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| 1. | Shoko raJehovha, rakasvika kuna Joweri mwanakomana waPetuweri. |
| 2. | "Inzwai chinhu ichi, imi vatana, murereke nzeve dzenyu, imi mose mugere munyika ino. Ko zvakadai zvakamboitwa pamazuva enyu, kana pamazuva amadzibaba enyu here? |
| 3. | Udzai vana venyu izvozvo, vana venyu vaudzewo vana vavo, navana vavo vaudze rumwe rudzi runotevera. |
| 4. | Zvakasiyiwa nomuteteni, zvakadyiwa nemhashu; zvakasiyiwa nemhashu, zvakadyiwa negwatakwata; zvakasiyiwa negwatakwata, zvakadyiwa nomupedzachose. |
| 5. | Mukai, imi vakabatwa nedoro, mucheme; ungudzai, imi mose munonwa waini, nemhaka yewaini inonaka, nokuti yabviswa pamiromo yenyu. |
| 6. | Nokuti rumwe rudzi rwasvika panyika yangu, rwakasimba, rusingaverengwi; meno arwo meno eshumba, runa meno makuru eshumbakadzi. |
| 7. | Rwakaparadza muzambiringa wangu, nokuvhuna muonde wangu; rwakausvuura kwazvo, nokuuwisira pasi; matavi awo acheneswa. |
| 8. | Chemai semhandara yakazvisunga chiuno namasaga nokuda kwomurume woumhandara hwayo. |
| 9. | Chipiriso choupfu nechipiriso chinonwiwa zvabviswa paimba yaJehovha; vapirisiti, ivo vashumiri vaJehovha, vanochema. |
| 10. | Munda waparadzwa, nyika inochema; nokuti zviyo zvaparadzwa, waini itsva yapwa, mafuta apera. |
| 11. | Nyarai imi varimi, ungudzai imi varimi vemizambiringa, nokuda kwezviyo nebhari; nokuti zvakaberekwa neminda zvaparadzwa. |
| 12. | Muzambiringa wasvava, muonde unoshaiwa simba, mutamba nomuchindwewo, nomuapuri, nemiti yose yomunda yaoma; mufaro wavanakomana vavanhu wapera. |
| 13. | Zvisungei zviuno namasaga, mucheme imi vapirisiti; ungudzai imi vashumiri veatari; uyai muvate usiku hwose makapfeka masaga, imi vashumiri vaMwari wangu; nokuti chipiriso choupfu nechipiriso chinonwiwa zvadziviswa paimba yaMwari wenyu. |
| 14. | Tsaurai zuva rokuzvinyima zvokudya, danai vanhu kuungano yakatarwa, kokerai vakuru navose vagere panyika kuimba yaJehovha Mwari wenyu, mudane kuna Jehovha. |
| 15. | Aiwa, zuva iro here! Nokuti zuva raJehovha rava pedo, richasvika richiparadza richibva kuna waMasimbaose. |
| 16. | Ko zvokudya hazvina kubviswa pamberi pedu, nomufaro nokufarisisa paimba yaMwari wedu here ! |
| 17. | Mbeu dzinoorera pasi pamavhinga adzo; matura aparadzwa, tsapi dzaputswa; nokuti zviyo zvafa. |
| 18. | Zvipfuwo zvinogomera sei! Mapoka emombe akanganiswa, nokuti hazvichina mafuro; zvirokwazvo, mapoka amakwai aparadzwa. |
| 19. | Aiwa, Jehovha, ndinodana kwamuri, nokuti moto wapedza mafuro erenje, murazvo wapisa miti yose yokusango. |
| 20. | Zvirokwazvo, mhuka dzokusango dzinochemera kwamuri, nokuti hova dzemvura dzapwa, uye moto wapedza mafuro erenje. |
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