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Zvino vakuru vose vehondo, naJohanani mwanakomana waKarea naJezania mwanakomana waHoshaia, navanhu vose kubva kuvaduku kusvikira kuvakuru, vakaswedera,

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vakati kumuporofita Jeremiya, "Tinokumbira kuti munyengetero wedu usvitswe pamberi penyu, mutinyengeterere kuna Jehovha Mwari wenyu, munyengeterere ava vose vakasara (nokuti takasara tiri vashoma kuna vaiva vazhinji, sezvamunotiona nameso enyu),

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kuti Jehovha Mwari wenyu atiratidze nzira yatinofanira kufamba nayo nechinhu chatinofanira kuita."

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Ipapo muporofita Jeremiya akati kwavari, "Ndakunzwai; tarirai, ndichanyengetera kuna Jehovha Mwari wenyu sezvamakareva namashoko enyu; zvino chinhu chipi nechipi chamunopindurwa naJehovha, ndichakuzivisai icho, handingatongokuvanziriyi chinhu."

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Ipapo vakati kuna Jeremiya, "Jehovha ngaave chapupu chazvokwadi chakatendeka pakati pedu, kana tikarega kuita mashoko ose amunozotumwa nawo kwatiri naJehovha Mwari wenyu.

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Kana richinge rakanaka, kana richinge rakaipa, tichateerera inzwi raJehovha Mwari wedu, watinokutumirai kwaari; kuti tive nomufaro, kana tichiteerera inzwi raJehovha Mwari wedu."

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Zvino mazuva ane gumi akati apera, shoko raJehovha rikasvika kuna Jeremiya.

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Ipapo akadana Johanani mwanakomana waKarea navakuru vose vehondo vaiva naye navanhu vose, kubva kuvaduku kusvikira kuvakuru,

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akati kwavari, "Zvanzi naJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, wamakanditumira kwaari kuti ndisvitse munyengetero wenyu pamberi pake.

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`Kana muchinge muchada kugara munyika ino, ini ndichakuvakai, handingakukoromoriyi, ndichakusimai, handingakudzuriyi; nokuti ndinozvidemba pamusoro pezvakaipa zvandakakuitirai.'

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"Musatya henyu mambo weBhabhironi, iye wamunotya; musatya henyu, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; nokuti ndinemi, kuti ndikuponesei nokukurwirai paruoko rwake.

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Ndichakunzwirai nyasha, kuti iye ave nenyasha nemi, akudzosei kunyika yenyu.

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Asi kana mukati, `Hatidi kugara munyika ino,' saizvozvo musingateereri inzwi raJehovha Mwari wenyu,

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muchiti, `Kwete, tichaenda kunyika yeIjipiti, kwatisingazooni kurwa, kana kunzwa inzwi rehwamanda, kana kunzwa nzara yezvokudya, tichandogarako;'

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naizvozvo zvino chinzwai shoko raJehovha, imi vakasara vaJudha, `Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Mwari waIsiraeri, kana muchiramba makarinzira zviso zvenyu kuti muende Ijipiti, kundogarako muri vatorwa;

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ipapo munondo wamunotya uchakubataipo panyika yeIjipiti; nenzara yamunotya ichakutevererai kwazvo paIjipiti, ndipapo pamuchandofira.

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Ndizvo zvichaitirwa varume vose vanorinzira zviso zvavo kuti vaende Ijipiti, kundogarako vari vatorwa; vachafa nomunondo, nenzara, uye nehosha; hakuna mumwe wavo uchasara kana kupukunyuka pazvakaipa zvandichauyisa pamusoro pavo.'

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"Nokuti zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Mwari waIsiraeri, `Kutsamwa kwangu nehasha dzangu sezvazvakadururwa pamusoro pavagere Jerusaremu, saizvozvo hasha dzangu dzichadururwa pamusoro penyu, kana muchipinda Ijipiti; muchava chinhu chinotukwa, nechishamiso, nechinomhurwa, nechinoshoorwa; nenzvimbo ino hamungazoionizve.'

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"Jehovha wakataura pamusoro penyu, imi vakasara vaJudha, achiti, `Regai kuenda Ijipiti; zivai kwazvo kuti ndakakupupurirai nhasi.'

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Nokuti makanyengera mweya yenyu; nokuti makanditumira kuna Jehovha Mwari wenyu, muchiti, `Tinyengetererei kuna Jehovha Mwari wedu, zvose zvicharehwa naJehovha Mwari wedu, mutizivise izvozvo, tichazviita.'

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Zvino nhasi ndakuzivisai izvozvo, asi hamuna kuteerera inzwi raJehovha Mwari wenyu pachinhu chimwe chaakanditumira nacho kwamuri.

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Naizvozvo zvino zivai kwazvo kuti muchafa nomunondo, nenzara, uye nehosha yakaipa panzvimbo iyo yamunoda kuenda kwairi kundogarako muri vatorwa."

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