¹He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.

¹Akati kwandiri, Mwanakomana womunhu, mira namakumbo ako, ini nditaure newe.

²The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me.

²Zvino akati achitaura neni, Mweya ndokupinda mukati mangu, akandimisa namakumbo angu; ndikanzwa akanga achitaura neni.

³He said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day.

³Iye akati kwandiri, Mwanakomana womunhu, ndinokutumira kuvana vaIsiraeri, kumarudzi anomukira simba, akandimukira simba ini; ivo namadzibaba avo vakandidarikira, kusvikira zuva irori ranhasi.

⁴The children are impudent and stiff-hearted: I am sending you to them; and you shall tell them, Thus says the Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” Yahweh.

⁴Vana vane moyo mikukutu nemoyo yakasindimara; ndinokutumira kwavari, iwe uti kwavari, zvanzi nalshe Jehovha.

⁵They, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them.

⁵Zvino ivo, kana vachida kunzwa, kana vasingadi nekuti ivo iimba inondimukira simba, vachaziva kuti muporofita akanga aripo pakati pavo.

⁶You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

⁶Asi iwe, mwanakomana womunhu, usavatya ivo, usatya mashoko avo, kunyange uri pakati porukato nemhinzwa, ugere pakati pezvinyavada; usatya mashoko avo, usavhunduswa nezviso zvavo, nekuti ivo iimba inondimukira simba kwazvo.

⁷You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.

⁷Asi iwe unofanira kuvavudza mashoko angu, kana vachida kunzwa, kana vasingadi; nekuti vanondimukira simba kwazvo.

⁸But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.

⁸Asi iwe, Mwanakomana womunhu, teerera zvandinokuudza; usandimukira simba, sezvinondimukira imba iyo; shamisa muromo wako udye zvandichakupa.

⁹When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was therein;

⁹Zvino ndakati ndichitarira, ndikaona ruoko rwakatambanudzirwa kwandiri, tarira, bhuku yakapetwa yakanga irimo;

¹⁰He spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

¹⁰akaipetenura pamberi pangu; yakanga yakanyorwa mukati nokunze, makanga makanyorwa mariro, nokuchema, nenhamo.