And the Lord said to me, 'Say to them, Do not go up or fight, for I am not in your midst, lest you be defeated before your enemies.' 43 So I spoke to you, and you would not listen; but you rebelled against the command of the Lord and presumptuously went up into the hill country.
42"Hone Muṋe washu a mmbudza a ri, 'Vha vhudze uri vha songo gonya, vha songo yo lwa na vhaḽa vhathu, Nṋe a thi nga tshimbili navho, maswina a ḓo vha kunda.' 43Nṋe nda swikisa mafhungo kha inwi, hone na si thetshelese, na landula zwe Muṋe washu a amba, na ita tshipimbi na gonya dzithavha.