1 Zita rakanaka rinopfuura mafuta anonhuhwira zvakanaka kwazvo,
2 Zviri nani kuenda kuimba yokuchema
3 Kusuwa kunopfuura kuseka,
4 Mwoyo womuchenjeri uri mumba yokuchema,
5 Zviri nani kuteerera kutsiura kwomunhu akachenjera,
6 Sokuputika kweminzwa pasi pehari,
7 Udzvinyiriri hunoshandura muchenjeri achiva benzi,
8 Magumo echinhu anopfuura mavambo acho,
9 Usakurumidza kutsamwa pamweya wako
10 Usati, “Sei mazuva akare ari nani kupfuura azvino?”
11 Uchenjeri chinhu chakanaka senhaka,
12 Uchenjeri hunodzivirira sokudzivirira kunoita mari,
13 Cherechedza zvakaitwa naMwari:
14 Kana zvinhu zvakanaka, fara;
15 Muupenyu hwangu husina maturo ndakaona zvose izvi:
16 Usava munhu akanyanyisa kururama,
17 Usava munhu akanyanyisa kuipa,
18 Zvakanaka kubatisisa chimwe chinhu,
19 Uchenjeri hunoita kuti mumwe munhu akachenjera
20 Hapana munhu akarurama panyika,
21 Usava nehanya namashoko ose anotaurwa navanhu,
22 nokuti unoziva mumwoyo mako
23 Zvose izvi ndakazviedza nouchenjeri ndikati,
24 Chii zvacho chingava uchenjeri,
25 Saka ndakashandura pfungwa dzangu ndikatanga kutsvaka kunzwisisa,
26 Ndakawana chinhu chinovava kupfuura rufu,
27 Muparidzi anoti, “Tarira, izvi ndizvo zvandakawana:
28 pandakanga ndichiri kutsvaka
29 Chinhu ichi chete ndicho chandakawana chokuti: