1 “Haiwa Israeri, kana muchida kudzoka,
2 kana mukapika muchokwadi,
3 Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha kuvanhu veJudha neJerusarema:
4 Zvidzingisirei kuna Jehovha,
5 “Zivisai munyika yaJudha uye muparidze muJerusarema muchiti:
6 Simudzai mureza wokuenda kuZioni!
7 Shumba yabuda mudenhere rayo;
8 Naizvozvo pfekai masaga,
9 “Pazuva iro,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha,
10 Ipapo ndakati, “Haiwa, Ishe Jehovha, makanyengera kwazvo vanhu ava neJerusarema muchiti, ‘Muchava norugare,’ nyamba munondo uri pahuro dzedu.”
11 Panguva iyoyo vanhu ava neJerusarema vachaudzwa kuti, “Mhepo inopisa inobva kunzvimbo dzakakwirira dzisina miti mugwenga inovhuvhuta yakananga vanhu vangu, asi isingapepeti kana kunatsa;
12 mhepo ine simba kwazvo kudarika iyoyo ichabva kwandiri. Zvino ndiwo wava mutongo wangu pamusoro pavo.”
13 Tarirai! Ari kuuya samakore,
14 Haiwa Jerusarema, shamba zvakaipa zviri mumwoyo mako ugoponeswa.
15 Inzwi rinodanidzira richibva kuDhani,
16 “Zivisai izvi kumarudzi,
17 Vanorikomba savanhu vakarinda munda,
18 “Tsika dzako namabasa ako ndizvo zvauyisa
19 Maiwe, kurwadziwa kwangu,
20 Njodzi inotevera njodzi;
21 Ndicharamba ndichiona mureza wehondo kusvikira riniko,
22 “Vanhu vangu mapenzi;
23 Ndakatarira nyika,
24 Ndakatarira pamakomo,
25 Ndakatarira, ipapo pakanga pasina vanhu;
26 Ndakatarira, ndokuona nyika yaibereka zvibereko yava gwenga;
27 Zvanzi naJehovha:
28 Naizvozvo nyika ichachema
29 Paanonzwa kutinhira kwavatasvi vamabhiza nokwavawemburi vouta,
30 Uchaiteiko, iwe wokuparadzwa?
31 Ndiri kunzwa kuchema sekwomukadzi anorwadziwa pakusununguka,