1. Zvino ndinobvunza ndichiti, “Mwari akarasa vanhu vake here?” Kwete napaduku pose! Nokuti ini pachangu ndiri muIsraeri, chizvarwa chaAbhurahama, ndiri worudzi rwaBhenjamini.
2. Mwari haana kurasa vanhu vake, avo vaakaziva pakutanga. Hamuzivi here zvinorehwa noRugwaro pandima inotaura nezvaEria, kuti akakumbira sei kuna Mwari pamusoro peIsraeri achiti,
3. “Ishe vakauraya vaprofita venyu uye vakaputsa aritari dzenyu; ndini ndoga ndasara, uye vari kuedza kundiuraya”?
4. Uye Mwari akamupindura achiti kudiniko? “Ndakazvichengetera varume zviuru zvinomwe vasina kupfugamira Bhaari.”
5. Saizvozvowo, panguva ino varipo vakasara, vakasanangurwa nenyasha.
6. Uye kana zvava zvenyasha, saka hazvichisiri zvamabasa; kana dai zvaiva zvakadaro, nyasha hadzaizova nyasha.
7. Zvino tichatiiko? Zvakatsvakwa navaIsraeri nokushingaira havana kuzviwana, asi vasanangurwa ndivo vakazviwana. Vamwe vakaomeswa mwoyo,
8. sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi:“Mwari akavapa mweya wehope,meso kuti vasaona,nzeve kuitira kuti vasanzwa,kusvikira nanhasi uno.”
9. Uye Dhavhidhi anoti:“Tafura yavo ngaive musungo neriva,nechigumbuso uye nechinotsiva kwavari.
10. Meso avo ngaasvibirwe kuti vasaona;uye mukotamise misana yavo nokusingaperi.”