Mweya Une Nyota
Kumutungamiri wokuimba. Pisarema rouchenjeri ravanakomana vaKora.
Akabviswa patemberi uye achishorwa nokuti 'Mwari wako aripiko?', muimbi anorangarira paaitungamirira boka remutambo raasisagoni kubatana naro. Kaviri anobvunza mweya wake wakaora mwoyo, uye anoupindura nenzira imwe chete: tarisira kuna Baba vedu, ndichavarumbidza zvakare.
42 1Semhembwe inopanyira hova dzemvura, saizvozvo mweya wangu unokupanyirai, Baba vangu.
2Mweya wangu une nyota yaBaba vangu, iyo Baba vapenyu. Ndichasvika rini ndigooneka pamberi pavo? 3Misodzi yangu yave chokudya changu masikati nousiku, vachingoti kwandiri zuva rose, “Mwari wako aripi?”
4Zvinhu izvi ndinozvirangarira, pandinodurura mweya wangu: kuti ndaimbofamba neboka ravanhu ndichivatungamirira kuenda kuimba yaBaba vedu, nokupururudza kwomufaro nenziyo dzokurumbidza, vazhinji zhinji vachipemberera.
5Nei waora mwoyo, iwe mweya wangu, uye nei uchitambudzika mukati mangu? Tarisira kuna Baba vedu; nokuti ndichavarumbidza zvakare, ivo ruponeso rwangu naBaba vangu.
6Baba vangu, mweya wangu waora mukati mangu; naizvozvo ndinokurangarirai ndiri munyika yeJorodhani neyeHerimoni, kubva muGomo reMizari.
7Pakadzika panodana pakadzika pakutinhira kwemapopoma enyu; mafungu enyu ose namasaisai enyu akapfuura napamusoro pangu. 8Masikati Baba vedu vanorayira rudo rwavo rwesungano, uye usiku rwiyo rwavo runa ini, munyengetero kuna Baba voupenyu hwangu.
9Ndinoti kuna Baba vangu, dombo rangu, “Nei makandikanganwa ini? Nei ndichifamba-famba ndichichema nokuda kwokudzvinyirirwa nomuvengi?” 10Sokukuvadzwa kunouraya mumapfupa angu, vavengi vangu vanondituka ini, vachingoti kwandiri zuva rose, “Mwari wako aripi?”
11Nei waora mwoyo, iwe mweya wangu, uye nei uchitambudzika mukati mangu? Tarisira kuna Baba vedu; nokuti ndichavarumbidza zvakare, ivo ruponeso rwangu naBaba vangu.