1 Ipapo Jobho akapindura akati:
2 “Zvirokwazvo imi muri vanhu,
3 Asi neniwo ndinonzwisisa semi;
4 “Ndava chiseko kushamwari dzangu,
5 Varume vagere zvakanaka vanoshora nhamo,
6 Matende amakororo haakanganiswe,
7 “Asi bvunza mhuka, uye dzichakudzidzisa,
8 kana taura kunyika, ichakudzidzisa,
9 Ndechipiko pane zvose izvi chisingazivi
10 Upenyu hwezvisikwa zvose huri muruoko rwake,
11 Ko, nzeve haiedzi mashoko
12 Ko, uchenjeri hahuwanikwi pakati pavatana here?
13 “Uchenjeri nesimba ndezvaMwari;
14 Zvaanenge akoromora hakuna anozvivakazve;
15 Kana akadzivisa kunaya kwemvura, kuoma kunovapo;
16 Simba nokukunda ndezvake;
17 Anodzinga makurukota asina nguo
18 Anobvisa zvisungo zvakaiswa namadzimambo
19 Anodzinga vaprista vasina nguo
20 Anofumbira miromo yavapi vamazano vavanovimba navo,
21 Anodurura kushorwa pamakurukota
22 Anobudisa pachena zvinhu zvakadzama zverima,
23 Anoita kuti ndudzi dzive huru, uye anodziparadza;
24 Anotorera vatungamiri venyika kunzwisisa kwavo;
25 Vanotsvanzvadzira murima vasina chiedza;