Isaya 40

¹Nyaradzai, nyaradzai vanhu vangu,

²Taurai nounyoro kuJerusarema,

³Inzwi rounodanidzira achiti,

⁴Mipata yose ichasimudzirwa,

⁵Uye kubwinya kwaJehovha kucharatidzwa,

⁶Inzwi rinoti, “Danidzirai.”

⁷Uswa hunooma uye maruva anowa,

⁸Uswa hunooma uye maruva anowa,

⁹Imi munoparidzira Zioni zvinhu zvakanaka,

¹⁰Tarirai, Ishe Jehovha ari kuuya nesimba,

¹¹Anofudza makwai ake somufudzi:

¹²Ndianiko akayera mvura zhinji muchanza chake,

¹³Ndiani akanzwisisa murangariro waJehovha,

¹⁴Ndiani akabvunzwa naJehovha kuti amujekesere,

¹⁵Zvirokwazvo ndudzi dzavanhu dzakaita sedonhwe remvura riri muchirongo;

¹⁶Rebhanoni harina huni dzinoringana kuvesa moto wearitari,

¹⁷Ndudzi dzose dzakaita sepasina chinhu pamberi pake;

¹⁸Zvino, mungafananidza Mwari naaniko?

¹⁹Kana chiri chifananidzo, muumbi anochiumba,

²⁰Murombo anoshayiwa chipo

²¹Hamuzivi here?

²²Anogara samambo pamusoro pedenderedzwa renyika,

²³Anoita kuti machinda ave pasina,

²⁴Vachangosimwa, vachangodyarwa,

²⁵“Mungandienzanisa naaniko?

²⁶Simudzai meso enyu mutarire kumatenga.

²⁷Unoreveiko, iwe Jakobho,

²⁸Hauzivi here?

²⁹Anopa simba kuna vakarukutika,

³⁰Kunyange majaya anoneta uye anorukutika,

³¹asi avo vane tariro muna Jehovha