Teererai, Vana Vangu

Baba vachipfuudza zvavakaudzwa nababa vavo, uye chitsauko chinoramba cheni iyoyo pachena. Mifananidzo yacho ndeyenzira: nzira inoramba ichivhenekera kusvikira masikati, ichipesana neimwe ine rima zvokuti haugoni kuona chakakugumbusa. Chengeta mwoyo wako, uye tarisa mberi chaipo.

Chitsauko 4.

Teererai, vana vangu, kurayira kwababa; nyatsoteererai, muwane kunzwisisa. Ndiri kukupai dzidziso yakanaka, saka musasiya kurayira kwangu. Nokuti neniwo ndakanga ndiri mwanakomana kuna baba vangu, ndichiri muduku uye ndiri mudiwa mumwe oga wamai vangu. Vakandidzidzisa vakati, “Mwoyo wako ngaubatisise mashoko angu; chengeta mirayiro yangu ugorarama. Wana uchenjeri, wana kunzwisisa; usakanganwa, uye usatsauka pamashoko omuromo wangu. Usahusiya, huchakudzivirira; huda, huchakuchengeta. Kutanga kwouchenjeri ndeuku: wana uchenjeri; uye pazvose zvaunowana, wana kunzwisisa. Hukoshese, huchakusimudzira kumusoro; humbundikire, huchakukudza. Huchaisa chishongo chenyasha pamusoro pako; huchakupa korona yokubwinya.”

Teerera, mwanakomana wangu, ugamuchire mashoko angu, makore oupenyu hwako achava mazhinji. Ndakakudzidzisa nzira youchenjeri; ndakakutungamirira munzira dzakarurama. Paunofamba, nhanho dzako hadzingadziviswi; uye paunomhanya, haungagumburwi. Batisisa dzidziso, usairegedze; irinde, nokuti ndiyo upenyu hwako.

Usatsika munzira yavakaipa, uye usafamba munzira yavaiti vezvakaipa. Inzvenge, usafamba mairi; tsauka pairi upfuure. Nokuti havagoni kurara kunze kwokunge vaita zvakaipa; vanotorerwa zororo kunze kwokunge vagumbusa mumwe munhu. Vanodya chingwa chezvakaipa uye vanonwa waini yechisimba.

Asi nzira yavakarurama yakafanana nechiedza chamambakwedza, chinoramba chichipenya zvakanyanya kusvikira pachiedza chakazara chamasikati. Nzira yavakaipa yakafanana nerima guru; havazivi chinovagumbusa.

Mwanakomana wangu, teerera mashoko angu; rerekera nzeve yako kutaura kwangu. Usaarega achibva pameso ako; uachengete mukatikati momwoyo wako. Nokuti ndiwo upenyu kuna avo vanoawana, uye kuporesa kumuviri wavo wose.

Kupfuura zvose, chengetedza mwoyo wako, nokuti zvose zvaunoita zvinobva mauri. Bvisa kutaura kwakakombama mumuromo mako, uye isa miromo yokunyengera kure newe. Meso ako ngaatarise mberi; nyatsotarisa zvakananga pamberi pako. Nyatsofunga nezvenzira yetsoka dzako, uye nzira dzako dzose dzichava dzakasimba. Usatsaukira kurudyi kana kuruboshwe; chengeta rutsoka rwako kure nezvakaipa.