¹Akati kwandiri, Mwanakomana womunhu, mira namakumbo ako, ini nditaure newe.

¹And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.

²Zvino akati achitaura neni, Mweya ndokupinda mukati mangu, akandimisa namakumbo angu; ndikanzwa akanga achitaura neni.

²And the Spirit entered into me when he spoke unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spoke unto me.

³Iye akati kwandiri, Mwanakomana womunhu, ndinokutumira kuvana vaIsiraeri, kumarudzi anomukira simba, akandimukira simba ini; ivo namadzibaba avo vakandidarikira, kusvikira zuva irori ranhasi.

³And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me unto this very day;

⁴Vana vane moyo mikukutu nemoyo yakasindimara; ndinokutumira kwavari, iwe uti kwavari, zvanzi nalshe Jehovha.

⁴and these children are impudent and hard-hearted: I am sending thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.

⁵Zvino ivo, kana vachida kunzwa, kana vasingadi nekuti ivo iimba inondimukira simba, vachaziva kuti muporofita akanga aripo pakati pavo.

⁵And they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear -- for they are a rebellious house -- yet shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them.

⁶Asi iwe, mwanakomana womunhu, usavatya ivo, usatya mashoko avo, kunyange uri pakati porukato nemhinzwa, ugere pakati pezvinyavada; usatya mashoko avo, usavhunduswa nezviso zvavo, nekuti ivo iimba inondimukira simba kwazvo.

⁶And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house.

⁷Asi iwe unofanira kuvavudza mashoko angu, kana vachida kunzwa, kana vasingadi; nekuti vanondimukira simba kwazvo.

⁷And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear; for they are rebellious.

⁸Asi iwe, Mwanakomana womunhu, teerera zvandinokuudza; usandimukira simba, sezvinondimukira imba iyo; shamisa muromo wako udye zvandichakupa.

⁸And thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.

⁹Zvino ndakati ndichitarira, ndikaona ruoko rwakatambanudzirwa kwandiri, tarira, bhuku yakapetwa yakanga irimo;

⁹And I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein.

¹⁰akaipetenura pamberi pangu; yakanga yakanyorwa mukati nokunze, makanga makanyorwa mariro, nokuchema, nenhamo.

¹⁰And he spread it out before me; and it was written within and without; and there were written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe.