Jeremiya 18:1-12

Shoko rakauya kuna Jeremiya, richibva kuna Jehovha, richiti, “Simuka, uburukire kuimba yomuumbi wehari; ipapo ndichakuzivisa mashoko angu.” Zvino ndakaburukira kuimba yomuumbi wehari, ndikamuwana achibata basa pamakuyo. Zvino mudziyo waakanga achiita nevhu wakati washatiswa mumaoko omuumbi, akaumbazve naro mumwe mudziyo, sezvaakafunga iye muumbi wehari. Ipapo shoko raJehovha rakauya kwandiri richiti, “Zvanzi naJehovha, ‘Nhai, imi imba yaIsiraeri, handingagoni kuita nemi sezvinoita muumbi uyu wehari here? Tarirai, ivhu sezvarakaita muruoko rwomuumbi wehari, ndizvo zvamakaita muruoko rwangu, imi imba yaIsiraeri. Nenguva yandichataura pamusoro porudzi rwavanhu, napamusoro poushe, kuti ndicharudzura, nokuruputsa, nokuruparadza; kana rudzi urwo, rwandakataura zvinhu izvi pamusoro parwo, rukazvidzora pazvakaipa zvarwo, ini ndichazvidemba pamusoro pezvakaipa zvandakafunga kuvaitira. Uye nenguva yandichataura pamusoro porudzi rwavanhu, napamusoro poushe, kuti ndicharuvaka nokurusima; kana vakaita zvinhu zvakaipa pamberi pangu, vakasaterera inzwi rangu, ipapo ndichazvidemba pamusoro pezvakanaka zvandakanga ndichiti ndichavaitira.’ Naizvozvo zvino, taura navanhu vaJudha navagere Jerusaremu, uti, ‘Zvanzi naJehovha, tarirai, ndinokufungirai zvakaipa, ndinorangana mano akaipa pamusoro penyu; zvino dzokai mumwe nomumwe panzira yake yakaipa, mugadzire nzira dzenyu namabasa enyu.’ “Asi ivo vanoti, ‘Hazvina maturo, nokuti tichafamba sezvatinofunga, mumwe nomumwe wedu uchaita nohukukutu hwomwoyo wake wakaipa.’ ”