1 Ndakatarirazve ndikaona udzvinyiriri hwose hwaiitika pasi pezuva:
2 Ndakati vakafa,
3 Asi ari nani kupfuura
4 Uye ndakaona kuti kushanda kwose nokuwana kwose kwomunhu kunobva pakuchiva muvakidzani wake. Izviwo hazvina maturo, kudzinganisana nemhepo.
5 Benzi rinopeta maoko aro,
6 Tsama imwe yorugare
7 Zvino ndakaona chinhu chisina maturo pasi pezuva.
8 Kwaiva nomunhu aigara ari oga;
9 Vaviri vari nani pano mumwe chete,
10 Kana mumwe akawira pasi,
11 Uyezve kana vaviri vachivata pamwe chete, vachadziyirwa.
12 Munhu mumwe chete angakurirwa simba,
13 Jaya murombo asi rakachenjera riri nani kupfuura mambo mutana ari benzi, asisazivi kuteerera kana achipiwa yambiro.
14 Jaya ringava rakabva mutorongo rikazova mambo, kana angava akaberekwa ari muurombo, muushe hwokwake.
15 Ndakaona kuti vose vapenyu vakafamba pasi pezuva vakatevera jaya, rakazotevera panzvimbo yamambo.
16 Vakanga vasingaverengeki vanhu vose vaaitonga. Asi vakazouya pashure havana kufadzwa neakanga achitonga panzvimbo yamambo. Naizvozviwo hazvina maturo, kudzinganisana nemhepo.