VaHebheru 11

¹Zvino kutenda ndirwo rusimbiso rwezvinhu zvatinotaririra, umbowo hwezvinhu zvatisingavoni.Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

²Nokuti naiko vanhu vakare vakapupurirwa zvakanaka.For by it the elders obtained a good report.

³Nokutenda tinonzwisisa kuti nyika dzakanatsorongedzwa nenzwi raMwari, naizvozvo zvinhu zvinovonekwa, hazvina kuitwa nezvinhu zvinovonekwa..Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

⁴Nokutenda Abheri wakabayira Mwari chibayiro chakanaka kunechaKaini; akapupurirwa nacho kuti wakanga akarurama, Mwari achipupurira zvipo zvake; naiko kutenda iye, kunyange afa hake, uchangotaura nazvino.By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

⁵Nokutenda Enoki wakatorwa,kuti arege kuvona rufu; akasavonekwa, nokuti Mwari wakanga amutora; nokuti asati atorwa wakapupurirwa kuti wakanga achifadza Mwari.By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

⁶Kana kusina kutenda hazvibviri kumufadza; nokuti unovuya kunaMwari, unofanira kutenda kuti iye uripo, vuye kuti unopa vanomutsvaka mubairo wavo.But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

⁷Nokutenda Noa wakati anyeverwa pamusoro pezvinhu zvichigere kuvonekwa,nokutya Mwari, akagadzira areka , kuti aponese mhuri yake; akapa nyika mhosva nazvo, akagara nhaka yokururama kunovuya nokutenda.By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

⁸Nokutenda Abhurahamu, wakati adanwa, akaterera, akabuda, akaenda kunzvimbo yaakanzi uchaipiwa ive nhaka yake; akabuda akaenda, asingazivi kwaanoenda.By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

⁹Nokutenda wakandogara somutorwa munyika yechipikirwa, sapanyika yavamwe, akagara mumatente naIsaka naJakobho, vadyi venhaka yechipikirwa chimwe pamwe chete naye;By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

¹⁰nokuti wakanga achitarira guta rinenheyo, Mwari ari mhizha nomuvaki waro.For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

¹¹Nokutenda naiye Sara wakapiwa simba rokutora mimba akazvara mwana, kunyange akanga achembera, nokuti wakati iye wamupikira wakatendeka.Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

¹²Saka kumunhu mumwe, wakanga akaita sowafa, kwakabva vana vakaita senyeredzi dzokudenga nokuwanda kwavo, vuye sejecha riri pamhenderekedzo yegungwa risingaverengwi.Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

¹³Ivava vose vakafa vachitenda, vasina kupiwa zvipikirwa, asi vakazvivona zviri kure, vakazvikwazisa, vakazvimbundikira vakatenda kuti ivo vaeni navafambi panyika.These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

¹⁴Nokuti vanotaura zvakadaro, vanoratidza kuti vanotsvaka nyika yavo chaiyo.For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

¹⁵Nokuti kana vairamba vachifunga nyika iyo yavakabva kwairi, vangadai vawana nguva yokudzoka.And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

¹⁶Asi zvino vanoda imwe inopfuvura nokunaka, ndiyo yokudenga; naizvozvo Mwari haanenyadzi pamusoro pavo kuti aidzwe Mwari wavo; nokuti wakavagadzirira guta.But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

¹⁷Nokutenda Abhurahamu, achiidzwa, wakabayira Isaka; iye wakanga agamuchira kwazvo zvipikirwa, wakanga achibayira mwana wake wakaberekwa mumwe woga;By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

¹⁸iye wakanga avudzwa, zvichinzi: MunaIsaka vana vako vachatumidzwa;Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

¹⁹nokuti wakati Mwari unogona kumutsa munhu kunyange kuvakafa; ndipapo vo, kana tichitaura nomufananidzo, paakamudzoserwa.Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

²⁰Nokutenda Isaka wakaropafadza Jakobho naEsau pamusoro pezvinozoitika.By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

²¹Nokutenda Jakobho pakufa kwake wakaropafadza mwanakomana mumwe nomumwe waJosefa; akanamata akasendamira pamusoro pomudonzvo wake.By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

²²Nokutenda Josefa, ofa, wakataura zvokubuda kwavana vaIsraeri, akavaraira pamusoro pamafupa ake.By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

²³Nokutenda Mosesi pakuberekwa kwake wakavanzwa navabereki vake mwedzi mitatu, nokuti vakavona kuti wakanga ari mwana wakanaka; havana kutya murairo wamambo.By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.

²⁴Nokutenda Mosesi, akura, wakaramba kunzi mwanakomana womukunda waFarao,By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;

²⁵akati zvirinani kuitirwa zvakaipa pamwe chete navanhu vaMwari panokufara muzvivi nguva duku;Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

²⁶akati kuzvidzwa kwaKristu ifuma huru kukufuma kwose kweIjipiti; nokuti wakatarira mubairo.Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

²⁷Nokutenda wakabva Ijipiti, asingatyi kutsamwa kwamambo; nokuti wakatsungirira somunhu unovona iye usingavonekwi.By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

²⁸Nokutenda wakavamba paseka nokusasa ropa, kuti muvurayi wamatangwe avarege ivo.Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

²⁹Nokutenda vakayambuka Gungwa Dzvuku, sapanyika yakawoma; vaIjipiti vachiidza izvozvo, vakabitirirwa.By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

³⁰Nokutenda masvingo eJeriko akawira pasi, apoteredzwa mazuva manomwe.By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

³¹Nokutenda Rakabi chifeve, haana kufa pamwe chete navasina kuterera, nokuti wakanga agamuchira vashori norugare.By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

³²Ndichataurireiko zvimwe? Nokuti ndichapererwa nenguva, kana ndikataura zvaGideoni, naBaraki, naSamsoni, naJefta, naDhavhidhi, naSamueri, navaporofita;And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

³³avo vakakunda vushe nokutenda kwavo vakaita zvakarurama, vakapiwa zvipikirwa, vakadzivira miromo yeshumba.Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

³⁴Vakadzima simba romoto, vakatiza minondo inopinza, vakasimbiswa pavutera, vakava nesimba pakurwa, vakadzinga hondo dzamamwe marudzi.Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

³⁵Vakadzi vakapiwa zve vakafa vavo, vamutswa; vamwe vakapurwa, vakasagamuchira kusunungurwa, kuti vawane kumuka kwakapfuvura nokunaka;Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

³⁶vamwe vakaidzwa, vachisekwa, vachirobwa zvikuru, vuye zve vachisungwa, vachiiswa mutorongo;And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

³⁷vakatakwa nambwe, vakatemwa-temwa nejeko, vakaidzwa, vakavurawa nomunondo; vakafamba vakafuka matebwe amakwai, nenguvo dzembudzi; vasinechinhu, va chitambudzika, va chiitirwa zvakaipa;They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

³⁸(nyika hainakufanirwa navo), vachidzungaira mumarenje, nomumakomo, nomumapako, nomumakomba enyika.(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

³⁹Ava vose vakanga vapupurirwa nokutenda kwavo, asi havana kupiwa zvipikirwa,And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

⁴⁰nokuti Mwari wakanga atigadzirira chimwe chinhu chinopfuvura nokunaka, kuti ivo varege kukwaniswa kunze kwedu.God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.