Ezekieri 24

¹Zvino negore repfumbamwe, nomwedzi wegumi, nezuva regumi romwedzi, shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

²Mwanakomana womunhu, nyora zita nezuva, rezuva iro rino. Mambo weBhabhironi akaswedera Jerusaremu nezuva irero.Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.

³Ureve mufananidzo kuimba inondimukira, uti kwavari zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, `Gadza gate, rigadze, udirewo mvura mariri;And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

⁴unganidziramo nhindi dzaro, ndindi dzose dzakanaka, chidya nebandauko, rizadze namapfupa akasanangurwa.Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

⁵Tora rakasanangurwa pakati pamakwai, nesvinga rehuni pasi pamapfupa, rivirise kwazvo, mapfupa aro abikwe mukati maro.'Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.

⁶Naizvozvo zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Guta reropa rine nhamo, negate rine ngura mukati maro, risina kubvisirwa ngura yaro! Budisamo nhindi imwe neimwe; rigere kutongerwa.Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall up on it.

⁷Nokuti ropa raro riri mukati maro, rakariisa paruware rusine chinhu, harina kuridururira pasi, kuti ririfukidze neguruva.For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;

⁸Ndakaisa ropa raro paruware rusine chinhu, rirege kufukidzwa, kuti hasha dzangu dzimutswe kuzotsiva.That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.

⁹Naizvozvo zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Guta rine ropa, rine nhamo! Ndichakurisawo svinga rehuni.Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.

¹⁰Tutirai huni, pfutidzai moto, bikai nyama zvakanaka, kodzai muto, mapfupa atsve.Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

¹¹Zvino urigadze pamazimbe awo risina chiro, ripise, ndarira yaro itsvuke, matsvina aro anyauke mukati maro, kuti ngura yaro ipere.Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.

¹²Rakandinetsa nokubata zvikuru; kunyange zvakadaro ngura yaro haibvi mukati maro; ngura yaro ngaiiswe mumoto!She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.

¹³Tsvina yako ine zvakashata; zvandakakunatsa, ukasanatswa, haungazonatswi patsvina yako, kusvikira ndanyaradza hasha dzangu pamusoro pako.In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

¹⁴Ini Jehovha ndakazvitaura, zvichaitika, ini ndichazviita, handingadzoki, handingapembedzi, kana kuzvidemba; vachakutonga sezvakafanira nzira dzako, sezvakafanira zvawakaita, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.

¹⁵Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvikawo kwandiri richiti,Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

¹⁶Mwanakomana womunhu, tarira, ndinokutorera pakarepo norufu unodikanwa nameso ako, asi haufaniri kuchema kana kuungudza, nemisodzi yako haifaniri kuyerera.Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

¹⁷Gomera, asi ngazvirege kunzwika, usachema wakafa; sungira zvishongo mumusoro wako, upfeke shangu dzako patsoka dzako; usapfumbira muromo wako, kana kudya zvokudya zvavanhu.Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.

¹⁸Ipapo ndakataura navanhu mangwanani, madekwana mukadzi wangu akafa, ndikaita mangwanani sezvandakarayirwa.So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

¹⁹Zvino vanhu vakati kwandiri, Ko haungatiudziwo kuti zvinhu izvi zvinoti kudini kwatiri, zvaunoita zvakadaro here?And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

²⁰Zvino ndikati kwavari, Shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti,Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

²¹‘Taura neimba yaIsiraeri,' uti zvanzi naIshe Jehovha `Tarirai, ndichamhura imba yangu tsvene, yamunozvikudza nayo muchiti isimba renyu, inodikanwa nameso enyu, inonzwira tsitsi nemweya yenyu; vanakomana venyu navanasikana venyu vamakasiya, vachaurawa nomunondo.'Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

²²Ipapo muchaita sezvandakaita ini, hamungapfumbiri miromo yenyu, kana kudya zvokudya zvavanhu.And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

²³Zvishongo zvenyu zvichava pamisoro yenyu, neshangu dzenyu patsoka dzenyu; hamungachemi kana kuungudza, asi muchapera muzvakaipa zvenyu, muchigomerana.And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.

²⁴Saizvozvo Ezekieri achava chiratidzo kwamuri; zvose zvaakaita iye, nemi muchazviitawo; kana zvichisvika, muchaziva kuti ndini Ishe Jehovha.Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

²⁵Zvino kana uriwe, mwanakomana womunhu, nomusi wandichavatorera simba ravo, ivo mufaro wechakanaka chavo, chinodikanwa nameso avo, icho chinodikanwa nemweya yavo, vanakomana vavo navanasikana vavo,Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,

²⁶ko nomusi uyo unopukunyuka haangauyi kwauri kuti akuudze izvozvo munzeve dzako here?That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?

²⁷Nomusi uyo muromo wako uchashamisirwa wakapukunyuka, uchataura, haungazovi mbeveve; saizvozvo uchava chiratidzo kwavari; zvino vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha.In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.