Baba Vanotuma Shoko Ravo kuJudha
Jeremiya anotaura muruvazhe rwetemberi kuti imba iyi ingaguma seShiro, uye vapristi navaprofita vanomubata vachida kuti aurayiwe. Haapfavisi shoko — tendeukai, uye Baba venyu vachachinja pfungwa. Vatungamiri navakuru vanomuponesa, kunyange zvazvo Uria akaurayiwa nokuda kwamashoko mamwe chete.
26 1Jehoyakimu mwanakomana waJosiya paakatanga kutonga Judha, shoko iri rakabva kuna Baba vedu, richiti:
2Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Mira muruvazhe rweimba yangu uudze maguta ose eJudha anouya kuzonamata ikoko mashoko ose andinokurayira kuti utaure; usasiya kana shoko rimwe chete. 3Zvimwe vachateerera uye mumwe nomumwe wavo adzoke panzira yake yakaipa; ipapo ini ndichashandura pfungwa dzangu pamusoro penjodzi yandinovarongera nokuda kwemabasa avo akaipa. 4Uvaudze kuti: Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Kana musingaditeereri, kuti mufambe mumutemo wangu wandakaisa pamberi penyu, 5nokuteerera varanda vangu vaprofita, vandinoramba ndichikutumirai—asi hamuna kumboteerera, 6ipapo ndichaita kuti imba iyi ive seShiro, uye guta iri rive chituko kumarudzi ose enyika. a a v6 Shiro yakanga iri nzvimbo paimbomira nzvimbo tsvene yaBaba vedu kusvikira yaparadzwa ikasiyiwa — yambiro yokuti temberi iri muJerusarema yaigona kuguma saizvozvo.
7Vaprista, vaprofita, navanhu vose vakanzwa Jeremiya achitaura mashoko aya mumba maBaba vedu. 8Jeremiya paakapedza kutaura zvose Baba vedu zvavakanga vamurayira kuti audze vanhu vose, vaprista, vaprofita, navanhu vose vakamubata, vachishevedzera vachiti, “Zvirokwazvo uchafa! 9Seiko uchiprofita muzita raBaba vedu, uchiti, ‘Imba iyi ichava seShiro, uye guta iri richava dongo, risina anogaramo’?” Zvino vanhu vose vakaunganira Jeremiya mumba maBaba vedu.
10Vakuru veJudha pavakanzwa izvi, vakabva kuimba yamambo vakakwira kuenda kuimba yaBaba vedu vakagara pasuo reGedhi Idzva reimba yaBaba vedu. 11Ipapo vaprista navaprofita vakaudza vakuru navanhu vose vachiti, “Murume uyu anofanira kufa; akaprofita achirwisa guta iri, sezvamakazvinzwa imimi pachenyu.”
12Jeremiya akaudza vakuru vose navanhu achiti, “Baba vedu ndivo vakandituma kuti ndiprofite ndichirwisa imba iyi neguta iri zvinhu zvose zvamakanzwa. 13Naizvozvo gadziridzai nzira dzenyu namabasa enyu, teererai inzwi raBaba venyu, uye Baba venyu vachazvidemba pamusoro penjodzi yavakataura pamusoro penyu. 14Asi tarirai ndiri pano, mumaoko enyu. Itai neni zvose zvamunoona zvakanaka uye zvakarurama kwamuri. 15Asi muzive zvirokwazvo: kana mukandiuraya, muchauyisa ropa risina mhosva pamusoro penyu, pamusoro peguta iri, uye pamusoro pavagari varo—nokuti zvirokwazvo Baba vedu vakandituma kwamuri kuti nditaure mashoko aya ose muchinzwa.”
16Ipapo vakuru navanhu vose vakaudza vaprista navaprofita vachiti, “Murume uyu haafaniri kutongerwa rufu, nokuti akataura kwatiri muzita raBaba vedu.”
17Vamwe vakuru venyika vakasimuka vakati kuungano yose yavanhu,
18“Mika weMoresheti akaprofita Hezekiya paaitonga Judha, achiudza vanhu vose veJudha achiti, ‘Zvanzi naBaba vehondo dzokudenga: Ziyoni richarimwa somunda, Jerusarema richava matongo, uye gomo retemberi richava chikomo chine sango.’”
19Hezekiya mambo weJudha neJudha yose vakamuuraya here? Havana kutya Baba vedu vakatsvaka nyasha dzavo here, zvokuti Baba vedu vakazvidemba pamusoro penjodzi yavakanga vavatyisidzira nayo? Isu tava kuda kuzviunzira njodzi huru.
20Zvino kwaiva nomumwe murume aiprofita muzita raBaba vedu, Uria mwanakomana waShemaya aibva kuKiriati-Jearimu. Akaprofita achirwisa guta iri nenyika iyi nemashoko akafanana neaJeremiya. 21Mambo Jehoyakimu, nemhare dzake dzose, navakuru vose pavakanzwa mashoko ake, mambo vakatsvaka kumuuraya. Uria akanzwa, akatya, akatiza, akapukunyukira kuIjipiti. 22Ipapo mambo Jehoyakimu vakatuma varume kuIjipiti—Erinatani mwanakomana waAkibhori navamwe vaaiva navo. 23Vakauya naUria vachibva kuIjipiti kuna mambo Jehoyakimu, avo vakamuuraya nomunondo vakakanda chitunha chake mumakuva avanhuwo zvavo.
24Asi Ahikamu mwanakomana waShafani akatsigira Jeremiya, saka haana kuiswa mumaoko avanhu kuti aurayiwe.