1. Mugore regumi nerimwe, mumwedzi wechitatu pazuva rokutanga, shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri richiti,
2. “Mwanakomana womunhu, uti kuna Faro mambo weIjipiti navanhu vake vose: “ ‘Ndianiko angaenzaniswa newe paushe?
3. Rangarira Asiria, yaimbova musidhari muRebhanoni, wakanga una matavi akaisvonaka akanga akafukidzira dondo; wakareba kwazvo, munhengenya wawo uri pamusoro pamashizha akapfumvutira.
4. Mvura zhinji yakaukwira, zvitubu zvakadzika zvakaita kuti urebe, hova dzazvo dzakayerera dzichipoteredza hunde yacho, uye dzinotumira mironga yadzo kumiti yose yesango.
5. Saka wakareba kwazvo kupfuura miti yose yesango, mativi awo akawanda uye matavi awo akareba, achitandavara nokuda kwemvura zhinji.
6. Shiri dzose dzedenga dzakavakira matendere adzo pamatavi awo, mhuka dzose dzesango dzakaberekera pasi pamatavi awo; ndudzi dzose huru dzakagara pamumvuri wawo.
7. Wakanga uchiyevedza parunako, namatavi awo akatandavara, nokuti midzi yawo yaidzika pasi kune mvura zhinji.
8. Misidhari yomubindu raMwari yakanga isingagoni kuukunda, uye miti yomupaini yakanga isingaenzani namatavi awo, uye miti yemipaini hayaienzaniswa namatavi awo, hakuna muti mubindu raMwari waienzana nawo pakunaka.