BHUKU RAMORMONI

DZIDZISO NEZVIBVU-

MIRANO

DOMBO REMUTENGO

MUKURU

BhukuraMormoni

HUMWE HUCHAPUPU HWAJESU KRISTU

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miranoZVECHECHI YAJESU KRISTU

YAVATENDI VAMAZUVA EKUPEDZISIRA

DomboreMutengo

MukuruRAKASHAMBADZWA

NECHECHI YAJESU KRISTU

YAVATENDI VAMAZUVA EKUPEDZISIRA

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA

2007 neIntellectual Reserve Inc.Ndiyo chete inekodzero dziripamutemo dzekushandiswa

kwechinyorwa chinoPrinted in the United States of America 11/2008

19962007Translation of the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and

Covenants, and Pearl of Great PriceShona

ZVIRIMUKATI

Bhuku RaMormoni

Dzidziso Nezvibvumirano

Dombo reMutengo Mukuru

Nhungamiri Kumagwaro Matsvene

Chisumo

Kurongwa Kwemisoro Yenhaurwa Ichitevedza Kurongana

Kwemavara

Zvakasarudzwa Kubva Mududziro YaJoseph Smith

Yebhaibheri

Nhoroondo Yechechi Yakarongwa Semaitikiro Azvo,

Mamepu, Nemifanandidzo

Mamepu Emubhaibheri Nemifananidzo

ZVIDIMBU ZVEMAZWI NEMAZITA ZVIRIMUZVINYORWA ZVEPAZASI PEPEJI

NEMUNHUNGAMIRI KUMAGWARO MATSVENE

Testamende yaKareGen. GenesiEks. EksodoRev. RevitikoNum. NumeriDeut. DeuteronomioJosh. JoshuaVat. VatongiRute RuteI Sam. I SamueriII Sam. II SamueriI Madz. I MadzimamboII Madz. II MadzimamboI Mak. I MakoronikeII Mak. II MakoronikeEzra EzraNeh. NehemiaEst. EstereJobo JoboMpi. MapisaremaZir. ZirevoMpa. MuparidziRwiyo Rwiyo Rukuru

rwaSoromoniIsa. IsayaJer. JeremiaMJer. Mariro aJeremiaEzk. EzekieriDan. DanieriHos. HoseaJoere JoereAmosi AmosiObad. ObadiaJona JonaMika MikaNah. NahumiHab. HabakukiZef. ZefanayaHag. HagaiZek. ZekariaMara. Maraki

Testamende ItsvaMat. MateoMarko MarkoRuka RukaJoh. JohaneMabasa Mabasa

aVaapositoriVaR. VaRomaI VaKori. I VaKorinteII VaKori. II VaKorinteVaG. VaGaratiaVaE. VaEfesoVaF. VaFiripiVaKoro. VaKoroseI VaT. I VaTesaronikaII VaT. II VaTesaronikaI Tim. I TimotioII Tim. II TimotioTito TitoFir. FiremoniVaH. VaHeberuJkb. JakoboI Pet. I PetroII Pet. II PetroI Joh. I JohaneII Joh. II JohaneIII Joh. III JohaneJud. JudasiZvaka. Zvakazarurwa

Bhuku raMormoni1 Ni. 1 Nifai2 Ni. 2 NifaiJak. JakobhoEno. EnosiJar. JaromuOmu. OmuniMazwi Mazwi

aMormoniMosaya MosayaAru. ArumaHir. Hiramani3 Ni. 3 Nifai4 Ni. 4 NifaiMorm. MormoniEta EtaMoro. Moronai

Dzidziso neZvibvumiranoD&Z Dzidziso

neZvibvumiranoChirevo 1 Chirevo

cheChechi 1Chirevo 2 Chirevo

cheChechi2

Dombo RemutengoMukuruMos. MosesiAbr. AbrahamaJSMat. Joseph Smith

MateoNh JS Nhoroondo

yaJoseph SmithMis. yeCH. Misimboti

yeChitenderoDJS Dudziro

yaJoseph SmithNKM Nhungamiri

kuMagwaroMatsvene

CHIHEB Imwe dudziro kubva kuchiHeberuNEMAMWE MAZWI Tsananguro yezvirevo nezvivakwa zvakaomaKANA Anoreva kuti mamwe mazwi anotevera kutsanangura zvinoreva mitauro yakare

Bhukura-

MormoniHUMWE

UCHAPUPU

HWAJESU

KRISTU

Bhuku raMormoniNHOROONDO YAKANYORWA

NORUOKO RWAMORMONI

PAMAHWENDEFA

YAKATORWA KUBVA PAMAHWENDEFA ANIFAI

Saka naizvozvo, kunova kupfupikiswa kwezvinyorwa zveva-nhu vaNifai, uye zvakare nevamaRamani Zvakanyorerwa ma-Ramani, avo vanova vakasara veimba yaIsiraeri; uye zvakare ku-muJudha nemuJentairi Zvakanyorwa pamusana pemurairo,uye zvakare nomweya wechiporofita newekuzarurirwa Zvaka-nyorwa ndokusunganidzwa, ndokubva zvavigwa kuna Ishe, kutizvisazoparadzwa Kuti zvizouya nechipo nesimba raMwari kutizvidudzirwe Zvakasimbiswa noruoko rwaMoronai, zvikavi-gwa kuna Ishe, kuti zvizouya munguva yakafanira kuburikidzanamaJentairiKududzirwa kwazvo kunoitwa nechipo chaMwari.

Kupfupikiswa kwakatorwawo kubva muBhuku raEta, rinotau-ra nezvevanhu vaJaredhi, avo vakanga vaparadzaniswa apo Ishepavakashandura mutauro wevanhu, apo vaivaka shongwe kutivaende kudenga Kuitira kuratidza kune vakasara vemba yaIsi-raeri kuti Ishe vakaita zvinhu zvakakura sei kumadzibaba avo;kuti vave vangazive vimbiso dzaIshe, kuti havana kuraswa noku-singaperi Uye zvakare nokupwisa vaJudha namaJentairi kutiJesu ndiye Kristu, Mwari Wokusingaperi, achizviratidza kuma-rudzi ose Uye zvino, kana paine zvisiriizvo kukanganisa kwa-vanhu; naizvozvo, musaramba zvinhu zvaMwari, kuti muzoone-kwa musina tsvina pachigaro chokutonga chaKristu.

Kududzira kwekutanga kubva pamahwendefa kuchiiswamuChirungu naJoseph Smith, Mwana

Chinyorwa cheKutanga cheChirungu chakashambadzwamuPalmyra, New York, USA, muna 1830.

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CHISUMO

Bhuku raMormoni ibhuku remagwaro matsvene angafanani-dzwe neari muBhaibheri. Magwaro anotaura nezvemabasaaMwari pakati pevanhu vaigara mumaAmerica makare-kare, uyerine kuzara kwevhangeri risingaperi.

Bhuku iri rakanyorwa namaporofita vakare nomweya wechipo-rofita newekuzarurwa. Mazwi avo, akanyorwa pamahwendefaegoridhe, akatorwa akapfupikiswa pamwechete nomuporofita aivemunyori ainzi Mormoni. Zvinyorwa izvi zvinopa nhoroondo dze-marudzi makuru maviri akange akabudirira. Rumwe rwakabvakuJerusarema mugore ra600 Kristu asati azvarwa, mushure rika-zopatsanuka kuita marudzi maviri anozivikanwa semaNifai nema-Ramani. Rimwe racho rakauya pekutangisisa apo Mwari pavakape-sanisa mitauro paShongwe yeBaberi. Chikwata ichi chinozivikanwasemaJaredhi. Kwapera zviuru zvamakore, vose vakaparadzwakunze kwemaRamani, uye ava ndivovamwe vemadzitateguruemaIndia echiAmerica.

Chinhu chikuru-kuru chatinowana muBhuku raMormoni hu-shumiri hwaIshe Jesu Kristu pachavo pakati pemaNifai shurekwokumuka kwavo kuvafi. Kunotsanangura mirau yevhangeri,nokutsanangura nzira yoruponeso, nokuudza vanhu zvinhu zva-vangaite kuti vawane runyararo paupenyu huno uye ruponesorwokusingaperi muupenyu huchauya.

Shure kwokunge Mormoni apedza kunyora kwake, akanopazvinyorwa izvi kune mwanakomana wake Moronai, uyo akapa-mhidzira mazwi akewo mashoma akanoviga mahwendefa ayamugomo rainzi Kumora. Mumwedzi waGunyana achiti 21, 1823,Moronai mumwecheteyo, semunhu akaremekedzwa, amutswakuvafi, akazviratidza kune Muporofita Joseph Smith akamudzi-dzisa zvekuita pane zvinyorwa zvakare izvi nekuzodudzirwakwazvo mururimi rweChirungu.

Nekufamba kwenguva mahwendefa akapiwa kuna JosephSmith, uyo akaadudzira kuburikidza nechipo nesimba raMwari.Zvinyorwa izvi zvino zvave mumitauro yakawanda souchapupuhutsva hunotsinhira kuti Jesu Kristu Mwanakomana waMwarimupenyu uye kuti avo vanouya kwaari nokuteerera mitemonezvinangwa zveshoko rake vachaponeswa.

Maererano nezvinyorwa izvi Muporofita Joseph Smith akati:Ndakataurira vatendi vose kuti Bhuku raMormoni ndiro bhukurakanyorwa nemazvo kudarika mamwe mabhuku ose ari panopanyika, uye ndiwo musimboti wechitendero chedu, uye munhuangave pedyo naMwari nokutevedza zviri mariri, kupfuura zvaa-ngaite nokutevedza rimwe bhuku.

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Pamusoro paJoseph Smith, Mwari akapa vamwe gumi nemu-mwechete kuti vaonewo mahwendefa egoridhe pachavo uye kutivazova vanopupura pamusoro pechokwadi neutsvene hweBhu-ku raMormoni. Uchapupu hwavo hwakanyorwa mubhuku rino,Uchapupu Hwavapupuri Vatatu ne Uchapupu HwavapupuriVasere.

Tinokoka vanhu vose vari kwose-kwose kuti vaverenge BhukuraMormoni, vafungisise mumwoyo yavo pamusana pemharidzoirimo, vozokumbira kuziva kuna Mwari, Baba Vokusingaperi,muzita raKristu kana bhuku iri riri rechokwadi. Avo vachateedzaizvi uye vachikumbira mukutenda vachawana uchapupu hwecho-kwadi noutsvene hwaro kuburikidza nesimba roMweya Mutsvene.(Ona Moronai 10:35.)

Avo vanowana uchapupu hutsvene uhwu kubva kuMweyaMutsvene vachazosvikawo pakuziva nesimba irori kuti Jesu Kristundiye Muponesi wenyika, kuti Joseph Smith mududziri nomupo-rofita wake mumazuva ano ekupedzisira, nokutiwo Chechi yaJesuKristu yaVatendi vaMazuva Ekupedzisira ndihwo umambo hwa-Mwari hwakadzorerwa zvakare pano panyika, mukugadzirirakuuya kwechipiri kwaMesia.

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UCHAPUPU HWAVAPUPURI VATATUNgazvizivikanwe kunyika dzose, marudzi ose, ndimi dzose, na-vanhu vose, avo vachasvikirwa nebasa iri: Kuti isu, kuburikidzanenyasha dzaMwari Baba, nedzaIshe vedu Jesu Kristu, taona ma-hwendefa ane zvinyorwa zvino, zvinova zvinyorwa zvenyayayevanhu vaNifai, uyezve pamwe nemaRamani, hama dzavo, uyezvakare nevanhu vaJaredhi, avo vakabva pashongwe yambotau-rwa nezvayo. Uyezve tinoziva kuti zvakadudzirwa nechipo nesi-mba raMwari, nokuti izwi rake rakataura kwatiri; naizvozvo tino-ziva zvedi kuti basa iri nderechokwadi. Uye zvakare tinopupurakuti taona mavara ari pamahwendefa; uye zvakaratidzwa kwatirinesimba raMwari, kwete romunhu. Uye tinotaura nemazwi aka-tsiga, kuti ngirozi yaMwari yakauya kubva kudenga, ikauya ikai-sa pamberi pemaziso edu, uye tikaona mahwendefa, nemavaraawo; zvakare tinoziva kuti inyasha dzaMwari Baba, naIshe veduJesu Kristu, kuti takaona uyezve tinopupura kuti zvinyorwa izvindezvechokwadi. Uye zvinoshamisa mumaziso edu. Zvisinei,izwi raIshe rakatituma kuti tizvipupure; naizvozvo, kuti tive tino-teerera mirau yaMwari, tinopupura pamusoro pezvinhu izvi. Uyetinoziva kuti kana tinokutenda muna Kristu, tichabvisa ropa re-vanhu vose riri munguwo dzedu, uye tigowanikwa takachenatisina kavara pamberi pechigaro chokutonga chaKristu, uye ticha-gara naye nokusingaperi kudenga. Uye kukudzwa kuve kunaBaba, nokuno Mwanakomana, nokunoMweya Mutsvene, anovaMwari mumwechete. Ameni.

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UCHAPUPU HWAVAPUPURI VASERENgazvizivikanwe kunyika dzose, marudzi ose, ndimi dzose, na-vanhu vose, vachasvikirwa nebasa iri: Kuti Joseph Smith Mwana,mududziri webasa rino, atiratidza mahwendefa akataurwa, ano-tarisika segoridhe; uye mahwendefa akange adudzirwa naSmithataurwa uyu takaabata namaoko edu; uyezve takaona zvinyorwazviri paari, ose airatidza umhizha hwechinyakare, neumhizhahunoshamisa. Pane izvi tinopupura nemazwi akatsiga, kuti Smithataurwa uyu atiratidza, nokuti taona tikasimudza, uye tinozivazvedi kuti Smith anawo mahwendefa atataura pamusoro pawo.Uye tinopa mazita edu kunyika, kuti tipupure kunyika pane zva-taona. Uye hatinyepe kwete, Mwari atipupurire.

Christian Whitmer Hiram PageJacob Whitmer Joseph Smith, BabaPeter Whitmer, Mwana Hyrum SmithJohn Whitmer Samuel H. Smith

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UCHAPUPU HWEMUPOROFITA JOSEPH SMITHMazwi oMuporofita Joseph Smith pachezvake maererano nekuuyakweBhuku raMormoni anoti:

Manheru . . . a21 Gunyana mugore ra[1823] . . . Ndakazvitoramukunamata nokukumbira kuna Mwari saMasimba. . . .

Apo ndakanga ndiri mukushevedza Mwari, ndakaona chiedzachichiuya mumba mangu, icho chakaramba chichikura kusvikiramumba umu machena kupfuura chiedza chamasikati, pakarepo munhuakaoneka parutivi pepandairara, akamira mudenga, nokuti makumboake akanga asina kutsika pasi.

Akange akapfeka nguwo yakaregerera yakanga yakachenesesazvikuru. Yakanga yakachena kudarika chinhu chepanyika chandaka-mboona; zve handitende kuti pane chinhu chepanyika chingaitwekuti chionekwe chakachena nekubwinya zvikuru zvakadaro. Zvanzazvake zvakanga zviri pachena, nemaoko ake zvakare, pamusorozvishoma pezviziso zvemaoko; kana, tsoka dzakewo dzakanga dziripachena, uye nemakumbo ake, pamusoro zvishoma pezviziso zvama-kumbo. Musoro nomutsipa wake zvaivewo zviri pachena. Ndakakwa-nisa kuona kuti akanga asina dzimwe mbatya asi nguwo iyi, sezvoyakanga yakashama, zvokuti ndakakwanisa kuona chipfuva chake.

Hadzizi mbatya dzake chete dzakanga dzakachena zvikuru kwa-zvo, asi muviri wake wose wakanga uchipenya zvisingataurike, uyechiso chake zvechokwadi chaiita kunge mheni. Imba yakanga inechiedza chakanyanya, asi chakange chisingapenye pane chakangechakakomberedza muviri wake. Ndichitanga kumutarisa, ndakavenokutya; asi kutya uku kwakakurumidza kupera.

Akandishevedza nezita rangu, akati kwandiri akanga ari mutumwaakanga atumwa kwandiri kubva pamberi paMwari, uye kuti zitarake ainzi Moronai; kuti Mwari akanga ane basa rokuti ndiite; zvekuti zita rangu raizonzwikwa pakunaka napakuipa pakati penyikadzose, marudzi ose nemitauro yose, kana kuti pakati pevanhu richa-taurwa zvakanaka nezvakaipa pamusoro paro.

Akati pakanga pane bhuku rakanga rakachengetedzwa, rakanyorwapamahwendefa egoridhe, richipa nhoroondo yezvevanhu vaichi-mbogara munyika ino, uye nokuti nzvimbo yavakabva ndeipi. Akatiwokuzara kweVhangeri risingaperi kwakanga kuri mariri, sokupiwakwarakaitwa noMuponesi kuvagari vakare.

Zvakare, kuti pakanga pane matombo maviri aiva muchinhuchakaita seuta hwendaramauye matombo aya, akanamirwa pachi-dzitiro chepachipfuva, aiita zvaidaidzwa kunzi Urimi neTumimi zvaiva zvakachengetedzwa pamwechete namahwendefa aya; kuvenawo matombo aya nekuashandisa ndizvo zvaipa Vaoni kuona mu-nguva dzemakare-kare kana kuti nguva dzakapfuura; nokutiwoMwari akanga aagadzirira basa rokududzira bhuku iri.

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Zvakare, akandiudza, kuti kana ndava namahwendefa aya aakangaataura nezvawonokuti nguva yokuti atorwe yakanga isati yazadziki-swa handifanira kuaratidza kune mumwe munhu; kana chidzitirochepachipfuva chine Urimi neTumimi; kunze kwaavo chete vandaizou-dzwa kuti ndivaratidze; ndikasaita saizvozvo ndaizoparadzwa. Apoaingonotaura neni pamusana pemahwendefa aya, ndakazururirwachiratidzo mupfungwa mangu zvokuti ndakakwanisa kuona apopakanga pakachengetedzerwa mahwendefa, uye izvi zvakajekakwazvo zvekuti ndakazivazve nzvimbo iyi pandakaishanyira.

Shure kwokutaurirana uku, ndakaona chiedza chakanga chirimumba chave kutanga pakarepo kuungana pamunhu uya aitaurakwandiri, chakaramba chichidaro, kusvikira imba yose yasiiwa yavemurima zvakare, kusiya chete paakanga ari iye, pakarepo ndakaona,sekunge, nzira yakazururwa ichisvika kudenga, uye akakwira ku-dzamara anyangarika chose, imba ikasara yave sezvayakanga yakaitachiedza chokudenga ichi chisati chaoneka.

Ndakarara ndichifunga pamusoro pezvishamiso zvakange zvaone-kwa, uye ndichishamiswa zvikuru pane zvakange zvataurwa kwandirinomutumwa aishamisa uyu; ndiri, pakati pokufunga kwangu, pakare-po ndakaona zvakare imba yangu yave kutanga kuva nechiedza, uyemunguva duku, saizvozvo, mutumwa wokudenga mumwecheteyoakanga ava parutivi pepandairara zvakare.

Akatanga, uye ndokurondedzerazve zvimwechetezvo chaizvo zvaa-kange ambotaura pakushanya kwake kwokutanga, pasina chaaisiyakana kusiyanisa; mushure mokunge adaro, akandiudza nezvekuto-ngwa kukuru kwakange kuchiuya panyika, nokuparadza kukurukwenzara, nemunondo, uye nezvirwere; uye kuti kutongwa kunorwa-dza uku kwaizouya panyika muchizvarwa chino. Shure kwokungeataura zvinhu izvi, akakwira zvakare sezvaakanga amboita pakutanga.

Panguva iyi, zvandakanga ndanzwa zvakadzika zvakadzamamupfungwa dzangu, zvekuti hope dzakatiza kubva mumaziso angu,uye ndakarara ndakazadzwa nokukatyamara nezvandakanga ndaonanokunzwa. Asi ndakashamiswa sei pandakaona zvakare mutumwamumwecheteyo parutivi pepandairara, nokumunzwa achirondedzerakana kuti kudzokororazve kwandiri zvinhu zvimwechetezvo sekare;akawedzera yambiro kwandiri, achinditaurira kuti Satani achaedzakundiedza (pamusana pokuona urombo hwemhuri yababa vangu),kuti nditore mahwendefa aya nechinangwa chokuda kupfuma. Izviakandirambidza, achiti handifanire kuva nechimwe chinangwa mu-pfungwa mukutora mahwendefa asi kuti ndikudze Mwari, uye kutindisafurirwa neimwe pfungwa kunze kweyokuvaka umambo Hwavo;pasina izvozvo handingakwanise kuatora.

Shure kwekushanya uku kwechitatu, akakwirazve kudenga sapa-kutanga, uye ndikasiiwa zvakare kuti ndifungisise pamusoro pekusha-misa kwezvinhu zvandakanga ndaona; ipapo mushure mekukwira

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kwemutumwa wekudenga achangobva pandiri kechitatu, jongwerakakukuridza, ndikaona kuti kwakange kwavakuda kuedza, zvi-chireva kuti hurukuro dzedu dzakanga dzatora usiku hwose.

Shure kwechinguvana ndakamuka, uye, samazuva ose, ndakaendakumabasa andaifanira kuita muzuva iroro; asi, mukuedza kuita basasezvandaiita dzimwe nguva, ndakaona ndakaneta zvekuti ndakatadzachose. Baba vangu, vaishanda pamwechete neni, vakaona kuti panezvakange zvakanganisika neni, vakanditaurira kuti ndiende kumba.Ndakatangisa ndiine chido chokuenda kumba; asi, mukuedza kutindidarike ruzhowa ndichibva mumunda umo matakanga tiri, simbarangu rakandikunda zvachose, ndikawira pasi zvisingabatsire, uyekwechinguva ndakanga ndakati rapata pasina chandaiziva.

Chinhu chokutanga chandinoyeuka izwi raitaura kwandiri, richi-ndishevedza nezita rangu. Ndakatarisa kumusoro, ndikaona mutumwamumwecheteyo akamira kumusoro kwangu, akakomberedzwa nechie-dza sapakutanga. Akanditaurira zvakare zvaakambenge andiudzausiku hwapfuura, akandiraira kuti ndiende kuna baba vangu ndinova-udza pamusoro pechiratidzo nemirairo yandakanga ndagamuchira.

Ndakateerera; ndikadzokera kuna baba vangu kumunda, ndikaro-ndedzera zvinhu izvi zvose kwavari. Vakandipindura kuti zvakangazviri zvaMwari, vakandiudza kuti ndiende ndinoita zvandakanga nda-rairwa nomutumwa. Ndakabva kumunda, ndikaenda kunzvimbo ya-ndakanga ndaudzwa nomutumwa kuti ndipo pakanga pachengetedze-rwa mahwendefa; nenzira yokujeka kwechiratidzo chandakange ndaonapamusoro payo, ndakaziva nzvimbo yacho kusvika kwandakaitapo.

Pedyo nomusha weManchester, muruwa rweOntario, muNewYork, pane chikomo chikuru kwazvo, chirefu kupfuura zvimwe zvosezviri muchinzvimbo ichocho. Kumadokero kwechikomo ichi, chinha-mbwe chiduku kubva pamusoro paro, pasi pedombo guru kwazvo,ndipo paiva nemahwendefa, akaiswa mubhokisi redombo. Domboiri rakanga rakakura rakatenderera nechapakati pamusoro, rakando-tetepa richienda kumativi aro, zvichireva kuti pakati paro pakangapari kunze kwevhu, asi mativi ose akanga akafukidzwa nevhu.

Shure kwokunge ndabvisa ivhu, ndakatora chipikinyuro, ndika-chipfekera mumhendero yedombo, nesimba shoma-shoma ndikari-pinyura. Ndakatarisa mukati, zvechokwadi ndikaona mahwendefa,Urimi neTumimi, nechidzitiro chepachipfuva, sokutaurwa kwazvaka-nga zvaitwa nomutumwa. Bhokisi raakanga ari rakanga rakagadzirwanamatombo akabatanidzwa pamwechete nechainge semende. Pasi pe-bhokisi pakanga pana matombo maviri akachinjika bhokisi, pamusoropematombo aya ndipo paive nemahwendefa pamwechete nezvimwezvinhuwo.

Ndakaedza kuti ndiaburitse, asi ndakarambidzwa nomutumwa,uye zvakare ndakaudzwa kuti nguva yokuti ashambadzwe yakangaisati yasvika, uye hayaizosvika, kusvikira kwakwana makore mana

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kubva panguva iyoyo; asi akandiudza kuti ndiuye panzvimbo iyoyokwapera gore chairo kubva panguva iyoyo, uye kuti aizosangananeni ipapo, uye ndaifanirwa kuramba ndichiendako kusvikira nguvayokuti ndiatore mahwendefa aya yakwana.

Saizvozvo, sokurairwa kwandakange ndaitwa, ndaienda kuperakwegore roga-roga, uye panguva yega-yega ndaiwana mutumwamumwecheteyo aripo, nokugamuchira mirairo nenjere kubva kwaaripahurukuro yedu yega-yega, maererano nezvaizoitwa naIshe, nokutiUmambo Hwake huchafambiswa nenzira yakadii, mumazuvaekupedzisira.

* * * * * * *Zvino pekupedzisira nguva yakasvika yokuti ndichitora mahwende-

fa, Urimi neTumimi, nechidzitiro chepachipfuva. Musi wechimaku-mi maviri nemaviri waGunyana, gore rechiuru chimwechete mazanamasere nemakumi maviri nenomwe, ndichinge ndaenda senguvadzose mukupera kwerimwe gore, kunzvimbo yaiva yakachengete-dzerwa mahwendefa, mutumwa wekudenga mumwecheteyo akandipamahwendefa achinditaurira kuti: Ndaifanirwa kuziva kuti ave mu-maoko angu; kuti ndikarega achirasika, kana nekushaya hanynakwangu, ndaizoraswa; asi kuti kana ndikashandisa kuedza kwangukuachengetedza, kusvikira iye, mutumwa uyu, aadzokera, aifanirwakudzivirirwa.

Hazvina kunditorera nguva kuti ndione chikonzero chakaita kutindikomekedzwe kuti ndiachengetedze, uye kuti sei mutumwa akatikana ndichinge ndaita sokurairwa uku, aizoadzokera. Nokuti pazva-kango zivikanwa kuti ndaanawo, kwakaedzwa zvakaoma kwazvokuti ndiatorerwe. Ose mazano avaifunga akashandiswa pane izvozvo.Kunetswa uku kwakarwadza uye kukadzama kupfuura kare, dzaigaramhomho dzakagadzirira kuti dzinditorere, kana zvaikwanisika. Asinokuda kweungwaru hwaMwari, akaramba akachengeteka ari mu-maoko angu, kusvikira ndapedza nawo zvaidiwa kwandiri. Apo,mutumwa akauya kuzoatora, sekurongwa kwazvakanga zvakaitwa,ndakamugamuchidza; uye anawo mumaoko ake kusvika zuva ra-nhasi, riri zuva rechipiri muna Chivabvu gore rechiuru chimwechetemazana masere nemakumi matatu nemasere.

Kuzvinyorwa zvizere ona, NhoroondoyaJoseph Smith, muDomboreMutengo Mukuru, neHistory of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints (Nhoroondo yeChechi yaJesu Kristu yaVatendi vaMazuvaEkupedzisira), Bhuku 1, zvitsauko 1 kusvika ku6.

Zvinyorwa zvechinyakare zvakaburitswa sezvizvi muvhu, sezwiravanhu vari kutaura vari muhuruva, rikadudzirwa mumutauro wa-mazuva ano nechipo nesimba raMwari sekupupurwa nerusimbisorwutsvene, zvakatanga kuburitswa kunyika mururimi rweChirungumugore ra1830 seThe Book of Mormon.

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TSANANGURO PFUPI

yezveBhuku raMormoniBhuku raMormoni chinyorwa chinoyera chavanhu vakare veku-America, uye chakanga chakanyorwa pamahwendefa edare.Mhando ina dzemahwendefa edare dzinotaurwa nezvadzo mu-bhuku iri:1. Mahwendefa aNifai, akanga ari paviri: Mahwendefa Maduku na-

Mahwendefa Makuru. Ekutanga aitsanangura kunyanya pamu-soro pezvinhu zvomweya neufundisi nedzidziso dzavaporofita,echipiri aitaura kunyanya nezvemagariro evanhu ava (1 Nifai9:24). Asi, kubvira panguva yaMosaya, mahwendefa mahombeakange ave kutaurawo nezvenyaya dzinokosha dzemweya.

2. Mahwendefa aMormoni, ayo akanga akapfupikiswa naMormonipaMahwendefa Mahombe aNifai, nokumwe kutaura kwakawa-nda. Mahwendefa aya aienderera mberi nenyaya yevanhu avayakanyorwa naMormoni nezvakapamidzirwa nomwanakomanawake Moronai.

3. Mahwendefa aEta, anotaura nezverungano rwamaJaredhi. Zvinyo-rwa izvi zvakapfupikiswa naMoronai, uyo akaisawo kufungakwake ndokubatanidza nyaya iyi nedzimwe muBhuku raEta.

4. Mahwendefa eNdarira akaunzwa navanhu vaRihai kubva ku-Jerusarema muna600 Kristu asati azvarwa. Aya ndiwo aivenemabhuku mashanu aMosesi, . . . Uyewo nezvaitaurwa nezve-nyaya yemaJudha kubvira pakutanga, . . . kusvikira pakutangakwekutonga kwaZedekia, mambo wamaJuda; Uye pamweche-tewo nezviporofita zvavaporofita vatsvene (1 Nifai 5:1113).Mazwi mazhinji akatorwa pamahwendefa aya, achitauramashoko aIsaya neevamwe vaporofita vemuBhaibheri nevasirivemuBhaibheri ari muBhuku raMormoni.Bhuku raMormoni rine zvikamu zvikuru gumi nezvishanu, zvi-

nozivikanwa, kunze kwerimwechete, samabhuku, rimwe neri-mwe richidaidzwa nezita romunyori waro. Chikamu chokutanga(mabhuku matanhatu okutanga anopera naOmuni) idudziro ku-bva paMahwendefa Maduku aNifai. Pakati pamabhuku aOmuninaMosaya pane chikamu chinonzi Mazwi aMormoni. Chikamuichi chinobatanidza zvinyorwa zviri pamahwendefa madukunekupfupiswa kweMahwendefa Makuru kwakaitwa naMormoni.

Chikamu chakarebesa, kubva kuna Mosaya kusvika kunaMormoni, chitsauko 7, pamwechete, kududzirwa kwekupfupiswakweMahwendefa Makuru aNifai kwakwaitwa naMormoni. Chika-mu chokupedzisira, kubva kuna Mormoni, chitsauko 8, kusvikakumagumo ebhuku, chakanyorwa nomwanakomana waMormoniainzi Moronai, uyo, shure kwokunge apedza kunyora nezveupenyu

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hwababa vake, akapfupikisa rungano rwamaJaredhi (seBhukuraEta) akazopamidzirawo chimwe chikamu chinozivikanwa se-Bhuku raMoronai.

Mugore 421 Kristu azvarwa kana kuti pedyo nenguva iyoyo,Moronai, muporofita nemunyori wokupedzisira wamaNifai,akasunganidza zvinyorwa zvinoyera akazviviga kuna Ishe, kutizvizoburitswa zvakare mumazuva ekupedzisira, sokutaurwakwazvakaitwa nezwi raMwari richibva kuvaporofita vake vakare.Muna 1823 Kristu azvarwa, Moronai mumwecheteyo, somunhuakange amutswa kuvafi, akashanyira muporofita Joseph Smithakazomupa mahwendefa akanyorwa.

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MAZITA NOKURONGWA KWAMABHUKU

muBhuku raMormoniZita Peji

Bhuku roKutanga raNifai . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Bhuku reChipiri raNifai . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Bhuku raJakobho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Bhuku raEnosi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Bhuku raJaromu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Bhuku raOmuni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Mazwi aMormoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Bhuku raMosaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Bhuku raAruma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Bhuku raHiramani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463

Nifai weChitatu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512

Nifai weChina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583

Bhuku raMormoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588

Bhuku raEta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611

Bhuku raMoronai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651

Bhuku roKutanga raNifai

KUTONGA NEHUSHUMIRI HWAKE

Nyaya yaRihai nemudzimai wake Saria, navanakomana vakevana, vachidaidzwa, kunzi (tichitangisa nomukuru) Ramani,Remueri, Semu, naNifai. Ishe anoyambira Rihai kuti abve munyikayeJerusarema, nokuti anoporofita kuvanhu ava pamusana pokui-pa kwavo saka vave kutsvaga kuparadza upenyu hwake. Anotorarwendo rwemazuva matatu kupinda murenje nemhuri yake. Nifaianotora vakoma vake vodzokera kunyika yeJerusarema kunotorazvinyorwa zvinotaura nezvamaJuda. Zvinyorwa zvokutambu-dzika kwavo. Vanowana vanasikana vaIshmaeri. Vanotora mhuridzavo voenda murenje. Kutambudzika nokurwadziwa kwavo varimurenje. Nzira yavakateedza. Vanosvika pamvura zhinji. VakomavaNifai vanomupandukira. Anovanyadzisa, uye anovaka ngarava.Vanodaidza nzvimbo iyi kuti Nyika yeMaguta. Vanoyambukamvura zhinji vosvika munyika yechipikirwa, nezvimwewo. Izvizviri maererano nokunyorwa kwazvakaitwa naNifai; kana kutinemamwe mazwi, ini, Nifai ndini ndakanyora zvinyorwa izvi.

CHITSAUKO 1

Nifai anotangisa nyaya yevanhuvakeRihai anoona muchiratidzomutswi wemoto uye anoverengakubva mubhuku rehuporofita Anorumbidza Mwari, anofanota-ura pamusoro pokuuya kwaMesia,uye anoporofita pamusana pokupa-radzwa kweJerusarema Anoshu-ngurudzwa nemaJuda.Zvingangovemakore 600 Kristu asati azvarwa.

INI aNifai, somunhu akazva-rwa bnavabereki cvakanaka,naizvozvo dndakafundiswa izvozvose zvaizivikanwa nababa

vangu; uye nekunge ndaonaematambudziko akawanda mu-kufamba kwamazuva angu, asizvisinei, sezvo ndakanga nda-karopafadzwa naIshe muma-zuva ose angu; hongu, nokuvanoruzivo rwukuru rwokunakafnezvakavanzika zvaMwari, no-kudaro gndinonyora nyaya ye-zvaiitika mumazuva angu.

2 Hongu, ndinonyora nyayaiyi amururimi rwababa vangu,rwakavakwa kubva mudzidzoyamaJuda nomutauro wama-Egipita.

3 Uye ndinoziva kuti nyayayandinonyora andeyechokwadi;

[1 nifai]1 1a nkm Nifai,

MwanakomanawaRihai.

b D&Z 68:25, 28.nkm Vabereki.

c Zir. 22:1.

d Eno. 1:1;Mosaya 1:23.nkm Dzidzisa.

e nkm Matambudziko.f nkm Zvakavandika

zvaMwari.g nkm Magwaro

matsvene.2a Mosaya 1:24;

Morm. 9:3233.3a 1 Ni. 14:30;

Mosaya 1:6;Eta 5:13;D&Z 17:6.

1 Nifai 1:413 2

uye ndinoinyora neruoko rwa-ngu; uye ndinoinyora maerera-no noruzivo rwangu.4 Nekut i zvakai t ika kut i

mukutanga kwegore arokuta-nga rekutonga bkwaZedekia,mambo wamaJuda, (baba va-ngu Rihai, semunhu akagaracmuJerusarema mazuva akeose); uye mugore rimweche-tero kwakauya dmaporofitavazhinji, vakaporofita kuva-nhu vachiti makafanira kute-ndeuka, kana kuti guta guruereJerusarema rakafanirwa ku-paradzwa.5 Naizvozvo zvakaitika kuti

baba vangu, aRihai, mukufambakwavo vakanamata kuna Ishe,hongu, kana bnemwoyo wavowose, vachinamatira vanhuvavo.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vachina-mata kudaro kuna Ishe, kwaka-uya amutswi womoto ukagarapamusoro pedombo rakanga ririmberi kwavo; vakanzwa vaka-ona zvakawanda; nokuda kwe-zvinhu zvavakaona nokunzwavakabvunda uye vakadederazvikuru.7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-

dzokera kumba kwavo kuJeru-sarema; vakazvikanda pauririhwavo, nokuda akwokukurirwa

noMweya nezvinhu zvavaka-nga vaona.

8 Uye vakabatwa kudaro no-Mweya, vakatakurwa vari amu-chiratidzo, naizvozvo vakaonabmatenga achizarurwa, vakaye-uka kuti vakanga vaona Mwarivakagara pachigaro chavo cho-kutonga, vakakomberedzwanavanhu vasingaverengeke varivatumwa vaiimba nokurumbi-dza Mwari vavo.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaonaMumwe achidzika kubva mu-kati medenga, vakaona kutiakupenya kwake kwakangakwakadarika kupenya kwezuvaramasikati.

10 Uye vakaona vamwezveagumi navaviri vachimutevera,kupenya kwavo kwakangakwakadarika kupenya kwenye-nyedzi dzedenga.

11 Uye vakadzika pasi vaka-famba pamusoro penyika; uyevokutanga vakauya vakamirapamberi pababa vangu, vakava-pa abhuku, vakavakumbira kutivanofanira kuriverenga.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti pangu-va yavaiverenga, vakazadzwaanoMweya waIshe.13 Uye vakaverenga, vachiti:

Nhamo, nhamo, kuJerusarema,nokuti ndaona kuita kwenyu

4a nkm Kuronganenguva598Kristu asati azvarwa.

b II Mak. 36:10;Jer. 52:35;Omu. 1:15.

c I Mak. 9:3.d II Madz. 17:1315;

II Mak. 36:1516;Jer. 7:2526.nkm Muporofita.

e Jer. 26:18; 2 Ni. 1:4;

Hir. 8:20.5a nkm Rihai, Baba

vaNifai.b Jkb. 5:16.

6a Eks. 13:21;Hir. 5:24, 43;D&Z 29:12;NhJS 1:16.

7a Dan. 10:8;1 Ni. 17:47;Mos. 1:910;NhJS 1:20.

8a 1 Ni. 5:4.nkm Kuratidzwa(Chiratidzo).

b Ezk. 1:1;Mabasa 7:5556;1 Ni. 11:14;Hir. 5:4549;D&Z 137:1.

9a NhJS 1:1617.10a nkm Muapositori.11a Ezk. 2:9.12a D&Z 6:15.

3 1 Nifai 1:1419akwakaipisisa! Hongu, uye zva-kawanda zvinhu zvakavere-ngwa nababa vangu pamusanabpeJerusarema kuti rinofani-rwa kuzoparadzwa, pamwenavanhu vacho; vazhinji va-chafa nomunondo, uye vazhinjicvachatakurwa senhapwa va-chiendeswa kuBabironi.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo

baba vangu vakanga vaverenganokuona zvinhu zvikuru zvaka-wanda zvinoshamisa, vakasha-miswa vakadaidzira zvinhu zva-kawanda kuna Ishe; zvakadaisokuti: Makuru uye anoshamisamabasa enyu, Ishe Mwari Vama-simba Ose! Chigaro chenyuchiri kumusoro kumatenga, uyesimba, nokunaka, netsitsi dzenyudziri kuvanhu vose vari panyi-ka; saka, nenzira yokuti munetsitsi, hamuzobvumira kuti avoavanouya kwamuri vaparare!15 Uye uyu ndiwo waive mu-

tauriro wababa vangu muku-rumbidza Mwari wavo; nokutimweya wavo wakafara, uyemwoyo wavo wakazadzwa,nokuda kwezvinhu zvavakangavaona, hongu, izvo vakangavaratidzwa naIshe.16 Uye zvino ini Nifai, handisi

kunyora zvose zvakanyorwanababa vangu, nokuti vaka-nyora zvinhu zvizhinji zvavai-ratidzwa nezvavairotswa; uye

vakanyorawo zvizhinji azvava-kaporofita vakataura kuvanavavo, izvo zvandisinganyorezvose pano.

17 Asi ndichanyora zvandaiitamumazuva angu. Tarisai, iniandinopfupikisa bzvinyorwazvababa vangu, pamahwendefaandakaita namaoko angu; no-kudaro, shure kwokunge nda-pfupikisa zvinyorwa zvababavangu ndichazogadzira zvi-nyorwa zvoupenyu hwangu.

18 Naizvozvo, ini ndinoda kutimuzive, kuti shure kwokungeIshe varatidza baba vanguRihai zvinhu zvakawanda zvi-noshamisa, hongu, pamusanaapokuparadzwa kweJerusare-ma, tarisai vakaenda kuvanhu,vakatangisa bkuporofita noku-pupura kwavari pamusanapezvinhu zvavakanga vaonanezvavakanzwa.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti maJudaavakamunyomba nokuda kwe-zvinhu zvavakanga vapupurapamusoro pavo; nokuti zve-chokwadi vakapupura pamu-sana pokuipa kwavo nezviitozvavo zvinonyadzisa; uyezvevakapupura kuti zvinhu zva-vakanga vaona nokunzwa, uyenezvinhu zvavakanga vavere-nga mubhuku, zvakaburitsapachena kuuya bkwaMesia, no-rununurowo rwepasi.

13a II Madz. 24:1820;II Mak. 36:14.

b II Madz. 23:27; 24:2;Jer. 13:1314;2 Ni. 1:4.

c II Madz. 20:1718;2 Ni. 25:10;Omu. 1:15.

14a Aruma 5:3336;3 Ni. 9:14.

16a 1 Ni. 7:1.17a 1 Ni. 9:25.

b 1 Ni. 6:13; 19:16;2 Ni. 5:2933;D&Z 10:3846.

18a 2 Ni. 25:910;

D&Z 5:20.b nkm Huporofita.

19a II Mak. 36:1516;Jer. 25:4;1 Ni. 2:13; 7:14.

b nkm Mesia.

1 Nifai 1:202:9 4

20 Uye maJuda zvaakanzwaizvi vakamushatirirwa; uyekana maporofita vekare, avavai-tandanisa, nokutaka namabwe,nokuuraya; saka vakatsvagawo,kuti vamuuraye. Asi tarisai, iniNifai, ndinokuratidzai kuti btsi-tsi dzaIshe dziri kuna vose avovavakasarudza, nokuda kwoku-tenda kwavo, kuti vavape ma-simba anovasvitsa mukupona.

CHITSAUKO 2

Rihai anoenda nemhuri yake mure-nje riri pedyo neGungwa Dzvuku Vanosiya pfuma yavo Rihaianopira kuna Ishe nokudzidzisavanakomana vake kuti vachengete-dze mirairo Ramani naRemuerivanotsutsumwa pamusana pababavavo Nifai anoteerera nokuna-mata nokutenda; Ishe vanotaurakwaari, uye anosarudzwa kutiatonge vakoma vake. Zvingangovemakore 600 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Zvino tarisai, zvakaitika kutiIshe vakataura kuna baba vangu,hongu, kana muhope, vakatikwavari: Wakakomborerwa iweRihai, nokuda kwezvinhu zva-wakaita; uye nokuti wakavawakatendeseka nokutaurira va-nhu zvinhu izvo ndakakurairaiwe, tarisai, vanotsvaka kutiavaparadze upenyu hwako.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe avaka-raira baba vangu, bmuhope,

kuti anofanirwa ckutora mhuriyake aende murenje.

3 Uye zvakaitika kuti avakate-erera mazwi aIshe, naizvozvovakaita sokurairwa kwavakangevaitwa naIshe.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakasi-muka vakaenda murenje. Uyevakasiya imba yavo, nenyikayamadzitateguru avo, negoridheyavo nesirivha yavo, nezvinhuzvavo zvinokosha, vakaendavasina chinhu, kunze kwemhuriyavo, nezvekudya, namatende,avakaenda murenje.5 Uye vakasvika munyasi ame-

Gungwa Dzvuku; vakafambamurenje pedyo nenzvimbo dzirimunyasi meGungwa Dzvuku;vakafamba murenje nemhuriyavo, iyo yaiti amai vangu,Saria, navakoma vangu, vaivabRamani, Remueri naSemu.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti vafambamazuva matatu murenje, vaka-misa tende yavo amunhikayakange iri pedyo norwizirwemvura.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakava-ka aarita byamatombo, vakapirakuna Ishe, cvakatenda IsheMwari vedu.

8 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakada-idza rwizi urwu kuti, Ramani,uye rwairasira muGungwaDzvuku; uye nhika iyi yaivepedyo nepaidira rwizi urwumugungwa.

9 Uye apo baba vangu vakaona

20a Hir. 13:2426.b Aruma 34:38;

D&Z 46:15.nkm Anetsitsi.

2 1a 1 Ni. 7:14.2a 1 Ni. 5:8; 17:44.

b nkm Kurota.

c Gen. 12:1;2 Ni. 10:20; Eta 1:42;Abr. 2:3.

3a nkm Anoteerera.4a 1 Ni. 10:4; 19:8.5a 1 Ni. 16:14;

D&Z 17:1.

b nkm Laman.6a 1 Ni. 9:1.7a Gen. 12:78;

Eks. 24:4; Abr. 2:17.b Eks. 20:25;

Deut. 27:56.c nkm Kupakutendo.

5 1 Nifai 2:1019

kuti rwizi urwu rwairasira mu-chidziva cheGungwa Dzvuku,vakataura kuna Ramani, vachi-ti: Dai ukaita serwizi urwu,uchimhanya nguva dzose kupi-nda mumavambo outsvene!10 Uye vakataurawo kuna Re-

mueri: Dai ukaita senhika iyi,wakatakamara, wakasimba, uyeusingazungunuke pakuchenge-tedza mirairo yaIshe!11 Zvino vakataura izvi noku-

da kweukukutu hwemwoyowaRamani naRemueri; nokutitarisai avakatsutsumwa muzvi-nhu zvakawanda pamusanapokuita bkwababa vavo, nokutivakanga vari munhu canoro-tswa, uye vakanga vavatunga-mirira kubva munyika yeJeru-sarema, kusiya nyika yavoyenhaka, negoridhe yavo, nesi-rivha yavo, nezvimwe zvinhuzvinokosha kwavari, kuti vafi-re murenje. Vakati vakaita izvipamusana pemwoyo wavo uno-funga zvinhu zvisina maturo.12 Saka uku ndiko kutaura ne-

kutsutsumwa kwaRamani na-Remueri, sevana vakuru vaba-ba wavo. Vaitsutsumwa nokutivakanga avasingazive kuitakwaMwari avo vakavasika.13 Havaitendazve kuti Jerusa-

rema, guta riye guru, araizopa-radzwa maererano namazwiavaporofita. Zve vakanga vavesamaJuda vakanga vari muJeru-

sarema, avo vakatsvaga kupara-dza upenyu hwababa vangu.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti babavangu vakataura kwavari mu-nhika raRemueri, anesimba, va-kazadzwa noMweya, kusvikiramiviri yavo byadedera pamberipavo. Vakavakanganisa, zvo-kuti havana kukwanisa kutaurachimwe chinhu pamusoro pavo;saka naizvozvo, vakaita sezva-vakavaudza.

15 Baba vangu vaigara mutende.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini

Nifai, sezvo ndakanga ndiri mu-duku chaizvo, asi ndakangandakakura pamumhu, uye zva-kare ndakanga ndine chido cho-kuziva azvakavanzika zvaMwa-ri, naizvozvo, ndakachema kunaIshe; naizvozvo bvakandisha-nyira, vakava cvanonyevenutsamwoyo wangu nokudaro dndi-katenda mazwi ose akataurwaenababa vangu; saka, handinakuvapandukira sezvakaita va-koma vangu.

17 Uye ndakataura kuna Semu,ndichimuzivisa zvinhu izvo Ishevakange vandiratidza noMweyaMutsvene wavo. Uye zvakaitikakuti akatenda mazwi angu.

18 Asi, tarisai, Ramani naRe-mueri havana kuteerera mazwiangu; uye anokusuwiswa noku-da kwokuoma kwomwoyo yavondakavachemera kuna Ishe.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

11a 1 Ni. 17:17.nkm Kutsutsumwa.

b Zir. 20:20.c 1 Ni. 5:24.

12a Mos. 4:6.13a Jer. 13:14; 1 Ni. 1:13.14a nkm Simba.

b 1 Ni. 17:45.16a nkm Zvakavandika

zvaMwari.b Mpi. 8:4; Aruma

17:10; D&Z 5:16.nkm Zvakazarurwa.

c I Madz. 18:37;

Aruma 5:7.d 1 Ni. 11:5.e nkm Baba,

Vepanyama;Muporofita.

18a Aruma 31:24;3 Ni. 7:16.

1 Nifai 2:203:7 6

vakataura kwandiri, vachiti:Wakakomborerwa iwe, Nifai,nokuda akwokutenda kwako,nokuti wakanditsvaga nechidonesimba, nokuzvirereka kwo-mwoyo.20 Uye mukuteerera nokuche-

ngeta mirairo yangu, auchabu-dirira, uye uchatungamirwabkunyika yechipikirwa; hongu,kunyange nyika iyo yandakaku-gadzirira iwe; hongu, nyika ya-kanaka kupinda dzimwe dzose.21 Uye vakoma vako vose va-

kakupandukira, avachabviswapamberi paIshe.22 Uye mukuchengeta mirairo

yangu, uchazoitwa amutonginomudzidzisi pamusoro pava-koma vako.23 Zvino tarisai, nezuva iro ra-

vachandipandukira, andichava-tuka nekutuka kunorwadza, zvehavachazove nesimba pamusoropembeu yako nokuti vakadarovanenge vatopandukira iniwo.24 Uye kana kuri kudaro kuti

vapandukira ini, vachazoveatyava kumbeu yako, bzvinozo-ita kuti varangarire.

CHITSAUKO 3

Vanakomana vaRihai vanodzokerakuJerusarema kuti vandotora ma-hwendefa endariraRabhani ano-ramba kuvapa mahwendefaNifai

anokurudzira nokusimbisa vakomavake Rabhani anoba zvinhuzvavo oedza kuvauraya RamaninaRemueri vanorova Nifai naSemuzve vanopopoterwa nengirozi.Zvingangove makore 600 kusvikaku592 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti mushuremokutaura naIshe, ini Nifai,ndakadzokera kutende yababavangu.

2 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakata-ura neni, vachiti: Tarisai, ndaro-tswa ahope, ndichinzi naIsheiwe nevakoma vako muchadzo-kera kuJerusarema.

3 Nokuti tarisai, Rabhani anezvinyorwa zvamaJuda uyeanenhoroondo yekuzvarwa kwa-madzitateguru angu, zve zvaka-nyorwa pamahwendefa endarira.

4 Nokudaro, Ishe vandirairakuti iwe navakoma vako mue-nde kuimba yaRabhani, muno-tsvaga zvinyorwa, muuye nazvomuno murenje.

5 Uye zvino tarisai, vakomavako vanotsutsumwa, vachitichinhu chakaoma chandavativaite; asi tarisai handina kuti va-zviite, asi kuti murairo waIshe.

6 Naizvozvo enda, mwanako-mana wangu, uye uchadiwanaIshe, nokuti ahauna kutsu-tsumwa.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini Nifai,ndakati kuna baba vangu:

19a 1 Ni. 7:12; 15:11.20a Josh. 1:7; 1 Ni. 4:14;

Mosaya 1:7.b Deut. 33:1316;

1 Ni. 5:5; 7:13;Mos. 7:1718.nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

21a 2 Ni. 5:2024;Aruma 9:1315; 38:1.

22a Gen. 37:811;1 Ni. 3:29.

23a Deut. 11:28;1 Ni. 12:2223;D&Z 41:1.

24a Josh. 23:13;

Vat. 2:2223.b 2 Ni. 5:25.

3 2a nkm Kurota.3a 1 Ni. 5:14.6a nkm Kutsigira

VatungamiriveChechi.

7 1 Nifai 3:819aNdichaenda ndonoita zvinhuizvo Ishe araira, nokuti ndino-ziva kuti Ishe havape bmirairokuvana vavanhu, kunze kwo-kunge cvachivagadzirira nzirayokuti vagozobudirira pazvi-nhu zvavanenge vavaraira.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti baba va-

ngu pavakanga vanzwa mazwiaya vakava nokufara kukuru,nokuti vaiziva kuti ndakangandakomborerwa naIshe.9 Uye ini Nifai, navakoma

vangu takasimuka kubva mure-nje, nematende edu, tikaendaparwendo rwedu rwekunyikayeJerusarema.10 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo

takanga taenda kunzvimbo ye-Jerusarema, ini pamwe nava-koma vangu takabvunzanamazano kubva kune mumwenomumwe.11 Uye atakakanda mijenya

kuti ndiani anofanirwa kuendamuimba yaRabhani. Uye zva-kaitika kuti mijenya yakarovaikandowira pana Ramani; zvinoRamani akaenda muimba ya-Rabhani, saka akataura nayeagere mumba make.12 Uye akakumbira Rabhani

zvinyorwa zvakanga zviri pa-mahwendefa endarira, akangeaine anenhoroondo yekuzvarwakwababa vangu.13 Uye tarisai, zvakaitika kuti

Rabhani akashatirwa, aka-mutandira kunze kubva paari;

akaramba kuti atore zvinyorwa.Naizvozvo, akati kwaari: Tarisaiuri gororo, uye ndichakuuraya.

14 Asi Ramani akatiza, akazoti-udza zvinhu zvakanga zvaitwanaRabhani, kwatiri. Takavambakuva nokusuwa kukuru, uyevakoma vangu vakange vodakudzokera murenje umo maivanababa.

15 Asi tarisai ndakati kwavari:Kana Ishe vachirarama, isu ti-chirarama, hatisi kuzodzokerakuna baba vedu murenje kanatisina kunge tabudirira pazvi-nhu izvo Ishe vakatituma.

16 Naizvozvo, ngativei tinote-ndeka mukuchengeta mirairoyaIshe; saka ngatidzike ku-nzvimbo ayechizvarwa cha-madzibaba edu, nokuti tarisaivakasiya goridhe nesirivha,nehumwewo upfumi hwaka-siyana-siyana. Izvi zvose va-kazviita nokuda bkwemirairoyaIshe.

17 Nokuti aiziva kuti Jerusa-rema inofanira akuparadzwa,nenzira yokuipa kwavanhu.

18 Nokuti tarisai, avarambamazwi amaporofita. Naizvozvo,kana baba vangu vagara mu-nzvimbo iyi shure kwokungebvaudzwa kuti vatize kubvamairi, tarisai, vachaparadzwawo.Naizvozvo, zvinofanirwa kutivatize kubva munzvimbo iyi.

19 Uye tarisai, ungwaru muna-Mwari kuti titore azvinyorwa

7a I Sam. 17:32;I Madz. 17:1115.nkm Rutendo;Anoteerera.

b nkm MirairoyaMwari.

c Gen. 18:14; VaF. 4:13;

1 Ni. 17:3, 50;D&Z 5:34.

11a Neh. 10:34;Mabasa 1:26.

12a 1 Ni. 3:3; 5:14.16a 1 Ni. 2:4.

b 1 Ni. 2:2; 4:34.

17a II Mak. 36:1620;Jer. 39:19;1 Ni. 1:13.

18a nkm Hupanduki.b 1 Ni. 16:8.

19a Omu. 1:17;Mosaya 1:26.

1 Nifai 3:2031 8

izvi, kuti tive tinochengetedzeravana vedu rurimi rwemadziba-ba edu;20 Uye kuti zvakare ativache-

ngetere mazwi ayo akataurwanemiromo yaavo vose vaporo-fita vatsvene, avo vakatumi-dzirwa kwavari noMweya uyenesimba raMwari, kubvira pa-kutanga kwenyika, kusvikiranhasi uno.21 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-

kutaura nemazwi akadai nda-kanyengetedza vakoma vangu,kuti vave nokutendeka muku-chengetedza mirau yaMwari.22 Uye zvakaitika kuti takaenda

kunyika yechizvarwa chedu,tikaunganidza pamwe agoridhe,nesirivha yedu, nezvimwewozvinhu zvinokosha zvedu.23 Uye shure kwokunge tau-

nganidza zvinhu izvi pamwe-chete, takaenda zvakare kuimbayaRabhani.24 Uye zvakaitika kuti taka-

enda kuna Rabhani, tikamu-kumbira kuti atipe zvinyorwazvakange zvakanyorwa apa-mahwendefa endarira , isutichimupawo goridhe yedu,nesirivha yedu, nezvose zvino-kosha zvedu.25 Uye zvakaitika kuti Rabhani

akati aona zvinhu zvedu, noku-wanda kwazvo aakazvichiva,zvokuti akatitanda mumbamake, akatumira varanda vakekuti vatiuraye, kuti agowanamatorero ezvinhu zvedu.

26 Uye zvakaitika kuti takatizavaranda vaRabhani, tikamaniki-dzwa kusiya zvinhu zvedu,zvikawira mumaoko aRabhani.

27 Uye takatizira murenje, sakavaranda vaRabhani havana ku-tibata, tikahwanda mubako.

28 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ramaniakanga ashatirirwa ini nababavangu; kana Remueriwo, nokutiai teerera mazwi aRamani .Naizvozvo, Ramani naRemuerivakataura mazwi aakaoma zvi-kuru kunesu, vanununa vavo,vakatirova nemubhadha.

29 Uye zvakaitika kuti pavaka-nge vachitirova nemubhadha,tarisai, angirozi yaIshe yakauyaikamira pamberi pavo, ikatikwavari: Ko sei muchirova mu-nununa wenyu nemubhadha?Hamuzive here kuti Ishe vaka-musarudza kuti ave bmutongipamusoro penyu, nenzira ye-zvitadzo zvenyu? Tarisai mu-chaenda kuJerusarema zvekare,uye Ishe vachaisa Rabhani mu-maoko enyu.

30 Uye shure kwokunge angi-rozi yataura nesu, yakaenda.

31 Uye shure kwokunge ngiro-zi yaenda, Ramani naRemuerivakatangisa zvakare akutsutsu-mwa vachiti: Ko zvingabviresei kuti Ishe vangazviite kutivaise Rabhani mumaoko edu?Tarisai, munhu ane masimbaose, uye anokwanisa kutumamakumi mashanu, hongu, uyezvakare anokwanisa kuuraya

20a nkm MagwaromatsveneMagwaromatsvene anofanirakuchengetedzwa.

22a 1 Ni. 2:4.

24a 1 Ni. 3:3.25a nkm Kuchiva.28a 1 Ni. 17:1718.29a 1 Ni. 4:3; 7:10.

nkm Ngirozi.

b 1 Ni. 2:22.30a 1 Ni. 16:38.31a nkm Kutsutsumwa.

9 1 Nifai 4:110

makumi mashanu; ko zvino isuangatitadze nei?

CHITSAUKO 4

Nifai anouraya Rabhani atumwanaIshe uye obva atora mahwendefaendarira nenjereZoramu anosa-rudza kubatana nemhuri yaRihaimurenje. Zvingangove makore600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakatauranavakoma vangu, ndichiti: Nga-tiendei zvakare kuJerusarema,uye ngative anokutendeka mu-kuchengeta mirairo yaIshe; no-kuti tarisai vane bsimba kupindapasi rose, ko zvino angatadzesei kukunda Rabhani namaku-mi mashanu ake, hongu, kanamakumi ezviuru zvake?

2 Naizvozvo ngatiende; nga-t ive i a nes imba b saMoses i ;zvechokwadi akataurira mvu-ra cyeGungwa Dzvuku zveikapatsanuka napakati, nai-zvozvo madzibaba edu vaka-pfuura, kubva muusungwa,nepakaoma, mauto aFaraoakatevera asi akanyura muGu-ngwa Dzvuku.

3 Zvino tarisai munoziva kutiizvi ndezvechokwadi; uye zva-kare munoziva kuti angiroziyataura nemi; saka mungavenokukahadzika here? Ngatie-ndei; Ishe anokwanisa kutipo-nesa, sekuponesa kwaakaita

madzibaba edu, nokuparadzaRabhani, sezvaakaita maEgipita.

4 Zvino zvandakange ndatauramazwi aya, vakaramba vakasha-tirwa, uye vakaramba vachitsu-tsumwa; asi zvisinei vakandi-tevera kusvikira tasvika kunzekwemasvingo eJerusarema.

5 Uye hwakanga hwave usiku;saka ndakavaita kuti vahwandekunze kwemasvingo. Shurekwokunge vahwanda, ini Nifai,ndakaverevedza ndikapindamuguta ndikaenda kumba kwa-Rabhani.

6 Uye andakatungamirirwa no-Mweya, ndisati bndavakuzivazvinhu zvandaifanira kuita.

7 Zvisinei ndakaramba ndi-chienda, ndava pedyo nembayaRabhani ndakaona murume,uye akanga akapunzika pamberipangu, nokuti akanga akarara-dza nedoro.

8 Uye zvandakasvika paarindakaona kuti ndiRabhani.

9 Uye ndakaona amunondowake, ndikawubvisa muharasaizvozvo; mubato wawo waka-nga uri wegoridhe chaiyo, uyenomugadzirirwo wawo waira-tidza umhizha, ndakaona kutimunondo uyu wakanga uriwesimbi inokosha.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti anda-katunhwa noMweya kuti ndi-nofanira kuti ndiuraye Rabhani;asi ndakati mumwoyo mangu:Handina kumbobvira pane ipinguva zvayo ndadeura ropa

4 1a nkm Hushinga;Rutendo.

b 1 Ni. 7:1112.2a Deut. 11:8.

b nkm Mosesi.

c Eks. 14:21;1 Ni. 17:26;Mosaya 7:19.

3a 1 Ni. 3:2931; 7:10.6a nkm Mweya

Mutsvene;Kutunhwa.

b VaH. 11:8.9a 2 Ni. 5:14; D&Z 17:1.

10a Aruma 14:11.

1 Nifai 4:1124 10

romunhu. Ndakadududza ndi-kati dai ndarega kumuuraya.11 Uye Mweya wakati kwa-

ndiri zvakare: Tarisai aIshevamuisa mumaoko ako. Ho-ngu, ini ndikazivawo kuti aka-mbenge atsvaga kundiuraya;haana kuteerera mirairo ya-Ishe; uye kuti akanga batorazvinhu zvedu.12 Uye zvakaitika kuti Mwe-

ya wakati kwandiri zvakare:Muuraye, nokuti Ishe vamuisamumaoko ako;13 Tarisai Ishe avanouraya

bvakaipa kuti vaunze zvinhuzvakarurama. Zviri cnani kutimunhu mumwechete afe panekuti nyika iderere nokufiramukusatenda.

14 Uye zvino, pandakangaini, Nifai, ndanzwa mazwiaya, ndakarangarira mazwiaIshe avakanga vandiudzamurenje, vachiti: aKana mbeuyako ikachengeta bmirairo ya-ngu, cichabudirira dmunyikayechipikirwa.15 Hongu, zvakare ndakafunga

kuti havaizokwanisa kuche-ngeta mirairo yaIshe maereranonemitemo yaMosesi, kunzekwekunge vainawo mutemo.16 Uye zvakare ndakaziva kuti

amutemo wakanga wakanyo-rwa pamahwendefa endarira.17 Uye zvakare, ndakaziva

kuti Ishe vakanga vaisa Rabhanimumaoko angu nokuda kwe-chikonzero ichi kuti ndikwa-

nise kutora zvinyorwa izvimaererano nokuraira kwavo.

18 Naizvozvo ndakateerera izwiroMweya, ndikabata Rabhaninebvudzi remusoro, ndikadi-mura musoro wake anemuno-ndo wake.

19 Uye shure kwokunge ndadi-mura musoro wake nemunondowake, ndakatora mbatya dza-Rabhani ndikadzipfeka pamu-viri pangu; hongu, nezvimwezvose; ndikatora nguwo dzakedzehondo ndikasungira muchi-uno changu.

20 Uye shure kwokunge ndaitaizvi, ndakaenda uko kwaiche-ngeterwa upfumi hwaRabhani.Ndichienda kwaichengeterwaupfumi hwaRabhani, tarisai,ndakaona amuranda waRabhaniakange ane makii ekwaichenge-terwa upfumi. Ndakamuudzanezwi seraRabhani, kuti aendeneni kwaichengeterwa upfu-mi uku.

21 Uye akafunga kuti ndinitenzi wake Rabhani, nokutiakaona mbatya nemunondowakange uri muchiuno changu.

22 Uye akataura kwandiripamusana pavatungamiri vama-Juda, nokuti aiziva kuti tenziwake, Rabhani, akanga ari kunzenavo usiku.

23 Uye ndakataura naye se-ndakanga ndiri Rabhani.

24 Uye ndakataura naye zva-kare kuti ndaifanira kutakurazvinyorwa izvi, izvo zvakanga

11a I Sam. 17:4149.b 1 Ni. 3:26.

13a 1 Ni. 17:3338;D&Z 98:3132.

b nkm Akaipa.c Aruma 30:47.

14a Omu. 1:6;Mosaya 2:22;Eta 2:712.

b nkm MirairoyaMwari.

c 1 Ni. 2:20.

d 1 Ni. 17:1314;Jak. 2:12.

16a nkm MutemowaMosesi.

18a I Sam. 17:51.20a 2 Ni. 1:30.

11 1 Nifai 4:2538

zviri apamahwendefa endarira,kune vakoma vangu, vakangavari kunze kwerusvingo.

25 Uye ndakamuti anditevere.26 Uye iye, nokufungidzira

kuti ndaitaura pamusana pe-nhengo dzechechi, uye kutizvechokwadi ndakanga ndiriRabhani uyo wandakanga nda-uraya, nokudaro akanditevera.27 Uye akataura kwandiri ka-

zhinji kwazvo pamusana pava-tungamiri vamaJuda, tichiendakuvakoma vangu, avo vakangavari kunze kwemasvingo.28 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo Ra-

mani akandiona akava nokutyakukuru, uye pamwe naRemuerinaSemu. Saka vakanditiza; no-kuti vakafunga kuti ndiRabhani,uye akanga andiuraya zvinoakange ave kutsvaga kuvaura-yawo.29 Uye zvakaitika kuti nda-

kashevedzera vakandinzwa;naizvozvo vakabva varegakunditiza.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti mura-

nda waRabhani zvaakaonavakoma vangu akatangisa ku-bvunda, uye akanga ava kudakutiza kuti adzokere mugutareJerusarema.31 Uye zvino ini Nifai, somu-

nhu akanga ari mukuru pamhu-mhu, uye somunhu akangaapiwa asimba rakawanda raIshe,ndakakwanisa kubata murandawaRabhani, kuti asatiza.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti nda-

kataura naye, kuti akateerera

kumazwi angu, kuti sezvo Ishevachirarama, uye sezvo ini ndi-chirarama, naiye akava anoteere-ra kumazwi edu, hataimuuraya.

33 Uye ndakataura naye,kunyange anekupika kuti asa-tye; nokuti kana ainge abvumakuenda nesu murenje aizengeakasununguka sesu.

34 Uyezve ndakataura naye,ndichiti: Chokwadi Ishe avatiu-dza kuti tiite chinhu ichi; zvinotorega here kusimba mukuche-ngeta mitemo yaIshe? Saka,ukaenda murenje kuna babavangu uchawana nzvimbo pa-mwechete nesu.

35 Uye zvakaitika kuti aZora-mu akapiwa kushinga nemazwiandakataura. Zvino Zoramundiro rakanga riri zita romura-nda uyu; akavimbisa kuti aizo-enda nesu murenje kuna babavedu. Hongu, akavimbisawokuti aizogara nesu kubva pa-nguva iyoyo.

36 Zvino takada kuti agarenesu nechikonzero ichi, kutimaJuda asazokwanisa kuzivanezvekutiza kwedu tichiendamurenje, nokuti vaizotitsvagavakatiparadza.

37 Uye zvakaitika kuti apakapi-ka Zoramu achitipa ruvimbisorwake, kutya kwedu pamusoropake kwakapera.

38 Uye zvakaitika kuti takatoramahwendefa endarira pamwenomuranda waRabhani, tikae-nda murenje, tikafamba rwendokuenda kutende yababa vedu.

24a 1 Ni. 3:12, 1924;5:1022.

31a Mosaya 9:17;Aruma 56:56.

33a nkm Chitsidzo.34a 1 Ni. 2:2; 3:16.35a 1 Ni. 16:7;

2 Ni. 5:56.

nkm Zoramu.37a Josh. 9:121;

Mpa. 5:4.nkm Chitsidzo.

1 Nifai 5:19 12

CHITSAUKO 5

Saria anotsutsumwa pamusanapaRihai Vose vanofara shurekwokudzoka kwavanakomana vavo Vanopa mipiro Mahwendefaendarira ane zvinyorwa zvaMosesinavaporofita Mahwendefa ano-ratidza kuti Rihai ndewechizvarwachaJosefa Rihai anoporofita pa-musana pembeu yake nokuchenge-tedzwa kwamahwendefa. Zvinga-ngove makore 600 kusvika ku592Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti shure kwo-kunge tasvika murenje umo ma-kanga muina baba vedu, tarisai,vakazadzwa nomufaro, uyekana amai vangu, aSaria, vaka-fara zvikuru, nokuti zvecho-kwadi vakanga vachichemapamusana pedu.2 Nokuti vaifunga kuti taka-

nga tafa murenje; uye vakangavatsutsumwa pamusana pababavangu, vachivaudza kuti aivamunhu anorota zvisipo; vachiti:Tarisai wakatitungamirira ku-bva kunzvimbo yatakabereke-rwa, uye vanakomana vanguhapasisina, uye isu tave kufiramurenje.3 Uye ndiko kutaura kwaiita

amai vangu kuna baba vachi-vapopotera.4 Uye zvakaitika kuti baba va-

kataura navo vachiti: Ndinozivakuti ndiri munhu aanoratidzwazvinhu; nokuti dai ndisina

kuona zvinhu zvaMwari bmu-chiratidzo handaikwanisa ku-zoziva kunaka kwaMwari, asindingadai ndakagara kuJerusa-rema, uye ndakafa pamwechetenevamwe vangu.

5 Asi tarisai, ndawana chivi-mbiso achenyika yechipikirwa,zviri zvinhu zvinondifadza;hongu, uye bndinoziva kuti Isheachabvisa vanakomana vangukubva mumaoko aRabhani,ozovadzosa zvakare kwatirimurenje.

6 Uye uku ndiko kwaiva kuta-ura kwababa vangu Rihai, va-chinyaradza amai vangu, Saria,pamusana pedu, isu tiri parwe-ndo murenje rwokuenda kunyi-ka yeJerusarema, kuti tinotorazvinyorwa zvamaJuda.

7 Uye patakadzokera kutendeyababa vangu, tarisai vakafarazvikuru, uye amai vakanya-radzwa.

8 Uye vakataura, vachiti: Zvinondavakuziva zvechokwadi kutiIshe avaudza murume wangukuti atizire murenje; hongu, uyezvakare ndinoziva zvechokwadikuti Ishe vachengetedza vana-komana vangu, uye vavabvisamumaoko aRabhani, vakavapasimba rokuti bvapedze kuitazvavakanga vatumwa naIshe.Uye ndiko kutaura kwakaitwanaamai.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakafarazvikuru, uye vakapira amupironewekupisa kuna Ishe; uye

5 1a nkm Sarai.4a 1 Ni. 2:11.

b 1 Ni. 1:813.nkm Kuratidzwa(Chiratidzo).

5a 1 Ni. 2:20; 18:8, 2223.nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

b nkm Rutendo.8a 1 Ni. 2:2.

b 1 Ni. 3:7.9a Mosaya 2:3;

3 Ni. 9:1920.nkm MutemowaMosesi.

13 1 Nifai 5:1021

vakapa bkutenda kuna MwarivamaIsraeri.10 Uye shure kwokutenda

kwavo kuna Mwari vamaIsraeri,baba vangu Rihai, vakatora zvi-nyorwa zvakanga zviri apama-hwendefa endarira, uye vaka-zvinzvera kubvira pekutanga.11 Uye vakaona kuti akanga ana

amabhuku mashanu aMosesi,ayo aitsanangura pamusanapokusikwa kwenyika, uye ne-zvaAdama naEva, avo vakangavari vabereki vedu vokutanga;12 Uye anezvinyorwa zvama-

Juda kubva pakutanga, kusvikirapakutanga kwekutonga kwa-Zedekia, mambo wamaJuda;13 Uyezve chiporofita chava-

porofita vatsvene, kubva kwo-kutanga, kusvikira pakutangakwekutonga akwaZedekia; uyenezvimwe zviporofita zvakata-urwa nomuromo bwaJeremia.14 Uye zvakaitika kuti baba va-

ngu Rihai, vakaonawo apama-hwendefa endarira nhoroondoyekuzvarwa kwemadzibaba avo;naizvozvo vakaziva kuti ndeve-chizvarwa bchaJosefa; hongu,kana Josefa uyo akanga arimwanakomana cwaJakobo, uyodakatengeswa kuEgipita, uyoeakararamiswa noruoko rwa-Ishe, kuti araramise baba vake

Jakobo, neveimba yake yosekuti vasafa nenzara.

15 Uye avakabviswa muurandauye vakatungamirwa kubvamunyika yeEgipita, naMwarivamwechetevo vakavararamisa.

16 Uye ndiko kuwana kwakai-ta baba vangu Rihai, nhoroondoyekuberekwa kwamadzibabaavo. Rabhaniwo akanga ari we-chizvarwa achaJosefa, saka iyenamadzibaba ake vakachengetazvinyorwa izvi.

17 Uye zvino baba vanguvaona zvinhu zvose izvi, vaka-zadzwa noMweya, uye vaka-tangisa kuporofita pamusanapembeu yavo

18 Kuti mahwendefa aya oseendarira aifanirwa kuenda ku-nyika dzose, marudzi ose, ndimidzose, navanhu vakanga varivembeu yavo.

19 Naizvozvo, akati mahwe-ndefa endarira aya ahaaifanirakuparara; uye kuti haafanirekudzima nekufamba kwenguva.Uye vakaporofita zvinhu zvaka-wanda pamusana pembeu yavo.

20 Zve zvakaitika kuti kusvi-kira panguva iyi ini nababawangu takange tachengetedzamirairo yaIshe yavakanga vatipa.

21 Uye takanga tatora zvi-nyorwa zvatakanga tatumwa

9b nkm Kupakutendo.10a 1 Ni. 4:24, 38; 13:23.

nkm MahwendefaeNdarira.

11a 1 Ni. 19:23.nkm MagwaroMashanu emutemo.

12a I Mak. 9:1.nkm Magwaromatsvene.

13a II Madz. 24:18;

Jer. 37:1.b Ezra 1:1;

Jer. 36:1732;1 Ni. 7:14; Hir. 8:20.

14a 1 Ni. 3:3, 12.nkm MahwendefaeNdarira.

b 2 Ni. 3:4; Aruma 10:3.nkm Josefa,MwanakomanawaJakobo.

c nkm Jakobo,MwanakomanawaIsaka.

d Gen. 37:2936.e Gen. 45:45.

15a Eks. 13:1718;Amosi 3:12;1 Ni. 17:2331;D&Z 103:1618; 136:22.

16a 1 Ni. 6:2.19a Aruma 37:45.

1 Nifai 5:227:1 14

naIshe, uye tikazvinzvera ndo-kuona kuti zvaifanira kuti tivenazvo, hongu, chokwadi azvai-kosha zvikuru kwatiri, zvekutitaikwanisa bkuchengetera vanavedu mirairo yaIshe.22 Naizvozvo, hwakanga huri

ungwaru munaIshe kuti tizvi-takure, zvataifamba murenjemurwendo rwokuenda kunyikayechipikirwa.

CHITSAUKO 6

Nifai anonyora pamusoro pezvinhuzvaMwari Chinangwa chaNifaichiri chokunyengetedza vanhu kutivauye kuna Mwari waAbrahamavaponeswe. Zvingangove makore600 kusvika ku592 Kristu asatiazvarwa.

Uye zvino ini Nifai, handipenhoroondo yekuberekwa kwe-madzibaba angu muchikamuachino chezvinyorwa zvangu;uye hapana imwe nguva yandi-chazorwupa bpamahwendefaandiri kunyora aya; nokuti zviripazvinyorwa zvakachengetwacnababa vangu; naizvozvo,handizvinyore mubasa rino.2 Nokuti ini ndakagutsikana

kutaura kuti tiri chizvarwaachaJosefa.3 Zve hazvindinetse kuti ha-

ndisi kunyora nyaya yose ye-zvinhu zvababa vangu, nokutihazvinganyorwe apamahwe-

ndefa aya, nokuti ndinodanzvimbo yokunyorera zvinhuzvaMwari.

4 Nokuti chido changu chizerendechokuti andinyengetedzevanhu bvauye kuna Mwari va-Abrahama, naMwari vaIsaka,naMwari vaJakobo, kuti vago-poneswa.

5 Naizvozvo, zvinhu azvinofa-dza nyika handinyore, asi zvi-nhu zvinofadza Mwari neavovasiri venyika.

6 Naizvozvo, ndichapa mu-rairo mbeu yangu, kuti vasazo-zadza mahwendefa aya nezvi-nhu zvisingakodzeri kuvanavavanhu.

CHITSAUKO 7

Vanakomana vaRihai vanodzokerakuJe rusarema uye vanokokaIshmaeri nemba yake kuti ave navoparwendo rwavo Ramani nava-mwe vanopanduka Nifai ano-kurudzira vakoma vake kuti vavenokutenda munaIshe Vanomu-sunga netambo uye vanorongazvekumuuraya Anosunungurwanesimba rokutendaVakoma vakevanokumbira ruregerero Rihainechikwata chake vanoita mupironezvibairo zvekupisa. Zvingangovemakore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvino ndinoda kuti imimuzive, kuti baba vangu Rihai,

21a nkm MagwaromatsveneKukoshakwemagwaromatsvene.

b 2 Ni. 25:26.6 1a 2 Ni. 4:1415.

b 1 Ni. 9:2.c 1 Ni. 1:1617; 19:16.

2a 1 Ni. 5:1416.3a Jak. 7:27; Jar. 1:2, 14;

Omu. 1:30.4a Joh. 20:3031. Ona

peji yeMusorowenya weBhukuraMormoni.

b 2 Ni. 9:41, 45, 51.5a I VaT. 2:4;

Mazwi 1:4.

15 1 Nifai 7:213

pavakanga avapedza kuporofitakwavo nembeu yavo, zvakaitikakuti Ishe vakataura kwavarizvakare, vachiti zvakange zvi-singafanire kuti Rihai aendenemhuri yake murenje iriyega;asi kuti vanakomana vake va-tore bvanasikana vave cvakadzivavo, kuti vave vanoberekambeu kuna Ishe munyika ye-chipikirwa.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

avakavaraira kuti ini Nifai, na-vakoma vangu, tinofanirwakudzokera zvakare kunyikayeJerusarema, uye tinounzaIshmaeri nemhuri yake murenje.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti ini Nifai,

navakoma vangu, takaendaazvakare murenje kuti tiendekuJerusarema.4 Zve zvakaitika kuti takaenda

kumba kwaIshmaeri, tikawananyasha pamberi paIshmaeri,zvekuti takamuudza mazwiaIshe.5 Uye zvakaitika kuti Ishe

vakanyevenutsa mwoyo wa-Ishmaeri, uye nemhuri yake,zvekuti yakafamba rwendonesu kuenda murenje kutendeyababa vedu.6 Uye zvakaitika kuti tiri mu-

rwendo murenje, tarisai RamaninaRemueri, navanasikana vavirivaIshmaeri, anavanakomana va-viri vaIshmaeri nemhuri dzavo,vakatipandukira; hongu, vaka-pandukira ini Nifai, naSemu,

nababa vavo Ishmaeri, nomu-dzimai wake, navamwe vatatuvavanasikana vavo.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti muku-panduka uku, vaida kudzokerakunyika yeJerusarema.

8 Uye zvino ini, Nifai, anokusu-wiswa nenzira yekuoma kwe-mwoyo yavo, naizvozvo ndaka-taura kwavari, ndichiti hongu,kana kuna Ramani naRemueri:Tarisai muri vakoma vangu, kosei muine mwoyo yakaomakudai, nokupofomara mupfu-ngwa, zvekuti munoda kuti inimununina wenyu, nditokuta-urirai, hongu, nokukuratidzaizvekuita?

9 Ko seiko musina kuteereramazwi aIshe?

10 Ko seiko amakanganwa kutimakaona ngirozi yaIshe?

11 Hongu, ko zvino seiko murikukanganwa zvinhu zvikuruizvo Ishe vakatiitira, amukuti-bvisa mumaoko aRabhani, uyezvakare nokuti titore zvinyo-rwa?

12 Hongu, ko sei muchikanga-nwa kuti Ishe vanokwanisakuita azvinhu zvose mukudakwake, kuvana vavanhu, kanavachishandisa brutendo kwaari?Nokudaro, ngativei tinokutendakwavari.

13 Uye kana tikava tinokute-nda mavari, tichazowana anyikayechipikirwa; uye muchazozivamunguva ichatevera kuti mazwi

7 1a 1 Ni. 5:1719.b 1 Ni. 16:7.c nkm Kuroora.

2a 1 Ni. 16:78.3a 1 Ni. 3:23.6a 2 Ni. 4:10.

8a Aruma 31:2;Mos. 7:41.

10a Deut. 4:9;1 Ni. 3:29; 4:3.

11a 1 Ni. 4.12a 1 Ni. 17:50;

Aruma 26:12.b 1 Ni. 3:7; 15:11.

13a 1 Ni. 2:20.nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

1 Nifai 7:1422 16

aIshe achazadzikiswa pamusoropokuparadzwa kweJerusarema;nokuti zvinhu zvose zvakatau-rwa naIshe pamusoro bpokupa-radzwa kweJerusarema zvino-toti zvizadzikiswe.14 Nokuti tarisai, Mweya wa-

Ishe muchinguvana ucharegerakushanda navo; nokuti tarisai,avakaramba vaporofita, uyevakaisa bJeremia mutorongo.Uye vakaedza kuparadza cupe-nyu hwababa vangu, mukudarovakatibvisa munyika iyi.15 Zvino tarisai, ndinoti kwa-

muri mukadzokera Jerusaremanemiwo muchafa pamwechetenavo. Uye zvino, kana zviriizvozvamasarudza endai kunyika-yo, muchirangarira mazwi ayondataura kwamuri, kuti muka-enda muchafa; nokuti MweyawaIshe unonditunha kuti ndi-taure saizvozvo.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti apo

ini Nifai, ndakanga ndatauramazwi aya kuvakoma vangu,vakandishatirirwa. Uye zvaka-itika kuti vakandibata nemaoko,nokuti tarisai, vakanga vatsa-mwa zvikuru, avakandisunganetambo, nokuti vaida kutoraupenyu hwangu, kuti vandisi-ye murenje kuti ndiparadzwenemhuka dzerenje.17 Asi zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

namata kuna Ishe ndichiti: Ishe,maererano nokutenda kwangumamuri, mungandiburitsewomumaoko avakoma vangu here;

hongu, uye mundipewo simbarokuti andidambure tambo dza-ndakasungwa nadzo.

18 Zvakaitika kuti ndatauramazwi aya, tarisai, tambo dza-kasunungurwa kubva mumao-ko nomumakumbo angu, uyendikamira pamberi pavakomavangu, ndikataura navo zvakare.

19 Uye zvakaitika kuti vaka-ndishatirirwa zvakare, ndoku-tsvaga kundibata; asi tarisai,mumwe awavanasikana va-Ishmaeri, hongu, naamai vake,nomwanakomana mumwe wa-Ishmaeri, vakakumbira vakomavangu, nokudaro vakanyorove-sa mwoyo yavo; saka vakaregakuedza kuda kundiuraya.

20 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakasu-wa, pamusoro pekuipa kwavo,zvekuti vakapfugama kwandiri,kuti ndivaregerere pane zvava-kange vanditadzira.

21 Uye zvakaitika kuti anda-kavaregerera nemwoyo wanguwose pazvinhu zvose zvavaka-nga vaita, uye ndikavakuru-dzira kuti vanamate kuna IsheMwari vavo kuti varegererwe.Uye zvakaitika kuti vakaita sa-izvozvo. Uye shure kwokungevanamata kuna Ishe takafambazvakare norwendo rwedu ta-kananga kutende yababa vedu.

22 Zve zvakaitika kuti takasvi-ka paive netende yababa vedu.Uye shure kwokunge ini nava-koma vangu nevemba yoseyaIshmaeri tasvika kutende

13b II Madz. 25:121;2 Ni. 6:8; 25:10;Omu. 1:15;Hir. 8:2021.

14a Ezk. 5:6;

1 Ni. 1:1820; 2:13.nkm Hupanduki.

b Jer. 37:1521.c 1 Ni. 2:1.

16a 1 Ni. 18:1115.

17a Aruma 14:2628.19a 1 Ni. 16:7.21a nkm Regerera.

17 1 Nifai 8:112

yababa vangu, vakapa akutendakuna Ishe Mwari vavo; vakapirabmupiro nezvibayiro zvekupisakwavari.

CHITSAUKO 8

Rihai anoona chiratidzo chemutiweupenyuAnodya muchero we-muti uyu obva ada kuti mhuri yakeiudyewoAnoona danda resimbi,kanzira kakamanikana uye kaka-manika, nebute rerima rinofuki-dza vanhuSaria, Nifai, naSemuvanodya muchero, asi Ramani na-Remueri vanoramba. Zvingangovemakore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti takanga ta-unganidza mbeu dzakasiyana-siyana dzemarudzi ose, tsangadzemarudzi ose, nemhodzi dze-michero yemarudzi ose.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti Baba

vangu vachigara murenje va-kataura kwatiri vachiti: Tarisai,andarota hope; kana kuti nema-mwe mazwi, ndaona bchiratidzo.3 Uye tarisai, nenzira yechinhu

chandaona, ndine chikonzerochekufara munaIshe pamusoroapaNifai nepamusoro paSemu-wo; nokuti ndine chikonzerochekufungidzira kuti ivo, ne-vazhinji vembeu yavo, vacha-poneswa.4 Asi tarisai, aRamani naRemu-

eri, ndinotya zvikuru pamusana

penyu; nokuti tarisai, ndinora-ngarira kuti ndaona muhopedzangu, renje dema rinotyisa.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakaonamurume, uye akange akapfekaahanzu chena; akauya akamiramberi kwangu.

6 Uye zvakaitika kuti akataurakwandiri, uye akati ndimutevere.

7 Uye zvakaitika kuti zvanda-imutevera ndakazviona kutindakange ndiri munzvimbo inerima mugwenga risina chinhu.

8 Uye mushure mekunge nda-famba kwenguva huru ndirimurima, ndakatangisa kunama-ta kuna Ishe kuti ave anetsitsineni, maererano nekuwandakwetsitsi dzake dzakapfava.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushuremekunge ndanamata kuna Ishendakaona azimunda guru raka-pamhama.

10 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ona amuti, waive bnemicheroyaifanira kufadza munhu.

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakae-nda ndikanodya amuchero iwo-yo; uye ndikaona kuti waitapirachaizvo, kupfuura yose yanda-kambodya. Hongu, uye ndakao-na kuti muchero uyu wakangeuri muchena, kupfuura bkuche-na kwose kwandakamboona.

12 Uye kudya kwandakangendichiita muchero uyu waka-zadza mweya wangu anorufarorukuru rwusingataurike; noku-daro, ndakatanga bkuda kuti

22a nkm Kupakutendo.b 1 Ni. 5:9.

8 2a nkm Kurota;Zvakazarurwa.

b 1 Ni. 10:17.nkm Kuratidzwa(Chiratidzo).

3a 1 Ni. 8:1418.4a 1 Ni. 8:3536.5a NhJS 1:3032.8a nkm Anetsitsi.9a Mat. 13:38.

10a Gen. 2:9;Zvaka. 2:7; 22:2;

1 Ni. 11:4, 825.nkm Muti weUpenyu.

b Aruma 32:4143.11a Aruma 5:34.

b 1 Ni. 11:8.12a nkm Rufaro.

b Aruma 36:24.

1 Nifai 8:1326 18

mhuri yangu iudyewo; nokutindaiziva kuti cwainaka kupfu-ura mimwe michero yose.13 Uye zvandakanga ndichi-

tarisa kuti zvimwe ndingaonemhuri yanguwo, ndakaonaarwizi rwemvura; uye rwakangerwuchierera, uye rwaive pedyonemuti wandaidya michero.14 Uye ndakatarisa kuti ndione

kwarwaibva; ndikaona parwa-itangira chinhambwe chidiki-diki; uye parwaitangira ipapondakaona amai vako Saria,Semu, uye Nifai; vakanga va-mire vachiita sevasingazivekwavari kuenda.15 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

vadaidza neruoko; uye ndika-tiwo kwavari nezwi guru nga-vauye kwandiri, uye vazodyamuchero wainaka kupfuuramimwe michero yose.16 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakau-

ya kwandiri uye vakadyawomuchero.17 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakada

kuti Ramani naRemueri vauyevazodyawo muchero; nokuda-ro, ndakakanda maziso kumu-soro kwerwizi, kuti zvimwendingavaone.18 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

vaona, asi ahavana kuda kuuyakwandiri kuti vazodya muchero.19 Uye ndakaona adanda resi-

mbi, uye rakange rakareba richi-tevedza rwizi, uye richisvikapamuti pandakanga ndimire.20 Uye ndakaonawo kanzira

akakamanikana uye kakamani-ka, kaitevedza bango resimbiiri, kusvika pamuti pandaka-nga ndimire; uye kachibvawokumusoro kwakatangira rwizi,kachienda bmuzimunda gururakafara, sekunge raive nyika.

21 Uye ndakaona vanhu vasi-ngaverengeke, vazhinji vavovaisaidzira mberi, kuti vasvikeamukanzira kaienda pamutipandakanga ndimire.

22 Uye zvakaitika kuti vakau-ya, vakatangisa kufamba neka-nzira kaienda pamuti.

23 Uye zvakaitika kuti kwaka-simuka amhute yerima; hongu,kunyangwe kana mhute yerimarisingataurike, zvekuti avo va-kange vatangisa kufamba mu-kanzira vakashaya nzira yavo,vakabuda munzira vakarasika.

24 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakao-na vamwe vachisaidzira kue-nda mberi, uye vakauya mberivakabatirira pakaperera dandaresimbi; uye vakasaidzira mberimukati mebute rerima, vakaba-tirira padanda resimbi, kudaka-ra vauya uye vadya amucherowemuti uyu.

25 Uye mushure mekunge va-dya muchero wemuti vakatarisa-tarisa sekunge vave akunyara.26 Uye neniwo ndakatarisa-

tarisa, uye ndikaona, mhiri kwe-rwizi rwemvura, zimba guruuye arakapamhama; rimire se-kange rakange riri mudenga,pamusoro penyika.

12c 1 Ni. 15:36.13a 1 Ni. 12:1618;

15:2629.18a 2 Ni. 5:2025.19a Mpi. 2:9; Zvaka. 12:5;

djs, Zvaka. 19:15;

1 Ni. 8:30; 11:25;15:2324.

20a Mat. 7:14;2 Ni. 31:1720.

b Mat. 13:38.21a nkm Nzira.

23a 1 Ni. 12:17; 15:24.24a 1 Ni. 8:1012.25a VaR. 1:16; II Tim. 1:8;

Aruma 46:21;Morm. 8:38.

26a 1 Ni. 11:3536; 12:18.

19 1 Nifai 8:2738

27 Uye rakanga rakazadzwanevanhu, vakuru nevadiki, va-rume nevakadzi; uye kupfekakwavo kwakange kwakanakazvakapfuuridza; uye vakangavari amutsika yekushora neku-nongedzera kune avo vakangavauya uye vachidya muchero.28 Uye mushure mekunge

avaraira muchero uyu bvaka-nyara, nekuda kweavo vaingevachivashora; uye cvakawiramunzira dzinorambidzwa uyevakarasika.29 Uye zvino ini Nifai, ha-

nditaure aose mazwi ababavangu.30 Asi kuti ndisarebese muku-

nyora, tarisai, akaona dzimwemhomho dzichisaidzira pamberi;uye dzikauya uye dzikabatirirapadanda resimbi; uye dzikasa-idzira pamberi, dzakabatiriranesimba adanda resimbi, kuda-kara vauya uye ndokuwira pasindokurumbidza uye ndoku-dya muchero wemuti.31 Uye akaonawo dzimwe

amhomho dzichitsvanzvadziranzira yekuenda kuzimba guruuye rakapamhama riye.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti vazhinji

vakanyura muhwenje ahwedzi-va; uye vazhinji akasazovaonavave kungofamba-famba mu-nzira dzavasingazive.33 Uye hakuzi kuwanda kwe-

mhomho yakapinda muzimbarinoshamisa riya. Uye mushuremekunge vapinda muzimba

riya vakanongedzera avachinyo-mba ini neavo vakanga vachi-dyawo muchero; asi hatinakuvateerera.

34 Aya mazwi ababa vangu:Nokuti avo vazhinji avakavate-erera, vakapunzika.

35 Uye aRamani naRemuerihavana kudya muchero, vaka-daro baba vangu.

36 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-re mekunge baba vangu vatauraose mazwi ehope dzavo kanachiratidzo, ayo akange akawa-nda, vakati kwatiri, nenzirayezvinhu izvi zvavakaona mu-chiratidzo, vaityira zvikurusaRamani naRemueri; hongu, va-itya kuti vangangoraswa vaka-bviswa pamberi paIshe.

37 Uye vakavakuridzira nepa-vaigona napo asemubereki aka-pfava, kuti vateerere mazwiavo, kuti zvimwe Ishe vanga-vaitire tsitsi, uye vagorega ku-varasa; hongu, baba vanguvakavaparidzira.

38 Uye mushure mekungevavaparidzira, nekuvaporofitazvinhu zvizhinji, vakavaudzakuti vateerere mirairo yaIshe; uyevakabva vamira kutaura navo.

CHITSAUKO 9

Nifai anogadzira zvinyorwa zviripaviriZvose zvinodaidzwa kunzimahwendefa aNifaiMahwendefamakuru anotaura nezvenhoroondo

27a nkm Kudada.28a II Pet. 2:1922.

b Marko 4:1420; 8:38;Ruka 8:1115;Joh. 12:4243.

c nkm Kurasika

Pachitendero.29a 1 Ni. 1:1617.30a 1 Ni. 15:2324.31a Mat. 7:13.32a 1 Ni. 15:2629.33a nkm Kupfuvisa.

34a Eks. 23:2.35a 1 Ni. 8:1718;

2 Ni. 5:1924.37a nkm Mhuri; Vabereki.

1 Nifai 9:110:1 20

yevanhu; madiki anotaura nezve-zvinhu zvinoera. Zvingangovemakore 600 kusvika ku592 Kristuasati azvarwa.

Uye zvose zvinhu izvi babavangu vakazviona, uye vaka-zvinzwa, uye vakazvitaura, zva-vaigara mutende, amunhika ra-Remueri, nezvimwewo zvinhuzvakawanda, zvisingagone ku-nyorwa pamahwendefa ano.2 Uye zvino, sekutaura kwa-

ndaita pamusoro pemahwendefaaya, tarisai haaziwo mahwende-fa andichanyora rungano ruzererwevanhu vekwangu; nokutiamahwendefa andinonyora ru-ngano ruzere rwevanhu vekwa-ngu ndaapa zita rekuti Nifai;nokudaro, anodaidzwa kunzimahwendefa aNifai, sezita ra-ngu; uye mahwendefa ayawoanodaidzwa kunzi mahwende-fa aNifai.3 Zvisinei, ndakagashira mu-

rairo waIshe kuti ndiite mahwe-ndefa aya, anechikonzero chekutikwakafanira kuve nezvakanyo-rwa pamusoro bpeufundisi hwe-vanhu vekwangu.4 Pane mamwe mahwendefa

pakafanira kunyorwa zvekuto-nga kwemadzimambo, nehondonenharo dzevanhu vekwangu;nokudaro mahwendefa aya ano-taura zvizhinji nezvehufundisi;uye amamwe mahwendefa ano-taura zvizhinji nezvekutonga

kwemadzimambo nezvehondonekusawirana kwevanhu ve-kwangu.

5 Nokudaro, Ishe vanditi ndiitemahwendefa aya nechikonzeroachakangwara chiri mavari,chikonzero chacho chandisi-ngazive ini.

6 Asi Ishe avanoziva zvinhuzvose kubvira pakutanga; no-kudaro, vanogadzira nzira yo-kupedza nayo mabasa avo osepakati pevana vevanhu; nokutitarisai, vane bsimba rose muku-zadzikisa mazwi avo ose. Uyendizvo zvazviri. Ameni.

CHITSAUKO 10

Rihai anofembera kuti maJudaachatorwa muusungwa nemaBa-bironi Anotaura nezvekuuyakwaMesia, Muponesi, Mununuripakati pemaJuda Rihai anotau-rawo nezvekuuya kwemumweachabhabhatidza Gwayana raMwa-ri Rihai anotaura nezvekufanekumuka kwaMesia Anofana-nidza kupararira nekuunganakwaIsraeri pamuti wemuorivhi Nifai anotaura nezveMwanako-mana waMwari, nezvechipo che-Mweya Mutsvene, nezvekudika-nwa kwetsika dzakatwasanuka.Zvingangove makore 600 kusvikaku592 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvino ini Nifai, ndoendamberi kukupai nezvemafambi-

9 1a 1 Ni. 2:46, 8, 1415;16:6.

2a 1 Ni. 19:2, 4;Jak. 3:1314;Mazwi 1:211;D&Z 10:3840.

nkm Mahwendefa.3a D&Z 3:19.

b 1 Ni. 6:3.4a Jak. 1:24;

Mazwi 1:10.5a 1 Ni. 19:3;

Mazwi 1:7;Aruma 37:2, 12, 14.

6a 2 Ni. 9:20; D&Z 38:2;Mos. 1:6, 35.nkm Saruzivo.

b Mat. 28:18.

21 1 Nifai 10:210

ro angu pamahwendefa aaya,nekutonga kwangu nehufu-ndisi hwangu; nokudaro; kutindifambire mberi nenyaya ya-ngu, ndakafanira kutaura ne-zvezvinhu zvababa vangu, ne-zvevakoma vanguwo.2 Nokuti tarisai, zvakaitika

kuti mushure mekunge babavangu vapedza kutaura mazwiaehope dzavo, nokuvakuridzi-rawo kushanda nesimba rose,vakataura navo pamusoro pe-maJuda 3 Kuti mushure mekunge va-

paradzwa, kana guta guru riyaareJerusarema, uye vazhinjibvachatakurwa dzave nhapwackuBabironi, maererano nengu-va yasvika yaIshe, dvachadzokazvakare, hongu, kana kutodzo-swa vachiburitswa muutapwa;uye mushure mekunge vadzo-rwa vachiburitswa muutapwavachatora zvakare nyika yenha-ka yavo.4 Hongu, kunyangwe mazana

amatanhatu emakore kubvirapanguva yakabva baba vangukuJerusarema, bmuporofita acha-mutswa naIshe Mwari pakatipemaJuda kana cMesia, kananemamwe mazwi, Muponesiwenyika.5 Uye akataurawo maererano

nevaporofita, kuti uzhinji hwa-

vo ahwakapupura sei pazvinhuizvi, maererano naMesia uyu,wavakange vataura nezvake,kana uyu Mununuri wenyika.

6 Nokudaro, marudzi ose eva-nhu akange ari mukurasikaanekupunzika, uye aizogaraakadaro narinhi kunze kweku-nge vavimba neMununuri uyu.

7 Uye akataurawo maereranoanemuporofita aizouya Mesiaasati auya, kuti azogadzira nzirayaIshe

8 Hongu, kana iye achaendaachinochema ari murenje: aGa-dzirai nzira yaIshe, muite kutinzira dzake dzitwasanuke;nokuti pakati penyu pamiremumwe wamusingazive; uyemukuru kwandiri, tambo dze-shangu dzake dzandisingako-dzere kusunungura. Uye babavangu vakataura zvizhinji mae-rerano nechinhu ichi.

9 Uye baba vangu vakatiachabhabhatidza amuBetebara,mhiri kweJordani; uye vakatiwoachabhabhatidza nemvura; uyenokuti bachabhabhatidza Mesianemvura.

10 Uye mushure mekungeabhabhatidza Mesia nemvura,anofanira kutarisa uye agoonakuti abhabhatidza aGwayanaraMwari, richabvisa zvitadzozvenyika.

10 1a 1 Ni. 9:15; 19:16;Jak. 1:14.

2a 1 Ni. 8.3a Est. 2:6; 2 Ni. 6:8;

Hir. 8:2021.b 2 Ni. 25:10.

nkm Kuronganenguva587 b.c.

c Ezk. 24:2; 1 Ni. 1:13;Omu. 1:15.

d Jer. 29:10;2 Ni. 6:89.

4a 1 Ni. 19:8;2 Ni. 25:19; 3 Ni. 1:1.

b 1 Ni. 22:2021.c nkm Mesia.

5a Jak. 7:11;Mosaya 13:33;Hir. 8:1924;3 Ni. 20:2324.

6a nkm KupunzikakwaAdama naEva.

7a 1 Ni. 11:27;2 Ni. 31:4.

8a Isa. 40:3; Mat. 3:13.9a Joh. 1:28.

b nkm JohaneMubapatidzi.

10a nkm GwayanaraMwari.

1 Nifai 10:1117 22

11 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekunge baba vanguvataura mazwi aya vakataurakuvakoma vangu maereranonevhangeri rakafanira kupa-ridzwa pakati pemaJuda, ne-maereranowo aekuderera kwe-maJuda bmukusatenda. Uyemushure mekunge cvaurayaMesia, uyo achauya, uye mu-shure mekunge auraiwa dacha-muka mukufa, uye agozvira-tidza, eneMweya Mutsvene,kumaJentairi.12 Hongu, kunyangwe baba

vangu vakataura zvikuru mae-rerano nemaJentairi, uye maere-ranowo nezvemba yaIsraeri,kuti vafananidzwe nemuti awe-muorivi, uyo une mapazi acha-tyorwa bagoparadzirwa nenyikayose.13 Nokudaro, akati zvakafani-

ra kuti titungamirirwe akunyikayechipikirwa tiine chibvumira-no chimwechete, mukuzadziki-sa shoko raIshe, rokuti tipararirepasi pose.14 Uye mushure mekunge

imba yaIsraeri yapararira ava-chaunganidzwa pamwechetezvakare; kana kuti, muchidimbu,mushure mekunge bmaJentairiatambira kuzara kweVhangeri,mapazi emuti cwemuorivi, kana

kuti vakasara vemba yaIsraeri,vanobatanidzwa, kana kutivanozove neruzivo rwaMesiawechokwadi, Ishe vavo neMu-nunuri wavo.

15 Uye netsika yemutaurouyu baba vangu vakaporofitauye vakataura kuhama dzangu,nezvimwewo zvinhu zvakawa-nda zvandisinganyore mubhu-ku rino; nokuti ndakanyorazvizhinji zvacho zvandaionazvakakodzera mune arimwebhuku rangu.

16 Uye zvose zvinhu izvi, izvozvandataura nezvazvo, zvaka-itwa apo baba vangu vakangevachigara mutende, munhikaraRemueri.

17 Uye zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekunge ini Nifai, nda-nzwa ose amazwi ababa vangu,maererano nezvinhu zvavaka-ona bmuchiratidzo, nezvinhuwozvavaitaura nesimba reMweyaMutsvene, riri simba ravakata-mbira pamusoro perutendomuMwanakomana waMwariuye Mwanakomana waMwarindiye aive cMesia aizouya ini Nifai, ndaidawo kuti daindaona, uye ndanzwa, nokuzi-va zvinhu izvi, nesimba re-Mweya Mutsvene, chinova dchi-po chaMwari kune avo vose

11a Jak. 4:1418.b Morm. 5:14.c nkm Jesu Kristu;

Kuroverwa.d nkm Kumuka

Kuvakafa.e nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.12a Gen. 49:2226;

1 Ni. 15:12;2 Ni. 3:45;Jak. 5; 6:17.

nkm MutiweMuorivhi; MundawemizambiringawaIshe.

b 1 Ni. 22:38.nkm IsraeriKupararira kwaIsraeri.

13a 1 Ni. 2:20.nkm NyikayeChipikirwa.

14a nkm Israeri

Kuunganidzwa kwaIsraeri.

b 1 Ni. 13:42;D&Z 14:10.

c Jak. 5:8, 52, 54, 60, 68.15a 1 Ni. 1:1617.17a Eno. 1:3;

Aruma 36:17.b 1 Ni. 8:2.c nkm Mesia.d nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.

23 1 Nifai 10:1811:3

vanomutsvaka enesimba, mu-nguva f dzekare nemunguvadzaachazviratidza pachake ku-vana vevanhu.18 Nokuti ndiye amumweche-

teyo wanezuro, nhasi, nokusi-ngaperi; uye nzira yakagadzi-r irwa vose vanhu kubvirapakutanga kwenyika, kana va-kave vanotendeuka vakauyakwaari.19 Nokuti uyo anotsvaka nesi-

mba achawana; uye azvaka-vanzika zvaMwari vachazvipfu-dzunurirwa, nesimba breMwe-ya Mutsvene, munguva dzinosezvemunguva dzakare, uyesemunguva dzakare nemu-nguva dzichauya; nokudaro,cnzira yaIshe inogara yakadaronokusingaperi.20 Saka rangarira iwe munhu,

pazviito zvako zvose uchau-nzwa amukutongwa.

21 Nokudaro, kana waitsvakakuita zvakaipa mumazuva akoaekuedzwa, zvino unowani-kwa busina kuchena pamberipechigaro chekutonga chaMwa-ri; uye hakuna chinhu chisinakuchena chingagare naMwari;nokudaro, unofanirwa kutiuraswe zvachose.22 Uye Mweya Mutsvene uri

kundipa simba rekuti nditaure

zvinhu izvi, uye ndisazvirege-re kwete.

CHITSAUKO 11

Nifai anoona Mweya waIshe uyeanoratidzwa muchiratidzo mutiweupenyu Anoona amai ve-Mwanakomana waMwari uyeanodzidza nekuzvidzikisira kwa-Mwari Anoona rubhabhatidzo,ushumiri, nekuroverwa kweGwa-yana raMwariAnoonawo kudai-dzwa neushumiri hweVaapositoriveGwayana vaneGumi neVaviri.Zvingangove makore 600 kusvikaku592 Kristu asati azvarwa.

Nokuti zvakaitika kuti mu-shure mekunge ndada kuzivazvinhu zvakanga zvaonekwanababa vangu, nokutenda kutiIshe vaikwanisa kuita kuti ndi-zvizive, zvandakanga ndigereandichifungisisa mumwoyo ma-ngu bndakatorwa neMweya wa-Ishe, hongu, ndikaenda cmu-gomo rakareba zvakanyanya,randakanga ndisina kumbengendakaona, uye randakangandisina kumbenge ndakatsikanetsoka dzangu.

2 Uye Mweya ukati kwandiri:Tarisai, unodei?

3 Uye ndikati: Ndinoda kuona

17e Moro. 10:45, 7, 19.f D&Z 20:26.

18a VaH. 13:8;Morm. 9:9;D&Z 20:12.nkm Mwari, MusorohwehuMwari.

19a nkm ZvakavandikazvaMwari.

b nkm Mweya

Mutsvene.c Aruma 7:20;

D&Z 3:2; 35:1.20a Mpa. 12:14;

2 Ni. 9:46.nkm Kutonga,Kwekupedzisira.

21a Aruma 34:3235.b I VaKori. 6:910;

3 Ni. 27:19;

D&Z 76:5062;Mos. 6:57.

11 1a D&Z 76:19.nkm Fungisisa.

b II VaKori. 12:14;Zvaka. 21:10;2 Ni. 4:25;Mos. 1:1.

c Deut. 10:1;Eta 3:1.

1 Nifai 11:415 24

zvinhu azvakaonekwa nababavangu.4 Uye Mweya ukati kwandiri:

Unotenda here kuti baba vakovakaona amuti wavakatauranezvawo?5 Uye ndikati: Hongu, munozi-

va kuti andinotenda ose mazwiababa vangu.6 Uye ndataura mazwi aya,

Mweya wakachema nezwiguru, uchiti: Hosana kuna Ishe,vakuru-kuru Mwari; nokuti ndi-Mwari avepasi pose, hongu,kana pamusoro pezvose. Uyeiwe wakakomborerwa Nifai, no-kuti bunotenda muMwanako-mana waMwari mukuru; noku-daro, uchaona zvinhu zvawadakuona.7 Uye tarisai chinhu ichi chi-

chapiwa kwauri asechiratidzo,kuti mumashure mekunge wa-ona muti wakabereka mucherowakadyiwa nababa vako, ucha-onawo murume achiburukakubva kudenga, uye iyeyouchamupupurira; uye mushu-re mekunge wamuona bucha-taura kuti Mwanakomana wa-Mwari.8 Uye zvakaitika kuti Mweya

wakati kwandiri: Tarisa! Uyendakatarisa ndikaona muti;uye wakange wakaita asemutiwakanga waonekwa nababavangu; uye kunaka kwawokwakange kwakapfuuridza, ho-ngu, kudarika runako rwose;

uye bkuchena kwawo nokudarokwakange kwakapfuura kuche-na kwechando chamatsutso.

9 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushu-re mekunge ndaona muti uya,ndakati kuMweya: Ndinoonakuti waratidza kwandiri mutiaunokosha kupfuura mimweyose.

10 Uye akati kwandiri: Unodei?11 Uye ndikati kwaari: Kuziva

azvazvinoreva nokuti ndai-taura naye sekutaura kunoitamunhu; nokuti ndakaona kutiakange ane bchimiro chemunhu;asi kana zvainge zvakadaro,ndaiziva kuti waive MweyawaIshe; uye akataura neni sezvi-noita munhu kana achitaurakune mumwe.

12 Uye zvakaitika kuti akatikwandiri: Tarisa! Uye ndikata-risa sekunge ndiri kutarisa kwa-ari, uye handina kumuona;nokuti akange abva pandiri.

13 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-tarisa ndikaona guta gurureJerusarema, nemamwewo ma-guta. Uye ndakaona guta reNa-zareta; uye muguta areNazaretandakaona bmhandara, uye yaka-nga yakanaka iri chena zvisi-ngataurike.

14 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ona amatenga achizuruka; uyengirozi ikadzika uye ikamirapamberi pangu; ikati kwandiri:Nifai, uri kuonei?

15 Uye ndikati kwairi: Mha-

3a 1 Ni. 8:234.4a 1 Ni. 8:1012;

15:2122.5a 1 Ni. 2:16.6a Eks. 9:29; 2 Ni. 29:7;

3 Ni. 11:14;Mos. 6:44.

b nkm Daira.7a nkm Chiratidzo.

b nkm Uchapupu.8a 1 Ni. 8:10.

b 1 Ni. 8:11.9a 1 Ni. 11:2225.

11a Gen. 40:8.

b Eta 3:1516.13a Mat. 2:23.

b Ruka 1:2627;Aruma 7:10.nkm Maria, AmaivaJesu.

14a Ezk. 1:1; 1 Ni. 1:8.

25 1 Nifai 11:1627

ndara, yakanakiswa kupfuuradzimwe mhandara dzose.16 Uye ikati kwandiri: Unoziva

here kuzvideredza kwaMwari?17 Uye ndikati kwairi: Ndino-

ziva kuti vanoda vana vavo; asizvisinei, handizive zvinorevazvinhu zvose.18 Uye ikati kwandiri: Tarisai,

amhandara yauri kuona ndiyobamai veMwanakomana wa-Mwari, mutsika yezvenyama.19 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

ona achitakurwa muMweya;uye mushure mekunge ataku-rwa amuMweya kwechinguvachakati ngirozi yakataura kwa-ndiri, ichiti: Tarisa!

20 Uye ndakatarisa uye ndika-ona mhandara iya zvakare,yakatakura amwana muma-oko ayo.21 Uye ngirozi ikati kwandiri:

Ona aGwayana raMwari, ho-ngu, bMwanakomana cwaBabaVokusingaperi! Unoziva herezvinoreva dmuti wakaonekwanababa vako?22 Uye ndakaipindura ndichi-

ti: Hongu, arudo rwaMwari,rwunopararira rwega mumwo-yo yevana vevanhu; nokudaro,ndirwo rwunodiwa kupfuurazvinhu zvose.23 Uye yakataura kwandiri

ichiti: Hongu, uye ndirwo rwu-nonyanya akufadza kumweya.24 Uye mushure mekunge

yataura mazwi aya, yakatikwandiri: Tarisa! Uye ndakata-risa, uye ndikaona Mwanako-mana waMwari aachienda mu-kati mevana vevanhu; uyendikaona vazhinji vachiwirapasi patsoka dzake uye vachi-munamata.

25 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ona kuti adanda resimbi, riyarakaonekwa nababa vangu, ra-ive izwi raMwari, raienda ku-chisipiti chemvura byeupenyu,kana ckumuti weupenyu; mvu-ra iyi iri chiratidzo cherudorwaMwari; uye ndakaonawokuti muti weupenyu waive chi-ratidzo cherudo rwaMwari.

26 Uye ngirozi yakati kwandirizvakare: Tarisai uone akuzvide-redza kwaMwari!

27 Uye ndakatarisa uye andi-kaona Mununuri wenyika, uyoakanga ataurwa nababa vangu;uye ndikaonawo bmuporofitaaizogadzira nzira yake asatiauya. Uye Gwayana raMwarirakaenda uye crikabhabhati-dzwa naye; uye mushure meku-nge abhabhatidzwa, ndakaonamatenga achizaruka, uye Mwe-ya Mutsvene uchiuya uchibva

18a Isa. 7:14;Ruka 1:3435.

b Mosaya 3:8.19a Mat. 1:20.20a Ruka 2:16.21a nkm Gwayana

raMwari.b nkm Jesu Kristu.c nkm Mwari, Musoro

hwehuMwari

Mwari Baba.d 1 Ni. 8:10;

Aruma 5:62.nkm Muti weUpenyu.

22a nkm Rudo.23a nkm Rufaro.24a Ruka 4:1421.25a 1 Ni. 8:19.

b nkm MvurayeUpenyu.

c Gen. 2:9;Aruma 32:4041;Mos. 4:28, 31.

26a 1 Ni. 11:1633.27a 2 Ni. 25:13.

b Mat. 11:10;1 Ni. 10:710;2 Ni. 31:4.

c nkm Bhabhatidza.

1 Nifai 11:2836 26

kudenga uye uchigara paariuine chimiro dchenjiva.28 Uye ndakaona kuti akaenda

akanoparidzira vanhu, amusi-mba nemukurumbira mukuru;uye mhomho dzevanhu dzaka-ungana pamwechete kuti va-munzwe; uye ndikaona kutivakamutanda pakati pavo.29 Uye ndakaonawo vamwe

agumi nevaviri vachimutevera.Uye zvakaitika kuti vakataku-rwa muMweya pameso pangu,uye handina kuzovaona.30 Uye zvakaitika kuti ngirozi

yakataura kwandiri zvakareichiti: Tarisa! Uye ndakatarisa,uye ndikaona matenga achizu-ruka zvakare, uye ndikaonaangirozi dzichidzika pavanavevanhu; uye dzikashumirakwavari.31 Uye yakataura kwandiri

zvakare ichiti: Tarisa! Uye nda-katarisa, uye ndikaona Gwaya-na raMwari richienda pakatipevana vevanhu. Uye ndikaonamhomho yevanhu vakanga va-chirwara, nevakange vainezvirwere zvakasiyana-siyana,anemadhimoni nemweya bisinakuchena; uye ngirozi yakatau-ra ikaratidza zvose zvinhu izvikwandiri. Uye cvakarapwa ne-simba reGwayana raMwari; uyemadhimoni nemweya yetsvinayakabviswa.32 Uye zvakaitika kuti ngirozi

yakataura kwandiri zvakareichiti: Tarisa! Uye ndakatarisandikaona Gwayana raMwari,kuti rakatorwa nevanhu; ho-ngu, Mwanakomana waMwariasingaperi aakatongwa neve-nyika; uye ndakazviona uyendineumboo.

33 Uye ini Nifai, ndakaona kutiakaturikwa apamuchinjikwabakaurairwa zvitadzo zvenyika.

34 Uye mushure mekungeauraiwa ndakaona mhomhodzepasi, kuti dzakaungana pa-mwechete kurwisa vaapositoriveGwayana; nokuti vaneguminevaviri ndiko kudaidzwakwavaiitwa nengirozi yaIshe.

35 Uye mhomho dzepasi dza-kange dzakaungana pamweche-te; uye ndikaona kuti dzakangedziri amuzimba guru uye dha-ndanda, rakafanana nezimbarakaonekwa nababa vangu.Uye ngirozi yaIshe yakataurazvakare kwandiri ichiti: Onanyika neungwaru hurimo;hongu, tarisai imba yaIsraeriyaungana pamwechete kutiirwise vaapositori veGwayanavanegumi nevaviri.

36 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-ona ndikaziva kuti, zimba guruuye dhandanda kwaive akuzvi-kudza kwenyika; uye yakapu-nzika, uye kupunzika kwachokwakange kuri kukuru zvisi-ngataurike. Uye ngirozi yaIshe

27d nkm Njiva,Chiratidzo che.

28a D&Z 138:2526.29a nkm Muapositori.30a nkm Ngirozi.31a Marko 5:1520;

Mosaya 3:57.

nkm Dhiabhorosi.b nkm Mweya

Mweya yakaipa.c nkm Kurapa.

32a Marko 15:1720.33a Joh. 19:1619;

Mosaya 3:910;

3 Ni. 27:14.nkm Muchinjikwa.

b nkm Dzikinura.35a 1 Ni. 8:26; 12:18.36a nkm Kudada.

27 1 Nifai 12:18

yakataura kwandiri zvakareichiti: Ndookuparadzwa kucha-itwa nyika dzose, marudzi, ndi-mi, navanhu, avo vacharwisavaapositori veGwayana vane-gumi nevaviri.

CHITSAUKO 12

Nifai anoona muchiratidzo nyikayechipikirwa; kururama, huipi,nekupunzika kwevagari vayo; ku-uya kweGwayana raMwari pakatipavo; kuti Vadzidzi vaneGumineVaviri neVaapositori vaneGumineVaviri vachatonga sei Israeri;nekusemesa neutsvina hweavovanoderera mukusatenda. Zvinga-ngove makore 600 kusvika ku592Kristu asati azvarwa.

Uye zvakaitika kuti ngiroziyakati kwandiri: Tarisai uyeuone mbeu yako, nembeuwoyehama dzako. Uye ndakatarisandikaona anyika yechipikirwa;uye ndikaona mhomho dzeva-nhu, hongu, kana sekuwandamukuverenga kwakaita kuwa-nda kwejecha regungwa.2 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

ona mhomho dzakaunganapamwechete mukurwa, dzichi-rwisana; uye ndikaona ahondo,nerunyerekupe rwehondo, ne-kuurayana nemunondo pakatipevanhu vekwangu.3 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndaka-

ona zvizvarwa zvizhinji zvi-chifa, mushure metsika yeho-ndo negakava munyika; uye

ndikaona maguta mazhinji, ho-ngu, kana kuverenga handinakuaverenga.

4 Uye zvakaitika kuti ndakaonaamhute byerima pauso hwenyi-ka yechipikirwa; uye ndikaonamheni, uye ndikanzwa kuti-nhira, nekundengendeka kwe-nyika, nemhere-mhere yoseyekunetsekana; uye ndikaonaivhu nemabwe, kuti zvaitsemu-ka; uye ndikaona makomo achi-koromoka; uye ndikaona mapa-ni enyika, kuti akasakadzwa;uye ndikaona maguta mazhinjikuti cakanyudzwa; uye ndikao-na mazhinji kuti akapiswa ne-moto; uye ndikaona mazhinjiaikoromokera pasi, nenzirayekundengendeka kwaivepo.

5 Uye zvakaitika kuti mushuremekunge ndaona zvinhu izvi,ndakaona akunyangarika kweri-ma, kuti rakabva pauso hwenyi-ka; uye tarisai, ndakaona mho-mho dzisina kunge dzapunzikanenzira yekutonga kunotyisakwaIshe.

6 Uye ndakaona matenga achi-zuruka, uye aGwayana raMwaririchiburuk