¹Zvino wakandiratidza rwizi rwakakwana rwemvura yeupenyu, yakapenya sekristaro*, ichibuda pachigaro cheushe chaMwari necheGwayana,

¹And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, bright as crystal, going forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb:

²pakati penzira yaro uye kumativi ose erwizi kune muti weupenyu, unobereka zvibereko zvamarudzi gumi nemaviri, uchiita zvibereko zvawo mwedzi umwe neumwe; nemashizha emuti aiva ekuporesa ndudzi.

²in the midst of its broad place, and of the river on this side and on that, [is] a tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, in each several month rendering its fruits, and the leaves of the tree [are] for the service of the nations;

³Zvino hakuchavizve nekutuka; asi chigaro cheushe chaMwari necheGwayana zvichava mukati maro; uye varanda vake vachamushumira,

³and any curse there shall not be any more, and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him,

⁴zvino vachaona chiso chake nezita rake richava pahuma dzavo.

⁴and they shall see His face, and His name [is] upon their foreheads,

⁵Zvino usiku hahwuchazovipo; uye havatsvaki mwenje kana chiedza chezuva; nekuti Ishe Mwari unovapa chiedza; vachatonga kusvikira rinhi narinhi.

⁵and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign — to the ages of the ages.

⁶Zvino akati kwandiri: Mashoko awa akatendeka, ndeechokwadi; uye Ishe, Mwari wevaporofita vatsvene, wakatuma mutumwa wake kuti aratidze kuvaranda vake zvinhu zvoda kuitika.

⁶And he said to me, `These words [are] stedfast and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets did send His messenger to shew to His servants the things that it behoveth to come quickly:

⁷Tarira, ndinokurumidza kuuya; wakaropafadzwa unochengeta mashoko echiporofita chebhuku iri.

⁷Lo, I come quickly; happy [is] he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.`

⁸Zvino ini Johwani, ndini ndakaona zvinhu izvi ndikanzwa. Zvino ndakati ndanzwa nekuona, ndikawira pasi kuti ndishumire pamberi petsoka dzemutumwa wakandiratidza zvinhu izvi.

⁸And I, John, am he who is seeing these things and hearing, and when I heard and beheld, I fell down to bow before the feet of the messenger who is shewing me these things;

⁹Zvino akati kwandiri: Rega kudaro; nekuti ndiri muranda pamwe newe, nehama dzako, vaporofita, nevanochengeta mashoko ebhuku iri; namata Mwari.

⁹and he saith to me, `See — not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.`

¹⁰Zvino akati kwandiri: Usavharira mashoko echiporofita chebhuku iri, nekuti nguva yava pedo.

¹⁰And he saith to me, `Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh;

¹¹Unoita zvisakarurama ngaagare achiita zvisakarurama; neune tsvina, ngaagare ane tsvina; newakarurama ngaagare achiita zvakarurama; mutsvene ngaagare ari mutsvene.

¹¹he who is unrighteous — let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy — let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous — let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified — let him be sanctified still:

¹²Zvino tarira, ndinokurumidza kuuya; uye mubairo wangu uneni, kuti ndipe umwe neumwe zvinoenderana nemabasa ake.

¹²And lo, I come quickly, and my reward [is] with me, to render to each as his work shall be;

¹³Ndini Arifa naOmega, kuvamba nekuguma, kutanga nekupedzisira.

¹³I am the Alpha and the Omega — the Beginning and End — the First and the Last.

¹⁴Vakaropafadzwa vanoita mirairo yake, kuti vave nekodzero yemuti weupenyu, vagopinda nepamasuwo muguta.

¹⁴`Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city;

¹⁵Nekuti kunze kune imbwa, nevaroyi, nemhombwe, nemhondi, nevanamati vezvifananidzo nevose vanoda nhema vachidziita.

¹⁵and without [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one who is loving and is doing a lie.

¹⁶Ini Jesu ndakatuma mutumwa wangu kuti akupupurirei zvinhu izvozvi pakereke. Ndini mudzi nechizvarwa chaDhavhidhi, hweva inopenya.

¹⁶`I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star!

¹⁷Zvino Mweya nemwenga vanoti: Uya! Naiye unonzwa ngaati: Uya! Uye une nyota ngaauye; neunoda ngaatore mvura yeupenyu pachena.

¹⁷And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing — let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting — let him come; and he who is willing — let him take the water of life freely.

¹⁸Nekuti ndinopupura kune umwe neumwe unonzwa mashoko echiporofita chebhuku iri, ndichiti: Kana munhu akawedzera pazvinhu izvi, Mwari uchawedzera kwaari matambudziko akanyorwa mubhuku iri;

¹⁸`For I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this scroll, if any one may add unto these, God shall add to him the plagues that have been written in this scroll,

¹⁹uye kana munhu akabvisa pamashoko ebhuku rechiporofita ichi, Mwari uchabvisa mugove wake pabhuku reupenyu, nemuguta dzvene, nezvinhu zvakanyorwa mubhuku iri.

¹⁹and if any one may take away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the scroll of the life, and out of the holy city, and the things that have been written in this scroll;`

²⁰Unopupura zvinhu izvi unoti: Hongu, ndinouya nekukurumidza. Ameni. Hongu uyai, Ishe Jesu.

²⁰he saith — who is testifying these things — `Yes, I come quickly!` Amen! Yes, be coming, Lord Jesus!

²¹Nyasha dzaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu ngadzive nemwi mose. Ameni.

²¹The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you all. Amen.