Kuzvipira kuna Jesu: nzira iyo Ishe inokudza nayo vapristi
Nzira iyo Jehovha anokudza nayo vaprista
Naizvozvo inzwai, imi hondo dzangu nevatumwa vangu! Ndakasarudza vaprista pamusoro pengirozi navamwe vanhu ndikavapa simba rokukumikidza muviri wangu nokuubata. Dai ndaishuva, ndingadai ndakaronzesa basa rakadaro kungirozi, asi ndinoda vaprista zvikuru kwazvo zvokuti ndakavakudza zvikuru uye ndikavagadza kuti vavepo pamberi pangu, vakarongwa mumatanho manomwe. Vaifanira kuva vanoshivirira semakwai, vanoramba vari madziro ane nheyo dzakatsiga, azere noupenyu uye ane rupo sevarwi, vakachenjera senyoka, vane mwero semhandara, vakachena sengirozi, vanomutswa norudo runoshingaira sorwomwenga ari kusvika kumubhedha wevachato. Zvino vakandifuratira nokuvenga, vava semhumhi dziri kuba makwai, dzisingakundiki nenzara uye nokukara. havakudze munhu uye havanyadziswi nomunhu. Chechipiri, vanochinja-chinja sematombo erusvingo rwakaparara, nokuti havavimbi nenheyo, kureva yaMwari wavo, sokunge kuti haakwanisi kuita zvavanoda kana kuti haadi kuvadyisa nokuvatsigira. Chechitatu, vakanyura uye vakafukidzwa nerima, semakororo ari kufamba muupofu hwezvakaipa zvawo. Havana ushingi hwevarwi zvachose, hunodiwa kuti varwire rukudzo nembiri yaMwari, uyewo havana rupo runodikanwa kuita mabasa ougamba. Chechina, vanova nousimbe sembongoro dzakakotamisa misoro yadzo pasi: saizvozvowo mapenzi uye mapenzi sezvavanogara vachifunga nezvezvinhu zvenyika, vasingatendeutsi pfungwa dzavo kumatenga nezvinhu zvichauya. Chechishanu, vane manyawi savatongi: vanofamba pamberi pangu vachizvikudza nenguo dzavo dzisina basa uye mitezo yavo yose inoratidzira ruchiva rwavo. Chetanhatu, vane tsvina senamo; Panzvimbo yechinomwe, vanonyangadza... Vamwe vaprista bedzi vanondivinga nokunyengera, sokunge vatengesi. Asi ini, ndiri Mwari naShe wezvisikwa zvose zviri kudenga sezviri panyika, ndinoenda kundosangana navo; kana mupristi ataura mashoko aya, Uyu ndiwo muviri wangu paatari, pamberi pake ndiri Mwari wechokwadi nomunhu wechokwadi. Ndinokasira kuvashumiri vangu semurume ane rudo, kuedza uye kuravira pamwe chete navo mafaro anoera ehumwari hwangu; asi nhamo, handiwani nzvimbo mumwoyo mavo. Teererai zvakare, shamwari dzangu, kukudzwa kwakadini kwandinopa kuvaprista pamusoro pengirozi navanhu: Ndakavapa simba rokuita zvinhu zvishanu: kusunga nokusunungura pasi nokudenga; kushandura vavengi vangu kuva shamwari dzaMwari, nemadhimoni kuita ngirozi dzakanaka; paridza shoko rangu; tsvenesa uye ndichenese muviri wangu, izvo zvisingagone kuitwa nengirozi; batai muviri wangu, izvo zvisina kana mumwe wenyu ungatsunga kuzviita. Bhuku IV, 133