Amor próprio
O amor próprio saudável reconhece o valor que Deus nos deu. Fomos criados à imagem de Deus, maravilhosamente formados. Aceitar-se é honrar o Criador.
Ndinokurumbidzai nokuti ndakaitwa nomutoo unotyisa uye unoshamisa;
mabasa enyu anoshamisa,
ndinonyatsozviziva kwazvo.
Mirangariro yenyu inokosha sei kwandiri, imi Mwari!
Yakakura sei pakuverengwa kwayo!
Dai ndaiverenga,
ingadai yaikunda tsanga dzejecha pakuwanda.
Pandinopepuka,
ndinenge ndinemi.
Kana ndichifunga nezvamatenga enyu,
iro basa reminwe yenyu,
mwedzi nenyeredzi,
zvamakarongedza panzvimbo yazvo,
munhu chiiko zvamunomufunga,
kana mwanakomana womunhu zvamune hanya naye?
Makamuita muduku zvishoma pana Mwari,
uye mukamushongedza korona yokubwinya nokukudzwa.
Anosimudza murombo kubva muguruva,
uye anosimudza vanoshayiwa kubva padurunhuru ramadota;
anovagadza namachinda,
namachinda avanhu vavo.
Asi Jehovha akati kuna Samueri, "Rega kutarira chiso chake kana mumhu wake, nokuti ndamuramba. Jehovha haatarisi zvinhu zvinoonekwa navanhu. Munhu anotarisa zviri kunze, asi Jehovha anotarisa pamwoyo."
Asi imi muri vanhu vakasanangurwa, uprista hwamambo, rudzi rutsvene, vanhu vaMwari chaivo, vaakadana kuti muparidze kunaka kwaiye akakudanai kuti mubve murima, muuye muchiedza chake chinoshamisa.
Ko, shiri shanu duku hadzitengeswi namasendi maviri here? Asi hakuna imwe yadzo inokanganwiwa naMwari. Zvirokwazvo, bvudzi chairo romumusoro menyu rakaverengwa. Musatya, imi munopfuura shiri duku zhinji.
Nokuti nenyasha dzandakapiwa ndinoti kuno mumwe nomumwe wenyu: Usazviisa pamusoro kupfuura paunofanira kunge uri, asi ufunge nokufunga kwakachenjera, maererano nechiyero chokutenda chawakapiwa naMwari.