¹Woe to her that is rebellious and corrupted, to the oppressing city!

¹Rine nhamo iro guta rinomukira Jehovha, rakasvibiswa, rinomanikidza!

²She hearkened not to the voice; she received not correction; she confided not in Jehovah; she drew not near her God.

²Harina kuteerera izwi, harina kutenda kurangwa, harina kuvimba naJehovha, harina kuswedera kuna Mwari waro.

³Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.

³Machinda aro mukati maro ishumba dzinoomba, vatongi varo mapere amadekwana, asingasii chinhu kusvikira mangwanani.

⁴Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law.

⁴Vaporofita varo vanhu vakareruka vanonyengera; vapristi varo vakamhura nzvimbo tsvene, vakaitira murayiro simba.

⁵The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.

⁵Jehovha uri mukati maro akarurama, haangaiti zvakaipa; zuva rimwe nerimwe mangwanani anobudisa pachena kururamisa kwake, asingadariki; asi asina kururama haazivi kunyara.

⁶I have cut off nations: their battlements are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.

⁶Ndakaparadza ndudzi, shongwe dzavo ava matongo; nzira dzavo dzomumisha ndakadziparadza, hakuchina anopfuura napo; maguta avo akaparadzwa, hakuna vanhumo, hakuna agerepo.

⁷I said, Only fear me, receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, howsoever I may punish her. But they rose early, they corrupted all their doings.

⁷Ndakati, Unditye chete; tenda kurangwa; ipapo paanogara hapazaiparadzwa, sezvandakaraira zvose pamusoro pake; asi vakafumira mangwanani, vakasvibisa zvose zvavakaita.

⁸Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to assemble the nations, that I may gather the kingdoms together, to pour upon them mine indignation, -- all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

⁸Naizvozvo, ndimirirei ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha kusvikira zuva randichasimuka kuzopamba; nekuti ndatonga kuti ndichaunganidza ndudzi dzavanhu, kuti ndikokere ushe hwose, ndidire pamusoro pavo hasha dzangu, iko kutsamwa kwangu kukuru; nekuti nyika yose ichapedzwa nomoto wegodo rangu.

⁹For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.

⁹nekuti nenguva iyo ndichavigira vanhu rurimi rwakachena, kuti vose vadane zita raJehovha, vamushumire nomwoyo mumwe.

¹⁰From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine oblation.

¹⁰Vanamati vangu, iye mukunda wavanhu vangu vakaparadzirwa, vachandivigira chipiriso changu vachibva mhiri kwenzizi dzeItiopia.

¹¹In that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that exult in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

¹¹Nezuva iro haunganyadziswi pamusoro pamabasa ako ose, awakandidarikira nawo; nekuti nenguva iyo ndichabvisa pakati pako vanhu vako vanofarisisa vachizvikudza; haungazovi namanyawi pagomo rangu dzvene.

¹²And I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah.

¹²Asi ndicharega mukati mako vanhu vanotambudzika navarombo; ivo vachavimba nezita raJehovha.

¹³The remnant of Israel shall not work unrighteousness, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: but *they* shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

¹³Vakasara vaIsiraeri havangaiti zvakaipa, kana kureva nhema; rurimi runonyengera harungawanikwi mumiromo yavo; nekuti vachafura nokuvata pasi, hakuna angavatyisa.

¹⁴Exult, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; rejoice and be glad with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem:

¹⁴Imba, iwe mukunda weZiyoni, pururudza, iwe Isiraeri; fara ufarisise nomwoyo wako wose, iwe mukunda weJerusaremu.

¹⁵Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy; the King of Israel, Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not see evil any more.

¹⁵Jehovha akabvisa zvawakatongerwa, wakadzinga muvengi wako; mambo waIsiraeri, iye Jehovha, ari pakati pako, haungazoonizve zvakaipa.

¹⁶In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not; Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

¹⁶Nezuva iro vachati kuJerusaremu, Usatya hako iwe; iwe Ziyoni, maoko ako ngaarege kushaiwa simba.

¹⁷Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will exult over thee with singing.

¹⁷Jehovha Mwari wako ari mukati mako, iye ane simba, achaponesa; achakufarira nomufaro, uchanyarara parudo rwake; achakufarira nokupururudza.

¹⁸I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assemblies, who were of thee: the reproach of it was a burden [unto them].

¹⁸Ndichaunganidza vanochemera ungano yakatarwa, ivo vaibva kwamuri, vairemerwa nokuzvidzwa kwavo.

¹⁹Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save her that halted, and gather her that was driven out; and I will make them a praise and a name in all the lands where they have been put to shame.

¹⁹Tarirai, nenguva iyo ndichatonga vose vanokumanikidza, ndichaponesa mhetamakumbo, nokuunganidza vakadzingwa; ndichavaitira mbiri nezita rakanaka, ivo vainyadziswa panyika yose.

²⁰At that time will I bring you, yea, at the time that I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise, among all the peoples of the earth, when I shall turn again your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.

²⁰Nenguva iyo ndichakuuyisai, nenguva iyo ndichakuunganidzai, nekuti ndichakuitirai zita rakanaka nembiri pakati pendudzi dzose dzenyika kana ndichidzosa kutapwa kwenyu, imwi muchizviona ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.