Shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri richiti, “Mwanakomana womunhu, profita uti, ‘Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha:
“ ‘Ungudza uti,
“Haiwa, zuva iro!”
Nokuti zuva rava pedyo,
zuva raJehovha rava pedyo,
zuva ramakore,
nguva yokuparadzwa kwendudzi.
Munondo uchauya pamusoro peIjipiti,
uye kurwadziwa kuchauya pamusoro paEtiopia.
Vakaurayiwa pavachawa muIjipiti,
pfuma yake ichatakurwa ichienda kure
uye nheyo dzayo dzichakoromorwa.
Etiopia nePuti, Ridhia neArabhia yose, Ribhiya navanhu venyika yesungano vachaurayiwa nomunondo pamwe chete neIjipiti.
“ ‘Zvanzi naJehovha:
“ ‘Vanotsigira Ijipiti vachawa
uye simba rainozvikudza naro richapera.
Kubva kuMigidhori kusvikira kuAswani,
vachaurayiwa nomunondo mukati pake,
ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha.
Vachaparadzwa
pakati penyika dzakaparadzwa,
uye maguta avo achava
pakati pamaguta akaitwa matongo.
Ipapo vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha,
pandichatungidza moto kuIjipiti
uye vabatsiri vayo vose vachaparadzwa.
“ ‘Pazuva iro, nhume dzichabva kwandiri dziri muzvikepe kuti dzindotyisidzira Etiopia kuti abve pakuvarairwa kwake. Ucharwadziwa pazuva rokuparadzwa kweIjipiti, nokuti zvirokwazvo rinouya.
“ ‘Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha:
“ ‘Ndichagumisa vanhu vose veIjipiti
noruoko rwaNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi.
Iye nehondo yake, rudzi rwakaipisisa pakati pendudzi,
achauyiswa kuti azoparadza nyika.
Vachavhomora minondo yavo kuti varwise Ijipiti,
uye vachazadza nyika navakaurayiwa.
Ndichaomesa hova dzeNairi,
uye ndichatengesa nyika kuvanhu vakaipa;
namaoko avatorwa
ndichaparadza nyika nezvose zviri mairi.
Ini Jehovha ndazvitaura.
“ ‘Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha:
“ ‘Ndichaparadza zvifananidzo
uye ndichagumisa mifananidzo yeMemufisi.
MuIjipiti hamuchazovizve nomuchinda,
uye ndichaparadzira kutya munyika yose.
Ndichaita kuti Patirosi ive dongo,
ndichapisa Zoani,
uye ndicharanga Tebhesi.
Ndichadururira hasha dzangu pamusoro pePerusiami,
iyo nhare yeIjipiti,
uye ndichaparadza vanhu vose veTebhesi.
Ndichapisa Ijipiti;
Perusiami ichazvonyongoka nokurwadziwa.
Tebhesi richakukurwa nedutu;
Memufisi ichagara iri munhamo.
Majaya okuHerioporisi neokuBhubhastisi
achaurayiwa nomunondo,
uye maguta achatapwa.
Zuva iroro richava rerima paTapanhesi,
pandichavhuna joko reIjipiti;
kuzvikudza kwesimba raro kuchapera ipapo.
Richafukidzwa namakore,
uye misha yaro ichatapwa.
Saka ndicharanga Ijipiti,
uye vachaziva kuti ndini Jehovha.’ ”