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Zvino pakuvamba kwokubata ushe hwaJehoiakimu mwanakomana waJosia, mambo waJudha, shoko iri rakabva kuna Jehovha, richiti,

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" Zvanzi naJehovha, `Mira paruvazhe rweimba yaJehovha, uudze maguta ose aJudha, anouya kuzonamata mumba maJehovha, mashoko ose andinokuraira kuti uvaudze; usatapudza kunyange neshoko rimwe.

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Zvimwe vangateerera, vakadzoka mumwe nomumwe panzira yake yakaipa; kuti ndizvidembe pamusoro pezvakaipa zvandinofunga kuvaitira nokuda kwezvakaipa zvavo zvavanoita.' "

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Uti kwavari, "Zvanzi naJehovha, `Kana musingadi kundinzwa, kuti mufambe nomurayiro wangu, wandakaisa pamberi penyu,

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kuti munzwe mashoko avaranda vangu vaporofita, vandinotuma kwamuri, ndichimuka mangwanani ndichivatuma, asi hamuna kunzwa;

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zvino ndichaita imba ino ive seShiro, neguta rino ndichariita chinhu chinotukwa namarudzi ose enyika.' "

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Vapirisiti navaporofita navanhu vose vakanzwa Jeremiya achitaura mashoko awa mumba maJehovha.

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Zvino Jeremiya wakati apedza kutaura zvose zvaakanga arairwa naJehovha kuti audze vanhu vose, vapirisiti navaporofita navanhu vose vakamubata, vachiti, "Zvirokwazvo, uchafa iwe.

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Wakaporofitirei nezita raJehovha, uchiti, 'Imba ino ichava seShiro, guta rino richava dongo, risina unogaramo?' " Vanhu vose vakaunganira Jeremiya mumba maJehovha.

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Zvino machinda aJudha akati anzwa zvinhu izvi, vakauya vachibva kuimba yamambo vakaenda kuimba yaJehovha, vakagara pasi panopindwa pasuo idzva reimba yaJehovha.

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Ipapo vapirisiti navaporofita vakataura namachinda uye navanhu vose, vachiti, "Munhu uyu wakafanira rufu, nokuti wakaporofitira guta rino zvakaipa, sezvamakanzwa nenzeve dzenyu."

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Ipapo Jeremiya wakataura namachinda ose uye navanhu vose, achiti, "Jehovha ndiye wakandituma kuti ndiporofitire imba ino neguta rino mashoko ose amakanzwa.

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Naizvozvo zvino natsai nzira dzenyu nezvamunoita, muteerere inzwi raJehovha Mwari wenyu; ipapo Jehovha uchazvidemba pamusoro pezvakaipa zvaakareva pamusoro penyu.

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"Asi kana ndirini, tarirai, ndiri mumaoko enyu; ndiitirei zvakanaka nezvakarurama pakuona kwenyu.

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Asi muzive zvirokwazvo, kuti kana mukandiuraya ini, muchauyisa mhosva yeropa risina mhaka pamusoro penyu, napamusoro peguta rino, napamusoro pavageremo; nokuti zvirokwazvo Jehovha wakandituma kwamuri kuti nditaure mashoko awa ose munzeve dzenyu."

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Ipapo machinda navanhu vose vakati kuvapirisiti navaporofita, "Munhu uyu haafaniri rufu, nokuti wakataura nesu nezita raJehovha Mwari wedu."

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Zvino vamwe vavakuru venyika vakasimuka, vakataura neungano yose yavanhu, vachiti,

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"Mikaya muMorashitiri wakaporofita pamazuva aHezekia mambo waJudha; akataura navanhu vose vaJudha, achiti, `Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Ziyoni richarimwa somunda, neJerusaremu richava mirwi yamabwe, negomo reimba richaita senzvimbo dzakakwirira dzedondo.'

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"Ko Hezekia mambo waJudha, navaJudha vose vakamuuraya here? Ko haana kutya Jehovha, akanyengetera Jehovha, Jehovha akazvidemba pamusoro pezvakaipa zvaakanga areva pamusoro pavo here? Saizvozvo tingatadzira mweya yedu kwazvo."

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Uyezve, kwakanga kuno munhu waiporofita nezita raJehovha, wainzi Uriya, mwanakomana waShemaia weKiriati-jearimi; iye wakaporofita zvakaipa pamusoro peguta rino nenyika ino zvakafanana namashoko ose aJeremiya.

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Zvino mambo Jehoiakimu, navakuru vake vose, namachinda ose, vakati vanzwa mashoko ake, mambo akatsvaka kumuuraya; asi Uriya wakati achizvinzwa akatya, akatizira Ijipiti.

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Mambo Jehoiakini akatuma vanhu Ijipiti, vaiti Erinatani mwanakomana waAkibhori, navamwe vanhu naye, vaende Ijipiti,

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akandotora Uriya Ijipiti, vakauya naye kuna mambo Jehoiakimu, iye ndokumuuraya nomunondo, akakandira chitunha chake mumarinda avanhu vasingakudzwi.

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Asi ruoko rwaAhikami mwanakomana waShafani rwakabatsira Jeremiya, vakasamuisa mumaoko avanhu kuti vamuuraye.

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