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 2 “Mashoko mazhinji angarega kupindurwa here,

Kana kuti munhu anozvirumbidza angava akarurama here?

 3 Kutaura kwako kusina zvakunobatsira kungaita kuti vanhu vanyarare here,

Uye ucharamba uchingonyomba pasina munhu anokutsiura here?+

 4 Unotiwo, ‘Kurayiridza+ kwangu kwakachena,

Uye ndakachena+ pamberi penyu.’

 5 Asi haiwa, kudai Mwari aizotaura

Oshama miromo yake achitaura newe!+

 6 Aizokuudza zvakavanzika zvouchenjeri,

Nokuti zvinhu zvouchenjeri hunobatsira zvizhinji.

Waizozivawo kuti Mwari anobvumira kuti zvimwe zvikanganiso zvako zvirege kuyeukwa.+

 7 Ungaziva zvinhu zvakadzama zvaMwari,+

Kana kuti ungaziva panogumira Wemasimbaose here?

 8 Uchenjeri hwacho hwakakwirira kupfuura denga. Iwe ungaitei?

Hwakadzika kupfuura Sheori.+ Iwe ungazivei?

 9 Hwakareba kupfuura zvakaita nyika,

Uye hwakafara kupfuura gungwa.

10 Kana iye akapfuura, akagamuchidza munhu

Uye ounganidza dare, ndiani angamudzivisa?

11 Nokuti iye anonyatsoziva vanhu vasiri vechokwadi.+

Paanoona zvinhu zvinokuvadza, haangafungisisi nezvazvo here?

12 Kunyange munhu asingafungi achawana njere

Panongoberekwa mbizi inenge mbongoro iyo iri munhu.

13 Kana iwe uchizogadzirira mwoyo wako

Wotambanudzira zvanza zvako kwaari,+

14 Kana zvinhu zvinokuvadza zviri muruoko rwako, zviise kure,

Uye kusarurama ngakurege kugara mumatende ako.

15 Nokuti uchabva wasimudza chiso chako usina mhosva+

Uye uchasimbiswa, uye hauzotyi.

16 Nokuti iwe—uchakanganwa kutambudzika;

Uchakuyeuka semvura yakapfuura.

17 Nguva youpenyu+ hwako ichabuda yakajeka kupfuura masikati makuru;

Rima richaita semangwanani.+

18 Iwe uchava nechivimbo nokuti pane tariro iriko;

Uchanyatsotarira-tarira—ucharara pasi wakachengeteka.+

19 Uchazamura, pasina angakudederesa.

Vanhu vazhinji vachatsvaka kukufadza;+

20 Maziso evakaipa achaneta;+

Nzvimbo yavo yokutizira ichaparara,+

Uye tariro yavo ichava kufa kwomweya.”+