1 Mwanakomana wangu, kana ukagamuchira mashoko angu,
2 ukarerekera nzeve yako kuuchenjeri
3 uye kana ukadanidzira kuti uwanze njere
4 uye kana ukahutsvaka sounotsvaka sirivha
5 ipapo uchanzwisisa kutya Jehovha
6 Nokuti Jehovha anopa uchenjeri,
7 Anochengetera vakarurama kukunda,
8 nokuti anochengetedza nzira yavakarurama,
9 Ipapo uchanzwisisa zvakarurama,
10 Nokuti uchenjeri huchapinda mumwoyo mako,
11 Kungwara kuchakuchengetedza,
12 Uchenjeri huchakuponesa panzira dzavanhu vakaipa,
13 vanosiya nzira yakarurama
14 vanofarira kuita zvakaipa
15 vane nzira dzakaminama
16 Zvichakuponesazve pamukadzi chifeve,
17 uyo akasiya murume woumhandara hwake
18 Nokuti imba yake inoenda kurufu,
19 Hakuna anoenda kwaari achidzoka
20 Naizvozvo iwe uchafamba munzira dzavanhu vakanaka
21 Nokuti vakarurama vachagara munyika,
22 asi vakaipa vachaparadzwa panyika,