¹Asi zvino chinzwa, iwe Jakove, muranda wangu, naIsiraeri wandakasanangura,

¹And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on:

²zvanzi naJehovha, akakuita, akakuumba kubvira pachizvaro, achakubatsira, Usatya hako, iwe Jakove, muranda wangu, newe Jeshuruni, wandakasanangura.

²Thus said Jehovah, thy Maker, and thy Former, From the womb He doth help thee; Fear not, my servant Jacob, And Jeshurun, whom I have fixed on.

³nekuti ndichadira mvura pamusoro penyika ine nyota, nenzizi pamusoro pevhu rakaoma; ndichadira Mweya wangu pamusoro porudzi rwako, nokuropafadza kwangu pamusoro pavana vako;

³For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My blessing on thine offspring.

⁴vachamera pakati pouswa, semikonachando pamvura inoyerera.

⁴And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water.

⁵Mumwe achati, Ndiri waJehovha, mumwezve achazvitumidza nezita raJakove, mumwezve achanyora noruoko rwake, achiti, Ndiri waJehovha, nokutora zita raIsiraeri.

⁵This [one] saith, For Jehovah I [am], And this calleth [himself] by the name of Jacob, And this [one] writeth [with] his hand, `For Jehovah,` and by the name of Israel surnameth himself.

⁶Zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari wavaIsiraeri, noMudzikunuri wavo, Jehovha wehondo, Ndini wokutanga nowokupedzisira; kunze kwangu hakuna Mwari.

⁶Thus said Jehovah, king of Israel, And his Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: `I [am] the first, and I the last, And besides Me there is no God.

⁷Ndianiko angadana seni, nokuzviparidza, nokuzvigadzirira izvo, kubva panguva yandakagadza vanhu vakare-kare? Zvinhu zvinouya, nezvinozoitika, ngavazviparidze izvo.

⁷And who as I, doth call and declare it, And arrange it for Me, Since My placing the people of antiquity, And things that are coming, And those that do come, declare they to them?

⁸Musatya henyu, musavhunduka; handina kukuparidzirai izvozvo kare, nokukuratidzai here? imwi muri zvapupu zvangu. Kunomumwe Mwari kunze kwangu here? Zvirokwazvo, hakune rimwe dombo, ini handirizivi.

⁸Fear not, nor be afraid, Have I not from that time caused thee to hear, and declared? And ye [are] My witnesses, Is there a God besides Me? yea, there is none, A Rock I have not known.

⁹Vose vanoita mifananidzo yakavezwa havana maturo, zvinhu zvavanofarira hazvibatsiri; zvapupu zvavo hazvioni uye hazvizivi, kuti vanyadziswe.

⁹Framers of a graven image [are] all of them emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And their own witnesses they [are], They see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed.

¹⁰Ndianiko akaita mwari, kana mufananidzo wakaumbwa, zvisingabatsiri chinhu?

¹⁰Who hath formed a god, And a molten image poured out — not profitable?

¹¹Tarirai, vose vanomunamatira vachanyadziswa; vakazviita, vanhu havo, ngavaunganidzwe pamwechete, ngavasimuke; vachatya, vachanyadziswa pamwechete.

¹¹Lo, all his companions are ashamed, As to artizans — they [are] of men, All of them gather together, they stand up, They fear, they are ashamed together.

¹²Mupfuri anopfura sanhu, anobata namazimbe, nokuriita nenyundo, nokuripfura noruoko rune simba; zvirokwazvo ane nzara, simba rake rinopera, haamwi mvura, ndokuziya.

¹²He hath wrought iron [with] an axe, And hath wrought with coals, And with hammers doth form it, And doth work it by his powerful arm, Yea, he is hungry, and there is no power, He doth not drink water, and he is wearied.

¹³Muvezi anotambanudza rwonzi, anotara mufananidzo nepenzura,anounatsa nembezo, unoutara nechienzaniso , ndokuuveza zvakafanana nomunhu, zvakaenzana nomunhu akanaka, kuti ugare mumba.

¹³He hath wrought [with] wood, He hath stretched out a rule, He doth mark it out with a line, He maketh it with carving tools, And with a compass he marketh it out, And maketh it according to the form of a man, According to the beauty of a man, To remain in the house.

¹⁴Zvino anozvitemera misidhari, ndokutora misipiresi nemiouki, achizvisanangurira mumwe pakati pemiti yomudondo; anosima mupaini, mvura inonaya ndokuukurisa.

¹⁴Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth [it] for himself Among the trees of a forest, He hath planted an ash, and the shower doth nourish [it].

¹⁵Zvino dzava huni dzomunhu, anotora dzimwe ndokudziya nadzo; zvirokwazvo, anobatidza moto nadzo, ndokubika chingwa; zvirokwazvo, anoveza mwari, ndokumunamata; anoita mufanananidzo wakavezwa, ndokuupfugamira.

¹⁵And it hath been for man to burn, And he taketh of them, and becometh warm, Yea, he kindleth [it], and hath baked bread, Yea, he maketh a god, and boweth himself, He hath made it a graven image, And he falleth down to it.

¹⁶Rumwe rutivi rwawo anopisa nomoto, norumwe rutivi anogocha nyama, anoidya nyama, nokuguta zvirokwazvo, anozvidziyisa, ndokuti, Haiwa, ndadziya, ndaona moto.

¹⁶Half of it he hath burnt in the fire, By [this] half of it he eateth flesh, He roasteth a roasting, and is satisfied, Yea, he is warm, and saith: `Aha, I have become warm, I have enjoyed the light.

¹⁷Nezvakasara anoita mwari, iwo mufananidzo wake wakavezwa; anoupfugamira, nokuunamata, nokunyengetera kwauri, achiti, Ndirwirei, nekuti ndimi mwari wangu.

¹⁷And its remnant for a god he hath made — For his graven image, He falleth down to it, and worshippeth, And prayeth unto it, and he saith, `Deliver me, for my god thou [art].`

¹⁸Havazivi, uye havarangariri, nekuti wakanamira meso avo, kuti varege kuona, nemoyo yavo, kuti varege kunzwisisa.

¹⁸They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.

¹⁹Hakuna anorangarira, hakuna ruzivo kana njere dzinoti, Ndapisa rumwe rutivi rwawo mumoto, zvirokwazvo, ndabika chingwa pamazimbe awo; ndagocha nyama ndikaidya; zvino ndingaita chinonyangadza nezvakasara zvawo here? Ndingapfugamira danda romuti here?

¹⁹And none doth turn [it] back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, `Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.`

²⁰Anozvigutisa namadota; moyo wakanyengerwa wamutsausa, haagoni kusunungura moyo wake, kana kuti, Hakuna nhema muruoko rwangu rworudyi here?

²⁰Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It hath turned him aside, And he delivereth not his soul, nor saith: `Is there not a lie in my right hand?`

²¹Funga zvinhu izvi, iwe Jakove, naIsiraeri, nekuti ndiwe muranda wangu; ndakakuumba, uri muranda wangu; haiwa Isiraeri, haungakanganikwi neni.

²¹Remember these, O Jacob, and Israel, For My servant thou [art], I formed thee, a servant to Me thou [art], O Israel, thou dost not forget Me.

²²Ndakadzima kudarika kwako, segore gobvu, nezvivi zvako segore; dzokera kwandiri, nekuti ndakakudzikunura.

²²I have blotted out, as [by] a thick cloud, Thy transgressions, And as [by] a cloud thy sins, Return unto Me, for I have redeemed thee.

²³Imba, iwe denga rose, nekuti Jehovha akaita izvozvo; danidzirai, mativi ezasi enyika; imbai zvikuru imwi makomo, iwe dondo, nomuti mumwe nomumwe urimo; nekuti Jehovha akadzikunura Jakove, achazvirumbidza muna Isiraeri.

²³Sing, O heavens, for Jehovah hath wrought, Shout, O lower parts of earth, Break forth, O mountains, with singing, Forest, and every tree in it, For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, And in Israel He doth beautify Himself.

²⁴Zvanzi naJehovha, Mudzikunuri wako, akakuumba kubva pachizvaro, Ndini Jehovha, ini ndoga anoita zvinhu zvose, anotatamura denga rose, anotambanudza nyika (ndiani waiva neni?)

²⁴Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy framer from the womb: `I [am] Jehovah, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth — who [is] with Me?

²⁵Iye anoparadza zviratidzo zvavane nhema, anopengesa vauki, anodzosa vachenjeri, achishandura zivo yavo uye upenzi.

²⁵Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh foolish.

²⁶Iye anosimbisa shoko romuranda wake, anoita zvakarayirirwa nenhume dzake; iye anoti pamusoro peJerusaremu, Richagarwa navanhu, napamusoro pamaguta aJudha, Achavakwa, ini ndichamutsa matongo awo;

²⁶Confirming the word of His servant, The counsel of His messengers it perfecteth, Who is saying of Jerusalem, She is inhabited, And of cities of Judah, They shall be built, and her wastes I raise up,

²⁷iye anoti kumvura yakadzika, Chipwa, uye ndichapwisa nzizi dzako,

²⁷Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers I cause to dry up,

²⁸iye anoti pamusoro paKoreshi, Ndiye mufudzi wangu, achaita zvose zvinondifadza, kana achiti pamusoro peJerusaremu Richavakwa, uye pamusoro petemberi, Nheyo dzako dzichateyiwa.

²⁸Who is saying of Cyrus, My shepherd, And all my delight He doth perfect, So as to say of Jerusalem, Thou art built, And of the temple, Thou art founded.