1 Zvino ndidoona chimwe chiratidzo kudenga, chikuru chinoshamisa, ngirozi dzinomwe nomatambudzo manomwe, yanga yari yokupedzisira, nokuti nomatambudziko yakareyo ukari hwaMwari hudopera.

2 Ndidoona changa chidoita kunge gungwa ridongwerevera ridosangana nomoto, naivo vadouya vakunda chirombo nomufananidzo wachene nochiverengo chozita rachene, vadomira padivi pogungwa ridongwerevera vanga vanomarimba yaMwari mumanja yavo. 3 Vanga vachiimba chimbo chaMozisi, muranda waMwari, nochimbo choHwayana, vachiti,

"Mabasa yenyu makuru yanoshamisa,

Ishe Mwari womasimba yese!

Nzira dzenyu nzochokwadi, uye dzidorurama

Mambo womarudzi!

4 Mbani asingakuchei nokukudza zita renyu, Ishe?

Nokuti imimi mega muri mutsvene.

Marudzi yese yachauya

kudzokunamatai,

nokuti mabasa yenyu yadorurama yadoratidziwa."

5 Mumasure mozvakarezvi ndidoona kudenga imba yaMwari inova dumba romutemo wochibvumirano, idozuruhwa, 6 Muimba yaMwari mudobirika ngirozi dzinomwe dzinomadambudzo manomwe, dzidosimira mapiza yadochena futi yanoyetima, nozvipfuwa zvadzene zvanga zvidosungiwa nomicheka yondarama. 7 Ipopo chimwe chozvisikwa zvipenyu zvinai chidopasa ngirozi dzinomwe mbiya dzinomwe dzondarama dzidozara ukari hwaMwari iye mupenyu nokusingaperepere. 8 Imba yaMwari idozara noutsi hunobva pakubhwinya kwache nosimba rache, hapanai munhu adokona kupinda muimba yaMwari kusvikira matambudzo manomwe yongirozi dzinomwe yapera.