Ɀireʋo 2 - Shona Bible 1949 revised 2002

Kunaka kwouchenjeri

¹ Mwanakomana wangu, kana ukagamuchira mashoko angu, Nokuchengeta mirairo yangu kwauri;

² Kuti urerekere nzeve yako iteerere uchenjeri, Nokurwadza mwoyo wako, kuti unzwisise;

³ Kana ukachemera kunzwisisa, Ukadanidzira nezwi rako kuti uwane njere;

⁴ Zvirokwazvo kana ukahutsvaka sesirivha, Ukahutsvakisisa sepfuma yakavanzwa;

⁵ Ipapo uchanzwisisa kutya Jehovha, Nokuwana zivo yaMwari.

⁶ Nokuti Jehovha ndiye anopa uchenjeri; Mumuromo make munobuda zivo nenjere,

⁷ Unovigira vakarurama uchenjeri chaihwo; Ndiye nhoo yavanofamba muzvokwadi;

⁸ Nokuti anorinda makwara okururamisa, Nokuchengeta nzira yavatsvene vake.

⁹ Ipapo uchanzwisisa kururama nokururamisa, Nokutendeka, idzo nzira dzose dzakanaka.

¹⁰ Nokuti uchenjeri huchapinda mumwoyo mako, Zivo ichafadza mweya wako;

¹¹ Kungwara kuchakurindira, Njere dzichakuchengeta;

¹² Zvikurwire panzira yezvakaipa, Napavanhu vanotaura zvisakarurama;

¹³ Vanorasha makwara okururama, Kuti vafambe nenzira dzerima;

¹⁴ Vanofarira kuita zvakaipa, Vanofadzwa nokunyengera kwezvakaipa.

¹⁵ Vane nzira dzakaminama, Vanotsauka pamakwara avo;

¹⁶ Kuti zvikurwire kumukadzi wokumwe, Kumukadzi mutorwa, anobata kumeso namashoko ake.

¹⁷ Iye, anorasha shamwari yohumhandara hwake, Achikanganwa sungano yaMwari wake.

¹⁸ Nokuti imba yake inonyura kurufu, Nenzira dzake kuvakafa;

¹⁹ Hakuna anopinda kwaari anozodzokazve; Havasviki panzira dzoupenyu;

²⁰ Kuti ufambe nenzira yavakanaka, Uchengete makwara avakarurama.

²¹ Nokuti vakarurama vachagara panyika, Vakakwana vachafambirapo.

²² Asi vakaipa vachaparadzwa panyika; Vanoita nokunyengedzera vachadzurwapo.