1Ipapo Erifazi muTemani akapindura, akati,
1¶ Katahi a Eripata Temani ka oho, ka mea,
2Kana munhu akaidza kutaurirana newe, iwe uchava neshungu here? Asi ndiani angazvidzora, akasataura hake?
2Ki te anga matou ki te korero ki a koe, e pouri ranei koe? otira e taea e wai te pehi te kupu?
3Tarira, iwe wakadzidzisa vazhinji, Iwe wakasimbisa maoko akashaiwa simba.
3Nana, he tokomaha i whakaakona e koe: nau hoki i whakakaha nga ringa kahakore.
4Mashoko ako akatsigira akanga achivavarira kuwa, Iwe wakasimbisa mabvi akanga achigweda-gweda.
4Ara ana i au kupu te tangata e hinga ana; nau hoki i kaha ai nga turi kua piko.
5Asi zvino zvasvika kwauri, iwe woshaiwa simba, Zvakubata, zvino wotambudzika.
5Inaianei kua tae mai ki a koe, a e hemo ana koe: e pa ana ki a koe, ohorere ana koe.
6Ko kutya kwako Mwari harizi simba rako here? Kururama kwenzira dzako haizi tariro yako here?
6He taka ianei kei tou wehi ki te Atua he okiokinga whakaaro mou? Kei te tapatahi o ou huarahi he tumanakohanga mou?
7Rangarira hako, ndianiko asine mhaka akatongoparara? Kana vakarurama vakatongoparadzwa papi?
7¶ Maharatia ra, ko wai o nga tangata harakore i huna? I ngaro ranei ki hea te hunga tika?
8Sezvandakaona ini, vanhu, vanorimira zvakaipa Navanodzvara zvakashata, ndivo vanokohwawo izvozvo.
8Ko taku hoki tenei i kite ai, ko te hunga e parau ana i te he, e rua ana i te raruraru, ko ia ra ano ta ratou e kokoti ai.
9Vanoparadzwa nomweya waMwari, Vanopedzwa nokufema kokutsamwa kwake.
9Huna ana ratou e te ha o te Atua, moti iho ratou i te hau o tona riri.
10Kunduruma kweshumba nenzwi reshumba inehasha, Nameno evana veshumba anoparadzwa.
10Ko te hamama o te raiona, ko te reo o te raiona tutu, ko nga niho o nga kuao raiona, whati ana.
11Shumba, yakwegura, inofa nokushaiwa zvingabata; Navana veshumbakadzi vanoparadzirwa.
11Ngaro ana te raiona katua i te kore kai, a marara noa atu nga kuao a te raiona.
12Zvino ndakaziviswa shoko rakavanda; Nzeve yangu yakanzwa zeve-zeve raro.
12¶ Na i kawea pukutia mai he korero ki ahau, a kapohia ana e toku taringa he komuhumuhu.
13Pandangariro dzinobva pane zvinoonekwa usiku, Kana vanhu vabatwa nehope huru;
13I nga whakaaroaronga, no nga kite o te po, i te mea ka au iho te moe a te tangata,
14Kutya nokubvunda kwakandiwira, Kwakabvundisa mafupa angu ose.
14Ka pa te wehi ki ahau, me te ihiihi, a wiri ana oku wheua katoa.
15Ipapo mweya wakapfuura pamberi pechiso changu; Mvere dzenyama yangu dzikasimuka.
15Na ka tika atu he wairua i toku aroaro, tutu ana nga huruhuru o toku kikokiko.
16Wakamira, asi ndakanga ndisingagoni kuona kuti akadini; Mufananidzo wangu wakange uri pamberi pameso angu; Kunyarara kukavapo, ndikanzwa inzwi richiti,
16Tu ana ia, otiia kihai ahau i mohio ki tona mata; he ahua te mea i toku aroaro: tu puku ana; na ka rongo ahau i te reo e ki ana,
17Ko munhu, anofa, angakunda Mwari pakururama here? Ko munhu angakunda Muiti wake pakunaka here?
17He nui atu ranei te tika o te tangata i to te Atua? He nui atu ranei i to tona Kaihanga to ma o te tangata?
18Tarirai, haatendi varanda vake; Vatumwa vake anovapa mhaka achiti mapenzi;
18Nana, kahore rawa ia e whakawhirinaki ki ana pononga; a ki tana, he he kei ana anahera.
19Ndoda vanogara mudzimba dzevhu, Nheyo dzadzo dzakateyiwa paguruva, Dzinopwanyiwa sezvifusi.
19Tera atu to te hunga e noho ana i roto i nga whare uku, he puehu to ratou turanga; mongamonga kau ratou i te aroaro o te purehurehu.
20Vanoparadzwa pakati pamagwanani namadekwana; Vanoparara nokusingaperi, pasina munhu ane hanya nazvo.
20I waenganui o te ata, o te ahiahi, ka whakangaromia ratou; huna ana ratou ake tonu atu, te ai tetahi hei whakaaro atu.
21Ko bote retende ravo harina kuvhomorwa pamwechete navo here? Vanofa vasina uchenjeri.
21Kahore ranei to ratou taura here teneti i motuhia i roto i a ratou? Mate ana ratou, kahore hoki he matauranga.