Kuchema kwaDhavhidhi Achikumbira Kununurwa
Shigaioni yaDhavhidhi, yaakaimbira Baba vedu pamusoro paKushi, muBhenjamini.
Achipomerwa naKushi muBhenjamini, Dhavhidhi anopika mhiko: kana akatsiva shamwari nezvakaipa, muvengi wake ngaamutsike muguruva. Anokumbira Baba vake, Mutongi anonzvera mwoyo, kuti vaite, uye anoona vanhu vechisimba vachiwira mugomba ravo pachavo.
7 1Haiwa Baba vangu, ndinovanda mamuri; ndiponesei kuna vose vanondidzinganisa, uye mundinunure, 2kuti arege kundibvambura seshumba, achindibvarura kuita zvidimbu pasina anonunura. 3Haiwa Baba vangu, kana ndakaita izvi— kana paine chakaipa pamaoko angu, 4kana ndakatsiva shamwari yangu nezvakaipa, kana kupamba muvengi wangu pasina chikonzero, 5ipapo muvengi ngaanditevere andibate, ngaatsike upenyu hwangu pasi, uye aradzike kukudzwa kwangu muguruva.
6Simukai, Baba vangu, mukutsamwa kwenyu; mirai kurwisa hasha dzavavengi vangu; mukai nokuda kwangu—makatara kutonga. 7Ungano yamarudzi ngaiungane ikupoteredzei; garai pachigaro chenyu kumusoro pamusoro pavo. 8Baba vedu vanotonga marudzi. Ndiruramisirei, Baba vangu, maererano nokururama kwangu uye maererano nokutendeseka kuri mandiri. 9Gumisai zvakaipa zvavakaipa, asi mutsigire vakarurama—imi munonzvera pfungwa nemwoyo, Haiwa Baba vakarurama. 10Nhoo yangu ndiBaba vangu, vanoponesa vakarurama pamwoyo. 11Baba vedu ndivo mutongi akarurama, Mwari anotsamwa mazuva ose. 12Kana munhu akasatendeuka, Baba vedu vacharodza munondo wavo; vakakunga uta hwavo vakahugadzirira. 13Vakagadzirira zvombo zvavo zvinouraya; vakaita miseve yavo kuti ive inopfuta moto. 14Tarirai, munhu akaipa akatakura zvakaipa; anobata mimba yedambudziko achibereka nhema. 15Anochera gomba achiridzikisa, asi anowira mugomba raakachera. 16Dambudziko rake rinodzokera pamusoro wake; chisimba chake chinoburukira padehenya rake. 17Ndichavonga Baba vangu nokuda kwokururama kwavo, uye ndichaimbira zita raBaba vangu rumbidzo, iye Wokumusoro-soro.