¹And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

¹Zvino wakandiratidza rwizi rwakakwana rwemvura yeupenyu, yakapenya sekristaro*, ichibuda pachigaro cheushe chaMwari necheGwayana,

²In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

²pakati penzira yaro uye kumativi ose erwizi kune muti weupenyu, unobereka zvibereko zvamarudzi gumi nemaviri, uchiita zvibereko zvawo mwedzi umwe neumwe; nemashizha emuti aiva ekuporesa ndudzi.

³And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

³Zvino hakuchavizve nekutuka; asi chigaro cheushe chaMwari necheGwayana zvichava mukati maro; uye varanda vake vachamushumira,

⁴And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

⁴zvino vachaona chiso chake nezita rake richava pahuma dzavo.

⁵And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

⁵Zvino usiku hahwuchazovipo; uye havatsvaki mwenje kana chiedza chezuva; nekuti Ishe Mwari unovapa chiedza; vachatonga kusvikira rinhi narinhi.

⁶And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

⁶Zvino akati kwandiri: Mashoko awa akatendeka, ndeechokwadi; uye Ishe, Mwari wevaporofita vatsvene, wakatuma mutumwa wake kuti aratidze kuvaranda vake zvinhu zvoda kuitika.

⁷Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

⁷Tarira, ndinokurumidza kuuya; wakaropafadzwa unochengeta mashoko echiporofita chebhuku iri.

⁸And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

⁸Zvino ini Johwani, ndini ndakaona zvinhu izvi ndikanzwa. Zvino ndakati ndanzwa nekuona, ndikawira pasi kuti ndishumire pamberi petsoka dzemutumwa wakandiratidza zvinhu izvi.

⁹Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

⁹Zvino akati kwandiri: Rega kudaro; nekuti ndiri muranda pamwe newe, nehama dzako, vaporofita, nevanochengeta mashoko ebhuku iri; namata Mwari.

¹⁰And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

¹⁰Zvino akati kwandiri: Usavharira mashoko echiporofita chebhuku iri, nekuti nguva yava pedo.

¹¹He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

¹¹Unoita zvisakarurama ngaagare achiita zvisakarurama; neune tsvina, ngaagare ane tsvina; newakarurama ngaagare achiita zvakarurama; mutsvene ngaagare ari mutsvene.

¹²And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

¹²Zvino tarira, ndinokurumidza kuuya; uye mubairo wangu uneni, kuti ndipe umwe neumwe zvinoenderana nemabasa ake.

¹³I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

¹³Ndini Arifa naOmega, kuvamba nekuguma, kutanga nekupedzisira.

¹⁴Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

¹⁴Vakaropafadzwa vanoita mirairo yake, kuti vave nekodzero yemuti weupenyu, vagopinda nepamasuwo muguta.

¹⁵For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

¹⁵Nekuti kunze kune imbwa, nevaroyi, nemhombwe, nemhondi, nevanamati vezvifananidzo nevose vanoda nhema vachidziita.

¹⁶I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

¹⁶Ini Jesu ndakatuma mutumwa wangu kuti akupupurirei zvinhu izvozvi pakereke. Ndini mudzi nechizvarwa chaDhavhidhi, hweva inopenya.

¹⁷And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

¹⁷Zvino Mweya nemwenga vanoti: Uya! Naiye unonzwa ngaati: Uya! Uye une nyota ngaauye; neunoda ngaatore mvura yeupenyu pachena.

¹⁸For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

¹⁸Nekuti ndinopupura kune umwe neumwe unonzwa mashoko echiporofita chebhuku iri, ndichiti: Kana munhu akawedzera pazvinhu izvi, Mwari uchawedzera kwaari matambudziko akanyorwa mubhuku iri;

¹⁹And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

¹⁹uye kana munhu akabvisa pamashoko ebhuku rechiporofita ichi, Mwari uchabvisa mugove wake pabhuku reupenyu, nemuguta dzvene, nezvinhu zvakanyorwa mubhuku iri.

²⁰He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

²⁰Unopupura zvinhu izvi unoti: Hongu, ndinouya nekukurumidza. Ameni. Hongu uyai, Ishe Jesu.

²¹The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

²¹Nyasha dzaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu ngadzive nemwi mose. Ameni.