¹Ka tapa, na inveng adia moh khu dia na din leh, mikhual adinga na khut na kichiam leh,

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

²Na kama thute a awk na hiha, na kama thute a mat na hih leh,

²Wazviteya namashoko omuromo wako, Wabatwa namashoko omuromo wako,

³Tuin hiai hihin, ka tapa, nang leh nang kihonkhiain, na inveng khut sungah na hongom chih theiin; kuanin, nang leh nang kiniamkhiak inla, na inveng vangen ngutngut in.

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

⁴Na mitte ihmu sak kenla, na mitvunte leng lusu sak sam ken.

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

⁵Gamvakpa khuta sakhipi bangin kihonkhia in, thangkampa khuta vasa bangin.

⁵Uzvirwire semhara paruoko rwomuvhimi, Seshiri paruoko rwomuteyi.

⁶Miksi kiangah hoh in, nang thadah; a lampite ngaihtuah inla, pil in:

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

⁷Hausa, heutu, hiam vaihawmmi, neilouin,

⁷Kunyange iwo usina mutongi, Kana mutariri kana mubati,

⁸Nipi chiangin a an a sutuaha, pawltak chiangin a an a kaikhawm hi.

⁸Unogadzira zvokudya zvawo muzhizha, Nokuunganidza zvokudya zvawo mukukohwa.

⁹Bang tan ihmu ding na hia, aw thadah? Na ihmutna akipan chikchianga thou ding na hia?

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

¹⁰Neukha ihmut lai, neukha lusuk, ihmu dinga neukha khutte khep:

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

¹¹Huchiin na gentheihna guta bangin a hongpai dia, huan na taksapna mi kigalvan bangin.

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

¹²Mi phatuam lou, mi gilou; kam kiuangsak toh a vaka;

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

¹³A mittein chiamtehna a bawla, a khetein thu a gena, a khutzung tein chiamtehna a bawl;

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

¹⁴A lungtang sungah hoihlouhna a oma, gilou a gel gige; kilemlouhna a tuh naknak.

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

¹⁵Huaijiakin a tuahsiatna thakhatin a hongtung dia; thakhata kek gawp in a om dia, a hihdamna beiin.

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

¹⁶Toupan a muhdah thil guk a oma; ahi, amah adia kihhuai sagih a om hi:

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

¹⁷Mit kiuangsakte, lei juauthei, mi hoih sisan suah khutte;

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

¹⁸Ngaihtuahna gilou ngaihtuah lungtang, siatna hih dinga kin tai khete;

¹⁸moyo unofunga mano akaipa, Tsoka dzinokurumidza kuvangira zvakashata;

¹⁹Juau thugen palai taklou, leh unaute laka kilemlouhna tuh.

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

²⁰Ka tapa, na pa thupiak juiin, huan na nu dan mangngilh ken:

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

²¹Na lungtang tungah vial gige inla, na ngawng kimah khihin.

²¹Uzvisungire nguva dzose pamoyo wako; Uzvishonge pamutsipa wako.

²²Na vak chiangin, nang a honpi ding: na ihmut chiangin, nang a honveng ding hi; huan na khanloh chiangin, nang a honhoupih ding.

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

²³Thupiak lah khawnvak ahi ngala: huan dan vakna ahi; huchiin hilhna taihilhna hinna lampi ahi:

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

²⁴Numei gilou akipan nang honkem ding, mikhual lei maitangphatna akipanin.

²⁴Kuti uchengetwe pamukadzi wakaipa, Pakubata kumeso korurimi rwomutorwa.

²⁵Na lungtangin a kilawmna lunggulh ken; a mitvuntein nang honman kei hen.

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

²⁶Numaei kijuaknu jiakin pasal tanghou thema matin a om hi: huchiin angkawmnun hinna manpha a zong sek hi.

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

²⁷Min a ang sungah mei a la thei diam, a puante a kang kei diam?

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

²⁸Ahihkeileh mi suangkuangthei sa tungah a vak thei diam, a khete a kang kei diam?

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

²⁹Huchibangin kuapeuh a inveng ji huan; kuapeuh amah khoih gawtlouh a om kei ding.

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

³⁰Miten guta a musit kei ua, a gil kiallaia a kha lungtaisak dinga a guk leh:

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

³¹Himahleh muha a om leh, azah sagihin a din ding; a ina vantengteng a pe ding hi.

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

³²Kuapeuh angkawm theisiamna bei ahi: amah kha hihse dinga a hih ahi.

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

³³Liamnate leh zumhuaite a mu ding; huan a zahpihhuaina nulmang ahi kei ding.

³³Uchangozviwanira mavanga nokusakudzwa; Kunyadziswa kwake hakungatongopusikwi.

³⁴Mullitna lah mi thangpaihna ahi ngala; huchiin phulak ni chiangin a hawi kei ding hi.Tatna a limsak kei dinga; thilpiak tampi pe lechin leng, lungdamin a om kei ding hi.

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

³⁵Tatna a limsak kei dinga; thilpiak tampi pe lechin leng, lungdamin a om kei ding hi.

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