Baba Vanogadza Murindi
Mupoteri anosvika nemashoko okuti guta rawa, uye kunyarara kwenguva refu kwaEzekieri kunopedzisira kwaputsika. Izvi zvisati zvaitika, basa rake somurindi raBaba vedu rinodzokororwa uye musuo unosiiwa wakazaruka, nokuti ani naani anodzoka anorarama. Vanomuteerera vanotora mashoko ake sorwiyo runonaka uye havaiti chinhu.
33 1Shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kwandiri, richiti:
2“Mwanakomana womunhu, taura kuvanhu vokwako uti kwavari: Pandinouyisa munondo kunyika, vanhu vayo vanotora murume mumwe pakati pavo vomugadza kuti ave murindi wavo, 3iye achiona munondo uchiuya kurwisa nyika, oridza hwamanda kuti anyevere vanhu, 4ipapo kana munhu upi zvake akanzwa hwamanda asi akasava nehanya nenyevero, munondo ukauya ukamutora, ropa rake richava pamusoro pake. 5Akanzwa hwamanda asi haana kuva nehanya nenyevero; ropa rake riri pamusoro pake. Dai akatambira nyevero, angadai akaponesa upenyu hwake. 6Asi kana murindi akaona munondo uchiuya asi akasaridza hwamanda, vanhu vakasanyeverwa, munondo ukauya ukatora mumwe wavo, uyo anofa nokuda kwemhosva yake, asi ndichatsvaka ropa rake kumurindi.
7“Iwe, mwanakomana womunhu, ndakakuita murindi weimba yaIsraeri. Paunonzwa shoko romuromo wangu, uvanyevere uchibva kwandiri.” 8Pandinoti kumunhu akaipa, “Iwe akaipa, zvirokwazvo uchafa,” iwe ukasataura kuti umunyevere kuti atendeuke panzira yake, iye achafa nokuda kwemhosva yake, asi ndichatsvaka ropa rake kwauri. 9Asi kana iwe ukanyevera munhu akaipa kuti atendeuke panzira yake, iye akaramba kutendeuka pairi, anofa nokuda kwechivi chake; asi iwe waponesa upenyu hwako.
Tendeukai Mugorarama
10“Uye iwe, mwanakomana womunhu, iti kuimba yaIsraeri: Izvi ndizvo zvamunoreva: ‘Kudarika kwedu nezvivi zvedu zviri pamusoro pedu, uye tiri kuora mazviri. Tingararama sei?’” 11Uti kwavari: Zvirokwazvo noupenyu hwangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Baba vedu, handifariri kufa kwomunhu akaipa, asi kuti akaipa atendeuke panzira yake ararame. Tendeukai, tendeukai panzira dzenyu dzakaipa! Munofireiko, imi imba yaIsraeri?
12“Uye iwe, mwanakomana womunhu, udza vanhu vokwako: Kururama kwomunhu akarurama hakungamuponesi pazuva raanopanduka, uye kuipa kwomunhu akaipa hakungamuwisiri pazuva raanotendeuka pakuri; munhu akarurama haangararami nokururama kwake pazuva raanotadza. 13Kana ndikati kumunhu akarurama, ‘Zvirokwazvo uchararama,’ iye akavimba nokururama kwake akaita zvakaipa, hapana kana chimwe chezvakanaka zvaakaita chicharangarirwa; anofa nokuda kwezvakaipa zvaakaita. 14Kana ndikati kumunhu akaipa, ‘Zvirokwazvo uchafa,’ iye akatendeuka pachivi chake akaita zvakarurama nezvakanaka, 15kana munhu akaipa akadzosa rubatso, akaripa zvaakaba, akatevera mitemo youpenyu, asingaiti zvakaipa—zvirokwazvo achararama; haangafi. 16Hapana chivi chaakaita chicharangarirwa pamusoro pake. Akaita zvakarurama nezvakanaka; zvirokwazvo achararama.
17“Vanhu vokwako vanoti, ‘Nzira yaIshe Baba vedu haina kururama’—asi inzira yavo pachavo isina kururama. 18Kana munhu akarurama akatendeuka pakururama kwake akaita zvakaipa, achafa nokuda kwazvo. 19Kana munhu akaipa akatendeuka pakuipa kwake akaita zvakarurama nezvakanaka, achararama nokuda kwazvo. 20Asi imi munoti, ‘Nzira yaIshe Baba vedu haina kururama.’ Ndichatonga mumwe nomumwe wenyu maererano nenzira dzake, imi imba yaIsraeri.”
Jerusarema Rawa
21Mugore regumi namaviri routapwa hwedu, mumwedzi wegumi, pazuva reshanu, mumwe akatiza achibva kuJerusarema akauya kwandiri akati, “Guta rawa.” 22Ruoko rwaBaba vedu rwakanga ruri pamusoro pangu manheru mutizi asati asvika, uye Baba vedu vakashamisa muromo wangu murume asati auya kwandiri mangwanani. Muromo wangu wakashamiswa, uye ndakanga ndisisanyarari.
23Ipapo shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kwandiri, richiti:
24Mwanakomana womunhu, vaya vanogara mumatongo aya munyika yaIsraeri vanoramba vachiti, “Abhurahama akanga ari murume mumwe chete, asi akatora nyika kuti ive yake; isu tiri vazhinji—zvirokwazvo nyika takaipiwa kuti ive nhaka yedu.” 25Saka uti kwavari: Ishe Baba vedu vanoti: Munodya nyama ine ropa, munosimudzira meso enyu kuzvifananidzo zvenyu, uye munoteura ropa—ko mungatora nyika here? 26Munovimba neminondo yenyu, munoita zvinonyangadza, uye mumwe nomumwe wenyu anoita upombwe nomukadzi womuvakidzani wake—ko zvino mungatora nyika here?
27Uti kwavari: Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Baba vedu: “Zvirokwazvo noupenyu hwangu, vaya vari mumatongo vachaurayiwa nomunondo, vaya vari musango rakashama ndichavapa kuzvikara zvesango kuti zvivadye, uye vaya vari munhare nomumapako vachafa nedenda. 28Ndichaita kuti nyika ive dongo nesango; simba rayo rinozvikudza richaguma; makomo aIsraeri achava matongo, pasina anoapfuura. 29Ipapo vachaziva kuti ndini Baba vavo, pandinoita kuti nyika ive renje nedongo nokuda kwezvinhu zvose zvinonyangadza zvavakaita.”
30Iwe, mwanakomana womunhu: vanhu vokwako vanotaura pamusoro pako pamadziro nopamikova yedzimba, mumwe nomumwe, mumwe nehama yake: “Uyai zvino, tinzwe kuti ishoko ripi rinobva kuna Baba vedu. 31Vanouya kwauri sezvinoita vanhu, vogara pamberi pako savanhu vangu, vonzwa mashoko ako—asi havazviiti. Nokuti nemiromo yavo vanotaura rudo, asi mwoyo yavo ichidzinganisa pfuma yavo. 32Tarira, kwavari wakaita serwiyo rworudo, rune inzwi rakanaka, ruchiridzwa zvakanaka; vanonzwa mashoko ako asi havazviiti. 33Panoitika izvi—uye zvichaitika—vachaziva kuti pakati pavo pakanga pane muprofita.”