1 Mwari wangu, Mwari wangu, mandisiyireiko?
2 Haiwa Mwari wangu, ndinodanidzira masikati,
3 Asi imi makagadzwa saIye Mutsvene;
4 Madzibaba edu akavimba nemi;
5 Vakachema kwamuri, vakaponeswa;
6 Asi ini ndiri honye kwete munhu,
7 Vose vanondiona vanondiseka;
8 “Anovimba naJehovha;
9 Asi ndimi makandibudisa mudumbu;
10 Kubva pakuzvarwa kwangu, ndakaiswa kwamuri;
11 Regai kuva kure neni,
12 Hando zhinji dzakandikomba;
13 Shumba dzinoomba dzichibvambura nyama,
14 Ndadururwa semvura,
15 Simba rangu raoma sechaenga,
16 Imbwa dzakandikomba;
17 Ndinokwanisa kuverenga mapfupa angu ose;
18 Vanogovana nguo dzangu pakati pavo
19 Asi imi, Jehovha, regai kuva kure neni;
20 Rwirai upenyu hwangu pamunondo,
21 Ndinunurei pamuromo weshumba;
22 Ndichaparidza zita renyu kuhama dzangu;
23 Imi munotya Jehovha, murumbidzei!
24 Nokuti haana kuzvidza kana kusema
25 Kwamuri ndiko kunobva dingindira rerumbidzo yangu paungano huru;
26 Varombo vachadya uye vagoguta;
27 Migumo yose yenyika
28 nokuti ushe ndohwaJehovha
29 Vapfumi vose venyika vachadya
30 Vana vake vachamushumira;
31 Vachaparidza kururama kwake