¹And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

¹Zvino ndakarinzira meso angu, ndikatarira, ndikaona murume akabata rwonzi rwokuyera muruoko rwake.

²And I said, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

²Ipapo ndikati, Unoendepiko? Iye akati kwandiri, Kundoyera Jerusaremu, ndione kufara kwaro nokureba kwaro.

³And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth; and another angel went forth to meet him,

³Zvino tarira, mutumwa akanga achitaurirana neni, akabuda, mumwe mutumwa akandomuchingamidza,

⁴and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein;

⁴akati kwaari, Mhanya, undotaura nejaya iri, uti, Jerusaremu richagara semisha isina masvingo, nokuda kokuwanda kwavanhu nezvipfuwo zvirimo.

⁵and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

⁵nekuti zvanzi naJehovha, ndichava kwariri sorusvingo rwomoto rwakapoteredza, ini ndichava kubwinya kwaro mukati maro.

⁶Ho, ho! flee from the land of the north, saith Jehovah; for I have scattered you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, saith Jehovah.

⁶Nhai, imwi tizai panyika yokumusoro ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; nekuti ndakakuparadzirai semhepo ina dzokudenga, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

⁷Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

⁷Nhai, Ziyoni, pukunyuka, iwe ugere nomukunda weBhabhironi.

⁸For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After the glory, hath he sent me unto the nations that made you a spoil; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

⁸nekuti zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Wakanditumira kundudzi dzakakupambai imi, kuti ndiwane kukudzwa; nekuti unokugunzvai imi, unogunzva mboni yeziso rake.

⁹For behold, I will shake my hand upon them, and they shall become a spoil to those that served them: and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.

⁹nekuti tarirai, ndichazunungusa ruoko rwangu pamusoro pavo, vachava chinhu chakapambwa kuna ivo vaivabatira; ipapo muchaziva kuti Jehovha wehondo ndiye akandituma.

¹⁰Sing aloud and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for behold, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.

¹⁰Imba, ufare, iwe mukunda weZiyoni; nekuti tarira, ndinouya, ndichagara mukati mako, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹¹And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be unto me for a people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

¹¹Ndudzi zhinji dzichanamatira Jehovha nezuva iro, vakava vanhu vangu; ndichagara mukati mako, ipapo iwe uchaziva kuti ndiye Jehovha wehondo wakandituma kwauri.

¹²And Jehovah shall inherit Judah [as] his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

¹²Judha vachagarwa nhaka naJehovha, uchava mugove wake munyika tsvene, uchazvisanangurirazve Jerusaremu.

¹³Let all flesh be silent before Jehovah; for he is risen up out of his holy habitation.

¹³Nyararai imwi nyama yose pamberi paJehovha; nekuti wamuka paugaro hwake hutsvene.