Zvakazarurwa 1:8-20

Ndini Arifa naOmega, ndizvo zvinoreva Ishe Mwari, aripo, akanga aripo, noachazovapo, waMasimbaose. Ini Johani, hama yenyu, mugoverani pamwechete nemi pakutambudzika, noushe, nokutsungirira muna Jesu, ndakanga ndiri pachiwi chinonzi Patimosi, nokuda kweshoko raMwari, nokwokupupura kwaJesu. Ndakanga ndiri muMweya nezuva raIshe, ndikanzwa shure kwangu izwi guru, rinenge serehwamanda, richiti, “Izvo zvaunoona, zvinyore mubhuku, uzvitumire kereke nomwe, paEfeso, napaSimirina, napaPerigamo, napaTiatira, napaSadhisi, napaFiradherifia, napaRaodhikia.” Ndikatendeuka kuti ndione izwi rakataura neni. Ndakati ndatendeuka, ndikaona zvigadziko zvemwenje zvinomwe zvendarama; napakati pezvigadziko zvemwenje, mumwe wakafanana noMwanakomana womunhu, akafuka nguo yakasvikira kutsoka, akazvisunga napachipfuva nebhanhire rendarama. Musoro wake nevhudzi rake zvakanga zviri zvichena samakushe machena, sechando; meso ake akaita somurazvo womoto; tsoka dzake dzakanga dzakafanana nesafuri inopenya, inenge yakanatswa muvira; izwi rake rakanga rakaita sezwi remvura zhinji. Muruoko rwake rworudyi akanga akabata nyeredzi nomwe; mumuromo make makabuda munondo unopinza, unocheka kwose; chiso chake chaiva sezuva rinopenya nesimba raro. Ndakati ndichimuona, ndikawira pasi patsoka dzake sendinenge ndafa; akaisa ruoko rwake rworudyi pamusoro pangu, akati, “Usatya, ndini wokutanga nowokupedzisira, naiye Mupenyu; ndakanga ndafa, tarira, ndiri mupenyu nokusingaperi-peri; ndine kiyi dzorufu neHadhesi. Naizvozvo nyora zvawaona, nezviripo, nezvichazovapo shure kwaizvozvi; vakavanzika venyeredzi nomwe dzawaona muruoko rworudyi rwangu, nezvigadziko zvemwenje zvinomwe zvendarama. Nyeredzi nomwe ndivo vatumwa vekereke nomwe; nezvigadziko zvemwenje zvinomwe ndizvo kereke nomwe.