Vakasara Vanotizira kuIjipiti
Johanani nevamwe vanoti Jeremiya murevi wenhema, vachiramba kuti Baba vedu vakamutuma, uye vanopomera Bharuki, vozotora vakasara vose kuenda kuIjipiti, Jeremiya ari pakati pavo. PaTahipanesi anoviga matombo panzvimbo pachamira chigaro choumambo chaNebhukadhinezari. Njodzi yavakatiza iri kuvatevera.
43 1Zvino Jeremiya paakapedza kuudza vanhu vose mashoko ose aBaba vavo—iwo mashoko ose Baba vavo avakamutuma kuti aataure kwavari. 2Azaria mwanakomana waHoshaya, naJohanani mwanakomana waKarea, nevarume vose vaizvikudza vakati kuna Jeremiya, “Uri kureva nhema! Baba vedu havana kukutuma kuti uti, ‘Musaenda kundogara muIjipiti.’ 3Kwete, Bharuki mwanakomana waNeria ndiye ari kukukurudzira kuti utirwise, kuti tiiswe mumaoko evaBhabhironi kuti vatiuraye kana kutitapira kuBhabhironi.”
4Saka Johanani mwanakomana waKarea, nevakuru vose vemauto, nevanhu vose havana kuteerera inzwi raBaba vedu rokugara munyika yeJudha. 5Saka Johanani mwanakomana waKarea nevakuru vose vemauto vakatora vakasara vose veJudha vakanga vadzoka vachibva kundudzi dzose kwavakanga vaparadzirwa, kuti vagare munyika yeJudha. 6Varume, vakadzi, vana, vanasikana vamambo, nomunhu wose uyo Nebhuzaradhani mukuru wevarindi akanga asiya naGedharia mwanakomana waAhikami, mwanakomana waShafani, pamwe chete naJeremiya muprofita naBharuki mwanakomana waNeria. 7Saka vakapinda muIjipiti, vasingateereri inzwi raBaba vedu, vakasvika kuTahapanesi.
8Ipapo shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kuna Jeremiya ari muTahapanesi, richiti:
9“Tora matombo makuru muruoko rwako uavige muvhu rebumba, muuriri wezvidhina pamukova womuzinda waFarao muTahapanesi, varume veJudha vakatarira. 10Ipapo uvaudze, uti, ‘Zvanzi naBaba veHondo dzokudenga, Baba vedu veIsraeri: Tarirai, ndichatuma munhu kuti andotora muranda wangu Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi, uye ndichamisa chigaro chake choumambo pamusoro pematombo aya andaviga pano, uye achatatamura tende rake roumambo pamusoro pawo. 11Achauya acharova Ijipiti: rufu kune vakatarirwa rufu, utapwa kune vakatarirwa utapwa, munondo kune vakatarirwa munondo. 12Ndichatungidza moto mudzitemberi dzavamwari veIjipiti; Nebhukadhinezari achadzipisa agodzitapa. Achazvimonera nyika yeIjipiti sokumonera kunoita mufudzi nguo yake, uye achabvapo asina kukuvadzwa. 13Achaputsa mbiru tsvene dzeHeriyoporisi munyika yeIjipiti, agopisa dzitemberi dzavamwari veIjipiti.’” a a v13 Pano “Bheti-shemeshi” (“imba yezuva”) iguta reIjipiti iro vaGiriki vaidana kuti Heriyoporisi, nzvimbo huru yokunamata zuva muIjipiti—kwete guta rezita rimwe chetero riri muJudha.