1Zvivi zvaJudha zvakanyorwa nepeni yamatare, nomuromo wedhaimani; zvakatemwa pamabwendefa emoyo yavo, napanyanga dzamaaritari enyu
1The sin of Judah is written with a style of iron, with the point of a diamond, engraven upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
2nguva dzose kana vana vavo vachirangarira maaritari avo nemiti yavo yakatsaurwa pamiti mitema pazvikomo zvakakwirira.
2whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherahs, by the green trees, upon the high hills.
3Iwe gomo rangu riri kusango, nhumbi dzako nefuma yako yose ndichazvitapisa, nenzvimbo dzako dzakakwirira, nokuda kwezvivi zvenyu zviri mumiganho yenyu yose.
3My mountain in the field, thy substance, all thy treasures will I give for a spoil, -- thy high places, because of sin throughout thy borders.
4Nemi, iyemi mumene, mucharega nhaka yenyu yandakakupai; ndichakuitai varanda vavavengi venyu munyika yamusingazivi, nekuti makabatidza moto pakutsamwa kwangu, uchapfuta nokusingaperi.
4And of thyself thou shalt let go thine inheritance which I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in a land that thou knowest not; for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, -- it shall burn for ever.
5Zvanzi naJehovha, Ngaatukwe iye munhu unovimba nomumwe munhu, unoita nyama yomunhu ruoko rwake, unomoyo unotsauka kuna Jehovha.
5Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that confideth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
6nekuti uchafanana negwenzi murenje, haangaoni kana zvakanaka zvichisvika, asi uchagara panzvimbo dzakaoma kwazvo murenje, munyika yebare isingagarwi navanhu.
6And he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but he shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.
7Wakaropafadzwa iye munhu unovimba naJehovha, wakaita Jehovha chivimbo chake.
7Blessed is the man that confideth in Jehovah, and whose confidence Jehovah is.
8nekuti uchava somuti wakasimwa pamvura, unotuma midzi yawo kurwizi, usingatyi kana kupisa kuchisvika, asi mashizha awo achava matema; haungarangariri pagore rokusanaya kwemvura, kana kurega kubereka zvibereko.
8For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out its roots by the stream, and he shall not see when heat cometh, but his leaf shall be green; and in the year of drought he shall not be careful, neither shall he cease to yield fruit.
9moyo unonyengera kupfuura zvinhu zvose, wakaora chose, ndiani ungauziva?
9The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?
10Ini Jehovha, ndinonzvera moyo, ndinoidza itsvo, kuti ndipe mumwe nomumwe zvakafanira mugariro wake, uye zvakafanira zvibereko zvamabasa ake.
10I Jehovah search the heart, I try the reins, even to give each one according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
11segwari rinogarira mazai arisina kukandira rimene, ndizvo zvakaita iye unozviwanira fuma nokusarurama; ichamusiya pakati pamazuva ake, pakupedzisira kwake richava benzi.
11[As] the partridge sitteth on [eggs] it hath not laid, [so] is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
12Nzvimbo yeimba yedu tsvene chigaro choushe chakaisvonaka, chakanga chakakwirira kubva pakutanga.
12A throne of glory, [set] on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
13imwi Jehovha, tariro yaIsiraeri, vose vanokurashai vachanyadziswa; vanotsauka kwandiri vachanyorwa muvhu, nekuti vakarasha Jehovha, iro tsime remvura mhenyu.
13Thou hope of Israel, Jehovah! all that forsake thee shall be ashamed. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth; because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.
14Ndiporesei Jehovha, ipapo ndichaporeswa; ndiponesei, ipapo ndichaponeswa; nekuti ndimi wandinorumbidza.
14Heal me, Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
15Tarirai, vanoti kwandiri, Shoko raJehovha riripiko? Ngariuye zvino.
15Behold, these say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it then come!
16Kana ndirini, handina kukurumidza kusakuteverai somufudzi, handina kushuva zuva renjodzi imwi munoziva; zvakabuda mumoromo mangu zvakanga zviri pamberi penyu.
16But as for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd in following thee, neither have I desired the fatal day, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.
17Musava kwandiri chinhu chinotyisa; imwi muri hutiziro hwangu nezuva rezvakaipa.
17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
18Vanonditambudza ngavanyadziswe, asi ini ndirege kunyadziswa; ngavavhunduswe ivo, asi ini ndirege kuvhunduswa; uyisai kwavari zuva rezvakaipa, muvaparadze nokuparadza kwakapamhidzirwa.
18Let them be ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be ashamed; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and break them with a double breaking.
19Jehovha wakati kwandiri, Enda undomira musuwo ravana vavanhu, panopinda madzimambo aJudha, napavanobuda, napamasuwo ose eJerusaremu,
19Thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, by which the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
20uti kwavari, Inzwai shoko raJehovha, imwi madzimambo aJudha, navaJudha vose, navose vagere Jerusaremu vanopinda napamasuwo awa.
20and say unto them, Hear the word of Jehovah, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates;
21Zvanzi naJehovha, Zvichenjerei, murege kutakura mutoro nezuva resabata, kana kupinda nawo napamasuwo eJerusaremu,
21thus saith Jehovah: Take heed to your souls, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, and bring nothing in through the gates of Jerusalem;
22musabuda makatakura mutoro padzimba dzenyu nezuva resabata, kana kubate basa ripi neripi; asi mutsaure zuva resabata, sezvandakaraira madzibaba enyu.
22and carry forth no burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do any work; but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers,
23Asi havana kuteerera, kana kurerekera nzeve dzavo; asi vakaomesa mitsipa yavo kuti varege kunzwa, varege kudzidziswa.
23but they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but hardened their neck, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
24Zvino zvanzi naJehovha, Kana mukanyatsa kunditeerera, mukasapinda nomutoro napamasuwo eguta rino nezuva resabata, asi muchitsaura zuva resabata, musingabati basa ripi neripi naro;
24And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith Jehovah, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, and to hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
25ipapo pachapinda napamasuwo eguta rino madzimambo namachinda anogara pachigaro choushe chaDhavhidhi, anofamba nengoro namabhiza, iwo namachinda awo, navarume vaJudha, navagere Jerusaremu; guta rino richavapo nokusingaperi.
25then shall there enter in, through the gates of this city, kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall be inhabited for ever.
26Vachabva kumaguta aJudha, napanzvimbo dzakapoteredza Jerusaremu, napanyika yaBhenjamini, napanyika yamapani, napanyika yamakomo, nokurutivi rwezasi, vachiuya nezvipiriso zvinopiswa, nezvibayiro, nezvipiriso zvohupfu, nezvinonhuhwira, vachiuya nezvokuvonga nazvo kuimba yaJehovha.
26And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places around Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the lowland, and from the hill-country, and from the south, bringing burnt-offerings, and sacrifices, and oblations, and incense, and bringing thanksgiving unto the house of Jehovah.
27Asi kana mukaramba kunditeerera, mukaramba kutsaura zuva resabata, muchitakura mutoro muchipinda nawo napamasuwo eJerusaremu nezuva resabata, ipapo ndichabatidza moto pamasuwo aro, uchapedza dzimba dzamambo dzeJerusaremu usingazodzimwi.
27But if ye will not hearken unto me, to hallow the sabbath day and not to bear a burden and enter in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.