¹Teererai murayiro wangu, imwi vanhu vangu; Rerekerai nzeve dzenyu munzwe mashoko omuromo wangu.

¹An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.

²Ndichashamisa muromo wangu nditaure nomufananidzo; Ndichaparidza mashoko akavanzika ekare,

²I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,

³Zvatakanzwa nezvatakaziva, Nezvatakaudzwa namadzibaba edu.

³That we have heard and do know, And our fathers have recounted to us.

⁴Hatingazvivanziri vana vavo, Asi tichaudza rudzi runotevera mabasa angarumbidzwa aJehovha , Nesimba rake, namabasa ake, anoshamisa, aakaita.

⁴We do not hide from their sons, To a later generation recounting praises of Jehovah, And His strength, and His wonders that He hath done.

⁵nekuti akamutsa chipupuriro pakati paJakove, Akatema murayiro pakati paIsiraeri, Akazviraira madzibaba edu, Kuti vazvizivise vana vavo;

⁵And He raiseth up a testimony in Jacob, And a law hath placed in Israel, That He commanded our fathers, To make them known to their sons.

⁶Kuti rudzi runotevera ruzvizive, ivo vana vachazoberekwa; Ivo vasimuke vazviudze vana vavo;

⁶So that a later generation doth know, Sons who are born, do rise and recount to their sons,

⁷Kuti tariro yavo ive kuna Mwari, Varege kukangamwa mabasa aMwari, Asi vachengete mirairo yake;

⁷And place in God their confidence, And forget not the doings of God, But keep His commands.

⁸Varege kufanana namadzibaba avo, Rwakanga ruri rudzi rusingateereri, rwakamukira Mwari. Rudzi rwakaramba kururamisa moyo yavo, Uye mweya yavo yakanga isina kutendeka kuna Mwari.

⁸And they are not like their fathers, A generation apostate and rebellious, A generation! it hath not prepared its heart, Nor stedfast with God [is] its spirit.

⁹Vana vaEfuraimu, kunyange vakanga vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa nouta, Vakadzokera shure pazuva rokurwa.

⁹Sons of Ephraim — armed bearers of bow, Have turned in a day of conflict.

¹⁰Havana kuchengeta sungano yaMwari, Vakaramba kufamba nomurayiro wake;

¹⁰They have not kept the covenant of God, And in His law they have refused to walk,

¹¹Vakakangamwa zvaakaita, Namabasa ake akashamisa, aakavaratidza.

¹¹And they forget His doings, And His wonders that He shewed them.

¹²Wakaita zvinhu zvinoshamisa pamberi pamadzibaba avo, Panyika yeEgipita, pasango reZoani.

¹²Before their fathers He hath done wonders, In the land of Egypt — the field of Zoan.

¹³Wakapamura gungwa, akavayambusa; Akamisa mvura ikafanana nomurwi.

¹³He cleft a sea, and causeth them to pass over, Yea, He causeth waters to stand as a heap.

¹⁴Masikatiwo wakavafambisa negore, Nousiku hwose nechiedza chomoto.

¹⁴And leadeth them with a cloud by day, And all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵Wakapamura matombo murenje, Akavamwisa zvakanaka kwazvo sapamvura inobva pakadzika.

¹⁵He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink — as the great deep.

¹⁶Akabudisawo hova dzemvura padombo, Akayererisa mvura zhinji yakaita senzizi.

¹⁶And bringeth out streams from a rock, And causeth waters to come down as rivers.

¹⁷Kunyange zvakadaro vakaramba vachimutadzira, Nokumukira Wekumusoro-soro murenje.

¹⁷And they add still to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.

¹⁸Vakaidza Mwari mumoyo mavo Vachikumbira zvokudya zvavakanga vachidawo.

¹⁸And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.

¹⁹Zvirokwazvo vakapopotera Mwari Vakati, Mwari angatigadzirira chokudya murenje here?

¹⁹And they speak against God — they said: `Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?`

²⁰Tarirai, akarova dombo, mvura zhinji ikadzutuka, Hova dzakayerera; Ko angapa chingwawo here? Ungavigira vanhu vake nyama here?

²⁰Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. `Also — bread [is] He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?`

²¹Saka Jehovha akanzwa, akatsamwa; Moto ukaveserwa Jakove, Kutsamwa kukamukira Isiraeri.

²¹Therefore hath Jehovah heard, And He sheweth Himself wroth, And fire hath been kindled against Jacob, And anger also hath gone up against Israel,

²²Nekuti havana kutenda Mwari, Havana kuvimba nokuponesa kwake.

²²For they have not believed in God, Nor have they trusted in His salvation.

²³Kunyange zvakadaro wakaraira denga rose kumusoro, Akazarura mikova yokudenga;

²³And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.

²⁴Akanisa mana*pamusoro pavo kuti vadye, Akavapa zviyo zvokudenga.

²⁴And He raineth on them manna to eat, Yea, corn of heaven He hath given to them.

²⁵Vanhu vakadya chingwa chavatumwa; Akavatumira zvokudya kusvikira vaguta.

²⁵Food of the mighty hath each eaten, Venison He sent to them to satiety.

²⁶Akabudisa mhepo yakabva mabvazuva, ikarira kudenga; Akafambisa mhepo yakabva nyasi nesimba rake.

²⁶He causeth an east wind to journey in the heavens, And leadeth by His strength a south wind,

²⁷Akanisawo nyama pamusoro pavo ikaita seguruva, Neshiri, dzina mapapiro, dzikaita sejecha regungwa;

²⁷And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas — winged fowl,

²⁸Akazviwisira pakati pemisasa yavo, Pose-pose pavakanga vagere.

²⁸And causeth [it] to fall in the midst of His camp, Round about His tabernacles.

²⁹Ipapo vakadya, vakaguta kwazvo; Akavapa zvavakanga vachikarira.

²⁹And they eat, and are greatly satisfied, And their desire He bringeth to them.

³⁰Vakanga vasati vanyaradza kukara kwavo, Zvokudya zvavo zvakanga zvichiri mumiromo yavo,

³⁰They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet [is] their food in their mouth,

³¹Kutsamwa kwaMwari kukavamukira, Akauraya vakakoresa pakati pavo, Akaparadza majaya aIsiraeri.

³¹And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.

³²Kunyange zvakadaro vakaramba vachitadza, Vakasatenda mabasa ake aishamisa.

³²With all this they have sinned again, And have not believed in His wonders.

³³Saka akapedza mazuva avo panezvisina maturo, Namakore avo panezvinotyisa.

³³And He consumeth in vanity their days, And their years in trouble.

³⁴Zvino akati achivauraya, ipapo vakamubvunza , vakashingaira kutsvaka Mwari.

³⁴If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly,

³⁵Vakarangarira kuti Mwari ndiye dombo ravo, NaMwari Wokumusoro-soro mudzikunuri wavo.

³⁵And they remember that God [is] their rock, And God Most High their redeemer.

³⁶Asi vakamubata kumeso nemiromo yavo, Vakamurevera nhema nendimi dzavo.

³⁶And — they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,

³⁷Nekuti moyo yavo yakanga isina kururama kwaari, Uye vakanga vasina kutendeka pasungano yake.

³⁷And their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.

³⁸Asi iye, zvaakanga ane nyasha huru, akavakangamwira kuipa kwavo, akasavaparadza; Zvirokwazvo, kazhinji akadzora kutsamwa kwake, Akasamutsa hasha dzake dzose.

³⁸And He — the Merciful One, Pardoneth iniquity, and destroyeth not, And hath often turned back His anger, And waketh not up all His fury.

³⁹Akarangarira kuti vakanga vari nyama chete; Nemhepo, inopfuura, isingadzokizve.

³⁹And He remembereth that they [are] flesh, A wind going on — and it returneth not.

⁴⁰Vakamumukira murenje kazhinji sei, Nokumunzwisa shungu mugwenga!

⁴⁰How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?

⁴¹Vakapamhidzazve, vakaidza Mwari, vakakuvadza Mutsvene waIsiraeri.

⁴¹Yea, they turn back, and try God, And the Holy One of Israel have limited.

⁴²Havana kurangarira ruoko rwake, Kana zuva raakavadzikunura pamudzivisi.

⁴²They have not remembered His hand The day He ransomed them from the adversary.

⁴³Panguva yaakavaratidza zviratidzo zvake Nezvishamiso zvake pasango reZoani;

⁴³When He set His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴Akashandura nzizi dzavo dzikava ropa, Nehova dzavo, vakakoniwa kumwa mvura yadzo.

⁴⁴And He turneth to blood their streams, And their floods they drink not.

⁴⁵Akatuma pakati pavo mapupira enhunzi, dzakavaruma; Namatafi, akavaparadza.

⁴⁵He sendeth among them the beetle, and it consumeth them, And the frog, and it destroyeth them,

⁴⁶Zvibereko zvavo wakazvipa mhunduru, Zvavakabatira akazvipa mhashu.

⁴⁶And giveth to the caterpillar their increase, And their labour to the locust.

⁴⁷Akaparadza mizambiringa yavo nechimvuramabwe, Nemionde yavo nechando.

⁴⁷He destroyeth with hail their vine, And their sycamores with frost,

⁴⁸Mombe dzavo akadziisawo pachimvuramabwe, Zvipfuwo zvavo akazviisa pamheni.

⁴⁸And delivereth up to the hail their beasts, And their cattle to the burning flames.

⁴⁹Akatuma pakati pavo kutsamwa kwake kukuru, Nehasha neshungu nokutambudza, Rikaita boka ravatumwa vezvakaipa.

⁴⁹He sendeth on them the fury of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and distress — A discharge of evil messengers.

⁵⁰Akagadzirira kutsamwa kwake nzira; Haana kubvisa mweya wavo parufu, Asi akaisa upenyu hwavo kuhosha;

⁵⁰He pondereth a path for His anger, He kept not back their soul from death, Yea, their life to the pestilence He delivered up.

⁵¹Akarova matangwe ose paEgipita, Ivo vokutanga vesimba ravo pamatende aHami;

⁵¹And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.

⁵²Asi akabudisa vanhu vake samakwai, Akavaperekedza murenje seboka rezvipfuwo.

⁵²And causeth His people to journey as a flock, And guideth them as a drove in a wilderness,

⁵³Akavafambisa vakafara, vakasatya; Asi gungwa rakafukidza vavengi vavo.

⁵³And He leadeth them confidently, And they have not been afraid, And their enemies hath the sea covered.

⁵⁴Akavasvitsa panyika yake tsvene, Pagomo iri, raakatenga noruoko rwake rworudyi.

⁵⁴And He bringeth them in unto the border of His sanctuary, This mountain His right hand had got,

⁵⁵Akadzingawo ndudzi pamberi pavo, Akavaganhurira ivo vave nhaka yavo, Akagarisa vaIsiraeri pamatende avo.

⁵⁵And casteth out nations from before them, And causeth them to fall in the line of inheritance, And causeth the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents,

⁵⁶Kunyange zvakadaro vakaidza Mwari Wekumusoro-soro, vakamumukira, Vakasachengeta zvipupuriro zvake;

⁵⁶And they tempt and provoke God Most High, And His testimonies have not kept.

⁵⁷Asi vadzoka, vakaita zvinonyengera. Vakatsauka souta hunonyengera.

⁵⁷And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow,

⁵⁸Nekuti vakamutsa kutsamwa kwake namatunhu avo akakwirira, Vakamutsa godo rake nezvifananidzo zvavo zvakaveziwa.

⁵⁸And make Him angry with their high places, And with their graven images make Him zealous,

⁵⁹Zvino Mwari akati achizvinzwa, akatsamwa kwazvo, Akasema Isiraeri kwazvo-kwazvo.

⁵⁹God hath heard, and sheweth Himself wroth. And kicketh exceedingly against Israel.

⁶⁰Akabva patabhenakeri yeShiro, Tende raakanga akaisa pakati pavanhu;

⁶⁰And He leaveth the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent He had placed among men,

⁶¹Akaisa simba rake mukutapwa, Nokubwinya kwake muruoko rwomudzivisi.

⁶¹And He giveth His strength to captivity, And His beauty into the hand of an adversary,

⁶²Vanhu vake wakavaisawo kumunondo; Akatsamwira nhaka yake kwazvo.

⁶²And delivereth up to the sword His people, And with His inheritance shewed Himself angry.

⁶³Moto wakapedza majaya avo; Vasikana vavo havana kuimbirwa pakuwanikwa kwavo.

⁶³His young men hath fire consumed, And His virgins have not been praised.

⁶⁴Vapristi vavo vakaurawa nomunondo; Chirikadzi dzavo hadzina kuchema.

⁶⁴His priests by the sword have fallen, And their widows weep not.

⁶⁵Ipapo Ishe akapepuka somunhu akanga avete, Semhare inoridza mhere nokuda kwewaini.

⁶⁵And the Lord waketh as a sleeper, As a mighty one crying aloud from wine.

⁶⁶Akarova vadzivisi vake, vakadzokera sure. Akavanyadzisa zvisingaperi.

⁶⁶And He smiteth His adversaries backward, A reproach age-during He hath put on them,

⁶⁷Akarambawo tende raJosefa, Akasanangura rudzi rwaEfuremu.

⁶⁷And He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.

⁶⁸Asi akasanangura rudzi rwaJudha, Negomo reZiyoni raakanga achida.

⁶⁸And He chooseth the tribe of Judah, With mount Zion that He loved,

⁶⁹Akavaka nzvimbo yake tsvene senhare dzakakwirira, Sapasi paakateya nokusingaperi.

⁶⁹And buildeth His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it to the age.

⁷⁰Akasanangurawo Dhavhidhi muranda wake, Akamubvisa pamatanga amakwai;

⁷⁰And He fixeth on David His servant, And taketh him from the folds of a flock,

⁷¹Akandomutora paaifudza matunzvi aimwisa, Kuti ave mufudzi wavanhu vake Jakove, naIsiraeri nhaka yake.

⁷¹From behind suckling ones He hath brought him in, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance.

⁷²Naizvozvo akavafudza nokururama komoyo wake; Akavaperekedza nouchenjeri hwamaoko ake.

⁷²And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!