¹Munomirireiko kure, Jehovha? Munozvivanzireiko panguva dzokutambudzika?

¹Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

²Pakuzvikudza kwake akaipa anotambudza murombo zvikuru; Ngavabatwe namano avakafunga.

²Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

³nekuti wakaipa anozvirumbidza pamusoro pezvinoda moyo wake, Anoruchiva unotuka nokuzvidza Jehovha.

³Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

⁴Nokuzvikudza kwechiso chake, wakaipa anoti haangabvunzi. Mwari haamo mundangariro dzake dzose.

⁴The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. `God is not!` [are] all his devices.

⁵Nzira dzake dzakasimba nguva dzose; Zvamunotonga imwi zviri kure kumusoro, haazvioni; Kana vari vadzivisi vake vose, anovashora.

⁵Pain do his ways at all times, On high [are] Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries — he puffeth at them.

⁶Anoti mumoyo make, Handingazununguswi; Handingavi panhamo kusvikira kumarudzi angu ose.

⁶He hath said in his heart, `I am not moved,` To generation and generation not in evil.

⁷Muromo wake uzere nokutuka nokunyengera nokumanikidza; Zvakashata nezvakaipa zviri pasi porurimi rwake.

⁷Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue [is] perverseness and iniquity,

⁸Anogara panzvimbo dzokuvanda dzemisha; Pakavanda ndipo paanouraya asina mhosva; Meso ake anovandira asina wokumubatsira.

⁸He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,

⁹Anovandira pakavanda seshumba panzvimbo yayo; Anovanda kuti abate murombo; Anobata murombo, kana achimukakatira mumumbure wake.

⁹He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.

¹⁰Anonyangira, anokambaira pasi, varombo vanowiswa nevanesimba vake.

¹⁰He is bruised — he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.

¹¹Anoti mumoyo make, Mwari akangamwa; Anovanza chiso chake, haangatongozvioni.

¹¹He said in his heart, `God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.`

¹²Simukai Jehovha; Mwari simudzai ruoko rwenyu; Regai kukangamwa varombo.

¹²Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble.

¹³Akaipa anozvidzireiko Mwari, Achiti mumoyo wake, Hangabvunzi?

¹³Wherefore hath the wicked despised God? He hath said in his heart, `It is not required.`

¹⁴Mazviona henyu; nekuti munoona zvakaipa nokutambudzika muchizviisa muruoko rwenyu; asinamubatsiri anozviisa kwamuri; Makava mubatsiri wenherera.

¹⁴Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave [it], Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.

¹⁵Vhunai ruoko rwowakaipa. Kana ari munhu akashata, nzverai zvakaipa zvake, kusvikira musingazozviwani.

¹⁵Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;

¹⁶Jehovha ndiye Mambo . nokusingaperi-peri; Vahedheni vakaparadzwa munyika yake.

¹⁶Jehovah [is] king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!

¹⁷Jehovha, makanzwa zvinodikamwa navanyoro; Muchasimbisa moyo yavo, mucharerekera nzeve yenyu;

¹⁷The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,

¹⁸Kuti mutongere nherera neanotambudzwa, Kuti munhu wapanyika arege kuramba achivhundusa.

¹⁸To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress — man of the earth!