1 Vane nhamo avo vanoburukira kuIjipiti kundotsvaka rubatsiro, vanovimba namabhiza, vanovimba nokuwanda kwengoro dzavo uye nesimba guru ravatasvi vavo vamabhiza, asi vasingatariri kuMutsvene waIsraeri, kana kutsvaka rubatsiro runobva kuna Jehovha.
2 Kunyange zvakadaro naiyewo akachenjera uye anogona kuuyisa nhamo; haangadzosi mashoko ake. Iye achamukira imba yavakaipa, naavo vanobatsira vanoita zvakaipa.
3 Asi vaIjipita vanhu uye havasi Mwari, mabhiza avo inyama uye haasi mweya. Zvino panotambanudza Jehovha ruoko rwake, uyo anobatsira achagumburwa, uyo achabatsirwa achawa; vose vachaparara pamwe chete.
4 Zvanzi naJehovha kwandiri,“Sezvinoita shumba inoomba, seshumba huru pamusoro pechayabata, kunyange mhomho yose yavafudzi ikakokerwa pamwe chete kuzorwa neshumba iyi, iyo haingavhundutswi noruzha rwavo, kana kukanganiswa nemhere yavo, saizvozvo Jehovha Wamasimba Ose achaburukira pamusoro peGomo reZioni napazvikomo zvaro kuzorwa hondo.
5 Seshiri dzinobhururuka pamusoro, Jehovha Wamasimba Ose achadzivirira Jerusarema; acharidzivirira nokurirwira, achadarika pamusoro paro uye acharisunungura.”
6 Dzokerai kuna iye wamakamukira zvikuru, imi vaIsraeri.