2. Ndakagadza Hanani hama yangu kuti ave mutariri weJerusarema naHanania kuti ave mukuru wepanhare, nokuti aiva munhu anokudzwa uye aitya Mwari kupinda zvingaitwa noruzhinji rwavanhu.
3. Ndakati kwavari, “Masuo eJerusarema asazarurwa kusvikira zuva rava kupisa. Panguva iyo vachengeti vamasuwo vanenge vachiri pabasa, vaitei kuti vapfige makonhi vaise mazariro. Uyezve mugadze vagari vomuJerusarema savarindi; vamwe panzvimbo dzavo dzokurinda, vamwe pedyo nedzimba dzavo.”
4. Zvino guta rakanga rakakura uye rakapamhamha asi maingova navanhu vashoma mariri, uye dzimba dzakanga dzisati dzavakwazve.
5. Saka Mwari akaisa mumwoyo mangu kuti ndiunganidze vakuru navabati uye navamwe vanhu vose kuti vanyoreswe nemhuri dzavo. Ndakawana zvinyorwa zvemhuri dzaavo vakava vokutanga kudzokera. Izvi ndizvo zvandakawana zvakanyorwamo:
6. Ava ndivo vanhu vedunhu vakabudiswa pautapwa vakatapwa naNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi (vakadzokera kuJerusarema nokuJudha, mumwe nomumwe kuguta rake,
7. vari pamwe chete naZerubhabheri, Jeshua, Nehemia, Azaria, naRaamia, Nahamani, Modekhai, Bhirishani, Misipereti, Bhigivhai, Nehumi naBhaana): Mazita avarume veIsraeri:
8. Zvizvarwa zvaParoshi, zviuru zviviri nezana namakumi manomwe navaviri;
9. zvaShefatia, mazana matatu namakumi manomwe navaviri;
10. zvaAra, mazana matanhatu namakumi mashanu navaviri;
11. zvaPahati-Moabhu (kubudikidza nokuna Jeshua naJoabhu), zviuru zviviri, namazana masere ane gumi navasere;
12. zvaEramu, chiuru chimwe, china mazana maviri namakumi mashanu navana;
13. zvaZahu, mazana masere namakumi mana navashanu;
14. zvaZakai, mazana manomwe namakumi matanhatu;
15. zvaBhinui, mazana matanhatu namakumi mana navasere;
16. zvaBhebhai, mazana matanhatu namakumi maviri navasere;
17. zvaAzigadhi, zviuru zviviri mazana matatu namakumi maviri navaviri;
18. zvaAdhonikami, mazana matanhatu namakumi matanhatu navanomwe;
19. zvaBhigivhai, zviuru zviviri zvina makumi matanhatu navanomwe;