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Zvino negore rechina ramambo Dhariusi shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Zekariya nezuva rechina romwedzi wepfumbamwe, iwo weKisirevhi.

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Zvino vanhu veBhetieri vakanga vatuma Sharezeri naRegemimereki, navanhu vavo, kundokumbira nyasha kuna Jehovha,

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nokutaura navapirisiti veimba yaJehovha wehondo navaporofita, vachiti, "Ko ndochema nomwedzi wechishanu, ndichizviparadzanisa navamwe, sezvandaiita makore awa mazhinji here?"

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Ipapo shoko raJehovha wehondo rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,

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"Taura navanhu vose venyika ino, navapirisiti, uti, `Zvamaizvinyima zvokudya muchichema nomwedzi wechishanu nowechinomwe, makore ano anamakumi manomwe, maitongozvinyima zvokudya nokuda kwangu, nokuda kwangu here?

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Kana muchidya, kana muchinwa, hamuzvidyiri nokuzvinwira here?'

7.

Ko haazi mashoko aJehovha aakadanidzira navaporofita vakare, Jerusaremu richakagarwa navanhu richinomufaro, iro namaguta aro ose akaripoteredza, nenyika yezasi yenyika yamapani dzichina vanhu.

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Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Zekariya, richiti,

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"Ndizvo zvakataura Jehovha wehondo, achiti, `Ruramisirai kwazvo pakutonga, mumwe nomumwe aitire hama yake unyoro netsitsi;

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regai kumanikidza chirikadzi, kana nherera, kana mutorwa, kana murombo; kurege kuva nomumwe wenyu anofungira hama yake zvakaipa pamwoyo pake.'

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"Asi vakaramba kuteerera, vakabvisa fudzi ravo, nokudzivira nzeve dzavo kuti varege kunzwa.

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Zvirokwazvo, mwoyo yavo vakaiita sedhaimani, kuti varege kunzwa murayiro namashoko akatumwa naJehovha wehondo noMweya wake navaporofita vakare; saka kutsamwa kukuru kwakabuda kuna Jehovha wehondo.

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Zvino sezvaakadana, ivo vakaramba kunzwa, saizvozvo ivo vachadanawo ini ndicharamba kunzwa ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo;

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asi ndichavaparadzira nechamupupuri pakati pendudzi dzose dzavakanga vasingazivi. Naizvozvo nyika yakava dongo shure kwavo, kukasava nomunhu akaenda kana kudzoka neko; nokuti vakaparadza nyika yakanga ichifadza."

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