1 “Iwe unoziva nguva inobereka ngururu here?
2 Unoverenga mwedzi kusvikira dzabereka here?
3 Dzinotsivama pasi dzigobereka vana vadzo;
4 Vana vadzo vanowanda vagokura vakasimba musango;
5 “Ndianiko akaregedza mbizi ichienda?
6 Ndakaipa renje kuti uve musha wayo,
7 Inoseka bope riri muguta;
8 Inoita zvikomo mafuro ayo
9 “Ko, nyati ingabvuma kukushandira here?
10 Ko, ungagona kuifambisa mumiforo namahanisi here?
11 Ungavimba nesimba rayo guru here?
12 Ungavimba nayo kuti ikutakurire zviyo zvako
13 “Mapapiro emhou anopapama nomufaro mukuru,
14 Zvirokwazvo inokandira mazai ayo muvhu
15 isina hanya kuti rutsoka rungaapwanya,
16 Inobata vana vayo noukasha, kunge vasati vari vayo;
17 nokuti Mwari haana kuisa njere mairi
18 Asi kana ikatambanudza mapapiro ayo kuti imhanye,
19 “Iwe unopa bhiza simba raro
20 Ndiwe unoita kuti rikwakuke semhashu,
21 Rinoteta risingatyi, richifarira simba raro,
22 Rinoseka kutya, harina charinotya;
23 Goba remiseve rinorira parutivi paro,
24 Neshungu rinodya ivhu;
25 Pakurira kwehwamanda rinopfeza, roti, ‘Hekani!’
26 “Ko, rukodzi runobhururuka nouchenjeri hwako here
27 Ko, gondo rinobhururuka nokuda kwokurayira kwako here
28 Rinogara pamawere uye rinovatapo usiku;
29 Riri ipapo rinotsvaka zvokudya zvaro;
30 Vana varo vanodya ropa,