¹Zvino naJehovha, Vane nhamo vana vanondimukira, vanofunga mano vasingandibvunzi, vanoita sungano zvisingabvi paMweya wangu,kuti vawedzere zvivi nezvivi;

¹Wo [to] apostate sons, The affirmation of Jehovah! To do counsel, and not from Me, And to spread out a covering, and not of My spirit, So as to add sin to sin.

²vanozvirongedza kuenda Egipita, vasina kundibvunza, kuti vazvisimbise nesimba raFarao, nokuvanda mumumvuri weEgipita.

²Who are walking to go down to Egypt, And My mouth have not asked, To be strong in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt.

³Naizvozvo simba raFarao richakunyadzisai, kuvanda kwenyu mumumvuri waFarao kuchava kukanganisa kwenyu.

³And the strength of Pharaoh Hath been to you for shame, And the trust in the shadow of Egypt confusion,

⁴nekuti machinda avo ari paZoani, nhume dzake dzakasvika Hanesi.

⁴For in Zoan were his princes, And his messengers reach Hanes.

⁵Vose vachanyadziswa pamusoro porudzi rwavanhu vasingagoni kuvafumisa, vasingavabatsiri kana kuvafumisa, asi kuvanyadzisa nokuvashovodza.

⁵All he made ashamed of a people that profit not, Neither for help, not for profit, But for shame, and also for reproach!

⁶Chirevo pamusoro pezvikara zvenyika yezasi. Panyika yokutambudzika neyokuchema, kunobva shumba hadzi negonho, nenyoka, nenyoka yomoto inobhururuka, ndipo pavanotakudza fuma yavo pamusoro pamafudzi avana vembongoro, nezvinokosha zvavo panyundwa dzemakamera, vachizviisa kuvanhu vasingavafumisi.

⁶The burden of the beasts of the south. Into a land of adversity and distress, Of young lion and of old lion, Whence [are] viper and flying saraph, They carry on the shoulder of asses their wealth, And on the hump of camels their treasures, Unto a people not profitable.

⁷nekuti Egipita inobatsira pasina, zvisina maturo; saka ndakaitumidza zita rokuti, Rahabhi anongogara zvake.

⁷Yea, Egyptians [are] vanity, and in vain do help, Therefore I have cried concerning this: `Their strength [is] to sit still.`

⁸Zvino chienda, uzvinyore pamberi pavo pabwendefa rebwe, uzvinyore mubhuku, zvivepo panguva inouya nokusingaperi-peri.

⁸No, go in, write it on a tablet with them, And on a book engrave it, And it is for a latter day, for a witness unto the age,

⁹nekuti ava rudzi runondimukira, vana vane nhema, vana vasingadi kunzwa murayiro waJehovha;

⁹That a rebellious people [is] this, sons — liars, Sons not willing to hear the law of Jehovah.

¹⁰vanoti kuvaoni, Musaona; nokuvaporofita. Musatiporofitira zvinhu zvakarurama, tiudzei zvinofadza, tiporofitire zvinonyengera,

¹⁰Who have said to seers, `Ye do not see,` And to prophets, `Ye do not prophesy to us Straightforward things, Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits,

¹¹ibvai panzira, tsaukai pagwara, bvisai Mutsvene waIsiraeri pamberi pedu.

¹¹Turn aside from the way, decline from the path, Cause to cease from before us the Holy One of Israel.`

¹²Naizvozvo zvanzi noMutsvene waIsiraeri, Zvamunozvidza shoko iri, muchivimba nokumanikidzwa nokunyengera, muchizvitenda izvo;

¹²Therefore, thus said the Holy One of Israel, Because of your kicking against this word, And ye trust in oppression, And perverseness, and rely on it,

¹³naizvozvo kuipa uku kuchava kwamuri sapakakoromoka panoda kuwa, panotsveyama parusvingo rwakareba, panowa kamwekamwe pakarepo.

¹³Therefore is this iniquity to you as a breach falling, Swelled out in a wall set on high, Whose destruction suddenly, at an instant cometh.

¹⁴Uchaiputsa sezvinoputswa mudziyo womuumbi, uchaiputsa-putsa asine nyasha, kusvikira pachishaikwa pakati pezvimedu zvayo chaenga chokundogoka moto nacho pachoto, kana kutekesa mvura nacho patsime.

¹⁴And He hath broken it As the breaking of the potters` bottle, Beaten down — He doth not spare, Nor is there found, in its beating down, A potsherd to take fire from the burning, And to draw out waters from a ditch.

¹⁵nekuti zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Mutsvene waIsiraeri, Pakudzoka nokuzorora ndipo panoruponeso rwenyu, pakunyarara napakutenda ndipo pachava nesimba renyu; asi makaramba,

¹⁵For thus said the Lord Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel: `In returning and rest ye are saved, In keeping quiet and in confidence is your might, And ye have not been willing.

¹⁶mukati, Kwete, tichatiza takatasva mabhiza; saka muchatiza zvenyu; uyezve, Tichatasva mabhiza anomhanyisa; saka vanodzingana nemwi vachamhanyisa.

¹⁶And ye say, No, for on a horse we flee? Therefore ye flee, And on the swift we ride! Therefore swift are your pursuers.

¹⁷Vane chiuru vachatiza kana vachivambwa nomumwe; muchatiza kana muchivambwa navashanu; kusvikira masiiwa sedanda pamusoro pegomo, somureza pamusoro pechikomo.

¹⁷One thousand because of the rebuke of one, Because of the rebuke of five ye flee, Till ye have been surely left as a pole On the top of the mountain, And as an ensign on the height.

¹⁸Naizvozvo Jehovha achambomira, kuti akunzwirei tsitsi; naizvozvo achakudzwa, kuti ave nenyasha nemi, nekuti Jehovha ndiMwari wokururamisira; vakaropafadzwa vose vanomumirira.

¹⁸And therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment [is] Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him.

¹⁹nekuti vanhu vachagara paZiyoni paJerusaremu; hamungazochemi, zvirokwazvo achakunzwirai tsitsi, kana achinzwa kuchema kwenyu; kana achinzwa, achakupindurai.

¹⁹For the people in Zion dwell in Jerusalem, Weep thou not, weeping, Pitying, He pitieth thee at the voice of thy cry, When He heareth He answereth thee.

²⁰Kunyange Ishe akakupai chingwa chenhamo nemvura yokutambudzika, kunyange zvakadaro vadzidzisi venyu havangavandi, asi meso enyu achaona vadzidzisi venyu;

²⁰And the Lord hath given to you bread of adversity, And water of oppression. And thy directors remove no more, And thine eyes have seen thy directors,

²¹nzeve dzenyu dzichanzwa shoko shure kwenyu, richiti, Heyi nzira, fambai nayo! Kana muchida kutsaukira kurudyi, kana zvimwe muchida kutsaukira kuruboshwe.

²¹And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, `This [is] the way, go ye in it,` When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.

²²Muchashatisa sirivha yakafukidza mifananidzo yenyu yakavezwa, nendarama yakanamirwa pamifananidzo yenyu yakaumbwa; uchairashira kure sechinhu chakashata; uchati kwachiri, Ibva pano.

²²And ye have defiled the covering of Thy graven images of silver, And the ephod of thy molten image of gold, Thou scatterest them as a sickening thing, `Go out,` thou sayest to it.

²³Achakupa mvura yokumeresa mbeu yako, yauchadzvara muvhu; nezvokudya, zvinoberekwa nevhu, zvichava zvakakora zvizhinji. Nezuva iro mombe dzenyu dzichafura pamafuro makuru;

²³And He hath given rain [for] thy seed, With which thou dost sow the ground, And bread, the increase of the ground, And it hath been fat and plenteous, Enjoy do thy cattle in that day an enlarged pasture.

²⁴nzombe navana vembongoro, zvinorima minda, zvichadya zvokudya zvakarungwa; zvakarudzwa nemitsvairo nemisero.

²⁴And the oxen and the young asses serving the ground, Fermented provender do eat, That one is winnowing with shovel and fan.

²⁵Pamusoro pegomo rimwe nerimwe rakareba napachikomo chimwe nechimwe chakwirira, pachava nenzizi nehova dzemvura, nezuva rokuurawa kukuru kana shongwe dzichiwa.

²⁵And there hath been on every high mount, And on every exalted hill, Rivulets — streams of waters, In a day of much slaughter, in the falling of towers.

²⁶Uyezve, chiedza chomwedzi chichafanana nechiedza chezuva, chiedza chezuva chichawedzerwa kanomwe; sechiedza chamazuva manomwe, nezuva iro kana Jehovha achisunga pakakuvara pavanhu vake, nokuporesa vanga ravakarohwa.

²⁶And the light of the moon hath been as the light of the sun, And the light of the sun is sevenfold, As the light of seven days, In the day of Jehovah`s binding up the breach of His people, When the stroke of its wound He healeth.

²⁷Tarirai, zita raJehovha rinobva kure, richipisa nokutsamwa kwake, richibudisa utsi uzhinji; miromo yake izere nehasha, rurimi rwake rwakafanana nomoto unopedza zvose;

²⁷Lo, the name of Jehovah is coming from far, Burning is His anger, and great the flame, His lips have been full of indignation, And His tongue [is] as a devouring fire.

²⁸mweya wake wakaita sorwizi runodira kunze, runosvikira pamutsipa, kuti asere marudzi avanhu nomusero wokuparadza; matomu anotsausa achava mumiromo yavanhu.

²⁸And His breath [is] as an overflowing stream, Unto the neck it divideth, To sift nations with a sieve of vanity, And a bridle causing to err, [Is] on the jaws of the peoples.

²⁹Muchaimba rwiyo, sezvinoitwa usiku kana mutambo mutsvene uchitambwa; muchava nokufara komoyo, wakafanana nowomunhu anoenda achiridza nyere kugomo raJehovha, kudombo raIsiraeri.

²⁹Singing is to you as in a night sanctified for a festival, And joy of heart as he who is going with a pipe, To go in to the mountain of Jehovah, Unto the rock of Israel.

³⁰Jehovha achanzwisa inzwi rake roumambo, acharatidza kuburuka koruoko rwake, nokutsamwa kwake kukuru, nomurazvo womoto unopedza zvose, nechamupupuri, nokunaya kukuru kwemvura, nechimvuramabwe.

³⁰And caused to be heard hath Jehovah The honour of His voice, And the coming down of His arm He doth shew with the raging of anger, And the flame of a consuming fire, Scattering, and inundation, and hailstone.

³¹nekuti muAsiria achakanganiswa nenzwi raJehovha; achamurova neshamhu.

³¹For from the voice of Jehovah broken down [is] Asshur, With a rod He smiteth.

³²Kurova kose kwetsvimbo yakatumwa, yaacharohwa nayo naJehovha, kuchaitwa nokurira kwengoma nembira; acharwa navo nokurwa kuchazunungusa.

³²And every passage of the settled staff, That Jehovah causeth to rest on him, Hath been with tabrets, and with harps, And in battles of shaking he hath fought with it.

³³nekuti Tofeti rakagara ragadzirwa, zvirokwazvo rakagadzirirwa mambo; wakaridzikisa nokurikurisa; dutu riripo moto nehuni zhinji; mweya waJehovha, wakafanana norwizi rwesariferi, uchazvipfutidza.

³³For, arranged from former time is Tophet, Even it for the king is prepared, He hath made deep, He hath made large, Its pile [is] fire and much wood, The breath of Jehovah, As a stream of brim stone, is burning in it!