Kurinda kwaDhavhidhi Achinyarara
Kumutungamiri wokuimba. KunaJedhutuni. Pisarema raDhavhidhi.
Dhavhidhi akaedza kusataura chinhu vakaipa vachimutarira, uye kunyarara kwakawedzera kurwadziwa kusvikira kwaputika. Zvinobuda chikumbiro chokuti Baba vake vamuratidze kupfupika kwoupenyu — masendimita mashoma, mweya — uye zororo asati aenda.
39 1Ndakati, “Ndichachengetedza nzira dzangu kuti ndirege kutadza norurimi rwangu; ndichaisa chomuromo pamuromo wangu vakaipa vachiri pedyo neni.” 2Ndakanga ndakati mwiro ndakanyarara; ndakanyarara kunyange pazvinhu zvakanaka, kurwadziwa kwangu kukawedzera. 3Mwoyo wangu wakapisa mukati mangu; pandakafunga nezvazvo, moto ukapfuta; ipapo ndikataura: 4Ndiratidzei magumo angu, Baba vangu, nechiyero chamazuva angu; ndizivisei kuti ndinopfuura nokukurumidza sei.
5Tarirai, makaita kuti mazuva angu ave akareba sechanza chete, uye upenyu hwangu hahusi chinhu kwamuri. Zvirokwazvo munhu wose mweya chete. 6Zvirokwazvo munhu wose anofamba-famba somumvuri; zvirokwazvo kutambudzika kwake kwose hakuna maturo; anounganidza pfuma asi haazivi kuti ndiani achaiunganidza. 7Zvino iye zvino, Baba Changamire, ndakamirireiko? Tariro yangu iri mamuri. 8Ndisunungurei pakumukira kwangu kwose; musandiite chiseko chebenzi. 9Ndakati mwiro; handishamisi muromo wangu, nokuti ndimi makazviita. 10Bvisai kurova kwenyu kwandiri; ndapera nokurova koruoko rwenyu.
11Nokutsiura munoranga munhu nokuda kwechivi; munopedza sechipfukuto zvaanokoshesa; zvirokwazvo munhu wose mweya chete. 12Inzwai munyengetero wangu, Baba vangu, teererai kuchema kwangu; musafuratira misodzi yangu; nokuti ndiri mufambi chete kwamuri, muenzi sezvakaita madzitateguru angu ose. 13Tarisai kure neni, kuti ndinyemwererezve, ndisati ndaenda ndisisipo.