Jeremiya 23:25-40

Ndakanzwa zvakarehwa navaporofita, vanoporofita nhema muzita rangu, vachiti, ‘Ndarota hope, ndarota hope.’ Ko izvi zvichavapo pamwoyo yavaporofita vanoporofita nhema kusvikira rini, ivo vaporofita vezvinonyengera zvemwoyo yavo? Ivo, vanofunga kukanganisa vanhu vangu zita rangu nokurota kwavo, kwavanoudza mumwe nomumwe hama yake, madzibaba avo sezvavakakanganwa zita rangu nokunamata Bhaari. Muporofita, wakarota, ngaaudze kurota kwake; uneshoko rangu, ngaataure shoko rangu nokutendeka. Mashanga nezviyo zvakaenzana pai? Ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha. “Shoko rangu harina kufanana nomoto here? Ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; uye senyundo inoputsanya dombo here? Naizvozvo, tarirai, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, handina hukama navaporofita, vanoba mashoko angu mumwe nomumwe kunowokwake. Tarirai, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, handina hukama navaporofita, vanoreva namarimi avo, vachiti, ‘Ndiye unodaro.’ Tarirai, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, handina hukama navanoporofita kurota kwavo kwenhema, vachiudza vamwe, vachirashisa vanhu vangu nenhema dzavo uye nokuzvirumbidza kwavo kusina maturo; kunyange zvakadaro handina kuvatuma, kana kuvaraira; uye havatongobatsiri vanhu ava, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha. “Zvino kana vanhu ava, kana muporofita kana mupristi, vakakubvunza, vachiti, ‘Chirevo chaJehovha ndechipiko?’ Ipapo uti kwavari, ‘Chirevo chei!’ Ini ndichakurasai, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha. Kana ari muporofita, kana mupristi, kana vanhu, kana vachiti, ‘Chirevo chaJehovha; ndicharova munhu uyo neimba yake.’ Ndizvo zvamunofanira kuti, mumwe nomumwe kunowokwake, nomumwe nomumwe kuhama yake, ‘Jehovha wakapindurei? Jehovha wakataurei?’ Musazoti chirevo chaJehovha; nokuti shoko romunhu mumwe nomumwe ndicho chirevo chake; nokuti makakanganisa mashoko aMwari mupenyu, aJehovha wehondo, Mwari wedu. “Uti kumuporofita, ‘Jehovha wakakupindurei? Jehovha wakataurei?’ Asi kana mukati, ‘Chirevo chaJehovha;’ zvanzi naJehovha, ‘Zvamunoreva shoko iri, muchiti, chirevo chaJehovha,’ ini zvandakatuma shoko kwamuri ndichiti, ‘Musati, chirevo chaJehovha;’ naizvozvo tarirai, ndichakukanganwai chose, ndichakurashai kure neni, imi, neguta randakakupai imi namadzibaba enyu; ndichauyisa pamusoro penyu kushoorwa kusingaperi, nokunyadziswa kusingaperi, zvisingazokanganikwi.”