1Ndinosimudzira meso angu kwamuri, Iyemi, munogara kudenga.
1A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.
2Tarirai, meso avaranda sezvaanotarira ruoko rwatenzi wavo, Uye meso omurandakadzi sezvaanotarira ruoko rwatenzikadzi wake; Saizvozvo meso edu anotarira kuna Jehovha Mwari wedu, Kusvikira atinzwira nyasha.
2Lo, as eyes of men-servants [Are] unto the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maid-servant [Are] unto the hand of her mistress, So [are] our eyes unto Jehovah our God, Till that He doth favour us.
3Tinzwirei nyasha, Jehovha, tinzwirei nyasha; nekuti tapera kwazvo nokuzvidzwa.
3Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,
4Mweya wedu wapera chose Nokushora kwavanogara havo zvakanaka, Uye noruzvidzo rwavanozvikudza.
4Greatly hath our soul been filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!