Nehemiah 12

Vaprista navaRevhi

1Zvino ava ndivo vaprista navaRevhi vakadzokera naZerubhabheri, mwanakomana waShearitieri naJeshua:

Seraya, Jeremia, naEzira,
2Amaria, Maruki, Hatushi,
3Shekania, Rehumi, Meremoti,
4Idho, Ginetoni, Abhija,
5Mijamini Moadhia, Bhiriga,
6Shemia, Joirabhi, naJedhaya.
7Saru, Amoki, Hirikia naJedhaya.

Ava ndivo vaiva vatungamiri vavaprista pamwe chete nehama dzavo pamazuva aJeshua.

8VaRevhi vaiti: Jeshua, Bhinui, Kadhimieri, Sherebhia, Judha, uyewo naMatania pamwe chete nehama dzake, aiva mukuru wenziyo dzokuvonga. 9Bhakibhukia naUni, nehama dzavo, vakamira vakatarisana navo mushumiro.

10Jeshua aiva baba vaJoyakimu,
Joyakimu aiva baba vaEriashibhi,
Eriashibhi ari baba vaJoyadha,
11Joyadha baba vaJonatani,
uye Jonatani baba vaJadhua.


12Ava ndivo vaiva vakuru vedzimba dzavaprista, pamazuva aJoyakimu:

wokwaSeraya, aiva Meraya;
wokwaJeremia, aiva Hanania;
13wokwaEzira, aiva Meshurami;
wokwaAmaria, aiva Jehohanani;
14wokwaMaruki, aiva Jonatani;
wokwaShekania, aiva Josefa;
15wokwaHarimu, aiva Adhina;
wokwaMeremoti, aiva Herikai;
16wokwaIdho, aiva Zekaria;
wokwaGinetoni aiva Meshurami;
17wokwaAbhija, aiva Zikiri;
wokwaMiniamini, newokwaMoadhia, aiva Piritai;
18wokwaBhiriga aiva Shamia;
wokwaShemaya aiva Jehonatani;
19wokwaJoyaribhi aiva Matenai;
wokwaJedhaya, aiva Uzi;
20wokwaSaru, aiva Karai;
wokwaAmoki, aiva Ebheri;
21wokwaHirikia, aiva Hashabhia;
wokwaJedhaya, aiva Netaneri.

22Vakuru vedzimba dzavaRevhi mumazuva aEriashibhi, Joyadha, Johanani naJadhua, pamwe chete neavo vaiva vevaprista, vakanyorwa mazita avo pamazuva okutonga kwaDhariasi muPezhia. 23Vakuru vedzimba pakati pezvizvarwa zvaRevhi kusvikira panguva yaJohanani mwanakomana waEriashibhi vakanyorwa mumabhuku enhoroondo. 24Zvino vatungamiri vavaRevhi vaiva Hashabhia, Sherebhia naJeshua, mwanakomana waKadhimieri, nehama dzavo avo vaimira vakatarisana vachipa rumbidzo nokuvonga, uye vachiita madzoro sezvazvakanga zvarayirwa naDhavhidhi munhu waMwari.

25Matania Bhakibhukia, Dhadhia, Meshurami, Taramani, naAkubhi vakanga vari varindi vemikova namatura. 26Vakashumira pamazuva aJehoyakimi mwanakomana waJeshua, mwanakomana waJozadhaki, nomumazuva aNehemia mubati naEzira muprista nomunyori.

Kukumikidzwa kwoRusvingo rweJerusarema

27Zvino pakukumikidzwa kworusvingo rweJerusarema, vaRevhi vakatsvakwa kwavaigara vakauyiswa kuJerusarema kuzopemberera kukumikidzwa uku nomufaro, nenziyo dzokuvonga, uye nokuimba, vachiridza makandira, mitengeranwa nembira. 28Vaimbi vakaunganidzwa pamwe chete kubva kumatunhu akapoteredza Jerusarema, nokumisha yavaNetofati; 29nokuBheti Girigari uye kubva munzvimbo yeGebha neAzimavheti, nokuti vaimbi vakanga vazvivakira misha vakapoteredza Jerusarema. 30Zvino vaprista navaRevhi vakati vazvinatsa, vakanatsawo vanhu, mikova norusvingo.

31Ipapo ndakakwidza vatungamiri vavaJudha pamusoro porusvingo. Ndakarayirawo mapoka makuru maviri avaimbi kuti vavonge vachifamba mumudungwe. Rimwe boka rakafamba pamusoro porusvingo kurudyi, rakananga kuMukova weNdove. 32Hoshaya nehafu yavatungamiri vaJudha vakavatevera, 33pamwe chete naAzaria, Ezira, Mesharami, 34Judha, Bhenjamini, Shemaya, naJeremia, 35pamwe chete navamwe vaprista vaiva nehwamanda, uyewo naZekaria mwanakomana waJonatani, mwanakomana waShemaya, mwanakomana waMatania, mwanakomana waMikaya, mwanakomana waZakuri, mwanakomana waAsafi, 36nehama dzake vanaShemaya, Azareri, Mirarai, Girarai, Maai, Nataneri, Judha naHanani nemidziyo yokuimbisa yakarayirwa naDhavhidhi munhu waMwari. Ezira munyori akavatungamirira ari pamberi. 37Vakafamba napaSuo reTsime vakarurama kumatanho eGuta raDhavhidhi napamukwidza wokurusvingo uye vakapfuura napamusoro peimba yaDhavhidhi vakananga kuSuo reMvura kumabvazuva.

38Rimwe boka ravaivonga rakaenda kuruboshwe. Ini ndakavatevera pamwe chete nehafu yavanhu ndiri pamusoro porusvingo, ndikapfuura napashongwe yechoto kusvikira kurusvingo rwakapamhama, 39napamusoro peSuo raEfuremu, Suo reKare, Suo reHove, Shongwe yaHananeri napaShongwe yeZana, kusvikira paSuo raMakwai. Vakamira paSuo raVarindi.

40Naizvozvo mapoka maviri avavongi akamira muimba yaMwari, neni ndikaita saizvozvo, pamwe chete nehafu yavabati, 41navapristawo, vanaEriakimi, Maaseya, Miniamini, Mikaya, Erioenai, Zekaria naHanania, nehwamanda dzavo, 42uyewo Maaseya, Shemaya, Ereazari, Uzi Jehonani, Marikiya, Eramu naEzeri. Vaimbi vakaimba vachitungamirirwa naJezirahia. 43Pazuva iro vakabayira zvibayiro zvikuru, vachifara nokuti Mwari akanga avapa mufaro mukuru. Vakadzi navana vakafarawo. Maungira omufaro waiva muJerusarema akanzwika kure kwazvo.

44Panguva iyoyo varume vakagadzwa kuva vatariri vamatura okuvigira zvaiunganidzwa, uye zvibereko zvokutanga nezvegumi. Vaifanira kuuya nezvaibva muminda yakapoteredza maguta kumatura okuvigira migove yakatarirwa vaprista navaRevhi nomurayiro, nokuti Judha yakafadzwa navaprista navaRevhi vaishumira. 45Vakaita shumiro yaMwari wavo neshumiro yokunatswa, pamwe chete navaimbi navachengeti vamasuo, sezvazvakanga zvarayirwa naDhavhidhi nomwanakomana wake Soromoni. 46Nokuti kare kare, mumazuva aDhavhidhi naAsafi, kwaiva navatungamiri vavaimbi nezvenziyo dzokurumbidza nokuvonga Mwari. 47Saka mumazuva aZerubhabheri naNehemia, vaIsraeri vose vaipa migove yezuva nezuva kuvaimbi navachengeti vamasuo. Vakatsaurawo mugove wavamwe vaRevhi, uye vaRevhi vaitsaurawo mugove wezvizvarwa zvaAroni.