1Ndichadana kwamuri, Jehovha; Dombo rangu, regai kundinyararira; zvimwe, kana mukandinyararira, ndingafanana navanoburukira kugomba.
1By David. Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, My rock, be not silent to me! Lest Thou be silent to me, And I have been compared With those going down to the pit.
2Inzwai inzwi remikumbiro yangu, kana ndichichema kwamuri, Kana ndichisimudzira maoko angu kunzvimbo yomukati yeimba yenyu tsvene.
2Hear the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee, In my lifting up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
3Musandibvuta pamwechete navakaipa, Navanoita zvakashata; Ivo vanotaura rugare kuna vavanogara navo, Asi zvakashata zviri mumoyo mavo.
3Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.
4Muvape zvakaenzana nebasa ravo, uye zvakaenzana nezvakaipa zvavakaita, Muvape zvakaenzana nokubata kwamaoko avo; Muvaitire sezvakavafanira.
4Give to them according to their acting, And according to the evil of their doings. According to the work of their hands give to them. Return their deed to them.
5Zvavasina kurangarira mabasa aJehovha, Nezvaakabata namaoko ake, Iye achavaputsa, akasavavakazve.
5For they attend not to the doing of Jehovah, And unto the work of His hands. He throweth them down, And doth not build them up.
6Jehovha ngaavongwe, nekuti akanzwa inzwi rokukumbira kwangu.
6Blessed [is] Jehovah, For He hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7Jehovha ndiye simba rangu nenhovo yangu; moyo wangu wakavimba naye, ndikabatsirwa; Saka moyo wangu unofara kwazvo, Ndichamurumbidza norwiyo rwangu.
7Jehovah [is] my strength, and my shield, In Him my heart trusted, and I have been helped. And my heart exulteth, And with my song I thank Him.
8Jehovha ndiye simba ravo, Ndiye nhare yokuponesa kumuzodziwa wake.
8Jehovah [is] strength to him, Yea, the strength of the salvation of His anointed [is] He.
9Ponesai vanhu venyu, muropafadze nhaka yenyu; Muvafudzewo, muvatakure nokusingaperi.
9Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, And feed them, and carry them to the age!