Dhanieri 3:8-15

Nguva iyoyo ndipo pakauya vamwe vaKaridhea kuzopomera mhosva vaJudha zviri zvoruvengo chairwo. Vakapira shoko ravo kuna mambo Nebhukadhineza vachiti, “Mambo, garirai kure nomoto! Handiti imimi mambo, makatema chirevo chinoti: Munhu anenge angonzwa chete kurira kwehwamanda nenyere nezvipendhani namabhanicho namadimbwa nengororombe nokuimba kwose kwose zvako, anofanira kugwadama pasi achipfugamira chifananidzo chendarama ichi muchiti kuwana ani zvake anorega kugwadama pasi achipfugama, anofanira kukandwa muvira remoto unopisa kwazvo? Uku kwaita vamwe vaJudha vamakapa iyemi ukuru hokuona zvenyika yeBhabhironi vanaShadhiraki naMeshaki naAbhedhinego. Mambo, varume ivavo havanei nezvamunotaura. Havanamati vamwari venyu kana kupfugamira zvako chifananidzo chiya chendarama chamakagadzira mukachimisa.” Nebhukadhineza akabva apenga nehasha akati Shadhiraki naMeshaki naAbhedhinego vaunzwe. Vanhu vakaenda navarume ivava pana mambo. Nebhukadhineza akavati, “Ichokwadi here, nhai Shadhiraki naMeshaki naAbhedhinego kuti imi hamunamati vamwari vangu kunyange kupfugamira chifananidzo chendarama chandakamisa ini? Zvino kana magadzirira kuti pamunongonzwa kurira kwehwamanda nenyere nezvipendhani namabhanicho namadimbwa nengororombe imiwo mobva magwadama pasi muchipfugamira chifananidzo chandakaita, patsvene, uye pakanaka ipapo. Asi kana imi mukangorega kupfugama, pakarepo munofanira kubva makandwa muvira romoto unopisa kwazvo. Ndoupi mwari angakununurei mumaoko mangu?”