2 Mugore regumi narimwe rokutonga kwaZedhekia, mumwedzi wechirongomuna, ngezuva rechipfumbamwe romwedziwo, rusvingo rwedhorobha rwakapwanyirwa pashi. Apo perakatorwa Jerusarema,
Rakauyazve ngamazuva amambo Jehoiakimu, mukororo waJosia weJudha, metsa kuguma gore regumi narimwe ramambo Zedhekia mukororo waJosia weJudha, metsa mukuwo wokutorwa kweJerusarema kuitwa hloko ngomwedzi wechishanu.
Izwi rakauya kunaJeremia kubva kunaMambo Mwari mugore rechigumi raZedhekia mambo waJudha, iro raiya gore regumi nemasere raNebhukhadhineza.
Ringira, ndinozopanga, unoronza Mambo Mwari, naye unozovapetudza kuiri dhorobha; navo vanozorirwisa nokuritora, nokuripisha ngomuriro. Madhorobha aJudha ndinozoaita matongo, asina unogaremwo.”
NevaKharadhea vanozopetuka nokurwisa iri dhorobha; vanozorinyisa nokuripisha ngomuriro.
Kwirai ngomumisara yemivhini mwechiriparadza yaamho asi musapedza reshe; dusai matai aro, ngokuti aasiri aMambo Mwari akadi.
Mugore regumi nemairi ouhloko hwedu, mumwedzi wegumi, ngezuva rechishanu romwedziwo, umwe wakapokonyoka kubva Jerusarema, wakauya kwendiri echiti, “Dhorobha ranyiswa.”
Zvino dzitorere ndiro yesimbi, uemese kudai ngorukumbati rwesimbi pakati pako nedhorobha; uemese hope yako kweriri, naro ngariwe nechiemo chokukombwa, iwewe rikombe. Ichi chinozoita chioniso kunevemhatso yaIsuraeri.
Unozopisha rupande rwaro rwechitatu ngomuriro mukati mwedhorobha, apo mazuva okukombiwa apera; unozotora rupande rumweni rwechitatu rwaro, nokuruchaya ngeshoti kutendenedza dhorobha; norupande rwechitatu rumweni unozoparadzira mudutu, neni ndinozoshwamura shoti sure kwaro.
“Pazuva iro,” unoronza Mambo Mwari, “Kunozoapo bope rokuchema kubva kuMusiwo Hove, kuboorera kubva kurutii rwechipiri, kupwanyiwa kukurutu kubva kuzvimitunhu.
“Izvi ndizvo zvinoronza Mambo Mwari wehondo: Kuera kudya mwedzi wechirongomuna, nokuera kudya kwemwedzi wechishanu, nokuera kudya kwemwedzi wechinomwe, nokuera kudya kwemwedzi wegumi, kunozoita kumhatso yaJudha kudakara nokudakadzwa, kudya kwakawanda kunodakadza; ndizvo idai gwinyiso nokunyarara.”