1Akakomborerwa munhu asingafambi panorangana vakaipa, Asingamiri panzira yavatadzi, Asingagari panogara vadadi.
1O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;
2Asi anofarira murayiro waJehovha; Anofungisisa murayiro wake masikati nousiku.
2But — in the law of Jehovah [is] his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:
3Achafanana nomuti wakasimwa pahova dzemvura, Unobereka michero yawo nenguva yawo, Shizha rawo harisvavi; Chinhu chipi nechipi chaanoita chichaendika.
3And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.
4Vakaipa havana kudaro; Asi vakafanana nehundi inopepereswa nemhepo.
4Not so the wicked: But — as chaff that wind driveth away!
5Naizvozvo vakaipa havangamiri pakutongeswa, Navatadzi paungano yavakarurama.
5Therefore the wicked rise not in judgment, Nor sinners in the company of the righteous,
6nekuti Jehovha anoziva nzira yavakarurama; Asi nzira yavakaipa ichaparadzwa.
6For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!