¹Matenga anoparidzira kubwinya kwaMwari; Uye denga rinoratidza basa ramaoko ake.

¹To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. The heavens [are] recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse [is] declaring.

²Musi mumwe unotaurira mumwe musi, Uye usiku humwe hunopupurira humwe usiku njere.

²Day to day uttereth speech, And night to night sheweth knowledge.

³Hapana kutaura, kana mashoko; inzwi razvo harinzwiki.

³There is no speech, and there are no words. Their voice hath not been heard.

⁴Rwonzi rwazvo rwakasvika kunyika yose, Namashoko azvo kumugumo wenyika. Akagadzirira zuva tende mukati mazvo.

⁴Into all the earth hath their line gone forth, And to the end of the world their sayings, For the sun He placed a tent in them,

⁵Iro rakafanana nechikomba chinobuda mumba macho, Rinofara semhare kumhanya nenzira yaro.

⁵And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty one To run the path.

⁶Kubuda kwaro kunobva pamugumo wedenga, Kupota kwaro kunosvika pakuguma kwarozve; Hakune chinhu chakavanzirwa kupisa kwaro.

⁶From the end of the heavens [is] his going out, And his revolution [is] unto their ends, And nothing is hid from his heat.

⁷Murayiro waJehovha wakakwana, unoponesa mweya; Chipupuriro chaJehovha ndechechokwadi, chinopa vasina mano njere.

⁷The law of Jehovah [is] perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah [are] stedfast, Making wise the simple,

⁸Zvinorairwa naJehovha zvakarurama, zvinofadza moyo; Murau waJehovha wakaisvonaka, unovhenekera meso.

⁸The precepts of Jehovah [are] upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah [is] pure, enlightening the eyes,

⁹Kutya Jehovha kwakanaka, kunogara nokusingaperi; Zvakatongwa naJehovha ndezvechokwadi, zvakarurama kwazvo kwazvo.

⁹The fear of Jehovah [is] clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah [are] true, They have been righteous — together.

¹⁰Zvinofanira kutsvakwa kukunda ndarama, zvirokwazvo kukunda ndarama zhinji yakaisvonaka; zvinotapirawo kupfuura huchi nomusvi wamazinga ohuchi.

¹⁰They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

¹¹Uyezve, muranda wenyu unonyeverwa nazvo; Pakuzvichengeta panomubayiro mukuru. Kana kuri kutsauka, ndiani angakuziva?

¹¹Also — Thy servant is warned by them, `In keeping them [is] a great reward.`

¹²Ndianiko angaziva zvitadzo? Ndisunungurei imwi pazvitadzo zvakavanzika.

¹²Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent,

¹³Dzoraiwo muranda wenyu pazvivi zvokuzvikudza; Ngazvirege kuva nesimba pamusoro pangu; ipapo ndichava akakwana, Handingavi nemhosva yokudarika kukuru.

¹³Also — from presumptuous ones keep back Thy servant, Let them not rule over me, Then am I perfect, And declared innocent of much transgression,

¹⁴Mashoko omuromo wangu nokurangarira komoyo wangu ngazvifadze pamberi penyu, imwi Jehovha, dombo rangu, nomudzikunuri wangu.

¹⁴Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!