¹Akati kwandiri, Mwanakomana womunhu, mira namakumbo ako, ini nditaure newe.

¹And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.

²Zvino akati achitaura neni, Mweya ndokupinda mukati mangu, akandimisa namakumbo angu; ndikanzwa akanga achitaura neni.

²And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.

³Iye akati kwandiri, Mwanakomana womunhu, ndinokutumira kuvana vaIsiraeri, kumarudzi anomukira simba, akandimukira simba ini; ivo namadzibaba avo vakandidarikira, kusvikira zuva irori ranhasi.

³And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.

⁴Vana vane moyo mikukutu nemoyo yakasindimara; ndinokutumira kwavari, iwe uti kwavari, zvanzi nalshe Jehovha.

⁴For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.

⁵Zvino ivo, kana vachida kunzwa, kana vasingadi nekuti ivo iimba inondimukira simba, vachaziva kuti muporofita akanga aripo pakati pavo.

⁵And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

⁶Asi iwe, mwanakomana womunhu, usavatya ivo, usatya mashoko avo, kunyange uri pakati porukato nemhinzwa, ugere pakati pezvinyavada; usatya mashoko avo, usavhunduswa nezviso zvavo, nekuti ivo iimba inondimukira simba kwazvo.

⁶And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

⁷Asi iwe unofanira kuvavudza mashoko angu, kana vachida kunzwa, kana vasingadi; nekuti vanondimukira simba kwazvo.

⁷And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

⁸Asi iwe, Mwanakomana womunhu, teerera zvandinokuudza; usandimukira simba, sezvinondimukira imba iyo; shamisa muromo wako udye zvandichakupa.

⁸But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.

⁹Zvino ndakati ndichitarira, ndikaona ruoko rwakatambanudzirwa kwandiri, tarira, bhuku yakapetwa yakanga irimo;

⁹And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

¹⁰akaipetenura pamberi pangu; yakanga yakanyorwa mukati nokunze, makanga makanyorwa mariro, nokuchema, nenhamo.

¹⁰And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.