1 “Ungagona kukweva ngwena nechiredzo,
2 Ungagona kupinza mukaro mumhino dzayo,
3 Ko, ingaramba ichikumbira kunzwirwa ngoni newe here?
4 Ko, ingaita chitenderano newe here
5 Ungagona kuipfuwa seshiri here
6 Ko, vatengesi vangaitsinhanisa here?
7 Ungagona kuzadza dehwe rayo nemiseve ine nzeve here,
8 Kana ukaisa ruoko rwako pairi
9 Tariro ipi zvayo yokuitonga ndeyenhema;
10 Hakuna munhu anotyisa zvokuti angaidenha.
11 Ndianiko wandakatorera chinhu wandinofanira kuripira?
12 “Handingakonewi kutaura zvemitezo yayo,
13 Ndianiko angabvisa dehwe rayo?
14 Ndianiko anotsunga kuzarura mikova yomuromo wayo,
15 Musana wayo une mitsara yamakwande
16 rimwe nerimwe riri pedyo pedyo nerimwe,
17 Akanyatsobatanidzwa pane rimwe nerimwe;
18 Kuhotsira kwayo kunoita mamvari omoto;
19 Mazhenje omoto anoyerera achibva mumuromo mayo;
20 Utsi hunobuda mumhino dzayo
21 Kufema kwayo kunopfutidza mazimbe omoto,
22 Simba rinogara pamutsipa wayo;
23 Nhindi dzenyama yayo dzakabatanidzwa zvakasimba;
24 Chipfuva chayo chakaoma sebwe,
25 Painosimuka, vane simba vanovhundutswa,
26 Munondo unosvika kwairi hauna simba,
27 Simbi inoita seshanga kwairi,
28 Miseve haingaiti kuti itize;
29 Tsvimbo inoita kunge chidimbu cheshanga kwairi;
30 Pasi payo pakaita sezvaenga zvehari,
31 Inoita kuti mvura yakadzika ivire segate rinovhaira,
32 Shure kwayo inosiya muhwezva unopenya;
33 Hapana chakaenzana nayo munyika,
34 Inotarisira pasi zvose zvinozvikudza;