Shoko iri rakauya kuna Jeremiya richibva kuna Tenzi richiti, “Zvanzi naTenzi, Mwari weIsiraeri, nyora mubhuku mashoko ose andakakutaurira nokuti zvanzi naTenzi mazuva ari kuuya andichadzosera vanhu vangu vokwaIsiraeri nevokwaJudha makomborero, ndizvo zviri kutaura Tenzi. Uye ndichavaunzazve kunyika yandakapa kumadzibaba avo vagoiitazve yavo.”
Aya mazwi akataurwa naTenzi achireva nezvevokwaIsiraeri novokwaJudha:
“Zvanzi naTenzi,
‘Takanzwa mhere inodederesa
inotyisa isina rugare.’
“Imbobvunzai zvenyu muzvione,
munhurume angapone mwana here?
Zvamboita sei chaizvo kuti ini ndione
murume wose akabata chiuno namaoko
somukadzi ari pakusununguka?
Uso hwomunhu wose kuchenuruka kudai
zvaita sei chaizvo?
“Hezvino ndakadai,
‘Zuva iroro izuva guru,
hakuna kana nerimwe rakaita sairoro,
inguva yenhamo chaiyo kune vokwaJakobho
asi vachanunurwa zvavo mariri.’ ”
Zvanzi naTenzi wehondo nehondo, “Musi iwoyo zvichaitika ndezvokuti ndichatyora joko ndichiribvisa mumutsipa mavo uye ndichagwishura tambo dzenyu, vechirudzi havazombova madzichangamire avo.
“Asi kutoti vachashandira Tenzi, Mwari wavo naDhavhidhi mambo wavo wandichavamutsira.
“Zvino iwe Jakobho,
muranda wangu,
rega zvako kutya,
kana kudumbirwa nazvo iwe Isiraeri,
ndizvo zviri kutaurwa naTenzi,
nokuti, chionai, ndichakununurai
ikoko kunzvimbo iri kure.
Vana vako ndichavanunura
munyika youranda hwavo.
VokwaJakobho vachadzoka
vavave norunyararo norudekaro,
hapana achavatyisidzira
nokuti ndinemi
kuitira kuti ndikununurei,
ndizvo zvinorehwa naTenzi.
Nokuti marudzi ekwandakakumwararidzai ndichaaparadza
imi handisi kuzokuparadzai zvachose,
asi ndichakurangaiwo nemwerowo wakafanira,
handisi kuzokuregai musina kurangwa.”
Chikonzero ndechokuti, zvanzi naTenzi,
“Kukuvara kwenyu hakucharapiki,
ronda renyu rakakurisisa.
Chichemo chako hachina achapipirira,
hapana mushonga weronda rako,
zvokupora haupore.
“Vadiwa vako vose vakukanganwa,
havana kana hanya newe
nokuti ndakakurova nokurova kwomuvengi,
chirango chomuvengi ane utsinye
nokuti mhosva yako ihuru,
nokuti zvitadzo zvako zvakawanda.
Chaunochema kukuvadzwa kwako chii?
Marwadzo ako haachapora
Pamusana pokukura kwemhosva yako,
pamusanawo pokuwanda kwezvitadzo zvako,
ndokusaka ndakaitawo izvozvi kwauri.
“Naizvozvo vose vanokuparadza vachaparadzwawo,
uye vavengi vako vose zvavo,
mumwe nomumwe wavo vachaenda kuutapwa.
Vanokupamba iwe vachavawo nhapwa.
Vose vanokuita nyama yamagora
ini ndichavaitawo nyama yamagora
nokuti ndichakudzosera utano hwako
maronda ako ndichiaporesa
ndizvo zviri kutaura Tenzi pamusana pokuti
vakakutumidza kuti ‘Musemwa.’ Vachitokuti,
‘Zionimurambwanavose.’ ”