1Bheri anowira pasi, Nebho anokotama; zvifananidzo zvavo zvezvipfuwo nemombe, zvinhu zvamaitakura zvakaitwa mutoro, wakatakudzwa zvipfuwo zvaneta.
1Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals, and on the livestock: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary.
2Vanokotama, vanowira pasi pamwechete, vakakoniwa kununura mutoro, asi ivo vamene vakatapwa.
2They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves have gone into captivity.
3Nditeererei, imwi imba yaJakove, navakasara veimba yaIsiraeri, vakatakurwa neni kubva pakuberekwa kwavo, vakatakudzwa kubva pachizvaro;
3“Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne from their birth, that have been carried from the womb;
4kusvikira mukukwegura, ndini iye, ndichakutakurai kusvikira vhudzi renyu rachena; ini ndakakuitai, ndichakutakurai, zvirokwazvo ndichakusimudzai, nokukurwirai.
4and even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
5Muchandifananidza , nokundienzanisa , nokunditi ndakaita sani, wandingafanana naye?
5“To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
6Ivo vanodurura ndarama pahombodo, nokuyera sirivha nechiyero, vanoripira mupfuri wendarama, iye ndokuita mwari nayo; zvino vowira pasi, nokunamata.
6Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god. They fall down—yes, they worship.
7Vanomusimudza pamapfudzi, vanomutakura, ndokumugadzika panzvimbo yake, iye ndokumira; haabvi panzvimbo yake, zvirokwazvo, kunyange munhu akadana kwaari, haagoni kupindura, kana kumuponesa pakutambudzika kwake.
7They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it stands, from its place it shall not move: yes, one may cry to it, yet it can not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
8Rangarirai chinhu ichi, muve varume, fungaizve chinhu ichi, imwi vadariki.
8“Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, you transgressors.
9Rangarirai zvinhu zvapfuura zvakare; nekuti ndini Mwari, hakuna mumwe, ndini Mwari, hakuna akafanana neni;
9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me;
10iye anodanidzira kubva pakutanga izvo zvichaitika pakupedzisira, nokubva panguva yekare-kare zvinhu zvichigere kuitwa, ndichiti, Zvandakarayira zvichamira, ndichaita zvose zvandinoda;
10declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
11ndinodana gondo ribve kumabvazuva,munhu wandakaraira abve kunyika iri kure; zvirokwazvo, ndakataura, ndichazviuyisawo, ndakazvitema, ndichazviitawo.
11calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yes, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.
12Nditeererei, imwi mune moyo mikukutu, imwi muri kure nokururama;
12Listen to me, you stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness:
13Ndichaswededza kururama kwangu, hakungavi kure, noruponeso rwangu harunganonoki; ndichaisa ruponeso paZiyoni, nokubwinya kwangu pakati paIsiraeri.
13I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not wait; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.