Mashoko Okungotaura, Rurimi Runoporesa
Kazhinji pamusoro pebasa, mazwi, uye zvinoonekwa nevamwe. Maoko anoshingaira anotonga asi usimbe hunoguma nebasa rokumanikidzwa; mazwi okusafunga anobaya, uye rurimi runoreva nhema runogara kwechinguva chete. Pakati pazvo mutsetse mumwe wakanyarara: kuzvidya mwoyo kunoremedza mwoyo, uye shoko rakanaka rinousimudza.
12 1Ani naani anoda kurangwa anoda ruzivo, asi anovenga kutsiurwa ibenzi. 2Munhu akanaka anowana nyasha kuna Baba vedu, asi vanotonga munhu anoronga zvakaipa. 3Hapana munhu anosimbiswa nouipi, asi mudzi wavakarurama haungatongozungunuswi. 4Mudzimai ane unhu hwakanaka ikorona yomurume wake, asi uyo anonyadzisa akaita sokuora mumapfupa ake. 5Urongwa hwavakarurama hwakarurama, asi mazano avakaipa anonyengera. 6Mashoko avakaipa anovandira ropa, asi kutaura kwavakarurama kunonunura vasina mhosva. 7Vakaipa vanowisirwa pasi uye havachipo, asi imba yavakarurama ichamira. 8Munhu anorumbidzwa maererano nouchenjeri hwake, asi uyo ane pfungwa dzakakombama anozvidzwa. 9Zviri nani kuva munhu akaderera uine muranda pane kuzviti uri mukuru asi uchifa nenzara. 10Akarurama ane hanya nezvinodiwa nezvipfuwo zvake, asi kunyange tsitsi dzavakaipa dzine utsinye. 11Anorima munda wake achava nezvokudya zvakawanda, asi anotevera zvisina maturo haana njere. 12Vakaipa vanochiva zvakapambwa navanhu vakaipa, asi mudzi wavakarurama unobereka zvibereko. 13Munhu akaipa anoteyiwa nokutaura kwake kwechivi, asi akarurama anopunyuka pamatambudziko. 14Munhu anozadzwa nezvinhu zvakanaka zvinobva pazvibereko zvemashoko ake, uye basa ramaoko ake rinodzoka kuzomupa mubayiro. 15Nzira yebenzi inoratidzika yakarurama pamberi pake, asi akachenjera anoteerera mazano. 16Benzi rinoratidza kutsamwa kwaro pakarepo, asi munhu akangwara anofuratira kutukwa. 17Anotaura chokwadi anopa uchapupu hwakatendeka, asi chapupu chenhema chinoreva nhema. 18Mashoko okungotaura anobaya sebakatwa, asi rurimi rwavakachenjera runouyisa kuporesa. 19Miromo inotaura chokwadi inogara nokusingaperi, asi rurimi runoreva nhema runongogara kwechinguvana. 20Kunyengera kuzere mumwoyo yavaya vanoronga zvakaipa, asi mufaro ndewavaya vanokurudzira rugare. 21Hapana chakaipa chinowira akarurama, asi vakaipa vazere nhamo. 22Miromo inoreva nhema inonyangadza kuna Baba vedu, asi vanoita nokutendeka ndivo mufaro wavo. 23Munhu akangwara anochengeta ruzivo rwake, asi mwoyo wamapenzi unongodurura upenzi. 24Maoko anoshingaira achatonga, asi usimbe hunoguma nechibharo. 25Kufunganya kunoremedza mwoyo, asi shoko nyoro rinoufadza. 26Akarurama anotungamirira muvakidzani wake, asi nzira yavakaipa inovatsausa. 27Simbe haigochi mhuka yaabata, asi munhu anoshingaira anokoshesa pfuma yake. 28Munzira yokururama mune upenyu, uye munzira iyoyo hamuna rufu.