1 Kana ukagara pakudya pamwe chete nomubati,
2 uise banga pahuro
3 Usapanga zvokudya zvake zvinonaka
4 Usazvionza nokuda kuwana pfuma;
5 Kungoti tarisei papfuma, wanei yaenda,
6 Usadya zvokudya zvomunhu anonyima,
7 nokuti munhu uya anongofunga chete mutengo wazvo.
8 Ucharutsa zvishoma izvozvo zvawadya,
9 Usataura nebenzi,
10 Usabvisa dombo romuganhu wakare
11 nokuti Mudziviriri wavo ane simba;
12 Isa mwoyo wako kumurayiro
13 Usarega kuranga mwana;
14 Murange neshamhu
15 Mwanakomana wangu, kana mwoyo wako wakachenjera,
16 mukatikati mangu muchapembera
17 Usarega mwoyo wako uchichiva vatadzi,
18 Zvirokwazvo ramangwana rako rine tariro,
19 Teerera, mwanakomana wangu, ugova nouchenjeri,
20 Usabatana navaya vanonwa waini zhinji,
21 nokuti zvidhakwa nevane madyo vachava varombo,
22 Teerera kuna baba vako, ivo vakakubereka,
23 Tenga zvokwadi urege kuzoitengesa;
24 Baba vomunhu akarurama vane mufaro mukuru;
25 Baba vako namai vako ngavafare;
26 Mwanakomana wangu, ndipe mwoyo wako
27 nokuti chifeve igomba rakadzika,
28 Segororo anohwandira,
29 Ndiani ane nhamo? Ndiani akasuwa?
30 Vaya vanogara pawaini,
31 Usatarisa waini kana yatsvuka,
32 Pakupedzisira inoruma senyoka
33 Meso ako achaona zvisakamboonekwa
34 Uchava souya akarara pamusoro pamafungu amakungwa,
35 Uchati, “Vakandirova, asi handina kukuvara!