1 Ipapo Jobho akapindura akati:
2 “Ndakanzwa zvinhu zvakawanda sezvizvi;
3 Ko, kutaura kwenyu kwamadzokorora kwenguva refu hakuperiwo here?
4 Neniwo ndaigona kutaura semi,
5 Asi muromo wangu waizokukurudzirai:
6 “Asi kana ndikataura, kurwadziwa kwangu hakuperi;
7 Zvirokwazvo, imi Mwari, mandipedza simba;
8 Makandisunga ini, uye chava chapupu;
9 Mwari anondirova uye anondibvambura mukutsamwa kwake,
10 Vanhu vanoshamisa miromo yavo kuti vandiseke;
11 Mwari akandidzorera mumaoko avanhu vakaipa,
12 Zvose zvakanga zvakanaka hazvo kwandiri, asi iye akandivhuna;
13 vapfuri vake vemiseve vakandikomba.
14 Nguva nenguva anondirwisa;
15 “Ndakasona nguo dzamasaga kuti ndifukidze ganda rangu,
16 Chiso changu chatsvuka nokuchema,
17 asi zvazvo maoko angu haana kuita chisimba,
18 “Iwe nyika, rega kufukidza ropa rangu;
19 Kunyange iko zvino chapupu changu chiri kudenga;
20 Murevereri wangu ndiye shamwari yangu,
21 anomira pachinzvimbo chomunhu achikumbira kuna Mwari,
22 “Makore mashoma bedzi asara,