1 “Kwirai nokudzika nemigwagwa yeJerusarema,
2 Kunyange vachiti havo, ‘NaJehovha mupenyu,’
3 Haiwa Jehovha, meso enyu haatsvaki chokwadi here?
4 Ndakafunga ndikati, “Ava varombo bedzi;
5 Naizvozvo ndichaenda kuvatungamiri
6 Saka shumba inobva musango ichavauraya,
7 “Ndingakukanganwirai seiko?
8 Ivo mabhiza anodya achiguta azere ruchiva,
9 Ko, handingavarangi nokuda kwaizvozvi here?”
10 “Endai nomuminda yavo yamazambiringa muiparadze,
11 Imba yaIsraeri neimba yaJudha
12 Vakarevera Jehovha nhema,
13 Vaprofita vangova mhepo,
14 Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha Mwari Wamasimba Ose:
15 Haiwa imi imba yaIsraeri,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha,
16 Magoba avo akafanana neguva rakashama;
17 Vachadya zvamakakohwa nezvokudya zvenyu,
18 “Kunyange mumazuva iwayo,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, “handingakuparadzei zvachose.
19 Zvino 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
21 Inzwai izvi imi mapenzi navanhu vasina pfungwa,
22 Ko, hamufaniri kunditya here?” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
23 Asi vanhu ava vane mwoyo yakasindimara uye inondimukira;
24 Havati mumwoyo yavo,
25 Zvakaipa zvenyu zvakadzingira izvi kure;
26 “Pakati pavanhu vangu pane vanhu vakaipa
27 Sedendere rizere neshiri,
28 uye vafuta uye vobwinya.
29 Ko, handifaniri kuvaranga pane izvi here?”
30 “Chinhu chinosemesa uye chinovhundutsa
31 Vaprofita vanoprofita nhema,