Kukoka kwoUchenjeri nekwoUpenzi
1 Uchenjeri hwakavaka imba yahwo; hwakaveza mbiru dzahwo nomwe.
2 Hwakabika nyama yahwo; uye hukavhenganisa waini yahwo; hwagadzirawo tafura yahwo.
3 Hwakatuma varandakadzi vahwo, uye hunodanhidzira kubva panzvimbo yakakwirira kwazvo yeguta.
4 Kuna avo vanoshayiwa njere hunoti, “Vose vasina mano ngavauye muno!
5 Uyai, mudye zvokudya zvangu munwe waini yandavhenganisa.
6 Siyai nzira dzenyu dzisina mano mugorarama; fambai munzira yokunzwisisa.
7 “Ani naani anorayira mudadi anozvitsvakira kutukwa; ani naani anotsiura munhu akaipa anozviwanira kutukwa.
8 Usatsiura mudadi kuti arege kukuvenga; tsiura munhu akachenjera uye achakuda.
9 Rayira munhu akachenjera uye achawedzera uchenjeri hwake; dzidzisa munhu akarurama uye achawedzera kudzidza kwake.
10 “Kutya Jehovha ndiwo mavambo ouchenjeri, uye kuziva Iye Mutsvene ndiko kunzwisisa.
11 Nokuti neni mazuva ako achava mazhinji, uye makore achawedzerwa kuupenyu hwako.
12 Kana uri wakachenjera, uchenjeri hwako huchakupa mubayiro; kana uri mudadi, iwe woga ndiwe uchatambura.”
13 Mukadzi benzi ane ruzha; haana kudzikama uye haana zivo.
14 Anogara pamusuo wemba yake, napachigaro chiri panzvimbo yakakwiririsa yeguta,
15 achidanidzira kuna avo vanenge vachipfuura napo, vaya vanofamba zvakarurama nenzira yavo.
16 Anoti kuna vaya vasina njere, “Vose vasina mano ngavauye muno!
17 Mvura yakabiwa inozipa; zvokudya zvinodyirwa muchivande zvinonaka!”
18 Asi zvavasingazivi ndezvokuti mune vakafa, uye kuti vashanyi vake vari mukatikati meguva.