Shona - Bel and the Dragon

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CHITSAUKO 1 1 Zvino mambo Astyages akasanganiswa namadzibaba ake, Koreshi wePerisia akagamuchira ushe. 2 Dhanyeri akakurukura namambo, akakudzwa kupfuura shamwari dzake dzose. 3 Zvino Bhabhironi rakanga rine chifananidzo chainzi Bheri; zuva rimwe nerimwe vaidyiwa nezviyero zvikuru zvine gumi nezviviri zvoupfu hwakatsetseka, namakwai ana makumi mana, nemidziyo mitanhatu yewaini. 4 Mambo akainamata, akainamata mazuva ose; asi Dhanyeri akanamata Mwari wake. Mambo akati kwaari, Unoregereiko kunamata Bheri? 5 Iye akapindura, akati: Nokuti handishumiri zvifananidzo zvakaitwa namaoko, asi Mwari mupenyu, wakasika denga nenyika, unobata ushe pamusoro penyama yose; 6 Mambo akati kwaari, Haufungi here kuti Bheri ndiMwari mupenyu? Hamuoni here kuti anodya nokunwa zvakawanda sei zuva rimwe nerimwe? 7 Ipapo Dhanyeri akanyemwerera akati, Imi mambo, musanyengerwa; nekuti mukati ivhu asi nendarira, haringadyi kana kumwa chinhu. 8 Ipapo mambo akatsamwa, akadana vapristi vake, akati kwavari, Kana mukasandivudza, kuti ndianiko unodya zvakafanira izvi, muchafa. 9 Asi kana mukagona kundizivisa kuti Bheri achavadya, ipapo Dhanyeri achafa, nekuti wakataura zvinomhura pamusoro paBheri. Dhanyeri akati kuna mambo, Ngazviitwe sezvamareva. 10 Vapristi vaBheri vaiva makumi manomwe vasingaverengwi vakadzi vavo nevana vavo. Mambo akapinda naDhanieri mutemberi yaBheri. 11 Ipapo vapristi vaBheri vakati, Tarirai, toenda, asi imwi mambo, gadzirai zvokudya, mugadzirire waini, mupfige mukova, muusimbise nechisimbiso chenyu; 12 Zvino mangwana kana muchipinda, kana musingawani kuti Bheri wapedza vose, tichafa; kana zvikasadaro Dhanyeri anotireva nhema. 13 Asi havana kuita hanya nazvo, nekuti pasi petafura pakanga pane nzira yakavanda, pangapinda napo nguva dzose, vachipedza izvozvo. 14 Vakati vabuda, mambo akagadzirira Bheri zvokudya. Zvino Dhanyeri akaraira varanda vake kuti vauyise madota, ivo vawalaye patemberi yose pamberi pamambo oga; vakabuda, vakapfiga mukova, vakauisa chisimbiso nechisimbiso chamambo, vakabva. 15 Zvino usiku vapristi vakauya nevakadzi vavo nevana sezvavaisiita, vakadya nekunwa. 16 Mangwanani mambo akamuka ana Dhanyeri anaye. 17 Mambo akati, Dhanyeri, zvisimbiso zvakazara here? Akati, Hongu, mambo, vakapora. 18 Zvino wakati azarura mukova, mambo akatarira patafura, akadanidzira nenzwi guru, akati: Iwe Bheri, uri mukuru, hakuna kunyengera kwamuri. 19 Ipapo Dhanyeri akaseka, akabata mambo, kuti arege kupinda, akati, Tarirai zvino pakarongwa namabwe, nyatsocherechedzai kuti itsoka dzaani idzi. 20 Mambo akati, Ndinoona tsoka dzevarume nedzevakadzi nevana. Ipapo mambo akatsamwa. 21 akatora vapristi nevakadzi vavo nevana vavo vakamuratidza mikova yeberere pavaipinda, vakadya zviri patafura.

22 Naizvozvo mambo akavauraya, akaisa Bheri muruoko rwaDhanyeri, iye akamuparadza netemberi yake. 23 Zvino panzvimbo iyo makange mune zibukanana ziguru, rainamatwa neveBhabhironi. 24 Mambo akati kuna Dhanyeri, Ko iwe unoda kuti ichi indarira here? tarirai, mupenyu, anodya nokumwa; haungati haazi mwari mupenyu; naizvozvo chinamata kwaari. 25 Ipapo Dhanyeri akati kuna mambo, Ndichanamata Jehovha Mwari wangu, nekuti ndiye Mwari mupenyu. 26 Asi ndibvumirei, mambo, uye ndichauraya dhiragoni iyi ndisina bakatwa kana tsvimbo. Mambo akati, Ndinokutenderai. 27 Ipapo Dhanyeri akaisa tara, namafuta, nebvudzi, akazvisanganisa, akaita mapundu, akazviisa mumuromo wezibukanana, shato ikabvaruka napakati; Dhanyeri akati, Tarirai, ava ndivo vamwari vamakaita. kunamata. 28 Zvino ivo veBhabhironi vakati vachizvinzwa, vakatsamwa kwazvo, vakarangana pamusoro pamambo, vachiti, Mambo wava muJudha, waparadza Bheri, wauraya zibukanana, nokuuraya vapristi. 29 Naizvozvo vakauya kuna mambo, vakati, Tipei Dhanyeri, zvimwe tichakuparadzai imwi neimba yenyu. 30 Zvino mambo wakati achiona kuti vaimutambudza kwazvo, achimanikidzwa, akaisa Dhanyeri kwavari. 31 akamuwisira mugomba reshumba, paakagara mazuva matanhatu. 32 Mugomba makanga mune shumba nomwe, dzakanga dzavapa zvitunha zviviri zuva rimwe nerimwe namakwai maviri; izvo vakanga vasina kupiwa havo, kuti vadye Dhanyeri. 33 Zvino kwaiva muJudhiya muporofita wainzi Habhakuki, waibika chikafu, akamedura chingwa mundiro, ndokuenda kumunda, kuti anozvipa kuvakohwi. 34 Asi mutumwa waJehovha akati kuna Habhakuki, Enda, undoisa Bhabhironi zvokudya zvaunazvo kuna Dhanyeri ari mugomba reshumba. 35 Ipapo Habhakuki akati, Ishe, handina kumboona Bhabhironi; uye handizivi pane gomba. 36 Ipapo mutumwa waJehovha akamutora korona, akamusimudza nebvudzi romusoro wake, uye nesimba romweya wake akamuisa muBhabhironi pamusoro pegomba. 37 Ipapo Habhakuki akadanidzira, akati, Dhanyeri, Dhanyeri, chidya hako mabiko awakatumirwa naMwari. 38 Ipapo Dhanyeri akati, Makandirangarira, Mwari; hamuna kurasha vanokutsvakai nokukudai. 39 Naizvozvo Dhanyeri akasimuka, akadya, mutumwa waJehovha akadzosera Habhakuki panzvimbo yake pakarepo. 40 Nezuva rechinomwe mambo akaenda kundochema Dhanyeri, akasvika pagomba, akatarira mukati, akawana Dhanyeri agere. 41 Ipapo mambo akadanidzira nenzwi guru, akati, Ishe Mwari waDhanyeri mukuru, hakuna mumwe kunze kwenyu; 42 Akaubudisira kunze, akakandira avo vakanga vauyisa kuparadzwa kwake mugomba, dzikaparadzwa pakarepo pamberi pake.


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