16 Zvino vatongi nevanhu veshe vakati kuvapristi nokuvaprofeti: “Uyu munhu aazi kusisira kutongerwa rufu, ngokuti waereketa kwetiri ngezina raMambo Mwari, Mwari wedu.”
Ngokuti kudai wechiramba wakanyarara panguva iyi, kusunhurwa nokuponeswa kunozouya kuvaJudha kubva kundau imweni, asi iwewe nemhatso yababa ako munozourawa. Ndiani ungazia kuti pamweni iwewe wakaunzwa muumambo ngendaa yenguva yakadai?”
Ndiani unozondimirukira kurwisana nevakashata? Ndiani unozondiemerera kurwisana nevashandi vezvakashata?
Naapo njira dzomunhu dzechidakadza Mambo Mwari, unoita kuti kunyazwi nemagaa ake ayiyane naye.
Zvino vapristi nevaprofeti vakaereketa kuvatongi nokuvanhu veshe vechiti, “Uyu munhu unosisa kufa, ngokuti waprofeta zvinorwisana nedhorobha iri, kudai ngezvamwadzizwira ngenzee dzenyu.”
Navo vakapurutana vakuru veshe nevanhu veshe avo vakatenda chitenderano kuti munhu weshe umwe ngaumwe kuti vasunhure hloko dzavo, mwamuna nokuti mukadzi, kuti vachazoitazve hloko; vakapurutana, vakavasunhura.
Zvino vatongi vakati kunaBharukhi, “Enda, woohwara, iwewe naJeremia; musazoronzera nomunhu ngepomuri.”
Kunyazwi Erinathani, Dheraia, naGemaria vakapota mambo, kuti asapisha bhuku, asaizoda kuvapurutana.
Vatongi vakamutsenekera Jeremia, vakamuchaya, vakamukonyera mutirongo mumhatso yaJonathani munyori; ngokuti vaiya vaiita tirongo.
Zvinopano apo nduna yezana, naavo vaiya nayo, vechirinda Jesu, vaona kuzungunyika kwenyika neizvo zvakaitika, vakatya kakurutu vechiti, “Ngegwinyiso uyu waiya Mukororo waMwari!”
Nesu ngegwinyiso tinosisira kurashwa, ngokuti tinoashira zvinosisira zviito zvedu. Asi uyu munhu aazi kuita zvakashata.”
Naapo nduna yezana yaona zvakaitika, yakakudza Mwari yechiti, “Ngegwinyiso uyu waiya munhu wakarurama!”
Ndakaona kuti wakaitirwa ndaa yemibvunzo yemipango yavo, asi waiya asina ndaa yaakaitirwa inosisira kuti aurawe nokuti asungwe.
Naapo kwakamuka bope guru; vamweni vevanyori vevaFarisi vakamiruka, vakaphikisa vechiti, “Ationi kushata kunouyu munhu. Pamweni mweya wakaereketa kwaari nokuti ngirosi?”
Asi inini ndakaona kuti aazi kuita chiro chinomuita kuti aurawe; zvino kudai ngezvaakakumbira kuti ndaa yake ikwidzwe kunamambo mukuru, ndakagura kumutumirayo.