1Mwanakomana wangu,
2Chengeta mirayiro yangu ugorarama;
3Uzvisungirire paminwe yako;
4Uti kuuchenjeri, “Uri hanzvadzi yangu,”
5zvichakuchengeta kure nomukadzi chifeve;
6Napawindo remba yangu
7Ndakaona pakati pavasina mano
8Rakanga richidzika nomugwagwa pedyo nepakona yomukadzi uya,
9panguva yorubvunzavaeni,
10Ipapo mukadzi akabuda kuzosangana naye,
11Anotaura noruzha uye anozvikudza,
12imwe nguva ari munzira, imwe nguva ari pazvivara.
13Akamubata ndokumutsvoda,
14“Ndine zvipiriso zvokuwadzana kumba kwangu;
15Saka ndauya kuzosangana newe;
16Ndawaridza mubhedha wangu machira ane mavara,
17Ndasasa zvinonhuhwira pamubhedha wangu, zvinoti:
18Uya, tinwe tigute norudo kusvikira mangwanani;
19Murume wangu haako kumba,
20Akatakura homwe yake izere nemari
21Namashoko okunyengetedza akamutsausa;
22Pakarepo akamutevera senzombe
23kusvikira museve wabaya chiropa chake,
24Saka zvino, vanakomana vangu, teererai kwandiri;
25Usarega mwoyo wako uchitsaukira kunzira dzake,
26Vazhinji vakakuvadzwa naye vakawisirwa pasi;
27Imba yake mugwagwa mukuru unoenda kuguva,