¹Li Kâcuaß quixye: —Saß eb li cutan aßan lâinak lix Dioseb chixjunileb lix têpaleb laj Israel ut aßanakeb lin tenamit.

¹Nenguva iyo, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, ndichava Mwari wamarudzi ose aIsiraeri, naivo vachava vanhu vangu.

²Quixye ajcuiß li Kâcuaß: —Eb li incßaß teßcamsîk saß li plêt tincuil xtokßobâl ruheb nak cuânkeb saß li chaki chßochß. Lâin tinqßueheb laj Israel chi hilânc chiru li raylal li yôqueb chixcßulbal.

²Vanhu vakapukunyuka pamunondo, ivo vaIsiraeri, vakawana nyasha murenje, panguva yandakandovazorodza.

³Li Kâcuaß quixcßutbesi rib chiruheb laj Israel junxil ut quixye reheb: —Lâin junelic ninrahoc êre. Joßcan nak junelic nacuuxtâna êru.

³Jehovha wakazviratidza kwandiri ari kure, akati, Zvirokwazvo, ndakabuda norudo rusingaperi, naizvozvo ndakakukweva nohunyoro.

⁴Lâin tinyîb cuißchic lê tenamit, lâex aj Israel. Ut texinqßue cuißchic chi cuânc saß lê tenamit. Têchap cuißchic lê cuajb ut texxic chi xajoc xban xsahil êchßôl.

⁴Ndichakuvakazve, ipapo uchava wakavakwa, iwe mhandara yaIsiraeri; uchashongedzazve ngoma dzako, uchabuda kundotamba navanofara.

⁵Têrau cuißchic lê uvas saß eb li tzûl li cuanqueb Samaria. Eb laj acuinel teßâuk ut teßxyal xsahil li ru li racuîmkeb.

⁵Uchasimazve minda yemizambiringa pamakomo eSamaria; vasimi vachasima nokudya zvibereko zvayo.

⁶Tâcuulak xkßehil nak eb li yôqueb chi cßacßalênc saß eb li tzûl li cuanqueb aran Efraín teßxjap re chixyebal, “¡Quimkex! Toxic Sión chixlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß li kaDios,” chaßakeb.

⁶nekuti zuva richasvika, naro nharirire dzichadana pamakomo aEfuremu, dzichiti, Simukai imi, tikwire Ziyoni kuna Jehovha Mwari wedu.

⁷Li Kâcuaß quixye: —¡Bichankex xban xsahil êchßôl saß xcßabaßeb li ralal xcßajol laj Jacob, li nim xcuanquil saß xyânkeb chixjunileb li tenamit! Chi-abîk xyâb lê cux nak têlokßoni li Kâcuaß ut têye, “Li Kâcuaß xcoloc reheb lix tenamit. Aßan xcoloc ke lâo aj Israel li joß qßuial chic xocana.”

⁷nekuti zvanzi naJehovha, Imbirai Jakove nomufaro, pururudzirai mukuru wamarudzi; paridzirai, rumbidzai muti, Jehovha, ponesai vanhu venyu, ivo vakasara vaIsiraeri

⁸Lâin tincßameb chak lin tenamit saß eb li naßajej li cuanqueb cuiß saß li norte. Tinchßutub ruheb chixjunileb yalak bar cuânkeb saß ruchichßochß. Eb li mutzß ruheb ut eb li yêk rok teßchâlk rochbeneb, joß eb ajcuiß li yaj aj ixk ut li ac xeßqßuira. Kßaxal nabaleb li qßuila tenamit li teßchâlk.

⁸Tarirai ndichavavuyisa vachibva kunyika yokumusoro, ndichavaunganidza kumigumo yenyika, pamwechete namapofu, nemhetamakumbo, navakadzi vava nomuviri pamwechete navanosurumuka; vachadzokera kuno riri boka guru.

⁹Yôkeb chi tijoc ut yôkeb chi yâbac nak yôkeb chi sukßîc. Tincßameb chireheb li rok haß saß li be tîc ru. Ut incßaß teßxtich li rokeb. Tinbânu chi joßcan xban nak lâin lix yucuaßeb laj Israel ut laj Efraín, aßan li xbên cualal.

⁹Vachauya vachichema, ndichavaperekedza vachinyengetera; ndichivafambisa panzizi dzemvura zhinji, nenzira yakarurama, pavasingazogumburwi; nekuti ndiri baba kuna Isiraeri, Efuremu idangwe rangu.

¹⁰Ex tenamit, abihomak râtin li Dios ut yehomak resil reheb li tenamit li cuanqueb chire li palau. Li jun li quijeqßuin reheb laj Israel tixchßutub cuißchic ruheb ut aßan tâilok reheb joß nak laj ilol xul naril lix carner.

¹⁰Inzwai shoko raJehovha, imwi marudzi, muriparidzire pazviwi zviri kure, muti, Wakaparadzira Isiraeri, ndiye uchavaunganidza, nokuvachengeta, sezvinoita mufudzi boka rake.

¹¹Li Kâcuaß tâcolok reheb li ralal xcßajol laj Jacob. Aßan tâcolok reheb saß rukßeb li kßaxal cauheb rib chiruheb aßan.

¹¹nekuti Jehovha wakadzikunura Jakove, akamurwira muruoko rwounopfuura nesimba.

¹²Japjôkeb re xban xsahil xchßôleb nak yôkeb chi châlc saß li tzûl Sión. Teßsahokß saß xchßôleb xban li usilal tinbânu reheb. Lâin li Kâcuaß. Tinqßueheb lix trigo, li acß vino ut li aceite, joß eb ajcuiß lix carner, ut eb lix quetômk. Kßaxal us cuânkeb. Chanchanakeb li acuîmk li natßakresîc chi us. Mâcßaßak chic rahil chßôlej.

¹²Vachauya vachiimba panzvimbo yakakwirira yeZiyoni, vachayerera semvura kune zvakanaka zvaJehovha, kuzviyo, nokuwaini itsva, nokumafuta, nokuzvibereko zvamakwai nemombe; mweya wavo uchava somunda wakadiridzwa, havangatongovi nokusuwazve.

¹³Eb li tukß ix teßxajok xban xsahil xchßôleb. Sahakeb saß xchßôl li chßajom ut eb li chêquel cristian. Lâin tincßojob xchßôleb ut tinsukßisi lix rahil xchßôleb chokß sahil chßôlejil.

¹³Ipapo mhandara ichafara nokutamba, namajaya navatana pamwechete; nekuti ndichashandura kuchema kwavo uve mufaro, ndichavanyaradza, nokuvafadza pakusuwa kwavo.

¹⁴Tinqßueheb li châbil tzacaêmk chixtzacaheb laj tij. Ut eb lin tenamit sa teßcuânk xban nak lâin tinqßue reheb li cßaßru teßraj. Lâin li Kâcuaß yôquin chi yehoc re aßin.

¹⁴Ndichagutisa mweya yavapristi namafuta, uye vanhu vangu vachaguta nezvakanaka zvangu ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹⁵Aßan aßin li quixye li Kâcuaß: —Qui-abîc li yâbac saß li tenamit Ramá xban li nimla rahil chßôlej, ut li yotßba chßôlej li queßxcßul. Aßaneb li ralal xcßajol lix Raquel li yôqueb chi yâbac chirixeb lix cocßal. Ut incßaß chic nacßojla xchßôleb xban nak ac camenakeb chic li ralal xcßajoleb.

¹⁵Zvanzi naJehovha, Inzwi rinonzwika muRama, rokuwungudza nokuchema kukuru, Rakeri unochema vana vake; unoramba kunyaradzwa pamusoro pavana vake, nekuti havachipo.

¹⁶Joßcaßin quixye li Kâcuaß: —Ex ixk, canabomak yâbac xban nak li raylal li yôquex chixcßulbal tâcuânk xkßajcâmunquil. Eb lê ralal êcßajol teßêlk saß xtenamiteb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb ut teßsukßîk cuißchic saß lix naßajeb.

¹⁶Zvanzi naJehovha, Dzora inzwi rako pakuchema, nameso ako pamisodzi, nekuti basa rako richaripirwa mubayiro, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; vachadzokazve vachibva kunyika yavavengi vavo.

¹⁷Cuan cßaßru nequeroybeni. Eb lê ralal êcßajol teßsukßîk cuißchic saß lix tenamiteb. Lâin li Kâcuaß yôquin chi yehoc re aßin.

¹⁷Mugumo wako une tariro, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; vana vako vachadzokerazve kumiganho yavo.

¹⁸Lâin quicuabi nak eb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín yôqueb chi yâbac xban li raylal yôqueb chixcßulbal. Ut queßxye, “Xoâtij joß nak natijeß junak bôyx toj sâj li mâjiß tijbil. Ut xkacßul li kakßusbal. At Kâcuaß, choâcßul ta cuißchic xban nak nakaj cuißchic sukßîc âcuiqßuin. Lâat li kaDios.

¹⁸Zvirokwazvo ndakanzwa Efuremu achizvichema, achiti, Imi makandirova, ndikarohwa semhuru isina kupingudzwa; ndidzoserei imi, ipapo ndichadzoka, nekuti imwi muri Jehovha Mwari wangu.

¹⁹Nak ac xatkatzßektâna xkacßoxla nak incßaß us xkabânu ut xkajal kacßaßux. Nak ac xoâqßue chixtojbal kamâc, xkatacuasi kib xban xrahil kachßôl. Xutânal xkacßul xban li mâusilal xkabânu saß kasâjilal.”

¹⁹Zvirokwazvo, ndakati ndadzoka, ndikatendeuka, ndakati ndarairirwa, ndikazvirova pahudyu; ndakanyadziswa, zvirokwazvo, ndakanyara, nekuti ndakatakura kushoorwa kohuduku hwangu.

²⁰Li Dios quixye: —¿Ma mâcuaßeb ta biß cualal incßajol li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín? Aßaneb li kßaxal rarôqueb inban. Aßaneb li nequeßqßuehoc xsahil inchßôl. Usta ninkßuseb, abanan junelic cuanqueb saß inchßôl. Nayotßeß inchßôl xbaneb. Joßcan nak nacuuxtâna ruheb, chan li Dios.

²⁰Ko Efuremu ndiye mwanakomana wangu unodikamwa here? Ndiye mwana unondifadza here? nekuti nguva dzose kana ndichimutuka, ndinoramba ndichimurangarira kwazvo; naizvozvo moyo wangu unomuchemera; zvirokwazvo, ndichamunzwira nyasha, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

²¹Qßuehomak retalil li be li quexnumeß cuiß nak quexcôex. Qßuehomak retal chi us. Sukßinkex cuißchic saß lê naßaj, ex tukß ix aj Israel.

²¹Zvimisirei shongwe dzenzira, zviitirei zvino; rerekerai moyo yenyu kunzira huru, iyo nzira yamakafamba nayo; dzokazve, mhandara yaIsiraeri, dzokerazve kumaguta ako awa.

²²¿Joß najtil chic têbeni êrib yalak bar, lâex li incßaß nequex-abin chicuu? Lâin li Kâcuaß tinqßue jun li acß naßleb saß ruchichßochß. Aßan nak li ixk li tâilok re li cuînk.

²²Ucharamba uchifambiramo kusvikira rinhiko, iwe mukunda wokudzokera shure? nekuti Jehovha wakasika chinhu chitsva panyika, chokuti mukadzi uchambundikira murume.

²³Li Kâcuaß lix Dioseb laj Israel quixye: —Lâin tebincßam cuißchic laj Israel saß lix naßajeb aran Judá. Nak cuânkeb saß lix tenamiteb, teßxye, “Li Kâcuaß taxak chi-osobtesînk re lix santil tzûl li cuan Jerusalén, li santil naßajej li nacuan cuiß”.

²³Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Mwari waIsiraeri, Vachataurazve shoko iri munyika yaJudha nomumaguta ayo, kana ndichidzosazve kutapwa kwavo, vachiti, Jehovha ngaakuropafadze, iwe hugaro hwokururama, iwe gomo rohutsvene.

²⁴Eb li cristian cuotz teßcuânk saß li naßajej Judá ut saß eb li tenamit. Teßcuânk laj acuinel ut teßcuânk ajcuiß laj ilol xul.

²⁴Judha namaguta avo ose vachagaramo pamwechete, varimi navanofamba namapoka avo.

²⁵Lâin tinqßueheb xcacuilal li lublûqueb. Ut tincßojob ajcuiß xchßôleb li raheb saß xchßôl, chan li Dios.

²⁵nekuti ndakagutsa mweya wakaneta, nomweya mumwe nomumwe, unokusuwa, ndakausimbisa.

²⁶Ut laj Jeremías quixye: —Nak qui-aj cuu quicuulac chicuu li cßaßru quinmatqßue, chan.

²⁶Ipapo ndakamuka, ndikaona; hope dzangu dzingandizipira.

²⁷—Abihomak li tinye êre, chan li Kâcuaß. Tâcuulak xkßehil nak lâin tebinqßue cuißchic chi tâmc li cristian joß ajcuiß li quetômk saß li naßajej Israel ut saß li naßajej Judá.

²⁷Zvanzi naJehovha, Tarirai, mazuva anouya, andichadzvara paimba yaIsiraeri napaimba yaJudha mbeu dzavanhu nembeu dzezvipfuwo.

²⁸Chanru nak xebinqßue saß raylal ut xeßcuisi saß lix naßajeb, ut xinrahobtesiheb ut xebinsach, joßcan ajcuiß nak tebincuaclesi cuißchic ut tintenkßaheb chixyîbanquil lix tenamiteb re nak teßcuânk aran.

²⁸Zvino sezvandakavarindira, ndichidzura nokukoromora nokuwisira pasi nokuparadza nokutambudza, saizvozvo ndichavarindira ndivake nokusima ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

²⁹Saß eb li cutan nak tebincuaclesi cuißchic li tenamit, incßaß chic teßxye chi joßcaßin: Li naßbej yucuaßbej nequeßxlou li uvas rare ut aß chic lix cocßal nequeßecßan re lix cßahil.

²⁹Namazuva awo havangazoti, Madzibaba akadya mazambiringa anovava; meno avana ndokurwadzira.

³⁰Xban nak li ani naxlou li uvas rare, aßan ajcuiß tâecßânk re lix cßahil. Naraj naxye nak li ani naxbânu li mâusilal, aßan ajcuiß li tâcâmk xban lix mâusilal, chan li Dios.

³⁰Asi mumwe nomumwe uchafira zvakaipa zvake; mumwe nomumwe, unodya mazambiringa anovava, meno ake achabwadzira.

³¹Ut quixye ajcuiß li Dios: —Tâcuulak xkßehil nak lâin tinbânu jun li acß contrato riqßuineb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel, ut riqßuineb li ralal xcßajol laj Judá.

³¹Tarirai, mazuva anouya, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, andichaita sungano itsva neimba yaIsiraeri, neimba yaJudha.

³²Mâcuaß joß li contrato li quinbânu riqßuineb lix xeßtônil yucuaß nak quebinchßilo chak chi rukßeb nak quicuisiheb chak saß li tenamit Egipto. Usta lâin chanchanin jun li bêlomej chokß reheb, abanan eb aßan queßxsach xcuanquil li contrato quinbânu riqßuineb junxil.

³²Haingafanani nesungano yandakaita namadzibaba avo namazuva andakavabata ruoko ndikavabudisa munyika yeEgipita, vakaputsa sungano yangu iyo, kunyange ndakanga ndiri murume kwavari ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

³³Li acß contrato tinbânu riqßuineb laj Israel nak tâcuulak xkßehil, aßan aßin: Tinqßue chi cuânc lin chakßrab saß li râmeb ut tinqßue chi cuânc saß lix chßôleb. Lâinak lix Dioseb ut aßanakeb lin tenamit.

³³Asi heyi sungano yandichaita neimba yalsiraeri shure kwamazuva iwayo, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, Ndichaisa murayiro wangu mukati mavo, ndichaunyora pamoyo yavo; ini ndichava Mwari wavo, ivo vachava vanhu vangu.

³⁴Moco tento ta nak toj teßxye re li ras rîtzßin “¿Ma nacanau ani li tzßakal Dios?” xban nak chixjunileb, joß cocß joß nînk, teßxnau nak lâin li Kâcuaß Dios. Ut lâin tincuyeb tinsacheb lix mâqueb ut incßaß chic tânak saß inchßôl lix mâusilaleb, chan li Kâcuaß.

³⁴Havangazodzidzisani, mumwe nomumwe nowokwake, mumwe nomumwe nehama yake, achiti, Ziva Jehovha; nekuti vachandiziva vose, kubva kuvaduku pakati pavo, kusvikira kuvakuru pakati pavo, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; nekuti ndichakangamwira kuipa kwavo, nezvivi zvavo handingazozvirangariri.

³⁵Li Kâcuaß quixye: —Lâin li Kâcuaß ninqßuehoc re li sakße chixcutanobresinquil li cutan. Ut ninqßueheb li chahim ut li po chi lemtzßûnc chiru kßojyîn. Lâin ninqßuehoc chi ecßânc ru li palau joß ajcuiß lix cau ok. Lâin li “Nimajcual Dios” incßabaß.

³⁵Zvanzi naJehovha, iye unopa zuva rive chiedza masikati, nemirairo yomwedzi neyenyeredzi zvive chiedza vusiku, iye unomutsa gungwa, kuti mafungu aro atinhire, Jehovha wehondo ndiro zita rake.

³⁶Cui li sakße ut eb li chahim ut li po mâcßaßakeb chic, mâcßaßakeb ajcuiß chic lin tenamit Israel.

³⁶Kana mirairo iyi ikabva pamberi pangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, ipapo vana vaIsiraeriwo vangagumawo kuva rudzi pamberi pangu nokusingaperi.

³⁷Cui nacuulac xkßehil nak târûk teßxbis ru li choxa ut teßxtzol rix li ruchichßochß toj saß xchßamal, saß li cutan aßan lâin tintzßektânaheb laj Israel xban chixjunil li cßaßru queßxbânu, chan li Dios.

³⁷Zvanzi naJehovha, Kana denga kumusoro richibvira kuyerwa, nenheyo dzenyika pasi dzichibvira kunzverwa, ipapo neniwo ndicharasha vana vose vaIsiraeri nokuda kwezvose zvavakaita, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

³⁸Tâcuulak xkßehil nak li tenamit aßin tâyîbâk chokß cue. Naticla chak cuan cuiß li cab li najt xteram re laj Hananeel ut nacuulac cuan cuiß li puerta li cuan saß xuc.

³⁸Tarirai, mazuva anouya, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, achavakirwa Jehovha guta kubva pashongwe yaHananeri kusvikira kusuwo rekona.

³⁹Li nubâl tâcuulak saß li tzûl Gareb ut tixqßue chak vuêlt toj Goa.Joß ajcuiß chixjunil li ru takßa li nequeßmukeß cuiß li camenak ut nequeßcuteß cuiß lix chahil, joß eb ajcuiß li cßalebâl li cuan cuiß li nimaß Cedrón, ut nacuulac ajcuiß toj saß li xuc li cuan cuiß li oquebâl li nequeßnumeß cuiß li cacuây. Chixjunil li naßajej aßan santobresinbilak chicuu lâin li Kâcuaß. Ut li tenamit incßaß chic tâsachekß ru chi moco tâjuqßuekß, chan li Dios.

³⁹Uye rwonzi rwokuyera narwo ruchapfuura ruchiruramira kuchikomo cheGarebhi, ndokudzoka kusvikira paGoa.

⁴⁰Joß ajcuiß chixjunil li ru takßa li nequeßmukeß cuiß li camenak ut nequeßcuteß cuiß lix chahil, joß eb ajcuiß li cßalebâl li cuan cuiß li nimaß Cedrón, ut nacuulac ajcuiß toj saß li xuc li cuan cuiß li oquebâl li nequeßnumeß cuiß li cacuây. Chixjunil li naßajej aßan santobresinbilak chicuu lâin li Kâcuaß. Ut li tenamit incßaß chic tâsachekß ru chi moco tâjuqßuekß, chan li Dios.

⁴⁰Mupata wose wezvitunha nowamadota, neminda yose kusvikira kurukova Kidhironi, kusvikira kukona resuwo ramabhiza kurutivi rwamabvazuva, zvichava zvitsvene kuna Jehovha; hazvingazodzurwi, kana kuparadzwa nokusingaperi.