1 Izvi ndizvo zvimwe zvirevo zvaSoromoni, zvakanyorwa namachinda aHezekia mambo weJudha:
2 Kukudzwa kwaMwari kuviga chinhu;
3 Sokukwirira kwakaita denga nokudzika kwakaita nyika,
4 Bvisa marara pasirivha,
5 bvisa akaipa pamberi pamambo,
6 Usazvikudza pamberi pamambo,
7 Zviri nani kuti ati kwauri, “Kwira pano,” pano kuti akunyadzise pamberi pavanhu vanoremekedzwa.
8 Zvawakaona nameso ako
9 Kana uchipikisana nomuvakidzani wako,
10 kana kuti uyo achazvinzwa angangokunyadzisa, uye uchazoramba uine chimiro chakaipa.
11 Shoko rataurwa nenguva yakafanira
12 Semhete yomunzeve yegoridhe kana chishongo chegoridhe rakaisvonaka,
13 Nhume yakatendeka kune anoituma
14 Samakore nemhepo zvisina mvura,
15 Kubudikidza nomwoyo murefu mutongi anogona kunyengetedzwa,
16 Kana wawana uchi, idya hunokuringana chete, hukawandisa, ucharutsa.
17 Usanyanyoenda pamba pomuvakidzani wako,
18 Setsvimbo kana munondo kana museve unopinza,
19 Sezino rakaora kana tsoka yakaremara,
20 Souya anokurura nguo musi unotonhora,
21 Kana muvengi wako ane nzara, mupe zvokudya adye;
22 Mukuita izvi, uchaunganidzira mazimbe anopisa pamusoro wake,
23 Semhepo yokumusoro inouyisa mvura,
24 Zviri nani kugara pakona redenga reimba
25 Semvura inotonhorera kumweya wakaneta
26 Sechitubu chizere madhaka kana tsime rasvibiswa,
27 Hazvina kunaka kudya uchi huzhinji,
28 Seguta rakakoromoka masvingo