1Izvi ndizvo zvimwe zvirevo zvaSoromoni, zvakanyorwa namachinda aHezekia mambo weJudha:
2Kukudzwa kwaMwari kuviga chinhu;
3Sokukwirira kwakaita denga nokudzika kwakaita nyika,
4Bvisa marara pasirivha,
5bvisa akaipa pamberi pamambo,
6Usazvikudza pamberi pamambo,
7Zviri nani kuti ati kwauri, “Kwira pano,” pano kuti akunyadzise pamberi pavanhu vanoremekedzwa.
8Zvawakaona nameso ako
9Kana uchipikisana nomuvakidzani wako,
10kana kuti uyo achazvinzwa angangokunyadzisa, uye uchazoramba uine chimiro chakaipa.
11Shoko rataurwa nenguva yakafanira
12Semhete yomunzeve yegoridhe kana chishongo chegoridhe rakaisvonaka,
13Nhume yakatendeka kune anoituma
14Samakore nemhepo zvisina mvura,
15Kubudikidza nomwoyo murefu mutongi anogona kunyengetedzwa,
16Kana wawana uchi, idya hunokuringana chete, hukawandisa, ucharutsa.
17Usanyanyoenda pamba pomuvakidzani wako,
18Setsvimbo kana munondo kana museve unopinza,
19Sezino rakaora kana tsoka yakaremara,
20Souya anokurura nguo musi unotonhora,
21Kana muvengi wako ane nzara, mupe zvokudya adye;
22Mukuita izvi, uchaunganidzira mazimbe anopisa pamusoro wake,
23Semhepo yokumusoro inouyisa mvura,
24Zviri nani kugara pakona redenga reimba
25Semvura inotonhorera kumweya wakaneta
26Sechitubu chizere madhaka kana tsime rasvibiswa,
27Hazvina kunaka kudya uchi huzhinji,
28Seguta rakakoromoka masvingo