1Erihu akaenderera mberi achiti:
2“Imbondiitirai mwoyo murefu kwechimwezve chinguva,
3Ruzivo rwangu runobva kure;
4Muzive kuti mashoko angu haasi enhema;
5“Mwari ane simba asi haazvidzi vanhu;
6Haaregi vakaipa vari vapenyu,
7Haabvisi meso ake pane vakarurama;
8Asi kana vanhu vakasungwa nengetani,
9iye anovaudza zvavanenge vaita,
10Anovaita kuti vateerere kurayirwa,
11Kana vakateerera uye vakamushumira,
12Asi kana vasingateereri,
13“Vasina umwari mumwoyo yavo vanochengeta pfundipfundi,
14Vanofa panguva yeujaya hwavo,
15Asi vaya vanotambudzika anovarwira pakutambudzika kwavo;
16“Ari kukukwezva kubva pamuromo wenhamo,
17Asi zvino waremedzwa nokutonga kwakafanira vakaipa;
18Uchenjere kuti parege kuva nomunhu anokunyengera nepfuma;
19Ko, pfuma yako kana kushingaira kwesimba rako
20Rega kushuva usiku,
21Chenjera kuti urege kudzokera kune zvakaipa,
22“Tarira, Mwari anosimudzirwa musimba rake.
23Ndianiko akamuratidza nzira dzake,
24Rangarira kukudza basa rake,
25Marudzi ose avanhu akariona;
26Haiwa, Mwari mukuru kupfuura kunzwisisa kwedu!
27“Anokwevera madonhwe emvura kumusoro,
28makore anodurura unyoro hwawo
29Ndianiko anganzwisisa kuparadzira kwaanoita makore,
30Tarirai maparadziro aanoita mheni yake pamativi ake,
31Ndiyo nzira yaanotonga nayo ndudzi
32Anozadza maoko ake nemheni
33Kutinhira kwake kunozivisa dutu remvura riri kuuya;