1Ipapo Erifazi muTemani akapindura, akati,
2Ko munhu angabatsira Mwari here? Zvirokwazvo, munhu, akangwara, anozvibatsira hake amene.
3waMasimbaose une hanya nokururama kwako here? Iye angabatsirwa nazvo kana iwe ukakwanisa nzira dzako here?
4Iye anokuraira zvaunomutya here? Kuti akutonge here?
5Zvakaipa zvako hazvizakakura here? Zvisina kururama zvako hazviperi.
6nekuti wakatora rubatso kuhama yako pasina Wakakusunungura nguvo dzavakanga vasina kufuka.
7Hauna kupa vane nyota mvura kuti vamwe, Wakanyima vane nzara zvokudya.
8Asi munhu ane simba, nyika ndeyake; Munhu anokudzwa, ndiye akagara mairi.
9Akadzinga chirikadzi dzisine chinhu, Maoko enherera akavhuniwa.
10Saka iwe wakapotedzwa nemisungo, Unovhunduswa pakarepo nokutya.
11Nerima, kuti arege kuona, Uye mvura zhinji inokufukidza.
12Ko Mwari haazi kudenga kumusoro-soro here? Tarira kukwirira kwenyeredzi, dzakakwirira sei!
13Iwe unoti, Mwari unoziveiko? Ungagona kutonga pakati perima guru here?
14Makore matema akamufukidza, haagoni kuona; Unofamba pakutenderera kwedenga.
15Iwe unoda kuramba uchifamba, nenzira yekare. Yakatsikwa navanhu vakaipa here?
16Ivo vakabvutwa nguva yavo isati yasvika; Nheyo dzavo dzakadururwa sorukova rwemvura.
17Ivo vakati kuna Mwari, Ibvai kwatiri; Uye, waMasimbaose angatiiteiko?
18Kunyange zvakadaro wakazadza dzimba dzavo nezvakanaka; Asi mano avakaipa ari kure neni.
19Vakarurama vanozviona, vakafara; Vasine mhosva vanovaseka, .
20Vachiti: Zvirokwazvo vakatimukira vakaparadzwa; Zvakasara zvavo zvakapedzwa nomoto.
21Shamwaridzana naye zvino, uve norugare; Ipapo uchaitirwa zvakanaka.
22Gamuchira hako murairo womuromo wake, Uchengete mashoko ake mumoyo mako.
23Kana ukadzokera kuno waMasimbaose, uchavakwa; Kana ukabvisa zvisakarurama kure namatende ako.
24Isa fuma yako paguruva, Nendarama yeOfiri pakati pamabwe ehova;
25Ipapo waMasimbaose achava ndarama yako, Nesirivha zhinji kwazvo kwauri.
26Nekuti ipapo uchafarira waMasimbaose, Uchasimudzira chiso chako kuna Mwari.
27Uchanyengetera kwaari, iye achakunzwa; Uye acharipa mhiko dzako.
28Uchatemawo chirevo, chikasimbiswa kwauri; Uye chiedza chichavhenekera nzira dzako.
29Kana vakakusundira pasi, uchati, Ndichasimudzwa; Iye uchaponesa munhu anozvininipisa.
30Iye acharwira nyangwe nomunhu ane mhaka, Zvirokwazvo ucharwirwa iye nokuchena kwamaoko ako.