Isaya 58:1-14

Danidzira kwazvo, usarega, danidzira nezwi rako sehwamanda, uparidzire vanhu vangu kudarika kwavo, neimba yaJakobho zvivi zvavo. Kunyange zvakadaro, vanonditsvaka zuva rimwe nerimwe, vachifarira kuziva nzira dzangu; vanokumbira kwandiri mirayiro yakarurama, sorudzi runoita zvakarurama, rusingasiyi zvakarayirwa naMwari wavo; vanofarira kuswedera kuna Mwari. Vanoti, “Takazvinyimireiko zvokudya, imi mukasazviona? Takatambudzireiko mweya yedu, imi mukasazviziva?” Taurirai, pazuva rokuzvinyima zvokudya munotsvaka kuzvifadza henyu, nokubata mabasa enyu ose. Tarirai, munozvinyima zvokudya, kuti murwe nokukakavara, nokurova netsiva yezvakaipa, hamuzvinyimi zvokudya nhasi, kuti izwi renyu rinzwike kumusoro. Ndikoko kuzvinyima zvokudya kwandakasanangura here? Ndiroro zuva munhu raanotambudza mweya wake naro here? Ndiko kukotamisa musoro wake senhokwe, nokuwarira makudza namadota pasi pake here? Izvozvo ungazviti ndiko kuzvinyima zvokudya, nezuva rinodikanwa naJehovha here? “Ko kuzvinyima zvokudya kwandakasanangura hakuzakadai here, kuti musunungure zvisungo zvezvakaipa, nokubvisa makashu ejoko, kuti akamanikidzwa aende hake, uye kuti muvhune majoko ose here? Hakuzi kuti ugovane zvokudya zvako noaenzara, uye kuti udane varombo vakadzingwa vapinde mumba mako kuti kana uchiona munhu wakashama umufukidze, uye kuti urege kuvanda venyama yako here? “Ipapo chiedza chako chichabuda sechamambakwedza, kuporeswa kwako kuchabukira nokukurumidza, kururama kwako kuchakutungamirira, nokubwinya kwaJehovha kuchakurindira mumashure. Ipapo uchadana, Jehovha uchakupindura; achadanidzira iwe, iye achati, ‘Ndiripano.’ Kana uchibvisa pakati pako joko, nokutendeka nomunwe, nokutaura zvakaipa; kana mweya wako ukava nehanya navane nzara, nokugutisa mweya woanotambudzika; ipapo chiedza chako chichabuda murima, kusvibirwa kwako kuchaita samasikati; Jehovha achakufambisa nguva dzose, achagutisa mweya wako panzvimbo dzakaoma, nokusimbisa mapfupa ako; uchava somunda wakadiridzwa, uye setsime remvura, risingapwi mvura yaro. “Vachaberekwa newe vachavakazve matongo akare; uchamutsa nheyo dzamarudzi mazhinji, uye uchatumidzwa, Mugadziri wopakakoromoka, muvandudzi wenzira, kuti vanhu vagone kugarapo. “Kana uchidzora gumbo rako pazuva reSabata, kuti urege kuita zvaunoda pazuva rangu dzvene, uchiti, Sabata izuva rinofadza, nezuva dzvene raJehovha rinofanira kukudzwa, uchirikudza, usingaiti zvaunoda, kana kutsvaka zvinokufadza, kana kutaura mashoko ako; ipapo uchafarira Jehovha kwazvo; neni ndichakufambisa panzvimbo dzakakwirira dzenyika ndichakugutisa nenhaka yababa vako Jakobho, nokuti muromo waJehovha wakataura izvozvo.”