1 “Munhu akazvarwa nomukadzi
2 Anobuda seruva agosvava;
3 Ko, munotarisisa munhu akadai here?
4 Ndianiko angabudisa chinhu chakachena kubva pane chine tsvina?
5 Mazuva omunhu akatarwa;
6 Naizvozvo regai kumutarisa uye mumusiye ari oga,
7 “Asi kumuti kune tariro:
8 Midzi yawo ingava yakwegura hayo muvhu
9 asi uchabukira pakunhuhwira kwemvura
10 Asi munhu anofa agoradzikwa pasi;
11 Sokupera kunoita mvura mugungwa,
12 saizvozvo munhu anovata pasi asingazomuki;
13 “Haiwa, dai mandiviga henyu muguva chete,
14 Kana munhu akafa, angazoraramazve here?
15 Muchadana uye ini ndichakupindurai;
16 Zvirokwazvo muchaverenga nhambwe dzangu ipapo,
17 Kudarika kwangu kuchasungirwa musaga;
18 “Asi sokupfupfunyuka kunoita gomo rigoondomoka,
19 semvura inochera mabwe,
20 Munomukunda kamwe chete zvachose, uye akasazovapo;
21 Kana vanakomana vake vachikudzwa, iye haazvizivi;
22 Anongonzwa kurwadza kwomuviri wake chete,