< Zvakazarurwa 12 >
1 Chiratidzo chikuru uye chinoshamisa chakaonekwa kudenga: mukadzi akanga akapfeka zuva, mwedzi uri pasi petsoka dzake, nekorona ine nyeredzi gumi nembiri pamusoro wake.
Kungai, shilangulo shikulungwa shikubhonekaga kunnungu, jwankongwe awashiywe lyubha na mwei uli pai makongono gakwe, na pa ntwe gwakwe shilemba sha ndondwa likumi limo na ibhili.
2 Akanga ane mimba uye akadanidzira mukurwadziwa sezvo akanga ava kupona.
Ashinkukola shitumbo, aliguta kupoteka ushungu gwa kola mwana.
3 Ipapo chimwe chiratidzo chakaonekwa kudenga: shato huru tsvuku ine misoro minomwe nenyanga gumi nekorona nomwe mumisoro yayo.
Shilangulo shina shikubhonekaga kunnungu, lijoka likulungwa lyanashe lya mitwe shabha na mbembe shabha na kila ntwe na shilemba.
4 Muswe wayo wakatsvaira chikamu chimwe chete muzvitatu chenyeredzi kubva kudenga ukadzikanda pasi. Shato yakamira pamberi pomukadzi akanga ava kuzvara, kuitira kuti iparadze mwana wake kana angozvarwa.
Na nshila gwakwe nipejila ndondwa lipungu limo lya gatatu ga ndondwa yowe ya kunnungu, nikwiigwiya pa shilambolyo. Na lijoka jula gwajimi mmujo muka jwankongwe aliji tome na kola mwana jula, nkupinga abhelekwaga ammile.
5 Akazvara mwanakomana, munhurume, achazotonga ndudzi dzose netsvimbo yesimbi. Uye mwana wake akatorwa akaendeswa kuna Mwari nokuchigaro chake choushe.
Na jwankongwe jula gwakwete mwana jwannume, jwenejo shatagwale ilambo yowe kwa imbo ja shitale. Na mwana jula gwanyakwilwe kupelekwa kwa a Nnungu ku shitengu shakwe sha upalume
6 Mukadzi akatizira kugwenga kunzvimbo yaakanga agadzirirwa naMwari, kwaaizochengetwa kwamazuva chiuru namazana maviri namakumi matanhatu.
Jwankongwe jula gwabhutushile kuanga kweneko a Nnungu bhashinkuntendela ndamo, nkupinga kweneko bhammikanje muulinda kwa mobha elupu jimo na mmia pa bhili na makumi shita.
7 Uye kudenga kwakava nehondo. Mikaeri navatumwa vake vakarwa neshato, uye shato navatumwa vayo ikadzorerawo.
Bhai jikutandubhaga ngondo kunnungu. Mikaeli na ashimalaika bhakwe gubhakomenenje ngondo naka lijoka jula, najwalakwe lijoka jula na ashimalaika bhakwe gwakomene nabhonji.
8 Asi yakanga isina simba rakakwana, uye nzvimbo yavo yakashayikwa kudenga.
Ikabheje lijoka jula na ashimalaika bhakwe gubhalepelenje na kunnungu kula bhangakolanga ndamo kabhili.
9 Shato huru yakakandwa pasi, iyo nyoka yekare inonzi dhiabhori, kana kuti Satani, anotsausa nyika yose. Akakandwa panyika pamwe chete navatumwa vake.
Bhai, lijoka nkulungwa jula akuleshelwaga palanga. Jwene lijokajo ni lijoka jwa bhukala ashemwa Ibhilishi eu Lishetani lipuganya bhandu pa shilambolyo. Gwaleshelwe mpaka kushilambolyo pamo na ashimalaika bhakwe.
10 Ipapo ndakanzwa inzwi guru kudenga richiti: “Zvino ruponeso nesimba noumambo hwaMwari wedu zvasvika, uye nesimba raKristu wake. Nokuti mupomeri wehama dzedu, iye anovapomera pamberi paMwari wedu masikati nousiku, akandwa panyika.
Gumbilikene lilobhe likulungwa kukoposhela kunnungu lilinkuti. “Nnaino uishe ntapulo na mashili na upalume gwa a Nnungu bhetu na ukulungwa gwa a Kilishitu bhabho. Pabha akwaashitakiyanga ashaapwetu kwa a Nnungu jula, aleshelwe pai. Elo aleshelwe pai akwaashitakiyanga shilo na mui.
11 Vakamukunda neropa reGwayana uye neshoko rokupupura kwavo; havana kuda upenyu hwavo zvakanyanya zvokuti vangatya kufa.
Ashaapwetu bhankombwelenje kwa minyai jika Mwana Ngondolo na kwa lilobhe libhakong'ondelenje, pabha bhangapinganga gumi gwabhonji, mpaka nibha tayali nkali kuwa.
12 Naizvozvo farai, imi matenga nemi munogara maari! Asi mune nhamo imi nyika negungwa, nokuti dhiabhori aburuka kwamuri! Akatsamwa kwazvo, nokuti anoziva kuti nguva yake ipfupi.”
Kwa nneyo mwinonyelanje kunnungu na indu yowe itama kunnungu. Ikabheje, ole pa shilambolyo na mbhaali. Pabha Ibhilishi ashikunnjiilanga ali na nnjimwa ya kaje, pabha amumanyi kuti mobha gakwe galepeshe gashokope.”
13 Shato yakati yaona kuti yakanga yakandwa panyika, yakadzinganisa mukadzi akanga azvara mwana mukomana.
Lijoka jula akabhoneje kuti aleshelwe pai pashilambolyo, gwatandwibhe kunkagulila jwankongwe akwete mwana jwa shileu jula.
14 Mukadzi akapiwa mapapiro maviri egondo guru, kuitira kuti agobhururuka achienda kunzvimbo yaakanga agadzirirwa kugwenga, uko kwaaizochengetwa kwenguva nedzimwe nguva nehafu yenguva, kusingasviki nyoka.
Ikabheje jwankongwe jula gwapegwilwe mapapiko gabhili mbuti ga litumbui jwankulungwa kupinga agulushe kwataliya kummutuka lijoka jula, mpaka ku ndamo jakwe ku anga kweneko abhikwe muulinda gwangali shigwegwe kwa yaka itatu na myei shita.
15 Ipapo nyoka yakabudisa mvura yakaita sorwizi kubva mumuromo mayo, kuti ikukure mukadzi namafashamu.
Bhai, lijoka jula gwakopweye mashi gamagwinji mbuti lushi lwa mabhutuka, galikunkagula jwankongwe jula nnyuma kupinga gantole.
16 Asi nyika yakabatsira mukadzi nokuzarura muromo wayo ikamedza rwizi rwakanga rwabudiswa neshato mumuromo wayo.
Ikabheje ntaka ukunnjangutilaga jwankongwe jula, nikwiunukula mbuti kang'wa nikugamila mashi ga mabhutuka gakopokaga nkang'wa muka lijoka jula.
17 Ipapo shato yakatsamwira mukadzi ikaenda kundorwa navana vake vakanga vasara, vaya vanoteerera mirayiro yaMwari uye vanobatirira pauchapupu hwaJesu.
Bhai, lijoka lila gulintumbalile jwankongwe jula, gulijabhwile likakomane ngondo na bhana bhalepekenje bhabhelekwenje naka jwankongwe jula, yani bhowe bhaakundanga malajilo ga a Nnungu na kwaakong'ondela a Yeshu.