¹Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvikazve kwandiri, richiti,

¹And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

²Mwanakomana womunhu, ugere pakati pavanhu veimba inondimukira simba, vana meso okuona, asi havaoni, vane nzeve dzokunzwa, asi havanzwi; nekuti iimba inondimukira simba.

²`Son of man, in the midst of the rebellious house thou art dwelling, that have eyes to see, and they have not seen; ears they have to hear, and they have not heard; for a rebellious house [are] they.

³Naizvozvo iwe Mwanakomana womunhu, zvirongedzere nhumbi dzokutama nadzo, utame masikati, vachizviona; unofanira kutama uchibva panzvimbo yako uchienda kune imwe nzvimbo, vachizviona; zvimwe vangazofunga, kunyange iri imba inondimukira simba.

³And thou, son of man, make to thee vessels of removal, and remove by day before their eyes, and thou hast removed from thy place unto another place before their eyes, it may be they consider, for a rebellious house they [are].

⁴Unofanira kubudisa nhumbi dzako masikati vachizviona, dziite senhumbi dzokutama nadzo; zvino madekwana iwe umene unofanira kubuda vachizviona, sezvinoita vanhu kana votama.

⁴And thou hast brought forth thy vessels as vessels of removal by day before their eyes, and thou, thou dost go forth at even before their eyes, as the goings forth of a removal.

⁵Zvino uboore rusvingo vachizviona, ubudise nhumbi dzako napo.

⁵Before their eyes dig for thee through the wall, and thou hast brought forth by it.

⁶Unofanira kudzitakura pafudzi rako vachizviona, ndokudzibudisa kwasviba; unofanira kufukidza chiso chako, kuti urege kuona zvenyika; nekuti ndakakuita chiratidzo kuimba yalsiraeri.

⁶Before their eyes on the shoulder thou dost bear, in the darkness thou dost bring forth, thy face thou dost cover, and thou dost not see the earth, for a type I have given thee to the house of Israel.`

⁷Ini ndikaita sezvandakarayirwa; ndakabudisa nhumbi dzangu masikati, dzakaita senhumbi dzokutama nadzo, madekwana ndikabvovora rusvingo noruoko rwangu; ndakadzibudisa kwasviba, ndikadzitakura pafudzi rangu vachizviona.

⁷And I do so, as I have been commanded; my vessels I have brought forth as vessels of removal by day, and at even I have dug for me through the wall with the hand; in the darkness I have brought forth, on the shoulder I have borne away, before their eyes.

⁸Zvino mangwanani shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,

⁸And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, in the morning, saying,

⁹Mwanakomana womunhu, imba yaIsiraeri, iyo imba inondimukira, havana kuti kwauri, Unoiteiko?

⁹`Son of man, have they not said unto thee — the house of Israel — the rebellious house — What art thou doing?

¹⁰Uti kwavari, Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, chirevo ichi chinoreva muchinda weJerusaremu neimba yose yaIsiraeri iri pakati pavo.

¹⁰say unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: `The prince [is] this burden in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel who are in their midst.

¹¹Uti, Ndini chiratidzo chenyu; sezvandakaita ini, ndizvo zvavachaitirwa ivo; vachatama vachitapwa.

¹¹Say: I [am] your type; as I have done so it is done to them, into a removal, into a captivity, they do go.

¹²Muchinda ari pakati pavo achatakura nhumbi dzake pafudzi rake kwasviba, ndokubuda; vachabvovora rusvingo kuti vadzibudise napo; achafukidza meso ake, nekuti haangaoni nyika nameso ake.

¹²As to the prince who [is] in their midst, on the shoulder he beareth in the darkness, and he goeth forth, through the wall they dig to bring forth by it, his face he covereth, that he may not look on the very surface of the land.

¹³Ndichakandawo mumbure wangu pamusoro pake, achabatwa mumusungo wangu; ndichamuisa Bhabhironi kunyika yavaKaradhea; asi haangaioni, kunyange zvakadaro achafirako.

¹³And I have spread My net for him, and he hath been caught in My snare, and I have brought him in to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, and it he doth not see — and there doth he die.

¹⁴Ndichaparadzira kumhepo dzose vose vakamupoteredza vangamubatsira, namapoka ake ose ndichavavhomorera munondo ndichivateverera.

¹⁴`And all who are round about him to help him, and all his bands, I do scatter to every wind, and a sword I draw out after them.

¹⁵Ipapo vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha, kana ndichivadzingira pakati pamarudzi, nokuvaparadzira kunyika dzose.

¹⁵And they have known that I [am] Jehovah, in My scattering them among nations, and I have spread them through lands;

¹⁶Asi ndichapukunyusa vashoma vavo pamunondo nenzara nehosha yakaipa;kuti vanoparidza pakati pamarudzi kwavanosvika zvinonyangadza zvavo zvose; zvino vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha.

¹⁶and I have left of them, a few in number, from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence, so that they recount all their abominations among the nations whither they have come, and they have known that I [am] Jehovah.`

¹⁷Shoko raJehovha rakasvikawo kwandiri, richiti,

¹⁷And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

¹⁸Mwanakomana womunhu, idya zvokudya zvako nokubvunda nokumwa mvura yako nokudedera nokutya;

¹⁸`Son of man, thy bread in haste thou dost eat, and thy water with trembling and with fear thou dost drink;

¹⁹uti kuvanhu venyika iyi, Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha pamusoro pavagere Jerusaremu nenyika yaIsiraeri, vachadya zvokudya zvavo vachitya nokumwa mvura yavo vachikanganiswa, kuti nyika yaro iitwe dongo, yatorerwa zvose zvayo, nemhaka yokuita nesimba, yavose vanogaramo.

¹⁹and thou hast said unto the people of the land, Thus said the Lord Jehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, concerning the land of Israel: Their bread with fear they do eat, and their water with astonishment drink, because its land is desolate, because of its fulness, because of the violence of all who are dwelling in it.

²⁰Maguta anogarwa navanhu achaparadzwa, nenyika ichaitwa dongo; zvino muchaziva kuti ndini Jehovha.

²⁰And the cities that are inhabited are laid waste, and the land is a desolation, and ye have known that I [am] Jehovah.`

²¹Shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,

²¹And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

²²Mwanakomana womunhu, tsumo ndeyeiko yamunayo munyika yaIsiraeri, inoti, Mazuva anoramba achiwedzerwa, asi zvakaoneswa zvose hazviitiki?

²²`Son of man, what [is] this simile to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, Prolonged are the days, and perished hath every vision?

²³Naizvozvo vaudze, uti, Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, ndichagumisa tsumo iyi, havangazobati nayo iri tsumo pakati paIsiraeri; asi uti kwavari, Mazuva ava pedo nokuitika kwezvose zvakaoneswa.

²³therefore say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have caused this simile to cease, And they use it not as a simile again in Israel, But speak to them: Drawn near have the days, And spoken hath every vision.

²⁴nekuti pakati peimba yaIsiraeri hapangazovi kuoneswa kwenhema kana kuporofita kunobata kumeso.

²⁴For there is no more any vain vision, and flattering divination, In the midst of the house of Israel.

²⁵nekuti ndini Jehovha; ndichataura, neshoko randichataura richaitika, haringazononoswi; nekuti pamazuva enyu, iwe imba inondimukira simba, ndichataura shoko nokuriitawo, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.

²⁵For I [am] Jehovah, I speak, The word that I speak — it is done, It is not prolonged any more, For, in your days, O rebellious house, I speak a word, and I have done it, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.`

²⁶Shoko raJehovha rakasvikazve kwandiri, richiti,

²⁶And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

²⁷Mwanakomana womunhu, tarira, veimba yaIsiraeri vanoti, Zvaakaoneswa ndezvamazuva ari kure anozouya, anoporofita zvenguva dziri kure.

²⁷`Son of man, lo, the house of Israel are saying, The vision that he is seeing [is] for many days, and of times far off he is prophesying,

²⁸Naizvozvo uti kwavari, Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, hakuna shoko rimwe ramashoko angu richazononoka, asi shoko randichataura richaitika, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.

²⁸therefore say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: None of my words are prolonged any more, When I speak a word — it is done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!`