1 Zvirevo zvaAguri mwanakomana waJake, shoko rake:
2 “Ndini munhu asingazivi zvikuru kwazvo pakati pavanhu;
3 Handina kudzidza uchenjeri,
4 Ndiani akakwidza kudenga uye akazoburuka?
5 “Shoko rimwe nerimwe raMwari nderechokwadi;
6 Usawedzera kumashoko ake,
7 “Zvinhu zviviri zvandinokumbira kwamuri, imi Jehovha,
8 Bvisai kusatendeka nenhema zvive kure neni;
9 Zvichida, ndingava nezvakawanda kwazvo ndikasakukudzai,
10 “Usareva muranda kuna tenzi wake,
11 “Kuna avo vanotuka madzibaba avo
12 vaya vanozviti vakachena pamaonero avo
13 vaya vane meso anozvikudza nguva dzose,
14 vaya vane meno anenge minondo
15 “Chikwevaropa chine vanasikana vaviri.
16 guva,
17 “Ziso rinotuka baba,
18 “Pane zvinhu zvitatu zvinondishamisa kwazvo,
19 nzira yegondo riri mudenga,
20 “Iyi ndiyo nzira yomukadzi chifeve:
21 “Nyika inodedera nokuda kwezvinhu zvitatu,
22 muranda anozova mambo,
23 mukadzi akaroorwa asi asingadiwi,
24 “Panyika pane zvinhu zvina zvidiki,
25 Masvosve zvipuka zvine simba duku
26 mbira zvipuka zvisina simba guru,
27 mhashu hadzina mambo,
28 dzvinyu rinogona kubatwa namaoko,
29 “Kune zvinhu zvitatu zvino kufamba kunokudzwa kwazvo,
30 shumba, ine simba pakati pezvikara, isingadududzi pamberi pechikara chipi zvacho;
31 mafambiro okuzvikudza ejongwe,
32 “Kana uchinge waita upenzi nokuzvirumbidza pachako,
33 Nokuti somukaka warozva unobudisa ruomba,