Mapfupa Anobudiswa Kubva Mumakuva
Vanhu vanowa vomukazve; vanhu ava vanowa vosara pasi. Shiri dzinotama dzinoziva mwaka wadzo kupfuura Judha zvaanoziva nzira dzaBaba vake. Jeremia, arwara neshungu, anobvunza kana pasina mushonga paGireadhi — uye chitsauko hachimupinduri.
8 1“Panguva iyoyo,” ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, “vachabvisa mapfupa amadzimambo eJudha, machinda, vaprista, vaprofita, nevanhu veJerusarema kubva mumakuva avo. 2Achawaridzwa pamberi pezuva, mwedzi, nehondo yose yokudenga yavaida, yavaishandira, yavaitevera, yavaibvunza, uye yavainamata—asingaunganidzwi, asingavigwi, achava mupfudze panyika. 3Vose vakasara vemhuri iyi yakaipa, kwose kwandakavadzingira, vachasarudza rufu panzvimbo youpenyu,” ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga.
Vanhu Vasingadi Kudzoka
4“Uvaudze kuti, ‘Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Kana vanhu vakawa, havamuki here? Kana munhu akatsauka, haadzoki here? 5Seiko zvino vanhu ava, Jerusarema, vakatsauka mukudzokera shure kusingaperi? Vanonamatira kunyengera; vanoramba kudzoka.’ 6Ndakateerera zvakanyanya, asi havatauri zvakarurama. Hakuna anotendeuka kubva pakuipa kwake, achiti, ‘Ndaiteiko?’ Mumwe nomumwe anomhanya nenzira yake, sebhiza rinomhanyira kuhondo. 7Kunyange shuramurove riri mudenga rinoziva mwaka waro wakatarwa, uye njiva, nyenganyenga, nekondo zvinochengeta nguva yokuuya kwazvo. Asi vanhu vangu havazivi nzira dzakarurama dzaBaba vavo. 8Mungareva sei kuti, ‘Takachenjera, uye murayiro waBaba vedu unesu,’ iyo chinyoreso chenhema chavanyori chakauchinja kuva nhema? 9Vakachenjera vachanyadziswa; vachavhundutswa uye vachabatwa. Tarirai, varamba shoko rangu, saka uchenjeri hupi hwasara mavari? 10Naizvozvo ndichapa vakadzi vavo kuna vamwe neminda yavo kuvaridzi vatsva. Nokuti kubva kumudiki kusvika kumukuru, mumwe nomumwe ane ruchiva rwepfuma yakaipa; kubva kumuprofita kusvika kumuprista, mumwe nomumwe anoita kunyengera.’ 11Vanosunga ronda romwanasikana wavanhu vangu sokunge harisi chinhu, vachiti, ‘Rugare, rugare,’ iko kusina rugare. 12Vakanyara nezvinhu zvinonyangadza zvavakaita here? Kwete, havana kutombonyara zvachose; havana kana kuziva kunyara. Naizvozvo vachawira pakati pevakawa; pandinovaranga, vachawisirwa pasi,’ ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu. 13‘Zvirokwazvo ndichavaunganidza,’ ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu. ‘Hapana mazambiringa achava pamuzambiringa, hapana maonde pamuonde, uye mashizha achaoma; zvandakavapa zvichapfuura kubva kwavari.’
14“Takagarireiko pano? Unganai pamwe chete! Ngatitizirei kumaguta akakombwa namasvingo tindofira ikoko, nokuti Baba vedu vatitongera kuti tiparare uye vatipa mvura ine muchetura kuti tinwe, nokuti takavatadzira.”
15Takatarisira rugare, asi hapana chakanaka chakauya; takatarisira nguva yokuporeswa, asi panzvimbo pazvo pane kutya. 16Kufemedzeka kwamabhiza omuvengi kunonzwika kuchibva kuDhani; pakurira kwokuchema kwamabhiza avo makono, nyika yose inodedera. Vanouya vachiparadza nyika nezvinhu zvose zviri mairi, guta navose vanogaramo.
17“Nokuti tarirai, ndiri kutuma nyoka dzine uturu pakati penyu, mhungu dzisingagoni kudzikamiswa, uye dzichakurumai,” ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu.
Jeremia Anochemera Vanhu Vake
18Mufaro wangu waenda, kusuwa kwandikunda; mwoyo wangu unorwara mukati mangu. 19Teererai—kuchema kwomwanasikana wavanhu vangu kuchibva kunyika iri kure: “Ko Baba vedu havazi muZioni here? Ko Mambo waro haachisimo mairi here?” “Vakandidenhereiko kuti nditsamwe nemifananidzo yavo yakavezwa, nezvifananidzo zvavo zvokumwe zvisina maturo? 20Kukohwa kwapfuura, zhizha rapera, uye hatina kuponeswa.” 21Nokuda kworonda romwanasikana wavanhu vangu ndapwanyika; ndinochema, uye kutya kunondibata. 22Ko hapana mafuta anoporesa muGireadhi here? Ko hakuna chiremba ikoko here? Seiko zvino kuporeswa kwomwanasikana wavanhu vangu kusati kwasvika?