Zvirevo 23

¹Kana ukagara pakudya pamwe chete nomubati,

²uise banga pahuro

³Usapanga zvokudya zvake zvinonaka

⁴Usazvionza nokuda kuwana pfuma;

⁵Kungoti tarisei papfuma, wanei yaenda,

⁶Usadya zvokudya zvomunhu anonyima,

⁷nokuti munhu uya anongofunga chete mutengo wazvo.

⁸Ucharutsa zvishoma izvozvo zvawadya,

⁹Usataura nebenzi,

¹⁰Usabvisa dombo romuganhu wakare

¹¹nokuti Mudziviriri wavo ane simba;

¹²Isa mwoyo wako kumurayiro

¹³Usarega kuranga mwana;

¹⁴Murange neshamhu

¹⁵Mwanakomana wangu, kana mwoyo wako wakachenjera,

¹⁶mukatikati mangu muchapembera

¹⁷Usarega mwoyo wako uchichiva vatadzi,

¹⁸Zvirokwazvo ramangwana rako rine tariro,

¹⁹Teerera, mwanakomana wangu, ugova nouchenjeri,

²⁰Usabatana navaya vanonwa waini zhinji,

²¹nokuti zvidhakwa nevane madyo vachava varombo,

²²Teerera kuna baba vako, ivo vakakubereka,

²³Tenga zvokwadi urege kuzoitengesa;

²⁴Baba vomunhu akarurama vane mufaro mukuru;

²⁵Baba vako namai vako ngavafare;

²⁶Mwanakomana wangu, ndipe mwoyo wako

²⁷nokuti chifeve igomba rakadzika,

²⁸Segororo anohwandira,

²⁹Ndiani ane nhamo? Ndiani akasuwa?

³⁰Vaya vanogara pawaini,

³¹Usatarisa waini kana yatsvuka,

³²Pakupedzisira inoruma senyoka

³³Meso ako achaona zvisakamboonekwa

³⁴Uchava souya akarara pamusoro pamafungu amakungwa,

³⁵Uchati, “Vakandirova, asi handina kukuvara!