1“Asi zvino vanondiseka,
2Ko, simba ramaoko avo raizondibatsirei,
3Vapererwa nokuda kwokushayiwa uye nenzara,
4Vakaunganidza miriwo inovavira kubva mumakwenzi,
5Vakabviswa pakati pavanhu vokwavo,
6Vakamanikidzwa kuti vagare mukati mehova dzakaoma,
7Vakarira samakwai pakati pamakwenzi,
8Vakanga vari vanhu vakazvidzika vasina zita,
9“Uye zvino vanakomana vavo vanondiseka munziyo;
10Vanondisema uye vanomira kure neni;
11Sezvo zvino Mwari akatsudunura uta hwangu uye akanditambudza,
12Kurudyi rwangu rudzi runondirwisa; vanoisira makumbo angu misungo, vanovaka michinjiziri yokurwa neni.
13Vanoparadza mugwagwa wangu; vanobudirira pakundiparadza, pasina munhu anovabatsira.
14Vanofamba zvavo kunge vanopinda napakakoromoka; pakati pamatongo vanongopinda zvavo.
15Zvinotyisa zvinondibata; kukudzwa kwangu kwabviswa sokunge nemhepo, kuchengetedzeka kwangu kwapera segore.
16“Uye zvino upenyu hwangu hwava kuguma; mazuva okutambudzika anondibata.
17Usiku hunobaya mapfupa angu;
18Nesimba rake guru Mwari anova chipfeko kwandiri;
19Anondikanda mumatope,
20“Ndinochema kwamuri, imi Mwari, asi hamundipinduri;
21Munondishandukira noutsinye;
22Munondibvuta mondidzingira pamberi pemhepo;
23Ndinoziva kuti muchandiburutsa muchindiendesa kurufu, kunzvimbo yakatsaurirwa vapenyu vose.
24“Zvirokwazvo, hakuna munhu anobata munhu ari kushushikana
25Ko, handina kuchema nokuda kwevaitambura here?
26Kunyange zvakadaro, pandakanga ndakarindira zvakanaka, zvakaipa zvakasvika;
27Kumonyoroka kwoura hwangu hakumbomiri;
28Ndinodzungaira ndichisvibiswa, asi kwete nezuva;
29Ndava hama yamakava,
30Ganda rangu riri kusviba uye riri kufunuka;
31Mbira dzangu dzava kungoridza nziyo dzokuchema,