¹Zvino muchafanira kuungana makaita mapoka, iwe mukunda wamapoka; muvengi wakatikomba, vacharova mutongi waIsiraeri netsvimbo padama rake.

¹Ex aj Jerusalén, cauresihomak êrib xban nak xeßchal chi pletic kiqßuin. Ut riqßuin xukß teßxsacß lix nakß ru li narakoc âtin saß kabên lâo aj Israel.

²Asi iwe Bheterehemu Efurata, muduku kwazvo pakati pezvuru zvamazana zvaJudha, kwauri kuchandibudira mumwe achava mubati pakati paIsiraeri; mabudiro ake ndaakare, pamazuva akare-kare.

²Lâex aj Belén Efrata, lê tenamit kßaxal caßchßin chiruheb chixjunil li tenamit aran Judá. Abanan saß lê chßina tenamit tâyoßlâk li Acuabej li tâtaklânk saß xbên li tenamit Israel. Aßan li Acuabej li ac cuan chak chalen saß xticlajic.

³Naizvozvo uchavaisa kuvavengi vavo, kusvikira panguva yokuzvara kwaiye anosurumuka; ipapo hama dzake, dzakasara, dzichadzoka navana vaIsiraeri.

³Joßcan utan li Dios tixcanabeb xjuneseb lix tenamit toj tâcuulak xkßehil nak tâyoßlâk li Acuabej arin saß ruchichßochß. Ut tâcuulak xkßehil nak teßsukßîk cuißchic saß lix tenamiteb laj Israel li joß qßuial chic queßcana.

⁴Achamira, ndokufudza makwai ake nesimba raJehovha, noumambo bwezita raJehovha Mwari wake; zvino vachagara zvakanaka, nekuti zvino achava mukuru kusvikira kumigumo yenyika.

⁴Ut li Acuabej li tâyoßlâk, aßan chic xakxôk xcuanquil saß xbên lix tenamit ut aßan ajcuiß tâilok reheb riqßuin lix nimajcual xcuanquilal li Dios. Aßan tâtaklânk saß xbêneb saß xcßabaß li nimajcual Dios. Ut li ralal xcßajol cauhakeb xchßôl riqßuin xban nak kßaxal nim xcuanquil saß xbên chixjunil li ruchichßochß.

⁵Iye achava rugare rwedu. Kana muAsiria achipinda munyika yedu, kana achitsika mudzimba dzedu dzoushe, tichamutsa vafudzi vanomwe namachinda masere pakati pavanhu kuti varwe naye.

⁵Ut aßan tâcßamok chak re li tuktûquil usilal saß kayânk lâo li ralal xcßajol. Ut aßan tâcolok ke saß rukßeb laj Asiria nak teßraj oc saß li katenamit chixjucßbal li kapalacio. Ut lâo takaxakab cuukubak chi cuînk re teßilok ke ut takaxakab ajcuiß cuakxakibak chi cuînk cuânkeb xcuanquil re teßcßamok be chiku.

⁶Ivo vachaparadza nyika yeAsiria nomunondo, nenyika yaNimurodhi painopindwa napo; iye achatirwira kumuAsiria, kana achinge achipinda nyika yedu nokutsika mukati memiganho yedu.

⁶Ut eb aßan teßnumtâk saß xbêneb laj Asiria nak teßpletik riqßuin chßîchß ut teßnumtâk ajcuiß saß xbên lix tenamit laj Nimrod. Ut li Kâcuaß, aßan tâcolok ke chiruheb laj Asiria nak teßxyal oc saß li katenamit chi pletic kiqßuin.

⁷Ipapo vakasara vaJakove vachava pakati pamarudzi mazhinji avanhu sedova rinobva kuna Jehovha, semvura inonaya pauswa, zvisingamiriri munhu kana kugarira vanakomana vavanhu.

⁷Ut eb laj Israel li incßaß teßosokß saß li plêt teßxtenkßa nabal chi tenamit. Chanchanakeb li xchußque li naxqßue chak li Kâcuaß. Chanchanakeb li hab li natßakresin re li acuîmk. Incßaß teßyoßonînk chi moco cauhakeb xchßôl riqßuin cuînk. Riqßuin ban li Dios cßojcßôkeb xchßôl.

⁸Vakasara vaJakove vachava pakati pendudzi pakati pamarudzi mazhinji avanhu, seshumba pakati pemhuka dzomudondo, seshumba duku pakati pamapoka amakwai, inoti kana ichipfuurapo, inotsika nokubvamburanya, kusina anorwira.

⁸Ut eb laj Israel, li joß qßuial chic li incßaß teßosokß, aßanakeb li kßaxal cauhakeb rib saß xyânkeb chixjunileb li tenamit. Chanchanakeb li cakcoj li kßaxal cau rib saß xyânkeb chixjunileb li xul saß qßuicheß. Mâ ani târûk tixcol rib chiruheb laj Israel. Chanchanakeb li ral cakcoj nak na-oc saß xyânkeb li carner ut naxchap jun ut naxpedasi ut mâ ani naru nacoloc re chiru.

⁹Ruoko rwenyu ngarusimudzirwe kumusoro kwavadzivisi venyu, vavengi venyu vose ngavaparadzwe.

⁹Lâex aj Israel texnumtâk saß xbêneb li xicß nequeßiloc êre ut têsacheb chixjunileb.

¹⁰Zvino nezuva iro ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha ndichaparadza mabhiza enyu pakati penyu, nokuputsa ngoro dzenyu;

¹⁰Ut saß eb li cutan aßan, chan li Kâcuaß, lâin tintakla xcamsinquil chixjunil lê cacuây ut tinsach ruheb lê carruaje.

¹¹ndichaparadza maguta enyika yenyu, nokukoromora nhare dzenyu dzose.

¹¹Ut tinjucß chixjunileb li tenamit saß lê naßaj ut tinjucß ajcuiß chixjunil li cab li nequecol cuiß êrib.

¹²Ndichaparadza uroyi pamaoko enyu, hamungazovi navafemberi;

¹²Ut tinsacheb laj kße ut tinsacheb ajcuiß laj tûl.

¹³ndichaparadza mifananidzo yenyu yakavezwa neshongwe dzenyu pakati penyu; hamungazonamati mabasa amaoko enyu;

¹³Tinjuqßueb ajcuiß lê yîbanbil dios joßqueb ajcuiß li jalam ûch li xeyîb. Ut incßaß chic têlokßoni lê dios li nequeyîb riqßuin lê rukß.

¹⁴ndichadzura miti yenyu yakatsaurwa pakati penyu, ndichaparadza maguta enyu.

¹⁴Ut lâin tinpuqßui chixjunileb li yîbanbil dios lix Asera xcßabaß li cuanqueb saß êyânk ut tinsacheb ajcuiß li tenamit bar cuanqueb cuiß.Ut xban injoskßil lâin tinqßueheb chixtojbal rix lix mâqueb chixjunileb li tenamit li nequeßkßetoc re li cuâtin, chan li Kâcuaß.

¹⁵Ndichatsiva marudzi asina kuteerera ndichiita nokutsamwa nehasha.

¹⁵Ut xban injoskßil lâin tinqßueheb chixtojbal rix lix mâqueb chixjunileb li tenamit li nequeßkßetoc re li cuâtin, chan li Kâcuaß.