Zvirevo 17

¹Zviri nani kuva nechimedu chakaoma chechingwa uine rugare norunyararo

²Muranda akachenjera achatonga mwanakomana anonyadzisa,

³Hari ndeyokunyautsira sirivha uye choto ndechokunatsa goridhe,

⁴Munhu akaipa anoteerera miromo yakaipa;

⁵Uyo anoseka varombo anozvidza Musiki wavo,

⁶Vana vevana ikorona kune vakwegura,

⁷Kutaura kuna manyawi hakuna kufanira benzi,

⁸Fufuro inofadza uyo anoipa;

⁹Uyo anofukidzira kudarika kwomumwe anotsvaka rudo,

¹⁰Kutsiurwa kunofadza munhu ane njere

¹¹Munhu akaipa anongotsvaka kumukira chete;

¹²Zviri nani kusangana nechikara chatorerwa vana vacho

¹³Kana munhu akaripira zvakanaka nezvakaipa

¹⁴Kuvamba kwokukakavara kwakafanana nokudziurira mvura yedhamu;

¹⁵Kupembedza ane mhosva nokupomera asina mhaka,

¹⁶Ine basa reiko mari kana iri muruoko rwebenzi,

¹⁷Shamwari inoda panguva dzose,

¹⁸Munhu anoshayiwa njere ndiye anombunda noruoko rwake pamhiko,

¹⁹Uyo anoda zvokukakavara anoda chivi;

²⁰Munhu ane mwoyo wakaipa haabudiriri;

²¹Kuva nomwanakomana benzi kunouyisa kurwadziwa;

²²Mwoyo wakafara mushonga wakanaka,

²³Munhu akaipa anogamuchira fufuro muchivande,

²⁴Munhu ane njere anoisa uchenjeri pamberi,

²⁵Mwanakomana benzi anorwadzisa baba vake,

²⁶Hazvina kunaka kuranga munhu asina mhosva,

²⁷Munhu ano ruzivo anoshandisa mashoko achizvidzora,

²⁸Kunyange benzi, kana rakanyarara, rinonzi rakachenjera,