Chiedza Changu, Nhare Yangu
Pisarema raDhavhidhi.
Dhavhidhi ari mungozi chaiyo — mauto, zvapupu zvenhema, kunyange kutya kuti vabereki vake pachavo vangamusiya. Mhinduro yake haisi yokuti ngozi idiki, asi kuti Baba vake vari pedyo kupfuura iyo. Anokumbira chinhu chimwe chete: kugara pamberi paBaba vake.
27 1Baba vangu ndivo chiedza changu noruponeso rwangu—ndiani wandingatya? Baba vangu ndivo nhare youpenyu hwangu—ndiani wandingavhunduka?
2Kana vaiti vezvakaipa vachiswedera kwandiri kuti vadye nyama yangu— vadzvinyiriri vangu nevavengi vangu—ndivo vanogumburwa vagowira pasi. 3Kunyange hondo ikadzika misasa ichindirwisa, mwoyo wangu hauzotyi; kunyange kurwa kukamuka kundirwisa, kunyange zvakadaro ndichava nechivimbo.
4Chinhu chimwe chandakakumbira kuna Baba vangu, ndicho chandinotsvaka: kuti ndigare mumba mavo mazuva ose oupenyu hwangu, kutarisa runako rwavo nokuvatsvaka mutemberi yavo. 5Nokuti vachandiviga muutiziro hwavo panosvika dambudziko; vachandivanza pasi pechifukidzo chetende ravo; vachandikwidza pamusoro pedombo. 6Zvino musoro wangu uchasimudzwa kumusoro pamusoro pavavengi vangu vakandikomba, uye ndichabayira zvibayiro mutende ravo nokupembera kwomufaro; ndichaimba uye ndicharidzira Baba vangu mimhanzi.
7Inzwai inzwi rangu, Baba vangu, pandinodana; ndinzwirei nyasha mugondipindura. 8Mwoyo wangu unoti pamusoro penyu, “Tsvaka chiso chavo.” Chiso chenyu, Baba vangu, ndicho chandinotsvaka. 9Musandivanzira chiso chenyu; musadzinga muranda wenyu nehasha—makanga muri mubatsiri wangu. Musandisiya kana kundirasa, Baba vangu, ruponeso rwangu. 10Kunyange baba vangu namai vangu vakandisiya, Baba vangu vachandigamuchira. a a v10 Kunyange rudo rwavanhu rwepedyo kwazvo rukakundikana, Baba vedu vanounganidza mwana akasiyiwa mumba mavo chaimo — uhu ndihwo mwoyo wavo kumwana wavo mumwe nomumwe.
11Ndidzidzisei nzira yenyu, Baba vangu, mugonditungamirira munzira yakaenzana nokuda kwaavo vakandivandira. 12Musandiisa kukuda kwavavengi vangu, nokuti zvapupu zvenhema zvakandimukira, zvichifemera utsinye.
13Ndine chokwadi chechinhu ichi: ndichaona kunaka kwaBaba vangu munyika yavapenyu. 14Miririrai Baba vedu; simbai, uye mwoyo wenyu ngaushinge; miririrai Baba vedu.