VaHebheru 11
1 Zvino kutenda ndiko kuva nechokwadi nezvinhu zvatinotarisira, nechiratidzo chezvinhu zvatisingaoni.
And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,
2 Nokuti izvi ndizvo zvakaita kuti vanhu vekare vapupurirwe zvakanaka.
for in this were the elders testified of;
3 Nokutenda tinonzwisisa kuti nyika yakaitwa nokurayira kwaMwari, zvokuti zvinhu zvinoonekwa zvakaitwa kubva pane zvinhu zvisingaonekwi. (aiōn g165)
by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing; (aiōn g165)
4 Nokutenda Abheri akapa Mwari chibayiro chiri nani pane chaKaini. Nokutenda akapupurirwa kuti akanga ari munhu akarurama, Mwari paakataura zvakanaka pamusoro pezvipo zvake. Uye nokutenda achiri kutaura nazvino kunyange zvake akafa.
by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.
5 Nokutenda Enoki akatorwa kubva paupenyu huno, zvokuti haana kuona rufu; akasaonekwa, nokuti Mwari akanga amutora; nokuti asati atorwa, akanga achipupurirwa somunhu aifadza Mwari.
By faith Enoch was translated — not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to — that he had pleased God well,
6 Uye pasina kutenda hazvibviri kufadza Mwari, nokuti ani naani anouya kwaari anofanira kutenda kuti ariko uye kuti anopa vanomutsvaka nomwoyo wose mubayiro wavo.
and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.
7 Nokutenda Noa, akati anyeverwa pamusoro pezvinhu zvakanga zvichigere kuonekwa, akavaka areka nokutya Mwari kuti aponese mhuri yake. Nokutenda kwake akapa nyika mhosva uye akava mugari wenhaka yokururama kunouya nokutenda.
By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.
8 Nokutenda Abhurahama, akati adanwa kuti aende kunzvimbo iyo yaaizogamuchira kuti ive nhaka yake, akateerera akaenda, kunyange zvazvo akanga asingazivi kwaaienda.
By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;
9 Nokutenda akandogara somutorwa munyika yechipikirwa, saanogara munyika yavamwe; akagara mumatende, sezvakaita Isaka naJakobho, vakanga vari vadyi venhaka yechipikirwa pamwe chete naye.
by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,
10 Nokuti akanga achitarisira guta rine nheyo, Mwari ari mhizha nomuvaki waro.
for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor [is] God.
11 Nokutenda Abhurahama, kunyange zvake akanga apfuura zera, uye Sara pachake akanga asingabereki, akapiwa simba rokuva baba, nokuti akati iye akamupikira akatendeka.
By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;
12 Uye nokudaro kubva pamunhu mumwe, akanga oita seafa, kwakava nezvizvarwa zvakawanda senyeredzi dzokudenga, zvisingaverengeki sejecha pamahombekombe egungwa.
wherefore, also from one were begotten — and that of one who had become dead — as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that [is] by the sea-shore — the innumerable.
13 Vanhu ava vose vakanga vachirarama nokutenda kusvikira panguva yokufa. Havana kuwana zvinhu zvavakavimbiswa; vakangozviona chete vakazvigamuchira zviri kure. Uye vakabvuma kuti ivo vakanga vari vaeni navatorwa panyika.
In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted [them], and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,
14 Vanhu vanotaura zvinhu zvakadai vanoratidza kuti vari kutsvaka nyika yavo chaiyo.
for those saying such things make manifest that they seek a country;
15 Dai vakanga vachifunga nyika yavakabva kwairi vangadai vakawana mukana wokudzokera.
and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,
16 Asi vakanga vachishuva nyika yakanaka, iyo yokudenga. Naizvozvo Mwari haana nyadzi pamusoro pavo kuti anzi Mwari wavo, nokuti akavagadzirira guta.
but now they long for a better, that is, an heavenly, wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for He did prepare for them a city.
17 Nokutenda Abhurahama, paakaedzwa naMwari, akapa Isaka sechibayiro. Iye akanga agamuchira zvipikirwa akanga obayira mwanakomana wake mumwe oga,
By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,
18 kunyange zvazvo Mwari akanga akati kwaari, “Nokuna Isaka zvizvarwa zvako zvichazovapo.”
of whom it was said — 'In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'
19 Abhurahama akafunga akati Mwari aigona kumutsa vakafa, uye tichitaura nomufananidzo, akagamuchira Isaka kubva kuvakafa.
reckoning that even out of the dead God is able to raise up, whence also in a figure he did receive [him].
20 Nokutenda Isaka akaropafadza Jakobho naEsau pamusoro pezvaizoitika.
By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac did bless Jacob and Esau;
21 Nokutenda Jakobho, paakanga ava kufa akaropafadza mwanakomana mumwe nomumwe waJosefa, uye akanamata akazendamira pamusoro pomudonzvo wake.
by faith Jacob dying — each of the sons of Joseph did bless, and did bow down upon the top of his staff;
22 Nokutenda, Josefa, magumo ake ava pedyo, akataura zvokubuda kwavaIsraeri kubva muIjipiti uye akarayira pamusoro pamapfupa ake.
by faith, Joseph dying, concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel did make mention, and concerning his bones did give command.
23 Nokutenda Mozisi paakaberekwa, vabereki vake vakamuviga kwemwedzi mitatu, nokuti vakaona kuti akanga ari mwana akanaka uye havana kutya murayiro wamambo.
By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child comely, and were not afraid of the decree of the king;
24 Nokutenda Mozisi akati akura, akaramba kunzi mwanakomana womwanasikana waFaro.
by faith Moses, having become great, did refuse to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh,
25 Akasarudza kutambudzwa pamwe chete navanhu vaMwari pano kufadzwa kwenguva duku namafaro ezvivi.
having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,
26 Akati kuzvidzwa nokuda kwaKristu ipfuma huru kupfuura kupfuma kwose kweIjipiti, nokuti akanga achitarira mberi kumubayiro.
greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward;
27 Nokutenda akabva muIjipiti asingatyi kutsamwa kwamambo; akatsungirira nokuti akanga aona iye asingaonekwi.
by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One — he endured;
28 Nokutenda akavamba Pasika nokusasa ropa, kuitira kuti muurayi wamatangwe arege kuuraya matangwe eIsraeri.
by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them.
29 Nokutenda vanhu vakayambuka Gungwa Dzvuku, sapanyika yakaoma; asi vaIjipita pavakaedza kuzviita vakanyura.
By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;
30 Nokutenda masvingo eJeriko akawira pasi, mushure mokunge vanhu vafamba vachiapoteredza kwamazuva manomwe.
by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;
31 Nokutenda Rahabhi chifeve, haana kufa pamwe chete navasina kuteerera, nokuti akanga agamuchira vasori norugare.
by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.
32 Uye ndichataureiko zvimwe? Handichina nguva yokutaura pamusoro paGidheoni, Bharaki, Samusoni, Jefuta, Dhavhidhi, Samueri, navaprofita,
And what shall I yet say? for the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, Barak also, and Samson, and Jephthah, David also, and Samuel, and the prophets,
33 vakakunda ushe nokutenda, vakatonga nokururamisira, uye vakawana zvakanga zvavimbiswa; vakadzivira miromo yeshumba,
who through faith did subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,
34 vakadzima simba romoto, uye vakapunyuka kubva pamunondo unopinza, utera hwavo hwakashandurwa hukava simba uye vakava nesimba guru pakurwa vakakunda hondo dzamamwe marudzi.
quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of infirmities, became strong in battle, caused to give way camps of the aliens.
35 Vakadzi vakagamuchirazve vakanga vafa vavo vamutswa kuti vave vapenyu zvakare. Vamwe vakatambudzwa vakaramba kusunungurwa, kuitira kuti vagozopiwa kumuka kuri nani pakunaka.
Women received by a rising again their dead, and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, that a better rising again they might receive,
36 Vamwe vakasekwa uye vakarohwa, uyezve vamwe vakasungwa vakaiswa mutorongo.
and others of mockings and scourgings did receive trial, and yet of bonds and imprisonment;
37 Vakatakwa namabwe; vamwe vakaitwa zvidimbu zviviri; vakaurayiwa nomunondo. Vakafamba vakapfeka matehwe amakwai namatehwe embudzi, vasina chinhu, vakatambudzwa uye vakaitirwa zvakaipa,
they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried; in the killing of the sword they died; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins — being destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,
38 nyika yakanga isina kufanirwa navo. Vaidzungaira murenje nomumakomo, mumapako nomumakomba enyika.
of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and [in] mountains, and [in] caves, and [in] the holes of the earth;
39 Vose ava vakapupurirwa kutenda kwavo, asi hapana kana mumwe wavo akagamuchira zvakanga zvavimbiswa.
and these all, having been testified to through the faith, did not receive the promise,
40 Mwari akanga atigadzirira chimwe chinhu chiri nani pakunaka, kuitira kuti ivo pamwe chete nesu tigoitwa vakakwana.
God for us something better having provided, that apart from us they might not be made perfect.
