¹Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

¹Ndirwirei Jehovha pamunhu wakaipa, Ndichengetei pamunhu anehasha;

²Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

²Ivo, vanofunga zvakaipa mumoyo yavo; Vanogara vachimutsa kurwa.

³They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

³Vakarodza rurimi rwavo senyoka; Uturu bwechiva huri pasi pemiromo yavo.

⁴Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

⁴Ndichengetei, Jehovha, pamaoko owakaipa; Ndichengetei pamunhu anomanikidza; Vanofunga mano okugumburisa tsoka dzangu.

⁵The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

⁵Vanozvikudza vakandivanzira musungo namabote; Vakadzika mumbure parutivi rwenzira, Vakanditeyera rugombe.

⁶I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

⁶Ndakati kuna Jehovha, Mwari wangu; Teererai, Jehovha, munzwe inzwi rokukumbira kwangu.

⁷O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

⁷Mwari Ishe, ndimi simba rokuponeswa kwangu, Makafukidza musoro wangu pazuva rokurwa.

⁸Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

⁸Jehovha, regai kupa wakaipa zvaanotsvaka; Musapfuudza zano rake rakaipa; kuti varege kuzvikudza.

⁹As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

⁹Kana uri musoro wavanondikomba, Zvakashata zvemiromo yavo imene ngazvivafukidze.

¹⁰Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

¹⁰Mazimbe omoto, anopfuta, ngaawire pamusoro pavo; Ngavakandirwe mumoto; Nomumakomba akadzika, kuti varege kumukazve.

¹¹Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

¹¹Munhu, anamakuhwa, haangasimbiswi pasi; Zvakaipa zvichavhima munhu anomanikidza kuti zvimuparadze.

¹²I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

¹²Ndinoziva kuti Jehovha achagadzira mhosva yavanotambudzika, Nokururamisira vashaiwi.

¹³Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

¹³Zvirokwazvo, vakarurama vachavonga zita renyu; Vanemoyo yakarurama vachagara pamberi penyu.