¹Bel is bowed down, Nebo bendeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things ye carried are laid on, a burden to the weary [beast].

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

²They bend, they are bowed down together; they could not deliver the burden, and themselves are gone into captivity.

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

³Hearken unto me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, ye who have been borne from the belly, who have been carried from the womb:

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

⁴Even to old age, I [am] HE, and unto hoary hairs I will carry [you]: It is I that have made, and I will bear, and I will carry, and will deliver.

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, or compare me, that we may be like?

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

⁶-- They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance; they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a ùgod: 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 on the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place; there he standeth, he doth not remove from his place: yea, one crieth unto him, and he answereth not; he saveth him not 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; call it to mind, ye transgressors.

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

⁹Remember the former things of old; for I [am] ùGod, 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 bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. Yea, I have spoken, 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 stout-hearted, 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 delay; and I will give salvation in Zion, [and] unto Israel my glory.

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