Jeremia
40:1 Shoko rakauya kuna Jeremiya richibva kuna Jehovha pashure paNebhuzaradhani
Mukuru wavarindi akamurega achienda Rama, paakanga amubata
akasungwa nengetani pakati pavose vakanga vatapwa
Jerusarema neJudha vakatapwa vakaendeswa kuBhabhironi.
Mukuru wavarindi akatora Jeremiya, akati kwaari, Jehovha!
Mwari wako wakareva zvakaipa izvi pamusoro penzvimbo ino.
40:3 Zvino Jehovha wazvisvitsa, akaita sezvaakataura.
nekuti makatadzira Jehovha, mukasateerera inzwi rake;
naizvozvo chinhu ichi chakuwirai.
Zvino tarira, ndinokusunungurira nhasi maketani ari pamusoro pako
ruoko rwenyu. Kana uchiti zvakanaka kuenda neni Bhabhironi;
come; uye ndichakuchengeta zvakanaka, asi kana uchiona zvakaipa
hendei neni kuBhabhironi, chirega hako; tarira, nyika yose iri pamberi pako.
enda hako kwaunofunga kuti zvakanaka uye pakanaka kwauri kuenda.
40:5 Zvino wakati achigere kudzokera, akati, Dzokera kuna Gedharia
mwanakomana waAhikami, mwanakomana waShafani, wakagadzwa namambo weBhabhironi
mubati wamaguta aJudha, ugare naye pakati pavanhu;
kana enda kwaunoda kuti uende; Saka sabhuku
vevarindi vakamupa zvokudya nomubayiro, akamurega achienda.
Ipapo Jeremiya akaenda kuna Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami paMizipa; ndokugara
naye pakati pavanhu vakanga vasara munyika.
40:7 Zvino vakati vose vehondo vaiva kusango manheru
ivo navanhu vavo vakati vanzwa kuti mambo weBhabhironi wakange agadza Gedharia, ave mambo
mwanakomana waAhikami mubati wenyika;
vakadzi, navana, navarombo venyika, navakanga vasina
vakatapirwa kuBhabhironi;
40:8 Zvino vakasvika kuna Gedharia paMizipa, iye Ishmaeri mwanakomana waNetania.
naJohwanani naJonatani vanakomana vaKarea, naSeraya mwanakomana wa
naTanhumeti, navanakomana vaEfai muNetofati, naJezania mwanakomana
vevaMaakati, ivo nevarume vavo.
Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami, mwanakomana waShafani, akavapikira, ivo nokuvapikira
varume vavo, vachiti, Musatya kushumira vaKaradhea; garai munyika;
shumirai mambo weBhabhironi, mugova nomufaro.
40:10 Kana ndirini, tarirai, ndichagara paMizipa, kuti ndishumire vaKaradhea,
asi imi munounganidza waini, nemichero yezhizha, namafuta;
muzviise mumidziyo yenyu, mugare mumaguta enyu amwo
kutorwa.
40:11 Saizvozvowo vaJudha vose vaiva muMoabhu uye pakati pavaAmoni.
uye paEdhomu nomunyika dzose vakanzwa kuti mambo weIsraeri
Bhabhironi rakanga rasiya vamwe vaJudha vakanga vasara, uye akanga agadza pamusoro pavo
Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami, mwanakomana waShafani;
40:12 Kunyange vaJudha vose vakadzokera kunzvimbo dzose kwavakanga vadzingirwa.
akasvika kunyika yaJudha kuna Gedharia paMizipa, akaunganidza
waini nemichero yezhizha zvakanyanya.
naJohwanani, mwanakomana waKarea, navakuru vose vehondo
vakanga vari kuminda vakauya kuna Gedharia paMizipa.
40:14 ndokuti kwaari: Unoziva here kuti Bhaarisi mambo weIsraeri?
VaAmoni vatuma Ishimaeri mwanakomana waNetania kuzokuurayai here? Asi
Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami haana kuvatenda.
40:15 Ipapo Johanani mwanakomana waKarea akataura naGedharia paMizpa muchivande.
achiti: Nditenderei henyu ndiende ndinouraya Ishimaeri mwanakomana wa
Netania, hakuna munhu uchazviziva; uchakuurayirei?
vaJudha vose vakaungana kwauri vachaparadzirwa, naivo vachaparadzwa
vakasara muJudha vachaparara here?
40:16 Asi Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami akati kuna Johanani mwanakomana waKarea:
usaita chinhu ichi, nekuti unoreva nhema pamusoro paIshimaeri.