¹Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvikazve rwechipiri kuna Jeremiya, achakapfigirwa muruvazhe rwavarindi, richiti,

¹And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah a second time — and he [is] yet detained in the court of the prison — saying:

²Zvanzi naJehovha, iye unozviita, iye Jehovha unozviumba nokuzvisimbisa, Jehovha ndiro zita rake,

²Thus said Jehovah its maker, Jehovah its former, at establishing it, Jehovah [is] His name:

³Danai kwandiri, ndichakupindurai, ndichakuratidzai zvinhu zvikuru zvakavanzika, zvamusingazivi.

³Call unto Me, and I do answer thee, yea, I declare to thee great and fenced things — thou hast not known them.

⁴nekuti zvanzi naJehovha Mwari waIsiraeri pamusoro pedzimba dzeguta rino, napamusoro pedzimba dzamadzimambo aJudha, dzakakoromorwa kuzorwa nemirwi yokurwa neminondo,

⁴For thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, that are broken down for the mounts, and for the tool;

⁵Vanouya havo kuzorwa navaKaradhea, asi vanongodzizadza nezvitunha zvavanhu vandakauraya nokutsamwa kwangu nehasha dzangu, ndikavanzira guta rino chiso changu nokuda kokuipa kwavo kose.

⁵they are coming in to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the carcases of men, whom I have smitten in Mine anger, and in My fury, and [for] whom I have hidden My face from this city, because of all their evil:

⁶Tarirai, ndichavavigira mufaro pamuviri nokupora, ini ndichavaporesa; ndichavaratidza rugare rwakawanda nezvokwadi yakawanda.

⁶Lo, I am increasing to it health and cure, And have healed them, and revealed to them The abundance of peace and truth.

⁷Ndichadzosa kutapwa kwaJudha nokutapwa kwalsiraeri, ndichavavaka sapakutanga.

⁷And I have turned back the captivity of Judah, And the captivity of Israel, And I have built them as at the first,

⁸Ndichavanatsa pazvakaipa zvavo zvose zvavakanditadzira nazvo, ndichakangamwira zvakaipa zvavo zvose zvavakanditadzira nazvo, nezvavakandidarikira nazvo.

⁸And cleansed them from all their iniquity, That they have sinned against Me, And I have pardoned all their iniquities, That they have sinned against Me, And that they transgressed against Me.

⁹Guta rino richava kwandiri mbiri yomufaro, nokurumbidzwa nokukudzwa, pamberi pamarudzi ose enyika, achanzwa zvakanaka zvose zvandichavaitira; vachatya nokudedera pamusoro pezvakanaka zvose norugare rwose zvandicharivigira.

⁹And it hath been to Me for a name of joy, For praise, and for beauty, to all nations of the earth, Who hear of all the good that I am doing them, And they have feared, And they have trembled for all the good, And for all the peace, that I am doing to it.

¹⁰Zvanzi naJehovha, Panzvimbo yamunoti yakaparadzwa, haina vanhu kana zvipfuwo, imo mumaguta aJudha, nomunzira dzomuJerusaremu, mangova nedongo, musina vanhu vageremo, kana zvipfuwo, pachanzwikwazve

¹⁰Thus said Jehovah: Again heard in this place of which ye are saying, Waste it [is], without man and without beast, In cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, That are desolated, without man, And without inhabitant, and without beast,

¹¹inzwi romufaro nokufarisisa, inzwi rechikomba nenzwi romwenga, nenzwi ravanoti, Vongai Jehovha wehondo, nekuti Jehovha wakanaka, nekuti tsitsi dzake dziripo nokusingaperi; uye neravanouya nezvipiriso zvokuvonga mumba maJehovha. nekuti ndichadzosa kutapwa kwenyika zvive sapakutanga ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹¹Is a voice of joy and a voice of gladness, Voice of bridegroom, and voice of bride, The voice of those saying, Thank Jehovah of Hosts, for Jehovah [is] good, For His kindness [is] to the age, Who are bringing in thanksgiving to the house of Jehovah, For I turn back the captivity of the land, As at the first, said Jehovah.

¹²Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Panzvimbo ino yakaparadzwa, isina vanhu kana zvipfuwo, napamaguta aripo, pachavazve namafuro avafudzi, vanovatisa makwai avo pasi.

¹²Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Again there is in this place — that is waste, Without man and beast, And in all its cities — a habitation of shepherds, Causing the flock to lie down.

¹³Mumaguta enyika yamakomo, mumaguta amapani, mumaguta orutivi rwezasi, napanyika yaBhenjamini, napanzvimbo dzakapoteredza Jerusaremu, nomumaguta aJudha, makwai achapfuurazve pasi poruoko rwounowaverenga, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹³In the cities of the hill-country, In the cities of the low country, And in the cities of the south, And in the land of Benjamin, And in the suburbs of Jerusalem, And in the cities of Judah, Again doth the flock pass by under the hands of the numberer, said Jehovah.

¹⁴Tarirai, mazuva anouya, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, andichaita shoko iro rakanaka randakataura pamusoro peimba yaIsiraeri napamusoro peimba yaJudha.

¹⁴Lo, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have established the good word That I spake unto the house of Israel, And concerning the house of Judah.

¹⁵Namazuva iwayo, nenguva iyo, ndichamedzera Dhavhidhi davi rokururama; iye ucharuramisira vanhu nokuita zvakarurama panyika.

¹⁵In those days, and at that time, I cause to shoot up to David a shoot of righteousness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

¹⁶Namazuva iwayo Judha vachaponeswa, Jerusaremu richagara rakachengetwa; zita rarichatumidzwa ndireri, Jehovha ndiye kururama kwedu.

¹⁶In those days is Judah saved, And Jerusalem doth dwell confidently, And this [is] he whom Jehovah proclaimeth to her: `Our Righteousness.`

¹⁷nekuti zvanzi naJehovha, Dhavhidhi haangatongoshaiwi munhu unogara pachigaro choushe cheimba yaIsiraeri;

¹⁷For thus said Jehovah: `Not cut off to David is one sitting on the throne of the house of Israel,

¹⁸navapristi vaRevhi havangashaiwi munhu pamberi pangu ungapisa zvipiriso zvinopiswa nokupisa zvipiriso zvoupfu, nokugara achibayira.

¹⁸And to the priests — the Levites, Not cut off from before Me is one, Causing a burnt-offering to ascend, And perfuming a present, and making sacrifice — all the days.`

¹⁹Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Jeremiya, richiti,

¹⁹And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,

²⁰Zvanzi naJehovha, Kana mungagona kuputsa sungano yangu yamasikati nesungano yangu yousiku, kukarega kuva namasikati novusiku nenguva yazvo;

²⁰`Thus said Jehovah: If ye do break My covenant of the day, And My covenant of the night, So that they are not daily and nightly in their season,

²¹ipapo sungano yangu naDhavhidhi muranda wangu ingaputswawo, akasava nomwanakomana ungabata ushe pachigaro chake choushe; saizvozvowo navaRevhi, vapristi, vashumiri vangu.

²¹Also My covenant is broken with David My servant, So that he hath not a son reigning on his throne, And with the Levites the priests, My ministers.

²²Hondo yokudenga sezvaisingabviri kuverengwa, kana jecha regungwa kuyerwa, saizvozvo ndichawanza vana vaDhavhidhi muranda wangu, navaRevhi vanondishumira.

²²As the host of the heavens is not numbered, Nor the sand of the sea measured, So I multiply the seed of David My servant, And the Levites My ministers.`

²³Ipapo shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Jeremiya, richiti,

²³And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying:

²⁴Haurangariri zvakataurwa navanhu ava, zvavakati, Marudzi maviri akatsaurwa naJehovha, akarashwa naye? Saizvozvo vanozvidza vanhu vangu, vachiti havachiri rudzi pamberi pavo.

²⁴`Hast thou not considered what this people have spoken, saying: The two families on which Jehovah fixed, He doth reject them, And my people they despise — So that they are no more a people before them!

²⁵Zvanzi naJehovha, Kana sungano yangu yamasikati novusiku isipo, kana ndisina kutemera denga napasi mirairo;

²⁵Thus said Jehovah: If My covenant [is] not daily and nightly, The statutes of heaven and earth I have not appointed —

²⁶ipapo ndicharashawo vana vaJakove, navaDhavhidhi muranda wangu, kuti ndirege kutora vamwe vavana vake vave vabati vavana vaAbhurahamu nalsaka naJakove; nekuti ndichadzosa kutapwa kwavo nokuvanzwira nyasha.

²⁶Also the seed of Jacob, and David My servant, I reject, Against taking from his seed rulers For the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, For I turn back [to] their captivity, and have pitied them.`