“Taurisa,
usamborega zvako
daidzira nezwi sebhosvo
uparidze kuvanhu vangu
kukanganisa kwavo
utaurire vemba yaJakobho
zvitadzo zvavo.
Kunyange zvavo vachinditsvaga,
vachinditsvaga zuva nezuva,
vachidisisa kuziva makwara angu
sokunge rudzi rwavanhu
vanoita zvakarurama
uye vasina kukanda pasi
murao weni Mwari wavo;
vanotodawo kuti ndivape
mitemo yakarurama
vachidisisa kwazvo
kuuya padyo neni Mwari
Vanoti, ‘Chatinotsanyira chii,
imi musingazvioni?
Chii chaizvo chatinoitira
zvinhu zvokuzviramba,
imi musingamboita hanya nazvo?’
Tarisai muone,
musi wokutsanya kwenyu
munotozvitsvagira
zvokuzvifadza nazvo
muchionesa ndondo
vose vanokushandirai.
Kutsanya, hongu munotsanya,
asi uku muchipopota nokurwa
nokurova vamwe nezvibhakera.
Kutsanya sokwenyu uku nhasi uno
hakuite kuti zvichemo zvenyu
zvinzwike kuna wokumusoro.
Ikoku ndokutsanya
kwandinoda here,
musi wokuti munhu azvirereke?
Kungorerekedza musoro pasi
senhokwe here,
kana kutora masaga nedota
ozviita ndozvokuwarira?
Ndokwamungati kutsanya ikoku
uye kuti ndozuva
rinofadza Mwari iroro?
“Ko kutsanya kwandinoda
hakusi uku here kwokusunungura majoto ouipi
nokukurura zvitirobho zvejoko
nokusunungura vanenge vachidzvinyirirwa
vagoenda zvavo nokutyorawo joko
rose rose zvaro?
“Hakusi here
kugoverana chokudya chako
neane nzara
nokupinza mumba mako
varombo vanongodzungaira nenyika,
ukaona asina chokupfeka
uchimupawo chokupfeka
usinganzvengi kuyamura
hama yako?
“Ipapo chiedza chako
ndopachichanyatsochena
samambakwedza,
wobva wazokasika kurapwa.
Ururami hwako ihwohwo
huchazokutungamirira,
uchiperekedzwa mushure
nembiri yaTenzi.
“Kana ukazonamata,
Tenzi achakupindura,
kana ukadaidzira
iye anoti ndiri pano.
Kana pakati penyu mukakanda pasi
joko rokudzvinyirira
nokunongedzerana munwe
nokutaura zvakaipa
uye kana ukawanisa
vane nzara chokudya
uchipedza nhuna
dzavatamburi,
chiedza chako
ndopachichanyatsoti ngwe-e
kuvheneka murima,
rima rakakupoteredza
richazoita samasikati machena.
Tenzi achakutungamirira
nguva dzose zvadzo
achikugutsa nezvakanaka
achikusimbisa iwewe pachako
ugoita sebindu
rine mvura yakawanda
sechisipiti chemvura isingapwi.
Pamatongo enyu pachavakwazve,
muchamutsazve ugaro
hwedzimba dzapasi chigare;
uchazonzi mugadziridzi wezvakapazika,
mugadziridzi wemigwagwa yepokugara.
“Kana ukatsaukana neSabata
worega kuita zvaunoda
pazuva rangu rinoera,
wava kuti Sabata,
izuva rinofadza,
uyewo wava kuti
zuva rinoera raTenzi
rinoremekedzeka,
kana ukariremekedza
usingaite zvomusoro wako
uchiita zvaunoda
uchidya zvako nyaya.
“Ipapo Tenzi achava rufaro rwako,
panyika ndichakuita kuti
uve wapamusorosoro chaipo
ndichiita kuti udye,
nhaka yababa vako Jakobho
nokuti ndizvo zviri kutaurwa naTenzi.”