1 Erihu akaenderera mberi achiti:
2 “Imbondiitirai mwoyo murefu kwechimwezve chinguva,
3 Ruzivo rwangu runobva kure;
4 Muzive kuti mashoko angu haasi enhema;
5 “Mwari ane simba asi haazvidzi vanhu;
6 Haaregi vakaipa vari vapenyu,
7 Haabvisi meso ake pane vakarurama;
8 Asi kana vanhu vakasungwa nengetani,
9 iye anovaudza zvavanenge vaita,
10 Anovaita kuti vateerere kurayirwa,
11 Kana vakateerera uye vakamushumira,
12 Asi kana vasingateereri,
13 “Vasina umwari mumwoyo yavo vanochengeta pfundipfundi,
14 Vanofa panguva yeujaya hwavo,
15 Asi vaya vanotambudzika anovarwira pakutambudzika kwavo;
16 “Ari kukukwezva kubva pamuromo wenhamo,
17 Asi zvino waremedzwa nokutonga kwakafanira vakaipa;
18 Uchenjere kuti parege kuva nomunhu anokunyengera nepfuma;
19 Ko, pfuma yako kana kushingaira kwesimba rako
20 Rega kushuva usiku,
21 Chenjera kuti urege kudzokera kune zvakaipa,
22 “Tarira, Mwari anosimudzirwa musimba rake.
23 Ndianiko akamuratidza nzira dzake,
24 Rangarira kukudza basa rake,
25 Marudzi ose avanhu akariona;
26 Haiwa, Mwari mukuru kupfuura kunzwisisa kwedu!
27 “Anokwevera madonhwe emvura kumusoro,
28 makore anodurura unyoro hwawo
29 Ndianiko anganzwisisa kuparadzira kwaanoita makore,
30 Tarirai maparadziro aanoita mheni yake pamativi ake,
31 Ndiyo nzira yaanotonga nayo ndudzi
32 Anozadza maoko ake nemheni
33 Kutinhira kwake kunozivisa dutu remvura riri kuuya;