Mwoyo Wangu Wakasimba
Rwiyo. Pisarema raDhavhidhi.
Rakasonanidzwa kubva mumapisarema maviri ekare aDhavhidhi: mimhanzi yamangwanani inomutsa mambakwedza, uyezve kuzvikudza kwekare kwaBaba vedu pamusoro pokuva varidzi veShekemu, Gireadhi neEdhomu. Pakati pawo pane mutsetse unorevesa kuti kununurwa nevanhu hakuna maturo, nokukumbira rubatsiro chairwo.
108 1Mwoyo wangu wakasimba, Baba vangu; ndichaimba uye ndicharidza mimhanzi nezvose zvandiri. 2Mukai, mbira norudimbwa! Ndichamutsa mambakwedza. 3Ndichakurumbidzai pakati pavanhu, Baba vangu; ndichakuridzirai mimhanzi pakati pendudzi. 4Nokuti rudo rwenyu rukuru, rwakakwirira kupfuura matenga, uye kutendeka kwenyu kunosvika kumakore.
5Kudzwai, Baba vangu, pamusoro pamatenga, uye kubwinya kwenyu ngakuve pamusoro penyika yose. 6Tiponesei noruoko rwenyu rworudyi, uye mundipindure, kuti avo vamunoda vanunurwe.
7Baba vedu vakataura muutsvene hwavo: “Mukukunda ndichagovera Shekemu uye ndichayera Mupata weSukoti. 8Gileadi ndeyangu, Manase ndowangu; Efuremu inguwani yangu yesimbi, Judha itsvimbo yangu youmambo.
9Moabhu idhishi rangu rokugezera; pamusoro peEdhomu ndinokanda shangu yangu; pamusoro peFiristia ndinopururudza nokukunda.”
10Ndianiko achandiisa kuguta rakavakirirwa norusvingo? Ndianiko achanditungamirira kuEdhomu? 11Hamusi imi here, Baba vedu, imi makambotiramba, musingazobudizve nemauto edu? 12Tibatsirei pakurwa nomuvengi, nokuti ruponeso rwomunhu haruna maturo. 13NaBaba vedu tichakunda, uye ivo vachatsika-tsika vavengi vedu pasi.