¹Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

¹Zvanzi naJehovha, Kudenga ndicho chigaro changu choushe, nyika ndicho chitsiko chetsoka dzangu; mungandivakira imba yakadiniko? Ndeipiko nzvimbo pandingazorora?

²For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

²nekuti zvinhu izvi zvose zvakaitwa noruoko rwangu, izvi zvinhu zvose zvakaitwa kudaro ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; asi ndicharangarira munhu uyu, iye murombo anomweya wakaputsika, anodedera neshoko rangu.

³He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

³Anouraya nzombe wakaita soanouraya munhu, anobayira gwayana soanovhuna mutsipa wembwa, anouya nechipiriso choupfu soanouya neropa renguruve, anopisira zvinonhuhwira soanotenda chifananidzo. Zvirokwazvo, vakazvisanangurira nzira dzavo, mweya wavo unofarira zvinonyangadza zvavo.

⁴I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.

⁴Neniwo ndichasanangura zvinovadadira, ndichawisira pamusoro pavo izvo zvavanotya; nekuti panguva yandakadana, hakuna akapindura, panguva yandakataura, havana kunzwa, asi vakaita zvakaipa pamberi pangu, vakasanangura zvakanga zvisingandifadzi.

⁵Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

⁵Inzwai shoko raJehovha, imwi munodedera neshoko rake, Hama dzenyu, dzinokuvengai, dzakakudzingai nokuda kwezita rangu, dzakati, Jehovha ngaaratidze umambo hwake, kuti tione mufaro wenyu; asi ndidzo dzichanyadziswa.

⁶A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.

⁶Inzwai mheremhere iri muguta, mheremhere inobva kutemberi, inzwi raJehovha rinotsiva vavengi vake.

⁷Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

⁷Akapona asati arwadziwa, akabereka mwanakomana kurwadziwa kwake kusati kwasvika.

⁸Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

⁸Ndianiko akambonzwa chinhu chakadai? Ndiani akamboona zvinhu zvakadai? Nyika ingaberekwa nezuva rimwe here? Rudzi rwavanhu rungazvarwe pakarepo? nekuti Ziyoni rakangoti kurwadziwa, ndokubereka vana varo.

⁹Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

⁹Zvanzi naJehovha, Ndingasvitsa pakubereka, ndikasaberekesa here? Ini, ndinoberekesa, ndingazarira chizvaro here? Ndizvo zvinotaura Mwari wako.

¹⁰Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:

¹⁰Farai pamwechete neJerusaremu, mufare pamusoro paro, imwi mose munorida, farai nomufaro mukuru naro, imwi mose munorichema;

¹¹That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.

¹¹kuti mumwe, mugute namazamu okunyaradzwa kwaro; kuti muyamwe, mufadzwe nokuwanda kwembiri yaro.

¹²For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.

¹²nekuti zvanzi naJehovha, Tarirai, ndicharitambanudzira rugare rwakaita sorwizi, nefuma yamarudzi avanhu sorwizi runofema kunze; imwi muchayamwa, muchaberekwa pahudyu, muchavaraidzwa pamabvi.

¹³As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

¹³Somunhu anovaraidzwa namai vake, saizvozvo ndichakuvaraidzai; muchavaraidzwa paJerusaremu.

¹⁴And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.

¹⁴Muchazviona, moyo wenyu uchafara, namafupa enyu achamera sebumhudza; ruoko rwaJehovha ruchazikamwa kuna varanda vake, asi achava nehasha navavengi vake

¹⁵For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

¹⁵nekuti tarirai, Jehovha achauya nomoto, ngoro dzake dzichafanana nechamupupuri; kuti aratidze kutsamwa kwake noukasha, nokutuka kwake nemirazvo yomoto.

¹⁶For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.

¹⁶nekuti Jehovha achatonga vanhu vose nomoto uye nomunondo wake; vakaurawa naJehovha vachava vazhinji.

¹⁷They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.

¹⁷Vanozviita vatsvene navanozvinatsa kuti vaende kuminda, vachitevera mumwe uri pakati, vachidya nyama yenguruve, nechinonyangadza, nembeva, ivavo vachapera vose ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹⁸For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

¹⁸nekuti ndinoziva mabasa avo nendangariro dzavo; nguva inosvika yandichaunganidza marudzi ose namarimi ose, vachauya vachiona kubwinya kwangu.

¹⁹And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

¹⁹Ndichaisa chiratidzo pakati pavo, vanopukunyuka kwavari ndichavatumira kuna mamwe marudzi, kuna veTarishishi, nePuri, neRudhi, vanopfura nouta, kuna veTubhari neJavhani, kuzviwi zviri kure, zvisina kumbonzwa mbiri yangu, kana kuona kubwinya kwangu pakati pamarudzi.

²⁰And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.

²⁰Vachauyisa hama dzenyu dzose dzichibva kumarudzi ose, chive chipo kuna Jehovha, vakatasva mabhiza, vari mungoro, nomungoro dzinamatenga, vakatasva mahesera, namakamera, vachiuya kugomo rangu dzvene Jerusaremu, sezvinoitwa navana valsiraeri kana vachiuya nezvipo zvavo mumudziyo wakanaka mumba maJehovha ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

²¹And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.

²¹Ndichatorawo vamwe vavo vave vapristi navaRevhi ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

²²For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

²²nekuti denga idzva nenyika itsva, zvandichaita sezvichagara zviripo pamberi pangu, saizvozvo rudzi rwako nezita rako zvichagara zviripo ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

²³And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

²³Zvino panguva iyo vanhu vose vachauya kuzonamata pamberi pangu, pakugara komwedzi mumwe nomumwe, napasabata imwe neimwe ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

²⁴And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

²⁴Vachabudapo vachindotarira zvitunha zvavanhu vakandidarikira; nekuti honye yavo haingafi, uye moto wavo haungadzimwi; vachava chinhu chinosemesa nyama yose.