Jeremia 5

¹“Kwirai nokudzika nemigwagwa yeJerusarema,

²Kunyange vachiti havo, ‘NaJehovha mupenyu,’

³Haiwa Jehovha, meso enyu haatsvaki chokwadi here?

⁴Ndakafunga ndikati, “Ava varombo bedzi;

⁵Naizvozvo ndichaenda kuvatungamiri

⁶Saka shumba inobva musango ichavauraya,

⁷“Ndingakukanganwirai seiko?

⁸Ivo mabhiza anodya achiguta azere ruchiva,

⁹Ko, handingavarangi nokuda kwaizvozvi here?”

¹⁰“Endai nomuminda yavo yamazambiringa muiparadze,

¹¹Imba yaIsraeri neimba yaJudha

¹²Vakarevera Jehovha nhema,

¹³Vaprofita vangova mhepo,

¹⁴Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha Mwari Wamasimba Ose:

¹⁵Haiwa imi imba yaIsraeri,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha,

¹⁶Magoba avo akafanana neguva rakashama;

¹⁷Vachadya zvamakakohwa nezvokudya zvenyu,

¹⁸“Kunyange mumazuva iwayo,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, “handingakuparadzei zvachose.

¹⁹Zvino kana vanhu vakabvunza kuti, ‘Ko, Jehovha Mwari wedu aitirei izvi kwatiri?’ imi muchavaudza kuti, ‘Sezvo makandisiya mukandoshumira vamwari vavatorwa munyika yenyu chaiyo, saizvozvowo zvino muchashandira vatorwa munyika isiri yenyu.’

²⁰“Zivisai izvi kuimba yaJakobho

²¹Inzwai izvi imi mapenzi navanhu vasina pfungwa,

²²Ko, hamufaniri kunditya here?” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

²³Asi vanhu ava vane mwoyo yakasindimara uye inondimukira;

²⁴Havati mumwoyo yavo,

²⁵Zvakaipa zvenyu zvakadzingira izvi kure;

²⁶“Pakati pavanhu vangu pane vanhu vakaipa

²⁷Sedendere rizere neshiri,

²⁸uye vafuta uye vobwinya.

²⁹Ko, handifaniri kuvaranga pane izvi here?”

³⁰“Chinhu chinosemesa uye chinovhundutsa

³¹Vaprofita vanoprofita nhema,