Baba Vanogadza Utongi hweBhabhironi
Jeremiya anopfeka joko remuti ndokutumira shoko kunhume dzamadzimambo mashanu akavakidzana: zviisei pasi paNebhukadhinezari mugorarama. Vaprofita vanovimbisa kuti midziyo yetemberi ichadzoka nokukurumidza vanoreva nhema. Midziyo ichaenda kuBhabhironi, uye Baba vedu chete ndivo vanosarudza kuti ichadzoka rini.
27 1Pakutanga kwaZedhekia mwanakomana waJosia kutonga samambo weJudha, shoko iri rakasvika kuna Jeremia richibva kuna Baba vedu, richiti:
2Zvanzi naBaba vedu kwandiri: Zviitire zvisungo namatanda ejoko, uzviise pamutsipa wako. 3Zvino utumire shoko kumadzimambo eEdhomu, eMoabhu, eAmoni, eTire, neeSidhoni, uchishandisa nhume dzakauya kuJerusarema kuna Zedhekia mambo weJudha.
4Uvarayire kuti vaudze vatenzi vavo, uchiti: Zvanzi naBaba vehondo dzokudenga: “Udzai vatenzi venyu kuti: 5Ini pachangu ndakaita nyika, navanhu nezvipfuwo zviri pamusoro payo, nesimba rangu guru noruoko rwakatambanudzwa, uye ndinoipa kuna ani zvake anenge akafanira kwandiri. 6Zvino ndapa nyika dzose idzi kuna Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi, muranda wangu; kunyange mhuka dzesango ndadzipa kwaari kuti dzimushandire. 7Ndudzi dzose dzichamushandira, iye, nomwanakomana wake, nomuzukuru wake, kusvikira nguva yenyika yake pachayo yasvika; ipapo ndudzi zhinji namadzimambo makuru vachaita kuti iye avashandire.”
8Asi rudzi kana umambo husingadi kushandira Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi kana kuisa mutsipa warwo pasi pejoko rake, rudzi irworwo ndicharuranga nomunondo, nenzara, nedenda, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, kusvikira ndavaparadza noruoko rwake. 9“Saka musateerera vaprofita venyu, navafemberi, navaroti, navavuki, kana varoyi venyu, vanokuudzai kuti, ‘Hamungashandiri mambo weBhabhironi.’ 10Vari kukuprofitirai nhema, vachikuendesai kure nenyika yenyu; ndichakudzingai, mugofa. 11Asi rudzi runoisa mutsipa warwo pasi pejoko ramambo weBhabhironi rukamushandira, ndicharusiya munyika yarwo pacharwo, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, kuti rurime mairi rugaremo.”
12Ndakataura mashoko iwayo chaiwo kuna Zedhekia mambo weJudha, ndichiti: Isai mitsipa yenyu pasi pejoko ramambo weBhabhironi, mumushandire iye navanhu vake, murarame. 13Munofireiko, imi navanhu venyu, nomunondo, nenzara, nedenda, sezvakataurwa naBaba vedu pamusoro porudzi rusingadi kushandira mambo weBhabhironi?
14Musateerera vaprofita vanokuudzai kuti, “Hamungashandiri mambo weBhabhironi,” nokuti vanokuprofitirai nhema. 15Handina kuvatuma, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, asi vanoprofita nhema muzita rangu, saka ndichakudzingai mugoparara—imi navaprofita vanokuprofitirai.
16Ipapo ndakaudza vapristi navanhu vose ava, ndichiti: Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Musateerera vaprofita venyu vanoprofita vachiti, “Tarirai, midziyo yeimba yaBaba vedu ichakurumidza kudzoswa ichibva kuBhabhironi”—vari kukuprofitirai nhema. 17Musavateerera. Shandirai mambo weBhabhironi murarame. Muchaita kuti guta rino rive matongo neiko?
18Asi kana vari vaprofita, uye shoko raBaba vedu riri navo, ngavakumbire zvikuru kuna Baba vehondo dzokudenga kuti midziyo yakasara muimba yavo, iyo imba yamambo weJudha, nomuJerusarema, irege kuenda kuBhabhironi. 19Nokuti zvanzi naBaba vehondo dzokudenga pamusoro pembiru, neGungwa, nezvigadziko, nemimwe midziyo yakasara muguta rino, a a v19 Pano “Gungwa” harisi dziva remvura asi mudziyo mukuru wendarira wakanga umire paruvazhe rwetemberi, waishandiswa navapristi pakushamba.
20yakanga isina kutorwa naNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi paakatapa Jekonia mwanakomana waJehoyakimu, mambo weJudha, achimubvisa muJerusarema achimuendesa kuBhabhironi, pamwe chete navakuru vose veJudha neveJerusarema,
21hongu, zvanzi naBaba vehondo dzokudenga pamusoro pemidziyo yakasara muimba yaBaba vedu, iyo imba yamambo weJudha, nomuJerusarema:
22Ichatakurirwa kuBhabhironi igoramba iripo kusvikira zuva randichaiuyira, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu. Ipapo ndichaiuyisa ndigoidzosera kunzvimbo ino.