¹ Apo, ndahuirira, Ndakamutsa madziso angu ndowona ngoro murongomuna dzetchibva kumakomo mairi akaizwa no goride. ² Ngoro yokutanga yanga yo madonki akatwuka, Ngoro yotchipiri yanga yo madonki okutwuka no okuswipa, ³ ngoro yotchitatu yanga yo madonki okutchena ngoro yotchirongomuna yanga yo madonki ayaka todzana no marota: ⁴ Apo, ndaka bvunzisa kuna nguirosi yaibuya nainini; " zwinyi izwi Mwari wangu?". ⁵ Apo nguirosi yakandi dwaira, yetchiti: " Idzi ndidzo mpepo dzirongomuna dzokudenga, Dzinobudwa padzangadziri, Panberi pa mwari wo nyika yese. ⁶ Uyo unomadonki okuswipa ngaaende katemaudunba, madonki okutchena ngaaende kunyika yo kakutsi ; Apo madonki akaita seemarota ngawaende kuamadokero. ⁷ Madonki aya akubamba abva etchifamba nyika yese: Apo, nguirosi yakati: Endai metchifamba panhika yose: ⁸ Ayena wakandindwainza wondi vuza: " Awo anoenda kunyika yo kakutsi atchanyaradza mweya wangu pamusoro panyika yo kakutsi" ^{9 10 11} Apo, Rakauya kwandiri choco rawamwari, Retchiti: Tora tchipo tchewandhu ekubva - We tobia ne djudeia - Enda, Pazuwa rimwero, nyunba ya djochua, mwana wa sofonia, wabva ku babironia. Tora goride no ciriva, mogadzira korona mo fekedza musoro wa djochua, mwana wa jeozadake, muprista. ^{12 13} Unobuya kunaye: Unoti mwari wehondo : mwanarume uyu zinarake e nyowani, Utcahakurira paari utcha gadzirisa nyuba yamwari! Ayena utcahagadzirisa thenberi yamwari utchathundudzira zwakawanda; Apo, utchagara etchitonga paumanbo wake. Eyena utchagara muprista panberi pe umanbo wake kuzwirana ke rugare kaari". ^{14 15} Imwe corona itchakandwa pa thenberi ya mwari kuti aremekedze manbo! Tobia na djudaia, sa kurangarira ke kunaka ke hem, Mwana wa Sofoni. Apo, Wanga arikure ayana atchawona owakazwe nyunba yamwari me hondo wandituma kwamuri; Izwi zwitchaitica basi, Ukazwa izwi ra Yahweh Mwari medhu!"