1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
1Une nhamo, iwe unoparadza, usina kuparadzwa umene; iwe unoita nokunyengera, asi havana kukuitira nokunyengera, iwe! Kana wapedza kuparadza, newewo uchaparadzwa, kana wapedza kuita nokunyengera, vachakuitira nokunyengera newewo.
2O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
2Jehovha mutinzwire tsitsi, takakumirirai; ivai ruoko rwedu mangwanani ose, noruponeso rwedu panguva yokutambudzika.
3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
3Marudzi avanhu akatiza achinzwa mubvumo, marudzi akaparadzirwa imwi muchisimuka.
4And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
4Zvakapambwa zvenyu zvichaparadzwa, sezvinoparadza gwatakwata; somumhanyiro wemhashu, saizvozvo vanhu vachamhanyira kwazviri.
5The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
5Jehovha akakudzwa, nekuti anogara kumusoro; akazadza Ziyoni nokururamisira nokururama.
6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
6Panguva dzako pachava nokugarika, nokuwanda kokuponeswa, nouchenjeri nezivo; kutya Jehovha ndiyo fuma yake.
7Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
7Tarirai, mhare dzavo dzinodanidzira dziri kunze; nhume dzorugare dzinochema zvikuru.
8The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
8Migwagwa mikuru yaparadzwa, vafambi havachipo; aputsa sungano, azvidza maguta, haane hanya nomunhu.
9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
9Nyika inochema, yaziya; Rebhanoni ranyadziswa, rooma; Sharoni rafanana nerenje; Bhashani neKarimeri azuka mashizha.
10Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
10Zvino ndichasimuka, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; zvino ndichazvisimudza, zvino ndichakudzwa.
11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
11Imi muchava napamuviri pehundi, muchabereka mashanga; mweya wenyu moto uchakupedzai.
12And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
12Marudzi avanhu achaita sokupiswa kwesuko, semhinzwa yakatemwa, inopiswa nomoto.
13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
13Inzwai, imwi muri kure, zvandakaita, imwi muri pedo, muzive simba rangu.
14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
14Vatadzi vari paZiyoni vanotya, vasingadi Mwari, vabatwa nokudedera. Ndianiko pakati pedu angagara nomoto unoparadza? Ndiani pakati pedu angagara nokupisa kusingaperi?
15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
15Ndiye anofamba nokururama, anotaura zvakarurama; iye anoshora fuma yakawanikwa nokunyengera, anozuza maoko ake achiramba fufuro, anodzivira nzeve dzake, kuti arege kunzwa mashoko eropa, anotsinzina meso ake kuti arege kutarira zvakaipa;
16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
16iye achagara pakakwirira, nhare dzamatombo dzichava utiziro hwake; zvokudya zvake achazvipiwa, mvura yake haingapwi.
17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
17Meso ako achaona mambo pakunaka kwake, achaona nyika yakakura kwazvo.
18Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
18moyo wako ucharangarira nguva yokutya, uchiti, Aripiko iye aiverenga, aripiko aiyera mutero? Aripiko aiverenga shongwe?
19Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
19Haungazooni vanhu vane hasha, vanhu vanorurimi runoshamisa, rwausingagoni kunzwa, rurimi rwokumwe rwausingagoni kunzwisisa.
20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
20Tarirai Ziyoni, iro guta remitambo yedu; meso ako achaona Jerusaremu hwava ugaro hwakadzikama, tende risingazovhomorwi, nebote raro rimwe risingazodamburwi.
21But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
21Asi Jehovha achavapo nesu noumambo hwake, ichava nzvimbo ine nzizi nehova dzakafara, magwa anokwasviwa haangasvikipo, nezvikepe zvikuru hazvingapfuuripo.
22For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
22nekuti Jehovha ndiye mutongi wedu, Jehovha ndiye mutemi wemirayiro yedu, Jehovha ndiye mambo wedu; iye achatiponesa.
23Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
23Mabote ako akati dembu-tembu; haagoni kusimbisa muromo wapasi wedanda rechikepe chavo, haagoni kutasanura seiri; ipapo zvakatapwa nezvakapambwa zvizhinji zvinogoverwa; zvirema zvinotora zvakatapwa.
24And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
24Hakuna ageremo, achati, Ndinorwara; vanhu vageremo vachakangamwirwa zvakaipa zvavo.