Ndakati, “Ndichachenjerera nzira dzangu,
Kuti ndirege kutadza norurimi rwangu;
Ndichachengeta muromo wangu netomu,
Kana wakaipa ari pamberi pangu.”
Ndakanga ndiri mbeveve ndisingatauri,
Ndakanyarara hangu, ndiri kure nezvakanaka.
Kuchema kwangu kukamutswa.
Mwoyo wangu wakanga uchipisa mukati mangu;
Ndakati ndichifunga, moto ukapfuta;
Ipapo ndakataura norurimi rwangu, ndikati,
“Jehovha, ndizivisei mugumo wangu,
Uye mwero wamazuva angu, kuti akadini;
Ndizivisei kuti ndinongopfuura hangu.”
Tarirai, makaita mazuva angu
sohupamhi hwechanza;
Uye nguva yokurarama kwangu
sechinhu chisipo pamberi penyu;
Zvirokwazvo, munhu mumwe nomumwe
kunyange akasimba kwazvo, mweya bedzi.
Zvirokwazvo, munhu mumwe nomumwe
anofamba-famba somumvuri;
Zvirokwazvo, vanoita hope pasina;
Anounganidza pfuma, asi haazivi
kuti ndiani achaidya.
Zvino Ishe, ndakarindireiko?
Tariro yangu iri kwamuri.
Ndirwirei pakudarika kwangu kwose;
Regai kundiita munhu anosekwa namapenzi.
Ndakanga ndiri mbeveve, handina
kushamisa muromo wangu;
Nokuti ndimi makazviita.
Bvisai shamhu yenyu kwandiri;
Ndapera nokurohwa noruoko rwenyu.
Kana muchiraira munhu muchimuranga
pamusoro pezvakaipa,
Munopedza kunaka kwake sechiunduzi;
Zvirokwazvo munhu mumwe nomumwe mweya hake.
Inzwai munyengetero wangu, Jehovha,
rerekerai nzeve yenyu
munzwe kuchema kwangu;
Musanyarara muchiona misodzi yangu;
Nokuti ndiri mweni kwamuri,
Mutorwa, sezvakanga zvakaita madzibaba angu ose.
Regai kunditarira,
kuti ndimbonaya hangu,
Ndisati ndabva pano, ndikasazovapo.