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Mugore rokutanga rokutonga kwaSairusi mambo wePhesia, kuti izwi raMambo Mwari raakaereketa ngomuromo waJeremia rizadzisike, Mambo Mwari wakamusa mweya waSairusi mambo wePhesia, kuti adaidzire chiziiso mukati mwoumambo hwake hweshe, nokuchinyora kuti chidzidzwe.
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“Unoronza izvi Sairusi mambo wePhesia: Mambo Mwari, Mwari womudenga, wandipa umambo hweshe hwomunyika, naye wandipanga kuti ndimuakire mhatso muJerusarema muJudha.
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Kunyazwi ndiani weavo vari pakati penyu wevanhu vake, Mwari wake ngaagare naye! Zvino unotenderwa kukwira Jerusarema muJudha, nokuakisa mhatso yaMambo Mwari, Mwari waIsuraeri, ndiye Mwari uwo uri muJerusarema.
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Avo vakasara kunyazwi ngepari pandau pevanogara, ngavadetserwe ngevanhu vendau yavo veshe ngesirivha nomukore, nenhumbi nezvifuyo, ngepabanze peminikero yokupa ngokuda yemhatso yaMwari iri muJerusarema”.
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. Zvino vakamiruka vakuru vemhatso dzemadzibaba aJudha naaBhenjamini, vapristi nevaRevhi, pamwepo naavo veshe vaakamusa Mwari mweya yavo, vakadzinasirira kuti vakwire kooaka mhatso yaMambo Mwari muJerusarema.
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Vaakirwana vavo veshe vakavadetsera ngezvidziyo zvesirivha, zvomukore, nhumbi, zvifuyo, nezviro zvinomutengo mukuru, ngepabanze peizvo zvakapuwa ngomwoyo unoda.
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Sairusi mambo pachake wakaunza zvidziyo zvemhatso yaMambo Mwari, zvaakatora Nebhukhadhineza kubva Jerusarema, echizviisa mumhatso yezvimwari zvake.
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Mambo Sairusi wePhesia wakaita kuti zviunzwe munyara yaMithiredhathi mungwariri woupfumi, uwo wakazvierenga akapa Sheshibhaza mutongi waJudha.
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Uhwu ndihwo uwandu hwazvo: zvidziyo zvomukore zvaiya makumi matatu, zvidziyo zvesirivha zvaiya gumi remazana, mapanga aiya makumi mairi nemapfumbamwe;
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mikheyo yomukore makumi matatu, imweni mikheyo yesirivha mazana marongomuna negumi, zvimweni zvidziyo gumi remazana.
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Zveshe zvidziyo zvomukore nezvesirivha zvaiya makumi emazana mashanu nemazana marongomuna. Zveshe izvi zvakaunzwa Jerusarema ndiSheshibhaza, pamwepo naavo vaiya hloko vechibva Bhabhuroni.