1 Zvino shoko guru pazvinhu zvatataura ndirori: Tine mupristi mukuru wakadai wakagara kuruoko rwerudyi rwechigaro cheushe cheMukuru kumatenga,
2 mushumiri wenzvimbo tsvene, newetabhenakeri yechokwadi Ishe yaakadzika, kwete munhu.
3 Nokuti mupristi mukuru umwe neumwe wakagadzirwa kubaira zvipo nezvibairo; naizvozvo zvakafanira kuti naye ave nechimwe chaangabaira.
4 Nokuti kana aiva panyika, angadai asina kutombova mupristi, vapristi zvavaripo, vanobaira zvipo zvinoenderana nemurairo;
5 vanoshumira zviratidzo nemumvuri wezvinhu zvekudenga, Mozisi sezvaakarairwa naMwari oda kugadzira tabhenakeri; nokuti wakati: Chenjera kuti uite zvese zvichienderana nemufananidzo wawakaratidzwa mugomo.
6 Asi ikozvino wakawana ushumiri hwakanyanyisa kunaka, sezvaariwo murevereri wesungano inopfuura pakunaka, yakasimbiswa pazvivimbiso zvinopfuura pakunaka.
7 Nokuti dai iya yekutanga yakange isina chaingapomerwa, dai pasina nzvimbo yakatsvakirwa yechipiri.
8 Nokuti achivapa mhosva, anoti: Tarira, mazuva anouya, anotaura Ishe, zvino ndichaita sungano itsva neimba yaIsraeri uye neimba yaJudha.
9 Kwete zvichienderana nesungano yandakaita nemadzibaba avo, pazuva randakabata ruoko rwavo kuti ndivabudise munyika yeEgipita; nokuti havana kurambira musungano yangu, neni ndikasava nehanya navo, anoreva Ishe.
10 Nokuti iyi isungano yandichasungana nayo neimba yaIsraeri shure kwemazuva iwayo, anotaura Ishe; ndichaisa mirairo yangu mumurangariro wavo, nemuhana dzavo ndichainyora; uye ndichava kwavari Mwari, ivo vachavawo kwandiri vanhu;
11 uye havangatongozodzidzisi umwe neumwe umwe wake, neumwe neumwe hama yake, achiti: Ziva Ishe; nokuti vese vachandiziva, kubva kumudiki wavo kusvikira kumukuru wavo.
12 Nokuti ndichava netsitsi pakusarurama kwavo, nezvivi zvavo nezvakaipa zvavo handichatongozorangariri.
13 Pakuti: Sungano itsva, yakasakadza yekutanga. Zvino chosakarawo chova chakare, chava pedo kurova.