1“Meso angu akaona izvi zvose,
2Zvamunoziva imi, neniwo ndinozviziva;
3Asi ndinoshuva kutaura naWamasimba Ose
4Kunyange zvakadaro, imi munondizora nhema;
5Haiwa, dai bedzi mainyarara henyu!
6Chinzwai zvino kuzvidavirira kwangu;
7Ko, mungataura zvakaipa muchimiririra Mwari here?
8Mungamuitira rusaruro here?
9Ko, zvingabuda zvakanaka here kana akakuedzai?
10Zvirokwazvo iye angakutsiurai
11Ko, kubwinya kwake hakungakutyisei here?
12Mashoko enyu anotendwa itsumo dzamadota;
13“Nyararai uye regai nditaure;
14Ko, ndinozviisirei munjodzi
15Kunyange akandiuraya hake, asi ini ndichavimba naye;
16Zvirokwazvo, uku ndiko kuchava kuponeswa kwangu,
17Teereresai kumashoko angu,
18Zvino ndagadzirisa nyaya yangu,
19Pane angagona kundipa mhaka here?
20“Haiwa Mwari, nditsidzirei hangu zvinhu zviviri izvi.
21Bvisai ruoko rwenyu rwuve kure neni,
22Ipapo mukandidana ndichadavira.
23Zvivi zvandakaita nezvikanganiso zvangu zvinganiko?
24Munovanzireiko chiso chenyu
25Ko, muchatambudza shizha rinopeperetswa nemhepo here?
26Nokuti munonyora zvinhu zvinovava pamusoro pangu,
27Munosunga tsoka dzangu nezvisungo;
28“Saizvozvo munhu anopera kufanana nechinhu chakaora,