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| 1. | Mashoko oMuparidzi, mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, mambo paJerusaremu. |
| 2. | Zvanzi noMuparidzi, hazvina maturo chose, hazvina maturo chose, zvose hazvina maturo chose! |
| 3. | Munhu angabatsirweiko nokutambudzika kwake kwose, kwaanotambudzika nako pasi pezuva? |
| 4. | Rudzi rumwe runoenda, rumwe rudzi runouya; asi pasi panongogarapo nokusingaperi. |
| 5. | Zuva rinobudawo, zuva rinovira, richikurumidzira kwarinozobudazve. |
| 6. | Mhepo inoenda zasi, yodzoka yoenda kumusoro; inoramba ichidzoka pakufamba kwayo; mhepo inodzokerazve pakupotereka kwayo. |
| 7. | Nzizi dzose dzinodira mugungwa, kunyange zvakadaro gungwa harizari; kunzvimbo kunoenda nzizi, ndiko kwadzinodzokerazve. |
| 8. | Zvinhu zvose zvizere nokuneta; hakuna munhu angazvitaura; ziso hariguti nokuona, nzeve haizari nokunzwa. |
| 9. | Chakanga chiripo, ndicho chichazovapo, chakamboitwa, ndicho chichazoitwa; hapane chinhu chitsva pasi pezuva. |
| 10. | Chinhu chiriko here, chatingati, "Tarirai, chinhu ichi chitvsa?" Chakanga chichingovapo kare, panguva dzakatitangira. |
| 11. | Marudzi akapfuura haacharangarirwi; namarudzi achazotevera, haangatongorangarirwi navanozovatevera. |
| 12. | Ini Muparidzi, ndakanga ndiri mambo waIsiraeri paJerusaremu. |
| 13. | Ndikarwadza moyo wangu kutsvaka nokunzvera nouchenjeri zvose zvinoitwa pasi pedenga; ibasa rinotambudza rakapiwa vanakomana vavanhu vaMwari, kuti vazvitambudze naro. |
| 14. | Ndakaona mabasa ose anoitwa pasi pezuva; tarirai, zvose hazvina maturo, ndiko kudzingana nemhepo bedzi. |
| 15. | Chakakombama hachibviri kururamiswa; chinoshaikwa hachibviri kuverengwa. |
| 16. | Ndakataurirana nomoyo wangu, ndichiti, "Tarira ndazviwanira uchenjeri hukuru, kukunda vose vakanditangira paJerusaremu;zvirokwazvo moyo wangu wakaona uchenjeri huzhinji nezivo." |
| 17. | Asi ndakati ndichirwadza moyo wangu kuti ndizive uchenjeri nezivo, noupengo noupenzi, ndikaona kuti naizvozvowo ndiko kudzingana nemhepo bedzi. |
| 18. | Nokuti muuchenjeri huzhinji munokuchema kuzhinji; uye anowedzera zivo, anowedzera shungu. |
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