¹Nomwedzi wechinomwe, nezuva ramakumi maviri nerimwe romwedzi, shoko raJehovha rakasvika nomuporofita Hagai, richiti,

¹In the seventh [month], on the one and twentieth [day] of the month, came the word of Jehovah by the prophet Haggai, saying,

²Zvino chitaura naZerubhabheri mwanakomana waShearitieri, mubati waJudha, naJoshua mwanakomana waJehozadhaki, mupristi mukuru, navanhu vose vakasara, uti,

²Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

³Ndiani wakasara pakati penyu, wakadeya kuona imba ino pakubwinya kwayo kokutanga? Zvino munoiona yakadiniko? Pakuona kwenyu haina kuita sapasina here?

³Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do ye see it now? Is it not as nothing in your eyes?

⁴Asi zvino chiva nesimba, iwe Zerubhabheri ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; newe Joshua mwanakomana waJehozadhaki, mupristi mukuru, iva nesimba; nemwi vanhu vose venyika, ivai nesimba, mubate ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; nekuti ndinemwi ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo.

⁴But now be strong, Zerubbabel, saith Jehovah; and be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith Jehovah, and work: for I am with you, saith Jehovah of hosts.

⁵Ndiro shoko resungano yandakaita nemi, nguva yamakabuda Egipita, mweya wangu uchigere pakati penyu; regai kutya.

⁵The word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, and my Spirit, remain among you: fear ye not.

⁶nekuti zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Kamwe chete, kwasara chinguva chiduku, ndichazunungusa denga rose, nenyika negungwa, nenyika yakaoma;

⁶For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry [land];

⁷ndichazunungusa ndudzi dzose; zvose zvinodikamwa nendudzi dzose zvichauya; ndichazadza imba ino nokubwinya, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo.

⁷and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come; and I will fill this house with glory, saith Jehovah of hosts.

⁸Sirivha ndeyangu, nendarama ndeyangu ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo.

⁸The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Jehovah of hosts.

⁹Kubwinya kokupedzisira kweimba ino kuchapfuura kokutanga ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo; panzvimbo ino ndichapa rugare ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo.

⁹The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, saith Jehovah of hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith Jehovah of hosts.

¹⁰Nezuva ramakumi maviri namana romwedzi wepfumbamwe, negore rechipiri raDhariusi, shoko raJehovha rakasvika nomuporofita Hagai, richiti,

¹⁰On the four and twentieth [day] of the ninth [month], in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet, saying,

¹¹Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Chibvunza vapristi pamusoro pomuriro, uti,

¹¹Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Ask now the priests [concerning] the law, saying,

¹²Kana munhu achitakura nyama tsvene mumupendero wenguwo yake, akagunzva nomupendero chingwa, kana zvakabikwa, kana waini, kana mafuta, kana zvokudya zvipi nezvipi, ko zvava zvitsvene here? Vapristi vakapindura, vakati, Kwete.

¹²If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food -- shall it become holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

¹³Ipapo Hagai akati, Kana munhu, wakasvibiswa nemhaka yokubata chitunha, akagunzva chinhu chimwe chaizvozvi, ko chasvibiswa here? Vapristi vakapindura, vakati, Chasvibiswa.

¹³And Haggai said, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, is it become unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.

¹⁴Ipapo Hagai akapindura, akati, Ndizvo zvakaita vanhu ava norudzi urwu pamberi pangu ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha; ndizvo zvakaita zvose zvavanoita namaoko avo, uye zvavanobayirapo zvakasvibiswa.

¹⁴Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith Jehovah, and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.

¹⁵Zvino fungai henyu kubva pazuva ranhasi muchidzokera shure, ibwe rimwe richigere kuiswa pamusoro pebwe muTemberi yaJehovha.

¹⁵And now, I pray you, consider from this day and onward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of Jehovah,

¹⁶Nenguva iyo yose kana munhu achinge asvika pamurwi wezviyo zvezviyero zvina makumi maviri, zvaingovapo zvine gumi; kana munhu akasvika pachisviniro chewaini achiti ndinochera hari dzina makumi mashanu, dzaingovapo dzina makumi maviri.

¹⁶-- before those [days] were, when one came to a heap of twenty [measures], there were but ten; when one came to the vat to draw out fifty press-measures, there were but twenty.

¹⁷Ndakakurovai nenyunje nokuvhuvha nechimvuramabwe pamabasa ose amaoko enyu; asi hamuna kutendeukira kwandiri ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹⁷I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the work of your hands; and ye [turned] not to me, saith Jehovah.

¹⁸Chifungai henyu kubva pazuva ranhasi muchienda mberi, kubva pazuva remakumi maviri namana romwedzi wepfumbamwe, kubva pazuva rakateyiwa nheyo dzeTemberi yaJehovha, fungai izvozvo.

¹⁸Consider, I pray you, from this day and onward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth [month], from the day that the foundation of Jehovah's temple was laid, consider [it].

¹⁹Ko mbeu ichimo mudura here? Zvirokwazvo, muzambiringa nomuonde nomutamba nomuorivhi hazvina kubereka; kubva pazuva rino ndichakuropafadzai.

¹⁹Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree have not brought forth: from this day will I bless [you].

²⁰Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika rwechipiri kuna Hagai nezuva ramakumi maviri namana romwedzi, richiti,

²⁰And the word of Jehovah came the second time unto Haggai on the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,

²¹Taura naZerubhabheri, mubati waJudha, uti, Ndichazunungusa denga rose nenyika;

²¹Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

²²ndichawisira pasi zvigaro zvoushe; ndichaparadza simba roushe bwendudzi; ndichawisira pasi ngoro navanofamba nadzo; mabhiza navanotasva achawira pasi, mumwe nomumwe nomunondo wehama yake.

²²and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride therein; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

²³Nezuva iro ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo ndichakutora iwe, Zerubhabheri, muranda wangu, mwanakomana waShearitieri ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha ndichakuita sechisimbiso; nekuti ndakakusanangura ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo.

²³In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, will I take thee, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant, saith Jehovah, and will make thee as a signet; for I have chosen thee, saith Jehovah of hosts.