Jeremia Akakandwa Mugomba
Machinda anoti shoko raJeremiya rinobva kuna Baba vedu rokuzvipira kumukira umambo, uye anomuburutsira mugomba rine madhaka kuti afe nenzara. Ebhedhi-Mereki muKushi anokumbira kuna mambo uye anomubudisa nemamvemve nentambo. Zedhekia anobvunzazve muchivande, anopiwa upenyu hwake kana akazvipira, asi haagoni kuzvigamuchira.
38 1Shefatia mwanakomana waMatani, Gedharia mwanakomana waPashuri, Jukari mwanakomana waSheremia, naPashuri mwanakomana waMarkiya vakanzwa Jeremia achiudza vanhu vose achiti:
2“Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Ani naani anogara muguta rino achafa nomunondo, nenzara, uye nedenda, asi ani naani anozvipira kuvaBhabhironi achararama, uye upenyu hwake huchava sechakapambwa. 3Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Zvirokwazvo guta rino richaiswa muruoko rweuto ramambo weBhabhironi, uye vacharikunda.”
4Machinda akati kuna mambo, “Urayai munhu uyu. Mashoko akadai anoshayisa simba maoko avarwi vakasara muguta rino nevanhu vose. Haatsvaki zvakanaka zvavo asi kuvakuvadza.”
5Mambo Zedhekia vakati, “Tarirai, ari mumaoko enyu; mambo haagoni kuita chinhu chokukupikisai.”
6Vakatora Jeremia vakamukanda mugomba raMarkiya mwanakomana wamambo, raiva muruvanze rwavarindi, vachimuburutsa namabote. Makanga musina mvura, asi matope chete, uye Jeremia akanyura mumatope.
7Asi Ebhedhi-Mereki muKushi, chimwe chemachinda omumuzinda, akanzwa kuti vakanga vaisa Jeremia mugomba. Panguva iyoyo mambo vakanga vagere paSuo reBhenjamini, 8Ebhedhi-Mereki akabuda mumuzinda akataura namambo achiti: 9“Ishe wangu mambo, varume ava vakaita zvakaipa pane zvose zvavakaitira Jeremia muprofita, vachimukanda mugomba kuti afe nenzara, nokuti hakuchina chingwa muguta.”
10Mambo vakarayira Ebhedhi-Mereki muKushi, vachiti, “Tora varume makumi matatu pano, uende navo, ugosimudza Jeremia muprofita mugomba asati afa.”
11Ebhedhi-Mereki akatora varume vaya, akaenda kumuzinda, kukamuri raiva pasi pedura repfuma, akatora mamvemve ekare nenguo dzakasakara, akazviburutsa namabote kuna Jeremia mugomba. 12Ebhedhi-Mereki muKushi akati kuna Jeremia, “Isa mamvemve aya akasakara nenguo pasi pamakwapa ako, pasi pamabote.” Jeremia akaita saizvozvo. 13Vakakweva Jeremia vachimubudisa mugomba namabote; Jeremia akaramba ari muruvanze rwavarindi.
Mambo Vanonzwa Shoko raBaba
14Ipapo Mambo Zedhekia vakatuma shoko kuti Jeremia muprofita auyiswe, akauyiswa pasuo rechitatu reimba yaBaba vedu. Mambo vakati kuna Jeremia, “Ndichakubvunza chinhu; usandivanzira chinhu.”
15Jeremia akati kuna Zedhekia, “Kana ndikakuudzai, hamungandiurayi here? Uye kana ndikakupai zano, hamungateereri.”
16Mambo Zedhekia vakapika kuna Jeremia muchivande, vachiti, “NaBaba vedu vapenyu, ivo vakatipa upenyu uhu, handizokuuraya kana kukuisa mumaoko avarume ava vanotsvaka kukuuraya.”
17Jeremia akati kuna Zedhekia, “Zvanzi naBaba veHondo dzokudenga, Baba vaIsraeri: Kana mukazvipira kumachinda amambo weBhabhironi, upenyu hwenyu huchararamiswa, guta rino harizopiswa nomoto, uye imi neveimba yenyu muchararama. 18Asi kana mukaramba kuzvipira kumachinda amambo weBhabhironi, guta rino richapiwa kuvaBhabhironi, vacharipisa, uye imi hamuzopunyuka mumaoko avo.”
19Mambo Zedhekia vakati kuna Jeremia, “Ndinotya vaJudha vakatizira kuvaBhabhironi; ndingangoiswa mumaoko avo kuti vandizvidze.”
20Jeremia akati, “Havazokuisai mumaoko avo. Teererai inzwi raBaba vedu sezvandinokuudzai, kuti zvikunakire uye upenyu hwenyu huraramiswe. 21Asi kana mukaramba kuzvipira, iri ndiro shoko randaratidzwa naBaba vedu:
22“Tarirai! Vakadzi vose vakasara mumuzinda wamambo weJudha vachabudiswa vachiendeswa kumachinda amambo weBhabhironi, uye vachati: ‘Shamwari dzenyu dzamaivimba nadzo dzakakutsausai dzikakukundai; tsoka dzenyu dzanyura mumatope, uye dzakakufuratirai.’”
23“Vakadzi venyu vose nevana venyu vachaendeswa kuvaBhabhironi, uye imi hamuzopunyuka muruoko rwavo asi muchabatwa namambo weBhabhironi, uye guta rino richapiswa nomoto.”
24Ipapo Zedhekia akati kuna Jeremia, “Ngaparege kuva nomunhu anoziva nezvehurukuro iyi, kuti urege kufa. 25Kana machinda akanzwa kuti ndakataura newe, akauya achiti, ‘Tiudze zvawakataura kuna mambo nezvavakataura kwauri; usativanzira chinhu, kuti tirege kukuuraya,’ 26ipapo uvaudze kuti, ‘Ndakanga ndichikumbira zvikuru kuna mambo kuti varege kundidzosera kumba kwaJonatani kuti ndindofira ikoko.’”
27Machinda ose akauya akabvunza Jeremia, iye akapindura chaizvo sezvakanga zvarayirwa namambo. Saka vakanyarara, nokuti hurukuro yakanga isina kunzwikwa. 28Jeremia akaramba ari muruvanze rwavarindi kusvikira zuva rakatorwa Jerusarema. Uye akanga achiripo panguva yakatorwa Jerusarema.