¹Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri richiti,

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

²Mwanakomana womunhu, porofita pamusoro pavafudzi vaIsiraeri, porofita, uti kwavari, kuna ivo vafudzi, zvanzi nalshe Jehovha, Vane nhamo ivo vafudzi vaIsiraeri vanozvifudza! Ko vafudzi havafaniri kufudza makwai here?

²`Son of man, prophesy concerning shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and thou hast said unto them: To the shepherds, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo [to] the shepherds of Israel, Who have been feeding themselves! The flock do not the shepherds feed?

³Munodya mafuta munofuka makushe awo, munobaya akakora asi, hamufudzi makwai.

³The fat ye do eat, and the wool ye put on, The fed one ye slaughter, the flock ye feed not.

⁴Hamuna kusimbisa anoshayiwa simba, kana kurapa anorwara, kana kudzosa akadzingwa, kana kundotsvaka akarasika, asi makaabata nesimba nehasha.

⁴The weak ye have not strengthened, And the sick one ye have not healed, And the broken ye have not bound up, And the driven away have not brought back, And the lost ye have not sought, And with might ye have ruled them and with rigour.

⁵Akapararira, nekuti akanga asina mufudzi, akava zvokudya zvezvikara zvose zvokusango, akapararira.

⁵And they are scattered from want of a shepherd, And are for food to every beast of the field, Yea, they are scattered.

⁶Makwai angu akadzungaira pamakomo ose, napachikomo chimwe nechimwe chakakwirira, zvirokwazvo makwai angu akapararira pasi pose, hakuna akaaronda nokuatsvaka.

⁶Go astray do My flock on all the mountains, And on every high hill, And on all the face of the land have My flock been scattered, And there is none inquiring, and none seeking.

⁷Naizvozvo imwi vafudzi, inzwai shoko raJehovha.

⁷Therefore, shepherds, hear a word of Jehovah:

⁸Noupenyu hwangu ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha zvirokwazvo, makwai angu zvaakapambwa, zvaakava zvokudya zvezvikara zvose zvokusango, nekuti kwakanga kusino mufudzi, navafudzi vangu zvavasina kuronda makwai angu, asi vafudzi vangu vakazvifudza ivo, vakasafudza makwai angu;

⁸I live — an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, If not, because of My flock being for a prey, Yea, My flock is for food to every beast of the field, Because there is no shepherd, And My shepherds have not sought My flock, And the shepherds do feed themselves, And My flock they have not fed.

⁹naizvozvo, imwi vafudzi, inzwai shoko raJehovha.

⁹Therefore, O shepherds, hear a word of Jehovah:

¹⁰Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Tarirai, ndine mhaka navafudzi, ndichabvunza makwai angu pamaoko avo, nokuvadzivisa kuzofudza makwai, uye vafudzi havangazozvifudzi ivo; ndicharwira makwai angu pamiromo yavo, kuti arege kuzova zvokudya zvavo.

¹⁰Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against the shepherds, And have required My flock from their hand, And caused them to cease from feeding the flock, And no more do the shepherds feed themselves, And I have delivered My flock from their mouth, And they are not to them for food.

¹¹nekuti zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Tarirai, ini, ini ndimene, ndicharonda makwai angu nokuatsvaka.

¹¹For thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I — even I, have required My flock, And I have sought it out.

¹²Mufudzi sezvaanotsvaka boka rake, nezuva raari pakati pemakwai ake akapararira kose, saizvozvo ndichatsvaka makwai angu, ndichaasunungure panzvimbo dzose kwaakapararira nezuva ramakore nererima.

¹²As a shepherd`s searching of his drove, In the day of his being in the midst of his scattered flock, so I do seek My flock, And have delivered them out of all places, Whither they have been scattered, In a day of cloud and thick darkness.

¹³Ndichaabudisa pakati pamarudzi avanhu, nokuaunganidza kunyika dzose, ndiasvitse kunyika yawo, ndichaafudza pamakomo aIsiraeri, pahova napanzvimbo dzose dzenyika dzakagarwa navanhu.

¹³And brought them out from the peoples, And have gathered them from the lands, And brought them unto their own ground, And have fed them on mountains of Israel, By streams, and by all dwellings of the land.

¹⁴Ndichaafudza namafuro akakora, danga rawo richava pamakomo akakwirira aIsiraeri; achavata ipapo pasi mudanga rakanaka, achafura pamafuro emakamera mumakomo alsiraeri.

¹⁴With good pasture I do feed them, And on mountains of the high place of Israel is their habitation, There do they lie down in a good habitation, And fat pastures they enjoy on mountains of Israel.

¹⁵Ini ndimene ndichava mufudzi wamakwai angu, ndichaavatisa pasi, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.

¹⁵I feed My flock, and cause them to lie down, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

¹⁶Ndichatsvaka akarasika, ndichadzosa akadzingwa, ndichapombera akavhunika, ndichasimbisa anorwara; asi akakora naane simba ndichaaparadza; ndichaafudza zvakarurama.

¹⁶The lost I seek, and the driven away bring back, And the broken I bind up, and the sick I strengthen, And the fat and the strong I destroy, I feed it with judgment.

¹⁷Kana murimi boka rangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha tarirai ndinotonga pakati pamakwai namakwai, pakati pamakondobwe nenhongo.

¹⁷And you, My flock, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am judging between sheep and sheep, Between rams and he-goats.

¹⁸Ko chinhu chiduku here zvamakafura pamafuro akanaka, zvino motsika netsoka dzenyu mafuro enyu akasara?

¹⁸Is it a little thing for you — the good pasture ye enjoy, And the remnant of your pasture ye tread down with your feet, And a depth of waters ye do drink, And the remainder with your feet ye trample,

¹⁹Kana ari makwai angu, anodya zvamakatsika netsoka dzenyu, nokumwa zvamakabvongodza netsoka dzenyu.

¹⁹And My flock the trodden thing of your feet consumeth, And the trampled thing of your feet drinketh?

²⁰Naizvozvo zvanzi naIshe Jehovha kwavari, Tarirai, ini, iyeni, ndichatonga pakati pamakwai akakora namakwai akaonda.

²⁰Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah to them: Lo, I — even I, have judged between fat sheep and lean sheep.

²¹Zvamunosunda norutivi nefudzi, muchitunga asine simba nenyanga dzenyu, kusvikira maaparadzira kose,

²¹Because with side and with shoulder ye thrust away, And with your horns push all the diseased, Till ye have scattered them to the out-place,

²²naizvozvo ndichaponesa boka rangu, kuti arege kuzopambwa; ndichatonga pakati pamakwai namakwai.

²²And I have given safety to My flock, And they are not any more for prey, And I have judged between sheep and sheep.

²³Ndichaamutsira mufudzi mumwe woga, iye achaafudza, iye muranda wangu Dhavhidhi; iye uchaafudza, iye achava mufudzi wawo.

²³And have raised up over them one shepherd, And he hath fed them — my servant David, He doth feed them, and he is their shepherd,

²⁴Ini Jehovha ndichava Mwari wavo, nomuranda wangu Dhavhidhi achava muchinda pakati pavo; ini Jehovha ndakataura izvozvo.

²⁴And I, Jehovah, I am their God, And My servant David prince in their midst, I, Jehovah, have spoken.

²⁵Ndichaita navo sungano yorugare, ndichapedza zvikara panyika yavo, vachagara zvakanaka murenje, nokuvata mumatondo.

²⁵And I have made for them a covenant of peace, And caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, And they have dwelt in a wilderness confidently, And they have slept in forests.

²⁶Ndichavaita ropafadzo ivo nenzvimbo dzakapoteredza chikomo changu; ndichapfunhisa mvura nenguva yayo, mashoko anoropafadza achavapo.

²⁶And I have given them, and the suburbs of my hill, a blessing, And caused the shower to come down in its season, Showers of blessing they are.

²⁷Miti iri kusango ichabereka zvibereko zvayo, nenyika ichabereka zvayo, vachagara zvakanaka panyika yavo; zvino vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha, nenguva yandinovhuna matanda ejoko ravo, nokuvarwira pamaoko avaivabatisa.

²⁷And given hath the tree of the field its fruit, And the land doth give her increase, And they have been on their land confident, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah, In My breaking the bands of their yoke, And I have delivered them from the hand of those laying service on them.

²⁸Havangazovi chinhu chinopambwa namarudzi avanhu, nezvikara zvenyika hazvingavaparadzi; asi vachagara zvakanaka, hakuna angavatyisa.

²⁸And they are no more a prey to nations, And the beast of the earth devoureth them not, And they have dwelt confidently, And there is none troubling.

²⁹Ndichavameresera miti inorumbidzwa, havangazofa nenzara munyika yavo, kana kuzoshorwa namarudzi avanhu.

²⁹And I have raised for them a plant for renown, And they are no more consumed by hunger in the land, And they bear no more the shame of the nations.

³⁰Zvino vachaziva kuti ini Jehovha Mwari wavo ndinavo, uye kuti ivo, iyo imba yaIsiraeri, ndivo vanhu vangu ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.

³⁰And they have known that I, Jehovah, their God, [am] with them, And they — the house of Israel — My people, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

³¹Asi imi, makwai angu, makwai anofudzwa neni, muri vanhu, neni ndiri Mwari wenyu, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.

³¹And ye, My flock, the flock of My pasture, Men ye [are] — I [am] your God, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!`