Jeremiya 2:1-37
2 Zvino shoko raJehovha rakauya kwandiri,+ richiti:
2 “Enda ushevedzere Jerusarema richinzwa, uchiti, ‘Zvanzi naJehovha:+ “Ndinonyatsoyeuka mutsa worudo wawakaratidza uchiri muduku,+ rudo rwepanguva yawakavimbiswa kuroorwa,+ kunditevera kwawakaita murenje, munyika isina kudyarwa mbeu.+
3 Israeri aiva chinhu chitsvene kuna Jehovha,+ zvibereko zvokutanga kwaAri.”’+ ‘Vanhu vose vaimuparadza vaizvipa mhosva.+ Dambudziko raiuya pavari,’ ndizvo zvakataura Jehovha.”+
4 Inzwai shoko raJehovha, haiwa imi imba yaJakobho,+ nemi mhuri dzose dzeimba yaIsraeri.+
5 Zvanzi naJehovha: “Madzibaba enyu akawanei mandiri chakanga chisina kururama,+ zvokuti akava kure neni kwazvo,+ uye akaramba achitevera chidhori+ chisina zvachinobatsira, achiva asina zvaanobatsira pachawo?+
6 Haana kuti, ‘Jehovha ari kupi, Iye akatibudisa munyika yeIjipiti,+ Iye akatifambisa nomurenje, nomunyika yemapani erenje+ nemakomba, nomunyika isina mvura+ uye yezarima,+ nomunyika isina munhu akafambamo uye musina munhu wepanyika akagaramo?’
7 “Ndakakuunzai zvishoma nezvishoma kunyika ine michero, kuti mudye zvibereko zvayo nezvinhu zvayo zvakanaka.+ Asi makapinda, mukasvibisa nyika yangu; uye makaita kuti nhaka yangu ive chinhu chinosemesa.+
8 Vapristi havana kuti, ‘Jehovha ari kupi?’+ Vaya vanoita zvomutemo havana kundiziva;+ uye vafudzi vakanditadzira,+ naivowo vaprofita vakaprofita naBhaari,+ uye vakatevera vaya vaisagona kubatsira.+
9 “‘Naizvozvo ndichakakavadzanazve nemi,’+ ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, ‘uye ndichakakavadzana nevanakomana vevanakomana venyu.’+
10 “‘Asi yambukirai kunyika dzevaKitimu+ dziri mumhenderekedzo yegungwa muone. Tumirai shoko kuKedhari+ munyatsofungisisa, muone kana chinhu chakadai chakaitika.+
11 Kune rudzi rwakachinjanisa vanamwari+ varwo nevaya vasiri vanamwari here?+ Asi vanhu vangu vakachinjanisa kukudzwa kwangu nezvinhu zvisingabatsiri.+
12 Rambai makatarira izvi muchishamiswa, haiwa imi matenga; uye bvudzi ngarimire nokuda kwokutya kwazvo,’ ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha,+
13 ‘nokuti vanhu vangu vakaita zvinhu zviviri zvakaipa: Vakandisiya,+ ini tsime remvura mhenyu,+ kuti vachere migodhi yemvura, migodhi yakatsemuka, isingagoni kuchengeta mvura.’
14 “‘Israeri mushandi, kana kuti muranda akaberekerwa mumba here?+ Nei ava wokupamba?
15 Vana veshumba vane zenze vanomudzvovera;+ ivo varira.+ Vakaita kuti nyika yake ive chinhu chinokatyamadza. Maguta ake akatungidzwa moto, zvokuti hamuna anogaramo.+
16 Naivowo vanakomana vokuNofi+ nokuTapanesi+ vakaramba vachikudya panhongonya yomusoro.+
17 Izvi handizvo zvawakaita nokusiya kwako Jehovha Mwari wako+ munguva yaakakufambisa munzira here?+
18 Zvino uchanetsekerei nokutsvaka nzira inoenda kuIjipiti+ kuti unwe mvura yorwizi rwaShihori?+ Uchanetsekerei nokutsvaka nzira inoenda kuAsiriya+ kuti unwe mvura yoRwizi?
19 Zvakaipa zvako ngazvikururamise,+ uye mabasa ako okusatendeka ngaakutsiure.+ Saka ziva, uone kuti kusiya kwako Jehovha Mwari wako chinhu chakaipa nechinorwadza,+ uye hausati wava kunditya,’+ ndizvo zvinotaura Changamire+ Ishe, Jehovha wemauto.
20 “‘Nokuti kare kare ndakatyora-tyora joko rako;+ ndakadambura zvisungo zvako. Asi iwe wakati: “Handisi kuzoshumira,” nokuti wairara wakazvambarara+ pazvikomo zvose zvakakwirira nepasi pemiti yose yakasvibirira,+ uchiita upfambi.+
21 Asi ini, ndakanga ndakudyara somuzambiringa mutsvuku wakanaka kwazvo,+ wose zvawo uri mbeu yechokwadi. Naizvozvo wandichinjira sei kuva nhungirwa dzakaipa dzomumwe muzambiringa?’+
22 “‘Asi kunyange ukageza nesoda uye ukatora sipo yakawanda,+ kukanganisa kwako kuchava kutindivara pamberi pangu,’+ ndizvo zvinotaura Changamire Ishe Jehovha.
23 Ungati sei, ‘Handina kuzvisvibisa.+ Handina kutevera vanaBhaari’?+ Ona nzira yako mumupata.+ Cherechedza zvawakaita. Uri ngamera duku hadzi inongomhanya-mhanya munzira dzayo zvisina chinangwa;
24 uri mbizi+ yajaira musango, mweya wayo paunopanga, ichifembedza mhepo;+ panguva yainoda mukono, ndiani angaidzosa? Dzose dziya dziri kuitsvaka hadzizozvinetesi. Mumwedzi wayo dzichaiwana.
25 Usaita kuti tsoka yako ishayiwe shangu, uye pahuro pako pave nenyota.+ Asi iwe wakati, ‘Hazvina tariro!+ Aiwa, asi ndakada vanhu vandisingazivi,+ uye ndichavatevera.’+
26 “Veimba yaIsraeri, ivo, madzimambo avo, machinda avo nevapristi vavo nevaprofita+ vavo vakanyara sokunyara kunoita mbavha painobatwa.+
27 Vari kuti kumuti, ‘Ndiwe baba vangu,’+ uye kudombo, ‘Ndiwe wakandibereka.’ Asi ivo vakandifuratira, havana kunditarira nezviso zvavo.+ Panguva yedambudziko ravo vachati, ‘Simukai mutiponese!’+
28 “Asi vanamwari vako vawakazvigadzirira varipiko?+ Ngavasimuke kana vangakuponesa panguva yedambudziko rako.+ Haiwa iwe Judha, vanamwari vako vawanda sezvakaita maguta ako.+
29 “‘Nei muchiramba muchikakavadzana neni?+ Nei makanditadzira, mose zvenyu?’+ ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
30 Ndakarova vanakomana venyu pasina zvazvakabatsira.+ Havana kubvuma kurangwa.+ Bakatwa renyu rakaparadza vaprofita venyu, seshumba iri kuparadza.+
31 Haiwa imi chizvarwa, onai shoko raJehovha.+
“Ndangova renje zvaro kuna Israeri+ kana kuti nyika yerima guru here? Nei ava, vanhu vangu, vakati, ‘Takafamba-famba takasununguka. Hatizodzokizve kwamuri’?+
32 Mhandara ingakanganwa zvishongo zvayo, mwenga angakanganwa micheka yake inosungwa nechomumazamu here? Asi vanhu vangu—vakandikanganwa mazuva asingaverengeki.+
33 “Haiwa iwe mukadzi, nei uchinatsa nzira yako kuti utsvake kudiwa? Naizvozvo wakadzidzisawo nzira dzako zvinhu zvakaipa.+
34 Uyewo, kumupendero wenguo yako kwakawanikwa mavara eropa remweya+ yevarombo vasina mhosva.+ Handina kuvawana vachipaza, asi iwo ari pamipendero iyi yose.+
35 “Asi unoti, ‘Handina mhosva. Chokwadi kutsamwa kwake kwakabva kwandiri.’+
“Tarira ndava kukakavadzana newe nokuda kwokutaura kwako kwokuti, ‘Handina kutadza.’+
36 Nei uchiona kuchinja kwako nzira sechinhu chisingambokoshi?+ Uchanyadziswawo neIjipiti,+ sokunyadziswa kwawakaitwa neAsiriya.+
37 Nokuda kweizviwo uchaenda maoko ako ari pamusoro wako,+ nokuti Jehovha akaramba zvaunovimba nazvo, uye hauzobudiriri nazvo.”
