1 Ndinokudai, imi Jehovha, simba rangu.
2 Jehovha ndiye dombo rangu, nhare yangu, murwiri wangu;
3 Ndinodana kuna Jehovha, iye akafanira kurumbidzwa,
4 Mabote orufu akandipinganidza;
5 Mabote eguva akandimonera;
6 Pakutambudzika kwangu ndakadana kuna Jehovha;
7 Nyika yakadedera ikadengenyeka,
8 Utsi hwakakwira huchibva mumhino dzake;
9 Akatsemura matenga akauya pasi;
10 Akatasva makerubhi akabhururuka;
11 Akaita rima chifukidzo chake, denga rake rakamupoteredza,
12 Nokupenya kwaibva pamberi pake, makore akabuda akafamba,
13 Jehovha akatinhira kudenga;
14 Akapfura miseve yake akaparadzira vavengi vake,
15 Mipata yegungwa yakaiswa pachena,
16 Akadzika pasi achibva kumusoro akanditora;
17 Akandinunura kubva kuvavengi vangu vane simba,
18 Vakandinanga pazuva renjodzi yangu,
19 Akandibudisa akandiisa panzvimbo yakafarikana;
20 Jehovha akandiitira zvakafanira kururama kwangu;
21 Nokuti ndakachengeta nzira dzaJehovha;
22 Mirayiro yake yose iri pamberi pangu;
23 Ndakanga ndisina chandingapomerwa pamberi pake,
24 Jehovha akandipa mubayiro zvakaringana nokururama kwangu,
25 Kuna vakatendeka munoratidza kutendeka kwenyu,
26 kuna vakachena munoratidza kuchena kwenyu,
27 Munoponesa vanozvininipisa,
28 Imi, iyemi Jehovha, munoita kuti mwenje wangu urambe uchipfuta;
29 Norubatsiro rwenyu ndichaenda kundorwa hondo;
30 Kana ari Mwari, nzira yake yakakwana;
31 Nokuti ndianiko Mwari kunze kwaJehovha?
32 NdiMwari anondishongedza nesimba
33 Anoita kuti tsoka dzangu dzive setsoka dzenondo;
34 Anodzidzisa maoko angu kurwa;
35 Munondipa nhoo yenyu yokukunda,
36 Munondiitira nzira yakapamhama pasi pangu,
37 Ndakatevera vavengi vangu ndikavabata;
38 Ndakavapwanya kuti vakoniwe kusimuka;
39 Makandishongedza nesimba rokurwa;
40 Makaita kuti vavengi vangu vatize,
41 Vakachemera kubatsirwa, asi hakuna akavaponesa,
42 Ndakavapura vakatsetseka seguruva ratakurwa nemhepo;
43 Makandirwira pakurwisa kwavanhu;
44 Pavanongondinzwa, vanonditeerera;
45 Vose vanoora mwoyo;
46 Jehovha mupenyu! Dombo rangu ngarirumbidzwe!
47 Ndiye Mwari anonditsivira,
48 anondiponesa pavavengi vangu.
49 Naizvozvo ndichakurumbidzai pakati pendudzi, imi Jehovha;
50 Anopa mambo wake kukunda kukuru;