1Zvino negore repfumbamwe, nomwedzi wegumi, nezuva regumi romwedzi, shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,
1Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2Mwanakomana womunhu, nyora zita nezuva, rezuva iro rino. Mambo weBhabhironi akaswedera Jerusaremu nezuva irero.
2Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
3Ureve mufananidzo kuimba inondimukira, uti kwavari zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Gadza gate, rigadze, udirewo mvura mariri;
3And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
4unganidziramo nhindi dzaro, ndindi dzose dzakanaka, chidya nebandauko, rizadze namafupa akasanangurwa.
4Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
5Tora rakasanangurwa pakati pamakwai, nesvinga rehuni pasi pamafupa, rivirise kwazvo, mafupa aro abikwe mukati maro.
5Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
6Naizvozvo zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Guta reropa rine nhamo, negate rine furo mukati maro, risina kubvisirwa furo raro! Budisamo nhindi imwe neimwe; rigere kutongerwa.
6Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
7nekuti ropa raro riri mukati maro, rakariisa paruware rusine chinhu, harina kuridururira pasi, kuti ririfukidze neguruva.
7For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
8Ndakaisa ropa raro paruware rusine chinhu, rirege kufukidzwa, kuti hasha dzangu dzimutswe kuzotsiva.
8That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
9Naizvozvo zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Guta rine ropa, rine nhamo! Ndichakurisawo svinga rehuni.
9Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
10Tutirai huni, pfutidzai moto, bikai nyama zvakanaka, kodzai muto, mafupa atsve.
10Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
11Zvino urigadze pamazimbe awo risina chiro, ripise, ndarira yaro itsvuke, matsvina aro anyauke mukati maro, kuti ngura yaro ipere.
11Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.
12Rakandinetsa nokubata zvikuru; kunyange zvakadaro ngura yaro haibvi mukati maro; ngura yaro ngaiiswe mumoto!
12She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
13Tsvina yako ine zvakashata; zvandakakunatsa, ukasanatswa, haungazonatswi patsvina yako, kusvikira ndanyaradza hasha dzangu pamusoro pako.
13In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
14Ini Jehovha ndakazvitaura, zvichaitika, ini ndichazviita, handingadzoki, handingapembedzi, kana kuzvidemba; vachakutonga sezvakafanira nzira dzako, sezvakafanira zvawakaita, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.
14I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
15Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvikawo kwandiri richiti,
15Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
16Mwanakomana womunhu, tarira, ndinokutorera pakarepo norufu unodikamwa nameso ako, asi haufaniri kuchema kana kuungudza, nemisodzi yako haifaniri kuyerera.
16Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
17Gomera, asi ngazvirege kunzwika, usachema wakafa; sungira zvishongo mumusoro wako, upfeke shangu dzako patsoka dzako; usapfumbira muromo wako, kana kudya zvokudya zvavanhu.
17Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
18Ipapo ndakataura navanhu mangwanani, madekwana mukadzi wangu akafa, ndikaita mangwanani sezvandakarayirwa.
18So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
19Zvino vanhu vakati kwandiri, Ko haungatiudziwo kuti zvinhu izvi zvinoti kudini kwatiri, zvaunoita zvakadaro here?
19And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
20Zvino ndikati kwavari, Shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,
20Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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.
21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
22Ipapo muchaita sezvandakaita ini, hamungapfumbiri miromo yenyu, kana kudya zvokudya zvavanhu.
22And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
23Zvishongo zvenyu zvichava pamisoro yenyu, neshangu dzenyu patsoka dzenyu; hamungachemi kana kuungudza, asi muchapera muzvakaipa zvenyu, muchigomerana.
23And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
24Saizvozvo Ezekieri achava chiratidzo kwamuri; zvose zvaakaita iye, nemwi muchazviitawo; kana zvichisvika, muchaziva kuti ndini Ishe Jehovha.
24Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
25Zvino kana uriwe, mwanakomana womunhu, nomusi wandichavatorera simba ravo, ivo mufaro wechakanaka chavo, chinodikamwa nameso avo, icho chinodikamwa nemweya yavo, vanakomana vavo navanasikana vavo,
25Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
26ko nomusi uyo unopukunyuka haangauyi kwauri kuti akuudze izvozvo munzeve dzako here?
26That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
27Nomusi uyo muromo wako uchashamisirwa wakapukunyuka, uchataura, haungazovi mbeveve; saizvozvo uchava chiratidzo kwavari; zvino vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha.
27In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.