Baba vedu Vanonyevera Kuburikidza naJeremiya
Uto reIjipiti rinodzinga vaBhabhironi uye Jerusarema rinova netariro; Jeremiya anouya neshoko raBaba vedu rokuti vachadzoka vagopisa guta. Paanobuda kuenda kunyaya dzemhuri, anobatwa sowatiza, anorohwa, oiswa mutorongo. Zedhekia anokumbira shoko muchivande, anopiwa shoko rakaoma, uye anomupa chingwa.
37 1Zedhekia mwanakomana waJosia vakatonga panzvimbo yaKonia mwanakomana waJehoyakimu, uyo vakagadzwa naNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi kuva mambo munyika yeJudha. 2Asi ivo, varanda vavo, kunyange vanhu venyika, havana kuteerera mashoko aBaba vedu akataurwa kuburikidza naJeremiya muprofita.
3Mambo Zedhekia vakatuma Jehukari mwanakomana waSheremiya naZefania mwanakomana waMaaseya muprista kuna Jeremiya muprofita, achiti, “Tapota, tinyengetererei kuna Baba vedu.”
4Jeremiya akanga achiri kupinda nokubuda pakati pavanhu; vakanga vasati vamuisa mutorongo. 5Uto raFarao rakanga rabuda muIjipiti; vaBhabhironi vakanga vakomba Jerusarema pavakazvinzwa, vakabva paJerusarema.
6Ipapo shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kuna Jeremiya muprofita, richiti:
7Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu vaIsraeri: Udzai mambo weJudha vakakutumai kuti muzondibvunza, kuti: Uto raFarao rakabuda kuzokubatsirai richadzokera kumusha kuIjipiti. 8Ipapo vaBhabhironi vachadzoka vagorwa neguta rino, vagoritora, vagoripisa.
9Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu: Musazvinyengera muchiti, “VaBhabhironi zvirokwazvo vachabva kwatiri”—havazobvi. 10Kunyange dai maikunda uto rose ravaBhabhironi rinorwa nemi, kukasara chete varume vakakuvara mumatende avo, vaizomuka vagopisa guta rino.
Jeremiya Anosungwa Achiiswa Mutorongo
11Zvino uto ravaBhabhironi parakanga rabva paJerusarema nokuda kweuto raFarao, 12Jeremiya akabva paJerusarema achienda kunyika yaBhenjamini kuti andotore mugove wake ikoko pakati pavanhu. 13PaSuo raBhenjamini, mukuru wavarindi ainzi Iriya mwanakomana waSheremiya mwanakomana waHanania akabata Jeremiya muprofita, achiti, “Uri kutizira kuvaBhabhironi!”
14Jeremiya akati, “Inhema! Handisi kutizira kuvaBhabhironi.” Asi Iriya haana kumuteerera, akabata Jeremiya, akaenda naye kuvakuru.
15Vakuru vakatsamwira Jeremiya, vakamurova, vakamuisa mutorongo mumba maJonatani munyori, yakanga yaitwa torongo.
16Saka Jeremiya akapinda mumakamuri egomba rapasi pevhu, akagara imomo mazuva mazhinji. 17Ipapo Mambo Zedhekia vakatuma munhu kundomutora, vakaita kuti abudiswe. Mambo vakamubvunza vari voga mumuzinda, vakati, “Pane shoko rinobva kuna Baba vedu here?” Jeremiya akati, “Pane.” “Muchaiswa mumaoko amambo weBhabhironi.”
18Jeremiya akabvunza Mambo Zedhekia, achiti, “Ndakakutadzirai pakudii imi, varanda venyu, kana vanhu ava, zvokuti mandiisa mutorongo? 19Varipiko zvino vaprofita venyu vakakuprofitirai, vachiti, ‘Mambo weBhabhironi haazouyi kuzorwa nemi kana nenyika ino’? 20Zvino chindinzwai, ishe wangu mambo, chikumbiro changu ngachisvike kwamuri—musandidzosera kumba kwaJonatani munyori, nokuti ndichafira ikoko.”
21Ipapo Mambo Zedhekia vakarayira, vakaisa Jeremiya muruvanze rwavarindi, vachimupa chingwa zuva rimwe nerimwe chaibva mumugwagwa wavabiki kusvikira chingwa chomuguta chapera. Saka Jeremiya akagara muruvanze rwavarindi.