1“Munhu akazvarwa nomukadzi
2Anobuda seruva agosvava;
3Ko, munotarisisa munhu akadai here?
4Ndianiko angabudisa chinhu chakachena kubva pane chine tsvina?
5Mazuva omunhu akatarwa;
6Naizvozvo regai kumutarisa uye mumusiye ari oga,
7“Asi kumuti kune tariro:
8Midzi yawo ingava yakwegura hayo muvhu
9asi uchabukira pakunhuhwira kwemvura
10Asi munhu anofa agoradzikwa pasi;
11Sokupera kunoita mvura mugungwa,
12saizvozvo munhu anovata pasi asingazomuki;
13“Haiwa, dai mandiviga henyu muguva chete,
14Kana munhu akafa, angazoraramazve here?
15Muchadana uye ini ndichakupindurai;
16Zvirokwazvo muchaverenga nhambwe dzangu ipapo,
17Kudarika kwangu kuchasungirwa musaga;
18“Asi sokupfupfunyuka kunoita gomo rigoondomoka,
19semvura inochera mabwe,
20Munomukunda kamwe chete zvachose, uye akasazovapo;
21Kana vanakomana vake vachikudzwa, iye haazvizivi;