Vakarerekera Nzeve Yavo Kwandiri
Kutenda kwomunhu akapukunyuka achitenda Baba vake. Tambo dzorufu dzakanga dzamusunga zvakasimba paakadana uye akanzwikwa, saka anosarudza kuramba achidana kwose kwaanorarama. Anobvunza kuti angadzorerei, uye anopindura nemukombe wakasimudzwa nemhiko dzinoripwa pamberi pavanhu.
116 1Ndinoda Baba vangu, nokuti vanonzwa inzwi rangu, kuchema kwangu kwokukumbira tsitsi. 2Nokuti vakarerekera nzeve yavo kwandiri, ndichadana kwavari mazuva ose oupenyu hwangu. 3Tambo dzorufu dzakandimonera; kurwadziwa kweguva kwakandibata; ndakakundwa nenhamo neshungu. 4Ipapo ndakadana zita raBaba vangu, ndichiti: “Haiwa Baba vangu, ndinokukumbirisai, nunurai mweya wangu!” 5Baba vedu vane nyasha, uye vakarurama; Baba vedu vazere netsitsi. 6Baba vangu vanochengeta vasina mano; pandakaderedzwa, vakandiponesa. 7Dzoka, iwe mweya wangu, kuzororo rako, nokuti Baba vangu vakakuitira zvakanaka kwazvo. 8Nokuti makanunura mweya wangu parufu, meso angu pamisodzi, tsoka dzangu pakugumburwa. 9Ndichafamba pamberi paBaba vangu munyika yevapenyu. 10Ndakatenda, kunyange pandakati, “Ndatambudzika kwazvo”; 11mukuvhunduka kwangu ndakati, “Munhu wose murevi wenhema.” 12Ndichadzoserei kuna Baba vangu nokuda kwokunaka kwavo kwose kwandiri? 13Ndichasimudza mukombe woruponeso uye ndichadana zita raBaba vangu. 14Ndichazadzisa mhiko dzangu kuna Baba vangu pamberi pavanhu vavo vose. 15Rufu rwavakatendeka vavo runokosha kuna Baba vangu. 16Haiwa Baba vangu, zvechokwadi ndiri muranda wenyu; ndiri muranda wenyu, mwanakomana womurandakadzi wenyu. Makasunungura ngetani dzangu. 17Ndichakubayirai chibayiro chokuvonga uye ndichadana zita raBaba vangu. 18Ndichazadzisa mhiko dzangu kuna Baba vangu pamberi pavanhu vavo vose, 19muvanze dzeimba yaBaba vangu, pakati pako, iwe Jerusarema. Hareruya!