¹Mashoko oMuparidzi, mwanako­mana waDhavhidhi, mambo paJeru­saremu.

¹Thugenpa, David tapa, Jerusalem kumpipa thute.

²Zvanzi noMuparidzi, hazvina ma­turo chose, hazvina maturo chose, zvose hazvina maturo chose!

²Bangmahloute bangmahlou, bangmahloute bangmahlou, bangteng bangmahlouh ahi, Thugenpan a chi.

³Munhu angaba­tsirweiko nokutambudzika kwake kose, kwaanotambudzika nako pasi pezuva?

³A sepgimna tengteng ni nuaia a sepgim akipan mihingin bang phattuamna a nei a?

⁴Rudzi rumwe runoenda, rumwe ru­dzi runouya; asi pasi panongogarapo nokusingaperi.

⁴Khang khat a paia, khang dang a hongtunga; huan khantawnin lei a om gige.

⁵Zuva rinobudawo, zuva rinovira, richikurumidzira kwarinozobu­dazve.

⁵Ni leng a suak jela, huan ni a tum jel; huchiin a suahna a mun lamah a kiknawn pah.

⁶Mhepo inoenda zasi, yodzoka yoenda kumusoro; inoramba ichidzoka pakufamba kwayo; mhepo inodzokerazve pakupotereka kwayo.

⁶Sim lamah huih a paia, mal lamah a kilehheia; a lampi ah a kivial hei ngitnget, huan huih a lam zuihah a kik nawn jel hi.

⁷Nzizi dzose dzinodira mugungwa, kunyange zvakadaro gungwa harizari; kunzvimbo kunoenda nzizi, ndiko kwa­dzinodzokerazve.

⁷Luite tengteng tuipi ah a luang lut ua, himahleh tuipi a dim tuan kei: luite paina mun lamah, huailamah a pai nawn uh.

⁸Zvinhu zvose zvi­zere nokuneta; hakuna munhu angazvi­taura; ziso hariguti nokuona, nzeve haizari nokunzwa.

⁸Thil tengteng gimnain a dima; mihingin a gen theikei: muhin mit a lungkim keia, jakin bil leng a lungkim sam kei.

⁹Chakanga chiripo, ndicho chichazovapo, chakamboitwa, ndicho chichazoitwa; hapane chinhu chitsva pasi pezuva.

⁹A omkhinsa a hongom ding ahi a; huan hihkhitsa hiha om ding ahi a; huchiin ni nuaiah thil thak a om kei hi.

¹⁰Chinhu chiriko here, chatingati, Tarirai, chinhu ichi chitvsa? Chakanga chichingovapo kare, panguva dzakatita­ngira.

¹⁰En dih, hiai a thak? chi-a miten a gen uh thil a om hia? a om khinsa ahi, i ma ua hunte ah.

¹¹Marudzi akapfuura haacharanga­rirwi; namarudzi achazotevera, haangato­ngorangarirwi navanozovatevera.

¹¹Khang masate theihgigena a om kei; a hongom ding khang nanunglam theihgigena leng a om sam kei ding, a nung hongom dingte lakah.

¹²Ini Muparidzi, ndakanga ndiri ma­mbo waIsiraeri paJerusaremu.

¹²Kei Thugenpa Jerusalem ah Israel tungah kumpipa ka hi a.

¹³Ndika­rwadza moyo wangu kutsvaka noku­nzvera nouchenjeri zvose zvinoitwa pasi pedenga; ibasa rinotambudza rakapiwa vanakomana vavanhu vaMwari, kuti va­zvitambudze naro.

¹³Huan van nuaia hiha omte tengteng tungtang pilnaa zong ding leh zong khe dinga ka lungtang suah ka hi: huaia kisuk dinga mite tapate kianga Pathianin a piak nakpi taka gimna ahi.

¹⁴Ndakaona mabasa ose anoitwa pasi pezuva; tarirai, zvose hazvina maturo, ndiko kudzingana nemhepo chete.

¹⁴Ni nuaia hiha om nasepte tengteng ka mutaa; huan, ngaiin, bangteng bangmahlou a hi-a huih nung delh ahi.

¹⁵Cha­kakombama hachibviri kururamiswa; chi­noshaikwa hachibviri kuverengwa.

¹⁵A kawisa bawltang theih ahi kei: huan a kimlou sim theih ahi kei.

¹⁶Ndakataurirana nomoyo wangu, ndichiti, Tarira ndazviwanira uchenjeri hukuru, kukunda vose vakanditangira paJerusaremu;zvirokwazvo moyo wangu wakaona uchenjeri huzhinji nezivo.

¹⁶Keimah lungtang ka houlimpiha, Ngaiin, Jerusalema ka maa omte tengteng sangin pilna thupi ka honmuh saka; ahi, ka lungtangin pilna a neita, chiin.

¹⁷Asi ndakati ndichirwadza moyo wa­ngu kuti ndizive uchenjeri nezivo, noupe­ngo noupenzi, ndikaona kuti naizvozvowo ndiko kudzingana nemhepo chete.

¹⁷Huan pilna thei ding leh, haina haitatna thei dingin ka lungtang ka suka: hiai leng huih nungdelh ahi chih ka thei hi.Pil mahmahnaah lah lungkham mahmahna a om ngala: huan kuapeuh theihna khangsakin lungkham a khangsak hi.

¹⁸nekuti muuchenjeri huzhinji munoku­chema kuzhinji; uye anowedzera zivo, anowedzera shungu.

¹⁸Pil mahmahnaah lah lungkham mahmahna a om ngala: huan kuapeuh theihna khangsakin lungkham a khangsak hi.