Ecclesiastes 1
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Mashoko oMuparidzi, mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, mambo muJerusarema:
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
Zvanzi noMuparidzi, “Hazvina maturo! Hazvina maturo! Hazvina maturo chose! Zvose hazvina maturo.”
3 What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
Munhu achawaneiko kubva pakushanda kwake kwose kwaanoita nesimba pasi pezuva?
4 One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; and the earth abideth for ever.
Zvizvarwa zvinouya uye zvizvarwa zvinoenda, asi nyika inogara nokusingaperi.
5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
Zuva rinobuda uye zuva rinovira, uye rinokurumidza kudzokerazve kwarinobudira.
6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
Mhepo inovhuvhuta ichienda zasi, yozodzokera kumusoro; inotenderera nokutenderera ichingodzokerazve pagwara rayo.
7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither 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 cannot utter [it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Zvinhu zvose zvinonetesa, zvisina ani angazvitaura. Ziso hariguti kuona, uye nzeve haizari nokunzwa.
9 That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Chakanga chiripo, chichazovapozve, chakamboitwa chichaitwazve; hapana chitsva pasi pezuva.
10 Is there a thing whereof men say, See, this is new? it hath been already, in the ages which were before us.
Chiripo here chinhu chinganzi nomunhu, “Tarira! Chinhu ichi chitsva?” Chakanga chichingovapo, kare kare; chakanga chiripo isu tisati tavapo.
11 There is no remembrance of the former [generations]; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter [generations] that are to come, among those that shall come after.
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 applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
Ndakazvipira kunzvera nokutsvaka nouchenjeri zvose zvinoitwa pasi pedenga. Ibasa rinotambudza rakapiwa vanakomana vavanhu naMwari kuti vazvitambudze naro.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
Ndakaona zvinhu zvose zvinoitwa pasi pezuva; zvose hazvo hazvina maturo, kudzingana nemhepo bedzi.
15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Chakakombamiswa hachingatwasanudzwi; chinoshayikwa hachingaverengwi.
16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
Ndakafunga mumwoyo mangu ndikati, “Tarira, ndazviwanira uchenjeri hwakawanda kupfuura vose vakanditangira kutonga muJerusarema; ndava nouchenjeri uye noruzivo rwakawanda.”
17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
Ipapo ndakazvipira kutsvaka kunzwisisa uchenjeri uyezve noupengo noupenzi, asi ndakadzidzawo zvakare kuti, naizvozviwo kudzingana nemhepo.
18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Nokuti muuchenjeri huzhinji mune kusuwa kuzhinji; kuwanda kwezivo, kuwandawo kwokuchema.
