¹Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvikazve kwandiri, richiti,

¹The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,

²Mwanakomana womunhu, ugere pakati pavanhu veimba inondimukira simba, vana meso okuona, asi havaoni, vane nzeve dzokunzwa, asi havanzwi; nekuti iimba inondimukira simba.

²Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house.

³Naizvozvo iwe Mwanakomana womunhu, zvirongedzere nhumbi dzokutama nadzo, utame masikati, vachizviona; unofanira kutama uchibva panzvimbo yako uchienda kune imwe nzvimbo, vachizviona; zvimwe vangazofunga, kunyange iri imba inondimukira simba.

³Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for moving, and move by day in their sight; and you shall move from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

⁴Unofanira kubudisa nhumbi dzako masikati vachizviona, dziite senhumbi dzokutama nadzo; zvino madekwana iwe umene unofanira kubuda vachizviona, sezvinoita vanhu kana votama.

⁴You shall bring forth your stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for moving; and you shall go forth yourself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile.

⁵Zvino uboore rusvingo vachizviona, ubudise nhumbi dzako napo.

⁵Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your stuff out that way.

⁶Unofanira kudzitakura pafudzi rako vachizviona, ndokudzibudisa kwasviba; unofanira kufukidza chiso chako, kuti urege kuona zvenyika; nekuti ndakakuita chiratidzo kuimba yalsiraeri.

⁶In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; you shall cover your face, so that you don’t see the land: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.

⁷Ini ndikaita sezvandakarayirwa; ndakabudisa nhumbi dzangu masikati, dzakaita senhumbi dzokutama nadzo, madekwana ndikabvovora rusvingo noruoko rwangu; ndakadzibudisa kwasviba, ndikadzitakura pafudzi rangu vachizviona.

⁷I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I dug through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.

⁸Zvino mangwanani shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,

⁸In the morning came the word of Yahweh to me, saying,

⁹Mwanakomana womunhu, imba yaIsiraeri, iyo imba inondimukira, havana kuti kwauri, Unoiteiko?

⁹Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What are you doing?

¹⁰Uti kwavari, Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, chirevo ichi chinoreva muchinda weJerusaremu neimba yose yaIsiraeri iri pakati pavo.

¹⁰Say to them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.

¹¹Uti, Ndini chiratidzo chenyu; sezvandakaita ini, ndizvo zvavachaitirwa ivo; vachatama vachitapwa.

¹¹Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.

¹²Muchinda ari pakati pavo achatakura nhumbi dzake pafudzi rake kwasviba, ndokubuda; vachabvovora rusvingo kuti vadzibudise napo; achafukidza meso ake, nekuti haangaoni nyika nameso ake.

¹²The prince who is among them shall bear on his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes.

¹³Ndichakandawo mumbure wangu pamusoro pake, achabatwa mumusungo wangu; ndichamuisa Bhabhironi kunyika yavaKaradhea; asi haangaioni, kunyange zvakadaro achafirako.

¹³My net also will I spread on him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.

¹⁴Ndichaparadzira kumhepo dzose vose vakamupoteredza vangamubatsira, namapoka ake ose ndichavavhomorera munondo ndichivateverera.

¹⁴I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

¹⁵Ipapo vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha, kana ndichivadzingira pakati pamarudzi, nokuvaparadzira kunyika dzose.

¹⁵They shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.

¹⁶Asi ndichapukunyusa vashoma vavo pamunondo nenzara nehosha yakaipa;kuti vanoparidza pakati pamarudzi kwavanosvika zvinonyangadza zvavo zvose; zvino vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha.

¹⁶But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they come; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

¹⁷Shoko raJehovha rakasvikawo kwandiri, richiti,

¹⁷Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

¹⁸Mwanakomana womunhu, idya zvokudya zvako nokubvunda nokumwa mvura yako nokudedera nokutya;

¹⁸Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;

¹⁹uti kuvanhu venyika iyi, Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha pamusoro pavagere Jerusaremu nenyika yaIsiraeri, vachadya zvokudya zvavo vachitya nokumwa mvura yavo vachikanganiswa, kuti nyika yaro iitwe dongo, yatorerwa zvose zvayo, nemhaka yokuita nesimba, yavose vanogaramo.

¹⁹and tell the people of the land, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who dwell therein.

²⁰Maguta anogarwa navanhu achaparadzwa, nenyika ichaitwa dongo; zvino muchaziva kuti ndini Jehovha.

²⁰The cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

²¹Shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,

²¹The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

²²Mwanakomana womunhu, tsumo ndeyeiko yamunayo munyika yaIsiraeri, inoti, Mazuva anoramba achiwedzerwa, asi zvakaoneswa zvose hazviitiki?

²²Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?

²³Naizvozvo vaudze, uti, Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, ndichagumisa tsumo iyi, havangazobati nayo iri tsumo pakati paIsiraeri; asi uti kwavari, Mazuva ava pedo nokuitika kwezvose zvakaoneswa.

²³Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but tell them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

²⁴nekuti pakati peimba yaIsiraeri hapangazovi kuoneswa kwenhema kana kuporofita kunobata kumeso.

²⁴For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

²⁵nekuti ndini Jehovha; ndichataura, neshoko randichataura richaitika, haringazononoswi; nekuti pamazuva enyu, iwe imba inondimukira simba, ndichataura shoko nokuriitawo, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.

²⁵For I am Yahweh; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, says the Lord Yahweh.

²⁶Shoko raJehovha rakasvikazve kwandiri, richiti,

²⁶Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

²⁷Mwanakomana womunhu, tarira, veimba yaIsiraeri vanoti, Zvaakaoneswa ndezvamazuva ari kure anozouya, anoporofita zvenguva dziri kure.

²⁷Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he sees is for many day to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.

²⁸Naizvozvo uti kwavari, Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, hakuna shoko rimwe ramashoko angu richazononoka, asi shoko randichataura richaitika, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.

²⁸Therefore tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: None of my words shall be deferred any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, says the Lord Yahweh.