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Zvino pagore irero, pakuvamba kwokubata ushe kwaZedhekia mambo waJudha, pagore rechina, nomwedzi wechishanu, Hanania mwanakomana waAzuri muporofita, waiva weGibhiyoni, akataura neni mumba maJehovha, vapirisiti navanhu vose varipo, akati,

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"Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Mwari waIsiraeri, `Ndavhuna joko ramambo weBhabhironi.

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Makore maviri asati apera kwazvo, ndichadzoserazve kunzvimbo ino midziyo yose yeimba yaJehovha, yakatorwa naNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi panzvimbo ino, akaiisa Bhabhironi;

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ndichadzoserazve kunzvimbo ino Jekonia mwanakomana waJehoiakimu mambo waJudha, pamwechete navatapwa vose vaJudha, vakaenda Bhabhironi ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; nokuti ndichavhuna joko ramambo weBhabhironi.' "

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Ipapo muporofita Jeremiya akati kumuporofita Hanania, vapirisiti navanhu vose varipo vamire mumba maJehovha,

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iye muporofita Jeremiya akati, "Ameni, Jehovha ngaaite zvakadaro; Jehovha ngaasimbise mashoko ako awakaporofita, adzoserezve midziyo yeimba yaJehovha, navose vakatapwa, vabve Bhabhironi vauye kunzvimbo ino.

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Asi zvino chinzwa shoko iri randinotaura munzeve dzako, nomunzeve dzavanhu vose.

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Vaporofita, vakanditangira ini newe, vakaporofitira nyika zhinji, noushe hukuru, vachireva zvokurwa, nenzara, nehosha yakaipa.

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"Muporofita, unoporofita zvorugare, kana shoko romuporofita uyo rikaitika, muporofita uyo uchazvikanwa kuti wakatumwa naJehovha zvirokwazvo."

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Ipapo muporofita Hanania wakabvisa joko pamutsipa womuporofita Jeremiya, akarivhuna.

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Zvino Hanania akataura pamberi pavanhu vose, achiti, "Zvanzi naJehovha, `Saizvozvo ndichavhuna joko raNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi pamitsipa yamarudzi ose makore maviri asati apera kwazvo.' " Muporofita Jeremiya ndokuenda zvake.

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Ipapo shoko raJehovha rakauya kuna Jeremiya, muporofita Hanania apedza kuvhuna joko pamutsipa womuporofita Jeremiya, zvichinzi,

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"Enda undoudza Hanania, uti, `Zvanzi naJehovha, wavhuna majoko amatanda, asi waita panzvimbo yazvo majoko esimbi.'

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"Nokuti zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Mwari waIsiraeri, `Ndakaisa joko resimbi pamitsipa yamarudzi awa ose, kuti ashumire Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi; achamushumira, uye ndakamupawo mhuka dzebundo.' "

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Ipapo muporofita Jeremiya wakati kumuporofita Hanania, "Chinzwa zvino, Hanania, Jehovha haana kukutuma, asi iwe unotendisa vanhu ava nhema.

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Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha, `Tarira, ndichakudzinga pasi pose; uchafa nhaka, nokuti wakataura zvinomukira Jehovha.' "

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Naizvozvo muporofita Hanania wakafa negore iro nomwedzi wechinomwe.

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