5 Asi avazi kupurutana nokuti kukotamisa nzee dzavo, kuti vatenderuke kubva mukushata kwavo nokurekera kupisha mutombo unegwema kunezvimwari zvimweni.
Asi vakaangira kuitira jee varanda vaMwari, vakashoora izwi rake, vakatuka vaprofeti vake, metsa ushungu hwaMambo Mwari hwabaka kunavanhu vake kakurutu, apana naumwe wakapokonyoka.
Makore mazhinji wakavaitira nyasha, ukavanyowedza ngoMweya wako kubudikidza ngevaprofeti vako; asi vakaramba kupurutana. Ndizvo wakavapira munyara dzevanhu venyika idzo.
O kudai mwaipurutana mipango yangu! Zvino kunyarara kwenyu kwaizodai ngerwizi, nokururama kwenyu kwaizodai ngemafungo oruandhle.
Ngokuti ndinozia kuti uri wakakonza, nomutsipa wako unemurunda wakagwinya kudai ngesimbi, nehuma yako yakadai ngethusi,
Vahwirira mukushata kwemadzibaba avo ekaretu, avo vakaramba kupurutana mazwi angu; vakateera zvimwari zvimweni kuzvidira; vemhatso yaIsuraeri nevemhatso yaJudha vagura chitenderano changu chendakasunga nemadzibaba avo.
Ngokuti kudai ngouwandu hwemadhorobha enyu zvakawandawo kudaro zvimwari zvenyu, O Judha; kudai ngouwandu hwemapato eJerusarema akawandawo kudaro emwakaemesa anotsverudza maarita okupishira mutombo kunaBhaari.’
Mambo Mwari wehondo, uwo wakakusima, wakaronza zvakashata ndiwe, ngendaa yokushaisha kwemhatso yaIsuraeri neyaJudha kwevakaita, vakamusa ushungu hwangu ngokupisha mutombo kunaBhaari.”
Asi avazi kupurutana nokuti kuteya nzee dzavo, asi vakahamba umwe ngaumwe mumupinimidzo womwoyo wake wakashata. Ndizvo ndakaunza padera pavo mazwi eshe echitenderano endakavapa kuti vaite, asi avazi kuaita.”
Ava vanhu vakashata vanoramba kuzwa mazwi angu, vanohamba ngemisikazwa mumipinimidzo yomwoyo yavo, vechiteera zvimwari zvimweni kuzvishandira nokuzvidira, ndivo vanozodai ngebhande iri risikachadetseri chiro.
Mhatso dzeJerusarema nemhatso dzemadzimambo aJudha dzinozosvipiswa, kudai ngendau yeThofethi, mhatso dzeshe dzevakapishira padera padzo mutombo kuhondo dzeshe dzomudenga, vakadurura midiro yavo yokumwa kunezvimwari zvimweni.’ ”
Ndizvo Johanani mukororo waKarea nadzo dzeshe nduna dzehondo nevanhu veshe avazi kupurutana izwi raMambo Mwari, rokuti vagare munyika yaJudha.
Asi avazi kupurutana nokuti kukotamisa nzee dzavo, asi vakahamba mukuona kwemipinimidzo yemwoyo yavo yakashata, vakahwirira sure, avazi kuenda mberi.
Atizi kupurutana kuvaranda vako vaprofeti, avo vakaereketa ngezina rako kumadzimambo edu, vatongi vedu, nemadzibaba edu, nokwevari vanhu veshe venyika.
Kuvadaidza kazhinji kwendakaita, vakapinda kuenda kuretu kubva kwendiri; vakaangira kupira mibairo kumaBhaari, vakapisha mitombo inegwema rakanaka kumiedzaniso yakatsetswa.