muchishevedzera kuru-mbidza kuMutsvene waIsraeri.

14 Asi, tarisai, hama dzangudzinodiwa, kwakauya izwiroMwanakomana kwandiri, ri-chiti: Shure kwokunge mate-ndeuka pazvivi zvenyu, mu-chipupura kuna Baba kutimunoda kuchengeta mitemoyangu, nokubhabhatidzwa ne-mvura, nokugamuchira kubha-bhatidzwa kwomoto noMweyaMutsvene, uye kuti mava kuta-ura norurimi rwutsva, hongu,rurimi rwengirozi, shure kwe-zvo amozondiramba, zvinga-dai bzviri-nani kuti dai musinakunge makandiziva.

15 Uye ndakanzwa izwi kubvakuna Baba richiti: Mazwi ano-bva kune Andinodisisa masho-ko echokwadi anotendeka. Uyoachashingirira kusvika kuma-gumo achaponeswa.

16 Uye zvino, hama dzangudzinodiwa, ndinoziva kuti mu-nhu aakasashingirira kusvikakumagumo, mukutevera bmu-yenzaniso woMwanakomanawaMwari mupenyu, haanga-poneswe.

17 Nokudaro, itai zvinhuzvandakakutaurirai, ndazvionakuti Ishe Venyu Mununuri va-nofanira kuita; nokuti, nokudakweizvi zvakaratidzwa kwa-ndiri, kuti muzoziva musuwowamunofanira kupinda nawo.Nokuti musuo wamunopinda

10a Mat. 4:19; 8:22; 9:9.b Moro. 7:11; D&Z 56:2.

12a nkm ChipocheMweya Mutsvene.

b Ruka 9:57–62;Joh. 12:26.

13a VaG. 3:26–27.

b nkm Chipo cheMweyaMutsvene; Moto.

c 2 Ni. 32:2–3.14a Mat. 10:32–33;

Aruma 24:30;D&Z 101:1–5.nkm Chitadzo

Chisingaregererwe.b II Pet. 2:21.

16a Aruma 5:13; 38:2;D&Z 20:29.

b nkm Jesu Kristu—MuyenzanisowaJesu Kristu.

143 2 Nifai 31:18–32:1

nawo kutendeuka anokubha-bhatidzwa nemvura; kwozouyabkuregererwa kwezvivi zvenyunomoto noMweya Mutsvene.18 Uye ipapo munenge mave

amunzira iyoyi byakamanikanauye yakamanika iyo inotu-ngamirira kuupenyu hwoku-singaperi; hongu, mapindanapamusuo; maita maereranonemirairo yaBaba noMwana-komana; magamuchira MweyaMutsvene, uyo cunopupurapamusoro paBaba neMwanako-mana, mukuzadzikisa chivimbi-so icho akaita, kuti mukapindanenzira iyoyo munowana.19 Uye zvino, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, shure kwokungemapinda munzira iyi yakama-nikana uye yakamanika, ndino-bvunza kuti zvose azvaitwahere? Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri,Kwete; hamusati masvika kunzekwokunge muri mushoko ra-Kristu bnokutenda kwaari ku-singazunguzike, cmuchiraramazvizere maari anesimba reku-ponesa.20 Nokudaro, munofanira

akuenda mberi makabatisisapanaKristu, mune btariro ya-kakwana yakachena, cnorudorwaMwari navanhu vose. No-kudaro, mukaramba muchie-nda mberi, muchidya mushoko

raKristu, dmakashingirira kusvi-ka kumagumo, tarisai, naizvo-zvo ndizvo zvinotaura Baba:Muchava noupenyu hwokusi-ngaperi.

21 Uye zvino, tarisai, hamadzangu dzinodiwa, iyi ndiyoanzira; zve bhapana imwe nzirakana czita rakapiwa pasi pede-nga iro munhu angaponeswanaro muumambo hwaMwari.Uye zvino, tarisai, iyi ndiyoddzidziso yaKristu, dzidzisoimwechete yechokwadi eyaBa-ba, neyoMwanakomana, neyo-Mweya Mutsvene, anova Mwarif mumwechete vasingagume.Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 32

Ngirozi dzinotaura nesimba ro-Mweya Mutsvene — Vanhu vano-fanirwa kunamata vawane ruzivopachavo kubva kuMweya Mutsve-ne. Zvingangove makore 559 ku-svika ku545 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino tarisai, hama dzangudzinodiwa, ndinofunga kuti mu-noedza kufungisisa mumwoyoyenyu maererano nezvamuno-fanira kuita kana muchingemapinda munzira iyi. Asi tari-sai, munofungisisirei zvinhuizvi mumwoyo yenyu?

17a Mosaya 18:10.nkm Bhabhatidza.

b nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

18a Zir. 4:18.nkm Nzira.

b 1 Ni. 8:20.c Mabasa 5:29–32.

19a Mosaya 4:10.b nkm Rutendo.

c D&Z 3:20.20a nkm Famba, Famba

naMwari.b nkm Tariro.c nkm Rudo.d nkm Tsungirira.

21a Mabasa 4:10–12;2 Ni. 9:41;Aruma 37:46;D&Z 132:22, 25.

b Mosaya 3:17.c nkm Jesu Kristu—

Kutora Zita raJesuKristu paTiri.

d Mat. 7:28;Joh. 7:16–17.

e nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

f 3 Ni. 11:27, 35–36.nkm Kubatana.

2 Nifai 32:2–9 144

2 Ko hamucharangarira herekuti ndakati shure kwokungeamagamuchira Mweya Mutsve-ne munozotaura bnorurimi rwe-ngirozi? Ko zvino mungatauresei nomutauro wengirozi kunzekwokunge Mweya Mutsveneuri mamuri?3 aNgirozi dzinotaura nesimba

roMweya Mutsvene; nokudaro,dzinotaura mazwi aKristu.Nokudaro, ndakati kwamuri,bidyai pamazwi aKristu; nokutitarisai, mazwi aKristu anokuu-dzai zvinhu zvose zvamunofa-nira kuita.4 Nokudaro, shure kwokunge

ndataura mazwi aya, kanamusingaanzwisise zvinengazvichikonzerwa nekuti mune-nge amusingabvunzi, kana ku-gogodza; nokudaro, hamunakuunzwa muchiedza, asi muno-fanira kufira murima.

5 Nokuti tarisai, zvakare ndi-noti kwauri kana muchinge ma-pinda nenzira, mukagamuchiraMweya Mutsvene, uchakurati-dzai zvinhu zvose zvamunofa-nira kuita.6 Tarisai, iyi idzidziso ya-

Kristu, hakuna imwe dzidzisoichapiwa kusvikira shure kwo-kunge aazviratidza kwamuri iyepachake panyama. Kana achingeazviratidza kwamuri panyama,zvinhu zvose zvaachakuudzaimunofanira kuzviita.7 Uye zvino ini Nifai, handi-

ngataure zvakawanda; Mweya

unomisa kutaura kwangu, nda-siiwa ndichichema nokudaakwokusatenda, nekuipa, ne-kusaziva, nokuomesa mutsipakwavanhu; nokuti havatsvakiruzivo, kana kunzwisisa ruzivorwukuru, kana rwuchipiwakwavari bzviri-pachena soku-vapachena kungaite izwi.

8 Uye zvino vadikani, ndirikuona kuti muchiri kufungisisamukati memwoyo yenyu; zvi-nondirwadza kutaura pamusanapechinhu ichi. Nokuti mukate-erera kuMweya uyo unodzidzi-sa munhu kunamata, munozivakuti munofanira akunamata; no-kuti mweya bwakaipa haudzi-dzise munhu kunamata, asiunomudzidzisa kuti asanamate.

9 Asi tarisai, ndinoti kwamurimunofanira akunamata nguvadzose, musinganete; kuti mu-saite kana chimwe chinhukuna Ishe kunze kwokutangamanamata kuna Baba bmuzitaraKristu, kuti akuropafadze ne-kuita kwako, kuti kuita kwakokugova ckwemagariro akanakaemweya wako.

CHITSAUKO 33

Mazwi aNifai ndeechokwadi —Anopupura pamusana paKristu—Avo vanotenda munaKristu vano-tenda mazwi aNifai, ayo achamiraseuchapupu pamberi penzvimboyekutongerwa. Zvingangove makore

32 2a 3 Ni. 9:20.b 2 Ni. 31:13.

3a nkm Ngirozi.b Jer. 15:16.

4a nkm Kumbira.

6a 3 Ni. 11:8.7a nkm Kusadaira.

b 2 Ni. 31:2–3;Jak. 4:13.

8a nkm Munamato.

b Mosaya 4:14.nkm Dhiabhorosi.

9a 3 Ni. 20:1; D&Z 75:11.b Mos. 5:8.c Aruma 34:27.

145 2 Nifai 33:1–9

559 kusvika ku545 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvino ini Nifai, handinga-kwanisi kunyora zvinhu zvosezvakadzidziswa vanhu vangu;zve handizi amukuru paku-nyora, sepakutaura; nokutikana munhu bachitaura nesimbaroMweya Mutsvene simba ro-Mweya Mutsvene rinotakuramazwi iwayo kumwoyo yavanavavanhu.2 Asi tarisai, kune vakawanda

avakaomesa mwoyo yavo ku-Mweya Mutsvene, zvekutihauna nzvimbo mavari; naizvo-zvo, vanorasira kunze zvinhuzvizhinji zvakanyorwa vachi-zviita sezvinhu zvisina maturo.3 Asi ini Nifai, ndakanyora

zvandakanyora, ndinozviti zvi-nhu azvinokosha, kunyanyakuvanhu vangu. Nokuti bndino-vanamatira nguva dzose, ma-ziso angu anototesa mutsagowangu usiku, nokuda kwavo;ndinochema kuna Mwari vangumukutenda, uye ndinoziva kutivachanzwa kuchema kwangu.4 Uye ndinoziva kuti Ishe

Mwari vanoropafadza mina-mato yangu inoponesa vanhuvangu. Namazwi andakanyorandisina kusimba aachasimbiswakwavari; nokuti banovatunhidzakuti vaite zvakanaka; anoita

kuti vazive zvemadzibaba avo;anotaura pamusana paJesu,achivatunhidza kut i vate-nde maari, nokuti vashingi-r ire kusvikira kumagumo,unova ndiwo upenyu chwoku-singaperi.

5 Uye unotaura a nehashakuchivi, maererano nechokwadichiri bpachena; nokudaro, ha-pana munhu achashatirwanemazwi andakanyora, kunzekwokunge ari wemweya wadhi-abhorosi.

6 Ndinofara kuisa zvinhupachena, ndinofara nechokwa-di; ndinofara munaJesu wangu,nokuti aakadzikinura mweyawangu kubva mugehena.

7 Ndine arudo rwakadzamakuvanhu vangu, nokutenda ku-kuru munaKristu kuti ndicha-sangana nemweya yakawandaisina tsvina pachigaro chakechokutonga.

8 Ndine rudo rwakadzamaakumaJuda — ndinoti maJuda,nokuti ndinoreva vekwanda-kabva.

9 Uye ndine rudo rwakadzamaanamaJentairi. Asi tarisai, ha-pana wandinotarisira kunzekwokuti bvatendeukire kuna-Kristu, nokupinda napasuo cra-kamanika, dnokufamba panziraeyakamanikana nhete inotunga-mirira kuupenyu, voramba vari

33 1a Eta 12:23–24.b D&Z 100:7–8.

2a Hir. 6:35–36.3a nkm Magwaro

matsvene—Kukoshakwemagwaromatsvene.

b Eno. 1:9–12;Mazwi 1:8.

4a Eta 12:26–27.b Moro. 7:13.c nkm Upenyu

Hwokusingaperi.5a 1 Ni. 16:1–3;

2 Ni. 9:40.b 2 Ni. 31:3; Jak. 4:13.

6a nkm Akanunura.7a nkm Rudo

Rwakadzama.8a nkm maJuda.9a nkm Majentairi.

b nkm Dzikinura.c 2 Ni. 9:41.d nkm Famba, Famba

naMwari.e Hir. 3:29–30;

D&Z 132:22.

2 Nifai 33:10–15 146

munzira kusvikira kumagumoezuva rokuedzwa.10 Uye zvino, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, uye namaJuda, na-mativi ose enyika, teereraimazwi aya amugotenda muna-Kristu; kana musingatendimazwi aya tendai munaKristu.Mukatenda munaKristu mucha-tenda bkumazwi aya, nokuticmazwi aKristu, uye akaapakwandiri; uye danodzidzisa mu-nhu wose kuti aitezvakanaka.11 Uye kana asiri mazwi

aKristu, tongai — nokuti Kristuachakuratidzai, anesimba noku-bwinya kukuru, kuti mazwi ake,pazuva rokupedzisira; iwe nenitichamira chiso nechiso pamberibpake; muchazoziva kuti nda-karairwa naye kuti ndinyorezvinhu izvi, zvisingatadziswenekuneta kwangu.12 Uye ndinonamata Baba mu-

zita raKristu kuti vazhinji vedu,

kana kuti vose, vaponesweamuumambo hwake pazuva iroguru rokupedzisira.

13 Uye zvino, hama dzangudzinodiwa, avo vose veimbayaIsraeri, namativi ose enyika,ndinotaura kwamuri seizwireuyo ari kuchema ari amuvhu:Sarai zvakanaka kusvikira zuvaguru rasvika.

14 Uye newe usingapinde mu-kunaka kwaMwari, nokukudzaamazwi amaJuda, uye bnamazwiangu, namazwi achabuda mu-muromo weGwayana raMwari,tarisai, ndinokuti usare zvaka-naka zvisingaperi, nokuti ma-zwi iwaya cachakurasa pazuvarokupedzisira.

15 Nokuti zvandinobatanidzapanyika, zvichaunzwa kwamuriapakutongwa; nokuti ndizvozvandarairwa naIshe, zve ndi-nofanira kuteerera. Ameni.

Bhuku raJakobho

MUNIN’INA WANIFAI

Mazwi ekuparidza kwake kuhama dzake. Anonyadzisa munhuanotsvaka kupunza dzidziso yaKristu. Mazwi mashoma-

shoma maererano nerungano rwevanhu vaNifai.

CHITSAUKO 1

Jakobho naJosefa vanoedza kunye-

ngetedza vanhu kuti vatende mu-naKristu, nekuti vachengetedzemirau yake—Nifai anofa—Huipi

10a nkm Daira.b nkm Bhuku

raMormoni.c Moro. 10:27–29.d 2 Ni. 25:28.

11a Eta 5:4; Moro. 7:35.

b Zvaka. 20:12;Moro. 10:34.

12a nkm KubwinyakweSeresitiyaro.

13a Isa. 29:4;2 Ni. 26:16.

14a nkm Bhaibheri.b nkm Bhuku

raMormoni.c 2 Ni. 29:11;

Eta 4:8–10.15a Mazwi 1:11.

147 Jakobho 1:1–8

hunotonga mumaNifai. Zvinga-ngove makore 544 kusvika ku421Kristu asati azvarwa.

NOKUTI tarisai, zvakaitikakuti kwakange kwapera

makumi mashanu emakore anemakore mashanu kubvira pangu-va yakabva Rihai kuJerusarema;nokudaro, Nifai akapa iniaJakobho, bmurairo maereranonemahwendefa cmadiki, anovendiwo akanyorwa zvinhu izvi.2 Uye akandipa ini Jakobho,

murau wekuti ndinyore pama-hwendefa aya zvimwe zvinhuzvishoma zvandinofunga kutizvakakoshosesa; kuti handifani-re kumbobata-bata, kunze kwe-zvishoma maererano nenhoro-ondo yevanhu ava vanonzivanhu vaNifai.3 Nokuti akati nhoroondo

yevanhu vekwake yakafanirakunyorwa pane mamwe ma-hwendefa ake, nokuti ndakafa-nira kuchengetedza mahwende-fa aya uye ndigoasiira kuvanavembeu yangu, chizvarwanechizvarwa.4 Uye kana painge paine mha-

ridzo dzinoera, kana paingepaine zvakazarurwa zvikuru,kana kuporofita, kuti ndinyoreamisoro yazvo pamahwendefaaya, nekutaura nezvavo zvaka-

fanira, kuitira zita raKristu,nekuitirawo vanhu vekwedu.

5 Nenzira yerutendo noku-ratidza kuda kukuru, zvaka-ratidzwa chokwadi pachenakwatiri maererano nevanhuvekwedu, kuti zvinhui zvaka-fanira akuitika kwavari.6 Uye takazarurirwa zvaka-

wanda, uye tikapiwa nemweyawekuporofita; nokudaro, ta-kaziva anezvaKristu neuma-mbo hwake, uhwo hwaifanirakuuya.

7 Nokudaro takashanda nesi-mba pakati pevanhu vekwedu,tichiedza kuvanyengetedza kutiavauye kuna Kristu, kuti va-godya nhaka yekunaka kwa-Mwari, kuti vapinde bmuzoro-ro ravo, nokuti dzimwe nguvamukutsamwa kwavo vangava-rambidze ckupinda, sezvakaiti-ka dmukudenwa mumazuvaekuedzwa apo vana vaIsraerivaive emurenje.

8 Nokudaro, tinoda Mwarikuti atipe masimba ekuti tikwa-nise kunyengetedza vanhu vosekuti avasamukire Mwari, kutibvasaite kuti vaite hasha, asikuti dai vanhu vose vatendamuna Kristu, uye vagotarisarufu rwake, vagobvuma cmu-chinjikwa wake nekutakurakunyara kwenyika; nokudaro,

[jakobho]1 1a nkm Jakobho,

MwanakomanawaRihai.

b Jak. 7:27.c 2 Ni. 5:28–33;

Jak. 3:13–14.nkm Mahwendefa.

4a nemamwe mazwi

zvikuru, zvinhu

zvinokosha.5a 1 Ni. 12.6a 1 Ni. 10:4–11; 19:8–14.7a 2 Ni. 9:41;

Omu. 1:26;Moro. 10:32.

b nkm Zororo.c Num. 14:23;

Deut. 1:35–37;D&Z 84:23–25.

d VaH. 3:8.e Num. 26:65;

1 Ni. 17:23–31.8a nkm Hupanduki.

b 1 Ni. 17:30;Aruma 12:36–37;Hir. 7:18.

c djs, Mat. 16:25–26;Ruka 14:27.

Jakobho 1:9–19 148

ini Jakobho, ndinoita chivimbisochekuzadzikisa mirairo yemu-koma wangu Nifai.9 Zvino Nifai akatangisa

kukwegura, uye akaona kutiave pedyo anekufa; nokudaro,bakazodza mumwe murumekuti ave mambo nemutongiwevanhu vekwake zvino, mae-rerano nekutonga kwaiita cma-dzimambo.10 Nenzira yekudiwa kukuru

kwaNifai nevanhu, iye akangeari mudziviriri wavo mukuru,uye akange akashandisa amuno-ndo waRabhani achivarwira,uye ari akashanda mumazuvaake ose kuitira magariro avoakanaka —11 Nokudaro, vanhu vaida

kuti vagare vachirangarira zitarake. Uye wose akazotora nzvi-mbo yake mukutonga vanhunenzira yekuda mambo wavo,ainzi Nifai wechipiri, kanaNifai wechitatu, zvichifambazvakadaro, maererano nokuto-nga kwemadzishe; uye ndikokudaidzwa kwavaiitwa neva-nhu, regai vadaidzwe zita roseravanoda.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nifai

akafa.13 Zvino avo vanhu vakange

vasiri amaRamani vaive bma-Nifai; zvisinei, vaidaidzwa kutimaNifai, maJakobho, maJosefa,

cmaZoramu, maRamani, ma-Remueri, nemaIshmaeri.

14 Asi ini Jakobho, handizo-vadaidza nemazita aya, asiandichavati maRamani avovanotswaka kuparadza vanhuvekwaNifai, uye vanoda Nifaibndichavati maNifai, kana kuticvanhu vaNifai, maererano no-kutonga kwemadzimambo.

15 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutivanhu vekwaNifai, vave pasipamambo wechipiri, vakatangakuomesa mwoyo yavo, uyendokutanga kuzvida nokuitamabasa akaipa, uye sezvakaitaDavidi wekare aida avakadzivazhinji nevakadzi vemapoto,naSoromoni, mwana wake.

16 Hongu, uye vakatangisakutsvaga goridhe rakawandanesirivha, uye vakatanga kuzvi-isa pamusoro nokuzvikudza.

17 Nokudaro, ini Jakobho, nda-kavapa mazwi aya ndichivadzi-dzisa amutemberi, pandaka-tanga kutambira bbasa rangukubva kuna naIshe.

18 Nokuti, ini Jakobho, nemu-nin’ina wangu Josefa, takangetiri atakagadzwa hufundisi ne-hudzidzisi neruoko rwaNifai,kuti tidzidzise vanhu vake.

19 Uye takakudza amabasaedu kuna Ishe, uye tichitakurabmutoro, tichitora mhosva dze-vanhu pamisoro yedu kana

9a 2 Ni. 1:14.b nkm Zodza.c 2 Ni. 6:2; Jar. 1:7.

10a 1 Ni. 4:9; 2 Ni. 5:14;Mazwi 1:13;Mosaya 1:16;D&Z 17:1.

13a Eno. 1:13;D&Z 3:18.

b nkm MaNifai.c 1 Ni. 4:35;

4 Ni. 1:36–37.14a Mosaya 25:12;

Aruma 2:11.b 2 Ni. 4:11.c 2 Ni. 5:9.

15a D&Z 132:38–39.17a 2 Ni. 5:16.

nkm Temberi, ImbayaIshe.

b nkm AkadaidzwanaMwari.

18a 2 Ni. 5:26.19a nkm Chigaro,

Munhu anechigaro.b D&Z 107:99–100.

nkm Mutariri.

149 Jakobho 2:1–9

tisina kunge tavadzidzisa shokoraMwari nesimba redu rose;nokudaro, kana tikashandazvine simba zvimwe cropa ravoharingauye panhumbi dzedu;nokuti ropa ravo ringauye pa-nhumbi dzedu, uye zvinoitakuti tisawanikwe tisina kanakatsvina musi wekupedzisira.

CHITSAUKO 2

Jakobho anorambidza rudo rweu-pfumi, kuzvida, nekusazvibata —Vanhu vanokwanisa kutsvakaupfumi hunoyamura vamwe vavo —Jakobho anoshora tsika yebarikaisina mvumo — Ishe anofarira ku-zvibata kwevanhukadzi. Zvinga-ngove makore 544 kusvika ku421Kristu asati azvarwa.

Mazwi ayo Jakobho, munin’inawaNifai, aakataura kuvanhuvaNifai, mushure mekufa kwa-Nifai:2 Zvino, hama dzangu dzino-

diwa, ini Jakobho, maereranonebasa randiinaro kuna Mwari,kuti ndikudze basa rangu ne-kudzikama, nokutiwo ndibvisezvitadzo zvenyu munguwodzangu, ndinouya mutemberinhasi uno kuti ndikutaurireishoko raMwari.3 Uye imi pachenyu munoziva

kuti kusvika iye zvino ndirimunhu anobata basa nesimba;asi ini muzuva ranhasi ndirikuremerwa nekuda kwechidochikurusa uye neshungu pa-musoro pemagariro akanaka

emweya yenyu, pane zvandati-ndambonzwa.

4 Nokuti tarisai, parizvino,muri vanhu vanga vachiri kute-erera kushoko raIshe, riri iroshoko randakakupaiwo.

5 Asi tarisai, teererai kwandiriini, uye mugoziva kuti nekuya-murwa nesimba raiye Samasi-mba Musiki wedenga nepasindinogona kukutaurirai zva-muri a kufunga, nekutangakushanda kwamave kuita mu-chitadzo, chitadzo ichi chichi-ratidzika kuti chitadzo chino-nyangadza samare kwandiri,hongu, nekunaMwari chino-nyangadza.

6 Hongu, zvinondisuwisamumweya uye zvichiita kutindizvipete nenyadzi kumirapamberi peMusiki Wangu, zvi-noita kuti ndipupure kwamurimaererano nekuipa kwemwoyoyenyu.

7 Uye zvinondisuwisawo kutindishandise mazwi aakaomakudai ndichitaura kwamuri,pamberi pemadzimai enyunevana venyu, vazhinji vavovasina chavanoziva uye bvaka-chena uye vatete panyama pa-mberi paMwari, chiri chinhuchinofadza Mwari;

8 Uye zvinoita kuti ndifungekuti vauya kuno kuzonzwaaizwi rinofadza raMwari, ho-ngu, shoko rinorapa mweyaune ronda.

9 Nokudaro, zvinoremedzamweya wangu kuti ndakatu-nhwa, nenzira yemurairo waka-

19c 2 Ni. 9:44.2 5a Aruma 12:3;

D&Z 6:16.

nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

7a D&Z 121:43.

b nkm HunhuWakanaka.

8a Aruma 31:5.

Jakobho 2:10–18 150

oma wandakatambira kubvakuna Mwari, kuti ndikutsiureimaererano nemhosva dzenyu,uye kupamhidzira maronda eva-vo vakakuvara kare, kunze kwe-kupepa nekuvarapa marondaavo; uye avo vasina kukuva-dzwa, kunze kwekuti vanakirwenemazwi anofadza aMwari vanemapakatwa akagadzirirwa ku-baya mweya yavo nokukuvadzapfungwa dzavo dzisina kusimba.10 Asi, kana dai basa iri raka-

kura sei, ndakafanira kuriitamaererano anekuraira kwakao-ma kwaMwari, uye ndokutau-rirai kuipa kwenyu nekutadzakwenyu, pamberi peavo vaka-chena mumwoyo, nevane mwo-yo yakatyoka, uye pasi pezisobrinobaya raSamasimba Mwari.

11 Nokudaro, ndakafanirakukutaurirai chokwadi maere-rano nekuve apachena kweizwiraMwari. Nokuti tarisai, sezva-ndaibvunza Ishe, kwakauyashoko kwandiri, richiti: Jako-bho, simuka uende kutemberimangwana chaiwo, uye unota-ura shoko randichakupa kuva-nhu ava.12 Uye zvino tarisai, hama

dzangu, iri ndiro shoko randi-nokuudzai, kuti vazhinji venyuvakatotangisa kuita zveku-tsvaka goridhe, nesirivha, ne-mamwe amatombo akakosha,zvinove zvinhu zvinowanikwazvakawanda chaizvo bmunyika,

inova yechipikirwa kwamurinekumbeu yenyu.

13 Uye ruoko rwunopa rwau-ya pamuri zvinofadza zvikuru,zvekuti mave neupfumi hwaka-wanda; nenzira yekuti vamwevenyu vakawana zvakakundazvedzimwe hama dzenyu maveakuzvikudza mumwoyo menyu,moomesa mitsipa nekuzviri-nga-ringa pamusana penhumbidzenyu dzakanaka dzinokosha,uye muchinetsa hama dzenyunokuti munofunga kuti murinani kwavari.

14 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,munofunga here kuti Mwarivachati makanatsa? Tarisai, ndi-noti kwamuri, Kwete. Asi vano-kupai mhosva, uye mukarambamuchiita zvinhu zvakaipa izvimuchatongwa nokukurumidza.

15 Dai vangokuratidzai kutivanogona kukubayai, uye zisoravo chete rinogona kukupunzi-rai pasi muguruva!

16 Dai vangokubvisai mu-matope ezvitema mamuri no-kuraswa. Uye dai mateererakumazwi kuraira kwavo, uyemusaite kuti akudada kwenyukuparadze mweya yenyu.

17 Fungai hama dzenyu seku-zvifunga kwamunoita, faraimusununguke kune vose uyemusununguke muzvinhu azva-muinazvo, kuti bnaivowo vago-pfuma semi.

18 Asi musati matsvaka aupfu-

10a nkm MirairoyaMwari.

b 2 Ni. 9:44.11a 2 Ni. 25:4; 31:2–3.12a 1 Ni. 18:25;

Hir. 6:9–11; Eta 10:23.

b 1 Ni. 2:20.nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

13a Morm. 8:35–39.16a nkm Kudada.17a nkm Kupa zvipo;

Ruyamuro.b 4 Ni. 1:3.

18a I Madz. 3:11–13;Marko 10:17–27;2 Ni. 26:31; D&Z 6:7.nkm Upfumi.

151 Jakobho 2:19–28

mi, tsvakai bumambo hwa-Mwari.19 Uye mushure mekunge

mave netariro munaKristumuchawana upfumi, kana ma-utsvaka; uye muchautsvaganechinangwa chekuda akuitazvakanaka— kupfekedza vasinakupfeka, nokupa kudya vanenzara, nokusunungura nhapwa,nokupa vanhu zororo muku-rwara nevanotambudzwa.20 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,

ndataura kwamuri pamusoropekudada; uye avo venyu va-katambudza vavakidzani vavo,nekuvanetsa nenzira yekudadakwenyu, uye muchidada nezvi-nhu zvamakapiwa naMwari,munotii nazvo?21 Hamufunge here kuti zvi-

nhu izvozvi zvakaipa chaizvokune ivo vakasika nyama yose?Uye wose munhu anokoshapameso pavo semumwe. Uyeyose nyama ndeye guruva;uye vakavasikira chikonzeroichocho, kuti vachengetedzeamirairo yavo nekuvarumbidzanokusingaperi.22 Uye zvino ndave kuguma

kutaura kwamuri maereranonekudada uku. Uye dai kurikuti handisi kufanira kutauranemi pamusoro pemhosva ya-kakura kupinda iyoyi, mwoyowangu ungadai uchifara zvi-kuru pamusana penyu.23 Asi shoko raMwari rino-

ndiremera nenzira yemhosvadzenyu hombe. Nokuti tarisai,ndiko kutaura kunoita Ishe:Vanhu ava vanotangisa ku-nyura muzvitema; havanzwi-sise magwaro matsvene, nokutivanoda kutsvaka chikonzerochekuita upombwe, nenzirayezvinhu zvakanyorwa maere-rano naDavidi, naSoromonimwanakomana wake.

24 Tarisai, Davidi anaSoromonizvechokwadi vaive bnevakadzivazhinji nevamwe vavakangaasina kuroora, chiri chinhuchakange chakaipa pamberipangu, vanodaro Ishe.

25 Nokudaro, Ishe vanotauraachiti, Ndakatungamira vanhuava ndichivabvisa munyika ye-Jerusarema, nesimba reruokorwangu, kuti ndigokudza baziarakarurama kubva kumucherowechiuno chaJosefa.

26 Nokudaro, ini Mwari Ishehandibvumire kuti vanhu avavaite sezvakaita vanhu vavovakare.

27 Nokudaro, hama dzinodiwandinzwei, uye muteerere shokoraIshe: Nokuti hakuna munhupakati penyu achave nevakadzivanopfuura amumwechete, uyevarandakadzi vekumuvaraidzahazvibvumirwe kana mumwe-chete zvake;

28 Nokuti ini Ishe Mwari,ndinofadzwa nemadzimai aano-zvibata. Uye upfambi chinhu

18b Ruka 12:22–31.19a Mosaya 4:26.21a D&Z 11:20;

Abr. 3:25–26.24a I Madz. 11:1;

Neh. 13:25–27.

b I Madz. 11:1–3;Ezra 9:1–2;D&Z 132:38–39.

25a Gen. 49:22–26;Amosi 5:15;2 Ni. 3:5;

Aruma 26:36.nkm Rihai, BabavaNifai.

27a D&Z 42:22; 49:16.nkm Kuroora.

28a nkm Hunhu.

Jakobho 2:29–3:2 152

chakaipa kwazvo pamberi pa-ngu; vanodaro Ishe veHondo.29 Nokudaro, vanhu ava va-

chachengetedza mirau yangu,vanodaro Ishe weHondo, kanavasina kudaro nyika yavoaichatukwa pamusoro pavo.30 Nokuti kana ndada, vano-

daro Ishe weHondo, kumutsaambeu yangu, ndichaudza vanhuvangu, nokuti dzimwe nguvavangateerere kuzvinhu izvi.31 Nokuti tarisai, ini Ishe,

ndaona kusuwa, ndikanzwakuchema kwevanasikana veva-nhu vangu vari munyika ye-Jerusarema, hongu, nemunyikadzose dzevanhu vangu, nenzirayekuipa neruvengo rwevarumevavo.32 Uye handizobvumira, va-

notaura Ishe veHondo, kuti ku-chema kwevanasikana vevanhuava, vandakatungamira ndichi-vaburitsa muJerusarema, kuuyekwandiri kuchirwisana nevaru-me vevanhu vangu, vanodaroIshe veHondo.33 Nokuti havazotapa vanasi-

kana vevanhu vangu nenzirayekupfava kwavo, nokuti ndi-chavashanyira nedambudzikoguru, kana kuvaparadza; no-kuti havazoita azveupfambi,sezvaiita vekare, vanodaro IsheveHondo.34 Uye zvino tarisai, hama

dzangu, munoziva kuti mirairoiyi yakapiwa kuna baba vedu,Rihai; nokudaro, makazvizivakare; imi mave mukuraswakukuru; nokuti makaita zvinhu

izvi zvamanga musingafanirekuita.

35 Tarisai, imi makaita zva-kaipa azvikuru kupfuura ma-Ramani, hama dzedu. Maka-rwadzisa vakadzi venyu, vanavenyu vakatadza kuvimba nemi,nenzira yemienzaniso yenyuyakaipa pamberi pavo; uyekuchema kwemwoyo yavo ku-nosvika kuna Mwari kuchiku-rwisai. Uye nenzira yekukoshakweshoko raMwari, rinouyarichikurwisai, mwoyo mizhinjiyakafa, yakabaiwa nemarondaakadzika.

CHITSAUKO 3

Vakachena mumwoyo vanogashirashoko rinofadza raMwari—Kuru-rama kwemaRamani kunopfuurakwemaNifai—Jakobho anoyambirakune vanoda hupombwe, meso-meso, nechitema chose. Zvinga-ngove makore 544 kusvika ku421Kristu asati azvarwa.

Asi tarisai, ini Jakobho, ndinga-taure neavo venyu vakachenamumwoyo. Tarisai kuna Mwarinepfungwa dzakasimba, uyemunamate kwavari nerutendorwakapfuuridza, uye vacha-kunyaradzai mukutambudzi-ka kwenyu, vanozokurevererai,uye vachatumira kurangwakune avo vanotsvaka kupararakwenyu.

2 Mose mune mwoyo yaka-chena, simudzai misoro ye-nyu mugashire shoko raMwari

29a Eta 2:8–12.30a Mara. 2:15;

D&Z 132:61–66.

33a nkm KufadzaNyama; Kusazvibatanehupombwe.

35a Jak. 3:5–7.

153 Jakobho 3:3–11

rinofadza, mugotapirirwa ne-r u d o r w a k e ; n o k u t i m u-ngangodaro, kana pfungwadzenyu adzakasimba, narinhinarinhi.3 Asi, nhamo nedambudziko,

kune avo vasina kuchena mu-mwoyo, avo avakasviba zuvairi pamberi paMwari; nokutikunze kwekunge matendeukanyika inotukwa pamusana pe-nyu; uye maRamani, vasinakusviba semi, zvakadaro naivobvakatukwa nekutukwa kuno-rwadza, vachakurovai kudakaramaparara.4 Uye nguva i r i kusv ika

nokukurumidza, yokuti kanamusina kutendeuka vachaku-torerai nyika yenhaka yenyu,uye Ishe Mwari avachabvisa va-tsvene vachivaburitsa mamuri.5 Tarisai, maRamani hama

dzenyu, vamunovenga nenzirayekusviba kwavo nekutukwakwakauya paganda ravo, vaka-rurama kupfuura imi; nokutihavana akukanganwa murairowaIshe, uyo wakapiwa babavedu — kuti vakafanira kuvenemukadzi mumwechete uyeshamwari dzechikadzi kanaimwechete zvayo hazvibvumi-rwe, uye hapafanire kuve neu-pfambi pakati pavo.6 Uye zvino, murairo uyu

vanoucherechedza vachiuche-ngetedza; nokudaro, nenzirayekucherechedza uku, muku-chengetedza murairo uyu, IsheMwari havazovaparadza, asivanozovanzwira atsitsi; uye

rimwe zuva vachave vanhuvakaropafadzwa.

7 Tarisai, varume vavo avano-da vakadzi vavo, uye vakadzivavo vanoda varume vavo; uyevarume vavo nevakadzi vavovanoda vana vavo; uye kusate-nda kwavo nekukuvengai kwa-vo kunokonzerwa nekuipa kwe-madzibaba avo; nokudaro, murinani zvakadii kwavari, pamberipeMusiki wenyu mukuru?

8 Hama dzangu, ndinoonakuti mukasatendeuka pazvivizvenyu, ganda ravo richave jenapane renyu, panguva yamucha-unzwa pamwechete navo pa-mberi pechigaro chekutongachaMwari.

9 Nokudaro, ndinokupai mu-rairo imi, riri shoko raMwari,kuti chiregai kuvatuka pamu-sana peganda ravo dema; kanakuvatuka pamusana petsvinayavo; asi mucharangarira kui-pa kwenyu, uye rangarirai kutikusviba kwavo kwakakonzerwanemadzibaba avo.

10 Nokudaro, mucharangariraavana venyu, kuvasuwisa kwa-makavaita mumwoyo nenzirayemuenzaniso wamakaisa pa-mberi pavo; uye zvakare, ra-ngarirai kuti mungango itanenzira yehutsvina hwenyu,kuti vana venyu vaparadzwe,uye zvitadzo zvavo zvigoro-n g e r w a p a m u s o r o p e n y unemusi wekupedzisira.

11 Hama dzangu, teereraimazwi angu; mutsai pfungwanemweya yenyu; zvizunzei kuti

3 2a Aruma 57:26–27.3a nkm Hutsvina.

b 1 Ni. 12:23.

4a Omu. 1:5–7, 12–13.5a Jak. 2:35.6a 2 Ni. 4:3, 6–7;

Hir. 15:10–13.7a nkm Mhuri; Rudo.

10a nkm Vana.

Jakobho 3:12–4:4 154

amumuke muhope dzerufu; uyemuzvisunungure mukurwadzabkwegehena kuti musave cngi-rozi dzadhiabhorosi, kuti mu-gokandwa mudziva riya remotonesuriferi—kunove ndiko dkufakwechipiri.12 Uye zvino ini Jakobho, nda-

kataura zvimwe zvakawandakuvanhu vaNifai, ndichiva-yambira pamusoro apeufevebnekupomba, nezvitadzo zva-kasiyana-siyana, ndichivaudzamibairo inotyisa yezvitema.13 Uye zvimwe zvevanhu ava,

iye zvino vatanga kuwanda,hazvikwanisike kunyorwa pa-mahwendefa aano, asi zvizhinjizvavo zvakanyorwa pamahwe-ndefa makuru, nezvehondodzavo, nezvekunetsana kwavo,nekutonga kwemadzimamboavo.14 Mahwendefa aya anonzi

mahwendefa aJakobho, uyeakagadzirwa neruoko rwaNifai.Uye ndinogumira pano kutauramazwi aya.

CHITSAUKO 4

Vose maporofita vainamata Babamuzita raKristu — Kupira kwa-Abrahama mwana wake Isakakwakafanana nekwaMwari neWavoMumwechete Akaberekwa — Va-nhu vakafanira kuyanana naMwarineRudzikinuro—VaJuda vachara-mba dombo rehwaro. Zvingangove

makore 544 kusvika ku421 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Zvino tarisai, zvakaitika kutiini Jakobho, ndaparidzira zva-kawanda kuvanhu vekwanguneshoko, (uye ndinokwanisakungonyora zvishoma chete,nenzira yekuoma kwakaitakunyora mazwi edu pamahwe-ndefa) uye tinoziva kuti zvinhuzvatinonyora pamahwendefazvinogara zviripo;

2 Asi chose chinhu chatinonyo-ra tikasachinyora pamahwende-fa chinoshaika nekupfudzika;asi tinokwanisa kunyora mazwimashomanani pamahwendefa,anozopa vana vedu, nehama-wo dzedu dzinodiwa, karuzivomaererano nesu, kana maere-rano nezvemadzibaba avo —

3 Zvino tinofara muchinhuichi; uye tinoshanda nesimbakuti tinyore mazwi aya pama-hwendefa, tichivimba kuti hamadzedu dzinodiwa nevana veduvachazoatambira nemwoyo ino-tenda, uye voaverenga nokudzi-dza norufaro kwete nekusuwa,kana nekushora, maereranonevabereki vavo vekutanga.

4 Nokuti, nechikonzero ichitanyora zvinhu izvi, kuti vago-ziva kuti ataiziva nezvaKristu,uye taive netariro yekubwinyakwake mazana mazhinji emako-re asati auya; uye hatizi isuchete taive netariro yekubwinyakwake, asiwo bnemaporofita

11a Aruma 5:6–9.b nkm Gehena.c 2 Ni. 9:8–9.d nkm Rufu, rweMweya.

12a nkm Kusanganana

kusina kururama.b nkm Ruchiva;

Akaipa.13a 1 Ni. 19:1–4;

Jak. 1:1–4.

4 4a nkm Jesu Kristu.b Ruka 24:25–27;

Jak. 7:11;Mosaya 13:33–35;D&Z 20:26.

155 Jakobho 4:5–11

vatsvene vose vakange varipotisati tavepo.5 Tarisai, vaitenda muna Kristu

uye avachinamata Baba nemu-zita rake, nesuwo tinonamataBaba nemuzita rake. Uye pamu-sana paizvozvo tinochengete-dza bmurau waMosesi, cunono-ngedzera mweya yedu kwaari;nechikonzero ichi chakaitwakuti chive chitsvene kwatirinokururama, sezvo zvakangazvakaiswa kuna Abrahamamurenje mukuteerera kwakemirau yaMwari mukubvumakwake kupira mwana wakeIsaka, zviri zvakafanana neru-ngano rwaMwari neMwanako-mana Wake d MumwecheteAkaberekwa.6 Nokudaro, tinotsvaka muma-

gwaro emaporofita, uye towanazvakazarurwa zvizhinji ne-mweya awechiporofita; nenzirabyevapupuri vose ava tinowanatariro, uye rutendo rwedu rwu-nobva rwasimbiswa, zvekutitinogona ckutaura dmuzita ra-Jesu nemiti chaiyo ichititeerera,kana makomo, kana masai-saiegungwa.7 Zvakadaro, Ishe Mwari va-

katiratidza akusasimba kwedukuti tive tinoziva kuti inzirayenyasha dzavo, nekuzvidere-

dza kwavo kukuru kuvanavevanhu, kunoita kuti tive nesi-mba rekuita zvinhu izvi.

8 Tarisai, mabasa aIshe maku-ru uye anoshamisa. Kudzamaakwezvakavandika zvavo bha-kutsvakwe tikakuwana; uyehazviitike kuti vanhu vazivedzose nzira dzake. Hakuna mu-nhu canoziva dnezvenzira dzakekunze kwekunge atozvizururi-rwa; nokudaro, hama, musasho-re zvamunozururirwa naMwari.

9 Nokuti tarisai , nesimbaareizwi rake bmunhu akauyapanyika, nyika iri yakasikwanesimba reshoko rake. Nokuda-ro, kana Mwari vakangotaurachete nyika ikabva yavepo, uyevakataura munhu akabva asi-kwa, Ko zvino, vangatadze herekutuma cnyika, kana mabasaemaoko avo pamusoro penyika,maererano nezvavanenge vachi-da zvinovafadza?

10 Nokudaro, hama, musatsva-ke akuraira Ishe, asi kuti imimurairwe navo. Nokuti tarisai,imi pachenyu munoziva kutivanoraira zviri bmuuchenjeri,uye mukururama, nemutsitsihuru, mumabasa avo ose.

11 Nokudaro, hama dzinodiwa,dzokerai kwavari anerudzikinu-ro rwaKristu, Mwanakomana

5a Mos. 5:8.b 2 Ni. 25:24;

Jar. 1:11;Mosaya 13:27, 30;Aruma 25:15–16.nkm MutemowaMosesi.

c VaG. 3:24.d Gen. 22:1–14;

Joh. 3:16–18.nkm MumwecheteAkaberekwa.

6a nkm Huporofita.b nkm Mupupuri.c nkm Simba.d Mabasa 3:6–16;

3 Ni. 8:1.7a Eta 12:27.8a D&Z 19:10; 76:114.

nkm ZvakavandikazvaMwari.

b VaR. 11:33–36.c I VaKori. 2:9–16;

Aruma 26:21–22.

nkm Ruzivo.d Isa. 55:8–9.

9a Morm. 9:17;Mos. 1:32.

b nkm Sika; Munhu.c Hir. 12:8–17.

10a 2 Ni. 9:28–29;Aruma 37:12, 37;D&Z 3:4, 13.

b nkm Saruzivo;Ungwaru.

11a nkm Dzikinura.

Jakobho 4:12–18 156

bMumwechete Akaberekwa, uyezvimwe mungawane ckumukakuvakafa, maererano nesimbarekumuka kuvakafa riri mu-naKristu, uye mugopiwa na-Kristu kuna Mwari dsemicheroyekutanga, muine rutendo, uyemuine tariro yakanaka yeku-bwinya kwake asati azvira-tidza pachake munyama.12 Uye zvino, vadiwa, musa-

shamiswe kuti ndiri kukutauri-rai zvinhu izvi; ko tingaregere-rei akutaura nezverudzikinurorwaKristu, nokuti tiwane ruzivorwezvake rwuzere, zvimweche-te nekuti tiwane ruzivo rweku-muka kuvakafa nerwenyikaichauya?

13 Tarisai, hama dzangu, uyoanoporofita, ngaaporofite zvi-nonzwisiswa nevanhu; nokutiaMweya unotaura chokwadiuye haunyepe. Nokudaro, uno-taura zvinhu bsezvazviri chai-zvo, nezvazvichazove chaizvo;nokudaro, zvinhu izvi tinozvi-ratidzwa cpachena, kuti mweyayedu iwane ruponeso. Asi tari-sai, hatizisu tega vapupurivezvinhu izvi; nokuti Mwarivakazvitaurawo kuvaporofitavakare.14 Asi tarisai, maJuda vaive

vanhu avakaoma mitsipa; uyebvaishora mazwi akareruka,uye vakauraya vaporofita, uye

vakatsvaka zvinhu zvavakangavasinganzwisise. Nokudaro, ne-nzira cyeupofu hwavo, upofuhwakakonzerwa nekutarisa zva-kapfuuridza chinangwa, vano-fanira kupunzika; nokuti Mwarivakabvisa kuisa kwavo zvinhupachena, uye vakavapa zvinhuzvizhinji dzvavasinganzwisise,nokuti ndizvo zvavaida. Uyenokuti vaizvida Mwari vakazvi-ita, kuti vapunzike.

15 Uye zvino ini Jakobho, ndirikutungamirwa neMweya kutindiporofite; nokuti ndiri kuonanokushanda kweMweya urimandiri, kuti anekupunzikakwemaJuda bvacharamba cdo-mbo pavange vachazovakirauye vova nehwaro hwakasimba.

16 Asi tarisai, maererano ne-magwaro matsvene, adombo iririchave iro guru, uye rokupedzi-s i ra , uye r igove iro cheterinoita bhwaro, pangavakirwenemaJuda.

17 Uye zvino, hama dzangudzinodiwa, zvingaitike sei kutiivava, mushure mekunge va-

ramba hwaro hwechokwadi,vangazovaka azvakare pahuri,dombo iroro rikazove musi-mboti wehwaro hwavo?

18 Tar isa i , hama dzangudzinodiwa, tichakududzirai chi-shamiso ichi; kana ndikasada-ro, nechimwewo chikonzero,

11b VaH. 5:9.c nkm Kumuka

Kuvakafa.d Mosaya 15:21–23; 18:9;

Aruma 40:16–21.12a 2 Ni. 25:26.13a nkm Mweya

Mutsvene; Chokwadi.b D&Z 93:24.

c Aruma 13:23.14a Mat. 23:37–38;

2 Ni. 25:2.b II VaKori. 11:3;

1 Ni. 19:7; 2 Ni. 33:2.c Isa. 44:18; VaR. 11:25.d 2 Ni. 25:1–2.

15a Isa. 8:13–15;I VaKori. 1:23;

2 Ni. 18:13–15.b 1 Ni. 10:11.c nkm Dombo

renheyo; Ibwe.16a Mpi. 118:22–23.

b Isa. 28:16;Hir. 5:12.

17a Mat. 19:30;D&Z 29:30.

157 Jakobho 5:1–9

ndazunzwa pakusimba kwangumuMweya, uye ndikapunzikanenzira yekunetseka kwangukukuru pamusoro penyu.

CHITSAUKO 5

Jakobho anotaura mazwi aZenosiakafanana nerungano rwemutiwemuorivi wekudyarwa nemuoriviwemusango — Vakafanana nema-Israeri nemaJentairi — KupararirakwaIsraeri nokuzounganidzwakwake kunotariswa—MaNifai ne-maRamani nemba yose yaIsraerizvinotaurwa — MaJentairi vacha-batanidzwa naIsraeri — Gare-garemunda wemizambiringa uchapi-swa. Zvingangove makore 544 ku-svika ku421 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Tarisai, hama dzangu, hamu-chayeuka here kuti makambo-verenga mazwi emuporofitaaZenosi, aakataura kuvanhuvemba yaIsraeri, achiti:2 Tererai, vemba yaIsraeri,

uye munzwe mazwi angu, inimuporofita waIshe.3 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe vanoti,

Ndichakufananidzai, vembaayaIsraeri, nemuti bwemuorivhiwekudyarwa nemunhu, waka-simwa ukadiridzwa nemunhucmumunda wake wemizambi-ringa; wakakura, ukave hunde,uye ukatangisa dkuora.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti tenzi

wemunda wemizambiringaakaenda akaona kuti muti wake

wemaorivhi wakatanga kuora,uye akati: Ndichaudimburira,uye ndoutimbira, ndoisa mu-pfudze, kuti zvimwe utungiremapazi matsva matete, kutiusafe.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaudi-murira, akautimbira, akauisamupfudze sekutaura kwake.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushurememazuva akati muti uye wa-katanga kutungira zvishoma-shoma, mapazi matsva; asitarisai, pamusoro pakatangisakuora.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti muri-dzi wemunda wemizambiringaakazviona, akati kumurandawake: Zvinondisuwisa kutindirasikirwe nemuti uyu; noku-daro, enda unotora mapaziemuorivi awemusango, uuyenawo pano pandiri; uye tobvisamapazi ayo ari kutanga kuoma,toakanda mumoto kuti atsve.

8 Uye tarisai, vanodaro Ishevemunda wemizambiringa, ndi-notora mapazi madiki aya, uyendoasunganidza zvandinengendafunga; hazvinei kana daizvikaitika kuti mudzi wemutiuyu ufe, ndingakwanise kuzvi-chengetera muchero wachopachangu; nokudaro ndichatoramapazi matsva aya, ndoasu-nganidza zvandinoda.

9 Tora mapazi emuorivi wemu-sango, moapinzanisa, apabviswamapazi paye; uye aya anda-bvisa ndichaakanda muchoto

5 1a nkm Zenosi.3a Ezk. 36:8.

nkm Israeri.b VaR. 11:17–24.

nkm Muti

weMuorivhi.c D&Z 101:44.

nkm MundawemizambiringawaIshe.

d nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

7a VaR. 11:17, 24.9a VaR. 1:13.

Jakobho 5:10–19 158

ndoapisa, kuti asakanganisemunda wangu wemizambiringa.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti mura-

nda waIshe vemunda wemiza-mbiringa akaita sekutaurirwakwaakange aitwa naIshe ve-munda wemizambiringa, ndo-kubva apinzanisa nemapaziemuorivi awemusango.

11 Uye Ishe vemunda wemiza-mbiringa vakaita kuti mundautimbirwe, nekudimburirwa,nokuiswa mupfudze, vachitikumuranda wavo: Zvinondisu-wisa kuti ndirasikirwe nemutiuyu; nokudaro, ndati zvimwendingouponesa muti uyu midziikaramba iri minyoro kuti isafe,kuti ndizvichengetere, sakandaita zvandaita izvi.12 Nokudaro, endai kwamuri

kuenda; tarisisai muti, mouisamupfudze, muchitevedza mazwiangu.13 Uye iyi andichaiisa mukati-

kati memunda wangu wemiza-mbiringa, pose pandinokwanisa,hazvinei kwamuri; uye ndino-zviita izvi kuti tigochengetedzamapazi chaiwo emuti uyu; uyenokutiwo, ndichengetedze mi-chero kuitira ramangwana;kwandiri, nokuti zvinondisu-wisa kuti ndirasikirwe nemutiuyu nemichero yacho.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vemunda wemizambiringa aka-enda, ndokuviga ose mapazichaiwo emuti wemuorivhimukati-kati memunda wemiza-mbiringa, aya mune ino nzvi-mbo ayo mune iyo, sezvaaingeada sekumufadza kwazvaiita.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-re menguva refu, Ishe wemundawemizambiringa akati kumura-nda wake: Uya, tiende kumundawemizambiringa,tinoshandamo.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevemunda wemizambiringa, ne-muranda wake, vakadzika mu-munda wemizambiringa ku-ndoshanda. Uye zvakaitika kutimuranda akati kuna tenzi wake:Tarisai, onai kuno; tarisai muti.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevemunda wemizambiringa aka-tarisa akaona muti uye wakangewapinzaniswa nemapazi emuo-rivhi wemusango; mapazi ayaakanga abata akatungira akata-nga kubereka amichero. Uyeakaona kuti wakanaka; uyeakaona kuti muchero wachowakafanana nemuchero wepochaiwo.

18 Uye akati kumuranda wake:Tarisai, mapazi emuti uyu atoraunyoro hwemidzi yacho, uyemidzi yacho ikaita kuti mutiusimbe; nenzira yesimba remi-dzi mapazi agashira simbarekubereka michero. Zvino,dai takange tisina kupinzanisamapazi aya, muti uyu ungadaiwakafa. Uye zvino, tarisai, ndi-chachengetedza michero yaka-wanda kwazvo, iyo yaberekwanemuti uyu; uye michero iyindichaichengetedza kuitira ra-mangwana, kuti ndigoidya ini.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevemunda wemizambiringa aka-ti kumuranda: Uya tiende kuza-si-zasi kwemunda wemizambi-ringa, uye tarisai kana mapazi

10a nkm Majentairi. 13a 1 Ni. 10:12. 17a Joh. 15:16.

159 Jakobho 5:20–28

chaiwo emuti epo asina kubere-kawo michero yakawanda, yeku-ti ndichengetedze kuitira muneramangwana, ini pachangu.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakae-

nda kwakange kwavigwa ma-pazi chaiwo emuti natenzi, uyeakati kumuranda: Tarisai izvi;akatarisa awekutanga akaonakuti wakange wabereka zvikuru;uye akaonawo kuti wakanaka.Uye akati kumuranda: Tanhamuchero, ugouchengetedza kui-tira ramanangwana, kuti ndi-zvichengetedzere ini, nokutitarisai, akadaro, ndakausakuriranguva huru yose iyi, nokudarowabereka michero yakawanda.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti mura-

nda akati kuna tenzi vake: Komakauya sei kuno kuzodyaramuti uyu, kana kuti bazi remutiuyu? Nokuti tarisai, pauri mutiuyu ndipo pakange painevhurakaipisisa mumunda wenyuwose wemizambiringa.22 Uye Ishe vemunda wemi-

zambiringa vakati kwaari: Usa-ndiraire; ndaizviziva kuti ndipopanevhu rakaipa; nokudaro,ndakati kwauri, ndakaurerakwenguva yose iyi, uye iweukaona kuti wabereka micheroyakawanda kwazvo.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vemunda wemizambiringa va-kati kumuranda wavo: Tarisaikuno; tarisa ndadyara rimwebazi remuti zvakare; uye iweunozviziva kuti pano pakangapasina ivhu rakanaka serepaku-tanga. Asi, tarisai muti wacho.

Ndakaurera kwenguva, uyezvino wakabereka michero ya-kawanda; saka, iunganidzei,moichengetedzera kuitira rama-ngwana, kuti ndigozvichengete-dzerawo ini.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevemunda wemizambiringa va-kati zvakare kumuranda wavo:Tarisai kuno, uye uone rimweabaziwo, randakasima; tarisaikuti ndakarichengetedza ndika-ripa zvose zvinodiwa, uye ri-kabereka michero.

25 Uye vakati kumuranda:Tarisai kuno uone rekupedzisi-ra. Tarisai, iri ndakaridyarapanevhu arakanaka; uye ndika-richengetedza kwenguva refu,asi mapazi mashoma-shomandiwo akabereka, uye bmamwemapazi akabereka micheroseye musango; tarisai, muti uyundakauchengetedza sezvanda-kaita mimwe yose.

2 6 U y e z v a k a i t i k a k u t iIshe vemunda wemizambiri-nga vakati kumuranda: Temamapazi ose asina kuberekaamichero yakanaka, woakandamumoto.

27 Asi tarisai, muranda vakatikwavari: Ngatiudimurire, tigou-timbira, uye tigouisa mupfudzekwenguva yakati, kuti zvimweungakuberekerei michero yaka-naka, kuti mugoichengetedzamune ramangwana.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevemunda wemizambiringa ne-muranda waIshe vemunda we-mizambiringa vakaisa mupfudze

20a Jak. 5:39.24a Ezk. 17:22–24;

Aruma 16:17;

3 Ni. 15:21–24.25a 1 Ni. 2:20.

b 3 Ni. 10:12–13.

26a Mat. 7:15–20;Aruma 5:36;D&Z 97:7.

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pamiti yose yemumunda wemi-zambiringa.29 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-

re menguva huru, Ishe vemu-nda wemizambiringa vakatiakumuranda wavo: Uya, tidzikemumunda wemizambiringa,kuti tinoshanda zvakare mu-munda wemizambiringa. No-kuti tarisai, bnguva iri kusvika,cnamagumo kwasvika; nokuda-ro, ndakafanira kuchengetedze-ra muchero kuitira ramangwana,ini pachangu.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vemunda wemizambiringa ne-muranda vakaenda kumundawemizambiringa; ndokusvikapamuti uya une mapazi awochaiwo akapazurwa, uye uka-gopinzaniswa nemapazi emutiwemusango; uye tarisai pasipemuti pakange pazere micheroayakasiyana-siyana.31 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vemunda wemizambiringa va-karaira muchero, yose nemaru-dzi ayo. Uye Ishe vemundawemizambiringa vakati: Tarisai,kwenguva huru tange tichiche-ngetedza muti uyu, uye ndaka-pfimbika michero mizhinjikwazvo.32 Asi tarisai, nguva ino waka-

bereka michero yakawanda,uye yose ahapana yakanaka.Uye tarisai, kune marudzi aka-wanda emichero yakaipa; uyehapana zvazvinondipa, kanadai takashanda zvikuru; uyezvino zvinondisuwisa kwazvokuti ndirasikirwe nemuti uyu.

33 Uye Ishe vemunda wemi-zambiringa vakati kumuranda:Muti uyu touita sei, kuti undipezvakare michero yekupfimbika?

34 Uye muranda akati kunatenzi vake: Tarisai, nenzirayekuchekera mapazi emiza-mbiringa wemusango apa ku-dya kumidzi, saka mipenyu uyehaina kufa; nokudaro munoonakuti yakanaka.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevemunda wemizambiringa va-kati kumuranda wavo: Mutiuyu hauna chaunondipa, uyekana midzi yacho haina chai-nondiyamura kana ichiita kutimuti uite michero yakaipa.

36 Zvisinei, ndinoziva kutimidzi yakanaka, uye nokudarondaichengetedza kuti ndigozo-ishandisa ini; uye nenzira yesi-mba riri mairi yakaberekamichero yakanaka, kubva ku-mapazi emiti yemusango.

37 Asi tarisai, mapazi emusa-ngo aya akura aakakunda midzi;uye nenzira yekuti mapaziemusango akunda midzi abere-ka michero yakaipa yakawanda;uye nenzira yekuti yaberekamichero yakawanda yakaipasaka uchiona wave kutangisakufa; uye uchatanga kuibva,kuti ukandwe mumoto, kunzekwekunge tatowana zvinoitakuti uchengeteke.

38 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevemunda wemizambiringa va-kati kumuranda wavo: Handeikuzasi-zasi kwemunda wemiza-mbiringa, uye tinotarisa kuti

29a D&Z 101:55; 103:21.b nkm Mazuva

Ekupedzisira.

c 2 Ni. 30:10; Jak. 6:2.30a nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.

32a Nh—JS 1:19.37a D&Z 45:28–30.

161 Jakobho 5:39–47

mapazi awochaiwo aita micheroyakaipawo here.39 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

enda mukati-kati memundawemizambiringa. Uye zvakaiti-ka kuti vakaona kuti micheroyemiti yepo chaiyo yakangayaora naiyowo; hongu, aweku-tanga, wechipiri, newekugumi-sira; yose yakange yakaora.40 Uye muchero awemusango

wewekupedzisira wakange wa-kurira rutivi rwuya rwemutirwaiunza michero yakanaka,zvekuti bazi rakanga raomarikafa.41 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vemunda wemizambiringa aka-chema, vakati kumuranda. aChiizvakare chandingadai ndakaitamumunda wangu wemizambi-ringa?42 Tarisai, ndakaziva kuti yose

michero yemumunda wemiza-mbiringa, kunze kweuno chete,yakange yaora. Uye zvino, kanaiyiwo yaichimbobereka micheroyakanaka zvino naiyowo yavekuora; uye zvino yose miti irimumunda wangu wemizambi-ringa haina basa kunze kwekutiitemwe ikandwe mumoto.43 Uye tarisai uyu wekupe-

dzisira, une bazi rakasvava,ndakausima panevhu arakanaka;hongu, pane nzvimbo yandaidakwazvo yakanaka kupfuuradzose dzimwe nzvimbo dzemu-nda wangu wemizambiringa.44 Uye unoonawo kuti kana

zvimwe zvaida akukanganisa

nzvimbo ino ndakazvitema, kutindidyare muti uyu munzvimboiyoyo.

45 Uye ukaonawo kuti rumwerutivi rwakaburitsa micheroyakanaka, uye rimwe divi rika-unza michero yemusango, uyenokuti handina kubvisa mapazinokuakanda muchoto, tarisai,akurira mapazi akanaka zvekutiatooma.

46 Uye zvino tarisai, kana zva-kadaro kuchengetedza kwosekwatakai ta munda wanguwemizambiringa, miti yachoyaora, zvinoita kuti isaberekemichero yakanaka; uye iyoyindakange ndavimba kuichenge-tedza, kuti ichabereka ikaitamichero, yandaizochengetedza.Asi, tarisa, yaita semiti yemuo-rivi yemusango, uye haina zva-inoyamura kunze akwekute-mwa uye yokandwa mumoto;uye zvinondisuwisa kuti ndira-sikirwe nayo.

47 Asi chii chandinga daindakaitazve mumunda wanguwemizambiringa? Ndakarege-rera here ruoko rwangu, ndisi-ngawuise mupfudze here?Kwete, ndakanga ndichiisamupfudze, uye ndikawutimbira,uye ndikaikwanhurira, uyendikaisa mupfudze; uye andika-tambanudza ruoko rwangu mu-swere wose, uye bmagumo arikuswedera pedyo. Uye zvino-ndisuwisa kuti nditeme mitiyose yemumunda wangu wemi-zambiringa, uye ndigoikanda

39a Jak. 5:20, 23, 25.40a Morm. 6:6–18.41a 2 Ni. 26:24.

43a 2 Ni. 1:5.44a Eta 13:20–21.46a 3 Ni. 27:11.

47a 2 Ni. 28:32; Jak. 6:4.b nkm Nyika—

Kuguma kwenyika.

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mumoto kuti itsve. Ko ndianikoapinza honye mumunda wanguwemizambiringa?48 Uye zvakaitika kuti mura-

nda akati kuna tenzi vake:Hakuzi kukura kwemundawenyu wemizambiringa here—haazi mapazi akakurira midziyakanaka? Uye nenzira yokutimapazi akakurira midzi, tari-sai akakura kupfuura simbaremidzi, ndokutora simba roseiwo. Tarisai, ndinoti, hachizichochikonzero here chaiita kutimiti yose yemunda wenyu we-mizambiringa iore?49 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vemunda wemizambiringa va-kati kumuranda: Handei tino-tema miti iri mumunda wemi-zambiringa tigoikanda mumoto,kuti isaipise munda wangu we-mizambiringa, nokuti handinachandisina kuita. Chimwe chiichandaifanira kuitira mundawangu wemizambiringa?50 Asi tarisai, muranda aka-

daro kuna Ishe vemunda we-mizambiringa: Dai mamboiregakwechinguva achakati.51 Uye Ishe akati: Hongu, ndi-

chairega kwechinguva, nokutizvinondisuwisa kuti ndirasiki-rwe nemiti yemumunda wanguwemizambiringa.52 Nokudaro, ngatitorei ama-

pazi emiti iyo yandakasimakuzasi-zasi kwemunda wemi-zambiringa, uye toipinzanisanemapazi emuti watakaatora;uye pamuti uyu totanha miche-ro inonyanya kuvava, topinza-

nisa pamuti nemapazi emutiwepo chaiwo.

53 Uye izvi ndinozviita kutimuti usafe, kuti, zvimwe, ndi-ngaponese midzi yacho kutindigoishandisa zvandinoda.

54 Uye tarisai, midzi yemapaziepo chaiwo andakasima pose-pose pandaikwanisa ichiri mi-penyu; nokudaro, kuti ndiche-ngetedze kuti igozondishandira,ndichatora mapazi emuti uno,uye andoapinzanisa nawo. Ho-ngu, ndichaapinzanisa nemapa-zi ezimai rawo, kuti ndichenge-tedze midzi igondiitira basa,kuti zvimwe kana yanyatsobataingazondiberekera michero ya-kanaka, uye zvimwe ndingazo-fadzwa nemichero yemundawangu wemizambiringa.

55 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakato-ra kubva pamuti chaiwo, ndo-kupinzanisa nemiti yepo chaiyo,yakange naiyowo yapanduka.

56 Uye vakatorawo miti yepochaiyo yakange yapanduka,vakaipinzanisa nezimai racho.

57 Uye Ishe vemunda wemi-zambiringa vakati kumuranda:Usabvise mapazi emusango pa-miti, kunze kwekunge ari anoitamichero inovava zvakanyanya;uye mairi muchaipinzanisa ma-ererano nezvandakataura.

58 Uye tichapa kudya zvakaremiti yemumunda wemizambi-ringa, uye tichakwanhurira ma-pazi acho; uye tichakwanhurakubva pamiti ayo mapazi aibva,akafanira kufa, uye toakandamumoto.

50a Jak. 5:27.52a nkm Israeri—

Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

54a 1 Ni. 15:12–16.

163 Jakobho 5:59–68

59 Uye izvi ndinozviita kuti,zvimwe, midzi yacho ingawanesimba nenzira yekunaka kwayo;nenzira yekupindurwa kwema-pazi, kuti zvakanaka zvikundezvakaipa.60 Uye nekuda kwekuti nda-

chengetedza mapazi epo chaiwonemidzi yacho, uye ndikaapi-nzanisa mapazi epo chaiwozvakare kuzimai racho, uye ndi-kachengetedza midzi yezimairawo, kuti, zvimwe, miti yemu-munda wangu wemizambiringaingabereke zvakare amicheroyakanaka; nokuti ndifare zva-kare nemichero yemumundawangu wemizambiringa uye,zvimwe, ndingazofara chaizvokuti ndakachengetedza midzinemapazi emichero yekutanga—61 Nokudaro, enda, udaidze

avaranda, kuti btishande nesi-mba mumunda wemizambiri-nga, kuti tigadzire nzira, yekutitiunze zvekare muchero wepochaiwo, muchero wepo chaiwowakanaka uye uri unokoshakupfuura mimwe michero yose.62 Nokudaro, handei tinosha-

nda nesimba redu rose kekupe-dzisira, nokuti tarisai nguvayave kusvika, uye ino inguvayekupedzisira yekuti ndikwa-nhurire munda wangu wemiza-mbiringa.63 Pinzanisai mapazi; tangai

kune aekupedzisira kuti agoveekutanga, nokutiwo ekutangaagove ekupedzisira, uye mugo-timbira miti, mikuru nemidiki,yekutanga neye kupedzisira;yekupedzisira neyekutanga,

kuti yose igopiwa kudya zva-kare kwenguva yekupedzisira.

64 Nokudaro, itimbirei, uyemoikwanhurira, uye moiisamupfudze zvakare, kekupedzi-sira, nokuti magumo ave kuse-bera pedyo. Uye zvikaitika kutiiyi miti yapinzaniswa kekupe-dzisira ikure, uye igoberekamichero chaiyo yepo, zvino mu-chagadzira nzira yayo, yekutiikure.

65 Uye kana otanga kukuramunenge muchibvisa nhungi-rwa dzose dzinoita kuti muche-ro uvave, maererano nesimbareakanaka nekukura kwawo; uyeiwo akaipa acho ahamuabviseose nguva imwechete, nokutimumwe musi midzi ingakuriremapazi apinzaniswa, uye ma-pazi acho angafe, uye ndikara-sikirwa nemiti yemumundawangu wemizambiringa.

66 Nokuti zvinondisuwisa kutindirasikirwe nemiti yemumu-nda wangu wemizambiringa;nokudaro muchabvisa yakaipamaererano nokukura kunengekuchiita yakanaka, kuti midzinemuti zvive nesimba rakafa-nana, kudakara yakanaka yaku-nda yakaipa, uye yakaipa yate-mwa yakandwa mumoto, kutiisaipise ivhu remunda wanguwemizambiringa; uye ndobvandatsvaira miti yakaipa mubi-ndu rangu reminzabviringa.

67 Uye mapazi emuti chaiwowepo ndichaapinzanisa zvakarenemuti wepo chaiwo;

68 Uye mapazi emuti chaiwowepo ndichaapinzanisa nema-

60a Isa. 27:6.61a Jak. 6:2; D&Z 24:19.

b D&Z 39:11, 13, 17.63a 1 Ni. 13:42;

Eta 13:10–12.65a D&Z 86:6–7.

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pazi epo; uye ndokuapinzanisapamwechete kwandichaita zva-kare, kuti igobereka micherochaiyo yepo, uye ichave chinhuchimwechete.69 Uye yakaipa aicharaswa,

hongu, kana kutoibvisa mumu-nda wangu wemizambiringachose; nokuti tarisai, ndichadi-murira munda wangu wemiza-mbiringa kamwechete kanochete.70 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vemunda wemizambiringa va-katuma amuranda wavo; uyemuranda akaenda akaita zvaa-kanga audzwa naIshe vake, uyendokuunza vamwe varanda;vakange vari bvashoma.

71 Uye Ishe vemunda wemi-zambiringa vakati kwavari:Endai, amunoshanda mumundawemizambiringa, nesimba re-nyu. Nokuti tarisai, ndiyo ngu-va byekupedzisira yandichapakudya munda wangu wemiza-mbiringa; nokuti magumo avepedyo, uye mwaka uri kusvika;uye mukashanda nesimba re-nyu neni cmuchafadzwa nemu-chero yandichazvichengetedze-ra munguva iri pedyo kuuya.72 Uye zvakaitika kuti vara-

nda vakaenda vakanoshandanesimba ravo; uye Ishe vemu-nda wemizambiringa naivowovakashanda navo; uye vakate-erera mirairo yaIshe vemundawemizambiringa mune zvinhuzvose.73 Uye mumunda wemiza-

mbiringa makatanga kuita mi-chero yemo chaiyo zvakare; uyemapazi epo chaiwo akatangakukura zvakanaka chaizvo; uyenhungirwa dzakatanga kubvi-swa uye dzikaraswa; uye vaka-chengetedza midzi nemuti zva-kafanana, mukusimba kwazvo.

74 Uye ndiko kushanda kwa-vakaita, nesimba ravo rose,sekutaura kwakange kwaitaIshe vemunda wemizambiringa,kusvika yose yakaipa yaraswakunze kwemunda wemizambi-ringa, uye Ishe vazvichengeteramuchero wepo, zvekuti miti iyiyakange yave michero yachochaiwo zvekare; uye zvikavesechinhu achimwechete; uyemichero yakanga yakaenzana;uye Ishe vemunda wemizambi-ringa, vakanga vazvichengeteramuchero chaiwo, uyo wakangewakakosha chaizvo kwavarikubvira pakutanga.

75 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishewemunda wemizambiringa pa-vakaona kuti michero yavoyakange yakanaka, nokutiwomunda wavo wemizambiringawakanga usisina miti yakaora,vakadaidza varanda vavo, va-kati kwavari: Tarisai, kwenguvayekupedzisira tadiridza mundawangu wemizambiringa uno;uye maona kuti ndaita sekudakwangu; uye ndikachengetedzamuchero wepo chaiwo, uriwakanaka, sezvawakanga wa-kaita pakutanga. Uye imi ama-karopafadzwa; nokuti mange

69a 1 Ni. 22:15–17, 23;2 Ni. 30:9–10.

70a D&Z 101:55; 103:21.b 1 Ni. 14:12.

71a Mat. 21:28;Jak. 6:2–3;D&Z 33:3–4.

b D&Z 39:17; 43:28–30.

c D&Z 18:10–16.74a D&Z 38:27.75a 1 Ni. 13:37.

165 Jakobho 5:76–6:4

muchishanda neni zvine simbamumunda wangu wemiza-mbiringa, uye muchichengetamirairo yangu, uye makauyakwandiri nemuchero bwepochaiwo zvakare, munda wanguwemizambiringa hausisina mitiyakaora, uye yakaipa yakaka-ndwa kunze, tarisai muchawanamufaro neni nenzira yemucherowemunda wangu wemizambi-ringa.76 Nokuti tarisai, kwenguva

arefu ndichachengetedza mu-chero wemumunda wanguwemizambiringa kuitira rama-ngwana, uyo iri kusvika noku-kurumidza; uye ndakadiridzamunda wangu wemizambiringakwenguva yekupedzisira, neku-idimburira, nokuiisa mupfudze,nokuitimbira-timbira; nokudarondichazvichengetedzera mu-chero wangu, kwenguva refu,maererano nezvandakataura.77 Uye kana nguva yasvika

yekuti michero yakaipa yavezvakare mumunda wangu we-mizambiringa, ipapo ndinobvandati michero yakanaka nemi-chero yakaipa itanhwe; uyeyakanaka ndinoichengetedza,uye yakaipa ndinoirasawo payoyega. Ipapo pobva pasvikaamwaka namagumo; uye ndi-nobva ndaita kuti munda wa-ngu wemizambiringa bupiswenemoto.

CHITSAUKO 6

Ishe achadzora Israeri mumazuvaekupedzisira — Nyika inobva ya-piswa nemoto—Vanhu vakafanirakutevera Kristu kuti vanzvengedziva remoto nesuriferi. Zvinga-ngove makore 544 kusvika ku421Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino, tarisai hama dza-ngu, sekutaura kwandakaitakwamuri kuti ndichaporofita,tarisai, ichi ndicho chiporofitachangu — kuti zvinhu zvakata-urwa nemuporofita uyu aZeno-si, maererano nemba yaIsraeri,achivafananidza nemuti waka-simwa wemuorivhi, zvichaitikazvechokwadi.

2 Uye zuva raachatambanudzaruoko rwake zvakare nguvayechipiri akudzora vanhu vake,ndiro zuva, hongu, ingagovenguva yekupedzisira, yekutibvaranda vaIshe vafambe varicmusimba ravo, dkudiridza ne-kudimburira emunda wavo we-mizambiringa; uye mushuremezvo fkuguma kunobva kwa-svika.

3 Uye vakaropafadzwa seivakashanda nesimba mumundawavo wemizambiringa; uye va-katukwa sei avo vacharasirwamunzvimbo dzavo! Uye nyikaaichapiswa nemoto.4 Uye Mwari vedu vane tsitsi

75b nkm Israeri.76a 1 Ni. 22:24–26.

nkm Mereniamu.77a Zvaka. 20:2–10;

D&Z 29:22–24;43:29–33; 88:110–116.

b nkm Nyika—Kuguma kwenyika.

6 1a Jak. 5:1.2a 1 Ni. 22:10–12;

D&Z 110:11.nkm KudzorerwapakarekweVhangeri.

b Jak. 5:61.c 1 Ni. 14:14.

d Jak. 5:71.e nkm Munda

wemizambiringawaIshe.

f 2 Ni. 30:10.3a 2 Ni. 27:2;

Jak. 5:77;3 Ni. 25:1.

Jakobho 6:5–13 166

nesu, nokuti vanoyeuka imbaayaIsraeri, zvose midzi nema-pazi acho; uye vanovatamba-nudzira bmaoko avo muswerewose; uye vanhu cvakaoma mi-tsipa uye vanhu vane maku-hwa; asi avo vose vasingaomesemwoyo yavo vachaponeswamuumambo hwaMwari.5 Nokudaro, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, ndinokunyengete-dzai nemazwi akapfava kutidai matendeuka, uye mouyamuchiziva mumwoyo menyu,amonamatira kuna Mwari seku-batirira kwavakaita kwamuri.Uye nguva inenge yakatamba-nudzirwa imi bruoko rwavorwetsitsi mukati mezuva, musa-omese mwoyo yenyu.6 Hongu, nhasi, kana muka-

nzwa izwi ravo, musaomesemwoyo yenyu; ko munodaakufirei?7 Nokuti tarisai, mushure

mekunge mariritirwa neshokoraMwari muswere wose, muno-unza michero yakaipa here,zvinoita kuti amutemwe uyemukandwe mumoto?8 Tarisai, mazwi aya mungaa-

rambe here? Mungarambe heremazwi evaporofita; uye munga-rambewo here ose mazwi aka-taurwa maererano naKristu,mushure mekunge vazhinjivataura pamusoro pake; uye

mugoramba shoko rakanakaraKristu, nesimba raMwari,anechipo cheMweya Mutsvene,nokudzima Mweya Mutsvene,nokuita dambe kuronga kwe-rununuro, zvamakagadzirirwa?

9 Hamuzive here imi kuti mu-kaita zvinhu izvi, kuti simbairoro rerununuro nerekumukakuvakafa, riri munaKristu, zvi-chakuitai kuti mumire noku-nyara nokunzwa muine amho-sva zvikuru pamberi pechigarobchekutonga chaMwari?

10 Uye maererano nesimbaarekukutonga kwakanaka, no-kuti kukutonga kwakanakahakungarambwe, munofanirakuenda bkudziva remoto suri-feri, une rimi risingadzime, uyeune utsi husingagume kukwira,dziva remoto iri nesuriferi cida-mbudziko drisingapere.

11 Imi zvino, hama dzangudzinodiwa, tendeukai, uyemopinda nepakasuwo akaka-manikana, uye moramba mu-chifamba nenzira yakamanika,dakara muwane upenyu hwo-kusingaperi.

12 Imi achenjerai; chii chimwechandingataure?

13 Kekupedzisira, ndinokuo-nekai, kudakara tasangana zva-kare pamberi pechigaro cheku-tonga kwaMwari, icho chigarochekutonga chinounza kutya

4a II Sam. 7:24.b Jak. 5:47.c Mosaya 13:29.

5a nkm Kubatana.b Aruma 5:33–34;

3 Ni. 9:14.6a Ezk. 18:21–23.7a Aruma 5:51–52;

3 Ni. 27:11–12.8a nkm Chipo

cheMweya Mutsvene.9a Mosaya 15:26.

nkm Mhosva,Kuva ne.

b nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

10a nkm Yenzaniso.b 2 Ni. 28:23.

nkm Gehena.c nkm Kuraswa.d D&Z 19:10–12.

11a 2 Ni. 9:41.12a Morm. 9:28.

167 Jakobho 7:1–8

nekuzeza akukuru kune vakai-pa. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 7

Sheremu anoramba Kristu, anoka-kavadzana naJakobho, anoda kuonachiratidzo, uye anobva arohwanaMwari — Vose vaporofita vaka-taura nezvaKristu nerudzikinurorwake—VaNifai vaigara vachingo-pembereka, vakaberekerwa muku-netseka vachivengwa nemaRamani.Zvingangove makore 544 kusvikaku421 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika mushurekwemakore akat i , mukat imevanhu vekwaNifai makauyamurume, ainzi Sheremu.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti akata-ngisa kuparidzira vanhu, uyeachivataurira kuti hakufanirwekunge kuina Kristu. Uye aka-paridza zvinhu zvizhinji zve-kunyengedza vanhu; uye izviaizviita kuti auraye dzidzisoyaKristu.3 Uye akashanda nesimba kuti

arasise mwoyo yevanhu, zveku-ti akarasisa vanhu vazhinji; uyeiye nokuziva kuti ini, Jakobho,ndaive nerutendo munaKristuuyo akange achizouya, aka-tsvaga mukana wekuti auyekwandiri.4 Uye akange ari munhu aka-

dzidza, zvekuti akange aineruzivo rwakakwana rwemu-tauro wevanhu; nokudaro, ai-kwanisa kushandisa mazwiakawanda ekunyengedza, uye

aive mutauri chaiye, maereranonesimba radhiabhorosi.

5 Uye akange aine chifungi-dziro chekuti angandibviseparutendo, asinei anezvakaza-rurwa zvizhinji nezvinhu zvi-zhinji zvandakanga ndaona ma-ererano nezvinhu izvi; nokutichokwadi ndakange ndaonangirozi, uye dzikandidzidzisa.Uyezve, ndakanga ndanzwaizwi raIshe richitaura kwandiriiro pacharo, nguva nenguva;nokudaro, handaikwaniswa ku-zungunutswa.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti akauyakwandir i , uye nenzira iy iakataura neni, achiti: HamaJakobho, ndatsvanga kwenguvakuti nditaure newe; nokutindakanzwa uye ndinozivawokuti unofamba zvikuru, uchipa-ridza izvo zvaunoti iwe vhange-ri, kana dzidziso yaKristu.

7 Uye wakwezva vazvinjivevanhu ava zvekuti vanya-ngadza nzira dzaMwari dzaka-naka, uye ahavachatevedzamutemo waMosesi inove nzirakwayo; uye nokuita mutemowaMosesi uve unoshandiswakunamata munhu aunoti achau-ya mazana emakore achauya.Uye zvino tarisai, ini, Sheremu,ndinoti kwauri uku kunyomba;nokuti hakuna munhu anozivazvakadaro; nokuti bhaakwanisekutaura zvezvinhu zvichauya.Uye uku ndiko kukakavadzanakwaiita Sheremu neni.

8 Asi tarisai , Ishe Mwarivakafemera aMweya wake mu-

13a Aruma 40:14.7 5a 2 Ni. 11:3; Jak. 2:11.

7a Jak. 4:5.b Aruma 30:13.

8a nkm Kutunhwa.

Jakobho 7:9–19 168

mweya wangu, zvekuti ndaka-munyadzisa mumazwi ake ose.9 Uye ndakati kwaari: Unora-

mba here kuti kuna Kristuachauya? Uye akati: Dai kwaivenaKristu, handaimuramba; asindinoziva kuti hakuna Kristu,haana kumbenge ariko, haafeakavepo.10 Uye ndikati kwaari: Unote-

nda magwaro here? Uye akati,Hongu.11 Uye ndikati kwaari: Saka

hauanzwisise; nokuti chokwadianopupura nezvaKristu. Tarisai,ndinoti kwauri hakuna vapo-rofita vakambonyora, kanaavakaporofita, vasina kutauramaererano nezvaKristu.12 Uye izvi hazvizizvo chete—

ndakazviisirwa pachena, nokutindakanzwa ndikaona; uye zvi-kaiswa pachena anesimba re-Mweya Mutsvene; nokudaro,ndinoziva kuti pakashaya ru-dzikinuro marudzi ose bacha-rasika.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti akati

kwandiri: Ndiratidze achiratidzokuburikidza nesimba reMweyaMutsvene uyu, unoita kuti uzi-ve zvinhu zvakawanda zvoseizvi.14 Uye ndakati kwaari: Ndiri

ani ini kuti ndiedze Mwari kutivakupe chiratidzo muzvinhuzvaunoziva iwe kuti andezve-chokwadi? Asi unozviramba,

nokuti uri bwadhiabhorosi. Zvi-sinei, kwete kuti kuitwe kudakwangu; asi kana Mwari vachi-fanira kukuranga, ngachivechiratidzo kwauri chekuti vanesimba, zvose kudenga nepasi;zvakare, kuti Kristu achauya.Uye kuda kwenyu, Ishe, ngakui-twe, kwete kwangu.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini,Jakobho, ndataura mazwi aya,simba raIshe rakamubata, zve-kuti akawira pasi. Uye zvakai-tika kuti akachengetwa kwema-zuva akati.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti akatikuvanhu: Unganai pamwechetemangwana, nokuti ndichafa,nokudaro, ndinoda kuti ndita-ure kuvanhu ndisati ndafa.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti avemangwana vanhu vakaunganapamwechete; uye akataura zviripachena kwavari akarambazvinhu zvaakanga avadzidzisa,uye akapupura Kristu, nesimbareMweya Mutsvene, nekupari-dza kwengirozi.

18 Uye akataura pachenakwavari, kuti akange aanye-ngedzwa nesimba bradhiabho-rosi. Uye akataura nezvegehena,nezvekusingaperi, nezvekura-ngwa kwekusingaperi.

19 Uye akati: Ndinotya kutizvimwe ndaita chitema achisi-ngaregererwe, nokuti ndaka-nyepa kuna Mwari; nokuti

11a Zvaka. 19:10;1 Ni. 10:5; Jak. 4:4;Mosaya 13:33–35;D&Z 20:26.nkm Jesu Kristu.

12a nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari—

Mwari MweyaMutsvene; MweyaMutsvene.

b 2 Ni. 2:21.13a Mat. 16:1–4;

Aruma 30:43–60.nkm Chiratidzo.

14a Aruma 30:41–42.b Aruma 30:53.

18a Aruma 30:53.nkm Hunyengedzi.

b nkm Dhiabhorosi.19a nkm Chitadzo

Chisingaregererwe.

169 Jakobho 7:20–27

ndakaramba Kristu, uye ndikatindinotenda magwaro; uye cho-kwadi anotaura nezvake. Uyenokuti ndanyepa kuna Mwarindiri kutya zvikuru kwazvokuti zvimwe mhosva yangu bya-kaipa chaizvo; asi ndinoreururakuna Mwari.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti paaka-

nga ataura mazwi aya haanakuzogona kutaura zvimwe uyeaakaburitsa mweya wake.21 Uye gungano zvarakaona

kuti akataura zvinhu izvi iyeave pedyo nekufa, vakashami-swa zvikuru; zvekuti simbaraMwari rakauya mavari, uyeavakakurirwa vakawira pasi.22 Zvino, chinhu ichi chaka-

ndifadza ini, Jakobho, nokutindakange ndachikumbira kunaBaba vari kudenga; nokuti vaka-nge vanzwa kuchema kwanguvakapindura munamato wangu.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti runya-

raro nerudo rwaMwari zvaka-dzorerwa zvakare mukat imevanhu; uye avakanzvera ma-gwaro matsvene, uye vakasatee-rera zvakare mazwi emurumeakaipa uyu.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti kune

zvinhu zvizhinji zvakaitwa kutimaRamani aadzorerwe mukutivazive chokwadi; asi zvosebzvakaramba, nokuti vaifa-dzwa cnehondo dnekudeuraropa, uye vakange vaine eruve-ngo rwokusingaperi, nesu hama

dzavo. Uye vakatsvaka kutipa-radza nguva dzose nezvombozvavo.

25 Nokudaro, vanhu vekwa-Nifai vakazvidzivirira nezvo-mbo zvavo, nesimba ravo rose,vachivimba naMwari adomboreruponeso rwavo; nokudaro,vakave vakundi, vakakundavavengi vavo.

26 Uye zvakaitika kuti iniJakobho, ndakatanga kukwe-gura; uye zvinyorwa zvevanhuava sezvo zvichichengeterwapamahwendefa amamwe aNifai,nokudaro, ndinopedzisa chi-nyorwa ichi, ndichitaura kutindanyora zvandakwanisa mae-rerano nokuziva kwangu, ndi-chiti nguva yedu yakapfuura,bneupenyu hweduwo hwaka-pfuura sekunge kwaive kurota,sezvo tiri vanhu vari vega uyesevanhu vekunamata, vapembi-ri, takabviswa muJerusarema,tikaberekerwamumatambudzi-ko, murenje, uye tichivengwanehama dzedu, zvakakonzerahondo negakava; nokudaro,takachema mazuva edu.

27 Uye, ini Jakobho, ndakaonakuti ndave pedyo kuti ndiendekuguva rangu; nokudaro, nda-kati kumwana wangu aEnosi:Tora mahwendefa aya. Uyendokumuraira zvinhu zvanda-kanga bndaudzwa nemukomawangu Nifai, uye akavimbisakuti achateerera mirau yacho.

19b Mosaya 15:26.20a Jer. 28:15–17.21a Aruma 19:6.23a Aruma 17:2.24a Eno. 1:20.

b Eno. 1:14.

c Mosaya 10:11–18.d Jar. 1:6;

Aruma 26:23–25.e 2 Ni. 5:1–3;

Mosaya 28:2.25a nkm Ibwe.

26a 1 Ni. 19:1–6;Jar. 1:14–15.nkm Mahwendefa.

b Jkb. 4:14.27a Eno. 1:1.

b Jak. 1:1–4.

Enosi 1:1–8 170

Uye ndinopedzisa kunyorakwangu pamahwendefa aya,kunyora kwacho kuri kwangekuri kudiki; uye kumuverengi

ndinooneka, ndichivimba kutihama dzangu zhinji dzicha-verenga mazwi angu. Hamadzangu, chisarai.

Bhuku raEnosi

Enosi anonamata nesimba zvekutianobva aregererwa zvivi zvake —Izwi raIshe rinouya mupfungwadzake, richimuvimbisa ruponesorwemaRamani muzuva richauya—MaNifai anoedza kudzosa maRa-mani — Enosi anofara noMunu-nuri wake. Zvingangove makore420 Kristu asati azvarwa.

TARISAI zvakait ika kutiini aEnosi, ndichiziva baba

vangu kuti bvakanga ari munhuakarurama — nokuti cvakandi-dzidzisa nerurimi rwavo, dnomu-kufundisa nekuraira kwaIshe—zita raMwari vangu ngariropa-fadzwe pamusoro pazvo —2 Uye ndichakutaurirai adambu-

dziko randakava naro pamberipaMwari, ndisati ndagamuchirabkuregererwa kwezvivi zvangu.

3 Tarisai, ndakaenda kuno-vhima mhuka mumasango; uyemazwi andaichinzwa babavangu vachitaura nguva dzosepamusana poupenyu hwokusi-ngaperi, anorufaro rwavatendi,

bzvakadzika zvikuru mumwoyomangu.

4 Uye mweya wangu wakaitaanzara; bndakapfugama pamberipoMusiki vangu, ndikachemakwavari cmumunamato muku-ru ndichikumbirira mweya wa-ngu; zuva rose ndakachemakwavari; hongu, apo usikuhwakauya ndakasimudza izwirangu pamusoro zvokuti raka-svika kumatenga.

5 Uye kwakauya aizwi kwa-ndiri richiti: Enosi, zvivi zvakozvaregererwa, uye ucharopafa-dzwa.

6 Uye ini Enosi, ndakazivakuti Mwari havanganyepi, no-kudaro, mhosva yangu yaka-bviswa.

7 Uye ndakati: Ishe, zvinoitwasei?

8 Uye vakati kwandiri: No-kuda akwokutenda kwako mu-naKristu, uyo wausati wanzwakana kuona . Zve , makoreakawanda achapfuura asatiazviratidza pachake panyama;

[enosi]1 1a nkm Enosi,

MwanakomanawaJakobho.

b 2 Ni. 2:2–4.c 1 Ni. 1:1–2.d VaE. 6:4.

2a Gen. 32:24–32;

Aruma 8:10.nkm Rutendeuko.

b nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

3a nkm Rufaro.b 1 Ni. 10:17–19;

Aruma 36:17–21.4a 2 Ni. 9:51;

3 Ni. 12:6.b nkm Ruremekedzo.c nkm Munamato.

5a nkm Zvakazarurwa.8a Eta 3:12–13.

nkm Rutendo.

171 Enosi 1:9–16

naizvozvo, enda, kutenda kwakobkwakuchenesa.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti panda-kanga ndanzwa mazwi ayandakatangisa kunzwa ashungupamusoro pemagariro ehamadzangu, maNifai; naizvozvo,bndakadurura mweya wanguwose kuna Mwari pamusanapavo.

10 Uye ndichitambudzikakudai mumweya, tarisai, izwiraIshe rakauya amupfungwamangu zvakare, richiti: Ndi-chashanyira hama dzako mae-rerano nokuchengeta kwavokwakasimba mirairo yangu.bNdakavapa nyika ino, uyeinyika tsvene; chandizoitukakunze kwokunge vave kuta-dza; nokudaro, ndichashanyirahama dzako maererano sokuta-ura kwandaita; kutadza kwavondichakuunza nokusuwa pami-soro yavo.11 Uye shure kwokunge ini

Enosi, ndanzwa mazwi aya,kutenda kwangu kwakatangakusazungunutswa munaIshe;uye ndikanamata kwavari kwe-nguva ndefu ndichitambudzi-kira hama dzangu, maRamani.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti shure

kwokunge andanamata uyendashanda nesimba rose, Isheakati kwandiri: Ndichakupa

zvose bzvaunoda, maereranonokutenda kwako.

13 Uye zvino tarisai, izvi ndi-zvo zvandaida kwavari — kanazvikaitika, kuti vanhu vangu,maNifai, vawira mukutadza,zvichiita kuti avaparadzwe,uye maRamani asina kupara-dzwa, kuti Ishe Mwari bvache-ngetedze zvinyorwa zvavanhuvangu, maNifai; kana zvikavakuti nesimba roruoko rwavorwutsvene, kuti czvizounzwazvakare mumazuva achateverakumaRamani, kuti, zvimwe,dvangaunzwe paruponeso —14 Nokuti kwazvino kurwisa

kwedu akwatadzika kuti tiva-dzorere mukutenda kwecho-kwadi. Uye vakapika muku-shatirwa kwavo vachiti, kanazvaikwanisika, bvaizoparadzazvinyorwa zvedu nesu, uye ne-tsika dzose dzamadzibaba edu.

15 Saka, ini nokuziva kuti IsheMwari vaikwanisa akuchenge-tedza zvinyorwa zvedu, nda-karamba ndichichema kwavari,nokuti vakanga vati kwandiri:Chinhu chose chaunokumbi-ra mukutenda, uchidaira kutiuchachigamuchira muzita ra-Kristu, uchachigamuchira.

16 Uye ndaive nokutenda,ndakachema kuna Mwari kutiavachengetedze bzvinyorwa;

8b Mat. 9:22.9a 1 Ni. 8:12;

Aruma 36:24.b 2 Ni. 33:3;

Mazwi 1:8;Aruma 34:26–27.

10a nkm Kutunhwa;Pfungwa.

b 1 Ni. 2:20.c Eta 2:7–12.

12a Morm. 5:21; 9:36.b Mpi. 37:4; 1 Ni. 7:12;

Hir. 10:5.13a Morm. 6:1, 6.

b Mazwi 1:6–11;Aruma 37:2.

c Aruma 37:19;Eta 12:22;D&Z 3:18.

d Aruma 9:17.

14a Jak. 7:24.b Morm. 6:6.

15a nkm Magwaromatsvene—Magwaromatsvene anofanirakuchengetedzwa.

16a 3 Ni. 5:13–15;D&Z 3:19–20; 10:46–50.

b nkm BhukuraMormoni.

Enosi 1:17–25 172

vakaita chibvumirano nenikuti caizozviunza kumaRamanimunguva yake.17 Uye ini Enosi, ndakaziva

kuti zvaizova sechibvumiranochavakanga vaita; naizvozvomweya wangu wakazorora.18 Uye Ishe vakati kwandiri:

Madzibaba ako akati anodawochinhu ichi; zvichaitika kwavarimaererano nekutenda kwavo,nokuti kutenda kwavo kwakaitasokwako.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Enosi, ndakafamba muvanhuvaNifai, ndichiporofita pazvi-nhu zvichauya, ndichipupurapamusana pezvinhu zvanda-kanzwa nezvandakanga ndaona.20 Uye ndinopupura kuti

vanhu vaNifai vakatsvaga nesi-mba kudzosera maRamani pa-kutenda zvechokwadi kunaMwari. Asi akushanda kwedukwakaramba; ruvengo rwavorwakanga rwakakura, uye vaka-tungamirirwa nemweya yakai-pa zvekuti vakaita semhukadzesango, nokutyisa, vakavevanhu vane bnyota-yeropa, va-zere cnokukudza zvifananidzonokuipa; vachidya mhuka dzi-n o d y a n y a m a ; v a c h i g a r amumatende, vachifamba-fambamurenje nekanhembe kadukukakasungirwa muchiuno ne-misoro yakaveurwa; kuzivakwavo kwakanga kuri dmuuta,nemumunondo, nedemo. Uyevazhinji vavo hapana chavaidya

kunze kwenyama mbishi; uyevaigara vachitsvaka kutipa-radza.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvaNifai vakarima, avakakudzazvirimwa zvose zvakasiyana,nemichero, nematanga ezvipfu-yo, nematanga emarudzi oseemombe, nembudzi, nembudzidzomusango, uye namahachiakawanda.

22 Uye pakanga pane avapo-rofita vakawanda pakati pedu.Uye vanhu ava vakanga bvakao-ma mitsipa vasinganzwisisi.

23 Uye hapana chakanga chiri-po kunze akwehasha dzakapfu-uridza, bkuparidza nokuporo-fita zvehondo, nokupesana,nokuparadza, nekugara cvachi-yeuchidzwa nezverufu, nekuga-ra kwekusingaperi, nekutonganesimba raMwari, nezvinhuzvose izvi—zvaiita kuti dvagarevachitya Ishe. Ndinoti hapanachanga chisina kukwana pazvi-nhu izvi, kutaura kukuru kuripachena, kunova chengetedzakuti vasakurumidzire kunopa-radzwa. Ndiko kunyora kwa-ndinoita pamusoro pavo.

24 Uye ndakaona hondo dza-kanga dziri pakati pamaNifainamaRamani mumazuva angu.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-tanga kukwegura, makore zananamakumi manomwe ana ma-kore mapfumbamwe akangaapfuura kubva baba vedu Rihaiavabva Jerusarema.

16c 2 Ni. 27:6.20a Moro. 9:6.

b Jar. 1:6.c Mosaya 9:12.

nkm Kunamata

Zvifananidzo.d Mosaya 10:8.

21a Mosaya 9:9.22a Mazwi 1:16–18.

b Jar. 1:3.

23a 1 Ni. 16:2; 2 Ni. 33:5.b nkm Paridza.c Hir. 12:3.d Jar. 1:12; Aruma 31:5.

25a 1 Ni. 2:2–4.

173 Enosi 1:26–Jaromu 1:4

26 Uye ndakazviona kuti mu-nguva shoma ndaifanira kue-nda muguva, shure kwokungendatunhwa nesimba raMwarikuti ndiparidze nokuporofitakuvanhu ava, nokutaura cho-kwadi chiri munaKristu. Ndavandinozvitaura izvozvo muma-zuva angu ose, uye ndinofaranazvo kupfuura zvenyika.27 Uye zvino muchinguvana

ndichaenda kunzvimbo ayezo-

roro rangu, kuMununuri wa-ngu, nokuti ndinoziva kutimaari ndichazorora. Uye ndi-chafara musi uyo bmuviri unofawapfeka cmuviri usingafe, uyendichamira pamberi pake; zvinondipo pandichaona chiso chakenokufara, achati kwandiri: Uyakwandiri, iwe wakaropafa-dzwa, une nzvimbo yawakaga-dzirirwa dmumazimba aBabavangu. Ameni.

Bhuku raJaromu

MaNifai anochengetedza mutemowaMosesi, vanotarisira kuuyakwaKristu, uye vanobudirira mu-nyika—Maporofita vazhinji vano-shanda zvakasimba kuchengetedzavanhu vari munzira yechokwadi.Zvingangove makore 399 kusvikaku361 Kristu asati azvarwa.

ZVINO tarisai, ini Jaromu,ndinonyora mazwi masho-

ma maererano nokurairwa kwa-ndakaitwa nababa vangu, Enosi,kuti nhorohondo ayekuzvarwakwedu ichengetedzwe.2 Uye sezvo mahwendefa

aaya ari bmadiki, uye sezvo zvi-nhu izvi zviri ckunyorwa kutizvakanangana nokuti hamadzedu dmaRamani dzibatsiri-ke, nokudaro, zvakafanira kutindinyore zvishoma; asi handi-

zonyora zvinhu zvekuporofitakwangu, kana zvekuzururirwakwangu. Nokuti chandicha-nyora chii chingapfuure zva-kanyorwa nemadzibaba angu?Nokuti havana kuburitsa pa-chena here hurongwa hwe-ruponeso? Ndinoti kwamuri,Hongu; izvozvo zvakandi-kwanira.

3 Tarisai, zvakafanira kutikushandwe zvikuru mukatimevanhu ava, nenzira yeukuku-tu hwemwoyo yavo, nekusa-nzwa kwenzeve dzavo, neupofuhwepfungwa dzavo, anekuomakwemitsipa yavo; zvisinei,Mwari vanovanzwira tsitsizvikuru kwazvo uye havasatibvavatsvaira kubva pamusoropenyika.

4 Uye kune vazhinji mukati

27a nkm Zororo.b nkm Upenyu

hwenyama.c nkm Asingafe.d Joh. 14:2–3;

Eta 12:32–34;D&Z 72:4; 98:18.

[jaromu]1 1a 1 Ni. 3:12; 5:14.2a Jak. 3:14;

Omu. 1:1.b 1 Ni. 6:1–6.c nkm Magwaro

matsvene—Kukosha

kwemagwaromatsvene.

d 2 Ni. 27:6;Morm. 5:12.

3a Eno. 1:22–23.b Eta 2:8–10.

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medu avakazururirwa zvizhi-nji, nokuti havasi vose vanemitsipa yakaoma. Uye voseavo vasina kuomesa mitsipavaine rutendo, vane bkuwadza-na neMweya Mutsvene, uno-zviratidza kuvana vevanhu,maererano nerutendo rwavo.5 Uye zvino, tarisai, kwakange

kwapfuura mazana maviri ema-kore, uye vanhu vekwaNifaivakange vawanda vakasimbamunyika umu. Vakanga vachi-cherechedza anekuchengetedzamutemo waMosesi nezuvabresabata vairiita dzvene kunaIshe. Uye vakange cvasingasho-re; kana kutaura zvakaipa dzve-kunyomba. Uye mirau yenyikayakange yakaoma zvikuru.6 Uye vakange vakati tekeshe

nenyika yose, nemaRamaniwozvakare. Uye vakanga vakawa-ndisa kupfuura maNifai; uyevaifarira akuponda uye vachi-nwa ropa remhuka.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakauya

kazhinji kuzotirwisa, isu ma-Nifai. Asi amadzimambo edunevatungamiri vedu vaive va-rume vaive nerutendo rwuku-ru munaIshe; uye vakadzidzisavanhu nzira dzaIshe; nokudaro,takamisidzana namaRamani uyetikavatsvaira tikavatandanisamunyika bmedu, tikatanga ku-vakirira nekukomberedza ma-guta edu, kana nenzvimbodzose dzenhaka yedu.

8 Uye takaberekana zvikuru,tikapararira pauso hwenyikayose, uye tikapfuma zvikuruneghoride, nesirivha, nemuzvi-nhu zvinokosha, nemukuvezazvinhu zvemiti zvinoyevedza,mukuvaka, nemukugadzira mi-chini, nemusimbi nemhangura,ndarira nesimbi tichiita zvinhuzvakasiyana-siyana zvekuri-misa, anezvombo zvehondo —hongu, miseve ine misoro ino-pinza, nenhava, nemutsunda,nepfumo, nezvose zvekuga-dzirira hondo.

9 Sokugadzirira kwatakangetakaita maRamani, havana ku-kwanisa kutikurira. Asi shokoraIshe rakatsinhirwa, iro rava-kataura kumadzibaba edu,vachiti: Kana muchichengete-dza mirairo yangu muchavenokubudirira munyika.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti vapo-rofita vaIshe vakavhundutsiravanhu vekwaNifai, maereranoneshoko raMwari, kuti kanavakasachengeta mirairo, asi va-gowira mukutadza, avachapara-dzwa vagoshaikwa pamusoropenyika.

11 Nokudaro, vaporofita,nevafundisi, nevadzidzisi, va-kashanda nesimba, vachikuru-dzira nomwoyo murefu wosekuti vanhu vabate nesimba; va-chidzidzisa amutemo waMosesi,nezvawakaisirwa; nokuvanye-ngetedza kuti bvatarisire Mesia,

4a Aruma 26:22;Hir. 11:23;D&Z 107:18–19.nkm Zvakazarurwa.

b nkm Mweya Mutsvene.5a 2 Ni. 25:24;

Aruma 34:13–14.

b Eks. 35:2.nkm Zuva reSabata.

c nkm Kusvibisa.d nkm Kutaura zvisina.

6a Jak. 7:24; Eno. 1:20.7a Jak. 1:9, 11, 15.

b Mazwi 1:14.

8a Mosaya 10:8.10a 1 Ni. 12:19–20;

Omu. 1:5.11a Jak. 4:5;

Aruma 25:15–16.b 2 Ni. 11:4;

Eta 12:18–19.

175 Jaromu 1:12–Omuni 1:3

nokutenda maari kuti achauyacsokunge akatouya kare. Uyendiyo tsika yavakavadzidzisanayo.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti noku-vadzidzisa kudai vakaita kutiavasaparadzwe nokubviswa pa-musoro penyika; nokuti bvaka-vabaya pamwoyo neshoko,ndokuramba vachimutsa kutivasvike mukutendeuka.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-

nge kwapera mazana maviriemakore ane makumi matatuane makore masere — mushuremetsika yehondo, nokukaka-

vadzana, nokupararana, kwe-nguva huru chaizvo.

14 Uye ini, Jaromu, handinyorezvakanyanya, nokuti mahwe-ndefa madiki. Asi tarisai, hamadzangu, munogona kuenda ku-mahwendefa amamwe aNifai;nokuti tarisai, paari ndipo paka-nyorwa zvehondo dzedu, maere-rano nokunyora kwemadzima-mbo, kana avo vainzi vanyore.

15 Uye ndinoisa mahwendefaaya mumaoko emwanakomanawangu Omuni, kuti achengete-dzwe maererano anemirairoyemadzibaba angu.

Bhuku raOmuni

Omuni, Amaroni, Kemishi, Abhi-nadhomu, naAmarekai, vose vano-ravana kuchengeta zvinyorwa —Mosaya anowana vanhu veZarahe-mura, vakabva Jerusarema muma-zuva aZedekia — Mosaya anoitwamambo wavo — Zvizvarwa zva-Mureki kuZarahemura zvakangezvawana Korianduma, wekupedzi-sira wemaJaredhi—Mambo Benja-mini anogadzwa ushe mushuremaMosaya — Vanhu vakafanirakupa mweya yavo somupiro kunaKristu. Zvingangove makore 323kusv i ka ku130 Kr i s tu asa t iazvarwa.

Zvino tarisai, zvakaitikakuti ini Omuni, sokutumwa

kwandakaitwa nababa vanguJaromu, kuti ndinyore pama-

hwendefa aya, kuti tichengete-dze nhorohondo yechizvarwachedu —

2 N o k u d a r o , m u m a z u v oangu, ndinoda kuti muzive kutindakarwa zvikuru nemunondokudzivirira vanhu vekwangu,maNifai, kuti vasawire muma-oko evavengi vavo, maRamani.Asi tarisai, ini pachangu ndirimunhu akaipa, uye handina ku-teerera nzira kana mirau yaIshesezvandaifanira kuti ndiite.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti mazanamaviri emakore ane makumimanomwe ane makore mata-nhatu apfuura, uye takaitanguva huru yerunyararo; uyetikaitawo nguva huru yehondodzakaipa nekudeuka kweropa.Hongu, muchidimbu, mukupfu-

11c 2 Ni. 25:24–27;Mosaya 3:13; 16:6.

12a Eta 2:10.b Aruma 31:5.

14a 1 Ni. 9:2–4.15a Jak. 1:1–4.

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ura kwemazana maviri emako-re ane makumi masere emako-re ane makore maviri, uye inindakanga ndachengeta ma-hwendefa aya maererano ane-mirairo yemadzibaba angu;uye ndakaapa kumwanakoma-na wangu Amaroni. Uye ndino-mirira pano.4 Uye zvino ini Amaroni,

ndinonyora zvinhu zvose zva-ndichanyora, zviri zvishoma,mubhuku rababa vangu.5 Tarisai , zvakait ika kuti

kwakapfuura mazana matatuemakore anemakumi maviriemakore, uye avo vakangevakanyanya kuipa vemaNifaiavakaparadzwa.6 Nokuti Ishe havaizobvumira,

mushure mekuvatungamirakubva munyika yeJerusaremauye vakavachengetedza kutivasawire mumaoko evavengivavo, hongu, havaizobvumirakuti mazwi asatsinhirwe, ayoavakataura kumadzibaba edu,vachiti: Kana musingazoche-ngetedza mirairo yangu hamu-zombobudirira munyika.7 Nokudaro, Ishe vakavasha-

nyira nokutonga kukuru; zva-kadaro, vakange vakaruramavakaita kuti vasafe, asi vakava-bvisa mumaoko evavengi vavo.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakapa

mahwendefa kumunin’ina wa-ngu Kemishi.9 Zvino ini Kemishi, ndi-

nonyora zvishoma zvandirikunyora, mubhuku rimweche-tero nemukoma wangu; nokuti

tarisai, ndakaona zvekupedzi-sira zvaakanyora, kuti akazvi-nyora neruoko rwake pachake;uye akazvinyora musi waaka-zvipa kwandiri. Uye ndiyo tsi-ka yatinochengetedza nayozvinyorwa, nokuti zviri maere-rano nemirairo yemadzibabaedu. Uye ndinobva ndamira.

10 Tarisai, ini Abhinadhomu,ndiri mwanakomana waKemi-shi. Tarisai, zvakaitika kutindakaona hondo dzakawandanokukakavadzana pakati pe-vanhu vekwangu, maNifai,nemaRamani; uye ini, nemuno-ndo wangu, ndakauraya vazhi-nji vemaRamani ndichidzivirirahama dzangu.

11 Uye tarisai, zvinyorwa zve-vanhu ava zvakanyorwa pa-mahwendefa ane madzimambo,maererano nezvizvarwa; uyehandina kuzarurirwa kwa-n d i n o z i v a k u n z e k w e u k okwakanyorwa, kana chimwechiporofita; nokudaro, izvozvakanyorwa zvakakwana. Uyendinomira pano.

12 Tarisai, ndini Amarekai,mwanakomana waAbhinadho-mu. Tarisai, ndichataura nemipamusoro paMosaya, uyo akai-twa mambo munyika yeZara-hemura; nokuti tarisai, iye aka-nga akayambirwa naIshe kutiatize kubva munyika ayema-Nifai, nevose vainge vateererashoko raIshe vaifanira bkubva-wo naye, vachienda murenje —

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaitamaererano nokutaurirwa kwa-

[omuni]1 3a Jak. 1:1–4; Jar. 1:15.

5a Jar. 1:9–10.12a 2 Ni. 5:6–9.

b Jak. 3:4.

177 Omuni 1:14–22

akaitwa naIshe. Uye vakatiziramurenje, vose avo vakateererashoko raIshe; uye vakatungami-rwa nokuparidzirwa kuzhinjinokuporofitwa. Uye vaitsiurwanguva dzose nezwi raMwari;uye vakatungamirwa nesimbareruoko rwavo, nemurenjekudakara vasvike munyikayaidaidzwa kunzi nyika yaZa-rahemura.14 Uye vakawana muine va-

nhu vainzi vanhu avaZarahe-mura. Zvino, pakave nokufarakukuru pakati pevanhu vaZara-hemura; uye naiye Zarahemuraakave nomufaro mukuru, no-kuti Ishe vakange vatumiravanhu vekwaMosaya bnema-hwendefa endarira aive nezvi-nyorwa zvemaJuda.15 Tarisai, zvakaitika kuti

Mosaya akaona kuti avanhu ve-Zarahemura vakabva Jerusare-ma munguva yakatakurwabZedekia, mambo waJuda, achi-endwa naye Babironi senhapwa.16 Uye vakafamba rwendo

rwavo murenje, uye vakaunzwaneruoko rwaIshe vakakwanisakuyambuka, mvura huru, va-kasvika nyika yavakawanikwavari naMosaya; uye vakangevagaramo kubvira munguvaiyoyo.17 Uye panguva yavakawa-

nikwa naMosaya, vakangevawanda kwazvo. Zvakadaro,vakange vasangana nehondodzakawanda nokukakavadzanakwakaipa, uye vakange varigwa

neminondo nguva nenguva;uye mutauro wavo wakangewakanganiswa; uye havanaazvinyorwa zvavakange vauyanazvo; uye vairamba kuvepokweMusiki wavo; uye Mosaya,kana vanhu vekwaMosaya, va-kange vasingavanzwisise.

18 Asi zvakaitika kuti Mosayaakaita kuti vadzidziswe ne-mutauro wake. Uye zvakaitikakuti mushure mekunge vadzi-dziswa nemutauro waMosaya,Zarahemura akataura nhoro-hondo yekuzvarwa kwema-dzibaba ake, maererano ne-zvaaikwanisa kuyeuka; uyezvakanyorwa, asi kwete muma-hwendefa ano.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvaZarahemura nevaMosaya,avakabatana pamwechete; uyeb M o s a y a a k a b v a a n z i a v emambo wavo.

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti muma-zuva aMosaya, kune domboguru rakauiswa kwaari rakangerakanyorwa mavara pariri; uyeaakaturikira zvairehwa nema-vara acho nechipo nesimbaraMwari.

21 Uye aitaura pamusoropemumwe aKorianduma, neva-kauraiwa vevanhu vake. UyeKorianduma akawanikwa neva-nhu vaZarahemura; uye akagaran a v o k w e m w e d z i m i p f u-mbamwe.

22 Zvaitaurawo mazwi masho-ma-shoma maererano nemadzi-baba ake. Uye vabereki vake

14a nkm Zarahemura.b 1 Ni. 3:3, 19–20;

5:10–22.15a Mosaya 25:2.

b Jer. 39:1–10; Hir. 8:21.17a Mosaya 1:2–6.19a Mosaya 25:13.

b Omu. 1:12.

20a Mosaya 8:13–19.nkm Muoni.

21a Eta 12:1.nkm Korianduma.

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vekutanga vakabva apasho-ngwe, panguva Ishe byavakapi-ndura mutauro wevanhu; uyekurwadzisa kwaIshe kwakawirapavari maererano nokutongakwavo, uko kwakaenzanirana;uye cmapfupa avo akaparariranenyika iri nechekuchamhembe.23 Tarisai, ini Amarekai, nda-

kaberekwa mumazuva aMosa-ya; uye ndikararama ndikaonakufa kwake; uye aBenjaminimwanakomana wake, akatongamunzvimbo yake.24 Uye tarisai , ndakaona

mumazuva amambo Benjamini,hondo yakaipa kwazvo nekude-uka kweropa zhinji pakati pema-Nifai nemaRamani. Asi tarisai,maNifai akavakurira chaizvo;hongu, zvekuti mambo Benja-mini vakavatandanisa vakava-buritsa munyika yeZarahemura.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

tanga kukwegura; uye, sezvondakange ndisina mwana, no-kuziva kuti mambo aBenjaminivaive munhu anoenzanisa aka-rurama pamberi paIshe, noku-daro, bndichasvitsa mahwende-fa aya kwaari, nokukurudziravanhu vose kuti vauye kunaMwari, Mutsvene waIsraeri,vatende muchiporofita, nemunezvinozarurwa, nemukushumirakwengirozi, nemuchipo cheku-taura nendimi, nemuchipo che-kuturikira mitauro, nemuzvi-nhu zvose czvakanaka; nokuti

hakuna chinhu chakanakakunze kwechabva kuna Ishe:uye icho chakaipa chinobvakuna dhiabhorosi.

26 Uye zvino, hama dzangudzinodiwa, ndinodisa kuti daiamauya kuna Kristu, uyo anovaMutsvene waIsraeri, uye muzo-dya ruponeso rwake, nesimbarerununuro rwake. Hongu,uyai kwaari, uye bmupe mweyayenyu yose csemupiro kwaari,uye moramba dmuchitsanya no-kunamata, uye moshingirirakusvika kumagumo; uye sezvoIshe vari mupenyu muchapo-neswa.

27 Uye zvino ndombotaurazvishoma maererano nevamwevakaenda murenje kuti vadzo-kere kunyika yaNifai; nokutikwaive nevakawanda vaida kutivatore nyika yenhaka yavo.

28 Nokudaro, vakaenda mu-renje. Uye mutungamiri wavosemunhu akange akasimba uyeari anotyisa, uye akaomesamutsipa, nokudaro akakonzerakukakavadzana pakati pavo;uye vose avakauraiwa, kunzekwemakumi mashanu, murenje,uye vakadzokera zvakare ku-nyika yaZarahemura.

29 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakato-ra vamwe vakawanda chaizvo,vakaenda parwendo rwavo zva-kare vakananga murenje.

30 Uye ini Amarekai, ndaivenemunin’ina, akaendawo navo;

22a Eta 1:1–5.b Gen. 11:6–9;

Mosaya 28:17;Eta 1:33.

c Mosaya 8:8.23a Mazwi 1:3.

25a Mazwi 1:17–18;Mosaya 29:13.

b Mazwi 1:10.c Aruma 5:40;

Eta 4:12;Moro. 7:15–17.

26a Jak. 1:7; Aruma 29:2;Moro. 10:32.

b nkm Kupira.c 3 Ni. 9:20.d nkm Kutsanya.

28a Mosaya 9:1–4.

179 Mazwi aMormoni 1:1–5

uye kubvira nguva iyoyo hapa-na chandinoziva nezvavo. Uyendave pedyo kuradzwa mu-

guva mangu; uye mahwendefaaaya azara. Uye ndinopedzakutaura kwangu.

Mazwi aMormoni

Mormoni anopfupikisa mahwende-fa makuru aNifai—Anoisa mahwe-ndefa madiki nemamwe mahwe-ndefa—Mambo Benjamini vanoitakuti munyika muve nerunyararo.Zvingangove makore 385 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

UYE zvino ini aMormoni,ndave pedyo nekuda kuti

ndichipa zvinyorwa zvandangendichigadzira mumaoko emwa-nakomana wangu Moronai, tari-sai ndaona kunenge kupara-dzwa kwose kwevanhu vangu,maNifai.2 Uye ave mazana amazhinji

emakore shure kwekunge Kristuauya pandinopa zvinyorwa izvikumwanakomana wangu mu-maoko ake; uye zvinoita kutindifunge kuti achaona kupa-radzwa zvachose kwevanhuvangu. Asi dai Mwari vaitakuti apunyuke pazviri, kutiagonyora zvakati maereranonavo, nezvakati maereranonaKristu, kuti rimwe zuva bzvi-ngazovayamura.3 Uye zvino, ndombotaura

maererano nezvandanyora; no-

kuti mushure mekunge anda-pfupikisa zvinobva bpamahwe-ndefa aNifai, kusvika pakutongakwamambo Benjamini ava, va-nova vakataurwa nezvavonaAmarekai, ndakatsvaga mu-kati cmezvinyorwa zvakangazvaiswa mumaoko angu, uyendikawana mahwendefa aya,akange aine rungano rwupfupiurwu rwevaporofita, kubvirakuna Jakobho kusvika mukuto-nga kwamambo dBenjamini ava,nemazwiwo mazhinji aNifai.

4 Uye zvinhu zviri pamahwe-ndefa aya azvichindifadza, ne-nzira yezviporofita zvekuuyakwaKristu; uye madzibabaangu achiziva kuti zvizhinjizvacho zvakazadzikiswa; ho-ngu, neniwo ndinoziva kutizvinhu zvizhinji zvakaporofitwamaererano nesu kusvika nhasizvakazadzikiswa, uye izvo zvi-nopfuurira zuva rino zvakafani-ra kuzadzikiswa nechokwadi—

5 Nokudaro, ndakasarudzazvinhu aizvi, kuti ndipedzisezvinyorwa zvangu pazviri,zvasara pazvinyorwa zvangundichazvitora bpamahwendefa

30a 1 Ni. 6:1–6.[mazwi amormoni]1 1a 3 Ni. 5:9–12;

Morm. 1:1–4; 8:1, 4–5.nkm Mormoni,MuporofitawechiNifai.

2a Morm. 6:5–6.b D&Z 3:16–20.

3a D&Z 10:44.b D&Z 10:38–40.c Mosaya 1:6;

Hir. 3:13–15;Morm. 4:23.

d Omu. 1:23.4a 1 Ni. 6:5.5a nemamwe mazwi

zvinhu zvinofadzaiye, zvakataurwamundima 4.

b 1 Ni. 9:2.

Mazwi aMormoni 1:6–14 180

aNifai; uye handikwanise ku-nyora chikamu cchezana chezvi-nhu zvevanhu vangu.6 Asi tarisai, ndichatora ma-

hwendefa aya, ane zviporofitaizvi nezvakazarurwa, ndozviisapamwechete nezvasara muzvi-nyorwa zvangu, nokuti zvino-tapira kwandiri; uye ndinozivakut i zvichatapira kuhamadzangu.7 Uye ndinoita izvi nechiko-

nzero achakanaka; nokuti ndi-noudzwa nekazeve-zeve, mae-rerano nekushanda kunoitaMweya waIshe uri mandiri.Uye zvino, handizive zvose zvi-nhu; asi Ishe bvanoziva zvinhuzvose zvichauya; nokudaro,vanoshanda mandiri kuti ndiitezviri maererano nekuda kwavo.8 Uye amunamato wangu kuna

Mwari uri maererano nehamadzangu, kuti dai vadzokera pa-kuziva Mwari zvakare, hongu,rununuro rwaKristu; kuti vavevanhu bvanoyevedza zvakare.9 Uye zvino, ini Mormoni, ndi-

nopedzisa zvinyorwa zvangu,zvandiri kutora pamahwendefaaNifai; uye ndinozviita maere-rano neruzivo nekunzwisisakwandakapiwa naMwari.10 Nokudaro, zvakaitika kuti

mushure mekunge Amarekaiaasvitsa mahwendefa aya mu-maoko amambo Benjamini,vakaatora vakaaisa pamwachete

bnemamwe mahwendefa, aka-nge aine zvinyorwa zvakangezvatambidzanwa cnemadzima-mbo, kubva kuzvizvarwa nezvi-zvarwa kudakara kusvika mu-mazuva amambo Benjamini.

11 Uye akatambidzanwa ku-bva pana mambo Benjamini,kuzvizvarwa nezvizvarwa ku-dakara asvika mumaoko aangu.Uye ini Mormoni, ndinonamatakuna Mwari kuti vachengete-dzwe kubvira iye zvino. Uyendinoziva kuti achachengete-dzwa; nokuti paari pakanyorwazvinhu zvikuru, mazviri ndimomuchabuda bkutongwa kweva-nhu vangu nehama dzavo musiwezuva guru rekupedzisira,maererano neshoko raMwarirakanyorwa.

12 Uye zvino, maereranonamambo Benjamini ava — va-kange vaine kusawirirana kwa-kati mukati mevanhu vavo.

13 Uye zvakaitikawo kuti mau-to emaRamani akauya achibvaamunyika yemaNifai, achizo-rwisa vanhu vavo. Asi tarisai,mambo Benjamini vakaungani-dza mauto avo, akamisikidzananavo; uye akarwa nesimba reru-oko rwavo, bnemunondo waRa-bhani.

14 Uye nesimba raIshe vaka-rwisana nevavengi vavo, kuda-kara vauraya zviuru nezviuruzvemaRamani. Uye zvakaitika

5c 3 Ni. 5:8–11; 26:6–12.7a 1 Ni. 9:5; 19:3;

D&Z 3:12–20;10:1–19, 30–47.

b nkm Saruzivo.8a 2 Ni. 33:3–4;

Eno. 1:11–12.

b 2 Ni. 30:6.10a Omu. 1:25, 30.

b 1 Ni. 9:4.c Jar. 1:14.

11a 3 Ni. 5:8–12;Morm. 1:1–5.

b 2 Ni. 25:18; 29:11;

33:11–15;3 Ni. 27:23–27.

13a Omu. 1:12.b 1 Ni. 4:9; 2 Ni. 5:14;

Jak. 1:10;Mosaya 1:16;D&Z 17:1.

181 Mazwi aMormoni 1:15–Mosaya 1:2

kuti vakarwisana nemaRamanikudakara vavabvisa munyikayose yenhaka yavo.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-

re mekunge mave anevaKristuvemanyepo, uye miromo yavoyanyaradzwa, uye varangwamaererano nemhosva dzavo;16 Uye mushure mekunge

mave nevaporofita venhema,nevaparidzi venhema nevadzi-dzisi vemanyepo mukati meva-nhu, uye vose ava varangwamaererano nemhosva dzavo;uye mushure mekunge mavanekusanzwana nevazhinji va-chipoya kuenda kumaRamani,tarisai, zvakaitika kuti mamboBenjamini, vachiyamurwa ane-

vaporof i ta vatsvene vaivemuvanhu vake —

17 Nokuti tarisai, mamboBenjamini vakange vari munhuamutsvene, uye vaitonga vanhuvavo nokururama; uye maka-nge muine vanhu vatsvenevakawanda munyika, uye vai-paridza shoko raMwari bnesi-mba nemvumo; uye vaishandisamazwi cakaoma nenzira yekuo-mesa mitsipa kwevanhu —

18 Nokudaro, achiyamurwanaivava mambo Benjamini,achishanda nesimba rose remu-viri wake nesimba rwemweyawake rose, nevaporofitawo, va-kadzika runyararo munyikazvakare.

Bhuku raMosaya

CHITSAUKO 1

Mambo Benjamini vanodzidzisavanakomana vavo mutauro nezvi-porofita zvemadzibaba avo — Ku-namata nemagariro avo zvakache-ngetedzwa pamusana pezvinyorwazvakachengetwa pamahwendefaakasiyana-siyana—Mosaya anosa-rudzwa kuti ave mambo uye obvaapiwa kuti achengete zvinyorwanezvimwe zvinhuwo. Zvingangovemakore 130 kusvika ku124 Kristuasati azvarwa.

UYE zvino kwakange kusi-sina kunetsana amunyika

yose yeZarahemura, mukati me-vanhu vose vamambo Benjami-ni, zvekuti mambo Benjaminivakange vave nerunyararo ma-zuva avo ose anga asara.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakavenevanakomana vatatu; vakava-daidza mazita avo kuti Mosaya,Hirorumu, naHiramani. Uyevakaita kuti avadzidziswe bne-rurimi rwose rwemadzibabaavo, kuti pamberi apo vagovevarume vanonzwisisa; nokutivazive nezvezviporofita zvaka-taurwa nemiromo yemadzibabaavo, izvo zvavakapiwa neruokorwaIshe.

15a nkm Asingade Kristu.16a Eno. 1:22.17a Aruma 13:26.

b Aruma 17:2–3.

c Moro. 9:4;D&Z 121:41–43.

[mosaya]1 1a Omu. 1:13.

2a Mosaya 4:14–15;D&Z 68:25, 28.

b Morm. 9:32.

Mosaya 1:3–9 182

3 Uye akavadzidzisawo mae-rerano nezvinyorwa zvakanyo-rwa pamahwendefa endarira,achiti: Vanakomana vangu,ndinoda kuti murangarire kutidai pasina amahwendefa aya,ane zvinyorwa izvi nemirairoiyi, tingadai tichitambudzikabmukusaziva, kana panguvaino, tisingazive zvakavanzikazvaMwari.4 Nokuti hazvaiita kuti baba

vedu, Rihai, vangadai vakara-ngarira zvinhu zvose izvi, kutivagozvidzidzisa kuvana vavo,asi kutoti vakayamurwa nema-hwendefa aya; nokuti ivo vaka-nge vakadzidziswa anerurimirwemaEgipita saka vaikwanisakuverenga mavara aya, noku-dzidzisa vana vavo, kuti ivovagozvidzidzisa kuvana vavo,uye nokudaro vachizadzikisamirairo yaMwari, kana kusvikapanguva ino.5 Ndinoti kwamuri, vana va-

ngu, dai pasina zvinhu izvi,zvakachengetwa uye azvikache-ngetedzwa neruoko rwaMwari,kuti btigoverenga uye tigonzwi-sisa cnezvakavandika zvavo,nokuti tiwane mirairo yavopamberi pemaziso edu nguvadzose, kana madzibaba eduvangadai vakaderera mukusate-nda, uye tingadai takafanananehama dzedu, maRamani, avovasina chavanoziva pamusoropezvinhu izvi, kana kuzvitenda

havazvitende kana vakazvidzi-dziswa, nenzira dyetsika dze-madzibaba avo, dzisiridzo.

6 Imi vanakomana vangu,ndinoda kuti murangarirekuti mashoko aya ndeecho-kwadi, nokutiwo zvinyorwaizvi andezvechokwadi. Uyetarisai, nemahwendefa aNifaiwo,ane zvinyorwa nemashoko ema-dzibaba edu kubvira panguvayavakabva kuJerusarema kusvi-ka zvino, uye zviri zvecho-kwadi; uye tinogona kuzivachokwadi chazvo nokuti tina-zvo pamberi pemaziso edu.

7 Uye zvino, vanakomanavangu, ndinoda kuti muranga-rire akuzvitsvaga nesimba, kutizvigokuyamurai; uye ndinoda-wo kuti bmuchengete mirairoyaMwari, kuti cmugobudiriramunyika maererano dnezvivi-mbiso zvakaitwa naIshe kuma-dzibaba edu.

8 Uye zvinhu zvizhinji zva-kadzidzisa mambo Benjaminivanakomana vavo, zvisina ku-nyorwa mubhuku rino.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushuremekunge mambo Benjaminivapedza kudzidzisa vanakoma-na vavo, vakanzwa kukwegura,vakaona kuti vave pedyo peku-enda kwakaenda vamwe vosemunyika; nokudaro, vakafungakuti zvakafanira kuti vape uma-mbo mumwe wevanakomanavavo.

3a nkm Mahwendefa.b Aruma 37:8–9.

4a Nh—JS 1:64.5a nkm Magwaro

matsvene—Magwaromatsvene anofanirakuchengetedzwa.

b Deut. 6:6–8.c nkm Zvakavandika

zvaMwari.d Mosaya 10:11–17.

6a 1 Ni. 1:3;2 Ni. 33:10–11;Moro. 10:27.

7a nkm Magwaromatsvene.

b Mosaya 2:22;Aruma 50:20–22.

c Mpi. 122:6;1 Ni. 2:20.

d Aruma 9:12–14.

183 Mosaya 1:10–18

10 Naizvozvo, vakaita kutiMosaya aunzwe kwavari; uyeaya ndiwo mazwi avakataurakwaari, vachiti: Mwanakomanawangu, ndinoda kuti udaidzirekunyika yose kuvanhu voseava, kana avanhu veZarahemu-ra nekuvanhu vaMosaya vano-g a r a m u n y i k a u m u , k u t ivaungane pamwechete; nokutimangwana ndichadaidzira ku-vanhu ava nemuromo wangukuti iwe wave bmambo nemu-tongi wevanhu ava, avo vata-kapihwa naIshe Mwari vedu.11 Uye zvakare, ndichapa

vanhu ava azita, kuti vagosiyanapane avo vose vanhu vakabvi-swa naIshe Mwari munyikayeJerusarema; uye izvi ndino-zviita nokuti vanga vakasi-mba mukuchengetedza mirai-ro yaIshe.12 Uye ndinovapa zita risinga-

zombodzimwa, rinotodzimwaanekutadza.13 Hongu, uye zvakare ndinoti

kwamuri, kana vanhu ava vano-diwa kwazvo naIshe vakawiraamukutadza, uye vakave vanhuvakaipa uye mhombwe dze-vanhu, zvekuti Ishe vachava-ramwa, zvekuti bvachashayasimba sehama dzavo; uyechavazovachengetedza nesimbaravo risina anaro rinoshamisa,sekuchengetedza kwavakaitamadzibaba edu kusvika zvino.14 Nokuti ndinoti kwamuri,

da i vakanga vas ina kuta-mbanudza ruoko rwavo muku-

chengetedza madzibaba eduvangadai vakawira mumaokoemaRamani, uye vakanetswaneruvengo rwavo.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-re mekunge mambo Benjaminivapedza kutaura uku kumwa-nakomana wavo, vakamupasimba pamusoro pezvinhuzvose zvenyaya dzeumambo.

16 Uye zvakare, vakamupawosimba pamusoro pezvinyo-rwa zvakanga zvakanyorwaapamahwendefa endarira; nea-yowo mahwendefa aNifai; uyezvakare, bmunondo waRabhani,cnebhora kana kuti chinonge-dzo, chakatungamira madzi-baba edu vachipinda nemure-nje, chakagadzirwa neruokorwaIshe kuti vagotungamirwa,wose munhu maererano noku-teerera nokusimba kwavaingevamupa.

17 Naizvozvo, zvavakangevasingatendeseke havana ku-budirira munyika zve havanakufambira mberi murwendorwavo, asi avakatinhirwa shure,uye vakaunza hasha dzaMwaripavari; uye saka vakarohwaneshamhu yenzara nokutambu-dzika kunorwadza, kuti vamu-ke vagorangarira basa ravo.

18 Uye zvino, zvakaitika kutiMosaya akaenda akanoita zva-kanga zvataurwa nababa vake,uye akadaidzira kuvanhu vosevakange vari munyika yeZara-hemura kuti vaungane pamwe-chete, vaende kutemberi kuti

10a Omu. 1:14.b Mosaya 2:30.

11a Mosaya 5:8–12.12a nkm Chitadzo.

13a VaH. 6:4–6.b Hir. 4:24–26.c D&Z 103:8–10.

16a Mosaya 1:3.

b 1 Ni. 4:8–19;Mazwi 1:13; D&Z 17:1.

c 1 Ni. 16:10.17a 1 Ni. 18:12–13.

Mosaya 2:1–8 184

vanonzwa mazwi achataurwanababa vake kwavari.

CHITSAUKO 2

Mambo Benjamini vanotaura ku-vanhu vavo — Vanotaura nezve-kuenzana, nekunaka neumwarimukutonga kwavo — Vanovarairakuti vashandire Mambo vavoVokudenga — Avo vanopandukiraMwari vachatambudzika nokurwa-dziwa semoto usingadzime. Zvi-ngangove makore 124 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakait ika kutimushure mekunge Mosaya aitasokurairwa kwaakanga aitwanababa vake, adaidzira munyi-ka yose, kuti vanhu vaunganenyika yose, kuti vaende kute-mberi kunonzwa mazwi ama-mbo Benjamini avaizotaurakwavari.2 Uye pakava nevakawanda

zvikuru, vakawandisa zvokutihavana kukwanisa kuvavere-nga; nokuti vakanga vaberekanauye vasimba munyika umu.3 Uye vakatora zvibereko

azvokutanga zvematanga avo,kuti vagopira bchibairo cnomu-piro wokupisa dmaererano ne-mutemo waMosesi.4 Uye zvakare kuti vagopa ku-

tenda kuna Ishe Mwari vavo,avo vakavaunza kubva munyi-ka yeJerusarema, avo vakava-buritsa mumaoko emhandu

dzavo, avakasarudza varumevakarurama kuva bvadzidzisivavo, nomunhu akaruramakuva mambo wavo, uyo aingeadzika runyararo cmunyikayeZarahemura, akadzidzisa kutidvachengete mirairo yaMwari,kuti vave vanofara nokuzadzwaenorudo kuna Mwari nokuva-nhu vose.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti apopavakauya kutemberi, vakami-sa matende avo akatenderedza,murume wose anemhuri yake,zvichiti mudzimai wake, nava-nakomana vake, navanasikanavake, navanakomana vavo, na-vanasikana vavo, kubva kumu-kuru kusvika kumudiki, mhuridzose dzimire dzakaparadzana.

6 Uye vakamisa matende avovakatenderedza temberi, muru-me wose akamisa musuo awete-nde wakatarisa kutemberi, kutivarambe vari mumatende va-chinzwa mazwi amambo Benja-mini kana vachinge votaurakwavari;

7 Nokuda kwokuti gunganorakanga rakakura zvokutimambo Benjamini havaikwa-nisa kuvadzidzisa vose varimukati metemberi, naizvozvovakaita kuti pavakwe shongwerefu, kuti vanhu vavo vanzwemazwi avaizotaura kwavari.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakata-ngisa kutaura kuvanhu vavovari pashongwe; havana ku-kwanisa kunzwa mazwi avo ose

2 3a Gen. 4:4.b nkm Kupira.c 1 Ni. 5:9.d 2 Ni. 25:24;

Aruma 30:3; 34:13–14.

4a nkm AkadaidzwanaMwari.

b Mosaya 18:18–22.nkm Dzidzisa.

c Omu. 1:12–15.

d Joh. 15:10.e nkm Rudo.

5a nkm Mhuri.6a Eks. 33:8–10.

185 Mosaya 2:9–16

nokuda kwokuwanda kwava-nhu; nokudaro vakaita kuti ma-zwi avo ayo avaitaura anyorweachitumirwa kune avo vakangevasingavanzwe, kuti vaagamu-chirewo.9 Uye aya ndiwo mazwi aava-

kataura vakaita kuti anyorwe,vachiti: Hama dzangu, imi mosemaungana pamwechete, imimose munokwanisa kunzwamazwi andichataura kwamurinhasi; nokuti handina kukurairaikuti muuye pano bkuzotambanemazwi andichataura kwamu-ri, asi kuti munofanira ckutee-reresa kwandiri, uye muzarurenzeve dzenyu kuti munzwe,dnemwoyo yenyu kuti munzwi-sise, enepfungwa dzenyu kutifzvakavanzika zvaMwari zvi-pfudzunurwe mumaziso enyu.10 Handina kukurairai kuti

muuye kuno kuti amunditye,kana kuti mufunge kuti inindakasiyana navanhu vanofa.11 Asi ndakafanana nemi,

nokuva ndinobatwa nezvirwerezvakasiyana mumuviri nomu-pfungwa; asi ndakasarudzwanavanhu vano, ndikaropafa-dzwa nababa vangu, uye ndika-bvumirwa noruoko rwaIshekuti ndive mutongi namambopamusoro pavanhu ava; ndika-chengetedzwa nesimba ravorisina anaro, kuti ndikushandi-rei, nekugwinya, nepfungwanesimba zvose izvo Ishe zvava-kapa kwandiri.12 Ndinoti kwamuri sezvo

ndakabvumirwa kuti ndipedzemazuva angu panyika ndichi-shandira imi, kana kusvikapanguva ino, uye handina ku-tsvaga agoridhe kana sirivhakana umwewo upfumi zvahwokubva kwamuri;

13 Handina kuda kana kutimugare mumakomba, kanakuti muitane varanda, kana kutimuponde, kana kuparadza,kana mube, kana kuita upo-mbwe; kana kuda kuti mutadzeneimwewo nzira, uye ndika-kudzidzisai kuti muchengetemirairo yaIshe, muzvinhu zvosezvavakakurairai —

14 Uye kunyange neni, pacha-ngu, andakashanda namaokoangu kuti ndikushandirei, kutimusava munoremedzwa nemi-tero, uye kuti kusauye chi-mwe chinhu chinorwadzakutakura kwamuri — pazvi-nhu zvose izvi zvandataura,imimi pachenyu muri vapu-puri pazuva ranhasi.

15 Asi hama dzangu, handinakuita zvinhu izvi kuti ndizviku-dze, kana kuti ndataura zvinhuizvi kuti ndikupei mhosva; asindinokutaurirai zvinhu izvikuti muone kuti ndinokwanisakupindura andisingatye pambe-ri paMwari pazuva ranhasi.

16 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamurinokuti ndamboti kwamuri nda-kapedza mazuva angu ndichi-kushandirai, handizi kuzviku-dza, nokuti ndanga ndingorimukushandira Mwari.

9a Mosaya 8:3.b D&Z 6:12.c nkm Teerera.d Mosaya 12:27;

3 Ni. 19:33.e nkm Pfungwa.f nkm Zvakavandika

zvaMwari.

10a nkm Kutya.12a Mabasa 20:33–34.14a I VaKori. 9:18.15a nkm Hana.

Mosaya 2:17–26 186

17 Uye tarisai, ndinokuudzaizvinhu izvi kuti mudzidzeaungwaru; kuti mudzidze kutikana muri b mukushandiracvamwe venyu munenge murimukushandira Mwari wenyu.18 Tarisai, munondidaidza kuti

mambo venyu; zvino kana ini,amunodaidza kuti mambo ve-nyu, andichikushandirai, hamu-fanire here imi kushandiranamumwe nemumwe?19 Uye tarisai zvakare, kana

ini, wamunodaidza kuti mambovenyu, avo vapedza mazuvaavo vari mukushandira imi, asikwanga kuri kushandira Mwari,ndichifanira kutendwa nemi, koMambo venyu wokudenga mu-nofanira akumutenda zvakadii!20 Ndinoti kwamuri, hama

dzangu, kuti mukapa kutendakose anokurumbidza nesimbarinogona kuve mumweya we-nyu, kuna bMwari avo vakaku-sikai, vakakuchengetai noku-kuchengetedzai, vakaita kutimufare, vakakubvumirai kutimugare nerunyararo pakatipenyu —21 Ndinoti kwamuri kuti kana

mukashandira ivo vakakusikaikubva pakutanga, nokukuche-ngetedzai zuva nezuva, noku-kuposhai kufema, kuti murara-me nokufamba nokuita akudakwenyu, kana nokukusimbisaikubva pane ino nguva kuendapane imwe—ndinoti, kana mu-

kavashandira nemweya yenyuyose asi muchingove varandabvasina rupundutso.

22 Uye tarisai, zvavanoda che-te kwamuri akuchengeta bmira-iro yavo; vakakuvimbisai kutimukachengeta mirairo yavomuchabudirira munyika; uyechavapinduke pane zvavanengevataura; naizvozvo, dmukache-ngeta mirairo yavo muchako-mborerwa uye muchabudirira.

23 Uye zvino, chinhu choku-tanga, vakakusikai, vakakupaiupenyu hwenyu, uhwo huno-va chikwereti chamuinachokwavari.

24 Uye chechipiri, vanoda kutiimi muite sokuraira kwavaka-kuitai; nokuti mukaita, avano-kukomborerai ipapo; naizvozvovanenge vakuripai. Asi imi mu-chine chikwereti kwavari, uyemuchiri, uye muchave, nachonarinhi narinhi; naizvozvo,muneiko chamungazvikudzire?

25 Uye zvino ndinobvunza,pane kana chamungazvirevererenacho here? Ndinokupindurai,Kwete. Hamungati makaenzanakana neguruva renyika; asiamakasikwa bneguruva renyi-ka, asi tarisai, nderevaridzivakakusikai.

26 Uye ini, kunyange ini, wa-munodaidza kuti mambo venyu,handisi nani kupfuura imimi;nokuti ndiri weguruvawo. Uyemunoona kuti ndakura, ndava

17a nkm Ungwaru.b Mat. 25:40; Jkb. 1:27;

D&Z 42:29–31.nkm Rubatsiro.

c nkm Hama;Hanzvadzi.

18a Mat. 20:26–27.

19a nkm Kupakutendo.20a 1 Ni. 18:16.

b nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

21a nkm Kuzvisarudzira.b Ruka 17:7–10.

22a Zvaka. 25:18–19;

2 Ni. 1:9.b nkm Mirairo yaMwari.c D&Z 3:1–2.d D&Z 14:7; 58:2–3.

24a nkm Kuropafadzwa.25a nkm Sika.

b Gen. 3:19; Jak. 2:21.

187 Mosaya 2:27–34

pedyo nokusiira muviri kunamai vawo ivhu.27 Naizvozvo, sekutaura kwa-

ndamboita kwamuri, kuti nda-kakushandirai, andichifambandisina chandinotya pamberipaMwari, kunyange ini pangu-va ino ndaita kuti muunganepamwechete mose, kuti ndio-nekwe ndisina mhaka, uye kutibropa renyu risauya pamusoropangu, apo ndichamira kutinditongwe naMwari pazvinhuizvo zvandakarairwa pamusanapenyu.28 Ndinoti kwamuri ndaita

kuti muungane pamwechetekuti a ndibvise ropa renyupanguwo dzangu, panguva inondava pedyo nokuenda mugu-va, kuti ndiende norunyararo,bmweya wangu usingafi ugoba-tana cnevaimbi kumusoro mu-kuimba kupembedza Mwarivakarurama.29 Uye zvakare, ndinoti kwa-

muri ndaita kuti muungane pa-mwechete, kuti ndikutaurireikuti handichakwanisa kurambandiri mudzidzisi venyu, kanamambo venyu;30 Nokuti kunyange izvozvi,

muviri wangu uri kubvundazvikuru apo ndiri kuedza kuta-ura kwamuri; asi Ishe Mwarivanondisimbisa, uye vandite-ndera kuti nditaure kwamuri,vandiraira kuti nditaure kwa-muri pazuva ranhasi , kutimwanakomana wangu Mosayandimambo nomutongi pamu-soro penyu.

31 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,ndinoti muite sezvamangamuchiita. Sezvo makachengetamirairo yangu, uye zvakare ne-mirairo yababa vangu, muka-budirira, mukachengetwa kutimusawire mumaoko emhandudzenyu, naizvozvo mukache-ngeta mirairo yomwanakoma-na wangu, kana kuti mirairoyaMwari iyo ichapiwa kwamurinaye, muchabudirira munyika,uye mhandu dzenyu dzicha-shaya simba pamusoro penyu.

32 Asi, hama dzangu, chenjeraikuti pangangova anokupesanapakati penyu, motsvaka kutee-rera mweya wakaipa, uyo waka-taurwa nababa vangu Mosaya.

33 Nokuti tarisai, kune nhamoyakataurwa kune uyo anosaru-dza kuteerera kumweya uyu;nokuti kana akasarudza kutee-rera, akagara nokufira muzvivizvake, munhu iyeye anozvinwi-ra akuraswa kumweya wake;nokuti achagamuchira somubai-ro wokutadza kwake kurangwabkusingaperi, nenzira yokutyoramutemo waMwari zvisingapidi-rane noruzivo rwake pachake.

34 Ndinoti kwamuri, hakunavamwe pakati penyu, kunzekwokunge vari vana vadukuvenyu vasina kumbodzidziswapamusoro pezvinhu izvi, asivanoziva kuti mune mungavakunaBaba vekudenga nekusu-ngaperi, mumupe zvose zva-muinazvo nezvamuri ; uyemakadzidziswawo pamusoropezvinyorwa izvo zvine zvipo-

27a nkm Famba, FambanaMwari.

b Jak. 1:19.

28a Jak. 2:2.b nkm Mweya.c Morm. 7:7.

32a 3 Ni. 11:29–30.33a nkm Kuraswa.

b D&Z 19:6, 10–12.

Mosaya 2:35–41 188

rofita zvakataurwa namaporo-fita vatsvene, kana kusvikapanguva iyo baba vedu, Rihai,vakasiya Jerusarema;35 Uye zvakare, nezvose zva-

kataurwa namadzibaba edukusvikira iye zvino. Uye tarisai,zvakare, vaitaura izvo zvavaira-irwa naIshe; naizvozvo, vakaru-rama uye vari pachokwadi.36 Uye zvino, ndinoti kwamu-

ri, hama dzangu, kuti shurekwokunge maziva nokudzidzi-swa zvinhu zvose izvi, mukata-dza nokuita zvinhu zvinopikisaizvi zvakataurwa, kuti munengemuchizvibvisa kuMweya wa-Ishe, kuti usave nenzvimbomamuri kuti ukutungamirireimunzira youngwaru kuti mu-komborerwe, mubudirire noku-chengetedzwa —37 Uye ndinoti kwamuri, kuti

munhu anoita izvi, mumwe-chete iyeye achabuda pachenaamukupandukira Mwari; nai-zvozvo anosarudza kuteererakumweya wakaipa, obva avamhandu kuzvitsvene zvose; nai-zvozvo, Ishe haana nzvimbomaari, nokuti haagare mute-mberi bdzisiri tsvene.38 Naizvozvo kana munhu

uyu aakasatendeuka, agogaranokufa ari mhandu yaMwari,zvinodiwa bnokutonga kwaka-rurama zvinomutsa mweyawake usingafe mukuziva cmho-sva yake, izvo zvinomuita kutianyare kuva pamberi paIshe,

nokuzadza chipfuva chakenemhosva, nekurwadziwa, no-kusuwa kukuru, kunofanananemoto usingadzime, une rimirinoramba richikwira narinhinarinhi.

39 Uye zvino ndinoti kwamuri,munhu iyeye haawane atsitsi;naizvozvo kutongwa kwakekwokupedzisira ndokwokurwa-dziwa kusingaperi.

40 Imi, mose harahwa, nemimose varume vaduku, nemivana vaduku munonzwisisamazwi angu, nokuti ndataurapachena kwamuri kuti imimunzwisise, ndinonamata kutimumuke amukurangarira zvi-nhu zvakaipa zvakawira vosevakamutadzira.

41 Uye zvakare, ndinoda kutimufunge makomborero anoru-faro rwe avo vanochengetamirairo yaMwari. Nokuti tari-sai, bvakakomborerwa muzvi-nhu zvose, zvose munyamanapamweya; vakabatirira cpa-kutenda kwavo kusvikira kwo-kupedzisira vachagamuchirwadkudenga, kuti vazova vanogaranaMwari mumugariro wemu-faro usingaperi. Rangarirai,rangarirai kuti zvinhu izvindezvechokwadi; nokuti IsheMwari vakazvitaura.

CHITSAUKO 3

Mambo Benjamini vanoenderera

37a Mosaya 3:12;Hir. 8:24–25.nkm Hupanduki.

b Aruma 7:21.38a nkm Rutendeuko.

b nkm Yenzaniso.c nkm Mhosva, Kuva ne.

39a Aruma 34:8–9, 15–16.nkm Anetsitsi.

40a Aruma 5:18.

41a 4 Ni. 1:15–18.nkm Rufaro.

b nkm Kuropafadzwa.c D&Z 6:13.d nkm Denga.

189 Mosaya 3:1–8

mberi nokutaura kwavo — IsheVanamasimba ose vachaparidzakuvanhu vose mutabernakeri ye-vhu — Ropa richabuda nemuma-buri ose eganda ravo vachiripirazvitadzo zvenyika — Ravo ndirochete zita rinounza ruponeso —Vanhu vanokwanisa kubisa mu-nhu wenyama nokuva Vatendikuburikidza noRudzikinuro —Kurwadziwa kwovakaipa kuchaitasomoto nesuriferi. Zvingangovemakore 124 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakare hama dzangu,ndinoda kuti munditeerere,nokuti ndine zvakawanda zva-ndinoda kutaura; nokuti tarisai,ndine zvinhu zvandiri kudakutaura kwamuri pamusanapezvinhu zvichauya.2 Uye zvinhu zvandichataura

kwamuri zvakaziviswa kwandi-ri anengirozi yaMwari. Akatikwandiri: Muka; ndikamuka,uye tarisai akamira pamberipangu.3 Uye ikati kwandiri: Muka,

unzwe mazwi andichakutaurira;nokuti tarisai, ndauya kuzoku-udza mashoko aanofadza zvi-kuru.4 Nokuti Ishe vanzwa mina-

mato yako, vakatonga nezveu-tsvene hwako, vakanditumakuti ndikutaurire kuti chifara;kuti ungataurirewo vanhu vako,kuti vazadzwewo nomufaro.

5 Nokuti tarisai, nguva yasvi-ka, uye haisi kure, kuti nesi-mba aIshe Vanamasimba osevanotonga, avo vakanga vari,uye vari kubva kose kusinga-peri kusvika kose kusingaperi,vachadzika kubva kudengamukati mevana vavanhu, vachi-zogara bmutabernakeri yevhu,uye vachafamba pakati pava-nhu, vachiita czvishamiso zviku-ru, zvakaita sokuporesa vano-rwara, kumutsa vakafa, vachiitakuti vakaremara vafambe,mapofu aone, matsi dzinzwe,nokuporesa zvirwere zvakasi-yana-siyana.

6 Uye vachaburitsa kunzeadhiabhorosi, kana kuti mweyayakaipa iyo inogara mumwoyoyavana vavanhu.

7 Uye ivo, avachaedzwa, no-kurwadziwa pamuviri, bnzara,nyota, nekuneta, kana kupfuurackutambudzika kwemunhu,kunze kwokunge kuri kworufu;nokuti tarisai, dropa richabudanebur i rose r i r i paganda ,ekurwadziwa kwavo kuchavekukuru pamusana pokuipakwavanhu vavo.

8 Uye vachadaidzwa kunziaJesu Kristu, bMwanakomanawaMwari, cBaba vekudenganenyika, Musiki vezvinhu zvosekubvira pakutanga; uye damaivake vachadaidzwa kunzieMaria.

3 2a nkm Ngirozi.3a Ruka 2:10–11.5a nkm Jehova.

b Mosaya 7:27;Aruma 7:9–13.

c Mat. 4:23–24;Mabasa 2:22;1 Ni. 11:31.

nkm Chishamiso.6a Marko 1:32–34.7a nkm Chiedzo.

b Mat. 4:1–2.c D&Z 19:15–18.d Ruka 22:44.e Isa. 53:4–5.

8a nkm Mwari, Musoro

hwehuMwari—Mwari Mwanakomana.

b Aruma 7:10.c Hir. 14:12; 3 Ni. 9:15.d Mat. 1:16;

1 Ni. 11:14–21.e nkm Maria, Amai

vaJesu.

Mosaya 3:9–17 190

9 Uye tarisai, achauya kunevekwake, kuti aruponeso rwu-uye kuvana vavanhu uye kanabnomukutenda muzita rake,uye kana shure kwezvinhuzvose izvi vachamuona somu-nhu, voti ana cdhiabhorosi,dvachamurova, evogomuroverapamuchinjikwa.10 Uye aachamuka nezuva

brechitatu kubva mukufa; uyetarisai, achamira kuti catongenyika; uye tarisai, zvinhu zvoseizvi zvichaitika kuti kutongwakutsvene kugovapo kuvanavavanhu.11 Nokuti tarisai, aropa rake

brichabvisa zvivi zveavo cvaka-punzika nokutadza kwaAdama,avo vakafa vasingazivi chidochaMwari pamusoro pavo, kanakuti avo vakatadza dnokusaziva.12 Asi, nhamo, nedambudziko,

kune uyo anoziva kuti ariakupandukira Mwari! Nokutiruponeso haruuye kumunhuakadaro kunze kwokunge ate-ndeuka nokutenda bmunaIsheJesu Kristu.13 Uye Ishe Mwari vakatuma

vaporofita vake vatsvene pakatipavana vavanhu, kuti vataurezvinhu izvi kumarudzi ose,

nyika, norurimi rwose, kutikuna avo vanotenda kuti Kristuachauya, ivavo avacharegererwazvivi zvavo, vagofara zvikuru,bsekunge atouya pakati pavonechakare.

14 Asi Ishe Mwari vakaona kutivanhu vavo vakanga vari vanhuvakaoma mitsipa, vakavapamutemo, amutemo waMosesi.15 Uye vakaratidza kwavari

zviratidzo zvakawanda, nemi-nana, anezvakasiyana, nemifa-nanidzo, maererano nokuuyakwake; kana vaporofita vatsvenevakataura kwavari pamusanapokuuya kwake; asi zvakadarovakaomesa mwoyo yavo, vasi-nganzwisise kuti bmutemo wa-Mosesi haureve chinhu kana pa-sina kudzikinurwa neropa rake.

16 Uye kana dai zvaibvira kutiavana vaduku vatadze havai-kwanisa kuponeswa; asi ndinotikwamuri bvakakomborerwa;nokuti tarisai, semunaAdama,kana kuti namasikirwo, vano-putsika, zvakadaro ropa ra-Kristu rinoripira zvivi zvavo.

17 Uye zvakare, ndinoti kwa-muri, ahapana rimwe zita ri-chapiwa kana imwe nzira kanazano ringaunza bruponeso ku-

9a nkm Ruponeso.b nkm Rutendo.c Joh. 8:48.d Marko 15:15.e Ruka 18:33;

1 Ni. 19:10;2 Ni. 10:3.nkm Kuroverwa.

10a nkm KumukaKuvakafa.

b Mat. 16:21;2 Ni. 25:13;Hir. 14:20–27.

c nkm Kutonga.11a nkm Ropa.

b nkm Dzikinura.c nkm Kupunzika

kwaAdama naEva.d 2 Ni. 9:25–26.

12a Mosaya 2:36–38;Hir. 8:25.nkm Hupanduki.

b nkm Ishe.13a nkm Kuregererwa

kweZvitadzo.b 2 Ni. 25:24–27;

Jar. 1:11.14a nkm Mutemo

waMosesi.15a nkm Jesu Kristu—

Marudzi kanamucherechedzowaKristu.

b Mosaya 13:27–32.16a nkm Vana.

b Moro. 8:8–9.17a Mabasa 4:10–12;

2 Ni. 31:21.b nkm Ruponeso.

191 Mosaya 3:18–26

vana vavanhu, asi nezita chetecraKristu, Ishe Samasimba.18 Nokuti tarisai vanotonga,

uye kutonga kwake kwakaru-rama, uye; mucheche haapara-dzwe anofa ari mucheche; asivanhu vanozvinwira kutongwakumweya yavo kunze kwo-kunge vazvininipisa pachavoavakava savana vaduku, noku-tenda kuti ruponeso rwakangarwuri, uye rwuri, uye kuti rwu-chauya, kuburikidza neropabrerudzikinuro rwaKristu, IsheSamasimba.19 Nokuti munhu awenyama

imhandu yaMwari, uye abviraakadaro kubva bpakupunzikakwaAdama, uye achazovaakadaro, nokusingaperi, kunzekwokuti cazviisa mukunyenge-tedza dkweMweya Mutsvene,obvisa munhu wenyama achi-zova emutsvene kuburikidzanorudzikinuro rwaKristu Ishe,wozova fsomwana, anozviisa,anozvininipisa, munyoro, anemwoyo murefu akazara norudo,anozviisa pasi pezvinhu zvoseizvo Ishe anoona kuti zvakafani-ra kumutakurisa, kana somwa-na anozviisa pasi pababa vake.20 Uye zvakare, ndinoti kwa-

muri, nguva ichasvika apoaruzivo rwoMuponesi rwucha-pararira kunyika bdzose, nendu-dzi dzose, nendimi navanhu.21 Uye tarisai, kana nguva iyi

yasvika, hapana achaonekwaaasina mhaka pamberi paMwari,kunze kwavana vaduku chete,kunze kwokutendeuka noku-tenda muzita raIshe MwariSamasimba.

22 Uye kana panguva iyoyo,kana uchinge wadzidzisa vanhuvako zvinhu izvo Ishe Mwarizvavakakuraira, kana zvakada-ro havangazoonekwi vane mha-ka kana chimwe zvacho pamberipaMwari, chete kuburikidzanamazwi andakataura kwauri.

23 Uye zvino ndataura mazwiayo Ishe Mwari avakandiraira.

24 Uye izvi ndizvo zvinotau-rwa naIshe: Vachamira seucha-pupu hunopenya pamusanapevanhu ava, pazuva rokuto-ngwa; naizvozvo vachatongwa,munhu wose namabasa ake,chero dai anga akanaka, kanadai anga akaipa.

25 Uye kana vakaipa avacha-ratidzwa mhosva dzavo nekuipakwavo, zvinoita kuti vazvipetenenyadzi kumira pamberi pa-Ishe kupinda munguva byoku-tambudzika nokurwadziswa ukukusingaperi, kusingadzokwe;naizvozvo vazvinwira kuraswapamweya yavo.

26 Naizvozvo, vanwa kubvamumukombe wokutsamwa kwa-Mwari, kutonga kwakanakahakuna kugona kuvanunurasekutadza kununura kwakwa-

17c nkm Jesu Kristu—Kutora Zita raJesuKristu paTiri.

18a Mat. 18:3.b Mosaya 4:2; Hir. 5:9.

19a I VaKori. 2:11–14;Mosaya 16:2–3.nkm Munhu

weNyama.b nkm Kupunzika

kwaAdama naEva.c II Mak. 30:8.d Moro. 10:4–5.

nkm MweyaMutsvene.

e nkm Mutendi.

f 3 Ni. 9:22.20a D&Z 3:16.

b nkm BasareKushumira.

21a nkm Kudavira.25a Aruma 5:18; 12:14–15.

b Morm. 8:38.

Mosaya 3:27–4:6 192

kaita aAdama adya bmucherowairambidzwa; naizvozvo, ctsi-tsi hadzaizove pavari nokusi-ngaperi.27 Uye akutambudzika kwavo

kwakada kuita bsedziva re-moto nesuriferi une rimi guru,une rimi racho risingadzime,u t s i h w a c h o h w u n o k w i r akudenga nokusingaperi. Izvindizvo zvandakarairwa naIshe.Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 4

Mambo Benjamini vanoendereramberi nokutaura kwavo — Rupo-neso rwunouya noRudzikinuro —Tendai munaMwari kuti mugopo-neswa — Chengetedzai ruregererorwezvivi zvenyu nokutendeseka—Ipa zvimwe zvezvaunazvo kuvaro-mbo — Ita zvinhu zvose noruzivonokururama. Zvingangove makore124 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti apoMambo Benjamini vakangavapedza kutaura mazwi ayoavakanga vapiwa nengiroziyaIshe, vakatarisa kugunganorevanhu, vakaona vawira pasi,nokuti vakanga vabatwa anoku-tya Ishe.2 Uye vakanga vazvitarisa

amunyama nehunhu vakaonakusviba kwavo, bkuchidarikakwevhu repasi. Uye vakachemavose nezwi rimwechete, vachiti:

Tinzwirei tsitsi, mutiise ropacrerudzikinuro raKristu kutitigashire ruregerero rwezvivizvedu, uye kuti mwoyo yeduigocheneswa; nokuti tinotendamunaJesu Kristu, Mwanakoma-na waMwari, dakasika denganenyika, nezvinhu zvose; uyoachauya pasi pakati pavanavavanhu.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti shurekwokunge vataura mazwi ayaMweya waIshe wakauya pavari,vakazadzwa nomufaro, avarege-rerwa pazvivi zvavo, vava bne-mwoyo ine runyararo, nokudackwokutenda kwavo kuzeremunaJesu Kristu akafanirwakuuya, maererano namashokoakataurwa namambo Benjaminikwavari.

4 Mambo Benjamini vakazaru-ra muromo wavo zvakare va-katangisa kutaura kwavari,vachiti: Shamwari dzangu ne-hama dzangu, marudzi angunavanhu vangu, ndinoda kutimunditeerere zvakare, kutimunzwe nokunzwisisa chikamuchamazwi angu asara ayo ndi-chataura kwamuri.

5 Nokuti tarisai, kana ruzivorwokunaka akwaMwari nguvaino rwakumutsai kuti muzivekuti hamusi chinhu, hamunachamuri, muhugaro hwenyuhwekupunzika —

6 Ndinoti kwamuri, kanamauya amuruzivo rwekunaka

26a Morm. 9:12.b Gen. 3:1–12;

2 Ni. 2:15–19;Aruma 12:21–23.

c nkm Anetsitsi.27a nkm Mhosva, Kuva ne.

b 2 Ni. 9:16; Jak. 6:10;

D&Z 76:36.4 1a nkm Kutya.2a nkm Zvenyama.

b Hir. 12:7–8.c Mosaya 3:18;

Hir. 5:9.d nkm Sika.

3a nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

b nkm Hana.c nkm Rutendo.

5a Mos. 1:10.6a nkm Mwari, Musoro

hwehuMwari.

193 Mosaya 4:7–12

k w a M w a r i , n e s i m b a r a v orisingafananidzwe, noungwaruhwavo, nomwoyo wavo mure-fu, nokutambudzika kwavokwenguva huru vachitambu-dzikira vana vevanhu; uyezve,bnorudzikinuro rwakagadziri-rwa kubvira cpahwaro hwenyi-ka, kuti ruponeso nenzira iyoyorwugouya kune uyo anengeaisa druvimbo rwake munaIshe,akasimba mukuchengeta mirai-ro yavo, achiramba ari mukute-nda kusvikira kana pakugumakwoupenyu hwake, ndinorevaupenyu hwomuviri unofa —7 Ndinoti, kuti uyu ndiye

munhu anogamuchira rupone-so, kuburikidza norudzikinurourwo rwakagadzirirwa vanhuvose kubvira pahwaro hwenyi-ka, avo vose vakavepo kubviraakuputsika kwaAdama, kanavari, kana avo vachazova sai-zvozvo, kana kusvika muku-pera kwenyika.8 Uye iyi ndiyo nzira inouya

noruponeso. Uye ahakuna ru-mwe ruponeso kunze kwourwurwakataurwa; uye hakuna imwenzira iyo vanhu vangaponeswanayo kunze kwenzira yanda-kakuudzai.9 Tendai munaMwari; tendai

kuti ndivo, uye kuti ndivo va-kasika zvinhu zvose, uye zvirimudenga nepasi; tendai kuti

vane aruzivo rwose, nesimbarose, kwose kudenga nepasi,tendai kuti munhu haakwanisibkunzwisisa zvinhu zvose izvozvinonzwisiswa naIshe.

10 Uyezve, zvino tendai, kutimunofanira akutendeuka kubvapazvivi zvenyu mugobvama-zvirasa chose, mugozvininipisapamberi paMwari; muchiku-mbira nomwoyo wose kutib akuregererei ; zvino, kanamuchinge cmatenda pazvinhuzvose izvi moona kuti dmazviita.11 Uyezve ndinoti kwamuri

sokutaura kwandamboita, se-zvo mava kuziva kubwinyakwaMwari, kana kuti mavakuziva kunaka kwavo amarairarudo rwavo, nokugamuchirabkuregererwa kwezvivi zvenyu,izvo zvinokonzera rufaro rwu-kuru mumwoyo yenyu, kunya-nge zvakadaro ndinoda kutimuyeuke, mugare muchiziva,hukuru hwaMwari, cnokusavachinhu kwenyu, dnokunakakwake nokugara achitambudzi-kira imi , musingakodzeri ,emuchizvininipisa zvakadzama,fmuchidaidza zita raIshe zuvanezuva, muchimira murutendorwezvichauya, urwo rwakatau-rwa nomuromo womutumwa.

12 Uye tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri kana muchinge maita izvimuchafara nguva dzose, mugo-

6b nkm Dzikinura.c Mosaya 15:19.d Mpi. 36:7; 2 Ni. 22:2;

Hir. 12:1.nkm Vimba.

7a nkm KupunzikakwaAdama naEva.

8a Mabasa 4:12;

2 Ni. 31:21;Mosaya 3:17.

9a VaR. 11:33–34;Jak. 4:8–13.

b Isa. 55:9.10a nkm Rutendeuko.

b D&Z 61:2.c Mat. 7:24–27.

d 2 Ni. 31:19–21.11a Aruma 36:24–26.

b nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

c Mos. 1:10.d Eks. 34:6; Moro. 8:3.e nkm Akazvininipisa.f nkm Munamato.

Mosaya 4:13–21 194

zadzwa anorudo rwaMwari,mugogara bmuchiwana kure-gererwa kwezvivi zvenyu; uyemuchakura muruzivo rwou-tsvene rwaivo vakakusikai,kana kuti muruzivo rwaivo va-karurama vane chokwadi.13 Uye hamuzova nepfungwa

dzokukuvadzana, asi kugaraamurunyararo, nokupa kumu-nhu wose izvo zvose zvinengezviri zvake.14 Uye hamuzoita kuti avana

venyu vagare nenzara, kana ku-sasimira; kana kuvabvumirakuti vatadze kuchengeta mitemoyaMwari, bkurwa nokupopote-dzana nevamwe, vachishandiradhiabhorosi, baba vezvivi, kanakuti mweya wakaipa uyo waita-urwa namadzibaba edu, ari iyemhandu yezvose zvakarurama.15 Asi amuchavadzidzisa bku-

famba munzira yechokwadi isinaudhakwa, munovadzidzisa kuticvadanane, nokushandirana.16 Uye zvakare, amuchaya-

mura avo vanoda ruyamurorwenyu; muchapa zvamuina-zvo kune avo vanoda rubatsiro;hamuzobvumira kuti kanabanopemha atambanudza ruokorwake imi momunyima, momu-ti aende anofa.17 Zvimwe amuchati: Munhu

azviunzira ega kutambudzikakwake; saka handitambanudzeruoko rwangu, uye handimupe

zvokudya zvangu, kana kumu-pa zvangu zvandiinazvo kutiasatambudzike, nokuti kura-ngwa kwake kwakarurama —

18 Asi ndinoti kwamuri, iwemunhu, wose anoita izvi anechikonzero chikuru chekuti ate-ndeuke; uye kunze kwekungeatendeuka pane zvaanenge aitaiye achazofa zvachose, haazovenechokuita nezveumambo hwa-Mwari.

19 Nokuti tarisai tose hatisivapemhi here? Ko tose hatira-rame noMunhu mumwecheteiyeye, kana Mwari, pane zvinhuzvose zvatiinazvo, zvose zvoku-dya nezvokupfeka, negoridhe,nesirivha nazvose zvoupfumihwose hwose hwatiinahwo?

20 Uye tarisai; kunyange pa-nguva ino, manga muchidaidzazita ravo, muchikumbira kutimuregererwe zvivi zvenyu. Kovakabvumira here kuti muku-mbire pasina? Kwete; vadururaMweya wavo pamuri, vakaitakuti mwoyo yenyu izadzweanorufaro, vakaita kuti miromoyenyu itadze kutaura, kufarakwenyu kukava kukurusa.

21 Uye zvino, kana Mwari,avo vakasika imi, vanokupaiupenyu nezvose zvamunazvonezvamuri, vanokupai zvosezvamunokumbira kana zvirizvakarurama, mukutenda, mu-chitenda kuti muchagamuchira,

12a nkm Rudo.b Mosaya 4:26;

Aruma 4:13–14;5:26–35;D&Z 20:31–34.

13a nkm Muyananisi.14a I Tim. 5:8; D&Z 83:4.

b nkm Gakava.15a D&Z 68:25–28;

Mos. 6:58.nkm Dzidzisa.

b nkm Famba, FambanaMwari.

c Mosaya 18:21.

16a nkm RudoRwakadzama;Rubatsiro.

b Deut. 15:7–11;Zir. 21:13; Isa. 10:1–2.

17a Zir. 17:5.20a nkm Rufaro.

195 Mosaya 4:22–30

ko zvino, munotadza akupananasei zvamunazvo.22 Uye kana amuchitonga

munhu anenge aisa chichemochake kwamuri kuti asafe, mo-murasa, ko kuraswa kwakokunozova sei kana iwe buchira-mbira zvinhu zvako, zvisiri zva-ko asi zvaMwari, vanove ndivomuridzi weupenyu hwako;asika hamukumbire, kana kute-ndeuka pakutadza kwamaita.23 Ndinoti kwamuri, nhamo

kumunhu uyu, nokuti zvinhuzvake zvinoparara naye; uyezvino, ndinotaura izvi kuneavo avakapfuma muzvinhu zve-nyika ino.

24 Uyezve, ndinoti kuvaro-mbo, imi musina asi muinezvakakwana, zvinokuraramisaizuva nezuva; ndinoreva mosemunonyima mupemhi, muchitihamuna; ndingade kuti mutimumwoyo yenyu: handikwa-nise kupa nokuti handina, daindiinazvo andaipa.

25 Uye zvino, kana mukatauraizvi mumwoyo yenyu hamu-piwe mhosva, pasina izvozvoamucharaswa; kurambwa kwe-nyu kunofanira nokuti muno-chiva zvamusina kutambira.26 Uye zvino, pamusana pezvi-

nhu izvi zvandataura kwamu-ri— zviri, zvepamusoro pezvo-kuti murambe makaregererwazvivi zvenyu zuva nezuva,

kuti amufambe musina mhosvapamberi paMwari — ndingadekuti bmupe ckuvarombo zvi-mwe zvezvamuinazvo, munhuwose maererano nezvaanengeanazvo, dsekupa vane nzara,kupfekedza vasina kusimira,kushanyira vanorwara noku-vanamatira kuti vabatsirwe,pamweya napanyama, maere-rano nezvavanenge vachida.

27 Uye muone kuti zvinhuzvose izvi zvaitwa munzirakwayo noruzivo; nokuti hazvi-bvumirwe kuti munhu amha-nye akudarika simba raanaro.Uyezve, zvinoda kut i avenesimba, kuti ave anowana mu-bairo; naizvozvo, zvinhu zvosezvinofanirwa kuitwa nomazvo.

28 Uye ndinoda kuti muranga-rire, kuti uyo wose anenge aku-mbira chinhu kune muvakidza-ni wake anofanirwa kudzorachinhu ichocho, mukuwirirana;kana kuti uchazoita chivi; kanakuti uchaita kuti muvakidzaniwako aitewo chivi.

29 Uye mukupedzisa, handi-ngakwanisi kukutaurirai zvinhuzvose zvinoita kuti mutadze;nokuti kune nzira dzakawandadzakasiyana-siyana, dzakawa-nda zvokuti handikwanise ku-dziverenga.

30 Asi izvi ndinokutaurirai,kuti kana amukasazvichenjerera,bnepfungwa dzenyu, cnemazwi

21a nkm Rubatsiro;Ruyamuro.

22a Mat. 7:1–2; Joh. 7:24.b I Joh. 3:17.

23a D&Z 56:16.24a Marko 12:44.25a D&Z 56:17.

26a nkm Famba, FambanaMwari.

b Jak. 2:17–19.c Zek. 7:10; Aruma 1:27.

nkm Kupa zvipo.d Isa. 58:10–11;

D&Z 104:17–18.

27a D&Z 10:4.30a Aruma 12:14.

nkm Murindiri.b Marko 7:18–23.

nkm Kufunga.c Mat. 15:18–20.

nkm Kusvibisa.

Mosaya 5:1–7 196

enyu, nekuita kwenyu, noku-chengetedza mirairo yaMwari,muchiramba muri mukutendapamusana pezvinhu zvamaka-nzwa pamusoro pokuuya kwa-Ishe wedu, kusvikira kumagumoeupenyu hwenyu, munofanirwakufa. Uye zvino, vanhu, yeukai,musazofa.

CHITSAUKO 5

Vatendi vanova vanakomana na-vanasikana vaKristu kuburikidzanokutenda— Zvino vanoshevedzwanezita raKristu — Mambo Benja-mini anovakuridzira kuti vavevakasimba uye vasingazungunukemumabasa akanaka. Zvingangovemakore 124 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino, apo mambo Benja-mini pavakanga vataura kuva-nhu vavo, vakatumira mavari,vachida kuziva vanhu vavokuti vakanga vachitenda heremashoko avakange vataurakwavari.2 Uye vose vakadaira nezwi

rimwechete, vachiti: Hongu,tinotenda mashoko ose amata-ura kwatiri; uye zvakare, tinozi-va nechokwadi nokuvimbisikakwawo, nokuda kwoMweyawaIshe Unemasimba, uyo wa-kaunza arushanduko rwukurumatiri, kana kuti mumwoyoyedu, zvekuti hatichada kuitamabasa bakaipa, asi kurambatichiita mabasa akanaka.

3 Uye isu, pachedu, zvakare,nokunaka kusingaverengekekwaMwari, nezvinoiswa pache-na noMweya wake, tave kura-tidzwa zvichauya; uye daizvaikodzera, taiporofita muzvi-nhu zvose.

4 Uye kutendeseka kwatina-ko pamusana pezvinhu zvoseizvo mambo vedu zvavaka-taura kwatiri uko kwaunzakwatiri ruzivo rwukuru urwu,zvinove zvinhu zviri kutifadzazvikuru.

5 Uye tine chido chokupindaamuchibvumirano naMwarivedu kuti tiite kuda kwavo,nokuteerera mirairo yavo mu-zvinhu zvose zvavachatiraira,kwamazuva edu asara tiri vape-nyu, kuti tisazviunzire kurwa-dziwa bkusingaperi, sokutaurwakwaitwa cnengirozi, kuti tisa-nwire mumukombe wokusha-tirwa kwaMwari.

6 Uye zvino, aya ndiwo ma-zwi aidiwa kwavari naMamboBenjamini; naizvozvo vakatikwavari: Mataura mazwi anda-nga ndichida kunzwa; nechi-bvumirano chamaita chibvumi-rano chitsvene.

7 Uye zvino, nenzira yechi-bvumirano chamaita muchazo-daidzwa kuti avana vaKristu,vanakomana vake, navanasika-na vake; nokuti tarisai, nezuvaranhasi bakuberekai pamweya;nokuti munoti cmwoyo yenyuyashanduka kuburikidza noku-

5 2a Aruma 5:14.nkm KuberekwanaMwari, KuberekwaPatsva.

b Aruma 19:33.

5a Mosaya 18:10.b Mosaya 3:25–27.c Mosaya 3:2.

7a Mosaya 27:24–26;Mos. 6:64–68.

nkm VanakomananeVanasikanavaMwari.

b nkm Akaberekwa.c nkm Mwoyo.

197 Mosaya 5:8–15

tenda muzita rake; naizvozvo,dmaberekwa naye mukava eva-nakomana navanasikana vake.8 Uye pasi pomusoro wake

amasunungurwa, bhapana mu-mwe musoro ungakusunu-ngurei. Hapana rimwe czitarakapiwa ringaunze ruponeso;naizvozvo, ndingade kut idmutakure zita raKristu pamuri,imi mose mapinda muchibvu-mirano naMwari kuti mucha-teerera kusvika kumagumokwoupenyu hwenyu.9 Uye zvichaitika kuti wose

anoita izvi achaonekwa arikuruoko rworudyi rwaMwari,nokuti achaziva zita iro ari ku-daidzwa naro; nokuti achadai-dzwa nezita raKristu.10 Uye zvichaitika, kuti uyo

asingatore zita raKristu anozo-fanirwa kudaidzwa anerimwezita; nokudaro, anozozvionaari kuruoko brworuboshwe rwa-Mwari.11 Uye ndinoda kuti mura-

ngarire zvakare, kuti iri ndiroazita randakati ndichakupai ri-singazodzimwa, kunze kwo-kunge matadza; saka, inzwaimusatadze, kuti zita risabviswemumwoyo yenyu.12 Ndinoti kwamuri, ndinoda

kuti murangarire kuti iro zitarakafanira akugara rakanyorwa

nguva dzose mumwoyo yenyu,kuti musaonekwe muri kuruokorworuboshwe rwaMwari, asikuti munzwe nokuziva izwiramuchazodaidzwa naro, uye-zve, zita iro ravachakudaidzainaro.

13 Nokuti ko munhu aangazivesei tenzi waasina kushandira,mweni kwaari, ari kure kwepfu-ngwa dzake nokuita kwemwo-yo wake?

14 Uye zvakare, munhu ano-tora mbongoro yomuvakidzaniwake, oichengeta here? Ndinotikwamuri, Kwete; haaibvumirekuti ifure nezvipfuyo zvake, asianoitinhira kunze, nokuirasirakunze. Ndinoti kwamuri, sai-zvozvo zvichaitika kwamurikana musingazive zita ramuno-shevedzwa naro.

15 Naizvozvo, ndinoda muvemakasimba uye musingazungu-nuke, mugare makaputirwanamabasa akanaka, kuti Kristu,Ishe Mwari Samasimba, avazo-kusunganidzai kwavari, kutimuzounzwa kudenga, kutimuzove neruponeso rwusinga-peri neupenyu hwokusingaperi,kuburikidza noruzivo, nesimba,nokururama, netsitsi dzaivobvakasika zvinhu zvose, mude-nga nepanyika, vanova Mwaripamusoro pezvose. Ameni.

7d Mosaya 15:10–11.nkm KuberekwanaMwari,Kuberekwa Patsva.

e D&Z 11:30.8a VaR. 6:18; VaG. 5:1;

Hir. 14:30.b Mabasa 4:10, 12;

Aruma 21:9.

c Mosaya 26:18.d Mabasa 11:26;

Aruma 46:15.10a Aruma 5:38–39.

b Mat. 25:33.11a Mosaya 1:11–12.

nkm Jesu Kristu—Kutora Zita raJesuKristu paTiri.

12a D&Z 18:23–25.13a Mosaya 26:24–27.15a nkm Kudaidzwa

nekuSarudzwa;Kutsveneswa.

b VaKoro. 1:16;Mosaya 4:2;Aruma 11:39.

Mosaya 6:1–7 198

CHITSAUKO 6

Mambo Benjamini vanonyora ma-zita evanhu vachibva vasarudzavapirisita vekuvadzidzisa — Mosa-ya anotonga samambo vakarurama.Zvingangove makore 124 kusvikaku121 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino, mambo Benjaminivakafunga kuti zvakafanira,mushure mekunge vapedzakutaura kuvanhu, kuti avatoremazita evavo vose vakangavapinda muchibvumirano na-Mwari chekuchengetedza mi-rairo yavo.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-

nge kusina kana munhu mu-mwechete, kunze kwevanavaduku, akange asina kuitachibvumirano uye vatora pa-vari zita raKristu.3 Uye pakare, zvakaitika kuti

pakange mambo Benjaminivapedza zvinhu zvose izvi, va-kazodza mwanakomana wavoa Mosaya kuti ave mutonginamambo wevanhu vavo, uyevamupa masimba ose maerera-no neumambo, uye bvaisa vapi-risita cvekudzidzisa vanhu, kutivagonzwa nekuziva mirairoyaMwari, nekuvamutsa kutivarangarire dmhiko yavakaita,vakavaregera kuti vaende, va-kadzokera, wose munhu, mhurinemhuri, kudzimba dzavo.4 Uye aMosaya akavamba ku-

tonga ari munzvimbo yababavake. Uye akatanga kutonga

mugore rake rechimakumi ma-tatu ekuberekwa, zvinoita pa-mwechete, zvingangosvika ma-zana mana emakore ane makoremakumi manomwe nematanha-tu kubvira bpanguva yakabvaRihai kuJerusarema.

5 Uye mambo Benjamini vaka-gara makore matatu ndokubvavafa.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti mamboMosaya vakafamba nemunziradzaIshe, vachitevedza kutongakwavo nemitemo yavo, uye va-chichengetedza mirairo yavomuzvinhu zvose zvavaiudzwa.

7 Uye mambo Mosaya vakaitakuti vanhu vavo varime minda.Uye naivowo, pachavo, vakari-ma, kuti avasave mutoro kuva-nhu vavo, kuti vaite sezvaiitababa vavo muzvinhu zvose.Uye hakuna kumbove nekune-tsana mukati mevanhu vavokwenguva yemakore matatu.

CHITSAUKO 7

Amoni anowana nyika yaRihai-Nifai, umo Rimuhai aive mambo—Vanhu vaRimuhai inhapwa dzema-Ramani — Rimuhai anotaura ru-n g a n o r w a v o — M u p o r o f i t a(Abhinadhai) akanga apupura kutiKristu ndiMwari naBaba wezvinhuzvose— Avo vanodyara tsvina va-nokohwa chinyamupupuri, uye avovanoisa ruvimbo rwavo munaIshevachaponeswa. Zvingangove mako-re 121 Kristu asati azvarwa.

6 1a D&Z 128:8.3a Mosaya 1:10; 2:30.

b nkm Gadza.c Aruma 4:7.

d Mosaya 5:5–7.4a nkm Mosaya,

MwanakomanawaBenjamini.

b 1 Ni. 1:4.7a II VaKori. 11:9.

199 Mosaya 7:1–12

Uye zvino, zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekunge mambo Mosayavatonga murunyararo kwema-kore matatu, vakada kuzivamaererano nevanhu avakaendakunogara munyika yaRihai-Ni-fai; kana muguta raRihai-Nifainokuti vanhu vavo havanachavakanga vanzwa kubva ku-vanhu ava kubvira panguvayavakabva munyika byeZara-hemura; nokudaro, vaivanetsanekubvunza kwavo.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti mambo

Mosaya vakabvuma kuti guminevatanhatu revarume vavovakasimba vangaende kunyikayaRihai-Nifai, kuti vanonzwanezvehama dzavo.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti mangwa-

na acho vakatanga kuenda, vai-ne mumwe ainzi Amoni, iye arimurume akasimba anotyiwa,uye ari wechizvarwa chaZara-hemura; uye akange ari mutu-ngamiri wavowo.4 Uye zvino, vakange vasinga-

zive gwara ravaifanira kufambanaro murenje kuti vakwirekunyika yaRihai-Nifai; saka va-katumhudzika kwemazuva ma-zhinji murenje, kana makumimana emazuva vachingotu-mhudzika.5 Uye zvavakanga vatumhu-

dzika kwemakumi mana ema-zuva vakasvika pachikomo,chiri kuchamhembe kwenyikaayeShiromu, ndokubva vadzikamatende avo ipapo.6 Uye Amoni akatora vatatu

vehama dzake, uye mazitaavo aiva Amarekai, Heremi,

naHemu, ndokubva vadzikamunyika ayaNifai.7 Uye tarisai, vakasangana na-

mambo vevanhu vaive munyikayaNifai, nemunyika yeShiromu;uye vakabva vakombwa nema-purisa amambo, vakatorwa,vakasungwa, uye vakaiswa mu-tirongo.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti vagaramutirongo kwemazuva mavirivakaunzwa zvakare pamberipamambo, uye majoto avo aka-sunungurwa; uye vakamira pa-mberi pamambo, vakabvumi-rwa, kana kuti vakaudzwa,kuti vakafanira kupindura mi-bvunzo yavaizovabvunza.

9 Uye akati kwavari: Tarisai,ndini aRimuhai, mwanakomanawaNoa, akange ari mwanawaZenifi , akabva munyikayeZarahemura kuzogara nhakayenyika ino, yakange iri nyikayemadzibaba avo, ndikaitwamambo nezwi revanhu.

10 Uye zvino, ndinoda kuzivachikonzero chaita kuti musatyekusvika pedyo nerusvingo rwe-guta, zvandange ini pachangu,ndiine mapurisa angu tiri kunzekwesuo?

11 Uye zvino, nechikonzeroichocho ndabvumidza kuti mu-chengetwe, kuti ndigokubvu-nzai, nokuti ndingadai ndangotimapurisa angu akuurayei. Mu-nobvumirwa kutaura.

12 Uye zvino, Amoni paakaonakuti ari kubvumirwa kutaura,akaenda pamberi pamambo aka-kotamisa musoro wake kuku-dza mambo; uye achisimudza

7 1a Omu. 1:27–30.b Omu. 1:13.

5a Mosaya 9:6, 8, 14.6a 2 Ni. 5:8.

9a Mosaya 11:1.

Mosaya 7:13–19 200

musoro akati kuna mambo:Imi mambo, ndinotenda kwa-zvo pamberi paMwari nhasiuno kuti ndichiri mupenyu, uyendichibvumirwa kutaura; uyendichaedza kutaura ndisingatye;13 Nokuti ndine chokwadi

chekuti dai mange mandizivamungadai musina kubvumirakuti ndipfekedzwe majotoandiinawo aya. Nokuti ndiniAmoni, uye ndiri chizvarwaacheZarahemura, uye tabvakunyika yeZarahemura kutitizonzwa nezvehama dzedu,avo vakatorwa naZenifi achiuyanavo kuno.

14 Uye zvino, zvakaitika kutimushure mekunge Rimuhaianzwa mazwi aya aAmoni,akafara zvikuru, akabva ati:Zvino, ndinoziva zvechokwadikuti hama dzangu dziri mu-nyika yeZarahemura dzichirimhenyu. Uye zvino, ndichafara;uye mangwana ndichaita kutinevanhu vangu vafarewo.15 Nokuti tarisai, takasungwa

namaRamani, uye tiri akutere-swa mutero unorema kuutakura.Uye zvino tarisai, hama dzedudzichatibvisa muusungwa hwe-du, kana kutibvisa mumaokoemaRamani, uye tonove nha-pwa dzavo; nokuti zviri nanikuti tive nhapwa kumaNifaipane kuti titere kuna mambovemaRamani.16 Uye zvino, Rimuhai akati

kumapurisa vake vasunungureAmoni nehama dzake, asi akai-ta kuti vaende kugomo raive

kuchamhembe kweShiromu, va-nouya nehama dzavo kuguta,kuti vazodya, nekunwa, nokutivazorore mukuneta nenzira ye-rwendo rwavo; nokuti vakangevanetswa nezvinhu zvizhinji;nokuti vakanga vanetswa ne-nzara, nyota, nekuneta.

17 Uye zvino, zvakaitika kutiave mangwana mambo Rimu-hai vakatumira shoko kuvanhuvavo vose, vachiti vaunganepamwechete akutemberi, kutivanzwe mazwi avaida kutaurakwavari.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti pava-kanga vaunganidzana pamwe-chete vakataura kwavari netsikaiyi, vachiti: Imi vanhu vangu,simudzai misoro yenyu munya-radzwe; nokuti tarisai, nguvayave pedyo, kana kuti haisisirikure, yekuti tichirega kuve pasipevavengi vedu, kana dai zva-zvo tiri kutambudzika zvizhi-nji, kutambudzikira pasina; asindinovimba kuti pachine kuta-mbudzika kune mano kwata-kafanira kuita.

19 Naizvozvo, simudzai miso-ro yenyu, uye mufare, uyemuise ruvimbo rwenyu amuna-Mwari, munaMwari ivavo vaiveMwari vaAbrahama, naIsaka,naJakobo; uyezve, ivo Mwarivaya bvakaburitsa vana vaIsrae-ri munyika yeEgipita, uye vaka-ita kuti vayambuke GungwaDzvuku nepakaoma pakukutu,uye vakavapa cmana kuti vasafemurenje; nezvimwe zvinhuzvizhinji zvavakavaitira.

13a Omu. 1:12–15.15a Mosaya 19:15.17a 2 Ni. 5:16.

19a Eks. 3:6; 1 Ni. 19:10.b Eks. 12:40–41;

Aruma 36:28.

c Eks. 16:15, 35;Num. 11:7–8;Josh. 5:12.

201 Mosaya 7:20–28

20 Uye zvakare, ivo Mwari va-mwechetevo avakabvisa madzi-baba edu munyika yeJerusare-ma, uye vakachengeta nokuche-ngetedza vanhu kana kusvikazvino; uye tarisai, pamusana pe-kutadza kwedu nokuipa kwedukwaita kuti vatiise muusungwa.21 Uye mose imi muri vapu-

puri nhasi uno, kuti Zenifi, akai-twa mambo wevanhu vano, iyeakanga aachishingairira kugaranhaka yenyika yemadzibabaake, saka nokunyengedzwa ne-ungwaru hwamambo Ramani,avo vakaita chibvumirano na-mambo Zenifi, uye vachingevaisa mumaoko avo zvinhuzvaive muchidimbu chenyika,kana neguta raRihai-Nifai, uyeguta reShiromu; nematunhuakakomberedza —22 Uye vakaita zvose izvi, kuti

avaunze vanhu ava pasi kanakuti muusungwa. Uye tarisai,iye zvino tinotera kuna mambowemaRamani, zvinoita chikamuchepakati chechibage chedu,nebari yedu, uye kana zvosezvatinokohwa zvemarudzi ose,uye chikamu chepakati cheu-wandu hwematanga edu; uyekana chikamu chepakati chezvi-nhu zvatiinazvo zvedu mambowemaRamani vanozvida kwa-tiri, kana upenyu hwedu.23 Uye zvino, izvi hazvisuwise

here kuzvitakura? Uye uku, ku-tambudzwa kwedu, hakusi ku-kuru here? Zvino tarisai, kukurakwakaita chikonzero chedu che-kuchema.

24 Hongu, ndinoti zvikuruzvikonzero zvinoita kuti tiche-me; nokuti tarisai vangani veha-ma dzedu vakauraiwa, uye roparavo rikadeurwa pasina, uyezvose izvi zvichikonzerwa ne-kutadza.

25 Nokuti dai vanhu ava va-sina kuwira mukutadza Ishevangadai vasina kubvumirakuti kuipa kukuru uku kuuyepavari. Asi tarisai, havana kudakuteerera kumazwi avo; asipakamuka kusawirirana pakatipavo, zvekuti vakaurayanavakadeura ropa pakati pavopachavo.

26 Uye vakauraya amuporofi-ta waIshe; hongu, munhu akasa-rudzwa naMwari, akavaudzakutadza kwavo nokuipa kwavo,uye akaporofita zvinhu zvizhi-nji zvakange zvichiuya, hongu,kana nekuuya kwaKristu.

27 Uye nokuti akati kwavariKristu ndiye aMwari, Baba ve-zvinhu zvose, uye akati achato-ra mufananidzo wemunhu, uyeuri bmufananidzo uyo wakasi-kwa nawo munhu pakutangakana kuti nemamwe mazwi,akati munhu akasikwa nemu-fananidzo cwaMwari, nokutiMwari vachauya pano pasipakati pevana vevanhu, uyevagove nemuviri wenyama ne-ropa, uye vagofamba pamusoropenyika —

28 Uye zvino, nenzira yokutiakataura izvi, vakamuuraya;uye vakaita zvimwe zvizhinjizvakaita kuti Mwari vavaratidze

20a 1 Ni. 2:1–4.21a Mosaya 9:1–3.22a Mosaya 10:18.26a Mosaya 17:12–20.

27a nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

b Gen. 1:26–28;Eta 3:14–17;

D&Z 20:17–18.c Mosaya 13:33–34;

15:1–4.

Mosaya 7:29–8:6 202

hasha dzavo. Naizvozvo, ndia-ni anoshamiswa kuti vanhuava vari muusungwa, nokutivakarohwa neshamhu yekuta-mbudzika kukuru?29 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe vakati:

aHandizoyamura vanhu vangumuzuva rekutadza kwavo; asindinodziva nzira dzavo kutivatadze kubudirira; uye kuitakwavo kuchave zvimhingamu-pinyi pamberi pavo.30 Uye, vakati zvakare: Kana

vanhu vangu vakadyara atsvinabvachakohwa hundi muchamu-pupuri; uye ipapo pachabudachepfu.31 Uye, vakati zvakare: Kana

vanhu vangu vakadyara tsvinavachakohwa mhepo ayekuma-bvazuva, inouya nokuparadzapakarepo.32 Uye zvino, tarisai, zvakavi-

mbiswa naIshe zvazadzikiswa,uye marohwa uye matambu-dzwa.33 Asi amukatendeukira kuna

Ishe nemwoyo izere, uye mukai-sa ruvimbo rwenyu mavari, uyemugomushandira nesimba re-pfungwa dzenyu dzose, muka-ita izvi, maererano nekudakwavo nokufadzwa kwavo,vanokubvisai muusungwa.

CHITSAUKO 8

Amoni anodzidzisa vanhu vaRimu-hai — Anonzwa nezvemahwendefamakumi maviri ane mahwendefamana emaJaredhi — Zvinyorwa

zvakare zvinogona kududzirwanevaoni — Hakuna chipo chinoku-nda cheuoni. Zvingangove makore121 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mushuremekunge mambo Rimuhai va-pedza kutaura kuvanhu vavo,nokuti vakataura zvinhu zvizhi-nji kwavari, uye zvishoma ndi-zvo zvandanyora mubhukurino, vakataurira vanhu vavozvinhu zvose maererano neha-ma dzavo dzakange dziri mu-nyika yeZarahemura.

2 Uye vakaita kuti Amoniasimuke pamberi pemhomhoyevanhu, uye agotaura zvosezvakange zvaitika kuhama dza-vo kubvira panguva yekubudakwaZenifi munyika kusvikapanguva yaakabvawo iye mu-nyika.

3 Uye vakavataurirawo mazwiekupedzisira akataurwa nama-mbo Benjamini vachivadzidzisa,akaatsanangurira vanhu vama-mbo Rimuhai, kuti vakwanisekunzwisisa ose mazwi aaitaura.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti apedzakuita zvose izvi, mambo Rimu-hai vakaparadza mhomho ye-vanhu, uye vakati wose munhuadzokere kumba kwake.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaitakuti mahwendefa aive anezvi-nyorwa zvevanhu vavo kubvirapanguva yavakabva muZara-hemura, aunzwe kuna Amoni,kuti aaverenge.

6 Zvino, Amoni achangopedzakuverenga zvinyorwa, mambo

29a I Sam. 12:15;II Mak. 24:20.

30a nkm Hutsvina.

b VaG. 6:7–8; D&Z 6:33.nkm Mukoho.

31a Jer. 18:17;

Mosaya 12:6.33a Morm. 9:6.8 5a Mosaya 9–22.

203 Mosaya 8:7–15

vakamubvunza kuti vanzwekuti anogona kududzira ndimihere, uye Amoni akamutaurirakuti haakwanise.7 Uye mambo vakati kwaari:

Ndasuwiswa pamusana peda-mbudziko revanhu vangu, nda-kaita kuti makumi mana anevanhu vatatu vevanhu vanguvaende parwendo murenje, kutivangawane nyika yeZarahe-mura, kuti tigokumbira kuhamadzedu kuti dzitibvise muusu-ngwa.8 Uye vakarasika murenje

kwemazuva mazhinji, asi vaka-simba, uye vakaishaya nyikayeZarahemura asi vakadzokakuno, mushure mekusvika kuneimwe nyika yaive nehova dze-mvura dzakawanda, vawananyika yakange izere mapfupaevanhu, neemhuka, uye yaka-nge izerewo matongo edzimbadzemarudzi ose, vawana nyikayairatidza kuti yakambogarwanevanhu vakange vakawandasevanhu veIsraeri.9 Uye seuchapupu hwekuti

zvinhu zvavakataura ndezve-chokwadi vakauya nemahwe-ndefa amakumi maviri nemanaazere nekunyorwa, uye ariegoridhe chairo.10 Uye tarisai, zvakare, vauya

anezvidzitiro, zvikuru zvepa-zvipfuva uye zviri bzvendariranezvemhangura, uye zvakasi-mba chaizvo.11 Uye zvakare, vauya nemi-

nondo, nhava dzacho dzaora,uye mipeni yacho yakadyiwanengura; uye hamuna ari mu-

nyika muno anogona kududziramutauro kana zvakanyorwapamahwendefa. Naizvozvo nda-kati kwauri: Unogona kududzi-ra here?

12 Uye ndinoti kwauri zvaka-re: Pane aunoziva here anga-dudzire? Nokuti ndinoda kutizvinyorwa izvi zvidudzirwemuchirudzi chedu; nokuti,zvimwe, zvingatipe ruzivo rwe-vanhu vakasara pavanhu vaka-paradzwa, kuti zvinyorwa izvizvakabva kupi; kana, zvimwe,zvingatipe ruzivo rwevanhuivava vakaparadzwa; uye ndi-noda kuziva chikonzero cheku-paradzwa kwavo.

13 Zvino Amoni akati kwaari:Ndinogona kukutaurirai necho-kwadi, imi mambo, nezvemu-rume anokwanisa akududzirazvinyorwa; nokuti ane pamwepaanotarisa, odudzira zvosezvinyorwa zvemazuva akare;uye chipo chinobva kuna Mwa-ri. Uye zvinhu zvacho zvinonzibzvidudziriso, uye hakuna mu-nhu angazvitarise kunze kwe-kunge atumwa kuzvitarisa,nokuti angangotarisa zvaasinakufanira kutarisa akafa. Uyeanenge anzi atarise mazvirikana ndiani zvake, iyeyo anonzicmuoni.14 Uye tarisai, mambo weva-

nhu vari munyika yaZarahe-mura ndiye munhu akatumwakuita zvinhu izvi, uye ndiyeane chipo chikuru ichi kubvakuna Mwari.

15 Uye mambo vakati muonimukuru kupfuura muporofita.

9a Eta 1:1–2.10a Eta 15:15.

b Eta 10:23.13a Mosaya 28:10–17.

b nkm Urimi neTumimi.c nkm Muoni.

Mosaya 8:16–9:1 204

16 Uye Amoni akati muonimududziri uye muporofitazvakare; hakuna chipo chinga-pfuura ichi chingapiwe munhu,kunze kwekunge aine simbaraMwari, zvisingagonekwe ne-munhu; asi munhu angagonakuwana simba guru raanopiwakubva kuna Mwari.17 Asi muoni anogona kuziva

zvinhu zvakaitika kare, uye kanazvinhu zvichauya, uye naizvo-zvo zvinhu zvose zvichaiswapachena, kana, kuti, zvinhuzveruvande zvichaiswa pachena,uye zvakavanda zvichabudapachena, uye zvinhu zvisinga-zivikanwe zvichaitwa kuti zvi-zivikanwe navo, uyezve zvinhuzvichaitwa kuti zvizivikanwenenzira yazvo zvinhu zvangezvisingazombozivikanwa.18 Saizvozvo Mwari vakaisa

nzira dzekuti munhu, pamu-sana perutendo, angakwanisekushanda zvishamiso zviku-ru; naizvozvo anobva ave aneruyamuro rwukuru kuvanhuvamwe vake.19 Uye zvino, mushure me-

kunge Amoni apedza kutauramazwi aya mambo akafarazvikuru, akatenda kuna Mwari,achiti: Hapana kukahadzikakuti mumahwendefa aya munezvakavandika azvikuru, uyezvidudziriso izvi zvakagadzi-rwa pasina kukahadzika kutizvigoburitsa zvakavandika zvo-se kuvana vevanhu.20 Iwo mabasa aIshe anosha-

misa, uye zvichatora nguva ya-kadii achitambudzika nevanhu

vake; hongu, uye hwakadiiupofu nokusapindika kwoku-nzwisisa kwevana vevanhu;nokuti havatsvake ungwaru,naivowo havadi kuti vatongweneungwaru!

21 Hongu, vakafanana neda-nga rakapanduka rinotiza mu-fudzi, ropararira, rotinhwa,uye rodyiwa nezvikara zvemu-sango.

Zvinyorwa zvaZenifi — Nho-roondo yevanhu vekwake, ku-bvira panguva yavakasiya nyikayaZarahemura kusvika pangu-va yavakabviswa mumaokoemaRamani.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko9 kusvika ku22.

CHITSAUKO 9

Zenifi anotungamira chikwatakubva muZarahemura kuti anoto-ra nyika yaRihai-Nifai — MambowemaRamani anovabvumira kuito-ra — Panoita hondo pakati pema-Ramani nevanhu vaZenifi. Zvinga-ngove makore 200 kusvika ku187Kristu asati azvarwa.

Ini Zenifi, semunhu akadzidzi-swa mumutauro wose wemaNi-fai, uye ndiine ruzivo arwenyikayaNifai, kana kuti nyika yema-dzibaba edu yenhaka yavoyekutanga, uye sezvo ndakangandakatumwa kunosora mukatimemaRamani kuti ndisore mau-to avo, kuti hondo yedu ivarwiseivaparadze — asi zvandakaona

19a Eta 3:21–28; 4:4–5. 9 1a 2 Ni. 5:5–8; Omu. 1:12.

205 Mosaya 9:2–12

zvinhu zvakanaka mavarinemukati mavo ndakada kutivasaparadzwe.2 Naizvozvo, ndakaitirana

nharo nehama dzangu tiri mu-renje, nokuti ndaiti mutongiwedu aite chibvumirano navo;asi iye semunhu akange akaomauye aine nyota yeropa akatindiuraiwe; asi ndakaponeswanekudeurwa kweropa raka-wanda; nokuti baba akarwanababa, uye mukoma akarwisamunin’ina, kudakara vanhu va-zhinji vehondo yedu vauraiwavaparadzwa murenje; uye tika-dzokera, isu takange tapu-nyuka, kunyika yeZarahemura,kunotaura rungano urwu kuva-kadzi vavo nevana vavo.3 Uye inika, nokunzwa ndi-

chida zvikuru kutora nyikayenhaka yemadzibaba edu,ndakatora vanhu vakawandavaida kuti titore nyika, uyendokutanga zvakare rwendorwekuenda murenje kuti tiendekunyika iya; asi takarohwanenzara nematambudziko ano-rwadza; nokuti takanonokakuyeuka Ishe Mwari vedu.4 Zvisinei, mushure memazu-

va mazhinji tichingodzengereratiri musango takadzika tendedzedu panzvimbo yakaurairwahama dzedu, yakange iri pedyonekunyika kwemadzibaba edu.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakae-

nda zvakare muguta nevanhuvangu vana, kuna mambo, kutindizive nezvemagariro amambo,nokuti ndizive kuti ndingaende

here nevanhu vangu ndikatoranyika murunyararo.

6 Uye ndakaenda kuna ma-mbo, uye akabvumirana nenikuti ndinotora nyika yaRihai-Nifai, nenyika yaShiromu.

7 Uye akatiwo kuvanhu vakengavabve munyika iyi, uye ininevanhu vangu tikaenda mu-nyika iyi kuti tiitore.

8 Uye takatanga kuvaka dzi-mba, nekugadzirisa svingoreguta; hongu, kana nesvingoreguta raRihai-Nifai, negutaraShiromu.

9 Uye takatanga kurima mi-nda, hongu, kana nembeu dze-marudzi akasiyana-siyana, ne-mbeu yechibage, uye yegorosi,neyezviyo, neyeniya, neyeshu-mu, nembeu dzakasiyana-siya-na dzemichero; uye tikatangakuwanda tikabudirira munyika.

10 Zvino dzakange dziri njerenokunyengedza kwamamboRamani, kuti aagopinza vanhuvangu muusungwa, zvakaitakuti abvume kutipa nyika kutiive yedu.

11 Naizvozvo zvakaitika kuti,mushure mekunge tagara mu-nyika umu kwegumi remakorerine makore maviri mamboRamani akatanga kusagadzika-na, ave kuti zvimwe vanhu va-ngu vangave nesimba munyika,uye akatya kuti havaizogonakuvakunda nokuvaisa muusu-ngwa.

12 Zvino vakange vari vanhuvane nungo uye vanhu vanodaazvekunamata zvifananidzo;

10a Mosaya 7:21–22.12a Eno. 1:20.

nkm KunamataZvifananidzo.

Mosaya 9:13–10:2 206

naizvozvo vakanga voda kutiisamuusungwa, kuti vagogarikanekushandirwa nesu nemaokoedu; hongu, kuti vaite mabikonezvipfuwo zvemakura edu.13 Naizvozvo zvakaitika kuti

mambo Ramani akatanga ku-mutsa vanhu vake kuti vakaka-vadzane nevanhu vangu; sakakwakatanga kuve nehondo no-kukakavadzana munyika.14 Nokuti, mugore rekutonga

kwangu rechigumi nemakorematatu munyika yaNifai, kurenechekumaodzanyemba kwe-nyika yaShiromu, vanhu vangupavakange vachinwisa noku-fudza zvipfuyo zvavo, vachiri-ma minda yavo, mhomho ye-vanhu vemaRamani yakasvikaikatanga kuvauraya, nokutorazvipfuyo zvavo, nechibagecheminda yavo.15 Hongu, zvakaitika kuti

vakatiza, vose avo vasina kusvi-kirwa, vakatizira kuguta raNi-fai, uye vakauya kwandiri kutindivadzivirire.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

vapa uta, nemiseve, neminondo,nemapanga, nenduni, nerekeni,nezvombo zvemarudzi ose atai-kwanisa kuita, uye ini nevanhuvangu takaenda kuhondo kuno-rwisa maRamani.17 Hongu, nesimba raIshe

takaenda kuhondo kunorwisamaRamani, nokuti ini nevanhuvangu takachema zvikuru kunaIshe kuti vatibvise mumaokoevavengi vedu, nokuti takamu-tswa tikabva tayeuka kupone-swa kwakaitwa madzibaba edu.

18 Uye Mwari avakanzwa ku-chema kwedu vakapinduramiteuro yedu; uye tikaendanesimba rake; hongu, takaendakunorwisana namaRamani, uyemuzuva rimwechete neusikuhumwechete takauraya zviuruzvitatu zvine makumi manaane vanhu vatatu; takavaurayakudakara tavabvisa munyikamedu.

19 Uye ini, pachangu, nemaokoangu, ndakabatsira kuviga va-kafa vavo. Uye tarisai, takasuwatikachema zvikuru, nokuti pa-kauraiwa mazana maviri anemakumi manomwe ane vanhuvapfumbamwe vehama dzedu.

CHITSAUKO 10

Mambo Ramani anofa — Vanhuvake vanopenga uye magandangauye vanotevedza tsika dzemanye-po — Zenifi nevanhu vake vano-vakurira. Zvingangove makore187 kusvika ku160 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti takatangazvakare kumisa umambo uyetikatanga kutora nyika muru-nyararo. Uye ndakaita kutikugadzirwe zvombo zvehondozvemarudzi ose, kuti ndivenezvombo zvevanhu kuitiranguva ichauya maRamani avekurwisa vanhu vangu muhondozvakare.

2 Uye ndakaisa vachengetikukomberedza nyika yose, kutimaRamani arege kutinyangiratisingazive agotiparadza; uye

18a Mosaya 29:20.

207 Mosaya 10:3–12

ndiko kuchengeta kwandakaitavanhu vangu nezvipfuyo zva-ngu, uye ndikaita kuti vasawiremumaoko evavengi vedu.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti takagara

nyika yamadzibaba edu kwe-makore mazhinji, hongu, kwe-nguva inosvika makumi maviriemakore ane makore maviri.4 Uye ndakaita kuti varume

varime minda, uye vagodyaraose marudzi aembeu nemarudziose emichero.5 Uye ndakaita kuti vakadzi

varuke, vashande nesimba, uyevashande, uye vaite marudzinemarudzi aemachira, hongu,nemarudzi ose emicheka, kutitigopfekedza kusapfeka kwedu;uye ndiko kubudirira kwataka-ita munyika — ndiko kuve ne-runyararo rwakaramba rwuripokwemakumi maviri emakoreane makore maviri.6 Uye zvakaitika kuti mambo

aRamani akafa, uye mwanako-mana wake akatanga kutongamunzvimbo make. Uye akata-nga kumutsa vanhu vake kutivamukire vanhu vangu; naizvo-zvo vakatanga kugadzirirahondo, nokuuya kuzorwisananevanhu vangu.7 Asi ndakange ndiine vasori

vangu vandakange ndatumamumatunhu aeShemuroni, kutindione kugadzirira kwavo, kutindigovagadzirira, kuti vasasvi-ke pavanhu vangu vakavapa-radza.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakauya

nekumusoro kuchamhembekwenyika yeShiromu, nevarwivakawanda, varume avaive bne-uta, nemiseve, neminondo, ne-mipeni, nematombo, nerekeni;uye vakange vakasvuurwa mi-soro iri pachena; uye vakangavakasunga bhanhire regandamuchiuno.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ita kuti madzimai nevana veva-nhu vangu vanohwandiswamurenje; uye ndikaita kutidzose harahwa dzangu dzaka-nge dzichikwanisa kutakurazvombo, nemajaya ose akangeachikwanisa kutakura zvombo,vakafanira kuungana pamwe-chete kut i vagonorwisananamaRamani; uye ndakavaisamuzvikwata zvavo, wose mu-rume maererano nezera rake.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti takae-nda kuhondo kunorwisana na-maRamani; uye ini, kunyangeini, nekukwegura kwangu, nda-kaenda kuhondo kunorwisananamaRamani. Uye zvakaitikakuti takaenda anesimba raIshekuhondo.

11 Zvino, maRamani hapanachavaiziva nezvaIshe, kanasimba raIshe, naizvozvo vaivi-mba nesimba ravo pachavo. Asivakange vari vanhu vane simba,sesimba remunhu wenyama.

12 Vakange vari vanhu avano-penga, vaityisa uye vanhu vanenyota yeropa, vachitenda btsikadzakare dzemadzibaba avo,zviri izvi — Vachitenda kuti

10 4a Mosaya 9:9.5a Aruma 1:29.6a Mosaya 9:10–11; 24:3.

7a Mosaya 11:12.8a Jar. 1:8.

b Aruma 3:4–5.

10a nkm Vimba.12a Aruma 17:14.

b 2 Ni. 5:1–3.

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vakatandaniswa munyika ye-Jerusarema pamusana pekuipakwemadzibaba avo, nokutiwovakatadzirwa nehama dzavovari murenje, uye vakatadzirwa-wo vari mukuyambuka gungwa.13 Uye zvakare kuti vakata-

dzirwa zvavakange vari munyi-ka yenhaka yavo ayekutanga,mushure mekunge vayambukagungwa, uye zvose zvichiko-nzerwa nokuti Nifai akangeakavimbika kupinda ivo muku-chengetedza mirairo yaIshe —naizvozvo akange bachidiwanaIshe, nokuti Ishe vainzwaminamato yake vachiipindura,uye vakatungamira rwendorwavo vari murenje.14 Uye hama dzake dzakasha-

tiriswa naye nokuti vakangaavasinganzwisise kushanda kwa-Ishe; bvakamushatirirwawo varimumvura nokuti vakaomesamwoyo yavo kuna Ishe.

15 Uye zvakare; vakamusha-tirirwa pavakange vasvikamunyika yechipikirwa, nokutivakati akatora akutonga kwe-vanhu kubva mumaoko avo;uye vakatsvaka kumuuraya.16 Uye zvakare, vakamushati-

rirwa nokuti akaenda murenjesekutumwa kwaakanga aitwanaIshe, uye akatora azvinyorwazvakanga zvakanyorwa pama-hwendefa endarira nokuti vaitiakaita bzvekuzvipamba.

17 Uye ndiko kudzidzisakwavakaita vana vavo kutivakafanira kuvavenga, nokuti

vakafanira kuvaponda, nokutivakafanira kuvapamba zvi-nhu nekuvaparadza, nokuitazvose zvavanogona kuti vava-paradze; naizvozvo vane ruve-ngo rwokusingaperi kuvanavaNifai.

18 Nechikonzero ichochi ma-mbo Ramani, nekunyengedzakwake, nekunyepa kwenjere,nokuvimbisa zvinenge zvaka-naka, akandinyengedza, akaitakuti ndiuye nevanhu vangumunyika muno, kuti vazova-paradza; hongu, uye tatambu-dzika kwemakore ose ayamunyika ino.

19 Uye zvino ini Zenifi, mu-shure mekunge ndataurira zvo-se zvinhu izvi kuvanhu vangunezvemaRamani, ndakavamu-tsa kuti vaende kuhondo nesi-mba ravo rose, vachiisa ruvimborwavo munaIshe; naizvozvo,takavarwisa takatarisana navo.

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti takava-bvisa zvakare munyika medu;uye tikavauraya zvikuru, zve-kuti vakafa vakawanda zvekutihatina kukwanisa kuvaverenga.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti taka-dzokera zvekare kunyika yedu,uye vanhu vangu vakatangisakuchengeta zvipfuyo zvakare,nokurima minda.

22 Uye zvino ini ndakwegura,ndakagadza umambo pane mu-mwe wevanakomana vangu;naizvozvo, hapana chandichata-ura. Uye Ishe vangaropafadzevanhu vangu. Ameni.

13a 1 Ni. 18:23.b 1 Ni. 17:35.

14a 1 Ni. 15:7–11.

b 1 Ni. 18:10–11.15a 2 Ni. 5:3.16a 2 Ni. 5:12.

b Aruma 20:10, 13.

209 Mosaya 11:1–8

CHITSAUKO 11

Mambo Noa anotonga nokuipa —Anofadzwa neupenyu hwemhere-mhere nevakadzi vake nepfambidzake — Abhinadhai anoporofitakuti vanhu vachatorwa muusu-ngwa — Upenyu hwake hunotsva-kwa namambo Noa. Zvingangovemakore 160 kusvika ku150 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti Zenifiakagadza umambo panaNoa,mumwe wevanakomana vake;naizvozvo Noa akatanga kuto-nga munzvimbo yake; uye aka-nge asingafambe ari munzirayababa vake.

2 Nokuti tarisai, akange asinga-chengetedze mirairo yaMwari,asi akanga achitevedza zvino-da mwoyo wake. Uye akangeaine vakadzi vakawanda ane-pfambi zhinji. Uye bakakonzerakuti vanhu vake vaite zvitadzo,uye vachiita izvo zvakangazvakaipa mumaziso maIshe.Hongu, uye vakaita cupombwenezvinhu zvose zvakaipa.3 Uye akaisa mutero wekuti

chose chinhu chine munhu,chikamu chimwechete muzvi-shanu chiende kumutero, chika-mu chimwechete muzvishanuzvegoridhe ravo nesirivhayavo, uye chidimu chimweche-te pazvishanu azvezifi yavo,nemhangura yavo, nendariran e s i m b i d z a v o ; n e m h u r u

dzekukodza chimwechete pa-zvishanu zvavo, nechidimbuchimwechete pazvishanu zve-zvirimwa zvavo.

4 Uye zvose izvi akazvitorakuti azviriritire, nevakadzivake nepfambi dzake; nevafu-ndisi vake, nevakadzi vavo ne-pfambi dzavo; ndiko kupindurakwaakange aita zvinhu zveu-mambo.

5 Nokuti akabvisa vose vafu-ndisi vakange vakagadzwa na-baba vake, achigadza vatsvamunzvimbo dzavo, vari vanhuvakanga vachizvikudza vaivenerudado mumwoyo yavo.

6 Hongu, uye ndiko kuririti-rwa nekutsigirwa kwavaitwamunungo dzavo, nemukuna-mata kwavo mifananidzo, ne-muupombwe hwavo, nemiteroyakange yaiswa namambo Noakuvanhu vake; ndiko kushandakwaiita vanhu zvakanyanyakutsigira zvitadzo.

7 Hongu, uye vakave vanhuvanonamata zvifananidzo, no-kuti vainyengedzwa nekutauramazwi ekubata kumeso kwaii-twa namambo nevapirisita; no-kuti vaitaura mazwi ekuvabatakumeso.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti mamboNoa akavaka dzimba dzakana-ka dzakakura, uye akadzisho-ngedza nezvivezwa zvakaitwanemhizha, nezvinhu zvinoyeve-dza zvemarudzi akasiyana-siya-na, zvegoridhe, nezvesirivha,

11 2a Jak. 3:5.b I Madz. 14:15–16;

Mosaya 29:31.c 2 Ni. 28:15.

3a chiHeb mazwianotaurazvimwechetezvo:chipauro,

“kupenyerera”; chiito,“kuputira kanakuputira nesimbi.”

Mosaya 11:9–19 210

nezvesimbi, nezvendarira, ne-zvezifi, nezvemhangura;9 Uye akazvivakirawo zimba

ramambo rakakura, uye ndoku-isa chigaro chokutonga mariri,uye zvose zvakashongedzwanegoridhe nesirivha nezvimwe-wo zvakakosha.10 Uye akaitawo kuti vanhu

vake vashandise miti yakanakamukati metemberi kumadziro,uye kuiswe mhangura, nenda-rira.11 Uye zvigaro zvakanga zva-

kaisirwa vapirisita vepamusoro,izvo zvaive pamusoro pezvi-mwe zvigaro zvose, akazvisho-ngedza negoridhe chaiyo; uyeakaita kuti pavakwe chokuzo-rodzera maoko, kuti vaisemaoko nemiviri yavo ivo vachi-revera vanhu nhema nekutaurazvisipo kuvanhu vake.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti akava-

ka ashongwe pedyo netemberi;hongu, shongwe refu kwazvo,yakareba zvekuti aiti kanaamire pamusoro payo aionanyika yeShiromu, nenyika-wo yaShemuroni, yakange iriyamaRamani; uye aikwanisakuona nematunhu ose akako-mberedza.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaitakuti kuvakwe dzimba dzaka-wanda kwazvo munyika yeShi-romu; uye akaita kuti kuvakweshongwe huru kwazvo pachiko-mo chiri kuchamhembe kwe-nyika yaShiromu, yakange irinzvimbo yakambohwanda vanavaNifai panguva yavakatizamunyika umu; ndizvo zvaakaita

neupfumi hwaakawana nemu-tero waaiteresa vanhu vake.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaisamwoyo wake paupfumi hwake,uye akapedza nguva yake achi-ita mhere nevakadzi vake ne-pfambi dzake; nemapirisita vakevaipedzawo nguva yavo yosenenzenza dzevakadzi.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti akarimaminda yemizambiringa muma-tunhu ose enyika; uye akavakanzvimbo dzekusvina waini,akaita waini yakawanda; uyenaizvozvo akave achidhakwachewaini, nevanhu vakewo.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-mani vakatanga kuuya kuvanhuvake, kuvanhu vashoma, uyevachivauraya vari mumindayavo, nekunge vachifudza zvi-pfuyo zvavo.

17 Uye mambo Noa akatumi-ra mapurisa ake kuti anovata-ndanisa, asi haana kutumiravakakwana, uye maRamaniakavavinga akavauraya, uyevakatinha zvipfuyo zvavo va-chizvibvisa munyika mavovachienda nazvo; ndiko kuta-nga kwakaita maRamani kuva-paradza, nokuratidza ruvengorwavo kwavari.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-mbo Noa akatumira mauto akekunovarwisa, uye vakakurirwa,kana kuti pamwe vaivasaidzirashure kwechinguva; naizvozvo,vaidzoka vachifara kwazvo ne-kukunda kwavo.

19 Uye zvino, nenzira yeku-kurira kwavo uku vakanzwamanyemwe nokudada mukati

12a Mosaya 19:5–6. 15a nkm Shoko reUngwaru.

211 Mosaya 11:20–29

memwoyo yavo; avakazviru-mbidza nesimba ravo, vachitivavo makumi mashanu anogonakurwa nezviuru nezviuru zve-maRamani; uye ndiko kuzviru-mbidza kwavaiita, uye vakafa-dzwa neropa, nokudeura roparehama dzavo, uye vaiita izvinenzira yekuipa kwamambowavo nevafundisi.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaive

nemurume mukati mavo ainziaAbhinadhai; uye akafamba mu-kati mavo, akatanga kuporofitaachiti: Tarisai, zviri kutaurwanaIshe, uye ndizvo zvaanditu-ma achiti, Enda unoti kuvanhuava, Ishe vari kutaura vachiti—Nhamo kuvanhu ava, nokutindaona ruvengo rwavo, neku-ipa kwavo, neupombwe hwavo;uye kunze kwekunge vatende-uka ndichavashanyira ndiinehasha.

21 Uye kunze kwekunge vate-ndeuka vakatarisa kuna IsheMwari vavo, tarisai, ndichavaisamumaoko evavengi vavo; ho-ngu, uye avachaiswa muusu-ngwa; uye vachatambudzwaneruoko rwevavengi vavo.22 Uye zvichaitika kuti vacha-

ziva kuti ndini Ishe Mwari vavo,uye ndiri Mwari ane ashanje,ndiri kuranga vanhu vangu pa-musana pezvitadzo zvavo.23 Uye zvichaitika kuti kunze

kwekunge vanhu ava vatendeu-ka uye vakadzokera kuna IsheMwari vavo, vachaiswa muu-

sungwa; hakuna anozovabvisa,kunze kwaIshe SamasimbaMwari.

24 Hongu, uye zvichaitikakuti kana vave kuchema kwa-ndiri andichanonoka kunzwakuchema kwavo; hongu, uyendichabvumira kuti varohwenevavengi vavo.

25 Uye kunze kwekunge vate-ndeuka vakapfeka masaka ne-kuzviisa dota, uye vachichemakuna Ishe Mwari vavo zvikuru,ahandizonzwa minamato yavo,kana kuvabvisa mumatambu-dziko avo; uye ndiko kutaurakwaIshe, uye ndizvo zvavandi-tuma.

26 Zvino zvakai t ika kut iAbhinadhai zvaakataura mazwiaya kwavari vakamushatirirwa,vakatsvaka kumuuraya; asi Ishevakamubvisa mumaoko avo.

27 Zvino mambo Noa paaka-nzwa mazwi akange ataurwakuvanhu naAbhinadhai, naiyeakamushatirirwa; uye akati:Ndiani Abhinadhai, anotongaini nevanhu vangu, kana ivo Isheandiani, vachaunza vanhu va-ngu kumatambudziko makuru?

28 Ndinokutumai kuti muunzeAbhinadhai pano, kuti ndimu-uraye, nokuti ataura zvinhu izvikuti vanhu vangu vashatirisane,nokuti pave nekukakavadzanapakati pavanhu vangu; naizvo-zvo ndichamuuraya.

29 Zvino maziso evanhuaakapofomadzwa; naizvozvo

19a D&Z 3:4.nkm Kudada.

20a nkm Abhinadhai.21a Mosaya 12:2; 20:21;

21:13–15; 23:21–23.

22a Eks. 20:5;Deut. 6:15;Mosaya 13:13.

24a Mika 3:4;Mosaya 21:15.

25a Isa. 1:15; 59:2.27a Eks. 5:2;

Mosaya 12:13.29a Mos. 4:4.

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bvakaomesa mwoyo yavo va-kasada mazwi aAbhinadhai,uye kubvira panguva iyoyovakatsvaka kumutora. Uyemambo Noa akaomesa mwoyowake kumazwi aIshe, uye haa-na kutendeuka mukuita kwakekwakaipa.

CHITSAUKO 12

Abhinadhai anoiswa mutirongopamusoro pekuporofita kwakekuparadzwa kwevanhu nerufurwamambo Noa — Vapirisita ve-manyepo vanotaura magwaro ma-tsvene uye vachinyepera kutevedzamutemo waMosesi — Abhinadhaianotangisa kuvadzidzisa MirairoIne Gumi. Zvingangove makore148 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mushurememakore maviri Abhinadhaiakauya mukatï mavo akazvi-shandura, zvekuti havanakumuziva, uye ndokubva ata-ngisa kuporofita ari mavari,achiti: Ndiko kutumwa kwa-ndaitwa naIshe, vachiti—Abhi-nadhai, enda unoporofita kuva-nhu vangu ava, nokuti vaomesamwoyo yavo kumazwi angu;havana kutendeuka kubva mu-mabasa avo akaipa; naizvozvo,andichavashanyira muhashadzangu, hongu, muhasha dza-ngu dzinotyisa ndinovashanyi-ra mukuipa nezvitadzo zvavo.2 H o n g u , n h a m o n g a i v e

kuchizvarwa chino! Uye Ishevakati kwandiri: Tambanudzaruoko rwako uporofite, uchiti:Ishe vanotaura vachiti; zvicha-itika kuti chizvarwa chino,pamusana pezvitadzo zvavo,vachaiswa amuusungwa, uyevacharohwa bpadama; hongu,uye vachatinhwa nevanhu, va-gouraiwa; magora emumhepo,nembwa, hongu, nezvikara,zvichadya nyama yavo.

3 Uye zvichaitika kuti aupenyuhwamambo Noa huchatorwakunyangwe sejira riri bmuchotomunopisa; nokuti achaziva kutindini Ishe.

4 Uye zvichaitika kuti ndicha-rova vanhu vangu ava neda-mbudziko rinorwadza, hongu,nenzara anezvirwere; uye ndi-chaita kuti bvawuwure muswe-re wose wezuva.

5 Hongu, uye ndichaita kutivatakudzwe amitoro pamisanayavo; uye vagotyairwa sedho-ngwi rïsingataure.

6 Uye zvichaitika kuti ndicha-tumira chivhuramahwe pakatipavo, uye chichavarova; uyevacharohwawo nemhepo ayeku-mabvazuva; uye btwumbuyutwuchanetsa munyika mavozvakare, twuchidya nokupara-dza mbeu dzavo.

7 Uye vacharohwa nechirwerechikuru—izvi zvose ndichazvi-ita pamusana apekuipa kwavoneruvengo rwavo.

8 Uye zvichaitika kuti kunze

29b Aruma 33:20;Eta 11:13.

12 1a Isa. 65:6.2a Mosaya 11:21; 20:21;

21:13–15; 23:21–23.

b Mosaya 21:3–4.3a Mosaya 12:10.

b Mosaya 19:20.4a D&Z 97:26.

b Mosaya 21:9–10.

5a Mosaya 21:3.6a Jer. 18:17;

Mosaya 7:31.b Eks. 10:1–12.

7a D&Z 3:18.

213 Mosaya 12:9–19

kwekunge vatendeuka andicha-vaparadza zvachose kuti vabvavabva pachiso chenyika; asivachasiya bzvinyorwa zvavoshure, uye ndichazvichengeteramamwe marudzi achatora nyikaino; hongu, ndichaita izvi kutindizivise ruvengo rwevanhuava kune mamwe marudzi.Uye Abhinadhai akaporofitazvinhu zvakawanda kwazvokuvanhu ava.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

mushatirirwa; uye ndokubvavamutora ndokumutakura va-kamusunga ndokuenda nayekuna mambo, ndokuti kunamambo: Tarisai, tauya nemu-rume uyu kwamuri akaporofitazvinhu zvakaipa maereranonevanhu venyu, uye achitiMwari vachavaparadza.10 Uye anoporofitawo zvakai-

pa neupenyu hwenyu, uye anotiupenyu hwenyu huchaita sejirariri muchoto chemoto.11 Uye zvakare, anoti imi

muchaita seshanga, kana sesha-nga rakaoma riri mumunda, uyerinotyorwa nemhuka uye richi-tsikirirwa netsoka.12 Uye zvakare; anoti imi

muchaita seruva remuti wemu-nzwa, rinoti, kana ranyatsosvi-ka, kana mhepo ikavhuvhuta,rinobva ratorwa richibva rabvapamusoro penyika. Uye anoitasezviri kutaurwa naIshe. Uyeanoti zvose izvi zvichaitikakwamuri kunze kwekunge ma-totendeuka, uye zvose zvichiko-nzerwa nezvitadzo zvenyu.13 Uye zvino nhai mambo,

chitadzo chikuru chamakaitandechei, kana zvitema zvei zvi-kuru zvakaitwa nevanhu venyu,zvekuti Mwari vangatirase kanazvingaite kuti titongwe nemu-rume uyu?

14 Uye zvino nhai mambo,tarisai, hatina mhosva, uyeimi nhai mambo, hamuna chi-tadzo chamakaita; saka, mu-rume uyu anyepa maereranonemi, uye aporofita zvisinamaturo.

15 Uye tarisai, tine simba,hatiiswe muusungwa, kana ku-torwa senhapwa nevavengivedu; hongu, uye imi makabu-dirira munyika, uye muchabu-dirira.

16 Tarisai, houno murumewacho, tinomuisa mumaokoenyu: munogona kuita zvamu-noona zvakanaka kwamuri.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti mamboNoa akaita kuti Abhinadhaiaiswe mutirongo; uye akataurakuti amapirisita vaungane pa-mwechete kuti agoita musanga-no navo kuti aone kuti angaiteinaye.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakatikuna mambo: Muunzei kunokuti tigomubvunza; uye mamboakataura kuti ngaaunzwe pa-mberi pavo.

19 Uye vakatanga kumubvu-nza, kuti vamukanganise, kutizvimwe vangawane chekumu-pomera mhosva nacho; asiakavapindura asingatye, uyeakapindura yose mibvunzo yavozvakavakona, hongu, zvaka-vashamisa; nokuti aakavakona

8a Aruma 45:9–14.b Morm. 8:14–16.

17a Mosaya 11:11.19a D&Z 100:5–6.

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pakupindura mibvunzo yavoyose, uye akavanyadzisa mu-mazwi avo ose.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti mumwe

wavo akati kwaari: Ko anoreveimazwi akanyorwa, uye ari aka-dzidziswa nemadzibaba edu,vachiti:21 Dzakanaka asei pagomo

tsoka dzeuyo anouya nemasho-ko akanaka; uyo anoshevedzerarunyararo; uyu anouya nema-shoko akanaka ekunaka; ano-shambadzira ruponeso; uyoanoti kuZioni, Mwari Vakovanotonga;22 Vagariri vachasimudza

mazwi; nezwi pamwechete va-chaimba; nokuti vachawiriranakana Ishe vave kuunza zvakareZioni;23 Pinda mukufara iye zvino;

imbai pamwechete imi nzvimbodzisina chinhu dzeJerusarema;nokuti Ishe vanyaradza vanhuvavo, vanunura Jerusarema;24 Ishe vaisa aruoko rwavo

rwutsvene pachena pamberipemaziso emarudzi ose, uyeose mativi enyika achaona rupo-neso rwaMwari vedu?25 Uye zvino Abhinadhai akati

kwavari: Muri avapirisita here,uye muchinyepera kudzidzisavanhu ava, nokunzwisisa mwe-ya wekuporofita, uye mugodakuziva kwandiri kuti zvinhuizvi zvinorevei?26 Ndinoti kwamuri, nhamo

kwamuri nokuti makasandu-rudza nzira dzaIshe! Nokuti

dai mainzwisisa zvinhu izvihamuna kuzvidzidzisa; naizvo-zvo, makasandurudza nziradzaIshe.

27 Hamuna kuisa mwoyo ye-nyu amukunzwisisa; naizvozvo,hamuna kunge makaita zvaka-ngwara. Naizvozvo, muri ku-dzidzisa chii vanhu ava?

28 Uye vakati: Tinodzidzïsamutemo waMosesi

29 Uye akati kwavari zvakare:Kana muchidzidzisa amutemowaMosesi sei musingauchenge-te? Sei muchiisa mwoyo yenyukuupfumi? Sei muchiita bupo-mbwe uye muchipedza simbarenyu nepfambi, hongu, uyemuchiita kuti vanhu ava vaitezvitadzo, zvaita kuti Ishe vawa-ne chikonzero chekunditumirakuti ndizoporofita pamusoropevanhu ava, hongu, kana zva-kaipa zvikuru kuvanhu ava?

30 Hamuzive here kuti ndirikutaura chokwadi? Hongu,munoziva kuti ndiri kutaurachokwadi; uye makafanira ku-dedera pamberi paMwari.

31 Uye zvichaitika kuti mucha-rohwa pamusana pezvitemazvenyu, nokuti makati muno-dzidzisa mutemo waMosesi.Uye chii chamunoziva maere-rano nemutemo waMosesi? aKoruponeso rwunouya nemutemowaMosesi here? Munotii?

32 Uye vakapindura vakatiruponeso rwunouya nemutemowaMosesi.

33 Asi zvino Abhinadhai akati

21a Isa. 52:7–10; Nah. 1:15.24a 1 Ni. 22:11.25a Mosaya 11:5.

27a nkm Kunzwisisa.29a nkm Mutemo

waMosesi.

b nkm Hupombwe.31a Mosaya 3:15; 13:27–32;

Aruma 25:16.

215 Mosaya 12:34–13:7

kwavari: Ndinoziva kuti kanamukachengeta mirairo yaMwarimuchaponeswa; hongu, kanamukachengeta mirairo yaka-p iwa kuna Moses i naIshemugomo areSinai, vachiti:34 aNdini Ishe Mwari wenyu,

uyo b akakubvisai munyikayeEgipita, kubva mumba yeu-sungwa.35 Hamuzove a nemumwe

Mwari kunze kwangu.36 Hamuzozviitira mifanani-

dzo yezvivezwa, kana chimwechinhu chakafanana nechiri ku-denga kumusoro, kana zvinhuzviri pasi pevhu.37 Zvino Abhinadhai akati

kwavari, Makaita zvose izvihere? Ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete,hamuna kuzviita. Uye amaka-dzidzisa vanhu ava here kutivanofanira kuita zvose zvinhuizvi? Ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete,hamuna kuzviita.

CHITSAUKO 13

Abhinadhai anodzivirirwa nesimbadzvene — Anodzidzisa MirairoIne Gumi — Ruponeso harwuuyenemutemo waMosesi wega —Mwari pachavo vachaita rudziki-nuro uye vonunura vanhu vavo.Zvingangove makore 148 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino mambo paakangeanzwa mazwi aya, akati kuvafu-ndisi vake: Mutorei munhu uyu,

uye mumuuraye, nokuti ndi-ngaitei naye, nokuti anopenga.

2 Uye vakamira vakaedza kui-sa maoko avo paari; asi akava-takanura, akati kwavari:

3 Musandibate, nokuti Mwarivachakurovai kana mukaisamaoko enyu pandiri, nokutihandisati ndasvitsa shoko ra-ndakatumwa naro naIshe; zvehandisati ndakutaurirai azva-makandikumbira kuti ndikuta-urirei; naizvozvo, Mwari hava-bvumire kuti ndiparadzwepane nguva ino.

4 Asi ndakafanira kuzadzikisamirairo iyo yandakatumwanaMwari, uye nepamusanapekuti ndakutaurirai chokwadimandishatirirwa. Uye zvakare,nenzira yekuti ndataura shokoraMwari matonditonga kutindinopenga.

5 Zvino zvakaitika kuti mushu-re mekunge Abhinadhai atauramazwi aya vanhu vamamboNoa vakatya kumubata, nokutiMweya waIshe wakange wavepaar i ; uye kumeso kwakeakukapenya nokupenya kukuru,kunyangwe sekupenya kwaka-ita Mosesi paakange ari mugo-mo reSinai, achitaura naIshe.

6 Uye akataura anesimba ne-mvumo kubva kuna Mwari; uyeakaenda mberi mukutaura kwa-ke, achiti:

7 Muri kuona kuti hamunasimba rekundiuraya, saka ndi-nopedza shoko rangu. Hongu,

33a Eks. 19:9, 16–20;Mosaya 13:5.

34a Eks. 20:2–4.b Eks. 12:51;

1 Ni. 17:40;

Mosaya 7:19.35a Hos. 13:4.

nkm KunamataZvifananidzo.

37a Mosaya 13:25–26.

13 3a Mosaya 12:20–24.5a Eks. 34:29–35.6a nkm Simba.

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uye ndinoona kuti zviri akuku-bayai pamwoyo nokuti ndino-kuudzai chokwadi maereranonezvitadzo zvenyu.8 Hongu, uye mazwi angu

anokuzadzai nokukushamisainokukatyamara, nokushatirwa.9 Asi ndinopedzisa shoko ra-

ngu; uye mushure hazvizovenemhosva kwandinoenda, kanazvikaita kuti ndiponeswe.10 Asi izvi ndizvo zvandino-

kutaurirai, zvamuchaita neni,mushure mezvizvi, zvichaveachiratidzo nemufananidzo we-zvinhu zvichauya.11 Uye zvino ndinokuvere-

ngerai zvakasara apamirairoyaMwari, nokuti ndiri kuonakuti hazvina kunyorwa mu-mwoyo yenyu; ndiri kuona kutimakadzidza uye mukadzidzisazvitema nguva huru muupenyuhwenyu.12 Uye zvino, munorangarira

kuti ndakati kwamuri: Hamu-zviitire zvimufanidzo zveku-veza, kana zvimwe zvinhuzvakafanana nezvinhu zvirikumusoro kudenga, kana zviripano pasi, kana zviri mumvurapasi pevhu.13 Uye zvakare: Hamuzozvi-

namata, kana kuzvishandira;nokuti ini Ishe Mwari venyundiri Mwari vane shanje, ndi-noisa mhosva dzemadzibabakuvana, kusvika kuchizvarwachechitatu nechechina cheavovanondivenga;

14 Uye ndichiratidza tsitsikune zviuru nezviuru zveva-nondida uye vanochengeta mi-rairo yangu.

15 Musashandise zita raIsheMwari venyu pasina zviripo;nokuti Ishe havazoti haanamhosva uyo waanowana achita-mba nezita rake.

16 Rangarirai zuva aresabata,kuti murichengete riri dzvene.

17 Muchaita mabasa enyukwemazuva matanhatu, uyemuchiita basa renyu rose;

18 Asi muzuva rechinomwe,zuva resabata raIshe Mwari ve-nyu, hamuna basa ramunoitaimi, kana mwanakomana we-nyu, kana mwanasikana wenyu,kana murandarume wenyu,kana murandakadzi wenyu, kanamombe dzenyu, kana mweniari mukati memasuo enyu;

19 Nokuti nemazuva amata-nhatu Ishe vakaita denga nenyi-ka, negungwa, nezvose zvirimazviri; nokudaro Ishe vaka-ropafadza zuva resabata, vaka-rikudza.

20 aKudza baba namai vako,kuti mazuva ako arebe panyikaawakapiwa naIshe Mwari vako.

21 aMusauraye.22 aMusapombe. bMusabe.23 Musapupure anhema pamu-

soro pemuvakidzani wenyu.24 Musaite aruchiva nemba

yemuvakidzani wenyu, musaiteruchiva nemukadzi wemuvaki-dzani wenyu, kana murandaru-

7a 1 Ni. 16:2.10a Mosaya 17:13–19;

Aruma 25:10.11a Eks. 20:1–17.16a nkm Zuva reSabata.

19a Gen. 1:31.20a Marko 7:10.21a Mat. 5:21–22;

D&Z 42:18.nkm Kuponda.

22a nkm Hupombwe.b nkm Kuba.

23a Zir. 24:28.nkm Kunyepa.

24a nkm Kuchiva.

217 Mosaya 13:25–34

me wake, kana murandakadziwake, kana gwaimani rake,kana mbongoro yake, kana chiizvacho chemuvakidzani wenyu.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-

re mekunge Abhinadhai apedzakutaura uku akati kwavari:Makadzidzisa here vanhu avakuti vacherechedze zvose zvi-nhu izvi kuti vachengetedzemirairo iyi?26 Ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete;

nokuti dai makazviita, Isheangadai asina kuita kuti ndiuyendichiporofita maererano no-kuipa kwevanhu ava.27 Uye zvino mati ruponeso

rwunounzwa nemutemo wa-Mosesi. Ndinoti kwamuri zva-kanaka kuti mumbochengete-dza amutemo waMosesi; asindinoti kwamuri, kuti nguvaichauya yokuti bhamuzofanirakuchengetedza mutemo wa-Mosesi.28 Uye zvakare, ndinoti kwa-

muri, aruponeso harwuuyeb nemutemo chete; uye daipakanga pasina crudzikinuro,rwuchaitwa naMwari pamusa-na pezvitadzo nezvinyangadzozvevanhu vavo, vaitofanira kufapasina chingavadzivirire, kanadai uri mutemo waMosesi.29 Uye zvino ndinoti kwamuri

zvaifanira kuti kuve nemutemounopiwa kuvana vaIsraeri, ho-

ngu, kana mutemo awakaomachaizvo; nokuti vakange varivanhu vakaoma mitsipa, bvano-kurumidza kuita zvakaipa, uyevachinonoka kurangarira IsheMwari vavo.

30 Naizvozvo kwaive ane-mutemo wakapiwa kwavari,hongu, mutemo wekuita bne-zvisungo, mutemo wavaifanirackutevedza chaizvo zuva nezu-va, kuti vagare vachirangariraMwari nebasa ravo kwavari.

31 Asi tarisai, ndinoti kwamu-ri, zvose zvinhu izvi zvaive azvi-ratidzo zvezvinhu zvichauya.

32 Uye zvino, vakanzwisisamutemo here? Ndinoti kwamu-ri, Kwete, havana vose kunzwi-sisa mutemo; uye zvichikonze-rwa neukukutu hwemwoyoyavo; nokuti havana kunzwisisakuti hakuna munhu anopone-swa akunze kwekunge awanarununuro rwaMwari.

33 Nokuti tarisai, ko Mosesihaana kuporofita kwavari herepamusoro pekuuya kwaMesia,nokutiwo Mwari vachanunuravanhu vavo? Hongu, uye kanaavose vaporofita vakaporofitakubvira pakutanga kwenyika—havana kunge vachitaura zvi-nhu zvakangofanana nezvizvihere?

34 Havana kuti here aMwaripachavo vachadzika mukati

27a nkm MutemowaMosesi.

b 3 Ni. 9:19–20; 15:4–5.28a VaG. 2:16.

nkm Akanunura;Ruponeso.

b VaG. 2:21;Mosaya 3:14–15;Aruma 25:15–16.

c nkm Dzikinura.29a Josh. 1:7–8.

b Aruma 46:8.30a Eks. 20.

b nkm Zvisungo.c Jak. 4:5.

31a Mosaya 16:14;Aruma 25:15.nkm Zvemuchere-

chedzo.32a 2 Ni. 25:23–25.33a 1 Ni. 10:5;

Jak. 4:4; 7:11.34a Mosaya 7:27; 15:1–3.

nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

Mosaya 13:35–14:10 218

mevana vevanhu, uye vagovevanotora chimiro chemunhu,uye vagoenda nesimba gurupamusoro penyika?35 Hongu, uye havana kutiwo

here achaita kuti kuve aneku-muka kwevakafa, uye nokutiiye, pachake, achadzvinyirirwaagotambudzwa?

CHITSAUKO 14

Isaya anotaura saMesia—Kunya-dziswa nokutambudzwa kwaMesiazvinoratidzwa — Anoita mweyawake mupiro wechitema nokure-verera vatadzi—Enzanisai naIsaya53. Zvingangove makore 148Kristu asati azvarwa.

Hongu, kana Isaya haati here:Ndiani akabvuma zvatakataura,uye ndiani akaratidzwa ruokorwaIshe?2 Nokuti achakura ari pamberi

pake sebukwa, uye semudziwabuda muvhu rakaoma; uyehaana chimiro kana kutsiga;uye patichamuona panenge pa-s ina runako rungaite kut itimude.3 Anoshorwa uye agorambwa

nevanhu; murume wekusuwa,ajairana nekuchema; uye taka-vanza zviso zvedu kwaari; aka-shorwa, uye isu hatina kumu-kudza.4 Chokwadi aakatakura bkuche-

ma kwedu, nekusuwa kwedu;

asi takati akanetswa, akarohwanaMwari, nokutambudzwa.

5 Asi akakuvadzirwa akutadzakwedu, akakusvuukira kuipakwedu; akarangwa achirangwakuti tive nerunyararo; nema-vanga ekurohwa kwake btaka-rapwa.

6 Tose isu, asehwai, takarasika;tose tatendeukira umwe neu-mwe kwake; uye Ishe akatakurapamusoro pake kutadza kwedutose.

7 Akadzvinyirirwa, uye aka-tambudzwa, asi a iye haanakumbozarura muromo wake;anouyiswa kundobaiwa bse-hwayana, uye sehwai pamberipevageri vayo yakanyarara sakahaana kuzarura muromo wake.

8 Akabviswa mutirongo ne-pakutongwa; uye ndiani acha-taura chizvarwa chake? Nokutiakabviswa munyika yevapenyu;nenzira yekutadza kwevanhuvangu akarohwa?

9 Uye akavigwa pamwechetenevatadzi, anevapfumi pakufakwake; nokuti hakuna bcha-kaipa chaakange aita, zve mu-muromo make makange musinaunyengedzi.

10 Asi zvaifadza Ishe kutiakuzvurwe; akamuchemedza;kana mukaita mweya wakemupiro wechitema achaonaambeu yake, achapamhidziramazuva ake, uye kuda kwaIshekuchabudirira muruoko rwake.

35a Isa. 26:19; 2 Ni. 2:8.14 4a Aruma 7:11–12.

b Mat. 8:17.5a Mosaya 15:9;

Aruma 11:40.b I Pet. 2:24–25.

6a Mat. 9:36; 2 Ni. 28:14;Aruma 5:37.

7a Marko 15:3.nkm Jesu Kristu.

b nkm GwayanaraMwari; Paseka.

9a Mat. 27:57–60;Marko 15:27, 43–46.nkm JosefaweArimatea.

b Joh. 19:4.10a Mosaya 15:10–13.

219 Mosaya 14:11–15:7

11 Achaona zvakatambudzi-rwa mweya wake, uye zvicha-mugutsa ; neruz ivo rwakemuranda wangu wakaruramaachanatsa vazhinji ; nokutiaachatakura kuipa kwavo.12 Saka tichamugovera chika-

mu nevane mbiri, uye achago-vana nevane masimba; nokutiakadururira mweya wake mu-kufa; uye akaverengerwa ku-vatadzi; uye akatakura zvitemazvevazhinji, uye aakarevereravatadzi.

CHITSAUKO 15

Kuti Kristu ndiBaba neMwanako-mana sei—Achapindira uye agota-kura kutadza kwevanhu vake—Ivonevaporofita vatsvene vose imbeuyake—Anoita kuti kuve neKumu-ka kwevakafa—Vana vaduku vaneupenyu hwokusingaperi. Zvinga-ngove makore 148 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvino Abhinadhai akatikwavari: Ndinoda kuti muzivekuti aMwari pachavo vachadzi-ka mukati mevana vevanhu,uye bvachanunura vanhu vavo.2 Uye nokuti aanogara ari

munyama achadaidzwa kuti

Mwanakomana waMwari, aisanyama yake pasi pekuda bkwa-Baba, ari iye Baba neMwanako-mana —

3 Baba, anokuti bakaberekwanesimba raMwari; uye Mwa-nakomana, nenzira yenyama;ndokuve Baba neMwanako-mana—

4 Uye vari Mwari amumweche-te, hongu, chaivo bBaba cWoku-singaperi wedenga nenyika.

5 Uye ndipo nyama paino-zviisa pasi peMweya, kanaMwanakomana azviisa pasipaBaba, vari Mwari mumwe-chete, avanopinda pakuedzwa,uye havaiswe pasi nokuedzwaikoko, asi vanobvumira kutivasekwe, bnokurohwa, noku-rasirwa kunze, cnokurambwanevanhu vavo.

6 Uye mushure mazvo zvoseizvi, mushure mekuita zvi-shamiso zvakawanda mukatimevana vevanhu, achatorwa,hongu, kunyangwe asezvaka-taurwa naIsaya, sehwai irikuenda pamberi pevanoigerayakanyarara, naiye bhaazaruremuromo wake.

7 Hongu, saizvozvo achato-rwa, aoroverwa, ouraiwa, nya-ma ichive inozviisa pasi kana

11a Zvaka. 16:21–22;I Pet. 3:18;D&Z 19:16–19.

12a 2 Ni. 2:9; Mosaya 15:8;Moro. 7:27–28.

15 1a I Tim. 3:16;Mosaya 13:33–34.nkm Jesu Kristu.

b nkm Akanunura.2a Mosaya 3:5; 7:27;

Aruma 7:9–13.b Isa. 64:8;

Joh. 10:30; 14:8–10;

Mosaya 5:7;Aruma 11:38–39;Eta 3:14.

3a D&Z 93:4.b Ruka 1:31–33;

Mosaya 3:8–9;Aruma 7:10;3 Ni. 1:14.

4a Deut. 6:4;Joh. 17:20–23.nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

b Mosaya 3:8;

Hir. 14:12; 3 Ni. 9:15;Eta 4:7.

c Aruma 11:39.5a Ruka 4:2;

VaH. 4:14–15.b Joh. 19:1.c Marko 8:31;

Ruka 17:25.6a Isa. 53:7.

b Ruka 23:9; Joh. 19:9;Mosaya 14:7.

7a nkm Kuroverwa.

Mosaya 15:8–18 220

perufu, bkuda kweMwanako-mana kwamedzwa nekudakwaBaba.8 Uye ndiko kudimbura kuno-

ita Mwari amajoto erufu, vawa-na bkukunda rufu; vachipaMwanakomana masimba ceku-reverera vana vevanhu —9 Akwira kudenga, ane hura

huzere tsitsi; uye azere netsitsikuvana vevanhu; amire pakatipavo nekutonga; akadimburamajoto erufu, akatakura apaarikuipa kwavo nokutadza kwa-vo, avanunura, uye akaitabzvaidiwa nokutonga kuneruenzaniso.10 Uye zvino ndinoti kwamuri,

ndiani achataura chizvarwachake? Tarisai, ndinoti kwamu-ri, kana mweya wake waitwamupiro wechitema achaonaambeu yake. Uye zvino imimunotii? Uye mbeu yake ane-nge ari ani?11 Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri,

ani nani zvake akanzwa mazwiaevaporofita, hongu, vose va-porofita vatsvene vakaporofitanezvekuuya kwaIshe — ndinotikwamuri, avo vose vakateererakumazwi avo, vakatenda kutiIshe achanunura vanhu vake,uye vakatarisira kuzuva irorokuti vagoregererwa zvitemazvavo, ndinoti kwamuri, ivavandivo mbeu yake, kana kuti

ndivo vagari bveumambo hwa-Mwari.

12 Nokuti ivava ndivo vanezvitema aiye zvaakatakura; iva-va ndivo vaakafira, kuti avanu-nure mukutadza kwavo. Uyezvino, havasi mbeu yake here?

13 Hongu, uye ko vaporofita,mumwe nomumwe akazururamuromo wake kuporofita, asinakuwira mukutadza, ndinorevavose vaporofita vatsvene ku-bvira pakutanga kwenyika?Ndinoti kwamuri ivavo imbeuyake.

14 Uye ivava ndivo avakasha-mbadza runyararo, vakauyanenhau dzakanaka dzekunaka,vakashambadza ruponeso; uyevakati kuna Zioni: Mwari vakoari kutonga!

15 Uye tsoka dzavo dzakangedzakanaka sei pamusoro pema-komo!

16 Uye zvakare, dzakanakasei pamusoro pemakomo tsokadzeavo vachiri kushambadzarunyararo.

17 Uye zvakare,dzakanaka seipamusoro pemakomo tsokadzeavo mushure mezvizvi va-charamba vachishambadza ru-nyararo, hongu, kubvira nguvaino kudakara kwokusingaperi.

18 Uye tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri, hazvizizvo zvose. Nokutidzakanaka sei pamusoro pema-

7b Ruka 22:42;Joh. 6:38;3 Ni. 11:11.

8a Mosaya 16:7;Aruma 22:14.

b Hos. 13:14;I VaKori. 15:55–57.

c 2 Ni. 2:9.9a Isa. 53;

Mosaya 14:5–12.b nkm Dzikinura.

10a Isa. 53:10;Mosaya 5:7; 27:25;Moro. 7:19.

11a D&Z 84:36–38.b nkm Umambo

hwaMwari kanaUmambo

hweKudenga;Ruponeso.

12a Mosaya 14:12;Aruma 7:13; 11:40–41.

14a Isa. 52:7; VaR. 10:15;1 Ni. 13:37;Mosaya 12:21–24.nkm BasareKushumira.

221 Mosaya 15:19–27

komo atsoka dzeuyo anouyanenhau dzakanaka, anova aka-tanga brunyararo, hongu, kanaIshe, akanunura vanhu vake;hongu, iye akapa ruponeso ku-vanhu vake;19 Nokuti dai pasina rununuro

rwaakaitira vanhu vake, rwaka-gadzirirwa kubvira akutangakwenyika, ndinoti kwamuri, daipasina izvi, rwose rudzi rweva-nhu rwungadai brwakaparara.20 Asi tarisai, majoto erufu

achadimurwa, uye Mwanako-mana otonga, uye ane simbakune vakafa, naizvozvo, anoitakuti kuve nekumuka kunevakafa.21 Uye kunouya kumuka kwe-

vakafa, kana kumuka kwevaka-fa akwekutanga; hongu, kanakumuka kwevakafa kweavovakanga varipo, neavo varipo,neavo vachazovepo, kana ku-dakara kusvika mukumukakuvakafa kwaKristu — nokutindizvo zvaachadaidzwa achiita.22 Uye zvino, kumuka kune

vakafa kwevaporofita vose,neavo vose vaitenda mazwiavo, kana avo vose vaiteereramurairo waMwari, vachauyamukumuka kwevakafa kweku-tanga; naizvozvo, ndivo veku-muka kuvakafa kwekutanga.23 Vanomutswa kuti avagare

naMwari avo vakavanunura;naizvozvo vane upenyu hwo-

kusingaperi munaKristu, uyobakadimbura majoto erufu.

24 Uye ava ndivo vachangevari mukumuka kwevakafakwekutanga; uye ava ndivovakafa Kristu asati auya, mu-kusaziva kwavo, vasina kumbo-taurirwa anezveruponeso. UyeIshe anokonzera kudzorerwapakare kwaivava; uye vanovemukumuka kwevakafa kweku-tanga, kana kuwana upenyuhwokusingaperi, vari vakanu-nurwa naIshe.

25 Uye avana vaduku naivowovane upenyu hwokusingaperi.

26 Asi tarisai, amutye, mubvu-nde pamberi paMwari, nokutimakafanira kubvunda; nokutiIshe havanunure avo bvanomu-pandukira uye cvachifira muzvi-tema zvavo; hongu, kana avovose vakafira muzvitema zvavokubvira kutanga kwakaita nyi-ka, vakapandukira Mwari va-chida, vaiziva mirairo yaMwari,vasingaichengete; divava ndivoevasingazove mukumuka kuva-kafa kwekutanga.

27 Naizvozvo hamufanirekubvunda here? Nokuti rupone-so haruuye kune vakadaro;nokuti Ishe havana kununuravakadaro; hongu, zve Ishehavanunure vakadaro; nokutihavangazvipikise pachavo; no-kuti havangarambe aruenzanisoparunenge ruchifanirwa.

18a 3 Ni. 20:40;D&Z 128:19.

b Joh. 16:33.nkm Runyararo.

19a Mosaya 4:6.b 2 Ni. 9:6–13.

21a Aruma 40:16–21.23a Mpi. 24:3–4;

1 Ni. 15:33–36;D&Z 76:50–70.

b nkm Rufu, rwenyama.24a 2 Ni. 9:25–26;

D&Z 137:7.25a D&Z 29:46; 137:10.

nkm Ruponeso—Ruponeso rwevana.

26a Deut. 5:29; Jak. 6:9.b 1 Ni. 2:21–24.c Ezk. 18:26;

1 Ni. 15:32–33;Moro. 10:26.

d Aruma 40:19.e D&Z 76:81–86.

27a Aruma 34:15–16; 42:1.

Mosaya 15:28–16:5 222

28 Uye zvino ndinoti kwamuringuva ichasvika iyo aichadaidzi-rwa ruponeso rwaIshe kumaru-dzi ose, hama, ndimi, nevanhu.29 Hongu, Ishe, avarindi ve-

nyu vachasimudza mazwi avo;nezwi pamwechete vachaimba;nokuti vachawirirana, kana Ishevaunza zvakare Zioni.30 Pindai mukufara, imbai

pamwechete, imi matongoeJerusarema; nokuti Ishe vanya-radza vanhu vavo, vanunuraJerusarema.31 Ishe vaisa pachena ruoko

rwavo rwutsvene mumazisoemarudzi ose; uye ose mativienyika achaona ruponeso rwa-Mwari vedu.

CHITSAUKO 16

Mwari vanoponesa vanhu kubvamukurasika nokupunzika kwavo—Avo vanoita zvenyika vanogarasekunge pasina rununuro—Kristuanoita kuti kuve nokumuka kuvaka-fa neupenyu husingaperi kana kutikuraswa kusingaperi. Zvingangovemakore 148 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino, zvakaitika kutimushure mekunge Abhinadhaiataura mazwi aya akatambanu-dza ruoko rwake akati: Nguvaichasvika yekuti vose vachaonaaruponeso rwaIshe; apo rwoserwudzi , hama, ndimi, uye

nevanhu vachawirirana bvagore-urura pamberi paMwari kutikutonga kwavo kwakanaka.

2 Uye ndipo a pacharaswavakaipa, uye vachave nechiko-nzero chekuwuwura, bnoku-chema, nokurungaira, nokuge-dageda mazino avo, zvose izvizvichikonzerwa nokuti havanakuda kuteerera izwi raIshe;naizvozvo Ishe havana kuva-nunura.

3 Nokuti vanoita azvenyamandivana dhiabhorosi, uye bdhi-abhorosi ane simba pavari;hongu, kana nyoka iya cyaka-nyengedza vabereki vedu veku-tanga, chakave ndicho chiko-nzero dchokupunzika kwavo;chakave ndicho chikonzerochakaita kuti vanhu vaite zve-nyama, unhubu, udhiabhorosi,evachiziva zvakaipa nezvaka-naka, vachiteerera kune zvino-diwa nadhiabhorosi.

4 Ndiko akurasika kwakaitavanhu vose; uye tarisai, vanga-dai vakarasika zvachose daipasina kuti Mwari vakanunuravanhu vavo mukupunzika ne-kurasika kwavo.

5 Asi rangarirai kuti uyo ano-ramba ari muzvinhu azvenyama,achitevedza nzira dzezvitadzonekupandukira Mwari, anogaraakapunzika uye dhiabhorosiane simba rose pamusoro pake.Saka achaita sekusina kumbove

28a nkm BasareKushumira.

29a nkm Murindiri.16 1a nkm Ruponeso.

b Mosaya 27:31.2a D&Z 63:53–54.

b Mat. 13:41–42;Ruka 13:28;

Aruma 40:13.3a VaG. 5:16–25;

Mosaya 3:19.nkm MunhuweNyama.

b 2 Ni. 9:8–9.nkm Dhiabhorosi.

c Gen. 3:1–13;

Mos. 4:5–19.d nkm Kupunzika

kwaAdama naEva.e 2 Ni. 2:17–18, 22–26.

4a Aruma 42:6–14.5a Aruma 41:11.

nkm Zvenyama.

223 Mosaya 16:6–15

bnerununuro rwakaitwa, arimuvengi waMwari; uye ariwodhiabhorosi muvengi waMwari.6 Uye zvino dai Kristu akanga

asina kuuya munyika, achitauranezvinhu zvichauya asekungezvakatouya kare, kungadai ku-sina rununuro.7 Uye dai Kristu akanga asina

kumuka kuvakafa, kana dai asi-na kudimbura majoto erufu kutiguva rishaye kukunda, kuti rufurwusave achironda, kungadaikusina kumuka kwevakafa.8 Asi kune akumuka kweva-

kafa, naizvozvo guva harinakukunda, uye chironda bcherufuchikamedzwa munaKristu.9 Ndiye achiedza neupenyu

hwenyika; hongu, chiedzachisingapere, chisingasvibiswe;hongu, neupenyuwo husinga-pere, kuti hakuchazova nerufu.10 Kana muviri unofa uyu

uchapfekedzwa akusafa, uyekuora uku kuchapfekedzwakusaora, uye vachaitwa kutibvamire pamberi pechigaro che-kutonga chaMwari, kuti cvago-tongwa maererano nemabasaavo kuti akanaka here kanakuti akaipa —11 Kana vakanaka, kusvika

pakumutswa kuvakafa muu-penyu ahusingaperi nerufaro;uye kana akaipa , kusvikamukumutswa kuvakafa muku-

raswa bkusingaperi, vachitumi-rwa kuna dhiabhorosi, akavaitavaranda, kuri kuraswa —

12 Vafamba maererano noku-da kwenyama dzavo nezvidozvavo; vasina kumbodaidzaIshe apo maoko etsitsi akangeakatambanudzirwa kwavari;nokuti maoko aetsitsi akangaakatambanudzirwa kwavari, asivakaaramba; vakayambirwa no-kuipa kwavo asi havana kubvakwazviri; vakaudzwa kuti vate-ndeuke asi havana kuda kute-ndeuka.

13 Uye zvino, hamufanirekubvunda here nokutendeukakubva muzvitema zvenyu, uyemurangarire kuti munopone-swa chete kana muri muna-Kristu?

14 Naizvozvo, kana muchi-dzidzisa amutemo waMosesi,makafanira kudzidzisawo kutimufananidzo wezvinhu zvi-chauya —

15 Vadzidzisei kuti rununurorwunouya nekuna Kristu Ishe,vanove ndivo Baba aVokusinga-peri. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 17

Aruma anotenda onyora mazwiaAbhinadhai — Abhinadhai anota-mbudzika murufu rwomoto —

5b nkm Akanunura.6a Mosaya 3:13.7a Hos. 13:14;

Mosaya 15:8, 20.8a Aruma 42:15.

nkm KumukaKuvakafa.

b Isa. 25:8;I VaKori. 15:54–55;

Morm. 7:5.9a D&Z 88:5–13.

nkm Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

10a Aruma 40:2.nkm Asingafe.

b nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

c Aruma 41:3–6.

11a nkm UpenyuHwokusingaperi.

b nkm Kuraswa.12a nkm Anetsitsi.14a nkm Mutemo

waMosesi.15a Mosaya 3:8; 5:7;

Eta 3:14.

Mosaya 17:1–13 224

Anoporofita pamusana pezvirwerenorufu rwomoto kune vakamuu-raya. Zvingangove makore 148Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Abhina-dhai akanga apedza kutaurauku, mambo akaraira avapirisitakuti vamutore vaite kuti au-raiwe.2 Asi pakati pavo pakange

pane mumwe ainzi aAruma,akange ari wechizvarwa cha-Nifai. Uye akanga ari murumeachiri muduku, uye bakatendamazwi ayo Abhinadhai akangaataura, nokuti aiziva kuipa ukokwakanga Abhinadhai ataurapamusana pavo; naizvozvo aka-tanga kukumbira kuna mambokuti asashatirirwe Abhinadhai,asi kuti amubvumire kuendamurunyararo.3 Asi mambo akashatirwa

zvikuru, akaita kuti Arumaabviswe pakati pavo, akatumiravaranda vake kuti vanomuuraya.4 Asi akatiza kubva kwavari

akanohwanda zvokuti havanakumuona. Ari pakuhwandakudaro kwamazuva akawandaaakanyora mazwi ose akatau-rwa naAbhinadhai.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti mambo

akaita kuti vachengeti vakevakomberedze Abhinadhai va-mubate; vakamusunga vakamu-isa mutorongo.6 Uye kwapera mazuva mata-

tu, shure kwokunge varangananavapirisita vake, akaita kutiaunzwe zvakare kwaari.

7 Uye akati kwaari: Abhina-dhai, taona mhosva pauri, sakawakafanira kufa.

8 Nokuti wakati izvo aMwaripachavo vachauya pano pasipakati pavana vavanhu; uyezvino, pamusana pemhosvaiyoyi uchauraiwa kunze kwo-kunge wati mazwi akaipa oseawakataura pamusoro pangunavanhu vangu inhema.

9 Zvino Abhinadhai akatikwaari: Ndinoti kwauri, ha-ndidzore mazwi andakataurakwauri maererano navanhuava, nokuti ndeechokwadi;kuti muzive kuti ndeechokwadindabvuma kuwira mumaokoenyu.

10 Hongu, uye ndichatambu-dzika kusvikira kufa , uyehandizodzora mazwi angu,achazova uchapupu achikupamhosva. Uye mukandiurayamuri kudeura ropa a risinamhosva, uye izvi zvichapu-pura pazuva rokupedzisira.

11 Uye zvino mambo Noaakanga ava kuda kumusunu-ngura, nokuti akanga otya sho-ko rake; nokuti akatya kutikutonga kwaMwari kwaizovapaari.

12 Asi vafundisi vakasimudzamazwi avo kwaari, vakatangisakumupomera mhosva, vachiti:Atuka mambo. Naizvozvo ma-mbo akasimuka nokushatirwakwaari, akamuisa mumaokoavo kuti vamuuraye.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-mutora vakamusunga, vakarova

17 1a Mosaya 11:1, 5–6.2a Mosaya 23:6, 9–10.

nkm Aruma Mukuru.

b Mosaya 26:15.4a nkm Magwaro

matsvene.

8a Mosaya 13:25, 33–34.10a Aruma 60:13.

225 Mosaya 17:14–18:4

ganda rake nehuni dziri kubvi-ra, hongu, kana kusvikira afa.14 Uye zvino marimi emoto

paakatanga kumupisa, akache-ma kwavari, achiti:15 Tarisai, kana sezvamaita

kwandiri, zvichaitika kuti mbeuyenyu ichakonzera kuti vazhinjivatambudzike kurwadza kwa-ndatambudzika, kana kurwa-dza akorufu rwomoto; uye izvinenzira yokuti vanotenda mu-ruponeso rwaIshe Mwari vavo.

16 Uye zvichaitika kuti mu-chatambudzwa nemhando dzo-se dzezvirwere nokuda kwoku-tadza kwenyu.17 Hongu, uye amucharohwa

kubva kumativi ose, uye mu-chatinhwa mugopararira ukonekoko, kana sekuparadzwakunoitwa danga resango nezvi-kara zvinotyisa.18 Uye pazuva iroro mu-

chavhimwa, uye muchatorwanoruoko rwemhandu dzenyu,muchazotambudzika, sekuta-mbudzika kwandaita, marwa-dzo aerufu rwomoto.19 Mwari avanodzorera saizvo-

zvo avo vanoparadza vanhuvavo. Mwari, gamuchirai mwe-ya wangu.20 Uye zvino, apo Abhinadhai

akataura mazwi aya, akapunzi-ka, atambudzika nerufu rwo-moto; hongu, akauraiwa nokutiakaramba kuramba mirairo ya-Mwari, somunhu akanamatachokwadi chamazwi ake noru-fu rwake.

CHITSAUKO 18

Aruma anoparidza muchivande—Anoratidza zvibvumirano zvoku-bhabhatidza achibhabhatidza pa-mvura dzaMormoni—AnotangisaChechi yaKristu nokugadza vapiri-sita—Vanozviriritira pachavo no-kudzidzisa vanhu — Aruma nava-nhu vake vanotiza Mambo Noakuenda murenje. Zvingangovemakore 147 kusvika ku145 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti Aruma,uyo akange atiza kubva ku-varanda vamambo Noa, aaka-tendeuka kubva pazvivi zvakenokuipa kwake, akaendamuchivande pakati pavanhu,akatangisa kudzidzisa mazwiaAbhinadhai—

2 Hongu, maererano neizvozvaizouya, uye nemaereranonokuzomutswa kwavakafa, ano-rununuro rwavanhu, izvo zva-izounzwa kuti zviitike nenzirabyesimba, nokutambudzika, no-rufu rwaKristu, nokumutswakuvafi nokukwira kwake ku-denga.

3 Uye kune vazhinji avo vaka-nzwa mazwi ake vakadzidzisa.Uye akavadzidzisa muchiva-nde, kuti zvisazivikanwe nama-mbo. Uye vazhinji vakatendamazwi ake.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-wanda vakamutenda vakaendaakunzvimbo inonzi Mormoni,y a k a n g a y a p i w a z i t a i r i

15a Mosaya 13:9–10;Aruma 25:4–12.

17a Mosaya 21:1–5, 13.

18a Mosaya 19:18–20.19a nkm Kutsividza.18 1a Mosaya 23:9–10.

2a nkm Akanunura.b nkm Dzikinura.

4a Aruma 5:3.

Mosaya 18:5–13 226

namambo, iri kumuganhu ne-nyika yairura, nenguva kanamwaka, nemhuka dzesango.5 Zvino, muMormoni makanga

muine chidziva chemvura yaka-chena, zvino Aruma akaendaikoko, pedyo nemvura iyi paivenekarugwezhwa kaive nemitimiduku, maaivanda panguvadzamasikati achihwanda ku-tsvagwa namambo.6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vazhinji

vakanga vatenda vaienda ku-nzvimbo iyi kuti vanonzwa ma-zwi ake.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwapera

mazuva akawanda pakava ne-chitsama chakanga chaunganapanzvimbo yeMormoni, kutivanzwe mazwi aAruma. Ho-ngu, vose vakaungana pamwe-chete avo vakatenda mazwi ake,kuti vamunzwe. Uye aakavadzi-dzisa, akaparidzira kutendeu-ka, noronunuro, nokutendakuna Ishe.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti akati

kwavari; Tarisai, hedzino mvuradzaMormoni (nokuti ndiko ku-daidzwa kwadzaiitwa) zvino,azvamunoda kuuya bmudangaraMwari, nokudaidzwa sava-nhu vavo, uye muine cchidochokutakurirana mitoro, kuti iveinoreruka;9 Hongu, uye kuti munoda

kuchema neavo vanochema; ho-ngu, nokunyaradza avo vanenge

vachida kunyaradzwa, nokumi-ra asevapupuri vaMwari pa-nguva dzose muzvinhu zvose,nomunzvimbo dzose dzamu-nenge muri, kana kusvikirapakufa, kuti muzonunurwanaMwari, nokuzoverengerwaneavo vachamutswa pakumukabkwokutanga, kuti muve noupe-nyu chwokusingaperi —

10 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri,kana izvi zviri zvido zvemwoyoyenyu, chii chamusingade kutiamubhabhatidzwe muzita ra-Ishe, seuchapupu pamberi pavokuti mapinda bmuchibvumira-no navo, kuti muchamushandi-ra nokuchengeta mirairo yavo,kuti vazova vanodurura Mweyawavo pamuri zvakanyanya?

11 Zvino apo vanhu vakangavanzwa mazwi aya, vakarovamaoko avo nomufaro vakati:Izvi ndizvo zvido zvemwoyoyedu.

12 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiAruma akatora Herami, somu-mwe wevokutanga, akaendaakandomira mumvura, akache-ma achiti: Ishe dururirai Mweyawenyu pamuranda wenyu, kutiaite basa renyu nomwoyo mu-tsvene.

13 Uye apo akanga atauramazwi aya, aMweya waIshewakanga wava paari, akati:Herami, bndinokubhabhatidza,cnemvumo kubva kuna Mwari

7a Aruma 5:11–13.8a D&Z 20:37.

b nkm Chechi yaJesuKristu.

c nkm Kunzwa Tsitsi.9a nkm Basa

reKushumira;

Pupura; Mupupuri.b Mosaya 15:21–26.c nkm Upenyu

Hwokusingaperi.10a 2 Ni. 31:17.

nkm Bhabhatidza.b nkm Chibvumirano.

13a nkm MweyaMutsvene.

b 3 Ni. 11:23–26;D&Z 20:72–74.

c Mis. yeCh. 1:5.nkm Hupirisita.

227 Mosaya 18:14–24

Unamasimba ose, seuchapupuhwokuti wapinda muchibvumi-rano chokuti uchamushandirakusvikira wafa kufa kwomuviri;uye Mweya waIshe udururwepauri; vave vanokupa upenyuhwokusingaperi, kuburikidzadnorununuro rwaKristu, uyowaakagadzirira kubva epakuta-nga kwenyika.14 Uye shure kwokunge Aruma

ataura mazwi aya, vose ArumanaHerami avakanyudzwa mu-mvura; vakasimuka vakabudamumvura vachifara, vazadzwanoMweya.15 Uyezve, Aruma akatora

mumwe, akaenda rwepiri mu-mvura, akamubhabhatidza so-wokutanga, asi iye haana kuzo-nyurawo mumvura.16 Uye netsika iyoyi akabha-

bhatidza mumwe nomumweaienda kunzvimbo yaMormoni;mukuverengwa vakakwana ma-zana maviri navana; hongu,ivava avakabhabhatidzwa mu-mvura dzaMormoni, uye vaka-zadzwa bnenyasha dzaMwari.

17 Uye vakadaidzwa kutiachechi yaMwari, kana kuti che-chi yaKristu, kubvira panguvaiyoyo zvichienda mberi. Uyezvakaitika kuti avo vose vaka-nge vabhabhatidzwa nesimbanemvumo yaMwari vakapa-mhidzirwa kuchechi yavo.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti Arumaaine amvumo kubva kuna Mwa-ri, akagadza vafundisi; kanamufundisi mumwechete pava-nhu makumi mashanu kutiavaparidzire, bnokuvadzidzisamaererano nezvinhu zveuma-mbo hwaMwari.

19 Uye akavaraira kuti vasa-dzidzise zvimwe kunze kwe-zvaakanga avadzidzisa, uyezvakataurwa nemiromo yava-porofita vatsvene.

20 Hongu, akavarairawo zva-kare kuti avasaparidze zvimwekunze kwokutendeuka nokute-nda munaIshe, uyo akanunuravanhu vake.

21 Uye akavaraira kuti pasaveanokukakavadzana pakati pavo,asi kuti vanofanira kuva bneta-riro imwechete, vane kutendakumwechete nebhabhatidzoimwechete, nokuva nemwoyoyakarukwa pamwechete cmu-kubatana nokudanana.

22 Uye izvi ndizvo zvaaka-varaira kuti vaparidze. Uyevakazova avana vaMwari.23 Uye akavaraira kuti va-

chengetedze zuva areSabata,nokurichengeta riri dzvene,uye mazuva ose vanofanirwakupa kutenda kuna Ishe Mwarivavo.

24 Uyezve akaraira kuti vapi-risita avo vaakanga agadza

13d nkm Akanunura.e Mos. 4:2; 5:9.

14a nkm Bhabhatidza—Rubhabhatidzonokunyudzwa.

16a Mosaya 25:18.b nkm Nyasha.

17a 3 Ni. 26:21; 27:3–8.

nkm Chechi yaJesuKristu.

18a nkm Hupirisita.b nkm Dzidzisa.

20a D&Z 15:6; 18:14–16.21a 3 Ni. 11:28–30.

nkm Gakava.b Mat. 6:22;

D&Z 88:67–68.c nkm Kubatana.

22a Mosaya 5:5–7;Mos. 6:64–68.

23a Mosaya 13:16–19;D&Z 59:9–12.

Mosaya 18:25–35 228

avashande namaoko avo kutivazviriritire.25 Uye pakanga pane zuva

rimwechete pasvondo raka-nga ramiswa kuti vaunganepamwechete kuti vadzidzisevanhu, a nokunamata IsheMwari vavo, uyezve, nguvazhinji nesimba ravaive naro,kuti vaungane pamwechetepachavo.26 Uye vafundisi havaifanira

kutarisira ruyamuro kubva ku-vanhu; asi nokushanda kwavovaizogamuchira anyasha dza-Mwari, kuti vafambe vakasimbamuMweya, nokuva bnoruzivorwaMwari, kuti vadzidzise ne-simba nemvumo kubva kunaMwari.27 Uye zvakare Aruma akara-

ira vanhu vechechi kuti vapezvinhu zvavo, mumwe anomu-mwe maererano nezvaanazvo;kana aine zvakawanda anofa-nirwawo kupa zvakawanda;uyo ane zvishoma, zvishomazvinodiwawo; kune uyo asinaanofanirwa kupihwa.28 Uye saizvozvo vanofanirwa

kupa zvinhu zvavo vakasunu-nguka nechido kuna Mwari,nekuvafundisi avo vaishaya,hongu, uye nokumweya yoseyaida rubatsiro.29 Uye izvi akataura kwavari,

sokurairwa kwaakaitwa na-Mwari; avakafamba zvakarura-ma pamberi paMwari, bvachi-pana munyama nomumweya

maererano nekuwana kwavonezvido zvavo.

30 Uye zvakaitika kuti izvizvose zvakaitwa muMormoni,hongu, pedyo anemvura dza-Mormoni, musango rakanga riripedyo nemvura dzaMormoni;hongu, panzvimbo yaMormoni,mvura dzaMormoni, sango ra-Mormoni, zvakanga zvakanakazvakadii kumaziso avo ikokovakauya muruzivo rwoMu-nunuri wavo; hongu, vakako-mborerwa zvakadii, nokutivachaimba mukumurumbidzanokusingaperi.

3 1 U y e i z v i z v a k a i t w aakumuganhu wenyika, kutizvisasvike pakuzivikanwa na-mambo.

32 Asi tarisai, zvakaitika kutimambo, nokuona kufamba-fa-mba pakati pavanhu, akatumavaranda vake kuti vavatarise.Naizvozvo nemumwe musi wa-vakaungana pamwechete kutivanzwe shoko raIshe vakaone-kwa namambo.

33 Uye zvino mambo akatiAruma akanga achikuchidziravanhu kuti vamupandukire;naizvozvo akatuma mauto akekuti avaparadze.

34 Uye zvakaitika kuti Arumanevanhu vaIshe avakayambi-rwa nokuuya kwaiita mautoamambo; naizvozvo vakatoramatende avo nemhuri dzavovakaenda murenje.

35 Uye mukuverengwa vai-

24a Mabasa 20:33–35;Mosaya 27:3–5;Aruma 1:26.

25a nkm Kunamata.26a nkm Nyasha.

b nkm Ruzivo.27a Mabasa 2:44–45;

4 Ni. 1:3.29a nkm Famba, Famba

naMwari.

b nkm Ruyamuro.30a Mosaya 26:15.31a Mosaya 18:4.34a Mosaya 23:1.

229 Mosaya 19:1–15

kwana mweya mazana mananamakumi mashanu.

CHITSAUKO 19

Gideoni anotsvaka kuuraya MamboNoa — MaRamani vanopinda ku-rwisa nyika — Mambo Noa anou-raiwa nokupiswa — Rimuhai ano-tonga ari pasi pemumwe mambo.Zvingangove makore 145 kusvikaku121 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti hondo ya-mambo yakadzoka, vakatsvakavakashaya vanhu vaMwari.2 Uye zvino tarisai, mauto

amambo akanga ari mashoma,akange atapudzwa, uye paka-tanga kuve nekutsaurana pakatipeavo vakange vasara.3 U y e a v o v a k a n g e v a r i

vashoma vakatanga kutyisi-dzira mambo, uye kukatangakuve nekukakavadzana pakatipavo.4 Uye zvino pakati pavo paive

nemurume ainzi Gideoni, uyeaive munhu ane simba arimuvengi wamambo, naizvozvoakatora munondo wake, akapi-ka mukushatirwa kwake kutiachauraya mambo.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti akarwa

namambo; uye mambo paaka-ona kuti ave kuda kukurirwa,akatiza akakwira apashongweyaive pedyo netemberi.6 Uye Gideoni akamutevera

uye akange ave pekuti achi-kwira pashongwe kuti aurayemambo, uye mambo akatarisa-tarisa kunyika yeShemuroni,

uye tarisai, hondo yemaRamaniyakange yatopinda munyika.

7 Uye zvino mambo akadai-dzira nokusuwa kukuru kwe-mweya wake, achiti: Gideoni,usandiuraye, nokuti maRamaniatove pamusoro pedu, uyevachatiparadza; hongu, vacha-paradza vanhu vangu.

8 Uye zvino mambo akangeasina hany’a nevanhu vake asikuti upenyu hwake; zvisinei,Gideoni haana kumuuraya.

9 Uye mambo akati kuvanhuvake vatize maRamani, iyepachake akatungamira, uye va-katizira murenje, nemadzimaiavo nevana vavo.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-mani akavatandanisa, akavaba-ta, vakatanga kuvauraya.

11 Zvino zvakaitika kuti ma-mbo akavaudza kuti vose varu-me vasiye vakadzi vavo nevanavavo, uye vatize maRamani.

12 Zvino kwaive nevazhinjivakaramba kuvasiya, asi vaidakugara vagofa pamwechetenavo. Uye vamwe vose vakasiyavakadzi vavo nevana vavovakatiza.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti avovakasara nevakadzi vavo nevanavavo vakaita kuti vanasikanavavo vakanaka vamire vachi-chema kumaRamani kuti vasa-vauraye.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-mani akavanzwira tsitsi, nokutivakange vatorwa nerunakorwevakadzi vavo.

15 Saka maRamani haanakuzovauraya, uye ndokuvatora

19 5a Mosaya 11:12.

Mosaya 19:16–27 230

sevasungwa ndokuvatakura va-chienda navo kunyika yaNifai,ndokuvabvumira kuti vawanenyika yokugara, kana vachi-nge vabvuma kunoisa mamboNoa mumaoko emaRamani,nokuvapa pfuma yavo, kanachikamu chepakati nepakatichezvose zvavainazvo, chika-mu chepakati chegoridhe ravo,nesirivha yavo, nezvose zvino-kosha zvavo, uye ndiko kutere-ra kwavaizoita kuna mambowamaRamani gore negore.16 Uye zvino pavanhu vaka-

nge vatorwa muusungwa, paivenemumwe wevanakomana va-mambo ainzi aRimuhai.

17 Uye zvino Rimuhai akangeasingade kuti baba vake vapa-radzwe; zvakadaro, Rimuhaiaiziva kutadza kwababa vake,iye pachake akange ari munhuakarurama.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti Gideoni

akatuma vanhu kuti vaendemurenje pasina anoziva, kutivanotsvaka mambo neavo va-kange vainaye. Uye zvakaitikakuti vakasangana nevanhu avamurenje, vose kunze kwama-mbo nevafundisi vake.19 Zvino vakanga vapika

mumwoyo yavo kuti vano-dzokera kunyika yaNifai, uyekana vakadzi vavo nevanavavo vakauraiwa, neavo vaka-nge vasara navo, kuti vacha-zotsvaka kutsividza, nekufanavo.20 Uye mambo akavarambi-

dza kudzokera; uye vakashati-rirwa mambo, uye vakaita kuti

atambudzike, kana kusvika apa-kufa nemoto.

21 Uye vakange vave kudakutorawo vapirisita kuti vavau-raye, ndokubva vatiza.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti va-kange vave kuda kudzokerakunyika yaNifai, uye ndokubvavasangana nevarume vaGide-oni. Uye varume vaGideonivakavataurira zvose zvakaitikakuvakadzi vavo nevana vavo;nokuti maRamani akavapanyika yekugara nokutera ku-maRamani chikamu chepakatinepakati chezvinhu zvose zva-vainazvo.

23 Uye vanhu vakataurira va-rume vaGideoni kuti vakangavauraya mambo, uye vapirisitavake vakanga vatizira murenjemukati-kati maro.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekupedza musangano;vakadzokera kunyika yaNifai,vachifara, nokuti vakadzi vavonevana vavo havana kungevauraiwa; uye vakataurira Gi-deoni zvavakange vaita mambo.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti mambowamaRamani akaita amhikokwavari, kuti vanhu vake ha-vazovauraya.

26 Uye naiyewo Rimuhai,semwanakomana wamambo,akapiwa umambo anevanhu,akapikawo kuna mambo wama-Ramani kuti vanhu vake va-chatera kwaari, kana chikamuchepakati chezvinhu zvosezvavainazvo.

27 Uye zvakaitika kuti Rimu-hai akatangisa kumisa umambo

16a Mosaya 7:9.20a Mosaya 17:13–19;

Aruma 25:11.25a Mosaya 21:3.

26a Mosaya 7:9.

231 Mosaya 19:28–20:11

nokudzika runyararo pakatipevanhu vake.28 Uye mambo wamaRamani

akaisa varindi kumatunhu oseenyika, kuti vachengetedze va-nhu vaRimuhai vari munyika,kuti vasatizire murenje; uyeairiritira varindi vake nemuterowaaiwana kuvanhu vemaNifai.29 Uye zvino mambo Rimuhai

akave nerunyararo muumambohwake kwenguva yemakore ma-viri, maRamani havana kuvane-tsa kana kutsvaka kuvaparadza.

CHITSAUKO 20

Vamwe vevanasikana vemaRamanivanopambwa nevapirisita vaNoa—MaRamani vanorwisa Rimuhainevanhu vake — Vehondo dzema-Ramani vanodzorwa nekudzikami-swa mumashure nokukatyanadzwa.Zvingangove makore 145 kusvikaku123 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino muShemuroni maive ne-nzvimbo yaiungana vanasikanavemaRamani kuti vaimbe, ne-kutamba, nekuzvifadza.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti nerimwe

zuva pakaungana vashoma vavokuti vaimbe nekutamba.3 Uye zvino vapirisita vama-

mbo Noa, nokunyara kudzo-kera kuguta raNifai, hongu,uye vachityawo kuti vanhu va-ngavauraye, naizvozvo havanakutomboedza kudzokera ku-vakadzi vavo nevana vavo.4 Uye vagara murenje, uye

nokunge vawana vanasikanavemaRamani, vakahwanda va-chivatarisa;

5 Uye apo vashoma vavo va-kaungana pamwechete kutivatambe, vakabva vabuda mu-nzvimbo dzavo mavainge va-kavanda uye ndokuvatora uyevakavatakura vakaenda navomurenje; hongu, vakatakuramakumi maviri ane vana evana-sikana vemaRamani vakaendanavo murenje.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRama-ni pavakaona kuti vanasikanavavo vari kushaikwa, vakashati-rirwa vanhu vaRimuhai, nokutivakafunga kuti vanhu vaRimuhai.7 Naizvozvo vakatumira ho-

ndo dzavo; hongu, kana mambopachake akatungamira vanhuvake; uye vakaenda kunyikayaNifai kunoparadza vanhuvaRimuhai.

8 Uye zvino Rimuhai akangeazviona kare ari panharire, kanakwose kugadzirira kwavo ho-ndo akakuona; saka akaungani-dza vanhu vake pamwechete,ndokuvandira mumakura ne-mumasango.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti apomaRamani akauya, vanhu va-Rimuhai vakatanga kuvawira,vachibva munzvimbo dzavaka-nge vakavavandira vakatangakuvauraya.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti hondoiyi yakapisa zvikuru ikarwadza,nokuti vakarwa seshumba dzirikurwira nyama yadzo.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvaRimuhai vakakurira maRama-ni vakavatinha; nyangwe vaka-nge vasina kunge vakawandakana chikamu chepakati nepaka-ti semaRamani. Asi, avakarwira

20 11a Aruma 43:45.

Mosaya 20:12–22 232

upenyu hwavo nevakadzi vavo,nevana vavo; naizvozvo vaka-zviwisira vakarwa sezvikara.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

wana mambo wemaRamaniari mukati meavo vakangevafa, asi akange asina kufa,akange akuvadzwa akasiiwapasi, nokuti vanhu vake vaka-mhanya zvisingaitike mukutizakwavo.13 Uye vakamutora vakasunga

maronda ake, vakaenda nayekuna Rimuhai, uye vakati: Tari-sai, houno mambo wemaRa-mani; iye nokunge akuvaraawira muvanhu vavo vafa, uyevamusiya; uye tarisai, tauyanaye kwamuri; uye zvino nga-timuurayei.14 Asi Rimuhai akati kwavari:

Hamumuuraye, asi muuiseipano kuti ndimuone. Uye vaka-muuisa. Uye Rimuhai akatikwaari: Chikonzero chako che-kuita hondo nevanhu vanguchii? Tarisai, vanhu vanguhavana kutyora achitsidzo cha-ndakaita kwauri; naizvozvo,sei iwe watyora chitsidzo cha-wakaita kuvanhu vangu?15 Uye zvino mambo akati:

Ndakatyora chitsidzo chachonokuti vanhu vako vakatizanevanasikana vevanhu vangu;naizvozvo, mukushatirwa kwa-ngu ndakaita kuti vanhu vanguvaite hondo nevanhu vako.16 Uye zvino Rimuhai hapana

chaakanga anzwa maereranonenyaya iyi; naizvozvo akati:Ndichatsvaga mukati meva-nhu vangu akaita izvi uye kana

ndiani zvake akaita chinhu ichiachafa. Naizvozvo akaita kutikutsvagwe pakati pevanhu vake.

17 Zvino aGideoni paakanzwazvinhu izvi, iye ari mutungamiriwemauto amambo, akaendaakanoti kuna mambo: Ndinoku-mbira kuti mumbomira, uyemusanotsvaka munhu akaitaizvi, uye musavape mhosva iyi.

18 Nokuti hamuchayeuka herevapirisita vababa venyu, avovaida kuparadzwa nevanhuava? Uye handiti vari murenje?Uye ko havazivo here vakapa-mba vanasikana vamaRamani?

19 Uye zvino, tarisai, tauriraimambo zvinhu izvi, kuti agota-urira vanhu vake kuti varegekutirwisa; nokuti tarisai vari ku-togadzirira kuzotirwisa zvaka-re; uye tarisai kuti isu tangosaravashoma.

20 Uye tarisai, vanouya ne-vanhu vavo vakawanda; uyek u n z e k w e k u n g e m a m b oavanyaradza kuti vasatirwisetichapera.

21 Nokuti mazwi aAbhina-dhai haana akuzadzikiswa here,aakaporofita pamusoro pedu—uye zvose izvi zvichiitika nenzi-ra yekuti takaramba kuteereramazwi aIshe, uye kuti tibve mu-zvitadzo zvedu?

22 Uye zvino ngatichinyara-dzai mambo, uye tizadzikisechitsidzo chatakaita kwaari;nokuti zviri nani kuti tive muu-sungwa pane kuti tirasikirweneupenyu hwedu; naizvozvo,ngatichimisai zvekudeura roparakawanda kudai.

14a Mosaya 19:25–26. 17a Mosaya 19:4–8. 21a Mosaya 12:1–8.

233 Mosaya 20:23–21:8

23 Uye zvino Rimuhai akatau-rira mambo zvose zvakaitwanababa vake, anezvevapirisitavakanga vatizira murenje, uyeakati ivava ndivo vakangevapamba vanasikana vavo.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti mambo

akanyaradzwa akavaitira tsitsi;uye akati kwavari: Handei tino-sangana nevanhu vangu, musi-na zvombo; uye ndinokupikirainechitsidzo kuti vanhu vanguhavazouraya vanhu venyu.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakate-

vera mambo, vakaenda nayekunosangana namaRamani. Uyezvakaitika kuti vakasangananemaRamani ; uye mambowamaRamani akazvirerekapamberi pevanhu vake, uyeakareverera nokukumbiriravanhu vaRimuhai.26 Uye maRamani zvavakaona

vanhu vaRimuhai, kuti vakangavasina zvombo, vakavanzwiraatsitsi vakanyaradzwa, uye va-kadzokera nerunyararo kunyikakwavo namambo wavo.

CHITSAUKO 21

Vanhu vaRimuhai vanorangwa no-kukurirwa namaRamani — VanhuvaRimuhi vanosangana naAmonivachibva vatendeutswa — Vanota-urira Amoni nezvemakumi mavirianemana emahwendefa emaJaredhi.Zvingangove makore 122 kusvikaku121 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti Rimuhainevanhu vake vakadzokerakuguta reNifai, uye vakatanga

kugara munyika umu zvakaremurunyararo.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushurememazuva akati kuti maRama-ni akatanga zvakare kutsvagakudenha maNifai, vakatangakuuya kumuganhu wenyikanematunhu akakomberedza.

3 Zvino havaikwanisa kuvau-raya, nenzira yechitsidzo cha-kange chaitwa kuna Rimuhainamambo wavo; asi vaivarovaapamatama, nekuratidza simbarekuvatonga; uye vakatangakuvatakudza bmitoro inoremapamisana yavo, nokuvatinhasevari kutinha mbongoro isi-ngataure —

4 Hongu, zvose izvi zvakaitwakuti mashoko aIshe azadzikiswe.

5 Uye zvino kutambudzikakwemaNifai kwakakura, uyepakanga pasina nzira yekutivangazvibvise mumaoko avo,nokuti maRamani akange ava-komberedza kumativi ose.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvakatanga kunyunyuta nama-mbo nenzira yekutambudzikakwavo; uye vakatanga kudakuti vaende kuhondo vanova-rwisa. Uye vakanetsa mambozvinorwadza nekutaura kwavo;naizvozvo akavabvumira kutivaite maererano nekuda kwavo.

7 Uye vakaunganidzana pa-mwechete zvakare, vakashonganhumbi dzavo dzehondo, uyevakanorwisa maRamani kutivavabvise munyika mavo.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRama-ni akavakunda, vakavatinhirashure, vakauraya vazhinji vavo.

23a Mosaya 19:21, 23.26a nkm Kunzwa Tsitsi.

21 3a Mosaya 12:2.b Mosaya 12:5.

Mosaya 21:9–20 234

9 Uye zvino kwakave aneku-chema kukuru nokuzvichemapakati pevanhu vaRimuhai,shirikadzi ichichemera muru-m e w a y o , m w a n a k o m a n anemwanasikana vachichemababa vavo, vanin’ina vachiche-ma vakoma vavo.10 Zvino kwakave neshirikadzi

dzakawanda munyika umu, uyevaichema zvikuru zuva nezuva;nokuti vakange vabatwa noku-tya maRamani zvikuru.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti kura-

mba kwavo vachichema kwa-kamutsa vanhu vaRimuhaivakange vasara kuti vashatirwevade kurwisa maRamani; uyevakaenda kunorwa zvakare,asi vakatinhirwa shure zvakare,vakarasikirwa zvikuru.12 Hongu, vakaenda zvakare

kana kechitatu, vakakundwasezvavakamboitwa; uye avo va-kanga vasina kuuraiwa vaka-dzokera zvakare kuguta reNifai.13 Uye vakazvirereka kusvika

muvhu, vakazviisa pasi pejokireusungwa, vachibvuma kuro-hwa, nokutinhirwa uko kanaapo, nokuremedzwa, maerera-no nokuda kwevavengi vavo.14 Uye avakazvirereka kana

kusvika pakadzama pekupfava;uye vakachema zvikuru kunaMwari; hongu, kana muswerewose vaichema kuna Mwarivavo kuti vavabvise mumata-mbudziko avo.15 Uye zvino Ishe avakanonoka

kunzwa kuchema kwavo pamu-soro pezvitema zvavo; zvaka-

daro Ishe vakanzwa kuchemakwavo, uye vakatanga kupfavi-sa mwoyo yemaRamani zvekutivakatangisa kurerutsa mitoroyavo; asi Ishe havana kuonazvakafanira kuti vavabvisemuusungwa.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-tanga kubudirira zvishomanezvishoma munyika umu, va-katanga kukudza mbeu dzaka-wanda, nematanga, zvekuti ha-vana kutambudzwa nenzara.

17 Zvino vakadzi vakangevakawanda kupfuura varume;naizvozvo mambo Rimuhaiakataura kuti wose murumeakafanira akupa kuti kuririti-rwe bshirikadzi nevana vadzo,kuti vasafe nenzara; uye vakai-ta izvi pamusana pekukurakwehuwandu hwevanhu vavovakanga vauraiwa.

18 Zvino vanhu vaRimuhaivaigara vari pamwechete vaka-batana nepose pavaikwanisa,uye vakachengetedza mbeudzavo nezvipfuyo zvavo.

19 Uye mambo pachake haai-zviinzva pasina rusvingo rwe-guta, kunze kwekunge atoendanevarindi vake, achitya kutiangangoerekana awira mumao-ko emaRamani.

20 Uye akaita kuti vanhu vakevagare vakatarisa munzvimbodzose dzakakomberedza, kutinedzimwe nzira vangabate va-pirisita vaye vakatizira murenje,vakange vapamba avanasikanavemaRamani, uye vari vakaitakuti vaparadzwe zvakaipa kudai.

9a Mosaya 12:4.14a Mosaya 29:20.

nkm Akazvininipisa.

15a Zir. 15:29;Mosaya 11:23–25;D&Z 101:7–9.

17a Mosaya 4:16, 26.b nkm Shirikadzi.

20a Mosaya 20:5.

235 Mosaya 21:21–32

21 Nokuti vaida kuti vavabatevagovaranga; nokuti vakangevapinda munyika yemaNifaineusiku, uye vakaba mbeudzavo nezvizhinji zvezvinhuzvavo zvinokosha; naizvozvovakavavandira.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti pakange

pasisina kukanganisana pakatipemaRamani nevanhu vaRimu-hai, kana kudakara kusvikanguva yakauya aAmoni neha-ma dzake munyika umu.23 Uye mambo zvaakanga ari

kunze kweguta nemurindiwake, akaona Amoni nehamadzake; uye akavafungira kutivapirisita vaNoa saka akaitakuti vabatwe uye vatorwe, va-sungwe, uye vakandwe amuti-rongo. Uye dai vakange varivapirisita vaNoa angadai akaitakuti vauraiwe.24 Asi paakaona kuti havazivo,

asi kuti ihama dzake, uye va-kanga vabva kunyika yeZara-hemura, akazadzwa nerufarorwukuru kwazvo.25 Zvino mambo Rimuhai

akange ambotumira Amoniasati auya, vanhu avashomakuti bvanotsvaka nyika yeZara-hemura; asi havana kuiwana,uye vakarasika murenje.26 Zvisinei, vakawana nyika

yakambenge iine vanhu; hongu,nyika yakange izere anema-pfupa akaoma; hongu, nyikayakambenge iine vanhu uyeikaparadzwa; uye ivo, vachifu-nga kuti inyika yeZarahemura,vakadzokera kunyika yaNifai,

vakasvika mazuva mashomaAmoni asati auya.

27 Uye vakauya nezvinyorwa,kana zvinyorwa zvevanhuvane mapfupa avakawana; uyezvakanyorwa pamahwendefaesimbi.

28 Uye zvino mambo Rimuhaiakazadzwa zvakare nemufaropaakanzwa Amoni achitauranemuromo wake kuti mamboMosaya aiva anechipo chakabvakuna Mwari, icho chaiita kutiakwanise kududzira zvinyorwazvakadai; hongu, naAmoni aka-farawo.

29 Asi Amoni nehama dzakevakazadzwa nokusuwa nokutihama dzavo dzakawanda dza-kange dzauraiwa.

30 Uye nokutiwo mambo Noanevapirisita vake vakange vaitakuti vanhu vaite zvitema ne-zvakaipa zvakawanda kudaropamberi paMwari; uye vakache-mawo akufa kwaAbhinadhai;bnekuendawo kwaAruma neva-nhu vakaenda naye, vakangavavamba chechi yaMwari nesi-mba raMwari, norutendo mu-mazwi akataurwa naAbhina-dhai.

31 Hongu, vakachema kuendakwavo, nokuti havana kuzivakwavakanga vatizira. Zvino va-kange vofara kuti vabatane navo,nokuti ivo pachavo vakangavapinda muchibvumirano na-Mwari chokumushandira noku-chengetedza mirairo yavo.

32 Uye zvino kubvira kuu-ya kwakaita Amoni, mambo

22a Mosaya 7:6–13.23a Hir. 5:21.25a Mosaya 8:7.

b Mosaya 7:14.26a Mosaya 8:8.28a Omu. 1:20–22;

Mosaya 28:11–16.30a Mosaya 17:12–20.

b Mosaya 18:34–35.

Mosaya 21:33–22:6 236

Rimuhai akapindawo muchibvu-mirano naMwari, nevazhinjiwovevanhu vake, kumushandiranekuchengetedza mirairo yavo.33 Uye zvakaitika kuti mambo

Rimuhai nevazhinji vevanhuvake vakadisa kuti vabhabhati-dzwe; asi hamuna munhu mu-nyika umu aive anemvumokubva kuna Mwari yokuzviita.Uye Amoni akaramba kuzviita,achizviona semuranda asinakukodzera.34 Naizvozvo panguva iyoyo

havana kuzviita kuti vave che-chi, vachimirira Mweya waIshe.Zvino vakada kuita kana saAru-ma nehama dzake, avo vakatizi-ra murenje.35 Vakange vachida kubha-

bhatidzwa sokupupura kutivanoda kushandira Mwarinemwoyo yavo yose; zvisineivakatora nguva refu; uye ku-bhabhatidzwa kwavo akuchata-urwa mushure mezvizvi.36 Uye zvino zvose zvekudzi-

dza kwaAmoni nevanhu vake,uye mambo Rimuhai nevanhuvake, kwaive kuti vazvibviseivo pachavo mumaoko ema-Ramani nemuusungwa.

CHITSAUKO 22

Kunorongwa kuti vanhu vatizemuusungwa hwemaRamani—Ma-Ramani vanoitwa kuti vararadze—Vanhu vanotiza, vodzokera kuZa-rahemura, uye vobva vave pasipamambo Mosaya. Zvingangovemakore 121 kusvika ku120 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiAmoni namambo Rimuhai vaka-tangisa kubvunza vanhu kutivangaitei kuti vazvibvise muu-sungwa; uye vakaita kuti vanhuvaungane pamwechete; uyevakaita izvi kuti vanzwe kutivanhu vanotii nezvenyaya iyi.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakasha-ya nzira yekuti vangazvisunu-ngure nayo kubva muusungwa,kunze kwekuti vakatora vaka-dzi vavo nevana, nematanga avo,nematende avo, uye voendamurenje; nokuti nekuwandakwakaita maRamani, hazvaiitakuti vanhu vaRimuhai vavarwi-se, vachifunga zvekuzvinunuramuusungwa neminondo.

3 Zvino zvakai t ika kut iGideoni akaenda akanomirapamberi pamambo, akati kwa-ari: Zvino imi mambo, kusvikazvino mange muchiteerera ku-mazwi angu kazhinji patangetichinetsana nehama dzedu,maRamani.

4 Uye zvino imi mambo, kanamakandiwana ndiri murandaasingayamure, kana kuti kusvi-ka zvino makanditeerera panezvandaitaura zvishomazvo, uyezviri zvinhu zvakakuyamurai,kana zvakadaro ndinoda kutidai mateerera mazwi angu ngu-va ino, uye ndichave murandawenyu uye ndigobvisa vanhuava muusungwa.

5 Uye mambo akamubvumirakuti ataure. Uye Gideoni akatikwaari:

6 Tarisai kumupata weseri,unopinda nemusvingo yeseri,

33a nkm Mvumo. 35a Mosaya 25:17–18.

237 Mosaya 22:7–23:1

seri kweguta. MaRamani, kanavirindi vemaRamani, usiku va-nenge vakararadza; naizvozvongatitumirei shoko kuvanhuava vose kuti vaunganidze ma-tanga avo, kuti vagoatinhiramurenje usiku.7 Uye ini ndichaenda sekundi-

tuma kwenyu ndonopa maRa-mani waini yekupedzisira, uyevararadza; isu tobva tapfuuranepamupata wakavanzika ne-chekuruboshwe kwemusasawavo varere vakararadza.8 Ndiko kubva kwatinoita

nevakadzi vedu nevana vedu,matanga edu toenda murenje;totora nzira inotenderera ne-kunyika yeShiromu.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mambo

akateerera kumazwi aGideoni.10 Uye mambo Rimuhai akaita

kuti vanhu vake vaunganidzezvipfuyo zvavo pamwechete;ndokutumira mutero wewainikumaRamani; uye akatumira-zve imwe waini, sechipo kwava-ri; uye vakanwa vakasunungukawaini yavakanga vatumirwanamambo Rimuhai.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

vamambo Rimuhai vakabvausiku vakaenda murenje nema-tanga avo, uye vakaenda nenzi-ra yaitenderera nekuShiromunemurenje, uye vakananga nzirayavo vachienda kunyika ye-Zarahemura, vachitungamirwanaAmoni nehama dzake.12 Uye vakange vatora rose

ghoridhe ravo, nesirivha, nezvi-nhu zvavo zvinokosha, zvavai-kwanisa kutakura, nezvembuva

yavowo, vachienda murenje;uye vakateedza rwendo rwavo.

13 Uye mushure memazuvamazhinji vari murenje vaka-svika munyika yaZarahemura,vakabva vabatana nevanhu va-Mosaya, vakave pasi pake.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Mosayaakavagashira nekufara; uye aka-tambirawo azvinyorwa zvavo,bnezvinyorwawo zvakawanikwanevanhu vaRimuhai.

15 Uye zvino zvakaitikakuti maRamani pavakaonakuti vanhu vaRimuhai vatizausiku kubva munyika iyi, va-katumira hondo murenje kutiivatevere;

16 Uye mushure mekuvateverakwemazuva maviri, vakashayatsoka dzavo; naizvozvo vaka-rasika murenje.

Nyaya yaAruma nevanhu va-Ishe, vakatandanisirwa murenjenevanhu vamambo Noa.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko 23 ne24.

CHITSAUKO 23

Aruma anoramba kuve mambo —Anoshanda semupirisita wepamu-soro — Ishe anoranga vanhu vake,uye maRamani anokunda nyikayeHerami — Amuroni, mutunga-miri wevapirisita vakaipa vaNoa,anotonga ari pasi pamambo wa-maRamani. Zvingangove makore145 kusvika ku121 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Zvino Aruma, ayambirwa

22 14a Mosaya 8:5. b Mosaya 8:9.

Mosaya 23:2–14 238

naIshe kuti hondo dzamamboNoa dzichauya kuzovarwisa,uye audza vanhu vake, nai-zvozvo vakaunganidzana pa-mwechete nezvipfuyo zvavo,ndokutora kudya kwavo, ndoku-bva vatizira murenje vachitizahondo dzamambo Noa.2 Uye Ishe akavasimbisa,

zvekuti vanhu vamambo Noavakatadza kuvabata kuti vava-paradze.3 Uye vakatiza vakafamba

rwendo rwemazuva masere varimurenje.4 Uye vakasvika mune nyika,

hongu, nyika inofadza yakana-ka zvikuru, uye nyika yemvurayakachena.5 Uye vakadzika matende

avo, ndokubva vatanga kurima,uye vakatanga kuvaka dzimba;hongu, vaive vabati, uye vaisha-nda zvikuru.6 Uye vanhu vakada kuti Aru-

ma ave mambo wavo, nokutiaive munhu aidiwa nevanhuvake.7 Asi akati kwavari: Tarisai,

hazvina kufanira kuti tive na-mambo; nokuti ndiko kutaurakwaIshe: aMusazove nemumwemunhu anonzi mukuru panemumwe, kana hapana achafu-nga kuti ari pamusoro panhi-ngi; naizvozvo ndinoti kwamurihazvifanire kuti muve na-mambo.8 Zvisinei, dai zvaiitika kuti

muwane vanhu vakaruramanguva dzose kuti vave madzi-

mambo enyu zvainge zvakana-ka kuti muite mambo.

9 Asi rangarirai akuipa kwa-mambo Noa nevapirisita vake;uye ini pachangu ndakabatwabmumusungo wacho, ndikaitazvinhu zvakange zvakaipa pa-mberi paIshe, zvinhu izvozvozvikandirwadzisa mukutende-uka kwangu.

10 Zvisinei, mushure ameku-netseka kukuru, Ishe vakanzwakuchema kwangu, uye akapi-ndura minamato yangu, uyevakandiita mudziyo uri muma-oko avo wekuunza bvakawandavenyu muruzivo rwechokwadichake.

11 Zvisinei, mune izvi handinakubwinya, nokuti handina ku-kodzera kuti ndizvirumbidzeini pachangu.

12 Uye zvino ndinoti kwamuri,mange makadzvinyirirwa na-mambo Noa, uye mange murimuusungwa kwaari nokuvapi-risita vake, uye mukapinzwamukuipa navo; naizvozvomanga makasungwa anemajotoechitadzo.

13 Uye zvino zvamakaburi-tswa mumajoto aya nesimbaraMwari; hongu, kana nemu-maoko amambo Noa nevanhuvake, nemajoto ekuipa, kanaizvozvi ndinodisa kuti amumiremakagwinya bmukusunungu-rwa uku, nokutiwo cmusambo-vimba nemunhu kuti ave ma-mbo wenyu.

14 Uye musavimbe nemunhu

23 7a Mosaya 27:3–5.9a Zir. 16:12;

Mosaya 11:1–15.b Mosaya 17:1–4.

10a D&Z 58:4.b Mosaya 18:35.

12a 2 Ni. 28:19–22.13a VaG. 5:1.

b nkm Rusununguko.c Mosaya 29:13.

239 Mosaya 23:15–28

kuti ave amudzidzisi wenyukana muparidzi, kunze kweku-nge ari munhu waMwari, ano-famba munzira dzavo achiche-ngetedza mirairo yake.15 Zvino ndiko kudzidzisa

kwakaita Aruma vanhu vake,kuti wose munhu akafaniraakuda muvakidzani wake seku-da kwaanozviita iye pachake,kuti pakati pavo hapafanirekuve bnekupesana.

16 Uye zvino Aruma akangeari mupirisita wavo awepamu-soro, iye ariye akatanga chechiyavo.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti hapana

akatambira amvumo yekupari-dza kana kudzidzisa kunzekwekunge atozvipiwa naiyezvichibva kuna Mwari. Naizvo-zvo akagadza vose vapirisitavavo nevose vadzidzisi vavo;uye hakuna vaigadzwa kunzekwekunge vari vanhu vakaru-rama.18 Naizvozvo vakatarisa va-

nhu vavo, uye avakavariritiramukururama kwavo.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakata-

nga kubudirira zvikuru mukatimenyika; uye vakadaidza nyikaiyi kuti Herami.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

tanga kuwanda nokubudirirazvikuru munyika yeHerami; uyevakavaka guta, ravakadaidzakuti guta reHerami.21 Zvisinei Ishe vakaona zva-

kafanira kuti avarange vanhu

vavo; hongu, vanoedza bmwoyomurefu wavo norutendo rwavo.

22 Zvisinei — ani nani zvakeachaisa aruvimbo rwake mavariiyeyo bachasimudzwa muzuvarekupedzisira. Hongu, ndizvozvazvakange zvakaita nevanhuava.

23 Nokuti tarisai, ndichakura-tidzai kuti vakauiswa muusu-ngwa, uye hakuna aikwanisakuvanunura asi Ishe Mwarivavo, hongu, kana ivo MwarivaAbrahama naIsaka naJakobo.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-vapunyutsa, uye vakaratidzasimba ravo guru kwavari, uyevakafara zvikuru.

25 Nokuti tarisai, zvakaitikakuti zvavakange vari munyikayeHerami, hongu, muguta re-Herami, vachirima minda mu-matunhu, tarisai hondo yema-Ramani yakange ichimira-mirakumiganhu yenyika.

26 Zvino zvakaitika kuti hamadzaAruma dzakatiza kubvakuminda yavo, uye vakaunganapamwechete muguta reHerami;uye vakange vachitya zvikurunenzira yekuona maRamani.

27 Asi Aruma akaenda akano-mira pakati pavo, akavakuru-dzira kuti vasatye, asi kuti vaka-fanira kurangarira Ishe Mwarivavo uye vanovasunungura.

28 Naizvozvo vakatsigisa hanadzavo vakasatya, vakatanga ku-chema kuna Ishe kuti aite kutimwoyo yemaRamani ipfave,

14a Mosaya 18:18–22.15a nkm Rudo.

b 3 Ni. 11:28–29.16a Mosaya 26:7.

17a nkm Mvumo;Hupirisita.

18a I Tim. 4:6.21a Hir. 12:3; D&Z 98:21.

nkm Kuranga.b nkm Mwoyo Murefu.

22a nkm Vimba.b 1 Ni. 13:37.

Mosaya 23:29–24:1 240

kuti vasavauraye, nevakadzivavo, nevana vavo.29 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vakaita kuti mwoyo yemaRa-mani ipfave. Uye Aruma neha-ma dzake vakaenda vakagono-zviisa pachavo mumaoko avo;uye maRamani akabva atoranyika yeHerami.30 Zvino hondo dzemaRamani,

dzakange dzatevera vanhuvamambo Rimuhai, vakangevarasika murenje kwemazuvamazhinji.31 Uye tarisai, vakange vawa-

na vapirisita vaya vamamboNoa, vari munzvimbo yavaidai-dza kuti Amuroni; vakanga va-tanga kutora nyika yeAmuroniuye vatangisawo kurima minda.32 Zvino zita remutungamiri

wevapirisita ava rainzi Amuroni.33 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amu-

roni akanyengetedza maRamani;uye akatumira vakadzi vavo,avo vakanga vari avanasikanavemaRamani, kuti vanyengete-dze hanzvadzi dzavo kuti dzi-saparadze varume vavo.34 Uye maRamani akanzwira

atsitsi Amuroni nehama dzake,vakasavaparadza, pamusanapevakadzi vavo.35 Uye Amuroni nehama

dzake vakabatana nemaRamani,uye vaifamba murenje vachi-tsvaka nyika yaNifai pavakawa-na nyika yeHerami, yakange iriyaAruma nehama dzake.36 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-

Ramani akavimbisa Arumanehama dzake, kuti kana vaka-varatidza nzira inoenda kunyika

yaNifai vanobva vavapa upenyuhwavo nerusununguko rwavo.

37 Asi mushure mekungeAruma avaratidza nzira yaie-nda kunyika yaNifai maRama-ni haana kuchengeta chivimbisochavo; asi vakaisa avarindi avokuti vatarise nyika yeHerami,zvose naAruma nehama dzake.

38 Uye vamwe vavo vakangevasara vakaenda kunyika ya-Nifai; uye chimwe chikamu chi-kadzokera kunyika yeHerami,vakaunzawo vakadzi nevanavevarindi vakange vasiiwa.

39 Uye mambo wemaRamaniakange abvumira kuti Amuroniave mambo nemutongi wevanhuvekwake, vakange vari munyi-ka yeHerami; zvakadaro akangeasina simba rekuita zvisingadi-we namambo wemaRamani.

CHITSAUKO 24

Amuroni anotambudza Aruma ne-vanhu vake—Vanozouraiwa kanavakanamata — Ishe anoita kutimitoro yavo inge yakareruka —Anovabvisa muusungwa,uye ndo-kubva vadzokera kuZarahemura.Zvingangove makore 145 kusvikaku120 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti Amuroniakawana mufaro pamberi pa-mambo wemaRamani; naizvo-zvo, akati iye nevanhu vakevave vadzidzisi vemaRamani,hongu, kana vevanhu vaivamunyika yeShemuroni, nemu-nyika yeShiromu, nemunyikayaAmuroni.

33a Mosaya 20:3–5. 34a nkm Kunzwa Tsitsi. 37a Mosaya 24:8–15.

241 Mosaya 24:2–13

2 Nokuti maRamani akangaatora nyika dzose idzi; naizvo-zvo, mambo wemaRamani aka-nge agadza madzimambo mu-nyika dzose idzi.3 Uye zvino zita ramambo

wemaRamani ainzi Ramani,achidaidzwa nezita rababa wake;naizvozvo aidaidzwa kuti ma-mbo Ramani. Uye akange arimambo wevanhu vakawanda.4 Uye akagadza hama dza-

Amuroni kuti vave vadzidzisimunyika dzose dzine vanhuvake; uye ndiko kudzidziswakwakaitwa mutauro waNifaimukati mevanhu vose vema-Ramani.5 Uye vaive vanhu vakanga

vachinzwana; zvisinei vakangavasingazive Mwari; kana hamadzaAmuroni hadzina chadza-kavadzidzisa maererano nezva-Ishe Mwari vavo, kana mutemowaMosesi, kana kuvadzidzisamazwi aAbhinadhai;6 Asi vakavadzidzisa kuti

vachengete zvinyorwa zvavo,nokuti vapote vachinyorerana.7 Uye ndiko kutanga kuwa-

nda kweupfumi hwemaRamani,uye vakatanga kutengeserananokutengerana uye vakasimba,uye vakatanga kuve vanhuvakachenjera nokunyengedza,muungwaru hwenyika, hongu,vanhu vainyengedza zvikuru,netsika dzose dzetsvina noku-pamba, kunze kwekunge zviripakati pavo nehama dzavo.8 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

Amuroni akatanga kuratidza

asimba rake kuna Aruma neha-ma dzake, akatanga kuvata-mbudza, uye akaita kuti vanavake vanetse vana vavo.

9 Nokuti Amuroni aizivaAruma, kuti aimbenge ariamumwe wevapirisita vama-mbo, nokutiwo ndiye akanga ariuye akatandaniswa namambonepamusana pekutenda mazwiakataurwa naAbhinadhai, no-kudaro akanga akamushatiri-rwa; nokuti akanga ari pasipamambo Ramani, asi aive ne-simba kwavari, uye achivapabmabasa ekuita, nekuvaisiravanovatarisa kana vachiita basa.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti dambu-dziko ravo rakakura zvekutivakatanga kuchema zvikurukuna Mwari.

11 Uye Amuroni akavati va-kafanira kuti varege kuchemakwavo; uye ndokuisa varindivake kuti vavatarise, kuti anizvake anenge awanikwa achi-daidza Mwari anouraiwa.

12 Uye Aruma nevanhu vakehavana kusimudzira mazwi avokuna Ishe Mwari vavo, asi ava-kadira mwoyo yavo kwavari;uye iye vakaziva pfungwa dze-mwoyo yavo.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti izwiraIshe rakauya kwavari muma-tambudziko avo, richiti: Simu-dzai misoro yenyu uye munzwekunyaradzwa, nokuti ndinozivachibvumirano chamakaita kwa-ndiri; uye ndichabvumirananevanhu vangu ndigovabvisamuusungwa.

24 8a D&Z 121:39.9a Mosaya 17:1–4; 23:9.

b Mosaya 21:3–6.12a nkm Munamato.

Mosaya 24:14–25 242

14 Uye ndicharerutsa mitoroinoiswa pamapfudzi enyu, zve-kuti imi hamuzoinzwa kuremakana dai iri kumisana yenyu,kana dai muri muusungwa;uye izvi ndinozviita kuti mu-gove avapupuriri vangu ndabvapano, uye kuti mugoziva ne-chokwadi kuti ini Ishe Mwari,ndinoshanyira vanhu vangubmumatambudziko avo.

15 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutimitoro yakaiswa pana Arumanehama dzake yakarerutswa,hongu, Ishe avakavasimbisa kutivatakure bmitoro yavo nyore-nyore, uye vagozviisa pasi pavonorufaro cnemwoyo murefukune zvose zvaida Ishe.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti rute-

ndo rwavo nokugadzikanakwavo zvakakura zvekuti izwiraIshe rakauya kwavari zva-kare, richiti: Ivai norufaro rwa-kanaka, nokuti mangwana ndi-chakubvisai muusungwa.17 Uye vakati kuna Aruma:

Uchaenda mberi kwevanhuava, uye ndichaenda newe uyendigonunura vanhu ava amuu-sungwa.18 Zvino zvakai t ika kut i

Aruma nevanhu vake neusikuvakaunganidza zvipfuyo zvavozvose, nezvirimwa zvavo; ho-ngu, kana neusiku hwose vaka-nga vachiunganidza zvipfuyozvavo.19 Uye rungwanani Ishe va-

kaita kuti maRamani akotsirehope adzekufa chaidzo, hongu,uye vose vaivatarisa pakuita

mabasa avo vakakotsira kuko-tsira kwakadzama chaizvo.

20 Uye Aruma nevanhu vakevakaenda murenje; uye mushu-re mekufamba muswere wosevakadzika matende avo munhi-ka, uye vakadaidza nhika iyikuti Aruma, nokuti ndiye akava-tungamirira nzira yavo murenje.

21 Hongu, uye munhika ya-Aruma avakatenda Mwari no-kutenda kukuru nenzira yekutivakanga vavanzwira tsitsi, va-karerutsa mitoro yavo, uye va-kange vavabvisa muusungwa;nokuti vakange vari muusu-ngwa, uye hapana aigona kuva-bvisa kunze kwekunge variIshe Mwari vavo.

22 Uye vakapa kutenda kunaMwari, hongu, vose varume,nevakadzi vose nevana vosevaikwanisa kutaura vakasimu-dza mazwi avo mukukudzaMwari vavo.

23 Uye zvino Ishe vakati kunaAruma: Kurumidza iwe utoreiwe nevanhu ava mubve munyi-ka muno, nokuti maRamaniamuka uye ave kukuteverai;saka ibvai munyika muno, uyendichamisa maRamani munhi-ka muno kuti vasapfuure panomukutevera kwavo vanhu ava.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakabvamunhika umu, vakatora rwe-ndo rwavo vakananga murenje.

25 Uye mushure memazuvagumi nemaviri vave murenjevakasvika munyika yaZarahe-mura; uye mambo Mosaya aka-vagashira nomufaro.

14a nkm Mupupuri.b nkm Matambudziko.

15a Mat. 11:28–30.

b Aruma 31:38; 33:23.c D&Z 54:10.

nkm Mwoyo Murefu.

17a nkm Hunhapwa.19a I Sam. 26:12.21a nkm Kupakutendo.

243 Mosaya 25:1–12

CHITSAUKO 25

Zvizvarwa zvaMureki kuZarahe-mura vanove maNifai—Vanonzwanezvevanhu vekwaAruma neve-Zenifi — Aruma anobhabhatidzaRimuhai nevanhu vake vose—Mo-saya anopa simba Aruma kuti aro-nge Chechi yaMwari. Zvingangovemakore 120 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino mambo Mosaya akai-ta kuti vanhu vose vaunganepamwechete.2 Zvino vana vaNifai vakange

vasiri vazhinji, kana avo vaka-nge vari zvizukuru zvaNifai,vakanga vasina kuwanda zva-kaita avanhu vaZarahemura,akange ari wechizukuru bcha-Mureki, neavo vakange vaendanaye murenje.3 Uye vanhu vaNifai vakasa-

ngana nevanhu vaZarahemuravakanga vasina kuwanda zva-kanga zvakaita maRamani; ho-ngu, havaisvika kana chikamuchepakati chavo mukuwanda.4 Uye zvino vose vanhu va-

Nifai vakaungana pamwechete,nevosewo vanhu vaZarahemura,uye vakange vakaungana varimuzvikwata zviviri.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Mosaya

akaverenga, uye akaita kutikuverengwe, zvinyorwa zva-Zenifi kuvanhu vake; hongu,akaverenga zvinyorwa zveva-nhu vaZenifi, kubvira panguvayavakabva munyika yeZarahe-mura kusvika panguva yava-kadzoka zvakare.

6 Uye akaverengawo runganorwaAruma nehama dzake, ne-matambudziko avo ose, kubvirapanguva yavakabva munyikayeZarahemura kusvika pangu-va yavakadzoka zvakare.

7 Uye zvino, apo Mosaya aka-pedza kuverenga zvinyorwa,vanhu vake vaigara munyikaiyi vakashamiswa zvikuru no-kukatyamara.

8 Nokuti havana kuziva kutivofungei; nokuti pavakaonaavo vakange avabviswa muu-sungwa vakazadzwa nomufaromukuru.

9 Uye zvakare, pavakafunganezvehama dzavo dzakauraiwanemaRamani vakazadzwa no-kusuwa, uye vakachema miso-dzi yekusuwa.

10 Uye zvakare, pavakafunganekunaka kwaMwari kwava-kanga vachiona, nesimba ravomukubvisa Aruma nehama dza-ke mumaoko emaRamani ne-muusungwa, vakasimudza ma-zwi avo vakatenda kuna Mwari.

11 Uye zvakare, pavakafunganezvemaRamani, vakange varihama dzavo, kuipa kwavoneupenyu hwakasviba, vakaza-dzwa anekurwadzwa uye neku-shushikana pamusoro pezvema-gariro akanaka bemweya yavo.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti avo

vakange vari vana vaAmuroninehama dzake, vakange varo-ora vanasikana vemaRamani,havana kufadzwa nekuita kwe-madzibaba avo, uye vakatihavachadaidzwa nemazita ema-

25 2a Omu. 1:13–19.b Hir. 6:10.

nkm Mulek.

8a Mosaya 22:11–13.11a Mosaya 28:3–4;

Aruma 13:27.

b nkm Mweya (MweyaneMuviri)—Kukoshakwemweya.

Mosaya 25:13–24 244

dzibaba avo, naizvozvo vaka-tora zita raNifai, kuti vagodai-dzwa kuti vana vaNifai uyevagoverengerwa kune avo va-nonzi maNifai.13 Uye zvino vanhu vose

veZarahemura avakaverengerwakumaNifai, uye izvi zvakonze-rwa nokuti umambo hwakangehwakapiwa kune avo chetevaive zvizukuru zvaNifai.14 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

Mosaya apedza kutaura neku-verengera vanhu, akada kutiAruma ataurewo kuvanhu.15 Uye Aruma akataura kwa-

vari, vakaungana pamwechetemumapoka makuru, uye akae-nda paboka neboka, achipari-dzira vanhu kutendeuka noru-tendo munaIshe.16 Uye akakuridzira vanhu

vaRimuhai nehama dzake, voseavo vakanga vabviswa muusu-ngwa, kuti vakafanira kuyeukakuti ndiIshe akavanunura.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-

re mekunge Aruma adzidzisavanhu zvinhu zvakawanda,uye apedza kutaura kwavari,mambo Rimuhai akada kutiabhabhatidzwe; uye vose vanhuvake vakadawo kuti vabhabha-tidzwewo.18 Naizvozvo, Aruma akaenda

akapinda mumvura aakavabha-bhatidza; hongu, akavabhabha-tidza netsika yaakabhabhatidzanayo hama dzake bmumvuradzaMormoni; hongu, uye vosevaakabhabhatidza vakave nhe-ngo dzechechi yaMwari; uye

zvose vachizviita pamusanapekutenda kwavo kumazwiaAruma.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti mamboMosaya akabvumira Arumakuti aite chechi munyika yoseyeZarahemura; uye akamupaasimba rekugadza vapirisita ne-vadzidzisi muchechi yega-yega.

20 Izvi zvakakonzerwa nokutivanhu vakange vakawanda zve-kuti hazvaiita kuti vadzidziswenemudzidzisi mumwechete; uyehavaikwanisa kunzwa shoko ra-Mwari mugungano rimwechete.

21 Naizvozvo vakaunganidza-na pamwechete munzvimbonemapoka akasiyana-siyana, ai-daidzwa kunzi machechi; chechiyega-yega iine vapirisita vayonevadzidzisi vayo, uye wosemupirisita achiparidza shokomaererano nokuripiwa kwaa-kange aitwa naAruma.

22 Uye zvisinei kana dai chechidzakange dzakawanda dzaiveachechi imwechete, hongu, che-chi yaMwari; nokuti hapanachimwe chaiparidzwa muche-chi umu kunze kwekutendeukanerutendo munaMwari.

23 Uye zvino makanga muinechechi nomwe munyika ye-Zarahemura. Uye zvikaitikakuti ani nani zvake aida kutoraazita raKristu, kana raMwari,akapinda chechi dzaMwari.

24 Uye vaidaidzwa kunziavanhu vaMwari. Uye Mwarivakadira Mweya wavo mavari,uye vakaropafadzwa, uye va-kave nokubudirira munyika.

13a Omu. 1:19.18a Mosaya 21:35.

b Mosaya 18:8–17.

19a nkm Hupirisita.22a Mosaya 18:17.23a nkm Jesu Kristu—

Kutora Zita raJesuKristu paTiri.

24a nkm Chibvumirano.

245 Mosaya 26:1–11

CHITSAUKO 26

Nhengo zhinji dzeChechi dzino-tungamirwa muchitema nevasi-ngatende — Aruma anovimbiswaupenyu hwokusingaperi — Avovanotendeuka vagobhabhatidzwavanowana ruregerero — NhengodzeChechi dziri muzvitema dzino-tendeuka nokureurura kunaAru-ma nekunaIshe dzicharegererwa;tadzezvo, havazoverengerwa ku-nhengo dzeChechi. Zvingangovemakore 120 kusvika ku100 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Zvino zvakaitika kuti kwaka-nge kuine vazhinji vechizvarwavaikura vakange vasinganzwi-sise mazwi amambo Benjamini,nguva dzakataurwa mazwi ayavakanga vari vana vaduku; uyevakange vasingatende tsika dze-madzibaba avo.2 Havana kutenda zvaitaurwa

maererano nekumuka kuva-kafa, havanawo kubvuma kutikuna Kristu achauya.3 Uye zvino nenzira yekusate-

nda kwavo havana kukwanisaakunzwisisa shoko raMwari;uye mwoyo yavo yakange ya-tooma.4 Uye havana kuda kubhabha-

tidzwa; kana kupinda chechi.Uye vakange vari vanhu vaka-siyana nevamwe murutendorwavo, uye vakaramba vakada-ro, kana muupenyu hwavoahwenyama nemuzvitema zva-vo; nokuti vakanga vasingade

kudaidzira kuna Ishe Mwarivavo.

5 Uye zvino munguva yekuto-nga kwaMosaya vakange vasinakuwanda zvingasvika chikamuchepakati chevanhu vaMwari;asi nenzira ayekuhedhuka kwe-vanhu vakazowandawo.

6 Nokuti zvakaitika kuti vaka-nyengedza vazhinji nemazwiavo ekunyengedza, vakangavari muchechi, vakaita kuti va-ite zvitema zvizhinji; naizvozvozvakaita kuti avo vaiita zvitema,vari muchechi, vaifanira aku-tsiurwa nechechi.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakau-nzwa kune vapirisita, uye vaka-unzwa kuvapirisita nevadzi-dzisi; uye vapirisita vakaendanavo kuna Aruma, akange arimupirisita awepamusoro.

8 Zvino mambo Mosaya aka-nge apa Aruma mvumo pamu-soro pechechi.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti Arumahaana chaaiziva maererano ne-zvavo; asi kwaive nevazhinjivaipupura kuipa kwavo; hongu,vanhu vakasimuka vakatauranezvekuipa kwavo vakawanda.

10 Zvino hapana kunge kwa-kamboitika chinhu chakadaromuchechi; naizvozvo Aruma aka-netseka mumweya, akaita kutivaunzwe pamberi pamambo.

11 Uye akati kuna mambo:Tarisai, havano vazhinji vatau-isa mberi kwenyu, vari kupome-rwa mhosva nehama dzavo;hongu, uye vakatorwa muzvi-

26 3a nkm Kunzwisisa.4a nkm Munhu

weNyama.5a nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero;Gakava.

6a Aruma 5:57–58; 6:3.nkm Yambira,

Yambiro.7a Mosaya 29:42.

Mosaya 26:12–25 246

tema zvakasiyana-siyana. Uyehavatendeuke muzvitema zva-vo; naizvozvo ndauya navokwamuri, kuti imi muvatongemaererano nemhosva dzavo.12 Asi mambo Mosaya akati

kuna Aruma: Tarisai, ini ha-ndivatonge; naizvozvo ndavaakuvaisa mumaoko ako kutivatongwe.13 Uye zvino mweya wa-

Aruma wakange wotambudzikazvakare; uye akaenda akano-bvunza Ishe kut i angai te inenyaya iyi, nokuti aitya kutiangazokanganisa pamberi pa-Mwari.1 4 U y e z v i n o z v a k a i t i k a

kuti mushure mekunamatanemwoyo wake wose kunaMwari, izwi raIshe rakauyakwaari, richiti.15 Wakaropafadzwa iwe, Aru-

ma, uye vakaropafadzwa avovakabhabhatidzwa amumvuradzaMormoni. Unoropafadzwanokuti une brutendo rwukurumumazwi ega emuranda wanguAbhinadhai.16 Uye vakaropafadzwa nenzi-

ra yerutendo rwavo rwukurumumazwi ega awakavataurira.17 Uye iwe wakaropafadzwa

nokuti wakaisa achechi pakatipevanhu ava; uye vachamiswa,uye vachave vanhu vangu.18 Hongu, vakaropafadzwa ava

vanhu avanoda kutakura zita

rangu; nokuti vachadaidzwanezita rangu; uye ndevangu.

19 Uye nokuti wandibvunzamaererano nemutadzi, waropa-fadzwa.

20 Uri muranda wangu; uyendinoita chibvumirano newekuti uchave neupenyu ahwo-kusingaperi; uye iwe uchandi-shandira ugofamba muzitarangu, uye ugounganidza hwaidzangu pamwechete.

21 Uye uyo achanzwa shokorangu ndiye achave ahwai ya-ngu, iyeyo muchamugamuchiramuchechi, uye iyeyo neniwondichamugamuchira.

22 Nokuti tarisai, iyi ichechiyangu; wose aanobhabhatidzwaachabhabhatidzwa nokutende-uka. Uye wose amuchatambiraachatenda muzita rangu; iyeyobndichamuregerera ndakasunu-nguka.

23 Nokuti ndini ini andinota-kura zvitadzo zvenyika; nokutindini ini bndakavasika; uyendini ini ndinopa kune uyoanotenda kusvika kumagumonzvimbo kurudyi rwangu.

24 Nokuti tarisai, vanodai-dzwa muzita rangu; uye kanaavachindiziva vachauya, uyevachawana nzvimbo yokusi-ngaperi kurudyi kwangu.

25 Uye zvichaitika kuti kanahwamanda ayepiri yarira zvi-no avo vasina bkumbondiziva

12a D&Z 42:78–93.15a Mosaya 18:30.

b Mosaya 17:2.nkm Rutendo.

17a Mosaya 25:19–24.18a Mosaya 1:11; 5:8.

nkm Jesu Kristu—Kutora Zita raJesu

Kristu paTiri.20a nkm Vakasarudzwa;

Sarudzo; UpenyuHwokusingaperi.

21a nkm MufudziAkanaka.

22a 2 Ni. 9:23.nkm Bhabhatidza.

b nkm Regerera;KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

23a nkm Mununuri.b nkm Sika.

24a Joh. 17:3.25a D&Z 88:99, 109.

b D&Z 76:81–86.

247 Mosaya 26:26–38

vachauya uye vozomira pambe-ri pangu.26 Uye ipapo vachaziva kuti

ndini Ishe Mwari vavo, kutindini Mununuri wavo; asi ha-vazonunurwa.27 Uye ndichareurura kwavari

kuti handina akumbovaziva;uye bvachaenda mumoto cusi-ngaperi wakagadzirirwa dhia-bhorosi nengirozi dzake.28 Naizvozvo ndinoti kwa-

muri, kuti uyo asingade aku-nzwa shoko rangu, iyeyo musa-mugamuchire muchechi yangu,nokuti iyeyo handimugamuchi-re muzuva rekupedzisira.29 Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamu-

ri, Endai; uye uyo wose acha-nditadzira, iyeyo amuchamu-tonga bmaererano nezvitadzozvaanenge aita; uye cakareuru-ra zvitema zvake kwamuri ne-kwandiri, uye dakatendeukanemwoyo wake wose, iyeyoemuchamuregerera, neni ndi-chamuregererawo.30 Hongu, uye a munguva

dzose vanhu vangu bvachate-ndeuka ini ndichavaregererazvavanonditadzira.31 Uye imi amucharegererana

zvamunotadzirana; nokuti zvi-rokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri,uyo asingaregerere muvakidza-ni wake iye achiti akatendeuka,iyeyo anozvikonzera kuraswa.32 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri,

Endai; uye uyo wose asingate-ndeuke muzvivi zvake iyeyohaazoverengerwa muvanhu va-ngu; uye izvi zvichagara zvaka-daro kubvira zvino zvichiendamberi.

33 Uye zvakaitika kuti Arumapaakanzwa mazwi aya akaa-nyora kuti agogara nawo, ne-kuti agotonga vanhu vechechiiyoyo maererano nemirau ya-Mwari.

34 Uye zvakaitika kuti Arumaakaenda akanotonga avo vaka-nga vari muzvitadzo, maerera-no neshoko raIshe.

35 Uye vose vakatendeukamuzvitema zvavo avakazvireu-rura, ivavo akavaverengera mu-kati mevanhu vechechi;

36 Uye avo vakanga vasingadekureurura zvitema zvavo ne-kutendeuka kubva mukutadzakwavo, ivavo havana kuvere-ngerwa kuvanhu vechechi, uyemazita avo aakadzimwa.37 Uye zvakaitika kuti Aruma

ndiye akabata dzose nyayadzechechi; uye vakatanga zva-kare kuve nerunyararo noku-budirira zvikuru munyayadzechechi, vachifamba vaka-chenjera pamberi paMwari,vakagashira vazhinji, nokubha-bhatidza vazhinji.

38 Uye zvino zvose zvinhuizvi zvakaitwa naAruma neva-mwe vaaishanda navo mubasa

27a Mat. 7:21–23.b Ruka 13:27.c D&Z 76:43–44.

28a 2 Ni. 9:31; D&Z 1:14.29a nkm Kutonga.

b nkm Kudavira.c 3 Ni. 1:25.

nkm Reurura,

Reururo.d nkm Rutendeuko.e nkm Regerera.

30a Moro. 6:8.b Ezk. 33:11, 15–16;

Mabasa 3:19–20;Mosaya 29:19–20.

31a 3 Ni. 13:14–15;

D&Z 64:9–10.35a nkm Reurura,

Reururo.36a Eks. 32:33;

Aruma 1:24.nkm BhukureUpenyu; KubviswaHunhengo.

Mosaya 26:39–27:6 248

rechechi, vachifamba nesimbarose, vachidzidzisa shoko ra-Mwari muzvinhu zvose, vachi-tambura muzvinhu zvakasiya-na-siyana, vachinetswa neavovose vakanga vasiri vechechiyaMwari.39 Uye vakatsiura hama dzavo;

ivowo avakatsiurwa, wose woseneshoko raMwari, maereranonezvitema zvavo, kana kuzvita-dzo zvaainge aita, vachitumwanaMwari kuti vasamire bkuna-mata, nekupa ckutenda muzvi-nhu zvose.

CHITSAUKO 27

Mosaya anorambidza kutambu-dzana uye anokurudzira kuti vanhuvabatwe zvakafanana — Arumamudiki nevana vana vaMosayavanotsvaka kuparadza Chechi —Ngirozi inouya uye yovataurirakuti vasiye nzira yavo yakaipa —Aruma anoitwa chimumumu —Rudzi rwose rwevanhu rwakafani-ra kuzvarwa zvakare kuti rwuwaneruponeso—Aruma nevana vaMo-saya vanodaidzira mazwi anofadza.Zvingangove makore 100 kusvikaku92 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti kuta-mbudzwa kwakange kuchiitwachechi neavo vakange vasinga-tende kwakakura zvekuti chechiyakatanga kutsutsumwa, uyevakanyunyuta kuvatungamirivavo pamusoro penhau iyi; uyevakanyunyuta kuna Aruma.

Uye Aruma akaisa nyaya iyikuna mambo wavo, Mosaya.Uye Mosaya akabvunza vapiri-sita vake.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti mamboMosaya akatumira chizivisomunyika yose achiti hakunamunhu asingapinde sanganoakafanira akutambudza avovanhu vechechi yaMwari.

3 Uye pakaiswa murau waka-oma kuchechi dzose kuti haku-na kufanira kuti kuve nekuta-mbudzana pakati pavo, kutipakafanira kuve anekuenzanakuvanhu vose;

4 Kuti havafanire kuregerakuzvida nekuzvikudza kuchika-nganisa arunyararo rwavo; kutiwose munhu akafanira bkuku-dza muvakidzani wake seku-zvikudza kwaanozviita iye,vachizvishandira nemaoko avopachavo kuti vazviriritire.

5 Hongu, uye vose vapirisitavavo nevadzidzisi vavo vaka-fanira akushanda nemaoko avokuti vazviriritire, muzvinhuzvose kunze kwemuurwere,kana mukushaya kwakanyanya;uye mukuita zvinhu izvi, vaka-kura bmunyasha dzaMwari.

6 Uye munyika makatangakuve nerunyararo zvakare; uyevanhu vakatanga kuwanda cha-izvo, uye vakatanga kuparariranenyika yose, hongu, kucha-mhembe nekumaodzanyemba,kumabvazuva nekumadokero,vachivaka maguta makuru ne-misha mumativi ose enyika.

39a nkm Yambira,Yambiro.

b 2 Ni. 32:8–9.c nkm Kupakutendo.

27 2a nkm Kupfuvisa.3a Mosaya 23:7; 29:32.4a nkm Runyararo.

b nkm Kuremekedza.

5a Mosaya 18:24, 26.b nkm Nyasha.

249 Mosaya 27:7–16

7 Uye Ishe akavashanyira aka-vapa kubudirira, uye vakavevanhu vazhinji vakapfuma.8 Zvino vanakomana vana

vaMosaya vaiverengerwa kuva-nhu vasingatende; nemumweawevanakomana vaAruma aka-nge achiverengerwa kwavari,iye achidaidzwa kuti Aruma,zita rababa vake; zvisinei, akavemunhu ane uipi banonamatazvifananidzo. Uye akange arimunhu anotaurisa, uye achitau-ra manyepo mazhinji kuvanhu;naizvozvo akaita kuti vanhuvazhinji vaite sekuita kwakemukutadza.9 Uye akadzorera chechi ya-

Mwari shure zvakanyanya;aachiba mwoyo yevanhu; achi-konzera kukakavadzana mukatimevanhu; achipa mukana ku-muvengi waMwari kuti aratidzesimba rake muvanhu.10 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

paakanga achifamba achipara-dza chechi yaMwari, nokutiaifamba nevana vaMosaya mu-ruvande achitsvaka kuparadzachechi, nokurasa vanhu vaIshe,zvisirizvo zviri mumirairoyaMwari, kana kunyange ya-mambo —11 Uye sekutaura kwandaita

kwamuri, kufamba kwavaiitaavachipandukira Mwari, tarisai,bngirozi yaIshe cyakazviratidzakwavari; uye yakaburuka seirimugore; uye yakataura nezwirainge mabhanan’ana, rakako-

nzera kuti pasi pazunguzikeapo pavakange vamire;

12 Uye kushamiswa kwavokwakave kukuru, zvekuti vaka-punzikira pasi, uye vakatadzakunzwisisa mazwi aakangeachitaura kwavari.

13 Zvisinei akachema zvakare,achiti : Aruma muka umirepano, ko unotambudzirei chechiyaMwari? Nokuti Ishe akati: aIyiichechi yangu, uye ndichaimisa;hakuna chichaibvisa panzvimbo,kunze kwekutadza kwevanhuvangu.

14 Uye zvakare, ngirozi yakati:Tarisai, Ishe vakanzwa amina-mato yevanhu vavo, neminama-to yemuranda wavo, Aruma,anova baba vako; nokuti akana-mata nerutendo rukuru maere-rano nemi kuti dai masvitswapakuziva chokwadi; naizvozvo,nechikonzero ichochi ndauyakuti ndizokupwisai nezvesimbanemvumo yaMwari, kuti bmina-mato yevaranda vavo ingapi-ndurwe maererano nerutendorwavo.

15 Uye zvino tarisai, munga-pikisana here nesimba raMwa-ri? Nokuti tarisai, izwi ranguharizunguze nyika here? Uyehamugone kundionawo herepamberi penyu? Uye ndakatu-mwa kubva kuna Mwari.

16 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri:Endai, uye mugorangarira ura-nda hwemadzibaba enyu mu-nyika yeHerami, nemunyika

8a nkm Aruma,MwanakomanawaAruma.

b nkm KunamataZvifananidzo.

9a II Sam. 15:1–6.11a nkm Hupanduki.

b nkm Ngirozi.c Mabasa 9:1–9;

Aruma 8:15.

13a nkm Jesu Kristu—Mukuru weChechi.

14a Aruma 10:22.b Morm. 9:36–37.

Mosaya 27:17–25 250

yaNifai; nekurangarirawo ku-kura kwezvinhu zvaakavaitira;nokuti vakanga vari muusu-ngwa uye aakavasunungura. Uyezvino ndinoti kwamuri, Aruma,enda munzira yako, uye uregekutsvaka kuparadza chechizvakare, kuti minamato yavoigopindurwa, uye izvi zvirizvinoitika kana dai iwe pachakouchida kuraswa.17 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

aya ndiwo mazwi akave eku-pedzisira kutaurwa kuna Arumanengirozi, ndokubva yaenda.18 Uye zvino Aruma neavo

vakanga vainaye vakawira pasizvakare, nokuti vakange vasha-miswa zvikuru; nokuti nemazi-so avo vakanga vaona ngiroziyaIshe; uye izwi rake raingemabanan’ana, rakazunguza nyi-ka; uye vaiziva kuti hakunachimwe kunze kwesimba ra-Mwari chaigona kuzunguzanyika nekuita kuti idedere seku-nge ichatsemuka nepakati.19 Uye zvino kushamiswa

kwaAruma kwakave kukuruzvekuti akabva ave chimumu-mu, zvekuti akatadza kuzururamuromo wake; hongu, uye aka-pera simba, zvekuti akatadzakusimudza kana maoko ake;naizvozvo akatorwa neavo va-kanga vainaye, uye akatakurwaasisakwanise, kudakara asvikoi-swa pameso pababa wake.20 Uye vakataurira baba vake

zvose zvakanga zvaitika kwa-vari; uye baba vake vakafara,

nokuti vakaziva kuti rakangeriri simba raMwari.

21 Uye akaita kuti vanhuvazhinji vaungane pamweche-te kuti vagoona zvakanga zvai-twa kumwanakomana wakenaIshe, nekune avo vakangavainaye.

22 Uye akaita kuti vapirisitavaungane pamwechete; uye va-katanga kutsanya, nekunamatakuna Ishe Mwari vavo kutiazarure muromo waAruma,kuti agotaura, nokutiwo nhengodzemuviri wake nemaoko akezviwane simba radzo — kutimaziso evanhu azururwe kutiaone nokuziva kunaka noku-bwinya kwaMwari.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-re mekutsanya nokunamata kwe-mazuva maviri neusiku huviri,maoko nemakumbo aArumaakawana kusimba kwawo, uyeakabva asimuka akatanga kuta-ura kwavari, achivati ngavavenekunyaradzwa kwakanaka:

24 Nokuti, akati iye, ndatende-uka muzvitema zvangu, uyeandikanunurwa naIshe; tarisaindaberekwa neMweya.

25 Uye Ishe vakati kwandiri:Usashamiswe kuti vose vanhu,hongu, varume nevakadzi, nyi-ka dzose, marudzi, ndimi na-vanhu, vakafanira akuberekwazvakare; hongu, kuberekwanaMwari, bvapindurwa kubvamuzvinhu zvavo czvenyamanemukupunzika kwavo, vachie-nda mukururama, vanunurwa

16a Mosaya 23:1–4.24a 2 Ni. 2:6–7.

nkm Akanunura.25a VaR. 6:3–11;

Mosaya 5:7;Aruma 5:14;Mos. 6:59.nkm Kuberekwa

naMwari, KuberekwaPatsva.

b Mosaya 3:19; 16:3.c nkm Zvenyama.

251 Mosaya 27:26–35

naMwari, vachive vanakomanavake nevanasikana vake;26 Uye ndiko kuve zvisikwa

zvitsva kwavanobva vaita; uyekunze kwekunge vaita izvi,ahavana nzira yavangagare nha-ka yeumambo hwaMwari nayo.27 Ndinoti kwamuri, kana

zvikasaita sezvizvi, vanoraswa;uye izvi ndinozviziva, nokutiini ndakange ndoda kuraswa.28 Zvisinei, mushure mekupi-

nda mumatambudziko akanya-nya, kutendeuka wave pedyonerufu, Ishe netsitsi vakaonazvakafanira kuti vandibvutemukati mekutsva akusingaperi,uye ndazvarwa naMwari.29 Mweya wangu wakanunu-

rwa kubva munduru yekuvavanemumajoto ezvitadzo. Ndaka-nge ndiri mugomba mune rimarakati ndo; asi zvino ndave kuo-na chiedza chinoshamisa cha-Mwari. Mweya wangu awaka-shungurudzwa nekutambudzwakwokusingaperi; asi ndakabvu-twa, mweya wangu haucha-rwadza nariini.30 Ndakaramba Mununuri wa-

ngu, uye ndikaramba zvakangazvataurwa nemadzibaba edu;asi zvino kuti vaone kuti acha-uya, nokuti anoyeuka chosechisikwa chaakasika, achazviisapachena kune vose.31 Hongu, arose ibvi richapfu-

gama, uye dzose ndimi dzicha-reurura pamberi pavo. Hongu,kana muzuva rekupedzisira, apo

vose vanhu vachamirira bkuto-ngwa navo, ndipo pavacha-bvuma kuti ndiMwari; vacha-bvuma, avo vanogara cvasinaMwari munyika, kuti kutongwakwavo kuve kurangwa kusi-ngaperi kwakakodzera pavari;uye vachadedera, nokubvunda,uye vagosvava kana vatariswaneziso ravo drinotsvaka.

32 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiAruma kubvira panguva iyoyiakatangisa kudzidzisa vanhu,neavo vakanga vaina Arumapanguva yakazviratidza ngirozikwavari, vachifamba nenyikayose, vachishambadza kuvanhuvose zvinhu zvavakanga va-nzwa vakaona, vachiparidzashoko raMwari mukutambu-dzwa kwakanyanya, vachine-tswa zvikuru neavo vakangevasiri vatendi; vachirohwa ne-vakawanda vavo.

33 Asi zvakadaro zvose izvi,vakapa kunyaradza kwakawa-nda kuchechi, vachisimbisarutendo rwavo, nekukurudziranokushivirira nokushingirira ku-chengetedza mirairo yaMwari.

34 Uye vana vavo vaive avana-komana vaMosaya; uye mazitaavo aive Amoni, naAroni ,naOmuna, naHimunai; aya ndi-wo aive mazita evanakomanavaMosaya.

35 Uye vakafamba nenyikayose yeZarahemura, nemuvanhuvose vaitongwa vari pasi pa-mambo Mosaya, vachishingaira

26a Joh. 3:5.28a 2 Ni. 9:16.29a Mosaya 2:38.31a VaF. 2:9–11;

Mosaya 16:1–2;

D&Z 88:104.b nkm Jesu Kristu—

Mutongi.c Aruma 41:11.d nkm Mwari, Musoro

hwehuMwari34a nkm Amoni,

MwanakomanawaMosaya.

Mosaya 27:36–28:6 252

kuedza kugadziridza zvosezvavakange vakuvadza mu-chechi, vachireurura zvitadzozvavo zvose, nokutaura zvosezvinhu zvavakanga vaona, uyevachitsanangura zviporofita ne-magwaro matsvene kune avovose vaida kuzvinzwa.36 Uye ndiko kuve midziyo

kwavakaita mumaoko aMwarimukuunza vazhinji muruzivorwechokwadi, hongu, kuruzivorweMununuri wavo.37 Uye vakaropafadzwa sei!

Nokuti avakashambadza runya-raro; vakashambadza nhau dze-zvinhu bzvakanaka; uye vakau-dza vanhu kuti Ishe vanotonga.

CHITSAUKO 28

Vanakomana vaMosaya vanoe-nda kunoparidza kumaRamani —Vachishandisa matombo maviriekuonesa, Mosaya anodudziramahwendefa emaJaredhi. Zvinga-ngove makore 92 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Zvino zvakaitika kuti mushuremekunge avanakomana vaMo-saya vaita zvose zvinhu izvi,vakatora vanhu vashomananinavo vakadzokera kuna babawavo, mambo, uye vakamuku-mbira kuti avabvumire, pa-mwechete neavo vavakangava-sarudza, kuti vaende kunyikabyaNifai kuti vanoparidza zvi-nhu zvavakange vanzwa, nokuti

vape shoko raMwari kuhamadzavo, maRamani —

2 Kuti zvimwe vangavaunzemukuziva Ishe Mwari vavo,nekuvapwisa pamusoro pekuipakwemadzibaba avo; nokuedzakuti vanga varape aruvengorwavo nemaNifai, kuti zvimwevangavaunze mukufarawo mu-naIshe Mwari vavo, kuti va-nzwanane pachavo, uye kutikusazove nokupesana munyikayose yavakapiwa naIshe Mwarivavo.

3 Zvino vakadisa kuti rupone-so rwutaurwe kuchisikwa cho-se, nokuti havana kuda akuonabmweya wemunhu uchiparara;hongu, kana pfungwa yekutipawane mweya unotambudzikaczvisingaperi yaiita kuti vabvu-nde nekudedera.

4 Uye ndiko kushandwa kwa-vakaitwa neMweya waIshe, no-kuti vakange vari vatadzi vaneatsvina isingataurike. Uye Ishevakaona bnetsitsi dzavo dzisi-ngaverengeke kuti vavaponese;zvakadaro vakatambudzwa no-kurwadziwa kwemweya nenzi-ra yekuipa kwavo, vachitambu-dzika zvikuru nekutya kutivacharaswa zvachose.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaku-mbira baba wavo kwemazuvamazhinji kuti vaende kunyikayaNifai.

6 Uye mambo Mosaya akae-nda akanobvunza kuna Ishekuti angaregere here vana vake

37a Isa. 52:7;Mosaya 15:14–17.nkm Paridza.

b nkm Vhangeri.28 1a Mosaya 27:34.

b Omu. 1:12–13;

Mosaya 9:1.2a Jak. 7:24.3a Aruma 13:27;

3 Ni. 17:14;Mos. 7:41.

b nkm Mweya (Mweya

neMuviri)—Kukoshakwemweya.

c Jak. 6:10;D&Z 19:10–12.

4a Mosaya 27:10.b nkm Anetsitsi.

253 Mosaya 28:7–19

vachienda kunoparidza shokokumaRamani.7 Uye Ishe vakati kuna Mosa-

ya: Rega vaende, nokuti vazhinjivachatenda mazwi avo, uyevachawana upenyu hwokusi-ngaperi; uye andichaburitsavanakonana vako mumaokoemaRamani.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti Mosaya

akabvuma kuti vaende vanoitamaererano nezvavakanga vaku-mbira.9 Uye avakatora rwendo rwavo

nemurenje kuti vaende kunopa-ridza shoko kumaRamani; uyendichataura brungano rwekuitakwavo pashure.10 Zvino mambo Mosaya

akange asisina wekugadza uma-mbo, nokuti hapana mumwe-chete wevanakomana vakeaibvuma umambo.11 Naizvozvo akatora zvinyo-

rwa zvakange zvakanyorwaapamahwendefa endarira, ne-mahwendefawo aNifai, nezvi-nhu zvose zvaakanga achengetamaererano nemirairo yaMwari,mushure mekududzira nokuitakuti zvinyorwe izvo zvaivebpamahwendefa egoridhe aka-wanikwa nevanhu vaRimuhai,akange apiwa kwaari neruokorwaRimuhai;12 Uye izvi akazviita nenzira

yechido chevanhu vake; nokutivakada kuziva zvikuru mae-rerano nevanhu avo vakangavaparadzwa.

13 Uye zvino akazvidudziraachishandisa amatombo maviriaye aiva akasungirirwa muma-tivi echaiita seuta.

14 Zvino zvinhu izvi zvakaga-dzirwa kubvira pakutanga, uyezvikatambidzanwa chizvarwanechizvarwa, kuti mitauro idu-dzirwe;

15 Uye zvakachengetwa uyezvikachengetedzwa neruokorwaIshe, kuti varatidze kuchisi-kwa chose kuti akafanira kuvanenyika nezvitadzo noruvengorwevanhu vavo ndiani.

16 Uye ani nani anazvo zvinhuizvi anodaidzwa kunzi amuoni,sezvaiitwa makare-kare.

17 Zvino mushure mekungeMosaya apedza kududzira zvi-nyorwa izvi, tarisai, zvakataurarungano rwevanhu avakapara-dzwa, kubvira panguva yavaka-paradzwa zvichidzokera pa-nguva yekuvakwa kweshongwebhuru, Ishe cpavakavhiringidzamutauro wevanhu vakabva va-pararira nenyika yose, hongu,kana kubvirawo panguva iyozvichidzokera shure kunguvayekusikwa kwaAdama.

18 Zvino rungano urwu rwa-kakonzera vanhu vaMosayakuti vacheme zvikuru, hongu,vakazadzwa nekusuwa; zvisineizvakavapa ruzivo rwakawanda,marwuri vakafara.

19 Uye rungano urwu rwu-chanyorwa mushure; nokutitarisai, zvinofanira kuti vose

7a Aruma 19:22–23.9a Aruma 17:6–9.

b Aruma 17–26.11a nkm Mahwendefa

eNdarira.

b nkm MahwendefaeGoridhe.

13a nkm UrimineTumimi.

16a Mosaya 8:13–18.

nkm Muoni.17a Mosaya 8:7–12.

b Eta 1:1–5.c Gen. 11:6–9.

Mosaya 28:20–29:7 254

vanhu vazive zvakanyorwamunhoroondo ino.20 Uye zvino, sekutaura kwa-

ndaita kwamuri, kuti mushuremekunge mambo Mosaya aitazvinhu izvi, akatora mahwende-fa aendarira nezvinhu zvosezvaakanga achengeta, ndoku-bva azvipa pana Aruma, aivemwanakomana waAruma; ho-ngu, zvose zvinyorwa, bnezvi-dudziriso zvacho, ndokuzvipapaari, ndokumuudza kuti akafa-nira kuzvichengeta cnokuzvi-chengetedza, nekuchengetawozvinyorwa zvevanhu, vachizvi-pa kuchizvarwa nechizvarwa,kana sekugamuchidzanwa kwa-zvakaitwa kubvira panguvayakabva Rihai kuJerusarema.

CHITSAUKO 29

Mosaya anoti kunze kwekuti kuvenamambo ngakusarudzwe vato-ngi — Madzimambo asina kuru-rama anotungamira vanhu vavomukutadza — Aruma mudiki ano-sarudzwa kuve mukuru wevatonginekuda kwevanhu—Ndiyewo mu-fundisi wepamusoro weChechi —Aruma Mukuru naMosaya vanofa.Zvingangove makore 92 kusvikaku91 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino Mosaya aita izvi akatu-mira shoko kunyika yose, kuva-nhu vose, achida kuziva chidochavo maererano nemunhu aka-fanira kuve mambo wavo.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti izwi

rakabva kuvanhu, richiti: Tino-

da kuti Aroni mwanakomanawako ave mambo wedu nemu-tongi wedu.

3 Zvino Aroni akange akwirakunyika yaNifai, naizvozvomambo akange asingakwanisekugadza umambo paari; kanaAroni haaikwanisa kutora uma-mbo; hakuna kana amwanako-mana mumwechete waMosayaaida kutora umambo.

4 Naizvozvo mambo Mosayaa k a t u m i r a z v a k a r e k u v a-nhu; hongu, akatumira ma-zwi akanyorwa kuvanhu. Uyeaya ndiwo mazwi aakanyorwa,achiti:

5 Tarisai, imi vanhu vangu,kana kuti hama dzangu, nokutindinokukudzai saizvozvo, ndi-noda kuti mufunge pamusoropenyaya yamadaidzirwa kutimufunge — nokuti muri kudakuti dai maita amambo.6 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri uyo

akafanirwa kuve ari iye aneu-mambo aramba, uye haasikudakutora umambo.

7 Uye zvino kukawanikwaumwe kuti agadzwe munzvi-mbo yake, tarisai ndinotya kutipachave nokukakavadzana mu-kati menyu. Uye ndiani anozivakuti mwanakomana wangu,anove ndiye muridzi weuma-mbo, angangoshatirwa akatorachimwe chikamu chevanhuvakaenda naye, izvo zvinozo-konzera hondo nokukakavadza-na mukati menyu, chinozovechikonzero chekudeura ropazhinji nokusiya nzira dzaIshe,

20a Aruma 37:3–10.b nkm Urimi

neTumimi.

c nkm Magwaromatsvene—Magwaromatsvene anofanira

kuchengetedzwa.29 3a Mosaya 27:34.

5a I Sam. 8:9–19.

255 Mosaya 29:8–18

hongu, nokuparadza mweyayevanhu vazhinji.8 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri nga-

tingwarei uye tifunge zvinhuizvi, nokuti hatina kodzeroyekuti tiparadze mwanakomanawangu, hatinazve simba reku-paradza kana uyo anenge aiswamunzvimbo yake.9 Uye kana mwanakomana

wangu akadzokera kuzvinhuzvake zvekudada nezvinhu zvi-sipo achayeuka zvinhu zvaaka-mbotaura, uye oti anoda uma-mbo hwake, zvinozoita kuti iyenevanhu vano vaite zvitadzozvakanyanya.10 Uye zvino ngatingwarei ti-

tarisire mberi kuzvinhu izvi,uye tichiita zvinhu zvinoitakuti vanhu vave nerunyararo.11 Naizvozvo ndichave ma-

mbo wenyu kwemazuva anguose asara; zvakadaro, angatiga-dze bvatongi, kuti vatongevanhu ava maererano nemute-mo wedu; uye tichatanga patsvakugadzirisa nyaya dzevanhuava nokuti tichasarudza varumevane njere kuve vatongi, vacha-tonga vanhu ava maereranonemirairo yaMwari.

12 Zvino zviri nani kuti mu-nhu atongwe naMwari panekutongwa nemunhu, nokutikutonga kwaMwari kwakanakanguva dzose, asi kutonga kwe-vanhu hakuzi kwakanaka ngu-va dzose.13 Naizvozvo, dai zvaiitika

kuti muwane vanhu avakarura-

ma kuti vave madzimamboenyu, vaizoisa mitemo yaMwa-ri, uye vachitonga vanhu avamaererano nemirairo yavo, ho-ngu, dai maiwana madzimamboevarume vanoita sekuita kwa-baba vangu bBenjamini achiitiravanhu vake—ndinoti kwamuri,dai izvi zviri izvo zvinoitikanguva dzose zvingadai zvaka-fanira kuti nguva dzose muvenamadzimambo vekukutongai.

14 Uye kana ini pachangundakashanda nesimba rangunepfungwa dzose dzandiinadzo,kukudzidzisai mirairo yaMwari,nokudzika runyararo munyikayose, kuti kusave nehondo kanakupesana, pasina kuba, kanakukuvadza, kana kuponda,kana kuipa zvakwo kwose;

15 Uye ani nani zvake aka-tadza, iyeyo andakamurangamaererano nemhosva yaakaita,maererano nemutemo wataka-piwa nemadzibaba edu.

16 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri,nenzira yechikonzero chekutivanhu vose havana kururamahazvifanire kuti muve nama-mbo kana madzimambo eku-kutongai.

17 Nokuti tarisai, mamboaakaipa mumwechete anoko-nzera bkuipa kwakadii kutikuitwe, hongu, uye kupara-dzwa kwakakura zvakadii!

18 Hongu, muchayeuka ma-mbo Noa, akuipa kwake neruve-ngo rwake, kuipa neruvengorwevanhu vake. Tarisai kupara-

11a Mosaya 29:25–27.b Eks. 18:13–24.

13a Mosaya 23:8, 13–14.

b Mazwi 1:17–18.15a Aruma 1:32–33.17a Mosaya 23:7–9.

b Aruma 46:9–10.18a Mosaya 11:1–15.

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dzwa kukuru kwakave pavari;ezvowo nechikonzero chekuipakwavo vakaiswa bmuusungwa.

19 Uye dai pakanga pasinakupindira kweMusiki wavoakangwara, uye izvi zvichiko-nzerwa nekutendeuka kwavokwechokwadi, vangadai vaka-gara muhusungwa kusvikazvino.20 Asi tarisai, vakavasunu-

ngura nokuti avakazvirereka pa-mberi pavo; nokuti bvakachemakwaari zvikuru akavabvisa mu-usungwa; uye ndiko kushandakunoita Ishe nesimba ravomune zvose mukati mevanavevanhu, vachitambanudziraruoko rwavo crwetsitsi kune avovanoisa druvimbo rwavo maari.21 Uye tarisai, zvino ndinoti

kwamuri, hamukwanise kubvisamambo akaipa pachigaro cheu-mambo kunze kwekunge zvai-twa nekupesana kukuru, neku-deuka kweropa rakawanda.22 Nokuti tarisai, ane asha-

mwari dzake mukutadza, uyeanogara varindi vake vari pe-dyo; uye anobvarura mitemoyeavo vakatonga nekururamamberi kwake; uye anotsika-tsikanetsoka dzake mirairo yaMwari.23 Uye anoita mitemo, uye

oitumira kuvanhu vake, hongu,mitemo inopindirana aneuipihwake; uye ani nani zvake asi-ngateerere mitemo yake anoitakuti aparadzwe; uye ani nanianomumukira anotumira hondoyake kunovarwisa, uye kana

akakwanisa anovaparadza; uyemambo asina kururama ndikokukanganisa nzira dzose dze-kururama.

24 Uye zvino tarisai ndinotikwamuri, hazvifanire kuti ruve-ngo rwakadaro rwuuye kwa-muri.

25 Naizvozvo, sarudzai nezwirevanhu, vatongi, kuti mugo-tongwa maererano nemitemoyamakapiwa nemadzibaba edu,iri iyo mitemo chaiyo, uye iriyavakapiwa neruoko rwaIshe.

26 Zvino hakazi kazhinji va-nhu vachiti vanoda zvinopesananezvinhu kwazvo; asi zvinoitikakuti vashoma vanoda zvinhuzvisiri izvo; naizvozvo izvindizvo zvamakafanira kuchere-chedza uye mugozviita mutemowenyu—kuti muite zvamunoi-ta muchiteerera mazwi evanhu.

27 Uye akana kukasvika nguvayekuti izwi revanhu rasarudzazvakaipa, ndiyo nguva ichauyakutonga kwaMwari pamuri;hongu, ndiyo nguva yavacha-kushanyirai nekuparadza ku-kuru kana sekushanyira kwava-kaita nyika ino.

28 Uye zvino kana muinevatongi, uye vakasakutongaizviri maererano nemutemo wa-kaitwa, munogona kuti vatongiivavo vatongwe nemutongimukuru kupfuura ivo.

29 Kana vatongi venyu vepa-musoro vasina kutonga zvaka-rurama, muchaita kuti vashomavevatongi venyu vadiki vaunga-

18b I Sam. 8:10–18;Mosaya 12:1–8;Eta 6:22–23.

20a Mosaya 21:13–15.

b Eks. 2:23–25;Aruma 43:49–50.

c Ezk. 33:11, 15–16;Mosaya 26:30.

d nkm Vimba.22a I Madz. 12:8–14.23a nkm Akaipa.27a Aruma 10:19.

257 Mosaya 29:30–40

nidzane pamwechete, uye vago-tonga vatongi venyu vakuru,maererano nezvido zvevanhu.30 Uye ndinoti makafanira kui-

ta zvinhu izvi muchitya Ishe;uye ndinoti itai zvinhu izvi, uyemusave namambo; kuti kanavanhu ava vakaita zvivi nezvita-dzo zvichapindurwa pamisoroyavo.31 Nokuti tarisai ndinoti kwa-

muri, zvitadzo zvevanhu vazhi-nji zvakakonzerwa nekuipa kwe-madzimambo avo; naizvozvokutadza kwavo kunopindurwapamisoro yemadzimambo avo.32 Uye zvino ndinoda kuti

akusaenzana kwezvinhu ukukuchipera munyika muno, ku-nyanya kuvanhu vangu ava; asindinoda kuti nyika ino ive nyikabyerusununguko, uye cwosemunhu anakirwe nekodzero ne-pundutso dzake zvakafanana,sezvo Ishe vachiona kuti zva-kafanira kuti tigare uye tidyenhaka yenyika ino, hongu, kanapachiine vamwe vevana veduvachiri pamusoro penyika.33 Uye mambo Mosaya aka-

nyora zvimwe zvinhu zvizhinjikwavari, achivaratidza kue-dzwa kwose nenhamo dzosedzamambo akarurama, hongu,kwose kunetsekana kwemweyayavo pamusana pevanhu vavo,nekutsutsumwawo kwose kwe-vanhu kuna mambo wavo; uyeakatsanangura zvose kwavari.34 Uye akavaudza kuti zvinhu

izvi hazvifanire kuitika; asi kutimutoro wacho wakafanira kuve

wevanhu vose, kuti wose mu-nhu aite pake.

35 Uye akavaudzawo zvipi-nga-mupinyi zvavanogomeranazvo, nenzira yekuve namamboasina kururama anovatonga;

36 Hongu, kwose kutadzakwake neruvengo rwake, neho-ndo dzose, uye kwose kukaka-vadzana, nekudeuka kweropa,neumbavha, nokuparadza, no-kuita mabasa eupombwe, uyekwose kutadza kusingaverenge-ke — achivaudza kuti zvinhuizvi hazvifanire kuve zviriizvo,zvekuti vakange vasingadezvachose mirairo yaMwari.

37 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti,mushure mekunge mamboMosaya atumira zvinhu izvikuvanhu vakapwiswa necho-kwadi chemazwi ake.

38 Naizvozvo vakarega chidochavo chekuti vave namambo,uye vakada zvikuru kuti wosemunhu ave nezvakaenzana mu-nyika yose; hongu, uye wosemunhu akataura kuda kwakekuzvipindurira pane zvitemazvake.

39 Naizvozvo, zvakaitika kutivakaungana pamwechete mu-zvikwata munyika yose, kutivaise mazwi avo maereranonokuti ndivanaani vangave va-tongi vavo, avo vanozovatongamaererano anemutemo wava-kapihwa; uye vakanga vachifarazvikuru nenzira byerusunungu-ko rwavakange vapihwa.

40 Uye rudo rwavo kunaMosaya rwakasimba; hongu,

32a Aruma 30:11.b 2 Ni. 1:7; 10:11.

nkm Rusununguko.c Aruma 27:9.

39a Aruma 1:14.b nkm Rusununguko.

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vaimukudza kukunda vose va-mwe vanhu; nokuti vakangevasingamuone semudzvinyiririwamambo anotsvaka dzvene,hongu, anotsvaka upfumi uhwohwunooresa mweya; nokutihaana kumbovatorera upfumi,zve haana kumbofadzwa noku-deura ropa; asi akange adzikaarunyararo munyika, uye aka-nga abvumira vanhu vake kutivasaiswe muhusungwa hupizvawo; saka vaimukudza, ho-ngu, zvikuru, zvisingataurike.41 Uye zvakaitika kuti va-

kasarudza avatongi kuti vava-tonge, kana kuvatonga zvirimaererano nemutemo; uye va-kaita izvi munyika yose.42 Uye zvakaitika kuti Aruma

akaiswa kuti ave mutongi mu-kuru wekutanga, ari iyewomupirisita wepamusoro, babavake vari ivo vakamugadza, uyevakamupawo kuve mutarisiwenyaya dzose dzechechi.43 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

Aruma aaifamba munzira dza-Ishe, uye aichengeta mirairoyavo, uye aitonga nemutongo

wakarurama; uye munyika mai-gara muine runyararo.

44 Uye ndiko kutanga kwa-kaita kutonga kwevatongimunyika yose yeZarahemura,kuvanhu vose vainzi maNifai;uye Aruma ndiye aive wekuta-nga uye mukuru wevatongi.

45 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutibaba vake vakafa, vave makumimasere nemaviri emakore eku-berekwa, ari munhu akangaagara achizadzikisa mirairo ya-Mwari.

46 Uye zvakaitika kuti Mosayaakafawo, mugore rechimakumimatatu nematatu ekutonga kwa-ke, aine amakumi matanhatuane makore matatu ekubere-kwa; zvichiita pamwechete,mazana mashanu emakore anemakore mapfumbamwe kubvapanguva yakabva Rihai kuJeru-sarema.47 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitakutonga kwemadzimambo ku-vanhu vaNifai; uye ndiko kupe-ra kwakaita mazuva aAruma,akange ari iye akatanga chechiyavo.

Bhuku raAruma

MWANAKOMANA WAARUMA

Rungano rwaAruma, akange ari mwanakomana waAruma,mutongi mukuru wekutanga wevanhu vaNifai, uye ari iyewo

mupirisita wepamusoro weChechi. Rungano rwekutonga kweva-tongi, nehondo nekupesana kwevanhu. Uye rungano rwehondopakati pemaNifai nemaRamani, maererano nezvinyorwa zvaAru-ma, wekutanga uye ari iye mukuru wevatongi.

40a nkm Muyananisi.41a Mosaya 29:11.

43a nkm Famba, FambanaMwari.

46a Mosaya 6:4.

259 Aruma 1:1–8

CHITSAUKO 1

Neho anodzidzisa dzidziso dzema-nyepo, anovamba chechi, anounzahupirisita husakarurama asinakufanira, uye ouraya Gideoni —Neho anourairwa mhosva dzake—Hupirisita husakarurama nekune-tsana zvinopararira muvanhu —Vapirisita vanozviriritira, vanhuvanochengeta varombo, Chechi ino-budirira. Zvingangove makore 91kusvika ku88 Kristu asati azvarwa.

ZVINO zvakaitika kuti mu-gore rekutanga rekutonga

kwevatongi pavanhu vaNifai,kubvira panguva iyoyi zvichie-nda mberi, mambo Mosaya ariakange aaenda nenzira yepasirose, ari akange arwa hondoyakanaka, achifamba akatwasa-nuka pamberi paMwari, asinawaakasiya panzvimbo yake ye-kutonga; zvisinei akanga aisabmitemo, uye yakange yata-mbirwa nevanhu; saka vakangavachisungirwa kuteerera mite-mo yaakanga avaitira.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rekutanga rekutonga kwa-Aruma ari pachigaro chekuto-nga, kune amurume akaunzwakwaari kuzotongwa, murumeakange ari hamburamakaka,aizivikanwa pamusana pesimbazhinji raaive naro.3 Uye akanga afamba mu-

vanhu, achiparidza kwavariazvaaiti ishoko raMwari, bachi-pandukira chechi; achitaurira

vanhu kuti wose mupirisitanemudzidzisi akafanira ckuku-dzwa; uye dhavafanire kuitabasa nemaoko avo, asi kuti va-kafanira kuriritirwa nevanhu.

4 Uye aipupura kuvanhu kutirudzi rwose rwevanhu rwucha-poneswa muzuva rekupedzisi-ra, uye achiti havafanire kutyakana kubvunda, asi kuti vasi-mudze misoro yavo vafare; no-kuti Ishe ndivo vakasika vanhuvose, uye vakanunura vosevanhu; uye, mukupedzisira,vose vanhu vachawana upenyuhwokusingaperi.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti akadzi-dzisa zvinhu izvi zvekuti vazhi-nji vakatenda mazwi ake, kanavazhinji vakatenda zvekutivakatanga kumuriritira neku-mupa mari.

6 Uye akatanga kusimudzwamukuzvikudza kwemwoyowake, nokupfeka nhumbi dzi-nodhura, hongu, akatangisa ku-misa achechi inotevedza tsikayekuparidza kwake.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvaaka-nga achienda, kunoparidza kuneavo vakange vachitenda kusho-ko rake, akasangana nemurumeaive wechechi yaMwari, hongu,mumwe wevadzidzisi vavo; uyeakatanga kuita nharo nayedzakaipa, kuti akwezve vanhuvechechi; asi murume uyu aka-misidzana naye, achimukonesaanemazwi aMwari.8 Zvino zita remurume uyu

rainzi aGideoni; uye ndiye

[aruma]1 1a Mosaya 29:46.

b Jar. 1:5; Aruma 4:16;Hir. 4:22.

2a Aruma 1:15.3a Ezk. 13:3.

b nkm Asingade Kristu.c Ruka 6:26; 1 Ni. 22:23.

d Mosaya 18:24, 26; 27:5.6a 1 Ni. 14:10.7a nkm Shoko raMwari.8a Mosaya 20:17; 22:3.

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akange ari mudziyo waive mu-maoko aMwari mukubvisa va-nhu vaRimuhai muhusungwa.9 Z v i n o , n e n z i r a y e k u t i

Gideoni akamukonesa nemazwiaMwari akashatirirwa Gideoni,akaburitsa munondo wake aka-tanga kumubaya nawo. ZvinoGideoni semunhu akange akwe-gura, haana kukwanisa kuzvi-dzivirira kubaiwa kwaaiitwa,saka aakauraiwa nemunondo.

10 Uye murume akamuurayaakatorwa nevanhu vechechi,uye vakaenda naye kuna Aru-ma, kuti aatongwe maereranonemhosva dzaakanga aita.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti akamira

pamberi paAruma uye akazvi-reverera nekushinga kukuru.12 Asi Aruma akati kwaari:

Tarisai, kano ndiko kekutangakuti ahupirisita husakaruramahuunzwe kuvanhu. Uye tari-sai, mhosva yako haisi yehupi-risita husakarurama chete, asiwaedza kumanikidza mabasaaya nemunondo; uye dai hupi-risita husakarurama uhwuhukamanikidzwa kuitwa mu-vanhu ava zvinoita kuti vapa-radzwe zvachose.13 Uye iwe wadeura ropa re-

munhu akarurama, hongu, mu-rume akaita zvinhu zvakanakazvakawanda muvanhu ava; uyetikati tikuregere ropa rake richa-uya patiri rotsvaka akudzorera.

14 Saka watongerwa kufa,maererano nemutemo wataka-

piwa naMosaya, mambo weduwekupedzisira; uye wakabvu-mwa nevanhu vano; nokudarovanhu ava vakafanira akuitazvinotaurwa nemutemo.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-mutora; uye zita rake ainziaNeho; uye vakamutakura vaka-enda naye pachikomo chinonziMandi, uye ipapo akaitwa kuti,kana kuti akatenda, pakati pe-matenga nenyika, kuti zvaaka-nge adzidzisa vanhu zvakangazvisingapindirane neshoko ra-Mwari; uye ipapa akafa brufurwunonyadzisa.

16 Zvisinei, izvi hazvina kuitakuti hupirisita husakaruramahusapararire nenyika; nokutikwaive nevazhinji vaida kuitazvinhu zvisingabatsire zvemu-nyika, uye vakaenda vachipari-dza dzidziso yemanyepo; uyeizvi vaiita kuti vawane aupfuminekukudzwa.

17 Zvisinei, havaikwanisa aku-nyepa, nokuti vaitya mutemokuti zvizivikanwe, nokuti vare-vi venhema vairangwa; sakavaiparidza vachinyepera kutindizvo zvavaitenda; uye zvinomutemo wakanga usina si-mba pamunhu nekuda bkwe-zvaaitenda.

18 Uye ahavaiba, nokuti vaityamutemo, nokuti vaidaro vaira-ngwa; kana kupamba, kanakuponda, nokuti uyo aingebaponda airangwa cnerufu.19 Asi zvakaitika kuti wose

9a Aruma 6:7.10a Mosaya 29:42.12a 2 Ni. 26:29.

nkm Unyengerihwehupirisita.

13a nkm Kutsividza.

14a nkm Kuranga nerufu.15a Aruma 1:2.

b Deut. 13:1–9.16a nkm Upfumi; Chisina

Maturo.17a nkm Anovimbika;

Kunyepa.b Aruma 30:7–12;

Mis. yeCh. 1:11.18a nkm Kuba.

b nkm Kuponda.c nkm Kuranga nerufu.

261 Aruma 1:20–28

akange asiri wechechi yaMwariakatanga kunetsa avo vakangavari vechechi yaMwari, uye va-kange vazvipa zita raKristu.20 Hongu, vakavanetsa, uye

vakavarwadzisa nemazwi aka-siyana-siyana, uye zvose izvinenzira yokupfava kwavo;nokuti vakange vasingadademumaziso avo, nenzira yekutivaitaurirana shoko raMwari,pasina amari kana mutengo.21 Zvino kwakange kuine

mutemo wakaoma muvanhuvechechi, kuti hakufanire kuvenemunhu, wechechi, anosimukaaachinetsa vanhu vasiri veche-chi, nekuti hakufanire kuvenekunetsana pachavo.22 Zvisinei, kwakave neva-

zhinji vavo vakatanga kudada,uye vakatanga kukakavadza-na zvakaoma nevavengi vavo,kana zvekutorovana; hongu,vairovana netsiva.23 Zvino izvi zvaive mugore

rechipiri rekutonga kwaAruma,uye chakanga chiri chinhuchainetsa kwazvo muchechi;hongu, chaive chikonzero che-chiedzo chaicho muchechi.24 Nokuti mwoyo yevazhinji

yakanga yaoma, uye mazitaavo akanga aadzimwa, zvekutivakanga vasisarangarirwe mu-kati mevanhu vaMwari. Uyewovazhinji bvakabva mukati mavo.25 Zvino izvi zvakange zvi-

ri chiedzo chikuru kune avo

vakange vamire vakasimba mu-rutendo: zvisinei, vakanga va-kasimba uye vasingazungunu-ke mukuchengetedza mirairoyaMwari , uye vakatakuraanemwoyo murefu kunetswakwavaiitwa.

26 Uye paisiya vapirisita ama-basa avo kuti vanopa vanhushoko raMwari, naivowo vanhuvaisiya mabasa avo kuti vano-nzwa shoko raMwari. Uye kanavapirisita vavapa shoko raMwa-ri vose vaidzokera kumabasaavo zvakare vachishanda nesi-mba; uye mupirisita asingazvi-ise pamusoro peavo vauyakuzoteerera, nokuti muparidziakanga asiri nani kune mutee-reri, kana mudzidzisi akangaasiri nani kune mudzidzi; uyendiko kusaka vose vakangevakaenzana, uye vose vaisha-nda, wose munhu bmaereranonesimba rake.

27 Uye avaipa zvinhu zvavo,wose munhu nekuwana kwake,bkuvarombo, nekune avo vano-shaya, nevanorwara, nevariku-rwadziwa; uye vakanga vasi-ngapfeke nhumbi dzinodhura,asi vakange vakatsvinda vachi-ratidzika.

28 Uye ndiko kumisa kwava-kaita nyaya dzechechi; uyendiko kuita kwavakaita kutikurambe kuine runyararo zva-kare, zvisinei nekunetswa kwo-se kwavakanga vachiitwa.

20a Isa. 55:1–2.21a nkm Kupfuvisa.24a Eks. 32:33;

Mosaya 26:36;Aruma 6:3.nkm KubviswaHunhengo.

b Aruma 46:7.nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

25a nkm Mwoyo Murefu.26a Mosaya 18:24, 26;

27:3–5.b Mosaya 4:27;

D&Z 10:4.27a nkm Kupa zvipo.

b Ruka 18:22;Mosaya 4:26;D&Z 42:29–31.

Aruma 1:29–2:1 262

29 Uye zvino, nekutsiga kwa-kange kwaita chechi vakatangaakupfuma zvikuru, vaine zvi-nhu zvakawanda pazvinhuzvipi nezvipi zvavaida—mata-nga akawanda, nemhuru dze-kukodza dzemarudzi akasiyana,nekuwanda kwembeu, negori-dhe, nesirivha, nezvinhu zvi-nokosha, bnesirika yakawandanemachira akarukwa zvinoye-vedza, nemhando dzose dzema-chira akanaka.30 Uye saka, amukubudirira

kwavo, hapana avaitandanisaakange ari bmusvo, kana vaingevaine nzara, kana vaive ne-nyota, kana vaive vachirwara,kana vainge vasina kudya; uyehavana kuisa mwoyo yavo ku-upfumi; saka vakanga vachipazvakawanda wose munhu, ha-rahwa nevadiki, vakasungwanevakasununguka, varume ne-vakadzi, vari muchechi kana va-siri muchechi, vasina crusarurokune avo vanoshaya.31 Uye ndiko kubudirira kwa-

vakaita uye vakapfuma kupfu-ura avo vakanga vasiri vechechiyavo.32 Nokuti avo vakange vasiri

vechechi yavo vakapinda mu-zvinhu zveuroyi, anekunamatazvifananidzo kana bnungo,cnekutaura zvisina maturo,dnomukuchiva nekushushana;vachipfeka nhumbi dzino-dhura; evachisimudzwa noku-dada kwemaziso avo; kunetsa,

kunyepa, kuba, kupamba, kuitazveupombwe, nokuponda, ne-kuipa kwakasiyana-siyana; zvi-sinei, mutemo wakashandiswakune avo vose vakautyora, se-kugonekwa kwazvaiitwa.

33 Uye zvakaitika kuti muku-shandiswa kwemutemo ukukwavari, wose munhu achira-ngwa maererano nemhosvayaanenge aita, vakatsiga, vaka-tya kuita zvinhu zvakaipa kutizvingazivikanwe; saka, kwaka-ve nerunyararo rukuru mukatimevanhu vaNifai kudakaramugore rechishanu rekutongakwevatongi.

CHITSAUKO 2

Amurisai anotsvaka kuve mambouye anorambwa nezwi revanhu —Vateveri vake vanomuita mambo—MaAmurisai vanoita hondo nema-Nifai uye vobva vakundwa — Ma-Ramani nemaAmurisai vanobatanauye vanokundwa — Aruma anou-raya Amurisai. Zvingangove ma-kore 87 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mukuta-nga kwegore rechishanu reku-tonga kwavo kwakatanga kuvenekupesana pakati pevanhu;nokuti mumwe murume, ainziAmurisai, akange ari munhuakachenjera kwazvo, hongu,munhu ane ungwaru huriungwaru hwenyika, iye akafa-nana nemunhu akange auraya

29a nkm Upfumi.b Aruma 4:6.

30a Jak. 2:17–19.b nkm Murombo.c Aruma 16:14;

D&Z 1:35.32a nkm Kunamata

Zvifananidzo.b nkm Anenungo.c nkm Kutaura

Zvakaipa.d nkm Chiva.e Jak. 2:13; Aruma

31:25; Morm. 8:28.nkm Kudada.

263 Aruma 2:2–14

a Gideoni nemunondo, uyoakauraiwa maererano nemu-temo —2 Zvino Amurisai uyu muku-

nyengedza kwake, akanga atoravanhu vazhinji vave kumute-vera; vakawanda zvekuti vaka-tanga kuve vakasimba; uyevakatanga kuedza kuti vaitekuti Amurisai ave mambo we-vanhu.3 Zvino izvi zvakavhundutsa

vanhu vechechi, nekune avovose vakanga vasina kukwezvamushure mekunyengetedzwanaAmurisai; nokuti vaiziva kutimaererano nemutemo wavozvinhu zvakadaro zvinoitwaaneizwi revanhu.4 Naizvozvo, dai zvaiitika

kuti Amurisai abvumwe nezwirevanhu, iye semunhu ane uipi,aaizovashaisa zvavakakodzeranepundutso dzechechi; nokutichaive chinangwa chake kutiaparadze chechi yaMwari.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

vakaungana pamwechete mu-nyika yose, wose maereranonepfungwa dzake, kuti ari ku-rutivi rwaAmurisai here kanakwete, vakaita zvikwata-zvi-kwata, vachiitisana nharo ano-kupesana kunoshamisa.6 Uye ndiko kuunganidzana

kwavakaita kuti vagotaura zva-vaida pamusoro penyaya iyi;uye ndokubva zvaiswa kuva-tongi.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti izwi

revanhu rakarasa Amurisai,

zvekuti haana kuzoitwa mambowevanhu.

8 Zvino izvi zvakakonzerakufara kukuru mumwoyo yea-vo vakanga vasingamude; asiAmurisai akafurira avo vakangavachimuda kuti vavenge avovakanga vasingamude.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakau-nganidzana pamwechete, uyevakagadza Amurisai kuti avemambo wavo.

10 Zvino Amurisai zvaakangaaitwa mambo wavo akatumavanhu vake kuti vatore zvombovarwisane nehama dzavo; uyeizvi akazviita kuti avaise pasipake.

11 Zvino vanhu vaAmurisaivaizivikanwa nezita raAmurisai,vachinzi amaAmurisai; vamwevakasara vainzi bmaNifai, kanakuti vanhu vaMwari.

12 Naizvozvo vanhu vema-Nifai vaiziva zvaida kuitwanevaAmurisai, uye naizvozvovakagadzirira kusangana navo;hongu, vakagadzirira nemino-ndo, nezvipanga, neuta, nemi-seve, nematombo, nezvinziriri,anezvombo zvehondo, zverwu-dzi rwose.

13 Uye naizvozvo vakangavakagadzirira kusangana neva-Amurisai panguva yavakauya.Uye pakaiswa vakuru vehondo,pamusoro pavo pakaiswa vaku-ru kwavari, nepamusoro paiva-vo pakaiswa vakuru kwavari,maererano nehuwandu hwavo.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amuri-

2 1a Aruma 1:8.3a Mosaya 29:25–27;

Aruma 4:16.4a Aruma 10:19; Hir. 5:2.

5a 3 Ni. 11:29.11a Aruma 3:4.

b Jak. 1:13–14;Mosaya 25:12;

Aruma 3:11.12a Mosaya 10:8;

Hir. 1:14.

Aruma 2:15–25 264

sai akapa vanhu vake zvombozvehondo zverudzi rwose; nai-yewo akaisa vatarisi nevatu-ngamiri vevanhu vake, kutivavatungamirire mukurwisananehama dzavo.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-

Amurisai akauya nepagomoreAmunihu, rakanga riri ku-mabvazuva akwerwizi rwainziSidhoni, urwo rwaierera bnemu-nyika yeZarahemura, uye ipapondipo pavakatangisa kurwisananemaNifai.16 Zvino Aruma, asemukuru

wevatongi nagavhuna wevanhuvaNifai, akaenda nevanhu vake,hongu, nevakuru vake vehondo,nevakuru vevakuru vavo, ho-ngu, achitungamira mauto ake,mukurwisana nemaAmurisai.17 Uye vakatanga kuuraya

vaAmurisai pachikomo chirikumabvazuva kweSidhoni. UyevaAmurisai akarwisana nema-Nifai nesimba guru, zvekutimaNifai mazhinji akauraiwanemaAmurisai.18 Zvisinei Ishe vakasimbisa

ruoko rwemaNifai, zvekuti va-kauraya maAmurisai nokuura-ya kukuru, zvekuti vakatangakutiza.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-

Nifai akatandanisa maAmurisaizuva rose iroro, uye vakaurayanokuuraya kukuru, zvekutiakwakauraiwa maAmurisai anegumi rezviuru nezviviri zvinemazana mashanu nemakumimatatu nemweya miviri; uyekwakauraiwa maNifai zviuru

zvitanhatu zvine mazana ma-shanu ane makumi matanhatuane mweya miviri.

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti Arumapaakaona kuti haachakwanisakuramba achitandanisa ma-Amurisai akaita kuti vanhuvake vadzike tende dzavo amu-nhika yaGideoni, nhika ichi-daidzwa zita raGideoni uyawekuuraiwa neruoko brwaNehonemunondo; uye munhika iyindimo makadzika maNifai te-nde dzavo kweusiku ihwohwo.

21 Uye Aruma akatumiravasori vake kuti vatevere ma-Amurisai akanga asara, kutiazive zvavakaronga, kuti ago-zvidzivirira, kuti achengetedzevanhu vake kuti vasaparadzwe.

22 Zvino avo vaakatuma kuno-sora nzvimbo yemaAmurisaivainzi mazita avo Zeramu,Amunori, Mandi, uye Rimuheri;ava ndivo vakaenda nevanhuvavo kunosora nzvimbo yema-Amurisai.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-ngwana acho vakadzoka kunzvi-mbo yemaNifai nokukurumi-dza kukuru, vachishamiswazvikuru, uye vakabatwa neku-tya kukuru, vachiti:

24 Tarisai, takatevera ama-Amurisai kunzvimbo yavo, asitakashamiswa zvikuru, munyi-ka yeMinoni, kumusoro kwe-nyika yeZarahemura, tiri mu-kati menyika byaNifai, takaonamhomho dzemaRamani; uye ta-risai, maAmurisai abatana navo;

25 Uye vari kurwisa hama

15a Aruma 3:3.b Omu. 1:13–15.

16a Mosaya 29:42.

19a Aruma 3:1–2, 26; 4:2.20a Aruma 6:7.

b Aruma 1:7–15; 14:16.

24a Aruma 3:4, 13–18.b 2 Ni. 5:8.

265 Aruma 2:26–38

dzedu munyika umu; uye varikuvatiza nezvipfuyo zvavo,nevakadzi vavo, nevana vavo,vachitiza vakananga kugutaredu; uye kunze kwekunge ta-kurumidza vachatora guta redu,nemadzibaba edu, nevakadzivedu, nevana vedu vachauraiwa.26 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

vaNifai vakatora matende avo,uye vakabva munhika yaGideo-ni vakananga kuguta, rakangeriri guta araZarahemura.27 Uye tarisai, zvavakanga

vave kuyambuka rwizi rwe-Sidhoni , maRamani nema-Amurisai, vakange avakawa-nda , sekutaurwa kwazvo,sejecha regungwa, vakavarwi-sa kuti vavaparadze.28 Zvisinei, maNifai avasimbi-

swa neruoko rwaIshe, varivakange vanamata zvikurukwavari kuti vavabvise muma-oko evavengi vavo, naizvozvoIshe vakanzwa kuchema kwa-vo, vakavasimbisa, uye ma-Ramani nemaAmurisai vakawapamberi pavo.29 Uye zvakaitika kuti Aruma

akarwa naAmurisai nemino-ndo, vakatarisana; uye vakarwi-sana zvikuru.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti Aruma,

semunhu waMwari, akatunhwakwazvo anerutendo, akachema,achiti: Imi Ishe, ivai netsitsi uyemuchengetedze upenyu hwa-ngu, kuti ndive mudziyo urimuruoko rwenyu kuti ndiponi-se nokuchengetedza vanhu ava.31 Zvino Aruma ataura mazwi

aya akarwa zvakare naAmurisai;

uye akasimbiswa, zvekuti akau-raya Amurisai nemunondo.

32 Uye akarwawo namambowemaRamani; asi mambo we-maRamani akatiza Aruma uyeakatumira vachengeti vakekuti varwe naAruma.

33 Asi Aruma nevachengetivake, vakarwisana nevachengetivamambo wemaRamani kuda-kara vavauraya nokuvatanda-nisa.

34 Uye ndokubva achenesapasi, kwaiva kumavirira kwe-rwizi Sidhoni, achikanda zvitu-nha zvemaRamani akanga afamumvura dzeSidhoni, achiitirakuti vanhu vake vakwanisekuyambukira maRamani nema-Amurisai akange ari kumado-kero kwerwizi rweSidhoni.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti vosezvavakanga vayambuka SidhonimaRamani nemaAmurisai vaka-tanga kutiza, kana dai vakangavakawanda zvekuti vakangavasingaverengeke.

36 Uye vakatiza maNifai vachi-tizira murenje raive kumado-kero nekuchamhembe, kurekupfuura miganhu yenyika; uyemaNifai akavatandanisa nesimbaravo rose, uye vakavauraya.

37 Hongu, vakatambirwa ne-maoko ose, uye vakauraiwauye vakatinhwa, kudakara va-pararira kumadokero, neku-chamhembe, kudakara vasvikamurenje, rainzi Herimanzi; uyerakanga ririiro divi rerenje irorakange rizere zvikara.

38 Uye zvakaitika kuti vazhi-nji vakafa vave murenje umu

26a Omu. 1:14, 18.27a Jar. 1:6.

28a Deut. 31:6.30a nkm Rutendo.

Aruma 3:1–8 266

pamusana pemaronda avo, uyevakadyiwa nezvikara zviya uyevakadyiwawo nemagora emu-mhepo; uye mapfupa avoakawanikwa, uye akaungani-dzwa pasi.

CHITSAUKO 3

MaAmurisai vakange vazviisarupawo maererano nezwi rechipo-rofita — MaRamani akashurikidzi-rwa pamusana pehupanduki hwa-vo — Vanhu vanozvishurikidziravega—MaNifai vanokunda imwe-zve hondo yemaRamani. Zvinga-ngove makore 87 kusvika ku86Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti maNifaiakanga asina akuuraiwa nezvo-mbo zvehondo, vapedza kuvigaavo vakanga vauraiwa — zvinovakanga vauraiwa havana ku-nge vaverengwa, nenzira ye-kuwanda kwavo — mushuremekuviga vakafa vavo vose va-kadzokera kunyika dzavo, uyekudzimba dzavo, nekuvakadzivavo, nekuvana vavo.2 Zvino vakadzi vazhinj i

nevana vakanga vauraiwa ne-munondo, nematanga avo ma-zhinji; neminda yavo yezvi-rimwa zvakange zvaparadzwa,nokuti zvakatsikirirwa nemho-mho dzevanhu.3 Uye zvino sezvo maRamani

mazhinji nemaAmurisai akawa-nda vakange vauraiwa munyasimerwizi rweSidhoni vakaka-

ndwa amumvura dzeSidhoni;uye tarisai mapfupa avo arimuudzamu bhwegungwa, uyeakawanda.

4 Uye amaAmurisai akangeakasiyana nemaNifai, nokutivakange vazviisa brupawo va-zvinyora neruvara rwutsvukupamhanza setsika yemaRamani;zvisinei vakanga vasina kugusamisoro yavo semaRamani.

5 Zvino maRamani akangaakaguswa misoro; uye vakangavasina akusimira, kunze kweka-tehwe kaive muchiuno chavo,uye vakamoneredzwa, nezvino-dzivirira muviri, neuta hwavo,nemiseve yavo, nematomboavo, nezvinziriri zvavo, nezvi-mwe zvakadaro.

6 Uye rukanda rwemaRamanirwaive rwutema, maereranonerupawo rwakange rwaiswapamadzibaba avo, kwakangekuri akutukwa kwavakangevaitwa pamusana pekutadzakwavo nekupandukira kwavovanun’una vavo, vakanga variNifai, Jakobho, naJosefa, na-Semu, vakanga vari vanhuvakanaka uye vatsvene.

7 Uye vakoma vavo vaka-tsvaka kuvaparadza, nokudarovakatukwa, uye Ishe Mwari va-kavaisa arupawo, hongu, panaRamani naRemueri, nevanako-mana vaIshmaeri, nemadzimaiekwaIshmaeri.

8 Uye izvi zvakaitwa kutimbeu yavo isiyane nembeu ye-vanun’una vavo, kuti naizvozvo

3 1a Aruma 2:19; 4:2.3a Aruma 2:15.

b Aruma 44:22.4a Aruma 2:11.

b Aruma 3:13–19.5a Eno. 1:20;

Mosaya 10:8;Aruma 42:18–21.

6a 2 Ni. 5:21; 26:33.nkm Kutukwa.

7a 1 Ni. 12:23.

267 Aruma 3:9–20

Ishe Mwari vagone kuchenge-tedza vanhu vavo, kuti varegeakusanganisa nekutevedza btsi-ka dzisiri idzo dzinoita kutivaparadzwe.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti ani zvake

akasanganisa mbeu yake neye-maRamani akazvipawo kutu-kwa kumbeu yake.10 Naizvozvo, ani zvake aka-

zvibvumira kuti atorwe nema-Ramani aidaidzwa nezita iroro,uye pachibva paiswa rupawopaari.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti ani

nani zvake akange asingatendeamutsika dzemaRamani, asiachitenda izvo zvinyorwa zva-kanga zvabviwa nazvo Jerusa-rema, netsika dzemadzibabaavo, dzaive dziri chaidzo, aite-nda mumirairo yaMwari uyeachiichengeta, vainzi maNifai,kana kuti vanhu vaNifai, kubvi-ra panguva iyoyo —12 Uye ndivo vakachengeta

zvinyorwa zvine achokwadizvevanhu vavo, nezvevanhuvemaRamani.13 Zvino tombodzokera kuma-

Amurisai zvakare, nokuti naivo-wo vaive anerupawo rwakangarwaiswa pavari; hongu, vaka-zviisa rupawo ivo pachavo,hongu, rupawo rwutsvuku pa-mhanza dzavo.14 Ndiko kuzadzikiswa kuno-

itwa shoko raMwari, nokuti ayandiwo mazwi avakataura kunaNifai: Tarisai, maRamani ndaka-

vatuka, uye ndichaisa rupawopavari kuti ivo nembeu yavovasiyaniswe newe nembeu yako,kubvira zvino nariini, kunzekwekunge vatendeuka kubvamuuipi hwavo uye avopindu-kira kwandiri kuti ndigovaitiratsitsi.

15 Uye zvakare: Ndichaisarupawo pane uyo anosanganisambeu yake neye vakoma vako,kuti naivowo vagove vaka-tukwa.

16 Uye zvakare: Ndichaisarupawo pane uyo anorwisananewe nembeu yako.

17 Uye zvakare, ndinoti uyoanobva kwauri haazodaidzwakunzi mbeu yako; uye ndicha-kuropafadza, uye ani zvakeachanzi ndewembeu yako, zvi-no uye narinhi; uye izvi ndizvozvivimbiso zvaIshe kuna Nifainekumbeu yake.

18 Zvino maAmurisai havanakuziva kuti vaive varikuzadzi-kisa mazwi aMwari pavakata-nga kuzviisa rupawo pamhanza;zvisinei vakanga avapandukiraMwari zviri pachena; naizvo-zvo zvakanga zvakafanira kutikutukwa kuwire pavari.

19 Zvino ndinoda kuti muzivekuti vakazviparira akutukwa ivopachavo; uye kana naizvozvowose munhu anotukwa ano-zviparira ega kuraswa kwake.

20 Zvino zvakaitika kuti kusatikwapera mazuva mazhinji mu-shure mehondo yakarwirwa

8a nkm Kuroora—KuroorakwevezvitenderoZvakasiyana.

b Mosaya 10:11–18;

Aruma 9:16.11a Aruma 17:9–11.12a Mosaya 1:6;

Eta 4:6–11.13a Aruma 3:4.

14a 2 Ni. 30:4–6.18a 4 Ni. 1:38.

nkm Hupanduki.19a 2 Ni. 5:21–25;

Aruma 17:15.

Aruma 3:21–4:3 268

munyika yeZarahemura, nema-Ramani nemaAmurisai, kutikwakave neimwe hondo yema-Ramani yakauya kuvanhu va-Nifai, munzvimbo aimwecheteyopakasangana mauto ekutanganemaAmurisai.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-

tumirwa hondo kunovatanda-nisa kuti vabve munyika mavo.22 Zvino Aruma pachake aka-

nge achitambudzwa anerondahaana kuenda kunorwa panguvaiyi nemaRamani;2 3 A s i a k a t u m i r a m a u t o

akawanda kunovarwisa; uyevakaenda vakauraya maRamanimazhinji, uye vakabvisa vaka-nga vasara vachivatinha kubvamunyika mavo.24 Uye vakadzoka zvakare

uye vakatanga kuisa runya-raro munyika, vasisatambu-dzwe kwechinguva nevavengivavo.25 Zvino zvose zvinhu izvi

zvakaitwa, hongu, dzose hondoidzi nekupesana zvakatangazvikapera mugore rechishanurekutonga kwevatongi.26 Uye mugore rimwechete

makaita zviuru nemakumiezviuru zvemweya yakaendakunyika yokusingaperi, kutivanokohwa amibairo yavo mae-rerano nemabasa avo, kuti angeakanaka here kana kuti akaipa,kuti vakohwe kufara kwokusi-ngaperi kana kusuwa kwokusi-ngaperi, maererano nemweyawavakasarudza kuteerera, kuti

mweya wakanaka here kanawakaipa.

27 Nokuti wose munhu anota-mbira amubairo kubva kuneuyo waakasarudza bkuteerera,uye izvi zviri maererano nema-zwi emweya wechiporofita;saka ngazvive zviri maereranonechokwadi. Uye ndiko kuperakwakaita gore rechishanu reku-tonga kwevatongi.

CHITSAUKO 4

Aruma anobhabhatidza zviuru zve-vatendeuki — Kutadza kunopindamuChechi, uye kuenderera mberikweSangano kunokanganiswa —Nifaiha anoitwamutongi mukuru—Aruma, semupirisita wepamusoro,anopa nguva yake yose kuhushu-miri. Zvingangove makore 86 ku-svika ku83 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino zvaka i t ika mugorerechitanhatu rekutonga kwe-vatongi vachitonga vanhu va-Nifai, makange musina kupe-sana kana hondo amunyikayeZarahemura.

2 Asi vanhu vakanga vachi-rwadziwa, hongu, vairwadziwazvikuru nenzira ayekurasikirwanehama dzavo, nekurasikirwa-wo nematanga avo, nekurasi-kirwawo neminda yavo yezvi-rimwa, yakanga yatsikirirwanekutsokodzerwa netsoka no-kuparadzwa nemaRamani.

3 Uye kurwadziwa kwavokwakange kuri kukuru zvekuti

20a Aruma 2:24.22a Aruma 2:29–33.26a nkm Mabasa.27a Mosaya 2:31–33;

Aruma 5:41–42.b VaR. 6:16;

Hir. 14:29–31.nkm Anoteerera.

4 1a Omu. 1:12–19.2a Aruma 2:19; 3:1–2, 26.

269 Aruma 4:4–10

wose mweya waive nechiko-nzero chekuchema; uye vaite-nda kuti kwaive kutongerwakwavo naMwari nenzira yeuipihwavo neruvengo rwavo; nai-zvozvo vakamutswa vakaranga-rira basa ravo.4 Uye vakatanga kusimbisa

chechi zvakanyatsokwana; ho-ngu, uye vazhinji avakabha-bhatidzwa mumvura yeSidhoniuye vakabatanidzwa muchechiyaMwari; hongu, vakabhabha-tidzwa neruoko rwaAruma,akanga agadzwa hupirisita bhwe-pamusoro pevanhu vechechi,neruoko rwababa vake Aruma.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechinomwe rekutonga kweva-tongi kwaive nevanhu vaisvikazviuru zvitatu zvine mazanamashanu emweya yakangeyazvibatanidza akuchechi ya-Mwari uye ikabhabhatidzwa.Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitagore rechinomwe rekutongakwevatongi kuvanhu vaNifai;uye mukagara muine runyara-ro munguva yose iyoyo.6 Uye zvakaitika mugore re-

chisere rekutonga kwevatongi,kuti vanhu vechechi vakatangakudada, nechikonzero acheu-pfumi hwavo hwakanyanya,nenhumbi dzavo dzesirikabdzakanaka, nemachira avo aka-rukwa zvakanaka, uye nenzirayematanga akanga awanda,negoridhe ravo nesirivha, ne-zvakasiyana-siyana zvinokosha,zvavakanga vawana nekusha-

nda kwavo; uye vachitarisa zvi-nhu zvose izvi vakasimudzwanerudado, nokuti vakatangisakupfeka nhumbi dzinodhura.

7 Zvino izvi zvaikonzera ku-rwadza kwakanyanya kunaAruma, hongu, uye kuvanhuvazhinji vakanga avaitwa va-dzidzisi naAruma, nevapirisita,nemagosa muchechi; hongu,vazhinji vavo vakasuwa zviku-ru nenzira yeuipi hwavaionakuti hwakanga hwatanga muka-ti mevanhu vavo.

8 Nokuti vakaona vakatarisanokusuwa kukuru kuti vanhuvechechi vakanga vatanga kusi-mudzwa amurudado rwemazi-so avo, nokuisa mwoyo yavokuupfumi nekuzvinhu zvisinamaturo zvenyika, zvekuti vaka-tanga kushoropodzana, uye va-katanga kunetsa avo vakangabvasingatende maererano ne-zvavaida ivo zvaivafadza.

9 Uye naizvozvo, mugore irirechisere rekutonga kwevato-ngi, kwakatanga kuve anekupe-sana kukuru mukati meva-nhu vechechi; hongu, makavebnekuchiva, nokurwisana, ne-pfini, nekutambudzana, neru-dado, kana rwaitokunda rwea-vo vakanga vasiri vechechiyaMwari.

10 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitagore rechisere rekutonga kwe-vatongi; uye uipi hwechechihwakave chipingamupinyi chi-kuru kune avo vakanga vasirivechechi; uye ndiko kutanga

4a Mosaya 18:10–17.b Mosaya 29:42.

5a Mosaya 25:18–23;3 Ni. 26:21.

6a nkm Upfumi.b Aruma 1:29.

7a nkm Mvumo.8a nkm Kudada;

Chisina Maturo.b Aruma 1:21.

9a nkm Gakava.b nkm Chiva.

Aruma 4:11–19 270

kwekutadza kufambira mberikwechechi.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti mukuta-

nga kwegore rechipfumbamwe,Aruma akaona uipi hwakangehwave muchechi, uye akaonawokuti azvaiitwa nechechi zva-katangisa kutungamira avo va-kanga vasingatende mukubvapane ichi chitadzo vachiendamune chimwe, zvichiunza ku-paradzwa kwevanhu.12 Hongu, akaona kusaenzana

kukuru kwezvinhu mukatimevanhu, vamwe vachizvisi-mudzira nekudada kwavo,vachishoropodza vamwe, ava-chifukatira vanoshaya nevasinakusimira uye vakange vainebnzara, neavo vakanga vainenyota, neavo vakange vachirwa-ra vachirwadziwa.13 Zvino ichi chakave chiko-

nzero chikuru kwazvo cheku-chema mukati mevanhu, vamwevachizvirereka, vachiyamura avovaida ruyamuro rwavo, zvakai-ta asekupa zvinhu zvavo kuva-rombo neavo vanoshaya, kupazvekudya kune vane nzara,nokutambudzika bnokurwadzi-wa kwakasiyana-siyana, cmu-kuitira Kristu, uyo akafanirakuuya maererano nemweyawechiporofita;14 Vachitarisira kuzuva iroro,

naizvozvo vachibva avawanakuregererwa kwezvitadzo zva-vo; vachizadzwa bnokufara

kukuru pamusana pekumukakwevakafa, maererano nokudanesimba nokubviswa naJesuKristu mumajoto erufu.

15 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Aru-ma, aona kurwadziwa kweva-teveri vaMwari vakazvirereka,nokutambudzwa kwavakangavaremedzwa nako nevakasaravevanhu vake, nekuona akusae-nzana kwavo, akatanga kunzwakusuwa chaizvo; zvisinei Mwe-ya waIshe hauna kumusiya.

16 Uye akasarudza mumwemurume aive neungwaru aivemumwe wemagosa echechi, uyeakamupa simba asekutaurwakwazvakaitwa nevanhu, kutiave nesimba rekuita mitemomaererano bnemitemo yakangayapiwa, nokuishandisa zvirimaererano neuipi nemhosvadzevanhu.

17 Zvino zita remurume uyurainzi Nifaiha, uye akaitwa mu-tongi amukuru; uye akagarapachigaro chekutonga achito-nga vanhu.

18 Zvino Aruma haana kumu-pa nzvimbo yehupirisita hwe-pamusoro hwechechi, asi iyeakazvichengetera chinzvimbochemufundisi wepamusoro; asiakaisa chigaro chekutonga kunaNifaiha.

19 Uye izvi akazviita kuti iyeapachake agone kuenda muva-nhu, kana muvanhu vaNifai,kuti agoparidza bshoko raMwari

11a II Sam. 12:14;Aruma 39:11.

12a Isa. 3:14; Jak. 2:17.b Mosaya 4:26.

13a nkm Kupa zvipo.b nkm Matambudziko.

c II VaKori. 12:10.14a Mosaya 4:12;

Aruma 5:26–35.nkm Natsa.

b nkm Rufaro.15a D&Z 38:27; 49:20.

16a Aruma 2:3–7.b Aruma 1:1, 14, 18.

17a Aruma 50:37.19a Aruma 7:1.

b Aruma 31:5;D&Z 11:21–22.

271 Aruma 4:20–5:5

kwavari, ckuvamutsa kuti dvara-ngarire basa ravo, nekuti akwe-vere pasi, neshoko raMwari,kwose kudada nekunyengedzanekwose kupesana kwaive mu-vanhu vake, achiona kuti haanaimwe nzira yekuvadzora nayokunze kwekuvakona emuucha-pupu huzere nezvavo.20 Uye mukutanga kwegore

rechipfumbamwe rekutongakwevatongi vanhu vaNifai,Aruma akapa chigaro cheku-tonga kuna aNifaiha, uye ndo-kubva aramba ari muhupirisitabhwepamusoro chete hwebokaraMwari dzvene, mukupupurashoko, maererano nemweya we-zvakazarurwa nechiporofita.

Mazwi ayo Aruma, MupirisitaWepamusoro maererano ne-gwaro dzvene raMwari, aakatu-mira kuvanhu vari mumagutanemumisha munyika yose.

Zvichisanganisa chitsauko 5.

CHITSAUKO 5

Kuti tiwane ruponeso, vanhu vano-fanira kutendeuka nokuchengetedzamirairo, vozvarwa patsva, vasha-mbidze nguwo dzavo muropa ra-Kristu, vazvininipise vazvibvisekuzvikudza noruchiva, nokuita ma-basa outsvene—Mufudzi Akanakaanodaidza vanhu vake—Avo vano-ita mabasa akaipa vana vadhiabho-

rosi—Aruma anopupura chokwadichedzidziso yake nokuraira vanhukuti vatendeuke—Mazita aVatsve-ne achanyorwa mubhuku roupe-nyu. Zvingangove makore 83Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino zvakaitika kuti Arumaakatangisa akuendesa shokobraMwari kuvanhu, kutangamunyika yeZarahemura, uyekubva imomo kuenda kunyikayose zvayo.

2 U y e a y a n d i w o m a z w iaakataura kuvanhu muchechirakavambwa muZarahemura,maererano nezvinyorwa zvake,achiti:

3 Ini Aruma, asezvandakaga-dzwa nababa vangu Aruma,kuti ndive mupirisita bwepa-musoro pachechi yaMwari, iyeane simba cnemvumo kubvakunaMwari kuti aite zvinhuizvi, tarisai, ndinoti kwamuriakatangisa kumisa chechi dmu-nyika yakanga iri kumuganhuneNifai; hongu, iyo nyika yai-nzi nyika yaMormoni; hongu,akabhabhatidza hama dzakemumvura dzaMormoni.

4 Uye tarisai zvino ndinotikwamuri, avakabviswa kubvamumaoko avanhu vamamboNoa, netsitsi nesimba raMwari.

5 Uye tarisai, shure kweizvi,vakaiswa amuusungwa nama-Ramani murenje; hongu, ndinotikwamuri vakanga vari muusu-ngwa, uye Ishe vakavabvisa

19c Eno. 1:23.d Mosaya 1:17;

Hir. 12:3.e nkm Uchapupu.

20a Aruma 8:12.b Mosaya 29:42;

Aruma 5:3, 44, 49.5 1a Aruma 4:19.

b Aruma 5:61.3a nkm Gadza.

b Aruma 4:4, 18, 20.c Mosaya 18:13;

3 Ni. 11:25.d Mosaya 18:4;

3 Ni. 5:12.4a Mosaya 23:1–3.5a Mosaya 23:37–39;

24:8–15.

Aruma 5:6–14 272

bmuusungwa uhwu nesimbareshoko ravo; uye tikaunzwamunyika ino, muno tikatangi-sawo kuvaka chechi yaMwarimunyika ino zvakare.6 Uye zvino tarisai, ndinoti

kwamuri hama dzangu, imimose muri vechechi yino, mu-nonyatsoyeuka here usungwahwamadzibaba enyu? Hongu,uye munonyatsoyeuka here tsitsinemwoyo murefu wake kwava-ri? Uye zvakare, munonyatsoye-uka zvizere here kuti akabvisamweya yavo mugehena?7 Tarisai, akashandura mwoyo

yavo; hongu, akavamutsa pa-kurara kwakadzika, vakamukakunaMwari. Tarisai, vakangavari pakati perima; zvisinei,mweya yavo yakanga yakaje-keswa nechiedza cheshoko risi-ngaperi; hongu, vakanga vaka-komberedzwa anemajoto orufu,bnengetani dzegehena, nokupa-radzwa kusingaperi kwakangakwakavamirira.8 Uye zvino ndinokubvunzai,

hama dzangu, vakazoparadzwahere? Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri,Kwete, havana.9 Uye ndinokubvunzai zva-

kare, mbambo dzorufu dzaka-damburwa here, nengetanidzegehena dzakanga dzakava-tenderedza, dzakasunungurwahere? Ndinoti kwamuri, Hongu,dzakasunungurwa, uye mweya

yavo ikafuta, vakaimba rudorwokununurwa. Ndinoti kwa-muri vakaponeswa.

10 Uye zvino ndinobvunzakwamuri kuti avakasunungu-rwa sei? Hongu, vanga vanechikonzero chei kuti vatarisireruponeso? Chikonzero cheichakaita kuti vasunungurwekubva mumajoto erufu, nenge-tani dzegehena?

11 Tarisai, ndinokuudzai —baba vangu Aruma havana ku-tenda mazwi ayo akataurwakubva mumuromo awaAbhi-nadhai here? Ko akanga asirimuporofita mutsvene here?Ko akanga asingatauri mazwiaMwari here, baba vangu Aru-ma vakaatenda?

12 Uye maererano nokutendakwavo kwakave anokushandu-ka kukuru mumwoyo wavo.Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri izvizvose ndezvechokwadi.

13 Uye tarisai, aakaparidzashoko kuna madzibaba enyu,uye rushanduko rwukuru rwa-k a o n e k a m u m w o y o y a v o ,vakazvininipisa nokuisa bruvi-mbo rwavo munaMwari wecho-kwadi canorarama. Uye tarisai,vakave nokutenda kusvikadkumagumo; saka naizvozvovakasunungurwa.

14 Uye zvino tarisai, ndino-kubvunzai, hama dzangu dzo-muchechi, ko amakaberekwa

5b Mosaya 24:17.7a Mosaya 15:8.

b Aruma 12:11;D&Z 138:23.

10a nkm Ruponeso;HurongwahweRununuro.

11a Mosaya 17:1–4.12a nkm Kupinduka.13a Mosaya 18:7.

b nkm Vimba.c Morm. 9:28;

D&Z 20:19.d nkm Tsungirira.

14a Mosaya 27:24–27;Aruma 22:15.nkm KuberekwanaMwari,Kuberekwa Patsva.

273 Aruma 5:15–23

pamweya munaMwari here?Mufananidzo wavo wave kuo-nekwa mamuri here? Maka-nzwa bkupinduka kukuru ukuhere mumwoyo yenyu?15 Ko munoshandisa rutendo

here murununuro rwake iyeaakakusikai? Munotarisira mbe-ri here neziso rorutendo, muchi-ona muviri unofa uchimutswamukusafa, nokuipa uku bku-chimutswa mukusaipa, muchi-mira pamberi paMwari kuticmutongwe maererano nama-basa akaitwa mumuviri unofa?

16 Ndinoti kwamuri, munga-zvifunge here pachenyu kutimuri kunzwa izwi raIshe, ri-chiti kwamuri muzuva iroro:Uyai kwandiri imi amakaropa-fadzwa, nokuti tarisai, mabasaenyu anga ari mabasa eutsvenepamusoro penyika?17 Kana kuti mungafunge

pachenyu kuti munganyepekunaIshe pazuva iroro, amu-chiti — Ishe, mabasa edu angaari mabasa matsvene pamusoropenyika — uye kuti iye agoku-ponesai?18 Kana kuti nedzimwe nguva,

mungafunge here maunzwapamberi pedare raMwari mwe-ya yenyu yakazadzwa nemho-sva nokusuwa, muchiyeukamhosva dzenyu dzose, hongu,akurangarira chaiko kuipa kwe-nyu, hongu, rangariro yekuti

makakanganisa mitemo ya-Mwari?

19 Ndinoti kwamuri, munga-tarise kunaMwari here pazuvairoro nomwoyo mutsvene na-maoko akachena? Ndinot ikwamuri mungatarisa here,muine amufananidzo waMwariwakanyorwa pazviso zvenyu?

20 Ndinoti kwamuri, munga-funge here kuti mungaponeswakana imi makazvipira kuveavanhu vadhiabhorosi?21 Ndinoti kwamuri, muno-

z o z i v a n e z u v a i r o r o k u t iahamuzoponeswa; nokuti ha-pana munhu angaponeswekunze kwokunge bnguo dzakedzagezwa dzikachena; nguwodzake dzinofanirwa ckudzu-mburudzwa kusvikira dzache-neswa kubva kavara ketsvinakose , kubur ik idza neropareuyo akataurwa namadzi-baba edu, anofanira kuuyakuti adzikinure vanhu vakemuzvivi zvavo.

22 Uye zvino ndinokukumbi-rai, hama dzangu, kuti mumwewenyu anganzwe sei, kanamuchinge mamira pamberi pe-chigaro chekutonga chaMwari,mune nguwo dzina mavaraaeropa nedzimwe dzose btsvina?Tarisai, zvinhu izvi zvichapu-pura chii pamusoro penyu?

23 Tarisai ahazvizopupurahere kuti muri mhondi, hongu,

14b VaR. 8:11–17;Mosaya 5:2; Mos. 6:65.nkm Kupinduka.

15a nkm Sika.b nkm Kumuka

Kuvakafa.c nkm Kutonga,

Kwekupedzisira.

16a Mat. 25:31–46.17a 3 Ni. 14:21–23.18a Ezk. 20:43;

2 Ni. 9:14;Mosaya 3:25;Aruma 11:43.

19a I Joh. 3:1–3.20a Mosaya 2:32.

21a nkm Ruponeso.b 1 Ni. 12:10;

Aruma 13:11–13;3 Ni. 27:19–20.

c nkm Chakachena.22a Isa. 59:3.

b nkm Hutsvina.23a Isa. 59:12.

Aruma 5:24–33 274

uye kuti mune mhosva yekuipakwose?24 Tarisai hama dzangu, mu-

nofunga here kuti munhu aka-daro angawana nzvimbo yoku-gara muumambo hwaMwari,anaAbrahama, naIsaka, uyenaJakobo, uye zvakare navosevaporofita vatsvene, vane nguodzakacheneswa dzisina kava-ra, dzakachena noutsvene?25 Ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete;

kunze kwokunge mati Musikiwedu munyepi kubvira paku-tanga, kana kufungira kutimunyepi kubva pakutanga, ha-mungafunge kuti akadaro anga-wana nzvimbo muumambohwokudenga; asi vacharaswakunze nokuti avana veumambohwadhiabhorosi.26 Uye zvino tarisai ndinoti

kwamuri, hama dzangu, kanamuchinge manzwa akushandu-ka kwemwoyo, uye kana mu-chinzwa kuda kuimba brumborwerudo rwunonunura, ndino-bvunza, murikunzwa kudaroiye zvino chere?

27 Makafamba here, musinaamhaka pamberi paMwari?Mungati here, dai makadai-dzwa kuti mufe nguva ino,mukati menyu, tanga btakazvi-ninipisa zvakakwana? Kuti nguodzenyu dzashambidzwa dzikai-twa chena neropa raKristu, uyoachauya ckuzonunura vanhukubva pazvivi zvavo here?

28 Tarisai makabviswa akuzvi-kudza here? Ndinoti kwamuri,kana musina hamuna kuzviga-dzirira kuti musangane na-Mwari. Tarisai munofanirakugadzirira nokukurumidza;nokuti umambo hwokudengazvino hwava pedyo, nokutiasina kudaro haawane upenyuhwokusingaperi.

29 Tarisai, ndinoti pane mu-mwe wenyu here asina kubvisaaruchiva? Ndinoti kwamurimunhu iyeye haana kugadziri-ra; ndinoti agadzirire nokuku-rumidza, nokuti nguva yavepedyo, zve iye haazive kutinguva ichasvika rinhi; nokutiwakadaro iyeyo haazoonekwaasina mhosva.

30 Uye zvakare ndinoti kwa-muri, pane mumwe pakatipenyu here aanotuka hamayake, kana kuti anounganidzakunyomba kwose paari?

31 Nhamo kune akadaro,nokuti haana kugadzirira, uyenguva yava pedyo kuti atende-uke kana kuti haazoponeswa!

32 Hongu, kunyange nhamokune avo vose avashandi ve-mabasa etsvina; tendeukai, te-ndeukai nokuti Ishe Mwarivazvitaura!

33 Tarisai, anokoka munhuawose, nokuti bmaoko ane tsitsianotambanudzirwa kwavari,achiti: Tendeukai, uye ndino-kugamuchirai.

24a Ruka 13:28.25a 2 Ni. 9:9.26a nkm Kupinduka.

b Aruma 26:13.c Mosaya 4:12;

D&Z 20:31–34.

27a nkm Natsa.b nkm Akazvininipisa.c nkm Akanunura.

28a nkm Kudada.29a nkm Chiva.30a nkm Kutaura

Zvakaipa.32a Mpi. 5:5.33a Aruma 19:36;

3 Ni. 18:25.b Jak. 6:5;

3 Ni. 9:14.

275 Aruma 5:34–43

34 Hongu, akati: aUyai kwa-ndir i muchadya b mucherowomuti woupenyu; hongu,muchadya nokunwa cchingwanemvura youpenyu dmakasu-nunguka;35 Hongu, uyai kwandiri

uye muunze mabasa eutsvene,hamuzotemwa muchikandwamumoto —36 Nokuti tarisai, nguva yava

pedyo yokuti uyo aanounza mi-chero isina kunaka, kana uyoasingaite mabasa akarurama,iyeye ane chikonzero chokurwa-dziwa nokuchema.37 Imi mose munoita mabasa

akaipa; imi mose makazadzwazvinhu azvisina basa zvenyikaino, imi maiti munoziva nziradzeutsvene asi imi maendabrutivi csamakwai asina mufu-dzi, zvisinei nekuti mufudzidakakudanai uye nazvino arikukudanai, asi ehamungateererikuzwi rake!38 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri,

amufudzi akanaka anokudanai;hongu, uye muzita rake iye ano-kudanai, rinova zita raKristu;uye kana bmusingateereri kuzwiromufudzi cakanaka, dkuzita ra-munenge muchidaidzwa naro,

tarisai, munenge musiri hwaidzomufudzi akanaka.

39 Uye zvino kana musiri hwaidzomufudzi akanaka, ko zvinomuri avedanga ripi? Tarisai,ndinoti kwamuri, bdhiabhorosindiye mufudzi wenyu, murivedanga rake; zvino ndianiangaramba izvi? Tarisai, ndinotikwamuri, uyo anoramba izvic murevi wenhema zvakaredmwana wadhiabhorosi.40 Nokuti ndinoti kwamuri

zvose azvakanaka zvinobvakuna Mwari, zvose zvakaipazvinobva kuna dhiabhorosi.

41 Naizvozvo, kana munhuakaunza mabasa aakanaka ano-teerera mazwi omufudzi waka-naka, uye anomutevera; asi uyoanounza mabasa akaipa, iyeyeachava bmwana wadhiabhorosi,nokuti anoteerera izwi rake,nokumutevera.

4 2 U y e u y o w o s e a n o i t aizvi anofanirwa kugamuchiraamubairo wake; naizvozvo, bse-mubairo wake anogamuchiracrufu, kuzvinhu zviri maerera-no noutsvene, akafa kumabasaose akanaka.

43 Uye zvino hama dzangu, ndi-noda kuti mundinzwe, nokuti

34a 2 Ni. 26:24–28;3 Ni. 9:13–14.

b 1 Ni. 8:11; 15:36.c nkm Chingwa

cheUpenyu.d 2 Ni. 9:50–51;

Aruma 42:27.36a Mat. 3:10; 7:15–20;

3 Ni. 14:19;D&Z 97:7.

37a nkm Chisina Maturo.b 2 Ni. 12:5; 28:14;

Mosaya 14:6.c Mat. 9:36.

d Zir. 1:24–27;Isa. 65:12.

e Jer. 26:4–5;Aruma 10:6.

38a nkm MufudziAkanaka.

b Zvaka. 26:14–20;D&Z 101:7.

c 3 Ni. 15:24; 18:31.d Mosaya 5:8;

Aruma 34:38.39a Mat. 6:24;

Ruka 16:13.b Mosaya 5:10.

nkm Dhiabhorosi.c I Joh. 2:22.d 2 Ni. 9:9.

40a Omu. 1:25; Eta 4:12;Moro. 7:12, 15–17.

41a 3 Ni. 14:16–20.nkm Mabasa.

b Mosaya 16:3–5;Aruma 11:23.

42a Aruma 3:26–27;D&Z 29:45.

b VaR. 6:23.c Hir. 14:16–18.

nkm Rufu, rweMweya.

Aruma 5:44–50 276

ndinotaura nesimba romweyawangu; nokuti tarisai, ndataurakwamuri zviri pachena kutimusakanganise, kana kuti nda-taura maererano nemirairoyaMwari.44 Nokuti ndanzi nditaure

nenzira yakadai, maereranonehurongwa ahutsvene hwa-Mwari, uhwo huri munaKristuJesu; hongu, ndinorairwa kutindimire nokupupura kuvanhuava zvinhu zvakataurwa nama-dzibaba edu maererano nezvi-nhu zvichauya.45 Uye izvi hazvisi izvo zvose.

Hamufunge here kuti ini andi-noziva zvinhu izvi? Tarisai,ndinopupura kwamuri kutindinoziva kuti zvinhu izvi zva-ndataura ndezve chokwadi. Komunofunga kuti ndinoziva seikuti ndezve chokwadi?46 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri,

azvakaziviswa kwandiri no-Mweya Mutsvene waMwari.Tarisai, bndakatsanya nokuna-mata kwamazuva akawandakuti ndizvizive zvinhu izvi. Uyezvino ndava kuziva pachangukuti ndezve chokwadi; nokutiIshe Mwari vazviratidza kwa-ndiri noMweya Mutsvene; uyundiwo mweya cwezviratidzouri mandiri.47 Uyezve, ndinoti kwamuri

izvi zvakaratidzwa kwandiri,kuti mazwi akataurwa nama-dzibaba edu ndeechokwadi, uyemaererano nomweya wokupo-

rofita uri mandiri, uyo unovaunoratidza Mweya waMwari.

48 Ndinoti kwamuri, ndinozivapachangu kuti zvose zvandi-chataura kwamuri, pamusanapeizvo zvichauya, ndezve cho-kwadi; zve ndinoti kwamuri,ndinoziva kuti Jesu Kristu acha-uya, hongu, Mwanakomana,Uyo Mumwechete AkaberekwawaBaba, azere nenyasha, netsi-tsi, nechokwadi; Uye tarisai,ndiye achauya kuzobvisa zvi-tadzo zvenyika, hongu, zvivizvomunhu wose achatendanomwoyo wose muzita rake.

49 Uye zvino ndinoti kwamuriiyi ndiyo anzira yandakadai-dzwa nayo, hongu, kuti ndipa-ridze kuhama dzangu dzandi-nodisisa, hongu, nekuna vosevagere munyika; hongu, kutindiparidze kune vose, vakurunavaduku, vakasungwa nava-kasununguka; hongu, ndinotikwamuri imi makwegura, na-vachiri pakati napakati, ne-zera riri kukura; hongu, kutindivachemere kuti vatendeukebvazvarwe patsva.

50 Hongu, uku ndiko kutaurakwoMweya: Tendeukai, imi ma-tivi ose enyika, nokuti umambohwokudenga hwava pedyo; ho-ngu, Mwanakomana waMwarianouya amukubwinya kwake,musimba rake, umambo, simba,nokutonga kwose. Hongu,hama dzangu dzinodiwa, ndi-noti kwamuri, Mweya unoti:

44a Aruma 13:6.45a nkm Uchapupu.46a I VaKori. 2:9–16.

b nkm Kutsanya.c nkm Zvakazarurwa.

49a nkm AkadaidzwanaMwari; Hupirisita.

b nkm KuberekwanaMwari, KuberekwaPatsva.

50a nkm Kubwinya;Kuuya KwechipirikwaJesu Kristu.

277 Aruma 5:51–58

Tarisai kubwinya bkwamambowepasi rose; uye naMambo wo-kudenga achapenya munguvairi kuuya pakati pavana vosevavanhu.51 Uye mweya wati kwandiri,

hongu, wachema kwandiri ne-zwi rine simba uchiti: Endaunoti kuvanhu ava — Tendeu-kai, nokuti kunze kwekungematendeuka hamungazombo-gashiri umambo ahwokudenga.52 Uye zvakare ndinoti kwa-

muri, Mweya unoti: Tarisai,ademo rinoradzikwa pamudziwomuti; naizvozvo muti woseusingaunze muchero wakanakabuchatemwa ugokandwa mu-moto, hongu, moto usingadzi-muki, kana moto usingadzimu-riki nariini. Tarisai, muyeuke,Mutsvene azvitaura izvi.

53 Uye zvino hama vadikani,ndinoti kwamuri, munganzwi-sisa here zvinhu izvi; hongu,mungaisa parutivi here zvinhuizvi zvose, anokutsikirira uyoMutsvene pasi petsoka dzenyu;hongu, mungave munozadzwahere mumwoyo menyu bnoku-zvikudza; hongu, mungarambemuchida here kuti muzvisho-ngedze nezvinhu czvinodhuramuchiisa mwoyo yenyu muzvi-nhu zvenyika, zvisina maturo,dmuupfumi hwenyu?

54 Hongu, mungarambe mu-chizviita here vanhu vari nanikuna vamwe venyu; hongu,mungarambe here muchishorahama dzenyu, idzo dzinozvi-ninipisa nokufamba munzirayakarurama yaMwari, yava-kaunzwa nayo kuchechi ino,savanhu vakaitwa kuti vaveavatsvene noMweya Mutsvene,uye vanounza mabasa anorati-dza kutendeuka —

55 Hongu, mungaramba muchi-furatira avarombo, navanoshaya,muchivanyima zvamuinazvohere?

56 Uye mukupedzisa, imi mosemucharamba muchiita zvakai-pa, ndinoti kwamuri ava ndivovachatemwa nokukandwa mu-moto kunze kwokunge vatende-uka nokukurumidza.

57 Uye zvino ndinoti kwamuri,avo vose vanoda kutevera izwiaromufudzi akanaka, ibvai mu-ne vakaipa, bmupararane navo,nokusabata zvinhu zvavo zvinetsvina; uye tarisai, mazita avocachadzimwa, nokuti mazitaavanhu vakaipa haazoverengwapamwe navatsvene; kuti shokoraMwari rizadzikiswe, iro ri-noti: Mazita avanhu vakaipa ha-azosanganiswa namazita avanhuvangu;

58 Nokuti mazita avatsvene

50b Mpi. 24; Mat. 2:2;Ruka 23:2;2 Ni. 10:14;D&Z 38:21–22;128:22–23;Mos. 7:53.nkm Jesu Kristu;Umambo hwaMwarikana UmambohweKudenga.

51a nkm Denga.52a Ruka 3:9; D&Z 97:7.

b Jak. 5:46; 6:7;3 Ni. 27:11–12.

53a 1 Ni. 19:7.b nkm Kudada.c 2 Ni. 28:11–14;

Morm. 8:36–39.d Mpi. 62:10;

D&Z 56:16–18.

54a nkm Kutsveneswa.55a Mpi. 109:15–16;

Jak. 2:17; Hir. 6:39–40.57a nkm Mufudzi

Akanaka.b Ezra 6:21; 9:1;

Neh. 9:2; II VaT. 3:6;D&Z 133:5, 14.

c Deut. 29:20;Moro. 6:7; D&Z 20:8.

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achanyorwa amubhuku roupe-nyu, zve kwavari ndichapanhaka yokuti vagare kurudyirwangu. Uye zvino hama dza-ngu, ndezvipi zvamuinazvozvamungataure muchipikisaizvi? Ndinoti kwamuri, muka-taura muchipikisa izvi, hapanazvazvinoita, nokuti shoko ra-Mwari rinofanira kuzadzikiswa.59 Nokuti mufudzi akaita sei

pakati penyu anoti aine makwaiakawanda haatarise, kuti ma-pere asapinda nokuparadzadanga rake? Uye tarisai, kanabere rapinda mudanga rakehaaritandire kunze here? Ho-ngu, pakupedzisira, akakwani-sa, anoriparadza.60 Uye zvino ndinoti kwamuri

mufudzi akanaka ari kukudai-dzai; uye mukateerera izwirake anokuisai mudanga rake,muri makwai ake; anokurairaikuti musabvumire zvikara ku-pinda pakati penyu, kuti mu-saparadzwe.61 Uye zvino ini Aruma, ndi-

nokurairai mururimi arwouyaakandiraira, kuti muve muno-chengetedza mazwi andakaku-taurirai.62 Ndinotaura nezwi rokuraira

kwamuri muri muchechi; kuneavo vasiri vechechi ndinotauranezwi rokukoka, ndichiti: Uyaimubhabhatidzwe nokutendeu-ka, kuti nemiwo muve vadyi vo-muchero awomuti woupenyu.

CHITSAUKO 6

Chechi yemuZarahemura rinoche-neswa uye ndokubva ragadziri-dzwa—Aruma anoenda kuGideonikunoparidza. Zvingangove makore83 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekunge Aruma apedzakutaura kuvanhu vechechi,r a k a n g e r a m i s w a m u g u t areZarahemura, akagadza ava-pirisita bnemagosa, kugadzacmaoko pamusoro maereranonekutaura kwaMwari, kutu-ngamira dnokutarisa chechi.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti wose

akanga asiri wechechi akate-ndeuka kubva muzvitemazvake aakabhabhatidzwa muku-tendeuka, uye vakagashirwamuchechi.

3 Uye zvakaitikawo kuti woseakanga ari muchechi asi asinaakutendeuka muhuipi hwakenokuzvirereka pamberi pa-Mwari — ndinoreva avo vaka-nga vakasimudzwa bnerudadomumwoyo mavo—ivavo vaka-rambwa, uye mazita avo caka-dzimwa, zvekuti mazita avohaana kuverengerwa kuneevakarurama.

4 Uye vakatanga kugadzirachechi nekuyimisa muguta re-Zarahemura.

5 Zvino ndinoda kuti muzivekuti shoko raMwari rakange riri

58a nkm Bhuku reUpenyu.61a Aruma 5:44.62a 1 Ni. 8:10; 11:21–23.6 1a nkm Gadza.

b nkm Gosa.c nkm Maoko,

Kugadzwa kwe.d D&Z 52:39.

2a nkm Bhabhatidza.3a Mosaya 26:6.

b nkm Kudada.c Eks. 32:33;

Mosaya 26:36;Aruma 1:24; 5:57–58.nkm KubviswaHunhengo.

279 Aruma 6:6–7:2

remunhu wose, zvekuti hakunavainyimwa pundutso yekuti va-unganidzane pamwechete kutivanzwe shoko raMwari.6 Zvisinei vana vaMwari va-

kanga vakataurirwa kuti vau-nganidzane kazhinji, vobatanaamukutsanya nemumunamatomukuru vachiitira magariroakanaka emweya yeavo vaka-nga vasingazive Mwari.7 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

Aruma paakanga amisa mitemoiyi akabva pavari, hongu, kubvamuchechi yakange iri mugutareZarahemura, uye ndokuya-mbuka rwizi rweSidhoni neche-kumabvazuva kwarwo, ndo-kupinda amunhika yaGideoni,umo makanga mavakwa guta,rakanga richidaidzwa kunziguta raGideoni, raive munhikayainzi Gideoni, richidaidzwazita remurume akanga baurai-wa neruoko rwaNeho nemu-nondo.8 Uye Aruma akaenda uye

akatanga kutaura shoko ra-Mwari kuchechi rakanga raiswamunhika yaGideoni, maereranonekuiswa pachena kwechokwa-di cheshoko rakanga rataurwanemadzibaba ake, nemaerera-no nemweya wechiporofitawakanga uri maari, maereranoaneuchapupu hwaJesu Kristu,Mwanakomana waMwari, acha-uya kuzonunura vanhu vakemuzvitema zvavo, nehurongwautsvene hwakamudaidza. Uyendiko kunyorwa kwazvakai-twa. Ameni.

Mazwi aAruma aakataura ku-vanhu muGideoni, maereranonezvinyorwa zvake.

Zvichisanganisa chitsauko 7.

CHITSAUKO 7

Kristu achazvarwa naMaria —Achasunungura majoto erufu uyeagotakura zvitadzo zvevanhu vake—Avo vanotendeuka, vanobhabha-tidzwa, uye vanochengetedza mirauvachawana upenyu hwokusinga-peri—Utsvina haungawane nhakayeumambo hwaMwari — Kuzvi-rereka, rutendo, tarisiro, nerudorwakadzama zvinodiwa. Zvinga-ngove makore 83 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Tarisai hama dzangu dzino-dikanwa, ndichiona kuti nda-bvumirwa kuuya kwamuri,naizvozvo ndinoedza akutaurakwamuri nematauriro angu; ho-ngu, nemuromo wangu, sezvondichiona iri nguva yekutangayekuti nditaure kwamuri ne-mazwi emuromo wangu, sezvondiri munhu akange agerenzvimbo imwechete pachigarobchekutonga, ndiine basa raka-wanda zvekuti ndakange ndi-singakwanise kuuya kwamuri.

2 Uye kana izvozvi ndingadaindisina kuuya zvino panguvaino dai pasina kuti chigaro che-kutonga achakapihwa mumwe,kuti atonge munzvimbo yangu;uye Ishe netsitsi dzakawandavabvumira kuti ndiuye kwamuri.

6a nkm Kutsanya.7a Aruma 2:20.

b Aruma 1:9.

8a Zvaka. 19:10.7 1a Aruma 4:19.

b Mosaya 29:42.

2a Aruma 4:16–18.

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3 Uye tarisai, ndauya ndiinetariro huru nekuda kukuwanaimuri vanhu vakazvirereka pa-mberi paMwari, nokuti mara-mba muchinamatira nyashadzavo, kuti ndiwane musinachamunoshorwa pamberi pavo,kuti ndikuwanei musiri mu-dambudziko rinotyisa rakaitaseraive nehama dzedu kuZara-hemura.4 Asi ngariropafadzwe zita ra-

Mwari, kuti vandipa kuti ndi-zive, hongu, vapa kwandiri inikufara kukuru kwekuziva kutivamiswa zvakare munzira yakeyekururama.5 Uye ndinovimba, maererano

neMweya waMwari uri mandi-ri, kuti ndichawanawo rufaronemi; zvakadaro handidi kutirufaro rwangu nemi rwuuyenenzira yekunge ndarwadziwazvakanyanya nokusuwa zvanda-kaita nehama dzeZarahemura,nokuti tarisai, rufaro rwangurwakauya mushure mekungendambonyura mukati mekurwa-dziwa nekusuwa kwakawanda.6 Asi tarisai, ndinovimba kuti

imi hamusi vanhu vasingate-nde sezvakange zvakaita hamadzenyu; ndinovimba kuti ha-muna kusimudzwa nekudadamumwoyo yenyu; hongu, ndi-novimba kuti hamuna kuisamwoyo yenyu paupfumi nezvi-nhu zvisina maturo zvenyika;hongu, ndinovimba kuti hamu-namate amifananidzo, asi kuti

munonamata Mwari vechokwa-di banorarama, nokuti muno-tarisira kuregererwa zvitemazvenyu, nerutendo rwusinga-peri, urwo rwuchauya.

7 Nokuti tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri kune zvinhu zvizhinji zvi-chauya; uye tarisai, kune chinhuchimwechete chinokosha ku-pfuura zvose — nokuti tarisai,anguva haisisiri kure yekutiMununuri mupenyu uye auyemukati mevanhu vake.

8 Tarisai, handisi kuti achauyamukati medu panguva yaane-nge achigara mutabernakeriyake yevhu; nokuti tarisai,Mweya hauna kundiudza inikuti izvi ndizvo zvichaitika.Zvino nezvechinhu ichi handizi-ve; asi izvi ndizvo zvandinozi-va, kuti Ishe Mwari vane simbarekuita zvose zviri maereranoneshoko ravo.

9 Asi tarisai, Mweya watauraizvi kwandiri, uchiti: Chemakuvanhu ava, uchiti — aTende-ukai imi, uye mugadzire nzirayaIshe, uye mufambe nemutwu-nzira twavo, utwo twakaswata-nuka; nokuti tarisai, umambohwekudenga hwave pedyo, uyeMwanakomana waMwari avebkuuya pamusoro penyika.

10 Uye tarisai, aachazvarwabnaMaria, kuJerusarema inovendiyo cnyika yemadzitateguruedu, iye ari dmhandara, mudzi-yo unokosha uye wakasaru-dzwa, achafukidzwa eagobata

6a 2 Ni. 9:37;Hir. 6:31.

b Dan. 6:26.7a Aruma 9:26.9a Mat. 3:2–4;

Aruma 9:25.

b Mosaya 3:5; 7:27;15:1–2.

10a Isa. 7:14; Ruka 1:27.b Mosaya 3:8.

nkm Maria, AmaivaJesu.

c I Mak. 9:3;II Mak. 15:9;1 Ni. 1:4; 3 Ni. 20:29.

d 1 Ni. 11:13–21.e Mat. 1:20;

Mosaya 15:3.

281 Aruma 7:11–17

pamuviri nesimba reMweyaMutsvene, uye agobereka mwa-nakomana, hongu, Mwanako-mana waMwari.11 Uye achaenda, agotambu-

dzwa nemarwadzo anekurwa-dzwa nezviedzo zvemarudzinemarudzi; uye izvi zviri zve-kuti shoko rizadzikiswe rinotiachatora pamusoro pake ku-rwadziwa nezvirwere zveva-nhu vake.12 Uye achatora pamusoro

pake arufu, kuti asununguremajoto erufu akasunga vanhuvake; uye achitora urema hwa-vo, kuti hura hwake huzadzwenetsitsi, maererano nezvenya-ma, kuti agoziva maereranonezvenyama kuti bangayamuresei vanhu vake maererano neu-rema hwavo.13 Zvino Mweya aunoziva

zvose zvinhu; zvisinei Mwana-komana waMwari anotambu-dzika maererano nezvenyamakuti bagotora pamusoro pakezvitadzo zvevanhu vake, kutiadzime kukanganisa kwavomaererano nesimba rake reku-vaponesa; uye zvino tarisai,uhwu ndihwo uchapupu hurimandiri.

14 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri ma-kafanira kutendeuka, uye amu-zvarwe patsva; nokuti Mweyaunoti kana musina kuzvarwapatsva hamugone kugara nhakayeumambo hwekudenga; nai-zvozvo uyayi mubhabhatidzwe

mukutendeuka, kuti mugoge-zwa zvitadzo zvenyu, kutimuve nerutendo muGwayanaraMwari, rinotora zvitadzo zve-nyika, iro rinotyisa mukuponesanokugeza kusarurama kwose.

15 Hongu, ndinoti kwamuriuyayi musatye, uye musiyechitadzo chose, icho achinoku-rwisai, chinokusungirirai mu-kuparadzwa, hongu, uyayimuende, uye munoratidza kunaMwari venyu kuti munoda ku-tendeuka muzvitadzo zvenyuuye mugopinda muchibvumi-rano naye chokuchengetedzamirairo yake, uye muzvipupurekwaari nhasi nekupinda mu-mvura dzerubhabhatidzo.

16 Uye ani zvake anoita izvi,uye achichengetedza mirairoyaMwari kubvira iye zvino,iyeyo acharangarira kuti ndaka-ti kwaari, hongu, acharangari-ra kuti ndinongoti kwaari,achave neupenyu hwokusinga-peri, maererano neuchapupuhweMweya Mutsvene, unopu-pura uri mandiri.

17 Uye zvino hama dzangudzinodiwa, munotenda zvinhuizvi here? Tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri, hongu, ndinoziva kutimunozvitenda; uye nzira yandi-noziva nayo kuti munozvitendakuisirwa pachena kwandinoiti-rwa neMweya uri mandiri. Uyezvino nenzira yekuti rutendorwenyu rwakasimba maereranonaizvozvo, hongu, maererano

11a Isa. 53:3–5;Mosaya 14:3–5.

12a 2 Ni. 2:8;Aruma 12:24–25.nkm Kuroverwa.

b VaH. 2:18; 4:15;D&Z 62:1.

13a nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

b Mosaya 15:12.

nkm Dzikinura.14a nkm Kuberekwa

naMwari,Kuberekwa Patsva.

15a 2 Ni. 4:18.

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nezvinhu zvandataura, rufarorwangu rwukuru.18 Naizvozvo sekutaura kwa-

ndamboita kwamuri kubva pa-kutanga, kuti ndinodisa kutimunge musiri mudambudzikoserehama dzenyu, kana zvaka-daro ndaona kuti chido changuchazadzikiswa.19 Nokuti ndiri kuona kuti

muri mutwunzira twekurura-ma; ndiri kuona kuti muri mu-kanzira kanoenda kuumambohwaMwari; hongu, ndiri kuonakuti muri kuita kuti anzira dza-vo dzitwasanuke.20 Ndiri kuona kuti zvakazi-

viswa kwamuri, neuchapupuhweshoko ravo, kuti havagoneakufamba nenzira dzakakomba-ma; kana kusiyanisa zvavataurahavaite; kana kubva kurudyivachienda kuruboshwe kwete,kana kubva kune chakanakavachienda kune chakaipa havai-te; naizvozvo, nzira yavo yoku-singaperi inogara yakadaro.21 Uye havagari mumatemberi

aasiri matsvene; hakuna zveu-tsvina kana chii zvacho chisinakuchena chingagashirwe muu-mambo hwaMwari; naizvozvondinoti kwamuri nguva icha-svika, hongu, uye zvichavepazuva rekupedzisira, zvekutiuyo anenge aine btsvina acha-sara muutsvina hwake.22 Uye zvino hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, ndataura izvi zvi-nhu kwamuri kuti ndikumutsei

muzive basa renyu kuna Mwari,kuti mufambe musingashorwepamberi pavo, kuti mufambemuri muchikwata chitsvene cha-Mwari, umo mamakatambirwa.

23 Uye zvino ndinoda kuti daiamazvirereka, uye muve vaka-pfava muri vanyoro; murinyore kunyengetedzwa; muinemwoyo murefu nyore mukuti-ra nokutsungirira; muchizvi-bata muzvinhu zvose; munesimba mukuchengetedza mira-iro yaMwari nguva dzose;muchikumbira zvose zvinhuzvamunoda, zvemweya nezve-nyama; nguva dzose muchite-nda Mwari pane zvinhu zvosezvazvo zvamunogamuchira.

24 Uye muone kuti mune arute-ndo, tariro, nerudo rwakadza-ma, uye ndipo nguva dzose pa-muchakura mumabasa akanaka.

25 Uye Ishe ngavakuropafa-dzei, uye nhumbi dzenyu mu-gare dzisina kavara, kuti paku-pedzisira muzosvika kunogarapasi naAbrahama, Isaka, na-Jakobo, nevaporofita vatsvenevakagara varipo kubvira kuta-nga kwenyika, muine nhumbidzenyu adzisina kavara sezva-kaita nhumbi dzavo dzisinakavara, muumambo hwekude-nga musingazobvamo zvakare.

26 Uye zvino hama dzangudzinodiwa, ndataura kwamurimazwi aya zviri maererano ne-Mweya unopupura uri mandiri;uye mweya wangu unofara

19a Mat. 3:3.20a 1 Ni. 10:19; Aruma

37:12; D&Z 3:2.21a I VaKori. 3:16–17;

6:19; Mosaya 2:37;

Aruma 34:36.b 1 Ni. 15:33–35;

2 Ni. 9:16;Morm. 9:14;D&Z 88:35.

23a nkm Akazvininipisa.24a I VaKori. 13:1–13;

Eta 12:30–35;Moro. 7:33–48.

25a II Pet. 3:14.

283 Aruma 7:27–8:9

chaizvo, nenzira yekusimbakukuru nokuteerera kwamaka-pa kushoko rangu.27 Uye zvino, a runyararo

rwaMwari ngarwuve pamuri,nemudzimba menyu nemunyi-ka yenyu, nekumatanga enyu,nekuzvinhu zvose zvamuina-zvo, vakadzi venyu nevanavenyu, maererano nerutendorwenyu nemabasa enyu akana-ka, kubvira panguva ino kuda-kara kuve kusingaperi. Uyendizvo zvandataura. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 8

Aruma anoparidza uye achibhabha-tidza muMereki — AnorambwamuAmonaiha ndokubva abvamo—Ngirozi inomuti adzokere anodai-dzira kutendeuka kuvanhu —Anotambirwa naAmureki, uye varivaviri vanoparidza muAmonaiha.Zvingangove makore 82 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti Arumaakadzoka kubva akunyika ye-Gideoni, mushure mekungeadzidzisa vanhu veGideoni zvi-nhu zvizhinji zvisingagonekunyorwa, amisa tsika yechechi,maererano nezvaakanga aitamunyika yeZarahemura, hongu,akadzokera kumba kwake ku-Zarahemura kunozorora kubvamubasa raakanga aiita.2 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaita

gore rechipfumbamwe rekuto-nga kwevatongi vanhu vaNifai.3 Uye zvakaitika mukutanga

kwegore rechigumi rekutongakwevatongi vanhu vaNifai, kutiAruma akabvamo ndokutorarwendo rwake akananga kunyi-ka yaMereki, iri kumadokeroakwerwizi rweSidhoni, kumado-kero kwakaganhurana nerenje.

4 Uye akatanga kudzidzisavanhu vemunyika yeMerekizviri maererano nehurongwaahutsvene hwaMwari, huri ihwohwaakanga adaidzwa nahwo;uye akatanga kudzidzisa vanhumunyika yose yeMereki.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvakauya kwaari kubva kumi-ganhu yose yenyika yakangeyakatsamirana nekurutivi rwe-renje. Uye vakabhabhatidzwamunyika yose;

6 Naizvozvo paakange apedzabasa rake muMereki akabvamo,akafamba rwendo rwemazuvamatatu nechekuchamhembekwenyika yaMereki; uye aka-svika paguta rainzi Amonaiha.

7 Zvino yakange iri tsika ye-vanhu vaNifai kudaidza nyikadzavo, uye maguta avo, nemi-sha yavo, hongu, kana netwu-misha twavo, nezita remunhuakatanga kuve muridzi wacho;uye ndizvo zvazvakange zva-kaita nemunyika yaAmonaiha.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti Arumapaakasvika muguta raAmonai-ha, akatanga kuvaparidzirashoko raMwari.

9 Zvino Satani akanga aakabatazvikuru mwoyo yevanhu vegu-ta raAmonaiha; naizvozvo ha-vana kuteerera mazwi aAruma.

27a nkm Runyararo.8 1a Aruma 2:20; 6:7.3a Aruma 16:6–7.

4a D&Z 107:2–4.nkm HupirisitahwaMerkizedeki.

9a 2 Ni. 28:19–22;D&Z 10:20.

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10 Zvisinei Aruma aakashandazvikuru mumweya, bachiumbu-ruka kuna Mwari mumunamatoune csimba, kuti adire Mweyawake pamusoro pevanhu varimuguta iri; kuti amubvumi-rewo kuti agovabhabhatidzamukutendeuka.11 Zvakadaro, vakaomesa

mwoyo yavo, vachiti kwaari:Tarisa, tinoziva kuti ndiweAruma; uye tinoziva kuti ndiwemupirisita wepamusoro pamu-soro pechechi rawakamisa iwemunzvimbo zhinji dzenyika,zviri maererano netsika yenyu;uye hatizi vechechi yako, uyehatitende mutsika dzakapusakudaro.12 Uye zvino tinoziva kuti

sezvo tisiri vechechi yako tinozi-va kuti hauna simba pamusoropedu; uye wakapa chigarochekutonga kuna aNifaiha; nai-zvozvo hausi mutongi mukuruwedu.13 Zvino vanhu pavakanga

vataura izvi, uye vachirambamazwi ake ose, uye vamutuka,vamusvipira, uye vakaita kutiakandwe kunze kweguta ravo,akabvamo uye akatora rwendorwake akananga kuguta rainziAroni.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti paaka-

nge achifamba, akaremerwanokusuwa, pfungwa yake iineakutambudzika nekurwadzi-wa kwemweya, nenzira yeutsi-nye hwevanhu vaive mugutareAmonaiha, zvakaitika kuti

Aruma zvaakanga akadaro kure-merwa nekusuwa, tarisai bngiro-zi yaIshe yakasvika paari, ichiti:

15 Wakaropafadzwa iwe,Aruma; naizvozvo, simudzamusoro wako uye ufare, nokutiune chikonzero chikuru chekutiufare; nokuti wange wakavi-mbika mukuchengetedza mirauyaMwari kubvira panguva ya-wakatambira nhume yako ye-kutanga kubva kwaari. Tarisai,ndini andakauya nayo kwauri.

16 Uye tarisai, ndatumwa kutindikuudze kuti udzokere kugu-ta reAmonaiha, uye unoparidzazvakare kuvanhu veguta iri;hongu, vaparidzire. Hongu, utikwavari, kunze kwekunge va-tendeuka Ishe Mwari avacha-vaparadza.

17 Nokuti tarisai, iye zvino varikufunga kuti vaparadze rusu-nunguko rwevanhu vako (no-kuti ndiko kutaura kwaIshe)zvisiri izvo zviri mumutemo,nemukutonga, nemumirau ya-akapa kuvanhu vake.

18 Zvino zvakai t ika kut imushure mekunge Aruma aga-s h i r a n h u m e y a k e k u b v akungirozi yaIshe akadzokeranokukurumidza kunyika ya-Amonaiha. Uye akapinda mu-guta neimwe nzira, hongu,nenzira iri kumaodzanyembaeguta reAmonaiha.

19 Uye zvaaipinda mugutaakanzwa nzara, uye akati kunemumwe murume: Mungapewohere muranda akazvirereka

10a Aruma 17:5.b Eno. 1:1–12.c 3 Ni. 27:1.

nkm Munamato.

12a Aruma 4:20.14a nkm Matambudziko.

b Aruma 10:7–10, 20.nkm Ngirozi.

15a Mosaya 27:11–16.16a Aruma 9:12, 18, 24.

285 Aruma 8:20–32

waMwari chimwe chinhu che-kudya?20 Uye murume uyu akati

kwaari: Ndiri muNifai, uye ndi-noziva kuti uri muporofitamutsvene waMwari, nokuti ndi-we murume akanzi anengirozimuchiratidzo: Muchatambira.Naizvozvo, enda neni mumbamangu, uye ndinokupa kudyakwangu; uye ndinoziva kutiuchave chiropafadzo kwandirinemba yangu.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti muru-

me uyu akamugashira mumbamake; uye murume uyu ainziaAmureki; uye akauya nechi-ngwa nenyama akaiisa pamesopaAruma.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti Aruma

akadya chingwa akaguta; uyeaakaropafadza Amureki nembayake, uye akatenda kuna Mwari.23 Uye mushure mekunge

adya aguta akati kuna Amureki:Ndini Aruma, uye ndini mupi-risita awepamusoro pechechiyaMwari munyika yose.24 Uye tarisai, ndakadaidzwa

kuti ndizoparidza shoko ra-Mwari mukati mevanhu ava,maererano nemweya wekuzu-rurirwa nechiporofita; uye nda-kanga ndiri munyika muno uyehavana kuda kundigashira, asiavakandikanda panze uye inindange ndoda kufukatira nyikaino zvachose.25 Asi tarisai, ndataurirwa

kuti ndidzoke zvakare uye ndi-zoporofitira vanhu ava, hongu,

nokupupura kwavari nezve-zvitadzo zvavo.

26 Uye zvino Amureki, nenzirayokuti wandipa kudya ukandi-pinza mumba, waropafadzwa:nokuti ndange ndaziya, nokutindange ndatsanya kwemazuvamazhinji.

27 Uye Aruma akagara kwema-zuva mazhinji naAmureki asatiatanga kuparidza kuvanhu.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvakatonyanya kuve vakaipa.

29 Uye shoko rakauya kunaAruma, richiti: Enda; uye utiwokumuranda wangu Amureki,enda unoporofita kuvanhu ava,uchiti — aTendeukai imi, noku-ti ndizvo zvinotaurwa naIshe,kunze kwekunge mapindukandichashanyira vanhu ava ne-hasha dzangu; hongu, uyehandizodzosa hasha dzangudzinotyisa.

30 Uye Aruma akaenda, na-Amurekiwo, mukati mevanhu,kundotaura mazwi aMwarikwavari; uye vakazadzwa ne-Mweya Mutsvene.

31 Uye vakange vane asimbaravakanga vapiwa, zvekuti va-kange vasisagonekwe kuzari-rwa muzvitokisi zvepasi; uyehakuna munhu aikwanisa ku-vauraya; zvakadaro havanakushandisa bmasimba avo ku-dakara vasungwa nemajoto va-kandwa mutirongo. Zvino, izvizvakaitwa kuti Ishe varatidzesimba ravo riri mavari.

32 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaenda

20a Aruma 10:7–9.21a nkm Amureki.22a Aruma 10:11.23a Aruma 5:3, 44, 49;

13:1–20.24a Aruma 8:13.29a Aruma 9:12, 18.

nkm Rutendeuko.

31a 1 Ni. 1:20.b Aruma 14:17–29.

Aruma 9:1–9 286

uye vakatanga kuparidza neku-porofita kuvanhu, maereranonemweya nesimba ravakangavapiwa naIshe.

Mazwi aAruma, nemazwiwoaAmureki, akataurwa kuvanhuvakange vari munyika ya-Amonaiha. Uyezve vanokandwamutirongo, uye vanoburitswanesimba rinoshamisa raMwariraive mavari, zviri maereranonezvinyorwa zvaAruma.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko9 kusvika ku14.

CHITSAUKO 9

Aruma anoudza vanhu veAmonai-ha kuti vatendeuke — Ishe vacha-nzwira tsitsi kumaRamani muma-zuva ekupedzisira—Kana maNifaiakasiya chiedza, vachaparadzwanemaRamani — MwanakomanawaMwari achauya nokukurumi-dza—Achanunura avo vanotende-uka, vagobhabhatidzwa, uye vainerutendo muzita rake. Zvingangovemakore 82 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakare, ini Aruma, ndata-urirwa naMwari kuti nditoreAmureki uye tigoenda kuno-paridza zvakare kuvanhu ava,kana kuti vanhu vaive mugutareAmonaiha, zvakaitika kutizvandakatanga kuparidza kwa-vari, vakatanga kunetsana neni,vachiti:2 Ndiwe ani? Unofunga kuti

tichatenda kupupura kwemu-

nhu amumwechete, kana daiakaparidza kwatiri kuti nyikayave kupera?

3 Zvino havana kunge vachi-nzwisisa mazwi avaitaura; no-kuti havana kunge vachizivakuti nyika ichapfuura.

4 Uye vakatiwo zvakare: Hati-mbotenda mazwi ako kana daiukaporofita kuti guta gururino richaparadzwa nezuvaarimwechete.5 Zvino havana kumboziva

kuti Mwari vanoita mabasaanoshamisa kudaro, nokuti va-kange vari vanhu vane mwo-yo yakaoma uye vakaomesamitsipa.

6 Uye vakati: Mwari andiani,vanotumira simba brisingapfu-ure remunhu mumwechete mu-kati mevanhu ava, kuti ataurekwavari chokwadi chezvinhuzvikuru zvakadai uye zvino-shamisa?

7 Uye vakamira vakada kutivandibate; asi tarisai, havana.Uye ndakamira nokusatyandichivataurira, hongu, ndaka-pupura kwavari ndisingatye,ndichiti:

8 Tar i sa i , imi ch izvarwachakaipa uye achakarasika,kukanganwa kwamaita tsikadzamadzibaba enyu, hongu,kukurumidza kwamaita kuka-nganwa mirairo yaMwari.

9 Hamuyeuke here kuti babavedu Rihai, akaburitswa muJe-rusarema aneruoko rwaMwari?Hamuyeuke here kuti vose va-katungamirwa navo nemurenje?

9 2a Deut. 17:6.4a Aruma 16:9–10.6a Eks. 5:2;

Mosaya 11:27;Mos. 5:16.

b Aruma 10:12.

8a Aruma 10:17–25.9a 1 Ni. 2:1–7.

287 Aruma 9:10–18

10 Uye matokanganwa karekuti kangani vachibvisa madzi-baba edu mumaoko emhandudzavo, nekuvachengetedza kutivasaparadzwe, kana nemaokoehama dzavo chaidzo?11 Hongu, dai risiri simba ravo

risingaenzaniswe, netsitsi dzavo,nokutishingirira kwavo, tinga-dai takabva kare pamusoropenyika nguva ino isati yasvi-ka, uye zvimwe takatoiswamunzvimbo yekutambudzikaakusingagume nokusuwa.12 Tarisai, zvino ndinoti kwa-

muri anokutumai kuti mute-ndeuke; uye kunze kwekungematendeuka, hapana magariroamungaite nhaka yeumambohwaMwari. Asi tarisai, izvihazvisizvo zvose — vakutumaikuti mutendeuke, kana kutiavanokuparadzai chose kubvapamusoro penyika; hongu, va-chakushanyirai nehasha dzavo,nehasha dzavo bdzinotyisa ha-vazopinduka.13 Tarisai, hamuchayeuka here

mazwi avakataura kuna Rihai,vachiti izvo: aKana uchichenge-ta mirairo yangu, uchabudiriramunyika? Uye zvakare zvino-nzi: Kana musingachengetemirairo yangu muchabviswapamberi paIshe.14 Zvino ndinoda kuti dai

mayeuka, kuti sezvo maRamaniasina kuchengeta mirairo ya-Mwari, avakabviswa pamberi

paIshe. Zvino tinoona kutishoko raIshe rakasimbiswa mu-chinhu ichi, uye maRamaniakabviswa pamberi pavo, ku-bvira pakutanga kwekutadzakwavo munyika.

15 Zvisinei ndinoti kwamuri,zvingatova anani kwavari pa-musi wekutongwa panemi,kana mukaramba muri muzvi-tema zvenyu, hongu, uyevanototariswa panemi kanamuupenyu huno, kunze kwe-kunge matotendeuka.

16 Nokuti kune vimbiso zhinjiadzakaitwa kumaRamani; no-kuti kuda bkwetsika dzemadzi-baba avo dzakaita kuti vagarecmukusaziva; naizvozvo Ishevachavaitira tsitsi dnokurebesakugara kwavo munyika.

17 Uye mune chimwe chi-nhano chenguva avachaunzwamukutenda shoko ravo, noku-ziva kukanganisika kwakaitatsika dzemadzibaba avo; uyevazhinji vavo vachaponeswa,nokuti Ishe vachave netsitsikune avo vose bvanodaidzazita ravo.

18 Asi tarisai, ndinoti kwamurikana mukaramba muri muuipihwenyu mazuva enyu haazopa-mhidzirwa munyika ino, nokutiamaRamani achanzi akurwisei;uye kana mukasatendeuka va-chauya nenguva yamusinga-zive, uye muchashanyirwanekuparadzwa bzvachose; uye

11a Mosaya 16:11.12a Aruma 8:16; 10:19,

23, 27.b Aruma 8:29.

13a 2 Ni. 1:20;Mosaya 1:7;

Aruma 37:13.14a 2 Ni. 5:20–24;

Aruma 38:1.15a Mat. 11:22, 24.16a Aruma 17:15.

b Mosaya 18:11–17.

c Mosaya 3:11.d Hir. 15:10–12.

17a Eno. 1:13.b Aruma 38:5; D&Z 3:8.

18a Aruma 16:2–3.b Aruma 16:9.

Aruma 9:19–26 288

zvinenge zviri maererano cneha-sha dzinotyisa dzaIshe.19 Nokuti havazokubvumirai

kuti mugare muzvitadzo zvenyu,kuti muparadze vanhu vavo.Ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete; anga-tobvumira kuti maRamaniaaparadze vose vanhu vake va-kanzi vanonzi vanhu vaNifai,dai zvaiita kuti bvawire muzvi-tadzo nekusateerera, mushuremekuwana chiedza chakadaineruzivo rwakadai zvavakapi-wa naIshe Mwari vavo;20 Hongu, mushure mekunge

vange vari vanhu vanodiwakwazvo naIshe; hongu, mushu-re mekunge vange vachidiwakupfuura mamwe marudzi,hama, ndimi, kana vanhu; mu-shure mekunge avaitwa kutivazive zvose zvinhu, maereranonezvavaida, nerutendo rwavo,neminamato, yezvinhu zvakangazviri, nezviri, uye nezvichauya;21 Vashanyirwa neMweya

waMwari; vakurukura nengi-rozi, uye vataurwa navo nezwiraIshe; uye vaine mweya we-chiporofita, nemweya weku-zururirwa, nezvipo zvizhinji,chipo chekutaura nendimi, ne-chipo chekuparidza, nechipocheMweya Mutsvene, nechipoachekududzira;22 Hongu, uye mushure me-

kunge avabviswa naMwari mu-nyika yeJerusarema, neruokorwaIshe; vaponeswa munzara,nemukurwara, nemumarudzi

ose ezvirwere; uye vachisimbamukurwa, kuti varege kupara-dzwa; vabviswa bmuusungwanguva nenguva, uye vachenge-tedzwa kusvika zvino; uye va-kabudirira kudakara vapfumamuzvinhu zvose zvose —

23 Uye zvino tarisai ndinotikwamuri, kuti kana vanhu ava,vakatambira maropafadzo aka-wanda kudai kubva muruokorwaIshe, kana vakakanganisazvechiedza noruzivo rwoserwavainarwo, ndinoti kwamurikana izvi zviri izvo, kuti kanavakapinda mukutadza, zvinga-tove anani kumaRamani panekwavari.

24 Nokuti tarisai, azvivimbisozvaIshe zvakapihwawo maRa-mani, asi hazvizi kwamurikana mukakanganisa; nokutiIshe havana kunyatsovimbisahere nokutaura semurau, kutikana mukamupandukira mu-chaparadzwa chose kuti mubvamabva munyika zvachose?

25 Uye zvino nechikonzeroichi, kuti musaparadzwe, Ishevatumira ngirozi yavo kutiishanyire vanhu vavo vazhinji,ichivaudza kuti vakafanira ku-enda vanochema kuvanhu avanesimba, vachiti: aTendeukaiimi, nokuti umambo hwekude-nga hwave pedyo;

26 Uye apasina mazuva mazhi-nji Mwanakomana waMwariachauya mukubwinya kwake;uye kubwinya kwake kuchave

18c Aruma 8:29.19a 1 Ni. 12:15, 19–20;

Aruma 45:10–14.b Aruma 24:30.

20a nkm Zvakazarurwa.

21a Omu. 1:20;Mosaya 8:13–19;28:11–17.

22a 2 Ni. 1:4.b Mosaya 27:16.

23a Mat. 11:22–24.24a 2 Ni. 30:4–6;

D&Z 3:20.25a Aruma 7:9; Hir. 5:32.26a Aruma 7:7.

289 Aruma 9:27–10:1

kubwinya bkweMumwecheteAkaberekwa waBaba, azerecnenyasha, kuenzana, necho-kwadi, azere nekutira, dtsitsi,uye anoshivirira, anokurumidzaekunzwa kuchema kwevanhuvake nokupindura minamatoyavo.27 Uye tarisai, anouya akuzo-

nunura avo bvachabhabhatidzwamukutendeuka, norutendo mu-zita rake.28 Naizvozvo, gadzirai nzira

yaIshe, nokuti nguva yavepedyo yokuti vose vanhu va-chakohwa mubairo awemabasaavo, maererano nezvavangavari — kana vanga vari vakaru-rama bvachakohwa ruponesorwemweya yavo, maererano ne-simba nokuponeswa kwavo na-Jesu Kristu; uye kana vanga varivakaipa vachakohwa ckuraswakwemweya yavo, maereranonesimba nokusunga kwadhia-bhorosi.29 Zvino tarisai, iri ndiro izwi

rengirozi, ichichemera kuvanhu.30 Uye zvino hama dzangu

adzinodiwa, nokuti muri hamadzangu, uye munofanira kudi-kanwa, uye munofanira kuitamabasa anofanirana nekutende-uka, ndichiona kuti mwoyo ye-nyu yaitwa mikukutu zvikurukushoko raMwari, uye ndichio-na kuti muri vanhu bvakarasikavakapunzika.31 Zvino zvakaitika kuti apo ini,

Aruma, pandakange ndataura

mazwi aya, tarisai, vanhu vaka-ndishatirirwa nokuti ndakangandati kwavari vane mwoyomikukutu uye vanhu avakaomamitsipa.

32 Uye nokutiwo ndakangandati kwavari vanhu vakarasikavakapunzika vakandishatiri-rwa, vakatsvaka kuisa maokoavo pandiri, kuti vandikandemutirongo.

33 Asi zvakaitika kuti Ishe ha-vana kuvabvumira kuti vandi-tore panguva iyoyo vandikandemutirongo.

34 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amurekiakaenda akanomira mberi kwa-vo, akatanga kuparidza kwavarinaiyewo. Uye zvino amazwiaAmureki haana kunyorwaose, zvisinei mamwe emazwiake akanyorwa mubhuku rino.

CHITSAUKO 10

Rihai akabva kuna Manase —Amureki anotaura rungano rwe-kuudzwa kwaakaitwa nengirozikuti achengete Aruma—Minama-to yevakarurama inoita kuti vanhuvasaparadzwe—Magweta nevato-ngi vasina kururama vanoisa hwa-ro hwekuti vanhu vaparadzwe.Zvingangove makore 82 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Zvino aya ndiwo amazwi aka-paridzwa bnaAmureki kuvanhuvakanga vari munyika ya-Amonaiha, achiti:

26b nkm MumwecheteAkaberekwa.

c nkm Nyasha.d nkm Anetsitsi.e Deut. 26:7.

27a nkm Akanunura.

b nkm Bhabhatidza.28a D&Z 1:10; 6:33.

b Mpi. 7:16.c nkm Kuraswa.

30a I Joh. 4:11.b Aruma 12:22.

31a 2 Ni. 25:28;Mosaya 3:14.

34a Aruma 10.10 1a Aruma 9:34.

b Aruma 8:21–29.

Aruma 10:2–9 290

2 Ndini Amureki; ndiri mwa-nakomana waGidhona, akangaari mwana waIshmaeri, akangaari wechizvarwa chaAminadhi;uye ndiye Aminadhi mumwe-cheteyo akadudzira zvinyorwazvaive pamadziro etemberi,zvakanga zvakanyorwa nemu-nwe waMwari.3 Uye Aminadhi akange ari

chizvarwa chaNifai, akange arimwana waRihai, akabva mu-nyika yeJerusarema, akangeari wechizvarwa achaManase,akanga ari mwana bwaJosefacakatengeswa kuEgipita nema-oko evakoma vake.4 Uye tarisai, ndiri murumewo

ane mbiri mukati meavo vosevanondiziva; hongu, uye tarisai,ndine hama zhinji aneshamwa-ri, uye ndakawanawo upfumihwakawanda nokushanda ne-maoko angu.5 Zvakadaro, mushure mazvo

zvose izvi, handina kumbozivazvizhinji nezvenzira dzaIshe,anezvakavandika zvake nesi-mba rake rinoshamisa. Ndatihandina kumbenge ndakazivazvizhinji nezvezvinhu izvi; asitarisai, ndiri kukanganisa, no-kuti ndakaona zvizhinji zvezva-kavandika zvake nesimba rakerinoshamisa; hongu, kana mu-kuchengetedza upenyu hwe-vanhu ava.6 Zvakadaro, ndakaomesa

mwoyo wangu, nokuti andaka-

daidzwa kazhinji uye ndairambabkunzwa; naizvozvo ndaizivanezve zvinhu izvi, asi handaidakuziva; naizvozvo ndakaendandichipandukira Mwari, muhu-tsinye hwemwoyo wangu, kanakudakara kusvika muzuva re-china remwedzi uno wechino-mwe, uri mugore rechigumirekutonga kwevatongi.

7 Zvandakanga ndichifambandichienda kunoona hama ye-pedyo-pedyo, tarisai angiroziyaIshe yakasvika pandiri ikati:Amureki, dzokera kumba kwa-ko, nokuti uchapa kudya ku-muporofita waIshe; hongu,murume mutsvene, murumeakasarudzwa naMwari; nokutibatsanya kwemazuva mazhinjipamusana pezvitadzo zvevanhuava, uye aziya nenzara, uyecuchamugashira mumba makougomupa chekudya, uye acha-kuropafadza iwe nemba yako;uye maropafadzo aIshe achavepauri nemba yako.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakate-erera izwi rengirozi, uye ndika-dzokera kumba kwangu. Uyendiri kuenda kudaro ndakaonaamurume akanzi nengirozi kwa-ndiri: Uchamugashira mumbamako — uye tarisai ndiye mu-rume iyeyo ange achitaurakwamuri maererano nezvinhuzvaMwari.

9 Uye ngirozi yakati kwandirimurume uyu amutsvene; ndizvo

3a Gen. 41:51;I Mak. 9:3.

b nkm Josefa,MwanakomanawaJakobo.

c Gen. 37:29–36.

4a Aruma 15:16.5a nkm Zvakavandika

zvaMwari.6a Aruma 5:37.

b D&Z 39:9.7a Aruma 8:20.

b Aruma 5:46; 6:6.nkm Kutsanya.

c Mabasa 10:30–35.8a Aruma 8:19–21.9a nkm Mutsvene.

291 Aruma 10:10–19

zvinoita kuti ndizive kutimutsvene nokuti zvakataurwanengirozi yaMwari.10 Uye zvakare, ndinoziva kuti

zvinhu zvaapupura ndezvecho-kwadi; nokuti tarisai ndinotikwamuri, kuti sezvo Ishe varimupenyu, kana naizvozvo vatu-mira angirozi yavo kuti zvinhuizvi zvibude pachena kwandiri;uye izvi azviita uyu bArumaagere mumba mangu.11 Nokuti tarisai, aaropafadza

imba yangu, andiropafadza, ne-madzimai angu, nevana vangu,nababa vangu nehama dzangu;hongu, kana nevekwangu voseavaropafadza, uye maropafa-dzo ashe ave patiri maereranonemazwi aakataura.12 Uye zvino, Amureki ataura

mazwi aya vanhu vakatangakushamiswa, vachiona kuti pa-kange paine vano a pfuuramumwechete vaipupura nezve-zvinhu zvavaipiwa mhosvanazvo, nezvezvinhuwo zvicha-uya, maererano nemweya we-chiporofita waive mavari.13 Zvakadaro, kwaive neva-

mwe mukati mavo vaitsvakakuvabvunza, kuti a nenziradzekungwara kwavo vagova-wanikidza nemazwi avo, kutivagowana umbowo, kuti vava-endese kuvatongi vavo kuti va-tongwe maererano nemutemo,kuti vauraiwe kana kukandwamutirongo, maererano nemho-sva yavanenge vavapomera.14 Zvino ndivo vanhu ivavo

vakanga vachitsvaka kuvapara-dza, vaive amagweta, vakangevafanoiswa kana kugadzwanevanhu kuti vashandise mute-mo panguva yekutongwa kwa-vo, kana panguva yokutongwakwedzimwe mhosva dzaingedzauya pamberi pevatongi.

15 Zvino magweta aya akangaakadzidza chaizvo munjere dzo-se dzevanhu; uye izvi zvaiva-yamura kuti vagone basa ravo.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-tanga kubvunza Amureki, kutivamuite kuti adyidzanise mazwiake, kana kupesanisa mazwiaachataura.

17 Zvino havana kuziva kutiAmureki aikwanisa kuziva zva-vari kuda kuita. Asi zvakaitikakuti pavakatanga kumubvunza,aakaona pfungwa dzavo, uyeakati kwavari: Imi makaipa uyebchizvarwa chakarasika, imi ma-gweta nevanyengedzi, nokutimuri kuisa hwaro hwadhia-bhorosi; nokuti muri kuisaczvikachikiro nemisungo yeku-ti mubate vatsvene vaMwari.

18 Muri kuita zvirongwazvekuti amukanganise nziradzevakarurama, uye kuti muu-nze hasha dzaMwari pamisoroyenyu, kana mukuparadzwazvachose kwevanhu vavo.

19 Hongu, Mosaya akataurachaizvo, uyo aive mambo weduwekupedzisira, paakange avekuda kupa umambo kune mu-mwe, asina wekuhugadza, akai-ta kuti vanhu ava vatongwe

10a Aruma 11:30–31.b Aruma 8:27.

11a Aruma 8:22.12a Aruma 9:6.

13a Aruma 11:21.14a Aruma 10:24;

11:20–21; 14:18.17a Aruma 12:3; 20:18, 32;

D&Z 6:16.b Mat. 3:7; Aruma 9:8.c D&Z 10:21–27.

18a Mabasa 13:10.

Aruma 10:20–28 292

nemazwi avo — hongu, akatau-ra zvakanaka kuti kana nguvaikasvika yekuti izwi revanhuava arisarudze kutadza, ndikokuti, kana nguva iyoyo ikauyayekuti vanhu ava vawire mu-misikanzwa, vanenge vaibvirakuparadzwa.

20 Uye zvino ndinoti kwamurikuti Ishe vanoita zvakanakakutonga kutadza kwenyu; anoi-ta zvakanaka kuchemera vanhuava, nezwi arengirozi dzavo:Tendeukai imi, tendeukai ,nokuti umambo hwekudengahwave pedyo.21 Hongu, anoita zvakanaka

kuchema nezwi rengirozi dzakekuti: aIni ndichadzika pasi mu-kati mevanhu vangu, nekue-nzanisa nokutonga kwakanakamumaoko angu.22 Hongu, uye ndinoti kwa-

muri dai yange isiri aminamatoyevakarurama, avo vari munyi-ka ino, mungadai kana iye zvinomakatoshanyirwa kare nokupa-radzwa zvachose; chete hakwai-zove bkwemafashanu mazhinji,sezvakaitwa vanhu mumazuvaaNoa, asi kwaizove kwenzara,nezvirwere, nemunondo.23 Asi maponeswa anemina-

mato yevakarurama; zvinonaizvozvo, kana mukabvisavakarurama mukati menyu Ishehavazokuregerai; asi nehashadzavo dzinotyisa anokuvingai;ndipo pamucharohwa nenzara,

nezvirwere, nemunondo; uyebnguva yave pedyo kunze kwe-kunge matotendeuka.

24 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutivanhu vakanyanya kushatiri-swa naAmureki, uye vakache-ma, vachiti: Murume uyu ano-tuka mitemo yedu yakanaka,nemagweta edu atakasarudza.

25 Asi Amureki akatambanu-dza ruoko rwake, akachemazvikuru kwavari, achiti: Imivakaipa chizvarwa chakarasika,sei Satani abata mwoyo yenyunesimba rakadaro? Sei muri ku-zvipa kwaari kuti ave nesimbapamusoro penyu, akukupofo-madzai maziso, kuti musanzwi-sise mazwi anotaurwa, maere-rano nechokwadi chawo?

26 Nokuti tarisai, ndataurazvinopikisa mutemo wenyuhere? Hamunzwisise; munotindataura zvisiri mumutemowenyu; asi handina, asi ndata-ura ndichipembedza mutemowenyu, nokuraswa kwenyu.

27 Uye zvino tarisai, ndinotikwamuri, hwaro hwekupara-dzwa kwevanhu vano hwato-tanga kuiswa nekusaruramaakwemagweta enyu nevatongivenyu.

28 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutipakanga Amureki ataura mazwiaya vanhu vakachema kwaari,vachiti: Zvino tave kuziva kutimurume uyu mwana wadhia-bhorosi, nokuti atirevera anhema;

19a Mosaya 29:27;Aruma 2:3–7;Hir. 5:2.

20a Aruma 8:14–16; 13:22.21a Mosaya 13:34.22a Jkb. 5:16;

Mosaya 27:14–16.b Gen. 8:21;

3 Ni. 22:8–10.nkm MafashamumuNguva dzaNoa.

23a nkm Munamato.

b Aruma 34:32–35.25a II VaKori. 4:4;

Aruma 14:6.27a Ruka 11:45–52.28a Aruma 14:2.

293 Aruma 10:29–11:5

nokuti ataura achimhura mute-mo wedu. Uye ave kuti haanakutaura achiumhura.29 Uye zvakare, atuka magwe-

ta edu, nevatongi vedu.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti magwe-

ta akazviisa mumwoyo yavokuti vagoyeuka zvinhu panezvake.31 Uye kwaive nemumwe

mukati mavo zita rake rainziZiziromu. Zvino ndiye aka-nga ari pamberi amukupomeramhosva kuna Amureki na-Aruma, iye ari iye akange ariimwe yenyanzvi kupfuura va-mwe, aine basa zhinji rekuitamuvanhu.32 Zvino chinangwa chema-

gweta chaive kuda kuita mari;uye vakawana mari maereranonebasa ravo.

CHITSAUKO 11

Tsika yemari yamaNifai inopihwa— Amureki anonetsana naZiziro-mu — Kristu haazoponesa vanhumuzvitadzo zvavo — Avo chetevanowana umambo hwokudengavachaponeswa — Vanhu vose va-chamutswa vasisazofa — Hakunarufu shure Kwokumutswa kweva-kafa. Zvingangove makore 82Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino zvakanga zviri mumu-temo waMosaya kuti munhuwose aive mutongi wemutemo,kana kuti avo vakasarudzwakuva vatongi, vanofanira kuta-mbira mibairo maererano ne-nguva yavashanda vachitonga

avo vainge vaunzwa kwavarikuti vazotongwa.

2 Zvino kana munhu aivenechikwereti chemumwe, uyearegera kudzorera chikweretichacho, ainoman’arirwa kunemutongi; mutongi aishandisamasimba ake, otumira machi-nda kuti munhu wacho aunzwepamberi pake; aitonga munhumaererano nomutemo neumboohunenge huri pamberi pake,nokudaro munhu uyu aisungi-rwa kudzosera chikwereti cha-ke, kana kutorerwa zvaanazvo,kana kubviswa muvanhu se-mbavha negororo.

3 Uye mutongi aitambira mu-bairo wake maererano nenguvayake—senine regoridhe pazuvakana senumu resirivha rakae-nzana nesenine yegoridhe; uyeizvi zviri maererano nemutemowakapiwa.

4 Zvino aya ndiwo mazitaezvimedu zvakasiyana-siyanazvegoridhe ravo, nesirivhayavo, maererano nekukoshakwacho. Uye mazita aya akapi-wa namaNifai, nokuti havanakuteedza pfungwa dzamaJudaayo akanga ari muJerusarema;uye havana kunge vachieranenzira yamaJuda; asi vaka-shandura mufungiro wavonemuerero wavo, maereranonepfungwa nemagariro muchi-zvarwa chose chavanhu, ku-svika panguva yavatongi,vaive avakatangwa namamboMosaya.

5 Zvino huremu hwegoridhehwakanzi hunoerwa seizvi —

31a Aruma 11:20–36. 11 4a Mosaya 29:40–44.

Aruma 11:6–25 294

senine yegoridhe, seoni, shumuyegoridhe, nerimuna regoridhe.6 Senumu resirivha, neamu-

nori resirivha, neezeromu resi-rivha, neondi resirivha.7 Senumu resirivha rakange

rakaenzana nesenine regoridhe,zvose zvichikwanisa kutengauremu hwebhari, uye hwetsa-nga dzendudzi dzose.8 Zvino museoni regoridhe

maipinda masenine mairi.9 Zve mushumu yegoridhe

maipinda maseoni mairi.10 Uye murimuna regoridhe

raipinda zvose.11 Uye muamunori resirivha

maipinda masenumu mairi.12 Uye muezeromu resirivha

muchipinda masenumu mana.13 Uye muondi muchipinda

zvose.14 Zvino idzi ndidzo nhamba

diki dzekuverenga kwavo —15 Shibhuroni rinopinda kaviri

musenumu, shibhuroni yaite-nga chikamu chepakati chemu-ero webhari.16 Shibhurumu inopinda kavi-

ri mushibhuroni.17 Uye rea ichipinda kaviri

mushibhurumu.18 Zvino aya ndiwo manha-

mba avakasarudza maereranonekufunga kwavo.19 Zvino andioni yegoridhe

yange yakafanana nemashibu-roni matatu.20 Zvino, zvaive zvechinangwa

chekuwana zvirimwa, nokutivaigashira mihoro yavo maere-rano nebasa ravo, naizvozvo,

vakamutsa vanhu kuti vaite bo-ngozozo, nekunetsana kwakasi-yana—siyana nouipi, kuti vavevanowana mabasa akawanda,kuti avawane mari maereranonenyaya dzaiunzwa pamberipavo; naizvozvo vakaita kutivanhu vapandukire Aruma na-Amureki.

21 Uye uyu Ziziromu akava-mba kubvunza Amureki, achiti:Ungandipindurewo here mi-bvunzo mishoma yandichaku-bvunza? Zvino Ziziromu akangaari nyanzvi apanzira dzezva-dhiabhorosi, kuti ave anopara-dza izvo zvakanga zvakanaka;naizvozvo, akati kuna Amure-ki: Uchapindura here mibvunzoyandichasvitsa kwauri?

22 Uye Amureki akati kwaari:Hongu, kana zviri maereranoanoMweya waIshe, uri mandiri;nokuti handizotauri chisinga-bvumirane neMweya waIshe.Uye Ziziromu akati kwaari: Ta-risai, haano maondi matanhatuesirivha aya, ose aya ndinokupaukaramba kuti kune Munhuanonzi Mwari.

23 Zvino Amureki akati: Iweamwana wegehena, bunondie-dzerei? Hauzive here kuti va-karurama havakurirwe nezvie-dzo zvakadaro?

24 Iwe unotenda kuti hakunaMwari? Ndinoti kwauri, Kwete,unoziva kuti kuna Mwari, asiunoda amari iyoyo kupfuura iye.25 Uye zvino wanyepa pa-

mberi paMwari kwandiri. Iwewati kwandiri—Tarisai maondi

20a Aruma 10:32.21a Aruma 10:13.22a nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.23a Aruma 5:41.

b nkm Chiedzo.

24a I Tim. 6:10;Tito 1:11.

295 Aruma 11:26–40

matanhatu aya, anokosha zvi-kuru, ndichapa kwauri — Iwemumwoyo mako wanga usi-ngade kundipa; chawangauchida chete changa chiri che-kuti ndirambe Mwari vecho-kwadi mupenyu, kuti zvimweungava nechikonzero choku-ndiparadza. Uye zvino chitarira,nokuda kwechitadzo chikuruichi uchawana mubairo wako.26 Uye Ziziromu akati kwaari:

Unoti kuna Mwari vechokwadimupenyu?27 Uye Amureki akati: Hongu,

kunaMwari vechokwadi mu-penyu.28 Zvino Ziziromu akati: Kuna

vaMwari vakawanda here?29 Uye akapindura achiti:

Kwete.30 Zvino Ziziromu akati kwa-

ari zvakare: Unoziva seiko zvi-nhu izvi?31 Uye akati kwaari: aNgirozi

yakandizivisa zvinhu izvi.32 Uye Ziziromu akati zvakare:

Ndianiko achauya? Mwanako-mana waMwari here?33 Akati kwaari: Hongu.34 Uye Ziziromu akati zvakare:

Ko vachaponesa vanhu vavovari amuzvivi zvavo here? Zvi-no Amureki akapindura akatikwaari: Ndinoti kwauri havasikuzodaro, nokuti hazvibvirikuti varambe shoko ravo.

35 Zvino Ziziromu akati ku-vanhu: Onai kuti marangarira

zvinhu izvi; nokuti anoti kunaMwari mumwechete chete; asiiye achiti Mwanakomana wa-Mwari achauya, asi haasi kuzo-ponesa vanhu vake — kungeane simba rokutuma Mwari.

3 6 Z v i n o A m u r e k i a k a t izvakare kwaari: Tarisai wanye-pa, nokuti wati ndataura se-ndine simba rekutuma Mwarinokuti ndati havasi kuzopone-sa vanhu vavo vari muzvivizvavo.

37 Uye ndinoti kwauri zvakarehavakwanise kuvaponesa variamuzvivi zvavo; nokuti handi-ngarambe shoko ravo, uye akatibhakuna chinhu chine tsvinachingagare nhaka cyoumambohwekudenga; naizvozvo, unga-poneswe sei kunze kwokungewawana nhaka youmambohwokudenga? Naizvozvo, ha-ungazoponeswe uri muzvivizvako.

38 Zvino Ziziromu akati zva-kare kwaari: Ko iye Mwanako-mana waMwari ndiye here ivoBaba Vokusingaperi?

39 Amureki akati kwaari: Ho-ngu, ndiye mumwechete BabaaVokusingaperi vokudenga ne-pasi, nezvinhu bzvose zvirimazviri; mavambo namagumo,ndiye wokutangisa nowokupe-dzisira;

40 Uye achauya amunyikabkuzonunura vanhu vake; uyecachatora paari zvitadzo zveavo

31a Aruma 10:7–10.34a Hir. 5:10–11.37a I VaKori. 6:9–10.

b 1 Ni. 15:33;Aruma 40:26;3 Ni. 27:19.nkm Kushaya

Humwari.c nkm Umambo

hwaMwari kanaUmambohweKudenga.

39a Isa. 9:6.b VaKoro. 1:16;

Mosaya 4:2.40a nkm Nyika.

b VaR. 11:26–27.c Eks. 34:6–7; Isa. 53:5;

I Joh. 2:2;Mosaya 14:5; 15:12;D&Z 19:16–19.

Aruma 11:41–46 296

vose vachatenda muzita rake;zve ava ndivo vachava noupe-nyu hwokusingaperi, uye rupo-neso harwuuye kune vasiri ava.41 Naizvozvo vakaipa vano-

ramba vakadaro sokunonzi aha-kuna kuve norununuro, kunzekwokunge kuri kusunungurwakwengetani dzorufu; nokuti ta-risai, zuva riri kuuya apo bvosevakafa vachamuka vogomirapamberi paMwari, cvogotongwamaererano namabasa avo.42 Zvino, kune rufu runodai-

dzwa kuti rufu rwenyama; zverufu rwaKristu rwuchasunu-ngura amajoto orufu irworwurwenyama, zvokuti vose vacha-mutswa kubva parufu irworwurwenyama.43 Mweya nomuviri azvicha-

batanidzwa zvakare sezvazvi-nofanirwa kuve zvakaita; zvosemakumbo maoko nenhengodzose zvichaiswa panzvimboyazvo, kana sezvatakaita pa-nguva ino; zve tichaunzwa kutitimire pamberi paMwari, tichi-ziva sokuziva kwatiri kuita iyezvino, tigova bnendangariro ya-kajeka cyemhosva dzedu dzose.

44 Zvino, kuumbwa pakareuku kuchauya kuna vose, vosevakuru navaduku vose vakasu-ngwa novakasununguka, vosevarume navakadzi vose vakai-

pa novakarurama; uye zvakarekunezenge kusina kana ka-vhudzi kamwechete kemisoroyavo kanenge kakarasika; asichinhu chose achichadzorerwapachinzvimbo chacho, sezva-zviri iye zvino, kana mumu-viri, vachaunzwa vagomiswapamberi pechigaro cheutongichaKristu Mwanakomana, na-Mwari bBaba, noMweya Mu-tsvene, vanova Mwari cmu-mwechete Vokusingaperi, kutidvatongwe maererano namaba-sa avo, kuti vakanaka herekana kuti vakaipa.

45 Zvino tarisai, ndataurakwamuri pamusana porufurwomuviri, uye zvakare anezve-kumutswa kwomuviri unofa.Ndinoti kwamuri muviri unounofa b unozomutswa kuvamuviri cusingafe, kubva muku-fa, kubva murufu rwekutangakudzokera muupenyu, kutidvasazofa zvakare; mweya yavoichibatana nemiviri yavo, zvi-singazoparadzaniswa zvakare;munhu wacho achibva avaewomweya asingafe, kuti vasa-zoona kuora zvakare.

46 Zvino, Amureki apedza ma-zwi aya vanhu vakatanga zva-kare kushamiswa, uye Ziziromuakatanga kubvunda. Uye ukundiko kupera kwakaita mazwi

41a Aruma 12:18;D&Z 88:33.

b Zvaka. 20:12–13;Aruma 42:23.

c nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

42a Aruma 12:16.43a 2 Ni. 9:13;

Aruma 40:23.b 2 Ni. 9:14;

Mosaya 3:25;Aruma 5:18.

c nkm Mhosva, Kuva ne.44a Aruma 41:12–15.

b nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari—Mwari Baba.

c 3 Ni. 11:27, 36.nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

d Zvaka. 20:12–13.45a Aruma 40:23;

D&Z 88:16.b nkm Kumuka

Kuvakafa.c nkm Asingafe.d Zvaka. 21:4;

D&Z 63:49; 88:116.e I VaKori. 15:44.

297 Aruma 12:1–7

aAmureki, kana kuti izvi ndizvozvose zvandanyora.

CHITSAUKO 12

Aruma anoitirana nharo naZizi-romu — Zvakavanzika zvaMwarizvinopiwa kune vakatendesekachete—Vanhu vanotongwa nezva-vanofunga, zvavanotenda, mazwiavo, namabasa — Vakaipa vachafarufu rwomweya — Upenyu hunondohwekuyedzwa — Zano rerunu-nuro rinounza Kumutswa kuva-kafa, nokutenda, kukanganwirwapazvivi — Vanotendeuka vanopi-hwa tsitsi kuburikidza noMwana-komana Mumwechete Akaberekwa.Zvingangove makore 82 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Zvino Aruma, achiona kutimazwi aAmureki akanga anya-radza Ziziromu, nokuti akangaaona kuti Amureki akangaabata akunyepa kwake noku-nyengedza kuti amuparadze,nokuona kuti akanga ava ku-bvunda bnokuziva kuti ane mho-sva, akazarura muromo wakeakatangisa kutaura kwaari,achitsinhira mazwi aAmureki,nokutsanangura zvinhu zvirimberi, nokuzarura magwaronezvose kupfuura zvakangazvaitwa naAmureki.2 Zvino mazwi ayo akataurwa

naAruma kuna Ziziromu aka-nzwikwa navanhu vose vaka-nga vakakomberedza; nokutigungano rakanga rakakura,akataura saizvozvo:3 Zvino Ziziromu, sezvo wao-

nekwa nhema dzako nokunye-ngedza kwako, nokuti haunakureva nhema kuna vanhuchete asi wareva nhema kunaMwari; nokuti tarisai, anozivaapfungwa dzako dzose, uyeuchionawo kuti pfungwa dzakodzakaziviswa kwatiri noMweyawake;

4 Uye unoona kuti taziva kutizano rako ranga rakaipa, kufa-nana nokuipa kweradhiabhoro-si, nokuti kureva nhema kwakonokunyengedza vanhu ava, kutivatipandukire nokutishoropo-dza nokutirasira kunze —

5 Zvino iri ranga riri zanoaromuvengi wako, akava ano-ratidza masimba ake mauri.Zvino ndinoti urangarire kutizvandinoreva kwauri ndinorevakune vamwe vose.

6 Uye tarisai ndinoti kwamurimose uku kwange kuri kuteyakwemuvengi, uko akaita kutiabate vanhu ava, kuti agokuisaipasi pake, kuti agokutendere-dzai anengetani dzake, kuti,agokumoneredzai nengetanidzake kuti akusungirirei muku-paradzwa kusingaperi, maerera-no nesimba rousungwa hwake.

7 Zvino apo Aruma akangaataura mazwi aya, Ziziromuakatanga kubvunda zvikuru,nokuti akava anoramba achi-pwiswa nezvesimba raMwari;uye akapwiswawo kuti ArumanaAmureki vakanga vane ruzi-vo naye, nokuti akave anopwi-swa kuti vaiziva pfungwa ne-zvinangwa zvemwoyo wake;nokuti simba rakapihwa kwava-

12 1a Aruma 11:20–38.b nkm Hana.

3a Jak. 2:5; Aruma 10:17;D&Z 6:16.

5a nkm Dhiabhorosi.6a Aruma 5:7–10.

Aruma 12:8–15 298

ri kuti vazive zvinhu izvi maere-rano nomweya wechiporofita.8 Uye Ziziromu akatangisa

kuvabvunza nesimba, kuti azivezvakawanda maererano nouma-mbo hwaMwari. Uye akati kunaAruma: Ko izvi zvinorevei zva-taurwa naAmureki maereranonokumutswa kwovakafa, kutivose vachamutswa muvakafa,vose vakarurama navasakaru-rama, vagounzwa pamberi pa-Mwari kuti vagotongwa mae-rerano namabasa avo?9 Uye zvino Aruma akatangisa

kutsanangura zvinhu izvi kwa-ari, achiti: Zvakapihwa kunevakawanda kuti vazive azvaka-vanzika zvaMwari; zvisineihazvo zvakaiswa pasi pomura-iro wakaoma zvikuru kuti zvi-sazopiwa bchete maereranonemazwi ake aakapa kuvanavavanhu, asi kuti zvive maere-rano nokuteerera nokusimbakwavanopa kwaari.10 Uye naizvozvo, uyo aanoo-

mesa mwoyo wake, iyeye ano-gamuchira bzvishoma zveshokorake; uyo casingaomese mwoyowake, kwaari dkuchapiwa zvi-zhinji zveshoko rake, kusvikiraazopiwa kuti azive zvakavanzi-ka zvaMwari kusvikira azvizivazvose zvizere.11 Uye avo vachaomesa mwo-

yo yavo, vanopiwa achidimbu

chishoma cheshoko kudakaravashaya bchavanoziva pamu-soro pezvishamiso zvake; zvinovobva vasungwa nadhiabhoro-si, nokutungamirirwa nokudakwake kunoparadzwa. Zvinoizvi ndizvo zvinorehwa cnenge-tani ddzegehena.

12 Uye Amureki akanga ataurazviri pachena maererano anoru-fu, nokubviswa mukufa ukutichienda mukusafa, nokumiswapamberi pechigaro chekutongachaMwari, kuti btitongwe mae-rerano namabasa edu.

13 Zvino kana mwoyo yeduyakaomeswa, hongu, kana ta-kaomesa mwoyo yedu kushoko,zvekuti harisakawanikwa ma-tiri, upenyu hwedu huchavemudambudziko guru, zvokutiipapo tinozorangwa.

14 Nokuti amazwi edu achati-rasa, hongu, mabasa edu oseachatiramba; hatizoonekwa ti-sina mavara; uyewo pfungwadzedu dzichatiramba; uye ta-kadaro hatizodi kutarisa kunaMwari vedu; uye tingatodanokufara kukwanisa kurairamatombo bnemakomo kuti awi-re pamusoro pedu kuti cativigetisamuone.

15 Asi izvi hazvingadaro; tino-fanira kuuya kuti timire pambe-ri pavo mukubwinya kwavo,nomusimba ravo, nomukuru-

9a Aruma 26:22.nkm ZvakavandikazvaMwari.

b Joh. 16:12;Aruma 29:8;3 Ni. 26:8–11; Eta 4:7.

10a 2 Ni. 28:27; Eta 4:8.b D&Z 93:39.c nkm Akazvininipisa.

d 2 Ni. 28:30;D&Z 50:24.

11a Mat. 25:29.b nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.c Joh. 8:34;

2 Ni. 28:19.d Zir. 9:18;

2 Ni. 2:29.

nkm Gehena.12a Aruma 11:41–45.

b nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

14a Mat. 12:36; Jkb. 3:6;Mosaya 4:29–30.

b Hos. 10:8; 2 Ni. 26:5.c Jobo 34:22;

2 Ni. 12:10.

299 Aruma 12:16–23

rama kwavo, nomuumambohwavo, uye tigobvuma amuku-nyara kwedu kusingaperi kutibkutonga kwavo kwakanaka;kuti wakarurama mumabasaavo ose, uye kuti vane tsitsi ku-vana vavanhu, uye kuti vanesimba rose rokuponesa munhuwose uyo anotenda muzita ravonokuunza michero inobvumakutendeuka.16 Uye zvino tarisai, ndinoti

kwamuri kwozouya rufu, kanaarufu rwechipiri, rwuri rufurwomweya, inguva yokuti uyoanofira muzvivi zvake, bsorufurwenyama cachazofawo rufurwemweya; hongu, achafa ku-zvinhu zviri maererano noku-rurama.17 Zvino ndiyo nguva inenge

kurwadziwa kwavo kwaveasedziva romoto nesuriferi, rimiracho rinoramba richikwiranariini; uye ndiyo nguva iyovachazosungwa mukuparadzwakusingaperi, maererano nesimbanokubatwa naSatani, iye avaitakuti vaite kuda kwake.18 Zvino, ndinoti kwamuri,

kuchazova sokwakanga akusinarununuro rwakaitwa; nokuti ha-vangaponeswe nekutonga kwa-Mwari; uye bhavangafi, nokutipanenge pasisina kuora.19 Zvino zvakaitika kuti apo

Aruma akanga apedza kutaura

mazwi aya, vanhu vakatangakushamiswazve.

20 Asi pakanga pane mumweAndiona, uyo akanga ari muto-ngi mukuru pakati pavo, akau-ya akati kwaari: Izvi zviikozvawataura, kuti munhu acha-mutswa muvakafa achigosha-ndurwa kubva pamuviri unounofa kuenda pamuviri ausi-ngafe, kuti mweya hauzofi?

21 Magwaro anorevei, kanaachiti Mwari vakaisa amakerubinomunondo unobvira kuma-bvazuva kwebindu breEdeni,kuti vabereki vedu vokutangavasapinde nokunotora mucherowomuti weupenyu, kuti vago-gara nokusingaperi? Uye nai-zvozvo tinoona kuti vakangavasingazogara nokusingaperi.

22 Zvino Aruma akati kwaari:Ichi ndichochinhu chanda-nga ndava kuda kutsanangura.Zvino tinoona kuti Adamaaakaputsika nenzira yokudyabmuchero wakarambidzwa,maererano neshoko raMwari;saka tinoona, kuti nokuputsikakwake, vanhu vose cvakarasikavakaputsika.

23 Uye zvino tarisai, ndinotikwamuri dai zvakanga zvirinyore kuti Adama aadye muche-ro womuti woupenyu panguvaiyoyo, kungadai kusina rufu;shoko ringadai risipo, zvichiita

15a Mosaya 3:25.b II Pet. 2:9.

nkm Yenzaniso.16a nkm Rufu, rweMweya.

b Aruma 11:40–45.c 1 Ni. 15:33;

Aruma 40:26.17a Zvaka. 19:20; 21:8;

Mosaya 3:27.

18a Aruma 11:41.b Zvaka. 21:4;

Aruma 11:45;D&Z 63:49.

20a nkm Asingafe.21a Gen. 3:24;

Aruma 42:2;Mos. 4:31.nkm Makerubi.

b nkm Edeni.22a nkm Kupunzika

kwaAdama naEva.b Gen. 3:6;

2 Ni. 2:15–19;Mosaya 3:26.

c Mosaya 16:4–5.23a Aruma 42:2–9.

Aruma 12:24–31 300

Mwari murevi wenhema, no-kuti vakati: bKana uchingewangoudya chete zvechokwadiuchafa.24 Uye tinoona kuti arufu

rwunouya kumarudzi ose, ho-ngu, rufu urwo rwataurwa na-Amureki, rwunova rufu rwe-nyama; zvisinei kune nguvayakapiwa bmunhu kuti atende-uke; naizvozvo upenyu hunohwakava hwokuedzwa; nguvacyokugadzirira kusangana na-Mwari; nguva yokugadziriraizvo zvisingaperi yatakutauri-rai, iyo iri shure kwekumutswakuvakafa.25 Zvino, dai pakanga pasina

azano rorununuro, urwo rwa-kavapo kubva pakuvambwakwenyika, kungadai kusinabkumutswa kuvakafa; asi paka-nga paine zano rorununuro,richaunza kumutswa kuvakafa,zvinova izvo zvataurwa.26 Uye zvino tarisai, dai vabe-

reki vedu vokutanga vakangevaenda vakanodya amuti weu-penyu vangadai vakasuwa no-kusingaperi, vasina nguva yo-kugadzirira; uye bzano rorunu-nuro ringadai rakakanganiswa,uye shoko raMwari ringadairisipo, risingataure chinhu.27 Asi tarisai, zvakanga zvisina

kudaro; asi zvakanga azvaka-

sarudzirwa kuvanhu vose kutivachafa; uye shure kworufu,vanofanira kuuya bkuzotongwa,kutongwa ikwo kuya kwatatau-ra, kuri ikwo kwekupedzisira.

2 8 U y e s h u r e k w o k u n g eMwari vataura kuti zvinhu izvizviuye kuvanhu, tarisai, vakao-na kuti zvakafanira kuti vanhuvazive nezvezvinhu zvavakangavavasarudzira.

29 Naizvozvo akatumira angi-rozi kuti dzikurukure navo,dzikaita kuti vanhu vaone ku-bwinya kwake.

30 Uye vakatangisa kubvirapanguva iyoyo kudaidza zitarake; naizvozvo Mwari aakaku-rukura navanhu, akavazivisabzano rorununuro, urwo rwa-kanga rwakagadzirwa kubvackutonga kwenyika; izvi aka-vazivisa maererano nokutendakwavo nokutendeuka kwavonamabasa avo matsvene.

31 Naizvozvo, vakapa amirairokuvanhu, sezvo vakanga vata-nga kusateerera mirairo byo-kutanga pamusana pezvinhuzvenyama; uye vachiva sava-mwari, cvachiziva zvakanakakubva kune zvakaipa, vachi-zviisa pachinzvimbo dchokuitakana kuiswa pachinzvimbochokuita kuda kwavo, kuti voitazvakaipa kana kuti zvakanaka—

23b Gen. 2:17.24a nkm Rufu, rwenyama.

b 2 Ni. 2:21;Mos. 5:8–12.

c Aruma 34:32–35.25a nkm Hurongwa

hweRununuro.b 2 Ni. 2:8;

Aruma 7:12; 42:23.26a Gen. 2:9; 1 Ni. 15:36;

Aruma 32:40.

b Aruma 34:8–16;42:6–28;Mos. 6:59–62.

27a Jobo 7:1;VaH. 9:27;D&Z 42:48.

b nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

29a Moro. 7:25, 31;D&Z 29:42.

30a Mos. 5:4–5; 6:51.

b nkm HurongwahweRununuro.

c Mosaya 18:13;Aruma 13:3, 5, 7–8.

31a nkm Mirairo yaMwari.b Gen. 2:16–17;

2 Ni. 2:18–19.c Gen. 3:22–23;

Mos. 4:11.d 2 Ni. 2:16.

nkm Kuzvisarudzira.

301 Aruma 12:32–37

32 Naizvozvo Mwari vakavapamirairo, shure kwokunge avava-zivisa zano rorununuro, kutivasaite zvakaipa, kurangwakwacho pamusana pekuitazvakaipa kuri bkufa kwechipiri,kwaizova rufu rwusingaperimaererano nezvinhu zvitsvene;nokuti pavanhu ivavo nzirayorununuro hayaizowana simba,nokuti mabasa cokuenzanisahaaizoparadzwa, maererano no-kunaka kukuru kwaMwari.33 Asi Mwari vakadana vanhu,

muzita roMwanakomana wavo,(iyi yaiva nzira yorununuroyakamiswa) vachiti: Kana mu-chinge matendeuka, musinga-omese mwoyo yenyu, ndicha-zova netsitsi pamusoro penyu,kuburikidza noMwanakomanaMumwechete Akaberekwa;34 Naizvozvo, uyo wose ano-

tendeuka asingaomese mwoyowake, anekodzero yekuwanaatsitsi nenzira yeMwanakomanaMumwechete Akaberekwa,bachiregererwa zvitema zvake,uye vose ivava vachava cnezo-roro kwandiri.35 Uye uyo wose anoomesa

mwoyo wake, achiita zvakaipa,tarisai, ndinopika nokutsamwakwangu kuti haapinde muzo-roro rangu.36 Uye zvino hama dzangu,

tarisai ndinoti kwamuri, kanamuchinge maomesa mwoyo ye-nyu hamuzopinda muzororo ra-Ishe; naizvozvo kuipa kwenyukunomutsa ivo kuti vatumire

kutsamwa kwavo pamusoropenyu sapakutsamwiswa akwo-kutanga, hongu, maereranonezwi ravo, pakushatiriswakwavo kwokupedzisira zvi-mwechetezvo sokwokutanga,kusvika bpakuparadzwa kwe-mweya yenyu kusingaperi;naizvozvo maererano nezwiravo kusvikira rufu rwokupe-dzisira, kunyange norufu rwo-kutanga.

37 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,tichiona kuti tinoziva zvinhuizvi, uye ndezvechokwadi, nga-titendeukei, tisingaomese mwo-yo yedu, kuti atisatsamwiseIshe Mwari vedu kuti varegedzekutumira kutsamwa kwavokwatiri mumirairo yavo yechi-piri yaakatipa; asi ngatipindeibmukuzorora kwaMwari, ukokwakagadzirwa maererano ne-shoko ravo.

CHITSAUKO 13

Varume vanodaidzwa kuti vavevapirisita vepamusoro nenzira ye-rutendo rwavo rwakawanda nema-basa akanaka—Vanonzi vadzidzisemirairo — Kuburikidza nekurura-ma vanoitwa kuti vave vatsveneuye vopinda muzororo raIshe —Merkizedeki aive mumwe weava—Ngirozi dziri kutaura mashokoakanaka munyika yose — Dzicha-buritsa pachena kuuya chaikokwaKristu. Zvingangove makore82 Kristu asati azvarwa.

32a Mos. 5:4–9.b nkm Rufu, rweMweya.c Mosaya 15:27;

Aruma 34:15–16; 42:15.34a nkm Anetsitsi.

b nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

c nkm Zororo.36a Jak. 1:7–8;

Aruma 42:6, 9, 14.

b nkm Kuraswa.37a 1 Ni. 17:30;

Jak. 1:8;Hir. 7:18.

b Aruma 13:6–9.

Aruma 13:1–7 302

Uye zvakare hama dzangu, ndi-noisa pfungwa dzenyu kunguvaIshe Mwari yavakapa mirairoiyi kuvana vake; uye ndinoti daimarangarira kuti Ishe Mwariavakagadza vapirisita, muhuro-ngwa hwavo hutsvene, hwaka-nge huri hurongwa hweMwana-komana wake, kuti vadzidzisezvinhu izvi kuvanhu.2 Uye vapirisita ava vakaga-

dzwa maererano nemitemoayehurongwa hweMwanakoma-na wake, bnenzira inoita kutivanhu vazive kuti vangatarisirenetsika ipi kuMwanakomanakuti vanunurwe.3 Uye iyi ndiyo nzira yavaiga-

dzwa nayo— avachidaidzwa uyebvachigadzirirwa kubvira cmu-kutanga kwenyika maereranodnokufanoziva kwaMwari, pa-musoro perutendo rwavo rwaka-wanda nemabasa avo akanaka;pakutanga vachisiiwa kutievasarudze zvakanaka kana zva-kaipa; naizvozvo ivo vasarudzazvakanaka, uye vachiratidzafrutendo rwakawanda zvikuru,gvanodaidzwa nokudaidzwakutsvene, hongu, nekudaidzwakutsvene kuya kwakagadzirwa,nezviri maererano nehurongwahwerununuro rwevakadaro.4 Uye ndiko akudaidzwa kwa-

vakaitwa mukudaidzwa ukukutsvene pamusana perutendo

rwavo, vamwe vachirambaMweya waMwari pamusanapekuoma kwemwoyo yavo ne-upofu hwepfungwa dzavo,zvekuti, dai pakanga pasina izvivangadaro vakave bnepundutsoyakaenzana nehama dzavo.

5 Kana muchidimbu, mu-nzvimbo yekutanga vakangaavakaenzana nehama dzavo; na-izvozvo basa dzvene iri ririku-gadzirirwa kubvira pakutangakwenyika kuitira avo vasinga-omese mwoyo yavo, vari muka-ti mekudzikinurwa naiye egaMwanakomana MumwecheteAkaberekwa, akagadzirirwa —

6 Uye naizvozvo arikudaidzwakubasa dzvene iri, nokugadzwahupirisita hwepamusoro hwe-hurongwa hutsvene hwaMwari,kuti adzidzise mirairo yake ku-vana vevanhu, kuti naivowovagopinda amuzororo ravo —

7 Hupirisita hwepamusorouhwu huri maererano nehwe-chikwata cheMwanakomanawavo, chiri chikwata chakangechiripo kubvira pahwaro hwe-nyika; kana kuti nemamwemazwi, chiri achisina pakata-ngira mazuva kana pakapereramakore, chiri chakagadzirirwakubva nokusingaperi kusvikanokusingaperi kwose, maerera-no nokufanoziva bkwake zvirimberi muzvinhu zvose —

13 1a Abr. 2:9, 11.2a D&Z 107:2–4.

b Aruma 13:16.3a D&Z 127:2.

nkm Sarudzo;Kufano gadzwa.

b D&Z 138:55–56.c Aruma 12:25, 30.

nkm Upenyuhwenyama husatihwavepo.

d D&Z 38:2.e nkm Kuzvisarudzira.f nkm Rutendo.g nkm Akadaidzwa

naMwari; Hupirisita.

4a Eta 12:10.b 1 Ni. 17:32–35.

5a 2 Ni. 26:28.6a Aruma 12:37; 16:17.

nkm Zororo.7a VaH. 7:3.

b nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

303 Aruma 13:8–16

8 Zvino ndiyo tsika ayavaiga-dzwa nayo—vachidaidzwa no-kudaidzwa kutsvene, uye va-chigadzwa mubasa dzvene, uyevachitora hupirisita hwepamu-soro hwechikwata chitsvene,kuri kudaidzwa, nebasa, nehu-pirisita hwepamusoro, zvisinakwekutanga kana magumo —9 Ndiko kuita kwavanobva

vave avapirisita vepamusorozvachose, mugungano reMwa-nakomana, Mumwechete Aka-berekwa waBaba, asina pakata-ngira mazuva kana panopereramakore, azere bnenyasha, ne-kuenzanisa, nechokwadi. Uyendizvo zvazviri. Ameni.10 Zvino, sekutaura kwandaita

maererano negungano dzvene,kana hupirisita uhwu ahwepa-musoro, kune vazhinji vakaga-dzwa uye vakave vapirisitavepamusoro vaMwari; uye zva-kange zviri zvaikonzera nerute-ndo rwavo rwakawanda bnoku-tendeuka kwavo, nokururumakwavo pamberi paMwari, ivovari vakasarudza kutendeukanokushandira kururama panekuti vafe;11 Naizvozvo vakanga vaka-

daidzwa mugungano dzveneiri, uye avakatsveneswa, uyebnhumbi dzavo dzikasukwa

dzikachena kuburikidza nero-pa reGwayana.

12 Zvino ivo, mushure ameku-tsveneswa bneMweya Mutsvene,nhumbi dzavo dzaitwa chena,uye vari cvakachena vasinakavara pamberi paMwari, ha-vaikwanisa kutarisa dchitadzoevasingashore; uye kwakangekuine vazhinji, vakawandachaizvo, vakaitwa vachena uyevakapinda muzororo raIsheMwari vavo.

13 Uye zvino hama dzangu,ndinoti dai mazvirereka pa-mberi paMwari, uye muunzeamichero yakafanira kutende-uka, kuti nemiwo mupindemuzororo iroro.

14 Hongu, zvirerekei kana ku-fanana nevanhu vemumazuvaaaMerkizedeki, akange ariwomupirisita wepamusoro mugu-ngano iri randambotaura, aka-tora hupirisita hwepamusorouhwu zvachose.

15 Uye ndiyeyu Merkizedekimumwecheteyo, kwaibvisirwachegumi anaAbrahama; hongu,kana baba vedu Abrahamavaibvisa bchegumi chavo che-zvinhu zvose zvavaive nazvo.

16 Zvino uku ndiko kupiwakwaiitwa azvisungo izvo, kutivanhu naizvozvo vatarisire ku-

8a D&Z 84:33–42.nkm HupirisitahwaMerkizedeki.

9a nkm MupirisitawePamusoro.

b 2 Ni. 2:6.nkm Nyasha.

10a D&Z 84:18–22.b nkm Rutendeuko.

11a Mos. 6:59–60.b 1 Ni. 12:10;

Aruma 5:21–27;3 Ni. 27:19–20.

12a VaR. 8:1–9.nkm Kutsveneswa.

b nkm MweyaMutsvene.

c nkm Chakachena.d Mosaya 5:2;

Aruma 19:33.e Zir. 8:13;

Aruma 37:29.

13a Ruka 3:8.14a D&Z 84:14. djs,

Gen. 14:25–40.nkm Merkizedeki.

15a nkm Abrahama.b Gen. 14:18–20;

Mara. 3:8–10.nkm Chegumi.

16a nkm Zvisungo.

Aruma 13:17–25 304

Mwanakomana waMwari, zvirizviratidzo zvehurongwa hwake,hukuru bchimiro chehurongwahwake izvi zviri zvekuti vatari-sire kwaari kuti varegererwezvitadzo zvavo, kuti zvimwevangapinde muzororo raIshe.17 Zvino Merkizedeki uyu aive

mambo wenyika yeSaremi; uyevanhu vake vakange vasimbazvikuru muzvitadzo nemuku-kanganisa; hongu, vose vakangavarasika; vakange vazere ne-huipi hwose-hwose;18 Asi Merkizedeki ari munhu

airatidza rutendo rukuru, uyeakatambira hupirisita hwepa-musoro maererano nehurongwaahutsvene hwaMwari, aiparidzarutendeuko kuvanhu vake. Uyetarisai , vakatendeuka; uyeMerkizedeki akadzika runya-raro munyika mumazuva ake;saka akadaidzwa kuti jindarerunyararo, nokuti akange arimambo weSaremi; uye aitongaari pasi pababa vake.19 Zvino kwaive anevakawa-

nda iye asati avepo, uye kwaivenevakawanda mushure make,asi bhapana aive mukuru ku-pfuura iye; naizvozvo, iyeakanyanya kutaura nezvake.

20 Zvino handifanire kudzo-kerera nyaya iyi; zvandataurazvakakwana. Tarisai, amagwaromatsvene ari pamberi penyu;bmukarwisana nawo munengemave kutozviparadza pachenyu.

21 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiAruma paakanga ataura mazwiaya kwavari, akatambanudziraruoko rwake kwavari akachemanezwi guru, achiti: Ino ndiyonguva ayekutendeuka, nokutizuva reruponeso rave kuswe-dera pedyo.

22 Hongu izwi raIshe, anemi-romo yengirozi; rinodaidzirakumarudzi ose, hongu, rinoda-idzira, kuti vawane mashokoakanaka nerufaro rukuru; ho-ngu, uye vanodaidzira mashokoakanaka aya mukati mevanhuvavo vose, hongu, kana kuneavo vakapararira nenyika; no-kudaro vauya kwatiri.

23 Uye zvakaziviswa kwatirizviri apachena, kuti tinzwisise,kuti tisakanganise; izvi nenzirayokuti tiri bvafambi munyikayevatorwa; naizvozvo, takadi-wa zvikuru, nokuti mashokoanofadza aya akataurwa kwatirimumativi ose emunda weduwemizambiringa.

24 Nokuti tarisai, angirozi dzirikutaurira vazhinji munguva inomunyika medu; uye izvi zvirizvekugadziridza mwoyo yevanavevanhu kuti vatambire shokoravo panguva yaachauya muku-bwinya kwake.

25 Uye zvino tangomirira chetekunzwa nhau dzinorufaro dzi-chiudzwa kwatiri nemiromoyengirozi, dzekuuya kwavo; no-kuti nguva iri kuuya, ahatizive

16b nkm Zvemuchere-chedzo.

18a nkm HupirisitahwaMerkizedeki.

19a Hir. 8:18;D&Z 84:6–16;107:40–55.

b D&Z 107:1–4.20a nkm Magwaro

matsvene.b II Pet. 3:16;

Aruma 41:1.21a nkm Rutendeuko.22a Aruma 10:20.

23a 2 Ni. 25:7–8; 31:3; 32:7;Jak. 4:13;Eta 12:39.

b Jak. 7:26.24a Aruma 10:10; 39:19.25a 1 Ni. 10:4;

3 Ni. 1:13.

305 Aruma 13:26–14:2

kuti ndiriini. Dai Mwari vaitakuti zvive ndichiri mupenyu; asizvive zvino kana imwe nguva,mazviri ndichapembera.26 Uye zvichaziviswa kune

avakarurama uye vatsvene, ne-miromo yengirozi, panguvayekuuya kwake, kuti mazwiemadzibaba edu azadzikiswe,maererano nezvavakataura pa-musoro pake, zvakange zvirimaererano nechiporofita chaivemavari.27 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,

andinodisa nemwoyo wanguwose, hongu, neshungu hurudzinotorwadza, kuti dai matee-rera kumazwi angu, uye murasezvitema zvenyu, uye musave-rengere zuva rekutendeukakwenyu;28 Asi kuti muzvirereke pa-

mberi paIshe, uye mudaidzezita ravo dzvene, uye amutarisi-re uye murambe muchinamata,kuti bmusaedzwe kudarika zva-munogona kukunda, uye kutimutungamirwe neMweya Mu-tsvene, muchizvirereka, cmaka-pfava, muchibvuma, makatsiga,muzere nerudo nokushivirira.29 aMuine rutendo munaIshe;

muine tariro yokuti muchaga-shira upenyu hwokusingaperi;muine brudo rwaMwari mu-mwoyo yenyu nguva dzose,kuti mugozosimudzwa musiwekupedzisira uye mugopindacmuzororo ravo.

30 Uye Ishe vakupei rutendeu-ko, kuti musaunze kushatirwakwavo pamusoro penyu, kutimusasungwe nengetani adze-gehena, kuti musazofa brufurwepiri.

31 Uye Aruma akataura ma-mwe mazwi akawanda kuva-nhu, asina kunyorwa mubhukurino.

CHITSAUKO 14

Aruma naAmureki vanoiswa muti-rongo uye vogorohwa—Vanotendanemagwaro avo matsvene vanopi-swa nemoto — Vanofira Ishe va-notambirwa navo mukubwinya —Madziro etirongo anotsemuka uyeachibva angondomoka — ArumanaAmureki vanoponeswa, uye va-novanetsa vanouraiwa. Zvingango-ve makore 82 kusvika ku81 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti apedzakutaura kuvanhu ava vazhinjivavo vakatenda kumazwi ake,vakatanga kutendeuka, noku-nzvera amagwaro matsvene.2 Asi vazhinji vaida kuti dai

vaparadza Aruma naAmureki;nokuti vakanga vashatirirwaAruma, pamusana pekutaurazviri apachena kuna Ziziromu;uye vakatiwo Amureki aingebavanyepera, uye akatuka mu-temo wavo nemagweta avonevatongi vavo.

26a Amosi 3:7;Ruka 2:8–11.

27a Mosaya 28:3.28a nkm Munamato;

Murindiri.b I VaKori. 10:13.c nkm Akapfava;

Mwoyo Murefu.29a Aruma 7:24.

b D&Z 20:31; 76:116.nkm RudoRwakadzama.

c D&Z 84:24.30a nkm Kuraswa;

Gehena.b nkm Rufu, rweMweya.

14 1a II Madz. 22:8–13.nkm Magwaromatsvene.

2a Aruma 12:3–7.b Aruma 10:27.

Aruma 14:3–11 306

3 Uye vakashatiriswawo na-Aruma naAmureki; nenzira ye-kuti hapana chavakanga vava-nza pakuvataurira nezvehuipihwavo, vakatsvaka kuvaurayamuruvande.4 Asi zvakaitika kuti havana

kuzviita; asi vakavatora vaka-vasunga netambo dzakasimba,uye vakaenda navo kumutongimukuru wenyika.5 Uye vanhu vakaenda vakano-

vapomera — vachipupura kutivakanga vatuka mutemo, ne-magweta nevatongi venyika,uyezve nevanhu vose vemunyi-ka; uye vachipupura kuti kunaMwari mumwechete, uye vacha-tumira Mwanakomana wavomukati mevanhu, asi haavapo-nise; nezvimwe zvizhinji zva-kadaro zvakapomerwa ArumanaAmureki nevanhu. Zvino izvizvakaitwa pamberi pemutongimukuru wenyika.6 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Zizi-

romu akashamiswa nemazwiakanga ataurwa; uye aizivawonokupofomadzwa kwepfungwa,kwaakanga akonzera mukatimevanhu pamusana pemazwiake ekunyepa; uye mweya wakeukatanga akunetswa nekuzivabnokunyumwa kwake kuti anemhosva; hongu, akatanga ku-nzwa kukomberedzwa noku-rwadziwa kwegehena.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti akata-

nga kuchema kuvanhu, achiti:Tarisai, ini ndine amhosva, avavarume havana kana kavarapamberi paMwari. Akatanga

kuvareverera kubvira panguvaiyoyo; asi vakamutuka, vachiti:Asi iwe wabatwawo nadhia-bhorosi? Uye vakamusvipira,uyezve bvakamubvisa mukatimavo, neavo vose vakanga vate-nda kumazwi akanga ataurwanaAruma naAmureki; uye va-kavatandira kunze, uye vaka-tuma vanhu kuti vanovatemanemabwe.

8 Uye vakauya nevakadzi vavonevana vavo pamwechete, uyeani zvake aitenda kana akangaadzidziswa kutenda mushokoraMwari vakaita kuti vakandwemumoto; uye vakauyawo nezvi-nyorwa zvavo zvakange zviinemagwaro matsvene, vakazvi-kandawo mumoto, kuti zvitsvezviparadzwe nemoto.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakatoraAruma naAmureki, ndokuva-takura vachienda navo kunzvi-mbo yaiurairwa vatendi, kutivaone kuparadzwa kwaiitwaavo vaipiswa nemoto.

10 Uye Amureki paakaonakurwadziwa kwaiita vakadzinevana vakanga vachitsva mu-moto, akanzwawo kurwadzwa;uye akati kuna Aruma: Tinota-risa sei zvinhu zvakaipa kudai?Naizvozvo ngatitambanudzeimaoko edu, tishandise asimbaraMwari riri matiri, tivaponisekubva murimi iri.

11 Asi Aruma akati kwaari:Mweya uri kundirambidza kutindisatambanudze ruoko rwa-ngu; nokuti tarisai Ishe varikuvatambira ivo pachavo,

6a Aruma 15:5.b nkm Hana.

7a Aruma 11:21–37.b Aruma 15:1.

10a Aruma 8:30–31.

307 Aruma 14:12–22

amukubwinya; uye vanobvumi-ra kuti vaite chinhu ichi, kanakuti vanhu vaite izvi kwavari,maererano nokuoma kwemwo-yo yavo, kuti bkutonga kwava-chavaita mukushatirwa kwavokugove kwakakodzera; uyecropa drevasina mhosva richava-rovera, hongu, uye richichemanesimba muzuva rekupedzisira.12 Zvino Amureki akati kuna

Aruma: Tarisai, zvimwe nesu-wo vachatipisa.13 Uye Aruma akati: Ngazvive

sekuda kwaIshe. Asi, tarisai,basa redu harisati rapera; nai-zvozvo havatipise.14 Zvino zvakaitika kuti miviri

yeavo vakanga vakandwa mu-moto yatsva, uye nezvinyorwazvakanga zvakandwawo nayo,mutongi mukuru wenyikaakauya akamira pana ArumanaAmureki, vakasungwa; uyeakavarova neruoko rwake pa-matama, akati kwavari: Mushu-re mezvamaona, muchaparidzi-ra vanhu ava zvakare here, kutivachakandwa amudziva remotonesuriferi?15 Tarisai, muri kuona kuti

hamuna simba rekuponesa avovakandwa mumoto; kana Mwa-ri havana kuvayamura nokutivange vari verutendo rwenyu.Uye mutongi akavarova zvaka-re pamatama, uye akavabvunza:Mungazvitaurire muchitii?16 Zvino mutongi uyu waive

wegungano nerutendo arwa-Neho, akauraya Gideoni.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti ArumanaAmureki havana chavakamu-pindura; uye akavarova zvakare,uye ndokuvapa kumapurisakuti avaise mutirongo.

18 Uye vagara mutirongokwemazuva matatu, kwakauyaamagweta akawanda, nevato-ngi, nevapirisita, nevadzidzisi,vakanga vaine basa seraNeho;uye vakapinda mutirongo ku-novaona, uye vakavabvunzapamusoro pemazwi mazhinji,asi hapana chavakavapindura.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti muto-ngi akamira pamberi pavo, uyeakati: Sei musiri kupinduramazwi evanhu ava? Hamuzivekuti ndine simba rekukutumiraikumoto? Uye akavati vataure;asi havana chavakapindura.

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakabvavakaenda, asi vakadzoka zvaka-re ramangwana; uye mutongiakavarova zvakare nembamapamatama avo. Uye vazhinjivakauyawo, vakavarova, vachi-ti: Muchamira zvakare here mu-chitonga vanhu ava, muchi-shora mutemo wedu? Kanamuine simba rakadaro murikudii akuzviyamura?

21 Uye zvinhu zvizhinji zvaka-daro zvavakataura kwavari, va-chitsenga mazino avo kwavari,uye vachivasvipira, uye vachiti:Tichatarisika sei kana taraswa?

22 Uye zvinhu zvizhinji zvaka-daro, hongu, zvose zvakadarozvakasiyana siyana zvavakata-ura kwavari; uye vakavaseka

11a nkm Kubwinya.b Mpi. 37:8–13;

Aruma 60:13;D&Z 103:3.

nkm Yenzaniso.c nkm Kuponderwa

Chitendero.d Mosaya 17:10.

14a Aruma 12:17.16a Aruma 1:7–15.18a Aruma 10:14; 11:20.20a Mat. 27:39–43.

Aruma 14:23–29 308

kwemazuva mazhinji. Uye vaka-vanyima zvekudya kuti vanzwenzara, nemvura kuti vanzwenyota; uye vakavatorera nhu-mbi dzavo vakasara vasina cha-vakapfeka; uye vakasungwanetambo dzakasimba, vakaiswamutirongo.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-

shure mekunge vatambudzikakwemazuva mazhinji, (uye rai-ve zuva rechigumi nemaviri,mumwedzi wechigumi, mugorerechigumi rekutonga kwevato-ngi vanhu vaNifai) kuti mu-tongi mukuru munyika ya-Amonaiha nevadzidzisi vavovazhinji nemagweta avo vaka-enda vakapinda mutirongomaive naAruma naAmureki va-kasungwa netambo.24 Uye mutongi mukuru aka-

mira pamberi pavo, uye ndo-kuvarova zvakare, uye ndokutikwavari: Kana muine simba ra-Mwari zvibvisei mumajoto aya,uye zvino ndikwo kuti titendekuti Ishe vachaparadza vanhuava maererano nemazwi enyu.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti vose

vakaenda vakavarova, vachita-ura mazwi mamwecheteo, ku-svika pane wekupedzisira; uyewekupedzisira ataura kwavariasimba raMwari rakanga ravapana Aruma naAmureki, uyevakasimuka vakamira netsokadzavo.26 Uye Aruma akachema, achi-

ti: Ko atichatambudzika kusvikariini nhai Ishe? Imi Ishe, tipeisimba maererano nerutendo

rwedu muna Kristu, kana mu-kuponeswa. Uye vakadamburatambo dzakanga dzakavasunga;uye vanhu zvavakaona izvi,vakatanga kutiza, nokuti kutyakuparadzwa kwakange kwavepavari.

27 Uye zvakaitika kuti kutyakwavo kwaive kukuru zvekutivakawira pasi, vakatadza kusvi-ka pamusiwo wekunze awetiro-ngo; uye nyika yakandendemerazvikuru, uye madziro etirongoakatsemuka paviri, zvekuti aka-wira pasi; uye mutongi mukuru,nemagweta, uye vapirisita, ne-vadzidzisi, vakarova Aruma na-Amureki, vakauraiwa nekuwi-rwa nemadziro.

28 Uye Aruma naAmureki va-kabuda mutirongo, uye havanakukuvara; nokuti Ishe vakangavavapa simba, maererano noku-tenda kwavo kuri muna Kristu.Uye vakabva vabuda mutirongo;uye vakasunungurwa amajotoavo; uye tirongo rakanga rawirapasi, nemweya wose wakangaurimo, kunze kwaAruma na-Amureki, yakauraiwa; ndoku-bva pakarepo vapinda muguta.

29 Zvino vanhu pavakanzwazhowe-zhowe vakauya vachi-mhanya pamwechete vari mho-mho kuti vazoona kuti vazivechikonzero chacho; uye pava-kaona Aruma naAmureki va-chibuda kubva mutirongo, uyeicho chidziro chacho chawirapasi, uye vakatiza Aruma na-Amureki kunge mbudzi inevana yaona shumba mbiri; uye

25a Aruma 8:31.26a Jkb. 5:10–11;

Mosaya 17:10–20;

D&Z 121:7–8.27a Mabasa 16:26;

Eta 12:13.

28a Jak. 4:6;3 Ni. 28:19–22.

309 Aruma 15:1–11

ndiko kutizwa kwakaita ArumanaAmureki.

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Aruma naAmureki vanoenda ku-Sidhomu uye vanomisa chechi —Aruma anorapa Ziziromu, anobvaauya muChechi — Vazhinji vano-bhabhatidzwa, uye Chechi ichibvayabudirira — Aruma naAmurekivanoenda kuZarahemura. Zvi-ngangove makore 81 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti Aruma na-Amureki vakaudzwa kuti va-bve muguta iri; uye vakabva,vakabuda vakapinda munyikayeSidhomu; uye tarisai, imomovakasvikowana vanhu vosevakanga vabva munyika aya-Amonaiha, vakanga bvatanda-niswa vakatemwa nematombo,pamusana pekuti vakanga va-tenda kumazwi aAruma.2 Uye vakavaudza zvose zva-

kanga zvaitika akuvakadzi vavonekuvana vavo, nezvavowo,bnesimba ravo rekuponesa.

3 Uye Ziziromuwo akangaarere achirwara ari Sidhomu,akabatwa nedziwa, rainge rako-nzerwa nekunetseka kwepfu-ngwa yake pamusoro apekuipakwake, nokuti aifunga kutiAruma naAmureki hakusisina;uye aifunga kuti vakauraiwapamusana pekutadza kwake.Uye chitema chikuru ichi, nezvi-mwe zvitema zvake zvizhinji,zvakanetsa pfungwa dzake

zvekuti akadakara kurwadziwa,pasina chiyamuro; nokudaroakatanga kupiswa nokupiswakukuru.

4 Zvino zvaakanzwa kutiAruma naAmureki vave munyi-ka yeSidhomu, mwoyo wakewakatanga kunzwa kushinga;akabva atumira nhume kwavarinokukurumidza, achida kutivauye kwaari.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakabvavangoenda pakarepo, vachitee-rera kunhume yaakanga avatu-mira; uye vakaenda vakapindamumba maive naZiziromu; uyevakamuwana arere, achirwara,akaderera chaizvo nokurwara;uye pfungwa yakewo yakangeichirwadziwa kwazvo nekuta-dza kwake; uye zvaakavaonaakatambanudza ruoko rwake,akavakumbira kuti vamurape.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti Arumaakati kwaari, achimutora neru-oko: aUnotenda here simba ra-Kristu kuti rinoponesa?

7 Uye akapindura akati: Hongu,ndinotenda ose mazwi amaka-dzidzisa.

8 Uye Aruma akati: Kana uchi-tenda murununuro rwaKristuunogona akuporeswa.9 Uye iye akati: Hongu, ndino-

tenda maererano nemazwi enyu.10 Uye zvino Aruma akachema

kuna Ishe achiti: Imi Ishe Mwarivedu, ivai netsitsi pane murumeuyu, uye amumurape maere-rano nerutendo rwake rwurimunaKristu.

11 Uye Aruma zvaakange

15 1a Aruma 16:2–3, 9, 11.b Aruma 14:7.

2a Aruma 14:8–14.

b Aruma 14:28.3a Aruma 14:6–7.6a Marko 9:23.

8a nkm Kurapa.10a Marko 2:1–12.

Aruma 15:12–19 310

ataura mazwi aya, Ziziromuaakasvetuka akamira netsokadzake, akatanga kufamba; izvizvakaitwa zvikashamisa vanhuvose; uye nyaya iyi yakafambanenyika yose yeSidhomu.12 Uye Aruma akabhabhatidza

Ziziromu munaIshe; uye aka-tanga kubvira panguva iyoyokuparidzira vanhu.13 Uye Aruma akamisa chechi

munyika yeSidhomu, uye aka-gadza vapirisita nevadzidzisimunyika umu, kuti vabhabhati-dze muna Ishe ani zvake anengeada kubhabhatidzwa.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakange

vakawanda; nokuti vakauyakubva kumatunhu ose akate-nderedza Sidhomu, uye vaka-bhabhatidzwa.15 Asi vanhu vakanga vari

munyika yeAmonaiha, vakara-mba vakaomesa mwoyo varivanhu vane mitsipa yakaoma;uye havana kutendeuka pazvi-tema zvavo, vachiti rose simbaraAruma naAmureki nderadhi-abhorosi; nokuti vakanga varivebasa araNeho, nokudaro va-kange vasingatende nezveku-tendeuka muzvitema zvavo.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti Aruma

naAmureki, Amureki ari aka-nge aasiya rose goridhe rake,nesirivha, nezvinokosha zvake,zvaive munyika yeAmonaiha,pamusana peshoko raMwari,bachirambwa neavo vaive sha-mwari dzake nababa vakenehama dzake;

17 Naizvozvo, mushure me-kunge Aruma aita chechi kuSi-dhomu, achiona akupindukakukuru, hongu, achiona kutivanhu vakange vapinduka mu-kudada kwemwoyo yavo, uyevakatanga bkuzvirereka pa-mberi paMwari, uye vakatangakuunganidzana pamwechetemunzvimbo dzavo dzekusanga-na kuti cvanamate Mwari varipaaritari, dvachitarisa nokuna-mata nguva dzose, kuti vapo-neswe panaSatani, enemurufu,nemukuparadzwa —

18 Zvino sekutaura kwanda-ita, Aruma aona zvinhu zvo-se izvi, naizvozvo akatoraAmureki vakaenda kunyikayeZarahemura, uye akaendanaye kumba kwake, uye aka-munamatira mumatambudzi-ko ake, uye akamusimbisamuna Ishe.

19 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitagore rechigumi rekutonga kwe-vatongi vanhu vaNifai.

CHITSAUKO 16

MaRamani vanoparadza vanhu ve-Amonaiha—Zoramu anotungami-ra maNifai mukukunda maRamani—Aruma naAmureki nevamwe va-zhinji vanoparidza shoko — Vano-dzidzisa kuti mushure mekumukakwake kuvakafa Kristu achaonekwakumaNifai. Zvingangove makore81 kusvika ku77 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

11a Mabasa 3:1–11.15a Aruma 1:2–15.16a Ruka 14:33;

Aruma 10:4.

b nkm Kupfuvisa.17a Aruma 16:21.

b nkm Akazvininipisa.c nkm Kunamata.

d nkm Munamato;Murindiri.

e nkm Rufu, rweMweya.

311 Aruma 16:1–9

Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore re-gumi nerimwechete rekutongakwevatongi vanhu vaNifai,muzuva rechishanu remwedziwechipiri, mainge muine ru-nyararo kwazvo munyika ye-Zarahemura, mainge musinahondo kana kupesana kwama-kore akati, kana kudakara kusvi-ka muzuva reshanu remwedziwechipiri mugore rechiguminerimwechete, kwakave neku-chema kwehondo kwakanzwi-kwa munyika yose.

2 Nokuti tarisai, mauto ema-Ramani akange auya nerutivirwunerenje, kumiganhu kwenyi-ka, kana muguta areAmonaiha,uye vakatanga kuuraya vanhunokuparadza guta.3 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti,

maNifai vasati vaunganidzamauto akawanda zvekuti aigo-na kuvadzinga munyika, vaka-nge avaparadza vanhu vaivemuguta reAmonaiha, neva-mwewo vaive kumiganhu ne-nyika yaNoa, uye ndokutoravamwe vavakaenda navo mu-renje senhapwa.4 Zvino zvakaitika kuti ma-

Nifai vakada kuti vawane avovakanga vatakurwa vaendwanavo murenje senhapwa.5 Naizvozvo, akanga aitwa

mukuru wemauto emaNifai,(uye zita rake rainzi Zoramu,uye aive nevanakomana vaviri,Rihai naAha) — zvino Zoramunevanakomana vake vaviri,vachiziva kuti Aruma akangaari mupirisita wepamusoropechechi, uye vari vakanga

vanzwa kuti ane mweya wechi-porofita, naizvozvo vakaendakwaari uye vachida kunonzwakuti Ishe vangade here kutivaende mukunotsvaka hamadzavo, vakanga vatorwa nema-Ramani senhapwa.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti Arumaaakabvunza kuna Ishe pamuso-ro penyaya iyi. Uye Arumaakadzoka akati kwavari: Tarisai,maRamani vachayambuka rwizirweSidhoni nemurenje reche-kuchamhembe, kure kupfuuramuganhu wenyika yeMandi.Uye tarisai ikoko ndiko kwa-muchasangana navo, kumabva-zvuva kwerwizi rweSidhoni,uye ipapo Ishe ndipo pavacha-kupai hama dzenyu vakatorwasenhapwa nemaRamani.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti Zoramunevanakomana vake vakaya-mbuka rwizi rweSidhoni, ne-mauto avo, uye vakaenda kurekupfuura muganhu weMandikusvika kurenje rechekucha-mhembe, rakange riri kurutivirwekumabvazuva kwerwizirweSidhoni.

8 Uye vakasvika paive nema-uto emaRamani, uye maRamaniakaparadzwa uye akatandani-sirwa murenje; uye vakatorahama dzavo dzakanga dzato-rwa nema Ramani senhapwa,uye kwakange kusina kanamweya mumwechete wakara-sika pavanhu vakanga vatorwasenhapwa. Uye vakauya ne-hama dzavo vakave nenyikayavo.

9 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaita

16 2a Aruma 15:1, 15–16. 3a Aruma 9:18. 6a Aruma 43:23–24.

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gore regumi nerimwechete re-vatongi, maRamani atandani-swa munyika, uye vanhu ve-Amonaiha avaparadzwa; hongu,wose mweya waive mupenyuwemaAmonaiha bwakapara-dzwa, negutawo ravo guru,ravakati Mwari havakwanisekuriparadza, nenzira yembiriyaro.10 Asi tarisai, nezuva arimwe-

chete chete rakasara rave dongo;uye zvitunha zvakadyiwa ne-mbwa nezvikara zverenje.11 Zvakadaro, mushure mema-

zuva mazhinji zvitunha zvavozvakaunganidzwa pamusoropenyika, zvikafukidzwa zvi-shoma-shoma. Uye kwakavenokunhuwa kukuru zvekutivanhu havana kuenda kunogaranyika yeAmonaiha kwemakoremazhinji. Uye ikadaidzwa kutiNyika yeKuparadzwa kwema-Neho; nokuti vakanga vari ve-basa araNeho, avo vakauraiwa;uye nyika dzavo dzikasara dzirimagwenga.

12 Uye maRamani haana kuu-ya zvakare kuzoita hondo ne-maNifai kudakara gore reguminemakore mana ekutonga kwe-vatongi vanhu vaNifai. Uyenaizvozvo kwemakore matatuvanhu vaNifai vakanga vainerunyararo munyika yose.13 Uye Aruma naAmureki

vakaenda vachiparidza rute-ndeuko kuvanhu amutemberi

dzavo, nemunzvimbo dzavai-sangana, bnemumasinagogowoavo, akanga akavakwa netsikayemaJuda.

14 Uye vose vakanzwa mazwiavo, kwavari vakapa shokoraMwari, pasina aavaisiya, ngu-va dzose.

15 Uye ndiko kuenda kwakaitaAruma naAmureki, nevamwevazhinji vakanga vasarudzwakuti vaite basa iri, kuparidzashoko kunyika yose. Uye kui-twa kwechechi chakave chinhuchakati tekeshe munyika yose,mumatunhu ose akatenderedza,mukati mevanhu vose vema-Nifai.

16 Uye mukati mavo makangeamusina kusaenzana; Ishe va-kadira Mweya wavo pamusoropose penyika kugadzirira pfu-ngwa dzevana vevanhu, kanakugadzirira bmwoyo yavo ku-gashira shoko richadzidziswapakati pavo panguva yekuuyakwavo —

17 Kuti vasaomeswe pashoko,kuti vasave vasingatende, zvo-vaendesa kunoparadzwa, asikuti vagashire shoko norufaro,uye asebazi rapinzaniswa bne-munzabviringa wechokwadi,kuti vapinde cmuzororo raIsheMwari vavo.

18 Zvino vose avapirisita vaie-nda muvanhu vaiparidza va-chiramba nhema dzose, uyebkunyengedza, cnekuchiva, no-

9a Aruma 8:16; 9:18–24;Morm. 6:15–22.

b Aruma 25:1–2.10a Aruma 9:4.11a Aruma 1:15; 24:28–30.13a 2 Ni. 5:16.

b Aruma 21:4–6, 20.

14a Aruma 1:30.16a Mosaya 18:19–29;

4 Ni. 1:3.b nkm Mwoyo

Wakatyoka.17a Jak. 5:24.

b nkm Munda

wemizambiringawaIshe.

c Aruma 12:37; 13:10–13.18a Aruma 15:13.

b nkm Hunyengedzi.c nkm Chiva.

313 Aruma 16:19–17:2

kunetsana, nepfini, nokutuka-na, nokuba, kupamba, kupaza,kuponda, kupomba, nemabasaose eupombwe hwakasiyana-siyana, vachichema kuti zvinhuizvi hazvifaniri kuvepo —19 Vachiratidza zvinhu zvaka-

nge zvave kuda kuuya; hongu,vachiratidza akuuya kweMwa-nakomana waMwari, kutambu-dzika kwake nekufa, nokumukakuvakafa.20 Uye vanhu vazhinji vaka-

bvunza vachida kuziva nzvi-mbo yaizouya MwanakomanawaMwari; uye vakaudzwa kutiaaizouya kwavari bmushuremekumuka kwake kuvakafa;uye izvi vanhu vakazvinzwanorufaro rwukuru.21 Uye zvino chechi yamiswa

kwose-kwose munyika — ichi-nge ayakunda dhiabhorosi, uyeshoko raMwari richiparidzwanekuchena kwaro munyikayose, uye Ishe vachidira maro-pafadzo avo muvanhu ndikwokupera kwakaita gore rechigu-mi nemakore mana ekutongakwevatongi vanhu vaNifai.

Nyaya yevanakomana vaMo-saya, vakaramba nhaka yavoyekugara umambo nenzira ye-shoko raMwari, uye vakaendakunyika yaNifai kunoparidzi-ra maRamani; kutambudzikakwavo nokuponeswa kwavo —maererano nezvinyorwa zva-Aruma.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko17 kusvika ku27.

CHITSAUKO 17

Vanakomana vaMosaya vane mwe-ya wechiporofita newekuzarurirwa—Vanoenda uyu nenzira yake uyuneyake kunotaura shoko kuma-Ramani—Amoni anoenda kunyikayaIshmaeri uye obva ave murandawaMambo Ramonai—Amoni ano-nunura zvipfuyo zvamambo uyeachibva auraya vavengi vake pa-mvura dzeSebhusi. Ndima 1 kusvikaku3, zvingangove mugore 77 Kristuasati azvarwa; ndima 4, zvinga-ngove mugore 91 kusvika kuna77Kristu asati azvarwa; uye ndima 5kusvika ku39, zvingangove mugorera91 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti Arumazvaakanga ari parwendo kubvamunyika yaGideoni akanangakuchamhembe, kure kunyikayaMandi, tarisai, akashamiswa,aakasangana bnevanakomanavaMosaya vari parwendo rwe-kuenda kunyika yeZarahemura.

2 Zvino vanakomana vaMosa-ya ava vaive naAruma ngiroziapayakatanga kuuya kwaari;naizvozvo Aruma akafara kwa-zvo kuona hama dzake; uyechakapamidzira rufaro rwake,kuti vakanga vachiri hama dza-ke munaIshe; hongu, uye vaka-nga vasimba mukuziva kwavochokwadi; nokuti vakanga varivarume vane ruzivo chairwo

19a nkm Jesu Kristu—Zviporofitanezvekuzvarwa uyenerufu rwaJesu

Kristu.20a 2 Ni. 26:9;

3 Ni. 11:7–14.b 1 Ni. 12:4–6.

21a Aruma 15:17.17 1a Aruma 27:16.

b Mosaya 27:34.2a Mosaya 27:11–17.

Aruma 17:3–11 314

uye vakanga bvanzvera magwa-ro matsvene nesimba, kuti va-zive shoko raMwari.3 Asi izvi hazvizizvo zvose;

vakazvipira mukunamata zva-kanyanya, anokutsanya; naizvo-zvo vaive nemweya wechiporo-fita, nemweya wekuzarurirwa,uye bpavaidzidzisa, vaidzidzisanesimba nemvumo yaMwari.4 Uye vakanga vadzidzisa

shoko raMwari kumaRamanikwegumi remakore rine makoremana, avakabudirira zvikurubmukuunza vazhinji kuti vazivechokwadi; hongu, nesimba re-mazwi avo vazhinji vakaunzwapamberi pearitari yaMwari, kutivashevedze zita ravo cnokureuru-ra zvitema zvavo pamberi pavo.5 Zvino izvi ndizvo zvinhu

zvavakasangana nazvo munze-ndo dzavo, nokuti vakasangananematambudziko mazhinji; va-katambudzika zvikuru, zvosemunyama nemupfungwa, zvi-nenge nzara, nyota nekuneta,anokushushikana kwemweya.6 Zvino idzi ndidzo dzaive

nzendo dzavo: aVaoneka babawavo, Mosaya, mugore rekuta-nga rekutonga kwevatongi;bvaramba umambo hwavaidakupiwa nababa wavo, uye zviriizvowo zvakanga zviri mupfu-ngwa dzevanhu;7 Zvakadaro vakabva munyika

yeZarahemura, vakatora mino-ndo yavo, nemapfumo avo,neuta hwavo, nemiseve yavo,nezvinziriri zvavo; uye izvivakazviita kuti vagowana zve-kudya nazvo vari murenje.

8 Uye ndiko kuenda kwavakai-ta murenje neavo vavakangavasarudza, kuti vakwidze kue-nda kunyika yaNifai , kutivanoparidza shoko raMwarikumaRamani.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-famba mazuva mazhinji varimurenje, uye vakatsanya zvaka-nyanya anokunamata chaizvokuti Ishe vavapewo chimeducheMweya wavo kuti chiendenavo, uye chigare navo, kutivave bmudziyo unounza muma-oko aMwari, kana zviri nyore,hama dzavo, maRamani, kutivazive chokwadi, kuti vazivekushoreka ckwetsika dzemadzi-baba avo dzakanga dzisiri idzo.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe ava-kavashanyira bneMweya wavo,uye vakati kwavari: cNyara-dzwai. Uye vakanyaradzwa.

11 Uye Ishe vakatiwo kwavari:Endai mukati memaRamani,hama dzenyu, munotaura shokorangu; asi muve amakatiriramukutambudzika nemukurwa-dziwa, kuti muratidze zvaka-naka mandiri kwavari, uyendichaita kuti muve mudziyo

2b nkm Magwaromatsvene.

3a nkm Kutsanya;Munamato.

b nkm Dzidzisa—KudzidzisaneMweya.

4a Aruma 29:14.b nkm Basa

reKushumira.c nkm Reurura,

Reururo.5a Aruma 8:10.6a Mosaya 28:1, 5–9.

b Mosaya 29:3.9a Aruma 25:17.

nkm Munamato.b Mosaya 23:10;

Aruma 26:3.c Aruma 3:10–12.

10a D&Z 5:16.b nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.c Aruma 26:27.

11a Aruma 20:29.nkm Mwoyo Murefu.

315 Aruma 17:12–21

uri mumaoko angu unoponesamweya yakawanda.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti mwoyo

yevanakomana vaMosaya, ne-yeavo vavakanga vainavo, ya-katora kushinga kuti vaendekumaRamani kuti vanovatau-rira shoko raMwari.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti pava-

kasvika mumiganhu yenyikayemaRamani, avakaparadzanavakati ava vachienda nekuku,ava nekuku, vachivimba kutiIshe vachaita kuti vaunganezvakare mushure mekupedzabkukohwa kwavo; nokuti vaitibasa ravakanga vaita raiveguru chaizvo.14 Uye nechokwadi raive guru,

nokuti vakange vazvipira kupa-ridza shoko raMwari kuvanhuavaipenga uye vakaoma uyemagandanga evanhu; vanhuvaifadzwa nekuponda maNifai,nekupamba nokupaza; uyemwoyo yavo yaive paupfumi,kana pagoridhe nesirivha, ne-matombo akakosha; asi vaidakuwana zvinhu izvi nekupara-dza, kuti vasazvishandire ne-maoko avo.15 Naizvozvo vaive vanhu

vane nungo, vazhinji vavovainamata zvifananidzo, uyeakutuka kwaMwari kwakangekwave pavari nenzira byetsikadzemadzibaba avo; zvakadaroruvimbiso rwaIshe rwakapiwakwavari kana vari vatendeuka.16 Naizvozvo, izvi ndizvo

azvakakonzera kuti vanakoma-na vaMosaya vazvipire muba-

sa iri, kuti zvimwe vangavaitekuti vatendeuke; kuti zvimwevangaite kuti vasvike pakuzivahurongwa hwerununuro.

17 Naizvozvo vakaparadzanavakati uyu kwake, uyu kwake,uye vakaenda mukati mavo,munhu ari ega, maereranoneshoko nesimba raMwariraakapiwa.

18 Zvino Amoni semukurumukati mavo, kana kuti sezvoari iye aivatonga, uye akabvakwavari, mushure amekuvaro-pafadza maererano nezvavai-kodzera, avapa shoko raMwari,kana kuti avaropafadza asatiabva kwavari; uye ndokuendakwavakaita panzendo dzavouyu nekwake uyu nekwakenenyika yose.

19 Uye Amoni akapinda mu-nyika yaIshmaeri, nyika yachoichidaidzwa nezita revanako-mana avaIshmaeri, avo vakazo-vewo maRamani.

20 Uye Amoni zvaaipinda mu-nyika yaIshmaeri, maRamaniakamutora akamusunga, setsikayavo yekusunga ose maNifaiainge awira mumaoko avo, uyevovatakura voenda navo pa-mberi pamambo; saka zvaingezvave zvinofadza mambo ku-vauraya, kana kuvaisa muuta-pwa, kana kuvaisa mutirongo,kana kuvatandanisa munyikamake, maererano nezvaanengeada nezvamufadza.

21 Uye saka Amoni akataku-rwa akaendwa naye pamberipamambo akanga ari munyika

13a Aruma 21:1.b Mat. 9:37.

14a Mosaya 10:12.

15a Aruma 3:6–19;3 Ni. 2:15–16.

b Aruma 9:16–24; 18:5.

16a Mosaya 28:1–3.18a nkm Kuropafadzwa.19a 1 Ni. 7:4–6.

Aruma 17:22–32 316

yaIshmaeri; uye zita rake rainziRamonai; uye akange ari we-chizvarwa chaIshmaeri.22 Uye mambo akabvunza

Amoni kuti chido chake ndeche-kuda kugara munyika mukatimemaRamani here, kana kutimukati mevanhu vekwake.23 Uye Amoni akati kwaari:

Hongu, ndinoda kugara mukatimevanhu ava kwechinguva;hongu, zvimwe kusvika musiwandinofa.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti mambo

Ramonai akafadzwa kwazvonaAmoni, uye akaita kuti majo-to ake asunungurwe; uye akadakuti Amoni atore mumwe we-vanasikana vake ave mukadziwake.25 Asi Amoni akati kwaari:

Kwete, asi ndingave murandawenyu. Saka Amoni akave mu-randa wamambo Ramonai. Uyezvakaitika kuti akaiswa mukatimevamwe varanda kuchengetazvipfuyo zvaRamonai, maere-rano netsika yemaRamani.26 Uye mushure mekunge ave

nemazuva matatu achishandiramambo, sezvo akange ari neva-randa vechiRamani vachiendanezvipfuyo zvavo kunzvimboyaive nemvura, yainzi mvurayeSebhusi, uye vose vaRamanivaienda nezvipfuyo zvavo iko-ko, kuti zviwane mvura —27 Naizvozvo, Amoni nevara-

nda vamambo vachitinha zvipfu-yo zvavo vachienda kunzvimboyemvura iyi, tarisai, vamwevemaRamani, vakange vaendakunonwisa zvipfuyo zvavo, va-kamira vakatandanisa zvipfu-yo zvaAmoni nezvevaranda

vamambo, uye vakazvitanda-nisa zvekuti zvakatiza nekwa-kasiyana-siyana.

28 Zvino varanda vamambovakatanga kutsutsumwa, vachi-ti: Zvino mambo achatiuraya,sezvaakaita hama dzedu nokutizvipfuyo zvake zvakanga zva-paradzwa nekuipa kwevarumeava. Uye vakatanga kuchemazvikuru, vachiti: Tarisai, zvipfu-yo zvedu zvatopararira kare.

29 Zvino vakachema pamusa-na pekutya kuuraiwa. ZvinoAmoni paakaona izvi mwoyowake wakafuta maari nokufara;ndokuti, ndicharatidza simbarangu kuvaranda vamwe vangu,kana kuti simba riri mandiri,mukudzorera zvipfuyo izvikuna mambo, kuti nditoremwoyo yeava varanda vamwevangu kuti ndivatungamiriremukutenda mazwi angu.

30 Uye zvino, idzi ndidzodzaive pfungwa dzaAmoni,paakaona kurwadziwa kweavovaaiti ihama dzake.

31 Uye zvakaitika kuti akava-fadzwa nemazwi ake, achiti:Hama dzangu, farai uye ngati-ende tinotsvaka zvipfuyo, uyetichazviunganidza pamwecheteuye tigozviunza panzvimboyemvura, nokudaro tichache-ngetedza zvipfuyo zvamambouye haazotiuraya.

32 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakae-nda kunotsvaka zvipfuyo, uyevakatevera Amoni, uye vaka-mhanya zvikuru uye vakadi-mbudzira zvipfuyo zvamambo,uye vakazviunganidza pamwe-chete zvakare vakaenda nazvopanzvimbo yemvura.

317 Aruma 17:33–39

33 Uye varume vaye vakami-rira kuti vaparadze zvakarezvipfuyo zvavo; asi Amoni akatikuhama dzake: Komberedzaizvipfuyo kuti zvisatize, uye inindiende ndinotaura nevanhuava vari kuparadza zvipfuyozvedu.34 Naizvozvo, vakaita sezva-

vakanga vanzi vaite naAmoni,uye iye akaenda kunotaura ne-avo vakanga vamire kumvurayeSebhusi; uye vakanga vasirivashoma kwete.35 Naizvozvo havana kutya

Amoni, nokuti vaifunga kutimumwechete wevanhu vavo ai-gona kumuuraya zvichivafadza,nokuti havana kunge vachizivakuti Ishe vakanga vavimbisaMosaya kuti avachabvisa vana-komana vake mumaoko avo;hapana kana chavaiziva nezva-Ishe; naizvozvo vaifara nokupa-radza hama dzavo, uye ndizvozvaiita kuti vamirire kuparadzazvipfuyo zvamambo.36 Asi aAmoni akamira aka-

tanga kuvatema nematombonechinziriri chake; hongu, nesi-mba rinotyisa akakanda mato-mbo mukati mavo nechinziriri;uye naizvozvo akauraya bvakatikuti zvekuti vakatanga kusha-miswa nesimba rake; zvakadarovakamushatirirwa nokuti aka-nga auraya hama dzavo, uyevakashingirira kuti atopunzi-kawo; saka, vaona kuti havanackukwanisa kumutema nema-tombo avo, vakauya netsvimbokuzomuuraya.

37 Asi tarisai, wose munhu

aisimudza tsvimbo kuti aroveAmoni, aibva adimbura maokoavo nemunondo; nokuti aka-mira achidziva tsvimbo dzavonekudimbura maoko avo neku-muromo kwemunondo wake,zvekuti vakatanga kushamiswa,vakatanga kutiza; hongu, uyevakanga vasiri vashoma; uyeakaita kuti vatize nesimba re-ruoko rwake.

38 Zvino vatanhatu vavo va-kanga vauraiwa nechinziriri,asi nemunondo hakuna waaka-uraya kunze kwemutungamiriwavo; uye akadimbura maokoevose vakaasimudza vachidakumurova, uye vakanga vasirivashoma.

39 Uye avatinhira kure, aka-dzoka uye vakanwisa zvipfuyozvavo uye vakadzokera kuma-furo amambo, uye ndokubvavaenda kuna mambo, vakataku-ra maoko akanga adimburwanemunondo waAmoni, evavovakanga vachida kumuuraya;uye akaendwa nawo kuna ma-mbo seuchapupu hwezvinhuzvavakanga vaita.

CHITSAUKO 18

Mambo Ramonai anofunga kutiAmoni ndiye Mweya Mukuru —Amoni anodzidzisa mambo nezve-Kusikwa, zvekuita kwaMwarinevanhu, norununuro rwunouyanemunaKristu — Ramonai anote-nda achibva awira pasi seafa.Zvingangove makore 90 Kristuasati azvarwa.

35a Mosaya 28:7;Aruma 19:22–23.

36a Eta 12:15.b Aruma 18:16.

c Aruma 18:3.

Aruma 18:1–9 318

Uye zvakaitika kuti mamboRamonai akaita kuti varandavake vasimuke uye vapupurezvose zvavakanga vaona mae-rerano nenyaya yacho.2 Uye vose vapedza kupupura

pamusoro pezvinhu zvavaka-nga vaona, uye mambo akangaanzwa nekuvimbika kwaAmonimukuchengetedza zvipfuyozvake, nezvesimbawo rake gurumukurwisana neavo vaida ku-muuraya, akashamiswa zviku-ru, uye akati: Chokwadi, izvihazviitwe nemunhu ega. Tarisai,uyu haaziye Mweya Mukuruhere anotumira kuranga kuku-ru kuvanhu vano, pamusoropekuponda kwavo?3 Uye vakapindura mambo,

uye vakati: Kana ari MweyaMukuru kana munhu, hatizvizi-ve; asi zvatinoziva ndezvizvi,kuti ahaakwanise kuuraiwa ne-vavengi vamambo: Kana kupa-radza zvipfuyo zvamambo kanaainesu, nenzira yeunyanzvinesimba rake guru; naizvozvo,tinoziva kuti ishamwari yama-mbo. Uye zvino, imi mambo,hatibvume kuti munhu angaitesimba guru kudaro, nokuti tino-ziva kuti haagone kuuraiwa.4 Uye zvino, mambo anzwa

mazwi aya, akati kwavari: Zvinondinoziva kuti uyu MweyaMukuru; uye auya panguva inokuti azoponesa upenyu hwenyu,kuti andisakuurayei sezvanda-kaita hama dzenyu. Zvino uyundiwo Mweya Mukuru waka-taurwa nemadzibaba edu.

5 Zvino izvi ndiyo yaive tsikayaRamonai, yaakanga atambirakubva kuna baba vake, kutikune Mweya aMukuru. Zvisineikuti vaitenda muMweya Mu-kuru kana kuti kwete, vaifungakuti zvose zvavaiita zvakangazvakanaka; zvakadaro, Ramo-nai akatanga kutya zvikuru,akave nekutya achiti zvimweakanga atadza mukuuraya va-randa vake.

6 Nokuti akanga auraya va-zhinji vavo nokuti hama dzavodzainge dzatandanisa zvipfu-yo zvavo panzvimbo yemvura;uye saka, nokuti zvipfuyo zvavozvaparadzirwa vaiuraiwa.

7 Zvino kwaive kuita kwema-Ramani aya kumira pamvuradzeSebhusi vachitandanisa zvi-pfuyo zvevanhu, kuti vagotinhazvizhinji zvainge zvaparariravoenda nazvo kunyika kwavo,iri yakange iri tsika yekupara-dza mukati mavo.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti mamboRamonai akabvunza varandavake, achiti: Ari kupi murumeuyu ane simba guru kudai?

9 Uye vakati kwaari: Tarisai,ari kupa mabhiza enyu zveku-dya. Zvino mambo akanga atau-rira varanda vake, vasati vaendakunonwisa zvipfuyo zvavo,kuti vagadzirire mabhiza akenengorovhani, uye vagomue-ndesa kunyika yaNifai; nokutikwakange kuine mabiko ma-kuru aiitwa munyika yaNifai,nababa vaRamonai, akange arimambo wenyika yose.

18 3a Aruma 17:34–38.4a Aruma 17:28–31.

5a Aruma 19:25–27.nkm Mwari, Musoro

hwehuMwari.

319 Aruma 18:10–21

10 Zvino mambo Ramonaizvaakanzwa kuti Amoni arikugadzira mabhiza nengoro-vhani dzake akashamiswazvakare, pamusoro pekuvimbi-ka kwaAmoni, achiti: Chokwadihakuna kumboita murandapakati pevaranda vangu voseakavimbika semurume uyu;nokuti kana iye anoyeuka mi-rairo yangu yose achiiita.11 Zvino chokwadi ndave ku-

ziva kuti uyu ndiwo MweyaMukuru, uye ndingade kutiauye kwandiri, asi ndinotya.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoni

apedza kugadzira mabhiza ne-ngorovhani kuitira mambo ne-varanda vake, akaenda kunamambo, uye akaona kuti usohwamambo hwakanga hwapi-nduka; saka akanga oda ku-dzokera kunze.13 Uye mumwe wevaranda

vamambo akati kwaari, Rabha-na, zvinoreva kuti, zvichituri-kirwa ane simba kana kutimambo mukuru, vari vanotoramadzimambo avo kuti ane si-mba; uye saka akati kwaari:Rabhana, mambo anoda kutimugare.14 Naizvozvo Amoni aka-

tendeukira kuna mambo, akatikwaari: Munoda kuti ndikui-tirei, imi mambo? Uye mambohaana kumupindura kwe-nguva inokwana awa, maere-rano nenguva yavo, nokutihaana kuziva kuti omutaurirakutii.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoni

akati kwaari zvakare: Munodei

kwandiri? Asi mambo haanakumupindura.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoni,azadzwa neMweya waMwari,naizvozvo akaona apfungwadzamambo. Uye akati kwaari:Kunzwa kwamaita here kutindadzivirira varanda venyunezvipfuyo zvenyu, uye ndika-uraya vanomwe vehama dzavonechinziriri nemunondo, uyendikadimura maoko evamwe,kuti ndidzivirire varanda venyunezvipfuyo zvenyu; tarisai, ndi-zvo izvi here zviri kukonzerakushamiswa kwenyu?

17 Ndinoti kwamuri, chii, chai-ta kuti kushamiswa kwenyukuve kukuru zvakadaro? Tarisai,ndiri munhu, uye ndiri murandawenyu; saka, chose chamunodachiri chakanaka, ndinochiita.

18 Zvino mambo anzwa mazwiaya, akashamiswa zvakare, no-kuti akaona kuti Amoni aaizivapfungwa dzake; asi zvakadaro,mambo Ramonai akazururamuromo wake, uye akati kwa-ari: Ndiwe ani? Ndiwe MweyaMukuru uya here, bunozivazvose zvinhu?

19 Amoni akapindura akatikwaari: Handisi.

20 Uye mambo akati: Ko uno-ziva sei pfungwa dzemwoyowangu? Nditaurire usingatye,unditaurire nezvezvinhu izvi;uye unditaurirewo kuti isimbaraani raita kuti uuraye nokudi-mbura maoko ehama dzangudzange dzichiparadza zvipfuyozvangu —

21 Uye zvino, kana ukandiudza

16a Aruma 12:3.18a nkm Kuziva

kuburikiozaneMweya, Chipo che.

b nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

Aruma 18:22–36 320

nezvezvinhu izvi, chose chau-noda ndichakupa; uye kanazvichida, ndinokurinda nemau-to angu; asi ndinoziva kuti unesimba kupfuura vose, zvakada-ro, chose chaunoda ndinokupa.22 Zvino Amoni semunhu ane

ungwaru, asi asingakuvadze,akati kuna Ramonai: Munga-nzwe here mazwi angu, kanandikakutaurirai kuti ndinoitanesimba raani zvinhu izvi? Uyeichi ndichochinhu chandinodakwamuri.23 Uye mambo akamupindura,

uye akati: Hongu, ndichatendaose mazwi ako. Uye nokudaroakabatwa nokunyengedzwa.24 Uye Amoni akatanga kuta-

ura kwaari anokushinga, uyeakati kwaari: Unotenda herekuti kuna Mwari?25 Uye akapindura, akati kwa-

ari: Handizive kuti zvinorevei.26 Uye zvino Amoni akati:

Unotenda here kuti kune Mwe-ya Mukuru?27 Uye akati, Hongu.28 Uye Amoni akati: Ndivo

Mwari. Uye Amoni akati kwaarizvakare: Unotenda here kuti iwoMweya Mukuru uyu, unoveMwari, ndiwo wakasika zvosezvinhu zviri kudenga nezvirimunyika?29 Uye akati: Hongu, ndinote-

nda kuti akasika zvose zvinhuzviri pasi; asi handizive mate-nga.30 Uye Amoni akati kwaari:

Matenga ndiyo nzvimbo inoga-ra Mwari nengirozi dzavo dzosetsvene.

31 Uye mambo Ramonai akati:Kuri pamusoro penyika here?

32 Uye Amoni akati: Hongu,uye anotarisa pasi pavana ve-vanhu vose; uye anoziva apfu-ngwa dzose nezvinoda kuitwanemwoyo; nokuti neruoko rwa-ke zvose zvakasikwa kubvirapakutanga.

33 Uye mambo Ramonai akati:Ndinotenda zvose zvinhu izvizvawataura. Wakatumirwa na-Mwari here?

34 Amoni akati kwaari: Ndirimunhu; uye amunhu pakutangaakasikwa nemufananidzo wa-Mwari, uye ndakadaidzwa ne-Mweya Mutsvene wavo kutibndizodzidzisa zvinhu izvi ku-vanhu ava, kuti vapiwe ruzivorwekuziva chinhu chakanakanechechokwadi;

35 Uye chidimbu acheMweyaiwoyo chiri mandiri, chinondipabruzivo, nesimbawo maereranonerutendo rwangu nezvido zva-ngu zviri muna Mwari.

36 Zvino Amoni ataura mazwiaya, akatanga nekusikwa kwe-nyika, nokusikwawo kwaAda-ma, uye ndokumutaurirawonezvezvinhu zvose zvekupunzi-ka kwemunhu, uye aakanyatsotsanangura uye ndokududzirazvinyorwa bnemagwaro matsve-ne evanhu, akanga akataurwacnemaporofita, kana kusvika

24a Aruma 38:12.32a Amosi 4:13; 3 Ni. 28:6;

D&Z 6:16.34a Mosaya 7:27;

Eta 3:13–16.

b nkm Dzidzisa—KudzidzisaneMweya.

35a nkm Kutunhwa.b nkm Ruzivo.

36a Mosaya 1:4;Aruma 22:12; 37:9.

b nkm Magwaromatsvene.

c Mabasa 3:18–21.

321 Aruma 18:37–19:5

panguva yakabva baba vavo,Rihai, kuJerusarema.37 Uye akadzokororawo kwa-

vari (nokuti zvakange zvavekuti iye mambo nevarandavake) nzendo dzose dzemadzi-baba avo murenje, uye nokuta-mbudzika kwavo kwose ne-nzara nenyota, nokurwadziwa,nezvimwe zvakadaro.38 Uye akavataurirawo nezve-

kupanduka kwaRamani naRe-mueri, nevanakomana vaIshma-eri, hongu, kwose kupandukakwavo akavataurira; uye aka-dudzira kuna vose zvinyorwanemagwaro ose kubvira pangu-va yakabva Rihai kuJerusaremakusvika panguva ino.39 Asi izvi hazvizizvo zvose;

nokuti akatsanangura kwavariaurongwa hwerununuro, hwa-kagadzirwa kubvira pakutangakwenyika; uye akavazivisawomaererano nekuuya kwaKristu,nemabasa ose aIshe vakaazivisakwavari.40 Uye zvakaitika kuti ataura

zvose zvinhu izvi, nokuzvitsa-nangura kuna mambo, mamboakatenda mazwi ake ose.41 Uye akatanga kuchema

kuna Ishe, achiti: Imi Ishe, ivainetsitsi; maererano anetsitsi dze-nyu dzakawanda dzamakaitiravanhu vaNifai, itai kwandiri,nevanhu vangu.42 Uye zvino, zvaakanga ataura

izvi, akawira pasi, sekunge afa.43 Uye zvakaitika kuti varanda

vake vakamutakura vakaendanaye kumukadzi wake, uye va-kamurinza pamubhedha; uye

akarara sekunge akafa kwema-zuva maviri neusiku huviri; uyemudzimai wake, nevanakoma-na vake, nevanasikana vakevakamuchema, setsika yema-Ramani, vachichema zvikurukurasikirwa kwavo.

CHITSAUKO 19

Ramonai anotambira chiedza che-upenyu husingaperi uye achionaMununuri — Imba yake inoitaseyasvikirwa, vazhinji vanoonangirozi — Amoni anopunyutswazvinoshamisa — Anobhabhatidzavazhinji achibva aita chechi mukatimavo. Zvingangove makore 90Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mushurememazuva maviri neusiku uvirivakanga vave kuda kutora chi-tunha chake kuti vanochiisamuguva, ravakanga vaitira ku-viga vakafa vavo.

2 Zvino mambokadzi anzwambiri yaAmoni, naizvozvo aka-mutumira kuti anoda kuti api-nde maakanga ari.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoniakaita zvaakanga anzi aite,akapinda maive namamboka-dzi, akada kuziva kuti angadekuti amuitirei.

4 Uye akati kwaari: Varandavemurume wangu vanditaurirakuti iwe uri amuporofita wa-Mwari mutsvene, uye vakatiune simba rekuita zvinhu zvi-zhinji zvikuru muzita ravo;

5 Naizvozvo, kana izvi zviriizvo, ndinoda kuti upinde

39a nkm HurongwahweRununuro.

41a nkm Anetsitsi.19 4a nkm Muporofita.

Aruma 19:6–14 322

unoona murume wangu, noku-ti arara pamubheda kwemazu-va maviri neusiku huviri; uyevamwe varikuti haana kufa, asivamwe vari kuti akafa uye avekunhuwa, nekuti akafanira ku-iswa muguva; asi ini, kwandirihaazikunhuwa.6 Zvino, izvi ndizvo zvaidiwa

naAmoni, nokuti aiziva kutimambo Ramonai akange aripasi pesimba raMwari; aizivakuti achidzikatidzo chitema che-kusatenda chakange chave ku-bviswa mupfungwa make, uyebchiedza chaivhenekera mu-pfungwa make, chaive chiedzachembiri yaMwari, chaive chi-edza chinoshamisa chekunakakwavo — hongu, chiedza ichichakanga chaisa mufaro muku-ru mumweya wake, gore rerimarabviswa, uye chiedza cheupe-nyu husingaperi chabatidzwamumweya wake, hongu, akazi-va kuti nyama yake yakange ya-kundwa, uye akanga atakurwaaendeswa muna Mwari —7 Naizvozvo, zvaidiwa nama-

mbokadzi ndicho chaive chidochake choga. Naizvozvo, aka-pinda kunoona mambo maere-rano nechido chamambokadzi;uye akaona mambo, uye akazivakuti haana kufa.8 Uye akati kuna mamboka-

dzi: Haana kufa, asi akararamuna Mwari, uye mangwanaachamuka zvakare; naizvozvomusamuvige.

9 Uye Amoni akati kwaari:Unotenda here izvi? Uye akatikwaari: Handina humwe ucha-pupu kunze kwezwi rako, nezwirevaranda vedu; zvakadarondinotenda kuti zvichaita mae-rerano nezvawataura.

10 Uye Amoni akati kwaari:Wakaropafadzwa pamusana pe-rutendo rwako rwukuru; ndinotikwauri, mai, hakuna kumboveanerutendo rwukuru rwakadaimuvanhu vose vaNifai.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaga-ririra pamubhedha wemurumewake, kubvira panguva iyoyokana kudakara kusvika nguvayamangwana acho yakanga ya-taurwa naAmoni kuti achamu-ka nayo.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti akamu-ka, maererano nemazwi aAmoni;uye zvaaimuka, akatambanu-dzira ruoko rwake kumudzi-mai, uye akati: Rakaropafadzwazita raMwari, uye iwe wakaro-pafadzwa.

13 Sekuve mupenyu kwauri,tarisai, ndaona Mununuri; uyeachauya, aozvarwa bnemukadzi,uye achanunura rwose rwudzirwevanhu rwunotenda muzitarake. Zvino, ataura mazwi aya,mwoyo wake wakafuta maari,uye akaserera pakare norufaro;uye namambokadzi akaserera-wo, akundwa neMweya.

14 Zvino Amoni achionaMweya waIshe uchidirwa ku-daro maererano aneminamato

6a II VaKori. 4:3–4.nkm Chidzitiro.

b nkm Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

10a Ruka 7:9.

nkm Rutendo.13a nkm Jesu Kristu—

Zviporofitanezvekuzvarwa uyenerufu rwaJesu

Kristu.b 1 Ni. 11:13–21.

14a D&Z 42:14.

323 Aruma 19:15–22

yake pamaRamani, hama dzake,vakanga vachikonzera kuchemakwakawanda muvanhu vaNifai,kana muvanhu vose vaMwarinenzira yekuipa kwavo bnetsikadzavo, akawira pamabvi ake,uye akatanga kudira mweyawake mumunamato nokutendakuna Mwari nezvavakangavaitira hama dzake; naiyewoakanga akundwa cnerufaro;saka vose vari vatatu vakangadvarara pasi.15 Zvino, varanda vamambo

pavakaona kuti vawira pasi,naivowo vakatanga kuchemakuna Mwari, nokuti kutya Ishekwakange kwavabatawo, nokutiandivo vakanga vamira pamberipamambo vachipupura kwaarinezvesimba guru raAmoni.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakada-

idza zita raIshe, nesimba ravo,kusvika vose vawira pasi, ku-nze kwemukadzi mumwechetewechiRamani, zita rake ainziAbhishi, iye ari munhu akangeatendeukira kuna Ishe kwema-kore mazhinji, pamusana pe-nyaya inoshamisa yechiratidzochababa vake —17 Saka, sezvo akanga atende-

uka kuna Ishe, asi asina kungeakazvizivisa, naizvozvo, paaka-ona kuti vose varanda vaRamo-nai vakanga vawira pasi, uyenamambokadzi wake, namambo,naAmoni vakanga vazvambara-dzwa pasi, akaziva kuti isimbaraMwari; uye akafunga kutimukana uyu, ndewekuti vanhu

vaziviswe zvakanga zvaitikamukati mavo, kuti mukuonaizvi azvingavakonzere kuti vate-nde musimba raMwari, naizvo-zvo akamhanya achiti apindaumu, apinda umu, achizvizivisakuvanhu.

18 Uye vakatanga kuunganapamwechete pamba pamambo.Uye pakauya mhomho, uyevakashamiswa zvikuru, kuonamambo, namambokadzi, neva-randa vavo vakazvambararapasi, uye vose varere sevakafa;uye vakaonawo Amoni, uyevakaona kuti muNifai.

19 Uye zvino vanhu vakatangakuzevezana; vamwe vachitivavingwa nechinhu chakaipazvikuru, kana kuti chauya panamambo nemba yake, pamusanapekuti akabvumira maNifai kutiavarambe vari munyika.20 Asi vamwe vakavatsiura,

vachiti: Mambo akaunza ngoziiyi mumba make, nenzira yokutiakauraya varanda vake vakangevaparadzirwa zvipfuyo zvavoapamvura dzeSebhusi.21 Uye vakatsiurwawo neva-

rume vaye vakanga vamire pa-mvura dzeSebhusi uye avachi-tandanisa zvipfuyo zvaive zvirizvamambo, nokuti vakanga va-kashatirirwa Amoni nenzira ye-hama dzavo dzaakanga aurayapamvura dzeSebhusi, achidzi-virira zvipfuyo zvamambo.

22 Zvino, mumwe wavo, aka-nge aine mukoma wake akangaaauraiwa nemunondo waAmoni,

14b Mosaya 1:5.c nkm Rufaro.d Aruma 27:17.

15a Aruma 18:1–2.17a Mosaya 27:14.19a Aruma 17:22–23.

20a Aruma 17:26; 18:7.21a Aruma 17:27; 18:3.22a Aruma 17:38.

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ashatiriswa zvikuru naAmoni,akatora munondo wake uyendokuenda kuti anoita kutimunondo wake udonhere panaAmoni, amuuraye; uye kusimu-dza kwaakaita munondo wakekuti amubaye, tarisai, akapu-nzika akabva afa.23 Zvino tinoona kuti Amoni

akanga asingauraike, nokutiaIshe vakanga vati kuna Mosaya,baba vake: Ndichamuponesa,uye zvichave kwaari maereranonorutendo rwako — naizvozvoMosaya akamuisa bmuruvimborwaIshe.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti mho-

mho yevanhu payakaona kutimurume uyu apunzika akafa,uyo akange asimudza munondokuti auraye Amoni, vakabatwanekutya vose, vakasada kuisamaoko avo kuti vamubate kanaavo vakanga vapunzika; uyevakatanga kushamisika zvakarekuti simba guru rose iri ririkukonzerwa nei, kana kutizvose izvi zvinorevei.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-

nga kuine vazhinji mukati mavovaiti Amoni ndiye Mweya Mu-kuru, vamwe vachiti akatumwaneMweya aMukuru;26 Asi vamwe vakavatsiura

vose, vachiti raive zimhuka, ra-katumirwa nemaNifai kuzova-onesa nhamo.27 Uye kwaive nevamwe vaiti

Amoni akanga atumirwa ne-Mweya Mukuru kuti azovata-mbudza pamusoro pezvitadzozvavo, uye vakat i Mweya

Mukuru uyu ndiwo wange uchi-batsira maNifai nguva dzose,waigara uchivabvisa mumaokoavo; uye vakati ndiwo MweyaMukuruuyuwakaparadza vazhi-nji vehama dzavo, maRamani.

28 Uye saka kupesana kwaka-tanga kukura pakati pavo. Uyevachinetsana kudaro, amuranda-kadzi akanga aita kuti mhomhoiungane akauya, uye paakaonamhomho yave kunetsana, akasu-wa zvikuru, akachema misodzi.

29 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaendaakanobata ruoko rwamamboka-dzi, kuti zvimwe amusimudzekubva pasi; uye paakangobataruoko rwake akasimuka akabvaamira nemakumbo ake, uye aka-chema nezwi guru, achiti: Iwewakaropafadzwa Jesu, wandi-ponesa kubva mugehena arakai-pisisa! Imi Mwari makaropafa-dzwa, itirai vanhu ava btsitsi!30 Uye ataura zvinhu izvi, aka-

batanidza maoko ake, azadzwanorufaro, achitaura mazwi ma-zhinji akanga asinganzwisisike;uye aita izvi, akatora mambo,Ramonai, neruoko, uye tarisaiakasimuka uye akamira netsokadzake.

31 Uye iye, pakarepo, achionakunetsana mukati mevanhuvake, akaenda kwavari akata-nga kuvatsiura, nokuvadzidzisaamazwi aakanga anzwa nemu-romo waAmoni; uye vose va-kanzwa mazwi ake vakatenda,uye vakapindukira kuna Ishe.

32 Asi kwaive nevazhinji mu-kati mavo vakange vasingade

23a Mosaya 28:7;Aruma 17:35.

b nkm Vimba.

25a Aruma 18:2–5.28a Aruma 19:16.29a 1 Ni. 14:3.

b nkm Anetsitsi.31a Aruma 18:36–39.

325 Aruma 19:33–20:5

kunzwa mazwi ake; naizvozvovakabva vabvapo.33 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoni

paakasimuka naiyewo akataurakwavari, uye kana varanda vosevaRamonai vakadaro; uye va-kataura vose kuvanhu chinhuchimwechetecho —kuti mwoyoyavo yakanga ayapindurwa;kuti havasisina chido chekuitabzvakaipa.

34 Uye tarisai, vazhinji vakata-urira vanhu kuti vaona angiroziuye vakataura nadzo; uye sakadzakavataurira zvinhu zvekwa-Mwari, uye nokururama kwake.35 Uye zvakaitika kuti vazhinji

vakatenda mazwi avo; uye vosevakatenda avakabhabhatidzwa;uye vakave vanhu vakarurama,uye vakamisa chechi pakati pavo.36 Uye saka basa raIshe raka-

tanga mukati memaRamani;Ishe vakatanga kudira Mweyawavo kwavari; uye tinoona kutiruoko rwavo rwunotambanu-dzirwa kuvanhu avose vanote-ndeuka uye vachitenda muzitaravo.

CHITSAUKO 20

Ishe vanotumira Amoni kuMidhonikunoburitsa hama dzake mutiro-ngo—Amoni naRamonai vanoonababa vaRamonai, anove ndiye ma-mbo wenyika yose — Amoni ano-manikidza mambo akwegura kutiabvumire kuti hama dzake dzisu-nungurwe. Zvingangove makore90 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti zvavakangavavaka chechi munyika iyoyo,mambo Ramonai akada kutiAmoni aende naye kunyika ya-Nifai, kuti anomuratidza kunababa vake.

2 Uye izwi raIshe rakauyakuna Amoni, richiti: Usaendekunyika yaNifai, nokuti tarisai,mambo achatsvaka upenyuhwako; asi uchaenda kunyikayaMidhoni; nokuti tarisai, mu-koma wako Aroni, naMurokainaAma vari mutirongo.

3 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Amonizvaakanzwa izvi, akati kuna Ra-monai: Tarisai, mukoma wangunehama dzangu vari mutirongokuMidhoni, uye ndinoenda kutindinovaburitsa.

4 Zvino Ramonai akati kunaAmoni: Ndinoziva, amusimbaraIshe unogona kuita zvosezvinhu. Asi tarisai, ndichaendanewe kunyika yeMidhoni; no-kuti mambo wenyika yeMidho-ni, zita rake anonzi Andiomuno,ishamwari kwandiri; naizvozvondinoenda kunyika yeMidhoni,kuti ndinyengetedze mambowenyika, uye agoburitsa hamadzako bmutirongo. Zvino Ra-monai akati kwaari: Ndiani aku-taurira kuti hama dzako dzirimutirongo?

5 Uye Amoni akati kwaari:Hakuna anditaurira, kunze kwa-Mwari; uye ati kwandiri—Endaunoyamura hama dzako, no-kuti vari mutirongo munyikayeMidhoni.

33a nkm KuberekwanaMwari,Kuberekwa Patsva.

b Mosaya 5:2;

Aruma 13:12.34a nkm Ngirozi.35a nkm Bhabhatidza.36a 2 Ni. 26:33;

Aruma 5:33.20 4a Aruma 26:12.

b Aruma 20:28–30.

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6 Zvino Ramonai zvaakanzwaizvi akaita kuti varanda vakevagadzire amabhiza ake nengo-rovhani dzake.7 Uye akati kuna Amoni: Uya,

ndichaenda newe kunyika ya-Midhoni, uye ikoko ndichache-mera mambo kuti aburitse hamadzako mutirongo.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoni

naRamonai vari parwendokudaro, vakasangana nababa va-Ramonai, vaive mambo apamu-soro penyika yose.9 Uye tarisai, baba vaRamonai

vakati kwaari: Sei usina kuuyaakumabiko musi wezuva gururandakaitira mabiko vanakoma-na vangu, nevanhu vangu?10 Uye akatiwo: Ko uri kuenda

kupi nemuNifai uyu, ari mumwewevana avemurevi wenhema?11 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ramonai

akamutaurira kwaakanga achie-nda, nokuti aitya kumugumbura.12 Uye akamutaurirawo zvose

zvakaita kuti agare munyika ye-umambo hwake, asina kuendakuna baba vake kumabiko ava-kanga vagadzira.13 Uye zvino Ramonai zvaa-

kanga apedza kumutaurirazvose zvinhu izvi, tarisai, aka-shamiswa; baba vake vaka-mushatirirwa, vakati: Ramo-nai, uri kuenda kunosunungu-ra maNifai aya, vana vemureviwenhema. Tarisai, akapambamadzibaba edu; uye zvinovana vake vauyawo matirikuti, nokuchenjera kwavo noku-nyepa kwavo, votinyengedza,

kuti vagotipamba zvakare zvi-nhu zvedu.

14 Zvino baba vaRamonai va-kamutaurira kuti abaye Amoninemunondo. Uye akamutauri-rawo kuti asaende kunyika ye-Midhoni, asi kuti adzokere nayekunyika ayaIshmaeri.15 Asi Ramonai akati kwaari:

Handizobaya Amoni, kanakudzokera kunyika yaIshma-eri, asi ndinoenda kunyikayaMidhoni kuti ndinosunungu-ra hama dzaAmoni, nokutindinoziva kuti vanhu vakana-ka uye vaporofita vatsvenevaMwari wechokwadi.

16 Zvino baba vake pavaka-nzwa mazwi aya, vakamusha-tirirwa, vakaburitsa munondowavo kuti vamubaye nawoawire pasi.

17 Asi Amoni akamira akatikwaari: Tarisai, hauzourayamwanakomana wako; zvisinei,zviri anani kuti iye apunzikepanewe, nokuti tarisai, bakate-ndeuka kubva muzvitema zva-ke; asi iwe ukafa panguva ino,mukushatirwa kwako, hauzo-poneswa.

18 Uye zvakare, zvakafanirakuti usadaro; nokuti aukabayamwanakomana wako, iye arimunhu asina mhosva, ropa rakerinochemera kubva pasi kunaIshe Mwari vake, kuti utsiviwe;uye zvimwe ungarasikirwebnemweya wako.

19 Zvino Amoni ataura ma-zwi aya kwaari , akamupi-ndura, achiti: Ndinoziva kuti

6a Aruma 18:9–10.8a Aruma 22:1.9a Aruma 18:9.

10a Mosaya 10:12–17.14a Aruma 17:19.17a Aruma 48:23.

b Aruma 19:12–13.18a nkm Kuponda.

b D&Z 42:18.

327 Aruma 20:20–29

ndikauraya mwanakomana wa-ngu, ndadeura ropa risinamhosva, nokuti ndiwe watsva-ka kumuparadza.20 Uye akatambanudza ruoko

rwake kuti abaye Amoni. AsiAmoni akadziva, uye akamu-rova ruoko rwake kuti atadzekurwushandisa.21 Zvino mambo zvaakaona

kuti Amoni angangomuuraya,akatanga kukumbira Amonikuti asamubaye.22 Asi Amoni akasimudza

munondo wake akati kwaari:Tarisai, ndinokubaya kunzekwekunge wabvuma kuti hamadzangu dziburitswe mutirongo.23 Zvino mambo, achitya kuti

angangorasikirwa neupenyuhwake, akati: Kana ukasandiu-raya ndichabvuma chose chau-noda, kana kukupa chikamuchepakati cheumambo hwangu.24 Zvino Amoni zvaakaona

kuti atunha mambo akwegurakuita maererano nezvaaida,akati kwaari: Kana ukabvumakuti hama dzangu dziburitswemutirongo, nokutiwo Ramonaiarambe aine umambo hwake,nokuti iwe usamushatirirwe, asiubvume kuti aite zviri maere-rano nezvaanenge achida muneachero-chose chinhu chaanofu-nga, kana wadaro ndinokure-gerera; kana zvisirizvo ndino-kuwisira pasi.25 Zvino Amoni zvaakanga

ataura mazwi aya, mambo aka-tanga kufara pamusana peupe-nyu hwake.26 Uye zvaakaona kuti Amoni

akanga asingade kumuparadza,nezvaakaonawo kuti anodamwanakomana wake Ramonaizvikuru, akamushamisa zviku-ru, uye akati: Pamusana pekutiizvi ndizvo chete zvawada,kuti ndisunungure hama dza-ko, nokubvumira mwanako-mana wangu Ramonai kutiarambe ari muumambo hwake,tarisai, ndinobvuma kwaurikuti mwanakomana wanguarambe ari muumambo hwakekubvira zvino kudakara narii-ni, uye ini handichazomuto-ngazve —

27 Uye ndichabvumawo kwau-ri kuti hama dzako dziburitswemutirongo, uye iwe nehamadzako munokwanisa kuuyakwandiri, muumambo hwangu,nokuti ndichadisa chaizvokukuonai. Nokuti mambo aka-shamiswa zvikuru nemazwiaakanga ataura, nemazwiwoakanga ataurwa nemwanako-mana wake Ramonai, sakaaakada kuadzidza.28 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoni

naRamonai vakasimudzira ne-rwendo rwavo vachienda ku-Midhoni. Uye Ramonai akadiwanamambo wenyika; naizvozvohama dzaAmoni dzakaburitswamutirongo.

29 Uye Amoni paakanosangananavo akasuwa zvikuru, nokutivakanga vari musvo, uye ma-kanda avo akanga akasvuuka-svuuka pamusana pekusungwakwavo netambo dzakasimba.Uye vakanga vanzwa nenzara,nyota, nekurwadziwa kwaka-

24a Aruma 21:21–22. 27a nkm Akazvininipisa.

Aruma 20:30–21:5 328

siyana-siyana; asi zvakadarovakanga avakatirira mukuta-mbudzika kwavo kwose.30 Uye sekuitika kwazvo, va-

kanga vaine rombo rakaiparekuwira mumaoko evanhu va-kaoma uye vakaoma mutsipa;naizvozvo havana kuteereramazwi avo, uye vakavatandirakunze, uye vakavarova, uyevakavatandanisa mumba ne-mumba, nzvimbo nenzvimbo,kudakara vasvika munyika ya-Midhoni; ikoko ndokubva vato-rwa ndokukandwa mutirongo,uye vakasungwa netambo adza-kasimba, vakachengetwa muti-rongo kwemazuva akawanda,uye vakaponeswa naAmoninaRamonai.

Nhoroondo yekuparidza kwa-Aroni, naMurokai, nehamadzavo, kumaRamani.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko21 kusvika ku26.

CHITSAUKO 21

Aroni anodzidzisa maAmarekai ne-zvaKristu nezverudzikinuro rwake— Aroni nehama dzake vanoiswamutirongo kuMidhoni — Mushuremekusunungurwa kwavo, vano-dzidzisa mumasinagogo uye va-chidzora vazhinji—Ramonai anopavanhu vemunyika yaIshmaerirusununguko rwekunamata. Zvi-ngangove makore 90 kusvika ku77Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino Amoni nehama dzakepavakanga avaparadzana kumi-ganhu kwenyika yemaRamani,tarisai Aroni akatora rwendorwake akananga kunyika yai-daidzwa nemaRamani, kutiJerusarema, vachiidaidza seku-rangarira nyika yechizvarwachemadzibaba avo; uye yakangairi uko kwakabatana nenyikayaMormoni.

2 Zvino maRamani nema-Amarekai nevanhu avaAmuronivakanga vavaka guta guru rai-daidzwa kunzi Jerusarema.

3 Zvino maRamani pachavovakanga vakaoma zvakakwana,asi maAmarekai nemaAmuronivakanga vakaoma kupfuuraipapo; naizvozvo vakakonzeramaRamani kuti vaomose mwo-yo yavo, kuti vakure mukusimbamuhuipi noruvengo rwavo.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti Aroniakauya kuguta reJerusarema,uye akatanga nekuparidza ku-maAmarekai. Uye akatanga ku-vaparidzira mumasinagogo avo,nokuti vakanga vavaka masina-gogo asenehungwa remaNeho;nokuti vazhinji vemaAmarekainemaAmuroni vakanga vari ve-gungano remaNeho.

5 Naizvozvo, Aroni achipindamune imwe yemasinagogo avokuti aparidzire vanhu, uye arimukutaura kudaro, tarisai kwa-kasimuka muAmarekai uyendokutanga kunetsana naye,achiti: Chii chauri kupupura?Wakaona angirozi here? Ko idzo

29a Aruma 17:11.30a Aruma 26:29.21 1a Aruma 17:13, 17.

2a Mosaya 24:1;Aruma 25:4–9.

4a Aruma 1:2–15.

5a Mosaya 27:11–15.

329 Aruma 21:6–16

ngirozi dzinodii kuzviratidzakwatiri? Tarisai vanhu avahavana kuita zvakaita vanhuvekwenyu here?6 Wataurawo kuti, kana tikasa-

tendeuka tichafa. Unoziva seipfungwa dzedu nezvinofungamwoyo yedu? Unoziva sei kutitakafanira kutendeuka? Unozi-va sei kuti hatizi vanhu vaka-rurama? Tarisai , takavakanzvimbo dzekusanganirana,uye tinoungana pamwechetekuti tinamate Mwari. Tinodai-ra kuti Mwari vachaponesavose vanhu.7 Zvino Aroni akati kwaari:

Unotenda here kuti Mwanako-mana waMwari achauya kuzo-nunuravanhu muzvitema zvavo?8 Uye murume uyu akati

kwaari: Hatidaire kuti iwe unechaunoziva nezvezvinhu izvi.Hatitende mutwutsika utwutweurema. Hatitende kuti iweunoziva anezvezvinhu zvicha-uya, hatitendewo kuti madzi-baba ako nemadzibaba eduwoaiziva zvaaitaura, maereranonenyaya yezvinhu zvichauya.9 Zvino Aroni akatanga kuva-

vhurira magwaro matsvene arimaererano nokuuya kwaKristu,neemaererano nokumuka kuva-kafa, nekuti ahakuna rununurorwevanhu kunze kwekuti kuuyenerufu nekutambudzika kwa-Kristu, bnorudzikinuro rweroparake.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti paaka-

tanga kutsanangura mazwi ayakwavari vakamushatirirwa, va-katanga kumuseka; uye vaka-

ramba kunzwa mazwi aakangaachitaura.

11 Naizvozvo, paakaona kutihavasi kuda kunzwa mazwiake, akabva pasinagogo yavo,akauya kune mumwe mushawainzi Ani-Andi, kwaakasviko-wana Murokai achivaparidzirashoko; ezvowo naAma nehamadzake. Uye vakanetsana neva-zhinji pamusoro peshoko.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakao-na kuti vanhu vakanga vavekuomesa mwoyo yavo, nai-zvozvo vakabva vabva vakau-ya munyika yeMidhoni. Uyevakaparidza shoko kuvazhi-nji, uye vashoma vakatendazvavaidzidzisa.

13 Zvakadaro, Aroni nevamwevehama dzake vakatorwa uyevakakandwa mutirongo, uyevakapunyuka vakatiza kubvamunyika yeMidhoni vachiendamumatunhu akatenderedza.

14 Uye avo vakakandwa muti-rongo avakatambudzwa nezvi-nhu zvizhinji, uye vakasunu-ngurwa neruoko rwaRamonainaAmoni, uye vakapiwa zve-kudya nezvipfeko.

15 Uye vakaenda zvakarevakanotaura shoko, uye ndo-kuburitswa kekutanga kubvamutirongo; uye ndikwo kuta-mbudzika kwavakaita.

1 6 U y e v a k a e n d a k w o s ekwavaitungamirwa aneMweyawaIshe, vachiparidza shokoraMwari mumasinagogo oseemaAmarekai, kana munzvi-mbo dzemaRamani dzavaingevabvumirwa kupinda.

8a Jak. 7:1–8.9a Mosaya 5:8;

Aruma 38:9.b nkm Dzikinura.

14a Aruma 20:29.16a Aruma 22:1.

Aruma 21:17–22:3 330

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevakatanga kuvaropafadza, zve-kuti vakaunza vazhinji kuruzivorwechokwadi; hongu, avaka-pwisa vazhinji pamusoro pe-zvitema zvavo, nepamusoropetsika dzemadzibaba avo, dza-kange dzisiri idzo.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoni

naRamonai vakadzoka kubvamunyika yaMidhoni vachidzo-kera kunyika yaIshmaeri, ya-kange iri nyika yenhaka yavo.19 Uye mambo Ramonai haana

kubvuma kuti Amoni amusha-ndire, kana kuti ave murandawake.20 Asi akaita kuti kuvakwe

masinagogo munyika yaIshma-eri; uye akaita kuti vanhu vake,kana kuti vaive pasi pake, vaka-fanira kuungana pamwechete.21 Uye akafadzwa navo, uye

akavadzidzisa zvinhu zvizhinji.Uye akavaudzawo kuti ivo va-nhu vari pasi pake, akavati vanhuvakasununguka, nekuti vaka-nga vakasununguka vasisa-dzvinyirirwe namambo, babavake; nokuti baba vake vakangavamupa mvumo yekutongavanhu vakanga vari munyikayaIshmaeri, nemunyika yoseyakatenderedza.22 Uye akavaudzawo kuti ava-

kasununguka kunamata IsheMwari vavo maererano nezvidozvavo, munzvimbo ipi zvayoyavanenge vari, kana murimunyika iri pasi pamamboRamonai.23 Uye Amoni akaparidzira

vanhu vamambo Ramonai; uyezvakaitika kuti akavadzidzisazvinhu zvose zviri maereranonokururama. Uye aivakurudzi-ra zuva nezuva, nesimba rose;uye vakateerera shoko rake, uyevakada zvikuru kuchengetedzamirairo yaMwari.

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Aroni anodzidzisa baba vaRamonainezveKusikwa, kupunzika kwa-Adama, neurongwa hwerununuromuna Kristu — Mambo nembayake yose vanopinduka—Kugova-niswa kwakaitwa nyika pakati pe-maNifai nemaRamani kunotsana-ngurwa. Zvingangove makore 90kusvika ku77 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino, sekudzidzisa kwakangakuchiita Amoni vanhu vaRamo-nai nguva dzose, tichadzokerakunyaya yaAroni nehamadzake; nokuti mushure meku-bva kwake munyika yeMidhoniaakatungamirirwa neMweyakunyika yaNifai, kana nekumbakwamambo akanga ari munyikayose bkunze kwemunyika ya-Ishmaeri; uye aiva ndiye babavaRamonai.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaendakwaari akapinda mumba ma-mambo, nehama dzake, akako-tama kukudza mambo, akatikwaari: Tarisai, imi mambo,ndisu hama dzaAmoni, avama-buritsa mutirongo.

3 Uye zvino imi mambo, kanamukasatiuraya, tichave varanda

17a D&Z 18:44.22a D&Z 134:1–4;

Mis. yeCh. 1:11.

nkm Rusununguko.22 1a Aruma 21:16–17.

b Aruma 21:21–22.

2a Aruma 20:26.

331 Aruma 22:4–14

venyu. Uye mambo akati kwa-vari: Simukai, nokuti ndicha-kupai upenyu hwenyu, uyehandizobvuma kuti muve va-randa vangu; asi ndinoti maka-fanira kundiparidzira; nokutindiri kunetseka mupfungwapamusoro pemwoyochena ne-kukosha neukuru hwemazwiehama yenyu Amoni; uye ndi-noda kuziva kuti chikonzerochii asina kubuda nemi munyi-ka yeMidhoni.4 Uye Aroni akati kuna mambo:

Tarisai, Mweya waIshe wamu-shevedzera kune imwe nzira;aenda kunyika yaIshmaeri, kutiadzidzise vanhu vaRamonai.5 Zvino mambo akati kwavari:

Chii ichi chamataura nezve-Mweya waIshe? Tarisai, ndicho-chinhu chiri kundinetsa ichocho.6 Uyewo, chii ichi chakataurwa

naAmoni — aKana mukatende-uka muchaponeswa, kanamukasatendeuka, mucharaswanezuva rokupedzisira?7 Uye Aroni akamupindura

akati kwaari: Unotenda here iwekuti kuna Mwari? Uye mamboakati: Ndinoziva kuti maAma-rekai anoti kuna Mwari, uye inindakavabvumira kuti vavakenzvimbo, kuti vaungane pa-mwechete kuti vamunamate.Uye zvino kana iwe uchiti kunaMwari, tarisai andichazvitenda.

8 Uye zvino Aroni paakanzwaizvi, mwoyo wake wakata-nga kufara; uye akati: Tarisai,

nechokwadi sezvo muri mupe-nyu, imi mambo, Mwari variko.

9 Uye mambo akati: Mwarindiye here Mweya aMukuruuya wakabvisa madzibaba edumunyika yeJerusarema?

10 Aroni akati kwaari: Hongu,ndiye Mweya Mukuru uya, uyeaakasika zvinhu zvose zviri mu-denga nezviri pasi. Munozvite-nda here izvi?

11 Uye iye akati: Hongu, ndi-notenda kuti Mweya Mukurundiwo wakasika zvinhu zvose,uye ndinoda kuti undiudze pa-musoro pezvinhu zvose izvi, uyendinobva andatenda mazwi ako.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti Aroni

paakaona kuti mambo achatendamazwi ake, akatangisa nekusi-kwa kwaAdama, aachiverenge-ra mambo magwaro matsvenekuti Mwari vakasika sei munhunemufananidzo wavo, nokutiMwari vakamupa mirairo, no-kutiwo pamusana pekutadza,munhu akapunzika.

13 Uye Aroni akamutsanangu-rira magwaro kubvira apakusi-kwa kwaAdama, achimuratidzakupunzika kwemunhu, nokuitakwavo kwenyama bneurongwahwerununuro, hwakagadzirwackubvira mukutanga kwenyika,nemuna Kristu, kumunhu woseuyo anotenda muzita rake.

14 Uye sezvo munhu aaka-punzika hakuna chaanogonabkunatsa iye ega; asi kutambu-dzwa nekufa kwaKristu ckuno-

6a Aruma 20:17–18.7a D&Z 46:13–14.9a Aruma 18:18–28.

10a nkm Sika.11a nkm Daira.12a 1 Ni. 5:10–18;

Aruma 37:9.13a Gen. 1:26–28.

b nkm HurongwahweRununuro.

c 2 Ni. 9:18.14a nkm Kupunzika

kwaAdama naEva.b 2 Ni. 25:23;

Aruma 42:10–25.c Aruma 34:8–16.

nkm Dzikinura.

Aruma 22:15–21 332

vadzikinura muzvitema zvavo,kuburikidza nerutendo nekute-ndeuka, nezvimwe zvakadaro;nokuti anodimbura majotoerufu, kuti dguva ritadze kuku-nda, nokutiwo kuruma kwe-rufu kuchamedzwa netarisiroyekubwinya; uye Aroni akatsa-nangura zvose zvinhu izvikuna mambo.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-

re mekunge Aroni atsanangurazvinhu zvose izvi kwaari, ma-mbo akati: aChii chandingaitekuti ndiwane upenyu uhwuhwokusingaperi hwawataura?Hongu, ndingaitei kuti bndizva-rwe naMwari, kuti mweya uyuwakaipa udzurwe muchipfuvachangu, uye ndigotambira Mwe-ya wake, kuti ndigozadzwa ne-rufaro, kuti ndisaraswe pazuvarokupedzisira? Tarisai, akadaroiye, ndichasiya czvose zvandina-zvo, hongu, ndichasiya uma-mbo hwangu, kuti ndigashirekufara kukuru uku.16 Asi Aroni akati kwaari:

Kana auchida chinhu ichi, kanaukapfugama pamberi paMwa-ri, hongu, ukatendeuka kubvakuzvitadzo zvako zvose, uyeukapfugama pamberi paMwari,uchidaidza zita ravo nerutendo,uchitenda kuti uchagashira,ndipo pauchagashira btariroyauri kuda.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti Aroni

zvaakanga ataura mazwi aya,mambo aakapfugama pamberipaIshe, nemabvi ake; hongu,

kana iye akazvambarara pasi,bakachema zvikuru, achiti:

18 Imi Mwari, Aroni andiudzakuti kuna Mwari; uye kana kui-na Mwari, uye kana imi murimiMwari, mungaite here kutindikuzivei, uye ndicharegerazvitema zvangu zvose kutindikuzivei, nekuti ndimutswekubva kuvakafa, uye ndigopo-neswa muzuva rekupedzisira.Uye zvino mambo ataura ma-zwi aya, akarohwa akaita seafa.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti varandavake vakamhanya vakanotauri-ra mambokadzi zvakanga zva-itika kuna mambo. Uye ma-mbokadzi akabva auya kunamambo; uye zvaakamuona aka-rara seakafa, uye achionawoAroni nehama dzake sekungendivo vakanga vakonzera ku-punzika kwamambo, akava-shatirirwa, ndokubva atumavaranda vake, kana kuti vara-nda vamambo, kuti vavatorevavauraye.

20 Zvino varanda vakangavaona chakanga chaita kutimambo apunzike, naizvozvovakatya kuisa maoko avo panaAroni nehama dzake; uyevakanyengetedza mambokadzivachiti: Sei muchititaurira kutitiuraye varume ava, uye tarisaimumwechete wavo ane asimbakupfuura tose? Naizvozvo ti-chapunzika pameso pavo.

21 Zvino mambokadzi paaka-ona kutya kwakanga kwabatavaranda naiyewo akavamba

14d Isa. 25:8;I VaKori. 15:55.

15a Mabasa 2:37.b Aruma 5:14, 49.

c Mat. 13:44–46;19:16–22.

16a nkm Kupinduka.b Eta 12:4.

17a D&Z 5:24.b nkm Munamato.

20a Aruma 18:1–3.

333 Aruma 22:22–29

kutya zvikuru, achitya kutiangangovingwa nechinhu cha-kaipa. Uye ndokubva atauriravaranda vake kuti vanodaidzavanhu, kuti vazouraya Aroninehama dzake.22 Zvino Aroni paakaona ku-

shinga kwamambokadzi, iye,nekuzivawo ukukutu hwemwo-yo yevanhu, akatya kuti panga-ngoungana mhomho yevanhupamwechete, uye kwove neku-pesana kukuru nokukangani-sana mukati mavo; naizvozvoakatambanudza ruoko rwakeakasimudza mambo kubva pasi,uye akati kwavari: Simukai.Akamira netsoka dzake, achi-wana simba rake.23 Zvino izvi zvakaitwa muma-

ziso amambokadzi nevazhinjivevaranda. Uye zvavakazvionazvakavashamisa zvikuru, uyevakatanga kutya. Uye mamboakamira, uye akatanga akupa-ridza kwavari. Uye akavapari-dzira, zvekuti imba yake yosebyakatendeukira kuna Ishe.

24 Zvino pakanga pane mho-mho yakange yaungana pamwe-chete nenzira yekudaidzwa na-mambokadzi, kukatanga kuvenekutsutsumwa pakati pavo pa-musoro paAroni nehama dzake.25 Asi mambo akamira mukati

mavo akavafundisa. Uye vaka-nyevenuka kuna Aroni nekuneavo vaakanga ainavo.26 Uye zvakaitika kuti mambo

zvaakaona kuti vanhu vanye-venuka, akaita kuti Aroni ne-vamwe vake vamire pakati

pemhomho yevanhu iyi, uyekuti vagovaparidzira shoko.

27 Uye zvakaitika kuti mamboakatumira achiziviso munyikayose, kuvanhu vake vose vaivemunyika yake yose, vaive mu-matunhu ose akatenderedza,aiganhurana negungwa, kuma-bvazuva nekumadokero, uyeyakange yakaganurana nenyikabyaZarahemura nekamutsetsekerenje kakamanika, kaibvakugungwa nechekumabvazuvakachidimbura kunosvika kugu-ngwa nechekumadokero, nepe-dyo pegungwa, nekumiganhuyerenje raive kuchamhembekwenyika yeZarahemura, neku-miganhu yeMandi, nekumusorokwerwizi rweSidhoni, rwuchi-bva kumabvazuva rwuchiendakumadokero — ndiko kuganu-rwa kwakanga kwakaitwa ma-Ramani nemaNifai.

28 Zvino, vazhinji vevakangavaine a nungo vemaRamanivaigara murenje, uye vachiga-ramumatende; uye vakanga va-kapararira nerenje necheku-madokero, munyika yaNifai;hongu, nekumadokerowo enyi-ka yaZarahemura, kumuganhunegungwa, nekumadokero mu-nyika yaNifai, munzvimboyenhaka yekutanga yemadziba-ba avo, uye iri yakaganhurananegungwa.

29 Uye kwakanga kuinewomaRamani akawanda necheku-mabvazuva nechekugungwa,kuri kwavakanga vatinhirwanemaNifai. Naizvozvo maNifai

23a nkm Mushumiri;Paridza; Dzidzisa.

b nkm Kupinduka.27a Aruma 23:1–4.

b Omu. 1:13–17.28a 2 Ni. 5:22–25.

Aruma 22:30–35 334

akanga akakomberedzwa ne-maRamani; zvisinei maNifaiakanga akatora rutivi rwoserwekuchamhembe kwenyikarwakaganhurana nerenje, paka-tangira rwizi rweSidhoni, ku-bvira kumabvazuva kusvikakumadokero, munzvimbo dziripedyo nerenje; kuchamhembe,kana kusvika kunzvimbo ya-vaiti ayeMaguta.

3 0 U y e y a k a n g a y a k a g a-nhurana nenyika yavaidaidzakuti Nyika ayeKuparadzwa,yakanga iri kure kuchamhe-mbe zvekuti yaipinda munyikayakambenge iine vanhu uyeikaparadzwa, ine vanhu vanebmapfupa atataura nezvawo,akawanikwa nevanhu vaZara-hemura, iri iyo nzvimbo cyava-katanga kusvika.31 Uye vakabva ikoko vachi-

kwira kuenda murenje reche-kumaodzanyemba. Saka nyikayaive nechekuchamhembe yai-nzi Nyika ayeKuparadzwa, uyenyika yaive nechekumaodza-nyemba yainzi Maguta, ririrenje rakanga rizere nemhukadzemarudzi ose, dzimwe dza-cho dziri dzakanga dzabva ne-chekuchamhembe dzichitsva-ga zvekudya.32 Uye zvino, waingova amu-

fambo wezuva rimwe nechi-kamu kumuNifai, mumutsetseweMaguta nenyika yeKupa-radzwa, kubva kumabvazuvakuenda kugungwa rekuma-dokero; uye saka nyika ya-Nifai nenyika yeZarahemura

dzakanga dzakada kutendere-dzwa nemvura, paine bkamu-tsetse kenyika pakati penyikairi kuchamhembe nenyika irikumaodzanyemba.

3 3 U y e z v a k a i t i k a k u t imaNifai akanga agara munyikayeMaguta, kana kubvira kuma-bvazuva kusvika kugungwarekumadokero, uye saka ma-Nifai mukuchenjera kwavo,nevatariri vavo nemauto avo,vakanga vamanikidzira maRa-mani nechekumaodzanyemba,kuti vashaye chavainacho ku-chamhembe kwenyika, kutivatadze kurwisa nyika neche-kumusoro kwayo.

34 Naizvozvo maRamani hava-na kunge vaine chinhu munyikayaNifai, nemurenje rakatende-redza. Zvino uku kwaive ku-chenjera kwemaNifai — sezvomaRamani vaive mhandu dza-vo, havaibvuma kuti vatambu-dzwe kwose-kwose, uye nokutivagowana nyika yekutizira,maererano nezvido zvavo.

35 Uye zvino ini, shure kweku-nge ndataura izvi, ndinodzoke-ra zvakare kunyaya yaAmoninaAroni, Omuna naHimunai,nehama dzavo.

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Rusununguko rwekunamata rwu-nodaidzirwa — MaRamani mu-nyika nomwe nemaguta vanopi-ndutswa — Vanozvidaidza kutivaAndi-Nifai-Rihai uye vanosu -

29a Aruma 52:9; 63:5.30a Aruma 50:34;

Morm. 4:1–3.

b Mosaya 8:7–12;28:11–19.

c Hir. 6:10.

31a Hir. 3:5–6.32a Hir. 4:7.

b Aruma 50:34.

335 Aruma 23:1–7

nungurwa kubva mukutukwa —MaAmarekai nemaAmuroni va-noramba chokwadi. Zvingangovemakore 90 kusvika ku77 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Tarisai, zvino zvakaitika kutimambo wemaRamani akatu-mira achiziviso kuvanhu vakevose, kuti vasabate-bate Amoni,kana Aroni, kana Omuna, kanaHimunai, kana ani zvake weha-ma dzavo avo vachaenda vachi-paridza shoko raMwari, kwosekwavanenge vari, murutivirwupi rwenyika yavo.2 Hongu, akatumira shoko

kwavari, kuti vasavabate kutivavasunge, kana kuti kuvaisamutirongo; zve havafanire ku-vasvipira, kana kuvarova, kanakuvabvisa mumasinagogo avo,kana kuvarova; havafanire ku-vatema nematombo, asi kuti ivovagone kupinda mudzimbadzavo vakasununguka, nemu-matemberi avowo, nemunzvi-mbo dzavo dzavanosangana.3 Uye ndiko kuti vaende va-

chiparidza shoko maereranonechido chavo, nokuti mamboakanga apindukira kuna Ishe,nemba yake yose; saka akatu-mira chiziviso chake munyikayose kuvanhu vake, shoko ra-Mwari risawane chinoridzivisa,asi kuti shoko rake riende mu-nyika yose, kuti vanhu vakevapwiswe pamusoro pekuipaakwetsika dzamadzibaba avo,nokutiwo vapwiswe kuti vosevaive hama, nokuti vasaponde,

kana kupaza, kana kuba, kanakuita upombwe, kana kuitachimwe chinhu cheuipi.

4 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutimambo atumira shoko rake,Aroni nevamwe vake vakaendaguta neguta, uye kubva muimbayekunamatira kuenda muneimwe imba yekunamatira, va-chimisa machechi, uye vachi-gadza vafundisi nevadzidzisimunyika yose mukati mema-Ramani, kuti vaparidze noku-dzidzisa shoko raMwari mukatimavo; uye vakatanga kuvanekubudirira kukuru.

5 Uye zviuru zvakasvikamukuziva Ishe, hongu, zviuruzvakasvika mukutenda atsikadzemaNifai; uye vakadzidziswabzvinyorwa nezviporofita zva-katambidzanwa kudakara ku-svika nhasi.

6 Uye sezvo chiri chokwadikuti Ishe mupenyu, nechokwadivazhinji vakatenda, kana sezvovazhinji vakasvitswa mukuzivachokwadi, kuburikidza neku-paridza kwaAmoni nehamadzake, maererano nemweyawekuzururirwa newechiporo-fita, nesimba raMwari richisha-nda zvishamiso mavari—hongu,ndinoti kwamuri, sezvo Ishevari vapenyu, vazhinji vema-Ramani vakatenda kuparidzakwavo, uye avakatendeukirakuna Ishe, bhavana kupunzika.7 Nokuti vakave vanhu vaka-

rurama; vakakanda pasi zvo-mbo zvavo zveupanduki, zvo-kuti havana kuzorwisa Mwari

23 1a Aruma 22:27.3a Aruma 26:24.5a Aruma 37:19.

b Aruma 63:12.nkm Magwaromatsvene.

6a nkm Kupinduka.b Aruma 27:27.

Aruma 23:8–24:2 336

zvakare, kana mumwe wehamadzavo.8 Zvino, ava andivo vakapi-

ndukira kuna Ishe:9 Vanhu vemaRamani vakanga

vari munyika yaIshmaeri;10 Uye vanhu vemaRamaniwo

vakanga vari munyika yeMi-dhoni;11 Uye vanhu vemaRamani-

wo vaive muguta raNifai;12 Uyewo vanhu avemaRamani

vaive munyika yeShiromu, ne-vaive munyika yeShemuroni,nemuguta raRemueri, nemugu-ta raShimuniromu.13 Uye aya ndiwo mazita ema-

guta emaRamani aakatendeuki-ra kuna Ishe; uye ndiwo iwayaakakanda zvombo zvawo pasizveupanduki, hongu, zvombozvawo zvose zvehondo; uyevose vaive maRamani.14 Uye maAmarekai vakanga

vasina akutendeuka, kunze kwe-mumwechete oga; kana bma-Amuroni; asi vakaomesa mwoyoyavo, nemwoyo yemaRamaniaivewo murutivi irworwo rwe-nyika mavaigara, hongu, uye mi-sha yavo yose nemaguta avo ose.15 Naizvozvo, tataura ose ma-

guta emaRamani ane vakate-ndeuka nevakaziva chokwadi,uye vakapinduka.16 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

mambo neavo vakapindutswavakada kuve nezita, kuti vago-ve vakatsaukana nehama dzavo;naizvozvo mambo akataura na-Aroni nevazhinji vevapirisita

vavo, maererano nezita rava-ngatore, kuti vagozivikanwanaro.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakatizita ravo rinonzi amaAndi-Nifai-Rihai; uye vakadaidzwanezita iri uye vakasazodaidzwakunzi maRamani.

18 Uye vakatanga kuve vanhuvanoshanda zvikuru; hongu,uye vaishamwaridzana nema-Nifai; naizvozvo, vakazururakuwirirana navo, uye akutukakwaMwari hakuna kuzovate-vera zvakare.

CHITSAUKO 24

MaRamani anorwisa vanhu va-Mwari — MaAndi-Nifai-Rihai va-nofara muna Kristu uye vanosha-nyirwa nengirozi — Vanosarudzakufa pane kuti vazvirwire — Ma-mwezve maRamani vanotendeu-tswa. Zvingangove makore 90kusvika ku77 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti maAmare-kai nemaAmuroni nemaRamanivakanga vari munyika yaAmu-roni, nemunyikawo yaHerami,nevaive munyika ayeJerusarema,nemuchidimbu, munyika yoseyakakomberedza, vasina kungevapindutswa nevasina kungevatora zita rekunzi bmaAndi-Nifai-Rihai, vakafurirwa nema-Amarekai nemaAmuroni kutivashatirirwe hama dzavo.

2 Uye ruvengo rwavo rwuka-kura zvikuru, zvekuti vakatanga

8a Aruma 26:3, 31.12a Mosaya 22:8, 11.13a Aruma 53:10.14a Aruma 24:29.

b Mosaya 23:31–39.17a nkm VaAndi-Nifai-

Rihai.18a 1 Ni. 2:23;

2 Ni. 30:5–6;3 Ni. 2:14–16.

24 1a Aruma 21:1.b Aruma 25:1, 13.

337 Aruma 24:3–12

kupandukira mambo wavo,zvekuti vakanga vasisade kutiave mambo wavo; naizvozvo,vakatora zvombo zvavo kurwi-sa maAndi-Nifai-Rihai.3 Zvino mambo vakagadza

mwanakomana wavo umambo,vakamudaidza zita rake kutiAndi-Nifai-Rihai.4 Uye mambo vakafa mugore

rimwechetero rakanga ma-Ramani vachigadzirira kuitahondo nevanhu vaMwari.5 Zvino Amoni nehama dzake

pavakaona kugadzirira kwaii-twa kwose uku nemaRamanikuti vaparadze hama dzavo,vakauya munyika yeMidhiani,uye ikoko Amoni akasangananehama dzake dzose ; uyevabva ikoko vakauya munyikayaIshmaeri kuti vaite adarenaRamonai nehama yakewoAndi-Nifai-Rihai, kuti vaonekuti vangaite sei kuti vazvidzi-virire kubva kumaRamani.6 Zvino hakuna munhu kana

mumwechete zvake mukatimevanhu vose vakanga vate-ndeukira kuna Ishe vaikwanisakutora zvombo kurwisa hamadzavo; kwete, kana kugadzirirahondo havaigadzirira; hongu,uye kana mambo wavo akava-rambidza kugadzirira.7 Zvino aya ndiwo mazwi

aakataura kuvanhu maereranonenyaya iyi: Ndinotenda Mwarivangu, vanhu vangu vanodika-nwa, kuti Mwari vedu mukuna-ka kwavo vakatumira idzi hamadzedu, maNifai, kwatiri kuzoti-paridzira, uye kuitira kutipwisa

anezvetsika dzamadzibaba edudzakaipa.

8 Uye tarisai, ndinotendaMwari vangu mukuru kuti va-katipa kadimbu keMweya wavokupfavisa mwoyo yedu, kutitiite chibvumirano nehama idzi,maNifai.

9 Uye tarisai, ndinotendawoMwari vangu, nokuti mukuza-rura hurukuro iyi tave tino-pwiswa pamusoro apezvitadzozvedu, nezvekuponda kuzhinjikwatakaita.

10 Uye ndinotendawo Mwarivangu, hongu, Mwari vanguvakuru, kuti vakatibvumira kutititendeuke kubva muzvinhuizvi, nokutiwo avakatiregererazvitema zvedu zvakawanda ne-umhondi hwedu hwatakaita,uye akabvisa mumwoyo yedupfungwa yekunzwa tiine bmho-sva, kuburikidza nekururamakweMwanakomana wavo.

11 Uye zvino tarisai, hamadzangu, sezvo zviri izvo zvosezvataikwanisa kuita (sezvo ta-kanga tiri vakanga vakanyanyakurasika kurudzi rwevanhu)kutendeuka muzvitema zveduzvose nekuponda kwose kwa-takaita, nokuita kuti Mwariavazvibvise mumwoyo yedu,nokuti ndizvo zvose zvataikwa-nisa kuita kuti titendeuke zva-kakwana pamberi paMwari kutivabvise vara retsvina yedu —

12 Zvino hama dzangu dzaka-naka dzinodiwa, sezvo Mwarivabvisa kuremerwa kwedu,uye minondo yedu yave kupe-nya, ngatichiregai kusvibisa

5a Aruma 27:4–13.7a Mosaya 1:5.

9a D&Z 18:44.10a Dan. 9:9.

b nkm Mhosva, Kuva ne.11a Isa. 53:4–6.

Aruma 24:13–19 338

minondo yedu zvakare neroparehama dzedu.13 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri

Kwete, ngatichengetei minondoyedu kuti isasvibiswe neroparehama dzedu; nokuti zvimwe,kana tikasvibisa minondo yeduzvakare haizogona akugezwaichipenya neropa reMwanako-mana waMwari vedu mukuru,richadeurwa kuti ridzikinurezvitema zvedu.14 Uye ivo Mwari mukuru

vatinzwira tsitsi, vakaita kutizvinhu izvi zvizivikanwe nesukuti tisafe; hongu, uye vakaitakuti zvinhu izvi tifanozviziva,nokuti vanoda amweya yedu se-kuda kwavanoita vana vedu;naizvozvo, netsitsi dzavo va-notishanyira nengirozi dzavo,kuti burongwa hweruponesohuitwe kuti tihuzive nekuzvi-zvarwa zvedu zvamangwana.15 Imi, tsitsi dzina Mwari

vedu! Uye zvino tarisai, sezvozviri izvo zvataikwanisa kuitakuti kusviba kwedu kubviswekwatiri, uye minondo yedu yi-chipenyeswa, ngatiyivigei kutiyirambe yichipenya, seucha-pupu kuna Mwari vedu muzu-va rekupedzisira, kana kutimusi watichaunzwa kuti timi-re pamberi pavo kuti titongwe,kuti hatina kusvibisa minondoyedu neropa rehama dzedukubvira musi wavatipa shokoravo uye vakabva vatichenesapakare.16 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,

kana hama dzedu dzichitsvakakutiparadza, tarisai, tichavigaminondo yedu, hongu, kanakuicherera pasi muvhu, kutiirambe ichipenya, seuchapupuhwekuti hatina kumboishandisa,muzuva rekupedzisira; uye ka-na hama dzedu dzikatiparadza,tarisai, atichaenda kuna Mwarivedu uye kwatinoponeswa.

17 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutimambo paakapedza kutaurauku, uye vanhu vose vaunga-nidzwa pamwechete, vakatoraminondo yavo, nezvose zvombozvaishandiswa mukuparadzaropa remunhu, uye avakazvivigapasi-pasi muvhu.

18 Uye vakaita izvi, kwavarihuri uchapupu kuna Mwari,nekuvanhuwo, kuti ahavacha-zofa vakashandisa zvombozvakare kuparadza ropa re-munhu; uye vakazviita izvi,vachipupura bnekubvumirananaMwari, kuti vanosarudzackurasikirwa neupenyu hwavopane kuti vaparadze ropa re-hama dzavo; uye pane kutivatorere hama yavo vangato-mupa zvavo; uye pane kutivaparadze mazuva avo vasinachavari kuita vanozoshandazvikuru nemaoko avo.

19 Naizvozvo ndiko kuonakwatinoita, kuti maRamani avapavakaitwa kuti vatende neku-ziva chokwadi, avakasimba, va-kabvuma kana kufa pane kutivaite chitema; uye ndizvo zva-tinoona kuti vakaviga zvombo

13a Zvaka. 1:5.14a nkm Mweya (Mweya

neMuviri)—Kukoshakwemweya.

b nkm HurongwahweRununuro.

16a Aruma 40:11–15.17a Hir. 15:9.

18a Aruma 53:11.b nkm Chibvumirano.c nkm Kupira.

19a nkm Rutendo.

339 Aruma 24:20–30

zvavo zverunyararo, kana kutivakaviga zvombo zvehondo,kuti vawane runyararo.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti hama

dzavo, maRamani, vakagadzi-rira hondo, uye vakaenda ku-nyika yaNifai vakanangananekunoparadza mambo, uyenokugadza mumwe munzvi-mbo yake, nokuparadza vanhumaAndi-Nifai-Rihai kuabvisamunyika.21 Zvino vanhu zvavakaona

kuti vari kuvingwa vakabudavakanovachingura, uye avaka-zvambarara pasi pamberi pavo,uye vakatanga kudaidza zitaraIshe; uye ndizvo zvavakangavakaita maRamani zvaakava-mba kuvawira, uye vachitangakuvauraya neminondo.22 Uye vasina kurwiswa, va-

kauraya chiuru chimwechetechine vanhu vashanu; uye tino-ziva kuti vakaropafadzwa, no-kuti vakaenda kunogara na-Mwari wavo.23 Zvino maRamani pavakao-

na kuti hama dzavo hadzisikutiza kubaiwa, kana kupi-ndukira kurudyi kana kurubo-shwe, asi kuti vairara pasi uyeavachiparara, uye vachikudzaMwari ivo vari mukupararapasi peminondo kudaro —24 Zvino maRamani pavakao-

na izvi, vakabva avarega kuva-baya; uye kwaive nevazhinjivakanga vanzwa bkurwadzakwemwoyo yavo pamusana pe-hama dzavo dzakanga dzafa ne-kubaiwa, nokuti vakatendeuka

kubva muzvinhu zvavakangavaita.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-kanda pasi zvombo zvavozvehondo, uye vakasazozvitorazvakare, nokuti vakange vaba-twa nokutya kuponda kwosekwavakanga vaita; uye vakae-nda sehama dzavo, vachivimbanetsitsi dzeavo vakanga vasimu-dza maoko avo kuti vavabaye.

26 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvaMwari vakabatanidzwa musiiwoyo nevanhu vakawanda ku-pfuura vakanga vauraiwa; uyeavo vakanga vauraiwa vaivevanhu vakarurama, naizvozvohatina chikonzero chekukaha-dzika asi kuti avakaponeswa.27 Uye hakuna kana mumwe-

chete akauraiwa akanga ari pa-kati pavo akanga aine huipi; asipakange paine vaipfuura chiuruvakaunzwa muruzivo rwecho-kwadi; saka tinoona kuti Ishe va-noshanda anenzira dzakawandamuruponeso rwevanhu vavo.

28 Zvino, vazhinj i vema-Ramani vakauraya hama dza-vo zhinji kudaro vaive ma-Amarekai nemaAmuroni, uyevazhinji vavo vaive avehuro-ngwa bhwemaNeho.29 Zvino, pane vakasangana

nevanhu vaIshe, ahamuna ku-nge muine maAmarekai, kanamaAmuroni, kana vakanga varivaNeho, asi vakanga vari zvi-zvarwa zvaRamani naRemueri.

30 Uye tinoona zviri pachena,kut i kana vanhu vakadzi-mara avajekeserwa neMweya

21a Aruma 27:3.23a Aruma 26:32.24a Aruma 25:1.

b nkm Kunzwa Tsitsi.

26a Zvaka. 14:13.27a Isa. 55:8–9;

Aruma 37:6–7.28a Aruma 21:4.

b Aruma 1:15; 2:1, 20.29a Aruma 23:14.30a Mat. 12:45.

Aruma 25:1–8 340

waMwari, uye vawana bruzivorukuru rwezvinhu zviri maere-rano nekururama, uye cvagowiramuchitema nekutadza, vanobvavaoma, saka zvinhu zvavo zvi-nobva dzvanyanya kuipa kuitasevasina kumboziva zvinhu izvi.

CHITSAUKO 25

Kunetsa kwemaRamani kunopa-rarira—Mbeu yemapirisita vaNoainofa sekuporofitwa kwazvakai-twa naAbhinadhai — MaRamanimazhinji vanopinduka uye vobvavasangana nevanhu vaAndi-Nifai-Rihai — Vanotenda muna Kristuvachichengetedza mutemo wa-Mosesi. Zvingangove makore 90kusvika ku77 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye tarisai, zvino zvakaitikakuti maRamani ava vakashatirwazvakanyanya nokuti vakangavauraya hama dzavo; naizvozvovakapika kuti vachatsividzapamaNifai; uye panguva iyoyohavana kuzoedza kuurayavanhu avaAndi-Nifai-Rihai.

2 Asi vakatora mauto avo uyevakaenda mumiganhu yeZara-hemura, vakarwisa vanhu vaka-nga vari munyika yaAmonaihauye avakavaparadza.

3 Uye mumashure maizvozvo,vakarwisana nemaNifai mu-hondo zhinji, mavakakurirwavakauraiwa.

4 Uye pakati pemaRamanivakauraiwa pakange paine vai-karove vose mapirisita aNoavakange vari ambeu yaAmuroninehama dzake, uye vakabaiwanemaoko emaNifai;

5 Uye vakasara, vatizira kure-nje rekumabvazuva, uye vatorasimba nemvumo yekutongakwemaRamani, vakaita kutimaRamani mazhinji avapararenemoto pamusoro pekutendakwavo —

6 Nokuti vazhinji avavo, mu-shure mekurasikirwa kwaka-nyanya nematambudziko aka-wanda, vakatanga kumutswamukurangarira bmazwi aAroninehama dzake avakavaparidziramunyika mavo; naizvozvovakatanga kusatenda ctsika dze-madzibaba avo, nokutendamunaIshe, nekuti vakapa simbaguru kumaNifai; uye ndikokudzorwa kwakaitwa vazhinjivavo murenje.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti avo va-tongi vakange vari vakasarapavana avaAmuroni vakaitakuti bvauraiwe, hongu, vose avovaitenda mune zvinhu izvi.

8 Zvino uku kufira zvaunote-nda uku kwakaita kuti hamadzavo zhinji vamuke muku-shatirwa; uye kukatanga kuvenekupesana muren je ; uyemaRamani akatanga akuvhimambeu yaAmuroni nehama

30b VaH. 10:26;Aruma 47:36.

c 2 Ni. 31:14;Aruma 9:19.nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

d II Pet. 2:20–21.

25 1a nkm

VaAndi-Nifai-Rihai.2a Aruma 8:16; 16:9.4a Mosaya 23:35.5a Mosaya 17:15.6a nemamwe mazwi

maRamani.

b Aruma 21:9.c Aruma 26:24.

7a Aruma 21:3; 24:1,28–30.

b nkm KuponderwaChitendero.

8a Mosaya 17:18.

341 Aruma 25:9–17

dzake uye vakatanga kuvau-raya; uye vakatizira murenjerekumabvazuva.9 Uye tarisai vari kuvhimwa ne-

maRamani muzuva rino. Ndizvozvakaita kuti mazwi aAbhina-dhai, ayo aakataura maereranonembeu yevapirisita avo vakaitakuti afe nemoto aitike.10 Nokuti akati kwavari: aZva-

muchaita kwandiri zvichave chi-ratidzo chezvinhu zvichauya.11 Uye zvino Abhinadhai

ndiye aive wekutanga kutambu-dzika amurufu rwemoto pamu-sana pekutenda kwake kunaMwari; zvino izvi ndizvo zvaa-ireva, kuti vazhinji vachafanemoto, maererano nokuta-mbudzika kwaakanga aita iye.12 Uye akati kumapirisita

aNoa mbeu yavo ichakonzerakuti vazhinji vauraiwe, sezvaa-kanga aitwa iye, nokuti vacha-pararira uye vagouraiwa, kanasezvinoita hwai isina mufudziinotinhwa ichinouraiwa nezvi-kara; uye zvino tarisai, mazwiaya akatsinhirwa, nokuti vaka-tinhwa nemaRamani, uye va-kavhimwa, uye vakarohwa.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-

mani pavakaona kuti havanga-kurire maNifai vakadzokerazvakare kunyika kwavo; uyevazhinji vavo vakauya kuzogaramunyika yaIshmaeri nemunyikayaNifai, uye vakazviisa muva-nhu vaMwari, vaive vanhuavaAndi-Nifai-Rihai.

14 Uye naivowo avakachererapasi zvombo zvavo zvehondo,maererano nezvakanga zvaitahama dzavo, uye vakatangakuve vanhu vakarurama; uyevakafamba munzira dzaIshe,uye vakacherechedza kuchenge-tedza mirau nemitemo yake.

15 Hongu, uye vaichengetedzamutemo waMosesi; nokuti zvai-fanira kuti vambochengetedzamutemo waMosesi , nokutiwakanga usati wazadzikiswawose. Asi kana dai zvazvo paiveanemutemo waMosesi, vakangavachitarisira kuuya kwaKristu,vachiti ivo mutemo waMosesibchiratidzo chekuuya kwake, uyevachitenda kuti vakafanira ku-ramba vachiita zvisungo czve-kunze kudakara kusvika pa-nguva yaacharatidzwa kwavari.

16 Zvino havana kunge vachitiaruponeso rwunounzwa bnemu-temo waMosesi; asi mutemo wa-Mosesi waivayamura kusimbi-sa rutendo rwavo muna Kristu;nokudaro vakaramba vainectariro kuburikidza nerutendo,ruponeso rwokusingaperi, va-chivimba neMweya wechipo-rofita, uyo wakataura nezve-zvinhu zvichauya.

17 Uye zvino tarisai, Amoni,naAroni, naOmuna, naHimunai,nehama dzavo vakafara zviku-ru, nokubudirira kwavakangavaita mukati mamaRamani,vachiona kuti Mwari vakangavavapa maererano aneminamato

10a Mosaya 13:10.11a Mosaya 17:13.13a Aruma 23:16–17.14a Aruma 24:15; 26:32.15a Jak. 4:5; Jar. 1:11.

nkm MutemowaMosesi.

b Mosaya 3:14–15; 16:14.c Mosaya 13:29–32.

16a Mosaya 12:31–37;

13:27–33.b 2 Ni. 11:4.c I VaT. 5:8–9.

17a Aruma 17:9.

Aruma 26:1–10 342

yavo, nokutiwo vakanga vatsi-nhira rose shoko kwavari pasi-na zvavakasiya.

CHITSAUKO 26

Amoni anofara muna Ishe — Vanerutendo vanosimbiswa naIshe uyevachipiwa ruzivo — Nerutendovanhu vanokwanisa kuunza zviuruzvemweya mukutendeuka—Mwarivane simba rose uye vanonzwisi-sa zvinhu zvose. Zvingangovemakore 90 kusvika ku77 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino, aya ndiwo mazwiaAmoni kuhama dzake, anoti:Vakoma nevanin’ina vangu ne-hama dzangu, tarisai ndinotikwamuri, tine chikonzero chi-kuru chekufara; nokuti paneakambozvifunga here azvata-kabva kunyika yaZarahemurakuti Mwari vaizotipa maropa-fadzo makuru akadai?2 Uye zvino, ndinobvunza,

maropafadzo makuru aakatipandeapi? Mungaataura here?3 Tarisai, ndinokupindurirai;

nokuti hama dzedu maRamani,vakanga vari murima, hongu,murima remugomba rakatindoo, asi tarisai, kuti avanganivavo vaunzwa kuti vaone chie-dza chinoshamisa chaMwari!Uye aya ndiwo maropafadzoakaiswa patiri, kuti takaitwabmidziyo mumaoko aMwarikuti tiite basa guru iri.

4 Tarisai, azviuru zvavo zvino-fara, uye zvakaunzwa mudangaraMwari.

5 Tarisai, amunda wakangewaibva, uye makaropafadzwaimi, nokuti makapinza bjeko, uyemukakohwa nesimba renyu,hongu, muswere wose maka-shanda; uye tarisai uwanduchwezvimwanda zvenyu! Uyezvichaunganidzwa mutsapi,kuti zvisaparadzwe.

6 Hongu, havazotorwa nedutupamusi wekupedzisira; hongu,havazotakurwa nechamupupu-ri; asi panouya adutu vachangevakaungana pamwechete mu-nzvimbo mavo, zvekuti dutuharikwanise kuvapinda; hongu,havazotorwa nemhepo inotyisavachiendeswa kwavanenge va-chidiwa kuti vaende nemuvengi.

7 Asi tarisai, vari mumaokomaIshe avekukohwa, uye nde-vavo; uye bvachavamutsa musiwekupedzisira.

8 Ngariropafadzwe zita ra-Mwari vedu; angatiimbe kuru-kudzo rwavo, hongu, ngatipeibkutenda kuzita ravo dzvene,nokuti vanoshanda kururamanarinhi.

9 Nokuti dai takanga tisinakubva munyika yeZarahemura,idzi hama dzedu dzinodiwazvikuru, vakatida zvikuru, va-ngadai vachiri kutongwa anoku-tivenga, hongu, uye vangadaivari vatorwa kuna Mwari.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoni

26 1a Mosaya 28:9;Aruma 17:6–11.

3a Aruma 23:8–13.b II VaKori. 4:5;

Mosaya 23:10.4a Aruma 23:5.

5a Joh. 4:35–37;D&Z 4:4.

b Joere 3:13.c D&Z 33:7–11; 75:2, 5.

6a Hir. 5:12;3 Ni. 14:24–27.

7a nkm Mukoho.b Mosaya 23:22;

Aruma 36:28.8a D&Z 25:12.

b nkm Kupakutendo.9a Mosaya 28:1–2.

343 Aruma 26:11–19

paakapedza kutaura mazwi aya,munin’ina wake Aroni akamu-tsiura, achiti: Amoni, tinotyakuti rufaro rwako rwakutakurakunge wave kuzvirumbidza.11 Asi Amoni akati kwaari:

aHandizvikudze nesimba rangu,kana neungwaru hwangu, asitarisa, brufaro rwangu rwuzere,hongu, mwoyo wangu uzerenerufaro, uye ndichafara munaMwari vangu.12 Hongu, ndinozviziva kuti

handisi chinhu; kana zviri zvesi-mba rangu ndakarenda; naizvo-zvo ahandizozvikudza pachangu,asi ndichazvikudza naMwarivangu, nokuti bmusimba ravondinogona kuita zvinhu zvose;hongu, tarisai, takaunza zvisha-miso zvikuru zvinoshamisa mu-nyika ino, zvichaita kuti tikudzezita rake nariini.13 Tarisai, zviuru zvingani

zvehama dzedu dzavakasu-nungura kubva mukurwadzaakwegehena; uye vanounzwabkuzoimba rudo rwunonunura,zvose izvi zvichikonzerwa ne-simba reshoko rake riri matiri,saka hatina here chikonzerochikuru chekuti tifare?14 Hongu, tine chikonzero

chekumukudza nariini wose,nokuti Ndiye Mwari Vekumu-soro-soro, uye akasunungurahama dzedu kubva amungetanidzegehena.15 Hongu, vakanga vakako-

mberedzwa nerima risingaperi

nokuparadzwa; asi tarisai, aka-vaunza amuchiedza chake chi-singaperi, hongu, muruponesorwusingaperi, uye vakombere-dzwa nerudo rwavo rwakawa-nda rwusingaenzaniswe; ho-ngu, uye isu tange tiri midziyomumaoko avo yekuita basaguru rinoshamisa iri.

16 Naizvozvo, angatirumbidzei,hongu, bticharumbidza munaIshe; hongu, tichafara, nokutirufaro rwedu rwuzere; hongu,ticharumbidza Mwari vedunariini wose. Tarisai, ndianiangarumbidze zvakapfuuridzamuna Ishe? Hongu, ndianiangataure zvakapfuuridza pa-musoro pesimba ravo, cnetsitsidzavo, nokunetswa kwavo ku-tambudzikira vana vevanhu?Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri, ha-ndigone kutaura kana kanhukadiki-diki kandinonzwa.

17 Ndiani akambozvifungakuti Mwari vedu vangatiitiretsitsi dzakadai kuti vatibvisemune zvedu zvakaipa, zvizerenezvitema, uye zvakasvibisaunhu hwedu?

18 Tarisai, takaenda kana nemu-kushatirwa, tichimuudza kutiatinoparadza chechi yavo.19 Ko zvino, vakarega nei

kutitumira kunoparadzwa zvi-notyisa, hongu, vakarega seikut i munondo wekurangakwavo uwire patiri, kuti uti-shuridzire kukundikana kwo-kusingaperi?

11a II VaKori. 7:14.b D&Z 18:14–16.

nkm Rufaro.12a Jer. 9:24; Aruma 29:9.

b Mpi. 18:32–40;VaF. 4:13;

1 Ni. 17:3.13a nkm Gehena.

b Aruma 5:26.14a Aruma 12:11.15a nkm Chiedza,

Chiedza chaKristu.

16a VaR. 15:17;I VaKori. 1:31.

b II VaKori. 10:15–18;D&Z 76:61.

c Mpi. 36:5–6.18a Mosaya 27:8–10.

Aruma 26:20–28 344

20 Iwe mweya wangu, sezva-zvaive, unotiza pfungwa iyi.Tarisai, havana kuita kurura-misa kwavo kwatiri, asi mutsi-tsi dzavo huru vakatiyambutsaahanwa yerufu nekusuwa iyeisingaperi nariini wose, kanakutisvitsa muruponeso rwe-mweya yedu.

21 Uye zvino tarisai, hamadzangu, ndoupi munhu awe-nyama anoziva zvinhu izvi?Ndinoti kwamuri hakuna kanamumwechete banoziva zvinhuizvi, kunze kweavo vanobvumakutadza kwavo.22 Hongu, uyo aanotendeuka

uye achishandisa brutendo, uyeachiunza mabasa akanaka, uyeachinamata nguva dzose asinga-mire—kuna iyeyo ndiko kuno-piwa kuziva czvakavanzika zva-Mwari; hongu, kune vakadarondiko kuchapiwa kuburitsa pa-chena zvinhu zvisina kumbengezvakaiswa pachena; hongu, uyekuchapiwa kuna ivavo kutivaunze zviuru zvemweya mu-kutendeuka, kana sekupiwakwatakaitwa isu kuti tiunze idzihama dzedu mukutendeuka.23 Zvino mucharangarira here,

hama dzangu, kuti takati kuha-ma dzedu dziri munyika yeZa-rahemura, tinoenda kunyikayaNifai, kuti tinoparidza ku-hama dzedu, maRamani, uyevakatiseka zvinonyadzisa?24 Nokuti vakati kwatiri :

Munofunga kuti mungaite kuti

maRamani ave neruzivo rwe-chokwadi? Munofunga kutimungapwise maRamani nezve-kutsautsira akwetsika dzama-dzibaba avo, ivo vari vanhubvakaoma mitsipa kudaro; vanemwoyo inofadzwa nekudeuraropa; vanoswera vari mukatimechakaipisisa; nzira dzavodziri nzira dzemutadzi kubvirapakutanga? Zvino hama dzangu,munoyeuka kuti uyu ndiwowaive mutauro wavo.

25 Uye handiti ivo vakati: Nga-titorei zvombo tivarwise, kutitivaparadze nezvitadzo zvavotivabvise munyika, nokuti va-ngangotirwisa vakatiparadza.

26 Asi tarisai, hama dzangudzinodiwa, takauya murenjetisina pfungwa yekuparadzahama dzedu, asi pfungwa yeduyaive yekuti dai taponesa imwemweya yavo.

27 Zvino mwoyo yedu paya-kanga yaderera, uye tave kudakudzokera, tarisai, Ishe avaka-tinyaradza, uye vakati: Endaimukati mehama dzenyu, ma-Ramani, uye mutakure bnekutiri-ra cmatambudziko enyu, uye inindichakupai kuti mubudirire.

28 Uye zvino tarisai, tauya, ti-kaenda pakati pavo; uye tangetakagadzikana mukutambu-dzika kwedu, uye tikatambu-dzika zvakasiyana-siyana pa-musana pekushaya; hongu,tafamba imba nemba, tichivi-mba netsitsi dzenyika — kwete

20a 2 Ni. 1:13;Hir. 3:29–30.

21a nkm MunhuweNyama.

b I VaKori. 2:9–16;Jak. 4:8.

22a Aruma 36:4–5.nkm Rutendeuko.

b nkm Rutendo.c nkm Zvakavandika

zvaMwari.24a Mosaya 10:11–17.

b Mosaya 13:29.27a Aruma 17:9–11.

b nkm Mwoyo Murefu.c Aruma 20:29–30.

nkm Matambudziko.

345 Aruma 26:29–36

tsitsi dzenyika chete asi netsitsidzaMwari.29 Uye takapinda mudzimba

dzavo uye tikavadzidzisa, uyetakavadzidzisa mumigwagwayavo; hongu, uye takavadzi-dzisa mumakomo avo; uye taka-pindawo nemumatemberi avonemumasinagogo avo uye tichi-vadzidzisa; uye tikatandanisirwakunze, tikasveeredzwa, uye ti-kasvipirwa, tikarohwa matamanembama; uye tikatemwa ne-matombo, uye tikatorwa tika-sungwa netambo dzakasimba,uye tikakandwa mutirongo; uyekuburikidza nesimba neungwa-ru hwaMwari, takasunungurwazvakare.30 Uye tatambudzika kwose

kurwadziswa kwakasiyana-siyana, uye zvose izvi, zvirizvataiita tichiti zvimwe tingavenzira yekuponesa mweya mu-mwechete zvawo; uye taifungakuti arufaro rwedu rwaizoverwuzere kana tainge tawanavataponesa.

31 Zvino tarisai, tave kugonakutarisa uye tichiona micheroyekushanda kwedu; ko misho-ma here? Ndinoti kwamuri,Kwete, ayakawanda; hongu, uyetinogona kuvapupurira kutivamire pachokwadi, pamusanaperudo rwavo kuhama dzavo,nekwatiriwo.32 Nokuti tarisai, avangatopira

upenyu hwavo pane kuti vaura-ye kana vavengi vavo chaivo;uye bvakacherera zvombo zvavozvehondo pasi muvhu chaimo,

pamusana perudo rwavainarwonehama dzavo.

33 Zvino tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri, munyika yose ino matimambove nerudo rwakakurakudai here? Tarisai, ndinotikwamuri, Kwete, hakuna, kanapakati pemaNifai chaipo.

34 Nokuti tarisai, vaigona ku-tora zvombo zvavo vakarwisahama dzavo; havaibvumira kutivauraiwe. Asi tarisai kuti vanga-ni vakazvipira neupenyu hwa-vo; uye tinoziva kuti vakaendakuna Mwari vavo, nenzira ye-rudo rwavo nekuvenga kwa-vakanga vakaita chitadzo.

35 Ko zvino hatina chikonzerochekufara here? Hongu, ndinotikwamuri, hakuna kumbovenevanhu vakanga vaine chiko-nzero chikuru chekufara ku-pfuura isu, kubvira kutangakwakaita nyika; hongu, uyekufara kwangu kukuru zvekutindinozvikudza naMwari vangu;nokuti ane asimba rose, ungwa-ru hwose, nokunzwisisa kwose;banoziva zvose zvinhu, uye iyeMunhu ane ctsitsi dzinosvikamuruponeso, kune avo vanote-ndeuka uye vachitenda muzitaravo.

36 Zvino kana uku kuri ku-zvikudza, saka ndichazvikudza;nokuti uhwu ndihwo upenyuhwangu nechiedza changu, ru-faro rwangu neruponeso rwa-ngu, nerununuro rwangu kubvamunhamo isingaperi nariini.Hongu, rakaropafadzwa zita ra-Mwari vangu, vanochengetedza

30a D&Z 18:15–16.31a Aruma 23:8–13.32a Aruma 24:20–24.

b Aruma 24:15.35a nkm Simba.

b D&Z 88:41.

c nkm Anetsitsi.

Aruma 26:37–27:7 346

vanhu ava, vari abazi remutiwaIsraeri, uye vakarasika kubvakune vamwe vavo munyikayevatorwa; hongu, ndinoti,ngariropafadzwe zita raMwarivangu, vakatichengeta, isubvafambi venyika yatisingazive.

37 Zvino hama dzangu, tinoo-na kuti Mwari vanochengetedzaavanhu vose, munyika ipi zva-yo yavari; hongu, vanoverengavanhu vavo, uye ura hwavohwetsitsi huri pasi pose. Zvinouyu ndiwo mufaro wangu, no-kutenda kwangu kukuru; ho-ngu, ndichatenda Mwari vangunariini. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 27

Ishe vanotaurira Amoni kutiatungamirire vanhu vaAndi-Nifai-Rihai kusina njodzi — AsangananaAruma, Amoni anofara zvekutianobva aneta zvekushaya simba —MaNifai vanopa maAndi-Nifai-Rihai nyika yaJeshoni — Vano-daidzwa kuti vanhu vaAmoni.Zvingangove makore 90 kusvikaku77 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino zvakaitika kuti maRa-mani ayo akanga aita hondonemaNifai akaona kuti, mushu-re mekunetsana navo vachidakuvaparadza, vakaona kuti zva-kaoma kuvaparadza, vakadzo-kera zvakare kunyika yaNifai.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-

Amarekai, pamusana pekura-sikirwa kwavo, vakashatirwa

zvikuru. Uye zvavakaona kutihavakwanise kutsividza ma-Nifai, vakatanga kumutsa vanhukuti vashatirirwe ahama dza-vo, vanhu bvaAndi-Nifai-Rihai;naizvozvo vakatanga zvakarekuvaparadza.

3 Zvino vanhu ava vakarambaazvakare kutora zvombo zvavo,uye vakabvuma kuti vauraiwemaererano nezvaida vavengivavo.

4 Zvino Amoni nehama dzakepavakaona basa rekuparadzwapakati pevanhu avo vavaidazvikuru, nepakati peavo vaka-nge vachivada zvikuru—nokutivaibatwa nevanhu sekungengirozi dzakatumirwa kubvakuna Mwari kuti vazovaponesakubva mukuparadzwa kusinga-peri — naizvozvo, Amoni ne-hama dzake pavakaona basarekuparadzwa iri, vakanzwatsitsi, uye avakati kuna mambo:5 Ngatiunganidze vanhu va-

Ishe ava pamwechete, uyetiende kunyika yeZarahemurakuhama dzedu maNifai, titizetibve mumaoko emhandu dzedu,kuti tisaparadzwe.

6 Asi mambo akati kwavari:Tarisai, maNifai achatiparadza,pamusana pekuponda nezvi-tema zvakawanda zvatakaitakwavari.

7 Uye Amoni akati: Ndichae-nda ndinobvunza kuna Ishe,uye kana vakati kwatiri, tie-nde kuhama dzedu, munobvu-ma kuenda here?

36a Gen. 49:22–26;Jak. 2:25; 5:25.

b Jak. 7:26.37a Mabasa 10:34–35;

2 Ni. 26:33.27 2a Aruma 43:11.

b Aruma 25:1.nkm VaAndi-Nifai-

Rihai.3a Aruma 24:21–26.4a Aruma 24:5.

347 Aruma 27:8–20

8 Uye mambo akati kwaari:Hongu, kana Ishe vakati kwatiriendai, tichaenda kuhama dze-du, uye tonove nhapwa dzavokudakara taripa kwose kupo-nda nezvitema zvose zvatakaitakwavari.9 Asi Amoni akati kwaari:

Hazvisi mumutemo wehamadzedu, wakaiswa nababa va-ngu, kuti mukati mavo muveanenhapwa; naizvozvo handeiuye tivimbe netsitsi dzehamadzedu.10 Asi mambo akati kwaari:

Bvunza Ishe, uye kana vakatikwatiri endai, tinoenda; nokutitingapararire munyika muno.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoni

akaenda akanobvunza Ishe, uyeIshe vakati kwaari:12 Bvisa vanhu ava munyika

muno, kuti vasaparare; nokutiSatani abata zvikuru mwoyoyemaAmarekai, avo vari kumu-tsa maRamani kuti vashatirirwehama dzavo vavauraye; naizvo-zvo budai munyika ino; uyevakaropafadzwa vanhu vechi-zvarwa chino, nokuti ndicha-vadzivirira.13 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

Amoni akaenda uye akanotau-rira mambo mazwi ose akangaataurwa naIshe kwaari.14 Uye vakaunganidza vanhu

vavo vose, hongu, vanhu vosevaIshe, uye vakaunganidza ma-tanga avo ose, uye vakabvavabva munyika iyi, uye vaka-svika murenje raiganhura nyikayaNifai nenyika yaZarahemura,

uye vakauya pedyo nekumu-ganhu wenyika.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amoniakati kwavari : Tarisai , ininevamwe vangu tichaendamunyika yaZarahemura, uyeimi muchasara pano kudakaratadzoka ; uye t ichanoedzamwoyo yehama dzedu, kutivanobvuma here kuti muendemunyika yavo.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amonizvaakanga achienda munyikaumu, iye nehama dzake vaka-sangana naAruma, apanzvimboyakambotaurwa; uye tarisai, ukukwakave kusangana kwakafadza.

17 Zvino arufaro rwaAmonirwakave rwukuru zvekuti aka-nzwa kuzadzwa; hongu, akangaamedzwa norufaro rwaMwarivake, zvekuti akabva bapera si-mba; uye akawira pasi czvakare.

18 Zvino rwakanga rwusirirufaro rwukuru here urwu?Tarisai, urwu rufaro rwusinaanorwutambira kunze kweavovanotendeuka uye vachitsvakakufara nokupfava.

19 Zvino rufaro rwaArumapakusangana nehama dzakerwakanga rwuri rukuru zvecho-kwadi, nerwaAroniwo, rwaO-muna, uye Himunai; asi tarisairufaro rwavo harwuna kuva-pedza simba.

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti Arumaakatungamirira hama dzakevakadzokera kunyika yeZara-hemura; nekumba kwake. Uyevakaenda vakanotaurira mu-tongi amukuru zvose zvinhu

9a Mosaya 2:13; 29:32,38, 40.

16a Aruma 17:1–4.

17a nkm Rufaro.b 1 Ni. 1:7.c Aruma 19:14.

20a Aruma 4:16–18.

Aruma 27:21–28 348

zvakanga zvaitika kwavari mu-nyika yaNifai, pakati pehamadzavo, maRamani.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti mutongi

mukuru akatumira shoko mu-nyika yose, achida kunzwa izwirevanhu maererano nokubvumahama dzavo, idzo dzakangadziri vanhu vaAndi-Nifai-Rihai.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti izwi re-

vanhu rakauya, richiti: Tarisai,tichavapa nyika yeJeshoni, irikumabvazuva nechekugungwa,rinobatana nenyika yeMaguta,iri kumaodzanyemba kwenyi-ka yeMaguta; uye nyika iyi ye-Jeshoni ndiyo nyika yatichapahama dzedu senhaka yavo.23 Uye tarisai, tichaisa mauto

edu pakati penyika yaJeshoninenyika yaNifai, kuti tidzivirirehama dzedu dziri munyika ye-Jeshoni; izvi tinozviitira hamadzedu, pamusoro pekutya kwa-vo kutora zvombo kuti varwi-sane nehama dzavo vachityachitema; uye kutya kwavo ku-kuru uku kwavaiva nakwo kwa-kauya pamusana pekutendeukanokusuwa kwavo kwavakaita,pamusoro pekuponda kwavokwakawanda nokuipa kwavokwanyanya.24 Uye zvino tarisai, izvi ticha-

zviitira hama dzedu, kuti vagarenhaka yenyika yaJeshoni; uyetichaisa mauto edu kuti ava-chengete kubva kuvavengi vavo,kana ivo vakatipawo chikamuchezvinhu zvavo kuti tiyamu-rike mukuriritira mauto edu.25 Zvino, zvakaitika kuti

Amoni anzwa izvi, akadzokera

kuvanhu vaAndi-Nifai-Rihai,uye aina Arumawo, murenje,kwavakange vadzika tendedzavo, uye akavazivisa zvosezvinhu izvi. NaArumawo aka-vataurirawo akutendeutswakwake, naAmoni naAroni ,nehama dzake.

26 Uye zvakaitika kuti izvizvakakonzera kufara kukurupakati pavo. Uye vakadzikakunyika yeJeshoni, uye vaka-tora nyika yeJeshoni; uye vaka-daidzwa nemaNifai kunzi va-nhu vaAmoni; saka kubvirapanguva iyoyo vakange vavekuzivikanwa nezita iroro.

27 Uye vakanga vari pakatipevanhu vaNifai, uye vakangavachiverengerwawo kuvanhuvakanga vari vechechi yaMwari.Uye vakanga vachizivikanwawonepamusana pekushinga kwavomuna Mwari, nekuvanhuwo;nokuti vakanga vari vanhuavanovimbika zvechokwadi uyevakati twasu muzvinhu zvose;uye vakanga bvakasimba mu-rutendo muna Kristu, kanakusvika kumagumo.

28 Uye vakanga vasingambodazvavo kunzwa nezvekudeuraropa rehama dzavo; uye zva-kanga zvisingamboita kuti va-udzwe kuti vatore zvombozvekurwisa hama dzavo; uyevakanga vasingatarise rufu ne-kutya, pamusoro petariro neku-ziva kwavo Kristu nekumukakuvakafa; naizvozvo, rufu rwa-kanga rwakakurirwa kwavarimukukundwa kwarwakaitwanaKristu.

25a Mosaya 27:10–24. 27a nkm Anovimbika. b Aruma 23:6.

349 Aruma 27:29–28:9

29 Naizvozvo, vaibvuma akufanenzira inorwadza kwazvo va-chirwadziswa nehama dzavo,vasati vatora munondo kanachipanga kuvabaya.30 Uye saka vakanga vari va-

nhu vakashinga uye vanodiwa,vanhu vaidiwa zvikuru naIshe.

CHITSAUKO 28

MaRamani anokundwa muhondoyakaoma—Makumi ezviuru vano-uraiwa — Vakaipa vachaiswa mu-dambudziko risingaperi; vakarura-ma vanowana kufara kusingagume.Zvingangove makore 77 kusvikaku76 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekunge vanhu vaAmonivagadzwa munyika ayeJeshoni,uye maiswawo chechi munyikayeJeshoni, uye mauto emaNifaiadyarwa-dyarwa munyika ye-Jeshoni, hongu, kumuganhuyose yenyika yeZarahemura; ta-risai mauto emaRamani akangaatevera hama dzavo murenje.2 Uye nokudaro pakave neho-

ndo yakaoma kwazvo; hongu,hakuna kumbenge kwakaitahondo yakadaro yakambozivi-kanwa kana kuonekwa nevanhuvenyika iyi kubvira panguvayakabva Rihai kuJerusarema;hongu, uye makumi ezviuruzvamaRamani akauraiwa uyevakapararira kune dzimwenzvimbo.3 Hongu, uye kwakabaiwawo

vazhinji mukati memaNifai;zvakadaro, maRamani aakati-

nhwa akaita barara-mwanda,uye vanhu vaNifai vakadzokerazvakare kunyika yavo.

4 Uye zvino iyi yaive nguvayakanga iine kuchema nekuwu-wura kukuru kwakanzwikwamunyika yose, mukati mevanhuvose vaNifai —

5 Hongu, kuchema kweshirika-dzi dzaichemera varume vadzo,nekwemadzibaba aichemera va-nakomana vavo, uye mwanasi-kana achichemera hanzvadzi,hongu, hanzvadzikomana ichi-chemera baba; saka kuchemakwakanzwikwa mukati mavovose, vachichemera hama dzavodzakanga dzabaiwa.

6 Uye zvino chokwadi iri raivezuva rizere nokusuwa; hongu,nguva yekudumbirwa, uye ngu-va ayekutsanya kwakanyanyanekunamata.

7 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitagore rechigumi nemashanu re-kutonga kwevatongi muvanhuvaNifai;

8 Uye ndirwo rungano rwa-Amoni nehama dzake, nzendodzavo munyika yaNifai, kuta-mbudzika kwavo munyika umu,kusuwa kwavo, nokurwadziswakwavo, norufaro rwavo arwusi-nganzwisisike, nokutambirwanokuchengetedzwa kwehamamunyika yaJeshoni. Uye zvinoIshe, Mununuri wevanhu vose,vangaropafadze mweya yavonokusingaperi.

9 Uye urwu rwungano rweho-ndo nokupesana mukati me-maNifai, nehondo pakati pe-maNifai nemaRamani; negore

29a Aruma 24:20–23.28 1a Aruma 27:22; 30:1, 19.

3a Aruma 30:1.6a Aruma 30:2.

8a Aruma 27:16–19.

Aruma 28:10–29:4 350

rechigumi nemashanu rekuto-nga kwevatongi kupera kwaro.10 Uye kubvira gore rekutanga

kusvika kugore rechigumi ne-mashanu kwakauya kupara-dzwa kweupenyu hwezviurunezviuru; hongu, kwakaunzakuitika kwekuona kudeukakweropa.11 Uye mitumbi yezviuru zva-

kawanda yakarinzwa muvhu,mimwe mitumbi yezviuru zvi-zhinji iri akuora yakaturikidza-niswa pamusoro penyika; ho-ngu, uye zviuru zvizhinji zviribkuchema nokurasikirwa kwa-vakaitwa nehama dzavo, nokutivane chikonzero chekuti vavevanotya, maererano nezvaka-vimbiswa naIshe, kuti vakaiswamunhamo isina magumo.12 Zviuru nezviuru zvevamwe

zvichichema zvechokwadi kura-sikirwa nehama dzavo, asi va-nofara uye vachisimudzirwamukutarisira, uye vanotoziva,maererano anevimbiso dzaIshe,kuti vanosimudzwa kuti vagarekuruoko rwerudyi rwaMwari,vari murufaro rwusingaperi.13 Uye ndiko kuona kwatinoita

akusaenzana kwemunhu kuku-ru kunokonzerwa nechitemanokutadza, nesimba radhiabho-rosi, rinouya bnemazano eku-nyengedza raakaita kuteyamwoyo yevanhu.14 Uye saka tinoona kudaidzwa

kukuru kwekuti tibate zvine si-mba amubindu reminzabviringa

raIshe; uye saka tinoona chiko-nzero chikuru chekusuwa, ne-chokufarawo—kusuwa nenzirayekufa nekuparadzwa kuri mu-vanhu, nerufaro nenzira byechi-edza chaKristu muupenyu.

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Aruma anoda kudaidzira kutendeu-ka nesimba rengirozi—Ishe vanopavadzidzisi kumarudzi ose—Arumaanobwinya mubasa raIshe nemuku-budirira kwaAmoni nehama dzake.Zvingangove makore 76 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Dai ndaiva ngirozi, uye ndichi-wana zvinodiwa nemwoyo wa-ngu, kuti ndiende ndichitaurasehwamanda yaMwari, nezwirinozunguza nyika, uye ndichi-daidzira kutendeuka kuvanhuvose!

2 Hongu, ndaizotaura kumwe-ya yose nezwi rinenge mheni,kutendeuka nehurongwa kwe-rununuro, kuti vatendeuke uyeavauye kuna Mwari vedu, kutikusazove nekusuwa zvakarepamusoro penyika.

3 Asi tarisai, ndiri munhu,uye ndinoita zvitema mukudakwangu; nokuti ndakafanirakugutswa nezvinhu zvandaka-goverwa naIshe.

4 Handifanire kukanganisachirevo chakasungwa chakasi-mba chaMwari vanoenzanisap a m u s o r o p e z v a n d i n o d a ,

11a Aruma 16:11.b Aruma 48:23;

D&Z 42:45–46.12a Aruma 11:41.13a 1 Ni. 17:35.

b 2 Ni. 9:28.14a nkm Munda

wemizambiringawaIshe.

b nkm Chiedza,

Chiedza chaKristu.29 2a Omu. 1:26;

3 Ni. 21:20.

351 Aruma 29:5–13

nokuti ndinoziva kuti vanopavanhu asezvido zvavo, kana dairwuri rufu kana upenyu; hongu,ndinoziva kuti vanogovera va-nhu, hongu, vanovapa mirauisingapindurwe, maererano bno-kuda kwavo, kana zviri zveru-poneso kana zvekuparadzwa.5 Hongu, uye ndinoziva kuti

zvakanaka nezvakaipa zvinou-ya kuvanhu vose; uyo asinga-zive chakaipa nechakanakahaashorwe; asi uyo aanozivazvakaipa nezvakanaka, kunaiyeyo kunopiwa maererano ne-zvaanenge achida, kana achidazvakanaka kana zvakaipa, upe-nyu kana rufu, kufara kanakusuwa bmupfungwa.

6 Zvino, sezvo ndichiona kutindinoziva zvinhu izvi, ndinodi-rei zvimwe pane kuti ndiite basarandakadaidzirwa kuti ndiite?7 Ko ndinodirei kuti dai ndiri

ngirozi, kuti ndikwanise kuta-ura kumativi ose enyika?8 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe vanopa

kumarudzi aose, werudzi rwavobnerurimi rwavo, kuti adzidziseshoko ravo, hongu, muungwaruzvose czvavanoona kuti vaka-fanira kuve nazvo; naizvozvotinoona kuti Ishe vanoraira ne-ruzivo, maererano nezvakaru-rama uye zviri muchokwadi.9 Ndinoziva icho chandakara-

irwa naIshe, uye ndinochifarira.Handizvirumbidze ini pacha-ngu, asi andinorumbidza icho

chandakataurirwa naIshe; ho-ngu, uye ndiko kufara kwangu,kuti zvimwe ndingave mudziyomumaoko aMwari wekuunzamumwe mweya mukutendeuka;uye urwu ndirwo rufaro rwangu.

10 Uye tarisai, kana ndichionahama dzangu dzakatyoka zve-chokwadi, uye vachiuya kunaIshe Mwari vavo, ipapo mwoyowangu unobva wazadzwa neru-faro; ipapo ndinobva ndayeukaaizvo zvandakaitirwa naIshe,hongu, kana kuti vakanzwa mu-teuro wangu; hongu, ndinobvandayeuka ruoko rwavo rwetsitsirwavakanditambanudzira.

11 Hongu, uye ndinobva nda-yeukawo usungwa hwemadzi-baba angu; nokuti ndinozivanechokwadi kuti aIshe vakava-buritsa muusungwa, uye nai-zvozvo akamisa chechi yavo;hongu, Ishe Mwari, Mwari va-Abrahama, Mwari vaIsaka, na-Mwari vaJakobo, vakavaburi-tsa muusungwa.

12 Hongu, ndinogarorangarirausungwa hwemadzibaba angu;uye ivavo Mwari vamwechetevoavakavabvisa mumaoko ema-Egipita, vakavabvisa muusu-ngwa.

13 Hongu, uye ivavo Mwarivamwechetevo vakamisa chechiyavo mukati mavo; hongu, uyeMwari vamwechetevo vakandi-daidza kubasa dzvene, kutindiparidze shoko kuvanhu ava,

4a Mpi. 37:4.b nkm Kuzvisarudzira.

5a 2 Ni. 2:18, 26;Moro. 7:15–19.nkm Kuzivakuburikiodza

neMweya, Chipo che.b nkm Hana.

8a 2 Ni. 29:12.b D&Z 90:11.c Aruma 12:9–11.

9a Aruma 26:12.

10a Mosaya 27:11–31.11a Mosaya 24:16–21;

Aruma 5:3–5.12a Eks. 14:30–31.

Aruma 29:14–30:4 352

uye vakandipa kubudirira ku-kuru, uko kunoita kuti arufarorwangu rwuve rwakazara.14 Asi handingofara nekubu-

dirira kwangu ini ndega, asirufaro rwangu rwunonyanyakuzara pamusana apekubudiri-ra kwehama dzangu, avo vangavari munyika yaNifai.15 Tarisai, vakashanda zvaka-

pfuuridza, uye vakaunza mi-chero mizhinji; uye mubairowavo uchakura sei!16 Zvino, kana ndikafunga

nokubudirira kwehama dzanguidzi mweya wangu unotaku-rwa, kana kunge uchasiyananemuviri, sezvazvakange zvirindiko kukura kwakaita rufarorwangu.17 Uye zvino dai Mwari vapa

ava, hama dzangu idzi, kutivagare muumambo hwaMwari;hongu, neavo vose vanove ndi-yo michero yekushanda kwavokuti vasazobuda zvakare, asikuti vavakudze nariini. UyeMwari vangaite here kuti zvii-twe maererano nemazwi angu,kana sekutaura kwandaita.Ameni.

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Koriho asingadi Kristu, anosekaKristu, Rudzikinuro, nemweyawechiporofita — Anodzidzisa kutihakuna Mwari, hakuna kupunzikakwemunhu, hakuna kurangwa pa-musoro pechitema, uye hakunaKristu — Aruma anopupura kuti

Kristu achauya nokutiwo zvosezvinhu zvinoratidza kuti kunaMwari — Koriho anoda kutoonachiratidzo uye ndokubva aitwachimumumu — Dhiabhorosi aka-zviratidza kuna Koriho sengiroziuye akamudzidzisa zvekutaura —Koriho akatsikwa-tsikwa achibvaafa. Zvingangove makore 76 kusvi-ka ku74 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Tarisai, zvino zvakaitika kutimushure mekunge avanhu va-Amoni vagodza munyika ye-Jeshoni, hongu, mushurewo me-kunge maRamani batandaniswamunyika, uye vakafa vavo vavi-gwa nevanhu venyika iyi —

2 Zvino vakafa vavo havanakugona kuverengwa nenzira ye-kuwanda kwavo; kana vakafavemaNifai havana kuvere-ngwa — asi zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekuviga vakafa vavo,uyewo mushure memazuvaekutsanya, nokuchema, nemu-namato, (uye zvakanga zvirimugore rechigumi nematanhaturekutonga kwevatongi vanhuvaNifai) kwakatanga kuve neru-nyararo munyika yose.

3 Hongu, uye vanhu vakache-rechedza kuchengetedza mirairoyaIshe; uye vakanga vasingase-ke mukutevedza azvisungo zva-Mwari, maererano nemutemowaMosesi; nokuti vaidzidziswabkuchengeta mutemo waMosesikudakara wazadzikiswa.

4 Uye saka vanhu havana ku-wana chakavapingaidza mugo-re rose rechigumi nematanhatu

13a D&Z 18:14–16.14a Aruma 17:1–4.30 1a Aruma 27:25–26.

nkm VaAndi-Nifai-

Rihai.b Aruma 28:1–3.

3a nkm MutemowaMosesi.

b 2 Ni. 25:24–27;Aruma 25:15.

353 Aruma 30:5–17

rekutonga kwevatongi vanhuvaNifai.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti mukuta-

nga kwegore rechigumi nema-nomwe rekutonga kwevatongi,kwakaramba kuine runyararo.6 Asi zvakaitika kuti mukupera

kwegore rechigumi nemanomwerekutonga kwevatongi, makauyamumwe murume munyika ye-Zarahemura, uye akange ariaAsingade-Kristu, nokuti akata-nga kuparidza achishora huporo-fita hwakataurwa nevaporofita,maererano nekuuya kwaKristu.

7 Zvino kwakanga kusinamutemo unorambidza munhuazvaanotenda; nokuti zvakangazvisingapindirane nekurairakwaMwari kuti kuve nemutemounoita kuti vanhu vasaenzane.8 Nokuti magwaro matsvene

anoti: aSarudzai zuva ranhasi,kuti munoda kushandira ani.9 Zvino kana munhu akanga

achida kushandira Mwari, yaivepundutso yake; kana kuti, kanaainge achitenda muna Mwariyaive pundutso yake kuti ava-shandire; asi kana ari asingate-nde kwaari kwakange kusinamutemo wekumuranga.10 Asi akaponda airangwa

anerufu; uye kana akapambaairangwawo; uye kana akabaairangwawo; uye akapomba ai-rangwawo; hongu, vairangwakana vaita zvakaipa zvose izvi.11 Nokuti kwaive nemutemo

waiti munhu anofanira kuto-ngwa nemhosva dzake. Zvaka-daro, kwakanga kusina mutemo

wairambidza munhu zvaano-tenda; naizvozvo, munhu aira-ngwa nemhosva dzaainge aitachete; naizvozvo vose vanhuvaibatwa azvakaenzana.

12 Uye munhu uyu Asingade-Kristu, ainzi zita rake Koriho,(uye mutemo hawaigona kumu-bata) akatanga kuparidza ku-vanhu kuti hakwaizoita Kristu.Uye ndiyo tsika yaaiparidzanayo, achiti:

13 Imi makasungirirwa pasipeurema noruvimbo rwusipo,ko munozvisungirei nezvinhuzvakapusa kudaro? Ko muno-tsvagirei Kristu? Nokuti hakunamunhu angazive nezvezvinhuzvichauya.

14 Tarisai, izvi zvinhu zva-munoti huporofita, hwamunotihwakagashidzwa nevaporofitavatsvene, tarisai, itsika dzeuremahwemadzibaba enyu.

15 Munoziva sei chokwadichazvo? Tarisai, hamungazivezvinhu azvamusingaone; nai-zvozvo hamungazive kuti ku-chave naKristu.

16 Munotarisa mberi muchitikuchave nekuregererwa kwe-zvitema zvenyu. Asi tarisai, zvi-nokonzerwa nepfungwa dzaka-pesana; uye kusatora zvakanakakwepfungwa dzenyu kunou-nzwa netsika dzamadzibabaenyu, dzinoita kuti mutendezvinhu zvisiri izvo.

17 Uye nezvimwe zvizhinjizvaakataura kwavari, achivau-dza kuti hakungambove nerudzi-kinuro rwungaitwe muzvitema

6a nkm Asingade Kristu.7a Aruma 1:17.8a Josh. 24:15.

nkm Kuzvisarudzira.10a nkm Kuranga nerufu.11a Mosaya 29:32.

15a Eta 12:5–6.

Aruma 30:18–27 354

zvevanhu, asi wose munhuanorarama maererano nokuzvi-chengetedza kunoita chisikwa;naizvozvo wose munhu anobu-dirira maererano nenjere dzake,nokutiwo wose munhu anoku-rira maererano nesimba rake;uye chiri chipi zvacho chingai-twe nemunhu haisi mhosva.18 Uye ndiko kuparidza kwaa-

kaita kwavari, achitsautsa mwo-yo yevazhinji, achivaita kutivazvikudze nekuipa kwavo,hongu, achitora vakadzi vaka-wanda, nevarumewo, kuti va-noita upombwe — achivaudzakuti kufa kwemunhu, ndiwomagumo emunhu.19 Zvino murume uyu akae-

ndawo kunyika yeJeshoni, ku-noparidza zvinhu izvi mukatimevanhu vaAmoni, vakambe-nge vari maRamani.20 Asi tarisai vakanga vaka-

chenjera kupfuura vazhinji ve-maNifai; nokuti vakamutora, va-kamusunga, uye vakamutakuravakaenda naye kuna Amoni,akanga ari mupirisita wepamu-soro wevanhu ava.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaita

kuti atakurwe aburitswe munyi-ka. Uye akauya munyika ya-Gideoni, uye akatanga kupari-dza kwavariwo; uye umu haanakubudirira zvakanyanya, nokutiakatorwa akasungwa uye akata-kurwa akaendwa naye kumupi-risita wepamusoro, uye nekunemutongi mukuru wenyika.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti mufu-

ndisi wepamusoro akati kwaari:Ko uri kufambirei uchikanganisa

nzira dzaIshe? Ko unodzidzisi-rei vanhu ava kuti hakuchazovenaKristu, uchikanganisa kufarakwavo? Ko unorwisiranei nehu-porofita hwevaporofita vatsvene?

23 Zvino zita remupirisita we-pamusoro rainzi Gidhona. UyeKoriho akati kwaari: Nokutihandidzidzise tsika dzakapusadzamadzibaba enyu, nokutiwohandidzidzise vanhu ava kutivazvidzvinyirire nemabasa eu-rema nokuita zvinhu zvakaiswanemapirisita vechinyakare, kutivavatorere simba nemvumoyavo, kuti vavagarise mukusa-ziva, kuti vasasimudze misoroyavo, asi kuti vaiswe pasi mae-rerano nemazwi enyu.

24 Munoti vanhu ava vanhuvakasununguka. Tarisai, ndi-noti vari muusungwa. Munotizviporofita zvechinyakare izvindezvechokwadi. Tarisai, inindinoti hamuzive kuti ndezve-chokwadi here.

25 Munoti vanhu ava vanemhosva uye vakapunzika, ne-nzira yekutadza kwemubereki.Tarisai, ini ndinoti mwana haa-ngave nemhosva nenzira yeva-bereki vake.

26 Uye munotiwo Kristu acha-uya. Asi tarisai, ini ndinoti ha-muzive kuti kuchave naKristuhere. Uye munotiwo achaurai-rwa azvitadzo zvenyika —27 Uye nokudaro munoisa va-

nhu ava mukutevedza zveuremahwetsika dzamadzibaba enyu,uye maererano nezvamunodaimi; uye munogara makava-dzvinyirira, kana kunge vari

26a Isa. 53:4–7.

355 Aruma 30:28–37

muusungwa, kuti mupfumepamusana pebasa remaoko avo,kuti vasatarise nekushinga, kutivasanakirwe nezvavainazvo ne-zvavanoda.28 Hongu, havakwanise ku-

shandisa zvinhu zvavo nokutivanotya kugumbura vapirisita,vanovaisa pajoki kana vachida,uye vakaita kuti vatende, netsi-ka dzavo nekurota kwavo ne-pfungwa dzavo nezviratidzozvavo nezvakavanzika zvavozvekunyepera, kuti vazviite,kana vasina kuita maereranonemazwi avo, vanogumburamumwe munhu asingazivika-nwe, avanoti ndiMwari — mu-nhu asina kumboonekwa kanakuzivikanwa, asina kumbovepoasingazombovepo.29 Zvino mupirisita wepamu-

soro nemutongi mukuru pava-kaona kuoma kwemwoyo wake,hongu, pavakaona kuti anogonakutuka kana Mwari, havana ku-pindura mazwi ake; asi vakaitakuti asungwe; uye ndokubvavamuisa mumaoko emapurisa,uye ndokumutumira kunyikayeZarahemura, kuti aendeswekuna Aruma, nagavhuna akangeari kutonga nyika yose iyoyo.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti paaka-

endeswa kuna Aruma nemuto-ngi mukuru, akataura chaizvosekutaura kwaakanga amboitamunyika yaGideoni; hongu,akataura azvekutuka Mwari.

31 Uye akasimuka akatauranemazwi aekushatirwa kunaAruma, uye akatuka vapirisitanevadzidzisi, achivapa mhosva

yekunyengera vanhu vachiteve-dza tsika dzisina maturo dza-madzibaba avo, kuti vagopfumanebasa revanhu.

32 Zvino Aruma akati kwaari:Unozviziva kuti hatizvipfumisenebasa rinoitwa nevanhu ava;nokuti tarisai ndakashanda kanakubvira kutanga kwekutongakwevatongi kusvika zvino, ndi-chishanda nemaoko angu ayakuzviriritira, ndisingaverengenzendo dzangu zhinji ndichite-nderera nenyika ndichiparidzashoko raMwari kuvanhu vangu.

33 Uye ndisingaverenge ma-basa andaita mazhinji muche-chi, handina kana asenine imwezvayo yandakambotambira se-mubairo webasa rangu; kananeumwe-wehama dzangu, ku-nze kwekunge ndichitonga ndi-ri muchigaro chekutonga; uyezvino tinotambiriswa zviri mae-rerano nenguva yedu zviri zvirimumutemo wenguva yedu.

34 Uye zvino, kana pasinachatinotambira mubasa redurechechi, ko zvinotibatsirei kutitishande muchechi kunze kwe-kutaura chokwadi, kuti tigofaraamukufara kwehama dzedu?35 Zvino ko unotaurirei kuti

tinoparidzira vanhu ava kuti ti-wane mubairo, asi iwe pachako,uchiziva kuti hatigashire mu-bairo? Uye zvino, unoti here tirikunyengedza vanhu ava, zvi-nokonzera kufara kwakadaimumwoyo yavo?

36 Uye Koriho akamupinduraakati, Hongu.

37 Uye zvino Aruma akati

30a nkm Kutaura zvisina.31a Hir. 13:22.

33a Aruma 11:3.34a nkm Rufaro.

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kwaari: Unotenda here kutikuna Mwari?38 Uye akapindura kuti, Kwete.39 Zvino Aruma akati kwaari:

Unoramba zvakare here kutikuna Mwari, uye unorambawoKristu? Nokuti tarisai, ndinotikwauri, ndinoziva kuti kunaMwari, nokutiwo Kristu achauya.40 Uye zvino iwe une uchapu-

p u h w e i h w e k u t i h a k u n aaMwari, kana hwekuti Kristuhaauye? Ndinoti kwauri hauna,kunze kwekutaura kwako chete.41 Asi tarisai, ndine zvinhu

zvose aseuchapupu hwekuti zvi-nhu zvose izvi ndezvechokwa-di; kana iwe une zvinhu zvoseseuchapupu kwauri hwekutindezvechokwadi; uye ungazvi-rambe here? Unotenda here kutizvinhu izvi ndezvechokwadi?42 Tarisai, ndinoziva kuti uno-

zvitenda, asi wakabatwa ne-mweya wekunyepa, uye waka-bvisa Mweya waMwari kutiushaye nzvimbo mauri; asidhiabhorosi ane simba pauri,uye anokutakura kwose-kwo-se, achishanda nzira dzekutiaparadze vana vaMwari.43 Zvino Koriho akati kuna

Aruma: Kana ukandiratidzaachiratidzo, kuti ndipwiswekuti kuna Mwari, hongu, ndi-ratidze kuti vane simba, ndipopandinozopwiswa nezvecho-kwadi chemazwi ako.44 Asi Aruma akati kwaari:

Wakaona zviratidzo zvakakwa-na; ungaedze Mwari vako here?

Ungati here, Ndiratidze chirati-dzo, uine uchapupu hwehamadzako adzose idzi, nevaporofitavatsvene vose? Magwaro ma-tsvene akaiswa pamberi pako,hongu, uye bzvose zvinhu zvi-noratidza kuti kuna Mwari;hongu, kana cnyika, nezvinhuzvose zviri pamusoro payo, ho-ngu, dnokufamba kwayo, hongu,enezvinhuwo zvose zvinofambanemurongerwo wazvo zvinopu-pura kuti kune Musiki Mukuru.

45 Uye iwe unoenda, uchirasi-sa mwoyo yevanhu ava, uchi-pupura kwavari kuti hakunaMwari? Uye ungazvirambe hereuchipokana pamberi pevapupu-ri vose ava? Uye akati: Hongu,ndichazviramba, kunze kwe-kunge wandiratidza chiratidzo.

46 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiAruma akati kwaari: Tarisai,ndasuwa pamusana pekuomakwemwoyo wako, hongu, kutiuchiri kuramba mweya wecho-kwadi, kuti mweya wako upa-radzwe.

47 Asi tarisai, zviri anani kutimweya wako uraswe pane kutiuve honzeri yekuti mweya mi-zhinji iende mukuparadzwa,nokunyepa kwako nemazwiako ekunyengedza; saka kanaukaramba zvakare, tarisai Mwariachakurova, kuti uve chimu-mumu, kuti usazozurura muro-mo wako zvakare, kuti usazo-nyengedza vanhu ava zvakare.

48 Zvino Koriho akati kwaari:Handirambe kuvepo kwaMwari,

40a Mpi. 14:1.41a nkm Mupupuri.43a Jak. 7:13–21;

D&Z 46:8–9.

nkm Chiratidzo.44a Mosaya 13:33–34.

b Mpi. 19:1;D&Z 88:47.

c Jobo 12:7–10.d Hir. 12:11–15.e Mos. 6:63.

47a 1 Ni. 4:13.

357 Aruma 30:49–58

asi handitende kuti kuna Mwari;uye ndinotiwo, iwe hauzivekuti kuna Mwari; uye kunzekwekunge wandiratidza chira-tidzo, handizobvuma.49 Zvino Aruma akati kwaari:

Ichi ndicho chandichakupa se-chiratidzo, kuti auchaitwa chi-mumumu, maererano nemazwiangu; uye ndinoti, muzita ra-Mwari, uchaitwa chimumumu,kuti hauchazove anotaura.50 Zvino Aruma ataura mazwi

aya, Koriho akave chimumumu,zvekuti haana kuzogona kutau-ra, maererano nemazwi aAruma.51 Uye zvino mutongi muku-

ru paakaona izvi, akatambanu-dza ruoko rwake akanyoreraKoriho, achiti: Wapwiswa herepamusoro pesimba raMwari?Wati Aruma akuratidze chira-tidzo chaani? Unoda kuti arovevamwe here, kuti akuratidzechiratidzo? Tarisai, akuratidzaiwe chiratidzo; uye zvino uchinenharo here?52 Uye Koriho akatambanudza

ruoko rwake akanyora, achiti:Ndinoziva kuti ndave chimu-mumu, nokuti handichagonakutaura; uye ndinoziva kutihakuna chimwe chingandidarokunze kwesimba raMwari; ho-ngu, ndagara andichiziva kutikuna Mwari.53 Asi tarisai, dhiabhorosi

aakandinyengedza; nokuti baka-uya kwandiri sengirozi, uyeakati kwandiri: Enda unodzoravanhu ava, nokuti varasika va-chitevera Mwari vasingazivi-

kanwe. Uye akati kwandiri:cHakuna Mwari; hongu, uyeakandidzidzisa zvinhu zvekuta-ura. Uye ndakadzidzisa mazwiake; uye ndakaadzidzisa nokutiaifadza kupfungwa dyenyama;uye ndakaadzidzisa, zvekutindakabudirira kwazvo, zvekutizvirokwazvo ndakatenda kutindeechokwadi; uye nenzira iyindakaramba chokwadi, kanakusvika pari zvino ndazviunzi-ra kutukwa uku.

54 Zvino ataura izvi, akaku-mbira kuti Aruma anamatekuna Mwari, kuti abviswe ku-tukwa kwaakanga aitwa.

55 Asi Aruma akati kwaari:Kana kutukwa uku kukabviswapauri uchanonyengedza mwoyoyevanhu ava zvakare; naizvo-zvo, zvicharamba zvakadarosekuda kwaIshe.

56 Uye zvakaitika kuti kutu-kwa uku hakuna kubviswapana Koriho; asi akatandirwakunze, uye akafamba imba ne-mba achipemha zvekudya.

57 Zvino zvakanga zvaitikakuna Koriho zvakashambadzwanokukurumidza zvikati tekeshenenyika yose; hongu, gwarorakatumirwa nemutongi mu-kuru kuvanhu vose vemunyikaiyi, richitaura kuvanhu vose va-kanga vatenda mazwi aKorihokuti vakafanira kutendeukanokukurumidza, nokuti kuto-ngwa kwaakaitwa kungangoi-twawo kwavari.

58 Uye zvakaitika kuti vosevakave vanopwiswa pamusoro

49a II Mak. 13:20.52a Aruma 30:42.53a Jak. 7:14.

b II VaKori. 11:14;2 Ni. 9:9.

c Mpi. 10:4.

d nkm Zvenyama.

Aruma 30:59–31:5 358

pehuipi hwaKoriho; naizvozvovose vakadzokera kunaIshe zva-kare; uye izvi zvikamisa kuta-dza maererano netsika dza-Koriho. Uye Koriho aifambaimba nemba, achikumbira ku-dya kuti ararame.59 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvaai-

famba mukati mevanhu, hongu,mukati mevanhu vakanga va-zvitsaura kubva kumaNifai uyevakazvidaidza kuti maZoramu,uye vaitungamirwa nemurumeainzi Zoramu—uye nekufambakwaaiita mukati mavo, tarisai,akapunzirwa pasi uye akatsi-kwa-tsikwa, kudakara atofa.60 Uye saka tinoona gumisiro

yeuyo akakanganisa nzira dza-Ishe; uye saka tinoona kutiadhiabhorosi bhaazotsigira vanavake muzuva rekupedzisira, asikuti anokurumidza kuvazvu-zvurudzira ckugehena.

CHITSAUKO 31

Aruma anotungamira basa reku-dzosa avo vakanga varasika vema-Zoramu — MaZoramu vanorambaKristu, vanotenda tsika yenhemayekusarudzwa, uye vachinamataneminamato yakanyorwa—Vadzi-dz i s i vanozadzwa neMweyaMutsvene — Matambudziko avoanomedzwa nerufaro rwaKristu.Zvingangove makore 74 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Zvino zvakaitika kuti mushurememagumo aKoriho, Arumaatambira nyaya dzekuti ma-Zoramu akanga achisvibisanzira dzaIshe, nokuti Zoramu,uyu akanga ari mutungamiriwavo, akange achitungamiramwoyo yevanhu kuti avapfu-gamire bzvifananidzo zvisinga-taure, mwoyo wake wakatangackurwara zvakare nenzira ye-zvitadzo zvevanhu.

2 Nokuti zvaikonzera akusuwakukuru kuna Aruma kuzivakuti mune kutadza mukati me-vanhu vake; naizvozvo mwoyowake wakasuwa zvikuru pa-musana pekutsaurana kwakaitamaZoramu nemaNifai.

3 Zvino maZoramu akangaaungana pamwechete munyikayavaidaidza kuti Andionumu,yakange iri kumabvazuva kwe-nyika yeZarahemura, yaiveyakaganhurana negungwa, ra-kanga riri kumaodzanyembakwenyika yaJeshoni, inoganhu-rana nerenje rekumaodzanye-mba, renje iri riri rakanga rizerenemaRamani.

4 Zvino maNifai aitya zvi-kuru kwazvo kuti maZoramuangapinde mukufambidzananemaRamani, uye vachiti chai-zove chikonzero chekurasiki-rwa kukuru kwazvo kwavarimaNifai.

5 Uye zvino, sezvo akupari-dzwa bkweshoko ckwaiita kuti

60a nkm Dhiabhorosi.b Aruma 3:26–27;

5:41–42;D&Z 29:45.

c nkm Gehena.31 1a Eks. 20:5;

Mosaya 13:13.

b 2 Ni. 9:37.nkm KunamataZvifananidzo.

c Aruma 35:15.2a Mosaya 28:3;

3 Ni. 17:14;Mos. 7:41.

5a Eno. 1:23;Aruma 4:19.nkm Paridza.

b VaH. 4:12; Jak. 2:8;Aruma 36:26.

c Jar. 1:11–12;D&Z 11:2.

359 Aruma 31:6–16

vanhu vaite zvakarurama—ho-ngu, rakanga rapinda mupfu-ngwa dzevanhu kupfuura zvaii-twa nemunondo, kana chimwechinhu zvacho, chakanga chaiti-ka kwavari—naizvozvo Arumaakafunga kuti zvaifanira kutivamboedza kunaka kweshokoraMwari.6 Saka akatora Amoni, naAroni,

naOmuna; uye Himunai aka-musiya muchechi kuZarahe-mura; asi vatatu vekutangaakaenda navo, naAmurekinaZiziromu, vakanga vari ku-Mereki; uye akatorawo vavirivevanakomana vake.7 Zvino mwanakomana wake

mukuru haana kuenda naye, uyezita rake rainzi aHiramani; asimazita eavo vaakaenda navovainzi Shibhuroni naKoriando-ni; uye aya ndiwo mazita evaa-kaenda navo pakati bpemaZo-ramu, kuti vavaparidzire shoko.8 Zvino maZoramu vakanga

avakatiza kubva kumaNifai;naizvozvo vakanga vakanzwashoko raMwari richiparidzwakwavari.9 Asi vakanga avawira muku-

kanganisa kukuru, nokuti vaka-nga vasisacherechedze kuche-ngetedza mirairo yaMwari,nemirau yake, maererano ne-mutemo waMosesi.10 Vakanga vasisacherechedze

zvemabasa echechi, kuramba va-chinamata nokuchemera Mwarizuva rega-rega, kuti vasapindemukuedzwa.11 Hongu, muchidimbu, vaka-

svibisa nzira dzaIshe muzvinhuzvizhinji; naizvozvo, nenzirayechikonzero ichi, Aruma ne-vamwe vake vakaenda munyikaiyi kunovaparidzira shoko.

12 Zvino, zvavakanga vasvikamunyika umu, tarisai, vaka-shamiswa kwazvo kuona kutimaZoramu vakanga vavaka ma-sinagogo, nokuti vaiungana pa-mwechete muzuva rimwecheteresvondo, zuva iroro vairidaidzakuti zuva raIshe; uye vainamatanetsika yakanga isina kumbengeyakaonekwa naAruma neva-mwe vake;

13 Nokuti vaive nenzvimboyakanga yakavakwa pakatipesinagogo yavo, nzvimbo ye-kumira, yakanga yakareba ku-pfuura musoro; uye kumusorokwacho kwaikwana munhumumwechete.

14 Naizvozvo, ani zvake aingeachida akunonamata aiendaonomira pamusoro pacho, uyeotambanudza maoko ake aka-tarisa kudenga, uye ochemanezwi guru, achiti:

15 Vatsvene, vatsvene Mwari;tinotenda kuti ndimi Mwari,uye tinotenda kuti muri vatsve-ne, uye nokuti maive mweya,nokuti muri mweya, nokuti mu-chagara muri mweya nariini.

16 Mwari vatsvene, tinotendakuti makatitsautsanisa nehamadzedu; uye hatitenderane ne-tsika dzehama dzedu, dzava-katambidzwa nehwana hudikihwamadzibaba avo; asi tinote-nda kuti amakatisarudza kuti

7a nkm Hiramani,MwanakomanawaAruma.

b Aruma 30:59.8a Aruma 24:30.9a nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.14a Mat. 6:1–7.16a Aruma 38:13–14.

Aruma 31:17–28 360

tive vana venyu bvatsvene; uyemakatiitawo kuti tizive kutihakuchazove naKristu.17 Asi muri zvamakanga ma-

kaita nezuro, nhasi, nariini; uyeamakatisarudza kuti tizopone-swa, ava vose vakatikomberedzavakasarudzwa kuti vakandwenehasha dzenyu pasi mugehe-na; nokutipa utsvene uhwu, imiMwari, tinokutendai; uye tino-kutendaiwo kuti makatisarudza,kuti tisatorwe netsika dzeure-ma hwehama dzedu, dzinova-sunga kuti vatende kuti kunaKristu, zvinoita kuti mwoyoyavo iende kure nemi, Mwarivedu.18 Uye zvakare tinokutendai

imi, Mwari, kuti tiri vakasaru-dzwa uye vanhu vatsvene.Ameni.19 Zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-

shure mekunge Aruma neva-mwe vake nevanakomana vakevanzwa minamato iyi, vaka-shamiswa zvakanyanya.20 Nokuti tarisai, wose munhu

aienda mberi kunoita minamatomimwecheteyo.21 Zvino nzvimbo iyi vaiidai-

dza kuti Rameumbutomu, iyo,kana zvadudzirwa, zvinorevakuti nzvimbo tsvene.22 Zvino, vari panzvimbo iyi

vaiisa wose munhu, munamatomumwechetewo kuna Mwari,vachitenda Mwari vavo kutivakasarudzwa naiye, nokutihaana kuvati vatevedze tsikadzehama dzavo, nokuti mwoyo

yavo haina kubiwa kuti vatendekuti kune zvinhu zvichauya,zvavakanga vasingazive.

23 Zvino, mushure mekungevanhu vose vapa kutendakwavo netsika iyi, vaidzokerakumisha yavo, avasingazotauranezvaMwari vavo zvakare da-kara vaungana zvakare panzvi-mbo tsvene, kuti vapire kutendakwavo netsika yavo.

24 Zvino Aruma paakaona izvimwoyo wake awakarwadza;nokuti akaona kuti vakanga varivanhu vakaipa vakarasika va-kasviba; hongu, akaona kutimwoyo yavo yakanga iri pago-ridhe, nepasirivha, nepazvinhuzvakasiyana-siyana zvakanaka.

25 Hongu, akaonawo kutimwoyo yavo yakanga ayakasi-mudzirwa mukuzvikudza, mu-kudada kwavo.

26 Uye akasimudza izwi rakekudenga, uye aakachema, achiti:Imi Ishe, kusvika riini muchi-bvumira varanda venyu kutivagare pano pasi munyama,vachiona kuipa kwakadai mu-kati mevana vevanhu?

27 Tarisai, Mwari, avanochemakwamuri, asi mwoyo yavo ya-kamedzwa nekuzvida kwavo.Tarisai, Mwari, vanochemakwamuri nemiromo yavo, asiivo bvakatutuma, nekuzvikudza,nezvinhu zvisina basa zvenyika.

28 Tarisai, Mwari vangu, nhu-mbi dzavo dzinokosha, nemhetedzavo, anemakoza avo, nezvisho-ngo zvavo zvegoridhe, nezvose

16b Isa. 65:3, 5.17a nkm Chisina Maturo.23a Jkb. 1:21–25.24a Gen. 6:5–6.

25a Jak. 2:13;Aruma 1:32.

26a Mos. 7:41–58.27a Isa. 29:13.

b nkm Kudada.28a Isa. 3:16–24.

361 Aruma 31:29–38

zvakakosha zvavakashonga; uyetarisai, mwoyo yavo igere pa-zviri, uye asi ivo vanochemakwamuri vachiti — Tinokute-ndai imi Mwari, nokuti tirivanhu vakasarudzwa nemi,vamwe vachifa.29 Hongu, uye vanoti makaita

kuti zvizivikanwe kwavari kutihakuchazove naKristu.30 Ishe Mwari, kusvika riini

muchibvumira kuti kuipa kwa-kadai nokusatenda uku kuvemukati mevanhu ava? NhaiIshe, mungandipe simba here,kuti ndikurire kusasimba kwa-ngu. Nokuti handina simba, uyekuipa kwakadai mukati meva-nhu ava kunorwadzisa mweyawangu.31 Ishe, mwoyo wangu wasu-

wa zvikuru kwazvo; mungazo-rodze mweya wangu amunaKristu. Nhai Ishe, mungandipehere kuti ndive nesimba, kutinditambudzike nokupfava ma-tambudziko achauya pandiri, ne-nzira yokutadza kwevanhu ava.32 Ishe, mungazorodze mweya

wangu here, uye mugondipakubudirira, uyewo vashandivamwe vaneni—hongu, AmoninaAroni, naOmuna, naAmure-kiwo naZiziromu, nevanako-mana vangu avaviri — hongu,kana vose ava muvape zororo,Ishe. Hongu, mungazorodzehere mweya yavo muna Kristu.33 Mungavape here kuti va-

wane simba, kuti vatakure ma-

tambudziko avo ayo achauyakwavari pamusoro pekutadzakwevanhu ava.

34 Ishe, mungape akwatiri kutitiwane kubudirira mukuvaunzazvakare kwamuri muna Kristu.

35 Tarisai Ishe, amweya yavoinokosha, uye vazhinji vavoihama dzedu; naizvozvo, tipeiisu Ishe, simba nenjere kuti tiu-nze ava, hama dzedu, kwamurizvakare.

36 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Arumazvaakanga ataura mazwi aya,aakaisa bmaoko ake pane voseavo vakanga vainaye. Uyetarisai, zvaaivarova nemaokoake, vakazadzwa neMweyaMutsvene.

37 Uye mushure mezvo vaka-tsaukana, avasina kumbofunganezvavo kuti vanodyei, kanakuti vachanwei, kana kuti va-chapfekei.

38 Uye Ishe vakavapa zvekutivasafe nenzara, kana kunzwanyota; hongu, uye akavapawosimba, kuti vasazowana achi-novatambudza, kunze kweku-medzwa murufaro rwaKristu.Zvino izvi zvaive maereranonemuteuro waAruma; uye izvizvakaitika nokuti ainamatabnerutendo.

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Aruma anodzidzisa varombo avovakanga vakapfava nenzira ye -

31a Joh. 16:33.32a Aruma 31:7.34a 2 Ni. 26:33.35a nkm Mweya (Mweya

neMuviri)—Kukosha

kwemweya.36a 3 Ni. 18:36–37.

b nkm Maoko,Kugadzwa kwe.

37a Mat. 6:25–34;

3 Ni. 13:25–34.38a Mat. 5:10–12;

Mosaya 24:13–15;Aruma 33:23.

b nkm Rutendo.

Aruma 32:1–10 362

nhamo dzavo — Rutendo itarisiroyeicho chatisingakwanise kuona asichiri chokwadi — Aruma anopu-pura kuti ngirozi dzinoparidza ku-varume, vakadzi, navana—Arumaanofananidza shoko nembeu —Inofanira kudyarwa nokuiswa mu-pfudze—Yozokura kuva muti umomunozotanhwa muchero woupe-nyu hwokusingaperi. Zvingangovemakore 74 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaenda,vakatangisa kuparidza shokoraMwari kuvanhu, vachipindamumasinagogo avo, nomudzi-mba dzavo; hongu, uye vaipa-ridza shoko kunyange mumi-gwagwa yavo.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti shurekwokuita basa rakati kuti pakatipavo, vakatangisa kubudirira pa-kati pavanhu avarombo; nokutitarisai, vaitandirwa kunze kwe-masinagogo nokuda kwekusa-tsvinda kwezvipfeko zvavo —3 Naizvozvo vakanga vasinga-

bvumidzwe kupinda mumasina-gogo avo kuti vanamate Mwari,vachionekwa savanhu vanetsvina; naizvozvo vaiva varo-mbo; hongu, vaionekwa neha-ma dzavo semarara; naizvozvovakanga vari avarombo kuzvi-nhu zvose zvenyika; uyewo va-kanga vari varombo mumwoyo.4 Zvino, apo Aruma aidzidzisa

nokutaura kuvanhu pagomorainzi Onaidha, kwakauya mho-mho huru kwaari, vaiva avo ve-avo vatanga tichitaura nezvavo,

avo vakanga vari avarombo mu-mwoyo, pamusana pokushayakwavo zvinhu zvenyika.

5 Uye vakauya kuna Aruma;uyo akanga ari pamberi pavovose akati kwaari: Tarisai, idzihama dzangu adzichaitei, nokutidziri kushorwa navanhu vosepamusana pokushaya kwavo,hongu, kunyanya navapirisitavedu; nokuti bvakatitandanisamumasinagogo atakavaka ne-maoko edu; uye vakatikandakunze pamusana pokushayakwedu kukuru; saka hatinanzvimbo yokunamatira Mwarivedu; uye tarisai, tichaita csei?6 Uye zvino apo Aruma aka-

nzwa izvi, akatendeuka kwaari,chiso chake chakamutarisa,akaona nokufara kukuru; no-kuti akaona kuti zvechokwadiamatambudziko avo akangabavaninipisa, uye kuti vakangacvagadzirira kunzwa shoko.7 Naizvozvo haana kuzotaura

zvakawanda kune rumwe ruzhi-nji, asi akatambanudza ruokorwake, akachema kune avo vaa-kanga akatarisa, vakanga vaka-suwa zvechokwadi, akati izvokwavari.

8 Ndaona kuti amakazvininipi-sa pamwoyo; kana zvakadaro,makakomborerwa imi.

9 Tarisai mumwe wenyu ati,Ko zvino tichaita sei?—nokutitakatandaniswa kumasinago-go edu, kuti tisanamata Mwarivedu.

10 Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri,

32 2a nkm Murombo.3a Aruma 34:40.4a nkm Murombo—

Murombo mumweya.

5a Zir. 18:23.b Aruma 33:10.c Mabasa 2:37–38.

6a nkm Matambudziko.

b nkm Akazvininipisa.c Aruma 16:16–17;

D&Z 101:8.8a Mat. 5:3–5.

363 Aruma 32:11–21

munofunga here kuti amuno-namata Mwari kana muri mu-masinagogo enyu chete?11 Zve zvakare, ndingakubvu-

nzei, kuti munofunga here kutihamunganamate Mwari kunzekwekamwechete pasvondo?12 Ndinoti kwamuri, zvaka-

naka kuti makatandaniswakumasinagogo enyu, kuti mu-zvininipise, uye kuti mudzidzeungwaru; nokuti zvakafanirakuti mudzidze aungwaru; no-kuti ndicho chikonzero murikukandwa kunze, nokuti murikushorwa nehama dzenyu no-kuda bkwehurombo hwenyuhukuru, kuti maunzwa paku-zvininipisa kwemwoyo; nokutizvakafanira kuti muunzwe pa-kuzvininipisa.13 Uye zvino, nokuti mama-

nikidzwa kuti muzvininipisemakomborerwa; nokuti munhupane dzimwe nguva, kanaamanikidzwa kuzvininipisa,anotsvaka kutendeuka; uyezvino zvechokwadi, uyo woseanotendeuka achawana tsitsi;uye uyo anowana tsitsi aachishi-nga kusvika kumagumo iyeyeachaponeswa.14 Uye zvino, sezvandataura

kwamuri, nokuti makamaniki-dzwa kuti muve munozvinini-pisa makakomborerwa, ko ha-mufunge here kuti vanofanirwakunge vakakomborerwa zvikuruavo vanozvininipisa zvecho-kwadi nenzira yeshoko?15 Hongu, uyo anozvininipisa

zvechokwadi, achitendeuka ku-

bva pazvivi zvake, achishingirirakusvika kumagumo, iyeye acha-komborerwa — hongu, achako-mborerwa kupfuura avo vano-zvininipisa nenzira yeurombohwavo.

16 Naizvozvo, vakakombore-rwa avo avanozvininipisa vasi-na kumanikidzwa kuti vazvi-ninipise; kana kuti, namamwemazwi, akakomborerwa uyoanotenda kushoko raMwari,uye achibhabhatidzwa asinamusikanzwa pamwoyo, hongu,uye asati aunzwa pakuzivashoko, kana kumanikidzwakuti azive, asati atenda.

17 Hongu, vakawanda avo va-noti: Kana mukatiratidza achira-tidzo kubva kudenga, ndipopatichaziva zvechokwadi; uyetozotenda.

18 Zvino ndinobvunza, ukundiko kutenda here? Tarisai,ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete; nokutikana munhu achiziva chinhuhaana chikonzero achokutenda,nokuti anochiziva.

19 Uye zvino, anotukwa zvaka-dii uyo aanoziva zvinoda Mwariasi asingazviite, pane uyo ano-tenda, kana kuti uyo anechiko-nzero chete chekutenda, uyeowira mukutadza?

20 Zvino pachinhu ichi muno-fanira kutonga. Tarisai, ndinotikwamuri, zviri kuruoko rwu-mwechete sezvazviri kune ru-mwe; uye zvichazove kumunhuwose maererano namabasa ake.

21 Uye zvino sekutaura kwa-ndaita maererano nokutenda—

10a nkm Kunamata.12a Mpa. 4:13.

b Zir. 16:8.

13a Aruma 38:2.16a nkm Akazvininipisa.17a nkm Chiratidzo.

18a Eta 12:12, 18.19a Joh. 15:22–24.

Aruma 32:22–30 364

akutenda hakuzi kuva noruzivochairwo rwezvinhu; naizvozvokana mune kutenda bmunotari-sira zvinhu czvamusingaone, asizviri zvechokwadi.22 Uye zvino, tarisai, ndinoti

kwamuri, ndinoda murangarire,kuti Mwari vane tsitsi kune vosevanotenda muzita ravo; nai-zvozvo vanoda, chokutanga,kuti mutende, hongu, kutendashoko ravo.23 Uye zvino, vanotumira sho-

ko ravo kuvanhu nengirozi, ho-ngu, akwete kuvarume chete asikuti nokuvakadziwo. Zvino izvihazvisizvo chete; bvana vadu-ku vanopiwa mazwi panguvadzakawanda, ayo anonyadzisavakachenjera nevakadzidza.24 Uye zvino, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, sezvo mada kundi-ziva muchaita sei sezvo murikurwadziswa nokurasirwa ku-nze — zvino handidi kuti muvemunofunga kuti ndave kuku-tongai maererano neizvo chetezvinova zviri zvechokwadi —25 Nokuti handirevi kuti imi

mose makamanikidzwa kutimuzvininipise; nokuti zviro-kwazvo ndinotenda kuti panevamwe pakati penyu vanozvi-ninipisa, nyangwe pari papipavangave.26 Zvino, sezvandakataura

maererano nokutenda — kutirwakanga rwusiri ruzivo chai-rwo — nemazwi angu akadaro-wo. Hamungazive chokwadi

chawo pakutanga, kupfuurakuziva kuti kutenda ruzivochairwo.

27 Asi tarisai, kana mukangemamuka nokusimudzira pfu-ngwa dzenyu, kunyange no-kuedza mazwi angu, nokuitachimedu chokutenda, hongu,kunyange amukada zvenyu ku-sada kutenda, itai kuti chidoichi chishande mamuri, kunya-nge kusvikira matenda kutimupe nzvimbo kune mamweemazwi angu.

28 Zvino, tichaenzanisa shokoanembeu. Zvino, kana muchingemapa nzvimbo, kuti bmbeuidyarwe cmumwoyo yenyu, ta-risai, kana iri mbeu yechokwadi,kana kuti mbeu yakanaka, kanamusingairasire kunze dnokusa-tenda kwenyu, kuti muchira-mba Mweya waIshe, tarisai,inotangisa kuzvimba muzvipfu-va zvenyu; uye kana monzwakuzvimba uku, muchatangakuti pachenyu—Iyi inofanirwakunge iri mbeu yakanaka, kanakuti shoko racho rakanaka, no-kuti inotanga kukudza mweyawangu; hongu, inotangisa ku-jekesa ekunzwisisa kwangu,hongu, inotangisa kutapira zvi-kuru kwandiri.

29 Zvino tarisai, izvi hazvinga-pamhidzire kutenda kwenyuhere? Ndinoti kwamuri, Hongu;zvisinei hazvo haruna kusvikapakuve ruzivo chairwo.

30 Asi tarisai, mbeu zvainofuta,

21a Joh. 20:29;VaH. 11.

b nkm Tariro.c Eta 12:6.

23a Joere 2:28–29.

b Mat. 11:25;Ruka 10:21;3 Ni. 26:14–16;D&Z 128:18.

27a Marko 11:24.

28a Aruma 33:1.b Ruka 8:11.c nkm Mwoyo.d Mat. 17:20.e nkm Kunzwisisa.

365 Aruma 32:31–40

uye, nokutungira, yotangisa ku-kura, zvino makafanira kuti iyiimbeu yakanaka; nokuti tarisaiinofuta, nokutungira, nokuta-ngisa kukura. Uye zvino, tarisai,hazvizosimbise rutendo rwenyuhere? Hongu, zvichasimbisakutenda kwenyu: nokuti mu-chati ndinoziva kuti iyi imbeuyakanaka; nokuti tarisai yatu-ngira ikatanga kukura.31 Uye zvino, tarisai, mune cho-

kwadi here kuti iyi imbeu yaka-naka? Ndinoti kwamuri, Hongu;nokuti mbeu imwe neimweinounza azvakafanana nayo.32 Naizvozvo, kana mbeu ika-

kura yakanaka, asi ikaregakukura, tarisai, haina kunaka,naizvozvo inorasirwa kunze.33 Uye zvino tarisai, nokuti ma-

kaedza zvinhu izvi, mukadyarambeu, uye ikafuta nokutungira,ikatangisa kukura, munofanirakuziva kuti imbeu yakanaka.34 Uye zvino, tarisai, aruzivo

rwenyu ndirwo chairwo here?Hongu, ruzivo rwenyu ndirwochairwo muchinhu ichocho,bkutenda kwenyu kwakakotsi-ra; uye izvi nokuti munoziva,nokuti munoziva kuti shokorakafuta mumweya yenyu, uyemunozivawo kuti rakatungira,uye kuti kunzwisisa kwenyukunotangisa kujekeswa, uyecpfungwa dzenyu dzinotangakukura.35 Ko zvino, ichi hachisi cho-

kwadi here? Ndinoti kwamuri,Hongu, nokuti ichi achiedza;

uye chose chiri chiedza cha-kanaka, nokuti chinoonekwa;naizvozvo munofanira kuzivakuti chakanaka; zvino tarisai,kana muchinge maedza chie-dza ichi ruzivo rwenyu rwavechairwo here?

36 Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri,Kwete; zve hamufanire kuisa pa-rutivi kutenda kwenyu, nokutimaratidza kutenda kwenyu no-kudyara mbeu sokuedza kutimuzive kuti mbeu yakanakahere.

37 Uye tarisai, muti zvaucha-tanga kukura muchati: Ngatiu-chengetedze zvakanaka, kutiuite midzi, uye kuti ukure,uye utiunzire michero. Uyezvino tarisai, kana mukauche-ngetedza zvakakwana unoitamidzi, nokukura, nokuberekamichero.

38 Asi amukarega kuuchenge-tedza, musina hanya nezvauno-da, tarisai hauzoita midzi; uyekana kupisa kwezuva kwauyakunoupisa, zve nokushaya mi-dzi unosvava, imi moudzuramourasira kunze.

39 Zvino, hazvirevi kuti mbeuiyi yange isina kunaka, kanakuti muchero wacho hawaidi-wa; asi pamusana pekuti aivhurenyu harina chinhu, uye ha-muzopi zvokudya kumuti, nai-zvozvo hamuzowana micheroyawo.

40 Uye ndizvo, kana mukasa-chengetedza shoko, muchitarisi-ra neziso rokutenda kumuchero

31a Gen. 1:11–12.34a nkm Ruzivo.

b Eta 3:19.c nkm Pfungwa.

35a Joh. 3:18–21.nkm Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

38a nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.39a Mat. 13:5.

Aruma 32:41–33:4 366

wacho, hamuchazokwanisi ku-tanha muchero awomuti wou-penyu.41 Asi kana mukachengetedza

shoko, hongu, nokupa muti ku-dya apo unenge wave kutangisakukura, nokutenda kwenyunesimba rose, anokutirira, mu-chitarisira kumuchero, uchavanomudzi; tarisai uchazova mutibuchakura nokuva muti wou-penyu husingaperi.42 Uye nokuda akwokusimba

kwenyu nokutenda kwenyu mu-kupfavirira nokuchengetedzashoko, kuti ritore midzi mamuri,tarisai mukufamba kwenguvamuchatemha bmichero, inovayakakoshesesa, iyo inotapira ku-pfuura zvinhu zvose zvinotapi-ra, yakachena kupfuura zvinhuzvose zvakachena, hongu, no-kururama kupfuura zvinhuzvose zvakarurama; uye mu-chadya muchero uyu kusvikiramazadzwa, kuti musazova ne-nzara, kana kuva nenyota.43 Zvino, hama dzangu, mu-

chakohwa mibairo yokutendakwenyu, nokusimba kwenyu,nokupfavirira kwenyu, nemwo-yo murefu, muchimirira mutikuti ukupei zvibereko.

CHITSAUKO 33

Zenosi akadzidzisa kuti vanhu va-nofanira kunamata nekurumbidzamunzvimbo dzose uye nokutiwo

kutongwa kunobviswa pamusanapeMwanakomana — Zenoki aidzi-dzisa kuti tsitsi dzinoitwa nenzirayeMwanakomana—Mosesi akangaasimudza murenje chainge Mwa-nakomana waMwari. Zvingangovemakore 74 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino mushure mekunge Aru-ma ataura mazwi aya, vakatu-mira kwaari vachida kuudzwakuti vangadaire muna Mwariavamwechete, kuti vawane mu-chero uyu waakanga ataura,kana kuti vangadyare sei bmbeuiyi, kana shoko raakanga ataura,raakati rakafanira kudyarwamumwoyo yavo; kana tsikayavangatange nayo kushandisarutendo rwavo.

2 Uye Aruma akati kwavari:Tarisai, makati ahamaikwanisakunamata Mwari wenyu noku-ti makabviswa mumasinagogoenyu. Asi tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri, kana muchifunga kutihamunganamate Mwari, murikukanganisa zvikuru, uye ma-kafanira kunzvera bmagwaromatsvene; kana muchifunga kutiizvi ndizvo zvaakakudzidzisai,hamuanzwisise.

3 Munorangarira here muchive-renga zvakataurwa anaZenosi,muporofita wepasichigare, mae-rerano nokunamata kana bkuru-mbidza?

4 Nokuti akati: Imi mune tsitsi,Mwari, nokuti makanzwa mu-namato wangu, kana zvanda-

40a Gen. 2:9;1 Ni. 15:36.

41a nkm Mwoyo Murefu.b Aruma 33:23;

D&Z 63:23.42a nkm Hushingi.

b 1 Ni. 8:10–12.33 1a 2 Ni. 31:21;

Mosaya 15:2–4.b Aruma 32:28–43.

2a Aruma 32:5.b Aruma 37:3–10.

3a nkm MagwaroMatsvene—MagwaroMatsvene akarasika;Zenosi.

b nkm Kunamata.

367 Aruma 33:5–18

kange ndiri murenje; hongu,makanga muzere netsitsi panda-kanamata pamusoro pevakangavari avavengi vangu, uye imimukavatendeudzira kwandiri.

5 Hongu Mwari, uye makangamuzere netsitsi kwandiri zva-ndaichema kwamuri ndiri amu-munda mangu; zvandakachemakwamuri mumunamato wangu,uye makandinzwa.6 Uye zvakare Mwari, zvanda-

kaenda kumba kwangu maka-ndinzwa mumunamato wangu.7 Uye pandakapinda amuka-

mba kangu kemukati, Ishe, uyendikanamata kwamuri, maka-ndinzwa.8 Hongu, imi muzere netsitsi

kuvana venyu kana vachingevachema kwamuri, kuti vanzwi-kwe nemi kwete nevanhu, uyeimi munozovanzwa.9 Hongu Mwari, makazadzwa

netsitsi pamusoro pangu, uyemukanzwa kuchema kwangupakati pemakungano enyu.10 Hongu, uye makandi-

nzwawo andaraswa nokushorwanevavengi vangu; hongu, ma-kanzwa kuchema kwangu, uyemukashatirirwa vavengi vangu,uye mukavaranga mukushati-rwa kwenyu nekuvaparadzanokukurumidza.11 Uye makandinzwa pamu-

sana pematambudziko angu ne-kumira pachokwadi kwangu;uye zviri zvakonzerwa neMwa-nakomana wenyu kuti muvenetsitsi dzakadaro kwandiri,

naizvozvo ndichachema kwa-muri mumatambudziko anguose, nokuti mamuri ndimo mu-ne rufaro rwangu; nokuti ma-kabvisa kwandiri kunditongakwenyu, nenzira yeMwanako-mana wenyu.

12 Uye zvino Aruma akati kwa-vari: Munoatenda here iwayoamagwaro matsvene akanyorwanevechinyakare?

13 Tarisai, kana muchiatenda,makafanira kutenda zvakatau-rwa anaZenosi; nokuti, tarisaiakati: Mabvisa kunditonga kwe-nyu nenzira yeMwanakomanawenyu.

14 Zvino tarisai, hama dzangu,ndinobvunza kuti makaverengamagwaro here? Kana makave-renga, munotadza sei kutendamuMwanakomana waMwari?

15 Nokuti ahazvina kunyorwakuti Zenosi ega ndiye akatauranezvezvinhu izvi, asi kanabZenoki akataurawo pamusoropezvinhu izvi —

16 Nokuti tarisai, akati: Masha-tirwa Ishe, nevanhu ava, nokutihavanzwisise tsitsi dzenyu dza-makavaitira nenzira yeMwana-komana wenyu.

17 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,munoona kuti muporofita we-pasichigare wechipiri apupuranezveMwanakomana waMwari,uye nenzira yekuti vanhu hava-na kunzwisisa mazwi ake avaka-mutema nematombo akafa.

18 Asi tarisai, izvi hazvizi-zvo zvose; ava havazivo vega

4a Mat. 5:44.5a Aruma 34:20–25.7a Mat. 6:5–6;

Aruma 34:26.

10a Aruma 32:5.12a nkm Magwaro

matsvene.13a Aruma 34:7.

15a Jak. 4:4.b 1 Ni. 19:10; Aruma 34:7.

17a nkm KuponderwaChitendero.

Aruma 33:19–34:1 368

vakataura zviri maererano ne-Mwanakomana waMwari.19 Tarisai, akataurwa nezvake

anaMosesi; hongu, uye bchirati-dzo chacho cchakasimudzwamurenje, kuti ani zvake aichi-tarisa aipona. Uye vazhinji va-katarisa vakapona.20 Asi vashoma vakazvinzwi-

sisa zvazvaireva zvinhu, uyeizvi zvichikonzerwa neukukutuhwemwoyo yavo. Asi kwaivenevazhinji vakanga vakaomazvekuti havana kumbotarisa,naizvozvo vakafa. Zvino chiko-nzero chakaita kuti vasatarisendechekuti vakanga vasingate-nde kuti achaizovarapa.21 Hama dzangu, dai maipo-

neswa nekungokanda mazisoenyu chete kuti muponeswe,hamaizviita nokukurumidzahere, kana kuti maiomesa mwo-yo yenyu nokusatenda, uyemoita nungo, zvekuti hamaizo-kanda kanda maziso enyu,zvekuti maifa?22 Kana zvakadaro, nhamo

ichauya kwamuri: asi kana zvi-siri izvo, saka kandai-kandaimaziso enyu amutange kutendamuMwanakomana waMwari,kuti achauya kuzonunura vanhuvake, uye nekuti achatambudzi-ka agofa kuti badzikinure zvite-ma zvavo; uye nokuti cachamu-ka zvakare kuvakafa, zvichaitakuti kuite dkumuka kwevakafa,kuti vanhu vose vachamirapamberi pake, kuti vatongwe

muzuva rekupedzisira rekuto-ngwa, maererano enemabasa avo.

23 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,ndinodisa kuti dai amadyarashoko iri mumwoyo yenyu, uyekana richitanga kufuta ridiri-dzirei nerutendo rwenyu. Uyetarisai, uchaita muti, buchimerakubva mamuri kusvika muu-penyu husingaperi. Uye zvinoMwari vachakuitai kuti cmitoroyenyu ireruke, kuburikidza ne-rufaro rweMwanakomana wavo.Uye zvose izvi munogona ku-zviita kana muchida. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 34

Amureki anopupura kuti shoko ririmuna Kristu mukuponeswa —Kunze kwokunge rudzikinuro rwa-itwa vanhu vose vanofa—Mitemoyose yaMosesi inonongedzera ku-kuzvipira kwoMwanakomana wa-Mwari—Hurongwa hwerununurorwokusingaperi huri mukutendanokutendeuka — Namatirai maro-pafadzo enyama nomweya kutimuwane makomborero — Upenyuhuno inguva yokuti munhu aga-dzirire kusangana naMwari —Shandirai ruponeso rwenyu noku-tya pamberi paMwari. Zvingangovemakore 74 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti shurekwokunge Aruma ataura mazwiaya kwavari akagara pasi, uyeaAmureki akasimuka akatangisakuvadzidzisa, achiti:

19a Deut. 18:15, 18;Aruma 34:7.

b Num. 21:9;2 Ni. 25:20;Mosaya 3:15.

c Joh. 3:14; Hir. 8:14–15.

20a 1 Ni. 17:40–41.22a Aruma 32:27–28.

b Aruma 22:14; 34:8–9.c nkm Kumuka

Kuvakafa.d Aruma 11:44.

e nkm Mabasa.23a Aruma 33:1; 34:4.

b Aruma 32:41;D&Z 63:23.

c Aruma 31:38.34 1a Aruma 8:21.

369 Aruma 34:2–12

2 Hama dzangu, ndinofungakuti hazvizi nyore kuti muvevanhu vasingazive zvinhu zva-kataurwa pamusana pokuuyakwaKristu, anodzidziswa nesukuti Mwanakomana waMwari;hongu, ndinoziva kuti zvinhuaizvi zvakadzidziswa kwamurikazhinji musati mabva matiri.3 Uye sezvo makumbira hama

yangu inodiwa kuti akuziviseikuti mungaite sei, pamusoro pe-matambudziko enyu; uye atau-ra kwamuri kuti mugadzirirepfungwa dzenyu; hongu, uyeakukurudzirai kuti mutendenokupfava —4 Hongu, kana kuti muve no-

kutenda kukuru kuti amudyareshoko mumwoyo yenyu, kutimuedze kunaka kwaro.5 Uye tiri kuona kuti mubvu-

nzo mukuru uri mupfungwadzenyu ndewekuti shoko ringa-ve muMwanakomana waMwarihere, kana kuti hapachazovenaKristu.6 Uye zvakare maona kuti

mumwe wangu akuratidzai, pa-nguva dzakawanda, kuti ashokoriri muna Kristu pakuponeswa.7 Mukoma wangu akataura

mazwi aZenosi, kuti rununurorwunouya kuburikidza noMwa-nakomana waMwari, uyezvenapamazwi aZenoki, uyezveakataura kuna Mosesi kuti ara-tidze kuti zvinhu izvi ndezve-chokwadi.

8 Uye zvino, tarisai, andinopu-pura kwamuri pachangu kutizvinhu izvi ndezvechokwadi.Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri, ndi-noziva kuti Kristu achauyapakati pavana vavanhu, kutiatakure zvitadzo zvavanhuvake, uye nokuti ave banoripirazvivi zvenyika, nokuti MwariIshe vakazvitaura.

9 Nokuti zvinofanira kuti aru-dzikinuro rwunofanira kuitwa;nokuti nenzira byehurongwahukuru hwaMwari Wokusinga-peri kunotofanirwa kuva noku-dzikinurwa, kana kuti marudziose haaizodzivirirwa mukufa;hongu, vose vakaoma; hongu,vose cvakapunzika nokurasika,uye munofanira kufa kunzekwokunge kudzikinurwa kwa-vapo uko kunofanira kuitwa.

10 Nokuti zvinofanira kutikupirwe amupiro mukuru we-kupedzisira, hongu, kwete mu-piro wemunhu, kana wemhuka,kana weshiri ipi zvayo, nokutihauzova mupiro wemunhu, asikuti uve mupiro busingavere-ngeke uye cwokusingaperi.

11 Zvino hakuna munhu anga-pire ropa rake kuti riripire zvivizvomumwe. Zvino, kana munhuachinge aponda, tarisai mutemowedu, awakarurama, unoti mu-koma wake ngaauraiwe here?Ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete.

12 Asi mutemo unoda upe-nyu hwaiye anenge aauraya;

2a Aruma 16:13–21.4a Aruma 33:23.6a Joh. 1:1, 14.8a nkm Pupura.

b nkm Dzikinura.9a Aruma 33:22.

b Aruma 12:22–33;Mos. 6:62.

c nkm KupunzikakwaAdama naEva.

10a Mos. 5:6–7.b 2 Ni. 9:7.

c nkm Kupira.11a Deut. 24:16;

Mosaya 29:25.12a nkm Kuranga

nerufu; Kuponda.

Aruma 34:13–27 370

naizvozvo hakuna chimwe chi-nhu chisiri rudzikinuro rwu-singaverengeke chinokwanisakuripira zvivi zvenyika.13 Naizvozvo, kunofanirwa

kunge kune kupira kukuru kwe-kupedzisira, zvino kwozove,kana kuti kunofanirwa kungekune, akumiswa kwekudeukakweropa; zvino bmutemo wa-Mosesi unozozadzikiswa, hongu,uchazadzikiswa wose, kosekamhunzi nekose katsanga uyehapana chinenge chapfuura.14 Uye tarisai, izvi ndizvo

azvinoreva bmutemo, chinhuchose chinonongedzera ckumu-piro mukuru wekupedzisira,uye mupiro mukuru uyu weku-pedzisira anenge ari Mwanako-mana waMwari, hongu, anogaranokusingaperi.15 Uye nokudaro achazounza

aruponeso kune avo vose va-chatenda muzita rake; ichi chirichinangwa chemupiro weku-pedzisira uyu, kuti aunze tsitsidziri muura, idzo dzinokundakuenzanisa, uye nokuunza nzirakuvanhu kuti vave nokutendamukutendeuka.16 Uye zvadaro atsitsi dzinga-

gutse kuda kwose bkwokuenza-nisa, nokuvafungata nemaokoanochengetedza, kune uyo asi-ngaratidze kutenda mukute-ndeuka anoiswa kumutemowose wezvinodikanwa cnekue-nzanisa; naizvozvo iyeyo chete

anotenda mukutendeuka ndiyeanopiwa dhurongwa hukuruhwerununuro rwokusingaperi.

17 Naizvozvo Mwari nga-vakubvumirei, hama dzangu,kuti mutange kuratidza akute-nda kwenyu mukutendeu-ka, kuti mutangise bkudaidzazita ravo dzvene, kuti vaku-nzwirei tsitsi;

18 Hongu, chemerai tsitsi kwa-vari; nokuti mukuru pakuponesa.

19 Hongu, zvininipisei, mura-mbe muchinyengetera kwaari.

20 Chemai kwavari kana murimuminda yenyu, hongu, nepa-musoro pezvipfuyo zvenyu.

21 aChemai kwavari mudzimbadzenyu, hongu, pamusoro pe-zvemudzimba dzenyu zvose, ma-ngwanani, masikati, namauro.

22 Hongu, chemai kwavarikuti mukunde masimba emha-ndu dzenyu.

23 Hongu, achemai kwavari pa-musana bpadhiabhorosi, anovamhandu cyokururama kwose.24 Chemai kwavari pamusana

pezvirimwa zveminda yenyu,kuti mugobudirira mazviri.

25 Chemerai zvipfuyo zvemu-makura enyu, kuti zviwande.

26 Asi izvi hazvizi zvose;munofanira kudurura mweyayenyu atwumba twenyu twomu-kati, nenzvimbo dzenyu dzaka-vanzika, nomumarenje enyu.

27 Hongu, kana musingachemekuna Ishe, itai kuti amwoyo

13a 3 Ni. 9:17, 19–20.b 3 Ni. 15:5.

14a Aruma 30:3.b nkm Mutemo

waMosesi.c D&Z 138:35.

15a nkm Ruponeso.

16a nkm Anetsitsi.b nkm Yenzaniso.c Aruma 12:32.d nkm Hurongwa

hweRununuro.17a nkm Rutendo.

b nkm Munamato.

21a Mpi. 5:1–3;3 Ni. 18:21.

23a 3 Ni. 18:15, 18.b nkm Dhiabhorosi.c nkm Akarurama.

26a Mat. 6:5–6.27a nkm Mwoyo.

371 Aruma 34:28–35

yenyu bizare, muri mumunama-to kwavari nguva dzose pamu-soro pemagariro akanaka enyu,namagariro akanaka avavovakakutenderedzai.28 Uye zvino tarisai hama dza-

ngu dzinodiwa, ndinoti kwamu-ri, musafunge kuti izvi ndizvozvose; nokuti shure kwokungemaita zvinhu izvi zvose, kanamukatandanisa avanoshaya, ne-vasina zvokupfeka, musinga-shanyire vanorwara navanota-mbudzika, bmusingapewo kanamunazvo, kune avo vasina —ndinoti kwamuri, kana musi-ngaite chimwe chezvinhu izvi,tarisai, cminamato yenyu dhai-revi chinhu, haikupii chinhu,uye muri vanyengedzi avo va-noramba kutenda.29 Naizvozvo, kana musinga-

rangarire akuvanetsitsi, makai-ta semarara anorasirwa kunze,(chinova chinhu chisingakoshi)uye anotsikwa pasi petsokadzavanhu.30 Uye zvino hama dzangu,

ndingade kuti, shure kwokungemawana vapupuri vakawandakudai, muchiona kuti magwaromatsvene anopupura pamusanapezvinhu izvi, uyai muunzeamuchero wokutendeuka.31 Hongu, ndingade kuti mu-

uye musaomesa mwoyo yenyuzvakare; nokuti tarisai, iye zvinoinguva anezuva rokuponeswakwenyu; naizvozvo mukatende-

uka nokusaomesa mwoyo yenyu,izvozvi zano guru rorununurorinobva ratoiswa pamuri.

32 Nokuti tarisai, upenyu hunondiyo nguva yokuti vanhu ava-gadzirire kusangana naMwari,hongu, tarisai zuva reupenyuhuno izuva rokuti munhu aveanoita mabasa ake.

33 Uye zvino sezvo ndambota-ura kwamuri kare, sezvo maka-nzwa uchapupu hwakawanda,naizvozvo, ndinokukumbiraikuti amusaverengere zuva re-nyu brokutendeuka kusvikirakumagumo; nokuti shure kwe-zuva rino roupenyu, iro raka-piwa kwatiri kuti tigadzirireupenyu husingaperi, tarisai,kana tisingashandise nguvayedu zvakanaka tichiri paupe-nyu huno, kunozouya cusikudhutema apo kunenge kusisinabasa rinoitwa.

34 Hamuzokwanisa kuti, apomuchaunzwa apanguva inotyi-sa iyoyo, kuti ndichatendeuka,kuti ndichadzokera kuna Mwarivangu. Kwete, hamuzogonakudaro; nokuti mweya mumwe-chete iwoyo uri mumivir iyenyu panguva yamuchabvamuupenyu huno, mweya iwoyounenge uine simba rokugaramumiviri yenyu munyika yo-kusingaperi.

35 Nokuti tarisai, kana muka-verengera zuva renyu rokute-ndeuka kusvikira mafa, tarisai,

27b nkm Fungisisa.28a nkm Murombo.

b nkm Kupa zvipo.c Mat. 15:7–8.d Moro. 7:6–8.

29a nkm RudoRwakadzama.

30a Mat. 3:8;Aruma 13:13.

31a VaR. 13:11–12.32a 2 Ni. 2:21;

Aruma 12:24; 42:4–6.33a Hir. 13:38;

D&Z 45:2.

b nkm Rutendeuko.c Joh. 9:4;

D&Z 45:17.d nkm Rima,

zveMweya; Rufu,rweMweya.

34a Aruma 40:13–14.

Aruma 34:36–35:2 372

mava apasi pemweya wadhia-bhorosi, banokubatanidzai kuvavake; naizvozvo, Mweya wa-Ishe unobva mamuri, uye haunanzvimbo mamuri, dhiabhorosiane simba rose pamuri; uye izvindizvo zvinenge zvaita vakaipamukupedzisira.36 Uye izvi ndinozviziva,

nokuti Ishe vakati havagareamutemberi dzisiri tsvene, asimumwoyo yavakarurama ndi-mo mavanogara; hongu, uyewozvakare vakati bvakarurama va-chagara navo muumambo hwa-vo, havazoenda kunze zvakare;asi nguwo dzavo dzinofanirwakuitwa chena kuburikidza ne-ropa reGwayana.37 Uye zvino hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, ndinoda kuti mu-rangarire zvinhu izvi, nokutiwomuve amunoshandira ruponesorwenyu muchitya Mwari; uyenokuti muchirega kurambazvekuuya kwaKristu;38 Kuti amusanyunyute pamu-

soro peMweya Mutsvene, asikuti muugamuchire, mutakurebzita raKristu; kuti muzvinini-pise kusvikira muguruva, uyecmuchinamata Mwari, panzvi-mbo iri yose yamunenge muri,mumweya nomuchokwadi; mu-chigara dmukutenda mazuvaose, pamusoro petsitsi zhinjinemakomborero avanokupai.39 Hongu, uyezve ndinoku-

kuridzirai, hama dzangu, kutimugare amakarindira mukuna-

mata nguva dzose, kuti muregekutungamirirwa bnemiedzo ya-dhiabhorosi, kuti asakukurirei,kuti musava vanhu vake nezuvarokupedzisira; nokuti tarisai,chapana chinhu chakanaka cha-anokupai.

40 Uye zvino hama dzangudzinodiwa, ndinokurudziraikuti muve amakatirira, kuti mu-takure kurwadza kwose zvako;kuti bmusamukire avo vano-kutandirai kunze pamusanapokushaya kwenyu kukuru;nokuti mungazova vatadzisaivo.

41 Asi kuti muve makapfava,nokushivirira nhamo dzenyu,mune tariro yakasimba yokutinerimwe zuva muchazororakubva mumatambudziko enyu.

CHITSAUKO 35

Kuparidzwa kweshoko kunopara-dza unyengedzi hwemaZoramu —Vanotandanisa vatendeuki, avovakabva vanobatana nevanhu va-Amoni kuJeshoni — Aruma anu-suwa pamusana pekuipa kwevanhuava. Zvingangove makore 74 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Zvino zvakaitika kuti Amurekiapedza kutaura mazwi aya,vakabva mukati memhomhoyevanhu uye vakabva vaendakunyika yeJeshoni.

2 Hongu, nevamwe vose veha-ma, mushure mekunge vaparidza

35a 2 Ni. 28:19–23.b 2 Ni. 9:9.

36a Mosaya 2:37;Aruma 7:21;Hir. 4:24.

b nkm Akarurama.

37a VaF. 2:12.38a nkm Gakava.

b Mosaya 5:8;Aruma 5:38.

c nkm Kunamata.d Mpi. 69:30; D&Z 59:7.

nkm Kupakutendo.39a nkm Murindiri.

b nkm Chiedzo.c Aruma 30:60.

40a nkm Mwoyo Murefu.b D&Z 31:9.

373 Aruma 35:3–14

shoko kumaZoramu, naivowovakaenda kunyika yaJeshoni.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti avo va-

kanga vachizivikanwa zvaka-nyanya pakati pemaZoramupavakabvunzana maererano ne-mazwi akanga aparidzwa kwa-vari, vakashatiriswa neshoko iri,nokuti raiparadza aunyengedzihwavo; saka havana kuda ku-teerera kumazwi aya.4 Uye vakatumira kuti vanhu

vose munyika yose vaungane pa-mwechete, vakavabvunza pamu-sana pemazwi akanga ataurwa.5 Zvino vatongi vavo nevapi-

risita vavo nevadzidzisi vavohavana kuzivisa vanhu maere-rano nezvido zvavo; naizvozvovakatsvaka muruvande zvai-fungwa nevanhu.6 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushure

mekunge vaona zvaifungwanevanhu, avo vakanga vachidamazwi akanga ataurwa naArumanehama dzake vakatandanisirwakunze kwenyika; uye vakangavakawanda; uye vakauyawokunyika yeJeshoni.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti Aruma

nehama dzake vakavaparidzira.8 Zvino vanhu vemaZoramu

vakashatirirwa vanhu vaAmo-ni vakanga vari muJeshoni, uyemutongi mukuru wemaZoramu,semunhu aive neuipi, akarairakuvanhu vaAmoni kuti vata-ndanise vanhu vakanga vapindamunyika yavo.9 Uye akataura zvizhinji zve-

kuvatyisidzira. Uye zvino va-nhu vaAmoni havana kutyamazwi aya; naizvozvo havana

kuvatandanisa, asi vakagashiravose varombo vemaZoramu avovakauya kwavari; uye vakavapaazvokudya, uye vakavapfeke-dza, uye vakavapa nyika kutiive nhaka yavo; uye vakavaitirasezvavaida.

10 Zvino izvi zvakamutsa ku-shatirwa kwemaZoramu kutivarwisane nevanhu vaAmoni,uye vakatanga kusangana nema-Ramani nekuvamutsawo kutivavashatirirwewo.

11 Uye ndokutanga kwakaitamaZoramu nemaRamani kuga-dzirira hondo yekurwisa vanhuvaAmoni, nemaNifai.

12 Uye ndokupera kwakaitagore rechigumi nemanomwerekutonga kwevatongi vanhuvaNifai.

13 Uye vanhu vaAmoni va-kabva munyika yaJeshoni, uyevakaenda munyika yaMereki,uye vakapa nzvimbo mu-nyika yaJeshoni kumauto ema-Nifai, kuti varwisane nemautoemaRamani nemauto emaZo-ramu; uye ndokutanga kwa-kaita hondo pakati pemaRa-m a n i n e m a N i f a i , m u g o r erechigumi nemasere ekutongakwevatongi; uye a runganorwavo rwuchataurwa zvarwomaererano nehondo dzavomushure.

14 Uye Aruma, naAmoni, ne-hama dzavo, nevanakomanavaviri vaAruma vakadzokerakunyika yeZarahemura, mushu-re mekunge vanga vari midziyomumaoko aMwari yekuunzamaZoramu amazhinji mukute-

35 3a nkm Unyengerihwehupirisita.

9a Mosaya 4:26.nkm Ruyamuro.

13a Aruma 43:3.14a Aruma 35:6.

Aruma 35:15–36:5 374

ndeuka; uye vose vakatendeukavakabviswa munyika yavo; asivane nyika dzavo dzenhakamunyika yaJeshoni, uye vaka-tora zvombo zvekuzvidzivirira,uye nevakadzi vavo, nevana,nenzvimbo dzavo.15 Zvino Aruma, asuwiswa no-

kutadza kwevanhu vake, hongunehondo, nekudeura ropa, ne-kunetsana kwaive pakati pavo;uye ari akanga achitaura shoko,kana kuti ari ange atumwa ku-ndotaura shoko, kuvanhu vosemuguta rega-rega; nokuonakuti mwoyo yevanhu yakangayototanga kuoma, nokuti vaka-nga votanga akugumburwa no-kuoma kweshoko, mwoyo wakewakasuwa zvikuru.16 Naizvozvo, akaita kuti va-

nakomana vake vaungane pa-mwechete, kuti avagovaniseamabasa, mumwe nomumwe,zvinhu zviri maererano noku-rurama. Uye tine rungano rwe-mirairo yake, yaakapa kwavarimaererano nezvinyorwa zvake.

Mirairo yaAruma kumwana-komana wake Hiramani.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko 36 ne37.

CHITSAUKO 36

Aruma anopupura kuna Hiramanikutendeutswa kwake mushure me-kuona ngirozi — Akatambudzikanekurwadziwa kwemweya waka-raswa; akadaidza zita raJesu, uye

ndokubva azvarwa naMwari —Rufaro rwunotapira rwakazadzamweya wake — Akaona mhomhodzengirozi dzichirumbidza Mwa-ri — Vazhinji vakatendeutswa va-karaira uye vakaona sezvaakangaaraira akaona. Zvingangove makore74 Kristu asati azvarwa.

aMwanakomana wangu, isanzeve kumazwi angu; nokutindinopika kwauri, kuti kanauchiteerera chete mirairo ya-Mwari uchabudirira munyika.

2 Ndinoti dai waita sezvanda-kaita ini, mukuyeuka usungwahwemadzibaba edu; nokuti va-kanga vari amuusungwa, uye ha-kuna akagona kuvasunungurakunze bkwaMwari vaAbrahama,naMwari vaIsaka, naMwarivaJakobo; uye akavabvisa cho-kwadi mumatambudziko avo.

3 Uye zvino iwe mwana’nguHiramani, tarisai, uchiri muuja-ya hwako, naizvozvo, ndinoku-nyengetedza kuti dai wanzwamazwi angu ugodzidza kwa-ndiri; nokuti ndinoziva kuti anizvake achaisa ruvimbo rwavomuna Mwari vachatsigirwaamukuedzwa kwavo, nemuma-tambudziko avo, nemukurwa-dziwa kwavo, uye bvachasimu-dzwa muzuva rekupedzisira.

4 Uye handidi kuti mufungekuti andinoziva ndega — kwetezvenyika asi zvemweya, kwetezvepfungwa byenyama asi zva-Mwari.

5 Zvino tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri, dai ndakanga ndisina

15a nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

16a nkm Mutariri.36 1a Hir. 5:9–14.

2a Mosaya 23:23; 24:17–21.b Eks. 3:6; Aruma 29:11.

3a VaR. 8:28.b Mosaya 23:21–22.

4a I VaKori. 2:11;Aruma 5:45–46.nkm Ruzivo.

b nkm Zvenyama.

375 Aruma 36:6–17

akuzvarwa naMwari ndingadaibndisina kuziva zvinhu izvi; asiMwari, nemuromo wengiroziyavo tsvene, vakaita kuti ndizi-ve zvinhu izvi, kwete kutindakanga cndakakodzera;

6 Nokuti ndaifamba nevana-komana vaMosaya, tichitsvakaakuparadza chechi yaMwari; asitarisai, Mwari vakatumira ngi-rozi yavo kuti itimise munzira.7 Uye tarisai, yakataura nesu,

nezwi raiita sekutinhira kwe-mabhanan’ana, uye nyika yoseayakazunguzika pasi petsokadzedu; tose tikawira pasi, no-kuti takanga tabatwa bnokutyaIshe.8 Asi tarisai, izwi rakati kwa-

ndiri: Simuka. Uye ndikasimu-ka ndikamira, ndikaona ngirozi.9 Uye ikati kwandiri: Kana iwe

pachako ungaparadzwe, regakuramba uchitsvaka kuparadzachechi yaMwari.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

wira pasi; uye kukapera mazu-va amatatu neusiku hutatu ndi-singagone kuzurura muromowangu, kana kushandisa maokokana makumbo angu.11 Uye ngirozi ikataura ma-

mwe mazwi kwandiri, akanzwi-kwa nevamwe vangu, asi inihandina kuanzwa; nokuti pa-ndakanzwa mazwi aya — Kanaiwe uchida pachako kupara-dzwa, rega kutsvaka kuparadzachechi yaMwari — ndakabatwanekutya kukuru nokushamiswa

kukuru zvekuti ndakati ndinga-ngoparadzwa, zvekuti ndakabvandawira pasi uye ndikasazo-nzwa chinhu.

12 Asi ndakaparadzwa noku-tambudzika akwokusingaperi,nokuti mweya wangu wakangawanetswa zvakakura nokupara-dzwa nezvitema zvangu zvose.

13 Hongu, ndakayeuka zvita-dzo zvangu zvose nehuipi hwa-ngu, azvandakanetswa nazvonekurwadza kwegehena; hongu,ndakaona kuti ndakanga ndapa-ndukira Mwari vangu, nokutiwondakanga ndisina kuchengete-dza mirairo yavo mitsvene.

14 Hongu, uye ndakanga nda-ponda vazhinji vevana vavo,kana kuti ndakanga ndavatu-ngamirira kunoparadzwa; ho-ngu, uye muchidimbu zvitadzozvangu zvakanga zvakura, zve-kuti pfungwa yekuti ndiuye pa-mberi paMwari yainetsa mweyawangu nokutya kusingataurike.

15 Ndaifunga, kuti andinga-ngotandaniswa ndikasazovepomumweya zvose nemunyama,kuti handichazounzwa kutindimire pamberi paMwari va-ngu, kuti nditongwe bnezviitozvangu.

16 Uye zvino, kwemazuva ma-tatu neusiku hutatu ndakangandichinetswa, kana nokurwa-dziwa kwemweya awakaraswa.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti zva-

ndakanga ndichinetswa no-kushushikana, andichidyiwa

5a nkm KuberekwanaMwari,Kuberekwa Patsva.

b Aruma 26:21–22.c nkm Anechiremera.

6a Mosaya 27:10.

7a Mosaya 27:18.b nkm Kutya—Kutya

Mwari.10a Mosaya 27:19–23.12a D&Z 19:11–15.13a nkm Mhosva, Kuva ne.

15a Zvaka. 6:15–17;Aruma 12:14.

b Aruma 41:3;D&Z 1:9–10.

16a nkm Kuraswa.17a II VaKori. 7:10.

Aruma 36:18–27 376

nendangariro dzezvitema zva-ngu zvakawanda, tarisai, ndaka-rangarirawo kuti ndakambo-nzwa baba vangu vachiporofitakuvanhu maererano nezvekuuyakwemumwe anonzi Jesu Kristu,Mwanakomana waMwari, ku-zodzikinura zvitema zvenyika.18 Zvino, ndangariro yangu

payakabata papfungwa iyi, nda-kachema nechemumwoyo: JesuMwanakomana waMwari, ndi-nzwirei tsitsi, ini ndiri amukatimekuipirwa, uye ndakakombe-redzwa bnengetani dzekufadzisingaperi.19 Uye zvino tarisai, pandaka-

funga izvi, handina kuzoyeukakurwadziwa kwangu kwete;hongu, handina akuzodyiwa ne-ndangariro dzezvitema zvangu.20 Uye ndakanzwa akufara,

uye ndikaona chiedza chinosha-misa; hongu, mweya wanguwakazadzwa nerufaro rwaipfu-ura kurwadzwa kwangu!21 Hongu, ndinoti kwauri

mwana’ngu, hakuna chinga-rwadze kupfuura kurwadziwakwandaiitwa. Hongu, uye ndi-noti zvakare kwauri, mwana-ngu, nerumwe rutivi, ndinotihakuna kumwe kutapira kuno-pfuura rufaro rwangu.22 Hongu, ini ndinofunga ku-

ti ndakaona, sekuona kwakaitababa vedu aRihai, Mwari vagerepachigaro chavo chekutonga,

vakakombwa nemhomho dze-ngirozi dzisingaverengeke, uyedzichi imba nokurumbidzaMwari vavo; hongu, uye mweyawangu wakashuwa kuveko.

23 Asi tarisai, maoko nemaku-mbo angu zvakawana asimbarazvo zvakare, uye ndikamiranemakumbo angu, uye ndika-ratidza kuvanhu kuti ndakangabndazvarwa munaMwari.

24 Hongu, uye kubvira pangu-va iyoyo kana kusvika zvino,ndinoshanda ndisingamire, kutindiunze mweya mukutendeu-ka; kuti zvimwe avangaraireworufaro rwukuru rwandakanzwaini; kuti naivowo vazvarwemunaMwari, uye bvagozadzwaneMweya Mutsvene.

25 Hongu, uye zvino tarisai,mwana wangu, Ishe vanondipamufaro mukuru mumicheroyekushanda kwangu;

26 Nokuti pamusoro apeshokoravakandipa, tarisai, vazhinjivakazvarwa muna Mwari, uyevakaraira zvandakaraira, uyevakaona vakatarisana nezva-ndakaona; naizvozvo vanozivanezvezvinhu zvandataura, se-kuziva kwandinoita; uye ruzivorwandiinarwo nderwaMwari.

27 Uye ndakatsigirwa mukue-dzwa nematambudziko erudzirwose, hongu, uye nemuku-rwadziwa kwose, hongu, Mwarivakandibvisa mutirongo, ne-

18a nemamwe mazwi

mukusuwakwakanyanyisa.

b 2 Ni. 9:45; 28:22;Aruma 12:11;Mos. 7:26.

19a nkm Mhosva, Kuva ne.

20a nkm Rufaro.22a 1 Ni. 1:8.23a Mos. 1:10.

b Aruma 5:14.nkm KuberekwanaMwari,Kuberekwa Patsva.

24a 1 Ni. 8:12;Mosaya 4:11.

b 2 Ni. 32:5;3 Ni. 9:20.nkm MweyaMutsvene.

26a Aruma 31:5.

377 Aruma 36:28–37:4

mumajoto, nemurufu; hongu,uye ndinoisa ruvimbo rwangumavari, uye vanondibvisa ano-kundiburitsa.

28 Uye ndinoziva kuti ava-chandisimudza musi wekupe-dzisira, kuti ndigare navobmukubwinya; hongu, uye ndi-chavarumbidza nariini, nokuticvakaburitsa madzibaba edumunyika yeEgipita, uye vaka-medzesa dmaEgipita neGungwaDzvuku; uye vakavatungami-rira nesimba ravo kuenda ku-nyika yavakavimbiswa; hongu,uye vaivabvisa muusungwanehutapwa nguva nenguva.29 Hongu, uye akabvisawo

madzibaba edu munyika ye-Jerusarema; uye vakavabvisa,pamusana pesimba ravo arisi-ngaperi, muusungwa nemuhu-tapwa, nguva nenguva kanakusvika nhasi uno; uye ndino-gara ndakayeuka kuiswa kwavomuhusungwa; hongu, uye kananemiwo makafanira kuyeuka,sezvandaita, utapwa hwavo.30 Asi tarisai, mwana’ngu,

izvi hazvizizvo zvose; nokutiwakafanira kuziva sezvandi-noziva, kuti akana uchiche-ngetedza mirairo yaMwariuchabudirira munyika; uye wa-kafanira kuzivawo, kuti kanausingateerere mirairo yaMwa-ri uchabviswa pamberi pavo.Zvino izvi zviri maereranoneshoko ravo.

CHITSAUKO 37

Mahwendefa endarira nemamwemagwaro matsvene anochengete-dzwa kuti aunze mweya kuru-poneso — MaJaredhi akaparadzwapamusoro pekuipa kwavo—Mhikodzavo dzakavandika nezvibvumira-no hazvifanire kuzivikanwa neva-nhu — Ranganai naIshe mukuitakwenyu kwose — Sekutungamirwakwakaitwa maNifai neRiahona,saka neshoko raKristu rinotunga-mira vanhu kuupenyu hwokusi-ngaperi. Zvingangove makore 74Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino mwanakomana wa-ngu Hiramani, ndinokuti utoreazvinyorwa bzvandakapiwa kutindichengete;

2 Uye ndinokutiwo uchengetezvinyorwa zvevanhu ava, sekui-ta kwandakaita ini, pamahwe-ndefa aNifai, uye wochengetedzazvose zvinhu izvi wakazvieresazvandakachengeta, kana seku-chengeta kwandakazviita; noku-ti pane chikonzero achakanakachekuti zvichengetedzwe.

3 Uye aya amahwendefa enda-rira, ane zvinyorwa izvi, anezvinyorwa zvemagwaro ma-tsvene paari, ane nhoroondoyekuberekwa kwemadzibabaedu, kana kubvira pakutanga—

4 Tarisai, zvakaporofitwa na-madzibaba edu, kuti zvichenge-twe uye zvikotswe zvichipiwa

27a Mpi. 34:17.28a 3 Ni. 15:1.

b nkm Kubwinya.c Eks. 12:51.d Eks. 14:26–27.

29a Mosaya 24:17; 27:16;

Aruma 5:5–6.30a 2 Ni. 1:9–11;

Aruma 50:19–22.37 1a Aruma 45:2–8.

b Mosaya 28:20.2a Eno. 1:13–18;

Mazwi 1:6–11;Aruma 37:9–12.

3a 1 Ni. 5:10–19.nkm MahwendefaeNdarira.

Aruma 37:5–13 378

kuchizvarwa nechizvarwa, uyezvigochengetedzwa nokuko-tswa neruoko rwaIshe kusvikapanguva yazvichaenda kuma-rudzi ose, hama, ndimi, neva-nhu, kuti vagoziva azvakava-nzika zvirimo.5 Uye zvino tarisai, kana zvi-

kachengetedzwa zvakafanirakuramba zviine kupenya kwa-zvo; hongu, uye zvicharambazviine kupenya kwazvo; hongu,uye kana ose mahwendefa anezvinyorwa zvitsvene.6 Zvino ungafunge kuti aku-

shaya maturo kwangu; asi tari-sai ndinoti kwauri, muzvinhubzvidiki nezvakareruka ndimomunobva zvinhu zvikuru; uyezvinhu zvidiki kazhinji ndizvozvinovhiringidza zvikuru zva-kachenjera.7 Uye Ishe Mwari vanoshandi-

sa azvinhu kuti vaite mabasaavo makuru okusingaperi; uyenezvinhu bzvidiki Ishe vanonya-dzisa vachenjeri uye vachiunzamweya mizhinji muruponeso.8 Uye zvino, kubvira riini

kwange kuri kungwara kwa-Mwari kuti zvinhu izvi zviche-ngetedzwe; nokuti tarisai, azva-kudza ndangariro dzevanhu,hongu, vakapwisa vazhinji pa-musoro pekukanganisika kwe-nzira dzavo, uye vakaunzwamukuziva Mwari vavo noku-poneswa kwemweya yavo.9 Hongu, ndinoti kwamuri,

adai pasina zvinhu izvi zviri

muzvinyorwa izvi, zviri pama-hwendefa aya, Amoni nehamadzake havangadai vakakwanisabkupwisa zviuru zvakawandakudayi zvemaRamani pamusoropekukanganisa kwetsika dze-madzibaba avo; hongu, zvi-nyorwa izvi cnemazwi azvozvakavaita kuti vatendeuke,zvinoreva kuti, zvakavaita kutivave neruzivo rwaIshe Mwarivavo, uye nokuti vafare muna-Jesu Kristu Mununuri wavo.

10 Ko ndiani angazvizive zvi-mwe zvingangoita kuti zviuruzvakawanda zvavo zviuye, ho-ngu, uye nezviuru zvakawa-nda zvehama dzedu dzakaomamitsipa, maNifai, avo vari kuo-mesa mwoyo yavo muzvitemauye nemuzvitadzo, kuti vasvi-ke mukuziva Mununuri wavo?

11 Zvino zvakavandika izvihazvisati zvaziviswa kwandirizvakakwana; nokudaro ndo-mbomira ndakadaro.

12 Uye zvingakwane kanandikangoti zvakachengeterwabasa rakanaka, basa iri richizi-vikanwa kuna Mwari; nokutiavanoraira neungwaru muma-basa avo ose, uye nzira dzavodzakatwasanuka, uye nzirayavo yokusingaperi binogarayakadaro.

13 Rangarira, rangarira, mwa-nakomana wangu Hiramani,kuti mirairo yaMwari ayakao-ma zvakaita sei. Uye vakati:bKana mukachengeta mirairo

4a nkm ZvakavandikazvaMwari.

6a I VaKori. 2:14.b 1 Ni. 16:28–29;

D&Z 64:33; 123:15–17.7a Isa. 55:8–9.

b II Madz. 5:1–14.8a II Tim. 3:15–17;

Mosaya 1:3–5.9a Mosaya 1:5.

b Aruma 18:36; 22:12.c nkm Vhangeri.

12a 2 Ni. 9:28; Jak. 4:10.b 1 Ni. 10:19;

Aruma 7:20.13a 2 Ni. 9:41.

b Aruma 9:13;3 Ni. 5:22.

379 Aruma 37:14–22

yangu cmuchabudirira munyi-ka—asi kana musingachengetemirau yake muchabviswa pa-mberi pake.14 Uye zvino rangarira, mwa-

nakomana wangu, kuti Mwariavavimba newe muzvinhu izvi,zviri zvinhu zvinoera, zvava-kachengetedza bzvichiera, uye-wo zviri zvavachachengetedzanokuzvikotsa kuitira basa ravocrakachenjera, kuti vagoratidzasimba ravo kuzvizvarwa zva-mangwana.15 Uye zvino tarisai, ndinoku-

taurira nemweya wechiporofi-ta, kuti kana ukatyora mirairoyaMwari, tarisai, zvinhu izvizvinoera zvichabviswa kwaurinesimba raMwari, uye iweuchaendeswa kuna Satani, kutiagokuurutsa sekunge ari kuu-rutsa makoto nemhepo.16 Asi ukachengetedza mirairo

yaMwari, ukaita nezvinhu zvi-noera izvi maererano nezvata-urwa naIshe kuti uite, (nokutiwakafanira kukumbira kunaIshe pane zvose zvaunoda kuitanazvo) tarisai, hakuna simba re-nyika kana regehena aringazvi-bvute kwauri, nokuti Mwarivane simba rekuzadzikisa ma-zwi avo ose.17 Nokuti vachazadzikisa zvi-

vimbiso zvavo zvose zvavachai-ta kwauri, nokuti vakazadzikisazvavakavimbisa madzibaba edu.18 Nokuti vakavavimbisa kuti

avachachengetedza zvinhu izvi

nokuti zvine basa kwavari, kutivagoratidza simba ravo kuma-rudzi amangwana.

19 Uye zvino tarisai, basa ri-mwechete varizadzikisa, kananokudzorera zviuru azvizhinjizvemaRamani mukuziva cho-kwadi; uye vakaratidza simbaravo mavari, uye vacharatidzazve simba ravo mavari nemu-zvizvarwa bzvamangwana; na-izvozvo vachachengetedzwa.

20 Naizvozvo ndinokuudza,mwanakomana wangu Hirama-ni, kuti simba mukuzadzikisamazwi angu ose, uye usimbewomukuchengeta mirairo yaMwarisekunyorwa kwayakaitwa.

21 Uye zvino, ndichatauranewe pamusoro pemahwendefaamakumi maviri nemana aya,kuti uachengete, kuti zvakava-ndika nemabasa erima, nemaba-sa emuruvande, kana mabasabemuruvande evanhu avo va-kaparadzwa, aiswe pachenakuvanhu ava; hongu, kwosekuponda kwavo, nokupamba,nokuparadza kwavo, nokuipanoruvengo rwavo, kuti kuiswepachena kuvanhu ava; hongu,uye nokuti iwe uchengetedzeczvidudziriso izvi.22 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe vakaona

kuti vanhu vavo vave kutangakushanda murima, hongu, ku-shanda mukuponda muruva-nde noruvengo rwakavanzwa;naizvozvo Ishe vakati, kanavasina kutendeuka vachapara-

13c Mosaya 1:7;Aruma 50:20.

14a D&Z 3:5.b nkm Mutsvene.c 1 Ni. 9:3–6.

16a Nh—JS 1:59.18a D&Z 5:9.19a Aruma 23:5.

b Eno. 1:13;Morm. 7:8–10.

21a Eta 1:1–5.b nkm Huranganwa

hwemuruvande.c nkm Urimi neTumimi.

Aruma 37:23–31 380

dzwa vakabviswa pamusoropenyika.23 Uye Ishe vakati: Ndicha-

gadzir ira muranda wanguGaziremu, adombo, richapenyamurima kunge mwenje, kutindiratidze vanhu vangu vano-ndishandira, kuti ndivaratidzemabasa ehama dzavo, hongu,mabasa avo emuruvande, ma-basa avo erima, nokuipa noru-vengo rwavo.24 Uye zvino mwanakomana

wangu, zvidudziriso izvi zva-kagadzirwa kuti shoko ra-Mwari rizadzikiswe, ravakata-ura, vachiti:25 aNdichaburitsa murima ndi-

chiisa muchiedza mabasa avoose emuruvande noruvengorwavo; uye kunze kwokungevatendeuka bndichavaparadzanokuvabvisa pamusoro penyi-ka; uye ndichaisa pachena zvosezvakavandika zvavo noruvengorwavo, kurudzi rwose rwucha-gara munyika ino.26 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu, tinoona kuti havanakutendeuka; naizvozvo vaka-paradzwa, uye nokudaro shokoraMwari rakazadzikiswa; ho-ngu, ruvengo rwavo rwakava-nda rwakabviswa murima ku-kaitwa kuti isu tirwuzive.27 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu, ndinokutaurira kutiutore mhiko dzavo dzose, ne-zvitenderano zvavo, nezvibvu-mirano zvavo mukuipa kwavokwakavandika; hongu, anezvi-ratidzo zvavo neminana yavo

uchazvivanza kuvanhu ava,kuti vasazvizive, nokuti mumwemusi vangawirewo murimavakaparadzwa.

28 Nokuti tarisai, nyika inoyose ayakatukwa, kuti kupara-dzwa kuchauya kune avo vosevashandi verima, maereranonesimba raMwari, kana vanya-tsoibva; naizvozvo handidi kutivanhu ava vaparadzwe.

29 Naizvozvo uchachengetazvirongwa zvemuruvande azve-mhiko dzavo nezvibvumiranozvavo usingazvitaurire vanhuava, uye zveruvengo rwavo ne-kuponda kwavo nezvekuipakwavo ndizvo chete zvauchava-ita kuti vazive; uye uchavadzi-dzisa bkusema uipi hwakadaroneruvengo rwakadaro nokupo-nda kwakadaro; uye uchavadzi-dzisawo kuti vanhu ava vakapa-radzwa nepamusana pekuipanoruvengo rwavo nekupondakwavo.

30 Nokuti tarisai, vakapondavose vaporofita vaIshe vaiuyamavari kuzovataurira pamuso-ro pezvitadzo zvavo; uye ropareavo vavakaponda rakache-ma kuna Ishe Mwari vavo kutivadzorere avo vakanga vavau-raya; uye saka kutonga kwa-Mwari kwakauya pamusoropeava vashandi verima nezvi-kwata zvemuruvande.

31 Hongu, uye yakatukwaiyo nyika nariini nariini inevashandi verima nezvikwatazvemuruvande, kana kusvikamukuparadzwa, kunze kwe-

23a Mosaya 8:13.25a D&Z 88:108–110.

b Mosaya 21:26.

27a Hir. 6:22.28a Aruma 45:16;

Eta 2:7–12.

29a Hir. 6:25.b Aruma 13:12.

381 Aruma 37:32–41

kunge vatotendeuka vasati va-ndingindira.32 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu, rangarira mazwi anda-taura kwauri; usataurire zviyezvirongwa zvemuruvande ku-vanhu ava, asi vadzidzise aruve-ngo rwusingaperi rwechitemanekutadza.33 aVaparidzire rutendeuko,

nerutendo munaIshe Jesu Kristu;vadzidzise kuzvirereka nekuvebvakapfava nokuzvideredza mu-mwoyo; vadzidzise kukundachose cchiedzo chadhiabhorosi,nerutendo rwavo munaIsheJesu Kristu.34 Vadzidzise kuti vasambone-

ta kuita basa rakanaka, asi kutivapfave nekuzvideredza mu-mwoyo; nokuti ivavo vachawa-na azororo remweya yavo.35 Rangarira, mwanakomana

wangu, uye udzidze aungwarumuujaya hwako; hongu, dzidzamuujaya hwako kuchengetamirairo yaMwari.36 Hongu, uye achemera kuna

Mwari kutsigirwa kwako kwose;hongu, ita kuita kwako kwosekuve muna Ishe, uye kanakwose kwaunoenda ita kutikuve muna Ishe; hongu, itakuti pfungwa dzako dzose dzi-ende kuna Ishe; hongu, ita kutirudo rwemwoyo wako rwui-swe muna Ishe nariini.37 aRangana naIshe mune

zvose zvaunoita, uye anoku-tungamirira kune zvakanaka;

hongu, kana wave kurara maurorara uri munaIshe, kuti akuche-ngete mukurara kwako; uye pa-unomuka mangwanani mwoyowako ngauve wakazadzwa bne-kutenda kuna Mwari; uye kanaukaita zvinhu izvi, uchasimu-dzwa musi wekupedzisira.

38 Uye zvino, mwanakomanawangu, ndine zvimwe zvandi-noda kutaura pamusoro pe-chimwe chinhu chinodaidzwanavanababa vedu kuti bhora,kana kuti munongedzo — kanakuti madzibaba edu aichiti,aRiahona, kana zvadudzirwazvinoreva kuti, chinongedzo;uye Ishe ndivo vakachigadzira.

39 Uye tarisai, hakuna munhuangakwanisa kuita basa rineumhizha hunoshamisa kudaro.Uye tarisa, chakagadzirirwakuti chigoratidza madzibabaedu gwara rokutevedza muku-famba kwavo murenje.

40 Uye chakavashandira mae-rerano anerutendo rwavo muna-Mwari; naizvozvo, kana vaka-nga vaine rutendo rwekudairakuti Mwari vaikwanisa kuitakuti maoko acho anongedzerenzira yavaifanira kuenda nayo,tarisai, ndizvo zvaiitika; naizvo-zvo vakanga vaine chishamisoichi, nezvimwewo zvishamisozvizhinji zvaiitwa nesimba ra-Mwari, zuva nezuva.

41 Zvisinei, nenzira yekuti zvi-shamiso izvi zvaiitwa nezvinhuazvidiki zvakavaratidza mabasa

32a 2 Ni. 4:31.33a nkm Paridza.

b nkm Akapfava.c nkm Chiedzo.

34a Mpi. 37:4–7;

Mat. 11:28–30.35a nkm Ungwaru.36a nkm Munamato.37a Jak. 4:10;

D&Z 3:4.

b D&Z 46:32.38a 1 Ni. 16:10; 18:12;

D&Z 17:1.40a 1 Ni. 16:28.41a Aruma 37:6–7.

Aruma 37:42–38:1 382

anoshamisa. Vakaita nungo, uyevakakanganwa kuita mabasaerutendo nesimba ravo uyesaka mabasa anoshamisa ayahaana kuzoitika, uye ivo vaka-tadza kufambira mberi nerwe-ndo rwavo.42 Naizvozvo, vakagara mure-

nje, kana kuti havana kufambanegwara rakati swatu, uye vaka-netswa nenzara nenyota, pamu-sana pezvitadzo zvavo.43 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu, ndinoda kuti unzwisi-se kuti zvinhu hazvizi zvinhuzvisina mifananidzo; sezvomadzibaba edu akaita nungodzekuteerera chinongedzo ichi(zvino zvinhu izvi zvaingovezvechinguvana) havana ku-kwanisa kubudirira; kana sai-zvozvo ndizvo zvakaita zvinhuzvemweya.44 Nokuti tarisai, zviri nyore

kuteerera ashoko raKristu, irorinokunongedzera gwara raka-twasanuka rinoenda kurufarorwokusingaperi, sezvazvaka-nga zvakaita kumadzibaba edukuti vateerere chinongedzo ichi,icho chaivanongedzera gwararakatwasuka rekuenda kunyikayechipikirwa.45 Uye zvino ndinoti, ko ha-

muna chiratidzo here muchinhuichi? Nokuti chokwadi sezvomunongedzo uyu waiunza va-baba vedu kunyika yechitsidzo,nekutevedza gwara racho,nemazwi aKristu, kana tikaate-vedza negwara rawo, achatita-kura kuti tibve muupenyu huno

hwekusuwa tichipinda munyi-ka yechipikirwa yakanaka.

46 Iwe mwanakomana wangu,usatirege tichiita anungo pa-musoro pekureruka bkwenzirayacho; nokuti ndizvo zvazva-kange zvakaita nemadzibabaedu; ndiko kusaka chakangachakagadzir irwa ivo, kut ikana vakachitarisa cvanopona;kana zvino ndizvo zvazvirikwatiri. Nzira yakagadzirwa,uye kana tikatarisa tichagaranekusingaperi.

47 Uye zvino, mwanakomanawangu, ona kuti wachengetedzazvinhu zvinoera izvi, hongu,ona kuti unotarisa kuna Mwarikuti upone. Enda kuvanhu avauye unotaura shoko, uye ivawakatsiga Mwanakomana wa-ngu, chisara.

Mirairo yaAruma kumwana-komana wake Shibhuroni.

Zvichisanganisa chitsauko 38.

CHITSAUKO 38

Shibhuroni akanetswa pamusanapekururama — Ruponeso rwurimuna Kristu, anove ndiye upenyunechiedza chenyika — Tsigisa pfu-ngwa dzako. Zvingangove makore74 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Mwanakomana wangu, teere-resa mazwi angu, nokuti ndinotikwauri, kana sezvandakataurakunaHiramani, kuti kana muri

44a Mpi. 119:105;1 Ni. 11:25;Hir. 3:29–30.

46a 1 Ni. 17:40–41.b Joh. 14:5–6;

2 Ni. 9:41; 31:17–21;

D&Z 132:22, 25.c Joh. 11:25; Hir. 8:15;

3 Ni. 15:9.

383 Aruma 38:2–9

munochengeta mirairo yaMwarimuchabudirira munyika; uyekana muri musingachengetemirau yaMwari muchabviswapamberi pake.2 Uye zvino mwanakomana

wangu, ndinovimba kuti ndi-chawana mufaro mukuru mauriiwe, nenzira yekutsiga kwako no-kutendeka kwako kunaMwari;sezvo watangisa uri jaya ku-tarisa kuna Ishe Mwari vako,naizvozvo ndinovimba kutiaucharamba uchichengeta mira-iro yavo; nokuti akakombore-rwa uyo banoshingirira kusvikakumagumo.3 Ndinoti kwauri mwanako-

mana wangu, ndakatofadzwanewe zvikuru kare, nenzira ye-kuvimbika kwako nekusimbakwako, uye kutsiga kwako ne-kushivirira kwako mukati me-vanhu avaZoramu.

4 Nokuti ndinoziva kuti wa-kanga uri muusungwa; hongu,uye ndinozivawo kuti wakate-mwa nemabwe uchitemerwashoko; uye aukatirira zvosezvinhu izvi nokupfava nokutiIshe vakanga bvainewe; uyezvino wave kuziva kuti waka-poneswa naIshe.5 Uye zvino mwanakomana

wangu, Shibhuroni, ndinodakuti urangarire, kuti kana uchii-sa aruvimbo rwako munaMwari

kana naizvozvo buchabviswamukuedzwa kwako, nenhamodzako, cnematambudziko ako,uye ugosimudzwa nomusi we-zuva rekupedzisira.

6 Zvino mwanakomana wa-ngu, handidi kuti ufunge kutizvinhu izvi ndinozviziva nenje-re dzangu, asi Mweya waMwariuri mandiri unoita kuti ndizivezvinhu izvi; nokuti dai ndisinaakuzvarwa munaMwari handai-ziva zvinhu izvi.

7 Asi tarisai, Ishe netsitsi dzavohuru vakatumira angirozi yavokuti izotaura kwandiri kuti ndi-regere basa brekuparadza pakatipevanhu vavo; hongu, uye nda-kaona ngirozi tikatarisana, uyeikataura neni, uye izwi rakeraiita semabhanan’ana, uyerikazunza nyika yose.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwema-zuva matatu neusiku hutatundakanga ndiri mukurwadziwamumweya zvisingataurike; uyehandina chandakawana, kuda-kara ndachema kuna Ishe JesuKristu kuti ndiitirwe tsitsi, ndo-kubva andaregererwa zvitadzozvangu. Asi tarisai, ndakache-ma kwavari uye ndikawanarunyararo mumweya wangu.

9 Uye zvino, mwanakomanawangu, ndakutaurira izvi kutiudzidze ungwaru, kuti udzidzekwandiri kuti ahakuna zvimwe

38 2a Aruma 63:1–2.b 2 Ni. 31:15–20;

3 Ni. 15:9; 27:6,16–17.

3a Aruma 31:7.4a nkm Mwoyo

Murefu.b VaR. 8:35–39.

5a Aruma 36:27.nkm Vimba.

b Mat. 11:28–30.c D&Z 3:8; 121:7–8.

6a Aruma 36:26;D&Z 5:16.nkm KuberekwanaMwari,

Kuberekwa Patsva.7a Mosaya 27:11–17.

b Aruma 26:17–18;36:6–11.

8a nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

9a Hir. 5:9.

Aruma 38:10–39:3 384

kana nzira inoita kuti munhuapone, chete nemuna Kristu.Tarisai, ndiye upenyu bnechie-dza chenyika. Tarisai, ndiyeshoko rechokwadi nekururama.10 Uye zvino, zvawatangisa

kudzidzisa shoko ndinoti chi-ramba uchidzidzisa; uye inindinoti dai wave nesimba ne-kuzvibata muzvinhu zvose.11 Ona kuti hausimudzwe

ukave une rudado; hongu, onakuti ahauzvikudze nokuchenjerakwako, kana nesimba rakorakawanda.12 Shandisa kusatya, asi usa-

dzvinyirire; uye ona kuti waka-zvibata muzvinhu zvose, kutiuzadzwe nerudo; ona kuti hau-ite zvenungo.13 Usanamate sezvinoita ma-

Zoramu, nokuti wakatowonakuti vanonamata kuti vaonekwenokunzwikwa nevanhu, neku-ti vagorumbidzwa neungwaruhwavo.14 Usazoti: Mwari, ndinoku-

tendai nokuti tiri anani panehama dzedu; asi kuti uti: Ishe,ndiregererei bmukusakodzerakwangu, uye murangarire hamadzangu netsitsi—hongu, bvumakuti hauna kukodzera pamberipaMwari nguva dzose.15 Uye Ishe ngavaropafadze

mweya wako, vagokugashiranezuva rekupedzisira muuma-mbo hwavo, kuti ugare muru-nyararo. Zvino enda, mwana-komana wangu, unodzidzisashoko kuvanhu ava. Zvibate.Mwanakomana wangu, chisara.

Mirairo yaAruma kumwako-mana wake Koriandoni.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko39 kusvika ku42.

CHITSAUKO 39

Chivi cheupombwe chinhu cha-kaipisisa — Zvivi zvaKoriandonizvakaita kuti vanhu vamaZoramuvasagamuchire shoko—RununurorwaKristu rwunoshanda kuneavo vanokutenda vakarwutangira.Zvingangove makore 74 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino, mwanakomana wa-ngu, ndine zvimwe zvakawa-nda zvandinoda kutaura kwaurizvandisina kutaura kuvakomavako; nokuti tarisai, hauna ku-cherechedza here kuzvibatakwomukoma wako, kutendese-ka kwake, nekusimba kwake mu-kuchengeta mirairo yaMwari?Tarisai, haana kuratidza mue-nzaniso wakanaka here kwauri?

2 Nokuti hauna kunyatsoteere-resa kumazwi angu sokuteererakwakaita mukoma wako, pakatipavanhu avamaZoramu. Zvinoizvi ndizvo zvandinopokana na-zvo newe; iwe wakaenda uchi-zvikudza nesimba noungwaruhwako.

3 Uye hazvisizvo zvose izvi,mwanakomana wangu. Wakaitazvinhu zvinonditsamwisa; no-kuti wakasiya hushumiri, uka-enda kunyika yeSironi mukatimavanhu vamaRamani, uchi-tevera apfambi iya Izabheri.

9b Mosaya 16:9.11a nkm Kudada.

14a Aruma 31:16.b Ruka 18:10–14.

39 2a Aruma 38:3.3a nkm Kufadza Nyama.

385 Aruma 39:4–13

4 Hongu, aakatora mwoyo ye-vazhinji; asi hazvizizvo zvingaitekuti ushaye mhosva, mwana-komana wangu. Ungadai wa-karamba uchiita hushumirihwawakanga wapiwa.5 Hauzive here, mwanakoma-

na wangu, kuti zvinhu aizvi zva-kaipa pamberi paIshe, hongu,chinhu chakaipisisa kudarikazvose zvazvo kunze kwokude-ura ropa rousina mhosva kanakuramba Mweya Mutsvene?6 Nokuti tarisai, kana aukara-

mba Mweya Mutsvene waka-mbenge une nzvimbo mauri,iwe uchiziva kuti uri kuuramba,tarisai, ichi chivi bchisingarege-rerwi, hongu, uyo anourayapamberi pechiedza noruzivorwaMwari, hazvizove nyorekuti agamuchire cruregerero;hongu, ndinoti kwauri, mwa-nakomana wangu, hazvizinyorekuti agamuchire ruregerero.7 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu, ndinoti kuna Mwari daiwakanga usina kuita amhosvayakaipa kudai. Handaitaura ne-zvemhosva dzako, kuti ndipa-radze mweya wako, dai zvisirizvinoyamura iwe.8 Asi tarisai , haungavige

mhosva dzako kuna Mwari,zve kunze kwokunge watende-uka dzinozomira dzichipupurapamberi pako pazuva rokupe-dzisira.9 Zvino mwanakomana wangu,

ndingade kuti utendeuke urege

zvivi zvako, usingadzokereamukuchiva kwemaziso ako, asibzvibvise iwe muzvinhu zvoseizvi; nokuti kunze kwokudarohaungazopindi muumambohwaMwari. Rangarira, uzvitorepauri, uzvibvise pachako mu-zvinhu izvi.

10 Uye ndinokuraira kuti ura-ngane nevakoma vako pazvi-nhu zvaunoita; nokuti tarisai,uchiri mudiki, unofanira kutiumbodzidziswa nevakoma vako.Uye uteerere kune zvavanoku-raira.

11 Usabvume iwe kuti unye-ngedzwe nechinhu chisina matu-ro; usabvume kuti dhiabhorosiatungamirire mwoyo wakokune pfambi dziya dzakaipa.Tarisai, mwanakomana wangu,waunza kuipa kwakakura seiakumaZoramu; nokuti zvavaka-ona bkuita kwako havana ku-zotenda kumazwi angu.

12 Uye zvino Mweya waIsheuri kuti kwandiri: aRaira vanavako kuti vaite zvakanaka, noku-ti vangazotungamirira mwoyoyavanhu vakawanda mukupa-radzwa; zvino ndinokuraira,mwanakomana wangu, muku-tya Mwari, kuti ubve munezvakaipa zvako.

13 Kuti utendeukire kuna Ishenepfungwa dzako dzose, chido,nesimba rako rose; kuti usazo-tungamirira mwoyo yevamwe-zve mukuita zvakaipa; asi kutiudzokere kwavari, augobvuma

4a Zir. 7:6–27.5a nkm Kusazvibata

nehupombwe.6a D&Z 76:35–36.

b nkm ChitadzoChisingaregererwe.

c D&Z 64:10.nkm Regerera.

7a nkm Mhosva, Kuva ne.9a nkm Zvenyama.

b 3 Ni. 12:30.11a Aruma 35:2–14.

b VaR. 2:21–23; 14:13;Aruma 4:11.

12a nkm MirairoyaMwari; Dzidzisa.

13a Mosaya 27:34–35.

Aruma 39:14–40:3 386

kutadza kwako nokukanganisakwawakaita.14 Usave aunotsvaga upfumi

kana zvinhu zvisina maturozvenyika ino nokuti tarisai, hau-zvitakure.15 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu, ndinotaura zvimwewom a e r e r a n o n o k u u y a k w a-Kristu. Tarisai, ndinoti kwauri,zvechokwadi ndiye achauyakuzobvisa zvitadzo zvenyika;hongu, anouya kuzotaura ma-shoko anofadza noruponesokuvanhu vake.16 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu, uwu ndiwo hupirisitahwawakanga wakadaidzirwa,kuti utaure mashoko anofadzaaya kuvanhu ava, kuti vaga-dzirire pfungwa dzavo; kanakuti ruponeso rwuuye kwavari,kuti vagogadzira pfungwa adze-vana vavo kuti vagonzwa shokoiri panguva yokuuya kwake.17 Uye zvino ndichanyevenu-

tsa pfungwa dzako kuzvinhuizvi. Tarisai, unoshamiswakuti sei zvinhu izvi zvichifanirakuzivikanwa nguva yacho isatiyasvika. Tarisai, ndinoti kwau-ri, ko mweya panguva inohaukoshe here kunaMwarisomweya unenge uri panguvayokuuya kwake?18 Hazvifanire here kuti huro-

ngwa hwenunuro huve huno-zivi kanwa kuvanhu ava uyenokune vana vavo?19 Ko haisi nyore here pane

nguva ino kuti Ishe vatumire

ngirozi yavo kuti itaure masho-ko anofadza kwatiri nokunevana vedu, kana sekuve shurekwenguva yokuuya kwavo?

CHITSAUKO 40

Kristu anoita kuti kuve nekumukakwevakafa kuvanhu vose—Vakafavatsvene vanoenda kuparadiso,vakaipa vanoenda kurima ririkunze kuti vamirire zuva ravorokumutswa — Zvinhu zvose zvi-chadzorerwa pazvakanga zviripanguva yoKumutswa kuvakafa.Zvingangove makore 74 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Zvino mwanakomana wangu,izvi zvimwe zvakawanda zva-ndinokutaurira; nokuti ndaonakuti pfungwa dzako dziri kune-tseka pamusana pokumutswakwavakafa.

2 Tarisai, ndinoti kwauri, ha-kuna kumutswa — kana kuti,ndingati, namamwe mazwi,muviri uno unofa haungafukeakusafa, kuipa uku bhakungafu-ke kusaipa — ckusvikira kuuyakwaKristu.

3 Tarisai, anounza akumutswakwavakafa. Asi tarisai, mwana-komana wangu, kumutswahakusati kwavapo. Zvino, ndi-chaburitsa kwauri zvishamiso;zvisinei, kune bzvishamiso zva-kawanda czvinovanzwa, zvoku-ti hakuna munhu anozvizivakunze kwaMwari vega. Asindinokuratidza chinhu chimwe-

14a Mat. 6:25–34;Jak. 2:18–19;D&Z 6:6–7; 68:31–32.

16a nkm Mhuri—Mabasa evabereki.

40 2a Mosaya 16:10–13.nkm Asingafe.

b I VaKori. 15:53–54.c I VaKori. 15:20.

3a nkm Kumuka

Kuvakafa.b nkm Zvakavandika

zvaMwari.c D&Z 25:4; 124:41.

387 Aruma 40:4–13

chete chandakakumbira kunaMwari nesimba kuti ndizive —chinove pamusoro pokumu-tswa kuvakafa.

4 Tarisai, pane nguva yakata-rwa kunzi munhu wose aacha-muka kuvakafa. Zvino nguvaiyi ichauya riini hakuna anozi-va; asi Mwari vanoziva nguvayakatarwa.5 Zvino, kuti kuchava nengu-

va yokutanga, kana ayechipiri,kana yechitatu, apo vanhu va-chamuka kuvafi, hazvinei; no-kuti Mwari bvanozviziva zvose;uye zvakakwana kuti ndizivekuti aya ndiwo mamiriro acho—kuti pane nguva yakatarwa apovose vachamutswa kuvakafa.

6 Zvino panofanira kungepane nguva pakati pokufa no-kumutswa.7 Uye zvino ndinoda kuziva

zvinoitika akumweya yevanhuvose kubva panguva yorufukusvikira nguva yakatarwayokumutswa?8 Zvino kuti kune nguva dzino-

pfuura imwechete dzokumutswakwavanhu hazvina mhosva;nokuti vose havafi pamwechete,uye izvi hazvina mhosva; zvosezvakangoita sezuva rimwechetekuna Mwari, nguva inoerwachete kuvanhu.9 Naizvozvo, pane nguva

yakatarwa kuvanhu apo va-chamutswa muvafi; uye pane

nguva pakati porufu nokumu-tswa. Uye zvino maererano ne-nguva iyi, chinoitika kumweyayavanhu vakamirira kumukandicho chandaka kumbira Ishenesimba kuti ndizive; uye ichindichochinhu chandinoziva.

10 Uye kana nguva yasvikaapo vose vachamutswa, zvinovachazoziva kuti Mwari vano-ziva anguva dzose dzakatarirwamunhu.

11 Zvino, maererano nekutimweya unenge wakaita sei pa-kati penguva ayaunofa nenguvayaunozomutswa —Tarisai, zva-kaziviswa kwandiri nomutu-mwa, kuti mweya yavanhuvose, shure kwokunge yasiyamuviri uno, hongu, mweya ya-vanhu vose, yakanaka kanayakaipa, inotorwa yoendabkumusha kuna Mwari ivavovakavapa upenyu.

12 Uye ipapo zvichaitika kutinguva ichasvika, yekuti mweyayaavo vakarurama igamuchirweamukufara, munzvimbo inodai-dzwa kuti bparadiso, cmukuzo-rora, dmurunyararo, apo vacha-zorora kubva kumatambudzikoavo ose, nomukusuwa.

13 Uye zvichaitika, kuti mweyayevakaipa, hongu, avo vakaipi-sisa—nokuti tarisai, havana chi-diki zvacho cheMweya waIshe;nokuti tarisai, vakasarudzamabasa akaipa pane akanaka;

4a Joh. 5:28–29.5a Mosaya 26:24–25;

D&Z 43:18; 76:85.b nkm Mwari, Musoro

hwehuMwari.7a Aruma 40:21;

D&Z 138.

nkm Mweya (MweyaneMuviri).

10a Mabasa 17:26.11a Ruka 16:22–26;

I Pet. 3:18–19; 4:6;D&Z 76:71–74; 138.

b Mpa. 12:7;

2 Ni. 9:38.12a nkm Rufaro.

b nkm Paradiso.c nkm Zororo.d D&Z 45:46.

nkm Runyararo.

Aruma 40:14–21 388

naizvozvo mweya wadhiabho-rosi wakapinda mavari, ukatoraimba yavo — uye ava vachaka-ndwa akurima rokunze; kucha-va bnokuchema, nokuyaura,nokugeda-geda kwameno, ukukuri kuda kwokuipa kwavo, no-kuva vanotungamirirwa muu-randa nokuda kwadhiabhorosi.

14 Zvino izvi ndizvo zvinengezvakaita mweya ayakaipa, ho-ngu, murima, munguva yakai-pisisa, bnokutya hasha hurudzaMwari pavari; saka vacha-nge vari cmunzvimbo iyi, va-tsvene vanenge vari mupara-diso, kusvikira nguva yavoyokumutswa kuvakafa.15 Zvino, kuna vamwe vaka-

nzwa kuti nguva iyoyi yorufaronenguva iyoyo yokusuwa kwe-mweya, tisati tasvika muku-mutswa, ndiko kumutswa kwo-kutanga. Hongu, ndinobvumakungangodaidzwa kuti kumu-tswa, kumutswa kwemweyanokuzoiswa kwaunoitwa mu-rufaro kana mukusuwa maere-rano namazwi akataurwa.16 Uye zvino tarisai, zvakatau-

rwa zvakare, kuti kune akumu-tswa bkwokutanga, kumutswakweavo vose vakanga vari, kanavari, kana vachazova, kusvikapakumuka kwaKristu kubvamuvafi.17 Zvino, hatifunge kuti ku-

mutswa uku kwokutanga, ku-notaurwa munzira iyi, kungavekumutswa kwomweya anokue-

ndeswa murufaro kana muku-suwa. Haungafungi kuti izvindizvo zvazvinoreva.

18 Tarisai, ndinoti kwauri,Kwete; asi zvinoreva kubatanazvakare kwomweya nomuvi-ri, kweavo kubva mumazuvaaAdama kusvika apakumukakwaKristu.

19 Zvino, kuti mweya nemiviriyaavo vambotaurwa ichabata-nidzwawo pakarepo, vasaka-rurama nevakarurama, handizikutaura; ngazvive zvakakwa-na, kuti nditi vose vachamuka;kana kuti namamwe mazwi,kumutswa kwavo kunouya ku-mutswa kweavo vakafa shurekwokumuka kwaKristu avasativamutswa.

20 Zvino, mwanakomana wa-ngu, handina kuti kumutswakwavo kunouya pakumuka kwa-Kristu; asi tarisai, ndinongopasokufungawo kwangu, kutimweya nomuviri zvichabatana,pautsvene, pakumutswa kwa-Kristu, anokukwira kwake ku-denga.

21 Asi nyangwe zvikave paku-mutswa kwake kana kuti shure,handitaure; asi izvi ndinotaura,kuti pane anguva pakati porufunokumutswa kwomuviri, kutimweya uri bmukufara kanacnokusuwa kusvikira nguva ya-katarwa naMwari kuti vakafavachabuda, vogobatanidzwa,zvakare mweya nomuviri, dvo-gounzwa kuti vamire pamberi

13a nkm Gehena.b Mat. 8:12;

Mosaya 16:2.14a D&Z 138:20.

b Jak. 6:13; Mos. 7:1.c Aruma 34:34.

16a nkm KumukaKuvakafa.

b Jak. 4:11;Mosaya 15:21–23.

17a D&Z 76:17, 32, 50–51.18a Mat. 27:52–53.

19a Mosaya 15:26.20a nkm Kukwira.21a Ruka 23:39–43.

b nkm Paradiso.c nkm Gehena.d Aruma 42:23.

389 Aruma 40:22–41:3

paMwari, vogotongwa maere-rano namabasa avo.22 Hongu, izvi zvinounza ku-

dzorerwa pakare kwezvinhuzvose zvakambotaurwa nemi-romo yavaporofita.23 aMweya buchadzorerwa

ckumuviri, uye muviri kumwe-ya; hongu, yose nhengo nebvuparimwe nerimwe richadzorerwakumuviri waro; hongu, hakunakana kavhudzi kemusoro kano-rasika; asi zvinhu zvose zvi-chadzorerwa panzvimbo yazvochaiyo zvakakwana.24 Uye zvino mwanakomana

wangu, uku ndiko kudzorerwakwezvinhu akwaitaurwa nemi-romo yamaporofita —25 Uye zvino avo vatsvene

vachazopenya muumambohwaMwari.26 Asi tarisai, akufa kunorwa-

dza kunouya pane vakaipa;nokuti vanofa pazvinhu zvirimaererano neutsvene; nokutihavana kuchena, uye hakunabchinhu chine tsvina chingagarenhaka youmambo hwaMwari;asi vanorasirwa kunze, uye va-notumirwa kunodya micheroyamabasa avo, anga akaipa; va-nonwa mabvondwe emukombeunovava.

CHITSAUKO 41

Pakumutswa vanhu vachapinda

murufaro rusingaperi kana kutimukusuwa kusingaperi — Kuipahakuna kumbova kufara — Vanhuvenyama havana Mwari panyi-ka — Munhu wose anogamuchirazvakare pakudzorerwa twutsikanezvimwe zvose zvaakanga awanaasati afa. Zvingangove makore 74Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino, mwanakomana wa-ngu, ndine zvimwe zvokutauramaererano nezvokudzorerwapakare izvo zvakataurwa; no-kuti tarisai, vamwe ahavana ku-nzwisisa magwaro, bvakarasikazvikuru nokuda kwechinhu ichi.Uye ndinoona kuti pfungwadzako dziri kutambudzika pa-musoro pechinhu ichi. Asi tari-sai, ndichakutsanangurira.

2 Ndinoti kwauri, mwanako-mana wangu, zano rokudzorerarinopindirana nokutonga kwa-karurama kwaMwari, nokutizvakafanira kuti zvinhu zvosezvidzorerwe zvazvakange zva-kaita. Tarisai, zvakafanira zvezvakarurama, maererano nesi-mba nokumuka kwaKristu, kutimweya womunhu unofanirakudzorerwa mumuviri, uye kutianhengo iri yose yomuviri ino-fanira kudzorerwa pakare.

3 Uyezve zvinopindirana ano-kuenzanisa kwaMwari kwaka-naka kuti munhu anofanirabkutongwa maererano cnama-basa ake; uye kana mabasa avo

23a nemamwe mazwi

Mweya.D&Z 88:15–17.nkm Mweya (MweyaneMuviri).

b 2 Ni. 9:12–13;Aruma 11:40–45.

c nkm Muviri.24a Isa. 26:19.26a 1 Ni. 15:33;

Aruma 12:16.b Aruma 11:37.

41 1a II Pet. 1:20; 3:16;Aruma 13:20.

b nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

2a Aruma 40:23.3a nkm Yenzaniso.

b nkm Kudavira;Kutonga.

c nkm Mabasa.

Aruma 41:4–12 390

anga akanaka muupenyu huno,nezvido zvemwoyo yavo zva-nga zvakanaka, kuti ivowo zva-kare, pazuva rokupedzisira, dva-dzorerwe kune izvo zvakanaka.4 Uye kana mabasa avo anga

akaipa avachadzorerwawo kunezvakaipa. Naizvozvo, zvinhuzvose zvichadzorerwa panzvi-mbo yazvo chaiyo, chinhu chosepachakabva— bkufa kuitwe ku-safa, cchinoora chisazoora —kumutswa muchipinda murufa-ro drwusingaperi kuti mugarenhaka youmambo hwaMwari,kana kuti musuwe kusingaperinokugara nhaka youmambohwadhiabhorosi, chimwe kunerumwe ruoko, nechimwewokune rumwe —5 Mumwe anenge amutswa

mukufara maererano nezvidozvake zvorufaro, kana mu-zvakanaka maererano nezvidozvake zvezvakanaka; mumwemune zvakaipa maererano ne-zvido zvake zvakaipa; sezvoakasarudza kuita zvakaipamuswere wose wezuva zvaka-darowo achawana mubairowake wezvakaipa kana usikuhwauya.6 Uye zvakangodarowo kune

rumwe rutivi. Kana achingeatendeuka pazvivi zvake, akadautsvene kusvikira kumagumoemazuva ake, kana naizvozvoachawana mubairo woutsvene.

7 aAva ndivo vakanunurwanaIshe; hongu, ava ndivo vaka-torwa, vakabviswa muusiku ne-rima risingaperi; saka vachami-ra kana kuputsika; nokuti tarisai,vanozvitongera bpachavo, kuitazvakanaka kana zvakaipa.

8 Zvino, kutonga kwaMwariahakushandurwi; naizvozvo,nzira yakagadzirwa kuti uyowose anoda akafamba mairiachaponeswa.

9 Uye zvino tarisai, mwana-komana wangu, usava anoku-mwe kutadzira Mwari wakopamusoro pemirau yedzidzisoyake, iyo yakataura kuti usaitachivi.

10 Usafunge kuti, zvakataurwamaererano nokudzorerwa, kutiiwe uchazodzorerwa kubvamuchivi uchienda murufaro.Tarisai, ndinoti kwauri, akuipahakuna kumbove kufara.

11 Uye zvino, mwanakomanawangu, vanhu vose vari muuga-ro ahwenyika, kana kuti ndingatimuugaro bhwenyama, kanakuti ndingati, vari munduruinovava nemumangetani ekui-pa; chavana Mwari munyika,vanopikisana nezvaMwari, na-izvozvo, vari muugaro hunoitakuti varwisane nezvinoita kutivafare.

12 Uye zvino tarisai, kudzore-rwa kunoreva here kutora chi-nhu pachiri uchichiisa pasiri

3d Hir. 14:31.4a Aruma 42:28.

b 2 Ni. 9:12–13;D&Z 138:17.nkm KumukaKuvakafa.

c I VaKori. 15:51–55.d nkm Upenyu

Hwokusingaperi.7a D&Z 76:50–70.

b 2 Ni. 2:26;Aruma 42:27;Hir. 14:30.nkm Kuzvisarudzira.

8a D&Z 1:38.9a D&Z 42:23–28.

10a Mpi. 32:10;Isa. 57:20–21;Hir. 13:38.

11a Mosaya 3:19.nkm MunhuweNyama.

b nkm Zvenyama.c VaE. 2:12.

391 Aruma 41:13–42:3

pacho, kana kuchiisa pane chi-nhu chakasiyana nacho?13 Mwanakomana wangu, izvi

hazvisizvo kwete; asi zvinorevaizwi rinoti kudzorera zvinorevakudzorera zvakare chakaipa ne-chakaipa, chenyama nechenya-ma, cheutsinye necheutsinye—chakanaka nechakanaka; chi-tsvene nechitsvene; chakarura-ma nechakarurama; chine tsitsinechine tsitsi.14 Naizvozvo, mwanakomana

wangu, ona kuti une tsitsi kunehama dzako; ita azvakarurama,btonga zvakarurama, nokuitaczvakanaka nguva dzose; kanauchinge waita zvinhu zvose izviuchagamuchira mubairo wako;hongu, uchazova dnetsitsi dzi-chapiwa kwauri zvakare; ucha-ve nokururama kuchadzorerwakwauri zvakare; uchave uno-dzorerwa kutonga kwakaruramazvakare; uchazowana mibairoyakanaka zvakare.15 Nokuti icho chose chauno-

tumira kunze chichadzoka zva-kare kwauri, chodzorerwa; na-izvozvo, izwi rokuti kudzorerazvechokwadi rinorasa mutadzi,harimbomururamisa kana.

CHITSAUKO 42

Nguva ino yatigere panyika inguvayokugadzirira kuti munhu akwa-nise kutendeuka kuti ashandireMwari — Kuputsika kwakaunzarufu rwenyama nerwomweya ku-marudzi ose — Rununuro rwuno -

uya kuburikidza nokutendeuka —Mwari pachake anoripira zvitadzozvenyika yose — Tsitsi ndedzeavo vanotendeuka — Vamwe vosevainomirira kutonga kwakanakakwaMwari — Tsitsi dzinouya ku-burikidza noRudzikinuro — Va-katendeuka zvechokwadi chetevachaponeswa. Zvingangove ma-kore 74 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino, mwanakomana wa-ngu, ndinoona kuti une zvimwezvinhu zviri kunetsa pfungwadzako, zvausiri kunzwisisa —zviri pamusoro apokutonga kwa-kanaka kwaMwari mukurangavatadzi; nokuti uri kufungakuti hazvina kururama kutimutadzi aiswe mukusuwa.

2 Zvino tarisai, mwanakomanawangu, ndichatsanangura zvi-nhu izvi kwauri. Nokuti tarisai,shure kwokunge Ishe Mwariavatumira vabereki vedu voku-tanga kubva mubindu breEdeni,kuti vanorima ivhu, kwavakangavambotorwa — hongu, vakabu-ritsa munhu, vakaisa kumabva-zuva ebindu reEdeni, cmakerubi,nemunondo waibvira ichitende-uka kutarisa mativi ose, kutiichengete dmuti woupenyu —

3 Zvino, tinoona kuti munhuakanga aita saMwari, ava kuzi-va chakanaka nechakaipa; tari-sai kuti akatambanudza ruokorwake, akatora muti woupenyu,akaudya akazogara nokusinga-peri, Ishe Mwari vakaisa make-rubi nomunondo unobvira, kutimunhu asazodya muchero uyu—

14a nkm Anovimbika.b Joh. 7:24; D&Z 11:12.c D&Z 6:13; 58:27–28.d nkm Anetsitsi.

42 1a 2 Ni. 26:7;Mosaya 15:26–27.nkm Yenzaniso.

2a Gen. 3:23–24;

Mos. 4:28–31.b nkm Edeni.c nkm Makerubi.d Gen. 2:9.

Aruma 42:4–13 392

4 Uye saka tinoona, kuti kwa-kapiwa munhu nguva ayokute-ndeuka, hongu, nguva yokuga-dzirira, nguva yokutendeukanokushandira Mwari.5 Nokuti tarisai, dai Adama

akaisa ruoko rwake nguva iyo-yo, akadya muti woupenyu,angadai akagara nokusingaperi,maererano neshoko raMwari,asina mukana wokutendeuka;hongu, uyewo shoko raMwaripangadai pasina, uye zano gururoruponeso ringadai rakaka-nganiswa.6 Asi tarisai, zvakanga zvakata-

urwa kumunhu kuti aachafa —naizvozvo, sezvo vakabviswapamuti woupenyu vanofanirwakubviswa pamusoro penyika—uye munhu akazorasika zva-chose, hongu, vakave munhubakapunzika.

7 Uye zvino, tinoona kuti vabe-reki vedu vokutanga avakabvi-swa vose panyama nepamweyakubva pamberi paIshe; sakatinoona kuti vakazova vanhuvaiita bkuda kwavo.

8 Zvino tarisai, zvakanga zvi-sakafanira kuti munhu aveanozomutswa zvakare murufurwenyama urwu, nokuti zvai-zoparadza ahurongwa hukuruhwerufaro.9 Naizvozvo, sezvo mweya wa-

kanga usingafi, uye akuputsika

kuri kwakanga kwaunza ku-marudzi ose kufa pamweyanokufa kwomuviri, kuri kuti,vakabviswa pamberi paIshe,zvakanga zvakakodzera kutimarudzi ose amutswe zvakareparufu rwomweya urwu.

10 Naizvozvo, sezvo vakangavave kuita azvenyama, nokute-vedzera zvaida miviri yavo,nezvakaipa, bnguva ino yokue-dzwa yakave nguva yavocyokugadzirira, yakave nguvayekugadzirira.

11 Uye zvino rangarira, mwa-nakomana wangu, dai hwaka-nge husiri hurongwa hwenunu-ro (tichihuisa parutivi) vaingotimweya yavo yaibva ayasuwazvikuru, nokuti vainge vachi-bviswa pamberi paIshe.

12 Uye zvino, pakanga pasinanzira yokubvisa vanhu ava mu-kuputsika uku, kwakaunzwanomunhu pachake nokudakwokusateerera kwake.

13 Naizvozvo, maererano no-kururama, ahurongwa hweru-nunuro hawaizokwanisa kuu-nzwa, kunze kwokunge kuinebkutendeuka kwomunhu pa-nguva ino yokuedzwa, hongu,nguva ino yokuedzwa; nokutidai pakanga pasina zvinangwaizvi, tsitsi dzaishaikwa dzopa-radza mabasa akarurama. Zvinomabasa akarurama haangapa-

4a Aruma 34:32–33.6a nkm Rufu,

rwenyama.b Mosaya 16:3–5.

nkm KupunzikakwaAdama naEva.

7a 2 Ni. 2:5; 9:6;Hir. 14:16.

nkm Rufu,rweMweya.

b nkm Kuzvisarudzira.8a Aruma 34:9;

Mos. 6:62.9a nkm Kupunzika

kwaAdama naEva.10a nkm Zvenyama.

b nkm MunhuweNyama.

c nkm Upenyuhwenyama.

11a 2 Ni. 9:7–9.13a nkm Hurongwa

hweRununuro.b nkm Rutendeuko.

393 Aruma 42:14–24

radzike, dai zvakadaro, Mwarichaangave Mwari.14 Uye saka tinoona kuti va-

nhu vose uye vanga avakaputsi-ka, vanga vari bmukutongwa;hongu, mukutonga kwaMwari,uko kwaivabvisa nokusingaperipamberi pake.15 Uye zvino, zano retsitsi

haraizoitwa kunze kwokungerudzikinuro rwaitwa, naizvo-zvo, Mwari pachavo avakaripirazvivi zvenyika, kuti vaunzezano bretsitsi, kuti kugutse zvi-nodiwa cmukutonga kwakanaka,kuti Mwari vave dvakakwana,Mwari vakarurama, uyewo na-Mwari vane tsitsi.16 Zvino, kutendeuka hakwai-

uya kuvanhu kunze kwokungepane kurangwa, uko kwakangaakusingaperi soupenyu hwe-mweya uhwo husingaperi, hwa-kabatanidzwa nenzira yorufaro,iyo yokusingaperiwo soupenyuhwemweya.17 Zvino, ko munhu angate-

ndeuka sei kunze kwokungeaatadza? Angatadza sei kanapasina bmutemo? Pangave no-mutemo sei kunze kwokungepane kurangwa?18 Zvino, pakaiswa kurangwa,

nomutemo wakarurama, waka-unza kusuwa akupfungwa yo-munhu.19 Zvino, dai pakanga pasina

kupiwa mutemo—kana munhuaakaponda anofanira kufa — ai-zotya here kuti achafa kanaakaponda?

20 Uye zvakare, dai mutemousina kupiwa kumunhu anota-dza munhu haaizotya kutadza.

21 Uye dai apasina mutemowakapiwa, kana munhu achi-nge atadza ko zvino kutongakwaizova kwei, kana tsitsi,nokuti hapana chavaizotaurapamusoro pechisikwa?

22 Asi pane mutemo wakapi-wa, nokurangwa kwakaiswa,anokutendeuka kwakapiwa ku-tendeuka uku, kunodiwa ne-tsitsi; kana, kutonga kunodachisikwa uye, mutemo wobvawaranga; kana zvisina kudaro,mabasa ekutonga anoparadzwa,uye Mwari vanobva varegakuve Mwari.

23 Asi Mwari havashaye kuvaMwari, uye atsitsi dzinoda vano-zvityora, uye tsitsi dzinouya no-kuda bkwokudzikinurwa; uyekudzikinurwa kunounza cku-mutswa kwevakafa; kumutswakwevakafa dkunounza vanhuzvakare kuna Mwari; nokudarovanodzorerwa pamberi pavozvakare, kuti evazotongwa ma-ererano namabasa avo, maere-rano nomutemo wokutonga.

24 Nokuti tarisai, kutonga ku-noenzanisa kunonzi ngakuitwe,

13c 2 Ni. 2:13–14.14a Aruma 22:13–14.

b 2 Ni. 2:5.15a 2 Ni. 9:7–10;

Mosaya 16:7–8.nkm Dzikinura.

b nkm Anetsitsi.c nkm Yenzaniso.d 3 Ni. 12:48.

16a D&Z 19:10–12.17a nkm Chitadzo.

b VaR. 4:15.18a nkm Hana.19a nkm Kuponda.21a 2 Ni. 9:25–26;

Mosaya 3:11.22a nkm Rutendeuko.23a nkm Anetsitsi.

b nkm Dzikinura.c 2 Ni. 2:8; 9:4;

Aruma 7:12; 11:41–45;12:24–25;Hir. 14:15–18;Morm. 9:13.

d Aruma 40:21–24.e nkm Kutonga,

Kwekupedzisira.

Aruma 42:25–43:1 394

tsitsi ngadzivepowo kune vosevadzo, saka, ivavo chete vaka-zvininipisa pachokwadi ndivovachaponeswa.25 Chii, unofunga here kuti

tsitsi dzingapambe akururama?Ndinoti kwauri, Kwete; hazvi-itike. Dai zvakadaro, Mwarivaimira kuva Mwari.26 Uye saka Mwari anounza

anzira yake huru yezvinangwazvokusingaperi, iyo yakaga-dzirwa bkubvira kumavamboenyika. Apo kunouya ruponesonorununuro rwomunhu, noku-paradzwa nokusuwa.27 Naizvozvo, iwe mwanako-

mana wangu, auyo-wose anou-ya anogona kuuya achinwamvura youpenyu akasunungu-ka; uyo asingauye haazomani-kidzwa kuti auye; asi pazuvarokupedzisira bzvichazodzose-rwa kwaari maererano cnezviitozvake.28 Kana ari anoda kuita azva-

kaipa, uye asina kutendeukapamazuva ake, tarisai, kuipakuchaitwa kwaari, maereranonokudzorera pakare kwaMwari.29 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu, ndinoda kuti zvinhuizvi zvisakutambudze zvakare,utambudzwe nezvivi zvakochete, nedambudziko iro richa-kuunza pakutendeuka.30 Mwanakomana wangu,

ndinoda kuti usave unorambakutonga kwaMwari zvakare.Usave unozviisa pachinzvimbo

chokunzvenga zvivi zvako, no-kuramba kutonga kwaMwari;asi iva unoregera kutonga kwa-Mwari, netsitsi dzavo, nomwo-yo wavo murefu uye unopamhiko izere mumwoyo mako;uye ita kuti zvikuunze pasimuguruva anokuzvininipisa.31 Uye zvino iwe mwanako-

mana wangu, wakadaidzwanaMwari kuti uparidze shokokuvanhu ava. Uye zvino, mwa-nakomana wangu, enda nzirayako, taura shoko nechokwadichose chizere, kuti uunze vanhumukutendeuka, kuti hurongwahukuru hwetsitsi huve nechahu-nowana pamusoro pavo. UyeMwari vave vanokupa maere-rano nemazwi angu. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 43

Aruma nevanakomana vake vano-paridza shoko—MaZoramu nema-mwe maNifai vakapanduka vanovemaRamani—MaRamani anorwisamaNifai muhondo—Moronai anopamaNifai nhumbi dzekuzvidzivirira— Ishe vanoratidza kuna Arumazano ramaRamani — MaNifai va-nodzivirira misha yavo, rusunu-nguko, mhuri, nechitendero chavo— Mauto aMoronai neaRihai ano-komberedza maRamani. Zvingango-ve makore 74 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti va-nakomana vaAruma vakaendamukati mevanhu, vakaparidza

25a nkm Yenzaniso.26a 2 Ni. 2:14–30;

Mos. 1:39.b Aruma 13:3;

3 Ni. 1:14.

27a Aruma 5:34;Hir. 14:30.nkm Kuzvisarudzira.

b Aruma 41:15.c Isa. 59:18;

Zvaka. 20:12.28a Aruma 41:2–5.30a nkm Akazvininipisa.

395 Aruma 43:2–12

shoko kwavari. Uye Arumawo,iye pachake, haana kuti ndozo-rora, uye akaendawo.2 Zvino hapana chaticharamba

tichitaura nezvekuparidza kwa-vo, kunze kwekuti vakaparidzashoko, nechokwadi, maereranonemweya wechiporofita nezva-kazarurwa; uye vaiparidza ne-hurongwa ahutsvene hwaMwarihwavakadaidzwa nahwo.3 Uye zvino ndinodzokera

kurungano rwehondo pakati pe-maNifai nemaRamani, mugorerechigumi nemasere rekutongakwevatongi.4 Nokuti tarisai, zvakaitika

kuti amaZoramu akave ma-Ramani; naizvozvo mukutangakwegore rechigumi nemaserevanhu vaNifai vakaona kutimaRamani akanga achiuyakuzovarwisa; naizvozvo vaka-gadzirira hondo; hongu, vaka-unganidza pamwechete mautoavo munyika yeJeshoni.5 U y e z v a k a i t i k a k u t i

maRamani vakauya nezviuruzvavo; uye vakauya munyikayaAndionumu, iri iyo nyika ye-maZoramu; uye murume ainziZerahemuna ndiye aive mutu-ngamiri wavo.6 Uye zvino, sezvo maAmare-

kai vakanga vaine huipi neu-mhondi kupfuura maRamani,ivo pachavo, naizvozvo, Zera-hemuna akaisa vakuru pamuso-ro pemaRamani, vose vakangavari maAmarekai nemaZoramu.7 Zvino izvi akazviita kuti

arambe akachengetedza ruve-ngo rwavo kumaNifai, kutiavaise pasi pake kuti zvaakangaaronga zvizadzikiswe.

8 Nokuti tarisai, akanga akaro-nga kuti apesvere maRamanikuti ashatirirwe maNifai; izviakazviita kuti avatorere simbaavatonge, nokutiwo awane si-mba pamusoro pemaNifai no-kuvaisa muusungwa.

9 Uye zvino urongwa hwema-Nifai hwaive hwekuda kutsigiranyika yavo, nedzimba dzavo,anevakadzi vavo, nevana vavo,kuti vavadzivirire kumaokoevavengi vavo; nokutiwo vadzi-virire rusununguko rwekuitazvavanoda, hongu, bnokusunu-nguka kwavo, kuti vanamateMwari maererano nezvido zvavo.10 Nokuti vaiziva kuti kana va-

kawira mumaoko emaRamani,kuti ani nani zvake aachanamataMwari bmumweya nemuchokwa-di, Mwari vechokwadi vape-nyu, maRamani vachaparadza.

11 Hongu, uye vaizivawo ru-vengo rwakaipa rwemaRamaniakuhama dzavo, vakanga varimaAndi-Nifai-Rihai, vainzi va-nhu vaAmoni — uye vakangavasingade kutora zvombo, ho-ngu, vakanga vaita chibvumi-rano uye vakanga vasingadekuchityora — naizvozvo, kanavaiwira mumaoko emaRamanivaizoparadzwa.

12 Uye maNifai havaibvumirakuti vaparadzwe; naizvozvovakavapa nyika senhaka yavo.

43 2a nkm HupirisitahwaMerkizedeki.

4a Aruma 35:2–14; 52:33.

9a Aruma 44:5; 46:12.b nkm Rusununguko.

10a nkm Kunamata.

b Joh. 4:23–24.11a Aruma 24:1–3, 5, 20;

25:1, 13; 27:2, 21–26.

Aruma 43:13–23 396

13 Uye vanhu vaAmoni vakapakumaNifai chidimbu chikuruchepfuma yavo kuti vatsigiremauto avo; uye saka maNifaivakamanikidzwa kuti vamisi-kidzane nemaRamani, vega,uye vakanga vakasangananaRamani naRemueri, nevana-komana vaIshmaeri, neavov o s e v a k a n g a v a p a n d u k akumaNifai, vave maAmarekainemaZoramu, anezvizvarwazvevapirisita vaNoa.14 Zvino zvizvarwa izvi zva-

kanga zvakawanda, uye kungesekuwanda kwemaNifai; noku-daro maNifai vakamanikidzwakuti vanetsane nehama dzavo,zvekuti zvakasvika mukudeukakweropa.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti mawuto

emaRamani aungana pamwe-chete munyika yaAndionumu,tarisai, mawuto emaNifai aka-nga akagadzirira kusangananawo munyika yeJeshoni.16 Zvino, mutungamiri wema-

Nifai, kana kuti murume akangaanzi ndiye mukuru wemautoemaNifai — zvino mukuru we-mauto ndiye akatungamiriramauto ose emaNifai — uye zitarake ainzi Moronai;17 Uye Moronai ndiye akatora

ukuru hwose, nokutonga hondodzavo. Uye akange aine maku-mi maviri emakore nemashanuchete ekuberekwa paakaitwamukuru wemauto emaNifai.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti akasa-

ngana nemaRamani munyikayeJeshoni, uye vanhu vake va-kanga vaine minondo, nezvi-

panga, nezvimwe zvakasiyanasiyana zvezvombo zvehondo.

19 Uye mauto emaRamanipaakaona kuti vanhu vaNifai,kana kuti Moronai, akanga aga-dzirira vanhu vake nokuvapazvidzitiro zvepazvipfuva ne-nhowo, hongu, nenhowo dzo-kudzivirira misoro yavo, uyewovakapfeka nhumbi hobvu —

20 Zvino mauto aZerahemunaakanga asina kunge agadziririazvinhu zvakadaro; vakanga vai-ne minondo yavo chete nezvipa-nga zvavo, uta hwavo, nemiseve,matombo avo nezvinziriri zva-vo; uye vakanga avasina kusimi-ra, kunze kwekatehwe kakangakakasunga zviuno zvavo; ho-ngu, vose vakanga vasinachavakapfeka, kunze kwema-Zoramu nemaAmarekai;

21 Asi vakanga vasina zvidzi-tiro zvepazvipfuva, kana nho-wo—naizvozvo, vakatya zviku-ru mauto emaNifai nenzirayenhumbi dzavo, kana dai zva-zvo vakanga vakawanda ku-pfuura maNifai.

22 Tarisai, zvino zvakaitikakuti vakatya kurwisa maNifaimunyika yeJeshoni; naizvozvovakabva munyika yeAndionu-mu vakapinda murenje, vaka-tora rwendo rwavo vachipotanerenje, kure nechekumusorokwerwizi rweSidhoni, kutivauye munyika yeMandi uyekuti vaitore; nokuti havanakufunga kuti mauto aMoronaiangazive kuti vaenda kupi.

23 Asi zvakaitika kuti, pa-vakangopinda murenje chete

13a Aruma 25:4. 20a Eno. 1:20.

397 Aruma 43:24–35

Moronai akatuma vasori mure-nje kunotarisa misasa yavo;uye Moronaiwo, achiziva zvi-porofita zvaAruma, akatumiravanhu kwaari, achimukumbirakuti abvunze kuna Ishe akutimauto emaNifai angaendehere kunorwisana nemaRama-ni kuti azvidzivirire.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti shoko

raIshe rakauya kuna Aruma,uye Aruma akataurira nhu-mwa dzaMoronai, kuti mautoemaRamani ari kufamba ne-nzira inotenderera murenje,kuti agobuda ave munyika ya-Mandi, kuti agotanga kurwisakune vanhu vasina kusimba.Uye nhumwa idzi dzakaendadzikapa mashoko aya kunaMoronai.25 Zvino Moronai, akasiya

mamwe emauto ake munyikayeJeshoni, achiitira kuti zvimwevamwe vemaRamani vangango-uya munyika umu uye vakava-torera guta ravo, ndokubvaatora vamwe vemauto ake ndo-kubva avatora akaenda kunyi-ka yeMandi.26 Uye akaita kuti vanhu vose

vemuchikamu chenyika ichochovaungane pamwechete kutivarwisane nemaRamani, kutiavadzivirire nyika yavo nemi-nda yavo, zvinhu zvavo neru-sununguko rwavo; naizvozvovakagadzirira nguva yaizouyamaRamani.27 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronai

akaita mauto ake kuti ahwandi-re munhika yaive pedyo nerwi-zi rweSidhoni, rwakanga rwuri

nekumadokero erwizi rwe-Sidhoni murenje.

28 Uye Moronai akaisa vasorikwose-kwose, kuti azive kanamaRamani ouya.

29 Uye zvino, sezvo Moronaiakange achiziva zvaida kuitwanemaRamani, kuti vakanga va-chida kuparadza hama dzavo,kana kuti kuvabata kuti vavaisemuusungwa kuti vagozviitiraumambo hwenyika yose;

30 Uye iyewo aiziva kuti chidochemaNifai chaive chekuti va-chengetedze nyika yavo, ane-rusununguko rwavo, nechechiyavo, naizvozvo akafunga kutihachingave chitema kuti azvi-dzivirire neunyengedzi; naizvo-zvo, akaziva, nenzira yevasorivake, gwara rakanga richizo-torwa nemaRamani.

31 Naizvozvo, akapatsanuramauto ake ndokuisa mamwemauto munhika, uye ndokuva-hwandisa vari nechekumabva-zuva, nechekumaodzanyembaechikomo chinonzi Ripura;

32 Uye vakasara akavahwa-ndisa munhika yekumadokero,kumadokero kwerwizi rwe-Sidhoni, uye zvichidzika kumi-ganhu yenyika yeMandi.

33 Uye apedza kuisa mautoake maakanga achida, akangaagadzirira kusangana navo.

34 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-mani akauya nechekuchamhe-mbe kwechikomo, uko kwaka-nga kwakahwanda chimwechidimbu chemauto aMoronai.

35 Uye sezvo maRamani aka-nga apfuura chikomo cheRipura,

23a Aruma 48:16. 26a D&Z 134:11. 30a Aruma 46:12, 35.

Aruma 43:36–44 398

uye vakauya munhika, ndoku-tanga kuyambuka rwizi rwe-Sidhoni, mauto akanga aka-hwandira ari kumaodzanyembakwechikomo, akanga achitu-ngamirwa nemurume ainziaRihai, uye akabva atungamiriramauto ake uye akakomberedzamaRamani nechekumabvazuvavari shure kwavo.36 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-

Ramani paakaona maNifaivachiuya neshure kwavo, va-katendeuka vakatanga kurwanemauto aRihai.37 Uye basa rekuurayana ra-

katanga kumativi ose , as izvakanga zvakanyanya kuipakumaRamani, nokuti akusasi-mira kwavo kwakavafumurakukaita kuti kubaiwa kwavokuve nyore kumaNifai vaive ne-minondo yavo nezvipanga zva-vo, zvaikurumidza kuvauraya.38 Kune rumwe rutivi kune

muNifai aipunzika nenguva irikure, vabaiwa neminondo yavonokurasikirwa neropa, ivo va-kadzivirirwa nenhowo kuti va-sabaiwe munzvimbo dzakaipadzemuviri, kana kuti nzvimbodzakaipa dzemuviri dzaingedzakadzivirirwa kuti vasabaiwenemaRamani anezvidzitiro zva-vo zvepazvipfuva, nenhowodzavo dzemumaoko, nezvidzi-tiro zvemisoro yavo; uye sakamaNifai akaita basa rerufu mu-kati memaRamani.39 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-

Ramani akapindwa nekutya, pa-musoro pekuona kuparadzwa

kukuru kwavakanga vachiitwa,zvekuti vakatanga kutiza va-kananga kurwizi rweSidhoni.

40 Uye vakatandaniswa na-Rihai nevanhu vake; uye Rihaiakavatinhira kumvura dze-Sidhoni, uye vakayambukamvura dzeSidhoni. Uye Rihaiakamisa mauto ake pamaho-mbekombe erwizi rweSidhonikuti vasayambuke.

41 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-nai nemauto ake vakasangananemaRamani munhika, kumhi-ri imwe yerwizi rweSidhoni,uye vakatanga kuwira pavarivachivauraya.

42 Uye maRamani akatiza zva-kare, vakananga kunyika yeMa-ndi; uye vakasanganikwa navozvakare nemauto aMoronai.

43 Zvino panguva iyoyi ma-Ramani akarwisa zvinotyisa;hongu, maRamani haana ku-mbozivikanwa kuti angarwezvikuru kudaro nesimba gurunekusatya, kwete, kana kubvi-ra pakutanga.

44 Uye vakakuridzirwa ane-maZoramu nemaAmarekai, avovakanga vakavatungamirira se-vakuru vemauto, naZerahemuna,akanga ari mukuru wemauto,kana kuti mutungamiri wavomukuru uye ari mukuru we-mauto; hongu, vakarwa sezvi-kara, uye vazhinji vemaNifaivakauraiwa nemaoko avo,hongu, nokuti vakave vanotse-mura nepakati zvizhinji zve-zvidzitiro zvemisoro yavo, uyevakaboora zvidzitiro zvavo

35a Aruma 49:16.37a Aruma 3:5.

38a Aruma 44:8–9.44a Aruma 43:6.

399 Aruma 43:45–54

zvepazvipfuva, uye vakavadi-mbura maoko mazhinji, sakandiko kurwisa kwakaita maRa-mani vadya marasha nehasha.45 Zvakadaro maNifai akaku-

ridzirwa nechimwe chikonzerochiri nani, nokuti vakangeavasingarwire umambo kanasimba asi vakanga vachirwiramisha yavo, bnorusunungukorwavo, vakadzi vavo nevanavavo, nezvinhu zvavo zvose,hongu, mvumo yavo yekuna-mata nechechi yavo.46 Uye vakanga vachiita zva-

vaifunga kuti aibasa ravaifanirakuitira Mwari vavo; nokuti Ishevakanga vati kwavari, nekuma-dzibaba avo, kuti: bKana musinachete kubatwa nemhosva cyeku-tanga, kana yechipiri, hamuzo-bvumira kuti mubaiwe neruokorwevavengi venyu.47 Uye zvakare, Ishe vakati:

aMuchadzivirira mhuri dzenyukana dai zvichireva kuti mude-ure ropa. Naizvozvo ndichochikonzero chakaita kuti ma-Nifai arwisane nemaRamani,kuti vazvidzivirire, nemhuridzavo, neminda yavo, nezvavo,nekunamata kwavo.48 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

vaMoronai pavakaona hashadzinotyisa dzemaRamani, vaka-nga vave kuda kuti vadududzevatize. Uye Moronai, aona zva-vakanga vachida kuita, akatu-mira akakurudzira mwoyoyavo nepfungwa idzi — hongu,p f u n g w a d z e m i n d a y a v o ,

rusununguko rwavo, hongu,rusununguko rwavo kubvamuusungwa.

49 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-pindukira maRamani, avaka-chema nezwi rimwechete kunaMwari vavo, kuti vawane ru-sununguko rwavo nekusunu-ngurwa kubva muusungwa.

50 Uye vakatanga kumisiki-dzana nemaRamani nesimba;uye munguva iyoyo yavaka-chema kuna Ishe kuchemera ru-sununguko rwavo, maRamaniakatanga kutiza; uye vakatizavakasvika kumvura dzeSidhoni.

51 Zvino, maRamani akangaakawanda kuvapfuura, hongu,vakanga vakawanda zvakape-twa kaviri kupfuura maNifai;zvakadaro, vakaunganidzanapamwechete munhika pamaho-mbekombe perwizi rweSidhonivave chinhu chimwechete.

52 Naizvozvo mauto aMoronaiakavatenderedza, hongu, kananekumhiri dzose dzerwizi, no-kuti tarisai, kumadokero kwa-kanga kuine vanhu vaRihai.

53 Naizvozvo Zerahemunapaakaona vanhu vaRihai varinechekumabvazuva erwizi rwe-Sidhoni, uye mauto aMoronaiari kumadokero kwerwizi rwe-Sidhoni, kuti vakanga vakako-mbwa nemaNifai, vakapindwanokutya.

54 Zvino Moronai, paakaonakutya kwavo, akatuma vanhuvake kuti vachirega kudeuraropa.

45a Aruma 44:5.b nkm Rusununguko.

46a nkm Basa.b Aruma 48:14;

D&Z 98:33–36.c 3 Ni. 3:21;

D&Z 98:23–24.47a D&Z 134:11.

49a Eks. 2:23–25;Mosaya 29:20.

Aruma 44:1–8 400

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Moronai akaudza maRamani kutivaite chibvumirano cherunyararokana vasingade kuparadzwa —Zerahemuna anozviramba izvi, uyekurwa ndokubva kwatanga pa-tsva—Mauto aMoronai anokuriramaRamani. Zvingangove makore74 kusvika ku73 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti vakamirakurwa vakadududza. Uye Mo-ronai akati kuna Zerahemuna:Tarisai, Zerahemuna, ahatidikuve vanhu veropa. Unozivakuti muri mumaoko edu, asihatidi kukuurayai.2 Tarisai, hatina kuuya kuzo-

rwa nemi kuti tiparadze roparenyu nenzira yekuda simba;zve hatidi kuti tiwane watinoisamuusungwa. Asi ichochi ndi-cho chikonzero chaita kuti imimuzotirwisa; hongu, uye ma-katishatirirwa pamusana peku-namata kwedu.3 Asi zvino, muri kuona kuti

Ishe vanesu; uye muri kuzvionakuti akuisai mumaoko edu. Uyezvino ndinoda kuti muzivekuti izvi zvinoitirwa isu pamu-sana pekunamata kwedu noru-tendo rwedu muna Kristu. Uyezvino maona kuti hamungapa-radze rutendo rwedu urwu.4 Zvino maona kuti urwu

ndirwo rutendo rwechokwadirwaMwari; hongu, munoonakuti Mwari vanotitsigira, uyevachitichengeta, uye vachitiche-ngetedza, kana tiri tine rutendo

mavari; nemurutendo rwedu,nemukunamata kwedu; uyeIshe havafe vakabvumira kutitiparadzwe kunze kwekungetatowira mukutadza uye tara-mba rutendo rwedu.

5 Uye zvino, Zerahemuna,ndinokuraira kuti, muzita raivoMwari Samasimba, avo vakasi-mbisa maoko edu kuti tiwanesimba pamusoro penyu, nerute-ndo rwedu, nekunamata kwedu,anetsika yedu yekunamata, ne-chechi yedu, nerutsigiro runo-yera rwatinopa kuvakadzi vedunevana vedu, bnerusunungukourwo rwunotisunganidza ne-nzvimbo yedu nenyika yedu;uye hongu, nokuchengetedza-wo shoko rinoyera raMwari,uko kwatipa rufaro rwedu rwo-se; nezvose zvinokosha zvikurukwatiri —

6 Hongu, uye izvi hazvizizvozvose; ndinokutaurira noku-shuwa kwako kwose upenyu,kuti zvombo zvenyu zvosezvehondo muzvipe kwatiri,uye hatizotsvaka ropa renyu,tinokusiyayi muri vapenyu,kana mukaenda mukasadzoka-zve kuzotirwisa zvakare.

7 Uye zvino, kana mukasaitaizvi, tarisa, muri mumaoko edu,uye ndinoudza vanhu vangukuti vakusvetukirei, uye vago-kupai maronda orufu mumivi-ri yenyu, kuti musazomboone-kwa zve; uye tigozoona kutianesimba pamusoro pevanhuava ndiani; hongu, tichaona kutindiani achaiswa muusungwa.

8 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

44 1a Aruma 43:45. 5a nkm Zvisungo. b nkm Rusununguko.

401 Aruma 44:9–16

Zerahemuna paakanzwa kutau-ra uku akauya akapa munondowake nechipanga chake, neutahwake mumaoko aMoronai,uye akati kwaari: Tarisai, hezvi-no zvombo zvedu zvehondo;tinozvipa kwauri, asi hatibvu-me kuti tiite achitsidzo kwauri,chatinoziva kuti tinozochityora,uye kana nevana vedu; asi torazvombo zvedu zvehondo, uyeutibvumire kuti tibve tiendemurenje; kana usingade tinora-mba tiine minondo yedu, uyezvinoita kuti tife kana kukunda.9 Tarisai, hatizi verutendo rwe-

nyu; hatitende kuti ndiMwariatiisa mumaoko enyu; asi tino-tenda kuti kuchenjera kwenyukwakunzvengesai kubaiwa ne-minondo yedu. Tarisai, azvidzi-tiro zvepazvipfuva nenhowodzenyu dzakudzivirirai.10 Uye zvino Zerahemuna zva-

akanga agumisa kutaura mazwiaya, Moronai akadzora mu-nondo nezvombo zvehondo,zvaakanga agashidzwa, kunaZerahemuna, achiti: Tarisai,tichapedza hondo yacho.11 Zvino handigone kudzora

mazwi andataura, naizvozvosekuve mupenyu kwaIshe, ha-mubve pano kunze kwekungemaita chitsidzo chekuti hamu-chazodzoka zvakare kuzorwisa-na nesu. Zvino sezvo muri mu-maoko edu ticha deurira roparenyu pasi, kana kuti muchate-vedza zvandakupai.12 Uye zvino Moronai apedza

kutaura mazwi aya, Zerahemu-na akaramba aine munondo

wake, uye akashatirirwa Moro-nai, uye akamhanya kuti zvi-mwe amubaye Moronai; asipaaisimudza munondo wake,tarisai, mumwe wemauto aMo-ronai akaurova zvekuti waka-donhera pasi, uye ukatyokanechekumupakato; uye akabvaabayawo Zerahemuna zvekutiakamukwadabura mhanza uyeikawira pasi. Uye Zerahemunaakabva mavari akapinda paka-ti pemauto ake.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti muutoakanga amire zvake, akatemaZerahemuna nepachipande chi-chibva chadonha, akachinongakubva pasi akabata vhudzi, uyendokubva achibairira pamuno-ndo wake, uye ndokuchisimu-dzira kwavari, achiti kwavarinezwi guru:

14 Sekuwira pasi kwaita chi-pande ichi, chiri chipande che-mukuru wenyu, ndokuwirakwamuchaita pasi imi kunzekwekunge matipa zvombo zve-nyu zvehondo uye moenda mu-ine chibvumirano cherunyararo.

15 Zvino vakanga vakawanda,pavakanzwa mazwi aya noku-ona chipande chakanga chiripamunondo, vakabatwa noku-tya; uye vazhinji vakauya uyevakakanda zvombo zvavo zve-hondo pamakumbo aMoronai,vakapinda amuchibvumiranocherunyararo. Uye vose vakaitachibvumirano vakabvumirwakubva vachienda murenje.

16 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Zera-hemuna akashatirwa zvikuru,uye akaita kuti avo vevarwi

8a nkm Chitsidzo.9a Aruma 43:38.

15a 1 Ni. 4:37;Aruma 50:36.

Aruma 44:17–45:1 402

vake vakanga vasara vashati-rwewo, kuti varwe nesimbanemaNifai.17 Uye zvino Moronai akasha-

tirwa, pamusoro pehushwindihwemaRamani; naizvozvo aka-udza vanhu vake kuti vawirepamusoro pavo vavauraye. Uyezvakaitika kuti vakatanga ku-vauraya; hongu, uye maRamaniakarwisa neminondo yavo ne-simba ravo.18 Asi tarisai, miviri yavo

isina kusimira nemisoro yaka-nga isina chakadzivirira yaka-pindwa neminondo yaipinzayemaNifai; hongu, tarisai vaka-baiwa vakatemwa, hongu, uyevakapunzwa zvakaipa nokuku-rumidza neminondo yemaNifai;uye vakatanga kurakashwa,sekuporofita kwakanga kwaitamuuto waMoronai.19 Zvino Zerahemuna, paaka-

ona kuti vose vakanga voda ku-paradzwa, akachema zvikurukuna Moronai, achivimbisa kutianoita chibvumirano navo iyenevanhu vake, kana vakabvumakusauraya vakanga vasara, kutiahavachazofa vakauya kuzoitahondo navo zvakare.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-

nai akaita kuti basa rekuurayarimiswe zvakare. Uye akatorazvombo zvehondo kubva ku-maRamani; uye mushure me-kunge vaita achibvumirano nayecherunyararo vakabvumirwakuti vabve vaende murenje.21 Zvino uwandu hwevanhu

vavo vakanga vafa hauna kuve-rengwa nokuti vakanga vaka-

wandisa; hongu, uwandu hwe-vakanga vafa vavo hwakangahuri hukuru zvikuru, mativi osekumaNifai nekumaRamani.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-kanda zvitunha zvevakafa vavomumvura dzeSidhoni, uyezvakatoenda uye zvakafusirwamuudzamu hwegungwa.

23 Uye mauto emaNifai kanakuti aMoronai, akadzokera ku-dzimba neminda yavo.

24 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitagore rechigumi nesere rekuto-ngwa kwemaNifai nevatongi.Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitazvinyorwa zvaAruma, zvaka-nyorwa pamahwendefa aNifai.

Rungano rwevanhu vaNifai,nehondo dzavo nokupesanakwavo, mumazuva aHiramani,maererano nezvinyorwa zva-Hiramani, zvaakachengeta mu-mazuva ake.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko45 kusvika ku62.

CHITSAUKO 45

Hiramani anotenda mazwi aAru-ma — Aruma anoporofita kupara-dzwa kwemaNifai—Anoropafadzanokutuka nyika — Aruma anga-ngodaro akatorwa neMweya, kanasezvakaitwa Mosesi — Kupesanakunokura muChechi. Zvingangovemakore 73 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Tarisai, zvino zvakaitika kutivanhu vaNifai vakafara zvikuru,nokuti Ishe vakanga vavabvisa

19a Aruma 47:6. 20a Aruma 62:16–17.

403 Aruma 45:2–14

zvakare mumaoko evavengivavo; naizvozvo vakatenda IsheMwari vavo; hongu, uye avaka-tsanya zvikuru nokunamata zvi-kuru, uye vakarumbidza Mwarinemufaro mukuru kwazvo.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechigumi nepfumbamwe re-kutongwa kwevanhu vaNifainevatongi, Aruma akauya ku-mwanakomana wake Hiramaniuye akati kwaari: Unotendahere mazwi andakataura kwa-uri maererano anezvinyorwazviya zvakachengetwa?3 Uye Hiramani akati kwaari:

Hongu, ndinotenda.4 Uye Aruma akati zvakare:

Unotenda here muna JesuKristu, uyo achauya?5 Uye iye akati: Hongu, ndino-

tenda ose mazwi amakataura.6 Uye Aruma akati kwaari

zvakare: aUchachengeta mirairoyangu here?7 Uye akati: Hongu, ndichache-

ngeta mirau yenyu nemwoyowangu wose.8 Zvino Aruma akati kwaari:

Wakaropafadzwa iwe; uye Ishevachakuita kuti a ubudiriremunyika.9 Asi tarisai, ndine chimwe

chandinoda akuporofita kwauri;asi zvandichakuporofita haunawaunofanira kutaurira; hongu,zvandichakuporofita hazvifani-re kuzivikanwa, kana kusvikapakuzadzikiswa kwazvo; sakanyora mazwi andichataura.

10 Uye aya ndiwo mazwi acho:Tarisai, ndiri kuona kuti ivavavanhu ava, maNifai, maereranonemweya wekuzarurirwa urimandiri, mushure memazanaamana emakore kubvira pa-nguva Jesu Kristu yaanengeazviratidza kwavari, vachade-rera bmukusatenda.

11 Hongu, uye vachaona ho-ndo nezvirwere, hongu, nzaranekudeuka kweropa, kana ku-svika amukupera kwevanhuvaNifai —

12 Hongu, nepamusana pekutivachaderera mukusatenda uyevowira mumabasa erima, aneu-pombwe, nezvitadzo zvakasi-yana-siyana; hongu, ndinotikwamuri, nenzira yekuti vano-tadza ivo vari muchiedza uyevaine ruzivo, hongu, ndinotikwauri, kubvira zuva iroro,kana chizvarwa chechina ha-chichapfuura kutadza kukuruuku kusati kwauya.

13 Uye kana zuva iroro richiu-ya, tarisai, nguva irikuuya zvi-nouno yekuti avo vari, kanakuti mbeu yaavo pari zvino varikuverengerwa mukati mevanhuvaNifai, ahavazoverengwa mu-kati mevanhu vaNifai.

14 Asi avo vanenge vasara,uye vakasaparadzwa muzuvarinotyisa iro, avachaverengerwakumaRamani, uye vachafanananavo, kune zvose, kunze kwe-vashoma vachadaidzwa kutivadzidzi vaIshe; uye ivavo

45 1a nkm Kutsanya.2a Aruma 37:1–5; 50:38.6a nkm Mirairo

yaMwari; Anoteerera.8a 1 Ni. 4:14;

Aruma 48:15–16, 25.

9a nkm Huporofita.10a 1 Ni. 12:10–15;

Hir. 13:9;Morm. 8:6–7.

b nkm KurasikaPachitendero;

Kusadaira.11a Jar. 1:10;

Morm. 8:2–3, 6–7.12a nkm Ruchiva.13a Hir. 3:16.14a Moro. 9:24.

Aruma 45:15–23 404

vachavhimwa nemaRamani kanabkusvikira vatopera. Uye zvino,nenzira yezvitadzo, huporofitahuno huchazadzikiswa.15 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

mushure mekunge Aruma ata-ura zvinhu izvi kuna Hirama-ni, akamuropafadza, nevamwevana vakewo; uye akaropafa-dzawo nyika nokuda akweva-karurama.16 Uye akati : Ishe Mwari

vanoti—Nyika ino aichatukwa,hongu, nyika ino, kumarudziose, hama, rurimi, nevanhu,kusvika mukuparadzwa, avovanoita zvakaipa, ivo vari vai-bva zvakakwana; uye sekutau-ra kwandaita ndozvazvichaita;nokuti uku kutuka bnekuropa-fadza kwaMwari munyika, no-kuti Ishe havagone kutarisapachitadzo vaine cchimwe cha-vanganatse pachiri.17 Uye zvino, Aruma ataura

mazwi aya akaropafadza ache-chi, hongu, vose avo vacha-s imba murutendo kubvirapanguva iyo.18 Uye Aruma aita izvi aka-

bva munyika yeZarahemura,sekunge ari kuenda munyikayeMereki. Uye zvakaitika kutihaana kuzonzwikwa kubvakwaari zvakare; kufa nekuvi-gwa kwake hatikuzive.19 Tarisai, izvi ndizvo zvati-

noziva, kuti akanga ari muru-me akarurama; uye kutaurakwakafamba nechechi rose

kuti akatorwa neMweya, kanakuti aakavigwa neruoko rwa-Ishe, sezvakaitwa Mosesi. Asitarisai, magwaro anoti Ishevakatora Mosesi; uye tinofunga-wo kuti akagashirawo Arumamumweya; naizvozvo, nechi-konzero ichi hapana chatinozi-va maererano nokufa kanakuvigwa kwake.

20 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutimukutanga kwegore rechigu-mi nepfumbamwe rekutongwakwemaNifai nevatongi, Hira-mani akaenda mukati mevanhuakanotaura shoko kwavari.

21 Nokuti tarisai, pamusanapehondo dzavo nemaRamaninetwuzhinji twekupesana kwa-vo twusina maturo nokukanga-nisana kwaive pakati pevanhu,zvakaonekwa zvakafanira kutiashoko raMwari ritaurwe kwa-vari, hongu, nokutiwo kuitwechisungo muchechi kwose-kwose.

22 Naizvozvo, Hiramani ne-vamwe vake vakaenda kuno-vandudzira nokumutsidzirachechi munyika, hongu, mugutarega-rega munyika yose yaka-nga iri yevanhu vaNifai. Uyezvakaitika kuti vakaisa vapi-risita nevadzidzisi munyikayose, mumachechi ose.

23 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutimushure mekunge Hiramaninevamwe vake vaisa vapirisitanevadzidzisi mumachechi paka-ve anekunetsana pakati pavo,

14b Moro. 1:1–3.15a Aruma 46:10; 62:40.16a 2 Ni. 1:7;

Aruma 37:31;Eta 2:8–12.

b D&Z 130:21.c D&Z 1:31.

17a nkm Chechi yaJesuKristu.

19a nkm Vanhu

Vakapindurwa.21a Aruma 31:5.23a 3 Ni. 11:28–29.

405 Aruma 45:24–46:9

uye havana kuteerera kuma-zwi aHiramani nehama dzake.24 Asi vakavamba kudada,

vakazvikudza mumwoyo mavo,pamusoro apeupfumi hwavohwakawanda; naizvozvo va-k a k u r a m u u p f u m i h w a v omumaziso bavo, uye vakasate-erera mazwi avo, kuti vafa-mbe vakatwasanuka pamberipaMwari.

CHITSAUKO 46

Amarikaya anofunga zvekutoraumambo — Moronai anosimudzamureza werusununguko — Anotivanhu ngavadzivirire kunamatakwavo — Vatendi vechokwadi va-nodaidzwa kuti muKristu—Vaka-sara vemba yaJosefa vachachenge-tedzwa — Amarikaya nevapandukivanotizira kunyika yaNifai — Avovasingatsigire rusununguko va-nouraiwa. Zvingangove makore73 kusvika ku72 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti uzhinjihweavo vakanga vasingadekuteerera kumazwi aHiramaninevamwe vake vakaungani-dzana pamwechete kuti varwisehama dzavo.

2 Uye zvino tarisai, vakashati-rwa zvikuru, zvokuti vakashingakuti vavauraye.3 Zvino mutungamiri weavo

vakanga vashatirirwa hamadzavo akanga ari rimwe rumehombe rakasimba; uye zita rakeainzi Amarikaya.4 Uye Amarikaya aida kuti ave

mambo; uye avo vanhu vaka-nga vashatirwa vaidawo kutiave mambo wavo; uye vakangavari ivo vakawanda pavatongiavadiki venyika, uye vakangavachitsvaka simba.

5 Uye vakanga vatorwa neku-nyengedzwa naAmarikaya, kutivakamutsigira uye vakamuitakuti ave mambo aizovaita kutivave vatongi vevanhu.

6 Ndokunyengedzwa kwava-kaitwa naAmarikaya vakapindamukupesana, kana dai zvazvoHiramani nevamwe vavo vai-vaparidzira, hongu, kana daizvazvo vakanga vachichenge-tedza chechi zvikuru, nokutindivo vakanga vari vapirisitavepamusoro pechechi.

7 Uye kwakanga kuine vazhi-nji muchechi vaitenda mazwiekunyengedza aAmarikaya, na-izvozvo naivo vakabva muche-chi; uye ndokusaka nyaya dze-vanhu vaNifai dzakanga dzisinakunyatsoti twasa uye dziinengozi, kana dai zvazvo vakangaavakurira maRamani, nokufarakwavo kukuru kwavakangavaita pamusana pokuti Ishevakanga vavaponesa.

8 Naizvozvo tinoona kuti vanavevanhu avanokurumidza seikukanganwa Ishe Mwari vavo,hongu, vanokurumidza seikuita zvitadzo, nokutakurwanadhiabhorosi.

9 Hongu, uye tinoonawo kutiahuipi hukuru hunogona kuko-nzerwa nemunhu mumwecheteakaipa kwazvo pakati pevanavevanhu.

24a nkm Upfumi.b nkm Kudada.

46 4a Mosaya 29:11, 28–29.7a Aruma 44:19–20.

8a Hir. 12:2, 4–5.9a Mosaya 29:17–18.

Aruma 46:10–19 406

10 Hongu, uye tinoona kutiAmarikaya, pamusana pekutiaive murume ane hudzvotsvo,uye ari murume ane mazwi ma-zhinji ekunyengedza, zvekutiakanyengedza mwoyo yevanhuvazhinji vakapinda mukuitazveuipi; hongu, nokutsvakakuparadza chechi yaMwari,nokuparadza hwaro ahwerusu-nunguko rwavakanga vapihwanaMwari, kana kuti maropafa-dzo akanga atumirwa pamusoropenyika kuitira bvakarurama.

11 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiMoronai, uyo akanga ari iyeamukuru wemauto amaNifai, pa-akanzwa nezvekupesana kwoseuku, akashatirirwa Amarikaya.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti akatse-

mura bhatye rake; uye akatorachipenga charo, akanyora pachi-ri kuti— aMukurangarira Mwarivedu, kunamata kwedu, neru-sununguko, nerunyararo rwedu,vakadzi vedu, nevana vedu —ndokubva achisungirira kumu-romo kwebango.13 Uye ndokubva asunga chi-

dzitiro chake chemumusoro,nechidzitiro chake chepachi-pfuva, nenhowo dzake, ndoku-sunga chiuno chake nenguwoyehondo; uye ndokutora bango,raakanga akasungirira chipengachebhatye rake, (uye ndokuchi-daidza kuti mureza werusunu-nguko) uye akapfugama pasi,akanamata zvikuru kuna Mwarivake pamusoro pemaropafadzoerusununguko kuti rwuve pa-

hama dzake, kana paine chi-kwata chemaKristu chiripochasara kuti chitore nyika —

1 4 N o k u t i v o s e v a k a n g avari vatendi vechokwadi munaKristu, vaive vechechi yaMwari,ndiko kudaidzwa kwavaiitwaneavo vakanga vasiri vechechi.

15 Uye vose avo vakanga varivechechi vakanga vaine rutendo;hongu, vose avo vaive vatendivechokwadi muna Kristu vaka-tora, nokufara, azita raKristu,kana rekunzi bmaKristu sekuda-idzwa kwavaiitwa, pamusanaperudairo rwavo muna Kristuuyo akanga achizouya.

16 Uye naizvozvo, panguvaiyi, Moronai akanamata kutibasa remaKristu, nerusunungu-ko rwenyika zvikomborerwe.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti paaka-nga adira mweya wake kunaMwari, akadaidza dunhu roserakanga riri kumaodzanyembaenyika ayeKuparadzwa, hongu,uye muchidimbu, yose nyika,kwose kuchamhembe nekuma-odzanyemba — kuti nyika ya-kasarudzwa, nenyika yerusu-nunguko.

18 Uye akati: Chokwadi Mwarihavazobvumira kuti isu, tino-shorwa pamusana pekuti tinota-kura zita raKristu, titsikirirwenokuparadzwa, kudakara tato-zvidenhera nokutadza kwedu.

19 Uye Moronai zvaakanga ata-ura mazwi aya, akaenda mukatimevanhu, achisimudzira chipe-nga achenhumbi yake mudenga,

10a 2 Ni. 1:7;Mosaya 29:32.

b 2 Ni. 1:7.11a Aruma 43:16–17.

12a Neh. 4:14;Aruma 44:5.

15a Mosaya 5:7–9.b Mabasa 11:26;

I Pet. 4:16.17a Aruma 22:30–31.19a nkm Mureza.

407 Aruma 46:20–26

kuti vose vaone zvaakangaanyora pachipenga, uye achi-daidzira nezwi guru, achiti:20 Tarisai, ani zvake achadzi-

virira mureza uyu munyika,ngavauye vari musimba raIshe,uye vaite chibvumirano chekutivachachengetedza zvinofanirakuve zvavo, uye nekunamatakwavo, kuti Ishe Mwari vava-ropafadze.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-

nai paakanga ataura mazwi aya,tarisai, vanhu vakauya vachi-mhanya pamwechete nezvo-mbo zvavo zvakasungirirwamuzviuno zvavo, vachitsemu-ra nhumbi dzavo sechiratidzo,kana sechibvumirano, chokutihavafe vakasiya Ishe Mwarivavo; kana kuti, nemamwe ma-zwi, kana vakatyora mirairoyaMwari, kana kuwira muzvi-tadzo, uye avagonyara kutorazita raKristu, Ishe vachavatse-mura kana sekutsemura kwa-vaita nhumbi dzavo.22 Zvino ichi ndicho chaive

chibvumirano chavakaita, uyevakakanda nhumbi dzavopamakumbo aMoronai, vachi-ti: Tinoita chibvumirano na-Mwari vedu, kuti tichapara-dzwa, kana sezvakaitwa hamadzedu munyika iri necheku-chamhembe, kana tikapindamukutadza; hongu, ngaatika-nde pasi petsoka dzevavengivedu, kana sekukanda kwa-taita nhumbi dzedu patso-ka dzako kuti dzitsikirirwe

netsoka, kana tikawira muku-tadza.

23 Moronai akati kwavari:Tarisai, tiri vakasara vembeuyaJakobo; hongu, tiri vakasaraavembeu byaJosefa, uyo cane-bhatye rakabvarurwa nevako-ma vake rikaitwa zvipenga-zvipenga zvakawanda; hongu,uye zvino tarisai, ngatirangari-rei kuchengeta mirairo ya-Mwari, kana kuti nhumbi dze-du dzichatsemurwa nehamadzedu, uye isu tigokandwamutirongo, kana kutengeswa,kana kuuraiwa.

24 Hongu, ngatichengetedzeirusununguko rwedu asevasaravaJosefa; hongu, ngatirangarireimazwi aJakobo, asati afa, nokutitarisai, akaona kuti chipengachebhatye raJosefa chakache-ngetedzwa uye hachina kuora.Uye akati — Kana sekuchenge-tedzwa kwakaitwa ichi chipe-nga chebhatyi remwanakomanawangu, saka avo bvakasara ve-mbeu yemwanakomana wanguvachachengetedzwa neruokorwaMwari, uye vagotorwanaivo, apo vakasara vembeuyaJosefa vachafa, kana sechipe-nga chakasara chebhatye rake.

25 Zvino tarisai, izvi zvinopamweya wangu kusuwa; zvaka-daro, mweya wangu unerufaromumwanakomana wangu, pa-musoro pechidimu chembeuyake chichatorwa naMwari.

26 Zvino tarisai, uyu ndiwowaiva mutauro waJakobo.

21a 1 Ni. 8:25–28;Morm. 8:38.

23a Gen. 49:22–26;1 Ni. 5:14–15.

b nkm Josefa,MwanakomanawaJakobo.

c Gen. 37:3, 31–36.

24a Amosi 5:15;3 Ni. 5:21–24; 10:17.

b 2 Ni. 3:5–24;Eta 13:6–7.

Aruma 46:27–36 408

27 Uye zvino ndiani anozivakuti avo vembeu yaJosefa va-kasara, vachafa sekufa kwakaitanhumbi dzake, ndivo vakapa-nduka kubva kwatiri? Hongu,uye tichadarowo nesu kana tisi-ngamire takasimba murutendomuna Kristu.28 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

Moronai zvaakanga ataura ma-zwi aya akabva aenda, uyeakatumirawo vamwe kumativiose enyika kwakanga kuinekupesana, uye akaunganidzapamwechete vanhu vose vaidakuchengetedza rusunungukorwavo, kuti varwisane naAma-rikaya neavo vakanga vabvamune vamwe, vakanga vavevanhu vaAmarikaya.29 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amari-

kaya paakaona kuti vanhu va-Moronai vakanga vakawandakupfuura vaAmarikaya — uyeakaonawo kuti vanhu vake va-kanga vasina chokwadi neku-rurama kwebasa ravakange va-tora — naizvozvo nekutya kutiangazotadza kuita zvaaida ku-ita, akatora avo vevanhu vakevaida uye ndokubva aendakunyika yaNifai.30 Zvino Moronai akafunga

kuti hazvina kufanira kuti ma-Ramani vave nesimba zvakare;naizvozvo akafunga kuti vanhuvaAmarikaya avabvise kunevamwe, kana kuvatora nekuva-dzosa, nokuuraya Amarikaya;hongu, nokuti aiziva kuti ano-gona kuita kuti maRamani va-vamukire nehasha, uye achiitakuti vaite hondo navo; uye izvi

aizviziva kuti Amarikaya anoitakuti azadzikise chido chake.

31 Naizvozvo Moronai akafu-nga kuti zvakafanira kuti atoremauto ake, ayo akanga aunga-na pamwechete, uye vazvipazvombo, uye ndokuita chibvu-mirano cherunyararo — uyezvakaitika kuti akatora mautoake akaenda nematende akemurenje, kuti adimbudzire gwa-ra remaAmarikaya murenje.

32 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaitamaererano nezvaaida, akafambaachienda murenje, uye akadi-mbudzira mauto aAmarikaya.

33 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amari-kaya akatiza nevanhu vashoma-shoma, uye vakasara vakaiswamumaoko aMoronai uye vaka-torwa vakadzorerwa kunyikayeZarahemura.

34 Zvino, Moronai semunhuakanga aakaiswa nevatongi ne-zwi revanhu, naizvozvo akangaaine simba rekuita zvaanodanemauto emaNifai, kuamisanekuatonga.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti ani nanizvake wevaAmarikaya akangaasingade kupinda muchibvumi-rano chekutsigira rusununguko,kuti vachengetedze hurumendeyakasununguka, aiita kuti aura-iwe; uye vakanga varipo vakatikuti vairamba kuita chibvumi-rano cherusununguko.

36 Uye zvakaitikawo zvakarekuti, akaita kuti mureza we-rusununguko uturikwe panenharire yega-yega yaive mu-nyika, yakanga iri yemaNifai;saka Moronai ndiko kudyara

34a Aruma 43:16.

409 Aruma 46:37–47:4

kwaakaita mureza werusunu-nguko pakati pemaNifai.37 Uye vakatanga kuve neru-

nyararo zvakare munyika; uyendiko kuchengetedza kwavaka-ita runyararo munyika kudaka-ra kusvika pedyo nepekuperakwegore rechigumi nepfumba-mwe rekutonga kwevatongi.38 Uye Hiramani nevapirisita

avepamusoro vaichengetedzaurongwa hwakanaka muchechi;hongu, kana kwemakore manachaiwo vakanga vaine runyara-ro nokufara kukuru muchechi.39 Uye zvakaitika kuti kune

vazhinji vakafa, avachitendazvakasimba kuti mweya yavoyakanga yanunurwa naIshe JesuKristu; naizvozvo vakabva mu-nyika vachifara.40 Uye kwaive nevamwe va-

kafa pamusana pezvirwere, izvozvaiti pane imwe nguva yegorezvowanda munyika—asi vaka-nga vasiri vakawanda vaifa ne-zvirwere, nokuti kwakangekuine amiti yakanaka kwazvonemidzi zvakanga zvakagadzi-rwa naMwari zvaibvisa zviko-nzero zvezvirwere, zvaikonze-rwa nekupinduka kwekunze—41 Asi kwaive nevazhinji vaifa

nekukura; uye avo vakafa varimurutendo rwaKristu avanofaramaari, sezvatakafanira kufunga.

CHITSAUKO 47

Amarikaya anoshandisa kufurira,kuponda, nokunyengedza kuti ave

mambo wemaRamani—Avo vaka-bva kumaNifai ndivo vakanyanyauipi nehugandanga kupfuura ma-Ramani. Zvingangove makore 72Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino tichadzokera muzvi-nyorwa zvedu kunaAmarikayaneavo vakange avatiza naye va-chienda murenje; nokuti tarisai,akange atora avo vakaendanaye, uye akaenda bkunyikayaNifai pakati pemaRamani,ndokupesvera maRamani kutivashatirirwe maNifai, zvekutimambo wamaRamani akatumi-ra shoko munyika yose yake,kuvanhu vake vose, kuti vau-ngane pamwechete zvakare kutivanorwisana nemaNifai.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti shokoratumirwa kwavari vakabatwanokutya kukuru; hongu, vaityakugumbura mambo, uye vachi-tyawo kuenda kunorwisananemaNifai nokuti vaitya kura-sikirwa neupenyu hwavo. Uyezvakaitika kuti havana kuda,kana kuti uzhinji hwavo haunakuda kuteerera shoko ramambo.

3 Zvino zvakaitika kuti mamboakashatirwa pamusana peku-sateerera kwavo; naizvozvoakati kuna Amarikaya atunga-mire chidimbu chemauto akechaiteerera mirairo yake, uyendokumuudza kuti aende ano-vamanikidza kutora zvombo.

4 Zvino tarisai, izvi ndizvozvaidiwa naAmarikaya; se-munhu akanga akangwarirakuita zvakaipa saka akaronga

38a Aruma 46:6.39a Moro. 7:3, 41.40a D&Z 89:10.

41a Zvaka. 14:13.47 1a Aruma 46:33.

b 2 Ni. 5:5–8;

Omu. 1:12–13.

Aruma 47:5–15 410

mumwoyo make kuti abvisemambo wemaRamani pachiga-ro cheushe.5 Uye zvino akanga ava kuto-

nga chidimbu chemaRamaniavo vakanga vachida mambo;uye akatsvaka kuti adiwe neavovakanga vasingateerere mambo;saka akaenda kunzvimbo yainziaOnaidha, nokuti ndiko kwaka-nga kwatizira maRamani ose;nokuti vakaona mauto achiuya,uye, vachifunga kuti aiuya ku-zovaparadza, naizvozvo vaka-tizira kuOnaidha, kunzvimboyezvombo.6 Uye vakanga vaisa munhu

wekuti ave mambo uye nemu-tungamiri wavo, vari vashingamupfungwa dzavo nepfungwayekuti havaizofa vakamaniki-dzwa kuti vaende kunorwisa-na nemaNifai.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakanga

vaungana pamwechete pamu-soro pegomo rainzi Andipasi,vachigadzirira kurwa.8 Zvino chakanga chisiri chido

chaAmarikaya kurwa navo se-kutumwa kwaakanga aitwanamambo; asi tarisai, pfungwayake yaive yekuti adiwe nemau-to emaRamani, kuti agove mu-kuru wavo agobvisa mambopaumambo uye agotora nyika.9 Uye tarisai, zvakaitika kuti

akaita kuti mauto ake adziketende dzawo munhika yaivepedyo negomo reAndipasi.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti hwava

usiku akatuma munhu muru-vande kugomo reAndipasi,achikumbira kuti mutungamiri

weavo vakanga vari mugomo,zita rake ainzi Rehondi, adzikemujinga pasi pegomo, nokutiaida kutaura naye.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti Rehondizvaakatambira shoko iri akatyakudzika pasi pegomo. Uye zva-kaitika kuti Amarikaya akatu-mira zvakare kechipiri, achitiadzike. Uye zvakaitika kutiRehondi akaramba; uye akatu-mira zvakare rwechitatu.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amari-kaya zvaakaona kuti haagonekuita kuti Rehondi adzike pasikubva mugomo, akakwira iyemugomo, pedyo nepakangepaine musasa waRehondi; uyeakatumira shoko rake zvakarekechina kuna Rehondi, achitingaadzike pasi, nokuti auyenevachengeti vake.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti Rehondizvaakanga adzika pasi nevache-ngeti vake kuna Amarikaya,Amarikaya akamuti adzike ne-mauto ake panguva dzeusiku,uye osvikokomberedza vanhuava vari mumisasa yavo, avovaakapiwa namambo kuti vavepasi pake, uye akati aizovaisamumaoko aRehondi, kana aka-muita iye (Amarikaya) muteveriwake kumauto ose.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Rehondiakadzika pasi nehondo yake va-kakomberedza vanhu vaAma-rikaya, zvekuti vasati vamukamambakwedza vakanga vato-kombwa nemauto aRehondi.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvava-kaona kuti vakakombwa, vaka-kumbira kuna Amarikaya kuti

5a Aruma 32:4.

411 Aruma 47:16–30

avabvumire kuti vasangane ne-hama dzavo, kuti vasapara-dzwe. Zvino izvi ndizvo zvaidaAmarikaya.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti akae-

ndesa vanhu vake, zvakangaazvisiri izvo zvakanga zvatau-rwa namambo. Zvino izvi zvai-diwa naAmarikaya, kuti aitenjere dzake dzekuti abvise ma-mbo pachigaro cheumambo.17 Zvino yakanga iri tsika ye-

maRamani kuti mutungamiriwavo mukuru akauraiwa, vaisa-rudza muteveri wake kuti avemutungamiri wavo mukuru.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amari-

kaya akaita kuti mumwe weva-randa vake vape chepfu kunaRehondi zvishoma nezvishoma,kudakara afa.19 Zvino, Rehondi afa, ma-

Ramani akaisa Amarikaya kutiave mutungamiri wavo uyenemukuru wemauto.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amari-

kaya akaenda nemauto ake (no-kuti akanga awana zvaaida) ku-nyika yaNifai, kuguta raNifai,rakanga riri iro guta guru.21 Uye mambo akauya kuzo-

vachingura nevachengeti vake,nokuti akafunga kuti Amari-kaya akange aita zvaakangeamuudza kuti aite, nokutiwoAmarikaya aunganidza mautoakawanda zvikuru kuti vano-rwisa maNifai.22 Asi tarisai, mambo zvaaiuya

kuzosangana naye Amarikayaakaita kuti varanda vake vanosa-ngana namambo. Uye vakaendavakakotama pamberi pamambo,

sekunge vari kumukudza pa-musana pekutyisa kwake.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti mamboakatambanudza ruoko rwakekuti avasimudze, setsika yema-Ramani, sechiratidzo cherunya-raro, iri tsika yavakanga vatorakumaNifai.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti paaka-nga asimudza wekutanga ku-bva pasi, tarisai akabaya mambonepamwoyo chaipo, uye aka-bva awira pasi.

25 Zvino varanda vamambovakatiza; uye varanda vaAmari-kaya vakadaidzira, vachiti:

26 Tarisai, varanda vamambovamubaya pamwoyo, uye apu-nzika uye ivo vatiza; tarisai,uyayi muone.

27 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amari-kaya akaunza mauto ake kutiafore achinoona kuti chii chaiti-ka kuna mambo; uye pavakangavauya panzvimbo pacho, uyevachiona mambo arere muroparake, Amarikaya akanyepera ku-shatirwa, uye akati: Ani zvakeaida mambo, ngaauye, ateverevaranda vake kuti vauraiwe.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti voseavo vaida mambo, pavakanzwamazwi aya, vakaenda vakata-ndanisa varanda vamambo.

29 Zvino varanda vamambopavakaona kuti vari kuteverwanemauto, zvakavatyisa zvakare,uye vakatizira murenje, uye va-kaenda kunyika yeZarahemurauye vakasangana anevanhu va-Amoni.

30 Uye mauto akanga achiva-tandanisa akadzoka, vavata-

16a Aruma 47:3.29a Aruma 43:11–12.

nkm VaAndi-Nifai-Rihai.

Aruma 47:31–48:1 412

ndanisa vakatadza kuvabata;uye saka Amarikaya, nekunye-ngedza kwake, akatora mwoyoyevanhu.31 Uye zvakaitika kuti rama-

ngwana akapinda muguta raNi-fai nemauto ake, akatora gutaro.32 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

mambokadzi, paakanzwa kutimambo auraiwa—nokuti Ama-rikaya akanga atumira nhumekuna mambokadzi achimuudzakuti mambo akanga auraiwanevaranda vake, kuti iye akangaavatandanisa nemauto ake, asivakatadza kuvabata, nokuti va-kanga vapunyuka —33 Naizvozvo, mambokadzi

zvaakagashira shoko iri akatu-mira kuna Amarikaya, achimu-kumbira kuti asauraye vanhuvemuguta; uye akakumbirawokuti auye kwaari; uye ma-mbokadzi akatiwo auye neva-nopupura maererano nekufakwamambo.34 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amari-

kaya akatora uye murandaiyeyo akanga auraya mambo,nevose vaakanga ainavo, uyendokubva vaenda kuna ma-mbokadzi, kunzvimbo yaaka-nga agere; uye vose vakapupurakuti mambo akanga auraiwanevaranda vake; uye vakatiwo:Vatiza; izvi hazvivarovererehere? Uye naizvozvo vakagutsamambokadzi maererano neru-fu rwamambo.35 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amari-

kaya akatsvaka kuti afarirwenamambokadzi, uye akamutorakuti ave mukadzi wake; uye saka

nokunyengedza kwake, noku-yamurwa neudzvotsvo hweva-randa vake, akawana umambo;hongu, akazivikanwa samambomunyika yose, muvanhu vosevemaRamani, vakange avari ma-Ramani nemaRemueri nema-Ishmaeri, nevose vakanga vabvakumaNifai, kubvira panguvayekutonga kwaNifai kusvikanguva ino.

36 Zvino ava avapanduki,vadzidziswa zvimwechetezvonezvavaiziva maererano nema-Nifai, hongu, vakanga vadzi-dziswa bnezveruzivo rwumwe-cheterwo nezvaIshe, zvisinei,zvinoshamisa kutaura kuti,kanguva kadiki diki vapandukavakave vanhu vakaoma zvikurucnekusada kutendeuka, uyevakanyanya kupenga, uipinehugandanga kupfuura ma-Ramani—kunwa netsika yema-Ramani; kuzviisa munungo,netsika dzose dzeufeve; hongu,kukanganwa Ishe Mwari vavozvachose.

CHITSAUKO 48

Amarikaya anopesvera maRamanikuti varwe nemaNifai — Moronaianogadzirira vanhu vake kuti va-rwire Kristu vazvidzivirire—Ano-fara mukuzvitonga nerusunungukouye ari munhu akagwinya waMwa-ri. Zvingangove makore 72 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti,Amarikaya paakangowana uma-mbo akatanga kutunha mwoyo

35a Jak. 1:13–14.36a nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.b VaH. 10:26–27;

Aruma 24:30.c Jer. 8:12.

413 Aruma 48:2–11

yemaRamani kuti vavengevanhu vaNifai; hongu, akaisavanhu vekuti vanotaura nema-Ramani vari munharire dzavokuti vamukire maNifai.2 Uye saka akatunha mwoyo

yavo kuti vavenge maNifai,zvekuti mukupera kwegorerechigumi nemapfumbamwe re-kutonga kwevatongi, iye akwa-nisa kuita zvaakanga akarongakusvika panguva iyoyo, hongu,aitwa mambo wemaRamani,akatsvakawo kuti atonge yosenyika, hongu, nevanhu vosevaive munyika, maNifai zvosenemaRamani.3 Naizvozvo akanga akwanisa

zvaakanga achida, nokuti aka-nga aita kuti mwoyo yemaRamani iome uye ndokupofo-madza pfungwa dzavo, uyendokuvafurira kuti vashatirwe,zvekuti akaunganidza vakawa-nda kuti vaende kunorwisananemaNifai.4 Nokuti akanga akashingirira

kuti, pamusana pekuwandakwevanhu vake, akurire ma-Nifai uye agovaisa muusungwa.5 U y e s a k a a k a s a r u d z a

maZoramu kuti vave avakuruvemauto, sezvo vari ivo vaizi-va kuti maNifai ane simbarakadii, nokuziva nzvimbodzavo dzavaitambira, nenzvi-mbo dzisina kusimba dzema-guta avo; naizvozvo akavaisakuti vave vatungamiri vakuruvemauto ake.6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakata-

kura zvinhu zvavo, vakaenda

vakananga kunyika yeZarahe-mura vari murenje.

7 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Amari-kaya paakanga achitora simbanekunyepa nekunyengedza,Moronai, kune rumwe rutivi,akanga aachigadzira pfungwadzevanhu kuti vave nerutendoruzere muna Ishe Mwari vavo.

8 Hongu, akanga achisimbisamauto emaNifai, uye akavakatsvingo diki, kana kuti nzvimbodzekuzororera; vachiita zvidzi-ro zvevhu zvekudzivirira mautoake, uye ndokuvaka zvidzirozvemambwe zvekuatenderedza,vakakomberedza maguta avonemiganhu yeminda yavo; ho-ngu, kutenderedza yose nyika.

9 Uye makanga musina kudzi-virirwa zvakasimba aiisa vanhuvakawanda; uye ndokudziviriranokusimbisa nyika yakanga iriyemaNifai.

10 Uye nokudaro akanga aka-gadzirira akutsigira kuzvitonga,minda yavo, vakadzi vavo, ne-vana vavo, nerunyararo rwavo,nekuti vagare vari muna IsheMwari vavo, nekuti vachengete-dze icho chainzi nevavengi vavochinangwa chema chemaKristu.

11 Uye Moronai aive murumeakasimba uye ari gamba; aivemurume aive anokunzwisisakuzere; hongu, murume akangaasingafadzwe nokudeura ropa;murume aive nemweya waifa-dzwa nekuzvitonga nerusunu-nguko rwenyika yake, nekutihama dzake dzisunungurwemuusungwa nemuhutapwa;

48 5a Aruma 43:6.7a Aruma 49:8.

10a Aruma 46:12–13.11a nkm Kunzwisisa.

Aruma 48:12–20 414

12 Hongu, murume aive ne-mwoyo waizara nekutendakuna Mwari vake, nokubatwazvakanaka nemaropafadzo aka-wanda aakaisa pavanhu vake;murume aishanda zvine simbakushandira amagariro akanakanekuchengetedzeka kwevanhuvake.13 Hongu, uye akanga ari

murume akasimba murutendomuna Kristu, uye akanga aaka-tsidza nechitsidzo kuti acha-dzivirira vanhu vake, zvake, ne-nyika yake, nokunamata kwake,kana kusvika mukurasikirwaneropa rake.14 Zvino maNifai akanga aka-

dzidziswa kuzvidzivirira ku-vavengi vavo, kana pakusvikamukudeura ropa kana zvichifa-nira; hongu, uye vakanga vaka-dzidziswawo kuti avasambofavakashatirisa, hongu, kuti vasa-simudze munondo kunze kwe-kunge vachirwisana nemuvengi,nekunge vari kuchengetedzaupenyu hwavo.15 Uye urwu ndirwo rwaive

rutendo rwavo, kuti nokudaroMwari vaiita kuti vabudiriremunyika, kana kuti nemamwemazwi, kana vaine rutendo rwe-kuchengeta mirairo yaMwarivaizovaita kuti vabudirire mu-nyika; hongu, kuvayambira kutivatize, kana kugadzirira hondo,maererano nenjodzi yavane-nge vari.16 Uye nokutiwo, Mwari vai-

vazivisa kuti vangaende here

kunorwisa vavengi vavo kanakuti kwete, nokudaro Ishe vai-vakundisa; uye urwu ndirworwaive ruvimbo rwaMoronai,uye mwoyo wake waifara na-zvo; akwete mukudeura ropaasi mukuita zvakanaka, muku-c h e n g e t e d z a v a n h u v a k e ,hongu, mukuchengeta mirairoyaMwari, hongu, nokurambakupinda mukutadza.

17 Hongu, zviro kwazvo, zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, daivose vanhu vaive, uye vaka-nge, uye vave nariini, vakaitasaMoronai, tarisai, masimbachaiwo egehena angadai akazu-nguzwa nokusingaperi; hongu,adhiabhorosi angadai asinakumbove nesimba mumwoyoyevana vevanhu.

18 Tarisai, akanga ari murumeakanga akaita saAmoni, mwa-nakomana waMosaya, hongu,uye kana nevamwe vanakomanavaMosaya, hongu, naAruma-wo nevanakomana vake, no-kuti vose vakanga vari vanhuvaMwari.

19 Zvino tarisai, hazvireve kutiHiramani aiitira vanhu zvisho-ma pane zvaiitwa naMoronai;nokuti vaiparidza shoko ra-Mwari, uye vaibhabhatidza vai-nge vatendeuka vose vari vanaani zvavo vainge vateerera ku-mazwi avo.

20 Uye ndiko kufamba kwava-kaita, uye vanhu avakazvirerekapamusana pemazwi avo, zve-kuti bvakadiwa zvikuru naIshe,

12a nkm Ruyamuro.13a Aruma 46:20–22.14a Aruma 43:46–47;

3 Ni. 3:20–21;

Morm. 3:10–11;D&Z 98:16.

16a Aruma 55:19.17a 1 Ni. 22:26;

3 Ni. 6:15.20a nkm Akazvininipisa.

b 1 Ni. 17:35.

415 Aruma 48:21–49:4

naizvozvo vakasunungurwa mu-dzihondo nokupesana pakatipavo, hongu, kana kwemakoremana.21 Asi, sekutaura kwandaita,

mukupera kwegore rechiguminepfumbamwe, hongu, kana daizvazvo ivo vakanga vaine runya-raro pachavo, vakamanikidzwaivo vasingade kuti varwisanenehama dzavo, maRamani.22 Hongu, uye muchidimbu,

hondo dzavo hadzina kuperakwemakore mazhinji nema-Ramani, kana dai zvazvo ivovakanga vasingade.23 Zvino, azvakavasuwisa kuti

vatore zvombo zvavo kuti va-rwisane nemaRamani, nokutivakanga vasingafarire zveku-deura ropa; hongu, uye izvihazvizizvo zvose—vakanga va-chisuwa kuti vabvise vazhinjivehama dzavo munyika ino va-chivaisa munyika yokusingape-ri, vasati vagadzirira kusangananaMwari vavo.24 Zvakadaro, havaibvumira

kuti vaise upenyu hwavo pasi,kuti avakadzi vavo nevana vavovapondwe neugandanga hwe-vanhu vaive hama dzavo, ho-ngu, uye vakanga bvabva mu-chechi yavo, uye vakavasiya uyevakaenda kunovaparadza ne-kusangana nemaRamani.25 Hongu, havaikwanisa ku-

tarisa hama dzavo dzichifariraropa remaNifai, kana paine avovanochengeta mirairo yaMwari,nokuti Ishe vakavimbisa kuti,kana vakachengeta mirairoyavo vachabudirira munyika.

CHITSAUKO 49

Mauto emaRamani anotadza kutoramaguta akavakirirwa eAmonaihanereNoa — Amarikaya anotukaMwari uye achibva ati achanwaropa raMoronai—Hiramani neha-ma dzake vanoramba vachisimbisaChechi. Zvingangove makore 72Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-mwedzi wechigumi nemumwe-chete wegore rechigumi nema-pfumbamwe, muzuva rechigumiremwedzi, mauto emaRamaniakaonekwa ave kusvika akana-nga munyika yaAmonaiha.

2 Uye tarisai, guta rakangaravakwa patsva, uye Moronaiakanga aisa mawuto kumuga-nhu weguta, uye vakanga vau-nganidza marara vakatendere-dza kuti vasasvikwe nemisevenematombo emaRamani; nokutitarisai, vairwa nematombonemiseve.

3 Tarisai, ndati guta areAmo-naiha rakanga ravakwa patsva.Ndinoti kwamuri, hongu, ra-kavakwa patsva dzimwe nzvi-mbo; nenzira yekuti maRama-ni akambenge amboriparadzapamusana pezvitadzo zveva-nhu, vakafunga kuti zvichavenyore kuriparadza zvakare.

4 Asi tarisai, vakagumbukazvikuru; nokuti tarisai, maNifaiakanga achera ivhu ndokuriu-nganidza rakavakomberedza,rakareba zvekuti maRamaniakatadza kukanda matombonemiseve yavo kuti ivasvike,

23a D&Z 42:45.24a Aruma 46:12.

b nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

49 3a Aruma 16:2–3, 9, 11.

Aruma 49:5–15 416

havaikwanisa kusvika pavarikunze kwekunge vatopindanepaipindwa napo.5 Zvino panguva iyi vatu-

ngamiri vakuru vemaRamanivakashamiswa zvikuru, neu-ngwaru hwemaNifai mukuga-dzirira nzvimbo dzavo dzeku-zvidzivirira.6 Zvino vatungamiri vema-

Ramani vaifunga kuti, pamusa-na peuhwandu hwavo, hongu,vaifunga kuti vaizove nepundu-tso yekuvasvikira sezvavakambe-nge vaita; hongu, uye vakangavazvigadzirirawo nenhowo, ne-zvidzitiro zvepazvipfuva; uyevakanga vazvigadzirirawo nhu-mbi dzematehwe, hongu, nhu-mbi hobvu chaidzo kuti vazvi-pfekedze.7 Uye vakagadzirira kudai va-

kafunga kuti zvichave nyorekuti vakunde nekuisa hamadzavo mujoki reusungwa, ka-na kuvauraya nokuvapondamaererano nokuzvifadza zvavo.8 Asi tarisai, vakashamiswa

kwazvo, vakaona avakagadziri-rwa, netsika isina kumbengeyakaonekwa kana kuzivikanwapakati pevana vaRihai. Zvinovakanga vakagadzirira maRa-mani, kuti varwe netsika yoku-dzidziswa kwavo naMoronai.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-

mani, kana kuti vaAmarikaya,vakashamiswa zvikuru noku-gadzirira kwavo hondo.10 Zvino, dai mambo Amari-

kaya akanga adzika kubvaamunyika yaNifai, ari pamberipemauto ake, zvimwe angadai

akaita kuti maRamani atangemaNifai paguta reAmonaiha;nokuti tarisai, akanga asina ha-nyn’a neropa revanhu.

11 Asi tarisai, Amarikaya haa-na kuuya iye pachake kuzorwa.Uye tarisai, vatungamiri vakuruvemauto ake vakazeza kudenhamaNifai paguta reAmonaiha,nokuti Moronai akanga apindu-ra maitirwo ezvinhu mukatimemaNifai, zvekuti maRamaniakagumbuka kwazvo kuonanzvimbo dzavo dzekuhwandadzaiita kuti vatadze kuvarwisa.

12 Naizvozvo vakatizira mu-renje, uye ndokubva vapazamisasa yavo uye ndokubva va-fora vakananga kunyika yaNoa,vachifunga kuti iyoyo ndiyoyaive nzvimbo yakanaka kutivasangane nemaNifai.

13 Nokuti havana kuziva kutiMoronai akanga adzivirira,kana kuti akanga avaka atsvingomunyika yose yaka tenderedza;naizvozvo, vakafora vachiendakunyika yaNoa nekushinga ku-kuru; hongu, vatungamiri vavovakuru vakauya vakaita chitsi-dzo kuti vanoparadza vanhuveguta iroro.

14 Asi tarisai, vakashamiswakwazvo, guta raNoa, iro raka-nga risina kusimba kusvikazvino, rakanga rasimba, pamu-sana paMoronai, hongu, kanakusimba kupfuura guta re-Amonaiha.

15 Uye zvino tarisai, uku kwa-ive kuchenjera kwaMoronai; no-kuti akanga aona kuti vangatyekutanga guta raAmonaiha; uye

8a Aruma 48:7–10.10a 2 Ni. 5:8; Omu. 1:12;

Aruma 47:1.13a Aruma 48:8.

417 Aruma 49:16–24

sezvo guta raNoa riri iro raka-nga risina kusimba kusvikazvino, akaziva kuti ndiko kwa-vangade kupinda nako kutivaite hondo; naizvozvo zvaka-itika sekuda kwake.16 Uye tarisai, Moronai akanga

aisa Rihai kuti ave mutungamirimukuru wevanhu veguta iri;uye ndiye Rihai amumwechete-yo akarwa nemaRamani munhi-ka iri kumabvazuva kwerwizirweSidhoni.17 Uye zvino tarisai zvakaitika

kuti, maRamani pavakaona kutiguta iri raive pasi paRihai,vakagumbuka, nokuti Rihai vai-mutya zvikuru; zvakadaro vatu-ngamiri vavo vakuru vakangavaita chitsidzo kuti vacharwisaguta iri; saka vakauya nemautoavo.18 Zvino tarisai, maRamani

haaikwanisa kupinda mutsvingodzavo dzekuzvidzivirira neimwenzira kunze kwekunge vatopi-nda nepasuwo guru, nenzirayekureba kwechidziro chevhurakanga raunganidzwa, uye ne-kudzika kwakanga kwakaitamugero wakanga wakacherwawakakomberedza, kunze kwe-kutopinda nepanopindwa napo.19 Uye ndiko kugadzirira kwa-

kanga kwakaita maNifai kupa-radza avo vose vainge vachidakuedza kukwira kuti vapindemutsvingo neimwe nzira, vachi-vatema nematombo nokuvabayanemiseve.20 Ndiko kugadzirira kwava-

kanga vakaita, hongu, chikwatachevarume vakasimba, vaine

minondo nezvinziriri zvavo,votema nekubaya vanenge vodakuedza kupinda munzvimboyavo yekuzvidzivirira nepa-nzvimbo yekupinda nayo; uyendiko kugadzirira kwavakangavakaita kuzvidzivirira kurwi-swa nemaRamani.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti vatu-ngamiri vemaRamani vakauyanemauto avo pasuo guru pai-pindwa napo, uye ndokutangakurwisana nemaNifai, kutivapinde musvingo ravo; asitarisai, vaisaidzirwa kunze ngu-va dzose, zvekuti vakauraiwanekuuraiwa kukuru.

22 Zvino zvavakaona kutivatadza kukurira maNifai, ne-kupinda munzvimbo mavo,vakatanga kukoromora zvidzirozvevhu rakanga raunganidzwakuti vakwanise kuti mauto avoapinde kuti vakwanise kurwisa-na navo; asi tarisai, mukuedzauku, vaibva vatsvairwa nema-tombo nemiseve zvaikandwakwavari; uye kunze kwekutivafushire migero nevhu rakau-nganidzwa, migero yakafushi-rwa nezvitunha zvavo neavovakanga vakuvara.

23 Naizvozvo maNifai vaka-nga vaine simba rose kuvavengivavo; uye ndiko kuedza kwa-kaita maRamani kuti vaparadzemaNifai kudakara vatungamirivavo vakuru vauraiwa vose; ho-ngu, uye maRamani anopfuurachiuru akauraiwa; asi kune ru-mwe rutivi kumaNifai hakunakana mumwechete zvake akafa.

24 Paive nemakumi mashanu

16a Aruma 43:35.

Aruma 49:25–50:2 418

evanhu vakakuvadzwa, vaka-baiwa nemiseve yemaRamaniyaipinda nepasuo guru, asi va-kanga vakadzivirirwa nenhowodzavo, nezvidzitiro zvavo zve-pazvipfuva, nezvidzitiro zvemi-soro yavo, zvekuti maronda avoaive mumakumbo, mazhinjiacho akanga akaipa chaizvo.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti, maRa-

mani paakaona kuti vatungami-ri vavo vakuru vose vauraiwavakatizira murenje. Uye zvaka-itika kuti vakadzokera kunyikayaNifai kunoudza mambo wavoAmarikaya, akazvarwa ari mu-Nifai, nezvekurasikirwa kwava-kanga vaita.26 Uye zvakaitika kuti akasha-

tirirwa vanhu vake zvikuru,nokuti akanga atadza kuitamaNifai zvaakanga achida ku-vaita; akanga atadza kuvaisamujoki reusungwa.27 Hongu, akashatirwa zviku-

ru, uye aakatuka Mwari, uyewonaMoronai, akapika bnechitsi-dzo kuti achanwa ropa rake; uyeizvi pamusana pekuti Moronaiakanga achengeta mirairo ya-Mwari mukugadzirira vanhuvake kuti vasapinde mungozi.28 Uye zvakaitika kuti, kune

rumwe rutivi, vanhu vaNifaiavakatenda Ishe Mwari vavo,pamusoro pesimba ravo risi-ngaenzaniswe, mukuvabvisamumaoko evavengi vavo.29 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaita

gore rechigumi nepfumbamwerekutongwa kwemaNifai neva-tongi.30 Hongu, uye makave neru-

nyararo pakati pavo, uye chechiikabudirira zvinoshamisa pa-musana pekuteerera kwavonokusimba kwavo mushoko ra-Mwari, iro rakataurwa kwavarinaHiramani, naShibhuroni, na-Koriandoni, naAmoni nehamadzavo, hongu, uye neavo vosevakanga vaiswa anehurongwahutsvene hwaMwari, vachibha-bhatidzwa vatendeuka, uyevachitumirwa kunoparidziravanhu.

CHITSAUKO 50

Moronai anodzivirira minda yema-Nifai — Vanovaka maguta mazhi-nji matsva — MaNifai akawirwanehondo nekuparadzwa mumazuvaehuipi nekutadza kwavo — Moria-ndoni nevapanduki vake vanokuri-rwa naTeangumu—Nifaiha anofa,uye mwanakomana wake Pahoranianotora chigaro chekutonga. Zvi-ngangove makore 72 kusvika ku67Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakait ika kutiMoronai haana kuregera kuga-dzirira hondo, kana kudziviri-ra vanhu vake kumaRamani;nokuti akaita kuti mauto akeatangise mukutanga kwegorerechimakumi maviri rekutongakwevatongi, kuti vatange ku-chera mirwi yevhu vachitende-redza ose maguta, munyikayose yakanga iri yemaNifai.

2 Uye pamusoro pevhu raka-unganidzwa iri akati paiswemapango, hongu, matandaanorongwa kudakara areba

27a nkm Kutaura zvisina.b Mabasa 23:12.

28a nkm Kupakutendo.30a Aruma 43:2.

419 Aruma 50:3–13

kuenzana nemunhu, akakombe-redza maguta.3 Uye akaita kuti pamusoro pe-

mapango iwayo padzikwe hokodzakatendererawo; uye dzaka-nga dzakasimba uye dzakareba.4 Uye akaita kuti kumiswe nha-

rire dzakatarisa pahoko dziye,uye akaita kuti pamusoro pe-nharire pavakwe twumba, kutimatombo nemiseve yemaRama-ni isavasvike ichivakuvadza.5 Uye vakanga vakagadziri-

rwa zvekuti vaikwanisa kuka-nda matombo vari pamusoroipapo, maererano nokuda kwa-vo nesimba ravo, uye vachigonakuuraya uyo anenge aedza ku-svika pedyo nechidziro cheguta.6 Ndiko kugadzira kwakaita

Moronai nzvimbo dzakasimbaachitenderedza guta rega-regamunyika, kugadzirira panengepazouya vavengi.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronai

akati mauto ake aende kurenjerekumabvazuva; hongu, uye va-kaenda vakanotandanisa vosemaRamani vaive murenje reku-mabvazuva vachivatandanisirakunyika yavo, yakanga irikumaodzanyemba enyika ya-Zarahemura.8 Uye nyika yaNifai yakanga

iine muganhu wakati twasakubvira kugungwa rekumabva-zuva kusvika kumadokero.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronai

zvaakanga atandanisa vose ma-Ramani murenje rekumabvazu-va, rakanga riri kuchamhembekwenyika yavo ivo, akaita kutivanhu vakanga vagere munyika

yaZarahemura nemumatunhuakatenderedza vaende murenjerekumabvazuva, kana kunosvi-ka kumuganhu negungwa, uyevatore nyikayo.

10 Uye akaisawo mauto kuma-odzanyemba, kumuganhu ne-zvinhu zvavo, uye ndokuvativavake atsvingo kuti vadziviriremauto avo nevanhu vavo mu-maoko evavengi vavo.

11 Uye naizvozvo akabvisa dzo-se nzvimbo dzaisimbwa nadzonemaRamani murenje rekuma-bvazuva, hongu, nekumadoke-rowo, nekudzivirira muganhuwaive pakati pemaNifai nema-Ramani pakati penyika ye-Zarahemura nenyika yaNifai,kubvira kugungwa rekumado-kero, zvichienda kwakatangirarwizi rweSidhoni — nyika yoseiri kuchamhembe iri yemaNifai,hongu, kana nyika yose yaivekuchamhembe kwenyika yainziMaguta, sezvainge zvavafadzakuita.

12 Naizvozvo Moronai, nema-uto ake ayo aiwanda zuva ne-zuva pamusana pekuziva kutivakadzivirirwa nemabasa ake,akatsvaka kubvisa simba rema-Ramani munyika dzaive dzavo,kuti vashaye simba pamusoropenyika dzavo.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti maNifaivakatangisa hwaro hwegutaidzva, uye vakadaidza gutaidzva iri kuti Moronai; uyerakanga riri pedyo negungwarekumabvazuva; uye raive ku-maodzanyemba mumutsetse we-zvinhu zvaive zvemaRamani.

50 10a Aruma 49:18–22.

Aruma 50:14–26 420

14 Uye vakatangisawo humwehwaro hwerimwe guta pakatipeguta raMoronai neguta ra-Aroni, richisangana nemiganhuyeMoronai neAroni; uye vaka-daidza guta iri, kana nzvimboyacho, kuti Nifaiha.15 Uye vakatangawo gore iroro

kuvaka maguta akawanda ne-chekuchamhembe, rimwe nei-mwe tsika yavakadaidza kutiRihai, rakanga riri kuchamhe-mbe pedyo negungwa.16 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaita

gore rechimakumi maviri.17 Vanhu vaNifai vakanga vari

mukati mekubudirira mukuta-nga kwegore rechimakumi ma-viri nerimwechete ekutongwakwemaNifai nevatongi.18 Uye vakabudirira zvikuru,

uye vakapfuma zvikuru; hongu,uye vakawanda uye vakasimbamunyika.19 Uye naizvozvo tinoona kuti

Ishe vane tsitsi nekururamamuzviito zvavo, mukuzadzikisamazwi avo ose kuvana veva-nhu; hongu, tinoona kuti mazwiavo akasimbiswa, kana pa-nguva ino, zvavakataura kunaRihai, vachiti:20 Wakaropafadzwa iwe neva-

na vako, uye vacharopafadzwa,kana vari vanochengeta mirairoyangu vachabudirira munyika.Asi yeukai, kuti kana vasinga-chengete mirairo yangu avacha-bviswa pamberi paIshe.21 Uye tinoona kuti zvivimbiso

izvi zvakasimbiswa kuvanhuvaNifai; nokuti kwange kurikukakavadzana kwavo noku-

rwisana kwavo, hongu, kupo-ndana kwavo, nokuparadzakwavo, kunamata mifananidzokwavo, upombwe hwavo, ne-kuipa kwavo, kwaive mukatimavo, zvakavakonzera hondonokuparadzwa kwavo.

22 Uye avo vakanga vainerutendo vakachengeta mirairoyaIshe vaiponeswa nguva dzo-se, zviuru nezviuru zvehamadzavo zvichiiswa muusungwa,kana kurufu rwekubaiwa ne-munondo, kana kuderera mu-kusatenda, nokusangana nema-Ramani.

23 Asi tarisai hakuna kumboveanekufara pakati pemaNifai, ku-bvira kunguva dzaNifai, kupfu-ura nguva yaMoronai, hongu,kana panguva ino, mugorerechimakumi maviri ane rimwe-chete ekutonga kwevatongi.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti kanagore rechimakumi maviri nema-viri rekutonga kwevatongi nai-rowo rakapera murunyararo;hongu, uye nairowo gore rechi-makumi maviri nematatu raka-perawo murunyararo.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti muku-tanga kwegore rechimakumimaviri nemana rekutonga kwe-vatongi, mungadai makangamuine runyararo mukati meva-nhu vaNifai dai pasina kuti ava-kanetsana pamusana penyikayaRihai, nenyika yaMoriandoni,yaiganhurana nenyika yaRihai;dzose dzakange dzichiganhu-rana negungwa.

26 Nokuti tarisai, vanhu vaivevaridzi venyika yaMoriandoni

20a D&Z 1:14. 23a Mosaya 2:41. 25a nkm Gakava.

421 Aruma 50:27–35

vaiti chimwe chidimu chenyikayaRihai ndechavo; naizvozvopakatanga kuita nharo dzinopi-sa pakati pavo, zvekuti vanhuveMoriandoni vakatora zvombozvekurwisa hama dzavo, uyevakashinga kuti vavabaye vafenemunondo.27 Asi tarisai, vanhu vakanga

vari varidzi venyika yaRihai va-katizira kunzvimbo yeMoronai,vakanomukumbira ruyamuro;nokuti tarisai havana chavaka-nga vakanganisa.28 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

veMoriandoni, vaitungamirwanemurume ainzi Moriandonizita rake, zvavakaona kutivanhu veRihai vatizira kunaMoronai, vakatya zvikuru kutizvimwe mauto aMoronai anga-uye akavaparadza.29 Naizvozvo, Moriandoni

akazviisa mumwoyo yavo kutivatizire kunyika yaive neche-kuchamhembe, yakanga izerenemadziva emvura, uye vatorenyika yaive nechekuchamhembe.30 Uye tarisai, zano iri vanga-

dai vakariita, (chingadai cha-kave chinhu chavaizochema)asi tarisai, Moriandoni semunhuakanga aine hasha dzakanyanya,naizvozvo akashatirirwa mumwewevarandakadzi vake, akamu-tsika-tsika akamurova kwazvo.31 Uye zvakaitika kuti akatiza,

uye akauya kunzvimbo yaMo-ronai, uye akataurira Moronaizvose maererano nenyaya iyi,nezvemaererano nokuda kwa-vo kuti vatizire kunyika irikuchamhembe.

32 Zvino tarisai, vanhu vaivemunyika yeMaguta kana kutiyaMoronai, vakatya kuti vacha-teerera kumazwi aMoriandoniuye vobatana nevanhu vake,uye obva atora matunhu enyika,izvo zvaibva zvadzika hwarohwematambudziko akanyanyapakati pevanhu vaNifai, hongu,uye matambudziko acho anoitakuti varasikirwe anerusunungu-ko rwavo.

33 Naizvozvo Moronai akatu-mira mauto, nezvinhu zvavo,kuti vadimbudzire vanhu va-Moriandoni, kuti vavamise mu-kutizira kwavo kunyika yechekuchamhembe.

34 Uye zvakaitika kuti havanakuvadimbudzira kudakara va-svika kumuganhu wenyika ya-inzi ayeKuparadzwa; uye ikokondiko kwavakavadimbudzira,mukamupata kakamanika kaie-nda kudunhu raive kuchamhe-mbe, hongu, nechekugungwa,kumadokero nokumabvazuva.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti mautoakatumirwa naMoronai, akangaachitungamirwa nemurume ai-nzi Teangumu, akasangananevanhu vaMoriandoni; uyevanhu vaMoriandoni vakaitaumwe hushwindi hunoshamisa(vachitunhwa neuipi uye nema-zwi ake ekunyengedza) zvekutipakatanga hondo pakati pavo,muhondo umu Teangumu aka-baya Moriandoni uye akakuriramauto ake, uye akavatorasevasungwa, uye akadzokerakunzvimbo yaMoronai. Uyendiko kupera kwakaita gore

32a nkm Rusununguko. 34a Aruma 46:17.

Aruma 50:36–51:3 422

rechimakumi maviri nemanaekutongwa kwevanhu vaNifainevatongi.36 Uye ndiko kudzorwa kwa-

kaitwa vanhu vaMoriandoni.Uye vaita chibvumirano chavochekuti havachazokonzera ho-ndo zvakare vachigara muru-nyararo vakadzorerwa kunyikayaMoriandoni, uye pakaita ku-batana pakati pavo nevanhuvaRihai; uye vakadzorerwawokunyika kwavo.37 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rimwechetero vanhu vaNifai ra-vakawana runyararo rwuchi-dzorerwa kwavari, kuti Nifaiha,mutevedzi wemutongi mukuru,akafa, atora chigaro chokutonganekutwasuka kwuzere pamberipaMwari.38 Zvakadaro, akanga arambi-

dza Aruma kuti atore izvo zvi-nyorwa neizvo zvinhu zvaiko-sha kuna Aruma nemadzibabaake sezvinhu zvinoera; naizvo-zvo Aruma akanga azvipa ku-mwanakomana wake Hiramani.39 Tarisai, zvakaitika kuti

mwanakomana waNifaiha aka-sarudzwa kuti atore nzvimboyekutonga yababa vake, semu-tongi; hongu, akaitwa mutongimukuru nagavhuna wevanhu,nechitsidzo nechisungo cheku-tonga zvakarurama, nekuche-ngetedza runyararo nerusunu-nguko rwevanhu, nekuvapazvakakodzera zvavo zvinoerakunamata Ishe Mwari vavo,hongu, kutsigira nokuchengetazvinodiwa naMwari mazuvaake ose, uye kuranga vakaipamaererano nemhosva dzavo.40 Zvino tarisai, zita rake ainzi

Pahorani. Uye Pahorani akagarachigaro chababa vake, uye aka-tanga kutonga kwake mukupe-ra kwegore rechimakumi mavirinemana, ekutongwa kwevanhuvaNifai.

CHITSAUKO 51

Vanhu vamambo vanotsvaka kupi-ndura mutemo nokuisa mambo —Pahorani nevakasununguka vano-tsigirwa nezwi revanhu—Moronaianomanikidza vanhu vamambokuti varwire nyika yavo kana kutivauraiwe — Amarikaya nemaRa-mani vanotora maguta mazhinjiakadzivirirwa — Teangumu ano-rwisa maRamani uye ndokuurayaAmarikaya mutende make. Zvi-ngangove makore 67 kusvika ku66Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-kutanga kwegore rechimakumimaviri nemashanu ekutongwakwemaNifai nevatongi, ivo va-nge vadzika runyararo pakatipevanhu vaRihai nevanhu va-Moriandoni maererano nenyikadzavo, uye vari vakanga vata-ngisa gore rechimakumi mavirinemashanu murunyararo.

2 Zvakadaro, havana kukwa-nisa kuti nyika irambe irimurunyararo kwenguva huru,nokuti pakatanga kuve nokupe-sana pakati pevanhu pamusoropenyaya yemutongi mukuruPahorani; nokuti tarisai, kwaivenechimwe chidimu chevanhuchaida kuti zvimwe zvinhuzvemutemo dai zvapindurwa.

3 Asi tarisai, Pahorani haa-na kubvuma kupinduka kana

423 Aruma 51:4–12

kubvumira kuti mutemo upi-ndurwe; naizvozvo, haana ku-teerera avo vakanga vatumirazvichemo zvavo maereranonokuti mutemo upindurwe.4 Naizvozvo, avo vakanga va-

chida kuti mutemo upindurwevakamushatirirwa, uye vakatingaachirega kuve mutongi mu-kuru wenyika; naizvozvo pa-kave nenharo dzinopisa mae-rerano nenyaya iyi, asi pasinakudeura ropa.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti avo

vakanga vachida kuti Pahoraniabviswe pachigaro chekutongavakadaidzwa kuti vanhu vama-mbo, nokuti vaida kuti mutemoupindurwe netsika inobvisa hu-rumende yakasununguka uyekuiswe mambo anotonga nyika.6 Uye avo vaida kuti Pahorani

arambe ari mukuru wevatongiwenyika vakazvidaidza kutivasununguki; saka pakavenekupesana pakati pavo, no-kuti vasununguki vakangavatsidza kana kuti vakangavabvumirana kuti vanochenge-tedza zvose zvavo nezvekuna-mata kwavo muhurumendeyakasununguka.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti nyaya

yekupesana kwavo uku yaka-pedzwa nezwi revanhu. Uyezvakaitika kuti izwi revanhurakareverera vasununguki, uyePahorani akaramba ari pachiga-ro chekutonga, zvakakonzerakufara kukuru pakati pehamadzaPahorani nevazhinji veva-nhu vekuzvitonga, vakaitawokuti vanhu vamambo vanyara-

re, kuti vasashore asi kuti va-chengetedze rusununguko.

8 Zvino avo vakanga vachidamadzimambo ndeavo vakangavakazvarwa kudzimba ahuru,uye vaitsvaka kuti vave madzi-she; uye vaitsigirwa neavo vai-da simba nemvumo muvanhu.

9 Asi tarisai, iyi yakanga iringuva yakaipa yekuti kuve ne-kupesana kwakadaro mukatimevanhu vaNifai; nokuti tarisai,Amarikaya akanga aita zvakarekuti mwoyo yevanhu vaRamaniimukire vanhu vaNifai, uyeakanga achiunganidza varwikubva kumativi ose enyika, no-kuvapa zvombo, nokugadzirirahondo nesimba rose; nokutiakanga aapika kuti achanwaropa raMoronai.

10 Asi tarisai, tichaona kutiakavimbisa izvi asina kufunga;zvakadaro, akazvigadzirira ne-mauto ake kuti azorwisa ma-Nifai.

11 Zvino mauto ake akangaasisina kuwanda sezvaakambe-nge akaita, pamusana pezviuruzvakanga zvauraiwa neruokorwemaNifai; asi kana dai zva-zvo vakarasikirwa zvikuru kudai,Amarikaya akanga aunganidzamauto akawanda zvinoshamisa,zvekuti haana kutya kudzikakunyika yeZarahemura.

12 Hongu, kana Amarikayapachake akauya, akatungamiramaRamani. Uye maive mugorerechimakumi maviri nemasha-nu ekutonga kwevatongi; uyeyaive nguva imwecheteyo ya-vakanga vatanga kugadzirisa

51 8a nkm Kudada. 9a Aruma 49:26–27.

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nyaya yavo yekupesana kwavopamusana pezvemukuru we-vatongi, Pahorani.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti varume

vaidaidzwa kuti vanhu vama-mbo pavakanzwa kuti maRa-mani vari kuuya kuzovarwisa,vakafara mumwoyo yavo; uyevakaramba kutora zvombo, no-kuti vakanga vakashatirirwamukuru wevatongi, anevanhuvekuzvitonga, zvekuti vakati ha-vatore zvombo zvekudziviriranyika yavo.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronai

paakaona izvi, uye akaonawokuti maRamani vakanga vavekupinda munyika, akashatirwazvikuru pamusana pehushwi-ndi hwevanhu vaakanga ata-mbudzikira nesimba kudaro;hongu, akashatirwa zvikuru,mweya wake wakazara neku-vashatirirwa.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti aka-

tumira chichemo, chinezwi re-vanhu, kugavhuna wenyika,achimuti achiverenge, agopaiye (Moronai) simba rekumani-kidza avo vakanga vasingadekurwira nyika yavo kana kutiavauraye.16 Nokuti ndichochinhu chaa-

ida kutanga kuita kuti apedzekupesana nokupanduka pakatipevanhu; nokuti tarisai, ichindichochinhu kusvika zvinochaiita kuti vaparadzwe. Uyezvakaitika kuti zvakabvumwasekukumbirwa kwazvakaitwanezwi revanhu.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-

nai akaudza mauto ake kuti

anorwisa vaye vanhu vama-mbo, kuti avaturure mukuzvidakwavo noushe hwavo avapfu-kudzire kuenzana nevhu, kanakuti vatore zvombo vatsigirekuzvitonga.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti mautoakafora kunovarwisa; uye va-kavaturura mukuzvida kwavoneushe hwavo, zvekuti posepavaiedza kurwisa vanhu va-Moronai vaibva varakashwavopfukudzirwa kuita sevhu.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwakavenezviuru zvina azvevapandukiava zvakarakashwa nemunondo;uye avo vevatungamiri vavovasina kuuraiwa muhondo va-katorwa vakanokandwa muti-rongo, nokuti pakange pasinanguva yekuvatonga panguvaiyoyo.

20 Uye avo vevapanduki va-kanga vasara, pane kuuraiwanemunondo, vakatya murezawekuzvitonga, uye vakamani-kidzwa kuturika amureza weku-zvitonga panharire dzavo, uyemumaguta avo, nokutora zvo-mbo kuti varwire nyika yavo.

21 Uye Moronai akapedza zve-avo vanhu vamambo, zvekutihakuna akazozivikanwa noku-nzi vanhu vamambo; uye ndikokupedza kwaakaita hushwindinekuzvida kweavo vaiti vaneropa reushe; asi vakatururwakuti vazvirereke sehama dzavo,nokurwa semagamba kurwirarusununguko rwavo kubvamuusungwa.

22 Tarisai, zvakaitika kutiaMoronai zvaakanga achirwisa-

13a Aruma 46:10–16.19a Aruma 60:16.

20a Aruma 46:12–13.22a nkm Moroni,

Mutungamiri.

425 Aruma 51:23–33

na nehondo nekupesana mukatimevanhu vake, uye achivaitakuti vave nerunyararo nokupu-nduka, uye achiita zvimiswazvekugadzirira hondo nema-Ramani, tarisai, maRamaniakanga atopinda munyika ye-Moronai, divi rakange rakaga-nhurana negungwa.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti maNifai

vakanga vasina kunyatsosimbamuguta raMoronai; naizvozvoAmarikaya akavatandanisa,achiuraya vakawanda. Uye zva-kaitika kuti Amarikaya akatoraguta iri, hongu, akatora dzosetsvingo dzavo.24 Uye avo vakatiza kuguta

reMoronai vakauya kuguta ra-Nifaiha; uye vanhuwo vegutaraRihai vakaungana pamwe-chete, uye vakagadzirira vaka-mirira maRamani kuti vauyekuzorwa.25 Asi zvakaitika kuti Amari-

kaya haana kubvumira maRa-mani kuti vanorwisa guta ra-Nifaiha, asi akaita kuti vagarepedyo negungwa, achisiya va-rume muguta rega-rega veku-ridzivirira.26 Uye ndiko kufamba kwaai-

ita, achitora maguta akawanda,guta reNifaiha, neguta raRihai,neguta raMoriandoni, negutareOmuna, neguta raGidhi, ne-guta raMureki, ose aive neche-kumuganhu pedyo negungwa.27 Uye ndiko kuwana kwaka-

ita maRamani, nekuchenjerakwaAmarikaya, maguta aka-wanda kudai, nevanhu vachovasingaverengeke, ose ari aka-

nga akavakirirwa zvakasimbanetsika ayetsvingo dzaMoronai;ose aipa nzvimbo dzakasimbakumaRamani.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakafo-ra vakananga kumiganhu yenyi-ka yeMaguta, vachitandanisamaNifai uye vachivauraya.

29 Asi zvakaitika kuti vaka-sangana naTeangumu, uyoakanga aauraya Moriandoninokudimbudzira vanhu vakemukutiza kwavo.

30 Uye zvakaitika kuti akadi-mbudzira Amarikayawo, zvaa-kanga achifora nemauto akeakawanda achida kunotora nyi-ka yeMaguta, nenyikawo yaivekuchamhembe.

31 Asi tarisai akagumburwanekurwiswa naTeangumu ne-vanhu vake, nokuti vaive ma-gamba; nokuti wose munhu wa-Teangumu aikunda maRamanimusimba uye mukuziva kurwa,zvekuti vakanga vari pamusoropemaRamani.

32 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-vanetsa, zvekuti vakavaurayakudakara kunze kwasviba. Uyezvakaitika kuti Teangumu neva-nhu vake vakadzika matendeavo mukati menyika yeMaguta;uye Amarikaya akadzika dzakemumuganhu nechekugungwa,netsika iyoyi vakabviswa.

33 Uye zvakaitika kuti hwaveusiku, Teangumu nemurandawake vakaverera vakabuda usi-ku, uye vakaenda mumusasawaAmarikaya; uye tarisai, vaka-nga vakundwa nehope pamusa-na pekuneta kwavo, kwakanga

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kwakonzwa nemabasa avaiitanekupisa kwekunze.34 Uye zvakaitika kuti Teangu-

mu akanopinda mutende yama-mbo asingaonekwe, akamubayapamwoyo nechipfumo; uye zva-kaita kuti mambo afe pakarepoasina kumutsa varanda vake.35 Uye akadzokera zvakare

asingaonekwe kumusasa wake,uye tarisai, vanhu vake vakangavakakotsira, uye akavamutsaakavaudza zvose zvaakangaaiita.36 Uye akaita kuti mauto ake

agare akagadzirira, achityirakuti maRamani zvimwe anga-muke akauya kuzovarwisa.37 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaita

gore rechimakumi maviri nema-shanu ekutongwa kwemaNifainevatongi; uye ndiko kuperakwakaita mazuva aAmarikaya.

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Amoroni anoitwa mambo wema-Ramani munzvimbo yaAmarikaya— Moronai, Teangumu, naRihaivanotungamirira maNifai mukuku-nda maRamani muhondo — GutaraMureki rinotorwa zvakare, uyeJakobho muZoramu anouraiwa.Zvingangove makore 66 kusvikaku64 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-gore rechimakumi maviri ne-makore matanhatu ekutongwakwemaNifai nevatongi, tarisai,maRamani pavakamuka mu-rungwanani rwekutanga rwe-mwedzi, tarisai, vakaona Ama-

rikaya akafa mutende make;uye vakaonawo kuti Teangumuakanga agadzirira kuvarwisamusi iwoyo.

2 Uye zvino, maRamani pava-kaona izvi vakatya; uye vakabvavarega pfungwa yavo yekuti va-fore vachipinda munyika yaivenechekuchamhembe, vakabvavadududza nemauto avo osevakapinda muguta reMureki,uye vakatsvaka kuzvidziviriramutsvingo dzavo.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti muni-n’ina waAmarikaya akaitwamambo wevanhu; uye zita rakeainzi Amoroni; naizvozvo ma-mbo Amoroni, munin’ina wa-mambo Amarikaya, akaitwa kutiatonge munzvimbo yake.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaudzavanhu vake kuti vachengete ayomaguta, avakanga vatora ne-kudeura ropa; nokuti hapanaguta ravakatora vasina kurasi-kirwa neropa rakawanda.

5 Uye zvino, Teangumu aka-ona kuti maRamani vakangavakashinga kuchengetedza ayomaguta avakanga vatora, nema-tunhu avakanga vatorawo; uyeachiona nekuwanda kwavaka-nga vakaita, Teangumu akaonakuti hazvifanire kuti aedze ku-vatanga vari mutsvingo dzavo.

6 Asi akaita kuti vanhu vakevangotenderera-tenderera vachi-ita sevari kugadzirira hondo;hongu, ichokwadi akanga achi-gadzirira kuzvidzivirira, anoku-misa zvidziro zvakatenderedzanokugadzira nzvimbo dzeku-hwanda.

52 6a Aruma 50:1–6; 53:3–5.

427 Aruma 52:7–16

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti akarambaachigadzirira hondo kudarokudakara Moronai atumira va-rume vazhinji vekuzosimbisamauto ake.8 Uye Moronai akatumirawo

shoko kwaari kuti achengetevose vasungwa vanenge vawiramumaoko ake; nokuti sezvomaRamani akanga atora vasu-ngwa vakawanda, iye achengetevose vasungwa vemaRamanikuti vagotsikinura avo vakato-rwa nemaRamani.9 Uye akatumirawo shoko

kwaari kuti adzivirire nyika ye-Maguta, uye atore akamupatakakamanika kanopinda munyi-ka yekuchamhembe, nokutimaRamani vangangokatora va-kawana simba rekuvanetsakumativi ose.10 Uye Moronai akamutumi-

rawo shoko, achimuda kuti aveanovimbika mukuchengetedzadivi renyika iroro, nokuti posepaanenge awana mukana arovemaRamani ari divi iroro, sezva-anenge akwanisa, kuti zvimweangatore zvakare nemazano oseaanokwanisa kana nedzimwenzira ayo maguta akanga abvu-twa mumaoko avo; uye kutiavakirire ruzhowa nekusimbisamaguta akatenderedza, akangaasina kuwira mumaoko ema-Ramani.11 Uye akatiwo kwaari, ndi-

ngadai ndauya kwauri, asitarisai, maRamani anesu mumi-ganhu yenyika iri kugungwarechekumadokero; uye tarisai,ndiri kuenda kunovarwisa,

saka handikwanise kuuyakwauri.

12 Zvino, mambo (Amoroni)akanga abva munyika yeZarahe-mura, uye akanga azivisa ma-mbokadzi nezvekufa kwemu-koma wake, uye akaunganidzapamwechete varume vakawa-nda, uye akafora akaenda ku-norwisa maNifai kumuganhuwechekugungwa rekumadokero.

13 Uye ndiko kuedza kwaaka-nga achiita kupfuvisa maNifai,nekuti akwezvere chidimbuchemauto avo kudivi renyikairoro, avo vaakasiya shure ndo-kuvaudza kuti vagare mumagu-ta aakanga atora, kuti naivowovapfuvise maNifai kumiganhuyegungwa rekumabvazuva, uyevatore matunhu avo sekukwani-sa nesimba ravo, uye maereranonesimba remauto avo.

14 Uye ndiyo ngozi yakangaiine maNifai mukupera kwego-re rechimakumi maviri nema-tanhatu ekutongwa kwevanhuvaNifai nevatongi.

15 Asi tarisai, zvakaitika kutimugore rechimakumi mavirinemanomwe ekutonga kweva-tongi, Teangumu, audzwa na-Moronai — uyo akanga aisamauto kuti adzivirire miganhuyekumaodzanyemba nekuma-dokero kwenyika, uye atangisakufora achienda kunyika ye-Maguta, kuti anoyamura Tea-ngumu nevanhu kuti vatorezvakare maguta avakanga va-torerwa —

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti Teangu-mu akanga audzwa kuti arwise

9a Aruma 22:32; Morm. 2:29.

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guta raMureki, kuti aritorezvakare kana zvaibvira.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti Teangu-

mu akagadzirira kurwisa gutaraMureki, uye kuti afore nema-uto ake kunoita hondo nema-Ramani; asi akaona kuti zvaka-oma kuti angavakurire ivo varimutsvingo dzavo; naizvozvoakasiya pfungwa idzi akabvaadzokera kuguta reMaguta zva-kare, kuti anomirira kuuya kwa-Moronai, kuti awane kupamhi-dzirwa masimba emauto ake.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronai

akasvika nemauto ake munyikayeMaguta, mukupera kwegorerechimakumi maviri nemano-mwe ekutongwa kwemaNifainevatongi.19 Uye mukutanga kwegore

rechimakumi maviri nemasere,Moronai naTeangumu neva-zhinji vevatungamiri vakuruvakaita dare rehondo — kutivangaitei kuti maRamani abudeauye kuzovarwisa; kana kutiimwe nzira ingaite kuti vava-nyengedze kuti vabude mu-tsvingo dzavo, kuti vagovawa-nikidza uye vagotora zvakareguta raMureki.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

tumira nhumwa kumauto ema-Ramani, akanga achidziviriraguta reMureki, kumutungamiriwavo, ainzi Jakobho, vachimu-kumbira kuti auye nemautoake vasangane murenje raivepakati pemaguta maviri aya.Asi tarisai, Jakobho, akanga arimuZoramu, akaramba kuuyanemauto ake kuzosangana navomumarenje.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronai

aona kuti hazvizikuzoita kutiasangane navo panzvimbo pa-kanaka, naizvozvo akafungarimwe zano rekuti anyengedzemaRamani kuti vabude mu-tsvingo dzavo.

22 Naizvozvo akaita kuti Tea-ngumu atore vanhu vashomauye vofora vakadzika pedyo ne-gungwa; uye Moronai nemautoake, usiku, vakafora vakaendamurenje, kumadokero kwegutareMureki; uye saka, rave rama-ngwana, varindi vemaRamanipavakaona Teangumu, vaka-mhanya vakanotaurira Jakobho,mutungamiri wavo.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti mautoemaRamani akauya kuzorwisaTeangumu, vachifunga kutinekuwanda kwavo vanokuriraTeangumu nenzira yekuti aivenevanhu vashoma. Uye Tea-ngumu zvaakaona mauto ema-Ramani achiuya kuzomurwisaakatanga kudududza achiteve-dza gungwa, akananga kucha-mhembe.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-Ramani paakaona kuti atangakutiza, vakanzwa kusatya va-kavatandanisa nesimba. UyeTeangumu achingunokwezvamaRamani kudaro avo vakangavachimutandanisira pasina, ta-risai, Moronai akaudza chika-mu chemauto aakanga ainawokuti vafore vachipinda muguta,uye aritore.

25 Uye ndizvo zvavakaita, uyevakauraya vose avo vakangavasiiwa vachidzivirira guta, ho-ngu, vose vakaramba kukandapasi zvombo zvavo zvehondo.

26 Uye naizvozvo Moronai

429 Aruma 52:27–38

ndiko kutora kwaakaita gutareMureki nechidimbu chemautoake, iye achifora nevakanga va-sara kuti agosangana nema-Ramani kana vodzoka kwavaka-nge vachitandanisa Teangumu.27 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-

Ramani akatevera Teangumukudakara vasvika pedyo negutareMaguta, uye ndokubva vasa-nganikwa navo pedyo negutareMaguta, uye ndokubva vasa-nganikwa navo naRihai nemautomashomanani, vakanga vasiiwavachidzivirira guta reMaguta.28 Uye zvino tarisai, vatunga-

miri vakuru vemaRamani pava-kaona Rihai achiuya nemautoake kuzovarwisa, vakatiza mu-kati mekudzungaira kukuru,vave kutya kuti vachatadza ku-svika kuguta raMureki Rihaiasati avabata; nokuti vakangavaneta nekufora kwavakangavaita, uye vanhu vaRihai vaka-nga vari vatsva zvavo.29 Zvino maRamani haana ku-

ziva kuti Moronai akanga arishure kwavo nemauto ake; ivovaingotya Rihai nevanhu vake.30 Zvino Rihai haana kuda kuti

asvike pakuvabata kudakara va-sangana naMoronai nemauto ake.31 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-

Ramani vasati vasvika kure va-kakombwa nemaNifai, nevanhuvaMoronai kune rumwe ruoko,uye vaRihai kune rumwe ruoko,uye vose vakanga vari vachirivatsva vazere nesimba; asi ma-Ramani vakanga vaneta pamu-sana perwendo rwavo rwurefu.32 Uye Moronai akaudza va-

nhu vake kuti vavarwise kuda-kara varasa zvombo zvavozvehondo.

33 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jakobho,semutungamiri wavo, ari amu-Zoramu, uye aine mweya weku-sada kukundwa, akatungamiramaRamani kuti varwe zvikurunehasha vachirwisa Moronai.

34 Moronai sezvo akanga arimugwara ravo ravaifora naro,saka Jakobho akazvipira kuvau-raya kuti uye apenzure nzirayake yekuenda kuguta reMure-ki. Asi tarisai, Moronai nevanhuvake vakanga vaine simba ku-pfuura ravo; naizvozvo havanakupenzurira maRamani.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakarwanhivi dzose nehasha dzinotyisa;uye vazhinji vakauraiwa mativiose; hongu, Moronai akakuva-dzwa uye Jakobho akauraiwa.

36 Uye Rihai akarwisa kwazvonehasha mumashure umu neva-nhu vake vakasimba, zvekutimaRamani vaive shure vaka-kanda pasi zvombo zvavo zve-hondo; uye avo vavo vakasara,vadzungaidzwa zvikuru, hava-na kuziva kuti vorwa here kanakuti vatize.

37 Zvino Moronai aona kudzu-ngaira kwavo, akati kwavari:Kana mukauya nezvombo zve-nyu zvehondo uye mukandipa,tarisai tinorega kudeura roparenyu.

38 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-Ramani pavakanzwa mazwi aya,vatungamiri vavo vakuru, voseavo vakanga vasina kuuraiwa,vakauya vakakanda zvombo

33a Aruma 31:12.

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zvavo pasi patsoka dzaMoronai,uye vakaudza vanhu vavo kutivadarowo.39 Asi tarisai, kwaive nevazhi-

nji vakaramba; uye vakarambakupa minondo yavo vakatorwavakasungwa, uye vakatorerwazvombo zvavo zvehondo, uyevakamanikidzwa kufora vachi-enda nehama dzavo kunyikayeMaguta.40 Uye zvino uwandu hweva-

sungwa hwaipfuura hweavovakanga vauraiwa, hongu, hwa-ipfuura hwevakange vauraiwamativi ose.

CHITSAUKO 53

Vasungwa vemaRamani vanosha-ndiswa kudzivirira guta reMaguta— Vapanduki mukati memaNifaivanoita kuti maRamani akunde —Hiramani anoitwa mutungamiriwezviuru zviviri zvemajaya eva-nhu vaAmoni. Zvingangove ma-kore 64 kusvika ku63 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaisa va-rindi vekutarisa vasungwa vema-Ramani, uye vachivamanikidzakuti vanoviga vakafa vavo, ho-ngu, nevakafawo vemaNifai va-kanga vauraiwa; uye Moronaiakaisa varume vekuvachengetavachiita basa ravo.2 Uye Moronai akaenda kuguta

raMureki aina Rihai, uye ndo-kuritora ndokuripa kuna Rihai.Zvino tarisai, Rihai uyu aivemurume akanga arwa hondozhinji aina Moronai; uye aive

murume akanga aakafanana na-Moronai, uye vaifara kana varipamwechete vachiziva kuti ha-pana chinoitika; hongu, vaida-nana, uye vaidiwawo nevanhuvose vaNifai.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushuremekunge maRamani apedzakuviga vakafa vavo neavowovemaNifai, vakaforeswa vachi-dzokera kunyika yeMaguta; uyeTeangumu, sekutaurirwa kwaa-kanga aitwa naMoronai, akaitakuti vachitanga kushanda va-chichera mugero wakatende-redza nyika, kana kuti gutareMaguta.

4 Uye akaita kuti kuvakweachidzitiro nemapango neche-mukati memugero, achiturika-nidzwa, uye onamwa nevhu ri-nobva mumugero pachidzitirochemapango, uye saka vakaitakuti maRamani vafondoke ku-dakara vakomberedza guta re-Maguta nechidziro chakasimbachemapango nevhu, chakarebazvikuru.

5 Uye guta iri rakave nzvimboyakasimba kwazvo nariini; uyemuguta iri ndimo mavaichenge-tera vasungwa vemaRamani;hongu, kana vari mukati mechi-dziro chavakanga vavaita kutivavake nemaoko avo. ZvinoMoronai akamanikidzwa kutiaite kuti maRamani vashande,nokuti zvakanga zviri nyore ku-vatarisa kana vari pabasa; uyeakada kuziva kumauto ake osekuti angatange maRamani riini.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronaiakanga akurira imwe yehondo

53 2a Aruma 48:16–17. 4a Aruma 50:2–3.

431 Aruma 53:7–15

huru yemaRamani, uye akatoraguta reMureki, rakanga riririmwe remaguta akasimba zvi-kuru remaRamani munyika ya-Nifai; uye naizvozvo iye akangaazvivakirawo nzvimbo yakasi-mba yekuchengetera vasungwa.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti haana

kuzoedza kurwisana nema-Ramani zvakare gore iroro, asiakapa vanhu vake basa rekuga-dzirira hondo, hongu, uye no-kuita svingo dzekuzvidzivirirakumaRamani, hongu, nokubvi-sa vakadzi vavo nevana vavomunzara nematambudziko, no-kupa zvekudya kumauto avo.8 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

mauto emaRamani, akanga arikugungwa rekumadokero, ku-chamhembe, Moronai asiko pa-musana pedzimwe nharo pakatipemaNifai dzakakonzera kutivamwe vapanduke, mukatimavo, akanga atotora dzimwenzvimbo dzemaNifai, hongu,zvekuti vakanga vatotora ma-mwe maguta avo akati kutikudivi iroro renyika.9 Uye naizvozvo nenzira yeku-

tadza pakati pavo, hongu, pamu-sana pekupanduka nekunetsanapakati pavo vakaiswa mukatimezvinhu zvine ngozi huru.10 Uye zvino tarisai, ndine

zvimwe zvandinoda kutauramaererano anevanhu vaAmoni,avo, kubvira pakutanga, vaka-nga vari maRamani; asi pamu-sana paAmoni nehama dzake,kana kuti nesimba neshokoraMwari, uye vakanga bvate-

ndeutsirwa kuna Ishe; uye vaka-uiswa munyika yaZarahemura,uye kubvira nguva iyoyo vangevachidzivirirwa nemaNifai.

11 Uye nenzira yechitsidzochavo vakanga vasingagone ku-tora zvombo vachirwisa hamadzavo; nokuti vakanga vakaitachitsidzo chekuti ahavazofavakadeura ropa nariini; uye ma-ererano nechitsidzo chavo vaifa;hongu, vangadai vakazvibvu-mira kuwira mumaoko ehamadzavo, dai pasina tsitsi nerudorwunoshamisa rwaive naAmoninehama dzake kwavari.

12 Uye nechikonzero ichi vaka-uiswa munyika yaZarahemura;uye vakangogara avachidzivi-rirwa nemaNifai.

13 Asi zvakaitika kuti pavaka-ona ngozi iyi, nematambu-dziko mazhinji nokushushika-na kwavakanga vakatakurirwanemaNifai, vakabatwa netsitsiuye avakada kuti vatore zvo-mbo kuti vadzivirire nyikayavo.

14 Asi tarisai, pavakanga vavekuda kutora zvombo zvavozvehondo, vakakundwa neku-nyengetedzwa naHiramani ne-vamwe vake, nokuti vakangevave kuda akutyora bchitsidzochavakanga vaita.

15 Uye Hiramani akatya kutizvimwe vakadaro vangarasiki-rwe nemweya yavo; naizvozvovose avo vakanga vapinda mu-chibvumirano ichi vakamaniki-dzwa kuti vatarise hama dzavodzichifamba nemumadhaka

10a Aruma 27:24–26.b Aruma 23:8–13.

11a Aruma 24:17–19.

12a Aruma 27:23.13a Aruma 56:7.14a Num. 30:2.

b nkm Chitsidzo.

Aruma 53:16–54:2 432

ematambudziko, mune zvaine-tsa munguva iyoyo.16 Asi tarisai, zvakaitika kuti

vaive nevanakomana vaka-wanda vakanga vasina kupi-nda muchibvumirano ichi che-kuti havazotora zvombo zvavozvehondo kuti vazvidzivirirekuvavengi vavo; naizvozvovakaungana pamwechete pa-nguva iyi, vose vaikwanisakutora zvombo, uye vakazvitimaNifai.17 Uye vakapinda muchibvu-

mirano chekurwira kuzvitongakwemaNifai, hongu, kudziviriranyika nekupira upenyu hwavo;hongu, kana ivo vakatsidza kutihavaizofa vakaregera arusu-nunguko rwavo, asi vaizorwanguva dzose kudzivirira ma-Nifai naivo kuti vasaiswe muu-sungwa.18 Zvino tarisai, paive nezviu-

ru zviviri zvevakomana ava,vakapinda muchibvumirano ichiuye vakatora zvombo zvavo zve-hondo kudzivirira nyika yavo.19 Uye zvino tarisai, sezvo

vakanga vasina kumbove chi-pingaidzo kumaNifai kusvikazvino, munguva ino vakavewovatsigiri vakuru; nokuti vaka-tora zvombo zvavo zvehondo,uye vakada kuti Hiramani avemutungamiri wavo.20 Uye vose vakanga vari ma-

jaya, uye vakanga vasingatyeavakashinga, uye vakasimba uyevakachangamuka; asi tarisai,izvi zvakanga zvisir i izvozvose — varume vaive bpacho-

kwadi nguva dzose muchinhuchose chavainzi vaite.

21 Hongu, vaive varume ve-chokwadi vakatsiga, nokutivakanga vakadzidziswa kuche-ngeta mirau yaMwari anokufa-mba vakatwasanuka pamberipake.

22 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiHiramani akafora akatungamiramajaya aye masoja zviuru azvi-viri, kunotsigira vanhu vaivemunyika yaive kumaodzanye-mba egungwa rekumadokero.

23 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitagore rechimakumi maviri nema-sere ekutongwa kwemaNifainevatongi.

CHITSAUKO 54

Amoroni naMoronai vanotauriranazvekuti vadzorerane vasungwa —Moronai anoti maRamani ngava-dzokere varegere zvekuponda kwa-vo — Amoroni anoti maNifai nga-vaise zvombo zvavo pasi uye vagovepasi pemaRamani. Zvingangovemakore 63 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-kutanga kwegore rechimakumimaviri nemakore mapfumba-mwe revatongi, aAmoroni aka-tumira shoko kuna Moronaiachida kuti vadzorerane vasu-ngwa.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronaiakanzwa nokufara kwazvo ne-chikumbiro ichi, nokuti akadazvirongwa zvakanga zvakaisi-rwa kutsigira vasungwa vema-

17a Aruma 56:47.nkm Rusununguko.

20a nkm Hushinga.

b nkm Kutendeka.21a nkm Famba, Famba

naMwari.

22a Aruma 56:3–5.54 1a Aruma 52:3.

433 Aruma 54:3–12

Ramani nokuti zvaitsigirawovanhu vake; uye aidawo vanhukuti vazosimbisa mauto ake.3 Zvino maRamani akanga

atora vakadzi nevana vazhinji,uye pakati pevasungwa vosevaMoronai, pakanga pasina mu-kadzi kana mwana mumwechetezvake kana kuti kuvasungwavakanga vatorwa naMoronai;naizvozvo Moronai akafunganjere dzekuti atore vasungwavechiNifai kubva kumaRamanivakawanda sekukwanisa kwake.4 Naizvozvo akanyora tsamba,

uye ndokuitumira nemurandawaAmoroni, uye mumweche-teyo akanga auya netsambakuna Moronai. Zvino aya ndiwomazwi aakanyorera Amoroni,achiti:5 Tarisai, Amoroni, ndaku-

nyorera pamusoro pehondo iyiyauri kuita nevanhu vangu,kana kuti iri kuitwa anemukomawako kwavari, uye yauri kudaiwe kuti urambe uchiita mu-shure mekufa kwake.6 Tarisai, ndinoti ndikutaurire

chimwe chinhu pamusoro ape-kuenzanisa zvinhu kwaMwari,nemunondo wekushatirwa kwa-ke kukuru, uri pamusoro pakokunze kwekunge watotendeukauye ukadzorera mauto ako mu-nyika mako, kana kuti nyikayawakatora, iri nyika yaNifai.7 Hongu, ndaikuudza zvinhu

izvi dai wange uchikwanisakuzviteerera; hongu, ndaikuta-urira nezvekutyisa akwegehenariya rakamirira kugashira bmho-

ndi dzakaita sewe nemukomawako, kunze kwekunge matote-ndeuka uye mugobvisa mabasaenyu eumhondi, uye mugodzo-kera kunyika kwenyu nemautoenyu.

8 Asi sezvo wakamborambazvinhu izvi, uye ukarwisa vanhuvaIshe, kana izvozvi ndinofu-nga kuti uchazviita zvakare.

9 Uye zvino tarisai, takaga-dzirira kukutambira; hongu,uye kunze kwekunge wabvisamabasa ako, tarisai, uchaunzakushatirwa kwaMwari wawa-karamba pauri, kana mukupa-radzwa kwako zvachose.

10 Asi, sezvo Mwari vari mu-penyu, mauto edu achauyapamusoro pako kunze kweku-nge wabva, uye iye zvino ucha-shanyirwa nerufu, nokuti ticha-chengeta maguta edu nemindayedu; hongu, uye tichachenge-tedza kunamata kwedu nezva-Mwari vedu.

11 Asi tarisai, ini ndinofungakuti ndiri kutaura zvinhu izvikwauri pasina; kana kuti ndi-nofunga kuti iwe uri amwanawegehena; naizvozvo ndicha-pedzisa tsamba yangu ndichitihandidi zvekudzorerana vasu-ngwa, kunze kwekunge wa-bvuma kuti unondipa murumenemukadzi wake nevana vake,pamusungwa mumwechete;kana izvi wati ndizvo zvaucha-ita, ndinobvuma kudzorerana.

12 Uye tarisai, kana usingaiteizvi, ndinouya kuzokurwisanemauto angu; hongu, kana ini

5a Aruma 48:1.6a nkm Yenzaniso.

7a nkm Gehena.b Aruma 47:18, 22–24.

nkm Kuponda.11a Joh. 8:42–44.

Aruma 54:13–24 434

ndichapa zvombo madzimaiangu nevana vangu, uye ndi-gokuvinga, uye ndigokuteverakana nemunyika mako, inovendiyo nyika yenhaka ayedu ye-kutanga; hongu, uye richaveropa neropa, hongu, upenyuneupenyu; uye ndichakurwisakudakara waparara wabva pa-musoro penyika.13 Tarisai, ndiri mukati meku-

shatirwa, nevanhu vanguwo;wakatsvaka kutiponda, uye isutakatsvaka kuzvidzivirira chete.Asi tarisai, kana ukaramba uchi-tsvaka kutiparadza tichatsvakakukuparadzai; hongu, ticha-tsvaka nyika yedu, nyika ye-nhaka yedu yekutanga.14 Zvino ndave kuvhara tsamba

yangu. Ndini Moronai; Ndirimutungamiri wevanhu vaNifai.15 Zvino zvakai t ika kut i

Amoroni, paakatambira tsambaiyi, akashatirwa; uye akanyoraimwe tsamba kuna Moronai,uye aya ndiwo mazwi aakanyo-ra, achiti:16 Ndini Amoroni, mambo

wemaRamani; Ndini munin’inawaAmarikaya awawakaponda.Tarisai, ndichatsividza ropa rakepauri, hongu, uye ndichauyakwauri nemauto angu nokutihanditye kutyisidzira kwako.17 Nokuti tarisai, madzibaba

ako akatadzira hama dzavo,zvekuti vakavapamba amvumoyavo yekuti vatonge ivo variivo vaive varidzi.18 Uye zvino tarisai, kana

mukaisa zvombo zvenyu pasi,uye mukazviita kuti mutongwe

neavo vane mvumo yekutonga,zvino ndinobva ndaita kuti va-nhu vangu vaise zvombo zvavopasi uye vasingazoita hondozvakare.

19 Tarisai, wandityisidzirakakawanda kwazvo ini neva-nhu vangu; asi tarisai, hatityekutyisidzira kwako.

20 Zvisinei, ndinobvuma ku-dzorerana vasungwa maereranonezvawakumbira, nokufara, kutindichengetedze kudya kwangukuitira vanhu vangu vehondo;uye tichaita hondo isingaperi,yekuti tiise maNifai pasi pesi-mba redu kana kuti tivaparadzezvachose.

21 Uye maererano neavo Mwarivawati takaramba, tarisai, hati-zive munhu akadaro; kana imi;asi kana kuine munhu akadaro,hatizive asi kuti vakatiita sezva-makaita imi.

22 Uye kana kuine chinhu chi-nonzi dhiabhorosi negehena,tarisai haangakutumire ikokohere kuti unogara nemukomawangu wawakaponda, uyowawakati akaenda kunzvimboyakadaro? Asi tarisai zvinhuizvi hazvina mhosva.

23 Ndini Amoroni, uye ndirichizvarwa achaZoramu, uyoakamanikidzwa nemadzibabaako kuti abve Jerusarema.

24 Uye tarisai zvino, ndiri mu-Ramani asingatye; tarisai, hondoiyi yakaitwa kutsividza kutadzi-rwa kwavo, nokuchengetedzanokuwana mvumo yavo yemu-hurumende; uye ndinovharatsamba yangu kuna Moronai.

12a 2 Ni. 5:5–8.16a Aruma 51:34.

17a 2 Ni. 5:1–4;Mosaya 10:12–17.

23a 1 Ni. 4:31–35.

435 Aruma 55:1–11

CHITSAUKO 55

Moronai anoramba kudzoreranavasungwa — MaRamani vanoche-ngeta vasungwa vanoitwa kutivadhakwe, uye vasungwa vema-Nifai vanobva vasunungurwa —Guta reGidhi rinotorwa pasinakudeuka kweropa. Zvingangovemakore 63 kusvika ku62 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Zvino zvakaitika kuti Moronaipaakatambira tsamba iyi akabvaatonyanya kushatirwa, nokutiaiziva kuti Amoroni ane ruzivorwuzere arwekuba kwake neku-nyengedza; hongu, aiziva kutiAmoroni aiziva kuti chikonzerochake chekuita hondo nema-Nifai hachizi chakarurama.2 Uye akati: Tarisai, handizo-

dzorerana vasungwa naAmoro-ni kunze kwekunge arega zvaarikuda, sekutaura kwandaitamutsamba mangu; nokuti ha-ndichaita kuti awane rimwesimba rinopfuura raainaro.3 Tarisai, ndinoziva nzvimbo

iyo maRamani ari kuchengeteravanhu vangu vavakatora seva-sungwa; uye sezvo Amoroniasingade kuita zvataurwa ne-tsamba yangu, tarisai, ndicha-mupa zviri maererano nemazwiangu; hongu, ndichavatsvakanerufu kudakara vakumbirarunyararo.4 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

Moronai zvaakanga ataura ma-zwi aya, akaita kuti mukatimevanhu vake mutarisiswekuti zvimwe mune mumwe

wechizvarwa chemaRamani,mukati mavo.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakawanamumwechete, zita rake ainziRamani; uye akanga ari amu-mwe wevaranda vamamboakapondwa naAmarikaya.

6 Zvino Moronai akaita kutiRamani nevanhu vake vasho-ma-shoma vaende kuvataririvakanga vakachengeta maNifai.

7 Zvino maNifai aichengete-rwa muguta reGidhi; naizvozvoMoronai akasarudza Ramaniakaita kuti vanhu vashomavaende naye.

8 Uye ave mauro Ramani aka-enda kuvatariri vakanga vaka-chengeta maNifai, uye tarisai,vakamuona achiuya uye vaka-mumhoresa; asi akati kwavari:Musatye; tarisai, ndiri muRa-mani. Tarisai, tatiza kubva ku-maNifai, uye vakakotsira; uyetarisai tatora waini yavo uyendokubva tauya nayo.

9 Zvino maRamani zvaaka-nzwa mazwi aya vakamugashi-ra nokufara; uye vakati kwaari:Tipe waini yako, kuti tinwe;tinofara kuti watora waini uka-uya nayo nokuti taneta.

10 Asi Ramani akati kwavari:Ngatichengete waini yedu ku-dakara taenda kunorwa nema-Nifai. Asi kutaura uku kwakaitakuti vatonyanya kuda kuinwawaini iyi;

11 Nokuti, vakati ivo: Taneta,naizvozvo rega tinwe waini,uye mushure tichatambiriswawaini, zvinotipa simba rekutitinorwisa maNifai.

55 1a Aruma 47:12–35. 5a Aruma 47:29.

Aruma 55:12–24 436

12 Uye Ramani akati kwavari:Itai sekuda kwenyu.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

nwa waini iya vakasununguka;uye yainaka chaizvo kwavari,saka vakainwa zvakasunungu-ka; uye yakanga iine simba,nokuti yakanga yakagadzirwaiine simba rayo.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

nwa vakafara, nekufamba kwe-nguva vose vakanga vararadza.15 Uye zvino Ramani nevamwe

vake zvavakaona kuti vose va-kanga vararadza, uye vakangavakotsira zvekukotsira zviya,vakadzokera kuna Moronaindokumutaurira zvinhu zvosezvakanga zvaitika.16 Uye zvino izvi ndizvo zvaive

maererano nezano raMoronai.Uye Moronai akanga agadziriravanhu vake zvombo zvehondo;uye akaenda kuguta reGidhi,maRamani ari mukukotsira kwo-kunge vakafa uye vakararadza,uye ndokukandira vasungwazvombo zvehondo, zvekuti vosevakanga vave nezvombo;17 Hongu, kana madzimai avo,

nevana vavo vose, vose vaigonakushandisa zvombo zvehondo,Moronai akange apa vose va-sungwa zvombo; uye zvosezvinhu izvi zvaiitwa pasina ano-kosora vakanyarara kuti zii.18 Asi dai vakanga vamutsa

maRamani, tarisai, vakanga va-kararadza uye maNifai angadaiakavauraya.19 Asi tarisai, hazvizizvo zvaida

Moronai; akanga asingafadzwenekuponda kana akudeura ropa,

asi aifadzwa mukuponesa va-nhu vake kuti vasaparadzwe;uye nechikonzero ichi haanakuda kukanganisa kutonga kwa-karurama, haana kuda kuwirapamusoro pemaRamani uyekuti avaparadze vakararadza.

20 Asi akanga awana zvaaida;nokuti akanga apa zvombokune avo vasungwa vemaNifaivakanga vari mukati muguta,uye akanga avapa simba rekutivatore idzo nzvimbo dzaivemukati mechidziro.

21 Uye ndokubva aita kuti va-nhu vakanga vainaye vadzokeremushure kachinhambwe kubvapavari, uye vagokomba mautoemaRamani.

22 Zvino tarisai izvi zvakaitwanguva yeusiku, zvekuti maRa-mani pavakamuka rungwananivakaona vakakombwa nema-Nifai kunze, nevasungwa vavovaive mukati vakanga vainezvombo.

23 Uye ndokubva vaona kutimaNifai ane simba pamusoropavo; uye mukuita uku vakaonakuti hazvaigona kuti varwe ne-maNifai; naizvozvo vatungamirivavo vakuru vakati vapiwezvombo zvavo zvehondo, uyevakauya nazvo vakazvikandapamakumbo emaNifai, vachi-kumbira kuitirwa tsitsi.

24 Zvino tarisai, izvi ndikokwaive kuda kwaMoronai.Akavatora akavaita vasungwavehondo, uye akabva atora gutairoro, uye akaita kuti vose va-sungwa vapiwe rusununguko,avo vakanga vari maNifai; uye

19a Aruma 48:16.

437 Aruma 55:25–35

vakapinda mumauto aMoronai,uye vakasimbisa mauto akezvikuru.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaita

kuti maRamani, avo vaakangaatora sevasungwa, vatange ku-ita abasa rekusimbisa nzvimbodzekuzvidzivirira dzakatende-redza guta reGidhi.

26 Uye zvakaitika kuti avakiriraguta reGidhi, maererano nezva-aida, akaita kuti vasungwa vakevaendeswe kuguta reMaguta;uye akachengetawo guta irinemauto akasimba zvikuru.27 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

zviita, kana dai maRamaniakaedza zvose zvavaikwanisa,vakachengeta uye vakadziviriravose vasungwa vavo vavakangavatora, uye vakachengetawo osematunhu nezvose zvavakangavatora zvakare.28 Uye zvakaitika kuti maNifai

vakatanga zvakare kukurira,nokutora zvakare zvaive zvavonezvavakakodzera.29 Nguva zhinji maRamani aie-

dza kuti vavakomboredze usiku,asi mukuedza uku vairasikirwanevasungwa vakawanda.30 Uye nguva zhinji vaiedza

kunwisa maNifai waini yavo,kuti zvimwe vavaparadze ne-chepfu kana nekuvati vararadze.31 Asi tarisai, maNifai akanga

asinganonoke akurangarira IsheMwari vavo munguva dzavodzematambudziko. Vakangavasingabatike nezvavaivateyanazvo; hongu, vakanga vasi-nganwe waini yavo, kunzekwekunge vatanga vaipa kune

mumwe wevasungwa vechi-Ramani.

32 Uye naizvozvo vakanga va-kachenjerera kuti kusave neche-pfu yavanopiwa; nokuti kanawaini yavo yaigona kukuvadzamuRamani yaigonawo kukuva-dza muNifai; naizvozvo vakae-dza doro ravo rose.

33 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutizvakanga zvafanira kuti Moro-nai achigadzirira kurwisa gutareMoriandoni; nokuti tarisai,maRamani, nokushanda kwavo,vakanga vavakirira guta re-Moriandoni kudakara rave ra-kasimba zvikuru.

34 Uye vakanga vachirambavachiuyisa mauto matsva mu-guta iroro, nezvokudyawo.

35 Uye ndiko kupera kwakai-ta gore rechimakumi mavirinemakore mapfumbamwe eku-tongwa kwemaNifai nevatongi.

CHITSAUKO 56

Hiramani anotumira tsamba kunaMoronai, achitaura nezvekufambakuri kuita hondo namaRamani —Andipusi naHiramani vanokundamaRamani — Majaya aHiramaniaye zviuru zviviri vanorwa nesi-mba, rinoshamisa zvekuti hakunakana mumwechete anouraiwa.Vhesi 1, zvingangove mugore 62Kristu asati azvarwa; mavhesi 2kusvika ku19, zvingangove mugore66 Kristu asati azvarwa; uyemavhesi 20 kusvika ku57, zvinga-ngove mugore ra65 kusvika ku64Kristu asati azvarwa.

25a Aruma 53:3–5. 31a Aruma 62:49–51.

Aruma 56:1–11 438

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-kutanga kwegore rechimakumimatatu rekutonga kwevatongi,muzuva rechipiri mumwedziwekutanga, Moronai akata-mbira tsamba kubva kunaHiramani, ichitaura nezveku-gara kwevanhu mudivi re-nyika iroro.2 Uye aya ndiwo mazwi aaka-

nyora, achiti: Hama yanguinodikanwa zvikuru, Moronai,muna Ishe nemumatambu-dziko edu muhondo; tarisai,hama yangu inodiwa, ndinodakuti ndikutaurire nekufambakuri kuita hondo kudivi rinorenyika.3 Tarisai, zviuru azviviri zve-

vanakomana vevarume avovakaunzwa naAmoni kubvamunyika yaNifai—zvino wavekuziva kuti ava vaive vechi-zvarwa chaRamani, akanga arimwanakomana mukuru waba-ba wedu Rihai;4 Zvino handina chandinga-

kutaurire nezvetsika dzavokana kusatenda kwavo, nokutiunoziva nezvazvo zvose zvi-nhu izvi—5 Naizvozvo ndinoti zvaka-

kwana kwandiri kuti ndiku-taurire kuti zviuru zvivirizvevakomana ava vakatorazvombo zvavo zvehondo, uyevachida kuti ini ndive mutu-ngamiri wavo; uye tauya kuzo-dzivirira nyika yedu.6 Uye zvino iwe unozivawo

anezvechibvumirano chakaitwanemadzibaba avo, kuti havazo-tora zvombo zvavo zvehondo

kuti varwise hama dzavo kutivadeure ropa.

7 Asi mugore rechimakumimaviri nematanhatu, pavakao-na dambudziko redu tichita-mbudzikira ivo, vakanga vodaakutyora chibvumirano chava-kanga vaita uye kuti vatorezvombo zvavo zvehondo kutivatidzivirire.

8 Asi handina kuvabvumirakuti vatyore chibvumiranoichi chavakanga vaita, ndichi-funga kuti Mwari vachatisimbi-sa, zvekuti hataizotambudzikazvizhinji nekuda kwekuza-dzikisa chitsidzo chavakangavaita.

9 Asi tarisai, hechino chinhuchimwechete chingaite kuti tivenerufaro rwukuru. Nokuti tari-sai, mugore rechimakumi ma-viri ane makore matanhatu,ini, Hiramani, ndakafora ndiripamberi peava zviuru zvivirizvevakomana tichienda kugutareJuda, kunoyamura Andipusi,uyo wawakanga wamisa semu-tungamiri wevanhu vedivi re-nyika iroro.

10 Uye ndakabatana nevana-komama vangu zviuru zviviri(nokuti vanokodzera kunzivanakomana) kumauto aAndi-pusi, uye Andipusi akafara zvi-kuru; nokuti tarisai, mauto akeakanga akamurwa nemaRamaninokuti mauto avo akanga aura-ya vanhu vedu vakawandazvikuru, zvinotipa chikonzerochekuchema.

11 Zvakadaro, tinogona kuzvi-nyaradza nezvizvi, kuti vakafa

56 3a Aruma 53:22. 6a Aruma 24:17–18. 7a Aruma 53:13–15.

439 Aruma 56:12–24

vachiitira nyika yavo naMwarivavo, hongu, uye vari akufara.12 Uye maRamani vakanga va-

sara nevasungwa vakawanda,vose vari vatungamiri vakuru,nokuti hapana vamwe vavaka-siya vari vapenyu. Uye tinofu-nga kuti iye zvino panguva inovave munyika yaNifai; ndizvozvazviri kana vasina kuuraiwa.13 Uye zvino aya ndiwo magu-

ta ayo akatorwa nemaRamanivakaaita avo mushure mekude-ura ropa remagamba asingatyeakawanda:14 Nyika yeMandi, kana kuti

guta reMandi, uye guta reZizi-romu, neguta reKumeni, negutareAndipara.15 Uye aya ndiwo maguta ava-

ive nawo pandakasvika mugutareJuda; uye ndakaona Andipusinevanhu vake vachifondoka ne-simba ravo kuti vavakirire guta.16 Hongu, uye vakangoneta-

neta pamuviri nemumweya,nokuti vairwa zvakaipa masi-kati uye usiku vofondoka kutivachengetedze maguta avo; uyesaka vakanetswa nematambu-dziko akasiyana-siyana.17 Uye zvino vazvipira kuti

vakunde munzvimbo ino kanakufa; naizvozvo ungafunge kutimauto mashoma-shoma anda-kauya nawo, hongu, vaye vana-komana vangu, vakavapa tarironokufara kwakawanda.18 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

maRamani pavakaona kutiAndipusi agashira mamwe ma-uto asimbisa mauto ake kwazvo,vakamanikidzwa nemirairo ya-

Amoroni kuti vasarwise gutareJuda, kana isu.

19 Uye ndiko kudiwa kwataka-itwa naIshe; nokuti dai vakangavauya kuzotirwisa isu tisinakusimba kudaro vangadai zvi-mwe vakaparadza mauto edumashoma; asi ndiko kuchenge-tedzwa kwatakaitwa.

20 Vakaudzwa naAmoronikuti vachengetedze ayo magutaavakanga vatora. Uye ndikokupera kwakaita gore rechima-kumi maviri ane makore mata-nhatu. Uye mukutanga kwegorerechimakumi maviri ane mako-re manomwe takagadzirira gutaredu nesuwo kuzvidzivirira.

21 Zvino takange tave kudakuti dai maRamani vauya ku-zotirwisa; nokuti takanga tisi-ngade kuti tivatange isu varimunzvimbo dzavo dzakasimba.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti takaisavasori vakatenderedza kwose,kuti vatarise kufamba kwema-Ramani, kuti vasatipfuure usi-ku kana vachienda kunorwisamamwe maguta edu akanga arinechekuchamhembe.

23 Nokuti mumaguta iwayotaiziva kuti havana kusimbazvekuti vangarwisane navo;naizvozvo takanga tichida, kutikana vainge vatipfuura, tova-vinga neshure, uye tovarwisashure nguva imwecheteyo ya-vanenge vachirwiswa mberi.Taifunga kuti tinobva tavakuri-ra; asi tarisai, zvataida hazvinakuitika.

24 Vaitya kuti vapfuure ne-patiri nemauto avo ose, kana

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nechidimu, vachitya kuti vanga-ngosave vakasimba uye zve-kuti vaibva vapunzika.25 Kana kuti vafore vakadzika

kuguta raZarahemura vaizvi-tya; kana kuyambuka rwizi rwe-Sidhoni nekumusoro kwarwo,kuti vasvike kuguta reNifaiha.26 Uye naizvozvo, nemauto

avo, vakazvipira kuti vachenge-tedze ayo maguta avakangavatora.27 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

mumwedzi wechipiri wegoreiri, kwakauiswa zvekudya ne-zvimwe zvakadaro zvakabvakune madzibaba evana vanguvaye zviuru zviviri.28 Uye kwakatumirwawo va-

rume vanoita zviuru zvivirikubva kunyika yeZarahemura.Uye saka takanga takagadziriratave nezviuru gumi zvevanhu,uye nezvekudya zvavo, nekwe-vakadzi vavo nekwevana vavo.29 Uye maRamani, vachiona

mauto edu achiwanda zuva ne-zuva, nezvekudya zvichisvikakuzotitsigira, vakatanga kutya,uye vakatanga kutirwisa, kutikana zvichibvira vatadzise kuu-ya kwezvekudya kwatiri noku-pamhidzirwa simba kwataiitwa.30 Zvino zvatakaona kuti ma-

Ramani akanga atanga kushu-shikana nezvizvi, takada kutititsvake zano rekuvanyengedza;naizvozvo Andipusi akanditindifore nevanakomana vangutiende kuguta raive mudunhuimomo, sekunge tiri kutakurazvekudya tichienda nazvo kunerimwe guta.31 Uye taizofora nepedyo pe-

guta reAndipara, sekunge tiri

kuenda kuguta riri mberi, ku-miganhu iri kugungwa.

32 Uye zvakaitika kuti takafora,sekunge tine zvekudya zvedu,zvekuendesa kuguta iroro.

33 Uye zvakaitika kuti Andi-pusi akafora nechimwe chidimuchemauto ake, akasiya vamwekuti vachengete guta. Asi haanakufora akamirira kuti ini ndita-nge ndaenda nemauto anguevadiki, uye tauya pedyo ne-guta reAndipara.

34 Uye zvino, muguta reAndi-para ndimo makanga makaiswamauto emaRamani akasimbakupfuura mamwe ose; hongu,ndiwo akanga akawanda ku-pfuura mamwe ose.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvava-kanga vaudzwa nevasori vavo,vakauya nemauto avo uye vaka-fora kuzotirwisa.

36 Uye zvakaitika kuti takava-tiza, takananga kuchamhembe.Uye nokudaro takakwezva ma-uto akasimba kupfuura mamweose emaRamani;

37 Hongu, takavakwezverakure, zvekuti pavakaona mautoaAndipusi achivatevera, nesimbaravo rose, havana kupindukirakuruboshwe kana kurudyi, asivakaramba vachifora vakatwa-sanuka mugwara ravo vachiti-tevera; uye, sekufunga kwedu,yaive pfungwa yavo yekutivatiuraye Andipusi asati ava-bata, uye izvi vachiitira kutivasakombwe nevanhu vedu.

38 Uye zvino Andipusi, achio-na ngozi yedu, akaita kutimauto ake afambise. Asi tarisai,hwaive usiku; naizvozvo hava-na kutibata, kana Andipusi

441 Aruma 56:39–50

haana kuvabata; saka takaitamusasa kuti tirare.39 Uye zvakaita kuti kusati

kwaedza, tarisai, maRamaniakanga atove kutotitandanisa.Zvino takange tisina kunyatso-simba zvekuti taikwanisa ku-varwisa; hongu, handaibvumiravanakomana vangu kuti vawiremumaoko avo; saka takarambatichifamba, uye tikafamba tichi-enda murenje.40 Zvino vaitya kuti vapindu-

kire kurudyi kana kuruboshwekuti vangazokombwa; kana ini-wo handaikwanisa kupindukirakurudyi kana kurwisana navo,asi taitouraiwa, uye vobva va-punyuka; uye naizvozvo taka-tiza muswere wose wezuvatichienda murenje, kudakarakwasviba.41 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvakare,

kunze kuchichena takaona ma-Ramani ave pamusoro pedu,uye tikavatiza.42 Asi zvakaitika kuti havana

kutitandanisa kwechinhambwechirefu vasati vamira; uye aivemangwanani ezuva rechitaturemwedzi wechinomwe.43 Uye zvino, hatina kuziva

kuti vabatwa naAndipusi kanakuti kwete, asi ndakati kuvanhuvangu: Tarisai, hatizive asi va-mira kuti isu tigovavinga, kutivagotibata mavatiteya;44 Naizvozvo munotii imi, va-

nakomana vangu, mungaendekunorwa navo here?45 Uye zvino ndinoti kwauri

hama yangu inodiwa Moronai,handina kumbenge ndakaona

akusatya kwakadaro, kwete,handina kumbozviona mukatimemaNifai ose.

46 Nokuti sekudaidza kwandi-novaita kuti vanakomana vangu(nokuti vose vakanga vari vadi-ki chaizvo) zvekuti vakati kwa-ndiri: Baba, tarisai Mwari veduanesu, uye haambobvuma kutitikundwe; naizvozvo ngatie-ndei; hataida zvekuuraya hamadzedu dai vaitisiya; naizvozvohandei, pamwe vangakuriremauto aAndipusi.

47 Zvino havana kunge vaka-mborwa, asi vakanga vasingatyerufu; uye vaifunga zvizhinjianezverusununguko rwemadzi-baba avo pane kufunga nezveu-penyu hwavo; hongu, vakangavakadzidziswa bnaanamai vavo,kuti vakasakahadzika, Mwarivanovaponesa.

48 Uye vakadzokorora kwa-ndiri mazwi aanamai vavo,vachiti: Hatikahadzike kuti va-naamai vedu vaizviziva.

49 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-dzokera nezviuru zvangu zvi-viri kunorwisa maRamani avovakanga vatitevera. Uye zvinotarisai, mauto aAndipusi aka-nga avabata, uye hondo yakaipayakanga yatanga.

50 Mauto aAndipusi ari akangaakaneta, pamusana pekufambarwendo rwurefu rwakadaronenguva diki-diki kudai, vaka-nga vave pedyo pokuwiramumaoko emaRamani; uye daindakanga ndisina kudzokeranezviuru zviviri zvangu vanga-dai vakawana zvavaida.

45a Aruma 53:20–21.47a Aruma 53:16–18.

b Aruma 57:21.nkm Amai.

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51 Nokuti Andipusi akangaapunzwa nemunondo neva-zhinji vevatungamiri vake, pa-musana pekuneta kwavo, kwa-kakonzerwa nekukurumidzakwavakaita pakufora kwavo —naizvozvo vanhu vaAndipusivavhiringidzwa nokuuraiwakwevatungamiri vavo, vakata-nga kukundwa nemaRamani.52 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-

mani akatora kusatya, vakata-nga kuvatandanisa; uye kuva-tandanisa kwaiita maRamaninesimba guru pakabva pauyaHiramani neshure kwavo nezvi-uru zvake zviviri, zvekuti mau-to ose emaRamani akamira uyeakatendeukira kuna Hiramani.53 Zvino vanhu vaAndipusi

pavakaona kuti maRamani ate-ndeuka, vakaunganidza vanhuvavo ndokuuya zvakare neshu-re kwemaRamani.54 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

isu, vanhu vaNifai, vanhu va-Andipusi, neni nezviuru zvanguzviviri, takakomba maRamani,uye tikavauraya; hongu, zvekutivakamanikidzwa kutipa zvombozvavo zvehondo uye vakazvii-sawo ivo sevasungwa vehondo.55 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

pavakanga vati vatya ndoku-zvipira kwatiri, tarisai, ndaka-verenga avo vakomana vakarwavaineni, ndichitya kuti zvimwevauraiwa vakawanda.56 Asi tarisai, ndakafara zviku-

ru, pakanga apasina kana mwe-ya mumwechete zvawo wavowakanga wawira pasi; hongu,uye vakanga varwa sekunge

vaive nesimba raMwari; hongu,hakuna vanhu vati vambozivi-kanwa kurwa vaine simba rino-shamisa kudaro; nesimba guruvakawira pamusoro pemaRa-mani, zvekuti vakavatyisa;nechikonzero ichi maRamaniakazvipira kwavari sevasungwavehondo.

57 Uye sezvo takanga tisinanzvimbo yevasungwa vedu,kuti tivatarise kuti vasaonanenemauto emaRamani, naizvozvotakavatumira kunyika yaZara-hemura, nechidimbu chevanhuvaAndipusi vakanga vasina ku-uraiwa, takavati vaende navo;uye vakasara ndakavatora ndi-kavasanganisa nemajaya anguaechiAmoni, uye ndokubva ta-fora takadzokera kuguta reJuda.

CHITSAUKO 57

Hiramani anotaura kutorwa kwa-kaitwa Andipara nokutya uyemushure nekudzivirirwa kweKu-meni — Majaya ake echiAmonivanorwa pasina kutya; vose vano-kuvadzwa, asi hapana anouraiwa— Gidhi anotaura zvekuuraiwanekutiza kwevasungwa vechiRama-ni. Zvingangove makore 63 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti nda-katambira tsamba kubva kunaAmoroni, mambo, achiti kanandikamupa vasungwa vehondoavo vatakanga tatora akati iyeaizopa guta reAndipara kwatiri.

2 Asi ndakatumira tsambakuna mambo, ndichiti tine cho-

56a Aruma 57:25; 58:39. 57a Aruma 27:26; 53:10–11, 16.

443 Aruma 57:3–13

kwadi chekuti mauto edu aka-nga akakwana zvekuti tinogonakutora guta reAndipara nesimba;uye kupa vasungwa veguta iritinofunga hazvina kungwara,nokutiwo isu tinopa vasungwavedu chete kana tiri kudzorerana.3 Uye Amoroni akaramba tsa-

mba yangu, nokuti akanga asi-ngade kudzorerana vasungwa;saka takatanga kugadzirira kutitinorwisa guta reAndipara.4 Asi vanhu veguta reAndipara

vakasiya guta, uye vakatizirakune mamwe maguta avo, aka-nga ari avo, kuti vaadzivirire;uye saka guta reAndipara ra-kawira mumaoko edu.5 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaita

gore rechimakumi maviri anemakore masere ekutonga kwe-madzishe.6 Uye zvakaitika kuti mukuta-

nga kwegore rechimakumi ma-viri nemakore mapfumbamwe,takatambira zvekudya, nema-mwe mauto, kubva kunyikayeZarahemura, uye nokubvamumatunhu akanga akatitende-redza, aisvika zviuru zvitanhatu,kunze kwemakumi matanhatuaevanakomana vemaAmoni va-kanga vauya kuzobatana neha-ma dzavo, kaya kachikwatakangu kezviuru zviviri. Uyezvino tarisai, takabva tasimba,hongu, uye takanga tave ne-zvekudya zvakawanda kwazvozvatakanga tavigirwa.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti takanga

tave kuda kuti tirwisane nema-uto akanga aiswa kuti achengeteguta reKumeni.

8 Uye zvino tarisai, ndichakura-tidza kuti takakurumidza kwa-zvo kuita zvataida; hongu, ne-mauto edu akasimba, kana kutinechidimu chemauto edu anesimba, takakomba, usiku, gutareKumeni, kanguva kadiki-dikivasati vatambira zvekudya.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti takagaratakakomba guta iri kweusikuhwakawanda; asi tairara taka-tsamira minondo yedu, uyetakatarisa, kuti maRamani va-ngauye usiku vakatiuraya, zvirizvavakaedza kazhinji; asi ngu-va dzavaizviedza ropa ravoraideuka.

10 Pava paye zvekudya zvavozvakasvika, uye vakanga vavekuda kupinda muguta usiku.Uye isu, kunze kwekuve ma-Ramani, takave maNifai; naizvo-zvo takavatora ivo nezvekudyazvavo.

11 Uye kana dai zvazvo ma-Ramani akanga abvisirwa rutsi-giro rwavo netsika iyi, vakangavakazvipira kuchengetedza gutairi; naizvozvo takaona zvakafa-nira kuti titore zvekudya zviyatizviendese kuJuda, uye vasu-ngwa vedu tovaendesa kunyikayeZarahemura.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti hakunakupfuura mazuva akawandamaRamani asati arasikirwa ne-ruvimbo rwekuti vachawanaruyamuro; naizvozvo vakatyavakaisa guta iri mumaoko edu;uye naizvozvo takakwanisakuita zvataida zvekutora gutareKumeni.

13 Asi zvakaitika kuti vasu-

57 6a Aruma 53:16–18.

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ngwa vedu vakanga vakawandazvekuti, kana dai zvedu takangatakawanda zvinotyisa, taima-nikidzwa kuti mauto edu oseaite basa rekuvachengeta, kanakutovauraya.14 Nokuti tarisai, vaibuda va-

kawanda zvikuru, uye vorwisanematombo, netsvimbo, necho-se zvacho chavaikwanisa kuwa-na, zvekuti takatouraya vaisvikakana kupfuura zviuru zvivirimushure mekunge vatya vaka-zviita vasungwa vehondo.15 Naizvozvo takaona kuti zva-

fanira, kuti takafanira kuvaura-ya, kana kuti kuvatarisa muno-ndo uri muruoko, kunosvikakunyika yeZarahemura; neku-dya kwedu kwakanga kwa-ngokwanirana nevanhu vedu,kana dai zvazvo takanga ta-bvutira maRamani kwavo.16 Uye zvino, munguva yezvi-

nhu zvakamanikidzana kudai,yaive nguva inokosha yekufu-nga nezvevasungwa vehondoava; zvakadaro, takafunga kutitivatumire kunyika yaZarahe-mura; naizvozvo takasarudzachikamu chevanhu vedu, uyendokuvati vachengete vasu-ngwa vachienda navo kunyikayeZarahemura.17 Asi zvakaitika kuti ma-

ngwana acho vakadzoka. Uyezvino tarisai, hatina kuvabvu-nza nezvevasungwa; nokutitarisai, maRamani akanga avenesu, uye naizvozvo vakadzokanenguva yakanaka yekuti tisa-wire mumaoko avo. Nokutitarisai, Amoroni sekuvatsigira

akanga avatumira kumwe ku-dya nemauto akawanda.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti avo va-rume vatakatumira nevasungwavakasvika nenguva yakanakayekuvakanganisa, sezvo vaka-nga vave kuda kutikurira.

19 Asi tarisai, kachikwata ka-ngu kezviuru zviviri nemakumimatanhatu vakarwa zvinotyi-sa; hongu, vakanga vakasimbapamberi pemaRamani, uye va-kauraya avo vose vakaedzakuvarwisa.

20 Uye pakanga poda kuti va-kasara vemauto edu vakundwenemaRamani, tarisai, vaye zviu-ru zviviri nemakumi matanhatuvakasimba vasingatye.

21 Hongu, uye vaiteerera uyevachiita zvose zvavaiudzwanemazvo; hongu, uye kanamaererano nokutenda kwavovakazviitirwa; uye ndakaranga-rira mazwi avakanditauriraavakanga vadzidziswa anaana-mai vavo.

22 Uye zvino tarisai, vaiveava vanakomana vangu, neavovarume vakanga vanzi vapere-kedze vasungwa, ndivo vakai-ta kuti tigone kukurira zvikurukudai; nokuti ndivo vakakuriramaRamani; naizvozvo vakata-ndanisirwa shure kuguta re-Mandi.

23 Uye isu tikachengeta gutaredu Kumeni, uye hatina kupa-radzwa tose nehondo; zvaka-daro, takarasikirwa zvikuru.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-re mekunge maRamani atiza,ipapo ndakabva ndati vose

21a Aruma 56:47–48.

445 Aruma 57:25–35

vanhu vangu vakanga vakuva-dzwa vabviswe mukati mevaka-nga vafa, ndokuita kuti varapwe.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti paive

nemazana maviri, pane zviuruzvangu zviviri zvine makumimatanhatu vakanga vakomokapamusana pekurasikirwa nero-pa; zvisinei, maererano nokuna-ka kwaMwari, takashamiswazvikuru, uye tikafara kwazvomauto ose edu, ahapana kanamumwechete wavo akanga afa;hongu, uye hakuna kana mu-mwechete wavo akanga asinakuwana maronda akawanda.26 Uye zvino, kuchengetedzwa

kwavo kwakashamisa mautoedu ose, hongu, kuti ivo havanakufa asi kuine chiuru chehamadzedu vakauraiwa. Uye izvi ti-nozviisa akusimba rinoshamisaraMwari, pamusana bperutendorwavo rukuru mune izvo zvava-kanga vakadzidziswa kuti vate-nde — kuti kuna Mwari vano-tonga zvakanaka, uye ani zvakeasingakahadzike, kuti vacha-chengetedzwa nesimba rakerinoshamisa.27 Zvino urwu ndirwo rwaive

rutendo rweava vandatauranezvavo; vana vadiki, uye pfu-ngwa dzavo dzakasimba, uyevanogara vachiisa ruvimbo rwa-vo munaMwari nguva dzose.28 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

mushure mekunge tarapa vaka-nga vakuvara vedu, uye tavigavedu vakanga vafa nevakafavemaRamani, avo vakanga va-kawanda, tarisai, takabvunzaGidhi nezvevasungwa vavaka-

nga vatanga kuenda navo ku-nyika yeZarahemura.

29 Zvino Gidhi ndiye akangaari mutungamiri mukuru we-chikwata chakanga chaiswakuti chivatarise vachidzika ku-nyika iyi.

30 Uye zvino, aya ndiwomazwi akataurwa naGidhi kwa-ndiri: Tarisai, takatangisa ku-dzika tichienda kunyika ye-Zarahemura nevasungwa vedu.Uye zvakaitika kuti takasangananevasori vemauto edu, vakangavatumwa kunotarisa musasawemaRamani.

31 Uye vakadaidzira kwatiri,vachiti — Tarisai, mauto ema-Ramani ari kufora achiendakuguta reKumeni; uye tarisai,vachavarwisa, hongu, uye vo-paradza vanhu vedu.

32 Uye zvakaitika kuti vasu-ngwa vedu vakanzwa kudaidzi-ra kwavo, zvakaita kuti vasatye;uye vakabva vasimuka vakati-pandukira.

33 Uye zvakaitika kuti pamu-soro pekutipandukira kwavotakashandisa minondo yedu pa-vari. Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-batana vakamhanyira pamino-ndo yedu, mukudaro vazhinjivavo vakauraiwa; uye vakasaravakarwisa vakatitiza.

34 Uye tarisai, pavakanga vati-za uye isu takatadza kuvabata,takakurumidza kufora tichiku-rumidza tichienda kuguta re-Kumeni; uye tarisai, takasvikanenguva yekuti tiyamure hamadzedu mukuchengetedza guta.

35 Uye tarisai, tabviswa zva-

25a Aruma 56:56. 26a nkm Simba. b nkm Rutendo.

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kare mumaoko evavengi vedu.Uye rakaropafadzwa zita ra-Mwari vedu; nokuti tarisai,ndiye atiponesa; hongu, ndiyeatiitira chinhu chikuru ichi.36 Zvino zvakaitika kuti ini,

Hiramani, ndanzwa mazwi ayakubva kuna Gidhi, ndakaza-dzwa nokufara kukuru pamusa-na pekunaka kwaMwari muku-tichengetedza, kuti tisafe tose;hongu, uye ndinovimba kutimweya yeavo vakauraiwa aya-pinda muzororo raMwari vavo.

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Hiramani, Gidhi naTeomunerivanotora guta reMandi nenjere —MaRamani anobva—Vanakomanavevanhu vaAmoni vanochengete-dzwa sezvo vachimira vakasimbamukurwira rusununguko nerute-ndo rwavo. Zvingangove makore63 kusvika ku62 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Zvino tarisai, zvino zvakaitikakuti chechipiri chataida kuitakutora guta reMandi; asi tarisai,pakange pasina nzira yataitakuti tivakwezve kubva mugutanekushomeka kwatakanga ta-kaita. Nokuti tarisai, vakayeukazvatakanga tamboita; naizvozvohataikwanisa akuvakwezva kutivabve mumisimboti yavo.2 Uye vakanga vakawanda ku-

pfuura mauto edu kure kurezvekuti hataimbozviita kuti tie-nde tinovatanga munzvimbodzavo dzakasimba.3 Hongu, uye takaona kuti

zvaifanira kuti tiise vanhu vedukuti vachengetedze ayo mativienyika atakanga tatora zvakareaive edu; naizvozvo zvakarati-dza kuti taifanira kumbomira,kuti zvimwe tingatambire zvi-mwe zvekudya kubva kunyikayeZarahemura nevamwe veku-pamhidzira simba redu.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-tumira nhume kuna gavhunawenyika yedu, kuti ndimuzivisenezvevanhu vedu. Uye zvakai-tika kuti takamirira kuti tiwanezvekudya nekusimbiswa kubvakunyika yeZarahemura.

5 Asi tarisai, izvi hazvinazvizhinji zvazvakatiyamura; no-kuti maRamani akanga achi-wana simba guru zuva nezuva,nezvekudya zvakawanda; uyendizvo zvakanga zvakaita zvi-nhu zvedu panguva iyoyi.

6 Uye maRamani vaiuya vachi-tinetsa nguva nenguva, vachidakutiparadza nenjere; zvakadarohataikwanisa kurwisana navo,pamusoro penzvimbo dzavodzekuhwanda nenzvimbo dzavodzakasimba.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti takami-rira muzvinhu zvakaoma kudaikwenguva yemwedzi mizhinji,kudakara tave kuita setichafanekuda zvekudya.

8 Asi zvakaitika kuti taka-gashira zvekudya, zvakangazvakachengetedzwa nevarumevaisvika zviuru zviviri vakangavauya kuzotiyamura; uye ndi-rwo ruyamuro rwose rwataka-tambira, kuti tizvirwire nenyikayedu kuti tisawire mumaoko

36a Aruma 12:34. 58 1a Aruma 52:21; 56:30.

447 Aruma 58:9–18

evavengi vedu, hongu, kutitirwisane nemuvengi akangaasingaverengeke.9 Uye zvino chikonzero che-

kunyadziswa kwedu uku kanachikonzero chavakaregerera ku-titumira vamwe vanhu kuzotisi-mbisa, hatina kuziva; naizvozvozvakatisuwisa uye zvikatiza-dzawo nekutya, kuti zvimwenekumwe kutonga Mwari va-ngangotongera nyika yedu, zvi-notibvisa panzvimbo nokubvataparadzwa zvachose.10 Naizvozvo takaburitsa

mweya yedu mumunamatokuna Mwari, kuti vatisimbisenekuti vatibvise mumaoko eva-vengi vedu, hongu, nokutipa-wo simba rekuti tirambe tiinemaguta edu, neminda yedu,nezvinhu zvedu, zvekuriritiravanhu vedu.11 Hongu, uye zvakaitika kuti

Ishe Mwari vedu vakatishanyi-ra vakatisimbisa kuti vanotipo-nesa; hongu, zvekuti vakatau-ra runyararo kumweya yedu,uye vakatipa rutendo rukuru,vakatiita kuti tivimbe kutivachatiponesa.12 Uye takave nekusatya ne-

mauto edu mashoma atakangatatambira, ndokubva tava no-kushinga kuti tikurire muve-ngi wedu, anokuchengetedzanyika yedu, nezvinhu zvedu,nevakadzi vedu, nevana vedu,bnerusununguko rwedu.

13 Uye naizvozvo takaendakunorwisa maRamani nesimbaredu rose, vakanga vari mugutareMandi; uye tikadzika matende

edu munyasi merenje, raivepedyo neguta.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti raveramangwana, maRamani pava-kaona kuti takanga tiri kumuga-nhu munyasi merenje rakangariri pedyo neguta, kuti vakatu-mira vasori vavo kwatiri kutivaone kuti tiri vangani nokutimauto edu akawanda zvakadii.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti pavaka-ona kuti takanga tisina kusimba,maererano neuwandu hwedu,nokutya kuti tingangove pakatipavo neavo vanovatsigira kunzekwekunge vatouya kuzorwanesu nekutiuraya, nokufunga-wo kuti vaikwanisa kutiparadzanyore-nyore nenzira yevanhuvavo vakanga vakawandisa, na-izvozvo vakatanga kugadzirirakuti vauye vazorwa nesu.

16 Uye zvatakaona kuti varikugadzirira kuti vazotirwisa,tarisai, ndakaita kuti Gidhinevarume vashoma-shoma vave-rere vapinde murenje, uye ndi-kaitawo kuti Teomuneri neva-mwe varume vashoma-shomavaverere vaende murenje.

17 Zvino Gidhi nevanhu vakevakaenda nechekurudyi uyevamwe vakaenda nechekurubo-shwe; uye zvavakanga vahwa-nda kudaro, tarisai, ndakasaranevakanga vasara vemautoangu, munzvimbo iyoyo yata-kanga tadzika matende pakuta-nga tikamirira nguva yekuuyakwemaRamani kuzotirwisa.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-Ramani akauya kuzotirwisa ne-mauto avo akanga akawandisa.

12a Aruma 46:12–13; Morm. 2:23. b nkm Rusununguko.

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Uye zvavakanga vauya vavekuda kutanga kutirwisa nemi-nondo, ndakaita kuti vanhuvangu, avo vakanga vaineni,kuti vatizire murenje.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-

Ramani akatitevera achimhanyazvikuru, nokuti vakanga vachidachaizvo kuti vatibate vatiuraye;naizvozvo vakatitevera murenje;uye isu takapfuura nepakatipaGidhi naTeomuneri, zvekutimaRamani haana kuvaona.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-

Ramani paakanga apfuura, kanamauto paakanga apfuura, GidhinaTeomuneri vakasimuka kubvamunzvimbo dzavo dzekuhwa-nda, uye vakabva vadziviriravasori vemaRamani kuti vasa-dzokere kuguta.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti vavadi-

mburira kudaro, vakamhanyirakuguta vakanorwisa vataririvakanga vasiiwa kuti vachenge-te guta, zvekuti vakavaparadzauye vakabva vatora guta.22 Zvino izvi zvakaitwa nokuti

maRamani akanga arasikirwanemauto avo ose akwezverwakurenje, kunze kwevataririvashoma-shoma.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti Gidhi

naTeomuneri nezvizvi vakangavatora nzvimbo dzavo dzaka-simba. Uye zvakaitika kuti ta-katora gwara redu, mushuremekufamba zvikuru murenje ti-kananga kunyika yeZarahemura.24 Uye zvino maRamani vaka-

nga vachifora vakananga ku-nyika yeZarahemura, vakatyazvikuru, kuti zvimwe kune zanorekuti vapinzwe mukupara-

dzwa; naizvozvo vakatanga ku-dzokera shure kupinda murenjezvakare, hongu, kana kudzo-kera nenzira yavakambengevambouya nayo.

25 Uye tarisai, hwakanga hwa-ve usiku uye vakadzika mate-nde avo, nokuti mutungamirimukuru wemaRamani akangaafunga kuti maNifai aneta ne-kufamba kwavo; uye vachifu-ngawo kuti vakanga vatanda-nisa mauto avo ose naizvozvohavana kuzombofunga nezve-guta reMandi.

26 Zvino zvakaitika kuti hwa-ve usiku, ndakaita kuti vanhuvangu vasarare, asi kuti vaforeneimwe nzira vachienda ku-nyika yaMandi.

27 Uye nenzira yekufora kwe-du uku nguva dzeusiku, tarisai,ave mangwana takanga tavekure namaRamani, zvekuti ta-kavatangira kusvika kugutareMandi.

28 Uye naizvozvo zvakaitikakuti, nenjere idzi takatora guta re-Mandi pasina ropa rakadeurwa.

29 Uye zvakaitika kuti paka-svika mauto emaRamani pedyoneguta, ndokuona kuti takangatakagadzirira kusangana navo,vakashamiswa zvikuru uyevakapindwa nokutya kukuru,zvekuti vakatizira murenje.

30 Hongu, uye zvakaitika kutimauto emaRamani akatiza mu-nzvimbo ino yose yenyika. Asitarisai, vakatakura vakadzi vazhi-nji nevana kubva munyikamo.

31 Uye aayo maguta akangaatorwa nemaRamani, ose pangu-va ino ari mumaoko edu; uye

31a Aruma 56:14.

449 Aruma 58:32–41

madzibaba edu nemadzimai edunevana vedu vave kudzokerakumisha yavo, vose kunze kwe-avo vakatorwa sevasungwa, uyevakatakurwa nemaRamani.32 Asi tarisai, mauto edu ma-

shoma kuti agone kuchengete-dza maguta akawanda zvakadainezvinhu zvakawanda kudaro.33 Asi tarisai, tinovimba na-

Mwari vedu atiita kuti tikundemunyika idzodzo, zvekuti ti-kwanise kutora maguta iwayonenyika idzodzo, zvakangazviri zvedu.34 Zvino hatizive chikonzero

chiri kuita kuti hurumende isa-tipe vamwe vanhu vekutisi-mbisa; kana avo varume vaka-uya kwatiri havazive kuti seitisina kutambira simba raka-pfuura ipapa.35 Tarisai, hatidi kutsutsu-

mwa kana paine zviri kukuta-dzisai, sezvo makabvisa mautomuchiaisa kurutivi irworworwenyika.36 Uye kana zvisirizvo, tarisai,

kune akupesana muhurumende,zvekuti kana vakasatitumiravamwe vanhu kuti vazotipa ru-yamuro; nokuti tinoziva kunevanhu vazhinji kwazvo kupfu-ura avo vatakatumirwa.37 Asi tarisai, hazvina mho-

sva zvazvo — ndinovimba kutiMwari avachatiponesa, kana daizvazvo mauto edu asina kuwa-nda, hongu, uye vanotibvisamumaoko evavengi vedu.38 Tarisai, iri igore rechima-

kumi maviri nemapfumbamwe,mukupera kwaro, uye tine

matunhu enyika yedu; uye ma-Ramani atizira kunyika yaNifai.

39 Uye avo vanakomana veva-nhu vaAmoni, uye vandataurazvikuru nezvavo, vaneni mu-guta reMandi; uye Ishe vakava-riritira, hongu, uye vakavaitakuti vasapunzwe nemunondo,zvekuti hakuna kana amumwe-chete wavo akauraiwa.

40 Asi tarisai, vakaitwa ma-ronda akawanda; zvakadarovakasimba amurusunungukorwavakapiwa naMwari avo va-kavasunungura; uye vakaomamukurangarira Ishe Mwarivavo zuva nezuva; hongu, va-nocherechedza kuchengeta mi-rau yavo, nokutonga kwavo,nemirairo yavo nguva dzose;uye rutendo rwavo rwakasimbamuhuporofita huri maereranonezvichauya.

41 Uye zvino, mukoma wanguanodiwa, Moronai, Ishe Mwarivedu, avo vakatinunura uyevakatiita kuti tive takasunungu-ka, vakuchengete uri pamberipavo nguva dzose; hongu, uyevavade vanhu ava, kana kukuitakuti ubudirire mukutora zvoseizvo zvatakatorerwa nemaRa-mani, zvakanga zviri zvinhuzvaiita tizviriritire. Uye zvino,tarisai, ndinopedzera pano tsa-mba yangu. Ndini Hiramani,mwanakomana waAruma.

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Moronai anokumbira Pahoranikuti asimbise mauto aHiramani —

36a Aruma 61:1–5.37a II Madz. 17:38–39.

39a Aruma 56:56.40a nkm Rusununguko.

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MaRamani anotora guta reNifai-ha — Moronai anoshatirirwa hu-rumende. Zvingangove makore 62Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino zvakaitika mugore rechi-makumi matatu rekutongwakwemaNifai nevatongi, mushu-re mekunge Moronai atambirauye ndokuverenga atsamba ya-Hiramani, akafara zvikuru ne-magariro akanaka, hongu, uyenokubudirira kukuru kwakangakwaita Hiramani mukutora idzonyika zvakare dzavakambengevamborasikirwa nadzo.2 Hongu, uye akazviita kuti

zvizivikanwe nevanhu vakevose, munyika yose yakako-mberedza kudivi kwaakangaiye ari, kuti naivowo vafare.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti pakare-

po akabva atumira atsambakuna bPahorani, achimukumbi-ra kuti aite kuti vanhu vaunganepamwechete kuti vanosimbisaHiramani, kana kuti mautoaHiramani, zvinoita kuti zvimu-itire nyore kuti achengetedzeiro dunhu renyika raakakundi-swa nezvishamiso kuti aritorezvakare.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronai

zvaakanga atumira tsamba iyikunyika yeZarahemura, akata-nga kufunga zano rekuti atorezvakare izvo zvinhu nemagutaakanga asara akatorwa nema-Ramani.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvakanga

Moronai achigadzirira kuti ae-nde kunorwisana nemaRamani,tarisai, vanhu vaNifaiha, vaka-

nga vaungana pamwechete ku-bva kuguta raMoronai nekugutaraRihai neguta raMoriandoni,vakarwiswa nemaRamani.

6 Hongu, kana avo vakangavamanikidzwa kutiza kubva ku-nyika yeMandi, nemumatunhuakatenderedza, vakanga vauyavakazobatana nemaRamani mu-divi rino renyika.

7 Uye sezvo vakanga vakawa-nda zvikuru, hongu, vaiwandazuva nezuva, zvichibva kunaAmoroni vakauya vakanorwi-sana nevanhu veNifaiha, uyevakatanga kuvauraya zvakaipakwazvo.

8 Uye mauto avo akanga aka-wanda zvekuti vakasara vevanhuveNifaiha vakati rutsoka ndibe-reke; uye vakauya uye vakasvi-kobatana nemauto aMoronai.

9 Uye zvino sekufunga kwa-Moronai kuti dai kwatumirwavanhu kuguta raNifaiha, kutivanhu vayamurwe kuchengete-dza guta iri, uye nokuziva kutizvaive nyore kudzivirira gutakuti risawire mumaoko ema-Ramani pane kuzoritora kwava-ri, akafunga kuti zvichave nyorekuti vachengetedze guta iri.

10 Naizvozvo akachengeta osemauto ake kuti akwanise kuche-ngetedza nzvimbo dzose dzaa-kanga atora.

11 Uye zvino, Moronai zvaaka-ona kuti guta reNifaiha rakangaratorwa akasuwa zvikuru, uyeakatanga kukahadzika, pamu-sana peuipi hwevanhu, kuti ha-vangangowira mumaoko ehamadzavo.

59 1a Aruma 56:1. 3a Aruma 60:1–3. b Aruma 50:40.

451 Aruma 59:12–60:8

12 Zvino izvi ndizvo zvakangazviri vatungamiri vakuru vake.Vaikahadzika nokushamiswawopamusana peuipi hwevanhu,uye izvi zvichikonzerwa noku-kurirwa kwavo nemaRamani.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-

nai akashatirirwa hurumende,pamusana apekushaya hanyn’akwavo nezvekusununguka kwe-nyika yavo.

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Moronai anonyunyuta kunaPahorani nezvekushaya hanyn’akwehurumende mukuchengeta ma-uto — Ishe vanobvumira kutivakarurama vauraiwe — MaNifaiakafanira kushandisa simba ravorose nezvose zvavanogona kutivazviponese kuvavengi vavo —Moronai anoti acharwisa hurume-nde kana vakasapa mauto ake zva-vanoda. Zvingangove makore 62Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti akanyorerazvakare kuna gavhuna wenyi-ka, akanga ari Pahorani, uyeaya ndiwo mazwi aakanyora,achiti: Tarisai, ndinonangisa tsa-mba yangu kuna Pahorani, arimuguta reZarahemura, anovendiye mutongi amukuru uye arigavhuna wenyika, uye nekuneavo vakasarudzwa nevanhukuti vatonge nokufambisa nyayadzehondo ino.2 Nokuti tarisai, ndine zvandi-

noda kutaura kwavari ndichiva-pa mhosva; nokuti tarisai, imimunoziva pachenyu kuti maka-

nzi muunganidze vanhu, uyemovapa minondo, nezvipanga,nezvombo zvehondo zvose zva-kasiyana-siyana, uye movatu-mira kuti vanorwisa maRamani,kwose kurutivi kwavanengevauya munyika medu.

3 Uye zvino tarisai, ndinotikwamuri ini pachangu, neva-nhu vanguwo, naHiramaniwonevanhu vake, takatambudzi-ka zvikuru; hongu, kana kufanenzara, nyota, nokuneta, ne-mamwe matambudziko ema-rudzi akasiyana-siyana.

4 Asi tarisai, dai izvi kuri ikokutambudzika kwedu kwosetingadai tisingatsutsumwe kanakunyunyuta.

5 Asi tarisai, vanhu vedu vaka-uraiwa zvikuru; hongu, zviurunezviuru zvakapunzwa nemuno-ndo, zvingadai zvisina kuitikadai makanga makapa mawutoedu simba uye neruyamurorwakakwana. Hongu, makati-regerera zvakaipa chaizvo.

6 Uye zvino tarisai, tinoda ku-ziva chikonzero chekutiregererazvakakura kudai; hongu, tinodakuziva chikonzero chekusafu-nga kwenyu.

7 Mungafunge here kugarapachigaro chenyu chekutongamurere mukusafunga, ivo va-vengi venyu vachikudza basarekuuraya rakakutenderedzai?Hongu, vachiponda zviuru ne-zviuru zvehama dzenyu —

8 Hongu, kana ivavo vakata-risira kwamuri kuti muva-dzivirire, hongu, vakakuisaimunzvimbo yokuti mungadai

13a Aruma 58:34; 61:2–3. 60 1a Aruma 50:39–40.

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makavayamura, hongu, munga-dai makatumira mauto kwavari,kuti muvasimbise, uye makapo-nesa vazhinji kuti vasapunzwenemunondo.9 Asi tarisai, izvi hazvizizvo

zvose — makavanyima zveku-dya, zvekuti vazhinji vavo va-karwa vakabuda ropa kudakarakufa pamusana peshungu dzavodzikuru dzavaive nadzo pamu-soro pemagariro akanaka eva-nhu ava; hongu, izvi vakazviitaivo vave kuda akufa nokuziyanenzara, pamusana pekuvare-gerera kwenyu kunotyisa.10 Uye zvino, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa — nokuti munofani-ra kuve munodiwa; hongu, uyemungadai makashanda nesimbakupinda iri kuitira magariroakanaka nerusununguko zve-vanhu ava; asi tarisai, maka-varegerera zvekuti ropa rezvi-uru richauya pamusoro penyukutsividza, hongu, nokuti Mwa-r i vaiziva kuchema kwavokwose, nokutambudzika kwavokwose —11 Tarisai, munofunga here

kuti munogona kugara pazviga-ro zvenyu zveushe, nepamusa-na pekunaka kwaMwari musinachamuri kuita moponeswazvenyu? Tarisai, kana zviriizvo zvamaifunga muri kufu-nga pasina.12 aMunofunga here kuti, ne-

nzira yekuti vazhinji vehamadzenyu vakauraiwa pamusanapeuipi hwavo? Ndinoti kwamu-

ri, kana zviri izvo zvamakafu-nga makafunga pasina; nokutindinoti kwamuri, kune vazhinjivakapunzwa nemunondo; uyetarisai zvinopisa imi mhosva;

13 Nokuti Ishe vanobvumirakuti avakarurama vauraiwe kutikuranga nekutonga kwake ku-uye pamusoro pevakaipa; nai-zvozvo hamufanire kufungakuti vakanaka varasika nokutivauraiwa; asi tarisai, vanopindamuzororo raIshe Mwari vavo.

14 Uye zvino tarisai, ndinotikwamuri, ndirikutya zvikurukuti kutonga kwaMwari ku-chauya pamusoro pevanhu ava,pamusana penungo dzavo dzi-singaite, hongu, kana nenungodzehurumende yedu, nokusha-ya hanyn’a kukuru nehamadzavo, hongu, kune avo vaka-uraiwa.

15 Nokuti dai hwakanga husiriahuipi hwakatanga nevari ku-musoro, tingadai takakunda va-vengi vedu zvekuti vangadaivasina kuwana simba pamusoropedu.

16 Hongu, dai pasina ahondoyakaitika pakati pedu; hongu,dai vakanga vasiri bvanhu va-mambo ava, vakaita kuti kupa-radzike ropa rakawanda pakatipedu; hongu, panguva iyoyotakanga tichirwisana pachedu,dai takanga tasanganisa simbaredu sekuita kwataichimboita;hongu, dai pakanga pasina kudasimba nemvumo yekutongairo raive nevanhu vamambo

9a Aruma 58:7.12a Ruka 13:1–5.13a Aruma 14:10–11;

D&Z 42:46–47.15a Aruma 51:9, 13.16a Aruma 51:16–19.

b Aruma 51:5, 8.

453 Aruma 60:17–24

pamusoro pedu; dai vakangavari pachokwadi nepfungwadzerusununguko rwedu, vaka-batana nesu, uye vakaendakunorwisana nevavengi vedu,kunze kwekutora minondoyavo kubaya isu, zvakakonzerakudeuka kweropa kukuru pa-kati pedu; hongu, dai takangatavaendera musimba raIshe, ti-ngadai takaparadza vavengivedu, nokuti zvingadai zvakai-twa, maererano nokuzadzikiswakweshoko ravo.17 Asi tarisai, zvino maRamani

ave kutikurira achitora nyikayedu, uye vari kuponda vanhuvedu nemunondo, hongu, vaka-dzi vedu nevana vedu, nekuva-tora kunovaita nhapwa, vachiitakuti vatambudzike zvakasiyana-siyana, uye zvose izvi zvichi-konzerwa neuipi hukuru hu-noitwa neavo vanoda simbanemvumo, hongu, kana ivo va-nhu vamambo.18 Ko ndinotaurirei zvaka-

nyanya nezvenyaya iyi? Nokutihatina chatinoziva kunze kwe-kuti imi pachenyu muri kutsva-ka simba. Hatizive asi tinoonakuti imi muri vatengesi venyikayenyu.19 Kana kuti makashaya ha-

nyn’a nesu pamusana pekutiimi mugere pakati penyika yeduuye makakomberedzwa naizvo-zvo makadzivirirwa, kuti hamu-ite kuti zvekudya zvitumirwekwatiri, nevarume vekuzosi-mbisa mauto edu?20 Makanganwa here mirairo

yaIshe Mwari venyu? Hongu,

makanganwa utapwa hwama-dzibaba edu? Makanganwa herenguva dzakawanda dzatakabvi-swa mumaoko evavengi vedu?

21 Kana kuti munofunga herekuti Ishe vachangotiponesa,tigere zvedu pazvigaro zveduzvekutonga uye tisingashandisezvaakatipa kuti tishandise?

22 Hongu, munogara musinachamuri kuita imi makako-mbwa nezviuru zveavo, hongu,uye makumi ezviuru, zvevage-rewo chete vasina chavari kuita,kuine zviuru zvevari mukatimemiganhu yenyika vari kuri-gwa nemunondo, hongu, vaka-kuvara uye vari kubuda ropa?

23 Munofunga kuti Mwarivanokutarisai vachiti hamunamhosva imi mugere uye maka-tarisa zvinhu izvi? Tarisai ndi-noti kwamuri, Kwete. Zvinondinoti dai marangarira kutiMwari vakati mudziyo awemu-kati ndiwo unotanga kusukwa,uye ndipo pozosukwawo mu-dziyo wekunze.

24 Uye zvino, kunze kwekungemapinduka pane zvamakaita,uye motanga kusimuka muchi-shanda, uye motumira zveku-dya nevanhu kwatiri, nekunaHiramaniwo, kuti atsigire ayomatunhu enyika aakatora zva-kare, nekutiwo titore zvinhuzvakare zviri mumatunhu iwa-ya, tarisai zvichave zvakafanirakuti timbomira kurwisana ne-maRamani kudakara tatangakusuka mudziyo wedu wemu-kati, hongu, kana musoro mu-kuru wehurumende yedu.

23a Mat. 23:25–26.

Aruma 60:25–34 454

25 Uye kunze kwekunge ma-ndipa zvandataura mutsambayangu, uye mukauya kwandirinokundiratidza pachena amwe-ya wechokwadi werusunungu-ko, nokuedza kusimbisa neku-dzivirira mauto edu, nokuvapazvekudya zvekuvariritira, tari-sai tichasiya chikamu chevanhuvangu vakasununguka kuti va-chengete divi rino renyika, uyendovasiira simba nemaropafa-dzo aMwari pavari, kuti pasha-ye rimwe simba ringavarwise—26 Uye izvi zvinoitika pamusa-

na perutendo rwavo rwukuru,nokushivirira kwavo mukuta-mbudzika kwavo —27 Uye ndichauya kwamuri,

uye kana paine mumwe pakatipenyu anoda rusununguko, ho-ngu, kana paine unyiri-nyirihwerusununguko rwasara, ta-risai tichamutsa kumukiranapakati penyu, kudakara avovanoda kutora masimba ne-mvumo vachapera.28 Hongu, tarisai handitye

simba renyu kana mvumo ye-nyu, asi aMwari vangu ndivovandinotya; uye zviri maerera-no nemirairo yavo zvinoita kutinditore munondo wangu kutindirwire nyika yangu, uye kudakwekuipa kwenyu kwakaitakuti tirasikirwe zvakadai.29 Tarisai yave nguva, hongu,

nguva yasvika zvino, kuti mu-kasamuka mukurwira nyika ye-nyu nevadiki venyu, amunondowekuranga wuri kuremberawuri pamusoro penyu; hongu,uye wuchawira pamuri uye

wugokushanyirai kudakara ku-parara kwenyu zvachose.

30 Tarisai, ndakamirira ruya-muro kubva kwamuri; uye,kunze kwekunge matiyamura,tarisai, ndinouya kwamuri,kana munyika yaZarahemura,uye ndokubayai nemunondo,zvekuti hamuzowana simbarekukanganisa kufambiramberi kwevanhu ava mukudarusununguko.

31 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe hava-bvumire kuti mugare uye mu-gosimba mukuipa kwenyu kutimuparadze vanhu vake vaka-rurama.

32 Tarisai, munofunga herekuti Ishe vangaponese imi uyevagotonga maRamani, iko kurikuita kwemadzibaba avo kwa-kakonzera ruvengo rwavo, ho-ngu, uye rwakawanzwa neavovakapanduka kubva kwatiri,iko kuipa kwenyu kuri kweku-da kwenyu kuita mbiri nezvi-nhu zvisina maturo zvenyika?

33 Munoziva kuti munotyoramitemo yaMwari, uye munozi-va kuti munoitsikirira pasipetsoka dzenyu. Kana avo va-makaita magavhuna enyu vaka-satendeuka muzvitema zvavonezvitadzo zvavo, muchaendakunorwisana navo.

34 Uye zvino tarisai , ini ,Moronai, ndakatunhwa, maere-rano nechibvumirano chanda-kaita kuti ndichachengeta mirai-ro yaMwari vangu, naizvozvondinoti dai mabatirira kusho-ko raMwari, uye munditumi-re nekukurumidza zvekudya

25a Aruma 51:6; 61:15. 28a Mabasa 5:26–29. 29a Hir. 13:5; 3 Ni. 2:19.

455 Aruma 60:35–61:8

zvenyu nevanhu venyu, nekunaHiramaniwo.35 Uye tarisai, kana mukasaita

izvi ndiri kuuya kwamuri no-kukurumidza; nokuti tarisai,Mwari havabvumire kuti tifenenzara; naizvozvo achatipa isukudya kwenyu, kana dai zvi-chireva kushandisa munondo.Zvino onai kuti mazadzikisashoko raMwari.36 Tarisai, ndini Moronai, mu-

tungamiri mukuru wemautoenyu. aHanditsvake simba, asikurikoromora. Handitsvake ku-kudzwa nenyika, asi mbiri ya-Mwari vangu, nerusunungukonemagariro akanaka enyikayangu. Uye ndiko kupedzakwandinoita tsamba yangu.

CHITSAUKO 61

Pahorani anotaurira Moronai no-kumukira nechimurenga chekurwi-sa hurumende—Vanhu vaMambovanotora Zarahemura ndokubatananemaRamani — Pahorani anoku-mbira ruyamuro rwemauto kutiarwise vapanduki. Zvingangovemakore 62 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Tarisai, zvino zvakaitika kutiMoronai achangobva mukutumi-ra tsamba yake kuna gavhunawenyika mukuru, akatambiratsamba yakabva kuna aPahorani,gavhuna wenyika mukuru. Uyeaya ndiwo mazwi aakatambira:2 Ini Pahorani, ndinova ndini

gavhuna wenyika ino, ndinotu-mira mazwi aya kuna Moronai,mutungamiri mukuru wemauto.

Tarisai, ndinoti kwauri Moronai,handifadzwe anematambudzikoako akakura zvikuru, hongu,zvinosuwisa mweya wangu.

3 Asi tarisai, kune avo vanofa-dzwa nekutambudzika kwako,hongu, zvekuti vasvika muku-ndipandukira, nevanhu vanguavakasununguka, hongu, uyeavo vapanduka vakawandisa.

4 Uye ndevavo vanotsvaka ku-tora chigaro chekutonga kubvakwandiri vanove ndivo chiko-nzero chekuipa kukuru uku,nokuti vakashandisa kunyenge-dza kukuru, uye vakanyenge-dza mwoyo yevanhu vazhinji,chichave chikonzero chekurwa-dzisana pakati pedu; vakabatazvekudya zvedu, uye vakatyisi-dzira vanhu vedu vakasunungu-ka kuti vatadze kuuya kwauri.

5 Uye tarisai, vakanditandani-sa pamberi pavo, uye ndatizirakunyika yaGideoni, nevanhuvakawanda vandaikwanisakuwana.6 Uye tarisai, ndatumira shoko

kurutivi rwuno rwose rwenyika;uye tarisai, vari kuuya kwatirimazuva ose, nezvombo zvavo,vachirwira nyika yavo anerusu-nunguko rwavo, nekutsividzakutadzirwa kwedu.

7 Uye vauya kwatiri, zvekutiavo vakatimukira muchimure-nga vakanyadziswa, hongu,zvekuti vave kutitya uye hava-chauya kuti vazotirwisa.

8 Vakatora nyika kana kutiguta reZarahemura; vakagadzamambo wekuvatonga, uye aka-nyorera mambo wemaRamani,

36a D&Z 121:39–42.61 1a Aruma 50:39–40.

2a Aruma 60:3–9.3a Aruma 51:6–7.

6a nkm Kusununguka;Rusununguko.

Aruma 61:9–19 456

achibva abatana naye; muku-batana uku abvuma kuchengetaguta reZarahemura, kuchengetauku anofunga kuti kuchaita kutimaRamani akunde matunhuasara enyika, uye iye oitwa ma-mbo wevanhu ava vari vaku-ndwa vave pasi pemaRamani.9 Uye zvino, mutsamba yako

wandipa mhosva, asi hazvinamhosva; handina kushatirwa,asi ndinofara nekukura kwe-mwoyo wako. Ini Pahorani, ha-nditsvake simba, kunze kwekutindirambe ndiine chigaro changuchekutonga kuti ndigogonakuchengetedza zvinhu nekuzvi-tonga kwevanhu vangu. Mweyawangu unomira wakasimba mu-kuzvitonga uko kwakaita kutiMwari atiite avakasununguka.

10 Uye zvino, tarisai, tichara-mba uipi kana dai zvichirevakudeuka kweropa. Hataideuraropa remaRamani dai vaigarakunyika kwavo.11 Hataideura ropa rehama

dzedu dai vasingatimukire mu-chimurenga uye vachitirwisanemunondo.12 Taizviisa mujoki reusungwa

isu pachedu dai zvainge zvichi-diwa nekutonga kwakanakakwaMwari, kana dai aitiudzakuti tidaro.13 Asi tarisai haatiudze kuti

tizviise pasi pevavengi vedu, asikuti tiise aruvimbo rwedu maari,uye iye anotiponesa.14 Naizvozvo, hama yangu

inodiwa, Moronai, ngatirambeichakaipa, uye chose chakaipa

chatisingagone kuramba nemi-romo yedu, hongu, chakafana-na nechimurenga neupanduki,angatizvirambei neminondoyedu, kuti tirambe tiine rusu-nunguko rwedu, kuti tigofaramupundutso huru yechechiyedu, nemune Mununuri wedumukuru naMwari wedu.

15 Naizvozvo, uya kwandirinokukurumidza nevashoma ve-vanhu vako, uye usiye vamwevacho vari mumaoko aRihai na-Teangumu; uvape simba reku-tungamira hondo mudivi irororenyika, maererano aneMweyawaMwari, uri iwoyo mweyawerusununguko uri mavari.

16 Tarisai ndatumira zvekudyazvishoma kwavari, kuti vasafenenzara kudakara iwe wauyakwandiri.

17 Unganidza pamwechetevose avo vaunokwanisa paku-uya kwako kuno, uye tigoendanokukurumidza kunorwisa avovapanduki, musimba raMwarivedu maererano nerutendorwuri matiri.

18 Uye tigotora guta reZarahe-mura, kuti tigowana zvekudyazvizhinji zvekutumira kunaRihai uye naTeangumu; hongu,tichaenda kunovarwisa tiri mu-simba raIshe, uye tobva tapedzakutadza nekuipa kukuru uku.

19 Uye zvino, Moronai, ndino-fara nokutambira tsamba yako,nokuti ndakanga ndichinetsekanokuti tingaitei, kuti zvingavezvakanaka here kuti tirwisehama dzedu.

9a Joh. 8:31–36;D&Z 88:86.

13a nkm Rutendo; Vimba.

14a Aruma 43:47.15a II VaKori. 3:17.

nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.

457 Aruma 61:20–62:7

20 Asi iwe wakati, kunze kwe-kunge vatendeuka Ishe akaku-udza kuti unovarwisa.21 Ona kuti awasimbisa Rihai

naTeangumu muna Ishe; vaudzekuti vasatye, nokuti Mwarivachavaponesa, hongu, neavo-wo vakasimba mukuzvitongakwavakaitwa naMwari kutivave vakasununguka. Uye zvi-no ndave kupedza tsambayangu kuhama yangu inodiwaMoronai.

CHITSAUKO 62

Moronai anoenda kunoyamuraPahorani munyika yaGideoni —Vanhu vamambo vanoramba ku-rwira nyika yavo vanouraiwa —Pahorani naMoronai vanotorazvakare Nifaiha — MaRamanivazhinji vanobatana nevanhu va-Amoni — Teangumu anourayaAmoroni uye iye anouraiwawo —MaRamani anotandaniswa mu-nyika, uye kwobva kwave neru-nyararo — Hiramani anodzokerakuhushumiri uye achibva avakaChechi. Zvingangove makore 62kusvika ku57 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakait ika kutiMoronai paakanga atambira tsa-mba iyi mwoyo wake wakashi-nga, uye akazadzwa nemufaromukuru pamusoro perutendorwaPahorani, kuti akanga asirinaiyewo amutengesi werusu-nunguko nenyika yake.2 Asi akachemawo zvikuru

pamusana pekuipa kweavo

vakanga vabvisa Pahoranipachigaro chake chekutonga,hongu, muchidimbu nepamusa-na peavo vakanga vapandukiranyika yavo naMwari vavowo.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronaiakatora vanhu vashoma-shoma,maererano nezvaida Pahorani,uye ndokubva apa kuna RihainaTeangumu ukuru hwekuta-risa mauto ake akanga asara,uye ndokubva aenda parwe-ndo rwake akananga kunyikayeGideoni.

4 Uye akasimudza amurezabwerusununguko munzvimboyose yaakapinda, uye akatoramauto aaikwanisa mukufambakwake kwose achienda kunyikayeGideoni.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti zviuruzvakauya kumureza wake, uyevakatora minondo yekuti va-rwire rusununguko rwavo, kutivasaiswe muusungwa.

6 Uye naizvozvo, Moronaipaakanga aunganidza vanhuvose vaaikwanisa kuwana muku-famba kwake kwose, akasvikakunyika yeGideoni; uye ndo-kubatanidza mauto ake neayoaPahorani vakabva vasimba zvi-kuru, kana kusimba kupfuuravanhu vaPakusi, uyo akangaari amambo weavo vapandukivakanga vatandanisa avo vai-da brusununguko munyika ye-Zarahemura uye vakatora nyikaiyoyo.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti MoronainaPahorani vakaenda nemautoavo kunyika yeZarahemura,

21a Zek. 10:12.62 1a Aruma 60:18.4a Aruma 46:12–13, 36.

nkm Mureza.b nkm Rusununguko.

6a Aruma 61:4–8.

b Aruma 51:5–7.

Aruma 62:8–18 458

uye vakanorwisa guta iri, uyevakasangana nevanhu vaPakusi,zvekuti vakauya kuzorwa.8 Uye tarisai, Pakusi akauraiwa

uye vanhu vake vakatorwa va-kaitwa vasungwa, uye Pahoraniakadzorerwa pachigaro chakechekutonga.9 Uye vanhu vaPakusi vaka-

tongwa, maererano nemutemo,neavo vanhu vamambo vakangavatorwa vakakandwa mutiro-ngo; uye vakatongerwa kufaavakauraiwa maererano nemu-temo; hongu, avo vanhu va-Pakusi neavo vanhu vamambo,vose zvavo vairamba kutorazvombo kuti varwire nyika yavo,asi vachitoirwisa, vakauraiwa.10 Uye zvakaonekwa kuti

mutemo uyu wakafanira kuo-meswa chaizvo kuti nyika isa-pinde mungozi; hongu, uye uyoaiwanikwa achirambidza vanhurusununguko rwavo aiuraiwanokukurumidza kwazvo mae-rerano nemutemo.11 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaita

gore rechimakumi matatu eku-tongwa kwevanhu vaNifai ne-vatongi; Moronai naPahoranivadzorera runyararo munyikayaZarahemura, pakati pevanhuvavo, vauraya avo vose vakangavasiri pachokwadi munyayadzerusununguko.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechimakumi matatu nerimwe-chete rekutongwa kwevanhuvaNifai nevatongi, Moronainokukurumidza akaita kutizvekudya zvitumirwe, nemautoanokwana zviuru zvitanhatu

atumirwe kuna Hiramani, ku-nomuyamura mukuchengetedzadivi iroro renyika.

13 Uye akaitawo kuti mautoanokwana zviuru zvitanhatu,vaine kudya kwakakwana, va-tumirwe kumauto aRihai na-Teangumu. Uye zvakaitikakuti izvi zvakaitwa kudziviriranyika kumaRamani.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-nai naPahorani, vasiya chikwatachevarume vakawanda mu-nyika yeZarahemura, vakatorarwendo rwekuenda kunyikayaNifaiha vaine chikwata che-varume vakawanda kwazvo,vazvipira kuti vanotandanisamaRamani aive muguta umu.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvava-kanga vachifamba vakanangakunyika iyi, vakatora chikwatachikuru chevarume vechiRama-ni, vakauraya vazhinji vavo, uyevakatora zvekudya zvavo ne-zvombo zvavo zvehondo.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekuvatora kwavo, va-kavaita kuti vaite chibvumiranochekuti havachazotora zvombozvavo zvehondo vachirwisamaNifai zvakare.

17 Uye vaita chibvumirano ichivakavatumira kunogara neva-nhu vaAmoni, uye vakanga varivaisvika zviuru zvina vakangavasina kuuraiwa.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti vavatu-mira kudai vakasimudzira kufa-mba kwavo vachienda kunyikayeNifaiha. Uye zvakaitika kutizvavakanga vasvika mugutareNifaiha, vakadzika matende

9a nkm Kuranga nerufu.

459 Aruma 62:19–30

avo mumarenje eNifaiha, aripedyo neguta reNifaiha.19 Zvino Moronai akanga achi-

da kuti maRamani auye kuzo-rwisana naye, mumarenje; asimaRamani nokuziva ugambahwavo nekuona kuwanda kwa-vakanga vakaita, naizvozvohavana kuda kubuda kuti va-novarwisa; naizvozvo havanakuuya kuzorwa musi iwoyo.20 Uye hwave usiku, Moronai

akaenda murima reusiku, aka-svika pamusoro pechidziro kutiasore kuti maRamani nemautoavo vakanga vari rutivi rwupi.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakanga

vari kumabvazuva, nechepaipi-ndwa napo; uye vose vakangavakarara. Uye zvino Moronaiakadzokera kumauto ake, akaitakuti vagadzire nokukurumidzatambo dzakasimba nemanera,kuti vagozvidzikisa kubva pa-musoro pechidziro vachidzikiramukati mechidziro.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-

nai akaita kuti vanhu vakevaende vanokwira pamusoropechidziro, uye vagozvidzikisakuti vapinde nerutivi irworworweguta, hongu, nechekumado-kero, kwakanga kusina maRa-mani nemauto avo.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti vose

vakadzikiswa vakapinda mu-guta neusiku, vachishandisatambo dzavo dzakasimba nema-nera avo; naizvozvo kuchiedzavose vakanga vave mukatimechidziro cheguta.24 Uye zvino, maRamani paa-

kamuka uye akaona mauto

aMoronai ave mukati mechidzi-ro, vakatya zvikuru, zvekutivakabva vatiza vakabuda ne-pokupinda napo.

25 Uye zvino Moronai paaka-ona kuti vave kumutiza, akaitakuti vanhu vake vavavinge, uyevakauraya vazhinji, uye akako-mba vazhinjiwo, uye akavatorasevasungwa; uye vazhinji vavovakatizira kunyika yaMoronai,yakange iri kumuganhu negu-ngwa.

26 Ndiko kutora kwakaitaMoronai naPahorani guta re-Nifaiha pasina kurasikirwa kananemweya mumwechete; uye pa-kauraiwa maRamani akawanda.

27 Zvino zvakaitika kuti va-zhinji vemaRamani vakangavari vasungwa vaida kubatanaanevanhu vaAmoni uye kuti va-gove vanhu vakasununguka.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti vosevaida, ivavo vakabvumirwamaererano nezvido zvavo.

29 Naizvo, vose vasungwavechiRamani vakabatana neva-nhu vaAmoni, uye vakatangakushanda zvikuru, vachirima,nekukudza mbeu dzakasiyana-siyana, uye matanga emarudziakasiyana-siyana; ndiko kutu-rwa kwakaitwa maNifai mutoromukuru; hongu, zvekuti vaka-sunungurwa kubva kuvasu-ngwa vose vechiRamani.

30 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Moro-nai, mushure mekunge atoraguta reNifaiha, uye atora vasu-ngwa vakawanda, zvakaita kutimauto emaRamani ave masho-ma kwazvo, uye awana maNifai

27a nkm VaAndi-Nifai-Rihai.

Aruma 62:31–39 460

akanga akatorwa sevasungwa,zvakaita kuti mauto aMoronaiasimbe zvikuru; naizvozvoMoronai akabva munyika yaNi-faiha achienda kunyika yaRihai.31 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-

mani paakaona kuti Moronaiari kuvavinga, vakatya zvakarevakatiza mauto aMoronai.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-

nai nemauto ake vakavateveraguta neguta, kudakara vasa-ngana naRihai naTeangumu;uye maRamani akatiza RihainaTeangumu, kana kunosvikakumuganhu negungwa, dakaravasvika kunyika yaMoronai.33 Uye mauto emaRamani aka-

nga aunganidzwa ose pamwe-chete, zvekuti vose vakangevari muchikwata chimwechetemunyika yaMoronai. ZvinoAmoroni, mambo wemaRama-ni, akange naiyewo ainavo.34 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-

nai naRihai naTeangumu vaka-ita misasa yavo nemauto avomumatunhu enyika yaMoronai,zvekuti maRamani akanga ako-mberedzwa nechekumuganhuwerenje nechekumaodzanyemba,nekumuganhu werenje kuma-bvazuva.35 Uye vakaita musasa kweu-

siku ihwohwo. Nokuti tarisai,maNifai naivowo maRamanivakanga vaneta pamusana pe-kureba kwerwendo rwacho;naizvozvo hapana zano rava-kambofunga usiku, kunze kwa-Teangumu; nokuti akanga aka-shatirirwa Amoroni zvikuru,zvekuti aifunga kuti Amoroni

naAmarikaya mukoma wake,ndivo vakanga avakonzera kutipave nehondo isingapere iyipakati pavo nemaRamani, ya-kakonzera kurwa kwakawandanekudeurwa kweropa, hongu,nenzara huru.

36 Uye zvakaitika kuti Teangu-mu nekushatirwa kwake akae-nda kumisasa yemaRamani, uyeakazvidzikisa mukati mechi-dziro. Uye akaenda netambo,nzvimbo nenzvimbo, zvekutiakawana pakanga paina mambo;uye aakakanda pfumo kwaari,rikabva rapinda nepedyo ne-pamwoyo. Asi tarisai, mamboakamutsa vanhu vake asati afa,zvekuti vakatandanisa Teangu-mu vakamuuraya.

37 Zvino zvakaitika kuti RihainaMoronai pavakaziva kutiTeangumu afa vakasuwa zvi-kuru; nokuti tarisai, aive muru-me akanga arwira nyika yakesegamba pasina kutya, hongu,shamwari yechokwadi muku-zvitonga; uye akanga atambu-dzika zvinorwadza zvikuru. Asitarisai, akanga afa, uye akangaaenda nenzira yenyika yose.

38 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Mo-ronai akabva afumofora ma-ngwana acho, akabva asvikanepaive nemaRamani, zvekutiakavauraya zvakaipa; uye vaka-vatandanisa munyika; uye ivovakatiza, zvekuti havana ku-dzoka panguva iyoyo kuzo-rwisana nemaNifai.

39 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitagore rechimakumi matatu ane-gore rimwechete rekutongwa

35a Aruma 48:1. 36a Aruma 51:33–34.

461 Aruma 62:40–50

kwevanhu vaNifai nevatongi;uye naizvozvo vakanga vaitahondo, nekudeuka kweropa, ne-nzara, nematambudziko, kwe-makore akati kuti.40 Uye kwakanga kwave ne-

kuponda, nokurwisana, neku-panduka, nokuipa kwose kwa-kasiyana-siyana pakati pevanhuvaNifai; zvisinei pamusanaapevakarurama, hongu, nenzirayeminamato yevakarurama, va-kaponeswa.41 Asi tarisai, nenzira yekure-

besa kwehondo pakati pema-Nifai nemaRamani vazhinjivakanga vaoma, pamusanapekurebesa kwehondo; uye va-zhinji vakapfaviswa pamusanaapematambudziko, zvekuti va-kazvirereka pamberi paMwari,kana muudzamu hwekupfava.42 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-

re mekunge Moronai avakiriraidzo nzvimbo dzaaiona kutihadzina kusimba kunge maRa-mani auya, kudakara dzasimbazvakakwana, akadzokera ku-guta reZarahemura; naHirama-niwo akadzokera kunzvimboyenhaka yake; uye makadzikanerunyararo zvakare mukatimevanhu vaNifai.43 Uye Moronai akaisa simba

rekutungamira mauto ake mu-maoko emwanakomana wake,zita rake ainzi Moronaiha; uyendokubva iye anozorora arikumba kwake kuti agare muru-nyararo mazuva akanga asaraeupenyu hwake.44 Uye Pahorani akadzokera

pachigaro chake chekutonga; uye

Hiramani akasimudzira zvakarekuparidzira vanhu shoko ra-Mwari; nokuti pamusana peho-ndo dzakawanda nekunetsanazvakanga zvafanira kuti kuitwechisungo chechechi zvakare.

45 Naizvozvo, Hiramani neha-ma dzake vakaenda, uye vaka-taura shoko raMwari nesimbaguru zvekuti vazhinji avakapwi-swa pamusoro pehuipi hwavo,zvakaita kuti vatendeuke mu-zvitema zvavo uye vakabhabha-tidzwa muna Ishe Mwari vavo.

46 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-misa zvakare chechi yaMwarimunyika yose.

47 Hongu, zvisungo zvakaitwamaererano nemutemo. Uye va-tongi vavo, anevatongi vavovakuru vakasarudzwa.

48 Uye vanhu vaNifai vakata-nga akubudirira munyika zva-kare, uye vakatanga kuwandazvakare nekusimba zvikuruzvakare munyika. Uye vakata-nga kupfuma zvikuru.

49 Asi kana dai zvazvo vaka-nga vapfuma, kana kuve nesi-mba, kana kubudirira kwavo,havana kunge vakazvikudzanokudada nemaziso avo; havanakunge vachinonoka kurangariraIshe Mwari vavo; asi vakazvire-reka zvikuru pamberi pake.

50 Hongu, vakarangarira zvi-nhu zvikuru zvavakanga vai-tirwa naIshe, kuti vakangavavaponesa parufu, nemuma-joto, nemumatirongo, nemuma-tambudziko akasiyana-siyana,uye vakanga vavabvisa muma-oko evavengi vavo.

40a Aruma 45:15–16.41a nkm Matambudziko.

45a D&Z 18:44.47a Mosaya 29:39.

48a Aruma 50:20.

Aruma 62:51–63:8 462

51 Uye vainamata kuna IsheMwari vavo nguva dzose, zve-kuti Ishe vakavaropafadza, ma-yererano nezwi ravo, zvekuti va-kasimba vakabudirira munyika.52 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvose

zvinhu izvi zvakaitwa. UyeHiramani akafa, mugore rechi-makumi matatu nemashanurekutongwa kwemaNifai neva-tongi.

CHITSAUKO 63

Shibhuroni anotora zvinyorwazvinoera uye mushure zvozotorwanaHiramani — MaNifai mazhinjianofamba kuenda kunyika irikuchamhembe — Hagoti anovakangarava, dzinofamba mugungwarekumadokero — Moronaiha ano-kurira maRamani muhondo. Zvi-ngangove makore 56 kusvika ku52Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mukutangakwegore rechimakumi matatunemakore matanhatu ekuto-ngwa kwevanhu vaNifai neva-tongi, kuti aShibhuroni akatoraizvo zvinhu bzvinoera zvaka-nga zvaiswa kuna HiramaninaAruma.2 Uye akanga ari munhu akana-

ka, uye aifamba akatwasanukapamberi paMwari; uye aichere-chedza kuita zvakanaka nguvadzose, kuchengeta mirau yaIsheMwari vake; nemunin’ina wakendizvo zvaakanga akaita.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moronai

akafawo. Uye ndiko kupera kwa-kaita gore rechimakumi matatu

nemakore matanhatu rekutongakwevatongi.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerechimakumi matatu nemakoremanomwe kwevatongi, kwaiveneboka guru revarume, kanakusvika kuzviuru zvishanuzvine mazana mana, nevakadzivavo nevana vavo, vakabva mu-nyika yaZarahemura vachiendakunyika yaive anechekucha-mhembe.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Hagoti,semunhu akanga asingade ku-pfuurwa nechinhu, naizvozvoakaenda akanovaka ngaravahuru kwazvo, pamuganhu we-nyika yeMaguta, nechekunyikayeKuparadzwa, uye ndokuiisamugungwa rechekumadokero,anechepakamupata kakamanikakaienda munyika yekucha-mhembe.

6 Uye tarisai, kune maNifaimazhinji akapindamo munga-rava iyi uye vakaenda nezve-kudya zvakawanda, nevakadzinevana vakawanda; uye vakato-ra gwara ravo vakananga kuma-odzanyemba. Uye ndiko kuperakwakaita gore rechimakumimatatu nemakore manomwe.

7 Uye mugore rechimakumimatatu nemakore masere, mu-rume uyu akavaka dzimwe nga-rava. Uye ngarava yekutangayakadzokawo, uye vanhu va-zhinji vakakwira mairi; naivowovakatora zvekudya zvakawanda,uye vakasimuka vakanangakunyika yekuchamhembe.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti hava-na kuzombonzwikwa nezvavo

63 1a Aruma 38:1–2.b Aruma 37:1–12.

nkm Mutsvene.4a Aruma 22:31.

5a Aruma 22:32;Eta 10:20.

463 Aruma 63:9–17

zvakare. Uye tinofunga kutivakanyura muudzamu hwegu-ngwa. Uye zvakaitika kuti imwengarava yakaendawo; kanayakasvika hatizive.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugoreiri kune vanhu vazhinji vakae-nda munyika ayekuchamhembe.Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitagore rechimakumi matatu ne-makore masere.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechimakumi matatu nemapfu-mbamwe ekutonga kwevatongi,Shibhuroni akafawo, uye Kori-andoni akanga aenda nengaravakunyika yekuchamhembe, kuta-kurira zvekudya vanhu vaka-nga vaenda kunyika iyoyo.11 Naizvozvo zvakanga zva-

fanira kuti Shibhuroni achipazviye zvinhu zvaiera, asati afa,kumwanakomana awaHirama-ni, ainzi Hiramani, achidaidzwazita rababa vake.12 Zvino tarisai, zvose azvi-

nyorwa izvo zvaive mumaokoaHiramani zvakanyorwa uyezvikatumirwa kuvana vevanhumunyika yose, kunze kweayo

matunhu akanga anzi naArumabhazviende.

13 Zvisinei, zvinhu izvi zvaie-reswa, azvichitambidzwa kuchi-zvarwa nechizvarwa; naizvozvo,mugore iri, zvakanga zvapiwakuna Hiramani, Shibhuroniasati afa.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugoreiri makaita vapanduki vakangavaenda kuma Ramani; uyevakamutswa kuti vashatirirwemaNifai zvakare.

15 Uye zvakare mugore irorivakauya nemauto akawandakuhondo vachirwisana nevanhuavaMoronaiha, kana kuti vachi-rwisana nemauto aMoronaiha,mavakakundwa uye vakata-ndanisirwa kunyika dzavo, va-rasikirwa zvakaipa.

16 Uye ndikwo kupera kwakai-ta gore rechimakumi matatunemapfumbamwe ekutongwakwemaNifai nevatongi.

17 Uye ndiko kupera kwenya-ya yaAruma, nemwanakomanawake Hiramani, naShibhuroni-wo, akanga ari mwanakomanawake.

Bhuku raHiramani

Rungano rwemaNifai. Hondo dzavo nekupesana kwavo, noku-panduka kwavo. Uye huporofitawo hwevaporofita vatsvene

vazhinji, Kristu asati auya, maererano nezvinyorwa zvaHiramani,aive mwana waHiramani, Uyewo maererano nezvinyorwa zvevana-komana vake, kana kusvika mukuuya kwaKristu. Uyewo vazhinjivemaRamani vanopinduka. Rungano rwekupinduka kwavo.

9a Hir. 3:11–12.11a Ona musoro wenyaya

kubhuku raHiramani.

12a Aruma 18:36.b Aruma 37:27–32.

13a Aruma 37:4.

15a Aruma 62:43.

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Rungano rwekururama kwemaRamani, nouipi noruvengo korwe-maNifai, maererano nezvinyorwa zvaHiramani nezvevanakomanavake, kana kusvika mukuuya kwaKristu, rwunodaidzwa kutibhuku raHiramani, nezvimwewo.

CHITSAUKO 1

Pahorani wechipiri anove mutongimukuru uye obva apondwa na-Kishikumeni—Pakumenai anotorachigaro chekutonga — Koriandu-ma anotungamira mauto ema-Ramani, anotora Zarahemura, uyeanouraya Pakumenai—Moronaihaanokunda maRamani uye obva ato-ra Zarahemura, uye Koriandumaanouraiwa. Zvingangove makore 52kusvika ku50 Kristu asati azvarwa.

UYE zvino tarisai, zvakaitikamukutanga kwegore rechi-

makumi mana ekutongwa kwe-maNifai nevatongi, pakatangakuve nekuoma kwakanyanyapakati pevanhu vemaNifai.2 Nokuti tarisai, aPahorani aka-

nga afa, aenda nenzira yenyikayose; naizvozvo pakatanga ku-ita nharo dzakaipa maereranonokuti ndiani angatore chigarochekutonga pakati pevakomanevanin’ina, vaive vanakomanavaPahorani.3 Zvino aya ndiwo mazita avo

vairwira chigaro chekutonga,vakaitawo kuti vanhu vapesane:Pahorani, Paanikai naPakumenai.4 Zvino ava havazivo vana

vose va Pahorani (nokuti aivenevakawanda), asi ava ndivovairwira chigaro chekutonga;naizvozvo vakakonzera mapokamatatu pakati pevanhu.

5 Zvisinei, zvakaitika kutiPahorani akasarudzwa anezwirevanhu kuti aite mutongi mu-kuru nagavhuna wehurumendeyevanhu vaNifai.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti Paku-menai paakaona kuti atadzakuwana chigaro chekutonga,akabatana nezwi revanhu.

7 Asi tarisai, Paanikai, nebokarevanhu vaida kuti ave gavhunawavo, akashatirwa zvikuru; nai-zvozvo, akanga ave kuda kutiakwezve vanhu ivavo kuti va-pandukire hama dzavo.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti paaka-nga ave kuda kuita izvi, tarisai,akabva atorwa, uye akatongwamaererano nezwi revanhu, aka-bva atongerwa kufa; nokutiakanga amutsa chimurenga uyendokutsvaka kuparadza arusu-nunguko rwevanhu.

9 Zvino vanhu avo vaida kutiaitwe gavhuna wavo pavakaonakuti atongerwa kufa, naizvo-zvo vakashatirwa, uye tarisai,vakatumira mumwe ainz iKishikumeni, kana kuchigarochekutonga chaPahorani, aka-svikoponda Pahorani agere pa-chigaro chekutonga.

10 Uye akateverwa nevarandavaPahorani; asi tarisai, Kishiku-meni aimhanya zvekuti hakunamunhu aikwanisa kumubata.

11 Uye akaenda kune avo va-kanga vamutuma, uye vose

[hiramani]1 2a Aruma 50:40.

5a Mosaya 29:26–29.8a nkm Rusununguko.

465 Hiramani 1:12–20

vakaita chibvumirano, hongu,vachipika neMusiki wavo asi-ngaperi, kuti hapana wavanota-urira kuti Kishikumeni apondaPahorani.12 Naizvozvo, Kishikumeni

akanga asingazivikanwe mu-vanhu vaNifai, nokuti akangaakavanza uso hwake panguvayaakaponda Pahorani. UyeKishikumeni neboka rake, va-kanga vabvumirana naye, vaka-pinda mukati mevanhu, zvekutivose hakuna akawanikwa; asivose vakawanikwa vakatonge-rwa akufa.

13 Uye zvino tarisai, Pakume-nai akaitwa kuti ave mutongimukuru nagavhuna pamusoropavanhu, maererano nezwirevanhu, kuti atonge panzvi-mbo yemukoma wake Pahora-ni; uye zvainge zviri zvakafa-nira kuti anzarwo. Uye zvoseizvi zvakaitwa mugore rechi-makumi mana rekutonga kwe-vatongi; uye rakange riinemagumo.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechimakumi mana nerimwe-chete revatongi, maRamani aka-nga aunganidza pamwechetemauto akawanda zvisingavere-ngeke, uye ndokuvapa minondo,nezvipanga neuta, nemiseve, ne-zvidzitiro zvemumisoro, nezvi-dzitiro zvepazvipfuva, nenhoodzakasiyana-siyana dzemaru-dzi ose.15 Uye vakauya zvakare kuti

vaedze kurwa nemaNifai. Uyevaitungamirwa nemurume ai-nzi Korianduma; uye akanga

ari wechizvarwa chaZarahe-mura; uye akanga ari mupa-nduki akabva kumaNifai; uyeaive rume hombe uye rinesimba guru.

16 Naizvozvo, mambo wama-Ramani, zita rake ainzi Tubha-roti, aive mwanakomana waaAmoroni, achifunga sezvo Ko-rianduma, riri rume rine simbaguru, aikwanisa kurwisana ne-maNifai, nesimba nokuchenjerakwakewo, zvekuti nokumutu-mira kwake aifanira kukuriramaNifai —

17 Naizvozvo akavamutsa kutivashatirwe, uye akaunganidzamauto ake, uye akaisa Koria-nduma kuti ave mutungamiriwavo, uye akaita kuti vaendekunyika yeZarahemura kuno-rwa nemaNifai.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti pamu-sana pekupesana nekuomakwezvinhu muhurumende, va-kanga vasina vatariri vakakwa-na munyika yeZarahemura;nokuti vaifunga kuti maRamanianotya kupinda pakati penyikayavo kuti vazorwisa guta gurureZarahemura.

19 Asi zvakaitika kuti Koria-nduma akafamba ari pamberipemauto ake akawanda, uyeakasvika pavagari veguta, uyekufamba kwavo vaifamba va-chikurumidza zvekuti maNifaiakashaya nguva yekuungani-dza mauto avo.

20 Naizvozvo Koriandumaakasvikouraya vose vakangavakachengeta paipindwa napomuguta, uye akafora nemauto

12a nkm Kuranga nerufu. 16a Aruma 52:3.

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ake ose achipinda muguta, uyevakauraya vose vaiedza kuva-rwisa, zvekuti vakatora guta rose.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti Paku-

menai, akanga ari mutongi mu-kuru, akatiza Korianduma, kanakusvika kuchidziro cheguta.Uye zvakaitika kuti Koriandu-ma akamubaira pachidziro, zve-kuti akafa. Uye ndiko kuperakwakaita mazuva aPakumenai.22 Uye zvino Korianduma zva-

akaona kuti akanga atora gutareZarahemura, uye akaona kutimaNifai amutiza, uye vakaura-iwa, uye vakatorwa, uye vakai-swa mutirongo, uye akaonakuti akanga atora nzvimboyakasimba kupfuura dzimwedzose munyika yose, mwoyowake wakatora kusatya zvekutiakanga oda kuti achirwisa nyikayose.23 Uye zvino haana kugara

munyika yeZarahemura, asi aka-fora nemauto akawanda, akana-nga kuguta reMaguta; nokutiakanga azvipira kuti aendeanovhura nzira yake nemuno-ndo, kuti atore matunhu eku-chamhembe kwenyika.24 Uye, achifunga kuti simba

ravo guru riri pakati penyika,naizvozvo akaenda, achivasha-isa nguva yekuti vaungane pa-mwechete kunze kwezvikwatazvidiki; uye netsika iyi vaka-vasvikira uye vakavatsikiriramuvhu.25 Asi tarisai, kufamba kwa-

Korianduma uku nepakati pe-nyika kwakayamura Moronaihazvikuru, kana dai zvazvo vaka-

n g a v a u r a i w a v e m a N i f a ivakanga vakawanda zvikuru.

26 Nokuti tarisai, Moronaihaaifunga kuti maRamani anotyakupinda pakati penyika, asi kutivangangorwisa maguta ekunzeari kumiganhu sezvavaichiita;naizvozvo Moronaiha akangaaita kuti mauto avo akasimbaachengete idzo nzvimbo dzirikumiganhu.

27 Asi tarisai, maRamani ha-vana kutya sezvaaida iye, asivakanga vauya pakati penyika,uye vakanga vatora guta remu-zinda raive guta reZarahemura,uye vakanga vave kufora nemu-nzvimbo huru dzenyika, vachi-uraya vanhu zvakaipa, varume,vakadzi nevana, vachitoramaguta akawanda nenzvimbodzakasimba.

28 Asi Moronaiha zvaakaonaizvi, pakarepo akatumira Rihainemauto nenzira yekudimbu-dzira kuti avadimbudzire vasativasvika kunyika yeMaguta.

29 Uye ndizvo zvaakaita; uyeakavadimbudzira vasati vasvikakunyika yeMaguta, uye akava-rwisa, zvekuti vakatanga ku-dududza vachidzokera kunyikayeZarahemura.

30 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-naiha akavagashira mukudu-dudza kwavo, uye akavarwisa,zvekuti yakave hondo yakaitaropa rakanyanya; hongu, va-zhinji vakauraiwa, uye mukatimeavo vakauraiwa aKoriandu-ma akawanikwa arimo.

31 Uye zvino, tarisai, maRama-ni akange asisakwanise kutizira

30a Hir. 1:15.

467 Hiramani 1:32–2:7

uku kana uko, kana kuchamhe-mbe, kana kumaodzanyemba,kana kumabvazuva, kana ku-madokero, nokuti vakanga va-kombwa mativi ose nemaNifai.32 Uye saka Korianduma

akanga aisa maRamani pakatipemaNifai, zvekuti vakangavave mumaoko emaNifai, uyeiye pachake akauraiwa, uye ma-Ramani akazviisa mumaokoemaNifai.33 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moro-

naiha akatora guta reZarahe-mura zvakare, uye akaita kutimaRamani akanga atorwa seva-sungwa vabude munyika neru-nyararo.34 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaita

gore rechimakumi mana neri-mwechete rekutonga kwevatongi.

CHITSAUKO 2

Hiramani, mwanakomana wa-Hiramani, anove mutongi mukuru—Gadhiandoni anotungamira chi-kwata cha Kishikumeni—MurandawaHiramani anouraya Kishikume-ni, uye chikwata chaGadhiandonichinotizira murenje. Zvingangovemakore 50 kusvika ku49 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerechimakumi mana nemavirirekutonga kwevatongi, mushu-re mekunge Moronaiha adzika-zve runyararo pakati pemaNifainemaRamani, tarisai pakangapasina wekuisa pachigaro che-kutonga; naizvozvo pakatangakuve nekunetsana zvakare pa-

kati pevanhu nezvekuti ndianiangaiswe pachigaro chekutonga.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Hiramani,akanga ari mwanakomanawaHiramani, akaiswa kuti ato-re chigaro chekutonga, nezwirevanhu.

3 Asi tarisai, aKishikumeni, aka-nga aponda Pahorani, akahwa-ndira Hiramani kuti amupara-dzewo; uye akanga akatsigirwanechikwata chake chakanga cha-ita chibvumirano kuti hakunaanofanira kuziva utsinye hwake.

4 Nokuti kwaive nemumweaGadhiandoni akanga ari nya-nzvi nemazwi akawanda, uyenekungwara kwake, kuti aitebasa rakavandika iri, rekupondanerokupamba; naizvozvo akavemutungamiri wechikwata cha-Kishikumeni.

5 Naizvozvo akavanyengedza,uye naKishikumeniwo, kuti va-kamuisa muchigaro chekutongaaizoita kuti avo vari muchikwa-ta chake vaiswe munzvimbodzesimba nemvumo mukati me-vanhu; naizvozvo Kishikumeniakatsvaka kuparadza Hiramani.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvaa-kanga achienda nechekuchiga-ro chekutonga kuti aparadzeHiramani, tarisai, mumwe we-varanda vaHiramani, akangeari panze usiku, uye aziva noku-zvivanza, ruzivo rweurongwahwechikwata ichi kuti vapara-dze Hiramani —

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti akasa-ngana naKishikumeni, ndokubvaamupa chiratidzo, naizvozvoKishikumeni akamuita kuti

2 3a Hir. 1:9. 4a nkm Makororo aGadhiandoni.

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azive chinangwa chezvaaida,achimukumbira kuti amutunga-mirire kuchigaro chekutongakuti aponde Hiramani.8 Uye muranda waHiramani

paakanga aziva zvakanga zvirimumwoyo maKishikumenizvose, uye kuti chinangwa cha-ke chaive chekuponda, nokuti-wo ndicho chaive chinangwacheavo vaive vechikwata chake,nokubvuta, nekuwana simba,(uye ichi ndicho chakange chirichirongwa chavo amuruvande,nerangano yavo) muranda wa-Hiramani akati kuna Kishiku-meni: Handei kuchigaro che-kutonga.9 Zvino izvi zvakafadza Kishi-

kumeni zvikuru, nokuti akafu-nga kuti achaiita zvaakaronga;asi tarisai, muranda wa Hira-mani, zvavakanga vachiendakuchigaro chekutonga, akabayaKishikumeni nepamwoyo cha-ipo, akabva awira pasi asinakana kugomera. Uye ndokubvaamhanya kunotaurira Hiramanizvose zvinhu zvaakanga aonauye anzwa, nezvaakanga aita.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti Hirama-

ni akatuma varindi kuti vanobatachikwata chemakororo nemho-ndi dzemuchivande, kuti vago-uraiwa maererano nemutemo.11 Asi tarisai, Gadhiandoni

paakaona kuti Kishikumeni ha-ana kunge adzoka akatya kutizvimwe aparadzwa; naizvozvoakaita kuti chikwata chakechimutevere. Uye vakatiza va-chibva munyika, nenzira yaka-vandika, vachienda murenje;

uye saka Hiramani paakatumirakuti vanotorwa hapana kwava-kanga vachawanikwa.

12 Uye zvizhinji nezvaGadhia-ndoni uyu zvichataurwa nezva-zvo mushure. Uye ndiko kuperakwakaita gore rechimakumimana nemaviri rekutongwakwevanhu vaNifai nevatongi.

13 Uye tarisai , mukuperakwebhuku rino muchaona kutiaGadhiandoni uyu akave mupu-nzi, hongu, kupotsa ave anopa-radza zvachose vanhu vaNifai.

14 Tarisai handizi kureva ku-pera kwebhuku raHiramani, asindiri kureva kupera kwebhukuraNifai, umo mandatora zvosezvandanyora.

CH1TSAUKO 3

MaNifai mazhinji anotamira ku-nyika iri kuchamhembe — Vano-vaka dzimba dzosemende uyevachibva vachengeta zvinyorwa—Makumi ezviuru vanopindukauye vachibhabhatidzwa — ShokoraMwari rinotungamira vanhukuruponeso—Nifai mwanakomanawaHiramani anotora chigaro che-kutonga. Zvingangove makore 49kusvika ku39 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-gore rechimakumi mana ne-matatu ekutonga kwevatongi,pakanga pasina kupesana pa-kati pevanhu vaNifai kunzekwekakuzvida kaive muchechi,kwakakonzera kuti vamwe va-panduke mukati mevanhu, nya-ya idzi dziri dzakagadziriswa

8a 2 Ni. 10:15.nkm Huranganwa

hwemuruvande.13a Hir. 6:18; 4 Ni. 1:42.

469 Hiramani 3:2–13

mukupera kwegore rechima-kore makumi mana nematatu.2 Uye pakanga pasina kupe-

sana kwevanhu mugore rechi-makumi mana nemana; kanamugore rechimakumi mananemashanu makanga musinakupesana kwakanyanya.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechimakumi mana nematanha-tu, hongu, kwakange kuinekupesana nekupanduka kwa-kanyanya; nokudaro kwakaitakuti vazhinji kwazvo vabve mu-nyika yeZarahemura, uye vachi-enda kunyika ayekuchamhembekunodya nhaka yenyika.4 Uye vakafamba chinhambwe

chikuru kwazvo, zvekuti vaka-svika kwaive nemvura ayaka-wanda nehova zhinji.5 Hongu, uye kana naivo vaka-

pararira kumativi ose enyika iyi,kumatunhu ose akanga asinakuitwa gwenga nekushaya miti,pamusana pevanhu vazhinjivakambogaramo kare.6 Uye zvino hakuna dunhu re-

nyika iyi rakanga riri gwenga,kunze kwekushaikwa kwemiti;asi nenzira ayekuparadza kuku-ru kwakanga kwaitwa nevanhuvakambogaramo munyika iyiyakanga yave kudaidzwa kunzibgwenga.

7 Uye sezvo kwakanga kuinemiti mishoma-shoma munyikaumu, zvakadaro vanhu vakae-ndako vakave nyanzvi hurudzekugadzira semende; sakavakavaka dzimba dzosemende,idzo dzavaigara.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakawa-nda vakapararira, uye vakabvamunyika yekumaodzanyembavakaenda kunyika yekucha-mhembe, vakapararira zvekutivakatanga kuzadza pasi pose,kubvira kugungwa rekumao-dzanyemba kusvika kugungwarekuchamhembe, kubvira kugu-ngwa arekumadokero kusvikakugungwa rekumabvazuva.

9 Uye vanhu vakanga varimunyika yekuchamhembe vai-gara mumatende, nemudzimbadzesemende, uye vaibvumirakose kamuti kanenge kamerakuti kakure, kuti nekufambakwenguva vagozowana mapa-ngo ekuvakisa dzimba dzavo;hongu, maguta avo, netemberidzavo, nemasinagogo avo, ne-nzvimbo dzekunamatira, nema-rudzi akasiyana-siyana edzimba.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti mitiyakanga iri mishoma chaizvokunyika yekuchamhembe, uyevaitotumira mapango akawandaanengarava.11 Uye ndiko kuyamura kwava-

kaita vanhu vaive mumatunhuekuchamhembe kuti vakwanisekuvaka maguta akawanda,emapango nesemende.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti kuneavanhu vazhinji vekwaAmonivakanga vakazvarwa vari ma-Ramani, vakaendawo kunyikaiyi.

13 Uye zvine kune zvinyorwazvizhinji zvakachengetwa zve-kafambiro kevanhu ava, zvaka-chengetwa nevazhinji vevanhu

3 3a Aruma 63:4.4a Mosaya 8:8;

Morm. 6:4.

6a Mosaya 21:25–27.b Aruma 22:31.

8a Aruma 22:27, 32.

10a Aruma 63:5–8.12a Aruma 27:21–26.

Hiramani 3:14–23 470

ava, uye zvinonyatsotsanangurauye zvakakura, maererano ne-vanhu ava.14 Asi tarisai, kadimbu kadi-

kidiki kemafambiro evanhu ava,hongu, rungano rwemaRamaninerwemaNifai, nehondo dzavo,nekunetsana kwavo, nekupa-ndukirana, nekuparidza kwavo,nehuporofita hwavo, nezve-ngarava dzavo, nekuvaka kwa-vo ngarava, nokuvaka kwavoamatemberi, nemasinagogo ne-nzvimbo dzavo dzekunamati-ra, nekururama kwavo, neuipihwavo, uye kuponda kwavo, uyekupamba kwavo, uye kupazakwavo, nemarudzi ose ekuipaneufeve, hazvikwane kunyorwamubasa rino.15 Asi tarisai, kune mabhuku

akawanda nezvinyorwa zvaka-wanda zvemarudzi akasiyanasiyana, uye zvakachengetwakunyanya nemaNifai.16 Uye azvakagashidzwa ku-

bva kuchizvarwa zvichiendakune chimwe chizvarwa nema-Nifai, kana zvavainge vawiramukutadza uye vachiponda,vachipazwa, uye vachivhimwa,uye vachitinhwa, uye vachiu-raiwa, uye vachipararira pamu-soro penyika, uye vakasangananemaRamani kudakara bvasi-sadaidzwe kuti maNifai, vaveneuipi, uye vave kupenga, uyevave magandanga, hongu, kanakutove maRamani.17 Uye zvino ndave kudzoke-

ra zvakare kurungano rwangu;

naizvozvo, zvandataura zvaka-nga zvaitika mushure mekungemaita kupesana kukuru, nemhe-re-mhere; nehondo, nekupandu-ka, mukati mevanhu vaNifai.

18 Gore rechimakumi mananematanhatu rekutonga kweva-tongi rakapera;

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-nge kuchine kupesana kukurumukati menyika, hongu, kanamugore rechimakumi mana ne-manomwe, uyewo nemugorerechimakumi mana nemasere.

20 Zvisinei Hiramani akagarapachigaro chekutonga nokuru-rama nekuenzanisa, hongu,aicherechedza kuchengeta zvi-sungo, nezvirango, nemirairoyaMwari; uye aiita izvo zvaka-naka mumaziso aMwari nguvadzose; uye aifamba nenziradzababa vake, zvekuti akabu-dirira munyika.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti akavenevanakomana vaviri. Akapakumukuru zita rekuti aNifai,uye kumudiki , z i ta rekutibRihai. Uye vakatanga kukuravari muna Ishe.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti hondonokupesana zvakatanga kupera,zvishomanani, pakati pevanhuvaNifai, mukupera kwegorerechimakumi mana nemasererekutongwa kwemaNifai ne-vatongi.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerechimakumi mana nemapfu-mbamwe ekutonga kwevatongi,munyika makadzikwa runyararo

14a 2 Ni. 5:16;Jak. 1:17;3 Ni. 11:1.

16a 1 Ni. 5:16–19;

Aruma 37:4.b Aruma 45:12–14.

21a nkm Nifai,Mwanakomana

waHiramani.b nkm Rihai, muNifai

aive Mushimiri.

471 Hiramani 3:24–34

rwunoyenderera, kwose kunzekwezvikwata zvemuruvandezvakaiswa negororo aGadhia-ndoni munzvimbo dzakangedzigerwe dzenyika, panguvaidzodzo dzakanga dzisingazi-vikanwe nevakuru vehurume-nde; saka havana kukwanisakuzviparadza munyika.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

irori muchechi makave nokubu-dirira kukuru, zvekuti kwakavenezviuru zvakapinda chechiuye vakabhabhatidzwa muku-tendeuka.25 Uye chechi yakabudirira

zvikuru zvekuti, kwakave ne-maropafadzo mazhinji akadi-rwa vanhu, zvekuti kana vapi-risita vepamusoro nevadzidzisinaivo vakashamiswa zvikuru.26 Uye zvakaitika kuti basa

raIshe rakabudirira zvekutikwakabhabhatidzwa uye kuka-batanidzwa muchechi yaMwari,mweya mizhinji, hongu, kanamakumi ezviuru.27 Saka tinoona kuti Ishe vane

tsitsi kune vose vanoda, nemwo-yo yavo yose, kudaidza zitaravo dzvene.28 Hongu, saka tinoona kuti

amusiwo wekudenga wakazu-rurirwa bvose, kana kune avovanotenda muzita raJesu Kristu,anove mwanakomana waMwari.29 Hongu, tinoona kuti ani

zvake anoda anogona kubatiriraapashoko raMwari, bbenyu uyerine simba, richapatsanura ku-nyengedza kwose nezvikachi-

kiro, nemisungo nezano rakaiparadhiabhorosi, nokutungamiramunhu waKristu munzira ya-kamanikana cuye yakamanikainoyambuka dgomba rekusuwakusingaperi rakagadzirirwa ku-medza vane uipi —

30 Uye zvichiisa mweya yavo,hongu, mweya yavo isingafe,kuruoko arwerudyi rwaMwarimuumambo hwekudenga, kutivagare pasi naAbrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobo, madzibaba edumatsvene ose, vasingazobudazvakare.

31 Uye mugore iri kwakavanokupembera kwaiendereramunyika yeZarahemura, nemu-matunhu ose akatenderedza,kana nemunyika dzose dzaiga-rwa nemaNifai.

32 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-ve nerunyararo nokufara ku-kuru muchidimbu chakangachasara chegore rechimakumimana nemapfumbamwe; hongu,uye maigara muine runyararonomufaro mukuru mugore re-chimakumi mashanu ekutongakwevatongi.

33 Uye mugore rechimakumimashanu nerimwechete rekuto-nga kwevatongi kwaive neru-nyararowo, kunze kwekudadakwakatanga kupinda muche-chi—kwete muchechi yaMwari,asi mumwoyo yevanhu vaizvitindevechechi yaMwari —

34 Uye vakazvikudza aneku-dada, kana nokunetsa hamadzavo. Zvino ichi chaive chinhu

23a Hir. 2:4.28a 2 Ni. 31:9, 17.

b Mabasa 10:28;VaR. 2:10–11.

29a nkm Shoko raMwari.b VaH. 4:12;

D&Z 11:2.c 2 Ni. 9:41; 33:9.

d 1 Ni. 15:28–30.30a Mat. 25:33–34.34a nkm Kudada.

Hiramani 3:35–4:5 472

chakaipa chaizvo, chakaita kutivaye vanhu vakanga vakapfavavaone nhamo yekunetswa ku-kuru, uye vapinde mukati me-kurwadziswa kukuru.35 Zvisinei avaitsanya bnekuna-

mata nguva nenguva, vakasi-mba uye zvishoma nezvishomacmukuzvirereka kwavo, noku-bata zvakasimba murutendorwavo muna Kristu, mukuza-dzwa kwemweya yavo nemu-faro nokunyaradzwa, hongu,kana dnokuchenesa nokuita kutimwoyo yavo ive emitsvene,ukwu kuitwa vatsvene pamusa-na fpekupa mwoyo yavo kunaMwari.36 Uye zvakaitika kuti gore

rechimakumi mashanu nemavi-ri rakapera murunyararo nairo-wo, kunze kwekudada kukurukwakanga kwapinda mumwo-yo yevanhu; uye zvakanga zviripamusana apeupfumi hwavoukuru nokubudirira kwavomunyika; uye zvaikura mavarizuva nezuva.37 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-

gore rechimakumi mashanunematatu rekutonga kwevato-ngi, Hiramani akafa, uye mwa-nakomana wake mukuru Nifaiakatanga kutonga munzvimboyake. Uye zvakaita kuti akato-ra chigaro chekutonga neku-rurama nekuenzanisa; hongu,aichengeta mirairo yaMwari,uye akafamba munzira dzababavake.

CHITSAUKO 4

Vapanduki vevanhu vaNifai vano-batana nemaRamani uye vobvavatora nyika yeZarahemura —MaNifai anokurirwa pamusanapeuipi hwavo — Chechi inove diki,uye vanhu vanorenda semaRamani.Zvingangove makore 38 kusvikaku30 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore re-chimakumi mashanu nemanakwakaita kuti vazhinji vasiyechechi, uye kwaivewo anekupe-sana mukati mevanhu, zvekutikwakave nekudeuka kweroparakawanda.

2 Uye avo vakanga vapandukavakauraiwa uye vakatandaniswamunyika, uye vakaenda kunamambo wemaRamani.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaedzakufurira maRamani kuti va-rwisane nemaNifai; asi tarisai,maRamani aitya zvikuru, zve-kuti havana kuteerera mazwieavo vapanduki.

4 Asi zvakaitika kuti mugorerechimakumi mashanu nemata-nhatu rekutonga kwevatongi,kwaive anevapanduki vakabvakumaNifai vachienda kuma-Ramani; uye vakabudirira ne-vamwe vaya kupesvera kutivashatirirwe maNifai; uye vaka-nga, vapedza gore rose iroro,vachigadzirira hondo.

5 Uye mugore rechimakuminemanomwe vakauya kuzorwa

35a nkm Kutsanya.b nkm Munamato.c nkm Akazvininipisa.d nkm Chakachena.

e nkm Kutsveneswa.f II Mak. 30:8;

Mosaya 3:19.36a nkm Upfumi.

4 1a 3 Ni. 11:29.4a Hir. 5:17.

473 Hiramani 4:6–14

nemaNifai, uye vakatangisabasa rekuuraya; hongu, zvekutimugore rechimakumi mashanunemasere rekutonga kwevato-ngi vakabudirira mukutora nyi-ka ye Zarahemura; hongu, ne-matunhuwo ose, kana nyikayaive pedyo nenyika yeMaguta.6 Uye maNifai nemauto aMo-

ronaiha akatandaniswa kanakusvika munyika yeMaguta.7 Uye ikoko vakazvidzivirira

kuti maRamani asasvike kwava-ri, kubvira kugungwa rekuma-dokero, kana kusvika kumabva-zuva; zviri zvaitorera muNifaizuva rimwechete kufamba, mu-mutsara wavakanga vavakirirauye vakaisa mauto avo kutivarwire nyika yavo yekucha-mhembe.8 Uye saka avo vapanduki

vemaNifai, vachiyamurwa ne-mauto asingaverengeke emaRa-mani, vakanga vatora zvosezvaive zvemaNifai zvaive mu-nyika yaive kumaodzanyemba.Uye zvose izvi zvakaitwa mu-gore rechimakumi mashanu ne-masere nerepfumbamwe reku-tonga kwevatongi.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerechimakumi matanhatu reku-tonga kwevatongi, Moronaihaakakwanisa nemauto ake kutoramatunhu mazhinji enyika; ho-ngu, vakatora zvakare magutamazhinji akanga awira muma-oko emaRamani.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechimakumi matanhatu neri-mwechete rekutonga kwevato-

ngi vakakwanisa kutora zvakarekana chikamu chepakati chezvi-nhu zvavo zvose.

11 Zvino kurasikirwa kukuruuku kwemaNifai, nokuurayanakwakaipa kwaive pakati pavo,kungadai kusina kuitika daikusiri kuipa kwavo noruvengorwavo rwaive mukati mavo; ho-ngu, uye zvaive pakati peavovaizviti ndevechechi yaMwari.

12 Uye zvaive pamusanaapekudada kwemwoyo yavo,pamusana bpeupfumi hwavohwakanyanya, hongu, zvaivepamusana peudzvanyiriri hwa-vo ckuvarombo, vachinyimakudya kwavo vane nzara, va-chinyima nhumbi dzavo kunevasina kusimira, uye vachirovanembama matama ehama dza-vo, vachiseka icho chinoera, va-chiramba mweya wekuporofitanewekuzururirwa, vachiponda,kupaza, kunyepa, kuba, kupo-mba, kumukirana mukurwakukuru, uye kutizira munyikayaNifai, mukati memaRamani—

13 Uye pamusana peuipi hwa-vo uhwu hukuru, uye anokuzvi-tutumadza nesimba ravo, vaka-siiwa musimba ravo; naizvozvohavana kubudirira, asi vakata-mbudzwa vakarohwa, uye va-katinhwa pamberi pemaRamani,kudakara vange vacharasikirwanenyika dzavo dzose.

14 Asi tarisai, Moronaiha aka-paridza zvinhu zvizhinji kuva-nhu pamusana pekuipa kwavo,anaNifai naRihaiwo, vakangavari vanakomana vaHiramani,

12a Obad. 1:3–4;D&Z 101:42.

b I Tim. 6:17; 2 Ni. 9:42.c D&Z 42:30–31.

13a nkm Kudada.14a Hir. 3:21.

Hiramani 4:15–25 474

vakaparidza zvinhu zvizhinjikuvanhu, hongu, uye vaka-porofita zvinhu zvizhinji kwa-vari maererano nekuipa kwa-vo, nezvichaitika kwavari kanavasina kutendeuka muzvitemazvavo.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakate-

ndeuka, uye mukutendeuka kwa-vaiita vakatanga kubudirira.16 Nokuti Moronaiha paakao-

na kuti vave kutendeuka akae-dza kuvatungamira kunzvimbonenzvimbo, uye kuguta neguta,kana kusvika vatora chikamuchepakati chepfuma yavo nechi-kamu chepakati chematunhuavo ose.17 Uye ndikwo kupera kwa-

kaita gore rechimakumi mata-nhatu nerimwechete rekutongakwevatongi.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechimakumi matanhatu nema-viri ekutonga kwevatongi, kutiMoronaiha akanga asisagonekuwana zvimwe zvinhu kuma-Ramani.19 Naizvozvo vakabva varege-

ra pfungwa dzavo dzekuti vato-re matunhu akanga asara, nokutimaRamani akanga akawandazvekuti zvakanga zvaoma kutimaNifai vavakurire; naizvozvoMoronaiha akaisa mauto akeose mubasa rekuchengeta idzonzvimbo dzaakanga atora.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti, pamu-

sana peuwandu hwemaRamanimaNifai akapindwa nekutyakukuru, kuti vangangokurirwa,

uye vakatsikwa-tsikwa, uye va-kauraiwa, uye vakaparadzwa.

21 Hongu, vakatanga kura-ngarira zviporofita zvaAruma,nemazwiwo aMosaya; uye va-kaona kuti vakanga vakaomesamitsipa, nokuti vakanga vazvi-dza mirairo yaMwari;

22 Uye nokuti vakanga vapi-ndura uye vatsikirira pasi petso-ka dzavo amitemo yaMosaya,kana kuti iyo yaakanzi naIsheape kuvanhu; uye vakaona kutimitemo yavo yakanga yaora,nokuti ivo vakange vave vanhuvave nehuipi, zvekuti vakangavane huipi kunyange sema-Ramani.

23 Uye pamusana pekuipakwavo, chechi yakange yatangaakuderera; uye vakatanga kusa-tenda mweya wehuporofita ne-mumweya wezvakazarurwa;uye kutonga kwaMwari kuno-vadongorera kumeso.

24 Uye vakaona kuti ahavasi-sina simba, sehama dzavo,maRamani, nokutiwo MweyawaIshe wakanga usisavache-ngetedze; hongu, wakangawabva kwavari nokuti bMweyawaIshe haugare mutembericdzisiri tsvene —25 Naizvozvo Ishe vakarega

kuvachengetedza nemasimbaavo anoshamisa asina mumweanawo, nokuti vakanga vawiramukati amekusatenda nehuipihwakaipa; uye vakaona kutimaRamani akanga akawandazvikuru kupfuura ivo, uye

22a Aruma 1:1.23a nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.

24a Mosaya 1:13.b nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.

c Mosaya 2:37;Aruma 7:21; 34:36.

25a nkm Kusadaira.

475 Hiramani 4:26–5:7

kunze kwekunge bvanamatirakuna Ishe Mwari vavo vanofani-ra kufa zvisingadziviririke.26 Nokuti tarisai, vakaona kuti

simba remaRamani rakangoitasesimba ravo, kana kumunhunemunhu. Uye ndiko kusakavawira mukutadza kukuru uku;hongu, saka vakanga vasisinasimba, pamusana pekutadzakwavo; mukati memakore ama-shomanani.

CHITSAUKO 5

Nifai naRihai vanoisa nguva yavoyose mukuparidza — Mazita avoanoita kuti vaite upenyu kuti hu-fanane nemadzitateguru avo —Kristu anonunura avo vanotendeu-ka — Nifai naRihai vanopindutsavazhinji uye vanoiswa mutirongo,uye vanokomberedzwa nemoto —Gore rerima rinofugidza mazanamatatu evanhu — Nyika inonde-ndemera, uye izwi rinoudza vanhukuti vatendeuke — Nifai naRihaivanotaura nengirozi, uye mhomhoinokomberedzwa nemoto. Zvinga-ngove makore 30 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore iro-ri, tarisai, aNifai akapa chigarochekutonga kumurume ainziSizoramu.2 Nokuti sezvo mitemo yavo

nehurumende dzavo dzaiiswaanezwi revanhu, uye avo bvaisa-rudza zvakaipa vakanga vakawa-nda kupfuura avo vaisarudzazvakanaka, naizvozvo vakanga

voibvira kuparadzwa, nokutimitemo yakanga yaipiswa.

3 Hongu, uye izvi hazvisizvozvose; vakanga vari vanhu va-kaomesa mitsipa, zvekuti va-kanga vasisatongeke nemutemokana nekururama, kunze kwe-kunge zviri zvekuzviparadza.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nifaiakanga aneta pamusana peku-tadza kwavo; uye akabva aare-gera chigaro chekutonga, uyeakazvipira kuti aparidze shokoraMwari mazuva ose eupenyuhwake, nemunin’ina wake Rihainaiyewo, mazuva ake ose;

5 Nokuti vairangarira mazwiakataurwa nababa wavo Hira-mani kwavari. Uye aya ndiwomazwi aakataura:

6 Tarisai, vanakomana vangu,ndinoda kuti murangarire ku-chengeta mirairo yaMwari; uyendinoda kuti mutaurire vanhuaya mazwi. Tarisai, ndakaku-pai mazita aevabereki veduvekutanga vakabva kunyikayeJerusarema; izvi ndazviitakut i pamunofunga mazitaenyu munobva mavafungawo;kana mavafunga munobvamarangarira mabasa avo; uyekana marangarira mabasa avomunozoziva zviye zvinonzi,uye zvakanyorwawo, kuti va-kanga bvakanaka.7 Naizvozvo, vanakomana

vangu, ndinoda kuti dai maitazvakanaka, kuti zvigonzi ne-zvenyu, nokunyorwawo, kanasekutaurwa nekunyorwa kwa-zvakaitwa nezvavo.

25b Jak. 6:5.26a Aruma 46:8;

Hir. 12:3–4.

5 1a Hir. 3:37.2a Mosaya 29:25–27.

b Aruma 10:19.

4a Aruma 4:15–20.6a 1 Ni. 1:1, 5.

b 2 Ni. 33.

Hiramani 5:8–16 476

8 Uye zvino vanakomana va-ngu, tarisai ndine zvimwe zva-ndinoda kwamuri, zvandinodazviri izvi, kuti musaite zvinhuizvi kuti mugozozvikudza na-zvo, asi kuti muite izvi zvinhukuzvigadzirira apfuma kudenga,hongu, yokusingaperi, uye isi-ngapume; hongu, kuti muwa-ne chiye chipo bchinokoshacheupenyu hwokusingapere,uhwo hwatiine chikonzerochekufunga kuti hwakapiwamadzibaba edu.9 Imi rangarirai, rangarirai,

vanakomana vangu, amazwiakataurwa namambo Benjaminikuvanhu vake; hongu, rangari-rai hakuna imwe nzira kanazvimwe zvingaitwe kuti munhuaponeswe, chete bnekudzikinurakweropa raJesu Kristu, achauya;hongu, rangarirai kuti anouyackuzonunura dnyika.

10 Uye rangariraiwo amazwiakataurwa naAmureki kunaZiziromu, muguta reAmonaiha;nokuti akati kwaari Ishe cho-kwadi vachauya kuzonunuravanhu vavo, asi kuti havazouyakuzovanunura vari muzvitemazvavo, asi kuzovanunura kubvamuzvitema zvavo.11 Uye ane simba raakapiwa

naBaba rekuvanunura kubvamuzvitema zvavo pamusanapekutendeuka; saka aakatumirangirozi dzake kuti dzizotauranyaya yezvinodiwa pakutende-uka, zvinounza simba reMunu-

nuri, mukuponeswa kwemwe-ya yavo.

12 Uye zvino, vanakomana va-ngu, rangarirai, rangarirai kutiapadombo reMununuri wedu,anove ndiye Kristu, Mwanako-mana waMwari, pamakafanirakuvakira bhwaro hwenyu; kutikana dhiabhorosi otumiramhepo dzake huru, hongu, mi-seve yake muchinyamupupuri,hongu, kana chivhuramahwechake cnedutu rine simba zvi-chakurovai, zvichashaya simbapamuri rekukukweverai muha-nwa yekusuwa nenhamo isinamagumo, pamusana pedombopamakavakirwa, rinove hwarohwakasimba, hwaro hwekutikana vanhu vavaka hakunakupunzika.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti ayandiwo mazwi aakadzidziswa na-Hiramani kuvanakomana vake;hongu, akavadzidzisa zvinhuzvizhinji zvisina kunyorwa,nezvimwewo zvizhinji zvaka-nyorwa.

14 Uye vakarangarira mazwiake; uye naizvozvo vakaenda,vachichengeta mirairo ya Mwari,kunodzidzisa shoko raMwarimuvanhu vose vaNifai, kuta-ngira kuguta reMaguta;

15 Uye kubva ipapo vakaendakuguta raGidhi; uye kubva mu-guta raGidhi kuguta reMureki;

16 Kana kubva kune iri gutavachienda kune iro, dakaravaenda kuvanhu vose vaNifai

8a 3 Ni. 13:19–21.b D&Z 14:7.

9a Mosaya 2:9.b Mosaya 3:17–18.

nkm Dzikinura.c nkm Akanunura.

d nkm Nyika—Vanhuvasingateereremitemo.

10a Aruma 11:34.11a Aruma 13:24–25.12a Mat. 7:24–27;

D&Z 6:34; Mos. 7:53.nkm Dombo renheyo;Ibwe.

b Isa. 28:16; Jak. 4:16.c 3 Ni. 14:25, 27.

13a Mosaya 1:4.

477 Hiramani 5:17–28

vakanga vari munyika neche-kumaodzanyemba; uye kubvaikoko vachibva vapinda mu-nyika yeZarahemura, mukatimemaRamani.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

paridza nesimba guru, zvekutivakavhiringidza vaye avapandu-ki vakanga vabva kumaNifai,zvekuti vakauya vakareururazvitema zvavo uye vakabha-bhatidzwa mukutendeuka, uyevachibva vadzokera kumaNi-fai, nokukurumidza vachiedzakugadziridza zvinhu zvavaka-nga vakanganisa kwavari.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nifai na-

Rihai vakaparidzira maRamaninesimba nemvumo, nokuti vai-ve nesimba nemvumo zvava-kanga vapiwa kuti avataure,uye zvavaitaura vaizvipiwa —19 Naizvozvo vaitaura zvai-

shamisa maRamani zvikuru,azvekuvapwisa, zvekuti kwaka-ita zviuru zvisere zvemaRamanivaive munyika yeZarahemuranemamwe matunhu vakabha-bhatidzwa mukutendeuka, uyevakapwiswa pamusoro pekuipakwetsika dzamadzibaba avo.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nifai

naRihai vakabva apa kuti vae-nde kunyika yaNifai.21 Uye zvakaita kuti vakato-

rwa nemauto emaRamani uyendokubva vakandwa mutirongo;hongu, amutirongo iroro raka-mboiswa Amoni nevamwe vakevabatwa nevaranda vaRimuhai.22 Uye mushure mekunge

vakandwa mutirongo kwema-zuva mazhinji vasina kudya,tarisai, vakaenda kutirongo kutivanovatora vavauraye.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti NifainaRihai vakanga vakakombere-dzwa sekunge anemoto, zveku-ti vakatya kuti vangaise maokoavo pavari vakatsva. Zvakadaro,Nifai naRihai vakanga vasinga-tsve; uye vaive vakamira pakatipemoto uye vasingatsve.

24 Uye zvavakaona kuti va-kakomberedzwa aneshongweyemoto, uye kuti wakanga usi-ngavapise, mwoyo yavo yaka-vamba kushinga.

25 Nokuti vakaona kuti ma-Ramani aitya kuisa maoko avopavari; kana kusvika pedyonavo vaitya, asi vakamira se-vanhu vakaitwa zvimumumunokushamiswa.

26 Uye zvakaitika kuti NifainaRihai vakamira vakatanga ku-taura kwavari, vachiti: Musatyenokuti tarisai, ndiMwari varikukuratidzai chinhu chinosha-misa ichi, chiri kuratidzwakwamuri kuti hamungaise ma-oko enyu patiri kuti mutiuraye.

27 Uye tarisai, pavakanga va-taura mazwi aya, nyika yaka-ndendemera zvinotyisa, uyenemadziro etirongo akazungu-zuka kunge achakoromokerapasi; asi tarisai, haana kukoro-moka. Uye tarisai, avo vakangavari mutirongo vaive maRama-ni nemaNifai akapanduka.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

17a Hir. 4:4.18a D&Z 100:5–8.

nkm Huporofita.19a nkm Kupinduka;

Basa reKushumira.21a Mosaya 7:6–7; 21:23.23a Eks. 3:2.24a Eks. 14:24;

1 Ni. 1:6;D&Z 29:12;Nh—JS 1:16.

Hiramani 5:29–40 478

putirwa negore arerima, uye va-kavingwa nokutya kwakaipa.29 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-

uya aizwi raiita seriri pamusoropegore, richiti: Tendeukai imi,tendeukai imi, uye mubvamarega zvekuparadza varandavangu avo vandakatumira kwa-muri kuti vakutaurirei mashokoakanaka.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti pava-

kanzwa izwi, uye vakaona kutiharizi izwi remabanan’ana, ra-kanga risiri izwi reruzha ruku-ru, asi tarisai, rakanga riri izwiarakanyarara rakafanira, seku-nge kazevezeve, uye raipindakusvika kumweya chaiwo —31 Uye kana dai izwi iri raka-

nga rakapfava, tarisai nyikayakandendemera zvikuru, uyemadziro etirongo akazunguzu-ka zvakare, kunge ave kudakukoromokera pasi; uye tarisaigore rerima, rakanga ravafuki-dza, harina kubva —32 Uye tarisai izwi rakadzoka

zvakare, richiti: Tendeukai imi,tendeukai imi, nokuti umambohwekudenga hwave pedyo; uyemurege kutsvaka kuparadzavaranda vangu. Uye zvakaitikakuti nyika yakandendemerazvakare, uye madziro akazu-nguzuka.33 Uye kechitatu izwi rakauya

zvakare, uye rikataura kwavarimazwi anoshamisa asingagonekutaurwa nemunhu; uye ma-dziro akazunguzuka zvakare,uye nyika ikandendemera se-kunge ichatsemuka nepakati.

34 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-Ramani akatadza kutiza pamu-sana pegore rerima rakangarakavafukidza; hongu, uyezvakare vakanga vasisagonekufamba nokuti vakanga vavekutya.

35 Zvino pakati pavo paivenemumwe akange akazvarwaari mu Nifai, akambenge ariwechechi yaMwari asi akangaapanduka abva kwavari.

36 Uye zvakaitika kuti akate-ndeuka, uye tarisai, akaona ne-mukati megore rerima zvisozvaNifai naRihai; uye tarisai,akaona azvichipenya zvikuru,kana sezviso zvengirozi. Uyeakaona kuti vakanga vakatarisakudenga; uye vakanga vachiitasevari kutaura kana kuti vari ku-simudza mazwi avo kunge varikutaura nemumwe wavaiona.

37 Uye zvakaitika kuti uyumurume akadaidzira kumho-mho yevanhu, kuti vatendeukeuye vatarise. Uye tarisai, vaka-piwa simba vakakwanisa ku-cheuka vakatarisa; uye vakaonazviso zvaNifai naRihai.

38 Uye vakati kumurumeuyu: Tarisai, zvose zvinhu izvizvinorevei, uye ndiani wavarikutaura naye vanhu ava?

39 Zvino zita remurume uyurainzi Aminadabi. Uye Amina-dabi akati kwavari: Vari kutauranengirozi dza Mwari.

40 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-Ramani akati kwaari: aChii cha-tingaite, kuti gore rerima iri ri-bviswe kutifukidza kwarakaita?

28a Eks. 14:20.29a 3 Ni. 11:3–14.30a I Madz. 19:12;

D&Z 85:6.36a Eks. 34:29–35;

Mabasa 6:15.

40a Mabasa 2:37–39.

479 Hiramani 5:41–52

41 Uye Aminadabi akati kwa-vari: Makafanira akutendeuka,uye mochemera kuizwi, kanakusvika mave bnerutendo munaKristu, amakadzidziswa na-Aruma, naAmureki, naZiziro-mu; uye kana maita izvi, gorererima richabviswa kuti risati-fugidze.42 Uye zvakaitika kuti vose

vakatanga kuchema kunezwiriya rakanga randendemesanyika; hongu, vakachema kuda-kara kana gore rerima raparara.43 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvavaka-

tarisa-tarisa, uye vakaona kutigore rerima rakanga rapararirarisisavafukidze, tarisai vakaonakuti vakanga avakakombere-dzwa, hongu wose munhu, ne-mutswi wemoto.44 Uye Nifai naRihai vaive

pakati pavo; hongu, vakangavakakomberedzwa; hongu, va-iita sevari pakati perimi remo-to, asi wakanga usingavapise,hauna kana kupisa madziroetirongo; uye vakazadzwa ane-mufaro uya wakapfuuridza uyeuzere nekubwinya.45 Uye tarisai, Mweya aMutsve-

ne waMwari wakauya kubvakudenga, uye ukapinda mu-mwoyo yavo, uye vakazadzwakunge vazadzwa nemoto, uyevakakwanisa bkutaura ipapomazwi anoshamisa.46 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-

uya izwi kwavari, hongu, izwirinotapira, raiita sekazeve-zeve,richiti:

47 aRunyararo, runyararo kwa-muri, pamusana perutendo rwe-nyu mune Andinodisisa, akangaaripo kubvira pakutanga kwe-nyika.

48 Uye zvino, zvavakanzwaizvi vakatarisa mudenga kutizvimwe vangaone kwaibva izwi;uye tarisai, vakawona amatengaachizuruka; uye ngirozi dzika-dzika kubva kudenga uyedzikavaparidzira.

49 Uye paive nemweya yaisvi-ka mazana matatu yakanzwanekuona zvinhu izvi; uye vaka-udzwa kuti vaende uye varegekushamiswa, havafanire kuka-hadzika.

50 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakae-nda, uye vakanoparidzira va-nhu, vachitaura kumatunhuose akatenderedza zvinhu zva-vakanga vanzwa nezvavakangavaona, zvekuti vazhinji vema-Ramani vakapwiswa navo, pa-musana pekukura kweumbowohwavakanga vagashira.

51 Uye vose avazhinji vakapwi-swa vakakanda pasi zvombo zva-vo zvehondo, noruvengo rwavonetsika dzamadzibaba avo.

52 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakapakumaNifai nyika yakanga iriyavo.

CHITSAUKO 6

MaRamani akarurama anopari-dzira maNifai ane uipi — Vosevanhu ava vanobudirira munguva

41a nkm Rutendeuko.b nkm Rutendo.

43a 3 Ni. 17:24; 19:14.44a nkm Rufaro.

45a 3 Ni. 9:20;Eta 12:14.

b nkm ZvipozveMweya.

47a nkm Runyararo.48a 1 Ni. 1:8.51a Aruma 31:5.

Hiramani 6:1–9 480

yerunyararo nekuguta — Rusifa,munyori wechitema, anoita kutimwoyo yevakaipa nemakororoaGadhiandoni imuke mukupondanemuutsinye — Makororo anotorahurumende yemaNifai. Zvingango-ve makore 29 kusvika ku23 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti pakaperagore rechimakumi matanhatunemaviri rekutonga kwevatongi,zvose zvinhu izvi zvakangazvaitika uye maRamani, chika-mu chavo chikuru, chakangachava vanhu vakarurama, zve-kuti akururama kwavo kwaka-pfuura kwemaNifai, pamusanapekusimba kwavo nekutsigakwavo murutendo rwavo.2 Nokuti tarisai, kwakange

kuine vazhinji vemaNifai vaka-nga avaoma uye vasingadzokeuye vaine uipi hwakanyanya,zvekuti vakaramba shoko ra-Mwari nekuparidza kwose uyenekuporofita kwaiuya pakatipavo.3 Zvakadaro, vanhu vechechi

vakave nemufaro mukuru pa-musana pekupinduka kwe-maRamani, hongu, pamusanapechechi yaMwari, yakangayaiswa mukati mavo. Uye ava-kashamwaridzana, uye vaka-fara pamwechete, uye vakaitamufaro mukuru.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti vazhinji

vemaRamani vakauya kunyikayeZarahemura, uye vakatauri-ra vanhu vaNifai tsika ayekute-ndeuka kwavo, uye vakava

kuridzira kuti vave nerutendonokutendeuka.

5 Hongu, uye vazhinji vavovakaparidza nesimba guru kwa-zvo nemvumo, kusvika vazhinjivavo vaburuka kusvika muu-dzamu hwekupfava, kuti vavevakapfava vateveri vaMwarineGwayana.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vazhinjivemaRamani vakaenda vaka-nopinda munyika yechekucha-mhembe; uye kana Nifai na-Rihai vakaenda vakapindawoamunyika iri kuchamhembe, ku-noparidzira vanhu. Uye ndikwokupera kwakaita gore rechima-kumi matanhatu nematatu.

7 Uye tarisai, munyika maka-nga muine runyararo, zvekutimaNifai aienda kudunhu ripiravainge vachida, kana daimuri mukati memaNifai kanamaRamani.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti kanamaRamani vaikwanisa kuendakwose kwose zvakwo kwavaingevachida, kana dai pari pakatipemaRamani kana pemaNifai;uye saka vaifambidzana zva-kasununguka, kunotenga uyekana kunotengesa, uye kuti va-wane, maererano nezvavaingevachida.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-pfuma zvikuru, vose maRamaninemaNifai; uye vakanga vainegoridhe yakawanda zvikuru,nesirivha, nemarudzi akasiya-na-siyana ezvinokosha, kwosemunyika yekumaodzanyembanenyika yekuchamhembe.

6 1a Hir. 13:1.2a VaR. 1:28–32.

3a nkm Kuwadzana.4a nkm Kupinduka.

6a Aruma 63:4–9;Hir. 3:11–12.

481 Hiramani 6:10–18

10 Zvino nyika yekumaodza-nyemba yainzi Rihai, uye nyikayekuchamhembe yainzi aMureki,yakanga yakadaidzwa zita re-mwanakomana waZedekia; no-kuti Ishe vakaisa Mureki munyi-ka yekuchamhembe, uye Rihaikunyika yekumaodzanyemba.11 Uye tarisai, makanga muine

goridhe rakasiyana-siyana mosemunyika idzi, nesirivha, nema-tombo anokosha emarudzi ose;uye kwaive nemhizha, dzaikwa-nisa kushanda simbi dzakasi-yana-siyana, uye vaidzigadzira;uye saka vakapfuma.12 Vakakohwa zvakawanda,

kwose kuchamhembe nekuma-odzanyemba; uye vakafambiramberi zvikuru, kwose kucha-mhembe nekumaodzanyemba.Uye vakawanda uye vakasimbazvikuru munyika. Uye vakaku-dza matanga mazhinji, hongu,nemhuru zhinji dzekukodza.13 Tarisai madzimai ayo aisha-

nda zvakasimba uye achiruka,uye aiita machira akasiyanasiyana, emachira akarukwa zvi-noyevedza nemachira emarudziakasiyana-siyana, kuti vapfeke-dze miviri yavo yakanga isinakusimira. Uye saka gore rechi-makumi matanhatu nemanarakapfuura murunyararo.14 Uye mugore rechimakumi

matanhatu nemashanu vakangavainewo rufaro nerunyararo,hongu, kuparidzirwa kwakawa-nda nehuporofita hwakawandamaererano neicho chakanga chi-chauya. Uye ndikwo kupfuura

kwakaita gore rechimakumimatanhatu nemashanu.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerechimakumi matanhatu nema-tanhatu rekutonga kwevatongi,tarisai, aSizoramu akapondwanemunhu asina kuzivikanwaagere pachigaro chekutonga.Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerimwechetero, mwanakomanawake, akanga aiswa nevanhumunzvimbo yake, naiyewoakapondwa. Uye ndiko kuperakwakaita gore rechimakumimatanhatu nematanhatu.

16 Uye mukutanga kwegorerechimakumi matanhatu nema-nomwe vanhu vakatanga ku-kura muuipi zvakare.

17 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe vakangavavaropafadza kwenguva hu-ru neupfumi hwenyika zvekutihavana kumbomutswa kuti va-shatirwe, kana kuita hondo,kana mukudeura ropa; naizvo-zvo vakatanga kuisa mwoyoyavo paupfumi hwavo; hongu,vakatanga kutsvaka kupundu-ka kuti vagoiswa pamusoro pe-vamwe; naizvozvo vakatangakuponda amuruvande, nekubanokupamba, kuti vapunduke.

18 Uye zvino tarisai, idzo mho-ndi nevapambi chaive chikwatachakanga chatangiswa naKishi-kumeni anaGadhiandoni. Uyezvino zvakaitika kuti vakangavakawanda, kana nemukati me-maNifai, vechikwata chaGadhi-andoni. Asi tarisai, vakanga va-kanyanya kuwanda mune avovemaRamani vakanga vakanya-

10a Mosaya 25:2–4;Hir. 8:21.

15a Hir. 5:1.17a 3 Ni. 9:9.

18a Hir. 2:4, 12–13.

Hiramani 6:19–28 482

nya kuipa. Uye vainzi makororonemhondi dzaGadhiandoni.19 Uye vaive ivo vakaponda

mutongi mukuru Sizoramu,nemwanakomana wake, ari pa-chigaro chekutonga; uye tarisai,havana kuwanikwa.20 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

maRamani paakawona kutimukati mavo maive nemako-roro vakasuwa zvikuru; uyevakashandisa nzira dzose dza-vaikwanisa kuti vaaparadzevabve pamusoro penyika.21 Asi tarisai, Satani akamutsa

mwoyo yevazhinji vemaNifai,zvekuti vakabva vabatana ne-izvo zvikwata zvemakororo,uye vakapinda muzvibvumira-no zvavo nezvitsidzo zvavo,kuti vanozochengetedzana no-kudzivirirana kana mumwe aka-pinda mumatambudziko akaitasei, kuti havafanire kutambu-dzwa pamusana peumhondihwavo, nokupamba kwavo,nokuba kwavo.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaive

nezviratidzo zvavo, hongu, zvi-ratidzo zvavo azvemuruvande,nemazwi avo akange asingazi-vikanwe; uye zvaiitirwa kutivazive hama inenge yakapindamuchibvumirano, kuti kanadai hama yake ikaita zvakaipasei haafanire kukuvadzwa ne-hama yake, kana neavo varivechikwata chake, vakaitawochibvumirano ichi.23 Uye saka vaikwanisa kupo-

nda, nokupamba, uye vabe, uye

vaite upombwe netsika dzosedzakaipa, dzisiri mumutemowenyika yavo nemitemowoyaMwari vavo.

24 Uye ani zvake wechikwatachavo anotaurira nyika anezve-kuipa neruvengo rwavo neku-tadza kwavo, anotongwa, kwetemaererano nemitemo yenyikayavo, asi maererano nemitemoyeuipi hwavo, yakanga yaitwanaGadhiandoni naKishikumeni.

25 Zvino tarisai, ndizvo zvi-bvumirano anezvitsidzo zvemu-ruvande zvakanzi naArumaachiudza mwanakomana wakekuti hazvifanire kuenda munyi-ka, nokuti ingangove nzira ye-kuunza vanhu mukuparadzwa.

26 Zvino tarisai, izvo zvitsidzonezvibvumirano azvemuruvandehazvina kuuya kuna Gadhia-ndoni zvichibva muzvinyorwazvakapiwa kuna Hiramani; asitarisai, zvakaiswa mumwoyomaGadhiandoni nemunhu bmu-mwecheteyo akafurira vaberekivedu vekutanga kuti vadyemuchero wairambidzwa —

27 Hongu, uye munhu mumwe-cheteyo akarangana anaKaini,kuti kana akaponda munin’inawake Aberi hazvizozivikanwamunyika. Uye akarangana na-Kaini nevateveri vake kubvirapanguva iyoyo.

28 Uye zvakare ndiye uye mu-nhu mumwechete iyeyu akaisamumwoyo yevanhu pfungwayekuti avavake shongwe yakare-ba zvekuti yaizosvika kudenga.

22a nkm Huranganwahwemuruvande.

24a nkm Akaipa.

25a Aruma 37:27–32.26a Mos. 5:29, 49–52.

b 3 Ni. 6:28;

Mos. 4:6–12.27a Mos. 5:18–33.28a Gen. 11:1–4; Eta 1:3.

483 Hiramani 6:29–38

Uye aive munhu mumwecheteiyeyo akatungamirira vanhu va-kabva pashongwe iya vachiuyamunyika ino; akaparadzira ma-basa erima neekuipa pamusoropenyika yose, kudakara akwe-zvera vanhu kunoparadzwabzvachose, nokugehena rekusi-ngaperi.29 Hongu, ndiye munhu mu-

mwechete iyeyo akaisa mu-mwoyo amaGadhiandoni kutiarambe achiita mabasa erima,neekuponda muruvande; uyeakavamba ainazvo kubvira pa-kutanga kwemunhu kusvikamunguva ino.30 Uye tarisai, ndiye uyu amu-

nyori wezvitema zvose. Uye ta-risai, anoita mabasa ake erimanokuponda muruvande, uye va-nogashidzana zvavanorangana,nezvitsidzo zvavo, nezvibvumi-rano zvavo, nekuronga kwavokweuipi hwakanyanya, kubvakuchizvarwa nechizvarwa na-maererano nekubata kwaanoitamwoyo yevana vevanhu.31 Uye zvino tarisai, akanga

abata zvikuru mwoyo yema-Nifai; hongu, zvekuti vakangavave vanhu vaipa zvikuru; ho-ngu, vazhinji vavo vakanga va-siya nzira yekururama, uye ava-katsika-tsika mirairo yaMwarinetsoka dzavo, uye vakaendanedzavo nzira, uye vakazviva-kira mifananidzo yegoridheyavo nesirivha yavo.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwose

kutadza uku kwakauya kwavarimukati memakore amashoma-

nani, zvekuti zvizhinji zvachozvakaitika mugore rechima-kumi matanhatu nemanomwerekutongwa kwevanhu vaNifainevatongi.

33 Uye vakakura nezvitadzozvavo mugore rechimakumimatanhatu nemaserewo, vaka-rurama vakasuwa zvikuru no-kuchema.

34 Uye saka tinoona kuti ma-Nifai akatanga kuderera muku-satenda, uye vakakura mukuipanezvitadzo, maRamani akatangakukura muruzivo rwaMwarivavo zvikuru; hongu, vakatangakuchengeta zvisungo zvake ne-mirau, nekufamba muchokwadiuye vakati twasa pamberi pake.

35 Uye saka tinoona kutiMweya waIshe wakatanga aku-bva kumaNifai, pamusana peui-pi nekuoma kwemwoyo yavo.

36 Uye saka tinoona kuti Ishevakatanga kudira Mweya wakekumaRamani, pamusana pe-kupfava kwavo nokuda kwavokutenda mumazwi ake.

37 Uye zvakaitika kuti ma-Ramani vakavhima chikwatachemakororo aGadhiandoni; uyevakaparidza shoko raMwarimukati mevakanyanya kuipavavo, zvekuti chikwata chiyechemakororo chakaparadzwazvachose mukati memaRamani.

38 Uye zvakaitika kuti kunerumwe rutivi, maNifai vakava-vaka uye vakavatsigira, zvichi-tanga nekune vakanga vaka-nyanya kuipa vavo, kudakaravazara nenyika yose yemaNifai,

28b Eta 8:9, 15–25.29a Hir. 2:4–13.30a Aruma 5:39–42;

Moro. 7:12, 17;Mos. 4:4.

31a 1 Ni. 19:7.

32a Aruma 46:8.35a Mosaya 2:36;

D&Z 121:37.

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uye vakafurira vazhinji vevaka-nga vari vakarurama kusvikavaburuka vave kutenda mabasaavo vave kutambira zvakapa-mbwa, uye nokubatana navomukuponda nemuzvikwata zve-muruvande.39 Uye saka vakatora, vakawa-

na kufambiswa kwehurume-nde, zvekuti vakatsikirira pasipetsoka dzavo, uye vakarovanekubvarura uye vakafukatiraavarombo nevakapfava, neva-teveri vaMwari vakazvirereka.40 Uye tinoona kuti vakanga

vave pakaipa, uye vave akuibvi-ra kuparadzwa kusingaperi.41 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndiko

kupera kwakaita gore rechima-kumi matanhatu nemasere reku-tongwa kwemaNifai nevatongi.

Huporofita hwaNifai, Mwa-nakomana waHiramani —Mwari vanotyisidzira maNifaikuti vachavashanyira muku-shatirwa kwavo, vagovapara-dza zvachose kunze kwekungevatotendeuka pahuipi hwavo.Mwari vanorova vanhu vaNifainezvirwere; vanotendeuka uyevobva vapindukira kwavari.Samueri, muRamani, anoporo-fita kumaNifai.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko7 kusvika ku16.

CHITSAUKO 7

Nifai anorambwa kuchamhembeuye achibva adzokera kuZarahe -

mura — Anonamata ari panharireyebindu rake uye achibva adaidzavanhu kuti vatendeuke kana kufa.Zvingangove makore 23 kusvikaku21 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Tarisai, zvino zvakaitika kutimugore rechimakumi mata-nhatu nemapfumbamwe reku-tongwa kwemaNifai nevatongi,kuti Nifai, mwanakomana wa-Hiramani, aakadzokera kunyikayeZarahemura achibva kunyikayekuchamhembe.

2 Nokuti akanga amboendamukati mevanhu vakanga varimunyika yechekuchamhembe,uye akaparidza shoko raMwarikwavari, uye akaporofita zvi-nhu zvizhinji kwavari.

3 Uye vakaramba mashokoake ose, zvekuti haana kuzo-kwanisa kugara pakati pavo,asi akadzokera zvakare kunyikayechizvarwa chake.

4 Uye achiona vanhu vari mu-kati mehugaro hwechakaipahunotyisa, uye aye makororoaGadhiandoni ari iwo ari mu-zvigaro zvekutonga — vakabasimba nemvumo yekutonga nyi-ka; vasiya parutivi mirau yaMwari, uye vasina chimwechakanaka chavanoita pamberipake; vasingaite zvakaruramakuvana vevanhu;

5 Vachitongera rufu vakaru-rama pamusana pekururamakwavo; vachiregera vane mho-sva nevakaipa vachienda vasi-ngarangwe pamusana pemariyavo; uye pamusoro paizvo-zvo vovabvumira kutungamira

39a Mpi. 109:16;Aruma 5:54–56;

D&Z 56:16.40a Hir. 5:2; 11:37;

D&Z 18:6.7 1a Hir. 6:6.

485 Hiramani 7:6–16

hurumende, kuti vatonge vachi-ita zvavanoda, kuti vapunduke,uye nokuwana mbiri amunyika,uye, pamusoro paizvozvo va-gokwanisa kuita upombwenyore-nyore, nokuba, nokuu-raya, uye vachiita maereranonokuda kwavo —6 Zvino kuipa kukuru uku

kwakanga kwauya kumaNifai,muchinguva chemakore ma-shomanani; uye Nifai zvaaka-zviona, mwoyo wake wakafutanekusuwa mukati mechipfuvachake; uye akakanuka muku-rwadziwa kwemweya wake:7 Ini zvangu, dai ndakanga

ndakawana mazuva angu mu-mazuva ababa vangu Nifaivakatanga kubva munyika ye-Jerusarema, kuti ndainge nda-kafara naye munyika yechipi-kirwa; iyoyo nguva vanhu vakevaive nyore kunyengetedza,vakasimba mukuchengeta mira-iro yaMwari, uye vachinonokakuiswa mukutadza; uye vaiku-rumidza kuteerera kumazwiaIshe —8 Hongu, dai mazuva angu

akanga ari mumazuva iwayo,zvino mweya wangu ungadaiwakawana mufaro mukurura-ma kwehama dzangu.9 Asi tarisai, ndakapiwa kuti

ano ndiwo mazuva angu, no-kuti mweya wangu uchazaranekusuwa pamusana pehutsi-nye hwehama dzangu.10 Uye tarisai, zvino zvakaitika

kuti pakanga pari panharire,yaive mubindu raNifai, raivemunzira huru yaienda kumusika

mukuru, waive muguta reZa-rahemura; naizvozvo, Nifaiakanga apfugama panharire ya-ive mubindu make, nharire iyiyaivewo pedyo nemusiwo we-bindu raibuda nekunzira huru.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti paivenevamwe varume vakanga va-chipfuura nepo uye vakaonaNifai achidira mweya wake ku-na Mwari ari panharire; uyevakamhanya vakanotaurira va-nhu zvavakanga vaona, uyevanhu vakauya pamwechetevari mhomho kuti vazoona kutichii chikonzero chekuchemerakuipa kwevanhu zvakadaro.

12 Uye zvino, Nifai paakasimu-ka akaona mhomho yevanhuvakanga vaungana pamwechete.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti akasha-ma muromo wake akati kwa-vari: Tarisai, ako maunganirei?Kuti ndikutaurirei nezvezvita-dzo zvenyu?

14 Hongu, pamusana pekutindakwira panharire pangu kutindidire mweya wangu kunaMwari wangu, pamusana peku-suwa kukuru kwemwoyo wa-ngu, kwakonzerwa nezvitadzozvenyu!

15 Uye nenzira yekuchemakwangu nokugunun’una mau-ngana pamwechete, uye muchi-shamiswa; hongu, uye muno-fanira kushamiswa zvikuru;hongu, makafanira kushamiswanokuti makatorwa zvekuti dhi-abhorosi akabata mwoyo yenyuzvikuru.

16 Hongu, makabvuma sei kutimufurirwe neuyo ari kutsvaka

5a Mat. 13:22; 16:26. 13a Mat. 3:5–8.

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kurasa mweya yenyu mukusu-wa kusingaperi nenhamo isinamagumo?17 Imi tendeukai, tendeukai

imi! aKo munofirei? Dzokai imi,dzokai imi kuna Ishe Mwarivenyu. Ko akuramwirei?18 Pamusana pekuti maomesa

mwoyo yenyu; hongu, hamu-teerere kuzwi remufudzi aaka-naka; hongu, bmakamuita kutiakushatirirwei.19 Uye tarisai, kunze kwekuti

aakuunganidzei, kana mukasa-tendeuka, tarisai, achakupara-dzai kuti muve nyama yembwanezvikara.20 Imi, mungakanganwe sei

Mwari wenyu muzuva irororaakuponesai?21 Asi tarisai, zvaive zvekuda

kupunduka, kuti vagorumbi-dzwa nevanhu, hongu, uye kutimungawane goridhe nesirivha.Uye maisa mwoyo yenyu pau-pfumi nezvinhu zvisina maturoazvenyika ino, zvamunoponde-ra, muchipaza, uye muchiba,nokupupura bnhema nezve-muvakidzani wenyu, nokuitakwose kutadza.22 Uye nechikonzero ichi nha-

mo ichauya kwamuri kunzekwekunge matendeuka. Nokutikana musina kutendeuka, tari-sai, guta guru rino, nemamwemaguta ose akatenderedza, arimunyika yedu ino, achatorwa

zvekuti munenge musisinanzvimbo maari; nokuti tarisai,Ishe havape kwamuri asimba,sezvavanga vachiita kusvikazvino, kuti mugone kurwisananevavengi venyu.

23 Nokuti tarisai, Ishe vanotau-ra achiti: Handizoratidza simbarangu kune vatadzi, kune uyukupfuura uyo, kunze kwekuneavo vanenge vatendeuka mu-zvitema zvavo, uye vagoteereramazwi angu. Zvino naizvozvo,ndinoda kuti dai matarisa, hamadzangu, kuti zvichave anani ku-maRamani pane kwamuri ku-nze kwekunge matotendeuka.

24 Nokuti tarisai, vakaruramakupfuura imi, nokuti havanakutadzira ruzivo rwukuru rwu-ya rwamakatambira imi; nai-zvozvo Ishe vachavanzwiratsitsi; hongu, avacharebesa ma-zuva avo uye vagopamhidzirambeu yavo, kana dai imi mu-chinge bmaparadzwa zvachosekunze kwekunge matendeuka.

25 Hongu, nhamo kwamuripamusana pekutadza kwenyukwauya mukati menyu; uyeimi makabva mabatana mazviri,hongu, kuchikwata achemu-ruvande chiya chakaitwa na-Gadhiandoni!

26 Hongu, anhamo ichauyakwamuri pamusana pekuzvidakuya kwamabvumira kuti ku-pinde mumwoyo yenyu, kwa-

17a Ezk. 18:23, 31–32.18a Ezk. 34:12;

Joh. 10:14–16;Aruma 5:38–41, 57–60.nkm MufudziAkanaka.

b Jak. 1:8; Aruma

12:36–37.19a 3 Ni. 10:4–7.21a nkm Zvemunyika.

b Eks. 20:16;Mat. 15:19–20.

22a Mosaya 7:29.23a Hir. 15:11–15.

24a Aruma 9:16;D&Z 5:33.

b Aruma 9:19.25a Hir. 3:23.26a Isa. 5:8–25.

487 Hiramani 7:27–8:8

kusimudzai pamusoro kupfu-ura pane chakanaka pamusanabpekupfuma kwenyu kukuru!

27 Hongu, nhamo kwamuripamusana pekuipa kwenyunekutadza kwenyu.28 Uye kunze kwekunge ma-

tendeuka muchafa; hongu,kana nyika dzenyu muchadzi-torerwa, uye muchaparadzwakubviswa pamusoro penyika.29 Tarisai zvino, handizi kuti

zvinhu izvi zvichaitika, inipachangu, nokuti handiziriniandinoziva kuti zvinhu izvindezvechokwadi nokuti IsheMwari vakaita kuti ndizvizive,naizvozvo ndinopupura kutizvichave.

CHITSAUKO 8

Nhubu dzevatongi dzinotsvaka ku-furira vanhu kuti vamukire Nifai— Abrahama, Mosesi, Zenosi,Zenoki, Eziasi, Isaya, Jeremia,Rihai naNifai vose vakapupuranezvaKristu—Nokufemerwa Nifaianotaura kupondwa kwemutongimukuru. Zvingangove makore 23kusvika ku21 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti Nifaiataura mazwi aya, tarisai, paivenevarume vakanga vari vatongi,vakanga vari vechikwata che-ruvande chaGadhiandoni, uyevakashatirwa, uye vakachemavachimurwisa, vachiti kuvanhu:Sei musingabate munhu uyumuuye naye, kuti arangwe ma-ererano nemhosva yaaita?2 Sei muchiona murume uyu,

uye muchimunzwa achitukavanhu ava nemitemo yedu?

3 Nokuti tarisai, Nifai akangaataura navo maererano nekuorakwakaita mutemo wavo; hongu,Nifai akataura zvinhu zvizhinjizvisingagone kunyorwa; uyehapana chaakataura chaipesananemirairo yaMwari.

4 Uye vatongi avo vakamusha-tirirwa nokuti aaitaura kwavarizviri pachena maererano nema-basa avo emuruvande erima;zvakadaro, havana kukwanisakuisa maoko avo paari, nokutivaitya kuti vanhu vangache-mere kuvarwisa.

5 Naizvozvo vakachemera ku-vanhu, vachiti: Sei muchibvu-mira munhu uyu kuti atituke?Nokuti tarisai anopa vanhuvano vose mhosva, kana muku-paradzwa, hongu, uye nokuti-wo maguta edu makuru ayatichaatorerwa, kuti tichashayanzvimbo maari.

6 Uye zvino tinoziva kuti izvihazviitike, nokuti tarisai, tinesimba, uye maguta edu makuru,saka vavengi vedu havagonekutikurira.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndikokumutsa kwavakaita vanhu kutivashatirirwe Nifai, uye ndoku-isa kupesana mukati mavo; no-kuti kune vamwe vakachemavachiti: Muregei murume uyuega, nokuti munhu akanaka,uye izvo zvinhu zvaari kutaurachokwadi zvichaitika kunzekwekunge tatendeuka.

8 Hongu, tarisai, kwose kuto-ngwa kuchauya patiri kwaapu-

26b Jak. 2:13. 29a Aruma 5:45–46. 8 4a 1 Ni. 16:2–3.

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pura kwatiri; nokuti tinozivakuti apupura chaizvo kwatirimaererano nokutadza kwedu.Uye tarisai zvakawanda, uyeaanoziva zvose zvinhu zvicha-tiwira sekuziva kwaanoita zvi-tadzo zvedu;9 Hongu, uye tarisai, dai anga

asiri muporofita haaipupuramaererano nezvinhu izvozvo.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti avo va-

nhu vaitsvaka kuparadza Nifaivakamanikidzwa pamusanapekutya kwavo, kuti vasaisemaoko avo paari; saka akata-nga zvakare kutaura kwavari,aona kuti kune vamwe vakangavachimuda, zvekuti vamwevacho vakabva vatya.11 Naizvozvo akatunhwa kuti

arambe achitaura zvakawandakwavari achiti: Tarisai, hamadzangu, hamuna kuverengahere kuti Mwari vakapa simbakumunhu mumwechete, Mosesi,kuti arove mvura adzeGungwaDzvuku, dzikabva dzapatsanukauko nekoko, zvekuti maIsraeri,avo vakanga vari madzibabaedu, vakayambuka nepakaoma,uye mvura ikadzokera paka-re pamauto emaEgipita uyeikaamedza?12 Uye zvino tarisai, kana

Mwari vakapa murume uyusimba rakadaro, zvino sei mu-chiitirana nharo pachenyu, uyemuchiti haana simba raakandi-pa rinoita kuti ndizive kuto-

ngwa kuchauya pamuri kunzekwekunge matendeuka?

13 Asi, tarisai, hamusi kura-mba mazwi angu chete, asi murikurambawo ose mazwi akatau-rwa namadzibaba edu, nema-zwiwo akataurwa nemurumeuyu, Mosesi, uyo akanga akapi-wa simba guru rakadai, hongu,mazwi aakataura maereranonezvekuuya kwaMesia.

14 Hongu, haana kutaura zvi-nyorwa zvinoti MwanakomanawaMwari achauya? Uye akusi-mudza kwaakaita nyoka yedaremurenje, kana iye achauyaachasimudzwawo.

15 Uye vose vachatarisa pa-nyoka iyoyo avachapona, kananaizvozvo vose vachatarisa kuneMwanakomana waMwari neru-tendo, vaine mweya wakatyoka,vachava bvapenyu, kana kusvi-ka kuupenyu huya hwokusi-ngapere.

16 Uye zvino tarisai, Mosesi ha-ana kungopupura nezvezvinhuizvi chete, asi anevose maporo-fita vatsvene vakapupurawo,kubvira kumazuva ake kusvikakumazuva aAbrahama.

17 Hongu, uye tarisai, aAbraha-ma akaona nezvekuuya kwake,uye akazadzwa nomufaro uyeakapembera.

18 Hongu, uye ndinoti kwamu-ri, hazvizizvo chete izvi zvai-zivikanwa naAbrahama, asikwaive anevazhinji Abrahama

8a Hir. 7:29.11a Eks. 14:16; 1 Ni. 17:26;

Mosaya 7:19;D&Z 8:2–3;Mos. 1:25.

14a Num. 21:6–9;2 Ni. 25:20;

Aruma 33:19–22.nkm Jesu Kristu—Marudzi kanamucherechedzowaKristu.

15a 1 Ni. 17:41;Aruma 37:45–47;

3 Ni. 15:9.b Joh. 11:25.

16a Jak. 4:4–5; 7:11.17a Gen. 22:8–14;

Joh. 8:56.18a Aruma 13:19;

D&Z 84:6–16; 136:37.

489 Hiramani 8:19–25

asati aveko vakanga vakadai-dzwa bnehurongwa hwaMwari;hongu, kana negungano re-Mwanakomana wake; uye kutizviratidzwe kuvanhu, zviurunezviuru zvemakore asati auya,kuti kana rununuro rwuchauyakwavari.19 Uye zvino ndinoti makafa-

nira kuziva, kuti kana kubviramumazuva aAbrahama kwai-nge kuine vaporofita vazhinjivakapupura zvinhu izvi; hongu,tarisai, muporofita aZenosi aka-taura asingatye; zvakaita kutiauraiwe.20 Uye tarisai, anaZenokiwo, na-

Eziasiwo, bIsayawo, cnaJeremia,(Jeremia ari iye muporofitamumwecheteyo akapupura ne-zvekuparadzwa dkweJerusare-ma) uye zvino tinoziva kutiJerusarema yakaparadzwa ma-ererano nemazwi aJeremia. Kozvino Mwanakomana waMwarianotadza nei kuuya maereranonechiporofita chake?21 Uye zvino munoita nharo

kuti aJerusarema hayina kupara-dzwa? Mungati here bvanako-mana vaZedekia havana kuurai-wa here, kusara ckwaMureki?Hongu, uye hamuone here kutimbeu yaZedekia inesu, uyevakatandaniswa munyika ye-Jerusarema? Asi tarisai izvihazvizizvo zvose —

22 Baba wedu Rihai akabvi-swa muJerusarema pamusanapekuti akapupura pamusoropezvinhu izvi. Nifai naiyewoakapupura pamusoro pezvinhuizvi, uye kunge esewo madzi-baba, edu akapupura, kanakusvika kunguva ino; hongu,vakapupura anezvekuuya kwa-Kristu, uye vakatarisira, uyevakafara muzuva rake richauya.

23 Uye tarisai, ndiye Mwari,uye ndiye anavo, uye akazvi-ratidza kwavari, kuti vaka-nunurwa naye; uye vakapakwaari mbiri, pamusana peichochichauya.

24 Uye zvino, ndichiona kutimunozviziva zvinhu uye hamu-gone kuzviramba kunze kweku-nge mave kunyepa, naizvozvomunaizvozvi matotadza, nokutimakaramba zvose zvinhu izvi,kana dai paine umbowo hwa-kawanda hwamakatambira; ho-ngu, kana imi makagashirazvinhu azvose, zvinhu zvirikudenga, nezvinhu zvose zvirimunyika pasi, seumbowo kutindezvechokwadi.

25 Asi tarisai, imi makarambachokwadi, uye amukapandukiraMwari venyu mutsvene; uyekana panguva ino, kunze kwe-kuti muzviisire bupfumi kude-nga, uko kusina chinoora, uyeuko kusina chakasviba chinga-

18b nkm HupirisitahwaMerkizedeki.

19a Aruma 34:7.20a 1 Ni. 19:10;

3 Ni. 10:15–16.nkm MagwaroMatsvene—MagwaroMatsvene akarasika.

b Isa. 53.

c 1 Ni. 5:13; 7:14.d Jer. 26:18;

1 Ni. 1:4.21a 2 Ni. 6:8; Omu. 1:15.

b II Madz. 25:7;Jer. 39:6; 52:10.

c Ezk. 17:22–23;Hir. 6:10.

22a nkm Jesu Kristu—

Zviporofitanezvekuzvarwa uyenerufu rwaJesuKristu.

24a Aruma 30:44;Mos. 6:63.

25a Mosaya 2:36–38; 3:12.b Hir. 5:8;

3 Ni. 13:19–21.

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uyeko, muri kuzviunganidzirahasha muzuva crekutongwa.26 Hongu, kana panguva ino

muri kuibva, pamusana peku-ponda kwenyu anokupombakwenyu uye nehuipi, kupara-dzwa kusingaperi; hongu, uyekunze kwekunge matendeu-ka zvichauya nokukurumidzakwamuri.27 Hongu, tarisai kana iye zvi-

no zvatove pamisiwo yenyu;hongu, endai imi kuchigarochekutonga, uye mutsvake; uyetarisai, mutongi wenyu apo-ndwa, uye aarere muropa rake;uye apondwa bnemunin’inawake, ari kutsvaka kugara mu-chigaro chekutonga.28 Uye tarisai, vose ndevechi-

kwata chenyu chemuruvande,achakaitwa naGadhiandoni neu-yo akaipa anotsvaka kuparadzamweya yevanhu.

CHITSAUKO 9

Nhumwa dzinoona mutongi mu-kuru akafa pachigaro chekutonga— Dzinoiswa mutirongo uye dzo-zosunungurwa mushure — Ne-kufemerwa Nifai anoziva kutiSeandumu ndiye aponda — Nifaianobvumwa nevamwe semuporo-fita. Zvingangove makore 23 kusvi-ka ku21 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Tarisai, zvino zvakaitika kutiNifai ataura mazwi aya, vamwevanhu vakanga vari mukatimavo vakamhanyira kuchigarochekutonga; hongu, kana vano-

svika vashanu vakaenda, uyevakati pachavo, vachienda:

2 Tarisai, zvino tichaziva zve-chokwadi kana murume uyu arimuporofita uye kana Mwari va-mutuma kuti aporofite zvinhuzvinoshamisa kudai kwatiri.Tarisai, hatitende kuti akatumwa;hongu, hatitende kuti muporo-fita; zvisinei, kana chinhu ichichaataura nezvemutongi muku-ru chiri chechokwadi, kuti afa,saka tichatenda kuti mamwemazwi aataura ndeechokwadi.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-mhanya nesimba ravo rose, uyevakapinda kuchigaro chekuto-nga; uye tarisai, mutongi muku-ru akanga awira pasi, uye aareremuropa rake.

4 Uye zvino tarisai, pavakaonaizvi vakashamiswa zvikuru, zve-kuti vakabva vawira pasi; noku-ti havana kunge vatenda mazwiakanga ataurwa naNifai mae-rerano nezvemutongi mukuru.

5 Asi zvino, pavakaona vaka-tenda, uye vakabatwa nokutyakuti kutongwa kwose kwa-kanga kwataurwa naNifai ku-ngauye kuvanhu; naizvozvovakadedera, uye vakawira pasi.

6 Zvino, pakarepo mutongiapondwa—iye abaiwa nemuni-n’ina wake akapfeka zvekuzvi-vanza, uye akatiza, uye varandavakamhanya uye vakanotauriravanhu, vachidaidzira kupondapakati pavo;

7 Uye tarisai vanhu vakau-ngana pamwechete panzvimboyechigaro chekutonga — uye

25c D&Z 10:20–23;121:23–25.

26a nkm Kusanganana

kusina kururama.27a Hir. 9:3, 15.

b Hir. 9:6, 26–38.

28a Hir. 6:26–30.9 3a Hir. 8:27.

491 Hiramani 9:8–18

tarisai, vakashamiswa vachionavarume vaye vashanu vakangavakawira pasi.8 Uye zvino tarisai, vanhu ha-

vana chavaiziva nezve mhomhoyevanhu vakanga vaunganapamwechete akubindu raNifai;naizvozvo vakati pachavo: Avavarume ndivo vaponda muto-ngi, uye Mwari avarova kutivatadze kutitiza.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakava-

bata, uye vakavasunga uyevakavakanda mutirongo. Uyekwaive neshoko rakatumirwakwose kuti mutongi akaurai-wa, nokuti vapondi vakabatwavakakandwa mutirongo.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti mangwa-

na acho vanhu vakaunganidza-na pamwechete kuti vachemeanokutsanya, pakuvigwa kwe-gamba mutongi mukuru akangaauraiwa.11 Uye kana neavo vatongi

vaive kubindu raNifai, uye va-kanzwa mazwi ake, vakangavakaunganawo parufu apa.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

vhunza kuvanhu, vachiti: Kovaripiko vaya vashanu vatumwakuzobvunza nezvemutongi mu-kuru kuti afa here? Uye vakapi-ndura uye vakati: Nezve avavashanu vamuri kuti matuma,hapana chatinoziva; asi panevashanu vanove ndivo vapondi,vatakakanda mutirongo.13 Uye zvakaita kuti vatongi

vakati vanhu ava ngavauiswe;uye vakauiswa, uye tarisai,ndivo vaye vashanu vakangavatumwa; uye tarisai vatongi

vakabvunza kwavari kuti vazi-ve maererano nenyaya iyi, uyevakavataurira zvose zvavaka-nga vaita, vachiti:

14 Takamhanya tikauya pa-nzvimbo yechigaro chekuto-nga, uye taona zvose zvinhukana sekupupura kwakangakwaita Nifai, takashamiswazvekuti takawira pasi; uyepatakanga tamuka, tar isaindipo pavakabva vatikandamutirongo.

15 Zvino, kana zviri zvekupo-ndwa kwemurume uyu, hatizi-ve azviita; uye izvi chete ndizvozvatinoziva, takamhanya tika-uya sezvamakanga muchida,uye tarisai akanga afa, sekuta-ura kwemazwi aNifai.

16 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutivatongi vakataura nyaya kuva-nhu, uye vakachema kurwisaNifai, vachiti: Tarisai, tinozivakuti iye Nifai uyu akanga aka-bvumirana nemumwe kuti va-uraye mutongi uyu, uye kutikana ozotitaurira isu, angango-tipindutsira mukutenda kwake,kuti agozvisimudzira segamba,rakasarudzwa naMwari, uyearimuporofita.

17 Uye zvino tarisai, tichamu-wana munhu uyu, uye achare-urura mhosva yake uye oitakuti tizive isu chaiye akapondamutongi uyu.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti vashanuvaye vakasunungurwa musi we-kuvigwa kwemutongi. Zvaka-daro, vakatsiura vatongi pamu-soro pemazwi avakanga vatauramaererano naNifai, uye vakarwi-

8a Hir. 7:10. 10a nkm Kutsanya.

Hiramani 9:19–34 492

sana navo mumwe nomumwekudakara vavanyadzisa.19 Zvakadaro, vakaita kuti

Nifai atorwe asungwe uye aui-swe kumhomho yevanhu, uyevakatanga kumubvunza mi-bvunzo yakasiyana-siyana kutizvimwe vanga muwane, kutivagomupa mhosva yekufa —20 Vachiti kwaari: Une mu-

mwe wawakarangana naye;ndiani munhu aponda? Zvinotitaurire, uye ubvume kutadzakwako; vachiti: Tarisai heinomari; uye tinokupa upenyuhwako kana ukatitaurira, uyebvuma chitenderano chawaka-ita naye.21 Asi Nifai akati kwavari: Imi

azvirema, imi musina kudzingi-swa mumwoyo, imi mapofu,uye imi vanhu bmakaomesa mi-tsipa, munoziva here kuti IsheMwari venyu vachakubvumiraikwenguva yakadii kuti mufa-mbe naidzo nzira dzenyu idzidzechitema?22 Imi makafanira kutanga

kuridza mhere anokuchema, pa-musana pekuparadzwa kukurukwakakumirirai pane ino nguva,kunze kwekunge matendeuka.23 Tarisai munoti ndakaranga-

na nemumwe munhu kuti apo-nde Sizoramu, mutongi wedumukuru. Asi tarisai, ndinotikwamuri, izvi zvakonzerwapamusana pekuti ndakapupurakwamuri kuti muzive maerera-no nechinhu ichi; hongu, kutiugove umbowo kwamuri, kutindaiziva nezve uipi neruvengorwuri mukati menyu.

24 Uye pamusana pekuti nda-ita izvi, munoti ndarangananemunhu kuti aite chinhuichi; hongu, pamusana pekutindakakuratidzai chiratidzo ichimandishatirirwa, uye mavekutsvaka kundiparadza.

25 Uye zvino tarisai, ndicha-kuratidzai chimwe chiratidzo,uye tigoona kuti muchinhu ichimuchatsvaka kundiparadza here.

26 Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri:Endai kumba kwaSeandumu,iye amunin’ina waSizoramu,munoti kwaari —

27 Ko Nifai, anonyepera kuvemuporofita, anoporofita kuipakwakanyanya nezvevanhu ava,akabvumirana newe here, zva-ita kuti uponde Sizoramu, uyomukoma wako?

28 Uye tarisai, achati kwamuri,Kwete.

29 Uye imi muchati kwaari:Wakaponda mukoma wako here?

30 Uye achamira achitya, uyeachishaya chekutaura. Uye tari-sai, acharamba kwamuri; uyeachaita sezvatomushamisa; zva-kadaro, achataura kwamuri kutihaana mhosva.

31 Asi tarisai, imi muchamu-tarisisa, uye muchaona ropapanhumbi dzake.

32 Uye kana maona izvi, imimuchati: Ko ropa iri rabva kupi?Hatizive here kuti iri iroparemukoma wako?

33 Uye zvino achadedera, uyeagobva apinduka kumeso, kanakuita seavingwa nerufu.

34 Uye zvino imi muchati:Pamusana pekutya uko nokupi-

21a Mabasa 7:51.b nkm Hupanduki.

22a Mosaya 7:24.26a Hir. 8:27.

493 Hiramani 9:35–10:4

nduka kwaita uso hwako, tarisaitinoziva kuti une mhosva.35 Uye zvino achabatwa neku-

tya kukuru; uye zvino achareu-rura kwamuri, uye asisarambekuti akaita kuponda uku.36 Uye zvino achati kwamuri,

kuti ini Nifai, hapana chandi-noziva nezvenyaya iyi kunzekwekuti yakapiwa kwandirinesimba raMwari. Uye zvinomuchaziva kuti ndiri murumeakavimbika, nekuti ndakatumi-rwa kwamuri naMwari.37 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakae-

nda vakanoita, kana sekutau-rirwa kwavakanga vaitwa naNifai. Uye tarisai, mazwi aaka-nga ataura aive echokwadi;nokuti maererano nemazwiakaramba; uye mayereranawonemazwi akareurura.38 Uye akaitwa kuti aratidze

kuti iye ndiye mhondi, zvekutivaye vashanu vakabva vasunu-ngurwa, uye kana naNifaiwo.39 Uye kwaive nevamwe vema-

Nifai vakatenda mazwi aNifai;uye kwaive nevamwewo, vaka-tenda pamusana peuchapupuhwevashanu vaye, nokuti vaka-nga vapinduka vari mutirongo.40 Uye zvino kwaive nevamwe

muvanhu, vaiti Nifai muporofita.41 Uye kwaive nevamwe vaiti:

Tarisai, ivo ndiMwari, nokutikunze kwekunge vari mwarihavaiziva zvinhu zvose izvi.Nokuti tarisai, vatiudza pfu-ngwa dzemwoyo yedu, uyevatiudzawo zvinhu; uye vaka-tiudzawo munhu chaiye aka-ponda mutongi wedu mukuru.

CHITSAUKO 10

Ishe vanopa Nifai simba rekunama—Anopiwa simba rekusunga kanakusunungura pasi nekudenga —Anoudza vanhu kuti vatendeukekana kufa—Mweya unomutakurakumhomho nemhomho. Zvingango-ve makore 21 kusvika ku20 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti pakavenekutsaukana pakati pevanhu,zvekuti vakapatsanurana avanekuku avo nekoko uye va-kaenda nzira dzakasiyana,vachisiya Nifai ega, amire pa-kati pavo.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nifaiakatora nzira yake akaendakumba kwake, aachifungisisapamusoro pezvinhu zvaakangaaratidzwa naIshe.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvaaka-nga achifungisisa kudaro —akasuwa zvikuru pamusanapekuipa kwevanhu vaNifai,mabasa avo erima akavandika,nokuponda kwavo, nokupunzakwavo, nokutadza kwakasiyana-siyana — uye zvakaitika kutizvaakanga achifungisisa kudaromumwoyo make, tarisai, izwirakauya kwaari richiti:

4 Wakaropafadzwa iwe Nifai,pamusoro pezvinhu zvawaita;nokuti ndaona matauriro awa-kaita shoko ausina kuneta, ra-ndakakupa kuti upe vanhu ava.Uye hauna kuvatya, uye haunakutsvaka upenyu bhwako, asiwakatsvaka ckuda kwangu, no-kuchengeta mirairo yangu.

10 2a nkm Fungisisa.4a nkm Hushingi.

b nkm Kupira.c 3 Ni. 11:11.

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5 Uye zvino, nokuti wakaitaizvi usina kuneta, tarisai, ndi-chakuropafadza nariini; uyendichakuita uve mukuru mu-kutaura nemuzviito, murutendonemumabasa; hongu, kana zvi-nhu azvose zviitirwe iwe mae-rerano bneshoko rako, nokutichauzokumbira izvo zvisiri mu-kuda kwangu.6 Tarisai, ndiwe Nifai, uye

ndini Mwari. Tarisai, ndirikuzvitaura kwauri pamberipengirozi dzangu, kuti uchavenesimba kuvanhu ava, uyeucharova pasi anenzara, nezvi-rwere, nekuparadza, maerera-no nekuipa kwevanhu ava.7 Tarisai, ndinopa kwauri

simba, rekuti chose achaucha-sunga panyika chichasungwakudenga; uye chose chaucha-sunungura panyika chichasu-nungurwa kudenga; uye sakauchave nesimba kuvanhu ava.8 Uye saka ukati kutemberi

iyi ngaitsemuke nepakati, zvi-chaitika.9 Uye kana ukati akugomo

iri, koromoka uye uti sandara,zvichaitika.10 Uye tarisai, kana ukati

Mwari vacharova vanhu ava,zvichaitika.11 Uye zvino tarisai, ndinoku-

tuma, kuti uende unotaurakuvanhu ava, kuti Ishe Mwarivanova ndivo Samasimba anoti:Kunze kwekunge matendeukamucharohwa, kana akuparadzwa.12 Uye tarisai, zvino zvakaitika

kuti Ishe pavakanga vatauramazwi aya kuna Nifai, akamiraakasaenda kumba kwake, asiakadzokera kumhomho dzeva-nhu vakanga vakapararira pa-musoro penyika, uye akatangakuvaudza shoko raIshe rakangarataurwa kwaari, nezvekupara-dzwa kana vasina kutendeuka.

13 Zvino tarisai, kana dai zva-zvo Nifai akaita chishamisochikuru chekuvataurira nezvekufa kwemutongi mukuru, va-kaomesa mwoyo yavo, uyevakasateerera kumazwi aIshe.

14 Naizvozvo Nifai akavaudzashoko raIshe, achiti: Kunzekwekunge matendeuka, Ishevanodaro, mucharohwa kanakusvika mukuparadzwa.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nifaizvaakanga avataurira shoko,tarisai, vakaramba vakaomesamwoyo yavo uye vakarambakuteerera mazwi ake; naizvozvovakamutuka, uye vakatsvakakuti vamubate kuti vamukandemutirongo.

16 Asi tarisai, simba raMwariraive naye, uye vakatadza kumu-tora kuti vamukande mutiro-ngo, nokuti akatorwa neMweyaakabviswa pakati pavo.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndokue-nda ari muMweya, kumhomhonemhomho, achitaura shoko ra-Mwari, kusvika aritaura kwava-ri vose, kana kuritumira mukatimevanhu vose.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti havanakuda kuteerera kumazwi ake;

5a 3 Ni. 18:20;D&Z 88:63–65.

b Eno. 1:12.c 2 Ni. 4:35;

D&Z 46:30.6a Hir. 11:4–18.7a Mat. 16:19.

nkm Kusunga.

9a Mat. 17:20;Jak. 4:6;Morm. 8:24; Eta 12:30.

11a Hir. 5:2.

495 Hiramani 10:19–11:9

uye kukatanga kuve nekupesa-na, zvekuti vakanga vapara-dzana pachavo uye vakatangakuurayana nemunondo.19 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaita

gore rechimakumi manomwenerimwechete rekutongwa kwe-vanhu vaNifai nevatongi.

CHITSAUKO 11

Nifai anonyengetedza Ishe kutivaise nzara kunze kwehondo —Vazhinji vanofa — Vanotendeuka,uye Nifai obva akumbira Ishemvura — Nifai naRihai vanota-mbira zvakazarurwa zvizhinji —Makororo aGadhiandoni anozvi-simbisa munyika. Zvingangovemakore 20 kusvika ku6 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-gore rechimakumi manonwenemaviri rekutonga kwevatongikupesana kwakawanda, zvekutikwakaita hondo munyika yosemukati mevanhu vose vaNifai.2 Uye chaive ichochi chikwata

achemuruvande chemakororochaiita mabasa ekuparadza ayaneuipi. Uye hondo iyi yakatoragore rose iroro; uye kana mu-gore rechimakumi manomwenematatu yakanga iriko.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

iri Nifai akachema kunaIsheachiti:4 Ishe, musabvumire kuti vanhu

ava vaparadzwe nemunondo;asi Ishe, itai kuti kuve anenzaramunyika, kuvamutsa kuti va-rangarire Ishe Mwari vavo, uye

zvimwe vangatendeuke vaka-dzokera kwamuri.

5 Uye saka zvakaitwa, maere-rano nemazwi aNifai. Uye pa-kave nenzara huru munyika,muvanhu vose vaNifai. Uyesaka mugore rechimakumi ma-nomwe nemana nzara yakae-nderera, uye basa rekuparadzanemunondo rakamira asi rika-rwadza nenzara.

6 Uye iri basa rekuparadzarakaendererawo mugore rechi-makumi manomwe nemashanu.Nokuti nyika yakarohwa zveku-ti yakaoma, uye ikasaita mbeumumwaka wembeu; uye nyikayose yakanga yarohwa, kanakumaRamani nekumaNifai, zve-kuti vakarohwa vakafa zviurunezviuru munzvimbo dzakangadzakanyanya kutadza.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvakaona kuti vakanga voda ku-pera nenzara, uye vakatangaakurangarira Ishe Mwari vavo;uye vakatanga kurangarira ma-zwi aNifai.

8 Uye vanhu vakatanga ku-chema kuvatongi vakuru vavonekuvatungamiri vavo, kuti vatikuna Nifai: Tarisa, tinoziva kutiiwe uri munhu waMwari, uyenaizvozvo chemera kuna IsheMwari vedu kuti abvise kwatirinzara iyi, tichitya kuti amazwiose awakataura kwatiri mae-rerano nokuparadzwa kweduangazadzikiswe.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vatongivakataura kuna Nifai, semazwiaidiwa kuti vataure. Uye zva-kaitika kuti Nifai akaona kuti

11 2a Hir. 6:18–24;11:25–26.

4a I Madz. 17:1;Hir. 10:6.

7a Hir. 12:3.8a Hir. 10:11–14.

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vanhu vakanga vatendeuka uyevakazvirereka pachavo nenhu-mbi dzemasaga, akachema zva-kare kuna Ishe, achiti:10 Ishe, tarisai vanhu ava vari

kutendeuka; uye vakatsvairachiya chikwata chaGadhiandonikuchibvisa mukati mavo zve-kuti hakusisina, uye kana ma-zano emuruvande vakaavigamuvhu.11 Zvino Ishe, pamusana pe-

kuzvirereka kwavo mungabvisehere kushatirwa kwenyu, uyeregai kushatirwa kwenyu ku-nyaradzwe nekuparadza avovanhu vane uipi avo vamaka-toparadza kare.12 Ishe, mungabvise kushati-

rwa kwenyu here, hongu, ku-shatirwa kwenyu kunotyisa,uye muite kuti nzara iyi iperemunyika ino.13 Ishe, mungateerere kwa-

ndiri here, uye itai kuti zviitikesemazwi angu, uye mutumireamvura pamusoro penyika, kutiiburitse michero yayo, nembeudzavo mumwaka wembeu.14 Ishe, makateerera kumazwi

aangu zvandakati, Ngakuvenenzara, kuti nhamo yemuno-ndo ipere; uye ndinoziva kutimunozviita, kana panguva ino,teererai kumazwi angu, nokutimakati: Kana vanhu ava vaka-tendeuka ndinovaponesa.15 Hongu Ishe, uye munoona

kuti vatendeuka, pamusanapenzara nezvinonetsa nokupa-radzwa kwakauya kwavari.16 Uye zvino Ishe, mungabvise

kushatirwa kwenyu here, uyemuvaedze zvakare kuti hava-ngakushandirei here? Uye kanazvakadaro Ishe, munogona ku-varopafadza maererano nema-zwi enyu amakataura.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerechimakumi manomwe nema-tanhatu Ishe vakabvisa ku-shatirwa kwavo kuvanhu, uyevakaita kuti amvura inaye panyi-ka, zvekuti yakaburitsa micheroyayo mumwaka wemicheroyayo. Uye zvakaitika kuti yaka-buritsa mbeu dzayo mumwakawembeu dzayo.

18 Uye tarisai, vanhu vakafarauye vakarumbidza Mwari, uyepamusoro penyika pose pakaza-dzwa nokufara; uye vakaregerazvekutsvaka kuparadza Nifai,asi vakamukudza semuporofitaamukuru, uye semunhu wa-Mwari, ane simba nemvumozvaakapiwa naMwari.

19 Uye tarisai, Rihai, munin’i-na wake, akanga asingasarireshure kwake kana apadiki mu-zvinhu zviri maererano noku-rarama.

20 Uye saka zvakaitika kutivanhu vaNifai vakatanga ku-budirira zvakare munyika, uyevakatanga kuvaka matongo avo,uye vakatanga kuwanda neku-pararira, kana kudakara vaza-dza pamusoro penyika, kwosekuchamhembe nekumaodzanye-mba, kubvira kugungwa ku-madokero kusvika kugungwakumabvazuva.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti gore

13a I Madz. 18:1, 41–46.14a Hir. 11:4.

17a Deut. 11:13–17.18a Hir. 10:5–11.

19a Hir. 5:36–44.

497 Hiramani 11:22–30

rechimakumi manomwe nema-tanhatu rakapera murunyararo.Uye gore rechimakumi mano-mwe nemakore manomwe raka-tanga murunyararo; uye achechiikapararira kwose pamusoropenyika; uye vazhinji vevanhu,kwose kumaNifai nekumaRa-mani, vakanga vave vechechi;uye vakawana runyararo rwuku-ru kwazvo munyika; uye ndikokupera kwakaita gore rechima-kumi manomwe nemanomwe.22 Uye kana mugore rechima-

kumi manomwe nemasere ma-kanga muine runyararo, kunzekwekupesana kushomanani pa-musoro pezvimwe zvakangezvakanyorwa nemaporofita mu-dzidziso.23 Uye mugore rechimakumi

manomwe nemapfumbamwekwakatanga kuve nekusagari-sana. Asi zvakaitika kuti NifainaRihai, nevazhinji vehamadzavo avo vaiziva zvinangwazvedzidziso zvechokwadi, varivaive anezvakazururwa zvi-zhinji zuva nezuva, saka vaka-paridzira vanhu, zvekuti vaka-kwanisa kumisa kusagarisanamugore iroro.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechimakumi masere rekuto-ngwa kwevanhu vaNifai neva-tongi, paive nevamwe vevapa-nduki kubva kumaNifai, vakangavatove nemakore vakaenda ku-maRamani, vatotora zita reku-nzi maRamani, uye nevamwevaive vechizvarwa chaichochemaRamani, vari vaimutswakuti vashatirwe neavo vakanga

vapanduka, naizvozvo vakata-nga hondo nehama dzavo.

25 Uye vakaponda nokupa-mba; uye vobva vatizira ku-makomo, nekurenje nenzvimbodzakahwanda, vachihwandazvekuti havaiwanikwa, zuvanezuva vachitambira vamwevaiuya kwavari, zvakwaive ne-vapanduki vaienda kwavari.

26 Uye saka nenguva, hongu,kana mukanguva kemakoremashomanani, vakanga vavechikwata chikuru kwazvo che-makororo; uye vakatsvaka osemazano emuruvande aGadhia-ndoni; saka vakave makororoaGadhiandoni.

27 Zvino tarisai, makororo ayaakakonzera kuparadza kukuru,hongu, kana kuparadza kukurumukati mevanhu vaNifai, neku-vanhuwo vemaRamani.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvaka-nga zvafanira kuti basa rekupa-radza iri richimiswa; naizvozvovakatumira mauto ane varumevakasimba murenje nemumako-mo kuti vanotsvaka chikwatachemakororo ichi, nokuchipa-radza.

29 Asi tarisai, zvakaitika kutimugore rimwechete iri vakati-nhirwa shure kusvika muma-tunhu avo. Uye ndiko kuperakwakaita gore rechimakumimasere rekutongwa kwevanhuvaNifai nevatongi.

30 Uye zvakaitika kuti muku-tanga kwegore rechimakumimasere nerimwechete vakaendazvakare kunorwisana nechi-kwata chiye chemakororo, uye

21a nkm Chechi yaJesuKristu.

23a Aruma 26:22;D&Z 107:19.

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vakaparadza vazhinji; kanaivowo vakawanikwa nokupa-radzwa kukuruwo.31 Uye vakamanikidzwa zva-

kare kubva murenje nemumako-mo kudzokera kunyika kwavo,pamusana pekuwanda kwaka-nga kwakaita makororo ayeakanga azere mumakomo ne-mumarenje.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndikwo

kupera kwakaita gore iri. Uyemakororo akawanda uye aka-simba, zvekuti haana kuita ha-nyn’a nemauto ose emaNifai,uye kana emaRamaniwo; uyevakakonzera kuti vabatwe no-kutya vanhu vose pamusoropenyika yose.33 Hongu, nokuti vakafambira

nhivi dzakawanda dzenyika,uye vakaita kuparadza kukurukwavari; hongu, vakauraya va-zhinji, uye vakatakura vazhinjisevasungwa vakaenda navomurenje, hongu, kunyanya va-kadzi vavo nevana.34 Zvino kuipa kukuru uku,

kwakauya kuvanhu pamusanapekutadza kwavo, kwakava-mutsa zvakare mukurangariraIshe Mwari vavo.35 Uye ndiko kupera kwakai-

ta gore rechimakumi maserenerimwechete rekutonga kwe-vatongi.36 Uye mugore rechimakumi

masere nemaviri vakatanga zva-kare akukanganwa Ishe Mwarivavo. Uye mugore rechimakumimasere nematatu vakatanga ku-

simba muzvitadzo. Uye mugorerechimakumi masere nemana ha-vana kugadziridza nzira dzavo.

37 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerechimakumi masere nemasha-nu vakaramba vachisimba mu-kudada kwavo, nemuzvitadzozvavo; uye saka vakanga va-chitoibvira kuti vaparadzwe.

38 Uye ndiko kupera kwakai-ta gore rechimakumi maserenemashanu.

CHITSAUKO 12

Vanhu havana kutsiga uye zviremauye vachikurumidza kuita zvakai-pa — Ishe vanoranga vanhu vavo—Kusave chinhu kwevanhu kuno-enzaniswa nesimba raMwari —Muzuva rekutongwa, vanhu vacha-wana upenyu husingaperi kanakuparadzwa kusingaperi. Zvi-ngangove makore 6 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye saka tinowana manyeponokusatsiga kwemwoyo yevanavevanhu; hongu, tinoona kutiIshe mukunaka kwavo kusinga-verengeke vanoropafadza neku-ita kuti avo vanoisa aruvimborwavo mavari bvabudirire.

2 Hongu, uye tinoona panguvayacho chaiyo yaanopa budirirokuvanhu vake, hongu, muku-pamhidzirwa kweminda yavo,matanga avo, uye mugoridhe, ne-musirivha, nemuzvinhu zvosezvinokosha zvemarudzi akasi-yana-siyana zveumhizha; kuva-

36a Aruma 46:8.12 1a Mpi. 36:7–8;

2 Ni. 22:2;

Mosaya 4:6.nkm Vimba.

b II Mak. 26:5;

Mpi. 1:2–3.

499 Hiramani 12:3–14

pa upenyu hwavo, nekuvabvisamumaoko evavengi vavo; ku-pfavisa mwoyo yevavengi vavokuti vasaite hondo navo; hongu,uye muchidimbu, kuita zvosezvinhu zvemagariro akanakaevanhu vake; hongu, zvino ndi-yo nguva ayavanoomesa mwoyoyavo, uye vachikanganwa IsheMwari vavo, uye bvotsikirirapasi petsoka dzavo Mutsvene—hongu, uye izvi zvichikonzerwanokupfava, nekubudirira kwa-vo kukuru.3 Uye saka tinoona kunze kwe-

kunge Ishe avaranga vanhu vavonematambudziko mazhinji,hongu, kunze kwekunge vava-shanyira nerufu nezvinovatyisa,nenzara nezvirwere zvakasiya-na-siyana, bhavavarangarire.4 Hunzenza hwakadii, uye ku-

shaya maturo kwakadii, uyekuipa kwakadii, nehudhiabho-rosi, anokukurumidza kuita zva-kaipa, nokunonoka kuita zva-kanaka, zvakaita vana vevanhu;hongu, vanokurumidza sei ku-teerera kumazwi ewakaipa,nokuisa bmwoyo yavo pazvi-nhu zvisina maturo zvenyika!5 Hongu, vanokurumidza sei

kusimudzwa amurudado; hongu,vanokurumidza sei kuzuwa,uye vachiita zvikasiyana-siyanazviri zvitadzo; uye vanonokazvakadii mukurangarira Ishe

Mwari vavo, hongu, nokutende-ka nzeve mukuraira kwake,hongu, vanonoka sei bkufambamunzira dzeungwaru.

6 Tarisai, havadi kuti IsheMwari vavo, avo avakavasika,bvavatonge; kana dai zvazvovaine kunaka kukuru netsitsikwavari, vanozvidza kurairakwavo, uye havabvume kutivave vanovaratidza pekufambanapo.

7 Kwakakura sei akusave chi-nhu kwevana vevanhu; hongu,kana kusvika kuve seguruvarenyika, havasvike.

8 Nokuti tarisai, guruva re-nyika rinoenda uko nekoko,richitsemuka nepakati, pakuta-ura kwa Mwari vedu mukuruvasingaperi.

9 Hongu, tarisai nezwi ravozvikomo nemakomo anozungu-zuka anokundendemera.10 Uye anesimba rezwi ravo

zvinokoromoka, uye zvoti kwa-svata, hongu, kana kubva zvaitasenhika.

11 Hongu, nesimba rezwi ravonyika ayose inondendemera.12 Hongu, nesimba rezwi ravo,

hwaro hunozunguzika, kanakusvika pakati chaipo.

13 Hongu, uye kana vakatikunyika — ibva — inobva.

14 Hongu, kana akati akunyi-ka — bUchadzokera shure, kuti

2a nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

b Aruma 5:53;3 Ni. 28:35.

3a Mosaya 23:21;D&Z 98:21; 101:8.

b Amosi 4:6–11.4a Eks. 32:8.

b Mat. 15:19; VaH. 3:12.5a Zir. 29:23.

nkm Kudada.b nkm Famba, Famba

naMwari.6a Isa. 45:9; D&Z 58:30;

Mos. 7:32–33.b D&Z 60:4.

7a Isa. 40:15, 17;Mosaya 4:19;Mos. 1:10.

9a 3 Ni. 22:10.10a 1 Ni. 17:46.11a Morm. 5:23; Eta 4:9.14a Josh. 10:12–14.

b Isa. 38:7–8.

Hiramani 12:15–26 500

cirebese zuva nenguva yakaku-ra — zvinoitwa;15 Uye saka, maererano nezwi

ravo nyika inodzokera shure,uye zvinoratidzika kumunhukuti zuva rimire; hongu, uyetarisai, ndizvozvo; nokuti cho-kwadi nyika ndiyo inofambakwete zuva.16 Uye tarisai, zvakare, vakati

akumvura dzeudzamu hwuku-ru — bOma — zvinoitika.17 Tarisai, vakati kugomo iri—

Simuka, uye auuye uzowirapamusoro peguta iro, kuti ivi-gwe — tarisai, zvinoitika.18 Uye tarisai, kana munhu

aakaviga pfuma muvhu, uyeIshe vagozoti — bNgaitukwe,pamusana pekuipa kweuyo ai-viga — tarisai, inotukwa.19 Uye kana Ishe vakati — iwe

iva wakatukwa, kuti hapanamunhu achakuwana kubvirazvino kudakara nariini—tarisai,hapana munhu anokuwana ku-dakara nariini.20 Uye tarisai, kana Ishe vakati

kumunhu—Pamusana pezvita-dzo zvako, uchave wakatukwanariini — zvinoitika.21 Uye kana Ishe vakati —

Pamusana pezvitadzo zvakoiwe uchabviswa pamberi pa-ngu — vanoita kuti zvive sai-zvozvo.22 Uye nhamo kune uyo wa-

vachataurira izvi, nokuti zvicha-ve kune uyo anoita zvitadzo,uye haagone kuponeswa; nai-zvozvo, nechikonzero ichi, kuti

vanhu vaponeswe, kwakaiswakutendeuka.

23 Naizvozvo, vakaropafadzwaavo vanotendeuka uye vachite-erera izwi raIshe Mwari vavo;nokuti ava ndivo avachapo-neswa.

24 Uye dai Mwari vapa, muku-zara kwavo kukuru, kuti vanhuvaunzwe mukutendeuka nema-basa akanaka, kuti vadzorerwekunyasha anenyasha, maereranonemabasa avo.

25 Uye ndinoti dai vanhu vosevaponeswa. Asi tinoverengakuti muzuva guru rekupedzi-sira kune vamwe vacharasirwakunze, hongu, vachabviswa pa-mberi paIshe.

26 Hongu, vachaiswa kunzvi-mbo yekusuwa kusingaperi,zvichizadzikisa mazwi anoti:Avo vakaita zvakanaka vacha-wana upenyu ahusingaperi; uyeavo vakaita zvakaipa bvachara-swa zvisingaperi. Uye ndizvozvazviri. Ameni.

Chiporofita chaSamueri, mu-Ramani, kumaNifai.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko13 kusvika ku15.

CHITSAUKO 13

Samueri muRamani anoporofitakuparadzwa kwamaNifai kanavachinge vasina kutendeuka—Ivoneupfumi hwavo vanotukwa —

14c II Madz. 20:8–11.16a Mat. 8:27.

b Isa. 44:27; 51:10.17a 3 Ni. 8:10.

18a Morm. 1:18; Eta 14:1.b Hir. 13:17.

23a nkm Ruponeso.24a nkm Nyasha.

26a Mat. 25:46;Joh. 5:28–29;VaR. 6:13.

b nkm Kuraswa.

501 Hiramani 13:1–10

Vanoramba nokutema vaporofita,vakakomberedzwa namadhimoni,vanotsvaka rufaro mukuita zvaka-ipa. Zvingangove makore 6 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-gore rechimakumi masere na-matanhatu, maNifai akarambaari mune zvakaipa, hongu, kui-pa kukuru, amaRamani aichiche-ngetedza mirairo yaMwari, ma-ererano nomutemo waMosesi.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

iri pakanga paina Samueri, mu-Ramani, akauya munyika ye-Zarahemura, akatanga kupari-dza kuvanhu. Zvakaitika kutiakaparidza, mazuva akawanda,nezvekutendeuka kuvanhu, va-kamukanda kunze, akanga ava-kuda kudzokera kunyika kwake.3 Asi tarisai, izwi raIshe raka-

uya kwaari, richiti anofanirwakudzokera zvakare, kuti aporo-fite kuvanhu chero chinhu chi-nenge chauya amumwoyo make.

4 Zvakaitika kuti vakarambakuti apinde muguta; naizvozvoakaenda akakwira pamusoropamasvingo emo, akatambanu-dza maoko ake akasheedzeranezwi rakakwira, akaporofitakuvanhu chero zvinhu izvo Ishevakange vaisa mumwoyo make.5 Akati kwavari: Tarisai, ini,

Samueri muRamani, ndinotauramazwi ayo Ishe avanoisa mu-mwoyo mangu; zvino tarisaiaisa mumwoyo mangu kutinditaure kuvanhu vano kuti

amunondo wekuranga wakare-mbedzwa pamusoro penyu; uyemakore mazana mana haapfu-ure munondo wekuranga usatiwawira pamusoro pevanhu vano.

6 Hongu, akuparadzwa kukurukwakamirira vanhu ava, zve-chokwadi kuri kuuya kuvanhuava, hakuna chingaponese vanhuava kunze kwokutendeuka no-kutenda munaIshe Jesu Kristu,avo vachauya zvechokwadi mu-nyika, vachaona matambudzikoakawanda vachaurairwa va-nhu vake.

7 Uye tarisai, angirozi yaIsheyataura izvi kwandiri, ikaunzamashoko banofadza kumweyawangu. Zvino tarisai, ndakatu-mwa kwamuri kuti ndikutauri-reiwo, kuti muvewo nemazwianofadza; asi tarisai marambakundigamuchira.

8 Naizvozvo, ndizvo zvinota-ura Ishe: Nokuda kwokuomakwemwoyo yevanhu vemaNifai,kunze kwokunge vatendeukandichatora shoko rangu ku-bva kwavari, uye andinobvisaMweya wangu kubva kwavari,handizovachengeta, ndichate-ndeudza mwoyo yehama dzavokuti dzivapandukire.

9 Mazana amana emakore ha-apfuure ndisati ndaita kutivarwadziwe; hongu, ndichava-shanyira nehondo, nenzara,nezvirwere.

10 Hongu, ndichavashanyirandiri muhasha dzangu dzinotyi-sa, kuchazove naavo vechizva-

13 1a Hir. 15:4–5.3a D&Z 100:5.5a Aruma 60:29;

3 Ni. 2:19.

6a Aruma 45:10–14;Hir. 15:17.

7a Aruma 13:26.b Isa. 52:7.

8a Hir. 6:35.9a Aruma 45:10–12.

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rwa achechina avo vachararama,vemhandu dzenyu, kuti vaonekuparadzwa chose kwenyu; izvizvechokwadi zvichauya kunzekwokunge matendeuka, ndizvozvinotaura Ishe; avo vechizva-rwa chechina ndivo vachaku-paradzai.

11 Asi mukatendeuka amuka-dzoka kunaIshe Mwari venyu,handizoshatirwa, vanodaro Ishe;hongu, izvi ndizvo zvinotauraIshe, vakakomborerwa avo va-notendeuka nokutarisa kwa-ndiri, asi nhamo kwaari uyoasingatendeuke.12 Hongu, anhamo kuguta

guru iri reZarahemura; nokutitarisai, nokuda kweavo vatsve-ne raponeswa; hongu, nhamokune guta iri, vanodaro Ishe,nokuti ndinoona kuti kune va-kawanda, vanova ndivo chika-mu chikuru chevanhu vegutarino, vachaomesa mwoyo yavokwandiri, vanodaro Ishe.13 Asi vakakomborerwa avo

vachatendeuka, nokuti ivo ndi-chavaponesa. Asi tarisai, daikwanga kusina vanhu vatsvenevari muguta guru rino, tarisai,ndaikonzera kuti amoto udzikekubva kudenga uriparadze.14 Asi tarisai, kuda kwekuti

mune vatsvene kwaita kuti ri-saparadzwe. Asi tarisai, nguvaichasvika, vanodaro Ishe, yekutimuchabvisa vatsvene kubvapakati penyu, ndipo pamucha-zenge magadzirira kuparadzwa;hongu, nhamo ngaive kuguta

rino, nokuda kwekuipa nezvi-tema zviri mariri.

15 Hongu, uye nhamo kugutareGidhioni nokuda kwehuipinezvinyangadzo zviri mariri.

16 Hongu, uye nhamo kuma-guta ose ari akatenderedzanzvimbo ino nokuda kwehuipinezvinyangadzo zviri maari.

17 Uye tarisai akutukwa ku-chauya panyika, vanodaro IsheveHondo, nokuita kwavanhuvari panyika, hongu, nokudakwokuipa kwavo nezvinonya-dzisa zvavo.

18 Zvino zvichaitika, kuti vano-daro Ishe veHondo, ivo Mwarivedu vakuru vechokwadi, kutiuyo aachaviga upfumi muvhuhaazouwanizve nokuda kwo-kutukwa kukuru kwenyika,kunze kwekunge ari munhumutsvene ogohuviga kunaIshe.

19 Nokuti, vanodaro Ishe,ndichaita kuti vavige upfumihwavo kwandiri; vanotukwaavo vasingavige upfumi hwavokwandiri; nokuti hakuna vano-viga hwavo upfumi kwandirikunze kwokunge vari vatsvene;uyo asingavige upfumi hwakekwandiri, akatukwa, neupfumihwacho hapana achahuwananokuda kwekutukwa kwenyika.

20 Zuva richauya ravachavigaupfumi hwavo, nokuti vakaisamwoyo yavo paupfumi; zvinonokuti vaisa mwoyo yavo pau-pfumi hwavo, ndichaviga upfu-mi hwavo pavachatiza mha-ndu dzavo; nokuti havahuvige

10a 1 Ni. 12:12;2 Ni. 26:9;3 Ni. 27:32.

11a 3 Ni. 10:5–7.

12a 3 Ni. 8:8, 24; 9:3.13a Gen. 19:24;

II Madz. 1:9–16;3 Ni. 9:11.

17a Hir. 12:18.18a Morm. 1:18;

Eta 14:1.

503 Hiramani 13:21–28

kwandiri, Ivo vachitukwa pa-mwechete neupfumi hwavo;pazuva iroro vacharangwa,vanodaro Ishe.21 Tarisai imi, vanhu veguta

guru rino, ateererai kumazwiangu; hongu, teererai kumazwianotaurwa naIshe, nokuti tari-sai, anoti makatukwa nemhakayeupfumi hwenyu, upfumihwenyu hwakatukwa nokutimakaisa mwoyo yenyu pahuri,mukasateerera mazwi euyoakahupa kwamuri.22 Hamurangarire Ishe Mwari

venyu muzvinhu izvo zvaaka-kukomborerai, asi munoranga-rira aupfumi hwenyu nguvadzose, asi kwete kutenda IsheMwari venyu akazvipa kwa-muri; hongu, mwoyo yenyuhaisi pedyo naIshe, asi inozvi-mba kusvika bmukuzvikudza,nokushamisira, nokuzvitutuma-dza kukuru, cruchiva, zvitadzo,ruvengo, kutambudza vamwe,umhondi, netsika dzose dze-kuipa kwose.23 Nokuda kwechikonzero

ichi Ishe Mwari vaita kuti nyikaiyi ive yakatukwa, pamwecheteneupfumi hwenyu, izvi nenzirayezvitadzo zvenyu.24 Hongu, nhamo kuvanhu

ava, nokuda kwenguva ino ya-svika, amunodzinga maporofita,muchivaseka nekuvatsvinyira,nokuvakandira matombo, noku-vauraya, nokuvaitira zvakaipazvose, sezvavaiita kare.

25 Zvino kana muchinge mo-taura, munoti: Dai takanga tirimumazuva aamadzibaba eduakare, tingadai tisina kuurayavaporofita; tingadai tisina kuva-tema namatombo, nokuvarasirakunze.

26 Tarisai makaipa kuvadarika;sezvo Ishe vachirarama, kanaamuporofita akauya kwamu-ri akakutaurirai mazwi aIsheanopupura nezve zvivi zvenyunokuipa kwenyu, bmunomu-shatirirwa, momuisa kunzemoedza nzira dzose dzoku-muparadza; munoti cmuporo-fita wenhema, uye mutadzi,uye ndewadhiabhorosi, nokutidanopupura kuti zviito zvenyuzvakaipa.

27 Asi tarisai, kana munhuakauya kwamuri akati: Itai izvi,hazvina kuipa; zviitei hamuzo-mbotambudzika, akati: Fambaimukuzvikudza kwomwoyo ye-nyu; Fambai mukuzvikudzakwamaziso enyu, muite zvosezvinoda mwoyo yenyu — kanamunhu akauya kwamuri aka-taura izvi, munomugamuchira,moti amuporofita.

28 Hongu, munomusimudza,modyidzana naye; munomu-pawo imwe yegoridhe renyu,nesirivha yenyu, muchamusho-ngedza nembatya dzinodhura;nokuti anotaura mazwi aano-fadza kwamuri, anoti zvosezvakanaka, zvino hamuone cha-kaipa paari.

21a nkm Teerera.22a Ruka 12:34.

nkm Upfumi;Zvemunyika.

b nkm Kudada.c nkm Chiva.

24a II Mak. 36:15–16;1 Ni. 1:20.

25a Mabasa 7:51.26a II Mak. 18:7;

Ruka 16:31.b Isa. 30:9–10.

c Mat. 13:57.d VaG. 4:16.

27a Mika 2:11.nkm Unyengerihwehupirisita.

28a II Tim. 4:3–4.

Hiramani 13:29–39 504

29 Imi chizvarwa chakashatachakasvipa; imi vanhu vakao-mesa mwoyo nemitsipa, muno-funga kuti Ishe vachasvika rinhivachikunzwirai tsitsi? Muchata-mbudzika kwenguva yakadininokutungamirirwa navatunga-miri amarema bakapofomara?Hongu, muchagara nguva yaka-dini cmuchisarudza rima panedchiedza?30 Tarisai, Ishe vakatokushati-

rirwai kare; tarisai, vatuka nyikaino nokuda kwokuipa kwenyu.31 Zvino tarisai, nguva iri

kuuya yavachatuka upfumihwenyu, kuti huve ahunotsve-dza, zvokuti hamukwanise ku-huchengeta mumaoko enyu;mumazuva eurombo hwenyuhamukwanise kuhuchengeta.32 Mumazuva eurombo hwe-

nyu muchachema kuna Ishe;muchachemera pasina, nokutidambudziko renyu rinenge rau-ya kare matomirira kuparadzwakwenyu; ndipo pamuchachemanokuhuta nezuva iroro, vano-daro Ishe veHondo. Ndipo pa-muchachema, moti:33 aDai ndakatendeuka, ndisina

kuuraya maporofita, bnekuvate-ma namatombo, nokuvakandakunze. Hongu, nezuva iroromuchati: Dai takarangarira IsheMwari vedu muzuva raakatipaupfumi hwedu, hungadai husi-na kuve hunotsvedza zvekutitaitadza kuhuchengeta; nokutitarisai upfumi hwedu hwaendakubva kwatiri.

34 Tarisai, tinoisa chinhu panoasi mangwana chinenge chae-nda; tarisai minondo yedu ino-torwa musi watinenge taitsvagakuti tinorwa.

35 Hongu, tar i sa i tav igaupfumi hwedu hukabva hwa-tsvedza, nokuda kwokutukwakwenyika.

36 Dai takatendeuka zuvarakauya shoko raIshe kwatiri;nokuti tarisai nyika yakatu-kwa, zvinhu zvose zvavaku-tsvedza, hatikwanise kuzvi-chengeta.

37 Tarisai, takakomberedzwanamadhimoni, takatenderedzwanengirozi dzake uyo anotsvagakuparadza mweya yedu. Tari-sai, zvitadzo zvedu zvikuru.Ishe, ko hamungabvisi here ha-sha dzenyu kwatiri? Uku ndikokuchave kutaura kwenyu ma-zuva iwayo.

38 Asi tarisai, amazuva enyuekuedzwa apfuura; marambabmuchiverengera zuva rokupo-neswa kwenyu zvokuti, kuda-kara manonoka zvokusingaperi,kuparadzwa kwenyu; hongu,nokuti mazuva ose eupenyuhwenyu makaparadza muchi-tsvaka chamusingawane; uyemunotsvaga crufaro mukuitazvakaipa, zvinova zvisingabvu-mirane netsika yeutsvene hurimune Mutungamiri wedu mu-kuru Vokusingaperi.

39 Imi vanhu venyika, daimateerera mazwi angu! Ndi-nonamata kuti hasha dzaIshe

29a 2 Ni. 28:9.b Mat. 15:14.c Joh. 3:19.d Jobo 24:13.

31a Morm. 1:17–18.33a Morm. 2:10–15.

b Mat. 23:37.38a Morm. 2:15.

b Aruma 34:33–34.c Aruma 41:10–11.

505 Hiramani 14:1–11

dzibviswe kwamuri, kuti mu-tendeuke mugoponeswa.

CHITSAUKO 14

Samueri anoti kuchazove nechiedzausiku nenyenyedzi itsva pakuzva-rwa kwaKristu—Kristu anodziki-nura vanhu kubva pakufa kwenya-ma nomweya—Zvimwe zvezvinhuzvairatidza kufa kwake zvaiva ma-zuva matatu erima, kutsemurwakwamabwe, nekutibinuka kwezvi-nhu. Zvingangove makore 6 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Zvakaitika kuti aSamueri mu-Ramani, akaporofita zvinhuzvikuru zvakawanda zvisinga-kwanise kunyorwa.2 Zvino tarisai, akati kwavari:

Tarisai, ndinokupai chirati-dzo; nokuti kuchauya makoremamwe mashanu, kwozouyaMwanakomana waMwari kuzo-dzikinura avo vose vachatendamuzita rake.3 Zvino tarisai, izvi ndizvo

zvandichakupai asechiratidzopanguva yekuuya kwake; no-kuti tarisai kuchave nechiedzachikuru kudenga, zvokuti usi-ku ihwohwo asati auya hakuiterima, zvekuti vanhu vachaonasekunge usiri usiku.4 Naizvozvo, kuchave nezuva

rimwe, nousiku nezuva, zvi-chaita kunge zuva rimwecheterisina usiku; izvi zvichava se-chiratidzo kwamuri; nokuti mu-chaziva nezvekubuda kwezuva

nokunyura kwaro zvakare; no-kudaro vachaziva zvechokwadikuti kuchava namazuva mavirinousiku; asi usiku hauzosviba;uhwu hwunenge huri usikuuhwo aasati azvarwa.

5 Zvino tarisai, anyenyedziitsva ichabuda, yerudzi rwamu-sati mamboona; ichiwo chichavechiratidzo kwamuri.

6 Tarisai izvi hazvisizvo zvose,kuchave nezviratidzo neminanayakawanda kudenga.

7 Zvichaitika kuti mose mu-chashamiswa, mugofunga, zvo-kuti amuchawira pasi.8 Zvichaitika kuti avo vose

avachatenda kuMwanakomanawaMwari ndivo vachava nou-penyu husingaperi.

9 Zvino tarisai, izvi ndizvoIshe vandiraira, nenzira yengi-rozi, kuti ndiuye ndikuudzeichinhu ichi; hongu, anditumakuti ndiporofite zvinhu izvikwamuri, akati kwandiri: chemakune vanhu ava, uchiti tendeu-kai mugadzire nzira yaIshe.

10 Zvino, nokuti ndiri muRa-mani, uye ndataura kwamurimazwi ayo Ishe vandiraira, uyenokuti anga akuomerai, mandi-shatirirwa uye munotsvaga ku-ndiparadza, uye amandikandakunze kubva pakati penyu.

11 Uye muchanzwa mazwiangu, nokuti ndizvo zvandakwi-rira masvingo eguta rino, kutimunzwe muzive nezvekutongakwaMwari uko kwakakumirirainokuda kwokuipa kwenyu, uye

14 1a Hir. 13:2.3a 3 Ni. 1:15.4a nkm Jesu Kristu—

Zviporofita

nezvekuzvarwa uyenerufu rwaJesuKristu.

5a Mat. 2:1–2;

3 Ni. 1:21.7a 3 Ni. 1:16–17.8a Joh. 3:16.

10a Hir. 13:2.

Hiramani 14:12–22 506

zvakare kuti mugoziva zvino-diwa kuti mutendeuke.12 Uye kuti muzive kuuya

kwaJesu Kristu, Mwanakoma-na waMwari, aBaba vokudenganapasi, Musiki wezvinhu zvosekubvira kumavambo; uye kutimuzive nezvezviratidzo zvo-kuuya kwake kuti muve noku-tenda kuzita rake.13 aMukatenda kuzita rake

muchatendeuka pazvivi zve-nyu zvose kuti nokudaro muvemunowana ruregerero rwazvobnokuda kwake.

14 Zvino tarisai, zvakare, chi-mwe chiratidzo chandinokupai,chiratidzo chokufa kwake.15 Nokuti tarisai, zvechokwadi

anofanira kufa kuti aruponesorwuwuye; anofanira kuti afe,kuti aunze bkumutswa kweva-kafa, kuti nokudaro vanhu va-gounzwa kunaIshe.16 Hongu, tarisai, rufu urwu

runounza kumutswa, uye arwu-chinunura vanhu vose kubvamurufu rwokutanga—kufa pa-mweya kuye; nokuti vanhuvose, nokuda bkwekupunzikakwaAdama cvakabviswa pambe-ri paIshe, vanoonekwa dsevaka-fa, muzvinhu zvenyika pamwenezvinhu zvomweya.17 Asi tarisai, kumutswa kwa-

Kristu akunonunura vanhuvose, hongu, kuchivaunzazvekunaIshe.

18 Hongu, zvinoita kuti mute-ndeuke, kuti uyo wose anote-ndeuka iyeye haachazoraswinokukandwa mumoto, asi uyoasingatendeuke acharaswa no-kukandwa mumoto; kwozouyazvakare kwavari kufa pamwe-ya, rufu rwechipiri, nokuti vaka-raswa zvakare muzvinhu zvirimaererano noutsvene.

19 Naizvozvo tendeukai, tende-ukai, nokuti mukuziva zvinhuizvi asi musingazviite mucha-zvipinza mukuraswa, moiswamukufa kwechipiri.

20 Asi tarisai, sezvandataurakwamuri pamusoro pechimweachiratidzo, chiratidzo chorufurwake, tarisai, nezuva irororaachafa zuva brichadzima rigo-ramba kukupai chiedza charo,pamwechete nemwedzi nenye-nyedzi; kunenge kusina chiedzapamusoro penyika ino, kubvirapanguva yaachafa, kwamazu-va cmatatu, kusvikira panguvaiyo achamuka zvakare kubvamuvafi.

21 Panguva iyoyo yaachafakuchave anemabhanan’ana, ne-mheni kwenguva yakareba, uyenyika ichandengendeka; mato-mbo ose ari panyika ino, ose aripamusoro napasi penyika, amu-noziva kuti parizvino akasimba,kana kuti chikamu chacho chiku-ru chakabatana, bachapwanywa;22 Hongu, achatsemurwa

12a Mosaya 3:8;3 Ni. 9:15;Eta 4:7.nkm Jesu Kristu.

13a Mabasa 16:30–31.b D&Z 19:16–20.

15a nkm Muponesi.b Aruma 42:23.

nkm KumukaKuvakafa.

16a nkm HurongwahweRununuro.

b nkm KupunzikakwaAdama naEva.

c Aruma 42:6–9.d nkm Rufu,

rweMweya.17a nkm Akanunura.20a 3 Ni. 8:5–25.

b Ruka 23:44.c Mosaya 3:10.

21a 3 Ni. 8:6.b 3 Ni. 10:9.

507 Hiramani 14:23–15:1

nepakati, akazove anogara ainemitswe, aari muzvidimbu zvidi-mbu pasi rose, zvose pamusoronepasi penyika.23 Uye tarisai, kuchave nemhe-

po nedutu guru, uye kuchavanamakomo mazhinji achakoro-moka, kuve senhika, kuchavenenzvimbo dzakawanda dziripakati pemakomo dzichazovemakomo, akareba zvikuru.24 Nenzira zhinji dzichapara-

dzwa, a maguta akawandaachasara asina vanhu.25 aMakuva akawanda acha-

zarurwa, achaburitsa vakawa-nda vakafa; vatendi vakawandavachaonekwa nevakawanda.26 Zvino tarisai, uku ndiko

kutaura kwakaitwa anengirozikwandiri; nokuti yakati kwa-ndiri kuchava namabanan’ananemheni kwenguva yakareba.27 Uye yakati kwandiri apo

pakunenge kuchiita mabanan’a-na nemheni, nemhepo nedutu,zvinhu izvi zvinofanirwa kuiti-ka, uye kuti arima rinofanirwakufukidza pasi rose kwamazuvamatatu.28 Uye ngirozi yakati kwandi-

ri vanhu vakawanda vachaonazvakakura kupfuura izvi, kutivave nokutenda kuti zviratidzoneminana aizvi zvinofanirwakuitika pamusoro penyika inokuti kusava nokusatenda pakatipavana vavanhu —29 Uye kuti uyo wose achatenda

achaponeswa, uye kuti avovose vacharamba kutendaakutongwa kutsvene kuchauyapavari; uye kana vakaraswainenge iri mhosva yavo.

30 Zvino rangarirai, rangarirai,hama dzangu, kuti uyo woseanofa, anozvikonzera kufa; uyeuyo wose anoita zvakaipa, ano-zviitira pachake; nokuti tarisai,amakasununguka; Mune mvumoyekuita zvinhu zvenyu pache-nyu; nokuti tarisai, Mwari vaka-kupai bruzivo vakakuitai vanhuvakasununguka.

31 Vakakupai kuti amuzivechakanaka nechakaipa, uyevakakupai kuti bmuzvisaru-dzire upenyu kana rufu; mu-nokwanisa kuita zvakanakacmugodzorerwa kune izvo zva-kanaka, kana kuti izvo zvaka-naka zvidzorerwe kwamuri;kana kuti munokwanisa kuitazvakaipa, mogodzorerwa izvozvakaipa.

CHITSAUKO 15

Ishe vanoranga maNifai nokutivanovada — MaRamani akapindu-tswa vakatakamara uye vakasimbamukutenda kwavo — Ishe vachavanetsitsi kumaRamani mumazuvaekupedzisira. Zvingangove makore6 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino, hama dzangu dzinodi-wa, tarisai, ndinotaura kwamuri

22a 3 Ni. 8:18.24a 3 Ni. 9:3–12.25a Mat. 27:50–54;

3 Ni. 23:9–11.26a Aruma 13:26.27a 1 Ni. 19:10;

3 Ni. 8:3.28a 1 Ni. 12:4–5.29a nkm Kutonga,

Kwekupedzisira.30a 2 Ni. 2:26–29;

Mos. 6:56.

nkm Kuzvisarudzira.b nkm Ruzivo.

31a Moro. 7:16.b 2 Ni. 2:28–29;

Aruma 3:26–27.c Aruma 41:3–5.

Hiramani 15:2–10 508

kuti kana mukasatendeuka dzi-mba dzenyu dzichasara adzisinachinhu.2 Kunze kwokunge matende-

uka madzimai enyu achave ano-tongerwa kuchema kukuru pa-zuva iro vachayamwisa; nokutimuchaedza kutiza asi kunengekusina kwokuhwanda; hongu,uye nhamo kune avo avane vanavaduku, nokuti vacharemerwavotadza kutiza; naizvozvo va-chatsikirirwa pasi vachasiyiwavachifa.3 Hongu, nhamo kuvanhu ava

vanonzi vanhu vaNifai kanavasina kutendeuka, kana vachi-nge vaona zviratidzo neminanaizvi zvose kana zvichinge zvara-tidzwa kwavari; nokuti tarisai,vanhu vakasarudzwa vaIshe;vanhu vaNifai vakavada, ava-kavaranga; mumazuva ekuipakwavo, vakavaranga nokutivanovada.4 Asi tarisai hama dzangu,

maRamani akaavenga nokutikuita kwavo kwakaipa nguvadzose, uku kuipa akwetsikadzamadzibaba avo. Asi tarisai,ruponeso rwakauya kwavarikuburikidza nokuparidza kwa-maNifai; nokuda kweizvi Ishebvakapamhidzira mazuva avo.

5 Zvino ndinoti tarisai avazhi-nji vavo vari munzira yebasaravo, vanofamba zvakaruramapamberi paMwari, vanoedzakuchengetedza mirairo nemirauyavo nokutonga maererano ne-mitemo yaMosesi.

6 Hongu, ndinoti kwamuri,vazhinji vavo vari kuita zvinhuizvi, vari kuedza nesimba ravorose kuti vaudze avo vakasaravehama dzavo kuti vazivechokwadi; naizvozvo vakawa-nda vanopamhidzirwa kwavarizuva nezuva.

7 Tarisai, munozviziva imipachenyu, nokuti makazviona,sezvo vakawanda vavo vaka-unzwa pakuziva chokwadi,nokuziva kuipa nokurwadzakwetsika dzamadzibaba avo,vachitungamirirwa kutenda ma-gwaro matsvene, kuporofitakwavaporofita vatsvene, izvozvakanyorwa, zvinovaita kutivavimbe naMwari, uye nokute-ndeuka, kutenda uku nokute-ndeuka kunounza akushandukakwomwoyo kwavari —

8 Naizvozvo vose vakawandavakauya kuzvinhu izvi, mu-nozviziva imi pachenyu kutiavakatakamara uye vakasimbamukutenda, nomuzvinhu izvozvakaita kuti vasunungurwe.

9 Uye zvakare munoziva kutiavakaviga zvombo zvavo zve-hondo, vanotya kuzvitora noku-ti vanofunga kuti vangaerekanavaita chitema; hongu, munoonakuti vanotya kutadza — nokutitarisai vanobvuma kuti vatsiki-rirwe nokuuraiwa nemhandudzavo, vasingasimudzi minondoyavo kuvarwisa, nokuda kwo-rutendo rwavo muna Kristu.

10 Uye zvino, nokuda kwo-kusimba kwavo pakutenda

15 1a Mat. 23:37–38.2a Mat. 24:19.3a Zir. 3:12;

VaH. 12:5–11;

D&Z 95:1.4a nkm Tsika.

b Aruma 9:16.5a Hir. 13:1.

7a nkm Kupinduka.8a Aruma 23:6; 27:27;

3 Ni. 6:14.9a Aruma 24:17–19.

509 Hiramani 15:11–17

muzvinhu zvavanenge vachite-nda, nokushinga kwavo apovanenge vapiwa rujeko, tarisai,Ishe vachavakomborera noku-pamhidzira mazuva avo asinga-rangarire kutadza kwavo —11 Hongu, kana dai vakave

vanoderera mukusatenda Isheavachapamhidzira mazuva avo,kudakara nguva iyo yakambo-taurwa namadzibaba edu, ne-muporofita bZenosi, navamwemaporofita vakawanda, maere-rano cnokudzorerwa kwehamadzedu, maRamani, zvakarekuruzivo rwechokwadi —

12 Hongu, ndinoti kwamuri,mumazuva ekupedzisira avi-mbiso dzaIshe dzichasvitswakuhama dzedu, maRamani;kana dai vari vanhu vachata-mbudzika zvikuru, vari vanhubvachatinhwa pamusoro penyi-ka vasina pavo, vachivhimwa,vachiurayiwa nokuparadzani-swa vachitizira kune dzimwenyika, vasina pokuhwanda, Ishevachava cnetsitsi navo.13 Izvi zviri maererano ne-

huporofita, kuti avachaunzwazvakare paruzivo rwechokwadi,urwo rwuri ruzivo rwoMunu-nuri wavo, bmufudzi wavomukuru wechokwadi, vagove-rengwa samakwai ake.14 Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamu-

ri, zvichave anani kwavari panekwamuri kana muchinge musi-na kutendeuka.15 Nokuti tarisai, adai mabasa

makuru akaratidzwa kwava-ri ayo akaratidzwa kwamuri,hongu, kune avo vaderera mu-kusatenda nokuda kwetsikanamagariro amadzibaba avo,munozviona pachenyu kutihavaizomboderera zvakare mu-kusatenda.

16 Naizvozvo, vanodaro Ishe:Handichazovaparadzira zvacho-se, asi ndichaita kuti pazuvarangu rokuziva vachadzokerazvakare kwandiri, vanodaroIshe.

17 Zvino tarisai, vanodaro Ishe,pamusoro pevanhu vamaNifai;kana vasina kutendeuka, noku-cherechedza kuita kuda kwangu,andichavaparadza zvachose, va-nodaro Ishe, nokuda kwokusa-tenda kwavo ivo vaona mabasaakawanda makuru andakaitapakati pavo: nokuti zvechokwa-di sokururama kwaIshe zvinhuizvi zvichavepo, vanodaro Ishe.

CHITSAUKO 16

MaNifai anotenda kuna Samuerianobhabhatidzwa naNifai—Samu-eri anotadzikwa nemiseve yavonamatombo emaNifai asingatende-uke — Vamwe vanoomesa mwoyoyavo, vamwe vanoona ngirozi —Vasingatendi vanoti hachizi chinhuchine maturo chokuti vatendemuna Kristu nokuuya kwake mu-Jerusarema. Zvingangove makore6 kusvika ku1 Kristu asati azvarwa.

11a Aruma 9:16.b Hir. 8:19.c 2 Ni. 30:5–8.

12a Eno. 1:12–13.b Morm. 5:15.

c 1 Ni. 13:31;2 Ni. 10:18–19;Jak. 3:5–6.

13a 3 Ni. 16:12.b nkm Mufudzi

Akanaka.14a Hir. 7:23.15a Mat. 11:20–23.17a Hir. 13:6–10.

Hiramani 16:1–12 510

Zvino zvakaitika kuti kwaiva,nevakawanda vakanzwa mazwiaSamueri, muRamani, izvo aka-taura pachidziro cheguta. Vosevavo vakatenda mazwi ake, va-kaenda vakanotsvaga Nifai; zvi-no vauya vamuona vakareururazvivi zvavo kwaari vakasara-mba vakada kuti vabhabhati-dzwe munaIshe.2 Asi vakawanda avo vasina

kutenda mumazwi aSamuerivakamushatirirwa; vakamuka-ndira matombo nemiseve pa-chidziro paakanga akamira; asiMweya waIshe wakanga una-ye zvokuti havana kukwanisakumutema namatombo kanakumupfura nemiseve yavo.3 Zvino zvavakaona kuti vata-

dza kumutema, kwakava neva-kawanda vakatenda kumazwiake, mukudaro vakaenda kunaNifai kuti vabhabhatidzwe naye.4 Zvino tarisai, Nifai aibha-

bhatidza, achiporofita, nokupa-ridza, achichemera kutendeukakwevanhu, achivaratidza zvi-ratidzo neminana, achiita azvi-shamiso pakati pavanhu, kutivazive kuti Kristu ave bpedyokuuya —5 Achivataurira pamusoro pe-

zvinhu zvakange zvave pedyokuuya, kuti vazive nokuranga-rira panguva yazvichauya kutizvakaziviswa kwavari kare, kutivagotenda; naizvozvo vakawa-nda vakatenda kumazwi aSamu-eri vakaenda kunobhabhatidzwa,nokuti vaiuya nokutendeuka no-kureurura zvivi zvavo.6 Asi vazhinji vavo havana

kutenda kumazwi aSamueri;naizvozvo zvavakaona kutivakanga vatadza kumutema na-matombo nemiseve yavo, vaka-chema kuvatungamiri vavovachiti. Torai munhu uyu mumu-sunge nokuti ana dhiabhorosi;nokuda kwesimba radhiabhoro-si riri maari tatadza kumutemanamatombo nemiseve yedu;saka mutorei mumusunge mue-nde naye.

7 Zvavaienda kuti vaise maokoavo paari, tarisai, akazvikandapasi kubva pachidziro, akatizakubva munyika yavo, akatizirakunyika yake, akatangisa ku-paridza nokuporofita pakatipavanhu vake.

8 Zvino tarisai, haana kuzo-mbonzwikwa nezvake pakatipamaNifai zvakare; uku ndikokugara kwavanhu ava.

9 Uku ndiko kwaive kuperakwamakore makumi maserenamatanhatu ekutongwa nava-tongi kwavanhu vaNifai.

10 Saka ndiko kumagumowokwamakore makumi masere na-manomwe ekutongwa navato-ngi, chikamu chakawanda cha-karamba chiri mukuzvikudzanomukuita zvakaipa, chikamuchiduku chikasara chichifambazvakarurama, pamberi paMwari.

11 Izvi ndizvo zvaiitika zva-kare mugore ramakumi maserenamasere ekutongwa nevatongi.

12 Kwakave nokushandukakushoma-shoma pamagariro ai-ita vanhu, kunze kwekuti vanhuvakatangisa kuva vakaoma mu-kuita zvakaipa, vachiita izvo

16 4a nkm Chishamiso. b Hir. 14:2.

511 Hiramani 16:13–24

zvakaipa zvakawanda izvo zva-ipikisa mirairo yaMwari, mugoreramakumi masere namapfumba-mwe rokutonga kwevatongi.13 Asi zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechimakumi mapfumbamwerokutonga kwevatongi, kwaka-ve nezviratidzo azvikuru zvaka-piwa vanhu, neminana; mazwiemaporofita bakatangisa kuza-dzikiswa.14 Uye angirozi dzakazviratidza

kuvanhu, vanhu vakachenjera,dzikataura kwavari zvinhuzvinofadza nomufaro mukuru;mugore irori magwaro akata-ngisa kuzadzikiswa.15 Kana dai zvakadaro, vanhu

vakatanga kuomesa mwoyoyavo, vose kunze kweavo vai-tenda vose vamaNifai uye na-maRamani vakatangisa kuitazvesimba ravo, nouchenjeriahwavo vachiti:16 Zvimwe zvinhu vaiita zvo-

kufembera, pakati pezvakawa-nda; asi tarisai, tinoziva kutizvinhu izvi zvose zvikuru ne-mabasa anoshamisa hazvingai-tike, izvo zviri zvakataurwa.17 Vakatanga kufunga noku-

taura pakati pavo vachiti:18 aHazvina musoro kuti mu-

nhu uyu Kristu anzi achauya;kana zvakadaro, iye ari Mwa-nakomana waMwari , Babavedenga napasi, sokutaurwakwazvakaitwa, ko zvino sei asi-ngazviratidzi kwatiri sekuzvira-tidza kwaachaita kune vanengevari kuJerusarema?

19 Sei asingazviratidzi iye

pachake munyika ino nemunyi-ka yeJerusarema?

20 Asi tarisai, tinoziva kutiaitsika yakaipa, yatakapiwanamadzibaba edu, kuita kutititende kuzvinhu zvikuru zvi-noshamisa zvichaitika, kwetepakati pedu, asi kune imwenyika iri kure, nyika yatisinga-zive; saka vanoita kuti tigare ti-singazive, nokuti hatikwanisibkuona namaziso edu kuti nde-zvechokwadi.

21 Vachaita, nokunyengedzanamashiripiti ewakaipa, voitamashiripiti makuru ayo atisi-nganzwisise, ayo anotigarisatiri pasi savaranda vamazwiavo, uye savaranda vavo, no-kuti tinotarisira kwavari kutivatidzidzise shoko; saka va-chatiita kuti tigare tisingazivekana tikateerera zvavanoreva,mazuva ose eupenyu hwedu.

22 Zvinhu zvakawanda zva-vakafungidzira mumwoyo yavo,zvaiva azvisina maturo; vaka-kanganiswa zvikuru, nokutiSatani aivafurira kuti varambevachiita zvakaipa; aienda kurikwose achitaura makuhwa no-kupesanisa munyika yose. Kutiaomese mwoyo yavanhu mae-rerano nezvainge zvichauya.

23 Vasingatarise zviratidzo ne-minana izvo zvavaiona pakatipavanhu vaIshe, nezvishamisozvakawanda zvavaiita, Sataniakabata zvikuru mwoyo yava-nhu pamusoro penyika yose.

24 Uku ndiko kuguma kwego-re remakumi mapfumbamwe

13a 3 Ni. 1:4.b Hir. 14:3–7.

14a Aruma 13:26.

15a Isa. 5:21.18a Aruma 30:12–13.20a nkm Tsika.

b Eta 12:5–6, 19.22a nkm Chisina Maturo.

Hiramani 16:25–3 Nifai 1:4 512

ekutongwa navatongi kwava-nhu vaNifai.25 Uku ndiko kupera kwe-

bhuku raHiramani, maereranonezvinyorwa zvaHiramani na-vanakomana vake.

Nifai weChitatu

Bhuku raNifai

MWANAKOMANA WANIFAI, UYO AKANGA ARI MWANAKOMANA WAHIRAMANI

Uye Hiramani akanga ari mwanakomana waHiramani, akangaari mwanakomana waAruma, akanga ari mwanakomana wa-

Aruma, akanga ari chizvarwa chaNifai akanga ari mwanakomanawaRihai, uyo akabva kuJerusarema mugore rokutanga rokutongakwaZedekia; mambo weJuda.

CHITSAUKO 1

Nifai, mwanakomana waHiramani,anobva munyika iyi, mwanako-mana wake Nifai anochengeta zvi-nyorwa — Kana dai zviratidzonezvishamiso zvakawanda, vakaipavanoronga kuuraya vatsvene —Usiku hwekuzvarwa kwaKristuhunosvika—Chiratidzo chinopiwa,uye nyenyedzi itsva inobuda —Manyepo nokunyengedza kuno-wanda, makororo aGadhiandonianouraya vakawanda. Ringangovegore 1 kusvika ku4 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

ZVINO zvakaitika kuti gorerechimakumi mapfumba-

mwe nerimwechete rapfuurapakanga pane makore mazanaamatanhatu kubva panguvayakabva Rihai kuJerusarema;ndiro gore rakanga Rakoniasi

ari mutongi mukuru nagavhunawenyika iyi.

2 Uye Nifai, mwanakomanawaHiramani akabva munyikayeZarahemura, akaisa muma-oko emwanakomana wakeaNifai, akanga ari mwanakoma-na wake mukuru, bmahwendefaendarira, nezvinyorwa zvosezvakanga zvakanyorwa, nezvi-nhu zvose zvakachengetwa zva-iera kubva panguva yakabvaRihai kuJerusarema.

3 Zvino akabva abuda munyikaumu, auko kwaakaenda, hakunamunhu anoziva; mwanakomanawake Nifai akachengeta zvinyo-rwa pachinzvimbo chake, ho-ngu, zvinyorwa zvavanhu vake.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti muku-tanga kwegore ramakumi ma-pfumbamwe nemaviri, tarisai,zviporofita zvevaporofita zva-katanga kuzadzikiswa zvizere;

[3 nifai]1 1a 2 Ni. 25:19.2a nkm Nifai,

MwanakomanawaNifai,Mwanakomana

waHiramani.b Aruma 37:3–5.

3a 3 Ni. 2:9.

513 3 Nifai 1:5–15

nokuti kwakatanga kuva nezvi-ratidzo zvikuru nezvishamisozvikuru zvakaonekwa pakatipavanhu.5 Asi kwakanga kune vamwe

vakatanga kuti nguva yakangayapfuura kut i mazwi ayaachizadzikiswa, ayo aakataurwanaSamueri muRamani.6 Uye vakatangisa kufara kune

kunyomba pamusoro pehamadzavo vachiti: Tarisai nguva ya-pfuura, mazwi aSamueri haasatiazadzikiswa; naizvozvo, kute-nda kwenyu nokufara kwenyumaererano nezvinhu izvi ha-kuna zvakwakayamura.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti makava

nezhowe-zhowe munyika yose;vanhu vanotenda vakatangakuva nokutya kuti zvimwe zvi-nhu zvakataurwa zvingango-tadza kuitika.8 Asi tarisai, vakatarisira zvi-

kuru pazuva iroro nousiku hwa-ro, nezuva iroro iro raizovazuva iro rinenge risina usiku,kuti vagoziva kuti kutenda kwa-vo kwanga kusiri kwenhando.9 Zvakaitika kuti, kwakave

nezuva rakaiswa parutivi neavovakanga vasingatende, kutiavo vose vaitenda kutsika idzivaifanirwa akuuraiwa kunzekwokunge chiratidzo ichi chai-tika, zvakataurwa naSamuerimuporofita.10 Zvino zvakaitika kuti apo

Nifai, mwanakomana waNifai,akaona kuipa kwavanhu vake,

mwoyo wake wakava unorwa-dzwa zvikuru.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaendaakandopfugama pasi, akachemazvikuru kuna Mwari vake aka-chemera vanhu vake, hongu,avo vakange vave kuda kuto-paradzwa nokuda kwetsikadzamadzibaba avo.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti aka-chema zvikuru kuna Ishe, zuvaarose; zvino tarisai, izwi raIsherakauya kwaari richiti:

13 Simudza musoro wako uvemunhu anofara; nokuti tarisai,nguva yasvika , uye usikuhwuno chiratidzo chichapiwa,aramangwana ini ndichava pa-nyika, kuzoratidza nyika kutindinozadzikisa izvo zvose zva-ndakaita kuti bzvitaurwe nemi-romo yevaporofita vangu va-tsvene.

14 Tarisai, andinouya kunevangu, bkuzozadzikisa zvinhuzvose zvandakaita kuti zvizivi-kanwe kuvana vavanhu kubvirackumavambo enyika, nokuzoitakuda dkwevose kwaBaba no-kweMwanakomana — kwaBabapamusana pangu, nokweMwa-nakomana pamusana penyamayangu. Uye tarisai nguva ya-svika, usiku huno chiratidzochichapiwa.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti mazwiakauya kuna Nifai akazadziki-swa, sokutaurwa kwaakangaaitwa; nokuti tarisai, pakudokakwezuva ahakuna kuita rima;

5a Hir. 14:2–4.9a nkm Kuponderwa

Chitendero.12a Eno. 1:4; Aruma 5:46.13a Ruka 2:10–11.

b nkm Jesu Kristu—Zviporofitanezvekuzvarwa uyenerufu rwaJesuKristu.

14a Joh. 1:11.b Mat. 5:17–18.c Aruma 42:26.d D&Z 93:3–4.

15a Hir. 14:3.

3 Nifai 1:16–25 514

vanhu vakatanga kushamiswanokuti kwakanga kusina rimaapo usiku hwakauya.16 Uye kwakange kuine vaka-

wanda, avo vakange vasinakutenda mazwi emaporofita,avakapunzikira pasi vakaitasevakafa, nokuti vakanga vava-kuziva kuti bhurongwa hukuruhuya hwavakanga vagadziriraavo vose vakatenda mazwiemaporofita rakanga ratoraswa,nokuti chiratidzo chakanga cha-piwa chakanga chatova pedyo.17 Uye vakatanga kuziva kuti

Mwanakomana waMwari aka-nga ava pedyo nokuzviratidzamukunaka, hongu, zve muchi-dimbu vanhu vose vakanga varipanyika kubva kumabvazuvanokumadokero, vose vari ku-maodzanyemba nokuchamhe-mbe vakashamiswa zvikuruvakawira pasi.18 Nokuti vaiziva kuti maporo-

fita vakanga vapupura kuzvi-nhu izvi kwemakore akawanda,uye nechiratidzo chakanga cha-piwa chakanga chasvika; vaka-tangisa kutya pamusana poku-ipa kwavo nokusatenda kwavo.19 Zvakaitika kuti hakuna

kumboita rima pausiku ihwo-hwo hwose, asi kwakangakwakachena semasikati. Uyezvakaitika kuti zuva rakabudamangwanani zvakare sekuitakwaro kwemazuva ose; vakazi-va kuti izuva iro Ishe aravacha-berekwa nokuda kwechiratidzochakapiwa.

20 Uye zvakanga zvaitika,hongu, zvinhu zvose, nekakaitasei zvako, maererano nemashokoamaporofita.

21 Uye zvakaitikawo kutianyenyedzi itsva yakaonekwa,maererano neshoko.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti kubvirapanguva iyoyi kwakatangisakuva namanyepo akataurwapakati pavanhu, naSatani, kutiaomese mwoyo yavo, kuti va-save nokutenda muzviratidzoneminana zvavakanga vaona;kana dai pakange paine manye-po aya nokunyengedza, vanhuvazhinji vakatenda, vakatende-uka vakadzokera kuna Ishe.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nifaiakaenda mukati mavanhu, nava-mwe vakawanda, akabhabhati-dza mukutendeuka, mukudaropakava anokuregererwa kwe-zvivi kukuru. Uye saka vanhuvakatanga kuva norunyararozvakare munyika.

24 Uye pakanga pasisina ku-pesana, kunze kwevashoma va-katanga kuparidza, vachiedzakuratidza nemagwaro kuti zva-kanga azvisisakoshe kuchenge-tedza mutemo waMosesi. Zvinomuchinhu ichi vakakanganisa,nenzira yekunge vasina ku-nzwisisa magwaro.

25 Asi zvakaitika kuti vakazo-ve vakadzorwa, uye vakapwi-swa pamusoro pekukanganisakwavo, nokuti vakazoziviswakuti mutemo wakanga usatiawazadzikiswa, nokuti unoto-

16a Hir. 14:7.b 3 Ni. 1:9.

19a Ruka 2:1–7.

21a Mat. 2:1–2;Hir. 14:5.

23a nkm Kuregererwa

kweZvitadzo.24a Aruma 34:13.25a Mat. 5:17–18.

515 3 Nifai 1:26–2:1

fanirwa kuzadzikiswa muka-nhu kose; hongu, shoko rakauyakwavari kuti zvakafanira ku-zadzikiswa; hongu, kuti kanakai zvako hakafanire kupfuurakudakara zvose zvazadzikiswa;naizvozvo mugore irori vaka-svika pakuziva kutadza kwavouye bvakareurura kukanganisakwavo.

26 Uye ndiko kupfuura kwa-kaita gore rechimakumi mapfu-mbamwe namaviri, richiunzazvinhu zvinofadza kuvanhupamusana pezviratidzo izvozvakanga zvaitika, maereranonamazwi echiporofita chama-porofita vatsvene vose.27 Uye zvakaitika kuti gore

rechimakumi mapfumbamwenematatu rakapfuurawo muru-nyararo, kunze kwemakororoaaGadhiandoni, aigara muma-komo, akanga azere nyika yose;nokuti nzvimbo dzavo dzaka-nge dzakasimba nenzvimbodzavo dzakavanzika zvekutivanhu havaikwanisa kuakuri-ra; naizvozvo akauraya vanhuvakawanda zvikuru, akapondavakawanda pakati pavanhu.28 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

ramakumi mapfumbamwe na-mana vakatanga kuwanda zvi-kuru, nokuti kwakava navanhuvakawanda vechiNifai vakati-zira kwavari, zvakakonzerakusuwa kukuru kuvanhu vechi-Nifai vakasara vagere munzvi-mbo iyi.29 Uye chakave chikonzero zva-

kare chokusuwa kukuru pakati

pamaRamani; nokuti tarisai,vakava navana vakawanda avovakakura vakava vanhu vakuruvanozviriritira, vakada kuve pa-chavo, uye vakatungamirirwanavamwe avamaZoramu, noku-da kwamanyepo namazwi avoanonyengedza, kuti vabatanenamakororo aGadhiandoni.

30 Uye saka namaRamani aka-tambudzikawo zvikuru, va-katanga kudzikira pakutendanoutsvene hwavo, nokuda kwe-kuipa kwechizvarwa chakangachichikura.

CHITSAUKO 2

Uipi noruvengo zvinowanda mu-vanhu — MaNifai nemaRamanivanobatana kuti vazvidzivirirekumakororo aGadhiandoni — Ma-Ramani akapinduka anove vachenauye vobva vadaidzwa kuti maNifai.Zvingangove makore 5 kusvikaku16 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Uye zvakait ika kuti ndikokupfuura kwakaita gore rechi-makumi mapfumbamwe nema-shanuwo, uye vanhu vakatangakukanganwa zviya zviratidzoneminana zvavakanga vanzwa,vakatanga kusashamiswa zva-kanyanya nechiratidzo kana mu-nana wabva kudenga, zvekutivakatanga kuoma mumwoyoyavo, nekupofomara mupfu-ngwa, uye vakatanga kusatendazvose zvavakanga vanzwa ne-zvavakaona —

25b Mosaya 26:29.27a nkm Makororo

aGadhiandoni.29a Aruma 30:59.

3 Nifai 2:2–12 516

2 Vachifunga zvinhu zvisinamaturo mumwoyo yavo, kutizvakaunzwa nevanhu nesimbaradhiabhorosi, kutora anoku-nyengedza mwoyo yevanhu;uye ndikwo kutora kwakaitaSatani mwoyo yevanhu zvaka-re, zvekuti akavapofomadzamaziso uye akavatungami-rira mukudaira kuti dzidzisoyaKristu ndeyeurema uye isinamaturo.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

vakatanga kusimba muuipi no-ruvengo; uye vakasatenda kutikuchaita zviratidzo kana mina-na zvichapiwa; uye Satani aaka-famba-famba, achitora mwoyoyevanhu, achivaedza nokuitakuti vaite uipi hwakanyanyamunyika.4 Uye saka ndiko kupfuura

kwakaita gore rechimakumimapfumbamwe nematanhatu;uye rechimakumi mapfumba-mwe nemanomwewo; uye kanarechimakumi mapfumbamwenemasere; nairowo rechimaku-mi mapfumbamwe nemapfu-mbamwe;5 Uye zvakare kwakanga kwa-

perawo zana remakore kubvirakumazuva aaMosaya, akangaari mambo wevanhu vemaNifai.6 Uye mazana matanhatu ema-

kore ane makore mapfumbamweakanga apfuura kubvira nguvayakabva Rihai kuJerusarema.7 Uye kwakanga kwapfuura

makore mapfumbamwe kubvi-ra panguva yakapiwa chirati-dzo, icho chakanga chataurwa

nezvacho nemaporofita, kutiKristu achauya panyika.

8 Zvino maNifai akatanga ku-verenga nguva kubvira pangu-va iyoyo pakapiwa chiratidzo,kana kubvira pakuuya kwa-Kristu; naizvozvo, makore ma-pfumbamwe akanga apfuura.

9 Uye Nifai, akanga ari babawaNifai, akanga akachengetazvinyorwa, ahaana kudzokerakunyika yeZarahemura, uyeakanga asisawanikwe kupi zva-kwo munyika yose.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvakaramba vari mukuipa, zvi-sinei nekuparidzirwa nekuporo-fitwa kwakanyanya kwakangakwatumirwa mukati mavo; uyendikwo kupfuura kwakaita gorerechigumiwo; uye kana rechi-gumi nerimwechete rakapfuu-rawo muuipi.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugoreregumi nematatu kwakatangakuve nehondo nekupesana mu-nyika; nokuti makororo aGadhi-andoni akanga awanda zvikuru,uye akauraya vanhu vakawa-nda, uye akaparadza magutamazhinji, uye akaparadzira rufunokuponda kukuru munyikayose, zvekuti zvakaonekwa kutizvinofanira kuti vose vanhu,vose maNifai nemaRamani, va-kafanira kutora zvombo kutivaarwise.

12 Naizvozvo, vose maRama-ni vakanga vapindukira kuna-Ishe vakabatana nehama dzavo,maNifai, uye vakamanikidzwa,nokuda kwekudzivirira upenyu

2 2a nkm Hunyengedzi.3a D&Z 10:27.

5a Mosaya 29:46–47.9a 3 Ni. 1:2–3.

517 3 Nifai 2:13–3:2

hwavo nehwemadzimai avo ne-vana vavo, kuti vatore zvombovarwise vaya makororo aGadhi-andoni, hongu, uye nokuti va-chengetedze kodzero dzavo,dzechechi yavo nokunamatakwavo, anerusununguko rwa-vo bnokuzvitonga kwavo.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti gore irirechigumi nematatu risati ra-pfuura maNifai vakanga vo-vhundutsirwa nokuparadzwazvachose nehondo iyi, yakangayatoipa chaizvo.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti ayo

maRamani akanga abatana ne-maNifai akanga ave kuvere-ngerwa kumaNifai;15 Uye akutukwa kwavo kwa-

kabviswa pavari, uye gandaravo rikave bjena seremaNifai;

16 Uye majaya avo nevana-sikana vavo vakaita runakorwakachena zvikuru, uye va-kaverengerwa kumaNifai, uyevakadaidzwa kunzi maNifai.Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitagore regumi nematatu.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-

kutanga kwegore rechiguminemana, hondo yaive pakatipemakororo nevanhu vaNifaiyakaenderera uye ikave ino-rwadza zvikuru; zvisinei, va-nhu vaNifai vakawana simbakupfuura remakororo, zvekutivakaatandanisa munyika mavovakaatinhira kumakomo neku-nzvimbo dzao dzeruvande.18 Uye ndiko kupera kwakai-

ta gore regumi nemana. Uyemugore rechigumi nemasha-nu vakauya kuzorwisa vanhu

vaNifai; uye pamusana peuipihwevanhu vaNifai, nokupesanakwavo kwakawanda nokupa-nduka, makororo aGadhiandoniakavakurira kwazvo.

19 Uye ndikwo kupera kwakai-ta gore rechigumi nemashanu,uye saka vanhu vakanga varimukati mekurwadziswa kwaka-nyanya; uye amunondo wekupa-radzwa wakanga uchiremberapamusoro pavo, zvekuti vaka-nga vave pedyo pekubaiwanawo, uye izvi zvichikonzerwanekutadza kwavo.

CHITSAUKO 3

Gidhiyanihai, mutungamiri we-maGadhiandoni, anoti RakoniasinemaNifai vazvipire kwaari zvosenenyika yavo — Rakoniasi anoisaGidhigidhonai semutungamiri mu-kuru wemauto — MaNifai anou-ngana muZarahemura nemuMa-guta kuti vazvirwire. Zvingangovemakore 16 kusvika ku18 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-gore rechigumi nematanhatukubva mukuuya kwaKristu,Rakoniasi, gavhuna wenyika,akatambira tsamba yakabvakune mutungamiri nagavhunawechikwata ichi chemakororo;uye aya ndiwo mazwi akangaakanyorwa, achiti:

2 Rakoniasi, unokudzwa uyegavhuna mukuru wenyika, ta-risai, ndinonyora iyi tsambakwauri, uye ndinokurumbidzazvikuru pamusoro pekuoma

12a nkm Kusununguka.b nkm Rusununguko.

15a Aruma 17:15; 23:18.b 2 Ni. 5:21; 30:6;

Jak. 3:8.19a Aruma 60:29.

3 Nifai 3:3–10 518

kwako, nokusimba kwevanhuvako, mukuchengetedza izvozvamunofunga kuti ikodzeroyenyu nerusununguko rwenyu;hongu, munomira zvakanaka,sekunge makatsigirwa neruokorwechimwari, mukurwira ku-zvitonga kwenyu, nepfuma ye-nyu, nenyika yenyu, kana kutiicho chamunodaidza kudaro.3 Uye zvinondiitisa tsitsi ini,

iwe anokudzwa zvikuru Rako-niasi, kuti uremare zvakadarouye uzvikudze kuti ufunge kutiungarwisane nevanhu vakawa-nda zvakadai vasingatye varipasi pangu, iye zvino panguvaino vamire nezvombo zvavo,uye vamire vachida zvikurukuudzwa izwi rekuti — EndaikumaNifai muvaparadze.4 Uye ini, nokuziva kwandi-

noita mweya wavo wekusaku-rirwa, zvandakaona vachirwa,uye nokuziva ruvengo rwavorwusingaperi kwamuri pa-musana pezvamakavatadzirazvakawanda, saka vakauyakuzokurwisai vanokushanyirainokukuparadzai zvachose.5 Naizvozvo ndanyora tsamba

iyi, ndichiinama neruoko rwa-ngu pachangu, ndichinzwiramagariro ako akanaka, pamu-sana pekusimba kwako munezvaunovimba kuti zvitsvene,nemweya wako unokudzwamuhondo.6 Naizvozvo ndinonyora kwa-

uri, ndichikumbira kuti uzvipirekune vanhu vangu ava, magutaenyu, nyika dzenyu, nezvinhu

zvenyu, pane kuti vakushanyi-rei nemunondo uye kupara-dzwa kugouya kwamuri.

7 Kana kuti nemamwe mazwi,zvipirei kwatiri, uye batanainesu uye mugojairana nemaba-sa edu aemuruvande, uye muvehama dzedu uye mugove sesu—kwete nhapwa dzedu, asi hamadzedu uye mugove vamwe vedumuzvinhu zvose zvedu.

8 Uye tarisai, andinopika kwa-uri kana mukaita izvi, nechitsi-dzo, hamuzoparadzwa; asi kanamukasaita izvi , ndinopikakwauri nechitsidzo, kuti mu-mwedzi wamangwana ndicha-udza mauto angu kuti azoku-rwisai, uye havazosikiza kanakusiya, asi vachakuurayai, uyevacharegerera munondo pamu-ri kudakara musisipo.

9 Uye tarisai, ini ndini Gidhiya-nihai; uye ndini gavhuna we-boka areruvande iri rinonziraGadhiandoni; riiri boka raka-naka nemabasa aro bakanaka;uye cndeepasichigare uye aka-gashidzwa kwatiri.

10 Uye ndinonyora iyi tsambakwauri, Rakoniasi, uye ndinovi-mba kuti uchatipa nyika dzakonezvinhu zvenyu, pasina kude-urwa kweropa, kuti ava vanhuvangu vatore zvinovakodzeranehurumende, avo vakabudakubva kwauri pamusana peuipihwako mukuvatorera mvumoyavo nehurumende, uye kunzekwekunge waita izvi, ndicha-tsividza kutadzirwa kwavo.Ndini Gidhiyanihai.

3 7a Hir. 6:22–26.8a Eta 8:13–14.9a nkm Huranganwa

hwemuruvande.b Aruma 30:53.c Hir. 6:26–30;

Mos. 5:29, 49–52.

519 3 Nifai 3:11–21

11 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiRakoniasi akashamiswa kwazvopaakatambira tsamba iyi, pa-musana pekusatya kwaGidhi-yanihai kuti ati anoda nyikayemaNifai, nokutyisidzira va-nhu nokutsividza kutadzirwakweavo vasina kumbotadzirwa,kunze kwekuti ivo vakangaavazvitadzira nekupanduka va-chienda kumakororo aye aneuipi neruvengo.12 Zvino tarisai, Rakoniasi

uyu, gavhuna wenyika, akangaari munhu akarurama, uye asi-ngatye kana kutyisidzirwanezvinodiwa anegororo; naizvo-zvo haana kuteerera tsambayaGidhiyanihai, gavhuna we-makororo, asi akaita kuti vanhuvake vachemere simba kunaIshe kuitira nguva ichauya ma-kororo aya kuzovarwisa.13 Hongu, akatumira shoko

mukati mevanhu vose, kutivaunganidze pamwechete ma-dzimai avo, nevana vavo, mata-nga avo, nezvinhu zvavo, kunzekweminda yavo, panzvimboimwechete.14 Uye akaita kuti nzvimbo

idzodzo dzivakirirwe kuti dzi-dzivirirwe, uye simba rachorichibva rakura chaizvo. Uyeakaita kuti mauto, ose emaNifaineemaRamani, kana kuti kunevose vaiverengerwa kumaNifai,vaitwe varindi vanotarisa zvosezvakavakomberedza, nokuva-tarira nokuvadzivirira kuma-kororo siku nesikati.15 Hongu, akati kwavari: Se-

zvo Ishe vari mupenyu, kunze

kwekunge matendeuka muku-ipa kwenyu kwose, uye mugo-chema kuna Ishe, hakuna nzirayamungabviswe nayo mumao-ko emakororo aya aGadhia-ndoni.

16 Uye mazwi nekuporofitakwaRakoniasi zvaive zvikuruzvichishamisa zvekuti zvakako-nzera kutya muvanhu; uye va-kaisa simba ravo mukuita zvirimaererano nemazwi aRakoniasi.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti Rakoni-asi akaisa vatungamiri vakurukumauto ose emaNifai, kutivavatungamire panguva icha-uya makororo kubva murenjekuzovarwisa.

18 Zvino mukurukuru pakatipevatungamiri vakuru vose uyemukuru wemauto ose emaNifaiakagadzwa, uye zita rake raiveaGidhigidhonai.19 Zvino yaive tsika mukati

memaNifai ose kuisa semukurumukuru wemauto avo, (kunzekwenguva dzavainge var imuchitema) munhu ainge ainemweya wekuzarurirwa nemwe-yawo awechiporofita; naizvo-zvo, Gidhigidhonai uyu, aivemuporofita mukuru mukatimavo, sezvakanga zvakaitawomutongi mukuru.

20 Zvino vanhu vakati kunaGidhigidhonai: Namata kunaIshe, uye vatirege tiende kuma-komo nemurenje, kuti tiwirepamusoro pemakororo uye tia-paradze munyika dzao iwo.

21 Asi Gidhigidhonai akatikwavari: Ishe ahavadi; nokutikana tikaenda kunovarwisa Ishe

11a Hir. 14:30.12a Aruma 54:5–11;

3 Ni. 4:7–10.18a 3 Ni. 6:6.

19a nkm Huporofita.21a Aruma 48:14.

3 Nifai 3:22–4:1 520

bvachatiisa mumaoko avo; nai-zvozvo tichazvigadzirira tiripakati penyika yedu, uye ti-chaunganidza mauto edu pa-mwechete, uye hativaendere,asi tinomira kusvika ivo vauyakuzotirwisa; naizvozvo sezvoIshe vari mupenyu, kana tikaitaizvi vachavaisa mumaoko edu.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechigumi nemanomwe, muku-pera kwegore, shoko raRakonia-si rakanga raenda pauso hwosehwenyika, uye vakanga vatoramahachi avo, nengorovhani dza-vo, nemombe dzavo, nematangaavo, nembeu dzavo, nezvinhuzvavo zvose, uye vakafora varizviuru nezviuru nemakumiezviuru, kudakara vose vaendakunzvimbo yakanga yanzi ndi-yo yavanoungana pamwechete,kuti vazvidzivirire kuvavengivavo.23 Uye nyika yakanga yatau-

rwa yaiva nyika yeZarahemura,nenyika yaive pakati penyi-ka yeZarahemura nenyika ye-Maguta, hongu, nokumutsetsewaive pakati penyika yeMagutanenyika yeKuparadzwa.24 Uye kwaive nezviuru zvi-

zhinji zvevanhu vainzi maNifai,vakaungana pamwechete mu-nyika iyi. Zvino Rakoniasi aka-ita kuti vaungane pamwechetemunyika yechekumaodzanye-mba, pamusana pekutukwakukuru kwaive amunyika ye-chekuchamhembe.25 Uye vakazvivakirira kuzvi-

dzivirira kuvavengi vavo; uye

vakagara munyika imwechete,uye vari boka rimwechete, uyevaitya mazwi akanga ataurwanaRakoniasi, zvekuti vakate-ndeuka muzvitema zvavo zvo-se; uye vakaisa minamato yavokuna Ishe Mwari vavo, kutiavavaponese munguva ichauyavavengi vavo kuzovarwisa.

26 Uye vakanga vakasuwazvikuru pamusana pevavengivavo. Uye Gidhigidhonai akaitakuti vagadzire azvombo zveho-ndo zvemarudzi ose, uye vaifa-nira kuve vakasimba nezvipfekozvehondo, nenhowo, nezvimwe,vachitevedza zvavakanga va-rairwa naye.

CHITSAUKO 4

Mauto emaNifai anokurira makoro-ro aGadhiandoni — Gidhiyanihaianouraiwa, uye anotora nzvimboyake, Zemunaraya, anosungirirwa— MaNifai anorumbidza Ishenokukunda kwavo. Zvingangovemakore 19 kusvika ku22 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mukuperakwegore rechigumi nemaseremauto aye emakororo akangaagadzirira hondo, uye akatangakudzika uye achikurumidza ku-bva muzvikomo, nemumako-mo, nemurenje, nemunzvimbodzao dzakasimba, nenzvimbodzao dzemuruvande, uye aka-tanga kutora nyika, dzose dzai-ve kumaodzanyemba nedzaivekuchamhembe, uye akatanga

21b I Sam. 14:12.24a Aruma 22:31.

25a nkm Vimba.26a 2 Ni. 5:14.

521 3 Nifai 4:2–10

kutora matunhu ose akangaaasiiwa nemaNifai, nemagutaakanga asiiwa ave matongo.2 Asi tarisai, makanga musina

mhuka dzesango kana dzenya-ma munzvimbo idzodzo dza-kanga dzasiiwa nemaNifai, uyemakanga musina mhuka dze-kuti makororo abaye, kunzekwekunge aenda murenje.3 Uye makororo haaikwanisa

kurarama kunze kwekunge arimurenje, nokushaika kwekudya;nokuti maNifai akanga asiyanyika yavo yave gwenga, uyevakanga vaunganidza matangaavo nezvose zvavaive nazvo,uye zvakanga zviri pamwechetesechinhu chimwechete.4 Naizvozvo, pakanga pasina

mukana wekuti makororo apwa-nye agowana zvekudya, kunzekwekutouya pachena ozorwanemaNifai; uye maNifai vaka-nga vave boka rimwechete, uyevari vakawanda zvikuru, uyevakazvirongedzera zvekudya,nemahachi nemombe, nezvipfu-yo zvakasiyana zvemarudzi ose,kuti vagorarama kwemakoreanokwana manomwe, mungu-va iyi vaivimba kuti vainge va-kwanisa kuparadza makororoaya asisiri panyika; uye ndikokupfuura kwakaita gore rechi-gumi nemasere.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechigumi nepfumbamwe Gidhi-yanihai akaona kuti zvaitofanirakuti aende anorwisana nema-Nifai, nokuti havana imwe nzirayavaipona nayo kunze kweku-paza nekuba nokuponda.

6 Uye vaitya kuti vapararirenenyika kuti varime mbeu, no-kuti maNifai aigona kuvavingaakavauraya; naizvozvo Gidhi-yanihai akapa murau kumautoake kuti mugore iri vakafanirakuenda kunorwisa maNifai.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakauyakuzorwa; uye makanga murimumwedzi wechitanhatu; uyetarisai, zuva iroro ravakauyakuzorwa rakave guru raityisa;uye vakanga vakapfeka seku-pfeka kunoita makororo; uyevakange vaine dehwe rehwaimuchiuno, uye vakazvizora ro-pa, uye misoro yavo yakangayakaguswa, uye vakanga vainezvidzitiro zvemumisoro; uyemauto aGidhiyanihai airatidzi-ka zvinotyisa, pamusana pe-zvavakanga vakapfeka, nepa-musana pekuzvizora ropa.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti mautoemaNifai, zvaakaona kusvikakwemauto aGidhiyanihai, aka-wira pasi ose, vakasimudzirakuchema kwavo kuna IsheMwari wavo, kuti avaponiseuye avabvise mumaoko evave-ngi vavo.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mautoaGidhiyanihai paakaona izviakatanga kudaidzira nezwiguru, pamusana pekufara kwa-vo, nokuti vakafunga kuti ma-Nifai awira pasi pamusanapekutya kutyisa kwemauto avo.

10 Asi muchinhu ichi vakagu-mburwa, nokuti maNifai akangaasingavatye; asi avaitya Mwarivavo uye vakamukumbira kutiavadzivirire; naizvozvo, mauto

4 1a 3 Ni. 3:13–14, 22. 10a nkm Kutya.

3 Nifai 4:11–21 522

aGidhiyanihai paakamhanyirakwavari vakanga vakagadzirirakusangana navo; hongu, musi-mba raIshe vakavagashira.11 Uye hondo yakatanga mu-

mwedzi uyu wechitanhatu; uyepakaita hondo yakaipa kwazvoyakarwiwa, hongu, pakauraya-nwa pakabayanwa zvakaipa,zvekuti hakuna kumboonekwakuuraiwa kwakadaro muvanhuvose vaRihai kubvira kubvakwaakaita kuJerusarema.12 Uye zvisinei anekutyisidzira

nezvitsidzo zvakaitwa naGidhi-yanihai, tarisai, maNifai vaka-vakurira, zvekuti vakavambakudududza vachibva kwavari.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti aGidhi-

gidhonai akati mauto ake avata-ndanise kudakara kumuganhunerenje, uye nokuti havaifanirakuregerera kana mumwechetezvake anenge awira mumaokoavo mukutiza kwavo, uye sakavakavatevera vakavauraya, ku-svika kumuganhu werenje,kusvika vazadzikisa murairowaGidhigidhonai.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Gidhi-

yanihai, akanga amira akarwaasingatye, akateverwa ave kuti-za; uye sezvo akanga aneta no-kurwa zvakanyanya akabatwaakauraiwa. Uye ndiko kuperakwakaita Gidhiyanihai gororo.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti mauto

emaNifai akadzokera zvakarekunzvimbo dzavo dzakadzivi-rirwa. Uye zvikaitika kuti gorerechigumi nemapfumbamwe ra-kapfuura, uye makororo haanakuuya zvakare kuzorwa; kana

mugore rechimakumi mavirihaana kuuya zvakare.

16 Uye mugore rechimakumimaviri nerimwechete haana ku-uya kuzorwa, asi akauya nema-tivi ose akakomberedza vanhuvaNifai; nokuti aifunga kutiakavadimura vanhu vaNifai ku-svika kuminda yavo, uye akava-komberedza kunhivi dzose, uyeakavachengetedza vasingakwa-nisi kuenda kunze, aizovaitakuti vazvipire kwaari zviri izvozvaaida.

17 Zvino vazvisarudzira pa-chezvavo akanga aisa mumwemutungamiri, zita rake ainziZemunaraya; naizvozvo ndiyeZemunaraya akakonzera atikukomberedzwa uku kutorenzvimbo.

18 Asi tarisai, izvi zvakangazvakanakira maNifai; nokutizvakanga zvakaoma kuti ma-kororo aya akombe kwenguvarefu ingazorwadza maNifai,nenzira yekudya kwakawandakwavakanga vachengeta,

19 Uye nepamusana peku-shomeka kwezvokudya pakatipemakororo; nokuti tarisai, ha-pana chavaive nacho kunzekwenyama chete kuti apone, irinyama yavaiwana murenje;

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti mhu-ka adzesango dzakaita shomamurenje zvekuti makororo ayaakada kupera kufa nenzara.

21 Uye maNifai vakarambavachifora kunze siku nesikati,uye vachiwira pamusoro pe-mauto awo, uye vachiadimurazviuru nemakumi ezviuru.

12a 3 Ni. 3:1–10. 13a 3 Ni. 3:18. 20a 1 Ni. 18:25.

523 3 Nifai 4:22–33

22 Uye saka chakave chidochevanhu vaZemunaraya kutivabve mukuronga kwavo, pa-musana pekuparadzwa kukurukwaiuya kwavari usiku ne-masikati.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti Zemu-

naraya akati vanhu vake vabvemukukomba kwavakanga vaka-ita, uye vaende kumusoro-sorokwenyika yekuchamhembe.24 Uye zvino, Gidhigidhonai

aziva zano ravo, uye achizivawokusasimba kwavo pamusanapekushaya zvekudya, nokuu-raiwa kwakaipa kwavakangavaitwa, naizvozvo akatumiramauto ake munguva yeusiku,uye akavadimudzira mukudu-dudza kwavo, uye akaisa mautoake munzira mavaitiza namo.25 Uye izvi vakazviita mu-

nguva yeusiku, uye vakaforakupfuurira makororo aya, zve-kuti ave mangwana, makororopaakatanga kufora kwawo,akasanganikwa nawo nemautoemaNifai kwose mberi kwawoneshure kwawo.26 Uye makororo akanga ari

nechekumaodzanyemba aka-dimurirwawo nzvimbo dzawodzekutizira. Uye zvose zvinhuizvi zvakaitwa nekutuma kwa-Gidhigidhonai.27 Uye kwakaita vazhinji vavo

zviuru zvakawanda vakazvipirasevasungwa kumaNifai, uyevamwe vavo vose vakauraiwa.28 Uye mutungamiri wavo,

Zemunaraya, akatorwa akasu-ngirirwa mumuti, hongu, kana

pamusoro pawo kudakara afa.Uye pavakanga vamusungirirakudakara afa, vakatema mutiukawira pasi, uye vakachemanezwi guru, vachiti:

29 Ishe ngavachengetedze va-nhu vavo vari mukururamanomuutsvene hwemwoyo, kutivagoita kuti vawisirwe pasi avovose vanotsvaka kuvaurayapamusana pesimba nezvikwatazvemuruvande, sekurigirwakwaitwa murume uyu pasi.

30 Uye vakafara vakachemazvakare nezwi rimwechete,vachiti: aMwari vaAbrahama,naMwari vaIsaka, naMwari va-Jakobo, dzivirirai vanhu avomukururama, kana vari bvano-daidza zita raMwari vavo kutivadzivirirwe.

31 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-tanga vose, semunhu mumwe-chete, kuimba, anokurumbidzaMwari vavo nechinhu chikuruchaakanga avaitira, nokuvache-ngetedza kuti vasawire muma-oko evavengi vavo.

32 Hongu, vakachema: aHosanakuna Mwari Vekumusoro-soro.Uye vakachema kuti: Ngariro-pafadzwe zita raIshe MwaribSamasimba, Mwari Vekumu-soro-soro.

33 Uye mwoyo yavo yakafutanemufaro, zvekuti vakasvimhamisodzi, pamusana pekunakakukuru kwaMwari mukuvabvi-sa mumaoko evavengi vavo;uye vaiziva kuti izvi zvakangazvakonzerwa nekutendeukakwavo nokupfava kwavo kuti

30a Aruma 29:11.b Eta 4:15.

31a Aruma 26:8.

nkm Kupakutenda.32a nkm Hosana.

b 1 Ni. 1:14.

nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

3 Nifai 5:1–9 524

vabviswe mukuparadzwa ku-singaperi.

CHITSAUKO 5

MaNifai vanotendeuka vachibvauye vasiya zvitema zvavo — Mo-rmoni anonyora rungano rweva-nhu vake uye achibva avataurirashoko risingapere — Israeri ichau-nganidzwa kubva mukupararirakwayo kwenguva refu. Zvinga-ngove makore 22 kusvika ku26shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino tarisai, kwakangakusina kana mweya mumwe-chete zvawo kuvanhu vaNifaivose waikahadzika kana zvi-shomanani mazwi emaporofitavose vatsvene avakanga vatau-ra; nokuti vaiziva kuti aifanirakuti azadzikiswe.2 Uye vaiziva kuti zvaive zviri

zvakafanira kuti Kristu angeakauya, pamusana pezviratidzozvizhinji zvakanga zvapiwa,maererano nemazwi emaporofi-ta; uye nepamusana pezvinhuzvakanga zvatoitika kare vaizi-va kuti zvakafanira kuti zvosezvinhu zviitike maererano nei-zvo zvakataurwa.3 Naizvozvo vakasiya zvitema

zvavo zvose, noruvengo rwavo,neupombwe hwavo, uye vaka-shandira Mwari nokusimbakwose siku nesikati.4 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti va-

tora ose makororo sevasungwa,zvekuti hapana akapunyukapane asina kuuraiwa, vakaka-nda vasungwa vavo mutirongo,

uye ndokuita kuti shoko ra-Mwari riparidzwe kwavari; uyevose vakatendeuka muzvitemazvavo uye vakaita chibvumira-no chekuti havachazopondazveavakasunungurwa.5 Asi vose avo vasina kupinda

muchibvumirano, uye vairambavaine pfungwa dzekupondakwakavandika mumwoyo yavo,hongu, vose vaiwanikwa vachi-tyisidzira hama dzavo vaipiwamhosva uye vorangwa maere-rano nemutemo.

6 Uye ndiko kupedza zvoseizvo zvikwata zvakaipa, zvaka-vanzika, uye zvakashoreka izvozvakakonzera kuti huipi hwa-kanyanyisa nekuponda kwa-kawanda kuitwe.

7 Uye ndiko kupera kwakaitagore arechimakumi maviri ne-maviri, kana nerechimakumimaviri nematatuwo, nerechi-makumi maviri nemana, nere-chimakumi maviri nemashanu;uye kwakanga kwapfuura ma-kumi maviri emakore ane ma-kore mashanu.

8 U y e k w a i v e n e z v i n h uzvizhinji zvakanga zvaitikazvainge, mumaziso evamwe,zviri zvinhu zvikuru uye zvi-noshamisa; zvakadaro, hazvi-nganyorwe zvose mubhukurino; hongu, bhuku rino hari-ngakwane kana chikamu chi-mwe kubva a muzana che-zvinhu zvakaitwa muvanhuvazhinji kudai muchinguvachemakumi maviri emakoreane mashanu.

9 Asi tarisai kune azvinyorwa

5 4a nkm Rusununguko.7a 3 Ni. 2:8.

8a 3 Ni. 26:6–12.9a Hir. 3:13–15.

525 3 Nifai 5:10–23

zvine zvose zvemafambiro aiitavanhu ava; uye rungano rwu-pfupi asi rwuri rwechokwadirwakapihwa naNifai.10 Naizvozvo ndaita zvinyo-

rwa zvangu zvezvinhu izvimaererano nezviri muzvinyo-rwa zvaNifai, zvakanyorwapamahwendefa aidaidzwa kutimahwendefa aNifai.11 Uye tarisai, ndinoita zvi-

nyorwa pamahwendefa anda-gadzira nemaoko angu.12 Uye tarisai, ndinonzi aMo-

rmoni, ndichidaidzwa nezitabrenyika inonzi Mormoni, mu-nyika makaiswa chechi naAru-ma muvanhu, hongu, chechi ye-kutanga yakaitwa mukati mavomushure mekutadza kwavo.13 Tarisai, ndiri mudzidzi wa-

Jesu Kristu, Mwanakomana wa-Mwari. Ndakadaidzwa naiyekuti ndizotaura shoko rakemukati mevanhu vake, kuti va-wane upenyu husingaperi.14 Uye zvakafanira kuti ini,

maererano nekuda kwaMwari,kuti minamato yeavo vakaendakare, vakanga vari vatsvene,yakafanira kuzadzikiswa mae-rerano nerutendo rwavo, kutindiite azvinyorwa zvezvinhuizvi zvakaitwa —15 Hongu, zvinyorwa zvisho-

manani zveizvo zvakaitika ku-bvira panguva yakabva RihaikuJerusarema, kana zvichidzikakusvika panguva ino.16 Naizvozvo ndiri kuita ru-

ngano rwangu kubva kunganodzakapiwa neavo vaive pambe-ri pangu, kusvika mukutangakwenguva yangu;

17 Uye zvino ndinobva ndaitaazvinyorwa zvezvinhu zvanda-kaona nemaziso angu.

18 Uye ndinoziva kuti zvinyo-rwa zvandinoita zvakanaka uyendezvechokwadi; zvakadarokune zvinhu zvizhinji zvekuti,maererano nemutauro wedu,hatigone akuzvinyora.

19 Uye zvino ndinopedza zva-ndiri kutaura, zviri nezvangu,uye ndoenda mberi nokutauranezvezvinhu zvakaitika ndisatindavepo.

20 Ndini Mormoni, uye wechi-zvarwa chaRihai chechokwadi.Ndine chikonzero chekurumbi-dza Mwari vangu neMuponesiwangu Jesu Kristu, nokuti aka-buritsa madzibaba edu munyikayeJerusarema, (uye ahapanamumwe aizviziva kunze kwakeiye neavo vaakabuda navo mu-nyika) nekuti akandipa ini neva-nhu vangu ruzivo rwakawandarwakaponesa mweya yedu.

21 Chokwadi akaropafadzaaimba byaJakobo, uye akanzwiractsitsi kumbeu yaJosefa.22 Uye amukuchengeta kwe-

vana vaRihai mirairo yavo va-kavaropafadza uye vakavapakubudirira maererano neshokoravo.

23 Hongu, uye chokwadi acha-unza zvakare avakasara vembeu

12a Morm. 1:1–5.b Mosaya 18:4;

Aruma 5:3.14a Eno. 1:13–18;

D&Z 3:19–20.

17a Morm. 1:1.18a Eta 12:25.20a 1 Ni. 4:36.21a nkm Israeri.

b Gen. 32:28.

c Deut. 33:13–17.22a 2 Ni. 1:20.23a Aruma 46:24.

3 Nifai 5:24–6:5 526

yaJosefa bkuruzivo rwaIsheMwari vavo.24 Uye chokwadi sezvo Ishe

vari mupenyu, avachaunganidzakubva kumativi mana enyikavose vakasara vembeu yaJakobo,vakapararira mhiri kwose pa-musoro penyika.25 Uye sezvo vakabvumirana

nemba yose yaJakobo, saka chi-bvumirano chavakabvumirananemba yaJakobo chichazadzi-kiswa munguva yavo, amuku-dzorera yose imba yaJakobomuruzivo rwechibvumiranochavakabvumirana navo.26 Uye zvino ndipo apavacha-

ziva Mununuri wavo, anovendiye Jesu Kristu, Mwanako-mana waMwari; uye ndipo pa-vachaunganidzwa kubva ku-mativi mana enyika vachiendakunyika dzavo, kwavakangavabviswa; hongu, sezvo Ishevachirarama ndizvo zvazvi-chaita. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 6

MaNifai vanobudirira — Kuzvida,hupfumi, norusarura zvinobvazvabuda — Chechi rinotsemurwamukusawirirana pamusana peva-nobva mariri — Satani anotunga-mira vanhu mukupanduka kuripachena—Vaporofita vazhinji va-nodaidzira kutendeuka vobva vau-raiwa—Vapondi vavo vanoranga-na kutora hurumende. Zvingangovemakore 26 kusvika ku30 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti va-nhu vaNifai vakadzokera vosekunyika dzavo mugore rechi-makumi maviri nematanhatu,wose munhu, nemhuri yake,matanga ake, mahachi ake ne-mombe dzake, nezvinhu zvosezvainge zviri zvavo.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakangavasina kupedza mbuva dzavodzose; naizvozvo vakatora zvo-se zvavakanga vasina kudyavakaenda nazvo, ose marudziembeu dzavo, negoridhe ravo,nesirivha yavo, nezvinhu zvavozvose zvinokosha, uye vakadzo-kera kunyika dzavo nezvinhuzvavo, kwose kuchamhembenokumaodzanyemba, kwosekunyika yaive kuchamhembeneyaive kumaodzanyemba.

3 Uye vakapa avo vemakororoaya vakanga vaita chibvumira-no kuti vanozochengetedzarunyararo rwenyika, vachidakuramba vari maRamani, minda,maererano nekuwanda kwavo,kuti vawane, nokushanda kwa-vo, pekuzviriritira napo; uyendiko kudzika kwavakaita ru-nyararo munyika yose.

4 Uye vakatanga zvakare ku-budirira nokukura; uye gorerechimakumi maviri nematanha-tu nere makumi maviri nema-nomwe akapfuura, uye nyikayakanga yakagadzikana; uyevakanga vaita mitemo yavomaererano nokuenzanisa noku-tonga kwakanaka.

5 Uye zvino makanga musinachimwe chinhu munyika yose

23b 2 Ni. 3:12.24a nkm Israeri—

Kuunganidzwa

kwa Israeri.25a 3 Ni. 16:5.26a 2 Ni. 30:5–8;

3 Ni. 20:29–34.

527 3 Nifai 6:6–17

chaikanganisa kuti vasarambevachibudirira, kunze kwekungevawira mukutadza.6 Uye zvino akanga ari Gidhi-

gidhonai, nemutongi, Rakoniasi,uye neavo vakanga vaitwa vatu-ngamiri, vakanga vadzika runya-raro rwukuru urwu munyika.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaive

nemaguta mazhinji akavakwapatsva, uye kwaive nemagutamatsaru akagadziriswa.8 Uye kwaive nemigwagwa

mikuru yakagadzirwa, nenziradzakaitwa, dzaibva nokuendaguta neguta, uye nyika nenyika,uye nzvimbo nenzvimbo.9 Uye ndiko kupfuura kwaka-

ita gore rechimakumi mavirinemasere, uye vanhu vaingovemurunyararo.10 Asi zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechimakumi maviri nemapfu-mbamwe kwakatanga kuiti-ranwa nharo muvanhu; uyevamwe vakazvikudza anokuda-da pamusana pepfuma yavoyakawanda, hongu, kana kusvi-ka pakunetsa vamwe zvikuru.11 Nokuti munyika maive ne-

vatengesi vazhinji, nemagwetaakawandawo, nemakurukotaakawanda.12 Uye vanhu vakatanga kuzi-

vikanwa nezvavari, maereranoaneupfumi hwavo nekuwanakwavo mukana wekudzidza;hongu, vamwe vakanga vasinakudzidza pamusana peurombohwavo, uye vamwe vakagashirakudzidza kukuru pamusanapekupfuma kwavo.

13 Vamwe vakasimudzwamukudada, uye vamwe vaka-nga vakapfava zvikuru; vamwevaidzorera kutuka nekutuka,asi vamwe vaigashira kutukwaanekunetswa nokutambudzwakwose, uye havaipinduka bva-chitukawo, asi vakanga vaka-pfava uye vakatyoka pamberipaMwari.

14 Uye saka munyika makavenekusaenzana kukuru, zvekutichechi yakatanga kuparara;hongu, zvekuti mugore rechi-gumi nematatu chechi yakangayaparara munyika yose kunzekwekumaRamani vakanga va-pindukira kurutendo rwecho-kwadi; uye vakaramba kubvamarwuri, nokuti vakanga va-katakamara, uye vakasimba,uye vasingazungunuke, vachidaanesimba ravo rose kuchengetamirau yaIshe.

15 Zvino chikonzero chekuta-dza kwevanhu uku chaive ichi—Satani aive nesimba guru, rai-mutsa vanhu kuti vaite zvitadzozvemarudzi ose, nokuvazadzanokudada, nokuvaedza kutivatsvake simba nemvumo, no-kutonga, neupfumi, nezvinhuzvisina maturo zvenyika.

16 Uye ndiko kunyengedzakwakaita Satani mwoyo ye-vanhu kuti vaite zvakaipazvakasiyana-siyana; naizvozvovakanga vamboita runyararokwemakore mashoma chete.

17 Uye saka, mukutanga kwe-gore rechimakumi matatu—va-nhu vachibvumirwa kwenguva

6 10a nkm Kudada.12a I Tim. 6:17–19;

Hir. 4:12.

13a nkm Kupfuvisa.b Mat. 5:39;

4 Ni. 1:34;

D&Z 98:23–25.14a nkm Hushingi.

3 Nifai 6:18–27 528

huru kuti vatakurwe amuzviedzozvadhiabhorosi achivaendesakwose kwaainge achida kutivaende — uye saka mukutangakwaro, gore iri rechimakumimatatu, vakanga vari mukatimekutadza kunotyisa.18 Zvino havana kunge vachi-

ita zvitema avasingazive, nokutivaiziva chido chaMwari mae-rerano navo, nokuti chakangachakadzidziswa kwavari; nai-zvozvo bvakapandukira Mwarinokuda.19 Uye zvino zvaive mumazu-

va aRakoniasi, mwanakomanawaRakoniasi, nokuti Rakoniasiakanga atora chigaro chababavake uye akatonga vanhu mu-gore iroro.20 Uye kwakatanga kuve neva-

nhu vakanga avafemerwa ku-bva kudenga uye vakatumwa,vachimira mukati mevanhumunyika yose, vachiparidza no-kupupura vasingatye nezvezvi-tema nezvitadzo zvevanhu, uyevachipupura maererano neru-nunuro rwuchaitwa naIshe ku-vanhu vake, kana nemamwemazwi, kumuka kuvakafa kwa-Kristu; uye vakapupura pasinakutya bnezverufu nekutambu-dzika kwake.21 Zvino kwaive nevamwe

vevanhu vakawanda vakasha-tirwa zvikuru pamusana peavovaipupura zvinhu izvi; uye va-kanga vakashatirwa vazhinjivavo vaive vatongi vakuru, nea-vo avaive vapirisita vepamusoro

nemagweta; hongu, vose avovaive magweta vakashatiriswaneavo vaipupura zvinhu izvi.

22 Zvino hakuna gweta kanamutongi kana mupirisita wepa-musoro aive nesimba rokuto-ngera munhu kufa kunze kwe-kunge kutongwa kwavo kwa-nyorwa nagavhuna wenyika.

23 Zvino kwaive nevazhinjiveavo vaipupura pamusoro pe-zvinhu zvaKristu vaipupuravasina chavanotya, vakatorwauye vakauraiwa mukavere-verenevatongi, zvekuti ruzivo rwe-kufa kwavo harwuna kusvikakuna gavhuna wenyika kuda-kara vatouraiwa kare.

24 Zvino tarisai, izvi zvakangazvisiri maererano nemitemoyenyika, kuti ani zvake auraiwekunze kwekunge vane simbaragavhuna wenyika —

25 Naizvozvo chichemo cha-kauya munyika yeZarahemura,kuna gavhuna wenyika, pamu-soro pevatongi ava vakanga va-tongera vaporofita vaIshe kufa,zvisiri mumutemo.

26 Zvino zvakaitika kuti vaka-torwa vakaendwa navo pamberipemutongi, kuti vatongwe ne-mhosva yavakanga vaita, mae-rerano anemutemo wakangawapiwa nevanhu.

27 Zvino zvakaitika kuti vato-ngi ava vaive neshamwari zhinjinehama; uye vakasara, hongu,kana kunge ose magweta neva-pirisita vepamusoro, vakaunga-na pamwechete, vakabatana

17a nkm Chiedzo.18a Mosaya 3:11.

b nkm Hupanduki.20a nkm Kutunhwa;

Muporofita.b nkm Dzikinura;

Kuroverwa.21a D&Z 121:36–37.

nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

26a Mosaya 29:25;Aruma 1:14.

529 3 Nifai 6:28–7:7

nehama dzevatongi avo vaka-nga vachitongwa maereranonemutemo.28 Uye vakapinda amuchibvu-

mirano pachavo, hongu, kanachibvumirano chiya chavakaitakare, chiri chibvumirano cha-kanga chaitwa bnadhiabhorosi,kuti vabatane mukurwisananevakarurama vose.29 Naizvozvo vakabatana

vachirwisana nevanhu vaIshe,uye ndokupinda muchibvumi-rano chekuvaparadza, noku-bvisa avo vaive nemhosvayekuponda kuti vasarangwe,chiri chinhu chakange chavekuda kuitwa maererano nemu-temo.30 Uye vakashora mutemo ne-

kodzero dzenyika yavo; uyevakarangana kuti vaparadzegavhuna wenyika, nekuti vaiseamambo anotonga nyika, kutinyika ichirega kuve yakasunu-nguka asi kuti ive pasi pema-dzimambo.

CHITSAUKO 7

Mutongi mukuru anopondwa, hu-rumende inoparadzwa, uye vanhuvanokamurana mumarudzi avo —Jakobho, munhu asingade Kristu,anove mambo wechikwata chemu-ruvande — Nifai anoparidza kute-ndeuka norutendo munaKristu —Ngirozi dzinomudzidzisa mazuvaose, uye anomutsa munin’ina wakekubva kuvakafa — Vazhinji vano-tendeuka uye vachibva vabhabha -

tidzwa. Zvingangove makore 30kusvika ku33 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

Zvino tarisai, ndichakuratidzaikuti havana kuisa mambo we-kutonga nyika; asi mugore irori,hongu, gore rechigumi nema-tatu, vakaparadza chigaro che-kutonga, hongu, vakapondamutongi mukuru wenyika.

2 Uye vanhu vakamukirana,uye vakaparadzana nemarudzi,wose munhu maererano ne-mhuri yake nehama dzake ne-shamwari; uye ndiko kuparadzakwavakaita hurumende yenyika.

3 Uye rwose rudzi rwakaisaishe kana mutungamiri pamuso-ro pavo; uye saka vakave maru-dzi nevatungamiri vemarudzi.

4 Zvino tarisai, hakuna mu-nhu pakati pavo akanga asinamhuri huru nehama dzakawa-nda neshamwari; naizvozvomarudzi avo akakura zvikuru.

5 Zvino zvose izvi zvakaitwa,uye kwakanga kusati kwave ne-hondo pakati pavo; uye kwosekuipa uku kwakauya kuvanhupamusana pekuti avaizvipirakusimba raSatani.

6 Uye zvisungo zvehurumendezvakaparadzwa, pamusanapechikwata achemuruvandecheshamwari nehama dzeavovaiponda maporofita.

7 Uye vakakonzera kupesanakukuru munyika, zvekuti vazhi-nji vevanhu vakanga vakarura-ma vakanga vada kuva vosevakaipa; hongu, makange mave

28a nkm Huranganwahwemuruvande.

b Hir. 6:26–30.

30a I Sam. 8:5–7;Aruma 51:5.

7 5a VaR. 6:13–16;

Aruma 10:25.6a 2 Ni. 9:9.

3 Nifai 7:8–15 530

nevakarurama vashoma pakatipavo.8 Uye saka kwakange kusati

kwapfuura makore matanhatukubvira panguva vanhu vazhi-nji vakabva mukururama kwavo,sembwa inodzokera akumarutsiayo, kana kuti sedunzvi renguru-ve rinonoumburuka mumatope.9 Zvino chikwata ichi chemu-

ruvande, chakanga chaunzakutadza kukuru muvanhu, cha-kaunganidzana pamwechete,uye chakaisa pamusoro pachomurume wachaiti Jakobho;10 Uye vakamudaidza kuti

mambo wavo; naizvozvo akavemambo wechikwata chine uipiichi; uye aive mumwe weavovakataura zvikuru kwazvo ku-rwisa vaporofita vaipupuranezvaJesu.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakanga

vasina kusimba muuwandusemarudzi evanhu, vakangavakabatana pamwechete kunzekwevatungamiri vavo vakaisamitemo yavo, wose maereranonerudzi rwake; zvakadaro vaivamhandu; kana dai zvazvo va-kanga vasiri vanhu vakarurama,asi vakanga vakabatana muru-vengo rweavo vakanga vainechibvumirano chekuparadzahurumende.12 Naizvozvo, Jakobho achiona

kuti vavengi vavo vakanga va-kawanda kupfuura ivo, iyesamambo wechikwata ichi, na-izvozvo akaudza vanhu vakekuti vatizire kumusoro-sorokwenyika yekuchamhembe, uyeikoko vagovaka aumambo hwa-

vo, kusvika vatorana nevano-panduka (nokuti aivanyeperakuti kuchapanduka vazhinji)uye vobva vave vakasimbazvakakwana zvekuti varwisanenemarudzi evanhu; uye ndizvozvavakaita.

13 Uye vakafamba nokukuru-midza zvekuti hakuna chaikwa-nisa kuvakanganisa kudakaravave kure zvekusabatwa neva-nhu. Uye ndikwo kupera kwa-kaita gore rechimakumi matatu;uye ndizvo zvakanga zvakaitazvinhu zvevanhu vaNifai.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerechimakumi matatu nerimwe-chete vakakamurana mumaru-dzi, wose munhu maereranonemhuri yake, hama nesha-mwari; zvakadaro vakanga va-kabvumirana kuti ivo pachavohavafanire kuti varwisane; asivakanga vasina kubatana ku-mitemo yavo, netsika yehuru-mende dzavo, nokuti dzaiitwamaererano nepfungwa dzeavovaive vakuru nevatungamirivavo. Asi vakanga vakaisa mi-temo yakaoma yekuti rudziharwaibvumirwa kupinda kwe-vamwe, zvekuti zvakaita kutimunyika muve nerunyararo;zvakadaro, mwoyo yavo yaka-bva kuna Ishe Mwari vavo, va-katema maporofita nematombovakavatandanisa pakati pavo.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti aNifai—ashanyirwa nengirozi nezwiraIshewo, naizvozvo aona ngi-rozi, uye aine umbowo hwe-kuona nemaziso ake, uye ainesimba raakanga apiwa kuti

8a Zir. 26:11; II Pet. 2:22. 12a 3 Ni. 6:30. 15a 3 Ni. 1:2.

531 3 Nifai 7:16–26

azive neufundisi hwaKristu,uye ari akaonawo kukurumidzakwavo kubva mukururamavachienda mukuipa kwavoneruvengo rwavo;16 Naizvozvo, nokusuwiswa

pamusana pekuoma kwemwo-yo yavo neupofu hwepfungwadzavo — akaenda pakati pavomugore rimwechete iroro, uyeakatanga kupupura, asingatye,kutendeuka nokuregererwa kwe-zvitema mukutenda muna IsheJesu Kristu.17 Uye akavadzidzisa zvinhu

zvizhinji; uye zvose hazvinga-nyorwe, uye chidimu chazvohachingakwane, naizvozvo ha-zvina kunyorwa mubhuku rino.Uye Nifai akadzidzisa anesimbanemvumo huru.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

mushatirirwa, pamusana pekutiaive nesimba kupfuura ravo,nokuti ahazvaiitika kuti vasate-nde mazwi ake, nokuti rutendorwake muna Ishe Jesu Kristurwaive rwukuru zvekuti ngirozidzaimudzidzisa mazuva ose.19 Uye muzita raJesu aitanda-

nisa vana dhiabhorosi nemweyaayetsvina; uye kana munin’inawake akamumutsa kuvakafa,mushure mekunge atemwa ne-matombo akauraiwa nevanhu.20 Uye vanhu vakazviona, uye

vakapa umbowo hwazvo, uyevakamushatirirwa pamusoro pe-simba rake; uye akaita zvimwezvishamiso azvizhinji zvakare,mumaziso evanhu, muzitaraJesu.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti gorerechimakumi matatu nerimwe-chete rakapfuura, uye pakangapaine vashoma vakanga vapi-ndukira kuna Ishe; asi ivavovakapinduka vakaratidza zve-chokwadi kuvanhu kuti vaka-shanyirwa nesimba neMweyawaMwari, waive muna JesuKristu, wavaitenda maari.

22 Uye vose vakabviswa vanadhiabhorosi mavari, uye va-karapwa zvirwere zvavo neku-remara kwavo, vakaratidzazvechokwadi kuvanhu kuti zva-kaitwa neMweya waMwari, uyevakarapwa; uye vakaratidzazviratidzo naivowo uye vakaitazvishamiso muvanhu.

23 Ndiko kupfurawo kwakai-ta gore rechimakumi matatunemaviri. Uye Nifai akachemakuvanhu mukutanga kwegorerechimakumi matatu nemata-tu; uye akaparidza kwavarikutendeuka nokuregererwakwezvitema.

24 Zvino ndingade kuti dai ma-rangarira zvakare, kuti hakunavakatendeuka vásina akubha-bhatidzwa nemvura.

25 Naizvozvo, vakagadzwanaNifai, varume muhupirisitauhu, kuti avo vose vachauyakwavari vakafanira kunge varivavakabhabhatidza nemvura,uye izvi umbowo neuchapupukuna Mwari, nokuvanhu, kutivakatendeuka vakawana aku-regererwa kwezvitadzo zvavo.

26 Uye kwakanga kuine va-zhinji mukutanga kwegore iri

17a nkm Simba.18a 2 Ni. 33:1; Aruma 4:19.19a nkm Mweya—

Mweya yakaipa.20a 3 Ni. 8:1.24a nkm Bhabhatidza.

25a D&Z 20:37.nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

3 Nifai 8:1–12 532

vakabhabhatidzwa mukutende-uka; uye ndiko kupfuura kwa-kaita chikamu chikuru chegore.

CHITSAUKO 8

Dutu, kundengendeka kwenyika,moto, chamupupuri, kushandukakwekunze nechimbi-chimbi zvi-notaura kuroverwa kwaKristu —Vanhu vazhinji vanoparadzwa —Rima rinofukidza nyika kwamazuvamatatu—Avo vanosara vanochemanhamo yavo. Zvingangove makore33 kusvika ku34 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti maereranonezvinyorwa zvedu, tinozivakuti zvinyorwa zvedu nde-zvechokwadi, nokuti tarisai,akanga ari munhu akaruramaakachengeta zvinyorwa — no-kuti zvechokwadi akaita azvi-shamiso zvizhinji bmuzita ra-Jesu; uye hakuna munhu angaitezvishamiso muzita raJesu kunzekwokunge akacheneswa kubvapatsvina iri yose zvayo —2 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti,

kana pakanga pasina kukanga-nisa kwakaitwa nomurume uyupakuverenga nguva yedu, gorearechimakumi matatu namataturakanga rapfuura;3 Uye vanhu vakatanga kutari-

sa vane chivimbo chikuru kutivaone chiratidzo chakanga cha-piwa nomuporofita Samueri,muRamani, hongu, kunguva

yekuti kuchave anerima kwe-mazuva matatu pasi pose.

4 Uye kwakatanga kuva noku-kahadzika kukuru nokupesanapakati pavanhu, kunyangwehazvo azviratidzo zvakawandazvakanga zvapiwa.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerechimakumi matatu nemana,mumwedzi wokutanga, pazuvarechina romwedzi, kwakatangadutu guru, rerudzi rwakangarwusati rwamboonekwa mu-nyika yose.

6 Uye kwakava nemhepo huruyaityisa zvikuru; kwakave ana-mabanan’ana akaipa, bzvaka-ndengendetsa nyika yose ikaitakunge yakange yave kudakutsemuka nepakati.

7 Uye kwakava nemheni dzai-tyisa zvikuru, dzerudzi rwaka-nga rwusati rwamboonekwamunyika yose.

8 Uye aguta reZarahemurarakabvira.

9 Uye guta reMoronai rikanyu-ra pasi pegungwa, vagari vemovakanyudzwa.

10 Uye nyika yaive neguta re-Moronaiha yakasimudzwa, zve-kuti panzvimbo paive negutairi pakave negomo guru.

11 Uye kwakave nekupara-dzwa kukuru kwaityisa kudivirokumaodzanyemba.

12 Asi tarisai, kwakave noku-paradzwa kukuru kwaityisakupfuura ipapo nechekucha-mhembe; nokuti tarisai, nyika

8 1a 3 Ni. 7:19–20;Morm. 9:18–19.

b Mabasa 3:6;Jak. 4:6.

2a 3 Ni. 2:8.

3a 1 Ni. 19:10;Hir. 14:20, 27;3 Ni. 10:9.

4a nkm Kuroverwa.6a 1 Ni. 19:11;

Hir. 14:21.b Mat. 27:45, 50–51.

8a 4 Ni. 1:7–8.

533 3 Nifai 8:13–24

yose yakashandurwa, nokudakwemhepo nechamupupuri, ne-mabhanan’ana nemheni, neku-ndengendeka kukuru kwepasirose;13 Uye anzira huru dzakapa-

radzwa, nzira dzepasi dzikaka-nganiswa, uye nzvimbo dzaka-wanda dzakange dzakanakadzikave nemakomba-makomba.14 Uye maguta makuru aio-

nekera aakanyudzwa, uye ma-zhinji akapiswa, uye mazhinjiakandengendetswa kusvikiradzimba dzemo dzawira pasi,vagari vemo vakauraiwa, nzvi-mbo dzikasara dzisisina vanhu.15 Uye paive nemamwe magu-

ta akasara; asi kukuvara kwawokwakanga kuri kukuru zvaka-pfuridza, uye maive nevaka-wanda maari vakauraiwa.16 Uye kwaive nevamwe va-

katakurwa nechamupupuri;kwavakaenda hakuna anoziva,vanongoziva chete kuti vaka-takurwa.17 Uye uku ndiko kunyanga-

dzwa kwakaitwa pasi rose,nokuda kwemhepo huru, nema-bhanan’ana, nemheni, noku-ndengendeka kwenyika.18 Uye tarisai , a matombo

akatsemurwa nepakati; aka-pwanywa, akazara pasi rose,zvokuti akazowanika akango-pwanyika aine mitswe makatse-muka nemakoronga, pasi rose.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo

mabhanan’ana, nemheni, nedu-tu guru, nemhepo, nekunde-

ngendeka kwakamira — nokutitarisai, zvakatora nguva ino-kwana maawa matatu; uye zva-kanzi nevamwe nguva yachoyakange yakareba kupfuuraipapo; zvisinei, zvinhu zvikuruzvaityisa izvi zvose zvakaitikamunguva yaida kukwana maawaamatatu — zvino tarisai, kwa-kave nerima panyika.

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-ve nerima guru rakafukidzanyika yose, rekuti vagari vemovakanga vasina kufa avainzwakurema bkwemhute;

21 Uye kwakanga kusinga-kwanise kuva nechiedza, noku-da kwerima, kana makanduru,kana marambi; kana kuvanemoto wakabatidzwa nehunidzavo dzakanga dzakaomazvakanakisisa, zvekuti kwaka-nga kusingambokwanisa kuvakana nechiedza zvacho;

22 Uye hakuna kana chiedzachakamboonekwa, kana moto,kana kuvaima, kana zuva, kanamwedzi, kana nyenyedzi, ndikokusviba kwakange kwakaitarima rakange riri panyika.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-pera mazuva amatatu kusinachiedza chakaoneka; uye kwa-kave nokusuwa nokuchemanokuridza mhere kwakangakusingamiri pakati pavanhu;hongu, kugunun’una kwava-nhu kwakanga kuri kukuru,nokuda kwerima nokupara-dzwa kwakanga kwavawira.

24 Uye mune imwe nzvimbo

13a Hir. 14:24;3 Ni. 6:8.

14a 1 Ni. 12:4.

18a Hir. 14:21–22.19a Ruka 23:44.20a Eks. 10:21–22.

b 1 Ni. 12:5; 19:11.23a 1 Ni. 19:10.

3 Nifai 8:25–9:8 534

vakanzwikwa vachichema, va-chiti: Dai takatendeuka zuvaguru iri risati rasvika, hama dze-du dzingadai dzakaregererwa,uye vangadai vasina kupiswamuguta guru iro areZarahemura.

25 Uye mune imwe nzvimbovakanzwikwa vachichema no-kusuwa vachiti: Dai takatendeu-ka zuva guru rinotyisa iri risatirasvika, uye tisina kuuraya ne-kutema vaporofita nematombo,nokuvakanda kunze; vanamaivedu nevanasikana vedu vaka-naka, nevana vedu vangadaivaregererwa, vasina kufusirwamuguta iro reMoronaiha. Ukundiko kuchema kunotyisa ku-kuru kwaiita vanhu.

CHITSAUKO 9

Murima, izwi raKristu rinotauranezvekuparadzwa kwevanhu va-zhinji nemaguta pamusana pekuipakwavo — Anotaurawo nezveutsve-ne hwake, achibva adaidzira kutimutemo waMosesi wazadzikiswa,uye ndokubva akoka vanhu kutivauye kwaari vaponeswe. Zvinga-ngove makore 34 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti pane aizwirakanzwikwa muvanhu vosevaigara munyika, pamusoro pe-nyika ino yose, richichema:2 Nhamo, nhamo, nedambu-

dziko kuvanhu ava; anhamo ku-vagari vose vari panyika kunzekwekunge vatendeuka; nokuti

dhiabhorosi ari bkuseka, uyengirozi dzake dziri kupembera,pamusana pekuuraiwa kweva-nakomana nevanasikana vaka-naka vevanhu vangu; uye zviripamusana pekuipa nokutadzakwavo zvaita kuti vapunzike!

3 Tarisai, guta guru riya re-Zarahemura ndakaripisa nemo-to, nevagari varo vaivemo.

4 Uye tarisai, guta riye gururaMoronai ndakaita kuti rinyuremuudzamu hwegungwa, neva-gari vemo kuti vanyudzwe.

5 Uye tarisai, guta guru riyareMoronaiha ndakarifushira ne-vhu, nevagari vacho, kuti ndivigekuipa kwavo neruvengo rwavopameso pangu, kuti ropa rema-porofita nerevatendi risazouyakwandiri zvakare richivarwisa.

6 Uye tarisai, guta reGirgarindakaita kuti rinyudzwe, uyevagari vacho kuti vavigwe mu-udzamu hwevhu;

7 Hongu, neguta reOnaiha ne-vagari varo, neguta raMokamunevagari varo, neguta reJerusa-rema nevagari varo; uye ndikai-ta kuti muve anemvura, kuvigakuipa kwavo nokutadza kwavopamberi pemeso angu, kutiropa remaporofita nerevatendirisazouya kwandiri zvakarerichivarwisa.

8 Uye tarisai, guta reGadhiandi,neguta reGadhiomuna, negutaraJakobho, neguta reGimugimu-no, ose ndakaita kuti anyudzwe,ndikaita azvikomo nenhikamunzvimbo dzawo; uye vagari

24a Hir. 13:12.9 1a 1 Ni. 19:11;

3 Ni. 11:10.

2a Mat. 11:20–21.b Mos. 7:26.

7a Ezk. 26:19.

8a 1 Ni. 19:11.

535 3 Nifai 9:9–17

vacho ndikavafushira muu-dzamu hwepasi, kuviga kuipanokutadza kwavo kubva ku-meso kwangu, kuti ropa rema-porofita nerevatendi risauyezvakare kwandiri kuzovarwisa.9 Uye tarisai, guta riya guru

Jakobhugati, rakanga rigerwenevanhu vamambo Jakobho,ndakariita kuti ritsve nemotopamusana pezvitema zvavo ne-uipi hwavo, hwakanga hwaka-pfuura uipi hwepasi pose, pa-musana pekuponda nezvikwatazvavo azvemuruvande; nokutindivo vakaparadza runyararorwevanhu vangu nehurumendeyenyika; naizvozvo ndakaitakuti vapiswe, kuti bndivaparadzepameso pangu, kuti ropa rema-porofita nerevatendi risauyekwandiri zvakare kuzovarwisa.10 Uye tarisai, guta raRamani,

neguta raJoshi, neguta raGadi,neguta raKishikumeni, ndaka-aita kuti apiswe nemoto, nevai-gara maari, pamusana pekuipakwavo mukutandanisa maporo-fita, nekutema nematombo avovandakatuma kuzotaura kwa-vari pamusoro peuipi hwavoneruvengo rwavo.11 Uye pamusana pekuti vaka-

vakanda kunze, zvekuti mukatimavo makanga musisina akaru-rama, ndakatumira amoto kutiuvaparadze, kuti uipi hwavonokutadza kwavo kuvigwe

pauso hwangu, kuti ropa rema-porofita nerevatendi vandaka-tumira pakati pavo risachemekwandiri brichibva pasi kutirivarwise.

12 Uye ndakakonzera kupara-ra akwakawanda kukuru kutikuuye munyika muno, neku-vanhu ava, pamusana peuipihwavo noruvengo rwavo.

13 Imi mose amakaponeswanokuti makanga makaruramakupfuura ivo, hamungachidzo-ka kwandiri zvino here, mote-ndeuka pazvitadzo zvenyu, uyemopinduka, kuti bndikurapei?14 Hongu, zvirokwazvo ndi-

noti kwamuri, kana amukauyakwandiri muchawana upenyubhwokusingaperi. Tarisai, ruokorwangu crwetsitsi dzakatamba-nudzirwa kwamuri, uye woseuyo achauya, iyeye ndichamu-gashira; uye vakaropafadzwaavo vanouya kwandiri.

15 Tarisai, ndini Jesu KristuMwanakomana waMwari. aNda-kasika matenga nepasi, nezvi-nhu zvose zviri mazviri. NdaivenaBaba kubvira pakutanga.bNdiri muna Baba, uye Babavari mandiri; uye mandiri Babavakarumbidza zita ravo.

16 Ndakauya kune vangu,uye vangu avakasandigashira.Uye magwaro anotaura nezve-kuuya kwangu akazadzikiswa.

17 Uye vose avo vakandiga-

9a Hir. 6:17–18, 21.b Mosaya 12:8.

11a II Madz. 1:9–16;Hir. 13:13.

b Gen. 4:10.12a 3 Ni. 8:8–10, 14.13a 3 Ni. 10:12.

b Jer. 3:22;3 Ni. 18:32.

14a 2 Ni. 26:24–28;Aruma 5:33–36.

b Joh. 3:16.c Aruma 19:36.

15a Joh. 1:1–3;

VaKoro. 1:16;Hir. 14:12;Eta 4:7;D&Z 14:9.

b Joh. 17:20–22;3 Ni. 11:27; 19:23, 29.

16a Joh. 1:11; D&Z 6:21.

3 Nifai 9:18–10:4 536

shira, kwavari andakapa kutivave vanakomana vaMwari; uyendichadaro kana kune avo va-chatenda muzita rangu, nokutitarisai, mandiri ndimo munou-ya bnerununuro, uye mandirindimo munozadzikiswa cmute-mo waMosesi.18 Ini ndini achiedza neupenyu

hwenyika. Ndini bArfa naOmega,kutanga nokupedzisira.19 Uye ahamuchazoita zveku-

deura ropa kuti mupire kwa-ndiri; hongu, mupiro yenyunekupira kwenyu zvakapiswazvicharegerwa, nokuti handi-chabvuma mipiro yenyu nemi-piro yenyu yezvakapiswa.20 Uye amuchapira kwandiri

mwoyo wakatyoka nemweya wa-kapfava. Uye ani nani anouyakwandiri nemwoyo wakatyokanemweya wakapfava, iyeyebndichamubhabhatidza nemotoneMweya Mutsvene, kana sema-Ramani, pamusana perutendorwavo mandiri munguva dzavodzekupinduka, vakabhabhati-dzwa nemoto neMweya Mutsve-ne, uye ivo havana kuzviziva.21 Tarisai, ndakauya munyika

kuti ndiunze rununuro kunyika,kuti ndiponese nyika muzvitema.22 Naizvozvo, wose aanote-

ndeuka uye achiuya kwandiribsemwana mudiki, iyeye ndi-chamugashira, nokuti vakadarondivo veumambo hwaMwari.

Tarisai, nokuti ivavo ndivocvandakasiira upenyu hwangupasi, uye ndikahutora zvakare;naizvozvo tendeukai, uye mu-uye kwandiri imi mativi manaenyika, uye muzoponeswa.

CHITSAUKO 10

Munyika mune runyararo kwe-chinhambo chakati kuti — Izwi ra-Kristu rinovimbisa kuunganidzavanhu vake sekuunganidza kunoitahuku hukwana dzayo — Vazhinjivevanhu vakachengetedzwa. Zvi-ngangove makore 34 kusvika ku35shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino tarisai, zvakaitikakuti vose vanhu vemunyika va-kanzwa zvakataurwa izvi, uyevakazvipupura. Uye mushuremekutaura uku munyika ma-kava norunyararo kwechinguvachakati;

2 Nokuti vanhu vakashamiswazvikuru kwazvo zvekuti vaka-mira kunyunyuta nekuuwurapamusana pekurasikirwa neha-ma dzavo dzakanga dzauraiwa;nokudaro munyika makava no-runyararo kwechinguva chakati.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-uya izwi zvakare kuvanhu, uyevose vanhu vakarinzwa, uyevakazvipupura, richiti:

4 Imi vanhu vemaguta amaku-ru aya akapunzika, muri vechi-

17a Joh. 1:12.nkm ; VanakomananeVanasikanavaMwari.

b nkm Akanunura.c 3 Ni. 12:19, 46–47;

15:2–9.

18a nkm Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

b Zvaka. 1:8.nkm Arfa naOmega.

19a Aruma 34:13.20a 3 Ni. 12:19;

D&Z 20:37.

b 2 Ni. 31:13–14.22a nkm Rutendeuko.

b Marko 10:15;Mosaya 3:19;3 Ni. 11:37–38.

c Joh. 10:15–18.10 4a 3 Ni. 8:14.

537 3 Nifai 10:5–14

zvarwa chaJakobo, hongu, murivemba yaIsraeri, kangani ndichi-kuvhumbamirai sekuvhumba-mira kunoita huku hukwanadzayo, uye bndichikuriritirai.

5 Uye zvakare, akangani ndi-chikuvhumbamirai sehuku ino-vhumbamira hukwana dzayopasi pemapapiro ayo, hongu,imi vanhu vemba yaIsraeri,makapunzika; hongu, imi va-nhu vemba yaIsraeri, imi mu-gere kuJerusarema, semi maka-punzika; kangani kandingadaindakakuvhumbamirai sehukuinovhumbamira hukwana dza-yo, asi imi musingade.6 Imi vemba yaIsraeri avanda-

kaponesa, ndokuvhumbirai ka-ngani sehuku inovhumbamirahukwana dzayo pasi pemapa-piro ayo, kuti mutendeuke uyebmudzoke kwandiri cnemwoyoizere nechido.7 Asi kana zvisiri izvo, imba

yaIsraeri, nzvimbo dzenyu dza-mugere dzichave matongo ku-dakara nguva yekuzadzikiswaakwechibvumirano kune ma-dzibaba enyu.8 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti mu-

shure mekunge vanhu vanzwamazwi aya, tarisai, vakatangakuchema nokuwuura zvakarepamusoro pekurasikirwa kwa-vo nehama neshamwari.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndiko ku-

pfuura kwakaita mazuva matatu.Uye akanga ari mangwanani,uye arima rikabva pamusoro

penyika, uye nyika ikamira ku-ndendemera, uye mabwe aka-mira kutsemuka, nekugomerakunotyisa kwose kwakamira,neruzha rwose rwekutinhirarwakapfuura.

10 Uye nyika yakabatanazvakare, zvekuti yakamira;kudukura, nokuchema, uye ku-hwihwidza kwevanhu vakangavasiiwa vari vapenyu kwakape-ra; uye kudukura kwavo kwa-kave mufaro, uye kunyunyutakwavo kukave kurumbidzanekutenda Ishe Jesu Kristu,Mununuri wavo.

11 Uye ndipo pakasvika akuza-dzikiswa kwemagwaro matsve-ne akanga ataurwa nemaporofita.

12 Uye vakanga vari avo va-nhu vakarurama akupfuura va-mwe vakaponeswa, uye ndivovakagashira vaporofita vakasa-vatema nematombo; uye ndivovakanga vasina kudeura roparevatendi, vasina kuuraiwa —

13 Uye vakaponeswa vakasa-nyudzwa nokufushirwa mu-vhu; uye havana kunyudzwamuudzamu hwegungwa; uyehavana kupiswa nemoto, kanakuwirwa vakatswanywa vaka-fa; uye havana kutakurwa ne-chamupupuri; kana kukundwaneutsi nerima.

14 Uye zvino, uyo anoverenga,ngaanzwisise; uyo ane magwa-ro matsvene, angaaanzvere, uyeatarise aone kana rwose rufunokuparadzwa uku nemoto,

4b 1 Ni. 17:3.5a Mat. 23:37;

D&Z 43:24–25.6a 3 Ni. 9:13.

b I Sam. 7:3; Hir. 13:11;

3 Ni. 24:7.c Ezk. 36:26.

7a nkm Chibvumirano.9a 3 Ni. 8:19.

11a Mabasa 3:18–20.

12a 2 Ni. 26:8; 3 Ni. 9:13.14a nkm Magwaro

matsvene—Kukoshakwemagwaromatsvene.

3 Nifai 10:15–11:1 538

neutsi, nemhepo, nechamupu-puri, bnekuzaruka kwepasi kutikuvagashire, uye zvose zvinhuizvi hazvizi zvekuzadzikisahuporofita hwevaporofita va-tsvene vazhinji.

15 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri,Hongu, vazhinji vakapupuranezvezvinhu izvi pakuuya kwa-Kristu, uye avakauraiwa pamu-sana pekuti vakapupura zvinhuizvi.16 Hongu, muporofita aZenosi

akapupura pamusoro pezvinhuizvi, uye kana Zenoki akatauranezvezvinhu izvi, pamusanapekuti vakapupura kunyanyanezvedu, isu tiri vakasara ve-mbeu yavo.17 Tarisai, baba vedu Jakobo

vakapupurawo pamusoro ape-vakasara vembeu yaJosefa. Uyetarisai, hatizi isu here vakasaravembeu yaJosefa? Uye zvinhuizvi zvinopupura nezvedu, ha-zvina kunyorwa here pama-hwendefa endarira ayo akauyanababa vedu Rihai vachibvaJerusarema?18 Uye zvakaitika kuti muku-

pera kwegore rechimakumimatatu nemana, tarisai, ndicha-kuratidzai kuti vanhu vaNifaivakapona, neavo vakadaidzwa-wo kuti maRamani, vakangavapona, vakaratidzwa kudiwakukuru, uye maropafadzo ma-kuru akadirwa pamusoro pavo,zvekuti mushure mekungeKristu aachangokwira kude-nga akazviratidza zvechokwadikwavari —

19 aAchiratidza muviri wakekwavari, nokuvadzidzisa; uyerungano rweushumiri hwakerwuchataurwa pano mushure.Naizvozvo kwenguva ino ndi-nomira kutaura kwangu.

Jesu Kristu akazviratidza ku-vanhu vaNifai, pakuunganakwakange kwakaita vanhu pa-mwechete munyika yeMaguta,uye akavaparidzira; uye netsikaiyi akazviratidza kwavari.

Zvichisanganisa zvitsauko11 kusvika ku26.

CHITSAUKO 11

Baba vanopupura pamusoro po-Mwanakomana wavo Wavanoda—Kristu anozviratidza achitaurapamusoro pezverudzikinuro rwa-ke — Vanhu vanobata mavangaemaronda mumaoko ake, mumaku-mbo, naparutivi pake—Vanochemavachiti Hosana—Anovaratidza nzi-ra yokubhabhatidza nayo—Mweyawokukakavadzana ndewadhiabho-rosi — Dzidziso yaKristu ndeye-kuti vanhu vanofanira kutendanokubhabhatidzwa nokugamuchiraMweya Mutsvene. Zvingangovemakore 34 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti paka-nga pane gungano guru raka-nga raungana pamwechete,revanhu vaNifai, vakatenderedzatemberi yakanga yakavakwa

14b 1 Ni. 19:11; 2 Ni. 26:5.15a nkm Kuponderwa

Chitendero.

16a Hir. 8:19–20.17a 2 Ni. 3:4–5;

Aruma 46:24;

3 Ni. 5:23–24.18a Mabasa 1:9–11.19a 3 Ni. 11:12–15.

539 3 Nifai 11:2–14

munyika yeMaguta; vaishamiswavachibvunzana, vachiratidzanakupinduka akukuru kwakangakwaita zvinhu.2 Uye vakanga vachitaura

nezvaJesu Kristu uyu, aneachiratidzo chakanga chapiwamaererano nokufa kwake.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo vai-

ngunotaura pachavo, vakanzwaaizwi seraibva kudenga, vaka-kanda maziso avo uko nouko,nokuti havana kunzwisisa izwiravakanga vanzwa; rakangarisiri izwi rine hasha, kana kutirakakwirira; zvisinei, kana daizvazvo kaive kazwi bkadikikakabaya avo vakakanzwa mu-kati, zvekuti hakuna nhengoyomuviri wavo isina kubvunda;hongu, rakava rinobaya kusvikapamweya chaipo, rikava rinoitakuti mwoyo yavo itsve.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

nzwa izwi zvakare, vakatadzakunzwa zvaraireva.5 Uye zvakare kechitatu vaka-

rinzwa izwi, vakazarura nzevedzavo kuti varinzwe; mazisoavo akatarisa kwaibva izwi iri;vakaramba vakatarisa kudenga,uko kwaibva izwi iri.6 Uye tarisai, kechitatu vaka-

nzwisisa zvairehwa nezwi iri;rikati kwavari:7 Tarisai uyo Mwanakomana

wangu aWandinoda, bmaari ndi-nofadzwa, maari ndinobwinyisazita rangu — munzwei.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti, zva-vakanzwa vakatarisa zvakarekudenga; uye tarisai, avakaonaMurume achiburuka kubva ku-denga; akanga akapfeka nguwochena; akauya pasi akamira pa-kati pavo; maziso egunganorose akatarisa kwaari, vakatyakuzarura miromo yavo, kana ku-taura pachavo, havana kuzivakuti zvairevei, nokuti vaifungakuti ingirozi yakanga yazvira-tidza kwavari.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti akata-mbanudza ruoko rwake akata-ura kuvanhu achiti:

10 Tarisai, ndini Jesu Kristuuyo maporofita vakapupurakuti achauya pano panyika.

11 Uye zvino tarisai, ndiniachiedza noupenyu hwenyika;ndakanwa kubva bmumukombeunovava uyo Baba vakandipa,ndikava ndinobwinyisa Babacnokutora pandiri zvivi zve-nyika, umo mandakaita dkudakwaBaba pazvinhu zvose kubvapakutanga.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti apoJesu akanga ataura mazwi ayagungano rose rakawira pasi;nokuti vakayeuka kuti zvaka-nga azvaporofitwa pakati pavokuti Kristu achazviratidza kwa-vari shure kwokunge akwirakudenga.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevakataura kwavari achiti:

14 Simukai muuye kwandiri,

11 1a 3 Ni. 8:11–14.2a Hir. 14:20–27.3a Deut. 4:33–36;

Hir. 5:29–33.b I Madz. 19:11–13;

D&Z 85:6.

7a Mat. 3:17; 17:5;Nh—JS 1:17.

b 3 Ni. 9:15.8a 1 Ni. 12:6; 2 Ni. 26:1.

11a nkm Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

b Mat. 26:39, 42.c Joh. 1:29;

D&Z 19:18–19.d Marko 14:36;

Joh. 6:38; D&Z 19:2.12a Aruma 16:20.

3 Nifai 11:15–26 540

kuti amuise maoko enyu muru-tivi rwangu, uye zvakare kutibmunzwe mavanga ezvipikirimumaoko nomumakumbo angu,kuti muzive kuti ndini MwarivaIsraeri, cnaMwari dwenyikayose, uye ndakaurairwa zvivizvenyika.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti gu-ngano rakaenda mberi, vakaisamaoko avo murutivi rwake,vakanzwa mavanga ezvipikirimumaoko nomumakumbo ake;izvi vakazviita, vachienda mu-mwe nomumwe kusvikira vosevaenda, uye vakaona namazisoavo vakabata namaoko avo, va-kaziva chokwadi vakapupura,kuti aakanga ari iye, akangeakanyorwa namaporofita, kutiachauya.

16 Uye vose zvavakangavaenda vakazvionera pachavo,vakachema vose nezwi rimwechete, vachiti:17 Hosana! Ngarikomborerwe

zita raMwari vari Kumusoro-soro! Uye vakawira pasi pama-kumbo aJesu, avakamunamata.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti aka-

taura anaNifai (nokuti Nifaiakanga ari pakati pegungano)akamuraira kuti auye kwaari.19 Uye Nifai akasimuka akae-

nda kwaari, akakotama pamberipaIshe akatsvoda tsoka dzavo.

20 Uye Ishe vakamuraira kutiasimuke. Uye akasimuka aka-mira pamberi pavo.

21 Uye Ishe vakati kwaari:Ndinokupa asimba rokuti bucha-bhabhatidza vanhu ava kanandichinge ndakwira zvakarekudenga.

22 Uye zvakare Ishe vakadai-dza avamwe, vakataura kwavarizvakangofanana; vakavapa si-mba rokubhabhatidza. Uye va-kati kwavari: Ndiko kubhabha-tidza kwamuchaita; bHapazovanokusawirirana pakati penyu.

23 Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwa-muri, uyo anotendeuka kubvamuzvivi zvake kuburikidza ana-mashoko enyu, ova bnechidochokubhabhatidzwa muzita ra-ngu, ivavo muchavabhabhatidzanetsika iyi — Tarisai, muchae-nda cmonomira mumvura, uyemuzita rangu muchavabha-bhatidza.

24 Uye zvino tarisai, aya ndiwomazwi amuchataura, muchiva-daidza nezita, muchiti:

25 aNemvumo yandakapihwanaJesu Kristu, ndinokubha-bhatidza muzita braBaba, nere-Mwanakomana, nereMweyaMutsvene. Ameni.

26 Uye zvino amovanyudzamumvura, mobuda zvakarekubva mumvura.

14a Joh. 20:27.b Ruka 24:36–39;

D&Z 129:2.c Isa. 45:3;

3 Ni. 15:5.d 1 Ni. 11:6.

15a nkm Jesu Kristu—KuwonekwakwaKristu mushuremekufa.

17a nkm Kunamata.18a 3 Ni. 1:2, 10.21a nkm Simba.

b nkm Bhabhatidza.22a 1 Ni. 12:7; 3 Ni. 12:1.

b 3 Ni. 18:34.23a 3 Ni. 12:2.

b nkm Bhabhatidza—Kodzeroyerubhabhatidzo.

c 3 Ni. 19:10–13.25a Mosaya 18:13;

D&Z 20:73.nkm Bhabhatidza—Mvumo chaiyo.

b nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

26a nkm Bhabhatidza—Rubhabhatidzonokunyudzwa.

541 3 Nifai 11:27–37

27 Uye mutsika iyoyi mu-chabhabhatidza muzita rangu;nokuti tarisai, zvirokwazvo ndi-noti kwamuri, Baba, noMwana-komana noMweya Mutsveneavamwechete; Ini ndiri muna-Baba, uye Baba vari mandiri,Baba pamwe neni tiri vamwe-chete.28 Uye sokuraira kwandakui-

tai ndiko kubhabhatidza kwa-muchaita. Uye hapachazoveanokusawirirana pakati penyu,sezvangazviripo kusvika zvino;hapafanire kuva nokusawirira-na pakati penyu maererano ne-zvinangwa zvedzidziso dzangu,sezvanga zviripo.29 Nokuti zvirokwazvo, zviro-

kwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, uyoane mweya awokukakavadzanahaasi wangu, asi bwadhiabhoro-si anova baba vokukakavadzanauye anonyukura mwoyo yava-nhu nehasha, mumwe kunemumwe.30 Tarisai, iyi haizi dzidziso

yangu, kuti ndizadze mwoyoyavanhu nehasha, vachishati-risana, asi iyi ndiyo dzidzisoyangu, kuti zvinhu izvi zvino-fanira kubviswa.31 Tarisai, zvirokwazvo, zvi-

rokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri,ndichataura kwamuri adzidzisoyangu.

32 Uye iyi ndiyo adzidziso ya-ngu, inova dzidziso yandakapi-wa naBaba; uye bndinopupuriraBaba, uye Baba vanopupuriraini, cMweya Mutsvene unopu-purira Baba neni, ini ndinopu-pura kuti Baba vanoraira vanhuvose, kuri kwose, kuti vatende-uke vatende mandiri.

33 Uye uyo zvake anotendamandiri, aagobhabhatidzwa,ivavo bvachaponeswa; ivo ndivocvachagara muumambo hwa-Mwari.

34 Uye uyo asingatendi ma-ndiri, uye asingabhabhatidzwe,acharaswa.

35 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,ndinoti kwamuri, iyi ndiyodzidziso yangu, uye ndinotauraizvi kubva kuna Baba; uyoaanotenda mandiri anotendawokuna Baba; kwaari Baba va-chapupura nezvangu, nokutivachamushanyira bnomoto cno-Mweya Mutsvene.

36 Uye, uku ndiko kupupuri-rwa kwandichaitwa naBaba,Mweya Mutsvene uchapupuriraBaba, neni; nokuti Baba neni,noMweya Mutsvene tiri va-mwechete.

37 Uye zvakare ndinoti kwa-muri, munofanira kutendeuka,amuve semwana muduku, mo-bhabhatidzwa muzita rangu,

27a Joh. 17:20–22;3 Ni. 28:10; Morm. 7:7;D&Z 20:28.

28a I VaKori. 1:10;VaE. 4:11–14;D&Z 38:27.

29a II Tim. 2:23–24;Mosaya 23:15.nkm Gakava.

b djs, VaE. 4:26;

Mosaya 2:32–33.31a 2 Ni. 31:2–21.32a nkm Dzidziso

yaKristu.b I Joh. 5:7.c 3 Ni. 28:11; Eta 5:4.

33a Marko 16:16.nkm Bhabhatidza—Zvinofanira.

b nkm Ruponeso.

c nkm KubwinyakweSeresitiyaro.

35a Eta 4:12.b 3 Ni. 9:20; 12:2.c nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.37a Marko 10:15;

Ruka 18:17;Mosaya 3:19;3 Ni. 9:22.

3 Nifai 11:38–12:2 542

nokuti hakuna imwe nzira ya-mungagamuchire nayo zvinhuizvi.38 Uye zvakare ndinoti kwa-

muri, munofanira kutendeuka,mugobhabhatidzwa muzita ra-ngu, muve semwana muduku,nokuti hakuna imwe nzira ya-mungawane nayo umambohwaMwari.39 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,

ndinoti kwamuri, iyi idzidzisoyangu, uyo aanovaka pamu-soro payo anovaka pamusoropedombo rangu, bmasuwo ege-hena haana simba pamusoropavo.40 Uye uyo achataura zvaka-

wanda kana zvishoma paneizvi, achizviti ndezvedzidzisoyangu, iyeye anobva kuzvivi,uye haana kuvakwa padomborangu; asi anovaka pahwaroahwejecha, uye masuwo egehe-na akashama kuti avagamuchirepachauya mvura zhinji nemhe-po ichivarova.41 Naizvozvo, endai kuvanhu

ava, mutaure mazwi andataura,kumativi ose enyika.

CHITSAUKO 12

Jesu anodaidza nokuraira vane-Gumi neVaviri—Anopa kumaNifainhoroondo yakafanana neMharidzoyapagomo — Anotaura MitemoyemaRopafadzo — Dzidziso dzakedzinotaura zviri pamusoro pemite-mo yaMosesi — Vanhu vanorai -

rwa kuva vatsvene saiye naBabavatsvene — Enzanisa naMateo 5.Zvingangove makore 34 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Jesuakanga ataura mashoko ayakuna Nifai, nokuna avo vaka-nga vadaidzwa (zvino huwanduhweavo vakange vadaidzwa,nokugamuchira simba nemvu-mo yokubhabhatidza hwaivaagumi nevaviri) uye tarisai,akatambanudza ruoko rwakekugungano, akachema kwavari,achiti: bMakakomborerwa imimukateerera mashoko evanegu-mi nevaviri ava cvandasarudzakubva pakati penyu kuti vaku-paridzirei, nokuva varandavenyu; uye kwavari ndapa si-mba rokuti vakubhabhatidzeinemvura; shure kwekunge ma-bhabhatidzwa nemvura, tarisai,ini ndichakubhabhatidzai no-moto uye noMweya Mutsvene;naizvozvo makakomborerwakana muchitenda mandiri no-kubhabhatidzwa, shure kwe-kundiona mukandiziva kutindini ini.

2 Uye zvakare, vakakombore-rwa zvizhinji avo avachatendakumazwi enyu nokuti muchapu-pura kuti makandiona, uye kutimunoziva kuti ndini. Hongu,vakakomborerwa avo vachate-nda mazwi enyu, bvachiuya va-kazvininipisa kuzobhabhati-dzwa, nokuti vachashanyirwacnomoto noMweya Mutsvene,

39a Mat. 7:24–29;Hir. 5:12.nkm Ibwe.

b 3 Ni. 18:12–13.40a 3 Ni. 14:24–27.

12 1a 3 Ni. 13:25.b nkm Kuropafadzwa.c nkm Akadaidzwa

naMwari.2a D&Z 46:13–14.

nkm Daira.b Eta 4:13–15.c 3 Ni. 11:35; 19:13.

543 3 Nifai 12:3–19

uye vachagamuchira kanganwi-ro yezvivi zvavo.3 Hongu, vakakomborerwa

avarombo pamweya bvanouyakwandiri, nokuti umambo hwo-kudenga ndohwavo.4 Uye zvakare, vakakombore-

rwa avo vanochema, nokutivachanyaradzwa.5 Uye vakakomborerwa ava-

nyoro, nokuti vachagara nhakabyenyika.

6 Uye vakakomborerwa vaneanzara bnenyota cyokururama,nokuti vachagutswa noMweyaMutsvene.7 Uye vakakomborerwa vane

atsitsi, nokuti vachanzwirwatsitsi.8 Uye vakakomborerwa vane

mwoyo a yakachena nokutibvachaona Mwari.

9 Uye vakakomborerwa avaya-nanisi nokuti vachanzi bvanavaMwari.10 Uye vakakomborerwa vose

avo avanotambudzwa nokudakwezita rangu, nokuti umambohwokudenga ndohwavo.11 Uye makakomborerwa imi,

kana vanhu vachikutukai, vachi-kutambudzai vachitaura zvaka-ipa zvose dziri nhema nokudakwangu.12 Nokuti muchawana rufaro

rwukuru kwazvo, mugofarazvakanyanya nokuti amubairo

wenyu uchave mukuru ku-denga; nokuti vakatambudzasaizvozvi maporofita vakaku-tangirai.

13 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,ndinoti kwamuri, ndinokupaikuti muve amunyu wenyika; asikana munyu usisavavi, nyikaingarungwa neiko? Munyu uyuhauchabatsiri chinhu, asi kura-sirwa kunze wotsikwa netsokadzevanhu.

14 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,ndinoti kwamuri, ndinokupaikuti muve chiedza chavanhuava, Guta rakavakwa pamusoropegomo haringavanzike.

15 Tarisai, vanhu vanotungidzaamwenje vouisa pasi pedenguhere? Kwete, asi pachigadziko,kuti uvhenekere vose varimumba.

16 Naizvozvo achiedza chenyungachivhenekere pamberi pa-vanhu ava, kuti vaone mabasaenyu akanaka vogokudza Babavenyu vari kudenga.

17 Musafunge kuti ndauyakuzoparadza murairo kana va-porofita. Handina kuuya kuzo-paradza asi kuzozadzikisa;

18 Nokuti, zvirokwazvo, ndi-noti kwamuri, hakuna chimwe-chete kana kaduku-duku zvakokabviswa apamutemo, asi kutimandiri zvose zvazadzikiswa.

19 Uye tarisai, ndakupai mute-

3a D&Z 56:17–18.nkm Akazvininipisa.

b Mat. 11:28–30.5a VaR. 12:16;

Mosaya 3:19.nkm Akapfava.

b nkm Pasi.6a 2 Ni. 9:51;

Eno. 1:4.

b Jer. 29:13.c Zir. 21:21.

7a nkm Anetsitsi.8a nkm Chakachena.

b D&Z 93:1.9a nkm Muyananisi.

b nkm VanakomananeVanasikanavaMwari.

10a D&Z 122:5–9.nkm Kupfuvisa.

12a Eta 12:4.13a D&Z 101:39–40.

nkm Munyu.15a Ruka 8:16.16a 3 Ni. 18:24.18a nkm Mutemo

waMosesi.

3 Nifai 12:20–32 544

mo nomurairo waBaba vangu,kuti muchatenda mandiri, ne-kuti muchatendeuka pazvivizvenyu, mouya kwandiri, no-mwoyo awakatyoka nemweyawakazvirereka. Tarisai, munemirairo pamberi penyu, uyebmutemo wazadzikiswa.

20 Naizvozvo uyai kwandirimugoponeswa; nokuti zviro-kwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, kunzekwokunge machengeta mirairoyangu, iyo ndakurairai panguvaino, hamuna nzira yamungapi-nde nayo muumambo hwoku-denga.21 Makanzwa kuti zvakanzi

nevekare; uye zvakare zvaka-nyorwa pamberi penyu, kutiamusauraya, nokuti uyo woseanouraya achave munjodzi ye-kutongwa.22 Asi ndinoti kwamuri, uyo

wose akatsamwira hama yakeachave munjodzi yekutongwanaye. Uye uyo wose anoti ku-hama yake, Benzi, achave mu-njodzi yokutongwa nedare, uyeuyo wose anoti: Zibenzi; achavemunjodzi yegehena romoto.23 Naizvozvo, kana muchinge

mauya kwandiri, kana kuti mui-ne chido chokuuya kwandiri,muchirangarira kuti hama ye-nyu ine mhosva nemi —24 Endai kuhama yenyu, amu-

mbondoyanana nehama yenyu,mugozouya kwandiri nehu-

dzami hwemwoyo wenyu wose,ndinokutambirai.

25 Kurumidzai kuwirirana no-muvengi wenyu muchiri mu-nzira naye, nokutya kuti dzimwenguva akakubatai muchazoiswamutirongo.

26 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,ndinoti kwamuri, hamungato-ngobudimo, musati maripasenine rokupedzisira. Uye mu-chiri mutirongo kudaro munga-ripe kana asenine zvaro? Zviro-kwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinotikwamuri, Kwete.

27 Tarisai, zvakanyorwa neve-kare kuti, musaita aupombwe;28 Asi ndinoti kwamuri, uyo

anotarira mukadzi, aachimu-chiva, watoita upombwe mu-mwoyo make.

29 Tarisai, ndinokupai murai-ro, kuti musabvumire zvinhuizvi kuti zvipinde amumwoyoyenyu.

30 Nokuti zviri nani kuti mu-rambe pachenyu zvinhu izvi,zvekuti musimudze amuchinji-kwa wenyu, pane kuti muka-ndwe mugehena.

31 Zvakanyorwa, kuti anora-mba mukadzi wake, ngaamuperugwaro arwokurambana.32 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwa-

zvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Uyoaanoramba mukadzi wake, ku-nze kwechikonzero bcheupo-mbwe, anomuitisa cupombwe,

19a 3 Ni. 9:20.nkm MwoyoWakatyoka.

b 3 Ni. 9:17.21a Eks. 20:13;

Mosaya 13:21;D&Z 42:18.

24a nkm Regerera.26a Aruma 11:3.27a 2 Ni. 9:36;

D&Z 59:6.28a D&Z 42:23.

nkm Ruchiva.29a Mabasa 8:22.

30a Mat. 10:38; 16:24;Ruka 9:23.

31a nkm Kurambana.32a Marko 10:11–12.

b nkm Kusangananakusina kururama.

c nkm Hupombwe.

545 3 Nifai 12:33–13:1

uye achawana wakarambwa,anoita upombwe.33 Uye zvakare zvakanyorwa;

usapika zvenhema, asi itira Ishezvawakamupikira anemhiko;

34 Asi zvirokwazvo, zvirokwa-zvo, ndinoti kwamuri: aMusato-ngopika, kunyange nokudenga,nokuti ndicho chigaro choushehwaMwari.35 Kunyange nenyika nokuti

ndicho chitsiko chetsoka dzavo.36 Kana kupika nomusoro

wenyu, nokuti hamugoni ku-shandura ruvhudzi rumwe kutiruve rwutema kana rwuchena.37 Asi shoko renyu rive: Hongu,

hongu; Kwete, kwete, nokutizvinotaurwa zvinopfuura izvo-zvi, zvinobva kuno wakaipa.38 Uye tarisai, zvakanyorwa

kuti aziso neziso, zino nezino;39 Asi ndinoti kwamuri: aMu-

satsiva kuipa, asi anokurovapadama rorudyi, bmupezve re-kuruboshwe;40 Uye kana munhu achiku-

mhan’arira, kuti akutorerebhatyi rako, umutendere neha-nzu yokunze.41 Uye anokumanikidza kufa-

mba chinhambwe chimwe, endanaye zviviri.42 aIpa anokumbira kwauri,

usafuratira uyo anoda kukwe-reta kwauri.43 Uye tarisai zvakanyorwa

zvakare kunzi: Ude wokwako,uvenge muvengi wako;

44 Asi tarisai ini ndinoti kwa-muri: Idai avavengi venyu, mu-ropafadze vanokutukai, muitirezvakanaka vanokuvengai, bmu-namatire vanokutambudzainekukushorai;

45 Kuti muve vana vaBabavenyu vari kudenga; nokutivanoita kuti zuva rivhenekerevakaipa nevakanaka.

46 Naizvozvo zvinhu zvosezvakanga zviri zvakare, zvaivepasi pomutemo, mandiri, zva-zadzikiswa zvose.

47 Zvinhu azvakare zvaguma,uye zvinhu zvose zvava zvitsva.

48 Naizvozvo ndinoda kutimuve avatsvene seni, kanasaBaba venyu vari kudengavanova vatsveve.

CHITSAUKO 13

Jesu anodzidzisa maNifai muna-mato waIshe — Vanofanira kuisaupfumi hwavo kudenga — Vane-Gumi neVaviri muushumiri hwavovanorairwa kuti vasafunge zve-zvinhu zvenyama — Enzanisa na-Mateo 6. Zvingangove makore 34shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,ndinoti dai amuchipa kuvaro-mbo; asi chenjererai kuti musa-ita zvinhu izvi kuti muonekwenavanhu; nokuti mukadarohamuna mubairo kuna Babavenyu vokudenga.

33a nkm Chitsidzo.34a nkm Kusvibisa.38a Zvaka. 24:20.39a 3 Ni. 6:13;

4 Ni. 1:34;D&Z 98:23–32.

b nkm Mwoyo Murefu.42a Jak. 2:17–19;

Mosaya 4:22–26.44a Zir. 24:17;

Aruma 48:23.b Mabasa 7:59–60.

47a 3 Ni. 15:2, 7;D&Z 22:1.

48a Mat. 5:48;3 Ni. 27:27.nkm Kukwana.

13 1a nkm Kupa zvipo.

3 Nifai 13:2–18 546

2 Naizvozvo, kana mopamusaridze hwamanda yenyu,sezvinoita vanyengeri muma-sinagogo nomunzira, kuti ava-kudzwe nevanhu. Zvirokwazvondinoti kwamuri, vane mubai-ro wavo.3 Asi kana muchipa musaite

kuti ruoko rwenyu rworubo-shwe rwuzive chinoitwa noru-oko rwenyu rworudyi.4 Kuti kupa kwenyu kuve

muruvande; Baba venyu avovanoona muruvande, ivavovachakupai mubairo pachena.5 Uye kana amuchinamata

musava savanyengeri, nokutivanofarira kunamata, vakamiramumasinagogo nepamhara-dzano dzenzira, kuti vaone-kwe nevanhu. Zvirokwazvondinoti kwamuri, vane mubairowavo.6 Asi iwe, kana uchinamata

pinda mumba yako yomukati,kana wapfiga musuo wako,wonamata kuna Baba vako varipakavanda, uye Baba vako va-noona pakavanda vachakupamubairo pachena.7 Asi kana muchinamata, mu-

sadzokerere zvisina maturo,samaJentairi, nokuti vanofungakuti vachanzwika nokutaurisakwavo.8 Naizvozvo musafanana navo;

nokuti Baba venyu avanozivazvamunoda musati mavaku-mbira.

9 Naizvozvo a mutsika iyiimi bnamatai: cBaba vedu murikudenga, zita renyu ngari-kudzwe.

10 Kuda kwenyu kuitwe pa-nyika sezvinoitwa kudenga.

11 Uye mutiregerere zvikwe-reti zvedu sekuregerera kwati-noita vane zvikwereti nesu.

12 Uye amusatitungamirire mu-kuedzwa, asi mutisunungurepane zvakaipa.

13 Nokuti umambo ndohwe-nyu, nemasimba; nokubwinya,nokusingaperi. Ameni.

14 Nokuti, kana amukaregereravanhu kukutadzirai kwavo,Baba venyu vekudenga vacha-kuregereraiwo;

15 Asi mukasaregerera va-nhu kukutadzirai kwavo, Babavenyu havangakuregerereiwokutadza kwenyu.

16 Zvakare, kana amuchitsanyaregai kuva savanyengeri nechi-so chakasuwa, nokuti vanoipisazviso zvavo kuti vagoonekwanavanhu kuti vari kutsanya.Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri,vane mubairo wavo.

17 Asi iwe, kana uchitsanya,zora musoro wako ugeze ku-meso kwako;

18 Kuti urege kuonekwa na-vanhu kuti uri kutsanya, asikuna naBaba vako, vari apaka-vanda; uye Baba vako, vanoonapakavanda, vachakupa mubairopachena.

2a D&Z 121:34–35.5a nkm Munamato.8a D&Z 84:83.9a Mat. 6:9–13.

b nkm Munamato.

c nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari—Mwari Baba.

12a djs, Mat. 6:14.14a Mosaya 26:30–31;

D&Z 64:9.nkm Regerera.

16a Isa. 58:5–7.nkm Kutsanya.

18a D&Z 38:7.

547 3 Nifai 13:19–34

19 Regai kuzviunganidzira pfu-ma panyika, padzinoparadzwanezvipfukuto kana ngura, uyembavha dzinopaza dzichiba;20 Asi muzviunganidzire apfu-

ma kudenga, kusina zvipfukutokana ngura zvinoparadza, uyekusina mbavha dzinopaza kanakuba.21 Nokuti pane pfuma yako,

nomwoyo wako uchavapowo.22 aMwenje womuviri iziso;

kana, naizvozvo, ziso rako ra-katarisa chinhu chimwechete,muviri wako wose uchazaranechiedza.23 Asi kana ziso rako rakaipa,

muviri wako wose uchazaranerima. Naizvozvo, kana chie-dza chiri mauri riri rima, irimarakakura sei iroro!24 Hapana munhu aangasha-

ndire vatenzi vaviri; nokuti acha-venga mumwe ogoda mumwe,kana kuti achavimbika kunemumwe ogozvidza mumwe.Hamugoni kushandira MwarinePfuma.25 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

apo Jesu akanga ataura mazwiaya akatarisa kune vanegumi na-vaviri vaakanga asarudza, akatikwavari: Rangarirai mazwiandataura. Nokuti tarisai, ndimivandasarudza kuti amushumirekuvanhu ava. Naizvozvo ndi-noti kwamuri, bmusafunge pa-musana poupenyu hwenyu,chamuchadya, kana chamu-chanwa; kana pamusoro po-muviri wenyu, zvamuchapfeka.

Upenyu haupfuuri zvokudyahere, kana muviri haupfuurizvokupfeka here?

26 Tarisai shiri dzedenga, no-kuti hadzidyari, hadzikohwekana kututira mumatura; asiBaba venyu vekudenga vano-dzipa zvokudya. Imi hamusinani chaizvo kwadziri here?

27 Ndianiko pamuri angawe-dzere kubiti imwechete yeku-reba kwake nokufunga chete?

28 Uye munofungireiko pa-musana pezvokupfeka? Fungaimaruva omusango kukura kwa-anoita; haashandi, haaruki;

29 Asi ini ndinoti kwamuri,kunyange Soromoni, nembiriyake yose, haana kunge akasho-ngedzwa serimwe rawo.

30 Naizvozvo, kana Mwarivachipfekedza uswa hwesangokudai, huripo nhasi, mangwanahuchikandwa muchoto, nezvovachakupfekedzai, kana kute-nda kwenyu kusiri kushoma.

31 Naizvozvo musafunge, mu-chiti: Tichadyei? kana, Ticha-nwei? kana, Tichapfekeiko?

32 Nokuti Baba venyu veku-denga vanoziva kuti izvozvizvose munozvida.

33 Asi tangai kutsvaka auma-mbo hwaMwari nokururamakwavo, zvose izvozvi mucha-zvipamhidzirwa.

34 Naizvozvo musafunge pa-musoro pezvamangwana, no-kuti mangwana anozvifungirazvawo. Zuva rimwe nerimwerinokwanirana nenhamo dzaro.

20a Hir. 5:8; 8:25.22a D&Z 88:67.24a I Sam. 7:3.

25a nkm Mushumiri.b Aruma 31:37–38;

D&Z 84:79–85.

33a Ruka 12:31.

3 Nifai 14:1–16 548

CHITSAUKO 14

Jesu anoraira: Musatonge; kumbi-rai kuna Mwari; chenjererai ma-porofita venhema — Anovimbisaruponeso kune avo vanoita kudakwaBaba — Enzanisa naMateo 7.Zvingangove makore 34 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Jesuakanga ataura mazwi aya aka-tarira zvakare kugungano, aka-zarura muromo wake zvakarekwavari, achiti: Zvirokwazvozvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri,aMusatonga, kuti murege kuto-ngwawo.2 aNokuti kutonga kwamuno-

tonga nakwo, muchatongwa na-kwowo; nechiero chamunoeranacho, muchaerwa nachowo.3 Uye unotarisirei rubanzu

rwuri muziso rehama yako, asihauoni danda riri muziso rako?4 Kana ungataura seiko neha-

ma yako uchiti: Rega ndibviserubanzu muziso rako — uye ta-risai, muziso rako mune danda?5 Iwe munyengeri, tanga wa-

bvisa adanda riri muziso rako,ugoona zvakanaka kubvisa ruba-nzu rwuri muziso rehama yako.6 Musapa imbwa zvinhu azvi-

tsvene, kana kukanda chumachenyu kunguruve, nokuti dzi-nochitsika netsoka dzadzo,dzokutendeukirai dzokurumai.7 aKumbirai, muchapiwa; tsva-

kai, muchawana; gogodzai, mu-chazarurirwa.

8 Nokuti wose anokumbira,achagashira; uye anotsvaka, ano-wana; uyezve kune uyo anogu-gudza, anozarurirwa.

9 Kana kuti ndiani pamuri,anoti, kana mwanakomanawake akumbira chingwa, omu-pa ibwe?

10 Kana kuti akakumbira hove,angamupe nyoka?

11 Kana zvino imi makaipa,muchiziva kupa vana venyuzvipo zvakanaka, ko Baba ve-nyu vari kudenga vachapazvipo zvakanaka sei kune va-nokumbira kwavari?

12 Naizvozvo, zvinhu zvosezvamunoda kuti vanhu vakuiti-rei, nemi avaitireiwo, nokuti uyundiwo murairo namaporofita.

13 Pindai nesuwo arakamani-kana; nokuti suwo rakafara,nenzira byakapamhama, inoe-nda mukuparadzwa; uye kunevazhinji vanopinda namo;

14 Nokuti asuwo rakamanika-na, nenzira byakamanika, inoe-nda kuupenyu, uye vanoiwanacvashoma.15 Chenjererai maporofita

avenhema, vanouya kwamurinenguwo dzamakwai, asi mu-kati mapumhi anoparadza.

16 Muchavaziva nezviberekozvavo. Vanhu vanotanha ma-dzamviringa paminzwa herekana maonde parukato here?

14 1a djs, Mat. 7:1–2;Joh. 7:24.

2a Morm. 8:19.5a Joh. 8:3–11.6a nkm Mutsvene.7a 3 Ni. 27:29.

nkm Munamato.12a nkm Kunzwa Tsitsi.13a Ruka 13:24;

3 Ni. 27:33.b D&Z 132:25.

14a 2 Ni. 9:41; 31:9, 17–18;

D&Z 22:1–4.b 1 Ni. 8:20.c 1 Ni. 14:12.

15a Jer. 23:21–32;2 Ni. 28:9, 12, 15.

549 3 Nifai 14:17–15:3

17 Saizvozvo muti wose wa-kanaka unobereka zviberekozvakanaka; asi muti wakaipaunobereka zvibereko zvakaipa.18 Muti wakanaka haungabe-

reki zvibereko zvakaipa, kanamuti wakaipa haungabereki zvi-bereko zvakanaka.19 Muti wose ausingabereki

zvibereko zvakanaka unotemwa,wokandwa mumoto.20 Nokudaro, anezvibereko

zvavo muchavaziva.21 Havasi vose vanoti kwandi-

ri, Ishe, Ishe, vachapinda mu-mambo hwokudenga; asi uyoanoita kuda kwaBaba vanguvari kudenga.22 Vazhinji avachati kwandiri

nezuva iroro, Ishe, Ishe, hatinakuporofita muzita renyu here,nokudzinga mweya yakaipamuzita renyu, nokuita mabasaanoshamisa muzita renyu?23 Uye zvino ndichavaudza

pachena ndichiti: Handina aku-tombokuzivai; bibvai kwandiri,imi vokuita zvisakarurama.24 Naizvozvo, uyo anonzwa

mashoko angu aya akaaita,ndinomufananidza nomurumeakachenjera, akavaka imba yakeaparuware —25 Uye amvura ikaturuka,

mvura zhinji ikauya, mhepoikavhuvhuta, ikarova imba iyi;bikasawa, nokuti yakanga ya-kavakirwa paruware.

26 Uyezve wose anonzwa ma-shoko angu aya akasaaita anga-

fananidzwe nomurume benzi,akavaka imba yake apajecha —

27 Mvura ikaturuka, mvurazhinji ikauya, mhepo ikavhu-vhuta, ikarova imba iyi; ikawa,kuwa kwayo kukava kukuru.

CHITSAUKO 15

Jesu anotaura kuti murairo wa-Mosesi unozadzikiswa maari —MaNifai ndivo vamwe vemakwaiaakataura nezvawo muJerusare-ma—Nokuda kwekusarurama, va-nhu vaIshe muJerusarema havazivinezve makwai aIsraeri akapararira.Zvingangove makore 34 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti Jesuakati apedza kutaura uku akata-risa kugungano, akati kwavari:Tarisai, manzwa mashoko anda-dzidzisa ndisati ndakwira kunaBaba vangu; naizvozvo, uyowose acharangarira kutaurakwangu uku anokukuita, iyeyebndichamumutsa pazuva roku-pedzisira.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Jesuakanga ataura mashoko iwayaakaona kuti pakati pavo paka-nge pane vamwe vaishamiswa,nokukahadzika kuti achaita seianomutemo waMosesi; nokutihavana kunge vanzwa kuti zva-kare zvakanga zvapfuura, uyekuti zvinhu zvose zvakangazvava zvitsva.

3 Uye akati kwavari; Musasha-

19a Mat. 3:10;Aruma 5:36–41;D&Z 97:7.

20a Ruka 6:43–45;Moro. 7:5.

22a Aruma 5:17.

23a Mosaya 5:13;26:24–27.

b Ruka 13:27.24a nkm Ibwe.25a Aruma 26:6; Hir. 5:12.

b Zir. 12:7.

26a 3 Ni. 11:40.15 1a Jkb. 1:22.

b 1 Ni. 13:37;D&Z 5:35.

2a nkm MutemowaMosesi.

3 Nifai 15:4–18 550

miswa kuti ndataura kwamurikuti zvinhu zvakare zvapfuura,uye kuti zvinhu zvose zvavazvitsva.4 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuri

amutemo wakazadzikiswa uyowakapiwa kuna Mosesi.5 Tarisai, andini ndakapa mu-

rairo, ndini ndakabvumirananevanhu vangu veIsraeri; nai-zvozvo, mutemo mandiri bwa-kazadzikiswa, nokuti ndakauyakuzozadzikisa mutemo; nai-zvozvo une magumo.6 Tarisai, ahandiparadze ma-

porofita, nokuti avo vose vasativazadzikiswa mandiri, zviro-kwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, vosevachazadzikiswa.7 Uye nokuti ndati kwamuri

zvinhu zvakare zvapfuura, ha-ndingaparadze izvo zvakatau-rwa pamusoro pezvinhu zvi-chauya.8 Nokuti tarisai, achibvumira-

no chandakaita nevanhu vanguhachisati chazadzikiswa chose;asi mutemo uyo wakapiwa kunaMosesi une magumo mandiri.9 Tarisai, ndiri amutemo, bne-

chiedza. Tarisai kwandiri, mu-shingirire kusvikira kumagumo,cmuchararama; nokuti kune uyodachashingirira kusvika kuma-gumo ndichapa upenyu hwo-kusingaperi.10 Tarisai, ndakakupai amirairo;

naizvozvo chengetai mirairoyangu. Uye ndiwo murairo ne-maporofita, nokuti zvechokwadibvanopupura pamusana pangu.

11 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiJesu akati ataura mazwi aya,akati kune gumi nevaviri vayevaakanga asarudza:

12 Muri vadzidzi vangu; uyemuri chiedza kuvanhu ava, va-kasara vechizvarwa chembaayaJosefa.13 Uye tarisai, iyi ainyika ye-

nhaka yenyu; Baba vakaipakwamuri.

14 Uye hakuna imwe nguvaapo Baba vakandipa mirairoyokuti anditaure izvi kuhamadzenyu muJerusarema.

15 Kana imwe nguva apo Babavakandipa mirairo yokuti ndi-taure maererano anamamwemarudzi emba yaIsraeri, ayoakatungamirirwa naBaba kubvamunyika iyoyo.

16 Izvi ndizvo zvandakarairwachete naBaba, kuti nditaurekwavari:

17 Kuti ndine mamwe makwaiasiri edanga rino; iwayo ndino-fanira kuuya nawoo, achanzwaizwi rangu; uye richazovadanga rimwechete, anomufudzimumwechete.

18 Uye zvino, nenzira yokuo-ma mitsipa nokusatenda kwa-vo havana akunzwisisa shoko

4a Mosaya 13:27–31;3 Ni. 9:17–20.

5a I VaKori. 10:1–4;3 Ni. 11:14.nkm Jehova.

b Aruma 34:13.6a 3 Ni. 23:1–5.8a 3 Ni. 5:24–26.9a 2 Ni. 26:1.

b nkm Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

c Joh. 11:25; D&Z 84:44.d nkm Tsungirira.

10a 3 Ni. 12:20.b Mosaya 13:33.

12a nkm Josefa,MwanakomanawaJakobo.

13a 1 Ni. 18:22–23.14a 3 Ni. 5:20.15a 3 Ni. 16:1–4.

nkm Israeri—Marudzi gumiakarasika aIsraeri.

17a nkm MufudziAkanaka.

18a D&Z 10:59.

551 3 Nifai 15:19–16:4

rangu; naizvozvo ndakarairwanaBaba kuti ndisataure zvakarepamusana pechinhu ichi kwavari.19 Asi zvirokwazvo, ndinoti

kwamuri Baba vakandiraira ini,uye ndinokutaurirai, kuti maka-patsanurwa kubva kwavari no-kuda kwokusarurama kwavo;naizvozvo inzira yokusaruramakwavo inoita kuti vasakuzivei.20 Uye zvirokwazvo, ndinoti

kwamuri zvakare mamwe ma-rudzi Baba vakapatsanura ku-bva kwavari; uye inzira yokusa-rurama kwavo kuti vasavazive.21 Uye zvirokwazvo ndinoti

kwamuri, ndimi avo vandaka-taura ndichiti: Ndina amamwemakwai asati ari edanga rino,iwo zvekare ndinofanira kuuyanawo, uye achanzwa izwi ra-ngu, rikazova danga rimweche-te, nomufudzi mumwechete.22 Uye havana kundinzwisi-

sa, nokuti vaifungidzira kutindaireva amaJentairi; nokutihavainzwisisa kuti maJentairivaifanira bkudzorwa nokupari-dza kwavo.23 Uye havana kundinzwisisa

kuti ndakati vachanzwa izwirangu; havana kundinzwisisazvakare zvandakati amaJentai-ri haafanire kuti nerimwe zuvavanzwe izwi rangu—nokuti ha-ndaifanira kuzviratidza kwavarikunze kwokunge zvaitwa ne-Mweya bMutsvene.

24 Asi tarisai, mose manzwa

izwi arangu, mukandiona; uyemuri makwai angu, makavere-ngerwa pakati peavo bvanda-kapiwa naBaba.

CHITSAUKO 16

Jesu achashanyira mamwe makwaiakarasika eIsraeri — Mumazuvaekupedzisira shoko richaenda ku-maJentairi rozoenda kune vembayaIsraeri — Vanhu vaIshe vacha-wirirana apo achaunza zvakareZioni. Zvingangove makore 34shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,ndinoti kwamuri ndine ama-mwe makwai, asati ari enyikaino, kana enyika yeJerusarema,kana edzimwe nzvimbo dzenyi-ka dzakatenderedza uko kwosendaiparidza.

2 Nokuti avo vandiri kutaurandeavo vasati vanzwa izwirangu; kana ini kuzviratidzakwavari neimwe zvayo nguvahandisati.

3 Asi ndakagamuchira murairokubva kuna Baba kuti ndakafa-nira kuenda akwavari, uye kutivachanzwa izwi rangu, uyevachazoverengerwa pamwe na-makwai angu, kuti rive dangarimwechete nomufudzi mu-mwechete; naizvozvo ndinoe-nda kundozviratidza kwavari.

4 Uye ndinokurairai kuti mu-nofanira kunyora azvinhu izvi

21a Joh. 10:14–16.22a nkm Majentairi.

b Mabasa 10:34–48.23a Mat. 15:24.

b 1 Ni. 10:11.nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.24a Aruma 5:38;

3 Ni. 16:1–5.b Joh. 6:37;

D&Z 27:14.16 1a 3 Ni. 15:15.

nkm Israeri—Marudzi gumiakarasika aIsraeri.

3a 3 Ni. 17:4.4a nkm Magwaro

matsvene.

3 Nifai 16:5–10 552

shure kwokuenda kwangu, kutikana zvichibvira vanhu vanguvekuJerusarema, avo vakandi-ona uye vaive neni muushumirihwangu, havakumbiri Baba no-muzita rangu, kuti vakuzivi-swei noMweya Mutsvene, uyenokuziva mamwe marudzi ava-sina kumboziva, kuti zvinhuizvi zvamuchanyora zvichache-ngetwa zvozoratidzwa bkuma-Jentairi, kuti nenzira yokuzarakwemaJentairi, vakasara vembeuyavo, yakapararira pamusoropenyika nenzira yokusatendakwavo, kuti zvimwe vangau-nzwe, kana kuti vangaunzwekuti cvazive ini, Mununuri wavo.5 Uye ipapo andichavaunga-

nidza kubva kumativi manaenyika; zvino ndichazadziki-sa bchibvumirano chakaitwanaBaba navanhu vose cvembayaIsraeri.6 Uye vakakomborerwa ama-

Jentairi, nokuda kwokutendakwavo mandiri, bnomuMweyaMutsvene nezveMweya Mu-tsvene, uyo unopupura kwavaripamusoro pangu naBaba.7 Tarisai, nokuda kwokutenda

kwavo mandiri, Baba vanodaro,zve nokuda kwokusatenda kwe-nyu, imba yaIsraeri, mumazuvaaekupedzisira chokwadi chicha-uya kumaJentairi, kuti chokwadichezvinhu izvi chichazivikanwakwavari.

8 Asi nhamo, vanodaro Baba,kune vasingatendi vemaJentai-ri — kana dai vakauya pamuso-ro penyika ino, avakaparadziravanhu vangu vemba yaIsraeri;uye vanhu vangu vanova ve-mba yaIsraeri bvakadzingwapakati pavo, vakatsikirirwa pasipetsoka dzavo.

9 Uye nokuda kwetsitsi dza-baba kumaJentairi, uye nokuto-nga kwaBaba kuvanhu vanguavo vemba yaIsraeri, zvirokwa-zvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwa-muri, shure kwezvinhu izvizvose, ndaita kuti vanhu vanguvemba yaIsraeri varohwe, noku-rwadziswa, anokuuraiwa, noku-va vanobviswa mukati mavo,nokuti vave vanovengwa navo,nokuvaita chitukiso nokuvare-va pakati pavo —

10 Uye ndizvo zvandarairwanaBaba kuti ndikutaurirei: Pazu-va iro maJentairi vachatadziravhangeri rangu, uye vachira-mba k u z a r a k w e v h a n g e r irangu, uye avachasimuka no-kuzvikudza kwemwoyo yavopamusoro pamarudzi ose, ne-pamusoro pevanhu vose vepa-s i rose , uye vachazadzwanokunyepa kwemarudzi ose,nokunyengedza, nokusanzwa,nenzira dzose dzokunyenge-dza, noumhondi, nehupirisitabhusakarurama, noupfambi, no-kutadza kwakavanzika; kana

4b 1 Ni. 10:14;3 Ni. 21:6.

c Ezk. 20:42–44;3 Ni. 20:13.

5a nkm Israeri—Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

b 3 Ni. 5:24–26.

c 1 Ni. 22:9;3 Ni. 21:26–29.

6a 1 Ni. 13:30–42;2 Ni. 30:3.

b 2 Ni. 32:5;3 Ni. 11:32, 35–36.nkm MweyaMutsvene.

7a nkm Kudzorerwapakare kweVhangeri.

8a 1 Ni. 13:14;Morm. 5:9, 15.

b 3 Ni. 20:27–29.9a Amosi 9:1–4.

10a Morm. 8:35–41.b 2 Ni. 26:29.

553 3 Nifai 16:11–17:2

vakaita zvinhu zvose izvi, va-karamba kukwana kweshokorangu, tarisai, Baba vanotaura,ndichabvisa shoko rangu rize-re kwavari.11 Uye andichazorangarira

chibvumirano chandakaita na-vanhu vangu, imba yaIsraeri,ndichazounza shoko rangu mu-kati mavo.12 Uye ndicharatidza kwauri,

imba yaIsraeri, kuti maJentairihavazowana simba kupfuuraiwe; asi ndicharangarira chibvu-mirano changu kwauri, imbayaIsraeri, uye uchazouya paku-ziva aruzivo rwekuzara kwe-vhangeri rangu.

13 Asi kana maJentairi vakate-ndeuka nokudzokera kwandiri,Baba vanoti, tarisai avachazo-verengerwa pamwe nevanhuvangu, vemba yaIsraeri.14 Uye handizobvumira vanhu

vangu, avo vemba yaIsraeri,kuti vaende pakati pavo, vachi-vatsikirira, Baba vanodaro.15 Asi kana vasingadzokere

kwandiri, nokuteerera kuzwirangu, ndichabvumira; hongu,ndichabvumira vanhu vangu,imba yaIsraeri, kuti vaende pa-kati pavo, avavatsikirire, vazovesomunyu warunduka, usisinabasa asi kuti ungoraswa kunze,nokutsikwa netsoka dzevanhuvangu, imba yaIsraeri.16 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,

ndinoti kwamuri, izvi ndizvozvandakarairwa naBaba — kuti

ndinofanira kupa kuvanhu avanyika ino senhaka yavo.

17 Uye zvino amazwi emupo-rofita Isaya achazadzikiswa, ayoanoti:

18 aMuchengeti bwenyu acha-simudza izwi; neizwi pamwe-chete vachaimba, nokuti vacha-wirirana apo Ishe vachaunzazvakare Zioni.

19 Pindai mukufara, imbaipamwechete, imi nzvimbo dza-kaparadzwa dzeJerusarema; no-kuti Ishe vanonyaradza vanhuvavo, vanunura Jerusarema.

20 Ishe aisa ruoko rwakerwutsvene pachena mumazisoemarudzi ose; nekumagumokwenyika kwose kwuchaonaruponeso rwaMwari.

CHITSAUKO 17

Jesu anotaurira vanhu kuti vafu-ngisise pamusoro pamazwi akenokunamata kuti vanzwisise —Anoporesa varwere vavo — Ano-namatira vanhu, achishandisamutauro usinganyoreki — Ngirozidzinoparidzira uye moto unoko-mberedza vaduku vavo. Zvinga-ngove makore 34 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

Tarisai, zvino zvakaitika kutiapo Jesu akanga ataura mazwiaya akatarisa zvakare kugunga-no, ndokuti kwavari: Tarisai,anguva yangu yasvika.2 Ndinoona kuti makaneta,

11a 3 Ni. 21:1–11;Morm. 5:20.

12a Hir. 15:12–13.13a VaG. 3:7, 29;

1 Ni. 15:13–17;2 Ni. 10:18; 3 Ni. 30:2;

Abr. 2:9–11.15a Mika 5:8–15;

3 Ni. 20:16–19;21:12–21;D&Z 87:5.

17a 3 Ni. 20:11–12.

18a Ezk. 33:1–7.nkm Murindiri.

b Isa. 52:8–10.17 1a nemamwe mazwi

kudzokera kunaBaba.Ona ndima 4.

3 Nifai 17:3–14 554

kuti ahamunzwisise mazwi anguose ayo andakarairwa naBabakuti nditaure kwamuri pa-nguva ino.3 Naizvozvo, endai kudzimba

dzenyu, amufungisise pamusoropezvinhu zvandataura, muku-mbire Baba, muzita rangu, kutimuve munonzwisisa, bmugoga-dzirira pfungwa dzenyu czvama-ngwana, ndichauya kwamurizvakare.4 Asi iye zvino andinoenda

kuna Baba, bnokunozviratidza-wo kumarudzi eIsraeri cakara-sika, nokuti havana kurasikakuna Baba, nokuti vanozivakwavakavaendesa.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jesu ata-

ura kudaro, akatarisa zvakarekugungano, akaona vaine mi-sodzi, vakaramba vakamutarisakunge vachamukumbira kutiagare navo kwechinguvana.6 Uye akati kwavari: Tarisai,

ura hwangu huzere anetsitsikwamuri.7 Ko mune vanorwara here

pakati penyu? Vaunzei kwa-ndiri. Mune zvirema here, kanamapofu, kana vanokamhina,kana vakaremadzwa, kana vanemaperemadzai, kana avo vaka-kokonyara, kana vasinganzwi,kana avo vanorwadziwa ne-dzimwe nzira? Vaunzei kwa-ndiri ndichavaporesa, nokutindine tsitsi nemi; ura hwanguhuzere netsitsi.

8 Nokuti ndinoona kuti murikuda kuti ndikuratidzei zva-ndakaita kuhama dzenyu ku-Jerusarema, nokuti ndinoonakuti akutenda kwenyu bkwaka-kwana kuti ndikuporesei.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti ataurakudaro, gungano rose, riri pa-mwechete, vakaenda nevarwerevavo vairwadziwa, nezviremazvavo, namapofu avo, neavovasingataure, neavo vose vai-rwadziwa zvakasiyana-siyana;vose aakavaporesa apo vaiu-nzwa kwaari.

10 Uye vose, vose vakangevaporeswa neavo vakange va-kanaka, vakapfugama patsokadzake, vakamunamata; uye avovakakwanisa vegungano vaka-uya avakatsvoda tsoka dzake,zvekuti vakashambidza tsokadzake nemisodzi yavo.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti akarairakuti vana vavo avaduku vau-nzwe kwaari.

12 Saka vakaunza vana vavovaduku vakavagadzika pasi va-kamutenderedza, uye Jesu aka-mira pakati pavo; gunganorakapeura nzira kusvikira vosevaunzwa kwaari.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti apovose vakange vaunzwa kwaari,Jesu akamira pakati, akarairagungano kuti aripfugame pasi.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti apovakanga vapfugama pasi, Jesuakagomera nechemumwoyo,

2a Joh. 16:12;D&Z 78:17–18.

3a nkm Fungisisa.b D&Z 132:3.c 3 Ni. 19:2.

4a 3 Ni. 18:39.b 3 Ni. 16:1–3.

c nkm Israeri—Marudzi gumiakarasika aIsraeri.

6a nkm Kunzwa Tsitsi.8a Ruka 18:42.

b 2 Ni. 27:23;Eta 12:12.

9a Mosaya 3:5;3 Ni. 26:15.

10a Ruka 7:38.11a Mat. 19:13–14;

3 Ni. 26:14, 16.13a Ruka 22:41;

Mabasa 20:36.

555 3 Nifai 17:15–25

akati: Baba, ndiri akutambudzi-ka pamusana pokuipa kwava-nhu vemba yaIsraeri.15 Uye ataura mazwi aya, iye-

wo pachake akapfugama pasi;tarisai akanamata kunaBaba,zvinhu zvaakanamatira hazvi-nganyorwe, avo vakanzwa va-kapupura.16 Uye mutsika iyoyi vano-

pupura vachiti: aZiso harisatiramboona, kana nzeve haisatiyambonzwa, zvinhu zvikuruzvinoshamisa zvatakaona no-kunzwa Jesu achitaura kunaBaba;17 Zve hakuna arurimi rwu-

ngataure, zve hakuna munhuanga zvinyore, zve hakunamwoyo yavanhu ingafungezvinhu zvikuru zvinoshamisazvatakaona tikanzwa Jesu achi-taura; zve hapana munhu anga-zive rufaro rwakazadza mweyayedu panguva yatakanzwaachitinamatira kuna Baba.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Jesu

akanga apedza kunamata kunaBaba; akasimuka; asi arufarorwevanhu rwakatura zvekutihavana kukwanisa kusimuka.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jesu

akataura kwavari, akavati va-simuke.20 Uye vakasimuka kubva

pasi, akati kwavari: Makako-mborerwa imi nokuda kwoku-tenda kwenyu. Zvino tarisai,kufara kwangu kwazadzikiswa.21 Uye apo akanga ataura ma-

zwi aya, aakachema, gungano

rikazvipupura, zve akatoravana vaduku vavo, mumwenomumwe, bakavakomborera,akanamata kuna Baba pamusa-na pavo.

22 Uye apo akanga aita izviakachema zvakare;

23 Uye akataura kugungano,akati kwavari: Tarisai vadukuvenyu.

24 Uye apo vakatarisa vakaisamaziso avo kudenga, vakaonamatenga achizaruka, vakaonangirozi dzichiburuka kubva ku-denga dzichiita kunge dziripakati pomoto; dzakauya adzi-kakomberedza vaduku vose,vakakomberedzwa nomoto;ngirozi dzikaparidza kwavari.

25 Uye gungano rakaona noku-nzwa rikapupura; zve vanozivakuti kupupura kwavo ndekwe-chokwadi nokuti vose vakaonanokunzwa, munhu wose pacha-ke; mukuverenga vaikwana zvi-uru zviviri namazana mashanuemweya; kusanganisa varume,vakadzi navana.

CHITSAUKO 18

Jesu anotangisa sakaramende mu-maNifai — Vanorairwa kunamatanguva dzose muzita rake — Avovanodya nyama yake nokunwa roparake vasina kukodzera vanoraswa—Vadzidzi vanopiwa simba roku-pa Mweya Mutsvene. Zvingangovemakore 34 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

14a Mos. 7:41.16a Isa. 64:4;

I VaKori. 2:9;

D&Z 76:10, 114–119.17a II VaKori. 12:4.18a nkm Rufaro.

21a Joh. 11:35.b Marko 10:14–16.

24a Hir. 5:23–24, 43–45.

3 Nifai 18:1–14 556

Uye zvakaitika kuti Jesu akatu-ma vadzidzi vake kuti vaunzeachingwa newaini kwaari.2 Uye apo vakanga vaenda

kunotora chingwa newaini, aka-udza gungano kuti rigare pasi.3 Uye zvino vadzidzi vauya

anechingwa newaini, akatorachingwa akachimedura aka-chikomborera; akapa vadzidziakavaudza kuti vadye.4 Uye vadya vaguta, akavara-

ira kuti vape kugungano.5 Uye gungano radya raguta,

akati kuvadzidzi: Tarisai mu-mwechete wenyu achagadzwa,kwaari ndichapa simba rokutiaachazomedura chingwa noku-chikomborera achipa kuvanhuvechechi yangu, kune avo vosevachatenda nokubhabhatidzwamuzita rangu.6 Uye izvi muchaona kuti

mazviita nguva dzose, sokuitakwandaita, sokumedura kwa-ndaita chingwa nokuchikombo-rera ndikachipa kwamuri.7 Uye izvi muchazviita amu-

kurangarira muviri wangu, uyowandaratidza kwamuri. Uyeuchazove uchapupu kuna Babakuti muchandirangarira nguvadzose. Uye mukandirangariranguva dzose Mweya wanguuchazova nemi.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti ataura

mazwi aya, akatuma vadzidzivake kuti vatore waini yaivemumukombe vanwe, uyewokuti vape kugungano kuti ri-nwewo.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaitasaizvozvo, vakainwa vakaguta;vakapa kugungano, rikanwa,rikagutawo.

10 Uye vadzidzi vaita izvi, Jesuakati kwavari: Makakombore-rwa imi nokuda kwechinhu ichichamaita, nokuti uku kuzadzi-kisa mirairo yangu, uye izvizvinopupura kuna Baba kutimunoda kuita zvandakurairai.

11 Uye izvi muchazviita kuneavo vose vanenge vatendeukanokubhabhatidzwa muzita ra-ngu; muchazviita mukuranga-rira ropa rangu, iro randakude-urirai, kuti muzopupura kunaBaba kuti munondirangariranguva dzose. Uye mukandira-ngarira nguva dzose Mweyawangu uchave nemi.

12 Uye ndinopa kwamuri mu-rairo wokuti muchaita zvinhuizvi. Zve mukaita zvinhu izvinguva dzose makakomborerwa,nokuti makavakwa apadomborangu.

13 Asi avo vachaita zvakapfu-uridza kana zvishoma pane izviivavo havana kuvakwa pado-mbo rangu, asi vakavakwa pa-hwaro hwejecha; kana mvuraichinge yoturuka, nzizi dzozara,mhepo yovhuvhuta, ichivarova,avachapunzika, zve misuwobyokugehena yakagadzirira ku-zaruka ivagamuchire.

14 Naizvozvo makakombore-rwa kana mukachengeta mirairoyangu, iyo Baba vakandirairakuti ndipe kwamuri.

18 1a Mat. 26:26–28.3a nkm Sakaramende.5a Moro. 4.

7a Moro. 4:3.12a nkm Ibwe.13a nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.b 3 Ni. 11:39.

557 3 Nifai 18:15–27

15 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,ndinoti kwamuri, munofanirakutarisa anokunamata nguvadzose, kuti musave munoedzwanadhiabhorosi, mugotungami-rwa muusungwa naye.16 Uye sekunamata kwandaita

pakati penyu ndiko kunamatakwamuchaita muchechi yangu,mukati mevanhu vangu vano-tendeuka nokubhabhatidzwamuzita rangu. Tarisai ndini achi-edza; ndakupai bmuenzaniso.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jesu

akati ataura mazwi aya kuva-dzidzi vake, akatendeuka ku-gungano akati kwariri:18 Tarisai, zvirokwazvo, zviro-

kwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri, mu-nofanira kutarisa nokunamatakuti musapinde mukuedzwa;nokuti aSatani anoda kukutorai,kuti agokusefai segorosi.19 Naizvozvo munofanira ku-

namata nguva dzose kuna Babamuzita rangu;20 Uyezve achosezvacho cha-

muchakumbira Baba muzita ra-ngu, chakarurama, muchitendakuti muchagamuchira, tarisaichichapiwa kwamuri.21 aNamatai mumhuri dzenyu

kuna Baba, nguva dzose muzitarangu, kuti vakadzi venyu ne-vana venyu vakomborerwe.22 Uye tarisai, muchagara

muchisangana; uye hamuzora-

mbidza mumwe munhu kuuyapamunenge muri kana muchi-nge maungana pamwechete,asi vasiyei vauye kwamuri mu-savarambidze;

23 Asi amuchavanamatira, uyehamuvadzinge; kana vachiuyakwamuri nguva dzose mucha-vanamatira kuna Baba, muzitarangu.

24 Naizvozvo, simudzai amwe-nje wenyu kuti uvhenekere nyi-ka yose. Tarisai ndini bchiedzachamuchasimudza — izvo zva-maona ndichiita. Tarisai maonakuti ndanamata kuna Baba,mose mazviona.

25 Uye munoona kuti ndataurakuti apasave nomumwe wenyuanoenda, asi ndataura kuti mu-uye kwandiri, kuti bmunzwemuone; ndizvo zvamuchaitakunyika; zve uyo wose anotyoramurairo uyu anozvikonzerakuti atungamirirwe mukuedzwa.

26 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiJesu ataura mazwi aya, akadzo-sa zvakare maziso ake kuvadzi-dzi vaakanga asarudza, akatikwavari:

27 Tarisai, zvirokwazvo, zvi-rokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri,ndinopa kwamuri mumwe mu-rairo, ndadaro ndinofanirwakuenda kuna aBaba vangu kutindizadzikise bmimwe mirairoiyo yavakandipa.

15a Aruma 34:17–27.nkm Munamato.

16a nkm Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

b nkm Jesu Kristu—MuyenzanisowaJesu Kristu.

18a Ruka 22:31;

2 Ni. 2:17–18;D&Z 10:22–27.

20a Mat. 21:22;Hir. 10:5;Moro. 7:26;D&Z 88:63–65.

21a Aruma 34:21.23a 3 Ni. 18:30.

24a Mat. 5:16.b Mosaya 16:9.

25a Aruma 5:33.b 3 Ni. 11:14–17.

27a nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari—Mwari Baba.

b 3 Ni. 16:1–3.

3 Nifai 18:28–39 558

28 Uye zvino tarisai, uyu ndi-wo murairo wandinopa kwa-muri, kuti musaregere munhuwamunoziva kuti haana akuko-dzera kuti badye nyama yangunokunwa ropa rangu, kanamuchinge mave kuvapa;29 Nokuti uyo anodya noku-

nwa nyama aneropa rangu basi-ngakodzeri anodya nokunwakuraswa kwemweya wake; na-izvozvo kana muchiziva kutimunhu wacho haakodzeri ku-dya nokunwa nyama neroparangu muchamurambidza.30 Zvisinei hazvo, ahamuzo-

mudzinga kubva pakati penyu,asi muchamuparidzira uyemuchamunamatira kuna Baba,muzita rangu; zve kana aka-tendeuka akabhabhatidzwamuzita rangu, ndipo pamucha-mugamuchira, mozoparidzakwaari nezveropa rangu nemu-viri wangu.31 Asi kana akasatendeuka

haazoverengwa pavanhu va-ngu, kuti asazoparadza vanhuvangu, nokuti tarisai ndinozi-va hwai adzangu, zve dzakave-rengwa.32 Zvisinei hazvo, hamuzo-

mudzinga mumasinagogo enyu,kana nzvimbo dzenyu dzoku-namatira; nokuti kune akadaromucharamba muchiparidza; no-kuti hamuzivi kuti vachadzokanokutendeuka riini, vachiuya

kwandiri nechido chemwoyochose, andigovaporesa; zve mu-chazova nzira yokuunza rupo-neso kwavari.

33 Naizvozvo, chengetai zvi-nhu izvi zvandakutumai kutiamusaraswe; nokuti ane nha-mo uyo anoraswa naBaba.

34 Uye ndinokupai mirairo iyinokuda kwokusawirirana kwa-kanga kuri pakati penyu. Noku-ti makakomborerwa imi kanaapasina kusawirirana pakatipenyu.

35 Uye zvino ndinoenda kunaBaba, nokuti zvinofanira kutindiende kuna Baba anepamu-sana penyu.

36 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Jesuakapedza kutaura izvi, akabataaneruoko rwake bvadzidzi vaa-kanga asarudza, mumwe nomu-mwe, kusvikira avabata vose,akataura kwavari zvaaivabata.

37 Uye gungano harina kunzwamazwi aakataura, naizvozvo ha-vana kuzvinyora; asi vadzidzivakanyora kuti akavapa asimbarokupa bMweya Mutsvene. Uyendicharatidza kuti zvinyorwaizvi ndezvechokwadi.

38 Uye zvakaitika kuti shurekwekunge Jesu avabata vose,kwakauya agore rikafukidzagungano zvekuti vakanga vasi-sakwanise kuona Jesu:

39 Uye apo vakanga vaka-fukidzwa kudaro akavasiya,

28a Morm. 9:29.b I VaKori. 11:27–30.

29a nkm Ropa;Sakaramende.

b D&Z 46:4.30a D&Z 46:3.31a Joh. 10:14;

Aruma 5:38;

3 Ni. 15:24.32a 3 Ni. 9:13–14;

D&Z 112:13.33a nkm Kupomera.34a 3 Ni. 11:28–30.35a I Joh. 2:1;

2 Ni. 2:9;Moro. 7:27–28;

D&Z 29:5.36a nkm Maoko,

Kugadzwa kwe.b 1 Ni. 12:7; 3 Ni. 19:4.

37a nkm Simba.b nkm Chipo

cheMweya Mutsvene.38a Eks. 19:9, 16.

559 3 Nifai 19:1–12

akakwira kudenga. Zve vadzi-dzi vakaona vakanyora pasi kutiakakwira zvakare kudenga.

CHITSAUKO 19

Vadzidzi vanegumi nevaviri va-noparidza kuvanhu nokunamatiraMweya Mutsvene — Vadzidzi va-nobhabhatidzwa nokugamuchiraMweya Mutsvene nokushumirakwengirozi — Jesu anonamata ne-mazwi asingakwanise kunyorwa—Anopupura pamusoro pokutendakukuru kwamaNifai. Zvingangovemakore 34 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti apoJesu akanga akwira kudenga,gungano rakaparara, murumewose akatora mukadzi nevanavake akadzokera kumba kwake.2 Uye zvakataurwa kuvanhu

vose panguva iyoyo, kusati kwa-sviba, kuti gungano rakangaraona Jesu, uye kuti akanga apa-ridza kwavari, uye kuti aizozvi-ratidza kugungano mangwana.3 Hongu, zve kunyange usiku

hwose kwakange kuchitaurwapamusana paJesu; mukudarovakatumira shoko kuvanhu va-kawanda, hongu, vakawandazvikuru, vakasevenza zvikuruusiku ihwohwo, kuti vazovepomangwana panzvimbo iye Jesuakanga achazozviratidza ku-gungano.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti ave ma-

ngwana, gungano rakaunganapamwechete, tarisai, Nifai ne-munin’ina wake uyo waakanga

amutsa mukufa, ainzi Timotio,uye nemwanakomana wake,ainzi Jonasi, uye naMatoni, na-Matoniha, mukoma wake, na-Kumeni, naKumenionihai, na-Jeremia, naShemunoni, naJonasi,naZedekia, naIsaya—zvino ayandiwo mazita evadzidzi vaka-nge vasarudzwa naJesu — uyezvakaitika kuti vakaenda vaka-mira pakati pegungano.

5 Uye tarisai, gungano raka-nga rakakura zvikuru zvekutivakaita kuti vaparadzane mu-zvikamu gumi nezviviri.

6 Uye vanegumi nevaviri vaka-dzidzisa gungano; zve tarisai,vakaita kuti gungano ripfugamepamusoro penyika, vagonamatakuna Baba muzita raJesu.

7 Uye vadzidzi vakanamatawokuna Baba muzita raJesu. Zvezvakaitika kuti vakasimuka va-kaparidza kuvanhu.

8 Uye apo vakanga vaparidzamazwi mamwechetewo Jesu aka-nga ataura — pasina kusiyananemazwi akataurwa naJesu —tarisai, vakapfugama zvakarevakanamata kuna Baba muzitaraJesu.

9 Uye vakanamatira izvo vai-disisa zvikuru; uye vakangavane chido chokuti aMweyaMutsvene upiwe kwavari.

10 Uye apo vakange vanamatakudai vakaenda kwakatangiramvura, gungano rikavatevera.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nifaiakapinda amumvura akabha-bhatidzwa.

12 Uye akabuda mumvuraakatangisa kubhabhatidza. Uye

19 9a 3 Ni. 9:20. 11a 3 Ni. 11:23.

3 Nifai 19:13–25 560

akabhabhatidza avo vose vaka-nga vasarudzwa naJesu.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo

vose vakange avabhabhatidzwavabuda mumvura, MweyaMutsvene wakauya pamusoropavo, vakazadzwa bneMweyaMutsvene nemoto.14 Zve tarisai, avakakombere-

dzwa nezvairatidzika somoto;zvakaburuka kubva kudenga,gungano rakazviona izvi, vaka-pupura; ngirozi dzakaburuka ku-bva kudenga dzikavaparidzira.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo ngi-

rozi dzichingunoparidza ku-vadzidzi, tarisai, Jesu akauyaakamira pakati pavo akaparidzakwavari.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti akata-

ura kugungano, akaraira kutivapfugame pasi zvakare, uye-wo kuti vadzidzi vake vapfu-gamewo.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo va-

kanga vapfugama vose, akarairavadzidzi vake kuti vanamate.18 Zve tarisai, vakatangisa ku-

namata; vakanamata kuna Jesu,vachimudaidza kuti Ishe na-Mwari wavo.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jesu

akabva pakati pavo, akaendakachinhambwe kubva pavariakapfugama pasi, akati:20 Baba, ndinokutendai kuti

mapa Mweya Mutsvene kuneavo vandakasarudza; kutendakwavo mandiri kwaita kutindivasarudze kubva munyika.

21 Baba, ndinokukumbirai kutimupe Mweya Mutsvene kuneavo vose vachatenda kumazwiavo.

22 Baba, mavapa Mweya Mu-tsvene nokuti vanotenda ma-ndiri; munoona kuti vanotendamandiri nokuti munovanzwa,uye vanonamata kwandiri; uyevanonamata kwandiri nokutindinavo.

23 Uye zvino Baba, ndinona-mata kwamuri pamusana pavo,neavo vose vachatenda kuma-zwi avo, kuti vatende mandiri,kuti ndive mavari asemi, Baba,muri mandiri, kuti tive bmu-mwechete.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Jesuakanga anamata seizvi kunaBaba, akauya kune vadzidzivake, zve tarisai, vakaramba va-chienderera mberi, vasingamire,akunamata kwaari; uye havanakuwanza mazwi, nokuti zva-kanga zvakapiwa kwavari kutibvanonamatei, zve vakazadzwanechido.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jesuakavaropafadza apo vainamatakwaari; uso hwake hwakanye-mwerera kwavari, uye chiedzaacheuso hwake chakavhenekapavari, zvakare tarisai vakavebvachena seuso nenguwo dza-Jesu; zve tarisai kuchena kwaka-pfuura kuchena kwose, hongu,tarisai hakuna chimwe chinhuchakachena kudarika kuchenauku pano pasi.

13a nkm Bhabhatidza.b 3 Ni. 12:2; Morm. 7:10.

nkm ChipocheMweya Mutsvene.

14a Hir. 5:23–24, 43–45;

3 Ni. 17:24.23a 3 Ni. 9:15.

b Joh. 17:21–23.nkm Kubatana.

24a Mat. 6:7.

b D&Z 46:30.25a Num. 6:23–27.

b nkm Kushandurwa—Vanhuvakashandurwa.

561 3 Nifai 19:26–20:2

26 Uye Jesu akati kwavari:Rambai muchinamata; zvaka-daro havana kumira kunamata.27 Uye akabva kwavari zvaka-

re, akaenda chinhambwe chidu-ku kubva pavari akapfugamapasi; akanamata zvakare kunaBaba, achiti:28 Baba, ndinokutendai kuti

amatsvenesa avo vandakasaru-dza, nenzira yokutenda kwavo,zve ndinovanamatira, neavo va-chatenda mazwi avo, kuti vavevanocheneswa mandiri, kuburi-kidza nokutenda kumazwi avo,sezvo vakacheneswa mandiri.29 Baba, handinamatire nyika,

asi avo vamakandipa akubvamunyika, nokuda kwokutendakwavo, kuti vacheneswe mandi-ri, kuti ndizova mavari semi,Baba, muri mandiri, kuti tive mu-mwe, kuti ndizobwinya mavari.30 Uye apo Jesu akanga ataura

mazwi aya akauya zvakare ku-vadzidzi vake; zve tarisai va-inamata zvikuru, vasingamire,iye; akavanyemwerera zvakare;zve tarisai vakanga avachena,kana saJesu.31 Uye zvakaitika kuti akaenda

kachinhambwe zvakare akana-mata kuna Baba;32 Uye rurimi harungataure

mazwi aakanamata, kana aku-nyorwa nomunhu mazwi aa-kanamata.33 Uye gungano rakanzwa

rikapupura; mwoyo yavo yaka-zarurwa vakanzwisisa mumwo-yo yavo mazwi aakanamata.

34 Zvisinei, mazwi ake akangaari makuru anoshamisa ayoaakanamata zvekuti haakwani-swe kunyorwa, kana akutaurwanomunhu.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jesupaakamira kunamata akauyazvakare kune vadzidzi vake,akati kwavari: aKutenda kukurukwakadai handisati ndambo-kuona pakati pemaJuda ose:Naizvozvo handaivaratidza zvi-shamiso zvikuru zvakadai,nokuda bkwokusatenda kwavo.36 Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwa-

muri, hakuna kunyange mumwewavo akaona zvinhu zvikurusezvamaona; kana kunzwa zvi-nhu zvikuru sezvamanzwa imi.

CHITSAUKO 20

Jesu anoita chishamiso pakuvapachingwa newaini uye zvakareanopa sakaramende kuvanhu —Zvizvarwa zvaJakobo zvakasarazvichasvika pakuziva Ishe Mwariwavo vozogara mumaAmerica —Jesu muporofita saMosesi, zve ma-Nifai vana vavaporofita—Vamwevevanhu vaIshe vachaungana ku-Jerusarema. Zvingangove makore34 shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti akarairagungano kuti rimire kunamata,uye nevadzidzi vake. Uye aka-varaira kuti vasamire akuna-mata mumwoyo yavo.

2 Uye akavaraira kuti vasimu-ke vamire namakumbo avo. Zve

28a Moro. 7:48;D&Z 50:28–29;88:74–75.nkm Chakachena.

29a Joh. 17:6.

30a Mat. 17:2.32a D&Z 76:116.34a II VaKori. 12:4;

3 Ni. 17:17.35a nkm Rutendo.

b Mat. 13:58.nkm Kusadaira.

20 1a 2 Ni. 32:9;Mosaya 24:12.

3 Nifai 20:3–16 562

vakasimuka vakamira nama-kumbo avo.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti akame-

dura chingwa zvakare akachi-ropafadza, akapa kuvadzidzikuti vadye.4 Uye shure kwokunge vadya

akavaraira kuti vamedure chi-ngwa, vape kugungano.5 Uye shure kwokunge vapa

gungano akavapa zvakare wainikuti vanwe, akavaraira kutivape kugungano.6 Zvino, pakanga pasina achi-

ngwa, kana waini, zvakangazvaunzwa navadzidzi, kananegungano;7 Asi zvechokwadi aakapa

kwavari chingwa chokudya, uyenewaini yokunwa.8 Uye akati kwavari: Uyo

aanodya chingwa ichi anodyamuviri wangu pamweya wake;zve uyo anonwa waini iyi arikunwa ropa rangu pamusoropomweya wake; zve mweyawake hauzoiti nzara kana nyota,asi kuti uchazadzwa.9 Zvino, gungano rose zvara-

kanga radya nokunwa, tarisai,vakazadzwa nomweya; vakache-ma nezwi rimwechete, vakapambiri kuna Jesu, uyo wavakaonanokunzwa.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo

vose vakanga vapa mbiri kunaJesu, akati kwavari: Tarisaindapedza murairo wandaka-

rairwa naBaba kuti ndiite ku-vanhu, vanova vakasara vembayaIsraeri.

11 Mucharangarira kuti nda-kataura nemi, ndichiti kanaamazwi baIsaya ave kuzadziki-swa — tarisai akanyorwa, mu-nawo pamberi penyu, naizvo-zvo anzverei —

12 Uye zvirokwazvo, zviro-kwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri, kanaachinge ava kuzadzikiswandipo pachave nekuzadzikiswaakwechibvumirano icho Babavakaita kuvanhu vavo, imbayaIsraeri.

13 Uye zvino avakasara avo,bvachapararira kwose-kwosemunyika, cvachaunganidzwa ku-bva kumabvazuva nokumadoke-ro, nokuchamhembe nokumao-dzanyemba; zve vachazounzwadmukuziva Ishe Mwari vavo,uyo akavanunura.

14 Uye Baba vakandiraira kutindinofanira kukupai anyikaino, kuti ive nhaka yenyu.

15 Uye ndinoti kwamuri, kanamaJentairi avakasatendeukashure kwamakomborero ava-chawana, shure kwokunge va-paradza vanhu vangu —

16 Ndipo imi, vakasara vembayaJakobo, muchaenda mukatimavo; muchazova pakati pavoivo vakawanda; muchazova pa-kati pavo seshumba iri pakatipemhuka dzesango, uye aseshu-

6a Mat. 14:19–21.7a Joh. 6:9–14.8a Joh. 6:50–58;

3 Ni. 18:7.nkm Sakaramende.

11a 3 Ni. 16:17–20; 23:1–3.b 2 Ni. 25:1–5;

Morm. 8:23.

12a 3 Ni. 15:7–8.13a 3 Ni. 16:11–12; 21:2–7.

b nkm Israeri—Kupararira kwaIsraeri.

c nkm Israeri—Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

d 3 Ni. 16:4–5.14a nkm Nyika

yeChipikirwa.15a 3 Ni. 16:10–14.16a Morm. 5:24;

D&Z 19:27.

563 3 Nifai 20:17–27

mba diki mukati mamatangaamakwai, iyo, kana ichinge irimukati mawo binoatsikiriraichiabvanzura kuita zvidimbu-zvidimbu, hapana angaanunure.17 Ruoko rwako rwuchasimu-

dzwa pavavengi vako, uye mha-ndu dzako dzose dzicharaswa.18 Uye andichaunganidza va-

nhu vangu pamwechete somu-nhu anounganidza uswa pauriri.19 Nokuti ndichaita vanhu

vangu avo Baba vakaita navochibvumirano, hongu, ndichaitaanyanga yako ive simbi, ndigo-ita matsimba ako ave ndarira.Uye uchazodimbura-dimburavanhu vazhinji; zve ndichaisazvinhu zvavo kuna Ishe, ne-zvavanazvo kuna Ishe venyikayose. Zve tarisai, ndini ndino-zviita.20 Uye zvichaitika, Baba va-

nodaro, kuti amunondo woku-ranga kwangu uchaturikwapamusoro pavo zuva iroro; uyekunze kwokunge vatendeukauchadonhedzerwa pamusoropavo, Baba vanodaro, hongu,kunyange pamusoro pamarudziose emaJentairi.21 Uye zvichaitika kuti ndi-

chamisa avanhu vangu, imbayaIsraeri.22 Uye tarisai, vanhu ava

ndichavaisa munyika ino, mu-kuzadzikisa achibvumirano cha-

ndakaita nababa venyu Jakobo;richazova Jerusarema bIdzva.Zve masimba ekudenga achazo-va pakati pavanhu ava; hongu,kunyange cini ndinenge ndiripakati penyu.

23 Tarisai, ndini uyo aitaurwanaMosesi, achiti: Ishe Mwarivenyu achakumutsirai amupo-rofita werudzi rwenyu, akaitaseni; mumuteerere muzvinhuzvose zvaachataura kwamuri.Ichasvika nguva apo mweyayose isinganzwe muporofita uyuichabviswa pakati pavanhu.

24 Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwa-muri, hongu, vaporofita avosekubva panguva yaSamueri ne-avo vakazotevera, neavo vaka-wanda vakataura, vakapupurapamusana pangu.

25 Uye tarisai, muri vana veva-porofita; uye muri vemba ya-Israeri; muri avechibvumiranochakaitwa naBaba namadzibabaenyu, vachiti kuna Abrahama:Uye bmumbeu yako ndudzidzose dzenyika dzichakombo-rerwa.

26 Baba vandimutsira kwamu-ri kutanga, vakandituma kutindikuropafadzei amukubvisamumwe nomumwe wenyumukuipa kwake; izvi nokudakwokuti muri vana vechibvu-mirano —

27 Uye mushure mekunge

16b Mika 5:8–9;3 Ni. 16:14–15; 21:12.

18a Mika 4:12.19a Mika 4:13.20a 3 Ni. 29:4.21a 3 Ni. 16:8–15.22a Gen. 49:22–26;

D&Z 57:2–3.b Isa. 2:2–5;

3 Ni. 21:23–24;Eta 13:1–12;D&Z 84:2–4.nkm JerusaremaIdzva.

c Isa. 59:20–21;Mara. 3:1;3 Ni. 24:1.

23a Deut. 18:15–19;

Mabasa 3:22–23;1 Ni. 22:20–21.

24a Mabasa 3:24–26;1 Ni. 10:5;Jak. 7:11.

25a nkm ChibvumiranochaAbrahama.

b Gen. 12:1–3; 22:18.26a Zir. 16:6.

3 Nifai 20:28–39 564

maropafadzwa ndipo Baba va-nozadzikisa chibvumirano ichovakaita naAbrahama, vachiti:aMumbeu yako marudzi oseenyika acharopafadzwa — mu-kudurura Mweya Mutsvenenemandiri kumaJentairi, kuro-pafadzwa bkwamaJentairi ukukuchavaita kuti vave vanhuvane mukurumbira pamusoropevamwe vose, vachiparadzavanhu vangu, imba yaIsraeri.28 Uye vachazove aseshamhu

kune vanhu venyika ino. Zvisi-nei, kana vachinge vagamuchirakuzara kwevhangeri rangu, kanazvino vakazoomesa mwoyoyavo kwandiri ndichadzorerakuipa kwavo pamusoro pavo,Baba vanodaro.29 Uye andicharangarira chi-

bvumirano icho ndakaita neva-nhu vangu; ndakabvumirananavo kuti bndichavaunganidzapamwechete munguva yangu,kuti ndichavapa zve cnyika ye-madzibaba senhaka yavo, inovanyika dyeJerusarema, inova nyi-ka yechipikirwa kwavari noku-singaperi, Baba vanodaro.30 Uye zvichaitika kuti nguva

ichasvika, apo kuzara kwevha-ngeri rangu kuchaparidzwakwavari;31 Uye avachatenda mandiri,

kuti ndini Jesu Kristu, Mwa-nakomana waMwari, uye va-chanamata kuna Baba muzitarangu.

32 Ndipo avachengeti vavovachazosimudza mazwi avo,nezwi pamwechete vachaimba;nokuti vachawirirana.

33 Zvino Baba vachavaunga-nidza zvakare pamwechete,vovapa Jerusarema senyikayenhaka yavo.

34 Ndipo pavachapinda mu-rufaro — aVoimba pamweche-te, imi nzvimbo dzisina maturodzeJerusarema; nokuti Babaakanyaradza vanhu vake, aka-nunura Jerusarema.

35 Baba vaisa ruoko rwavorwutsvene pachena mumazisoemarudzi ose; nemativi enyikadzose achaona ruponeso rwa-Baba; uye Baba neni tiri va-mwechete.

36 Uye zvino zvakanyorwazvichaitwa; aMukai, mukaizvakare, mupfeke simba renyu,Zioni; pfekai nguwo dzenyudzakanaka, Jerusarema, gutadzvene, nokuti kubvira zvinohakuna kunyange mumwe zva-ke achauya kwauri asina kudzi-ngiswa aine tsvina.

37 Zvizunze kubva muguruva;simuka, gara pasi, Jerusarema;zvisunungure patambo dzirimuhuro mako, murandakadziakasungwa weZioni.

38 Nokuti Ishe vanoti: Maka-zvitengesa pasina, zve mucha-zonunurwa pasina mari.

39 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,ndinoti kwamuri, vanhu vangu

27a VaG. 3:8;2 Ni. 29:14;Abr. 2:9.

b 3 Ni. 16:6–7.28a 3 Ni. 16:8–9.29a Isa. 44:21;

3 Ni. 16:11–12.

b nkm Israeri—Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

c Amosi 9:14–15.d nkm Jerusarema.

31a 3 Ni. 5:21–26; 21:26–29.32a Isa. 52:8;

3 Ni. 16:18–20.nkm Murindiri.

34a Isa. 52:9.36a Isa. 52:1–3;

D&Z 113:7–10.nkm Zioni.

565 3 Nifai 20:40–21:2

vachaziva zita rangu; hongu,nezuva iroro vachaziva kutindini iye ari kutaura.40 Uye ndipo ivo pavachati:

Makumbo ake akanaka asei pa-makomo euyo anounza zvinhuzvakanaka kwavari, banosha-mbadza runyararo; anounzanhau dzakanaka kune vakana-ka, idzo dzinoshambadza ru-poneso; anoti kuZioni: Mwarivenyu vanotonga!41 Zve ndipo pachabuda ku-

chema; aEndai imi, endai imi,budai kubva umo, musabatebchisina kuchena; ibvai maari;ivai cmakachena imi makata-kura midziyo yaIshe.

42 Nokuti ahamuende muchi-kurumidza kana kuenda mu-chitiza; nokuti Ishe achaendapamberi penyu, uye Mwari va-Israeri achatsigira shure kwenyu.43 Tarisai, muranda wangu

achaita zvakangwara; achakwi-dziridzwa nokuva anoiswapamusoro-soro.44 Vazhinji vakashamiswa

nemi — chiso chake chakaka-nganisika kupfuura chaanizvake munhu, chimiro chakechakanga chakapfuura vana-komana vevanhu —45 Saka aachamwaya marudzi

akawanda; madzimambo acha-vhara miromo yavo kwaari,nokuti izvo zvisina kunge zva-kataurwa kwavari vachazviona;zve izvo zvavasina kunge va-kanzwa vachazvifunga.

46 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,ndinoti kwamuri, zvechokwadizvinhu zvose izvi zvichauya,sokurairwa kwazvakaitwa kwa-ndiri naBaba. Ndipo chibvumi-rano icho Baba vakabvumirananevanhu vavo chichazadzikiswa;ndipo aJerusarema ichagarwanevanhu vangu, zvakare icha-zova nyika yenhaka yavo.

CHITSAUKO 21

Israeri ichaungana pamwechetepanouya Bhuku raMormoni —MaJentairi vanenge vave vanhuvakasununguka muAmerica —Vachaponeswa kana vakatendanokuteerera; kana, kuti vacharaswavagoparadzwa — Israeri ichavakaJerusarema Idzva, uye marudziakarasika achadzoka. Zvingangovemakore 34 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Uye zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwa-muri, ndinokupai chiratidzo,kuti mugoziva anguva yekutizvinhu izvi zvave kuda kuiti-ka — ndichaunganidza, kubvamukupararira kwavo kwengu-va refu, vanhu vangu, imba ya-Israeri, ndichatangisa zvakarepakati pavo Zioni yangu;

2 Zve tarisai, ichi ndichochinhuchandichapa kwamuri sechi-ratidzo — nokuti zvirokwazvondinoti kwamuri kana zvinhuizvi zvandinotaura kwamuri, ne-zvandichataura kwamuri shure

40a Isa. 52:7;Nah. 1:15;Mosaya 15:13–18;D&Z 128:19.

b Marko 13:10;

1 Ni. 13:37.41a Isa. 52:11–15.

b nkm ChakachenaneChisina Kuchena.

c D&Z 133:5.

42a 3 Ni. 21:29.45a Isa. 52:15.46a Eta 13:5, 11.21 1a nkm Mazuva

Ekupedzisira.

3 Nifai 21:3–11 566

kwenguva ino nezvangu, uyenesimba reMweya Mutsveneuyo uchapiwa kwamuri naBaba;zvichaitwa kuti zvizivikanwekumaJentairi kuti vave vanozi-va nezvevanhu ava vanova va-kasara vemba yaJakobo, uyenezveava vanhu vangu vava-chaparadza;3 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,

ndinoti kwamuri, kana zvinhuaizvi zvaziviswa kwavari naBaba,zvogouya nekunaBaba, kubvakwavari zvichiuya kwamuri;4 Nokuti injere dzaBaba kuti

vave vanogara munyika ino, uyevagoitwa vanhu avakasunungu-ka nesimba raBaba, kuti zvinhuizvi zviuye kubva kwavari zvi-chienda kune vakasara vembeuyenyu, kuti bchibvumirano cha-Baba chizadzikiswe icho chava-kabvumirana nevanhu vavo,imba yaIsraeri;5 Naizvozvo, apo mabasa aya

nemabasa ayo achaitwa nemiachabva akumaJentairi, zvichi-uya bkumbeu yenyu ichadereramukusatenda nokuda kwezvi-tadzo;6 Nokuti ndizvo zvaidiwa

naBaba kuti zviuye kubva aku-maJentairi, kuti ave anoratidzasimba rake kumaJentairi, chiko-nzero chiri chekuti maJentairi,akasaomesa mwoyo yavo, kutivatendeuke nokuuya kwandirinokubhabhatidzwa muzita ra-

ngu nokuziva chokwadi chezi-nhu zvedzidziso yangu, kutibvagoverengwa pane vanhuvangu, imba yaIsraeri;

7 Uye apo zvinhu izvi zvoitikakuti ambeu yenyu yavakutangakuziva zvinhu izvi — chichavachiratidzo kwavari kuti vavevanoziva kuti basa raBaba rato-tanga mukuzadzikisa chibvumi-rano icho vakaita nevanhu avovari veimba yaIsraeri.

8 Zve apo zuva iroro richasvi-ka, zvichaitika kuti madzima-mbo achavhara miromo yawo;nokuti izvo zvavakanga vasinakuudzwa vachazviona; uye izvozvavakanga vasina kunzwavachazvifunga.

9 Nokuti nezuva iroro, noku-da kwangu Baba vachashandabasa, richazova basa guru arino-shamisa pakati pavo; zve pacha-zova pakati pavo avo vachara-mba kuzvitenda, kunyangwezvazvo vazviudzwa nemunhu.

10 Asi tarisai, upenyu hwemu-randa wangu huchange hurimuruoko rwangu; naizvozvohavazomukuvadza, kunyangwezvavo avachazomukanganisapavo. Asi ndichamuporesa, no-kuti ndichavaratidza kuti njerebdzangu ihuru kupinda udzvo-tsvo hwaSatani.

11 Naizvozvo zvichaitika kutiuyo wose acharamba kutendamazwi angu, ini Jesu Kristu, ayo

3a Eta 4:17;Nh—JS 1:34–36.

4a 1 Ni. 13:17–19;D&Z 101:77–80.

b Morm. 5:20.nkm ChibvumiranochaAbrahama.

5a 3 Ni. 26:8.

b 2 Ni. 30:4–5;Morm. 5:15;D&Z 3:18–19.

6a 1 Ni. 10:14; Jak. 5:54;3 Ni. 16:4–7.

b VaG. 3:7, 29;3 Ni. 16:13;Abr. 2:9–11.

7a 3 Ni. 5:21–26.9a Isa. 29:13;

Mabasa 13:41;1 Ni. 22:8.nkm Kudzorerwapakare kweVhangeri.

10a D&Z 135:1–3.b D&Z 10:43.

567 3 Nifai 21:12–25

Baba vachaita kuti aiye aendekumaJentairi, vogomupa simbarekuti aaunze kumaJentairi,(zvichaitwa sekutaurwa kwa-zvakaitwa naMosesi) vachazovabvanobviswa pakati pevanhuvangu vanova vechibvumirano.12 Uye vanhu vangu vanova

vakasara vechizvarwa chaJakobovachave pakati pemaJentairi,hongu, pakati pavo aseshumbairi pakati pemhuka dzesango, se-shumba diki iri mukati mamata-nga ehwai, iyo, inoti ikapfuuranepakati padzo binodzitsikiriranokudzibvarura-bvarura, hapa-na angadzinunure.13 Ruoko rwavo rwuchasimu-

dzirwa vavengi vavo, uye mha-ndu dzavo dzose dzicharaswa.14 Hongu, nhamo kumaJentairi

kunze kwokunge avatendeuka,nokuti zvichaitika muzuva iroro,Baba vanodaro, ndichakutoreraimabhiza enyu, uye ndichapa-radza ngoro dzenyu;15 Uye ndicharasa maguta

enyika yenyu, ndogoputsa mi-simboti yenyu yose;16 Uye ndichabvisa uroyi mu-

nyika menyu, uye hamuchazovinevafemberi.17 Mifananidzo yenyu aye-

kuveza ndichabvisa zvakare,nezvivezwa zvenyu zvimirendichazvibvisa pakati penyu,uye hamuchazonamate zvinhuzvamunogadzira nemaoko enyu;18 Uye ndichabvisa masango

enyu pakati penyu, ndiwo mu-paradziro wandichaita magutaenyu.

19 Uye zvichaitika kuti anhemadzose, nekunyengedza, noku-chiva, nokurwisana, hupirisitahusakarurama, noupombwe,zvichabviswa.

20 Nokuti zvichaitika kuti,Baba vanoti, muzuva iroro avovose vanoramba kutendeukavakauya kuMwanakomana wa-ngu Wandinoda, ndichavabvisamukati mevanhu vangu, imbayaIsraeri;

21 Uye ndichatsiva nehashadzangu pavari, kana sema-Jentairi, zvavasati vambonzwa.

22 Asi kana vakatendeuka va-kateerera mazwi angu, vakasao-mesa mwoyo yavo, andichamisachechi yangu mukati mavo,vogopinda muchibvumiranobvogoverengerwa mukati meva-kasara vezvizvarwa zvaJakobo,vandakapa nyika ino senhakayavo;

23 Uye vachabatsira vanhuvangu, chizvarwa chaJakobo,pamwe nevose veimba yaIsraerivachauya, kuti vavake guta, irorinozodaidzwa kuti JerusaremaaIdzva.24 Uye vozobatsira vanhu

vangu kuti vazounganidzwapamwechete, avo vakapararirapasi rose, muJerusarema Idzva.

25 Zve ndipo pachazodzikaa simba rokudenga richiuya

11a 2 Ni. 3:6–15;Morm. 8:16, 25.

b D&Z 1:14.12a Mika 5:8–15;

3 Ni. 20:16.b 3 Ni. 16:13–15.

14a 2 Ni. 10:18; 33:9.

17a Eks. 20:3–4;Mosaya 13:12–13;D&Z 1:16.nkm KunamataZvifananidzo.

19a 3 Ni. 30:2.22a nkm Mukuwo.

b 2 Ni. 10:18–19;3 Ni. 16:13.

23a 3 Ni. 20:22;Eta 13:1–12.nkm JerusaremaIdzva.

25a 1 Ni. 13:37.

3 Nifai 21:26–22:7 568

mukati mavo; biniwo ndinengendiri pakati pavo.26 Uye zvino ndiro zuva ri-

chatanga basa raBaba, apo sho-ko rino richaparidzwa mukatimechizvarwa chavanhu vano.Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri,nezuva iroro basa raBaba aricha-tangwa mukati mevanhu vosevakapararira, hongu, kana ma-rudzi aye ange bakarasika, ayoBaba vakatungamirira kubvamuJerusarema.27 Hongu, basa richatangisa

pakati peavo vose avakapara-rira vevanhu vangu, naBabakugadzira nzira yavangauyenayo kwandiri, kuti vave vano-sheedzera kuna Baba muzitarangu.28 Hongu, ndipo pachatangira

basa racho, naBaba vari munyi-ka dzose mukugadzira nzirayekuti vanhu vavo vave avano-unganidzwa vauye kumushakunyika yenhaka yavo.29 Zve vachaenda vachibva

mumarudzi ose; uye vachaendaavasingakurumidze, kana kuti-za, nokuti ndichaenda mberikwavo, Baba vanodaro, zvendichatsigira shure kwavo.

CHITSAUKO 22

Mumazuva ekupedzisira, Zioninematunhu ayo zvichamiswa, uyeIsraeri ichaunganidzwa netsitsinerudo—Vachakunda —Enzanisa

naIsaya 54. Zvingangove makore 34shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino izvo zvose zvakanyo-rwa zvichaitika: Imba, iwe ngo-mwa, iwe usina kubereka; pindaamukuimba, uchemese, iwe usi-na kumborwadziwa nenhumbu;nokuti vazhinji vana vemha-ndye kupfuura vemadzimaiakaroorwa, vanodaro Ishe.

2 Kudza nzvimbo yetende yako,utambanudze machira epauno-gara; usarega, asi urebese tambodzako usimbise ambambo dzako;

3 Nokuti uchatyoka kuruokorworudyi nokuruboshwe, uyevana vako vachatora amaJenta-iri vagoita kuti maguta akangaava matongo agarwe nevanhu.

4 Usatya hako, nokuti haucha-zonyari; kana kushaiswa cho-kuita; nokuti hauchazoiswaamukunyara; nokuti uchakanga-nwa kunyara kwokukura kwa-ko, hauzorangariri kuzvidzwakwokukura kwako; uye hauzofawakarangarira kuzvidzwa kwo-hushirikadzi kwako.

5 Nokuti musiki wako, muru-me wako, Ishe veHondo ndirozita rake; neMununuri wako,Mutsvene weIsraeri—Iye acha-nzi Mwari wenyika yose.

6 Nokuti Ishe akakudana so-mukadzi wakasiiwa, akasuwapamweya, somudzimai achirimuduku, pawakarambwa, va-nodaro Mwari vako.

7 Ndakakusiya kwenguva

25b Isa. 2:2–4; 3 Ni. 24:1.26a 1 Ni. 14:17;

3 Ni. 21:6–7.b nkm Israeri—

Marudzi gumi

akarasika aIsraeri.27a 3 Ni. 16:4–5.28a nkm Israeri—

Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

29a Isa. 52:12; 3 Ni. 20:42.22 1a nkm Imba.

2a nkm Hoko.3a nkm Majentairi.4a 2 Ni. 6:7, 13.

569 3 Nifai 22:8–23:2

duku, asi ndichakutora zve ne-tsitsi huru.8 Muhasha shoma ndavanza

chiso changu kwauri kwechi-nguvana, asi ndichakunzwiraatsitsi dzisingaperi, vanodaroIshe Mununuri vako.9 Nokuti aidzi, bmvura dzaNoa

kwandiri, nokuti sezvandaka-pika kuti mvura yaNoa haicha-zofukidzizve nyika, naizvozvondakapika kuti handichazoku-tsamwirai.10 Nokuti amakomo achaenda

nezvikomo zvichabviswa, asinyasha dzangu bhadzingabvipauri, kunyange chibvumiranocherunyararo rwangu hachibvi-swi, vanodaro Ishe vane tsitsinewe.11 Haiwa iwe unotambudzika,

unokandwa uku nekuku neduturemhepo, usina kunyaradzwa!Tarisai, ndichaisa amabwe akomavara akanaka, ndichateyanheyo dzako namabwe esafiri.12 Uye ndichaita mafafitera

ako namabwe anovaima, nama-suwo ako namabwe anopenya,nomiganhu yako yose namabweakanaka.13 Uye vana vako avose vacha-

dzidziswa naIshe; rugare rwa-vana vako rwuchava rwukuru.14 Uchasimbiswa amukurura-

ma; uchavakure nokudzvinyi-rirwa, nokuti hauzotya, uyekure nekutya nokuti hakunachingasvika pedyo newe.15 Tarisai, vachaungana zve-

chokwadi kuti vakurwise, zvi-singabve kwandiri; ani nanianokuvamba achaparadzwa no-kuda kwako.

16 Tarisai, ndini ndakasikamhizha inopfutidza moto wa-mazimbe, anouya nesimbi yeba-sa rake; ndakasika anorasa kutiaparadze.

17 Hakuna chombo chinoitirwakuzokurwisa chingashande; uyerurimi rwose rwunotaura zva-kaipa nezvako mukutonga rwu-chakundwa newe. Ndiyo nhakayavaranda vaJehova, nokurura-ma kwavo kunobva kwandiri,ndizvo vanodaro Ishe.

CHITSAUKO 23

Jesu anotsigira mazwi aIsaya —Anoraira vanhu kuti vanzveremaporofita—Mazwi aSamueri mu-Ramani ari maererano noKumu-tswa kwavakafa anoiswa pazvinyo-rwa zvavo. Zvingangove makore 34shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino, tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri, munofanira akunzverazvinhu izvi. Hongu, murairowandinokupai kuti munzverezvinhu izvi nesimba; nokutimashoko baIsaya makuru.2 Nokuti zvechokwadi akata-

ura achibata zvinhu izvi zvosemaererano navanhu vangu avovemba yaIsraeri; naizvozvo zvi-nofanira kuti ataure nokuma-Jentairiwo.

8a nkm Anetsitsi.9a Isa. 54:9.

b nkm MafashamumuNguva dzaNoa.

10a Isa. 40:4.

b Mpi. 94:14;D&Z 35:25.

11a Zvaka. 21:18–21.13a Jer. 31:33–34.14a nkm Akarurama.

23 1a nkm Magwaromatsvene.

b 2 Ni. 25:1–5;Morm. 8:23.nkm Isaya.

3 Nifai 23:3–24:1 570

3 Uye zvinhu zvose zvaa-kataura zvakaitwa zve azvi-chaitwa, kunyange semazwiaakataura.4 Naizvozvo teererai kumazwi

angu; nyorai zvinhu zvandaka-kuudzai; uye maererano nengu-va nokuda kwaBaba zvichaendakumaJentairi.5 Uye uyo wose achagamuchi-

ra mazwi angu nokutendeukaakabhabhatidzwa, iyeye acha-poneswa. Nzverai avaporofita,nokuti vakawanda vanopupurapazvinhu izvi.6 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Jesu

akanga ataura mazwi aya akatikwavari zvakare, shure kwo-kunge atsanangura magwaroose ayo vakanga vagamuchira,akati kwavari: Tarisai, mamwemagwaro ndinoti imi munyore,amusina.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti akati

kuna Nifai: Unza kuno zvinyo-rwa izvo zvawakachengeta.8 Uye apo Nifai akaunza zvi-

nyorwa izvi, akazviisa pamberipake, akaisa maziso ake pazviriakati:9 Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwauri,

ndakaraira muranda wanguaSamueri, muRamani, kuti apu-pure kuvanhu ava, kuti pazuvairoro Baba vachaisa kubwinyakwezita ravo mandiri kuchavebnavatendi cvakawanda avodvachamuka kubva muvakafa,vachaonekwa novakawanda, uyevachavaparidzira. Akati kwa-vari: Ko zvanga zvisina kudarohere?

10 Uye vadzidzi vake vaka-pindura vakati: Hongu, Ishe,Samueri akaporofita maereranonamashoko enyu, uye ose aka-zadzikiswa.

11 Uye Jesu akati kwavari: Koseiko musina kunyora zvinhuizvi, kuti vatendi vakawandavakamutswa vakazviratidzakune vakawanda vakaparidzakwavari?

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nifaiakayeuka kuti zvinhu izvi zva-kanga zvisina kunyorwa.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jesuakaraira kuti zvinyorwe; nai-zvozvo zvakanyorwa sokurairakwaakanga aita.

14 Uye zvino zvakaitika kutiapo Jesu akanga aatsananguramagwaro aya kamwechete, ava-kanga vanyora, akavaraira kutivadzidzise zvinhu izvo zvaa-kanga atsanangura kwavari.

CHITSAUKO 24

Mutumwa waIshe achagadziri-ra nzira yoKuuya Kwechipiri —Kristu achagara pakutonga —Israeri inorairwa kubvisa cheguminemupiro — Bhuku rokurangari-ra rinochengetwa — Enzanisa na-Maraki 3. Zvingangove makore 34shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti akavarairakuti vanyore mazwi ayo Babavakanga vapa kuna Maraki,ayo aaizotaura kwavari. Uyezvakaitika kuti shure kwokungeanyorwa pasi akaatsanangura.

3a 3 Ni. 20:11–12.5a Ruka 24:25–27.9a Hir. 14:25.

b Hir. 13:2.c nkm Mutendi.d Mat. 27:52–53.

nkm KumukaKuvakafa.

14a Ruka 24:44–46.

571 3 Nifai 24:2–13

Zve aya ndiwo mazwi aakatau-ra kwavari, achiti: Ndizvo zvi-notaura Baba kuna Maraki —Tarisai, ndichatuma anhumwayangu, iye achagadzira nzirapamberi pangu; uye Ishe vamu-notsvaka vachaerekana asvikapatemberi yake, kana mutumwawechibvumirano, wamunoda;tarisai, achauya, vanodaro IsheveHondo.2 Asi ndiani aangamirire pa-

zuva rokuuya kwake, uye ndi-ani angamira kana aonekwa?Nokuti wakafanana nomotobwemunatsi, nesipo yemusuki.

3 Uye achagara somusukinomuchenesi wesirivha; ucha-chenesa avanakomana vaRevi,nokuvachenesa sesirivha nego-ridhe; kuti bvagopira kuna Ishenokururama.4 Zvino mupiro waJuda ne-

Jerusarema uchafadza Ishe, so-mumazuva akare, somumakoreokutanga-tanga.5 Uye ndichaswedera kwamuri

kuti nditonge; ndichava mupu-puri anokurumidza pamusoron’anga, napamusoro pemho-mbwe, napamusoro pavanopikanhema, napamusoro pavano-dzvinyirira mushandi pamu-bairo wake, chirikadzi anevasinababa, navanodzinga vatorwa,vasingandityi, vanodaro IsheveHondo.6 Nokuti ndini Ishe, zve ha-

ndishanduki; naizvozvo imi

vanakomana vaJakobo hamunakuparadzwa.

7 Kana kubva pamazuva ema-dzibaba enyu amakatsauka pa-zvisungo, uye hamuna kuzvi-chengeta. bDzokerai kwandirineni ndichadzokera kwamuri,vanodaro Ishe veHondo. Asimunoti: Tichadzokera kupi?

8 K o m u n h u a n g a p a m b eMwari here? Asi imi makandi-pamba. Asi munoti: Takakupa-mbai pazvinhu zvipi? Paneachegumi bnemipiro.9 Makatukwa nokutuka, noku-

ti munondipamba, rudzi rwenyurwose.

10 Uyai anechegumi chosekudura, kuti mumba mangumuve nezvekudya, mundiedzenaizvozvo, ndizvo zvinotauraIshe weHondo, muone kanandisingakuzarurirei mafafi-tera okudenga, ndikudururireibmakomborero amuchashayapokuaisa.

11 Uye ndichatukawo mudyinokuda kwenyu, arege kupara-dza michero yeminda yenyu;nemidzamviringa yenyu hai-ngazozunzi zvibereko zvayomuminda nguva isati yasvika,vanodaro Ishe veHondo.

12 Uye marudzi ose achatimuri vanhu vakaropafadzwa,nokuti muchava nyika inofadza,vanodaro Ishe veHondo.

13 Mashoko enyu anga arimakobvu kwandiri, vanodaro

24 1a D&Z 45:9.2a 3 Ni. 25:1.

b Zek. 13:9;D&Z 128:24.nkm Pasi—Kusukwakwepasi pano;Kuuya Kwechipiri

kwaJesu Kristu.3a Deut. 10:8;

D&Z 84:31–34.b D&Z 13:1.

5a Jkb. 1:27.7a nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.

b Hir. 13:11;3 Ni. 10:6;Moro. 9:22.

8a nkm Chegumi.b nkm Mupiro.

10a D&Z 64:23; 119:1–7.b nkm Kuropafadzwa.

3 Nifai 24:14–25:6 572

Ishe. Asi munoti: Takataurazvipi kwamuri?14 Imi makati: Hazvina matu-

ro kushandira Mwari, takawa-neiko zvatakachengeta mirairoyake nezvatakafamba tichiche-ma pamberi paIshe veHondo?15 Uye zvino tinoti anozviku-

dza ndivo vakafara, hongu, avovanoita zvakaipa ndivo vagere;hongu, avo vanoedza Mwarindivo vanosunungurwa.16 Zvino avo vaitya Ishe avaita-

urirana nguva zhinji, uye Ishevakateerera, vakanzwa; bbhukurokurangarira rikanyorwa pa-mberi pake, richinyorerwa vano-tya Ishe, nevanofunga zita ravo.17 Uye vachava vangu, vano-

daro Ishe veHondo, muzuvairoarandichaunganidza zvishongozvinokosha zvangu; ndichava-nzwira tsitsi, somunhu ano-nzwira tsitsi mwanakomanawake anomubatsira.18 Zvino ndipo pamucha-

dzokera anokunozivisa pakatikwowakarurama nowakaipa,kwounoshumira Mwari nousi-ngamushumiri.

CHITSAUKO 25

PaKuuya Kwechipiri, vanozviku -dza nevakaipa vachapiswa sama-

shanga — Erija achadzoka zuvaguru iri rinotyisa risati rasvika —Enzanisa naMaraki 4.

Nokuti tarisai, zuva rinouyaa richapisa semuchoto; uyevose bvanozvikudza, hongu,navose vanoita zvakaipa, va-chava samashanga; zve zuvarinouya richavapisa kupera,ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe we-Hondo, harizovasiira mudzikana bazi.

2 Asi kunemi munotya zitarangu, aMwanakomana Woku-rurama achamuka aine simbarokurapa mumapapiro ake; zvemuchaenda bmugokura csemhu-ru dziri mudanga.

3 Uye amuchatsikirira vakaipapasi; nokuti vachava madotapasi petsoka dzenyu muzuvarandichaita izvi, vanodaro IsheveHondo.

4 Rangarirai mutemo waMose-si, muranda wangu, wandaka-muraira apaHorebi kuvaIsraerivose, nemirau yekutonga.

5 Tarisai, ndichakutumiraimuporofita aErija bzuva gururinotyisa raIshe risati rasvika;

6 Uye iye auchadzorera mwoyoyamadzibaba kuvana, nemwo-yo yevana kumadzibaba avo,kuti ndirege kuuya ndichirovanyika nomurango wakaipa.

16a Moro. 6:5.b D&Z 85:9; Mos. 6:5.

nkm BhukuRendangariro.

17a D&Z 101:3.18a nkm Kuziva

kuburikiozaneMweya, Chipo che.

25 1a Isa. 24:6;1 Ni. 22:15;3 Ni. 24:2;

D&Z 29:9; 64:23–24;133:64;Nh—JS 1:37.nkm Pasi—Kusukwakwepasi pano.

b 2 Ni. 20:33.nkm Kudada.

2a Eta 9:22.b D&Z 45:58.c Amosi 6:4;

1 Ni. 22:24.

3a 3 Ni. 21:12.4a Eks. 3:1–6.5a II Madz. 2:1–2;

D&Z 2:1; 110:13–16;128:17–18.nkm Erija; RuponesorweVakafa; Kusunga.

b nkm KuuyaKwechipiri kwaJesuKristu.

6a D&Z 2:2.

573 3 Nifai 26:1–9

CHITSAUKO 26

Jesu anotsanangura zvinhu zvosekubva kumavambo kusvika kuma-gumo — Vacheche navaduku va-notaura zvinhu zvinoshamisa izvozvisinganyoreke — Avo vari mu-Chechi yaKristu zvinhu zvosezvavainazvo ndezvavo vose. Zvi-ngangove makore 34 shure kweku-nge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Jesuataura zvinhu izvi akazvitsana-ngura kugungano; akavatsana-ngurira zvinhu zvose, zvikurunezviduku.

2 Uye akati: Magwaro aaya,amanga musina, Baba vaka-ndiraira kuti ndikupei; nokutihwanga huri uchenjeri mavarikuti azopiwa kuzvizvarwazvaitevera.3 Uye akavatsanangurira zvi-

nhu zvose, kunyange kubvapakutanga kusvikira panguvayaachauya anokubwinya kwa-ke — hongu, kunyange zvinhuzvose zvichauya pamusoropenyika, kunyange kusvikabzvinhu zvichanyungudutswanokupisa kukuru, nyika cicha-petwa serukukwe, uye denganenyika zvichapfuura.4 Uye kunyange pazuva aguru

rokupedzisira, apo vanhu vose,

marudzi ose, nenyika dzosenendimi bdzichamira pamberipaMwari, kuti vatongwe na-mabasa avo, kana dai akanakakana akaipa —

5 Kana vakanaka, avanomu-tswa kuvakafa muupenyu hu-singaperi; kana vakaipa, vano-mutswa kuvakafa muupenyuhwedambudziko; somunhu aripanzira dzakaererana, mumwekune rumwe ruoko mumwewokune rumwe ruoko, maereranonetsitsi, bnokururama, noutsve-ne huri munaKristu, akangaaripo nyika cisati yatangisa.

6 Uye zvino hazvinganyorwemubhuku rino kunyange chi-kamu chimwechete achezanapazvinhu zvakadzidziswa zve-chokwadi naJesu kuvanhu.

7 Asi tarisai amahwendefaaNifai ane zvinhu zvakawandazvaakadzidzisa vanhu.

8 Uye zvinhu izvi zvandaka-nyora, zvinova zvishoma panezvaakadzidzisa vanhu; ndaka-va ndinozvinyora nokuda kutizvizounzwa zvakare kuvanhu,akubva kumaJentairi, maerera-no nemazwi akataurwa naJesu.

9 Uye kana vachinge vaga-muchira izvi, zvinova zvava-nofanira kuwana pakutanga,kuyedza kutenda kwavo, kanazvichinge zvakadaro vakatenda

26 2a nemamwe mazwi

Mara. zvitsauko 3 ne 4,zvakatapwa muna3 Ni. zvitsauko 24ne 25.

3a nkm Jesu Kristu—Kubwinya kwaJesuKristu.

b Amosi 9:13;II Pet. 3:10, 12;

Morm. 9:2.nkm Pasi—Kusukwakwepasi pano;Nyika—Kugumakwenyika.

c Morm. 5:23.4a Hir. 12:25; 3 Ni. 28:31.

b Mosaya 16:10–11.nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

5a Dan. 12:2; Joh. 5:29.b nkm Yenzaniso.c Eta 3:14.

nkm Jesu Kristu—Kurama kwaKristuAsati AzvarwapaNyama.

6a Joh. 21:25; 3 Ni. 5:8.7a nkm Mahwendefa.8a 3 Ni. 21:5–6.

3 Nifai 26:10–20 574

zvinhu izvi zvino zvinhu azvi-kuru zvichaitwa kuti zvivezvinoratidzwa kwavari.10 Uye kana zvakadaro vaka-

satenda zvinhu izvi, zvino zvi-nhu zvikuru ahazvizoratidzwakwavari, ivo vachibva varaswa.11 Tarisai , ndanga ndava

kuda kuzvinyora, zvose zvangazvakanyorwa pamahwendefaaNifai, asi Ishe vakandirambi-dza, vachiti: aNdichayedza ku-tenda kwevanhu vangu.12 Naizvozvo ini Mormoni,

ndinonyora zvinhu zvandaka-rairwa naIshe. Uye zvino iniMormoni, ndinogumisa kutaurakwangu, ndoenderera mberi no-kunyora zvinhu zvandakarairwa.13 Naizvozvo, ndinoda kuti

muone kuti zvechokwadi Ishevakadzidzisa vanhu, kwenguvayakaita samazuva matatu; shurekwaizvozvo aakazviratidza kwa-vari nguva nenguva, achime-dura bchingwa nguva nenguva,achichiropafadza, achivapa.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti aka-

dzidzisa akaparidza akuvanavegungano iro rataurwa nezva-ro, bakasunungura rurimi rwa-vo, vakataura kumadzibaba avozvinhu zvikuru zvinoshamisa,zvinhu zvikuru kupfuura zva-akange azarurira vanhu; uyeakasunungura rurimi rwavokuti vataure.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti shure

kwokunge akwira kudenga —

nguva yechipiri apo akangaazviratidza kwavari, aenda kunaBaba, shure kwokunge aaporesavarwere vavo vose, vaikamhina,akazarura maziso emapofu avo,akabvisa kusanzwa pamatsi, uyeakaita kuporesa kwose kunoitwapakati pavo, akamutsa munhumuvakafa, akaratidza simba rakekwavari, akakwira kuna Baba—

16 Tarisai, zvakaitika kuti re-mangwana gungano rakaunga-na pamwechete, vose vakaonanokunzwa vana ava; hongu,kunyange avacheche vakazaruramiromo yavo vakataura zvinhuzvinoshamisa; uye zvinhu zva-vakataura zvakarambidzwa kutipasazove nomunhu kana mu-mwechete zvake angazvinyore.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti avadzi-dzi avo Jesu akanga asarudzakubva panguva iyoyo vakata-ngisa bkubhabhatidza noku-dzidzisa vakawanda vakauyakwavari; avo vakawanda vaka-bhabhatidzwa muzita raJesuvose vakazadzwa noMweyaMutsvene.

18 Uye vazhinji vavo vakaonanokunzwa zvinhu zvisingata-uriki, azvisingakodzeri kutizvinyorwe.

19 Uye vakadzidzisa, noku-paridzirana; vakave nezvinhuazvose bzvakafanana pakatipavo, wose munhu achiita zva-karurama, umwe kune mumwe.

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaita

9a Eta 4:4–10.10a Aruma 12:9–11.11a Eta 12:6.13a Joh. 21:14.

b 3 Ni. 20:3–9.nkm Sakaramende.

14a 3 Ni. 17:11–12.

b Aruma 32:23;3 Ni. 26:16.

15a 3 Ni. 17:9.nkm Kurapa;Chishamiso.

16a Mat. 11:25.17a 3 Ni. 19:4–13.

b 4 Ni. 1:1.18a 3 Ni. 26:11.19a 4 Ni. 1:3.

b nkm Gadza, MutemoweruGadzo.

575 3 Nifai 26:21–27:10

zvinhu zvose sekurairwa kwa-vakange vaitwa naJesu.21 Uye avo vakanga vabha-

bhatidzwa muzita raJesu vaka-daidzwa kuti achechi yaKristu.

CHITSAUKO 27

Jesu anovaraira kuti vadaidzeChechi muzita rake — Basa rakenomupiro wake wokudzikinurandiro shoko rake — Vanhu vano-rairwa kuti vatendeuke nokubha-bhatidzwa kuti vagotsveneswa ne-Mweya Mutsvene — Vakafanirakuva saJesu. Zvingangove makore34 kusvika ku35 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti vadzidzi va-Jesu zvavaifamba vachiparidzazvinhu zvavakanzwa nokuo-na, vachibhabhatidza muzitaraJesu, zvakaitika kuti vadzidzivakaungana pamwechete avaka-batana mumunamato mukurubnokutsanya.

2 Uye Jesu aakazviratidza zva-kare kwavari, nokuti vainamatakuna Baba muzita rake; Jesuakauya akamira pakati pavo,akati kwavari; Ko imi munodakuti ndikupei chii?3 Uye ivo vakati kwaari: Ishe,

tinoda kuti mutitaurire zita ra-tingadaidze nayo chechi ino;nokuti pane kupesana muva-nhu pamusana penyaya iyoyi.4 Uye Ishe akati kwavari: Zvi-

rokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndi-

noti kwamuri, sei vanhu vachi-tsutsumwa nokuitirana nharopamusoro pechinhu ichi?

5 Ko havana here kuverengamagwaro, anoti munofanirakutakura azita raKristu, rinovazita rangu? Nokuti nezita irorimuchadaidzwa nezuva roku-pedzisira;

6 Uye uyo wose achatora zitarangu paari, aagoshinga kusvikakumagumo, iyeye achaponeswamusi wokugumisira.

7 Naizvozvo, zvose zvamucha-ita, muchazviita muzita rangu;naizvozvo muchadaidza chechimuzita rangu; uye muchadaidzaBaba muzita rangu kuti varopa-fadze chechi pamusana pangu.

8 Uye ko ingave achechi byangusei kunze kwokuti ridaidzwenezita rangu? Nokuti chechi ika-daidzwa nezita raMosesi ichechiyaMosesi; kana kuti ikadaidzwanezita romunhu ichechi yomu-nhu; asi ikadaidzwa nezita ranguichechi yangu, kana yakava-kwa pamusoro peshoko rangu.

9 Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwa-muri, makavakwa pamusoropevhangeri rangu; naizvozvomuchadaidza zvamunenge mu-chidaidza, muzita rangu; nai-zvozvo mukadaidza kuna Baba,chechi iyi, kana iri muzita ranguBaba vachakunzwai;

10 Zve kana zvirizvo kutichechi yakavakwa pamusoropevhangeri rangu Baba vacha-ratidza mabasa avo mariri.

21a Mosaya 18:17.nkm Chechi yaJesuKristu.

27 1a D&Z 29:6.b Aruma 6:6.

nkm Kutsanya.

2a 3 Ni. 26:13.nkm Jesu Kristu—KuwonekwakwaKristu mushuremekufa.

5a nkm Jesu Kristu—

Kutora Zita raJesuKristu paTiri.

6a 3 Ni. 15:9.8a nkm Jesu Kristu—

Mukuru weChechi.b D&Z 115:4.

3 Nifai 27:11–20 576

11 Asi kana isina kuvakwapamusoro pevhangeri rangu,yakavakwa pamusoro pama-basa avanhu, kana kuti pamu-soro pemabasa adhiabhorosi,zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamurivane rufaro mumabasa avokwenguvana, uye mukufambakwenguva vanosvika kumagu-mo, avanozotemwa vokandwamumoto, mavasingakwanisi ku-buda.12 Nokuti mabasa avo aanova-

tevera, nokuti mabasa avo anoitakuti vatemwe; naizvozvo yeukaizvinhu zvandakutaurirai.13 Tarisai ndakakupai avha-

ngeri rangu, zve iri ndiro shokorandakupai — kuti ndakauyapanyika kuzoita bkuda kwaBabavangu, nokuti Baba vangu va-kandituma.14 Uye Baba vangu vakandi-

tuma kuti andizoturikwa pamu-chinjikwa; kuti shure kwokungendaturikwa pamuchinjikwa,bndozounza vanhu vose kwa-ndiri, kuti sezvo ndakasimu-dzwa nomunhu kana munhuagosimudzwa naBaba, kuti ami-re pamberi pangu, kuti cvazo-tongwa namabasa avo; kutianga akanaka here kana kutianga akaipa —15 Uye nokuda kwaizvozvo

andakasimudzwa; naizvozvo,maererano nesimba raBaba

ndichakwevera vanhu vosekwandiri, kuti vazotongwamaererano nemabasa avo.

16 Uye zvichaitika, kuti avovanenge a vatendeuka uyebobhabhatidzwa muzita ranguachazadzwa; uye kana cakashi-ngirira kusvika kumagumo,tarisai, ndichamuita munhuasina mhosva pamberi paBabavangu pazuva randichamirandichitonga nyika.

17 Uye uyo asingashingirirekusvika kumagumo, iyeye acha-temwa ogokandwa mumoto,umo maasingazodzoki zvakare,nokuda akwokutonga kwaBaba.

18 Uye iri ndiro shoko ravaka-pa kuvana vevanhu. Uye noku-da kwaizvozvo vanozadzikisamazwi ayo vakapa, uye havata-ure nhema, asi vanozadzikisamazwi avo.

19 Uye ahakuna chinhu chinetsvina chingapinde muumambohwake; naizvozvo hakuna chi-nopinda bmukuzorora kwakekunze kweavo cvashambidzanguwo dzavo neropa rangu,nokuda kwokutenda kwavo,nokutendeuka kubva pazvivizvavo zvose, nokutendesekakwavo kusvika kumagumo.

20 Zvino uyu ndiwo murairo:aTendeukai, imi mativi oseenyika, muuye kwandiri bmu-gobhabhatidzwa muzita rangu,

11a Aruma 5:52.12a Zvaka. 14:13;

D&Z 59:2.13a D&Z 76:40–42.

nkm Vhangeri.b Joh. 6:38–39.

14a 1 Ni. 11:32–33;Mos. 7:55.

b Joh. 6:44; 2 Ni. 9:5;

D&Z 27:18.c nkm Jesu Kristu—

Mutongi.15a nkm Dzikinura.16a nkm Rutendeuko.

b nkm Bhabhatidza.c 1 Ni. 13:37.

nkm Tsungirira.17a nkm Yenzaniso.

19a Aruma 11:37.b D&Z 84:24.

nkm Zororo.c Zvaka. 1:5; 7:14;

Aruma 5:21, 27;13:11–13.

20a Eta 4:18.b nkm Bhabhatidza—

Zvinofanira.

577 3 Nifai 27:21–32

kuti mugoitwa kuti cmutsvene-swe nokutambira Mweya Mu-tsvene, kuti mugomira dmusinakavara pamberi pangu nezuvarokupedzisira.21 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo,

ndinoti kwamuri, iri ndiro vha-ngeri rangu; uye munozivazvinhu zvamunofanira kuitamuchechi yangu; nokuti mabasaamakandiona ndichiita nemi-wo munofanira kuaita; nokutizvose zvamakandiona ndichii-ta nemiwo munofanira kuita:22 Naizvozvo, mukaita zvi-

nhu izvi makakomborerwa imi,nokuti muchasimudzwa pazuvarokupedzisira.23 Nyorai zvinhu zvamaona

nezvamanzwa, kunze kweizvoazvinorambidzwa.24 Nyorai mabasa evanhu ava,

ayo achava, kunyange ayo aka-nyorwa, pane zvakanga zviripo.25 Nokuti tarisai, kubva pama-

bhuku akanyorwa, neachanyo-rwa, vanhu ava avachatongwa,nokut i na iwaya mabhukubmabasa avo achazivikanwanavanhu.26 Uye tarisai, zvinhu zvose

azvakanyorwa naBaba; naizvo-zvo kubva kumabhuku acha-nyorwa nyika ichatongwa.27 Uye zivai kuti amuchazova

vatongi vevanhu ava, maerera-no nokutonga kwandichakupai,kunenge kwakarurama. Nai-

zvozvo, makafanira kuve vanhubvakaita seiko? Zvirokwazvondinoti kwamuri, csezvanda-kaita ini.

28 Uye zvino a ndinoendakunaBaba. Zve zvirokwazvondinoti kwamuri, chiri chosechinhu chamuchakumbira Babamuzita rangu vachakupai.

29 Naizvozvo akumbirai, mu-chagamuchira; gogodzai, mucha-zarurirwa; nokuti uyo anoku-mbira, achagamuchira; nouyoanogogodza, achazarurirwa.

30 Uye zvino, tarisai, rufarorwangu rwukuru, zvekuzara,nokuda kwenyu, nechizvarwachino; hongu, kunyange Babavanofara, uye nengirozi dzosetsvene, nokuda kwenyu nechi-zvarwa chino; nokuti ahakunaakarasika.

31 Tarisai, ndinoda kuti mu-nzwisise; nokuti ndinoreva avovapenyu azvino pachizvarwabchino; hakuna mumwe wavoakarasika; mavari ndine crufaroruzere.

32 Asi tarisai, zvinondisuwisaini nokuti chizvarwa achechinakubva pane chino, nokuti vano-tungamirwa muusungwa nayekana sezvakanga zvakaitwamwanakomana wekuraswa; no-kuti vachanditengesa nesirivhanegoridhe, neicho bzvipfukutozvinopfukuta icho mbavha dzi-nopaza nokuba. Uye pazuva

20c nkm Kutsveneswa.d D&Z 4:2.

23a 3 Ni. 26:16.25a 2 Ni. 33:10–15;

Mazwi 1:11.b 1 Ni. 15:32–33.

26a 3 Ni. 24:16.nkm Bhuku reUpenyu.

27a 1 Ni. 12:9–10;Morm. 3:19.

b nkm Jesu Kristu—MuyenzanisowaJesu Kristu.

c Mat. 5:48; 3 Ni. 12:48.28a Joh. 20:17.29a Mat. 7:7; 3 Ni. 14:7.

30a Joh. 17:12.31a 3 Ni. 9:11–13; 10:12.

b 3 Ni. 28:23.c nkm Rufaro.

32a 2 Ni. 26:9–10;Aruma 45:10, 12.

b Mat. 6:19–21;3 Ni. 13:19–21.

3 Nifai 27:33–28:8 578

iroro ndichavashanyira, uyekunyange kuisa mabasa avopamusoro pavo.33 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Jesu

akanga apedza kutaura kwakeakati kuvadzidzi vake: Pindainepasuwo arakamanikana; no-kuti suwo rakamanikana, uyenzira yakamanika inoenda ku-upenyu, zve vashoma vachai-wana; asi suwo rakapamhama,nenzira yakapamhama inoendakurufu, uye vakawanda vacha-famba nayo, kusvika usikuhwauya, uhwo husina munhuangashande mahwuri.

CHITSAUKO 28

Vapfumbamwe vevaneGumi ne-Vaviri vanokumbira uye vano-v imbiswa nhaka muumambohwaKristu kana vachinge vafa —MaNifai Vatatu vane chido vano-piwa simba pamusoro porufu kutivarambe vari panyika kusvikiraJesu auya zvakare—Vanoshandu-rwa nokuona zvinhu zvisinga-tenderwi kutaurwa, zvino varikushumira pakati pavanhu. Zvi-ngangove makore 34 kusvika ku35shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Jesuakanga ataura mazwi aya, aka-taura kuvadzidzi vake, mumwenomumwe, achiti kwavari:Chiiko chamunoda kwandiri,shure kwokunge ndaenda kunaBaba?

2 Uye vose vakataura, kunzekwavatatu, vachiti: Tine chidochokuti kana tasvika pakukurakwomunhu, kuti hupirisitahwedu, uwo wamakatidaidzira,ugume, kuti tiuye nokukuru-midza muumambo hwenyu.

3 Uye akati kwavari: Makako-mborerwa imi nokuti munodazvinhu izvi kubva kwandiri;naizvozvo, kana mave nemako-re makumi manomwe nemavirimuchauya kwandiri munyikayoumambo hwangu; uye nenimuchawana azororo.

4 Uye apo akange ataura kwa-vari, akatendeukira kuvatatuvaye, akati kwavari: Munodakuti ndikuitirei, kana ndichingendaenda kuna Baba?

5 Uye vakarwadziwa mumwo-yo yavo, nokuti vakatya kutaurakwaari chinhu chavaida.

6 Uye akati kwavari: Tarisai,andinoziva zvamunofunga, mu-noda chinhu icho b Johane,wandinoda, uyo akanga anenimuufundisi hwangu, ndisatindaroverwa namaJuda, aidakwandiri.

7 Nokudaro, makakomborerwazvakanyanya, nokuti ahamucha-zoziva brufu; asi muchararamamogoona mabasa aBaba kuvanavevanhu, kusvikira zvinhuzvose zvazadzikiswa maereranonokuda kwaBaba, pandichauyamuumambo hwangu cnemasi-mba okudenga.

8 Uye hamuchazombozivi

33a Mat. 7:13–14;3 Ni. 14:13–14;D&Z 22:1–4.

28 3a nkm Zororo.6a Amosi 4:13;

Aruma 18:32.b Joh. 21:21–23;

D&Z 7:1–4.7a 4 Ni. 1:14;

Morm. 8:10–11;

Eta 12:17.b nkm Vanhu

Vakapindurwa.c 3 Ni. 20:22.

579 3 Nifai 28:9–19

kurwadza kworufu; asi pandi-chauya muumambo hwangumuchashandurwa nekubwairakweziso kubva mukuve vanhuavanofa kuenda mukuve vanhubvasingafe; ndipo pamuchako-mborerwa muumambo hwa-Baba vangu.9 Uye zvakare, hamuzonzwi

kurwadziwa apo munenge mu-chirarama munyama, kana ku-suwa kunze kwokunge kurikusuwira zvivi zvenyika; izvizvose ndichazviita nokuda kwe-chinhu chamada kwandiri; no-kuti mada kuti amuunze mweyayevanhu kwandiri, nyika icha-rarama.10 Uye nokuda kwechikonzero

ichi muchava nomufaro auzere;muchagara pasi munyika you-mambo hwaBaba vangu; hongu,rufaro rwenyu rwuchave ruze-re, sekupiwa kwandakaitwa inirufaro ruzere naBaba; muchaveseni, ini ndakaita saBaba; uyeBaba Neni tiri bvamwechete;

11 Uye aMweya Mutsvene uno-pupura pamusana paBaba neni;Baba vanopa Mweya Mutsve-ne kuvana vevanhu, nokudakwangu.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jesu

ataura mazwi aya, akabata mu-mwe nomumwe wavo nemunwewake kunze kweavo vatatu va-izorarama, ndokubva aenda.13 Uye tarisai, matenga aka-

zarurwa, avakapinda kudenga,

vakaona nokunzwa zvinhu zvi-singataurike.

14 Uye avakarambidzwa kutivazvitaure; uye havana kupiwasimba rokuti vataure zvinhuzvavakaona nekunzwa;

15 Uye kuti vakange varimumiviri kana kuti kunze kwe-miviri, vakatadza kuziva; no-kuti kwavari zvakaita sekungeakushandurwa kwavo, kuti va-kashandurwa kubva pamuviriuno wenyama kuenda kumuviriusingafe, kuti vaone zvinhuzvaMwari.

16 Asi zvakaitika kuti vakazo-paridza zvakare panyika, asizvavo havana kuparidza pamu-sana pezvinhu zvavakanzwanokuona, nokuda kwomutemowavakapiwa kudenga.

17 Uye zvino, kana vaive va-nofa kana vasingafi, kubvirapazuva rokushandurwa kwavo,handizivi;

18 Asi ndinoziva izvi, mae-rerano nezvinyorwa izvo zva-kapiwa — vakafamba panyika,vakaparidza kuvanhu vose, va-chibatanidza avo vose muchechivaitenda mune zvavaiparidza;vachivabhabhatidza, zve vosevakabhabhatidzwa vakagamu-chira Mweya Mutsvene.

19 Uye vakaiswa mutirongoneavo vakanga vasiri vechechi.Uye amatorongo akatadza kuva-chengeta, nokuti akatsemurwanepakati.

8a 3 Ni. 28:36–40.nkm Upenyuhwenyama.

b nkm Asingafe.9a VaF. 1:23–24;

D&Z 7:5–6.

10a D&Z 84:36–38.b Joh. 17:20–23.

11a 2 Ni. 31:17–21;3 Ni. 11:32.

13a II VaKori. 12:2–4.14a D&Z 76:114–116.

15a Mos. 1:11.nkm Kushandurwa.

19a Mabasa 16:26;Aruma 14:26–28.

3 Nifai 28:20–34 580

20 Uye vakakandwa mumako-mba; asi vakarova pasi neshokoraMwari zvokuti, anesimba ravovakaburitswa kubva muudza-mu hwepasi; nokudaro hava-ikwanisa kuchera makombaaigona kuvachengeta.21 Uye katatu vakakandwa

amuchoto vakasakuvara.22 Uye kaviri vakakandwa

amugomba remhuka dzemusa-ngo; asi tarisai vakatamba ne-mhuka dzesango somwana anehwayana iri kuyamwa, vakasa-kuvara.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndiko

kupinda kwavakaita mukatimavanhu vose vaNifai, vaka-paridza avhangeri raKristu ku-vanhu vose panyika; vakauyakuna Ishe, vakabatanidzwamuchechi yaKristu, zve vanhuvechizvarwa bichocho vakako-mborerwa, maererano neshokoraJesu.24 Uye zvino ini, Mormoni,

ndinombomira kutaura pamuso-ro pezvinhu izvi kwechinguva.25 Tarisai, ndanga ndava kuda

kunyora amazita eavo vaisazo-ziva rufu, asi Ishe vandirambi-dza; naizvozvo handianyori,nokuti akavigwa kunyika.26 Asi tarisai, ndakavaona,

uye vakaparidza kwandiri.27 Zve tarisai vachazove pakati

pamaJentairi, maJentairi vaka-savaziva.

28 Vachazova zve pakati pe-maJuda, maJuda akasavaziva.

29 Uye zvichaitika kuti kanaIshe vaona muruzivo rwavokuti nguva yacho yakwanavachaparidza kumarudzi oseaakapararira eIsraeri, nekunyikadzose, marudzi, ndimi nava-nhu, uye vachaunza kubva ma-vari vakawanda kuna Jesu, kutizvido zvavo zvigozadzikiswa,uye nokuda kwesimba rinopwisaraMwari riri mavari.

30 Uye vakaita asengirozi dza-Mwari, kana vakanamata kunaBaba muzita raJesu vanokwa-nisa kuzviratidza kune munhuwose wavada.

31 Naizvozvo, vachaita maba-sa makuru anoshamisa, zuvaaguru raanouya risati rasvikaapo vanhu vose vachafanirwakumira pamberi pechigaro che-utongi hwaKristu;

32 Hongu kunyange kuma-Jentairi vachaita basa aguru ri-noshamisa, zuva rokutongwarisati rauya.

33 Uye kana manga muine zvi-nyorwa zvose zvinotaura nezve-mabasa anoshamisa aKristu,mungadai, maererano namazwiaKristu, muchiziva kuti zvecho-kwadi zvinhu izvi zvichauya.

34 Uye nhamo kune uyoaacharamba kuteerera kumazwiaJesu, nekune bavowo vaakasa-rudza akavatuma mukati mavo;

20a Morm. 8:24.21a Dan. 3:22–27;

4 Ni. 1:32.22a Dan. 6:16–23;

4 Ni. 1:33.23a nkm Vhangeri.

b 3 Ni. 27:30–31.

25a 3 Ni. 19:4.29a nkm Israeri—

Kupararira kwaIsraeri; Israeri—Marudzi gumiakarasika aIsraeri.

30a nkm Ngirozi.

31a Hir. 12:25;3 Ni. 26:4–5.

32a 2 Ni. 25:17.34a Eta 4:8–12.

b nkm Muporofita.

581 3 Nifai 28:35–29:3

nokuti uyo asingagamuchiremazwi aJesu nemazwi eavovaakatuma haamugamuchire;naizvozvo haazovagamuchiranezuva rokupedzisira;35 Uye zvingadai zvakave nani

kwavari dai vanga vasina kube-rekwa. Nokuti munofunga herekuti mungabvise kutonga kwa-Mwari vanenge vatadzirwa, avoavatsikwa-tsikwa netsoka dze-vanhu, kuti ruponeso rwuuye?36 Zve zvino tarisai, ndichita-

ura pamusoro peavo vakasa-rudzwa naIshe, hongu, vatatuvakapinda kudenga, vandisi-ngazive kuti vakacheneswakubva mukuva vanofa kunovavasingafe —37 Asi tarisai, kubvira kunyo-

ra, kwandakaita, ndakabvunzakuna Ishe, vakaita kuti ndionekuti panofanirwa kunge painekushandurwa kwakaitwa miviriyavo, kana kuti vaizofanirwakuziva rufu;38 Naizvozvo, kuti vasazoziva

rufu pakave anokushandurwakwemiviri yavo, kuti vasazo-rwadziwa kana kutambudzikakunze kwekunge kuri kwekudakwezvivi zvenyika yose.39 Zvino kushanduka uku ha-

kuna kuenzana nokuchaitikamusi wokupedzisira; asi pakavenokushanduka pavari, zvekutiSatani akatadza kuvakurira,kuti aasavaedza; bvakatveneswamunyama, zvokuti vakava cva-tsvene, nokuti masimba enyikaakatadza kuvabata.40 Uye vaizogara vakadaro ku-

svika zuva rokutonga raKristu;zve pazuva iroro vaizogamu-chira rushanduko rwukuru, no-kuzogamuchirwa muumambohwaBaba uye nokusazoendakunze zvakare, asi kuzogaranaMwari nokusingaperi kuma-tenga.

CHITSAUKO 29

Kuuya kweBhuku raMormoni chi-ratidzo chokuti Ishe vatangisakuunganidza maIsraeri nokuzadzi-kisa chibvumirano chake — Avovanoramba zvaachazarura muma-zuva ekupedzisira nezvipo zvakevachapiwa mhaka. Zvingangovemakore 34 kusvika ku35 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino tarisai, ndinoti kwa-muri kana Ishe vakaona zvaka-kodzera, muungwaru hwavo,kuti kutaura uku akuchauyakumaJentairi maererano nesho-ko ravo, zvino munozoziva kutibchibvumirano chaBaba cha-vakaita navana vaIsraeri mae-rerano nokudzoserwa kwavokunyika yamadzibaba avo, cha-ve kutotanga kuzadzikiswa.

2 Uye muchazoziva kuti mazwiaIshe, ayo akataurwa navaporo-fita vatsvene, ose achazadziki-swa; uye hamuzoti Ishe avano-noka kuuya kuvana vaIsraeri.

3 Uye hamufanire kufungamumwoyo yenyu kuti mazwiakataurwa aya haana chaano-reva, nokuti tarisai, Ishe vacha-rangarira chibvumirano chavo

35a Hir. 12:2.38a nkm Vanhu

Vakapindurwa.

39a nkm Chiedzo.b nkm Kutsveneswa.c nkm Hutsvene.

29 1a 2 Ni. 30:3–8.b Morm. 5:14, 20.

2a Ruka 12:45–48.

3 Nifai 29:4–30:2 582

chavakaita navanhu vavo ve-mba yaIsraeri.4 Uye mukange mave kuona

zvakataurwa izvi zvave kuuyapakati penyu, hamuchafanirakuramba muchituka Ishe, nokutiamunondo bwokutonga kwavowave muruoko rwavo rworu-dyi; uye tarisai, pazuva iroro,mukashora mabasa avo vacha-ita kuti rikupfuurei.5 Ane anhamo banotuka mabasa

aIshe; hongu, ane nhamo uyocacharamba Kristu namabasa ake!6 Hongu, ane anhamo acha-

ramba zvinozarurwa naIshe,nouyo achati Ishe havachasha-ndi nekuzururira, kana nehu-porofita, kana bnezvipo, kanan e n d i m i , k a n a n o k u r a p a ,kana kuti nesimba roMweyaMutsvene.7 Hongu, ane nhamo uyo

achati nezuva iroro, kuti awaneaupfumi, kuti bhakuna chisha-miso chingaitwa naJesu Kristu;nokuti uyo anoita izvi achaitacsomwanakomana wekuraswa,uyo asina kuitirwa tsitsi, mae-rerano neshoko raKristu!8 Hongu, hamuchafanira aku-

shinyira, kana bkutuka, kana ku-seka cmaJuda, kana nezvimwezvezvizvarwa zvemba yaIsraeri;nokuti tarisai, Ishe vanorangari-ra chibvumirano chavo kwavari,uye vanoita kwavari sezvava-katsidza.

9 Naizvozvo musafunge kutimungaite kuti ruoko rwaIsherworudyi rwuende kuruboshwe,kuti vasatonge mukuzadzikisachibvumirano chavakaita ku-vana vaIsraeri.

CHITSAUKO 30

MaJentairi vamazuva ekupedzisiravanotaurirwa kuti vatendeuke,nokuuya kuna Kristu, vazovere-ngerwa kune vemba yaIsraeri.Zvingangove makore 34 kusvikaku35 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Teererai, imi maJentairi, mu-nzwe mazwi aJesu Kristu, Mwa-nakomana waMwari mupenyu,aaakandiraira kuti nditaure pa-musana penyu, nokuti, tarisaiandiraira kuti ndinyore, ndi-chiti:

2 Tendeukai, imi amaJentairimose, kubva munzira dzenyudzakaipa; bmutendeuke kubvamukuita zvakaipa kwenyu,munhema dzenyu nomukunye-ngedza, noupombwe hwenyu,nekutadza kwenyu kuri muchi-vande, nokunamata zvifanani-dzo kwenyu, noumhondi hwe-nyu, noufundisi husakaruramahwenyu, nokuchiva kwenyu,nekukakavadzana kwenyu, mu-bve mune kuipa kwenyu kwo-se nezvakaipa zvenyu zvose,

4a 3 Ni. 20:20.b nkm Yenzaniso.

5a 2 Ni. 28:15–16.b Morm. 8:17;

Eta 4:8–10.c Mat. 10:32–33.

6a Morm. 9:7–11, 15.

b nkm ZvipozveMweya.

7a nkm Unyengerihwehupirisita.

b 2 Ni. 28:4–6;Morm. 9:15–26.

c nkm Vanakomana

veKuraswa.8a 1 Ni. 19:14.

b 2 Ni. 29:4–5.c nkm maJuda.

30 1a 3 Ni. 5:12–13.2a nkm Majentairi.

b nkm Rutendeuko.

583 4 Nifai 1:1–5

muuye kwandiri, mubhabhati-dzwe muzita rangu, kuti mu-kanganwirwe zvivi zvenyu,

muzadzwe neMweya Mutsvene,kuti cmuzoverengerwa kuvanhuvangu vanova vemba yaIsraeri.

Nifai weChina

Bhuku raNifai

ANOVE MWANAKOMANA WANIFAI — MUMWE WEVADZIDZI VAJESU KRISTU

Nhoroondo yavanhu vaNifai maererano nezvinyorwa zvake.

MaNifai nemaRamani vose vakate-ndeukira kuna Ishe—Vane zvinhuzvimwe chete vose, vanoshanda zvi-shamiso, vobudirira munyika —Kwapera makore mazana maviri,kupesana, kuipa, chechi dzenhema,kutambudzwa kwakatangisa —Kwapera makore mazana matatu,vose maNifai nemaRamani vaka-nga vaipa — Amaroni anovigazvinyorwa zvinoera. Zvingangovemakore 35 kusvika ku321 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

UYE zvakaitika kuti makoremakumi matatu namana

apfuura, uye negore remakumimatatu namashanu, tarisai va-dzidzi vaJesu vakanga vatangi-sa chechi yaKristu munyikadzose dzakakomberedza. vosevakauya kwavari, vakatendeukazvechokwadi kubva pazvivizvavo, vakabhabhatidzwa mu-zita raJesu; uyewo vakagamu-chira Mweya Mutsvene.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

remakumi matatu namatanhatu,vanhu vose vakatendeukirakuna Ishe, pamusoro penyikayose, vose maNifai nemaRama-ni, pakasava nokupesana kanakukakavadzana pakati pavo,uye munhu wose akaita zvaka-fanira kune mumwe.

3 Uye vakanga vakaenzanamuzvinhu azvose zvavaive na-zvo; naizvozvo pakanga pasinavapfumi kana varombo, akasu-ngwa neasina, asi vose vakasu-nungurwa, nokuva vagamuchirivezvipo zvokudenga.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti goreramakumi matatu nemanomwerakapfuurawo zvakare, runya-raro rwakaramba rwuchiende-rera mberi munyika iyi.

5 Uye pakave namabasa ma-kuru anoshamisa akaitwa na-vadzidzi vaJesu, mukudaroavakaporesa varwere, vakamu-tsa vakafa, vakaita kuti vakare-mara vafambe, namapofu kutiaone, nematsi kuti dzinzwe;

2c VaG. 3:27–29;2 Ni. 10:18–19;3 Ni. 16:10–13;21:22–25;

Abr. 2:10.[4 nifai]1 3a Mabasa 4:32;

3 Ni. 26:19.

nkm Gadza, MutemoweruGadzo.

5a nkm Kurapa.

4 Nifai 1:6–15 584

nezvimwewo bzvishamiso zva-kasiyana vakazviita pakati pa-vana vevanhu; uye hakuna imwenzira yavaiita nayo zvishamisokunze kwemuzita raJesu.6 Uye ndiko kupfuura kwaka-

ita gore rechimakumi matatunemasere, negore rechimakumimatatu nemapfumbamwe, ne-gore ramakumi mana nerimwe,neremakumi mana nemairi,hongu, kunyange neremakumimana nemapfumbamwe raka-nga rapfuura, uye neremakumimashanu nerimwe, neremaku-mi mashanu nemaviri; hongu,kunyange neremakumi masha-nu nemapfumbamwe rakangarapfuura.7 Uye Ishe vakaita kuti vabu-

dirire zvikuru munyika iyi; ho-ngu, mukudaro vakavaka ma-guta zvakare umo makangemune maguta akanga apiswa.8 Hongu, kunyange aguta

guru reZarahemura vakaita kutirivakwe zvakare.9 Asi kwakanga kune maguta

akawanda akanga aakanyura,pakabva paita mvura imomo;naizvozvo maguta aya haanakuzovakwa patsva zvakare.10 Uye zvino, tarisai, zvakai-

tika kuti vanhu vaNifai vakasi-mba, vakawanda zvikuru no-kukurumidza, vakava vanhuavakarurama vanofadza.11 Uye vakaroorana, vakapiwa

mukuroorana, vakakombore-

rwa sekuwanda kwezvivimbisozvavakanga vavimbiswa naIshekuti achavaitira.

12 Uye havana kuzofambaamuzviito bzvemutemo waMo-sesi; asi vakafamba vachiteve-dza mirairo iyo vakagamuchirakubva kuna Ishe Mwari vavo,vachiramba vachinamata cno-kutsanya, nemukusangana pa-mwechete nguva dzose kutivanamate nokunzwa shokoraIshe.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti paka-nga pasina kupesana pakatipevanhu, munyika yose; asikwakave nezvishamiso zvikuruzvakaitwa pakati pevadzidzivaJesu.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti gorerechimakumi manomwe neri-mwe rakapfuura, uye negorerechimakumi manomwe nama-viri, hongu, zve muchidimbukusvikira gore rechimakumimanomwe nemapfumbamwerakapfuura; hongu, kunyangemakore zana akanga apfuura,vadzidzi vaJesu, avo akangaasarudza, vose vakanga vaendaakuparadiso yaMwari, kunzekwaavo bvatatu vaifanira kusa-ra; pakava navamwe cvadzidzidvakagadzwa munzvimbo dza-vo; vanhu vazhinji vechizvarwaichochi vakanga vapfuura.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti paka-nga apasina kupesana munyika,nokuda kwerudo rwaMwari

5b Joh. 14:12.nkm Chishamiso.

8a 3 Ni. 8:8.9a 3 Ni. 9:4, 7.

10a Morm. 9:6.12a 2 Ni. 25:30;

3 Ni. 15:2–8.b nkm Mutemo

waMosesi.c Moro. 6:5;

D&Z 88:76–77.14a nkm Paradiso.

b 3 Ni. 28:3–9.nkm VanhuVakapindurwa.

c nkm Mudzidzi.d nkm Gadza.

15a nkm Runyararo.

585 4 Nifai 1:16–26

urwo rwakagara mumwoyoyavanhu.16 Uye pakanga apasina ruchi-

va, kana gakava, kana kumuki-rana, kana upombwe, kananhema, kana kuponda, kananzira bdzeruchiva dzipi zvadzo;zvechokwadi hakuna vamwevanhu cvaifara kupfuura vanhuava pavanhu vakasikwa noruo-ko rwaMwari.17 Pakanga pasina makororo,

kana mhondi, kana maRamani,kana mamwe madzinza zvawo;asi vakanga vari amuhumwe,vana vaKristu, nevagari venha-ka yeumambo hwaMwari.18 Uye vakakomborerwa sei!

Nokuti Ishe vaivakomboreramukuita kwavo kwose; hongu,vakakomborerwa vakabudirirakusvikira makore zana negumiapfuura; chizvarwa chokuta-nga kubva pana Kristu chaka-nga chapfuura, uye pakanga pa-sina kupesana munyika yose.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nifai,

uyo akachengeta zvinyorwa izvizvekupedzisira, (akazvichenge-ta apamahwendefa aNifai) aka-fa, mwanakomana wake Amosiakazvichengeta pachinzvimbochake; akazvichengeta pama-hwendefa aNifai zvakare.20 Uye akazvichengeta kwe-

makore makumi masere nama-na, zvakadaro makange munerunyararo munyika umu, kunzekwechikamu chiduku chavanhuavo vakanga vapanduka kubva

muchechi vakatora zita remaRa-mani; naizvozvo makave nema-Ramani zvakare munyika iyi.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti Amosiakafawo, (rakanga riri gorerezana namakumi mapfumba-mwe namana kubva pakuuyakwakaita Kristu) mwanako-mana wake Amosi akachengetazvinyorwa pachinzvimbo chake;akazvichengetawo pamahwe-ndefa aNifai; uyewo zvakanyo-rwa mubhuku raNifai, rinovabhuku rino.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti makoremazana maviri akanga apfuura;chizvarwa chechipiri chakangachapfuura kunze kwavashoma.

23 Uye zvino ini, Mormoni,ndinoda kuti muzive kuti vanhuvakanga vawanda, zvekuti va-kanga vafararira nenyika yose,zve vakange vapfuma zvikuru,nokuda kwokubudirira kwavomunaKristu.

24 Uye zvino, mugore iri re-mazana maviri nerimwe vamwevavo vakatangisa akuzvikudza,sezvakaita kuzvishongedza ne-mbatya dzinodaidza mari yaka-wanda, nezvuma zvinokoshazvemhando dzose, nezvinhuzvakanaka zvenyika.

25 Uye kubva panguva iyoyovakanga vasisaise zvinhu zvavoapamwechete.26 Uye vakatangisa kupara-

dzana muzvikwata, vakatangisakuzvivakira akereke dzavo kutivawane bupfumi, vakatangisa

16a nkm Kubatana.b nkm Ruchiva.c Mosaya 2:41;

Aruma 50:23.nkm Rufaro.

17a Joh. 17:21.nkm Zioni.

19a nkm Mahwendefa.24a nkm Kudada.25a 4 Ni. 1:3.

26a 1 Ni. 22:23; 2 Ni. 28:3;Morm. 8:32–38.

b D&Z 10:56.nkm Unyengerihwehupirisita.

4 Nifai 1:27–37 586

kuramba chechi yechokwadiraKristu.27 Uye zvakaitika kuti gore

ramazana maviri negumi ra-pfuura pakava nechechi dza-kawanda munyika; hongu,pakave nechechi dzakawandaaiti anoziva Kristu, asi ivo avai-ramba zvikamu zvakawandazvevhangeri rake, mukudarovakagamuchira zvinhu zvosezvakaipa, vakapa izvo zvinoerakune avo vakanga bvarambi-dzwa nokuda kwokusakodzerakwavo.28 Uye achechi iyi rakakura

zvikuru nokuda kwokuipakwaro, uye nokuda kwaSataninesimba rake rakabata mwoyoyavo.

29 Uye zvakare, pakangapane imwe chechi yairambaKristu; uye avaitambudza chechiyechokwadi vaKristu, nokudakwokuzvininipisa nokutendakwavo muna Kristu; uye vaka-vashora nokuda kwezvishamisoizvi zvaiitwa pakati pavo.30 Naizvozvo vakaratidza

simba nemvumo pamusoro pe-vadzidzi vaJesu avo vaigaranavo, vakavaisa amutorongo;a s i n o k u d a k w e s i m b a r a-Mwari, rakanga riri mavari,matirongo akatsemuka nepa-kati, vakaenda vachiita zvisha-miso pakati pavo.31 Kunyange zvakadaro ha-

zvo, zvisinei nezvishamiso izvi,vanhu vakaomesa mwoyo yavo,vakatsvaka kuvauraya, kana

samaJuda kuJerusarema vaka-tsvaka kuuraya Jesu, maereranoneshoko rake.

32 Uye vakavakanda amuzvotobzvemoto, asi vakabuda vasinakukuvara.

33 Uye vakavakanda zvakareamumakomba emhuka dzesa-ngo, asi vakatamba nemhukasomwana ari kutamba negwa-yana; vakabuda madziri, vasinakukuvadzwa.

34 Zvakadaro, vanhu vakao-mesa mwoyo yavo, nokutivaitungamirirwa namapirisitanamaporofita vakawanda ve-nhema kuti vavake chechi dza-kawanda, nokuita kuipa kwose.Uye avakarwisa vanhu vose va-Jesu; asi vanhu vaJesu havanakurwisawo. Izvi zvakaita kutivaderere mukusatenda vakavevanhu vakaipa, gore negore,kusvika makore mazana mavirinamakumi matatu apfuura.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugoreirori, hongu, ramazana mavirinamakumi matatu nerimwe,pakave nokupesana kukuru pa-kati pavanhu.

36 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugoreiroro kwakamuka vanhu vainzimaNifai, vakanga vari vatendivechokwadi muna Kristu; uyepakati pavo pakange panevaidaidzwa kuti maRamani —maJakobho, maJosefa, nama-Zoramu;

37 Naizvozvo vatendi vecho-kwadi munaKristu, navanamativechokwadi vaKristu, (pakati

27a nkm KurasikaPachitendero.

b 3 Ni. 18:28–29.28a nkm Dhiabhorosi—

Chechi radhiabhorosi.29a nkm Kupfuvisa.30a 3 Ni. 28:19–20.32a 3 Ni. 28:21.

b Dan. 3:26–27.33a 3 Ni. 28:22.34a 3 Ni. 12:39;

D&Z 98:23–27.

587 4 Nifai 1:38–48

pavo pakanga pane vadzidziavatatu vaJesu vaifanira kuga-ra) vaidaidzwa kuti maNifai,nemaJakobho, nemaJosefa,nemaZoramu.38 Uye zvakaitika kuti avo

vakaramba shoko vakadaidzwakuti maRamani, nemaRemueri,nemaIshmaeri; uye havana ku-nge vaderera mukusatenda, asiavakapanduka kubva pashokoraKristu vachida; vakadzidzisavana vavo kuti vasatende, sema-dzibaba avo, kubvira pakuta-nga, vakadererawo.39 Uye kwaiva kuda kwoku-

tadza nokuipa kwamadzibabaavo, sezvazvakaita pakutanga.Uye avakadzidziswa kuvengavana vaMwari, sekudzidziswakwakaitwa maRamani kuvengavana vemaNifai kubvira kuma-vambo.

40 Uye zvakaitika kuti makoremazana maviri nemakumi mananemana akanga apfuura, uyendizvo zvakanga zvakaita nya-ya dzevanhu. Uye chikamuchavanhu vakaipa vakawandavakave nesimba, vakave vanhuvakawanda kupfuura vanhuvaMwari.41 Uye vakaenderera mberi

nokuzvivakira kereke dzavo,vachidzishongedza nezvinhuzvakasiyana-siyana zvinokosha.Zve makore mazana maviri na-makumi mashanu akapfuurasaizvozvo, namakore mazanamaviri namakumi matanhatuakapfuurawo saizvozvo.42 Uye zvakaitika kuti chikamu

chavanhu vakaipa chakatangakuvaka mhiko anezvikwata zve-muruvande zvaGadhiandoni.

43 Uye navanhuwo avo vai-daidzwa kuti vanhu vaNifaivakatangisa kuzvikudza mu-mwoyo yavo, nokuda kwou-pfumi hwavo hwakapfuuri-dza, vakaita zvisina maturosehama dzavo, maRamani.

44 Uye kubva panguva iyoyivadzidzi vakatangisa kusuwapamusana apezvivi zvenyika.

45 Uye zvakaitika kuti apomakore mazana matatu akangaapfuura, vose vanhu vaNifainemaRamani vakanga vaipazvakapfuuridza pasina anonziuyu ari nani.

46 Uye zvakaitika kuti mako-roro aGadhiandoni akapararirakunyika dzose dzapasi; zvehakuna umwe akanga achirimutsvene kunze kwavadzidzivaJesu. Goridhe nesirivha vaka-chengeta zvakawandisa, vakaitazvose zvavaigona.

47 Uye zvakaitika kuti shurekwemakore anokwana mazanamatatu nemashanu apfuura,(vanhu vakaipa vakaramba varimuzvakaipa). Amosi akafa; mu-nin’ina wake Amaroni, akache-ngeta zvinyorwa izvi pachinzvi-mbo chake.

48 Uye zvakaitika kuti apomakore mazana matatu anemakumi maviri akanga apfuura,Amaroni, akatunhwa neMweyaMutsvene, akaviga zvinyorwaizvo zvaiera — hongu, kunya-nge azvinyorwa zvose zvinoera

37a 3 Ni. 28:6–7;Morm. 8:10–11.

38a nkm Hupanduki.

39a Mosaya 10:17.42a nkm Huranganwa

hwemuruvande.

44a 3 Ni. 28:9.48a Hir. 3:13, 15–16.

4 Nifai 1:49–Mormoni 1:7 588

zvakapiwa kwaari kubva kuchi-zvarwa nechizvarwa, izvozvaiera — kusvikira pamakoremazana matatu nemakumi ma-viri kubva pakuuya kwaKristu.49 Zve akazviviga kuna Ishe,

kuti azvizouya zvakare kunezvizvarwa zvemba yaJakobo,maererano nehuporofita nevi-mbiso dzaIshe. Uku ndikokuguma kwezvinyorwa zva-Amaroni.

Bhuku raMormoni

CHITSAUKO 1

Amaroni anorairidza Mormonipamusana pezvinyorwa zvinoera—Hondo inotangisa pakati pamaNi-fai namaRamani—MaNifai mata-tu anotorwa — Kuipa, kusatenda,kunyengedza, nouroyi zvakavapo.Zvingangove makore 321 kusvikaku326 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

UYE zvino ini aMormoni,ndinoita bchinyorwa che-

zvinhu zvandakaona nokunzwa,zve ndinozvidaidza kuti BhukuraMormoni.2 Uye panguva iyo aAmaroni

ave kuzoviga zvinyorwa kunaIshe, akauya kwandiri (Ini ndii-ne makore gumi ekuberekwa,uye ndakatanga bkudzidza zva-kawanda setsika yokudzidzakwavanhu vekwedu) uye Ama-roni akati kwandiri: Ndinoonakuti uri mwana akatsiga uyeunokasika kuona zvinhu;3 Naizvozvo, kana wava nama-

kore makumi maviri namana

ndinoda kuti urangarire zvinhuizvo waona muvanhu ava; uyekana uchinge wasvika pamakoreiwayo enda kunyika yeAndu-mu, kune gomo rinenge richinziaShimu, ipapo ndipo pandakai-sa zvinyorwa zvose zvinoerazvaIshe zvinotaura pamusanapavanhu ava.

4 Uye tarisai, uchatora ama-hwendefa aNifai pachako, zvi-nenge zvasara uchazvirega zviripanzvimbo pazviri; zve ucha-nyora pamahwendefa aNifaizvinhu zvose izvo waona pamu-sana pavanhu ava.

5 Uye ini Mormoni, sowedzi-nza araNifai (zita rababa vangurainzi Mormoni) ndakarangari-ra zvinhu izvo Amaroni akandi-raira.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini, nda-va namakore gumi nerimweche-te, ndakatakurwa nababa vangundikaenda kunyika yakangairi kuchamhembe, kunyika ye-Zarahemura.

7 Nyika yose yakanga ya-zadzwa nedzimba, navanhu

49a Eno. 1:13.[mormoni]1 1a nkm Mormoni,

Muporofita

wechiNifai.b 3 Ni. 5:11–18.

2a 4 Ni. 1:47–49.b Mosaya 1:3–5.

3a Eta 9:3.4a Mazwi 1:1, 11.

nkm Mahwendefa.5a 3 Ni. 5:12, 20.

589 Mormoni 1:8–19

vakanga vawanda, sejecha regu-ngwa.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

iroro hondo yakatangisa pakatipemaNifai, avo vaisanganisamaNifai namaJakobho nama-Josefa namaZoramu; hondo iyiyakanga iri pakati pamaNifainamaRamani uye maRemuerinemaIshmaeri.9 Zvino maRamani namaRe-

mueri namaIshmaeri vaidai-dzwa kuti maRamani, uyemapoka maviri aiva maNifainemaRamani.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti hondo

yakatangisa pakati pavo mukatimeZarahemura, mumvura dze-Sidhoni.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti maNifai

akaunganidza varume vakawa-nda zvikuru, kana vakapfuurazviuru makumi matatu. Uyezvakaitika kuti vakarwa kakatiwandei mugore iroro, apomaNifai akakurira maRamanivakauraya vazhinji vavo.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-

mani vakaregera chirongwachavo, mukava norunyararomunyika; runyararo rwakavepokwenguva inoita makore mana,kusina kudeuka kweropa.13 Asi kuipa kwakanga kuripo

munyika yose, zvekuti Ishe va-katora vadzidzi vavo avanodiwa,mabasa ezvishamiso neekupo-resa akamira nenzira yokuipakwavanhu.14 Uye kwakanga kusina azvi-

po kubva kuna Ishe, Mweya

bMutsvene hauna kuuya kanapana ani, nenzira yokuipakwavo cnokusatenda.15 Uye ini, ndava namakore

gumi namashanu, somunhuakanga akatsiga, zvino ndaka-shanyirwa naIshe, ndikarairandikaziva kunaka kwaJesu.

16 Uye ndakada kuedza kupa-ridza kuvanhu ava, asi muromowangu wakabatwa, ndikara-mbidzwa kuparidza kwavari;nokuti tarisai vakanga avapa-ndukira Mwari vavo vachida;uye vadzidzi vanodiwa vaka-nga bvabviswa munyika nenzirayokuipa kwavo.

17 Asi ndakaramba ndinavo,asi ndakarambidzwa kuparidzakwavari, nokuda kwekuomakwemwoyo yavo; nekuomakwemwoyo yavo nyika ayaka-tukwa nokuda kwavo.

1 8 U y e m a k o r o r o a y aaGadhiandoni, ayo akanga aripakati pamaRamani, akaka-nganisa nyika, zvekuti vagarivakatangisa kucherera aupfu-mi hwavo pasi; zvikatangakutsvedza, nokuti Ishe vaka-nga vatuka nyika, kuti vasa-zozvibate kana kuzviwanazvakare.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti pakavanounyengedzi hwemashiripi-ti, nouroyi, namapipi; simbaradhiabhorosi rakanga ravapanyika yose, kana kusvikamukuzadzikisa mazwi oseaAbhinadhai, uye naSamuerimuRamani.

13a 3 Ni. 28:2, 12.14a Moro. 10:8–18, 24.

b nkm MweyaMutsvene.

c nkm Kusadaira.16a nkm Hupanduki.

b Morm. 8:10.17a 2 Ni. 1:7; Aruma

45:10–14, 16.18a Hir. 13:18–20;

Eta 14:1–2.

Mormoni 2:1–10 590

CHITSAUKO 2

Mormoni anotungamira mautoemaNifai — Ropa nekudeuka kwe-ropa kwakatsvaira munyika —MaNifai anonyunyuta nokuchemanekusuwa kwevakaraswa — Zuvaravo renyasha rakapfuura —Mormoni anowana mahwendefaaNifai — Hondo dzinoenderera.Zvingangove makore 327 kusvikaku350 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerakarero pakatangisa hondopakati pemaNifai nemaRamani.Uye kana dai zvazvo ndaivemudiki, ndaive ndiine mumhumukuru; naizvozvo vanhu va-Nifai vakandiita kuti ndivemutungamiri wavo, kana kutimutungamiri wemauto avo.2 Naizvozvo zvakaitika kuti

mugore rangu rechigumi nema-tanhatu ndakaenda ndakatu-ngamira mauto emaNifai, tichi-norwisa maRamani; naizvozvomakore mazana matatu anemakumi maviri nematanhatuakanga apfuura.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rechimazana matatu ane maku-mi maviri ane makore mano-mwe maRamani akativinganesimba rakapfuuridza, zvekutivakavhundutsa mauto angu;naizvozvo havana kuda kurwa,uye vakatanga kutizira kunyikadzechekuchamhembe.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti takasvika

muguta reAngora, uye tikabvataritora guta iri, uye tikabvatagadzirira kuzvidzivirira ku-maRamani. Uye zvikaitika kuti

takavakirira guta iri nesimbaredu; asi zvisinei nekuti takangatakaita zvose izvi maRamani aka-uya akatitandanisa muguta iri.

5 Uye vakatitandanisawo mu-nyika yaDavidi.

6 Uye takafora tikauya kunyikayaJoshua, yakanga iri kumuga-nhu wekumadokero necheku-gungwa.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti takau-nganidza vanhu vedu nokuku-rumidza kwataikwanisa, kutitivaise muboka rimwechete.

8 Asi tarisai, nyika yakangayazara nemakororo nemaRama-ni; uye zvisinei zvazvo nekutivanhu vangu vakanga vakata-risana nekuparadzwa kukuru,havana kutendeuka mukuitakwavo kwakaipa; saka kwakaveneropa nekudeuka kweropakwakapararira pamusoro pe-nyika yose, kwose kurutivirwemaNifai nekurutiviwo rwe-maRamani; uye kukave neku-mukirana pamusoro penyikayose kwakakwana.

9 Uye zvino, maRamani vaka-nga vaina mambo, uye zita rakeainzi Aroni; uye akauya kuzo-tirwisa nemauto aikwana maku-mi mana ezviuru ane zviuruzvina. Uye tarisai, ndakamu-rwisa nezviuru makumi manaane zviuru zviviri. Uye zvakai-tika kuti ndakamukurira nema-uto angu zvekuti akatiza. Uyetarisai, zvose izvi zvakaitwa,uye mazana matatu ane maku-mi matatu emakore apfuura.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti maNifaivakatanga kutendeuka muku-tadza kwavo, vakatanga kuche-ma sezvakanga zvaporofitwa

591 Mormoni 2:11–19

naSamueri muporofita; nokutitarisai, hakuna munhu aigonakuchengeta chainge chiri chake,pamusana pembavha, nemako-roro, nemhondi, nezvemapipi,neuroyi zvaive munyika.11 Saka kwakatanga kuve

nekunyunyuta nekuchema mu-nyika yose pamusana pezvinhuizvi, uye kunyanya mukatimevanhu vaNifai.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo ini,

Mormoni, ndakaona kunyunyu-ta kwavo nokuchema kwavonokusuwa kwavo pamberi pa-Ishe, mwoyo wangu wakatangakufara mukati mangu, nokuzi-va tsitsi nemwoyo murefuwaIshe, naizvozvo ndakafu-nga kuti achavanzwira tsitsinokutiwo ivo vachave vanhuvakarurama zvakare.13 Asi tarisai kufara kwangu

uku kwakava kwenhando, no-kuti akusuwa kwavo kwakangakusiri kwekutendeuka, pamu-sana pekunaka kwaMwari; asikwaive kusuwa bkwevakara-swa, pamusana pekuti Ishe ha-vaivabvumira nguva dzose kutivawane crufaro muchitema.

14 Uye havana kunge vauyakuna Jesu anemwoyo yakatyo-ka nemweya yakapfava, asi bva-katuka Mwari, uye vakati daivafa. Zvakadaro vaitambura ne-munondo kuzviriritira.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti kusuwa

kwangu kwakadzoka kwandirizvakare, uye ndikaona kutiavakatenge vatopfuura bzuva

crenyasha, zvose mune zvenyamanezvemweya; nokuti ndakaonazviuru zvavo zvichirakashwazvapandukira Mwari wazvopachena, uye zvaunganidzwasemupfudze pamusoro penyika.Uye ndiko kupfuura kwakangakwaita makore mazana matatuane makumi mana nemana.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugoreremazana matatu nemakumimana ane mashanu maNifaiakatanga kutiza maRamani;uye vakateverwa kudakara va-svika kunyika yeJashoni, vasativakwanisa kuvamisa mukutizakwavo.

17 Uye zvino, guta reJashoniraive pedyo anedunhu rakangaAmaroni aisa zvinyorwa kunaIshe, kuti zvisaparadzwe. Uyetar isai ndakanga ndaendamaererano nemazwi aAmaroni,ndikanotora mahwendefa aNi-fai, uye ndikaita zvinyorwa ma-ererano nemazwi aAmaroni.

18 Uye pamahwendefa aNifaiini ndakanyora rungano rwa-kakwana rwekuipa noruvengorwose; asi apamahwendefa ayandakarega kunyora runganorwuzere rwehuipi noruvengorwavo, nokuti tarisai, chiratidzochehuipi noruvengo hachinakumbobva mumaziso angukubvira panguva yandakangandave kuziva nekuona nziradzemunhu.

19 Uye nhamo ndeyangu pa-musana pehuipi hwavo; nokutimwoyo wangu wakazadzwa

2 13a II VaKori. 7:10;Aruma 42:29.

b nkm Kuraswa.c Aruma 41:10.

14a nkm MwoyoWakatyoka.

b nkm Kutaura zvisina.15a Hir. 13:38.

b nkm Nyasha.c Jer. 8:20; D&Z 56:16.

17a Morm. 1:1–4.18a nkm Mahwendefa.

Mormoni 2:20–29 592

nokusuwa pamusana peuipihwavo, upenyu hwangu hwose;zvakadaro, ndinoziva kuti andi-chasimudzwa muzuva rekupe-dzisira.20 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

irori vanhu vaNifai vakatangakuvhimwa nokutinhwa zva-kare. Uye zvakaitika kuti taka-tandaniswa kudakara tasvikakuchamhembe kunyika yainziShemi.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti taka-

vakirira guta reShemi, uyetikaunganidza vanhu vedu va-taikwanisa, kuti zvimwe tiva-dzivirire kubva mukuparadzwa.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

remazana matatu nemakumimana ane makore matanhatuvakatanga kutivinga zvakare.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti nda-

kataura kuvanhu vangu, uyendikavakuridzira nesimba ra-ngu guru, kuti vamire varegekutya maRamani uye a va-rwire vakadzi vavo, nevanavavo, nedzimba dzavo, nemi-sha yavo.24 Uye mazwi angu anenge

akavamutsa akavapa simba,zvekuti havana kuzotiza vaonamaRamani, asi vakamira noku-satya vakavarwisa.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti nema-

uto aikwana zviuru makumimatatu takarwa nehondo yaivenemakumi mashanu ezviuruzvemauto. Uye zvakaitika kutitakamira nesimba zvekuti va-katitiza.26 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvava-

katiza takavatandanisa nemauto

edu, uye tikasangana navo zva-kare, tikavakurira; zvakadarosimba raIshe rakanga risi nesu;hongu, takasiiwa tega, zvekutimweya waIshe hauna kugaramatiri; naizvozvo takashayasimba sehama dzedu.

27 Uye mwoyo wangu waka-suwa pamusana pedambudzikoguru iri revanhu vangu, pamu-sana pekuipa kwavo neruvengorwavo. Asi tarisai, takaendakunorwisa maRamani nemako-roro aGadhiandoni, kudakaratatora zvakare nzvimbo dzenha-ka yedu.

28 Uye gore remazana matatuane makumi mana ane makoremapfumbamwe rakanga rapfu-ura. Uye mugore remazana ma-tatu nemakumi mashanu takaitachibvumirano nemaRamani ne-makororo aGadhiandoni, tikaitakuti nzvimbo dzenhaka yedudzigovewe.

29 Uye maRamani akatipanyika yekuchamhembe, hongu,kana akamupata kakamanikakaipinda munyika yekumao-dzanyemba. Uye tikapa maRa-mani yose nyika yekumaodza-nyemba.

CHITSAUKO 3

Mormoni anochemera kuti maNifaiatendeuke — Vanowana kukurirakukuru nembiri nesimba ravo —Mormoni anoramba kuvatunga-mira, uye minamato yake yaano-vanamatira haina rutendo — Bhu-ku raMormoni rinokoka marudzi

19a Mosaya 23:22;Eta 4:19.

23a Mosaya 20:11;Aruma 43:45.

29a Aruma 22:32.

593 Mormoni 3:1–12

aIsraeri ari gumi nemaviri kutivatende vhangeri. Zvingangovemakore 360 kusvika ku362 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti maRamanihavana kuuya kuzorwa zvakaredakara mamwe makore gumiapfuura. Uye tarisai, ndakangandapa basa vanhu vangu, ma-Nifai, mukugadzira minda yavonezvombo zvavo kuitira nguvayehondo.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe va-

kati kwandiri: Chema kuvanhuava — Tendeukai imi, muuyekwandiri, uye mubhabhatidzwe,uye mugovaka zvakare chechiyangu, uye mugoponeswa.3 Uye ndakachema kuvanhu

ava, asi hazvina chazvakaita;uye havana kuona kuti vakangavaponeswa naIshe, uye akavapamukana wekuti vatendeuke.Uye tarisai vakaomesa mwoyoyavo kuna Ishe Mwari vavo.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushure

megore rechigumi iri, richiita,pamwechete, makore mazanamatatu ane makumi matanhatukubvira pakuuya kwaKristu,mambo wemaRamani akatumi-ra tsamba kwandiri, yakaita kutindizive kuti vakanga vachiga-dzirira kuuya kuzorwa nesuzvakare.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakaita

kuti vanhu vangu vaunganepamwechete munyika yeKu-paradzwa, kuguta raive kumu-ganhu, nechekukamupata ka-kamanika kaienda kunyikayekumaodzanyemba.

6 Uye ikoko ndiko kwatakaisamauto edu, kuti tigame mautoemaRamani, kuti vatadze kuto-ra ipi zvayo yenyika dzedu;naizvozvo takavadzivirira nesi-mba redu rose.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugoreremazana matatu ane makumimatanhatu negore rimwechetemaRamani vakauya kwatirikuguta reKuparadzwa kuzoitahondo nesu; uye zvakaitika kutimugore iroro takavakunda,zvekuti vakabva vadzokerakunyika kwavo zvakare.

8 Uye mugore remazana mata-tu ane makumi matanhatu ne-makore maviri vakauya zvakarekuzorwa. Uye tikavakunda zva-kare, uye tikauraya vakawandavavo, uye vakafa vavo vakaka-ndwa mugungwa.

9 Uye zvino, pamusana pechi-nhu chikuru ichi chakanga cha-itwa nevanhu vangu, maNifai,vakatanga akuzvikudza nesi-mba ravo, uye vakatanga kupikapamberi pedenga kuti vachatsi-vidza ropa rehama dzavo dza-kanga dzauraiwa nevavengi.

10 Uye vaipika nematenga,nechigaro cheumambo hwa-Mwari, kuti avachaenda kuno-rwa nevavengi vavo, uye vago-vabvisa pamusoro penyika.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini,Mormoni, ndakaramba zvacho-se kubvira panguva iyi kutindive mukuru nemutungamiriwevanhu ava, pamusana peuipinoruvengo rwavo.

12 Tarisai, ndakange ndava-tungamira, kana dai vakanga

3 9a 2 Ni. 4:34. 10a 3 Ni. 3:20–21; Morm. 4:4.

Mormoni 3:13–21 594

vaine uipi ndakanga ndava-tungamira kazhinji kwazvomuhondo, uye ndichivada,maererano anerudo rwaMwarirwaive mandiri, nemwoyo wa-ngu wose; uye mweya wanguwakanga wadirwa mumuteurokuna Mwari vangu muswerewose ndichinamatira ivo; zva-kadaro, zvakanga bzvisina rute-ndo, pamusana pekuoma kwe-mwoyo yavo.13 Uye katatu ndichivabvisa

mumaoko evavengi vavo, uyehavana kutendeuka pazvitemazvavo.14 Uye vapika nezvose azva-

vairambidzwa kupika nazvonaIshe vedu neMuponesi JesuKristu, kuti vachaenda kuvave-ngi vavo kunorwa, uye vago-tsividza ropa rehama dzavo,tarisai izwi raIshe rakauyakwandiri, richiti:15 aKutsividza ndekwangu,

uye bndichadzorera, uye pamu-sana pekuti vanhu ava havanakutendeuka mushure mekungendavabvisa, tarisai, vachabvi-swa pamusoro penyika.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ramba zvachose kunorwisananevavengi vangu; uye ndikaitasezvandakanga ndaudzwa na-Ishe; uye ndikamira semupu-puri asina basa kuti ndiisepachena kunyika zvinhu zva-ndakanga ndaona ndikanzwa,maererano nokuiswa pachenakweMweya uyo wakanga wa-

pupura pamusana pezvinhuzvakanga zvichauya.

17 Naizvozvo ndinonyoreraakwamuri, maJentairi, nekwa-muriwo, imba yaIsraeri, kanabasa rave kutanga, kuti mungemave pedyo nekugadzirira ku-dzokera kunyika yenhaka;

18 Hongu, tarisai, ndiri kunyo-rera kumativi ose enyika; ho-ngu, kwamuri, marudzi aIsraerigumi nemaviri, amuchatongwamaererano nemabasa enyumuchitongwa negumi nevavirivaya vakasarudzwa naJesu kutivave vadzidzi vake munyikayenyu yeJerusarema.

19 Uye ndinonyorera kunevakasara vevanhu ava, vachato-ngwawo anegumi nevaviri va-kasarudzwa naJesu munyikaino; uye vachatongwa ivo ne-vamwe vaye gumi nevavirivakasarudzwa naJesu munyikayeJerusarema.

20 Uye zvinhu izvi ndinozvi-ratidzwa neMweya; naizvozvondinonyorera kwamuri mose.Uye nechikonzero ichi ndinoku-nyorerai, kuti muzive mose kutimunofanirwa kumira mose pa-mberi pechigaro achekutongachaKristu, hongu, wose mweyawevanhu bvemhuri yaAdama;uye makafanira kuti mutongwenemabasa enyu, kana akanakakana kuipa;

21 Uye nokutiwo amutendevhangeri raJesu Kristu, ra-muchawana mukati menyu;

12a nkm Rudo.b Morm. 5:2.

14a 3 Ni. 12:34–37.15a nkm Kutsividza.

b D&Z 82:23.

17a 2 Ni. 30:3–8;3 Ni. 29:1.

18a Mat. 19:28;Ruka 22:29–30;D&Z 29:12.

19a 1 Ni. 12:9–10.20a nkm Kutonga,

Kwekupedzisira.b D&Z 27:11.

21a D&Z 3:20.

595 Mormoni 3:22–4:9

nokutiwo bmaJuda, vanhu vechi-bvumirano chaIshe, vachawanaumwe cumbowo kunze kwakeuyo avakaona uye vakanzwa,iye Jesu, avakauraya, aive iyed chaiye Kris tu uye Mwarichaiye.22 Uye ndinoda kuti ndinye-

ngetedze amose mativi enyikakuti mutendeuke uye muga-dzirire kumira pamberi pechi-garo chekutonga chaKristu.

CHITSAUKO 4

Hondo nokuurayana kunoendere-ra—Vakaipa vanoranga vakaipa—Kuipa kukuru kwakange kusatikwamboitika muIsraeri kwakava-po — Vakadzi navana vanoitwamipiro kuzvifananidzo — MaRa-mani anotangisa kutsvaira maNifaipamberi pavo. Zvingangove makore363 kusvika ku375 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mugoreramazana matatu namakumimatanhatu namatatu maNifaiakaenda namauto avo kundo-rwisana nemaRamani, kunzekwenyika yeKuparadzwa.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti mauto

amaNifai akatinhwa akadzore-rwa kunyika yeKuparadzwazvakare. Uye apo vakanga vaka-neta kudaro, mamwe mautomatsva emaRamani akauyaakavarwisa; vakave nokurwakunorwadza, mukudaro ma-Ramani akakwanisa kutora guta

reKuparadzwa, vakauraya ma-Nifai akawanda, vakatora va-sungwa vakawanda.

3 Uye vakasara vakatiza va-kandobatana navagari vegutareTeangumu. Zvino guta re-Teangumu rakanga riri pakatipemuganhu wenyika rakatari-sana negungwa; rakanga riripedyo neguta reKuparadzwa.

4 Uye izvi zvakave apamusanapemauto emaNifai akaenda ku-nodenha maRamani; dai kusirikudaro, maRamani haaimbowa-na simba kupfuura ivo.

5 Asi, tarisai, kutonga kwa-Mwari kunoita kuti wakaipaakundwe; zve vakaipa avanora-ngwa nevakaipa; nokuti nde-vakaipa vanokonzera mwoyoyavana vavanhu kuti vadeureropa.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-mani akagadzirira kundorwisaguta reTeangumu.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugoreremazana matatu namakumimatanhatu namana maRamaniakauya kuzorwisa guta reTea-ngumu, kuti zvimwe vangatoreguta reTeangumu zvakare.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakati-nhwa vakadzorerwa shurenamaNifai. Apo maNifai akaonakuti akanga adzorera maRamanishure vakatanga kuzvikudzanesimba ravo; vakaenda voitazvavanoda, vakatora zvakareguta reKuparadzwa.

9 Uye zvino zvinhu zvose izvizvakanga zvaitwa, uye kwa-kanga kune zviuru nezviuru

21b nkm maJuda.c 2 Ni. 25:18.d 2 Ni. 26:12;

Mosaya 7:27.22a Aruma 29:1.4 4a Morm. 3:10.

5a D&Z 63:33.

Mormoni 4:10–22 596

zvakauraiwa zvamativi osekumaNifai nekumaRamani.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti makore

mazana matatu ane makumimatanhatu, nematanhatu aka-nga apfuura, maRamani akauyazvakare kumaNifai kuti vava-rwise; asi maNifai haana kute-ndeuka pazvinhu zvakaipa zva-vakanga vaita, asi vakarambavachiita zvakaipa.11 Uye rurimi harukwanise

kutsanangura, kana kuti munhuanyore tsananguro yakakwanayezvakaitika zvinotyisa izvizveropa nokuurayana pakatipavanhu, vose maNifai nama-Ramani; wose mwoyo wakao-meswa, zvekuti vakafadzwanokuramba vachideura ropanguva dzose.12 Uye kwakanga kusina ku-

mboita ahuipi hukuru hwakadaipakati pavana vose vaRihai,kana pakati pavana vose veIsra-eri, maererano namazwi aIshe,sekwakanga kuri pakati pava-nhu ava.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-

mani vakatora guta reKupara-dzwa, nokuti ahuwandu hwavohwaidarika huwandu hwema-Nifai.14 Uye vakafamba zvakare

vakananga kuguta reTeangumu,vakaburitsa vagari vemo, vaka-tora vasungwa vakawanda zvo-se vakadzi nevana, vakavaitasemupiro kunaana mwari vavoavezvifananidzo.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

ramazana matatu namakumi

matanhatu anemanomwe, ma-Nifai akatsamwa zvikuru kutimaRamani akanga apa sechibai-ro vakadzi vavo nevana vavo,vakava vanoenda kumaRamaninokutsamwa kukuru, zvekutivakakurira maRamani, vaka-vaburitsa munyika yavo.

16 Uye maRamani havana ku-uya zvakare kuzorwisa maNifaikusvika mugore remazana ma-tatu ane makumi manomwenemashanu.

17 Uye mugore irori vakauyazvakare kuzorwisa maNifainesimba ravo rose; zve havanakunge vakaverengwa nokutivakanga vakawandisa.

18 Uye akubva panguva iyoyimaNifai havana kuzowana si-mba kupfuura maRamani, asivakatanga kutsvairwa sedovariri muzuva.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRa-mani vakauya kuguta reKupa-radzwa; kwakave nokurwisanakunorwadza munyika yeKu-paradzwa, umo maNifai aka-kurirwa.

20 Uye vakatiza zvakare kubvakwavari, vakaenda kuguta rainziBoazi; uko vakarwisa zvinotyisamaRamani, zvekuti maRamanihaana kuvakurira kusvikiravadzoka zvakare kechipiri.

21 Uye apo vakanga vauya ke-chipiri, maNifai akatinhirwakunze vakaurayiwa zvikuru,vakadzi nevana vavo vakapirwazvekare kuzvifananidzo.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti maNifaiakatiza zvakare, vachitora

12a Gen. 6:5;3 Ni. 9:9.

13a Morm. 5:6.14a nkm Kunamata

Zvifananidzo.18a Morm. 3:3.

597 Mormoni 4:23–5:8

vanhu vose, mumaguta nomu-misha.23 Uye zvino ini Mormoni,

ndichiona kuti maRamani aka-nga ava kuda kutora nyika,naizvozvo ndakaenda kugomoareShimu, ndikatora zvinyo-rwa zvose izvo Amaroni akangaaviga kunaIshe.

CHITSAUKO 5

Mormoni anotungamira zvakaremaNifai nemauto avo mukurwakweropa nekudeuka kweropa —Bhuku raMormoni richauya kuzo-pwisa yose Israeri kuti Jesu ndiyeKristu — Pamusana pekusatendakwavo, maRamani achapararirauye Mweya ucharega kushandanavo — Vachatambira vhangerikubva kumaJentairi mumazuvaekupedzisira. Zvingangove makore375 kusvika ku384 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakaendamukati memaNifai, ndikatende-uka apamhiko chandakangandaita kuti handichazovaya-mura; uye vakandipa zvakarekuti nditungamire mauto avo,nokuti vaitarisira kwandiri se-kunge ndingakwanise kuvabvi-sa mumatambudziko avo.

2 Asi tarisai, ndakanga andisi-na ruvimbo, nokuti ndaizivakutonga kwaIshe kwaiuyakwavari; nokuti havana kungevatendeuka muzvitadzo zvavo,asi vaingotambudzikira upenyuhwavo vasingadaidzire kunaIye akavasika.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti maRama-ni akativinga zvakare zvataka-nga tatizira kuguta reJorodhani;asi tarisai, vakatinhirwa shurezvekuti havana kutora guta iripanguva iyoyo.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakati-vinga zvakare, uye tikadziviriraguta iri. Uye kwakange kuinemamwe maguta akanga akache-ngetwa nemaNifai, kusimbakwawo kwakavatadzisa kuti va-pinde mukati menyika, kuti va-noparadza vagari venyika yedu.

5 Asi zvakaitika kuti yosenzvimbo yataipfuura nemo,uye vanhu vemo vasina kuu-ngana pamwechete, vakapara-dzwa nemaRamani, uye mishayavo nemadhorobha avo, zvenemaguta zvakapiswa nemoto;saka mazana matatu emakorenemakumi manomwe ane ma-pfumbamwe akapfuura.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugoreremazana matatu nemakumimasere maRamani vakativingazvakare kuzorwa, uye tikava-rwisa pasina kutya takashinga;asi zvakashaya maturo, nokutivakanga vakawanda zvekutivaitoita zvekutsika maNifainetsoka.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti takatizazvakare, avo vakamhanya ku-pfuura maRamani vakapona,uye vakatadza kusiya maRa-mani vakarakashwa vakapara-dzwa.

8 U y e z v i n o t a r i s a i , i n iMormoni, handidi kuti ndimisemwoyo yevanhu nokuisa pa-mberi pavo ropa nokudeuka

23a Morm. 1:3. 5 1a Morm. 3:11. 2a Morm. 3:12.

Mormoni 5:9–15 598

kweropa kwakadaro kuipa se-zvakaiswa pamberi pemazisoangu; asi ini, nokuziva kuti zvi-nhu izvi zvakafanira chokwadikuitwa kuti zvizivikanwe, neku-ti zvose zvinhu zvakavanzwaazvinofanira kuziviswa pachenapamatenga edzimba —9 Uye nokutiwo ruzivo rwe-

zvinhu izvi rwakafanira akuuyakune vakasara vevanhu ava,nokumaJentairiwo, avo vakanzinaIshe vachaita kuti vanhu avabvapararire, uye vanhu ava vasi-ngazoverengwa sechinhu pakatipavo — naizvozvo cndinonyorachidimbu chete, ndisingaedzekupa rungano rwuzere rwezvi-nhu zvandaona, pamusanapemurairo wandatambira, no-kutiwo musanyanye kusuwazvakanyanya pamusoro pekuipakwevanhu ava.10 Uye zvino tarisai, izvi ndiri

kuzvitaura kumbeu yavo, neku-vaJentairiwo vane hany’a ne-mba yaIsraeri, vanoziva neku-ona kunobva maropafadzo avo.11 Nokuti ndinoziva kuti ivavo

vanosuwira dambudziko rembayaIsraeri; hongu, kuti vanosu-wira kuparadzwa kwevanhuava; vanosuwa kuti vanhu avahavana kutendeuka zvekutivangadai vakagumbatirwa mu-maoko aJesu.12 Zvino zvinhu aizvi zviri

kunyorerwa bvakasara vemba

yaJakobo; uye zviri kunyorwanetsika iyi, nokuti zvinozivika-nwa naMwari kuti kuipa kwavohakuiti kuti zvinhu zviendekwavari; uye czvinovigwa kunaIshe kuti zvigozouya nenguvayavo.

13 Uye uyu ndiwo murairowandatambira; uye tarisai, zvi-chauya maererano nemurairowaIshe, kana azviona zvakafa-nira, muuchenjeri hwavo.

14 Uye tarisai, vachaenda kuneavo avemaJuda vasingatende;uye pamusana pekuda uku va-chaenda — kuti bvanyengete-dzwe kuti Jesu ndiye Kristu,Mwanakomana waMwari vape-nyu; kuti Baba vaunze, kuburi-kidza nekune Wavanodisisa,chinangwa chavo chikuru cho-kusingapere, mukudzorera pa-kare maJuda, kana imba yoseyaIsraeri, kunyika yenhakayavo, yavakapiwa naIshe Mwarivavo, mukuzadzikiswa ckwe-chibvumirano chavo.

15 Uye kutiwo mbeu yevanhuaava inyatsotenda zvizere vha-ngeri ravo, brichaenda kwavaririchibva kumaJentairi; nokutivanhu ava vachange cvakapara-rira, uye dvachave vatema, vanetsvina, uye vanhu vanosemesa,kupfuura chii zvacho chatichambove pakati pedu, hongu,kana chakambove pakati pema-Ramani, uye zvichikonzerwa

8a Ruka 12:2–3;2 Ni. 27:11;D&Z 1:3.

9a 4 Ni. 1:49.b 3 Ni. 16:8.c Morm. 1:1.

12a Eno. 1:16;Hir. 15:11–13.

nkm BhukuraMormoni.

b D&Z 3:16–20.c Morm. 8:4, 13–14;

Moro. 10:1–2.14a 2 Ni. 29:13; 30:7–8.

nkm maJuda.b 2 Ni. 25:16–17.

c 3 Ni. 29:1–3.15a 3 Ni. 21:3–7, 24–26.

b 1 Ni. 13:20–29, 38;Morm. 7:8–9.

c 1 Ni. 10:12–14;3 Ni. 16:8.

d 2 Ni. 26:33.

599 Mormoni 5:16–6:2

nokusatenda kwavo nokunama-ta mifananidzo.16 Nokuti tarisai, Mweya wa-

Ishe wakatorega kare akusha-nda nemadzibaba avo; uyehavana Kristu naMwari mu-nyika; uye vanopupurutswanemhepo kunge bhundi.

17 Vakambenge vari vanhuvaifadza, uye vaina Kristu ase-mufudzi wavo; hongu, vakangavachitungamirwa naMwari Baba.18 Asi zvino, tarisai, vave

akutungamirwa naSatani, seku-urutswa kunoitwa hundi ne-mhepo, uye kana sekukandwakunoitwa ngarava nemasaisai,kana isina mutsigiso, kana kutiisina chimwe chinhu chekuifa-mbisa; uye sezvainenge yakaita,ndizvo zvavanenge vakaita.19 Uye tarisai, Ishe vakava-

chengetera maropafadzo avo,avangadai vakagashira munyika,kuitira amaJentairi vachatoranyika.20 Asi tarisai, zvichaitika kuti

vachatinhwa vakapararaniswanemaJentairi, uye shure kwe-kunge vatinhwa nekupararani-swa nemaJentairi, tarisai, zvinoIshe ndipo apavacharangarirabchibvumirano chaakaita na-Abrahama nekuimba yose ya-Israeri.21 Uye Ishe vacharangarirawo

aminamato yevakarurama, ya-vakavaitira kwaari.22 Uye zvino, imi maJentairi,

mungamisikidzane sei nesimba

raMwari, kunze kwekuti mute-ndeuke mubve kunzira dzenyudzakaipa?

23 Hamuzive here imi kutimuri mumaoko aMwari? Ha-muzive here iye ane simba rose,uye apakuraira kwake kukurunyika bichapetwa serukukwe?24 Naizvozvo, tendeukai imi,

uye muzvirereke pamber ipake, nokuti angangouya aka-zokurangai — nokuti vakasaravembeu yaJakobo vangangofa-mba mukati menyu aseshu-mba, vakakubvarura bvaruraikuita zvidimbu, uye hapanaanokuponesai.

CHITSAUKO 6

MaNifai anoungana kunyika ye-Kumora mukurwa kwokupedzisi-ra—Mormoni anoviga zvinyorwazvinoera muGomo reKumora —MaRamani anokunda, rudzi rwa-Nifai rwunoparadzwa — Mazanaezviuru vanouraiwa nemunondo.Zvingangove makore 385 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino ndinopedza zvinyo-rwa zvangu maererano anoku-paradzwa kwevanhu vangu,maNifai. Uye zvakaitika kuti ta-kafora tichienda kumaRamani.

2 Uye ini, Mormoni, ndaka-nyora tsamba kuna mambo wa-maRamani, ndichimukumbirakuti atibvumire kuti tiungani-dze pamwechete vanhu vedu

16a Gen. 6:3; Eta 2:15.b Mpi. 1:4.

17a nkm MufudziAkanaka.

18a 2 Ni. 28:21.19a 3 Ni. 20:27–28.

20a 3 Ni. 16:8–12.b nkm Chibvumirano

chaAbrahama.21a Eno. 1:12–18;

Morm. 9:36–37.23a Hir. 12:8–17.

b 3 Ni. 26:3.24a Mika 5:8;

3 Ni. 20:15–16.6 1a 1 Ni. 12:19; Jar. 1:10;

Aruma 45:9–14;Hir. 13:5–11.

Mormoni 6:3–13 600

amunyika yeKumora, pedyo ne-gomo rainzi Kumora, kuti tigo-rwa zvakare.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti mambo

wemaRamani akabvuma zva-taida.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti takafora

tichienda kunyika yeKumora,tikamisa matende edu takate-nderedza gomo reKumora; ra-kanga riri munyika yemvurayakawanda, nzizi, nezvisipiti;zve apa ndipo patakatarisirakukunda maRamani.5 Uye zvino makore mazana

matatu namakumi masere na-mana apfuura, takanga taunga-nidza vanhu vedu vose vakangavasara munyika yeKumora.6 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo taka-

nga taunganidza vanhu vedumunyika yeKumora, tarisai iniMormoni, ndakatanga kukwe-gura ; uye ndichiz iva kut ikwaiva kurwisa kwavanhu va-ngu kwokupedzisira, somunhuakanga arairwa naIshe kutindisabvumire kuti zvinyorwazvakanga zvapiwa isu nama-dzibaba edu, izvo zvaiera, kutizviwire mumaoko emaRamani(nokuti maRamani aizozvipa-radza) naizvozvo ndakaitachinyorwa aichi kubva kunemahwendefa aNifai, bndikazvi-viga mugomo reKumora zvi-nyorwa zvose zvakanga zvapi-wa kwandiri noruoko rwaIshe,kunze kwezvinyorwa zvishomacizvi zvandakapa mwanakoma-na wangu, dMoronai.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

vangu, nevakadzi vavo navanavavo, vakaona amauto emaRa-mani achifora achiuya kwavari;nokutya kukuru kworufu ukokunozadza zvipfuva zvavakai-pa, vakamirira kuti vavagamu-chire.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakauyakuti vazotirwisa, zve mweyawose wakazadzwa nokutyanokuda kwokuwanda kwavo.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakawirapavanhu vangu neminondo,nouta, nemiseve, namatemo,nezvombo zvose zvehondo.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvangu vakawisirwa pasi, hongu,kunyange zviuru zvangu gumiizvo zvakange zvineni, inindikawira pakati pavo ndaku-vadzwa; vakapfuura nepanda-kanga ndiri asi havana kundi-pfuudza.

11 Uye apo vakanga vaendavachiuraya vanhu vangu avosekunze kwavanokwana makumimaviri navana, (pakati pavopakanga pano mwanakomanawangu Moronai) uye isu taka-nga tararama pavanhu veduvakafa, takaona mangwanaacho, apo maRamani akangaadzokera kumakamba avo,kubva pamusoro pegomo re-Kumora, zviuru gumi zvevanhuvangu avo vakanga vaurayiwavachitungamirirwa neni.

12 Uye zvakare takaona zviurugumi zvevanhu vangu zvai-tungamirwa nomwanakomanawangu Moronai.

13 Uye tarisai, zviuru gumi

2a Eta 9:3.6a nkm Mahwendefa.

b Eta 15:11.

c Mazwi 1:2.d Morm. 8:1.

7a 1 Ni. 12:15.

11a 1 Ni. 12:19–20;Hir. 15:17.

601 Mormoni 6:14–22

zviye zvaGidhigidhona zva-kanga zvafa, iyewo ari pakatipavo.

14 Uye Rama akanga afa nava-nhu vake zviuru gumi; Girgariakanga afa nezviuru gumi zva-vanhu vake; zve Rimuha akangaafa nezviuru gumi zvevanhuvake; naJenemu akanga afa ne-zviuru gumi zvavanhu vake;naKumenaiha; naMoronaiha,naAndionumu, naShibhuro-mu, naShemi, naJoshi, vakangavafa nezviuru gumi zvemu-mwe nomumwe wavo.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-

nga kune vamwe gumi vakangavafa nomunondo, nezviurugumi zvavo pamunhu; hongu,kunyange avose vanhu vangu,kunze kwavaye makumi mavirinamana vakanga vaneni, nava-shoma vakanga vatizira kunyi-ka dziri kuchamhembe, neavovashoma vakanga vaenda kuma-Ramani, vakange vafa; nyamayavo, mapfupa, neropa ravozvakanga zvakangoti kata-katanenyika, zvakasiiwa namaokoakavauraya kuti vamweuke varipanyika, kuti vadzokere kuvhu-ramai vavo.16 Uye mweya wangu waka-

rwadziwa zvikuru pamusana,pokuuraiwa kwavanhu vangu,ndikachema:17 Imi makanaka, ko makago-

bva sei munzira dzaIshe! Imimakanaka, ko makagoramba se-iko iye Jesu, akamira namaokoakatambanudzwa kuti akuga-muchirei!18 Tarisai, dai musina kuita

izvi, mungadai musina kupu-nzika. Asi tarisai, makapunzika,uye ndinochema pamusana po-kurasikirwa nemi.

19 Imi makanaka vanakomananavanasikana, imi vana babanavana mai, imi varume nama-dzimai, imi makanaka, ko zvinomakapunzika wani!

20 Asi tarisai, maenda, uyekusuwa kwangu hakungaku-dzorei.

21 Uye zuva richasvika zvinokuti miviri yenyu inofa itoreisingafe, kuti miviri ino iyi irikuora aisaore; kuti ipapo muzo-mira pachigaro chokutongachaKristu, kuti mugotongwamaererano nemabasa enyu;kuti kana muri vatsvene, ipapomuchakomborerwa pamweche-te nemadzibaba enyu ayo akae-nda pamberi penyu.

22 Dai makanga makatendeu-ka kuparadzwa kukuru ukukusati kwauya kwamuri. Asitarisai, maenda, uye Baba, ho-ngu, Baba Vokusingaperi voku-denga, vanoziva zvamuri; uyevanoita kwamuri maereranoanekururama kwavo bnetsitsi.

CHITSAUKO 7

Mormoni anokoka maRamaniemazuva okupedzisira kuti vate-nde muna Kristu, vagamuchirevhangeri rake, vagoponeswa —Avo vose vanotenda Bhaibherivanozotenda Bhuku raMormoni.Zvingangove makore 385 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

15a Aruma 9:24.21a I VaKori. 15:53–54.

22a nkm Yenzaniso.b nkm Anetsitsi.

Mormoni 7:1–10 602

Uye zvino, tarisai, ndichataurakune zvimwe zvizvarwa zvava-nhu ava izvo azvakasara; kanazvikaitika kuti Mwari vavapemazwi angu, kuti vagozivanezvezvinhu zvamadzibaba avo;hongu, ndinotaura kwamuri,imi vechizvarwa cheimba ya-Israeri; aya ndiwo mazwi andi-notaura:2 Zivai kuti muri aveimba ya-

Israeri.3 Zivai kuti munofanira kuuya

mutendeuke, kana kuti hamu-zoponeswa.4 Zivai kuti munofanira kuisa

pasi zvombo zvenyu zvehondo,uye musazofara zvakare muku-deura ropa, musazozvitora zva-kare, kunze kwokunge Mwarivakurairai.5 Zivai kuti munofanira akuziva

madzibaba enyu, mutendeukekubva muzvivi zvenyu nokuipakwenyu, uye bmutende munaJesu Kristu, kuti ndiye Mwana-komana waMwari, uye kuti aka-uraiwa namaJuda, uye nesimbaraBaba akamuka zvakare, noku-daro akawana ckukunda guva;uye maari kuruma kwerufukuchamedzwa.6 Uye anounza akumutswa

kwevakafa, kunoita kuti mu-nhu agomutswa kuti amirepamberi pachigaro bchokutongakwake.

7 Uye akaunza arununurorwepasi, runoita kuti uyo ano-zoonekwa basina mhosva pa-mberi pake nezuva rokutongwacachazogara naMwari muuma-mbo hwavo, kuti aimbe dzimbodzisingaperi dzokumurumbi-dza dnavaimbi vokumusoro,kuna Baba, nokune Mwanako-mana, nekune Mweya Mutsvene,zvinova Mwari emumwechete,fmukufara kusina magumo.8 Nokudaro tendeukai, mu-

bhabhatidzwe muzita raJesu,mugobatirira apavhangeri ra-Kristu, iro richaiswa pamberipenyu, kwete bmuchinyorwachino chete asi muchinyorwachichauya kumaJentairi ckubvakumaJuda, chiri icho chinyo-rwa chichabva kumaJentairichichiuya dkwamuri.

9 Nokuti tarisai, aizvi zva-kanyorwa kuit ira kuti imibmuzvitende; kana mukatendaizvozvo muchatenda izviwo; uyekana muchinge matenda mu-chaziva zvakare nezvemadziba-ba enyu, nemabasa anoshamisazvikuru akaitwa nesimba ra-Mwari pakati pavo.

10 Uye muchaziva zve kutimuri zvizvarwa zvembeu ya-Jakobo; naizvozvo munovere-ngwa pamwechete navanhuvechibvumirano chokutanga;uye mukava munotenda muna-

7 1a Hir. 15:11–13.2a Aruma 10:3.5a 2 Ni. 3:12.

b nkm Daira; Rutendo.c Isa. 25:8;

Mosaya 16:7–8.6a nkm Kumuka

Kuvakafa.b nkm Jesu Kristu—

Mutongi; Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

7a nkm Akanunura.b nkm Natsa.c 1 Ni. 10:21;

D&Z 76:62; Mos. 6:57.d Mosaya 2:28.e D&Z 20:28.

nkm Mwari, Musoro

hwehuMwari.f nkm Rufaro.

8a nkm Vhangeri.b nkm Bhaibheri.c 2 Ni. 29:4–13.d 1 Ni. 13:38.

9a nkm BhukuraMormoni.

b 1 Ni. 13:38–41.

603 Mormoni 8:1–9

Kristu, mukabhabhatidzwa, ke-kutanga nemvura, kwozouyamoto noMweya Mutsvene, mu-chiteedza amufananidzo woMu-ponesi wedu, maererano neizvoakatituma, zvichazova zvicha-kunakirai nezuva rokutongwa.Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 8

MaRamani anotsvaka nokupara-dza maNifai — Bhuku raMormonirichauya kuburikidza nesimba ra-Mwari—Matambudziko kune avovanoshatirwa nekukanganisa basaraMwari—Zvinyorwa zvemaNifaizvichauya muzuva iro rokuipa,kuderera murutendo netsika, ne-kurasika. Zvingangove makore 400kusvika ku421 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

Tarisai ini aMoronai, ndinope-dzisa bchinyorwa chababa va-ngu, Mormoni. Tarisai, ndinezvinhu zvishoma zvekunyora,izvo zvinhu zvandakarairwanababa vangu.2 Uye zvino zvakaitika kuti

shure kwekurwa akukuru kuno-tyisa paKumora, tarisai, maNi-fai ayo akanga atizira akanangakuchamhembe akavhimwa bne-maRamani, kusvika vose zvavovaparadzwa.3 Uye baba vangu vakaurayi-

wawo, ini ndakasara andegakuti ndinyore zvinhu zvinopisatsitsi zvekuparadzwa kweva-

nhu vangu. Asi tarisai, va-kaenda, uye ndinozadzikisamirairo yababa vangu. Kanavachandiurayawo, handizive.

4 Naizvozvo ndichanyora zvi-nyorwa ndigozvicherera pasi;kana dai ndikazoenda zvinengezvisinei.

5 Tarisai, baba vangu vakaitachinyorwa aichi, vakanyorazvinangwa zvazvo. Uye tarisai,ndainyora dai ndanga ndiinenzvimbo bpamahwendefa, asihandina; kana dare handina,nokuti ndiri ndoga. Baba vanguvakauraiwa muhondo, nehamadzangu dzose, zvino handinashamwari kana kwokuenda;uye kuti Ishe vachabvuma kutiini ndirarame kwenguva yaka-dii handizive.

6 Tarisai, makore amazanamana apfuura kubvira kuuyakwaIshe Muponesi vedu.

7 Uye tarisai, maRamani aka-vhima vanhu vangu, maNifai,guta neguta, nzvimbo nenzvi-mbo, kusvikira kusisina; aku-punzika kwavo kukuru; hongu,kuparadzwa kukuru uye kuno-shamisa kwakaitika kuvanhuvangu, maNifai.

8 Uye tarisai, ruoko rwaIsherwakazviita. Uye tarisai zve,maRamani apahondo pachawo;nyika yose yangova neumhondinokudeuka kweropa; uye hapa-na anoziva kupera kwehondo.

9 Uye zvino, tarisai, handicha-taura zvimwe pamusana pavo,

10a 2 Ni. 31:5–9.8 1a nkm Moronai,

MwanakomanawaMormoni.

b nkm Mahwendefa.

2a Morm. 6:2–15.b D&Z 3:18.

3a Moro. 9:22.5a Morm. 2:17–18.

b Morm. 6:6.

6a Aruma 45:10.7a 1 Ni. 12:2–3.8a 1 Ni. 12:20–23.

Mormoni 8:10–19 604

nokuti hakuna mumwe akaponakunze kwamaRamani anama-kororo avo vachiri kuraramapanyika.10 Uye hapana kana mumwe

anoziva Mwari vechokwadikunze akwevadzidzi vaJesu, avovakagara munyika kusvikirapava nokuipa kukuru kuti Ishehavana kuzoita kuti bvarambevari pakati pevanhu; uye kanakuti vachiri pano pasi hakunamunhu anoziva.11 Asi tarisai, ababa vangu

pamwe neni takavaona, uyevakaparidza kwatiri.12 Uye ani zvake anogamu-

chira zvinyorwa izvi, asinga-zozvishora nokuda kwezvinhuzvakakanganiswa zviri mazviri,iyeye achaziva zvinhu azvikurukupfuura izvozvi. Tarisai, ndiniMoronai; uye dai zvaibvira, nda-iita kuti muzive zvinhu zvose.13 Tarisai, ndinopedzisa kuta-

ura maererano nevanhu ava.Ndiri mwanakomana waMo-rmoni, baba vangu vakangavari achizvarwa chaNifai.

14 Uye ndini mumwecheteyoaakaviga zvinyorwa izvi kunaIshe; mahwendefa aya haakoshi,nokuda kwomurairo waIshe.Nokuti zvechokwadi akati ha-kuna munhu anozova nawokuti awane bupfumi; asi kutizvinyorwa izvi zvinhu zvinoko-sha zvikuru, uye achazozviunza

pachena, iyeye Ishe achamuko-mborera.

15 Nokuti hakuna kana mu-mwe ane simba rokuzviunzapachiedza kunze kwokunge ari-pihwa naMwari; nokuti Mwarivanoda kuti zviitwe aneziso ra-katarisa pakubwinya kwavochete, kana magariro akanakaevanhu vaMwari avo vechipi-kirwa vakare vagara vapararirakubvira kare.

16 Uye akakomborerwa auyoachaunza zvinhu izvi pachiedza;nokuti bzvichaunzwa kubva ku-rima kuuya muchiedza, maere-rano neshoko raMwari; hongu,zvichaunzwa kubva muvhu,uye zvichavhenekera munerima, zvigozivikanwa neva-nhu; uye zvichaita kuburikidzanesimba raMwari.

17 Uye kana pane azvakaka-nganiswa kukanganisa kwomu-nhu. Asi tarisai, hatizivi chaka-kanganiswa; zvisinei Mwarivanoziva zvinhu zvose; naizvo-zvo, uyo banoshora, ngaaveanogara akaziva kuti kuchavenenjodzi yemoto wegehena.

18 Uye uyo anoti: Ndiratidzeiini, kana kuti ucharohwa —muchenjererei kuti angangoitisavanhu izvo zvakarambidzwanaIshe.

19 Nokuti tarisai, uyo ano-kurumidza a kutonga naiyeachakurumidza kutongwawo,

9a Morm. 2:8.10a 3 Ni. 28:7;

Eta 12:17.nkm Vadzidzi VatatuvechiNifai.

b Morm. 1:16.11a 3 Ni. 28:24–26.

12a 3 Ni. 26:6–11.13a 3 Ni. 5:20.14a Moro. 10:1–2.

b Nh—JS 1:46.15a D&Z 4:5.16a 2 Ni. 3:6–7, 11,

13–14.

b Isa. 29:18; 2 Ni. 27:29.17a Morm. 9:31, 33;

Eta 12:23–28.b 3 Ni. 29:5; Eta 4:8.

19a djs, Mat. 7:1–2;3 Ni. 14:1–2;Moro. 7:14.

605 Mormoni 8:20–28

mubairo wake uchaenzanirananamabasa ake; naizvozvo,uyo anorova achazorohwawo,naIshe.20 Tarisai zvinotaurwa nema-

gwaro— munhu haazorovi, kanakutonga; nokuti kutonga ndo-kwangu, Ishe vanodaro, noku-tsiva ndokwangu zvakare, uyendicharipira ini.21 Uye uyo achafema kutsa-

mwa nokuita nharo nebasaraIshe, nokupikisa vanhu vechi-bvumirano vaIshe avo vembayaIsraeri, uye achiti: Tichapa-radza basa raIshe, uye Ishehavacharangarira chibvumiranochavakaita kune vemba yaIsra-eri — iye ari munjodzi yokute-mwa nokukandwa mumoto.22 Nokuti achinangwa chaIshe

chokusingaperi chichaendereramberi, kusvikira zvivimbisozvavo zvose zvazadzikiswa.23 Nzverai huporofita ahwa-

Isaya. Tarisai, handikwanisekuzvinyora. Hongu, tarisai ndi-noti kwamuri, vatendi vakatu-ngamira mberi kwangu, avovakambogara munyika ino,bvachachema, hongu, kunyangekubva muguruva vachachemakuna Ishe; uye Ishe vachiraramavacharangarira chibvumiranochavakaita navo.24 Uye vanoziva aminamato

yavo, kuti vakanga vachinama-tira hama dzavo. Uye vanoziva

kutenda kwavo, nokuti muzitaravo vaisimudza bmakomo;nomuzita ravo vaiita kuti nyikaindengendeke; zve nesimbareshoko ravo vaiita kuti cmato-rongo akoromoke; hongu, ku-nyange moto muzhinji hawai-vapisa, kana mhuka dzesango,kunyange nyoka dzine uturuhadzaivakwanisa nenzira yesi-mba reshoko ravo.

25 Uye tarisai, aminamato yavoyakanga yakamirira iye kutiIshe vagobvumira kuti zvinhuizvi zviuye.

26 Uye hakuna anofanira kutihazviuye, nokuti zvechokwadizvichauya, nokuti Ishe vakazvi-taura ; nokut i a kubva pasizvichauya, noruoko rwaIshe,hakuna achazvirambidza; uyezvichauya pazuva iro richanzibzvishamiso zvabviswa; zvicha-uya kunyange munhu achataurackubva mukufa.27 Uye zvichauya pazuva iro

aropa revatendi richachemakuna Ishe, nokuda bkwezvi-kwata zvemuruvande nemaba-sa erima.

28 Hongu, zvichauya pazuvairo simba raMwari richara-mbwa, achechi dzichasvibiswanokusimudzira kuzvikudza mu-mwoyo yavo; hongu, kunyangepazuva iro vatungamiri veche-chi nevadzidzisi vachasimukamukuzvikudza mumwoyo yavo,

22a D&Z 3:3.23a 3 Ni. 20:11; 23:1.

b Isa. 29:4;2 Ni. 3:19–20; 26:16.

24a Eno. 1:12–18;Morm. 9:36;D&Z 10:46.

b Jak. 4:6; Hir. 10:9.

c Aruma 14:27–29.25a Morm. 5:21.26a Isa. 29:4; 2 Ni. 33:13.

b Morm. 9:15–26;Moro. 7:27–29, 33–37.

c 2 Ni. 26:15–16;Morm. 9:30;Moro. 10:27.

27a Eta 8:22–24;D&Z 87:6–7.

b nkm Huranganwahwemuruvande.

28a II Tim. 3:1–7;1 Ni. 14:9–10;2 Ni. 28:3–32;D&Z 33:4.

Mormoni 8:29–38 606

kunyange nokuchiva veche-chi avo.29 Hongu, zvichauya pazuva

iro akuchanzwika nezvemoto,b nemadutu emhepo, noku-nhuhwa kwemoto munyikadzevamwe;30 Uye kuchanzwikawo aho-

ndo, runyerekupe rwehondo,nokundengendeka kwenzvimbodzakasiyana-siyana.31 Hongu, zvichauya pazuva

iro kuchave nokusvibiswakukuru kwenyika; kuchavenokupondana, nokupamba, no-kunyepa, nokunyengedza, no-upombwe nokumwe kutadzakwose kwakaipisisa; apo ku-chave nevazhinji vachati, Itaizvi, kana ita izvo, hazvinaamhosva, nokuti Ishe bvachazvi-tunha pazuva rokupedzisira.Asi vane nhamo ivavo, nokutivari cmugomba remarwadzonokusungwa muzvakaipa.

32 Hongu, zvichauya pazuvairo panenge pane kereke dzine-nge dzavakwa idzo dzichati:Uyai kwandiri, nokuda kwema-ri yenyu zvivi zvenyu zvichare-gererwa.33 Imi vanhu vakaipisisa

nevanhu vasinganzwisise, komakavakirei chechi kuti mu-gowana aupfumi? Ko sei bmaka-shandura mazwi matsveneaMwari, kuti muunze ckuraswapamweya yenyu? Tarisai, tarisaipane zvakazarurwa zvaMwari;

nokuti tarisai, nguva ichasvikapazuva iroro apo zvinhu zvoseizvi pazvichazadzikiswa.

34 Tarisai, Ishe vakandirati-dza zvinhu zvikuru zvino-shamisa maererano neizvo zviripedyo kuuya, pazuva iro zvi-nhu zvose izvi zvichauyakwamuri,

35 Tarisai, ndinotaura kwamu-ri semuripo, asi hamupo. Asitarisai, Jesu Kristu akuratidzaikwandiri, uye ndinoziva kuitakwenyu.

36 Uye ndinoziva kuti amuno-famba mukuzvikudza kwe-mwoyo yenyu; hakuna mumwekunze kwevashoma avo bvasi-ngazvisimudzire pakuzvikudzamumwoyo yavo, mukupfekanguwo dzakanaka cchaizvo,nomukuchiva, nokunetsana,nokushora, nokuvengana noku-mwe kuipa kwose; uye chechidzenyu, hongu, ose zvawo,asvibiswa pamusana pekuzvi-kudza kwemwoyo yenyu.

37 Nokuti tarisai, munodaamari, nezvamuinazvo, nenguwodzenyu dzakanaka, nokusho-ngedza makereke enyu, kupfu-ura kuda kwamunoita varombonevanoshaya, varwere nevano-tambudzika.

38 Imi tsvina, imi vanyengedzi,imi vadzidzisi, munozvitengesanokuda kwezvinoora, seiko ma-svibisa chechi tsvene yaMwari?Seiko amuchinyara kutakura

29a Joere 2:28–32;2 Ni. 27:2–3.

b 1 Ni. 19:11;D&Z 45:39–42.

30a Mat. 24:6;1 Ni. 14:15–17.

31a 2 Ni. 28:21–22.

b 2 Ni. 28:8.c Aruma 41:11.

33a nkm Unyengerihwehupirisita.

b 1 Ni. 13:26–29.c nkm Kuraswa.

36a nkm Famba, Famba

naMwari.b Jak. 2:13.c Aruma 5:53.

37a 2 Ni. 28:9–16.38a VaR. 1:16; II Tim. 1:8;

1 Ni. 8:25–28;Aruma 46:21.

607 Mormoni 8:39–9:5

zita raKristu? Seiko musingafu-nge kuti kufara kusingaperekukuru pane bkusuwa kusinamagumo — nokuda ckukudzwakwenyika?39 Seiko muchizvishongedza

nezvisina upenyu, asi muchi-bvumira kuti vane nzara, neva-noshaya, nevasina kupfeka,nevanorwara nevakaremaravapfuure nepamuri, musinga-vatarise?40 Hongu, sei muchivaka kuipa

kwenyu akwemuchivande kutimuwane, muchiita kuti shirika-dzi dzicheme kuna Ishe, uye ne-nherera kuti dzicheme pamberipaIshe, uye zvakare neropa re-madzibaba avo nevarume vavokuti richeme kuna Ishe kubvapasi, kuti vakutsividzei?41 Tarisai, munondo wokutsi-

vidza wakarembera pamusoropenyu; uye nguva iri pedyokusvika ayokutsividza ropa re-vatendi pamusoro penyu, noku-ti haachada kunzwa kuchemakwavo.

CHITSAUKO 9

Moronai anoshevedza vasingatendimuna Kristu kuti vatendeuke —Anotaura pamusana paMwarivezvishamiso, vanozarurira noku-durura zvipo nezviratidzo kuneavo vakatendeseka — Zvishamisozvinomira nokusatenda — Zvira-tidzo zvinotevera avo vanotenda—

Vanhu vanokurudzirwa kuti vavenoungwaru uye vachengete mirairo.Zvingangove makore 401 kusvikaku421 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Uye zvino, ndinotaura zvemaererano neavo vasingatendimuna Kristu.

2 Tarisai, muchatenda herepazuva renyu rekurangwa —tarisai, apo Ishe pavachauya,hongu, kunyangwe pazuvaaguru iro bnyika ichapetwa seru-kukwe, zvinhu zvose czvicha-nyungudika nokupisa kukuru,hongu, pazuva iroro guru ramu-chaunzwa kuzomira pamberipeGwayana raMwari — zvinomuchati here hakuna Mwari?

3 Zvino muchazoendereramberi muchiramba Kristu here,kana kuti mungaone GwayanaraMwari? Munofunga kuti mu-chagara naye here muchizivamhosva yenyu? Munofungahere kuti mungafarire kugaranoMunhu mutsvene iyeyo, iyomweya yenyu ichiziva mhosvayenyu yekuti maigarotyoramitemo yake?

4 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamurimuchazova munosuwa zvikurukuti mugare naMwari vatsveneavo vakarurama, muchizivakusviba kwenyu pamberi pavo,mungatoda kuti mugare ne-mweya ayakaraswa bmugehena.

5 Nokuti tarisai, pamuchau-nzwa kuti muone akusasimira

38b Mosaya 3:25.c 1 Ni. 13:9.

40a nkm Huranganwahwemuruvande.

41a 1 Ni. 22:14.

9 2a Mara. 4:5;3 Ni. 28:31.

b Morm. 5:23;D&Z 63:20–21.nkm Nyika—

Kuguma kwenyika.c Amosi 9:13; 3 Ni. 26:3.

4a nkm Kuraswa.b nkm Gehena.

5a 2 Ni. 9:14.

Mormoni 9:6–13 608

kwenyu pamberi paMwari, uyezvakare noukuru hwaMwari,noutsvene hwaJesu Kristu, zvi-chamutsa rimi remoto risinga-dzimurike pamuri.6 Zvino imi amusingatendi,

btendeukirai kuna Ishe; chemaizvikuru kuna Baba muzitaraJesu, kuti zvimwe mungaone-kwe musina kana vara, cmaka-chena, makarurama, masha-mbidzwa neropa dreGwayana,nezuva guru iroro rokupe-dzisira.7 Uye zvakare ndinotaura

kwamuri imi amunoramba zva-kazarurwa zvaMwari, muchitizvakapera, uye muchiti hapanazvakazarurwa, kana huporofita,kana zvipo, kana kuporesa,kana kutaura nendimi, bnoku-dudzirwa kwendimi.8 Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri,

uyo anoramba zvinhu izvi haa-zive avhangeri raKristu; hongu,haana kuverenga magwaro;kana zvakadaro, bhaanzwisisi.9 Nokuti hativerenge here kuti

Mwari ndivo avamwechetevonezuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi,uye mavari hamuna kana kaku-shanduka kana mumvuri weku-shanduka?10 Uye zvino, kana muchifu-

ngidzira pachenyu mwari ano-shanduka, anova asiri munhuanoramba ari zvaari, zvino

mazvifungidzira mwari asiriMwari wezvishamiso.

11 Asi tarisai, ndichakurati-dzai Mwari vezvishamiso, kanaMwari vaAbrahama, naMwarivaIsaka, naMwari vaJakobo;uye anova ndivo aMwari va-mwechete ivavo vakasika denganenyika, nezvinhu zvose zvirimazviri.

12 Tarisai, vakasika Adama,nenzira ayaAdama kukauyabkupunzika kwevanhu. Nokudak w e k u p u n z i k a k w e v a n h ukwakauya Jesu Kristu, BabaneMwanakomana; uye nokudakwaJesu Kristu kwakauya cru-nunuro rwavanhu.

13 Uye nokuda kwerununurorwavanhu, urwoo rwakauyanaJesu Kristu, vanounzwa zva-kare pamberi paIshe; hongu, iyindiyo nzira yokuti vanhu vosevaregererwe, nokuti rufu rwa-Kristu rwunounza akumutswakwevakafa, kunounza rununurokubva bmuhope dzisingaperi,munhu wose achamutswa ku-bva pakurara ikoku nesimbaraMwari hwamanda paicharira;vachabuda, vose vaduku nava-kuru, vose vachamira pamberipechigaro chavo chokutonga,vadzikinurwa nokusunungurwakubva cmungetani dzokusinga-peri dzerufu, rwunova rufurwenyama.

6a nkm Kusadaira.b Ezk. 18:23, 32;

D&Z 98:47.c nkm Chakachena.d nkm Gwayana

raMwari.7a 3 Ni. 29:6–7.

b I VaKori. 12:7–10;Mis. yeCh. 1:7.

8a nkm Vhangeri.b Mat. 22:29.

9a VaH. 13:8;1 Ni. 10:18–19;Aruma 7:20;Moro. 8:18;D&Z 20:12.

11a Gen. 1:1;Mosaya 4:2;

D&Z 76:20–24.nkm Jesu Kristu.

12a Mosaya 3:26.b nkm Kupunzika

kwaAdama naEva.c nkm Akanunura.

13a Hir. 14:15–18.b D&Z 43:18.c D&Z 138:16.

609 Mormoni 9:14–23

14 Uye kwozouya akutongakweUyo Mutsvene pavari; kwo-zouya nguva yokuti uyo anebtsvina acharamba aine tsvina;uyo mutsvene acharamba arimutsvene; uyo anofara achara-mba achifara; uye uyo akasuwaacharamba akasuwa.15 Uye zvino, imi mose ma-

zvifungira mwari uyo aasinga-kwanise kuita zvishamiso, ndi-nokubvunzai imi, zvinhu zvoseizvi zvati zvaitika here, zvanda-taura nezvazvo? Magumo atiasvika here? Tarisai ndinotikwamuri, Kwete; uye Mwari ha-vana kurega kuva Mwari ve-zvishamiso.16 Tarisai, hazvishamise here

mumaziso medu zvinhu zvakai-twa naMwari? Hongu, ko ndia-ni anokwanisa kunzwisisa ama-basa aMwari anoshamisa?17 Ndiani achati changa chisiri

chishamiso kuti aneizwi ravodenga nenyika zvakavepo; uyenesimba rezwi ravo munhubakasikwa kubva cpaguruvarenyika; uye nesimba reshokoravo zvishamiso zvakaitwa?18 Uye ndiani achati Jesu

Kristu haana kuita azvishamisozvikuru zvakawanda? Uyekwakave kune zvishamiso zva-kawanda zvakaitwa namaokoevaapositori.

19 Uye kana kwaive anezvi-shamiso zvakaitwa ipapo, kozvino sei Mwari varega kuvaMwari vezvishamiso asi ivovari Munhu asingashanduki?Uye tarisai, ndinoti kwamurihavashanduke kwete; kanazvakadaro vairega kuva Mwari;asi havana kurega kuva Mwari,uye ndiMwari vezvishamiso.

20 Uye chikonzero chaakare-gerera kuita azvishamiso mukatimevana vavanhu ndechokutivanoderera mukusatenda, va-chibva munzira kwayo, uye ha-vazive Mwari vavanofanirwabkuvimba naye.

21 Tarisai, ndinoti kwamuriuyo wose anotenda munaKristu, asina kupokana, achosechaachakumbira kuna Babamuzita raKristu chichapiwakwaari; vimbiso iyi iri kune vose,kusvika kumagumo enyika.

22 Nokuti tarisai, izvi ndizvozvikataurwa naJesu Kristu,Mwanakomana waMwari, ku-vadzidzi vake avo vasisafe,hongu, uye zvakare kuvadzidzivake vose, zvichinzwikwa ne-gungano: aEndai munyika dzo-se, muparidze vhangeri kunezvisikwa zvose;

23 Uye uyo anotenda akabha-bhatidzwa achaponeswa, asi uyoasingatendi aacharaswa.

14a nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

b Aruma 7:21;D&Z 88:35.

15a Moro. 7:35–37;D&Z 35:8.nkm Chishamiso.

16a Mpi. 40:5;D&Z 76:114;

Mos. 1:3–5.17a Jak. 4:9.

b nkm Sika.c Gen. 2:7;

Mosaya 2:25.18a Joh. 6:14.19a D&Z 63:7–10.20a Vat. 6:11–13;

Eta 12:12–18;

Moro. 7:35–37.b nkm Vimba.

21a Mat. 21:22;3 Ni. 18:20.

22a Marko 16:15–16.nkm BasareKushumira.

23a nkm Kuraswa.

Mormoni 9:24–32 610

24 Uye azviratidzo izvi zvicha-tevera avo vanotenda—muzitarangu vachaburitsa ana bdhia-bhorosi; vachataura nendimiitsva; vachasimudza nyoka; zvevakanwa zvinhu zvinourayahazvizovakuvadzi; vachaisacmaoko pamusoro pevanorwaravachipona.25 Uye uyo wose achatenda

muzita rangu, asingapokane,andichazadzisa mazwi angu osekwaari, kana kusvika kumagu-mo enyika.26 Uye zvino, tarisai, ndiani

angapikisane namabasa aIshe?aNdiani angarambe mashokoake? Ndiani achamukira simbaguru raIshe? Ndiani achashoramabasa aIshe? Ndiani acha-shora vana vaKristu? Tarisai,imi mose munova bvashorimabasa aIshe, muchashamiswamukafa.27 Zvino musashore, musa-

shamiswe, asi teererai kumazwiaIshe, mukumbire Baba muzitaraJesu zvinhu zvose zvamune-nge muchida. Musakahadzike,asi ivai munotenda, mutangisesemumazuva akare, amuuyekuna Ishe bnemwoyo yenyuyose, cmushandire ruponesorwenyu nokutya nokudederapamberi pavo.28 Ivai amakachenjera muma-

zuva enyu ekuedzwa; zvibviseitsvina yose; musakumbire, kutimuzozviparadza bnhafu yenyu,asi kumbirai makashinga, kutimusakurirwe nezviedzo zvo-se, kuti muve munoshandiraMwari cvapenyu vechokwadi.29 Muone kuti hamuna ku-

bhabhatidzwa amusingakodzeri;muone kuti hamutore sakara-mende yaKristu bmusingako-dzeri; asi onai kuti munoitazvinhu cmukukodzera, muchivamunozviita muzita raJesu Kristu,Mwanakomana waMwari mu-penyu; kana mukaita izvi, mu-kashingirira kusvika kumagu-mo, hamuzomborasirwa kunze.

30 Tarisai, ndinotaura kwamu-ri ndichiita kunge ndiri akutaurandiri kuvakafa, nokuti ndinozi-va kuti muchava nemazwi angu.

31 Musandishore nokuda akwo-kusarurama kwangu, kana babavangu, nokuda kwokusaruramakwavo, kana avo vakanyorashure kwavo; asi kuti tendaikuna Mwari kuti vakakurati-dzai kusarurama kwedu, kutimuve munodzidza uchenjerihwakapfuura zvatange takaita.

32 Uye zvino, tarisai, tanyorachinyorwa ichi maererano no-ruzivo rwedu, nemavara atino-sheedza kuti mavara amatsvaechiEgipita, atakatambidzwa

24a Marko 16:17–18.nkm Chiratidzo.

b Mabasa 16:16–18.c nkm Kuropafadza

vanowara.25a nkm Zvakazarurwa;

Uchapupu.26a 3 Ni. 29:4–7.

b Zir. 13:13.27a Moro. 10:30–32.

b Josh. 22:5;D&Z 64:22, 34.nkm Mwoyo.

c VaF. 2:12.28a Jak. 6:12.

b nkm Ruchiva.c Aruma 5:13.

29a nkm Bhabhatidza—Kodzeroyerubhabhatidzo.

b I VaKori. 11:27–30;3 Ni. 18:28–32.

c nkm Anechiremera.30a Morm. 8:26;

Moro. 10:27.31a Morm. 8:17;

Eta 12:22–28, 35.32a 1 Ni. 1:2;

Mosaya 1:4.

611 Mormoni 9:33–Eta 1:3

nekushandura, maererano no-mutauro wedu.33 Uye dai mahwendefa edu

akange ari mahombe zvaka-kodzera tingadai takanyoramuchiHeberu; asi chiHeberuchakapindurwa zvakare nesu;dai takakwanisa kunyora mu-chiHeberu, tarisai, mungadaimusina kuwana chakakangani-swa muzvinyorwa zvedu.34 Asi Ishe vanoziva zvinhu

zvatanyora, uye kuti hakunavamwe vanhu vanoziva mutau-ro wedu, zve nekuti hakuna va-mwe vanoziva mutauro wedu,nokudaro agadzira anzira dze-kududzirwa kwazvo.35 Uye zvinhu izvi zvakanyo-

rwa kuti tibvise pambatya dze-du ropa rehama dzedu, vadereraamukusatenda.36 Uye tarisai, zvinhu izvi

azvatakada maererano nezveha-ma dzedu, hongu, nezvekudzo-rerwa kwavo mukuziva Kristu,zviri maererano neminamatoyavatendi vose avo vakagaramunyika ino.

37 Uye Ishe Jesu Kristu ngaaveanoita kuti minamato yavo iveinopindurwa maererano noku-tenda kwavo; uye Mwari Babangavarangarire chibvumiranoicho chavakaita neveimba ya-Israeri; vave vanovakomboreranokusingaperi, nokutenda nezi-ta raJesu Kristu. Ameni.

Bhuku raEta

Zvinyorwa zvemaJaredhi, zvakatorwa pamahwendefa makumi mavirinemana akawanikwa nevanhu vaRimuhai mumazuva amambo Mosaya.

CHITSAUKO 1

Moronai anopfupikisa zvinyorwazvaEta— Nhorohondo yekuberekwakwaEta inoitwa—Mutauro wema-Jaredhi hauvhiringidzwe paSho-ngwe yeBaberi — Ishe vanovavi-mbisa kuvatungamirira kunyikayakanaka nekuvaita rudzi rwukuru.

UYE zvino ini aMoronai, ndi-noda kuti ndipe rungano

rweavo vagari vepasi chigarevakaparadzwa bneruoko rwa-Ishe kubva pamusoro penyikaiyi yekuchamhembe.

2 Uye ini ndinotora runganorwangu kubva pamahwendefaamakumi maviri ane mana aka-wanikwa nevanhu vaRimuhai,anonzi Bhuku raEta.

3 Uye sezvandinofungidzirakuti chidimu chekutanga che-zvinyorwa izvi, chinotaura

34a Mosaya 8:13–18;Eta 3:23, 28;D&Z 17:1.

35a 2 Ni. 26:15.36a Morm. 8:24–26;

D&Z 10:46–49.[eta]1 1a nkm Moronai,

MwanakomanawaMormoni.

b Morm. 5:23;D&Z 87:6–7.

2a Aruma 37:21;Eta 15:33.

Eta 1:4–33 612

pamusoro pekusikwa kwenyika,naAdamawo, nenhoroondowoyekubva panguva iyoyo kana ku-svika kunguva yepa ashongwehuru, nechose chinhu chakaitikakuvana vevanhu kubvira pa-nguva iyoyo, chiri kumaJuda—4 Naizvozvo handinyore zvi-

nhu zvakaitika kubvira muma-zuva aaAdama kusvika nguvaiyoyo; asi zviri pamahwendefa;uye ani zvake anozviwana, iye-ye achawana simba rekuwanarungano rwose rwuzere.

5 Asi tarisai, handizi kuparungano rwose, asi chidimucherungano ndicho chandirikupa, kubvira panguva yepa-shongwe kusvika panguva ya-vakaparadzwa.6 Uye muneizvozvi ndimo

mandichapa rungano. Uyo aka-nyora zvinyorwa izvi andiEta,uye akanga ari chizvarwa cha-Koriando.7 Koriando aive mwanakomana

waMoroni.8 Uye Moroni aive mwanako-

mana waEtemu.9 Uye Etemu aive mwanako-

mana waAhaha.10 Uye Ahaha aive mwanako-

mana waSeti.11 Uye Seti aive mwanakomana

waShibhuroni.12 Uye Shibhuroni aive mwa-

nakomana waKomu.13 Uye Komu aive mwanako-

mana waKoriandumu.14 Uye Koriandumu aiva mwa-

nakomana waAmunigadha.

15 Uye Amunigadha aivemwanakomana waAroni.

16 Uye Aroni aive wechizvarwachaHeti, aive mwanakomanawaHaritomu.

17 Uye Haritomu aive mwana-komana waRibhi.

18 Uye Ribhi aive mwanako-mana waKishi.

19 Uye Kishi aive mwanako-mana waKoromu.

20 Uye Koromu aive mwana-komana waRevhi.

21 Uye Revhi aive mwanako-mana waKimu.

22 Uye Kimu aive mwana-komana waMoriandoni.

2 3 U y e M o r i a n d o n i a i v ewechizvarwa chaRipurakishi.

24 Uye Ripurakishi aive mwa-nakomana waShezi.

25 Uye Shezi aive mwanako-mana waHeti.

26 Uye Heti aive mwanako-mana waKomu.

27 Uye Komu aive, mwanako-mana waKoriandumu.

28 Uye Koriandumu aivamwanakomana waEma.

29 Uye Ema aive mwanako-mana waOma.

30 Uye Oma aive mwanako-mana waShuru.

31 Uye Shuru aive mwanako-mana waKibhu.

32 Uye Kibhu aive mwanako-mana waOraiha, aive mwana-komana waJaredhi;

33 Ari aJaredhi uya akauyanemukoma wake nemhuri dza-vo, nevamwe vaive nemhuri

3a Omu. 1:22;Mosaya 28:17;Hir. 6:28.

4a nemamwe mazwi

zvichisanganisiranguva imwecheteyosaGenesi zvitsauko1–10.

6a Eta 12:2; 15:34.33a nkm Jaredhi.

613 Eta 1:34–43

dzavowo, vachibva pashongwehuru, panguva Ishe byavakavhi-ringa mutauro wevanhu, uyevakapika mukushatirwa kutivachaparadzirwa cpamusoropenyika yose; uye maereranoneshoko raIshe vanhu vakapa-rarira.34 Uye amukoma waJaredhi

ari munhu mukuru ane muvirimukuru uye ari murume aka-nga adiwa kwazvo naIshe,Jaredhi, mukoma wake, akatikwaari; Chemera kuna Ishe,kuti asativhiringe kuti titadzekunzwa mazwi edu.35 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-

koma waJaredhi akachemakuna Ishe, uye Ishe vakanzwi-ra tsitsi Jaredhi; naizvozvohavana kuvhiringidza mutau-ro waJaredhi ; uye Jaredhinemukoma wake havana ku-vhiringwa.36 Zvino Jaredhi akati kumu-

koma wake: Chema zvakarekuna Ishe, uye zvimwe vanga-bvise hasha dzavo kune sha-mwari dzedu, kuti vasavhiringemutauro wavo.37 Uye zvakaitika kuti muko-

ma waJaredhi akachema kunaIshe, uye Ishe vakave netsitsikushamwari dzavo nemhuridzavowo, zvekuti havana ku-zovhiringidzwa.38 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jaredhi

akataura zvakare kumukomawake, achiti: Enda unobvunzaIshe kuti vachatibvisa munyikahere, uye kana vachitibvisa

munyika, chema kwavari kutitinoenda kupi. Uye ndianianoziva kuti Ishe vanotitakuravakanotiisa munyika ayakana-ka zvikuru kukunda dzimwedzose? Uye kana zvakada-ro, ngativei nerutendo munaIshe, kuti tigoitambira senhakayedu.

39 Uye zvakaitika kuti muko-ma waJaredhi akachema kunaIshe maererano neizvo zva-kanga zvataurwa nemuromowaJaredhi.

40 Uye zvakaitika, kuti Ishevakanzwa mukoma waJaredhi,uye vakamunzwira tsitsi, uyevakati kwaari:

41 Enda unounganidza pa-mwechete matanga ako, dzosehadzi nehono, dzendudzi dzose;nembeu yemuvhu yemarudziose; anemhuri dzako; naJaredhimunin’ina wako nemhuri yake;bneshamwari dzakowo nemhuridzavo, neshamwari dzaJaredhinemhuri dzavo.

42 Uye kana waita izvi auchae-nda uri pamberi pavo modzikakunhika yechekuchamhembe.Uye ikoko ndichasangana newe,uye ndichaenda ndiri bmberikwenyu kunyika cyakanakakupfuura dzose nyika dzepasi.

43 Uye ikoko ndichakuropafa-dza nembeu yako, uye wondi-kudzira mbeu yako, nembeuyemunin’ina wako, neavo vacha-enda newe, rudzi rwukuru. Uyehakuna rumwe rwuchakura ku-pfuura rudzi rwandichakudza

33b Gen. 11:6–9.c Mosaya 28:17.

34a nkm Jaredhi,Mukoma wa.

38a nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

41a Eta 6:20.b Eta 6:16.

42a 1 Ni. 2:1–2;Abr. 2:3.

b D&Z 84:88.c 1 Ni. 13:30.

Eta 2:1–8 614

kwandiri nembeu yako, pamu-soro penyika pose. Uye ndizvozvandichaita kwauri pamusa-na pekuti wachema kwandirikwenguva refu iyi.

CHITSAUKO 2

MaJaredhi anogadzirira rwendorwekuenda kunyika yechipikirwa—Inyika yakanaka zvekuti wose mu-nhu arimo akafanira kushandiraKristu kana kubviswamo — Ishevanotaura nemukoma waJaredhikwemaawa anokwana matatu —MaJaredhi vanovaka magwa—Ishevanobvunza mukoma waJaredhikuti ataure kuti magwa achaiswamwenje sei.

Uye zvakaitika kuti Jaredhinemukoma wake, nemhuridzavo, neshamwari dzaJaredhinedzemukoma wake nemhuridzavo, vakaenda munhika yaivenechekuchamhembe, (uye zitarenhika iyi yainzi aNimirodi,ichinge ichidaidzwa nezita re-nyanzvi iya yekuvhima) ne-matanga avo avakanga vaunga-nidza, hono nehadzi, dzendudzidzose.2 Uye vakateyawo ugombe

uye vakabata shiri dzemu-mhepo; uye vakagadzirawoigwa, mavakabatawo hovedzemumvura.3 Uye vakatakurawo chimwe

chinonzi dhezereti, kana izwiiri radudzirwa, rinoreva nyuchi;uye saka vakatakura mikuze

yenyuchi, nezvimwe zvose zvai-ve pamusoro penyika, mbeudzemarudzi ose.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti pavaka-svika munhika yeNimirodi Ishevakadzika vakazotaura nemu-koma waJaredhi; uye vakangaari amugore, uye mukoma wa-Jaredhi haana kuvaona.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevakavaudza kuti vaende mu-renje, hongu, kudivi kusinakumbenge kwakasvikwa nemu-nhu. Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevakaenda mberi kwavo, uyevakataura navo vamire mukatia megore, uye vachivaudzapekufamba napo.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakafa-mba murenje, uye vakavaka ma-gwa, avaiyambukisa nawo hovazhinji kwazvo, vari vairatidzwanguva dzose zvekuita neruokorwaIshe.

7 Uye Ishe havana kubvumakuti vamire varimhiri kwegu-ngwa murenje, asi vakada kutivauye kudakara kusvika amu-nyika yechipikirwa, yakangayakanaka kupfuura dzimwenyika dzose, yakanga yakache-ngeterwa vakarurama naIsheMwari.

8 Uye vakanga vapika muku-shatirwa kwavo kune mukomawaJaredhi, kuti ani zvake ano-tora nyika iyi yechipikirwa,kubvira nguva iyoyo uye narii-ni, akafanira akuvashandiraivo, Mwari vechokwadi vega,kana kuti bvaizotsvairwa kana

2 1a Gen. 10:8.4a Num. 11:25;

D&Z 34:7–9;Nh—JS 1:68.

5a Eks. 13:21–22.7a 1 Ni. 4:14.

nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

8a Eta 13:2.b Jar. 1:3, 10;

Aruma 37:28;Eta 9:20.

615 Eta 2:9–16

kushatirwa kwavo kuzere kwa-uya pavari.9 Uye zvino, tinogona kuwana

mirau yaMwari nezvenyika ino,kuti inyika yechipikirwa; uyerudzi rwupi zvarwo rwuchai-tora rwakafanira kushandiraMwari, kana vakasadaro, vano-kukurwa kana hasha dzavodzizere dzauya pavari vaibvamukuipa.10 Nokuti tarisai, iyi inyika

yakanaka kupfuura dzose dzi-mwe nyika; nokudaro woseachaiwana anofanira kushandiraMwari kana asina anokukurwa;nokuti murau usingaperi wa-Mwari. Uye hazviitike dakaraakuzara kwekuipa pakati pevanavenyika iyi, kuti bvakukurwe.

11 Uye izvi zviri kuuya kwa-muri amaJentairi, kuti muzivemirau yaMwari — kuti mute-ndeuke, uye musaendereremukuipa kwenyu kudakarakuzara kusvike, kuti musazvi-unzire hasha dzaMwari dzizerepamuri sezvinoita vagari ve-nyika ino kusvika zvino.12 Tarisai, ino inyika yakana-

ka, uye rudzi rwupi zvarworwuchaitora rwuchagara azva-kasununguka pasina usungwa,neutapwa, uye vasiri kunemamwe marudzi ose ari pasipedenga, kana vari bvanosha-ndira Mwari venyika, ari iyeJesu Kristu, uyo akaratidzwanezvinhu zvatakanyora.13 Uye zvino ndinoenda mberi

nezvinyorwa zvangu; nokuti

tarisai, zvakaitika kuti Isheakaenda naJaredhi nehamadzake kugungwa guru riya ri-noganhura matunhu. Uye pava-kasvika kugungwa vakadzikamatende avo; uye vakadaidzanzvimbo iyi kuti Morianguma;uye vakagara mumatende, uyevakagara mumatende mujingamegungwa kwemakore mana.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti muku-pera kwemakore mana Ishevakauya zvakare kumukomawaJaredhi, uye vakamira mugo-re vakataura kwaari. Uye kwe-nguva inokwana maawa matatuIshe, vakataura nemukoma wa-Jaredhi, uye avakamutsiura pa-musana pekusarangarira kwakebkudaidza zita raIshe.

15 Uye mukoma waJaredhiakatendeuka pachitadzo chaa-kanga aita, uye akadaidza zitaraIshe achiitira hama dzakedzaakanga ainadzo. Uye Ishevakati kwaari: Ndichakurege-rera iwe nehama dzako zvitemazvavo; asi musazotadza zvaka-re, nokuti mucharangarira kutiaMweya wangu haungagarenguva dzose buchishanda neva-nhu; nokudaro, kana mukaitazvitema kudakara maibva na-zvo zvakazara, muchabviswapamberipaIshe. Uye ndidzo pfu-ngwa dzangu pamusoro penyikayandichakupai kuti ive nhakayenyu, nokuti ichave nyika cya-kanaka kupfuura nyika dzose.

16 Uye Ishe vakati: Enda ku-basa uye unovaka, sekuvaka

10a 2 Ni. 28:16.b 1 Ni. 17:37–38.

11a 2 Ni. 28:32.12a nkm Rusununguko.

b Isa. 60:12.14a nkm Kuranga.

b nkm Munamato.15a Eta 15:19.

b Gen. 6:3;2 Ni. 26:11;Morm. 5:16.

c Eta 9:20.

Eta 2:17–25 616

kwawakamboita magwa. Uyezvakaitika kuti mukoma waJa-redhi akashanda, nehama dzake,uye vakavaka magwa netsikayavakamboavaka nayo, maere-rano anokurairwa kwavaiitwanaIshe. Uye akanga ari madiki,uye akanga akareruka mumvu-ra, kana kutoita kureruka sehu-ku iri mumvura.

17 Uye akavakwa netsikayakaita kuti abatanidzwe azva-kasimba chaizvo, kuti agonekubata mvura kunge mudziyo;nepasi pawo pakanga pakasi-mbawo sepasi pedhishi; nenhividzakanga dzakabatana sedze-dhishi; uye kwekupedzisirakwacho kwakanga kwakave-zwa; uye pamusoro pachopakanga pakabatanidzwa zva-kasimba sedhishi; uye urefuhwacho hwaive urefu hwemuti;uye gonhi racho, kana razari-rwa, raivhara zvakasimba ku-nge dhishi.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti muko-

ma waJaredhi akachema kuna-Ishe, achiti: Ishe, ndaita basaramakati ndiite, uye ndaitamagwa sezvamakati ndiaite.19 Uye tarisai, Ishe, maari ha-

muna mwenje; ko tingafambesei? Uye zvakare tichafa, nokutitiri mukati hatikwanise kufema,kunze kwemweya urimo; sakatichafa.20 Uye Ishe vakati kumukoma

waJaredhi; Tarisai, uchabooraburi pamusoro, nepasi; uyekana mave kuda mweya muno-dziura buri mobva mawanamweya. Uye kana zvikaita kuti

mapinda mumvura, tarisai,munodziura buri kuti musau-raiwa nekunyura mumvura.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti muko-ma waJaredhi akaita saizvozvo,maererano nezvaakanga au-dzwa naIshe.

22 Uye akachema zvakarekuna Ishe achiti: Imi Ishe, tari-sai ndaita sekundituma kwenyu;uye ndagadzira ngarava dze-vanhu vangu, uye tarisai hamu-na mwenje madziri. Tarisai,imi Ishe, munobvuma here kutitiyambuke gungwa iri murima?

23 Uye Ishe vakati kune mu-koma waJaredhi: Chii chaunodakuti ndiite kuti mumagwa makomuve nemwenje? Nokuti tarisai,haugone kuita mafafitera, noku-ti anopwanywa akaita zvidimu-zvidimu; haufanire kuisa moto,nokuti hamuzi kuzoenda ne-mwenje wemoto.

24 Nokuti tarisai, muchaitasejeka-wacheka pakati pegu-ngwa; nokuti masaisai anengemakomo achakurovai. Zvaka-daro, ndichakunyururai zvakarekubva muudzame hwegungwa;nokuti amhepo yakaenda ichi-tobva mumuromo mangu, uyebmvura nokuzara kwehovandini ndakazvituma.

25 Uye tarisai, ndinokugadzi-rira kuti ukwanisane nezvinhuizvi; nokuti hamungambokwa-nisa kuyambuka zigungwa irikunze kwekunge ndatokuga-dzirirai kuti mukunde masaisaiegungwa, nemhepo yakatoendakare, nokuzara kwehova kucha-uya. Naizvozvo chii chaunoda

16a 1 Ni. 17:50–51.17a Eta 6:7.

24a Eta 6:5.b Mpi. 148:8.

617 Eta 3:1–6

kuti ndikugadzirire kuti uvenemwenje kana mamedzwamuudzame hwegungwa?

CHITSAUKO 3

Mukoma waJaredhi anoona munwewaIshe zvavanobata matombo guminematanhatu — Kristu anoratidzamuviri wake wemweya kumukomawaJaredhi—Avo vane ruzivo rwa-kakwana havagone kuchengetwavari kunze kwechidzikatidzo —Zvidudziriso zvinopirwa kuitirakuburitsa pachena zvinyorwa zve-maJaredhi.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mukomawaJaredhi, (zvino magwa aka-nga agadzirwa akanga avemasere) akaenda mugomo, ra-vaidaidza kuti Sheremu, pamu-sana pekureba kwaro, ndoku-bva anamanura pabwe matomboaikwana gumi nematanhatu;uye akange akachena achiri-ngirira, uye achioneka seku-nge zviringiro uye akaatakuraari mumaoko ake ndokuendapamusoro pegomo, uye ndo-kuchema zvakare kuna Ishe,achiti:2 Ishe, imi mataura kuti taka-

fanira kukomberedzwa nemvu-ra yakazara. Zvino tarisai, imiIshe, uye musashatirirwe mura-nda wenyu pamusana pekusa-simba kwake pamberi penyu;nokuti tinoziva kuti imi murimutsvene uye munogara ku-matenga, nokuti hatisi chi-nhu pamberi penyu; pamusana

apekupunzika btsika yokugarakwedu yave yekutadza nguvadzose; zvakadaro, imi Ishe,makatipa murau wekuti tidai-dze kwamuri, kuti kubva kwa-muri titambire zviri maereranonezvatinoda.

3 Tarisai Ishe, imi makatiro-va pamusana pekuipa kwedu,uye mukatitinha, uye kwema-kore ose akawanda aya atangatiri murenje; zvakadaro, ma-nga muchitinzwira atsitsi. Ishe,imi nditarisei netsitsi, uyemubvise kushatirwa kwenyukuvanhu venyu ava, uye musa-b v u m i r e k u t i v a y a m b u k eudzamu hwakashatirwa uhwuvari murima; asi tarisai zvinhuizvi zvandanyungudutsa kubvamubwe.

4 Uye ndinoziva, imi Ishe, kutimune asimba rose, uye muno-gona kuita zvose zvamunodazvinopundutsa munhu; sakabatai matombo aya, imi Ishe,nemunwe wenyu, muagadzirekuti apenye murima; uye achati-vhenekera kana tiri mungaravadzatagadzira, kuti tiwane mwe-nje patichayambuka gungwa.

5 Tarisai Ishe, imi munogonakuzviita izvi. Tinoziva kuti mu-nogona kuratidza simba guru,arinoita sediki mukusanzwisisakwevanhu.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti mukomawaJaredhi ataura mazwi aya,tarisai, aIshe vakatambanudzaruoko rwavo uye vakabata mato-mbo aya rimwe nerimwe nemu-nwe wavo. Uye bchidzikatidzo

3 2a nkm KupunzikakwaAdama naEva.

b Mosaya 3:19.

3a Eta 1:34–43.4a nkm Simba.5a Isa. 55:8–9;

1 Ni. 16:29.6a nkm Jesu Kristu.

b Eta 12:19, 21.

Eta 3:7–16 618

chakabviswa kumaziso emu-koma waJaredhi, uye akaonamunwe waIshe; uye wakangawakaita semunwe wemunhu,wenyama neropa; uye mukomawaJaredhi akawira pasi pamberipaIshe, nokuti akanga arohwanekutya.7 Uye Ishe vakaona kuti mu-

koma waJaredhi akanga awirapasi; uye Ishe vakati kwaari:Simuka, ko wapunzikirei?8 Uye iye akati kunaIshe:

Ndaona munwe waIshe, uyendikabva ndatya kuti zvimweangangondirova; nokuti handi-na kunge ndichiziva kuti Ishevane nyama neropa.9 Uye Ishe vakati kwaari:

Pamusana perutendo rwakowaona kuti ndinotora pandirianyama neropa; uye hakunamunhu ati auya kwandiri anerutendo rwukuru serwaunarwo;nokuti dai pakanga pasinaizvozvo hawaikwanisa kuonamunwe wangu. Wakaona zva-kapfuura izvi here?10 Uye akapindura achiti: Kwe-

te; Ishe, zviratidzei kwandiri.11 Uye Ishe vakati kwaari:

Uchatenda here mazwi andi-chataura?12 Uye akapindura: Hongu,

Ishe, ndinoziva kuti munotaurachokwadi, nokuti imi muriMwari vechokwadi, uye ahamu-nganyepe.

13 Uye paakanga ataura mazwiaya, tarisai, Ishe avakazviratidzakwaari, uye akati: bPamusanapekuti unoziva zvinhu izviwanunurwa mukupunzika; nai-zvozvo wadzorwa pamberipangu; naizvozvo cndinozvira-tidza kwauri.

14 Tarisai, ini ndini iyeyeakanga akagadzirirwa kubvi-ra pakutanga kwenyika kutiandinunure vanhu vangu. Tari-sai, ndini Jesu Kristu. NdinibBaba neMwanakomana. Ma-ndiri marudzi ose evanhuachawana cupenyu, uye husi-ngapere, kana avo vachatendamuzita rangu; uye vachavedvanakomana vangu nevanasi-kana vangu.

15 Uye handisati ndambozvi-ratidza kumunhu wandakasika,nokut i hakuna munhu at iaambotenda mandiri sekutendakwawaita. Waona here kutiwakasikwa bnomufananidzowangu? Hongu, vose vanhuvakasikwa pakutanga nemufa-nanidzo wangu.

16 Tarisai, muviri uyu, wawa-katarisa iye zvino, muviri awe-mweya wangu; uye vanhundakavasika nemufananidzowemuviri wemweya wangu;uye kana zvandiri kuzviratidzakwauri ndiri mumweya ndi-chazviratidza kuvanhu vangundiri munyama.

9a nkm Nyama; JesuKristu; Upenyuhwenyama.

12a VaH. 6:18.13a D&Z 67:10–11.

b Eno. 1:6–8.c nkm Jesu Kristu—

Kurama kwaKristu

Asati AzvarwapaNyama.

14a nkm Akanunura;Mununuri.

b Mosaya 15:1–4.c Mosaya 16:9.d nkm Vanakomana

neVanasikana

vaMwari.15a nkm Daira.

b Gen. 1:26–27;Mosaya 7:27;D&Z 20:17–18.

16a nkm Mweya.

619 Eta 3:17–28

17 Uye zvino, uye ini, Moronai,ndati handikwanise kuita ru-ngano ruzere rwezvinhu izvizvakanyorwa, naizvozvo zvaka-kwana kwandiri kuti nditi Jesuakazviratidza kumurume uyumumweya, kana netsika zvenokufanana kwemuviri mu-mwecheteyo asewaakaratidzaiye kumaNifai.18 Uye akamudzidzisa kana

sekudzidzisa kwaakaita ma-Nifai; uye zvose izvi, zviri zve-kuti murume uyu azive kutindiMwari, pamusana pemabasamakuru aakanga aratidzwanaIshe.19 Uye pamusana peruzivo

rwemurume uyu haaigona kutiasatarise mukati amechidzi-katidzo; uye akaona munwewaJesu, uyu waakati aona, aka-punzika nekutya; nokuti akazivakuti munwe waIshe; uye akabvaave asisina rutendo, nokuti aka-ziva, pasina kukahadzika.20 Nokudaro, aine ruzivo rwa-

kakwana urwu rwaMwari, aha-aikwaniswa kuti arambidzweari kunze kwechidzikatidzo;naizvozvo akaona Jesu; uyeakamudzidzisa.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vakati kumukoma waJaredhi:Tarisai, usazobvumira kuti zvi-nhu izvi zvawaona nezvawa-nzwa kuti zviende munyika,kudakara anguva yasvika ye-kuti ndirumbidze muviri wa-ngu munyama; nokudaro ,uchakoshesa zvinhu zvawaona

nezvawanzwa, uye usina mu-nhu waunozviratidza.

22 Uye tarisai, kana wauyakwandiri, uchazvinyora uyewozvinama, kuti pashaye anga-zvidudzire; nokuti uchazvinyo-ra nechirudzi chavasingagonekuverenga.

23 Uye tarisai, matombo ama-viri aya ndinokupa, uye uchaa-namira pamwechete nezvinhuzvauchanyora.

24 Nokuti tarisai, chirudzichauchanyora ndakachivhiri-nga; nokudaro ndichaita kutimunguva yangu matombo ayaaratidze kumaziso evanhuzvinhu izvi zvauchanyora.

25 Uye Ishe pavakanga vatauramazwi aya, vakaratidza muko-ma waJaredhi vanhu avosevakambenge vagere munyika,neavo vose vakanga vachizouya;uye havana kuvavanza kuma-ziso ake, kana kusvika kumagu-mo kwenyika.

26 Nokuti vakambenge vatikwaari, akana bakatenda kwava-ri vaikwanisa kuzomuratidzazvinhu czvose — zvakafanirakuratidzwa kwaari; naizvozvoIshe havaimurambidza kuonakana chimwe chinhu, nokutiaiziva kuti Ishe vaikwanisakumuratidza zvinhu zvose.

27 Uye Ishe vakati kwaari:Nyora zvinhu izvi auzviname;uye ndichazviratidza munguvayangu ini kuvana vevanhu.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishevakamuudza kuti anamire

17a 3 Ni. 11:8–10.19a nkm Chidzitiro.20a Eta 12:19–21.21a Eta 4:1.

23a nkm UrimineTumimi.

25a Mos. 1:8.26a Eta 3:11–13.

b nkm Daira.c Eta 4:4.

27a 2 Ni. 27:6–8.

Eta 4:1–8 620

amatombo maviri aakanga ata-mbira, arege kuaratidza, kuda-kara Ishe vaaratidza kuvanavevanhu.

CHITSAUKO 4

Moronai anoudzwa kuti anamezvinyorwa zvemukoma waJaredhi—Hazvizoiswa pachena kudakaravanhu vave nerutendo rwunengerwemukoma waJaredhi — Kristuanoudza vanhu kuti vatende ma-zwi ake neayo evadzidzi vake —Vanhu vanoudzwa kuti vatendeuke,vatende vhangeri, uye vaponeswe.

Uye Ishe vakaudza mukomawaJaredhi kuti aburuke kubvamugomo nepamberi paIshe, uyeaanonyora zvinhu zvaakangaaona; uye zvikarambidzwakuti zviuye kuvana vevanhubkudakara mushure mekungeaturikwa pamuchinjikwa; nechi-konzero ichi zvakachengetwanamambo Mosaya, kuti zvisa-uye munyika kudakara Kristuazviratidza pachake kuvanhuvake.2 Uye mushure mekunge

Kristu zvechokwadi azviratidzaiye pachake kuvanhu vakeakataura kuti zvichiburitswapachena.3 Uye zvino, mushure mai-

zvozvo, vose vaderera muku-satenda; uye hakuna vamwekunze kwemaRamani , uyevakaramba vhangeri raKristu;

naizvozvo ndataurirwa kutiandizvivige zvakare muvhu.4 Tarisai, ndanyora pamahwe-

ndefa aya zvinhu chaizvo zva-kaonekwa nemukoma waJare-dhi; uye hakuna zvimwe zvinhuzvingave zvikuru pane zvinhuzvakaratidzwa kupfuura izvozvakaratidzwa kumukoma wa-Jaredhi.

5 Nokudaro Ishe vandiudzakuti ndizvinyore; uye ini nda-zvinyora. Uye vandiudza kutiandizviname; uye vandiudzawokuti ndiname nedudziro yacho;nokudaro ndanamira bnezvidu-dziriso, maererano nemurairowaIshe.

6 Nokuti Ishe vakati kwandi-ri: Hazvizoenda kumaJentairikudakara zuva ravanenge vate-ndeuka kubva muzvitadzozvavo, uye vave vakachenapamberi paIshe.

7 Uye muzuva iroro vachasha-ndisa rutendo mandiri, vanoda-ro Ishe, kana sezvakaita muko-ma waJaredhi, kuti vagoitwakuti vave avatsvene mandiri,zvino ndipo pandinozovara-tidza zvinhu zvakaonekwanemukoma waJaredhi, kana ne-kuvapfunzunurira zvose zva-kazarurwa zvangu, anodaro JesuKristu, Mwanakomana waMwa-ri, bBaba wematenga newenyi-ka, nezvinhu zvose zvirimo.

8 Uye uyo aanorwisana ne-shoko raIshe, iyeye ngaaveakatukwa; uye uyo bacharamba

28a D&Z 17:1.4 1a Eta 12:24.

nkm Magwaromatsvene.

b Eta 3:21.

3a Morm. 8:14.5a Eta 5:1.

b D&Z 17:1; Nh—JS 1:52.nkm UrimineTumimi.

7a nkm Kutsveneswa.b Mosaya 3:8.

8a 3 Ni. 29:5–6;Morm. 8:17.

b 2 Ni. 27:14; 28:29–30.

621 Eta 4:9–16

zvinhu izvi, iyeye ngaatukwe;nokuti kwavari chandiratidzezvinhu zvikuru, anodaro JesuKristu; nokuti ndini ndir ikutaura.9 Uye nekutaura kwangu ma-

tenga anozaruka uye aachipfi-gwa; uye nezwi rangu bnyikaichadedera; uye ndikatauravagari vemo vachafa, sekungenemoto.10 Uye uyo asingatende ma-

zwi angu haatende vadzidzi va-ngu; uye kana zvikave zvekutihanditaure, tongai imi; nokutimuchaziva kuti ndini ndiri ku-taura, muzuva arekupedzisira.

11 Asi uyo aanotenda zvinhuzvandataura izvi, iyeye ndicha-mushanyira nezviratidzo zve-Mweya wangu, uye achazivaagozvichengeta. Nokuti pamu-sana peMweya wangu bachazi-va kuti zvinhu izvi cndezvecho-kwadi; nokuti unoita kuti vanhuvaite zvakanaka.12 Uye chose chinoita kuti

vanhu vaite zvakanaka ndechekwangu; nokuti akunaka kuno-bva pasina kumwe kunze kwe-kwandiri. Ndini wakare anotu-ngamira vanhu kune zvakanakazvose; uyo basingatende mazwiangu haangatende ini — kutindini; uye asingatende ini haa-ngatende Baba vakandituma.Nokuti tarisai, ndini Baba, ndini

cchiedza, dneupenyu, necho-kwadi chenyika.

13 aUyai kwandiri, imi maJe-ntairi, uye ndikuratidzei zvinhuzvikuru, ruzivo rwakavigwapamusana pekusatenda.

14 Uyai kwandiri, imi vembayaIsraeri, uye azvicharatidzwakwamuri kuti kune zvikuruzvakadii zvamakachengeterwanaBaba, kubvira pakutangakwenyika; uye hazvisati zvauyakwamuri, pamusana pekusa-tenda.

15 Tarisai, kana matsemuraicho chidzikatidzo chekusate-nda chinoita kuti murambemuri mukusatenda kwenyu no-kuipa kwenyu, noukukutu hwe-mwoyo, neupofu hwepfungwa,ndipo pachati zvinhu zvikuruzvinoshamisa zvanga azvakavi-gwa kubvira mukutanga kwe-nyika—hongu, pamuchadaidzaBaba muzita rangu, nemwoyowakatyoka nemweya wakapfa-va, ndipo pamuchazoziva kutiBaba vakayeuka chibvumiranochavakaita kumadzibaba enyu,imba yaIsraeri.

16 Uye ipapo ndipo pachatiazvakazururwa zvangu zvanda-kaita kuti zvinyorwe nemura-nda wangu Johane kuti zvichi-petenurwa mumaziso evanhuvose. Yeukai, kana moona zvi-nhu izvi, muchaziva kuti nguva

8c Aruma 12:10–11;3 Ni. 26:9–10.

9a I Madz. 8:35;D&Z 77:8.

b Hir. 12:8–18;Morm. 5:23.

10a 2 Ni. 33:10–15.11a D&Z 5:16.

b nkm Uchapupu.c Eta 5:3–4;

Moro. 10:4–5.12a Aruma 5:40;

Moro. 7:16–17.b 3 Ni. 28:34.c nkm Chiedza,

Chiedza chaKristu.

d Joh. 8:12;Aruma 38:9.

13a 3 Ni. 12:2–3.14a D&Z 121:26–29.15a 2 Ni. 27:10.16a Zvaka. 1:1;

1 Ni. 14:18–27.

Eta 4:17–5:6 622

yave pedyo yekuti zvichiburi-tswa kwose.17 Naizvozvo, aapo muchaga-

shira zvinyorwa izvi munobvamaziva kuti basa raBaba ratangapamusoro penyika yose.18 Naizvozvo, atendeukai imi

muri mumativi ose enyika,uye muuye kwandiri, uye mu-tende muvhangeri rangu, uyebmubhabhatidzwe muzita ra-ngu; nokuti uyo achatenda uyeakabhabhatidzwa achapona;asi uyo asingatende achara-swa; uye czviratidzo zvichate-vera avo vanotenda muzitarangu.19 Uye akaropafadzwa uyo

anowanikwa aine arutendo mu-zita rangu muzuva rekupedzi-sira, nokuti achasimudzwakunogara muumambo hwaaka-gadzirirwa bkubvira mukutangakwenyika. Uye tarisai ndinindazvitaura. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 5

Vapupuri vatatu nebasa pacharozvichamira seuchapupu hwecho-kwadi cheBhuku raMormoni.

Uye zvino ini Moronai, nda-nyora mazwi andakaudzwa,maererano nendangariro yangu;uye ndakakutaurirai zvinhu

azvandakanama; naizvozvo mu-sazvibate, nokuda kwokutimuzvidudzire; nokuti chinhuichocho muri kuchirambidzwa,kunze kwekunge kana pavapaye zvafanira kuna Mwari.

2 Uye tarisai, mungangopundu-tswa mukaratidza mahwendefaaya kune aavo vachayamurakuburitsa basa iri.

3 Uye akuvatatu vacharatidzwanesimba raMwari; nokudarobvachaziva zvirokwazvo kutizvinhu izvi cndezvechokwadi.

4 Uye mumiromo ayevapupurivatatu zvinhu izvi zvichatau-rwa; uye uchapupu hwevatatu,nebasa rino, umo mucharati-dzwa simba raMwari neshokoravo, iro rinoti Baba neMwa-nakomana, neMweya Mutsve-ne vanopupura — uye zvoseizvi zvichamira seuchapupuhucharovera nyika musi weku-pedzisira.

5 Uye kana zvikadaro kutivanotendeuka uye avakauyakuna Baba muzita raJesu, vacha-gashirwa muumambo hwa-Mwari.

6 Uye zvino, kana ndisinasimba rezvinhu izvi, tongai;nokuti muchaziva kuti ndinesimba pamuchandiona, uyetichamira pamberi paMwarimusi wekupedzisira. Ameni.

17a 3 Ni. 21:1–9, 28.18a 3 Ni. 27:20;

Moro. 7:34.b Joh. 3:3–5.

nkm Bhabhatidza—Zvinofanira.

c nkm ZvipozveMweya.

19a Mosaya 2:41;D&Z 6:13.nkm Jesu Kristu—

Kutora Zita raJesuKristu paTiri.

b 2 Ni. 9:18.5 1a 2 Ni. 27:7–8, 21;

Eta 4:4–7.2a 2 Ni. 27:12–14;

D&Z 5:9–15.3a 2 Ni. 11:3; 27:12.

b D&Z 5:25.c Eta 4:11.

4a Ona musoro wenyaya

wechikamu 17cheD&Z uye ndima1–3; OnazveHuchapupuhweVapupuri Vatatuhuri mumapejiemavambo muBhukuraMormoni.

5a Morm. 9:27;Moro. 10:30–32.

623 Eta 6:1–10

CHITSAUKO 6

Magwa emaJaredhi anofambiswanemhepo kuenda kunyika yechipi-kirwa—Vanhu vanorumbidza Ishenokunaka kwavo—Oraiha anoitwamambo wavo—Jaredhi nemukomawake vanofa.

Uye zvino ini Moronai, ndinoe-nderera nokupa zvinyorwa zva-Jaredhi nemukoma wake.2 Nokuti zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vakanga vagadzira amatomboakakwira mugomo nemukomawaJaredhi, mukoma waJaredhiakaburuka mugomo, uye akaisamatombo aya mungarava dza-kanga dzagadzirwa, rimwechetenhivi nenhivi; uye tarisai, akapachiedza mungarava.3 Uye saka Ishe vakaita kuti

matombo apenye murima, kutiavhenekere varume, vakadzi,nevana, kuti vasayambuke mvu-ra dzegungwa guru murima.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvava-

kanga vagadzirira zvose zve-kudya zvakasiyana-siyana, kutivagozozviriritira vave mumvu-ra, nezvekudya zvezvipfuyozvavo, nezvemhuka kana mo-mbe kana huku kana shiri ipizvayo yavakatakura—uye zva-kaitika kuti pavakanga vaitazvose zvinhu izvi vakapindamumagwa kana kuti ngaravadzavo, uye ndokubva vapindamugungwa, vachizviisa kunaIshe Mwari vavo.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

Mwari vakaita kuti kuuye

mhepo yedutu ine ahasha mu-mvura, yakananga kunyikayechipikirwa; uye saka vakaka-ndwa uko nokoko mumasaisaiegungwa nemhepo.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti kazhinjivaifusirwa muudzamu hwegu-ngwa, pamusoro pemasaisaiainge makomo aivanyudza,nedutu raikonzerwa nemhepoyaityisa.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti pavai-nge vafushirwa pasi pemvurahakuna mvura yaivakuvadza,nokuti ngarava dzavo dzaingeadzakasimba sedhishi, uye dza-kanga dzakasimba bsengaravayaNoa; naizvozvo vaiti kanavakomberedzwa nemvura vo-chema kuna Ishe wavo, uye iyeovaburitsa ovaisa pamusoropemvura zvakare.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti mhepohaina kumborega kuvhuvhu-ta nechekunyika yechipikirwanguva yose yavaive mugungwa;uye saka vakanga vachifambi-swa nemhepo.

9 Uye avaiimba vachirumbi-dza Ishe; hongu, mukoma wa-Jaredhi aiimba kurumbidzakwake kuna Ishe, uye baitendanokurumbidza Ishe muswerewose wezuva; uye kana hwaveusiku, vaisamira kurumbidzaIshe.

10 Uye ndikokufambiswa kwa-vakaitwa; uye hakuna chikarachemugungwa chaigona kuva-tyora, hakuna kana jekawachekaraigona kuvakanganisa; uye va-ive neruvheneko nguva dzose,

6 2a Eta 3:3–6.5a Eta 2:24–25.7a Eta 2:17.

b Gen. 6:14;Mos. 7:43.

9a nkm Imba.

b I Mak. 16:7–9;Aruma 37:37;D&Z 46:32.

Eta 6:11–25 624

kana dai vaive pasi pemvurauye kana pamusoro pemvura.11 Uye ndiko kufambiswa

kwavakaitwa, mazuva mazanamatatu ane makumi mana ne-mazuva mana vari mumvura.12 Uye vakasvika munyika

yechipikirwa. Uye pavakangavatsika pavhu renyika yechipi-kirwa vakakotama pamusoropenyika, uye vakazvirereka pa-mberi paIshe, uye vakachemamisodzi yerufaro pamberipaIshe, pamusoro pekuwandakwetsitsi dzavo kwavari.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakae-

nda pamusoro penyika, uyevakatanga kurima ivhu.14 Uye Jaredhi akaita vanako-

mana vana; uye vainzi Jakomu,naGiriga, uye Maha, naOraiha.15 Uye nemukoma waJaredhi

akaberekawo vanakomana ne-vanasikana.16 Uye ashamwari dzaJaredhi

nemukoma wake vaikwanamweya yaisvika makumi mavirinemiviri; uye vakaitawo vana-sikana nevanakomana vasativauya kunyika yechipikirwa;naizvozvo vakatanga kuwanda.17 Uye vakadzidziswa akufa-

mba vakazvirereka pamberipaIshe; uye bvaidzidziswa ku-bva kumusoro.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakata-

nga kupararira nenyika, noku-wanda nekurima minda; uyevakasimba munyika.19 Uye mukoma waJaredhi

akatanga kukwegura, uye aka-ona kuti akange ave pedyo

nokuenda kuguva; nokudaroakati kuna Jaredhi: Ngatiunga-nidze vanhu vedu kuti tivave-renge, kuti tigoziva kwavarikuti vanoda kuti tivaitirei tisatitaenda kumakuva edu.

20 Uye naizvozvo vanhu vaka-unganidzwa pamwechete. Zvinouwandu hwevanakomana neva-nasikana vemukoma waJaredhihwaive mweya makumi mavirianemiviri; uye uwandu hwe-vanakomana nevanasikana va-Jaredhi, hwaive gumi nevaviri,iye aive nevanakomana vana.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakave-renga vanhu ava; uye mushuremekunge vavaverenga, vakava-kumbira zvinhu zvavaida kutivavaitire vasati vaenda pasikumakuva avo.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvakavakumbira kuti mumwewevanakomana vavo aagadzwekuti ave mambo pamusoro pavo.

23 Uye zvino tarisai, izvizvinhu zvaisuwisa kwavari.Uye mukoma waJaredhi akatikwavari: Chokwadi chinhuichi achinokapinza muutapwa.

24 Asi Jaredhi akati kumuko-ma wake; Vabvumire vavenamambo. Uye naizvozvo akatikwavari: Sarudzai imi pakatipevanakomana vedu mambo,kana wamunenge mada.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-sarudza dangwe remukomawaJaredhi; uye zita rake ainziPagagi. Uye zvakaitika kutiakaramba kuti ave mambo wavo.Uye vanhu vakada kuti baba

16a Eta 1:41.17a nkm Famba, Famba

naMwari.

b nkm Zvakazarurwa.22a nkm Zodza.23a I Sam. 8:10–18;

Mosaya 29:16–23.

625 Eta 6:26–7:9

vake vamutunhe, asi baba vakevakaramba; uye akavaudza kutihavafanire kutunha munhu kutiave mambo wavo.26 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

sarudza vose vanin’ina vaPaga-gi, uye vakaramba.27 Uye zvakaitika kuti kana

vana vaJaredhi vakaramba, kanavose kunze kwemumwechete;uye Oraiha akazodzwa kutiave mambo wevanhu.28 Uye akatanga kutonga, uye

vanhu vakatanga kubudirira;uye vakapfuma zvikuru.29 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jaredhi

akafa, nemukoma wakewo.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti Oraiha

aifamba akazvirereka pamberipaIshe, uye akarangarira zvinhuzvikuru zvakaitirwa baba vakenaIshe, uye akadzidzisawo va-nhu vake kuti Ishe vakanga va-itira madzibaba avo zvinhuzvikuru sei.

CHITSAUKO 7

Oraiha anotonga mukururama —Pakati pekubvutirana masimbanekunetsana, kunomiswa umambohunokukwikwidzana hwaShurunaKoho — Vaporofita vanotukahuipi hwevanhu nekunamata zvifa-nanidzo kwevanhu, avo vanobvavatendeuka.

Uye zvakaitika kuti Oraihaakatonga nyika mukururamamazuva ake ose, mazuva akeakanga akawanda zvikuru.2 Uye akabereka vanakomana

nevanasikana; hongu, akabereka

makumi matatu nemumwechete,pakati pavo paive nevakomanamakumi maviri nevatatu.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti akabere-kawo Kibhu atokwegura. Uyezvakaitika kuti Kibhu akatongamunzvimbo yake; uye Kibhuakabereka Koriho.

4 Uye Koriho paakanga avenemakumi matatu emakore anemakore maviri, akapandukirababa vake, akaenda kunogarakunyika yeNeho; uye akaberekavanakomana nevanasikana, uyevakanga vakanakisa zvikuru;nokudaro Koriho akakwezveravanhu vazhinji kwaari.

5 Uye zvaakanga aunganidzamauto pamwechete akauyakunyika yaMoroni kwaigaramambo, uye ndokubva amuto-ra senhapwa, zvakaita kuti achi-revo chemukoma waJaredhichekuti vachaiswa muutapwa,chizadzikiswe.

6 Zvino nyika yaMoroni ,maigara mambo, yaive pedyonenyika yaidaidzwa kuti Kupa-radzwa namaNifai.

7 Uye zvakaitka kuti Kibhuakagara muutapwa, nevanhuvake vari pasi paKoriho mwa-nakomana wake, kudakaraakwegura zvikuru; zvakadaroKibhu akabereka Shuru muuha-rahwa hwake, achiri muutapwa.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti Shuruakashatirirwa mukoma wake;uye Shuru akaita simba, uyeakave mukuru nesimba rechi-rume; uye akanga ari mukurukana mukutonga.

9 Nokudaro, akauya kuchikomo

7 5a Eta 6:23.

Eta 7:10–23 626

chainzi Efraimi, akanyungudu-tsa simbi muchikomo umu,akapfura minondo akaipa kuneavo vaakanga akwezva; uyemushure mekunge avapa mino-ndo akadzokera kuguta reNeho;uye ndokurwisa mukoma wakeKoriho, iri iyo nzira yaakatoranayo umambo achibva ahudzo-rera kuna baba vake Kibhu.10 Uye zvino pamusoro pechi-

nhu chakanga chaitwa naShuru,baba vake vakapa iye umambo;saka akatanga kutonga munzvi-mbo yababa vake.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti akato-

nga mukururama; uye akapara-dzira umambo hwake pamusoropenyika yose, nokuti vanhuvakanga vawanda zvikuru.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti Shuru

akabereka vana vakawandavakomana nevasikana.13 Uye Koriho akatendeuka

kubva kuzvitema zvake zvaaka-nga aita; nokudaro Shuru akamu-pa simba muumambo hwake.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koriho

akanga aine vanakomana neva-nasikana vazhinji. Uye pakatipevanakomana vaKoriho paivenemumwe ainzi Noa.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti Noa

akapandukira Shuru, mambo,nababa vakewo Koriho, uyendokubva akwezva mukomawake Koho, nehama dzakedzose nevakawanda vevanhu.16 Uye ndokubva arwisa Shu-

ru, mambo, ndokutora nyikayenhaka yavo yekutanga; uyeakave mambo kuchidumu che-nyika ichocho.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti aka-

rwisa Shuru zvakare, mambo;uye akatora Shuru, mambo, aka-mutakura senhapwa akaendanaye kuMoroni.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti paaka-nga ave kuda kumuuraya, vanavaShuru vakanyangira vakapi-nda mumba maNoa usiku vaka-muuraya, uye vakatyora gonhiretirongo vakaburitsa babawavo, uye vakamuisa pachigarochake muumambo hwake.

19 Nokudaro, mwana waNoaakavaka umambo hwake mu-nzvimbo yake; zvakadaro hava-na kuzowana simba zvakare pa-musoro pamambo Shuru, uyevanhu vaive pasi pamamboShuru vakafambira mberi zvi-kuru uye vabudira zvikuru.

20 Uye nyika yakanga yaka-govaniswa; uye maive neuma-mbo huviri, umambo hwaShuruneumambo hwaKoho, mwana-komana waNoa.

21 Uye Koho, mwanakomanawaNoa, akaita kuti vanhu vakevarwise Shuru, mukumurwisauku Shuru akavakunda akau-raya Koho.

22 Uye zvino Koho aive ne-mwanakomana ainzi Nimirodi;uye Nimirodi akapa nyika you-mambo hwaKoho kuna Shuru,uye akadiwa mumaziso aShuru;nokudaro Shuru akamuitirazvinhu zvakanaka zvizhinji, uyeakaita zvaanoda munyika you-mambo hwaShuru.

23 Uye munguva yekutongakwaShuru kwakauya vaporofitamukati mevanhu, vaitumwakubva kuna Ishe, vachiporofitakuti uipi anekunamata zvifana-

23a nkm Kunamata Zvifananidzo.

627 Eta 7:24–8:6

nidzo kwevanhu kwave kuunzakutukwa kwenyika, uye vacha-paradzwa kana vasina kute-ndeuka.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

vakatuka vaporofita, uye va-chivaseka. Uye zvakaitika kutimambo Shuru akaisa murauunopa vose vaituka vaporofitamhosva.25 Uye akaisa mutemo mu-

nyika yose, waipa simba kuva-porofita kuti vaende kwosekwavaida; nenzira yekudaro va-nhu vakauya mukutendeuka.26 Uye pamusana pekuti va-

nhu vakatendeuka muzvitemazvavo nekunamata zvifanani-dzo Ishe vakavaregerera, uyevakatanga kubudirira zvakaremunyika. Uye zvakaita kutiShuru akabereka vanakomananevanasikana mukukwegurakwake.27 Uye kwakange kusisina

hondo mumazuva aShuru; uyeakarangarira zvinhu zvikuruzvakaitirwa madzibaba akenaIshe mukuvayambutsa amhirikwamakungwa nokuvasvitsakunyika yechipikirwa; noku-daro akatonga nekururamamazuva ake ose.

CHITSAUKO 8

Mune kunetsana nekupesana pa-musoro peumambo—Akishi anoitachikwata chemuruvande chinechitsidzo chekuuraya mambo —Zvikwata zvemuruvande ndezva-dhiabhorosi uye zvinokonzerakuparadzwa kwemarudzi — Ma -

Jentairi emazuva ano vanoyambi-rwa nezvezvikwata zvemuruvandezvinotsvaka kutora rusunungukorwenyika dzose, marudzi, nenyika.

Uye zvakaitika kuti akaberekaO m a , u y e O m a a k a t o n g amunzvimbo yake. Uye Omaakabereka Jaredhi; uye Jaredhiakabereka vanakomana neva-nasikana.

2 Uye Jaredhi akapandukirababa vake, akauya kuzogaramunyika yaHeti. Uye zvakaitikakuti akanyengedza vanhu va-zhinji, pamusana pemazwi akeanonyengedza, kudakara awanachikamu cheumambo.

3 Uye awana chikamu cheu-mambo akarwisa baba vake,uye akatakura baba vake muu-tapwa, uye akavaita kuti vasha-nde muutapwa.

4 Uye zvino, mumazuva eku-tonga kwaOma akanga arimuutapwa chikamu chemazuvaake. Uye zvakaitika kuti akabe-reka vanakomana nevanasikanapakati pavo paive naEsrominaKorianduma;

5 Uye vakashatirwa zvikurunekuita kwemukoma wavo Ja-redhi, zvekuti vakaunganidzamauto vakarwisa Jaredhi. Uyezvakaitika kuti vakamurwisausiku.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti pavaka-nga vauraya mauto aJaredhivakanga vave kuda kumuurayaiyewo; uye akavakumbira kutivasamuuraye, uye akati aizopaumambo kuna baba vake. Uyezvakaitika kuti vakamupa upe-nyu hwake.

27a Eta 6:4, 12.

Eta 8:7–16 628

7 Uye zvino Jaredhi akasuwazvikuru pamusana pekurasiki-rwa neumambo, nokuti akangaaisa mwoyo wake paumambonembiri yenyika.8 Zvino mwanasikana waJare-

dhi semunhu akanga akache-njera zvikuru, uye achionakusuwa kwababa vake, akafu-nga zano rekuti agogona kudzo-rera umambo kuna baba vake.9 Zvino mwanasikana waJare-

dhi akanga akanakiswa zvikuru.Uye zvakaitika kuti akatauranababa vake, uye akati kwavari:Sei baba vangu vakasuwa zva-kadai? Havana kuverenga herezvinyorwa zvakauya namadzi-baba edu kubva mhiri kwema-kungwa? Tarisai, hamuna ru-ngano here nezvevekare ivavo,zvekuti vaiwana umambo neku-ronga amuruvande zvaivaitisambiri?10 Uye zvino, naizvozvo

baba vangu ngavadaidze Aki-shi, mwanakomana waKimuno;uye tarisai, ini ndakanakisa,uye andichatamba pamberipake, uye ndichamufadza, zve-kuti anozoda kuti ndive muka-dz i wake ; nokudaro kanaakukumbirai kuti ndive muka-dzi wake, zvino imi muchati:Ndinomupa kwauri kana wau-ya nemusoro wababa vangu,mambo.11 Uye zvino Oma aive sha-

mwari yaAkishi; nokudaro,Jaredhi paakadaidza Akishi,mwanasikana waJaredhi aka-tamba pamberi pake zvekuti

akamufadza, zvekuti akamu-kumbira kuti ave mukadzi wake.Uye zvakaitika kuti akati kunaJaredhi: Mupe kwandiri avemukadzi wangu.

12 Uye Jaredhi akati kwaari:Ndichamupa kwauri, kana uka-uya kwandiri nemusoro wababavangu, mambo.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti Akishiakaunganidza mumba ma-Jaredhi vanhu vake vose, akatikwavari: mungapike kwandirihere kuti muchavimbika kwa-ndiri muchinhu chandiri kudakwamuri?

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti voseavakapika kwaari, naMwarivari kudenga, nematengawo,nairo ivhuwo, nemisoro yavo,kuti uyo anenge abva muruya-muro rwaidiwa naAkishi ano-dimurwa musoro; uye kanauyo anozotaura chinhu chipizvacho chavanenge vaudzwanaAkishi, iyeye anorasikirwaneupenyu hwake.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndikwokubvumirana kwavakaita na-Akishi. Uye Akishi akavaitisaamhiko zvaiitiswa vakare vai-nge vachitsvagawo masimba,zvakange zvakagashidzanwakubvira kuna bKaini, akangaari mhondi kubvira pakutanga.

16 Uye zvakachengetwa nesi-mba radhiabhorosi kuti zvigoi-tiswa vanhu izvi zvitsidzo,kuti vagare vari murima, kuya-mura avo vaitsvaka simba kutivawane simba, nokuponda, no-kupwanya, nokunyepa, nokuita

8 9a 3 Ni. 6:28;Hir. 6:26–30;Mos. 5:51–52.

10a Marko 6:22–28.14a nkm Kutaura zvisina.15a nkm Chitsidzo.

b Gen. 4:7–8;Mos. 5:28–30.

629 Eta 8:17–25

zvakaipa zvakasiyana-siyananeupombwe.17 Uye aive mwanasikana wa-

Jaredhi akazviisa mumwoyomake kuti atsvake zvinhu izvizvakare; uye Jaredhi akazviisamumwoyo maAkishi; nokudaro,Akishi akazviita kuhama dzakeneshamwari, achivavimbisa zvi-nhu zvakanaka kuti vaite chi-nhu chose chaainge avakumbira.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

vamba achikwata chemuruva-nde, kana zvaiitwa nevekare;chikwata ichi chinova chakasho-reka nekuipa kupfuura zvose,mumaziso aMwari;19 Nokuti Mwari havashande

muzvikwata zvemuruvande,havadi kana kuti munhu adeureropa, uye muzvinhu zvose aka-zvirambidza, kubvira pakuta-nga kwemunhu.20 Uye zvino ini, Moronai,

handinyore maitirwo ezvitsidzozvavo nezvikwata zvavo, nokutindakaziviswa kuti zviri mukatimevanhu vose, uye zviri kuma-Ramani.21 Uye vakakonzera akupara-

dzwa kwevanhu ava vandirikutaura nezvavo zvino, zvakarenokuparadzwa kwevanhu va-Nifai.22 Uye rudzi rwose zvarwo

rwuchatsigira zvikwata izvimuruvande, kuti vawane simbanokuwana, kudakara zvapara-rira nerudzi, tarisai, vachapa-radzwa; nokuti Ishe havazo-bvumira kuti aropa revatendivavo, richadeurwa navo, rigare

richichema kwavari kubva pasikuti bvatsividze uye ivo vasi-ngavatsividze.

23 Nokudaro, imi maJentairi,kuda kwaMwari kuti zvinhuizvi zviratidzwe kwamuri, kutiipapo mugotendeuka muzvite-ma zvenyu, uye musabvumirekuti zvikwata zveumhondiizvi zvive pamusoro penyu,zvakaitirwa kutora simba neku-wana aupfumi — uye nebasa,hongu, kana nebasa rekupara-dzwa richauya pamuri, hongu,kana munondo wekurangakwaMwari Vokusingaperi va-chawira pamuri, zvinoita kutimukurirwe nokuparadzwa kanamukabvumira kuti zvinhu izvizvivepo.

24 Nokudaro, Ishe vakakutau-rirai, kana mave kuona zvinhuizvi zvichiuya pakati penyukuti muchamuka kuti muonekuti muri muzvinhu zvakaipa,pamusana pechikwata chemu-ruvande chinenge chave mukatimenyu; kana kuti nhamo kwa-chiri, pamusoro peropa reavovakauraiwa; nokuti vanochemakubva muguruva kuti vatsivi-dze pachiri, nepane avo vaka-chiita.

25 Nokuti zvinoitika kuti uyowose anovaka chikwata ichi arikutsvaka kupunza arusunungu-ko rwenyika dzose, marudzi,nenyika; uye zvinoita kuti kuvenekuparadzwa kwevanhu vose,nokuti chakavakwa nadhia-bhorosi, anova ndiye baba we-nhema dzose; kana uye iyeye

18a nkm Huranganwahwemuruvande.

21a Hir. 6:28.

22a Morm. 8:27, 40–41.b nkm Kutsividza.

23a 1 Ni. 22:22–23;

Mos. 6:15.25a nkm Kusununguka.

Eta 8:26–9:6 630

munyepi mumwecheteyo baka-nyengedza vabereki vedu veku-tanga , hongu, kana iyeyemunyepi mumwecheteyo aka-konzera kuti munhu apondekubvira pakutanga; akaomesamwoyo yevanhu kuti vapondevaporofita, uye vakavatemanemabwe, nekuvatandanisirakunze kubvira pakutanga.26 Nokudaro, ini Moronai,

ndataurirwa kuti ndinyore zvi-nhu izvi kuti kuipa kubviswe,nokuti kuchasvika nguva yekutiSatani aachashaya simba mu-mwoyo yevana vevanhu, asikuti bvakurudzirwe kuita zva-kanaka nguva dzose , kut ivagouya kutsime rekururamakwose uye vagoponeswa.

CHITSAUKO 9

Umambo hunobva kune uyu huchi-enda kune uyo nenhaka, kunyenge-dza, nekuponda — Ema akaonaMwanakomana weKururama —Maporofita vazhinji vanodaidzirarutendeuko—Nzara nenyoka dzineuturu zvinonetsa vanhu.

Uye zvino ini Moronai, ndinoe-nda mberi nezvinyorwa zvangu.Nokudaro, tarisai, zvakaitikakuti pamusana pezvikwataazvemuruvande zvaAkishi ne-shamwari dzake, tarisai, vaka-punza umambo hwaOma.2 Z v a k a d a r o , I s h e v a k a-

nzwira Oma tsitsi, nekuvana-komana nekuvanasikana vake

vakanga vasingatsvake kupara-dzwa kwake.

3 Uye Ishe vakayambira Omakuhope kuti akafanira kubudamunyika; nokudaro Oma aka-buda munyika nemhuri yake,uye akafamba kwemazuvamazhinji, uye akasvika uyendokupfuura nepachikomo cha-inzi aShimu, uye ndokuuyanepanzvimbo bapo pakapara-dzirwa maNifai, uye kubvaapa ndokubva ananga kuma-bvazuva, uye ndokubva asvikapanzvimbo yainzi Abhuromu,nechekugungwa, uye ipapondokubva adzika tende yake,nevanakomana vake nevanasi-kana vake, nemba yake yose,kunze kweya Jaredhi nemhuriyake.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti Jaredhiakazodzwa kuti ave mambowevanhu, neruoko rweuipi; uyeakapa Akishi mwanasikanawake kuti ave mukadzi wake.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Akishiakatsvaka upenyu hwavate-zvara vake; uye akakumbiraavo vaakanga aiitisa zvitsidzozvevekare vepasichigare, uyevakadimura musoro wavate-zvara vake, zvavakanga vagerepachigaro chavo chekutonga,vachiteerera kuvanhu vavo.

6 Nokuti utsinye hwechikwatachekavere-vere ichi hwakangahwapararira zvekuti hwaka-svibisa mwoyo yevanhu vose;saka Jaredhi akapondwa ari pa-chigaro chake chekutonga, uye

25b Gen. 3:1–13;2 Ni. 9:9;Mosaya 16:3;Mos. 4:5–19.

26a 1 Ni. 22:26.b 2 Ni. 33:4;

Moro. 7:12–17.9 1a Eta 8:13–17.

3a Morm. 1:3; 4:23.b Morm. 6:1–15.

631 Eta 9:7–19

Akishi akatonga munzvimboyake.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti Akishi

akatanga kuitira mwanakomanawake shanje, nokudaro akamu-pfigira mutirongo, uye aka-muchengeta achimupa kudyakushomanani kana kumunyimakusvika afa.8 Uye zvino munin’ina weuya

akafa, (uye zita rake rainziNimra) akashatirirwa baba vakepamusana peicho chakangachaitwa nababa vake kumukomawake.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti Nimra

akaunganidza varume vasho-manani, ndokubva atiza munyi-ka, uye ndokuuya ndokuzogaranaOma.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti Akishi

akabereka vamwe vana, uyevakatora mwoyo yevanhu,kana dai zvazvo vakanga va-katsidza kwaari kuita zvosezvakaipa maererano nezvaane-nge achida.11 Zvino vanhu vaAkishi vai-

da upfumi, kana saAkishi aidasimba; nokudaro, vana vaAki-shi vakavapa mari, zvakaita kutivakwezvere vanhu vazhinjikwavari.12 Uye pakatanga kuve neho-

ndo pakati pevana vaAkishiuye naiye Akishi, yakatora ma-kore mazhinji, hongu, kusvikirapakuda kuparadza vanhu vosevemunyika, hongu, kana vose,kusara kwemakumi matatuemweya, uye vakatiza nevei-mba yaOma.13 Nokudaro, Oma akadzore-

rwa zvakare kunyika yake ye-nhaka.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Omaakatanga kukwegura; zvaka-daro, mukukwegura kwakeakabereka Ema; uye akazodzaEma kuti ave mambo atongemunzvimbo yake.

15 Uye mushure mekungeazodza Ema kuti ave mamboakaona runyararo munyikakwemakore maviri, uye ndo-kubva afa, ari akanga araramakwemazuva akawanda zvikuru,akanga azere nokusuwa. Uyezvakaitika kuti Ema akatongamunzvimbo make, uye akate-vedza tsoka dzababa vake.

16 Uye Ishe vakatanga kubvisakutukwa kwenyika iyi, uyeimba yaEma ikabudirira zviku-ru pasi pekutonga kwaEma; uyemuchinguva chemakore maku-mi matanhatu anemaviri vaka-nga vasimba zvikuru, zvekutivakabva vapfuma zvikuru —

17 Vaine michero yakasiyana-siyana, nezvirimwa, nesirika,nemachira akanaka samare, ne-goridhe, nesirivha, nezvinhuzvinokosha;

18 Uyewo mombe dzakasiya-na-siyana, madhonza, mhou,nehwai, nenguruve, nembudzi,nemamwe marudzi emhukadzaive dzekudya kumunhu.

19 Uyewo vakanga vaine ama-hachi, nemadhongi, uye kwaivenenzou, nemakureromu nema-kumomu; zvose zvakanga zvii-ne basa kumunhu, kunyanyakunzou nemakureromu nema-kumomu.

19a 1 Ni. 18:25.

Eta 9:20–30 632

20 Uye saka Ishe vakadiramaropafadzo avo munyika iyi,yakanga ayakanaka kupfuuradzimwe dzose nyika; uye va-kataura kuti wose anenge ainenzvimbo akafanira kuiita ya-Ishe, kana kuti bvaizoparadzwakana vaibva mukuipa; nokutipane vakadaro, Ishe vanoti;Ndichadira kushatirwa kwa-ngu kwose kuzere.21 Uye Ema akatonga noku-

rurama mazuva ake ose, uyeakabereka vanakomana nevana-sikana vazhinji; uye akaberekaKoriandumu, uye akazodzaKoriandumu kuti atonge mu-nzvimbo yake.22 Uye mushure mekuzodza

Koriandumu kuti atonge mu-nzvimbo make akagara makoremana, uye akaona runyararomunyika; hongu, uye akatoo-nawo aMwanakomana Weku-rurama, uye akafara nokukudzamuzuva rake, uye akafa muru-nyararo.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koria-

ndumu akafamba mutsokadzababa vake, uye akavakamaguta makuru mazhinji, uyeakadzidzisa icho chakangachakanakira vanhu vake mu-mazuva ake ose. Uye zvakaitikakuti haana kumboita vana ku-dakara akwegura zvikuru.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti muka-

dzi wake akafa, ave nemakorezana nemaviri. Uye zvakaitikakuti Koriandumu akatora mu-dzimai, mukukwegura kwake,murandakadzi mudiki, uyeakabereka vanakomana neva-

nasikana; nokudaro akararamakudakara ave nezana remakorerine makumi mana nemakoremaviri.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti akabe-reka Komu, uye Komu akatongamunzvimbo yake; uye akatongakwemakumi mana emakore anemakore mapfumbamwe, uyeakabereka Heti; uye iyewoakabereka vanakomana neva-nasikana.

26 Uye vanhu vakanga vapa-rarira zvakare kwose pamusoropenyika, uye kukatanga zvakarekuve neuipi hukuru pamusoropenyika, uye Heti akatangakugashira urongwa hwekave-re-vere hwakare, kuti aparadzebaba vake.

27 Uye zvakaitika kuti aka-bvisa baba vake pachigarocheumambo, nokuti akavaurayanemunondo wake; uye akato-nga munzvimbo yavo.

28 Uye kwakauya maporofitamunyika zvakare, vachichemarutendeuko kwavari — kuti va-gadzire nzira yaIshe, kana kutikuchauya kutukwa pamusoropenyika; hongu, kana kuve ne-nzara huru, ichavaparadza kanavasina kutendeuka.

29 Asi vanhu havana kutendamazwi emaporofita, asi vakava-tandira kunze; uye vamwe vavovakavakanda mumakomba uyevakavasiya kuti vafe. Uye zva-kaitika kuti vaiita zvose zvinhuizvi maererano nezvaitaurwanamambo, Heti.

30 Uye zvakaitika kuti paka-tanga kuve nekufa kukuru

20a Eta 2:15. b Eta 2:8–11. 22a 3 Ni. 25:2.

633 Eta 9:31–10:4

munyika, uye vagari vakatangakuparadzwa nokukurumidzakwazvo pamusana pekufa uku,nokuti pakanga pasina mvurayekunaya pamusoro penyika.31 Uye kukauya nyoka dzine

huturu pamusorowo penyika,uye dzikauraya vanhu vazhinji.Uye zvakaitika kuti zvipfuyozvavo zvakatanga kutiza nyokaidzi, zvakananga kunyika yeku-maodzanyemba, yaidaidzwanemaNifai kuti aZarahemura.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti kune

zvizhinji zvakafira munzira;zvakadaro, kune zvimwe zvaka-tizira munyika yekumaodza-nyemba.33 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vakaita kuti anyoka dzichiregakuramba dzichizvitandanisa,asi kuti dzidzivire nzira kutivanhu vasapfuure, kuti anizvake anenge aedza kupfuuraauraiwe nenyoka.34 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

vakatevedza gwara rezvipfuwo,uye vachidya mitumbi yeizvozvakanga zvafira munzira, ku-dakara vazvidya zvose. Zvinovanhu zvavakaona kuti vavekuzofa vakatanga akutendeukamukutadza kwavo uye vachi-chema kuna Ishe.35 Uye zvakaitika kuti pava-

kanga avazvininipisa pamberipaIshe zvakakwana akatumiramvura pamusoro penyika; uyevanhu vakatanga kupona zva-kare, uye kukatanga kuvenemichero munyika dzeku-chamhembe, nemunyika dzosedzakakomberedza. Uye Ishe

vakaratidza simba ravo kwavarimukuvachengetedza munzara.

CHITSAUKO 10

Mambo uyu anotsiva uyo — Va-mwe vemadzimambo vakarurama;vamwe vane uipi — Kana kuinekururama, vanhu vanoropafadzwauye vachibva vaitwa kuti vabudi-rire naIshe.

Uye zvakaitika kuti Shezi, uyoakanga ari wechizvarwa cha-Heti — nokuti Heti akanga afamunzara, nemba yake yosekusara kwaShezi — nokudaro,Shezi akatanga zvakare kusi-mbisa vanhu vakanga vare-ndeswa.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Sheziakarangarira kuparadzwa kwa-madzibaba ake, uye akavakaumambo hwakarurama; nokutiakarangarira zvakanga zvai-twawo naIshe mukuunza Jare-dhi nemukoma wake mukuya-mbuka amhiri kwegungwa;uye akafamba munzira dzaIshe;uye akabereka vanakomana ne-vanasikana.

3 Uye mwanakomana wakemukuru, zita rake ainzi Shezi,akamupandukira; zvakadaro,Shezi akauraiwa neruoko rwe-gororo, pamusana peupfumihwake hwakanyanyisa, zvaka-ita kuti baba vake vawanerunyararo zvakare.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti babavake vakavaka maguta aka-wanda pamusoro penyika,uye vanhu vakatanga zvakare

31a Omu. 1:13.33a Num. 21:6–9.

34a Aruma 34:34;D&Z 101:8.

35a D&Z 5:24.10 2a Eta 6:1–12.

Eta 10:5–13 634

kupararira pamusora penyikayose. Uye Shezi akararamakusvika akwegura zvikuru;uye akabereka Ripurakishi. Uyeakafa, uye Ripurakishi akatongamunzvimbo yake.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ripura-

kishi haana kuita izvo zvaingezvakanaka mumaziso aIshe,nokuti aive nevakadzi vazhinjianepfambi, uye akaisa pama-pfudzi evanhu izvo zvairemakutakura; hongu, akavateresanemitero inorema; nemitero iyiakavaka mazimba makuru.6 Uye akazvigadzirira chigaro

chekutonga chakatambura ku-naka; uye akavaka matirongoakawanda, uye uyo wose aira-mba kutera, aimukanda mu-tirongo; uye uyo ainge asi-ngakwanise kutera aikandwamutirongo; uye aiita kuti vacho-kore nebasa kuti vazviriritire;uye uyo airamba kuita basa aiitakuti auraiwe.7 Nokudaro akakwanisa kuita

basa rose raaida, hongu, kanagoridhe yake aiita kuti ibikwemutirongo; nemabasa ose ehu-mhizha akanga achiyevedzaaiita kuti ashandwe mutirongo.Uye zvakaitika kuti akarwa-dzisa vanhu neupombwe no-kuipa kwake.8 Uye paakanga atonga kwe-

makore makumi mana nemavirivanhu vakamuka vakamupa-ndukira; uye kukatanga kuvenehondo zvakare munyika, zve-kuti Ripurakishi akauraiwa, uyezvizvarwa zvake zvikatanda-niswa munyika.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-shure memakore mazhinji ,Moriandoni, (iye ari chizvarwachaRipurakishi) akaunganidzapamwechete mauto evanhuvakanga vakatandaniswa mu-nyika, uye akaenda akanorwisavanhu; uye akawana simbamumaguta mazhinji; uye hondoikarwadza zvikuru, uye ika-rwiwa kwemakore mazhinji; uyeakawana simba munyika yose,uye akazviita mambo wenyi-ka yose.

10 Uye mushure mekungeazvigadza umambo akarerutsamutoro wevanhu, zvakaita kutivanhu vamutarise zvakanaka,uye vakamuzodza kuti avemambo wavo.

11 Uye akaita zvakaruramakune vanhu, asi kwete kuzvii-tira iye pamusoro peupombwehwake; nokudaro akabviswapamberi paIshe.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moria-ndoni akavaka maguta akawa-nda, uye vanhu vakapfumazvikuru pasi pekutonga kwake,kwose muzvivakwa, nemugo-ridhe nesirivha, nemukurima,nemumatanga, nezvimwe zva-vakanga vadzorerwa.

13 Uye Moriandoni akararamakudakara akwegura zvikuru,uye ndokubva abereka Kimu;uye Kimu akatonga munzvimboyababa vake; uye akatongakwemakore masere, uye babavake ndokubva vafa. Uye zva-kaitika kuti Kimu haana kuto-nga nokururama, nokudarohaana kudiwa naIshe.

5a Jak. 3:5; Mosaya 11:2.

635 Eta 10:14–25

14 Uye mukoma wake akamu-ka akamupandukira, naizvo-zvo akamuisa muutapwa; uyeakagara muutapwa mazuvaake ose; uye akabereka vana-sikana nevanakomana ari mu-utapwa, uye mukukwegurakwake akabereka Revhi; uyeakabva afa.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti Revhi

akashanda ari muutapwa mu-shure mekufa kwababa vake,kwemakumi mana emakore anemakore maviri. Uye akaita ho-ndo namambo wenyika, naizvo-zvo akawana umambo.16 Uye mushure mekunge

atora umambo akaita izvo zva-kanga zvakanaka mumazisoaIshe; uye vanhu vakabudiriramunyika; uye iye akagara kuda-kara akwegura zvakanakawo,uye akabereka vanakomananevanasikana; uye akaberekawoKoromu, uyo waakazodza kutiave mambo munzvimbo yake.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koromu

akaita izvo zvaive zvakanakamumaziso aIshe mazuva akeose; uye akabereka vanakomananevanasikana vakawanda; uyemushure mekunge aona ma-zuva akawanda chaizvo, akafa,sezvinoita pasi pose; uye Kishiakatonga munzvimbo make.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti naKishi

akafawo, uye Ribhi akatongamunzvimbo make.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ribhi

akaitawo icho chaive chakana-ka mumaziso aIshe. Uye mu-mazuva aRibhi nyoka dziyedzine auturu dzakaparadzwa.

Nokudaro vakaenda kunyikayaive kumaodzanyemba, kuno-vhimira vanhu venyika zveku-dya, nokuti nyika iyi yakangeizere mhuka dzesango. UyeRibhi pachakewo akave muvhi-mi mukuru.

20 Uye vakavaka guta gurunekwakange kwakamika kwe-nyika, panzvimbo yaiganhurwanyika negungwa.

21 Uye vakachengetedza nyikayekumaodzanyemba serenje,kuti vawane mhuka. Uye pamu-soro penyika yose yekucha-mhembe yakange izere nevanhuvaigaramo.

22 Uye vaive vanhu vaisha-nda zvikuru, uye vaitengavachitengesa uye vachitambi-dzana kuti vawane.

23 Uye vaishanda nematareakasiyana-siyana, uye vaiitagoridhe, nesirivha, anesimbi,nendarira nesimbi dzose dza-kasiyana-siyana; uye vaizviche-ra muvhu; nokudaro vaiburitsamirwi mikuru kwazvo yevhukuti vawane simbi yegoridhe,uye yesirivha, uye yemhangura.Uye vaiita zvinhu zvakasiyana-siyana zvinoyevedza.

24 Uye vaive nesirika, ne-machira akarukwa zvakanakasemare; uye vaigadzira machiraakasiyana-siyana, kuti vawanechekufukidza kusasimira kwavo.

25 Uye vaiita zvinhu zvakasi-yana-siyana zvekurima ivhunazvo, zvose zvekurimisa ne-zvekudyarisa, zvekukohwesanezvekusakurisa, uye kananezvekupurisa.

19a Eta 9:31. 23a 2 Ni. 5:15.

Eta 10:26–11:3 636

26 Uye vakaitawo zvinhu zva-kasiyana-siyana zvavaishandanazvo zvipfuwo zvavo.27 Uye vaiita zvombo zveho-

ndo zvakasiyana-siyana. Uyevaiita zvinhu zvinoshamisazvinoratidza umhizha.28 Uye hakuna kunge kuine

vanhu vakanga vakaropafa-dzwa kupfuura ava, kana vai-nge vakabudirira kuvapfuuraneruoko rwaIshe. Uye vakangavari munyika yakanga yakanakakupfuura dzimwe nyika dzose,nokuti Ishe vakanga vazvitaura.29 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ribhi

akararama kwemakore mazhi-nji, uye akabereka vanakomananevanasikana; uye akaberekawoHaritomu.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti Harito-

mu akatonga munzvimbo yaba-ba vake. Uye Haritomu atongakwemakumi maviri emakorenemana, tarisai, akatorerwaumambo. Uye akagara makoremazhinji ari muutapwa, hongu,kana mazuva ekupedzisira oseeupenyu hwake.31 Uye akabereka Heti, uye

Heti akagara muutapwa mazu-va ake ose. Uye Heti akaberekaAroni, uye Aroni akagara mu-utapwa mazuva ake ose; uyeiye akabereka Amunigadha, uyenaAmunigadha akagarawo mu-utapwa mazuva ake ose; uyeakabereka Koriandumu, uyeKoriandumu akagara muuta-pwa mazuva ake ose; uye aka-bereka Komu.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti Komu

akakwezva chikamu cheuma-

mbo. Uye akatonga chikamucheumambo uhwu kwemakumimana emakore anemaviri; uyeakanorwisana namambo, Amu-gidhi, uye vakarwa kwemakoremazhinji, munguva iyi Komuakakunda Amugidhi, uye aka-bva atora umambo hwose.

33 Uye mumazuva aKomumunyika makatanga kuvenemakororo; uye akashandisaurongwa hwakare, uye akaitisaamhiko netsika yepasi chi-gare uye akatsvaka kuparadzaumambo.

34 Zvino Komu akaarwisazvikuru; zvakadaro, haanakuvakunda.

CHITSAUKO 11

Hondo, kupandukirana, zve nehu-ipi zvinokura muupenyu hwema-Jaredhi — Vaporofita vanofemberakuparadzwa zvachose kwemaJare-dhi kunze kwokunge vatendeuka—Vanhu vanoramba mazwi emapo-rofita.

Uye kwakauyawo mumazuvaaKomu vaporofita vazhinji, uyevakaporofita kuparadzwa kwe-rudzi rwukuru urwu kunzekwekunge vatotendeuka, uyevadzokera kuna Ishe, uye vosiyakuponda nehuipi hwavo.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaporo-fita vakarambwa nevanhu, uyevakatizira kuna Komu kutivadzivirirwe, nokuti vanhu vai-tsvaka kuvaparadza.

3 Uye vakaporof i ta kunaKomu zvinhu zvizhinji; uye

33a nkm Chitsidzo; Huranganwa hwemuruvande.

637 Eta 11:4–15

akaropafadzwa mumazuva aka-nga asara eupenyu hwake.4 Uye akararama akakwegura

zvakanakawo, uye akaberekaShibhuromu; uye Shibhuromuakatonga munzvimbo make.Uye mukoma waShibhuromuakamupandukira, uye mukata-nga kuve nehondo huru kwa-zvo munyika yose.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti mukoma

waShibhuromu akaita kuti vosevaporofita vaiporofita nezveku-paradzwa kwevanhu vauraiwe.6 Uye kwakave nedambudzi-

ko guru munyika yose, nokutivakanga vapupura kuti kutu-kwa kukuru kuchauya munyika,nekuvanhuwo, nokuparadzwakukuru pakati pavo, kusatikwamboonekwa pamusoro pe-nyika, uye mapfupa avo achaitaasemirwi yevhu pamusoro pe-nyika kunze kwekunge vate-ndeuka kubva muuipi hwavo.7 Uye havana kuteerera shoko

raIshe, pamusana pezvikwatazvavo zvakaipa; nokudaro,kwakatanga kuve nehondonekupesana munyika yose, ne-nzara nezvirwere, zvekuti kwa-kave nokuparadzwa kukuru,zvisina kumbenge zvakaone-kwa pamusoro penyika; uyezvose izvi zvakaitika mumazuvaaShibhuromu.8 Uye vanhu vakatendeuka

mukuipa kwavo; uye zvekutinokutendeuka kwavaiita Ishevaivanzwira atsitsi.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti Shi-

bhuromu akauraiwa, uye Seti

akaiswa muutapwa uye akagaramuutapwa mazuva ake ose.

10 Uye zvakaita kuti Ahaha,mwanakomana wake, akatoraumambo; uye akatonga vanhumazuva ake ose. Uye akaitazvakaipa zvakasiyana-siyanamumazuva ake, zvakaita kutikuve nekudeuka kweropa zhi-n j i ; u y e m a z u v a a k e a i v emashoma.

11 Uye Etemu, sechizvarwachaAhaha, akatora umambo;uye naiyewo akaita izvo zvakai-pa mumazuva ake.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti muma-zuva aEtemu kwakauya vapo-rofita, vakawanda, uye vakapo-rofita vanhu zvakare; hongu,vakaporofita kuti Ishe vacha-vaparadza zvachose kubvapamusoro penyika kunze kwe-kunge vatendeuka mukutadzakwavo.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuvakaomesa mwoyo yavo, uyevakaramba akuteerera kumazwiavo; uye maporofita vakachemavakabva vabva mukati me-vanhu.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Etemuakatonga neuipi mazuva akeose; uye akabereka Moroni.Uye zvakaitika kuti Moroniakatonga munzvimbo yake; uyeMoroni akaita izvo zvakangazvakaipa pamberi paIshe.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti paka-muka akupanduka pakati peva-nhu, pamusana pechikwatachiye chemuruvande chakaiti-rwa kuwana nekutora simba;

11 6a Omu. 1:22;Eta 14:21.

8a nkm Anetsitsi.13a Mosaya 16:2.

15a nkm Hupanduki.

Eta 11:16–12:4 638

uye kukabuda murume mukurumukutadza pakati pavo, uyeakarwisa Moroni, uye akapunzachikamu cheumambo; uye aka-chengeta chikamu cheumamboichi kwemakore mazhinji.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti Moroni

akamubvisa, uye akatora uma-mbo zvakare.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwa-

kaita mumwe murume ano-tyisa zvakare; uye akangaari wechizvarwa chemukomawaJaredhi.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti aka-

bvisa Moroni uye ndokutoraumambo; nokudaro, Moroniakagara muutapwa mazuva oseakanga asara eupenyu hwake;uye akabereka Koriando.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koria-

ndo akagara muutapwa mazuvaake ose.20 Uye mumazuva aKoriando

kwakauyawo vaporofita vazhi-nji, uye vakaporofita zvinhuzvikuru zvinoshamisa, uye va-kachema rutendeuko kuvanhu,uye kunze kwekunge vatende-uka Ishe Mwari avanovatongerakuparadzwa zvachose.21 Uye kuti Ishe Mwari vano-

zotumira kana kuunza avamwevanhu kuzotora nyika, nesimbarake, netsika yavakaunza nayomadzibaba avo.22 Uye vakaramba ose mazwi

evaporofita, pamusana pezvi-kwata zvavo zvekavere-vere uyeneuipi hwavo hwakanyanya.2 3 U y e z v a k a i t i k a k u t i

Koriando akabereka aEta, uyendokubva afa, ari akanga agaramuutapwa upenyu hwakehwose.

CHITSAUKO 12

Muporofita Eta anokurudzira va-nhu kuti vatende muna Mwari —Moronai anotaura zvishamisonezvinoshamisa zvinoitwa neru-tendo — Rutendo rwakaita kutimukoma waJaredhi aone Kristu —Ishe vanopa vanhu kushaya simbakuti vazvirereke — Mukoma wa-Jaredhi akasimudza Gomo Zerininerutendo — Rutendo, ruvimbo,nerudo rwakadzama ndizvo zvino-diwa muruponeso—Moronai akao-na Jesu vakatarisana.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mazuvaaEta aive mumazuva aKoria-nduma; uye aKorianduma aivemambo wenyika yose.

2 Uye aEta aive muporofitawaIshe; nokudaro Eta akauyamumazuva aKorianduma, uyeakatanga kuporofita kuvanhu,nokuti haaikwaniswa bkura-mbidzwa pamusana peMweyawaIshe wakanga uri maari.

3 Nokuti aaichema kubviramangwanani, kana kusvikamukunyura kwezuva, achiku-rudzira vanhu kuti vatendekuna Mwari mukutendeukanokuti bvangazoparadzwa, achi-ti kwavari cnerutendo zvosezvinhu zvinozadzikiswa —

4 N o k u d a r o , a n i z v a k e

20a nkm Kutonga.21a Eta 13:20–21.23a Eta 1:6; 15:33–34.12 1a Eta 13:13–31.

2a nkm Eta.b Jer. 20:9;

Eno. 1:26;Aruma 43:1.

3a D&Z 112:5.b Eta 11:12, 20–22.c nkm Rutendo.

639 Eta 12:5–15

anotenda kuna Mwari anogonakuve nechokwadi anetarisiroyenyika iri nani, hongu, kananzvimbo kurudyi rwaMwari,iri tariro inouya nerutendo,uchive bmusimboti kumweyayevanhu, zvinovaita kuti vavenechokwadi uye vasimbe, va-kawanza mabasa c akanakanguva dzose, vachitungamiri-rwa dmukurumbidza Mwari.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Eta aka-porofita zvinhu zvikuru nezvi-noshamisa kuvanhu, zvavasinakutenda, nokuti vakanga vasi-ngazvione.6 Uye zvino ini Moronai, ndi-

notaura maererano nezvinhuizvi; ndingaratidze kunyikakuti arutendo zvinhu bzvinota-risirwa uye czvisingaonekwe;nokudaro musaite nharo nokutihamuzi kuzviona, nokuti ha-muwane umbowo kudakararutendo rwenyu drwaedzwa.7 Nokuti rwaive rutendo rwa-

kaita kuti Kristu azviratidzekumadzibaba edu, mushuremekunge amuka muvafi; uyehaana kuzviratidza kwavari ku-dakara vave nerutendo maari,nokudaro, zvinoreva kuti va-mwe vaive nerutendo maari,nokuti haana kuzviratidzakunyika.8 Asi pamusana perutendo

rwevanhu akazviratidza kunyi-

ka, uye akarumbidza zita raBaba,uye akagadzira nzira kuti va-mwe vagove vadyi vechipochekudenga, kuti vatarisire zva-vasati vaona.

9 Nokudaro, nemiwo makafa-nira kuve netariro, uye mugovevadyi vechipo, kana mukango-ita rutendo chete.

10 Tarisai rwaive rutendo rwa-kaita kuti vekare avadaidzwemuhurongwa hutsvene hwa-Mwari.

11 Nokudaro, nerutendo mu-temo waMosesi wakapiwa. Asimuchipo cheMwanakomanawavo Mwari vakagadzira imwenzira ayakanyanya kunaka; uyerutendo rwakaita kuti zviza-dzikiswe.

12 Nokuti kana pasina arute-ndo muvana vevanhu Mwarihavagone kuita bchishamisomukati mavo; nokudaro, havanakuzviratidza kudakara vavenerutendo.

13 Tarisai, rwaive rutendorwaAruma naAmureki rwaka-ita kuti atirongo rikoromokerepasi.

14 Tarisai, rwaive rutendorwaNifai naRihai rwakauyisaakushanduka kwemaRamani,zvekuti vakabhabhatidzwa ne-moto neMweya bMutsvene.15 Tarisai, rwaive rutendo

a rwaAmoni nehama dzake

4a nkm Tariro.b VaH. 6:19.c I VaKori. 15:58.d 3 Ni. 12:16.

6a VaH. 11:1.b VaR. 8:24–25.c Aruma 32:21.d 3 Ni. 26:11;

D&Z 105:19; 121:7–8.10a Aruma 13:3–4.

nkm AkadaidzwanaMwari.

11a I VaKori. 12:31.12a 2 Ni. 27:23;

Mosaya 8:18;Moro. 7:37;

D&Z 35:8–11.b Mat. 13:58;

Morm. 9:20.13a Aruma 14:26–29.14a Hir. 5:50–52.

b Hir. 5:45;3 Ni. 9:20.

15a Aruma 17:29–39.

Eta 12:16–25 640

brwakaunza chishamiso chikurukumaRamani.16 Hongu, kana avo vose

vakaita azvishamiso vakazviitabnerutendo, kana avo vakangavaripo Kristu asati auya neavo-wo vakauya shure kwake.17 Uye rutendo rwakaita kuti

vadzidzi vatatu vavimbiswekuti ahavazofa; uye havanakuvimbiswa izvi kudakara vaveneruvimbo.

18 Uye hakuna kana panguvaipi zvayo akamboita zvishamisoasina kutanga aratidza rutendo;nokudaro vakatanga vatendamuMwanakomana waMwari.19 Uye kwaive nevazhinji vai-

ve nerutendo rwakasimba zvi-kuru, kana Kristu aasati auya,vasina kuchengetwa vari kunzebkwechidzikatidzo, asi zviro-kwazvo vakaona nemaziso avozvinhu zvavakanga vaona nezi-so rerutendo, uye vakafara.

20 Uye tarisai, taona muzvi-nyorwa zvino kuti mumwewavo mukoma waJaredhi; no-kuti rutendo rwake rwaiverwukuru muna Mwari, zvekutiMwari pavakaisa a munwewavo havana kuuvanza kutiusaonekwe nemukoma waJare-dhi, pamusana peshoko ravaka-nga vataura kwaari, shoko iririri raakanga awana nerutendo.21 Uye mushure mekunge mu-

koma waJaredhi aona munwe

waIshe, pamusoro apekuvimbi-swa kwakanga kwaitwa muko-ma waJaredhi pamusana peru-tendo, Ishe havana kuzogonakumuvanzira kana chimwe chi-nhu; nokudaro vakamuratidzazvinhu zvose, nokuti akangaasisagone kuchengetwa arikunze bkwechidzikatidzo.

22 Uye rutendo rwakaita kutimadzibaba angu avavimbiswekuti zvinhu izvi zvichauyakuhama dzavo nekumaJentairi;naizvozvo Ishe vandiudza ini,hongu, kunyange Jesu Kristu.

23 Uye ndakati kwavari: IshemaJentairi achaseka zvinhuizvi, pamusana apekusasimbakwedu mukunyora; nokuti Ishemakatiita vakuru mukutauramazwi nerutendo, asi hamunakutiita bvakuru mukunyora;nokuti makaita vanhu vosekuti vagone kutaura chaizvo,nekuda kweMweya Mutsveneuyo wamakavapa;

24 Uye makatiita kuti tinyorezvishoma-shoma, pamusana pe-kuipa kwemaoko edu. Tarisai,hamuna kutiita vakuru amuku-kunyora sezvamakaita mukomawaJaredhi, nokuti makamuitakuti zvinhu zvaakanyora zvi-kure kana sekuita zvamakaita,kuita kuti vanhu vazviverenge.

25 Makaitawo kuti mazwi eduave nesimba uye ari makuru,kana tisingagone kuanyora;

15b nemamwe mazwi

sekutaurwakwazvakaitwamunaAruma,zvitsauko 17–26.

16a nkm Chishamiso.b VaH. 11:7–40.

17a 3 Ni. 28:7;

Morm. 8:10–12.19a 2 Ni. 11:1–4;

Jak. 4:4–5;Jar. 1:11;Aruma 25:15–16.

b Eta 3:6.nkm Chidzitiro.

20a Eta 3:4.

21a Eta 3:25–26.b Eta 3:20;

D&Z 67:10–13.22a Eno. 1:13.23a Morm. 8:17; 9:33.

b 2 Ni. 33:1.24a nkm Mutauro.

641 Eta 12:26–35

nokudaro, kana tave kunyoratinobva taona kusasimba kwe-du, uye tonetsekana nekurongamazwi edu; uye ndinotya kutimaJentairi aachaseka mazwi edu.

26 Uye zvino pandakangendataura izvi, Ishe vakataurakwandiri, vachiti: Zvirema azvi-noseka, asi vachachema; uyenyasha dzangu dzakakwanakune vanyoro, kuti havazoitazvinhu pamusana pekusasimbakwenyu;27 Uye kana vanhu vakauya

kwandiri ndichavaratidza aku-sasimba kwavo. bNdinopa ku-vanhu kushaya simba kuti vavevakapfava; uye cnyasha dzangudzinokwana kuvanhu vose dva-nozvininipisa pamberi pangu,nokuti kana vakazvirereka pa-mberi pangu, uye vaine rutendomandiri, zvino ndichaita kutiezvisina simba zvive nesimbakwavari.28 Tarisai, ndicharatidza ku-

maJentairi kusasimba kwavo,uye ndicharatidza kwavari kutiarutendo, ruvimbo nerudo rwa-kadzama zvinounza kwandiri —chisipiti chekururama kwose.29 Uye ini Moronai, ndanzwa

mazwi aya, ndakanyaradzwa,uye ndikati: Imi Ishe, kudakwenyu kwakarurama ngaku-itwe, nokuti ndinoziva kutimunoshanda muvana vevanhumaererano nerutendo rwavo;

30 Nokuti mukoma waJaredhiakati kugomo Zerini, aIbva —uye rikabva. Uye dai akangaasina rutendo ringadai risinakubva; nokudaro munoshandakana vanhu vave nerutendo.

31 Nokuti ndiko kuzviratidzakwamakaita kuvadzidzi venyu;nokuti pavakanga vave aneru-tendo, uye vachitaura nemuzitarenyu, imi makabva mazvirati-dza kwavari nesimba guru.

32 Uye ndinoyeukawo kutimakati makagadzirira munhuimba, hongu, kana pakati ape-mazimba-makuru aBaba venyu,umo munoita kuti munhu avebnetariro yakanyanya kunaka;nokudaro munhu anofanirakutarisira, kana kuti haangazo-gashira nhaka munzvimbo ya-makagadzira.

33 Uye zvakare, ndakaranga-rira kuti makati amakada nyika,kana kusvika pakupa upenyuhwenyu kuti mufire nyika, kutimungahutore zvakare kutimugogadzirira nzvimbo vanavevanhu.

34 Uye zvino ndave kuzivakuti arudo urwu rwamuinarwokuvana vevanhu rudo rwaka-dzama; nokudaro, kunze kwe-kunge vanhu vave nerudorwakadzama havagone kugaranzvimbo iya yamakavagadziriramuzimba guru raBaba venyu.

35 Nokudaro, ndinoziva nechi-

25a I VaKori. 2:14.26a VaG. 6:7.27a Jak. 4:7.

b Eks. 4:11;I VaKori. 1:27.

c nkm Nyasha.d Ruka 18:10–14;

D&Z 1:28.

nkm Akazvininipisa.e Ruka 9:46–48;

II VaKori. 12:9.28a I VaKori. 13:1–13;

Moro. 7:39–47.30a Mat. 17:20; Jak. 4:6;

Hir. 10:6, 9.nkm Simba.

31a nkm Rutendo.32a Joh. 14:2; Eno. 1:27;

D&Z 72:4; 98:18.b nkm Tariro.

33a Joh. 3:16–17.34a Moro. 7:47.

nkm RudoRwakadzama; Rudo.

Eta 12:36–13:2 642

nhu ichi chamataura, kuti kanamaJentairi asina rudo rwaka-dzama, pamusoro pekusasimbakwedu, kuti muchavaratidza,uye movatorera achipo chavo,hongu, kana icho chavakangavatogashira, uye mopa avo va-chazowana zvakanyanya.36 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

namata kuna Ishe kuti vanzwiremaJentairi anyasha, kuti vavenerudo rwakadzama.37 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vakati kwandiri: Kana vasinarudo rwakadzama hazvineikwauri, iwe une rutendo; noku-daro, nhumbi dzako adzichache-neswa. Uye pamusana pekutiwaona bkusasimba kwako ucha-simbiswa, kana kusvika muku-gara munzvimbo iyo yandaka-gadzira muzimba guru raBabavangu.38 Uye zvino ini Moronai,

ndinooneka maJentairi, hongu,nekuhama dzanguwo dzandi-noda, kudakara tasangana pa-mberi pechigaro achekutongachaKristu, apo pachaziva vosevanhu kuti bnhumbi dzangu ha-dzina kusvibiswa neropa renyu.39 Uye zvino ndipo pamucha-

ziva kuti andakaona Jesu, nekutiakataura neni btakatarisana,nokuti akanditaurira nokupfavakuri pachena, sekutaura kunoitamunhu kune mumwe nemuru-rimi rwangu, maererano nezvi-nhu izvi;

40 Uye ndakanyora mashoma-nani chete, pamusana pekuta-dza kunyora kwangu.

41 Uye zvino, ndinokukuri-dzirai kuti amutsvake iye Jesuuyu akanyorwa nezvake neva-porofita nevaapositori, kuti nya-sha dzaMwari Baba, naiyewoIshe Jesu Kristu, neMweyaMutsvene, bunopupura nezvavo,ungave uye ugogara mamurinariini. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 13

Eta anotaura nezveJerusaremaIdzva ichavakwa muAmericanembeu yaJosefa — Anoporofita,anokandwa kunze, anonyora ru-ngano rwemaJaredhi, uye ndoku-taura kuparadzwa kuchaitwamaJaredhi — Hondo inopisa mu-nyika yose.

Uye zvino ini Moronai, ndino-enda mberi kuti ndipedze zvi-nyorwa zvangu pamusoropekuparadzwa kwevanhu va-ndanga ndichinyora nezvavo.

2 Nokuti tarisai, vakarambaose mazwi aEta; nokuti zviro-kwazvo akavaudza nezvezvi-nhu zvose, kubvira pakutangakwemunhu; nokuti mushuremekunge mvura adzapera pa-musoro penyika iyi yakave nyi-ka yakanaka kupfuura dzimwenyika dzose, nyika yakasaru-dzwa naIshe; nokudaro Ishe

35a Mat. 25:14–30.nkm Chipo; Tarenta.

36a nkm Nyasha.37a D&Z 38:42; 88:74–75;

135:4–5.b Eta 12:27.

38a nkm Jesu Kristu—Mutongi.

b Jak. 1:19.39a nkm Jesu Kristu—

KuwonekwakwaKristu mushure

mekufa.b Gen. 32:30;

Eks. 33:11.41a D&Z 88:63; 101:38.

b 3 Ni. 11:32.13 2a Gen. 7:11–24; 8:3.

643 Eta 13:3–11

vakada kuti vose vanhu vacha-gara munyika umu vanofanirabkumushandira;

3 Uye nokuti yaive nzvimboyeJerusarema aIdzva, brichauyarichabva kudenga, uye iri nzvi-mbo tsvene yaIshe.4 Tarisai, Eta akaona mazuva

aKristu, uye akataura nezve-Jerusarema aIdzva munyikamuno.

5 Uye akataurawo nezvembayaIsraeri, aneJerusarema kwai-zobva bRihai—mushure meku-nge raparadzwa raizovakwazvakare, guta cdzvene kunaIshe; nokudaro, haraizove Jeru-sarema idzva nokuti rakangaririko munguva yakare; asirichavakwa zvakare, uye roveguta dzvene raIshe; uye richava-kwa kumba kwaIsraeri —6 Uye kuti Jerusarema aIdzva

richavakwa munyika ino, kunevakasara vembeu byaJosefa,zviri zvinhu zvagara zviinecchiratidzo.7 Uye Josefa akaunza baba

vake kunyika ayeEgipita, kanaizvozvo akafirako; naizvozvoIshe vakaunza vakasara vembeuyaJosefa kubva munyika yeJe-rusarema, kuti vave netsitsikumbeu yaJosefa kuti bvasafe,

kana zvavakaitira baba vaJosefatsitsi zvekuti vasafe.

8 Nokudaro, vakasara vembayaJosefa vachavakwa amunyikaino; uye ichave nyika yenhakayavo; uye ivo vachavaka gutadzvene kuna Ishe, seJerusaremarakare; uye bhavachazovhiri-ngidzwa zvakare, kudakarakuguma kwauya pachapfuuranyika.

9 U y e k u c h a v e n e d e n g aaidzva nenyika itsva; uye zvi-changoita sezvakare chete zva-kare zvinenge zvakapfuura,uye zvose zvinhu zvinengezvave zvitsva.

10 Uye zvino kwobva kwauyaJerusarema Idzva; uye vakaro-pafadzwa avo vanogara mariri,nokuti ndivo ivavo vane nhu-mbi adzakachena pamusanaperopa reGwayana; uye ndivoivavo vanoverengerwa munevakasara vembeu yaJosefa, va-kanga vari vemba yaIsraeri.

11 Uye ipapo pobva pauyawoJerusarema rekare; uye vagarivemo, vakaropafadzwa, nokutivakagezwa muropa reGwayana;uye ndivo vaye vakanga vaka-pararira uye avakaunganidzwakubva kumativi mana enyika,nekubva kunyika bdzekucha-

2b Eta 2:8.3a 3 Ni. 20:22; 21:23–24.

nkm JerusaremaIdzva.

b Zvaka. 3:12; 21:2.4a nkm Zioni.5a nkm Jerusarema.

b 1 Ni. 1:18–20.c Zvaka. 21:10;

3 Ni. 20:29–36.6a D&Z 42:9; 45:66–67;

84:2–5;

Mis. yeCh. 1:10.b nkm Josefa,

MwanakomanawaJakobo.

c Aruma 46:24.nkm Zvemuchere-chedzo.

7a Gen. 46:2–7; 47:6.b 2 Ni. 3:5.

8a nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

b Moro. 10:31.

9a II Pet. 3:10–13;Zvaka. 21:1;3 Ni. 26:3;D&Z 101:23–25.

10a Zvaka. 7:14;1 Ni. 12:10–11;Aruma 5:27.

11a nkm Israeri—Kuunganidzwakwa Israeri.

b D&Z 133:26–35.

Eta 13:12–21 644

mhembe, uye vari vadyi veku-zadzikiswa kwechibvumiranoicho chakaitwa naMwari nababavavo cAbrahama.

12 Uye kana zvinhu izvi zvou-ya, zvinozadzikisa gwaro rinoti,ndivo vakanga vari avekutanga,vachave vekupedzisira; uye ndi-vo vakanga vari vekupedzisira,vachave vekutanga.13 Uye ndange ndave kuda

kunyora zvimwe, asi ndiri kura-mbidzwa; asi zviporofita zvaEtazvaive zvikuru zvinoshamisa;asi vakanga vasingamuverengesechinhu, uye vakamukandakunze; uye aihwanda mubakoredombo masikati, uye aiendaachitarisa zvinhu zvaida kuuyakuvanhu.14 Uye zvaakanga agere mu-

bako iri akanyora zvakangazvasara muzvinyorwa zvino,achitarisa kuparadzwa kwaiuyapavanhu, neusiku.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugore

rakarero raakanga akandwakunze kubva muvanhu kwaka-tanga kuve nehondo huru paka-ti pevanhu, nokuti kune vazhinjivakamuka, vakanga vari vanhuvaityisa, vaitsvaka kuparadzaKorianduma nezvikwata zvavozvekavere-vere zveuipi, izvozvambotaurwa nezvazvo.16 Uye zvino Korianduma,

adzidza, pachake, muzvinhuzvose zvehondo neudzvotsvohwose hwemunyika, nokudaroakavarwiswa avo vaida kumu-paradza.

17 Asi haana kutendeuka, kanavanakomana vake vakanga va-kanakisisa kana vanasikanavake; kana vanakomana neva-nasikana vakanakisisa vaKoho;kana vanakomana nevanasika-na vakanakisisa vaKoriho; uyemuchidimbu, hakuna mwana-komana kana mwanasikanapamusoro penyika yose akate-ndeuka muzvitema zvavo.

18 Nokudaro, zvakaitika kutimugore rekutanga rakagaraEta mubako, kune vanhu va-zhinji vakauraiwa nemunondowezvikwata zviye azvemuruva-nde, vairwisa Korianduma kutizvimwe vangatore umambo.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanako-mana vaKorianduma vakarwazvikuru uye vakarasa ropa ra-kawanda.

20 Uye mugore rechipiri shokoraIshe rakauya kuna Eta, kutiaende anoporofita kuna aKori-anduma kuti, kana akatendeuka,nemba yake yose, Ishe vaizo-mupa umambo hwake nokupo-nesa vanhu —

21 Nokuti angangoparadzwa,nemhuri yake yose kunze kwa-ke iye pachake. Uye achangora-rama chete kuti aone kuzadziki-swa kwezviporofita zvakangazvakataurwa maererano aneva-mwe vanhu vaitambira nyikasenhaka yavo; uye Koriandumaakafanira kugashira kuvigwanavo; uye wose mweya ucha-paradzwa kunze bkwaKoria-nduma.

11c nkm ChibvumiranochaAbrahama.

12a Marko 10:31;1 Ni. 13:42; Jak. 5:63;

D&Z 90:9.18a Eta 8:9–26.20a Eta 12:1–2.21a Omu. 1:19–21;

Eta 11:21.b Eta 15:29–32.

645 Eta 13:22–14:2

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koria-nduma haana kutendeuka, kanaimba yake, kana vanhu; uyehondo hadzina kupera; uyevakatsvaka kuuraya Eta, asiakatiza akanohwanda zvakaremubako.23 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-

muka Sharedhi, naiyewo aka-rwisa Korianduma; uye aka-mukunda, zvekuti mugorerechitatu akamuisa muutapwa.24 Uye vana vaKorianduma,

mugore rechina, vakakundaSharedhi, uye vakatora uma-mbo zvakare vakahupa babawavo.25 Zvino kwakatanga kuve

nehondo pamusoro penyikayose, wose munhu nechikwatachake achirwira icho chaingechichidiwa naye.26 Uye kwaive nemakororo,

uye muchidimbu, kwakaitahwose uipi pamusoro penyika.27 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koria-

nduma akashatirirwa Sharedhizvikuru, uye akaenda nemautoake kunomurwisa; uye vakasa-ngana vose vaine hasha dzaka-nyanya, uye vakasangana mu-nhika yeGirgari; uye hondoyacho ikarwadza zvikuru.28 Uye zvakaitika kuti Share-

dhi akamurwisa kwemazuvamatatu. Uye zvakaitika kutiKorianduma akamukurira, uyeakamutandanisa kudakara asvi-ka kumarenje eHeshironi.29 Uye zvakaitika kuti Share-

dhi akamurwisa zvakare avemumarenje; uye tarisai, akaku-rira Korianduma, uye ndoku-

mutinhira zvakare kunhikayeGirgari.

30 Uye Korianduma akarwisazvakare Sharedhi munhika ye-Girgari, maakakunda Sharedhiakabva amuuraya.

31 Uye Sharedhi akakuvadzaKorianduma pachidya, zvekutihaana kuenda kuhondo zvakarekwemakore maviri, munguvaiyoyo yose vanhu pamusoropenyika vakanga vachideuraropa, uye pakanga pasina aiva-rambidza.

CHITSAUKO 14

Zvitadzo zvevanhu zvinoita kutinyika itukwe—Korianduma anoitahondo naGireadi, naRibhi, na-Shizi — Ropa nekudeuka kwarokunozadza nyika.

Uye zvino kwakatanga kuveanekutukwa kwenyika kukurupamusana pekutadza kweva-nhu, zvekuti munhu aiti akaisachinhu chake kana munondowake panzvimbo yawo, kanapanzvimbo paaiwuchengetera,tarisai, mangwana acho, haai-riwana, ndiko kukura kweku-tukwa kwakanga kuri munyika.

2 Nokudaro wose munhu aka-tobatisa icho chaive chake,nemaoko ake, uye haaimbochi-kumbidza kana iye kukumbira;uye wose murume aigara chi-pakatiro chemunondo wakechiri muruoko rwake rwerudyimukudzivirira zvinhu zvakeneupenyu hwake nehwevaka-dzi vake nevana.

14 1a Hir. 12:18; 13:17–23; Morm. 1:17–18; 2:10–14.

Eta 14:3–17 646

3 Uye zvino, mushure mema-kore maviri , uye mushuremekufa kwaSharedhi, tarisai,kwakamuka munin’ina waSha-redhi uye akarwisana naKoria-nduma, maakakundwa naKori-anduma uye akamutandanisakusvika kurenje raAkishi.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti muni-

n’ina waSharedhi akamurwisaari murenje raAkishi, uye hondoikarwadza zvikuru, uye zviuruzvizhinji zvikapunzwa nemu-nondo.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koria-

nduma akakomba renje; uyemunin’ina waSharedhi akaendausiku achibuda murenje, uyeakauraya chimwe chidimu che-mauto aKorianduma, uye va-kanga vakararadza.6 Uye ndokubva auya kunyika

yeMoroni, uye ndokuzviisa pa-chigaro chekutonga chaKoria-nduma.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koria-

nduma akagara nemauto akemurenje kwemakore maviri,munguva iyoyi akatambira ku-simbiswa kukuru kumauto ake.8 Zvino munin’ina waShare-

dhi, ainzi Gireadi, naiyewoakagashira kusimbiswa kukurukwemauto ake, pamusana pe-zvikwata zvemuruvande.9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mupiri-

sita wake wepamusoro akamu-ponda agere pachigaro chakechekutonga.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti mumwe

wechikwata chemuruvandeakamuponda mune mumwemupata wakavanzika, uye ndo-kubva atora umambo; uye zitarake rainzi Ribhi; uye Ribhi aive

rume hombe, kupfuura vosevamwe varume pakati pevanhuvose.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti mugorerekutanga raRibhi Koriandumaakauya kunyika yeMoroni, uyeakasvikorwisa Ribhi.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti akarwanaRibhi, mukudaro Ribhi akaro-va ruoko rwake zvekuti akabvaakuvara; zvakadaro, mautoaKorianduma akaramba achie-nda kuna Ribhi, zvekuti akati-zira kumuganhu wegungwa.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koria-nduma akamutevera; uye Ribhiakamurwisa ave pedyo negu-ngwa.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ribhiakakurira mauto aKoriandumazvekuti vakatizira zvakare kure-nje reAkishi.

15 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ribhiakamutevera kudakara vasvikakumarenje eAgoshi. Uye Kori-anduma akanga atora vanhuvose zvaaitiza Ribhi kudivirenyika iroro raaitiza naro.

16 Uye paakanga asvika ku-marenje eAgoshi akarwisaRibhi, uye akamubaya kuda-kara afa; zvakadaro, munin’inawaRibhi akauya kuzorwisaKorianduma munzvimbo me-mukoma wake, uye kurwa ku-karwadza zvikuru, mukudaroKorianduma akatiza zvakaremauto emunin’ina waRibhi.

17 Zvino zita remunin’inawaRibhi rainzi Shizi. Uye zva-kaitika kuti Shizi akateveraKorianduma, uye akaparadzamaguta mazhinji, uye akaurayavakadzi zvose nevana, uye aka-pisa maguta acho.

647 Eta 14:18–30

18 Uye kwakave nokutyaShizi munyika yose; hongu,kwakabuda chichemo munyikayose— ndiani angagona kurwisamauto aShizi? Tarisai, anoku-kura nevhu rose pamberi pake!19 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

vakatanga kufamba pamwe-chete semauto, kwose munyikayose.20 Uye vakanga vakapatsanu-

rana; vamwe vavo vakatizirakumauto aShizi, uye vamwe va-katizira kumauto aKorianduma.21 Uye hondo yakanga yakura

zvekuti yakatora nguva huru,zvekuti kudeuka kweropa ne-kuparadzwa, pamusoro penyikayose zvekuti nyika yose yaka-nga yakati kata-kata anemitu-mbi yevakafa.22 Uye hondo iyi yaikurumi-

dzwa zvekuti hakuna vakasarakuti vavige vainge vafa, asi va-ifamba kubva mukudeura ropavachienda kunodeura ropa,vachisiya zvitunha zvose zve-vakadzi, varume nezvevanazvakangoti kata-kata pamusoropenyika, pazvaisiiwa zviri kutizvizove nyama ayehonye.

23 Uye kunhuwa kwachokwakavepo pamusoro penyika,kana pamusoro penyika yose;nokudaro vanhu vaitambu-dzika siku nesikati nekunhuwakwacho.24 Zvakadaro, Shizi haana

kumira kutevera Korianduma;nokuti akanga atsidza kutianotsividza ropa remukomawake pana Korianduma akangaamuuraya, uye neshoko raIshe

rakauya kuna Eta richiti Koria-nduma haauraiwe nemunondo.

25 Uye saka tinoona kuti Ishevakanga vavashanyira nehashadzavo dzose, uye nehuipi hwa-vo neutsinye hwavo hwakangahwazurura nzira yekuparadzwakwavo kusingapere.

26 Uye zvakaitika kuti Shiziakatevera Korianduma kuma-bvazuva, kana kusvika kumiga-nhu negungwa, uye ikoko aka-rwisana naShizi kwemazuvamatatu.

27 Uye mauto aShizi akaurai-wa zvakaipa zvekuti akatangakutya, uye akatanga kutizamauto aKorianduma; uye vaka-tizira kunyika yaKoriho, uye va-kakukura vanhu vaive munziramavo, vose avo vairamba ku-batana navo.

28 Uye vakadzika matendeavo munhika yeKoriho; uyeKorianduma akadzika matendeake munhika yeShuri. Zvinonhika yeShuri yaive pedyo ne-chikomo cheKomuno; nokudaro,Korianduma akaunganidza ma-uto ake pachikomo cheKomuno,uye ndokuridza hwamandaachiridzira mauto aShizi achi-vakoka kuti vazorwa.

29 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakau-ya, asi vakatinhwa zvakare; uyevakauya kechipiri, uye vakati-nhwa zvakare kechipiri. Uyezvakaitika kuti vakauya zvakarekechitatu, uye hondo ikabvayarwadza zvikuru.

30 Uye zvakaitika kuti Shiziakabaya Korianduma akamuitamaronda mazhinji kwazvo aka-

21a Eta 11:6. 22a Isa. 14:9–11.

Eta 14:31–15:10 648

dzika; uye Korianduma, uyeakarasikirwa neropa rake, aka-rukutika uye akabva atakurwaseafa.31 Zvino kurasikirwa nevaru-

me, vakadzi nevana kuma-tivi ose kwakanga kwakakurazvekuti Shizi akaudza vanhuvake kuti vasatandanise mautoaKorianduma; nokudaro, vaka-dzokera kumusasa wavo.

CHITSAUKO 15

Zviuru zvezviuru zvemaJaredhizvinouraiwa muhondo—Shizi na-Korianduma vanounganidza vanhuvose kuti vanourayana nekurwa—Mweya waIshe unoregera kusha-nda navo — Rudzi rwemaJaredhirwunoparadzwa zvachose — Kori-anduma chete ndiye anosara.

Uye zvakaitika kuti Koriandu-ma paakanga apora marondaake, akatanga kuyeuka amazwiakanga ataurwa kwaari naEta.2 Akaona kuti kwakange kwa-

tove nevanhu vake vakangavauraiwa nemunondo vangato-da kusvika mamirioni maviri,uye akatanga kusuwa mumwo-yo make; hongu, kwakangakwauraiwa zviuru zvezviuruzviviri zvemagamba evarume,nevakadzi vavo nevana vavo.3 Akatanga kutendeuka kuzvi-

tema zvaakanga aita; akatangakurangarira mazwi akanga ata-urwa nemiromo yemaporofitavose, uye akaaona kuti kusvikanguva iyoyo akanga azadziki-swa, mune zvose; uye mweya

wake wakachema ukarambakunyaradzwa.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti akanyoratsamba kuna Shizi, achimuku-mbira kuti asauraye vanhu, uyeiye aizorega umambo pamusanapeupenyu hwevanhu.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Shizipaakatambira tsamba yakeakanyorawo tsamba kunaKorianduma, akati kana iye aka-zvipira kuti iye amuuraye ne-munondo wake, aizopa vanhuupenyu hwavo.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhuhavana kutendeuka kuzvitadzozvavo; uye vanhu vaKoriandu-ma vakamutswa kuita hashanevanhu vaShizi; uye vanhuvaShizi vakamutswa kuitahasha nevanhu vaKorianduma;nokudaro, vanhu vaShizi vaka-rwisa vanhu vaKorianduma.

7 Uye Korianduma paakaonakuti ave kuda kukurirwa akati-za vanhu vaShizi.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti akauyakurwizi rweRipuriangumu, zvi-noreva, zvadudzirwa rwukuru,kana kuti rwukuru kupfuuraose; nokudaro, pavakasvika pa-mvura idzi vakadzika matendeavo; uye Shizi akadzikawomatende ake pedyo navo; uyenaizvozvo mangwana acho va-kauya kuzorwa.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakarwahondo yakarwadza kwazvo, iyoyakaita kuti Korianduma aku-vadzwe zvakare, akakomokazvakare nepamusana pekura-sikirwa neropa.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti mauto

15 1a Eta 13:20–21.

649 Eta 15:11–20

aKorianduma akadzvinyirirazvikuru pamauto aShizi zve-kuti vakavakunda, zvekutivakaita kuti vavatize; uye va-katiza nechekumaodzanyemba,uye ndokubva vadzika mate-nde avo munzvimbo yainziOgati.11 Uye zvakaitika kuti mauto

aKorianduma akadzika mate-nde avo pachikomo chainziRama; uye ndicho chikomo chi-mwechetecho amakavigwa zvi-nyorwa nababa vangu Mormonikuna Ishe, zvakanga zvirizvaiera.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakau-

nganidza vanhu vose pamwe-chete vakanga vasina kuuraiwapamusoro penyika yose, kunzekwaEta.13 Uye zvakaitika kuti Eta

akaona kuita kwose kwevanhu;uye akaona kuti vanhu vaidaKorianduma vakaungana pa-mwechete nemauto aKoriandu-ma; uye vanhu vakanga vachidaShizi vakaungana pamwechetenemauto aShizi.14 Nokudaro, kwemakore

mana vakanga vachiunganidzavanhu pamwechete, kuti vatorevose vaive pamusoro penyika,uye kuti vangango wana simbarose raigona kuwanikwa.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti pava-

kanga vaunganidzwa vose, mu-nhu nemunhu kumauto aaida,nevakadzi vavo nevana vavo—vose varume nevakadzi nevanavachipiwa zvombo zveho-ndo, vaine nhowo, anezvidziti-ro zvepazvipfuva, nezvidzitiro

zvemumisoro, uye vakapfeke-dzwa zvehondo — vakaendera-na vakarwisana; uye muswerewose zuva iroro, pasina aka-kundwa.

16 Uye zvakaitika kuti hwaveusiku vakanga vaneta, uye va-kabva vaenda kumisasa yavo;uye zvavakanga vaenda kumi-sasa yavo vakawuura uye vaka-nyunyuta pamusana pekurasi-kirwa nevanhu vavo vakangavauraiwa; uye vakachema zvi-kuru nokunyunyuta, zvekutizvakazara mumhepo.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti avemangwana vakaenda zvakarekunorwa, uye rakave zuvarakatyisa zvikuru; zvakadaro,hakuna akakundwa, uye hwaveusiku zvakare vakazadza mhe-po nokuchema kwavo, noku-wuura kwavo, nokurungairakwavo, pamusoro pekurasikakweavo vevanhu vavo vakangavauraiwa.

18 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koria-nduma akanyora tsamba zvaka-re kuna Shizi, achimukumbirakuti asauye zvekare kuzorwa,asi kuti atore umambo aregekuparadza upenyu hwevanhu.

19 Asi tarisai, Mweya waIshewakanga usisashande navo, uyeaSatani akange ave nesimbamumwoyo yevanhu; nokutivakanga vazvipira mukuomakwemwoyo yavo, neupofuhwepfungwa dzavo kuti vavevanoparadzwa; nokudaro va-kaenda zvakare kunorwa.

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-rwa muswere wose zuva iroro,

11a Morm. 6:6. 15a Mosaya 8:7–10. 19a nkm Dhiabhorosi.

Eta 15:21–34 650

uye hwave usiku vakarara va-katsamhira minondo yavo.21 Uye mangwana acho vaka-

rwa kudakara kusvika usiku.22 Uye hwave usiku vakange

avadhakwa nehasha, sezvinoitamunhu adhakwa newaini; uyevakarara vakatsamhira mino-ndo yavo zvakare.23 Uye ramangwana vakarwa

zvakare; uye pakauya usikuvose vakanga vafa kusara kwe-makumi mashanu nevavirivevanhu vaKorianduma, nema-kumi matanhatu nevapfumba-mwe vevanhu vaShizi.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

rara vakatsamhira minondoyavo usiku ihwohwo, uye rama-ngwana vakarwa zvakare, uyevakanetsana nesimba ravo ne-minondo yavo nenhoo dzavo,muswere wose zuva iroro.25 Uye hwave usiku pakanga

pasara makumi matatu nevavirikuvanhu vaShizi, uye kuvanhuvaKorianduma kwakanga kwa-sara makumi maviri nevanhuvanomwe.26 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

dya uye vakarara, uye vakaga-dzirira kufa ramangwana. Uyevakanga vari mazirume maho-mbe uye magamba makuru anesimba.27 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

rwa kwenguva yaikwana maawamatatu, uye vakakomoka noku-rasikirwa neropa.28 Uye zvakaitika kuti vanhu

vaKorianduma pavakanga vavenesimba rekuti vaikwanisa ku-

famba, vakanga vave kuda kutivatize neupenyu hwavo; asitarisai, Shizi akamuka, nevanhuvakewo, akatsidza mukushati-rwa kwake kuti achatourayaKorianduma kana kuti iye aizo-fa nemunondo.

29 Nokudaro, akavatevera, uyeramangwana racho akavabata;uye vakarwa zvakare nemino-ndo. Uye zvakaitika kuti avosepavakange vapunzwa nemu-nondo, kusara kwaKoriandumanaShizi, tarisai Shizi akakomo-ka pamusana pekurasikirwaneropa.

30 Uye zvakaitika kuti Koria-nduma paakanga azendamamunondo wake, achizororazvishomanani, akadimbura mu-soro waShizi.

31 Uye zvakaitika kuti paaka-nga adimbura musoro waShizi,Shizi akaita seave kumukandokubva awira pakare; uyemushure mekuedza kuti awanemweya, akafa.

32 Uye zvakaitika kuti aKoria-nduma akawira pasi, uye akaitaseasiri mupenyu.

33 Uye Ishe vakataura kunaEta, vakati kwaari: Enda. Uyeakaenda, uye akaona kutimazwi aIshe ose akanga aza-dzikiswa; uye akabva apedzisaazvinyorwa zvake; (uye chidimuchezana handina kuchinyora)uye akazviviga netsika yazva-kawanikwa zviri nevanhu va-Rimuhai.

34 Zvino mazwi ekupedzisiraakanyorwa anaEta ndeaya: Kana

22a Moro. 9:23.29a Eta 13:20–21.32a Omu. 1:20–22.

33a Mosaya 8:9;Aruma 37:21–31;Eta 1:1–5.

34a Eta 12:2.

651 Moronai 1:1–2:3

zvimwe Ishe vanoda kuti ndi-shandurwe, kana kuti ndinzwechido chaIshe munyama, hazvi-

na mhosva, kana zviri zvekutindaponeswa muumambo hwa-Mwari. Ameni.

Bhuku raMoronai

CHITSAUKO 1

Moronai anonyora kubatsira ma-Ramani — MaNifai ayo asingara-mbe Kristu anourayiwa. Zvinga-ngove makore 401 kusvika ku421shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

ZVINO ini aMoronai, ndape-dza kupfupikisa zvinyorwa

zvevanhu vaJaredhi, ndaka-funga kuti handifanire kungendichanyora zvimwe; asi handi-sati ndafa; handiite kuti ma-Ramani andizive nokuti vanga-ndiuraye.2 Nokuti tarisai, ahondo dzavo

pachavo dzinotyisa zvikuru;uye nokuda kworuvengo rwavobvayiuraya chero muNifai asi-ngarambe Kristu.3 Uye ini Moronai, ahandinga-

rambe Kristu; nokudaro, handi-zivi kwandinokwanisa kuti ndi-chengetedze upenyu hwangu.4 Nokudaro, ndinonyora zvi-

mwe zvinhu zvishoma, zvisi-ngawirirane neizvo zvandangandichifunga; nokuti ndangandafunga kuti ndisanyore; asindinonyora zvimwe zvinhu

zvishoma, kuti zvimwe zvinga-ve zvinobatsira kuhama dza-ngu, maRamani, nerimwe zuvariri mberi, maererano nokudakwaIshe.

CHITSAUKO 2

Jesu akapa vadzidzi vaneguminevaviri vechiNifai simba rokupachipo choMweya Mutsvene. Zvi-ngangove makore 401 kusvikaku421 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Mazwi aKristu, ayo aakatauraakuvadzidzi vake, vanegumi ne-vaviri vaakasarudza, apo aiisamaoko pamusoro pavo —

2 Zve akavadaidza nemazita,achiti: Muchadaidza kuna Babamuzita rangu, mumunamatomukuru; shure kwekunge maitaizvi muchave anesimba kutikune uyo wamunenge maisabmaoko pamusoro, cmuchamu-pa Mweya Mutsvene; uye mu-zita rangu muchaupa, nokutindiko kuita kwavaapositorivangu.

3 Zvino Kristu akataura mazwi

[moronai]1 1a nkm Moronai,

MwanakomanawaMormoni.

2a 1 Ni. 12:20–23.

b Aruma 45:14.3a Mat. 10:32–33;

3 Ni. 29:5.2 1a 3 Ni. 13:25.2a 3 Ni. 18:37.

b nkm Simba.c nkm Maoko,

Kugadzwa kwe.

Moronai 3:1–4:3 652

aya kwavari panguva yokuzvi-ratidza kwake kwokutanga; zvegungano harina kuzvinzwa, asivadzidzi vakazvinzwa; kunavose avavakaisa maoko, MweyaMutsvene wakauya pavari.

CHITSAUKO 3

Magosa anogadza vapirisita neva-dzidzisi nokuvaisa maoko pamusoro.Zvingangove makore 401 kusvikaku421 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Nzira iyo vadzidzi, vakadai-dzwa kuve amagosa echechi,byavaigadzwa nayo vapirisitanevadzidzisi —2 Shure kwokunge vanamata

kuna Baba muzita raKristu, va-kaisa maoko pamusoro pavo,vakati:3 Muzita raJesu Kristu ndino-

kugadza kuti uve mufundisi(kana ari mudzidzisi, ndinoku-gadza kuti uve mudzidzisi)kuti uparidze kutendeukaanokuregererwa kwezvivi ku-burikidza naJesu Kristu, noku-shingirira mukutenda muzitarake kusvika kumagumo.Ameni.4 Uye netsika iyi avakagadza

vapirisita nevadzidzisi, maere-rano bnezvipo nokudaidzwanaMwari kwevanhu; uye vaka-vagadza kuburikidza cnesimba

roMweya Mutsvene, wakangauri mavari.

CHITSAUKO 4

Kunamatira kunoita magosanevapirisita chingwa chechirairokunotsanangurwa. Zvingangovemakore 401 kusvika ku421 shurekwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

aNzirabyemagosa nevapirisita

vavo pakupa nyama neroparaKristu muchechi; cvaipa mae-rerano nemurairo waKristu; no-kudaro tinoziva kuti nzira iyindeye chokwadi; uye gosakana mupirisita ndiye aipa —

2 Uye vaipfugama vose neche-chi, vachinamata kuna Babamuzita raKristu, vachiti:

3 Mwari Baba Vokusingaperi,tinokukumbirai muzita reMwa-nakomana wenyu, Jesu Kristu,kuti muropafadze nekutsvenesaachingwa ichi kumweya yeavovose vanochidya; kuti vagochi-dya bmukurangarira muviriweMwanakomana wenyu, uyevapupure kwamuri, Mwari BabaVokusingaperi, kuti vanodakutora pavari czita reMwana-komana wenyu, nokumuranga-rira nguva dzose, nokuchengetamirairo yake iyo yaakavapa,kuti vave dneMweya wake ngu-va dzose. Ameni.

3a Mabasa 19:6.3 1a Aruma 6:1.

nkm Gosa.b nkm Gadza.

3a nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

4a D&Z 18:32; 20:60.b nkm Chipo.

c 1 Ni. 13:37;Moro. 6:9.

4 1a 3 Ni. 18:1–7.b nkm Gosa.c D&Z 20:76–77.

3a nkm Sakaramende.b Ruka 22:19;

I VaKori. 11:23–24;

3 Ni. 18:7.c nkm Jesu Kristu—

Kutora Zita raJesuKristu paTiri.

d nkm MweyaMutsvene.

653 Moronai 5:1–6:5

CHITSAUKO 5

Nzira yokunamatira nayo chirairochewaini. Zvingangove makore401 kusvika ku421 shure kweku-nge Kristu azvarwa.

aNzira yokunamatira nayo wai-ni — Tarisai, vaitora mukombe,voti:2 Mwari Baba Vokusingaperi,

tinokukumbirai, muzita reMwa-nakomana wenyu, Jesu Kristu,kuti muropafadze nekutsvenesaawaini iyi kumweya yeavo vosevanoinwa, kuti vave vanozviitabmukurangarira ropa reMwana-komana wenyu, iro rakadeuri-rwa; kuti vagopupura kwamuri,Mwari Baba Vokusingaperi,kuti vagomurangarira nguvadzose, kuti vave neMweya wake.Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 6

Vanhu vatendeuka vanobhabha-tidzwa nokufambirwa — Nhengodzesangano dzinotendeuka dzino-regererwa—Misangano inotunga-mirirwa nesimba roMweya Mu-tsvene. Zvingangove makore 401kusvika ku421 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino ndinotaura maerera-no anorubhabhatidzo. Tarisai,magosa, vapirisita, nevadzidzisi

vakabhabhatidzwa; havaibha-bhatidzwa kunze kwokungevaunza michero yakafanira ya-iratidza kuti bvakakodzera.2 Havaigamuchira munhu

murubhabhatidzo kunze kwo-kunge auya nemwoyo awaka-tyoka nomweya wakapfava,vachipupura kuchechi kuti vate-ndeuka zvechokwadi pazvivizvavo zvose.

3 Uye hakuna kana mumweakagamuchira rubhabhatidzokunze kwokunge avatakurapavari zita raKristu, akashingakumushandira kusvika kuma-gumo.

4 Uye shure kwokunge vaga-muchirwa parubhabhatidzo, va-kava vanotunhwa anokuchene-swa nesimba roMweya Mutsve-ne, vakaverengerwa mukatimevanhu vechechi yaKristu;bmazita avo akatorwa, kutizvimwe vangarangarirwa noku-gutswa neshoko rakanaka ra-Mwar i , kut i vachengetwemunzira kwayo, vachigaracvakavimba nomunamato nguvadzose, dvachivimba chete nema-basa akanaka aKristu, akavaemunyori nomupedzisi woku-tenda kwavo.

5 Uye achechi byaigara ichi-sangana pamwechete, kuticvatsanye nokunamata, nokuku-rukurirana maererano nezvema-gariro akanaka emweya yavo.

5 1a 3 Ni. 18:8–11;D&Z 20:78–79.

2a D&Z 27:2–4.nkm Sakaramende.

b Ruka 22:19–20;I VaKori. 11:25.

6 1a nkm Bhabhatidza.b nkm Anechiremera.

2a nkm MwoyoWakatyoka.

3a nkm Jesu Kristu—Kutora Zita raJesuKristu paTiri.

4a nkm Chakachena.b D&Z 20:82.c Aruma 34:39;

3 Ni. 18:15–18.d 2 Ni. 31:19; D&Z 3:20.e VaH. 12:2.

5a nkm Chechi yaJesuKristu.

b 3 Ni. 18:22; 4 Ni. 1:12;D&Z 88:76.

c nkm Kutsanya.

Moronai 6:6–7:4 654

6 Uye vaigara vachisanganapamwechete kuti vadye chi-ngwa newaini, mukurangariraIshe Jesu.7 U y e v a k a n g a v a k a o m a

vachitarisisa kuti ahapana arikutadza pakati pavo; avo vai-zoonekwa vachitadza, vapupuribvatatu vechechi vaivapa mho-sva pamberi cpemagosa, kanavasina kutendeuka, vasina dku-reurura, mazita avo eaibviswa,uye havaizoverengerwa pakatipevanhu vaKristu.8 Asi apose apo vaitendeuka

nokutsvaga kukanganwirwa,nomwoyo wose, bvairegererwa.

9 Uye misangano yavo ayaitu-ngamirirwa nechechi sekusha-nda kweMweya, uye nesimbaroMweya bMutsvene; sokutu-ngamirwa kwavaiitwa neMwe-ya Mutsvene kuparidza, kanakukurudzira, kana kunamata,nokukumbira vakazvininipisa,kana kuimba, zvakadaro zva-iitwa.

CHITSAUKO 7

Kukokwa kunopihwa kwekupindamuzororo raIshe — Namatai no-mwoyo wose — Mweya waKristuunoita kuti vanhu vazive chakana-ka nechakaipa—Satani anonyenge-dza vanhu kuti varambe Kristu vai-te zvakaipa—Vaporofita vanotaurakuuya kwaKristu — Kuburikidza

nokutenda, zvishamiso zvinoitwauye ngirozi dzinoparidza—Vanhuvanofanira kutarisira upenyuhwokusingaperi vachibva vagaramurudo rwakadzama. Zvinga-ngove makore 401 kusvika ku421shure kwekunge Kristu azvarwa.

Uye zvino ini Moronai, ndino-nyora mazwi mashoma ababavangu Mormoni, avakataurapamusoro apokutenda, tariro,norudo rwakadzama; nokutinokuita uku vakataura kuvanhu,vachivadzidzisa musinagogoyavakanga vavaka senzvimboyokunamatira.

2 Uye zvino ini Mormoni, ndi-notaura kwamuri, hama dzangudzinodiwa; kunova kuburikidzanenyasha dzaMwari Baba, na-Ishe vedu Jesu Kristu, nokudakwavo kutsvene, nokuda kwe-chipo achokundidaidza kwavo,kuti ndatenderwa kuti nditaurekwamuri panguva ino.

3 Nokudaro, ndinotaura kwa-muri imi muri muchechi, imimuri vateveri vorunyararovaKristu, kuti mune tariroyakakwana inoita kuti mupindeamuzororo raIshe, kubvira pa-nguva ino kusvikira muchazo-rora naye kudenga.

4 Zve zvino hama dzangu,ndinotaura zvinhu izvi pamuso-ro penyu nokuda akwekufambakwenyu murunyararo nevanavevanhu.

7a D&Z 20:54.b D&Z 42:80–81.

nkm Mupupuri.c Aruma 6:1.

nkm Gosa.d nkm Reurura, Reururo.e Eks. 32:33; D&Z 20:83.

nkm KubviswaHunhengo.

8a Mosaya 26:30–31.b nkm Regerera.

9a D&Z 20:45; 46:2.b nkm Mweya Mutsvene.

7 1a I VaKori. 13:1–13;

Eta 12:3–22, 27–37;Moro. 8:14; 10:20–23.

2a nkm AkadaidzwanaMwari.

3a nkm Zororo.4a I Joh. 2:6;

D&Z 19:23.

655 Moronai 7:5–16

5 Nokuti ndinorangarira shokoraMwari rinoti nemabasa avoamuchavaziva; nokuti kana ma-basa avo akanaka, ivo vakana-kawo.6 Nokuti tarisai, Mwari vakati

munhu kana achinge aakaipahaangaite chakanaka; nokutikana akapa chipo, kana bkuna-mata kuna Mwari, kunze kwo-kunge azviita nomwoyo wosehazvina zvazvinomupa.7 Nokuti tarisai, hazvivere-

ngerwe kwaari pautsvene.8 Nokuti tarisai, kana munhu

achinge aakaipa achipa chipo,anoita bachigunun’una; naizvo-zvo zvinoverengerwa kwaariseasina kupa chipo; naizvozvoanoverengwa seakaipa pamberipaMwari.9 Uye saizvozvo zvinovere-

ngerwa sezvakaipa kumunhu,kana achinge anamata asingaitenechido achaicho chemwoyo;hongu, hazvina chazvinomupa,nokuti Mwari havagamuchirizvakadaro.10 Nokudaro, munhu uyo

akaipa haangaite icho chakana-ka; kana kuti angape chipo cha-kanaka.11 Nokuti tarisai, atsime rino-

vava haringape mvura inonaka;kana kuti tsime rakanaka robu-da mvura inovava; nokudaro,munhu kana ar i muranda

wadhiabhorosi haangateveriKristu; uye kana bachiteveraKristu haangave muranda wa-dhiabhorosi.

12 Nokudaro, zvinhu zvoseazvakanaka zvinobva kunaMwari; icho bchakaipa chinobvakuna dhiabhorosi; nokuti dhia-bhorosi imhandu kuna Mwari,anomurwisa nguva dzose, achi-koka nokukwezvera ckuchita-dzo, nokuita izvo zvakaipanguva dzose.

13 Asi tarisai, izvo zvose zva-Mwari zvinokoka anokukwe-zvera kuzvinhu zvakanakanguva dzose; nokudaro, izvozvose zvinokoka nokukwezverakuita zvakanaka, nokuda Mwa-ri, nokumushandira, bzvinofe-merwa naMwari.

14 Nokudaro, yambirwai,hama dzangu dzinodiwa, kutimusatonge izvo azvakaipa mu-chiti ndezvaMwari, kana kutiizvo zvinenge zvakanaka zva-Mwari muchiti ndezvadhia-bhorosi.

15 Nokuti tarisai, hama dza-ngu, zvakapiwa kwamuri kutiamutonge, kuti muzive zvaka-naka kubva kunezvakaipa;uye nzira yokutonga nayo iripachena, kuti muzive noruzivorwakakwana, sechiedza chezu-va kubva murima rousiku.

16 Nokuti tarisai, aMweya

5a 3 Ni. 14:15–20.6a Mat. 7:15–18.

b Aruma 34:28.nkm Munamato.

8a Zir. 15:8.b D&Z 64:34.

9a Jkb. 1:6–7; 5:16;Moro. 10:4.

11a Jkb. 3:11–12.

b Mat. 6:24;2 Ni. 31:10–13;D&Z 56:2.

12a Jkb. 1:17; I Joh. 4:1–2;Eta 4:12.

b Aruma 5:39–42.c Hir. 6:30.

nkm Chitadzo.13a 2 Ni. 33:4;

Eta 8:26.b nkm Kutunhwa.

14a Isa. 5:20;2 Ni. 15:20.

15a nkm KuzivakuburikiozaneMweya, Chipo che.

16a nkm Hana; Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

Moronai 7:17–25 656

waKristu unopiwa kumunhuwose, kuti bazive zvakanakanezvakaipa; nokudaro ndino-kuratidzai, nzira yokutonganayo; nokuti icho chose chino-koka kuita zvakanaka, noku-nyengetedza kuti mutendemuna Kristu, chinotumirwanesimba nechipo chaKristu;nokudaro munozoziva neruzivorwuzere kuti ndechaMwari.17 Asi icho chose chinonye-

ngetedza munhu kuita azvakai-pa, nokusatenda munaKristu,nokumuramba, nokusashandiraMwari, zvino munobva mazivazvakakwana kuti ndechadhia-bhorosi; nokuti ndiko kusha-nda kwadhiabhorosi, nokutihapana waanoti aite zvakanaka,kwete, kana mumwe zvake;kunyange ngirozi dzake; ku-nyange avo vanozvipa kwaari.18 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,

ndichiona kuti mava kuzivachiedza icho mungatongenacho, icho chiri achiedza cha-Kristu, onai kuti hamukangani-se kutonga; nokuti bnokutongakumwe chete ikoko kwamucha-tonga muchazovawo munoto-ngwa.19 Nokudaro, ndinokukumbi-

rai, hama, kuti mutsvake nesi-mba achiedza chaKristu kutimuzive zvakanaka nezvakaipa;uye kana mukabatirira pachi-nhu chose chakanaka, musinga-

chituke, muchazova chokwadibmwana waKristu.

20 Uye zvino, hama dzangu,zvingaitika sei kuti mungabati-rira pazvinhu zvose zvakanaka?

21 Uye zvino ndinouya paku-tenda kuya, uko ndakati ndicha-taura nezvako; ndinokuudzainzira iyo ingaite kuti muvemunobatirira pazvinhu zvosezvakanaka.

22 Nokuti tarisai, Mwari ava-chiziva zvinhu zvose, kubvakusingaperi kusvika kusinga-peri tarisai, akatumira bngirozikuti dziparidze kuvana veva-nhu, kuti dzizivise pamusanapokuuya kwaKristu; uye munaKristu munouya zvinhu zvosezvakanaka.

23 Uye Mwari vakataura zva-kare kuvaporofita, nomuromowake, kuti Kristu achauya.

24 Uye zvino tarisai, kwakavenenzira dzakawanda dzaaka-ratidza nadzo zvinhu kuvanavevanhu, zvakanga zvakanaka;zvinhu zvose zvakanaka zvino-bva kuna Kristu; sekuti vanhuvakanga avapunzika, uye haku-na chinhu chakanaka chingabvekwavari.

25 Nokudaro, nokushumiraakwengirozi, uye nemazwi oseayo aibuda mumuromo wa-Mwari, vanhu vakatangisa ku-shandisa rutendo muna Kristu;saka nokutenda, vakabatirira

16b Gen. 3:5;2 Ni. 2:5, 18, 26;Mosaya 16:3;Aruma 29:5;Hir. 14:31.

17a nkm Chitadzo.18a Mosaya 16:9;

D&Z 50:24; 88:7–13.

nkm Chiedza,Chiedza chaKristu.

b djs, Mat. 7:1–2;Ruka 6:37;Joh. 7:24.

19a D&Z 84:45–46.b Mosaya 15:10–12; 27:25.

nkm Vanakomana

neVanasikanavaMwari.

22a nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

b Mos. 5:58.nkm Ngirozi.

24a 2 Ni. 2:5.25a Aruma 12:28–30.

657 Moronai 7:26–35

pazvinhu zvose zvakanaka; ku-svikira kuuya kwaKristu.26 Uye shure kwekuuya kwake

vanhu vakaponeswa nokutendamuzita rake; nokutenda, vakavevanakomana vaMwari. Uye se-kurarama kwaKristu akatauramazwi aya kumadzibaba edu,achiti: aChiri chose chinhu cha-munokumbira kuna Baba mu-zita rangu, chiri chakanaka,mukutenda nokutenda kuti mu-chagashira, tarisai, muchachii-tirwa.27 Nokudaro, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, azvishamiso zvaka-mira here nokuti Kristu akakwi-ra kudenga, akagara kuruokorworudyi rwaMwari, kuti avebanokumbira kuna Baba kuti tsi-tsi dziitwe kune vana vevanhu?28 Nokuti akagutsa magumo

emitemo, uye anotora avo vosevanokutenda maari; avo vosevanotenda maari avachanama-tira kuzvinhu zvakanaka; noku-daro banomiririra vana veva-nhu; uye anogara nokusingaperikumatenga.29 Uye nokuti akaita izvi,

hama dzangu dzinodiwa, zvi-shamiso zvakamira here? Tari-sai ndinoti kwamuri, Kwete;kana ngirozi hadzina kumirakuparidza kuvana vevanhu.30 Nokuti tarisai, dziri pasi

pake, kuti dziparidze maerera-no neshoko rokuraira kwake,dzichizviratidza kune avo vano-kutenda kwakasimba nepfu-

ngwa dzakasimba mune zvosezveumwari.

31 Uye chinhanho chohupiri-sita hwavo ndechokudaidzavanhu kuti vatendeuke, noku-zadzikisa nokuita basa rechi-bvumirano chaBaba, icho cha-vakaita kuvana vevanhu, kutivagadzire nzira pakati pevanavevanhu, nokutaura mazwiaKristu kune midziyo yakasaru-dzwa yaIshe, kuti vagopupurapamusana pake.

32 Uye nokuita izvozvo, IsheMwari vakagadzira nzira yokutivanhu vawane akutenda munaKristu, kuti Mweya Mutsveneuwane nzvimbo mumwoyoyavo, maererano nesimba ravo;netsika iyoyi Baba vanounza,zvibvumirano zvavakaita ne-vana vevanhu.

33 Uye zvino Kristu akati:aKana mune kutenda mandirimuchava nesimba rokuita chirichose bchakanaka mandiri.

3 4 U y e z v i n o i y e a k a t i :a Tendeukai imi mativi oseenyika, muuye kwandiri, mugo-bhabhatidzwa muzita rangu,muve nokutenda mandiri, kutimuve munoponeswa.

35 Uye zvino, hama dzangudzinodiwa, kana zviri izvo kutizvinhu izvi ndezvechokwadizvandataura kwamuri, uyeMwari vachakuratidzai, anesi-mba nokubwinya kukuru bpa-zuva iroro rokupedzisira, kutindezvechokwadi, kana zviri

26a 3 Ni. 18:20.nkm Munamato.

27a nkm Chishamiso.b Isa. 53:12;

Mosaya 14:12.

28a VaR. 12:9; D&Z 98:11.b I Joh. 2:1;

2 Ni. 2:9.nkm Mumiririri.

32a nkm Rutendo.

33a Mat. 17:20.b D&Z 88:64–65.

34a 3 Ni. 27:20; Eta 4:18.35a 2 Ni. 33:11.

b D&Z 35:8.

Moronai 7:36–44 658

zvechokwadi zvino zuva rezvi-shamiso ramira here?36 Kana kuti ngirozi dzakami-

ra kuzviratidza kuvana veva-nhu here? Kana kuti avakabvisahere simba roMweya Mutsvenekwavari? Kana kuti vachazviitahere, iyo nguva ichipfuura, kanakuti nyika ichimira, kana kutipasara munhu mumwechetepanyika achaponeswa?37 Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri,

Kwete; nokuti kutenda kunoitakuti azvishamiso zvionekwe;uye nokutenda ngirozi dzino-zviratidza nokuparidza kuva-nhu; nokudaro, kana zvinhuizvi zvikamira nhamo kuvanavevanhu, nokuti zvakadaro ne-nzira byokusatenda, saka zvosezvinoshaika.38 Nokuti hakuna munhu

angaponeswa, maererano ne-mazwi aKristu, kunze kwoku-nge vane kutenda muzita rake;nokudaro, kana zvinhu izvi zva-mira, naizvozvo kutendawokwamira; munhu achazomirazvinorwadza, nokuti zvinozo-ratidzika sokunge kwakangakusina rununuro rwakaitwa.39 Asi tarisai, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, ndinotonga zvinhuzvakanaka zvenyu, nokutindinotonga kuti mune kutendamuna Kristu nokuda kwoku-nyarara kwenyu; nokuti kanamusina kutenda maari hamuna

akukodzere kuzoverengerwakuvanhu vechechi yake.

40 Uye zvakare zvino, hamadzangu dzinodiwa, ndinotaurakwamuri pamusana apetariro.Ko zvino mungawane sei kute-nda, kunze kwokunge munetariro?

41 Uye ko zvino amunotarisirachii? Tarisai ndinoti kwamurimuchawana btariro kuburikidzanorudzikinuro rwaKristu nesi-mba rokumutswa kwake, kutimugomutswa ckuupenyu hwo-kusingaperi, izvi nokuda kwo-kutenda maari maererano ne-chivimbiso.

42 Nokudaro, kana munhu aneakutenda banofanira kuve neta-riro; nokuti kana pasina kute-nda hapangave netariro.

43 Uye zvakare, tarisai ndinotikwamuri haangave nokutendanetariro, kunze kwokungeaakazvininipisa ane mwoyo mu-nyoro.

44 Kana zvakadaro, akutendakwake netariro yake hapana,nokuti hakuna anogamuchirwanaMwari, kunze kwevanozvi-ninipisa nevane mwoyo minyo-ro; uye kana munhu achizvini-nipisa ane mwoyo munyoro,bachitaura nesimba roMweyaMutsvene kuti Jesu ndiKristu,anofanirwa kuva norudo rwaka-dzama; nokuti kana asina rudorwakadzama haana chaari;

36a Moro. 10:4–5, 7, 19.37a Mat. 13:58;

Morm. 9:20;Eta 12:12–18.

b Moro. 10:19–24.39a nkm Anechiremera.40a Eta 12:4.

nkm Tariro.

41a D&Z 138:14.b Tito 1:2; Jak. 4:4;

Aruma 25:16;Moro. 9:25.

c nkm UpenyuHwokusingaperi.

42a nkm Rutendo.b Moro. 10:20.

43a nkm Akapfava.44a Aruma 7:24;

Eta 12:28–34.b Ruka 12:8–9.

nkm Reurura,Reururo; Uchapupu.

659 Moronai 7:45–8:3

nokudaro anofanirwa kuvanorudo rwakadzama.45 Uye arudo rwakadzama

rwune mwoyo murefu, rwunemwoyo munyoro, bharwuchive,harwuzvikudzi, harwuzvitsva-kire zvarwo, harwuzi nyore ku-tsamwisa, harwufunge zvakai-pa, harwufarire zvakaipa asirwunofarira chokwadi, rwuno-takura zvose, nokutenda zvinhuzvose, rwune tariro pazvinhuzvose, rwunotsungirira zvinhuzvose.46 Nokudaro, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, kana musina rudorwakadzama, hamuna chamuri,nokuti rudo rwakadzama ha-rwukundikane. Nokudaro garaimurudo rwakadzama, chinovandichochinhu chikuru panezvose, nokuti zvinhu zvosezvinofanira kukundikana —47 Asi arudo rwakadzama

ndirwo brudo rwutsvene rwa-Kristu, uye rwunogara nokusi-ngaperi; uyo anozoonekwaanarwo pazuva rokupedzisira,zvichazova zvakanaka kwaari.48 Nokudaro, hama dzangu

dzinodiwa, anamatai kuna Babanesimba rose romwoyo, kutimuzadzwe norudo urwu, urworwaakapa kune avo vose bvate-veri vechokwadi voMwanako-mana wavo, Jesu Kristu; kutimuzova vanakomana vaMwari;kuti kana ava kuzviratidza

ctichazova saiye, nokuti ticha-muona sezvaari; kuti tive neta-riro iyi; kuti tigoitwa dvatsvenesaiye mutsvene. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 8

Kubhabhatidzwa kwevana vadukuchinhu chakaipa chinonyadzisa —Vaduku vapenyu muna Kristu no-kuda kwoRudzikinuro — Kutenda,kutendeuka, kuzvininipisa nomwo-yo munyoro, kugamuchira MweyaMutsvene, nokushingirira kusvikakumagumo kunosvitsa kuruponeso.Zvingangove makore 401 kusvikaku421 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Tsambaayababa vangu Mo-

rmoni, yakanyorerwa kwandiri,Moronai; yakanyorwa kwandirishure kwokunge ndadaidzwakuushumiri. Pamusoro paizvo-zvo vakanyora kwandiri vachiti:

2 Mwanakomana wangu wa-ndinodisisa, Moronai, ndinofarazvikuru kuti Ishe vako JesuKristu akufunga zvikuru, aka-kudaidza murushumiro rwake,nekubasa dzvene.

3 Ndinogara ndichikufungazvikuru muminamato yangu,kunamata nguva dzose kunaMwari Baba muzita roMwanawavo Mutsvene, Jesu, kuti iye,kuburikidza anokunaka kwavobnenyasha zvisingaverengeke,

45a I VaKori. 13:1–13.b nkm Chiva.

47a 2 Ni. 26:30.nkm RudoRwakadzama.

b Josh. 22:5.nkm Rudo.

48a nkm Munamato.b nkm Jesu Kristu—

MuyenzanisowaJesu Kristu;Anoteerera.

c I Joh. 3:1–3;3 Ni. 27:27.

d 3 Ni. 19:28–29.nkm Chakachena.

8 1a Mazwi 1:1.3a Mosaya 4:11.

b nkm Nyasha.

Moronai 8:4–12 660

vakuchengete kuburikidza ne-kushinga mukutenda muzitaravo kudakara kusvika kwoku-pedzisira.4 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu, ndinotaura kwauripamusana pezvinhu zvinondi-suwisa zvikuru; zvinondisuwisanokuti mune akupesana pakatipenyu.5 Nokuti, kana zvandakanzwa

zviri chokwadi, pakanga panenokupesana pakat i penyupamusana pekubhabhatidzwakwevana vaduku venyu.6 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu, ndinoda kuti ushandenesimba, kuti uku kukanganisakukuru kuve kunobviswa paka-ti penyu; nokuti, nokuda kwai-zvozvo ndanyora tsamba iyi.7 Nokuti pandakangonzwa

zvinhu izvi nezvake ndakabvu-nza kuna Ishe pamusoro pezvi-zvi. Uye ashoko raIshe rakauyakwandiri nesimba roMweyaMutsvene, richiti:8 Teererai kumazwi aKristu,

Mununuri wenyu, Ishe venyunaMwari venyu. Tarisai, ndaka-uya panyika kwete kuzodaidzavatsvene asi vatadzi kuti vate-ndeuke; avasingarware havadimurapi, asi avo vanorwara;nokudaro, bvana vaduku cva-kachena, nokuti havakwanisekuita dchitadzo; nokudaro kutu-kwa ekwaAdama kunobviswa

pavari mandiri, zvekuti hakunasimba pamusoro pavo; mutemofwokudzingiswa unobviswa ne-mandiri.

9 Uye ndiyo nzira yandakara-tidzwa nayo shoko raMwarinoMweya Mutsvene; nokudaro,mwanakomana wangu wandi-nodisisa, ndinoziva kuti kutukapamberi paMwari, kuti mubha-bhatidze vana vaduku.

10 Tarisai ndinoti kwamuriichi ndichochinhu chamucha-dzidzisa — kutendeuka noku-bhabhatidza kune avo avano-ziva nokukwanisa kuita zvivi;hongu, dzidzisai vabereki kutiizvo vanofanirwa kutendeukanokubhabhatidzwa, nokuzvi-ninipisa bsevana vavo vaduku,uye vose vachazoponeswa ne-vana vaduku vavo.

11 Uye avana vavo vadukuhavana chikonzero chekutende-uka kana kubhabhatidzwa.Tarisai, kubhabhatidzwa kurimukutendeuka kusvika paku-zadzikisa mirairo inopa bkure-gererwa kwezvivi.

12 Asi avana vaduku vapenyumuna Kristu, kubvira kumava-mbo enyika; kana zvisina ku-daro, Mwari ndiMwari vanerusaruro, uye zvakare ndiMwa-ri vanoshanduka; uye bvanotsa-ura vanhu; nokuti kune vanavadiki vangani vakafa vasinakubhabhatidzwa!

4a 3 Ni. 11:22, 28; 18:34.7a nkm Shoko raMwari.8a Marko 2:17.

b Marko 10:13–16.c Mosaya 3:16;

D&Z 74:7.d nkm Chitadzo.e 2 Ni. 2:25–27.

nkm KupunzikakwaAdama naEva.

f Gen. 17:10–11.nkm Kudzingiswa.

10a nkm Kudavira.b nkm Vana;

Akazvininipisa.11a nkm Bhabhatidza—

Kodzeroyerubhabhatidzo;Vana.

b nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

12a D&Z 29:46–47; 93:38.b VaE. 6:9; 2 Ni. 26:33;

D&Z 38:16.

661 Moronai 8:13–22

13 Nokudaro, kana vana vadu-ku vasingaponeswe vasina ku-bhabhatidzwa, ava vanofanirakunge vakaenda kugehena ri-singaperi.14 Tarisai ndinoti kwamuri,

uyo anofunga kuti vana vadukuvanofanira kubhabhatidzwa arimukuvava kwenduru nokusu-ngwa kwokuipa; nokuti haanaarutendo, tariro, kana rudo rwa-kadzama; nokudaro, anofani-rwa kudimurwa achiri kufunga,anofanira kuenda kugehena.15 Nokuti kungave kufunga

kwakaipa kuti Mwari vanga-ponese mwana mumwechetenokuti akabhabhatidzwa, uyemumwe ofanira kufa nokutihaana kubhabhatidzwa.16 Vane nhamo avo vanoda

kusvibisa nzira yaIshe nokuitauku, nokuti vachafa kunzekwokunge vatendeuka. Tarisai,ndinotaura nesimba, ndineamvumo kubva kuna Mwari;handitye kuti munhu anga-ndiitei; nokuti brudo rwuzerecrunobvisa kutya kwose.17 Uye ndakazadzwa anerudo

rwakadzama, rwunova rudorwusingaperi; nokudaro, vanavose vakafanana kwandiri; no-kudaro, ndinoda bvana vadukunorudo rwuzere; uye vose vaka-fanana uye vatori veruponeso.

18 Nokuti ndinoziva kutiMwari havasi Mwari vane rusa-rura kana vanoshanduka; asimunhu aasingashanduki kubvakusingaperi bkose kusvika ku-singaperi.

19 aVana vaduku havangate-ndeuke, nokudaro, chinhu cha-kaipisisa kurambidza tsitsi tsve-ne dzaMwari kwavari, nokutivose vapenyu mavari nokudabkwetsitsi dzavo.

20 Uyo anoti vana vadukuvanofanira kubhabhatidzwaanoramba tsitsi dzaKristu, no-kuzvidza arudzikinuro rwakenesimba rorununuro rwake.

21 Vane nhamo ivavo, nokutivari munjodzi yerufu, agehena,nokurwadziwa bkusingaperi.Ndinotaura izvi ndisingatye;Mwari vandiraira. Teereraikwavari mungwarire, kana kutivachamira vachitongesana nemipachigaro cchokutonga cha-Kristu.

22 Nokuti tarisai vana vosevaduku avapenyu muna Kristu,uyezve ivo ndivo vasina bmute-mo. Nokuti simba crorununurorwunouya kuna vose vasinamutemo; nokudaro, uyo asinakurambwa, kana kuti uyo asiripakuraswa, haangatendeuke;uye kuna ivavo kubhabhati-dzwa hakurevi chinhu —

14a I VaKori. 13:1–13;Eta 12:6;Moro. 7:25–28;10:20–23.

16a nkm Mvumo.b nkm Rudo.c I Joh. 4:18.

17a nkm RudoRwakadzama.

b Mosaya 3:16–19.

18a Aruma 7:20;Morm. 9:9.nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

b Moro. 7:22.19a Ruka 18:15–17.

b nkm Anetsitsi.20a nkm Dzikinura;

HurongwahweRununuro.

21a nkm Gehena.b Jak. 6:10; Mosaya 28:3;

D&Z 19:10–12.c nkm Jesu Kristu—

Mutongi.22a nkm Ruponeso—

Ruponeso rwevana.b Mabasa 17:30;

D&Z 76:71–72.c nkm Akanunura.

Moronai 8:23–30 662

23 Asi kunova kutuka pamberipaMwari, kurambidza tsitsidzaKristu, nesimba roMweyaMutsvene wavo, nokuisa ruvi-mbo mumabasa aakafa.24 Tarisai, mwanakomana wa-

ngu, chinhu ichi hachina kufani-ra kudaro, nokuti akutendeukandekweavo vakaraswa neavovane mitemo yavakatyora.25 Uye zvibereko zvokutanga

azvekutendeuka brubhabhatidzo;kubhabhatidzwa kunouya no-kutenda mukuzadzikisa mirai-ro; kuzadzikisa mirairo kunou-nza ckuregererwa zvivi;

26 Uye kuregererwa kwezvivikunounza akuzvininipisa, no-mwoyo munyoro; nenzira yoku-zvininipisa nomwoyo munyorokunouya kushanyirwa noMwe-ya bMutsvene, uyo cMunyaradzianozadza dnetariro enorudorwakakwana, urwo rudo rwu-noshinga fnesimba gakumuna-mato wakasimba, kusvikakumagumo, apo hvatendi vosevachagara naMwari.27 Tarisai, mwanakomana wa-

ngu, ndichanyora kwauri zva-kare ndikasaenda kunorwisananemaRamani. Tarisai, akuzviku-dza kwerudzi rwuno, kana kutivanhu vemaNifai, kwave ndi-kwo kuparadzwa kwavo kunzekwokunge vatendeuka.28 Vanamatirei, mwanakoma-

na wangu, kuti kutendeukakuuye kwavari. Asi tarisai, ndi-notya kuti zvimwe Mweyawakarega azvekushanda navo;muchikamu chino chenyikavari kutsvaka kuramba zvosezvesimba nemvumo yaMwari;uye vari bkuramba Mweya Mu-tsvene.

29 Uye shure kwekurambaruzivo rwukuru urwu, mwa-nakomana wangu, vanofanirakufa nekuchimbidza, mukuza-dzikisa huporofita uhwo hwa-kataurwa nevaporofita, zvakarenemazwi oMuponesi wedupachake.

30 Chisara, mwanakomanawangu, kusvikira ndazonyorakwauri, kana ndazosangananewe zvakare. Ameni.

Tsamba yechipiri yaMormonikune mwanakomana wakeMoronai.

Zvichisanganisa chitsauko 9.

CHITSAUKO 9

Vose maNifai nemaRamani vaka-shata uye vadzikira — Vanorwa-dzisana nokuurayana — Mormonianonamata kuti nyasha nokunakakuve pana Moronai nokusingaperi.Zvingangove makore 401 kusvika

23a D&Z 22:2.24a nkm Rutendeuko.25a nkm Bhabhatidza—

Kodzeroyerubhabhatidzo.

b Mos. 6:58–60.c D&Z 76:52.

nkm KuregererwakweZvitadzo.

26a nkm Akapfava.b nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.c nkm Munyaradzi.d nkm Tariro.e I Pet. 1:22;

1 Ni. 11:22–25.f nkm Hushingi.g nkm Munamato.

h nkm Mutendi.27a D&Z 38:39.

nkm Kudada.28a Morm. 5:16.

b Aruma 39:6.nkm ChitadzoChisingaregererwe.

663 Moronai 9:1–10

ku421 shure kwekunge Kristuazvarwa.

Mwanakomana wangu wandi-nodisisa, ndinonyora zvakarekwauri, kuti uzive kuti ndichirimupenyu; asi ndinonyora ne-zvezvinhu zvinosuwisa.2 Nokuti tarisai, ndarwa hondo

yakaomarara namaRamani, asihatina kuvakurira; uye Arikea-ndusi akaurayiwa nomunondo,pamwe-chete naRuramu naE-muroni; hongu, uye tarasikirwanevakawanda vevarume veduvanogona zvehondo.3 Uye zvino tarisai, mwanako-

mana wangu, ndinotya kuti zvi-mwe maRamani achaparadzavanhu ava; nokuti havatende-uke, Satani anovakonzera kutivapopotedzane pachavo.4 Tarisai, ndiri kushanda navo

nguva dzose; uye ndikatauramazwi aMwari azvakasimbavanodedera vonditsamwira;ndikasataura zvakasimba vano-omesa mwoyo yavo; nokudaro,ndinotya kuti Mweya waIshepamwe warega bkushanda navo.

5 Nokuti vanoshatirwa zvo-kuti ndinoona sekunge vasinga-tye rufu; uye havasisina rudo,mumwe kune mumwe; vano-nzwa anyota yeropa nokutsivi-dza nguva dzose.6 Uye zvino, mwanakomana

wangu wandinoda, kunyangezvavo vakaoma mwoyo, tinofa-nirwa kushanda a nesimba;nokuti tikarega bkushanda,

tichatongwa nemutongo weku-rangwa; nokuti tine basa rekuitatichiri mutabernakeri yevhu, re-kuti tikunde mhandu yezvinhuzvose zvitsvene, tizorodze mwe-ya yedu munyika yaMwari.

7 Zvino ndinonyora zvishomanezvekutambudzika kwevanhuava. Nokuti maererano noruzi-vo rwandakagamuchira kubvakuna Amorone, tarisai, ma-Ramani ane vasungwa vakawa-nda, avo vavakatora kubva pa-nharira yeSheriza; uye pakangepane varume, vakadzi, navana.

8 Uye varume namadzibabaevakadzi nevana avo vavauraya;vanovadyisa nyama dzevarumevavo, vana vachidyiswa nya-ma dzemadzibaba avo; pasinamvura, kusara kweshoma, ya-vanovapa.

9 Kunyange zvavo vaine chite-ma chikuru ichi ivo maRamani,hachipfuure chevanhu veduveMoriandumu. Nokuti tarisai,vanasikana vakawanda vema-Ramani vakatorwa sevasungwa;shure kwokuvatorera icho cha-kanga chakakoshesesa kupfuu-ra zvimwe zvose, chinova aku-sapomba bnoumhandara —10 Uye shure kwokunge vadai,

vakavauraya nenzira yakaipi-sisa zvikuru, vachirwadzisa mi-viri yavo kusvikira vafa; shurekwokunge vaita izvi, vanodyanyama yavo kunge mhuka dze-sango, nokuda kwekuoma kwe-mwoyo yavo; vanozviita noku-da kuratidza kushinga kwavo.

9 4a 2 Ni. 1:26–27;D&Z 121:41–43.

b D&Z 1:33.5a Morm. 4:11–12.

6a nkm Hushingi.b Jak. 1:19; Eno. 1:20.

nkm Basa.9a nkm Hunhu.

b nkm HunhuWakanaka.

Moronai 9:11–24 664

11 Mwanakomana wangu wa-ndinodisa, ko vanhu vakadai,vasina rujeko —12 (Uye makore mashoma

apfuura, vakanga vari vanhuvaive nerujeko vaifadza)13 Asi mwanakomana wangu,

vanhu vakadai , vanowanamufaro mune zvinhu zvakaipakudai —14 Tingatarisire sei kuti Mwari

avanozorega kutitonga?15 Tarisai, mwoyo wangu uno-

chema: Nhamo kune vanhu ava.Tongai, Mwari, muvige zvivizvavo, nokuipa kwavo, neru-vengo kubva pamberi pechisochenyu!16 Uyezve, mwanakomana

wangu, pane ashirikadzi dzaka-wanda navanasikana vadzovanoramba vari muSheriza; ne-zvekudya zvisina kutorwa na-maRamani, tarisai, zvatakurwanamauto aZenefai, akavasiyavachitsvaka kwose-kwose zvo-kudya; madzimai mazhinjiachembera anokomoka achifiramunzira.17 Uye mauto angu haana

kusimba; uyezve mauto amaRa-mani ari pakati pangu neSheri-za; avo vose vakatizira kumautoaaAroni vakawira munjodzi no-kuda kwouipi hwavo.18 Kuipa kwevanhu vangu!

Havana gwara kana tsitsi. Tari-sai, ini ndiri murumewo zva-ngu, ndingoriwo nesimba re-munhu chete, uye handicha-kwanisa kumanikidza vanhukuti vateedze mirairo yangu.

19 Uye vava nesimba gururokurasika; vakaita sevapondi,vasingasii mumwe, kunyangevakuru kana vaduku; vanofa-dzwa muzvinhu zvose kunzekweizvo zvakanaka; kutambu-dzika kwevakadzi navana vedupamusoro pechiso chenyika ku-nopfuura zvose; hongu, rurimiharungatauri, kana kunyorwahazvinganyorwe.

20 Uye zvino, mwanakomanawangu, handichagara panozvakare pane zviitiko zvakaipakudai. Tarisai, unoziva kuipakwevanhu ava; unoziva kutihavana zvinangwa, kana pfu-ngwa dzezvakare; kuipa kwavoakunopfuura kwemaRamani.21 Tarisai, mwanakomana

wangu, handingavarumbidzekuna Mwari nokuti vanga-ndirange.

22 Asi tarisai, mwanakomanawangu, ndinokuisa kuna Mwa-ri, ndinovimba muna Kristukuti uchaponeswa; ndinonamatakuna Mwari kuti avachenge-tedze upenyu hwako, kuti uonekudzoka kwavanhu vavo kwa-vari, kana kuparadzwa kwavozvachose; nokuti ndinozivakuti vanofanira kufa kunzekwokunge bvatendeuka noku-dzokera kwaari.

23 Uye kana vakafa vanengevafanana nemaJaredhi, pamu-sana pokuoma kwemwoyoyavo, anokutsvaga ropa nokudabkutsividza.

24 Zve kana vakafa, tinozivakuti hama dzedu dzakawanda

14a Aruma 10:23.16a nkm Shirikadzi.17a Morm. 2:9.

20a Hir. 6:34–35.22a Morm. 8:3.

b Mara. 3:7; Hir. 13:11;

3 Ni. 10:6; 24:7.23a Morm. 4:11–12.

b Eta 15:15–31.

665 Moronai 9:25–10:4

adzakatizira kumaRamani, uyezvakare vakawanda vachatizirakwavari; nokudaro, nyora zvi-shoma; kana uchinge wasiiwaini ndikafa ndikasazokuona;asi ndinovimba kuti ndichaku-ona munguva pfupi; nokuti ndi-ne zvinyorwa zvinoera izvondakafanira bkupa kwauri.

25 Mwanakomana wangu, vi-mbika muna Kristu; izvo zvinhuzvandanyora zvisakurwadze,kuti zvidzamare zvikusvitsekurufu; asi Kristu akusimudzire,akutambudzika kwake nerufu,nokuzviratidza muviri wake ku-madzibaba edu, netsitsi dzakenomwoyo wake murefu, netari-ro yokubwinya kwake yeupe-nyu bhwokusingaperi, zvizororecmupfungwa dzako nokusi-ngaperi.26 Uye nyasha dzaMwari

Baba, chigaro chavo chiri kumu-soro kumatenga, naIshe veduJesu Kristu, anogara kuruokoarwerudyi rwesimba ravo, ku-svikira zvinhu zvose zvave pasipavo, zvive, nokugara newenokusingaperi. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 10

Uchapupu hweBhuku raMormonihunouya nesimba roMweya Mu-tsvene — Zvipo zvoMweya zvino-piwa kune vanotenda — Zvipo

zvoMweya zvinofambidzana noku-tenda—Mazwi aMoronai anotauraachibva muguruva — Uyai kunaKristu, muitwe vakarurama maari,nokuita kuti mweya yenyu ive mi-tsvene. Zvingangove makore 401kusvika ku421 shure kwekungeKristu azvarwa.

Zvino ini Moronai, ndinonyorazvimwe zvandinoona sezvaka-naka; zve ndinonyora kuhamadzangu; amaRamani; ndinoitakuti vazive kuti makore anopfu-ura mazana mana nemakumimaviri apfuura kubvira chirati-dzo chokuuya kwaKristu cha-kapiwa.

2 Uye andinonama zvinyorwaizvi, shure kwekutaura mazwimashoma maererano nokuku-rudzira kwamuri.

3 Tarisai, ndinokukurudziraikuti kana muchinge maverengazvinhu izvi, kana huri uchenjerimunaMwari kuti muzviverenge,kuti murangarire kuti Ishe va-kaita tsitsi dzakaita sei kuvanavevanhu, kubvira kusika kwaa-kaita Adama kusvikira panguvaiyo muchagamuchira zvinhuizvi, uye amugozvifungisisabmumwoyo yenyu.

4 Uye pamuchange magamu-chira zvinhu izvi, ndinokuku-rudzirai kuti amubvunze MwariBaba Vokusingaperi, muzita ra-Kristu, kana zvinhu izvi bzvisiri

24a Aruma 45:14.b Morm. 6:6.

25a nkm Dzikinura.b nkm Upenyu

Hwokusingaperi.c nkm Pfungwa.

26a Ruka 22:69;Mabasa 7:55–56;

Mosaya 5:9;Aruma 28:12.

10 1a D&Z 10:48.2a Morm. 8:4, 13–14.

nkm Magwaromatsvene—Magwaromatsveneakaporofitwa kuti

achauya.3a Deut. 11:18–19.

nkm Fungisisa.b Deut. 6:6–7.

4a nkm Munamato.b 1 Ni. 13:39; 14:30;

Mosaya 1:6;Eta 4:10–11; 5:3.

Moronai 10:5–19 666

zvechokwadi; kana muchingemakumbira nomwoyo cwose,nechido dchaicho, mune ekute-nda muna Kristu, fachakuburi-tsirai gchokwadi chazvo, nesi-mba roMweya Mutsvene.5 Uye nesimba roMweya Mu-

tsvene amuchaziva bchokwadichezvinhu zvose.6 Zve chinhu chose chakanaka

chakarurama uye chiripacho-kwadi; nokudaro, chakanakahachingarambe Kristu, asichinotenda kuti ndiye.

7 U y e m u n o z o z i v a k u t indiye; nesimba roMweya Mu-tsvene; nokudaro ndinokuku-rudzirai kuti musarambe simbaraMwari; nokuti anoshandanesimba, amaererano nokute-nda kwevana vevanhu, zvi-mwechete nhasi, mangwana,nokusingaperi.8 Uye zvakare, ndinokukuru-

dzirai , hama dzangu, kutimusarambe azvipo zvaMwari,nokuti zvakawanda; zve zvi-nobva kuna Mwari vamwe-chete. Uye kune nzira bdzakasi-yana dzinopiwa nadzo zvipoizvi; asi ndiMwari vamwechetevanoshanda madziri dzose;zvinopiwa nezviratidzo zve-Mweya waMwari kuvanhu,kuti zviwedzerwe kwavari.9 Nokuti tarisai, akune mumwe

anopihwa noMweya waMwari,

kuti bagodzidzisa shoko rou-ngwaru.

10 Uye kune mumwe, kutiadzidzise shoko roruzivo no-Mweya mumwecheteyo.

11 Uye kune mumwe, akute-nda kukuru; kune mumwe,zvipo bzvokuporesa noMweyamumwecheteyo;

12 Uye zvakare, kune mumwe,kuti ashande azvishamiso zvi-kuru;

13 Uye zvakare, kune mumwe,kuti aporofite pamusana pe-zvinhu zvose;

14 Uye zvakare, kune mumwe,kuona ngirozi nokuparidzakwomweya;

15 Uye zvakare, kune mumwe,marudzi ose endimi.

16 Uye zvakare, kune mumwe,kududzira kwemitauro yakasi-yana ayendimi dzose.

17 Uye zvose zvipo izvi zvino-uya noMweya waKristu; zvino-uya kune mumwe nemumwe,maererano nokuda kwake.

18 Uye ndinokukurudzirai,hama dzangu dzinodiwa, kutimurangarire kuti chipo achosechakanaka chinobva kuna Kristu.

19 Uye ndinokukurudzirai,hama dzangu dzinodiwa, kutimurangarire kuti ndiye amu-mwecheteyo zuro, nanhasi,nokusingaperi, uye kuti zvipozvose izvi zvandataura, izvo

4c nkm Anovimbika.d Jkb. 1:5–7;

Moro. 7:9.e nkm Rutendo.f nkm Zvakazarurwa.g nkm Chokwadi.

5a D&Z 35:19.nkm Kuzivakuburikioza

neMweya, Chipoche; Uchapupu.

b Joh. 8:32.7a 1 Ni. 10:17–19.8a nkm Zvipo

zveMweya.b D&Z 46:15.

9a I VaKori. 12:8–11;D&Z 46:8–29.

b D&Z 88:77–79, 118.11a nkm Rutendo.

b nkm Kurapa.12a nkm Chishamiso.16a nkm Ndimi,

Chipo che.18a Jkb. 1:17.19a VaH. 13:8.

667 Moronai 10:20–30

zvomweya, hazvizobviswi,kana nyika ichimire, chete bno-kusatenda kwevana vevanhu.20 Nokudaro, kunofanirwa

kuve anokutenda; uye kanapane kutenda panofanirwa ku-nge pane tariro; kana pane tariropanofanirwa kunge pane rudorwakadzama zvakare.21 Uye kunze kwokunge une

arudo rwakadzama hakuna imwenzira yaungaponeswa nayo mu-umambo hwaMwari; kana kutihaungaponeswe muumambohwaMwari usina kutenda; kanakuponeswa usina tariro.22 Uye kana musina tariro

munenge makarasa mwoyo; ku-rasa mwoyo kunouya nokudakwezvitadzo.23 Uye Kristu akati zvecho-

kwadi kumadzibaba edu; akanamune kutenda munokwanisakuita zvinhu zvose zvinofadzakwandiri.24 Uye zvino ndinotaura ku-

magumo enyika — kuti kanazuva rasvika kuti simba nezvipozvaMwari hazvichazoitika pa-kati penyu, zvinozoitika apamu-sana bpokusatenda kwenyu.

25 Uye vane nhamo vanavevanhu kana zvikadaro; nokutipanenge apasina kana mumwe-chete achaita zvakanaka pakatipenyu, kunyange mumwe zva-ke. Nokuti kana pane mumwepakati penyu anoita zvakanaka,

achashanda nesimba nezvipozvaMwari.

26 Uye vane nhamo avo vacha-ita zvinhu izvi zvibve, nokutiavachafira bmuzvivi zvavo, ha-vazoponiswi muumambo hwa-Mwari; ndinozvitaura maereranonemazwi aKristu; uye handi-nyepi kwete.

27 Uye ndinokukurudziraikuti murangarire zvinhu izvi;kuti nguva ichasvika nokuku-rumidza apo muchaziva kutihandinyepi, nokuti muchandi-ona pachigaro chekutonga cha-Mwari; Ishe Mwari vachatikwamuri: Handina kutaura hereamazwi angu kwamuri, ayoakanyorwa nemurume uyu,bachichema somunhu akafa,hongu, kunyange somunhu arikutaura kubva cmuguruva?28 Ndinotaura zvinhu izvi

kwamuri mukuzadzikisa hupo-rofita. Uye tarisai, zvichabudakubva mumuromo waMwarivasingaperi; shoko ravo aricha-shinyira kubva kuzvizvarwakuenda kuzvizvarwa.

29 Uye Mwari vachakurati-dzai, kuti zvandakanyora nde-zvechokwadi.

30 Uye zvakare ndinokukuru-dzirai kuti amuuye kuna Kristu,muve munobatirira kune zvipozvose zvakanaka, bmusabatezvipo zvakaipa, kana zvinhuzvine tsvina.

19b Moro. 7:37.20a Eta 12:3–37.21a I VaKori. 13:1–13;

Moro. 7:1, 42–48.nkm RudoRwakadzama.

23a Moro. 7:33.24a Moro. 7:37.

b nkm Kusadaira.25a djs, Mpi. 14:1–7;

VaR. 3:10–12.26a Ezk. 18:26–27;

1 Ni. 15:32–33;Mosaya 15:26.

b Joh. 8:21.27a 2 Ni. 33:10–11.

b 2 Ni. 3:19–20; 27:13;33:13;Morm. 9:30.

c Isa. 29:4.28a 2 Ni. 29:2.30a 1 Ni. 6:4; Morm. 9:27;

Eta 5:5.b Aruma 5:57.

Moronai 10:31–34 668

31 Uye amukai, musimukekubva muguruva, Jerusarema;hongu, upfeke hanzu dza-ko dzakanaka, mwanasikanabweZioni; csimbisa dmbambodzako uye pamhidzira mi-ganhu yako nokusingaperi,kuti eurege kuzokanganiswa,kuti zvivimbiso zvaBaba Vo-kusingaperi zvaakaita kwa-uri, imba yaIsraeri, zvigoza-dzikiswa.

32 Hongu, auyai kuna Kristu,bmunatswe maari, uye rambaikusarurama kwose; asi mukara-mba kusarurama kwose, cmodaMwari nekugwinya kwenyukwose, nepfungwa dzenyu dzo-se, nesimba renyu rose noku-daro nyasha dzavo dzinokwa-nirana nemi, kuti nenyashadzavo mugova vakakwanamuna Kristu, kana dnenyashadzaMwari makakwana munaKristu, hamuna nzira yamu-

ngagoni kuramba nayo simbaraMwari.

33 Uye zvakare, kana makana-ka nenyasha dzaMwari munaKristu, musingarambe simbarake, naizvozvo munoitwa kutimuve avatsvene muna Kristunenyasha dzaMwari, kuburiki-dza nokudeurwa bkweroparaKristu, riri muchibvumiranochaBaba chokuti cmuregererwezvitema zvenyu, kuti mugovadvatsvene, vasina kavara.34 Uye zvino kwamuri mose,

ndinokuwonekai. Ndichaendamuchinguvana akundozororabmuparadiso raMwari, kudza-mara cmweya wangu nomuviridzvazosanganiswa zvakare, ndi-chizounzwa nokukunda enomu-mhepo, kuzosangana nemipamberi pechigaro fchinofadzagchaJehova vakuru, hMutongiVokusingaperi wavose vapenyunovakafa. Ameni.

31a Isa. 52:1–2.b nkm Zioni.c Isa. 54:2.d nkm Hoko.e Eta 13:8.

32a Mat. 11:28;2 Ni. 26:33; Jak. 1:7;Omu. 1:26.

b Mat. 5:48; 3 Ni. 12:48.

nkm Kukwana.c D&Z 4:2; 59:5–6.d 2 Ni. 25:23.

33a nkm Kutsveneswa.b nkm Dzikinura.c nkm Kuregererwa

kweZvitadzo.d nkm Hutsvene.

34a nkm Zororo.

b nkm Paradiso.c nkm Mweya.d nkm Kumuka

Kuvakafa.e I VaT. 4:17.f Jak. 6:13.g nkm Jehova.h nkm Jesu Kristu—

Mutongi.

MAGUMO