¹Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

¹Zvino shoko raJehovha wehondo rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,

²Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

²Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Ndine godo pamusoro peZiyoni, godo guru, ndine godo pamusoro paro, dziri shungu kwadzo.

³Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

³Zvanzi naJehovha, Ndakadzokera paZiyoni, ndichagara pakati peJerusaremu; Jerusaremu richanzi guta rezvokwadi, uye gomo raJehovha richanzi gomo dzvene.

⁴Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

⁴Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Vatana navachembere vachagarazve munzira dzomuguta reJerusaremu, murume mumwe nomumwe ano mudonzvo wake nemhaka yokukwegura kwake.

⁵And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

⁵Nzira dzomuguta dzichazara navakomana navasikana vanotamba munzira dzaro.

⁶Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.

⁶Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Kana zvichishamisa pamberi pavanhu ava vakasara namazuva iwayo, ko zvingashamisa pamberi pangu here? Ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo.

⁷Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

⁷Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Tarirai, ndichaponesa vanhu vangu kunyika yamabvazuva, nokunyika yamavirira;

⁸And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

⁸ndichavauyisa, vagare pakati peJerusaremu; vachava vanhu vangu, neni ndichava Mwari wavo nezvokwadi nokururama.

⁹Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

⁹Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Maoko enyu ngaasimbe, iyemi munonzwa mashoko awa mazuva ano pamiromo yavaporofita, vaivapo nezuva rakateyiwa nheyo dzeimba yaJehovha wehondo, iyo temberi, kuti ivakwe.

¹⁰For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

¹⁰nekuti mazuva iwayo asati asvika, kwakanga kusino mubayiro womunhu kana mubayiro wezvipfuwo; kwakanga kusina rugare kune waibuda kana kune aipinda, nemhaka yomudzivisi, nekuti ndaituma vanhu vose mumwe nomumwe kurwisana nowokwake.

¹¹But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.

¹¹Asi zvino handichazovi kuna vanhu ava vakasara sapamazuva akare, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo.

¹²For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

¹²nekuti mbeu yorugare ichavapo; muzambiringa uchabereka zvibereko zvawo, nyika ichabereka zvayo, denga richabudisa dova raro; vanhu ava vakasara ndichavagarisa nhaka yezvinhu izvi zvose.

¹³And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

¹³Zvino sezvamaiva chinhu chakatukwa pakati pendudzi dzavanhu, imwi imba yaJudha nemwi imba yaIsiraeri, saizvozvo ndichakuponesai, muve chinhu chinoropafadza. Regai kutya, asi maoko enyu asimbe.

¹⁴For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:

¹⁴nekuti zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Sezvandakafunga kukuitirai zvakaipa, nguva yandakatsamwiswa namadzibaba enyu, ini ndikasazvidemba ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo;

¹⁵So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

¹⁵saizvozvowo ndakafunga mazuva ano kuitira Jerusaremu zvakanaka uye neimba yaJudhawo; regai kutya.

¹⁶These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

¹⁶Hezvi zvinhu zvamunofanira kuita: Mumwe nomumwe ngaareve zvokwadi kunowokwake; tongai nezvokwadi norugare mumasuwo enyu;

¹⁷And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

¹⁷kurege kuva nomumwe wenyu anofungira wokwake zvakaipa mumwoyo make; musada kupika kwenhema; nekuti zvinhu izvi zvose ndinozvivenga, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹⁸And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

¹⁸Zvino shoko raJehovha wehondo rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,

¹⁹Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

¹⁹Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Kutsanya nomwedzi wechina, nokutsanya nomwedzi wechishanu, nokutsanya nomwedzi wechinomwe, nokutsanya nomwedzi wegumi, zvinofanira kuva kuimba yaJudha mufaro nokufarisisa, nemitambo inomufaro; saka idai zvokwadi norugare.

²⁰Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

²⁰Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Ndudzi dzavanhu dzichauyazve, navagere mumaguta mazhinji;

²¹And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

²¹vagere muguta rimwe vachaenda kune rimwe, vachiti, Handei, tichimbidzike kundokumbira nyasha kuna Jehovha, tindotsvaka Jehovha wehondo; neni ndichaendawo.

²²Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

²²Zvirokwazvo, ndudzi zhinji dzavanhu namarudzi anesimba achauya kuzotsvaka Jehovha wehondo paJerusaremu, nokukumbira nyasha kuna Jehovha.

²³Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

²³Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Namazuva iwayo varume vane gumi pandimi dzose dzendudzi dzavanhu vachabata nguvo yomunhu ari muJudha, vachiti, Tichaenda newe, nekuti takanzwa kuti Mwari anemi.