Zvirevo 4

¹Teererai, vanakomana vangu, kurayira kwababa venyu;

²Ndinokupai dzidziso yakanaka,

³Pandakanga ndiri mukomana mumba mababa vangu,

⁴baba vangu vakandidzidzisa vachiti,

⁵Wana uchenjeri, wana kunzwisisa;

⁶Usarasa uchenjeri, ipapo huchakuchengeta;

⁷Uchenjeri chinhu chikuru; naizvozvo wana uchenjeri.

⁸Uhukudze; ipapo huchakusimudzira;

⁹Huchakupfekedza chishongo chenyasha mumusoro mako,

¹⁰Teerera, mwanakomana wangu, gamuchira zvandinotaura,

¹¹Ndinokudzidzisa nzira youchenjeri

¹²Paunofamba, tsoka dzako hadzingapinganidzwi,

¹³Batisisa kurayirwa, usarega kuchienda;

¹⁴Usaisa rutsoka panzira dzavakaipa,

¹⁵Udzinzvenge, usafamba padziri;

¹⁶Nokuti havangavati vasati vaita zvakaipa;

¹⁷Vanodya zvokudya zvezvakaipa,

¹⁸Nzira yavakarurama yakafanana nechiedza chamambakwedza,

¹⁹Asi nzira yavakaipa yakaita serima guru;

²⁰Mwanakomana wangu, nyatsoteerera zvandinotaura;

²¹Usaite kuti abve pameso ako,

²²nokuti upenyu kuna avo vanoawana

²³Pamusoro pazvo zvose, chengetedza mwoyo wako,

²⁴Bvisa zvinotsausa pamuromo wako;

²⁵Meso ako ngaatarire mberi bedzi,

²⁶Gadzirira tsoka dzako gwara

²⁷Usatsaukira kurudyi kana kuruboshwe;