Baba vedu Vanoumba Vanhu Vavo
Pavhiri romuumbi hari yakakanganisika inongogadziriswazve, uye Baba vedu vanoti marudzi anobatwa saizvozvo — njodzi yakaziviswa inogona kudzoserwa kana vakatendeuka. Judha anopindura kuti hapachina tariro uye vachatevera zvirongwa zvavo. Ipapo varume vanorangana kurwisa Jeremiya.
18 1Shoko rakasvika kuna Jeremiya richibva kuna Baba vedu:
2“Simuka, uburuke uende kumba komuumbi wehari, ipapo ndichaita kuti unzwe mashoko angu.”
3Saka ndakaburuka ndichienda kumba komuumbi, ndikamuwana achishanda pavhiri rake. 4Mudziyo wedongo waakanga achiumba wakakanganisika muruoko rwake, saka akauumbazve kuti uve mumwe mudziyo, sezvaakaona zvakamunakira.
5Ipapo shoko raBaba vedu rakauya kwandiri richiti:
6“Ko handingakwanisi kukuitirai sezvinoita muumbi uyu here, imi imba yaIsraeri? ndizvo zvinotaura Baba venyu. Sedongo riri muruoko rwomuumbi, ndizvo zvakaita imi muruoko rwangu, imi imba yaIsraeri. 7‘Panguva ipi zvayo ndinogona kutaura pamusoro porudzi kana umambo, kuti ndirudzure, ndiruputsire pasi, uye ndiruparadze, 8asi kana rudzi irworwo rwandakataura pamusoro parwo rukatendeuka kubva pakuipa kwarwo, ndinoshandura pfungwa yangu pamusoro penjodzi yandakanga ndaronga kuruitira. 9Panguva ipi zvayo ndinogona kutaura pamusoro porudzi kana umambo, kuti ndiruvake uye ndirudyare, 10asi kana rukaita zvakaipa pamberi pangu, rukasateerera inzwi rangu, ipapo ndichashandura pfungwa yangu pamusoro pezvakanaka zvandakanga ndaronga kuruitira.
11“Zvino udza varume veJudha navanhu veJerusarema, uti: Zvanzi naBaba venyu: Ndiri kuumba njodzi yokukurwisai, ndichikurongerai zano rakaipa. Mumwe nomumwe wenyu, tendeukai kubva panzira yenyu yakaipa; itai kuti nzira dzenyu namabasa enyu zvinake.’” a a v11 Shoko rokuti “kuumba” pano nderimwe chetero rinoshandiswa pamuumbi ari pavhiri rake — Baba vedu, ivo muumbi, vanonyevera kuti vava kuumba migumisiro yakamutswa nesarudzo dzavanhu vavo pachavo.
12Asi ivo vanoti, “Hazvibatsiri! Tichatevera zvido zvedu pachedu, mumwe nomumwe achiita zvinoda mwoyo wake wakaoma uye wakaipa.”
13Naizvozvo Baba vedu vanoti: Bvunzai marudzi—ndiani akambonzwa chinhu chakadai? Mhandara Israeri yaita chinhu chinotyisa zvikuru. 14Ko chando cheRebhanoni chinombobva pamawere amatombo here? Ko mvura inotonhorera inoyerera ichibva kunzvimbo dziri kure inombopwa here? 15Asi vanhu vangu vakandikanganwa; vanopisira zvinonhuhwirira kuzvifananidzo zvisina maturo, zvichiita kuti vanhu vangu vagumburwe vabve munzira dzekare vafambe mumakwara—nzira dzakaoma, dzisina kutsikwa, 16vachiita kuti nyika yavo ive dongo, chinhu chinosekwa nokusingaperi; vose vanopfuura napo vachavhunduka vagodzungudza misoro yavo. 17Ndichavaparadzira semhepo yokumabvazuva pamberi pomuvengi; ndichavaratidza musana wangu kwete chiso changu pazuva renjodzi yavo.
18Ivo vakati, “Uyai, ngatirangane zano rokurwisa Jeremiya—kudzidzisa hakungaperi kumupristi, kana zano kune vakachenjera, kana shoko kumuprofita. Uyai, timurove norurimi; tirege kuteerera zvose zvaanotaura.” 19Nditeererei, Baba vangu, munzwe inzwi ravanondipomera mhosva! 20Ko zvakaipa zvinofanira kutsiviwa nezvakanaka here? Asi vakandicherera gomba kuti vanditorere upenyu hwangu. Rangarirai kuti ndakamira sei pamberi penyu kuti nditaure zvakanaka pamusoro pavo, kuti ndidzore hasha dzenyu padziri. 21Naizvozvo kumikidzai vana vavo kunzara; vaisei musimba rebakatwa. Vakadzi vavo ngavave vasina vana uye vave chirikadzi; varume vavo ngavaurawe, majaya avo arohwe nebakatwa muhondo. 22Kuchema ngakunzwike kubva mudzimba dzavo pamunongoerekana mauyisa vapambi kuvarwisa, nokuti vakandicherera gomba kuti vandibate uye vakandivanzira misungo yetsoka dzangu. 23Asi imi, Baba vangu, munoziva zvose zvavanorangana zvokundiuraya. Musakanganwira kutadza kwavo kana kudzima chivi chavo pamberi penyu. Ngavawisirwe pasi pamberi penyu; muite navo panguva yehasha dzenyu.