CHITSAUKO 1
Isakari, mwanakomana wechishanu waJakobho naRea. Mwana asina chivi wemuhairo wemumanda. Anokumbira kutizvivenyore.
1MashokoaIsakari.
2 nekuti akadana vanakomana vake, akati kwavari, Vana vangu, teererai Isakari baba venyu; inzwai mashoko ouyoanodikamwanaJehovha.
3 Ini ndakaberekerwa Jakove mwanakomana wechishanu, pamuripo wemandirakisi.
4 Nekuti Rubheni, mukoma wangu, akauya nemamandirakisi achibva kumunda, Rakeri ndokusangana naye, ndokuatora.
5 Rubheni akachema, mai vangu Rea ndokubuda.
6 Zvino, mamandiraki aya akanga ari maapuro ainhuhwirira aigadzirwa munyika yeHarani pasi pomupata wemvura.
7Rakerindokuti:Handingakupiivo,asi vachavavangupachinzvimbochevana.
8 Nokuti Jehovha wakandizvidza, uye handinakuberekeraJakobhovana.
9 Zvino kwakanga kuna maapuro maviri; Rea ndokuti kuna Rakeri: Zvaringana kuti utore murume wangu. Uchavatorawohere?
10 Rakeri ndokuti kwaari: Uchatora Jakove usiku huno nekuda kwemamandirakisi emwanakomana wako.
11 Rea ndokuti kwaari: Jakove ndewangu, nokuti ndiri mukadzi weujayahwake.
12 Asi Rakeri wakati: Usazvikudza, kana kuzvikudza; nekuti akandiroora pamberi pako, uye nokuda kwangu
akabatira baba vedu makore ane gumi namana.
13 Dai unyengeri husina kuwanda panyika, uye kuipa kwevanhu kwakabudirira, mungadai maisaona chisochaJakobhozvino.
14Nokutiiwehausimukadziwake,asi nenjere wakatorwa kwaari panzvimbo yangu.
15 Baba vangu vakandinyengera, vakandibvisa usiku ihwohwo, vakasatendera Jakove kuti andione; nekuti dai ndaivapo, izvi zvingadai zvisinakuitikakwaari.
16 Kunyange zvakadaro, nokuda kwamamandirakisi ndinoripira Jakove kwamuriusikuhumwe.
17 Jakove ndokuziva Rea, ndokutora mimba, ndokundibereka, uye nekuda kwemubairondakanziIsakari.
18Ipapo mutumwa waJehovha akazviratidza kuna Jakobho, akati, “Rakeri achabereka vana vaviri, nokuti akaramba kufambidzana nomurume wakeuyeakazvisarudzirakugaraoga.
19 Uye dai mai vangu Rea vasina kubhadhara maapuro maviri nekuda kwechikwata chavo, vangadai vakabereka vanakomana vasere; naizvozvo wakabereka vatanhatu, Rakeri ndokubereka vaviri ava, nekuti Jehovha wakamushanyira nekuda kwemamandirakisi.
20 Nokuti aiziva kuti nokuda kwevana vake, aida kufambidzana naJakobho, kwetenokudakwemafaro.
21NekutifumewowakapaJakobhozve.
22 Naizvozvo Jehovha wakateerera Rakerinokudakwemamandiraki.
23Nokutikunyangeakangaazvida,iye haana kuzvidya, asi akazvipa mumba maJehovha, akadziisa kumuprista
woWokumusoro-soro akanga aripo panguvaiyoyo.
24 Naizvozvo, vana vangu, pandakakura, ndakafamba nomoyo wakarurama, uye ndakaita murimi wababa vangu nehama dzangu, ndichibereka zvibereko zveminda nenguvayazvo.
25 Uye baba vangu vakandiropafadza, nokuti vakaona kuti ndaifamba mukururamapamberipavo.
26 Uye ndakanga ndisiri munhu anopindira mune zvandinoita, kana shanjenokuitiramuvakidzanizvakaipa.
27 Handina kumbochera munhu, kana kupa mhosva upenyu hwomunhu upi noupi, anofamba sezvandakaita neziso rimwechete.
28 Naizvozvo, pandakanga ndava namakore makumi matatu namashanu okuberekwa, ndakazvitorera mudzimai, nokuti kushanda kwangu kwakapedza simba rangu, uye handina kumbofunga nezvokunakidzwa nevakadzi; asi hope dzakandibata nokuda kwokushanda kwangu.
29 Uye baba vangu vaigara vachifara mukururama kwangu, nokuti ndakapa kuna Ishe zvibereko zvokutanga zvose nokumupirisita; ipapo kuna baba vanguwo.
30 Jehovha akawedzera makomborero akemumaokoanguzvakapetwakagumi; uyewo Jakobho, baba vangu, vaiziva kuti Mwari vaibatsira kusaroora kwangu.
31 Nokuti ndakaisa varombo vose nevakadzvinyirirwa zvinhu zvakanaka zvenyikanemoyowakarurama.
32 Naizvozvo zvino, vanakomana vangu, nditeererei, mufambe nemoyo wakarurama,nekutiparirindakaonakuti zvosezvinofadzaJehovha.'
33 Munhu ane moyochena haanochochori ndarama, haane hanya nowokwake; haashuviri zvinozipa zvizhinji;
34 Haashuvi kurarama nguva refu, asi anomirirakudakwaMwarichete.
35 Uye mweya yehunyengeri haina simba kwaari, nokuti haatarise runako rwevakadzi, kuti arege kusvibisa pfungwadzakenokuora.
36 Hakuna godo mundangariro dzake, hakuna munhu ane utsinye angaodza mwoyo wake, kana kufunganya nechishuvo chisingagutswi mundangariroyake.
37 Nokuti anofamba muhumwe hwemweya, uye achiona zvinhu zvose mukururama kwemwoyo, achinzvenga maziso akaitwa akaipa nokukanganisa kwenyika, kuti arege kuona kutsveyamiswa kwemumwe wemirairo yaIshe.
38 Chengetai, naizvozvo, vana vangu, mutemo waMwari, uye muwane kusaroora, uye mufambe mukusava nemhosva, musingaite zvekupindirana nebhizimisi remuvakidzani wenyu, asi ida Ishe nemuvakidzani wenyu, ivai netsitsinevarombonevasinasimba.
39Kotamisamusanawakokuurimi,uye shanda zvakaoma mukurima kwose, uchipazvipokunaJehovhanokuvonga. 40 Nokuti Jehovha achakuropafadza nezvibereko zvokutanga zvenyika, sezvaakaropafadzavatsvenevosekubva kunaAbherikusvikirazvino.
41 nekuti hamupiwi mumwe mugove kwauri, asi wakakora zvenyika, zvibereko zvawo unobereka nokushingaira.
42 Nokuti baba vedu Jakobho vakandiropafadza nemaropafadzo enyikanezviberekozvokutanga.
43 Revhi naJudha vakakudzwa naJehovha, kunyange pakati pavanakomana vaJakove; nekuti
Jehovha wakavapa nhaka, akapa Revhi upirisiti,naJudhaushe.
44 Naizvozvo ivai vateererei, mufambe nekururama kwababa venyu; nekuti wakange apiwa Gadhi kuti aparadze hondodzinouyakuzorwanaIsiraeri.
10Nhemahadzinakupindapamiromo yangu;
11Kanamunhuaripakutambudzika, ndaibatanidzakugomerakwangu nokwake, 12Uyendaigoveravarombochingwa changu.
13NdakaitazvinodikamwanaMwari, Ndakachengetachokwadimazuvaangu ose.
CHITSAUKO 2
1Naizvozvozivaivanavangu,kuti panguvadzekupedzisiravanakomana venyuvacharashakusachena,uye vachanamatirapakuchivakukuru.
2vachisiyazvakaipa,vachaswedera kuzvakaipa;uyevachisiyamirairo yaIshe,vachanamatirakunevaBheriari.
3Uyevachisiyakurima,vachatevera mazanoavoakaipa,uye vachaparadzirwapakatipemaJentairi, uyevachashandiravavengivavo.
4Naizvozvorairaivanavenyukuti, kanavakatadza,vagokurumidza kudzokerakunaJehovha;nekutiiyeane nyasha,achavarwira,nokuvadzosera kunyikayavo.
5Naizvozvotarisai,sezvamunoona, ndinemakorezananemakumimaviri nematanhatuuyehandizivikutindaita chitadzochipi.
6Kunzekwemukadziwanguhapana mukadziwandaiziva.Handinakumboita chipfambinekusimudzwakwemaziso angu.
7handinakumwawaini,kuti nditsauswenayo;
8Handinakuchivachinhuchipinechipi chaifadzachaivachowokwangu.
9Manyepohaanakumukamumoyo mangu;
14NdakadaJehovha;saizvozvowo murumemumwenomumwenomoyo wanguwose.
15Saizvozvoimwiwoitaizvinhuizvi, vanavangu,nemweyawoseweupenzi uchakutizai,uyehakunabasarevanhu vakaiparichakutongai;
16Uyemuchakundamhukadzose dzesango,zvamunaMwariwedenga nenyikauyemuchifambanevanhu nemoyowakarurama.
17Zvinowakatiarevazvinhuizvi, akarairavanakomanavakekuti vamukwirekuHebhuroni,vamuvigepo mubakokunamadzibabaake.
18Akatambanudzatsokadzake,akafa, akwegurakwazvo;nenzwiririrose renhengo,uyenesimbarisingaregi, akararahopedzisingaperi.