Isaya 42

¹Tarirai muranda wangu wandinotsigira, musanangurwa wangu anofadza mweya wangu. Ndakaisa Mweya wangu pamusoro pake, achavigira marudzi kururamisirwa.Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

²Haangadani, kana kudanidzira nenzwi rake, kana kunzwisa inzwi rake panzira dzomumusha.He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

³Rutsanga rwakapwanyika haangaruvhuni, nomwenje unopfungaira haangaudzimi; achavigira vanhu kururamisirwa muchokwadi.A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

⁴lye haangapfungairi kana kupwanyiwa, kusvikira agadza kururama panyika; zvivi zvichamirira murayiro wake.He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

⁵Zvanzi naMwari iye akasika denga rose, akaritatamura, iye akatambanudza nyika nezvinobvamo, iye anopa vanhu varimo kufema, navanofambapo mweya wavo,Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

⁶Ini Jehovha ndakudana nokururama, ndichabata ruoko rwako, ndichakuchengeta, ndikuite sungano yavanhu, uye chiedza chamarudzi;I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

⁷usvinudze meso asingaoni, ubudise vasungwa patorongo, navagere murima paimba yokusungwa.To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

⁸Ndini Jehovha, ndiro zita rangu; kukudzwa kwangu handingakupi mumwe, kana kurumbidzwa kwangu kumifananidzo yakavezwa.I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

⁹Tarirai, zvinhu zvakare zvaitika, ndinoparidza zvinhu zvitsva; ndinokuudzai izvozvo zvisati zvabukira.Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

¹⁰Imbirai Jehovha rwiyo rutsva, murumbidzei kubvira pamigumo yenyika; imi, munoburukira kugungwa, nezvose zviri mukati maro, zvivi navagere pazviri.Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

¹¹Renje namaguta aro ngazvidanidzire, nemisha inogarwa naKedhari; vagere mumatombo ngavaimbe, ngavadanidzire vari pamusoro pamakomo.Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

¹²Ngavakudze Jehovha, vaparidzire zviwi kurumbidzwa kwake.Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.

¹³Jehovha achabuda semhare, achamutsa kushingaira somunhu wokurwa; achadana, zvirokwazvo, achadanidzira, acharwa navavengi vake nesimba.The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

¹⁴Ndakanyarara nguva refu, ndakaramba ndinyerere, ndikazvidzora; zvino ndichachema somukadzi ari kusununguka, ndichafemedzeka nokutakwaira pamwechete.I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

¹⁵Ndichaparadza makomo nezvikomo, nokuomesa zvose zvinomerapo; nzizi ndichadziita zviwi, namadziva ndichaapisa.I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

¹⁶Mapofu ndichaafambisa nenzira yaasingazivi, pamakwara aasingazivi ndichatungamirira; rima ndichariita chiedza pamberi pavo, nezvakakombama ndichazviruramisa. Zvinhu izvi ndichazviita, handingavasiyi.And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

¹⁷Vanovimba nemifananidzo yakavezwa, vanoti kumifananidzo yakaumbwa, Imi muri vamwari vedu, ivo vadzoserwa shure, vachanyadziswa kwazvo.They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.

¹⁸Inzwai, imi matsi; tarirai, imi mapofu, muone.Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

¹⁹Ndianiko bofu, haazi iye muranda wangu here? Ndiani matsi, senhume yangu yandinotuma?Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD’S servant?

²⁰Anoona zvinhu zvizhinji, asi haacherekedzi; nzeve dzake dzakadziuka, asi haanzwi.Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

²¹Zvakafadza Jehovha, nokuda kwokururama kwake, kukudza murayiro nokuurumbidzaThe LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.

²²Asi ava ndavanhu vakatorerwa nokupambarwa; vose vakateyiwa mumakomba, vakavanzwa mudzimba dzokusungwa, vava chinhu chakatapwa, hakuna anovarwira, chinhu chakapambwa, hakuna anoti, Dzosa!But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

²³Ndianiko pakati penyu acharerekera nzeve dzake kune chinhu ichi? Achateerera nokunzwa panguva inouya?Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

²⁴Ndianiko akarega Jakobho apambwe, nalsiraeri awirwe namakororo? Haazi Jehovha here? Iye watakatadzira, wavakaramba kufamba nenzira dzake, wavakaramba kuteerera murayiro wake.Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.

²⁵Naizvozvo akadurura pamusoro pake kutsamwa kwake kukuru, nesimba rokurwa; zvikamupisira kumativi ose, asingazvizivi; zvikamupisa, asi akanaga asine hanya nazvo.Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.