2 Makoronike 1:6-12

Soromoni akakwirako pamberi paJehovha kuaritari yendarira, yakanga iri patende rokusangana, akabayira pamusoro payo zvipiriso zvinopiswa zvine chiuru chezana. Zvino nousiku uhwo Mwari akazviratidza kuna Soromoni, akati kwaari, “Kumbira chaunoda kuti ndikupe.” Soromoni akati kuna Mwari “Makaitira baba vangu Dhavhidhi tsitsi huru, mukandiita ini mambo panzvimbo yavo. “Zvino Jehovha Mwari, shoko ramakapikira Dhavhidhi baba vangu ngarisimbiswe; nokuti makandiita mambo wavanhu vakafanana neguruva renyika pakuwanda kwavo. Zvino ndipei henyu njere nokuziva, kuti ndibude nokupinda pamberi pavanhu ava; nokuti ndiani angagona kutonga vanhu venyu ava vakawanda vakadai?” Mwari akati kuna Soromoni, “Zvawarangarira chinhu ichi mumwoyo mako, ukasakumbira pfuma, nezvakawanda, kana kukudzwa, kana kufa kwavavengi vako, kana kukumbira upenyu urefu, asi wakazvikumbirira njere nokuziva, kuti ugone kutonga vanhu vangu, vandakakuita mambo wavo; zvino njere nokuziva unozvipiwa iwe; uye ndichakupa pfuma, nezvakawanda, nokukudzwa, zvisina kumbopiwa mumwe wamadzibaba akakutangira; uye hapana mumwe achakutevera uchava nezvakadai.”