Pisarema 16
Mikitami raDhavhidhi.
1 Ndichengetedzei, imi Mwari,
nokuti ndinovanda mamuri.
2 Ndakati kuna Jehovha, “Ndimi Ishe wangu;
kunze kwenyu handina chinhu chakanaka.”
3 Kana vari vatsvene vari panyika,
ndivo vakaisvonaka vandinofarira chose.
4 Kuchema kuchawedzerwa,
kwaavo vanomhanyira vamwe vamwari.
Handichazodiri zvipiriso zvavo zveropa
zvinodururwa kana kuisa mazita avo pamiromo yangu.
5 Jehovha, makandigovera mugove wangu nomukombe wangu;
mukaita kuti mugove wangu uchengetedzeke.
6 Ndakayererwa miganhu panzvimbo yakanaka;
zvirokwazvo ndine nhaka inofadza.
7 Ndicharumbidza Jehovha, anondipa zano;
kunyange usiku mwoyo wangu unondirayira.
8 Ndakaisa Jehovha pamberi pangu nguva dzose.
Nokuti ari kurudyi rwangu,
handingatongozungunuswi.
9 Naizvozvo mwoyo wangu unofara uye rurimi rwangu runopururudza;
muviri wanguwo uchazorora zvakanaka,
10 nokuti imi hamuzondisiyi muguva,
kana kurega Mutsvene wenyu achiona kuora.
11 Makandizivisa nzira youpenyu;
muchandizadza nomufaro uri pamberi penyu,