1 Sechando muzhizha kana mvura pakukohwa,
2 Sezvinoita kadhimba pakubhururuka kwako, kana nyenganyenga pakubhururuka kwayo somuseve,
3 Tyava yakaitirwa bhiza, matomu akaitirwa mbongoro,
4 Usapindura benzi maererano noupenzi hwaro,
5 Pindura benzi maererano noupenzi hwaro,
6 Sokuzvigura tsoka kana kunwa bongozozo,
7 Samakumbo echirema akangorembera ndizvo
8 Sokusungira ibwe pachipfuramabwe
9 Segwenzi reminzwa riri muruoko rwechidhakwa,
10 Somuwemburi weuta anopfura pose pose,
11 Sembwa inodzokera kumarutsi ayo,
12 Unoona munhu anozviti akachenjera pakuona kwake here?
13 Simbe inoti, “Kune shumba kunzira,
14 Segonhi rinotenderera pamahinji aro,
15 Simbe inoisa ruoko rwayo mundiro;
16 Simbe inozviti yakachenjera pakuona kwayo
17 Somunhu anobata imbwa nenzeve dzayo,
18 Somupengo unopotsera zvitsiga zvomoto,
19 ndizvo zvakaita munhu anonyengera muvakidzani wake
20 Pasina huni moto unodzima;
21 Sezvakaita mazimbe pazvitsiga zvinopfuta nehuni pamoto,
22 Mashoko eguhwa akaita semisuva
23 Sezvinopenya zvakanamirwa kunze kwomudziyo wevhu,
24 Muparadzi anozvivanza namatauriro ake,
25 Kunyange mashoko ake achitapira, usatenda zvaanotaura,
26 Ruvengo rwake rungavigwa mukunyengera kwake,
27 Kana munhu akachera gomba, achawira mariri;
28 Rurimi runoreva nhema runovenga varunorwadzisa,