Simuka, Mudiwa Wangu, Uende Neni

Mukadzi anotaura, achirangarira mumvuri wake, imba yemabiko, ruoko rwake pasi pomusoro wake. Ipapo anodzokorora kudana kwake achipfuura nepahwindo: chando chapera, maonde ari kuibva, uya tiende. Kaviri anonyevera vanasikana veJerusarema kuti vasamutsa rudo rusati rwagadzirira.

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Ndiri ruva reSharoni, ruva romumipata. Seruva pakati peminzwa, ndizvo zvakaita mudiwa wangu pakati pavasikana. Somuti womuapuro pakati pemiti yesango, ndizvo zvakaita mudiwa wangu pakati pamajaya. Ndakagara mumumvuri wake nomufaro mukuru, uye muchero wake wakanga uchitapira pakuravira kwangu. Akandiuyisa kuimba yamabiko, uye mureza wake pamusoro pangu rwaiva rudo. Ndisimbisei namazambiringa akaoma, mundizorodze namaapuro, nokuti ndinorwara nokuda kworudo. Ruoko rwake rworuboshwe ruri pasi pomusoro wangu, uye ruoko rwake rworudyi runondimbundikira. Ndinokurayirai, imi vanasikana veJerusarema, nemhara kana nenondo dzomusango: musamutsa kana kupepusa rudo kusvikira rwada rwoga.

Inzwi romudiwa wangu! Ari kuuya achikwakuka pamusoro pamakomo, achidarika pamusoro pezvikomo. Mudiwa wangu akafanana nemhara kana netsvana yenondo. Tarira, akamira uko seri kworusvingo rwedu, achidongorera napamahwindo, achitarisa nomumaburi omupanda. Mudiwa wangu anoti kwandiri: Simuka, mudiwa wangu, iwe akanaka wangu, uende neni, nokuti chando chapfuura; mvura yapera yaenda. Maruva ava kuonekwa panyika, nguva yokuimba yasvika, uye inzwi renjiva rinonzwika munyika yedu. Muonde uri kuibvisa maonde awo, uye mizambiringa yava namaruva; inobudisa kunhuhwirira kwayo. Simuka, mudiwa wangu, iwe akanaka wangu, uende neni. Njiva yangu, uri mumikaha yedombo, munzvimbo dzokuvanda dzamawere, rega ndione chiso chako, rega ndinzwe inzwi rako, nokuti inzwi rako rinotapira, uye chiso chako chakanaka. Tibatirei makava, makava maduku anoparadza minda yemizambiringa, nokuti minda yedu yemizambiringa yava namaruva. Mudiwa wangu ndewangu, uye ini ndiri wake; anofura pakati pamaruva. Kusvikira zuva rofema nemimvuri ichitiza, dzoka, mudiwa wangu, uve semhara kana setsvana yenondo pamakomo akaparuka.