Jeremia 2

¹Shoko raJehovha rakauya kwandiri richiti,

²“Enda unoparidza munzeve dzeJerusarema uchiti:

³Israeri akanga ari mutsvene kuna Jehovha,

⁴Inzwai shoko raJehovha imi imba yaJakobho,

⁵Zvanzi naJehovha:

⁶Havana kubvunza kuti, ‘Jehovha aripiko,

⁷Ndakakupinzai munyika yakaorera

⁸Vaprista havana kubvunza kuti,

⁹“Naizvozvo ndinokupai mhosva zvakare,”

¹⁰Yambukirai kumiganhu yeKitimi muone,

¹¹Ko, rudzi rwakambotsinhanisa vamwari varwo here?

¹²Haiwa, imi matenga, shamiswai nechinhu ichi,

¹³“Vanhu vangu vakaita zvakaipa zviviri:

¹⁴Ko, Israeri muranda here, kana nhapwa pakuberekwa?

¹⁵Shumba dzakaomba;

¹⁶Uyezve, vanhu veNofi neveTapanesi

¹⁷Ko, hauna kuzvivigira izvozvo pachako here

¹⁸Zvino, unoendereiko kuIjipiti

¹⁹Zvakaipa zvako zvichakuranga;

²⁰“Wakavhuna joko rako kare kare

²¹Ndakanga ndakusima somuzambiringa wakanakisa,

²²Kunyange ukazvishambidza nesoda

²³“Unoreva sei, uchiti, ‘Handina kusvibiswa;

²⁴uri mbizi yakarovedzwa mugwenga,

²⁵Usamhanya kusvikira tsoka dzako

²⁶“Sokunyadziswa kwembavha yabatwa,

²⁷Vanoti kudanda, ‘Ndiwe baba vangu,’

²⁸Ko, zvino vamwari vamakazviitira varipi?

²⁹“Seiko muchindipa mhosva?

³⁰“Ndakaranga vana venyu pasina;

³¹“Haiwa, imi vechizvarwa ichi, rangarirai Shoko raJehovha rinoti:

³²Ko, murandakadzi angakanganwa zvishongo zvake here,

³³Mune ruzivo rwakadii pakutevera rudo!

³⁴Panguo dzako vanhu vanowanapo

³⁵unoti, ‘Handina mhosva;

³⁶Ko, unofambireiko pose pose zvakadai,

³⁷Uchabvawo panzvimbo iyoyo