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| 1. | Zvino Jerusaremu rakati rakundwa, negore repfumbamwe raZedhekia mambo waJudha, nomwedzi wegumi, Nebhukadhirezari mambo weBhabhironi akauya nehondo yake yose kuzorwa neJerusaremu, ndokurikomba. |
| 2. | Zvino negore regumi nerimwe raZedhekia, nomwedzi wechina, nezuva repfumbamwe romwedzi vakakoromora rusvingo rweguta, |
| 3. | machinda ose amambo weBhabhironi akapinda, akagara pasi musuo rapakati, vaiti Nerigarisharezeri, naSamigarinebho, naSherisekimu mukuru wavaranda, naNerigarisharezeri mukuru wen’anga, pamwechete namachinda ose amambo weBhabhironi. |
| 4. | Zvino Zedhekia mambo waJudha navarwi vose vakati vachivaona vakatiza, vakabuda muguta vusiku, vachienda nenzira yokumunda wamambo, napasuo raiva pakati pamasvingo maviri; akabuda achienda kumapani. |
| 5. | Asi hondo yavaKaradhea yakadzingana navo, vakabata Zedhekia pamapani eJeriko; zvino vakati vamubata, vakaenda naye kuna Nebhukadhirezari mambo weBhabhironi paRibhira munyika yeHamati, iye akamutonga. |
| 6. | Ipapo mambo weBhabhironi akauraya vanakomana vaZedhekia paRibhira iye akatarira; uye mambo weBhabhironi wakaurayawo vakuru vose vaJudha. |
| 7. | Akatumburawo meso aZedhekia, akamusunga namaketani kuti amuise Bhabhironi. |
| 8. | VaKaradhea vakapisa imba yamambo, nedzimba dzavanhu nomoto, vakakoromora masvingo Jerusaremu. |
| 9. | Ipapo Nebhuzaradhani mukuru wavarindi akatapa vanhu vakanga vasara muguta, navashanduki vakanga vauya kwaari, navamwe vanhu vakanga vasara, akavaisa Bhabhironi. |
| 10. | Asi Nebhuzaradhani mukuru wavarindi wakasiya munyika yaJudha vamwe varombo vavanhu, vakanga vasina chinhu, akavapa minda yemizambiringa nemimwe minda nenguva iyo. |
| 11. | Nebhukadhirezari weBhabhironi akaraira Nebhuzaradhani mukuru wavarindi pamusoro paJeremiya, achiti, |
| 12. | "Mumubate, mumuchengete zvakanaka, murege kumuitira chakaipa; asi mumuitire sezvaanotaura kwamuri." |
| 13. | Naizvozvo Nebhuzaradhani mukuru wavarindi akatuma nhume, naNebhushazibhani, mukuru wavaranda, naNerigarisharezeri mukuru wen’anga, navatariri vakuru vose vamambo weBhabhironi, |
| 14. | ivo vakatuma nhume, vakandotora Jeremiya muruvazhe rwavarindi, vakamuisa kuna Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami, mwanakomana waShafani, kuti aende naye kumusha kwake. Naizvozvo wakagara pakati pavanhu. |
| 15. | Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Jeremiya, panguva yaakanga akapfigirwa muruvazhe rwavarindi, richiti, |
| 16. | "Enda, utaure naEbhedhimereki muItiopia, uti, zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Mwari walsiraeri, tarira, ndichaitira guta rino sezvandakareva, ndichariitira zvakaipa, handingariitira zvakanaka; zvichaitika nezuva iro iwe uchizviona. |
| 17. | Asi iwe ndichakurwira nezuva iro, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; iwe haungaiswi mumaoko avanhu vaunotya. |
| 18. | Nokuti zvirokwazvo ndichakuponesa, haungaurawi nomunondo, asi hupenyu hwako huchava kwauri chinhu chakapambwa, zvawakavimba neni, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha." |
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