Baba Vanorangarira Mudiwa Wavo
Baba vedu vanounza mhosva pamutemo kuna Judha: vakavatungamira murenje, ivo vakavasiya vachitevera vanamwari vasingagoni kuponesa. Mufananidzo ndewemwenga akakanganwa zuva remuchato wake, uye wevanhu vakachera mitsime yakatsemuka pane kunwa kubva pachitubu chipenyu.
2 1Shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kwandiri, richiti:
2Enda, uparidze munzeve dzeJerusarema, uchiti: Baba vedu vanoti: Ndinorangarira kuzvipira kwouduku hwako, rudo rwako rwomwenga, kunditevera kwawakaita mugwenga, nyika isina kudyarwa. a a v2 Baba vedu vanorangarira nounyoro rudo rwokutanga rwaIsraeri, sechikomba chinorangarira mwenga wacho—unyoro hwesungano humwe chetehwo hwavanoshuva kudzorazve. 3Israeri aiva mutsvene kuna Baba vedu, zvibereko zvokutanga zvokukohwa kwavo. Vose vakamudya vakava nemhosva; njodzi yakavawira, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu.
4Inzwai shoko raBaba vedu, imi imba yaJakobho, nemadzinza ose eimba yaIsraeri.
5Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Chakaipa chipi chakawanikwa nemadzitateguru enyu mandiri, zvokuti vakatsauka kure neni, vachitevera zvifananidzo zvisina maturo, vakava vasina maturo?
6Havana kubvunza vachiti, “Baba vedu varipi, ivo vakatibudisa munyika yeIjipiti, vakatitungamirira nomugwenga, nomunyika yomurenje namakomba, nyika yokuoma nerima guru, nyika isingayambukwi nomunhu uye isingagarwi nomunhu?” 7Ndakakupinza munyika yakaorera kuti udye zvibereko zvayo nokunaka kwayo. Asi wakasvika ukasvibisa nyika yangu, ukaita kuti nhaka yangu ive chinhu chinonyangadza. 8Vaprista havana kubvunza vachiti, “Baba vedu varipi?” Avo vanobata murayiro havana kundiziva; vafudzi vakandimukira; vaprofita vakaprofita naBhaari vakatevera zvinhu zvisina maturo. 9Naizvozvo ndichiri kukupomera mhosva, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, uye ndichapomerawo vana vevana vako. 10Yambukira kumahombekombe eKipro uone; tuma kuKedhari, ucherechedze kwazvo; uone kana pakamboita chinhu chakadai: 11Ko rudzi rwakambochinja vamwari varwo here, kunyange zvazvo vasiri vamwari zvachose? Asi vanhu vangu vakatsinhanisa kubwinya kwavo nechinhu chisina maturo. 12Shamiswa nazvo, imi matenga; vhundutswa, tyiswa zvikuru kwazvo, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu. 13Nokuti vanhu vangu vakaita zvakaipa zviviri: vakandisiya ini, tsime remvura mhenyu, vakazvicherera matangwena avo—matangwena akaputsika asingagoni kuchengeta mvura. b b v13 Baba vedu vanozviti tsime remvura mhenyu; Jesu akazopa mvura mhenyu imwe cheteyo kuna vose vanouya kwaari (Johani 4:14; 7:38).
14Ko Israeri inhapwa here? Akaberekwa ari muranda womumba here? Zvino sei ava chinhu chakapambwa? 15Shumba duku dzakaomba dzichimurwisa; dzakaomba zvikuru. Dzakaita kuti nyika yake ive dongo; maguta ake akapiswa, asisina vanhu. 16Uyezve, varume veMemufisi neTaphanesi vakaveura nhongonya yomusoro wako. c c v16 Kuveurwa kana kupfekenurwa musoro kwaiva chiratidzo chokukundwa zvachose nokunyadziswa munyika yekare. 17Ko hauna kuzviunzira izvi iwe pachako here nokusiya Baba vako, ivo vakanga vachikutungamirira munzira? 18Zvino, unoendereiko kuIjipiti kundonwa mvura yeNairi? Unoendereiko kuAsiria kundonwa mvura yeYufuratesi? 19Zvakaipa zvako ndizvo zvichakuranga; kutsauka kwako ndiko kuchakutuka. Naizvozvo ziva uone kuti zvakaipa uye zvinovava sei kusiya Baba vako; hauna kunditya, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga. 20Kare ndakatyora joko rako ndikadambura zvisungo zvako, asi iwe wakati, “Handingashumiri.” Zvirokwazvo, pamusoro pezvikomo zvose zvakakwirira napasi pemiti yose yakatandavara wakavata pasi sechifeve. 21Ndakanga ndakudyara somuzambiringa wakanaka, unobva pambeu yakavimbika zvizere. Zvino sei wakandishandukira ukava muzambiringa wakaora, womusango? 22Kunyange ukazvishambidza nesoda ukashandisa sipo yakawanda, gwapa remhosva yako richiri pamberi pangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Baba.
23Ungareva sei uchiti, “Handina kusvibiswa; handina kutevera vanaBhaari”? Tarira nzira yako iri mumupata; funga zvawakaita—ngamera duku isingagari pasi, inomhanya ichidarika kuno nokoko, 24mbongoro yomusango yakajaira kugara mugwenga, ichifembedza mhepo nokuda kweshuwa yayo—ndiani angaidzivise painenge iine dzungu? Avo vanoida havafaniri kuzvinetesa vachiitsvaga; kana nguva yasvika, vachaiwana. 25Rega tsoka dzako dzisati dzashaya shangu nehuro yako isati yaoma. Asi iwe wakati, “Hazvibatsiri! Kwete, nokuti ndinoda vatorwa, uye ndichavatevera.” 26Sembavha inonyadziswa kana yabatwa, saizvozvo imba yaIsraeri inonyadziswa—ivo, madzimambo avo, machinda avo, vaprista vavo, navaprofita vavo, 27ivo vanoti kumuti, “Ndiwe baba vangu,” nokubwe vachiti, “Ndiwe wakandibereka.” Nokuti vakandipa misana yavo, kwete zviso zvavo, kwandiri. Asi panguva yokutambudzika kwavo vanochema vachiti, “Simukai mutiponese!” d d v27 Kudana muti wakavezwa kuti ‘baba vangu’ kunhema kunosuwisa kwoukama hwechokwadi—kufuratira Baba vechokwadi vakavasika vachitendeukira kuzvinhu zvisina upenyu zvisingagoni. 28Asi vamwari vawakazviitira varipi? Ngavasimuke, kana vachigona kukuponesa panguva yokutambudzika kwako; nokuti vamwari vako vakawanda sokuwanda kwamaguta ako, iwe Judha. 29Munondipomererei mhosva ini? Mose makandimukira, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu. 30Pasina maturo ndakarova vana venyu; havana kugamuchira kurangwa. Munondo wenyu wakaparadza vaprofita venyu seshumba ine nzara. 31Imi chizvarwa, rangarirai shoko raBaba vedu: Ko ndakambova gwenga kuna Israeri here, kana nyika yerima guru here? Zvino sei vanhu vangu vachiti, “Tava kusununguka kudzungaira; hatichazouyi kwamuri”? 32Ko mhandara ingakanganwa zvishongo zvayo here, kana mwenga akanganwe bhande rake romuchato? Asi vanhu vangu vakandikanganwa ini kwamazuva asingaverengeki. 33Haiwa kungwara kwako pakuronga kutsvaga rudo! Kunyange wakadzidzisa nzira dzako kuvakadzi vakaipa. 34Pamipendero yenguo dzako panowanikwa ropa roupenyu rwevarombo vasina mhosva—kunyange usina kuvabata vachipaza imba. Asi kunyange zvazvo zvinhu izvi zvose zviripo, 35unoti, “Handina mhosva; zvirokwazvo kutsamwa kwavo kwabva kwandiri.” Asi ndichakutonga nokuda kwokuti wati, “Handina kutadza.” 36Haiwa kureruka kwako pakuramba uchichinja nzira yako! Uchanyadziswa neIjipiti sokunyadziswa kwawakaitwa neAsiria. 37Uchabva ikokowo wakabata musoro wako namaoko ako, nokuti Baba vedu vakaramba avo vawakavimba navo, uye havazokubatsiri.