Nehemiya 1:1-10

Mashoko aNehemiya mwanakomana waHakaria. Pamwedzi weKisirevhi, pagore ramakumi maviri, ndakati ndiri panhare yamambo paShushani, Hanani, mumwe wehama dzangu, akasvika iye navamwe varume, vachibva kwaJudha; ndikavabvunza pamusoro pavaJudha vakanga vapukunyuka, vakanga vasara pakutapwa, napamusoro peJerusaremu. Vakati kwandiri, “Vakasara, vakasiyiwa pakutapwa panyika iyo, vari pakutambudzika kukuru napakushorwa; uye rusvingo rweJerusaremuwo rwakoromoka, namasuo aro apiswa nomoto.” Zvino ndakati ndanzwa mashoko iwayo, ndikagara pasi ndikachema, ndikaita mazuva ndichichema; ndikazvinyima zvokudya, ndikanyengetera pamberi paMwari wokudenga, ndikati, “Ndinokumbira kwamuri Jehovha Mwari wokudenga, Mwari mukuru anotyisa, iye anorangarira sungano yake netsitsi kuna vanomuda vachichengeta mirairo yake; nzeve yenyu ngaiteerere zvino, nameso enyu asvinure, munzwe munyengetero womuranda wenyu, wandinonyengetera pamberi penyu, nguva ino, masikati nousiku, pamusoro pavana vaIsiraeri varanda venyu, ndichireurura zvivi zvavana vaIsiraeri, zvatakakutadzirai nazvo; nokuti takatadza, ini naveimba yababa vangu. Takakuitirai zvakaipa kwazvo, hatina kuchengeta mirairo, kana zvakatemwa, kana zvakatongwa, zvamakaraira muranda wenyu Mosesi. Dorangarirai henyu shoko ramakaraira muranda wenyu Mosesi, muchiti, ‘Kana muchidarika, ndichakuparadzirai pakati pendudzi; asi kana mukadzokera kwandiri, mukachengeta mirairo yangu nokuiita, kunyange vadzingwa venyu vasvika kumagumisiro okudenga, ndichavaunganidza vabve ipapo, ndivaise panzvimbo yandakatsaura kuti zita rangu rigarepo.’ “Zvino ava ndivaranda venyu navana venyu, vamakadzikinura nesimba renyu guru, noruoko rwenyu rune simba.