Mazwi 26 - Bhaibheri Rakachena muChindau

¹ Kudai ngechando muzienza nokudai ngemvura pakucheka, ndizvo kuremeredzwa akusisiri benzi.

² Kudai ngekonjana mukumbururuka kwayo, kudai ngokumbururuka kwemherepere, kutuka akusisiri pasina ndaa.

³ Mushwapu ngowemahachi, matomu ngeembongoro, nendonga ngeyomushana webenzi.

⁴ Usapingura benzi kudai ngoupenzi hwaro, kuti usazodai ndiro iwewe pachako.

⁵ Pingura benzi kudai ngoupenzi hwaro, nokuti ringadziita rakangwara mukuona kwaro.

⁶ Kwakadai ngokudzigura tsoka nokumwa kutambudzika, kutumira shoko ngenyara yebenzi.

⁷ Mirenje yechirema yakaremara; ndizvo zvinoita mazwi akangwara mumuromo webenzi.

⁸ Kudai ngokusungira buwe muchimvii, ndizvo zvinoita kuremeredza benzi.

⁹ Kudai ngomunzwa uri munyara yechiradza, ndizvo zvinoita mazwi akangwara ari mumuromo webenzi.

¹⁰ Kudai ngomufuri wouta unoremadza weshe, ndizvo zvinoita uwo unothora benzi rinopinda ndipo nokuti chidhakwa.

¹¹ Kudai ngembwa inopetuka kumarutsi ayo, ndizvo zvinoita benzi rinohwirira kuupenzi hwaro.

¹² Unoona munhu wakangwara mumadziso ake here? Riripo gonda kune benzi kupinda iye.

¹³ Munhu unenungo unoti, “Mune mhondoro munjira! Mune mhondoro mumapato!”

¹⁴ Kudai ngoruvhi runotenderera pazvibato zvarwo, ndizvo zvinoita unenungo pamubhedhi wake.

¹⁵ Unenungo unotsira nyara yake muchidziyo, wakaremba kakurutu kuti aipetudze pamuromo wake.

¹⁶ Munhu unenungo wakangwara mukuona kwake kupinda vanhu vanomwe vanokona kubudisa chizatho.

¹⁷ Kudai ngomunhu uwo unotora imbwa ngenzee dzayo inopindawo hayo ngepaari, ndizvo zvinoita uwo unodzipinza muhasha dzisiri dzake.

¹⁸ Kudai ngomunhu unopenga unokandira zvinouraya zvitsa zvomuriro nemisee,

¹⁹ ndizvo zvinoita uwo unochengedzera muakirwana wake, echiti, “Ndinotamba hangu!”

²⁰ Ngokuti pasina huni muriro unodzima, naapo pasina mureyi, hasha dzinopera.

²¹ Kudai ngezvinoita masimbe pazvitsiki zvinobaka nehuni kumuriro, ndizvo zvinoita munhu wehasha unomusira hasha.

²² Mazwi omureyi akadai ngemishuwa inonaka; inodzaka mukati mwendani.

²³ Miromo inopisha nomwoyo wakashata zvakadai ngechidziyo chedongo chakangwiringwidzwa ngesirivha.

²⁴ Gaa rinochengedzera ngemiromo yaro mukuereketa, rechiunganidza kuchengedzera mumwoyo mwaro.

²⁵ Naapo gaa rechiereketa zvakanaka, usarigonda; ngokuti zvirimwo zvinyangadzo zvinomwe mumwoyo mwaro.

²⁶ Kunyazwi kuzonda kwakafukidzwa ngokudziitisa, kushata kwake kunozooniswa pamberi pembungano.

²⁷ Uwo unotsa rindi, unozowiremwo, nebuwe rinozopetuka kuneuwo unotanga kurimburumbudza.

²⁸ Rurumi runonyepa runozonda avo verunotambudza, nomuromo unochengedzera unoparadza.