Zekariya

Jehovha ndiye anoita kuti pave nemakore emvura ine dutu,

Ndiye anovanayisira mvura,+

Uye ndiye anopa vese zvinomera mumunda.

 2 Nekuti zvidhori zvakataura* nhema;*

Uye vanofembera vakaona zvinhu zvenhema.

Vanotaura hope dzenhema,

Uye vanoedza kunyaradza asi hazvibatsiri.

 3 Ndakatsamwira vafudzi kwazvo,

Uye ndichatonga vatungamiriri vane udzvinyiriri;*

Nekuti Jehovha wemauto afunga makwai ake,+ iyo imba yaJudha,

Uye aita kuti vaite sebhiza rake rinodadisa muhondo.

 4 Kwaari ndiko kunobva mutungamiriri,*

Kwaari ndiko kunobva mutongi* anomutsigira,

Kwaari ndiko kunobva uta hwehondo;

Kwaari ndiko kunobva vatariri vese;* vese zvavo vanobva kwaari.

 5 Vachaita sevarwi vane simba,

Vachitsika-tsika matope emumigwagwa muhondo.

Vacharwa, nekuti Jehovha anavo;+

Uye vatasvi vemabhiza vachanyadziswa.+

 6 Ndichaita kuti imba yaJudha ive nesimba,

Uye ndichaponesa imba yaJosefa.+

Ndichavadzosa,

Nekuti ndichavanzwira tsitsi;+

Uye vachaita sevanhu vandisina kumbobvira ndarasa;+

Nekuti ndini Jehovha Mwari wavo, uye ndichavapindura.

 7 Vanhu vekwaEfremu vachaita semurwi ane simba,

Uye mwoyo yavo ichafara sevanhu vanwa waini.+

Vanakomana vavo vachazviona vofara;

Mwoyo yavo ichafara muna Jehovha.+

 8 ‘Ndichavaridzira muridzo ndovaunganidza;

Nekuti ndichavadzikinura,+ uye vachava vazhinji,

Voramba vachiwanda.

 9 Kunyange ndichivamwaya pakati pemarudzi sembeu,

Vachandiyeuka vari kunzvimbo dziri kure;

Ivo nevanakomana vavo vachavazve nesimba, vodzoka.

10 Ndichavadzosa kubva kunyika yeIjipiti

Uye ndichavaunganidza kubva kuAsiriya;+

Ndichavaunza munyika yeGiriyedhi+ neRebhanoni,

Uye vachange vasisina nzvimbo inovakwanira.+

11 Anofanira kupfuura nemugungwa, oritambudza;

Uye acharova mafungu mugungwa;+

Mvura yakadzika iri muna Nire ichaoma.

Asiriya inozvikudza ichaninipiswa,

Uye tsvimbo yeumambo yeIjipiti ichabva.+

12 Ini Jehovha ndichaita kuti vave nesimba,+

Uye vachafamba nezita rangu,’+ ndizvo zvinotaurwa naJehovha.”