Ndima 9
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Ngesure izvi zviro zveshe zvaitwa, vakuru vakauya kwendiri vechiti, “Vanhu vaIsuraeri, vapristi, nevaRevhi, avazi kudzipaura pachavo kubva kuvanhu venyika nezvinyangadzo zvavo, kubva kuvaKhenani, vaHiti, vaPherizi, vaJebhusi, vaAmoni, vaMoabhi, vaEgipite nevaAmori.
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Ngokuti vakadzitorera vamweni vevanasikana veavo kuita vakadzi vavo nevevakororo vavo. Ndizvo dzinza rakacheneswa rakadzikumanidza pamwepo nevanhu venyika idzo nomukusikagondeka uku vakuru nevatungamiriri ndivo vakatanga kuita uku kupauka”.
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Naapo ndazwa izvi, ndakabaura zvokufuka zvangu nejira rangu, ndikabvita bvudzi rangu resoro nomurebvu wangu, ndikagara pashi ndechishamiswa
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Zvino vakaungana veshe vaihuta ngeizwi raMwari waIsuraeri, ngendaa yokusikagondeka kweavo vakapetuka kubva kooitwa hloko, kunditendenedza apo ndakagara ndechishamiswa metsa mukuwo wokupisha mudiro wemadeekoni.
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Panguva yomudiro wemadeekoni ndakamiruka kubva mukuera kudya kwangu, nemachira angu nechokufuka changu zvakabauka, ndakagwadama ngemabvi angu, ndikatambanudzira nyara dzangu kunaMambo Mwari, Mwari wangu.
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Ndakati, “A Mwari wangu, ndatsveruka kakurutu nokutsveruka kuti ndimirudze hope yangu kwouri, Mwari wangu, ngokuti zvishaishi zvedu zvakwira kudarika padera pemasoro edu, nokushaisha kwedu kwakura kuguma kumatenga.
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Kubvira kumazuva emadzibaba edu metsa nyamashi tanyanya kudzaka mukushaisha; ngendaa yezvinyangadzo zvedu isusu, madzimambo edu nevapristi vedu, takapirwa munyara dzemadzimambo enyika, koourawa ngeshoti, kuitwa hloko, kuchakatwa, nokutsverudzwa kudai ngezvezvakaita nyamashi.
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Asi zvino kwomukuwo mudoodoko takaitirwa nyasha ndiMambo Mwari, Mwari wedu, wakatisiira vakasara avo vakapona, nokutipa ndau isikakutukuswi kudai ngechipikiri kuti tigare mundau yake yakachena, kuti Mwari wedu ajekise madziso edu, atipe zvinotiringana zvidoko pakati pouhloko hwedu.
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Ngokuti isusu tiri hloko; asi Mwari wedu aazi kutirasha muuhloko hwedu, asi wakatambanudzira kwetiri rudo rwake mukuona kwemadzimambo ePhesia, kuti atipe ndaramo itsva, kuti tiakise mhatso yaMwari wedu, nokuakisazve matongo ayo, nokutipa rukumbati muJudha nomuJerusarema.
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“Nazvino, A Mwari wedu, chiinyi chetingacharonza ngesure kweizvi? Ngokuti takarasha mipango yak.
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iyo yewakapanga ngevaranda vako vaprofeti wechiti, ‘Nyika iyi yomunopotera kooita yenyu inyika yakasvipiswa ngokushaisha kwevanhu venyika, nezvinyangadzo zvavo. Vakaizadza kubvira kumagumo amwe kuenda kumagumo amweni ngezvinyangadzo zvavo.
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Ndizvo zvino musazoroodza vanasikana venyu kuvakororo vavo, nokuti kutora vanasikana vavo kuroodza vakororo venyu, nokuti kutsvaka kunyarara kwavo nokuti pfuma yavo, kuti muite vanesimba, mudye kunaka kwenyika, muisiire vana venyu kuita nhaka yavo mhera nariini’
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Ngesure kweizvi zveshe zvakatigumira ngendaa yemishando yedu yakashata nendaa yokushaisha kwedu kukuru, techiona kuti iwewe, Mwari wedu, auzi kutiorora kudai ngezvinosisira zvishaishi zvedu, newe wakatipa vakasiiwa vakadai,
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tingachagurazve here mipango yako, nokuroodzana nevanhu vanoita zvinyangadzo zvakadai? Aungazotinyangadzirwi here metsa utipedze, metsa pasisina naumwe unosara nounopokonyoka?
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A Mambo Mwari, Mwari waIsuraeri, iwewe wakarurama; asi isusu takasara tiri takapokonyoka kuita vakasara, kudai ngezvetiriazvo nyamashi. Ringira, tiri pamberi pako mukushaisha kwedu, ngokuti apana naumwe ungakona kuema pamberi pako ngendaa iyi.”