¹Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.

¹Bheri anowira pasi, Nebho anokotama; zvifananidzo zvavo zvezvipfuwo nemombe, zvinhu zvamaitakura zvakaitwa mutoro, wakatakudzwa zvipfuwo zvaneta.

²They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

²Vanokotama, vanowira pasi pamwechete, vakakoniwa kununura mutoro, asi ivo vamene vakatapwa.

³Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

³Nditeererei, imwi imba yaJakove, navakasara veimba yaIsiraeri, vakatakurwa neni kubva pakuberekwa kwavo, vakatakudzwa kubva pachizvaro;

⁴And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

⁴kusvikira mukukwegura, ndini iye, ndichakutakurai kusvikira vhudzi renyu rachena; ini ndakakuitai, ndichakutakurai, zvirokwazvo ndichakusimudzai, nokukurwirai.

⁵To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

⁵Muchandifananidza , nokundienzanisa , nokunditi ndakaita sani, wandingafanana naye?

⁶They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

⁶Ivo vanodurura ndarama pahombodo, nokuyera sirivha nechiyero, vanoripira mupfuri wendarama, iye ndokuita mwari nayo; zvino vowira pasi, nokunamata.

⁷They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

⁷Vanomusimudza pamapfudzi, vanomutakura, ndokumugadzika panzvimbo yake, iye ndokumira; haabvi panzvimbo yake, zvirokwazvo, kunyange munhu akadana kwaari, haagoni kupindura, kana kumuponesa pakutambudzika kwake.

⁸Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

⁸Rangarirai chinhu ichi, muve varume, fungaizve chinhu ichi, imwi vadariki.

⁹Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

⁹Rangarirai zvinhu zvapfuura zvakare; nekuti ndini Mwari, hakuna mumwe, ndini Mwari, hakuna akafanana neni;

¹⁰Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

¹⁰iye anodanidzira kubva pakutanga izvo zvichaitika pakupedzisira, nokubva panguva yekare-kare zvinhu zvichigere kuitwa, ndichiti, Zvandakarayira zvichamira, ndichaita zvose zvandinoda;

¹¹Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

¹¹ndinodana gondo ribve kumabvazuva,munhu wandakaraira abve kunyika iri kure; zvirokwazvo, ndakataura, ndichazviuyisawo, ndakazvitema, ndichazviitawo.

¹²Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

¹²Nditeererei, imwi mune moyo mikukutu, imwi muri kure nokururama;

¹³I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

¹³Ndichaswededza kururama kwangu, hakungavi kure, noruponeso rwangu harunganonoki; ndichaisa ruponeso paZiyoni, nokubwinya kwangu pakati paIsiraeri.