Isaya 9

¹Kunyange zvakadaro, hakuchazovazve nerima kuna avo vakanga vari munhamo. Pamazuva akare akaninipisa nyika yeZebhuruni nenyika yeNafutari, asi panguva inouya achakudza Garirea reveDzimwe Ndudzi, nenzira yokugungwa mhiri kwaJorodhani.

²Vanhu vaifamba murima

³Makakurisa rudzi mukawedzera mufaro wavo;

⁴Nokuti sapamazuva okukundwa kwavaMidhia,

⁵Shangu imwe neimwe yomurwi yakashandiswa muhondo,

⁶Nokuti takazvarirwa mwana,

⁷Kukura kwoumambo hwake nekworugare rwake

⁸Jehovha akatuma shoko pamusoro paJakobho;

⁹Vanhu vose vachariziva,

¹⁰“Zvidhinha zvakoromokera pasi,

¹¹Asi Jehovha akamutsira Rezini vadzivisi

¹²VaAramu vachibva nokumabvazuva navaFiristia vachibva

¹³Asi vanhu havana kutendeukira kuna iye akavarova,

¹⁴Naizvozvo Jehovha achadimura vaIsraeri vose musoro nomuswe,

¹⁵vakuru navarume vanokudzwa ndivo musoro,

¹⁶Vanotungamirira vanhu ava vanovatsausa,

¹⁷Naizvozvo Jehovha haachazofariri majaya,

¹⁸Zvirokwazvo zvakaipa zvinopfuta somoto;

¹⁹Kubudikidza nokutsamwa kwaJehovha Wamasimba Ose

²⁰Kurudyi vachadya

²¹Manase achadya Efuremu uye Efuremu achadya Manase;