¹Kune chinhu chakaipa chandakaona pasi pezuva, chinoremedza vanhu.

¹Ni nuaia ka muh gilou a oma, mite tungah a gik hi:

²Munhu anopiwa naMwari fuma nezvakawanda nokukudzwa, saizvozvo kuti mweya wake hautongoshaiwi chinhu chaanoda; asi Mwari haamupi simba rokudya izvozvo; asi mutorwa anozvidya, ichi hachina maturo, ihosha yakaipa.

²Mi Pathianin hausakna leh neihzohna leh, zahna a piaka, huchi-a a deihpeuha a kha adia bangmah taksap nei het lou-a, a hihhanga huaia ne dinga Pathianin thilhihtheihna a piak louha, mikhualin a nek jawkna: hiai bangmah lou ahi a, gilou natna ahi.

³Kana munhu akabereka vana vane zana, akararama makore mazhinji, mazuva amakore ake akava mazhinji, asi mweya wake asingagutswi nezvakanaka, uyezve akasavigwa zvakanaka, ndinoti mwana wakaberekwa nguva isati yasvika anopfuura iye;

³Mihingin ta za khat suang henla, kum tampi damin a kumte nite tampi pha leh, a kha lah hoihin dim kei ngalin, kivuina neikei ngal leh; amah dingin a hun lou-a pian a hoihjaw ka chi ahi:

⁴nekuti anouya asina maturo, anoendazve murima, zita rake rinofukidzwa nerima;

⁴Bangmahlou ah lah a hong hi-a, khomial ah a pai manga, huaia min khomialin a khuh hi;

⁵uyezve, haana kuona zuva kana kuriziva; mwana akadai ane zororo kupfuura iye.

⁵Huailouin ni a mu keia theih leng a theikei; hiaiin a dang sangin a khawlna a neia:

⁶Zvirokwazvo, kunyange akararama makore ane zviuru zviviri zvamazana, asingafariri zvinhu zvakanaka, ko vose havaendi kunzvimbo imwe here?

⁶A hi, kum sang khat gen tuan dam mahleh, hoih nuam a sak pih tuan kei: bang teng mun khat ah a pai kei umaw?

⁷Kubata kose komunhu kunoitirwa muromo wake; kunyange zvakadaro kuda kwake zvokudya hakugutswi.

⁷Mihing sepgimna tengteng a kam ading ahi a, himahleh a gilkialna a dim tuan kei.

⁸nekuti akachenjera anokurira benzi nei? Kana murombo anei, iye anoziva kufamba zvakanaka pamberi pavapenyu.

⁸Mi hai sangin mipilin bang phatuamna a nei aleh? Ahihkeileh, mihing maa omdan thei, mi gentheiin bang a neia?

⁹Kuona kwameso kunopfuura kutsvakatsvaka komweya. Naizvozvowo hazvina maturo, ndiko kudzingana nemhepo chete.

⁹Lunggulhna tamvak sangin mitte muh a hoihjaw hi: hiai leng bangmahlou leh huih nungdelh ahi.

¹⁰Chinhu chipi nechipi, chakavapo, chakanguva chapiwa zita racho, zvakatarwa kuti munhu achava akadini, haangarwi nowanomupfuura nesimba.

¹⁰A naomkhinsa bangpeuh, sawtpi-a huai a min piaksa ahi, huan mihing ahi chih theih ahi: amah sanga hatjaw amah toh leng a kisual theikei ding hi.

¹¹nekuti mashoko mazhinji ariko, anowedzera zvisina maturo; munhu anobatsirwei nazvo?

¹¹Thil tampi bangmahlou pungsak a om ding chih theiin, mihing bang a hoih tuana?A damsung bangmahlou limliap banga a sukbei tengteng, a damsangin mihing adinga hoih kuan a thei aleh? Ni nuaiah amah nungin bang a om dia chih kuan mihing a hilh theia ahia?

¹²nekuti ndiani anoziva zvakafanira munhu paupenyu hwake, iwo mazuva ose oupenyu hwake husina maturo, anorarama somumvuri? nekuti ndiani angaudza munhu zvichazomutevera pasi pezuva?

¹²A damsung bangmahlou limliap banga a sukbei tengteng, a damsangin mihing adinga hoih kuan a thei aleh? Ni nuaiah amah nungin bang a om dia chih kuan mihing a hilh theia ahia?