1Mwanakomana wangu, kana ukagamuchira mashoko angu,
2ukarerekera nzeve yako kuuchenjeri
3uye kana ukadanidzira kuti uwanze njere
4uye kana ukahutsvaka sounotsvaka sirivha
5ipapo uchanzwisisa kutya Jehovha
6Nokuti Jehovha anopa uchenjeri,
7Anochengetera vakarurama kukunda,
8nokuti anochengetedza nzira yavakarurama,
9Ipapo uchanzwisisa zvakarurama,
10Nokuti uchenjeri huchapinda mumwoyo mako,
11Kungwara kuchakuchengetedza,
12Uchenjeri huchakuponesa panzira dzavanhu vakaipa,
13vanosiya nzira yakarurama
14vanofarira kuita zvakaipa
15vane nzira dzakaminama
16Zvichakuponesazve pamukadzi chifeve,
17uyo akasiya murume woumhandara hwake
18Nokuti imba yake inoenda kurufu,
19Hakuna anoenda kwaari achidzoka
20Naizvozvo iwe uchafamba munzira dzavanhu vakanaka
21Nokuti vakarurama vachagara munyika,
22asi vakaipa vachaparadzwa panyika,