1 Haiwa vanhu vangu, inzwai kudzidzisa kwangu;
2 Ndichashamisa muromo wangu nditaure nomufananidzo,
3 zvatakanzwa nezvatakaziva,
4 Hatingazozvivanziri vana vavo;
5 Akatema zvirevo zvaJakobho
6 kuti rudzi runotevera ruzvizive,
7 Ipapo vachavimba naMwari wavo
8 Havazofanani namadzitateguru avo,
9 Vanhu vokwaEfuremu, kunyange vakanga vakapakata uta,
10 havana kuchengeta sungano yaMwari,
11 Vakakanganwa zvaakaita,
12 Akaita zviratidzo pamberi pamadzibaba avo
13 Akapamura gungwa akavayambutsa napakati;
14 Akavatungamirira negore masikati,
15 Akapamura ruware mugwenga
16 akabudisa hova dzemvura paruware
17 Asi vakaramba vachingomutadzira,
18 Vakaedza Mwari nobwoni
19 Vakapopotera Mwari, vachiti,
20 Paakarova dombo, mvura yakatubuka,
21 Jehovha akati avanzwa, akatsamwa zvikuru kwazvo;
22 nokuti havana kutenda muna Mwari
23 Asi akarayira matenga kumusoro
24 akanayisa mana kuti vanhu vadye,
25 Vanhu vakadya chingwa chavatumwa;
26 Akazarura mhepo yokumabvazuva kubva kudenga,
27 Akavanayisira nyama pamusoro pavo seguruva,
28 Akaita kuti dziburukire mumisasa yavo,
29 Vakadya kusvikira vaguta kwazvo,
30 Asi vasati vafuratira chokudya chavaikarira,
31 kutsamwa kwaMwari kwakavamukira;
32 Kunyange zvakadaro, vakaramba vachingotadza;
33 Saka akagumisa mazuva avo nezvisina maturo,
34 Pose pavaiurayiwa naMwari, ndipo pavaimutsvaka;
35 Vakarangarira kuti Mwari ndiye Dombo ravo,
36 Asizve vaingomubata kumeso nemiromo yavo,
37 mwoyo yavo yakanga isina kutendeka kwaari,
38 Kunyange zvakadaro
39 Akarangarira kuti ivo vaingova nyama bedzi,
40 Vakamumukira mugwenga kazhinji sei,
41 Vakaedza Mwari vamuedzazve;
42 Havana kurangarira simba rake,
43 zuva raakaratidza zviratidzo zvake zvinoshamisa muIjipiti,
44 Akashandura nzizi dzavo dzikava ropa;
45 Akavatumira mapupira enhunzi dzikavaparadza,
46 Akapa zviyo zvavo kumagutaguta
47 Akaparadza mazambiringa avo nechimvuramabwe,
48 Mombe dzavo akadziisa kuchimvuramabwe,
49 Akaregedzera kutsamwa kwake kukuru pamusoro pavo,
50 Akagadzira nzira yokutsamwa kwake;
51 Akauraya matangwe ose eIjipiti,
52 Asi akabudisa vanhu vake seboka ramakwai;
53 Akavafambisa norugare,
54 Saizvozvo akavasvitsa kumuganhu wenyika yake tsvene,
55 Akadzinga ndudzi mberi kwavo,
56 Asi vakaedza Mwari
57 Vakanga vasingazvirereki uye vasina kutendeka samadzibaba avo,
58 Vakamutsamwisa nenzvimbo dzavo dzakakwirira;
59 Mwari akati avanzwa akatsamwa zvikuru kwazvo;
60 Akasiya tabhenakeri yeShiro,
61 Akaendesa areka yesimba rake kuutapwa,
62 Akaisa vanhu vake kumunondo;
63 Moto wakaparadza majaya avo,
64 vaprista vavo vakanga vaiswa kumunondo,
65 Ipapo Ishe akamuka somunhu anga akakotsira,
66 Akarova vavengi vake vakadzokera shure;
67 Ipapo akaramba matende aJosefa,
68 asi akasarudza rudzi rwaJudha,
69 Akavaka nzvimbo yake tsvene senhare yakakwirira,
70 Akasarudza Dhavhidhi muranda wake,
71 akamubvisa pakufudza makwai
72 Uye Dhavhidhi akavafudza nokururama kwomwoyo;