Ndima 1
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Karekare, Mwari wakavereketa kumadziteteguru edu echichandisa maprofita, nguva djimweni nomaitiro akasiyana.
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Asi, pamazuva okupedjisira ano, Iyena wakavereketa ngomwana Wake, wiya waka djiimisira kugara atarca wozviro zvese pamwepo ndiyenazve wakasika nyika.
3
Iyena ndiyena kupenya nouthende waMwari, nomuezanisa kamare waMwari rokugwinyisa zviro zvese simba roizwi rake, ponthopo achenesa zvichaichi, wakagara pasi ngokumuho kaukuru mudenga,
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mwana wakapinda kunaka kunongirozi,ngokuti wakagara utaka yozina rakapinda kunaka kunoradjo.
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Ngokuti, ngoiri ngirozi yakananga nokuti ngoyapi nguva echiti, ''Ndiwe mwana wangu, Inini nyamasi ndakubarazve''? ''Ndinozoita baba wake, Iyenavo unozoita mwanawangu''?
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Ngokudaro, Mwari paakavisa dangwe rake munyika, Wakati: ''Ngirosi djese djaMwari ngadjimunamate''.
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Ngondava yongirozi, Mwari unoti:''Uwo anoita ngirozi djake djiite mphepo, novachandiri vake kuti vaite murazvu womuriro''.
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Asi, ngondava yoMwana, unoti: ''dendemaro Rako, Mwari, rinogara mphera kare nokare; nomuponda wokunaka ndiwona muponda youmambo wako.
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Iwewe wakada kunaka wakanyenya kuchata; ngokudaro Mwari, Mwari wako, wakakuzodja ngomafuta okudakara, kupinda chamwari djako.
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Kudaro pakutanga, Mwari, wakaradjika djevo ronyika; nomatenga ari muchando yonyara Djako.
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Zvontho zvinozopera, asi Iwe unogara uripo. Zvonazvo zvese zvinozosakara inga chokusimira.
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Inga gwanja unozodjipeta inga ngozvokusimira zvinozosanduridjwa. Asi Iwewe unogara unogara wakadaro, makore Ako aazotoperizve".
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Asi ngovapi ngirozi Mwari, yaakavereketa ndiyona kanakuti ngoyapi nguva, echiti: ''Garai iwewe ngokumuho wangu, mphera ndaita magava ako chitambarariro chosoka djako''?
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Ngirozi djese andiyopi mweya inochandira here inotumwa kuchandindira vaiya vanozogara utaka woruponeso?