1Zvirevo zvaMambo Remueri, zvirevo zvaakadzidziswa namai vake:
2“Nhaiwe mwanakomana wangu, iwe mwanakomana wokubereka,
3usapedzera simba rako pavakadzi,
4“Hazvisi zvamadzimambo, nhaiwe Remueri,
5nokuti vangazonwa vakakanganwa zvakatemwa nomurayiro,
6Ipai doro kuna avo vari kuparara,
7regai vanwe vakanganwe urombo hwavo,
8“Taurai pachinzvimbo chaavo vasingagoni kuzvitaurira,
9Taura utonge zvakanaka;
10Mudzimai ane unhu hwakanaka ndiani angamuwana?
11Murume wake anovimba naye zvizere,
12Anoitira murume wake zvakanaka, kwete zvakaipa,
13Anosarudza wuru neshinda
14Akafanana nezvikepe zvavatengesi,
15Anomuka kuchakasviba;
16Anonanʼanidza munda agoutenga;
17Anoita basa rake nesimba;
18Anoona kuti kushambadzira kwake kunobatsira,
19Muruoko rwake anobata chirukiso,
20Anotambanudzira maoko ake kuvarombo,
21Kana kwotonhora, haatyire mhuri yake;
22Anozvigadzirira zvokuwaridza panhoo yake;
23Murume wake anoremekedzwa pasuo reguta,
24Mudzimai anoita nguo dzemicheka yakanaka agodzitengesa,
25Simba nokukudzwa ndizvo nguo dzake;
26Anotaura nouchenjeri,
27Anotarira zvakanaka mararamiro emhuri yake,
28Vana vake vanosimuka vagomuti akaropafadzwa,
29“Vakadzi vazhinji vanoita zvinhu zvakanaka,
30Zvinofadza zvinonyengera, uye runako ndorwenguva duku;
31Mupeiwo mubayiro wake waakashandira,