1 Zvirevo zvaMambo Remueri, zvirevo zvaakadzidziswa namai vake:
2 “Nhaiwe mwanakomana wangu, iwe mwanakomana wokubereka,
3 usapedzera simba rako pavakadzi,
4 “Hazvisi zvamadzimambo, nhaiwe Remueri,
5 nokuti vangazonwa vakakanganwa zvakatemwa nomurayiro,
6 Ipai doro kuna avo vari kuparara,
7 regai vanwe vakanganwe urombo hwavo,
8 “Taurai pachinzvimbo chaavo vasingagoni kuzvitaurira,
9 Taura utonge zvakanaka;
10 Mudzimai ane unhu hwakanaka ndiani angamuwana?
11 Murume wake anovimba naye zvizere,
12 Anoitira murume wake zvakanaka, kwete zvakaipa,
13 Anosarudza wuru neshinda
14 Akafanana nezvikepe zvavatengesi,
15 Anomuka kuchakasviba;
16 Anonanʼanidza munda agoutenga;
17 Anoita basa rake nesimba;
18 Anoona kuti kushambadzira kwake kunobatsira,
19 Muruoko rwake anobata chirukiso,
20 Anotambanudzira maoko ake kuvarombo,
21 Kana kwotonhora, haatyire mhuri yake;
22 Anozvigadzirira zvokuwaridza panhoo yake;
23 Murume wake anoremekedzwa pasuo reguta,
24 Mudzimai anoita nguo dzemicheka yakanaka agodzitengesa,
25 Simba nokukudzwa ndizvo nguo dzake;
26 Anotaura nouchenjeri,
27 Anotarira zvakanaka mararamiro emhuri yake,
28 Vana vake vanosimuka vagomuti akaropafadzwa,
29 “Vakadzi vazhinji vanoita zvinhu zvakanaka,
30 Zvinofadza zvinonyengera, uye runako ndorwenguva duku;
31 Mupeiwo mubayiro wake waakashandira,