1Mwanakomana wangu, kana uchinge waita rubatso kumuvakidzani wako,
2kana uchinge wasungwa nokuda kwezvawakataura,
3ipapo ita izvi, mwanakomana wangu,
4Usatendera meso ako hope,
5Zvipukunyutse, semhara kubva paruoko rwomuvhimi,
6Enda kusvosve, iwe simbe;
7Harina mutungamiri,
8asi rinochengeta zvokudya zvaro muzhizha,
9Uchasvika riniko wakarara ipapo, iwe simbe?
10Kumbovata zvishomanana, kumbotsumwaira zvishomanana,
11Naizvozvo urombo huchauya kwauri segororo,
12Munhu asina maturo uye anoita zvakaipa,
13anochonya nameso ake,
14anoronga zvakaipa nounyengeri mumwoyo make,
15Naizvozvo njodzi ichamuwira munguva shoma shoma;
16Pane zvinhu zvitanhatu zvakavengwa naJehovha,
17meso anozvikudza,
18mwoyo unoronga mano akaipa,
19chapupu chenhema chinodurura nhema,
20Mwanakomana wangu, chengetedza mirayiro yababa vako,
21Zvisungirire pamwoyo wako nokusingaperi;
22Paunofamba zvichakutungamirira;
23Nokuti mirayiro iyi ndiyo mwenje kwauri, dzidziso iyi ndiyo chiedza,
24kunokuchengetedza pamukadzi asingazvibati,
25Usachiva runako rwake mumwoyo mako,
26nokuti chifeve chinokuderedza kusvikira wafanana nechingwa,
27Ko, munhu angaisa moto pamakumbo ake,
28Ko, munhu angafamba pamazimbe anopisa,
29Ndizvo zvakaita uyo anorara nomudzimai womumwe murume;
30Vanhu havazvidzi mbavha
31Asi kana akabatwa, anofanira kuripa kakapetwa kanomwe,
32Asi munhu anoita upombwe, anoshayiwa njere;
33Kurohwa nokunyadziswa ndiwo mugove wake,
34nokuti godo rinomutsa hasha dzomurume,
35Haangagamuchiri muripo upi zvawo;