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

¹Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen:

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

²Thus saith Jehovah that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

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

³For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

⁴vachamera pakati pouswa, semikonachando pamvura inoyerera.

⁴and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

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

⁵One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.

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

⁶Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am 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, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and that shall come to pass, let them declare.

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 ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.

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

⁹They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know: that they may be put to shame.

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

¹⁰Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?

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

¹¹Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame; and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; they shall fear, they shall be put to shame together.

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

¹²The smith [maketh] an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.

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

¹³The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.

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

¹⁴He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm-tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir-tree, and the rain 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.

¹⁵Then shall it be for a man to burn; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread: yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

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

¹⁶He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied; yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire.

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

¹⁷And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image; he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.

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

¹⁸They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

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 calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

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

²⁰He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, 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 things, O Jacob, and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

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

²²I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as 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 ye heavens, for Jehovah hath done it; shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.

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

²⁴Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?);

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

²⁵that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

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

²⁶that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places thereof;

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

²⁷that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;

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

²⁸That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure, even saying of Jerusalem, She shall be built; and of the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.