Jeremia
38:1 Ipapo Shefatia mwanakomana waMatani, naGedharia mwanakomana waPashuri,
Jukari mwanakomana waSheremia naPashuri mwanakomana waMarikija vakateerera
mashoko akataurwa naJeremiya kuvanhu vose, achiti,
38:2 Zvanzi naJehovha, Ani naani anorambira muguta rino, achafa pamberi paro
munondo, nenzara, nehosha;
vaKaradhea vachararama; nekuti upenyu hwake huchava chinhu chakapambwa, uye
achararama.
Zvanzi naJehovha, Zvirokwazvo guta rino richaiswa mumaoko avanhu
hondo yamambo weBhabhironi icharikunda.
38:4 Naizvozvo machinda akati kuna mambo, "Titenderei henyu munhu uyu."
ngaaurawe; nekuti saizvozvo unoshaisa simba maoko avarwi
gara muguta rino, nemaoko avanhu vose pakutaura kudai
mashoko kwavari; nekuti murume uyu haatsvaki zvakanaka zvavanhu ava;
asi kurwadziwa.
Ipapo mambo Zedhekia akati, Tarirai, uri pamaoko enyu, nekuti mambo ariko
kwete iye anogona kukuitira chinhu.
38:6 Ipapo vakatora Jeremiya, vakamukandira mugomba raMarikiya
mwanakomana wamambo, akanga ari muruvazhe rwavarindi;
Jeremiya netambo. Mugomba makanga musina mvura, asi matope;
Jeremia akanyura mumatope.
38:7 Zvino Ebhedhimereki muEtiopia, mumwe wavaranda vaiva muguta
veimba yamambo vakati vanzwa kuti vaisa Jeremiya mugomba; mambo
aigara pasuwo raBhenjamini;
38:8 Ebhedhimereki akabuda mumba mamambo, akataura namambo.
vachiti,
38:9 Ishe wangu mambo, varume ava vakaita zvakaipa pane zvose zvavakaita
muporofita Jeremiya, wavakakandira mugomba; uye ari
achafa nenzara panzvimbo yaari, nokuti hapachina
chingwa muguta.
Ipapo mambo akaraira muItiopia Ebhedhimereki, akati, Tora kubva
ipapo varume vana makumi matatu vanemi, mundotora muprofita Jeremiya abve pakati penyu
mugomba, asati afa.
Ipapo Ebhedhimereki akatora varume avo, akaenda navo mumba mamambo
pasi pechivigiro chezvipo, akatoramo machira akasakara namamvemve akasakara.
vakavaburusira namabote mugomba kuna Jeremiya.
38:12 Ebhedhimereki muItiopia akati kuna Jeremiya, Zvino pinza vakwegura ava
mamvemve nemamvemve akaora pasi pehapwa dzenyu pasi petambo. Uye
Jeremiya akaita saizvozvo.
38:13 Naizvozvo vakakwevera Jeremiya netambo, uye vakamubudisa mugomba.
Jeremiya akagara muruvazhe rwavarindi.
Ipapo mambo Zedhekia akatuma nhume akauyisa muporofita Jeremiya kwaari
mukova wechitatu uri mumba maJehovha; mambo akati kwaari
Jeremiya, ndichakubvunza shoko; kundivanzira chinhu.
Ipapo Jeremiya akati kuna Zedhekia, Kana ndikakuzivisai, muchada here?
Haungandiurayi here? uye kana ndikakupa zano, haudi
nditeererei?
Naizvozvo mambo Zedhekia wakapikira Jeremiya chinyararire, akati, NaJehovha
mupenyu, wakatipa mweya uyu, handingakuurayi iwe, kana kukuuraya
ndichakuisa mumaoko avanhu ava vanotsvaka kukuuraya.
38:17 Ipapo Jeremiya akati kuna Zedhekia, "Zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari wehondo.
Mwari waIsraeri; Kana ukada kuenda zvirokwazvo kuna mambo we
Machinda eBhabhironi, ipapo mweya wenyu uchararama, neguta rino haringazovipo
kupiswa nemoto; murarame, iwe neimba yako;
38:18 Asi kana musingadi kuenda kumachinda amambo weBhabhironi, ipapo
guta rino richaiswa mumaoko avaKaradhea, ivo vacharikunda
Upise nomoto, iwe haungapukunyuki pamaoko avo.
Ipapo mambo Zedhekia akati kuna Jeremiya, Ndinotya vaJudha vakadai
vawira kuna vaKaradhea, kuti varege kundiisa mumaoko avo, ivo vakandimukira
vanondiseka.
Asi Jeremiya wakati, Havangakusiiwi. Teerera, ndinokukumbira,
inzwi raJehovha, randinotaura kwauri; ipapo zvichava zvakanaka
imi, uye mweya wenyu uchararama.
38:21 Asi kana ukaramba kuenda, heri shoko raJehovha
akandiratidza:
38:22 Uye tarirai, vakadzi vose vakanga vasara paimba yamambo waJudha
vachabudisirwa kumachinda amambo weBhabhironi, nekuvakadzi ivavo
vachati, Shamwari dzako dzakakusunga, dzakukunda
tsoka dzako dzakanyura mumatope, ivo vadzokera shure.
38:23 Naizvozvo vachabudisira vakadzi vako vose nevana vako kuvaKaradhea.
iwe haungapukunyuki pamaoko avo, asi uchabatwa naJehovha
ruoko rwamambo weBhabhironi muchapisa guta rino nomoto
nemoto.
Ipapo Zedhekia akati kuna Jeremiya, Ngakurege kuva nomunhu unoziva mashoko awa kana
haungafi.
Asi kana machinda akanzwa kuti ndakataura newe, vakauya kwandiri;
ndikati kwamuri, Tidudzirei zvino zvawataura kwamuri
mambo, regai kutivanzira isu, kuti tirege kukuurayai; wo
zvawakaudzwa namambo.
38:26 Zvino uchati kwavari: Ndakasvitsa chikumbiro changu pamberi paJehovha
kuti arege kundidzosa kumba kwaJonatani, kuti ndife
ikoko.
Ipapo machinda ose akauya kuna Jeremiya, akamubvunza, iye akavaudza
semashoko awa ose akanga arairwa namambo. Saka vakaenda
kurega kutaura naye; nekuti shoko iro harina kunzwisiswa.
38:28 Naizvozvo Jeremiya akagara muruvazhe rwavarindi kusvikira zuva
Jerusarema rakakundwa; uye akanga aripo pakukundwa kweJerusarema.