Haiwa Jehovha, regai kundiraira
pakutsamwa kwenyu;
Musandiranga nokusafara kwenyu kukuru.
Nokuti miseve yenyu yandibaya,
Ruoko rwenyu runonditsikirira kwazvo.
Hakuchina hukukutu panyama yangu
nokuda kwehasha dzenyu;
Uye hapachina mufaro pamapfupa angu
nokuda kwechivi changu.
Nokuti zvakaipa zvangu zvafukidza musoro wangu;
Zvinondiremera somutoro unorema.
Maronda angu anonhuwa, akaora,
Nokuda kwohupenzi hwangu.
Ndakakombamiswa, ndakakotamiswa kwazvo,
Ndinofamba ndichichema zuva rose.
Nokuti chiuno changu chinopisa zvikuru;
Hakuchina hukukutu panyama yangu.
Ndakati rukutu, ndavhunika kwazvo;
Ndakagomera nokuda kwokutambudzika kwomwoyo wangu.
Ishe, zvose zvinoda mwoyo wangu
zviri pamberi penyu;
Hamuna kuvanzirwa kugomba kwangu.
Mwoyo wangu unopfura, ndapererwa
nesimba rangu;
Kana chiri chiedza chameso angu,
naicho chabva kwandiri.
Vanondida, neshamwari dzangu,
vanomira kure nokuda kwehosha yangu;
Uye hama dzangu dzimire kure.
Vanotsvaka upenyu hwangu vanonditeyira misungo;
Uye vanotsvaka kundikuvadza
vanotaura zvokuparadzwa kwangu,
Asi vanofunga kundinyengera zuva rose.
Asi ini ndakafanana nematsi, handinzwi;
Ndakafanana nembeveve isingashamisi muromo wayo.
Zvirokwazvo, ndakafanana nomunhu asinganzwi,
Asina mhinduro pamuromo wake.
Nokuti ndimi, Jehovha, wandinotarira;
Imi muchapindura, Jehovha Mwari wangu.
Nokuti ndakati, “Ngaavarege kufara pamusoro pangu;
Kana rutsoka rwangu ruchitedzemuka, vanozvikudza
pamusoro pangu.”
Nokuti ndinovavarira kugumburwa,
Uye njodzi yangu iri pamberi pangu nguva dzose.
Nokuti ndichazvireurura zvakaipa zvangu;
Ndichachema zvivi zvangu.
Asi vavengi vangu vakasvinuka, vane simba;
Uye vanondivenga ndisina mhosva vawanda.
Naivowo vanotsiva zvakaipa nezvakanaka,
Ndivo vadzivisi vangu, nokuti
ndinotevera chinhu chakanaka.
Regai kundisiya, Jehovha;
Mwari wangu, regai kuva kure neni.
Kurumidzai kundibatsira,
Ishe, imi muponesi wangu.