¹Benzi rakati mumoyo maro, Mwari hakuna . Vakaora, vakaita zvakaipa zvinonyangadza; Hakuna anoita zvakanaka.

¹To the Overseer. — `On a disease.` — An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, `There is no God.` They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.

²Mwari, ari kudenga, wakatarira pasi kuvana vavanhu, Kuti aone kana akachenjera aripo, Anotsvaka Mwari.

²God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, [One] seeking God.

³Mumwe nomumwe wavo akadzokera shure; vakasvibiswa pamwechete; Hakuna anoita zvakanaka, kunyange nomumwe.

³Every one went back, together they became filthy, There is none doing good — not even one.

⁴Ko vaiti vezvakaipa havana zivo here? Ivo vanodya vanhu vangu sechingwa, Vasingadani kuna Mwari.

⁴Have not workers of iniquity known, Those eating my people have eaten bread, God they have not called.

⁵Vaitya kwazvo ipapo, pakanga pasina chinotyisa; nekuti Mwari akaparadza mafupa aiye akanga akakukomba; Iwe wakavanyadzisa, nekuti Mwari akavarasha.

⁵There they feared a fear — there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.

⁶Dai kuponeswa kwaIsiraeri kwaibva paZiyoni! Kana Mwari achidzosa vanhu vake pakutapwa, Ipapo Jakove achafara kwazvo naIsiraeri achafara.

⁶Who doth give from Zion the salvation of Israel? When God turneth back [to] a captivity of His people, Jacob doth rejoice — Israel is glad!