¹Zvino ndakarinzira meso anguzve, ndikatarira, ndikaona ngoro ina dzichibuda pakati pamakomo maviri; makomo iwayo akanga ari makomo endarira.

¹And I turn back, and lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, four chariots are coming forth from between two of the mountains, and the mountains [are] mountains of brass.

²Ngoro yokutanga yakanga inamabhiza matsvuku; ngoro yechipiri mabhiza matema;

²In the first chariot [are] red horses, and in the second chariot brown horses,

³ngoro yechitatu mabhiza machena, ngoro yechina mabhiza mapfumbu ane simba.

³and in the third chariot white horses, and in the fourth chariot strong grisled horses.

⁴Ipapo ndakapindura, ndikati kumutumwa akanga achitaurirana neni, Zvinyiko izvi, ishe wangu?

⁴And I answer and say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, `What [are] these, my lord?`

⁵Mutumwa akapindura, akati kwandiri, Izvezvi ndidzo mhepo ina dzokudenga, dzinobuda padzakanga dzimire pamberi paShe wenyika yose.

⁵And the messenger answereth and saith unto me, `These [are] four spirits of the heavens coming forth from presenting themselves before the Lord of the whole earth.

⁶Ngoro inamabhiza matema inobudira kunyika yokumusoro; machena akaatevera; namapfumbu akabudira kunyika yezasi.

⁶The brown horses that [are] therein, are coming forth unto the land of the north; and the white have come forth unto their hinder part; and the grisled have come forth unto the land of the south;

⁷Anesimba akabudawo, akatsvaka kuenda kuti apote-pote nenyika yose; ikati, Ibvai pano, mupote-pote nenyika yose.

⁷and the strong ones have come forth, and they seek to go to walk up and down in the earth;` and he saith, `Go, walk up and down in the earth;` and they walk up and down in the earth.

⁸Ipapo akadanidzira kwandiri, akataura neni, achiti, Tarira, vanoenda kunyika yokumusoro, vakanyaradza mweya wangu kunyika yokumusoro.

⁸And he calleth me, and speaketh unto me, saying, `See, those coming forth unto the land of the north have caused My Spirit to rest in the land of the north.`

⁹Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,

⁹And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

¹⁰Tora vamwe kunavakatapwa, vanoti Heridhai, naTobhiya, naJedhaia; uuye nezuva irero upinde mumba maJosiya mwanakomana waZefaniya, kwavakasvika vachibva Babhironi;

¹⁰to take of the captivity (who came from Babylon) from Heldai, from Tobijah, and from Jedaiah, `and thou hast come in — thou, in that day, yea, thou hast come into the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah,

¹¹utore kwavari sirivha nendarama, uite korona, uidzike pamusoro waJoshua mwanakomana waJehozadhaki, mupristi mukukru;

¹¹and thou hast taken silver and gold, and hast made a crown, and hast placed on the head of Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest,

¹²utaure naye, uchiti, Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, tarira, murume ane zita rinonzi Davi; iye achakura panzvimbo yake, iye achavaka temberi yaJehovha;

¹²and hast spoken unto him, saying: Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: Lo, a man! A Shoot — [is] his name, And from his place he doth shoot up, And he hath built the temple of Jehovah.

¹³ndiye achavaka temberi yaJehovha; iye achava noumambo, uye achagara pachigaro chake achibata ushe; achava mupristi pachigaro chake choushe; rangano yorugare ichava pakati pavo ivo vaviri.

¹³Yea, he doth build the temple of Jehovah, And he doth bear away honour, And he hath sat and ruled on His throne, And hath been a priest on His throne, And a counsel of peace is between both.

¹⁴Korona dzichava dzaHeremi, naTobhiya, naJedhaia, naHeni mwanakomana waZefaniya, chive chiyeudzo mutemberi yaJehovha.

¹⁴And the crown is to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of Jehovah.

¹⁵Vari kure vachauya vachivaka temberi yaJehovha; ipapo muchaziva kuti Jehovha wehondo ndiye akanditumira kwamuri. Izvezvi zvichaitika kana muchiteerera zvakanaka izwi raJehovha Mwari wenyu.

¹⁵And the far-off come in, and they have built in the temple of Jehovah, and ye have known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me unto you, yea, it hath come to pass, if ye do certainly hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God.`