¹Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

¹Simuka, uvheneke, nekuti chiedza chako chasvika, nokubwinya kwaJehovha kwamuka pamusoro pako.

²For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

²Nokuti, tarira, rima richafukidza nyika, nerima guru marudzi avanhu; asi Jehovha achabuda pamusoro pako, kubwinya kwake kuchaonekwa pamusoro pako.

³And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

³Vahedheni achauya kuchiedza chako, namadzimambo kukubwinya kokubuda kwako

⁴Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.

⁴Simudza meso ako, uone, vose vanoungana pamwechete, vachiuya kwauri; vanakomana vako vachauya vachibva kure, vakunda vako vacharerwa pahudyu .

⁵Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.

⁵Ipapo uchazviona ukapenya nomufaro, moyo wako uchadedera nokufariswa; nekuti zvakawanda zvegungwa zvichaiswa kwauri, fuma yamarudzi avanhu ichauya kwauri.

⁶The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.

⁶Makamera mazhinji-zhinji achakufukidza, nemhuru dzemakamera eMidhiani neEfa; vose veShebha vachauya, vachauya nendarama nezvinonhuhwira, vachaparidza kurumbidzwa kwaJehovha.

⁷All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.

⁷Mapoka ose amakwai eKedhari achaunganidzirwa kwauri, makondobwe eNebhayoti achakushumira; zvichaiswa paaritari yangu ndichizvifarira, ndichashongedza imba yokukudzwa kwangu.

⁸Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

⁸Ndivana aniko ava vanobhururuka segore, senjiva dzinouya kumahwindo ezvirugu zvadzo?

⁹Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

⁹Zvirokwazvo, zviwi zvichandimirira, nezvikepe zveTarishishi zvichatungamira zvichiuya navanakomana vako vanobva kure, vachiuya nesirivha yavo nendarama yavo kuzviisa kuzita raJehovha Mwari wako, nokunoMutsvene waIsiraeri, nekuti ndiye wakakushongedza.

¹⁰And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

¹⁰Vatorwa vachavaka masvingo ako, madzimambo avo achakushumira; nekuti ndakakurova nokutsamwa kwangu, asi ndakakunzwira nyasha netsitsi dzangu.

¹¹Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.

¹¹Masuwo ako achagara akazaruka nguva dzose, haangazarirwi masikati nousiku, kuti vauyise kwauri fuma yamarudzi avanhu namadzimambo avo, akatapwa.

¹²For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

¹²nekuti rudzi noushe, zvinoramba kukushumira, zvichaparara; zvirokwazvo marudzi iwayo achaparadzwa chose.

¹³The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

¹³Zvinobwinya zveRebhanoni zvichauya kwauri, misaipuresi, nemipaini nemifiri pamwechete, kuti ndishongedze nzvimbo yeimba yangu tsvene; uye ndichabwinyisa nzvimbo yetsoka dzangu.

¹⁴The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee; The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁴Vanakomana vavatambudzi vako vachauya kwauri vachikotama; vose vaikuzvidza vachazvikotamisa pasi-pasi petsoka dzako; vachakutumidza zita rokuti, Guta raJehovha, Ziyoni roMutsvene waIsiraeri.

¹⁵Whereas thou has been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

¹⁵wakange wakasiiwa nokuvengwa, kusisina munhu aipfuura nomukati mako, asi zvino ndichakuita chinhu chinorumbidzwa nokusingaperi, chinofarirwa kusvikira kumarudzi mazhinji.

¹⁶Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁶Uchamwawo mukaka wamarudzi, uchamwa mazamu amadzimambo; ipapo uchaziva kuti ini Jehovha ndini muponesi wako, noMudzikunuri wako, waMasimbaose waJakove.

¹⁷For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.

¹⁷Panzvimbo yendarira ndichauya nendarama, panzvimbo yedare ndichauya nesirivha, panzvimbo yamatanda safuri, napanzvimbo yamabwe dare. Rugare ndicharugadza ruve madzishe ako, noKururama kuve vabati vako.

¹⁸Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

¹⁸Zvinoitwa nesimba hazvichazonzwiki panyika pamiganho yako; asi uchatumidza masvingo ako zita rokuti: Ruponeso, namasuwo ako Rumbidzo.

¹⁹The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

¹⁹Zuva harichazovi chiedza chako masikati, mwedzi haungazokuvhenekeri nokupenya kwawo; asi Jehovha achava kwauri chiedza chisingaperi, naMwari wako kunaka kwako.

²⁰Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

²⁰Zuva rako harichazoviri, mwedzi wako haungatapudziki; nekuti Jehovha achava chiedza chako chisingaperi, mazuva okuchema kwako achaguma.

²¹Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

²¹Vanhu vako vose vachava vakarurama, vachagara nhaka yenyika nokusingaperi, vachava davi randakasima, nebasa ramaoko angu, kuti ndikudzwe.

²²A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.

²²Muduku achava chiuru, akadukupa achava rudzi rune simba; ini Jehovha ndichakurumidza kuzviita nenguva yazvo.