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1.

Rangarirawo Musiki wako pamazuva oujaya hwako, mazuva akaipa asati asvika, namakore asati avapo;

2.

zuva nechiedza, nomwedzi, nenyeredzi zvisati zvasvibiswa, makore achidzoka kana mvura yapfuura;

3.

zuva iro, kana vatariri veimba vachidedera, varume vane simba vachikotama, vakuyi vachirega basa ravo, nokuti vava vashoma; navanotarira napamahwindo vasvibirwa;

4.

mikova ichizarirwa inobudira kunzira dzokumusha, nenzwi rokukuya richidedera; kana achimuka nenzwi reshiri, navaimbi vose vasinganzwiki zvakanaka.

5.

Zvirokwazvo vachatya zvakakwirira, nezvinotyisa zvichanzi zviri panzira; muamanda uchatumbuka maruva, nemhashu ichazvikwekweredza, uye kuda kwose kuchapera; nokuti munhu anoenda kumusha wake usingaperi, vachemi va chafamba-famba panzira dzomumusha;

6.

rwonzi rwesirivha rusati rwadamburwa, mbiya yendarama isati yaputswa, chirongo chisati chaputswa patsime, nechichereso chinomonerwa chisati chavhunikira pachitubu,

7.

guruva risati radzokera kuvhu, sezvarakanga rakaita; uye mweya usati wadzokera kuna Mwari akaupa.

8.

Zvanzi noMuparidzi, "Hazvina maturo chose, zvose hazvina maturo!"

9.

Zvino, Muparidzi zvaakanga ari munhu akachenjera, akapfuura achidzidzisa vanhu zivo; akarangarira, nokunzvera, nokurongedza zvirevo zvizhinji.

10.

Muparidzi wakatsvaka kuti awane mashoko anofadza, uye zvakanyorwa nomoyo wakarurama, ari mashoko ezvokwadi.

11.

Mashoko avakachenjera akafanana nezvibayiso; sembambo dzakaroverwa kwazvo, ndizvo zvakaita mashoko akaunganidzwa, akapiwa noMufudzi mumwechete.

12.

Uyezve, mwanakomana wangu, unyeverwe; kuita bhuku zhinji hakuperi, uye kudzidza kuzhinji kunonetsa muviri.

13.

Zvino shoko guru pazvose zvatanzwa, heri, "Itya Mwari, uchengete mirairo yake; nokuti ndizvo zvakafanira vanhu vose.

14.

Nokuti Mwari achatonga basa rimwe nerimwe, pamwechete nezvose zvakavanzika, kunyange zvakanaka, kunyange zvakaipa."

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