¹Ex cualal incßajol, cui lâex xecßûluban saß êbên xtojbal lix cßas lê ras êrîtzßin cui aßan incßaß tixtoj, malaj ut têsume xtojbal lix cßas junak incßaß nequenau ru,

¹Mwanakomana wangu, kana uchinge wakazviitira wokwako rubatso, Wazvisunga nokuda komutorwa noruoko rwako,

²yôquex chixbokbal raylal saß êbên. Êjunes yôquex chixqßuebal êrib saß chßaßajquilal.

²Wazviteya namashoko omuromo wako, Wabatwa namashoko omuromo wako,

³Ex cualal incßajol, cui lâex xeqßue êrib saß chßaßajquilal, chenauhak xcolbal êrib chiruheb lê ras êrîtzßin li xesume oquênc chirix. Checubsihak êrib, ut yehomak re nak incßaß tixqßue saß êbên xtojbal lix cßas.

³Zvino ita kudai, mwanakomana wangu, uzvirwire, Zvawabatwa noruoko rwowokwako, Enda, undozvininipisa, ukumbire zvikuru kunowokwako.

⁴Mêcanab êrib. Yîbomak ru lê chßaßajquilal. Mexcuar. Yîbomak ban ru chi junpât.

⁴Usatendera meso ako hope, Kana mafungiro ameso ako kutsumwaira;

⁵Chenauhak xcolbal êrib chiruheb li cristian aßin joß nak naxcol rib li quej chiruheb laj yô. Chenauhak xcolbal êrib joß nak li xul li naxicßan naxcol rib chiru li raßal.

⁵Uzvirwire semhara paruoko rwomuvhimi, Seshiri paruoko rwomuteyi.

⁶Ilomakeb li sânc, lâex li incßaß nacuulac chêru cßanjelac. Qßuehomak retal li cßaßru nequeßxbânu ut tzolomak êrib riqßuineb.

⁶Enda kumujuru, iwe simbe; Cherekedza nzira dzawo ugova wakachenjera!

⁷Eb li sânc mâ ani nataklan reheb chi moco cuan ta junak ani nayehoc reheb cßaßru teßxbânu.

⁷Kunyange iwo usina mutongi, Kana mutariri kana mubati,

⁸Abanan chiru li sakßehil nequeßxsicß lix tzacaêmk nak yô li kßoloc ut nequeßxchßutub re teßxxoc.

⁸Unogadzira zvokudya zvawo muzhizha, Nokuunganidza zvokudya zvawo mukukohwa.

⁹Ut lâex li incßaß nequeraj cßanjelac, ¿jokße têcanab li cuârc? ¿Ma incßaß texcuaclîk? ¿Ma junelic yocyôkex?

⁹Iwe simbe, uchavata pasi kusvikira rinhiko? Uchamuka rinhiko pahope dzako?

¹⁰Lâex nequeye: —Chocuârk cuan chic junpâtak, chanquex. Ut kßalkßo êrukß saß êrochoch ut yôquex chi hilânc chi mâcßaß êcßaßux.

¹⁰Kumbovata zvishomanene, kumbotsumwaira zvishomanene, Kumbofungatira maoko zvishomanene, ndizorore;

¹¹Mâcßaß saß êchßôl nak tâchâlk li nebaßil saß êbên. Tâchâlk joß nak nachal laj êlkß cuan xchßîchß saß rukß.

¹¹Saizvozvo urombo hwako huchasvika segororo, Nokushaiwa kwako somunhu wakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa.

¹²Eb li incßaß useb xnaßleb mâcßaß nequeßoc cuiß. Junes ticßtißic nequeßxbânu.

¹²Munhu asina maturo, munhu anoita zvakaipa, Ndiye anofamba nomuromo une nhema;

¹³Nequeßxmutzß lix nakßeb ru re xyebal cßaßru nequeßraj. Ut nequeßrecßasi li rokeb ut li rukßeb re xcßutbal li cßaßru nequeßraj.

¹³Anobwaira nameso ake, anotendekera netsoka dzake, Anodudzira nemimwe yake;

¹⁴Junes mâusilal cuan saß xchßôleb. Junelic yôqueb xcßoxlanquil li mâusilal. Junes ticoc plêt nequeßxbânu.

¹⁴Ane zvisakarurama pamoyo pake, Anosifungira vamwe zvakaipa, Anokusha kupesana.

¹⁵Joßcan nak tâchâlk raylal saß xbêneb chi mâcßaß saß xchßôleb. Ut saß junpât teßsachekß ruheb. Incßaß chic teßcolekß.

¹⁵Saka njodzi yake ichamuwira kamwe-kamwe; Achavhuniwa pakarepo, kusina chingamubatsira.

¹⁶Cuan cuukub li naßleb li incßaß nacuulac chiru li Dios. Aßan eb aßin:

¹⁶Zvinhu zvitanhatu zviriko zvinovengwa naJehovha; Zvirokwazvo, tingati kune zvinomwe, zvinomunyangadza, zvinoti:

¹⁷li ani naxnimobresi rib ut li ani naticßtißic, ut li ani naxcamsi ras rîtzßin chi mâcßaß xmâc,

¹⁷Meso ounozvikudza, rurimi runoreva nhema, Maoko anodurura ropa risina mhaka;

¹⁸li ani naxcßoxla chanru nak tixbânu li mâusilal, ut li ani nacuulac chiru xbânunquil li incßaß us,

¹⁸moyo unofunga mano akaipa, Tsoka dzinokurumidza kuvangira zvakashata;

¹⁹li ani nakßaban ut li ani nayoßoban pletic saß xyânkeb li ras rîtzßin.

¹⁹Chapupu chinonyengera chinoreva nhema, Uye anokusha kupesana pakati pehama.

²⁰Ex cualal incßajol, cheqßuehak saß êchßôl lê kßusbal li nequeßxqßue lê naß êyucuaß. Mêtzßektâna li naßleb nequeßxqßue.

²⁰Mwanakomana wangu, chengeta murayiro wababa vako; Usarasha kudzidzisa kwamai vako.

²¹Junelic cuânk saß êchßôl lê chakßrabinquil ut mêcanab xbânunquil.

²¹Uzvisungire nguva dzose pamoyo wako; Uzvishonge pamutsipa wako.

²²Aßan tâberesînk êre nak yôkex chi bêc. Ut aßan tâcolok êre nak yôkex chi cuârc. Ut nak texcuaclîk, aßan tixcßut chêru cßaßru têbânu.

²²Kana uchifamba, zvichakutungamirira; Kana uchivata pasi, zvichakurinda; Kana womuka, zvichataurirana newe.

²³Relic chi yâl nak li kachakßrabinquil ut li katijbal aßan naxcutanobresi li kacßaßux. Li kakßusbal naxqßue kanaßleb re nak takanau chanru nak tocuânk.

²³nekuti murayiro ndiwo mwenje; murau ndicho chiedza; Kuraira kokurairirwa inzira youpenyu;

²⁴Cui nequeqßue saß êchßôl lê kßusbal, tênau xcolbal êrib chiruheb li ixk li incßaß useb xnaßleb, li nequeßkßunbesin riqßuin châbil âtin.

²⁴Kuti uchengetwe pamukadzi wakaipa, Pakubata kumeso korurimi rwomutorwa.

²⁵Mêra ruheb li ixk aßan yal xban lix chßinaßusaleb. Ut mêqßue êrib chixbalakßiheb yal xban li rilobâleb.

²⁵Usachiva kunaka kwake mumoyo mako; Arege kukubata namafungiro ameso ake.

²⁶Li cuînk li naxic chixsicßbaleb li ixk li nequeßxcßayi rib, naxsach chixjunil lix tumin xban. Ut li cuînk li naxchßic rib riqßuin junak li sumsûquil ixk naxsach lix yußam.

²⁶nekuti nokuda kwechifeve munhu angasvikira pakudya chimeduchetechechingwa; Mukadzi womumwe munhu anovhima upenyu hunokosha.

²⁷¿Ma târûk ta biß tixqßue xam chire xchßôl li cuînk chi incßaß tâcßatk li rakß?

²⁷Ko munhu ungaisa moto muchipfuva chake, nguvo dzake dzikasatsva here?

²⁸¿Ma târûk ta biß tâbêk saß xbên li ru xam chi incßaß tixcßat li rok?

²⁸Kana munhu angatsika mazimbe anopisa, Tsoka dzake dzikasapiswa here?

²⁹Joßcan ajcuiß li cuînk li tixchßic rib riqßuin rixakil li ras rîtzßin. Ac chßolchßo nak tixtoj xmâc.

²⁹Ndizvo zvakaita munhu anopinda kumukadzi wowokwake; Ani naani anomubata iye mukadzi haangaregwi kurohwa.

³⁰Li ani na-elkßac xban xtzßocajic incßaß natzßektânâc.

³⁰Vanhu havangazvidzi mubi kana achiba Kuti agute kana achinge ane nzara.

³¹Abanan cui tâtaßekß chi elkßac tento nak tixkßaxtesi rêkaj. Cuukub sut chic xqßuial li rêkaj tixqßue, usta tento nak tixkßaxtesi chixjunil li cßaßru cuan re.

³¹Asi kana akabatwa anofanira kudzosera zvava zvinomwe; Anofanira kuripa nefuma yose yeimba yake.

³²Li ani naxchßic rib riqßuin junak sumsu, aßan mâcßaß xnaßleb. Li jun aßan naxsach rib xjunes.

³²Anoita upombwe nomukadzi, anoshaiwa njere; Anoda kuparadza upenyu hwake ndiye anoita izvozvo.

³³Kßaxal ra tixcßul. Mâ ani târahok re ut xutânal tixcßul chi junelic.

³³Uchangozviwanira mavanga nokusakudzwa; Kunyadziswa kwake hakungatongopusikwi.

³⁴Li cuînk li yô xjoskßil xban xcakal xchßôl, mâ jokße târil xtokßobâl ru li tâmâcobk chiru.Incßaß tâcßojlâk xchßôl usta li cuînk li cuan xmâc târaj tixyîb ru li chßaßajquilal. Chi moco tâcßojlâk xchßôl cui tâsihîk nabalak cßaßru re.

³⁴nekuti godo rinomutsa hasha dzomurume; Haanganzwiri tsitsi pazuva rokutsiva.

³⁵Incßaß tâcßojlâk xchßôl usta li cuînk li cuan xmâc târaj tixyîb ru li chßaßajquilal. Chi moco tâcßojlâk xchßôl cui tâsihîk nabalak cßaßru re.

³⁵Haangavi nehanya nomuripo; Haangatendi, kunyange ukamuvigira zvipo zvizhinji.