Jeremia
2:1 Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti:
Enda, undodanidzira munzeve dzeJerusaremu, uchiti, Zvanzi naJehovha, Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, I
urangarire iwe, unyoro hwohuduku hwako, norudo rwewawana yako;
panguva yamakanditevera murenje, munyika yakanga isisiko
yakakushwa.
Isiraeri vakanga vari rudzi rutsvene kuna Jehovha, zvibereko zvitsva zvaakazviwanira;
vose vanomudya vachava nemhosva; zvakaipa zvichauya pamusoro pavo,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha
ISHE.
Inzwai shoko raJehovha, imwi imba yaJakove, nemhuri dzose
imba yaIsraeri.
Zvanzi naJehovha, Madzibaba enyu akawana zvisakarurama seiko kwandiri, izvo?
Vakaenda kure neni, vakatevera zvisina maturo, vakavapo
zvisina maturo?
2:6 Uye havana kuti, Aripi Jehovha wakatikwidza kubva panyika?
weEgipita, wakatifambisa murenje, nenyika yamarenje
namakomba, nenyika yakaoma neyomumvuri worufu;
nomunyika yakanga isina munhu akambopfuura napo, isina munhu aigaramo?
2:7 Ndakakuunzai munyika ineminda yakaorera, kuti mudye zvibereko zvayo uye
kunaka kwayo; asi pamakapinda, makasvibisa nyika yangu, mukaiita
nhaka yangu chinhu chinonyangadza.
Vapristi havana kuti, Jehovha uripiko? naavo vanobata murayiro
havana kundiziva; vafudziwo vakandidarikira, navaporofita
akaprofita naBhaari, akatevera zvinhu zvisingabatsiri.
Saka zvanzi naJehovha, Ndicharamba ndichikakavara nemi
ndichareverera vana vevana.
2:10 Nekuti yambukirai kuzviwi zveKitimi, muone; ugotumira Kedhari, uye
fungisisai zvakanaka, muone kana kwakadai.
2:11 Ko rudzi rwakatsinhanhisa vamwari varwo, ivo vasati vari vamwari here? asi vanhu vangu
vakatsinhanisa kukudzwa kwavo nezvinhu zvisingabatsiri.
2:12 Shamiswa nechinhu ichi, iwe denga rose, utye zvikuru;
dongo ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
2:13 Nokuti vanhu vangu vakaita zvinhu zviviri zvakaipa; vakandisiya
tsime remvura mhenyu, akazvicherera mativi, mativi akaputsika;
haigoni kuchengeta mvura.
Isiraeri muranda here? Muranda akaberekerwa mumba make here? aparadzwa nei?
2:15 Vana veshumba vakamuombera, vakaridza mhere, vakaita nyika yake
maguta ake akapiswa, asina unogaramo.
2:16 Vana veNofi neTapanesi vakapedza korona yako
musoro.
2:17 Hauna kuzvitsvakira chinhu ichi here, zvawakasiya Jehovha?
Jehovha Mwari wako, panguva yaakakufambisa panzira here?
Zvino uchatsvakei panzira inoenda Egipita, kundomwa mvura yayo here?
Sihor? kana unotsvakei panzira inoenda Asiria, kundomwa mvura iyo?
mvura yemurwizi?
Zvakaipa zvako zvichakuranga, kudzokera kwako shure
tsiura iwe: naizvozvo ziva uye uone kuti chinhu chakaipa uye
zvinovava, zvawakasiya Jehovha Mwari wako, uye kuti kutya kwangu kuchindityisa
haizi mauri, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe, Jehovha wehondo.
nekuti yatova nguva huru yaivhuna joko rako, ndikadambura zvisungo zvako; uye iwe
wakati, Handingatadzi; kana riri pamusoro pezvikomo zvose zvakakwirira napasi pese
iwe unodzungaira muti munyoro uchifeva.
2:21 kunyange zvakadaro ndakanga ndakusima uri muzambiringa wakaisvonaka, mbeu kwayo yazvokwadi;
wakandishandukira ukava bikira rakaipa romuzambiringa worumwe rudzi here?
2:22 Nekuti kunyange ukashamba nesoda, ukatora sipo zhinji, kunyange zvakadaro
zvakaipa zvakaiswa pamberi pangu; ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.
2:23 Ungareva seiko, uchiti, Handina kusvibiswa, handina kutevera vaBhaari? maona
nzira yako mumupata, ziva zvawakaita; uri munhu anomhanyisa
hadzi yekamera inofamba munzira dzayo;
2:24 uri hadzi yembizi yakarovera renje, inofembedza mhepo kwairi
mufaro; ndiani angaidzora pakumuka kwayo? vose vanomutsvaka
havazvinetsi; mumwedzi waro vachaiwana.
2:25 Usatendera rutsoka rwako kufamba usina shangu, nehuro dzako kuva nenyota;
iwe wakati, Hazvina maturo; nokuti ndakada vatorwa uye pashure
ndichaenda navo.
Mbavha sezvainonyadziswa kana yabatwa, ndizvo zvakaita imba yaIsiraeri
kunyara; ivo, namadzimambo avo, namachinda avo, navapristi vavo, navaprista vavo
vaporofita,
2:27 vachiti kudanda, Ndiwe baba vangu; nekubwe: Wauya;
ndibude, nekuti vakandifuratira, havana kunditarira nezviso zvavo;
asi panguva yokutambudzika kwavo vachati, Simukai, mutiponese.
2:28 Zvino varipiko vamwari vako vawakazviitira? ngavasimuke, kana vasimuke
anogona kukuponesai panguva yokutambudzika kwako, nokuti zvakafanira kuwanda
maguta ako, iwe Judha, vamwari vako.
Munokakavara neni neiko? mose makandidarikira.
Ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
2:30 Ndakarova vana venyu pasina; havana kurairwa;
munondo wenyu wakadya vaporofita venyu, seshumba inoparadza.
Haiwa, imwi rudzi, onai shoko raJehovha. Ndanga ndiri renje here?
Izirayeri? nyika yerima here? vanhu vangu vanorevereiko, vachiti, Tiri madzishe; isu
hauchazouyizve kwauri?
32 mhandara ingakangamwa zvishongo zvayo, kana mwenga mukonde wake here? zvakadaro vanhu vangu
Makandikanganwa mazuva asingaverengeki.
2:33 Unogadzirireiko nzira yako kuti utsvake kudikamwa? naizvozvo wakadzidzisawo
vakaipa nzira dzenyu.
Pamipendero yenguvo dzako pakawanikwawo ropa remweya yevarombo
vasina mhosva handina kuzviwana pakutsvakisisa, asi pane izvi zvose.
Kunyange zvakadaro iwe unoti, nekuti handina mhosva, zvirokwazvo kutsamwa kwake hakungadzoki
ini. Tarira, ndichakutonga, zvaunoti, Handina
akatadza.
2:36 Unofambireiko pose-pose, uchishandura nzira yako? newewo uchava
wakanyadziswa neEgipita, sezvawakanyadziswa pamusoro peAsiria.
2:37 Naiyewo uchabva paari, maoko ako ari pamusoro wako;
Jehovha wakaramba vaunovimba navo, newe haungafari mazviri
ivo.