Zvirevo 3

¹Mwanakomana wangu, usakanganwa kudzidzisa kwangu,

²nokuti zvichawedzera makore mazhinji kuupenyu hwako,

³Rudo nokutendeka ngazvirege kukusiya;

⁴Ipapo uchawana nyasha nezita rakanaka

⁵Vimba naJehovha nomwoyo wako wose

⁶munzira dzako dzose umutungamidze,

⁷Usazviita munhu akachenjera pamaonero ako;

⁸Izvi zvichava utano pamuviri wako

⁹Kudza Jehovha nepfuma yako,

¹⁰ipapo matura ako achazadzwa kusvikira pakufashukira,

¹¹Mwanakomana wangu, usazvidza kuranga kwaJehovha,

¹²nokuti Jehovha anoranga avo vaanoda,

¹³Akaropafadzwa munhu anowana uchenjeri,

¹⁴nokuti hwakanyanya kunaka kupfuura sirivha,

¹⁵Hunokosha kupfuura marubhi;

¹⁶Mazuva mazhinji oupenyu ari muruoko rwahwo rworudyi;

¹⁷Nzira dzahwo dzinofadza,

¹⁸Ndihwo muti woupenyu kuna vose vanohumbundikira;

¹⁹Nouchenjeri Jehovha akateya nheyo dzenyika,

²⁰noruzivo rwake mvura dzakadzika dzakapatsanurwa,

²¹Mwanakomana wangu, chengetedza kutonga kwakanaka nokungwara,

²²zvichava upenyu kwauri,

²³Ipapo uchafamba panzira yako murugare,

²⁴paunovata pasi, haungatyi; paunovata pasi,

²⁵Usatya zvako dambudziko rinovhundutsa

²⁶nokuti Jehovha achava chivimbo chako

²⁷Usarega kuitira zvakanaka kuno uyo akafanirwa nazvo,

²⁸Usati kumuvakidzani wako,

²⁹Usaronga kuitira muvakidzani wako zvakaipa,

³⁰Usapomera munhu mhosva pasina chikonzero,

³¹Usachiva munhu anoita zvinhu nechisimba,

³²nokuti Jehovha anovenga munhu akatsauka,

³³Kutuka kwaJehovha kuri paimba yeakaipa,

³⁴Anoseka vaseki vanozvikudza,

³⁵Vakachenjera vanowana kukudzwa,