1Ipapo Zofari muNaamati akapindura akati:
2“Ndangariro dzangu dzokutambudzika dzinondikurumidzisa kuti ndipindure
3Ndiri kunzwa kutsiura kunondizvidza,
4“Zvirokwazvo unoziva zvazvakanga zvakaita kubva kare,
5kuti kufara kwavakaipa kupfupi,
6Kunyange kuzvikudza kwake kuchisvika kudenga,
7achaparara nokusingaperi, setsvina yake pachake;
8Anobhururuka sokurota, haachawanikwizve,
9Ziso rakamuona harichazomuonazve;
10Vana vake vanofanira kutsvaka nyasha kuvarombo;
11Simba roujaya rakazadza mapfupa ake
12“Kunyange chakaipa chichitapira mumukanwa,
13kunyange asingagoni kuchiregedza
14asi chokudya chake chichashanduka chikavava mudumbu make;
15Achapfira pasi upfumi hwaakamedza;
16Achasveta uturu hwenyoka;
17Haangafadzwi nehova,
18Zvaakatamburira anofanira kuzvidzosazve zvisina kudyiwa;
19Nokuti akamanikidza varombo akavasiya vava vachena;
20“Zvirokwazvo haangamiri kubva pahavi yake;
21Hapana chaakasiyirwa kuti adye;
22Pakati pezvakawanda zvake, kuremerwa nepfungwa kuchamukunda;
23Paanenge agutsa dumbu rake,
24Kunyange akatiza chombo chesimbi,
25Anoudzura kubva kumusana kwake,
26rima guru richavandira pfuma yake.
27Matenga achaisa pachena mhaka yake;
28Mafashamu achakukura imba yake,