Ezira 1:1-11

Mugore rechiposhi rokutonga kwaSairosi mambo wePezhiya, zvichizadzikisa shoko raTenzi raakataura nomuromo waJeremiya, Tenzi akapinza imwe pfungwa mumwoyo wamambo wePezhiya zvokuti akatemera vanhu chirevo nyika dzose dzoumambo hwake akaitawo zvokuchinyora chokuti: “Zvanzi naSairosi mambo wePezhiya, Tenzi, Mwari Wedenga akandipa umambo hwenyika dzose dzapasi pano uye akandipawo basa rokuti ndimuvakire imba kuJerusaremu kwaJudha. Ani naani pakati penyu anenge ari wevanhu vake, Mwari wake ngaave naye akwire kuJerusaremu guta riri kwaJudha andovakazve imba yaTenzi, Mwari weIsiraeri. Iyeyo ndiye Mwari ari muJerusaremu. Mumwe nomumwe akasara ari mupenyu ari kugara munzvimbo ipi neipi zvayo, ngaabatsirwe navanhu venzvimbo yake iyoyo nesirivha nendarama nezvimwe zvinhu nezvipfuwo pamwechete nezvinhu zvemipiro yokupa nechido zvemba yaMwari iri kuJerusaremu.” Ndopakasimuka vatungamiriri vedzimba dzamadzibaba okwaJudha novokwaBhenjamini navapristi nevaRevhi, nomunhu wose zvake akanga amutswa mwoyo naMwari kuti akwire kundovakazve imba yaTenzi iri kuJerusaremu. Vose vaiva munharaunda dzavo vakavabatsira nemidziyo yesirivha nendarama nezvimwe zvinhu nezvipfuwo nezvimwewo zvakakosha tisingaverengeri zvose zvaiti munhu aipawo zvake nechido. Mambo Sairosi akaunzawo midziyo iya yomumba yaTenzi yakanga yambokukuchwa muJerusaremu naNebhukadhineza akasvikoiisa mumba yavamwari vake. Sairosi mambo wePezhiya akaburitsa izvi zvichitungamirirwa nasahomwe Mitiredhati akaiverengera Sheshibhaza jinda rokwaJudha. Kuwanda kwayo ndikoku uku, kwaiti madhishi endarama makumi matatu mbenge dzendarama chiuru kwouya mabisiro: makumi maviri namapfumbamwe kwouyawo ndiro dzendarama: dzaiita makumi matatu ndiro dzesirivha: zviuru zviviri zvine mazana mana nechiuru chemimwewo midziyo. Midziyo yose yendarama neyesirivha yakanga iri zviuru zvishanu namazana mana ane makumi matanhatu nepfumbamwe. Sheshibhaza akatakura zvose izvozvo pakabva nhapwa kuBhabhironi dzichidzoserwa kuJerusaremu.