1“ ‘Panguva iyoyo, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, mapfupa amadzimambo namachinda eJudha, namapfupa avaprista navaprofita, uye mapfupa avanhu veJerusarema, achabviswa kubva mumakuva avo.
2Achava pamhene agorohwa nezuva uye achavhenekwa nomwedzi nenyeredzi dzose dzedenga, zvavakada vakazvishumira vakazvitevera uye vakabvunza kwazviri, vakazvinamata. Haangaunganidzwi kana kuvigwa, asi achafanana nomupfudze uri panyika.
3Kwose zvako kwandichavadzingira, vakasara vose vorudzi urwu rwakaipa, vachademba rufu pachinzvimbo choupenyu, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha Wamasimba Ose.’
4“Uti kwavari, ‘Zvanzi naJehovha:
5Zvino nemhaka yei ava vadzokera shure?
6Ndakanyatsoteereresa,
7Kunyange shohori riri mudenga
8“ ‘Munoreva seiko muchiti, “Takachenjera,
9Vakachenjera vachanyadziswa,
10Naizvozvo ndichapa vakadzi vavo kuna vamwe varume,
11Vanosunga vanga ravanhu vangu
12Ko, vanonyadziswa netsika dzavo dzinonyangadza here?
13“ ‘Ndichavatorera zvavakakohwa,
14“Ko, takagarireiko pano?
15Takanga takatarisira rugare
16Kufemedzeka kwamabhiza omuvengi
17“Tarirai ndichatumira nyoka dzino uturu pakati penyu,
18Haiwa, Munyaradzi wangu, pakuchema kwangu,
19Inzwai kuchema kwavanhu vangu
20“Kucheka kwapfuura,
21Sezvo vanhu vangu vapwanyiwa, neniwo ndapwanyiwa;
22Ko, muGireadhi hamuna muti webharisamu here?