1 “Seiko Wamasimba Ose asingatari nguva dzokutonga?
2 Vanhu vanobvisa mabwe omuganhu;
3 Vanotinha mbongoro dzenherera,
4 Vanodzinga vanoshayiwa kubva panzira,
5 Sezvinoita mbizi murenje,
6 Vanosunganidza uswa mumasango,
7 Vashaya nguo, vagovata usiku hwose vasina zvavakapfeka
8 Vanototeswa nemvura inonaya mumakomo,
9 Mwana nherera anobvutwa kubva pazamu;
10 Nokushayiwa zvokufuka, vanongofamba-famba havo vasina kupfeka;
11 Vanopwanya maorivhi pakati pemihoronga;
12 Kugomera kwavanhu vanofa kunonzwika muguta,
13 “Varipo vanomukira chiedza,
14 Panongovira zuva, muurayi anobva amuka, uye anouraya varombo navanoshayiwa;
15 Ziso remhombwe rinomirira rubvunzavaeni;
16 Vanhu vanopaza dzimba murima,
17 Kwavari vose zvavo, rima guru ndiwo mangwanani avo;
18 “Nyamba ivo ifuro riri pamusoro pemvura;
19 Kupisa nokuoma sezvakunobvisa chando chanyunguduka,
20 Chizvaro chinovakanganwa, honye inovadya;
21 Vanovandira mukadzi asingabereki, asina mwana,
22 Asi Mwari anokwekweredza vane simba nesimba rake;
23 Angavarega zvavo vakazorora vachifungidzira kuti vakachengetedzwa;
24 Vanosimudzirwa kwechinguva chiduku, gare gare vaenda;
25 “Kana zvisina kudaro, ndiani anganditi ndinoreva nhema,