Ezekieri
17:1 Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti:
17:2 Mwanakomana womunhu, taura chirahwe, utaurire veimba yamambo mufananidzo
Izirayeri;
uti, zvanzi naIshe Jehovha; Gondo guru rine mapapiro makuru.
akanga ane mapapiro marefu, azere neminhenga, akanga ana mavara mazhinji
Rebhanoni akatora davi rokumusoro-soro romusidhari;
17:4 Yakagura pamusoro pematavi ayo manyoro, ikaenda naro kunyika ye
traffick; akaiisa muguta ravashambadziri.
17:5 Rakatorawo dzimwe mbeu dzenyika, ndokudzikavira pavhu rakaorera;
munda; akauisa pamvura zhinji, akaumisa somuti womukonachando.
17:6 Zvino ikamera, ikaita muzambiringa unotanda wakapfupika, une matavi;
akatendeukira kwaari, uye midzi yawo yakanga iri pasi pake;
muzambiringa, wakabudisa matavi, nokutungira hutavi.
17:7 Kwakange kune rimwe gondo rina mapapiro makuru nemanhenga mazhinji.
zvino tarira, muzambiringa uyu wakarerekera midzi yawo kwariri, nokutungira
matavi akatarira kwaari, kuti aridiridze pamihoronga yawo
plantation.
17:8 Wakasimwa pavhu rakanaka pane mvura zhinji, kuti ubereke
uye kuti ubereke michero, uve muzambiringa wakanaka.
Iwe uti, zvanzi naIshe Jehovha; Ichabudirira here? ngaarege kukweva
munofanira kudzura midzi yawo, nokugura michero yawo, kuti musvava here? it
uchaoma pamashizha awo ose, pasina simba guru
kana vanhu vazhinji kuti vaudzure nemidzi yawo.
17:10 Zvirokwazvo, tarira, zvawasimwa ucharamba here? hazvingaiti zvachose
wooma here, kana ukabatwa nemhepo yokumabvazuva? Uchasvava mumihoronga
kwayakakurira.
17:11 Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, vachiti:
Zvino uti kuimba inondimukira simba, Hamuzivi here kuti zvinhu izvi zvinorevei?
uti kwavari, Tarirai, mambo weBhabhironi wasvika Jerusaremu, uye watonga
akatora mambo waro namachinda aro, vakaenda navo naye
kuBhabhironi;
17:13 akatora mumwe worudzi rwamambo, akaita sungano naye, uye
akamupikisawo; wakatorawo vane simba venyika;
17:14 kuti ushe huderere, kuti hurege kuzvikudza, asi
kuti zvirambe zviripo kana achichengeta sungano yake.
17:15 Asi wakamupandukira paakatuma nhume dzake kuIjipiti, kuti
vangamupa mabhiza navanhu vazhinji. Achabudirira here? achadaro
Munhu anoita zvinhu zvakadai anotiza here? kana kuti achaputsa sungano, akavapo
kuendeswa?
Noupenyu hwangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha zvirokwazvo panzvimbo yamambo
unogara wakamuita mambo, ane mhiko yaakazvidza, nesungano yake
iye akavhuna, iye pakati peBhabhironi achafira.
17:17 Kunyange Farao nehondo yake ine simba neboka guru
iye pakurwa, nokututira mirwi yokurwa, nokuvaka nhare dzokuparadza
vanhu vazhinji:
17:18 nekuti wakashora kupika nokuputsa kwake sungano, zvino tarira, akanga anayo
kana achitambanudza ruoko rwake, akaita izvozvo zvose, haangapukunyuki.
Naizvozvo zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Noupenyu hwangu, zvirokwazvo ndichapika kwaari;
Akaramba, uye sungano yangu yaakaputsa, neni ndichadaro
achatsiva pamusoro wake.
17:20 Uye ndichatambanudza mumbure wangu pamusoro pake, uye achabatwa mumusungo wangu.
ndichamuisa Bhabhironi, ndigomurevererapo panzvimbo yake
kudarika kwaakanditadzira.
17:21 Uye vose vanotiza vamapoka ake ose vachaurayiwa nomunondo, uye
vakasara vachaparadzirwa kumativi mana enyika; zvino muchaziva
kuti ini Jehovha ndazvitaura.
17:22 Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha; Ini ndichatorawo wedavi repamusoro-soro
misidhari yakakwirira, ndichaimisa; ndichacheka kubva pamusoro pevana vake
matavi nyoro, ndokuusima pagomo refu rakakwirira;
pagomo refu raIsiraeri ndipo pandicharusima, richaita saizvozvo
Burisai matavi, mubereke michero, muve musidhari wakanaka, nepasi pawo
shiri dzose dzamapapiro amarudzi ose dzichagara; mumumvuri wematavi
vachagaramo.
17:24 Uye miti yose yokusango achaziva kuti ini Jehovha ndini ndaunza
pasi pomuti mukuru, vakakudza muti wakaderera, vakaomesa mutema
muti, nokumeresa muti wakaoma; ini Jehovha ndakazvitaura
ndazviita.