1 Usachiva vanhu vakaipa,
2 nokuti mwoyo yavo inoronga kuita nechisimba,
3 Nouchenjeri imba inovakwa,
4 kubudikidza nezivo makamuri ayo anozadzwa nezvinhu
5 Munhu akachenjera ane simba guru,
6 nokuti kundorwa hondo kunoda kutungamirirwa,
7 Uchenjeri hahusvikirwi nebenzi;
8 Uyo anoronga kuita zvakaipa
9 Mufungo woupenzi chivi,
10 Kana ukapera simba panguva dzokutambudzika,
11 Nunurai avo vari kuiswa kurufu;
12 Asi kana mukati, “Hapana zvataiziva pamusoro paizvozvi?”
13 Idya uchi, mwanakomana wangu, nokuti hwakanaka;
14 Uzivewo zvakare kuti uchenjeri hunozipa kumweya wako;
15 Usavandira sezvinoita akaipa paimba yomunhu akarurama,
16 nokuti kunyange munhu akarurama achiwa runomwe, anosimukazve,
17 Usafara kana muvengi wako achiwa;
18 kana kuti Jehovha achazviona akasafara nazvo
19 Usashungurudzika nokuda kwavanhu vakaipa,
20 nokuti vanhu vakaipa havana tariro yeramagwana,
21 Itya Jehovha namambo, mwanakomana wangu,
22 nokuti vaviri ivavo vanouyisa kuparadzwa kwavari nokukurumidza,
23 Izviwo zvirevo zvomuchenjeri:
24 Ani naani anoti kune ane mhosva, “Hauna mhosva,”
25 Asi zvichanakira vaya vanopa mhosva kune vane mhosva,
26 Mhinduro yechokwadi
27 Pedza basa rako rapanze
28 Usava chapupu chinopomera muvakidzani wako pasina mhaka,
29 Usati, “Ndichamuitirawo zvaakandiitira;
30 Ndakapfuura napamunda wesimbe,
31 minzwa yakanga yamera pose pose,
32 Ndakafungisisa zvandakanga ndacherechedza
33 Kumbovata zvishomanana, kumbotsumwaira,
34 ipapo urombo huchauya pauri segororo