1Chinzwai zvino zvinorehwa naJehovha. Simuka, ita nharo pamberi pamakomo, zvikomo ngazvinzwe izwi rako.
2Chinzwai, imwi makomo, rukave rwaJehovha, nemwi nheyo dzenyika dzinogara dziripo; nekuti Jehovha anorukave navanhu vake, achaita nharo naIsiraeri.
3Nhai, imwi vanhu vangu, ndakakuiteiko? Ndakakunetsai neiko? Pupura uchindipikisa.
4nekuti ndakakubudisai panyika ndikakudzikunurai paimba youranda, ndikatuma pamberi penyu Mozisi naAroni naMiriami.
5Aiwa, vanhu vangu, rangarirai zvino zvakarangamwa naBharaki mambo waMoabhi, uye zvaakapindurwa naBharami mwanakomana waBheori; rangarirai zvakaitwa kubva paShitimi kusvikira Girigari, kuti muzive zvakarurama zvamakaitirwa naJehovha.
6Ndichauya nei pamberi paJehovha, ndichikotamira pamberi paMwari wokumusoro? Ndichauya pamberi pake nezvibayiro zvinopiswa, nemhuru dzakaita gore rimwe hete?
7Ko Jehovha ungafadzwa namakondobwe ane chiuru chezana, kana nenzizi dzamafuta dzine zviuru zvine gumi here? Ndingamuvigira dangwe rangu pamusoro pokudarika kwangu, icho chibereko chomuviri wangu pamusoro pezvivi zvomweya wangu here?
8Iye wakakuzivisa, iwe munhu, kuti zvakanaka ndezvipi; chinotsvakwa naJehovha kwauri chinyiko, asi kuti uite zvakarurama, ude unyoro, uye ufambe uchizvininipisa pamberi paMwari wako?
9Izwi raJehovha rinodana kuguta, akachenjera achatya zita renyu; teererai shamhu, nowakairaira.
10Ko fuma yezvakashata ichipo muimba yowakashata here, uye chiyero chakatapudzwa chinonyangadza here?
11Ko ndingava wakachena kana ndine zviyero zvakashata, nehomo yezviyereso zvinonyengera here?
12nekuti vafumi veguta vazere nokuita nehasha, vageremo vakareva nhema, rurimi rwavo mumuromo wavo runonyengera.
13Saka neniwo ndakakurovai vanga rakaipa kwazvo; ndakakuitai dongo nokuda kwezvivi zvenyu.
14Muchadya, asi hamungaguti, kushoorwa kwenyu kuchava pakati penyu; muchabvisa nhumbi dzenyu, asi hamungadzichengeti, idzo dzamunochengeta, ndichadziparadzisa nomunondo.
15Muchakusha, asi hamungacheki, muchasvina maorivhi, asi hamungazori mafuta, muchasvina mazambiringa, asi hamungamwi waini.
16nekuti zvakatemwa naOmiri zvinochengetwa, namabasa ose eimba yaAhabhi, imwi munofamba nokurangarira kwavo, kuti ndikuitei dongo imi, navageremo chinhu chinoridzirwa muridzo; imwi muchava nemhosva yokushoorwa kwavanhu vangu.