Nehemiya 12:27-43

Pakuteketererwa kuna Mwari kwakaitwa rusvingo rweJerusaremu, vakakokorodza vaRevhi kunzvimbo dzavo dzose vachiunza muJerusaremu kuzopembera nokufarira kuteketerera kuna Mwari ikoku vachimutenda vachiimba vaine makwakwakwa outare namadimbwa nezvipendhani. Vanakomana vevaimbi vakaungana pamwechete vachibva munharaunda yeJerusaremu nokumisha yevanhu vokuNetofa nevaibvawo kuBhetigirigari nokuruwa rweGebha nokuAzimavheti. Chakanga chavepo ndechokuti, vaimbi vakanga vazvivakira misha munharaunda yeJerusaremu. Vapristi nevaRevhi vakazvichenura vakabva vachenurawo vanhu nemisuo mikuru norusvingo. Ndakazokwidza machinda emaJudha umu parusvingo ndikasarudza mapoka maviri evanhu vakuru vaiva vari vokuzotenda Mwari vakaita dungwerungwe kuenda. Rimwe boka rakaenda kurudyi kwacho riri pamusoro porusvingo ipapo rakananga kusuo guru rokuMarara richiteverwa mushure naHoshaya pamwechete nechimwe chikamu chamachinda emaJudha umu ava vanoti: Azariya naEzira naMeshuramu naJudha naBhenjamini naShemaya naJeremiya nevamwe vanakomana vevapristi vaine mabhosvo ava vanoti: Zekariya mwanakomana waJonatani Jonatani mwana waShemaya Shemaya ari mwana waMataniya Mataniya ariwo mwana waMikaya Mikaya akaberekwa naZakuri Zakuri aberekwa naAsafu nehama dzake dzomumba dzinoti: Shemaya naAzareri naMirarai naGirarai naMaai naNetaneri naJudha naHanani. Vaine zvokuimbisa zvinoridzwa zviya zvaDhavhidhi munhu waMwari, Ezira nyanzvi yomutemo iya, ndiye aivatungamirira. Kusuo guru reChisipiti, vakati tande kuenda vakananga kumberi kwavo vachikwidza napamadanho rapaGuta raDhavhidhi pamukwidza worusvingo nechepamusoro pemba yaDhavhidhi vachienda kusuo guru rokuMvura kumabvazuva. Rimwewo boka ravaya vokutenda Mwari rakaenda kurubhoshwe. Ndakavatevera nechimwe chikamu chavanhu pamusoro porusvingo ipapo nochokumusoro kweNharire yeZvoto takananga kurusvingo Rwakapamhama napamusoro pesuo guru rokwaEfuremu nepasuo guru reChinyakare nepasuo guru reHove nokuNharire yokwaHananeri nokunharire yeZana nokusuo guru reHwai. Vakazosvikomirira pasuo guru revaGaririri. Nokudaro mapoka maviri aye okutenda Mwari, akamira mumba maMwari, izvozvo ndakanga ndine chimwe chikamu chavakuru vakuru chevapristi vaiva namabhosvo ava vaiti: Eriyakimu naMaaseya naMiniamini naMikaya naErieonai naZekariya naHananiya kwozouyawo Maaseya naShemaya naEreazaru naUzi naJehoHanani naMarikiya naEramu naEzero. Vaimbi vakaimba zvokunzwika zviye vachitungamirirwa naJezirahiya. Vakapira zvibayiro zvikuru musi iwoyo vakafara zvikuru kwazvo nokuti Mwari akanga aita kuti vafare chaizvo zvokufara zviya. Vakadzi navana vakazofarawo. Kufara kweJerusaremu kukanzwika kure kure.