Jeremiya
2 Shoko raJehovha rakauya kwandiri richiti: 2 “Enda unoudza Jerusarema kuti, ‘Zvanzi naJehovha:
“Ndinonyatsoyeuka kuzvipira kwako* pawaiva mudiki,+
Rudo rwawakaratidza panguva yawainge wakavimbiswa kuroorwa,+
Kunditevera kwawakaita murenje,
Munyika isina kudyarwa mbeu.+
3 Israeri aiva mutsvene kuna Jehovha,+ zvibereko zvekutanga zvegoho rake.”’
‘Chero munhu aimuparadza aibva ava nemhosva.
Aibva awirwa nedambudziko,’ ndizvo zvinotaurwa naJehovha.”+
4 Inzwai shoko raJehovha, haiwa imi imba yaJakobho,
Nemi mhuri dzese dzeimba yaIsraeri.
5 Zvanzi naJehovha:
“Madzitateguru enyu akawana mhosva ipi pandiri,+
Yakaita kuti aende kure neni zvakadaro,
Akafamba achitevera zvidhori zvisina zvazvinobatsira,+ naiwo akavawo vanhu vasina zvavanobatsira?+
6 Haana kubvunza kuti, ‘Jehovha ari kupi,
Iye akatibudisa munyika yeIjipiti,+
Akatitungamirira nemurenje,
Munyika ine magwenga+ nemakomba,
Nyika isinganayi mvura+ uye ine rima gobvu,
Nyika isina munhu anoifamba
Uye isina munhu anogara mairi?’
7 Ndakabva ndakuunzai kunyika ine minda yemichero,
Kuti mudye michero yayo nezvinhu zvayo zvakanaka.+
Asi makapinda mukasvibisa nyika yangu;
Makaita kuti nhaka yangu ive chinhu chinosemesa.+
8 Vapristi havana kubvunza kuti, ‘Jehovha ari kupi?’+
Vaya vanoita zveMutemo havana kundiziva,
Vafudzi vakandipandukira,+
Vaprofita vakaprofita muzita raBhaari,+
Uye vakatevera vaya vaisagona kubatsira.
9 ‘Saka ndichakakavadzanazve nemi,’+ ndizvo zvinotaurwa naJehovha,
‘Uye ndichakakavadzana nevanakomana vevanakomana venyu.’
10 ‘Asi yambukai muende kunyika dzevaKitimu+ dziri* mumhenderekedzo yegungwa muone.
Tumirai shoko kuKedhari+ munyatsofungisisa;
Onai kuti zvinhu zvakadai zvakamboitika here.
11 Kune rudzi rwakambochinjanisa vanamwari varwo nevaya vasiri vanamwari here?
Asi vanhu vangu vakachinjanisa kukudzwa kwangu nezvinhu zvisingabatsiri.+
12 Ramba wakatarisa izvi uchishamiswa, iwe denga;
Dedera nekutya kukuru,’ ndizvo zvinotaurwa naJehovha,
13 ‘Nekuti vanhu vangu vakaita zvinhu zviviri zvakaipa:
Vakandisiya, ini tsime remvura mhenyu,+
Uye vakazvicherera migodhi yemvura,
Migodhi* isingachengeti mvura.’
14 ‘Israeri mushandi kana kuti muranda akaberekwa mumusha here?
Saka nei akasiyiwa achipambwa?
Dzakaita kuti nyika yake ive chinhu chinotyisa.
Maguta ake atungidzwa nemoto, zvekuti hamuna anogaramo.
16 Vanhu vekuNofi*+ nekuTapanesi+ vanodya panhongonya pako.
17 Hauna kuzviunzira zvinhu izvi here
Nekusiya kwawakaita Jehovha Mwari wako+
Paaikutungamirira munzira?
19 Zvakaipa zvako zvinofanira kukururamisa,
Uye kusatendeka kwako kunofanira kukutsiura.
Ziva uone kuipa nekurwadza kwazvinoita+
Paunosiya Jehovha Mwari wako;
Hauna kunditya,’+ ndizvo zvinotaurwa naChangamire Ishe, Jehovha wemauto.
Asi iwe wakati: “Handisi kuzoshumira,”
Nekuti waizvambarara uchiita upfambi+
Muzvikomo zvese zvakakwirira nepasi pemiti yese yakasvibirira.+
21 Ndakakudyara uri muzambiringa mutsvuku wakanaka kwazvo,+ wese zvawo uri mbeu yakanaka;
Saka wachinja sei pamberi pangu ukava nhungirwa dzakaipa dzemuzambiringa wemusango?’+
22 ‘Kunyange ukageza nesoda kana kushandisa sipo yakawanda,
Kukanganisa kwako kuchangoramba kuri gwapa pamberi pangu,’+ ndizvo zvinotaurwa naChangamire Ishe Jehovha.
23 Ungati sei, ‘Handina kuzvisvibisa.
Handina kutevera vanaBhaari’?
Tarisa nzira yako mubani.
Funga zvawakaita.
Wakaita sengamera diki hadzi inomhanya chaizvo,
Inongomhanya-mhanya munzira dzayo zvisina chinangwa,
24 Dhongi remusango rajaira kugara murenje,
Rinofembedza mhepo richida mukono.
Ndiani angaridzora parinenge rava kuda mukono?
Pavanhu vanoritsvaga hapana anoita zvekutobuda ziya.
Vachariwana mumwaka* waro wekuda mukono.
25 Usaita kuti tsoka dzako dzifambe dzisina shangu
Uye kuti huro yako ive nenyota.
Asi wakati, ‘Hazvichabatsiri!+
26 Sekunyara kunoita mbavha kana yabatwa,
Imba yaIsraeri yanyadziswa,
Ivo nemadzimambo avo, machinda avo,
Nevapristi vavo nevaprofita vavo.+
27 Vanoti kumuti, ‘Ndiwe baba vangu,’+
Uye kudombo, ‘Wakandibereka.’
Asi ivo vanondifuratira, havanditarisi nezviso zvavo.+
Panguva yedambudziko ravo vachati,
‘Simukai mutiponese!’+
28 Zvino vanamwari vako vawakazvigadzirira vari kupi?+
Ngavasimuke kana vachikwanisa kukuponesa panguva yekutambudzika kwako,
Nekuti vanamwari vako vawanda semaguta ako, haiwa iwe Judha.+
29 ‘Nei muchiramba muchikakavadzana neni?
Nei makandipandukira mese zvenyu?’+ ndizvo zvinotaurwa naJehovha.
30 Ndakarova vanakomana venyu asi hapana zvazvakabatsira.+
31 Haiwa imi chizvarwa ichi, fungai shoko raJehovha.
Ndaita serenje kuna Israeri here
Kana kuti senyika yerima rinotyisa?
Nei vanhu vangu ava vakati, ‘Tinongofamba tichienda kwatada.
Hatizouyi kwamuri zvakare’?+
32 Mhandara ingakanganwa zvishongo zvayo here,
Uye mwenga angakanganwa machira ake anosungwa nechemumazamu* here?
Asi vanhu vangu vakandikanganwa kwemazuva asingaverengeki.+
33 Haiwa iwe mukadzi, wakanyatsogadzira nzira yako uchitsvaga kudiwa!
Wakazvidzidzisa nzira dzezvakaipa.+
34 Kunyange nechezasi kwenguo dzako kune ropa revarombo vasina mhosva,*+
Kunyange zvazvo ndisina kuvawana vachipaza;
Ropa ravo riri panguo dzako dzese nechekuzasi kwadzo.+
35 Asi unoti, ‘Handina mhosva.
Chokwadi kutsamwa kwake kwabva pandiri.’
Iye zvino ndiri kukuunzira mutongo wako
Nekuti uri kuti, ‘Handina kutadza.’
36 Nei uchiona kuchinja-chinja kwaunoita nzira yako sechinhu chidiki?