¹Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvikazve kwandiri, richiti,

¹And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

²Ndokudiniko kana muchibata netsumo iyi panyika yaIsiraeri, muchiti, Madzibaba akadya mazambiringa anovava, meno avana ndokuhwadzira?

²What mean ye, ye who use this proverb of the land of Israel, saying, [The] fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

³Noupenyu hwangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha, Hamungagoni kuzobata netsumo iyi pakati paIsiraeri.

³[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel.

⁴Tarirai, mweya yose ndeyangu; mweya wababa ndowangu, saizvozvo nomweya womwanakomanawo; mweya unotadza, uchafa.

⁴Behold, all the souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

⁵Asi kana munhu achinge akarurama, achiita zvomurayiro nezvakarurama,

⁵And if a man be righteous, and do judgment and justice:

⁶asina kudya pamakomo, kana kutarira nameso ake kuzvifananidzo zveimba yavaIsiraeri, kana kuchinyira mukadzi wowokwake, kana kuswedera kumukadzi ari kumwedzi kwake,

⁶-- he hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, nor come near to a woman in her separation,

⁷asina kuitira vamwe zvakaipa, akadzosera rubatso rwake kuno wakatora chikwereti, asina kutora chinhu achipamba, akapa vane nzara zvokudya zvake, akafukidza akashama nenguvo;

⁷and hath not oppressed any; he hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath not exercised robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;

⁸asina kuita mhindu, kana kutora mhindu yemichero, akadzora ruoko rwake pazvakaipa, akaruramisa kwazvo pamhaka yomunhu nehama yake,

⁸he hath not given forth upon usury, nor taken increase; he hath withdrawn his hand from unrighteousness, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

⁹akafamba nemitemo yangu, akachengeta zvandakarayira, kuti aite zvamazvokwadi; iye akarurama, zvirokwazvo achararama, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.

⁹hath walked in my statutes, and kept mine ordinances, to deal faithfully: he is righteous, he shall certainly live, saith the Lord Jehovah.

¹⁰Kana iye akabereka mwanakomana riri gororo, kana muteuri weropa, kana anoita chimwe chezvinhu izvi,

¹⁰And if he have begotten a son that is violent, a shedder of blood, and that doeth only one of any of these [things],

¹¹asingaiti chinhu chimwe chaizvozvo zvakanaka, akadya pamakomo, akachinyira mukadzi wowokwake,

¹¹and that doeth not any of those [duties], but also hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,

¹²akaitira varombo navanoshayiwa zvakaipa, akatora achipamba, asina kudzosera rubatso, akatarira zvifananidzo nameso ake, akaita zvinonyangadza,

¹²hath oppressed the poor and needy, exercised robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, committed abomination,

¹³akaita mhindu, kana kutora mhindu yemichero; ko iye achararama here? Haangararami. Akaita izvi zvose zvinonyangadza, zvirokwazvo achafa; ropa rake richava pamusoro pake.

¹³given forth upon usury, and taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall certainly die; his blood shall be upon him.

¹⁴Zvino, tarira, kana akabereka mwanakomana, anoona zvivi zvose zvababa vake, zvavakaita, akazviona hake, akasaita zvakadai;

¹⁴But lo, if he have begotten a son that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like:

¹⁵asina kudya pamakomo, kana kutarira nameso ake zvifananidzo zveimba yavalsiraeri, kana kuchinyira mukadzi wowokwake,

¹⁵-- he hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel; he hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,

¹⁶asina kuitira vamwe zvakaipa, asina kutora chinhu achireva rubatso, asingapambi noupambi, asi akapa vane nzara zvokudya zvake, nokufukidza akashama nechokufuka;

¹⁶and hath not oppressed any, nor withholden the pledge, neither hath exercised robbery; he hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;

¹⁷akadzora ruoko rwake pakuitira varombo zvakaipa, asina kutora mhindu kana mhindu yemichero, akaita zvandakarayira, nokufamba nemitemo yangu; iye haangafi nokuda kwezvakaipa zvababa vake, zvirokwazvo achararama.

¹⁷he hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, [and] walked in my statutes: he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall certainly live.

¹⁸Kana vari baba vake, zvavakamanikidza zvikuru, nokupamba zvinhu zvomunin'ina wake, akaita zvisina kunaka pakati pavanhu vake, tarirai, iye achafa nokuda kwezvakaipa zvake.

¹⁸As for his father, because he practised oppression, exercised robbery upon his brother, and did what was not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.

¹⁹Asi imwi munoti, Mwanakomana anoregereiko kuva nemhosva yezvakaipa zvababa vake? Kana mwanakomana achinge aita zvinorehwa nomurayiro nezvakarurama, akachengeta mitemo yangu yose, akaiita, zvirokwazvo achararama.

¹⁹And ye say, Why doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? But the son hath done judgment and justice, hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them; he shall certainly live.

²⁰Munhu anotadza, ndiye achafa; mwanakomana haangavi nemhosva yezvakaipa zvababa vake, nababa havangavi nemhosva yezvakaipa zvomwanakomana wavo; kururama kowakarurama kuchava pamusoro pake, nokuipa kowakaipa kuchava pamusoro pake.

²⁰The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

²¹Asi kana akaipa akatendeuka pazvivi zvake zvose zvaakaita, akachengeta mitemo yangu yose, akaita zvinorehwa nomurayiro nezvakarurama, zvirokwazvo achararama, haangafi.

²¹And the wicked, if he turn from all his sins which he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do judgment and justice, he shall certainly live, he shall not die.

²²Kudarika kwake kose kwaakaita hakungarangarirwi pamusoro pake; achararama nokuda kwezvakarurama zvaakaita.

²²None of his transgressions which he hath committed shall be remembered against him; in his righteousness which he hath done shall he live.

²³Ko ini ndingatongofarira rufu rwowakaipa here? Ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha; Handizinofarira kudzoka kwake panzira yake, ararame here?

²³Have I any pleasure at all in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; is it not in his turning from his way, that he may live?

²⁴Asi kana akarurama akatsauka pakururama kwake, akaita zvakaipa, akaita zvinonyangadza zvose zvinoitwa nomunhu akaipa, ko angararama here? Mabasa ake akarurama aakaita haangatongorangarirwi; nokuda kokudarika kwake, kwaakadarika nako, nezvivi zvake zvaakaita, achafa nokuda kwazvo.

²⁴And when the righteous turneth from his righteousness and practiseth what is wrong, [and] doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous acts which he hath done shall be remembered: in his unfaithfulness which he hath wrought, and in his sin which he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

²⁵Asi imwi munoti, Nzira yaIshe haina kuti tsurumete. Zvino chinzwai, imwi mhuri yavaIsiraeri, nzira yangu haina kuti tsurumete here? Ko nzira dzenyu hadzizi idzo dzisina kuti tsurumete here?

²⁵And ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear then, house of Israel. Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

²⁶Kana munhu akarurama akatsauka pakururama kwake, akaita zvakaipa, akafa nokuda kwazvo; achafa nokuda kwezvakaipa zvaakaita.

²⁶When the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and practiseth what is wrong, and dieth for it; in his wrong that he hath done shall he die.

²⁷Uyezve, kana munhu akaipa akatsauka pazvakaipa zvake zvaakaita, akazoita zvinorehwa nomurayiro nezvakarurama, achaponesa upenyu hwake.

²⁷And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall keep his soul alive.

²⁸Zvaakarangarira, akatsauka pakudarika kwake kose kwaakaita, zvirokwazvo achararama, haangafi.

²⁸Because he considereth, and turneth from all his transgressions which he hath committed, he shall certainly live, he shall not die.

²⁹Kunyange zvakadaro, vaIsiraeri vanoti, Nzira yaIshe haina kururama. Nhai, mhuri yavaIsiraeri, nzira dzangu hadzina kururama here? Hadzizi nzira dzenyu dzisakarurama here?

²⁹But the house of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? Is it not your ways that are unequal?

³⁰Naizvozvo ndichakutongai, imwi mhuri yavaIsiraeri, mumwe nomumwe zvakafanira nzira dzake, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha. Dzokai, mutendeuke pakudarika kwenyu kose; kuti chirege kuva chigumbuso chezvakaipa kwamuri.

³⁰Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your snare.

³¹Rashai kure nemwi kudarika kwenyu kose, kwamakadarika nako, muzviitire moyo mitsva nemweya mitsva; nekuti muchafireiko, imwi mhuri yavaIsiraeri?

³¹Cast away from you all your transgressions wherewith ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: why then will ye die, house of Israel?

³²nekuti handifariri rufu rwounofa, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha; naizvozvo tendeukai, murarame.

³²For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah; therefore turn ye and live.