Ecclesiastes 1
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Mashoko oMuparidzi, mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, mambo muJerusarema:
2 All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
Zvanzi noMuparidzi, “Hazvina maturo! Hazvina maturo! Hazvina maturo chose! Zvose hazvina maturo.”
3 What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
Munhu achawaneiko kubva pakushanda kwake kwose kwaanoita nesimba pasi pezuva?
4 One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.
Zvizvarwa zvinouya uye zvizvarwa zvinoenda, asi nyika inogara nokusingaperi.
5 The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
Zuva rinobuda uye zuva rinovira, uye rinokurumidza kudzokerazve kwarinobudira.
6 The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.
Mhepo inovhuvhuta ichienda zasi, yozodzokera kumusoro; inotenderera nokutenderera ichingodzokerazve pagwara rayo.
7 All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.
Nzizi dzose dzinodira mugungwa, kunyange zvakadaro gungwa harizari. Kunzvimbo kwadzinobva nzizi, ikoko ndiko kwadzinodzokerazve.
8 All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.
Zvinhu zvose zvinonetesa, zvisina ani angazvitaura. Ziso hariguti kuona, uye nzeve haizari nokunzwa.
9 That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.
Chakanga chiripo, chichazovapozve, chakamboitwa chichaitwazve; hapana chitsva pasi pezuva.
10 Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.
Chiripo here chinhu chinganzi nomunhu, “Tarira! Chinhu ichi chitsva?” Chakanga chichingovapo, kare kare; chakanga chiripo isu tisati tavapo.
11 There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.
Vanhu vakare havacharangarirwi; uye kunyange vanovatevera, havachazorangarirwi nevanozotevera.
12 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Ini muparidzi ndakanga ndiri mambo weIsraeri muJerusarema.
13 And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.
Ndakazvipira kunzvera nokutsvaka nouchenjeri zvose zvinoitwa pasi pedenga. Ibasa rinotambudza rakapiwa vanakomana vavanhu naMwari kuti vazvitambudze naro.
14 I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.
Ndakaona zvinhu zvose zvinoitwa pasi pezuva; zvose hazvo hazvina maturo, kudzingana nemhepo bedzi.
15 That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.
Chakakombamiswa hachingatwasanudzwi; chinoshayikwa hachingaverengwi.
16 I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem — yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.
Ndakafunga mumwoyo mangu ndikati, “Tarira, ndazviwanira uchenjeri hwakawanda kupfuura vose vakanditangira kutonga muJerusarema; ndava nouchenjeri uye noruzivo rwakawanda.”
17 And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.
Ipapo ndakazvipira kutsvaka kunzwisisa uchenjeri uyezve noupengo noupenzi, asi ndakadzidzawo zvakare kuti, naizvozviwo kudzingana nemhepo.
18 Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.
Nokuti muuchenjeri huzhinji mune kusuwa kuzhinji; kuwanda kwezivo, kuwandawo kwokuchema.
