1Haiwa Mwari, makatirambireiko nokusingaperi?
2Rangarirai vanhu vamakatenga kare,
3Dzorai nhambwe dzenyu mutarise matongo asingaperi,
4Vavengi venyu vakaomba panzvimbo yamakasangana nesu;
5Vakaita savanhu vanosimudza matemo
6Vakaputsa zvose zvakavezwa
7Vakapisira pasi nzvimbo yenyu tsvene;
8Vakati mumwoyo yavo, “Tichavaputsa zvachose!”
9Hatichaoni zviratidzo zvinoshamisa;
10Haiwa Mwari, muvengi acharamba achikushorai kusvikira riniko?
11Munodzoserereiko ruoko rwenyu shure, irwo ruoko rwenyu rworudyi?
12Asi imi, iyemi Mwari, ndimi mambo wangu kubva nakare;
13Ndimi makaganhura gungwa napakati nesimba renyu;
14Ndimi makapwanya misoro yaRevhiatani,
15Ndimi makazarura zvitubu nehova;
16Zuva nderenyu, uye usiku ndohwenyuwo;
17Ndimi makatara miganhu yose yenyika;
18Rangarirai kuti muvengi akakushorai sei, imi Jehovha,
19Regai kuisa upenyu hwenjiva yenyu kumhuka dzesango;
20Ivai nehanya nesungano yenyu,
21Musarega vakadzvinyirirwa vachidududza shure nenyadzi;
22Simukai, imi Mwari, mutsigire mhaka yenyu;
23Regai kushayira hanya ruzha rwavadzivisi venyu,