¹Li Kâcuaß quiâtinac cuiqßuin saß li lajêb xbe li xlaje po re li xbele chihab kacßambal Babilonia ut quixye cue:

¹Zvino negore repfumbamwe, nomwedzi wegumi, nezuva regumi romwedzi, shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,

²—At ralal cuînk, tzßîba retalil li cutan aßin xban nak saß li cutan aßin lix reyeb laj Babilonia quixtakla xsutbal li tenamit Jerusalén re teßoc chi pletic riqßuineb.

²Mwanakomana womunhu, nyora zita nezuva, rezuva iro rino. Mambo weBhabhironi akaswedera Jerusaremu nezuva irero.

³Tat-âtinak riqßuineb laj Israel laj kßetoleb âtin. Tâye reheb li jaljôquil ru âtin aßin. Joßcaßin xye li nimajcual Dios: Qßuehomak li ucßal saß xam ut qßuehomak haß chi saß.

³Ureve mufananidzo kuimba inondimukira, uti kwavari zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Gadza gate, rigadze, udirewo mvura mariri;

⁴Têsicß li châbil tib joß xtzßejcual li raß ut li tzßej ut têqßue saß li ucßal. Ut têqßue ajcuiß li châbil bak.

⁴unganidziramo nhindi dzaro, ndindi dzose dzakanaka, chidya nebandauko, rizadze namafupa akasanangurwa.

⁵Têsicß ru lix tibel li carner, li kßaxal châbil. Têtus li siß rubel li ucßal. Ut têcanab chi cuokxînc li haß. Têchik li tib ut li bak saß li ucßal.

⁵Tora rakasanangurwa pakati pamakwai, nesvinga rehuni pasi pamafupa, rivirise kwazvo, mafupa aro abikwe mukati maro.

⁶Aßan aßin li naxye li nimajcual Dios: Raylal châlc re saß xbên lix tenamiteb laj camsinel. Li tenamit chanchaneb jun li ucßal moß xsaß. Tâisîk li tib li cuan chi saß chixjunjûnkaleb. Ut incßaß texbûlik chirix nak têrisi.

⁶Naizvozvo zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Guta reropa rine nhamo, negate rine furo mukati maro, risina kubvisirwa furo raro! Budisamo nhindi imwe neimwe; rigere kutongerwa.

⁷Nabal li camsînc qui-uxman saß li tenamit ut lix quiqßueleb li queßcamsîc quihoyeß saß xbên li pec. Incßaß quihoyeß saß chßochß re nak incßaß tâsachk saß li poks.

⁷nekuti ropa raro riri mukati maro, rakariisa paruware rusine chinhu, harina kuridururira pasi, kuti ririfukidze neguruva.

⁸Lâin xincanab lix quiqßueleb chiru li pec bar tâcßutûnk cuiß. Aran yôk chi kßokônc ut yôk chixtzßâmanquil nak teßqßuehekß chixtojbal xmâqueb li queßcamsin reheb.

⁸Ndakaisa ropa raro paruware rusine chinhu, rirege kufukidzwa, kuti hasha dzangu dzimutswe kuzotsiva.

⁹Joßcan nak lâin li nimajcual Dios ninye: Raylal châlc re saß xbên li tenamit aßin xban nak aj camsineleb. Joßcan nak lâin tintzßab jun li xam.

⁹Naizvozvo zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Guta rine ropa, rine nhamo! Ndichakurisawo svinga rehuni.

¹⁰Tinqßue nabal li siß ut tinloch xxamlel. Tinchik chi us li tib ut tinqßue xbanol. Tinchik li bak chi us toj retal teßcßatk.

¹⁰Tutirai huni, pfutidzai moto, bikai nyama zvakanaka, kodzai muto, mafupa atsve.

¹¹Chirix aßan tinchunub li ucßal li mâcßaß chic xsaß saß xbên li ru xam toj retal tâcakokß xban xtikcual re nak lix tzßajnil tâcßatekß ut tâêlk lix moßil.

¹¹Zvino urigadze pamazimbe awo risina chiro, ripise, ndarira yaro itsvuke, matsvina aro anyauke mukati maro, kuti ngura yaro ipere.

¹²Abanan mâcßaß aj e nak xintacuasi cuib xban nak incßaß ajcuiß qui-el li moß usta xinqßue saß xam re tâêlk lix tzßajnil.

¹²Rakandinetsa nokubata zvikuru; kunyange zvakadaro ngura yaro haibvi mukati maro; ngura yaro ngaiiswe mumoto!

¹³Lâex aj Jerusalén chanchanex li ucßal xban nak xemux êrib. Lâin xinyal risinquil lê mâusilal, abanan incßaß x-el xban nak muxbil êru. Lê mâusilal tâêlk nak lâin tincuisi lin joskßil saß êbên nak texinqßue chixtojbal êmâc.

¹³Tsvina yako ine zvakashata; zvandakakunatsa, ukasanatswa, haungazonatswi patsvina yako, kusvikira ndanyaradza hasha dzangu pamusoro pako.

¹⁴Lâin li Kâcuaß xinyehoc re aßin. Xcuulac xkßehil nak texinqßue chixtojbal êmâc. Incßaß tincuy êmâc ut incßaß tincuil xtokßobâl êru. Lâin incßaß tinjal incßaßux. Târakekß âtin saß êbên aß yal chanru lê yehom êbânuhom, chan li nimajcual Dios.

¹⁴Ini Jehovha ndakazvitaura, zvichaitika, ini ndichazviita, handingadzoki, handingapembedzi, kana kuzvidemba; vachakutonga sezvakafanira nzira dzako, sezvakafanira zvawakaita, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.

¹⁵Ut li Kâcuaß quiâtinac cuiqßuin ut quixye cue:

¹⁵Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvikawo kwandiri richiti,

¹⁶—At ralal cuînk, chi mâcßaß saß âchßôl tincuisi châcuu li kßaxal raro âban. Abanan mirahoß âchßôl. Incßaß tâyotßekß âchßôl chi moco tatyâbak xban, chan.

¹⁶Mwanakomana womunhu, tarira, ndinokutorera pakarepo norufu unodikamwa nameso ako, asi haufaniri kuchema kana kuungudza, nemisodzi yako haifaniri kuyerera.

¹⁷Incßaß tâcßut nak ra saß âchßôl. Incßaß tâcuisi li tßicr li nacabacß saß âjolom, chi moco tâcuisi lâ xâb retalil xrahil âchßôl. Incßaß tâtzßap âjolom chi moco tâtzaca li tzacaêmk li nequeßxtzaca li raheb saß xchßôl, chan.

¹⁷Gomera, asi ngazvirege kunzwika, usachema wakafa; sungira zvishongo mumusoro wako, upfeke shangu dzako patsoka dzako; usapfumbira muromo wako, kana kudya zvokudya zvavanhu.

¹⁸Chiru li ekßela quinâtinac riqßuineb li tenamit. Ut saß ajcuiß li ecuu aßan quicam li cuixakil. Ut joß cuulajak chic quinbânu joß quixye cue li Kâcuaß.

¹⁸Ipapo ndakataura navanhu mangwanani, madekwana mukadzi wangu akafa, ndikaita mangwanani sezvandakarayirwa.

¹⁹Ut eb li tenamit queßxpatzß cue: —¿Cßaßru xyâlal li yôcat chixbânunquil? Chßolob xyâlal chiku, chanqueb.

¹⁹Zvino vanhu vakati kwandiri, Ko haungatiudziwo kuti zvinhu izvi zvinoti kudini kwatiri, zvaunoita zvakadaro here?

²⁰Ut lâin xinye reheb: —Li Kâcuaß quiâtinac cuiqßuin ut quixye cue chi joßcaßin:

²⁰Zvino ndikati kwavari, Shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,

²¹Joßcaßin naxye li Kâcuaß li nimajcual Dios êre lâex aj Israel: Lâin li Kâcuaß tincanab chi muxecß ru lin templo li kßaxal nequera, li cßojcßo cuiß êchßôl ut nacuulac chêru rilbal. Ut eb lê ralal êcßajol li toj cuanqueb Jerusalén teßcamsîk saß li plêt, chan li Kâcuaß êre.

²¹Taura neimba yaIsiraeri, uti zvanzi naIshe Jehovha Tarirai, ndichamhura imba yangu tsvene, yamunozvikudza nayo muchiti isimba renyu, inodikamwa nameso enyu, inonzwirwa tsitsi nemweya yenyu; vanakomana venyu navanasikana venyu vamakasiya, vachaurawa nomunondo.

²²Nak têcßul aßan, lâex têbânu joß xinbânu lâin. Incßaß têtzßap êrib joß nequeßxbânu li raheb saß xchßôl, chi moco têtzaca li tzacaêmk li nequeßxtzaca li raheb saß xchßôleb.

²²Ipapo muchaita sezvandakaita ini, hamungapfumbiri miromo yenyu, kana kudya zvokudya zvavanhu.

²³Incßaß têrisi li tßicr li nequebacß cuiß lê jolom, chi moco têrisi lê xâb, chi moco texyâbak xban xrahil êchßôl. Têrecßa ban xrahil li mâusilal li xebânu ut têjikß êchßôl chi ribil êrib.—

²³Zvishongo zvenyu zvichava pamisoro yenyu, neshangu dzenyu patsoka dzenyu; hamungachemi kana kuungudza, asi muchapera muzvakaipa zvenyu, muchigomerana.

²⁴Li Kâcuaß Dios quixye: —Li cßaßru quixcßul laj Ezequiel, aßan retalil li cßaßru têcßul lâex. Nak acak xecßul li cßaßak re ru aßin, lâex têqßue retal nak lâin li Kâcuaß li nimajcual Dios.—

²⁴Saizvozvo Ezekieri achava chiratidzo kwamuri; zvose zvaakaita iye, nemwi muchazviitawo; kana zvichisvika, muchaziva kuti ndini Ishe Jehovha.

²⁵Ut li Kâcuaß quixye cue: —At ralal cuînk, lâin tinmakß chiruheb lin templo li cßojcßôqueb cuiß xchßôleb ut nacuulac chiruheb rilbal. Tinmakß chiruheb li templo li nequeßxcacuubresi cuiß xchßôleb ut nasahoß cuiß xchßôleb. Kßaxal raro xbaneb. Ut tinmakß chiruheb li ralal xcßajoleb.

²⁵Zvino kana uriwe, mwanakomana womunhu, nomusi wandichavatorera simba ravo, ivo mufaro wechakanaka chavo, chinodikamwa nameso avo, icho chinodikamwa nemweya yavo, vanakomana vavo navanasikana vavo,

²⁶Saß li cutan nak tinbânu aßan tâcuânk junak li tâêlelik. Li jun aßan tâcuulak âcuiqßuin ut tixserakßi âcue li cßaßru quicßulman.Saß li cutan aßan tat-oc chi âtinac. Moco lâatak ta chic mem. Tat-âtinak riqßuin li cuînk. Chi joßcan lâatak jun retalil chiruheb li tenamit. Ut teßxqßue retal nak lâin li nimajcual Dios.—

²⁶ko nomusi uyo unopukunyuka haangauyi kwauri kuti akuudze izvozvo munzeve dzako here?

²⁷Saß li cutan aßan tat-oc chi âtinac. Moco lâatak ta chic mem. Tat-âtinak riqßuin li cuînk. Chi joßcan lâatak jun retalil chiruheb li tenamit. Ut teßxqßue retal nak lâin li nimajcual Dios.—

²⁷Nomusi uyo muromo wako uchashamisirwa wakapukunyuka, uchataura, haungazovi mbeveve; saizvozvo uchava chiratidzo kwavari; zvino vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha.