\NormalFont\ShortTitle{Rwiyo Rukuru rwaSoromoni}

{\MT RWIYO RUKURU RWASOROMONI



\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Rwiyo Rukuru rwaSoromoni:


\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ngaanditsvode hake nokutsvoda kwomuromo wake.

\par }{\QB Nokuti rudo rwako runofadza kupfuura waini.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Kunhuhwirira kwamafuta enyu kunofadza;

\par }{\QB zita renyu rakafanana namafuta anonhuwirira adururwa.

\par }{\QB Hazvishamisi kuti mhandara dzinokudai!


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Nditorei muende neni, ngatikurumidzei.

\par }{\QB Mambo ngaandipinze mudzimba dzake dzomukati.

\par }{\SP Shamwari

\par }{\Q Tinokupembererai uye tinokufarirai;

\par }{\QB ticharumbidza rudo rwenyu kupfuura waini.

\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q Regai zvenyu mhandara dzikudei!


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{5}Kusviba ndakasviba zvangu, asi ndakanaka hangu,

\par }{\QB vanasikana veJerusarema,

\par }{\QB ndakasviba samatende eKedhari,

\par }{\QB sezvidzitiro zvetende raSoromoni.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Musanditarisisa nokuda kwoutema hwangu,

\par }{\QB nokuti ndakasvibiswa nezuva.

\par }{\Q Vanakomana vamai vangu vakanditsamwira

\par }{\QB vakandiita kuti ndichengete minda yemizambiringa;

\par }{\QB munda wangu chaiwo wemizambiringa ndakaushayira nguva.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Ndiudze, iwe mudiwa wangu, kwaunofudzira makwai ako

\par }{\QB nokwaunozorodzera makwai ako masikati.

\par }{\Q Ko, ndichaitirei somukadzi akafukidza chiso chake

\par }{\QB pedyo namakwai eshamwari dzako?


\par }{\SP Shamwari

\par }{\Q \VS{8}Kana usingazivi, iwe mukadzi akanaka kukunda vamwe,

\par }{\QB chitevera makwara amakwai

\par }{\Q ugondofudzira mbudzana dzako

\par }{\QB pedyo namatende avafudzi.


\par }{\SP Murume

\par }{\Q \VS{9}Ndinokufananidza, iwe mudiwa wangu, nebhiza rakasungwa

\par }{\QB pane imwe yengoro dzaFaro.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Matama ako akashongedzwa zvakanaka nemhete,

\par }{\QB mutsipa wako nezvuma zvamatombo anokosha.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Tichakugadzirira mhete

\par }{\QB dzenzeve dzegoridhe nesirivha.


\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VS{12}Mambo paakanga agere patafura yake,

\par }{\QB munhuwi wamafuta andainge ndazora wakapararira.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Mudiwa wangu, kwandiri akaita sakahomwe kemura

\par }{\QB kanogara pakati pamazamu angu.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Mudiwa wangu, kwandiri akaita sesumbu ramaruva machena

\par }{\QB anobva mubindu remizambiringa yeEni Gedhi.


\par }{\SP Murume

\par }{\Q \VS{15}Kunaka here kwawakaita uku, mudiwa wangu!

\par }{\QB A-a, wakazonaka!

\par }{\QB Meso ako injiva chaidzo!


\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VS{16}Wakanaka sei, mudiwa wangu!

\par }{\QB A-a, unofadza!

\par }{\QB Uye mubhedha wedu wakasvibira.


\par }{\SP Murume

\par }{\Q \VS{17}Nhungo dzeimba yedu ndedzomusidhari;

\par }{\QB mbariro dzacho ndedzomupaini.




\par }\Chap{2}{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Ndiri ruva reSharoni,

\par }{\QB ruva romumipata.


\par }{\SP Murume

\par }{\Q \VS{2}Seruva riri pakati peminzwa,

\par }{\QB ndizvo zvakaita mudiwa wangu pakati pemhandara.


\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VS{3}Somuti womuapuro pakati pemiti yesango,

\par }{\QB ndizvo zvawakaita mudiwa wangu pakati pamajaya.

\par }{\Q Ndinofarira kugara mumumvuri wake,

\par }{\QB uye muchero wake unondinakira kuudya.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Akaenda neni kuimba yamabiko,

\par }{\QB uye mureza wake pamusoro pangu ndirwo rudo.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Ndisimbise namazambiringa akaomeswa,

\par }{\QB ndisimbise namaapuro;

\par }{\QB nokuti ndoziya norudo.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ruoko rwake rworuboshwe rwuri pasi pomusoro wangu,

\par }{\QB uye ruoko rwake rworudyi rwakandimbundikira.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Imi vanasikana veJerusarema ndinokupikirai

\par }{\QB nemhara uye nenondo dzesango:

\par }{\Q Musazunguza kana kumutsa rudo

\par }{\QB kusvikira irwo rwada rwoga.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{8}Inzwai! Inzwi romudiwa wangu!

\par }{\QB Tarirai! Hoyo

\par }{\Q ouya achiuruka nomumakomo,

\par }{\QB achikwakuka nomuzvikomo.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Mudiwa wangu akafanana nemhara

\par }{\QB kana netsvana yenondo.

\par }{\Q Tarirai! Hoyo amira seri kworusvingo rwedu,

\par }{\QB akatarira napamawindo achidongorera napamaburi apamawindo.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Mudiwa wangu akataura kwandiri akati,

\par }{\QB “Simuka, mudiwa wangu,

\par }{\QB iwe munakunaku wangu, uya tiende tose.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Tarira! Nguva yechando yapera;

\par }{\QB mvura yapera; uye haichanayi.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Maruva oonekwa panyika;

\par }{\QB nguva yokuimba yasvika,

\par }{\Q kurira kwenjiva

\par }{\QB kwonzwikwa munyika yedu.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Muonde wobereka michero yawo yokutanga;

\par }{\QB uye mizambiringa yotunga maruva ayo anonhuhwira kwazvo.

\par }{\Q Simuka, uya, mudiwa wangu;

\par }{\QB munakunaku wangu, uya tiende tose.”


\par }{\SP Murume

\par }{\Q \VS{14}Njiva yangu iri mumikaha yedombo,

\par }{\QB munzvimbo dzokuvanda mumativi egomo,

\par }{\Q ndiratidze chiso chako,

\par }{\QB ndinoda kunzwa inzwi rako;

\par }{\Q nokuti inzwi rako rinotapira,

\par }{\QB uye chiso chako chinoyevedza.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Tibatirei makava,

\par }{\QB ivo vana vemakava

\par }{\Q anoparadza minda yemizambiringa,

\par }{\QB iyo mizambiringa yedu yotunga maruva.


\par }{\SP Mudiwa

\par }{\Q \VS{16}Mudiwa wangu ndewangu uye ndiri wake;

\par }{\QB anofamba-famba pakati pamaruva omubani.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Kusvikira zuva rabuda

\par }{\QB uye mimvuri yatiza,

\par }{\Q pinduka, mudiwa,

\par }{\QB ubve waita semhara

\par }{\Q kana tsvana

\par }{\QB pamusoro pezvikomo.




\par }\PoetryChap{3}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Usiku hwose ndiri pamubhedha wangu

\par }{\QB ndakatsvaka uyo anodiwa nomwoyo wangu;

\par }{\QB ndakamutsvaka asi handina kumuwana.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ndichasimuka zvino ndinofamba-famba muguta,

\par }{\QB mumigwagwa yaro nomuzvivara zvaro;

\par }{\Q ndichatsvaka iye anodiwa nomwoyo wangu.

\par }{\QB Saka ndakamutsvaka asi handina kumuwana.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Varindi vakandiona

\par }{\QB pavaiva pabasa ravo rokufamba-famba vachichengetedza guta.

\par }{\QB “Ko, mamboona here iye anodiwa nomwoyo wangu?”


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Ndichingopfuudzana navo

\par }{\QB ndakabva ndamuwana, iye anodiwa nomwoyo wangu.

\par }{\Q Ndakamubata ndikasamuregedza

\par }{\QB kusvikira ndaenda naye kumba kwamai vangu,

\par }{\QB kuimba yaavo vakandibereka.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Vanasikana veJerusarema, ndinokurayirai

\par }{\QB nemhara kana nenondo dzesango kuti:

\par }{\Q Musazunguza kana kumutsa rudo

\par }{\QB kusvikira irwo rwada rwoga.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ndianiko uyo ari kuuya achibva nokurenje

\par }{\QB seshongwe youtsi

\par }{\Q ine munhuwi wemura, nezvimwe zvinonhuhwira

\par }{\QB zvakagadzirwa nezvikuyiwa zvinonhuhwira zvavashambadzi?


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Tarirai! Ndiyo ngoro yaSoromoni,

\par }{\QB yakachengetedzwa nemhare makumi matanhatu dzamachinda,

\par }{\QB apamusoro-soro omuIsraeri.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Mumwe nomumwe wavo akabata munondo

\par }{\QB vose vakarwa hondo,

\par }{\Q mumwe nomumwe ane munondo parutivi rwake,

\par }{\QB vakagadzirira kutarisana nezvinotyisa usiku.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Mambo Soromoni akazvigadzirira ngoro;

\par }{\QB akaigadzira nemiti yokuRebhanoni.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Mbiru dzacho akadzigadzira nesirivha,

\par }{\QB pokuzembera musana pakagadzirwa negoridhe.

\par }{\Q Pokugara pakashongedzwa nejira repepuru,

\par }{\QB mukati mayo makashongedzwa norudo

\par }{\QB navanasikana veJerusarema.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Budai imi vanasikana veZioni,

\par }{\QB muzoona Mambo Soromoni akapfeka korona,

\par }{\QB korona yaakapfekedzwa namai vake

\par }{\Q musi wesvitsa,

\par }{\QB zuva iro mwoyo wake wakafara.




\par }\Chap{4}{\SP Murume

\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Wakanaka sei, mudiwa wangu!

\par }{\QB A, wakazonaka!

\par }{\QB Meso ako uri mumumbure injiva chaidzo.

\par }{\Q Bvudzi rako rakaita sedanga rembudzi

\par }{\QB riri kuburuka kubva muGomo reGireadhi.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Meno ako akafanana neboka ramakwai achangobva mukuveurwa,

\par }{\QB ari kubva kundoshambidzwa.

\par }{\Q Rimwe nerimwe riine rarakafanana naro,

\par }{\QB pasina rimwe riri roga zvaro.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Miromo yako yakafanana nomucheka mutsvuku;

\par }{\QB muromo wako wakaisvonaka.

\par }{\Q Zvavovo zvako zviri mumumbure wako

\par }{\QB zvakaita sezvikamu zviviri zvedamba.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Mutsipa wako wakafanana neshongwe yaDhavhidhi

\par }{\QB yakavakwa zvinoyevedza.

\par }{\Q Mairi makaturikwa nhoo dzine chiuru,

\par }{\QB dzose dziri nhoo dzemhare.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Mazamu ako ari maviri akafanana netsvana mbiri dzemhara,

\par }{\QB mapatya emhara

\par }{\QB dzinofura pamwe chete pakati pemaruva.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Kusvikira zuva rabuda

\par }{\QB uye mimvuri yotiza,

\par }{\Q ndichaenda kugomo remura

\par }{\QB nokuchikomo chezvinonhuhwira.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Wakaisvonaka iwe, mudiwa wangu;

\par }{\QB mauri hamuna kana chinongo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{8}Ngatibvei tose kuRebhanoni, iwe mwenga wangu,

\par }{\QB ngatibvei tose kuRebhanoni.

\par }{\Q Buruka kubva pamusoro-soro peAmana,

\par }{\QB kubva pamusoro peSeniri,

\par }{\Q pamusoro-soro peHerimoni,

\par }{\QB kubva kumapako eshumba nokumakomo anofamba-famba mbada.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Watora mwoyo wangu hanzvadzi yangu, mwenga wangu;

\par }{\QB wanditora mwoyo

\par }{\Q nokungondiringa kwawaita kamwe chete,

\par }{\QB uye nedombo rimwe rinokosha rechishongo chomutsipa wako.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Rudo rwako kwandiri runondifadza sei, hanzvadzi yangu, mwenga wangu!

\par }{\QB Rudo rwako runofadza sei kukunda waini,

\par }{\QB uye kunhuhwira kwamafuta ako okuzora

\par }{\QB kunokunda zvose zvinonhuhwira.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Miromo yako inodonhesa zvinotapira sezinga rouchi, mwenga wangu;

\par }{\QB uchi nomukaka zviri pasi porurimi rwako.

\par }{\QB Kunhuhwira kwenguo dzako kwakafanana nokweRebhanoni.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Uri bindu rakapfigwa, hanzvadzi yangu, mwenga wangu.

\par }{\QB Uri tsime rakakomberedzwa, nechitubu chakavakirirwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Miti yako ibindu ramatamba

\par }{\QB nemimwe michero yakaisvonaka,

\par }{\QB hena nenaridhi,


\par }{\QB \VS{14}naridhi nesafuroni,

\par }{\QB karamusi, nesinamoni,

\par }{\QB nemiti yose inogadziriswa zvinonhuhwira

\par }{\QB nemura negavakava,

\par }{\QB uye nezvose zvinonhuhwira zvakanakisisa.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Uri chitubu chomubindu,

\par }{\QB tsime remvura inoerera,

\par }{\QB inoerera ichibva kuRebhanoni.


\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VS{16}Muka, iwe mhepo yokumusoro,

\par }{\QB uye uya iwe mhepo yezasi!

\par }{\Q Vhuvhuta napabindu rangu

\par }{\QB kuti kunhuhwirira kwezvirimo kuparadzirwe kwose kwose.

\par }{\Q Rega mudiwa wangu apinde mubindu rake,

\par }{\QB agoravira michero yaro yakaisvonaka, sepaanodira.




\par }\Chap{5}{\SP Murume

\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Ndauya zvangu mubindu rangu, hanzvadzi yangu, iwe mwenga wangu;

\par }{\QB ndaunganidza mura yangu pamwe chete nezvinonhuhwira zvangu.

\par }{\Q Ndadya zinga rangu rouchi nouchi hwangu;

\par }{\QB ndanwa waini yangu nomukaka wangu.

\par }{\SP Shamwari

\par }{\Q Idyai, imi shamwari, uye munwe;

\par }{\QB inwai mugute, imi vanodanana.


\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ndakavata asi mwoyo wangu wakanga wakasvinura.

\par }{\QB Inzwai! Mudiwa wangu ari kugogodza, achiti,

\par }{\Q “Ndizarurire, hanzvadzi yangu, mudiwa wangu,

\par }{\QB njiva yangu, wangu asina chinongo.

\par }{\Q Musoro wangu wanyorova nedova,

\par }{\QB bvudzi rangu ranyoroveswa nounyoro hweusiku.”


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Ndabvisa nguo yangu,

\par }{\QB ndoipfekazve here?

\par }{\Q Ndashambidza tsoka dzangu,

\par }{\QB ndodzisvibisazve here?


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Mudiwa wangu akapinza ruoko rwake nepahwangwadza yomukova;

\par }{\QB mwoyo wangu wakatanga kumudokwairira.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Ndakasimuka kuti ndizarurire mudiwa wangu,

\par }{\QB maoko angu akadonha mura,

\par }{\Q mimwe yangu ichiyerera mura,

\par }{\QB pazvibato zvechizarira.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ndakazarurira mudiwa wangu,

\par }{\QB asi mudiwa wangu akanga abva; akanga atoenda.

\par }{\Q Mwoyo wangu wakarwadziwa nokuenda kwake.

\par }{\QB Ndakamutsvaka asi handina kumuwana.

\par }{\QB Ndakamudana asi haana kupindura.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Varindi vakandiona

\par }{\QB pavaiva pabasa ravo rokufamba-famba vachichengetedza guta.

\par }{\Q Vakandirova, vakandikuvadza;

\par }{\QB vakanditorera jasi rangu,

\par }{\QB ivavo varindi vamasvingo!


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Imi vanasikana veJerusarema, ndinokurayirai,

\par }{\QB kana mukaona mudiwa wangu,

\par }{\Q muchamuudzeiko?

\par }{\QB Mumuudze kuti ndinorwara nerudo.


\par }{\SP Shamwari

\par }{\Q \VS{9}Mudiwa wako akanaka kukunda vamwe pakudii,

\par }{\QB iwe zvako wakanaka kukunda vamwe vakadzi?

\par }{\Q Mudiwa wako akanaka kukunda vamwe pakudii,

\par }{\QB zvaunotirayira kudaro?


\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VS{10}Mudiwa wangu akanaka uye mutsvuku,

\par }{\QB anokunda vanokwana zviuru gumi.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Musoro wake igoridhe chairo;

\par }{\QB bvudzi rake rinoyevedza

\par }{\QB uye rakasviba segunguo.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Meso ake akafanana nenjiva

\par }{\QB dziri pahova dzemvura,

\par }{\Q dzakashambidzwa mumukaka,

\par }{\QB akarongwa sezvishongo.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Matama ake akaita semihomba yezvinonhuhwira

\par }{\QB inobereka zvinonhuhwira.

\par }{\Q Miromo yake yakaita samaruva amahapa

\par }{\QB anodonha mura.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Maoko ake itsvimbo dzegoridhe

\par }{\QB dzakaiswa mabwe anokosha ekrisorite.

\par }{\Q Muviri wake wakaita senyanga dzenzou dzinobwinya

\par }{\QB dzakashongedzwa nesafire.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Makumbo ake imbiru dzamabwe machena

\par }{\QB akamiswa pazvigadziko zvegoridhe rakanatswa.

\par }{\Q Chimiro chake chakaita seRebhanoni,

\par }{\QB chakanakisisa semisidhari yayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Muromo wake inhapitapi pachayo;

\par }{\QB zvirokwazvo akaisvonaka.

\par }{\Q Uyu ndiye mudiwa wangu, ndiye shamwari yangu,

\par }{\QB imi vanasikana veJerusarema.




\par }\Chap{6}{\SP Shamwari

\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Ko, mudiwa wako aendepiko,

\par }{\QB iwe zvako wakanaka kukunda vamwe vakadzi?

\par }{\Q Mudiwa wako aenda nokupiko,

\par }{\QB kuti tigomutsvaka pamwe chete newe?


\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VS{2}Mudiwa wangu adzika kubindu rake,

\par }{\QB kumihomba yezvinonhuwirira,

\par }{\Q kuti andomema mumapindu

\par }{\QB uye agotanha maruva.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Ini ndiri womudiwa wangu uye mudiwa wangu ndowangu;

\par }{\QB anomema pakati pamaruva.


\par }{\SP Murume

\par }{\Q \VS{4}Wakanaka iwe mudiwa wangu, seTiriza,

\par }{\QB unoyevedza seJerusarema,

\par }{\QB unoremekedzeka samauto ane mireza.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Bvisa meso ako pandiri;

\par }{\QB anondikunda.

\par }{\Q Bvudzi rako rakaita sedanga rembudzi

\par }{\QB riri kuburuka muGireadhi.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Meno ako akafanana neboka ramakwai

\par }{\QB achangobva mukushambidzwa.

\par }{\Q Rimwe nerimwe rine rarakafanana naro,

\par }{\QB pasina riri roga zvaro.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Zvavovo zvako zviri mumumbure wako

\par }{\QB zvakaita sezvikamu zviviri zvedamba.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Kungava navanamambokadzi makumi matanhatu,

\par }{\QB navarongo makumi masere

\par }{\QB nemhandara dzisingaverengeki;


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Asi njiva yangu, iye akakwana wangu,

\par }{\QB ndiwe mumwe oga, mwanasikana mumwe oga wamai vake,

\par }{\QB iye woga anodikanwa naiye akamubereka.

\par }{\Q Mhandara dzakamuona dzikamuti akaropafadzwa.

\par }{\QB Vanamambokadzi navarongo vakamurumbidza.


\par }{\SP Shamwari

\par }{\Q \VS{10}Ko, ndiani uyo anoratidzika samambakwedza,

\par }{\QB akanaka somwedzi, anopenya sezuva,

\par }{\QB akanaka senyeredzi dziri mumudungwe?


\par }{\SP Murume

\par }{\Q \VS{11}Ndakadzika kusango remiti yemipfura

\par }{\QB kundoona zvitsva zvakamera mumupata,

\par }{\Q kundoona kana mizambiringa yainge yabukira,

\par }{\QB kana kuti mitamba yainge yava namaruva.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Ndisati ndambodii,

\par }{\QB mwoyo wangu wakandiisa pakati pengoro dzoumambo dzavanhu vangu.


\par }{\SP Shamwari

\par }{\Q \VS{13}Dzoka, dzoka iwe muShurami;

\par }{\QB dzoka, dzoka kuti timbokuona!

\par }{\SP Mudiwa

\par }{\Q Ko, munodirei kuona muShurami

\par }{\QB sezvamunoita mutambo weMahanaimi?




\par }\PoetryChap{7}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Dzakanaka sei tsoka dzako dzakapfekedzwa shangu,

\par }{\QB iwe mwanasikana womuchinda!

\par }{\Q Makumbo ako akanakisisa akaita sezvishongo,

\par }{\QB basa ramaoko emhizha.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Guvhu rako rakatenderera somukombe

\par }{\QB unogara uine waini yakasanganiswa zvakanaka.

\par }{\Q Chiuno chako murwi wegorosi

\par }{\QB wakakomberedzwa namaruva.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Mazamu ako akaita setsvana mbiri,

\par }{\QB mapatya emhara.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Mutsipa wakaita seshongwe yakagadzirwa nenyanga dzenzou.

\par }{\Q Meso ako ndiwo madziva eHeshibhoni

\par }{\QB pasuo reBhati Rabhimi.

\par }{\Q Mhuno yako yakaita seshongwe yeRebhanoni

\par }{\QB yakatarisa kudivi reDhamasiko.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Musoro wako unokushongedza nekorona seGomo reKarimeri.

\par }{\QB Bvudzi rako rakaita sezvirukwa zvomumba mamambo;

\par }{\QB mwoyo wamambo wakabatwa nokugadzirwa kwebvudzi rako.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Wakanaka uye unofadza sei,

\par }{\QB iwe mudiwa nezvinofadza zvako!


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Chimiro chako chakaita somuti womuchindwe;

\par }{\QB uye mazamu ako samasumbu omuchero.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Ndakati, “Ndichakwira muchindwi uyu,

\par }{\QB ndigobata muchero wawo.”

\par }{\Q Mazamu ako ngaaite samasumbu omuzambiringa,

\par }{\QB munhuwi wokufema kwako uite samaapuro,


\par }{\QB \VS{9}muromo wako ugoita sewaini yakanakisisa.

\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q Waini ngaiendeswe kumudiwa wangu chaiko,

\par }{\QB igoyerera zvinyoronyoro, napamiromo yake nameno ake.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Ini ndiri womudiwa wangu,

\par }{\QB uye iye anondishuva.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Uya, mudiwa wangu, ngatiendei kumunda,

\par }{\QB tigozopedza usiku hwose kumaruwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Ngatimukirei kuminda yemizambiringa

\par }{\QB tindoona kana mizambiringa yakabukira,

\par }{\Q uye kana maruva awo azaruka,

\par }{\QB uye kana mitamba yatumbuka yava namaruva,

\par }{\QB ikoko ndiko kwandichakupa rudo rwangu.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Miti yemidiwadiwa inopa kunhuhwira kwayo,

\par }{\QB uye pamusuo pedu pane zvinonaka zvose,

\par }{\Q zvose zvitsva nezvitsaru,

\par }{\QB zvandakachengetera iwe, mudiwa wangu.




\par }\PoetryChap{8}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Dai chete wakanga uri sehanzvadzi kwandiri,

\par }{\QB akanwa pamazamu amai vangu!

\par }{\Q Ipapo kana ndaikuwana panze,

\par }{\QB ndaikutsvoda

\par }{\QB uye hapana aizondishora.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ndaizokutora ndouya newe

\par }{\QB kumba kwamai vangu,

\par }{\QB ivo vakandidzidzisa.

\par }{\Q Ndaikupa waini yakaiswa zvinonhuhwira kuti unwe,

\par }{\QB nomukume wemitamba yangu.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Ruoko rwake rworuboshwe rwuri pasi pomusoro wangu,

\par }{\QB uye ruoko rwake rworudyi rwakandimbundikira.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Imi vanasikana veJerusarema ndinokurayirai:

\par }{\QB Musazunguza kana kumutsa rudo

\par }{\QB kusvikira irwo rwada rwoga.


\par }{\SP Shamwari

\par }{\Q \VS{5}Ndianiko uyo ari kuuya achibva kurenje

\par }{\QB akazendamira pamudiwa wake?

\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q Pasi pomuti womuapuro ndakakumutsa;

\par }{\QB ipapo mai vako vakakubereka,

\par }{\QB ipapo ivo vairwadziwa vakakubereka.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ndiise pamwoyo pako sechisimbiso,

\par }{\QB sechisimbiso paruoko rwako;

\par }{\Q nokuti rudo rwakasimba sorufu,

\par }{\QB godo rarwo seguva harishanduki.

\par }{\Q Runopisa serimi romoto,

\par }{\QB somurazvo mukuru kwazvo.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Mvura zhinji haigoni kudzima rudo;

\par }{\QB nzizi hadzigoni kurukukura.

\par }{\Q Kunyange munhu akapa

\par }{\QB pfuma yose yemba yake kuti awane rudo,

\par }{\QB zvingazvidzwa chose.


\par }{\SP Shamwari

\par }{\Q \VS{8}Tine hanzvadzi yedu duku

\par }{\QB uye mazamu ake haasati akura.

\par }{\Q Tichaitireiko hanzvadzi yedu

\par }{\QB pazuva rokukumbirwa kwayo kuti iwanikwe?


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Kana ari rusvingo,

\par }{\QB tichavaka shongwe dzesirivha paari.

\par }{\Q Kana ari musuo,

\par }{\QB tichamukomberedza namapuranga omusidhari.


\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VS{10}Ndiri rusvingo,

\par }{\QB mazamu angu akaita seshongwe.

\par }{\Q Ndizvo zvandava pamberi pake,

\par }{\QB somunhu anouyisa kugutsikana.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Soromoni aiva nomunda wemizambiringa muBhaari Hamoni;

\par }{\QB akapa munda wake wemizambiringa kuvanhu vairima vachimuripira.

\par }{\Q Mumwe nomumwe wavo pachibereko chawo

\par }{\QB aiuya namashekeri chiuru\FTNT{*}{{\FR 8:11 }{\FT{makirogiramu angaita 11.5
}}} esirivha.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Asi munda wangu wemizambiringa ndewangu kuti ndiupe;

\par }{\QB chiuru chamashekeri esirivha ndechako, iwe Soromoni,

\par }{\QB asi mazana maviri\FTNT{†}{{\FR 8:12 }{\FT{makirogiramu angaita 2.3}}} ndeevanochengeta michero yawo.


\par }{\SP Murume

\par }{\Q \VS{13}Iwe unogara mumapindu

\par }{\QB unoshandirwa neshamwari,

\par }{\QB rega ndinzwe inzwi rako!


\par }{\SP Mukadzi

\par }{\Q \VS{14}Handei mudiwa wangu,

\par }{\QB uite semhara kana setsvana

\par }{\Q pamusoro pamakomo

\par }{\QB azere zvinonhuhwira.

\par }