1 “Nyararai pamberi pangu, imi zviwi! Ndudzi ngadzivandudze simba radzo! Ngadziswedere mberi dzitaure; ngatisanganei pamwe chete panzvimbo inotongerwa mhaka.
2 “Ndianiko akamutsa mumwe kubva kumabvazuva, akamudana nokururama kuushumiri hwake? Anopa marudzi kwaari, uye anoisa madzimambo pasi pake. Anovashandura vagova guruva nomunondo wake, vagova hundi inopepereswa nemhepo, nouta hwake.
3 Anovadzinganisa agopfuurira mberi asina vanga, nenzira yaasina kumbotsika netsoka dzake kare.
4 Ndiani akabata basa iri akaripedza, akadana marudzi kubva pakutanga? Ini, Jehovha, naiye wokutanga wavo newokupedzisira, ndini iye.”
5 Zviwi zvakazviona zvikatya; magumo enyika anodedera. Vanoswedera uye vagouya mberi;
6 mumwe nomumwe anobatsira wokwake, achiti kuhama yake, “Simba!”
7 Mhizha inokurudzira mupfuri wegoridhe, naiye anotsetsenura nenyundo anokurudzira uyo anorova panhera. Anoti kune chakanamwa nomoto, “Ichi chakanaka.” Anoroverera chifananidzo pasi nechipikiri kuti chisazungunuka.