1 Ipapo Zofari muNaamati akapindura akati:
2 “Ndangariro dzangu dzokutambudzika dzinondikurumidzisa kuti ndipindure
3 Ndiri kunzwa kutsiura kunondizvidza,
4 “Zvirokwazvo unoziva zvazvakanga zvakaita kubva kare,
5 kuti kufara kwavakaipa kupfupi,
6 Kunyange kuzvikudza kwake kuchisvika kudenga,
7 achaparara nokusingaperi, setsvina yake pachake;
8 Anobhururuka sokurota, haachawanikwizve,
9 Ziso rakamuona harichazomuonazve;
10 Vana vake vanofanira kutsvaka nyasha kuvarombo;
11 Simba roujaya rakazadza mapfupa ake
12 “Kunyange chakaipa chichitapira mumukanwa,
13 kunyange asingagoni kuchiregedza
14 asi chokudya chake chichashanduka chikavava mudumbu make;
15 Achapfira pasi upfumi hwaakamedza;
16 Achasveta uturu hwenyoka;
17 Haangafadzwi nehova,
18 Zvaakatamburira anofanira kuzvidzosazve zvisina kudyiwa;
19 Nokuti akamanikidza varombo akavasiya vava vachena;
20 “Zvirokwazvo haangamiri kubva pahavi yake;
21 Hapana chaakasiyirwa kuti adye;
22 Pakati pezvakawanda zvake, kuremerwa nepfungwa kuchamukunda;
23 Paanenge agutsa dumbu rake,
24 Kunyange akatiza chombo chesimbi,
25 Anoudzura kubva kumusana kwake,
26 rima guru richavandira pfuma yake.
27 Matenga achaisa pachena mhaka yake;
28 Mafashamu achakukura imba yake,
29 Aya ndiwo magumo anogoverwa vakaipa naMwari,