Iri ndiro shoko rakauya kuna Jeremia richibva kuna Jehovha richiti, “Zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari waIsraeri, ‘Nyora mubhuku mashoko ose andakakuudza. Mazuva anouya,’ ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, ‘andichadzosa vanhu vangu, vaIsraeri navaJudha kubva kuutapwa. Uye ndichavadzosera kunyika yandakapa madzitateguru avo kuti ive yavo,’ ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.”
Aya ndiwo mashoko akataurwa naJehovha pamusoro peIsraeri neJudha: “Zvanzi naJehovha:
“ ‘Tinonzwa kuchema kwevanotya,
kwokutyisidzirwa, kwete kworugare.
Bvunzai muone:
Ko, murume angagona kusununguka mwana here?
Zvino, seiko ndichiona murume mumwe nomumwe akasimba
akabata padumbu pake namaoko ake somukadzi orwadziwa,
zviso zvose zvachenuruka?
Haiwa, zuva iro richatyisa seiko!
Hakuna richafanana naro.
Ichava nguva yaJakobho yokutambudzika,
asi achaponeswa pairi.
“ ‘Pazuva iro,’ ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha Wamasimba Ose,
‘Ndichavhuna joko pamitsipa yavo
uye ndichadambura zvisungo zvavo;
havachazoitwizve varanda navatorwa.
Asi, vachashumira Jehovha Mwari wavo
naDhavhidhi mambo wavo,
iye wandichavamutsira.
“ ‘Saka, usatya, iwe Jakobho muranda wangu;
usavhunduka, iwe Israeri,’
ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
‘Zvirokwazvo ndichakuponesa kubva kunyika iri kure,
zvizvarwa zvako kubva kunyika youtapwa hwavo.
Jakobho achavazve norunyararo uye nokuchengetedzeka,
uye hakuna achazomutyisa.
Ndinewe uye ndichakuponesa,’
ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
‘Kunyange zvazvo ndakaparadza chose ndudzi dzose
dzandakakuparadzira pakati padzo,
handingazokuparadze zvachose iwe.
Ndichakuranga asi nokururamisira chete;
handingakusiyi usina kurangwa zvachose.’
“Zvanzi naJehovha:
“ ‘Ronda rako harirapiki,
kukuvadzwa kwako hakupori.
Hakuna anokureverera mhaka yako,
vanga rako harina mushonga,
hapana kuporeswa kwako.
Vose vaikuda vakakukanganwa;
havachina hanya newe.
Ndakakurova sezvinoitwa nomuvengi
ndikakuranga sezvinoitwa neano utsinye
nokuti mhosva yako ihuru
uye zvivi zvako zvakawanda.
Unochemeiko pamusoro pevanga rako,
nokurwadziswa kwako kusingarapike?
Nokuda kwokukura kwemhaka yako nezvivi zvizhinji
ndakaita zvinhu izvi kwauri.
“ ‘Asi vose vanokudya iwe vachadyiwawo;
vavengi vako vose vachaenda kuutapwa.
Vanokupamba, vachapambwawo;
vose vanokuparadza, ndichavaparadzawo.
Asi ndichakudzorera pautano
uye ndichaporesa maronda ako,’
ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha,
‘nokuti iwe wakanzi murashwa,
Zioni zvaro risina ane hanya naro.’